Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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y V fo guest speakers are talkin ' bout nukes, news and ... Good Sex ► President of his father ' s archives in New York, Paul Robeson, Jr. spoke as part of MSU ' s celebration of Black History Month. ► Harvey Wasserman, journalist and author, reinforces the idea that build- ing up nuclear arms in the United States is unnecessary. He and Phyllis Schlafly debated the nuclear arms race in January. SoV. Ph0 ° - ► Conservative Phyllis Schlafly makes a point during the nuclear arms debate. She and Harvey Wasserman discussed the economics of the arms race. Don Moy, Photo Services 14 Student Life

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way to improve declining U.S.-Soviet relations would be to set up a super communication system between the two super powers. In early December Abbie Hoffman, political activist, and Jerry Rubin, former activist turned Yuppie, debated before an audience of 600. Hoffman, who continues to speak out for the have nots, sees the current situation in Nicaragua as a case of bully (the U.S. government) beating up on a defenseless playmate (the Sandinista government). Rubin, who flashed his American Express card, stated, Money is the means to an end. It is the vehicle to realize our beliefs. Early in the second semester, former CIA director William Colby visited the MSU campus. He also spoke words of concern about the lack of communication between the two super powers — the USSR and the USA. The former director warned his audience of liberal thinking regarding detente. We must constantly be on the watch, he stated. Jk Abbie Hoffman, political activist, de- bated Jerry Rubin, as part of the MSU lecture circuit. ► Former director of the CIA, William Colby speaking at MSU emphasized a watchdog approach toward the USSR. ▼ Former political activist turned Yuppie, Jerry Rubin spoke before a crowd of 600 students and faculty in the UC ballroom. Don Moy, Photo Services Don May, Photo Services L Lecture Circuit r 13

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a he nuclear arms race, Black History Month, the sexual revolution and freedom of informa- tion were just a few of the topics that lecturers brought to MSU ' s campus during spring semester. Phyllis Schlaf ly, supporter of the Star Wars system, debated Harvey Wasserman, author of Killing Our Own , in mid-January. The debate centered around the economics of the arms race with Schlafly stating that the United States is a can-do country, able to have wealth, size and a president that will make sure the Soviet Union will not conquer us. During February, Paul Robeson, Jr., president of his father ' s archives, helped Memphis State celebrate Black History Month. Robeson, who visited campus for two days, discussed his father ' s life and changes in the racial atmosphere since his father ' s lifetime. Dr. Ruth Westheimer, noted sex educator, enter- tained and taught more than 900 people one March evening. Dr. Ruth, as she is known, indicated that everyone should become sexually literate. Sex edu- cation starts the moment a baby is born, she said. It should be taught, depending on the level of under- standing, at a very early age. Steve Bell, anchor of ABC ' s World News This Morning, spoke during MSU ' s Fourth Freedom of Information Congress in late March. Bell, who has covered such major news items as the assassination of Sen. Robert Kennedy and Anwar Sadat ' s funeral, focused on access to governmental records Jk ▲ Speaking before more than 900 people, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, noted sex educator, entertains her audience. Don Moy. Photo Services ► Steve Bell, anchor of ABC ' s World News This Morning, em- phasizes the importance of main taining access to governmental records. He spoke during the Fourth Freedom of Information Congress. Lecture Circuit Ml j 15