When I first thought of the idea for this column following my freshman year, I anticipated reporting on small stories about quirky Drew history. I did a fair bit of reporting on…
World War II had an unintended consequence for those on the homefront—an uprooting of traditional gender roles. Drew was not left untouched by such dramatic change. In 1943, the first female students…
In 1968, a group of Drew undergraduates started the long process of bringing diverse educational experiences into the university. These students, gathered under the group Hyera, sought to bring classes on Black…
On December 8, 1941, in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed the American public, famously declaring the day as “a date that will live in infamy.”…
Drew University is home to over 400 international students, with an undergraduate student body representing over 50 countries from around the globe. These students of diverse cultural backgrounds have immeasurably added to…
College Consensus ranked Drew the 9th most haunted college in the United States. Drew received this ranking in 2018, but obviously ghost infestations do not develop overnight. Drew University has a long…
This year, the Center for Holocaust/Genocide Studies at Drew University is celebrating its 30th anniversary. At the time of its founding in the 1990s, there was a rising trend of Holocaust denial…
Drew University has many long-lasting traditions, but few can rival the 36-year-long tradition of That Medieval Thing’s Medfest. On a college campus with a “castle,” it makes sense that an annual renaissance…
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…
A new and improved Ranger Bear mascot was revealed, as most Drewids (hopefully) saw upon returning from spring break. The new bear is complete with cartoonish eyes, a cooling fan inside and…