by MEGAN MCDOWELL Drake University recently announced it earned a Bronze STARS rating demonstrating Drake’s commitment to environmental sustainability…
Student organizations on Drake University’s campus are working toward solutions to reduce food waste.
By KRISTEN TOLLAS In 2014, students and faculty started a food recovery program on Drake’s campus called Next Course after noticing excess amounts of…
Ambulance sent to Cowles Library in wake of medical emergency
BY LORIEN MACENULTY A medical emergency interrupted the studies of late-night Cowles Library frequenters around 9:30 pm yesterday. A Drake junior, sit…
Tibbetts case raises safety concerns
The recent death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has called safety into question for several college students. According to CNN, Tibbett…
On best friends and brain waves
BY CAITLIN CLEMENT Have you ever wondered why best friends shares similar thoughts, ideas and all the other “freaky” telepathic powers that seem to co…
Drake facilities still cause problems for disabled people
Photo by James Woods BY NATALIE LARIMER Drake is famous for Relays, and it’s no question why. The whole city of Des Moines gets excited for these even…
Relays security adds additional campus safety
BY KATIE CARLTON For the first time in Drake Relays history, Forest Avenue will be blocked off with concrete barricades between 27th and 29th streets …
‘Painted Streak’ brings into question heavy drinking, student motivation during Relays
BY KASEY SPRINGSTEEN “A student ran past the Meredith windows covered in paint and left a body print on one of the windows. The student wasn’t wearing…
Coughing up a storm: when are you contagious?
BY PHONG LY Flu is still rampant across the United States, but the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the epidemic has peake…
Online therapy seeks to curb stigma of mental health
Photo by Maddie Topliff BY MADDIE TOPLIFF A New York-based mental health care provider is taking on traditional therapy, making counseling more access…
Updated program allows more efficient reporting
BY JESSIE SPANGLER Many students may not know that Drake has an anonymous reporting tool, and that it’s now easier to use than ever. EthicsPoint is a …
Missing trash cans on campus divide students
BY CAITLIN CLEMENT Drake Environmental Action League (DEAL) and the Leadership Education and Development Concentration capstone (LEAD) implemented a s…
Drake is already tackling the difficult issue of mental health
BY ELLIE DETWEILER Thursday night, Ryan Nesbit, a volunteer for the Polk County Suicide Coalition and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (…
The case of the disappearing contraceptives
BY CAITLIN CLEMENT One of the biggest and most talked-about controversies among the political atmosphere today is how women’s access to abortion and c…
Drake students deal with flu season
BY PHONG LY Flu season is wreaking havoc across the United States. Since last October, there have been over 18,068 laboratory-confirmed cases of Influ…