CAPE Forum Topics Include Recall Election, Patriot Act, U.S. Influence in the World
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August 26, 2003
Joe Wills
530-898-4143
CAPE Forum Topics Include Recall Election, Patriot Act, U.S. Influence in the World
The California Recall, SARS, the Patriot Act, media ethics and the United States’ role in the world are topics to be addressed by the Center for Applied and Professional Ethics (CAPE) at California State University, Chico during the fall 2003 semester.
CAPE was established by the College of Humanities and Fine Arts in 1987 to assist in furthering the teaching, research and community service missions of the university.
All forums this fall are held on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. They are free and open to the public.
On Sept. 11, in Performing Arts Center 134, “America as Global Partner?” will focus on changes in the country’s role in the world, and global responses to those changes, during the two-year period since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. Speakers will be Bill Stewart, Department of Political Science, Jim Jacob, Department of Political Science, Michael Perelman, Department of Economics, and Tom LeBlanc, Graduate, International, and Sponsored Programs.
On Sept. 25, in PAC 134, “Responding to SARS: Public Health, Civil Liberties, and the Ethics of Quarantining” will address the recent outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, and the difficult decisions that were made to combat SARS, balancing individual freedoms against the common good. Speakers will be Peter Cruise, Department of Health and Community Service, Roland Lamarine, Department of Health and Community Service, and Charlie Geshekter, Department of History.
On Oct. 9, in PAC 134, “The Media and the Ethics of Reporting” will address media influence, ownership and responsibilities in a democracy. Speakers will be Glen Bleske and Kurt Nordstrom, Department of Journalism, Troy Jollimore, Department of Philosophy, and David Little, Editor, Chico Enterprise-Record.
On Oct. 30, in PAC 144 (Harlen Adams Theatre), Sacramento Bee columnist Daniel Weintraub will give a special CAPE talk titled “The California Recall: A Retrospective.” Weintraub has covered state politics for 16 years, including eight as a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and five as the Capitol Bureau Chief for the Orange County Register before joining the Sacramento Bee in 2000.
The final CAPE event of the fall will Dec. 11, in PAC 134. “Patriot Act II?” will explore the impact of the Patriot Act, and implications of subsequent legislation, informally being called Patriot Act II, being considered by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. Speakers will be Paul Persons, Department of Political Science, Gregory Knell, litigation specialist, Washington, D.C., and Ali Sarsour, Chico-area activist and member of the Butte County Human Relations Network.
For more information, contact religious studies professor Andrew Flescher, director of CAPE, at 530-898-5534.
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