Larry Zimpleman, chair of Drake University's Board of Trustees, responds to "Why Focusing Too Narrowly in College Could Backfire."
Author: Jeremy Sievers (Jeremy Sievers)
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Teen convicted of killing store clerks to be re-sentenced
Jerry Foxhoven, director of Drake University's Legal Clinic, provides insight on resentencing in Michael Swanson case.
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Raymond Kumalo to discuss church and state relations in South Africa
Kumalo is a lecturer in the School of Religion and Theology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, and is the author of “From Deserts to Forests: A Model of Practical Theology.”
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Climate Change is Real
Matt Russell, state food policy project coordinator for the Drake University Agricultural Law Center, weighs in on climate change in Iowa.
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Drake Law students and alumni host 8th Annual Eat-A-Thon for charity
On Nov. 13, Drake University’s Law Delts will host the 8th Annual Eat-A-Thon for Iowa-Central American Relief Effort (I-CARE). The contest will take place at Wellman’s Pub in Des Moines 7 p.m. In the Eat-A-Thon, twelve Drake University Law School students and alumni secure pledges from donors for each chicken wing they eat and then...
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Drake Theatre Arts presents Sweeney Todd
On Nov. 14–17, Drake University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in the Performing Arts Hall of the Harmon Fine Arts Center. The performances will start at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 14, 15, and 16, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 17. Sweeney Todd, set in...
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Drake’s Department of Music presents Hodie, a Christmas cantata
On Nov. 23 and 24, Drake University’s Department of Music will present Hodie, a Christmas cantata, by the great English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The concerts will feature nearly 300 performers, including all four Drake choruses (Drake Choir, Chamber Choir, Chorale, Drake University/Community Chorus), a student/faculty orchestra, student soloists, and the Heartland Youth Choir, conducted...
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Rock drummer Kenny Aronoff plays free concert at Drake University
On Nov. 20, Kenny Aronoff, one of the world’s most sought-after and influential rock drummers, will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. in Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m., and seating is general admission. Aronoff’s drumming style is a combination of power and grace, which has earned him the honor of...
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X-ray lasers are no longer science fiction
On Nov. 14, Linda Young, director of the X-ray Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, will deliver a lecture about the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) laser, which helps scientists determine three-dimensional structure of materials at the atomic scale. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. in...
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Biographer Walter Isaacson delivers 32nd Bucksbaum lecture
On Nov. 21, Walter Isaacson, biographer and president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, will deliver the 32nd Bucksbaum lecture. His lecture, “The Genius of Jobs, Franklin, and Einstein” will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Knapp Center on Drake University’s campus. This event is free and open to the public. Isaacson’s lecture will...