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September 26, 2000
From Presidential Politics to Sculpture From Prague, Southampton College Honors Lecture Series Covers It All

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Suzanne Donovan
(631) 287 8313
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Southampton, NY-Public policy expert James Larocca plans to offer his critique this fall of the 2000 Presidential Elections as part of the Honors Program Lecture series at Southampton College of Long Island University. Ceramic art from the Czech Republic, local conservation issues, current affairs in Africa and a cultural history of the breast are among the other topics that will be covered, starting in October.

Jindra Vikova, a sculptor and ceramist from Prague leads off the lectures sponsored by the Honors Program Thursday, October 12. Ms. Vikova's sculpture has been described as "playing an important role in contemporary realism."She has exhibited in group and solo shows throughout Europe and the U.S. since the mid-1970s. Her talk will include a slide presentation of her work, beginning at 6 p.m. October 12 in the Avram Theater in the Fine Arts Building. Ms. Vikova's husband, photographer Pavel Banka, will also be present. His work is being exhibited in Los Angeles this fall, in a solo retrospective show. This lecture is co-sponsored by the John P. McGrath Fund of Long Island University.

The following week, Robert DeLucca, president of the Group for the South Fork, will give his perspective on land preservation initiatives pursued on the East End over the last 25 years. "A Critical Review of Land Preservation" is scheduled for 9 p.m. Wednesday, October 18 at the Duke Lecture Hall in Chancellor's Hall.

Lewis Greenstein, director of the Friends World Program and a specialist in East African history, will speak on "Africa in the 21st Century," Monday, October 23 at 9 p.m. in Duke Lecture Hall.

On November 14 James Larocca, a new member of the Southampton College faculty, will give a lecture titled, "The 2000 Election: Is This Any Way to Choose a President?" Larocca is a lawyer, business consultant and playwright who has been active for years in New York State government and politics. He is the recently-appointed KeySpan Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Long Island University.

Maura Spiegel, co-author of "Breasts" (forthcoming, Workman Publishers) gives her unique perspective on the female form in a lecture titled "A Cultural History of the Breast," Tuesday, November 28 at 9 p.m. Ms. Spiegel teaches at Barnard College of Columbia University and is co-editor of "The Grim Reader: Writings on Death, Dying and Living On."

The Honors Program lecture series is free and open to the public. For more information on these lectures please call Professor Jonathan Haynes at (631) 287-8098.