Plans for science building on track for 2013 completion: Building still unnamed – it’s yours for about 20 million dollars.
Volleyball rallies to beat North Carolina: Blue Hens ‘feather’ and ‘tar’ UNC (rimshot).
Mandatory winter session proposed for struggling freshman: UD’s Siberia awaits those w/poor grades.

Thankfully others have done the work for us (not the first or last time, fer shur).

Delawareonline.com has a story about the UD student, and sharp shooter, Andrew Engel ’10. Engel has won the Delaware state skeet shooting champion three times running.  For the unaware, skeet shooting is competitive target shooting done with a double-barreled shotgun.

To plagiarize from delawareonline.com:

In addition to competing in national skeet shooting tournaments — in July, Engel was second overall in the Junior World Skeet Championship’s collegiate division — the senior collaborated with fellow UD student Greg Doyle to start the UD trap and skeet shooting team, which had its first competitive season last fall. Doyle serves as president of the 20-plus member organization. Engel is the vice president and treasurer. The team practices twice a week at the Wilmington Trapshooting Association in Newark.

Even though Engel said he was the only member of the team that had competitive shooting experience when the club was founded, the team has enjoyed considerable success since its inception. After winning the first tournament it competed in at Virginia Tech, the team finished second to the United States Military Academy at a tournament last November in West Point, N.Y.

Also we would be remiss if we didn’t mention that the UD Trap and Skeet team received money via an Alumni Enrichment Award to attend the ACUI Intercollegiate Clay Target Championship in San Antonio last spring.  Alumni Enrichment Awards were created in 2001 by the UD Alumni Association (UDAA) to provide, through financial assistance, opportunities for students to enrich their education at the University of Delaware.

Early start triggers skeet prowess [delawareonline.com]
Alumni Enrichment Awards [UDconnection.com]

University’s Second Life in cyberspace: Virtual UD campus online also does not feature enough courses offered or lab space (we kid b/c we love).
University sophomore talks health with Rachael Ray: Health? Isn’t Rachael Ray a spokeswoman for Dunkin’ Donuts?
After Rodney Gym closes, officials seek replacement: No complaints here – well done, UD.
Casey Howard leads field hocket to 5-2 start: Senior captain leads Blue Hens into conference play.
Volleyball rallies to beat North Carolina: Over 2,500 cheer as UD comes from 2 sets behind for the win.

To plagiarize from sister-site bluehens.com:

Two-time All-American libero Steph Barry returns for her senior campaign, while All-Conference selection Katie Dennehy and CAA Rookie of the Year Kim Stewart will be back as well.

The team will also return the services of setter Jess Chason, who garnered the CAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Performer Award last year. Seniors Kelly Gibson and Michelle LaLonde as well as juniors Paige Erickson and Greta Gibboney will all return as well.

The UD Alumni Relations Blog is nothing if not a die-hard supporter of Blue Hens athletics and our volleyballers have been our school’s best squad over the past few years. You can bet your bottom dollar on us being at this coming season’s games cheering on the team and threatening the opposing teams with violence. Go Blue Hens!

New Mexico Trip, Matches at the Bob Carpenter Center Highlight 2009 UD Volleyball Schedule [bluehens.com]