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Lead Editorial/Opinions/Volume 96 Issue 9

Lead Editorial: To-Go Boxes, More Like To-No Boxes

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

In an email from Reslife sent to students on Jan. 10, there was a small section dedicated to some devastating news: from now on, The Commons is “an eat-in dining location only.”…

Drew Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow/Student Life & Arts/Volume 95 Issue 7

Drew Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: The Revolutionary History Of Commons

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

In 2012, Drew University was featured on a short list of “The Top Ten Worst Campus Dining Halls” published by Medical Daily. Unfortunately, the ten-year-old list still comes up in conversation among…

News/Volume 95 Issue 1

New Changes and Vision in Drew University Dining

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022

This fall semester has brought new and improved changes to both the EC and Commons. These changes are all part of the dining staff’s goal to show students that, as general manager…

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Bring the bubly Back

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

Imagine: You are at The Commons trying to find some decent food you can enjoy. Maybe nothing looks appealing, and you go for the pizza; or maybe there’s stir-fry, and you decide…

Food Pantry Seeks to Serve Campus Community

February 18, 2022February 25, 2022

In March 2020, The Center for Civic Engagement, in collaboration with Student Engagement, started the Drew Food Pantry for students of the Drew community. Prior to the opening of the pantry, the…

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Consistent Food and Friendly: EC is the Superior Dining Destination

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021

The EC makes for a comforting dining experience, especially when Drew’s main dining hall, The Commons, has been showing some inconsistencies with food quality. At the EC, students can rely on staples…

Romaine Responsible for E. Coli Outbreak

April 29, 2018April 29, 2018

By Colleen Dabrowski Nineteen states have been affected by an outbreak of Escherichia coli, also known as E. coli, that Center for Disease Control (CDC) officials link to romaine lettuce harvested in…

Passed Over

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018

By Olivia Winters אִלּוּ הֶאֱכִילָנוּ אֶת הַמָּן‬ וְלֹא נָתַן לָנוּ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת‬ דַּיֵּנוּ. “If he had given us the manna and had not given us the Shabbat, dayeinu– it would have been…

Student Life & Arts

Five Tips for a Great Spring Break

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018

Caitlin Shannon, Editor of Student Life and Arts Photo from: Women’s Valley Clinic In just three short weeks Drewids will be packing up their bathing suits, sunglasses and flip flops to go…

Student Life & Arts

New Commons Lounge Dedicated to Generous Alumnus

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017

by Josephine Emanuelli On October 22, Commons was abuzz not just with visiting parents and families but with several Drew alum, students and members of the administration, all of them there to…

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The Drew Acorn is Drew University’s student-run newspaper. Established in 1928, the Acorn covers campus life and news, as well as events in Madison and the surrounding area that are of interest to our student body. If you’re interested in writing for the Acorn, get in touch at thedrewacorn@gmail.com, or join on path.drew.edu.

  • News
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    • International
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  • Student Life & Arts
    • Concert Hall Column
    • Humans of Drew
  • Opinions
    • Lead Ed
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  • Digital Issues
  • The Acron
 

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