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Campus Calendar Wednesday

Faculty Senate Meeting 3:30-5 p.m.

Cowles Library, Room 201 “Everyday abstraction: contemporary abstract painting” Art Exhibition 12-4 p.m.

Anderson Gallery Cornocopia Food Recovery 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Helmick Commons

Thursday May 2015 China Study Seminar Information Sessions 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Medbury Honors Lounge Strings Recital 7:30-9 p.m.

Sheslow Auditorium

Friday Drake Jazz One 7:30-9 p.m.

Patty and Fred Turner Jazz Center

Saturday Senior Recital, Andrew Sowatzke, trumpet 1:30-3 p.m.

Patty and Fred Turner Jazz Center Senior Recital, Kelsey Tyler, horn 7:30-9 p.m.

Harmon Fine Arts Center, Performing Arts Hall

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Features Sociology class takes on the touchy subject of death PAGE 9

Sports Ashlie Stokes invited to professional soccer combine PAGE 11

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Graziano pleads guilty to federal charges Drake graduate still owns share in Peggy’s Tavern Cole Norum

Staff Writer cole.norum@drake.edu

Mark Graziano, Drake University graduate and coowner of the cherished local establishment Peggy’s Tavern pleaded guilty this month to a federal charges of conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs and tax evasion.

His plea came after an April indictment on 18 federal charges, the culmination of a two-year investigation following an audit of Bauder’s that determined over 700,000 hydrocodone pain pills were unaccounted for.

“It was appropriate for Graziano to be indicted,” said Kristin Yun, a P4 pharmacy student.

Yun recognized the ongoing situation with Graziano and Bauder’s as a lapse in professionalism.

“Pharmacists should act with integrity in their professional relationships,” Yun said.

According to court records and police statements, Graziano had kept information regarding his illicit activities from his coworkers, including his mother and sister.

He sold pills out of the pharmacy’s back door, after ordering a surplus of pills from multiple wholesalers for what the grand jury indictment described as attempts “to create a supply of divertible controlled substances.”

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PEGGY’S TAVERN is a popular bar in the Drake neighborhood on Forest Avenue Graziano’s lawyer negotiated with prosecutors to drop 16 of the 18 charges, which when totaled could have resulted in a sentence of more than 200 years in prison. Prosecutors, however, recommended 37 months in a lowsecurity prison.

Graziano’s lawyer also worked out the groundwork for the transfer of Bauder’s ownership to Graziano’s sister, allowing the pharmacy to keep its state license.

However, there still remains the issue of one of Drake’s favorite watering holes, Peggy’s.

A July 28 City Council vote to

deny Peggy’s bid for renewal of its liquor license spelled impending doom for the bar.

The council acted on the recommendation of the DM Police Department. Police say Peggy’s failed five of 13 compliance checks for underage drinking since 2009.

“Our stance on whether or not the permit should be allowed … hasn’t changed,” Des Moines Police Department spokesman Sgt. John Halifax said. “The issues … haven’t changed.”

The Drake neighborhood bar is still operating while an appeal to the Iowa Alcoholic

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Beverages Division is still under consideration.

According to a Des Moines Register article, Graziano, who once denounced the allegations against him, may be looking to sell his control of Peggy’s.

Halifax emphasized that background checks would be performed on the new owners if Peggy’s were to come under different ownership.

The bar’s alcohol license would most likely be valid if Graziano transfers ownership.

“We’d have no issue with that,” Halifax said.

Senate welcomes national leadership representative Pharmacy organization approved, 16 of 60 goals completed

Kate Havens

Staff Writer kate.havens@drake.edu

Last week, Student Senate welcomed the Executive Director of the National Campus Leadership Council, Andy MacCracken.

The purpose of the National Campus Leadership Council is to bring together student body presidents and other student leaders to tackle issues prevalent on college campuses. The Council focuses on three major areas: college affordability, mental health and sexual assault.

Currently, the Council is helping to launch the national “It’s on Us” campaign to spread awareness about sexual assault.

“It’s On Us” is creating a unique collaboration between companies like NASCAR, GQ Magazine and MTV to create cultural change.

There is a greater focus on men becoming more involved in

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initiatives about sexual assault.

Student body president, Joey Gale, is one such man involved.

“We definitely need your help,” MacCracken said. “We’re working a lot with Joey on these issues, but we definitely hope that this something that you all can pick up.

We definitely can’t do it alone.”

Students can expect different efforts and initiatives the Senate will create to raise awareness such as the upcoming National Week of Action.

MacCracken reminded the Senate that raising awareness can help college affordability, mental health and sexual assault issues.

“It’s awareness and cultural issues we need to tackle,” MacCracken said.

In other news, Senate confirmed the approval of the Student College of Clinical Pharmacy (SCCP).

This organization will act as a student chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.

Different than other pharmaceutical organizations, SCCP focuses on the clinical pharmacy realm, or the sciencebased practice of pharmacy.

Currently, no other groups on campus are specified in this area.

P3 pharmacy student and President of SCCP, Mike Buege, represented the organization at the Senate meeting.

“This niche in pharmacy does not currently have representation at Drake,” Buege said. “It’s sort of been lumped in with other organizations.”

SCCP will meet a need on campus, because a large number of Drake pharmacy students intend to pursue clinical pharmacy.

Through SCCP, students will have access to more information and career opportunities within this field.

“What we’re doing to benefit pharmacy students here, as well as other students, is essentially familiarizing students with

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research and clinical practice processes,” Buege said.

SCCP currently has 45 members, which makes it the fourth-largest pharmacy organization on campus.

The organization has plans for future events and opportunities, such as a potential visit from the former president of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

Membership is open to all students in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Aside from involvement with the National Campus Leadership Council and the Student College of Clinical Pharmacy, Senate is still working through its goals.

“We are now at 16 goals out of the Senate 60 completed,” Gale said.

As most students know, the Senate 60 is a list of 60 goals, ideas, projects and initiatives that Senate is planning to accomplish this year. Only 44 more goals to go.

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on problem-solving skills, and participants can design a new computer-generated newsletter for Alternative Brokerage.

Some of the prizes include gift cards to restaurant like Spaghetti Works, Mars Cafe, Fernando’s and Drake Diner.

Stensrud said this event is based off of an event called “Tech Jubilee,” which Drake Technological Services hosted

Morgan Gstalter

Staff Writer morgan.gstalter@drake.edu

Delta Sigma Pi (DSP) will host a large technological event in Upper Olmsted on Friday called “Touch of Tech.”

DSP is partnering with Drake Technological Services. to put on the event. “Touch of Tech” will bring exhibits of the latest t echnolog ic a l innovations to campus.

Some of the biggest names in technology, such as Google and Microsoft, will come to Upper Olmsted to showcase inventions, hold breakout sessions and offer students and faculty chances to win

Spaghetti Works prizes.

“We want

Mars Cafe students to see Fernando’s how important of a factor

Drake Diner technology is, in your personal life and at work,” said senior Benjamin Stensrud, the lead several years ago. coordinator of the event. Our DSP hopes the partnership goal for the event is to expose between the two organizations students to aspects of technology will help promote student they may not have seen before but involvement. know about. So this gives them an Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and opportunity to play with things.” the event will last till around 4:15 Breakout sessions will offer p.m., but students are encouraged participants the opportunity to to come whenever they can. learn about the sophisticated Those who pre-register for the technology behind drones or let event will be entered in to a raffle them experiment with augmented to win an iPad Mini. reality.

“The hope for this event is to The keynote speaker is bring technology to campus for Executive Director of Accenture, students in a way that bridges Bob Kress. He will speak about the gaps between all colleges,” his job at the technological Stensrud said. “Delta Sigma Pi is management consulting company a business fraternity, but we don’t and the importance of information see large professional events like technology. this besides career fairs. This “Touch of Tech” will also event is for everyone to enjoy.” feature two contests, a problem solving challenge and a graphic design challenge. Teams will work

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EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED, Public Relations Student Society of America conference to come to Des Moines this upcoming spring. This conference is one of ten regional conferences. Photo courtesy of Drake University’s PRSSA

Grace Rogers

Staff Writer grace.rogers@drake.edu

Drake University will host one of 10 national conferences for the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) this spring.

The conference will give students a chance to hear speakers from a variety of companies and participate in a crisis simulation, where they must work as if they were a company in an emergency.

“We wanted our theme to be more than this ambiguous thing that sounds really cool but isn’t really well implemented,” said Kelly Tafoya, a co-coordinator for the conference and leader of the speaker committee. “We wanted it to literally be what you’re going to come out with.

You’re going to come out with a true understanding of how to be adaptable in PR, which is crucial.”

The conference’s theme is “Expect the Unexpected.”

While the programming of the conference will be unique, the planning board had other goals.

“Our theme is ‘Expect the Unexpected’ because we want to showcase how great Des Moines

is,” said Taylor Rookaird, cocoordinator. “Usually people think Iowa means cornfields and cows, and Des Moines is so great and does not get the respect it deserves. We want to entice them to come to Des Moines and learn about how great it is — kind of the diamond in the rough that we

I don’t think a lot of people understand what a big deal this is for our campus.

— Taylor Rookaird, co-coordinator have here — while also learning about innovative brands and learning about how those brands are successful.”

Tafoya agreed.

“None of the people that submitted the bid for the conference were from Iowa,” Tafoya said. “I think that’s what made us stand out a bit. We love this state. We love this town. We want to give some of that back, and give Des Moines some of the reputation that it deserves.”

Expected speakers at the conference are from notable local

organizations like the Girl Scouts of America. Well-known Drake alumni like the vice presidents of communications for Starbucks and Crocs, respectively, are also expected to speak.

While public relations students are excited for the conference, this is a landmark for Drake as a whole.

“This is a huge event for Drake, just because it’s the first time we’ve ever done something of this magnitude,” Rookaird said. “I don’t think a lot of people understand what a big deal this is for our campus.”

“We are such a small school,” Tafoya said. “When I look at some of the other schools that have millions of dollars of journalism facilities and have crazy resources available to them, I realize that we still beat them.

We’re CEPR-certified. We have a PRSSA chapter that is really large considering the size of our PR program. We have amazing leadership amongst faculty and students that makes us stand out. I feel like sometimes we are overlooked as a journalism school and as a PR program, and I think that this is our time to shine.”

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China and U.S. agree to limit emissions Campus follows suit, considering emission-limiting actions Adam Rogan

Staff Writer adam.rogan@drake.edu

Climate change has found its way into national headlines yet again. The United States and China signed a climate deal aimed at cutting back emissions for each superpower last week.

The U.S. promised to cut emissions by about 25 percent by 2025. China says they will peak its emissions in 2030 and will then cut back, while also trying to convert to renewable energies, according to the agreement.

People may fear that this could make the U.S. weaker than their Asian counterpart, but professor of environmental science David Courard-Hauri spoke to these fears and how they are being calmed.

“For a long time, the argument has been made that the United States shouldn’t do anything, because if we do, then China’s not doing anything, and so, it’ll put us at a disadvantage with respect to them,” Courard-Hauri said. “And so now, at the very least, China has demonstrated that they’re interested in eventual emissions cuts, and so that’s pretty big.”

This advancement came during a meeting of the two countries’ leaders, with President Barack

Obama traveling to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Professor Keith Summerville commented on the importance of such an occurrence, even with its drawbacks.

“The agreement with U.S. and China is progress in terms of getting the two parties together to discuss the issue and mutually acknowledge that each must play a role when dealing with carbon emissions” Summerville said. “It’s non-binding, however, and there are no enforcement clauses built into it. We rely on each partner in the agreement to follow through.”

Drake is also doing its part to fight climate change and conserve energy. Drake was among the first several hundred schools to sign the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment.

Through the agreement, Drake promises it will become a carbonfree institution by 2050.

Drake has already begun moving in that direction through a climate action plan.

Kaitlin Lacek, a student senator and environmental science major, tries to initiate programs she believes will make Drake more green. She is also a member of DEAL, the Drake Elemental Action League, a group that is focused on helping Drake become more environmentally friendly by raising awareness on the issue of

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climate change. DEAL partnered with student Senate to help become an eco-friendly campus.

“Senate has a goal called “Green Campus Initiative” where we’re just working to come up … with initiatives that … will make Drake more green and more sustainable,” Lacek said.

One way to make campus more green is to add recycling bins.

“We want to get more recycling bins on campus because there aren’t a lot,” Lacek said. “Aside from that, we want to work to get rid of plastic bags, maybe use reusable bags.”

Courard-Hauri said Drake may not be a leader in becoming a clean university, but improvements are happening.

“We have committed new buildings to being up to LEED standards,” Courard-Hauri said.

“We’ve done a fair amount of energy saving. We’re composting food waste. This year, we just started an initiative where food that doesn’t get used at Sodexo gets brought to area shelters.”

Courard-Hauri also emphasized the need for a sustainability coordinator on campus.

“You need someone to be looking into (energy conservation) and how we can save energy and money, and here’s what we can do in terms of solar and other things like that,” Courard-Hauri said. “I

think the position would pay for itself in terms of energy savings … and that’s been shown at multiple universities.”

In addition to fighting climate change at the campus level, Lacek tries to be eco-friendly in her

personal life.

“I always try to recycle as much as I can cause that’s a small thing, but it really does go a long way if you do it every single day,” Lacek said.

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Drake has tried to pride itself on being accepting of all people and all walks of life. Honors 121: Comparative Religion has hosted three Interfaith Dialogues, with its fourth and final dialogue to be held on November 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Goodwin-Kirk. The second of these dialogues was held in the Stalnaker Hall on November 12.

Stalnaker’s Dialogue featured a panel of four students, each one of a different religion, who each spoke about their dogmas and how they came to believe them. The four students in this panel were Devon Page, a Taoist, Ali Jandal, a Muslim, Emma Wilson, a Unitarian Universalist, and Ryan Wiskerchin, a Nondenominational Christian.

Devon Page did not become a Taoist until he came to Drake, saying that he first contemplated the religion through a class he

took here. “(Taoism) naturally fit with who I am as a person… (I) finally (was) becoming calmer,” he said, “finally (finding a religion) that fits with my personality.”

Page also stressed the focuses of his religion, as most people who attended the event did not know much about Taoism, as Taoists make up only two hundredths of a percent of the U.S. population. “(Taoism is about) making your own way,” he said. “You meditate (until you reach) oneness with your environment, with Tao.” Page said that much of his family was Catholic and that his beliefs had confused them somewhat. Ryan Wiskerchin can relate to that experience, as a similar thing happened with him.

Wiskerchin was raised Christian, but his family did not actively practice their faith. After coming to Drake, Wiskerchin joined a Bible Study. In a phone call with his mother he told her about the group.

“You joined a Bible Study? How are you going to meet girls?” she said.

Wiskerchin’s parents, who were still Christian, did not understand where he let his path lead him, just like Page’s family.

Wiskerchin solidified his beliefs strongly in college, but he found his faith and became devout in high school. He did not like where his life was going, and knew he had to change something.

“I asked God to take me as I was and to make me a better person,” he said.

Unlike Wiskerchin and Page, both Ali Jandal and Emma Wilson were raised in their respective religions, but have still forged their own path in it.

Unitarian Universalism, Wilson’s religion, was born out of the Transcendentalist movement of the early 1800s and encourages its members to find their own path. There are no sacred texts or necessary sacraments. “(There are) lots of choices

you want to make your with your faith, but there are some guiding principles called The Seven Principles,” she explained.

Unlike some other religious families, Wilson’s family encourages her quest to find her own understanding of her faith.

Her parents like it when she comes up with a belief or a concept other than their own, allowing them to debate and discuss the topic as a family. “(My parents) are excited if I have a different idea,” she said.

Jandal was raised in Islam, and still holds to those beliefs to this day. His journey to come to fully accept his beliefs began before he was even a teenager.

“I kind of went through the motions until I was 10,” he said. “I was doing all of these things and I wanted to know why.”

Ali also cited an old Muslim proverb, one that holds true with his life.

“Do what you can, and leave the rest up to God.”

Although all four students had four different journeys in four different religions, each had some clear similarities. The most obvious one was that they all mentioned individualism in their paths.

“Islam can be really individualistic,” Jandal said. “It is a relationship between you and God.” “I took a more individualistic approach,” Page said.

Even though Taoism, Unitarian Universalism, Nondenominational Christianity, and Islam have vastly varied practices and belief sets, each person found their path in similar ways, regardless of their background, and Drake has helped inspire them to learn more about themselves and their religion.

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Messages spread in various ways, including texts, social media posts, and word of mouth. But at Drake University, students are using another form of media to express themselves: video.

Two public service announcement videos have been made at Drake. The first, a brief, simple video created by three students, urged students to stop using Yik Yak, a social media application that allows users to post comments anonymously. The second, which will debut the week of Nov. 17, is part of the “It’s On Us” campaign, a national movement encouraging all people to put an end to sexual assault.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Alyssa Samek believes that the storytelling aspect of videos is what makes them a useful tool for activists. “I think that’s why viral videos are really popular, and why they’re so compelling, because they tell stories and give personal testimonies to connect with audiences of all kinds,” Samek said.

The anti-Yik Yak video, entitled “#EndTheYak,” was made to protest cyber-bullying that occurs on Yik Yak. The video begins with Sam Gray, Veronica Jandura, and Kim Hennen reading offensive posts from Yik Yak, such as “What’s with all this ‘gay week’ shit?” The students then dialogue about the application’s negative effects and the power of words to hurt others.

“I think because it [Yik Yak] is anonymous, people don’t filter what they’re saying,” said Hennen, one of the video’s creators. “I don’t know if people would say the things they do on Yik Yak if they had their name associated with it.”

The video, which has 850 views of YouTube, was also posted on Reddit and each of the student’s personal Facebook Pages. Hennen said that the video received negative comments on Reddit, but that many people at Drake supported the message.

In contrast to “#EndTheYak,” the upcoming “It’s On Us” video will include approximately 65 students and faculty from Drake.

In imitation of the original “It’s On Us” video, which includes celebrities such as John Hamm and political figures such as U.S. President Barack Obama, students

and faculty stand in front of the camera and say “It’s on us, all of us, to stop sexual assault.”

Rachel Collins, a Radio & Television Producing major, created the video for her Advanced Video Production class. Collins reached out to Alysa Mozak, the on-campus coordinator for sexual violence response and healthy relationship promotion, to see if there was a need for a public service announcement video.

Several students had expressed interest to Mozak in creating a campus-wide “It’s On Us” video, so Mozak put them in touch with Collins. Members from various Drake organizations, such as Theta Chi and SAGE, recruited members to appear in the video.

Mozak also encouraged her own contacts to join in. The clips were filmed in Helmick Commons and Sheslow Auditorium, and will be edited together for one complete product.

Collins is excited to post the video on social media and the Drake Broadcasting System website because she feels that the Internet is the best way to spread the message. “Where is everybody talking? Where is the controversy happening? Where are people actually expressing important thoughts? It’s online,” Collins said.

Mozak is also pleased that Collins stepped in to make the video. “It’s an easy platform to spread the word and get people to buy in,” said Mozak, who is planning on showing the video before events planned by her office.

The “#EndTheYak” and “It’s On Us” videos had different levels of production, but Samek does not believe one is necessarily better than the other. “Whether they’re grand productions or somebody sitting and speaking into their video camera, videos have the opportunity to be powerful,” Samek said.

Moving forward, Samek believes it will be interesting to see how video activism continues to be used at Drake. “People are able to get involved in different kinds of ways, and I think [videos] can be empowering in that respect too,” Samek said.

So watch Drake social media closely. The next viral video could come out any time.

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Friendly folks at Iron Heart Absence of cell phone opens eyes For students interested in expanding their horizons in terms of body decoration (we know the youth today are notorious for that), Iron Heart Tattoo certainly delivers great service, affordable prices and an overall chill experience.

(While I, unfortunately, cannot speak on the tattoo portion of Iron Heart, I would assume the experience would be similar to that of receiving a piercing there.)

My freshman year rebellion came in the form of a belly button piercing I got at Iron Heart last September. Being my first piercing since my ear lobes (which I received at an age too young to remember what it was like) I was a nervous wreck the entire car ride there, questioning why I would put myself through such agony for a little jewel in my stomach. But I digress.

Simply walking into Iron Heart began to put me at ease. While some tattoo and piercing parlors have a shady aura or look as intimidatingly sterile as the inside of a doctor’s office, Iron Heart meets in the middle with a sort of rustic atmosphere, making it very approachable. Picture frames of its various body artwork line the wooden walls, and a comfy couch resides in the lobby area.

In the next room, the workers are very relaxed. They chat with each other and customers, making drawing on someone’s skin with ink and needle seem like the most casual thing in the world.

While I was definitely still nervous being led into a small room right beyond the lobby area for my piercing, the piercer was so chill it was difficult to not relax as well. He was super knowledgeable, personable and funny. The process was quick and painless (well, minus the pinch of the needle) and I walked out with a bedazzled belly button for $40 flat, and to this day I haven’t had any issues with it.

This school year, I returned to Iron Heart for triple ear lobe and cartilage piercings.

Once again, they delivered with awesome service. While cartilage piercings are typically $30 and ear lobes $40, the piercer gave me $10 off for getting all three.

In addition, he realized the original two piercings on one of my ears were not even with that of the other. So before piercing my triples and cartilage, he re-did my first piercing to even out the earrings for no extra cost. It was an insanely nice gesture that serves as an example for its great customer service.

Based on my experiences, I definitely recommend Iron Heart to students looking for new piercings, as its prices are much more affordable than most places. The inside is clean and non-intimidating, and the staff is so genuine and cool it makes the experience relaxing and enjoyable. It is easy to see they enjoy what they are doing and care a lot about customer satisfaction.

Iron Heart Tattoo is a five to ten minute drive from campus at 2815 Beaver Ave. They can be reached at 515-270-1500.

Giuliana LaMantia Columnist LaMantia is a sophomore magazines major and can be reached at giuliana.lamantia@drake.edu

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Older generations are always harping on us to get off our phones and join the real world. They accuse us of not knowing how to connect with others in person because all we do is interact online or via smartphone.

As a self proclaimed Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter addict, I generally reply to these accusations with a hearty eye roll and then get back to whatever urgent message has popped up on my screen. I have always denied that our generation has a problem, especially since coming to college — sending a Snapchat or a text to a friend from home makes it much easier to communicate than if we had to send snail mail back-andforth.

I’ve seen constant contact and connection as strictly a positive thing. Until a few weeks ago.

Halloweekend got the better of my iPhone, and with the way my plan and upgrade are set, I could either buy a new phone or wait just a few weeks.

Part of my addict’s mind seriously considered forking over the cash just to maintain my habits, but, in the end I survived for a whole two weeks with no phone.

The first day was absolute agony. I lost count of the number of times I reached for my phone to take a Snapchat, send a text or get on Twitter simply because I had 28 seconds to spare, and why should I have to be bored for half a minute if I can entertain myself by reading a few tweets?

By the third or fourth day I was getting used to not having my phone in my hand every second of the day, but I was green with envy at the people around me happily Snapchatting away and reading new GroupMe notifications.

These symptoms were most likely just withdrawal from what I now realize was (and in all honesty, still is) an extreme addiction.

I began to notice things in my life I had

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“Oh my God! Kim Kardashian?

NAKED? Impossible!” — Words I heard uttered by no one this week.

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably seen Kardashian’s newest nude photos on the cover of Paper Magazine, the headline reading “Break the Internet.” Honestly, the only thing I think Kardashian broke with that cover was her assistant’s hand squeezing multiple different oil bottles onto her ass.

Not to slut-shame Kardashian but, honestly, her taking off her clothing in front of millions of people is not all that shocking.

Hell, her family practically made an entire empire off of Kardashian taking off her clothes for the camera.

In 2007, Kardashian’s sex tape with sort-of hip-hop star Ray-J leaked, which eventually led to her and her family to make their reality show, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” which led to two spinoffs, fragrances, clothing lines and even an App which is dominating the smartphone market. And this is not the only time she’s posed naked either.

Along with the sex tape in 2007, she also posed naked for Playboy in 2008.

It’s not a new thing for Kardashian to pose nude, so I’m

not exactly sure how this new supposed grandiose gesture is supposed to “break the Internet.”

Kardashian’s naked body isn’t in high demand because it has been supplied multiple times.

It’s a publicity stunt featuring Kardashian going back to her

Jeff Hersheway Columnist business roots — selling the image of her body. Perhaps there is more to Kardashian than she exposes in these pictures and video, but she sure seems to want to cover up a more serious side of her.

Kudos to the woman who owns her sexuality and uses it as a business strategy, but it’s not necessary anymore. Her family is already overexposed, her body has been seen by thousands and

she’s married to one of the most successful rappers in the game.

What more is she trying to do with this magazine spread?

I’m not going to sit here and pretend Kardashian isn’t a beautiful woman. But she needs to do more with her fame than repeat history with these photo spreads.

She could emphasize different cultures, dedicate her time to philanthropy or at least dedicate a foundation for scholarships or body positivity.

Instead, she is proclaiming how beautiful she is for, ultimately, no higher purpose other than making money. Her photos didn’t “break the Internet,” but instead just made everyone on the Internet collectively shrug and go back to whatever they were doing.

Kardashian’s greasy butt is old news. We’ve all seen it before because she constantly calls attention to it.

I have no hate for Kardashian.

It’s a smart business strategy, objectifying her body to add to her family’s multi-million dollar empire. I just wish there was more proof that she was in on this objectification.

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

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been missing before, just because the latest Yik Yak was too interesting or because picking an Instagram filter really can take 20 minutes, and yes there is a “right” filter for every photo, thank you very much.

As the second week began, I started noticing myself engaging in more basic human contact.

I smiled at my peers on the way to class instead of staring at my phone, and when my friend went to the restroom at a party, I introduced myself to someone I didn’t know instead of scrolling through the latest newsfeed while I waited.

As I anxiously await the arrival of my new phone, I am both excited to have Instagram filters to choose from again, but nervous that I will stop being annoyed that everyone at the dinner table is on their phones, because I will be too.

Our generation has certainly benefited from new technologies in hundreds of ways, but I fear we may also be losing more than we realize in the process.

Emily VanSchmus Copy Editor VanSchmus is a sophomore public relations major and can be reached at emily.vanschmus@drake.edu

Letter to the Editor

DEAL pursuing solutions As a graduate of Drake University (JO ’92) and former member of the Drake Environmental Action League (DEAL), I would really like to read more news about DEAL’s activities and especially their “divestment from fossil fuels”campaign. Could you please assign a reporter to cover their meetings and write a roundup of DEAL’s efforts and successes? I believe they are pursuing an extremely important long-term objective right there on Drake’s campus — improving the chances for long term survival of human civilization.

The science is in. Ninety-eight percent of expert scientists in the field believe the man-made climate change is accelerating at a pace which will cause the conditions on this planet to vary well outside the range of climate which has allowed human civilization to develop over the past 10,000 years. Surely you’ve heard of this issue. If not, please read up. I would be glad (as I’m sure DEAL members would) to provide sources of background information to aid in your reporting.

The science is in. The time is now to turn away from 19th century energy technology and embrace a space age energy system which will allow our progeny to thrive for the next

10,000 years. Burning fossil fuels is incompatible with this goal.

Drake University’s $120 million endowment is currently (partially) invested in the companies that are a large part of this problem. Everyone associated with Drake University should be urging Drake’s leadership to remedy this selfdestructive behavior. Divesting from fossil fuels would be a good first step. Transitioning the roofs of every campus building to photovoltaic power platforms would be another important step.

Drake’s image is at stake.

Drake will be judged by the actions it takes to lead the way, or fall behind due to inaction.

Drake will surely be negatively financially impacted if they retain their investments in fossil fuel companies as the world transitions to less harmful power sources, and the value of those investments plummet.

There will be many great stories from many angles to tell along the way and I would love to read about them in The Times-Delphic. Please help the greater Drake community follow the people and events as this transition takes place. Thank you for your attention.

Perry Thomas 812-227-1936

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OPINIONS

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PageFive From the Fishbowl

First 100 days as president

Back in May, I took the Oath of Office for the Student Body President at Drake University.

Roughly a 100 academic days later, I can confidently say we’ve accomplished a great deal, but still have a ways to go.

According to the Wikipedia definition, the First Hundred Days “is a sample of the first 100 days of a first term of a president during their term.” The term, originally coined by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, is a benchmark for success and accomplishments during a president’s term. While I do want to focus on what has gone well, I want to focus on what still needs to be done.

Accomplishments have come in many shapes and sizes this year. I consider the creation of the Senate 60 to be our biggest accomplishment this year. The Senate 60 is a dynamic list of specific and time bound goals created directly with student input to better the Drake experience. This list of projects, goals and initiatives has been the framework to our success thus far. Below is a list of our accomplishments (in no specific

order): • Two-ply toilet paper is available across most of campus.

• We’re actively working to increase collaboration between students organizations.

• We’ve established the Crucial

In light of Taylor Swift taking her music off of Spotify, my friends and I began to discuss the controversy surrounding this.

Does Swift really need this money? Can she be successful with her music on Spotify?

The answers are obviously no and then yes. Swift has a multimillion dollar empire and does not need more money.

But what this really led me to think about is the definition of success, especially with the semester coming to a close.

Swift is such a successful person, yet she wants more success (or some could argue less) by taking her music off Spotify.

In that dreadful place called high school, GPA, tests, quizzes and papers seemed to define our lives. If you failed a test, you were never going to college. Self-worth was determined by a test grade.

Now, most people realize that in high school it really wasn’t the end of the world if you failed. Your success now is not defined by the test you failed four years ago.

But this same discourse seems to happen again in college.

Now, granted there can be a lot more riding on grades in college, especially when pharmacy school, medical school or even grad school

can be seen in the distance.

Does an A in writing really make a person truly successful?

It can.

Obviously, it depends on how that person got the A. But is an A or a B really going to make a person more or less successful?

Grades are super important, but so is experience. After a person gets his or her first job, I can guarantee his or her GPA is no longer going to matter. All the stress surrounding getting an A in chemistry no longer matters.

My point here is students need to stop freaking out about grades.

Study as hard as possible, and the grades will come.

Learning is more crucial than memorizing. Getting a good grade sometimes means a person learned how to work the system, not necessarily learn the material.

Join a million clubs, find a job, meet people.

Networking and experience does more for a person than grades will.

After all, they say “It is all about who you know.”

College is about experiencing new things and becoming a better person. Success comes with all of this.

Grades are important, but they

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• We are making progress on a centralized campus calendar.

• Our Academic Affairs senator, Olivia O’Hea, hosted the Academic Affair Dinner.

• We reformed our referendum process.

• We updated and drafted new bylaws to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

• We are working to increase the awareness of Rave Guardian App. • A Debunking Drake Myths video will be shared with students soon.

• Our work towards becoming a Top 20 LGBT friendly college has been successful.

• We are reviewing our campus readership program to go online • We purchased laptop chargers for students to check out in the Library.

I am very proud of the progress we have made as a team so far this semester. There’s not doubt the level of determination and actionoriented focus is what’s been our key ingredient.

I am confident we will reach all of our 60 goals, whether it be investigating them or fully carrying them out. In short, the first 100 days have been positive and actionable.

Gale is a senior marketing major and can be reached at joeseph.gale@ drake.edu

Success not determined by grades are not the end of the world.

Getting a C in statistics won’t mean a student will be homeless.

Success is not defined by what it is on a transcript at the end of the semester.

It is defined by what a person does. Getting straight As is successful, but so is becoming the president of a club. Being successful is subjective.

Does anyone remember what grades Swift got in college? Oh nevermind, she never went. Stop worrying, go live life.

Jessica Lynk Columnist

Lynk is a first-year news/Internet major and can be reached at jessica. lynk@drake.edu

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Find what makes you happy I am a victim of the mid-college crisis.

I came in my first-year as a theatre directing major. By the middle of my first semester, I added a musical theatre minor.

By the end of that first semester, I added a bachelor’s in writing. By the end of my second semester, I had also added a public relations triple major.

Now, nearing the end of my first semester of my sophomore year, I am a news/Internet, writing and study of culture and society triple major. I am also considering a minor in business.

So what the heck am I doing?

Obviously, I have no idea.

Most people I have talked to have switched their majors at least once. I have a friend who graduated last year who switched his major 12 times and still managed to graduate in four years.

You would think this would give me a sense of hope, the comfort of knowing that I am not the only one who has struggled with what to study and what to do with my life, but, instead, it makes me feel like I can continue at the rate I am going, hopelessly switching majors and areas of interest with no conceivable end in sight.

It is inconceivable that an 18-year-old will know what she wants to do as a career 30 years down the line. The economy is constantly changing, jobs are dwindling and there is some frightening statistic that says a terrifyingly large percentage of college graduates do not even hold careers within the field their degree is in.

So what’s the point?

The point that I am coming to grips with as I battle this midcollege crisis is this: Do what you want and somehow, some way you will get what you need. Not necessarily what you want, but what you need.

I am a big believer in fate. I believe that what happens to us is somehow what is supposed to happen, even if it doesn’t seem like it at the time. I believe that if we focus on our needs and wants, eventually it will all pan out and we will live a life we can look back on and be proud of.

To battle this mid-college crisis, I have learned to let go of my constant need for control. I tend to take things too seriously, to put too much pressure on myself.

It eventually leads to me feeling like I have let myself down, when really, my expectations were too high.

I wanted to take a gap year this year. I talked with my older sister about it, and she eventually talked

me out of it. She said, “College is the time for exploration. Take a bunch of classes that interest you and just enjoy the time.”

So now I am here, spending my money and my time trying to figure out how to be an active citizen of the world. I am figuring out how to develop my natural abilities into functional societal benefits, and I have discovered that I love to write and to inform the people of what is going on.

I have discovered that people are what fascinate me, their personalities and preferences, and the environmental affects that drive them and guides them to become who they are today.

My advice to all of you out there: If you aren’t liking what you are doing or studying, try something new. If you are feeling stuck, remember: You are not alone. Talk to your professors, talk to your friends. College is the time for self-discovery and revelation.

We are told to put so much emphasis on our time here, to study, study, study, to get those good grades, to ace those tests.

But college is a time to explore.

We are surrounded on campus by so many gifted and talented students being shaped and molded by even more gifted and talented professors. Our professors aren’t only here to stand in front of a group of anonymous students and talk. They are here as a resource.

I guarantee they would love to speak with you.

Forget the mid-college crisis.

There are going to be plenty more times down the road that will make this panic look like nothing.

Hold your friends close, make memories and do try to make the grades. Remember what brought you to Drake. Dig a little deeper and self-discover. I promise, it will all be okay.

Clare Vanechaute Columnist

Vanechaute is a sophomore news/ Internet, writing and study of culture and society triple major and can be reached at clare.vanechaute@drake. edu

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Death in seconds: Stop texting while driving It’s my freshman year of college, and I jump in the car with a new friend. She climbs into the drivers’ seat and pulls out her slide phone immediately.

She texts — with two hands resting above the steering wheel — during the span of our short drive.

At the time, I was stunned.

I was and still am absolutely against texting while driving.

It’s been three years since then, and things haven’t exactly improved. Despite the many campaigns and jarring TV ads to prevent it, texting while driving still causes 25 percent of all car accidents each year.

Maybe it’s the effortlessness?

Gone are the days when you had to hit the keys on your Motorola Razr three times to get to the right letter. In the era of touch screens, texting is no longer painstaking: It’s fast. Easy. Simple. Or so we think.

Texting while driving is one of the things we all say we don’t do. It’s also one of society’s biggest lies. I’m guilty of it myself sometimes. The enticing ding of my iPhone in the cup holder is all it takes for the little demon on my shoulder to whisper, “Oh, it’ll only

take three seconds! Take a peek!”

You know what else can take three seconds? Death.

The United States Department of Transportation says the average crash happens only three seconds after the driver is distracted.

This statistic is “Dumb and Dumber” worthy.

Ant yet, it’s true. Until we’re the ones in the hospital bed or

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, texting while driving is a whopping

six times

more dangerous than driving while intoxicated.

Simple math shows that reading a text message for a mere five seconds at 55 mph is equivalent to traveling the length of a football field blindfolded.

We’ve all heard these statistics before, so why are we still texting at the wheel?

Because we, the young adults of America, are stupid.

The Ad Council reports that 77 percent of young adults are very/ somewhat confident that they can safely text while driving.

Marissa Daily Columnist standing by a casket, we think we’re above all of this. We’re good drivers. Stellar multitaskers.

Experienced gurus of texting.

We’ve been doing this for years. To that, I’d like to say: So what?

It only takes a second to run into a fire hydrant, get stuck in a ditch or put someone in a wheelchair.

Making risky decisions with your own life is a personal decision. When you put others

in danger, it becomes everyone’s business.

So how de we stop this? It starts with the decision to completely stop texting while driving. Here are some tricks I’ve implemented to keep myself from reaching for my phone while I drive.

1. If you are in the middle of a text conversation with someone, tell them when you get in the car so they don’t expect an immediate response.

Cell phone carrier AT&T started the “It Can Wait” campaign to encourage drivers to send friends or family an X before they drive to “pause” the conversation.

2. Put your phone on silent.

Hearing a text tone makes it much more difficult to resist your curiosity.

3. No more cup holders. Place your cell phone in a place you absolutely cannot reach. Not the passenger seat — FAR. AWAY. If you need to be drastic, throw it in the back seat. Unless you are on a long commute or expecting a vital call, it can wait.

4. Commit to not even touching your phone while you drive.

Don’t scroll through Facebook

at the red light. Don’t take pictures of the sunset. If you need your phone for directions, put it on a hands-free attachment.

Here’s a little extra motivation: Texting while driving is illegal in 44 states.

In Iowa, the bill banning texting while driving was signed

by Gov. Chet Culver on April 1, 2010, and went into effect three months later.

It’s not just a taboo. It’s illegal, and it has been for over four years.

Remember, every time you text, you are very seriously putting your life and the lives of others in danger.

Not only that, you are encouraging others to do the same.

It never would have occurred to me to text and drive if I hadn’t seen my friend do it.

When I text and drive, I’m telling my passengers that it’s perfectly safe for them to do it, too.

Daily is a junior magazines major and can be reached at marissa.daily@ drake.edu

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Net neutrality enters the political arena

Issues could cause drastic regulation by providers On Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz, a republican from Texas, tweeted “‘Net Neutrality’ is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government.”

I’d like to thank Cruz for making me realize two things: One, I realized I wanted to hurl my computer out of a fourth-story window.

Two, I realized there are people in charge of running the country who have no idea what net neutrality actually is, or why it is so important that we preserve it, and that is horrifying.

Put simply, if net neutrality is not preserved, then the Internet will run at the speed of the government — that is to say, driven to a grinding halt by politicking and gridlock.

Net neutrality is the simple concept that all websites are treated equally by Internet service providers.

No website is able to slip money to service providers to allow their data to be downloaded faster, and the service providers can’t force you to pay money to access certain websites.

If net neutrality is compromised, websites and consumers would be at the mercy of Internet service providers, who have clearly demonstrated in the past that they care little about consumers and a lot about money.

Just think back to the last time you wanted to get your cable or Internet fixed — how was the service? Was it worth what you paid for?

If you’re counting on competition to check service providers and prevent outlandish fees and manipulation, you’re out of luck.

The two largest service providers, Comcast and Time Warner Cable, do not compete with each other in any markets.

Each has conveniently allowed the other to control its separate regional markets without infringing on their territory.

Want to switch? You’re stuck with what you have.

In fact, Comcast and Time Warner are in the process of a merger, pending regulatory approval. If “monopoly” isn’t already the word to describe both companies, it will certainly apply

to the new super-corporation.

But Brian Roberts, the CEO of Comcast, doesn’t think of it that way.

He has described the merger as “pro-consumer, pro-competitive and strongly in the public interest,” thereby proving that he does not know what the words “consumer,” “competitive” or “public interest” mean.

Yet if net neutrality is compromised, Brian Roberts could become the most powerful person in the world.

Roberts would have control over the largest Internet service provider in the world, and with it, he could do almost whatever he wanted to the Internet.

Comcast and Time Warner already have many politicians in their back pockets. They each spend millions of dollars in Washington. Comcast, for example, has slipped money to an overwhelming majority of both the Senate and House judiciary committees. (Can you think of any politicians who may have been encouraged by campaign contributions to speak against net neutrality?)

President Obama recently declared his stance in favor of net neutrality.

This was a huge step for the net neutrality movement, as previously the White House had been silent on the issue.

But Obama’s announcement could also be a bad thing, as politicians under the influence of service providers might try to turn a bipartisan issue into a partisan one.

With Republicans in control of both Congressional chambers, if the rest of the party agrees with Cruz, it could spell trouble.

We have all been frustrated when Drake’s Wi-Fi cuts out.

Imagine having to deal with ludicrously slow, 1990s-era download speeds on top of that inconsistency.

And then imagine having to potentially pay extra to simply access those slow download speeds on certain websites.

I can assure you that nobody, regardless of political party, wants to experience that.

Way back in 2011, the United Nations declared Internet access a basic human right.

We cannot allow the government to restrict this right by abandoning net neutrality.

We cannot allow Senators like Ted Cruz to turn net neutrality into a partisan, red vs. blue issue.

We must speak up and tell the FCC and our Congressional representatives how important it is that we preserve net neutrality.

Tim Webber Columnist Webber is a sophomore news/ Internet and computer science double major and can be reached at timothy. webber@drake.edu

Bulldogs without Borders

He said, She said

Tonsil hockey not acceptable Independence HE SAID Whether it’s holding hands or just going to town, a public display of affection (PDA) is something that, though tolerable, isn’t enjoyable to witness.

To understand PDA, one must go back in time to the mystical place known as high school, to those wondrously stark halls where the hormones were so thick you walked out of the place smelling like it. At least, that’s how it was in my high school.

There was always that chance that if you were to turn a corner, someone was going to be giving that last tearful goodbye to his or her sweetheart by playing tonsil hockey with them in front of God and everybody.

A case of PDA like this is unacceptable anywhere. If it’s going to happen, however, it might as well happen in high school. If you ever need to think to yourself, “Man, I wonder what would happen if people saw me doing this,” chances are you probably shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.

There is a second flavor of PDA that exists though. Hand-holding

SHE SAID

As you wander down the high school hallway, the students around you begin to slow and eventually part. This reveals the freshman couple awkwardly playing tonsil hockey like their separation is the end of the world.

There you have it, public displays of affection, PDA as many call it.

I hate PDA with a passion. From kissing, to grabbing butts, I just can’t stand it.

I can deal with holding hands and giving hugs, They’re not mutually exclusive to any sort of a sexual relationship. But the minute you start swapping fluids or grabbing body parts past the wrist, I start getting uncomfortable.

You can have your cute little relationship, that doesn’t bother me. But I don’t need to see anything intimate or relationship based in public.

I know it can be hard to abstain from publicly embarrassing yourselves and making everyone around you feel awkward, so I’ve done my usual and made a list of some alternatives.

1. Kissing, while it doesn’t seem that inappropriate, many people

and hugging in public. There is nothing wrong with this kind of PDA. Granted, if the two of you are wrapped around each other so tightly that you’re finding it hard to walk in a straight line, give each other some breathing room.

Nik Wasik Columnist Hand-holding is always acceptable. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, and it gains the Wasik stamp of approval. It’s just the right amount of subtle and passive affection.

Hand-holding lets people know, “oh, hey, those people are kind of into each other,” without making people wonder whether or not

(myself included) recognize there is a line that can be crossed. A peck on the cheek? Okay, I can handle that, but beyond that it gets uncomfortable. Your solution is to find something to replace it, and no, this isn’t an invite for you to rub your noses together like socially awkward middle schoolers. Try and pick something that is fast and simple, but still special to you two.

Sarah Beth Coleman Columnist 2. The Stealth Caress” or what Cosmopolitan believes is an acceptable form of PDA. What does it cover? Anytime you’re touching another person in an erogenous zone when you really shouldn’t be.

So where does the stealth come in?

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those sucking noises are from a clogged drain or the two people off in the corner over there.

College is a time of change and maturity. As individuals grow, the expectations put on them grow.

One of those expectations is they can control themselves in a public place.

At school, there are these beautiful things known as dorm rooms. It’s (generally) a 15-footby-15 foot box that houses two people inside of it for an extend period of time.

There is also this thing known as a text message, that can be sent to one of the infesters of these dorm rooms to let them know, “Hey, maybe you should leave the room so that I can ‘watch a movie’ with this person for several hours.”

Then you realize that the two of you don’t own a TV, and your roommate doesn’t have a Netflix account.

Don’t even get me started on sexiling.

Wasik is a sophomore writing and public relations double major and can be reached at nicholas.wasik@drake. edu Good question. It’s not like people around you aren’t going to notice your hand on the other person’s thigh, even more so if it’s moving.

It’s not stealthy at all it’s silly. My solution for this is to just wait it out. I know we are teenagers or twenty-somethings, but is controlling your sexual urges and desires for a few hours really that hard?

3. The “We’re in love, so let’s entangle ourselves 24/7” move.

So many people do this when walking around, and when there is a substantial height difference, it is so weird to witness.

It isn’t as bad as number two, but it can be just as awkward when your man friend is struggling to walk because you’re short and his arm is around you. Keep it classy and hold hands or if you’re old-fashioned do the cute little arm lock. Then both of you can easily maneuver to the side of the sidewalk when I walk faster to get away from the poor-taste of PDA. Coleman is a sophomore music and radio/TV production double major and can be reached at sarah. coleman@drake.edu

referendum offers exciting experience Before arriving in Edinburgh, I’m pretty sure the most Scottish thing I had done to date was watching half of a daylong marathon of “Braveheart” on TMC. Although we all know that movie is about as historically accurate as “The Hobbit,” I firmly believe that it’s the thought that counts.

Since that well-spent day during my senior year of high school, I’ve had nearly two-anda-half months of genuine Scottish experiences, including being forced to watch “Braveheart” on a bus ride back from Loch Ness.

However, I would say the pinnacle of my Scottish adventure was Sept. 18. Whether you had been following it for years or just became aware of it after watching Jon Oliver sullenly scarf down haggis while dancing with a unicorn, most people could identify Sept. 18 as the day of the Scottish Referendum for Independence.

Even though the results were contrary to my supports, it was an amazing night. After spending a majority of the day in front of the Parliament building amongst rallies and public displays of affection toward Scotland involving bagpipes, kilts and even a robot, we headed home as the polls closed at 10​p.m. My friends and I simultaneously live-streamed BBC One and STV to watch two of our professors speculate and commentate on the vote returns and even briefly wandered into a pub. Everyone there was dancing and singing “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” which is essentially the Scottish equivalent of “Don’t Stop Believin’” in terms of songs to jam to at the bar.

We stayed up until 7 a.m. to watch all 32 of the local authorities’ voting results trickle in, as the ultimate “No” result was reached and conveniently went to bed just in time to miss Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech.

No hard feelings. Wearing my “Yes” badges, I felt like a local and I was disheartened alongside 45 percent of Scotland when the “no” vote was officially called.

More recently, I’ve been able to make two trips to the Highlands and I’m looking forward to a third, debunking the myth that there can be only one. While there, I saw

mountains that were formed by ancient warrior giants brawling, faerie pools that will make you look young forever if you dip your face in for seven seconds, walked where the last battle on British soil was fought, waded in the waters where Nessie dwells and visited Eilean Donan, one of Scotland’s most iconic castles, where every picture you take looks like a postcard, but they still sell postcards for 40 pence each.

During the week, I intern at the Scottish Parliament, working for the Scottish National Party.

I spend my days writing press releases, emailing constituents and working on surveys. I also have full access to committee meetings, hearings and debates, which are endlessly entertaining considering the parliamentarians openly insult each other in their speeches and cheer and heckle while listening. Also, for what it’s worth, the Scottish Parliament is catered by Sodexo. Next time you’re eating that chicken wrap, take comfort in the fact that the same company is feeding soonto-be First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon.

There’s a reason Hogwarts is located somewhere in Scotland: it is a truly magical place. My time here has been amazing and I can’t believe that it’s already more than half over. If you ever get the chance to visit, don’t hesitate to do so. If you don’t get the chance, “Braveheart” is still an acceptable alternative.

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Grabau is a junior creative advertising and politics double major and can be reached at lauren.grabau@ drake.edu

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Students love furry friends Low-profit vending

Residents sneak pets into dorm rooms Jessica Campbell

Staff Writer jessica.campbell@drake.edu

You open the door to your room and you’re greeted by repeated kisses. You were missed.

Whether you were gone for one hour or one day, your room is a happier place now that you’re back. You whipe the remaining saliva off your face.

Many believe the policy that forbids students from having pets in residence halls is absurd.

The policy, according to the Office of Residence Life Handbook, states that any pets, except for fish, are not allowed in the residence hall, as they can create potential for safety and sanitization hazards. If reasons to attempt ownership of the pet fails, an animal shelter may be called.

If you have fish in your dorm room, their tanks can be no larger than 10 gallons and must be removed from the residence hall for winter and spring break.

Jeff Foreman, senior, and Philip Degraffenreid, junior, saw the policy as a rule worth breaking.

“Boots was the nicest cat ever,” Degraffenreid said, reminiscing on his love for Boots the cat.

“It was funny because my RA, Lucas Baker, and basically the whole building knew about our

pet. We took good enough care of him so nobody said anything.”

Degraffenreid said.

Degraffenreid was more relaxed with Boots around.

“Pets are proven to reduce stress and it was fun to play with him. He was just an all around great cat,” Degraffenreid said.

Boots could be trusted to stay

“Pets are proven to reduce stress and it was fun to play with him.”

— Phillip Degraffenreid, Drake junior

in the room alone while everyone else was at class.

“He would really just do his own thing,” Degraddenreid said.

Not everyone found this much ease when breaking the rules.

Foreman was willing to risk everything to make sure Biblo had a nice home.

“We found Bilbo on the street.

He was covered in mud and was frightened. We cleaned him up and got him his shots,” Foreman said.

Foreman, along with roommate Tyler Nelson, knew the rewards of having a pet outweighed the risks.

But both residents went to great

lengths to avoid trouble with their RA. “We would sneak him out in a duffel bag. This is how we would take him outside to go to the bathroom or on a walk,” Foreman said.

Although it sounded bad, Biblo accepted the routine, knowing the duffel bag meant it was time to be outside.

“Biblo got plenty of attention.

The girls rooming below us helped take care of him, but we made sure our RA never found out,” Foreman said.

Foreman’s love for Biblo overshadowed any doubt of potential punishment.

“The best part about having a dog was just how relaxing it is to have a pet. It was really cool to take him in and raise him. It just made me feel really good, and that was one of the best parts of having a dog.” Foreman replied.

Biblo is no longer a secret, and is living happily with Tyler Nelson’s parents in Colorado.

He enjoys being able to go outside without his duffel bag.

Sam Olea, a sophomore living in Goodwin-Kirk Hall, would love to come back from class and be greeted by a pet.

“You would come back to a loving animal who is excited to see you and play with you no matter what,” Olea said.

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Porn monitored on Drake’s network Alex Payne

Staff Writer benjamin.payne@drake.edu

Whether fueled by loneliness or an addiction, Internet pornography is more accessible than ever.

Pornography makes up about 12 percent of the Internet, and averages about 25 percent of search engine requests.

Sixty-four percent of collegeage adult men and about 18 percent of college-aged women access porn at least once a week, according to Covenant Eye’s 2014 report on pornography statistics.

While pornography takes up a large chunk of the Internet, and more than half of college-aged males admit to viewing it, it is not mentioned explicitly in Drake University’s Acceptable Computer Use Policy for Students.

According to Drake Public Safety Analyst Peter Lundstedt, there is a reason for the issue being so vague in the policy.

“The reason behind that is the whole principle of academic freedom, which Drake values very highly as do most public institutions, private institutions and higher education,” Lundstedt said. “Because of that academic

freedom we choose not to block ‘pornography,’ explicitly.

So students are free to use the Drake Network to access that kind of content for good and bad purposes.”

That does not mean Drake does not track pornography access on the network.

If a student is doing a paper on the effects of pornography on modern humanity, or something like that, they are 100 percent free to do that, Lundstedt said.

Drake’s technology services does have the ability to log, track and locate any instances that do occur.

If Drake notices that accessing the content has become a problem for a student, they may send a notice or talk to the student.

The university has the ability to track down a certain individual by his or her devices, as it did earlier this semester when a threat was made on an anonymous social media app Yik Yak. “Technologically, we were able to locate down to within 20 feet where that occurred,” Lundstedt said. “We can look at device names, username, any of that information.”

For junior Brennan Haymond, he sees the access of porn as a

problem and would like to see the rates of porn-accessing decrease.

Haymond working to create a group at Drake to help both men and women who have had problems with pornography, or who use it as a form of comfort.

The group is based off of a program called “Porn Kills Love.”

“It destroys relationships,” Haymond said.

He said that blocking pornography on the Drake network will probably never happen since it is legal for consenting adults, but he wants to spread the word that it is a problem.

“You do not need porn in your life to feel better or good about yourself,” Haymond said. “Getting porn out of your life will actually better your relationship.”

Giving students academic freedom allows the access of pornographic content on the Drake network, but if it becomes a problem, Lundstedt said they have actions on how to deal with it.

“We have the ability to block, we have the ability to locate and track, and we choose not to block,” Lundstedt said. “We just take note and move on.”

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VENDING MACHINES are located all around campus. Machines in Aliber and Cartwright get the most business. JOEL VENZKE | PHOTO EDITOR Giuliana LaMantia

Staff Writer giuliana.lamantia@drake.edu

With 110 vending machines all over campus stocked to the brim with sweet and salty snacks, it’s reasonable to assume Sodexo is rolling in the dough with these big boxes of munchies.

Inhabiting almost every building on campus from the residence halls to the academic buildings, food is never far out of reach. However, at Drake these machines are a service rather than a money maker.

“Vending isn’t really high margin,” said General Manager of Sodexo Dannie Crozier. “It is more of a service because we have a lot of visitors on campus. For students staying up late in the residences halls, there’s not an option to maybe go get a beverage or snack, so then they’re available.”

Sodexo provides this service as a partnership with Drake. When it comes to the vending machines, they have a few different initiatives with the school.

Machines in Aliber and Cartwright, the busiest for the vending business, have readers on them so students can use their Bulldog Bucks to buy food. Sodexo is working with Drake to install the readers on the rest of the machines on campus.

Sophomore Lauren Schallhorn finds the vending machines on campus convenient for students in a bind.

“They seem to have healthy snacks in them, so you don’t have to feel bad about snacking during the day,” Schallhorn said.

Stocking the vending machines with healthier foods is another initiative.

According to Crozier, every machine is stocked with 20 percent healthier choices, usually located on the right side of the

machine.

At the Bell Center, Sodexo and the fitness center worked together to make all of the choices in the machines healthier, despite making less money on these products.

“Our volume went down, but that’s okay. That’s why we partner with the university,” Crozier said. “We’re here to take those initiatives and put them into practice so that the campus can do those things.”

Students appreciate the service Sodexo provides through vending machines, even if it is not profitable.

“It shows they aren’t out there just to make a profit, they actually care about the students,” Schallhorn said.

For other forms of service, Sodexo adds cold and flu tabs in the residence hall machines during the winter season as a way of being thoughtful.

When it comes to popularity of snacks and beverages, Crozier said pretty much anything that’s popular at the grocery store is popular in the vending machines, such as Diet Coke, Mountain Dew and Snickers.

Students take advantage of the vending machines for the allnighters.

“I use them if it’s late night in FAC, and I get soda out of them,” sophomore Grant Simmons, a busy music major, said.

Crozier would like students to know Sodexo is always open for suggestions for snack options in the machines.

“If there’s something out there that people want, and they let us know we can see if we can get it,” Crozier said. “If it sits in the coil right, then we’ll try to vend it.”

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Student ambassadors add personal touch

Tour guides must remain up-to-date on campus policies Sydney Price

Staff Writer sydney.price@drake.edu

It’s a common sight around Drake University: Fellow classmates escorting eager (or nervous) high school students and their families around campus. But what exactly goes on during tours while the rest of us are dashing to class or grabbing a bite to eat?

“The Office of Admissions is really seen as the front door to the university,” said Deneen Dygert, associate director of admissions.

Approximately 4,000 visitors walk through Drake’s doors each year. Campus tours are given on an individual basis or as a part of group visit programs.

Thirty student ambassadors are paid to work in the admissions office and give tours as needed during their weekly shifts, whereas volunteer members of the Admission Cole-ition oversee tours during group visit days.

“We know that the conversation between a current student and a prospective student is critical in a student’s ability to assess if Drake is a strong fit,” Dygert said.

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Both student ambassadors and Admission Cole-ition volunteers cover the basics of academics, athletics, housing and dining during their hour-long treks around campus.

In addition, tour guides are kept informed on university developments, such as the recent announcement of the new STEM initiative, in order to have effective conversations with interested students.

“We have to stay up-to-date with all the Drake changes, policies and things that are going on around campus,” said Charlie Jaschek, a junior neuroscience major and student ambassador.

Jaschek has had some interesting experiences while giving tours, such as a high school girl who translated what he was saying into Japanese for her nonEnglish speaking grandmother and sign language for her hearing impaired mother.

Sometimes alumni bring their children to tour their alma mater, and Jaschek enjoys hearing about alumni experiences at Drake and what has changed since they’ve been students here. (For instance:

Did you know that Underground Fitness used to be a bar?)

Speaking of bars, tour guides occasionally have to tackle sensitive topics, such as partying

“We have to stay up to date with all the Drake changes, policies and things that are going on around campus.”

— Charlie Jaschek, Drake junior

or crime around campus.

“We try our best to be honest without offending anyone,” Jaschek said. “We always try to speak of the positives.”

Each tour guide has a way to handle delicate questions when they arise.

“I don’t talk about the party scene, but other than that, we talk about just about anything (prospective students) want to

talk about,” said Courtney Jasper, a first-year LPS and politics major who volunteers with the Admission Cole-ition.

Jasper likes when current students stop to say hello to her tour group and give their input on Drake.

No two tours are alike, as guides bring their own unique features to each visit. For example, Jasper loves the painted bulldogs, so she’ll point them out as she walks by.

Sometimes, she’ll make a game of seeing how many printers she can count while visiting buildings on campus.

Harrison Yu, a sophomore international relations major and fellow member of the Admission Cole-ition, likes to show his favorite study spots to his tour group.

Guides also try to personalize their visits by asking about prospective students’ intended majors and extracurricular interests. They then can show them relevant locations.

“The last time I gave a tour I had a pre-pharmacy major, so I spent a lot of time in Fitch Hall

and the Cline Atrium because that’s a beautiful spot on campus that they should know, so when they come here they’ll have that opportunity,” Yu said.

Of course, a tour is a two-way street and requires audience participation.

“Tours become weird when people don’t ask questions,” Yu said.

Jasper echoed his sentiment, saying that occasionally an unenthusiastic student makes a tour awkward.

However, that is rare “Most people are genuinely interested in the school,” Jasper said.

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Roommate relationships chance for adaptation say, ‘Hi,’ ‘Good morning,’ ‘Have a good day.’”

Roommates often battle the boundary between being friendly, Students entering college for friends, and too close.

“I don’t want to be too close to the first time have new challenges my roommate,” Adeyoju said. facing them around every corner, “It has been interesting trying but for most, one of the biggest to establish boundaries,” Lemesh adaptations students must make is living with a roommate for the said. “We have had that issue. I eat her snacks. She gets mad at me.” first time.

According to Drake’s Many kids attend summer Roommate Relationship Success camps or go on small trips with good roommate their schools where living with a Guidelines, relationships are based on roommate is required, but until communication, verbalizing college, most kids are not used to feelings and sharing a living space consistently thoughts, expressions, and that will foster with another human being.

“I am an only child, so I like my positive relationships.

There are a variety of different alone time,” said Marta Lemesh, a ways that roommates can deal freshman health science major. “I with their conflicts. get annoyed At the because I beginning of like my own “At first, I wasn’t their first year, space.” worried about my roommates are Lemesh asked to fill out living situation.

But is not alone a roommate when I found out I was when it a g r eement comes to this in a triple, I knew it was form and adaptation. going to be interesting.” are highly Students recommended c o m i n g — Marissa Schuster, Drake sophomore to read and to Drake follow the University R o o m m a te are from a R e l a t i o n s h ip broad range S u c c e s s of different cultural backgrounds, personal preferences and Guidelines.

According to the roommate accustomed ways of living. agreement, when conflict occurs, Drake is aware of this and has roommates are suggested to first taken steps to ensure everyone who lives on campus has access deal with it together.

In the event this is not possible, to the information, skills and resident assistances and the hall resources to deal with these coordinator are the next step for changes.

Full-time Drake students are resolution.

If no solution can be met, required to live on campus for complaints and problems can be two years, according to the Drake taken to the Office of Residence Residence Life website.

First-year students are either Life.

“The most important lesson assigned to a roommate based was learning how to adapt to on a form containing questions to other people’s habits,” Schuster assess personality and academic preferences, or they can request said. “I think that was the biggest a specific roommate according to thing.”

Adeyoju agreed Schuster’s the Drake website. point.

Most first-years live in a double “The point is, we just have to be with one roommate, but triple on the same page,” Adeyoju said. rooms are also available.

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Staff Writer clare.vanechaute@drake.edu

“At first, I wasn’t worried about my living situation. But when I found out I was in a triple, I knew it was going to be interesting,” said Marissa Schuster, a sophomore musical theatre student.

Conflict is not uncommon amongst roommates.

“I mean, we have some conflict between us,” said Morayo Adeyoju, a sophomore actuarial science major. “We aren’t best friends. We

If you are having roommate problems, contact Office of Residence Life at 515-271-3781

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Students register for intriguing class on death Sociology class offers cultural insight on personal topic Beth LeValley

Staff Writer beth.levalley@drake.edu

Driving down the interstate, the electronic sign above warns you to drive safe.

“280 traffic deaths in Iowa this year,” it states.

The thought hovers above your head as you reduce your speed.

The thought is if the Iowa Department of Transportation can make drivers aware of rising number of deaths per year, it can scare people into making the highway a safer place.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 2,515,418 deaths in the United States alone in 2010.

“Worldometers” keeps an ongoing count of the deaths throughout

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the world, which is currently at 49,891,605 and counting. For such a common occurrence, our culture has a tendency to avoid the topic.

Professor Nancy Berns is attempting to change that.

“Death and Society,” a sociology course, was created three years ago to create a discussion about the cultural and social issues that death and dying create.

“We go over topics including types of funerals, burials, cremation and grief,” Berns said.

“We also cover the economic cost of traditional funerals and the effects laws have on death.”

Berns said the class is valuable on a personal and professional level to those who are both majors and non-majors in sociology.

“Everyone dies, and it’s an important part of life,” Berns said.

“Many students are appreciative of the course because they don’t get to talk about it often enough.

They also frequently say they didn’t know there were so many

“We go over topics including types of funerals, burials, cremation and grief.”

—Nancy Berns, Drake professor

different burial options.”

Between papers, writing and research assignments, students study not only death itself but all of the attachments to it.

“We live in a culture where people don’t want to talk about death, and this course is usually the first time students openly talk about the issue,” Berns said.

Virginia Fawcett, a senior sociology major, has not taken the course but signed up for next semester.

Fawcett said she registered for it because it sounded interesting, and most professors don’t talk about death, even in a classroom setting. She also knew someone that had already taken the course.

“I heard the professor who teaches the course is really good, and I’m curious as to what other people think about different subjects,” Fawcett said.

Fawcett is worried about where the border lies between sharing too much information, or

if there is a border, but expects the class to include deep discussions.

“Plain and simple: I want to think more about people in general because everyone has a story, everyone dies and everyone has to come to terms with it,” Fawcett said.

Hannah Bovard, a sophomore Sociology major, took another course with Berns and would like to take this one in the future.

“I think the course subject is really interesting, and I really like the professor who teaches it,” Bovard said. “Students can get an outlook of how all of society deals with death and dying versus a more personal view of grief as you would in psychology.”

One is the loneliest number: Students prefer eating in groups Anna Zavell

Staff Writer giovanna.zavell@drake.edu

One person is sitting at a table for six in the dining hall. This person could be seen as friendless or pathetic, which could lead to them feeling uncomfortable.

An article on Huffington Post called “For College Kids: How to Eat Alone in a Dining Hall” by Meg Schneider talks about how these feelings are nothing to worry about. And, there is no reason to skip a meal completely.

It’s a common fear for college students to worry about eating alone. Sometimes, class schedules may not match up with your friends’ schedules, which doesn’t allow for the same free time to grab something to eat. Or maybe your friends just don’t want to eat at all, but you do.

“I think it’s weird eating alone because I’m so used to always eating with other people,” said first-year Madison Schwarz. “At home, I’d be with my family, and in high school I would always eat with the same friends each day.”

In the article, Schneider says

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that these thoughts of how others perceive you are only in your head, and only your thoughts, not other’s.

To Schneider, it’s best to walk in looking happy, keep your head up and occasionally glance around and smile at anyone you

“I would never consider skipping a meal. A dude has to eat. Sometimes it becomes necessary to eat alone.”

—Nicholas Bianchina, Drake sophomore

may make eye contact with.

Some other suggestions Schneider offers for making eating alone less stressful are to bring a magazine, your computer or if you’re really ambitious, homework or study materials to keep focused and occupied instead of thinking about what others think of you.

“While it’s nice to eat with other people, sometimes eating alone is nice too,” said sophomore Nick Bianchina. “Having a

MEPPA goes to Boston Kelly Marble

Staff Writer kelly.marble@drake.edu

Ali Jandal, a junior PalestinianAmerican spends Tuesday nights with seven other Drake University students at a meeting for the Middle East Peace and Prosperity Alliance (MEPPA), discussing a variety of issues related to the Middle East.

Over the weekend of Oct. 2426, Jandal and four other Drake students from MEPPA attended the National Students for Justice in Palestine conference at Tufts University in Boston about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

“A lot of people in our group are passionate about the PalestinianIsraeli conflict, and we thought it would be a good idea to send people there just to learn about what we can do as a campus to help the Palestinian cause and bring back educational tips and organizing strategies,” said Janet Eckles, a senior radio/TV production major. “(MEPPA) wants to educate students and the Des Moines Community about issues that are going on in the Middle East, and getting people to care about those issues,” Eckles said.

The conference gave the students the opportunity to network and learn from similar student organizations.

“Students have way more power and influence on the university than they think,” Eckles said.

MEPPA is a new organization,

at Drake that works closely with the American Friends Service Committee in Des Moines. A Drake intern at the organization recommended it send members to the conference.

“You kind of forget other people are there trying to support you, and believe in the cause you are trying to bring to light. You kind of feel like the only one,” Jandal said. “Hearing from these SJPs (Students for Justice in Palestine) that are 100 members large and do all this cool stuff. It makes you know that it’s worth it … that you are working for something that’s possible.”

MEPPA secured the funds to attend the conference from the one-time funding option through student senate. The opportunity to attend the conference gave sophomore International Relations major Kate Kemper a deeper insight on the IsraeliPalestinian conflict, and also connected the Middle Eastern issue to the United States.

“There were people from Detroit, there were people from Ferguson there,” Kemper said. “It was all kind of encompassing, and realizing that if we are going to solve one problem, we have to look at all of them, especially issues in our own country, with injustice and human rights as well.”

MEPPA meets on the second floor of Meredith at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. The organization is currently working on developing a Know Your Rights Workshop, and hopes to work with the Coalition of Black Students to create the event on campus.

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roommate and all, it’s hard to find any alone time.”

An article by Lyan Wong titled “Students Skipping Meals Can Lead to Fatigue” stated that the most commonly skipped meals are breakfast and lunch.

“I rarely skip a meal, if I can’t find anyone to eat with, I instead get food from Quad and bring it back to my room,” Schwarz said.

“I’d rather eat by myself in my room than not eat at all.”

Wong writes how skipping a meal will eventually lead to a drop in blood glucose levels, which leads to fatigue, making a student constantly feeling tired.

This feeling of tiredness results in a student depending upon energy enhancing drinks or food. After some time, a student’s learning ability may decrease.

“I would never consider skipping a meal. A dude has to eat,” Bianchina said. “Sometimes you have so much studying to do it becomes necessary to eat alone.

I typically do this when I eat alone to maximize my work time.”

STUDENTS eat in Quad Creek Cafe for lunch. Some students find eating alone in the dining halls to be odd. JOEL VENZKE | PHOTO EDITOR

Student Speak

What stood out to you on your first tour at Drake University?

Shannon Lyons

Sophomore| Accounting and Information Systems “The dorms because they were so clean and nice, and, also, they had air conditioning which is also a huge plus.”

Zach Vasseur

Senior | Management “I got to meet Dean (Randall) Blum and he was pretty cool. I liked that he seemed to really care about me and wanted to make sure I found the right college for me, whether that was Drake or not.”

Daniel Creese

Sophomore| Finance

Meg Rush

“I was surpsied with how beautiful it was. It was different from a lot of colleges in Boston where it’s very industrialized. You also feel very welcomed right as you step foot on campus.”

Teni Lamina

First-year | Radio/TV “The friendliness of the people. I also really liked that my tour guide knew a lot of people and said ‘hi’ to them as we did the tour.”

Mari Moroz

Sophomore| BCMB

Sophomore | Public Relations

“The campus. It was very pretty, and the green of campus was very nice in the summer. It felt like its own little world.”

“I was on my first tour here, and they were taking photos during the tour, and then a few months after I was accepted, I get a pamphlet in the mail and there was a photo of my family. So I was kind of famous.”

Have any good ideas for Student Speak? Email them to Features and Opinions Editor, Tom Scearce at thomas.scearce.drake.edu.

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Women’s Basketball

Drake opens season with 83-78 loss Bulldogs

focus on big picture

Mike Wendlandt

Staff Writer michael.wendlandt@drake.edu

A battle between two potent offenses opened the Drake women’s basketball team’s season Friday night at the Knapp Center as the Bulldogs fell to South Dakota, 83-78.

For Drake, the loss kicked off a tough non-conference schedule, as the Bulldogs faced the Summit League champion and NCAA tournament team from last season in the Coyotes.

“We have a brutal nonconference schedule, and it will help our players grow,” said Drake head coach Jennie Baranczyk after the loss.

Leading the way for Drake were preseason all-conference players Lizzy Wendell and Kyndal Clark who, at different times in the game, took over the scoring on the court.

Wendell led all scorers with 25 points while also grabbing five rebounds and dishing out four assists.

Clark, who fueled a comeback early in the second half with a personal 8-0 run, added 17 points of her own.

The top three-point shooting team in the Missouri Valley Conference from last season picked up where they left off, as Drake hit 10 3-pointers in the game.

The Bulldogs focused on getting freshman forward Becca Jonas touches down low early, which opened the floor for the Drake shooters. Wendell hit open look after open look to put Drake ahead early in the first half.

“Becca did a nice job in her first start, and I loved the balanced scoring that we had in the game,” Baranczyk said.

However, South Dakota clawed its way back with some hot outside

Men’s Basketball

SOPHOMORE GUARD CAITLIN INGLE dribbles past a defender during the Bulldogs’ season-opening, 83-78, loss to South Dakota Friday night at the Knapp Center. Ingle registered 11 points and six assists. JOEL VENZKE | PHOTO EDITOR shooting, especially from guard Raeshel Contreras, who finished with 24 points and nine rebounds.

The Coyotes challenged Drake’s outside shooting performance, hitting 11 of their own shots from beyond the arc.

South Dakota outrebounded the Bulldogs, 45-35. The Coyote guards dominated the glass, pulling in 23 boards between their three starting backcourt players.

“We were exposed in some areas, and we need to learn somehow, someway to rebound,” Baranczyk said.

South Dakota took a 46-37 lead into halftime, and never let up, hitting big shots down the stretch.

Drake crawled back behind Clark’s shooting, and the play of

point guard Caitlin Ingle, who was all over the court for the Bulldogs.

Ingle finished with 11 points and six assists. Baranczyk was pleased with her play on the night.

“Caitlin’s a really good player,” Baranczyk said. “Has a great basketball IQ, and it’s going to be really fun to see her growth this season. She’s got the potential to be a really great point guard.”

Drake took the lead, again, with just under five minutes left on a pair of free throws from Clark. From there, it was a backand-forth battle down the stretch.

The crowd erupted as Ingle hit a jump shot with 1:17 remaining to give Drake a 78-77 lead.

But, a dagger three from Contreras with 19 seconds

left gave South Dakota the late advantage. Three more free throws were converted to seal the win for the Coyotes.

Despite the loss, Baranczyk remained optimistic for the season ahead.

“We have a great tradition here, and this team will have their own legacy. I’m proud to be a part of it,” Baranczyk said.

The Bulldogs hit the road for the next two games. They travelled to Ames to take on Iowa State last night.

The Bulldogs will visit SIUEdwardsville on Thursday, before returning to the Knapp Center on Nov. 23 to take on Wisconsin. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.

Bulldogs struggle in season opening loss

World-renowned business and personal success coach, Robert Kiyosaki, explains failure in an interesting light.

He says, “One of the most important messages you can reinforce each day is that failure is a part of success. That it’s a necessary stop on the road to greatness. That although playing it safe feels more comfortable, the discomfort of mistakes will help them grow as athletes and people.”

It was a tough loss for our team this past weekend. In fact, it still stings.

But the way I see it is onward and upward from here.

There is still a whole lot of basketball to be played.

All we can do at this point is not only learn from our mistakes and move forward, but believe there are better things ahead if we do exactly that.

With that said, it surely doesn’t get any easier from here with back-to-back games against Iowa State and Wisconsin.

That is what preseason is for, to be as prepared as we possibly can for the conference season.

Nothing ever really gets easier, though.

Even being a senior does not make the journey of playing college basketball any less challenging.

You grow more than you could ever even imagine, but that growth comes from those challenges year after year, game after game, day in and day out.

The only thing that really changes is your mindset.

The journey, and the successes and failures you encounter along the way, still remains something you have to fight your butt off for.

I would imagine life’s journey is somewhat similar.

To think it will get easier from here on out is probably a little bit naive.

We graduate college. We start working full-time jobs, maybe we get married along the way and start raising kids of our own.

Nothing about that says “easy,” but everything about that screams “worth it.”

Some of the best advice I’ve ever been given is to look at the big picture.

One day, being a college athlete will be no more. Those days will come to an end.

So, appreciate the bad ones even when it seems impossible to do.

The journey isn’t easy nor will it ever be easy.

Fight for what you believe in and the rest will fall into place.

FRESHMAN GUARD REED TIMMER sets up the Drake offense during its 77-58 season opening loss to Bowling Green Saturday. JOEL VENZKE | PHOTO EDITOR Mike Wendlandt

Staff Writer michael.wendlandt@drake.edu

The Drake men’s basketball team opened its season with struggles on both sides of the ball and fell to the Bowling Green Falcons, 77-58, Saturday afternoon at the Knapp Center.

Only suiting up nine players because of the suspensions of seniors Gary Ricks Jr. and Karl Madison. Foul trouble tested the Drake bench early and often.

Further defensive struggles allowed the Falcons to hit 63 percent of their shots in the first half.

Drake’s offense struggled to get off the ground and the Bulldogs were never able to build a lead in the contest.

The Bulldogs kept things close for the first 10 minutes, before the consistent shooting from Bowling Green wore the Drake defense down.

“I thought we did a pretty good job in the first 10 minutes,” said Drake head coach Ray Giacoletti.

“They just hit contested looks.

They were a lot better of a shooting team than we anticipated.”

Drake was paced by freshman guard Reed Timmer, who led Drake in scoring after tallying 12 of his 16 points in the first half.

Timmer was the bright spot in a tough game for Drake, playing all 40 minutes of his first collegiate basketball game.

“Reed’s a four-year starter here,” Giacoletti said. “He’s somebody that we’re going to build around. He’s a point guard, but he can also shoot really well and will continue to get better.”

Bowling Green got on the board early with a 10-foot jumper from senior forward Rishaun Holmes and never looked back, using his presence as a building block for an inside-out game that gave the Drake defense fits.

Playing a 2-3 zone for most of the game, the Bulldogs’ rotation appeared to be a tick late in getting to the open man, leading to open shots that fell consistently for the Falcons.

As the defensive struggles

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continued for the Bulldogs, the offensive woes began after Drake started forcing contested shots and driving aggressively into the teeth of the Bowling Green defense.

Holmes recorded five rejections in the game.

“We don’t want guys to get into situations that can cause problems, whether that’s kicking out on a drive, and making smart decisions around the rim,” Giacoletti said.

Drake trailed 47-31 at the half.

After a halftime ceremony officially dedicating the new Shivers Practice Facility, Bowling Green picked up where they left off in the first period.

The Falcons went on 5-0, 7-0 and 8-2 runs that extended their lead as Drake tried to hold on.

Guard Chris Caird picked up his fourth foul early in the second half.

His absence further handcuffed the already shorthanded Drake roster, which had four freshmen on the court at times.

“This game’s about having guys who’ve been through the

war, and understanding the little things, and we’ll get better than that over time,” Giacoletti said.

As the final 10 minutes ticked off the clock, Drake attempted to establish an offensive identity by getting the ball down low to sevenfoot center Jacob Enevold Jensen, who finished with 10 points and five rebounds on the afternoon.

Freshman guard C.J. Rivers led Drake in rebounding after collecting a game-high eight in 26 minutes on the court. Rivers added six points and three assists to his stat line.

Timmer led all players with six assists on the afternoon.

In the end, though, the Falcons offense was too much for the depleted Bulldogs. The early shooting success for the Falcons led to a 52 shooting percentage.

Drake shot only 37 percent.

Drake travelled to DePaul last night and heads to Western Michigan on Nov. 22. They return to the Knapp Center on Nov. 25 for a matchup against IUPUI.

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Stokes invited to pro soccer combine

SENIOR ASHLIE STOKES controls the ball during a game against St. Louis on Aug. 29. JOEL VENZKE | PHOTO EDITOR Adam Rogan

Staff Writer adam.rogan@drake.edu

Now that senior Ashlie Stokes’ final season of collegiate soccer is over, Stokes has turned her attention to InfoSports’ 15th Annual Pro Soccer Combine.

Stokes, a senior advertising major, was recently invited to the tryout that exposes collegiate athletes to professional scouts and coaches from across the country.

“I’m just trying to stay in shape and just going to make sure I still work out, still getting touches on the ball,” Stokes said.

The combine will take place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in January.

Once she gets there, Stokes knows she needs to be at her best from the start, as she only has three days to prove herself.

“I think making an initial impact right when I get there will be important,” Stokes said.

“Whether that’s being vocal, trying to be a leader, ‘cause it’s always hard playing with new girls, new teammates.”

Drake women’s soccer coach, Lindsey Horner, weighed in on what Stokes will have to do in order to succeed at the combine.

“Ashlie will need to demonstrate that she can fill a need for one of the teams,” Horner said. “She will have to perform at a

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high level and do so consistently.”

Horner said Stokes is the first Bulldog to be invited to the combine in her time coaching at Drake.

Fellow senior Tori Flynn played with Stokes for the last four years, and has high hopes and respect for her teammate.

“We’re all just really excited, really proud of her and got her back,” Flynn said. “We know she can do it. She’s just one of the best players at her position. She does her job well, and not many can do it like her. She’s willing to give her body, sacrifice everything to get her job done.”

Although Stokes is excited and hopeful for a future in soccer, she remembers her roots and how she got to this point.

“If I were to make a team or play overseas, I think a lot of that goes back to Drake and how much they’ve prepared me for it,” Stokes said.

Flynn touted Stokes’ ability on the field, both as a player and a leader for the Bulldogs squad.

“She’s a teammate you can always count on for sure,” Flynn said. “She puts her heart into the game, 100 percent. When things aren’t going our way, you can always count on her to keep giving 100 percent and not letting her teammates slack off either.”

Flynn recalled a moment when Stokes proved her talents on

the field, showing poise and her ability to lead.

“Our junior year, we were playing Loyola, and we had to win this game to get into the final four of the MVC tournament,” Flynn said. “It went into PKs and the crowd was kind of giving Ashlie a hard time when she went up to take her PK. And she made it, and she just kind of looked over to them and was like, ‘Yep, what do you think of that?’ I think that just got the team going and was like, ‘Okay, we got this.’”

This victory is one of many Stokes has been a part of at Drake, and one of many memories of her collegiate career.

“The whole experience has been a crazy ride,” Stokes said.

“The big wins we have are always going to be memories of mine, and the teammates that are going to become my best friends later in life. It’s just all a pretty unreal experience.”

While her collegiate playing days are finished, Stokes is optimistic about her prospects to continue playing the sport she loves.

“I’m going to try to put off the real world for as long as I can,” she said. “I’m gonna try to play soccer as long as my body holds up. Then after that, I’ll figure out a career later.”

Cross Country

Austin advances on to Nationals Colton Warren

Sports Editor colton.warren@drake.edu

Senior Brogan Austin led the Drake cross country team yet again, this time guiding the men’s squad to a 12th place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Race in Peoria, Illinois.

Austin’s sixth-place finish individually also earned him a berth in the NCAA Championships next weekend.

Austin completed the 10-kilometer race in 30 minutes and 16.5 seconds. A late surge from Austin moved him up four spots in the final kilometer of the race, and into national qualifying territory.

“Brogan put in an outstanding effort to punch his ticket to nationals,” said Drake head crosscountry coach Dan Hostager. “It was an outstanding field with a lot of nationally ranked teams and individuals, all with same qualification goal. So Brogan had to run a smart race, and not just a gutsy one, as there was very little margin for error.”

Hostager was especially impressed with Austin’s race, simply based on the challenge posed in trying to advance from a packed field.

“From a statistical standpoint, Cross Country is the hardest NCAA sport to advance to nationals due to the few qualifiers,” Hostager said. “Brogan has put in a ton of work and made a lot of sacrifices over the years to get to this point, so he’ll certainly be motivated to finish out his collegiate crosscountry career on a high note.”

Hostager said he knows his senior leader won’t be fazed by the tough competition on a big stage.

“He’ll be going up the nation’s very best, but won’t be intimidated,” Hostager said.

Behind Austin for the Bulldogs was senior Connor Wells, who finished 57th with a time of 31:05.8. Reed Fischer finished just shy of Wells’ time, posting a 31:08 finish, good for 60th overall.

Rounding out the scoring five for Drake was junior Rob

McCann (31:39.9) and fifth-year senior Doug Brady (31:49.7), who finished 92nd and 110th, respectively.

Hostager noted had it not been for a late misfortune, the Bulldogs may have been able to jump into the top 10 as a team.

“One of our guys got tripped up late in the race, so that probably cost us a spot in the top eight teams,” Hostager said. “But, we were able to finish ahead of some ranked teams and also move ahead of some MVC conference teams that had beaten us earlier this year.”

The women’s squad raced to a 19th place finish out of 32 teams in its six-kilometer race on Saturday.

Three runners finished in the top half of the field, headed by junior Emma Huston’s 42nd place finish after submitting a time of 21:04.1.

Krista Maguire was the next Bulldog to cross the finish line, posting a time of 21:29.1, good for 71st. Taylor Scholl followed Maguire with an 86th place finish at 21:36.3.

Erica Bestul and Melissa Parks posted 152nd and 160th place finishes, respectively, to complete Drake’s scoring on the day.

Hostager was pleased with the way his squads finished the season against stiff competition.

“As a team, both our men and women put in outstanding efforts to finish on a great note,” Hostager said. “We hadn’t been regionally ranked all fall, but our men were able to finish 12th and our women 19th in a very strong region containing mostly Big 10 and Big 12 teams.”

Hostager added many of his racers finished with personal bests, something that will help motivate his runners going into track season.

“Most of the men and women also came away from the meet with personal bests, so that will be tremendous motivation, not only for next fall’s cross-country campaign but, also for the upcoming track season,” Hostager said.

Three seniors honored as the Bulldogs wrap up home schedule

SENIORS AMANDA PLATTE (LEFT) AND MEREDITH MOORE played their final games at the Knapp Center last weekend. Platte spiked the ball past two Bradley defenders at their Sept. 19 home match. Moore (right) bumps the ball to a teammate during Drake’s game against Missouri State on Nov. 1. Halli Meyer was also honored as a senior. JOEL VENZKE | PHOTO EDITOR Ashley Beall

Staff Writer ashley.beall@drake.edu

The Drake volleyball team hosted its final two home games of the season last weekend.

The Bulldogs swept Indiana State Saturday at the Knapp Center.

“This match was awesome,” said redshirt sophomore Katie Allen. “Winning feels great, and I’m glad we got our first conference home win tonight for our seniors. It’s a big weekend for them. Overall, I thought our team did a really good job with serving and passing. I thought we worked really hard tonight as a team, and I am so proud of us.”

It was the Bulldogs first win

at home in conference play this year. The Bulldogs sweeping the Sycamores, 25-20, 25-16 and 2519.

Sophomore Makena Schoene and freshman Kyla Indurski led Drake with 10 kills each.

It was Indurski’s tenth doubledouble as she added 10 digs for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs recorded 12 blocks against the Sycamores.

The first set was hard-fought on both sides as the Sycamores and Bulldogs traded points backand-forth.

The Sycamores attempted to slow the Bulldogs’ momentum by calling a timeout, but the Bulldogs continued their run and won 2520.

In the second set, the Bulldogs

came out swinging and never allowed the Sycamores to take the lead.

Drake finished with a .323 hitting average and took the set, 25-16.

Drake’s momentum temporarily stalled in the third set as it allowed Indiana State to take the lead early.

But the Bulldogs quickly regained their footing as they finished the set with a kill by Schoene.

On Sunday, the Bulldogs played their final home match of the season against Missouri Valley Conference leader Illinois State, falling in three sets.

The Redbirds swept the Bulldogs, 25-15, 26-24 and 25-13.

“We gave our all against the

toughest competition that we’ve seen. They’re number one in the conference,” Schoene said. “I think we did a lot of things well, and I think it was a good note to end on, even though it wasn’t what we had hoped.”

Sunday was senior night for the Bulldogs, and seniors Amanda Platte, Halli Meyer and Meredith Moore’s final home game.

Platte finished the game with four kills, three digs, two blocks and one assist.

Moore played one set for the Bulldogs and Meyer recorded one dig.

With the loss, the Bulldogs moved to 3-13 in MVC play, and 1116 overall this season.

The Redbirds remained perfect in the MVC, 16-0 and futhered

their season record to 22-5 with just a few games to go.

The Bulldogs’ final games are this Friday and Saturday at Bradley and Loyola, respectively.

In their first matchup on Sept.

19, the Bulldogs bested Bradley 3-1 at the Knapp Center.

Drake hosted Loyola the same weekend, Sept. 20, and fought the Ramblers to the wire, but eventually fell in five sets, 2-3.

Schoene spoke on the final weekend of the season for the Bulldogs.

“Our goal is to take them down,” Schoene said. “We want more wins for our record. Bradley and Loyola aren’t going to leave without a fight from us.”

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Quick Hits

Holiday-inspired shoutouts for Ricks, Madison suspended helpful intramural workers Colton Warren

Sports Editor colton.warren@drake.edu

With the end of the semester almost here, and Thanksgiving just a week away, the end of fall intramurals nears.

It has been a great semester seeing so many people come in and participate, and, for that, I want to thank each and every one of you.

You have made this fall a wonderful experience as an intramural supervisor.

But, even beyond that, I want to thank all of those who have worked for IM this past semester, both as supervisors and officials.

I will get to the hard work of all the officials in another piece, because they deserve their own recognition.

First, I want to thank my coworkers who do such a great job, going briefly through each member’s successes.

Matt Bentz, our football guy.

While not the most available guy because of his numerous responsibilities in residence life, Matt has been a part of the program for most of his time at Drake and is possibly the best flag football official out there.

Trevor Carlson, one of the youngest supervisors.

Trevor got promoted to a full supervisor position this semester, and he ran with it.

He has exhibited great control of the program, especially outdoor soccer, of which he is a known commodity as a player, too.

Keep up the hard work, Trevor.

Haley Hicks, our volleyball expert.

Haley is known by everyone as a no-nonsense official, and that has spread, somewhat, to her role as a supervisor.

Dedication and drive are important in this job, and she is always there to make sure the games can go on as directed.

Sam Klann, the versatile worker.

Serving as a supervisor and an official in every sport this year, he has put in more hours on the field and gym than anyone else in the program, working his butt off each and every shift.

There’s a reason he works regional games in other states.

Alyssa Mougin, our administrator.

Making the schedule every week takes a lot of work. Alyssa has been the mother hen of the program for years, keeping everyone in line while also having fun when the situation calls for it.

Pam Sanford, our other volleyball person, is without a doubt the most cheerful one of the bunch.

Always having a smile on her face, no matter what the situation calls for, Pam continues to do an exceptional job at all times.

Alex Smith is our basketball guy first and foremost, but his willingness to cover football and basketball without missing a beat has been invaluable.

The first official I ever worked with has a special place in my

career here at Drake.

And finally, Forrest Wrede, the speed demon and IM soccer star. He’s the guy who can always be counted on to lighten the mood with a joke or his inability to sit still.

Forrest is another supervisor who has shown ability to work multiple sports with ease, and dominates in competition with the teams he creates.

So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I would like to thank you guys for all you have done from the bottom of my heart.

On Nov. 14, Drake Athletics announced the suspensions of two key senior leaders from the men’s basketball team.

Gary Ricks Jr. and Karl Madison were suspended for the first three games of the season due to “receiving improper benefits not in compliance with NCAA bylaws,” according to a Drake Athletics statement.

“As soon as we learned of this situation that occurred during the 2012-13 season, we notified appropriate personnel and launched an internal review,” said Drake athletic director Sandy Hatfield Clubb in the statement.

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“We are, and will remain diligent in our adherence to all NCAA bylaws ... Once advised of the situation, Gary and Karl worked diligently to resolve the issue and to come into full compliance with NCAA regulations.”

Regarding the specifics of the misconduct, Drake Athletics and head coach Ray Giacoletti declined further comment.

The pair sat out Drake’s seasonopening loss to Bowling Green last Saturday, and last night’s road trip to Chicago to take on DePaul. Their suspensions end after Saturday’s trip to Western Michigan.

Ricks and Madison will be eligible to return for the matchup against IUPUI on Nov. 25 at the Knapp Center.

The Drake men’s soccer team saw its season come to a close last week with a 3-1 loss to Loyola in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

The Bulldogs wasted no time getting on the board with a goal in just the fourth minute.

Sophomore James Wypych sent a pass through the box past the keeper to freshman Steven Enna, who buried a shot in the back of the net to give Drake the early advantage.

Loyola found the equalizer in the 21st minute before James Capuccitti redirected a shot on goal, in the 33rd minute, past redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Darrin MacCleod for what proved to be the game-winner.

Loyola iced the game on an own goal by the Bulldogs in the 83rd minute.

Despite the loss, the men’s team had a lot to celebrate, with seven members earning sports on All-MVC teams.

Wypych and redshirt junior defender Alec Bartlett led the Bulldogs with first-team All-MVC honors. Wypych finished fourth in the MVC with five goals on 31 shots, and added four assists to his stat sheet. Bartlett finished ninth in the MVC in shots with 30.

Drake midfielders Mueng Sunday and Kyle Whigham earned honorable mention AllMVC honors. The Bulldogs tied for the most MVC All-Freshman selections with forwards Steven Enna and Gabe Edel, and defender Mason Leonard, recieving the honors.

Shivers Basketball Facility officially opens with new season The Drake basketball teams recently unveiled a brand-new basketball practice facility, opening its doors to the public for the first time last week. Drake Athletics raised close to $9 million to construct the building. Not pictured here is the Prairie Meadows Atrium and the Courtside Club for season ticket holders, which features a lookout deck over each court and a full bar that opens two hours before each home game.

1. SHIVERS BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY is a state-of-art facility with separate practice courts for the men’s and women’s squads. The courts are open to players 24/7 via use of a security card similar to the ones used on the rest of Drake’s campus. 2. THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S LOCKER ROOMS feature unique designs chosen by the players from each team. Pictured, the men’s squad elected to go with open, dark wood colored lockers.

The women’s side features a more modern, gray colored wood with doors for each locker, and internal ventilation systems inside each. 3. THE PRACTICE COURTS are the focal point of the new facility. The floor is a brand-new “Robbins MVP Floor,” which is designed with a layer of cushion that takes the impact of each step and disperses the energy outward, rather than back to the player’s legs. Only five NBA teams have installed the innovative new floors in their practice facilities. 4. TEAM ROOMS for both squads are identical in square footage, with neither side gaining even an inch. Here, the women’s team room is used for the coach’s pregame and halftime speeches, and a place for the players to hang out and get homework done during school days. JOEL VENZKE | PHOTO EDITOR

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