Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business announced in a press release Sept. 28 that it will be launching a Master of Science program in leadership in January 2012. According to the press release, this part-time program will give Drexel students the tools to develop analytical and leadership skills in business, with the ultimate goal of [...]
M. soccer barely afloat
With the Drexel men’s soccer team struggling to score goals so far this season, strong defense and excellent goalkeeping are keeping the Dragons afloat. As they move forward in Colonial Athletic Association play, Drexel must focus on defensive play in order to gain team momentum. Drexel (1-7-2, 0-1-1 CAA) traveled to George Mason (4-3-3, 1-1-1 [...]
Security upgraded for campus Internet
The Drexel community received an email notification Sept. 27 that all DragonFly3 users had to update their wireless network settings using the DragonFly3 Installation Wizard before Sept. 30 in order to avoid losing service. During the week of Sept. 25, the Office of Information Resources and Technology installed a new annual security certificate, which created [...]
Men’s tennis gets hyped for ITA Championships
The men’s tennis team had a strong season opening at the St. Joseph’s Invitational and hope that they can bring some of that momentum to the highly competitive ITA Championships next week. When the team travels to Ithaca, N.Y. Oct. 13 with some of their best talent, they will try to show the competition that [...]
Coppola wins Educator of Year
Rosalie Coppola, assistant clinical professor for the physician assistant program within Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, has been chosen by her students and peers as the winner of the 2011 Educator of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants. This award normally goes to “ a PA that is [...]
W. soccer ends game against William & Mary 0-0
Temperatures falling, old sweaters making their way out of the storage bin and the lengthening night taking over from the shortening days. These three things can only mean the following in the city of Philadelphia: One, it is October, two, the Phillies are preparing to make another tilt at the World Series, and three, Drexel [...]
Swim team runs 5K
The Drexel swim team played a role in supporting the prevention of campus violence by participating in a 5K. The run was hosted by Drexel’s Department of Public Safety The topic of security on university campuses has been highlighted a great deal recently in the wake of several on-campus tragedies across the country in the [...]
Golf competes locally for Big 5
The Big 5 Golf Invitational will be held at Plymouth Country Club in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Oct. 8-9. Last year the event drew commitments from 21 Division I men’s golf programs. This event is one of the most anticipated events of schools located in Philadelphia, including Drexel University. “This is definitely an event we circle [...]
Players step up for W. tennis
The Drexel women’s tennis team came out swinging at the 2011 St. Joseph’s Invitational the weekend of Sept. 30. Even though the poor weather ultimately rained on their parade, the team showed strong returning players as well as talented new faces. Head Coach Tricia Udicious believes that her players gain momentum and success each time [...]
Drexel’s future highlighted at Convocation
Drexel University’s annual convocation ceremony was held Sept. 27 to celebrate the start of the 2011-12 academic year. President John A. Fry spoke at the event about the University’s future in many capacities and elaborated on the benefits of Drexel’s affiliation with the Academy of Natural Sciences. The ceremony, held in the auditorium of the [...]
New master’s program will be offered at CoM in fall
Drexel University College of Medicine recently launched a Master of Science degree program in drug discovery and development to inform students about the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries, as announced in a CoM press release Sept. 9. The program, which is being offered through the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, encourages students to pursue a career [...]
Women’s soccer off to hot start in conference play
Senior forward Jenna Lindsay makes a move past the opposition’s defender during a home game at the Vidas Athletic Complex last season. The New Jersey native has started all 10 games this season and leads the Dragons in scoring with nine points overall — four goals and one assist. Update: The women’s soccer team lost [...]
Crew comes home with first place
Beads of sweat dripping down the coxswain’s face, oars splashing violently in and out of the water, boats neck-and-neck in a sprint for the finish line — and in the end one team prevails: the Dragons. The Drexel men’s and women’s crew teams stroked their way to a victorious season opener on the Navesink River [...]
Natural gas: The best alternative?
Maxwell Balbin The likelihood of natural gas to improve our energy outlook continues to garner fierce debate. On one hand, supporters argue that mining natural gas makes use of an abundant domestic resource. Additionally, burning natural gas is easier on the environment than other fossil fuels. Furthermore, exploiting a domestic resource could jolt our [...]
European recession may spread
Shawkat Hammoudeh Fears of a developing sovereign debt crisis in Europe started in late 2009, but the situation became particularly tense in early 2010. Crisis Europe included eurozone members (Greece, Ireland and Portugal) and also some European Union countries from outside the eurozone. In the EU, particularly in countries where sovereign debts have increased [...]
An award-winning beer, not for the faint of heart
In my quest to try as many different beers as possible, I’ve periodically gone on English beer kicks. These have varied from drinking every IPA I could get my hands on to searching all over in an attempt to find a decent session beer. One of the few styles of beer that I have not [...]
‘How I Met Your Mother’ back to legendary schematics
Season 7 of “How I Met Your Mother” premiered Monday, Sept. 19, and I must say, it was legen-wait for it-dary! With back-to-back episodes, the show came back with a bang. Episodes “The Best Man” and “The Naked Truth” take off right from where season 6 left us: Barney’s wedding. Barney is scared that his [...]
Sadie Says
Got a question? Send it to me at Sadie@thetriangle.org! Dear Sadie, I’m really, really shy and not so good at making friends. I just don’t know what to talk about with other people I guess, which wasn’t a problem in high school when I had the same group of friends since elementary. Now, though, none [...]
Cooking with a K
Vanilla French Toast with Apple Syrup & Candied Pecans This recipe was a beautiful mistake that I created this past Christmas morning. On Christmas Eve I purchased a beautiful loaf of Challah for French toast the following morning. As I dipped the bread into the batter I realized we didn’t have any maple syrup on hand (and of [...]
Union Transfer opening successful
Union Transfer, a new live music venue to rival long-beloved Philadelphia hotspots, opened its doors Sept. 21. The headliner, Philly and Brooklyn-based Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, played a flawless set that definitively established the new venue as both a technical masterpiece and a homey new haunt for Philly’s lively indie and up-and-coming music scenes. [...]
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