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Science and Reconstruction in Indochina - Arthur Westing
4:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Arthur Westing has visited Vietnam on four occasions from 1969-1973. He made these trips as head of an investigating committee from the American Association for and Advancement of Science. The Committee surveyed the effects of land use, ecology, herbicides, and weapons in Vietnam. Part of the World Affairs Series: Indochina - What Kind of Peace?

Films: Only the Beginning & Winter Soldier
12:00 PM – The Gallery, Memorial Union - Documentary of the GI movement to end the Vietnam War. Excerpts from the testimony of a Marine Division which indicate that incidents like My Lai were not isolated, but, rather, an integral part of the war against the Vietnamese people. Part of the World Affairs Series

The Media on Vietnam: Is the Truth Accessible? - Gloria Emerson
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Gloria Emerson served as a foreign correspondent for the New York Times in Saigon from 1970-1972. Her articles portrayed the effects of the war on the Vietnamese people. Part of the World Affairs Series: Indochina - What Kind of Peace?

Truth vs. Propaganda: Prisoners and MIA's - Alfonso Ray Riate, Jean-Pierre Debris, Velma Cross
3:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - 1. Alfonso Ray Riate was a prisoner in Hanoi for several years, released after the war. presently from Los Angeles, he is a member of VVAW and Winter Soldier Organization. 2. Jean-Pierre Debris was arrested and imprisoned in Saigon while passing out leaflets asking for peace. While in prison, he witnessed the torture and general brutal treatment received by his fellow-prisoners. Debris is currently associated with the Indochina Mobile Education Project and has co-authored a book, We Accuse, on this topic. 3. Velma Cross, of Des Moines, is a mother of a MIA and is also President of Iowan's Care. Part of the World Affairs Series: Indochina - What Kind of Peace?

Film: Why the War is Not Over
12:00 PM – The Gallery, Memorial Union - A slide show depicting Vietnam's struggle for independence and freedom beginning over 2,000 years ago. Part of the World Affairs Series

Reflections on a Recent Trip to China - Adrian Bennett
7:30 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Slideshow and discussion with Adrian Bennett, Department of History, Iowa State University. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Deepening World Crisis: Is Socialism the Answer? - Mike Alewitz
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - From the University Lectures Program archive. Part of the Lectures series "Marxist Alternatives to Continuing Crisis: A Series of Lectures on National, Social, and Economic Problems by Representatives of American Socialist Groups"

Physics and the Study of Consciousness, Intelligence Through Rest - Dr. Lawrence Domash
12:00 PM – Memorial Union - Head, Department of Physics, Maharishi International University. Co-sponsored with Student's International Meditation Society. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Sex and the Single Person - Dr. Pepper Schwartz
7:00 PM – Memorial Union - Assistant Professor,Department of Sociology at the University of Washington at Seattle. From the University Lectures Program archive. 4th Annual Human Sexuality Symposium

Female Sexuality - Dr. Pepper Schwartz
12:00 PM – Memorial Union - Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology at the University of Washington at Seattle. From the University Lectures Program archive. 4th Annual Human Sexuality Symposium