In what can only be described as a shocking turn of events, junior electrical engineering student Frank Peterson decided to engage his classmates in conversation for the first time in over three years. Peterson, almost always studying for his next thermo exam, engaged those in the immediate vicinity of his desk for over five minutes […]

In a move designed to decrease students’ post-graduation debt burdens and to increase Drexel’s affordability, the University has decided to lower tuition significantly for the 2015-16 academic year. This action, unprecedented in the modern academic world, comes as a result of the University becoming more acutely aware of the problems faced by recent graduates and […]

Drexel’s Office of Campus Activities announced March 31 that the Good Idea Fund, a sponsor of on-campus events and programming proposed by individual members of the Drexel community since 2010, will be renamed the Bad Idea Fund and repurposed to waste unused funds awarded to student organizations by the Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee. “The […]

A surge of missing person reports has recently been linked to the startlingly long Starbucks line in the lobby of the Gerri C. LeBow Hall. Drexel students have been disappearing into the coffee shop en masse, never to be seen again. Starbucks has attempted to distance itself from this scandal, saying that students vanished before […]

In a report in the Daily Pennsylvanian, it was revealed that Drexel University’s independent student newspaper has been fabricating its news stories for the past 89 years. The story, titled “Our Poor Neighbor Newspaper Is Worse Than We Thought,” ran in the March 10 issue of the paper and gave rise to social media chatter […]

Edward Snowden confirmed exclusively to The Rectangle this week that he was responsible for leaking the file of student information via the Steinbright Career Development Center last winter term. He claims this was a desperate plea to draw attention to what he sees as Drexel’s institutionalized mistreatment of students. “I have seen some shit in […]

Squash farmers from around the United States have gathered at the Daskalakis Athletic Center to compete in the U.S. Squash Open. A proud tradition at Drexel, the hosting of the U.S. Open has been a particular favorite of Drexel President Curly Fries. “It’s truly an honor to be able to bring together so many people […]

President Curly Fries awarded honorary undergraduate degrees March 31 to two Keating Co. employees who worked on the construction of Gerri C. LeBow Hall. They did not take any classes or complete any credits at the University. The decision to award degrees was well considered, not spur of the moment, according to Fries. Fries’ decision […]

Skippy the Dog is a beloved dog who resides in a fraternity house at Drexel. A resident Rectangle reporter met with Skippy and was able to translate his answers. Rectangle Rants: What’s your story? What brought you to Drexel? Skippy the Dog: I used to live behind a giant glass wall with other animals. People […]

The following are crimes that occurred on or near campus and were reported to The Rectangle by the Drexel University Department of Public Safety between March 25, 20134 and April 1, 2014. All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement or DPS incident reports. Assault 1 March 24, 2:19 p.m. 3500 Block […]