Archive | 2018
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All English dialects do not follow the same grammar
Photograph courtesy of Internet Archive Book Images at Flickr. One of the great staples of American public school culture is the infamous bathroom question. Somehow, every school has that one teacher who thinks it is fun to respond to “Can I go to the bathroom?” with “I don’t know, can you?
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Autism summit connects neurodiverse students and employers
Photograph courtesy of Amy Edwards. The Drexel Autism Support Program held an event Nov. 27 at The Study at University City called “Autism at Work Summit: University Series.” The “Autism at Work” program was launched in 2013 by SAP Software Solutions.
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City of the year!
Photograph courtesy of Liana Jackson at Flickr. Philadelphia: a true underdog city with a bold and brash attitude. The home of so many wonderful things, including this fine campus The Triangle calls home. And now, GQ Magazine’s “City of the Year” for 2018. It was a big year for our city.
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Industry experts discuss concussion concerns
Graphic by Will Pearson for The Triangle. Professional athletes, medical professionals and concerned parents weighed in on the current epidemic of sports-related concussions during a panel hosted by the Department of Sport Management Nov. 12.
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Save the world, believe in climate change
Photograph courtesy Julian Osley at Geograph. It’s easy to forget about things that seem out of our control, especially when there are so many other issues that seem like they can be controlled. Gun violence, immigration and healthcare are all hot button topics that shouldn’t be forgotten.
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Should we willingly support the work of controversial people?
Photograph courtesy of Chris Potter at Flickr. In this day and age, almost everything is controversial — our government, celebrities, the media and even the stores and restaurants we go to.
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Jewish film festival builds greater cultural understanding
Dozens of local filmgoers piled into theatres across Philadelphia to celebrate Jewish filmmakers across the world for two weeks in November. The Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival kicked off its 38th annual celebrations at the Philadelphia Film Center Nov. 3.
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Kutch places eighth overall at 2018 Winter Nationals
Junior Alexa Kutch had the best performance at the 2018 Winter Nationals for Drexel. She was eighth overall posting a 2020 Olympic Trial Cut time.
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A Sponge’s Impact: Reflecting on ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ – Following the death of animator Stephen Hillenburg, the editors of Niner Times select their favorite episodes of the classic cartoon
Millennial humor is a strange thing. Just take a look at the most recent memes and you will quickly see how absurd, chaotic and seemingly random our sense of humor is. Why is that?
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Munchy Mary takes on fruitcake
Fruitcake – the ugly red-headed stepchild of the cake world. That’s probably because it’s not really fruit and it’s not really cake. It’s also the cockroach of the food world – it will be more likely to survive a nuclear apocalypse than you will.