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East-West Trade and Technology Transfer - Gordon Smith
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Gordon Smith is in the Department of Government and International Studies at the University of South Carolina. His books include The Politics of East-West Trade, and Law and Soviet Economic Development. He is an Ames native and received his undergraduate degrees in Journalism, International Relations and Russian at Iowa State. Part of the World Affairs Series: Breaking Barriers - The U.S.S.R. and The U.S.

Breaking Stereotypes - Tania Tipton, Don Rawson, Tom Griner, Drew Schumann, and Angela Goreham
12:00 PM – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - A panel of local residents will discuss their experiences in the Soviet Union. Part of the World Affairs Series: Breaking Barriers - The U.S.S.R. and The U.S.

The U.S. Perspective on Arms Control - An Arms Control Specialist
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - A representative of the US Arms Control and Disarmament agency will present the administration's views on arms control. Part of the World Affairs Series: Breaking Barriers - The U.S.S.R. and The U.S.

Dialogues on Critical Issues - James Gannon, Joe Moses, and Sergei Rogov, with Moderator: Dick Haws
12:00 PM – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - James Gannon, editor of the Des Moines Register, Joel Moses, a professor of Political Science at Iowa State University; and Sergei Rogov, a representative of the Institute for USA and Canada Studies of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, will discuss critical issues of the day in response to audience questions. Part of the World Affairs Series: Breaking Barriers - The USSR and The US

Film: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
3:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" is about three country girls who come to Moscow in 1958. Katerina wants to be an engineer, Luidmilla wants a husband and Antonia wants happiness. Twenty years later the story continues with their romantic and professional pursuits and a candid look at everyday life in Moscow. Part of the World Affairs Series

The Soviet Union, Gorbachev and American Policy - Stephen Cohen
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

What Heterosexuals Need to Know About AIDS - Richard Keeling
All Day – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Dr. Richard Keeling, the author of "AIDS on the College Campus," is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia. Dr. Keeling was also featured in a videotape entitled, "The AIDS Dilema: Higher Educations Response," and is the chair of the American College Health Association AIDS Task Force Committee. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Destructive Engagement: The U.S. and South Africa's Regional Wars - William Minter
All Day – 101 Carver - William Minter is the contributing Editor of "Africa News", and a past staff writer and research director of the publication. He is the author of "King Soloman's Mines Revisited: Western Interests and the Burdened History of Southern Africa, Portugese Africa and the West," and "Imperial Brain Trust." From the University Lectures Program archive.

Tracking the Fungi - Sally Leong
All Day – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Sally Leong is Assistant Professor in the Plant Pathology Department at the University of Wisconsin. From the University Lectures Program archive.

(Live via Satellite) - Alice Walker
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Alice Walker will discuss her book "The Color Purple" and the role of the black artist in society. Her presentation will include reading of her prose and poetry. A telephone question and answer period will follow. From the University Lectures Program archive.