David Young (AS 91) to Congress
Believe this is our first alumnus in Congress since Neal Smith (who did law school...not sure on undergrad).
View ArticleDonna Douglas Has Died
I wish I could say the same for the Jethro's ads that imitate her voice.
View ArticleOverheard Today
Attending a conference today......so it's time for a presentation by Mindmixer, a social media company that recently moved from Omaha to Kansas City. The speaker is introduced as follows: "I understand...
View ArticleBradley Replaces Athletic Director
Bradley's former AD did not give a reason for his resignation. Interestingly, his departure coincides with a new president at BU. And as you probably know, the Braves have been losing a lot of men's...
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Tennis Etiquette
What's with the Big 12 allowing fans to cheer like they're at a basketball game, heckle players, etc. The fellows at my country club are outraged. Is this the future of the college game? Does our...
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Bo Ryan retiring after next season
I wonder if Jess Settles will write a letter to the editor demanding that Gary Close be hired as his successor. Close has been on Ryan's staff the past 14 years. For those who don't know, when Keno...
View ArticleTest-flexible admission policy
LinkStarting with applicants for the fall 2016 semester, students with a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher and meet certain other criteria may substitute the ACT or SAT score requirement for an...
View ArticleShawn Johnson Engaged
...to Kansas City Chiefs rookie long snapper Andrew East (Vanderbilt). He popped the question in Chicago, at a recent Cubs game.
View ArticleInteresting - Drake alumni research using medical weed
Hey man ... check this out, man, wow man ... groovy man. Let's go to Blind Munchies ... man.linkage
View Article"Historic news" for the Drake community coming Monday
11 am announcement by Board of Trustees chairman Zimpleman.new president?
View ArticleDrake president: 'We're not an ivory tower institution'
Wants Drake to be more involved with improving the neighborhood and city.Link
View ArticleENDOWMENT INVESTMENT RETURN
Both the NYT and WSJ recently listed the endowment investment return for a number of colleges and universities for the year ending June 30, 2015 These articles listed the endowment investment returns...
View ArticleForbes college rankings
I know these aren't as widely-cited or hailed (and hard to take seriously at times with swings), but Drake has made good progress here after some poor rankings...not entirely sure why, but it's...
View ArticleKrampus
Already getting Oscar buzz for best performance by a Bulldog is Thor--as Rosie the Bulldog--in Krampus. Lovely Christmas movie. Bring the kids.
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