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Issues Events for Spring 2006


The Death Penalty - Justice or Murder? - January 24th
David Kaczynski, Bill Babbitt, Wornie Reed, Al C. Schmutzer, Jr.
UC Auditorium - 7:30 pm

An Evening with Dr. Alan Keyes - February 6th
co-sponsored by the Black Cultural Programming Committee
UC Auditorium - 7:30 pm

The Greenwood Mural Project - March 15-16th
Controversies of Race and Censorship
UC Ballroom - 7:30 pm

Baker Center for Public Policy Symposium - March 28-30th
The U.S. and Great Britain - The Legacy of Churchill's Atlantic Alliance

SGA Election Debate 2006 - March 30th
SGA Election Week - The Candidates Debate
UC Auditorium - 7:30 pm

Stephen Lewis - April 18th
HIV/AIDS in Africa
UC Auditorium - 7:30 pm

Kevin Phillips - April 27th
American Theocracy
UC Auditorium - 7:30 pm

Fall 2005


An Evening with Maya Angelou - September 19th
co-sponsored by the Black Cultural Programming Committee
The Tennessee Theatre - 7:00pm

An Evening with the Reverend Al Sharpton - October 25th
co-sponsored by the Black Cultural Programming Committee
Alumni Memorial Building - 7:30pm

Scared Stupid: Why America Resists Media Literacy - November 3rd
with author and journalist Douglas Rushkoff
UC Auditorium - 7:30pm

Sports: The Hype and the Hoopla - November 16th
with the venerable sportswriter, Frank Deford
UC Ballroom - 7:30pm

Spring 2005


The European Dream - February 3rd
with bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin
University Center Auditorium - 7:30pm

The Patriot Act Debate - February 8th
with Jeff Jacoby and Harvey Silverglate
University Center Auditorium - 7:30pm

Making Up the News - April 12th
with The Onion Staff
University Center Auditorium - 7:30pm

A Talk on the Wild Side - April 19th
with Sy Mongomery
University Center Auditorium - 7:30pm

Fall 2004


Election Outlook Debate - September 15th
with Fred Barnes and Paul Begala
University Center Auditorium - 7:30pm
Daily Beacon article and follow-up

The Great Pornography Debate - September 30th
with Susan G. Cole and Ron Jeremy
Alumni Memorial Building - 7:30pm
Daily Beacon article

Democracy and Tradition - October 6-9th
Religious Studies Symposium
http://web.utk.edu/~religion/symposium/

Knoxville's Secret History - October 26th
with Jack Neely of the MetroPulse
University Center Auditorium - 7:30pm

The Trouble with Islam Today - November 4th
with Irshad Manji
University Center Auditorium - 7:30pm

Spring 2004


Heads vs. Feds (Marijuana Debate)- January 29th
with Steve Hager and Robert Stutman
University Center Ballroom - 7:30pm

Why the Left Hates America - February 10th
with Daniel Flynn
University Center Ballroom - 7:30pm

Is There a Gay Gene? - March 25th
with Chandler Burr
University Center Ballroom - 7:30pm

A Justification for War - April 6th
with Victor Davis Hanson
University Center Ballroom - 7:30pm

Loveline with MTV's Dr. Drew - April 13th
with Keynote Speaker Dr. Drew Pinsky
Alumni Memorial Building - 7:30pm

Fall 2003


Tuesday, November 11: Tucker Carlson
Conservative Co-host of CNN's Crossfire
Daily Beacon initial article and follow-up

Tuesday, Sept. 16 - Randall Kennedy: Race Line in America
Thursday, Oct. 30 - Seymour 'Sy' Hersh: Foreign Policy and the Coming U.S. Election
Thursday, Nov. 20 - Jean Kilbourne: Deadly Persuasion: Advertising and Addiction

Spring 2003


An Evening with Keynote Speaker Jerry Greenfield
of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream: A Night of Social Responsibility,
Radical Business Philosophy, and Free Ice Cream
--April 10th--


February 11th: Naomi Tutu - Truth and Reconciliation: Healing the Wounds of Racism

February 25th: Scott Ritter - The Coming War with Iraq: How Did We Get Here?

April 15th: Howard Zinn - The Uses of History

Fall 2002


An Evening with Lewis Black
"America's Foremost Commentator on EVERYTHING"
*Beacon article*

Erin Kamler - Runway 69: A Young Woman’s Search for
Personal Power in a Sexually Confused America
*Beacon article*

Greg Dell - The Controversy over Same-Sex Marriage and the Church
*Beacon article*

Peter Bergen - Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden
*Beacon article*

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Chair: Craig Davis
Vice-Chair: Jamie Riney
Secretary: Chase Himes
Treasurer: Chelsea Cloude

Advisor: Edee Vaughan