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The Prague Student Movement - Peter Matmern
8:00 PM – 1 Carver - Peter Matmern a medical student who was a leader for the Prague Student Movement in Checkoslovakia. From the University Lecutures Program archive.

The Mexican Economic Crisis: The View from the Neighborhood - Arthur D. Murphy
7:30 PM – 186 LeBaron - Arthur Murphy is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Baylor University, Texas. He is the author of The Mexican Urban Household: Organizing for Self-Defence and Adaptation and Inequality: Political Economy and Cultural Ecology in a Secondary Mexican City. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Distinctiveness of the Roman Imagination - David F. Bright
8:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - David Bright is the Dean of the Science and Humanities College at Iowa State University and is author of Haec Mihi Fingebam: Tibullus in His World and The Minature Epic in Vandal Africa. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Drugs and Sport in Society - Terry and Jan Todd
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - What Rough Beasts, Hormones and the Bodies of the Future. Girls will be Girls: Gender, Drug Testing and Women's Athletics. Terry Todd is Professor of Kinesiology and American Studies at the University of Texas, commentator on NPR Morning Edition and color commentator for CBS, NBC, and CNN. Jan Todd edits Human Kinetics and Scientific Strength for Women. Their books include Weight-Training for Adolescents and Pre-teens and Lift Your Way to Youthful Fitness. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Workshop: Performing Black Literature - African American Drama Company
8:00 PM – Curtiss Auditorium - Performances: "Can I Speak for You Brother?"and "Sister, Can I Speak for You?" Philip Walker and Adilah Barnes of the African American Drama Company. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Nanotechnology: The Technology of the Future - Eric Drexler
All Day – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Eric Drexler is a researcher in nanotechnology, a technology based on self-replicating molecular machines, computers smaller than living cells and microscopic machines. He is a visiting scholar in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University and President of the Foresight Institute. He is author of "Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology" and co-author of "The Ecology of Computation." From the University Lectures Program archive.

Drugs Vs. Mind, Body, Family and Society - Ahmad Sakr
8:00 PM – 125 Kildee Lush Auditorium - Ahmad Sakr is president of the Muslim Students Association of the U.S. and is author of numerous books on Islam. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Involvement of Hispanic Women in U.S. Politics - Rebecca Vigil-Giron
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Human Rights in Colombia - Maurico Archila
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Maurico Arshila is Professor of History at La Universidad Nacionol and author of Here No One is a Stranger, and Neither Slaves nor Serfs. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Eyes on the Prize - Juan Williams
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.