Tag: history

Few remember the year that Powelton Village was taken hostage. There is no blue marker, mural or memorial plaque on the southeast corner of 33rd…

Somewhere near the confluence of engineering, politics, history and comedy lies “Well There’s Your Problem,” a deeply irreverent podcast (with slides) about engineering disasters. Co-hosted…

The Vidas fields have been active of late, which is the signifier that spring sports are fully back in swing. Another edition of the Triangle…

As the U.S. Open Squash tournament kicked off on Oct. 19, elite players from around the world descended upon Philadelphia and, more specifically, Drexel University.…

Philadelphia is the go-to place to explore during the summers. With activities ranging between seasons, the hidden treasures are countless. The city of brotherly love…

Karl Marx said that history repeats itself, the first time as tragedy and the second as farce. Of course, that doesn’t preclude tragedy following the…

Mario De Lorenzo, along with many other members of Drexel’s Italian Pride Student Organization and fellow Drexel students, attended “A Taste of Roma” at Gran…

The Philadelphia History Museum at Atwater Kent is set to close and Drexel University may be acquiring the more than 100,000 items in its collection.…

A team of Drexel University students, alumni and professors recently ventured to Dornbirn, Austria — the birthplace of the Drexel family — to explore the…

This Nov. 7 saw, by the Gregorian calendar, the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. By any measure, it was the most important political event…