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Young People Discuss Experiences with Coronavirus
The news has been flooded with information regarding the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. At the beginning of the outbreak, many people said that the d…
Dogtown After Hours Cancelled
by LIZZIE DEAL Dogtown After Hours, the largest alcohol-alternative event on campus, was cancelled after online classes were implemented for the two w…
Students Prepare for Dogtown After Hours
by LIZZIE DEAL | Staff Writer Drake’s largest alcohol alternative event, Dogtown After Hours, will make its annual appearance on Friday, March 27 by t…
Siblings Weekend Brings Fun to Campus
Drake’s Residence Hall Association and Student Activities Board hosted a Siblings Weekend March 6-8, filled with fun events across campus all weekend …
Behind the Curtain: The Recorded Music Industry
by AUTUMN OSIA Throwing concerts, working closely with musicians, and becoming promoters are all components of a Drake University J-term taught by co-…
Faculty Profiles: Dean of Students Tony Tyler
by GRACE HILSCHER Tony Tyler is a name you may be familiar with if you find yourself on Drake’s Campus. Tyler seems to be all over the place organizin…
Student Leaders Host Black History Month Events
by MADELEINE LEIGH This February has brought black history back to the forefront of our consciousness. Politicians, speakers, and teachers wield…
“The Bachelor” Watch Parties Bring Students Together
by KATE FRANKE Inside a grand white house on 34th St. in Des Moines, Iowa is a group of 15 girls, all laughing at their living room TV screen. O…
Professor Creates Space for Mindful Meditation Online
by ZOE TREIBITZ Zoom, an app similar to a group FaceTime, is not an obvious tool to create a space for mindful meditation. However, after using it to …
Black Panthers in Des Moines: History of Advocacy
by KENDALL HUNT Abdul Samad remembers the birth of black rights activism in Des Moines, as a lieutenant in the Black Panther Party. “I started m…
Drake Broadcasting System to host annual film festival
by KENDALL HUNT Drake University will be hosting its annual 48-hour film festival across campus from Feb. 28 until March 1. Led by the Drake Broadcast…
SAA plans on keeping Drake traditions alive for years to come
by ZOE TREIBITZ Why do some traditions persist while others fade away with time? Drake has quite a few traditions, from Kissing Rock to the paint figh…
Students aim to support sexual assault survivors
by TRISH RICHARDS Sexual assault and other forms of gender-based violence are a pervasive issue. Over the course of the Fall semester there were four …
Students begin training for Drake Road Races
by LIZZIE DEAL A group of Running Club members participating in the Couch to Road Races program are adopting the lifestyle of track athletes as they p…