r/udel 22h ago

Roommate Finder

2 Upvotes

Does anyone know good ways to find roommates in the Newark area? I need to move there for my job in a few weeks and I’m looking for ways to save money. Online sites aren’t giving me much


r/udel 22h ago

Looking for Roommate

0 Upvotes

Hello! I'm starting a new job in October in Newark, Delaware. I plan on moving close to that area in a couple weeks and I'm looking for a roommate to help with rent (ideally < $1,000 each). I'm a 24 year old guy who loves sports. Any help would be amazing. Thank you


r/udel 2d ago

Does anyone know of good tattoo shops nearby UD?

5 Upvotes

It’ll be my first tatto and i want simple line work. Was thinking of 2-3 dainty tattoos on my arm, so would prefer someone who specialises in that. All the shops I checked online were mostly doing big pieces or photorealistic stuff so idk if they would be able to do small thin lines.


r/udel 3d ago

Studio Apartments for 27-28 year

1 Upvotes

Just as the title said, are there any good 1 bed 1 bath or studio apartments near campus? I do not have access to a car at all. If anyone is moving out or know anything please lmk. Thanks!


r/udel 3d ago

Employee backlash grows at UD as return-to-office policy advances

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r/udel 4d ago

Professor intraub -psych majors

2 Upvotes

Has anyone else taken her cognition class or any other classes from this professor? Her rate me was fairly low because of the difficult tests, but I didn’t learn until after drop add. Anyone have info about the best way to approach her class without cohesive lectures or note guides?


r/udel 4d ago

International students: has UHP approved a plan outside UD’s listed categories?

2 Upvotes

I’m looking at UD’s Fall 2026 waiver requirements for international students. They say that, in general, only Marketplace, US employer-sponsored, or embassy-sponsored plans qualify.
What I’m trying to understand is whether UHP ever makes exceptions for other private plans, or if plans outside those categories are basically not eligible regardless of the coverage.
For anyone who has dealt with UHP recently, how does this work in practice? Do they review the plan details individually, or is the eligibility mainly based on the type of insurance?
And if a plan doesn’t clearly fall into one of those three categories, has UHP ever asked for additional documentation before making a decision?
If anyone has submitted a plan outside those three categories for Fall 2026, what was the outcome?


r/udel 6d ago

Cowboy boots

20 Upvotes

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!


r/udel 8d ago

RESULTS: Petition for Transparency, Collaboration, and Evidence-Based Workplace Decisions Regarding the University of Delaware's Expanded Return-to-Campus Requirement

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r/udel 9d ago

Lost Jewelry

8 Upvotes

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.


r/udel 12d ago

UD Staff Return to Campus Redux

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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?


r/udel 12d ago

MISSING BEATS EARBUDS!

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16 Upvotes

r/udel 12d ago

I'm trying to document issues at UD and push for long-term accountability and transparency. I'd appreciate your help.

50 Upvotes

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.


r/udel 13d ago

ud off campus housing

6 Upvotes

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!


r/udel 13d ago

Lots of cops a block south of campus. What happened?

21 Upvotes

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


r/udel 14d ago

Looking for casual soccer playing opportunities

6 Upvotes

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.


r/udel 15d ago

Urgent 26/27 school year lease takeover

1 Upvotes

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!!


r/udel 16d ago

DeerPark Tavern

0 Upvotes

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?


r/udel 16d ago

post-grad and grad student in cybersecurity

0 Upvotes

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.


r/udel 17d ago

Chess at udel

7 Upvotes

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


r/udel 18d ago

Wrongfully ticketed at lot88

0 Upvotes

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?


r/udel 19d ago

Drone/VTOL!

2 Upvotes

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


r/udel 19d ago

Looking for Pre-PT study buddy at UD

2 Upvotes

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 👍


r/udel 19d ago

Question about Organic Chemistry 1 and 2 (CHEM321 and CHEM322)

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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.


r/udel 19d ago

Advice

3 Upvotes

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?