Tag: University Housing
Mar. 11, 2024
Drexel University resident assistants file petition to unionize
Resident assistants at Drexel University announced their intent to unionize in a petition submitted to Drexel President John Fry on March 11. 80 percent of…
Aug. 10, 2018
74 upper-class students displaced by incoming freshmen
Dozens of Drexel University upperclassmen found themselves scrambling for a place to live for the upcoming fall term after University Housing cancelled their housing plans…
Apr. 7, 2017
Destroying affordable housing
Myers Hall will not be missed for its physical attributes. By all accounts this “temporary” dormitory far exceeded its recommended lifespan. But its impending demolition…
Nov. 11, 2016
My new family at Millennium Hall
Standing tall at 17 floors with its curvy structure and shiny appearance, most people are in awe when they see Millennium Hall at first glance.…
Nov. 11, 2016
The benefits of suite living
One of the biggest perks of being an incoming student at Drexel University is having a choice of eight different residence halls to live in.…
Nov. 11, 2016
Living outside the Drexel bubble
One of the perks of going to school in a big city is that the entire city of Philadelphia is our campus. “Treat the whole…
Aug. 19, 2016
Looks like Chestnut (is) Square
Glued to a swivel chair, I vigorously flipped through stacks of papers hammering out scribbles that faintly resembled my name wherever an “x” lied, barely…
Feb. 20, 2015
USGA President supports off-campus living restriction
Undergraduate Student Government Association President Kevin Murray stated in an email Feb. 12 that he supports Drexel University’s controversial project to restrict off-campus living, which…
Feb. 6, 2015
We should live where we want, not where we’re told
At the World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893, the City of Philadelphia sent, as an exhibition, a two story rowhouse. Literally tens of thousands…
Mar. 1, 2013
A temporary housing plan is long overdue
Remember the fire alarms from when you lived in the dorms? They would blare through the hallways of your residence hall at the most inconvenient…