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Wednesday, 8 Apr 1992
A Performance - Joseph Baird
All Day – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Joseph Baird has been paralyzed from the waist down since 18 months of age. After years of struggle, Joseph has learned to overcome these medical and social setbacks. From the University Lectures Program archive.
Tuesday, 7 Apr 1992
Go for the Gold - Sheila Holzworth
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Sheila Holzworth was the first blind woman to climb Mount Rainer. After being accidentally blinded at 10, Sheila went on to letter in high school and college sports and win gold medals in international snow and water skiing competitions. From the University Lectures Program archive.
Statistical Issues in Global Warming - Andrew Solow
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Andrew Solo is associate scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He has published many articles which have appeared in "Mathematical Geology," "Biometrics," "Journal of Climate," and "Ecology." From the University Lectures Program archive.
The US and Africa in the New World Order - A Panel Discussion
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.
Friday, 3 Apr 1992
A Perspective on White Earth - Denise Bellecourt
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Denise Bellecourt is a crisis counselor and home-school coordinator for the Circle of Life School and the daughter of American Indian Movement founder Clyde Bellecourt. From the University Lectures Program archive.
Little Bighorn in the Year of Columbus - James Welch
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - James Welch is author of "The Death of Jim Loney," "Fool's Crow," and "The Indian Lawyer." He teaches at Cornell University. From the University Lectures Program archive.
Thursday, 2 Apr 1992
A Comedy Performance - Kate Clinton
All Day – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Kate Clinton describes herself as a "fumerist" (a feminist humorist) and a "recovering Catholic" who makes waves and laughs about everything including politics, sex, religion, and families. From the University Lectures Program archive.
A Reading - Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Elizabeth Cook-Lynn is a writer-in-residence at the University of California Davis and author of "Then Badger Said," "Seek the House of Relatives," and "The Power of Horses and Other Stories." From the University Lectures Program archive.
American Indians and Their Role in Shaping the Next 500 years - Leonard R. Brugier
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Leonard R. Brugier is assistant professor and director of the Institute of American Indian Studies at the University of South Dakota. From the University Lectures Program archive.
Contemporary Issues Relating to the Kashmir Problem - Stephen Cohen
All Day – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Stephen Cohen is a professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois and author of "Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia: The Prospects for Arms Control," "The Pakistan Army," and "The security of South Asia: American and Asian Perspectives." From the University Lectures Program archive.