ASL will kick off the summer lecture series of 2013 with a talk by Prof. Paul Rundquist titled “Obama 2.0: The Famous First 100 Days - What Is Really Changing?” Started by Frankin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression, the “100 Days Program” has become part of the global political lexicon to define and assess how a new adminstration seeks to engage energetically large and pressing problems in both domestic and international affairs. President Obama has also made large promises for his second term, involving the economy, social policy, immigration, foreign policy, and the environment.