by LIZZIE DEAL Student athletes who upheld a 3.0 GPA and above during the Fall semester were honored at the Men’s Basketball game on Feb. 5 to celebra…
NCAA rule change now allows student athletes to profit from their image and likeness
by ALEXIA SIMONTON Drake student-athletes will have the opportunity to profit off of their name, image and likeness after a unanimous decision by the …
The future of the Drake Dance team
by ABBY SCHINDEL When the women of The Drake Dance Team perform on the basketball court, people in the audience watch in awe as they kick their f…
Study Hall requirements result in conflicted views from students and staff
by GRACIE GEIST Student athlete study hall can cause stress on Drake University athletes due to the lack of a proper environment to accomplish schoolw…
Sprinting Towards Gender Equality in Sports
by KENDALL HUNT Feb. 5 marked the 34th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day, held in the light of inspiring young females to be active and re…
Column: No more Bears football? Boo
BY MADDIE TOPLIFF Gather around, children, as we laugh, cry and remember the Bears season together. It’s what head coach Matt Nagy would have wanted. …
A Bear-y Good Thanksgiving – Chicago Defeats Detroit
by MADDIE TOPLIFF Not only is my appetite for pumpkin pie satisfied, but the void in my heart that needed a Bears win has been filled as well. That me…
Bears Lose in LA
by MADDIE TOPLIFF If you thought last week’s win was a fluke, look who’s feeling stupid now. It’s me. I’m feeling stupid. The Bears lost again to the …
Bears Finally Get a Needed Win Over Lions
by MADDIE TOPLIFF The streak is broken. The Bears have finally tasted sweet, sweet victory once again and at Soldier Field, no less. Not only that, bu…
Athletes Speak: Why Drake Draws International Students
by EMILY STADELMYER Drake University is well-known for being a diverse community in Des Moines, Iowa as their homepage for international students stat…
Bears’ battery dies in Chargers matchup
by MADDIE TOPLIFF I wish I had good news, friends. I really do. But another Chicago Bears loss at home is the news I have to report this week. That of…
The Saints Came Marching in v. Bears
by MADDIE TOPLIFF Hello, old friends. I missed you last week — almost as much as I missed the Bears. I hope everyone’s bye week was restful and full o…
Chicago Bears fall to the Oakland Raiders in London
by MADDIE TOPLIFF Let me just say this: Losses in another country shouldn’t count. It is called the National Football League, after all. So, losing ag…
Bears Vanquish the Vikings
by MADDIE TOPLIFF I’ll get straight to it: this was the most important game of the Bears’ season so far. With the chance to hop out of last place in t…
Chicago Bears wring out the Washington Redskins on the road
by MADDIE TOPLIFF Bears wring out Washington on the road No offense to anyone involved in scheduling NFL games, but when I think of Monday Night Footb…