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Incoming student receives substantial scholarship to play Super Smash Brothers for university eSports team
BY SYDNEY BECKERStaff Reporter The university recruited recent high school graduate Anthony Casale of Wilmington Christian School to play on the school’s eSports team for the Super Smash Brothers league starting in the fall. Being a top player in his game, Casale received a major scholarship from the university to contribute his skills as a…
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Community spotlight: Little Goat and Peach Blossom co-founder Olivia Brinton
BY TABITHA REEVESCo-Managing News Editor The little blue and green house on the outskirts of East Campus is typically buzzing with chattering and studying students who stop by to grab a drink from the Little Goat Coffee Roasting Company between classes. Before the coffee shop became a hotspot for the university community, the location was…
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Alerts signaling alleged sexual assaults spark worry and skepticism across campus
BY ALEX KEATINGStaff Reporter BY KATIE MARTINStaff Reporter On March 12, students received a UD Alert indicating that an alleged sexual assault incident occurred in a North Campus residence hall. There was no follow-up by UD Alert about the information provided. Razan Abdullah, a sophomore Africana studies major at the university, was disappointed by the…
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Swastika drawn on poster outside Jewish professor’s office in Memorial Hall
BY KONNER METZEditor-In-Chief Editor’s note: A previous version of this story did not note that the poster was on the door outside of a Jewish professor’s office. This is a developing story that will continue to be updated. An incident in Memorial Hall on Monday in which a swastika was drawn on a poster is…
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What’s opening on Broadway this spring?
BY BETH WOJCIECHOWSKIWebsite Manager This article will be published in The Review’s special magazine issue, set to be available on campus starting the week of April 24. After an autumn filled with many show closings due to the lingering economic struggles from Broadway’s closure during the pandemic, Broadway has many new productions opening this spring,…
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New Andrew Wyeth exhibit opens at the Brandywine Museum of Art
BY BETH WOJCIECHOWSKIWebsite Manager In February, the Brandywine Museum of Art, just over the Pennsylvania-Delaware border in Chadds Ford, welcomed the “Andrew Wyeth: Home Places” exhibition featuring Andrew Wyeth’s most iconic artworks of local buildings. Wyeth, an artist from Chadds Ford, was born in 1917. He is considered one of the best-known realist painters of…
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Harrington Theater Arts Company produces “Little Women” with big expectations and a short deadline
BY JENI NANCEStaff Reporter Based on the classic novel written by Louisa May Alcott, “Little Women” was first produced into a musical in 2005 by Allan Knee. It follows the journey of the four March sisters — Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy — from childhood to womanhood. After four short weeks of preparation and rehearsal,…
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University club competes and brings home wins in the Philadelphia Flower Show
BY DANI BEAMISHManaging Arts and Culture Editor The university’s PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Club competed in the 2023 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s (PHS) Philadelphia Flower Show and received awards on their exhibit that highlighted the harmful effects of improper electronic waste. Each university that competed at the show had to choose a theme color; this year,…
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UDress Magazine hosts fall fashion show with theme, “New York Minute”
BY NYA WYNNStaff Reporter Fashionability was at an all time high on Dec. 3 with the debut of UDress Magazine’s annual fall fashion show to promote their upcoming magazine issue. Students gathered in Trabant Student Center to see the student-styled outfits inspired by this semester’s issue, following the theme of “New York Minute.” The looks…
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