Throughout the afternoon, the red, white, and blue airstream trailer hauled by a CNN pick-up truck asked for input from students and community members…
Ex-CIA agent gives students a look into government
STORY BY DRAKE RHONE On September 30, Ray McGovern, an ex-CIA analyst, and Coleen Rowley, an ex-FBI agent, gave a presentation for the Veterans for Pe…
Homecoming engages Drake community, provides break
Homecoming Week festivities continue throughout the rest of this week with events sponsored by the Student Activities Board. The theme this year is “R…
Sexual assault program opens consent conversation
STORY BY JESSICA LYNK When juniors Claire Van Treeck and Xavier Quinn became Executive Vice Presidents of Panhellenic Council and Interfraternity Coun…
Sorority, fraternity game shut down in light of recent events
STORY BY JESSICA LYNK For the past several years, the fraternity Theta Chi and sorority Delta Gamma have played a game named ‘Fall Kill.’ The game inv…
Kissing rock event teaches tradition to students
STORY BY LAUREN VELASCO The Student Alumni Association’s annual Kissing Rock event held on Thursday night included food, games, prizes and the chance …
Shots fired: DMPD pursues suspects
STORY BY JAKE BULLINGTON More shots rang out near Drake’s campus Sunday night, heightening fears of continued gun violence near and along University A…
Santorum develops participation in political conversation
STORY BY JESSICA LYNK As the sun faded in Kern Commons in Cartwright Hall, students, faculty and community members gathered on chairs and turned couch…
Sussman lecture series captures segregation history, audience
STORY BY JESSICA LYNK Turning the news on, students can see the turmoil throughout the country involving police brutality. From Ferguson to Cleveland …
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio visits campus
Says country could be facing the worst income disparity problem since the Great Depression…
Jewett Hall EC resigns following dismissal of two residence life assistants
On March 29, Jewett Hall’s entire Executive Council resigned from their positions to protest what they believe was a forced resignation of two Jewett …
Senate face-off: Meet your candidates
Emily Grimm, election commissioner of Student Senate, asked candidates running for executive senate positions, “What motivated you to run for office a…
Medical fraternity hosts anatomy fashion show
Phi Delta Epsilon raises money for Children’s Medical Network…
Dogtown After Hours breaks unofficial record
Dogtown After Hours broke an unofficial world record for the largest Nerf gun fight last Saturday in the early morning.…
South Asian Student Association travels to St. Louis for show
Drake University’s South Asian Student Association (SASA) spent March 28-29 at St. Louis University.…