by OLIVIA HECKER The recent closure of campus has affected the operation of many on-campus organizations. One such organization that has a large impac…
Student Senate refining RSO application process
by LIZZIE DEAL A Student Senate task force is currently investigating different ways to reinvent the process by which organizations apply to become RS…
Mock caucus prepares students for the real deal
by CAMERON BOLTON Drake University held a mock caucus in Olmsted Center on Jan. 27. The purpose of the event was to educate students on how the caucus…
Drake student senate denies RSO status to Turning Point USA
A debate over First Amendment rights and the alleged suppression of conservative voices on Drake University’s campus has caught national attention in …
The results are in: Oetzmann wins First Year Senator
by ZOE TREIBITZ Connor Oetzmann has become Drake’s first-year senator following the runoff election that wrapped up on Oct. 1. This final news h…
Feb. 21 2019 Student Senate Meeting Report
By, WILL BREDENSTEINER Drake University’s 32nd Student Senate In coordination with the Drake Environmental Action League, Student Body President Jose …
Oct. 18, 2018 Student Senate Meeting Report
By WILL BREDENSTEINER Drake University’s 32nd Student Senate held its 11th meeting on Nov. 1, 2018. Two funding motions came to the floor; one from Dr…
Student Senate addressed security concerns among other issues
By WILL BREDENSTEINER Drake University’s 32nd Student Senate held its 10th meeting on Oct. 25, 2018. Student Body President Jose Garcia-Fuerte address…
Students to attend conference regarding equity and inclusion
Photo from ACHE BY AILEEN ACOSTA Drake University students will be attending the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in New Orleans from May 29 …
Students partake in March for Our Lives
Photo by Caitlin Clement BY CAITLIN CLEMENT Around 3,000 Iowa students and residents came together in snowy conditions at the Capitol building in Des …
Students for Life group founded in conflict
BY TUMA HAJI A new pro-life group called Students for Life was approved by a Drake Student Senate vote of 15 to 5 to join the plethora of Drake’s stud…
Marginalization within an already marginalized community
BY TUMA HAJI Marginalization can still be an issue in groups who are already marginalized from a larger group. Lesbians and queer women may feel margi…
The state of the gun control, safety debate at Drake
BY CAITLIN CLEMENT Drake University is known for its political voice on topics discussed in the governmental sphere, but with the recent gun control d…
Missing trash cans on campus divide students
BY CAITLIN CLEMENT Drake Environmental Action League (DEAL) and the Leadership Education and Development Concentration capstone (LEAD) implemented a s…
Student Senate looks to make resolutions in 2018
BY IAN KLEIN Over winter break, students at Drake University celebrated the advent of 2018 by making “New Year’s Resolutions.” In a similar fashion, m…