http://blogs.thetriangle.org Blogs of the independent student newspaper at Drexel University, The Triangle, in Philadelphia, PA. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:12:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SNOWW!!!!  not enough though... Triangle Photo by Dave Hernandez http://blogs.thetriangle.org/triangleview/2008/11/21/snow/ [caption id="attachment_1591" align="alignright" width="215" caption="Phil Shecter, UPenn senior, protesting in the crosswalk at 15th and Market streets Nov. 15. Media credit: Jamie Thomson"] [/caption] When I changed my Facebook status to report that I was protesting Prop. 8 at City Hall Nov. 15, a surprising amount of people asked me what good ... http://blogs.thetriangle.org/soapbox/2008/11/21/freedom-to-love-is-a-human-issue/ The Drexel Dragons defeated the UPenn Quakers in mens basketball 66-64 at the DAC November 18.   The game was nationally televised on ESPN as part of the season opener.  The sold out crowd made lots of noise as they cheered on both teams.  A last minute 3 point foul ... http://blogs.thetriangle.org/sports/drexel/mens-basketball/2008/11/18/drexel-beats-penn-in-battle-of-33rd-street/ By Lynn Riley To an appreciative Drexel community crowd including students, faculty, friends, alumni and family, the Drexel Fusion Band held a CD release party celebrating their new album “Cold Duck Sauce: The Best of Drexel Fusion Band” Nov. 11 in the lobby of Creese.  Recorded last spring by Drexel Music Industry ... http://blogs.thetriangle.org/drexandthecity/2008/11/16/fusion-band-releases-new-cd-throws-party/ Edward K. Anderton, the honor student and University of Pennsylvania economics grad whose life was consumed by his romantic and criminal partnership with his girlfriend, was sentenced this afternoon to 48 months in prison by a federal judge, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The article also said that Anderton made an ... http://blogs.thetriangle.org/drexelbeat/2008/11/14/anderton-sentenced-to-two-years/ Click here to view the video. http://blogs.thetriangle.org/drexelbeat/2008/11/14/chris-ferguson/ [caption id="attachment_1531" align="alignright" width="215" caption="Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives a thumbs-up during her speech at the 2008 Republican Governors Association Annual Conference Nov. 13. (Media credit: Marsha Halper/Miami Herald/MCT)"][/caption] The moment Barack Obama’s presidency became a sure thing, a wave of relief came over me. This was not merely because I ... http://blogs.thetriangle.org/soapbox/2008/11/14/politics-is-such-a-dirty-game/ [caption id="attachment_1539" align="alignleft" width="184" caption="What happens to modesty on Halloween? (Media credit: Costume Alibi/Amazon.com)"][/caption] by Michael McGurk This past Halloween, something beautiful and brutal, something ugly and magical happened. It was the kind of magic when drunken bike punk meets drunken frat guy, the kind of magic that only happens on Halloween. ... http://blogs.thetriangle.org/soapbox/2008/11/13/lessons-from-a-halloween-brawl/