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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…