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Dance Show Fall 2025: Returning to Your Roots

December 5, 2025December 4, 2025

Through Nov. 20-22, students gathered in the Thomas H. Kean Black Box Theater at the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts to watch this semester’s dance show, “Homage: Roots and Returns.” The…

Opinions/Volume 98 Issue 6

We Need Water in Our Dorms Urgently!

December 5, 2025December 4, 2025

If you are someone at Drew who is currently a freshman or has been here since their freshman year, you will probably be familiar with the water filling stations available both in…

News/Volume 98/Volume 98 Issue 6

Student Government Hosts Town Hall

December 5, 2025December 4, 2025

Drew University’s CLA Student Government hosted a town hall attended by many senators and constituents on Wednesday, Nov. 19. At the event, President Zaire Wright (‘27) gave a presentation on StuGov’s progress…

Sports/Volume 98/Volume 98 Issue 5

Winter Breakthroughs to Spring Promise: Drew’s Athletic Momentum Keeps Climbing

December 5, 2025December 4, 2025

Drew University’s winter athletic season is off to a dynamic start, with early results from men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and men’s swimming and diving suggesting that the Rangers could carry meaningful momentum…

Sports/Volume 98/Volume 98 Issue 5

Drew Athlete Featured in USA Today

December 5, 2025December 4, 2025

Last month, “USA Today” published an article about the inspiring story of Cassie Sengul (‘28), a sophomore on the Drew Women’s Golf team who epitomizes what it means to be a Ranger.…

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Volume 98 Issue 5- DIGITAL EDITION

November 21, 2025November 20, 2025

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Students Seek Sustainable Solutions at the Sustainable Food Fest

November 21, 2025November 20, 2025

Bridging the gap between South Asian culture, sustainable gardening and organic food, the Drew Environmental Action League brought the South Asian Student Association and local nonprofit Grow It Green together to learn…

Student Life & Arts/Volume 98/Volume 98 Issue 5

A Capella Jamnation!: On a Different Note Hosts a Rockin’ 80’s Night!

November 21, 2025November 20, 2025

On the night of Nov. 7, the a capella groups on campus gathered in the Concert Hall in the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts for an 80s-themed show. The event was…

Sports/Volume 98/Volume 98 Issue 5

Under New Leadership, Drew Men’s Basketball Upsets TCNJ in Season Opener

November 21, 2025November 20, 2025

Drew University men’s basketball launched a new era under first-year head coach Ryan Van Zelst, carrying momentum from last season’s conference championship into an 82-78 win over No. 24 College of New…

Student Life & Arts/Volume 98/Volume 98 Issue 5

Ehinger Center Turned Runway: DASA Fashion Show Stuns Students

November 21, 2025November 20, 2025

In a stunning display of culturally rich designs, the Drew African Student Association hosted its “Across Africa” show for the 15th consecutive year. The designs reflected the theme of nuanced representation of…

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Campus Life

Esperanza Gathers Drew Community to Fight for Immigrant Rights

Drew saw one of the largest political events held in years at Esperanza’s peaceful protest from 12-3 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2026. With approximately 200…

The Last Dance: Class of 2026 at Freeform: The Architecture of Movement

On a sold-out third show, dancers from the Class of 2026 came together for a bittersweet final piece of this semester’s dance show, “Freeform: The Architecture…

That Medieval Thing Hosts MedFest 2026

On an overcast morning, prop weapons and set pieces were hurriedly rushed inside the Great Hall from Hoyt Lawn while rain poured down. Despite the weather,…

Art History Adventure: A Day at the Whitney

Drew happily witnessed the revamping of the art history club earlier this year. Under the direction of the new club president Madeline Koory (‘27), the art…

Campus News

Journalist Neha Dixit Visits Campus, Gives Book Talk

May 1, 2026April 30, 2026

On Thursday, April 16, professors in the political science department brought in well-known Indian journalist Neha Dixit to give a talk to Professor Sangay Mishra’s Cultural Diversity and the Law class. Dixit…
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Students Launch Survey on GenAI Use at Drew

May 1, 2026April 30, 2026

Within the past four years, at Drew University and educational institutions across the country, a growing conversation has emerged around the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the classroom. GenAI is an…
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Meet the Director: “Twenty” Documentary to Release May 13

May 1, 2026April 30, 2026

Alex J. Bernstein (27’) is a dedicated media and communications student, David Lynch enjoyer and the director of the upcoming MCOM 373 documentary, “Twenty.” A “hodgepodge” of childhood stories from 20 to…
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Meet the New Faces of Student Engagement

May 1, 2026April 30, 2026

The Office of Drew University Student Life has welcomed three new officers onto the student engagement team: Cassandra (Casey) Gonzalez, Justin Otero and Abigail Haven. Gonzalez was welcomed in August of last…
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The Acorn Debuts New “Digital Squirrel” Column; Readers Suspect a Toaster is the Author

April 3, 2026April 2, 2026

Sure! Here’s an article about the Drew University Acorn newspaper implementing an AI section: In a bold move to prove it is “future-proof,” The Acorn officially launched its AI-generated opinion section, “The…
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Anti-Commuter Movement Secures Huge Victory

April 3, 2026April 2, 2026

During increasingly tumultuous times at Drew University, some students have found a group to blame for the college’s ills: Commuters. These concerned citizens have formed a people’s movement dedicated to taking down…
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Student Government Goes Rogue

April 3, 2026April 2, 2026

The idyllic peace of The Forest is quickly becoming a nightmare. In a move that gobsmacked the campus community, the Drew University Student Government officially fashioned itself into a sovereign dictatorship this…
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Drew Students Tune In to 98th Academy Awards

March 20, 2026March 19, 2026

The entertainment industry’s most anticipated event of the year was greeted by Drew students with watch parties and stunned reactions Sunday, March 15 2026. Tuning in from their dorms or homes, students…
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HOTLINE BLING: Sen. Jenkins Unveils Student Concerns Hotline

March 6, 2026March 5, 2026

Drew students and community members have a new outlet for their concerns about campus this week in the form of a brand-new Student Complaints and Concerns hotline devised by Commuter Senator Thomas…
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ICE Scare Rattles Drew Community

March 6, 2026March 5, 2026

In the early afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 15, an unmarked black SUV pulled into Drew, simply to be used by the staff of the Shakespeare Theatre for a campus activity. Around the…
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Opinion

My 21st Birthday: How I Spent It and How I Feel About the Milestone

Someone’s 21st birthday is a pretty big deal, at least according to most people. It is when you are allowed to legally drink and sit at the bar at a restaurant. There is so much freedom and joy that comes…