Tag: powelton village
Jun. 6, 2025
Phi Kappa Psi: chaos, hazing, and suspension
A three-month-long Drexel University Student Conduct & Care investigation into Phi Kappa Psi concluded on May 21, when recognition of the fraternity was suspended for…

May. 16, 2025
Remembering the 1978 Powelton Village MOVE shootout
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…

May. 2, 2025
Community shares sentiments at Earth Day open mic
Drexel University students decided 2025 was the year for Earth Day to evolve into Earth Week. From face painting to gardening, the week of April…

Feb. 28, 2025
Dr. Wolf-Powers on Drexel’s legacy of gentrification in Philadelphia
While teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, Laura Wolf-Powers, PhD, published a book titled, “University City: History, Race, and Community in the Era of the…

Sep. 17, 2024
Catching up on what’s going on at Drexel
New to campus and not sure who people are, where things are located or what’s going on? This Q&A will provide you with necessary knowledge…

Jun. 7, 2024
Drexel Community Wellness HUB provides essential public health solutions
Drexel University’s CNHP Community Wellness Heal Unite Bridge, located in the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, created in 2017, is a center dedicated to addressing…

Aug. 18, 2023
Community and university resources highlighted at National Night Out
Partnering with the 16th District of the Philadelphia Police Department, Drexel University hosted National Night Out on Aug. 1 on Lancaster Walk. Dozens of tables…

Feb. 28, 2020
Gentrification in West Philly continues to spread
The slow advancement of gentrification in West Philadelphia appears to have reached 52nd street, and many West Philly locals are unhappy. Talk of proposed improvements…

Sep. 14, 2019
West Philadelphia’s best features lie just beyond campus
Drexel University’s and University of Pennsylvania’s campuses combine to create “University City,” which takes the form of an urban college town. They have the feel…

Jan. 22, 2016
Dornsife center connects campus to community
A short way from the intersection of 35th and Spring Garden streets sits a large white mansion surrounded by a brick schoolhouse, a meeting hall…
