Category: Articles/Journalism
News articles and short essays.
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Aidan Vanhoof, Staff Writer March 25, 2026 Karl Marx came to Rowan in “Marx in Soho” by historian Howard Zinn, a one-man play that revives Marx to confront modernity. It occurred on Mar. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in King Auditorium, Bozorth Hall, and continued until about 8:00 p.m., premised on one question: If Karl Marx were…
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Aidan Vanhoof, Staff Writer February 11, 2026 The current house on 312 N. Main St. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Glassboro, N.J. (Staff Writer / Aidan Vanhoof) A home by Rowan University is to be demolished and replaced with new student rental housing. The Glassboro Planning Board unanimously approved the demolition of a home located at 312. N.…
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Aidan Vanhoof “You know, I’ve seen people turn into kids again.” In 2015, Dan McDevitt, a Deptford High School graduate, decided to post his party’s invitation to Facebook, not realizing it meant over 123 people would show up. This party, a reunion of old high school friends, took inspiration from local Catholic schools’ high school…
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Aidan Vanhoof, Staff Writer February 11, 2026 The inside of the Glassboro Municipal Building. Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Glassboro, N.J. (News & Photography Editor / Christopher Otto) Glassboro residents expressed fears for road and pedestrian safety amid icy conditions at the most recent borough council meeting. The meeting, held on Feb. 10, 2026, at the Glassboro…
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Aidan Vanhoof, Staff Writer January 28, 2026 We can’t run from reality. On Saturday, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit (I.C.U.) nurse, crossed the street to film Border Patrol agents confronting peaceful protestors in Minneapolis, Minn. Roughly ten agents were present. An officer spotted Pretti – who was holding nothing but a phone – shoved him, and…
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Aidan Vanhoof, Staff Writer January 28, 2026 The cogeneration power plant, located behind Discovery Hall. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Glassboro, N.J. (Staff Writer / Aidan Vanhoof) The cogeneration power plant located by Discovery Hall malfunctioned, causing a mild reduction in temperature across the campus. According to a Rowan Advisory email sent out to all Rowan students…
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Aidan Vanhoof, Staff Writer December 10, 2025 Following over 32 years spent working for the county, Chad Bruner, chair of Rowan’s Board of Trustees, has retired as county administrator for Gloucester County, effective Dec. 1. Recent gubernatorial candidate and former Senate president Steve Sweeney, who was sworn in as a member of Rowan’s Board of…
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Aidan Vanhoof, Staff Writer November 12, 2025 A miniature model of an Apollo lunar lander has officially been put on display outside the Edelman Planetarium, located at Science Hall, after months of restoration. Having arrived at Rowan on Oct. 21, the model was brought to the university with the goal of permanently helping educators immerse…
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Aidan Vanhoof Families navigate a trunk or treat held in Glassboro at South Delsea Drive Park on Oct. 22 from 6-8 p.m. (Aidan Vanhoof) Oct. 22, 2025 Glassboro, N.J.–Thousands of adults and children gathered in costumes at South Delsea Drive Park in Glassboro for a trunk or treat, handing out and receiving candy in the…
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Oct. 26, 2025 Camden, N.J. — Marlene Laneader poses next to a dog owned by Donna Emma, a retired social worker who lives in Deptford, whom Laneader calls “Ding Dong Lady” for her large dessert donations on Oct. 26, 2025. (Aidan Vanhoof) by Aidan Vanhoof Camden, N.J. — On the last Sunday of every month,…
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