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Festive Times at UD
As someone who eagerly looks forward to the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, this year (understandably) looked a little different. With the world still in the throes of a worldwide pandemic, the most important thing for our family was to prioritize safety and caution.
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UD VSA Families Program
The Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) at UD hosted their first ever VSA Families Program for the Fall 2020 semester. These ‘families’ are smaller communities within VSA that help students make friends and support each other. Even though everything was online, there were still more than 30 participants in the program.
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Editor’s Note: Grace Zhang
This year has certainly been surreal, to say the least. In a matter of months, I have watched the world grind to a sudden halt. Our universities have shut down, millions of people suddenly are finding themselves jobless, and quarantine has become the necessary means for survival. This is our new reality: one that can be characterized with overwhelming loneliness and anxiety at times. But like with every crisis, we learn and we adapt. For me, and perhaps also the rest of the world, this tumultuous time has truly taught us the importance of appreciating the smaller beauties in life that we have so often passed by without a second…
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Senior Spotlight: Winnie Wong
Hi everyone! My name is Winnie Wong and I am a graduating senior. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up, I had a passion for the sciences, especially in chemistry when I was first introduced to it in high school. I thoroughly enjoyed how such complicated processes could be intertwined neatly together. I pursued an Honors Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry at the University of Delaware. To gain experience in my field, I turned to internship and undergraduate research opportunities. I was secretary of the university’s Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) chapter, reaching out to students from Asian minority backgrounds to engage them…
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Senior Spotlight: John Vo
Hey! My name is John Vo and I’m a graduating senior who majored in Biology. I’m planning on going to Temple University to pursue my PharmD in September, but enough about my academics. I will never remember college by the classes that I took—and I prefer it that way. No, when I think about UD, I think about all the RSOs that I was a part of: SASE, VSA, Pre-Pharmacy Society, AAPC, just to name a few. To me, these clubs didn’t just represent my heritage and interests. They represented people: people that had the same goal as me. Growing up in a predominantly white population, I’ve always felt like…
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Journaling at UD
Submitted by Grace Zhang My sneakers squeaked against the worn linoleum floor as I made my way to the first class of the day. As a trepidatious freshman navigating the sprawling campus of the University of Delaware, I was careful to organize my schedule so I arrived exactly five minutes before each class began—enough time to ensure I would not be labeled as an overachieving nerd that I have come to expect with my physical appearance. When I trekked to the Caesar Rodney Dining Hall, I made it my life mission to find at least one friend to sit with. After all, nothing in my mind could be worse than…
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Dance as a Universal Language
Submitted by Jess Chan Dance is an expression of who we are and who we want to be. It’s attached to culture which, in turn, shows to the world who we are, what we want, and just how we are going to do it,” said Vanessa Guerrero, an ELI foreign exchange student from Venezuela. Guerrero continues, “Dance and culture coexist together, one can’t survive without the other. The human being will always want to express themselves through movements and will always want to preserve what they are. Everything is connected.” For Guerrero, coming to the University of Delaware as a foreign exchange student was a struggle. She joined Isodynamic Dance…
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UD Delta Phi Lambda Sorority
Submitted by Nancy Khoutsavanh Who We Are Delta Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. is an Asian-Interest, not Asian exclusive, sorority that is founded upon seven virtues from the University of Georgia in 1998. The Colony Chapter at the University of Delaware was chartered on April 5, 2015. We are a tight group of women leaders grounded in academic excellence and community service. We advocate for Asian awareness, empower women leaders through programs, and build everlasting sisterhood through our shared experiences. Our sisters participate in a variety of extracurricular activities and journey to various leadership conferences across the country to strengthen our leadership skills and personal values. Our History and Where We…
