Noted & Quoted
WE’RE A PRETTY MEDIA-LITERATE GENERATION because that’s how we grew up. There’s a lot of crazy stuff on the air, too, so you just have to pay attention and figure out whose biases are showing. JOSHUA HABURSKY ’141
THE BIG QUESTION OF THE COURSE IS,
“What does
it mean to be
a human?” MICHAEL MCCRACKEN, PH.D., ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS2
HALF THE PRESIDENTS AND FIRST LADIES HAVE TAUGHT. A really effective teacher has to communicate, has to know people, and has to be well-organized. I don’t think it’s an accident that they ended up in the White House. I think it fits. JAMES LONGO, ED.D., CHAIR AND PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION3
W&J not only has stepped up to address an important immediate need, but has created a lifeline for the future. EDWARD GREB, PH.D., PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY4
Regardless of personal circumstance, BIRTHDAYS ARE MEANT TO BE CELEBRATED, and all children should have the opportunity to feel special and recognized. MEG YUNN, DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES5
The same people who readily invest $30,000 in a car that depreciates the minute it is driven off the lot will complain
about investing $30,000 in a college education that does not depreciate,
As we run up to the 2012 elections, there’s going to again be a debate about the United States’ role in the world: Who should we help, who should we protect,
BUT RATHER APPRECIATES IN VALUE OVER TIME.
SHOULD WE PROTECT PEOPLE AT ALL?
TORI HARING-SMITH, PH.D., PRESIDENT6
JAMES GORMLY, PH.D., PROFESSOR OF HISTORY7
IT’S A CAUSE THAT’S REALLY CLOSE TO MY HEART. THERE ARE A LOT OF WOMEN OUT THERE WHO HAVE HAD THIS DISEASE AND, UNFORTUNATELY, HAVEN’T SURVIVED, SO FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE, IT’S REALLY OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE AWARENESS GETS OUT.
1 “Too young to understand, ‘generation 9-11’ embraces media for meaning,” Gloria Goodale, Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 7, 2011 2 “Freshman seminars evoke thought at W&J,” Emily Petsko, Washington (Pa.) Observer-Reporter, Jan. 18, 2012 3 “From Classroom to White House,” KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh Today Live, Jan. 6, 2012. 4 “Washington & Jefferson College community comes together to help those in need in Japan,” Liberal Arts College News, Nov. 9, 2011 5 “Parties for the homeless make her a prize winner,” Margaret Smykla, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov. 3, 2011 6 “Debt soaring with tuition,” Jeff Gammage, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 18, 2011 7 “1941: Pearl Harbor,” Merrill Perlman and Veronica Majerol, New York Times Upfront, Oct. 24, 2011 8 “W&J sophomore Roberts running for a cause,” Jason Mackey, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Oct. 17, 2011
HALEY ROBERTS ’148
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