ACLU@Duke Events: September 2005 through February 2006

SEPTEMBER 2005: Gathering of ALE Violations
The ACLU@Duke is now documenting and reporting (to the administration, state law enforcement officials, and the ACLU of North Carolina's Staff Attorney) student complaints of ALE abuses. We will continue this effort all semester. We will be at the Bryan Center from 9 am to 5 pm on Fridays. Please report any violations.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2005: Reproductive Rights in North Carolina
A review of the constitutional basis of Roe v. Wade and how the landmark Supreme Court decision plays out in the lives of women in North Carolina. The Director of Patient Services for Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina will be on hand to answer any questions. Old Chem 116, 8 pm

SEPTEMBER 20, 2005: A Student's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters
We will be educating students about their constitutional rights and encouraging them, as we have all semester, to report ALE violations. Jennifer Rudinger, President of the ACLU of North Carolina will be speaking at the event. Old Chem 116, 9 pm

OCTOBER 28, 2005: Academic Freedom - A Debate
This semester, the diversity of facutly "ideology" at Duke has been called into question by Students for Academic Freedom and various articles published in The Chronicle, among other entities. Utimately, it seems that the ability of the Duke faculty to adequately and fairly teach and judge student performance is being challenged. The purpose of this event is to discuss the ideals and merits of what SAF and others have called "Academic Freedom." In discussing this issue face to face - as opposed to less direct vechicles that allow one to shroud a deficient argument or idea in eloquence and wit - we hope to challenge both sides of the argument and thereby better judge the true merits of each. We sincerely hop that this event serves as an educational experience for those of every ideology.

Panelists include: Michael Hardt - Duke Professor of Literature and author of "Empire" and "Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of the Empire."

John K. Wilson - Author of "The Myth of Political Correctness: The Conservative Attack on Higher Education" and founder of collegefreedom.org and The INDY.

Joey Stansbury - A representative of the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. The Pope Center is a "conservative public policy organization that works to improve higher education."

Stephen Miller - President of Duke's Chapter of Students for Academic Freedom, a student group currently working toward the implementation of the Academic Bill of Rights at Duke. 7:30 pm, Von Cannon B

NOVEMBER 1, 2005: Judgment of the Times
A forum to discuss the future of the Supreme Court and its effects on the liberties of Americans. Panelists include Professor Neil Siegel, Jed Purdy, Jefferson Powell, and Erwin Chemerinsky. 7 pm, Sanford 04

JANUARY 16, 2006: In Search of a Dream
Nearly four decades ago, Martin Luther King Jr. shared his dream with the divergent worlds of America. Since then, though his words have remained the same, the images they evoke have undergone a dramatic transformation. To some, his words remain a challenge, the declaration of a people in search of more, to others, King's dream relegated to fantasy and almost mocking in its contrast to reality. The ACLU@Duke proudly presents "In Search of a Dream" as a time to examine the legacy of King's dream, determine where we are now, and eventually ask, "Dare we still Dream?" 11:30 am to 1 pm, Von Cannon C

FEBRUARY 18, 2006: North Carolina ACLU Youth Summit - Hosted by the ACLU@Duke
Campus leaders from across the state will converge on Duke's campus to discuss important civil liberty issues facing college students, techniques that best implement change, and how to help one another protect civil liberties throughout the state.