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Tears over timeline

by Kathryn Kriss

Staff Writer kathryn.kriss@drake.edu

Whether you want it to or not, Facebook is switching layouts again.

Beginning in December 2011, users had the option to switch over to the new timeline view, which replaces your profile and your wall with a reverse chronological virtual timeline of your life.

While the new layout was originally and still is optional, it will become mandatory for everybody at an undisclosed time in the next few weeks. The events begin when you started using Facebook, but the page dates back to your birth. Literally, everything you have ever done on Facebook is easily viewable for anybody who cares to look. For students, this can be both a good thing and a bad thing.

The beauty of a timeline is that it’s more user-friendly. Instead of comments and threads being interspersed around the page, it’s set up so every connection you make with a friend is right on the page. The new view is also more photo-centric, especially the large cover photo dominating the top of the screen.

Some people say they don’t want to switch layouts, and they are sick of how often Facebook changes.

This is a big change compared to the previous smaller, more incremental changes. The new layout is more people-oriented. It’s designed to feel like your own online scrapbook. The ease of accessibility to every post, as well as the nostalgia factor of being able to scroll back through those awkward middle school photos, is making the new layout a favorite.

Concerned about your profile automatically switching over anytime soon? Don’t be. Users will have a seven day “clean up” period before the new profile goes online. With the old version, it was much harder to find the posts and pictures from years ago. Users are going to get a tempo-

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Drake University alumnus BILLY CUNDIFF was one of three recipients last Sunday of Drake’s Double D Award, the two others being Dani Tyler (softball) and Jerry Pezzetti (baseball). They bring the all-time number of recipients to 245.

Former Drake record breaker receives the Double D Award

by Ethan Clevenger News Editor TDNewEd@gmail.com

After the Drake Bulldogs won the Pioneer Football League title, it seems fitting that a former player was awarded one of this year’s Double D awards. Billy Cundiff, a former kicker for Drake, and his Baltimore Ravens squad reached the AFC Champion-

ship Game this year. Cundiff may have missed the kick to tie the game, but his sterling eight-year career helped him garner the prestigious Drake University Double D Award on Sunday.

Cundiff, a 2003 graduate, started his NFL career undrafted but signed with the Dallas Cowboys in 2002. In 2003, he tied the record for most field goals made in a Monday Night Foot-

ball game (seven) including a 52-yard boot at the end of regulation to tie the game. He kicked his seventh and final field goal from 26 yards out to win the game in overtime. The shoe from the effort is now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Six teams later, Cundiff is splitting the uprights for Baltimore. In 2010, he was selected to the Pro Bowl, and in 2011, he set a career

high with 122 points.

At Drake, Cundiff smashed 15 school records and four PFL records.

He owns the Drake records for total points, field goals and extra points.

His 62-yarder versus San Diego in 2000 still stands as the longest field goal in PFL history.

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WOODY’S SMOKE SHACK (left) and LA MIE BAKERY AND RESTAURANT (right) are both restaurants featured on the list Drake students submitted to garner Des Moines one of five city badges on Foursquare. Baltimore, Richmond, Oklahoma City and Stamford were also recipients of the honor.

Des Moines checks into Foursquare Drake social media class highlights the hot spots

by Megan Bannister

Staff Writer megan.bannister@drake.edu

Ladies and gentlemen, Des Moines just became a little bit cooler.

With the help of a new social media strategies course being offered at Drake this semester, the city of Des Moines now has its very own Foursquare badge.

“I think it just shows that we can flex our little muscles and show that we can be an interesting small city,” said junior Chelsey Teachout, a member of the social media strategies class.

The social media site, which allows users to check in to various locations and leave tips or deals for other users, announced on Feb. 8 that Des

Moines was one of five cities to earn its own badge.

After a classmate got wind of the national contest, which was inspired by the White House #visitUS tourism initiative, the journalism class focused all of its efforts on making Des Moines even more Foursquare friendly.

The contest rules limited the number of locations that could be included on each list to between 20 and 30 locations, forcing the group to make some tough decisions.

“That was a big challenge, too, because there’s a lot of great places in Des Moines, but we couldn’t include all of them,” said junior Rebecca Mataloni, who is also enrolled in the social media strategies class.

One of the largest challenges was simply raising awareness about the

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cause and finding people who would take an interest in it.

“The truth is that most Drake students and people in Des Moines are not on Foursquare,” said Chris Snider, an instructor of practice in multimedia who teaches the social media strategies class. “So we had to either find the ones who were or convince new people to join.”

Students gained momentum for their campaign through posters hung around campus as well as the use of other social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

“We tweeted the Des Moines Register and different places that we had included on the list so that they would retweet us to all of their followers,” Mataloni said.

If anything, this Foursquare nod tells Iowans one important thing: Des

Moines is an up-and-coming place to be.

“I think this is just one more thing that shows how great of a city Des Moines has become,” Snider said.

“The fact that the social media community in Des Moines embraced this project by a group of Drake students shows how great the people are here.”

With the successful use of social media, the group not only marketed its cause but also found a practical application to what they have been learning in the classroom.

“It’s really showed me about how there can be a whole uprising, a social movement through social media,” Teachout said.

Other cities that earned badges through the contest include Baltimore, Richmond, Va., Oklahoma City and Stamford, Conn.

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news Security personnel responded to the 1500 block of 24th Street on a report of an injured male Drake student. Upon arrival, security met with the victim. The victim stated he hit his head on the shower nozzle. He declined professional medical treatment and basic first aid was administered.

10:13p.m. Feb. 1 Security personnel responded to the Bell Center on a report of an injured male Drake student.

Upon arrival, security met with the victim at the basketball court. He stated he was elbowed in the face and requested medical attention. The Des Moines Fire Department and medics were summoned, and the victim was transported via ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.

2:30 p.m. Feb. 3 Security personnel responded to Goodwin-Kirk Residence Hall to meet with a staff member who wanted to report a theft. The staff member informed security that on several occasions, a male non-Drake student has entered GoodwinKirk and taken several newspapers.

5:35 p.m. Feb. 4 While on routine patrol, security personnel observed two vehicles blocking the driveway of parking lot No. 24. Security made contact with both parties. They informed the officer that they had a minor traffic accident with no injuries.

The Des Moines Police Department arrived on scene and both parties exchanged information.

3:40 a.m. Feb. 5 Security personnel responded to GoodwinKirk Residence Hall on a medical call. The Des Moines Police Department, Des Moines Fire Department and medics were also responding

to the scene. Upon arrival, security made contact with the victim, a staff member and the victim’s friend. The victim and her friend, who is a male Drake student, believe that the victim was slipped a “roofie” in her drink. The victim was intoxicated and later transported to a local hospital for treatment and toxicology report.

11:35 a.m. Feb. 6 Security personnel responded to Harvey-Ingham Hall on a report of a female Drake student that had passed out. Upon arrival, security was informed by the victim that she cut her finger and the sight of blood caused her to pass out.

The Des Moines Fire Department and medics were called to the scene. The victim denied further medical treatment.

9:00 p.m. Feb. 6 Security personnel responded to the 2600 block of Forest Avenue to meet with a male Drake student who wanted to report that his vehicle had been broken into. The student stated that he parked his vehicle in lot No. 22 in the 2900 block of Forest Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 5 and returned to his vehicle on Monday, Feb. 6. He stated that he noticed his vehicle had been rummaged through, and upon inventorying his vehicle, he stated that nothing was missing. The Des Moines Police Department responded to the scene and a police report was taken.

10:27 a.m. Feb. 7 Security personnel was advised that a female Drake staff member had struck her head on a cupboard. This incident occurred on Monday,

Constructing textbooks Staff Writer taylor.soule@drake.edu

For many students, a textbook’s author is merely a typed name on the front cover. For students in SCSS 150, narratives of tragedy and grief, the textbook’s author stands in the front of the classroom.

Nancy Berns, associate professor of sociology, uses her own monograph, “Closure: The Rush to End Grief and What It Costs Us,” in her class. After six years of research, writing and revising, Berns’ challenging publication process offers students a new perspective in the classroom.

“They can ask questions about it, and they get a better sense of where I’m coming from in terms of my perspective on grief,” Berns said. “I think students enjoy that part of it.”

Besides a new understanding of the instructor, students gain insight into the monograph’s extensive research, she said.

“It helps them understand the research process because I can talk about how I did the research on a book they’re actually reading,” Berns said.

Berns’ book targets both scholars and students, which added a tricky layer to the already arduous publication process. Directing a book toward two distinct audiences, Berns said, unnerves publishers.

“It was really hard trying to balance two audiences,” Berns said. “It was a fun challenge, too, but that certainly was tough.”

For Berns, the tough publication process and the finished product are equally rewarding.

“I enjoy the process a lot,” she said. “I guess that’s why I can be patient through the years. It’s not just

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the end result I’m enjoying, it’s actually doing it that’s fun.”

Drake’s College of Business and Public Administration also features its own textbook author in Douglas Hillman, a professor of accounting.

Hillman’s love of teaching led him to pursue textbook writing in 1980, and the rest is history.

After nine editions of “Principles of Accounting,” and seven editions of “Financial Accounting,” the everchanging teaching trends keep Hillman motivated to modify his textbooks.

“If it takes two years to write a book, you’ve got to be thinking two to three years out,” he said. “That’s what you’re always trying to do.”

Monitoring educational trends improves Hillman’s teaching, he said, even leading him across the nation to pursue new methods.

“For me, it has really helped my teaching over the years because I have kept up so well on what’s happening,” he said. “I’ve had the opportunity to travel and visit faculty all over the country about teaching.

I’ve been able to go and sit in on focus groups and listen to faculty saying what they’d like to see in a textbook, what they’re teaching, what works for them and what doesn’t work for them.

All those experiences have certainly helped me working on the books and have helped me in my teaching, too.”

Though his textbooks aren’t currently used in any Drake courses, students routinely respond to his writing with interest.

“Some of them are surprised,” he said. “Some of them are intrigued.

It may give the professor a level of credibility amongst his students. In other words, ‘Oh, he must know the subject.’”

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9:10 a.m. Feb. 8 A male Drake staff member came into the security office to report that his Drake University parking hangtag was stolen from his vehicle.

The staff member stated that his vehicle was parked in lot No. 1A. He stated his vehicle was unlocked and the hangtag was missing on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

11:00 a.m. Feb. 8 Security responded to Crawford Residence Hall on a report of a theft. Upon arrival, security made contact with the victims, both female Drake students. The students stated that they left their room at approximately 9:02 a.m. that morning. They did not lock their door and returned to the room at approximately 9:20 a.m.

When they went back to the room, it was locked, so they asked the residence assistant to let them in the room. Upon entering the room, they noticed the room had been rummaged through and items and money were missing with an approximate loss of $850. The Des Moines Police Department was contacted and took a police report.

4:00 p.m. Feb. 8 A female Drake student entered the Drake security office to report that her vehicle had been tampered with. She stated on two separate occasions an unknown suspect loosened the lug nuts on her vehicle. The victim stated that the first incident occurred on Thursday, Feb. 2, when she parked her vehicle at 25th Street and Carpenter Avenue. The second incident occurred on Monday, Feb. 6 when she was parked in lot No. 1.

8:45 p.m. Feb. 9 Security personnel and the Des Moines Police Department were dispatched to meet a female Drake student who wanted to report a theft.

The student stated on Thursday, Feb. 9, at approximately 6 p.m., she left her purse outside the “Movement Room” in the Harmon Fine Arts Center. She stated that when she returned at approximately 8 p.m. that evening, she noticed several items from her purse were missing. Des Moines Police Department took a report about the theft.

FROM TIMELINE, PAGE 2 rary grace period to delete all of the things that were posted before Mom, Dad and Grandma got online.

This may be a smart thing for college students to do. Now that Facebook and social networking have become the standard for business connections, potential employers are much more likely to research a job candidate to make sure there are no skeletons in the closet before they hire.

Senior Oliver Housman said that while Facebook is a great way to connect with the younger demographic, employers will certainly use it as a background check.

“There’s a certain transparency to

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11:03 a.m. Feb. 10 Security personnel responded to Carnegie Hall on a report of a female Drake student who passed out. Upon arrival, the student was conscious and alert. She stated that she gave blood earlier that day and felt light-headed and sick, and then she passed out. Security asked if the student wanted further medical treatment, and she declined.

4:31 p.m. Feb. 11 While locking up the School of Education located on the 3200 block of University Avenue, Drake security personnel found a camera. The camera was placed into the evidence locker at Drake security for safe-keeping.

10:38 p.m. Feb. 11 Drake security personnel were notified by an anonymous call about an accident on University Avenue. Security responded and located the two vehicles involved on the 2900 block of University Avenue. Both vehicles were unattended and creating a traffic hazard. Security made contact with the registered owner of the vehicle that appeared to have struck a parked vehicle. The owner of the suspected vehicle was a female Drake student. The driver stated she had been drinking and struck the parked vehicle, then she left the scene. The Des Moines Police Department was contacted and the student was arrested. The dean of students was notified about this incident.

1:49 p.m. Feb. 12 Security personnel responded to Hubbell Dining Hall on a report of a female Drake student who needed medical assistance due to an allergic reaction. Upon arrival, security was advised that the student self-administered an epinephrine injection and wished to be transported to a local hospital. Medics were advised and transported the student to a local hospital for treatment.

it, a lot easier to look back at a specific day,” Housman said.

He said that while the best way to make sure you’re safe rather than sorry is to not post anything inappropriate, but if that has already happened, keep the privacy settings for your page turned on.

“That way, your employer has to friend you to see everything, which gives you control of who sees what,” Housman added.

Having a Facebook page shouldn’t by any means hinder a job search and often can significantly help it. Meryl Irwin, visiting instructor of rhetoric, said that it can be used to help make connections for professional businesses or academia. She added that “the networking potential is very real” in

fields such as public relations and marketing.

Having a Facebook and using it to research businesses and make professional contacts is a great way to prove yourself to be on the cutting edge of your field. You can show exactly how involved and proactive you are. Irwin said that there is also value in the recommended friends tab as a great way to meet people. Friend a colleague or employer, and several more related ones will pop up. It’s a great way to get your name out to some of the higher-ups that you might not ordinarily meet in person.

“It’s nice to have professional contacts in my field that I look up to.”

Irwin said.

Five places to check out around DSM

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SNOOKIES MALT SHOP (above) a summer staple for many is one of the featured locations in the DSM Foursquare list. WOODY’S SMOKE SHACK (below) is Drake’s best-kept secret. Stop in for some barbeque when you’re tired of Jethro’s. Check out some more DSM locations below.

by Megan Bannister

Staff Writer megan.bannister@drake.edu

Between heavy course loads and extracurricular activities, it’s easy to get stuck inside the Drake bubble.

For students that are feeling stuck, Foursquare is a great way to get out and discover what Des Moines has to offer. To get started, here’s five fast Foursquare locations you may not know about.

Woody’s Smoke Shack – Everyone knows about Jethro’s, but Woody’s is one of Drake’s best-kept secrets. Located on Cottage Grove and 25th Street, this hole in the wall joint has mouth-watering barbeque.

Just make sure to get there early to beat the lunchtime rush.

La Mie Bakery & Restaurant – While Raygun may have us believing that Des Moines is French for “The Moines,” La Mie has made us into French foodies. The combination of a bakery and a restaurant offers everything from pastries to artisan breads to macrons. It’s enough to make you say, “Oui, oui.”

Snookies Malt Shop – While Snookies is currently closed for the winter, we’re counting down the days until we can return for milkshakes and frosty desserts. This Beaverdale favorite is the quintessential summer ice cream venue. Plus, it’s just far enough from campus that if you walk, you can justify the large waffle

cone.

Better Homes & Gardens Test Garden – College is stressful, and sometimes you just need to get away. The Meredith Corporation is here to help. Take a load off after a tough week with a stroll through the “Better Homes & Gardens” test gardens, located in downtown Des Moines. The gardens are open to the public on Fridays from noon until 2 p.m. beginning in May. Gateway Market – Before Des Moines had a Trader Joe’s, there was Gateway Market. Part gourmet grocery store, part restaurant and part ready-made deli counter, this delicious delicatessen is the perfect destination for any college foodie.

WHAT: Student Theatre Showcase II WHERE: Studio 55, FAC WHEN: Friday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m.

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THE TIMES-DELPHIC Do you watch ESPN? Are you on Twitter?

If you answered yes to either of these questions you should know who Jeremy Lin is. If you don’t, get caught up on the ‘Linsanity’ right away.

Jane Hoe: How to take it down South It’s going to come up at some point in time in your relationship, but let’s address it — the art of “going down on your partner.”

Oral sex is always a hot topic on college campuses. Do you shave down there? Do you not shave down there?

How rough is too rough? What’s normal down there?

It’s all a discussion that you have to have with your partners and what you’re comfortable doing.

Sure, giving a blowjob sounds like its easy work, but once you’re down there, it starts to get a little more complicated.

I bet you think that oral sex is safe sex because there is no penetration (technically). But, there is still a risk of contracting such STDs such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV/AIDS and the ever popular syphilis.

So, is it acceptable to wear a condom or dental dam when going down

on your partner? You should. It’s safer, but you and your partner have to have that discussion and possibly get tested together, just to be safe.

Anyway, back to the not-so-simple-act of going down. Oral sex can be better than vaginal or anal sex if you’re in a hurry or just don’t feel like it. Going about how to have oral sex is also sort of tricky. Positioning can make all the difference. There is nothing worse than having your jaw worked for 10 minutes when you’re uncomfortable. Trust me, you don’t want your jaw locking up at the wrong moment. That just gets awkward…and messy.

Other than that, just go for it.

Take one for the team and go down south for a while.

One professional tip, though: do not bite. It’s not a mozzarella stick, and you don’t want to be that person who made that embarrassing rookie

move. This isn’t a four-course meal, and it definitely shouldn’t be treated like one. On another note, always take directions from your partner. It’s all on a learning curve, so getting tips and hints allow you to better pleasure your partner.

Technique comes with practice, and you’ll eventually be able go down like a pro. But before then, you’re just going to have to keep going on down to the valley of love.

As for hygiene down there, just keep it clean. No one likes to be reminded of that weird smell that comes from Hubbell during his or her sexual escapades. So, what I’m trying to say is just be clean and shower frequently, if not daily, just in case.

As for hair or no hair, that’s just a personal preference. Be adventurous one day and just go for it. It’ll grow back eventually anyway. Sexual landscaping is just par for the course and

there is no right way to have your hair sculpted. Just be careful: one wrong move, and well, your doctor might ask some questions that you don’t want to answer.

Ladies, you could be going in the right direction by choosing to have your partner go down on you. The National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior found that women are more likely to orgasm when they engage in various forms of sex acts that include oral sex. That same survey found that most men and women in their 20s and 30s have participated in oral sex in the past three months.

So, Bulldogs, as I say in the playpen, get down and dirty and send me your sexual questions. I’m here to answer them all, and trust me: your kink can’t shock me.

Have a question on your mind? Jane can help! Shoot Jane Hoe an email to see your question featured in one of Jane’s columns.

JANE HOE | COLUMNIST

Hoe is the TD’s anonymous sex columnist.

She is a student at Drake and can be reached at janehoe.drake@gmail.com

Three reasons to get rid of minimum wage Problems caused by minimum wage should be reason to end it #1 – The Minimum Wage Impedes Job Creation The minimum wage, without a doubt, impedes on this nation’s ability to create jobs (specifically low productivity jobs). While the policy was undoubtedly created out of benevolence, it remains a fact that it is bad for job creation. Really, that isn’t all that controversial of a statement.

“The American Economic Review,” “The Review of Economic Studies,” “The Southern Economic Journal,” “The Journal of Law and Economics” and “The Journal of Human Resources” have all published studies by highly regarded economists (such as George Stigler, Yale Brozen, and Ronald Ehrenberg) on the issue, and that list could continue endlessly.

The only major study to really take issue with this claim was produced by David Card and Alan Krueger, who have been highly criticized for their work and statistical techniques.

However, the extent to which the minimum wage has a negative effect on job creation is much more contested. Nevertheless, the essence of the issue isn’t that difficult to understand.

In a simplified manner, wages are the

price of an individual’s labor based on the skills they have, how many other laborers have those skills and how many employers want those skills. If an individual is not highly skilled but rather has only rudimentary ones, the price for their labor is low. If an individual has a unique skill, the price for their labor will be high (due to the low supply of that skill and the assumed high demand from employers). The minimum wage is destructive because it artificially sets wages higher than what somebody’s labor might actually be priced; in this case, businesses have to hire less people due to the higher cost of labor. #2 – The Minimum Wage Violates Right to Contract In the Supreme Court case Lochner v. New York, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the “general right to make a contract in relation to his business is part of the liberty protected by the Fourteenth Amendment” and that “liberty of contract relating to labor includes both parties to it. The one has as much right to purchase as the other to sell labor.”

While this decision was made in regard to the hours an individual can work, the principle should also be ap-

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Slowly, we are replacing natural rights as social rights — the former can never be taken away whereas the latter can.

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plied to wages. The right to contract should be in the hands of the individual. Let’s pretend, for example, that I am a homeless person in desperate need of money. I would gladly do the work of a janitor for five dollars

an hour in order to provide myself with a means to eat. I know that at that price a business might be able to hire me. However, in actuality, the business I seek a labor contract with is forced to pay the minimum wage, and because of this they cannot afford to give me a job. In this situation, my right to contract and sell my labor has been infringed upon. But is it not the right of individuals to sell their own labor? Aren’t our skills and labor some of the most private forms of our property? #3 – The Minimum Wage Is Unfair to Businesses Although I’m sure most students here won’t care, the minimum wage is unfair to businesses in the same manner that it is unfair to the worker.

It infringes on their natural rights to contract, and it also impedes on their abilities to maximize productivity.

As D.W. MacKenzie, a professor at Carroll College and writer for mises.org, puts it: “Employers pay a wage no higher than the value of an additional hour’s work. Raising minimum wages forces employers to dismiss low

productivity workers.”

Obviously, this also relates back to the first point that the minimum wage impedes on job creation. However, the more important part of this intrusive policy is the infringement on individuals’ right to make a contract.

I believe we have lost view in this country of what our natural rights are. Slowly, we are replacing natural rights as social rights — the former can never be taken away whereas the latter can. America needs to return to the philosophy that our government is here to protect our rights, not give and take them away. One step toward restoring this liberty is getting rid of the minimum wage. Hey, it might create some jobs on the side, too.

BENJAMIN LEVINE | COLUMNIST

Levine is a sophomore politics major and can be contacted at benjamin.levine@drake.edu

Our Two Cents STAFF EDITORIAL

• Just because you can send emails to all the students at Drake doesn’t mean you should.

• Campus turns into an icy trap over the weekends because nothing seems to get shoveled. We disapprove.

• The hamsters that run Drake’s internet must have been off this week. Our connections have been terrible this week.

The bad just got worse.

• Is it just us, or is this week dragging on? We don’t want to go to any of our classes this week.

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Festival to feature bacon, ‘Baconpocalypse Now’

by Ben Levine

Staff Writer benjamin.levine@drake.edu

In 2001, at a weekend stay in Spirit Lake, Iowa, a group of guys started to celebrate their common love for bacon.

By 2008, their small celebration evolved into what is today known as the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, which has taken Des Moines by storm — or by extremely painful stomach aches after consuming unhealthy amounts of bacon. Let’s be honest, though: If you were going to eat yourself into a comatose state, wouldn’t you want bacon to be the food that leads you there? This Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Varied Industries Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds will be packed with bacon lovers who have no problem with food comas.

But what exactly is this bacon festival all about? Well, it is shockingly comprised of numerous bacon-themed events.

There was a chance to earn tickets to the festival through a song contest that produced some quality tributes to the heart attack snack. Those who won received four free tickets to the festival, and they have the

opportunity to perform their song live on stage.

In addition to the song contest, there are other ways to get your fair share of bacon, namely “The Competition.” The Competition is the eating contest that is sure to attract some of the best and most oddly skilled bacon eaters in the state of Iowa. If you’re expecting to breeze through for a win, think again. Manni Balignasay has won each year. He seems to be a giant in the sport, and if any Drake student tries to compete, he or she should be ready to consume an inordinate amount of pig.

Try to make it to a few Hubbell breakfasts before Saturday to prepare.

Another event is the “Bacon Showcase,” which is probably the most interesting and entertaining event for people who are simply casual fans of bacon. That is, for those who enjoy the taste but like to avert life-threatening situations. Essentially, the showcase allows attendees to sample some of the nation’s best bacon from the brands of Hormel to Iowa Farm Families.

With all the varieties tested and eaten, each attendee leaves knowing their niche bacon brand. It really helps food lovers find

themselves.

For students, though, perhaps the most fitting event is the “Bacon Lecture Series.”

Yes, the festival has a lecture series. Iowa has seen the “most brilliant bacon minds” speak on various topics, but this year, the festival looks to top them all. The speaker will “address concerns about apocalyptic survival skills and how to best preserve bacon in preparation for a variety of transformative and cataclysmic events.” You know what this means, Drake? Even if the Mayans were right about 2012, Iowa isn’t going anywhere. We’ll be sitting on stacks on bacon while the rest of Earth wonders how we did it.

In all seriousness, the fifth annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival looks to be a pretty fun time. The festival is expecting to attract roughly 4,000 people compared to the 180 that attended the very first one. So, try to arrive early. If you’re looking for a fun way to spend a Saturday in Des Moines, then there is no doubt that the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival is a safe bet.

Bring on the bacon 11:45 a.m.

“Baconpocalypse Now” short film presentation 12:00 p.m.

Bacon Lecture begins 12:30 p.m.

2012 Bacon Song context winners perform 3:15 p.m.

Bacon eating contest beings

Drake alum, Beth Ann Deadmond takes part in bacon festivities The TD talked to Drake alum Beth Ann Deadmond who participated in the Bacon Queen Contest.

Why did you want to do this?

Honestly, all of my friends know that I love bacon and someone posted it on my Facebook wall and said I should do it. She probably meant it as a joke but I was like Hell yeah, I’m gonna do this.

What is your favorite bacon (and why)?

This summer I discovered the

Des Moines Bacon Company’s Smoked Chipotle Bacon at the farmers market, and have been in love ever since. I’ve eaten it by itself, on a burger, in a dip, with breakfast and even on pizza! Its versatility is amazing.

Favorite way to cook bacon?

My favorite way to cook bacon is on the grill. Of course, the flavor of cooking something on the grill is awesome, but that’s not the only reason. The mess is usually much less when it’s done on the grill and the experience of being outside grilling is amazing too.

Favorite beverage to accompany bacon?

My favorite beverage to accompany bacon is an orangepineapple mimosa. It’s light, delicious, and refreshing and never masks the flavor of the bacon.

Favorite memory of bacon?

When I was 13 my aunt had me over for a sleep over filled with things that I wasn’t allowed to do at home. I got to IM boys online late at night, watch “American Pie” for the first time, and in the morning all we ate for breakfast was 2

pounds of bacon. It was the perfect way to top off a scandalous weekend.

Why should you be the next Bacon Queen?

Of course loving bacon is a requirement of the Bacon Queen, but I believe that she should also be classy, sassy and fun — three characteristics that I always embody in my love for bacon.

courtesy of BETH ANN DEADMOND

Classes offered in January term revealed List involves variety of classes and various opportunities

by Katie Ericson

Staff Writer katie.ericson@drake.edu

Next year, Drake University will try something new: a January term. This is a two-and-a-half-week session from Jan. 7 to Jan. 25. Students will have two weeks for Christmas (break starts on Dec. 15), and then J-term pupils will return to Drake.

Instead of focusing on several classes, students will focus on a sole class.

For this J-term, volunteer professors have created class ideas — some from faculty, others suggested by students — and after some deliberation, there’s an official J-term experience list with 35 courses.

Associate Provost Arthur Sanders explained that some of these courses may be dropped.

“At this point, I am confident we will have one course added that is not on the list,” Sanders said.

These classes will be crash courses in the ultimate sense of the word, but there are benefits to taking a J-term class.

One benefit is the low cost. It’s divided between fall and spring semesters and added to your tuition. There’s one course (immunology lab) that’s worth four credits instead of three. Participants in this course

will pay for the extra fourth credit. However, this lab is not required for the immunology course, and the lecture is not required for the immunology lab.

However, room and board is not included in tuition, so students without housing in Des Moines will pay to stay on campus during the J-term. Participants will stay in Goodwin-Kirk Residence Hall.

Similarly, there are extra costs for study abroad trips. The exploration of urban poverty in Des Moines and New York City involves a trip to the Big Apple instead of a full session abroad, and it will most likely cost more. The same can be said when comparing the Washington D.C. trip (for the class, “Inside Washington: The Presidential Inauguration”) with a city inside the United States to the home of the masters, which involves three countries (Switzerland, Austria and Hungary). These trips may also leave before Jan. 7 in order to coordinate travel.

Yet studying abroad is not the only opportunity that J-term is offering. There’s a course for theater that’s dedicated to the production of a full-scale play performed at the end of J-term in Studio 55 at the Harmon Fine Arts Center. More specifically, there are five subareas in this course:

design, acting/directing, voice/dramaturgy, movement and technical production.

There’s no prerequisite course or major requirement. However, the play that will be performed has not yet been decided upon.

There are 31 other courses available for J-term 2013. In order to see more details about each course -- what the perquisites are, who will be teaching it and what will it count towards — go to http://www. drake.edu/academics/. In the upper righthand corner, there will be a PDF link called “J-term Experiences.” Look quickly if you are interested because students will be signing up for J-term courses during the first week of March. This is for underclassmen that are required to stay on campus so they can have priority for rooms in GoodwinKirk Hall.

Also, there will be a fair dedicated to the J-term session. Leaders of the program will speak about the courses, residence hall options, finances and the applications. At that time there will be a complete list of options, along with cost for programs, class sizes and application procedures. The meeting will be 4 – 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 in Upper Olmsted.

What do you think about the J-Term classes?

“

I was excited about a few of the classes for sure, especially the service opportunities. I thought it was good they included both academics and service opportunities.

– Lauren Simpson, sophomore, pre-pharmacy

”“

I’m excited about it, but I would’ve liked to see more business classes.

– Nate Bleadorn, junior, marketing and management double major

“

I really liked the Harry Potter course. But there was only one course offered for my major and I’m not sure if it’s one that I even have to take or not.

– Erin Swierczek, first-year, international relations & psychology double major

”

J-Term course list Introduction to Letterpress Winter Avian Ecology Immunology (optional immunology lab for a 4th credit) Robot Programming and Control Theory Dickens in London CS: ENG: Theories of Myth and Archetypes: Harry Potter and the Golden Fleece Winter Biology* ENSP: International Environmental Seminar* Environmental Hazards* Intergroup Dialogue on Race/Ethnicity* LPS: MUS: Introduction to Jazz* Chamber Ensemble Home of the Masters* POLS: Inside Washington: The Presidential Inauguration* Understanding the Middle East Through Film* Adult Development and Aging PYS: Industrial Psychology REL: Letters of Paul in Cultural Context SCSS: The Sociology of Childhood Ethnographic Video Challenge THEA: Introduction to Theatre* Classic American Film* Special Topics: Winterstock (see article for 5 specific courses) BLAW: Business Law* JMC: International Advertising: Travel Seminar to Poland* Public Relations Principles* Publicity EDUC: Educational Technology* Leadership at Sea Classroom Management The History of Higher Education in Iowa Education Opportunities for Children in a 3rd World Country: Ghana, Africa* What’s Up Doc: An Information Literacy Exploration of LIB: Documentary* Making Meaning of the Study Abroad Experience INT: Exploration of Urban Poverty in Des Moines and New York City* *notates courses that fulfill an Area of Inquiry ART: BIO:

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Library Diaries: The man behind the mustache

by Rachel Ward

Staff Writer rachel.ward@drake.edu

Bart Schmidt is a 41-year-old beer brewing, world traveling, bike riding and intense mustache-growing librarian. Schmidt is the digital projects librarian at the Cowles Library, and he has worked on the Drake campus for seven years.

“I am a curious person and like to answer questions and help people find things,” Schmidt said.

Schmidt has a bachelor’s degree in information resources and a master’s degree in librarian information science.

When people look at Schmidt, the first feature they will probably notice is the mustache. Schmidt’s facial hair stemmed from his need to cover a scar, and this grew into a two-and-ahalf-year project. With such a timely investment, many would assume that Schmidt is pretty serious about his mustache.

“I think they’re funny,” Schmidt said about his mustache admirers. “I

have a really patient fiancé.”

Schmidt said that his mustache attracts a lot of attention from 25-yearold men who often compliment him with intelligent words such as “epic ‘stache, man.”

Schmidt and his mustache have done a lot of traveling. He has treaded in India, France, Spain, Finland, Mexico, Costa Rica, the Baltics, Germany and throughout the United States.

“I enjoy someplace different,” he said. “Come on, we live in Iowa.”

Schmidt achieved a significantly different experience in Srinagar, Kashmir on Dec. 30, 2006. On this day, Saddam Hussein was hung, and Schmidt experienced the riots in the streets of the city.

Bike riding is also a favorite pastime of Schmidt’s.

“I’ve always loved biking,” he said. “It’s the first thing you have that you can leave the neighborhood with.”

Previously, Schmidt has participated in the Tweed Ride, a Des Moines bike ride where riders dress

up in the traditional British cycling fashion, which includes tweed, herringbone, wool, plaid and a vintage cycle. Riders peddle from The Royal Mile, a bar downtown, and then make stops at the Capitol and Ichi Bike shop. The group then loops around to the end where it started.

Back in the day, Schmidt had stops with a few odd jobs before he settled down as a librarian. He worked briefly selling T-shirts on the Jersey Shore.

Schmidt described the job as “almost like being a carnie.” He also worked as a car sales man and helped run a nonprofit consumer rights organization.

However, Schmidt’s list of jobs may not end with librarian.

“I don’t know what to do after being a librarian,” Schmidt said. “I keep asking myself that.”

However, he has the vague idea of a brewery and barbershop microbusiness. There is one problem, however.

“I don’t know how to cut hair,” Schmidt said.

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New store in Dogtown Flash mob to promote PR plan First complete art supply store in DSM

by Kensie Smith

Staff Writer mackensie.smith@drake.edu

Maybe it starts when you finally notice the tiny bird graffiti around Des Moines. Perhaps it‘s a run around Grays Lake under a picturesque sunset. It might just be scrolling through your Pinterest page, but the itch begins. The artistic itch. The bubbling right-brain need to finger paint, squelch clay and sketch nudes (or in the nude). Whether it’s a card for your mom or the next piece in the MOMA, it’s yours.

Creative-Coldsnow Artist Materials is the new art store on the block. From paints to canvas, easels to screen printing materials, it’s the shop with prices for any starving artist.

Morgan Vigon, 27, is the store manager and said that the Kansas City-based, family-owned company saw a need for the supply store in Des Moines.

“You don’t know how many people have come in and said ‘Oh my God, I’m so happy you’re here,’” Vigon said.

Students are finding value in having an art store close. Junior Grace Kerr said she likes mainly working with paint and crayon wax.

“Having an art store so close to my apartment is so convenient,” Kerr said. “Now I don’t have to drive far to get my basic art supplies.”

The goods Creative-Coldsnow has a strong policy that if the store doesn’t have the product, and it’s not on the online inventory, they will still order it.

“We go out of our way to have everything the artist needs,” Vigon said.

The shop is packed top to bottom with an unusual variety of print-making materials, drafting tools, handmade paint and even fake model trees. On a tour of the shop, it’s hard to think of something the shop wouldn’t have. There’s a room just for a canvas and two rooms just for paper of all colors, textures and types. Best of all, almost everything is discounted.

“Spray paint of all kinds is trending right now, and our selection is honestly awesome,” Vigon said as she pointed to the long wall behind the register packed with a rainbow of colored bottles.

The local difference Customers are greeted with an eclectic wall displaying the employees’ art. Vigon said this experience and knowledge makes CreativeColdsnow different than hegemonic craft chains of Hobby Lobby and Michael’s. The store only employs artists, and most have a fine arts degree.

“We actually test out the supplies as they come in and let the customer try them,” Vigon said. “We don’t want to rip anyone off, you know? It should be a happy experience.”

She pointed to a bright, lacquered piece featuring a bee as her own work. She described her

style and experimental, emotional-mixed media with “colors that play.”

“This is the third art store I’ve worked at, and we make ourselves knowledgeable about all of the products,” Vigon said.

Jason Wright, 28, is a Creative-Coldsnow employee and artist, and he described his work as independent comic art with an edgy, raw-rock style.

“I like meeting other artists that come in,” Wright said. “It’s always good to talk shop.”

As a customer walked in to pick up some supplies, she was greeted by name and promptly asked how her projects were going by the Creative-Coldsnow staff.

The bigger picture Creative-Coldsnow wants the Des Moines community to get creative. Wright said that in the future, the store wants to have a large, scrolling monitor to display local artists’ work, just like the stores in Kansas City. Vigon also said they are working with art class instructors so that their students will be able to easily find supplies in one place.

Inventory is set to increase even further based on customers’ needs. With room next door, Vigon said the store is looking to expand and is looking to have a gallery attached.

“We’re also looking to host a set of art classes,” she said. “That’s still in the works.

“Artists want to be able to see and touch,” Vigon added. “That’s really what we’re here for, and I love it.”

Get your creative juices flowing Find it: 2419 University Ave., Des Moines

Info: (515) 274-9661, creativecoldsnow.com

Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sun 12 p.m.-5 p.m.

This weekend in DSM Snowstorm Music Festival Val-Air Ballroom Tonight @ 8 p.m.

Admission: $40

DSM Buccaneers vs. Indiana Ice Buccaneer Arena Friday @ 7:05 p.m.

Admission: $14

Hoops for Hope Colleges Against Cancer Knapp Center WBB vs. Illinois State Sunday @ 2 p.m.

Underground Comedy Presents: Standupalooza Stoner Studio Theater – Civic Center Friday @ 8 p.m.

Admission: $10

Iowa Energy vs. Fort wayne Wells Fargo Arena Sunday @ 4 p.m.

Admission: $8 – $20

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by Elizabeth Robinson Managing Editor tdfeatsopsed@gmail.com

This Saturday afternoon, Drake students will shock shoppers in Jordan Creek Mall by dancing in the middle of the mall as part of a Zumba flash mob.

Drake’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has been working diligently to raise awareness for childhood obesity as part of the annual Bateman Case Study Competition. The Bateman Competition is a yearly national event that gives public relations students the chance to apply what has been learned in the classroom, as well as in internships and various experiences, by formulating a full public relations campaign. Every team, nation-wide, is given the same topic or focus and is asked to research, plan, implement and evaluate a full public relations campaign.

Drake’s Bateman group, which includes juniors Abby Bedore, Jenna Mushro, Cecily Miniaci and Kali O’Brien as well as sophomore Halli Kubes, has been working on the project since last semester, but is just now being able to see its impact.

“We’ve been working since November, and we’ve been building our plan from the ground up,” Jenna Mushro said. “On Feb. 29, we have to shut it down and we’ll have to look at a write up at the end in March.”

The team has been promoting their campaign in the Drake and Des Moines area over the last couple weeks through a variety of means. Social media has been especially important for the campaign. The use of Twitter and likes and comments to the group’s Facebook page allows a the Bateman team to put a number to how many views their pages have received and how effectively they are getting their message out.

“Social media has really helped us a lot, especially in terms of measuring progress and

getting the word out to Drake students,” Mushro said.

There are several target audiences for the project, including elementary, middle school and high school kids, parent-teacher associations, elderly people in the Des Moines area, as well as college students. Pre- and post-tests are given to those participating in the events in order to distinguish what they got out of the event and the impact it had on them.

Saturday’s flash mob is one of several events that the group has sponsored in an effort to promote their cause. The Bateman team, in conjunction with Bell Center Zumba instructor, and Drake junior, Hannah Pink, will be hosting a flash mob at Jordan Creek Mall on Saturday beginning at 12:30 p.m. Pink will be teaching a Zumba dance, similar to the way she runs her class, in the lower, main area of the mall. No prior dance or Zumba experience is necessary; as the dance will be taught as it is being performed. The Bateman team’s goal is to get a large number of students to participate to cause more of a scene and promote their campaign.

“We’re really trying to use it as a shock value to the Des Moines community,” O’Brien said.

“We want people to recognize the problem of obesity and that Zumba and other fun ways of exercising are good opportunities.”

Students are encouraged to wear bright colors and meet in the Jordan Creek food court at 12:30 p.m. so that the group can get organized and proceed to the center of the mall to start the flash mob by 1 p.m.

The Bateman team is hoping that this event, as well as the other events and strategies they have put to use, will prove successful in the end of the competition.

“Drake has never won the competition,” Mushro said. “We’re doing a lot and hoping we have a good chance.”

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week we are going to give a shout-out to redshirt junior Jordan Clarke for his STAT OF This performance on Sunday against Evansville. Clarke had one of his best all-around as a Bulldog, piling up 18 points to go along with 12 rebounds. Clarke THE WEEK games dominated on both ends of the floor to help Drake end a three-game losing skid.

sports MEN’S BASKETBALL

Second half surge propels Bulldogs over Evansville to snap losing skid

by Matt Moran

Copy Editor matthew.moran@drake.edu

A career night from redshirt junior Jordan Clarke and a barrage of treys helped Drake snap its three-game losing streak with a 78-54 victory over Evansville on Sunday night at the Knapp Center.

Clarke had a career-high 18 points and tied a career-high with 12 rebounds. The Bulldogs played their third straight game without junior Ben Simons, but the team finally notched a win without its second leading scorer.

Drake shot a sizzling 50 percent from beyond the arc. Five players scored in double figures as the Bulldogs (14-12, 7-8 MVC) exploded for a 24-4 run in the second half to put away the Purple Aces (12-13, 7-8).

“We just worked hard,” Clarke said.

“We shared the ball. We had a game plan to go inside-out, and we did that.”

Evansville closed the gap to 40-39 with 14:41 remaining in the game when Drake went on its run. The Bulldogs’ run lasted six minutes, and the team never looked back.

Drake converted a season-high 11 field goals from behind the 3-point line.

Senior Kurt Alexander was a valuable weapon off the bench, as he contributed 16 points and six rebounds. Sophomore Rayvonte Rice had 13 points, redshirt freshman Jeremy Jeffers had 12 and junior Aaron Hawley had 10.

“The floor is filled with 3-point shooters for us, so we were fortunate to knock down open shots,” Hawley said.

“We did a good job of distributing the ball.”

Drake shot 53.6 percent from the floor for the game while Evansville made just 36.8 percent of its shots.

Denver Holmes led the Purple Aces with 16 points.

“I thought our guys followed the game plan to perfection,” head coach Mark Phelps said about the defensive

effort. “They were where they were supposed to be at all times. In addition, I thought they played with a lot of energy and a lot of effort.”

The Bulldogs traveled to Peoria, Ill., to take on last-place Bradley last night. Drake is tied with Evansville and Northern Iowa for fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference. All three teams trail fourth-place Illinois State by one game and third-place Missouri State by two games, respectively, in the league standings.

The Bulldogs take a break from

MVC action to take on New Mexico State this Saturday for the annual ESPN BracketBusters game. Drake’s final home game is next Wednesday against Southern Illinois. The Bulldogs finish the season at Wichita State on Feb. 28 before heading to St. Louis for the State Farm MVC Championship from March 1-4.

“I really like our team,” Phelps said.

“I think our team has a lot of confidence in each other and also in themselves.”

Although he has received plenty

of criticism from the Drake fan base, Phelps has made history of his own.

With Sunday’s victory, Phelps added to his record of the most wins of any coach in school history in their first four seasons at Drake. The triumph over Evansville gives Phelps 58 over his first four seasons. Maury John (1958-62) is second on the list with 55 wins, and Tom Davis (2003-06) is third with 54.

The Bulldogs’ road contest at New Mexico State is set to start at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Las Cruces, N.M.

the rundown

T-5th Drake is currently tied for fifth in the MVC with a 7-8 conference record.

17-2 run Drake led Evansville 40-39 before going on a 17-2 run to put the game out of reach.

11 The number of three-point field goals converted by the Bulldogs on Sunday.

5 The number of double-digit scorers for the Bulldogs against Evansville.

3 Sophomore Rayvonte Rice’s blocks total on Sunday, a career-high.

4 The Bulldogs have four games left this season.

Three are on the road.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Bulldogs start three freshmen in win at Evansville

by Taylor Soule

Staff Writer taylor.soule@drake.edu

Drake snapped its four-game losing streak on Sunday, toppling Evansville 55-51 in Purple Aces territory.

After last Thursday’s 63-59 defeat at Southern Illinois, Drake returned to the defensive drawing board. Despite Evansville’s last-place post in the Missouri Valley Conference, the Bulldogs anticipated a competitive contest.

Drake’s preparation paid off.

“It was one of our best defensive performances of the year,” Drake head coach Amy Stephens said.

Drake recorded three steals and two blocks against the MVC opponent.

The Bulldogs led by as many as 11 points in the game’s opening stanza en route to 43.3 percent first-half shoot-

ing. Evansville narrowed the Bulldogs’ advantage to five points at the break, 28-23.

Drake sprinted to an early eightpoint advantage in the second half.

The Purple Aces hit their offensive stride shortly after, as they powered an 11-2 run to take their only lead of the game with 4:40 left.

Evansville’s lone advantage lasted just 14 seconds as a Brittnye McSparron layup gave Drake the lead for good.

Several defensive stops proved key down the home stretch, and Drake rounded out the victory.

On the offensive front, senior forward Rachael Hackbarth earned her 17th double-double of the 2011-12 campaign with a team-high 18 points and 14 rebounds.

Sunday’s victory also catapulted Hackbarth into the national spotlight.

She sits in second place nationally for the most double-doubles in a single season, Stephens said.

Sophomore Morgan Reid recorded eight points and five rebounds. The senior McSparron chipped in seven points.

The Bulldogs boasted 47.9 percent shooting from the floor compared to just 32.7 percent shooting by the Purple Aces.

Besides outshooting Evansville, Drake controlled the boards on Sunday, outrebounding the Purple Aces 44-27.

With only five regular season games remaining, postseason play is forefront for the Bulldogs.

“Our team’s goal is to finish in the top half of the conference, and with five games left, that’s quite possible,” Stephens said. “We want to win the conference.”

Before the State Farm MVC Championship opens on March 8, though, the Bulldogs look to focus their attention on the practice court with two main goals in mind.

“One (goal) is to continue to get better on the defensive front,” Stephens said. “The other is to improve our offensive consistency. We need to get better at really executing offensively. We’ve had too many turnovers, too many empty plays.”

Drake takes on Indiana State tomorrow night at the Knapp Center.

Tip-off is set for 7:05 p.m.

Catch their next game FRIDAY, FEB 17 against Indiana State 7:05 p.m.

Knapp Center

With five games left for the Bulldogs, it’s gut check time It’s hard to believe that we are over half way done with the season.

After the weekend, we are now 1212 on the year and 6-7 in Missouri Valley Conference play. We have just five more games to go, and then it is tournament time. A .500 record isn’t exactly ideal. Nonetheless, there are still games to be played. We are currently fighting for a spot in the top half of the MVC. Our situation isn’t hopeless, but this last half of the season will be a major gut check for our team.

We have two overtime losses and several others by five points or less. I have to admit that those games are the worst. Being that close to victory is torture for any competitor. But even so, whether it’s by 20 points or three points, it’s still an ‘L’ in the record books. From this point forward, stringing together solid days of practice is critical. Our league is nuts, for lack of better words. The lowest seeded team can beat the highest on any given day. It’s simply a matter of who wants it more.

The ups and downs of the season are part of what makes it enjoyable at times and discouraging at others. We recently snapped our four-game losing streak with a win over Evansville.

Sometimes, that is all it takes, though.

We started off the season almost the exact same way and came back in December finishing 6-1 for the month.

I feel something good coming on.

Even in the games we lost, there are many positives to look back on. How about Rachael Hackbarth with her 17th double-double of the season?

Or what about the recent production from our bench play? All we need is that spark to snowball us in the right direction.

Our next two games are against Indiana State and Illinois State this Friday and Sunday. We then have our last road swing at Northern Iowa and Bradley. On March 3, we finish up our final conference game against the Creighton Bluejays. All of them can be considered MUST wins. No pressure? No pressure. I’m confident our team will rise to the occasion. I hope to look back on the season knowing we were fighters when it mattered most. If we can get hot now, look out, Missouri Valley Conference.

CARLY GRENFELL | COLUMNIST Grenfell is a sophomore public relations and management double major and can be contacted at carly.grenfell@drake.edu

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>>Sports Blurbs Men’s Tennis Sophomore Robin Goodman was named the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week on Tuesday. This is the first time Goodman has earned the distinction and the third straight week a Bulldog has been named player of the week.

Goodman had a combined 6-0 singles/doubles ledger in three matches last week. He helped Drake to wins over No. 74 East Tennessee State, Nebraska-Kearney and Northern Illinois.

On the season, Goodman now has a combined record of 21-6. He

has won his last 10 singles contests.

Women’s Soccer On Monday, the women’s soccer squad announced the addition of nine student-athletes to their roster.

The following freshmen players will be wearing Drake blue in the fall:

Mariah Boncek (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) Reilly Burns (Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southeast) Kylie DeHaven (Olathe, Kan./Olathe East) Alex Freeman (Duluth, Minn./Duluth East) Alex Hanna (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) Kaylin Okuma (Honolulu, Hawaii/Panahou) Rhian Pritchard (Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley North) Tricia White (Overland Park, Kan./Notre Dame de Sion) Emma Winstead (Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City West)

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MEN’S TENNIS

Shutout over NIU improves Bulldogs to 7-1 on the year

by Dominic Johnson

Staff Writer dominic.johnson@drake.edu

TAYLOR SOULE | staff photographer JUNIOR ANIS GHORBEL bounces a ball as he gets ready to serve in a match against East Tennessee State at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center last Thursday.

Drake improved to 7-1 on the season on Sunday as it posted a 7-0 victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies. The clean sweep was the fourth so far this season, and the Bulldogs have now won all five matches they have played at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center. What is even more impressive is that the Bulldogs have accumulated 44 combined singles and doubles wins while dropping only one singles match at home.

The impressive statistics were only bolstered on Sunday afternoon, as Drake got off to its usual fast start in the doubles matches. Junior Anis Ghorbel sat out for both singles and doubles matches with an injured toe, so his usual partner, junior James McKie, teamed up with freshman Ben Mullis at the third position. The two posted a clean 8-4 victory over their Northern Illinois opponents, but not before the usual pairings of freshman Alen Salibasic and senior Cesar Bracho tallied an 8-1 win at the top slot. Junior Jean Erasmus and sophomore Robin Goodman were busy registering an 8-3 victory of their own.

“I feel like right now our doubles is much further along than we were at this point last season,” head coach Evan Austin said. “The guys realize how important that point can be.”

With Ghorbel nursing an injured toe, it was McKie who had singles duty at the top spot. McKie’s solid play at the sec-

ond and third positions translated seamlessly to the first position, as the Drake junior was stunningly dominant in a 6-0, 6-1 victory.

“I was moving very well throughout the match, and I just stuck to my game plan to get the job done,” McKie said.

While McKie breezed through his match, Erasmus had to battle it out at the second slot. After dropping the first set 3-6, Erasmus was visibly frustrated, and it looked like he was on track for his first home loss of the season. But the young Bulldog clawed his way back through sheer determination, winning the second set 6-3 and capturing the deciding third set super-tiebreaker 10-7.

Salibasic suffered a similar fate at the third position. The Drake freshman also dropped the first set 3-6, but as his consistency improved, he went on to win the second set 6-4. The match was decided in a super-tiebreaker format, in which Salibasic won 10-6.

“Alen and Jean did a great job of competing in those two matches where they were down a set,” Austin said. “I think that’s a good sign of our toughness and resiliency.”

Goodman, who was recently named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, straightened out affairs for the Bulldogs with a routine 6-3, 6-0 win at the fourth position.

Mullis was locked into a heated match against Northern Illinois’ Frederic Cadieux. Mullis captured the first set 6-3, but it wasn’t until the second set that tensions rose. After Mullis called one of his

opponent’s shots out, Cadieux erupted in disbelief. After spending almost four minutes arguing with Mullis and pleading with the line judge, Cadieux returned to the match, although he frequently was left yelling in between points. The outburst proved useless as Mullis went on to win the match 6-3, 6-4.

Bracho’s match at the sixth position was much more subdued as the Bulldog senior simply went about his business in a 6-3, 6-0 win.

The Bulldogs next match is against their highest ranked opponent so far this season in the No. 38 Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Cornhuskers currently boast a 4-2 record, with the two losses coming at the hands of No. 31 Virginia Tech and No. 19 Oklahoma.

So far this season, Drake and Nebraska share two common opponents: Denver and East Tennessee State. The Cornhuskers beat Denver 4-3 while the Bulldogs knocked off the Pioneers 4-1.

Nebraska defeated ETSU 4-3, and the Bulldogs won 6-1 against the same opponent. If these matches are any indication, the national rankings may not be indicative of the final score tomorrow night in Lincoln, Neb. Austin said his team is looking forward to the matchup against a Top 40 foe.

“We feel we belong with those teams,” Austin said. “We just have to go out and play within ourselves, and I feel we’ll have a great shot to get a win.”

SOFTBALL

Bulldogs head to South Are we running out of storylines for sports rivalries? Florida after 2-2 start After just finishing up ESPN’s socalled rivalry week, it is great to see rivalries alive and well. The hatred flows, and the games mean so much more than any other conference basketball game. But do rivalries mean that much anymore? In professional or college sports, the role of rivalries has diminished quite significantly for many reasons, but who is to say that they aren’t as fun?

There is a connection to the teams that are part of these rivalries for the fans, but the connection is not as strong as some others. Why do you ask? Because professional sports teams are very widespread (in the NFL and in the NBA at least). A rivalry must have history, hatred and, even more importantly, there has to be proximity.

Let us first look at the most prominent rivalries in sports and the most hatred between schools, clubs, teams or anything else. For professional sports, the rivalries have died out quite unceremoniously, sort of like bread you leave out too long: it gets moldy, and if you try to eat it, its not enjoyable, but you still have to swallow it with all of the extra crap you don’t want on it.

As a journalist, it pains me to say this, but we overplay rivalries and create storylines that don’t truly exist all of the time (GASP. THAT CAN’T BE TRUE, TAD, DON’T TELL ME THAT).

But, pro sports lack the rivalries they once had. We do have the classic rivalries that resonate through years of history: the Yankees and the Red Sox, the Celtics and the Lakers in the 60s, 80s and then short-lived 2008 (journalist created) rivalry, and the long-storied rivalry of the Packers

and Bears. If I forgot your self-proclaimed best rivalry, I’m sorry, I can’t cover all of them. Overall, these rivalries are worn and torn by the media.

We hope that they live up to the hype and are overstated 365 days a year.

Rivalries are held the most dearest in college. These colleges are places where you willingly give your money and spend four years to become affiliated with a school. Each school has its own rivalry or rivalries, but it is those with the most hatred that rise above the rest. These schools have four years of eligibility for players, yet football players and basketball talent leave school early to earn money in their respective professional leagues.

We have vaunted Duke-UNC basketball, the state dividing AlabamaAuburn, civil war bloodshed born Kansas-Missouri, resurgent-instate hatred of Kentucky-Louisville and longstanding Ohio State-Michigan football. Those ring with tradition, and they are all very close and very hate ridden. The reason proximity is so important is that with pro sports, you aren’t readily around people who are of opposite team affiliation. You could go a whole day after a Red Sox loss to the Yankees in Boston and only talk to Boston fans. Being a part of Alabama-Auburn and other college rivalries means working, talking, and generally being around people you love to hate for one out of 365 days a year.

So why are these rivalries dying out? There are many reasons: media over-exposure, lack of familiar faces, conference realignment and overall forced hope for good rivalries. The media, or at least sports media, create storylines as well as overplay storylines. They can also be extremely

underplayed especially in showing the Cincinnati-Xavier rivalry. The basketball game between those two schools ended in a brawl and forced school-mandated game suspensions.

The turnover of players to the NBA and NFL doesn’t allow people to hate or despise the same people. For example, North Carolina fans despised Christian Laettner and Bobby Hurley for their four years at rival Duke.

Conference realignment is its own animal, as it threatens to separate rivalries, especially the selfish moves Missouri made abandoning its Kansas City media market and going to the SEC, leaving the Border War rivalry with Kansas. And, lastly, everyone expects rivalries to be so important and so pertinent where they may not always be.

Overall, sports rivalries are very prominent storylines, but they are becoming weakened through lack of stated rivalry or by the movement of teams into another conference. These rivalries give fans an extra attention span. The fans can circle the date, and revel or cry in their respective win or defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals.

TAD UNRUH | COLUMNIST Tad Unruh is a radio and sociology double major and can be contacted at tad.unruh@drake.edu

by Matt Moran

Staff Writer matthew.moran@drake.edu

Drake notched a split on Sunday in its final two games at the Iowa State Classic. The Bulldogs defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay 8-2, but they dropped a 5-3 decision to Valparaiso.

Drake’s bats came alive in the opener. Sophomore leadoff hitter Amy Pierce went 2-for-4 against Green Bay with three runs batted in. Junior Macie Silliman went 3-for-4 in the game.

Freshman Rebekah Schmidt picked up the first win in her Drake career. She tossed a complete game and struck out 10 while only surrendering three hits.

Senior Rose Magaddino added a triple and an RBI in the ball game for Drake.

Sophomore Jordan Gronewold took to the circle in game two, and she struggled against a powerful Valparaiso offense. Gronewold gave up 10 hits and five earned runs, and she walked four en route to her first loss of the season.

Valparaiso jumped out to a three-run lead in the first inning, but the Bulldogs responded. Pierce scored on a wild pitch, and junior Lindsey Vande Wall smashed a double to drive in senior Torey Craddock. The lead was cut to 3-2.

That was the closest the Bulldogs would get, however. Valparaiso extended the lead and Drake never made a real threat to tie the game.

Vande Wall’s hit notched the only RBI of the contest for Drake. She went 1-for-3 in the game, and Craddock went 1-for-2. Pierce batted 1-for-3 in the leadoff spot.

This weekend, Drake escapes the cold and heads south for the 2012 South Florida Invitational. The Bulldogs will play a total of four games on Friday and

Saturday.

Drake will see some solid competition this weekend. The team takes on Wisconsin and host South Florida on Friday, and then it faces Arkansas and Georgia Southern on Saturday.

The young Bulldog pitching staff has had a solid start to the 2012 campaign.

Gronewold and Schmidt have each recorded double-digit strikeout games.

Both pitchers are 1-1 on the season, which leaves Drake at 2-2.

The Bulldogs’ tournament this weekend will bring competition against three of the top conference in college sports: the Big Ten (Wisconsin), the Big East (South Florida) and the Southeastern Conference (Arkansas).

Drake returns after the weekend for a brief stay at home before hitting the road for another tournament. The Bulldogs travel to Arlington, Texas, to play in the Texas-Arlington Tournament from Feb. 24-26.

Drake does not begin Missouri Valley Conference play until mid-March.

ON THE ROAD South Florida Tournament Friday Feb. 17Saturday Feb. 18

Intramural basketball teams prepare for next week’s playoffs It’s that time of year again when we take out the Wheaties, hit the Olmsted weight room and no longer give top priority to pharmacy tests. That’s right. It’s time for the intramurals basketball playoffs. Our officials have been training in one of the most aggressive intramurals environments I have seen in years, and our scorekeepers have been practicing the perfect script when turning down players without a Drake ID. They are prepared, you are ready and the highly anticipated, traditionally flawed predictions have been made. So here you go, the potential winners, almost winners and upset candidates of the 2012 intramurals basketball playoffs.

MEN’S COMPETITIVE Winners: The Firm — The originals are back and ready to attack, as the team has left nothing to mystery by using its original name. This league has been shortchanged a bit by the Super Bowl and has to make up a few matches this Sunday the week before the playoffs. I’m just not willing to place any bets against the law.

Almost Winners: Premature Shooters — This squad is The Firm’s biggest challenge. If the two meet in the playoffs, this will be a game to watch. Let’s just hope they don’t leave before the game ends.

Potential Upset Candidate: Fightin’ Paul Morrisons MEN’S FRATERNITY Winners: SigEp — Someone developed the idea that the fraternities need their own league, so their tournament will be separate from the rest. I seem to be constantly repeating myself in this column, but SigEp is the best reflection of a high school varsity team we have, and I think at least half of the team shows up for morning practice.

Almost Winners: PIKE — They are strong, intimidating and can often be seen warming up far before a game begins, which means they have given themselves at least one hour since eating Hubbell — many teams’ major weakness.

Potential Upset Candidate — FIJI

MEN’S RECREATIONAL Winners: Sioux Falls Goofballs — This league is one of the most difficult in my opinion. It has over 25 teams. This squad found themselves just short of the ultimate victory last year, but has actually used a clever strategy in changing their name each season. Their undefeated record may be representative of other teams’ inadequate attitude when preparing to take on a goof ball from Sioux Falls.

Almost Winners: Big Chiefs — I am basing most of this decision on the star power of the team. I see some intramurals veterans on the squad and a few rookies. Another undefeated record will give plenty of teams trouble come playoffs.

Potential Upset Candidate: Does Duff count?

WOMEN’S COMPETITIVE Winners: Delta Gamma — This team will see some competition in the other viable championship contenders, but intramurals sees some very consis-

tent athletics in DG. Their point differential between wins and losses is nearly double of the team in the second slot, and a championship may lead them closer to winning that cup thing.

Almost Winners: KOBE — This squad consists of several girls from our school’s soccer team. They are some of the few who remain moderately in shape for four years and restore my faith that most soccer players can also play basketball.

Potential Upset Candidate: Pink Fluffy Bunnies WOMEN’S RECREATIONAL Winners: Phi Delta Chi — This league has a solid four teams, and Phi Delta Chi has beaten all three opponents. Statistics show one obvious champion, but we have seen stranger things in the intramurals program.

Almost Winners: Basketmallerz — We can assume the team is originated from Kappa Kappa Gamma, and We Play Soccer is thankful for not being the only non-affiliated team name in the league. These girls typically come with a

full bench, but if too many forget to sign up online, the tides may change.

Potential Upset candidates: We Play Soccer. They are looking for any win other than a forfeit.

The intramurals program is looking forward to all competition in the coming weeks. Remember, the bigger the headphones you wear in warm-ups, the more likely you are to win. Stay tuned for games to watch in the next issue.

Until next time, please play by the rules.

HALEY BOSCO | COLUMNIST Bosco is a senior English and secondary education double major and can be contacted at haley.bosco@drake.edu

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Calling all prospective editors!

Now is the time to apply for next year’s editorial positions for Drake’s student publications:

— The Times-Delphic Editor-in-Chief — The Times-Delphic Business Manager — DUiN Editor-in-Chief — DrakeMag Editor-in-Chief — Periphery Editor-in-Chief — Drake Broadcasting System President Applications and job descriptions are available in SLC and are due to Sean Walsh, BSC Vice Chair, at sean.walsh@drake.edu by 11:59 p.m. Feb. 27.

Interviews will begin March 2 and end March 9. Interviews will be conducted by the BSC. Questions? Contact Sean Walsh or the BSC Chair, Dan Alexander at daniel.alexander@drake.edu