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The Inconsistencies of Liberal and Conservative Thought: The Libertarian Alternative - David Friedman
12:00 PM – Benton Auditorium - From the University Lectures Program archive.

Plight of Prisoners - Daniel Berrigan
12:00 PM – Benton Auditorium - The National Committee to Support Marion Brothers. Co-sponsored by Lectures and Campus Ministries. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Ghandi and Mao - Ramakrishna Vaitheswaran
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Part of the World Affairs Series: North-South Dialogue

Freedom and Human Rights in the Forseeable Future - David Weissbrodt
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Dr. David Weissbrodt is currently a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. Part of the World Affairs Series

Challenges of International Terrorism - consul General Alexander von Schmeling, The Federal Republic of Germany
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Alexander von Schmeling has had extensive diplomatic and foreign service experience for the Federal Republic of Germany. Presently he serves as the Counselor for Legal Affairs and Consul General. He entered the foreign service in 1955 after studying law. he has served in various country locations including Portugal, India, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Malaysia. Part of the World Affairs Series

Why Hunger in a World of Plenty? - Frances Moore Lappe
12:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Institute for Food and Development Policy. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Dynamics of International Terrorism - Brian Jenkins
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Brian Jenkins is the Associate Head of the social Science Department and the Director of Research on Guerilla Warfare and International Terrorism at the Rand Corporation in Santa Monica, California. Part of the World Affairs Series

A Panel on The Dynamics of International Terrorism - Brian Jenkins, Members of ISU Faculty, Two International Students
1:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Terror: To Confront or Concede is a documentary done by the well-known 60 minutes team seen Sundays on CBS. This film examines how a small band of dedicated guerillas can create havoc in the world community. Terrorist ambitions, tactics and violence are made shockingly clear through direct interviews with known terrorist groups and in talks with some victims. It also fosters a rare glimpse of the anti-terrorist operations of the US State Department, the nerve center of anti-terrorist activities in the US. Part of the World Affairs Series

Eight Short Films Discussion - Dr. Margaret Mead
8:00 PM – C.Y. Stephens Auditorium - Part of the World Affairs Series

Film: Libra
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Libra gives one a glimpse of the not so distant future 2003. Libra is a space settlement that not only provides comfortable habitat for the new pioneers, but, also is the center of a rapidly expanding industrial community. Part of the World Affairs Series