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Drugs, Sex and Relationships - Dr. Drew Pinsky
8:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium - Admission Free - Dr. Drew Pinsky, co-host of the MTV advice show, Loveline, is certified internist and addictionalogist. He is also the medical director for the department of chemical dependency services at Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, Calif., the chief of service in the department of medicine, and the co-author of The Dr. Drew and Adam Book: A Survival Guide to Life and Love. As the co-host of Loveline, now on both radio and MTV, Pinsky dispenses wisdom on drugs, sex and relationships. He began hosting Loveline 15 years ago, long before it became a popular syndicated radio and TV program.

Ecofeminism 2000: Creating a New Ecofeminist Politics - Chaia Heller
12:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Chaia Heller teaches social ecology and ecofeminism at the Institute for Social Ecology and is the author of Ecology of Everyday Life: Rethinking the Desire for Nature. She is currently researching the political debate surrouding geneticall engineered food in France with an award from the National Science Foundation. EARTH WEEK

Vaughn Prain
7:00 AM – Lagomarcino W142 - What's New in Picture Books

Orley Taylor
8:00 AM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Monarch Watch: Using Butterflies to Facilitate Science Education

Veishea Opening Ceremony: The ABC's Influence on Modern Computers - John Atanasoff II
12:00 PM – Central Campus - John Atanasoff II, son of the inventor of the first electronic digital computer, is the president, CEO and chairman of Colorado MEDtech, Inc., a provider of advanced medical products and outsourcing services. The original ABC was invented by John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at Iowa State from 1939-42. An authentic working replica of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC), will be on display in Howe Hall during VEISHEA weekend.

Kurt Gottfried
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Lecture Series on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development: Nuclear Disarmament and National Security

Nancy Ziegenmeyer
7:15 AM – Curtiss Hall front steps - Take Back The Night Rally: Taking Back My Life

Jane Tompkins and Gerald Graff
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Sage on the Stage or Guide on the Side? A Debate on Teaching

Jon Miller
7:00 AM – Design Auditorium - Lecture Series on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development: Biomedical Literacy and the Politics of Biotechnology

Ralph Nader
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Globalization: Prospects for Peace and Democracy