‘News’ Archives
News Briefs: May 10, 2010
Local Rowan University's High Street Gallery will be holding two new exhibits, "Innocent" by Rowan student, Rachel Shoemaker of Monroeville and "Think Pink: Explorations in my World" by Trisha Glowacki of South Brunswick. The opening reception will be held Friday, May 21 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. To find out more, read this article from the [...]
News Briefs: May 3, 2010
Local: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named Rowan University the 2009-10 EPA Green Power Challenge conference champions for being more green energy efficient than other high ed institutions. To find out more, click here. The Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) and the Port Authority Transit Corp. (PATCO) are considering a [...]
Gail Collins of the NY Times Visits Rowan
By Ismaa Viqar As part of Rowan University's Presidential Lecture Series, Gail Collins, an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, visited the Glassboro campus to speak about the history of American women. The lecture was held in collaboration with the Women's and Gender Studies program at Rowan whose goal is to increase awareness of [...]
Board of Trustees Discuss Budget Cuts
By Kristen Stenerson As the crowd began to swell in the Student Center Eynon Ballroom, students, faculty and staff were patiently awaiting the Board to go into open session. The University's latest Board of Trustees meeting was about to begin. The main cause of concern for the Rowan community at last Wednesday's meeting was the hearing on [...]
Whit Election Results Are In!
by Patricia Dunckley After hours of presentations, the results are in. The 2010-11 Whit editorial board has been selected. A total of 16 candidates stood in the Student Center Publications Suite and presented their promises and ideas for the upcoming year, hoping to convince the editorial board that they were best for the [...]
NJ Transit Raises Cost; Cuts Service
By Ismaa Viqar Each year, millions of commuting Americans invest in public transportation across the state. Now, that era of cheap mass transit may be coming to a close. NJ Transit announced their proposal in early March to increase their fares by 25 percent, while decreasing the amount of services available for all their bus, train and rail [...]
Budget Cuts May Damage EOF
by Kristen Stenerson Governor Chris Christie’s recent announcement of the budget cuts across New Jersey has shaken the lives of a great number of residents throughout the state. What citizens are seeing in these strained economic times is a change in how the government plans to control the state’s spending; more particularly, the budget [...]
Furloughs Mandated for Rowan Faculty
by Ismaa Viqar The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) indicates that the recession is causing deficits throughout the nation, creating a necessity for several budget cuts. In New Jersey, the CBPP shows that cuts have been made to public health care programs, educational institutions and state workforces. As a direct result, nine [...]
A Tree Falls at Rowan
By Matthew R. Farrell While most Rowan students were away for spring break the powerful storm that hit Glassboro robbed Oak Hall of one of its namesake trees. The tree, whose fall tore up a large section of lawn as well as a chunk of the road, was one of the many White Oaks (Quercus alba) that decorate the dormitory grounds. Linnet [...]
News Briefs 03/22/2010
These briefs are only brief summaries of the actual articles, click on the links for the full stories. College: Student Loan bill on way to passage - Washington Post Syracuse beats Gonzaga - FOX Local: Local teen arrested in racist wal-mart message incident - York Daily Record Eagleswood township teacher returns after [...]
