On Oct. 24, the Embassy of Japan sponsored a dinner for invited Drake students at Haiku. It was hosted by Mr. Yukito Ono, second secretary of the political section at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C., with the intent of learning about student perspectives on U.S.-Japan relations and the U.S. presidential campaign. The dinner was attended by five Drake students: Kerstin Donat, Sam Logterman, Kamryn Ryan, Brittany Spears, and Colin Timmerman. Professor Mary M. McCarthy, who teaches the Asian politics courses in the Department of Political Science, composed the guest list upon receiving the invitation from Mr. Ono, and attended the dinner with the students and Mr. Ono.

—Mary McCarthy, Department of Political Science