Presented by Historian, Author and Journalist Guillaume Serina

Through insights from Olympic Games and soccer World Cups, Guillaume Serina delves into how sports reflect and shape the geopolitical situations of our world. You won’t need to be a fan of sports or politics to find this presentation fascinating.

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Presented by Professor Todd Brun of USC

Stories of time travel have long fascinated audiences, but does science actually allow such trips in time? We will see how physics, surprisingly, does seem to allow such "closed time like curves" to exist, and how they are similar--and different--to the time machines of folk tales and modern science fiction. Join Professor Todd Brun from USC for a deep dive into one of his favorite subjects: the theory of time travel.

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Presented by Professor Emerita in the Department of Communications at California State University Andi Stein

The 1992 movie A League of Their Own introduced the world to a group of women who were recruited to play professional baseball during World War II. Come learn about the real story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the impact these women had on America's favorite pastime.

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Presented by One of 657 “Donut Dollies” serving in the Vietnam War, Sandi Rhoten

Sandi will share her experience as a Donut Dolly during the Vietnam War; one of the 657 women who served from 1965 – 1972. The American Red Cross was asked by the military to provide a program for combat and combat support enlisted men and to do the impossible: bring a touch of home to a war zone and be the girl next door. It was a guerilla war, and the Donut Dollies were in the middle of the conflict. They ran recreation centers and took programs to the men at basecamps and firebases. Just like the GIs, they formed close friendships and life-long bonds. Just like the men, they saw friends die.

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Presented by Author and Filmmaker Steven C. Smith

Olivia de Havilland was not only one of Hollywood’s most admired and honored actresses, but she also made legal history. In 1943, de Havilland was under contract to Warner Bros. when the studio added six months to her contract for times she had been suspended for rejecting roles. She made the bold decision to sue her employers, and in 1944 a final ruling by the California Court of Appeal for the Second District was decided in her favor. The result had far-reaching consequences, reducing the power of the studios and gaining more freedom for actors. In this presentation, Steven C. Smith will feature film clips and interviews with Olivia herself, to bring to life the story of this remarkable, gifted woman.

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