Come out and cheer on your Bulldogs!
Football
Drake vs. Campbell
Oct. 29 at 1 p.m.
Drake Stadium
Men’s Soccer
Drake vs. Central Arkansas
Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex
Volleyball
Drake vs. Indiana State
Oct. 31 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
Questions? Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.
—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics
A black southern writer whose work bridges the worlds of high culture and pop culture will meet with Drake students and deliver a free public reading on Drake’s campus.
Kiese Laymon will read from his award-winning collection of nonfiction essays, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the Cowles Library Reading Room as part of the English department’s Writers & Critics Series. The event is free and open to the public. Learn more about Laymon in the Drake Newsroom.
Hear from a panel comprising representatives from three refugee communities—Bhutanese Hinduism, Bosnian Islam, and Congolese Christianity—who will engage in a religious dialogue as part of The Comparison Project. This event will be held at Dunn’s Chapel, 2121 Grand Ave., at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27.
—Tim Knepper, The Comparison Project
The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship will host a free lecture this week titled, “Getting Ahead with Almost Nothing: What Immigrant Communities Can Teach Us About Achieving the American Dream.”
Jeffrey Ashe, a scholar and international microfinance expert, will deliver the lecture at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Sussman Theater in the Olmsted Center. The talk is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by The Solidarity Foundation, a nonprofit, which is based in Des Moines and operates savings groups in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Des Moines. These savings-based microfinance tools, designed by Ashe in the early 2000s, provide vulnerable populations with safe and affordable ways to save and borrow money. For more information, visit the Drake Newsroom.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and VIP—a confidential, peer-run crisis hotline—is supporting survivors through multiple events to raise awareness of domestic violence this week. All event details can be found on the VIP Facebook page.
—Ashley Hawkins
Students, mark your calendars and plan to attend the 3rd Annual Bulldog Madness on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. Kick off the basketball season with the best party in town. Enjoy free food, get free Drake swag, and watch history unfold before your eyes. Who knows, this could be you: https://youtu.be/gx8qVZ0VfT4. This is one event you do not want to miss. See you at the Knapp on Nov. 3.
Questions? Please contact Tom Florian, assistant director of ticket sales, at 515-271-4949 or thomas.florian@drake.edu.
—Tom Florian
University Communications has a new site for students to purchase official, Drake branded business cards. Each student can log on—with their drake.edu email—populate, proof, and order their own cards and pay with a credit card; cost is $20 for 100 cards.
—Micki Nelson, University Communications
Join the Community Action Board in a discussion about service abroad, and discover effective ways of creating meaningful community engagement without doing harm to local populations on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Drake Room, Olmsted Center.
—Mollie Clark
New to the gym? Not sure how to use our machines? Want to make your workout more diverse? Check out our Fitness Room Orientation, where we’ll teach you how to properly use weight and cardio machines in the Bell Center on Friday, Oct. 28, 3–4 p.m. Register at wellness@drake.edu.
—Mackenzie Woolwich
All faculty and staff are eligible to receive up to four complimentary tickets to the events listed below. Tickets may be picked up at the Drake Athletics Ticket Office Monday–Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or at the ticket window on game day. Must show valid Drake Card at time of pick up.
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Northern Illinois
Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Fresno State
Dec. 3 at 2 p.m.
Knapp Center
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Wichita State
Feb. 1, 2017 at 6 p.m.
Knapp Center
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Illinois State
Feb. 10, 2017 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
More information is available at www.DrakeTix.com/promotions.
Questions? Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.
—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics
