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Teenager at Alcatraz: The Clarence Carnes Story - Tim Tingle
4:00 PM – Cardinal Room, Memorial Union - Clarence Carnes, an Oklahoma Choctaw, was the youngest man ever sent to The Rock, and was a key player in the historic Battle of Alcatraz, when armed prisoners seized control. Native American storyteller Tim Tingle recounts Carnes's story based on several hours of recorded interviews with an elderly prison inmate who accompanied Carnes on his Oklahoma crime spree. Tingle, an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is known for bringing American folklore to life in lively historical, personal, and traditional stories. He plays the mouth harp, drums and sings Choctaw hymns to complement his narratives. He is the author of six books, including Spirits of Dark and Light, the children's book When Turtle Grows Feathers and Crossing Bok Chitto. Tingle earned his MA in English from the University of Oklahoma, where he currently teaches the storytelling course "Oral Literature of the Southwest." In cooperation with Story City's STORY! Celebrating the Art of Storytelling Festival, September 16-19, 2010. No audio recording available for download or podcast.

Can't Go Native - Film and Discussion with L. Keith Brown and David W. Plath
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Ames native and Iowa State alum L. Keith Brown will discuss his documentary Can't Go Native, which captures contemporary rural life in Shinjo, Japan. Similar to the American Midwest, regional Japan grapples with an aging population and infrastructure, shortages of young adults, and downtowns that are hollowing out. Brown is emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh and a recipient of the Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Japanese government. He received a B.S. in sociology from Iowa State and a PhD in anthropology from the University of Chicago. The film's producer, David W. Plath, is emeritus professor of anthropology and Asian studies at the University of Illinois. He has produced television programs on Japan for decades. A discussion with Brown and Plath will immediately follow the screening.

Late Night Comedy with The Sklar Brothers
11:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Laugh twice as hard with this comedy duo. Twins Randy and Jason are frequent guests on E's Chelsea Lately and appear regularly on ESPN SportsCenter's "The Bracket." The creators and stars of the ESPN cult hit series Cheap Seats, The Sklar Brothers have many TV credits, including guest appearances on an Emmy Award-winning episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, as conjoined twins in a memorable episode of Grey's Anatomy, as dance marathon DJs on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and as warring agents on HBO's Entourage. Their stand-up has appeared on Premium Blend and in, appropriately, two Comedy Central specials. ISU After Dark Series

My Life in the Comics: Thirty Years of Graphic Misbehavior from Reagan to Obama - Nicole Hollander
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Nicole Hollander's cartoon strip Sylvia appears in over 30 newspapers. She has published sixteen collections of Sylvia strips; two books, Female Problems and My Cat's Not Fat, He's Just Big Boned, as well as a collection of essays, Tales of Graceful Aging from the Planet Denial. Her comic strip and books were the inspiration for three plays, all of them musicals. Her most recent collection is The Sylvia Chronicles: 30 Years of Graphic Misbehavior from Reagan to Obama. Hollander earned a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Boston University.

U.S. Wind Energy Market Report - Kathy Belyeu
2:00 PM – Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall - Kathy Belyeu, manager of the American Wind Energy Association's Industry Information Services, will share the results of the association's Annual Wind Industry Report. In addition to the national report, she will provide information specific to Iowa, which has the second most installed wind capacity of any state. Jonathan Wickert, Dean of the College of Engineering, will provide the introduction.

College of Business 25th Anniversary Distinguished Scholar Series - Mark Flannery
1:30 PM – Schaller Seminar Room, 3164 Gerdin Business Building - **Rescheduled from April 15** Mark Flannery is the Bank of America Eminent Scholar in Finance at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration. His research is in the areas of government regulation of the financial sector, information content of security prices, financial management of financial institutions, and asset pricing. Flannery is the editor of Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. He earned a PhD from Yale University and has served on the faculties of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of North Carolina, and as a visiting professor at the London Business School. Part of the College of Business 25th Anniversary Distinguished Scholar Series

Women in Human Computer Interaction - Ana-Paula Correia, Heike Hofmann, Debra Satterfield & Julie Dickerson
12:00 PM – 1344 Howe Hall - Featuring four presentations by Iowa State faculty: Ana-Paula Correia, assistant professor in the Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching - Designing Learning Experiences for Global Virtual Teams. Heike Hofmann, associate professor in statistics - How Good Is Your Eyeballing? Measuring Statistical Graphics. Debra Satterfield, associate professor in art and design - Design for Behavioral Change and Design for Social Inclusion. Julie Dickerson, associate professor in electrical and computer engineering - Visualizing and Understanding Biological Data. Lecture to be followed by discussion and refreshments from 1-2 p.m. in the VRAC Conference Room.

Equal Pay Is Not Only About Fairness - It's About Survival - Lilly Ledbetter
7:30 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Lilly Ledbetter gained national recognition when in 2007 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a jury's ruling in the pay equity law suit she had won almost a decade before. Ledbetter had worked for nearly twenty years at Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Gadsden, Alabama, and despite receiving top performance awards discovered that she had been paid significantly less than male co-workers in the same position. In a 5-4 decision, Supreme Court justices ruled that employees could only file a wage discrimination complaint within 180 days of the original pay decision. In January 2009, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act became the first bill that President Obama signed into law. The law restores the long-standing interpretation of civil rights laws and EEOC policies that allows employees to challenge any discriminatory paycheck they receive.

An Earth Day Celebration with Environmental Troubadour Gabrielle Louise
5:30 PM – Reiman Gardens - Performer and songwriter Gabrielle Louise is a nationally touring troubadour with a commitment to the environment. An advocate of alternative fuels, she tours in a van fueled entirely by vegetable oil. She will offer a 30-minute workshop on the economic and environmental impact of this alternative fuel source, followed by a concert. Louise is a two-time John Lennon Songwriting Contest finalist and winner of the Jack Maher Songwriting Award. She has independently released four records: Journey (2006), Around in Circles, the E.P. (2007), Cigarettes for Sentiments (2008), and Live in Coal Creek Canyon (2009).

Exercise as the Antidote to Aging: Reversing the Aging Process - Barry A. Franklin
7:30 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Barry A. Franklin is director of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise laboratories at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, and a noted author and scholar in combining exercise physiology with cardiology, heart disease prevention and cardiovascular risk reduction, obesity and metabolism. He coauthored Contemporary Diagnosis and Management in Cardiovascular Exercise, which features state-of-the-art strategies for patients to help them avoid lifestyle choices that may put them at risk for cardiovascular disease. The Pease Family Scholar.