Another Day Of Post-Eviction Occupy Philly
Two days after the city's deadline passed for Occupy Philly protestors to get out of Dilworth Plaza, the ranks have thinned but dozens of tents still remain with only a light police presence.
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Two days after the city's deadline passed for Occupy Philly protestors to get out of Dilworth Plaza, the ranks have thinned but dozens of tents still remain with only a light police presence.
It should be a good matchup tonight in local women's basketball, as St. Joe's hosts Drexel at Hagan Arena.
An American student arrested during a protest in Cairo and later freed by an Egyptian court is back home in Philadelphia.
Three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo and ordered released by an Egyptian court are in the midst of being processed by authorities there, a U.S. Embassy spokeswoman said Friday.
The attorney for Drexel University student, Gregory Porter, is speaking out today about securing his client's release in Egypt.
A West Philadelphia organization is working to bring computer services to low income people looking for jobs and other help. It's called LIFT and it's getting a lift from Drexel University students.
A Drexel University student is among three American students who have been arrested during protests in Cairo.
Frantz Massenat scored 23 points and Samme Givens added 12 points and seven rebounds to lead Drexel University past Winthrop University.
Drexel, predicted to finish first in the CAA this season, was held to 39 percent shooting.
Thirty-eight players from across the country were selected for the NFHCA Division I Senior Game; three are from our area.
The game began at 6am for an ESPN television audience.
The Dragons will start the season in the wee hours of Tuesday morning -- 6 AM! -- against the Rider Broncs.
Donna Murasko, Dean of Drexel's College of Arts and Sciences says the new affiliation will be beneficial to both the university and the museum.
Civic and political leaders from across the country gathered in Philadelphia on Tuesday to strategize how to reduce the violence in the African-American male community.
One of the missions this year, according to the mayor, is making further inroads into cutting Philadelphia's high school dropout rate.
During the early stage of demolition of Matheson Hall, at 32nd and Market Streets, workers found a metal box, tightly sealed against the ravages of time, behind a date plate.
The new building at 33rd and Chestnut is named for the late, visionary Drexel President Constantine Papadakis and the center of its atrium is a five story hydroponic planter, with things like rubber trees and ivy.
Over the past year several Temple and Drexel students have been the victims of violent home invasions near campus. The violence was the price the students had to pay because of their drug dealing ways.
Under a federal proposal, patients in all states could get lab results directly, instead of waiting for a doctor to call.
Now that school is back in session, it's back to reality. No more late nights, and even later mornings staying in bed.
There are new recommendations to guard against spreading MRSA, a staph infection that's often resistant to most antibiotics and can be difficult to treat.
House Bill 1408 has already been introduced in Harrisburg; it would require warning labels on cell phones listing the possible health risks of microwave radiation emissions.
A new study shows the Philadelphia area has a high rate of what is called "food hardship" -- that is, households without enough money to buy all the food they need.
Drexel senior Evan Morris, 22, was found dead by Philadelphia police in an off-campus residence early this morning, according to a statement released by Drexel President John Fry.
A wide array of vendors from a variety of fields, including Cummins Power Systems of Bristol, NMS Labs of Willow Grove, Drexel University, Lincoln Technical Institute, Amtrak, and Amazon were there to conduct interviews.
