Chrysler Update

If there’s one thing the UD Alumni Relations Blog is known for it’s nonsense hard-hitting news (stop laughing!) and to be quite frank, the Pulitzer board should be severely admonished for overlooking our work. In this blog’s tradition of grassroots journalism, we are breaking the latest news about the University of Delaware’s plans for the [...]

Scenes from campus – special edition

Normally the UD Alumni Relations Blog’s ‘Scenes from Campus’ series posts classic photos of the University of Delaware that are near and dear to your heart, loyal reader. Today, we’re going rogue and bringing you raw shots of the newest addition to campus – the former Newark Chrysler Assembly Plant on South College Ave. The [...]

Chrysler for sale to highest bidder

Are you looking for welding supplies, forklifts, compressors, heating and cooling equipment, back up generators or air tanks? If so, head on down to the University of Delaware’s latest acquisition – the former Chrysler site on South College Avenue! UD will be hosting an auction of former assets of the Newark Chrysler automotive fabrication, assembly [...]

Back in the saddle again

After spending the better part of the past few weeks in Seoul (pics and details to come, we promise), the UD Alumni Relations Blog is back and we’re ready to bring you mind-blowing awesomeness to you, loyal reader.  Just make sure you’re prepared because we can’t be held responsible if you’re brain explodes after reading [...]

UD Prez updates UD community

UD President Patrick Harker provided an overview of goals, initiatives and plans — from the arrival of the Class of 2013 to the proposed purchase of the Chrysler property to the state of Delaware’s continuing budget concerns due to the economic conditions — during a general faculty meeting held Monday. Harker touched on a few [...]

Zombies at UD

Friday morning a UD student was found by security on the grounds of the Chrysler plant on South College Ave. across from the UD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources buildings. The student had slept on the plant’s grounds after having been at a party the previous evening and getting lost on her way home. [...]

From the pages of The Review

Every Tuesday, UD student-run newspaper The Review is published. Here is a taste of today’s stories: New book portrays Delaware as fantasyland: No sales tax, reasonable standard of living, get to the beach in a hour – we agree. Miss Delaware returns to UD: Back to class for beauty queen. UD primary bidder for Chrysler [...]

Iron like a Lion at UD

The University of Delaware Library announces the exhibition “The Lion Awakes: The Influence of Reggae Music and Bob Marley,” which will be on display in the Morris Library Information Room from Friday, Sept. 18, through Friday, Dec. 18. The exhibition will highlight materials in the UD Library that focus on Marley, who worked as a [...]

Students create documentary on Chrysler plant

As American auto manufacturers take a beating in the current economic crisis/recession/collapse/disaster/downturn/whatever, effects of the auto makers problems are being felt worldwide – even in lovely Newark, Delaware. The Chrysler plant on South College Avenue, across from the UD Athletics Complex and the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources buildings, was shut down months ago [...]

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