| Thursday, September 10 |
Ray Drummond '68, bass; Craig Handy, saxophone; Paul Nagel, piano; Sherman Ferguson, drums, "Drummond Plays Drummond: A Concert of Original Works" CNN |
| Monday, September 14 |
Nancy Daly Riordan, founder, United Friends of the Children; Andrew Bridge, executive director, Alliance for Children's Rights; "Foster Care: Shelter of Last Resort" |
| Tuesday, September 15 |
Philip Zimbardo, professor of psychology, Stanford University; author, Shyness (1982) and co-author, Psychology for Our Times: Readings (1973); "The Psychology of Evil" |
| Wednesday, September 16 |
Luis Tolley, regional director, Handgun Control, Inc.; John Lott, John M. Olin Fellow of law and economics, University of Chicago; author, Uncertainty and Economic Evolution (1997) and "More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws" (1998) |
| Thursday, September 17 |
Roderic Camp, Philip M. McKenna professor of the Pacific Rim, CMC; author, Crossing Swords: Politics and Religion in Mexico (1997) and Polling for Democracy: Public Opinion and Political Liberalization in Mexico (1996); "The Magic Touch in Mexican Politics: Is Democracy Really Around the Corner?" |
| Monday, September 21 |
Paul Gigot, editorial board member, Wall Street Journal; "The Scandal Presidency and Its Consequences" |
| Tuesday, September 22 |
Ted Hayes, homeless advocate; "The Hayes Strategy for a National Plan" |
| Wednesday, September 23 |
Dennis Prager, author, Happiness is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual (1998) and Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism (1981); "The Assault on Personal Responsibility" |
| Thursday, September 24 |
Hao Huang, piano, associate professor of music, Scripps College; Gina Eckstine, vocalist; Rich Eames, piano; "George Gershwin's Centenary Celebration: Who Could Ask For Anything More?" |
| Monday, September 28 |
Sunniva Sorby, adventurer; "The Global Importance of Antarctica" |
| Tuesday, September 29 |
John Bryant, CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc.; "HOPE For the Community" |
| Wednesday, September 30 |
Lynn Karoly '83, senior economist, RAND Corporation; "The Efficacy of Early Childhood Intervention" |
| Thursday, October 1 |
Lisa Graham Keegan, Arizona superintendent of public instruction; "The Case for Education Reform" |
| Monday, October 5 |
N. Scott Momaday, Regents professor of humanities, University of Arizona; author, Circle of Wonder: A Native American Christmas Story (1994) and In the Presence of the Sun: Stories and Poems, 1961-1991 (1992), "Author Reads From His Work" |
| Tuesday, October 6 |
Adam del Monte, guitar; "A Classical and Flamenco Guitar Recital" |
| Wednesday, October 7 |
Arianna Huffington, chair, Center for Effective Compassion; author, Greetings from the Lincoln Bedroom (1998) and The Fourth Instinct: The Call of the Soul (1994); Robert Scheer, contributing editor, Los Angeles Times; author, Thinking Tuna Fish, Talking Death: Essays on the Pornography of Power (1988) and With Enough Shovels: Reagan, Bush, and Nuclear War (1982); "Left and Right: Debating Issues of the 1998 Election" |
| Thursday, October 8 |
Ron Unz, chairman, English for Children; "The Initiative Process and the Future of California Politics" |
| Monday, October 12 |
Daniel Inouye, United States Senator, (D-Hawaii); co-author, Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present (1993) and A Melting Pot or a Nation of Minorities (1986); "Reflections on Asian American Politics" C-SPAN |
| Tuesday, October 13 |
Harvey Rosenfield, president, Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights; author, Silent Violence, Silent Death: The Hidden Epidemic of Medical Malpractice (1994); "The Politics of California Health Care Reform" |
| Wednesday, October 14 |
David McCullough, author, Truman (1992) and The Johnstown Flood (1968); "History as a Source of Strength" C-SPAN |
| Wednesday, October 21 |
Renee Tajima-Pena, director of documentary films Who Killed Vincent Chin? (1988) and "My America (... Or Honk if You Love Buddha)" (1997) |
| Thursday, October 22 |
Larry Goldzband, director, California Department of Conservation; "Habitat Conservation Planning in California: Dealing with the Endangered Species Act" |
| Monday, October 26 |
Peter Schrag, visiting scholar, Institute of Governmental Studies, U.C. Berkeley; author, Test of Loyalty (1975) and Paradise Lost: California's Experience, America's Future (1998); "California's Swamp of Initiatives: Distorting Politics in the Golden State" |
| Tuesday, October 27 |
Douglas Wheeler, California secretary for resources; "Saving Lake Baikal and Lake Tahoe: Is It Possible?" (12:15 p.m.) |
| Tuesday, October 27 |
Tom Bloch '76, middle school teacher, St. Francis Xavier School, Kansas City; "From Boardroom to Classroom" |
| Wednesday, October 28 |
Joseph Prueher, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command; co-author, Performance Testing Manual, U.S. Navy; "The Media and Asia Pacific Security" (12:30 p.m.) |
| Wednesday, October 28 |
Phisit Pakkasem '60, former director, social and economic board, Thailand; Andy Ho, columnist, South China Morning Post; Yasushi Kikuchi, professor of social anthropology, Waseda University; author, Uncrystallized Philippine Society: A Social Anthropological Analysis (1992) and Mindoro Highlanders: The Life of the Swidden Agriculturists (1984); Alfred Balitzer P'88, assistant professor of government, CMC, (chair); author, A Nation of Associations: The Origin, Development and Theory of the Political Action Committee (1981); "The Media and the Meltdown" (2:30 p.m.) |
| Wednesday, October 28 |
Howard Bluestein, professor of meteorology, University of Oklahoma; author, forthcoming Tornado Alley: Monster Storms of the Great Plains (1999) and Synoptic-Dynamic Meteorology in Midlatitudes: Principles of Kinematics and Dynamics (1997); "What We Learn From Chasing Tornadoes" |
| Thursday, October 29 |
Yang Yuan-hua, senior journalist, Xin Hua News Agency; Cheong Yip Seng, editor-in-chief, Straits Times; Sombat Chantornvong, political analyst, Thailand; Thomas Boyd, chief of public affairs, U.S. Pacific Command;Ko Shioya, North American Bureau Chief, Bungei Shunju, (chair); "Asia Pacific Media: A Matter of Perspective" (8:30 a.m.) |
| Thursday, October 29 |
Surin Pitsuwan '72, minister of foreign affairs, Thailand; author, Islam and Malay Nationalism: A Case Study of Malay Muslims of Southern Thailand (1985); " Good News From Asia: After the Meltdown" |
| Friday, October 30 |
Cha-Jin Lee , Bank of America professor of Pacific Basin Studies, CMC; author, Zhou Enlai: The Early Years (1996) and co-editor, North Korea after Kim Il Sung (1998); Dean Hirsch, president, World Vision International; Kim Jin-hyun, president, Seoul University; Alfred Balitzer P'88, assistant professor of government, CMC, (chair); author, A Nation of Associations: The Origin, Development and Theory of the Political Action Committee (1981); "The North Korean Problem" (8:00 a.m.) |
| Friday, October 30 |
Tato Takahama, journalist, Yomiuri Shimbun; Takesato Watanabe, professor of journalism, Doshisha University; Ko Shioya, North American Bureau Chief, Bungei Shunju; Yasushi Kikuchi, professor of social anthropology, Waseda University; author, Uncrystallized Philippine Society: A Social Anthropological Analysis (1992) and Mindoro Highlanders: The Life of the Swidden Agriculturists (1984); Leon Hollerman, professor emeritus of economics, CMC, (chair); author, Japan's Economic Strategy in Brazil: Challenge for the United States (1988) and co-editor, The Effect of Japanese Investment on the World Economy: A Six-Country Study, 1970-1991 (1996); "Japan's Media: The View From There" (9:30 a.m.) |
| Monday, November 2 |
Daniel Okimoto, professor of political science, Stanford University; author, The Japan-American Security Alliance: Prospects for the 21st Century (1998) and co-editor, The Political Economy of Japan: The Changing International Context (1988); "Japanese Security Policy" (12:30 p.m.) |
| Monday, November 2 |
Bernard Cooper, writing teacher, Antioch University, Los Angeles; author, Maps to Anywhere (1990) and Truth Serum: Memoirs (1997); "A Reading" |
| Tuesday, November 3 |
Daniel Druckman, percussion; Chris Finkel, cello; Jean Kopperud, clarinet; Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor and percussion; Jayn Rosenfeld, flute; Stephen Gosling, piano and synthesizer; Calvin Wiersma, violin and viola, "The New York New Music Ensemble: Performance of Contemporary Music" |
| Wednesday, November 4 |
Mark Blitz, Fletcher Jones professor of political philosophy, CMC; author, Heidegger's Being and Time and the Possibility of Political Philosophy (1981); John J. Pitney Jr., professor of government, CMC; contributor, Congress' Permanent Minority?: Republicans in the U.S. House (1994); Judith Merkle, professor of government, CMC; author, The Oracle Glass (1994) and In Pursuit of the Green Lion (1990); P. Edward Haley, professor of international relations, CMC; co-author, American Security in an Interdependent World (1988) and author, Qaddaffi and the United States since 1969 (1984); "Post Election Commentary" |
| Thursday, November 5 |
Chang-rae Lee, professor of English, director, creative writing program, Hunter College; author, Native Speaker (1995); "A Reading" |
| Monday, November 9 |
Christopher DeMuth, president, American Enterprise Institute; contributor, The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol (1995) and author, The Reagan Doctrine and Beyond (1988); "Science, Technology, and the Wealth of Nations" |
| Tuesday, November 10 |
Michael Swaine, senior political scientist in international studies, RAND Corporation; author, Military and Political Succession in China: Leadership, Institutions and Beliefs (1992) and The Role of the Chinese Military in National Security Policymaking (1998); "Chinese Security Policy" (12:30 p.m.) |
| Tuesday, November 10 |
Kevin Starr, California state librarian; professor of urban and regional planning, USC; author, Endangered Dreams: The Great Depression in California (1996) and Commerce and Civilization: Claremont McKenna College, the First Fifty Years, 1946-1996 (1998); "Crescit Cvm Commercio Civitas" |
| Wednesday, November 11 |
Pete McCloskey, Jr., former California Congressman, (R-12th District); author, The Taking of Hill 610, and Other Essays of Friendship (1992); "Commemorating Veteran's Day" |
| Thursday, November 12 |
George Anders, journalist, Wall Street Journal; author, Merchants of Debt: KKR and the Mortgaging of America (1992) and Health Against Wealth: HMOs and the Breakdown of Medical Trust (1996); "Developments on the HMO Battlefield" |
| Monday, November 16 |
Amy Webb, principal, The Webb Group; "The Leader Within" |
| Tuesday, November 17 |
Benjamin Lambeth, senior staff, RAND Corporation; author, The Warrior Who Could Rule Russia: Profile of Aleksander Lebed (1997) and co-author, Russia's Air Power at the Crossroads (1996); "The Military Situation in Russia with Emphasis on Air Power" (12:30 p.m.) |
| Tuesday, November 17 |
Jamling Tanzing Norgay, Sherpa adventurer; "The Norgay Story: A Family Legacy of Adventure" |
| Wednesday, November 18 |
Ken Khachigian, political strategist; "California Politics: An Overview" |
| Thursday, November 19 |
Oleg Grinevsky, visiting research fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; author, Tauwetter (The Thaw: The Political Triangle Khrushchev, Eisenhower and Adenauer) (1996) and One Thousand and One Days from the Life of Nikita Khrushchev (1998); "The Current Conditions in Russia" (12:30 p.m.) |
| Thursday, November 19 |
Michael Wilkes, associate director, Center for Educational Development and Research, UCLA; "Educating Doctors for the Twenty-first Century" |