This was the Economist’s first college ranking and their approach differed from several other college ranking publishers because they chose to measure the value of a university by the outcome.…
Study tips for the procrastinator
I need a little pressure to motivate me to get my work done. When it comes down to it, we all procrastinate every once in a while. I even procrastinated writing this article. I am going to lend you a …
Caucus Roundup: the circus comes to Boulder
The third Republican debate took place this past Wednesday and with it the circus came to Boulder, Colorado. The slapstick style which has characterized the Republican debates shifted focus in the mos…
Iowa caucus website shares candidate events, information
Twelve Drake students, along with Professor Rachel Paine Caufield, have launched a website with insider information on the caucuses.…
Drake alumna shares international successes
Studying abroad is a common feature of an education at Drake, but much of Drake’s foreign exchange program is about welcoming students from other countries.
One of those students, Rita Alvarez Tudela…
Slang and linguistic evolution
With the Internet and social media, language evolves at a much faster rate than ever before. Words and images spread faster than wildfire. Like other evolving organisms, language faces aspects of what…
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…
STEM builds campus, designs new majors
A new building for science, technology, education and mathematics (dubbed STEM) will soon be constructed between Medbury and Olin.
At the moment, Drake University administrators are in the process of …
Distinctly Drake fund closes
After five years, the Distinctly Drake campaign came to a close after surpassing its goal of $200 million.…
Language department advances new curriculum
Spanish classes will have students go into Des Moines and interact with native Spanish speakers to help improve their speech and knowledge of the Latino culture.…
Spectacular study spots on campus and why finding your study space is important
As we all know, studying is probably the most important part about being at school. It’s inevitably one of the hardest tasks to carry out. And that’s why it’s really important to have a study spot on …
Professors, counselors share study tips for students
With midterms just around the corner, stress levels are increasing. The Drake University Counseling Center sees the most students starting at this time of year for all kinds of issues such as anxiety,…
Outside factors influence academic major decisions
STORY BY ANNA JENSEN Figuring out the future and the ways to get there are detailed processes that take a lot of schooling, experience and work. For some, the start may be committing to a college unde…
Professors share student excuses
It has happened to the best of students. An assignment is accidently turned in late, students show up late to class or not at all… and then comes the time for excuses.…
‘I Want to Ride My Bicycle: Cycling and Social Change’
STORY BY KARA STRICKLER Writing grant proposals, meeting with officials from government agencies and creating a new organization on campus are all common activities within the First-Year Seminar class…