The University of California, Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism is hosting a series of public programs from Oct. 4 through Oct. 26 examining issues relating to the Nov. 2 presidential election.
Speakers and panelists include former Vice President Al Gore, investigative reporters including Seymour Hersh, columnists, and UC Berkeley experts and scientists.
Some events are free to the public. Credentialed media wishing to cover the event must contact Media Relations at ckm@pa.urel.berkeley.edu. Updated details about the events and tickets will appear online at http://journalism.berkeley.edu/events/.
Monday, Oct. 4, 7:30-9 p.m.
“Does America Need a New President?�
This event is a debate between William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard and co-author of “The War Over Iraq,� and Mark Danner, a UC Berkeley journalism professor who has reported extensively on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Location: Zellerbach Auditorium
Tickets: $10; free for UC Berkeley students with valid ID
Cal Performances will handle ticket sales by phone at (510) 642-9988 or online at: http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/ticket_office/. Tickets are on sale.
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 7-8:30 p.m.
Columnist Molly Ivins delivers the 8th annual Mario Savio Memorial Lecture
Ivins is a nationally syndicated political columnist and the author of “Bushwhacked! Life in George Bush’s America,� and “Who Let the Dogs In? Incredible Political Animals I Have Known.�
Location: Zellerbach Auditorium
Tickets: Free. They will be distributed on first-come, first-served basis starting at 5 p.m. on Oct. 6 in front of Zellerbach.
Friday, Oct. 8, 6:30-8 p.m.
Seymour Hersh is the featured speaker at the annual assembly of the California First Amendment Coalition
Hersh is known for exposing the My Lai massacre and its cover-up during the Vietnam War and as the first to report on abuses at Abu Ghraib prison. His latest book, “Chain of Command,� alleges that the
Bush administration knew in the fall of 2002 about abuse at the U.S. detention center in Cuba. He will
be interviewed by KQED’s Michael Krasny. The event is being co-sponsored by the Graduate School of Journalism and the coalition.
Location: Pauley Ballroom, Martin Luther King Student Union
Tickets: Free, to be distributed at the door starting at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 12, 7:30-9 p.m.
“Bush Science Policy,� a panel discussion of the Bush administration, science and policymaking
Participants will include moderator Michael Pollan, a UC Berkeley journalism professor and author; David Baltimore, president of California Institute of Technology and a Nobel Laureate in physiology and medicine; Kurt Gottfried, chairman of the Union of Concerned Scientists and professor of physics at Cornell University; Bruce Buckheit, former director of Environmental Protection Agency air
enforcement; and Henry Miller, former staffer at the Federal Drug Administration and a fellow at the Hoover Institute.
Location: Wheeler Auditorium
Tickets: $10; free for UC Berkeley students with valid ID. Cal Performances will handle ticket sales by phone at (510) 642-9988 or online at: http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/ticket_office/. Tickets are not yet on sale.
Monday, Oct. 25, 7:30-9 p.m.
“Has the Press Failed in Iraq: War, Torture and Accountability�
Participants in this panel discussion will be Robert Silvers, co-editor of The New York Review of Books; UC Journalism professor and reporter Mark Danner; and Michael Massing, a frequent writer on the press and foreign affairs and co-author (with Orville Schell, dean of the journalism school) of “Now They Tell Us, The American Press and Iraq.� Schell will moderate.
Location: Wheeler Auditorium
Tickets: $10; free for UC Berkeley students with valid ID
Cal Performances will handle ticket sales by phone at (510) 642-9988 or online at http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/ticket_office/. Tickets are not yet on sale.
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 7:30-9 p.m.
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore talks about “Global Climate Change: What Are the Facts?�
Gore will make a presentation on global warming and the environment before sitting down for a conversation with Orville Schell, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism. The event will be webcast.
Location: Wheeler Auditorium. An overflow room will be setup in Pimentel Hall for simulcast.
Tickets: $10; free for UC Berkeley students with valid ID
Cal Performances will handle ticket sales by phone at (510) 642-9988 or online at http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/ticket_office/. Tickets are not yet on sale.