Spring Break
March Madness came to an abrupt end on the Main Line for the Drexel men's basketball team as they lost to Villanova, 85-70, in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament March 17. Although they led for almost the entire first half, the Dragons were met with an 18-0 Wildcat run.
The Drexel men's basketball team will appear in the postseason for the second consecutive year after being selected to play in the National Invitation Tournament March 14. The Dragons will head to Villanova March 17 to take on a hot Wildcats team that made a run in the Big East championship tournament, winning two games before losing to Connecticut.
Interim Provost Ali Houshmand attended the Undergraduate Student Govern-ment Association meeting March 8 and clarified all rumors regarding annual registration, saying that it will not happen for students this year.
The Undergraduate Student Government Association is currently evaluating the need for a student to sit on the Drexel Board of Trustees. Though USGA President David Lee has not yet contacted the Board about the idea, Lee said he wants student voices to be heard on all levels.
The Steinbright Career Development Center is holding pre-registration meetings from March 15 to April 23 for students participating in the fall-winter co-op cycle for the 2004-05 academic year. First-time co-op students are required to attend a group pre-registration meeting in order to participate in the co-op process.
The March 9 Faculty Senate meeting featured Interim Provost Ali Houshmand, who informed faculty of how annual registration will affect them. One of the main effects is that faculty will now be required to submit schedules for the entire year at one time. "All I want is an organized plan for three quarters," Houshmand said.
Floyd Cochran, former national press secretary for Aryan Nations and reformed neo-Nazi, visited Drexel March 8 to educate students about the evils of the organized white supremacist movement. Cochran, who renounced his racist views in July 1992, began his speech by apologizing to anyone who had been directly or indirectly affected by his hateful actions.
The 28-story Cira Centre, which will be adjacent to 30th Street Station, has signed a new lease with another tenant, SCA, as announced by Brandywine Realty Trust March 9. The long-term agreement with SCA, a Swedish company that develops, manufactures and markets hygiene products, is relocating its North American headquarters from Eddystone, Pa.
Over a thousand memoirs, personal essays, travel pieces, and literary journalism submissions are expected to flood The Drexel Online Journal office in hopes of winning the $500 Award for Creative Nonfiction prize. "The contest helps focus attention on a central mission of the DOJ: encouraging, recognizing, and rewarding excellent writing," Pennoni Honors College Dean Mark Greenberg said.
The Drexel chapter of Habitat for Humanity is joining St. Joseph's University and the University of Pennsylvania to raise $45,000 in order to sponsor the restoration of a house for a family Due to inclement weather, the Habitat for Humanity car wash has been postponed until April 24 and the rescheduled event will be a part of National Volunteerism week.
Maya, the Drexel undergraduate literary magazine, held its first open mike poetry reading March 9 in the University City campus bookstore. The event, sponsored by the University's Magnificent Minds Program, drew more than a dozen participants and was attended by a number of students and faculty.
Drexel deans and leaders will share their stories and celebrate Women's History Month through a presentation held at the Center City campus. The event, titled "Women Inspiring Hope and Possibility," will feature a presentation and discussion session moderated by Director of the Student Counseling Center Pamela Geller.
The University is advising students to be on alert in the event of a strike by 4,700 SEPTA City Transit Division employees March 15. Talks are still in process between SEPTA and the Transport Workers Union Local 234. The strike would stop all bus and trolley activity within the city, in addition to subway activity on the Market-Frankford and Broad Street lines.
The Triangle received a letter from the office of Secretary of State Colin Powell urging students that are traveling abroad for spring and summer trips to exercise caution in foreign nations. While in foreign countries, students run the risk of being arrested by foreign law enforcers, according to the memo.
The Department of Defense selected Drexel University, along with Rice University and the University of California at Berkeley, to receive research grants totaling $2.8 million this year and $14.7 million over a five-year spread. The grants are part of the Department of Defense's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative - a program that focuses on themes crucial to national defense.
The Sociology of the Future learning community at Drexel has announced that the University community is invited to attend student presentations on social trends that will shape the future. Topics such as "The Future of the American Workforce," "The Military of the Future," "Cloning" and the "Future of Democracy" will be covered at the program.
Gabby Conforti Freshman, Fashion merchandising and design "I'm going to Boston to see my brother in college." Nick Walsh Freshman, Film and video "Ghost hunting at the spy house in the New Jersey." Collin Vincent Sophomore, History and politics "Going snowboarding in Canadia.
