Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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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

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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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W, •. 0 f ► As the registration hassle lengthens, most students have to take time out for a rest. -4 While class after class closes, students struggle to find classes that fit in with their work schedules or their favorite soap operas. ► Even the fittest have their trouble surviv- ing registration. More often than not, students have to take a break from the process and think out their schedules again. fo Student Life