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What Do We Want to Accomplish? Rethinking the Goals of Social Poverty - Charles Murray
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Charles Murray is Bradley Fellow with the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. His book, Losing Ground: Social Policy, 1950-1980, has been used (by the Reagan Administration) as the basis for reform of the welfare system. His other recent works have appeared in The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, Political Science Quarterly, and The New York Times. He has been credited as the single most important influence in the emerging bipartisan consensus on welfare reform. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Children in Poverty - Judith Weitz
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Judith Weitz is the Director of State and Local Affairs at the Children's Defense Fund where she develops and implements strategies for mobilizing advocates for children and families. She co-authored several reports including Suffer the Children: The Politics of Mental Health in Massachusetts, The Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, and medicaid changes for Children and Pregnant Women. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Panel: The Economics of Education
12:00 PM – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - Representatives from the ISU administration, the Board of Regents, the Legislature and student government will discuss alternatives available to students in the face of shrinking resources and the changing economy. Part of the National Affairs Series

Poverty in America - Mitch Snyder
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Mitch Snyder is an activist with the Community for Creative Non-Violence and runs the Second Street shelter for the homeless in Washington, D.C. His dramatic actions to raise funds and call national attention to the plight of the homeless were dramatized in a CBS television movie starring Martin Sheen. He continues to fast and organize sit-ins and other actions to keep the country focused on those needs. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Below the Line: Living Poor in America - Eugene Richards
3:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Eugene Richards was named Journalist of the Year in 1987 by the International Center of Photography for his book on the working poor, Below the Line: Living Poor in America . His other books include Exploding into Live, 50 Hours , and the upcoming Knife and Gun Club: Scenes from an Emergency Room . His photographs have appeared in GEO, Life, new York Times Magazine . Part of the National Affairs Series.

Riverside Theatre - Driving the Body Back
All Day – Curtiss Auditorium - This play is an incredible collection of folk humor and down-home storytelling written by Mary Swander of the ISU English Department and based on her book by the same name. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Star Wars: Defense or Death Star? - Richard Bowman
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Richard Bowman is the chair of the Institute for Space and Strategic Studies. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Nuclear Ethics and Human Destiny - William Sloane Coffin
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - William Sloane Coffin is the President of Sane-Freeze. From the University Lectures Program archive.

US- Soviet Relations: Prospects for Arms Control - Alan Thomson
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Alan Thompson is the executive director of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Polies for Peace - Randall Forsberg
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Randal Forsberg is the executive director of the Institute of Defense and Disarmament Studies. From the University Lectures Program archive.