The Campus Activities Board has announced that The Roots will headline this year's Spring Jam.
In a speech to the University, President Constantine Papadakis laid to rest the myriad of rumors regarding the Medical College of Pennsylvania hospital currently owned by Tenet Health Care. "We are not buying MCP hospital," Papadakis said in his March 30 speech, making the University's intention clear.
In order to provide an improved, more integrated facility to students, College of Engineering Student Services moved from 261 Curtis Hall to University Crossings' first floor March 18.
Three Drexel students are among the 532 individuals whose Internet Protocol addresses are being subpoenaed for illegal sharing of copyrighted material. The Recording Industry Association of America is spearheading the new effort to combat the illegal distribution of copyrighted sound recordings on peer-to-peer services.
The School of Public Health celebrated National Public Health Week April 5-11 with a series of events dedicated to this year's theme, "Eliminating Health Disparities: Communities moving from Statistics to Solutions." In an effort to address the regional health disparities facing our communities today, the School of Public Health and the College of Nursing and Health Professions have collaborated on the creation of a Center for Health Equality.
Rescheduling Activities Unlimited twice - first from March 31 to April 7, then to April 8 - didn't deter rain from ending the event. The Office of Campus Activities, which runs the bi-yearly event, said they hope every year that the weather holds up. This year, however, both weather and religious holidays put OCA in a bind.
Thousands of Philadelphians, including Mayor John Street and Gov. Ed Rendell, joined forces March 17 in a "We Want Our MTV" rally that successfully helped bring MTV's "The Real World" back to the city. Preparations for the show reconvened after a dispute with Philadelphia union workers caused Bunim-Murray Production to abandon the show's plans to film in the city.
Paul Zoski, who has been part of the Mathematics and Computer Science faculty for 10 years, formally announced his resignation March 22. For some, the announcement came as a surprise. The Triangle attempted to contact Paul Zoski via e-mail and telephone, but he declined to respond.
Everyone is familiar with the adage "Spring forward, fall back," but when it came time to turn the clocks back at Drexel, one clock required more care and attention than others. The University's tall-case clock, made by David Rittenhouse in 1773, is considered one of the most complex clocks in the world.
Two Drexel students, Juan Zubieta and Shammah Sulouff, were eliminated in the past two weeks in the "Yo! A Cook's Off!" competition. The event, which gives 12 students the opportunity to win a job at the City Tavern and a vacation to Jamaica, is in its final four weeks.
A Spring Open House was held April 6 at Ross Commons for Drexel students, focusing on showing those returning from co-op what the Commons has to offer and some of the plans for improvement. The last-minute cancellation of the live band that was scheduled to play disappointed some students.
Drexel's Rittenhouse clock on display in the Westphal Gallery March 29. See article and photo feature here.
