FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2004

CONTACT: Steve Dolan
(619) 594-5664
sdolan@mail.sdsu.edu

SAN DIEGO, Friday, September 24, 2004 - Individuals 50 years of age and better will now be given an opportunity to talk about sex, religion, and politics in a classroom setting offered by San Diego State University's College of Extended Studies.

A course titled "The Impolite Subjects: Sex, Religion, and Politics," will take place from 8:30-10:30 am Thursdays, Oct. 7-Nov. 11 through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in the new Extended Studies Center.

This course offers a terrific opportunity to discuss stimulating subjects in a comfortable setting. It is everything individuals always wanted to know about sex, religion, and politics that other professors wouldn't let them talk about.

In addition to the subjects in the title; history, philosophy, the environment, and other topics selected by the participants are covered. Students will explore science, rationality, and philosophy; old and new controversies, cross-cultural comparisons, and new ideas and old values.

The Osher lifelong Learning Institute offers grants to universities to develop and implement lifelong learning programs. Among the other courses offered by the College of Extended Studies are Religions of the World; What is Language?; Keys To Robust Living; How to Win the Race With Time: Anti-aging Weapons; An Introduction to Ancient Greek Myth and Drama; Disease and History; and Medieval English Literature.

For more information, call (619) 594-2863 or visit http://www.ces.sdsu.edu/osher/courses.html.

SDSU's College of Extended Studies offers a wide variety of lifelong learning classes, seminars, and certificate programs. Career advancement courses are offered in many areas of management, leadership, and quality improvement while self-enrichment courses range from astronomy to web design. Additionally, the College offers over 30 certificate programs, on-line courses, and many other learning opportunities. To register or for more information, call (619) 594-5152 or log on to www.NeverStopLearning.net.