Category: Articles/Journalism
News articles and short essays.
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Aidan Vanhoof, Staff Writer April 29, 2026 Rowan University faces a substantial budget deficit through 2026. Nearing $16.5 million, its causes are a cocktail of new projects, investment, and market cruelty. Currently, Rowan University is dipping into operating reserves. Rowan’s revenue totals $797.5 million. Its expenditures total $814 million, according to the 2026 Consolidated Operating…
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Aidan Vanhoof, Staff Writer April 29, 2026 Petitions were presented at the most recent Glassboro Borough Council meeting this past Tuesday. The meeting, held on April 28, 2026, at the Glassboro Municipal Building, began promptly at 7 p.m. with routine minutes approval and committee reports. The council progressed to approving numerous resolutions and ordinances. Resolutions…
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Kieran Cameron and Aidan Vanhoof April 29, 2026 “The protest, organized by Rowan Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), aimed to challenge the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recruiters on campus, as well as continue to spread awareness regarding the continued violence that immigrants face at the hands of ICE agents.” (Contributor /…
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Rowan University’s impact on it’s surrounding area can’t be understated. Whether it’s gentrification fundamentally changing the way businesses and residents live their lives, or the influx of new students skyrocketing population growth, Glassboro wouldn’t be what it is today without it. However, Rowan’s impact extends far beyond Glassboro’s economic growth. Rowan’s recent growth comes with…
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How activism has shifted with the Trump administration. In late March, thousands flooded the Lincoln Memorial—some clad in neon costumes, a few hauling floats, most carrying signs labelled “NO KINGS”—to protest the Trump administration. The incessant mass of people eventually made its way to the Washington Monument, creating a line stretching the length of the…
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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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