The Drexel Athletic Club, which fundraises for the athletic department, has reached the 1,000 donor benchmark for the first time, according to Athletic Director Eric Zillmer. The number of donors reached 1,021, topping last year's best of 702 donors by over 40 percent.
For those of you who were shocked to learn of the sudden departure of the AJDrexelBank and all of its ATMs, do not feel uninformed or out of the loop. There was little to no warning to the campus at large when the only University-related bank disappeared faster than Lehman Brothers.
Women's Basketball All-time Drexel and Colonial Athletic Association leading scorer Gabriela Marginean has been nominated as one of two representatives from the CAA for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. The award honors senior athletes that have performed above and beyond both on and off the playing field or court.
Vans Warped Tour, an annual music festival, has been described by many musicians as the summer camp of rock music, moving through a host of cities across the United States each year. The tour is hot and sweaty; it takes a lot of preparation to endure. For bands and fans alike, friendships grow and memories are made.
Drexel medical student Victor Cueto was one of 13 national scholars selected by the American Medical Association to receive a Minority Scholars Award in May. "I was both delighted and surprised by winning the scholarship," Cueto said. "It is a great honor to be selected among my peers nationwide for such a prestigious award.
Health care reform is one of the most widely debated topics among politicians today. Recently, a bill was passed that was initially intended to rework the industry in order to provide cheaper health care to all citizens. The method to be employed is to require that everyone purchase health insurance, or face an economic penalty.
At the end of the NFL season, there is only one team that earns high honors and recognition; that team, of course, is the Super Bowl champions. The Super Bowl is a dream come true for sports writers and commentators nationwide. The media rushes to the scene every year to watch the winning team pour ice cold Gatorade on their ecstatic coach.
When I arrived at Drexel three years ago, I recall being told not to venture too far off campus. However, what was once a neighborhood deemed unsafe has now largely been purchased by the University of Pennsylvania, and since then, the areas around 40th Street and beyond have slowly transformed into a more college-friendly area.
