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Israeli Politics - John Rothmann
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - John Rothmann is a political and foreign policy consultant who specializes in the Middle East and the Soviet Union. He was on Richard Nixon's staff, was a delegate to the 1982 and 1987 World Zionist Congress in Israel and serves on the national board of teh American Zionis Youth Foundation. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Life After Death: An islamic Perspective - Muzammil Siddiqi
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Muzammil Siddiqi is on the faculty of California State Univesrity, Fullerton. He is Director of the Islamic Society of Orange County and an executive member of the Islamic Society of North America. From the University Lectures Program archive.

What Makes Science "Hard" - Sheila Tobias
All Day – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Sheila Tobias is the author of They're Not Dumb, They're Different," "Overcoming Math Anxiety," and "What Kinds of Guns Are They Buying for Your Butter, A Beginner's Guide to Defense, Weaponry and Military Spending. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Columbus Myth's Effect on Latin Americans - Luis N. Rivera-Phgan
All Day – Memorial Union - Luis Rivera Phgan is Associate Professor of Humanities at the University of Puerto Rico and author of "Evangelization and Violence in the Conquest of America."

The Myth's Effect on African Americans - A Panel Discussion
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

From Civil Rights to Pan Africanism - Kwame Ture
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Kwame Ture was born Stokely Carmichael and became chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) after graduating from Howard University. He served as prime minister of the Black Panther Party before returning to Guinea to study and organize the All-African People's Revolutionary Party and the African United Front. He is author of "Stokeley Speaks" and "Black Power." From the University Lectures Program archive.

Myth and Countermyth - Clara Sue Kidwell
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

The Education of an American Comic - Jimmy Tingle
8:00 PM – C.Y. Stephens Auditorium - Jimmy Tingle proves comedy and the constitution can mix with his one-man show which covers everything from the flag-burning to the Maplethorpe censorship controversy. he appeared in his own HBO comedy special and a British television documentary on censorship "Damned in the USA" which won an international Emmy. He also hosted a PBS special "American as Apple Pie." Part of the National Affairs Series.

Drug-Testing: Constitutional Perspectives - John Drowatzxy and Pat Maloy
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - John Drowatzky is chairman and professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance at the University of Toledo and an attorney who teaches sport law and the physiology and psychology of motor activity. His books include Legal Issues in Sport and Physical Education Management and Motor Learning: Principles and Practices. Part of the National Affairs Series.

The War, the Press, and the First Amendment - Ramsey Clark
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Ramsey Clark is the founder of the International War Crimes Tribunal for the Gulf War. As Attorney General of the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson, he supervised the drafting and passage of the 1968 Civil Rights Act and was the first attorney general to propose the abolition of the death penalty. His books include Crime in America and The Role of the Supreme Court. Part of the National Affairs Series.