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The residents of Sheldon Hall finally have a new Community Director, Nadia Lanik. Prior to coming to Doane, Lanik worked at the University of Wisconsin. There they were working as a Hall Director. From there they realized that working in a higher education setting was something they were passionate about. “I worked closely with my […]

Doane University welcomed a new CAPE and OVW Director this semester, with 2023 Doane graduate Jaden Hilkemann stepping in to fill the position. CAPE, which stands for Campus Advocacy, Protection and Education, is a grant awarded by the Office on Violence against Women (OVW) and aims to help decrease the stigma, provide support and prevent

The new residence hall, coined New Hall until a name is selected, has been a hit with the Crete and Doane Community in recent weeks. New Hall officially opened on Jan. 16 as students living in that hall moved in all of their belongings from Frees Hall where they lived last semester while New Hall

In concurrency with the new dorm hall openings, phone IDs are being rolled out in waves. Firstly, to New Hall residents, as it is an Apple requirement to test run these new IDs before they can become readily available to all students. Then in mid-February, all students and faculty should have access to the new

Smith Hall flooded almost two weeks ago on Jan. 17, and residents were quickly evacuated into the other dormitories on campus, leaving Smith in a state of needing repair. It was not all misfortune, as the residents of Frees Hall moved out a day before. “There were a few challenges that day. We just had

With the start of the new semester, a host of new faces came in to teach and work at Doane, but for one teacher, it was not a new opportunity, rather it was a return back to Doane. Assistant professor of Practice for Multiplatform Journalism Eric Tucker returned as the advisor of the Owl newspaper