Student-led organization Violence Intervention Partner (VIP) released a survey this past weekend available to all students wishing to contribute their perceptions about the peer advocacy program on ca…
Drake CASA holds first meeting to spread club’s message
Gee and Drake CASA members Natalie Deerr and Alex Klein hosted the meeting to raise awareness about CASA’s goals and to spread the message about the organization on campus.…
Reflecting the student body: Drake works to hire diverse faculty
Over the past academic year, Drake conducted a climate assessment that resulted in a campus-wide survey in February 2015. Now, Drake is taking the results and turning them into a plan that hopes to in…
Father of Trayvon Martin furthers conversation of race
BY JENNY DEVRIES On the evening on Feb. 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin journeyed outside in the rain to a convenience store that, unbeknownst to Martin, had experienced seve…
Administration bans hoverboards
After receiving numerous reports of the boards overheating and catching fire. As of Jan. 15, Drake temporarily banned the use, possession, and storage of hoverboards, applying to campus and real estat…
Why I won’t use the French flag Facebook filter
I heard what happened in Paris. I watched the news coverage, and my heart broke again and again. But I wondered if changing my picture and adding #PrayforParis minimizes the terrible reality of what i…
Be The Match On Campus encourages student generosity
On Friday, students gathered in Olmsted Breezeway to register for Be The Match’s first official bone marrow registry drive at Drake.…
LEAD capstone initiates conference on sexual assualt
It all started five years ago, when Drake University students noticed the absence of plastic water bottles on campus. Then, the academic fair was introduced and, to this day, continues to help student…