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Securing Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons - Eugene E. Habiger
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - General Eugene E. Habiger has over 35 years of experience in national security and nuclear operations. He was the U.S. Department of Energy's Director of Security and Emergency Operations where he oversaw all security functions, including safeguards and security policy, cyber-security, critical infrastructure protection, foreign visits and assignments and emergency operations functions. General Habiger also served as Commander in Chief of the U.S. Strategic Command, and was responsible for all U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy strategic nuclear forces. During his tenure, he established an unprecedented military-to-military relationship with his Russian counterpart. Martin Schram, a Washington journalist, editor and author, served as managing editor of "Avoiding Armageddon," an eight-hour PBS television documentary series produced under the auspices of Ted Turner Documentaries. He is the author of five books including Avoiding Armageddon, has a nationally syndicated newspaper column, and appears frequently as a commentator on various television networks.General

Ending the Ashcroft Era - Senator John Kerry
6:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - John Kerry has served as U.S. Senator from Massachusetts since 1984. A graduate of Yale University, he received a Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, and three awards of the Purple Heart for his combat service in Viet Nam. He was also elected Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor and served as a Middlesex County prosecutor. Presidential Caucus SeriesThis series is designed to provide students, faculty, staff, and community members with an opportunity to question all presidential candidates before the precinct caucuses on January 19.

History of Science Series - Why Wilbur and Orville? The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane - Tom Crouch
8:00 PM – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Aud., Howe Hall - Tom Crouch is Senior Curator of the Division of Aeronautics at the National Air and Space Museum. He has published extensively on the Wright Brothers and early flight andhis most recent book is Wings: A History of Aviation from Kites to the Wright Brothers to the Space Age. A Smithsonian employee since 1974, he has served both the National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of American History in a variety of curatorial and administrative posts. Prior to coming to the Smithsonian he was employed by the Ohio Historical Society and director of education (1969-1973) and as Director, Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Commission. (1973-1974).

Issues in Agriculture - The Importance of Agriculture to Iowa's Economy - Arne Hallam
7:00 PM – Hughes Auditorium, Reiman Gardens - Admission Free - Arne Hallam is chair of the Department of Economics at Iowa State University.

Performance: An Evening of Spoken Word - Henry Rollins
8:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium, ISU Center - Admission Free - Henry Rollins is a post-punk renaissance man. In addition to making albums with the Rollins Band, he writes books and poetry, performs spoken-word tours, and appears in movies and on television. He has always kept his artistic integrity, becoming a kind of father figure for many alternative bands on the strength of albums like 1992's The End of Silence, 1994's Weight and1997's Come In and Burn. He won a Grammy Award for his spoken word performance. Free Admission

A View from Bethlehem: Is Peace Possible? - Sandra Olewine
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Sandra Olewine works with Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem and the International Center, an outreach ministry of that church. She has served through the General Board of Global Ministries as the United Methodists' Liaison to Jerusalem since December 1996, communicating concerns of the churches of Jerusalem and Palestine/Israel to the UMC worldwide. Through the UMC Visits Program and the joint Justice Education Program, in partnership with Catholic Relief Services and the Presbyterian Church, she has accompanied hundreds of pilgrims and others on tours and engaged peoples of the three religions. She has written extensively on the current situation and published numerous articles in magazines and newspapers.

2003-2004 Helen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair - Hunting Assumptions: Exploring the Core of Critical Thinking - Stephen Brookfield
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Stephen Brookfield, Distnguished Professor of Education at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, is the College of Family and Consumer Sciences 2003-2004 as Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair. Dr. Brookfield is an internationally recognized expert in critical thinking, adult and transformational education. His nine books include Developing Critical Thinkers; Self-Directed Learning: from Theory to Practice; The Skillful Teacher; and Learning Democracy. He holds a doctorate from the University of Leicester in Adult Education.

Global Environmental Justice, Native Peoples and Women - Winona Laduke
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Winona Laduke, 1982 graduate of Harvard, works and lives on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota and works on restoring the local land base and culture. LaDuke also serves as the board co-chair for the Indigenous Women's Network and works in a national capacity as Program Director for Honor the Earth Fund, providing vision and leadership for the organization's Regranting Program and its Strategic Initiatives. In 1994, she was named by Time Magazine as one of America's 50 most promising leaders under 40 years of age, and was vice presidential candidate on the Green Party ticket in 2000 with Ralph Nader. She is author of several books including Last Standing Woman (1997) and All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life (1999). Institute on World Affairs Series.

Reading from the Desert Pilgrim: On Route to Mysticism and Miracles - Mary Swander
7:00 PM – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Mary Swander, whose eight books include Out of This World: A Journey of Healing, is a widely published poet and essayist, a Whiting Award winner, a Barnes and Noble Disovery selection, and a regular commentator on National Public Radio in Iowa and the Southwest. Mary Swander is a Distinguished Professor of English at Iowa State University.

Presidential Caucus Series - Generation Dean
5:30 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Howard Dean was governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2002. He and his wife are physicians and previously shared a medical practice. He graduated from Yale University and recieved his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He also served in the Vermont House and was lieutenant governor. This series is designed to provide students, faculty, staff, and community members with an opportunityto question all presidential candidates before the precinct caucuses on January 19.