Drake faculty and staff who met the Feb. 10 reservation deadline will party hardy in celebration of the University's 125th birthday in a special event set for 6:30 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Science Center of Iowa, 401 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.

The private event for Drake faculty, staff and immediate families will include exclusive access to the Science Center. Drake will also host two showings of "Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon" in the Imax Dome Theater, although all tickets for both showings have already been reserved.

Science Center staff will be on duty to operate the planetarium, perform live demonstrations and experiments and give tours.

Cake and ice cream will be served in Principal Hall and a coffee bar will be available in the upper atrium throughout the evening. Faculty and staff members will also assemble a Drake time capsule beginning at 7 p.m. in Principal Hall.

For more information, visit www.drake.edu/hr.
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Dr. Mary Sparks Hostetter

Dr. Mary Sparks Hostetter, the doctor who led the Drake Student Health Center in the 1970s through the early 1990s, died Friday, Feb. 17, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. She was 85.

Dr. Hostetter, of West Des Moines, was one of three physicians who helped Drake partner with American Republic and upgrade the University's health care offerings to students during the 1970s. She was named director of the Health Center in 1970, and served until 1991.

"She loved students and always took the time to listen to them," said Don Adams, 125th anniversary fellow, who met Dr. Hostetter when he arrived on campus in 1969 as vice president for student life. "She was very caring woman who did a wonderful job for our students. She was a superb person."

Services will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Iles Funeral Home, Dunn Chapel, 2121 Grand Ave.
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Brenna Gannon

Benton Hendrix

Two Drake students are among the eight candidates selected from a field of 12 to compete in the second "Four Hire!" challenge on Friday, Feb. 24. The eight candidates were chosen by the four hiring employers based on their performance in interviews and the first challenge held on Friday, Feb. 10.

Brenna Gannon, an international business and marketing major from Ankeny, and Benton Hendrix, a management and marketing major from Wray, Colo. will vie against six other students from the University of Northern Iowa, Luther College, Buena Vista University, Waldorf College and Grand View College in the coming rounds.

The "Four Hire!" program is a new annual competition designed by the Greater Des Moines Partnership's Young Professionals Connection to retain Iowa college graduates for job opportunities in the Des Moines metro area. The competition revolves around four local employers: Allied Insurance - A Nationwide Company, The Des Moines Register, Principal Financial Group and Wells Fargo, each offering an employment opportunity to the four winning candidates.

The second "Four Hire!" challenge will be held Friday, Feb. 24, in downtown Des Moines. The eight student finalists will tour the hiring companies' campuses in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 23. The students will then be briefed on the individual challenge Friday morning and will have limited hours to complete their task.

Following the second "Four Hire!" challenge, four finalists will each be offered an employment opportunity at one of the four employers. The final four will be announced at a press conference on Friday, March 3.

The finalists, all college student seniors who desire a career in Greater Des Moines, were selected from applications and three-minute videos submitted by students from around the state. The candidates began the competition by participating in an interview process with each of the four companies on Friday, Jan. 13. The candidates were then narrowed to eight based on their performance in the first group challenge.

For more information on this initiative, visit www.fourhiredm.com.
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Eric Johnson

A recent nine-day tour of elementary and high schools in St. Petersburg, Russia, gave Eric Johnson, Drake assistant professor of education, a fresh perspective on how race and other differences work in American education and society.

During more than 120 hours of taped interviews with Russian students, teachers and administrators, Johnson explored the contrasts between the urban education environments of America and Russia with a focus on how the perception of differences between people play out in educational settings.

In America, differences generally play out along obviously recognizable lines - race, gender and socio-economic class. Race, especially as it relates to skin color, generally plays out in the cultural mixes and clashes between whites, blacks and Latino-Americans.

But in St. Petersburg, Caucasians - people actually from the Caucus Mountains - and others from the Balkans are referred to as "black" by others of Russian decent, despite light skinned or being White in appearance. This reference to "black" is not positive and many operates as a racial slur.

"The more I traveled and the more people I met, the more I realized that we are just making up this race stuff," Johnson said. "These are social constructs - important and powerful ones. The things that we think to be true in the United States - differences and divisions between races and classes are very different than those distinctions in St. Petersburg. Yet because those differences are there, our societies are, in fact similar."

For example, as more people from the former Soviet republics migrate to larger Russian cities, Russians struggle with how to integrate those cultures that were once held together - by both necessity and force - of the communist state.

The cultural merging has intensified a division in Russian society between Ruskies, those whose families have always been Russians, and Russiani, those who migrated to Russia through the generations.

The distinction may seem subtle and even unimportant to Americans, who, at least in theory, offer the same rights to all people regardless of heritage. But in Russia, the distinction becomes an important political and social distinction.

"A Russiani can never be a Ruskie, no matter how long they've lived in Russia and that carries with it very real social, political and educational implications," Johnson said. "I visited a community of people of African decent who helped build St. Petersburg. They've been there for 300 years, but they are not considered Ruskies. They don't have the same rights as Ruskies and are certainly not treated the same as other people from the same area."

"It comes down to a simple question: 'Who is a Russian?' But there is no simple answer to that," Johnson said.

Johnson believes that Russia and America are at a similar social crossroads when it comes to dealing with difference issues.

"We're both struggling to appreciate our differences while not promoting disadvantage as a part of that," Johnson said.

Johnson plans more trips to Russia this year.
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Members of the Drake men's basketball all-century team gather at center court at halftime of a recent game.

Five all-Americans headlined the all-time Drake men's basketball team announced last week at banquet commemorating 100 years of basketball at the school.

Here's a capsule on each all-time team honoree:

Ted Payseur (1918-22), Forward
The first Drake basketball star, Payseur brought the Bulldogs out of the Missouri Valley Conference cellar for the first time with the team posting a 36-25 record in three years after winning only 33 of 154 previous games in history.

Bill Boelter (1921-24), Forward
Boelter was the second Bulldog to ever earn a spot on the first-team All-MVC basketball team. A three-sport star at Drake, Boelter finished second in scoring one season from a guard position. He later coached Drake's basketball team for seven seasons from 1925-32 and was also an assistant football coach for all of those years under Ossie Solem.

Chuck Everett (1923-27), Forward
Everett was one of the most decorated players in Drake history, winning 10 letters in basketball, football and tennis. He was twice a first-team all-state selection in his four-year career at Drake.

Chuck Orebaugh (1933-37), Guard
The Des Moines native was the first three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference performer and was Drake's first All-American in basketball as selected by the Helms Athletic Foundation.

Bill Evans (1942-43, '46-49) Forward
The 6-foot 3-inch forward played before keeping rebounding statistics was fashionable, but he is one of the best rebounders to play for the Bulldogs.

Walt O'Connor (1938-41) Guard
O'Connor led the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring (10.8 avg.) as a senior while earning first-team All-American honors by the Helms Athletic Foundation.

Gus Ollrich (1946-48, 1951-54) Guard
Ollirch graduated from Drake ranked third on the school career scoring list with 932 points and owned the school single-season free throw percentage mark at .836 set in 1952-53.

Red Murrell (1955-58) Forward
He is the all-time career-scoring leader in Drake history with 1,657 points. He was a two-time first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference player and was selected third team All-American by the Helms Foundation as a senior.

Gus Guydon (1958-61) Guard
Guydon was a two-time first-team All-MVC selection as well as Bulldog co-captain. He led the Bulldogs in scoring as a junior and senior with an 18.5 scoring average.

Gene West (1962-65) Guard
He was instrumental in leading Drake to its first ever post-season tournament - a trip to Madison Square Garden in New York and the prestigious National Invitation Tournament in 1964.

Willie Wise (1967-69) Forward
With his 6-foot 5-inch frame, the forward shot 52 percent from the floor and grabbed a then school single-season record 343 rebounds in 1968-69 for a 11.4 rebounding average.

Willie McCarter (1966-69) Guard
He was the leading scorer with a 20.4 average on the 1968-69 Drake team, which went 25-5, finishing third in the 1969 NCAA Final Four behind UCLA.

Dolph Pulliam (1966-69) Forward
The vocal leader on the 1968-69 NCAA Final Four team, he left Drake ranked No. 11 on the career scoring list and No. 9 on the career rebounding charts.

Jeff Halliburton (1969-71) Forward
The two-time first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection led the Bulldogs to the championship game of the 1970 NCAA Midwest Regional as well as the 1971 NCAA Midwest Regional.

Wayne Kreklow (1975-79) Guard
He played in 109 straight games and finished his career as the No. 3 all-time scorer at Drake with 1,471 points.

Ken Harris (1973-77) Forward
He ranks 6th on the school career rebounding (702) and 8th in career scoring (1,310) charts. He averaged 19.5 points as a senior.

Lewis Lloyd (1979-81) Forward
He holds the Drake single-season scoring record with a 30.2 average, while finishing second in the nation in scoring as a junior. He also ranked second in the country in rebounding with a 15.0 average.

Melvin Mathis (1982-86) Forward
He is Drake's all-time rebounding leader (854) and ranks second in career scoring (1,651).

Sam Roark (1986-90) Forward
He had 28 points and 22 rebounds at Southern Illinois and is the only player in Drake history to record a triple-double by collecting 21 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 11 assists against Iowa State.

Lynnrick Rogers (1993-97) Guard
A three-time All-MVC guard, he is the only player in Drake history to score more than 1,500 points and collect 180 steals.
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Shirley Poertner, president of Poertner Consulting Group, will deliver a talk titled "Crucial Conversation" beginning at 7 a.m. in the upper level of Olmsted Center as part of the Mornings@Drake series.

Cost for the event is $5, which includes a parking pass and beverage. For more information, contact John Brown at x3378.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie

Prominent Native American speakers and performers will visit Drake University and First Christian Church Feb. 24-26 as part of the Thresholds Arts Festival, which focuses this year on "Native American Arts and Issues."

The festival, now in its fifth year, will feature special performances by Academy Award-winning songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie, renowned native flute player Bryan Akipa and storyteller and painter Ray Buckley.

The festival begins at noon Friday, Feb. 24, with an opening ceremony and luncheon in Levitt Hall in Old Main. Albert White Hat, a leading scholar of the Lakota language and translator for Kevin Costner's "Dances with Wolves," will give the keynote address on "Social Aspects of Language." Tickets for the lunch are $8.50. For reservations, call (515) 255-2181.

Following the lunch, there will be a free program in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main. Buckley will speak at 2 p.m. on "The Culture of Story: A Path Toward Healing." At 3 p.m. White Hat will discuss "Spiritual Aspects of Language," followed at 4 p.m. by Circles of Dancing, Drumming and Singing presented by Akipa, Mitakuye Oyasin, Irma White, Mike Smith and the Meskwaki Travellers Drum Group and Meskwaki Settlement School Dancers.

The festival will continue Friday, Feb. 24, with the showing of "Smoke Signals," an all-native production directed by Chris Eyre, at 8 p.m. in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center. Admission is free and popcorn will be served.

On Saturday, Feb. 25, there will be native exhibits and vendors at First Christian Church, 25th Street and University Avenue, from 5 to 11 p.m. A Central Iowa Circle of First Nations feast will take place at the church from 5:30 to 7:20 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Songwriter and singer Sainte-Marie, who won an Academy Award for "Up Where We Belong" in "An Officer and a Gentleman," will perform a concert at 8 p.m. at the church. Tickets, which are $25, are available at the church, Peeple's Music or by calling (515) 274-5566.

The festival will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 26, with several events, including a free public lecture by Sainte-Marie on "Native American Spirituality" at 11 a.m. at First Christian Church. She will then attend a brunch for patrons of the festival at the home of Drake President David and Madeleine Maxwell.

A free session on Native American Art for Children, co-sponsored by Metro Arts Alliance, will be held at 2:45 p.m. at First Christian Church. The festival will end with a Multimedia Gala Closing Concert at 4 p.m. at the church featuring Sainte-Marie, Akipa, a 150-voice Thresholds Mass Choir, directed by Robert De Cormier, along with the Maang Ikwe Drum Group with Mike Wilson, Central Iowa Circle of First Nations dancers and the Iowa Youth Chorus Youth Chorale. Admission is free, although a free-will offering will be collected.

For more information, visit www.thresholdsfestival.com or call (515) 255-2181.
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"How the Media Impacts Judicial Independence and Accountability" will be the focus of a joint program on the U.S. justice system sponsored by the American Judicature Society and Drake University Law School. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 3 to 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the courtroom of the Drake Legal Clinic in the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center.

Three speakers will make remarks, then join in a panel discussion moderated by Mark Kende, the James Madison chair in constitutional law and director of the Constitutional Law Center at Drake.

Drake Law School alumnus Mark Bennett, chief judge of the U.S. District court, Northern District of Iowa, will discuss "A Federal Judge's Perspective on the Media and the Public's Confidence in the Judiciary."

Rachel Paine Caufield, Drake assistant professor of politics, will talk about "The Media's Influence on Judicial Selection and Judicial Decision Making."

Kathleen Richardson, Drake assistant professor of news-Internet, will address "The Journalist's Responsibility When Reporting on the Justice System."

This is the final program of the four-part AJS/Drake Law School Series on the justice system. For more information, call x2281.
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True Blue winner Nancy Geiger poses with her new phone and nominator Sandra Smeltzer.

The Office of Residence Life staff members gather around their True Blue bulldog statue.

The All Staff Council Recognition Subcommittee presented Nancy Geiger, student records analyst, and the Office of Residence Life with the most recent "Called to be True Blue Awards" last week.

Geiger was nominated by Sandra Smeltzer, assistant to the provost, who said Geiger's "professional and personal commitment to excellence, learning, integrity, citizenship and fiscal responsibility is readily evident to Drake students, faculty and staff; although much of her work may be in the background."

Geiger played a key role in Drake's Banner DUSIS implementation, as well as continuing as a data custodian and trainer for new and current employees. Geiger holds her undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a master's degree from Drake.

"The most notable and recognizable exhibition of being true blue is her enthusiasm for Drake's history, particularly memorabilia that she has collected throughout her tenure at Drake," Smeltzer said. "Each piece is unique and has a history that she is happy to share."

Gieger was awarded her personal blue caller ID phone.

John Rovers, associate professor of pharmacy and health sciences, nominated the Office of Residence Life.

Rovers praised the department for the extraordinary efforts the department provided to him so that visiting pharmacy students from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, would have housing.

"They represented excellence by the quality of their work and by providing suitable accommodations for our guests so they would be rested enough to learn," he said. "They showed you don't have to be a faculty member to facilitate learning in students."

Residence Life will be displaying the True Blue bulldog statute in their halls for the next three months. Each staff person in Residence Life will receive a small bulldog to display on his or her desk.

True Blue awards are given quarterly to one employee and one department. The award recognizes excellence, learning, integrity, citizenship and fiscal. Nomination forms are available at www.drake.edu/hr. Next quarter's nominations are due in Human Resources no later than May 5.
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The Drake University Language Acquisition Program is sponsoring weekly "language tables" for French, Spanish and German speakers who want to talk to other speakers of those languages. The talks are open to all and participation in DULAP is not required. The groups meet every week that classes are in session.

French Table meets Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the International Center Resource Room.

Spanish Table meets Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Pomerantz Conference Room in Olmsted.

German Table meets Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. in the International Center Resource Room.

Chinatsu Sazawa, DULAP Japanese language coordinator, is organizing a Japanese calligraphy workshop at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27. The location will be announced. Also, a karaoke workshop is scheduled for April 21. For more information, send an e-mail to chinatsu.sazawa@drake.edu.

For more information about DULAP programs, contact Jan Marston, DULAP director, at x3814 or jan.marston@drake.edu.
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Karin Derry and Kim Bartosh advance to the national finals next month.

The Drake Law School team of Kim Bartosh of Ankeny and Karin Derry of Johnston recently won the regional American Bar Association Client Counseling Competition at William Mitchell Law School in St. Paul, Minn. They will advance to the national finals at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., on March 17-18.

Bartosh and Derry, both second-year law students, defeated teams from the University of Iowa Law School and William Mitchell in the final round of the competition, which drew 12 teams from seven Midwest law schools.

A second Drake team of Erika Eckley of Des Moines and Kristin Hanks of West Des Moines, both third-year law students, also made a strong showing in the preliminary rounds of the regional competition, but did not advance to the finals. Matt Doré, the Richard M. and Anita Calkins distinguished professor of law, coached both teams.

"I'm very proud of the fine work of both Drake teams," Doré said. "I watched all three teams in the final round and the Bartosh-Derry team turned in a simply phenomenal performance. Although the other teams were very strong, after watching that round I was sure the Drake team had won."

Counseling is a vital skill for law students to master, said Drake Law School Dean David Walker. "Lawyers are counselors," he added, "and the students' achievement in this competition is really something to be proud of and celebrate, for them and for the Law School."

Since the 1970s the ABA has been sponsoring the Client Counseling Competition, which focuses on the lawyer's work of interviewing and counseling clients in the office environment. Approximately 150 teams from law schools across the country participate in regional competitions each year, with 15 schools advancing to the national finals.

At both the regional and national final rounds of this competition, students conduct an initial client interview session with a potential new client. The interview session requires the team to demonstrate their interviewing and counseling skills (by eliciting the client's problem), as well as their problem-solving abilities (by recommending a tentative course of action for the client).
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"Public Works Poster, " a pronto plate (litho process) print by John Vogl, a senior from Des Moines.

Drake's 35th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition will open with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, in the Anderson Gallery in the Harmon Fine Arts Center. Student Artist Awards will be presented at 2 p.m. by President David Maxwell, Madeleine Maxwell and Provost Ron Troyer. The reception and exhibition, which continues through March 17, are free and open to the public.

Thirty-three student artists from Drake University's Department of Art and Design had their work selected for the exhibit by Des Moines-based architect Jason Alread. He selected 61 of 132 submitted works from the areas of drawing, graphic design, interactive media, painting, printmaking, sculpture and video.

The exhibition is sponsored by Friends of Drake Arts, including student awards made possible by the Thad Archie Memorial Fund. The Anderson Gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, call x1994 or visit www.drake.edu/andersongallery.
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The spring Let's DU Lunch series continues with Bob Janeczko, chief operating officer of Innovative Injection Technologies, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Polk County Convention Complex - Iowa Events Center, 501 Grand Ave., Des Moines.

Janeczko will deliver a lecture titled "The New Style of Manufacturing in Central Iowa."
A former professor of industrial technology at Western Illinois University, Janeczko brings a rich history of manufacturing expertise to his role as president and CEO of Innovation Injection Technologies (i2tech).

Previously, he was CEO of an Eastern Iowa sheet metal manufacturer and also spent 14 years at John Deere, where he co-founded the company's supplier relationship strategy "Achieving Excellence."

I2tech, located in West Des Moines, is a leading custom plastic injection molder for a variety of manufacturing industries.

The event is open to the public. The cost of the lunch is $15. To make a reservation, call the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs at x3848 or send an e-mail dottie.johnson@drake.edu.

Dan Miller, executive director and general manager for Iowa Public Television, will close out the spring Let's DU Lunch series on Wednesday, April 5.
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• Black History Month: BET Uncut, discussion about the portrayal of women in music videos, 8 to 10 p.m., Black Cultural Center.

• Wellness Lunch-n-Learn: "Calories In vs. Calories Out," 12:15 p.m., Levitt Hall, Old Main.
• Drake Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main.

• Mornings @ Drake: "Crucial Conversations: by Shirley Poertner, president of Poernter Consulting Group, 7 a.m., upper level of Olmsted Center, $5. Call x2769 for reservations.
• P.O.W.E.R. Business Writing, 1 to 4 p.m., Olmsted Center rooms 310-11. Call x3133 to register.
• Drake men's basketball vs. Wichita State, Drake Knapp Center, 7:05 p.m.
• Black History Month: Bowl 4 Kids' Sake, 9 to 11:30 p.m., Plaza Lanes, 2701 Douglas Ave.

• "The Duo Shakespeare," 8 p.m., Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center, $5 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens and $1 with a Drake ID. Call the Drake Fine Arts Box Office at (515) 271-3841.

• Thresholds Arts Festival: Luncheon and Opening Ceremony, noon to 2 p.m., Levitt Hall, $8.50. Call 255-2181 for reservations.
• Thresholds Arts Festival: Ray Buckley presents "The Culture of Story: A Path Toward Healing, 2 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main.
• Thresholds Arts Festival: Albert White Hat presents "Spiritual Aspects of Language," 3 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main.
• Thresholds Arts Festival: Circles of Dancing, Drumming and Singing, 4 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main.
• Faculty and Staff Celebration of Drake's 125th Birthday Year, Science Center of Iowa, 6:30 to 10 p.m.
• Thresholds Arts Festival: "Smoke Signals" movie, 8 p.m., Bulldog Theater, Olmsted Center.
• "The Duo Shakespeare," 8 p.m., Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center.

• Thresholds Arts Festival: Native exhibits and vendors, 5 to 11 p.m., First Christian Church, 25th Street and University Avenue.
• Thresholds Arts Festival: Central Iowa Circle of First Nations Traditional Feast, 5:30 to 7:20 p.m., First Christian Church, $10.
• Thresholds Arts Festival: Buffy Sainte-Marie in concert, 8 p.m., First Christian Church, $25. Call 274-5566 or visit www.thresholdsfestival.com.
• Drake Concert Band, 8 p.m., Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main.
• "The Duo Shakespeare," 8 p.m., Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center.

• Thesholds Arts Festival: Culture of Peace Worship Service, 9:20 a.m., First Christian Church.
• Thresholds Arts Festival: Brunch Reception with Buffy Sainte-Marie for festival patrons, 12:30 p.m., home of President David and Madeleine Maxwell.
• Opening reception for the 35th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, 1 to 4 p.m., Anderson Gallery, Harmon Fine Arts Center. Awards ceremony at 2 p.m.
• Guest recital by JoDee Davis, trombone, 2 p.m., Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main.
• "The Duo Shakespeare," 2 p.m., Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center.
• Thresholds Arts Festival: Native American Art for Children, 2:45 p.m., First Christian Church.
• Thresholds Arts Festival: Multimedia Gala Closing Concert, 4 p.m., First Christian Church.
• Black History Month: Mama's Cookin', 6 p.m., Black Cultural Center.
• The Drake Chorale will anchor the Drake-sponsored Women's Chorus Festival, featuring choirs from Central College and Simpson College, 7:30 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church in Clive.

• Japanese Calligraphy Workshop, 7 p.m., location to be announced.
• Black History Month: Night at the Movies featuring "Medea's Family Reunion, " location and time to be determined.

• American Judicature Society and Drake Law School present "How the Media Impacts Judicial Independence and Accountability," 3 to 5:15 p.m., Drake Legal Clinic, Neal and Bea Smith Law Center.
• Black History Month: Pageant, 7 p.m., Pomerantz Stage, Olmsted Center.
• Faculty recital by Andrew Classen, trumpet, 8 p.m., Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main.

David Wright, associate professor and assistant dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, won last week's "Battle of the Brains" at Ultimate Dining. Students voted for their favorite dish. Wright, with the help of Reginald Tree of Sodexho Campus Services, prepared Beef Burgundy. Also competing in the contest were Lou Ann Simpson, professor of business law, and Sentwali Bakari, dean of students.