Diane Walker's Poems and Photos: You sleigh me

Diane Walker's Poems and Photos: You sleigh me: "You have to laugh, you know -- when some part of you gets so ridiculously caught up in all those shoulds and oughtas: that old goat, ego, is..."

She said, She said

15 Rules for Us Girls to Live By -by Marion Roach on August 18, 2009. The first rule is so true and is one that I absolutely live by. Red shoes are essential to add spunk, gumption, un peu de geule to life. Rule # 3 is to wear lipstick. My grandmother, as the story goes, would always "put her face on" and wear white gloves before leaving the house. My younger sister follows this rule when she's dancing or doing anything where she needs confidence.
Mount Holyoke posted this on their facebook page. what a great blog!

Google Maps

The other day I explored Google Maps. In Italian class our TA has shown us Milano and her apartment. I didn't know this but you can actually walk along some streets of the world just sitting in front of your computer. So I revisited 63 Avenue Douglas Haig and it was surreal. Here I was, in front of my computer screen, scrolling down a familiar street of my childhood that I hadn't been on for close to 10 years until suddenly I see Mme. Usson's house and la court. Weird.

"Civil Rights, Black Power, and Social Justice: The Courage to Act"

That was the title of tonight's panel discussion featuring civil rights leader Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr.,  civil rights scholar Dr. Peniel Joseph, Professor of History at Tufts University and moderated by our very own President Lynn Pasquerella. I just love these panel discussions because they are so inspiring. The conversations and dialogues they spark keep me thinking and excited for the rest of the week. This was the first time I actually stayed after the panel to go up to the speakers to thank them for their time and discuss further issues of social justice and the need for change. 


You can find an article about the evening from the Mount Holyoke News as well as from the New Hampshire Gazette here.