by SABINA IDRIZ An emergency committee assembled by the World Health Organization declared the novel COVID-19 outbreak to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on Jan. 30. The next day…
A closer look at Drake’s student demographics
By SABINA IDRIZ Drake University has been making strides in increasing enrollment when it comes to out- of- state and international students. As another semester begins, students from all around the n…
Drake systems go down the day before midterm grades are due
By, SABINA IDRIZ Many students and faculty members found themselves unable to access the majority of Drake University’s online systems. Blackboard, Drake email, MyDUSIS and more fell victim to an inte…
Murals in Des Moines defaced with racist graffiti
By SABINA IDRIZ Three murals on East Grand Avenue were found defaced with racist graffiti on Oct. 16. An investigation is still ongoing regarding this vandalism, and if the perpetrator of this vandali…
Hell Fest is a world of gore and bore
By SABINA IDRIZ Halloween is coming up and with it, visits to haunted houses. Hell Fest, a new slasher film directed by Gregory Plotkin, looks like the perfect movie to both prepare and scare but just…
The push to vote this November
By, SABINA IDRIZ A democracy is typically run by elected representatives who have power vested in them by voting citizens. For Americans to be fairly represented by these people in power, we have to v…
Kavanaugh Confirmed as Supreme Court justice
By SABINA IDRIZ Republican Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on Oct. 6, after a 50 to 48 confirmation vote amongst senators. Kavanaugh, a Yale Law School graduate,…
Drake students benefiting from new preferred name policy
By SABINA IDRIZ The University’s preferred name policy was put into place at the beginning of 2017. It allows students to submit a different name than their birth name through MyDusis. This preferred …
The President will now text you
At 1:18 p.m. CST on Oct. 3, most smartphone users in the U.S. can expect to receive a test alert message from President Donald Trump. Many phone carriers, including major ones like Verizon, AT&T a…
Say Goodbye to blueView
On Sept. 20, the students and faculty of Drake University officially stopped using blueView after over a decade, the University’s portal system has been heavily revamped to be more accessible and has …
A drop in numbers: Iowa College Enrollment
The number of students enrolled in major state schools in Iowa is decreasing. For two of Iowa’s three public universities, the drops are intentional by the school, but there has been an observable enr…
A conversation about Kavanaugh
BY SABINA IDRIZ “Can you think of any laws that give the government power to make decisions about the male body?” “I’m not aware … I’m not thinking of any right now, senator.” So went the exchan…
A look at the governor’s race two months prior to Election Day
Photo courtesy of The U.S. Court of Appeals BY SABINA IDRIZ Iowa’s gubernatorial race is nearing the finish line as voters are preparing to hit the ballots on Nov. 6. Gov. Kim Reynolds is hoping to s…