Tag: justice
Jun. 30, 2023
Drexel University’s deadly partnership with Lockheed Martin
Those passing through Drexel University’s campus have probably noticed the massive construction project on 32nd and Cuthbert St. that has taken over Buckley Field. A…
Apr. 21, 2023
Drexel Community for Justice speaks out against pushback from administration
On Saturday, April 15, Drexel Community for Justice (DCJ) organizers handed out flyers on the sidewalk by the Daskalakis Athletic Center during Drexel University’s Admitted…
Mar. 1, 2019
Students react to racial slur found on campus
President John A. Fry sent out a campus-wide email last Wednesday, with the headline reading “No Place for Intolerance at Drexel.” What President Fry was…
Feb. 23, 2018
Less jailtime for joints
Philadelphia is finally beginning to adopt progressive policies on minor drug offenses; it’s about time. Larry Krasner, Philadelphia District Attorney, said Feb. 15 that his…
Feb. 16, 2018
No means no – even if you are an officer
Two New York City police officers were charged with the raping and kidnapping of an 18-year-old Brooklyn girl, Anna, while she was in custody this…
Feb. 2, 2018
“She heard us”
The week-long sentencing hearing of former Olympic Gymnastics doctor and longtime Michigan State physician, Larry Nassar, would have been just another, unfortunately typical, #MeToo era…
Oct. 27, 2017
The Weinstein case shows limitations in the U.S. justice system
As Harvey Weinstein attempts to evade numerous accusations of non-consensual sexual relations, several prosecutors nationwide are building their cases against him. It has been confirmed…
Jun. 3, 2016
Abolishing capital punishment
A century and a half ago, America came out of slavery. It was perhaps not literally true, as Abraham Lincoln said, that every drop drawn…
Apr. 27, 2015
Protest for Rekia Boyd breaks out on Penn’s Campus
A protest occurred April 25 on University of Pennsylvania’s campus demanding justice for Rekia Boyd. Rekia Boyd is yet another black citizen who was shot…
Aug. 22, 2014
SAVES improves on process of reporting sexual assault
The Sexual Assault Victim Empowerment System, developed in part by Drexel adjunct professor Candace Wannamaker in the School of Education, has been live since mid-May…
