Roberto Salome These summer Olympics had one of the grandest opening ceremonies in recent times, but scandals may soon overshadow the games. Eight women’s badminton players were disqualified for intentionally trying to lose their matches. Due to the format of the group stage, the four teams, which had already qualified, were trying to lose [...]
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Yahoo needs innovative products
Roberto Salome Yahoo Inc. was once one of Silicon Valley’s top companies on the cusp of cutting-edge technology. In recent years, though, its position has slipped as other companies have been able to deliver more high-quality services. In an effort to reinvent its image, Yahoo has hired Marissa Mayer, its sixth CEO since 2007. [...]
Higgs boson, a new scientific era
Roberto Salome Recently it has been hard to get students interested in science, but then again, an observation as large as the one conducted at the Large Hadron Collider has not occurred as of late. Traces of a new particle with a mass of about 126 gigaelectron volts appeared in data analysis July [...]
Lessons learned while at Drexel
Roberto Salome In just a few short days, some of us will be graduating. While we have all chosen different majors and concentrations, attending Drexel has unified us all in more ways than one. We have all learned some of the same invaluable lessons that can only be acquired at this University. 1. The [...]
DU should promote grad school
Roberto Salome There are many reasons why a student might choose to attend Drexel University. The No. 1 reason for most students is the nationally recognized co-op program. With the current economic situation at hand, work experience is becoming increasingly important for students when searching for a full-time job. However, pursuing a graduate degree [...]
Special topics classes enrich DU
Roberto Salome Whether you go to a large public school with a ranked football team or a tiny private one focused on farming, all colleges are pretty similar. The first day is awkward, you become close with your floormates from freshman year, there’s at least one student who raises his hand to ask if [...]
Advice for the incoming class
Roberto Salome Congratulations and welcome to Drexel University, the institution that you have selected to be your best friend, or worst enemy, for the next 4 or 5 years. As a senior, I have decided to impart my wisdom on you for the coming school year. The move to college can be a bit daunting, [...]
College education needs change
Roberto Salome If there is one thing that college has taught me, it is that the grades you receive in a class are not always proportional to the amount of material you have learned. In many cases, the amount of time and effort that one puts into a course has no effect on the final [...]
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