Thursday,
Sept. 7

Mideast in Crisis: Israel and Lebanon
Fawaz A. Gerges, professor International and Middle Eastern Studies, Sarah Lawrence College; Larry P. Goodson, professor of Middle East studies, United States Army War College. A discussion of the recent and historical conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, its effects on Lebanon and its implications for United States policy.
Co-sponsored by the Asbell Center for Jewish Life and the United States Army War College.
Stern Center, Great Room, 7:00 p.m.

Friday,
Sept. 15th

Perestroika (Part II of Kushner's “Angels in America”)
Directed by Karen Lordi, Padragon Theatre and professor of theatre and dance at Dickinson College. The second half of the Tony/Pulitzer prize winning "Angels in America," a modern day fable addressing the issues of tolerance, prejudice, social injustice, homophobia and racism. Co-sponsored by the English and theatre and dance departments, the “Dickinsonian,” Spectrum and Multi-Organizational Board.
Mathers Theater, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday
Sept. 20

The Roberts Court: The Past as Prologue to the Future
Charles Fried, Professor of law, Harvard University. An overview of the development of Constitutional Law from the Warren Court through the death of Chief Justice Rehnquist, and what we may expect from the Roberts Court based on one year's experience and what we know of the new Chief Justice and Justice Alito.
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday
Sept. 27

Research Protection vs. Research Promotion:
Are Human Subjects Caught in the Middle?
Marjorie Speers, The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs. Research using human subjects is essential to knowledge in the human sciences. However, scientists do not study human populations from a blank slate, and the variety of personal and institutional interests they bring to the research context may do harm to the human populations they study. Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) were established to protect individuals and societies from potential harm by establishing and enforcing standards for conducting research. How can we create IRBs that effectively protect research subjects from researchers and the variety of institutional interests they represent? Co-sponsored by the psychology department.
Stern Center, Great Room, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday
Sept. 28

Thursday
Oct. 3

Ethanol and Biodiesel Biofuels: Energetic And Environmental Issues
David Pimental, professor of ecology and agricultural science, Cornell University. The United States uses about 25% of world's fuel, and thus contributes significantly to the global warming problem. While there is great enthusiasm for ethanol to replace U.S. oil, is it really cost effective?
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday
Oct. 5

Cancer: The Cost of Cure
Michael Weiner, director of the Herbert Irving Child & Adolescent Oncology Center at Columbia University Medical Center. An exploration of the financial and emotional costs of surviving cancer.
Stern Center , Great Room, 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday
Oct. 10

Film: Never Again Shall We Say Never Again
A documentary film examining the social origins of the atrocities and crimes of the Pinochet regime in modern Chile and how those crimes have been brough to justice. Co-sponsored by the Learning Communities and the History Department.
Stern Center, Great Room, 7:00 pm.

Wednesday
Oct. 11

Ending Impunity: Seeking Justice for the murder of my brother in Pinochet's Chile From Chile to Miami
Zita Cabello-Barrueto, Ph.D., Chilean human rights activist, filmmaker, and professor of International Relations. Focusing on the torture and execution of her brother by the Chilean Armed Forces, this event traces the steps taken to bring former Chilean military officer, Fernandez Larios, to justice. Co-sponsored by the Learning Communities and the history Department .
Stern Center, Great Room, 7:00 pm.

Monday
Oct. 30

Venezuela 's PetroPolitics: Democracy over a Barrel
Dan Hellinger, professor of political science at Webster University and co-editor of “Venezuelan Politics in the Chávez Era” . Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is one of several populist, anti-globalist presidents recently elected in South America. Venezuela holds the largest oil reserve outside the Middle East and represents the fifth largest oil industry in the world. Chavez has been severely criticized by oil CEOs and the U.S. administration for using his oil windfalls to promote his vision of democratic socialism by creating social programs to bridge the gap between rich and poor. The politics of oil have become vital to national security, as Pat Robertson's request that the U.S. government "take him (Chavez) out" dramatically demonstrates. How is Venezuala's oil wealth important to the United States, and South America? Co-sponsored by the sociology and history departments.
Stern Center, Great Room, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday
Nov. 1

The Plain People of Pennsylvania
Donald B. Kraybill, professor and senior fellow in the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College. An overview of the Amish and Mennonite culture. Dr. Kraybill will discuss these Anabaptist communities. Book signing to follow.
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday
Nov. 2

From Wiseguys to Wise Men: Masculinities and the Italian American Gangster Figure Fred Gardaphe, State University of New York , Stony Brook. An exploration of the cultural figure of the gangster and its social function in the construction and projection of masculinity in the United States . Co-sponsored by Learning Communities, film studies and the anthropology department.
Stern Center , Great Room, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday
Nov. 8

Women Confronting Globalization. Gabriela Martinez, sociologist and activist from Chiapas, Mexico. Women activists from communities in Chiapas will speak about their collective strategies of resistance while discussing the impacts of globalization on women in Mexico and the leadership role that women play in the movement for fair trade and social and economic justice. Mexico Solidarity Network Co-sponsored by the anthropology, economics and sociology departments and Students for Social Action.
Stern Center, Great Room, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday
Nov. 9

Afghanistan Beyond the Burqa Maryam Qudrat, Women's Affairs and Social Institutions Officer at the Embassy of Afghanistan; Awista Ayub, Education and Health Officer, Embassy of Afghanistan. A discussion on the role of women in Afghanistan and the current status of education in the country . Co-sponsored by the Religion and women's studies departments and the Learning Communities.
Stern Center , Great Room, 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday
Nov. 14

CANCELLED - Communications and the Global War on Terror
Eric Ruff, Press Secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense
He will discuss the challenges of communicating with the public, trying to help them understand why things happen the way that they do.
Stern Center, Great Room, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday
Nov. 16

Part I:

COMMON HOUR
Bilinqual Education: Historical, Demographic, and Legal Trends
An overview of the issues surrounding the education of English Language Learners in American schools.
Weiss Center, Rubendall Recital Hall, 12:00 p.m.

Bilingual Education: The National Debate
Sarah Bair, professor of education, Dickinson College (moderator); Raul Gonzalez
National Council of La Raza; Don Soifer, Lexington Institute. A panel discussion outlining the various viewpoints on the efficacy of bilinqual programs in education.
Co-sponsored by Dickinson College’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education.
Stern Center, Great Room, 7:00 p.m.

Part II:

Sunday
Nov. 19    

Concert: Works by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Kreisler, and Saraste
Richard Amoroso '92, Violinest, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra and Metzger Conway Fellow and Michal Schmidt, Accompanist. Co-sponsored by the music department and College Relations.
Weiss Center, Rubendall Recital Hall, 4:00 p.m.

Monday
Dec. 4

Open House and Reception
An open house and reception will be held to celebrate our name change to The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues (formerly The Clarke Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Contemporary Issues).
RSVPs welcome, call ext. 1875 or e-mail clarke@dickinson.edu.
Clarke Forum Dining Room, 249-255 W. Louther Street, 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday
Dec. 5

Humans First Altered Climate Thousands (not Hundreds) of Years Ago
William Ruddiman, professor emeritus, department of environmental sciences, University of Virginia. Ruddiman will present evidence that humans in Eurasia first began to alter climate thousands of years ago by clearing forests (which produces carbon dioxide) and irrigating for rice (which generates methane).
Stern Center, Great Room, 7:00 p.m.