Arguments erupted in the audience during the question-and-answer session after movie star and community activist Danny Glover spoke on Tuesday.

Sparks flew when a member of the audience brought up an incident in which Glover claimed he was denied a cab in New York because he was African American.

“What has happened to me has happened to thousands of people with color,” said Glover.

Racial issues were a main component of the lecture. Glover said that Hollywood is a white man’s forum.

“Most Africans don’t have a career in this business anyway. We don’t play a major role because the stories aren’t about us. There are a few of us, but if you look at the majority we have a limited presence,” said Glover.

Another sore topic for Glover was his stance on the United States and the previous war against Iraq.

“After 9/11 people jumped on the easy bandwagon of patriotism.

“How can this country talk about free elections after what happened in Florida?” he said.

On supporting the troops, he said, “We support the troops by bringing them home.”

According to Jennifer Dinsmore, assistant director of student activities, the tension was expected.

“At other schools where he spoke they actually had protestors,” She said.

Some students said Glover did a good job to defending his point.

“Everyone kept attacking him, but he was very good at maintaining his ideas and also being respectful of other’s opinions,” Jerah Pettibone, drama freshman, said.

Glover was this year’s speaker in the annual Father Carter lecture series, which started eight years ago.

According to Dinsmore, Glover was chosen to speak because of his belief in activism and because he was against the war.

Loyola went with the official stance of the Catholic Church, which did not support the war.

About 75 people attended Glover’s talk. Reporter while author Peter Bergen’s lecture last year drew over 100 people.

“We used a different format this year. We weren’t really sure how it would turn out. We just needed more time,” Dinsmore said.