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Film: Getting Straight
6:30 PM – Kildee Auditorium - It's 1970 and the college film is still going strong. A decent, liberal minded graduate student blows his cool and his chance for a degree wins a beautiful girl he though lost and joins the student revolution- all in the last few minutes of the film. [b}Part of the National Affairs Series

Workshop: The Whole Earth Catalog and its Folktale - Jerry Griswold
4:30 PM – Rippey's Orchard, 2522 Chamberlain St. - Popular culture critic, Jerry Griswold, is currently working on his book, Counterculture Culture, of which " The Whole Earth Catalog and Its Folktale" forms a chapter. Currently, he is a doctoral candidate at the University of Connecticut. Part of the National Affairs Series

Workshop: Popular Music
4:30 PM – Rippey's Orchard, 2522 Chamberlain St. - Be it acid rock, folk, country, jazz or blues, music is a barometer of America's attitudes. An informal discussio will be held on popular music its place in our culture and what directions its going. Part of the National Affairs Series

Stripping: The Culture of Bed and Bored - Charles McCaghy
3:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Sexuality of Popular Culture is the topic of many of Charles McCaghy's articles, book reviews, books and presentations. Mr. McCaghy is an Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Bowling Green State University (Ohio), with teaching specialities in deviance, criminology and correction. Part of the National Affairs Series: Pop! Goes Our Culture.

Panel on the Comics - Stan Lee, Arthur Berger, David Manning White
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Part of the National Affairs Series: Pop! Goes Our Culture.

Workshop: Science Fiction - Ivor Rogers
4:30 PM – Rippey's Orchard, 2522 Chamberlain St. - Memories of Transylvania, Boris Karlov and Buck Rogers come to life with the appearance of Ivor Rogers, Assistant Professor of Dramatic Arts at Drake University. Mr. Rogers is a founder of the Secondary Universe Conference on Speculative Fiction. Part of the National Affairs Series

Frosting the Cupcakes Pink: Those Big-Circulation Slick Ladies Magazines Tell Us How it is to Be a Woman - Mary Helen Dunlop
3:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - An aficionada of comic books and ladies' magazines is Mary Helen Dunlop, an instructor in the English Department at ISU. Like Caesar, she cut her undergraduate eyeteeth on Latin, then became enamoured with 19th century British literature in graduate school. Ms. Dunlop is co-author of the AAUP Report on the Status of Women at Iowa State University and has presented papers before other professional groups within her discipline. Part of the National Affairs Series: Pop! Goes Our Culture.

Dramatic Form and Social Reality in the American Film - Steve Zito
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - The American Film Institute in Washington, DC sends its Executive Editor of its film catalog, Steve Zito, to the campus. Part of the National Affairs Series: Pop! Goes Our Culture.

Workshop: Bluegrass Music
4:30 PM – Rippey's Orchard, 2522 Chamberlain St. - Fred, Don and Bob are Something Different: three Iowa State staff members with a unique style of Bluegrass music that combines a three-part vocal harmony with the use of a dobro in place of a banjo. Part of the National Affairs Series

Clowns and Kings: Television in the Fifties - Joseph E. Dispenza
3:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Former television writer and theatre playwright, Joseph E. Dispenza, has also been an actor and director of note. currently, he sports the title of Educational Programs Manager for the American Film Institute in Washington DC. Part of the National Affairs Series: Pop! Goes Our Culture.