As of April 1, 2016, more than one hundred Drexel University students have been hospitalized with an ailment that is believed to be connected with reintegration to the quarter system after experiencing six months of the cooperative education (co-op) program. The illness was initially suspected to be the norovirus, which has recently swept nearby campuses […]

In a burst of unprecedented action, Shodickso Ltd. recently cancelled its contract with Drexel Dining, ending the era of the Handschumacher Dining Hall. The Hans announced via a poorly organized MySpace page that the dining hall would serve its last meal to students on April 1, 2016. “Regrettably, the infamous [sic.] Handschumacher will be closing […]

President Frizzle Fries has been in the University City spotlight in recent weeks after a UPS delivery mistake outed him as the Office of Student Life’s surprise participant in the Drexel Drag Show later this April. Fries is known for pushing the boundaries of campus engagement and rallying behind everything that seems to be popular with […]

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 […]