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Goodbye Gutenberg - Film
All Day – Carver 1 - This documentary film examines the history, development and future of both the printed and the processed work and escorts the viewer on an international survey of the communications revolution. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Draft Registration - Rusty Martin
All Day – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Mr. Martin, student body president of UNI, will discuss his decision not to register for the draft. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Psyche of a Racist Culture - Alvin Poussiant
All Day – Carver 101 - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

One Culture or None - Jeremy Bernstein
All Day – Carver 101 - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Remerbering Malcolm - Benjamin Karim
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Role of the Arts in the Development of Thinking - Elliot Eisner
All Day – Music Hall - Dr. Eisner is Professor of Education and Art at Stanford University, and author of "Cognition and Curriculum: A Basis for Deciding What to Teach." From the University Lectures Program archive.

US Policy Toward Africa - Dick Clark
All Day – Carver 1 - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Performance: Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band
8:00 PM – Curtiss Auditorium - The Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band will perform Calypso music on finely tuned steel oil drums. The 23 drum ensemble ranges from a "bass" drum with 21 notes to a smaller "first violin" with 36 notes. The Steel Band has performed their extensive repertoire at eight world fairs. They have presented two command performances for the queen of England and their "Gold" album won an Emmy Award in 1972. Part of the World Affairs Series: North-South Dialogue

The Dialogue of the Deaf Betwen Poor and Rich Countries - Ali Mazrui
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Mazrui is Director of the Center for Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michigan. originally from Kenya, he is internationally renowned of this research on African politics, comparative and international political culture, political deviancy and dependency. he has held offices with the African Studies Association and is currently vice-president of both the International Congress of African Studies and the Royal african Society, London. Dr. Mazrui is affiliated with the United Nations, UNESCO, and the World Order Models Project. Part of the World Affairs Series: North-South Dialogue

Potentialities and Limits for the Third World - Ramakrishna Vatheswaram
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Ramakrishna Vaitheswaran, a former visiting Professor at Iowa State, is a member of the East-West Seminar, a Tokyo-based organization that brings together public leaders from East and West for dialogue, aimed at greater understanding. Dr. Vaitheswaran is Chair of the Department of Business and Economics at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. his research interest is in the political economy of developing countries, a topic on which he has written and lectured in this country. Part of the World Affairs Series