Burnt potato causes Campbell Library evacuation

Students, faculty and visitors evacuated the Campbell Library on Tuesday due to a burnt potato. Alarms went off around 1:15 p.m after a potato was left too long in a fifth floor microwave. No one was hurt in the fire or the evacuation. The smoke from the microwave set off the smoke alarms as well [...]

Opera Company presents “Suor Angelica”

This Nov., the Rowan University Opera Company will join the Rowan orchestra to present “A Night of Opera.” The first half of the evening will feature the overture from “La Forza del Destino” and scenes from several famous operas: Verdi’s “Nabucco” and “La Traviata,” Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” Puccini’s “La Boheme,” and Menotti’s “The [...]

Spoken word artist Sarah Kay coming to Rowan

As part of Project V.O.I.C.E. (Vocal Outreach Into Creative Expression), spoken word artist Sarah Kay will be performing at Rowan University next week. Kay hopes to encourage other young people to use poetry as a way to better understand themselves and the world around them. Kay created Project V.O.I.C.E. in 2004, which, according to its [...]

Counseling and Psych Services talk stress

November is a month of family, great food and mounting homework assignments. It seems to either bring people together or tears them apart. Rowan University’s Counseling and Psychological Services Center attempts to provide students with a realistic way to approach stress this holiday season. “It’s getting to the time in the semester where we see [...]

Computer virus backs up support desk

Students visiting the Rowan technology Network and System Services will see piles of computers and busy student workers and will ultimately experience a delay in service. NSS  is experiencing backups as more and more students get viruses on their computers. A virus, disguised as an anti-virus software download, has been embedding itself into files on [...]

Men’s basketball looks to improve with team full of new faces

Men’s basketball head coach Joe Cassidy knew there was a lot of room for improvement coming into the 2009-10 season. After seeing his team go 12-13 last year, due to being out-matched and out-sized by opponents, he looked for a way to make his team better. “One of our goals in recruiting last year was [...]

Women’s basketball looks to improve upon last year

Last season, Rowan women’s basketball was on the verge of being a contender. They upset powerhouse teams like Kean University, but lost a close game to The College of New Jersey, as well as their biggest game of the season against William Paterson in the playoffs. Then the Profs graduated two seniors in the spring, [...]

A disappointing “Pirate Radio” lacks story and conflict

In Great Britain during the 1960s, the BBC banned rock n’ roll from their airwaves. In reaction to this, a number of “pirate” radio stations sprung up off the coast of Britain. The film “Pirate Radio,” originally released in Britain under the title “The Boat that Rocked,” is Richard Curtis’ retelling of this rock ‘n’ [...]

CAP Center experiences influx of students during the recession

Located in Savitz Hall, The Career and Academic Planning Center (CAP) is the home to many job-hunting services. The recession is contributing to the 10 percent unemployment rate in the state, and current and former students are looking to the CAP Center for guidance. “The office has experienced an increase in the number of appointments [...]

Crime log: Unknown objects

Rowan Boulevard, 5:05 a.m. – A patrolman responded to a report of public urination on Nov. 8. The officer arrived on the scene to find the suspect urinating on a hallway wall. The suspect, who claimed to be “staying with a friend,” was issued a summons for public urination, underage consumption of alcohol and a [...]

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