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Film: Women in a Changing World
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Women in a Changing World is a fascinating film examining the conditions of women in several different regions of the globe. From the underdeveloped areas of South America and Africa , where women have a specific and limited place in society, to the progressive Chinese culture which highly values women's contributions in politics and economics. Thin politics and economics. This film is a must for those wanting to better understanding of women's movements that are being witnessed in the world today. Part of the World Affairs Series

Film: Women in a Changing World
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Women in a Changing World is a fascinating film examining the conditions of women in several different regions of the globe. From the underdeveloped areas of South America and Africa, where women have a specific and limited place in society, to the progressive chines culture which highly values women's contributions in politics and economics. Part of the World Affairs Series

Creating Alternative Futures - Hazel Henderson
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Hazel Henderson, Co-Director of the Princeton Center for Alternative Futures, Inc., Mrs. Henderson has served as a member of the Advisory Council in the United States Congress' Office of Technology Assessment, as a member of the board of Directors of Worldwatch Institute, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Council on Economic Priorities. Part of the World Affairs Series: Humankind in the 1980's

Humankind in the 1980s - Robert Muller
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Robert Muller, a Director in the Office of Secretary-General Waldheim, has been with the United Nations since 1948. His service and spheres of UN interest are many and varied. Together with Paul Hoffman, Administrator of the Marshall Plan, Muller helped to establish the UN Development Programme. He has served as Political Advisor to the UN Forces in Cyprus, accompanied Secretary-General Waldheim to the Security Council meeting in Africa and has made several state visits to Europe and the Peoples Republic of China. His UN activities include such varied topics as highjacking, solar energy, environment, space communication, natural disasters, biology and water problems. This year, his book A Sketchbook of Happiness will be published by Double day. Part of the World Affairs Series

The Tomb of Tutankhamun: A Detective Story - Thomas Hoving
12:00 PM – C.Y. Stephens Auditorium - Co-sponsored by Lectures and the Brunnier Gallery. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Film: Terrorism, the World at Bay
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Investigation of the causes and effects of worldwide terrorism on people, governments, diplomacy and political decision-making. Part of the World Affairs Series

Film: Metropolis
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Metropolis is a silent film made in Germany before World War II and is put to piano accompaniment. This cross between buck Rogers and George Orwell was acclaimed as a masterpiece and contains some of the most expensively mounted special effects to come out of the movie industry technology of the day. Part of the World Affairs Series

The Importance of the Bible in Literary Studies - Herbert N. Schneidau
12:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Co-sponsored by Lectures, Departments of English, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Religious Studies, and Graduate College. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Decision Making: Minds or Machines - Herbert Dreyfus
12:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley. From the University Lectures Program archive. Part of the Series: Science and Technology and the Future.

Knowledge Through Numbers: Can Science Be Measured - Arnold Thackray
12:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Department of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. From the University Lectures Program archive.