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The Powelton Village Civic Association will vote May 19 to extend the Powelton residential permit parking hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through 8 a.m. tthrough 8 p.m. "Complaints about difficulties finding parking caused us to revisit the current situation with permit parking," Tony Dominick, president of the PVCA, said.
Antonia McMenamin, better known as "Toni," a long-time faculty member of the Pennoni Honors College, died early May 13 after a long-time battle with cancer. McMenamin, who suffered from leukemia and became prone to infections in recent months, was removed from life support May 10, according to Mark Greenberg, dean of the Honors College.
After over 1,000 student votes were cast, the Undergraduate Student Government Association has announced the winners of the 2008-2009 academic year general elections. There were 25 positions up for election, with seven offices contested, nine offices unopposed and nine offices with no students running; however, voters could write in candidates for offices with no one running.
A Facebook group, "How to get GAS back down to $1.30 per gallon," claims to have the solution to high gas prices by creating a "price war" between gas stations.
Drexel University President Constantine Papadakis spoke to Drexel faculty and staff at the University Assembly May 13 about elections processes, new faculty titles, Drexel's California campus expansion plans and Drexel's green initiatives. As an extension of re-energizing the University and introducing Drexel to a "broader network," Papadakis discussed the Placer County extension of Drexel's campus.
Kristen Smith, a junior biomedical engineering major, has been named the new president of the Undergraduate Student Government Association for the 2008-2009 academic year. Smith said she has many plans that she would like to implement, including more involvement in different aspects of the student community.
The following are crimes that occurred on or near campus and were reported to The Triangle by the Drexel University Department of Public Safety. All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement or DPS incident reports.
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and Delta Zeta sorority were crowned champions May 9 for Greek Week, in which all of fraternities and sororities on campus compete in events ranging from talent to strength and agility. "It's a competition between all of us, but we're showing Greek pride," Mike Ruggieri, Pi Kappa Alpha president, said.
The Public Relations Student Society of America held its fourth-annual Dragon Day May 14 in the Quad, during which student organizations built models of Mario the Magnificent to win prize money. According to Alyssa Thorsen, interim president of PRSSA and a senior majoring in corporate communication and hotel and restaurant management, Dragon Day is a school spirit competition and each dragon is supposed to represent student organizations' characteristics and missions.
The Dean's Cup award, presented annually to a chapter in each of Drexel's three Greek councils, was awarded this year to Chi Upsilon Sigma sorority of the Multicultural Greek Council, Delta Zeta sorority of the Panhellenic Council and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity of the Interfraternity Council.
The division of Student Life and Administrative Services is holding a "ground-breaking" ceremony May 20 for the new 34th Street residence hall, followed by a barbeque in the walkway between Kelly and Myers halls. "Because it's a residence hall, the celebration has to involve all students," Rita LaRue, senior associate vice president for Business Services, said.
Even though the season is over for Drexel's swimming and diving team, the Daskalakis Athletic Center pool was full of shouts and cheers May 10 as over 600 middle and high school students from about 40 local schools competed in the Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge.
WASHINGTON-Mars is a dangerous place for NASA spacecraft. Twice in the last decade, they have failed to safely reach the red planet. But NASA officials hope the aptly - named Phoenix spacecraft, set for a May 25 touchdown, can reverse the curse and provide scientists with a chance to test whether Mars could support life.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-As a private investigator, Jim Bender has tracked everything from straying spouses to strung-out trust-fund babies somtimes following them for days at a time. But thanks to an innovative GPS device the size of a matchbox, he can now stake out a cheating husband without leaving his Fort Lauderdale office.
