Spines, flowers, vines, fruits and even a cacao tree grow from a forest of pots right on Drake’s campus. Unknown to many students, the rooftop of Drake’s Science Connector Building is home to hundreds ...

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 ...

Prior to taking office, Donald Trump led a campaign that championed “making America great again.” While many people embraced this idea with open arms, some of Trump’s promises set alarm bells blaring ...

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 ...

The first Black superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, Ian Roberts, was detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday, Sept. 26. According to the Federal Officials and the ...

When I first heard of “My Lady Jane,” it was being marketed to me as something akin to “Bridgerton.” Personally, I was uninterested. Aesthetically pleasing romance had been done before and was alright ...

Drake student Nawid Mohabati was 17 when the Taliban killed his father — a general in the Afghan National Army. Living in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, was unsafe for Mohabati’s family after the ...

Inside downtown Des Moines cocktail lounge The LiFT, patrons are buzzing around a tight but cozy space that feels like a hidden garden among the rest of downtown Des Moines. They’re all conversing and ...

How many times have students jokingly heard that or similarly defeatist expressions in the dorms of their school, the hallways, or even said it themselves? How often is this merely an expression of ...

Drake has both dance and cheer teams that actively participate in campus events. But, due to differences in the structure of each program, there are discrepancies in how the teams are funded and run ...

Following the announcement of Griff II’s retirement, Drake University’s beloved live mascot, faculty and students welcomed Griff III to campus on Friday, Dec. 5. The 9-month-old puppy made his debut ...

Back in the 1960s and early 1970s, there were very few record labels that had national merit, and none was higher than Motown Records. During its prime, it had numerous No. 1 hits from a variety of ...