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Drexel University Public Safety has been asked to assist Rowan University investigators in the search for a suspect who allegedly robbed and beat 19-year-old Rowan sophomore Donald Farrell to death during Rowan's homecoming weekend Oct. 27. Police are reaching out to surrounding schools for information about the suspect's identity.
Drexel student Jocelyn Kirsch and her boyfriend Edward Anderton surrendered the evening of Dec. 5 to police and face accusations of being behind an identity theft scheme netting over $17,000. Kirsch, a Drexel University senior majoring in international area studies, and Anderton, a 2005 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, were arrested Friday on charges of stealing some of their neighbors' identities and establishing credit lines in their names.
As part of a move to make Drexel University's campus more environmentally sound, the University has introduced the new "Greening of Drexel" campaign. Vice President of University Facilities Robert Francis said the campaign was introduced after a new assessment from the Sustainable Endowments Institute, which measures the performance of college campuses across the country and their level of sustainability.
More than 400 audience members watched NBC's Tom Brokaw and NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell in the National Constitution Center Nov. 28 as DUTV's seven member crew hustled feverishly backstage to make sure no camera angle was missed.
Penn student at center of hacking investigation A computer server crash at the University of Pennsylvania last year cut off service to 4,000 students, faculty and staff, and led technicians to call the FBI, triggering a case that involved agents from around the world and ended Penn, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer article.
Drexel University students can evaluate the school's academic advising anonymously in a survey on the Undergraduate Student Government Association's web site until Dec. 10. The 20-question survey asks general questions about a student's experience with their advisor in areas such as availability, method of communication, expectation, and familiarity.
The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce has chosen University President Constantine Papadakis to receive the 2007 William Penn Award based on the bold actions he took to improve Drexel University, according to a GPCC news release. Papadakis will officially get the award, which was instated in 1949, at the William Penn Awards Gala April 18.
Almost 3.5 million American students took at least one online course during the fall 2006 term, about a 10 percent increase over the number reported in 2005, according to the Sloan Consortium. For the fall term at Drexel, almost 4,000 courses have capability of Blackboard Vista, the Drexel online learning service.
With fall term coming to an end and final exams approaching for many schools, college students may not be getting the sleep they need in order to perform well. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, college students are suffering from sleep deprivation as a result of part-time jobs, pulling all-nighters or spending too much time in front of the TV or computer.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) held a "No Place For Hate" conference Nov. 19 to raise awareness and education among students about anti-biased training and resources, according to Randi Boyette, ADL Education Director. The conference, held in Drexel University's College of Law, targeted high school students.
Drexel's Literary Magazine, Maya, held an "Open Mic" event on the steps of Behrakis Hall Nov. 19 to promote the publication. The event had a large audience; some students said they heard about it earlier, while others stopped to listen while passing by.
DALLAS - The NFL knew it had something special when its scheduling formula spit out a Packers-Cowboys matchup this season. While the league could never have anticipated they would rank as the top teams in the NFC, it did know the value of tradition and could document each team's enormous drawing power on national television.
HACKENSACK, N.J. - Each student at William Paterson University has to pay $650 a year for a building that doesn't yet exist and most may never set foot in. At Rutgers, each student pays $286 annually to support intercollegiate athletics. In return, they get tickets to sporting events many will not attend.
