Division over the president coming to campus BY AUTUMN OSIA Amidst protests, chilly weather conditions and thousands of people lined up, Donald Trump …
Drake hosts democratic presidential debate
by CAMERON BOLTON Drake University hosted a nationally-televised live Democratic presidential candidate debate on Jan. 14 in Sheslow Auditorium. The d…
The two-faced nature of social media
by JORDAN BROCKWAY The Two-Face Nature of Social Media A new generation of people are being faced with one of the most difficult forms of social beha…
Drake Comrades seek to make change in Drake Neighborhood
by ZOE TREILBITZ Free tampons across Drake University bathrooms, sign the petition. These are the words students were hearing walking through the Acti…
Trucking industry finds a place in Des Moines
by GRACE NOACK Trucking is a $700 billion dollar industry, and Iowa, and the Midwest as a whole, is at the heart of it. In fact, in a recent study of …
Drake student casts sights on Iowa House
by MINA TAKAHASHI Last May, Drake University junior Nick Miller announced that he was running for a seat in the Iowa House. His opponent in District 1…
The science behind the Polar Vortex
By JULIE LAFRANZO The first week of the semester Drake went through something called a Polar Vortex. A Polar Vortex is actually not seasonal but is ha…
Drake pitches against racism with blackening of Painted Street
The patchwork of multicultural expression that is Painted Street was symbolically unified by a coat of black paint on Friday. The event represents the…
Why 3,500 rallied behind Drake students and faculty of color
In response to racist threats disseminated across campus, thousands of Drake community constituents joined together last Wednesday to both support st…
Another successful International Night at Drake
By, KIM BATES Drake University held International Night this weekend, Nov. 3, 2018, This event was held in Parents Hall in upper Olmsted from 5:30 p.…
Follow SJMC students as we report live results from the Iowa races
Midterm election results from fellow Drake students. Join us for an inside look at the candidates in Iowa.…
The 2018 Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium
By, MAX BROWN The World Food Prize recently held a symposium, the 2018 Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, from Oct. 15 to 19. The symposium w…
Third robbery in last month strikes Drake neighborhood
BY KIM BATES Another robbery near Drake’s campus occurred in the late evening of Nov. 1. This is the third campus robbery in four weeks. The robbery t…
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…
Snider’s journey to becoming a published author of a young adult novel Witches’ Quarters
BY CAMERON BOLTON Drake University Law graduate Laura Snider has recently come out with a new young adult novel Witches’ Quarters. The plot of the nov…