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The Transfer Athlete Experience at Drew

March 17, 2023August 7, 2024

There are many new faces around Drew University’s campus this year, and not all of these faces belong to the new class of first-years. Drew has around 300 transfer students enrolled for…

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Fiber Arts at Drew Creates a New Tight-Knit Community

March 17, 2023March 21, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, several activities and hobbies, from chess to fiber arts like crocheting and knitting, became extremely popular according to Forbes magazine. Tik Tok, Instagram and Pinterest are overflowing with…

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Drew Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: The Black Experience at Drew

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

To close out the last week of Black History Month, this article, despite being published in March, will be dedicated to exploring the Black experience at Drew. This article will examine what…

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Marijuana Psychosis: The Dangers of Cannabis

March 17, 2023August 7, 2024

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, pot or weed, has a long history of human use. The use of cannabis originated in Asia around 500 BC according to The University of Sydney. In…

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Objectively, These are the Best Muppet Movies

March 17, 2023August 7, 2024

The Muppets, world-renowned for their felty exteriors and absurd antics, have unsurprisingly accumulated an impressive filmography since their inception in 1955. This filmography includes not only eight movies but also a whopping…

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Pip the Squirrel

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

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Dr. Kaiama Glover’s Digital Humanities Projects is Crossing Cultures and Borders

March 17, 2023August 7, 2024

A top humanities scholar visited Drew on Feb. 28, as part of Black History Month, to discuss her interactive web project ‘In The Same Boats,’ which is designed to map the international…

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Journaling is Worth It, and Not Just For Mental Health

March 17, 2023August 7, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many struggled with a decline in mental health. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 40 percent of U.S. adults reported struggling with mental health or substance…

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Drew Students Craft the Night Away

March 17, 2023August 7, 2024

Drew students unleashed their inner artist at Drew Night Life’s Craft the Night Away event on Friday, Feb. 24. An array of craft options was provided to students, including mosaics, wire-wrapping gems,…

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Ollie’s Opinions: Airplane? More Like Air-pain

March 17, 2023August 7, 2024

I love getting high. I know what you must be thinking, but get your mind out of the gutter. Since I was a kid, my favorite place to be has always been…

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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

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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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…