Drake University News

Before dismissing for an extended Thanksgiving weekend, Iowa Great Lakes Lutheran School students divided up Wednesday morning to hear gender-specific messages from "local celebrities" about how their words can either hurt or build up other people.

A Lake in the Hills man was sentenced Wednesday to serve a year in prison for fudging his income to help his son get more financial assistance at Drake University.

THE OUTFIT: When Mootz, a graphic designer at Drake University, goes out with friends, this is the type of outfit she typically wears.

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Today, The Times-Delphic ran a story about the Drake University administration's response to the two sexual assaults on Drake students - " a response that took too long to create, did not evoke the hoped-for compassion and did not make the assaults the university's priority.

I want to take a break from my column, "Tabula Rasa," to touch on an important topic in our country and on our campus: discrimination.

Some members of a now-defunct Drake University fraternity don't plan for the chapter to leave campus quietly.

I want to express my profound concern for the phrasing of the headline in the Nov.

Authorities in central Iowa will investigate the use of date-rape drugs in connection with recent reports from young women who say they lost consciousness and were sexually assaulted after drinking alcohol.

Underage drinking at a Drake University-area bar has been linked to four rapes since July - including that of a woman who said she was raped inside a bar restroom, Des Moines police reports show.

We've all heard the classic advice for keeping ourselves safe. Yet, 18-24 years old remains the age range most at risk for sexual violence, according to University of Massachusetts-Boston psychologist David Lisak.

Two Drake University students say they were sexually assaulted in separate incidents this weekend after each had been at a bar near campus, according to Des Moines police.

The future of the potent alcoholic beverage Everclear is in doubt here in Iowa. The State Alcoholic Beverage division will discuss a possible ban on the 151-proof liquor.

Phi Delta Theta fraternity has lost its organizational status with the university, Drake officials announced tonight.

Police arrived at the 1200 block of 15th St. Sunday morning after a Drake University student reported she had been sexually assaulted, according to a Des Moines police report.

A rose to former Lt. Gov. Joy Corning for urging fellow Republicans to support the rights of same-sex couples.

Daniel and Tracy Woodell of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Woodell, to Joshua Hill, both of Columbia, Mo.

Connie Diekema has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.

The Associated Press DES MOINES -- A review of Gov. Chet Culver's financial disclosure records shows a candidate focused on fundraising who never stopped raising money even in the months after he won election in 2006.

Drake University says a fraternity under investigation for alleged hazing in an alcohol-poisoning case was already on probation for alcohol violations.