Marian Miner Cook
Athenaeum

A distinctive
feature of social and
cultural life at CMC

 

Current Semester Schedule

Athenaeum events are posted here as detailed information becomes available.

Tue, March 26, 1996
Hugh Ross, professor of physical science, Simon Greenleaf University; author, Creation and Time: A Biblical and Scientific Perspective on the Creation-Date Controversy (1994) and The Creator and the Cosmos: How the Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God (1993); "Science and Religion"
 
Mon, March 25, 1996
Ruben Martinez, Los Angeles bureau chief, Pacific News Service; author, The Other Side: Fault Lines, Guerrilla Saints, and the True Heart of Rock 'n' Roll (1992) and The Other Side: Notes from the New L.A., Mexico City, and Beyond (1993); "The Tense Embrace of the Other: U.S.-Mexico Relations" C-SPAN
 
Thu, March 21, 1996
M.G. Lord, author, Prig Tales: Ethics and Etiquette for the 90's (1990) and "Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll" (1994)
 
Wed, March 20, 1996
Steve Lopez '75, professor of psychology, UCLA; "Thinking Carefully About Culture and Race in Human Behavior"
 
Wed, March 6, 1996
Sarah Blafer Hrdy, professor of anthropology, U.C. Davis; author, The Langurs of Abu: Female and Male Strategies of Reproduction (1977) and The Woman Who Never Evolved (1981); "Raising Darwin's Consciousness: Female Sexuality and the Prehomid Origins of Patriarchy"
 
Tue, March 5, 1996
Eileen Padberg, political consultant; "Orange County Politics: Post Bankruptcy" (12:15 p.m.)
 
Mon, March 4, 1996
William Gibson, author, Neuromancer (1984) and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1989); "Reading from Idoru" (1996)
 
Thu, February 29, 1996
Dan Wakefield, professor of nonfiction creative writing, Florida International University, Miami; author, Expect a Miracle: The Miraculous Things That Happen to Ordinary People (1995) and New York in the 50s (1992); "Booze and the Muse: The Mythology of Alcohol and Creativity"
 
Wed, February 28, 1996
Maria Casale, professor of harp, Pepperdine University; "A Recital of Music for the Harp"
 
Tue, February 27, 1996
Ron Lehman II '68, assistant to the director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; "Advanced Technology and Warfare in the Twenty-first Century"
 
Mon, February 26, 1996
Lyn Nofziger, founder, Nofziger Communications, Inc.; author, Nofziger (1992); "Campaign '96" (6:45 p.m. Parents Dining Room)
 
Thu, February 22, 1996
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, author, Don't Die Before You're Dead (1995) and The Collected Poems, 1952-1990 (1991); "Poet Reads From His Work"
 
Wed, February 21, 1996
Abraham Cooper, associate dean, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles; "Hate Crimes on the Internet"
 
Tue, February 20, 1996
Jeff Eisenbach '79, president, Progress and Freedom Foundation; "Conservative Revolution: The Future of American Politics"
 
Mon, February 19, 1996
Ralph Reed, executive director, Christian Coalition; author, forthcoming Active Faith: How Christians are Changing the Face of American Politics (1996) and Politically Incorrect: The Emerging Faith Factor in American Politics (1994); " The Role of Religion and Values in American Politics"
 

Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum

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