WHO TV reporter Andy Fales connects once prominent Des Moines figures with their namesakes in this local history segment. Gen. Francis Marion Drake and George T. Carpenter, the University's first president, are included.
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Need moral, legal, scientific perspectives on stem cell research
Jennifer S. Bard, a visiting professor at Drake University Law School, contributed a guest op-ed regarding the current debate over whether embryonic stem cell research should be made illegal.
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Trial Practicum features high-stakes case
A high-stakes film tax credit trial will take place at Drake University this week. The trial will test for the first time the evidence gathered in a costly investigation that has enveloped three state agencies for a year and a half. Law professor Russell Lovell negotiates to bring one trial each year to a Drake campus courtroom for the benefit of first-year law students.
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Carolyn King takes on new role as Des Moines police chaplain
The Rev. Carolyn King, a Drake alumna, is the new Des Moines police chaplain. She'll serve as spiritual adviser, counselor and occasional community mediator for Iowa's largest police force.
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Prof. Foxhoven comments on decision to try 17-year-old killer as adult
Jerry Foxhoven, executive director of the Drake Legal Clinic, commented on a court decision to try 17-year-old "convenience store killer" Michael Swanson as an adult. Foxhoven said Iowa law stipulates that, if he's convicted of first-degree murder, Swanson will face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.
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Drake Student Finds Himself In The Middle Of A Revolution
The Huffington Post College News site linked to a Times-Delphic article about three Drake University students who witnessed the uprisings in Egypt first-hand. The three Drake students have been evacuated safely to Prague.
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Bridging cultures at naturalization ceremony
Ninety-two children who became U.S. citizens on Sunday each received a free copy of a book about young immigrants coming to Iowa. "Zakery's Bridge" was written by Drake English Professor Carol Spaulding-Kruse and Kay Smith.
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Iowa Adjutant General Orr gets a second star from Branstad
Drake alumnus Timothy Orr, the top officer in the Iowa National Guard, has been promoted to major general by Gov. Terry Branstad.
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Ankeny school board president announces re-election bid
Leslie Petersen, president of the school board in Ankeny, Iowa, plans to run for re-election. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Drake University.
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Every school, every Thursday
Dustin Harmsen, a recent Drake University graduate, is the new music teacher at Oak Park Elementary School in Des Moines.