Public Affairs Symposium Opens

The Public Affairs symposium, the topic of which was "The Media: An Inside Look", opened with an address by Jody Powell, former press secretary to President Jimmy Carter. Each day of the symposium focused on a particular facet of the issue of social and cultural effects of media on society, politics, and future technologies. Dean Kremer, chairman of the Public Affairs Symposium Steering Committee stated that one of their main goals that semester was to create a "politically balanced" symposium.