Students in the LeBow College of Business will soon have the opportunity to vicariously experience real world financial trading, made possible by the electronic-securities trading lab with professional trading equipment and even real money.
After a year of planning, the newly renovated Handschumacher Dining Hall opened its doors to students Oct. 7 with a ceremonial ribbon cutting event.
The University unveiled its Cultural Passport, a venture designed to promote cultural awareness in Philadelphia, with a small ceremony Oct. 11 at Paul Peck Alumni Center.
With more students applying to graduate business school programs, admissions criteria and requirements are being raised higher resulting in fiercer competition for an increasingly limited number of spots. Director of Graduate Enrollment Services & Operations for the Lebow College of Business, Robert Palachick, granted The Triangle an interview to discuss the general aspects of the admissions process along with the integral ingredients of a business school application.
News that is happening around Drexel
Timothy Lynch, a 23-year-old resident of Langhorne, Pa., was the victim of a serious assault that occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. Oct. 9 in University City. Witnesses say that Lynch was returning home after spending the evening in the University City area when he was attacked by an unknown assailant near 39th St.
After a national search, the University has acquired William Bennett as it's new Vice President for Facilities Management. Bennett, has had many years of experience in the facilities field including his 21 years in the United States Navy. Facilities management oversees various University needs including energy management, maintenance, transportation, renovations and grounds keeping.
Scott Kennedy, cofounder of the early-nineties touring act The Gay Comedy Jam, spoke to students Oct. 11 in Behrakis Grand Hall as part of National Coming Out Day.
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Alpha Chi Rho held its annual fall rush event Crow Jam, complete with a live band and BBQ, at Buckley Green Oct. 11. IFC fraternities will be hosting rush events through Oct. 26. Rush provides an opportunity for unaffiliated students to learn more about Greek life
See what happen in the past this week
This weekly feature delves into the extensive The Triangle archives to reminisce of days gone by at Drexel University. This is not current news, but rather news articles that students last year, five years and 10 years ago this week read on the front page of The Triangle.
