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Drew Students Experience Richard Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at The Metropolitan Opera

April 7, 2023August 7, 2024

The Drew Music Department, co-sponsored by the Ledeen Fund, is helping students of all disciplines rediscover opera and music. This year, as part of this effort, the annual trip to The Metropolitan…

Volume 95 Issue 17

Worldwide Climate Teach In At Drew University

April 7, 2023August 7, 2024

Professors and students gathered to learn a wealth of information and engage in conversations that promote effective solutions to environmental issues at the World-Wide Climate Teach-In hosted at Drew University in the…

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Drew Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: Drew’s Part in the First Earth Day

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023

With each passing day, the 53rd annual Earth Day grows closer. In order to celebrate, this week’s article is dedicated to the history of Earth Day in The Forest and the exciting…

Volume 95 Issue 17

Lead Editorial: Students Need To Engage With News Media

April 7, 2023August 7, 2024

Students allow news to come to them, whether that be from a friend, from TikTok or from the New York Times emails that fill their inboxes. Young adults need to stop completely…

Volume 95 Issue 17

Drew Needs a Sustainability Coordinator (Again)

April 7, 2023August 7, 2024

Over the past year, Drew University students have increasingly engaged with sustainability issues on campus. The undergraduate Student Government Roark-Lora administration created a Sustainability Committee to address sustainability issues according to a…

Volume 95 Issue 17

Drew Men’s Volleyball Team Celebrates Seniors and Perez with Astounding Win

April 7, 2023August 7, 2024

The Drew men’s volleyball team celebrated graduating seniors No. 11 Matt Burke (‘23) and No. 27 Furat Alhayek (‘23) on Tuesday, March 28. In a 3-0 victory over SUNY Old Westbury, the…

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Volume 95 Issue 17

Injury Prevention Should Be A Top Priority for Student-Athletes

April 7, 2023August 7, 2024

Many student-athletes who have been involved in sports for an extended period of time have experienced a sports-related injury at some point in their athletic career, or have friends and teammates who…

The Acron/Volume 95 Issue 16

Photo Story: Squirrel Yoga

March 31, 2023August 7, 2024

Elizabeth_ is sophomore majoring in deforestation.…

The Acron/Volume 95 Issue 16

New Pool, New Sports: Curling and Water Polo Come to Drew

March 31, 2023August 7, 2024

As students know, Drew University recently completed construction of the new Olympic-sized swimming pool on top of Brothers College. During the grand opening of the pool, Drew announced the addition of two…

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Reasons Why My Ex-Squirrband is the WORSE

March 31, 2023August 7, 2024

Ex-husband squirrels are the worst. I am not sure why I married this squirrel. He is a no-good lying son of an owl. I, Hercules Axel, have compiled a list of reasons…

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Campus Life

Campus Publication Descends Into Chaos as Editors Allegedly Battle for the Soul of “The Acorn”

In what experts are already calling “a dramatic institutional meltdown, powered by suggestion mode” tensions between current Acorn Editor-in-Chief Eva and incoming Editor-in-Chief Allie reportedly escalated…

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The Acorn Debuts New “Digital Squirrel” Column; Readers Suspect a Toaster is the Author

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…

Anti-Commuter Movement Secures Huge Victory

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…

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Student Government Goes Rogue

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…

Campus News

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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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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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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Snowstorm Blankets Drew Campus with Layer of Snow

March 6, 2026March 5, 2026

As a blizzard battered many parts of the Northeast, the snowfall hit Drew University’s campus, cancelling classes for Monday, Feb. 23. While roughly a foot and a half of snow covered campus…
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CCE and MCOM Department Cohost “Sinners” Screening & Talkback

March 6, 2026March 20, 2026

Thanks to the Center for Civic Engagement, students came together in the Kean Room of the Drew University Library on the evening of Feb. 26 to not only watch the 2025 “Sinners”…
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The U.S. and Israel Have Bombed Iran; What Happens Now?

March 6, 2026March 5, 2026

Early in the morning on Feb. 28, the United States joined Israel in a massive and on-going attack on Iran in an effort to “crush its military, eliminate its nuclear program and…
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A Day With the Bushwick Starr in the Theatre & Dance Department

March 6, 2026March 5, 2026

The Drew theatre and dance department hosted the Bushwick Starr, a non-profit theatre company based in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Friday, Feb. 6. Students participated in Q&A sessions with Co-Founder/Artistic Director Noel Allain…
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Opinion

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New Construction Plans for Maximum Wind on Campus

Drew University is currently in talks of redeveloping some of the buildings on campus in order to maximize the amount of wind flow delivered across the entire forest. The construction aims to start in the winter of 2026, where most…