Oct. 30, 2019

The weekly student newspaper of Drake University Vol. 139 | No. 9 | OCT. 30, 2019 FEATURES

SPORTS

A look at how stereotypes affect the dating life of Asian-American men.

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OPINIONS

For those with not enough time or room in their schedule, the benefits of club sports are highlighted in this article.

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Do Halloween right by sitting down for a classic horror movie, the movie Scream is perfect for the spooky season.

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Drake theatre presents student led shows

DRAKE’S STUDENT THEATRE PRODUCTION SHOWCASE gave students the opportunity to write and direct their own shows. PHOTO COURTESY OF LUC PHAM

Cameron Bolton Staff Writer cameron.bolton@drake.edu

From Oct. 25 to Oct. 27, the Drake University Theatre department held its Student Theatre Production Showcase.

Messages, written by Kaitlyn Schaefer and directed by Elizabeth Blackwell, is a tale of messy love and friendship.

Goose, written and directed

by Maria Gnoza, is also about relationship drama, but this time concerning a soon to be divorced couple.

Our Amerikan Cousin, written and directed by Luc Pham, is about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln that quickly

goes off the rails from what you would have learned about in school.

First Aid, written and directed by Storm O’Bryant, is about the experiences of a college student struggling with their sexuality and family.

The STP showcase happens every year. Students apply to direct in the spring, and if chosen, direct in the fall. This year, all shows are studentwritten.

According to Schaefer, generally there’s been one or two plays written by students, but this is kind of unheard of.

“I think part of it was that we have a lot of students who want to write and want to be able to tell stories,” said Schaefer,

whose play Messages was the first that they had ever written.

“I know Maria had written a play for the year before and she actually through this process discovered that she wanted to be a writing major. But I think there’s just a lot of students that we have at Drake right now that want to write and want to tell stories.”

Timothy Rose, a local Iowa resident who has been in and around the organization and has formed friendships with several of the students in the theatre department, shared his thoughts on the shows.

“I had a wonderful time with this one,” Rose said. “I knew that it was going to be a pretty good one just because I knew

it was purely a student-written and student-produced show, and it’s always neat to see what their points of view are.”

The showcase had several serious topics in it that are relevant to modern society, such as sexuality and relationships, which is not something that bothered Rose. According to him, that’s what theatre is supposed to do.

Rose wishes there were tons more people who would find this and make it a part of their lives. They would be able to examine their own lives as well as all these wonderful people here and utilize the fact that it’s all here. It’s for everyone to enjoy and be enlightened by.

According to Schaefer, a

concern with the production was that there wasn’t going to be enough people for all the shows.

This concern turned out to be justified, as they didn’t end up having enough people; Schaefer recalls that they had to rework their entire play to take out two characters.

Besides the STP showcase, there are additional student-led theatre productions at Drake.

According to Schaefer, the first shows of the season are generally student-directed.

Outside of the department, there are organizations like Drake Theatre People or Drake Shakespeare company, the latter of which was created just last year.

Iowa water quality raises concern in the Drake community Megan McDowell Contributing Writer megan.mcdowell@drake.edu

On Sept. 3, 2019, Drake University announced it earned a Bronze STARS rating demonstrating Drake’s commitment to environmental sustainability.

Drake could bring that score up even more, if it focused on its one out of seven rating on water within the operations category.

According to the announcement on Drake’s website, Drake, just like the rest of Iowa, needs to make water management and nutrient reduction strategies an important goal.

“Water quality is one of the most important issues in Iowa,” said David Courard-Hauri, professor of environmental science and sustainability at Drake.

Courard-Hauri is also a board member of the Iowa Environmental Council, a nonprofit organization educating the public about the major concerns Iowa has with water quality and its “impaired waters.”

Iowa is a highly agricultural state, but water quality problems are due to a mix of things, Courard-Hauri said.

The high price of corn incentivizes farmers to plant more crops on more land, rather than use conservation practices like buffer strips to help filter out nitrates and prevent them from reaching Iowa waterways.

Iowa also lacks in compliance legislation. The conservation practices in place today are voluntary only.

Then, there is the lack of authority with the ability to

enforce any regulations that are in place from the Clean Water Act passed in 1972.

Jerry Anderson, the dean of the Drake Law School, has also worked with IEC and CourardHauri on several pieces of litigation.

Anderson worked on a lawsuit in 1999 with IEC, and at the time, Iowa had never enacted any water quality cleanup plans as established by the Clean Water Act. His work on that lawsuit got the ball rolling on a 10 year schedule for water quality improvement plans.

“Cleanup plans were important because it helped identify the sources,” Anderson said.

Those plans were a step in the right direction, and they help direct money to programs and plans for action. Too often though, those plans are unactionable.

“You can have laws on the books like the Clean Water Act, but if it’s not enforced or implemented, it doesn’t mean anything,” Anderson said.

A key problem to enforcing those laws is non-source point pollution, which the DNR has no authority over.

The consensus at Drake is that Iowa needs to step its nutrient reduction strategy efforts in order to win this battle.

Thankfully, some watershed management authorities are taking this seriously.

Peter Levi, assistant professor of environmental science and sustainability at Drake, is studying two such efforts to impact water quality in local watershed areas. Earlier this year, he received grants to perform water quality research,

with the help of students, during the next three years.

Levi started his research in June 2019 on the streams in Fourmile and Walnut Creek watersheds. These watersheds are particularly interested in how the stream travels through diverse landscapes in a relatively short time.

Both watersheds flow from agricultural to suburban to urban areas, giving Levi and his students a look into how water is affected in human dominated landscapes.

Levi is looking to see if “the needle is moving in the right direction,” as both watersheds have water management authorities who have invested money in improving water quality in their streams.

One large project along Walnut Creek planted green areas to help filter out run off, which was a sizable investment.

They are supporting Levi in his research to make sure their efforts are paying off.

“By improving water quality on a smaller scale, it shows it can be done on a bigger scale,” Levi said.

These two watersheds are

playing an important role in the future of water quality improvement. They are being studied in a well-rounded and in-depth way; data is collected at three stations on each stream every 10 minutes by electronic sensors.

Data that is collected shows how the stream breathes, Levi said. Oxygen levels rise and fall, from morning to night, rhythmically from day to day.

Changes can be exciting to see, said research assistant Taylor Vroman, a sophomore majoring in environmental science. Vroman was involved in collecting the 90 physical samples per week during the summer.

“During storm events, it’s really interesting to see that as well,” Vroman said, reflecting on the disruption a heavy rain can do to the metabolism of the ecosystem in the streams.

One major factor in these swings in water quality is how Iowa developed its land.

“Iowa is one of the most developed states in the country.

A lot of people don’t realize that,” said Sophia Siegel, a senior with an environmental

sustainability major and a sociology minor and the senior member of DEAL. “The way we develop our land impacts our water quality,” Siegel said. “It’s not that farmers don’t want to make improvements; the systems that farmers operate within aren’t set up to be sustainable.”

Every system needs a balance. Iowa has low biodiversity that isn’t natural to helping filter out polluting nutrients and too much land is devoted to maximizing crop yield.

Siegel pointed out the need to focus on engineering solutions and avoid temporary solutions, but at the same time, we can over-think things with science.

In Iowa, the food production system is set up to be complicated and to make it seem like it’s not connected to water quality.

“No issue is truly separate, the system teaches us that they are separate,” Siegel said. “We need to find a platform for bringing these issues together...

Changes start with people who are willing to challenge the structure.”

WATER QUALITY IN IOWA is becoming a serious issue for those who live there. GRAPHIC BY HANNAH COHEN

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Alumni Spotlight: Hilary Braaksma JO’14 talks freelancing career

THE ALUMNI HOUSE is where the Office of Alumni Relations is located. Visiting alumni are encouraged to stop by. PHOTO BY TINA INTARAPANONT | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Vada Abrahamson Staff Writer vada.abrahamson@drake.edu

Drake University is known for its high success rate post-graduation, 98.5% of students begin a career or grad school within six months of graduating.

Hilary Braaksma is one of these students, she graduated in 2014 and currently holds a job relating to her major at Drake.

Braaksma spent two years at Drake, starting in 2012 and graduating in December of 2014.

Originally, Braaksma was a history and psychology major, but switched into the School of Journalism and Mass Communication to major in

magazine media.

College is a stepping stone between high school and the workforce for many students.

This can serve as a time to learn and grow individual skill sets with hopes of utilizing them in a career.

“In terms of a career, Drake prepared me for the real world. I understood what was expected of me when I got a job” said Braaksma.

Braaksma works as a freelance writer and editor for Meredith and Grey Dog Media.

“Somebody came in and explained freelancing and gave really good advice,” said Braaksma. “I learned about things that are complicated.

When I first took on freelancing, I remembered from that class that if I make

over $600 freelancing, I have to pay taxes. Since that is my only income, I knew I would have to pay taxes and I was prepared for that aspect of it.”

With her freelancing position, Braaksma is able to do her work from home and spend more time with her three children.

“I’m really satisfied with where I’m at career-wise,” Braaksma said. “I don’t think that I would have the opportunity to make as much money working from home if I didn’t graduate from Drake. The fact that I can do something I love at home and spend time with my kids is really cool, I hadn’t even considered it as a possibility.”

Professors and advisors at Drake are always available for students to reach out to with

a n y questions or concerns during their time at Drake.

Braaksma attributes a lot of her accomplishments to Professor and Advisor Jeff Inman.

Along with help from Professor Inman, Braaksma learned to value the news through other professors.

“In one of my first classes we were required to follow the news and share five stories every class, it really gave me a love for staying up to date on the news” said Braaksma.

The statistic for success after college is based on where students are at after six months, but after two months of graduation, Braaksma found herself at a salaried job working in communication.

“There’s nowhere I’ve gone

career-wise that there’s not some connection to a professor or classmate I’ve had. To this day, I rely on hearing leads about jobs or freelancing opportunities from classmates,” said Braaksma.

The biggest piece of advice Braaksma has for current Drake students is to really network yourself starting now.

This advice has helped Braaksma in future job opportunities for herself and classmates.

“I just had lunch with a classmate yesterday about freelancing. We all stay in touch and help each other make career moves” said Braaksma.

Stereotypes affect dating lives of Asian American men Grace Altenhofen Staff Writer grace.altenhofen@drake.edu

When one thinks of college life, it’s impossible to ignore one of the most ubiquitous aspects: the dating scene.

However, certain negative stereotypes against different groups of people make navigating a dating life more difficult for some than others. One of the groups most affected by this: AsianAmerican men.

For sophomore Will Tsai, negative stereotypes surrounding Asian-American men became more apparent as he got older.

“I don’t think I consciously thought about it when I was in middle school or high school,” said Tsai. “Towards the end of high school I really started to be aware of it.”

Having grown up in a more open-minded community, the biases against him became more apparent when he moved to college, as there are lower levels of diversity at Drake.

“If someone told me ‘You’re just not my type’ or something like that, I never thought it was because I was Asian, I thought more like because it’s who I am,” Tsai said. “But I grew up in a pretty progressive, liberal place. Coming to Des Moines, people have been like ‘Oh yeah, Asians aren’t my type’, ‘I don’t date Asians’ type of deal, and that’s a little frustrating.”

“In high school, I was surrounded by a lot more Asians, and it was kind of natural,” Tsai said.

Sophomore Anush Jain has faced similar rejection as a result of negative perceptions of Indian-American men.

“There have definitely

been times I got shot down just because I was Indian,” Jain said. “I feel like most people like me to the friend extent, but when it goes to that relationship part ... you can’t blame everyone as well, because when you have a boyfriend or husband or any significant other, the first thing you think about is ‘How will my family react to this? How will society react to this?’”

Tsai and Jain are not alone in their experiences: University of California Irvine Assistant Professor Cynthia Feliciano conducted research in the early 2000’s analyzing data from users of the Yahoo!Personals dating site and found that over 90 percent of non-Asian women would not consider dating an Asian man.

“Just because I’m my own individual, I’m pretty loud, I’m pretty outgoing, if you don’t like me for who I am that’s completely alright, but if you don’t like me because of my skin color, that kind of frustrates me,” Tsai said.

“That’s not fair justification in my opinion.”

Societal views of interracial relationships could also play a role, research suggests. In a 2015 American Community Survey, 36 percent of Asian women reported being married to someone of another race, compared to only 21 percent of Asian men.

“I definitely have received stereotypes, I mean, that’s just like a given every now and then,” Jain said. “If I’m with one of my friends who’s a girl and we’re out, maybe we went to catch dinner or something like that, there’s always going to be those eyes, like ‘Oh, that’s something you don’t see’, especially in Iowa.”

Interracial relationships– and Asian-American men as potential partners– continue to go unnoticed in part because media and pop culture chooses to exclude them.

In a 2017 study ‘Tokens on the Small Screen’, researchers found that out of 242 shows on cable, broadcast and streaming television, only about one third included an Asian-American or Pacific Islander character.

“Because Asian men are not really put at being romantic or being the object of affection in fictional works, in movies or TV, it’s hard for the public to kind of feel that way or feel okay thinking Asian men are worthy of romance.”

“Asian people as a whole are not represented well in entertainment, so as a result that kind of, it’s not really territory that’s been worked on in Hollywood,” Drake junior Luc Pham said.

“People’s perceptions of the world around them are all about what they see on screen, so when something isn’t on screen, people don’t know anything about it and are

afraid of it.”

When Asian-American men are given screen time, according to Pham, the roles they are given tend to exacerbate negative stereotypes.

“So like if you look at ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’, Mickey Rooney’s character is this perverted old [man] who in that movie is played by a white man,” Pham said.

“That does bad things for the culture. It’s a rom-com and he’s sort of like an antagonist, if there’s one negative take away from that movie, it’s that character, it’s that Asian man.

And there’s not a lot of Asian men at least in American entertainment as is, so when that’s one of the only examples of Asian men in media, that’s what people think of.”

Pham believes the stereotypical roles AsianAmerican men are confined to in media contribute to society’s view of them as being unfit romantic partners.

“Same with caricaturing gas station attendants, convenience store clerks tend to be South Pacific Asian or Indian American or Pakistani, they’re never the leads or the romantic love interests,” Pham said. “It’s a tertiary character or the person on the side, just irrelevant. Because Asian men are not really put at being romantic or being the object of affection in fictional works, in movies or TV, it’s hard for the public to kind of feel that way or feel okay thinking Asian men are worthy of romance.”

Tsai agrees that the dating lives of Asian-American men are often damaged by inaccurate portrayals in media.

“Media does a lot of damage to Asian men and I feel that

there are repercussions because of that in regards to dating life specifically,” Tsai said. “Girls don’t necessarily want to date a very comedic type of guy, like the butt of all jokes and a very emasculated person, and that’s a big stereotype a lot of people have.”

Though there is no quickfix for the issue of AsianAmerican representation in media, Pham believes acknowledging personal biases is an important first step in helping to minimize negative stereotypes.

“For everyday people, kind of trying to think about what your biases are when thinking about other people,” Pham said. “If you’re a person in a position of authority or with a platform to speak on, pass the mic. Let people whose stories aren’t normally told tell their stories and educate everyone on the plight of other people and just try to broaden people’s horizons. In doing so, we’ll alienate far less people and maybe people will be less racist in their assumptions of different fellow humans.”

According to Jain, it’s also important to remember that people have as many similarities as they do differences.

“I think it really just boils down to exposing yourself to new things and getting out of your comfort zone, actually learning about other people’s cultures,” Jain said. “Just seeing the Indian culture and American culture, I can list out ten million differences, but I can also give you ten million similarities. We choose to look at the differences a lot more than we tend to look at these similarities and bond over them.”

SPORTS

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The Basics and Benefits of Club Sports Lizzie Deal Contributing Writer lizzie.deal@drake.edu

For students who are unable to commit to the pressure and performance of Division 1 athletics but still want to engage in a sport competitively, club sports offers a happy medium between varsity and intramural participation. Drake University offers eight different sports clubs including tennis, golf, soccer, swimming, volleyball, and ultimate frisbee.

Sports clubs offer students an opportunity to engage in a sport without the commitment of varsity level athletics. While prior experience with the sport is encouraged, it isn’t always required to join. Most teams practice a couple times a week during their season, and while attending more practices might give you a leg up when it comes to being placed on the roster to travel, most aren’t mandatory.

“Club sports typically has one semester that’s your heavy season, so for soccer, that’s in the fall,” Bridget Davidson, the Women’s Club Soccer President said. “When we’re in our season, we have at least two practices a week, and then typically one game a week, if not a double header, sometimes a tournament. Off-season can

be like one practice a week, just for fun, and sometimes in the opposite season there are some scrimmages or games.”

When it comes to competitions, sports club games typically follow the rules of the sport in question, although sometimes discrepancies in referees can create some leeway. While some games might be officiated by certified referees, others could be done by Recreational Services employees.

“The technically should be the real rules, but that can sometimes not happen,” Davidson said. “When we host games, it’s usually student refs, so it’s people we know who’ve played soccer. They might not even be a certified ref, but we know they know the rules.

Sometimes when we go to other schools, [the refs may] have some training, but might not know fully the rules of the game, so that’s kind of more like intramurals. Other games we have official legit refs, so it can vary.”

The main thing that separates sport clubs from intramurals is their ability to travel and compete against teams from other schools rather than just Drake students.

“Club sports has allowed me to see places I have never been to before,” Alex Doughty, a club tennis and soccer player, said.

Drake’s Club Sports Program is growing. Club sports have become popular at Drake as they allow students to pursue their athletic interests without the committment and pressure of the D-1 level. PHOTO COURTESY OF NELLIS AIRFORCE BASE “When you travel with a team you get very close because it is all carpooling and fast food stops. When you arrive, you get to explore a new place with your teammates which can bring you closer together, especially if you get lost together.”

Sports clubs also offer an opportunity to get to know new people who already share a common interest, and can serve as a motivation to work out.

“It has introduced me to so many people, other freshmen and upperclassmen, and has allowed me to get some fun exercise in,” Doughty said.

“I am also the type of person who needs to move around

throughout the day, so I know when I am having a stressful or long school day, I get to go hit or kick something and run around to get my energy out.”

Most club teams are studentled and funded by dues, which gives the students involved more power over what they do and spend money on. Creating schedules, planning practices, and collecting paperwork all fall to the club’s president.

“The first thing you plan is usually games,” Davidson said. “Coordinating with other schools can be difficult, and you have to do it a lot earlier than you think. We have to inventory what we have, what we need.

This season we didn’t have to do it, but if we have home games, it’s reserving space in the stadium, getting refs, that kind of stuff is all on me. Paperwork, travel rosters, travel forms so when we leave campus they know who’s with us and forms for driving to get approved to drive other students to places off campus.”

For students who want to play sports at a higher level of competition than intramurals but who can’t commit to playing Division 1 level sports, clubs are a low-stress way to fit some physical activity into your schedule.

Drake Maintains 4-Game Steak With Win Over Morehead State

DRAKE DEFEATS MOREHEAD STATE AT HOME 36-17. The team elevated its offensive strategy to take a decisive win against one of the toughest conference teams. Drake Lohse led the team in rushing yards, and was named PFL Offensive Player of the Week. PHOTO COURTESY OF DRAKE ATHLETICS JD Pelegrino Staff Writer john.pelegrino@drake.edu @jddontdrop

For the fourth week straight, the Drake University Bulldogs football team emerged with a resounding win.

This 36-17 win against Morehead State keeps Drake’s perfect conference record in tact as well. Against conference opponents, the Bulldogs are tied for the best point differential in the PFL, San Diego, scoring 154 points on offense and only allowing 47 points by opposing squads.

Although Drake did not keep it close against Morehead State, this win was held by the narrowest margin in conference play this season.

Morehead State struck first in the matchup when redshirtjunior quarterback, DeAndre Clayton, rushed for a 5-yard touchdown. The Eagles took an early 7-0 lead.

The story of the game

was none other than Drake’s running back, fifth-year senior, Drew Lauer.

Lauer had 28 carries for a career-high 242 yards. Lauer’s 242-yard day was the first 200yard performance by a Drake running back in more than three years.

Just two weeks ago in Drake’s contest against Butler, Lauer posed a then-seasonhigh 124 rushing yards on 26 attempts.

In the last two games, the running back has reached new heights combining for 366 rushing yards on 54 attempts.

He is averaging 6.7 yardsper-carry and is leading the league in rushing yards-pergame with 101.3.

Lauer is the only running back in the PFL averaging over 100 ypg. He sits in second place behind Jacksonville RB Calvin Turner in total rushing yards in conference.

Turner has 770 rushing yards in 8 games this season, while Lauer has grinded for 709 yards in 7 games.

Drake’s dynamic running

back added two touchdowns in the effort and had the longest play of the game on a 54-yard rush.

Lauer’s talents on the ground, complemented by freshman quarterback Ian Corwin’s aerial attack made for a bad day for Morehead State.

Corwin did not play his best game of the season completing 14-of-27 passing attempts for 155 yards, but he did add two touchdowns, keeping the Eagles on their toes awaiting Lauer’s rushes.

Corwin’s two touchdown passes were caught by tight end Devin Cates and wide receiver Mitch McFarlane. Cates’ TD marked his sixth of the season, moving him up to third in the PFL in receiving touchdowns.

McFarlane had a breakout game himself with 3 receptions for 55 yards and the score. This season has been dominated

by Cates as a pass catcher and Lauer both as a pass catcher and a runner.

The one-sided victory would not have been made possible without the reigning

PFL defense of the year. Safety Will Warner found two passes from Morehead State QBs throughout the game and is tied for the league-lead in interceptions with 4 this season.

Valparaiso’s Jamari Booker also has 4 interceptions in 8 games played, one less than Drake.

Drake aims for three turnovers each game, as Drake defensive end, Erin Morgan has stated.

Aside from Warner’s 2 interceptions, Collin Seymour had a career-day himself.

Seymour recovered 2 Morehead State fumbles as well as intercepting an Eagles’ pass late in the fourth quarter.

The Drake defense played their best game of the season, tallying 5 defensive turnovers.

Drake’s stealth defense in addition to a record-breaking Lauer-led offense gave Morehead State very little of a chance on Saturday.

Drake captures its fourthstraight win by a score of 36-17 to improve to 4-0 in conference.

Morehead State is debatably the toughest conference-

opponent Drake has faced this season.

They have scored 109 points against PFL opponents and were 4-3 overall entering Saturday’s contest.

Drake has played Marist who also sits at 2-2 in conference, but the Marist offense is stagnant, scoring the second-fewest points against conference opponents with 77.

Only 1-3 (conf.) Valparaiso has scored less against PFL rivals (70 points).

Drake’s win over Morehead State sets the stage for an interesting game this coming Saturday.

The Bulldogs, 4-3, 4-0 conf., will head to San Diego, Calif. to face the San Diego Toreros, 5-2, 4-0 conf. Over the last three years, the Drake-San Diego rivalry has been the one to keep eyes open for.

The two teams battle for the PFL championship every year, but San Diego has won conference each of the last five seasons. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.

COMMENTARY

OCT. 30, 2018 | Page 4

Scream: a classic slasher film for spooktober Gable Thompson Contributing Writer gable.thompson@drake.edu

With Halloween just around the corner, it’s a perfect time to grab some popcorn and watch some classic horror movies.

When deciding what scary movie I wanted to watch, I realized that I had never seen the iconic slasher film “Scream,” directed by Wes Craven.

Since it is the spooky season, this would be an excellent time to cross it off my Netflix list.

The movie opens with a young woman, played by Drew Barrymore, alone in her house getting ready to watch a scary movie.

She receives a call from a persistent stranger who wants to talk about scary movies. She hangs up on him - as any sane person would but he keeps calling her back and she keeps answering the phone because she isn’t one of those people who let it go to voicemail because they’re too lazy to pick up the phone.

After a few words from the gentleman caller, he kindly informs the lady that he plans to “gut her like a fish.” Her response is to immediately run around the house and lock all of the doors - which,

if you’re home alone and none of your doors are locked in the first place, you are just asking to get murdered.

Jokes aside, this opening scene is great. The killer’s voice over the phone is really creepy. Barrymore’s acting is surprisingly good for a slasher film and the way Ghostface stalks and chases her in this scene is quite chilling. Watching Barrymore try to cry out for her parents after being stabbed but being too weak from blood loss to do so is heartbreaking.

After the first kill, the movie introduces us to the main character, Sydney Prescott, who is trying to get over her mother’s murder which took place a year prior.

While this is some interesting background information, it is very underdeveloped especially considering how important it is.

Honestly, if you only pay attention to the scenes with Ghostface - like most of the people who watch this movie - then you probably wouldn’t even know about it.

There aren’t any flashbacks regarding her mother’s death, just some exposition from a news channel and a conservation that hints that Cotton Weary, the man that was convicted is innocent, but this is never really explored further beyond just a simple

conversation.

Something I should probably talk about more before going further is the killer, Ghostface.

He is different from most slashers in slasher movies. He doesn’t have any supernatural powers and he will not come back to life if you shoot him in the head. He is a normal guy with only his sadistic desire to kill separating him from everyone else in the fictional town of Woodsboro, California. Ghostface stalks his victims, learning every little detail about them and waiting until they are all alone before cutting them down with his knife.

Of course since Ghostface is just a normal guy, his victims have an easier time fighting back against him.

Personally, I think it’s kind of funny to watch a masked killer get hit in the face with a door or get thrown to the ground by a girl half his size.

It adds to the movie’s humor.

Not surprisingly, the best parts of this movie are the scenes with Ghostface, but a close second are the scenes where the movie laughs at itself.

“Scream” is very “meta” in regards to what kind of movie it is and the usual cliches that appear in Slasher films.

For example, there is one character named Randy, a major horror movie fanatic,

SCREAM was relased in 1996 and has inspired 3 follow-up films. PHOTO COURTESY OF PIXABAY

who is always talking about ‘this is a horror movie’ and what everyone needs to do to survive.

“If the cops just watched horror movies, then they would know that he’s the killer.” When I first heard Randy say this, I thought that was the stupidest thing I heard someone say. That isn’t how real life works after all. But then I realized that he was right because he was in a horror movie.

There are several scenes like this, usually with the character Randy. Sometimes they are pretty funny. Other times they feel overbearing and forced though. It would be nice if the movie eased up on the meta slasher narrative, but overall I think it adds some nice funny moments to the movie.

Mixed with some suspenseful thrills, making this a perfect choice for a late night scary movie with some close friends.

Weekly horoscope: what halloween costume each sign should be Laurel Cramer Staff Writer laurel.cramer@drake.edu

Reminder that these are just suggestions and you can wear whatever makes you feel happy and sexy for Halloween!

Aries As a headstrong fireside that always enjoys some mischief, a devil costume will work well for you. Channel your love of playing devil’s advocate and find some cute horns and maybe even a pitchfork.

Taurus Your love for things clean and classic means a good old fashioned ghost costume will suit you well. Feel free to be a little innovative and add a cute or funny twist. Just make sure you don’t turn out looking like Charlie Brown.

Gemini You’ll be pulling together a tight squad of reliable friends to ensure the best group costume at the party. Some iconic squad goals could come in the form of The Powerpuff

Girls, Scooby Doo, or even the characters from Mean Girls.

Cancer The classic drama of a 1920’s flapper is alluring to you. You love to imagine and dream of long ago times.

Dawn some sequins, bob the hair, and get ready to dance the whole night. Be your most gorgeous and dramatic self tonight because you’ve earned it!

Leo You’ve been planning not only your costume, but your partner’s as well for months.

You are determined to have the cutest, wittiest, and all around best couple’s costume at the party. Remember to have fun with it too in the midst of all the details and planning.

Virgo You completely forgot that with Halloween comes a costume. You’ll be rummaging for anything in your closet to make something work in a pinch. You will probably end up going as whatever character from The Office your wardrobe resembles.

Libra Your love of all things

expensive and shiny will make you want to live a fantasy of stardom for a night. You’ll be looking exquisite as a famous personality.

Some easy choices would be embodying Maralyn Monroe or Audrey Hepburn.

Scorpio Don’t let anyone tell you that being a cat is overrated.

They haven’t seen your cat costume yet. Whether you are going full out with a Catwoman circa 1992 look or just some ears and painted whiskers, you’re going to rock it!

Sagittarius You love the chance to be a little wild and you know Halloween is a free pass for really dressing. Even though the bunny can border on an overdone classic, you’ll enjoy bringing new life and glam to the costume.

Capricorn You take Halloween as a challenge to be the best and scariest. You’ll have fun with one of the classic slasher killers. With all the fake blood and creepy clothes, you’ll have everyone at the party screaming— literally!

THE TIMES-DELPHIC The student newspaper for Drake University since 1884 RACHEL JAMES, Editor-in-Chief rachel.james@drake.edu JILL VAN WYKE, Faculty Advisor jill.vanwyke@drake.edu

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THE GHOST COSTUME is a classic Halloween costume that never gets old. PHOTO COURTESY OF FLIKR

Aquarius You’re always looking to make people laugh and that’s why the funny costume is best for you. The options are limitless in this category.

From a current meme to an SNL character you’ll be the center of attention for your wit and humor.

Pisces Your natural attitude of going with the flow will work well with a hippie costume.

Chances are you already have something tie dye in your closet to get started. Put on some bell bottoms and flash a peace sign and you’re ready to go.

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