In the dead of night, Director of Public Safety Scott Law patrols campus in a gray public safety vehicle. All of a sudden, the quiet of 24th Street at midnight is broken by an incoming radio call ...

I visited Drake as a sophomore in high school. My parents and I disagree on who thought it was too early, but hindsight revealed that it was for the best. The COVID-19 pandemic hit my junior year, and ...

Imagine the impossible: walkable cities and robust public transportation in America — especially here in Des Moines. For a brief moment this January, we saw what might be possible in the land of the ...

Drake printing services have seen recent changes in ownership that may lead to paper and ink shortages in the near future. Drake printing was run through Xerox until 2017, when administrators decided ...

My eyes went wide, I started breathing a little harder and my hands began sweating. Talking about sex always makes me extremely nervous, and my date caught me extremely off guard. This was not the ...

People across the Des Moines Metro area may have differing ideas of how they view Drake. How people in the local community see the University varies widely, shaped by their own unique experiences and ...

In a joint project, DEV Partners and Neighborhood Development Corporation are building new row houses on Forest Ave. The 18-unit property, designed and contracted by SHYFT Collective, will feature six ...

Another long and exciting college basketball season is coming to a close, and many fans are wondering where the time went. It feels like just last month that the season was starting up again, and many ...

Many U.S. cities of comparable size and prestige have obtained a professional sports team — why not Des Moines? I mean, it’s perfectly fair to assume that if cities like Green Bay and Regina ...

As the seasons start to shift, the snow melts, the flowers bloom and students are finally stumbling out of their winter hibernation. The winter seclusion broods within students’ dorms, but now that it ...

Most of us had a lot of hobbies before we came to college. I know I used to cook and bake quite a bit before I moved here. However, some old hobbies just aren’t sustainable on campus, especially when ...

Drake University is not contained within four walls. Its online master’s programs allow students to study from anywhere in the world. In March, Drake brought its recruitment methods for this online ...