In an unprecedented move to further its control on housing for students, Drexel University announced March 13 via email that construction had begun to turn Drexel Park into a cemetery, where alumni will be interred to fulfill the new after-death on-campus housing requirement. The announcement, appended to a course evaluation reminder, at first went largely […]
Fashion week (or shall I say fashion month?) is no doubt the hottest event in the fashion industry as it spans through New York, Milan, London and Paris. Hundreds of designers showcase their seasonal collections on the runway, where top editors, buyers and celebrities view the collections. Although a lot of designers have their own […]
President Obama recently made a budget proposal with the usual ridiculous ideas that have come to seem normal from the White House over the past seven years, such as reallocating Environmental Protection Agency funding in favor of “public-private partnerships” (corporate sell-outs) or funneling more education money into the hands of fat-cat university presidents like Juan […]
Last month was the annual celebration of Pi Day, an important holiday that’s enjoyed worldwide by math enthusiasts. Interestingly, people who develop severe allergic reactions to a simple 2+2=4 math problem also celebrate Pi Day because of free food. The Pi Day of 2015 is uniquely significant, since 3/14/15, 9:26:53 corresponds to the first 10 […]
Drexel University President Juan Fry announced in January he was going to participate in the Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride in order to raise money for a nonprofit organization that teaches underprivileged kids to play squash, called Squashing Institutional Poverty. PNBR, an annual event that has gone for about six years in the City of Brotherly […]
As a result of the lack of vegan options at the Handschumacher Dining Center, some Drexel University students have begun to harvest the bountiful produce of the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building’s biowall. Instead of eating at the Hans, dozens of vegetable-hungry students brought forks and knives to PISB to feast on the biowall’s 80-foot span […]
Forget longtime favorite trends such as crocs, fanny packs and Starbucks cups, the newest fad (and definitely an instant classic) is the baby! This must have accessory of 2015 appeared all over Fashion Week on and off the runway. After seeing so many fashionable babies off the runway, Dolce & Gabbana finally took the plunge […]
Back when I was looking at a bunch of different colleges as a recent GED-recipient, I remember loving everything about Drexel University — except the lack of a quad. Sure, it’s got some great benefits, like a bunch of non-flammable surfaces and having dorms close enough to classes that I can get there while on […]
I know there’s been a lot of conversation lately about some changes to campus, so I’d like to shed some light on a few of these issues. As the director of Administrative and Business Services, I help make sure Drexel University’s money is being used wisely. Drexel is known for having a vibrant modern urban […]
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