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[email protected]. .it* 1<! „se WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS iecord Vol. 17 No. 1 Aug. 27, 1992 Authors Kurt Vonnegut, Elie Wiesel among Assembly Series speakers Sen. Robert Kerrey, D-Neb., was Vonnegut has topped the best-seller lists scheduled to open the University's repeatedly with books like Cat's Cradle and Assembly Series Aug. 26 with the Slaughterhouse Convocation address, "Building for Great- Five. His works, ness." The annual Convocation ceremony is which have sold targeted primarily to freshmen and other millions of undergraduates, although all members of copies and the University community are welcome to appeared in attend. Kerrey's talk was scheduled for 11 numerous for- a.m. in Graham Chapel. eign editions, Kerrey, who campaigned for the Demo- also have been cratic presidential nomination earlier this adapted for the year, serves on two U.S. Senate commit- stage and screen. tees: Appropriations, and Agriculture, He is a member Nutrition and Forestry. In addition, he has Kurt Vonnegut of the National been actively involved in health care issues.