Lectures at ISU this spring

[pstans]

The following is a partial list of lecturers scheduled to speak at Iowa State University
(Ames, Iowa) in coming months. More information on these speakers, and several other
scheduled lecturers, can be found at http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/browse.php

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Roland Fryer - Toward a Unified Theory of Black America
Tuesday, 31 January (8:00 PM) Memorial Union

Tom Daschle - Setting America on a New Course
Wednesday, 1 February (8:00 PM) Memorial Union

Robert M. Hazen - Why Intelligent Design Is Not Science
Thursday, 02 February (8:00 PM) Memorial Union

Thomas Frank - Defining Values in American Politics
(Frank is the author of "What's the Matter with Kansas?")
Wednesday, 08 February (8:00 PM) Memorial Union

Michael Ramage - The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs
Wednesday, 22 February (8:00 PM) Memorial Union

Angela Davis - Leadership and Social Responsibility
Saturday, 25 February (8:00 PM) Stephens Auditorium, ISU Center

George Lakoff: Moral Politics - How Liberals and Conservatives Think
Sunday, 05 March, (7:00 PM) Memorial Union

Rosina Bierbaum - The Politics of Science Advising at the White House Tuesday, 07 March (8:00
PM) Memorial Union

Noam Chomsky - Global Justice and Human Rights
Tuesday, 11 April (8:00 PM) Memorial Union

Ray Kurzweil - When Humans Transcend Biology
(Kurzweil is the author of "The Age of Spiritual Machines" and "The Singularity is
Near")Wednesday, 12 April (10:00 AM) Alliant Energy Auditorium

Stephen Rapp - International War Crimes Tribunal in Rwanda Wednesday 12 April (8:00 PM)
Memorial Union

Frances Moore Lappe and Joel Kovel - What Will it Take to Make the Future Sustainable?
Wednesday, 19 April (7:00 PM) Memorial Union

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[rurallib]

1. Curious about the liberal vs. regressive split here

SInce regessives continue to cry around the country about this, was there any attempt to shut them up? I am not familiar with all those folks. Where would Daschle be classified?

[cornfedyank]

2. is seating first come?..need a student i.d.?..n/t

[Broke Dad]

3. All good speakers

I went to the Daschle speech and will be at the Thomas Frank speech tomorrow night. My son who is a student at ISU has been to them all. They are first come first served seating, but the rooms have dividers that they can open if they need to. They are all great speakers and topics. If you can get to Ames for a couple or all of them, do so!!!!!

This is like Vietnam . . . we need to lead and win through lectures and teach ins!!! Truth and idealism is power!!!!

[pstans]

4. Welcome to DU, Broke Dad

I plan on heading over to Ames for the Thomas Frank speech tomorrow. I have read most of the book and heard that he is a good speaker. Here is a link to lecture he gave at Drake a couple weeks ago.

http://www.politicalforecast.net/2006/01/18/live-blogging-the-thomas-frank-lecture/