Editing Drexel University (section)

==Athletics==
{{Main|Drexel Dragons}}
[[File:Mario the Magnificent.jpg|thumb|Mario the Magnificent, mascot of Drexel, by [[Eric Berg]]]]
[[File:Drexel Dragons wordmark.svg|thumb|[[Drexel Dragons]] wordmark]]
Drexel's school mascot is a [[dragon]] known as "Mario the Magnificent", named in honor of alumnus and Board of Trustees member Mario V. Mascioli after he attended every Drexel basketball for over 20 years.<ref name="dragon">{{cite web|date=June 5, 2007 |url=http://www.drexel.edu/studentlife/studenthandbook/Handbook.html#traditions |title=Student Handbook - University Traditions & Legends |publisher=Drexel University |access-date=June 29, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701111742/http://www.drexel.edu/studentlife/studenthandbook/Handbook.html |archive-date=July 1, 2007  }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-11 |title=Hidden Treasures: The 90-Year Evolution of the Drexel Dragon |url=http://drexel.edu/news/archive/2018/July/Hidden-Treasures-The-90-Year-Evolution-of-the-Drexel-Dragon |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=drexel.edu |language=en}}</ref> The Dragon has been the mascot of the school since around the mid-1920s; the first written reference to the Dragons occurred in 1928, when the football team was called "The Dragons in [[The Triangle (newspaper)|The Triangle]]". Before becoming known as the Dragons, the athletic teams had been known by such names as the Blue & Gold, the Engineers, and the Drexelites.<ref name="dragon" /> The school's sports teams, now known as the [[Drexel Dragons]], participate in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s Division I as a member of the [[Coastal Athletic Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/drexel-university-3256|title=Drexel University|date=2015|website=www.usnews.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316182605/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/drexel-university-3256|archive-date=March 16, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> They do not currently field a varsity football team.<ref>Fry, John [https://www.wsj.com/articles/were-glad-we-say-no-to-college-football-1451855999 We're Glad We Say No to College Football] ''The Wall Street Journal''. January 6, 2015</ref>

In addition to its NCAA Division I teams, Drexel University is home to 33 active club teams including men's ice hockey, lacrosse, water polo, squash, triathlon, and cycling. Other club teams include soccer, baseball, rugby, field hockey, and roller hockey. The club teams operate under the direction of the Club Sports Council and the Recreational Sports Office.