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Articles by Maia Songer
Protecting the Pint: Rebel Creamery Appeals Trade Dress Judgment
(Source: Memorandum & Order, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC v. Rebel Creamery LLC) It is back out of the freezer and into court for Van Leeuwen Ice Cream LLC v. Rebel Creamery LLC, after Rebel submitted an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Professional Features: Emma Bertrand
While many Drake University students are beginning to get acquainted with professional opportunities in their prospective fields, Emma Bertrand is on the final stretch before entering the “real world.” Bertrand, a senior studying secondary education with endorsements in all social sciences and K-12 talented and gifted, is student teaching in a government course at East High School. Bertrand said that she has always had a passion for education.
Professional Profiles: Paige Jansen
Paige Jansen, a first-year majoring in strategic political communications and multimedia journalism at Drake University, has taken her talents in photography and applied them to her internship at the Iowa State Capitol. “Right now I am interning with the Iowa Senate Democrat Communications Team,” Jansen said.
Sophomore shares pharm tech experience
Emma Kuss, a sophomore majoring in pre-pharmacy with a minor in chemistry in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake, has excelled professionally through her role as a pharmacy tech in training at a Hy-Vee pharmacy in Windsor Heights. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ pharmacy program is a six-year program, otherwise known as 2-4, that encompasses two years of undergraduate pre-pharmacy study and then four years in pharmacy school.
Professional Features: Erica Sawyer
Erica Sawyer, a sophomore studying strategic political communications and digital media production at Drake University, is an intern with Drake Professional and Career Development Services. In her role, Sawyer’s main focus is social media management. She said that since the start of her internship for the spring semester, she has primarily created content for the Be Limitless: 2022 Career Conference that occurred last Friday.
Drake SWOC advocates for a student workers’ union
After hearing about recent strikes and union drives at Amazon and other companies, the founder of the Drake Student Workers Organizing Committee (Drake SWOC) started trying to form a Drake student union. SWOC has started an Instagram account at @drake.swoc and a Twitter account @Drake_SWOC. “Last year and the beginning of this year, like last fall, was especially big for strikes and union drives.
Professional Student Profiles: Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams, a junior majoring in accounting at Drake University, has held a multitude of internships that he believes have set him up for professional success. Before college, Williams said he wanted to be a lawyer. However, once he realized he didn’t want that lifestyle, he was introduced by one of his teachers to accounting. “It really struck me as a field that impacts every organization — nonprofits, businesses, governments — and there’s a very logical flow to it,” Williams said.
Student profile: Grace Long
Grace Long, a junior double-majoring in strategic political communications and law, politics and society with a minor in educational studies, has taken her longstanding passion for agriculture and transformed it into a career path. Long is a communications intern for Iowa Select Farms, a pork production company that is the fourth largest pork producer in the nation.
4nd annual Beautiful Bulldog contest commences
The 42nd annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest took place on Sunday, April 18. The contest is just one of many beloved Drake traditions that occur during the Drake Relays. The competition is directed by Niki Smith. “Two alumni started it. It started as a way for alumni to get involved that worked downtown,” Smith said.
Students react to recent shootings
Students across the nation react to the recent shootings in Atlanta, Ga., and Boulder, Colo., analyzing the root of these tragedies and offering insight on how to address gun violence in the U.S. Abigayle Post, a Simmons University student from Golden, Colo., who is majoring in sociology and philosophy recalled her experience when the shooting in Boulder occurred. “I remember I was standing in the kitchen and my roommates said there was a mass shooting in Boulder,” Post said.
For Sarah Everard, We Will Not be Silent
Drake students and faculty share their thoughts on how to move forward with women’s safety in response to the tragic murder of Sarah Everard in the UK. Tess Dorman, a student majoring in strategic political communications and politics, provided a brief summary of the events surrounding Everard. “A young woman named Sarah was walking home from her friend’s house late at night and she basically did everything right,” said Tess Dorman, a Strategic Political communications and Politics major.
Environmental Science Department Creates March Mammal Madness Bracket
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Epsilon Eta offers Environmental Science opportunities at Drake
Professional fraternities are organizations that represent specific careers fields. They offer service opportunities and give students the chance to network and socialize with others who have similar dreams and aspirations. Drake University’s array of professional fraternities is impressive, and Epsilon Eta is no exception. Epsilon Eta is a professional environmental science fraternity.
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