Swine flu vaccines are expected to be available to the general university community the week after Thanksgiving Break, a university official said Friday. Since the beginning of Fall Semester, more than 300 influenza-like cases have been reported to Student Health Services, according to the university’s Web site.
The new Provisions On Demand market opened last Monday on Laird Campus, becoming the first on-campus market to offer an extensive selection of fresh produce, prepared foods and vegetarian options. P.O.D., which occupies the site of the former Pencader fitness center, replaced the Christiana Commons Market as the student convenience store for Laird Campus and will offer expanded hours, greater selection and healthier options, Robin Moore, director of operations for Dining Services, said.
Former president addresses Republican wins in N.J., Va.
WILMINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton addressed Delaware’s Democratic base at the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner Nov. 10 at the Chase Center. With his characteristic Arkansas twang and off-the-cuff delivery, Clinton urged Delaware’s Democrats to support the democratic policy reform.
Matt Lenno, a former fraternity brother who is serving as the director for fraternity and sorority life at the university, has plans to extend Greek Life on campus. Senior Marc Zamarin said he has seen an increase in Greek life since being at the university.
Students using the bathroom in residence halls may soon find themselves face-to-face with “Stall Stories,” fliers detailing drinking stories from students on campus. Amy Richardson, a substance abuse counselor for Wellspring, said “Stall Stories” is the brainchild of the Office of Residence Life’s alcohol and drug committee.
The university’s purchase of the Chrysler site, albeit beneficial to the school, will cost the city of Newark a considerable amount of money in the short term, city officials said. Since the university, as an educational entity, does not have to pay property or transfer tax from the sale, the city will lose out on approximatly $330,000 once the settlement on the Chrysler plant is completed, Newark Mayor Vance A.
When freshmen Kate Arcidiacono and Naomi Rosenhaus arrived to campus on freshmen move-in day, they opened the door to their Dickinson room only to find a three-room furnished apartment instead of the stereotypically cramped quarters offered for freshmen.
David Plouffe and Steve Schmidt, rival political advisers from the 2008 campaign who both attended the university, are teaming up to help form a Center for Political Communications at the university. Provost Tom Apple announced the creation of the center Oct.
The record wall in the Hen House looms over the students who go there to work out. While the imposing white board isn’t exactly Cooperstown or Canton, not everyone plays baseball or football. The record wall gives other athletes something to shoot for.
Motionless and confused, the patient laid on the bed with an intravenous and a broken leg, as two young students in blue and white scrubs tried eagerly to move him from the bed and onto a walker. He had just woken up from a three-week coma, after a grievous motorcycle accident.
The thwacking sound of flip flops will soon be heard on Main Street as a new retailer is coming to Main Street this month Flip Flop Shops opens on Nov. 23. Its Newark location, on Main Street at the site of the former Newark History Museum, is one of 40 shops nationally.
Approximately 300 students gathered in the Trabant University Center Multipurpose Room on Saturday to learn about poverty, hunger and disease and to support the ONE campaign. ONE was organized by SGA with collaboration from the student organizations CPAB, NALFO, Greek Council, SCPAB, Haven, BSU and HOLA.
The university’s Greek community showcased dance performances and diverse themes in the second annual Step-n-Stroll on Wednesday at the Bob Carpenter Center. Michael Yancey, coordinator of Student Centers, said the purpose of the event was cooperation, learning about other cultures and working together to put on a show.
“It was music — louder and more exciting,” Kelly S., a fourth grade student at the College School, said. As part of a community outreach program, the university’s Music Department and the Office of Service Learning welcomed elementary school students to Project MUSIC Day, Friday.
Sen. Tom Carper visited Clayton Hall Nov. 9 to discuss Delaware’s involvement in the national debt crisis. He blamed mortgage brokers and Americans “living above their means” as leading causes for the economic recession. "I think the stimulus plan is almost made to order for Delaware,” Carper said.
After a year of determination and collaboration, 44 solar panels were installed in mid-September on the roof of the university’s dairy farm’s manure recycling facility as part of the university’s ongoing sustainability efforts. Tom Sims, deputy dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and a professor of soil and environmental chemistry, said a sustainability plan for the dairy farm was developed and implemented in 2004.
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With the increasing importance of higher education worldwide, an emphasis must be placed on the mission of the institutions Dan Rich, professor and former provost, said. Rich presented the lecture “Changing Public Role of Universities in the Age of Globalization” to the university on Wednesday.
In recent weeks the art history department has posted 500 fliers on Main Street and around campus, hoping to increase enrollment for its spring semester introductory level classes. Professor Nina Kallmyer, chairperson of the art history department, said due to decreasing enrollment over the past decade, the department has decided to make the field more visible to the student body by advertising with fliers.
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