Peter Irons to speak on ‘Jim Crow’ legacy
UCSD political science professor Peter Irons will discuss his book “”Jim Crow’s Children: The Broken Promise of the Brown Decision”” on Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. as part of Thurgood Marshall College’s Week.
Irons won a Silver Gavel Award from the American Bar Association for his book, which marks the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Nov. 18 at Price Center Ballroom A.
Joseph Watson to get ‘Up Close and Personal’
Thurgood Marshall Week will feature “”Up Close and Personal,”” where students will be able to meet and speak with Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Joseph W. Watson.
Watson was the founding provost of Thurgood Marshall College.
The event will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Eucalyptus Point.
Pulitzer winner to speak at Revelle forum
Author Louis Menaud will be speaking with UCSD history professor Michael A. Bernstein as part of the Revelle Forum on Nov. 20.
Menaud is renowned as a Pulitzer Prize winner, as a staff writer for The New Yorker, and for his book “”The Metaphysical Club.””
His latest book, “”American Studies,”” is a collection of his pieces for The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books. In his book, he examines such cultural icons as T.S. Eliot, Norman Mailer and Rolling Stone.
The event, which is open to the public at a ticket price of $35, will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Neurosciences Institute.
CalPIRG to hold hunger banquet on Nov. 18
The UCSD chapter of CalPIRG will be holding a “”hunger banquet”” on Nov. 18 to raise awareness of global hunger and money for a local homeless shelter.
Attendees will be divided up and served varying amounts of food to illustrate the unequal global distribution of food. Sociology professor Stephen Lincoln will also speak about poverty and hunger.
Funds raised will benefit the Cortez Hill Family Center in San Diego.
The event will take place at 6 p.m. at Porter’s Pub. Tickets are $3.00.
Stand-up comic to perform at Price Center
Stand-up comic Dat Phan, winner of NBC’s “”The Last Comic Standing,”” will be performing on Nov. 17 at Price Center Theater at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by Sixth College and the Vietnamese Student Association.
Phan was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1975. He emigrated with his mother to Santee, Calif., where he endured financial hardships throughout his childhood.
He and his family also spent part of their lives in San Diego. After deciding to pursue stand-up comedy, Phan moved to Los Angeles and decided to audition for the NBC show, ultimately becoming the winner out of the show’s five finalists.
Phan currently lives in West Hollywood and continues to perform his show throughout the country.
For more information on the event, call (858) 822-5966 or e-mail [email protected].
Author Brian Alexander to speak about biotech
Brian Alexander, author of “”Rapture: How Biotech Became the New Religion,”” will appear at the UCSD Bookstore on Nov. 19.
Alexander has written for various publications and has been the contributing editor for biotechnology at Wired magazine.
His new book looks at the battle for longer life by recounting the stories behind cloning, stem cells, miracle drugs and genetic engineering.
“”Rapture”” also traces subculture movements believing in human genetic engineering as they move more into the scientific mainstream.
According to Alexander, biotech’s agenda has become a religion in its own right.
Alexander will be speaking about and signing copies of his book on the first floor of UCSD Bookstore from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
