Category: Official News Releases

Despite a stern test from DePaul, the Drake men’s tennis team extended its national-best winning streak to 29 with a 5-2 victory over the Blue Demons on Saturday (Feb. 23) at the Drake Tennis Center.

Austin Sarat, the William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, will present "Patriotism, Dissent and Democratic Citizenship."

The entire Drake University community was profoundly shocked and saddened to learn of the horrific tragedy at Northern Illinois University.

Drake University Theatre will present two student-directed shows in rotation this weekend: "Three the Hard Way" and "Romantic Comedy."

Adam Emmenecker and Leonard Houston scored four points apiece to trigger a 13-2 scoring spree late in the game, enabling 14th ranked Drake to beat Northern Iowa, 65-55, while winning its first Missouri Valley Conference title since 1971.

Drake's spring International Film Series will begin with a screening of "The Lives of Others," a German film with English subtitles, at 2 p.m. in room 101 of Meredith Hall.

Drake will participate in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's national cancer awareness "Think Pink" week when the women's basketball team takes on Southern Illinois at 6:05 p.m. in the Drake Knapp Center.

Leonard Houston's three-point basket that could have sent the game into overtime bounced off the rim at the buzzer as Drake fell to defending Missouri Valley Conference champion Southern Illinois, 65-62, Wednesday.

The Drake University Choir will perform at 8 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main.

Drake University's Undergraduate Mock Trial Team will host a public trial as part of Drake's new Engaged Citizen Experience program.