Students, faculty express thanks for friends.
Students take advantage of travel seminars.
Drake women upset MVC leader Southwest Missouri State. For four years students have used the Internet to take Drake classes without ever stepping into a classroom. Since 1997, when 10 classes were offered, the program has more than quadrupled in size. Last summer about 450 students enrolled in online courses. Tom Swiss, professor of English and director of the Web-based curriculum, said he expects 700 or more to enroll this year.