Life and Culture

Staring at empty documents, pushing homework aside, and dreading deadlines are commonplace, but the Lucille Cobb Memorial Lecture promises to inspire and enlighten Doane students and staff. Sony Ton-Aime spoke to Doane last year about the common ground in stories. He will come back to campus on Feb. 13. “I told my students in class

The High Stakes Club will have its first meeting on Sunday, Feb. 16. The initial meeting will serve as an experience to gauge interest and determine who can participate. The event will take place in the Frees Hall basement. The club’s president is DaMarcus Cannon, a freshman involved in football and track. The vice president

“It’s a big story about friendship, mental health, and the importance of both self-care and caring for others,” said senior Gavin Strauss about his upcoming film project. Strauss is the writer and director of the film, which is set to begin production in February and wrap by mid-to-late March 2025. Strauss is a senior majoring

On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Campus Advocacy, Prevention and Education (CAPE) project hosted “Cocktails with CAPE and Friends” at Perry’s Dining Center by the East/West Dining Hall, offering an environment for students interested in knowing more about what CAPE is about, and how it’s impacted by the community here in Crete and at Doane.  It

With the 2025 spring semester underway, students are already encouraged to think about housing for spring break, summer and the 2025 fall semester and housing has a couple of new wrinkles for students to consider as opposed to previous years. Starting in the spring, spring break housing is open on Doane’s ErezLife website and students

On Jan. 24 the Student Programming Board (SPB) presented a Glow Casino Night in Arts & Ed 236/238. Kicking off at 9 p.m. sharp, the event featured over $1,500 in prizes including TVs, speakers and AirPods. The event consisted of over 10 casino and Minute-To-Win-It games. Throughout the night, students got to enjoy free snacks

In 2018 Doane’s choir toured South Africa and now the opportunity has arisen again. This trip will take place from May 20 to June 1, 2025, and is open to all singers at Doane. Dr. Kurt Runestad, Professor of Music, hopes that the trip will be an opportunity for “lifelong memories, and a greater awareness