Author: Carl Olsen (Carl Olsen)

The revised and expanded film, "A Little Salsa on the Prairie: The Changing Character of Perry, Iowa," a documentary chronicling the rapid ethnic diversification of the community, will premiere at Drake on Tuesday.

"I have seen the future, and it is slang," remarks one of the three Victorian ladies in "On the Verge." This is only one hint of the not-so-long but strange trip in store for the audience when Drake Theatre performs Eric Overmyer's 1986 play running Thursday through Sunday.

Law school students and faculty at Drake University are trying to improve Children's Rights in Iowa by trying out a novel idea -- asking foster children themselves what laws need to be changed to better protect them, and then enlisting those foster children to lobby lawmakers to pass that legislation.

Robert Shumaker, lead scientist and director of orangutan research at Great Ape Trust of Iowa and Drake fellow, will open Drake’s spring Let’s DU Lunch speaker series Wednesday.

The College of Business & Public Administration will showcase career paths in insurance at a special event Wednesday with William R. Berkley, CEO and president of W. R. Berkley Corp.

Drake vocal students will deliver a song and flowers to your beloved's workplace or home on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The deadline for ordering is Friday.

Drake University’s undergraduate mock trial team 489 took second place in last weekend’s invitational tournament held at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Jeff Johnson, host of BET Channel’s "The Jeff Johnson Chronicles," will present "Construction Before Destruction with Cousin Jeff" at 4 p.m. Sunday.

"DRAKELINE WEEKLY" returns to Des Moines-area cable viewers of The College Channel 16 for a 12-program season.