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In an exclusive interview with the Triangle, on Monday, Oct. 28, City Commissioner Seth Bluestein covered the importance of voting and security of elections in…. By Sophia Mattia | Nov. 1, 2024. USGA secures Election Day off. Drexel University students will be off on Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 5, for the first time in the institution’s ...
Drexel is officially switching to semesters, and more - The Triangle
Apr 19, 2024 · President John Fry confirms Drexel transition to semesters, and more. Drexel University is officially moving towards a semester based calendar within the next three years, along with many other fundamental changes to the university structure, according to an extensive email sent out to staff and faculty by President John Fry on April 18.
What would the ideal Drexel semester look like? - The Triangle
May 17, 2024 · Northeastern and RIT operate on semester schedules with two summer sessions between the spring and fall terms. For the 2023-2024 academic year, Northeastern started its fall semester on September 6, 2023, and RIT started on August 28, 2023. Classes from past year’s calendars usually begin the last week of August or the first week of September.
Student outcry against Drexel’s Health Sciences building, explained
Dec 14, 2022 · The grand opening of Drexel University’s new Health Sciences building on Wednesday, Dec. 7 was marked by an unanticipated student rally. Outside of the newly-opened twelve-story building where the ribbon cutting ceremony occurred, students from the UC Townhomes coalition, Drexel Community for Justice and Drexel for PILOTs called out the ...
President John Fry’s salary moves up the rankings
Feb 16, 2024 · Photo by Kasey Shamis | The Triangle. Drexel University President John Fry is in 10th place for the highest paid private college president in the country, according to a recent study from The Chronicle of Higher Education.. The Chronicle study looks at the salaries for 313 chief executives at private colleges with expenditures of $100 million or more in 2021.
A guide to choosing the right Drexel residence hall for you
May 26, 2023 · With the exception of students living within a 10-mile radius of University City campus, all first-year students must live in one of the eight Drexel Residence Halls: Bentley Hall, Caneris Hall, Kelly Hall, Millennium Hall, North Hall, Race Street Residencies, Towers Hall or Van Rensselaer. In this guide, I will be discussing each residence ...
Becoming desensitized to violence - The Triangle
Nov 11, 2016 · That is the first sign of desensitivity. Crime has become so prevalent within our lives that the line has blurred between what affects us and what leaves us unphased. Desensitization occurs through repeated exposure which leads to a decreased emotional response to a negative catalyst. For Drexel students in particular, with every alert text and ...
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Comics. What happens when an orange falls out of a coconut tree? When Donald Trump first ran for president, I was 12 years old. Experiencing an election at that age was…interesting.
Grades are not always an accurate representation of a student's …
Mar 13, 2020 · Yes, the current grading system does work for classes that have a more rigid definition of “right” and “wrong.”. However, for a class where the “correctness” of a student’s product is much more subjective (such as English), it is more difficult to assign an accurate grade to it. The problem exists in the relationship between ...
Drexel announces free on-campus Covid-19 testing for students, …
Oct 16, 2020 · Photograph courtesy of S.C. Air National Guard at Flickr. Drexel students who are learning remotely (or on co-op but live near campus) can now schedule a free COVID-19 test, even if they have no symptoms of illness, according to an email sent by the University’s Enrollment Management and Student Success on Tuesday, Oct. 13.