Articles by Nicholas Vann
Oct. 20, 2023
Drexel announces Chloe Bailey as Dragonfly headliner
Photo by Ava Cona | The Triangle After much anticipation (and cryptic emoji riddles posted on drexeldragonfly‘s Instagram story), the wait is finally over. The…
Oct. 6, 2023
Writers Guild of America reaches agreement
After a months-long stalemate, The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has officially ended its 148-day strike. The strike began May 2 and ended Sept. 27…
Sep. 18, 2023
The basics of Drexel Greek life
There is a thriving community of sororities and fraternities — collectively referred to as “Greek life” — at Drexel University. Greek life is a great…
Aug. 18, 2023
Honoring Rainer John Westphal: Drexel alumnus and entrepreneur
On Aug. 7, 2023, Drexel University alumni and trustee Rainer John “Ray” Westphal passed away at the age of 88 (July 7, 1935 – Aug.…
Aug. 18, 2023
Aliens and the case for a more transparent government
The news that the U.S. government may be in possession of alien technology has taken the world (…worlds?) by storm. In recent Congress hearings, former…
Jul. 28, 2023
Twitter’s bold rebranding: will X find success?
On July 23, Twitter owner Elon Musk raised eyebrows with his announcement that Twitter would be rebranding to “X,” and that “Tweets” would be renamed…
Jul. 28, 2023
Microsoft’s Activision acquisition: what is next?
On Jan. 18, 2022, Microsoft announced their intention to purchase video game company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. Within the next few months, the deal…
Jun. 30, 2023
Affirmative action struck down by Supreme Court
On the morning of June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that both Harvard University and the University of North Carolina’s admission plans were unlawful,…
Jun. 9, 2023
Do Xbox and Microsoft have a future in gaming?
Since the early 2000s — with the massive success of the original Xbox gaming console — many gamers have had a mental conception of a…