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Building Sustainable Peace in Post-War Guatemala - Martha Lidia Godinez Miranda
All Day – Memorial Union - Martha Lidia Godinez Miranda is an activist for women's rights and social justice in Guatemala. She is a delegate on the Women's Sector and the Religious Sector of the Assembly of Civil Society and works with the Christian Women's Council.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Gangs But Didn't Know Who to Ask - Laurence T. Jones
All Day – Memorial Union - He is the executive director of the National Gang Network (NGN) and executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa.

Performance: Last Call - Brian Smith and Bill Ross
All Day – Memorial Union - Brian Smith and Bill Ross use comedy, drama and Vaudevillian techniques to shed light on drunk driving, alcohol and advertising, alcoholisim, date rape, and other substance abuse issues.

How Much Is Enough? Money and the Christian Conscience - Kenneth Himes
All Day – Memorial Union - Professor of moral theolgy at the Washington Theological Union and co-author of Fullness of Faith: The Public Significance of Theology. He is the incoming editor of the journal New Theology Review.

Reflections on Machines: The New Genesis - George Bugliarello
All Day – Memorial Union - Chancellor and former president of Polytechnic University.

Geological Immensity and Human Insignificance: The Proper Scale of Our Ecological Crisis - Stephen J. Gould
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Stephen J. Gould is Professor of Geology and Zoology at Harvard University, and Curator for Invertebrate Paleontology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. His books include Ever Since Darwin, The Panda's Thumb, Hen's Teeth and Horses Toes, and The Mismeasure of Man. Part of the World Affairs Series.

What Evolution Cannot Tell Us About Human Meaning - Stephen J Gould
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Professor of Geology and Professor of Zoology at Harvard University, Currator for Invertebrate Paleontology in the University's Museum of Comparative Zoology, author of Full House, Ever Since Darwin, The Flamingo's Smile, Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes and Dinosaur In a Haystack

Constant Campaigning: The New Governance Model - Charles O. Jones
All Day – Memorial Union - Jones is a professor at the University of Wisconsin, and author of The Presidency in a Separated System, The Reagan Legacy: Promise and Performance, The Trusteeship Presidency: Jimmy Carter and the United States Congress and Clean Air: The Politcs of Pollution Control.

Slide Presentation: Artistic Activism - Guerrilla Girls
All Day – Memorial Union - A group of women artists and arts professionals who assume the names of dead female artists and writers in their crusade against discrimination. They have produced over 70 posters, printed projects and actions that expose sexism and racism.

Thoughts of a Novice Woman - Deirdre McCloskey
All Day – Memorial Union - McCloskey is an economist at the University of Iowa, describes her transition and transformation to a new sexual identity.