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The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus - Dinest D'Souza
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dinesh D'Souza is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus. He was a domestic policy analyst in the Reagan White House and editor of The Dartmouth Review. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Attica Prison Riot: A Story In Repression - Michael Dentsel
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Michael Deutsch is the lawyer for the Attica Brothers Legal Defense. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Insect Horror Film Festival -
All Day – Memorial Union - "Phase IV," "Damnation Alley" and a series of Atom Ant cartoons will be shown as a part of a conference examining the role of insects in popular culture. Also included are panel discussions, cartoons, an insect petting zoo, and an Insects as Food tasting event. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Comedy Opener - Brett Butler
8:00 PM – C.Y. Stephens Auditorium - Brett Butler has performed social and political commentary on the Tonight Show, a Lifetime Channel special, and in comedy clubs around the country. She was a writer and performer on the Dolly Parton Show and was nominated for comedian of the year in 1989. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Surveying Minority Groups in the United States - Elizabeth A. Martin
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

The Business of Art Collecting - James Demertrion & John Neff
All Day – Brunnier Gallery, Scheman Building - James T. Demetrion is director of the Hirshchorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and was director of the Des Moines Art Center. John Neff is the art program director for the First National Bank of Chicago. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Celebration of Middle Eastern Women - Evelyne Accad
All Day – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - Evelyne Accad is a French Professor at the University of Illinois and author of "The Veil of Shame" and "Sexuality and War and Literature in the Middle East. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Lessons form the Ancient Forest: Earth Wisdom and Political Activism - Lou Gold
All Day – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Lou Gold works with the environmental group Siskiyon Regional Education Project to stop deforestation in the Northwest. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Ecofeminisn as Community Development - Chiah Heller
All Day – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Chaia Heller teaches feminism and ecology at the Institute for Social Ecology in Vermont and women studies at Burlington College. She is currently writing a book "Ecofeminism: The Revolution that Dances." From the University Lectures Program.

Flying Safety - William Kershner
All Day – Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building - William Kershner is the author of "The Advanced Pilot Manual," "The Instrument Flight Manual," and "The Student Pilot Manual." From the University Lectures Program archive.