On Sunday, March 11, C-SPAN will broadcast the keynote address given by U.S.
Sen. John Edwards, D-North Carolina, at Drake Law School's Annual Supreme Court Celebration
Banquet last Saturday. The broadcast will start at 5:30 p.m. CST.
Edwards, a trial lawyer, titled his address "Making the Law Work for Regular
People." C-SPAN, as well as newspapers in Iowa and North Carolina, covered the
speech because Edwards is considered a possible presidential contender in 2004. TWO CONCERTS
TO BE PERFORMED THIS WEEKEND
The Drake Wind Symphony, the University's premier wind group, will present a
concert titled "Angels and Demons" at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 10, on the
Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main. The program includes works by David
Gillingham, Nancy Galbraith, Percy Grainger, Roger Cichy and Dana Wilson. Admission
is free.
Music from this concert will be recorded for a CD by the Drake Wind Symphony on March
30, 31 and April 1 in the Performing Arts Hall. "The CD project will be used
as an educational event for our students and to promote the Drake Wind Symphony,
the University and to aid us in recruiting top level music students to Drake,"
said Robert Meunier, associate professor of percussion and director of bands. The
CD is scheduled to be available for purchase in the fall.
On Sunday, March 11, Drake faculty, students, friends and family will celebrate the
life of the late Patricia Shinehouse, former professor of flute, with a concert at
3 p.m. on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main. Shinehouse died last
July following a two-month battle with cancer.
Featured on the program, in addition to individual music department faculty members,
will be the Drake Chamber Choir and Drake Flute Choir. Also featured will be a new
composition by Music Department Chair William P. Dougherty for voice and flute based
upon Shinehouse's poetry. The program will reflect Shinehouse's advocacy of women
composers and her passion for world music, as well as her love and gift for writing.
The concert is free and open to the public. JOURNALISM DAYS CELEBRATION STARTS MONDAY
"The Van and Bonnie Morning Show" on WHO Radio will be broadcast live
from the front entry of Meredith Hall from 4:59 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday, March 12,
as part of Journalism Days, a new program sponsored by the School of Journalism and
Mass Communication.
Faculty and staff are invited to stop by Meredith Hall Monday morning to enjoy the
broadcast and refreshments. The broadcast, which will be simulcast on KDCS, will
feature numerous journalism students as well as several Drake administrators. President
David Maxwell is scheduled to be interviewed at 7:10 a.m. Dolph Pulliam, FA'69, director
of athletic promotions and marketing, will be interviewed at 8:10 a.m., followed
by Janet Keefer, dean of SJMC, at 8:35 a.m.
Journalism Days is designed to provide students the opportunity to learn and network
with professionals in their chosen career field.
An Ice Cream Social will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until the ice cream runs
out) on Tuesday, March 13, in the front entryway of Meredith Hall.
A forum on media coverage of the 2000 election will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14, in Levitt Hall in Old Main. Among the panelists participating
in the forum will be Bill Headline, who headed Voter News Service during the 2000
election and is now helping the European Broadcasting Union establish a presence
in Washington, D.C. Other panelists include Des Moines Register Editor Dennis Ryerson;
Joe Shannahan, Gov. Tom Vilsack's press secretary; and KCCI-TV News Director Dave
Busiek, who is also president of the Radio and TV News Directors Foundation.
Journalism Days will conclude Thursday, March 15, with an Internship/Job/Organization
Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Parents Hall at Olmsted Center, followed by a Peggy's
Party at 6:30 p.m. DRAKE LAW STUDENTS DEFEAT TWO HARVARD
TEAMS
Two Drake Law School mock trial teams defeated two teams from Harvard Law School
to sweep a regional competition in Boston last weekend.
"In the final rounds, it was basically a dog fight," said William Schultz,
a second-year law student from Clear Lake, Minn. "What set us apart from Harvard
was that we're better trial attorneys. We knew the rules better. We knew the facts
better. It was very gratifying to beat Harvard."
Both Drake teams will advance to the national Student Trial Advocacy Competition
in New Orleans March 22-25. The teams are coached by three Drake Law School graduates
who are assistant Polk County attorneys: Chuck Kenville, Jeff Noble and Dan Voogt.
A total of 192 teams nationwide started the annual competition, which is sponsored
by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Teams are judged on their skills
in case preparation, opening statements, use of facts, the examination of law and
expert witnesses and closing arguments. This year's case was a civil suit involving
medical malpractice and negligence issues.
The two Drake teams each finished first in their division. One team consisted of
Michael Richards, a third-year law student from Des Moines; Ryan Tang, a third-year
law student from Clive; Holly Schaffter, a second-year law student from Clive; and
Dan Rothman, a third-year law student from Des Moines.
The other team was made up of Schultz; Theo Simms, a third-year law student from
Washington, D.C; Ed Bull, a third-year law student from Des Moines; and Gary Dickey
Jr., a second-year law student from Des Moines.
Two of those team members, Schultz and Simms, competed on the moot court team that
won the national title last month in the National Moot Court Tournament. The moot
court team is scheduled to be honored at the Des Moines City Council meeting on Monday,
March 12. POLARIS TO PERFORM RECITAL TUESDAY
Polaris, formerly known as Clarence Padilla and Friends, will perform at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 13, on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main. Polaris
consists of Kimberly Helton, flute; Stacey Berk, oboe; Clarence Padilla, clarinet;
Timothy Gale, bassoon; and Bret Seebeck, horn. The program features music by Jurriaan
Andriessen, Theodor Blumer, Gunther Schuller, Alvin Etler and Jacques Ibert. Admission
is free. OBSERVATORY PROGRAMS TO START MARCH
16
The spring presentations at the Drake Municipal Observatory in Waveland Park
will begin Friday, March 16, and continue on Friday evenings through May 4.
The first program, which starts at 8 p.m., will be preceded by a 7 p.m. tour of the
facility, which is undergoing more than $300,000 in repairs. At 8 p.m., Herbert Schwartz
will discuss "The First Look" and then show a video titled "Aurora
- Rivers of Light in the Sky." All of the observatory programs are free and
open to the public. BULLDOGS LAND FIVE ON MVC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
Sophomore Carla Bennett (Omaha) and junior Stephanie Schmitz (Fond du Lac, Wis.)
of the Drake women's basketball team were named to the 2001 All-Missouri Valley Conference
first team, while senior Kristin Santa (Lake Bluff, Ill.) and junior Erin Richards
(Mason City) earned honorable mention honors.
Santa also earned All-Defensive team honors, while Maureen Head (Iowa City) was named
to the All-Freshman team. Drake was the only school to have five players receive
all-conference recognition.
