Drake University News

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

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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.

Lee Harris passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2009, at Heritage Park Nursing Home in Carbondale, Colorado, surrounded by family and friends.

Two Drake University students face criminal hazing charges after police said they forced another student to drink so much his blood alcohol was 6 times the legal limit.

Chief Workforce Officer Nancy Roehrkasse was recently named the 2009 recipient of the Eugene J. Paul Award by the Central Iowa Society for Human Resource Management.

The Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Drake University has suspended three members as an investigation gets under way into their roles in an alcohol poisoning case.

A Drake University student was hospitalized on Sunday for apparent alcohol poisoning.

NEW JOBS Jim McConeghey has resumed his 25-year career with Brooks Borg Skiles Architecture Engineering as a mechanical designer.