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Tyrone Wells uses tunes to tell need for clean water
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Having the experience of acclimating to a culture so much more different than our own will set us apart from the rest of the crowd. —MATTEO IZZI, SEE PAGE 3
Indie concert benefits local efforts to provide water to impoverished nations
photos by JUSTIN SOH | Staff Photographer
TYRONE WELLS (right) performed Friday night at Pomerantz Stage. Roy Jay, above, was one of the opening acts for Wells. The concert was funded by SAB, Senate and SIFE.
All proceeds from the concert went to benefit the Hays Pure Water for All Foundation. The foundation is a subsidiary of Hays’ Water Science, which is located in Washington, Iowa. They provide an opportunity for individuals, disaster relief teams and non-
profit organizations to provide clean water to other countries around the world. Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) helped to sponsor the event and will use the funds raised to create a team of students to deliver Hays’ water devices to a nation in need.
“Facing the Future – the Fs in Life”
BSC budget outcomes discussed, to continue on Thursday
Dr. Deb Bishop to give business lecture pretending it is her last
technology,” said Matt Vasilogambros, editor-in-chief of The Times-Delphic. “It seems like there has been a lack of communication, which seems a little ironic, I have to admit that,” Sen. Norah Carroll said. “I’d like to see that those discussions happen within the BSC to make sure that everyone is on the same page.” Another option is for Senate to pass the change this year and stop any more excess unspent funds in the future. “From what I’ve seen, it’s overdue,” Vancura said. “I would feel more comfortable leaving (Drake) knowing that there is some type of resolution.” “The BSC doesn’t have to cut anything that they’re currently doing,” Sen. Laura Menendez said. “I wouldn’t consider this as a budget cut. I’d consider this more as a reallocation of unused funds.” It is to be noted that Senate did not vote on this proposal on Thursday night as previously reported. Boggess told Senate that he was going to keep the proposal on the table until the April 1 meeting so they “are more prepared to make this decision.” Despite what option senators and BSC members favored, many agreed that the BSC needed to look more within its organization to correct problems that may have allowed these overages to happen. “We need to look at the institutional problems of the BSC,” Vasilogambros said. “We understand that the money is being unused, but it is money that can be used that we were not aware of and can be used responsibly.” n
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Tonight at 7 p.m. in Cline Hall room 206, Dr. Deb Bishop, Professor of Management for Drake’s College of Business and Public Administration will be giving a lecture with a twist. Dr. Bishop was asked by Delta Sigma Pi to give a lecture pretending it would be her last. Dr. Bishop teaches introductory and upperlevel management classes in the College of Business and Public Administration at Drake University, is a faculty member of Delta Sigma
Pi, and is the director of the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. Dr. Bishop’s lecture is entitled, “Facing the Future – the Fs in Life,” and will be presented on Monday March 29th at 7 p.m. in Cline 206. She will be discussing important topics such as family, friends, fun, failure, faith, fear, and forgiveness. Delta Sigma Pi, the sponsor of this event, is a professional fraternity located within the business school. Delta Sigma Pi is an organization that seeks to further the professional careers and community involvement as well as provide a social atmosphere in which members can develop as young professionals. n
Cowles debuts cellular research devices FROM LIBRARY, PAGE 1 many students use iPhones, but they will hope to be as cross-platform as possible. “You may not see a change on the screen, but changes behind the scenes will make the application better, like faster clicking, connection and searching,” said Kay Kelly, the electronics resource manager. Kelly was responsible for choosing the initial databases and is responsible for monitoring the over 100 databases that offer, or will offer, mobile applications, and then coordinating them to become available on the application. She can add others not on Cowles’ list of databases. If students find something they’re interested in, she said she’d like feedback. To give feedback on which current databases Cowles offers or others found outside of
FROM TARRANT, PAGE 1 pen we need to be willing to get involved.” Tarrant explained that masculinity is not biological, but that it is a learned behavior. She presented the question, what does it mean for men to be born into a body coming with unearned privileges and behavior? “Men need to be aware of this privilege and listen more and ask more questions,” Tarrant said. “It is very important to keep open dialogue.” There are also organized men’s groups such as Men Can Stop Rape and Men Against Sexual Violence, which help to facilitate discussion on the topic. Micro-activism is something everyone can do, Tarrant explained. “Violence doesn’t pretend to not see or hear it,” Tarrant said. “If your friend tells you a story that sounds like sexual assault, ask if they need help because it is good to just be noticed. It matters when we let other people know that we are willing to speak up; we send ripples out
Cowles that students want to use on the mobile application, go to library.drake.edu/feedback and fill out the feedback page for submission. According to Scott Phillips, Cowles’ Web developer, the mobile site has already been visited more than 350 times, and the application will be updated weekly, or at least monthly, with new databases and options. “We launched last Friday, and we expect it to evolve significantly,” Phillips said. n
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>>Attention Senator-at-Large Appplicants The Times-Delphic would like to get viewpoints from each candidate for our web and print editions. Please contact Kyle Glaser, digital editor, at tdweb@drake.edu to schedule your quick video interview.
According to Henshaw and his staff, through their partner program with vendors and companies, Drake will get an early cut on some dynamic products that they say will rival Google and change searching in a great way. These are expected to arrive by semester-end. into the world and that matters.” “She was very interesting, and looked at the issue of sexual assault at a fresh and more common sense angle,” sophomore Jack Thumser said. In addition to this presentation, Tarrant met with sexual violence prevention groups at Drake. She gives credit to the work being done here and explained that there are many campuses that do not want to do anything about it. Tarrant criticized much of the information put out by college campuses regarding how girls can stop sexual assault, saying that it put the blame on the woman when it is actually a man’s issue. She suggests that with the correct knowledge about prevention, sexual harm will become a not-so-common problem. “Learn self-defense, learn the myths, know that it’s not your fault and demand effective policies,” Tarrant said. “Get the messages out during orientation right away. Prevention is the real solution; change is possible.” n
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