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Dr. Mary Sparks Hostetter, the doctor who led the Drake Student Health Center in the 1970s through the early 1990s, died Friday, Feb. 17, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. She was 85.

A recent nine-day tour of elementary and high schools in St. Petersburg, Russia, gave Eric Johnson, Drake assistant professor of education, a fresh perspective on how race and other differences work in American education and society.

The Drake Law School team of Kim Bartosh of Ankeny, Iowa, and Karin Derry of Johnston, Iowa, recently won the regional American Bar Association Client Counseling Competition at William Mitchell Law School in St. Paul, Minn. They will advance to the nation

Drake's 35th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition opened Feb. 26 and continues through March 17. The show is free and open to the public.

Bring a printed copy of this e-mail to University Bookstore for a 10 percent discount on any one item of new Drake athletic or academic logo merchandise. If ordering via telephone or online, mention the eBlue e-mail to receive the discount.

Add a blush to a sweetheart's face while simultaneously setting his or her heart on fire by sending a Singing Valentine from the Drake University Choir.

The Drake University Law School National Moot Court Team defeated teams from Duke, Nebraska, Minnesota and Hastings law schools to reach the semi-final round of the National Moot Court Competition earlier this month in New York City.

In an effort to drive up reading for pleasure among students, Cowles Library has issued a series of posters showing Drake luminaries with their favorite books.

Drake University was named the Sweepstakes Winner at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VI annual conference in St. Louis, Jan. 22-24.

Drake pharmacy students spent Feb. 7 in a series of lectures, discussions and professional development activities as part of the College of Pharmacy and Health Science's annual Pharmacy Day.