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Beloved coffee shop returns to Dogtown

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MARS CAFE (above) closed in August but will reopen on Saturday under ownership. In addition to coffee the shop will serve as a venue for local music groups and study space.

Megan Bannister

Staff Writer megan.bannister@drake.edu

Just before the start of the new semester, the Drake neighborhood lost a beloved coffee shop, study space and meeting place.

But thanks to four dedicated regulars, the locally owned Mars Café will reopen Saturday.

“If you would have asked me two months ago if I would be buying a coffee shop, that would not have even been on my radar,” said Justin Schoen, one of the café’s four new owners.

Mark Movic, Angela Johnson and Amedeo Rossi join Schoen as the new owners of Mars Café, the six-year-old Dogtown coffee shop that closed in mid-August.

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Despite a few enhancements to the menu, the selection of Wisconsin-based Kickapoo Coffee as the café’s new coffee roaster and a fresh coat of paint, Schoen says the café will remain relatively unchanged.

“Mars Café will continue to be Mars Café, the same place people loved to come in,” Shoen said.

For the most part, the same familiar faces also will be present behind the counter as the new owners hired back many of the same staff members, including longtime barista Daniel Bosman.

“I got to know all four of the new owners through Mars, and over the course of six years of serving them coffee, we all became really close,” said Bosman, who has worked at Mars Café for just

over six years.

“So when Mars decided to close, I think everybody was bummed that we wouldn’t be able to see each other each day and talk over a cup of coffee.”

On July 29, when local business owner Larry James announced the business’s closing on the Mars Café Facebook page, the social media response was overwhelming. It was the dedication of the café’s regulars that drove Schoen to consider taking on the Mars Café brand.

“People are really passionate about this brand and that’s what really drew me to it,” Schoen said. “To have that (passion) is something that’s pretty unique, and I see that as a huge opportunity for us.”

At first Schoen, a Mars Café regular himself, said he was “disappointed like many others that it had closed,” but also felt a need to look at the situation as a business opportunity.

In the initial stages, Schoen notes that Bosman was critical in communicating with each of the new business partners.

“I met with all four of the owners separately and started going over details of the ins and outs of the café,” Bosman said. “All of this actually started before we closed. It was just a lengthy process in putting all the pieces together.”

Over the past few weeks, Schoen used the café’s various social media accounts to tease its reopening, with tweets like “Roving the plan-

et” and Facebook postings reading “testing…1, 2, 3.”

Then on Sept. 4 when a photo of the storefront with the caption, “We are back.

9/15/2012” hit Facebook, it received close to 400 likes and 100 shares.

“All of us were just blown away by the amount of likes and shares and positive comments that came from that,” Schoen said regarding the Sept. 4 posting.

Though Schoen and his partners plan on keeping many of the café’s features the same, he also hopes to work more closely with Drake University to foster a “creative community where anyone can come and interact.”

Bosman agreed that the café offers students a space away from campus not only

to study but also to connect with one another.

“Mars Café has been extremely important to both the Drake Community and the students at Drake University,” Bosman said.

“Sometimes I felt like we were the common place that helped connected the two.”

The café also will continue to be a venue for local musicians to meet, perform and grow their fan base. Local groups like Parlours and Christopher the Conquered got their start at the original Mars Café and Schoen says the new owners hope to continue fostering the same sort of creative environment.

An official reopening celebration is still being planned and will likely be held in the coming weeks.

Learning foreign languages stressed during speech

Emily Tyler

Staff Writer emily.tyler@drake.edu

On Monday, Sept. 10, the recently appointed Under Secretary of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Tara Sonenshine visited Drake to talk about the importance of International Student Exchange.

A good friend and former student of Drake University’s own President David Maxwell, she began her career working as an intern at ABC News after being selected for the position by President (then Professor) Maxwell and several other faculty members at Tufts University. Following her internship there, she became an editorial producer of ABC’s Nightline while also working as a reporter for ABC’s World News Tonight. After a decade with them, she began working in the White House under the Clinton Administration. She knew it was time

to leave there when her son’s first word was “beep” and set out working for various international organizations, among them the United States Institute of Peace, the International Crisis Group, CARE and the International Women’s Media Foundation.

She is the recipient of ten news Emmy awards.

Sonenshine spoke to a group of roughly twenty people including current Drake students, allowing an intimate setting in which the attendants were able to ask questions.

During the discussion, Sonenshine focused on the benefits of both Americans studying abroad and international students coming to America, who serve not only as foreign ambassadors, but as large contributors to our economy. Sonenshine urged people to host exchange students, an experience that is beneficial for both parties.

Often times, those in

power who make significant changes in their countries are former exchange students. Americans who study abroad also are more likely to succeed in their careers, gaining an advantage with their increased global understanding.

She also drew attention to the fact that what Americans learn abroad can be used to improve society in America as well, a fact first-year student Alexi de Lathouder admits to not having thought of before, saying that “(Sonenshine) inspired me even more to study abroad and made me think about what I could do for America.”

Sonenshine stressed the importance of learning languages, sharing how her own proficiency in languages has helped her while abroad. Specifically, she has made use of her Russian skills (a language she studied under Maxwell) while interviewing people living

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near a river in Russia that had been contaminated by nuclear waste, a fact hidden from them by the government. Her language abilities helped her to learn about the town and how its residents felt currently, rather than waiting to read a translated news article, for example. She admitted to asking a prostitute that she was interviewing whether it was “common for women to have sex with money,” while actually meaning to say “for money.” A mistake she didn’t realize until her language tutor pointed it out long after the interview. Still, she joked with a member in the audience that it’s important to at least “try to speak the language.” She added that there is a “serious lack of language” in the various government departments and there is a high demand for people who are competent in multiple languages.

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TARA SONENSHIEN (above) the former Executive Vice of the United States Institute of Peace, and current Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs spoke to students on Monday.

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Students talk startups at job crawl Tuesday Bailey Berg

News Editor bailey.berg@drake.edu

On Tuesday evening, students from a myriad of Midwestern universities shuffled into the Midland Building in downtown Des Moines for a startup businesses job crawl aimed at students looking for internships and post-graduation jobs.

Of the 45 students who registered for the Silicon Prairie News job crawl, 27 were Drake students.

Though senior Olivia Young already has an internship she attended the event to meet prospective employers and to get her name out there.

“I mainly signed up to network with local businesses and form potential job contacts, as well as learn about the startups in the area,” Young said. “I think the startup culture in Des Moines is really unique — I’ve seen so many businesses grow here since I first came to Drake three years ago.”

Silicon Prairie News started in Omaha and has

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since expanded to Des Moines and Kansas City. It champions local start-up businesses by highlighting and supporting new entrepreneurs. In addition to once-a-semester job crawls, Silicon Prairie produces regional meet-ups, and the Big Omaha and Thinc Iowa conferences for young professionals interested in getting involved with startup businesses.

“The idea was started by a bunch of people who were excited about where they lived,” Silicon Prairie News Chief Operating Officer Geoff Wood. “A lot of people were moving to places like California and New York to work for big companies and didn’t realize there were options for them here.”

Wood said he hopes job crawls like this one will not only allow students to stay in the area if they want, but give them the connections they need for post-graduation.

Though Young isn’t sure if she will stay in Des Moines after she graduates in May, she said she will be following up with some of the busi-

nesses she talked to.

For senior Katie Weiler this is her second job crawl with Silicon Prairie. After attending the event its inaugural year, Weiler got involved with Dwolla, a website that provides an online payment system and mobile payment network.

Though she is looking for internships and post-graduation jobs, she too cited networking as a primary reason for attending the job crawl.

“I like that it gives me the ability to make more connections,” Weiler said.

“These connections are going to help me in the future.”

During the job crawl, Weiler left her business cards with social media consulting group Lava Row, mobile expert company Bit Method and Torsion Mobile, among others.

Weiler said she is mostly “looking to gain more experience.”

For fellow veteran Silicon Prairie job crawler, senior Erika Owen is already well versed in turning her job crawl interactions into a job.

After going to the job

Bailey Berg | news editor

DRAKE STUDENTS speak with Dwolla representative at the Silicon Praire job crawl. crawl last year she started working at Locusic, a company that streams music, much like Pandora, but deals exclusively with local music.

“I do a lot of marketing stuff, like inviting bands to join the site,” Owen said.

Owen said that the job she started after doing the job crawl helped her develop the skills that eventually landed her a job with GQ Magazine.

“In my interview for GQ I talked about having to reach

out to bands, which helped with my interviewing skills,” Owen said. “It helped me make connections.”

New Freedom Riders exhibit opens in the Cowles Library Will Thornton

Staff Writer william.thornton@drake.edu

Visitors to Cowles Library have a chance to check out a large exhibit in the Reading Room, and the adjacent Collier Heritage Room detailing the civil rights campaign known as the Freedom Riders.

In May 1961, federal law required interstate bus services to cease segregating buses and waiting rooms by race, as it had been done for many years prior. Many Southern states, including North and South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi ignored these federal mandates and continued segregating. In response, a diverse group called the Freedom Riders set out to engage in civil disobedience and

make a statement about the treatment of black Americans by the states.

In the four months following the first Freedom Ride, over 400 people around the country joined the original protestors in what became a nationally famous movement and had lasting ramifications that, not only changed opinions and challenged existing prejudice, but also impacted the political scene in a way not often seen in history.

Claudia Frazer, associate professor of librarianship at Cowles Library, has organized two exhibits in the past from the same group that provided the Freedom Riders exhibit, the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History, and was notified over a year ago that a new exhibit was on its way around the

country. Frazer also organized the various speaking events that will take place while the exhibit is at Cowles, including acclaimed documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson, journalist Eric Etheridge and Drake alumna Patti Miller.

“He was an absolutely dynamic speaker,” said Frazer of Nelson, whom she saw speak at a conference promoting his documentary film “Freedom Riders” detailing the hazardous civil rights campaign.

“Freedom Riders” was featured on PBS’ program “American Experience” when it premiered in May 2011. Nelson will speak on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Reading Room.

Etheridge found inspiration in the faces of the Freedom Riders’ mug shots and later compiled many of them, along with present-

day portraits and intriguing interviews, into his book “Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders.” Etheridge will speak on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Reading Room.

Miller, a 1965 graduate of Drake’s College of Fine Arts, participated in what has become known as Freedom Summer, an organized effort in the summer of 1964 to help southern blacks register to vote. Miller also wrote an inspiring letter to the Iowa delegates of the Democratic National Convention that August, urging them to use their votes wisely. She will speak on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Reading Room.

Senior politics major Ryan Price was presented with the opportunity in the summer of 2011 to com-

memorate the 50th anniversary of the movement by participating in bus rides paralleling those of 1961.

“It was easily the biggest honor of my life,” Price said. “Everyone should check out the exhibit, I guarantee they will learn something new.”

Upon visiting the display firstyear Veronica Jandura said, “The exhibit really opened my eyes to the Freedom Riders and their importance to the civil rights movement. They were really the beginning of a long quest for equality for all Americans.”

The exhibit is open to the public and will run until Sept. 11 to Oct. 9. For more information, visit researchguides.drake.edu/freedomriders.

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Studying safely Hannah Armentrout

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Due to recent global events such as the Arab Spring, many students have re-evaluated their plans to study abroad. Drake University, and the study abroad program providers which it contracts with, has always considered safety a priority. Now though Drake and its program providers have taken a closer look at policies to ensure that they are as effective as possible.

“We’re always planning for the worst-case scenario,” said Jen Hogan, the assistant director of International Programs and Services.

When the evacuation order was issued for Egypt, there were three Drake students in Cairo.

They did not witness any of the turmoil themselves, but they were immediately evacuated through the program. They fled to Prague, where they were given the option to return home or to continue to study abroad in another country.

All three chose to study abroad in other countries and stayed in the region but far from the dangerous area. None of the students were harmed as a result of the uprising.

When students sign up for a study abroad program, part of the cost is insurance. This allows students to evacuate at no charge if a situation arises. Drake does not send students to locations where the Department of State has a travel warning.

If they had prior experience in the region, family who lived there, or other special circumstances risk assessment is then done on a case-by-case basis. However, for most students the travel warning will prevent them from being able to study in a country for their own safety. Part of this limitation does not come from the university. Providers for the study abroad programs suspend their programs in countries with travel advisories. In cases where no provider has functioning programs in an area, it is no longer possible to study there, regardless of Drake’s appeals process.

There have always been risks associated with studying abroad, risks that Drake has worked to reduce as it prepares to send students abroad. Studying abroad is riskier in many respects because of language barriers and unfamiliarity with customs and culture. Once an incident occurs, these barriers can make crime abroad more challenging to report. Therefore, Drake and the program providers work to ensure student safety as they travel.

Before the students leave for their programs, they attend a pre-departure session, where they receive general information about being abroad and learn how to be global ambassadors.

“There have been issues in places where it’s been assumed to be almost 100 percent safe.

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Democratic convention fruitless A week after former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney accepted his party’s nomination in Tampa, Fla., President Barack Obama attempted to relive the glory and hype of 2008’s Democratic National Convention.

Gone were the glorious columns, in reality, this year’s convention looked austere compared to the momentous occasion where the then Sen. Obama formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president, becoming the first AfricanAmerican to do so. However, past the glittering lights for Obama on Thursday evening, the Democratic National Convention was a series of falters for a party in desperate need of a boost Obama began the week of Sept. 3 in a statistical tie in most polls and with the Real Clear Politics polling average in a dead heat. Most nominating conventions give the nominee of a party a slight statistical boost that is often attributed to the massive media coverage of the event.

However, Tuesday was the beginning of the choreographed part of the DNC, an endless series of speakers backing the Obama/Biden

ticket. Like many stump speeches, most lacked substance and actual vision for the country. Former Republican Govs. Lincoln Chaffee, RI, and Charlie Christ, Fla., addressed the convention in an attempt to broaden the ticket’s appeal with disillusioned Republican voters. None the less, the speeches were not nearly as covered as 2008

Obama Campaign Chair and Democratic Congressman Artur Davis’ heartfelt appeal in Tampa for the Romney/ Ryan ticket. One of the highlights of Tuesday night, let alone the entire convention, was a speech by First Lady Michelle Obama, which showed the softer side of the Obama family and reiterated the message of her husband’s greatest legislative achievement reworded to show “Obama cares.”

an attempt to demonize the Romney campaign. The reiteration of the same attacks used in many commercials likely had little to no effect on the campaign as it stands and most of the second day seemed a waste. Like Tuesday, there was a diamond in the rough in former President Bill Clinton’s speaking style, which can woo many independent voters who may think that President Obama is far too liberal.

The fall winds bring with them a new music season and give us new hope in the industry. I don’t know about you, but after this summer and only hearing “Call Me Maybe” every time I turned on the radio, I am so ready for some musical redemption of the highest form. And with Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way Ball” finally coming to the U.S., this fall and winter are going to be fantastic.

First off, I am anxiously awaiting No Doubt’s new album “Push and Shove” out on Sept. 25. I’m not really sure if I understand No Doubt, but that is enough of a reason to love them for me. The songs they have released from the album so far are pop rock anthems that you can’t help but sing along

too. I expect the rest of the album will be the same.

Then of course we have Ms. Taylor Swift with her new album “Red” dropping Oct. 22. I have a feeling this thing is going to blow

If you haven’t gotten into the band Fun. yet then you better hurry because they are on the verge of taking over. Their hits “We Are Young” and “Some Nights” sound bubblier than any-

up. Although the whole my ex-boyfriend thing is getting a little old, the album tittle alone fascinates me and if her song “Ronan” doesn’t convince people that this girl can write, then I don’t know what will.

thing on the pop charts, and they manage to give you joy and send you a message at the same time. Then there are our favorite British lads of One Direction. How can you not be in love? Catchy songs, cool outfits and the

I am a freshman. It does not matter how many times people call me a first-year, I will still be a freshman.

The stigma I face is not due to the term freshman. It is because of the way my entire class acts. We do not know where anything is or how anything works.

We call home twice a day because we miss our dogs.

Every squirrel that crosses our paths is still an exciting event. Simply changing the term used to classify us is not going to help us find

Olin or miss fluffy any less.

Being a freshman is just a natural period of life. Everyone has to crawl before

they can be a sophomore.

Calling us first-years is not going to make us learn to walk any faster.

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Following Tuesday night’s shining star, the second day of the DNC seemed to try to replicate that flowing emotion. However, many viewers would note how forceful the emotional connection made seemed.

The party rolled out former Bain Capital employees, pro-choice activist Sandra Fluke and Senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren in

Raymond Starks Columnist

The convention culminated Thursday night in a much smaller arena seating only 20,000 people after some speculated the first arena (aptly named Bank of America Stadium) which seats over 70,000 couldn’t be filled. Obama’s speech had a far different tone than the hope and change that seemed gospel only four years ago. It seemed dismal as if the world could soon face a terrible change if Gov. Romney were to become president, which seemed to be a shadow of the overall convention.

President Obama looked like the underdog last week after a flawless convention by the Romney campaign, so he, with the rest of the party, engaged in the politics of deception that he swore against in front of Greek columns four years ago.

Starks is a first-year politics/finance major and can be reached at raymond. starks@drake.edu

Fall tunes prove promising, ‘bubbly’

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Stephanie Kocer Columnist

adorableness of it all make them the ultimate pop fad.

Plus their new album drops Nov. 13.

Don’t think I forgot about my oldies either. After all, I haven’t been able to sleep some nights just thinking about The Rolling Stones’ new songs. Happy 50th Anniversary to all of us! Bob Dylan’s brave new album just came out and The Who are taking “Quadrophenia” on the road again. I love when the bands that started it all remind us where all of our other music originated from and why they still, simply put, rock.

Kocer is a sophomore journalism major and can be reached at stephanie.kocer@ drake.edu

‘First-years’ term useless, unproductive Sarah Fulton Columnist

they can walk. Everyone has to be a freshman before

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of a stigma on us. It is true that the word freshman has a negative connotation.

However, making everyone call us something else just makes us stick out more.

Nobody is pushing for the seniors to be called fourthyears or the juniors to be called third-years. The fact that we are being babied just makes the stigma seem true. By giving us a new positive term, it makes it seem as if we are too weak to handle the old one.

I can see at other schools

Staff Editorial Students, let’s get real — We deserve more information about campus security and safety.

Safety is always a concern on college campuses. When students are involved in incidents of violence and crime, it’s a bigger concern.

It’s uncomfortable to think that we could be victims of a crime. When students joke about not going farther than 24th Street, their joke has a bit of truth in it. We’re not naive. We know what goes on in the neighborhood.

We know what happens.

We’re informed. We should not, however, live in fear about it. We need to ask the administration to alert us early on if there is a potential for students to be in danger. We need to let the officials at Drake know we need to know when crime is happening. We deserve to know.

On Aug. 31, three students were robbed at gunpoint while sitting on their porch in the 2400 block of Drake Park Ave. The gunman told them to get on the ground and demanded cellphones and wallets.

Then, on Sept. 5 in the 2300 block of Drake Park Avenue, gunfire damaged houses, whose tenants are not students. The Des Moines Register tweeted shortly after the shooting at Drake Park. That confused some students who, unfamiliar with the neighborhood, thought the shooting occurred at the Drake Park Apartments on 34th Street.

No mention of the shooting was given to students via social media, emails alerts or anything else. Clarification was eventually given as to the exact location of the gunfire, but students were still feeling uneasy.

Later on Aug. 31, a campus-wide email went out from Hans Hanson, director of campus security services: “For students in particular, who are more likely to be out in the neighborhood in the evening hours, it is essential you have a commitment to avoid high-risk behaviors, such as walking off campus alone late at night or engaging in activities that can compromise your alertness and judgment.”

This isn’t always possible. Students study late

that the term may be necessary. At schools where freshmen are continually hazed and look down upon it could serve its purpose.

Here at Drake though, it is unnecessary. I have never been treated like a “freshman.” No one has used the term freshman with any sort of negative intent. I cannot speak for my entire class, but I felt welcomed, not looked down upon.

at night in the library — alone — and walk home.

The library now closes at 1 a.m., but what happens when the 24-hour study space opens? Knowing that security has closed circuit TV surveillance across campus is helpful, but what can that do for students who live off-campus?

President David Maxwell, Dean of Students Sentwali Bakari and other administrators are working with Des Moines Police and are reassuring the campus community that it is safe.

Hanson added in his email: “While our own campus crime data confirm that a member of the Drake community is no more likely to be a victim of any type of crime than on the vast majority of other campuses in the country — and much less likely than on many — we are not immune.

Students need access to those statistics. They should be readily available and not hard to find on the website. We need to know how much crime is going on in the area.

If there is a shooting only a few blocks from campus — whether students are involved or not — we should know.

Students live in that area and could be in danger. Or maybe students should be told about the process of deeming something “not a threat” to the campus.

An alert isn’t necessary for every incident, but students need to be alerted when an dangerous event is happening — on- or off-campus. Students who are well-informed about neighborhood crime are less likely to be worried and suspicious.

As a student body, we need to be seeking answers and asking questions. It’s our safety and our campus. We need to be informed. We can’t do that by just passively tweeting and sitting by.

Ask what we can do for our campus, and we can change it. We need to ask for openness when it comes to matters of security. We, as students, need to be in the know about the policies concerning when a notification goes out and when it does not.

The only good that I can see coming from the term first-years is that it makes everyone feel like we are at Hogwarts. Unless my name is Harry and I am looking for the Sorcerer’s Stone feel free to call me a freshman.

Fulton is a first-year news/ internet major and can be reached at sarah.fulton@ drake.edu

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Crafting personalizes rooms, allows creativity to flow

Pinterest offers a study break and creative outlet for students Carolyn Gelderman

Staff Writer carolyn.gelderman@drake.edu

College students everywhere are rewarding themselves with quick study breaks. The most obvious time waster is Facebook, but more and more students have been indulging in Pinterest. Eyes are glazed over, minds are blank and social interactions have suddenly disappeared. With the temptation every few minutes to “See More Pins” it can become an easy addiction.

Pinterest is an online pin board. Members ‘pin’ different pictures that represent websites with more detail on the picture. Pinners post pictures of everything: weddings, crafts, jokes, food, workouts, celebrity photos,

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you name it.

Some Drake students go above and beyond and actually fulfill the stories behind each pin. First-year Rachel Munoz has been pinning for a while now and goes on about twice a week to see what is new. She has made several food appetizers like buffalo chicken dip, chicken salad and caramel brownies.

The recipes found on Pinterest were easy, quick and delicious. Rachel has also used hairstyles off of pinterest like the fishtail braid and the perfect messy bun.

For those not familiar with the Pinterest lingo, there is a large category called DIY or do it yourself.

Another Drake student, Emily Sadecki has completed several DIY crafts including a crayon art

canvas, a clothespin pictures organizer and an earring organizer. All of her projects have taken her between 30 minutes to an hour. She explained that her crayon art was the most fun. She had to blow dry the crayons until they melted. Then she simply wrote some of her favorite quotes onto the canvas using a marker. Emily also made a convenient earring holder using an old picture frame that she found. All she had to do was fill the space in between the frame with chicken wire and she was done.

For those that are not as crafty, Pinterest could still be for you. From scarves to bro-tanks there are easy ways for the non-artistic to join the DIY trend.

Illustration by Brianna Shawhan

Hot spots are still safe for study abroad

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There is no guarantee of safety when students go abroad,” Hogan said.

In these sessions, students also learn about American stereotypes and the actions Americans do abroad that can increase the risk of harassment. The staff at Drake, and the program staff on location in the various countries, help students blend in as much as possible by respecting cultural differences in modesty, speech, social interactions, etc.

“People will be able to identify Americans pretty readily by the way we dress, the way we talk,” Hogan said.

“There is extra risk in places where you don’t know the language; because you’re speaking loudly in English you’re going to be a target.

How you convey yourself as an American abroad will determine how you are treated.”

The students also receive detailed handbooks with a full range of safety information, including numbers to contact if hospitalized, victimized or arrested abroad.

They also provide information on discrimination, sexual relations, hitchhiking and theft. The handbooks also cover practical information about the student’s specific study abroad location and program, as well as other practical advice and assistance on topics such as culture shock, packing, and

behavior in this new environment.

The study abroad providers employ staff on-location to assist students while they are abroad. These staff members are an especially important resource once the students arrive in the country.

They help the students adapt and are there for support in a wide variety of situations.

The situations in the Middle East have caused students and parents to ask more questions regarding safety about the policies and procedures. However, this has not deterred interest in the region according to Hogan.

“The Arabic language program has grown in interest and in numbers. It hasn’t been a deterrent as far as students go,” Hogan said. “From several majors the perspective of how these countries are going to rebuild in a democracy is really exciting, especially for some of those types of political science students.”

Drake faculty and students went to Egypt the summer after the Arab Spring, but most providers reopened their programs in the fall of 2012. The political situation, state of the travel warning and student interest, all factor into the decision of when to resume programs in a conflicted country.

“The programs in Syria are not going to open for a long time, which is unfortu-

nate but that is the political climate there,” Hogan said.

“Students are not allowed to study in Syria until this situation over and, or the travel warning has been changed or lifted.”

The State Department has issued a strong warning against travel to Syria for Americans at this time.

As long as the State Department has a travel warning in effect for travel to Syria, students will have to find alternative locations for their study abroad experience.

For some students, instability in countries have forced them to alter their study abroad dreams. However, this trade-off is acceptable to those students who want to enjoy their experience without the increased risk.

Erin Menardi, a sophomore graphic design and magazines double major, is one such student, and will be studying at Arcadia University in Cape Town, South Africa.

“I really wanted to travel abroad to Greece when I was first thinking about places I wanted to go, but the economical instability and riots that were going on made it seem like a difficult place to be at during that time,” Menardi said. “Also, many of the programs took it off of their lists because safety was such a concern. I don’t think, if it was possible, I would have chosen to go there if it was

a dangerous place because studying abroad is supposed to be fun and enjoyable; you shouldn’t have to spend it worrying about your safety the whole time.”

Most students who choose to study abroad value their safety, and don’t want a potentially unsafe environment to detract from their experience. They look forward to experiencing a new culture and taking classes while being able to tour a foreign country.

“I would never place myself in a setting where I would know of danger or harm to me in any way. For example: Iraq or a war, just not my thing,” said Nicole Kasperbauer, a magazines and graphic design double major.

Studying abroad is still valued at Drake and many students look forward to the experience. Despite the logistical challenges and increased risk of being in a foreign place, students

at Drake continue to work study abroad into their college plans.

“There are so many things about the world that we do not know about or only learn about through the news,” Kasperbauer said. “Why not fly across the ocean and experience courses that will take your breath away and give you opportunities beyond your normal reach?”

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Take the time to get ready for class

Emily Tozer

Staff Writer emily.tozer@drake.edu

It’s 8:30 a.m. You have class at 9 a.m., but you are still in a-sort-of-asleep state.

Hitting the snooze button seems to make so much more sense than getting out of bed. And in that panicked rush ten minutes later, running to class in your pajamas might seem like it makes sense, too. But guess what? That’s only acceptable when you’re under the age of five and out past bedtime. Your Soffe shorts and street painting-stained frat tee aren’t exactly classappropriate.

I had an internship while I studied abroad in London.

At the end of my first week,

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my boss commented that she was apprehensive about hiring an American student because when she visited an American university she was appalled at the clothing that students wore to class — specifically pajamas and sweatpants with words across the butt.

Now, I understand. We’re busy, we’re tired and very few people will choose to get up twenty minutes earlier to get dressed for class. That’s why it’s a great idea to have a go-to outfit— something that’s easy to throw on and look instantly presentable. My suggestion?

A dress.

Stay with me here! A casual dress is the ideal piece to throw on last minute. Think about it: It’s

one piece, no matching of separates required. Plus, loose, tunic-style dresses, skater skirt dresses and sundresses are so comfortable that you could probably fool yourself into thinking you’re still in pajamas.

If dresses just aren’t your thing, maybe you go with jeans and ballet flats (running shoes are for when you’re going running). I even support leggings, but there will be more on that later. In reality, it probably only takes you a total of fifteen minutes to put on real-world clothes, brush your hair, throw your books in a bag and walk to class.

No matter what you do, please leave those pajamas at home.

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“My favorite Hubbell food is a tie between omelets and mozzarella sticks. If I ever need a nightly pick-me-up, mozzarella sticks are always there. And omelets are a nice start to my day.”

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“My favorite Hubbell meal is shells and cheese, because it’s the only thing that’s cooked right and has flavor.

That, and I love pasta.”

“I think my favorite Hubbell foods are French fries, hamburgers, and pizza. They taste really good!”

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Ali Felsenthal, first-year

“I love the chicken Parmesan. I’ve had up to three helpings of it. The chicken and sauce tastes good, and I make sure to get it whenever Hubbell makes it.”

“My favorite meal at Hubbell is the grilled cheese. It tastes really good!”

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Sports Men’s Soccer

Men’s Tennis

Young Bulldogs hit the road for Creighton Invitational

Kozlowski named to lead Drake’s Top-25 quest

Will Thornton

After spending the summer in a nation-wide search, the Drake men’s tennis team has finally announced the hiring of new head coach Davidson Kozlowski. Kozlowski, who spent the last seven seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will take over an experienced Bulldog squad that is looking to crack the Top-25 in the nation this year.

Kozlowski comes to Drake with a great deal of collegiate and professional tennis experience. The Sarasota, Fla. native comes from a tennis family, as his father was a teaching pro who had Kozlowski on the courts since he could walk. Like every player on the Bulldogs’ roster this year, their new coach played national tournaments from a young age all the way through college.

Kozlowski spent his first two years of college tennis with the Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference, but would transfer after his sophomore season once his sister graduated.

He then spent his final two years of college playing at the top singles and doubles positions for the Florida State Seminoles. In fact, it was during his time at Florida State that Kozlowski first became interested in coaching tennis.

“I always liked being a leader on my team, being a vocal leader even as a freshman,” Kozlowski said. “Once I became an upperclassman, I really enjoyed putting the underclassmen under my wing and mentoring them as part of the team.”

A great example of this was during Kozlowski’s senior year at Florida State when the Seminoles were in a tight match against South Florida. Kozlowski, a seasoned veteran at the top singles spot, was paired up with a freshman who was still getting his feet wet in collegiate tennis. The duo was up against one of the Top-15 doubles teams in the nation, but Kozlowski had faith in his partner’s abilities. Kozlowski and his partner went on to upset the nationally ranked duo from South Florida.

“Guiding my freshman teammate through his first big match and seeing his excitement from winning that match was great,” Kozlowski said. “It’s still a great memory that we both share.”

After graduating, Kozlowski spent four years on

Staff Writer william.thornton@drake.edu

After a rough start to the season, the Drake men’s soccer team is looking ahead to this weekend to challenge a pair of East Coast teams, William and Mary and Old Dominion, at the Creighton Invitational tournament in Omaha, Neb. “The record doesn’t show how hard we’ve worked,” said fifth-year senior midfielder Michael Thaden.

Thaden played on the team in 2010 before taking the 2011 season off and believes this year’s team is “the strongest it’s been” since he first took the field, citing a strong defense, a midfield that creates a lot of chances to score and good team chemistry. Redshirt junior and starting goalkeeper Rich

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Gallagher agrees, stating that the team “fights from start to finish,” but the inability to finish chances in front of the opponents’ goals has led to a less-than-stellar record.

Despite Gallagher being the conference leader in saves, the Bulldogs have so far only recorded one win against Loyola, a draw last Sunday against a talented Northern Illinois squad and four disappointing losses against the likes of the Cincinnati, Saint Louis, Marquette and, as Thaden puts it, a “heartbreaking” overtime loss to Northwestern University. The Wildcats came into the game having received votes in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top-25 national poll.

Also contributing to the adversity faced in Drake’s first few games of the season

is the lack of starting experience in much of this year’s starting 11. Last year, the Bulldogs held a 11-8-1 record, finishing fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 3-3 record in conference play.

However, of Drake’s 11 starters in 2011, only five returned for the 2012 season. The loss of prolific midfielder Matt Kuhn, who scored 11 goals for the Bulldogs last season and assisted four others, has also hurt the team’s ability to score goals, and freshmen outnumber all other classes on the squad by a wide margin.

This year, only Thaden has scored more than one goal, on a free kick against Northwestern, as well as a top-notch 28th minute strike against Northern Illinois. Juniors Nick Marshall, Logan North and Addison Eck each

knocked-in a goal during the 3-1 win against Loyola. Eck is also the team’s leading assister with two assists credited to him in six games.

Both Thaden and Gallagher believe finding that “last ounce of determination” is the key to winning against the upcoming Virginia teams.

William and Mary’s season has also gotten off to a rocky start with a 1-2-1 record. Season statistics for William and Mary’s team, known to fans as “the Tribe,” show that they tend to start slowly but gain momentum in the second half, much like the Bulldogs seem to do. If Drake can apply as much offensive pressure during the second half as they have in recent games, the Tribe can expect a competitive match.

Winless Bulldogs open MVC season Rodney Spears

Staff Writer rodney.spears@drake.edu

The Knapp Center will feature a doubleheader this weekend as the Drake volleyball team opens conference play with its first home games of the season against Wichita State and Missouri State. The Bulldogs (0-9) will take on Wichita State (6-3) on Friday at 7 p.m. The first 100 fans at the door will receive a free T-shirt.

Senior Bentley Mancini

Cross Country

registered 75 kills to lead the team in the first nine matches and is ready to start conference play.

“We are really young this year so we started out slow, but we have gotten better and improved every single match,” Mancini said. “I am looking forward to this weekend. It’s a whole new beginning for us.”

Leadership and match-tomatch improvement are the focus for the upperclassmen who are trying to mentor the

The Drake women’s and men’s cross country teams finished second and third, respectively, at the Minnesota OZ Memorial on Friday in Minneapolis.

The Drake women finished in second place with 76 points. Minnesota claimed the title with 15 points.

In men’s action, the Bulldogs placed third with 73 points, behind Minnesota State Mankato and South Dakota State.

Junior Brogan Austin recorded Drake’s top time of 18:55, good for second place.

Fifth-year senior Kirsten Lake paced the Drake women, finishing 12th with a time of 22:45.84.

Sophomore Mariel Fulton crossed the finish line less than one minute later, clocking 23:36.58 for 25th place.

The Bulldogs are back in action on Sept. 21 at the Grand View Invitational in Des Moines.

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program’s six freshmen.

“I’m really just trying to push these new players as hard as I can to set them up for success,” Mancini said. “I hope to have a good senior season, but my main goal is to set them up for success.”

Wichita State is the next step for a rebuilding team that is looking for better results than the two straight sets losses the Shockers dealt the Bulldogs last season.

For freshman Katie

Dulek, her previous season was capped off by her fourth straight class 4-A Kansas state championship. Now on a winless team, Dulek is prepared for her first taste of Missouri Valley Conference action.

“I am really excited, and I know I need to take every practice and be as competitive as possible,” Dulek said.

“Because you do want to do well and represent your school.”

Golf

The Drake men’s golf team placed sixth on the final day of the Fairway Club Invitational on Tuesday in Nebraska City, Neb. Freshman Will McDonald led the Bulldogs with a finalround 74 to pace Drake’s three-round total of 920.

Junior Matt Ohl finished one stroke behind McDonald for a tournament total of 230.

Drake is back in action on Sept. 17 at the Colorado State Invitational in Fort Collins, Colo.

In women’s golf action, the Bulldogs finished eighth on the final day of the Redbird Invitational on Sunday in Normal, Ill. Junior Hadley Jennings led Drake with a two-day total of 225, including a final round score of 74.

The Drake women return on Sept. 17 at the Murray State Invitational in Murray, Kan.

Bulldogs look to rebound after tough loss to MSU Mike Wendlandt

Staff Writer michael.wendlandt@drake.edu

After a weekend of heartbreak, Drake hopes to learn from its tough game against Montana State and respond with a victory as the team heads to Indiana State to face the Sycamores. But its challenge won’t be simple.

Indiana State is a team with a lot of promise, mostly due to its strong running game. Shakir Bell and George Cheeseborough are a twoheaded monster, that head coach Chris Creighton is definitely keeping an eye on; making sure that his defense is up to the task of stopping the Sycamore ground attack.

Drake will continue to try to keep its offense highspeed and high-octane, and that starts with fifth-year senior quarterback Mike Piatkowski. As he climbs the Drake career record lists, he continues to shine and lead the Bulldog offense to new heights. The rushing attack, led by junior TJ James and sophomore Gary Scott Jr.,

hopes to keep up its steady improvement and keep the offense balanced.

Defensively, Drake hopes to dominate the trenches, where all-conference selections senior Brandon Coleman and fifth-year senior Tyler Moorehead anchor a defense that is near the top of the nation in sacks with 12.

To win this game, Drake needs to capitalize on its

individual matchups. Here are the top five: 1)Drake Running Game vs. the Front Seven of the Sycamores To keep the running attack of Indiana State off the field, the Bulldogs need to control the clock. That starts with James and Scott. If they can keep the chains moving, the Sycamore defense will

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get tired, allowing for a big play opportunity to open up, sinking the confidence of the Sycamores.

2)Defensive Line vs. Indiana State Offensive Line To slow down the rushing attack of Indiana State, the defensive linemen will have to hold the line, allowing the linebackers to make plays. If they can do that, sophomore John Hugunin and Moore-

head will be free to roam from sideline to sideline and make tackles.

3)Shakir Bell vs. Travis Merritt According to Coleman, Bell is quite possibly, “a Heisman candidate” for the Football Championship Series and his containment will be the top priority for the Bulldog defense. Merritt, the all-conference junior,

will be tasked with keeping him in check as the middle linebacker. If he can have a sideline-to-sideline impact, Drake should be able to force Indiana State into tough third down situations.

4)Drake Third Down Offense vs. Indiana State Pass Rush Drake to this point has struggled on third downs, with only a 34 percent success rate, while Indiana State has been one of the top third down teams in the country so far. For Drake to succeed at this, Piatkowski has to make plays with his feet as well as his arm, and the Bulldog receivers have to make plays.

5)Special Teams After two games, Drake’s special teams, especially both punt teams, have been a major weakness. Most notably, muffed punts and bad snaps have plagued the Bulldogs. The Bulldog special units have no choice but to change if they want to continue their winning ways.

Dominic Johnson

Staff Writer dominic.johnson@drake.edu

the Futures and Challenger professional tennis circuits while coaching at a tennis club in Sarasota, a hotbed of high-level tennis competition.

Kozlowski moved to Birmingham, Ala. with his future wife, Jennifer, and he soon was hired on by the UAB Blazers as an assistant coach.

During his tenure with the Blazers, Kozlowski was in charge of many crucial duties for the team, including recruiting, conditioning, assisting with team practices and setting the schedule each season. It was on the scheduling front that Kozlowski really made his mark. At the beginning of his tenure with the Blazers, the team wasn’t facing enough nationally ranked competitors to put it in the national rankings. Kozlowski made enhancing the Blazers’ strength of schedule one of his main priorities.

“I felt good about the contributions I gave to UAB and the state the team was in when I left,” Kozlowski said.

“We went from playing three ranked teams at the beginning of my time there to 12 or 15 ranked teams.”

Kozlowski’s scheduling efforts paid off, as last season the Blazers reached a ranking of No. 59 in the nation after posting a 17-9 record, their highest win total since 2000. Kozlowski’s ability to schedule high quality opponents will be crucial for the Bulldogs in their quest to become a consistent nationally ranked team.

After only being on campus for a few days, Kozlowski is already impressed with the Bulldogs squad he will be leading this season.

“What has impressed me the most is the energy that this team has,” Kozlowski said. “It is reminiscent of some of the top SEC and ACC (Atlantic Coastal Conference) teams because they’re very vocal and constantly pushing and demanding the most out of each other.”

He also lauded Drake’s senior leadership and each player’s investment in the program.

“This team has been through a lot of coaching changes, yet nobody has left,” Kozlowski said. “I really feel like I’m joining what these seniors have started.”

With the Drake Fall Invitational just over one week away, Kozlowski’s introduction to head coaching is on the fast track, but if his past experience is any indicator, the Bulldogs should be in for an impressive fall season.

Luke Nankivell | photo editor

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Ricks Jr.: ‘I think we are very underrated’ Eduardo Tamez Zamarripa

Copy Editor eduardo.tamezzamarripa@drake.edu

Junior Gary Ricks Jr., a Los Angeles native who spent his last two years playing basketball at Indian Hills Community College, sat down with The Times-Delphic to discuss his high expectations for this year, his love for baseball and to reveal his guarantee for this season.

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The Times-Delphic: Tell me a little bit about where you were before coming here to Drake.

Gary Ricks Jr.: Before I came to Drake, I was at Indian Hills Community College. It’s a community college down in Ottuma, Iowa. I think it’s about an hour and fifteen minutes away from here, so not too far. So that’s where I was before.

TD: How did you end up there from California?

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GR: I attended a prep school/boarding school in Connecticut called Kent. Went there, came back and I didn’t really like the schools that were talking to me so I decided to go in the JuCo route and contacted Indian Hills and they offered me a scholarship. So I went there and played for two years.

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TD: You guys have a lot of experience, what do you think are going to be some of the team’s strengths and some of the weaknesses for this team?

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TD: When you first get to Drake do they give you a list, like, these are the teams you are supposed to hate or how does that work?

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TD: Do you miss going back home? How often do you go back to California?

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GR: I go home when I can. I mean I’ve been doing this for three years now, so it’s not too hard.

Playing basketball and going to a school like Drake will keep me busy. So my mind isn’t really thinking about home. But I mean, it’s nice, California weather is usually better than Iowa’s, but, it is what it is. I like it out here.

TD: Obviously, you guys have a lot of new guys, it’s basically a brand new team, how do you think this team will do?

GR: No, they don’t tell us who we are supposed to hate. Since going to school in Iowa I’ve gotten a pretty familiar feel for who Drake doesn’t like in our conference, like Creighton and Wichita State and UNI. I don’t really hate anybody. I know who we have to beat and that’s just how it is.

TD: Who impresses you the most from your Drake teammates, or who stands out the most so far?

TD: Who contacted you from Drake?

GR: Stan Johnson, Coach Johnson, he talked to me. In the summer, going into my sophomore year at junior college, we talked and we built a great relationship. He’s a really, really nice guy. I got to meet Coach (Mark) Phelps and Coach (Brett) Nelson. I really liked how they talked to me. I liked how they stayed with me all year. They were consistent. I like people that are loyal, so I decided to come here.

GR: Strengths, as we just said, I think we are older. I think it won’t be as hard (to adjust) to Division I grind. Weaknesses, I mean we do have five freshmen that are brand new so we haven’t really faced adversity yet, so we don’t really know how we are going to react. But I feel like we’ll be fine.

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GR: They’ve all impressed me, I like a lot of guys’ games. Richard Carter, the junior college transfer, he’s really fast, he’s really quick. He’s a small guard, but he’s pretty fast and he gets where he has to go and Ben Simons can really shoot it. I always knew he could shoot but I’ve never really seen it in person, and now I know he can. JJ, Karl, all those guys, I’ve watched games on them and I know how they play. I really am impressed by everybody’s game, but I expected that in Division I play.

TD: When you first get to Drake do they give you a list, like, these are the teams you are supposed to hate or how does that work?

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GR: I think we are very underrated. I mean we lost some guys last year and I feel like this isn’t a rebuilding year. We’re ready. We’ve got two juniors, with me and Richard Carter, another junior college transfer. We have a fifth-year senior in Chris Hines who came in. And then we have five freshmen I believe, and then the five guys that are back all started last year, so I feel like we have a good, eight guys who are upperclassmen. So I don’t think we are young. I think we are ready and we are going to surprise a lot of people this year.

GR: No, they don’t tell us who we are supposed to hate. Since going to school in Iowa I’ve gotten a pretty familiar, feel, for who Drake doesn’t like in our conference, like Creighton and Wichita State and UNI. I don’t really hate anybody, I know who we have to beat and that’s just how it is.

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TD: That was going to be my next question, who do you mold your game after?

GR: Umm, I mean, I don’t know. I don’t really mold my game. I just take pieces from a lot of places and learn and watch and try to put that in my game. So I don’t really mold my game after anybody. I just try to pick out parts that I like from people’s games and I know what I can and can’t do, so I just try to use that to my abilities.

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TD: If you weren’t playing basketball, which sport would you be playing?

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GR: Baseball. Actually, baseball was my first love. I started baseball when I was four and I stopped at 13. And I loved it, but I was playing basketball and baseball and I had to give one up, so I gave up baseball. It got a little too slow for me, a little slow-paced. But if I wasn’t playing basketball, I’d definitely be playing baseball right now.

TD: Are you a Dodgers fan?

GR: I am. We are doing really good right now.

We picked up Hanley Ramirez and Adrian Gonzalez and we’re looking good, so I’m excited.

TD: Give me one guarantee for this season. It can be individual, it can be team-wise, something you guarantee.

GR: Umm, guarantee? I guarantee we will win more games than we did last year.

JUNIOR GARY RICKS JR. (below) believes Drake will surprise the Missouri Valley Conference faithful this season.

TD: Who’s your favorite NBA player?

GR: Oh, Kobe Bryant. He’s like the king of LA. I mean I know a lot of people that hate him but you have to respect his ability to play the game. He’s definitely my favorite player. I mean, I don’t mold my game after him because I’m not 6’6, but he’s definitely my favorite player.

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Column

Ten best things about Drake women’s basketball

Not going to lie, if I’m ever suffering from a dose of writer’s block, a countdown is always the perfect remedy.

Today I will reveal the best parts about Drake women’s basketball. I could go on for days, but a Top-10 will have to suffice for now.

Hubbell: Yes, you read that right, Hubbell made the list. After a long practice or morning in the weight room, it is always there to save the day. There is something about a big glass of chocolate milk and a top-notch ham and cheese omelet that has

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us running back for more.

That’s a lot to offer for 13 girls that just burned a couple thousand calories (give or take a few).

The wardrobe: And by that I’m don’t necessarily mean the clothes that we get. But more so the fact that we can wear athletic shorts and a T-shirt everyday of the week and it is perfectly acceptable. Don’t be fooled if you see any of us wearing the same thing two days in a row. Duplicate shorts and tshirts of the same design are lifesavers, trust and believe.

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Most of our day is on the go!

Photo shoots: It may be hard to believe that we do enjoy getting dressed up on occasion. We are just like most girls in that sense.

Along with that, putting that uniform on for the first time since the previous season is something else. SAY CHEESE! The label: But not the type of label you are thinking. I’m not here to boast about playing college basketball. Rather I’m here to express that there is absolutely no better university to associate with than Drake University. It truly is a special place both academically and athletically. You don’t find what we have to offer here everywhere you go.

The family environment: When you’re with your teammates and coaches so many months out of the year,

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it is hard not to develop relationships with them. It is one of the coolest things to experience, especially with people who are all here for the same reason, and share the same passion and interests that you do. They offer the type of relationships that will last a lifetime.

The community: Not only is the Drake community irreplaceable, but along with that comes the city of Des Moines. I could see myself raising a family here, and that is saying a lot. There is no doubt in my mind that the people here are more genuine and supportive than anywhere else.

The fans: If the fans go, we go. I don’t know a better way to say it than that.

We have THE best fans in the Valley. They truly are our sixth man. The loyalty

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demonstrated by them year in and year out is unbelievable. Win, lose, snow storm or sunshine, they are there, Drake gear and all.

Tourney time: What better time of the year than the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament? It’s our time to shine! Ultimately it is what the season comes down to and who will rise to the occasion. Crazy parents in the stands, the band sending us off, fans that made the haul to cheer us on and Spike and his crazy self all make for a one-of-a-kind experience.

The opportunity: Even through the losses and rough practices, you can never lose sight of how great of an opportunity it is to play Division I basketball for a school like Drake. We aren’t entitled to anything by playing basketball here. We have a duty

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to serve our university with the greatest sense of pride and dignity we possibly can.

If you ask me, that is a pretty cool thing!

Drum roll please…

Playing in the Knapp Center: That place is electric come game day. As I mentioned before, our fans are incredible. I struggle even putting it into words. But being able to play in front of so many people is one of the greatest feelings in the world as an athlete! It’s where we put in hours beyond hours of practice, and in the end are rewarded with such an awesome game day environment.

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Grenfell is a junior public relations and management double major and can be reached at carly.grenfell@ drake.edu

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