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FactsSlang
- BMES - Biomedical Engineering & Science
- CAT - Center for Automation Technology
- Cav’s - Cavanaugh’s Restaurant & Bar
- CHEME - Chemical Engineering
- Co-op - A period of six months during which Drexel students go out into the world and get real, paying jobs as part of their studies.
- Mario the Magnificent - A beautiful and tasteful statue of a dragon at 33rd & Market Streets named for a Drexel alumnus and trustee.
- Sev - The 7-Eleven located on 34th Street
- Taco Lou’s - The essential late-night lunch truck.
- The DAC - The Daskalakis Athletic Center (the gym)
- The Drexel Shaft - The shaft that each student supposedly receives from every administrative office during their Drexel career. The Drexel Shaft is also a smokestack structure on the rail yard next to campus. According to University legend, the structure grows one more inch every time a student is shafted.
- The Quad - An open slab of concrete, which some of the main buildings border. Activities are usually held here.
- Van R - Van Rensselaer Hall
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
- Get on the smallest meal plan possible
- It’s more technical/vocational oriented than academically-oriented (but they’re working on that)
- It’s not a big party school
- It’s not good for people to be undecided about their majors
- That the Drexel Shaft existed
- You get tested constantly with four, 10-week terms per year
Tips to Succeed
- Actually go to class
- Always dispute bad grades
- Do your homework yourself, so you actually understand the material
- Don’t ask too many questions in Organic Chemistry Lab
- E-mail holds you back—check it only once per day
- Go to your professors’ office hours with questions
- Know what you want to study before coming here
- Pick classes you like
- Research your professors before choosing your classes
Urban Legends
- IRT help desk attendants are actually CIA agents
- There is a Greek Orthodox conspiracy to take over the Earth
- To receive good grades on exams, many students rub the toe of the bronze Waterboy statue located in the Main Building. Although the majority of the bronze statue has turned dark brown, the toe is highly polished and shines.
Traditions
- Kamikaze Egg Drop - The goal of the egg drop competition is for students to design and build a device, which will interface with the design committee’s trolley car to safely carry a large Grade A uncooked egg down a steel cable attached to the second floor of the Main Building into a barricade on the ground floor. After hitting the barricade, the device is then opened to reveal whether or not the egg survived its journey. If the egg survives, the device passes to the second round, at which time it is released from the third floor of Main to see how well it can hold up against the other devices which also kept the egg intact.
- Research Day - One day each April, everyone in the Drexel community gathers in the DAC’s gym to present posters on any research they have done. There is research in all fields, both arts and sciences. Undergraduates, graduates, faculty, medical students, and residents all participate. Prizes are given for the best posters in each category.
- Spring Jam - This is an annual concert in the spring. There are several bands, but one big headliner. Past headliners have been The Roots and Common.
- The Crystal Ball - This is an annual charity ball that has a homecoming king and queen, who are selected based on the amount of money they raise for their respective charity.
School Spirit
Students at Drexel have a lot of school spirit. We might not show it at sporting events, but it’s there. It comes out more in community service organizations like Circle K and Habitat for Humanity. Drexel students can unite and work together for a good cause. Community service is something almost every Drexel student is proud to be a part of.
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