When student professional and academic support specialist Timm Pilcher got a tattoo on the back of his hand, his artist was skeptical, as it was his first tattoo that was impossible to hide. The tattoo, which is a grouping of colorful stars in the shape of a mushroom cap with his name as the stem, […]
Drake University was established in 1881 and has experienced tragedy in many forms, from a student dying in the sinking of the Titanic to the terrorist attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001. Titanic sinking On April 14, 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. Many perished in the tragedy, including Ernest Portage […]
“Why can’t we have nice things?” Heather McGhee directed this question, poised in the first sentence of her new book, to the full crowd gathered at Sheslow Auditorium on Drake University’s campus on Nov. 1. The crowd diligently waited for the answer. McGhee, a researcher, problem solver and author of New York Times bestselling novel […]