On Campus - Calendar of Events
April 4, 2003 Vol. 55, No. 37

MONDAY, APRIL 7

• Lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tom Hallman, JO'77, Cowles Library Reading Room, 7 p.m. Free tickets available from Claudia Cackler at x4049 and the Public Library of Des Moines.
• Admitted Student Open House, Levitt Hall, 8 a.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

• Writers and Critics Series: Talk by poet, writing theorist and author Derek Owens, Medbury Honors Lounge, 7:30 p.m.
• Drake Flute Studio Recital, Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium, 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

• Celebration of the 10th anniversary of Opperman Hall and Law Library,
  2 to 4 p.m.
• Lecture: Diane Trister Dodge, "Making the Case for Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum and Assessment," Levitt Hall, Old Main,
  7 p.m.
• Panel: "Doing Business Across Cultures," Parents Hall South, Olmsted Center, 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10

• Weaver Medal of Honor Lecture by Donald F. Davidson, PH'50, Levitt Hall, 3 p.m.
• Speech by Mitch Holthus, "The Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs," Drake Business Days, Parents Hall, Olmsted Center, 3:30 p.m. For free tickets, call x2871.
• Hawley Foundation Lecture: Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, First Christian Church, 8 p.m.
• Writers and Critics Series: Reading by poet Graham Foust, Medbury Honors Lounge, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 11

• Opera: Drake Opera Theatre will present Gaetano Donizetti's "The Night Bell" and Mozart's "The Impresario," Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m. $12 for adults or $6 for students. Call x3841.
• Writers and Critics Series: Free lecture by author Mary Kay Shanley, "Being a Writer - Why Would You Do Such a Thing?" Bulldog Theater, Olmsted Center, 7:30 p.m.
• Star gazing: "Now You See 'Em, Now You Don't," public presentation on variable stars (stars that change in brightness) and movie, Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park, 8 p.m.
• Drake men's tennis vs. Bradley, Drake Tennis Center, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 12

• Constitutional Law Symposium, Cartwright Hall, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., $50.
• Opera: Drake Opera Theatre will present Gaetano Donizetti's "The Night Bell" and Mozart's "The Impresario," Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m. $12 for adults or $6 for students. Call x3841.
• Writers and Critics Series: Writers' Seminars, Howard Hall, registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $30 for students, $45 for others. Call x3969 for more information.
• Drake men's and women's track, Jim Duncan Invitational, Drake Stadium. Field events start at 10 a.m., running events start at 11:30 a.m.
• Drake softball vs. Illinois State, Buel Field, noon.
• Drake men's tennis vs. Illinois State, Drake Tennis Center, 10 a.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 13

• Faculty Chamber Recital: Erika Inge Leake, flute, Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium, 8 p.m.
• Foreign Film Festival: "Grave of the Fireflies," (Japan, 1988), room 206, Cline Hall, 2:30 p.m.