Accidental gunshot stuns off-campus party: Drake student sustains nonfatal headshot on 27th Street
by CALEB LILLQUIST On Saturday, Aug. 31, officers were called to the scene on 1100 block of 27th Street near campus in regard to “Shots fired.” When officers arrived, they were met with people leaving…
Bucksbaum Lecture: students are raring for Rapinoe
by SARAH BOGAARDS A video of Griff playing soccer in a pink wig is all it took to get Drake students asking, “Could it be?” The teaser on Twitter and Facebook all but confirmed that yes, in fact…
Drake sororities celebrate recruitment week
by TARYN RIPPLE Recruitment week is one of the most significant times in the year for Greek organizations at Drake University. During this period, students who are interested in joining a social frate…
Astronomy department shoots for the moon
by ANNIE FURMAN Even though it is true that the Astronomy department is one of the smallest at Drake University, they still find big ways to make a presence on and off campus. The astronomy department…
Football: Drake starts the season with back-to-back losses
by JD PELEGRINO Saturday kicked off the 2019 football season for the Drake Bulldogs. Head Coach Todd Stepsis, the Bulldogs former Defensive Coordinator, began his inaugural year in the role traveling …
Drake men’s cross-country takes second in Iowa City, falls short in Minnesota
by SAM AMADEO DES MOINES, IA – Drake Bulldog cross-country (XC) kicked off its season on Saturday, August 31 running against Creighton University in Omaha, NE. The Bulldog XC men’s team was able…
A big Bear letdown: Bears lose season opener to Packers
By MADDIE TOPLIFF There’s sad, and then there’s the feeling I got after watching the Chicago Bears lose their season opener to the Green Bay Packers for the second year in a row. I’m thinking more on …
Weekly Horoscope: How to handle this week
by LAUREL CRAMER Aries Look up to the sky and breathe in the new air. The fall and all of its change is around you. There’s a difference between change and instability. Don’t invite chaos into your li…
Classic movies everybody needs to see
by CELIA BROCKER Whether you prefer a classic on VHS tape or something you can stream on Netflix, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t enjoy movies. What makes cinema as an art so appeali…
New Starbucks comes to Olmsted
by CAMERON BOLTON The coffee shop in in Olmsted has undergone a brand new renovation this year. The old coffee shop has been replaced by an officially licensed Starbucks. The coffee shop located…
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 384 U.S. cities by AdvisorSmith, Des Moines was na…
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 19 is House Majority Leader Chris Hagenow. Miller’s…
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