Spring Break
Human beings are natural complainers. We continually argue that our government isn't running correctly or efficiently. And as Drexel students, we do the same to the University. In the upcoming week, many of us will have not one, but two opportunities to help push the local government and the University leadership in the direction that we feel is best.
A lot of students think that the upcoming Mayoral election doesn't have anything to do with them, but it does. The City of Philadelphia is slowly dying. A murder rate of one dead and five shootings per day has turned neighborhoods into war zones and forced many residents into a constant state of fear.
Messy Roommate Dear Andy, My roommate keeps his side of the room extremely messy. This has created a constant problem when I try to bring home members of the opposite sex. How can I eliminate this problem? Situations like this can be hard to deal with, as bringing up the subject is never easy.
While gazing into the setting sun the other day, I began to ponder various questions that humanity has searched to answer since we evolved to the point to know what a question was. What is the meaning of life? Is there a God? Will the Rolling Stones ever die? While these questions are meaningful to the general population, they do not pertain to me and are therefore useless, except for the one about the Rolling Stones.
William Mulgrew's commentary, "Progressives and Conservatives," published in the last issue of The Triangle is marred by straw-man arguments, historical inaccuracies and half-truths. Let's address some of the particularly egregious examples and establish what people who consider themselves to be "progressive" actually believe.
People who believe in the supernatural generally think that since there's no proof to the contrary, ghosts, UFOs, and mind-readers must surely exist. Following their train of logic, since there is no proof otherwise, I am going to take credit for the fact that Philadelphia, my home city, has recently begun shutting down psychics.
New Jersey is poised to become the latest state to impose a moratorium on the death penalty, following the recommendation of a special panel commissioned by the State Legislature. The panel's report points out what other studies have long-since concluded: capital punishment is expensive to taxpayers and ineffective as a deterrent to crime.
Greek mythology speaks of 12 Olympians gods who ruled after overthrowing the Titans, so named after their home on Mount Olympus. One of the more popular gods was Zeus, who overthrew his father Cronus. He then drew lots and won against his brothers Poseidon and Hades to become the supreme ruler of the gods.
