The suspect wanted for robbing a Drexel University professor in Stratton Hall was arrested June 4 at approximately 3:30 p.m. in North Philadelphia while driving a stolen car and carrying a handgun, according to Drexel Public Safety officials. "We [detectives] knew the vehicle he was in," a Sergeant in the Philadelphia Police Department's Major Crimes Unit said.
After student organizations received their annual allocations from Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee, some student representatives have said they did not receive enough money to allow the success and maintenance of their respective organizations. "I'm the president of the Drexel Football Team and the treasurer for the women's rugby team, and I was disappointed with how much money both of my organizations received," Rose Dillon, a pre-junior and chemical engineering major, said.
Following the endorsement of several key superdelegates and a delegate win in Montana and South Dakota, CNN reported Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has become the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, after earning the necessary 2,118 delegates. Sean Miller, president of the Drexel Democrats, said he and his group were very excited for Obama's nomination as the democratic candidate.
Wake Forest University and Smith College have dropped the SAT and ACT requirement for admission, but Drexel will not follow suit, according to Joan McDonald, director of Enrollment Management. "Generally, we feel that using it does add to our ability to predict how successful a student will be," McDonald said.
The Undergraduate Student Association swore in 25 new members June 2 as they wrapped up their 2007-2008 year, having addressed 75 percent of issues they outlined, completing 25 issues and "looking into" 12 issues, according to Jeff Gardosh, past president of USGA.
A group of students have recently begun using the blogosphere to tackle an issue many students face: managing a part-time job with the demands of school work and college life. The students running the new blog, The Hot Mess, are part of an online journalism class taught by Ronald Bishop, associate professor and director of the Department of Culture and Communication.
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.
HACKENSACK, N.J. - It's college graduation season, and twentysomethings are on the move. Whether they're headed to jobs or graduate school, if they're staying in the area around New York City, they are likely to face some compromises on housing. The lucky ones have good jobs and the wherewithal to rent apartments.
FreeRice.com, a web site launched as a way for the public to donate rice to underprivileged people around the world while improving vocabulary skills, has now reached approximately 35.5 billion grains of rice donated. FreeRice donated over 537,163,380 grains of rice when it was launched in October 2007; in comparison, in May 2008, 4,657,641,260 grains of rice were donated, according to the organization's web site.
BEREA, Ky. - This is the season of mixed emotions for parents of the college bound. The joy of a letter of acceptance is followed by the sobering message of a tuition bill. They were supposed to reply by Thursday to the school of their child's choice, committing themselves to the burden of what a bachelor's degree can cost.
