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

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 [...]

Buying textbooks
by Anna Clay
Like many schools, Drexel tries to make it as easy as possible to get your textbooks. [...]

Construction at Drexel
by Lindsey Fratz
Everyone at Drexel has noticed by now that the campus is going through some dramatic changes. [...]

Might be time for a new hat
by Scott Stein
I’ve been teaching at Drexel University for 11 years. Drexel thinks I’ve been teaching here 10 years — [...]

Because you’re worth it…
by Kathleen Volk Miller
Business Insider has just named Drexel University the “real”  #1 most expensive college in the United [...]

CAB Comedy Show-Success!
by Nisha Koya
I recently attended the Twelfth Annual CAB Comedy Show in the Main Building on Drexel’s campus, [...]

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Loving Britain as an American

A friend once described me as being physically present in the United States, but mentally present in Great Britain. British culture fascinates me. I watch British television, enjoy British customs, and generally do a lot more “British things” than I do “American things.” I am admittedly what some call an “Anglophile.”I didn’t consciously choose to be one. It just happened. Yet, often I am scorned for it. Read More


Social Media and Politics

Now, more than ever, I have found myself fascinated by politics and what is going on in Washington D.C, although the upcoming 2012 presidential election is not the first election I’ve been able to vote in. As a freshman just starting at Drexel I remember the hype of the 2008 election and the excitement for Barack Obama. Student political groups and Rock the Vote rallied on campus, trying to persuade college students to cast their vote on November 2nd. Read More


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


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The Joy of Books
by Anna Clay
Last year a video Sean and Lisa Ohlenkamp made when organizing their bookshelf made rounds online. [...]

New Les Miserables movie
by Kaitlyn Benesch
While surfing the web for new country artists to listen to, I came across an article [...]

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 [...]

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