Thursday, March 6, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
Be it joy, pride, sadness or despair, there is a language to our tears, as UNLV counseling Professor Jeffrey Kottler will attest.
On Tuesday, Lottler will talk about the research that resulted in his book, "The Language of Tears."
His presentation is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Classroom Building Complex, Room A-110.
Kottler will help audience members explore the meaning of crying in their lives. Questions will be addressed about how crying evolved as a language to communicate a wide variety of emotions. He will talk with audience members about ways to respond more constructively to their own tears and the tears of others, as well as discuss gender and cultural differences.
On March 17, another university lecture will focus on a topic that has been no less emotional.
John Shockley, a professor from Western Illinois University, will speak on "The Role of Money in American Elections." His presentation is set for 7:30 p.m. in Frank and Estella Beam Hall, Room 242.
Shockley, a political science professor, will focus on a new American political reality in which the interaction of technology and Supreme Court decisions has elevated the role of money to a position of increased and dangerous power in U.S. elections.
Where once "people power" and party precinct workers were a central part of campaigns, now television and television ads are the dominant means of influence, according to Shockley. He says that gives the pollsters and media consultants who orchestrate campaigns increasing power. Coupled with those technological developments, the view of the U.S. Supreme Court that money is a form of "free speech" has created important loopholes for political investors.
All presentations in the University Forum lecture series are free to the public. The series is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and underwritten by the UNLV Foundation. For additional information, call 895-3401.
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