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On Feb. 23, Drexel University announced their three Truman Scholarship nominees: Sky Harper, Rida Memon and Anna Vallarta. The three students have demonstrated a commitment…
Meet the Latino leaders behind Drexel’s student organizations
Student organizations in all forms play pivotal roles in our lives. Over 300 student organizations call Drexel University home; they are run by student presidents…
Apr. 6, 2018
Not co-oped up in one place
For most Drexel University students, this past April 2 marked the return to either classes for spring quarter or co-op for the spring-summer co-op cycle.…

Feb. 23, 2018
Academic Bistro serves up soup
The Academic Bistro lunch program run out of the Center for Food and Hospitality Management is once again serving up a deal that diners can’t…

Feb. 16, 2018
The Lindy Center holds Super Bowl-themed First Friday event
On Feb. 2, the Lindy Center hosted its monthly First Friday event, offering donuts, coffee and Super Bowl trivia to students. Boxes of Dunkin’ Donuts…

Feb. 9, 2018
A city, a dream and a football game: Eagles champs at last
It was a night that felt like forever in the making. On Feb. 4, 2018, the Philadelphia Eagles squared off against the New England Patriots…

Nov. 17, 2017
Students walk out of class to protest prof’s removal
Students in George Ciccariello-Maher’s class, Race and Politics, are once again lobbying for his return to campus. Ciccariello-Maher is an associate professor of political science…

Nov. 10, 2017
Drexel family weekend kicks off Friday
From Nov. 10 to 12, Drexel University families will have the opportunity to engage in campus activities, gaining insight into their student’s collegiate life during…

Nov. 3, 2017
Return of the quad
On Nov. 1 Drexel University began to take down the gates around the perimeter of the Korman Center and the quad. This “soft opening” allowed…

Sep. 29, 2017
Drexel gives freshman ‘smart’ backpacks
Incoming freshmen received a “Welcome Week” treat during move-in weekend — a smart backpack that hasn’t hit the shelves yet. About 2,500 of these backpack…

Jul. 14, 2017
Steinbright works to decrease number of unpaid co-ops
A group of co-op coordinators at Drexel’s Steinbright Career Development Center are working with employers to transform unpaid co-ops into paid positions. “We don’t have…

May. 24, 2017
TKE suspended for five years
Drexel University placed the Alpha Tau chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity on a five-year suspension on May 23, an anonymous source told The…

May. 19, 2017
24 Hours of Impact back for second year
On May 24, Drexel University will hold its second Day of Giving, an online social campaign where students, faculty, alumni and other friends of the…

Apr. 14, 2017
Neon sign museum illuminates street corner
When the first neon signs popped up in the former Firestone building on 32nd and Market streets, students began to wonder about the new purpose…

Apr. 2, 2017
Drexel professor issues statement following “first-class seat” tweet
On March 26, George Ciccariello-Maher, a Drexel University associate professor of political science, tweeted: “Some guy gave up his first-class seat for a uniformed soldier.…

Feb. 17, 2017
Email storage soon rising to 50 gigs
All drexel.edu email accounts will be moved to the cloud and upgraded to 50 gigabytes of storage, Drexel University Information Technology announced in an email…

Feb. 10, 2017
Thousands show for Phila. March for Humanity
More than 2,000 people protested President Donald Trump’s travel ban in Center City, Philadelphia as part of the Feb. 4 March for Humanity, according to…
