Drexel Students Pitch In To Help Wrap Toys For Needy Kids
Many Drexel students lined up to help bag the toys.
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Many Drexel students lined up to help bag the toys.
Nutter first stressed that the trip cost taxpayers nothing, as the Chamber of Commerce program called "Select Philadelphia" picked up the estimated $9,000 tab for Nutter and four other city employees.
Kellen Thornton scored 20 points and Tennessee State used a 7-0 run late in the second half to take a 76-66 victory from Drexel on Tuesday night in a nonconference contest.
The Flyers aren't playing, the Eagles are less than stellar, the Sixers are so-so, and the Phillies didn't make the playoffs. So what do you get that sports fan?
The engineers might wonder why there are sweaters and scarves in the room. "You can design something on the computer and machines actually knit it for you."
The odyssey of Hostess Brands is not only playing out in bankruptcy court and business boardrooms. Its liquidation is also being followed in schools of business on university campuses.
Semaj Christon scored a season-high 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting, helping Xavier bounce back from a tough loss with a 69-65 victory over Drexel on Friday in the DirecTV Classic consolation bracket.
Matthew Dellavedova scored 32 points to lead Saint Mary's over Drexel 76-64 Thursday in the opening round of the DirecTV Classic.
Jackie Carmichael scored 21 points and Tyler Brown had 20 as Illinois State edged Drexel 86-84 in overtime in a nonconference game Thursday night.
An attorney says surveillance video shows a Drexel police officer slam his patrol car into the defendant, pinning him against a wall.
'The Hobbit' is expected to draw big crowds when it's released next month, but a filmmaking technique might make moviegoers give the thumbs-down.
"Seems like a very risky propostion," says Drexel University economics professor Mark Stehr.
Hurricane Sandy blew some species of birds normally found along the coast and on the open sea off course and into the Philadelphia area.
It's well-established that the low light of autumn causes depression but could a virtual cloud cover of nasty, grating ads have the same effect?
Drexel University has received a $10 million gift to create a community outreach center near its campus in Philadelphia.
"It's an extremely broad and crude attempt to scare the patient into not commenting," says health law expert Barry Furrow.
Forget fingerprints. The FBI reportedly is building a database of faces, using public surveillance cameras, to help agents identify suspects wherever they go. But the feds aren't the only ones who want to track you.
The 4th annual conference for the National Network of Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs was held at Drexel University.
They're not hanging out with friends and sleeping late, instead they're on the front lines of medicine.
The $90-million project comes amid new scrutiny of the building boom on college campuses and how it impacts tuition.
The annual summer ceremony was happening Friday at Penn and Drexel and Temple universities.
"Black boxes" are becoming more common in cars. They're designed to record information about the vehicle at the time of an accident, and even give those behind the wheel a shot at lowering their insurance bills.
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is hosting the 5th annual Bug Fest on August 11th and 12th.
Officials at Drexel University say a campus police officer shot and wounded a man who punched him in the face and grabbed for his service weapon.
Drexel University police shot a homeless man after he allegedly tried to take an officer's gun Friday evening, according to authorities.
