Articles by Tom Petri
Dec. 6, 2013
Hobby Lobby’s legal folly
If, in fact, “corporations are people, my friend” (shout-out to Mitt Romney for that one), what kind of people are they? Can they have a…
Nov. 8, 2013
Business: too big to prosecute?
How much is $1.8 billion? That all depends on how you look at it. If you’re Steve Cohen, the director and sole owner of SAC…
Oct. 11, 2013
Fix the electoral system
It’s not often that you find a group of people who would like to purposely and seriously harm their own country’s economy and who have…
May. 31, 2013
LeBow names ArchiTECH winners
Drexel’s LeBow College of Business selected winners May 16 in its ArchiTECH classroom innovation competition, naming finance professors Daniel Dorn and Ed Neeling and a…
May. 24, 2013
Service honors Drexel military
Drexel University’s Office of Student Affairs, in conjunction with the Office of Veteran Student Services, held the annual Memorial Day primer May 21, hosted by…
May. 17, 2013
Fry updates faculty on strategic plan
Drexel President John A. Fry hosted a town hall May 13 for professional staff of the University, where he gave an update on the strategic…
May. 10, 2013
UN shifts from traditional model
As part of the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Seminar series, Erin Graham, an assistant professor of political science and new member of the…
May. 3, 2013
Neiman Marcus leader receives Westphal Award
Ken Downing, senior vice president and fashion director for Neiman Marcus, was honored May 1 as the second annual recipient of the Westphal Award from…
Apr. 19, 2013
Physicist explains ‘the impossible’
David Wineland, recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics, visited Drexel University April 15 as the 18th Kaczmarczik Lecturer. He is the second consecutive…
Apr. 12, 2013
Project aims to simplify city parking
Four Drexel engineering seniors who are turning their senior design project into a business were selected to be one of 10 university startups participating in…
