Death penalty discussion set at UCI

The death penalty will be explored in various mediums today at UC

Irvine.

“Performance, Policy and Culture: ‘Dead Man Walking’ and the Death

Penalty in America” is an all-day symposium addressing the societal

implications and issues surrounding the death penalty in America.

The event will combine live performance scenes from Opera Pacific’s

production of “Dead Man Walking” with a scholarly forum with speakers who

include a U.S. Circuit Court judge and an L.A. County chief deputy

district attorney.

The symposium will run from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Irvine

Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. Tickets are $20 at the door.

Information: (949) 824-8294.