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Gore Hall temporarily evacuated last week
BY JORDANNA GARLANDManaging Arts and Culture Editor BY MACAYLA COOKStaff Reporter Gore Hall was temporarily evacuated last Friday afternoon after an incident in the P.O.D. Express. Students gathered outside of the building, while firefighters and police officers reported to the scene. After evacuation, caution tape blocked off access to the P.O.D. Express. The university told […]
Baby Blue added to National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum
BY KONNER METZEditor-In-Chief The university’s two mascots have each gained some notoriety this year in Milwaukee. YoUDee and Baby Blue are now both included in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum collection. On Sept. 8, Baby Blue, YoUDee’s younger sibling, was officially added and made available for purchase. YoUDee was released this past […]
Faculty and staff displeased with university for opening up Employee Fitness Center to students
BY KONNER METZEditor-In-Chief Editor’s Note: Since publication, university President Dennis Assanis announced at a Faculty Senate meeting that the EFC decision will be reversed. The space will not be open to the full student body, though it will be open to students with disabilities. Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that […]
Majority of Perkins Student Center closed Thursday evening due to sewer issue
BY MACAYLA COOKStaff Reporter This story was last updated Sept. 11, 12 p.m. Students were surprised on Thursday night to discover that the majority of Perkins Student Center was being closed down due to a sewage issue. According to students at the scene, university officials began to evacuate the back half of the building between […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How the Newark community rallied together to save its train station
TABITHA REEVESCo-Managing News Editor As university students gathered on benches and stairs awaiting their train home, 9-year-old Jackson Lawrence set up his new birthday gift for use just outside the Newark History Museum: a tripod and video camera to capture trains as they pass. Jackson and his mother Robin Lawrence, a Newark resident of 20 […]
How student engagement around sports reflects school spirit at the university
SYDNEY BECKERStaff Reporter College football is often associated with crowds of students bursting with pride as they cheer on their fellow classmates on the field. Despite its prevalence, this classic depiction of school spirit is not always accurate, as students at the university do not seem to adhere to these ideas of school spirit when […]
Feature: Bill Russo’s journey from the university to assistant secretary of state
MACAYLA COOKStaff Reporter As a psychology major from Exton, Pennsylvania, Bill Russo entered the university in 2005 dreaming of becoming a psychiatrist. His younger self would be stunned by where he has ended up – as the assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of Global Public Affairs. “I knew my North Star for what […]