Free lunchtime discussions from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday in the Administration Building’s quiet lounge near the cafeteria will feature faculty members speaking on the controversial aspects of freedom of speech, press, religion and expression.

Tuesday’s topic is freedom of religion. The speakers will be David Parker, assistant professor of political science, Kevin Ladd, assistant professor of psychology and Frederick Naffzinger, professor of business law. The moderator will be Elizabeth Bennion, assistant professor of political science.

Wednesday’s topic will be tattoos and piercings as free expression. The panelists will be Frank Fujita, associate professor of psychology, and Jennifer Klein, associate professor of dental hygiene. The moderator will be Micheline Nilsen, assistant professor of fine arts.

Religion and control over an individual’s body will be the Thursday topic. The panelists will be Warren Shrader, assistant professor of philosophy, Christine White and Nancy Cook, spiritual care counselor for the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc.

The moderator will be Valerie Berezner.

Democracy Plaza on the pedestrian mall will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. An easel will be set up near the plaza by the Student Activities Center and students may write their comments on questions and statements about American democracy.

The plaza also will be the site of readings from banned books. Students and faculty will be reading excerpts from banned books for 10 minutes at 9:45 and 11:15 a.m.; 12:45, 2:15, 3:45 and 5:15 p.m.

The plaza also will feature the sale of civically engaged bracelets as a fundraiser for the Political Science Club and displays from the American Democracy Project.

The American Democracy Project will present “The Self-Made Man” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, in Room 1001, Wiekamp Hall. The film features 77-year-old solar-energy pioneer Bob Stern as he finds out he is seriously ill. The film examines the issue whether we should control how we die.

The film is sponsored by the Political Science Club and the Student Government Association in conjunction with the American Democracy Project.

Every event is free and open to the public.