The Times-Delphic (10.28.2015)

THE TIMES-DELPHIC The weekly student newspaper of Drake University

Vol. 135 | No. 8 | Wed., Oct. 28, 2015 timesdelphic.com

OPINIONS

FEATURES

SPORTS

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and many organizations have been involved in bringing awareness to the cause. From the NFL to coffee shops, the color pink is popping up everywhere. One student weighs in on how breast cancer has impacted her life and what she is doing to help fight it.

Read more on page 4

In light of campus carry laws passed in Texas after Oregon’s Umpqua Community College shooting, Drake authorities and professors are questioning the idea of allowing students to have guns on campus.

Read more on page 7.

For the first time since 2006, the women’s soccer team has gone undefeated in MVC regular season play and clinched the first seed in the conference tournament. The decisive game came last Saturday, with a 2-0 victory over second place Missouri State.

Read more on page 11.

CAUCUS NEWS

Jefferson-Jackson dinner attracts students

Students given opportunity to observe democratic party process Jessica Lynk News Editor jessica.lynk@drake.edu @jessmlynk

In a room of over six thousand, presidential candidate Martin O’Malley told the crowd a story of an Iowa Dreamer that advocates for citizens’ rights for herself and other Americans in her position.

That Dreamer was Drake junior Kenia Calderon, who was invited to the Iowa Democratic Party Jefferson Jackson dinner after writing a Huffington Post article endorsing O’Malley.

“I got the opportunity to sit next to him, along with my family, during the dinner and I thought that was a huge honor,” Calderon said. “But hearing my name being called was amazing because none of the other candidates acknowledge a Dreamer and all the work we are doing not just here in Iowa, but here in the nation.”

Calderon was among more than 30 Drake students in attendance at the JJ dinner on Saturday. The dinner, the largest event for the Iowa Democratic Party, featured all three of the presidential candidates running for the Democratic Party.

The event drives voter turnout for the party through financial donations and speeches, giving candidates the opportunity to show why they stand out from the others.

Likewise, the event gave candidates a space to outline their specific policies.

The event, hosted at Hy-Vee Hall downtown Des Moines, brought in supporters for all three candidates, separated by bleacher tickets purchased by the campaigns to then distribute to campaign supporters.

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DRAKE STUDENTS sit in Democratic Party presidential candidate Martin O’Malley’s bleachers on Saturday during the Iowa Democratic Party JeffersonJackson dinner. In addition to O’Malley, the other candidates for the party, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, were there to speak. Many students took time to go and see the candidates, by going to the dinner or by attending rallies put on by the candidates earlier that day. PHOTO BY JESSICA LYNK | NEWS EDITOR

CAMPUS EVENTS

‘Coffee with Jeb Jr.’ allows son to promote father Drake Rhone Staff Writer drake.rhone@drake.edu

JEB BUSH JR. came to campus to talk to students informally about the stances his fathers takes on topics from welfare to minimum wage. He was here after touring at University of Iowa and Iowa State University.

PHOTO BY YING CHYI GOOI | PHOTO EDITOR

Jeb Bush Jr., son of Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush Sr., visited Olmsted Coffee shop last Friday for the event “Coffee with Jeb Jr.!”

The event is part of a tour for his father’s campaign. The campaign included visits to Iowa State University and University of Iowa before finishing up at Drake.

The 31-year-old businessman hung out and shook hands with some of his supporters from the area before answering any questions they had in an informal Q&A session.

The questions started after an attendee asked Bush’s father’s opinion on welfare reform.

“It needs to happen,” Bush said.

“We need to do it with less money, but do it better,” Bush said. “If you look at what we did

in Florida with regards to this, we looked at kids with special needs, and we create a voucher program called the McKay scholarship.

“This is the largest corporate scholarship in the country, and now there’s 30,000 kids in Florida who get this scholarship,” Bush said.

When asked to clarify his father’s stance on reform that would affect impoverished families get out of poverty, Bush Jr. attempted to explain how educational reform could solve problems for families as a whole.

“When you look at low income kids in Florida, and AfricanAmerican kids in Florida, they do two grade levels better than the nation as a whole,” Bush said.

“If you think about that, lower income kids in Florida are getting a better education than the rich kids in California. Those gains are because we did things like vouchers. Education helps deal with poverty, and allows those kids to rise up,” Bush said.

Bush also spoke about his father’s stance on income reform,

“We have a tradition where every Sunday we sit down and watch football and barbecue.

It’s cool just to chill out and relax, no politics during Sunday. At least we try not to.”

Jeb Bush Jr.

Son of Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush Sr.

which led to a discussion of some problems that he sees with raising the minimum wage, a common idea among the Democratic presidential candidates, and the party as a whole.

“If you push up the minimum wage, and the data is there, that if you push up the minimum wage, what you’re going to do is people are going to stop hiring, and reduce their workforce. But if you give people a better income tax rate, then people get to save

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more,” Bush said.

The event wasn’t about all work and no play, and Jeb Jr. answered a few questions that weren’t about his father’s campaign. When asked when the last time he sat down with his dad and did something just for fun, he chuckled.

“We sat down last week to watch a football game,” Bush said. “We have a tradition where every Sunday we sit down and watch football and barbecue. It’s cool just to chill out and relax, no politics during Sunday, at least we try not to.”

Before long, the questions came to a close and Bush shook a few more hands before leaving.

He encouraged attendees to show their support for his father at the “Growth and Opportunity Party” in the Varied Industries Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on October 31, 2015.

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Oct. 28, 2015

NEWS CAMPUS EVENTS

Rainbow Union hosts drag show A kick-off to Closeted Issues week Anna Zavell Opinions Editor anna.zavell@drake.edu

RAINBOW UNION hosted a drag show on Monday to start Closeted Issues week.

PHOTO BY YING CHYI GOOI| PHOTO EDITOR

Drake Rainbow Union hosted the bi-annual Fall Drag Show Monday in Parents Hall as a start to One Voice’s Closeted Issues week.

While the queens danced, students were encouraged to approach the stage with dollar bills and give them to each performer.

With a full house, the Fall Drag Show was able to raise $350, $100 more than last year.

“It’s really great to see everyone come together as one big community to support the show,” said Rainbow Union Vice President Kathleen Knox. “Drag is such a fun part of the LGBTQ community, and it’s a great part to share with others.”

The queens who performed included Drake alum Jupiter Phuckit, current Drake student, Charli, along with Miss Teen Iowa 2014 and the current Miss Teen Unlimited winner.

Current Drake student Charli LeQueen, became a member of Rainbow Union last year and began performing drag. She said she enjoys performing at Drake because of the support she receives.

“It’s really fun performing at Drake,” Charli said. “I definitely get a lot more cheering and support than I do anywhere else.”

The queens weren’t the only performers Monday night. Two volunteers from the crowd were chosen to go back stage and receive a full drag makeover.

“I thought the makeover was a really cute touch because it helped connect the audience with the performers,” said sophomore Caitlin Carriel. “It’s important to encourage everyone who gets on stage because we want to make sure Drake is a safe space.”

All money raised during the show was donated to Iowa Safe Schools, an organization that works to promote anti-bullying in Iowa schools and create safe places for LGBTQ students.

In collaboration with Rainbow Union, One Voice, an outlet for students to make a change regarding LGBTQ rights, is hosting this Closeted Issues week, which has two other events during the week.

The second event of the week is a discussion with Dr. Joe Freund, a recognized expert for LGBTQ healthcare. The event is tonight at 7 p.m. in Meredith 238.

The week then ends tomorrow at 5 p.m. in Olmsted 312 with Safe Space Training led by Tony Tyler, director of Olmsted Center and student organizations.

CAMPUS NEWS

Yahoo to host conference to analyze technology’s effect on election Lauren Velasco Staff writer lauren.velasco@drake.edu

Technology is becoming a major part of politics and the election season, and Yahoo News wants to see how this change impacts young student voters at Drake.

On November 12, Yahoo and several other news sources will be coming to Drake to speak with students about how technology works within the political realm.

“Yahoo News is hosting this conference to really dive into the future of elections, campaigns, and democracy in this country.

That future is inevitably tied with technology and the digital

sphere,” senior Brianna Steirer said.

Steirer hopes to have many students not only participate in the event, but also get involved in the political system.

“I’m really excited that news outlets are trying to help students get more connected to the political process,” said first year Jacob McKay. Not much is known about what will occur at the conference, but several esteemed journalists and members of the press will be traveling with the Yahoo News team for the event.

“There is such an exciting lineup of experts in digital media, journalism, and communication strategy that will be attending this event,” Steirer said. “Some of the names that I’m most excited about are Katie Couric and Mike

Isikoff, who are both journalists for Yahoo News.”

Other guests who will be in attendance include Mandy Finn, who was the digital strategist for both George W. Bush and Mitt Romney’s campaigns, and Nate Lubin, who was the former director of digital strategy for the White House. Students are encouraged to attend and interact with Yahoo News to see how technology is changing the way people look at politics.

“This is a really unique opportunity to engage with politics and the political system,” Steirer said. “I know that sometimes these politics events don’t really appeal to students that aren’t directly studying it, but we are looking forward to this event because it affects everyone and everyone can get something

out of it.”

Along with hosting this event, Drake will also be hosting the Democratic debates, making Drake a very political atmosphere for students in the upcoming months.

“Yahoo and its staff have done most of the major planning for the event,” Steirer said. “What falls on our end is getting the word out to students and getting them excited about the opportunities here at Drake.”

Yahoo will bring in different strategies to get students involved, including social media contest and photo opportunities.

This is a new opportunity for students whether or not they are interested in politics.

Aside from the event on November 12, students can also participate in a national contest

to become one of five contributors for Yahoo News.

“You do not have to be a journalism student to enter and the winning prize is really special,” Steirer said. “The top five young journalists will get the chance to work with the top members of the Yahoo News editorial team as well as a trip to shadow one of Yahoo News’s best journalists.”

Yahoo continues to announce information regarding the event as Nov. begins.

“This is just the beginning,” said Megan Liberman, Yahoo news editor-in-chief, in the press release regarding the event. “We’ll have more guests and details as we head into November.”

CAUCUS NEWS

SUPPORTERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ate dinner alongside the three democratic presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders. PHOTO BY

JESSICA LYNK | NEWS EDITOR

Students express importance of political events CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Among those supporters was Student Body President Kevin Maisto.

Maisto wanted to attend the event immediately after hearing about it. For Maisto, this was a peek into the political scene.

“We at Drake, in Des Moines and even just in Iowa in general get to see so much more of the process that creates our government,” Maisto said.

“To get the opportunity to

shake hands with, to meet, to interact with, to takes selfies with the people who are running to be the head of our government is huge.”

The three candidates were given the opportunity to talk through their platforms, which then invoked emotion in the form of chanting in the crowd. Maisto enjoyed this part of the dinner.

“You don’t do that (chant for a candidate) when it is a debate that you see on TV,” Maisto said.

“You may get excited inside, but

you don’t feel thousands of people chanting with the candidate.”

First year Mia Blondin was also in attendance of the event. She enjoyed watching the interaction of the candidates. “(My favorite part was) watching the candidates poke fun at each other and members of the GOP, but then follow-up by mentioning their policy,” Blondin said. “They weren’t just tearing other people down, they were saying ‘I don’t agree with this and this is what I want to do to change

it if I become president.’”

Even though Blondin attended the event because she leans left, she believes it is meaningful to attend events on both sides.

“It’s really important to pay attention to both sides, even if you think that you only agree with one side or you strongly believe or make you think a little bit more,” Blondin said.

Calderon agrees with Blondin.

“Being a millennial, we need to attend events like these, and if we get a chance to talk to them

(politicians), then we need to challenge them on the topics that they are not good at,” Calderon said.

Although the event was primarily meant to fundraise for the party, Maisto found other meaning.

“It just inspires you and energizes you and makes you believe a little more in the process again, which is something I think in America we all need right now,” Maisto said.

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Oct. 28, 2015

NEWS NATIONAL NEWS

Students reflect on active shooters across the country Public Safety weighs in on how students should stay safe

Sam Fatallah Staff Writer sam.fatallah@drake.edu

Think back to the first week of school. First year students are getting settled in to residence life and students are getting to know their schedules.

Now imagine that the mean time, there is an active shooter on campus.

Though this has never happened at Drake University, this was a reality for students at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon on Oct. 1, when a gunman opened fire in a classroom.

This shooting is just one example in a bout of campus shootings that have happened in the past several years.

These shootings also come after a year of increasing gun violence across the country, and has left some Drake students worried about their safety.

Sophomore Alyssa LaTragna heard the news of the event during class.

“My professor brought it up.

She was talking about how it was

the first week of school in Oregon,” LaTragna said. “Imagine coming to Drake, you’re excited, you’ve just finished Welcome Weekend and then this happens.”

After the shooting in Oregon, LaTragna said she was more afraid of the helplessness and uncertainty of an incident like this.

“There’s an underlying fear you have after an event like that,” LaTragna said. “It’s a reality. It’s something that could happen.

There’s no way to know until it happens, which is terrifying.”

LaTragna is not alone in her concerns.

Kevin Maisto, student body president, said that the frequency of these shootings has made students numb to these kinds of situations.

“It freaks me out a little bit, that is a very serious thing,” Maisto said. “We’re becoming desensitized to it to a certain extent.”

For both LaTragna and Maisto, all of these concerns culminated in an inquiry into the active shooter policy that is in place at Drake.

“Public Safety officers do not

carry firearms,” Maisto said. “Are they the ones who respond to a shooter? Do they go to the Des Moines Police first? I don’t really know.”

“There’s an underlying fear you have after an event like that. It’s a reality. It’s something that could happen. There’s no way to know until it happens, which is terrifying.”

Alyssa LaTrangna Sophomore

Active shooter situations are spontaneous and difficult to plan for.

As the director of Drake Public Safety, this makes Scott Law’s job even harder.

“Everyone would like a set plan with a list of steps. Unfortunately, we all know that that’s not the reality of the situation,” Law said. “You have to deal with the situations as they develop.”

For most situations, however,

Law says that Drake does have an emergency procedure. It’s an approach developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

“Here at Drake, the system we use is the run, hide and fight system,” Law said. “First step is to run. If you can’t run, then hide.

If the guy gets in, then fight him.”

If there were an active shooter on campus, students would find out from a timely Bulldog Alert.

As for the role of Public Safety in an active shooter situation, Law said he and his officers can only do so much.

“The fact of the matter is, an active shooter is only stopped when the shooter is engaged by someone with a firearm,” Law said.

Although this is often the case, not all shootings end by firearm.

This still is an issue for Public Safety, though.

“Public Safety is an unarmed force,” Law said. “We’d be dependent on the Des Moines Police Department, with whom we have an incredible relationship.

There’s always a police officer in the area.”

All of this information may

come as a surprise to many students and faculty who have not researched the procedures in place at Drake, including Maisto.

“The first thing I would propose is having mandatory training for professors,” Maisto said.

“Honestly, I’m a little alarmed that doesn’t exist already.”

Law said he has given seminars on active shooter procedures to a few colleges around campus, but he hopes to roll out a more comprehensive program in the future.

“We’d love to offer short sessions that any student can attend,” Law said. “We could even do an actual on-campus drill where people go through what happens and they can respond to them.”

Law and his team have even put together an informative film that outlines the procedure, which is set to hit computer screens in the near future.

“We’ve done a video of my emergency management system,” Law said. “What we want to do is roll that out to the whole faculty and staff. We’re working with human resources and we expect that to happen soon.”

STUDENT SENATE

New clubs approved

Not all of senate on board Beth LeValley Staff Writer beth.levalley@drake.edu

When college student think of health, they typically think of eating right, getting enough exercise and catching up on sleep.

However, two students at Drake are thinking of other ideas.

Student Senate approved the Drake Hammocking Club. Firstyear students Audrey Byerly and Alex Hassel came up with the idea for the club.

The club was created to help students relax and de-stress after a potentially long week of classes and enforce a healthier mental lifestyle.

Each student brings their own hammock. But, if they don’t have a hammock, the club allows lawn chairs, blankets and pillows.

Drake Hammocking Club attempted to get approved last week, but Senate voted it down because of potential liabilities.

This week, the two students came back with answers for Senate.

The club’s liability form will be permanently online, so students that want to participate just for one meeting can easily reach the form.

“It’s always there, so I don’t have to worry about holding onto them,” Bylerly said. “It’s more practical and it makes more sense.”

Bylery and Hassel also met with Donna Blunck, the director of risk and insurance at Drake.

She suggested that the club create a YouTube video about how to set up the hammock and ensure that each hammock is set up properly before using it.

Another concern was the hammocks would gradually destroy the trees on campus, so the club spoke with Mark Chambers, the director of facility services.

“His suggestion was to make sure we’re using trees that are sturdy, healthy and big enough where it would hold the hammock,” Hassel said. “There are plenty of trees on campus that I believe would fit that criteria.”

Chambers also suggested putting a towel between the hammock rope and the bark, which would create a cushion to prevent damage to the tree bark.

Senate as a whole appreciated the research that went into creating this club and the focus on student safety.

“You really went above and beyond with reaching out and addressing our concerns,” Sen. O’Hea said.

MEDLIFE, Medicine, Education and Development for Lower Income Families Everywhere, also got approved as a student organization, but did not evoke the same reaction from O’Hea and Sen. Donat.

The national organization aims to fundraise on campus to help build medical clinics, schools and other developmental projects in Tanzania, Peru and Ecuador.

The students hope to go on a mission trip in the future through this organization, which would help members find motivation to continue fundraising.

Sen. O’Hea and Sen. Donat believed that this organization would not bring back enough to campus or the community.

Other senators did not agree.

“I think this is a very good organization that’s going to offer very good opportunities for students, and again I think our backing will help solidify them,” Sen. Leuth said. “I am interested to see how they can expand further with what they’re going to bring back to campus specifically… outside of another leadership opportunity, which I am in no way diminishing.”

After debate between the Senate, Sen. O’Hea and Sen. Donat voted down the organization, and the rest approved of the organization on campus.

Senate also created a “Senate Structure Ad Hoc Committee,” which will assess the positions on Student Senate.

“After looking at over 30 different positions in different student governments, there are a variety of positions that I think we don’t necessarily cover and it would be interesting to see if it would be useful to work it into our structure,” said Vice President of Student Life Zachary Blevins.

“So this committee … is not actually looking at the entire structure of Senate, but really looking at who we have sitting around the table and if it makes sense with what we are doing.”

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04 | opinions

Oct. 28, 2015

OPINIONS CAMPUS EVENTS

Boobs: Why they need your support during and after October

Hannah Bigot

Staff Writer hannah.bigot@drake.edu @hannahrose115 I distinctly remember my mom walking up the staircase with a panicked look in her eyes. We had been waiting for a call from the

doctor all day, and it had finally come. I remember turning around and running to my room. Heart sinking, sobs ripped through my throat for two minutes. I pulled myself together and put on a strong front and gathered with my family. That was when my mom’s battle with breast cancer began.

The battle began in early January, and I had a month at home before heading back to Drake. Returning to Drake for the second semester of my first year was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. How did they expect me to care about studying, papers and exams when my mom was at home recovering from a double mastectomy? Grades, clubs and Friday nights didn’t seem nearly as important.

Since I joined Colleges Against Cancer, it’s clear to me I’m not the

only Drake student with a story like my own. Cancer, specifically breast cancer, has an impact that’s reaching way too far.

This year alone, over 230,000 women and 2,400 men were diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. Although the localized stage has a fiveyear survival rate of 99 percent, there have been over 40,000 breast cancer-related deaths in 2015. One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. One in eight. According to that statistic, 225 of the 1,800 undergraduate women at Drake University will develop breast cancer during their lifetimes.

That’s pretty alarming. Chances are a loved one diagnosed with breast cancer has impacted many of us.

These statistics terrify me.

CAMPUS EVENTS

I would love a world where no Drake student, no daughter, no person ever had to hear the news that a loved one has cancer again.

But in order for this to happen, we need to stop saying “someone should do something about that” and take it upon ourselves to make a change. If you’re looking to get involved, Colleges Against Cancer is a great start. Join us in our efforts to paint the campus pink during Think Pink Week or come to Bowling for Boobs Thursday night at Merle Hay Lanes.

If you’ve watched the NFL, stopped at Caribou Coffee or gone to one of the many stores decked in pink this month, you know October is breast cancer awareness month. However, this month is about more than just making everyone recognize breast cancer is still a problem. It’s about

making everyone aware of the impact breast cancer has. Aware of just how many lives breast cancer continues to steal. Aware of the way it permanently changes lives. Aware of the way it can leave a family with an irreplaceable hole. Aware of what you can do to make a difference in this terrible mess called breast cancer.

Nine months, a bilateral mastectomy, reconstruction surgery, and hormone therapy later, my mom is cancer-free and has proven there is hope for a cure. My family and so many others are grateful that extensive research has already been done and that cures are being realized.

However, there is still a lot of work to do. Breast cancer sucks.

Let’s do something about it.

STAFF OPINION

Chicago Cubs season brings fans together via social media

FAA opens eyes to the dangers of drones

Ellen Koester

Staff Writer ellen.koester@drake.edu

The first time I saw a drone, I was in a Verizon Wireless store looking at the newest Apple gadgets. Off in the corner, one of the employees was doing a demonstration in the other side of the store.

My first impression of the drone was that it was big and loud. I don’t think I can properly convey how popular it was among the customers. Everyone in the store, including me, was drawn to it, mainly because the noise alone turned heads. I remember the employee, who walked my parents through their new Verizon plan, was a little irritated that the robot distracted us. We had to have him repeat everything a few times.

His frustration was understandable. When the drone held a customer’s attention, it held it and refused to let go. All the drone did was hover a few feet

off the ground, but it still created quite a stir.

My own experience accurately parallels with the country’s reaction to drones. There is a distinct curiosity among consumers. However, there is also a distinct fear among some, which is understandable. There have already been some troublemakers among drone users who are ruining the hobby and art for others. Drones create headaches for firefighters, security forces and airplane pilots.

In-air collisions are the biggest danger that drones pose.

There have been many near misses between small aircrafts and drones, a confrontation that could become deadly for pilots.

Drones also pose a huge security risk. They can carry objects such as bombs, gas or even guns (which a YouTube video clearly shows that drones can fire from the air) toward their targets.

It is completely understandable that the Federal Communications Commission would wish to impose regulations on the hobby. There are many possibilities when it comes to drone use. Drones can be used for spying, attacks on the public and for many other uses that pose a danger to the community.

Most drone operators will use drones properly; however, there are always a few who— by accident or by intention– find a way to use new technology for harm. In order to protect the masses from

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these few, regulations need to be enacted.

The new policy is in no way punitive for drone users.

According to NBC, the Federal Aviation Administration will simply require drone operators to register their drone, a registry they hope to put into place before the holiday season. This will actually have some advantages for the operators. Since drones are very a new technology, there are not well-defined guidelines on the hobby yet. When operators register, the FAA is planning to clearly outline the regulations, making it easier for operators to legally operate their drones in peace.

The main purpose of the new regulation is to keep operators accountable. As of now, operators can break whatever laws they wish anonymously. Unless they record themselves on the device, the FAA has no idea who owns what drone. The new law will hopefully bring some responsibility to the art.

While the FAA has said there will be “punitive” actions taken against operators who break the law, they have not specified what these actions will be.

I am surprised that the FAA hasdnot imposed such a policy sooner. Drones are becoming more and more popular among consumers and as more of them are being sold, the possibility of someone getting harmed as a direct result of drone use increases.

Jennifer Schallmoser

Staff Writer jennifer.schallmoser@drake.edu

Only people from the Chicagoland area know what it’s like to be ridiculed for being a Cubs fan. Yes, that happened to me, especially when it became 108 years since the Cubs had won a World Series. Regardless of how many years it’s been, Chicago Cubs fans are the most loyal fans in the game. They have continued to stand by their team through thick and thin; no other team in the MLB can say that about their fans the way the Cubs can.

Although the 2015 season didn’t end as Cubs fans would have liked, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t great.

Because 2015 was great.

The Cubs had a fantastic season with 97 wins and 65 losses, which was better than the Mets’ season of 90 wins and 72 losses— just needed to throw that out there.

And for the record, the Cubs weren’t even supposed to be in the playoff picture this year. They weren’t supposed to be this good until 2016 or 2017.

The biggest reason for that was because the Cubs had four rookies in their starting lineup every game of the playoffs, which led to an amazing playoff run. In fact, they were the youngest team in history to make it as far as they did, and that is truly marvelous.

The Cubs also had the third-

best record in baseball and beat the teams with the first and second best records. Ironically, all those teams were in the National League Central Division: The Cardinals, the Pirates and the Cubs.

But putting all statistics aside, this Cubs season was special for another reason. That other reason is social media—Twitter in particular.

The Chicago Cubs have about 705.4 thousand followers, and a good number of Cubs have their own Twitter accounts that they regularly tweeted from during the season. In April, Miguel Montero tweeted #WeAreGood after his famous interview in which he said those words, and the slogan has been trending ever since.

That slogan is special to only the Chicago Cubs, and it’s incredible.

Another awesome hashtag trending on Twitter is #FlyTheW. Now if you’re not a Cubs fan, you may not know what this means. The biggest reason as to why these hashtags are so cool is because only Cubs fans get them.

One good example is #FlyTheW. This particular hashtag refers to the white flag with the blue W that flies above the Wrigley Field whenever the Cubs win.

My favorite Cubs hashtag that’s trending all over Twitter is #KeepTheFaith. This one is unique because as Cubs fans, we know how hard it can be to stay hopeful and loyal towards our team sometimes, but we always get through it. And #KeepTheFaith is the best, in the sense that it’s a united idea that keeps Cubs fans together.

The 2015 season had nothing to do with billy goats or Bartman or “Back to the Future,” just baseball.

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OPINIONS STAFF OPINION

HUMANS OF DRAKE

Humans of Drake

Lamar Odom: Beyond the media

Jacob McKay

Staff Writer jacob.mckay@drake.edu

Lamar Odom is much more than who you think he is. He’s more than a reality television costar, more than another athlete addendum to the Kardashian clan and more than just a former NBA player.

Lamar Odom is one of a kind.

As a basketball player, I remember Lamar Odom as an enigma. Incredibly tall at 6’10”, but incredibly lithe and deceptively quick, Odom would bring the ball all the way up the court and finish with his left hand, even though everyone in the league had to know he was left-handed.

For somebody his size, he had incredible ball-handling skills.

Legendary coach Phil Jackson would often trust him to go oneon-one late in games when he played for the Lakers.

Winning NBA sixth man of the year in 2011 made what we already knew official: Lamar Odom could play. He helped the Lakers to two NBA titles, and helped secure Kobe Bryant’s legacy as one of the greatest players ever to touch a

basketball.

But society doesn’t care.

Society doesn’t recognize any of Lamar Odom’s contributions to basketball. We also don’t respect him for them. He is simply another fallen celebrity. TMZ and others like them brought Odom down.

Lamar Odom is married to Khloe Kardashian, and what breaks my heart is that people only know him for being on a reality TV show.

The Kardashian family is notorious for adding new boyfriends to the spectacle of their lives frequently, but they are not always as well adjusted to constant paparazzi attention.

Odom was drawn in to something that put him out of his element.

We live in a society that seeks to dehumanize celebrities, because we love to know when people are doing worse than we are. It is one of the worst parts of human nature.

Lamar Odom is a person who has experienced a great deal of loss in his life, and who has personal struggles that the public cannot fathom. When all we want out of our celebrities is another mistake, sometimes they give in.

Odom gave in, but we should not be so surprised. Indirectly, society wanted this to happen.

Instead of watching somebody fail, and being surprised and disgusted and even heart broken about their situation, we should self-reflect.

Our society covertly promotes wanting to see people fail. When we see celebrities go through tough times, we need to ask ourselves how much longer we want to be bystanders in a culture that tears people apart.

Each week, staff writer Rachel Wermager will capture stories of students on Drake’s campus

Queion Swift || Junior || Broadcast News & English “My upbringing was kind of like a group project, and when you meet them (my family) you can tell what parts I got from who. My humor and wit is from my aunt, my upfront honesty and tell-it-like-it-is nature is from my mom, and then my “get things done” and organization side is definitely from my grandma. All of them have impacted me in some way or another.”

DEAR BRANDI

Dear Brandi: How can I survive the rest of school?

STAFF OPINION

Study tips for the procrastinator

Ashley Kirkland

Staff Writer ashley.kirkland@drake.edu

It’s Wednesday night, American Horror Story is on and your friends are all watching it together. If that isn’t tempting enough, you can smell their popcorn from your desk where you are ever so intently working on your reading assignment.

Then it occurs to you that if you close the book for a few hours you can always come back to it because ‘the night is still young’.

Fast-forward two hours, and you are stuffed full of popcorn. Your head is spinning from endless plot twists and gory scenes featuring Lady Gaga.

Let’s just say you played the procrastination card and folded.

It’s not that procrastination is necessarily a bad thing. I need a little pressure to motivate me to get my work done. When it comes down to it, we all procrastinate every once in a while. I even procrastinated writing this

article. I am going to lend you a few tips that may help you the next time you find yourself watching ‘just one more episode’.

Bribe yourself with food.

This is the oldest one in the book as far as bribery goes. Next time you are struggling, set out a container of your favorite snack (Oreos) and assign yourself a sequence of goals. For example, for every chapter completed you get a cookie. This method is effective because you motivate yourself to read to get more Oreos, just make sure you have discipline to not grab the Oreos and forget to flip the pages.

Listen to film scores. If you are unaware of what a film score is, do not fret. The catchy tune you are humming as you walk out of the movie is most likely the film score from the film. These pieces are meant to be background music and keep an audience engaged during a film.

This philosophy does the same for you and your homework.

Create accountability.

Find yourself a solid studying group from class. If there is a test you can study together and when there are assigned essays you can all proof read each other’s work. Odds are someone will be responsible enough to keep you on task and off of Netflix.

When all else fails and you have officially hit single digits until your homework is due, grab a coffee and find a quiet place for it’s time to crank it out.

Brandi Dye

Advice Columnist brandi.dye@drake.edu @14bad01 If you would like your question included in future Dear Brandi columns, email her or DM her on Twitter.

What do you do if you’re hitting that quarter-life crisis and don’t know if you like your major anymore? –C.

Is it possible to beat the sophomore slump? –M

The quarter-life crisis and I are well-acquainted friends. No one is 100 percent sure of their major 100 percent of the time, so it’s OK that you are questioning yours. You are not alone.

For me, a good measure of whether I’m meant to be doing what I am doing is how you feel when you turn something in. Do you feel nervous because you want to be good at it? Or do you feel relieved to be done with it? If you only want to get it out of your hands, it might be a sign that you are not so happy with that field of study. If you are really hoping to be told that you are good or getting better, that shows that it is something you are invested in mastering and something you care about.

It is not a crime to change your major. You’ve gotta do what makes you happy and fulfilled— not cranky and empty.

Dear lord, I hope so. As a sophomore, I’m feeling the slump, and I’m feeling it hard.

But I do know what makes me and my friends feel better: Complain and bond over it. Most of your friends are feeling that same pain. Saying it out loud reminds you that you are not alone. Also, the sophomore slump makes doing school work a billion times harder, but do not give in to avoidance and procrastination.

That homework is not going anywhere, so you need to bite that bullet.

Fortunately, sophomore year is just that: one year. Only one year in the grand scheme of things.

That’s less than two percent of your life. Power through it!

I am in the same boat and riding the same struggle bus. But hey, see you at graduation.

STAFF OPINION

Where to take advantage of student discounts

Elyse Wheaton

Staff Writer elyse.wheaton@drake.edu

The list of college expenses often feels like it is never ending.

There is the big whopper— tuition. Then there is room and board. If you have a car, you need gas. You can’t forget about the boatload of cash everyone drops on textbooks at the beginning of the semester. Even as a junior, I always forget.

Sadly, I am reminded quickly as I’m sliding my debit card for $300 and change at the Drake Book Store.

Before college, I wasn’t much of a bargain shopper. I didn’t

search for cheaper things because I didn’t really need to. But let me tell you, college has turned me into quite the bargain shopper.

I am not quite to the level of the people on Extreme Couponing, but I’m always searching for a deal. I actually found that a lot of places offer student discounts.

They just don’t advertise them-so I am going to advertise them for you. Here are a few of my favorite student discounts.

At any J. Crew, Banana Republic or Kate Spade location if you show your student ID you will receive 15 percent off full priced-items. I have a few friends who have said if you ask at clothing stores if there is a student discount, they will give you some sort of discount so it never hurts to ask!

Everyone wants cheaper food or something free at restaurants for being a student. I often feel guilty when I eat out because it doesn’t fall into my budget so I try and get water or the cheaper item on the menu, but with some of these discounts they allow students to be more flexible with what they order.

Students receive free drinks at Chipotle and Chick-Fil-A. A lot of eateries have started special

student meal deals. At Qdoba ,there is a $5 meal deal if you present your student ID. Dairy Queen has a similar system.

If you’re looking for some weekend entertainment, look out for student nights and discounted tickets for being a student. Many sports teams have student nights where, if you present your student ID, you receive discounted admission and food deals. When going to a play or opera, always look for a student price over paying the adult price and if they don’t have one listed, ask if there is one available.

Asking is key when it comes to receiving these discounts.

Most places, like I stated before, don’t advertise their discountsso if you don’t take the initiative you won’t receive the discount.

Find ingdiscounts and going to places you know have discounts is a great way to save a few bucks when everything else in college is so expensive.

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Oct. 28, 2015

OPINIONS FILM REVIEW

Spooks instead of scares: Horror abounds as Halloween approaches

Eric Deutz

Film Critic eric.deutz@drake.edu

As we move deeper into October, moviegoers are on the constant lookout for a good scare.

Generally, these scares come in the form of invisible spirits or gore-addicted psychopaths with a

strange affixation for chainsaws.

But over the past couple of weekends, I’ve had the chance to see a couple of movies looking to spook its audience in different ways.

“Goosebumps,” the latest Jack Black vehicle, is based on the popular children novels by R.L. Stine enters theaters as one of very few in the depleted “family horror” genre.

“99 Homes,” meanwhile, tries to stir up nightmares by depicting one of the scariest real-life situations imaginable – eviction. Neither of these movies fails to spook and entertain. But when it comes to telling a story… well, they could both take a lesson from the ghosts of Halloween films past.

In “Goosebumps,” Zach (Dylan Minnette) is the new kid on the block when his mother

takes a new job in the middle of nowhere, Delaware. His cranky next-door neighbor doesn’t make things any better – until Zach realizes this wide-eyed weirdo across the fence is actually the famous “Goosebumps” author R.L. Stine (Jack Black). When all the monsters from Stine’s books accidentally get released into the world, it’s up to Stine, Zach and his new friends to return them to the bookshelves from whence they came. Essentially, it’s “Jumanji” for a new generation.

The story and characters are as boring and cliché as they come, but the movie moves along quickly enough that there’s no real time to get frustrated with any of that, and watching the many monsters, ghouls and demonic puppets come to life is never anything less than a ton of fun.

In “99 Homes,” Dennis Nash

(Andrew Garfield) is a struggling construction worker living with his mother (Laura Dern) and son (Noah Lomax). When Dennis’s debt to the bank becomes insurmountable, the Nash family is evicted from their home. In desperation, Nash accepts a job from Rick Carver, a real estate owner – and the same man who evicted Nash in the first place (played by Michael Shannon, who was just nominated for a Gotham Film Award for his tyrannical performance). As Carver’s righthand man, Nash finds himself earning his home back by kicking other families out of their homes.

This, as director Ramin Bahrani would have us believe, is morally despicable - but it never actually comes across that way. The entire conflict seems to hinge on the belief that as Americans who lived through the housing crisis,

the audience sees the people who carry out evictions as big, bad wolves, rather than people doing a dirty job that, hey, somebody’s got to do. But portraying them as the former and not the latter reads as unfair, shallow and far too simple.

If you’re looking for scares, you could certainly do worse than these – the “Goosebumps” monsters are gleeful Halloween fare, and the first eviction scene from “99 Homes” is one of the scariest things I’ve seen on the big screen all year. In the end, however, neither film tells a realistic story. At least “Goosebumps” was never going for realism in the first place.

99 Homes: C Goosebumps: B-

STAFF OPINION

Halloween-themed treats to make that satisfy both salty and sweet taste buds

Marissa DePino

Staff Writer marissa.depino@drake.edu @MarissaDePino

HE SAID SHE SAID

With only days left until Halloween, caramel apples, candy corn, loads of chocolate and more will start to crowd tables and stomachs. It is a great excuse to keep a bowl of candy around. But if you have an even greater sweet tooth and are searching for fun holiday treats, there is an endless supply of treats that are simple and easy to make.

Looking for something salty, yet sweet for this season? Then try making spooky Rolo sandwiches.

For this, keep on hand a supply of square shaped pretzels and Rolos.

On a cookie sheet, make an openfaced sandwich by placing the pretzels on the cookie sheet. Place a Rolo on top of each pretzel.

Put the open-faced sandwiches into the oven for about 10 to 15 minutes at approximately 250

degrees or until the Rolo starts to melt. When it is ready, take it out and with a second square-shaped pretzel, finish the sandwiches.

Then, throw them into the fridge to cool. When they are cooled, dive in and enjoy.

If salty and sweet isn’t your taste, perhaps super sweet is.

It’s time to spice up your favorite treats and prepare them for the Halloween season by turning your favorite cupcake recipe into a spectacularly decorated treat.

Decorate it by turning the top of it into a spider web, witch hat or just dye it orange.

To turn your cupcake into a spindly spider web, frost your cupcake with a normal coat of frosting. Next, choose a Halloween color, like black or orange, and create a web. Starting

in the middle, create strokes of frosting from the center to each edge. Make the lines relatively thin, and continue it in a circle.

Using the same color frosting, create a spiral shape from the center to the outskirts of the cupcake. It should resemble a basic spider web by now.

But what is a web without a spider? To surprise your friends ,take a plastic spider ring and place it in the center of the cupcakes to make the cupcake pop.

While spiders are spooky and all, witches are truly scary, so why not embellish your cupcakes with a witch’s hat? For this, you’ll need to acquire large peanut butter cups, Hershey kisses and frosting.

Again, begin with a blank slate and frost the cupcake. Before the

frosting dries, make sure to put the peanut butter cups on top of the cupcakes. Then, add a glob of frosting onto the center of each of the peanut butter cups. Place the Hershey kisses in the center of the peanut butter cups. For more detail, try creating a ribbon for the hat by adding frosting where the Hershey kiss connects to the peanut butter cup.

If either of these decorations seem like too much work, just create a classic orange frosting by using food dye to bring a little bit of Halloween color into the food.

What are you waiting for?

It’s time to dive into these great Halloween treats.

He said vs. She said Living with roommates

It doesn’t matter if they are your best friend, your mortal enemy or just some random townie; adjusting to living with a roommate is difficult.

Last year, I decided to room with some random person, and it was one of the most interesting experiences of my life. The dynamic you have with your roommate can be the most unique relationship you’ll ever have. Coming in, I just assumed that you and your roommate became best friends and that was that. You did everything together because you lived together.

Boy, was I wrong. My freshman year roommate was a much different person than me, and that’s okay! He enjoyed the arts, records, fresh tea and basically being a badass hipster.

That being said, we weren’t into the same things, so hanging out as “besties” just wasn’t something that we did.

But what this did provide was a great roommate relationship. We weren’t afraid to ask each other things or call each other out on our different problems because we didn’t have to worry about putting strain on our “bestie” relationship. We were also able to say things like, “Hey, can I have the room until whenever?” without worrying about all of our friends finding out that I had a movie night with someone and hear about it from the entire friend group. After all was said and done, it was a great year, and we still hug it out every time we see each other around campus.

But don’t make things weird

with your roommate if they’re not your best friend. Don’t force it and don’t get upset when they don’t want to come with you to the events you invite them too.

Sophomore year is very different because living with your best friend is something totally new. You don’t really want to call out your best friend for being messy, or eating your food or anything like that because you don’t want them to hate you. But I have one piece of advice: DO IT. If your friend is really your friend, they will understand where you are coming from.

Sometimes they will snap back with things that you are doing wrong. Don’t get upset. Fix it.

This dynamic is something that many people don’t understand.

My roommate and I do that this year, and it works out great. I call him out, he calls me out, and you know what? For the first time in our lives, our room is actually clean. We’re not used to it, but I think we both like it.

If there is something going on with your roommate, tell them.

If they don’t respond well, guess what? Leave. There are some people that aren’t meant to room together because their values don’t meet up, and that’s okay.

Don’t force it if it’s not working!

But the most important part is to be flexible. Don’t blow up on every little thing, and ALWAYS remember the golden rule of rooming: don’t eat whatever is on the floor… oh, and always treat them how you want to be treated!

Throughout college, social situations can be stressful, awkward and uncomfortable. The first-years get dumped into an entirely new school with people they’ve never seen or met before, and their dorm room should be a place where they can escape from the intense atmosphere—even with a roommate.

In order to sustain a relationship with anyone, communication is necessary.

Communication can be as much as asking each other how their day was, how their test went or if they want to go to dinner.

Communication may prevent arguments over a variety of topics—warning each other when visitors may be coming over, discussion over cleaning up after oneself or doing the dishes.

Precautionary conversations that prevent conflict with roommate(s) are key.

College is not high school.

When there is a problem, confront the person. Acting like everything is fine around your roommate, but complaining to other people can lead to a shady rooming situation and a lack of stability and unity.

The most important communication lies beneath the shallow surface. The emotional support needs to be there in order to survive with a roommate. Most college students do not have the opportunity to go home whenever they desire, nor do they have the ability to receive the love and care they used to get from home.

Deeper communication is necessary to have because college

is hard. It’s not always easy to know right from wrong without a parent looming around. It’s not always easy figuring out which friends have been good ones and which ones don’t have your best interest in mind. A roommate that can give emotional support will be the most stable type of relationship—not someone who will judge and critique, but one that is able to give hope, love, positivity and maybe even a kick in the butt when it’s needed.

This emotional communication can come in many forms.

The most common is through nonverbal communication.

Nonverbal communication can be as much as them being off of their phone or genuinely paying attention to conversation without the necessity of scrolling through Twitter.

Nonverbal communication that promotes emotional support could simply be being around. Investing time and love into roommates is the best way to build trust for that emotional support.

Communication creates a successful environment within any relationship. However, living situations may be compromised and become more intense if communication isn’t properly distributed. In order to survive with a roommate, it’s necessary to lead by example. Roommates should share feelings when there may be confusion or dissatisfied emotions. By effectively doing so, roommates can build trust among one another.

Joe Herba

Staff Writer joseph.herba@drake.edu

Victoria Tramp

Staff Writer victoria.tramp@drake.edu @TrampsFTW

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FEATURES SAFETY

Public Safety, professor weigh campus carry decision Katherine Bauer Staff Writer katherine.bauer@drake.edu

Texas passed legislation in June to allow students with permits to carry concealed firearms on college and university campuses starting in August 2016.

Other states are also considering this option. Ideally, this would allow students to protect themselves and others from a campus shooter.

Scott Law, Drake’s Director for Campus Public Safety, along with other members of campus law enforcement and public safety were surveyed on this option several years ago.

“In general, I think the vast majority of us think it’s not the best of ideas,” Law said. “I’m not opposed to guns. I think citizens who have been trained and legally meet the requirements to be able to carry concealed, should be able to do so.”

However, most students on Drake’s campus do not meet the legal requirements to carry a firearm. As in most states, Iowans must be 21 years of age to attain a nonprofessional permit to carry a firearm.

Firearms are prohibited on Drake’s campus unless authorized by the University or carried by members of Public Safety or the Des Moines police force.

Drake’s decision to restrict firearms on campus was made in part because of the three major

universities in Iowa.

Firearms are not allowed by state statute on Iowa State University property, which is similar policy at the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa.

“At some point, the safety of the public comes above the other rights,” Andrea Charlow, Associate Dean of Drake Law School, said. “You have a right to have a gun, but you don’t have the right to shoot me. I have a right to be protected. I have a right to be safe. There have to be some limits.”

Charlow grew up in the countryside where hunting season meant keeping children and animals inside for fear of untrained hunters mistakenly shooting them.

often. They get excited and do things they otherwise wouldn’t do.”

While he feels that most gun owners are cautious, law abiding citizens, Law noted the small possibility for a student with a firearm to actually stop a shooter on campus.

If a gunman were on campus, the odds would be slim that an individual of legal age to carry a gun would be in the same area as the gunman and would have actually brought their gun with

them to campus that day.

“We know that in the case of almost every single active shooting that has occurred in the United States to date, the active shooter has only been stopped when confronted by an individual with a firearm,” Law said. “Having been a police officer, one of the things you spend a lot of time thinking about is, ‘After I pull the trigger can I live with myself? Can I live with what the result of this is going to be?’”

Neither Charlow nor Law

could say for sure if they could see Drake or Iowa developing a policy to allow students to carry firearms on campus.

Law, however, said that if policies and restrictions changed at the three public universities to allow students to carry guns on campus, Drake would likely want to revisit their policy and see if it would align.

“At some point, the safety of the public comes above the other rights.”

Andrea Charlow Associate Dean She feels that most people with guns are not properly trained or in control.

“I learned how to shoot guns.

I know how to shoot guns,” said Charlow, who has been a professor at Drake since 1982.

“If you take an untrained person and put them in a stressful situation, they’re likely to hit the wrong person. I’ve had students get angry. It doesn’t happen that

IN LIGHT OF Oregon’s Umpqua Community College shooting and Texas’ passing of campus carry laws, Scott law clarifies that Drake will not revisit its policy on guns until three public universities do the same. PHOTO BY YING CHYI GOOI

CULTURE

Madison County Winery hosts variety of wines, beers Anna Zavell Opinions Editor anna.zavell@drake.edu

Madison County is known for its historic Covered Bridges that are scattered throughout the open land.

There are a few other gems hidden within the fields of corn, including Madison County Winery located just outside the small city of St. Charles.

Madison County Winery, located about 45 minutes outside of Des Moines, makes for a great day trip or event location full of laughter, relaxation and, of course, wine.

Perfectly-lined grape vines greet visitors at the native Iowa winery, unveiling the open patio and indoor tasting room.

“My wife and I grew up in Iowa but were living in Chicago for some time,” owner and winemaker of Madison County Winery Doug Bakker said. “While living in the suburbs of Chicago, we used to take our kids to the pumpkin patches and orchards and that’s when I got my idea to open the winery. We knew we were moving back to Iowa, and I wanted to create a leisure destination around the Des Moines area, and so the winery was created.”

Walking up the small hill leading to the tasting room it feels like walking into someone’s living room.

A semi-circular bar is the first thing seen when walking through the doors. A friendly barista greets customers, and she asks how she can be of help.

Visiting for wine tasting?

Expect to receive a bright yellow paper that lists all the wines and how each of them sit on the dryto-sweet scale.

“Our most popular wine is Lollipop,” Bakker said. “It’s a unique taste that no other major wineries make. It is made from Concord grapes so it has that sweet, candy-like taste.”

Not a wine lover? Don’t fret; Madison County Winery can take care of beer lovers, too. Madison County Winery is currently the

only Iowa winery that shares a home with a brewery-Twisted Vine Brewery, that is. Twisted Vine produces more than 12 beers throughout a year and rotates four beers on tap daily.

“When I was opening up the winery, I told my brother’s college roommate I was putting in a tasting room. He talked to his friends and they decided to create Twisted Vine Brewery and work with it as a part time job,” Bakker said.

The creators of Twisted Vine Brewery have been brewing beer for some time. Bakker was able to give them a place to make beer and sell it. Both the wine and beer are made on-site.

If driving to Madison County is too much of a hassle, Madison County Winery wines can be found in many Hy-Vees as well as at Calypso 968 in Valley West Mall, Jordan Creek Mall, Targets and other independent wine retailers.

Another great way to get a taste of Madison County Winery is to attend their events both at the winery and off-site locations.

Wine-goers can enjoy live music during the summer on the winery’s patio or even schedule an event that the winery can host.

There are also a number of events Bakker created that are hosted in Des Moines. “‘Indulge’ is a wine, cheese and chocolate event hosted by West End Salvage,” Bakker said.

“We use the different floors and set up stations so attendees have a chance to explore the building as well.”

Madison County Winery offers a refreshing atmosphere that is allows for fun and laughter both inside and out. A cold ice bucket of wine, cheese and chocolate engage friends and family who visit and allows for a little getaway relaxation.

MADISON COUNTY WINERY offers visitors wine samples and portions of snacks, such as pretzels, chocolates and crackers that pair well with the Winery’s specialty beers and wines. PHOTO BY ANNA ZAVELL | OPINIONS EDITOR

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FEATURES CAMPUS EVENTS

Food Recovery Network founder speaks to students Margot Stevens Staff Writer margot.stevens@drake.edu

Ben Simon spoke on Tuesday, Oct. 16 about the issue of food waste in America.

The presentation, “Waste Not, Want Not: How Food Recovery Can End Hunger in the 21st Century,” drew a crowd that sat scattered in Sussman Theater in Lower Olmsted.

The audience laughed along and participated as Simon described the amount of food that is wasted daily and what people can do to alleviate that and help feed starving Americans.

“It’s not a food shortage problem; it’s a food distribution problem,” says Simon.

Simon became interested in recovering food when he saw a large amount of untouched pizza being thrown away at the University of Maryland’s café.

This prompted him to establish the Food Recovery Network at his university, which quickly took off.

The club donated over 15,000 lbs. of food to people in need just in their first semester.

After receiving applications for chapters at other colleges and showing strong potential for further growth, Sodexo Foundation decided to fund FRN and turn their college volunteer club into a full fledged national nonprofit.

Since then, FRN has been dedicated to collecting extra food from cafeterias, restaurants, grocery stores and sporting events and sending it to food shelters to be distributed to those in need.

They make sure that the food is kept at the proper temperature throughout this process to avoid spoiling any of the food.

Simon soon found out that it is the norm for corporate food companies to have a policy against food recovery.

Many businesses are afraid they will be held liable if food

spoils. However, Simon argues this should not be a concern. The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act protects companies from lawsuits due to spoiled donated food.

Despite these setbacks, FRN has been very successful. It now has chapters at 150 colleges, spans 37 states and has saved over 890,000 lbs. of food since 2011. It aims to have chapters in 180 campuses and recover 1.2 million lbs. of food by 2016.

Simon also created a company called Imperfect that markets “ugly” produce that would normally be thrown away.

Every year 60 billion lbs. of perfectly good produce is wasted because it is the wrong size to fit into grocery stores’ machinery and bags or consumers would find it unappealing. Some produce such as broccoli can even get as high as 50 percent of crops thrown away because of appearance.

Instead of sending it to a landfill, Imperfect purchases the

ugly produce from farmers at a discount, packages it and ships it directly to customers’ homes.

It is cheap and convenient for consumers and also helps the environment by repurposing the food.

According to Simon the company has been extremely successful and has even been featured on the cover of National Geographic.

“Carrot doesn’t know,” Simon says. “It doesn’t know the marketing standards the USDA has set up for grading produce.

It’s just a carrot.”

A lot of audience members were surprised by how much of a problem food waste is in America.

Amanda Martin, the AmeriCorps service learning coordinator at Drake, knew next to nothing before the presentation. But now she realizes that food distribution needs to be improved.

“I think it’s a huge issue. It hasn’t really been part of the conversation but I think it needs to be,” Martin says.

David Sherbondy, a senior at Drake, was also at the event.

He is historian on Next Course, Drake’s chapter of FRN, and has volunteered for them often so he was already aware of food waste issues.

Sherbondy became interested in the topic just from watching food go to waste first hand.

“I’ve always seen food being wasted and I don’t like that, you know? It gets on my nerves,” says Sherbondy.

He knows that more people need to be educated about the impact food waste and recovery is having on families, the economy, and the environment and that volunteers are always needed.

If you are interested in becoming a part of Next Course and wish to volunteer or simply learn more about the organization, you can do so at www.nextcoursefrn.wordpress. com.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Just a small-town student: first-year Des Moines impressions Ellen Koester Staff Writer ellen.koester@drake.edu

Most Drake students are not originally from Des Moines.

Some are from small towns, some from big cities and some are not even from the Midwest.

Every student comes into the city with different expectations and different levels of familiarity with the new landscape. While some come in with a lot of knowledge about how to get around in Des Moines and which places are worth a visit, some come without any such knowledge.

Bailey Mosley came to Drake without knowing much about the city she moved into. She originates from Texas, in the notso-small city of Dallas. Besides the differences in climate and population, Mosley said she has noticed some other big differences between Des Moines and her hometown.

“There’s not a lot of things to do here,” said Mosley. “I expected Des Moines to be like Dallas for some reason. In Dallas, there are all these things to do and there’s nothing to do here. I’m always bored and everything’s far away here. In Dallas, one can walk to about anywhere.”

Westhenry Ioerger came to Des Moines with a completely different background than Mosley, yet both have similar feelings about the differences between their hometowns and the new city.

“I live in a ranch in the middle of nowhere, but White Sulphur Springs is the closest,” said Ioerger. “Everything is different here. My town’s size is only 900 people while Des Moines is huge.

The tallest building in our state is seven stories. I thought Des Moines was ‘bright lights, big city.’”

While moving to a big city may not be a smooth transition for some, Ioerger seems to be adjusting well.

“I expected to be overwhelmed a bit,” said Ioerger. “I was at first, but it has turned out to be a pretty friendly city. I expected it to be less accommodating than I found. Coming to a big city in general, I didn’t know what to expect because I’m so unfamiliar with the environment.”

Neither Mosley nor Ioerger knew much about Des Moines before attending Drake. Even as the first-years finish their first few months in the city, they said they are still pretty unfamiliar with their surroundings.

“I sort of know a lot about Des Moines,” said Ioerger. “I didn’t know anything about it coming in, and I feel like I can get around with my GPS. I learn more about it everyday. Maybe. Personally, I’d like to know as much as I can about the city. It’s interesting to know about the area where I am.”

In general, when one first moves to a new city, it feels unfamiliar and strange, especially if it is a completely different environment than one’s hometown.

“Des Moines doesn’t feel like

home but that’s because I haven’t taken the time to make it home,” said Mosley. “I probably won’t stick around after graduation, but I’m going to medical school, so there’s no telling where I’ll end

up.”

Although Mosley does not have plans to stay in Des Moines, she still said she thinks it is important to get to know the city.

“It is important because I’m

spending the next four years here, so I should know about the city,” said Mosley.

Every Drake student will learn more about the city as they spend more time within city limits.

DES MOINES offers both simplicity and excitement to residents in a Midwestern setting at the hub of political, financial and educational circles. PHOTO BY SARAH LEBLANC | FEATURES EDITOR

Ron and Bev Shivers, parents of two Drake graduates, contributed the lead gift to the distinctlyDrake campaign to build The Shivers Practice Facility, which opened in the fall of 2014.

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FEATURES LOCAL EATS

Ecuadorian restaurant offers authentic Latin American cuisine Anna Zavell Opinions Editor anna.zavell@drake.edu

He moved to America from Ecuador in 1995 and knew he wanted to do one of two things, become a police officer or run his own restaurant.

Cesar Miranda learned to cook at a young age and upon moving to Des Moines began climbing the ladder of the restaurant business, starting out washing dishes.

“I figured why not give it a shot. I started this at such a young age. I only had two choices and I picked what I had been doing the longest,” Miranda said.

Miranda may have started at the bottom, but did what he needed to get to where he is today.

He started with salads, a dish he said almost everyone starts off doing, then elevated to holding other jobs such as kitchen manager and chef.

As a child, Miranda explained

that he knew how to fry a couple of things, but most of his knowledge and learning took place after leaving Ecuador. It seemed Miranda was always working for someone else, whether it be as a cook or a kitchen manager, for a little more than 15 years.

All of this changed in 2011 when Miranda decided to open Mi Patria in West Des Moines.

Tucked into a strip mall next to a Gordman’s and a Michaels, Mi Patria offers a pleasant atmosphere inside.

Immediately, the smell of food greets customers. The walls are lined with paintings and miniature traditional Ecuadorian outfits.

“This is the only Ecuadorian restaurant in Iowa,” Miranda said. “I was always working for someone else and it made me want to have my own. I decided to try it, and, well, here we are.”

Customers come from all over the Midwest to get a taste of Mi Patria’s rich flavored plates such as fried plantains or the many pork dishes featured on the menu.

Customers can be guaranteed a taste of traditional Ecuadorian cuisine mixed with homemade dishes that Miranda and his family make themselves for a meal.

“Some people make a trip from Kansas City, Minneapolis and Illinois just to have a meal here,” Miranda said. “It feels good when people make trips just for the food.”

Of course, dishes are put together slightly differently if they were to be served in a restaurant as opposed to at home. However the recipes stay the same.

“We serve traditional Ecuadorian food, but the majority of the recipes are the same recipes we use at home. If you were to visit Ecuador, you would find the same food as we serve here,” Miranda said.

Miranda imports all of his ingredients from Ecuador, as the ingredients here in America just don’t compare or are too expensive to purchase. Even being located in what seems to be the corn capital of the world,

Miranda imports Ecuadorian corn, which is larger and white, instead of our traditional yellow sweet corn. Miranda says the corn has less taste than a potato.

“You have to import the ingredients,” Miranda said. “To make it traditional you have to have the same ingredients. By sending my own food I am able to save some money that I wouldn’t have been able to buying it here.

We have to go out to Chicago about five or six times a year to pick up our ingredients and bring them back to the restaurant.”

Five to six times a year to pick up goods for a restaurant may seem like not enough ingredients for a restaurant that has a crowd of regulars and constant newcomers, but the food is stored in the restaurant and is kept fresh, as well as sold quickly.

When asked what his favorite dish is, Miranda couldn’t choose.

“We like to cook,” Miranda said. “So, whatever you order, we would be happy to make it. I like every single dish here because like I said everything we make

here we make at home. Whatever customers order, we are happy to make it.”

Miranda has only one day a week off-the rest are dedicated to making sure everything runs smoothly at Mi Patria both day and night. He is the main cook in the kitchen who closes orders and makes sure the food goes out the way it is supposed to look and taste.

Mi Patria has been featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and and Guy Fieri said “Latin cuisine is perhaps some of the best in the world and while quite popular in the south, it’s great to see it spread with popularity to the north as well.”

Customers can be sure the food being served is nothing short of delicious. With Miranda in the kitchen, he not only cooks, but also makes sure dishes are served looking and tasting how they are supposed to.

SOCIETY

Pop culture provides adaptable, interactive stories

Natalie Larimer Staff Writer natalie.larimer@drake.edu @larimerslogic

Pop culture has a huge impact on people’s lives. Whether it be music, movies, books, or any other way of communicating ideas, pop culture surrounds everything we are exposed to.

However simple the topic may seem, it gets complicated in how it’s both reflecting the popular items in our culture, but also creating them.

“Pop culture affects our lives because it both shows what we think about our culture and it gives us ways to think about our culture,” junior Rhetoric and LPS major Beth Macnab said. “So it’s both creating and perpetuating our ideologies.”

Social media is a huge part of our generation’s pop culture footprint.

“When you go onto Twitter and start tweeting, you find that after a while you discover the ‘flavor’ of what a tweet is to be like,” rhetoric and pop culture professor Joan McAlister said.

“You’re influenced by the rhetoric of that medium but at the same

time you’re putting stuff on there.”

There are many things we learn from pop culture, but it’s interesting to look at how much it changes us as a society.

“As a rhetorician, I look at how popular culture persuades and how it creates points of identification,” McAlister said.

“I believe that there are cultural scripts that we see from a very young age that we use to understand human relations and ourselves.”

Pop culture is generally perceived as being a good thing, as it does historicize how our society thinks and acts. But some people have a different opinion.

“Pop culture makes us lazy,” junior LPS major Anthony Pawnell said. “It gives us a small piece of what culture is and we take it as the whole piece. So like, we see hip-hop and we’re like ‘Oh okay cool. Hip-hop. That’s what black people do. That’s all black people do is hip-hop.’”

Particular aspects of pop culture have a major effect on people, especially movies.

“American Sniper” was an incredibly influential movie that came out recently, and it caused a lot of controversy. Because the

main character was a war hero, it created a strict line dividing people who approved of the movie’s message and those who didn’t.

“I think movies give people a certain perspective,” Pawnell said. “It all depends on how people are attached to that perspective because some people will take that perspective as

capital-T Truth instead of taking it as one perspective and adding it on to other perspectives of that same situation. Films, their power is in spreading that one perspective into so many people because there could be one person who has a very different perspective but we don’t get that story because there wasn’t a movie made about them.”

Pop culture is a very complicated subject that we all just seem to understand.

“We sort of write ourselves into these stories and write these stories into our lives,” McAlister said. “You still will take your own biases about how you will perceive another culture.”

POPULAR TELEVISION SHOWS like Game of Thrones and movies like How to Train Your Dragon have the capacity to affect reality, generate massive followings and become incorporated into society through adaptations such as children’s toys, stuffed animals, clothing and blankets. PHOTO BY CASSANDRA BAUER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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SPORTS VOLLEYBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Struggles on road as MVC Freshmen to be called on in 2015 season midterm passes Juniors take leadership roles after Jonas injury Austin Cannon Beat Writer austin.cannon@drake.edu @NotAustinCannon

THE DRAKE BACK ROW gets into position to receive a serve. Junior Michelle Thommi and sophomore Kyla Inderski lead the Bulldogs in digs with 339 and 338 this season, respectively. PHOTO BY CASSANDRA BAUER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Adam Rogan Sports Editor adam.rogan@drake.edu @Adam_Rogan A road win against Bradley on Oct. 13 snapped a two match losing streak for the Bulldogs, but the good news ends there. Three road losses followed as Drake traveled to the University of Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois and Evansville.

Although the win is still something to celebrate, Bradley is a winless 0-10 against conference opponents in 2015. Bradley has only won three sets in the Missouri Valley Conference this season, one of which came against Drake.

The Bulldogs faced off with UNI in Cedar Falls on Oct. 17 and, unlike the Bradley match, nothing seemed to go right.

From the start, Drake struggled to put points on the board. Only five kills were recorded for the Bulldogs in the first set as compared to UNI’s 17.

Unsurprisingly, the Bulldogs lost set one, 13-25.

Statistically, the second set didn’t look much better. The Bulldogs had a hit percentage of .054, but two big blocks from redshirt junior Katie Allen boosted the team’s morale and kept them in the game.

Down 20-13, Drake took the next five points thanks to a trio of UNI attacking errors and strong serving, including one ace, from junior Michelle Thommi. After trading points over the next four volleys, UNI went on a 3-0 run to close out the second set, 25-20.

Drake was able to get out to a quick 5-2 lead in set three behind their best hitting of the match, recording a hit percentage of .235 through the set. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, UNI hit their best in set three as well.

With the match tied at 14, UNI went on an 8-1 run to put some distance between themselves and the Bulldogs. The set ended 25-18 and UNI completed the sweep.

The Bulldogs began the back half of the conference season when they met with SIU on Oct. 23 for the second time this year.

This repetition can help the Bulldogs better strategize against their opponents, having seen them first-hand a little over a month ago. But this same tactic can be used against them as well.

SIU is currently the third-best team in the MVC and proved that ranking by controlling Drake on the court.

Drake’s hit percentage was below .100 in the match while SIU finished at .220. This discrepancy can be attributed to the struggles of Drake’s three top hitters – Grace Schofield, Kyla Inderski and Makena Schoene – who combined for a hit percentage of .024 against SIU. The Bulldogs faced superb blocking at the net as SIU picked up 10 blocks in just three games

while Drake only had five. Allen had a hand in four of them, two of which were solo.

Drake was swept for the second straight match: 15-25, 1825, 20-25.

The next day the Bulldogs finished their road trip at Evansville. The last time these two teams met was on Sept.

25, the first match of the MVC season, when Drake swept the Purple Aces easily at the Knapp Center. This week’s match was a different story.

Drake struggled putting points away early and fell behind 9-2.

But slowly, they began getting back into the game.

An 8-3 Drake run featured kills and blocks from five different Bulldogs to bring the set to within two.

The Bulldogs continued to battle and took a late 19-18 lead.

However, the Purple Aces hitting down the stretch guided them to a 25-22 set win.

Despite getting out ahead 10-6 in set two, the Bulldogs allowed a 9-1 run that gave Evansville a lead that would not be relinquished.

The Purple Aces won the game 25-16 and took a 2-0 match lead.

Despite featuring just two lead changes, the third set was close throughout. The Bulldogs held a healthy 17-12 lead, but the Purple Aces were able to slowly chip away and tied the match 22.

Drake then took a timeout.

Head coach Darrin McBroom knew that a loss in the set would end the match and whatever he said in the huddle clearly worked as the Bulldogs came out firing.

Two kills and a block gave the Bulldogs the points they needed to win the set, 25-23.

Still, any momentum they may have built was repressed in game four by the Purple Aces’ hitters.

Drake fell behind 12-4 and never closed the gap to within six thereafter. Evansville ended the match with a 25-18 set win.

The Bulldogs will look to turn their luck around against Indiana State and Illinois State this weekend at the Knapp Center.

Both matches are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night, respectively.

How the rest of the MVC is doing: 1. Wichita State

9-1

2. Loyola

7-3

3. Southern Illinois

7-3

4. Illinois State

7-4

5. UNI

7-4

6. Missouri State

6-4

7. Drake

4-7

8. Indiana State

3-8

9. Evansville

2-8

10. Bradley

0-10

The Bulldogs were a very good team in 2014-15. They scored the most points in the conference and won 20 games for the first time in seven years.

Becoming a great team is the next objective.

The Bulldogs ran roughshod over Missouri Valley Conference foes on their way to a 15-3 conference record — winning nine games to start the conference season — but finished second in the MVC after late-season road losses to first-place Wichita State and Missouri State.

Drake won the final two games of the regular season, but fell to seventh-seed Evansville in the first round of the MVC tournament. Eastern Michigan awaited Drake in the WNIT where the Eagles outlasted the Bulldogs, 80-70; a sour ending to the Bulldogs’ most successful season since 2008.

“We don’t know how to win at the end, OK, but we’re going to have to figure it out,” head coach Jennie Baranczyk said at the Bulldogs’ annual media day Oct. 15. “That was a hard weekend for us. It really was, but that also has drive us into our postseason and our preseason and now the beginning of this season.”

Repeating or exceeding last season’s success could be difficult.

Senior leaders Liza Heap and Carly Grenfell both graduated.

Center Becca Jonas, who along with Maddy Dean gave Drake the inside presence it had lacked in years prior, will miss the entire season after surgery on her left knee to repair a microfracture.

“With her not being here we have to adjust a little bit, but Jennie has a solid system so it helps,” Dean said.

In order to adjust, the Bulldogs might feature smaller lineups, but for the moment it looks like senior Emma Donahue will take Jonas’s spot in the starting lineup. The 6-foot-3 senior appeared in 22 games in 2014-15, averaging 1.4 points and one rebound per contest.

“Emma Donahue is really going to have an opportunity to really step up and be called upon,” Baranczyk said.

The absence of Heap and Jonas force adaptation, but three of Barancyzk’s starters will return with their offensive firepower in tow.

Lizzy Wendell (21.8 points per game), Dean (13.6) and Caitlin Ingle (11.5) all earned postseason All-MVC recognition last year and will play more of a leadership role this season.

“As a junior, it’s time to step up,” Ingle said. “It’s time to take that leadership role. Me and Lizzy are really taking that on.”

Wendell’s leadership and talent have garnered additional recognition. She was named 2014-2015’s MVC Player of the Year and was elected to the AllMVC Preseason Team last week.

“We got shown the leadership our last two years, so this year we’re trying just trying to incorporate talking and just showing them how to do everything,” Wendell said.

If the usual offseason changes weren’t enough, the NCAA playing rules panel approved rule changes in June that will go into effect this season. Instead of two 20-minute halves there will now be four 10-minute quarters, replicating the structure of WNBA games.

“I think the biggest thing is that there might be times where we have to go eight minutes without a timeout called, which is very different from last year when there was a media (timeout) every four (minutes) no matter what,” Ingle said, “and so just having depth, which we have, is something that’s going to be on our side.”

Four freshmen will replace the four seniors who graduated

last season. Forwards Sarah Rhine and Madelyne Johnson will help Donahue fill in for Jonas while guards Nicole Miller and Sammie Bachrodt will settle in the perimeter off the bench.

Miller, who won the Iowa Miss Basketball award in 2015, will likely not spend extended time on the sideline.

“She’s going to have to play,” Baranczyk said. “She’s going to have to play through some things, and we’re excited about that …

She’s a winner.”

The new rules affect fouls, too. They will reset after every quarter, and teams will enter the bonus and shoot two free throws after the opposition’s fifth foul.

As it did last season, Drake will play a tough non-conference schedule. The Bulldogs open the season with Iowa State on Nov. 15 at the Knapp Center and will also host former MVC rival Creighton on Nov. 24.

On the road, Drake travels to the Big Ten’s Wisconsin and Iowa. Drake will also play in the Lady Rebel Round-Up in Las Vegas Nov. 28-29.

Even with the difficult schedule, Drake is expected to thrive in 2015-2016. The Bulldogs were ranked second in the MVC Preseason Poll, just behind Missouri State and above last year’s conference champion Wichita State.

“We need to bring it every practice,” Dean said, “and if we bring it to every practice, we’ll be ready for out game.”

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SPORTS WOMEN’S SOCCER

Conference champs!

BULLDOGS CELEBRATE after a goal earlier this month. The Bulldogs have been inconsistent on both sides of the ball, mixing stellar play with poor showings in 2015. They have given up just two goals in the last four games, the best defense they’ve displayed all season. The offense is averaging more than 1.6 goals per game, but has been shut out four times. PHOTO BY JOEL VENZKE | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Adam Rogan Sports Editor adam.rogan@drake.edu @Adam_Rogan Drake hasn’t finished the regular season on top of the Missouri Valley Conference or gone undefeated in conference play since 2006.

That is, until now.

A scoreless draw with Loyola and a 1-1 tie against the University of Northern Iowa last week preserved Drake’s undefeated conference record and seat at top of the MVC. The last match on the schedule came on the road against the Missouri State Bears on Oct. 24, the second best team in the conference.

Drake only needed a tie to secure the top spot in the MVC entering the conference tournament, but two goals from Rebecca Rodgers pushed Drake over the top.

“(Rodgers) is just a special player,” head coach Lindsey Horner said. “Becca’s production in league is a big part of why we’ve done so well.”

Junior Kayla Armstrong took Drake’s only corner kick of the first half in the 36th minute.

Rodgers was waiting in the box and put the ball into the upper corner of the goal to get Drake ahead 1-0.

“It’s really good for the team if you’re up a goal before you go down a goal so you have the confidence to lead into the rest of the game,” defender Ali Smith said.

The lead was extended to two in the 58th minute, again on a goal from Rodgers.

Smith stole a misguided pass and pushed the ball upfield in transition. She found Rodgers in enemy territory, primed to strike.

“Transition-wise you have to be on your toes,” Smith said “I read the ball and got in front of

it and passed it to Becca. … (We need to be) ready for the mistakes that other teams are going to make so that we can capitalize.”

With only the goalkeeper between her and the net, Rodgers chipped the ball over the goalie for her ninth goal of the season.

That goal helped Rodgers earn MVC Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this month.

Now with a two-goal cushion, the pressure was on the Drake defense to protect the lead.

The Bears put two shots on goal in the first half, but tripled that in the second. Seven different Bears forced Drake goalkeeper Brooke Dennis to make plays in front of the net. And she was flawless.

Two weeks ago Dennis said that the defense was in need of a shutout to bolster their confidence as a team. Going 8-for-8 on saves against Missouri State, Dennis earned her second shutout of the season, both of which came in the last two weeks.

Not only was allowing just one goal in three games a boost that Dennis and the defense may have needed, but it also helped assert Drake’s dominance in the MVC. “(Getting a shutout) was a long time coming for sure,” Horner said. “This time of the year you want to be playing your best and I think our defense has started to definitely put it together.”

“It was huge,” Smith added.

“We’ve had issues letting scrappy goals get in.”

Dennis’s efforts earned her MVC Goalkeeper of the Week honors for the third straight week.

The Bulldogs are now the only unbeaten team in the MVC after dealing Missouri State their second loss of the conference season.

The Bulldogs now have two weeks off to rest and prepare for the MVC Tournament.

“A big part of our goal (this season) was to get a first round bye and to win the regular

season,” Horner said. “Now that we’ve done that we’re going … to regroup and set our sights for what it looks like moving forward.”

Drake’s next opponent is yet to be decided, as there are several games that still need to be played in the MVC. But a bye in the first round is already guaranteed.

This gives Drake two weeks off before the tournament gets underway on Nov. 6 in Evansville, IN. Just two wins stand between the Bulldogs and a conference championship – a championship that comes packaged with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.

“We’ve been working so hard these past few weeks,” Rodgers said. “We’re ready to give it all we got and finally show the conference that we can actually do it and win it all.”

MEN’S SOCCER

Defensive lapses cost Bulldogs perfect season in conference

Now 3-1 against conference opponents, Drake ranked third in the MVC Adam Rogan Sports Editor adam.rogan@drake.edu @Adam_Rogan

Drake participated in a total of eight periods of competition over the past week, playing in two matches that both went into double overtime.

The Bulldogs hosted the Omaha Mavericks on Wednesday night and played to a 1-1 draw before losing via golden goal to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Cougars on Saturday.

The loss to SIUE was Drake’s first conference loss of the season and dropped the Bulldogs to third place in the Missouri Valley Conference. The two goals in the match against Omaha came at the opposite ends of regular time.

The Mavericks took the lead in the sixth minute when Drake allowed Omaha redshirt sophomore Logan Mendez to get his head on a cross and put the ball into the back of the net.

Following the mistake, the Bulldogs were able to control the match on both ends of the pitch, but they still struggled to score.

Drake took 18 shots in the match while Omaha only had six, but the Bulldogs were unable to even the score until the 88th minute.

Drake defender Adam Weatherley fired a deep shot that looked as though it might go in for the equalizer until it met the crossbar and bounced back

into play. Junior James Wypych seized the opportunity and sent the rebound into the back of the net with a header.

The score remained tied through the rest of regulation and overtime. Even though Drake outshot Omaha 7-2 in extra time, neither team was able to find the net and the match ended in a draw. The Cougars took to the field with tenacity under the lights of Cownie Field on Saturday night. SIUE needed an upset to remain near the top of the MVC against the top-ranked Drake Bulldogs, who had been undefeated in conference play so far in 2015 entering the match.

SIUE earned several chances early in the match, but struggled to find the net as the Drake defense made clearances when it mattered most. Goalkeeper Darrin MacLeod was put to work early and made a diving save in the fifth minute, his first of four saves in the contest.

Despite SIUE controlling the pace of play in the early minutes, Drake was able to take advantage of their opponent’s overly aggressive scheme.

“Our ability to build from the back to the middle, that was pleasing,” head coach Gareth Smith said. “I was happy with how we created opportunities.”

In the 20th minute a fantastic diving save by SIUE goalkeeper Kyle Dal Santo prevented a Drake goal. But the Bulldogs were still able to retain control of the ball and kept creating chances.

Four minutes later, they were rewarded.

Midfielder Mueng Sunday found space and drove toward the net before making a quick pass to Gabe Edel at the goal line for the score. The goal was Edel’s third of the season and Sunday’s sixth assist.

Drake held onto the 1-0 lead through the rest of the first half.

In the second half it became clear that SIUE was determined not to remain goalless.

SIUE defender Justin Bilyeu sent a perfectly placed cross into the box in the 55th minute and found Jabari Danzy for the score.

The equalizer gave the Cougars confidence and momentum.

Their aggression did not taper and the game grew increasingly physical, particularly on free balls at midfield.

SIUE’s midfielders used their superior size to win the majority of free balls throughout the match. This helped them dominate in terms of ball control and stay competitive even after the Bulldogs retook the lead in the 71st minute.

Edel found space along the right sideline in the attacking third and crossed the ball into the box. He found junior Wypych for his team-leading sixth goal of the season and Drake took the lead, 2-1.

Wypych had two chances on goal the very next minute, but both were saved by the SIUE backline. Dal Santo, despite giving up two goals, made an

impressive eight saves in the match. SIUE’s defenders did their job as well by contributing three team saves. The Cougars struck again in the 73rd minute, tying the match up at two after Drake’s failure to extend the lead.

MacLeod attempted to clear a dangerous ball with a punch, but Danzy was able to take control of the ball and put it into the back of the net for his second goal of the game.

Drake was being slowly worn down in the second half. SIUE had only one shot in the first half, but turned it around with 10 in the second. Several of their attempts were off target however, as MacLeod was only forced to make three saves in regular time.

Great defense by Drake redshirt sophomore Nick Manzoni in the 89th minute prevented a potential breakaway for SIUE that could’ve potentially ended the match. The ensuing possession almost turned into an attack on goal for the Bulldogs, but a misguided pass from Manzoni rolled out of play and time expired soon after.

The match then moved into overtime.

Defense was all that mattered in the first period of extra time.

SIUE made several clutch saves and clearances to prolong the match as Drake was able to keep the ball in the attacking half for most of the period.

Sunday had a shot cleared out of bounds for a corner in the 95th minute. Edel’s kick from

the corner nearly led to a gamewinner for the Bulldogs, but another diving save by Dal Santo preserved the 2-2 score.

Drake had twice as many shots as SIUE in overtime, but the Cougars would take the only shot that mattered in the game’s final period.

In the 105th minute, SIUE junior Ivan Gutierrez took a desperation shot on goal from more than 40 yards out. The shot rocketed off of his foot and curled goalwards. MacLeod made a diving attempt for the ball, but it slipped past into the lower right corner of the net.

“We need to tighten up on transition into defending and making sure, like in the final goal there, that we’re getting enough pressure on the ball when the ball gets turned over,” Smith said.

“We’ve had 17 attempts on goal, which is usually enough to win the game, but we just fell asleep a couple of times in key moments in the game.”

SIUE walked away victorious 3-2 and the Bulldogs hung their heads, their undefeated conference season broken.

“Tonight we’re disappointed in the result,” Smith said.

“Probably not disappointed in the performance.”

The Bulldogs will be on the road next week for a Halloween night match against Loyola. Their final regular season match will take place a week later, on Nov. 7, for Senior Night at home against Bradley.

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Oct. 28, 2015

SPORTS FOOTBALL

Dolphins downed! Bulldogs upset previously undefeated Jacksonville

Passing attack and 14 unanswered fourth quarter points power Drake over PFL no. 1 Austin Cannon Beat Writer austin.cannon@drake.edu @NotAustinCannon

As they will be for the rest of 2015, the Bulldogs’ championship hopes were on the line Saturday afternoon at Drake Stadium.

Undefeated Jacksonville loomed.

Ineligible to win the Pioneer Football League championship because of a league-imposed penalty, the Dolphins operate as the league antagonist with designs of spoiling the playoff chances of the other PFL teams.

Behind quarterback Kade Bell and the PFL’s top passing attack, the Dolphins had not lost a PFL game since Nov. 1, 2014. They had beaten Marist, Morehead State and Stetson in 2015, but they could not replicate the results after the 1,025-mile trip to Des Moines.

Andy Rice threw for four touchdowns, three to tight end Eric Saubert, as the Bulldogs came back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Dolphins 28-24 and stay in the PFL title hunt.

It was an outcome that seemed so improbable given the situation.

The Bulldogs had struggled much of the year on offense, especially when passing the ball and against good teams. But even looking at a 24-14 score in the final period against an undefeated team, there was no panic offensively.

“You know what’s funny?”

Rice said. “I don’t know if I even realized what the score was. I don’t know if the offense did. I felt like we were just clicking. We had that sense of urgency but it wasn’t like a scared sense of urgency. I was just fun.”

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs found themselves at the Jacksonville 34.

Five more plays yielded 24 yards

and it was second and goal from the 10. Rice took the snap and rolled out to his left to avoid the trio of Dolphins in pursuit. Just before being hit, he fluttered a high pass to the back of the end zone where a leaping Saubert made the catch.

With 5:12 left, John Hugunin, who finished with a career-high 20 tackles, forced his eighth fumble of the season that Drake recovered. Aided by a thirddown defensive pass interference penalty and a Zach Zlabis reception, the Bulldogs had a first down at the Jacksonville 19.

Tight end Andrew Yarwood, who only had one other catch on the afternoon, ran a quick out route, made the reception and ran down the sideline before cutting inside and diving over the goal line as defenders tried to drag him down. Drake had retaken the lead, causing the crowd to get louder than it had all season. The defense got its fourth and final stop of the quarter and one of the two PFL unbeatens fell for the first time this season.

“You get that feeling on the sideline sometimes, like there’s no way we’re going to lose this game,” Yarwood said. “It was definitely there today.”

Call it a geographically ignorant rivalry. The two teams don’t like each other. Confident Jacksonville players spent the early part of the game nodding their heads and presumably jawing at the Drake sideline, drawing the ire of an angry Drake father in the stands.

“It’s definitely a big rivalry,” Yarwood said. “A lot of smack talk goes on with Jacksonville, and we have a mutual respect but also don’t like each other.”

Drake’s confidence waned after a sloppy first quarter yielded four combined turnovers, seven penalties and a 3-0 Jacksonville lead. Rice was subbed out for a pair of series. His replacement

Andrew Clifford proceeded to throw interceptions on his first two pass attempts.

But then the second quarter began, and Rice led Drake (44, 3-2) on a six-play, 63-yard touchdown drive that culminated with a 13-yard pass to a falling Saubert in the front-right corner of the end zone.

It was the same connection on the next drive. After Saubert partially blocked a Jacksonville punt, Drake had the ball on the Jacksonville 22. On third and goal from the nine, Rice lofted Saubert a pass on a sideline fade route that evaded the outstretched Dolphin defender. Saubert came down with it in the same spot he caught his first touchdown and it was 14-3, Bulldogs.

Jacksonville got a touchdown back before the half on a 33-yard Bell pass to Brian Burnett.

After halftime, the Dolphins seemed to revert back to their

undefeated form, marching 57 yards in fewer than three minutes to take a 17-14 lead. Toward the end of the quarter, Dolphins running back Ulysses Bryant bounced to the outside for a 3-yard touchdown run and a 2414 Jacksonville lead that set the stage for the Bulldogs’ comeback.

Rice, who has endured a season of injury and struggled with an oft-injured offense, was the first quarterback since 2011 to throw four touchdowns in a game.

His primary target Saubert, who was also Drake’s first 100-yard receiver of the season, became the first Bulldogs to catch three touchdowns in a game since Jason Jones did in 2003.

The Drake offense had spent much of 2015 mired in a fog of mediocrity and ineffectiveness, but after head coach Rick Fox turned the play calling duties over to assistant Brad Pole on Monday, it came together.

“You know when you’re lost, you could be three steps from being found but you feel like you’re 100 miles from being found,” Fox said. “I felt like that’s where we were at for our offense.

And I told them, ‘Hey, it’s going to click tomorrow. You’re going to get it.’”

While still alive, the chances of a Drake PFL title remain on life support. Not only can Drake not afford to lose, but the Bulldogs also need help.

For starters, a very good San Diego team must lose two of its final four league games to give Drake a shot. Next Saturday, Drake has to find a way to win on the road against Morehead State.

“It’s a lot of momentum,” Saubert said. “We just got to buy in and keep believing in our coaches and keep believing in each other.”

DRAKE IS STILL PERFECT at home after their win on Saturday. Andrew Yarwood extends for his first touchdown of the season as defenders try - and fail - to pull him down short of the goal line. PHOTOS BY VALARIE MEYER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

FOOTBALL

New play caller and Saubert’s big day contribute in Drake’s win

Austin Cannon Beat Writer austin.cannon@drake.edu @NotAustinCannon Coaching Shift After being shut out at San Diego, the Bulldogs made adjustments on both sides of the ball.

On offense, head coach Rick Fox would no longer be calling the plays. Offensive assistant coach Brad Pole received the play-calling duties on Monday and he helped provide an emotional spark for the Bulldogs’ offense. Pole got his team fired up before running out of the tunnel before Drake’s 28-24 victory over Jacksonville.

“That was something we haven’t seen from (the offense),” linebacker John Hugunin said.

“We haven’t seen that outward energy as much as they’d like to show it, and so having Coach Pole get them fired up from the get-go really helped the overall feel of the team.”

As it happened, the offense didn’t start out well at all.

Penalties and a pair of Andrew Clifford interceptions kept the Bulldogs off the scoreboard in the first quarter. However, in the second and fourth quarters, the offense looked the best it had all season. And it was against the defense that forces the most turnovers in the FCS, too.

“I think we’ve seen our offense play well in spurts throughout the season, but today feels really good,” quarterback Andy Rice said.

Rice threw four touchdowns on the afternoon, marking the first time a Drake quarterback has done that since his predecessor, Mike Piatkowski, did in November 2011. And while it might be overlooked, Rice was

also vital to Drake keeping possession.

The Bulldogs held the ball for eight-and-a-half minutes more than the Dolphins. How? Drake recorded 26 first downs and converted on 61 percent (11 of 18) of its third-down plays. Coming into the game, the Bulldogs converted on only 34 percent of third down attempts, so maybe there’s reason for optimism.

“Coach Pole definitely brings a different energy to the offense,” tight end Andrew Yarwood said.

“He did a great job in his first time calling plays for us. Looking forward to seeing what we can do the rest of the season with this new offense.”

Defensively, it was less of a change and more of a return to identity. “(Cornerback) Brad Duwe, one of our other captains, said we got to back to basics,” Hugunin said. “We’ve got to do things the way we know how to: run to the football, try to get the football out — whether, that’s interceptions, fumbles, whatever. We really bought into that this week. We had probably our best week of practice that we’ve had this season and I think that really carried over to the game.”

Hugunin and the rest of the defense did exactly that. The Bulldogs forced three turnovers, Hugunin forcing his second fumble of the day late in the fourth quarter to set up Drake’s winning touchdown.

Jacksonville quarterback Kade Bell threw for 235 yards, 77 under his per-game average.

Hugunin finished with 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and an almost comical 20 tackles, a career high and the high-water mark for PFL defenders this season.

Not only was he named the Defensive Player of the Week in

the PFL for the second time this season, but he is also the FCS National Defensive Player of the Week.

Saubert Breaks Out When healthy, tight end Eric Saubert has been the most reliable pass-catching option for the Bulldogs for the past three seasons. He had led the Bulldogs in receptions for the first seven games of 2015, but he had yet to have the big breakout game of his senior season.

On Saturday, he turned in a signature performance, catching nine balls for 118 yards and three touchdowns. He was the first Drake player to catch three touchdowns in a game since 2003 and the Bulldogs’ first 100-yard receiver in 2015. For his effort, he earned the PFL’s Offensive Player of the Week honor.

Primarily, Saubert was able to use his size as a major advantage.

At 6-foot-4 and 242 pounds, Rice

calls him a “monster.”

Two of his touchdowns came from out-leaping the usually shorter defender. On a play in the fourth quarter, the defensive back trying to defend Saubert was all over him, but Saubert caught the ball high before physically driving the defender forward for five more yards. The Bulldogs declined the pass interference penalty.

“I’m much bigger than him, obviously, trying to use that to my advantage as much as I can,” Saubert said. “Andy put the ball in the perfect spot every time, so it was awesome today.”

The Drake coaches were also able to use Saubert the way they wanted to Saturday. Injuries at the tight end position had limited how freely they could deploy him, but a healthy Yarwood and Lee Snell gave the Bulldogs more options.

“We couldn’t move him around,” Fox said. “So now we’re

starting to use him the way we want to use him, and we had a mismatch on the boundary.”

Up Next Barring the extreme unlikelihood of PFL rivals losing the rest of their games, the Bulldogs must win out to have even a chance of hoisting the championship trophy at the season’s conclusion.

Drake plays 4-3 Morehead State Saturday in Morehead, Kentucky. The Eagles are 3-1 in the PFL, so a Drake victory would give the Bulldogs the valuable tiebreaker in the season’s final month.

The Eagles beat Campbell 31-27 on a touchdown run from receiver Christian Robinson in the final seconds Saturday. MSU is tied for second in the league with San Diego while 7-0 Dayton occupies the top spot.

The kickoff at MSU is set for noon.

Bulldog Football Week Nine Preview at Morehead State Eagles 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 in Morehead, KY Morehead State Record: 4-3 (3-1 PFL)

Conference: Pioneer Football League

Offensive Player to Watch — Containing the Eagles’ passing attack will be crucial for the Bulldogs this week. Quarterback Austin Gahafer has the second most passing yards (2090) and touchdowns (17) in the PFL and has only thrown five interceptions. Eight of those TD passes have gone to redshirt senior wide receiver Justin Cornwall.

Defensive Player to Watch — Cover corner Justin Grier leads the PFL in INTs with six.

Fast Facts • The Eagles have seemed unbeatable at home this season. They are 3-0 and have outscored opponents 96-21 at Jayne Stadium in 2015.

• MSU has the best turnover margin in the PFL, +9. Drake is in the middle of the pack at +1.

• The Eagles’ defense can be beaten. They’ve given up the most yards in the PFL in 2015.