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The Writer and the Constitution - Margaret Randall
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Margaret Randall teaches in the American Studies Department at the University of New Mexico and has written more than 40 books of poetry and prose. She has lived in Mexico, Cuba, and Nicaragua, working as a midwife, translator, and editor. She is currently appealing a deportation ruling. Her residency was denied under the McCarran-Walters Act because of the content of her writings. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Sanctuary and Alien Rights - Al Guigni
3:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Al Guigni is the District Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service in El Paso. He ordered the deportation of author Margaret Randall. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Controversy and the Constitution - Anthony Lewis
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Anthony Lewis is a columnist for The New York Times and a lecturer on law at Harvard Law School. He has reported on the Supreme Court and the Justice Department and was chief of The Times London bureau. Mr. Lewis has won two Pulitzer prizes for his work, including one for his book Gideon's Trumpet. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Film: Gideon's Trumpet
3:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Henry Fonda, Jose Ferrer, John Houseman, Sam Jaffe, and Fay Wry star in the true story of how one man's fight for justice changed the course of U.S. legal history by guaranteeing the right to counsel. Part of the National Affairs Series

Recital - Chicago Chamber Brass
All Day – Music Hall - The Chicago Chamber Brass includes William Camp, Steven Gamble, Beth Halloin, Richard Frazier, and Paul Johnson. Joint Concert with the ISU Wind Ensemble. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Middle East: A Former Hostage's Perspective - Jeremy Levin
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Jeremy Levin was abducted and held hostage for eleven months while serving as Cable News Network Bureau Chief in Beirut, he is now Chief of the Washington Bureau. From the University Lectures Program archive.

On Cracking the Neural Code - Paul Churchland
All Day – 101 Carver - Paul Churchland is a philosopher of psychology at the University of California, San Diego. He is currently working on neurophysiology and its implications for philosophical models of cognition. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Challenge to Ensure the Future - Yolanda King
All Day – Benton Auditorium - Ms. King is Director of the Cultural Affairs Program at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., founding member of Christian Theatre Artists and co-director of NUCLEUS, a company of performing artists. From the University Lectures Program archive.

A Reading - Mark Strand
All Day – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Mark Strand is a poet, fiction writer, translator and anthologizer whose books include "The Late Hour," "Mr. and Mrs. Baby," "The Night Book," "Planet of the Lost Things," and "Selected Poems." He edited "The Contemporary American Poets" and with Octavio Paz, "New Poetry of Mexico." From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Works of Richard Hunt - Richard Hunt
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Richard Hunt is a major American sculptor known primarily for his work in welded metal. From the University Lectures Program archive.