On Campus - Calendar of Events
April 30, 2004 Vol. 56, No. 30

FRIDAY, APRIL 30

• Day free for study.
• Stargazing: "Uncategorical Influences: Pyramids, Stonehenge, UFOs," Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 1

• Walk for Adult Literacy to raise funds for the Drake Adult Literacy Center. The walk begins at the parking lot of the School of Education at 10 a.m.
• All Drake choruses will join the Des Moines Symphony, Simon Estes, the Des Moines Choral Society and the Central College A Capella Choir in performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony "Ode To Joy" at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, 8 p.m. Tickets are available through the Civic Center Box Office and Ticketmaster.

SUNDAY, MAY 2

• All Drake choruses will join the Des Moines Symphony, Simon Estes, the Des Moines Choral Society and the Central College A Capella Choir in performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony "Ode To Joy" at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available through the Civic Center Box Office and Ticketmaster.
• Finalls Week Late Night Breakfast, Hubbell Crossroads, 10:45 p.m. to midnight.

MONDAY, MAY 3

• Final examinations begin and continue through Friday.

TUESDAY, MAY 4

• Charli Carpenter, lecturer in politics and international relations, will discuss children born of wartime rape and show an award-winning documentary titled "War Babies," Meredith Hall, room 235, 6 to 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 7

• Spring semester ends.
• Drake University Head Start Staff and Community Appreciation Event, St. Anthony's Church, Indianola Avenue and S.W. First St., 8:30 a.m.
• Drake National Alumni Association Annual Awards Dinner, Olmsted Center, 6 p.m., $25. Call x3147 for reservations.
• Stargazing: "Terran Life in a Different Life," Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 8

• Doctor of Pharmacy Hooding Ceremony, Drake Knapp Center, 4 p.m.
• President's Reception for all 2003-04 graduates and their parents and guests, Parents Hall, Olmsted Center, 4:30 to 6 p.m.
• Law School Commencement Ceremony, Drake Knapp Center, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 9

• 123rd Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony, Drake Knapp Center, 10 a.m.
• Graduate Commencement Ceremony, Drake Knapp Center, 2 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 11

• Billie Ray, ED'50, will be honored at the 76th Anniversary Awards Dinner of the National Conference for Community and Justice, Embassy Suites on the River, 5:30 p.m. Call 274-5571 for reservations.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

• Drake Choir and Chamber Choir, Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium, noon. An ice cream social will follow.

THURSDAY, MAY 13

• Workshop presented by the Center for Digital Technology and Learning on "How to Port Unix Applications to Mac OSX," 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.