Articles by María Paula Mijares
Aug. 27, 2021
Did you notice the Biowall was missing? This is what happened to it.
Drexel students who have been around campus during the past few terms may have noticed one of the university icons missing: the Biowall at Papadakis…
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Aug. 13, 2021
NBA & Sixers superstar Joel Embiid spotted on campus playing tennis
The afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 4, around 1:30 p.m., Drexel students were awed by a visit from Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid, who was spotted…
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Apr. 23, 2021
Drexel mandates vaccines, continues with vaccine distribution amid Covid-19 uptick on campus
As of April 22, the positivity rate for COVID-19 at Drexel is 2.3 percent. According to Janet Cruz, an assistant professor in the Drexel College…
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Apr. 9, 2021
Boba King, popular boba tea and coffee shop, opens on Drexel’s campus
Many Drexel students lined up for free drinks from April 1 through April 3 at the grand opening of Boba King, the new boba tea…
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Mar. 12, 2021
How Drexel handled Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918 vs. Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely remain a defining event of 2020 for decades to come. In fact, COVID-19 may even be viewed similarly to how…
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Mar. 12, 2021
History of racial injustice at Drexel, from Civil Rights to BLM
As an institution within a major metropolitan area, Drexel University has lived through times of great divide within society; since its inception in 1891, both…
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Mar. 5, 2021
Drexel Covid-19 statistic reported by the New York Times ‘misleading and invalid’
A recent update to the New York Times COVID-19 tracker revealed a statistic about Drexel University which came as a shock to many, but Dr. Marla Gold,…
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Feb. 26, 2021
Drexel students affected by severe weather in Texas
Jaya Tucker, an Entertainment and Arts Management junior, was just doing her hair when the power went out in the apartment where she was staying…
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Feb. 5, 2021
Student-founded ‘Philly Fighting Covid’ scandal rattles Philadelphia and Drexel community
The Philadelphia Department of Health decided to cease distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to Philly Fighting COVID, the biggest clinic the city had at the time,…
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Jan. 29, 2021
Many students moved into Drexel residence halls this January
Just like students take an online course at Drexel, students who are working as a resident assistant had to see sets of slides, answer discussion…