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Monday, 13 Oct 1997

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.

Friday, 10 Oct 1997

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.

Thursday, 9 Oct 1997

Race, Gender, and Coming Out - Sabrina Sojourner
All Day – Memorial Union - Sojourner is U.S. Congressional Shadow Representative from District of Columbia, and is a nationally recognized educator on diversity and multiculturalism.

Wednesday, 8 Oct 1997

Performance: Classical Indian Music - T.N. Krishnan
All Day – Memorial Union - Sangeetha Kalanidhi will perform along with B. Harikumar on the mridangam and Vaikom Goplakrisnan on the ghatam.

Monday, 6 Oct 1997

Breaking Down Barriers: How to Succeed in a Diverse Technical Workplace - Serafin Fernandez, Carol Barnhill, Tommie N. Lee
All Day – Memorial Union - Fernandez is City Engineer, Barnhill is senior software engineer at Mororla, Lee is engineer at 3M

Women's Progress in Politics - Ruth Mandel
All Day – Memorial Union - Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, author of In the Running: The New Woman Candidate.

Sunday, 5 Oct 1997

How the Millenium Comes Violently - Catherine Wessinger
All Day – Memorial Union - Associate Professor of Sociology and Religion at Loyola Universtiy and chair of the American Academy of Religion's Committee on New Religious Movements

Saturday, 4 Oct 1997

Spoken Word Tour - Henry Rollins
All Day – Stephens Auditorium, ISU Center - Admission Free - Leader of the Rollins Band, and LA punk band Black Flag, founder of 2.13.61 publications, two record companies, Infinite Zero and 2.13.CF, written eleven books and has released nine albums with Rollins Band and eight spoken word albums, his movie roles include Johnny Mnemonic, Heat and Lost Highway.

Thursday, 2 Oct 1997

Lessons Learned from the Sixties - Don Smith
All Day – Memorial Union - National expert on wind-powered energy and was a controversial Iowa State GSB President in 1967