Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

The Drexel Men’s Lacrosse is ranked 15th in the nation and are 2-1 on the season so far. In its first game of the year they faced also-ranked Virginia and lost, but since then they have beaten University of Pennsylvania and now Lehigh.

The scoring is led by Andrew Chapman (5 goals), Chris O’Connor (4), Adam Dennis (4), and Colin Ambler (4) through three games.

Our 15th ranked team needs our support at Vidas field! If I am reading their statistics from Drexeldragons.com correctly, they had a capacity crowd against ranked Virginia (2500 people), but then against Lehigh they only had 125 people!

Their next game is away in Binghampton on Saturday, March 1st. They will be home again against St. John’s in two Saturdays, March 8th.

Source: Drexel Dragons Article
Image courtesy of Drexel Dragons

Drexel and the University of Pennsylvania are talking to the Philadelphia School District about operating two small high schools in University City. This would be the first time the Philadelphia School District did something like this at the high school level.

UPenn’s school would focus on international studies and Drexel’s on engineering and technology and both would serve the University City High School area and eventually be housed in same building where it is now after it is renovated.

The schools could open as soon as September 2009 if it happens. The universities would donate money to the school, whether it be a cost-per-pupil or other resources. Both universities also want to have their colleges of education intern at these new schools.

Full Article: Drexel, Penn want to operate high schools in Philadelphia
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