Seen & Heard
“Molly Ivins was witty, articulate and spot on about
the American political scene. Perhaps she did not live to see the political ‘promised
land,’ but her wisdom and humor have lit the way for future generations to
complete this crucial journey.”
Sally Mayer ’79 commenting on the Web site of the Alumnae
Association of Smith College after learning of the death of syndicated columnist
Molly Ivins ’66 in January
“You know they’re all refugees. The entire
team is all refugees, and that’s a very powerful experience.”
Smith alumna Luma Mufleh ’97, a soccer coach in Georgia,
speaking on All Things Considered for NPR’s March 9 story “Refugees Find
Hope, Film Deal on Soccer Field.”
“(President) Bush is a bit like a toy soldier who
runs into a wall and keeps going.”
Conservative author and speaker Dinesh D’Souza discussing
the U.S. government’s handling of the war in Iraq as well as his new book The
Enemy at Home at the invitation of the Smith College Republicans on February 8
“I went from Smith straight to the Ph.D. program
at the Divinity School at Duke. I was the youngest ever to enter the program and
also the only woman and the only Jew, and they didn’t know what to do with
me. They kept asking me to make coffee. And I said ‘No!’”
Feminist biblical scholar and Rally Day Medalist Amy-Jill
Levine ’78 discussing her path from Smith to an academic career, during a Rally
Day panel discussion following the presentation of awards on February 21
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