BY LORIEN MACENULTY A medical emergency interrupted the studies of late-night Cowles Library frequenters around 9:30 pm yesterday. A Drake junior, sitting alone having just entered the library basemen…
No natural gas detected in Parent’s Hall, authorities said
by Lórien MacEnulty Administrators were alerted to a potential gas leak that transpired in the midst of the Activities Fair this afternoon. All students and booth representatives were evacuated from t…
The time-related dolphin on etymology relating to newspapers
BY: Lórien MacEnulty There’s a reason why the words text and textile are so similar. They both stem from sheep’s wool. Wool shows up in many places in the English language. The Latin word for tuft of …
Double-take on dorm-room costs; or single, or triple…
BY Lorien MacEnulty It may seem luxuriously expensive to live alone at Drake—single dorm rooms cost about 1.5 times the more populous accommodations. But the space you pay for is actually cheaper and,…
‘High-curious’ marijuana users may no longer risk jobs, scholarships
BY LÓRIEN MACENULTY First-time marijuana offenders might get a second chance at a clean record. Iowa state senators voted overwhelmingly in favor of a judiciary reform bill that, if enacted, will mode…
Drake Public Safety and the student body
BY LÓRIEN MACENULTY Times-Delphic features editor Lórien MacEnulty sits down with Drake Director of Public Safety Scott Law to discuss Public Safety’s relationship with student journalists and h…
Define Griff: why Drake’s beloved bulldog mascot is such a marketing success
Photos by Lórien MacEnulty BY LÓRIEN MACENULTY Griff seemed euphoric that a member of the Times-Delphic was at his house for an interview. He pranced vivaciously around his house, a mutilated, stuffed…
Milk thistles, drones and livestock: a peek into Iowa’s bioscience industry
BY LÓRIEN MACENULTY The cell culture lab at Kemin Industries is the home turf of bioscientist Farrah Phillips. She spends several hours a day looking for naturally sourced products, like oregano and e…
Comedian ironically markets Drake to prospective students
BY LÓRIEN MACENULTY “Woah! Come to Drake.”…
Communication is just as fluid as it is fascinating
BY LÓRIEN MACENULTY Erinaceous – (adj.) of, pertaining to or resembling a hedgehog.…
Shooting near Ross Hall, delayed Bulldog Alert explained
Late in February, shots were fired outside of Ross Hall late February. About two dozen concerned Drake students made phone calls to Drake Public Safety. 16 minutes later, students received a Bulldog A…
Drake campus sees an uptick in ‘hateful acts’
Even if a singular action is over, the residual effects can extend far into the future. In response, DPS can investigate and gather information on an incident. An administrator may send out a campus-w…
Renowned poets deliver 38th Bucksbaum Lecture
Social justice and humor; the 38th Martin Bucksbaum Lecture served as an exhibition of these two very diverse forms and uses of poetry.…
Martin O’Malley visits Drake, denounces proposed voter ID legislation
In an address likening political strategies to plays in a football game, former presidential candidate Martin O’Malley called on Drake students to take both offensive and defensive action against meas…
Controversy surrounding science fair sponsorship erupts like a papier-mache volcano
Intel, the software and technology giant, recently pledged to withdraw funding traditionally devoted to high school science fairs by 2019.…