Category: DU in the News

Drake graduate student Tony Shafer, 30, will receive a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling on Saturday. Shafer suffered a stroke and underwent two brain surgeries in the fall of 2003, during his fifth year in Drake's pharmacy program.

Drake University alumnus Bob Danner, a retired music teacher who taught at Muscatine Community School District, will receive an Excellence in Education Award from a Muscatine student named Giles Joslyn, who also plans to attend Drake University.

Mother and daughter have been working with the Drake Legal Clinic on the adult adoption. Katie Madson, a third-year law student who filed a petition for them, says "It's a fairly routine process."

Mahmoud Hamad, Drake University assistant professor of politics, comments on the President's decision not to release Bin Laden photos.

Drake University Political Science Professor Dennis Goldford and Iowa State University Political Science Chair Jim McCormick examine the death of Osama bin Laden through the political lens on "The Exchange."

Des Moines Register columnist Sean Keeler talks with Drake alumnus Billy Cundiff about his career and the NFL lockout.

Halfway through the story, members of the University of Alabama's women's track team rave about their experience at the Drake Relays, where the thousands gathered cheered them like they were the home team.

Drake political science alumnus Faizan Syed, a representative from the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Saint Louis, discusses the Muslim community's reaction to Osama Bin Laden's death.

Shelby Houlihan of Sioux City East made Relays history and Tiffany Ofili edged Lolo Jones in a spotlight race.

Art Cullen, editor of the Storm Lake Times, describes his family's experiences with Drake and other Iowa private colleges. They might be the best deal you ever get, he writes.