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SPECIAL INSERT This issue is sent to you courtesy of the College of Education, the i For *vi ng The and the J Fund. REMINDER! THIS IS THE LAST ISSUE SUBSCRIBERS. HAVE A GREAT, SAFE SUMMER. cee vnii IM CONTENTS IpWS: Cc Heekend c residence I staff honor reunion w< Hayden Ce Congratulations Graduates! Scenes from Commencement May 28 in Goodman Stadium. ABC-TV news correspondent Catherine Crier was the speaker and posed with senior class officers (from left): Julie E. Gayle, president; Hannah G. Lee, vice president; Shanon M. Jeffries, treasurer; Amy E. Troxell, secretary, photos by Joe Ryan Graduates urged to serve ABC news correspondent Catherine Crier, speaker at Lehigh's 127th Commencement Sunday (May 28) in Goodman Stadium, admitted she could understand graduates thinking that in a cynical world, most graduation speeches ring hollow and that the best approach after college is to "grab your piece and let the devil take the hindmost." But the former Texas trial judge and civil litigation attorney confessed that, despite working in the rather cutthroat careers of law and journalism, she remains an unabashed idealist who believes each individual can make a difference. "Success comes from deep within us, from a commitment to service," Crier told the 1,130 graduates. "Now I'm not suggesting that everyone run off and join the Peace Corps, but rather that we re-think the need to participate. Each of us needs to be willing to take on responsibility." Crier said today's problems in the world, including insecurity about the future and mistrust of leaders, are reminiscent of the 1960s. While dismissing many of that decade's fringe elements, Crier said many people in the '60s did find ways to participate in small ways. Crier said her work as a judge showed her the power of an individual coming before her court. And as a broadcast journalist, she learned ofthe power of individuals to change the world from common-man leaders like Lech Walesa (of Poland) and Vaclav Havel (of the Czech Republic). A journalist for only six years, Crier marveled at the changes during that time in China, the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. In each case, she said, change came about not because of the workings of giant institutions or governments, but rather because individuals "understood the phrase 'carpe diem,' or 'seize the day,' believed in their dreams and acted upon them." So in today's degenerating society, in which this nation's Democrats say the solution is to build up government while the Republicans say the solution is to tear it down, Crier urged graduates to remember that "democracy is a contact sport." continued on page 2 SOUTH MOUNTAINEER LEHIGHWEEK Volume 8, Issue 29 LEHIGH LehighWeek Office Linderman Library 30 Library Drive Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-3067 For the Campus Community June 1,1995 PHILIP A. METZGER UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES RM.201 LINDERMAN LIBRARY NON-PROFIT U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 230 Bethlehem, Pa. 18015 NO.030
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Title | LehighWeek Volume 08, Issue 29 |
Subject | Lehigh University--Periodicals |
Description | Reports on the past week's news, and schedules of upcoming events, at Lehigh University. Thirty issues yearly, published weekly, except for vacations, during the school year, and once or twice a month during the summer. |
Creator | Lehigh University. Dept. of University Relations. |
Publisher | Lehigh University |
Date | 1995-06-01 |
Type | Text |
Format | newsletters |
File Format | image/tiff |
Extent | 10 pages |
Dimensions | 38 cm. x 28 cm. |
Identifier | SC LSer L522 V8 N29 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/304229 |
Description
Title | [Front cover] |
Identifier | SC LSer L522 V8 N29 001 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/304229 |
Full Text | SPECIAL INSERT This issue is sent to you courtesy of the College of Education, the i For *vi ng The and the J Fund. REMINDER! THIS IS THE LAST ISSUE SUBSCRIBERS. HAVE A GREAT, SAFE SUMMER. cee vnii IM CONTENTS IpWS: Cc Heekend c residence I staff honor reunion w< Hayden Ce Congratulations Graduates! Scenes from Commencement May 28 in Goodman Stadium. ABC-TV news correspondent Catherine Crier was the speaker and posed with senior class officers (from left): Julie E. Gayle, president; Hannah G. Lee, vice president; Shanon M. Jeffries, treasurer; Amy E. Troxell, secretary, photos by Joe Ryan Graduates urged to serve ABC news correspondent Catherine Crier, speaker at Lehigh's 127th Commencement Sunday (May 28) in Goodman Stadium, admitted she could understand graduates thinking that in a cynical world, most graduation speeches ring hollow and that the best approach after college is to "grab your piece and let the devil take the hindmost." But the former Texas trial judge and civil litigation attorney confessed that, despite working in the rather cutthroat careers of law and journalism, she remains an unabashed idealist who believes each individual can make a difference. "Success comes from deep within us, from a commitment to service," Crier told the 1,130 graduates. "Now I'm not suggesting that everyone run off and join the Peace Corps, but rather that we re-think the need to participate. Each of us needs to be willing to take on responsibility." Crier said today's problems in the world, including insecurity about the future and mistrust of leaders, are reminiscent of the 1960s. While dismissing many of that decade's fringe elements, Crier said many people in the '60s did find ways to participate in small ways. Crier said her work as a judge showed her the power of an individual coming before her court. And as a broadcast journalist, she learned ofthe power of individuals to change the world from common-man leaders like Lech Walesa (of Poland) and Vaclav Havel (of the Czech Republic). A journalist for only six years, Crier marveled at the changes during that time in China, the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. In each case, she said, change came about not because of the workings of giant institutions or governments, but rather because individuals "understood the phrase 'carpe diem,' or 'seize the day,' believed in their dreams and acted upon them." So in today's degenerating society, in which this nation's Democrats say the solution is to build up government while the Republicans say the solution is to tear it down, Crier urged graduates to remember that "democracy is a contact sport." continued on page 2 SOUTH MOUNTAINEER LEHIGHWEEK Volume 8, Issue 29 LEHIGH LehighWeek Office Linderman Library 30 Library Drive Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-3067 For the Campus Community June 1,1995 PHILIP A. METZGER UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES RM.201 LINDERMAN LIBRARY NON-PROFIT U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 230 Bethlehem, Pa. 18015 NO.030 |
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