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The Main Building, Randell, Curtis, Bossone, Alumni Labs and the LeBow engineering labs lost power at approximately 10:30 a.m. May 30. The outage was caused by a damaged power line in Randell that feeds the Main Building complex according to James Katsaounis, executive director of communications and marketing for the division of student life and administrative services.
At 49-years-old, Jim Tucker was retired and three decades at the University of Cincinnati left him with a choice: Who was he going to work for? Tucker had a prestigious career at Cincinnati. He was one of only two business officers in the history of the university to earn Emeritus status, which is usually given as an academic title.
The University has released its list of graduation speakers broken down by college for the 120th Commencement. Walter D'Alessio, vice chairman of NorthMarq Capital will speak to the LeBow College of Business. Donna E. Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, will speak to the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions and the School of Public Health.
Anthony "Tony" Thomas Caneris, the University's former Senior Vice President, officially celebrated his retirement on Thursday, May 31. After 12 years at the University, Caneris plans to return to his home in Cincinnati to be with his family. The day's festivities kicked off with a ceremony at the newly named Caneris Hall, previously East Hall.
Drexel will graduate its largest class ever June 16 in four separate ceremonies held in the Daskalakis Center between 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The University hopes to keep the commencement ceremonies personalized, despite the size of the graduating class.
University students will soon be able to access wireless Internet from anywhere across the city of Philadelphia. The University announced plans May 24 to offer free wireless Internet access across the city to anyone with a Drexel username as part of one-year trial program.
Editor's Note: This is part three of a four part series on sexual violence. Cyberstalking is an increasing trend across college campuses nationwide; however, it is not well defined or understood. An August 1999 report by the United States Attorney General defined cyberstalking as a term for the use of the "Internet, e-mail, or other electronic communications devices to stalk another person.
University Crossings, used by many Drexel students for off-campus housing, has been receiving a number of complaints from its residents. The building is owned by College Park Communities, which currently owns 77 student housing properties and manages 17 student housing properties owned by their clients, according to its web site.
Last week, Paul G. Curcillo II, M.D., Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Vice Chairman and Associate Professor of the Department of Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine performed the first ever single-port laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder from a 28-year-old female.
