Articles by Editorial Board
Nov. 7, 2014
Civic responsibilities should trump class
While you were watching YouTube videos in your civic engagement class, the polls were closing without your vote. The solution? Drexel University should not hold…

Oct. 31, 2014
Why you should vote
Election day is coming up this Nov. 4, and if you live within the City of Philadelphia, it’s easy to get a little jaded. Speaking…

Oct. 24, 2014
Prepare for this flu season
In the course of the past few months, hardly a day has gone by without the mention of Ebola. News of the virus and its…

Oct. 17, 2014
Invest in the university, not the president’s wallet
The topic of administrator salaries is not an uncommon one when discussing the price of a college education. Only five years ago Drexel University was…

Oct. 10, 2014
Is the University straying too far from its roots?
If you looked at the front page today, you might have seen an article about Drexel charging a new fee to prospective students for processing…

Oct. 3, 2014
We’re proud when students give back
Food waste is one of the more intractable problems in today’s society. To keep a massive supermarket like Fresh Grocer fully stocked 24/7, or to…
Sep. 26, 2014
Drexel can learn from Center City business improvement
For those of us who got used to seeing the chain-link fences and construction equipment surrounding City Hall and wondered how long it would be…
Sep. 19, 2014
The past is just as important as the future
Drexel is a huge technology hub and has an ever-increasing role in the future development of Philadelphia, but we can’t forget about the work this…
Aug. 22, 2014
Innovation neighborhood comes with a cost
There’s been a lot of talk recently about Drexel spearheading an “Innovation Neighborhood;” that is, a large real estate development dedicated to research and incubating…
Aug. 8, 2014
If an e-mail is sent to an inbox and no one reads it…
Drexel Central released students’ financial aid packages at the end of July for the upcoming 2014-2015 academic year. In response to the changes in their…