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Porterhouse made a big splash with students and alumni recently, when he debuted his new apparel in a YouTube video.

The event, which is free and open to local children ages 3-12, offers contests, face painting, pinatas and awards, along with pizza and candy.

Danny Harris, a star athlete who was barred from track and field competition in 1996, will speak at 11 a.m. in Olmsted Center.

Register columnist Marc Hansen writes about a Des Moines man who is learning to read and gain independence through the center.

Drake University Theatre's production of the contemporary musical "bare" opens Thursday, Nov. 11, in the Performing Arts Hall of the Harmon Fine Arts Center, 25th Street and University Ave. It is the modern-day retelling of "Romeo and Juliet" through Peter and Jason, seniors at a Catholic boarding high school who are dealing with their mutual romantic attraction while trying to maintain the values of the Catholic Church.

The author of "Reading Lolita in Tehran" presented the 25th Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Wednesday evening.

The author of "Reading Lolita in Tehran" will explore the power of literature to transcend political boundaries and liberate people.

Cheryl Clarke, assistant professor of pharmacy and a 1986 Drake graduate, recently received the Iowa Rural Health Association's Jerry Karbeling Award.

The bestselling "Reading Lolita in Tehran" author held a Q&A session with 50 students before giving the 25th Bucksbaum Lecture Wednesday night.

The Sustainable Development in Uganda seminar qualifies as a business, history and honors class.