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Exclusive on-campus ticket sales close at 4 p.m. today <\/strong>for bestselling author and journalist Michael Pollan, who will be on campus Tuesday, Oct. 25<\/strong> to present \u201cIn Defense of Food: The Omnivore\u2019s Solution.”\u00a0 In his talk, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Maureen Stapleton Theatre, Pollan<\/a> explores what the industrialization of food and agriculture has meant for our health and happiness as eaters, and looks at the growing national movement to renovate the food system.<\/p>\n Pollan\u2019s appearance is a ticket-required event and expected to be sold out!<\/strong> Therefore, Cultural Affairs is offering tickets exclusively to faculty, staff and students \u2013 with ID! Faculty\/staff members may purchase one ticket for $20 and up to three additional tickets for $35 each. Students are entitled to one free ticket and may purchase up to three additional tickets for $35 each. (Remaining tickets will be offered to the general public for $35 each beginning at midnight Tuesday.)<\/p>\n Cultural Affairs urges members of the campus community not to delay in acquiring tickets! Tickets will be sold between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. in GUN 267. Cash, check (payable to FSA), Discover, Master Card or Visa will be accepted for payment.<\/p>\n For more information about Michael Pollan, author of four New York Times<\/em> bestsellers (Food Rules: An Eater\u2019s Manual<\/em>; In Defense of Food: An Eater\u2019s Manifesto<\/em>; The Omnivore\u2019s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals <\/em>and The Botany of Desire: A Plant\u2019s-Eye View of the World<\/em>), visit www.michaelpollan.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tickets at $10 each (free for students) also are available in GUN 267 for the Harlem Gospel Choir<\/strong>, which returns to campus by popular demand on Saturday, Oct. 8 for a 7 p.m. concert.<\/p>\n