Jewett Residence Hall, once filled with students in the center of Drake University’s campus, has sat largely empty for the past three years after closing as student housing. Olivia Long, now a senior ...

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Drake University is implementing Workday, a new software program that will impact all online student functions by the end of December 2028. Drake currently runs on a software system called Banner — ...

It was early morning, Sept. 17, 1969. A month had passed since drug-fueled hippies and love in equal measure conducted their rebellion against society at Woodstock. Two months had passed since the ...

Ty Walls won the 2025-2026 runoff student body president election. Walls, a junior majoring in information systems, built their platform on transparency, togetherness and transformation. The results ...

In an effort to meet its goal of breaking even by fiscal year 2027, Drake reduced employee benefits starting this past July and is encouraging departments to streamline their operations. Last spring, ...

One night after eating dinner in West Des Moines, James Axe, a senior at Drake University, parked in the Olmsted Center parking lot to meet up for a group project. Hours later, he walked home. The ...

Recently, the NCAA began to allow college athletes to receive direct compensation through their name, image and likeness (NIL). This change has completely reshaped NCAA scouting strategies. In the ...

Every education student at Drake University has to do practicum experiences to experience what a classroom environment is like before going on to student teach. During these practicum visits, an ...

When an eight-year-old girl gave me unprompted advice about skating, I knew I was laughably bad. “Keep your feet close together,” she said in passing. For a sports writer, that was humbling. I’d never ...

After a 30-year presence at Drake University, social fraternity Phi Gamma Delta closed its doors at the end of the fall semester. This marks the second Interfraternity Council chapter to close in the ...

The Student Activities Board unveiled the Drake Relays theme, hosts and artists at their annual Blitz Day event on March 30 for the upcoming Relays Week taking place April 20-26. This year’s theme is ...