A publication of the Department of English & Philosophy at Drexel University

New York Gyro Lunch
by Francisco Santoni
On the corner of 33rd and Market, right next to the statue of Mario, sits a [...]

Drexel co-op program
by Kaitlyn Benesch
As many of you know, Drexel runs a co-op program that all students have the opportunity [...]

Snoop Dogg at Drexel Homecoming
by Brittany MacLean
For those of you who haven’t heard, the legendary Snoop Dogg will be performing on Drexel’s [...]

PECO building’s Art in the Air
by Anna Clay
The PECO Crown Lights are a familiar part of the Philadelphia skyline that displays the time [...]

We have a football team?
by Zack Ssebatindira
Undefeated since 1973, Drexel University football boasts an unbeaten streak that even NCAA DIV 1 record [...]

Jen Blazina’s Westward Ho
by Anna Clay
Leonard Pearlstein Gallery’s newly opened exhibition is Drexel professor Jen Blazina’s Westward Ho. The exhibit includes [...]

About to graduate? Don’t panic!
by Zack Ssebatindira
There is a horrible feeling that often accompanies the end of a journey. Whether it is [...]

Laptops in class?
by Kaitlyn Benesch
With each successive term here at Drexel, it seems that more and more professors are prohibiting [...]

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Harry Potter Death Scenes

Ever since I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone back in fourth grade, I fell in love with the series. J.K. Rowling is an amazing writer, and her books have been a success around the world. One of the things she writes incredibly well is death scenes. Call it a morbid fascination, but I love reading and rereading the death scenes in the Harry Potter series. Read More


Improv Everywhere Visits Drexel

On Wednesday, Nov. 9, Drexel University’s Campus Activities Board hosted Charlie Todd and Improv Everywhere for an MP3 Experiment and talk as a part of their Comedy Week. The event started at 5 p.m., where students were invited to participate in one of Improv Everywhere’s world famous MP3 Experiments right on the Race Street lawn.Read More


Revelations from Shadowing

When you start your first year as a pre-med student at a college or university you meet plenty of doctors and medical students. They’ll tell you that medical school is hard, and that studying and memorizing all the information is like trying to drink out of a fire hydrant. Read More


Payne's Asylum

Like writings or paintings, photographs tell a story. Objects positioned a certain way or in a certain light, either naturally or intentionally, say something about those objects and the people who use them. The photos make you think, make you feel, and open your world to a different perspective. Read More


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Salaciously scintillating locution
by Zack Ssebatindira
I have always been fascinated by words. I guess it would make sense given that I [...]

Reading multiple books at a time
by Francisco Santoni
I’m always reading three or more books at once. I like my reading list to be [...]

Ender’s Game to hit the big screen
by Brittany MacLean
Years ago, when a friend told me I should read “Ender’s Game,” a 1985 novel by [...]

Book fortunes
by Lindsey Fratz
I recently happened to come across this website with a great feature called Book Fortunes. Readers [...]

Best website to get a poetry fix
by Marshall Warfield
This weather exhausts me. What good is a frigid and overcast day if there’s no snow [...]

Has plagiarism met its match?
by Michael Benesch
Scientists at Drexel’s Privacy, Security and Automation Lab have recently announced the beta release of a [...]

What It Used to Be Like
by Kathleen Volk Miller
I just finished reading “What It Used to Be Like” Maryann Burk Carver’s memoir about her [...]

John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars
by Anna Clay
Earlier this month young adult fiction novelist John Green’s latest book The Fault in Our Stars [...]

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