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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…

  • 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.…

  • I would like to cover Vineland’s reaction to new A.I. data centers. Recently, there has been bipartisan outcry against new data centers among Vineland locals, culminating in a council meeting that lasted several hours. However, despite public opposition, the data center was pushed through. I would like to explore how the community has reacted to…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • I live a pretty comfortable life, all things considered. My nights are spent cozy, my days are spent at a school I’m privileged enough to afford. However, even in my plucky middle class position, I’m anxious about the future and our political situation. So I can’t imagine how genuinely gross this all must be to…

  • Sometimes, when I’m feeling good, I try really hard not to think about what billionaire property developer Zygmunt Wilf’s trying to do with the Second Watchung Mountain Ridge forest in West Orange, NJ. Essentially, he’s attempting to blow it up. Yes–blow it up, all to build a 496-unit housing development atop it. At the moment,…

  • Election day this year was outstanding. Genuinely, just, outstanding–but maybe not perfect: Mr. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, came to power in NYC; but Mrs. Sherrill, a veteran and Democratic Congresswoman, is a devout moderate unlikely to enact real, lasting, or meaningful change. Her platform was nothing remarkable, new, or interesting. Her rallies preached anti-Trumpism without…

  • Aidan Vanhoof, Staff Writer November 5, 2025 With a focus on exploring intergenerational trauma and its impact on family well-being, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) at Rowan University hosted a panel discussion with several specialists on the matter. Roughly 75 students and staff attended the panel, which took place on Nov. 4,…