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Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015

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OPINIONS Picking a school in Iowa left many friends to ask, “What’s there to do in Des Moines?” An upperclassmen gives advice on what Drake and its community has to offer first-years who have yet to explore Des Moines. Read more on page 6.

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The most recent addition to Des Moines’ Court Ave, Restaurant on Court Avenue, brings a classic twist to dining with culinary cocktails and black and white movies. Read more on page 9.

The 2015 Drake Relays have been ranked as the sixth-best track and field competition in the world thus far this year. The website that compiled the rankings, all-athletics.com, also placed the Relays in third among events held in the U.S. and first in the world for spring of 2015. Read more on page 11.

CAMPUS NEWS

Sexual misconduct program to compel ‘avenue of change’ Jessica Lynk News Editor jessica.lynk@drake.edu @jessmlynk

“Seventy percent of students (affected by sexual misconduct) go to their peers before they come to an official person to report,” Drake’s Coordinator for Sexual Violence Response and Healthy Relationship Promotion Alysa Mozak said.

Because of this, Mozak has wanted to educated students about how to react if a peer confided in them about sexual misconduct.

This mentality, combined with the 2014 mandate in the

Violence Against Women Act that requires all college students to be educated on the matter, pushed Drake University to require sexual & interpersonal misconduct educational program called Haven.

Haven, a course about sexual and interpersonal violence prevention, is required for all students at Drake.

Students are not allowed to register for spring classes until the curriculum is completed.

This class is the first hard mandate that the university has put on any program.

“The university is saying that “We think this is critical,’” Mozak said. “I hope that students see that the administration is backing my office up and really wants to

put forth efforts that are going to make people feel safer.”

“There is that accountability trickle affect from faculty to administration to my office to students in need,” Mozak said.

Although the program is meant to foster a better environment students affected by sexual misconduct, those who are survivors of sexual misconduct are not required to take the class.

“Haven is just a small little dent of trying to create that culture of support,” Mozak said.

Because a majority of students have not been affected by sexual misconduct, Mozak wants students to stress the significance of this issue through this survey.

“Creating a healthy thriving safe community by letting

people be educated and be part of the pillar of prevention and dissemination of recourses to people that are there allies, their friends, their sisters and brothers was the lens I took,” Mozak said, “But sometimes using ‘Hey, this is also a part of the federal guidelines was a good hook-in.’”

Even though students may not be personally affected by sexual misconduct, the course is aimed to provide resources for those who haven’t “You can still play onus to create an environment where people thrive and try to prevent it from happening,” Mozak said, “Haven is supposed to transform the culture so that people understand what are their

resources, their student rights and the procedures that the university provides for students who have been victimized.”

Mozak believes Haven will guide students in the direction of understanding.

“It is part of that environment that helps people feel like they have a voice,” Mozak said. “When they see the resources available that have always been available to students, but haven’t been adequately disseminated or documented, I think that this is going to create an avenue of change.”

For logistical questions about the program, students should go to www.drake.edu/sim.

CAMPUS NEWS

Journalism professor to run on platform of education reform Lauren Velasco Staff Writer Lauren.velasco@drake.edu

“I see myself as wearing

two separate hats. These paths are parallel but are never crossing.”

Jennifer Glover Konforst Public Relations Assistant Professor

As a new election cycle kicks into full gear, Drake professor and alum Jennifer Glover Konfrst is beginning her political campaign to be District 43’s Representative in the Iowa House.

Konfrst would represent the cities of Clive, West Des Moines, and Windsor Heights.

Konfrst is also a professor in public relations and political advocacy. When it comes to having two different jobs, she knows how to keep them separate from one another.

“I see myself as wearing two separate hats. These paths are parallel but are never crossing,” Konfrst said.

Although Konfrst is a novice to the campaigning process,

she is familiar with policy and legislation. Aside from teaching political advocacy, Konfrst has also worked for the US Senate.

Konfrst’s political background makes her no stranger to Iowa District 43 either. She has several ideas that she hopes to implement if she is elected.

“I feel like this is a time when my skills in public service are needed to bring people together and not keep dividing them,” Konfrst said.

One of Konfrst’s main focuses is on the public education system in Des Moines. The low funding for public education and mental health programs provides a challenging but necessary goal for Konfrst.

“It is very important to me that public education and mental health programs are funded in Iowa because everyone deserves to be treated well by the state,” Konfrst said.

Konfrst has an important

group of people helping her throughout her campaign. One notable volunteer is Drake PR alum Taylor Larson.

“Before attending Drake, I had no background in politics.

But by living in Des Moines, you just get immersed in the political atmosphere,” Larson said.

Larson is currently a firstyear law student and hopes to someday work in policy and legislation. After graduating from Drake as an undergraduate in public relations she has always stayed close to Konfrst. “(Konfrst) would be a great representative. I know she is listening (to her district) and she would be a great person for the job,” Larson said. “She would do everything in her power to let people know what’s going on.”

State Senator of Iowa Janet Peterson is also one of Konfrst’s supporters for the election process. She endorsed Konfrst’s campaign and will volunteer for

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her as well. Peterson has served in the Iowa Legislature for 15 years total, as a representative and as a senator.

“I love it when I see great people make a decision to run for public office. That’s why I was thrilled to see my friend Jennifer Konfrst announce her run for the Iowa House,” Peterson said.“She’s smart and successful.

She shares our Democratic values and she knows how to get things done,” Konfrst and her outside team of supporters and volunteers will work towards getting a primary election, which will take place in June of 2016, followed by the general election in November of 2016.

In the meantime, Konfrst will continue to advocate her goals for District 43.

“When I make changes, I want to make sure people are represented fairly and all voices are heard equally.”

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Sept. 16, 2015

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Junior Roy Ju achieves top actuarial designation Nigel Hing Staff Writer yeexiong.hing@drake.edu

Achieving Fellowship status in the Society of Actuaries otherwise known as FSA is no easy feat.

The process typically takes years of studies, with candidates required to pass a series of exams and modules. A typical exam hour

Forums to highlight campus environment In February 2015, students and faculty took an anonymous survey to evaluate climate at Drake.

The initiative is part of a six step phase to change the culture are Drake.

The executive summary for the campus climate survey is available online at drake.edu/climateassessment. The full report will be posted at the end of next week.

Students and staff must use their ids to access the confidential information.

The findings will be discussed in Sussman Theater on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 22 at 3:30 p.m.

requires an average 100 hours of study and exams are typically three hours long each.

Roy Ju, a junior finance major, is the youngest person ever to achieve this distinction.

His approach reduced the amount of time spent on repetitive practice problems and allowed him to focus more on developing an understanding of the subject matter.

On top of studying, Ju works and plays tennis and an instrument in his free time.

“I make sure to keep my most important priorities in check while aiming to be efficient in all aspects of life,” Ju said. “I feel that one can never be too busy to enjoy their passions and interests.”

Roy admitted that it did not come across his mind while preparing for exams.

“Some people had sent me the article written on the previous youngest record holder during my freshman year in college,” Ju said. “It didn’t occur to me that I was within reach of this record

until I was very close to the end of the exam process.”

Professors in the college of business believe he showed merit in the award.

“He was actively involved in asking questions and showed much interest in my class,” said Associate Professor of Finance & Actuarial Science Toby White.

“Many other professors (in College of Business) and I could tell that he has a higher level of intelligence as well as curiosity, similar to those studying at a

graduate school.”

“I hope to some day make a positive influence within the financial services industry that would benefit the industry’s profitability and societal wellbeing,” Ju said.

Although Ju has attained this distinction, he remains humble.

“Despite his achievement, he never goes around telling everyone about it,” White said.

“He just has a strong positive attitude while having a goaloriented mindset.”

STUDENT SENATE

Senate considers caution with money allocation Beth LeValley Staff Writer beth.levalley@drake.edu @bethlevalley

Organizations were frontand-center, but student elections appeared on the horizon at Thursday’s Student Senate meeting.

Senate had their first onetime funding request of the year and allocated $1,810 to the Drake Men’s Ultimate Frisbee club for its Exit 69 tournament.

The tournament will be in Maple Plain, Minnesota and will occur September 26 to the 27.

Mitchell McCarthy, a Drake Men’s Ultimate club captain, spoke to the Senate about the tournament.

“It’s a good way to judge where we’re at,” said McCarthy.

“We’re also looking at improving

our freshmen that will greatly improve our chances at nationals.”

The club placed third at regionals last year, and with many returning members, they hope to place higher this year.

Members of Senate had many questions for the club, and Treasurer Trevor Matusik reminded them that the Senate is there to support student organizations.

Matusik said a similar request was passed last year for the same tournament. He also said that one-time funding requests like this were passed most of the time last year.

When a senator asked what the budget was for the year, Matusik was cautious in describing how Senate allocates the money.

“As far as what’s going to be done to make sure that spending limit is enforced, I’m not sure,” said Matusik. “All of the requests I’ve seen are worth of Senate

“All of the requests I’ve

seen are worth of Senate funds, in my opinion.”

Trevor Matusik

Student Senate Treasurer

funds, in my opinion.”

Senate will have to spread those funds around a little bit more this year, as numerous clubs are attempting to take off.

Sen. Jared Freemon announced that there are already four requests to become new organizations at Drake, including a hammocking club and a Spikeball club.

Student Senate also finalized the amendments for the Certified Election Rules, the Rules and Regulations for Student Senate and the SAB bylaws.

During campaign season, students running for Student Senate will be allowed to purchase their own sandwich board if the Office of Student Life has run out.

Because of an incident involving spray chalk last year, spray chalk is now prohibited at Drake University. Regular chalk is still allowed.

SAB also added the Free Movie Friday co-chairman to the executive board. They will be required to attend two of SAB’s events. “(Free Movie Friday) will still have its own separate budget, so this is just to make sure things are going smoothly,” said Vice President of Student Activities Erin Griffin.

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Sept. 16, 2015

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Pizza place takes over popular Paul Revere’s Pizza Drake Rhone Staff Reporter drake.rhone@drake.edu

A new restaurant has appeared on campus, taking the place of Drake’s beloved Paul Revere’s Pizza.

Bordy’s Pizza opened a few months ago, just in time for the start of the fall semester. The building was leased by Christian “Bordy” Bordanero and Darren Marasco, one of Bordanero’s former employees in his first location.

Bordanero described the move as simply being a business decision that he had been wanting to make for quite some time, which became available once the building that Paul Revere’s was based in was sold to a new owner, who then gave Bordanero a call.

“I’ve always loved the Drake area,” said Bordanero. “And I’ve always wanted to have a location on a college campus. I was sitting with my help when I got the call — Darren being one of them. I asked him if he wanted to be a partner, and three days later we signed the lease.”

While this is the first time Bordanero has been in a college neighborhood, he’s been around

the block a few times at other locations since he bought the business from his father in 1972.

“We have one other location,” said Bordanero. “We also supply all of the pizza for Wells Fargo and HyVee Hall. We’ve been doing that for three years now.”

Since it is an established restaurant, Bordy’s has several differences from Paul Revere’s, and acceptance comes slowly for members of the Drake community. “(Bordy’s) will never live up to Paul Revere’s,” said Drake FOCUS missionary Brandon Miranda. “It was a staple on campus, I loved that it was super janky. It was a good place to get one o’clock

breadsticks, but I’ll give Bordy’s a shot. I give all new places a shot.”

Bordanero mentioned a few qualities of Bordy’s that he thinks Drake students will enjoy.

“We don’t have breadsticks, but we have garlic cheese bread, which I think is equal if not better,” said Bordanero. “Our sauce is spicier than normal sauce, but you can get a milder sauce by request, which is made with half the spices. Bordy’s is known for its crust and its sauce, and 95% of our ingredients are made in-house. We also offer beer in tallboy cans, which is something that I don’t think Paul Revere’s had.”

Since classes have only been

in session for a short time, many students haven’t yet tried Bordy’s, but most are willing to give it a try.

“I’m sad to see (Paul Revere’s) go, but I also accept change,” junior Kim Taylor said. “They really center on the individual, with the pizza by the slice, which is cool, even if it is a bit expensive.”

Bordy’s is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day, and is also open for supper hours from 5 p.m to 10 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and 5 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The restaurant is closed on Sunday.

Bordy’s can be reached by calling 515-279-1607.

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04 | opinions

Sept. 16, 2015

OPINIONS NATIONAL EVENTS

HUMANS OF DRAKE

Humans of Drake

The Iran nuclear deal and the U.S.

Josh Hughes

Staff Writer joshua.hughes@drake.edu @JoshHughesIA

In September of 1967, at the height of the Cold War, a fearful United States delivered over 5 kilograms of fissile isotopes of enriched uranium to the front lines of Soviet expansionism: Iran.

For the next 12 years, the United States continued to support and encourage the expansion of an Iranian nuclear energy program.

However, in 1979, change came to Tehran. The Islamic Revolution rose to power on the premise of a return to Shia tradition and an end to Western intervention in Persian affairs.

The revolution, which held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days, upended the calculus in regional diplomacy and risked sparking the entire Middle East to conflict.

But that didn’t happen. The hostages were released, and the new regime settled into their new digs.

Over the next 30 years, Iran built up the shell of a nuclear program left from pre-revolution times. Their actions ultimately led the International Atomic Energy Commission to announce in June of 2003 that Iran had violated the Nuclear Non-Proliferation agreement that the Shah’s government signed almost 35 years before.

Iran promised to stop enrichment (which can be used for nuclear power production, or weapons), but then resumed less than a year later in 2005.

In 2006, Iran announced that it had enriched uranium to 3.6%, enough for nuclear power production.

In retaliation, the United Nations Security Council imposed strict economic sanctions.

Since then, Iran’s nuclear program has stagnated. Their capacity to develop weapons of mass-destruction on the other hand, has not. In an effort to curb this ability, the Obama Administration, in conjunction with five other world powers, announced a framework to limit the production of enriched uranium in Iran in return for sanctions relief this July.

There are many misconceptions about the deal, and rightfully so: it’s essentially a 150-page nuclear physics paper, which gives lots of leeway for misinterpretation.

Under the Iran Nuclear Deal, Iran will lose 97% of its weaponsgrade uranium stockpile. Today, Iran has the ability to create a nuclear weapon in 2-3 months, but after 10 years abiding by the deal, that time frame increases to 12 months. Some of Iran’s nuclear facilities will be under constant, 24/7/365 surveillance, a move which the White House has called “very intrusive,” in a testament to the flexibility of the Iranian negotiators.

The Iran Nuclear Framework compels us to take a levelheaded approach to foreign policy.

When nations at odds such as the United States, Russia, China, and Iran can all agree to a specific set of policy goals, it is likely that those policy goals are common, and mutually beneficial.

The era of heavy-handed, unilateral foreign policy in the Middle East must come to a definitive close. The United States should immediately approve the Iran Nuclear Framework.

While the deal is not perfect, it is important to remember that the alternative is a nucleararmed Iran in 2-3 months’ time.

Should we fail to act, the United States may begin its long slide into foreign policy irrelevance, or worse, war.

Each week, staff writer Hudson Webber will capture stories of students on Drake’s campus

Dylan Shirey || Sophomore || Musical Theatre Major “I found that it wasn’t until my first year of college that I started to question things. I wondered if what I was doing was even worth it and if I was even good at it. I wasn’t planning on coming back this year, but over the summer I had a a lot of time to think and eventually had a change of heart and realized that I couldn’t imagine my life without theatre. So I stopped listening to the haters and started to live for myself and I’ve been a lot happier ever since.”

STAFF OPINIONS

Kanye West, Kim Kardashian for president, first lady in 2020

Cooper Warner

Staff Writer cooper.warner@drake.edu

“I’m not no politician, bro,” rapper Kanye West exclaimed nearly halfway through his 13-minute acceptance speech for the ‘Video Vanguard’ Award at

the 2015 MTV VMA Awards.

Taylor Swift, who presented him with the award, watched the speech next to Kanye’s wife, Kim Kardashian. Both famous starlets, along with everyone in the live audience and those watching at home, seemed genuinely surprised by the direction of the speech.

At one point West admitted to “rolling up a little something,” before the show, stating that he “knocked the edge off.”

Kanye, also known as Yeezy, didn’t stop there.

After 13 minutes of rambling about listening to the kids and his distaste for award shows, Yeezy dropped one of his most spectacular lines yet. “As you probably could have guessed by this moment, I have decided in 2020 to run for president.,” Kanye said.

Cue the mic drop.

Kanye West is hailed as a

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visionary in some circles, a loon in others and even a rap god amongst hip-hop crusaders.

Based on what he has shown the public thus far in his career – embarrassing Swift at the 2009 VMA’s, composing esoteric Twitter rants, and marrying realty royalty — West will be the center of conversation no matter if he is serious about running for the highest office in our land or not.

Let’s assume Yeezy was serious and not just coming down from his high, and examine what Kanye 2020 would look like.

With Donald Trump leading the GOP, I’m surprised more affluent celebrities haven’t tried out politics; Britney Spears would have my vote. If America is showing through early polls that inexperience and idiocy is what we want in a leader, I see no problem with West running. The media will eat up every ridiculous

quote and tagline just as they have done for Trump.

Kanye’s VMA’s speech cryptically repeated the importance of listening to the children. I’m curious for the Grammys; we might then hear his views on foreign policy and immigration.

Having Kanye run for president in 2020 is one thing, but the possibility of him actually taking office is another.

The upsides of President Yeezy include the following: JayZ would certainly perform at the inauguration, there might finally be a presidential suit line and Kim Kardashian (assuming they are still married by then) would be first lady.

“Keeping up with the Kardashians” is such a popular show, that I’m sure the Secret Service would allow filming inside the White House for it to continue into the 50th season.

Even if they didn’t, Kim would post enough selfies on Instagram that everyone could stay up to date on our government.

What about political scandal?

It seems like any campaign can’t go without some sort of drama.

Kim has that covered with her infamous sex tape. Her antics are sure to keep government officials on their toes. After all, who doesn’t love good gossip involving our elected officials?

While I can’t predict the future I assume Kanye will run for president in 2020 whether he knows how absurd it is or not. I fully expect his announcement speech to be riddled with the word ‘bro’ and concluded with a literal drop of the mic.

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Sept. 16, 2015

OPINIONS STAFF OPINION

DEAR BRANDI

Recruitment week reflection Dear Brandi: How do I deal with my friend?

Jessica Spangler

Staff Writer jessica.spangler@drake.edu

During the majority of my life, my knowledge of sororities was based off of what I saw on television or read in books.

Unfortunately, this meant my view on Greek life was inaccurate.

Coming into my first year of college, I knew almost nothing about sororities or what they did.

I only had a few misconceptions from books and movies.

In a moment of spontaneity, I signed up for sorority recruitment. I had heard it was a great way to meet more people I was curious about what being part of a sorority actually meant. Plus, free T-shirt and free food, so why not sign up?

I was hesitant about pledging since I didn’t see myself as a “typical sorority girl.”

But now that I have gone through recruitment, I can honestly say there is no such thing as a typical sorority girl.

You meet a variety of people during recruitment, women with different passions and unique personalities but with all the same love for their chapter.

While I’m glad I decided to go through recruitment, it’s not easy.

The first night, girls have to trek from house to house, with only a few minutes between each one to rest. Most girls are nervous and excited, and after a few hours, we’re all exhausted. A million thoughts race through your head as you stand outside the first house during those two minutes of silence — will they like me?

Will I embarrass myself? Is there anything in my teeth?

After the first house, the nerves slowly start to fade as you start to figure out what to expect and what questions the women are going to ask.

As exhaustion starts to kick in, remembering the first house

you stepped foot in feels like it happened days ago and you start slurring your words.

At the end of the night, you make a fairly easy decision, pick four houses that you loved and one that you liked.

The second night is when you can get invited anywhere from one to four houses.

While Sisterhood Night is also long, it’s much easier to get to know the girls in the chapters you get invited back to. Plus you get a cool personal tour of the house.

You start to get to know the girls in your recruitment group better, which seems to make the night go by just a tad quicker.

Decisions get much harder, and you’re pretty sure your mouth has never felt dryer. (Seriously, you can’t drink enough water during recruitment.)

A couple of important things to keep in mind while going through the process: Don’t take a hit to your self-esteem because you weren’t invited back to the house(s) you liked. Remember that everything works out for the best. You have to keep some faith in the process. A house you may have liked might not have been the best fit for you, and that’s okay.

My personal favorite is the third day, also known as Preference Day. Having survived through two long nights already, I was more than ready for this.

You get invited back to one or two chapters, and this is when you have to make the most difficult decision of the process.

There’s something special about Preference Day — you get to see a more personal side of the houses you go back to, and see where you feel the most at home.

There’s too many words to describe the last day, Bid Day — it can be overwhelming but in the best way. You meet so many new people — and then forget their names right after talking to them.

But there’s a sense of belonging somewhere.

I felt like my college career is really getting started. As someone who didn’t expect to enjoy the recruitment process as much as I did, I would encourage anyone to go through it. Again, free T-shirt and food!

Meeting new people was one of my favorite aspects of going through recruitment, and it definitely helped me get out of my comfort zone.

I cannot stand the smell of my roommate’s perfume and she sprays it in our room everyday.

The smell spreads throughout our room so fast. Is there a nice way for me to ask her to not spray it in our room? –J.

Brandi Dye

Advice Columnist brandi.dye@drake.edu @14bad01

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Unless you and your roommate are both naturally confrontational, addressing room issues can kind of be literally the worst. Plus there is something about not liking her perfume that seems like a personal insult on some level.

You could always lie and say that the perfume makes your eyes hurt and thus she needs to spray it elsewhere, like possibly outdoors.

This way, if she continues to spray it near you she is the one who does not care about your eye health.

Or you could take a slightly more mature approach and say “your perfume kind of bothers me, can you not spray it in here?”

This approach has its downsides because she might want to engage in conversation about why the perfume bothers you. But telling the truth is generally less effort than lying so I recommend it.

Hopefully your roommate is not the spiteful type to sneakily spray her stink juice all over the place when you are not around.

I have a friend who will not stop talking about her ex and she is driving a bunch of us crazy. It has been two weeks straight and we cannot handle it. We want to support her but we are at the end of our ropes. What should we do?

–M.

I think the best thing to do is to tell her that your sympathy is running out.

It is way better to sit her down now and say, “We support you but we can no longer stand hearing about your terrible ex,” than it is to lose your patience completely and scream, “Shut the hell up we don’t care!” which will lead to hurt feelings.

If after you confront her, she just cannot keep her thoughts about her ex on the inside, give her a Twitter account. Twitter is the perfect place for constant complaints, all tidily bundled in 140-character packages.

A true friend is the one who can say: “Please stop talking to us, whine to the Internet” and be coming from a place of love.

STAFF OPINION

Goodwin-Kirk door locks require more effort

Molly Adamson

Staff Writer molly.adamson@drake.edu

The most exciting thing about coming back to Drake for sophomore year was the bigger room my roommate and I would have living in Goodwin-Kirk. The room has more space; giving each of us our own room and a shared

room in the middle.

While settling in, I noticed that our door lock was different than the one we had in Herriott last year. I asked my roommate if she knew how the new lock worked since she had been there longer.

She thought it was tricky and had a hard time unlocking it.

I was slightly concerned hearing this, so I went to a friend’s room and asked about his door lock. He said he used the key and that it was relatively easy.

But when my roommate and I tried it, we were baffled. I’m pretty confident that our lock is very different and might even be broken.

I came back to the room and found the door unlocked with my roommate inside. I asked her if she had unlocked the door and she said she didn’t realize she had unlocked it.

On another night, I came back from a late night in the lobby doing homework. My roommate was asleep, but the door was

unlocked. Someone could have broken in during the middle of the night if they had wanted to.

Luckily no one did. I asked her about it the next morning, and she said, once again, that she’d had no idea.

Saying our lock is difficult is a bit of an understatement.

For people whose doors are easier to open, the challenges are still there. With the freshman dorms, you clicked a button, and the door unlocked, allowing you to run to the bathroom without having to bring your key. But now you have to really think about unlocking your door.

This whole thing sucks — especially if you forget your key because then you have to pay a fine to get an RA to unlock your door with their master key, unless your roommate is around.

These different locks can only cause unsafe situations and students are paying more than they already are just to open a locked door.

HE SAID SHE SAID

He said vs. She said

Timely texting: An issue in relationships today There is no greater confliction of feelings than that moment when you hear the *DING* from your phone and you look down and see it’s from your crush.

You then ask your friend, “Do I look needy if I text her back right now?”

Your friend then begins to give you the timely texting lecture.

We’ve all been there, and it can be so stressful yet oh-so-exciting, but here are the tips and tricks for how to do it right.

First and foremost, never, and I mean absolutely, not in a million years, be that person that texts 24 hours after receiving the other person’s message, unles there is actually something going on. But if you are just trying to look cool, or like you don’t really care as much as you do, DON’T. No one wants to text someone with one text a day. How weird is that? *DING* “Hey, what’s up?” ….. (24 hours later) *DING* “Nmu?” I was cringing just writing that.

This takes me to my next topic. Your partner will be more forgiving of your tardiness if you are interesting. Of course, nobody really enjoys a boring texter, but the only thing worse than a boring texter is a boring texter that hardly ever responds. From personal experience, I find that if you see the text and have time, why not respond?

Sometimes I’ll be texting a girl and you can obviously tell that neither of us are doing anything

and it’s just text after text flying back and forth, but obviously someone has to go and do something with your life rather than flirt over emojis, and the conversation stops.

Here is a tip: DON’T FREAK OUT. Too many guys I know say, “We were texting for like an hour and now she hasn’t responded in like, literally, 20 minutes!”

Calm down. She clearly doesn’t hate you, but might have something called a life.

Twenty minutes may feel like forever if you are doing nothing but waiting for a text, but that’s nothing. People have lives, so dropped text conversations do happen, and it is nothing to freak out about.

Finally, I find all these timely texting rules, such as the “safe 7” (7 minutes before you text back, because it’s a random time and she will never believe that you actually thought about texting back in 7 minutes) or the “facetious 15” (15 minutes before you text back because you have to make her want to talk to you more and show that you are hard to get) absolutely ridiculous.

If you like someone, text them, and when they text you back, here’s a crazy idea: instead of looking at your watch, look at your phone and type in that little text box and click send.

I think you’ll be surprised what happens next… They’ll text back.

Many technical difficulties can occur when cell phone use is involved. This includes, but is not limited to, network issues, failed sent messages, failed received messages, group message lags, phone glitches, opened and forgot-about messages and crazy boyfriends/girlfriends that delete text messages from their significant others’ phones.

Most of the time, however, if the person repeatedly ignores text messages, you’re doing something wrong. Here are some key things that you may be doing wrong.

Problem number one: you’re having a boring conversation. If whoever you are texting is not interested in the conversation, you may be getting responses like, “okay,” “cool,” “awesome,” and “yeah”. These responses do not mean that anything is cool or awesome. These responses mean, “Why are you talking to me still?” and will soon be followed with no response.

Problem number two: you spam someone’s phone when they’re busy or not responding.

This was something I had to learn the hard way. People simply cannot handle enthusiasm and attention from people as beautiful and exciting such as us.

Problem number three: you’re on Facebook Messenger, and you don’t actually know the person you’re attempting to get in contact with. THIS IS CREEPY. Yes, they know their read receipts

are on, and yes, they did ignore you on purpose. Facebook is not a good way to use your new, creepy pickup lines.

Problem number four: you only text them when you gain something. People want a mutual friendship.

Problem number five: you complain about everything. Your texting buddy cannot make you feel better if you don’t have a good mindset about it. Therefore, why bother? They’ll hit you with that no text back.

If any of these situations happen to fall into your lap, the best idea would be not to text them; if you do, they will still think you’re weird. Instead, confront them in person to discuss any issues and define your relationship.

Joe Herba

Staff Writer joseph.herba@drake.edu

Victoria Tramp

Staff Writer victoria.tramp@drake.edu @TrampsFTW

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OPINIONS STAFF OPINIONS

Advice to freshman self: step out of your comfort zone, Des Moines has so much to offer

Marissa DePino

Staff Writer marissa.depino@drake.edu @MarissaDePino

I felt surreal as my parents left me standing in my dorm at the beginning of my freshman year.

Only hours before, I had been in the car lugging all my belongings with me to school. The moment I was left alone I could almost immediately feel both the excitement rise in my chest and the quiet sense of fear and dread slowly creeping towards me.

But that fear was quickly washed away, along with my worries as I took on freshman year.

Looking back upon my freshman days brings back many memories. But along with those memories there is also a sense of desire. A desire to go back with the knowledge I have now. A desire to be able to take full advantage of the many experiences and opportunities

that Drake University and the Des Moines community has.

If I could go back in time and talk to freshman-year me, I would tell myself to speak up and take risks.

I would tell myself to not be afraid of fitting in or worry about “what if this happened” or “what if that happened.” These what-ifs can consume you and take away from the true college experience of putting yourself out there to discover the true you.

One of these risks is to become actively involved in the Drake community, whether this is through a sorority or fraternity, a non-profit organization, a sport or a club. I can’t stress this enough, get involved!

The key word is to be involved, but don’t overdo it. I struggled with juggling too many activities

at once during my freshman year. This is crucial not to do, or you will easily miss out on other events happening around campus or those events that occur in the Des Moines community.

And Des Moines is a community worth exploring. As a freshman I didn’t get off campus often enough to see it. Since then I’ve had the opportunity to open my eyes to it and its culture. There are countless places to look into in Des Moines.

If you’re into politics, take a tour of the capitol building. The beautiful architecture will surely leave an impression.

Looking for a place to hang out with friends? Then take an adventure to the Pappa John Sculpture Park and the Gray’s Lake Park. The sculpture park has many interesting sculptures

unique to the Des Moines area, while the park provides a nice escape from campus life to enjoy the sounds of nature.

Meanwhile, the Wells Fargo Arena is the perfect place to catch a show.

Most of all don’t be afraid to try new foods.

I made a huge mistake my freshman year and only ate at restaurants I recognized from home. There is an abundance of restaurants all over Des Moines serving a large variety of options.

There is something for everyone here. And if the restaurants aren’t enough for you, take a look at the farmers’ market.

Here at Drake and the Des Moines community there is a limitless amount of opportunities.

Being a first-year here is an experience you will never forget.

SCULPTURES featured at Pappa John sculpture park in downtown Des Moines where students enjoy exploring while expereience other downtown features. PHOTO BY SARAH LEBLANC |FEATURES EDITOR

NATIONAL EVENTS

Davis shines light on the continued struggle for marriage equality in America

Abigail Grimminger

Staff Writer abigail.grimminger@drake.edu

On June 26, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal. People freaked out. Facebook profile

pictures were glossed in rainbow colors, the hashtag “#LoveWins” went viral on Twitter and even the White House joined in on the excitement with a rainbowcolored lights display.

Surrounded by so much joy and celebration (I couldn’t imagine same-sex marriage being a divisive issue anymore.) The nation was finally united. Love had won.

Or so I thought. It turns out, however, that great change doesn’t happen overnight. Almost three months later, controversy continues to arise over same-sex marriage.

Kim Davis, a county clerk in Morehead, Kentucky, was released from jail on Wednesday after refusing to grant same-sex couples their marriage licenses.

Supporters of Davis argue that this is a matter of religious freedom. By granting same-sex

couples their marriage licenses, she would be permitting an act that goes against her religious beliefs.

Davis’s right to religious freedom absolutely shouldn’t be taken away. No one is asking her to say that same-sex marriage is right. She is simply being asked to say that same-sex marriage is legal.

But if you still believe that this is an issue of religious freedom, it’s important to remember that Davis is a public official.

Personal beliefs can’t be used to create public policy. If Davis was willing to allow her deputy clerks to issue same-sex marriage licenses, she probably wouldn’t have gone to jail in the first place.

She was refusing to let anyone under her authority give out the licenses, and even now, she continues to insist that the samesex marriage licenses given out

in her absence should be voided.

She has been using her individual beliefs to go against the public will, and as a public official, that is the opposite of what she should be doing.

Many people who support same-sex marriage seem to view the Kim Davis story as a nonissue. Although she was released on Wednesday, her judge has already threatened to add more sanctions if she continues to refuse to issue marriage licenses.

She seems to serve as more of a political talking point for Mike Huckabee than an actual threat to marriage equality. But I remain uneasy.

As I stated before, Davis’s case was considerably weakened by the fact that she is a public official.

If she was a private business person, her decision probably would have been considered legal in Kentucky because there

is no law in that state prohibiting discrimination against samesex couples. In my home state, Nebraska, it is legal to refuse to hire someone based on their sexual orientation.

If you support marriage equality, it is important to realize that until all states have outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation, love has not won.

As long as people like Kim Davis are out there, we have to keep fighting.

FILM REVIEW

Fifth ‘Mission’ still not quite ‘Impossible’ for Tom Cruise and Co.

Eric Deutz

Film Critic eric.deutz@drake.edu

Sorry for the spoiler. Of course, anyone with plans to check out the now 53-year old action icon’s latest spy thriller has probably

assumed as much.

“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” does not hide its intentions: to be nothing more than a fast-paced, action-filled summer popcorn flick. Then again, this series never has.

Since 1996, the “Mission: Impossible” films (all produced by and starring Cruise) have delivered summer thrill after summer thrill, many of which hem on Cruise’s famous insistence on doing his own stunts. With the fourth installment – “Ghost Protocol,” released in 2011 – these films were taken to a new level thanks in part to the surprising depth of the characters.

All of a sudden, we cared about these spies who were normally just good for death-defying tricks and clever one-liners. That heart that helped make “Protocol” such a success seems to be missing this

time around.

What’s not missing is everything else “Mission” fans have come to expect: engaging dialogue, unending tension, and most importantly, mindless, relentless, and sometimes shirtless, fun.

In “Rogue Nation,” we find Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and the gang being told that, after too many risky escapades and daring missions that ought to be attributed to sheer luck rather than skill and tactic, the entire Impossible Missions Force is being shut down by the CIA, meaning that Hunt and the rest can no longer partake in their high-maintenance attempts to save the world from evil. That is, if you believe for one second that Tom Cruise cares what the CIA says he can or can’t do.

Hunt is closer than ever to

proving the existence of the Syndicate — essentially the criminal version of the IMF – and has no intentions of slowing in his pursuit of the truth. Soon enough, he finds himself on the run from both the criminals he’s trying to bring to justice and the government that wants to bring him to justice. Naturally, he gets involved in many fights, chases and highly unlikely predicaments along the way.

Whether he’s stuck underwater, hanging from the side of a moving airplane, or swinging from the light plot of a Viennese Opera during a live performance, you can bet that Hunt always manages to stay one step ahead of all his adversaries.

That’s why we love him.

Cruise is the centerpiece on display here — and he continues to do nothing but grow in terms

of charm and charisma, as he gets older. “Nation” doesn’t reach the relentless exhilaration of “Protocol,” and even characters held over from that fourth installment seem to lose their importance in the transition.

Nonetheless, there are enough surprises, enough thrills and enough jaw-dropping stunts to make one forget about any shortcomings. It’s more engaging, more enjoyable and more intelligent than most action movies of the day. And feel they have a right to be.

James Bond is still the smartest, coolest spy on the silver screen — but if he wants to hang on to that title, Daniel Craig and the rest certainly have their work cut out for them this October.

Grade: B

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FEATURES INTERNATIONAL

International student compares Malaysia and United States Malaysian natives discuss differences in control of power, elections Ellen Koester Staff Writer ellen.koester@drake.edu

The country of Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy— meaning that while they have a monarch (called a “head of state”), it is their parliament that handles much of the legislative duties.

Like the United States, Malaysia has three branches of government: the legislative, executive and judicial.

It is a democracy with the executive branch headed by a democratically elected prime minister.

However, their current Prime Minister, Najib Razak, faces allegations of corruption and money laundering.

Although this scandal has had a presence in some world news sources, this and other corruptions in the Malaysian government are largely concealed from international eyes.

Hemapraba Rengasamy, a Malaysian native and international student at Drake

University, chose to pursue a university education in America to enjoy more freedom, both in educational decisions and in other ways.

The liberal educational system in the United States differs greatly from what she calls the “rigid” system in her home country.

Her newfound freedom stretches past education, however. When speaking about her country’s political system, Rengasamy has to be cautious about what she says as a badlyworded sentence could result in punishment.

“Freedom of speech is not properly exercised in my country although we are a democracy,” Rengasamy said. “Personally, I’d say that the Malaysian political system has been monopolized by one political party. Although admittedly (the party) was doing well in the beginning, they are starting to deteriorate.

“Until the last elections in Malaysia, no one thought the opposition had any chance. In the United States, you never know which party is going to win, but in Malaysia, it isn’t a matter of who’s going to win - it’s a matter of by what margin.

“In the last election, they won

by a surprisingly small margin, but it was fixed and everyone knew it,” Rengasamy said.

Noripah Kamso is Drake’s Global Practitioner in Residence

“In the United States, you never know which party is going to win, but in Malaysia, it isn’t a matter of who’s going to win - it’s a matter of by what margin.”

Hemapraba Rengasamy Student

and a Malaysian native. She and her husband, Shuhaimi Salleh, are less negative about their country’s political system.

“Malaysia is 50 years old and is relatively young when compared to the much older United States,” Kamso said.

When comparing the country’s age and population (just under 30 million) to a fully developed superpower like the United States, it becomes apparent that

Malaysia has a long way left to go.

Although there are many factors that determine the political system of a nation, the political differences between the U.S. and Malaysia stem mainly from the different religions that the majority of its respective citizens follow.

According to Kamso, the Muslim population in Malaysia hovers around 62% of the total population, which differs from the Christian roots the American government possesses.

“People in Malaysia are definitely more conservative,” Rengasamy said.

“They are primarily Muslim while here they’re usually Christians, which makes a big difference in how things are run and done. Most of the things you find in Malaysia are halal. It’s similar to what kosher food is for the Jewish.

Halal also defines the morality of human actions and behavior. It is one of the reasons our society is so conservative, because our population is mostly Muslim and they have to practice their religion.”

In comparison to other countries, Kamso has a different take.

“Among all the Muslim

countries in the world, Malaysia is the most liberal,” Kamso said.

“One can find pork anywhere and there are many places of worship for Christians, Jews, Hindus and Buddhists.”

While the Malaysian government might seem oppressive, many of the changes are relatively new.

“Young people don’t always see the big picture,” Kamso said.

“Six months ago, it wasn’t like this. Our current prime minister’s term is over, but he won’t step down and when someone speaks against him, they are sacked.”

Through an American perspective, the Malaysian way of life may seem overly oppressive and at times, dangerous.

While the Malaysian government is muddling through corruption allegations right now, Rengasamy and Kamso hope it will come away from them more democratic and will give its people the freedom they deserve.

The country is young and still has time to grow.

ENVIRONMENT

C-Store’s reusable bags promote eco-friendly campus Claire Hueg Staff Writer claire.hueg@drake.edu

The average college student loves to receive mail, but recently, Drake students encountered something else in their mailbox: a reusable bag.

The Drake Environmental Action League (DEAL) gifted each student a bag to help eliminate Drake’s waste and increase environmental awareness on campus.

“After two years of watching students use plastic bag after plastic bag at the C-Store — sometimes even just to carry one item — and seeing plastic bags flying across campus in the wind and getting stuck in trees, we started researching the impact

that these bags have on the environment,” said junior Jade Suganuma, former vice president of DEAL. Suganuma soon found that Drake offers no way to recycle plastic bags, and when they enter landfills they take thousands of years to decompose.

Environmental science and policy professor Dr. David Courard-Hauri supports DEAL’s denunciation of plastic.

“Plastic bags, because they blow easily, often make it into waterways,” Courard-Hauri said.

“Because bags don’t break down, when they are ingested they often cause mortality.”

Knowing this, Suganuma and other students, including Kelly Leatherman, set out to make a change.

“It started with contacting Sodexo’s retail and general manager, then contacting Student Senate and RHA to get

funding for the resuable bags,” said Leatherman, a member of DEAL. Leatherman said that the beginning of the movement was met with “a surprising amount of resistance from students.”

First year students Megan Mulligan and Emily Tinsman oppose the change.

“No one will use their bag anyway,” Mulligan said. “It’s a waste.”

Tinsman reuses plastic bags in her trash can. For her, finding bags elsewhere is a nuisance.

Now that plastic bags are gone, however, other students seem to be on board with the decision.

While some express that it is a mild inconvenience, many just put the purchase in a backpack or carry it without a bag.

“They have to use something.”

Courard-Hauri says. “If the C-Store isn’t providing plastic bags, they have to find something

else.”

C-Store customers aren’t necessarily using the bags DEAL worked to bring to campus, however.

Instead, when students are asked what they do with the bags, answers include, “I use it as a shower caddy,” “I brought it to the farmers market,” “I’ll use it

“It does matter what your environment... feels like. It has a psychological impact.

Trash isn’t comfortable.”

Dr. David Courard-Huari Professor

put it. I’ll probably just throw it away.”

Throughout the year, more reusable bags may be seen at the C-Store, but these bags are being used for much more than any organization could foresee.

These reusable bags aren’t simply more free swag at the beginning of a school year. They represent the hard work of many organizations to make Drake a greener campus.

“It does matter what your environment, what the stuff around you, feels like.” CourardHauri stated, when asked why students should personally care about the environment. “It has a psychological impact. Trash isn’t comfortable.”

to carry stuff home over break” and even “I don’t know where to

REUSABLE bags were stuffed into residence hall mailboxes late August to promote a greener campus and prevent the harmful environmental consequences of plastic bags. The totes were given to students by the campus organization DEAL and are intended to be used at the C-Store underneath Quad. PHOTO BY ALICIA KANG | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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FEATURES VOLUNTEERISM

Students seize volunteering opportunities in Des Moines Local organizations encourage community outreach and student support Anna Jensen Staff Writer anna.jensen@drake.edu

In the Des Moines area, there are a multitude of ways to get involved with the community through service and volunteering.

Drake’s campus alone offers community services in many different areas, including two unique opportunities where Drake students can help improve the literacy of children and adults.

Everybody Wins! Iowa is an organization where volunteers mentor children below the average literacy line by reading with them for a few hours each week. The Adult Literacy Center is located in the education building right off of University Avenue, where volunteers essentially do the same mentoring process, just with adults who read below average.

The Drake Community Advisory Board, a student-run

organization that helps Drake students engage in community service, can easily connect students to certain organizations that work with things they are passionate about.

“We are a bridge between the Des Moines community, the Drake student body and faculty members,” said CAB president Jamie Willer. “We help promote different student organizations and volunteer opportunities (to students). This is really beneficial for students who may not be in the organizations, but still want to volunteer.”

Through CAB, it is very easy for students to get involved. During Welcome Weekend, Everybody Wins! Iowa was presented to the first-year class when the students wrapped 1,000 books for children in the program.

“We wanted it to go beyond just the book wrapping,” said Willer. “When you have that many students working towards one common goal it makes them realize how much of an impact they are making.”

Everybody Wins!

Iowa currently has 24 programs within Des Moines Public schools.

Mentors meet with their paired child once a week to work with them in hopes of improving their literacy. The goal is that the mentor and child form a bond through this experience.

“When you have that many students working towards one common goal it makes them realize how much of an impact they are making.”

Jamie Willer CAB President

“One of the students I worked with needed consistency in his life, and when I left for winter break and came back, he acted out because he thought I didn’t

care enough,” said Madison Ruge, the Service-Learning Ambassador for the First Year Reading and Mentoring Program with Everybody Wins! “That showed me the importance of the relationship we form and how crucial consistency and dedication are when working with children.”

Another opportunity to mentor is available at the Adult Literacy center, where volunteers assist adults — some who are learning English as a second language, others who have the reading ability of a fourth grader or below — and tutor them in reading and writing.

According to the Adult Literacy Center website, 90 adults are being tutored, and they meet with their mentor one or two times a week, preferably for a year.

“It can be harder for Drake students because of the one year time commitment that we prefer,” said Anne Murr, the ALC coordinator. “To enroll (to become a mentor) they need to attend the tutor training, and one

is coming up at the end of the month.”

If interested, the volunteer dates are September 25 from 5-8 pm and September 26 from 9 am to 4 pm.

Aside from volunteering, ALC is sponsoring a live music event at Lefty’s in Dogtown on September 18 from 5-9 pm. As a kickoff to Adult Family Literacy Week, three Drake bands will be playing live. The fee is $5, and all the proceeds go to the organization.

According to Drake’s website, over 80 percent of Drake students volunteer and engage in the community. Even if it isn’t through one of these organizations, Drake has many resources that can lead to great opportunities, a successful life, strong relationships and wonderful ties to the Des Moines community.

“The relationship that is built is what keeps people coming back,” said Murr. “One student said to me years ago, ‘My tutor believed in me long before I believed in myself.’”

VOLUNTEERS with the Food Recovery Network at CISS Homeless Shelter in Des Moines unload aluminum tins filled with meals for people in need on a snowy winter’s day last year. Drake’s Community Advisory Board promotes volunteerism and connects students to organizations in Des Moines where they can participate in community enrichment. PHOTO BY GOOI YING CHYI | PHOTO EDITOR

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FEATURES DINING

Court Ave. restaurant puts classic spin on downtown dining Anna Gleason Staff Writer anna.gleason@drake.edu @anna_gleason

Des Moines is home to dozens of hidden treasures that appeal to both first-time visitors and seasoned Des Moines veterans alike. However, the capital city is often overlooked in lieu of other major Midwestern cities. (i.e.

Minneapolis, Chicago, Kansas City) Interestingly enough, Des Moines possess all the characteristics of a major city, but on a much smaller, compacted scale.

After racking up 18 years of Des Moines exploration myself, one would generally expect a

state of ennui alongside my familiarity with the city, yet I am continuously uncovering hidden treasures upon every visit.

One of my latest discoveries is the newest restaurant to occupy a 148-year-old building downtown, The Restaurant on Court Avenue.

RoCA is one of Des Moines’s newest additions to the Historic Court Avenue District. While RoCA possesses a number of individualized attributes, Brian Lindner, the FOH manager at RoCA, says their delicate manner of cocktail-making is what sets them apart from other downtown restaurants.

“We take a culinary approach to cocktails,” Lindner said. “It is entertainment for our guests to sit at the bar and watch us make their drinks.”

Their delicate procedure involves freshly-squeezed juices, syrups made in-house, smokeinfused cocktails and handcarved ice.

The ingredients in the kitchen get the same kind of treatment as the ingredients behind the bar.

Their menu is an eclectic collection of ingredients and flavors, including shared plates, soups and salads, cheese and meat boards, sliders, dips and spreads, and flatbreads. Additionally, a number of menu options are already or can be modified to be gluten-free.

Perhaps one of the most iconic staples of RoCA is the black and white films playing in the restaurant. The now memorable component of RoCA’s atmosphere was actually an accident.

“DirecTV didn’t install in time, so we had to improvise,” Lindner said. “A previous manager had a DVD player and a copy of Casablanca, so we just ran it over and over and the guests loved it.

It completely fits with the feel and atmosphere of RoCA.” “Casablanca,” “The Three Stooges” and Charlie Chaplin films now play in RoCA regularly.

RoCA is an example of Des Moines’ big city feel in a smaller market.

The establishment markets itself towards young professionals, but it also acquires a wide range of people.

“We are bringing a restaurant you would expect to see in a major city like Chicago, right to the heart of Des Moines,” Lindner said.

In the short time that RoCA

has been open — less than one year — the au courant restaurant has gained much recognition all over the nation.

Iowan and last season’s Bachelor, Chris Soules, made an appearance with his ex-fiancé Whitney for dinner in Des Moines.

A 15-by-30-foot mural of the then happy couple remains plastered on the side of the building.

Additionally, the popular reservation service Open Table named RoCA as one of the Top 100 hot spots in the country last March.

HEALTH

Emotional Support Animals provide comfort on campus Molly Adamson Staff Writer molly.adamson@drake.edu

When going off to college, one of the hardest things to do is leave a beloved pet behind. It can be especially difficult when thinking of all the stress ahead, and the fact that the pet won’t be there to help relive some of said stress. But some students, due to medical reasons, are able to bring their pets along for help.

One such student is Kelly Floyd, a sophomore majoring in second education and English, who suffers from depression and anxiety.

“Once I left for school was kind of when the depression hit me really hard,” Floyd said.

“I’m medicated and I’ve gone to therapy for an incredibly long time but I still needed something. … One of my main things is that I always need something to take care of, and if I’m not taking care of something I get super anxious.

Last year I had a fish, but you can’t really cuddle a fish.”

So this year, Floyd was able to get an Emotional Support Animal. Her cat Bentley helps her with her mental illness.

“On the days when you don’t really want to take care of yourself, you still have to take care of the cat,” Floyd said. “And on days when you just feel like crap, he’s still going to be there to love you no matter what. He keeps me grounded.”

Floyd was able to pinpoint the best part of having a cat around.

“I think my favorite thing is when I come home from class,

he always comes up right to the door,” Floyd said. “He sits on the ventilation, so when I open the door he’s right there. Then he puts his paws on my leg, so I pick him up. That’s my favorite thing — after I get back from class my cat just wants to be held.”

Floyd did say that there are some bad things about having Bentley in her dorm.

“He does like getting in the way,” Floyd said. “He’s distracting, because he’s so adorable. My friends tell me I’m not allowed to do homework in my dorm anymore because I get distracted.”

On a more serious note, Floyd did discuss some of the more negative comments she’s gotten because she has the cat.

“People say ‘Wow, you’re allowed to have a cat? I’m gonna pretend I need an Emotional

Support Animal so that I can get a cat,’” Floyd said. “The thing that really sucks is that everybody assumes that I’m making up the fact that I need an Emotional Support Animal, just so that I can get a cat. But that is legitimately why I got him and it’s his purpose.

But the plus side is people say ‘Man, we’re going to hang out in your dorm because you have the cat!’

“I make sure people know that I’m not pretending. He is legitimately an Emotional Support Animal,” Floyd said.

“I have a prescription from my psychiatrist to permit me to have this animal. It’s not just a pet like everyone assumes he is.”

Floyd’s friends have definitely seen an improvement in her.

Andrew Dixon, a sophomore undecided major, smiled at his friend. “You were great last

semester, but you’re a lot happier this semester. You’re generally happier and you have a lot more energy,” Dixon told Floyd.

Sophomore writing major Ashley Janhke, who is Floyd’s roommate, also agreed that having the cat around is a nice improvement.

“I have three cats at home, so it’s nice to have one at college,” Janhke said.

Floyd definitely sees improvement in her mood now that she has Bentley in her life.

“When I wake up in the morning, sometimes the first thing I think of is how lucky I am because there’s a cat looking at me,” Floyd said.

Sally Bartlett’s gift to the distinctlyDrake campaign allowed the Music department to purchase a Yamaha CFX piano, one of the most respected and highest quality instruments in the world. Sally is not an alumnae but still holds a deep passion for Drake, it’s students, and the community of Des Moines.

KELLY FLOYD’S Emotional Support Animal, a cat named Bentley, helps Floyd relax and provides her with a source of amusement and happiness on difficult days. PHOTO BY MOLLY ADAMSON | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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SPORTS WOMEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER

First start for Morris turns into high-scoring win

Drake trounced by Butler

Bulldogs split two road matches Bulldogs vs. Bulldogs: Adam Rogan Sports Editor adam.rogan@drake.edu @Adam_Rogan

Entering the weekend at 2-4 on the season, the Bulldogs fell on the road to the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks on Friday night. Drake turned it around on Sunday afternoon in a shootout against the Saint Louis University Billiken.

Despite taking five shots on goal and six corner kicks in the match, Drake still came up short against Omaha.

Maverick Chelsi Rohloff scored twice in the match, once just before halftime and once just after, to give her team a definitive 2-0 lead.

Bulldog Kayla Armstrong scored her second goal of the season off an assist from defender Sarah Grace Nicholson to bring the match to within one.

However, that goal didn’t come until the 87th minute and didn’t leave enough time for Drake to mount a comeback. “(Losing to Omaha) had been rough, it’s kind of hard to hold your head up high,” senior Rhian Pritchard said.

Two days later in Saint Louis, the Bulldogs managed to fire off 11 shots, but their mark was doubled by the Billiken’s 22. SLU also had 11 shots on goal throughout the match, five more than Drake’s six.

Still, games are not won and lost by shots, but instead by

turning those shots into goals, and that’s exactly what the Bulldogs did on Sunday.

Sophomore Haley Morris started the match in goal for the Bulldogs, her third career start and first of 2015.

Morris held off the Billiken onslaught for much of the first half, made four saves and allowed just one goal late in the period.

SLU also made a substitution at halftime, replacing senior goalkeeper Hanna Benben with sophomore Tristin Stuteville, which may have turned out to be a destructive mistake for the Billiken.

Before that error could’ve been realized however, SLU’s Livi Logan-Wood scored her teamleading fifth goal of the season in the 54th minute off of a cross to give the Billiken a 2-0 lead at home.

But that’s when everything changed, as Drake would be in the lead just over 10 minutes later.

Junior Rebecca Rodgers picked up her third goal of the season on Armstrong’s third assist. Freshman Linda Fiorito tied the match with her first goal of 2015 off of a failed clearance from SLU in the 61st minute.

“I think we did a really good job of creating chances,” Horner said.

Three minutes later, sophomore Kasey Hurt took a corner kick for Drake, finding freshman Alyssa Brand for the header to give the Bulldogs a lead.

Less than 20 minutes later Morris kept Drake on top with a

clutch save on a penalty kick to hold the score at 3-2.

“Any time a goalie saves a penalty kick it kind of changes the momentum of the game,” head coach Lindsey Horner said. “It’s a big confidence builder.”

In the 84th minute Rodgers would pick up her second point of the day when she crossed the ball in to Pritchard who put the ball in the back of the net and gave Drake a two-goal lead.

“It’s always good to get a few saves, but it was just a good team effort to fight back from down 2-0.”

SLU would score again in the 89th minute on a blast from outside the box from junior forward Kirsten Clemens, but that wouldn’t be enough and Drake walked away with its third win of the season.

“After SLU we were really happy, really excited,” Pritchard said. “We definitely celebrated that.”

The Bulldogs will return home this week, facing off with instate rivals Iowa State on Sunday and then taking on Creighton two days later, both of whom are .500 or better thus far in the season.

Both matches will take place at Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines.

“It’ll be important for us in our next three games when we’re on top and we have momentum that we have to score goals,” Horner said. “We have to have something to show for our possession and our chances.”

Adam Rogan Sports Editor adam.rogan@drake.edu @Adam_Rogan

In a battle of the Bulldogs, Drake took on the Butler University Bulldogs on the road this Saturday.

Up until the match against Butler, Drake had given up only four goals all season. That number would be matched by Butler, defeating Drake 4-0.

Butler entered the match at an undefeated 2-0-1 on the season, while Drake sat at 3-1.

Butler struck quickly and definitively, scoring two goals in five minutes during the first half.

A foul in the 21st minute led to a penalty kick for Butler and the opening goal of the match. It was followed by a free kick goal to extend Butler’s lead to two.

Butler didn’t score again until the 80th and 82nd minutes on two through-ball passes that beat the Drake defensive line and goalkeeper Darrin MacLeod.

“The last two goals we gave up because we were pushing for a goal,” Bartlett said.

Drake put five shots on goal in the game, but were still unable to score in the contest.

“When you go down twonothing and when you try and claw back you leave some stuff open,” Bartlett said.

“The result against Butler is not indicative of our performance,” head coach Gareth Smith added.

Drake faced off with the University of Missouri-Kansas City yesterday at Cownie Soccer Complex here in Des Moines. For a recap on that game check out timesdelphic.com.

The Bulldogs defeated UMKC last year 1-0 on a late goal from midfielder Ben LeMay. Speaking to the team’s mindset this week against UMKC and DePaul, LeMay said that the team is going to be on the attack.

“I think we just need to stick to our gameplan, come out hot in both halves,” LeMay said. “We need to not respect any teams. We need to be the aggressor when we step out onto the field.”

Smith reflected this sentiment, believing that cautiousness on the field will not translate into wins.

“Our mentality has to be more proactive,” Smith said. “Strong start to the season, speed-bump against Butler, and we’ll be up and running against UMKC and Depaul this week.”

How the rest of the MVC is doing: 1. Drake

3-2

2. SIU Edwardsville

3-2-1

3. Loyola

3-2-1

4. Bradley

3-3

5. Missouri State

1-1-2

6. Evansville

2-3

7. Central Arkansas

1-4

*No conference matches played yet.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

MEN’S TENNIS

Drake hosts the Roger Knapp Invite tournament

Bulldogs’ summer successes

Off-season injuries worrying Adam Rogan Sports Editor adam.rogan@drake.edu @Adam_Rogan In a busy weekend for Women’s Tennis team, Bulldogs split up for some competition in preparation the upcoming spring season.

the the fall for

Iowa Shootout Incoming freshman Kenya Williams, senior Maddie Johnson and sophomore Adrienne Jensen all travelled Iowa City for the Iowa Shootout to face off with in-state, Big 10 rivals University of Iowa.

Jensen, who went 31-11 in her freshman campaign last season, led the Bulldogs with three wins against three different Iowa players.

“It was great competition, everyone fought really hard and it was great getting that experience,” Johnson said. “Iowa is huge competition for us so it’s great ... for us to get some confidence in knowing that we can beat Big 10 schools.”

Roger Knapp Invite Back in Des Moines, Drake held the Roger Knapp Invite, hosting nearly 100 players from 12 different schools.

Splitting the team up may not have been preferable, but head coach Sadhaf Pervez stuck to her belief in the importance of competition.

“We’re just trying to get matches in,” Pervez said.

In a single-elimination tournament, Drake senior Mariel Ante won her first two matches in the “A” level bracket, before losing to Northern Colorado’s Lea Krajcovicoua in the semi-finals.

Ante would go on to place fourth overall in the tourney.

Krajcovicoua lost in the finals, taking second.

Sophomore Melania Jaglarz, who played in just one dual match and 14 tour matches last season,

defeated Breanna Heichert of Upper Iowa University 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the “D” level tourney on Friday.

Jaglarz followed that up with another straight set victory to advance to the quarterfinals of the 32-player bracket before losing to Michelle Erasmus of Northern Iowa University, who went on to take fourth overall.

Ante and Jaglarz also teamed up for the doubles tournament, even though they had never competed together before in doubles.

They managed to advance to the second round before losing 6-3 to a duo from South Dakota University.

Injuries and Honors Not only were the Bulldogs busy last weekend, but they also received some encouraging news over the summer.

Sophomore Tess Herder and senior Jordan Eggleston were selected to the All-American prequalifying tournament for doubles, which will be taking place next month “(It’s) awesome because only a selected few get to get in,” Pervez said.

However, they were not able to participate as Eggleston recently injured her back and will be unable to compete indefinitely.

This wasn’t the only issue the Bulldogs ran into medically.

Senior Lea Kozulic is injured as well, although the extent of which is still unclear.

This leaves the Bulldogs with just six active players as the regular season slowly approaches, leaving both coach and team nervous as exhibitions continue.

Despite their nerves, one player at least is confident about the year ahead.

“I think this year we’re trying to get better each day,” Johnson said. “(We need) to take it one day at a time, having goals for ourselves and to not look so far in the future.”

Adam Rogan Sports Editor adam.rogan@drake.edu @Adam_Rogan

Even if the regular season won’t begin until spring, the Men’s Tennis team has not gone on hiatus when it comes to competing.

Incoming freshman Vincent Gillespie, still only 17 years old, won the British Junior Nationals tournament on August 8.

Gillespie entered the tournament predicted to win, and he fulfilled that prediction, losing only one set in five matches.

“It was always a tournament I wanted to win, and to get it in my last year under 18 feels great,” Gillespie said. “It gave me great confidence. I’m playing really well and hopefully I can keep that going in college.”

Gillespie went on to win the doubles tournament as well, partnering with fellow 17-yearold Brit Matthew Story.

Gillespie will be the youngest member of a youthful Drake team, featuring three freshmen, four sophomores and just one senior.

Even if the team may appear untested, especially when compared to last year’s 32nd-ranked Bulldogs, head coach Davidson Kozlowski believes that they will be prepared to compete and succeed come spring.

“Vincent brings a lot of experience, a lot of winning experience, to our team,” Kozlowski said. “We’ve brought in a very strong freshmen class.”

Sophomore Calum MacGeoch proved himself last year as a 17-year-old freshman. He won eight of his first 10 collegiate matches and finished the season with a record of 14-6. After several players went down with injury last season MacGeoch received more playing time and was able to fill the role he needed to, showing that youth can still be successful in college tennis.

“This whole team got a lot of confidence in Calum last year as a very young freshman,” Kozlowski

said. “He was forced into play and he responded extremely well and really gained a lot of confidence from his teammates.”

This is a situation that Drake hopes will be replicated with Gillespie and the other two incoming freshmen, Ben Clark and Tom Hands. “(We have a) very strong class coming in and (are) trying to keep on the winning tradition at Drake,” Kozlowski said.

Hands was the runner-up in the 2014 Junior British Nationals and decided to bring his talents to Drake this year, having taken last season off. Clark is also a lifelong tennis player, ranked among the top 15 players in Great Britain.

“I think our team is looking really good,” MacGeoch said. “We all know each other, we all know each others’ games and we all know how good everyone can be.”

Gillespie wasn’t the only Bulldog to succeed in distinguished tournaments this summer.

On July 11 MacGeoch won the Nike Junior International tournament in his hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland. He entered the ITF (International Tennis Federation) tournament ranked second, but managed to upset top-ranked James Davis 7-6, 7-5.

“Considering it was in Edinburgh and it was my last Junior tournament, it was really good for me to win that,” MacGeoch said. “(The) first ITF I ever played was there as well, so to go back and win singles and doubles was pretty special to me.”

MacGeoch teamed up with future teammate Gillespie for the doubles side of the tournament, the duo not dropping a single set.

Both players mentioned looking forward to playing together as teammates here at Drake and the possibility of being paired up again for doubles matches.

When it comes to setting up doubles pairings and a starting six, Kozlowski still has plenty of time to make decisions. His strategy, however, is not to get too locked into any one philosophy or lineup, and for good reason.

“When you look at our team we’ve got a very deep team, a very competitive team that each player will be fighting for a starting position,” Kozlowski said. “That’s going to really help us be successful. ... If anything happens and we suffer an injury or an illness we’ll definitely be confident in the guys that we can pull in and sub in to play.”

CALUM MACGEOCH displaying the trophy he received after winning the Nike Junior International tournament in July. The victory was also a homecoming for the Drake sophomore, having been raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, where the tournament was held. COURTESY OF DRAKE ATHLETICS

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SPORTS VOLLEYBALL

Drake holds on against Jacksonville State, 1-3 in North Dakota

TEAMWORK proved to be essential last weekend. The only match in which six Bulldogs had at least eight kills last weekend was against Jacksonville State, Drake’s lone win in North Dakota. FILE PHOTO Adam Rogan Sports Editor adam.rogan@drake.edu @Adam_Rogan

Drake managed to remain above .500 after four matches at the UND Classic last week.

The Bulldogs lost to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the tournament hosts, the University of North Dakota, on Friday. Their luck turned around as they sweeped Jacksonville State the following morning before finishing the tournament with a loss against the University of South Dakota (SDU).

The match against UND was the second in a row against that team, having lost to them in three hard-fought sets at the Omaha Invitational on September 5.

This week’s rematch wasn’t quite as close, as UND’s balanced attack overpowered the Bulldogs’ front three.

Drake’s strategy focused on hitters Makena Schoene and Kyla Inderski, while UND spread the wealth more effectively, with four different players recording more than 15 total attempts on hits.

Only Inderski and Schoene had that many for Drake.

UND’s hitters also outperformed Drake’s when it came down to the effectiveness of their strikes, recording a hit percentage of .360 as compared to Drake’s .236.

The Bulldogs were also outplayed at the net, recording only one block in the match compared to UND’s eight.

Drake struggled similarly against the Green Bay Phoenix, although this match was closer than the previous.

The Bulldogs dropped the first two games 22-25, 13-25, before battling back in a streaky game three.

Behind serving from Rachel Goettl, Drake managed to take a 15-11 lead, but the Phoenix responded with a run of their own to retake the lead, 21-20.

In total, game three featured eight lead changes, several of which took place during the final stretch.

Drake broke away from a 2727 tie with kills from senior Katie Dulek and Schoene to win the set 29-27 and stay alive in the match.

The Bulldogs seemed spent after surviving set three, and dropped the fourth and final game of the match 15-25.

Again, Drake’s front-line was simply outperformed by their opponents. The Bulldogs only recorded two blocks as the Phoenix had seven, and Green

Bay’s hit percentage was also more than .100 better than Drake’s.

The third match, against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, featured much better hitting from the Bulldogs. Drake also recorded nine aces, tying a season high.

The Gamecocks were prevented from ever leading in the first two sets, as Drake took the early advantage 25-15, 25-22.

The third game was much closer, featuring four ties within the last five points of the match.

With the set tied at 23, freshman Grace Schofield finished off the Gamecocks with a kill and an ace.

Although the win translated into some momentum for the Bulldogs, it wasn’t enough to take down the South Dakota Coyotes.

SDU defeated JSU the day before, but then dropped their next two matches, bringing their

record to 3-6 before facing off with Drake.

The Coyotes took the first game 20-25 before the Bulldogs evened the match at one set apiece with a 25-23 win in set two.

However, the Coyotes’ performance improved in the final two games of the match as the Bulldogs slumped. SDU recorded a hit percentage of .289 compared to Drake’s .209.

The Bulldogs would lead in each of the final two games, but were never closer than five points when it came to the final score.

The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 7-5 on the year, although that record changed last night when Western Illinois came to the Knapp Center for Drake’s first home match of the season.

For a recap and analysis of yesterday’s match go to timesdelphic.com.

DRAKE RELAYS

2015 Drake Relays amongst the world’s best track and field events Katherine Bauer Staff Writer katherine.bauer@drake.edu @bauer_katherine

When the Drake Relays was ranked sixth in multiday track and field events by All-Athletics.com for 2015, Relays coordinator Brian Brown took the recognition as a sign that he and his team are doing something right.

“It shows that we have that worldwide recognition,” Brown said. “The Drake Relays are a window into Drake and a front porch to Des Moines.”

Of the track and field events in the United States, the Drake Relays placed third behind the USA Championships and the NCAA Division I Championships as the best in the world through May of 2015.

The criterion for these rankings take into account how well participants performed and any world records set at the event.

The 2015 Drake Relays saw more than 30 athletes ranked in the top 10 of their respective events and five world records broken in the final day of competition alone.

The Drake Relays is one of the first outdoor meets of the season, meaning professional athletes have the opportunity to showcase

their readiness for higher-level competition later in the year.

“It’s their transition from winter to spring,” Brown said.

“The athletes prove they can maintain at that level and that they can maintain through to the World Championships and the Olympics.”

The Drake Relays offer high school and college studentathletes a chance to show off their skills while also seeing some of the best professional athletes in the world.

“Relays are home meets for not only Drake athletes, but other Iowa schools,” Brown said. “It serves as a major resource for athletes.”

Brown noted a significant improvement in their rankings after acquiring Hy-Vee’s sponsorship in the fall of 2012.

“Hy-Vee believes in our vision, providing great resources to (help the Drake Relays) become the best in the world, which was our intention in partnering with them,” Brown said.

Brown sees an increasingly bright future for the Relays. He and his team are consistently looking for new ways to keep Des Moines and the rest of the nation engaged in what is going on at Drake.

“I think we’ve continued to change, evolve and grow. We have to maintain volatility by

being willing to change. I believe we are one of the best, if not the best event in track and field,” Brown said.

For example, the 2015 Drake Relays was the first to feature a paralympic event, a 200-meter sprint. The race was won by single-leg amputee Richard Browne with a time of 21.93 seconds who ran alongside other amputees and one blind runner.

“We make efforts to intentionally improve what wasn’t as good previously,” Brown said.

“We don’t change for the sake of changing.”

More than just the addition of a single event, the Drake Relays have grown 400 times since its inaugural competition over a century ago.

The first Relays saw an audience of roughly 100 people with only 82 athletes. Now, more

than 40,000 spectators crowd Drake Stadium throughout the week to watch contestants from over 200 different higher education institutions along with world-class athletes.

“We’re trying to raise the bar after each event,” Brown said.

“We have a community that embraces change. People ask, ‘What are you trying next? What’s happening next year?’”

AN EMPTY Drake Stadium awaits the tens of thousands of fans that attend the Drake Relays every year. The 2016 Relays are scheduled for April 27-May 1, one week later than the previous year. FILE PHOTO

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SPORTS FOOTBALL

Bulldogs’ fourth-quarter comeback falls short at North Dakota

SENIOR defensive back Brad Duwe wraps up a Cardinal ball-carrier at Drake’s home-opener, aided by sophomore Sean Lynch. Duwe and Lynch have been leaders on the Drake defense in 2015. Lynch has the second most tackles on the team with 11. Duwe follows not far behind with 10. Team captain John Huginin leads the Bulldogs with 17 tackles. PHOTO BY PRANEETH RAJSINGH | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Austin Cannon Beat Writer austin.cannon@drake.edu @NotAustinCannon

After three quarters, it didn’t look like the Bulldogs had any chance of coming back against North Dakota on Saturday at the Alerus Center. After an improbable fourth quarter, they were almost able to pull off the comeback.

Trailing 21-3 after three quarters, the Bulldogs scored 15 points in the fourth, but they couldn’t recover either of its two onside kicks with fewer than four minutes to play. The Bulldogs lost 21-18, falling to 1-1 on the season.

“We were there,” head coach Rick Fox said. “We had our opportunities but just came up short.”

North Dakota scored all its points in the first half.

Quarterback Keaton Studsrud had a long touchdown pass and took advantage of good field position, throwing for 213 yards and two more touchdowns in the first half. UND went into halftime up 21-0, and Drake seemingly had no business mounting any sort of a comeback.

With the offense unable to do much of anything for most of the game, the Bulldog defense shouldered the burden by keeping UND off the scoreboard.

“Our defense hung in there in really difficult situations,” Fox said.

The defense even opened the scoring in the final period.

Linebacker John Hugunin sacked Studsrud in his own end zone with 13:13 to play. The safety lessened Drake’s deficit to 21-5.

After both teams punted twice, Drake got the ball back with 5:41 to go at its own 32. For the first time since its opening drive, the offense was able to move the ball down the field effectively. A 28-yard pass from Andy Rice to Keegan Gallery put the ball at the UND 1, and Conley Wilkins ran it in for six. With a successful two-point conversion, Drake was within 21-11 with 3:17 left.

After recovering the onside kick, UND got a first down before Studsrud fumbled the snap at the Drake 35. Drake’s Al Wegener recovered, and nine plays later, Rice found tight end Eric Saubert over the middle for a 13-yard touchdown pass with 51 seconds remaining. Drake only trailed by three.

But the improbable comeback stopped there. Josh Seibel corralled Bulldog Cam Bohnert’s onside kick, and UND escaped with its second victory of the season.

UND’s 21 first half points were enough to hold back the Bulldogs to allow for their win. Studsrud’s 59-yard bootleg pass over the middle to Luke Stanley gave UND the early lead on its opening

drive. Stanley caught the ball and outran a pair of Drake defenders to the end zone.

“They just got a big play on us,” Fox said.

Drake was unable to get out of its own end of the field for much of the first half. As a result, UND started its two other scoring drives at the Drake 47 and the UND 46.

For the majority of the first half, the Drake offense was the definition of “out-of-sync.”

Their opening drive got as far as the UND 18, but three straight negative plays moved the ball back nine yards. Josh Lee then missed a field goal from 44 yards out.

After that, Drake went threeand-out five times before earning a first down against the stout UND defense. Nothing was working.

Drake only gained 103 yards, was 0-for-3 on third down and only had the ball for a little more than 10 minutes in the first half.

For the game, the Bulldogs were held to only 275 yards, a stark contrast to their 496 yards last week against William Jewell.

“We kind of got out of rhythm, and when that happens offensively, you struggle to get back to it,” Fox said. “When you’re going three-and-outs you can’t really get anything developed.”

It could’ve been worse. Already up 7-0 in the first, UND had firstand-goal inside the Drake 1. John Santiago took the handoff but Hugunin knocked the ball loose.

Santiago couldn’t regain control and the ball sailed into the end zone, covered up by Drake’s John Bloss.

Besides forcing the two key turnovers, the Drake front seven clamped down on a UND offense that ran for 267 yards against Wyoming. Often facing a crowded line of scrimmage, UND managed only 25 yards rushing Saturday. Santiago put the ball on the ground three times and was a nonfactor after his 148-yard dismantling of Wyoming.

“Our defense, man, they played hard,” Fox said. “They

were running all over the field and they were tackling really, really, really well.”

But a loss is still a loss, and Drake only has next Saturday’s visit to South Dakota before it opens Pioneer Football League play against Stetson on Sept. 26.

“If we just come out of this and say, ‘Hey, we were happy to be close,’ but that’s it, then it was a wasted loss,” Fox said.

“My number one hope is that we grew in that — and we saw that in the second half — and we move forward from here and build on that.”

ERIC SAUBERT leaps over a defender after making one of his seven catches on Sept. 5. He caught five passes the week after against North Dakota, leading the team in each game. PHOTO BY PRANEETH RAJSINGH | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

FOOTBALL

Wilkins still top scorer in the PFL, injuries hamper Bulldogs Bohnert sets Drake punting record, named player of the week with Hugunin Austin Cannon Beat Writer austin.cannon@drake.edu @NotAustinCannon

Even though Drake running back Conley Wilkins was held to only 36 yards rushing Saturday, he still leads the Pioneer Football League in both touchdowns and scoring.

Wilkins has four touchdowns on the young season, three against William Jewell on Sept. 5 and a one-yard run in the fourth quarter Saturday against North Dakota.

His 24 points scored leads Stetson running back Cole Mazza’s 18.

Against North Dakota, a game in which Drake threw the ball 41 times, Wilkins only had 13 carries. But he still ranks third in the conference in rushing, averaging 73 yards per game.

With Drake trailing almost the entire game and often backed up in its own end of the field Saturday, it was not a run-heavy environment.

“You don’t get in a rhythm offensively when you get threeand-outs and you can’t really use

the things you set up,” head coach Rick Fox said.

Injury Bug Injuries are starting to become a concern for the Drake offense, especially the line.

Left guard Aaron Melton was already out for the season with a right ankle injury going into Saturday. The game against North Dakota proved costly, too.

Left tackle Aaron Johnson was injured in the second quarter, and right guard Al Hern went to the Alerus Center turf in visible pain from a left knee injury in the fourth.

Johnson is questionable for the South Dakota game this weekend, while Hern will miss an extended period of time. Hern also missed the entire 2014 season with a knee injury.

“He was in a lot of pain,” Fox said.

Receiver Michael Hudson sustained a left leg injury in the second quarter. He did not return, but is expected to return against South Dakota.

Weekly Honors Linebacker John Hugunin earned PFL defensive player of

the week honors and punter Cam Bohnert was named PFL special teams player of the week.

Hugunin had six tackles against North Dakota, including a sack for a safety in the fourth quarter. He also forced two fumbles, the first when he jarred the ball loose from UND running back John Santiago just short of Drake’s goal line.

Bohnert punted a staggering 11 times for 438 yards, a school record. His longest was a 52-yarder, and he landed four inside the UND 20.

Up Next A not-quite-as-long bus ride awaits the Bulldogs this weekend as they travel to Vermillion, South

Dakota, to play the South Dakota Coyotes on Saturday at 2 p.m.

The Coyotes were shut out by Kansas State 34-0 in week one, but beat UC Davis 27-17 this weekend behind a 186-yard, twotouchdown performance from running back Trevor Bouma.

Bulldog Football Week Three Preview vs. South Dakota (1-1) 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 in Vermillion, SD South Dakota 2014 Record: 2-10

Conference: Missouri Valley Football

Offensive Player to Watch — Trevor Bouma leads the Coyotes with 203 yards rushing and two touchdowns. He averages 7.5 yards per carry, third best in the conference.

Defensive Player to Watch — Junior safety Jacob Warner leads his team in tackles (14) and interceptions (2), a significant improvement from 2014 when he had one pick.

Fast Facts • An injury riddled Drake front five lines up across from a South Dakota defense who has just four sacks in 2015, only one of which came from a lineman.

• The last time the Coyotes and the Bulldogs played each other was in 2009, Drake losing 21-51.