Newark man has spent 20 years stealing shoes, police say
Posted Jan. 30
The man who police say has spent 20 years stealing shoes from Newark-area residences was arrested Friday, after officers raided his house and confiscated three truckloads of shoes and other stolen goods.
Lowery apprehended after asking to borrow resident's phone
Posted Jan. 27
The search continues into the night for a robbery suspect who drove his car toward a Newark police officer in a parking lot on South College Avenue.
Posted Jan. 30
Democrats praise president's call for bipartisanship, but Republicans say it's a hollow promise.
Posted Jan. 29
Twelve Grotto Pizza restaurants in the area, including the one on Main Street, donated 15 percent of their pizza sales last week to support relief efforts.
Posted Jan. 30
University Police are asking the public’s help in finding a man who attempted to steal a laptop from Morris Library earlier this month.
Posted Jan. 26
Newark City Council on Monday unanimously approved a student’s request to remove three parking spaces in front of his house on North Chapel Street.
Posred Jan. 26
Three economic experts spoke at Clayton Hall Wednesday morning, spending nearly three hours discussing the recession and their expectations for 2010.
Posted Jan. 25
Newark police have recovered more than 250 shoes they think could be connected to the recent rash of shoe burglaries in the area.
Posted Jan. 22
This month, the university is holding its sixth annual winter indie film series in an attempt to get winter session students and the campus community out and about.
Posted Jan. 22
State police have arrested three men they say were involved in as many as 13 robberies including two at the Elkton Road Dunkin' Donuts.
Posted Jan. 21
The mascot team joined the cheerleading and dance teams to represent the university at this weekend’s 2010 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships in Orlando, Fla.
Posted Jan. 19.
The entire senior class of 60 students at Sanford School, a private K-12 school in Hockessin, turned out to volunteer at the food bank instead of taking the day off.
Posted Jan. 19
For the second time in three weeks, a gunman held up the Dunkin’ Donuts store on Elkton Road, but police are not yet sure if the two incidents are related.
Student who raised $13K for Haitian medical clinic is now helping rebuild country after quake
Posted Jan. 18
Now his focus is on getting immediate relief to the existing St. Boniface hospital in Fond des Blancs, about 30 miles from the epicenter of the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Posted Jan. 18
Senior Sarah Raulli squeaked by her competition on “Wheel of Fortune” earlier this month, bringing home more than $12,000 worth of cash and prizes.
Posted Jan. 18
Under a new program launched last month by the Downtown Newark Partnership, Newark shoppers can purchase gift cards they can use in many downtown Newark businesses.
Posted Jan. 16
Students now have something else to look forward to when returning to campus for Spring Semester: a new place to get grub.
Posted Jan. 15
Three university students were robbed early Friday morning on the Ray Street Bridge, according to University Police. One was hit in the head before the suspect fled.
Posted Jan. 12
The university marching band joined with their counterparts from the University of Massachusetts to perform in Ireland.
Posted Jan. 12
The swine flu vaccine is now available to the general university community at Student Health Services and area pharmacies.
Complete coverage of the 2010 Winter Commencement, including articles, photo galleries and video.
Posted Jan. 7
Five houses have been broken into by a burglar that takes only shoes and photographs of men.
Posted Jan. 6
The two suspects both had young children in tow as they paid in phony $50 and $100 bills in College Square Shopping Center.
Posted Jan. 6
A gunman robbed the Dunkin’ Donuts on Elkton Road Tuesday night, Newark police said.
Posted Dec. 28
The University of Delaware Marching Band is in Ireland preparing to perform in Dublin’s New Year’s Day parade.
Posted Dec. 28
Senior Sarah Raulli will appear on Wheel of Fortune Friday, the second of three university students picked to be a contestant on the game show.
Posted Dec. 27
"Perishable items on the shelf beyond their expiration dates is unacceptable," said Margot Carroll, associate vice president for Auxiliary Services.
Posted Dec. 21
Delawareans spent the weekend cleaning up after a massive nor’easter left most of the state buried under more than a foot of snow.
Experts say UD faces a long road in cleaning the Chrysler property’s 12 areas of contamination
Experts say UD faces a long road in cleaning the Chrysler property’s 12 areas of contamination.
Under a new proposal, students would be required to meet each semester with their academic adviser before being permitted to register for classes. The policy, though not yet definite, could be in place as early as May, just in time for fall registration, Provost Tom Apple said last week.
Some University Courtyard students are fearful after six students were bound and gagged on Nov. 30 by four armed robbers who police say broke into their University Courtyard apartment looking for drug money. The incident occurred at 1:20 a.m. in the 500 building of the apartment complex on Scholar Drive, said Lt.
Second lady Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden and a university alumna, will speak at Winter Commencement, university officials announced on Dec. 1. By tradition, Winter Commencement typically features a university alumnus as the keynote speaker.
Friends and family are remembering Anthony Esposito, a junior at the university who died Nov. 26, while home in West Orange, N.J. for Thanksgiving break. “He loved life — his friends his family — he loved his school, his job,” said Adrianna Esposito, Anthony’s mother.
George Brelsford, dean of students, has resigned from his position and left the university. Michael Gilbert, Vice President of Student Life, would not comment on the circumstances surrounding Brelsford’s resignation, but said at the Dec. 1 Student Government Association meeting that the position will remain at the university.
The circumstances surrounding the discovery of an injured student in front of Perkins Student Center Nov. 13 are still under investigation, police officials said. Skip Homiak, executive director of campus and public safety, said more interviews have been conducted and other investigative leads have been followed up since university police reached out to the community for information about the incident late last month.
Sifting through the delicate contents of the final boxes of the university’s Rockwood collection, graduate student Amanda Daddona carefully peeled back the pages of a folder containing 18th-century financial documents and Quaker meeting minutes.
The university will no longer be setting aside a specific day to honor students receiving awards, university officials announced last week. Honors Day has traditionally been organized by the university as an event to acknowledge students who had received a university or departmental award for that academic year.
Hours before a controversial documentary was scheduled to be shown and discussed in honor of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, it was canceled because of a disagreement between the LGBT community office and filmmakers about how to structure and carry out a balanced panel discussion at the university.
Students will now be able to keep their university e-mail addresses for life, thanks to a new partnership between the university and Google. The move allows students and faculty to use the Gmail interface to read their university e-mail and gives them access to the Google Apps for Education suite of products, including a Web-based calendar, online document sharing and Web site hosting.
Studies show binge drinking at the university has been on the rise since 2002, with dangerous consequences for students. Professionals at the university are concerned with the issue and are currently researching the problem. In 2008, the university’s Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies released a College Risk Behaviors Studywhich found a high rate of binge drinking among students.
Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, told an audience at the university on Wednesday that President Barack Obama’s first year has been a year of missed opportunities. Gillespie also discussed his stance on gay marriage, Delaware congressman Mike Castle and the war in Afghanistan during the final installment of the semester-long lecture series “Assessing Obama’s First Year” in Mitchell Hall.
For the first time in more than 15 years, the university has released a campus-wide climate study. The survey, released Dec. 1, contains questions targeting the personal feelings of students, faculty and staff regarding the state of diversity at the university.
Students are familiar with the struggle of reserving a spot in classes required for their major during the registration period. For students enrolled in the University Honors Program, these classes often do not exist or are cancelled due to low enrollment in some majors.
While the new Provisions on Demand market on Laird Campus has received praise for its convenience, some students have been critical about the prices, while others have complained about the quality of the food. Junior Mary McDermott said even though she does not live on Laird Campus, she was excited when the P.
Junior Rachel Perry is looking forward to the end of the semester, but not because she will have a temporary break from her extensive course load. Like thousands of other university students, Perry said she will sell her textbooks back to one of the three bookstores close to campus — the UD Bookstore, the Delaware Book Exchange or Lieberman’s — in hopes of picking up some extra cash.
A student creates a sculpture on wheels to raise awareness of poverty in South America.
This holiday season, the Chapel Street Players are putting a new spin on a Christmas classic with their production of A Christmas Carol.
Walking in a winter wonderland, the city of Newark held its annual holiday festival, Winterfest, on the Academy Lawn on Friday, with members of both the city and university community coming out to show their holiday spirit. Joe Spadafino, recreation superintendent for the city, organized the event.
Seven students stood on stage over a table draped in green, red and black covered in fruits and vegetables. One at a time they recited phrases, lit a candle and stepped back.
Each winter session, while many university students are either relaxing at home or taking a light load of classes on campus, those who chose to study abroad are unfolding the learning experience of a lifetime. While studying abroad is a scary feat for most people, experienced university study abroad students are full of tips and advice for making the trip fun, fearless and rewarding.
Tuition: $32,494, Meal Plan: $1,825, Books: $475, DP Dough: $6.50, Making lifelong friends: PRICELESS.” That was the mantra on the shirt of the Russell 3E bar crawl, a reunion of floor mates from freshmen year. Many have kept in touch, but some have drifted apart, and the bar crawl was an opportunity to catch up with old friends.
One of the newest programs the university is offering to students is the opportunity to teach abroad in South Korea. Students have the chance to help Gyeonggi schools learn English, as well as gain international work experience and a paid salary. South Korea is an economically and technologically developed area, although Koreans are not as advanced in the English language.
The new university Provisions On Demand market, which recently opened on Laird Campus, is selling its own branded merchandise along with its organic products.
While students are purchasing their fresh produce, healthy grab n' go meals or their Pencader Express meals they can also pick up P.
Senior Allie Gran spent spring semester of her sophomore year working at the All-Star Resort at Disney World. Gran, a hotel, restaurant and institutional management major, said the experience was valuable in getting real-world experience in the field she is studying.
Zach Nasseh, a senior at the university, went to Kildare’s Irish Pub on Main Street for happy hour after work. He left after a few drinks and returned an hour later, but he and his roommate were denied re-entry due to the fact that they were wearing boots.
Students of Ailing Mothers and Fathers — a peer led support group for students coping with illness or death of a loved one — has come to campus.
This coming January the Off Campus Meal Plan card for the university will be getting a makeover, and one university student who is a member of the program will have his or her picture printed on each card. Jonah Mytro, CEO of the Marketing and Media Group for OCMP, said students from the university are encouraged to submit a picture of themselves or their friends using or holding the OCMP card.
Developed this semester, The Revision is the student-written satirical news Web site at the university. The first issue was posted online on Oct. 14 and since then they have published three bi-monthly issues. “We had the original plan of just making a comedy Web site, but we didn’t really have a plan for it,” Matt Singer, president of the group, said.
The opening of Monument Apparel on Main Street, in the Newark Shopping Center, offers new brands, new motives and more competition in Newark. Larry Dineen said he opened Monument Apparel with one goal — to allow his customers the freedom to express their individuality.
A group of student leaders on campus is committed to increasing the diversity of the student population. Diversity Enrichment Leaders are recruiters who encourage minority students to apply to the university. Tiffany Scott, supervisor for the DEL program, which is coordinated under the office of admissions, said the first group of DELs was hired in November 2008.
The university is working to make a name for itself in the research community by promoting projects like the study of hydrogen fuel-cell systems, the creation of independently functional nano materialsand the installation of fiber optic monitoring systems on a nearby bridge in collaboration with the Delaware Department of Transportation.
On Friday night, the students of Swing Club were treated to the vibrant swing music and the smooth vocals of the Boilermaker Jazz Band for their masquerade ball. The band is renowned for its energetic style and has traveled the world to play concerts and festivals.
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