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How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) - Ann Coulter
8:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium, ISU Center-Admission Free-No Tickets-Doors open 7 p.m. - Ann Coulter is a political commentator and the author of three books, all New York Times best sellers -- Treason: Liberal Treachery From the Cold War to the War on Terrorism; Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right; and High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill Clinton. Her most recent book is How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must). In addition to her column for Universal Press Syndicate, she is a guest on many shows including Hannity and Coilmes, At Large with Geraldo Rivera, Scarborough Country, The O'Reilly Factor, and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. She has an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.

Faculty of Color in Academe: Bittersweet Success - Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Arizona State University, and the author of Faculty of Color in Academe: Bittersweet Success and Diversifying the Faculty: A Guidebook for Search Committees. In these works and others, Sotello Viernes Turner and her co-authors review the growing research literature on hiring faculty of color and offer recommendations to search committees on how to improve the process. The most powerful data they show is that faculty of color will only be hired 5% of the time using standard search processes. They advocate an interventionist orientation in changing the composition and nature of searches.

A Free Screening and Discussion - INTRO BY ACTOR BRENDAN FRASER - Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Admission Free - Actor Brendan Fraser will introduce Going Upriver and the director and producer of the documentary George Butler. Mr. Butler co-edited The New Soldier, a book about the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. His book about Arnold Schwarzenegger and his fellow athletes, Pumping Iron: the Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, led him to direct the documentary Pumping Iron. His other films include Pumping Iron II: The Women and In The Blood. More recently, he produced and directed three films based on Caroline Alexander's book, The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition. After the film is shown, former Republican Congressman Pete McCloskey, who is featured in the film, and Mr. Butler will lead the discussion. The film is 87 minutes in length.

Fall 2004 Presidential University Lecture - Business Ethics after Enron: Looking Good versus Being Good - Charles B. Shrader
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Charles B. (Brad) Shrader is a professor of management in Iowa State University's College of Business. He teaches courses in strategic management, competitive strategy, corporate governance and business ethics. A major thrust of Shrader's research is the relationship of corporate social responsibility with company performance and he is actively involved in executive programs, such as presenting sessions on business ethics at the Iowa School of Banking. He has a national reputation in strategic management and business ethics from his extensive publications in many professional and academic journals. He has served on the editorial boards for the "Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education" and the "Journal of Managerial Issues." He holds a master's of business administration and doctorate degree in business from Indiana University, Bloomington.

Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science - United States and Europe - Challenges to a Crucial Partnership - Jan Eliasson
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Jan Eliasson, Swedish Ambassador to the U.S., will share his reflections on the European Union and the global economy. Prior to assuming this position in 2000, he was deputy secretary of state of Sweden for six years. He was Sweden's ambassador to the United Nations in New York from 1988 until 1992, and served as the secretary general's personal representative on Iran/Iraq during that period.

Asian Pacific Islander Americans and the 2004 Election - Mike Honda
8:00 PM – N102 Lagomarcino - Mike Honda represents the 15th District of California in the House of Representatives and serves as the Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. He will be discussing how the growing Asian Pacific American community is changing politics today.

History of Science Series - Struggling to Stay Human in Medicine: Radical Health Movements in the 60's - Naomi Rogers
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Naomi Rogers is assistant professor of Hisotry of Medicine and of Women's and Gender Studies at Yale University. She is author of An Alternative Path: The Making and Remaking of Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia and Dirt and Disease: Polio before FDR.

Election ’04: - A College Forum on the Candidates and the Issues
7:30 PM – 125 Kildee - James E. Campbell is Professor of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He is a leading scholar of American electoral behavior and is widely known for his forecasting model of presidential elections. He has authored or edited four books, including U.S. Presidential Campaigns and the National Vote, and has published forty-seven articles and book chapters in leading Political Science journals. John Hibbing is Foundation Regents University Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He is a leading scholar of American and congressional politics. He has authored or edited seven books, including Stealth Democracy: Americans' Beliefs about How Government Should Work, and has published fifty-four articles and book chapters on Congress, public opinion, and voting behavior in leading Political Science journals.

Final Solution - Rakesha Sharma
7:30 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Rakesha Sharma, director of the film "Final Solution" will lead a discussion followed by the film shown at 8 pm. There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the conclusion of the film. Final Solution is a study of the politics of hate. Set in Gujarat, India between February 2002 and July 2003, Final Solution examines the aftermath of the deadly violence that followed the burning of 58 Hindus on the Sabarmati Express train at Godhra on February 27, 2002. This documentary clarifies issues that spawned hate and violence between Hindus and Moslems in Gujarat, analyses propaganda mechanisms for political purposes, and seeks a final solution to the conflict. Best Documentary & Critic's Choice; Hong Kong Int'l Film Festival; Wolfgang Staudte Award & Special Jury Award; Berlin Int'l Film Festival. "An epic documentary focusing on a culture of hatred and indifference, that enables the viewer to reflect on the universality of the subject matter."

The Journey of Corn - Lois Girton
7:00 PM – Hughes Auditorium, Reiman Gardens - Lois Girton is Outreach Coordinator for the Schnable Laboratory at the ISU Center for Plant Genomics Dr. Lois Girton will discuss the development of modern corn (maize) from its Mexican ancestors, the teosintes. This presentation will follow 9000 years of mutation and selection leading to modern popcorn and sweetcorn varieties. There will also be a discussion of how genetic and genomic techniques can fill in gaps in archaeological data to help trace the journey of corn.