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Plimpton and Poussaint Dr. Poussaint gives his attention to a question dealing with his lecture. The Lecture - Concert Committee brought two noted professionals to WMC - author, intrigant George Plimp- ton and author, psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint. Both men spoke about person- al opinions and experiences concerning their forestated avocations. Plimpton, a participatory journalist, fascinated his audience with stories of his unique involvements in the arts as well as in sports. To give his readers personal experiences instead of just sportswriter observations, he has active- ly participated in football, ice hockey, boxing, and orchestra, a movie, a trapeze show ... his resume is endless. He stated that concentration is what makes a champion, and as deeply as he focuses his attention and whole self in his pro- fession, one can't help but feel that he is a champion. Dr. Poussaint lectured on "Psychiatry and the Cultural Bias". He spoke of psy- chiatry today as supporting the status quo. According to Dr. Pous saint, it is no longer the new field breaking through with new ideas, but instead the basis of judgement on what is health and what is illness defined by the culture. The speak- George Plimpton eyes the rappelling tower ... , Will he try er commented on such subjects as rac- this feat? ism, the womens' movement, and ho- mosexuality, and the problems encoun- 26 tered in these areas concerning cultural biasness.