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Volume 97 Issue 3

You Should Trick Or Treat in Madison this Halloween

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024

I never stopped trick-or-treating. I’ve missed a year or two, but I generally get out to the streets of a suburb to knock on strangers’ doors. In the process, I’ve received surprisingly…

Volume 96 Issue 5

Drew Community Tricks and Treats Cross-Campus

November 10, 2023August 7, 2024

Halloween might only happen one day a year, but the Drew community makes sure festivities begin well before the 31st. Spanning across October’s final week, costumed students paraded around campus and participated…

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Volume 96 Issue 5

Five Nights at Failures: Film Review

November 10, 2023August 7, 2024

The world of franchise-based movies is a harsh mistress. Icons of the genre, such as the 1993 live-action “Super Mario Bros.” or 1994’s “Street Fighter,” are notorious for being intensely flawed, lackluster…

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Student Life & Arts/Volume 96 Issue 3

WMNJ Shares Student Voices on “Frightful Frequencies” and “Playlist of Our Lives”

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023

As WMNJ experiences a resurgence in activity, its new shows promise a newfound enthusiasm for participating students. “Frightful Frequencies” and “Playlist of Our Lives” serve as examples of ways students can share…

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Student Life & Arts/Volume 95 Issue 4

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Drew University

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

At 7 p.m., a line had already begun to form outside of Crawford Hall in anticipation of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” and Drew Students were dressed to impress. It was Halloween…

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Student Life & Arts/Volume 95 Issue 4

SAAC Unites Drew Athletes and the Madison Community

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

On Saturday, Oct. 29, Drew University’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee, otherwise known as SAAC, hosted a trick or treat event for the families of Madison, encouraging them to come out and celebrate…

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Lead Editorial/Volume 95 Issue 3

Lead Editorial: Halloween Is Scarily Unsustainable

October 28, 2022August 7, 2024

The costumes, candy and jack-o-lanterns are all signs that Halloween is upon us. The spooky decorations, haunted houses and scary gear are meant to give us some harmless adrenaline. Many people plan…

Drew Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow/Student Life & Arts/Volume 95 Issue 3

Drew Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A History of Halloween in the Forest 

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

Almost everyone on campus is aware that Drew University holds the title of the ninth most haunted campus in the US, at least according to College Consensus. Whether or not the ghosts…

Student Life & Arts/Volume 95 Issue 3

Haunted History Comes to Life on Archives’ Ghost Tour 

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

Just before Halloween, on Oct. 26 at 5:30 p.m., The Special Collections and University Archives hosted a walking ghost tour on campus. Drew was ranked the ninth most haunted campus in The…

Student Life & Arts/Volume 95 Issue 3

Students Get Freaky at Sex Toy Bingo

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

The night of Oct. 21 saw Drew University’s Sex Toy Bingo, co-hosted by Planned Parenthood and held at the center of the roundabout by McClendon and Tolley-Brown. Contestants filled the lawn, seated…

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