January 17

No meeting.

January 24

Introduction and assignments.

January 31

Movie:  Thank You for Smoking.

February 7

Religion in American life.

• Presenters: Prairie, Shenoy.
• Discussants: Farahani, Warmath.

February 14

Guest: Metin Cosgel

February 21

Islam and the West.

• Presenters: Farahani, Sood.
• Discussants: Ploch, Maynard.

February 28

Movie: Traffic.

March 14

The war on drugs.

• Presenters: Maynard, Miller.
• Discussants: Delaney, Prairie.

March 21

Movie: PBS Frontline: Is Wal-Mart Good for America?

March 28

Wal-Mart.

• Presenters: Delaney, Plourde.
• Discussants: McLennon, Miller.

April 4

Guest: Samson Kimenyi.

April 11

Globalization and poverty.

• Presenters: Sherwood, Warmath.
• Discussants: Shenoy, Sood.

April 18

Movie: An Inconvenient Truth.

April 25

Global warming.

• Presenters: McLennon, Ploch.
• Discussants: Plourde, Sherwood.