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THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 | PAGE 2
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news APRIL FOOLS FLIP CHAIRS 3:15 a.m. April 1 Security personnel responded to Stalnaker Residence Hall on a noise complaint. Upon arrival, security observed several trash cans, tables and chairs impeding the foot traffic of the hallways at Stalnaker. The items were returned to their intended locations with no visible damage to property.
FROM FIRESIDE, PAGE 1 ticket to Relays since her Drake ID is associated as a staff member as opposed to a student, and it can only be associated to one or the other. Perhaps a small matter in itself, the question was reflective of a larger issue — one that is also a big reason Maxwell holds events like this. “Email me about it,” Maxwell responded. “One thing I think Drake can improve upon as an institution is being agile, flexible and responsive. ‘Well you can’t get a ticket to Relays because we can’t make the computer do it’ doesn’t sound very flexible or responsive.” Maxwell is working every day to improve situations like this. “Yesterday, I was in the doctor’s office, and a Drake undergraduate law student emailed me. He said the deans were very busy…but that it was really hot in the law building.” Maxwell said he called Mark Chambers, and facilities quickly re-
paired the air conditioner. The final topic addressed was that of diversity and related incidents on campus. The conversation was prefaced with the standing joke that Drake, as a campus, is not diverse. “This has been a huge challenge for us,” Maxwell said. “My ideal incoming class would be 900 young people who have absolutely nothing in common with one another other than they’re smart and they wanted to be at Drake.” He went on to explain what he called “Maxwell’s Theory of Evolutionary Biology,” in which he explained that for roughly four-fifths of human existence, we haven’t had the rule of law. Therefore, we responded to one another the way different species of animals react to each other in the wild — we either run the other way or kill and enslave the other race. “Fear of difference is an evolutionary advantage,” Maxwell said. He added that it’s something we have to be taught out of, and while he’d prefer that parents or elementary schools do that, if a student has man-
2:05 a.m. March 31 While on routine patrol, security personnel observed a male and female walking on the 2400 block of Forest Avenue. The male subject appeared intoxicated and was unable to walk without assistance. Security approached the subjects to conduct a welfare check. When security asked to see a form of identification from the female, the officer saw two driver’s licenses. Upon examination of the driver’s licenses, one appeared to be faked and the other was not the female’s ID. Both driver’s licenses were taken and the Department of Transportation was notified. The Department of Transportation will conduct further follow-up and investigation. The dean of students was also notified about this incident. The involved female was a Drake student, and
aged to get to Drake and still hasn’t been taught out of that, then Drake is really the last stop before they’re let loose into the world, so it becomes the university’s responsibility. While many pressing topics were addressed at this fireside chat, only about 15 students were in attendance at any given time, but Maxwell wasn’t deterred. He recalled a lesson he learned while at Whitman College in which a speaker, a U.S. Ambassador to Geneva, showed up to give a lecture and a similar number of students showed up. “He asked them all to come sit in the front row and then told them ‘My wife has told me not to take it out on the people that actually bothered to show up.’” Everyone laughed, and they went on to have a good discussion.” A discussion likely similar to the one he had just finished on Pomerantz Stage.
it is unknown if the male was Drake affiliated. The male was left in the care of the female student, and medics were not needed. 4:45 a.m. March 31 It was reported to Drake Security that an assault occurred on the 3400 block of Forrest Avenue. The victim was later identified as a male Drake student. The reporting party indicated that a male subject exited a dark colored SUV and physically assaulted the student for no apparent reason. The assault caused injuries that required the student to receive medical attention at a local hospital. The Des Moines Police Department responded to the scene and are conducting the investigation for this assault.
FROM CHAD, PAGE 1 tion Commission to “Uphold the integrity of the election,” and that the posters were detracting from those candidates who had done their paper work or were in the process of filling out paperwork. “We (the Election Commission) commend Chad’s political activism
and his passion for his forthcoming message. We invite him/her/them to run under his/her/their own name(s) as write-in candidates,” the statement from Hill read. It is still unclear as to who is behind the character of Stephens, but one thing is for sure, it’s creating quite a stir on campus.
CORRECTION: In the March 29 issue of The Times-Delphic, Baron Cao’s name was misspelled. Cao was a first-year student staying in GoodwinKirk over Spring Break. He was also misquoted as saying: “He does not like to visit places...He likes staying in one place and prefers to rest over spring break rather than travel.” The quote in question was supposed to refer to Cao’s preferences of resting and not traveling over Spring Break. Instead, it allured to a different student in the article. We apologize for the errors.
Voting At-Large: A look at your candidates BREANNA THOMPSON EXPERIENCE: - FIRST-YEAR INTEREST COMMITTEE - SODEXO STUDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS - SENATE’S PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL GOALS: - SEEK OUT STUDENT VOICE - ADDRESS J-TERM FRUSTRATIONS - STUDY ABROAD AFFORDABILITY
TAYLOR CROW EXPERIENCE: - MOREHOUSE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL - SECRETARY FOR DRAKE COLLEGE REPUBLICANS - HOMECOMING EXECUTIVE COUNCIL GOALS: - IMPROVE STUDENT-FACULTY RELATIONS - RESPOND TO STUDENT BODY CONCERNS - CREATE A UNIFIED CAMPUS
MICHAEL RIEBEL EXPERIENCE: - WORKED TOWARDS NEW E-MAIL SYSTEM - WORKED FOR 24-HOUR LIBRARY RENOVATIONS - WORKED TO ESTABLISH UNDERGROUND FITNESS GOALS: - STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE TRANSPARENCY - IMPROVE BOARD OF STUDENT COMMUNICATIONS - IMPROVE DRAKE’S CAMPUS
EMILY GRIMM EXPERIENCE: - COMPLETED EMERGING LEADERS MODEL PROGRAM - MEMBER OF STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL - NOMINATED FOR TOP FIRST YEAR STUDENT GOALS: - BRIDGE GAP BETWEEN STUDENTS AND SENATE - CONNECT DRAKE TO THE DES MOINES COMMUNITY - ENCOURAGE FIRST-YEARS TO GET INVOLVED WITH SENATE
JULIANNE KLAMPE EXPERIENCE: - STUDENT SENATE - EXECUTIVE COUNCIL - KAPPA ALPHA THETA EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT GOALS: - STRENGTHEN STUDENT-SENATE RELATIONS - FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - MAKE DRAKE MORE ECOFRIENDLY
EKTA HARIA EXPERIENCE: - STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD FIRST YEAR REPRESENTATIVE - DIVERSITY INTEREST SENATOR - STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE PROJECT ADVISOR GOALS: - ADDRESS RACISM ON CAMPUS - KEEP THE STUDENT BODY INVOLVED IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS - MAKE DRAKE A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
JOEY GALE EXPERIENCE: - STUDENT SENATE - MEMBER OF GREEK LIFE - TIMES-DELPHIC STAFF MEMBER GOALS: - UTILIZE @DRAKEPROBLEM TO BETTER CONNECT WITH STUDENT BODY - BETTER PUBLICIZE SENATE’S ACHIEVEMENTS
NATALIE LARSON EXPERIENCE: - STUDENT SENATE - CRAWFORD EXECUTIVE COUNCIL - STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD GOALS: - IMPROVE STUDENT-SENATE COMMUNICATION - ALIEVE J-TERM FRUSTRATIONS
STEPHEN SLADE EXPERIENCE: - FORMER SENATOR AT-LARGE - PRE-MED CLUB ACTING PRESIDENT - RESIDENCE HALL CAMPUS COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR GOALS: - SECURE STUDENT DISCOUNTS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES - IMPLEMENT SINGULAR CAMPUS EVENT CALENDAR - PUSH FOR UNIVERSAL DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION
NAPOLEON DOUGLAS EXPERIENCE: - CARPENTER PROGRAMMING CHAIR - STUDENT ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE - HIP-HOP AEROBICS TEACHER GOALS: - SHIFT FROM “IMPORTANT VOICE” TO “USEFUL VOICE” - “STIR UP SOME FIRE” - GET STUDENTS FROM THE STUDENT BODY ACTIVE IN SENATE
ZACH KELLER EXPERIENCE: - RESIDENT ASSISTANT - SENATOR AT-LARGE - CHAIR OF STUDENT FEES ALLOCATION COMMITTEE GOALS: - BETTER UTLIIZE SENATE POSTING AREA - ENCOURAGE STUDENT REFERENDUMS - MAKE DRAKE A WELCOMING CAMPUS FOR EVERYONE
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