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Coordinates: 41°36′11″N 93°39′16″W 41.60306, -93.65444

Drake University

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address, Directions, & Map:
    • 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
  • Telephone Numbers: 1-800-44-DRAKE or (515)-271-2011
  • Official Website: [1]
• History & Memorable Moments

The institution was founded in 1881, when most of the staff of Oskaloosa College left that college to establish what would become Drake University, founded by Francis Marion Drake, a resident of Centerville, Iowa and Governor of Iowa (1896–1898). The university's law school, the oldest law school in the country west of the Mississippi River, was established in 1865 by Chester C. Cole[1], who served on the Iowa Supreme Court from 1864 to 1876. In 1969 Drake's basketball team went to the Final Four under coach Maurice John, but were defeated by the UCLA Bruins by three points. Drake did defeat the North Carolina Tarheels by 20 points in the third place game. ^[1]

On September 17, 1969 the Drake student newspaper, The Times-Delphic, published what appears to be the first documented account of the famous Paul is dead hoax, written by Tim Harper. No articles published prior to this piece about the supposed death of Paul McCartney are known, although fellow Times-Delphic reporter and musician Dartanyan Brown, one of the sources for the article, recalled hearing about the hoax from other musicians and reading about it in some underground newspapers. ^[1]

From its founding in 1881, Drake University maintained a nominal affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) although no religious affiliation is officially recognized today. ^[1]

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• Teachers (Where are they now?)
  • Barracuda, Borneo (January 2019 - January 2020)
  • Green, Jibb B (January 1991 - Present)
  • Haeger, Morgan (February 1986 - June 1989)
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