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Animal rights and the English of Western America will be among the topics presented by the University Forum lecture series at UNLV in April.

Bruce G. Friedrich of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) will speak on the topic, "Animal Rights for the 21st Century" on April 4. His presentation is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Classroom Building Complex, Room A-106.

All presentations in the University Forum lecture series are free and open to the public.

Friedrich, who serves as PETA's international grassroots campaigns coordinator, proposes that "animals are not ours to eat, wear, or experiment upon." In his talk he will explore the enormous implications of granting animals equality with humans.

"We Are Westerners: The English of Western America in the 20th Century" will be the topic when UNLV professor Thomas L. Clark speaks on April 10.

His presentation is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Frank and Estella Beam Hall, Room 241.

Clark, a professor of English, last year published a dictionary titled "Western Lore and Language: A Dictionary for Enthusiasts of the American West."

In his University Forum presentation, Clark will use slides to illustrate the development of English in western North America.

In addition to cowboy lingo and ranchers' jargon, westerners have created new words to deal with skiing, mining, computers, fishing, and logging, according to Clark. Westerners also have picked up terms from Kwakiutl, Spanish, Hopi, Japanese, Tlingit, and dozens of other languages.

The University Forum lecture series is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and underwritten by the UNLV Foundation.

For additional information on the series, call the College of Liberal Arts at (702) 895-3401.