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The women’s crew team traveled to Connecticut, earning third place.

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Two options for the BSC come out of Thursday’s town hall, senate meetings

by RACHEL KAUFFOLD

Staff Writer rachel.kauffold@drake.edu

Almost 50 people gathered in Upper Olmsted on Thursday night for a town hall meeting to discuss the options for the potential change in the budget of the Board of Student Communications.

The numbers were presented by Sen. Tyler Boggess and Auditor Cory Vancura, showing a consistent occurrence of unused funds by the BSC.

However, multiple editors within the BSC explained their case that they were not aware of these funds that were available to them. The example used throughout the night by Drake Broadcasting System member Joe Barlow was that the BSC publications “are wearing barrels” when they “could be wearing pants.”

After a discussion about a range of ideas—how the change should be approached, the role of faculty in the BSC and potential uses for the unspent funds, to name a few—two op-

tions were presented to Senate later that night.

One option is to wait to make this change for one year. In that year, the BSC would need to reevaluate their budget and decide the best way to spend these unused funds responsibly.

“We’re all for a sustainability plan and not a spending spree, and that we would make a plan to say that every period or so we need to update our

>>WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS? >PASS THE MOTION

>DELAY ACTION ONE YEAR

Take two percentage points from the 27 percent baseline that goes to the BSC and add it to the Student Development Fund, attempting to balance the budget.

Give the BSC a year to reevaluate its internal organization and spending procedures, forming a sustainability plan for publication technology improvements.

SEE SENATE, PAGE 2

illustration by SARAH ANDREWS | Photo/Design Editor

Drake hosts expert on gender justice, sexual assault

by NICOLE MITTELBRUN

Staff Writer nicole.mittelbrun@drake.edu

Cowles Library? There’s an app for that

by ZACH POLKA

Staff Writer zachary.polka@drake.edu

Researching in the palm of your hand?

On March 19, Cowles Library launched a mobile application called Cowles Mobile, with 10 databases for students to enhance their researching.

All 10 initial databases are cross-platform, meaning they can be used by many devices. Eight are for broader searches and two are pharmacy-specific.

“You can do more with a computer, as it has more options with a wider screen, but this application is for any small screen device used for the Internet,” said systems administrator Marc Davis.

The 10 databases include eight broader databases—Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, Medline,

PsychART, PsychInfo, Communication & Mass Media, ERIC (Education), Biological Abstract—and the two pharmacy-specific databases—Medline Plus and Facts & Comparisons.

The hope of the library staff is not to force students to use the mobile application; they merely want to offer more for students to use.

“People will use these databases to the extent they see fit,” Davis said.

With an increasing mobile community, Cowles is able to offer something to Drake students that other schools cannot.

Dean of Cowles Library Rod Henshaw said Cowles’ partner-program with vendors and companies allows them to receive an “early cut” on products and services that other colleges don’t.

“Mobile devices are used heavily, and the staff is bringing a wider scope to the colle-

giate arena,” Henshaw said.

To gain access to the applications, go to m.library.drake.edu, and Cowles Mobile currently pops up with three categories: Ebscohost Mobile, incorporating the eight broader databases, Medline Plus and Facts and Comparisons.

“We will have separate categories for each device if that’s the way it keeps developing,” Davis said.

The application is available on and off campus. If a student is off campus, and not in the Drake system, it will require a student’s ID number and password.

According to Davis, changes will be made daily to the application, and the staff will integrate these processes into their daily duties. He also said the next databases to be added will probably be iPhone apps, as

SEE LIBRARY, PAGE 2

Shira Tarrant, an author and professor at California State University, led a talk on Thursday entitled “Gender Justice and Sexual Assault,” discussing men, feminism and ways to prevent sexual harm.

Tarrant, a recognized expert on gender politics, presented the idea that violence and sexual assault are men’s issues. She quoted Jackson Katz who said, “If men are the ones doing the majority of sexual assault then how is that a women’s issue?

That’s a men’s issue.”

Sexual assault and violence prevention are at the heart of gender justice, says Tarrant.

“The word ‘gender’ doesn’t refer only to women any more than the term race means ‘black,’” Tarrant said. “Feminism isn’t something that only women do; to make change hap-

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>>CORRECTION In the last issue of The TimesDelphic, the headline said that the BSC budget cut would be 2 percent. In fact, it would be a cut of 2 percentage points, which leads to a 4.32 percent decrease from this year’s BSC budget and a 13.96 percent increase in the Student Development Fund. We apologize for the confusion.

Hazmat called to Hubbell, Olmsted

by MATT VASILOGAMBROS Editor-in-Chief times.delphic@drake.edu

photo by LIZZIE PINE| Managing Editor

THE DES MOINES FIRE DEPARTMENT responded to concerns of hazardous materials in Hubbell and Olmsted Thursday morning.

The Des Moines Fire Department’s hazardous materials team responded to Drake University at 7:05 a.m. Thursday morning with reports of a gas smell in Olmsted Center and Hubbell Dining Hall. Both buildings were evacuated.

Campus Security received a call from a Sodexo employee complaining about a methane-type odor in Olmsted. Drake Security Captain Les Wheeler said that his dispatcher received a call from the security officer who was sent to the scene that he come across an adult female who had a diabetic seizure and was complaining of a severe headache due to a gaslike odor in the air. The dispatcher

called fire/rescue at 6:55 a.m. to report on the woman and the smell.

The Des Moines Fire Department sent both its fire/rescue and hazardous material teams to campus. Security then evacuated the three workers in Olmsted.

It was determined that a battery from a computer in a closet in the tunnel between Olmsted and Hubbell “went bad” causing a very strong, spoiled egg-like odor in the area, Wheeler said. “(The battery) went bad and created a horrendous, horrendous smell,” Wheeler said.

Fire crews remained on campus for some time, monitoring the building and surrounding areas to find the source of the gas smell. Olmsted reopened at 7:49 a.m., while Hubbell did not reopen until 8:21 a.m. when

they deemed the area safe.

Students whose phone numbers have been added to the emergency call system received two phone calls that morning–one warning students of the incident and one notifying them that Hubbell reopened.

The university also released a “campus alert/special notice” on its Web site that morning and sent an email to students and faculty. The message read as follows: “Hubbell Dining Hall and Olmsted Center were closed at about 7 a.m. this morning due to a problem caused by a computer battery. Campus security and the Des Moines Fire Department’s hazardous materials team responded. Olmsted reopened about 8 a.m. Hubbell is expected to reopen later this morning.” n

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Tyrone Wells uses tunes to tell need for clean water

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Having the experience of acclimating to a culture so much more different than our own will set us apart from the rest of the crowd.

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Indie concert benefits local efforts to provide water to impoverished nations

photos by JUSTIN SOH | Staff Photographer

TYRONE WELLS (right) performed Friday night at Pomerantz Stage. Roy Jay, above, was one of the opening acts for Wells. The concert was funded by SAB, Senate and SIFE.

All proceeds from the concert went to benefit the Hays Pure Water for All Foundation. The foundation is a subsidiary of Hays’ Water Science, which is located in Washington, Iowa.

They provide an opportunity for individuals, disaster relief teams and non-

profit organizations to provide clean water to other countries around the world.

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) helped to sponsor the event and will use the funds raised to create a team of students to deliver Hays’ water devices to a nation in need.

“Facing the Future – the Fs in Life”

BSC budget outcomes discussed, to continue on Thursday

Dr. Deb Bishop to give business lecture pretending it is her last

technology,” said Matt Vasilogambros, editor-in-chief of The Times-Delphic.

“It seems like there has been a lack of communication, which seems a little ironic, I have to admit that,” Sen. Norah Carroll said. “I’d like to see that those discussions happen within the BSC to make sure that everyone is on the same page.”

Another option is for Senate to pass the change this year and stop any more excess unspent funds in the future.

“From what I’ve seen, it’s overdue,” Vancura said. “I would feel more comfortable leaving (Drake) knowing that there is some type of resolution.”

“The BSC doesn’t have to cut anything that they’re currently doing,” Sen. Laura Menendez said. “I wouldn’t consider this as a budget cut. I’d consider this more as a reallocation of unused funds.”

It is to be noted that Senate did not vote on this proposal on Thursday night as previously reported. Boggess told Senate that he was going to keep the proposal on the table until the April 1 meeting so they “are more prepared to make this decision.”

Despite what option senators and BSC members favored, many agreed that the BSC needed to look more within its organization to correct problems that may have allowed these overages to happen.

“We need to look at the institutional problems of the BSC,” Vasilogambros said. “We understand that the money is being unused, but it is money that can be used that we were not aware of and can be used responsibly.” n

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Contacts: reed.allen@drake.edu erin.kroll@drake.edu

Tonight at 7 p.m. in Cline Hall room 206, Dr. Deb Bishop, Professor of Management for Drake’s College of Business and Public Administration will be giving a lecture with a twist. Dr. Bishop was asked by Delta Sigma Pi to give a lecture pretending it would be her last.

Dr. Bishop teaches introductory and upperlevel management classes in the College of Business and Public Administration at Drake University, is a faculty member of Delta Sigma

Pi, and is the director of the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.

Dr. Bishop’s lecture is entitled, “Facing the Future – the Fs in Life,” and will be presented on Monday March 29th at 7 p.m. in Cline 206.

She will be discussing important topics such as family, friends, fun, failure, faith, fear, and forgiveness.

Delta Sigma Pi, the sponsor of this event, is a professional fraternity located within the business school. Delta Sigma Pi is an organization that seeks to further the professional careers and community involvement as well as provide a social atmosphere in which members can develop as young professionals. n

Cowles debuts cellular research devices FROM LIBRARY, PAGE 1 many students use iPhones, but they will hope to be as cross-platform as possible.

“You may not see a change on the screen, but changes behind the scenes will make the application better, like faster clicking, connection and searching,” said Kay Kelly, the electronics resource manager.

Kelly was responsible for choosing the initial databases and is responsible for monitoring the over 100 databases that offer, or will offer, mobile applications, and then coordinating them to become available on the application.

She can add others not on Cowles’ list of databases. If students find something they’re interested in, she said she’d like feedback.

To give feedback on which current databases Cowles offers or others found outside of

FROM TARRANT, PAGE 1 pen we need to be willing to get involved.”

Tarrant explained that masculinity is not biological, but that it is a learned behavior. She presented the question, what does it mean for men to be born into a body coming with unearned privileges and behavior?

“Men need to be aware of this privilege and listen more and ask more questions,” Tarrant said. “It is very important to keep open dialogue.”

There are also organized men’s groups such as Men Can Stop Rape and Men Against Sexual Violence, which help to facilitate discussion on the topic. Micro-activism is something everyone can do, Tarrant explained.

“Violence doesn’t pretend to not see or hear it,” Tarrant said. “If your friend tells you a story that sounds like sexual assault, ask if they need help because it is good to just be noticed.

It matters when we let other people know that we are willing to speak up; we send ripples out

Cowles that students want to use on the mobile application, go to library.drake.edu/feedback and fill out the feedback page for submission.

According to Scott Phillips, Cowles’ Web developer, the mobile site has already been visited more than 350 times, and the application will be updated weekly, or at least monthly, with new databases and options.

“We launched last Friday, and we expect it to evolve significantly,” Phillips said. n

FROM SENATE, PAGE 1

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According to Henshaw and his staff, through their partner program with vendors and companies, Drake will get an early cut on some dynamic products that they say will rival Google and change searching in a great way. These are expected to arrive by semester-end. into the world and that matters.”

“She was very interesting, and looked at the issue of sexual assault at a fresh and more common sense angle,” sophomore Jack Thumser said.

In addition to this presentation, Tarrant met with sexual violence prevention groups at Drake. She gives credit to the work being done here and explained that there are many campuses that do not want to do anything about it.

Tarrant criticized much of the information put out by college campuses regarding how girls can stop sexual assault, saying that it put the blame on the woman when it is actually a man’s issue.

She suggests that with the correct knowledge about prevention, sexual harm will become a not-so-common problem.

“Learn self-defense, learn the myths, know that it’s not your fault and demand effective policies,” Tarrant said. “Get the messages out during orientation right away. Prevention is the real solution; change is possible.” n

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OPINIONS & EDITORIALS

MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2010

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Out of the comfort zone Stretch yourself by assimilating to a different culture

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y this time, everyone at time in Greece and Lacey feels Drake has someone they estranged because she feels can relate to in some way. like she doesn’t know Sally Whether it is walking by anymore. This problem has a that incredibly weird-looking persolution! Both sides just need son every day after your 11 a.m. to understand the other’s exclass or struggling to cope with the pectations upon Sally’s return. meal schedule on campus, you can While this is very difficult, it’s MATTEO IZZI exclaim, complain or gossip with imperative in order to readjust someone about things that happen, back into life at Drake.

COLUMNIST have happened or are going to hapNow I know it’s common pen. For people who have studied to partake in study abroad abroad, relating with their friends programs with groups of back at Drake isn’t as easy once they return. Things friends, but most often people ship out to a forjust aren’t the same, and it takes time to get back into eign place by themselves to be surrounded by new the swing of things. people. Wait, wait, wait. Didn’t we all just do that Most people who one or two years ago? study abroad go through PMACs, Welcome unique experiences each Weekend and getting and every day that add up used to new faces and to an entire semester that places were stressful no one back at Drake will enough, right? be able to share or unSo why study derstand completely. Stuabroad in the first dents coming back from place? There are tons abroad will wish they of reasons why. I bewere still abroad. They’ll lieve one of the most want to talk about and important reasons share their experiences is to go through the with friends. For those process of assimilawho remained stateside, tion into life in a new it will be extremely difcountry, culture and ficult to maintain interest community. We all in whatever their friends did it once when we experienced abroad. came to Drake freshThis mismatch of feelman year. But having ings and expectations is the experience of acdifficult to deal with on climating to a culture both sides. Take the hyposo much more differthetical example of Sally ent than our own will and Lacey. Sally will want set us apart from the to talk about her time on rest of the crowd. Afan exotic Greek island, ter studying abroad, which is very interesting to Lacey, and there will be someone will be able to move to a new city, start picture sharing and laughing and large amounts of a new job or accomplish other endeavors with infun. But then Sally will want to talk about people she creased confidence and poise. met, her nights out in Athens and things she misses about her apartment there. Lacey can only pretend to listen for a little while. She has no basis for which Matteo is a junior biochemistry, cell and molecular biology to share these memories. major and can be contacted at matteo.izzi@drake.edu.

Long story short, Sally is sad she can’t relive her

Most people who study abroad go through unique experiences each and every day that add up to an entire semester that no one back at Drake will be able to share or understand completely.

The winter hermits have finally come out to see the sun.

STAFF EDITORIAL

Our Two Cents What’s the TD staff complaining about this week?

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ere are the opinions that are floating around our newsroom:

• Dress Day Wednesday! This week, Mother Nature shines her bright smile upon the hopefuls of Des Moines, Iowa. With temperatures in the 70s all week, the TD will celebrate in style with sundresses and skirts for our lady staffers, and shorts and T-shirts for our manly men. In celebration of this remarkable event, we wrote a haiku for your enjoyment: Summer draws closer Put my winter pants away Warmth is here to stay • Like most, if not all, of America, our NCAA tournament brackets are completely obsolete after the surprise run of Northern Iowa and the Kentucky loss on Saturday night, among other upsets. Even our commander in chief ’s Final Four picks went 0-4.

Since our favorites are out of contention, we’re putting our support behind Drake’s twin in the Hoosier State: Butler University. A school with a great pharmacy program, a small campus and a Bulldog as its mascot, we’re having trouble telling them apart.

Can you say doppelganger?

• The housing lottery goes down tonight—one of those terrible, unforgettable nights one must experience at Drake University, next to signing up for classes at 7 a.m.

Hundreds of students will line up in Upper Olmsted, palms sweating, hearts beating uncontrollably. You look at your number—745. Damn the world! Damn those little twerps at the front of the line! “Oh, look at me, I got number 22. I can have any room I want. Do I want a convenient room on the second floor of the GK hyphen with a good view, or a more secluded corner room in Jewett? The possibilities are endless,” they say to themselves. Jerks. I hope your roommate sexiles you every night next year.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Inappropriate prize of tanning package at Relay for Life I am writing in response to witnessing a tanning package as a prize during Relay for Life. I find it, well, a little ironic that this is tied to an event and student organization that are in place to raise awareness about cancer. It is fairly well-known that tanning increases the risk of skin cancer, and I find it hard to understand that this existed in a room filled with information about “fighting back against a disease that takes too much.” This prize was given hours after a powerful speech from a caretaker of someone who lost the battle with melanoma.

Shouldn’t Relay for Life be a night when students and the community support each other and are conscious of the decisions that affect the health of others?

Ashley Machacek ashley.machacek@drake.edu

STORIES FROM THE DORM

Iowa Spring Break 2010

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Might not end up with a tan, but at least it’s relaxing—very relaxing

hile many of you were enjoying the hot, sunny weather in South Padre, Mexico, or a similar place down south, I enjoyed the balmy 30-degree weather in Madison, Wisc., and Sibley, Iowa. Spring Break 2010 baby!

I know you might have missed the sarcasm there, but honestly, I had an awesome time over break with my friend Bryn. I learned how to play the driving game “Padiddle.” I think it’s a Wisconsin thing, so don’t feel bad if you don’t know that game – you aren’t missing out. The rules are hitting the top of the car and yelling “Padiddle!” if you see a car with a headlight out.

Crazy game, I know.

Well, Bryn was a little more experienced than I and had about 20 “Padiddles” just on the way to Madison. That soon changed on the way to Sibley. I finally got a “Padiddle” and Bryn didn’t really talk to me the rest of the way there, which was a six-hour drive. Talk about a sore loser.

I was also introduced to a new sport, hockey.

I had never watched the game on TV or been to one. I was excited, but a bit worried that I would be bored. Don’t get me wrong, I am an avid sports fan, but hockey has never interested me. I asked Bryn to compare the atmosphere to something that I could relate to, and she said it was like an Iowa Hawkeyes football game (even though she has never been to one).

Because of the comparison, I was expecting us to start tailgating hours before the game and see thousands of people around the stadium making the surrounding six blocks blocked due to the uncontrollable amounts of people.

It was about 4:30 p.m., minutes from South Dakota, game started at 7 p.m. and so yes, extremely northwest we hadn’t left her house yet, Iowa. If you have ever heard which was 20 minutes away. of Lake Okoboji, then we When we finally got to the are by that—normally that stadium, there was a small helps people. We have the line of students waiting to get only stoplight in our entire in. Nothing like Kinnick. county, but we don’t even REBECCA MATALONI Even though the atmouse it anymore. I think there sphere outside wasn’t at are maybe 2,500 people and COLUMNIST all comparable to an Iowa most of them are over the Hawkeyes football game, it age of 65. Please stop makwas definitely relatable once ing travel plans and keep we got inside. The fans were crazy the entire reading; there is so much more to know! game and the cheers were awesome. It was someI tried to prepare Bryn that we would be thing I had never experienced before. I loved the busy nonstop while in Sibley because of all the game so much exciting things that I even to do, but I bought a Wisdon’t think consin Hockey she was ready.

T-shirt.

We arrived Although late Tuesday Madison was night, and a blast, we deby Wednescided to drive day mornsix hours to my ing, I think hometown of she wanted to Sibley, Iowa. I come back to know we are a Drake. pretty famous I wish I town, so I could say that would be surwe went on prised if people had never heard of us. But just outrageous adventures in my wonderful homein case, I will tell you a little about it so you can town, but we stuck to eating and napping. I took picture my town. her down Main Street, which took 30 seconds, Sibley is five minutes from Minnesota and 45 and gave her a tour of our town, which took an-

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I wish I could say that we went on outrageous adventures in my wonderful hometown, but we stuck to eating and napping.

other five minutes. After that, we decided maybe we could do our homework. Call us nerds, I don’t care, but until you visit Sibley, you can’t judge us.

I don’t mean to sound like I hate my hometown; there just isn’t really much to do. It’s not that I’m a bad host. Trust me, I think I’m fairly decent, but unless you want to visit a nursing home, you’re stuck staying at home doing homework. Thank goodness March Madness was going on!

Although I didn’t travel south for break and return with a wonderful tan, I still enjoyed my time spent with my friend, Bryn. Plus, as a college student, I can’t afford to take a huge spring break trip. But honestly, I don’t need that—at least not as a first-year. A hockey game, playing “Padiddle” and watching college basketball was a perfect week off school for me.

Mataloni is a first-year news/Internet and music major and can be contacted at rebecca.mataloni@drake.edu.

CORRECTION Last issue’s headline “Balancing Hindi and American: One girl’s story of relating to two cultures” implied Hindi and American are two different cultures; however, Hindi is a language and American is a nationality.

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Writers & Critics featuring poet Tod Marshall in Cowles Library, Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

>> Mixing up the Music Some of the artists on the Rich’s most recent album:

1. You Can’t Hurry Another Night >TI >Modest Mouse >Khia

2. Hood Maniac >The Boatstar > Gwen Stefani > John Mellencamp

3. It’s Going Down Like This > Mims > Young Joc > Len Courtesy of http://richslibraryparty.com

First-year mixes major beats between the books

by ANDI SUMMERS

Staff Writer andrea.summers@drake.com

When thinking about the library, thoughts of musty books, hours of sleepless nights and labor over tedious papers may come to mind. That is not the case for first-year Rich Gallagher, who sees the library as a place to combine party music into new songs for him and his to enjoy.

Gallagher, a business management student and a member of the Drake men’s soccer team, is using what he learned from a high school electronic music class to create song mashups.

While most students see the library as a quiet and studious space, Gallagher was spending all of his time making mashups.

The project is called Rich’s Library Party. The inspiration for that name came from when he was in high school and would use his extra time in the school day to create his mashups in the library.

“I wanted to make something new—something the generation already knows, and to make it new again,” Gallagher said.

After listening to the pop music of today, Gallagher wanted to take a new approach to the music people listen to. From the use of choruses and bridges, Gallagher says all songs and genres follow the same structure, and you know it when you hear it. He breaks

up the monotony by combining songs in ways that offer a variety of parts put together by how they work together, while at the same time trying to give the music a purpose.

“I wanted to make music more energetic,” Gallagher said. “SomeI wanted to make thing that doesn’t stop and something something new— somethat doesn’t follow a thing the generation trend.”

When Gallaalready knows and to gher was a senior make it new again. in high school, he took an electronic music class that – RICH GALLAGHER introduced him to electronic music.

He uses Ableton Live to create his mashups. It is professional software that warps songs with the lyrics to the beats that he chooses.

“On the program, I am able to play every instrument, but I only sample other songs; you will never hear me make my own beat,” Gallagher said.

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It is making music from using other music with transitions. He decided to take an organic approach to how he combines music from only relying on the music itself.

“I find a song with a good rhythm or a good guitar riff and then decide to use it,” said Gallagher. “I have an iTunes playlist with over 1,000 songs that would sound good in a mashup—a lot of the music is from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s I want to bring back and make new again.”

To make each mashup Gallagher said it’s about a three-week process. As of right now, he is currently working on 20 new projects and always one in-progress.

Gallagher is providing music for his friends and fans by offering free downloads of his mashups on his Web site, RichsLibraryParty.com “I see a lot of people who make their own music and only have a Facebook page,” Gallagher said. “It looks more official [to have a Web site] and people see it as he must be serious.”

As of right now, Gallagher has put up his first album, “…Now in Session,” as well as a few songs from his next album.

“It is music for the ADD child,” Gallagher said. “I listen to my own music because I like it, I think it’s fun and my friends like it.” n

I love college and ... marriage?

Engaged and underage, couple faced married life as sophomores

by LIZZIE PINE

Managing Editor tdeditorials@drake.com

During their senior year of high school, Jake Comer and Beth Greif were voted couple most likely to stay together. Four years later, the prediction still holds true.

Jake and Beth Comer got married on Dec. 27, 2007, right in the middle of their sophomore year at Drake University. The couple started dating during the beginning of ninth grade, two weeks after Jake Comer broke up with Beth Comer’s best friend.

After dating for years, Jake Comer proposed at Yankee Stadium in the summer of 2007.

“It’s either get married right after (college) graduation or do it two years earlier,” Jake Comer said. “We’ve always made our own decisions and we’ve been pretty independent.”

Their situation bucks the trend in recent years of people marrying later in life.

In 1970, the median age of first marriages for men was 23.2 and 20.8 for women, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 1980, this increased to 24.7 and 22, respectively. By 1990, the median ages were 26.1 and 23.9. In 2003,

people on average were marrying as late as 27.1 and 25.3.

The estimated median age for marriages has been increasing, but the pair stands apart by marrying at age 19, eight and six years earlier than the average seven years ago.

Among traditional students at Drake, marriage at that age is uncommon.

“It’s very unusual,” said Rachel Boon, director of institutional research and academic compliance.

The couple moved into Beth’s mother and stepfather’s house in West Des Moines, 12 minutes from Drake’s campus.

“Sometimes it’s inconvenient not living on campus,” Beth Comer said. “After I moved off, it kind of felt like I was missing out on some of campus life. We were married. There was no way they would let us live together on campus.”

She said, however, that she wouldn’t change that.

“We miss out on some things, but we still gained others,” Jake Comer said. “We get to live together, we’re not on campus and we get to live more on our own.”

He also said the financial gains influenced their young marriage.

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JAKE AND BETH COMER, and dog Bear, married at age 19, much younger than the median age of mid to late 20’s. They live in West Des Moines and work to balance their marriage and education.

“If we didn’t have to worry about money, we probably wouldn’t have gotten married so young,” Jake Comer said.

By marrying early, they were able to file for financial aid under their incomes, independent from their parents.

“When they get married, they would just include their income and their spouse’s income on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid),” said Christine Ditter, the associate director of student financial planning at Drake.

“If they’re both students and they didn’t have any income, then they could potentially be reflected as a needy student as well for financial aid purposes.”

Both spouses have to pay for their own schooling, Jake Comer said.

“They are going to get married eventually, they knew it, and the fact that they could save tens of thousands of dollars in student loans— they just decided to do it sooner rather than later,” said Aaron Dammann, Jake’s friend since freshman year.

Dammann fully supported the marriage; he said they were both ready for it.

“I believe every single one of the people I knew were positive for it,” he said. “We could see them getting married eventually, and considering they both wanted to stay in Des Moines and they were both going to Drake, it made a lot of sense because they could both save a lot of money on college.”

Beth and Jake, however, said they received some negative feedback about their young ages.

“Sometimes I notice that people, when they find out that you’re married, they’ll be like, ‘You’re married and you’re so young?’” Beth Comer said. “They’ll second-guess you and say you won’t last because you got married when you were 19.”

They said they don’t hear those comments as much anymore.

“Now that we’re almost out of college, we’re all of a sudden way more mature than when we were sophomores,” Jake Comer said sarcastically. “People don’t see it as that big of a deal.”

They were married in a courthouse to make it official, in case the papers weren’t filed before the year’s end, Jake Comer said, for FAFSA purposes. Their actual wedding was small, just involving close friends and family in Mexico.

Despite marrying early, they aren’t in a hurry to have kids, Beth Comer said.

“We want to wait,” she said. “We want to be able to travel and have money to pay off our

house and be independent. I wouldn’t say that we will have kids any time soon.”

Shawn Comer, Jake Comer’s dad, said he agrees with the choices they have made.

“They are mature, responsible and they want to pay off their college debt and get a down payment on a house and make sure they have a nice place to raise a kid,” he said. “They’ve thought things through, and they’ve told us it’s going to be a while. That’s fine.”

Sandi Comer, Shawn’s wife, also fully supports the young marriage.

“I was perfectly fine with them (getting married) because of who they are; they know what they want,” she said.

She and Shawn were married at ages 19 and 17, respectively. Beth Comer’s parents Tom Greif and Cindy Harn also married at 19 and 17 but were divorced 12 years later. Both said their parents’ young marriages did not shape their decision to marry early.

“I think they do what they want to do and I don’t think they let other people influence them,” Sandi Comer said.

The marriage didn’t change Jake and Beth Comer’s relationships with friends. Jake Comer plays soccer twice a week and often hangs out with friends on Fridays. They have a lot of the same friends whom they see regularly, Jake Comer said.

“It really never changed it because they would both hang out with a lot of people and at parties, they didn’t have to be tied at the hip,” Dammann said. “She would go and talk to all of her friends, he would go talk to all of his friends, and she would just go out with the girls, and he would just go out with the guys, and it’s really laid back. They’re both pretty relaxed about everything.”

“For us, it works,” Beth Comer said.

“But we’re not normal,” Jake Comer said, finishing her sentence. n

>>Did you know?

The odds are a little less than 2% that high school sweethearts will get married and never divorce.

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Mastering the class abroad Life and times of a Drake graduate student in East Asia

by LAUREN SMITH

Alumna Writer lauren.smith88@hotmail.com

If you’ve had an itch to pursue your master’s degree abroad, this article will help you better understand some short-term challenges and long-term gains you should expect.

Three years ago I was in your position, and having just completed my master’s abroad, I’d like to pass along some of the gems I’ve dug up.

You need to ask yourself what your postgraduation goal is and how an investment in a master’s degree can better position you to reach that goal? For me, I wanted to return to the United States—I was living abroad at the time—with an academic niche in East Asia and to better understand international relations theory at large.

I chose international studies at an international institution because it maximized my global exposure. I studied in Seoul, South Korea, with peers and professors from across the globe. Attending class was like participating each day in a United Nations conference, as all individuals acted as an ambassador from their home countries and spoke about the “on-the-ground happenings” of their particular nation. The diversity of perspectives and approaches added a tremendous amount of value to my overall degree. Figuring out my end goal in the beginning helped me to focus my academic work and to better utilize my time abroad.

There are a number of plusses to studying internationally.

While no institution or country is the same, for me, the aggregate cost of education was much lower than in the United States; it was probably comparable to the cost of a private high school in the United States. The quality of the education was top-notch, as most professors had top degrees from Ivy League institutions in the U.S. I lived in university housing, and the cost was considerably lower than dormitories in the United States (plus the facilities were brand new). Additionally, the costs of food and transportation were reasonable. I found these financial perks extremely at-

tractive and pairing them with the benefits of being abroad were added bonuses.

Of course, everything is not peachy-keen, and there are some financial setbacks. One of these setbacks is the airfare cost (especially in a location like East Asia). If you want to return home for holidays, if there is an emergency or if you want to complete an internship back home you have to pay additional travel costs.

You’ll also have to think about health insurance. There may be a university health care plan, national healthcare or a plan you can purchase in the United States. It may sound silly, but I signed up for all three healthcare plans. The university plan covers you for minor things; the national healthcare plans covers you for healthcare in that country and a U.S. plan covers you if you plan to return to the United States or travel outside of the country.

Another financial challenge is the ability to take out student loans. If you want to or are interested in taking out United States student loans, I’d advise researching what international schools qualify, as not all schools qualify. On a minor note, you’ll also have to budget for international wire transfers and note exchange rates. Having said all this, you’ll most likely be able to apply for scholarships or, depending on your passport visa restrictions, you may be able to work and earn some extra cash. Overall, you should be prepared to think smart about your financial commitment, and be prepared to make smart financial decisions for your personal security.

There are a lot of factors to balance when making a final decision, but I’ve truly valued the global academic edge my international degree has provided. Looking back, it has helped me to better value the United States at large (especially when learning first-hand about the challenges some of my classmates face in their home countries). My program was in English, but this was not the first language for most. Here I learned the value of English as a global language, and I learned about communication approaches with people of different cultures. Living abroad in general taught me a lot about myself, and being in another country provides opportunities to try new things every day. Lastly, if you want to focus on learning an international language, studying abroad is a great chance to pursue this goal.

As mentioned already, not all institutions or countries are the same, so here are some additional suggestions to get you started. First, have a clear vision of what your big picture

goals are and be realistic about finances. Second, reach out to professors or, if possible, current students in the program. Don’t be afraid to ask them a lot of questions. Make sure the university is accredited and the program is well recognized.

Also, figure out what the universities application schedule is like. Third, if you don’t know a lot about the country, research the United States State Department Web site and read blogs written by individuals who have lived there. If you’re still in school or have just graduated, you can link up or loop back with your international studies department. See if they have any advice or materials about the institution you’re interested in. Lastly, if possible, visit the university you are interested in applying to. Trust me, due diligence is worth your time and energy.

If you are interested in getting a top-notch education, international experience and ready to be challenged personally and professionally, a master’s program abroad may be the way to go.

According to an IIE study, less than 1 percent of students enrolled in United States institutions study abroad. As an American national, if you have already studied abroad you are a minority; if you complete your master’s abroad you are a super minority with a powerful background. n

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, offers a beautiful view and classes with international students and professors. Many programs are taught in English, so there is a not a language barrier.

>> Looking at graduate school?

Check-out the easiest way to find an international program that’s right for you

1. Visit gradschools.com/international-programs.html 2. Search “Fields of Study” in subjects ranging from

agricultural science to theology and religous studies

3. Select campus under “Program Type” 4. Pick the region of the world you would like to study 5. Choose a university that looks interesting and click on tabs to visit the school’s website, request program info, view program detail and add to your list of options

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LAUREN SMITH, left, studied international relations outside of the textbook, at an institution in East Asia. Programs are offered at universities around the world.

>>What’s going on?

campus calendar TODAY CLASS

Action theater movement technique master class, by Stacy Cervilleno WHERE Harmon Fine Arts Center WHEN 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

LECUTRE

TUESDAY LECTURE

“Where You Belong” Speaker Series, with Sister Mary McCauley WHERE Sheslow Auditorium

WEDNESDAY EVENT

Life After College, tips for getting ahead after college, sponsored by SAB WHERE Pomerantz Stage

WHEN: 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

WHEN: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

“Feminist Organizing and the Status of Women in Bolivarian Venezuela”

“9 Million Child Deaths: Where? Why? What Should be Done?”

LECTURE

SHOW SACC talent show, $2 or 1 canned good

WHERE WHERE Bulldog Theater Olmsted Pomerantz Stage WHEN WHEN 67p.m. p.m. p.m.--7:30 8 p.m.

WHERE WHERE Olin Sheslow Auditorium WHEN WHEN 7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.

5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

WHERE Sheslow Auditorium WHEN: WHEN 7 p.m.

- 8:30 p.m.

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

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Softball’s overall record, which is the best in the conference, despite their 2-1 MVC record.

WOMEN’S CREW

Drake travels to East Coast regatta

by EDUARDO ZAMARRIPA

Staff Writer eduardo.tamezzamarripa@drake.edu

The Drake women’s crew team hit the road this weekend, going to Shelton, Conn., to compete in the Sacred Heart Invitational at the Housatonic River.

This was the crew’s second event of the spring campaign and their first competition ever in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Drake is the newest addition to the conference and had yet to face off against any conference foes.

Even though the weekend’s tournament featured a total of seven teams, Iona, Fairfield and Drake were the only MAAC members. Sacred Heart, Army, Fordham and Skidmore rounded out this invitational’s participants, as they squared off in a two-day event that began on Saturday.

An exhaustive first day ended with favorable results. Drake was able to come up with the victory in the varsity eight with a time of 8 minutes, 29 seconds.

Even though the Bulldogs were not able to pull out the win in the grand final varsity eight race, they did finish third with 8:23 and were the MAAC’s highest-placed team for the day.

Fordham took home the win in the grand final varsity eight.

“We are done for the day and it was a great day,” Head Coach Charlie DiSilvestro said.

“Obviously, it was our first conference race and we won the MAAC portion of the regatta.”

DiSilvestro pointed out the importance of being able to finish the first day as the MAAC’s best performer.

“We were able to finish as the top MAAC school, so we are very proud,” DiSilvestro said.

The invitational was a good opportunity for Drake to get a feel of the level of competition in the MAAC conference and for the crew to race outside the Des Moines River.

Drake continued their solid start to the spring campaign, as they were able to build off

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DRAKE CREW MEMBERS returned to campus with a third-place finish in their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference debut in Connecticut.

The crew team joined the MAAC in the summer of 2009. on the success they enjoyed in their first event last week against Dayton.

Last Sunday, the team participated in its first outdoor competition, meeting Dayton in a dual event at Eastwood Lake in Dayton, Ohio.

Drake and Dayton split the decision in a well-fought 3-3 result.

Drake took the victories in the varsity four, the junior varsity four and the novice eight.

They recorded a 6:43 time in the varsity four,

6:57 in the junior varsity four and 6:24 in the novice eight.

Dayton earned victories in the varsity eight, the junior varsity eight and the novice eight.

Following the Sacred Heart Invitational, the schedule will begin getting busier.

Drake will travel to Omaha, Neb., to compete in the Upper Midwest Championships on April 11. Following the competition, women’s crew will head to Mercer County, N.J., for the

MAAC Championships that will be held on April 18.

Coach DiSilvestro considered this invitational a great opportunity to take a look at the competition that his squad will be facing in the upcoming championships.

“There is great competition here,” DiSilvestro said. “It was a good experience to know what we are going to be facing at the MAAC Championships.” n

FOOTBALL

TRACK AND FIELD

NFL team reps come to campus, look at players

Distance runners push for top finishes at Standford

Drake standouts meet with Vikings, Cowboys scouts

by MATT MORAN

Copy Editor matthew.moran@drake.edu

Two scouts from the Minnesota Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys came to Des Moines Friday to evaluate Drake seniors-to-be defensive linemen Dain Taylor and Andrew Asbell.

Taylor is a 6-foot-3-inch, 242-pound defensive end from Highlands Ranch, Colo. He was a first-team All-PFL performer last season while leading the league with 10.5 sacks.

Asbell is a 6-foot-4-inch, 267-pound defensive tackle converted into end and has been a three-year starter.

He was named second-team All-PFL in 2007.

Taylor said that the scouts were there to get the players’ measurements and 40-yard dash times. They watched film of the players and also gave them the Wonderlic Personnel Test, a 12-minute, 50-question test given to all potential NFL prospects.

“It was a test on math problems, word problems and critical thinking,” Taylor said. “It got gradually harder, but we both did above average.”

Asbell said that at first the test was a little confusing because he did not know what to expect, but once he was comfortable he was able to perform well.

“I never did something like that before,” Asbell said. “After a few questions I got the hang of it. It was an overall good experience.”

Taylor said that the scouts will take the recorded information and put it in an NFL database where any team can see their data. He says that the next step in the process is to not get too excited about the situation and to focus on football and spring practice.

“You can’t get too hyped, but it’s exciting for next year,” Taylor said.

Head Coach Chris Creighton said that the most important part of the day was for the scouts to get to know the players as people off the field.

He said that they cannot participate in extensive drills or NFL combine-type workouts until after the season.

Even though it is early in the scouting process, Creighton is proud of the direction the program is moving in and is happy that these two players are getting professional consideration.

“It’s really a reflection of those guys,” he said.

“Those guys are passionate. They are great students and people.”

Creighton said that he did not know the exact results of the Wonderlic test, but knew both players did extremely well.

“From what I know they knocked it out of the park,” he said.

Creighton also echoed Taylor, saying that the next step is to leave the experience behind them and focus on the task at hand.

“The next step is to let things happen and focus on next season,” he said.

Both players acknowledged that they have much to improve on for next season and beyond.

Asbell’s main focus is adjusting to changing from defensive tackle to end.

“I have to work on my run reads and pass reads and keep in the weight room,” Asbell said.

Taylor said that taking his game to the next level will be difficult, but he is up to the challenge.

“It’s taking something good and turning it into something great,” he said. “We can play at the college level, but can we take it to the next level?” n

by JACK THUMSER

Staff Editor john.thumser@drake.edu

Drake long-distance runners Jeff Grassmeyer, Nicole Braunsdorf and Casey McDermott proved they could compete with some of the best competition in the country Friday when they raced in the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif.

Grassmeyer, a fifth-year senior, finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14 minutes, 25.20 seconds, just seven seconds behind Washington State’s Jono Lafler, who won the event with a 14:17.58.

This wasn’t Grassmeyer’s first impressive finish in the spring campaign. In the MVC Indoor Championships in February, Grassmeyer finished sixth in the conference in the 3,000-meter run.

On the women’s side, junior Casey McDermott impressed with a 17th place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing with a time of 11 minutes, 14.07 seconds. McDermott is Drake’s all-time record holder in the event.

“Grassmeyer ran really well, but Casey struggled,” Head Coach Natasha Brown said.

“Overall, there were some solid performances against some top national competition.”

Senior Nicole Braunsdorf finished 26th in the women’s 5,000-meter run, coming in at 16 minutes, 58.96 seconds. Southern Utah’s Sharla Manuele won the event with a time of 16:18.53.

The Bulldogs will be back in action next weekend with athletes competing in several different meets. The team will be competing in the Texas Relays from Thursday to Saturday in Austin, Texas. Some athletes will also be participating in the Duke Asics Invitational in Durham, N.C., on Friday and Saturday, and some will participate in the Central Invitational in Pella, Iowa on Saturday.

Now that the outdoor season is getting into full swing, the Bulldogs are inevitably looking forward to the Drake Relays, which take place on April 21-24. The MVC Championships take place a few weeks after, on May 13-16.

“There are better performances ahead,” Brown said. “And that’s exciting.” n

STANFORD INVITE RUNNERS’ RESULTS SENIOR JEFF GRASSMEYER Weekend Results 4th place finish with a time of 14.25.20 in the 5,000-meter race.

JUNIOR CASEY MCDERMOTT Weekend Results 17th place finish with a time of 11.14.07 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

SENIOR NICOLE BRAUNSDORF Weekend Results 26th place finish with a time of 16.58.96 in the 5,000-meter race.

Personal Bests 800 - 1:57.65 1,500 - 3:53.06 Mile - 4:11.28i 3,000 - 8:18.28i 5,000 - 14:25.20 Personal Bests 800 - 2:15.16 1,500 - 4:31.82 Mile - 4:57.74i 5,000 - 17:44.13i 3,000 - 9:47.50i Steeplechase - 10:44.48

Personal Bests 800 - 2:15.13 1,500 - 4:30.32 Mile - 4:48.91i 3,000 - 9:33.48i 5,000 - 16:42.90

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Drake shines in home opener Bulldogs beat Braves in two, dropped one close contest

by MATT MORAN

Copy Editor matthew.moran@drake.edu

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JUNIOR PITCHER BRYNNE DORDEL threw six strikeouts in Sunday’s game against Bradley. Her performance earned her ninth win so far this season.

Drake destroyed Bradley in a 14-1 rout in the opener of the Missouri Valley Conference season on Saturday, but dropped a 12-11 decision in game two in extra innings. Sunday brought another victory for the Bulldogs, as they beat the Braves 2-0.

Saturday marked the home opener for Drake. After playing games in Minnesota, Texas, Arkansas and Florida, the Bulldogs returned to Blue Field to start the conference season. Drake plays 14 more home games before playing host to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in May. Junior Erin Bly led the offense in game one with a 3-for-4 effort and scored two runs, while junior pitcher Jenna DeLong gave up one run on four hits in her 10th complete game of the season to improve her record to 9-3. DeLong struck out six in the effort.

Drake scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning and one in the second and never looked back. Freshman Lindsey Vande Wall’s RBI triple highlighted the scoring plays.

Junior Molly McClelland blasted a three-run home run to leftcenter in the third to push the Bulldogs up 7-1. Drake erupted with a seven-run fourth inning to end the game by mercy rule. Senior Mandy Osborn ripped a pinch-hit three-run triple to highlight the frame, and Vande Wall crushed a two-run bomb.

Vande Wall had a team-high three RBIs along with Osborn. Junior Erin Mollohan also went 2-for-2 on the game with one RBI. Eight different Bulldogs combined for 12 hits in the outing.

In the night cap, Bradley scratched across the winning run in the 10th inning to edge Drake.

The Braves raced out to a 4-0 lead on junior pitcher Brynne Dordel. The Bulldogs inched back to cut the lead to 4-2 after RBI singles in the fourth and fifth innings. Bradley extended the lead with another run in the sixth.

In the bottom of the sixth, Drake loaded the bases with one out and senior Kelsey Kahler stepping up to the plate. Kahler hit a sacrifice fly to left field to get the Bulldogs within two, and a wild pitch scored senior Carrie Hatfield. Senior Elena Leon hit a two-out RBI single to tie the game.

Bradley again responded, scoring four runs in the top of seventh on just one hit. Drake opened their frame with three straight hits, including an RBI double by Mollohan. Bradley went to the bullpen to close out the game, but Hatfield had other ideas by hitting a one out, two-run double to cut the lead to 9-8. Freshman Macie Silliman pinch ran for Hatfield and advanced to third on a wild pitch. She scored on a subsequent passed ball to tie the game.

Each team scored two more in the eighth, including a solo shot by Vande Wall. After a scoreless ninth, the Braves scratched a run across in the 11th to register a victory.

Bly again led the offense going 3-for-5 in game two. Leon and sophomore Torey Craddock also added a pair of hits. Osborn suffered the loss in relief, dropping to 0-1 on the year.

Drake stands at 17-7 heading into Sunday’s series finale. The Bulldogs head to Lincoln to take on Nebraska in a doubleheader on Tuesday. n

the

VALLEY

The Favorite: Creighton Creighton has won each of the last three Missouri Valley Conference regular season titles. The Bluejays are looking to be the first team in MVC history to win four straight titles, but are off to a slow start at 14-13 and a 2-2 league record.

Creighton has finished in the top three in the standings seven times since 2000 and were tabbed by coaches as the preseason favorite. Creighton is led by threetime MVC Pitcher of the Year Tara Oltman.

Heating Up: Southern Illinois Southern Illinois has started off red-hot in Valley play, starting 6-0.

That’s important in the conference, as the league champion has won at least 18 games every year since 2001. The Salukis have been in the top three for nine straight seasons and are looking to dethrone Creighton.

The Sleeper: Drake Drake was picked by coaches to finish fourth in the league, but a strong non-conference showing has people talking about the Bulldogs. Drake is 17-7 heading into Sunday’s game against Bradley. The Bulldogs have a tremendous 1-2 pitching punch with juniors Jenna DeLong and Brynne Dordel.

TOP LEFT: Drake hitter tosses her bat as she sprints for first base after a left-field hit. The Bulldogs put 11 runners on base, but only converted two runs in Sunday’s game against Bradley. BOTTOM LEFT: Freshman outfielder Lindsey Vande Wall picks up a grounded ball during warmups. ABOVE: Pitcher Brynne Dordel high-fives her teammates after one of many shutout innings. The Bulldogs will travel to Lincoln, Neb., for a doubleheader against the Huskers Tuesday.

The Wildcard: Illinois State Historically, Illinois State is the most successful team in Valley history. The Redbirds have finished in the top three in the standings a league-best 21 times, which cannot be ignored. Illinois State was picked to finish fifth in the league, but have started out 3-0 in league play. All-American Kara Nelson, who missed all of last season with injury, gives the Redbirds a dangerous weapon in the infield.

DESPITE BRADLEY’S ENTHUSIASTIC CHEERS, the team could not score a run on Bulldog pitcher Brynne Dordel in Sunday’s shutout.

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SPRING AWAKENING It’s finally springtime at Drake University. With the snow melted and gone, it’s time to get out of your room and study outside, blast some music and drive with the windows down, or trade in the treadmill and take your jogging shoes outside. Weather like this requires enjoyment, so just sit back and enjoy the sunlight.

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