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"Feminism and women's equal rights are not about separating men and women, it is not about hating the other gender and it is definitely not about signing petitions to limit people's playing time at a public place." - Graphic / Yaz Shaughnessy

Borino: Equality’s role in feminism

Christa Borino March 6, 2024

If you look up feminism on your phone, the first thing that comes up is “the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes,” but is that what feminism is really about in this...

Junior, Kate Herlihy, meets a young basketball layer who came out for the event. - Contributor / Riley Adams

Rowan Athletics celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day with local female athletes 

Riley Adams February 7, 2024

Every February, National Girls and Women in Sports Day is celebrated to honor the many female athletes, past and present around the world.  This year, Rowan Athletics, with the help of the women’s...

WIP Assistant Brand Manager Ava Graham spending time with students after "Pizza With The Pros". - Photo via @rowansportscam on Twitter

94WIP Assistant Brand Manager Ava Graham details her unexpected role during “Pizza With The Pros”

Seth Fisher March 1, 2023

Ava Graham, assistant brand manager for SportsRadio 94WIP, joined “Pizza With the Pros” on Monday, Feb. 27, to discuss her tenure with one of the most popular sports radio stations in the country. Graham...

Retamar discusses the importance of representation at Rowan University. - Staff Writer / Tatiana Retamar

Retamar: Why representation at Rowan University matters

Tatiana Retamar February 22, 2023

To this day I can still remember the conversation I had with my high school counselor, Mrs. Hastings. It was 2017. I was a junior then, and I was skipping lunch because she promised to bring me McDonald's...

Gail Dent speaking at the virtual National Girls and Women in Sports Day Panel. - Photo / Christine Harkinson

Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication Hosts National Girls and Women in Sports Day Panel

Christine Harkinson February 10, 2021

Editor's Note: The headline was corrected to indicate the correct main sponsor of the event. In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, two prominent female leaders in sports communication...

Kristiina Castagnola (left), Megan Jacobi (center) and Darielle Cross (right) speak to a room full of young girls at the Lead Her Forward clinic about the impact that playing sports has had on them. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. Vince Scian/ Sports Editor

Rowan Athletics hosts “Lead Her Forward” clinic for young girls

Brianna Mac Kay February 12, 2020

Rowan University rounded out their celebration of Girls & Women in Sports Day with one more campus event on Saturday. After a week of events that gave students the opportunity to hear from some...

Students and faculty met at Walk Like a Prof to support women in sports. Walk Like a Prof was held the week of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. - Contributor / Christine Harkinson

Walk Like a Prof promotes women in sports

Christine Harkinson February 9, 2020

Walk Like a Prof, held at the Recreation Center on Friday, was an event that supported National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a celebration started by the Women’s Sports Foundation. This foundation...

Women in Sports Leadership (left to right) Aileen Dagrosa, Cynthia Weiss, Molly Arbogast and Bonnie Clark spoke at Pizza with the Pros on Feb. 3, 2020. Brianna Mac Kay/ Assistant Sports Editor.

Center for Sports Communication and Social Impact hosts Women in Sports Leadership

Lindsey D'Ambrosio February 5, 2020

Students gathered at the King Auditorium for Pizza with the Pros at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb.3. This week's Pizza with the Pros was centered around women in sports leadership. Featured speakers included...

Image by Sports Editor / Vince Scian

The Whit Sports Radio: Feb. 5, 2020; The Chiefs won the Super Bowl and the link works now!

Vince Scian February 5, 2020

A weekly show to talk Rowan and national sports updates, news and stories. Presented by The Whit, Rowan's student newspaper since 1938. -Rowan Sports Recap -The Phillies are retiring #34 on the...

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