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What Would Jesus Buy? The Film
7:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - What Would Jesus Buy? is a satirical and cynical take on consumer culture, pegged to America's most sacred spending season - Christmas. The documentary was produced by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock and directed by Sundance award-winner Rob VanAlkemade. Bill Talen (aka Reverend Billy) is an anticorporate activist who performs with his Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir, taking his guerilla-style tactics to the Starbucks, Walmarts, and Disneylands of America. His message focuses on issues of materialism, the alleged over-consumption in American culture, globalization, and the business practices of large corporations. Reverend Billy and his choir will bring their musical performance to Iowa State on Wednesday, September 17 at 8:00 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall.

Ecological Economics: Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future - Robert Costanza
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Robert Costanza is the Gund Professor of Ecological Economics and Director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont. He is also the co-founder and past-president of the International Society for Ecological Economics. His research has focused on the interface between ecological and economic systems, particularly at larger temporal and spatial scales. The 2008 Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture.

How the Financial Markets Are Driving Globalism - James Bernard, Jr.
6:00 PM – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall - James Bernard, Jr. is general manager of MarketWatch.com, where he is responsible for driving product development and innovation, design, operations, and general management of the web business. It is part of the Wall Street Journal Digital Network, the digital arm of Dow Jones's consumer media division. Part of the Technology, Globalization and Culture Series.

Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama - Tim Wise
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - The audiotape of Tim Wise's talk will not be available on our website due to technical problems. Tim Wise has trained teachers as well as corporate, government, media and law enforcement officials on methods for dismantling racism in their institutions. He is the author of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son and Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White. He has contributed essays to a dozen books and anthologies, including Should America Pay? Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations. Wise serves as the Race and Ethnicity Editor for LIP Magazine, and his bi-monthly columns are distributed as part of the ZNet Commentary program. He also appears regularly on ESPN's "Quite Frankly, with Stephen A. Smith" to discuss racial issues in the world of sports. Wise received his B.A. from Tulane University and antiracism training from the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond.

Election 2008: Why Students Should Vote Early - Kal Penn
4:00 PM – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - Kal Penn, an actor best known as Kumar of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle and for his work on Fox Televisions' House, has appeared in many films including Superman Returns, The Namesake, and Harold & Kumar 2. He will talk about the importance of early voting and working to provide more opportunities for early satellite voting for students. Part of the 2008 Campaign Series which has the goal of providing the university community with opportunities to question candidates or their surrogates before election day.

Recent Studies in Human and Nonhuman Aggression
9:00 AM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Director of the Center for the Study of Violence and Distinguished professor of psychology Craig Anderson will be joined by other Iowa State faculty who will share their research for the First Annual Iowa State University Center for the Study of Violence Conference. Presenters include Douglas Gentile, Brenda Lohman, Jill Pruetz, Nathaniel Wade, and Matthew DeLisi.

THE ONION: The World of Fake News with Chad Nackers & John Harris
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - The Onion editors/writers Chad Nackers and John Harris examine the success of this satirical news source that heckled public officials and mocked traditional media long before the fake news of The Daily Show. They will explain their crackpot coverage of current events, hard-hitting national news stories, in-depth local articles, and engaging opinion columns along with the issues that other publications miss. Part of the National Affairs Series: How Will America Change?

Midwestern Boy Goes into the World, Returns, Speaks - Paul Shirley
6:00 PM – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall - Former Iowa State basketball player Paul Shirley went from walk-on to a three-year starter for a Cyclone team that progressed to the Elite 8 of the NCAA basketball tournament his junior season. Shirley, who earned an engineering degree at Iowa State, is the author of a blog for ESPN.com entitled "My So-Called Career" and has gained notoriety for his witty, literate, frank, and sometimes sarcastic observations on players, teams, fans, and sports media. He is the author of Can I Keep My Jersey, reflections on his career with thirteen different professional basketball teams, including the Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, and teams in Greece, Spain, and Russia. Part of the Technology, Globalization and Culture Series.

Comedy with Jamie Lissow! A Destination Iowa State Event
9:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State Center - Admission Free - Doors open at 8:30 p.m. - Jamie Lissow has made appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, NBC's Late Friday, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and is a proud Star Search loser. In February 2005, Campus Activities Magazine him for Campus Performer of the Year. He now resides in New York and can be seen touring nationally and headlining at the nation's top comedy clubs. Lissow has been called "the best writer since Seinfeld" and "Adam Sandler without the guitar."

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8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Event to be announced.