Spencer Myer, winner of the 2008 New Orleans International Piano Competition, will perform works by Debussy and Liszt.
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Drake to host terrorism discussion with international security expert
Jim Walsh, a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will discuss national security, terrorism and nuclear weapons.
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Drake University mobilizing alumni across the country for DU Good Day
Drake University has declared Oct. 22 "DU Good Day," a day of service for alumni in central Iowa and across the country. DU Good Day activities will occur at a dozen sites nationwide, as hundreds of Drake alumni, family and friends donate their time to hunger-related causes in their communities.
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I-CARE Announces 6th Annual Eat-A-Thon
In the Eat-A-Thon, several Drake University students compete to eat as many chicken wings as they can in 15 minutes, vie for nearly $1,000 in prizes, and earn the title of Eat-A-Thon Champion! In an effort to reach the goal of $10,000, I-CARE asks donors to pledge an amount of money for each chicken wing a contestant eats.
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Author of book on historical murder to visit campus
Author Patricia Bryan will discuss her book "The Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America's Heartland" at 7 p.m. October 20. The event, which will take place in Drake University's Cowles Library Reading Room, 2725 University Ave., is free and open to the public.
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Drake to host the president of the American Council on Renewable Energy
Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn will speak Thursday at 7 p.m. about renewable energy and national security in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center.
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Drake Constitutional Law Center to host speaker Eric Posner
Eric Posner is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School. His most recent book postulates the American separation of powers outlined in the Constitution no longer correspond to reality, and that executive power in our administrative state has few rule of law limitations.
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Research professor to give lecture on U.S. trade relations with China
Currently a post-doctoral research scholar with Professor Hunter R. Clark at Drake University Law School, Gong specializes in international and constitutional law as well as cultural heritage and art policy. She has also been a leading developer of the Teach in China program at Drake.
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Former Mozambique president to give lecture on African development
Joaquim Chissano, former president of Mozambique, will give a lecture titled "Democracy, Development and Africa's Future" at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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Second Drake Jazz Combo night features a taste of New Orleans
The concert will feature jazz standards from all styles and eras, as well as original tunes and arrangements.