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4th Annual mock gay wedding comes to Rowan

Apr 14, 2010 No Comments by Shannon Connelly

In a celebration of love, the Gay-Straight Alliance held the 4th Annual Mock Gay Wedding Wednesday afternoon in the Student Center pit. According to Gay-Straight Alliance president, sophomore civil and environmental engineering major Nicole Aszman, the goal of the ceremony was to prove that even though gay and lesbian couples cannot legally get married in [...]

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Twenty-Something and Starving

Apr 07, 2010 No Comments by Jennifer Romanchak

Breakfast is probably my favorite meal. I simply love it! I think that breakfast has infinitely more options than lunch and dinner. Breakfast time is the only time of day appropriate for a meal that can be sweet, savory or a combination of the two. I’m fond of combining them, but that’s besides the point. [...]

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Davey Sammons and his race to the top

Apr 07, 2010 No Comments by Illyana Jones

Davey Sammons lives a double life that most of us couldn’t even dream of; he is a semi-professional race car driver. The 21-year-old junior entrepreneurship major’s family owns an auto racing publication. Although the business has been in the family quite sometime, Sammons’ brother was the first to start racing. “My older brother was the [...]

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Big crowd is anticipated for the 2010 Engineering Celebration this Friday

Apr 07, 2010 No Comments by Kelly Velocci

More than 100 people are expected to attend the engineering department’s 2010 celebration on Friday, which will showcase the progress that the engineering programs have made during the past decade. The program will unite many of the contributors who have helped make the program successful, along with 10 years of graduating students with a wide range of technical disciplines. Faculty, alumni and industry affiliates will participate in [...]

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Rowan is diverse in more ways than one

Apr 07, 2010 No Comments

From race to religion, whether you’re gay or straight, conservative or liberal, rich or poor, Rowan University encourages you to reach outside of your comfort zone and look to your future with an awareness and consideration for people of all backgrounds. Although 3/4 of the student population at Rowan consists of white non-hispanics, there is [...]

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Students pleasantly surprised by ‘The Vagina Monologues’

Mar 31, 2010 No Comments

  As women of every shape and color walked onto the stage in nightgowns to speak about womanhood, women in the crowd screamed their encouragement. The seats in the pit were filled, while audience members lined the stairs and along the railings on all three floors of the student center. Rowan held its third annual [...]

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Lunch in Paris merges love with food

Mar 31, 2010 No Comments

“Lunch in Paris” is exactly what its spine boasts: a love story with recipes. It’s a true story written by Elizabeth Bard that parallels her life from one lunch in Paris with a special man that turns into an adventure of a lifetime. Elizabeth is a Jewish girl from New York who loves to travel [...]

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Twenty-Something and Starving

Mar 28, 2010 No Comments

So here’s a fun fact: my fiance Johnny loves to watch “The George Lopez Show.” This results in me being forced to watch, or at least listen to, “The George Lopez Show.” The other night, after having successfully zoned out on my computer, I was disrupted by my darling Johnny shouting, “Jen! I want chorizo [...]

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Religious organizations bring faith and friendship to campus

Mar 28, 2010 No Comments

   Joining a religious group on campus is a great way to connect with people who have the same beliefs as you. Joining a body of worshippers can provide a balance in your life and can also be a great way to socialize and meet new friends while volunteering in the community.    Rowan has [...]

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Sciences Day attracts young minds

Mar 24, 2010 No Comments

The science and math departments of Rowan University will present demonstrations as part of “Rowan Sciences Day,” a day in which high school students are encouraged to attend in order to learn more about the sciences. Nine high schools from surrounding areas will send their students, mostly juniors, to see the demonstrations in Science and Robinson [...]

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