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Campus Calendar Wednesday “Sober Indian, Dangerous Indian” Documentary Screening 4-6 p.m.

Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center Khalil al-Anani, “Upended Path: The Rise and Fall of the Muslim Brotherhood” 7-8:30 p.m.

Sussman Theater

Thursday Drake International Opportunities Expo 3-6 p.m.

Helmick Commons The Comparison Project — Hinduism Lecture 7-8 p.m.

Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center “One-on-One with Women’s Basketball” 6 p.m.

Knapp Center

Friday Michelle Obama speech 2 p.m.

Drake University Fieldhouse Observatory Public Night: The Women of Astronomy 8-9:30 p.m.

Drake Municipal Observatory

Saturday Volleyball vs. Evansville 7 p.m.

Knapp Center Football vs. Davidson 1 p.m.

Drake Stadium

Sunday Women’s Soccer vs.

Nebraska- Omaha 1-5 p.m.

Cownie Soccer Complex

Monday Fall Break No Classes

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Braley and Ernst campaign for Senate Outside interest groups primarily fund advertisements

Kate Havens

Staff Writer kate.havens@drake.edu

Turn on the TV at this time of year and political ads are everywhere. It’s a part of every Iowan’s life, and dealing with the constant attacks between candidates is something that most are used to.

Republican Joni Ernst and Democrat Bruce Braley are in a tight race for the U.S. Senate seat.

The amount of advertising space both politicians have purchased is through the roof, so some wonder how campaigns can afford them.

The candidates are not the only ones funding their efforts — fundraising and donations are key parts of the campaign process.

Candidates also rely on the money of outside interest groups.

According to The Gazette,

located in Iowa City, interest groups have funded nearly 80 percent of television ads in this particular senate race.

Outside interest groups are sometimes referred to as PACs or Political Action Committees.

USA Today reported that, “Braley got help from nine independent groups, which spent $6.6 million and ran more than 12,000 ads on his behalf. Ernst, by contrast, benefited from $4.8 million and about 12,000 ads from outside groups.”

Two of the largest outside supporter groups for Braley are The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and NextGen Climate Action Committee.

NextGen Climate Action is liberal billionaire Tom Steyer’s creation. It advocates for the protection of the environment.

Ernst has had significant aid

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Senate Majority PAC $785,141 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and NextGen Climate Action $4.6 million Braley’s campaign has spent approximately $470,000 more than Ernst on ads in Cedar Rapids/Waterloo/Dubuque area Total, Braley has paid for 16 percent of ad costs

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Poltical Lingo

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Concerned Veterans for America $1.4 million (24 percent) Freedom Partners Action Fund $775,000 (13 percent) David and Charles Koch $688,805 Crossroads GPS $634,470 Ernst’s campaign has spent approximately $113,600 more than Braley in Sioux City area Ernst has paid 20 percent of ad costs

TOTAL TV SPENDING AIRING BEFORE SEPT. 10

Citizens United vs. Federal Elction Commission ruled in January 2010 that the First Ammendment cannot prohibit nonprofit organizations from spending however much money in of support or against a candidate.

Political Actions Committee is an organization that collects donations from members and then contributes the pooled money to a campaign for or against a political candidate.

Super PACs, it levels the playing field so to speak.”

Even politically informed Drake students don’t find these outside issues relevant to campaigns.

“No, I don’t think it’s relevant.

I really don’t care if Bruce Braley skipped 75 percent of Veterans Affairs meetings. I only care about what the candidate is going to attempt to accomplish in office,” said first-year journalism major Parker Klyn. “I don’t think it (outside spending) accurately reflects what democracy is supposed to be. The whole point of elected officials is to represent constituents, and ads from outside the constituency don’t fit that bill.”

“Maybe, unfortunately, super PACs are part of our electoral process at the moment. Until the law is changed, they will exist,” Alberda said.

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from the Concerned Veterans for America and the Freedom Partners Action Fund. Both of these committees are affiliated with the Koch brothers. The Koch brothers, Charles and David, are conservative billionaires in the oil industry.

Visiting assistant professor of politics Gayle Alberda explained the heated situation between Ernst, Braley and our TVs. “Political organizations have a vested interest in winning, and political ads are one way to get their message across to voters. The Citizens United decision changed the nature of campaigns,” Alberda said. “It only makes sense that if a Super PAC is involved in a race, let’s say supporting Candidate A, that another Super PAC will also get involved in the race to support the other candidate, in this case Candidate B. If each side has

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BRALEY 7.8 M

ERNST $5.9 M

BRALEY $7.8 M

Ernst and Braley campaign spending information from The Iowa City Gazette and Des Moines Register

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Drake symphony performs Adam Rogan

Staff Writer adam.rogan@drake.edu

The Drake symphony, made up of over 50 students, conducted

by Akira Mori and aided by the Juilliard — trained Sarah Plum, played pieces from Franz Schubert, R. Vaughn Williams and Georges Bizet, entertained the Sheslow Auditorium audience Sunday night.

The opening was an excerpt of the Rosamunde Overture by Schubert, a composition full of highs and lows, told a story without words.

Dozens of hands moved in unison as the music flowed from members of the orchestra’s fingertips.

Mori’s hands flew across his small conductor’s platform, guiding the musicians through the compositions.

The second piece was “The Lark Ascending,” composed by Williams in 1914, inspired by a 19th century poem by George Meredith of the same name.

In the piece, Sarah Plum was also featured for “The Lark Ascending.”

Symphony Orchestra Stage Manager and cellist, Xavier Quinn,

said, “(Playing with a soloist is) very different from what we normally do … it was a challenge.”

The last several minutes of the song featured Plum playing alone.

“I felt like I was surrounded by the music,” said Kaitlin Brandt, a first time orchestra goer.

After a short intermission, Mori and the rest of the symphony returned to the stage for the final part of the night’s performance. The closing piece was “L’Arlésienne,” translated into English meaning “The Girl from Arles.” It was composed by Georges Bizet, to be performed in four parts.

First-year senator run-off results announced At midnight Tuesday, Russell White was announced as First-Year Senator after a run-off election with Casey Ringhofer.

According to Election Commission Chair Emily Grimm, 270 students voted in the run-off election.

White earned the majority of votes, leading with 61.8 percent.

In a previous interview the new first-year senator explained his reason for running.

“I just want to improve the state of the campus for everyone and

just lend a helping hand as much as possible, White said. “What better way to help out my campus out, than through my own personal passion.”

Runner up Ringhofer is happy for White.

“It didn’t matter which one of us won, we each would have been great leaders in the position,” Runner-up Ringhofer said.

White will attend his first senate meeting in Cowles Library at 9 p.m. tomorrow.

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Law briefs Senate Cole Norum

Staff Writer cole.norum@drake.edu

The Student Senate made clear in its most recent meeting that among its highest priorities is promoting a safe and secure environment for Drake students.

The senators welcomed Scott Law, Drake University’s director of public safety, to their weekly meeting on Oct. 2 to discuss the university’s official Clery Report and relevant issues regarding campus safety.

Law, a former state policeman, spoke at length on the various details composing the Annual Campus Security Report, a comprehensive report detailing crime statistics that occurred in 2013. The Report is a component of the Clery Act, a federal statute by which every college receiving federal aid must abide. Colleges failing to adhere to the stipulations set forth by the federal law jeopardize their ability to receive federal funding.

The Clery Act, named for a Lehigh University freshman raped and murdered in 1986, is intended to provide relevant information regarding reported criminal activity on and around college campuses.

Law said, the information made available in the report is important to prospective students as well as current students. The reports also serve as points of comparison between schools.

“We all have to meet the same criteria,” Law said.

Because the Clery Report covers the calendar year instead of the academic year, the report issued this fall is for January through December 2013. The report will be the last of its current format, due largely to President Obama’s reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, signed in March 2013.

Law discussed the significance of the VAWA reauthorization in terms of providing for more

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extensive reporting of crimes.

“The VAWA act will require quite a bit of new information to be gathered and included,” Law said.

In order to keep pace with a widening spectrum of reportable crimes, Drake University purchased a new software, called Report Exec, that will give Public Safety means of reporting, managing and analyzing criminal activity on or near campus.

Report Exec will keep better track of crimes regarding gender, sexual orientation and bias, according to Law. “We were always required to gather (the information) before, but it was kind of reported in a way that would get lost in the Report,” Law said.

The Clery Report is also not immune to ambiguity or confusion regarding another aspect of reporting crime. A look through the report will yield one peculiar statistic: there were no reported instances of on-campus sexual assault. Law, along with Dean of Students Sentwali Bakari, emphasized that the statistic did not indicate any sexual assaults had occurred on campus.

“By no means do we think that is necessarily an accurate picture of what occurs, but it is what is reported,” Law began. “We can only include in our statistics those things that are reported to Drake Public Safety, the Des Moines Police Department … and campus security authorities.”

With the Clery Report shifting its format to incorporate a wider array of statistics for the 2014 year, Law assured the Senate that Public Safety’s emphasis on campus safety would continue.

Law hopes this will lead to an increased emphasis on incorporating a greater and more diverse source of input.

“We have an opportunity to empower and to make victims feel that this is a safe place to come forward and talk.”

In August, LaTasha Stiger concluded her six-year tenure as the Director of Campus Programming at Drake Univeristy and went off to “look for some more challenges” elsewhere. The search for her replacement has reached its conclusion. Marina Verlengia was hired to take over the position and will starts today.

Verlengia left her old position in Florida, working for Disney and ESPN, to come to Drake.

Tony Tyler, the Olmsted Center operations director, headed the search, through the application and interview process.

“Some things that were key … were experience in programming,” Tyler said.

Tyler also examined Verlengia’s ablility to work with campus organizations, especially the Student Activities Board (SAB), which she will head in addition to diversity and multi-cultural groups, which she advise.

SAB President, Adam Graves mentioned that Stiger would often ask organizations, “Can I help you with anything?” and was involved all over campus. He hopes that her replacement will do the same.

Tyler is excited for Verlengia to join the Drake family. “(She will bring) a really great perspective coming from Disney and ESPN… a little bit (of a) different slant on things,” Tyler said.

Both Graves and Tyler mentioned how one of the prerequisites for the position was experience working with university students, which Verlengia has.

At Disney, one of her main roles was coordinating the park’s many

college interns. On top of that, she received a degree in marketing from University of Central Florida and later earned a master’s in sports management.

When she arrives on campus, she starts immediately as her first day is in the midst of Homecoming Week planning. However, once the initial excitement calms down, she has more planning to look forward to. “(Verlengia) would be helping with orientation,” Graves said, but, “the majority of the role is SAB.” Drake student Evan Benjamin weighed in on what direction he wants the new director to take with campus programs.

“I want social opportunities that are also interesting,” Benjamin said.

Benjamin expressed that he did not want any more mixers, but he would like more engagement in the activities.

He mentioned that Taste of Des Moines, an SAB event, fulfilled this criteria well, and he looks forward to more events like it.

This aligns with Graves’s view of the position. He thinks Verlengia will be effective at “bringing in change.”

Graves believes that Verlengia can “(add) a new twist to them (programs) or new ways to implement them and not just finding events on campus that are programmed just to program, actually making an impact on the students and actually having a reasoning why we’re having these events.”

Tyler and Graves hope that Verlengia brings something new to Drake and successfully fills the shoes left behind by Stiger.

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Drake plans to add eleven doors to the key card system Alex Payne

Staff Writer benjamin.payne@drake.edu

Walking to a set of doors on Drake University’s campus and finding only one that will open may soon be a thing of the past.

Responding to faculty, students and staff, Drake Public Safety officials have decided to add 11 doors to the new electronic locking system.

These extra doors will not include additional card swipes.

However, they will unlock more doors during the days, said Director of Campus Public Safety Scott Law. For students, like sophomore Megan Ellis, the new doors will make buildings more accessible.

“It will be nice to have more so you will not have to guess which door to go in,” Ellis said.

Last February, through a bid process with Blackboard, the university purchased the new security system. The original bid was to install one access point per set of doors in 36 of the buildings on campus. Law said the university increased the number when the bid started to add a couple extra buildings to the system.

After the start of the new school year, it became obvious that the system needed to expand

soon.

“With feedback from both our faculty and our students when they came back for the school year, they felt that there are a few buildings that it poses a potential problem, in that they do not have enough access points,” Law said.

“Primarily, those buildings are Aliber, Olmsted, the library and Harvey Ingham.”

The system was put in place to help secure campus in the event of an emergency. With the new system, Drake Public Safety officers do not have to run from building to building and physically lock every door. All of the doors on campus that are hooked up to the system can be locked in an instant.

“From Public Safety dispatch, or from IT headquarters, we are able to lock the campus down by pushing a button,” Law said. “So from a safety standpoint, which was our primary reason for doing this, it drastically increases our ability to secure the buildings and provide a safe environment in the event we had a disaster or an emergency situation come up.”

However, with that safety some conveniences were taken away.

To combat this problem, 11 new doors will be added.

The doors do come at a cost.

Each door costs at least $2,000.

That is why the system is installed

in phases. More doors will be added as needed.

“I think that when people become more used to it, they are going to want to add in some other areas to the campus,” Law said.

The new system may be a hassle for some, but Law pointed out the added benefit of offering extended access hours to the buildings for students.

“I know a lot of the music and art students like the fact that they can get in there after hours to practice their instruments and things like that,” Law said.

Many students are also happy with how the cards make the entrance to residence halls easier.

Ellis, who lives in Jewett Hall, likes that she does not have to ring a doorbell to be let in by someone else. She can just use her student ID and get into the building.

Law said the university chose the most modern and expandable system.

He said the system will not be obsolete in five years, but can be expanded with entry options for students. Eventually, students may be able to use their cell phones or even their own fingerprint to access buildings on campus.

If all goes as planned, the new doors should be up and running by the end of October.

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Student life

Blacas adjusts to new role as director of student leadership personal development,” Blancas said.

Staff Writer Blancas oversees all aspects of sydney.price@drake.edu the Donald V. Adams Leadership Institute, which includes the When Jan Wise retired from Adams Academy, the Emerging the Director of Student Leadership Leaders Model and the Sussman position after 33 years, she left big Spring and Fall Leadership shoes to fill. Meghan Blancas, the Conferences. newly appointed interim director, She also works closely with is up to the challenge. the Leadership and Development Shelby Derrick, the student (LEAD) program. However, unlike coordinator for the leadership LEAD, the Adams Leadership office, was able to witness the Institute is a non-credit, cotransition from Wise to Blancas curricular program for students firsthand, and said it went to develop leadership skills. smoothly.

Blancas hopes to build “It’s been really interesting on the foundation left by her to see Meghan come in and keep predecessors while adding these programs going but also new elements and updating the including her spin on things,” programs.

Derrick said.

“I think she’s off to a beautiful Blancas start,” said Thomas had not Westbrook, a l w a y s chair of the planned on u nder g r adu at e going into “What drew me to Drake L E A D student affairs, overall as an institution c onc e n t r a t i on . much less living “I’m actually was the community in Iowa. quite impressed She grew here. The faculty, staff that she’s gotten up in Chicago, and students are just so her sea legs so attending the welcoming and so open quickly.”

University B l a n c a s and ready to answer any of Illinois at a l r e a d y Chicago to question I have.” revamped the continue a ELM curriculum family legacy. this year. Her Her father other goals encouraged her —Meghan Blancas, Interim Director of include giving to be involved Student Leadership s t u d e n t s on campus and in Adams it was then she Academy more discovered oppor t unit ies a passion for to understand working with students. different types of leadership Blancas decided to pursue and raising awareness of both her masters in higher education Sussman conferences, which are student affairs at Iowa State open to all students.

University. After graduation, “I believe leadership isn’t just she wasn’t ready to go back to preparing you all to go out and Chicago, and a position opened up work, but we’re preparing you to at Drake. Blancas wanted to stay be leaders in your communities, in Iowa and be near the resources and so there’s lots of different of a city. areas that we should explore to “What drew me to Drake, get you there,” Blancas said. overall as an institution, was the Tony Tyler, director of Olmsted community here. The faculty, Center operations praised staff and students are just so Blancas’s collaborative approach welcoming and so open and ready and positive interactions with to answer any questions I have,” students.

Blancas said.

“I think she’s the sort of She was also impressed by the professional that Drake strives to quality of Drake’s students. have,” Tyler said.

“It was an opportunity to work with students who are just so impressive in many different ways. I really appreciate the passion that they have, the drive and the desire to continue their Sydney Price

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DIY project keeps friends informed on your location In and Out sign lets friends know when you’re at home Ever get frustrated trying to figure out if your friends on your floor are in their rooms or not? My friends and I definitely do, which is why we decided to come up with this week’s craft: in and out signs. They are super cute and can be decorated in so many different ways. These signs will definitely lessen the awkwardness of always asking the other’s roommate if he or she is in or not.

What you need: I got all of these items at Michael’s craft store, and some I had around my room. They can also be picked up at stores like Wal-Mart and Target.

String or ribbon Acrylic Paint (any colors) Paint Brushes Tacks Scrapbooking stickers Scissors Gorilla Glue Clothes Pins Command Strip Pre-cut piece of wood I found mine in the wood section of Michael’s and it measured three by eight inches long.

Command Strip

STEP 2 Lettering Once the paint has dried, you will need to add the words “in” and “out.” There are a few options you could use for this step. You can use pre-cut scrapbook letters and glue them onto the wood (which is what I used), you can use letter stickers or you can simply paint the words.

STEP 3

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Attatching String Next, cut a piece of string or ribbon about a foot long. You can decide if you want the sign to hang higher or lower, so the string length can vary.

For my project, I attached the string with a tack. I did this by inserting the tack directly into the wood with the string behind it. You can glue it or tape it to the back, or come up with your own creative way to attach the string.

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STEP 4 Making Your Mark Anna Zavell Columnist Zavell is a first-year magazines major and can be reached at giovanna.zavell@drake.edu

STEP 1 Painting First, you want to paint your piece of wood with whatever color and designs you want. For mine, I painted a dark brown border and painted the inside a neutral khaki color. Make sure you use two coats when painting.

Lastly, with a clothespin, write your name or attach a letter for your initial to the top or bottom of it. This will be your marker.

You can paint or decorate the clothespin however you like, just as long as it has your initial or name on it so your friends can tell it is yours.

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STEP 5 Hanging Once you have finished your sign, use a Command Strip to hang it on your door. Then, clip your clothespins underneath the words “In” or “Out” to signify your current status.

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THIS IN AND OUT SIGN project showcases a clever way to let your friends know whether or not you are in your room. The sign is made in five steps and with a variety of supplies that can be found in Michael’s, Wal-Mart, Target or even lying around your room. You will never have to awkwardly ask if someone is in their room again. ANNA ZAVELL | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Emojis corrupt communication Fall films offer variety Texting conversations nowadays seem to look like this: “IM OBSESSED WITH MRS ALL AMERICAN (a song)” “ITS SO GOOD I KNOW I LOVE IT” “[smiley face emoji x5]” “[heart eye emoji x3]” “[big red heart emoji x8]” Yes, this is a conversation on my phone, and yes, it does embarrass me a bit to admit it.

But, I can say I do not write like this in every situation. Emojis and slang have taken over the way we text, with conversations moving from fragmented sentences lacking punctuation to sentences with little, or no, words at all.

Scrolling through Twitter and Instagram, I see an emoji, or six, in nearly every post. It is much easier to convey emotions and feelings through emoticons and fragmented sentences.

When tweets restrict you to 140 characters or less, it is easier to throw in a couple of emojis with a few words to tell the world what is happening rather than formulating grammatically correct sentences.

Before emojis took communication by storm, studies showed the negative effects of texting on writing skills. Even daily means of communication can be affected. As college students, email is a vital tool for communication between students and professors.

According to a Pew Research survey in 2013, the line between “formal and informal” writing is decreasing. The study says that

What’s your Damage?

the tone for formal writing is becoming difficult to separate from the informal writing used when we are connected to the digital world. However, I have never sent “LOL” to a professor, nor do I ever plan to.

As a journalism and English major myself, I have not had the struggle of being able to distinguish between what is grammatically correct and what isn’t because of what I text or tweet. The Journal of Computer Assisted Learning looked at a study done by Beverly Plester in 2008 that showed “textisms,” or words we commonly text with that are not spelled properly, did not significantly affect the way we spell in settings outside of texting. In fact, it pointed out that textisms seem to help children with literacy, “In order to read or produce textisms, children need a good level of phonological awareness, that is, sensitivity to the underlying sound structure of spoken language,” Plester said.

While there is controversy as to whether or not texting has ruined the way we effectively write, the development of emojis has its consequences as well. As my example at the beginning shows, words aren’t even used when communicating at some points. If we aren’t even using at least a shortened form of writing, how can our writing continue to develop at all?

Linguist Tyler Schnoebelen told Time Magazine that, after analyzing 500,000 tweets, emojis tend to come at the end of tweets

rather than replacing the words in the tweets themselves. People are still able to form sentences in their tweets and just “enrich” what they are saying with an emoji (or five).

This means that our writing may not even be affected by emojis at all — they just help to better convey the feelings we are sharing.

While new apps like Emojili, which makes people communicate solely with emojis, seem to be popping up, I think I’ll stick to writing out my conversations.

Emojis and slang may be taking over communication today, but proper English is still important for professional communication in my book. And if you are a frequent slang and emoji user, maybe try hitting the grammar books once in a while — it could only help.

Maggie Dickman Columnist

Dickman is a sophomore magazines and English double major and can be reached at maggie. dickman@drake.edu

Komen Walk unites thousands

I’m not very experienced when it comes to organized exercise.

Specifically running. Running was never my forte, as I have tried to structure my life to specifically exclude running like the weird kid on the playground who ate pinecones.

So when the Susan G. Komen Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness came about, of course, I wanted to sign up immediately.

I am 1,000 percent joking, obviously. However, breast cancer runs in my family, and one of my fraternity member’s mother has cancer, so as social service chairman of my fraternity, I decided to make a team. Even though I ended up being the only one running, it was still cool to represent my organization.

First of all, there were thousands of people there. Well, maybe hundreds, I don’t know. I have recently been working out, so I was actually in pretty good shape to run.

Unfortunately, given the volume of people crammed into the streets of Des Moines, my run was more like the trot an old horse attempts right before being sent to the glue factory.

When I started the 5K, it seemed as though I was on my way to trample Mufasa. The entire group of runners was elbow-toelbow, most likely developing

groupthink and looking for the nearest prey. I escaped as the runners spread out, racing neck and neck with a soccer mom with a weaponized stroller for about a mile.

Perhaps it was just a runner’s high, but throughout the race I felt more and more of my own apathy from the cold of that morning melt off.

These runners, even though they were from different areas of Iowa, maybe even farther, were a community. One woman had her family and friends meet her to participate in the run from all over the country. A whole fraternity from Iowa State came, representing their letters like some sort of frat star army.

Before this event, I never felt like walks or runs were very good at actually doing anything for their causes. Sure, I was service chairman, and my fraternity had done walks like this before, but something about the Susan G. Komen 5K seemed so genuine and familial. People didn’t show up just to support their family and friends, but for anyone who had dealt with breast cancer.

It really says something that I was almost trampled by thousands of people, because thousands of people cared about this cause. People paid to be a part of this 5K, and you could

feel the solidarity of everyone as they came together. In a way, we did develop groupthink in that giant stampede group because we all rallied behind a cause. The thought that no one was alone was a recurring theme of this run.

In the end, I’m glad I participated, even if I participated alone.

Despite the fact that no one in the crowd had any idea how to defeat breast cancer, the togetherness and passion this run allowed people to come together and create something remarkable: hope.

Jeff Hersheway Columnist

Hersheway is a sophomore creative advertising and writing double major and can be reached at jeffrey.hersheway@drake.edu

Bulldogs without Borders

Fall break is almost here, and I more than happy. Neeson has couldn’t be more excited. Finally, I been generating some buzz for his can return to home cooked meals, performance, so this is definitely sleeping in late and having a clean on my list. bathroom.

If I’m in the mood for something But what I care the most about lighter, “The Boxtrolls” actually is access to a movie theater. I looks really fun. It’s from Laika, don’t have a car in Des Moines, the studio behind “Coraline” so it’s always a struggle if I want and “ParaNorman.” It uses that to head over to “Wallace and the multiplex Gromit” stopto catch a flick. motion style Back home in of animation, Minnesota, I which usually can take a bus dazzles and that’ll zip me scares me at over to the AMC the same time. in five minutes, The story so I am going to is about the take advantage aforementioned of that.

Box t rolls There’s a who live Ned Leebrick-Stryker lot out that I’ve underg round been meaning and, of course, Columnist to see. When I are terribly step foot in that scary to people overpriced, gigantic behemoth who don’t know that they’re funny, that they call a theater, you can bet cute and harmless little fellas. Ben I’m not staying for just one.

Kingley’s character wants to get “The Equalizer” looks like it rid of them and I’m sure hilarity could be a great guilty pleasure. ensues. I haven’t seen a good ol’ It’s based off a TV show from the family film in a while and this one 80s and from the little research I will do just fine. did, looks nothing like it. Denzel “Gone Girl” is what I’ll see Washington stars, playing some first. Oh, boy, am I excited to go kind of retired badass, which to this one. David Fincher, the makes me happy. The violence guy behind “Fight Club” and “The looks stylized and extreme and Social Network” directs, which is the story looks fast and frenetic. I sign enough that this is going to haven’t seen a good, action for the be fantastic. Ben Affleck stars as sake of action, movie in a long time a man accused of murdering his and this will probably fit the bill. wife, played by Rosamund Pike, Speaking of a badass, Liam but everything is not how it seems.

Neeson can easily claim that I’ve tried to stay away from most title. From “The Grey” to “Taken,” information about this picture Neeson has become quite the because I know I’ll be surprised action star in recent years. “A Walk more than once while sitting Among The Tombstones” will through it. If Fincher is behind it, probably keep that trend going. there will no doubt be twists and This time, Neeson plays a retired turns, shocks and thrills. Count NYPD cop who now works as a me in. private investigator and is tasked with finding a murderer and yada Leebrick-Stryker is a sophomore yada yada. Who cares, really? Just broadcast news major and can be give me some cool lines to quote reached at ned.leebrick-stryker@ or scenes to reenact and I’ll be drake.edu

From the Fishbowl

Homecoming approaches Focusing on Drake Homecoming traditions of the past, present -and future, the 2014 Homecoming theme is “Let’s DU It Again.”

Through the week of Oct. 19 – Oct. 25. there will be 13 different events and activities students can be involved in to show their Bulldog spirit.

One unique feature of this year is the gender neutrality of Homecoming Royalty. Regardless of gender, any mix of students may be on the Homecoming Court, which will be presented throughout the week leading up to halftime at the football game against Butler.

Events being featured that groups of students may register for include Yell Like Hell (students can choreograph a spirited chant to the theme ‘Kids of the 90s’ and perform during the Pep Rally), Spirit Decorating (decorate your front door or house exterior), and Powderpuff Football.

Students may register in the Olmsted Breezeway October

7th-9th from 12-3 p.m. or online through the SAB Facebook page, where they can also find a complete calendar of events for Homecoming week.

Email drakesab@drake.edu if you have any questions.

Alicia Anderson & Jared Freemon Columnists Freemon and Anderson are the SAB Homecoming Chairs and can be reached at jared.freemon@drake.edu and alicia.anderson@drake.edu

Immersion into Zanzibar culture offers eye-opening experiences

Stone Town is an ancient city that was influenced during the 19th century by Arabs, Persians, Indians and Europeans. Rightly named, Stone Town is full of old stone buildings and small alleyways. The island of Zanzibar is 99 percent Muslim and in Stone Town alone there are more than 50 mosques. The call to prayer can be heard several times a day.

Surrounded by the Indian Ocean, Zanzibar is home to sandy white beaches and vast coral reefs, and thus has recently become a popular tourist attraction. For 16 students from across the U.S. it will also become home for the next four months.

The first thing us wanafunzi (students) learned was how to dress. Unlike in the States,

I cannot walk around town in shorts and a tank top. Even when the temperature reaches the high 80s, Muslim women in Zanzibar wear a hijab, which is a headdress that also covers the shoulders, or a bui bui, which is a black dress worn over clothes that covers everything except the eyes.

To gain respect, and avoid trouble, the female students in my program wear long skirts and baggy t-shirts, and the males wear pants and a shirt since shorts are not allowed. Since we are studying marine science, we are allowed to swim in our one-piece bathing suits. Normally a Zanzibari woman has to wear a swim dress, or leggings and a long shirt under her suit.

Our host families have also

taught us how to properly wrap a headdress so it doesn’t come undone. How we dress is very important for maintaining a respectful relationship with our host families, community and for

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students in the future.

The quickest way to learn a new place is to get lost in it — or so our academic advisor thought.

Our first assignment was called “The Drop Off.” In groups of three or four, we were lead into the heart of the town, with no map, and told to complete a list of tasks. The goal of the day was to immerse ourselves into Swahili culture. A large component of our program is related to the importance of the culture — we will have three weeks of intense Swahili lessons, two different home-stays and several trips to local villages to study their ways of life. So, for “The Drop Off,” we had to go find the best spiced coffee and find the local jewelry maker, see how much a taxi cost, learn how to ask for

directions and, of course, practice our beginner Swahili.

With the Indian Ocean surrounding us, my group began to uncover our new home. After four hours of wandering through the town, somehow we found our headquarters. My new rafiki (friends) and I managed to complete all of the tasks. Although our feet were tired and our faces sunburned, we were still laughing and smiling when we told the rest of the group our adventures.

From meeting an herbal medicine doctor to bargaining for spices, we had a very successful first experience of Zanzibar.

Gelderman is a junior biology major and can be reached at carly. gelderman@drake.edu

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Altered photos create stigma Advertisers should state when they edit I was 13 when my sister was hospitalized for her eating disorder. The first time I visited, I quickly discovered that her wing of the hospital had been made “media-proof” — no magazines, no phones, no Internet and no TV. This wasn’t to shelter the patients from the news in the media, but rather the images.

To me, the men and women in magazines were just attractive people, but to my sister, they were triggers — a constant reminder that she wasn’t good enough.

That night, at the therapist’s instruction, my mom and I threw out every Seventeen Magazine, Cosmopolitan and Victoria’s Secret catalogue in the house.

As I put our years-worth subscriptions of trigger-filled pages in the trash, my fondness of magazines went with it.

According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, 69 percent of girls in 5th-12th grade reported that magazine pictures influenced their idea of a perfect body shape.

The kicker? The women they idolize in the magazine pictures don’t even look like the women in the magazine pictures.

The effect? 47 percent of those same 5th-12th grade girls reported wanting to lose weight because of magazine pictures.

The solution?

Stop perpetuating the idea that these body shapes are ideal, real and attainable.

While there is no one single cause of body dissatisfaction, it is clear there’s a connection between images in the media and self-esteem.

According to a study cited on the National Eating Disorder Association’s website, 70 percent

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of people believe encouraging the media and advertisers to use more average sized people in their advertising campaigns would reduce or prevent eating disorders.

Since using average-sized people in advertisements would be utterly preposterous, how about we at least require the media to be upfront about the editing?

This movement could start

Sam Rud Columnist with a label that would clearly state if the subject in photo has been physically altered or retouched. If they’ve got enough ad space to triple a woman’s cup size, they’ve got enough room to tack on a tiny disclaimer.

Fictionalized commercials are required to say, “do not attempt,” so why are fictionalized photos of men and women advertised as reality? It’s simply ethical — If editing tools are used to elongate a neck, bulk up a bicep or shrink a waist, they should say so.

Some will argue that these disclaimers would destroy photographic art or negatively affect business. To that I’d say, if you value the success of your company or advertisement more

than the self-worth of your sons and daughters, it’s time to reevaluate your priorities.

The root of the problem is people thinking the body they see in advertisements is how it exists in reality. We don’t compare our magical ability with Hermione Granger or our strength with the Hulk because we know these people don’t exist.

So why do we compare our physical appearance with images of models and celebrities that aren’t real?

In a news release from the American Medical Association, a Dr. McAneny stated, “The appearance of advertisements with extremely altered models can create unrealistic expectations of appropriate body image … We must stop exposing impressionable children and teenagers to advertisements portraying models with body types only attainable with the help of photo editing software.”

What if every time we saw a size 000 model with DD boobs, we were simultaneously reminded that isn’t how she looked prePhotoshop? Ideally, with repeated exposure to the labels, the way we view these images of models and celebrities will shift.

So go ahead Photoshop connoisseurs, digitally nip and tuck your models all you want.

We can’t stop you from doing yo’ thang, but we can stop letting what we see in the media effect what we see in the mirror.

Rud is a sophomore broadcast news major and can be reached at samantha.rud@drake.edu

Dear Lucy,

Midterms are this week and I have no idea what to expect from my tests. I have never really taken midterms before. I really want to do well and study before Fall Break. Do you have any tips and tricks for effective studying?

Thanks, TryingtToStudy Dear TryingToStudy, First off, it is so big of you to seek out all of the available resources. That sort of drive and desire to gain knowledge will set you unfathomable distances ahead of other students. The earlier you start sectioning off material to learn and review, the better prepared you will be in the end. Whether it is a chapter a day or just a few pages, continuous progress should be your goal.

The best way to get ahead in your studying is to look at what the tests will be covering. Do you need to know chapters one through 15 or is chapter eight the earliest you need to know?

Don’t overwhelm yourself with material that doesn’t need to be learned, unless it is the building blocks of the information you need to know. Keeping the list of required reading nearby and going through it to find common themes is a great way to find what to focus on for the test.

Study smart. Don’t sit in one spot for seven hours, cramming information and facts into your brain. Take breaks, check Twitter or Facebook, grab coffee with a friend who is studying for another class and ask each other questions.

No matter how you do it, diversify how you spend your time. Make timelines, notecards, study sheets and then refine them.

What do you know and what do you need to learn still? What connections or pneumonic devices can you implement to learn the facts? This refining moment will target what you don’t know.

When I was a first-year, I had a class that had a group project for a midterm. How would you prepare for that?

Make sure everyone in your group has the same goal for the project. If someone is just not putting in the time or effort, take a chance to reach out to him or her and ask why. You don’t know their schedule, and it might just be that they have a bigger fire to put out.

Clear up any repeat confusion with a professor. Go into office hours with questions or concepts that don’t make sense, figure out why you don’t understand them and find a way to learn them.

All and all, stick to your goals and values, keep working for what you want and I’m sure you’ll get there.

Lots of love and bulldog kisses, Lucy

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One in five women sexually assaulted during college Universities need a sexual assault policy for women to feel safe

We all know sexual assault exists, especially in the past year with colleges across the country under fire for their startling lack of policies.

It is a topic that makes people uncomfortable, so it’s easy to ignore it altogether. However, what makes me uncomfortable is the fact that one in five women have been sexually assaulted during their college years.

I am uncomfortable with the fact that these women are in my classes, my jobs and my family.

I want to know how people can internalize this reality and not take a stand against sexual assault.

I am an intern at the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault.

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Often times when I tell people this I can physically see their discomfort. They won’t look me in the eye and then struggle to change the subject.

Ever since I began to speak up about sexual assault, I’ve been viewed as a woman whose opinions are too strong, actions are too aggressive and overall mentality has turned from delicate to unattractive.

In my work and everyday life, I’ve come across people who don’t believe the validity of sexual assault cases.

This is especially prevalent on college campuses where a big part of the culture is focused on hookups, parties and alcohol.

Many argue that if a woman is

What was your favorite Halloween costume?

Mia Rush

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First-year | Secondary Education “One time, my best friend and I dressed up as matching aliens. Green and black all over.”

Columnist out drinking and flirting with a guy than she can’t possibly have the grounds to report a case because she was clearly asking for it.

Ben Danile

First-year | Business Studies “I dressed up as an alien trying to abduct me. I strapped an alien on my back and wrapped his arms around me.

It was great.”

“When I was in fifth grade, I dressed up as Foxy Cleopatra, from “Austin Powers.” I had big hoop earrings and a big wig afro. I went all out.”

Sarah Swanigan

Cara Regan

We have to stop making assumptions and excuses for this behavior.

It shouldn’t be a groundbreaking idea that even if a woman flirts, wears a short skirt and has a drink in her hand that she may not want to go home with a guy.

Staying quiet about sexual assault is not an option.

Not until Columbia University can take action for the student who carries her mattress across campus until her rapist is suspended.

Not until every college has an effective sexual assault policy. Not until I, a 20-year-old female can walk alone at night and not worry about what could happen to me.

Sam Lowry

Senior | Marketing “My best was when I was a freshman and I dressed up as Shaggy from “Scooby-Doo” and acted like him the entire night.”

I can share all kinds of statistics of sexual assault, but the message won’t go through unless our society starts viewing them less as numbers and more as lives.

As a campus, community and overall society we need to speak up and not be afraid.

We can no longer ignore something that’s causing pain in so many people’s lives.

It’s time for change.

Regan is a junior public relations major and can be reached at cara. regan@drake.edu

Derick Ludwig

Sophomore | Elementary Education “I once dressed up as a cow in elementary school. I loved it.”

Michelle Mooney

Sophomore | Elementary Education “I can’t pick a specific one. I’ve been Elmo, a princess, a football player and a hippie. I’ve been all over the place. “

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Please send them to Features Editor Tom Scearce at thomas.scearce@drake.edu.

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Simpson student starts Henna business

Temporary tattoos appealing to students, Friesen coming to Drake

HENNA is a type of dye derived from the henna plant and is commonly used to create temporary designs on the skin. Simpson College student Hannah Friesen has started her own henna business. SUBMITTED BY HANNAH FRIESEN Giuliana LaMantia

Staff Writer giuliana.lamantia@drake.edu

Henna, the notable dye derived from the henna plant and used to temporarily stain the skin, has become a popular trend over the last few years.

Sophomore Hannah Friesen from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, is taking advantage of this new fad with her own henna business at school.

“This summer, I really wanted a tattoo, but I’m a music major so I knew I would have a lot of performances, so I would have to get something temporary,” Friesen said.

It was then that Friesen thought of henna, since it only lasts for a few weeks.

“I was like ‘Oh henna is really cool,’ so I looked up pictures online and I ordered it from

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India,” Friesen said. “I did it on a bunch of my campers at the camp I worked at, and I realized I was really good at it so that’s how I got into it. It was just a random spur-of-the-moment summer thing.”

From becoming a hobby over the summer, Friesen decided to start a business at school to make money to purchase more henna from India.

Although students can view photos on her Instagram and Facebook page, Henna Creations, and sign up online. Friesen gets most of her business through friends of friends messaging her and through word of mouth.

“Our campus is kind of smaller, so a lot of people know about it,” Friesen said. “I’ve also talked to the different sororities on campus to meet up with them and have a henna party.”

As far as pricing, Friesen

charges based on how much time the art takes her as opposed to how large the image is. Her prices begin at $5 for a 15 minute session, $10 for over 30 minutes, $15 for over 45 minutes and so on.

“No one has really gotten anything huge. It’s usually on the arm or on the hand,” Friesen said.

“It doesn’t take me really long, and I enjoy it.”

Friesen enjoys her henna business since she can work it around her own schedule. She said she sees it as a hooby and can see herself doing it for fun throughout college. She hopes to have her own tent for henna art at the Farmers Market this summer, or during Fourth of July events in her hometown.

Friesen plans to extend her business to Drake students and will visit campus on Oct. 31.

Drake students are intrigued by the henna trend as well, mostly

for the temporary aspect.

“I think our generation is learning from older people who regret their permanent tattoos and from seeing old, wrinkly tattoos,” said senior Cassie White.

Students believe it has become popular for its fun and noncommittal quality. “(Henna) looks cool, and you can get it without having to worry about regretting it later on,” said sophomore Ryan Kurt. “It only lasts for a little bit, so people don’t have to stay committed to one thing. They can change the design whenever they want.”

For inspiration, Friesen looks online and has found many favorite designs.

“All the pictures on my Facebook page are henna designs I’ve done,” Friesen said. “I really like doing flowers. They’re super fun. I did an owl on my arm once and it was super-cool and

intricate. I also like doing dream catchers because the feathers are really fun.”

Besides specific designs, Friesen enjoys the traditional henna patterns on the hand and up the arm from the Indian culture.

She finds it interesting that henna has grown in recent years.

“It makes sense because I feel like our generation is way more into tattoos than our parents and grandparents,” Friesen said.

“We look at it more as art where they saw it as a form of resilience.

This way, henna lasts one-totwo weeks, which is really cool because it’s temporary. If you don’t like it, it doesn’t matter because it will go away. I think because it’s temporary, people are really for it, and it looks really cool.”

International students find home on campus, in Des Moines Students share perspective on how they have adjusted to U.S. life Ishaan Arora

Staff Writer ishaan.arora@drake.edu

The undergraduate student body at Drake, totaling approximately 3,500 as of this month, is comprised of students from 43 states and more than 50 different countries.

While moving to a different country and getting acclimatized to a new way of life can be a daunting task. Currently, 339 international students,175 male and 164 female, now call Drake their home.

“Moving halfway across the globe was somewhat terrifying.

I was anxious at first, but I believe that’s common if you’re going to a new culture.” said Rishanty Navaratnam, a senior international business and economics double major from Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.

Malaysian students account for

almost 40 percent of the entire international student body at Drake with 159 students, followed

by China, which makes up 20 percent with 57 students and India with 14 percent.

While most of the international students are from large cities, with populations averaging over two million. In most cases, many agreed that the relatively smaller metropolitan size of Des Moines has been a welcomed change.

“I like the things you get to do in a big city, but I prefer the peace and quiet of a smaller town,” Navaratnam said. “Des Moines is a good mixture of both.”

For other international students, though, the process of adjusting to a new way of life in the Midwest wasn’t as straight forward.

“I hated Des Moines my first few months because it was nothing as compared to the big cities I have been to on the East Coast,” sophomore Aakash

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Sadhwani said, a resident of Accra, Ghana. “Before coming here, my father told me I was moving to the

“I realized by the end of freshman year that Des Moines is a city with a great number of opportunities.”

—Aakash Sadhwani, Drake sophomore

middle of nowhere so I never had high expectations.”

Ricardo Martínez Isais also wasn’t impressed by the city on his first visit either.

Sadhwani eventually learned to like Des Moines’ small town

feel.

“I realized by the end of freshman year that Des Moines is a city with a great number of opportunities that make it easier for students to get started and find work right after college,” Sadhwani said. “It’s easy to get around from place to place without getting lost, so that’s an added bonus.”

While a surplus of nice restaurants and places to hang out a near campus is convenient, the reality is that academics and work take up most of students’ time. It is the university itself that these international students have come to love and call home.

“I feel significant at Drake,” Undral Munkhchuluun said, Drake’s first Mongolian student.

“I like seeing familiar faces on my way to class every day. In universities like Iowa State, you feel like a dot on campus, like you’re just a number.”

Drake’s faculty, too, plays a role

in making international students feel comfortable and at ease.

“I love how easy it is to just casually walk in to a professor’s office to ask for help or advice.

They’re so welcoming,” Sadhwani.

“Professors here take personal interest in each student they teach and don’t just regard them as a number — a privilege I don’t think large universities can offer.”

For others like Isais, though, it is the students themselves who truly define Drake and help separate it from other universities.

“The friendships I have made during my time here make me happy about my decision to attend Drake,” Isais said. “It’s a nice feeling to be able to say that every time you go out, or are in a career fair, or even simply walking around campus, you see a familiar face. There’s always someone whom you can always stop and talk to.”

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Social media affects the class environment

Professors require online engagement in the classroom Sarah Mondello

Staff Writer sarah.mondello@drake.edu

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Snapchat: Most students use at least one, if not several of these multimedia formats. Some use all of the above.

Navigating the array of social media platforms independently can be an exciting or daunting adventure, but using these websites can be quite a different experience entirely.

In “Media Responsibility Over Time,” which is an engaged citizen class required of journalism majors, students are assigned to tweet five times a week about current events and use the hashtag #j66 in those posts.

Professor Lori Blachford designed the assignment so students will stay up to date with the news.

“The idea is to have this continuous engagement with the news. Most students have a Twitter account. If they don’t, they get one for my class,” Blachford said.

Blachford also believes that the Twitter component of class adds a level of professionalism.

“The other good lesson is that if they are going to give me their Twitter account, I follow them.

And I make a class list on my account that they all can follow along as well,” Blachford said. “I see not only their class tweets, but I see their everyday tweets. So it adds a level of accountability to the students because they know at least one professor.”

According to Blachford, the integration of social media appears to have a huge impact on classroom dynamics. Current events guide discussion, participation is increased tenfold and students come to class a little

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more “plugged in” because they already know the news if they’ve been following Twitter.

Professor Chris Snider also uses Twitter in two classes: Social Media Strategies and Web Design — both digital classes in the J-school.

“I think they’re just wonderful tools for connecting people,” he said. “And even with Twitter, specifically — a great tool for connecting people with brands.

Twitter, especially, I think has just kind of opened the whole world to become connected and allowed us to connect to people and products we never could have talked directly with before.”

Jill Van Wyke, also a J-school, professor, had good things to say of her use of Twitter in class.

“It’s a way to model and teach students how to use Twitter professionally, relevantly, purposefully, productively — to move them beyond what often is griping about homework loads. I think some students don’t want to be on Twitter at all, and I think teachers ought to respect that. If, however, they’re going to go into journalism and mass communication, they have to have a presence on social media.”

Van Wyke believes that a social media presence is crucial for job seeking students.

“I think it would be crucial for any student going into any profession to be professionally present on social media. Every company now is a communications company.”

Van Wyke also emphasized the evolving role of digital media and why it’s important for students to be up to date.

“With communicators,” Van Wyke continued, “they’ve got to be in that space. Social media to me is like a playground or a sandbox. It can be kind of messy and kind of risky sometimes, but you’ve got

to be in it if you’re going to be a professional communicator.”

Having your voice heard is just another reason, Blachford said.

“It gives many more people a voice,” Blachford said. “But, as I tell my students, it means you have to be a really savvy consumer, and using social media in class is a good way to raise that awareness — that you can’t just believe everything you read.”

Matthew C. Mitchell, professor of international business, said that one way the business school uses Twitter is to continue the conversation between students and professors through the handles @DrakeIBiz, @ MattCMitch and @JeffKappen, just to name a few. The business school also utilizes hashtags like #DUIB and #IBJoining for welcoming new

students into the international business major.

“It’s the way we communicate.

It’s the way we share information.

Twitter for me is a preferred medium right now because it’s fast, it’s interactive, it’s ubiquitous through many different platforms: PC, mobile, Mac. I think it’s integrated in a lot of different operating systems, so that’s nice, and it’s easy, it’s flexible, easily accessible, and not very threatening. You can jump into the twitterverse pretty quickly.”

However, Blachford gives a warning for students using social media for their news.

“It’s a lot of work to get your news from social media because you have to piece together a lot of things to get the whole story because it’s just coming out in

fits and spurts. And that’s the challenge,” she said. “If you don’t work at it you don’t really get the whole story. But we can’t blame social media for that. Consumers have to figure out how to use it if they’re going to find it reliable.”

As far as the future of Twitter?

“I think there will be more widespread adoption,” Mitchell said. “But I think we need to understand the benefits of social media versus the commitment to protect our students’ privacy.

And that is a hotly debated topic right now in higher education and I think Drake is not unique in the sense we encourage our professors to use social media, but I think we still need to fully understand the implications of using social media in terms of protecting the rights of our students.”

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Fall Colors Hike

Comedian John Morgan performs.

WHERE: 400 Locust Street (Capital Square) Suite 230 WHEN: Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

PRICE: Free admission

Healthiest State Walk

Walk one kilometer with The Riverwalk Hub.

WHERE: 215 Water St, Des Moines, Iowa WHEN: Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

PRICE: Free admission

Stroll through Iowa’s beautiful forests.

WHERE: 2439 Fenton St., Hartford, Iowa WHEN: Oct. 9 from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

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Student Health

Campus services take precautions to ensure Students maintain their healthy students during cold and flu season relationship with parents Grace Rogers

Staff Writer grace.rogers@drake.edu

Enterovirus D68 is an illness that has now been confirmed in 12 states across the country, including Iowa. Drake University is preparing for the possibility it may come to campus and administrative officials have precautions in place to keep sicknesses from spreading.

“Whenever there becomes a public outbreak or public notice on any kind of virus, it’s concerning because we don’t want people to get sick,” said Mindy Murphy, an operations manager for Sodexo.

“But also we know there’s so many different measures that we can take.”

When there is concern about sicknesses on campus, Sodexo takes extra precautions.

“During the flu and cold season, we really hammer it home,” Murphy said. “If you feel like you’ve washed your hands too many times, you probably need to go wash them again.”

Dr. Edward Bell, a clinical sciences professor specializing in pediatrics, said this is exactly the right thing to do.

“It’s almost impossible not to be exposed especially with a lot of people around like on campus,” Bell said. “You open a

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door, someone could have been sick and touched the door just before you. Then you feel tired, wipe your eyes, rub your nose and the virus is in you. Washing your hands frequently is the best thing you can do.”

Symptoms of the D68 virus include fever, runny nose, sneezing, cough and body and muscle aches. Severe cases can include wheezing and other respiratory difficulties. Patients who experience the severe symptoms typically have a history of asthma or wheezing.

If students believe they have D68 or other illnesses, there is already a course of action they can take on campus.

“We provide an array of services,” said Janet Fink, an advanced registered nurse practitioner at the Drake Health Center.

“We aren’t doing any testing, and even the hospitals aren’t really testing for Enterovirus, but we’ve seen similar symptoms that would mimic that potentially. There’s been a lot of colds and upper respiratory (infections] going around.”

There is no official treatment for D68. A vaccine could be developed for the illness, but the number of cases is relatively low.

For now, students are encouraged to wash their hands frequently and make sure they stay generally

healthy by getting plenty of rest and eating well. However, if students believe they have the virus, they are encouraged to take action.

“They can do over the counter medications, but if they’re really feeling short of breath or having more respiratory difficulty, they need to be seen at the clinic,” Fink said.

Breathing difficulty is the main problem that causes patients to be hospitalized.

Drake also has food safety measures in place to make sure sick students do not spread their illness in the dining halls.

“One other thing that students should know is that if someone starts feeling sick and they don’t want to come to the dining hall, we’ve got our sick tray form,” Murphy said. “So, say you’ve got the flu, you’re not feeling up to it, you don’t want to come in. There’s a form that you can print out, fill out your choices, and give to your resident assistant or a friend to bring to us so we can fill the order, then bring the food back to the room for them so they don’t have to come to the dining hall if they don’t want to.”

Sodexo’s tray service is available on their website, drake. sodexomyway.com, and students can contact the health center by calling 515-271-3731. Both services are free.

Anna Zavell

Staff Writer giovanna.zavell@drake.edu

Everyone gets homesick once in a while. Yes, students appreciate the independence. But, they still call home in times of need and rely on family support.

“I try and talk to my parents between two and three times a week through email, texting or calling,” said first-year Andrew Sobczak. “I think it’s important to maintain the relationship with my family and just check in with them.”

An NPR article states that “College students contact their parents around 13.4 times a week. Also, 40 percent of college students stay in contact with their parents through text, email or phone call at least once a day.”

“I live 10 minutes away from campus, and I talk to my parents almost everyday,” said sophomore Grace Piper. “I wasn’t so good about talking to my parents last year, though, when I attended a different school in California. It was harder then because I was way further than I am now.”

Some students feel that they don’t talk to their parents enough, and are trying to find ways to fix that.

“I definitely don’t talk to my parents enough. I text them everyday, but I talk to them on

the phone only once every week or week and a half,” said first-year Sara Leistico. “My mom just made a Skype account so we are going to try and video chat more often.”

“Personally, I think skyping is awkward, I prefer to call my parents once or twice a week,” said first-year Joseph Herba. “Calling is much more personal than texting back and forth because you can hear them and their emotions.”

According to the same NPR article, technology has strengthened bonds between parent and child because students have such easy access to contact one another now. Not all students had phones, like some do today, and instead would have to wait to use a communal phone to call home.

Another form of communication was snail mail, which seems like a lost art today. Since letters take a few days to be delivered, and then another few days for it to arrive, the news in the letter becomes old. Students weren’t able to get answers to questions right away.

“Most of the time I call my mom with questions about laundry when I’m about to do it and need answers immediately,” Sobczak said. “It would suck to have to wait a long time to get an answer and then have to put off my laundry until then.”

Off-campus restaurants offer wide variety at low prices

Students discuss their favorite spots in the Drake neighborhood Alex Payne

Staff Writer benjamin.payne@drake.edu

Between classes, many students look for a quick and cheap place to eat. Luckily, the Drake area is full of places that cater to students.

Subway, Planet Sub, Jimmy Johns, China Place and the Library are just a few of the many places just off-campus to grab a bite to eat. There are many hidden gems out there, and McDonald’s is not the only quick and cheap choice.

Many students choose Jimmy John’s. Being right across the street makes it a great place to grab food on the go. For other students, it is an easy choice for a delivery on campus.

For Junior Mariah Lewis, having food delivered to her on campus saves her valuable study time that she would have to usually use to pack up her stuff and walk to the restaurant.

Although having the food delivered on campus may be nice, it does take a little extra effort.

“You have to plan it if you’re going to do it,” Lewis said.

Delivery can also be slow and restricts an individual to one area until their food arrives.

Besides Jimmy John’s, there are multiple restaurants that offer affordable meals. Right next door is a small restaurant called China Place.

The restaurant’s lunch menu is a smart choice for anyone wanting a good meal for a low price.

China Place offers 33 different lunch specials ranging from $5.62 to $6.15. They are open for lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There are many other places to eat off-campus, from burgers to tacos to gyros. Coffee places also offer some meals along with a great place to hang out.

Just east on University from campus is Mars Café. Going south on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway leads to Smokey Row. “The coffee is fantastic,” Lewis said. “You can hang out for hours on end.”

While coffee shops have a welcoming atmosphere and

decent food selection, there are a few places just off campus that offer sit-down service.

The Library, located west of campus on University Ave. boasts famous homemade nachos. They were awarded the best nachos in Des Moines by Datebook. The unique restaurant is small, but students like the hominess.

South of campus on Cottage Grove is Woody’s Smoke Shack.

Woody’s offers a wide variety of barbecue and is home to Iowa’s best cornbread, according to their website. They brag that it is so good that even honey couldn’t make it taste any better.

While there are quite a few options to eat on campus, like Hubbell Dining Hall and Quad Creek Cafe, there are other options for students looking to mix it up a bit. For students who do not have meal plans, the area restaurants are important.

From carry-out, delivery, drive-thru and sit down, the Drake neighborhood offers an array of places to eat.

THE DRAKE NEIGHBORHOOD offers a wide variety of budget-friendly restaurants to students. Mars Café, Planet Sub and China Place are some student favorites. JOEL VENZKE | PHOTO EDITOR

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Drake athletics to lead statewide initiative

Barancyzk and Hatfield Clubb join push to educate women

DRAKE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SANDY HATFIELD CLUBB joined Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds (right) to announce initiative that aims to educate young women in STEM fields. Courtney of Colton Warren

Sports Editor colton.warren@drake.edu

When head women’s basketball coach Jennie Barancyzk accepted her role as official spokesperson for a new statewide STEM initiative, she saw direct ties between Drake athletics and the goals for the new mentoring program.

“I think it’s the Drake way,” Barancyzk said. “You know, you throw yourself, you immerse yourself in the community, you immerse yourself into your field of choice, your profession, you have a passion about it. That’s really special.”

Barancyzk and Drake athletic director, Sandy Hatfield Clubb, joined Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds to announce the new program that will mentor young women in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields on Sept.

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portion with a core of Iowa schools that include Iowa State, University of Iowa and Northern Iowa, as well as the Iowa Girl’s High School Union.

Hatfield Clubb was excited for Drake to be a part of an initiative that aims to empower women in under-represented professions.

“The STEM fields are so underpopulated by women, much like the field I am in is underpopulated by women, so I have a very personal connection to this ... This is just a phenomenal opportunity,” Hatfield Clubb said.​ The Iowa program will operate as a partnership with the national organization, Million Women Mentors, which has pledged to recruit one million mentors to advise young women and girls in STEM education and STEM professions.

Hatfield Clubb will sit on the executive council of the Iowa “Coaches Mentoring Challenge.”

Barancyzk said the national

and local initiatives are the perfect opportunity for women to break into the STEM related professions.

“It’s going to give young women a chance to open their doors, open their eyes, to something they may not have known,” Barancyzk said.

“And it’s life-changing.

“The focus (on STEM) is because women are behind in those fields. It’s something we need to be a part of.”

Specifically, Barancyzk will serve as the head spokesperson of the Iowa “Coaches Mentor Challenge,” and will be involved in releasing public statements, recruiting local mentors and all around raising awareness for the goals set out by the new program.

She said it is a chance for Drake to reach beyond athletics and influence the community in greater ways.

“To see that your uniform goes beyond just a basketball uniform, it’s putting on a lab coat and it’s going into the business world

having a suit on. It’s becoming a judge. Whatever it is, that’s really important for young people to see,” Barancyzk said.

Barancyzk noted that it is time for “the women’s basketball coaches in the state of Iowa to realize we need to step up a little more in helping.” She, too, cited the divide in STEM fields between men and women as a motivation for change.

“Now, it is time to start talking about professions,” Barancyzk said.

Anyone in the community can register to become a mentor, and Barancyzk said her team will make a huge impact early on for young women.

“We have 12 people on our team that are incredible people, incredible women that do a great job in the classroom, beyond just basketball,” Barancyzk said. “We are doing whatever we can in the community, and I think this broadens us. This makes us make

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this community better, make this state better. And that’s why we are here.”

Iowa is the first state in the country to engage in a statewide initiative as a whole as part of the Million Women Mentors program.

Iowa has committed to producing 5,000 or more mentors towards that million mentor mark in the next five years.

Mentors sign up to commit at least 20 hours a year to mentoring local young women. Mentees will range from 12 years old through high school, and the hope in Iowa is to expand beyond just women’s basketball in the future.

Barancyzk sees a unique dynamic offered by the partnership between the “Big Four” schools of Iowa.

“We’re not competing against each other in this. We’re competing for each other to get other people involved,” said Barancyzk. “It’s not always being better than, it’s ‘Let’s all do this together.’”

Turnovers haunt Drake in 29-14 loss at Jacksonville

Austin Cannon

Managing Editor austin.cannon@drake.edu

Four straight third quarter turnovers doomed the Drake football team in its 29-14 loss to PFL leader Jacksonville Saturday.

Drake was down only 10-7 at halftime, but the Dolphins managed to cash in two of the turnovers to take a 22-7 lead.

“We had four in a row in the third quarter where we turned the ball over in their territory,” said Drake head coach Rick Fox. “That came back to haunt us.”

On their opening drive of the second half, the Bulldogs entered Jacksonville territory, but an Andy Rice pass was intercepted by Jacksonville’s Jaree Crenshaw.

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threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to D’Andre Randle two plays later to give Jacksonville a 16-7 lead.

Rice was again picked off on Drake’s next two drives, both times in Dolphin territory. However, the Bulldog defense was able to keep Jacksonville off the board.

On its fourth drive of the quarter, Drake marched all the way to the Dolphin eight-yard line, but, again, disaster struck when T.J. James fumbled with 46 seconds left in the third quarter.

The Dolphins took the ball at their own 10, and Bell scampered into the end zone five plays later to up the Jacksonville lead to 22-7.

The Bulldogs put up 416 yards of offense, but could not avoid the pitfalls that kept them out of the end zone.

“It’s been kind of our thing this

year — we didn’t finish drives,” Fox said.

Besides James’ fumble, the turnovers were a mix of bad routes, poor throws and insufficient blocking.

“I think more of it was just being careless in certain situations,” Fox said. “Turnovers are not just about taking care of the ball.”

Drake finally made it into the end zone in the fourth quarter via a five-yard Conley Wilkins run to pull within one possession, but Jacksonville answered. Running back Ulysses Bryant broke off a 59yard touchdown dash to secure the game for the Dolphins.

Until that run, the Drake defense had kept Bryant mostly in check.

“Our defense held a very talented offense in reach for us,” Fox said. “So they’re playing great.”

Despite the turnovers, Drake held Jacksonville under its season averages for rushing and total yards, forcing the Dolphins to a 33 percent conversion rate on third down. All this without All-PFL linebacker John Hugunin who was out with a knee injury.

“We’ve got good linebackers in there behind and John too, and so that was no surprise,” Fox said.

The defense also recorded three sacks, two by defensive lineman Matt Acree, and one interception.

Both offenses took until the second quarter to get on the board.

Drake struck first with 6:26 left when Rice found tight end Eric Saubert from five yards out.

Jacksonville pulled even later in the quarter when Bryant ran in from the two, and the Dolphins went ahead for good when Brandon

Behr hit a 50-yard field goal at the end of the half.

To Fox, what separated the two teams Sunday was one thing: execution.

“There wasn’t a talent difference between the two teams.” Fox said.

“Both are good football teams, but they executed better than we did, and so they won the football game.”

The turnover issue will follow Drake, 2-3 (1-1), into this week’s game at home against Davidson.

“Those are all just little things that come back to haunt you, so we’ve just got to keep coaching and keep working on that and make sure that doesn’t happen again,” Fox said.

Kickoff on Saturday is set for 1 p.m. at Drake Stadium.

Life happens: unexpected results should be viewed as a blessing In the spirit of Halloween, I got to thinking about how I could possibly relate the holiday to basketball.

This one had me stumped for a while.

Believe it or not, the two do indeed have some things in common. So here is my drastic attempt to make something out of nothing. Prepare to be amazed.

To this day, I can remember some of the best costumes my siblings and I wore as kids. I was everything from Casper the Friendly Ghost, to a vampire and your standard green-faced witch.

My sister was a mouse one year and the Queen of Hearts the next.

But what stands out the most is the Halloween of 2004 (don’t quote me on the year).

My brother, thanks to the

crafty hands of my mom, was a robot.

Let’s just say he was drowning in cardboard boxes. Trying to walk normally was more challenging than it should have been.

To his disappointment, he had to explain what he was at nearly every house he went trickor-treating at. At age 10 that is pretty insulting. But as far as I’m concerned, the pictures are still priceless.

The symbolism behind a story like this is two-fold. The first being that sometimes things (costumes, games, life) don’t always turn out like you imagine them to, and the second is that we can’t be afraid to experience ambiguity. Although both of these perspectives can be tough pills to swallow, it can often be the secret to success.

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We all have different outlooks on life, whether it is a glass half full or half empty.

Sometimes we anticipate the worst, and the opposite happens.

Sometimes we look for the good in every bad situation. Other times we search for anything to complain about. The common denominator between each of these approaches falls on the picture. However colorful it may be, we paint in our minds.

My brother likely imagined a much more glamorous and obvious looking robot costume.

When my mom’s crafting did not quite meet his expectations, he experienced frustration.

This example could not align more perfectly with life as a college athlete. Every athlete has expectations to win, to stay

healthy, to be a great teammate, to be a role model, to get better and to win a championship. But in reality, we never quite know what to expect. Things happen. Life happens. Fear of this ambiguity is where we run into trouble.

We have no choice but to embrace what we do not know and channel our energy elsewhere.

My brother faced ambiguity head-on and he didn’t even know it. Not to say that he had an epiphany because of Halloween 10 years ago, but he still had the courage to tell every person who asked him he was a robot.

To me, the worst way to deal with ambiguity is to run away from it. It is awesome that we can dream and imagine what we want life to be like, even when we have the human instincts to

know it will not always work out the way we want it to. We’ve all been disappointed before. But the dreams that do come true make those moments even better.

Carly Grenfell Columnist Grenfell is a senior public relations and management double major and can be reached at carly.grenfell@ drake.edu

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Bulldogs host MVC Individuals, win five titles Colton Warren

Sports Editor colton.warren@drake.edu

The Drake women’s tennis team rolled at the Missouri Valley Conference Individuals last weekend, claiming five titles on the final day of the tournament at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

The Bulldogs took home three singles titles and a pair of doubles titles on the day to record their highest title count in the conference tournament since 1994.

Junior Jordan Eggleston was pleased to see Drake’s success as Drake hosted the tournament for the first time since 2008.

“I think we played very well this weekend. We had some hard matches, and we did very well with battling through and staying mentally strong,” Eggleston said.

“It was a great weekend for Drake tennis to walk away with five titles, especially since we haven’t had that in so long.”

For the second consecutive year, Drake took the No. 2 doubles crown after Eggleston and freshman Tess Herder outlasted Wichita State’s Giulia Guidetti and Gabriela Porubin. The Drake tandem secured the title in a backand-forth match that needed a tiebreaker, ultimately prevailing, 8-7 (2).

“Tess and I really had to fight for every match and we definitely had some big wins, which was awesome,” Eggleston said. “What makes Tess and I great is our competitiveness and our will to fight even when we are down.”

Eggleston said their grind to get into the finals culminated with a win that tested their true talents.

“The finals match was where we really showed our talent and all of our hard work. It was amazing to walk away with a title for the second year in a row at No. 2,” Eggleston said.

The experience of senior Nell Boyd and junior Maddie Johnson

proved too much for opponents to overcome in the No. 3 doubles tournament. The pair cruised to the finals before besting WSU’s Summer Schlotterback and Abby Stevens, 8-2, in the final match.

The Flight 7 singles draw proved to be all about Drake as two Bulldogs squared off in the final. In the end, freshman Adrienne Jensen topped junior Lea Kozulic, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2, to claim the title and bragging rights.

Johnson claimed a singles title to go with her doubles crown, besting Wichita’s Aleksandra Tifunovic, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the Flight 3 singles final.

Herder added her second title of the weekend in the Flight 6 singles draw, ousting Evansville’s Mina Milovic in the final in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0.

Eggleston made sure to commemorate a core of young talent on this year’s squad. “(The freshman) have put so much work into their game this past month and stepped up big time this weekend, walking away with three titles and another one coming in second place at the No. 2 spot,” Eggleston said.

Eggleston attributed some of that success to the teams tightknit friendship off the court.

“Our team has always been really close, so it’s awesome to see them blend in so well,” Eggleston said.

Boyd and junior Mariel Ante each submitted strong third-place finishes to round out the Bulldogs’ impressive weekend.

Drake will travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma on Oct. 16 for the ITA Central Regional tournament.

“Our performance this weekend really gives us a confidence booster going into the ITA Regional tournament next weekend,” Eggleston said. “I still think we have a lot to show, but we will definitely get there.”

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JUNIOR MARIEL ANTE (top) celebrates with doubles partner Summer Brills after winning a point during a match at the MVC Individuals Saturday at the Roger Knapp Center. JUNIOR JORDAN EGGLESTON (bottom) returns a shot during a singles match on Saturday. Eggleston reached the finals in her draw. JOEL VENZKE | PHOTO EDITOR

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Drake swept at Wichita Bulldogs make run at All-Americans Ashley Beall

Staff Writer ashley.beall@drake.edu

The Drake volleyball team traveled to Wichita State on Saturday, dropping the tough match on the road.

The Shockers swept the Bulldogs in three sets, 25-15, 2521 and 25-20.

In the first set of the game, the score went back-and-forth between the two teams until Wichita State finally took a 12-8 lead. The growing lead caused the Bulldogs to call a timeout, trying to regroup.

This didn’t slow the Shockers as they extended their lead 21-13 and eventually take the set 25-15.

The Bulldogs regrouped at the start of the second set and took an early 11-7 lead, forcing Wichita State to call a timeout.

The lead did not last long as Wichita State came back strong, registering four straight points to take a 16-13 lead.

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The Shockers continued to roll even after the Bulldogs called a timeout, and eventually went on to win the set.

Set three proved to be the most exciting set of the game with four score ties and four lead changes.

Junior Rebecca Brown helped the Bulldogs cut into a late Shocker lead with her second kill of the game.

The effort wasn’t enough, though, as the Shockers took the final set 25-20.

Sophomore Capris Quaites stepped up for the Bulldogs with seven kills, five digs and four blocks.

Sophomore Chandelle Davidson also had an impressive game with 19 assists and eight digs.

The loss dropped Drake’s record to 1-4 in Missouri Valley Conference play.

The Bulldogs will face Southern Illinois and Evansville at the Knapp Center on Oct. 10 and Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.

Austin Cannon

Managing Editor austin.cannon@drake.edu

Senior Alen Salibasic and junior Ben Lott, members of the Drake men’s tennis team, both entered the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championships Thursday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Salibasic made it to the second round of the main draw while Lott was regulated to the consolation bracket after he was bounced in the first round.

Salibasic, ranked No. 37 in the country, won a three-set first round match over North Carolina’s Ronnie Schneider, No. 23 in the nation.

Salibasic took the first set, 6-4, but Schneider came back in the second set, winning, 6-3. In the deciding set, Salibasic left little doubt, erasing Schneider, 6-1.

Up next was New Mexico’s Samir Iftikhar on Friday. The 101st-ranked Lobo took the first

set handily, 6-2. Salibasic rallied to win the second, 6-4, but Iftikhar overcame an early challenge from Salibasic and won the match, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Unlike Salibasic, Lott had to play his way into the main draw.

He won three qualifying matches to earn his spot.

However, Lott was unable to get past the first round of main draw play.

On Thursday, Lott faced a tough task in the form of Illinois’ Jared Hiltzik, the No. 6 player in the country. Hiltzik managed to keep Lott at arm’s reach, winning, 6-4, 7-5.

Lott redeemed himself the next day in the consolation bracket. He faced Texas A&M’s Harrison Adams. Lott upset the No. 11-ranked Aggie in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.

Chris Diaz of Ohio State was Lott’s opponent on Saturday, and he was able to do what the previous two could not: send Lott home. Diaz ended the Bulldogs’

run at the tournament with a 7-5, 6-2 victory.

The pair of Bulldogs almost made it into the championship’s main doubles draw, too, coming one victory short. A&M’s A.J. Cantanzariti and Max Lunkin kept them out of the bracket with a 6-4, 6-4 win.

Salibasic and Lott were two of four Bulldogs at the tournament.

Seniors Ben Mullis and Matt Frost both fell in singles qualifying early last week.

The Bulldogs return to the court tomorrow, again in Oklahoma. This time, Drake will compete at the ITA Central Regional at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

The Bulldogs return to Des Moines to conclude their fall season on Halloween weekend to host the Bulldog Jamboree Oct. 31Nov. 2.

Treacherous weather conditions offer chance to improve skills As I am sure you learned, when you live in Iowa, you have no idea what the weather is going to be like.

It could be beautiful with clear skies one day, and thunderstorming the next.

In an outdoor sport like rowing, that unknown can be pretty difficult.

Our ultimate goal is to get as much practice time on the water as possible, as nobody likes having to practice for rowing inside on ERG machines.

Being out on the water is always the clear choice.

However, it has been challenging lately because of the changing weather. Not only do we

have to battle against the cold, but we also have to row through rough water conditions.

A fun fact about rowing is that we are not able to wear gloves to keep our hands warm. In fall weather conditions, this can create several problems.

We are allowed to wear tape on our hands for blisters, but that is about it.

Last Friday was one of the hardest practices of my life. It was incredibly windy, freezing cold and the choppiest waters we have rowed in a while.

Our coach wanted to do a head race with all of our boats, which included all the pairs, which in windy conditions can be difficult

because they are so easily swayed around on the water.

Nobody wants to be the boat that flips into the water.

Thankfully, that did not happen, even though we came close multiple times It is practices like Friday that challenge us to become mentally and physically stronger. Not all of our boats were able to reach the finish line of the three-mile course because of the winds and currents fighting against us.

Regardless, we all tried to fight through it and not let up. We need to have these reminders once in a while. If we want to be the best, we have to be ready for whatever challenge we face.

Our coach reminded us after practice and told us that these types of weather conditions are something that we, would potentially have to race in.

That is why we practice in such terrible conditions, to prepare ourselves for anything come race day.

Our next race is not until Oct. 18th at the Jayhawk Jamboree at Kansas and we need to use every minute of water time that we can to continue improving.

Even if the weather continues the way it was last week, we need to keep pushing toward perfection, no matter what we face along the way.

Ashley Beall Columnist

Beall is a junior public relations and English double major and can be reached at ashley.beall@drake.edu

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Bulldogs winners at MVC Individuals last weekend

1. JUNIOR JORDAN EGGLESTON AND FRESHMAN TESS HERDER celebrate a win at the Missouri Valley Conference Individuals tournament over the weekend. The pair captured one of five titles the Bulldogs secured on the final day of action. 2. HERDER smashes a return during a singles match at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center on Saturday. Herder won a singles and a doubles title for Drake. 3. JUNIOR MARIEL ANTE follows through on her shot during a match last weekend. 4. SENIOR NELL BOYD readys a backhand return during her singles match on Saturday. 5. JUNIOR MADDIE JOHNSON serves a ball last weekend. Johnson accounted for two titles, one a singles title and one a doubles title paired with Boyd. JOEL VENZKE | PHOTO EDITOR

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THIS WEEK IN DRAKE ATHLETICS Drake women’s basketball to host annual one-on-one event on Thursday

Drake men’s soccer opens MVC play with a loss to Missouri State

Drake women’s soccer battles to draw against in-state rival Northern Iowa

Men’s and women’s cross country travel to Chile Pepper Invitational

The Drake women’s basketball team will hold an open house on tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the Knapp Center. Fans will have a chance to get to know this year’s team and enjoy desserts from local shops.

The third annual “One-on-One with Drake Women’s Basketball” begins with a dessert reception before former Drake players and coaches introduce this year’s team to the public beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Event sponsors providing desserts include Edible Arrangments, The Bake Shoppe, Créme Cupcake and Dessert, Echo’s Cookie Shop, Nan’s Nummies, Costco and Beaverdale Confections, according to a Drake athletics press release announcing the event.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Bulldogs will open play with an exhibition game against Upper Iowa on Sunday, Nov. 9 at the Knapp Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.

Their regular season will begin on Nov. 14 when Drake hosts South Dakota with tip-off at 7:05 p.m.

Another close match marred the Drake men’s soccer team as they opened Missouri Valley Conference play on Saturday in Springfield, Missouri.

The Bulldogs struggled to score once again, as two second half goals for Missouri State spoiled Drake’s conference opener in the 2-0 loss for the Bulldogs.

The two clubs battled to a scoreless first half, with the Bears registering 11 shots, but failed to get on the board.

Drake had just two shots in the first half.

The Bears broke the scoreless tie in the 49th minute on a goal from Emmerich Hoegg. Their second goal iced the game at the 88:22 mark, handing Drake its sixth loss of the season.

Missouri State outshot the Bulldogs 14-8 in the match. Sophomore goalkeeper Darrin MacLeod collected a game-high six saves for Drake, all of which came in the first half.

The match closed a long six-game road stretch during which the Bulldogs went 1-4-1.

The Bulldogs finally returned home to host rival Creighton last night at the Cownie Soccer Complex.

Drake used nearly every second on the clock to find an equalizer in an instate showdown against Northern Iowa on Saturday in Cedar Falls.

The two teams battled to a 2-2 tie after Northern Iowa nearly put the Bulldogs away in regulation.

However, two second half goals from Drake forced overtime, and neither team could find the game-winner.

Northern Iowa struck first midway throught the first half before adding another at the 58:00 mark, giving them a 2-0 advantage.

The Bulldogs finally found the net when junior Rhian Pritchard registered her first goal of the season in the 64th minute to spark the comeback.

With just 17 seconds remaining in the second half, junior Alex Freeman benefited from a Rebecca Rodgers shot that was deflected out by Northern Iowa’s goalkeeper. Freeman collected the rebound and buried the equalizer in the net.

Drake tallied three shots on goal in the two overtime sessions, only one of which was on goal.

Senior Brogan Austin led the Drake men’s cross country team as they travelled to Arkansas for the Chile Pepper Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Three Bulldogs posted top-100 times to propell the men’s team to an eighth place finish in the 20-team field.

Austin posted a season-best time of 24 minutes 24 seconds, good for 14th overall. He was followed by Rob McCann, who finished 20th with a time of 24:38.

Reed Fischer rounded out the top performacnes of the day for the Bulldogs with an 85th place finish.

The race featured 429 runners on the eight-kilometer course.

The women’s squad was also carried by three top-100 finishers en route to a 12th place finish.

Emma Huston led the Bulldogs with a time of 17:28, good for 34th overall on the five-kilometer course.

Taylor Scholl and Erica Bestul finished 63rd and 99th respectively.

The Bulldogs will take a week off before heading to the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Illinois, on Oct. 17.

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