By SAM AMADEO Recently, there has been a string of days where the temperature was negative 20 and the windchill was tinkering somewhere around negative 50. Most of us were able to weather it out in he…
A closer look at Drake’s student demographics
By SABINA IDRIZ Drake University has been making strides in increasing enrollment when it comes to out- of- state and international students. As another semester begins, students from all around the n…
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 more successful aspect of collaboration between t…
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 students of color and condemn rampant acts of racism…
Senate explores technology committee, approves new student organization
STORY BY BETH LEVALLEY Student Senate approved Drake Court Appointed Special Advocates as a new student organization Thursday. The group plans to merge the Iowa CASA Program’s goals with the goals of …
Caucus Roundup: the circus comes to Boulder
The third Republican debate took place this past Wednesday and with it the circus came to Boulder, Colorado. The slapstick style which has characterized the Republican debates shifted focus in the mos…
Just a small-town student: first-year Des Moines impressions
Every student comes into the city with different expectations and different levels of familiarity with the new landscape. While some come in with a lot of knowledge about how to get around in Des Moin…
Jefferson-Jackson dinner attracts students
In a room of over six thousand, presidential candidate Martin O’Malley told the crowd a story of an Iowa Dreamer that advocates for citizens’ rights for herself and other Americans in her position. Th…
Michelle Obama #62 million girl campaign
With Michelle Obama’s representation, this movement will go exactly where I believe it needs to go. She has the unique ability to reach and connect with every woman in our country, gaining the support…
Outside factors influence academic major decisions
STORY BY ANNA JENSEN Figuring out the future and the ways to get there are detailed processes that take a lot of schooling, experience and work. For some, the start may be committing to a college unde…
Professors share student excuses
It has happened to the best of students. An assignment is accidently turned in late, students show up late to class or not at all… and then comes the time for excuses.…
4 a.m. fire alarm startles GK
STAFF OPINION BY MARISSA DEPINO The fire alarm went off at 4 a.m. on Sunday at Goodwin-Kirk residence hall, sending students scattering outside. Many students stood dressed in their pajamas and some w…
Students turn to blogging to explore their interests
Many students start blogs to write down their thoughts, create their own voice or make a name for themselves.…
Students prefer smartphone cameras for convenience
Smartphone developers, driven by immense competition and an increasing desire to satisfy their complex consumer demands, are taking great strides in enhancing the cameras their devices carry.…
Students overanalyze subtleties in text messages
Meaning altered by nuances in punctuation, grammar, capitalization…