Drake University Puts on a Production of Into the Woods
Under the direction of Erin Horst, Drake University students are determined to captivate audience members with their production of “Into the Woods” from April 1 to April 4. “We are not stopping trying...
View ArticleDrake Places in March Madness Tournament
Drake men’s basketball earned a spot in March Madness. This is the first time in thirteen years that Drake University will be making an appearance into the tournament. Drake has had a successful season...
View ArticleCommentary: “I Care A Lot” Review
If you’ve been on Netflix in the last few weeks, you’ve probably spotted one of their latest originals, “I Care A Lot.” Maybe you debated checking it out or passed it up as another Netflix original...
View ArticleVarsity Cinema to Reopen
Des Moines Film, a local film arts nonprofit, is setting out to save Des Moines’ last historic neighborhood theater, the Varsity Cinema. Last year the film society took possession of the 104-year-old...
View ArticlePlaque Honors DG House Mother
Trinity Lutheran Church has hung a plaque on a gate between its property and the Delta Gamma sorority house on 34th Street to remember house director Stephanie Markert, who passed away from injuries...
View ArticleVaccines Administered at Drake
Drake students and staff discuss the COVID-19 vaccines safety, possible vaccination requirement, and what the vaccine might mean for the future of Drake University as COVID-19 vaccination rollout...
View ArticleDrake welcomes first Black woman Student Body President
Drake University welcomed its first Black woman Student Body President for this 2021-2022 school year. “I felt a wide range of emotions immediately. I was excited, very proud of myself and grateful to...
View ArticleUS leaves Afghanistan after 20 years
President Joe Biden said on Aug. 24 that the United States’ armed forces are on track to pull out of Afghanistan by the U.S.’s deadline of Aug. 31. This is despite several twists and turns in the last...
View ArticleCommentary: Texas student discusses abortion law
Texas is an enigma. That was my first lesson when I moved to the Midwest. Being Texan is like being a foreigner; even small things were cultural differences. I say howdy when I greet people. Y’all is...
View ArticleChina Olympics and Qatar World Cup boycotts
In the next two years, sports fans can look forward to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. However, as we get closer to these major events, more and more people have...
View ArticleWomen’s basketball: Drake in first place after burying Bears
By Austin Cannon The Drake women playing Missouri State wasn’t Sunday’s “big game,” but it was reasonable to expect a competitive contest between the two teams tied for first in the Missouri Valley...
View ArticleShockers show no mercy, light up Bulldogs 74-48
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE STORY BY MATTHEW GOGERTY Drake’s performance at home didn’t improve after last week’s loss to Northern Iowa. The Bulldogs (6-19, 1-12 MVC) fell to the Wichita State Shockers (18-6,...
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Subpar shooting leads to third MVC loss
BY AUSTIN CANNON Everything was clicking for the Drake Bulldogs. Going into Sunday they had won five straight games by an average 22.6 points and occupied the top spot in the Missouri Valley. But that...
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Southern Illinois stifles Bulldogs, Beane dominates Drake D
BY MATTHEW GOGERTY WICHITA STATE DEFENDERS surround Reed Timmer in the post in Drake’s last home game, a 74-48 loss. Reed Timmer’s consistent scoring, having 10 or more points in 11 straight games...
View ArticleHall of fame coach recalls achievements
BY KATHERINE BAUER Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Drake University’s head track and field coach, was enshrined in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on Jan. 31 in Springfield, Missouri. “She’s been at that top...
View ArticleBulldogs blowout Braves on Senior Day, Donahue receives heartfelt farewell
BY AUSTIN CANNON Going into the final week of the regular season with the Missouri Valley Conference tournament less than 20 days away, the Drake women’s basketball team has righted the ship. The...
View ArticleBulldogs split first home games of 2016
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE BY MATTHEW GOGERTY Facing off against South Dakota State in a pair of games on Tuesday, the Drake softball team was unable to secure a win in the first game, a 10-6 loss. The...
View ArticleDrake reigns in MVC after historic win over UNI
BY JOE MILLER PHOTO BY ADAM ROGAN “It’ll be real when it becomes real,” Drake Women’s Basketball head coach Jennie Baranczyk said after her team won its first outright regular season Missouri Valley...
View ArticleDoran to lead receiving core to a PFL conference title this year
By JD Pelegrino In less than one week, on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. (CST) the Bulldogs will kick off the regular season against the non-conference William Jewell. This will be the first of three straight...
View ArticlePrevention Programming at Drake
When Director of Prevention Programming Lynne Cornelius came to Drake six years ago, there were only eight to 12 student Violence Intervention Partners in the program. Since then, prevention...
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