The endless Drexel school year has finally come to an end. Finals are here and most of us are packed and ready to leave campus. Vacations have been planned and flights are booked. Most of us will be back in classes in a matter of months or by the end of June.
A few weeks ago, something peculiar occurred on the Amazon.com marketplace. A simple black T-shirt, with three wolves howling at the moon became the best-selling item in the apparel category. It managed to overtake the ever-popular Levi's 505 jeans, Crocs sandals and more.
I believe that language is one of the most powerful tools in society. I have attended many different workshops about sexism - and one of the things I have noticed is the language that people use. There are words like "bitch," "pussy," and "whore," all of which are used in derogatory ways.
Brett Fischer After five years as a Drexel student, including three years as a sports editor and my current tenure as editor in chief of The Triangle, it is hard to fathom that these are my last days as an undergraduate. I remember just a few years ago, my dad was telling me his memories of what Drexel was like when he attended.
It has been almost six months since Barack Obama became U.S. president, and in that time the GOP politicians have been struggling to remain significant and to defend or disassociate themselves from the Bush administration. One of the staunchest defenders of the old administration's policies is former Vice President Dick Cheney.
The Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is about 28 years old. It was established in 1981 in response to perceived increasing political risks in the Gulf region in the aftermath of the 1979 Iranian revolution and the 1980 Iraq-Iran War.
