Tag: Germany
May. 12, 2023
Philly’s soccer Champs are ready to defend their title
In a small-sided possession drill, eight players quickly executed one or two-touch combinations against four pressing players. Philadelphia Union’s U17 squad requires a fast tempo,…
Nov. 2, 2018
German club hosts first-ever Drexel Oktoberfest
Drexel University’s German Club and Honors Student Advisory Committee joined together Oct. 26 to host the first ever Drexel Oktoberfest in the Bossone Lobby, where…
Jan. 22, 2016
Is Merkel the modern day Mother Teresa or Ilse Koche?
I don’t suppose the Time Magazine issue featuring German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its person of the year sold very well in Greece. Merkel made…
Jul. 18, 2015
Massenat making a name for himself in Germany
Frantz Massenat had never really, truly lived away from home. When he spent four years on Drexel’s campus, from 2010 to 2014, he was always…
Mar. 6, 2015
Drexel and University of Dortmund brainstorm to revitalize Delaware Waterfront
An international team from Drexel University and Germany’s Technical University of Dortmund met Feb. 28 and March 1 to brainstorm ideas for revitalizing the Delaware…
Jul. 13, 2014
Scenes from the World Cup on South Street
The sidewalks of South Street are buzzing. Off-gold cans of Warsteiner beer exchange hands and an adventurous few walk around with their beer in plastic…
Jun. 27, 2014
Yuengling’s new brew is malt-forward Bock Beer
The case said “Tastes Good” on the side. I couldn’t let a claim like that go untested, so I bought the last case of Yuengling…
Jun. 27, 2014
No harm, no foul: USA advances
On Sunday, June 22, the United States, for the first time in recent memory, looked truly dominant in a World Cup match. They controlled the…
May. 23, 2014
Unintended consequences
Throughout history, we’ve witnessed the ascension of fringe political parties into power when their economies were in prolonged downturn and their citizens were unhappy. The…
Sep. 28, 2012
Celebrate autumn with Oktoberfest beverages
Munich recently began the world’s largest beer festival, namely Oktoberfest, which is ironically held in September. The festival traditionally runs for the 15 days prior…