On Oct. 7, the Generational Equity Tour will visit Drake University and feature a screening of the documentary film “Overdraft” at 6 p.m. in Parents Hall in Olmsted Center, 2875 University Ave. This event is free and open to the public. The Generational Equity Tour is a cross-country series of public engagement events organized by The Can Kicks Back, a non-partisan millennial movement to defeat the national debt. The tour aims to educate, organize, and mobilize young Americans on the issue of the nation’s growing debt. The film, “Overdraft,” is a non-partisan documentary that highlights the growing U.S. deficit and...

Laura Gómez, vice-dean and professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law will deliver a lecture titled “Three Centuries of Latinos in the U.S.: The Cyclical Dynamics of Nation-Building, Citizenship, and Legal Personhood” on Oct. 3 at 3 p.m. in Opperman Hall at the Drake University Law School. The event is free and open to the public. Gómez will discuss the history of the U.S. war with Mexico during the 19th century and how it related to racial issues between Mexican-Americans and European settlers at the time. She will relate this idea to immigration...

With so many great lecturers coming to Drake University’s campus this fall, we understand it may be hard to keep everything straight. Here’s a quick rundown of just a few of the many prominent speakers visiting Drake’s campus this fall. All of these events are free and open to the public: Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m. Ambassador Johnnie Carson, “Africa: The Changing Face of the Continent” Sheslow Auditorium Oct. 9, 7 p.m. William P. Dougherty delivers the 29th Luther W. Stalnaker lecture Sheslow Auditorium October 16, 6:30 p.m. President of Iceland Olafu Ragnar Grimmsson lectures on climate change and global warming Sheslow...