Is there a cultural nuance I’m missing? Why does 85% of the student body wear cowboy boots and knee high boots? I’m really just curious!

I found some lost jewelry in the Star tower parking lot. I’m assuming they got lost after the football game

I’d be happy to get them back to the owner if they could describe them to me so I know they get back into the right hands.

Coming back here to ask if Melissa Bard's "shared and consistent understanding" from yesterday or the website makes a single shred of sense to anyone. Grabbing popcorn for this:

Now we have a year to readjust to 4/1 based on "operational, staffing, and workspace needs?"

Still no actual evidence backing claims in the "why" section other than some vague statements about mission and productivity that don't hold up to actual research?

Inconsistent messaging that the mission of teaching, research, and student support are the priority in this change, but that this does not apply to faculty who actually do the teaching and research?

There will be an exception process separate from reasonable accommodations with details forthcoming?

Hi everyone,

I recently graduated from UD, and over the past few years, I've become increasingly concerned about accountability and transparency at the University.

I'm starting a long-term independent research project to document issues, controversies, policies, decisions, and personal experiences involving UD, especially during the post-COVID years, although I'm also looking at issues going back further.

I genuinely believe UD is an important institution with a lot of good people, students, faculty, staff, researchers, and alumni. But I also believe that institutions with as much influence, public funding, and power as UD should have strong systems of accountability and meaningful public oversight.

One area I'm particularly interested in is Delaware's public-records laws. UD receives millions of dollars in taxpayer funding, but Delaware's FOIA law restricts our (aka the public) ability to request records unlike how typical public, state-assisted universities can. I'm beginning to explore whether Delaware law should be changed to provide greater transparency and public access to certain University records and decision-making.

But FOIA is only one possible part of what I'm working on.

The broader question I'm trying to answer is:

How can we create stronger systems of accountability and oversight for higher education in Delaware, protect academic research and DEI, strengthen student rights, and make sure universities are more transparent with the communities they serve?

I'm building a large spreadsheet/database of issues that could help identify patterns and areas where reform may be needed.

I'm looking for experiences or information involving things such as:

• Student rights and disciplinary processes
• FERPA and privacy concerns
• Housing problems or Residence Life
• Financial transparency, tuition, fees, or institutional spending
• Faculty or staff experiences
• Shared governance and leadership decisions
• Academic freedom or research
• DEI and civil-rights issues
• Discrimination or accessibility concerns
• Campus safety
• UD Police
• Mental-health systems and student support
• Title IX
• Protest, free speech, or institutional responses to major events
• Problems communicating with administration
• Situations where you felt UD lacked transparency
• Experiences where you felt there was no meaningful accountability or appeal process
• Examples of policies or decisions that negatively affected students, faculty, staff, or the surrounding community
• Lawsuits, investigations, settlements, or controversies you think deserve more attention

Personal experiences are absolutely welcome. If something happened to you while you were a student, employee, alum, parent, or community member, I'd be interested in hearing about it.

Right now, my goal is to use experiences people share as potential leads and then look for documentation, policies, official records, reporting, or other evidence that can confirm the broader issue.

You can comment publicly if you're comfortable. If your experience is personal or sensitive, you can also send me a DM.

I'm especially interested in hearing from people who have information from 2016 onward/the start of President Assanis, with a particular focus on the post-COVID period. I am open to information pre-Assanis

Even if your issue seems small, please feel free to share it. Sometimes one person's experience may reveal a policy or systemic problem that affects many other people.

I'm still in the early stages of this project, and I don't have all the answers yet. But I want to build something evidence-based that could eventually contribute to real, long-term reforms in Delaware higher education.

If you have an experience, document, article, lawsuit, policy, investigation, controversy, or anything else you think I should look into, I would really appreciate your help.

Thank you.

This happened maybe at 4:00, I was biking home and about a million police cars and a few fire trucks all converted from different directions

My roommates and I would love to live in a house together for senior year. The only issue is its only 3 of us and there is only 1 bathroom in literally every house we've looked at (24). So if anyone has experience with this how was it should we just ditch the whole idea? personally I'm willing to make the compromise i don't think my roommates are. or if anyone knows of 3 bed 2 bath houses close to main st thank you!

As a grad student, I don't get to play/talk soccer much so am trying to reach out to people who do it on a regular basis. I play centerback and defensive mid and played in the intramurals for a couple of years now.

Hi everyone! I’m looking for someone to urgently take over my lease for this school year in my campus walk townhouse off New London road. You would have your own room with a connected bathroom! There would be 3 other girls in the house. Rent is $953 per month plus utilities. Parking is also included!!

Rent for September has been paid and price is negotiable!!

To anyone who has ever been to Deepark Tavern how strict do they get on weekend nights? Is it impossible for a 20 year old to find their way in?

Is anyone here doing any research or post-grad or grad working in cybersecurity and systems or related topics? I have a few questons, and need your guidance on them. Please leave comment and I will reach out to you.

Are there any active chess clubs in ud? Any strong players? Im a CM.

I have an red parking pass which was issued to me at 08/23 so why am I ticketed today at 08/27?

Am I missing something or are the parking services genuinely stupid?

I need to get a required organic chemistry textbook and another recommended textbook from what I can see on the Barnes&Noble ud website. Since the two textbooks are so expensive, I want to know if they're only for Orgo Chem 1 or also for Orgo Chem 2.

The required one is "Organic Chemistry"- ISBN 13: 9781394189373 and the recommended one is "Organic Chemistry - Student Solutions Manual and Study Guide:- ISBN 13: 9781394328185.

Both by David R. Klein

On the B&N website, only the recommended one can be rented and it's still expensive. Also, should I get use or new print. If new print, I did find slightly cheaper options on Amazon.

Edit: I got both for much much cheaper in pdfs.

Anybody who is interested or passionate about Drone Technology and VTOL ? Tag/ share with any of friends are interested too!!

Hi everyone,
I’m a first-year international student at UD majoring in Kinesiology on the pre-PT track.
I’m looking for a study buddy or someone also interested in pt to study together, go to the gym, or possibly do shadowing together in the future.
I’m mainly trying to stay consistent with chemistry, biology, and anatomy-related courses and also start exploring PT clinics.
If anyone is on a similar path, feel free to message me 👍

I am an freshman in chemical engineering student and I have an 4 year old macbook air m1 chip. I was wondering if I should trade it in for $240 and buy a new thinkpad or keep it.

Does anyone know what the best thing to do and how much we really need to excahnge?

Hey everyone,

I’ll be visiting Newark from Brazil this upcoming September (12th-18th) to present a research paper at the IEEE CNS 2026 conference at the University of Delaware. Since I'll be flying into Philadelphia Airport (PHL), what is the most economical way to get to Newark? I'd also love recommendations for affordable hotels, Airbnbs, or budget-friendly places to eat around campus. For getting around during the conference days, I prefer to walk. Additionally, I’d like to do some shopping at stores like Best Buy, Target, or Ross—are these far? I am willing to rent a car for the weekend.

Also, my research focuses on cybersecurity, radio biometrics, and using Wi-Fi CSI for access control and authentication. If there are any CS/Engineering undergrads or grad students around who want to chat about tech, I’d love to have a good conversation and buy you a coffee (a cheap one though, student budget! 😅).

If anyone happens to have some free time and is available to show me around or hang out during the weekend, please feel free to send me a private message (send me a message)!

Thanks in advance for the help!

Hi, I am a freshman staying in Smyth at UD. I was wondering if anybody else played MTG. I know Days of Knights is nearby but I wanted to make some friends who shared a hobby and went to the school. I don’t post things often so I apologize if something’s wrong.

Hi! I’m a UD student in Newark, DE and I’m going to the BIGBANG concert at MetLife Stadium on 9/11. I’m looking for other UD students who are also going and might want to travel together. I’m open to taking the bus/train or splitting a ride. Feel free to DM me if you’re going!