Drexel senior Leonard Borriello will search for romance on the second season of NBC’s reality dating show “Love in the Wild,” which premieres June 5. Borriello, a double major in marketing and legal studies with a minor in paralegal, took the winter term off to film the adventure dating show in the southwestern Dominican Republic. [...]
Drexel softball waves goodbye to it’s all-time home run leader
On the heels of an outstanding season and career, capped off with her fourth First Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection, senior catcher Paige Collings will ride off into the sunset with a bang. Collings finished her Drexel softball career as the Dragons’ all-time leader in home runs and RBIs. Even with such high accolades, she [...]
Philly’s hip-hop summer lineup looks promising
As summer rapidly approaches, it’s time to block off some dates on the calendar for an amazing group of concerts coming through Philadelphia over the next few months. It’s only right that we start with this week’s huge announcement from Jay-Z and Mayor Michael Nutter, in which they unveiled the Budweiser Made in America festival, [...]
Eric Holder and the day the Constitution died
Robert Zaller A round of patriotic holidays punctuate our calendar: Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day. Lately, Sept. 17 has been celebrated as Constitution Day. Make that Constitution Memorial Day, though, because at just short of 225 years, the Constitution was officially pronounced dead March 5, 2012. The occasion [...]
Even without a big name, expect a great Spring Jam
All our friends from other schools may be finished with finals, but at least we have Spring Jam this weekend. Super Mash Bros. will headline the event, and local bands including Cheers Elephant and The Wonder Years will also perform. And guess what? According to weather.com it’s going to be mostly sunny and 80 degrees [...]
FISDU dances for the Phillies
Fans of the Phillies got a treat May 8 at the ninth annual Asian-Pacific Celebration at Citizens Bank Park when the Filipino Intercultural Society of Drexel University performed tinikling, a traditional Filipino dance. Tinikling, honored as the Philippine national dance, is a favorite of the Visayan Islands. The dance imitates the movement of tikling birds [...]
Alum welcomed home
Drexel alumnus Joel Gerstman recently returned to his hometown of Maple Glen, Pa., after spending two years working for the Peace Corps in Surat Thani, Thailand. After graduating with a degree in finance in 2009 and feeling unfulfilled after three co-ops and a year working in the field, Gerstman decided to join the Peace Corps. [...]
Sixers fall to Celtics for game three of playoff series
In the early 1980s, the time of J. Moses Malone and Maurice Cheeks, one Philadelphia 76ers player stood out against the Boston Celtics. Andrew Toney, a shooting guard who could score just about any way imaginable, always dominated the Celtics, especially in the 1982 Eastern Conference Finals, where he averaged 26 points per game. Due [...]
Europe gears up for the always exciting UEFA Cup
In September 2011, the usual suspects — Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United — were dubbed as probable winners of the 2011-12 Champions League. As expected, Barcelona cruised through Group H, qualifying as the group’s top seed, while AC Milan placed second in the group. Real Madrid bossed Group D, where they made light work [...]
Drexel Players end season with a great performance of ‘Urinetown’
The Drexel Players successfully closed the curtain on yet another top-notch season. The musical satire “Urinetown, The Musical” has been a much-appreciated escape for students overwhelmed with midterms. The highly entertaining and hilarious musical was directed by Peter Reynolds and featured original music and lyrics by Mark Hollman. The show opened May 4 and played [...]
You should be celebrating: The Clash
Throughout popular music history, it is a common trend that even a great band has growing pains. A great deal of hard work is needed in order to decide what you want to sound and look like and to polish that aesthetic to perfection. Of course, getting there is only half the battle. The legendary [...]
Temple Grandin lectures on animals and autism
Temple Grandin gave a lecture May 15 at the Academy of Natural Sciences about the thought processes of people and animals at an event co-sponsored by the Academy and the Goodwin College of Professional Studies. Grandin is a doctor of animal science, a professional consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior, and a professor [...]
Retired professor and political activist dies at 94
Harriet Fleisher Berger, a retired Drexel political science professor and an avid political supporter, died May 4 at the age of 94 from Parkinson’s disease. Berger began teaching at Drexel in 1967 as an assistant political science professor and became an associate professor in 1971. She earned full tenure in 1972, becoming the first full-time [...]
Drexel hosts NCAA lacrosse tournament
Both Drexel University and the greater Philadelphia region will be in the national spotlight this weekend as four teams come to town for the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Quarterfinals. The University of Virginia, the University of Notre Dame, Colgate University and Duke University will put a bid to the Final Four on the line in a [...]
‘Dark Shadows’ lacks necessary comedic relief
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect going into the film “Dark Shadows,” the latest collaboration between renowned actor Johnny Depp and famously eccentric director Tim Burton. The film, based on the 1960s soap opera of the same title, begins in 1760 with the story of Barnabas Collins (Depp). A wealthy entrepreneur who is turned [...]
What’s Happening In Philly
Leeway Foundation presents: Self Conscious Leeway Foundation presents an exhibition of drawings, paintings and video by Nuala Cabral (ACG ’11), Takeya Trayer (ACG ’10), Tatyana Fazlalizadeh and Yadira Leticia Torres. As the organization’s spring exhibit, Self Conscious will be on display in the Leeway office from May 17 through July 13. The exhibit features works [...]
The latest Spurlock doc does not satisfy expectant viewers
In the age of hair gels, Axe body spray and Men’s Health magazine, it’s natural to ask, “What does it mean to look like a man?” The new documentary “Mansome” endeavors to answer that question. It’s the latest movie from Morgan Spurlock, the director of “Super Size Me” and “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie [...]
How the oak can make or break your wine
Floral. Earthy. Jammy. Spicy. Citrusy. Herbaceous. There are infinite descriptors that wine professionals love to use when describing the aromas and flavors of a wine. Some sound a bit abstract, but even for beginners, it’s easy enough to grasp the basic meaning of the wine lingo. They are, after all, words that most of us [...]
Mongo Double IPA is the biggest, baddest
Most people prefer fairly balanced beers. The combination of malt and hops provides a fairly complex taste, balancing sweetness from the malt with bitterness from the hops. Then there are hopheads. These people generally ignore malt, except as a way to spike the alcohol content, and they add hops like they’re trying to soak up [...]
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Senior featured on reality show
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Dragons flex muscles in Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta
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Drexel softball waves goodbye to it’s all-time home run leader
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Motion City Soundtrack joins forces with MAD Dragon Records for series
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