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A look at the Writing Arts Club at Rowan

Julissa Sierra, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

Rowan University has a club called the Writing Arts Club for Rowan students who want to have a space to write freely.  The Writing Arts Club started in 2018, and it allows students to write peacefully...

"Adjei-Brenyah made the reading entertaining as he even had audience participation while reading excerpts from two chapters of the novel." - Staff Writer / Ryan Schaller.

Rowan welcomes NYT best-selling author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to speak about his debut novel

Ryan Schaller March 18, 2024

On Feb. 29, Rowan University’s Writing Arts Department welcomed New York Times best-selling author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah who read excerpts from his debut novel "Chain-Gang All-Stars." He also had...

"The reviews on the back cover described it as “intellectually playful,” but besides a few meta-textual nods, like “Edwin St. John. Andrew,” a character named after the author, there’s nothing all that clever." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon

Navigating the seas of critique: A candid evaluation of “Sea of Tranquility”

Owen O'Brien February 7, 2024

Reading is back. Long considered a medium near death, cast aside in the age of video games, binge-watching, and cell phones, people have begun to rediscover the simple joy of reading a book.  It’s...

Robinson is passionate about using words to fight prejudice and promote mental well-being. - Photo via Asiya Robinson.

Crafting change through words: Asiya Robinson’s writing, advocacy, and future aspirations

Leah Thorpe January 24, 2024

Life doesn’t always go as planned. For many people, their journeys lead them down unexpected, but exciting and rewarding paths. Asiya Robinson, a senior writing arts major at Rowan with a double minor...

"Poems in the collection will all focus on being queer while living in suburbia and the specific struggles that come along with being LGBT in that particular environment." - Photo via Rowan Glassworks' Instagram.

Sean Wolff’s journey through creative expression

Abigail Twiford November 29, 2023

The Rowan campus is home to a vast array of creative majors. Students with skills and talents of all kinds are able to express themselves and get degrees in the artistic fields they are passionate about.  Sean...

King’s process of writing her poetry is very free-flowing. It consists of her writing all the time and when she thinks of something, she writes it down either in her notes or on a piece of paper. -Photo via @poetic_justice_rowan

In the verse of inspiration: Mia-Sara King’s journey into spoken word poetry

Dylan Francis November 15, 2023

Mia-Sara King is a junior at Rowan University. She is a writing arts major and the senator for Poetic Justice, a poetry club at Rowan University. King has been interested in writing since she was a child....

"Currently, she is working on a novel for their Master's program, titled "Icarus’s Son," a contemporary retelling of the Greek myth." - courtesy of Glassworks website.

Chloe Mortier: From undecided freshman to master’s candidate in writing arts

Paige Britt November 8, 2023

Chloe Mortier is a current graduate student at Rowan, working towards getting her master's in Writing Arts. Mortier is a media editor for Glassworks, Rowan’s graduate-level literary magazine. She is...

Whit Editor in Chief Victoria McGivern throws up piece signs in the Eynon Ballroom. - Staff Photographer / Josh Ayers

Flicks from CCCA 2023 Showcase & Recognition Day

Drew Peltzman May 2, 2023

On Saturday, April 29, Rowan University's Edelman College for Communication and Creative Arts held their 2023 Showcase & Recognition day to honor students in the department for their dedication and...

From “Avatar: The Way of Water.” - Photo via Dylan Field at Lightstorm

Prof. Tara Bennett discusses her newest book “The Art of Avatar: The Way of The Water”

Maryela Gallardo March 29, 2023

College students navigating their stressful lives often think about where their degree will take them, but one may not realize just how different life will be after they graduate from college. This...

Marcus Hayes greeting Rowan Sports CaM student Tyler Delpercio following his discussion. - Photo / @rowansportscam on Twitter

Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes details his 26 years in sports journalism during “Pizza With The Pros

Seth Fisher March 8, 2023

Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes spoke with students about his decades-long career in sports journalism during “Pizza With the Pros” on Monday, March 6.  Hayes, a native of upstate...

Gallagher's collection of Paper Mate Flair (Medium) pens. - Staff Writer / Lea Gallagher

Gallagher: An O-PEN-ion Piece

Leah Gallagher September 28, 2022

Everyone is passionate about something. Be it family, sports, history, animals, “Star Wars,” makeup or politics, we all have at least one thing we care very much about. Personally, I have many passions,...

Jack Trabucco reminisces on his years at Rowan and their impact in this week's "The Student Side." - Graphics Editor / Jana Jackstis

The Student Side: Retrospective

Jack Trabucco April 27, 2022

On Nov. 11, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was taking its toll on everyone. The switch to virtual classes left me angry and impatient to an extent I’d never felt in my life. I was complaining constantly...

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