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Heads vs. Feds: The Great Debate

A harmless alternative to alcohol with positive social, economic and medical uses? Or the gateway drug leading to narcotic and drug abuse, culminating in the addiction to heroin and crack?

Legalization supporter Steve Hager is the editor in chief of High Times magazine. Hager attempts to establish the counterculture as a legitimate minority whose rights of freedom of religion and pursuit of happiness have been denied.

Opponent Robert M. Stutman is a 25-year veteran of US Drug Enforcement Administration and has first-hand experience with the carnage and social implications of drugs and violence in our country.

Josh Blue has been a fast-rising star since first appearing on Comedy Central's "Mind of Mencia" before gaining the attention and endearment of the country as a favorite on NBC's "Last Comic Standing". Josh is a diverse and triumphant individual - hilarious stand-up comedian, stand-out guest star on television, talented artist, and stellar U.S. Paralympic Soccer player - refusing to bow to any of the challenges that come from living with Cerebral Palsy.

Blue jokes, "I realize that people are going to stare so I want to give them something to stare at." Josh uses his incredible sense of humor and versatile persona to defy stereotypes and encourage others to overcome their preconceived notions about people who are considered "disabled". His unique brand of "reverse teasing" affords him the great joy of "humbling condescending people".

Kyle Cease

Kyle Cease began his comedy career at the age of sever, perfoming for his grade school classes, and by the age of 18 he became the yougest headlining comedian in the Northwest United States. By 21 he had toured nationally, won the International Giggles Comedy Competition, placed in the finals of the prestigious Seattle international Comedy Competition and completedi his first major movie role.

Kyle also made a memorable appearance in the Columbia Pictures parody feature Not Another Tean Movie. Appropriately, there is a spoof of 10 Things I Hate About You, and even Kyle's character, Bogey Lowenstein (however, he was not cast as his own parody).

Frank Warren's "PostSecret"

The concept behind PostSecret is simple: a person anonymously decorates a postcard with a secret they've never shared before. There are no restrictions to the secret, as long as it's truthful and has never been admitted before. This idea blew up from a small community mail art project to a website deemed "10th most popular site amongst female students in the USA" by Youth Trends in 2008. Each week, Frank Warren posts secrets from people all over the country. Some bring laughter, others bring tears, yet they all are submissions from the heart. Five books of secrets have been published, and now Frank Warren has taken his secrets on tour. He will be speaking about the secrets in our society, and giving students a chance to share secrets of their own.

Charlie Bowie this hilarious event who is a very comical character who recently graduated from Stetson. Ronnie Jordan is from southwest Atlanta and has been a hot ticket since he first took the stage in 2001, when he was named Uptown Comedy Corner's "Rookie of the Year." Jordan is one of the most booked college comedians, and once did 105 colleges in 112 days. Jim Tavare is an English comedian, and has appeared on Last Comic Standing and played Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.