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The Drew Playbook: A New Voice for Drew Sports Enthusiasts

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

Drew University’s student media is taking it to the next level with a thrilling new endeavor—The Drew Playbook. This is a series of podcasts that takes Drew’s sports reporting into the digital…

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Volunteer Without Borders Raises Over $400 at Vehicles Without Borders Car Wash

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

Volunteer Without Borders held their third Vehicles Without Borders car wash fundraiser in Carriage House Circle on Oct. 20 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. This was their first car wash in…

News/Volume 98/Volume 98 Issue 4

SCOTUS May Revisit Obergefell v. Hodges

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court made a historic decision that would come to be heralded as one of its most significant verdicts: Obergefell v. Hodges. Striking down heteronormative…

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Voting Rights And Elections: Why Are The General Elections Being Monitored?

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

The Trump Administration has asked for the Nov. 4 general election voting to be monitored by the Department of Justice in both New Jersey and California. Many people from the Republican party…

Sports/Volume 98/Volume 98 Issue 4

N.J. Devils Open the Season With an Eight-Game-Winning Streak

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

The New Jersey Devils started the hockey season off strong with eight consecutive wins, boosting their standing up to #1 in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division and marking this as New Jersey’s longest…

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Dr. Marco Leona from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Speaks on the “Art and Science” of Color

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

Students across disciplines gathered in room LC 28 of the Drew University Library to welcome Dr. Marco Leona of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for his lecture “Between Materials and Meanings: The Art…

Student Life & Arts/Volume 98/Volume 98 Issue 4

Planned Parenthood’s Sex Toy Bingo Draws Large Crowd

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

On the evening of Oct. 30, 172 people packed into the Ehinger Center for Planned Parenthood’s Spooky Sex Toy Bingo. Each equipped with a bingo board, they all hoped to take home…

Student Life & Arts/Volume 98/Volume 98 Issue 4

Rocky Horror’s 50th Anniversary at Drew

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

On Halloween, as is tradition, the Drew University Dramatic Society put on their annual performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” This year was extra special, however, as it was celebrating the…

Lead Editorial/Volume 98 Issue 4

Lead Ed: “Fix Our Forests Act” Could Have Side Effects for Our Environment

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

If you are at all in touch with U.S. politics today, you’re probably being relentlessly bombarded by Instagram posts, protest marches and dire warnings about human rights in modern society left, right…

Opinions/Volume 98 Issue 4

A Wanderer’s Wonderful, Whimsical Bookstore Guide

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

A “wanderer” can be defined as someone who simply wanders. But in my book, the standards for being a certified wanderer are high. To be a wanderer, one must have a strong…

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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…