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February 4, 2000 - Vol.53, No. 33

MEMORIAL SERVICES SATURDAY FOR WILLIAM BJORNSTAD

Memorial services for William Bjornstad, professor emeritus of English, will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at First Unitarian Church, 1800 Bell Ave. Arrangements are being handled by Hamilton's Funeral Home.

Professor Bjornstad, 92, died of a heart ailment on Jan. 26 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. The body was donated to Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center.

A native of La Crosse, Wis., Bjornstad joined the Drake faculty in 1948. He retired at the end of the 1976-77 academic year.
STAFF/FACULTY APPRECIATION NIGHT SET FOR SATURDAY

Saturday, Feb. 5, will be Staff/Faculty Appreciation Night at the Drake Knapp Center. By presenting a Drake ID, faculty and staff members will be admitted free to the Drake men's basketball game against Southern Illinois at 7:05 p.m.

Faculty and staff also are invited to attend a friendly scrimmage featuring former Drake basketball players at 5 p.m. at the Drake Knapp Center.
JUSTICE THOMAS TO TEACH AT DRAKE NEXT WEEK

Despite the recent death of his brother, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court will be in residence at Drake Law School for a week, beginning Monday, Feb. 7.

He will teach a course on Supreme Court Practice. Approximately 40 Drake law students have enrolled in the course, which will provide a special opportunity to discuss the cutting-edge issues facing the Supreme Court with one of the country's leading judicial figures. In addition to teaching, Justice Thomas plans to spend as much time as possible interacting with students and faculty.

Justice Thomas visited Drake last September to give the Opperman Lecture and enjoyed his visit so much that he agreed to come back for an extended stay. This visit will mark the first time a U.S. Supreme Court justice has taught a course at Drake Law School. The generosity of Drake Law alumnus Dwight D. Opperman is making this experience possible.
EXPERT ON POPULAR MUSIC TO SPEAK MONDAY

William Straw, a Canadian professor who writes about popular music and film, will speak at Drake on Monday, Feb. 7, about the ways record stores are designed to encourage particular consumer choices and what that means about both the business and art of making music.

Straw's presentation, which is free and open to the public, is titled "Labyrinths of Discovery: The Music Superstore?" The event will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Honors Lounge of Medbury Hall.

Straw directs the graduate program in communications at McGill University, an English-language university in Montreal, Quebec. He is co-editor of several books, including Theory Rules: Art as Theory, Theory and Art (1998) and Popular Music: Style and Identity (1995). His essays and reviews have appeared in numerous journals, among them CineAction, Cultural Studies, Popular Music and Screen.

Professor Straw's visit to Drake is sponsored by the Drake Cultural Studies Program and the Drake Center for the Humanities. For more information, call x2853.
SWING INTO VALENTINE'S DAY WITH DRAKE JAZZ ENSEMBLE

The Drake Jazz Ensemble, directed by Andrew Classen, will perform an Evening of Swing - Valentine's Dance from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in Parents Hall at Olmsted Center. There will be table seating, dancing and beverages. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students.
DRAKE RELAYS TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET

Tickets for the 91st running of the Drake Relays, featuring some of the top track and field athletes in the world along with several collegiate champions, can be ordered over the Internet on the Drake Relays Web site: http://www.drakerelays.com/ticket.htm.

"I would suggest fans don't wait until the last minute to purchase tickets," said Bob Ehrhart, who is in his 31st year as Drake Relays director. "With an Olympic year we always welcome several elite athletes. Fans can ensure themselves good seats now by ordering tickets early."

In its 10th decade, the 2000 Drake Relays will be aiming for its 35th straight sellout of the Saturday program.

Reserved seats for Friday's session are $10 for children (high school age and younger) and $28 for adults. All seats for Saturday's session are $28. Phone orders, using Master Card or Visa, are also accepted by calling the Drake Athletic Ticket Office at x3791.
REGISTRATION FOR WEB COURSES STARTS FEB. 14

Registration for Web-based courses only begins Monday, Feb. 14. The online registration form for more than 50 Web-based courses is located at a link on the Web-based Course Home Page, http://www.multimedia.drake.edu/summer/.
DRAKE OFFERS NEW SUMMER PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

The Department of Politics and International Relations recently announced a new program starting this summer. The Drake Washington Summer Program is a two-month nine-credit-hour program involving both academic and internship/experiential components.

Students, with the help of the department, may set up any of a variety of internships. There are opportunities (some paid) in journalism, business, the arts, politics, advocacy, and many more areas. The coursework will focus on the workings of the Congress and the executive branch. The program will be held at the George Washington University campus and will be taught by John Haskell, associate professor of politics and international relations at Drake.

For more information, contact Haskell at x3923 or john.haskell@drake.edu.

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