Tag: residence halls
May. 26, 2023
A guide to choosing the right Drexel residence hall for you
As my first year at Drexel is coming to a close, I thought it would be helpful to create a guide for incoming freshmen to…
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Jan. 19, 2018
Put thought into housing
A major part of the college experience is where you live from year to year. Where you live can have an impact on both your…
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Apr. 7, 2017
Letter to the editor: How to improve retention at Drexel
At a time when talented students have many excellent college and university choices, and families are, more than ever, expecting a return on their educational…
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Feb. 6, 2015
Housing remains costly and inefficient
An Oct. 20, 2014 article in Business Insider named Drexel University’s cost of room and board the fourth-most expensive in the country. That is hardly…
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Jan. 17, 2014
Everyone loves Calhoun Hall
By January, most Calhouligans have reserved a soft spot for the 42-year-old, blue-carpeted and horseshoe-shaped residence hall in their freshman hearts, no matter what sort…
May. 4, 2012
A Quick Response to the Millennium Crisis
This week, the students who live on floors 7 through 9 of Millennium Hall got a bit of extra “excitement” during their midterms week. A…
Feb. 17, 2012
We need a new residence hall, not another UCross
There’s no denying that the recently started construction on the retail and residential project on the 3200 block of Chestnut Street has been a hot…
Nov. 11, 2011
Dorms partner with city sites to promote service
Members of Drexel residence halls were paired with volunteer community sites near campus in a partnership that officially started with a “Block Build” Oct. 8…
Aug. 26, 2011
Overflow housing measures enacted
For the second consecutive year, Drexel University Housing is enacting a series of overflow housing measures to accommodate a larger-than-expected incoming freshman class. Despite the…
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Aug. 26, 2011
Overcrowding will deter future Drexel potentials
For the second year in a row, Drexel is experiencing severe issues regarding the overcrowding of campus housing. Students planning to live in upperclassman dorms,…