On Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 6–8 p.m. in the Sussman Theatre the Food For Change documentary will be shown. It is an 82-minute documentary film focusing on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change in American culture. This is the first film to examine the important historical role played by food co-ops, their pioneering quest for organic foods, and their current efforts to create regional food systems. Put on by Iowa Food Cooperative, Drake Environmental Action League, the Social Justice Living Learning Community, and Next Course Food Recovery, this event will feature both the film and an engaging discussion to follow.

Brittany Freeman, AS’21

Join the Drake Basketball teams for a preview of the season at the Bulldog Club Tip-Off Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7 a.m. Enjoy breakfast while you get the latest news on the upcoming season from head coaches Darian DeVries and Jennie Baranczyk. Event takes place at the Marriott Downtown and is just $15 per person.

Make your reservations at DrakeTix.com/tipoff or call the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647.

Ryan Harris, Athletics

Football
Drake vs. Stetson
Saturday, Oct. 13, at 1 p.m.
Drake Stadium
Community Day – All tickets $1 with select $1 concession items

Women’s Soccer
Drake vs. Evansville
Saturday, Oct. 13, at 5 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex

For additional information and complete schedules, visit GoDrakeBulldogs.com or contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647.

Ryan Harris, Athletics

VIP students are hosting an art display on Pom Stage in Olmsted Oct. 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. The display is a project presented by WMN Uprising to stand in silent protest against domestic violence. Stop by to be inspired, supported, and strengthened by the resiliency demonstrated through the display.

Lynne Cornelius, Violence Prevention Coordinator

Pulitzer Prize-winning Iowa journalist Art Cullen will read from his new book, “Storm Lake: A Chronicle of Change, Resilience, and Hope from a Heartland Newspaper,” on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room. Cullen will also answer questions and sign books. The event is free and open to the public, and it is co-sponsored by the Drake Agricultural Law Center and the Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Cullen is the longtime editor of The Storm Lake Times, a twice-weekly newspaper owned and run by his family, including his brother, wife, and son. Cullen won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2017 for editorials that challenged the state’s powerful corporate agricultural interests, including the role of farming in polluting Iowa waters.

Cullen’s book is described as “part memoir, part cultural history” that provides insights into the culture of small-town middle America and hope for the future of the heartland.

Kathleen Richardson, SJMC

The Anderson Gallery invites you to visit the Richard Black Retrospective exhibition, Visual Worlds: “Nothing by Chance,” before the exhibition closes on Oct. 12. Richard Black, Professor Emeritus of Drake’s Art and Design department, is an internationally acclaimed artist known for his colorful prints and a Drake alumnus. The exhibition contains 100 works that span 60 years of art making. The Anderson Gallery is located on the ground level of the Harmon Fine Art Center. Open hours are Tuesday–Sunday from 12–4 p.m. and 12–8 p.m. on Thursday. Gallery visits are also available by appointment. Please contact us at andersongallery@drake.edu or 515-271-1994 for inquiries.

Clarissa Snapper, Anderson Gallery Coordinator

The Drake Women’s Basketball team will host their annual one-on-one Event on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in The Knapp Center.  Enjoy a dessert reception starting at 6 p.m. and then meet this year’s team. A special ring ceremony recognizing the 2017-18 season will follow the program. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information please contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or visit GoDrakeBulldogs.com.

Ryan Harris, Athletics

Documentary film: “Food for Change”
Wed. Oct. 10, 6–8 p.m.
Sussman Theater

Discussants: Prof. Michael Haedicke, Next Course coordinator Julie Uram, and Iowa Food Coop Manager Tom Huber.

Co-sponsors: DEAL, Iowa Food Coop, SJSSC, Next Course Food Recovery.

Free and open to the public.

Amahia Mallea, Associate Professor of History

The College of Business & Public Administration graduate programs continues their 101 Speaker Series with a panel of experts on Oct. 16 with Cybersecurity: What you need to know as a consumer.

The 101 Speaker Series is designed to engage the audience through interaction with our local panel of experts. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions on a wide range of topics of interest. The series is open to the public. Doors open at 11:45 a.m. and the event runs from 12–1 p.m.

This event includes a free lunch; however, registration is required. Register online here.

Dianna Gray, College of Business & Public Administration

Lecture: “Changed in a Flash: How One Woman Was Struck by Lightning, Talked to God, and Came Back to Dream the Future”

Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m.

Location: Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center

Speaker: Jeffrey J. Kripal, J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, Rice University

Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University and the Associate Director of the Center for Theory and Research at the Esalen Institute. He is the author of numerous books, including his most recent Secret Body: Erotic and Esoteric Currents in the History of Religions (Chicago, 2017). He specializes in the comparative study and analysis of extreme religious states from the ancient world to today.

In this lecture, Prof. Kripal will describe the near-death experience of Elizabeth Krohn, with whom he has co-written a recent book. He will then use Elizabeth’s visionary narrative and precognitive dreams to rethink how such anomalous events are treated, or not treated, in the study of religion and what they might still mean for rethinking the limits of the human.

Monique Rodriguez, College of Arts and Sciences