The Cornell Sun has a new report on a lecture delivered by a Star Wars actor this weekend:

Hundreds of Cornell students, parents and faculty packed Bailey Hall Friday night as actor James Earl Jones delivered a lecture entitled "The Culture Quest: How Culture Affects Us and How We Affect Culture."

The acclaimed actor, who has starred in films such as A Field of Dreams and whose notable voice has helped create characters such as Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufassa in The Lion King, visited Cornell thanks to the Cornell University Program Board (CUPB).

Emphasizing the necessity and vitality of culture in any given society, Jones' brief lecture was anecdotal, humorous and intellectual.

He stressed the ability that culture has to influence a community's tradition, customs, heritage, philosophy and religion.

Jones contended that worldwide cultures, although vastly different, have a lot to offer to one another and are strengthened when they encounter each other.

"Some of the greatest periods in our history occurred when cultures merged," he said.