Bart Schmidt, digital-projects librarian at Drake University, discusses digitizing The Times-Delphic.
"Drake is known for its journalism school," he said, and The Times-Delphic dates back 126 years, so it represents a significant record of how student journalists have learned their trade over the decades.
The first-ever game of college American Football to be played on African soil will kick off in Arusha, Tanzania, on May 21, when the Drake University Bulldogs take on the CONADEIP all-stars from Mexico in the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl.
A small group of Drake students studying Japanese will offer the second of three short Japanese culture and language workshops on campus Saturday morning. The event is free and families are welcome.
Drake pharmacy alumnus Dr. George Kappos, family physician and owner of Kappos Family Medicine in Polk City, is featured in a networking profile.
One of Drake's team remained undefeated throughout all five rounds of the tournament and received an invitation to the national finals in Chicago on April 6-8 at the ABA Headquarters.
The concert, which is free and open to the public, features The Noteables, an Air Force squadron of professional musicians who hold advanced degrees in music performance.
The Drake Undergraduate Mock Trial team advances to the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) national championship tournament hosted by the Drake University Law School on April 15-17.
As a Regional Champion, the Drake Students In Free Enterprise team will compete in the 2011 SIFE USA National Exposition in Minneapolis on May 10-12.
The May 21 game will be broadcast to East and Central Africa as well as much of Europe, Asia and Australia
Tommy Sands, a native of Northern Ireland and traveling musical artist, will deliver a program about the turbulent political environment of his homeland with a story-through-song performance