Posted Nov. 19
A 21-year-old university student was the victim of a robbery on Prospect Avenue Wednesday. In an unrelated case, two Newark residents were robbed at gunpoint near Barksdale Road.
Posted Nov. 19
University Police are looking for a gray SUV that hit a police cruiser Saturday morning.
Posted Nov. 18
The university teamed up with the Blood Bank of Delmarva Wednesday to hold the fifth annual Colonial Athletic Association Blood Challenge in the Trabant Multipurpose Room.
With blankets laid out across the floor and music coming from local bands and university students, the mood was set Thursday night for Coffeehouse for a Cause, a fundraising event hosted by Uganda Untold,
Senior Chris Gage won $40,550 in cash and prizes, including a trip to Cancun, after being a contestant on an episode of Wheel of Fortune’s College Week last Wednesday.
Joerg Fibelkorn, a retired German army officer, told the story of Major Plaggea Nazi who saved Jews in the Holocaust, to students in a lecture Nov. 9.
Delaware defeats the Pride 28-24 Saturday
Delaware improved its record to 6-3 Saturday when it defeated the Hofstra pride 28-24 at Delaware Stadium.
Posted Oct. 31
James Madison University upset the Blue Hens 20-8 on a soggy Homecoming Saturday at Delaware Stadium.
Posted Oct. 30
Newark police have arrested an Elkton, Md. teen for allegedly stealing a university student’s car and selling it on Craigslist.
Posted Oct. 29
On Tuesday, a tractor was parked on the Trabant University Center patio, packed with 115 pumpkins to be sold by the Animal Science Club for $10 each.
Posted Oct. 27, 2009
Vice President Joe Biden returned home on Tuesday to help state officials announce plans for an electric car manufacturer to reopen a vacant auto plant in northern Delaware.
Three separate armed robberies were reported near campus early Saturday morning. Newark police are asking the public's help to find the suspects.
Posted Oct. 24
The 272-acre property on South College Avenue will be used primarily for a research and technology park.
Posted Oct. 23
A Delaware woman has died of complications from swine flu, state officials announced Thursday.
Posted Oct. 22
David Plouffe, a university alumnus who directed Obama's presidential campaign, returned to UD Wednesday for a discussion assessing Obama's first year in office.
Posted Oct. 22
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.
Posted Thursday, Oct. 15
During the latest jaywalking enforcement Oct. 7, 18 tickets were written in a three-hour period, a decrease from the 44 on Sept. 23,
Posted Tuesday, Oct. 13
Located on the Academy Lawn on Main Street, the Harvest Arts Festival was hosted by the Newark Arts Alliance on Saturday.
The Hens jumped out to an early lead Saturday and never looked back, beating Massachusetts 43-27.
Updated Oct. 5 at 3:40 p.m.
A woman was struck and killed by a train this morning on Elkton Road, police said.
Posted Oct. 2
As the state awaits its first shipment of H1N1 vaccine next week, the illness is now considered "widespread" in Delaware.
Posted Sept. 29
A Delaware State police captain will become the new director of Public Safety, university officials announced in a statement Tuesday.
Posted Sept. 29
Lang Development Group will tear down the tuxedo shop and build a three-story building that will house retail and residential space.
Posted Sept. 25
The University Bookstore will move to the former Christina School District building across from Caffe Gelato on Main Street by 2011.
Posted Sept. 23
V-Day and STAND held an educational lecture Tuesday to raise awareness about ongoing violence against women in eastern Congo.
Posted Sept. 23
University students traded in their textbooks for Play-Doh and their pens and pencils for finger-paint Tuesday night during Kindergarten Day, hosted by the Russell Fellows.
Posted Sept. 19
Badfish performed at the university Monday in a concert for charity.
Late-game scoring drives leave Hens on top
Posted 4:30 p.m. Sept. 19
After a slow start, the Hens defeated Delaware State Saturday afternoon.
Posted 11:19 p.m. Sept. 18
The annual festival will include craft vendors, food and live entertainment.
Posted at 12:48 a.m. Sept. 17
A university student spent the night at the closed Chrysler Assembly Plant last week after getting lost walking home from a party, police said.
Striefsky's field goal attempt blocked in last second attempt
Posted 10:27 Sept. 12
Posted 2:20 p.m. Sept. 9
Police say sophomore Amar Yakhou attempted to steal a laptop from a party on Cleveland Avenue by hiding it under his shirt.
Posted 11:08 p.m. Sept. 8
TE Josh Baker's injury in Friday's game is worse than originally thought.
Posted 10:53 p.m. Sept. 8
The two Delaware schools will battle it out later this month for the "First State Cup."
Posted Aug. 25 The former secretary of state will speak at the Bob Carpenter Center Nov. 3 as part of the UD Speaks series. Tickets go on sale Sept. 15.
Cooke likely to get new trial
The Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of James E. Cooke, who had been found guilty of raping and murdering then-sophomore Lindsey Bonistall in 2005.
Mark Duncan, a senior wide receiver for the Hens, has been charged with filing a false police report after alleging he was stabbed last month on Cleveland Avenue.
Ginn suspended for two weeks
Brian Ginn, wide receivers coach for the Blue Hen football team, was suspended Friday after being charged with drunk driving.
Up-and-coming rapper opens up about new album, inspirations and writing techiniques
Drake's is about fresh as could be right now. The 22-year old hot-spitter is decked out in Billionaire Boys Club. A blue buttoned sweater lays atop a dollar symbol t-shirt that gave one message - Drake is so money.
Hundreds gather at inaugural Forum and Reunion Weekend
With a Bud Light truck parked in front of DuPont Hall, empty Corona cans stacked up on tables and Love Seed Mama Jump rocking the night away, the Green looked a lot different than it did in the days when they crossed it on their way to class.
Students have mixed emotions as college years come to a close
As graduates gathered under early-morning sun on the practice fields surrounding Delaware Stadium on Saturday, they revealed a mix of emotions through their smiles, hugs and tears.
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