Date: Wednesday, Jan. 24
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Cartwright Hall, Room 206
Description: The Drake Law Federalist Society and the Drake Law Chapter of the American Association for Justice are proud to host a panel discussion on police misconduct litigation. Panelists include Iowa Supreme Court Justice Thomas D. Waterman, Des Moines Police Chief Dana Wingert, and Trial Lawyer Randi McGinn. The event is free and open to all.
Contact: Kayla Choate, Law School
Date: Saturday, Feb. 3
Time: 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Location: Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George, 1110 35th St., Des Moines
Description: During the Meet My Religious Neighbor open house guests can drop in, tour the church, meet the congregation, and learn more about Greek Orthodox Christianity. The open house includes refreshments and music from the various cultures of St. George in the fellowship hall, and traditional music in the worship space. Father Basil and other members of the community will be on hand to answer questions and share the history of St. George. Meet My Religious Neighbor is a monthly open house series available to the public. It provides an opportunity to tour a sacred space, learn how religion is practiced there, and meet the congregation.
Contact: Monique Rodriguez, College of Arts and Sciences
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 30
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: The Knapp Center
Description: When the Drake men’s basketball team hosts Southern Illinois Jan. 30, it will also serve as Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee Night at The Knapp Center. One of the highlights of the evening will be a halftime dunk contest featuring an Olympic gold medalist, other world-class athletes, and a panel of local celebrity judges. Get your tickets to the game now as you won’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind event. For more information, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or visit www.godrakebulldogs.com.
Contact: Ryan Harris, Athletics
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Loyola
Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.
The Knapp Center
For more information, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or visit www.godrakebulldogs.com
— Ryan Harris, Athletics
Drake alumna and Teaching Artist of Clarinet Dana Sloter, AS’13 (Bachelor of Arts in Music), will perform a clarinet recital Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Sheslow Auditorium. The recital is part of the Alumni Recital Series, which showcases the professional accomplishments of Drake music alumni.
Dana’s performance will include pieces by Gaubert, Brahms, and Adler. The last piece, “Cirkusmuziek,” by Ton ter Doest, will include a unique reed quintet and feature fellow Drake Music colleagues. In addition, Dana will perform with Professors Cynthia Giunta, Jennifer Wohlenhaus-Bloomberg, Clarence Padilla, James Romain, and Timothy Gale. The concert is open to the public.
— Alina Grimm, College of Arts and Sciences
Come out and cheer on your Bulldogs!
Women’s Basketball – “Stripe The Knapp”
Drake vs. Northern Iowa
Friday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m.
The Knapp Center
Show your Bulldog spirit and wear either blue or white depending on which section you’re in. Click here for the full color map. National performing artists, Quick Change, will perform at halftime.
Men’s Basketball – Bulldog Family Series presented by Iowa State Bank
Drake vs. Missouri State
Saturday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m.
The Knapp Center
Kids should arrive early to participate in pre-game activities like poster making, tattoos, and photos with Griff and Spike (based on availability). All kids in attendance are encouraged to make a pre-game high five tunnel as the Bulldogs take the floor. Following the game, all kids in attendance are welcome to shoot a basket on Ron Pearson Court.
A giveaway will include State Farm Drake Bulldogs Rollabanna. National performing artists, Quick Change will perform at halftime.
For more information, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or visit www.godrakebulldogs.com
— Ryan Harris, Athletics
Come out and cheer on your Bulldogs!
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Indiana State
Friday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m.
The Knapp Center
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Evansville
Saturday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m.
The Knapp Center
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Evansville
Sunday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m.
The Knapp Center
— Ryan Harris, Athletics
Drake’s TEDx Club is hosting its annual live event Friday, Feb. 16. Guest speakers will present personal TED talks relating to the topic, “Beginnings.” The event is open to the public. Tickets will go on sale the week of Feb. 12. For questions, contact tedxdrakeu@gmail.com.
—Julie Uram
Men’s Basketball
Hy-Vee Classic—Drake vs. Iowa; UNI vs. Iowa State
Saturday, Dec. 16 at 1 p.m.
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
Women’s Basketball—Hoops for the Holidays
Drake vs. South Dakota State
Sunday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m.
The Knapp Center
Arrive early to visit and take pictures with Santa Claus!
For more information, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or visit godrakebulldogs.com.
—Ryan Harris, Drake Athletics
Who says you can’t talk about politics? After intensive analysis, study, and preparation, students in the sociology course Race and Ethnic Relations will host the class’ second annual Present and Defend, a discussion in which groups of Drake students will share findings about state legislative proposals with the Des Moines metro community.
Tomorrow, Dec. 13, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Rooms 102 and 103, the class will meet with Iowans interested in racial equity in state policy. RaySociety participants, a middle school church group, and key equity advocates will come to dialogue with Drake students. Topics include employment certification for re-entering prisoners, a public safety initiative to issue drivers licenses to immigrant Iowans, restoration of felon voting rights, and ending racial profiling.
The course was taught by Darcie Vandegrift, and the event is funded by the sociology program in the Department for the Study of Culture and Society.
—Darcie Vandegrift, Department for the Study of Culture and Society
