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Spring Hill College Commencement 2014
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Commencement Address
Matt D'Arrigo
Founder and CEO, A Reason To Survive (ARTS), San Diego, CA
Spring Hill College Class of 1995
Commencement Speaker
Thank you, Fr. Lucey, and the rest of the Spring Hill community for inviting me back to speak today. It's an incredible honor on so many levels. I kind of feel like the prodigal son … and not that I'm up for sainthood, but if the pope is tracking miracles, please take note.
And good morning class of 2014! Congratulations! You've made it! All that hard work over the past 4, 5 or 6 years has paid off! Now it's time to celebrate, pack up your stuff tomorrow and move back in with your parents for the next 5 years.
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be invited back to stand on this stage and address you today. To tell you the truth, there were many times we weren't even sure I'd be invited back while I was a student! To be honest, my freshman year I was told not to come back – to take a semester off. They said they weren't sure if Spring Hill was the right fit for me; something about low GPA, various behaviors unbecoming of the Jesuit values, something about the mobile police department … But that time off proved to be very serendipitous. I'll talk more about that in a little bit.
Eventually I did return and sat out there just like you are today as a fine arts major and philosophy minor. Can I hear it from the fine arts and philosophy students?! Can I hear it from their parents?! Don't be embarrassed – it's ok!
I'd like to thank those parents for encouraging your kids to pursue their passions – even though it's not a traditional path, it's their path and it's a good one. The world needs more artists and critical thinkers. One of the greatest gifts my Dad ever gave me was permission and support to follow my passion and be a fine arts major.
So, it's great to on campus again. I was here last fall to screen a documentary called Inocente that the non-profit organization I founded, A Reason To Survive or ARTS, was featured in and won the Academy Award in 2013. After that visit, former President Fr. Salmi came out to visit me in San Diego to see the work we're doing first hand and at he end of the visit, he popped the question – would I give the commencement speech. After picking myself up off the floor and the initial shock and awe wore off, a wave of fear and dread came over me – wait I need to give a commencement speech … I need to write a commencement speech! Another assignment from Spring Hill!
Every time I think I'm out, they drag me back in.
What would I say? Was I even qualified to give this speech?
I thought about when I was sitting out there at graduation in 1995 and listening Winston Groom, the author of Forest Gump, tell me that life was like a box of chocolates – you never know what your going to get (man, was he right!)
I thought about when I was in the audience for other important speeches from people I admired. I viewed the people up on stage as someone who held far greater powers, intellect/knowledge, and success than I personally ever had the capabilities to achieve. I viewed them as part of a special group of individuals that had not only "made it," but made it to a point where other people wanted to hear what they had to say.
So I find myself asking how the hell did I get up here from sitting out there, and does anyone really care what I have to say?
My hope today is that I can give hope to those students out there who are like me when I was a student. You'll find that hope is the greatest tool in your tool belt when things aren't going as planned … which will happen … often.
I think it would help if I painted a picture of who I was, especially in my early years at Spring Hill. Lets go back to my freshman year that was a complete disaster academically, but a spectacular success socially. I was having the time of my life.
I was barely accepted into Spring Hill by the skin of my teeth. Coming from Boston, people asked why I chose Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama? I like to think they chose me but the truth is, it was one of the only colleges that took a chance and accepted me – and only through a couple of phone calls from my Dad. My parents were just desperate for someone to take me and get me out of their house.
So you would think I would take full advantage of this incredible opportunity. Key words there – you would think. However, I had not reached the point of maturity or rational thinking to see what I was throwing away at the time.
Luckily for me, there were certain teachers, priests, and administrators here who saw potential in me way beyond what I was able to see in myself at the time. They helped me slowly refocus my energies from negative pursuits to more positive ones, never gave up on me, and slowly chipped away and enabled a more holistic version of myself to emerge.
I now realize that all the people I heard speaking up on stage that I admired and looked up to are really no different than who I was sitting out there as a student. They had just matured a bit, refocused their energies, and gotten to the point in their lives where they had found a purpose; something they were truly passionate about, were talented in, was worth fighting for, and worked extremely hard to make happen.
So let me tell you how that happened for me.
During the 2nd semester of that infamous freshman year, what was happening parallel was that my mother was diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer. If that wasn't bad enough, when one of my four sisters, Kate, returned from college that summer she was also diagnosed with cancer. My mom was 47 and Kate was 21 at the time. Our whole world was turned upside down; it was devastating.
Around that time, I received that suspension letter from Spring Hill telling me to take a semester off. That didn't help matters.
I ended up taking the whole year off. That year was a turning point for me. It would take a few years to fully turn my ship around (I wasn't a quick fix), but it was a major reality check to stop and reflect how my past behaviors had affected others, how selfish I was being. It wasn't intentional – I always saw my actions as only affecting me – I wasn't trying to hurt others or cause others pain … I was just having fun! But that's the epitome of selfishness – not being aware of how your actions affect others.
So I spent my sophomore year at home to help as both my mom and sister went through radiation and chemotherapy. I experienced a range of emotions that were difficult to process – anger, sadness, lots of guilt, and despair. So I turned to my love of art and music to get me through that time. I would retreat to my bedroom on a daily basis, close the door, put on the Grateful Dead, and paint. It was my escape – the whole world would disappear. It would transform my whole outlook on life and give me hope – that everything was going to be ok.
One day after one of these sessions it all just struck me like a bolt of lightning – if it worked for me, I knew it would work for other kids facing their own pain, whatever was causing it. So I sat at my desk and sketched out a little plan to start a non-profit that would provide a safe place for kids to come express themselves and use the arts to feel good again – just like I had my bedroom to escape to, I wanted to create an arts center.
I started thinking of a name for the organization. The Dead song "Touch of Grey" was playing and the lyrics "I will get by, I will survive." I thought – yeah, the arts give me A Reason To Survive my pain. I wrote that down and then noticed the acronym...A R T S. Bam – that was it – not only did I have the name, but I saw that as a sign – I had found my purpose in life. It was very powerful moment at 19 years old to receive such a clear calling. I was given these artistic talents, I was passionate about caring for and helping others, and was being put through this traumatic life event to show me how to best put those to use.
So how did I make that connection? To tell you the truth, I'm not really sure – it was kind of like an epiphany that was beyond my doing. But I do think my mind was open and aware to receive that moment of inspiration. From an early age I was fascinated with the meaning of life and death – not in a macabre way, I devoured books on the subject. I experienced death early on when my cousin Andy died at 18 - I never new someone could die so young. And then numerous friends died in my teens and early 20s. This sent a very strong message to me – life is short, find your meaning. So I began looking for meaning in everything.
Over time I developed a belief system that the answer lays within all of us. We have God-given talents, interests, and passions that we are born with and develop over time. We are then put through life experiences, both good and bad, that provide us with clues and guideposts telling us what to do with them and what direction to take.
We have free will – we can use them negatively, like I had been for the first part of my life, or you can pivot and use them for good. To serve others. The most powerful clues and guideposts usually reveal themselves during the most difficult times in your life. You just have to be open to receive them and have faith. Most of us don't and use those difficult times as a crutch and excuse to never achieve our full potential.
But the secret is, it's right in front of you the whole time - or better yet, it's within you. You just have to look within yourself and listen to that inner voice that is your personal compass – it won't steer you wrong.
There's so much noise these days to distract us from ourselves and to see who we truly are and want to be. We spend too much time living other people's versions of ourselves and trying to meet other people's expectations.
When we were young we called it peer pressure. But the fact is peer pressure never really goes away – peers just turn into your family, spouses, partners, bosses, co-workers, etc. They influence you in what they need and want you to be in order to fulfill their own goals and needs.
It's hard to step away and to give yourself permission to take the path that's in your heart; it takes tremendous courage and faith. People confuse this with being selfish – it's not. When you follow your own path you are being true to yourself and then can be truly there for others.
Today, we live in a society that lives at the expense of others. We can be selfish and greedy, where nothing is ever enough – and it never will be. The news is filled with headlines of business leaders, politicians, and everyday people living at the expense of others for personal gain or satisfaction. Now, I'm not saying to give up money or material goods, start a non-profit, join the Peace Corps, or dedicate your life to poverty and serving others … unless that's your thing and I fully encourage it. I, myself, enjoy money and nice things – like the Jesuits.
But I don't gain them at the expense of others; I gain them through service to others, by trying to make others people's lives better. This can be done in any profession or career: investment banker, plumber, street sweeper, politician, business leader, whatever. Whatever you do can be in service of making other peoples lives better. You have to ask yourself – are you serving or hurting others by pursuing and achieving your own goals and dreams. The answer should be pretty clear.
Capitalism is a great thing if operated correctly – the Pope calls it Compassionate Capitalism. He points out that living a life looking out for our own personal gain breaks down the very social fabric of families and communities. He calls for "investment in efforts to help the slow, the weak or the less talented to find opportunities in life."
If you are sitting here today, you are extremely lucky. Not to hear me talk – but because you have been put into an environment that not everyone has the same access and opportunity; one that provides you, after a lot of hard work, with the tools and resources to succeed in life and ability to make a big impact in the world.
You have been given this gift of an incredible Jesuit education, access to some of the best resources on the planet – people. A network of peers, faculty, alumni, and friends that can help you and support you throughout life and vice versa – you will be there for them.
In fact, one of my longtime friends from the Hill said if I mentioned him in this speech, he would donate to ARTS – so Steve Kocian, please make the check out to A-R-T-S. Now it's my turn to return the favor…that's how it works.
You will learn that the playing field is not always level, not everyone has this type of opportunity and access we all have. It's not how the system works. But it takes people like us to lead with empathy, help to lift others up and help them find the same opportunities and resources we have worked hard for and been blessed with.
I chose to do it by starting A Reason To Survive. How will you do it?
People say, "Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life." I'm here to tell you that's total BS. It's hard work – extremely hard work, there's blood, sweat, and tears – disappointments, failures, and frustrations. I almost walked away in 2010 and we almost shut ARTS doors … what a difference 4 years makes. And I can tell you, despite all the success in the past year, it has also been one of the most challenging and difficult years in my professional career. You'll feel like giving up … many times. But the love will see you through them. Love and passion will take your work ethic and dedication to the next level to achieve success.
But what really is success? I can't tell you what that is for you personally. Success can only be self-defined; others cannot define it for you. So again, listen to your inner voice and define what success is for yourself.
As mentioned earlier in my talk – life is short. We never know when it's our time to punch the clock. So live life with a sense of urgency and purpose. If you are lucky enough to find your passions, talents and purpose – what will you do with them? What will you do to make this world a better place? What's your contribution?
I'll leave you with this:
You're born and inhale you first breath of life. Eventually you will exhale your final breath. My question to you: What will you do in between breaths?
Thank you and God Bless.
Class Orator Speech
Taylor Hardenstein
Senior Class Orator
Father Lucey, Archbishop Rodi, Mr. Matt D'Arrigo, Spring Hill faculty, staff, family, friends, and especially the graduating class of 2014, thank you for giving me this opportunity.
As graduating seniors soon to enter the real world, we are asked questions, such as "What are you going to do now?" "Don't you know that you have to start paying those student loans?" "Have you found a job yet?" And my personal favorite, "What the heck are you going to do with your theology degree now?"
These might be questions that need answers, but they're not the most pressing questions to pose to a Spring Hill graduate.
Instead, one should ask, "What have you learned? Do you have faith? Are you just? Can you serve? And above all, 'How will you make the best possible use of your Spring Hill education, not just now, but for life?'"
Close to four years ago, our class sat in St. Joseph Chapel and were welcomed with open arms into the Spring Hill community. That night we received a small card, emblazoned with the college's mission statement.
The words on the card are much too long to recite here, but they are perfectly summed up in one short phrase heard many times over at Spring Hill College: Forming leaders engaged in learning, faith, justice, and service for life.
Forming leaders engaged in learning, faith, justice, and service for life. That is Spring Hill's promise statement; it's what the college promises every one of its students. Four aspects of our education here on the Hill, each with the power to change the world. Remember? Ignatius of Loyola told his companions to "Go forth and set the world on fire." In a few short moments, our time on the Hill will be complete, and it will be our turn to go into the world and set it ablaze, using what we have acquired here: learning, faith, justice, and service.
Because Spring Hill is a Jesuit institution, it's no surprise that faith plays a major role in our education. Still, I was surprised that faith at Spring Hill is not a bunch of old, worn-out beliefs like I saw at my Catholic high school. What I've seen and witnessed here on the Hill is that faith isn't old and dusty; it's vibrant, and energetic, and alive. Spring Hill is a place for us to explore our faith freely, yet with guidance and support should we need it.
Faith is constantly in action throughout the lives of the faculty and student body. It's always a topic for discussion, no matter the time or place. Faith is present not just at mass, but in class, and in extracurriculars; even just a simple walk around campus on a beautiful day highlights faith on campus, from a marble statue to a wedding in St. Joe's.
We as a senior class have been led by not just one, but two men who are shining examples of how to live one's faith through action every day. Father Lucey, our current president, and Father Salmi, our former one, are two excellent examples of just what faith is at Spring Hill: quiet, reserved, personal, humble; yet at the same time outgoing, powerful, and very much alive. (I'll let you decide which adjectives apply to which president.)
Father Lucey and Father Salmi are also two excellent examples of service; they have served this institution through its ups and downs; yet did so with confidence, a few meaningful words, and a hundred-watt smile.
They have shown us what it means to serve others. Whether it is in community service, the International Service immersion programs, the countless Greek philanthropies, or even the various causes that surface unexpectedly, I know that my classmates have heard the call to service here, and it is truly inspiring.
But it's not just about service; it's about serving with justice. Spring Hill expects its students to go out into the world and treat everyone with the dignity and respect they deserve.
To me, justice comes as the hardest to learn. It's easy to treat those we like and those less fortunate with justice; it's harder still to treat those who share different opinions with justice, much less those that we simply don't like.
Spring Hill gives us the opportunity to serve with justice, by letting us enrich ourselves in debate and discussion, inside and outside the classroom. But justice is not something that is automatically learned; it's something one must continue to learn. We'll all struggle to be just for the rest of our lives, with every situation we encounter requiring a different response.
I only realized all of this once I had learned it, which is the last of the factors of the promise statement. At Spring Hill, we have learned in the classroom, but we have also learned outside of that setting. We have learned through a seemingly endless number of lectures, papers, research, and projects. We have also learned through community service, campus organizations, and everyday life in our residence halls. We have learned the value of hard work, and the benefits of learning on our own. And, we have learned what we need to practice faith, service, and justice for life.
Learning, faith, justice and service – that's what Spring Hill promises. But in coming here, and immersing ourselves in the pursuit of these qualities, we get a bonus with our Spring Hill education: community. Community here is twofold; first, there exists a unique sense of community between the faculty and the students.
Spring Hill is so small, which allows for professor/student relationships that are virtually non-existent at other institutions. I know that I speak for many seniors when saying our professors are not just professors, but friends and mentors as well.
About a month ago I went to get my haircut; as I walk in I see Dr. Bagot, one of Spring Hill's professors, checking out at the register. I went up, pat him on the back, and said hi. Dr. Bagot then exclaimed: "Taylor! Wonderful to see you!"
Yet before I said anything else, Dr. Bagot began regaling the hair dresser with just how "wonderful" and "brilliant" not just I am, but all the students at Spring Hill College. Which was eye opening, considering that once he left, the hairdresser told me how she never had that type of relationship with her professors at South Alabama.
That speaks wonders to just how unique an institution Spring Hill really is in terms of community. Yet the other community at Spring Hill exists solely between its students.
Spring Hill is unique because it makes the majority of us live on campus for the entirety of our time here. As a Springhillian tour guide, I often explain that Spring Hill requires its students to live on campus all four years, receiving quizzical looks, due to the fact most schools allow you to live off campus after freshmen year. But I then explain that because we are required to live on campus, and because we are such a small school, there is a sense of community among the students unique to the Hill alone.
What gets us here as freshmen might be the promise of learning, faith, justice, and service; but what gets us to stay is the community. In striving to be the very best we can be in terms of our learning, faith, service, and justice towards others, we become a community of friends –connected to each other for life.
As seniors we survived the caf at common hour; we survived the closing of Langan; we survived the (sad) renaming of the cloister to McKinney's; we survived the new hall laptop burglar; we survived Pats and Alchemy and Bojangles; and we survived the "snowpocalypse" this past January. But we didn't just survive, we thrived.
As graduates, we won't miss the papers, or the food, or the speed bumps. But we will miss the friends. We will miss the community. As friends, we've gotten through tough times. As friends, we've held each other accountable and pushed each other to achieve the very best. And after we push each other and succeed, we are obligated, as friends, to all celebrate come Friday and Saturday night.
But Spring Hill is not just a community; it's a home. Spring Hill is an odd, wonderful, magical place that no one can quite explain to the outside world. It's alive, a place you can feel the learning, faith, justice, service, and community in action every day.
But although we leave this home in a few moments, it's not the end of our Spring Hill journey.
Spring Hill is not a four-year commitment; it's a commitment for life. Like the promise statement says, Spring Hill expects us to go out as leaders and continue to learn, serve, and believe for the rest of our lives.
And what better representation of that lifetime commitment to faith, learning, justice, and service than Mr. Matt D'Arrigo; started in his garage in 2001, his outreach project has grown into the nationally recognized ARTS program, helping countless children and young adults not just survive, but thrive as well. Mr. D'Arrigo graduated from Spring Hill not too long ago, and took the call of learning, faith, justice and service for life to heart. And now it's our turn.
So, in honor of all this, I leave us with a challenge; a simple one, but one that challenges for the rest of our lives- to go into the world, and be leaders engaged in learning, faith, justice and service Spring Hill expects us to be.
Spring Hill has given us the tools, the education, the friends, and the memories to accomplish this; the rest is up to us.
So, class of 2014, go forth, find some matches, and set the world on fire.
Thank you.
2014 Graduates
Toolen Award – presented to the graduating senior who has achieved the highest grade point average during the entire course of study:
Elizabeth Joyce Neal
Ignatian Awards – presented to the students – one graduating woman and one graduating man – who have best fulfilled the ideals of Jesuit education for scholarship, leadership and service during their four years at Spring Hill College. These are the highest student awards bestowed by the College:
Marie Booth
Robert "Bobby" E. Brown
Edward B. Moody, S.J., Teacher of the Year Award – made annually to the professor who, in the judgment of a committee composed of a broad cross-section of the academic community, has displayed excellence in the fulfillment of the teaching mission of the college:
Dr. Stuart Babington, Associate Professor of Communication Arts
Dawson Service Award is made to the professor who, in the judgment of a faculty committee, has demonstrated excellence service to the college:
Dr. Jamie Franco-Zamudio, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Rewak Award – This award, named in honor of Father William Rewak, former president of the College, recognizes a faculty or staff member who represents in a significant way the Jesuit ideal of service:
Dr. Jamie Franco-Zamudio, Assistant Professor of Psychology
The candidates for graduation are as follows:
Bachelor of Arts
Margaret C. Benton
Brooks Bobinger
Jacqueline Victoria Teresa Bofill
Marie Booth
Jessica Elise Boyd
Kellie Marie Brannon
Matthew Brewer
Elizabeth Bridges
Shaniqua Buchanan
Kathryn Mary Burkenstock
Alicia Rochelle Candela
Brendan M. Carney
Kearney Elizabeth Cole
Briana Ila Collins
Ryan L. Cossé
Megan Kristina Davis
Anna Ruth DeWine
Melissa Ann Elliott
Deanna Marie Etzold
Elizabeth Marie Fahey
Ginger Renee Feeney
Emery Sue Finegan
Britney Latrice Finley
Bridget Ann Fleischut
Nicholas Patrick Fleming
Lindsey Nicole Frechou
Olivia Celi Garcia
Lesliey Virginia Garza
Dawn A. Gilbert
Mary Catherine Goodwin
Taylor Stanton Hardenstein
Bradley Gail Headrick
Emily Ruth Hill
Sara Helena Horan
Shawn-Patrick David Hynes
Olivia Therez Jennings
Brian Michael Kampen
Annie L. Kinler
Avery Ann Kyle
Matthew D. LaBorde
Spencer Doorley Lane
Lauren Elizabeth Luckie
Kevin Whitcomb Macar
James William Maughn
Emily Gabe Milke
Thomas J. Motes, Jr.
La Sheena Ravon Nation
Diana K. Nguyen
Breanna Rae Ortner
Bridget R. Oswald
Jacqueline Victoria Pujol
Kyle J. Quinlan
Summer L. Ranaldson
Ryan S. Schweppe
Claire Christine Sheils
Aislinn Morgan Shevlin
Sasha Marie Shirazi
Kevin Francis Smith
Sean A. Tooks
Jordan Elena Truxillo
Victoria-Rose Unwin
Chelsea Marie Wallace
Diana Jasman Weidle
Bachelor of Science
Ashley Adams
Eric De'Andre Adams
Christopher B. Algero, Jr.
Christie Marie Alonso
Johnathon Donald Ames
Ann Marie Babbington
Alexi Corinne Babcock
Rachel Morgan Bach
Erin Clarke Ballingrud
Jonathan M. Barlow
Casey Eileen Barnett
Shannon Elizabeth Beermann
Rebecca DeAnne Benson
Jenna Berthelsen
Johnathan Blain
Daniel Louis Blast
Maria Boccardo
Kirsten Bordis
Amanda Anne Bradley
Ashley Nicole Bridges
Victoria Jade Bridges
Ashley W. Brooks
Robert E. Brown
Matthew Joseph Burke
Ana Gladys Caballero
Mary Katherine Callahan
Caroline Grace Carden
Severin M. Chambers
Kirstyn E.L. Cline
Rachael Eileen Cochran
Sinead Jeanette Coe
Willard Patrick Collins
Molly Ann Cowley
Lorenza R. Croom
Ashley R. Crum
Patrick W. Culotta
Megan Marie Dahl
Kristen J. DeAngelo
Dustin Dearmon
Gabriella Vincent Del Gandio
Marguerite Marie Devereux
Emily Ann Dolan
Christie Leigh Domangue
Audrey Kate Dombrowski
Meredith Michelle Donald
Chasity Nicole Douyon
Philip Dugan
Katie E. Dupuy
Philip J. Dyer
John Paul Espinosa
Lylah Sheehan Fitzgerald
Emily Brooke Flanders
Nicholas J. Friedmann
John Matthew Angelo Fuentes
Michelle Sarwat Gad
Brennan P. Gaffney
Andrés V. Garcia
Frederick Najgee Gatson
Ashley R. Gaynor
Charles Edward Gordon III
Andre L. Gowins
Adam Reed Graddick
Nicholas R. Grant
Patrick Timothy Green
James T. Grice
Chelsea M. Haines
Jamie L. Hall
Jessica L. Hall
Tempey Hamilton
Kathleen Erika Harmon
Mackenzie Lea Harms
Stephanie A. Harris
Luke Michael Hayes
Andrew Lawrence Herman
Sean Neil Hershman
Sarah A. Hess
Ashley Marie Hill
Alexandra Rae Himel
Mackenzie Kate Hollis
Ethel L. Hooks
Jessica Marie Hultquist
Shelley M. Husband
Joan Marie Hutchens
Tyler R. Hutson
Monet Valentina Izquierdo
Kathryn Ann Jakuback
Kevin Dylan Jenner
Adrian C. Johnson
Gina Nichelle Johnson
Corius Desean Jones
Jennifer Leigh Jones
Katelynn Marie Jones
Shundrika B. Jones
Eric R. Kaftan
Katherine R. Kelton
Michael Robert Kernahan
Lauren E. Kilroy
Antquezes D. King
Shamichael Kittler
Lorelei Anna Koory
Jordan Emile Krouse
Lauren Meredith La Force
Caitlyn LaChute
Phillip J. Landry
Valentina Paz Lara Sanchez
Ashley Lynn Ledet
Teresita Maria Ledo
Rickie Dewane Lee, Jr.
Margaret Emily Leeds
Tyler David Leiva
Nicholas Bevan Link
Alexander Looney
Amy Lauren Lyons
Alannah Marie Mannix-Slobig
Danielle Josephine Marsh
Emily Claire Martin
Marlena Joy Martin
Elizabeth Emma McGinty
Ainsley Grace Messina
Michael Moch
John Christian Montgomery
Eric Michael Mooney
Kirsti Belle Morrison
Alexander E. Myers
Taryn Audrey Nash
Elizabeth Joyce Neal
Anna Renee Newman
Robert J. Oliva, Jr.
Melaine Edith Parker
Michelle L. Perez
Kyndra Renee Perry
Katelyn Pierce
Daniel David Pitfield
Gabriela Portela
Ryan Timothy Power
Andrew C. Prince
Olin Prosch
Mollie Reagan
Joseph Michael Joven Remo
Victoria L. Repp
Erin Marie Richardson
Jessica Lisa Richardson
Robert Brandon Robinson
Joshua L. Rocha
Nicolaas Patrick Roorda
Samantha Marie Samry
Nicholas K. Schmiemeier
Leslie Terese Simoneaux
David Joseph Simpson
Carolyn Arlene Sinkus
Ally E. Sloan
Michael F. Smilari
Ann Bowie Smith
Jonathan Christopher Smith
Kimberley Danielle Stevens
Claire N. Stewart
Jeffrey Suhre
Casey Christine Ann Sullivan
Joseph Filler Sykes
Tammy Me'Lisa Tate
Alyssa Claire Tawil
Brandon Jamal Thompson
Crawford Thompson
Brian Patrick Traina
Eric F. Vicente-Flores
Darcey Ryann Walsh
Jasmine Monique Washington
Theresa M. Webb
Joseph Webster
Brett Martin Williams
Jatorri S. Williams
Rachel D. Wills
Catherine V. Woodyard
Emily Suzanne Yokubaitis
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Lindsay Marie Aleman
Julia Dorothy Berner
Karen Marie Brunson
Monica Castello
Hanna Justine Cree
Danielle Louise Drab
Leslie Ann Lock
Emily Grace Millett
Erin Caitlin Murphy
Mary Kathryn Joyce Romero
Mary Margaret Schmidt
Master of Arts
John F. Bott
Master of Arts in Teaching
Margaux Marie Bodet
Leslie L. Carvin
Stephany Alyce Pasquale
Master of Business Administration
Sara Boccardo
Andria K. Deane
Richard A. Geist III
Maggie G. Hudson
Jeanetta Camille Johnson
John Nolan McCain III
Marcus Wayne Stacey
Ryan Parker Thomson
Master of Liberal Arts
Melinda Nicole Baker
Robin C. Delaney
Rethea Jean Graves
Ariel Celeste Leary
Jenifer Amy Martin
Shawn Gloria McNatt
Brian Joseph Murphy
Master of Science in Nursing
Tyrone Cornelle Barnes
Stephanie Dingess DuPree
Toni Michelle Hosea
Linda Kay Martinez
Sherman Ann Sledge
Raquel Lavette Williams
Master of Theological Studies
Margaret L. Anderson
David Wesley Brown
Meredith Quinlan-LaFontaine
Eileen Margaret Rettig
Brian P. Turcott


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I always like finding things I forgot I even had! These are pretty cool books of vintage baseball cards from the 30's, 40's, and 50's. They are pages of perforated reprints and are great to look at. I wish I had the originals of these cards! The copyright date is 1977. I think I might have paid $3.00 for both of these books. I looked online and they are still available from Dover Publications in Mineola, N.Y. for a couple of bucks. Here's the front and back cover of one book.
These are pages inside
These Triple Headers are awesome! I love they way they put pictures together with the caricature bodies!
This is the index of players from the first book.
The second book looks like this. Reprints from the 1953 Bowman Set.
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For every name that moves up a mark on the list of the top 100 most popular cat names, another name has to slide. And some names have fallen more than their fair share over the past decade, with a few dropping off the list completely.
Do any of these names ring a bell? They might be losing ground now, but they were certainly popular once upon a time!
Nemo was by far the most untrendy name for male cats, breaking into the top 100 most popular names at an impressive No. 27 in 2003 (the year Finding Nemo came out) and falling off the list completely by 2006.
Although not as dramatic as Nemo's fall from popularity, Katie has experienced a significant downward trend, beginning as the No. 44 most popular female cat name in 2003 and dropping off the list in 2011.
Bailey has been on a steady downward slide for both male dogs and cats over the past few years, going from the No. 36 most popular male cat name in 2003 to No. 92 in 2012.
Miss Kitty was sitting pretty at No. 28 in 2003, but by 2012 she'd fallen down to No. 79.
Spike is holding on by a thread with the No. 99 spot in the top 100 after celebrating a No. 49 spot in 2003.
Pumpkin claimed the No. 83 spot on the most popular female names list in 2012 after enjoying the view at No. 43 back in 2003.
It didn't work for Indiana Jones, and apparently, it's losing ground with the rest of us too — Junior dropped from No. 57 in 2003 to No. 97 in 2012.
Although Muffin dug her claws in at No. 64 in 2003, a decade later the name dropped from the top 100 list.
Although Boo enjoyed a No. 38 ranking a decade ago, in 2012 it had fallen to No. 76.
Tigger bounced its way up to No. 42 in 2003, but fell to No. 76 in 2012. Interestingly, Tiger (one "g," less bouncing) has also lost popularity in the past decade, but not as quickly — it was No. 32 in 2003 and No. 48 last year.
Does this name sound familiar? Pumpkin's popularity is sliding for both male and female cats (see No. 3 for females). For males, the name went from No. 35 to No. 72 in the last decade.
Snowball fell out of the top 100 most popular female cat names in 2011 after claiming the No. 69 spot in 2003. It's also declined sharply for male cats, but not enough to make this top 10 list.
Thomas might seem like a classic name for a male cat, but that's not enough. The name fell from No. 51 in 2003 to No. 88 in 2012.
Zoe has fallen from No. 16 to No. 45 over the past decade, which is especially curious given that the same name with a different spelling — Zoey — has risen from No. 54 to No. 17 in the same time period.
Doesn't anybody love the Looney Tunes anymore? Sylvester came in at No. 77 last year after holding No. 41 10 years earlier.
Sabrina held the No. 72 spot in 2003, but fell out of the top 100 just four short years later.
Tommy grabbed the No. 67 spot last year after coming in at No. 33 in 2003. It's worth noting that Thomas also made this list (No. 7 least trendy/No. 88 in the top 100), and although it hasn't fallen as dramatically, Tom is also on the decline.
Allie was once the No. 71 most popular female cat name, but it looks like this name is nearing its end on the list; in 2012 it was barely hanging on at No. 99.
Fluffy is falling in popularity, having held No. 61 in 2003 and dropping to No. 95 a decade later.
Kiki has dropped somewhat drastically, going from No. 41 in 2003 to No. 68 in 2012.
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From the creators of the smash-hit series The Office and Extras and based on the original record-breaking podcasts, comes the new animated comedy series, The Ricky Gervais Show. The series is an animated version of the original podcasts that earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most downloads. It is voiced by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and colleague and friend Karl Pilkington whose offbeat musings inspire many of the storylines which include the merits of 20th century inventions; Karl's suggestion for population control; how philosophy has evolved through the ages and not forgetting Karl's perfectly round head! Buy it on DVD at http://bit.ly/gLz8wa!
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There may be an uproar brewing over the Transportation Security Administration's use of full-body scanners, but it seems that most Americans claim not to have a problem with their use at the nation's airports.
At least that's according to CBS, which reports that a CBS News poll out Monday shows "Americans overwhelmingly approve of the use of full-body digital x-ray machines … ."
When asked if U.S. airports should use full-body scanners at security checkpoints, 81% of those surveyed in the CBS poll said yes. Only 15% said no. CBS says there's a 3-percentage-point margin of error for the poll.
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CBS writes "although some civil rights groups allege that they represent an unconstitutional invasion of privacy, Americans overwhelmingly agree that airports should use the digital x-ray machines to electronically screen passengers in airport security lines, according to the new poll."
CBS adds that "a majority of both men and women, Americans of all age groups, and Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike" all supported the idea of full-body scanners.
The sentiment of those surveyed for the CBS poll appeared to be in line with separate poll conducted by TripAdvisor.com. Though unscientific, that poll found 76% of those who voted to be more comfortable with a full-body scan if than a full-body pat-down.
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Summer Games' economic impact receiving mixed reviews
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As the 2014 Alberta Summer Games and its 3,000 participants took over Airdrie from July 24 to 27, local businesses were amping up for a busy weekend.
While there were a number of visitors in and around Airdrie, some businessowners said they didn't see a significant increase in foot traffic.
"In a simple word – No," said Alan Pile, president of Iron Horse Park. "In reality, on July 24 we saw about 100 riders composed of a French School Visit from Calgary that had been previously booked because we were open and July 25 was rather dismal because of the rain and wind. We had about 35 riders in the morning before the weather turned sour."
Pile explained that the number of weekend visits to the local historic tourist attraction were not what was anticipated.
"On July 26 we saw about 400 riders, largely made up of residents of Airdrie (and one birthday party) who had noted that we were open on Saturday due to the Games," he said.
Iron Horse Park was opened from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day of the Summer Games to entice visitors to take a ride on their historic trains. Normally the park is open to the public on Sundays only.
"July 27 was a good day with just over 800 riders," he said. "We strongly feel that the lack of transportation to the 'cultural events' after the days events were over dictated the poor response from Games participants."
According to Al Jones, chairman of the Games, it was the responsibility of particular organizations to offer transportation solutions to athletes visiting during the Games.
"Our responsibility was to bring the athletes to Airdrie," Jones said. "I know that the Boys and Girls (Club of Airdrie) was rocking and there was tons of entertainment offered up at the Bert Church Theatre."
Jones said, those businesses that choose to "take advantage" of the extra visitors in the city "were very busy."
The owner of Airdrie's Boston Pizza – located on Sierra Springs Drive – however, said he didn't notice a large increase in sales.
"Although there was a significant buzz around town, we didn't see much of a spike in business, if any," said Kip Lindsay, franchisee of Boston Pizza. "We are typically very busy on these days as it is."
However, it was that "buzz" around town that made the Games a success for the Airdrie Chamber of Commerce.
"I don't have official numbers (on the economic benefits of the Games) in yet, from our stand point, it was wonderful to see all the visitors walking around our town and for some of the smaller shopping centres they had access to more and different types of clientele," said Wade Cormier, president of the Airdrie Chamber of Commerce.
Numbers of the amount of visitor's passes that were sold at the Games were not known as of press time.
"The Games will leave a legacy in Airdrie for its residents and its athletes," Cormier said.
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The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) was founded in 1984 and received its NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation in 1989. The mission of UPCI is to decrease the mortality and morbidity from cancer across the nation and especially in western Pennsylvania. UPCI seeks to accomplish this mission through integrated programs in basic, clinical, translational, and population and cancer control research.
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The platform beds were awkward to access, and apart from the bed there were no chairs to sit in. The rooms were small.
Great location, only a few steps from Times Square. Breakfast was great with lots of things available. Free wifi is good although it can be a little slow at times. Staff are friendly and always happy to help. Beds are very comfy.
We had a quad room with four adults so the bathroom set up with a lack of "bathroom door" is a bit odd, some would prefer I bit more privacy. Front desk can get a little under staffed when busy but once they deal with you they are very good.
The staff were extremely courteous and helpful. This was my second stay at this establishment. I love it!!!
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Slow check-in, small room & noisy toilet.
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Nothing - would definitely stay here again!
Amazing location - step outside and we were in the hustle and bustle of Times Square. The staff were extremely polite and helpful. We stayed in a triple room, which really suited our small family and made a cosy little retreat from the cold winter.
Breakfast was simple but ok for the price.
Light not working in the bedroom.
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Location so close to Times Square staff very Friendly Very Clean
Rooms quite small
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LOCATION! Fun environment!
Nice centrally hotel, and could with small efforts rise to a top hotel. Like, nice pictures in the rooms at he walls, a welcome basket with water and some snacks, etc. .
It was difficult to close the vindowdoor, to leave the noise outside. The toilet door could need a better full closing funktion. Too laud music at the reception. Almost invisible entrance.
The staff were absolutely amazing! Everything was absolutely perfect!
Hotel is conveniently located for theater. Aside from difficulties we mentioned, room and bathroom were fine. Staff very pleasant and helpful.
Bed was in corner and impossible for second person to get on/off bed without climbing over other person. Also, bed should have been normal height- not raised up so high. Ideally,would have liked thicker towels. Limited television service-half of available, basic stations were totally inaccessible. We did call to have someone come up and check and he was unable to get it to work.
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Unfortunately one of the heads of our shower did not work. The frame around our bed where you could sit was clearly never cleaned.
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Websites and other sources sometimes say there's a "better way" to adjust your car's side mirrors. They claim their better way can eliminate the blind spot.
There are two key questions.
One, can you eliminate the blind spot?
Two, the websites make it sound like you're getting something for nothing -- but do you ever get something for nothing? Or is there a catch you're not getting told about?
Our recommendation below.
Some people say that the "old" way of adjusting the side mirrors is wrong -- that there's a new and better way. But really the new way is not new at all. It's been around for more than forty years.
They say that with the traditional method, the side mirrors show a huge amount of the rear corners of your own car. (And no, you definitely don't want that.)
They say that, instead, if you tilt the mirrors really far outward, you'll eliminate the blind spot -- meaning that a car coming up in the lane next to yours will remain in the mirror until it is beside you, and not disappear from the mirror when it reaches a position about forty-five degrees over your shoulder. In other words, they are claiming that shoulder-checking the blind spot will no longer be necessary, because there is no more blind spot.
To see a typical example, check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfGm8UPnSg4
In fact, it does work as shown -- but only in that one single context. Yes, it does reveal the car in the next lane when that car is 45 degrees over your shoulder. But the catch is that there are other contexts -- other situations. Saying you can eliminate the blind spot is false, and another thing, they're not telling you what you give up.
Users of wide-set mirrors need to be wary of the following.
Here the rearview (inside) mirror would be blocked completely by the truck, but the left side mirror sees past the truck. This view past the truck is lost if the mirror is set too wide, and if a vehicle far back is closing at high speed, that vehicle may not be seen in time.
The intersection and driveway over your left shoulder can't be seen in the mirrors regardless of how the side mirror is adjusted. If you're parked and getting ready to pull away, only a shoulder check will detect a vehicle turning toward you.
Claims that you can eliminate blind spots are false, but you can certainly minimize blind spots so that a shoulder check is only a brief peek forty-five degrees back -- never all the way back.
Adjust the side mirrors absolutely as far out as possible but still showing well back.
Also, you can actually get wider coverage from side mirrors by simply leaning your upper body forward while looking -- the angle of coverage moves outward.
But wait -- what about adjustment up and down?
It seems no one ever talks about adjusting side mirrors up and down for the correct height. Here's how...
On a flat and level road stretching far back to the horizon, the horizon will be slightly higher than the middle of the mirror.
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We've all heard it. We've probably all quoted it, to ourselves if not to others. We've practiced it, and lived it.
Sometimes we know we aren't living it any longer. Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinking we are living it when we aren't. Sometimes living it falls by the wayside without our intention, and we wake up one day and say, "How did that happen?" And sometimes when that happens, we find we are in the middle of such a chaotic, overwhelming period of life that we can't figure out how to get back to living according to our basic premise—writers write.
As discussed in previous columns, I believe there are times in our lives during which priorities shift, and writing might properly be left on the shelf for a time. At other times, we need a reminder to reset our priorities.
A professional writer's life has always been made up of more demands than "just" writing the current manuscript. There are the future books (and continuing income) to consider, therefore proposals that must be kept before editors. Keeping up with the market is important. Continuing to learn and grow in our craft, negotiating contracts, proofing galleys, keeping up a presence with readers—answering reader mail, blogging, establishing a website and keeping it current—sometimes learning new software: are all important aspects of a writing career. Today we have the challenge and opportunity to learn the many aspects of the new world of indie publishing.
Sometimes we get so caught up in the aspects of the career other than writing, we forget or slip away from the most important element—writers write. Writing more stories is the way we keep the career moving ahead, the way we will continue to generate money, the way we build time and more readers so we can continue writing our stories in the future.
I once heard Debbie Macomber speak on time management. She said she chose to concentrate her time on what she could do that no one else could do—write her stories. If galleys arrived to be proofed and she was behind on a current manuscript, getting caught up on the current manuscript received priority. "After all," she said, "I'm not paid to proof galleys." I agree. As authors, it's important to us that the published version of our books is "right", but we get paid to create the stories.
My father raised me with a similar view. He owned a plumbing and heating firm. He taught me by example to spend my time doing what I do best and hire others to do what they do best. "I can make more money doing what I do well than I can save using that time to do something I don't do well," he told me repeatedly.
In other words, he paid mechanics to work on the vehicles, paid house painters to paint the house, and so forth, and didn't complain about the cost. It was cheaper than doing it himself, whatever the expense.
I sometimes forget those lessons: the need to concentrate my time on what I can do that no one else can do for me, and on what keeps the career and its income flow growing. Lately I've been busy looking at houses, preparing for a move, helping my elderly mother who recently hurt herself in a fall, performing technical writing (yes, writing for money, but not writing stories), talking with a publisher about new fiction contract offers, learning what I need to know to catch up with those of you who are already indie publishing, deciding which books will be best to indie publish first, what aspects of the indie books to do myself and what aspects to hire another to perform, considering writing novellas to indie publish to benefit from books which are be-


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HLC staff liaison, Karen Soloman visits Phoenix College
At the invitation of the HLC/NCA Steering Committee, Dr. Karen Solomon, Assistant Director for Accreditation Services of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, came to PC on a consultation visit March 24, 2005. Dr. Solomon spent the entire day meeting with various campus groups. She met with the President and Vice Presidents, then the self-study co-chairs, followed by the Steering Committee, the faculty senate, and the Assessment Committee.
Dr. Solomon examined our progress on the self-study and gave valuable advice on the new criteria. These new criteria form the basic structure of the self-study report, which will be submitted to the Commission in the fall of this year. The peer-review team will be on our campus April 10-12, 2006, and they will be conducting interviews and reading documents to verify the information in our self-study report.
Dr. Solomon liked the broad involvement of PC employees and the use and structure of our self-study committees and indicated that our processes and efforts to examine our effectiveness as an institution were valid and on track. We certainly hoped that these efforts were taking us in the right direction. Because so many people across the campus had already done so much work, it was good to receive this validation from Dr. Solomon.
In her efforts to help us focus our remaining efforts, Dr. Solomon encouraged us to concentrate on future plans of our campus and to determine if we can sustain our positive direction for students, employees, and the community. She said that the self-study should be a living document, one that should help guide our strategic planning for the future.
One phrase that she repeated several times in her discussions was "so what?" She said that the peer reviewers will look carefully at our report and the data that we collect and ask this question, in order to help us understand that we must evaluate all of this information in the context of how we will use it to better serve our students and meet the mission of the college.
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Artist JR's latest project turns the floor of the David H. Koch Theater, home of the New York City Ballet, into a swirl of bodies. For it, JR photographed the company's dancers and assembled their portraits into a 6,500-square-foot mural that stretches the length of the lobby. Walking on the floor is surreal, as each dancer appears life-sized below your feet. But stand in a balcony and you see a whole new reality: that the dancer's bodies converge to form an eye.
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The unit referred to here was the Office of Special Plans, the same group Seymour Hersh would write about after the war. As such reports show, its existence was widely known before the war. With many analysts prepared to discuss the competing claims over the intelligence on Iraq, the press was in a good position to educate the public on the administration's justifications for war. Yet for the most part, it never did so. A survey of the coverage in November, December, and January reveals relatively few articles about the debate inside the intelligence community. Those articles that did run tended to appear on the inside pages. Most investigative energy was directed at stories that supported, rather than challenged, the administration's case.
On December 12, for example, The Washington Post ran a front-page story by Barton Gellman contending that al-Qaeda had obtained a nerve agent from Iraq. Most of the evidence came from administration officials, and it was so shaky as to draw the attention of Michael Getler, the paper's ombudsman. In his weekly column, Getler wrote that the article had so many qualifiers and caveats that
the effect on the complaining readers, and on me, is to ask what, after all, is the use of this story that practically begs you not to put much credence in it? Why was it so prominently displayed, and why not wait until there was more certainty about the intelligence?
And why, he might have added, didn't the Post and other papers devote more time to pursuing the claims about the administration's manipulation of intelligence? Part of the explanation, no doubt, rests with the Bush administration's skill at controlling the flow of news. "Their management of information is far greater than that of any administration I've seen," Knight Ridder's John Walcott observed. "They've made it extremely difficult to do this kind of [investigative] work." That management could take both positive forms—rewarding sympathetic reporters with leaks, background interviews, and seats on official flights—and negative ones—freezing out reporters who didn't play along. In a city where access is all, few wanted to risk losing it.
Such sanctions were reinforced by the national political climate. With a popular president promoting war, Democrats in Congress were reluctant to criticize him. This deprived reporters of opposition voices to quote, and of hearings to cover. Many readers, meanwhile, were intolerant of articles critical of the President. Whenever The Washington Post ran such pieces, reporter Dana Priest recalls, "We got tons of hate mail and threats, calling our patriotism into question." Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, and The Weekly Standard, among others, all stood ready to pounce on journalists who strayed, branding them liberals or traitors—labels that could permanently damage a career. Gradually, journalists began to muzzle themselves.
David Albright experienced this firsthand when, during the fall, he often appeared as a commentator on TV. "I felt a lot of pressure" from journalists "to stick to the subject, which was Iraq's bad behavior," Albright says. And that, in turn, reflected pressure from the administration: "I always felt the administration was setting the agenda for what stories should be covered, and the news media bought into that, rather than take a critical look at the administration's underlying reasons for war." Once, on a cable news show, Albright said that he felt the inspections should continue, that the impasse over Iraq was not simply France's fault; during the break, he recalls, the host "got really mad and chastised me."
"The administration created a set of truths, then put up a wall to keep people within it," Albright says. "On the other side of the wall were people saying they didn't agree. The media were not aggressive enough in challenging this."
The press's submissiveness was most apparent in its coverage of the inspections process. Responsibility for that process lay with two organizations: the International Atomic Energy Agency, which monitored Iraq's nuclear activities, and the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, which oversaw its biological and chemical programs. UNMOVIC, which was based in New York and headed by Hans Blix, got considerable coverage; the IAEA, which was based in Vienna and headed by Mohamed ElBaradei, got little.
"We were constantly frustrated," Melissa Fleming, an IAEA spokesperson, told me. "The whole focus was on UNMOVIC, which was in New York." According to IAEA staff members, the press gave far too much weight to what US experts or administration officials said. Jacques Baute, the head of the IAEA's Iraq inspection team, complained that the agency had a hard time getting its story out. And that story, he explained, was that by 1998 "it was pretty clear we had neutralized Iraq's nuclear program. There was unanimity on that."
The IAEA's success in dismantling Iraq's nuclear program was spelled out in the periodic reports it sent to the UN Security Council—reports that remained posted on its Web site. And, it was broadly agreed, any effort to restart that program after 1998 would have very likely been detected by the outside world. As the Carnegie Endowment noted in a recent report ("WMD in Iraq: Evidence and Implications"),
Iraq's nuclear program had been dismantled by inspectors after the 1991 war, and these facilities—unlike chemical or biological ones—tend to be large, expensive, dependent on extensive imports, and very difficult to hide "in plain sight" under the cover of commercial (that is, dual-use) facilities.
These facts, it added, were "largely knowable" in the fall of 2002, when the debate over inspections was taking place.
Bush officials, however, were loudly proclaiming otherwise. "A return of inspectors would provide no assurance whatsoever of [Saddam's] compliance with UN resolutions," Vice President Cheney declared in his August 26 speech. "On the contrary, there is a great danger it would provide false comfort that Saddam was somehow 'back in his box.'"
Many journalists echoed this line. Seeking out former weapons inspectors for comment, they generally "gravitated to the most negative ones," Jacques Baute said. An example was David Kay. According to the IAEA, his background in nuclear and weapons matters was very limited—he has a Ph.D. in international affairs—and he spent no more than five weeks as an inspector in Iraq in 1991. This was far less time—and far longer ago—than was the case for many other inspectors.
Recently, Kay, after stepping down as the top US weapons investigator in Iraq, said that he thought Iraq had largely abandoned the production of illicit weapons during the 1990s and that one key reason was the tough UN inspections. Before the war, however, Kay often declared his contempt for inspections to reporters—including Judith Miller. On September 18, 2002, for instance, in an article headlined "Verification Is Difficult at Best, Say the Experts, and Maybe Impossible," Miller quoted a variety of officials and former inspectors about the nearly insurmountable obstacles inspectors would face if they returned to Iraq. David Kay, identified as "a former inspector who led the initial nuclear inspections in Iraq in the early 1990's," was quoted as saying of the inspectors that "their task is damn near a mission impossible." Miller also cited Khidhir Hamza, the defector she had written about in 1998. Identified as having "led part of Iraq's nuclear bomb program until he defected in 1994," he was quoted as estimating that "Iraq was now at the 'pilot plant' stage of nuclear production and within two to three years of mass producing centrifuges to enrich uranium for a bomb." Iraq, he added, "now excelled" in hiding nuclear and other unconventional weapons programs.
In fact, Hamza never produced any convincing sources for these statements. Contrary to Miller's description, he had resigned from Iraq's nuclear program in 1990 and had no firsthand knowledge of it after the Gulf War. After coming to the United States, he had gone to work for David Albright's Institute for Science and International Security, but by 1999 his claims about Iraq's weapons programs had become so inflated that Albright felt he could no longer work with him, and Hamza left the institute. The following year he came out with a book, Saddam's Bombmaker: The Terrifying Inside Story of the Iraqi Nuclear and Biological Weapons Agenda (written with Jeff Stein), that, Albright says, "made many ridiculous claims." In light of this, he adds, he was surprised to see that Judith Miller continued to rely on Hamza. "Judy should have known about this," Albright says. "This is her area."
"Hamza had no credibility at all," one IAEA staff member told me. "Journalists who called us and asked for an assessment of these people—we'd certainly tell them." Miller said she believed Hamza was a credible source because he was very useful to the administration. After the war, she noted, the administration sent him to Iraq to work on atomic energy matters. Yet the administration's reliance on defectors like Hamza was itself highly controversial and deserving of scrutiny. Few journalists provided it, though. In the months leading up to the war, Hamza was a popular source for journalists and a frequent guest on TV news shows. (In fairness, it should be noted that Judith Miller, along with Julia Preston, wrote an article for the Times in late January that, based on a two-hour interview with Hans Blix, described his differences with the Bush administration over its "assertions about Iraqi cheating" and "the notion that time was running out for disarming Iraq through peaceful means.")
In late November 2002, UN inspectors finally returned to Iraq. Shortly after, Iraq submitted to the UN a 12,000-page declaration stating it had no weapons of mass destruction. Iraq's failure to account for large stocks of banned weapons uncovered prior to 1998 fed suspicions that it still had such weapons. Nonetheless, IAEA inspectors felt confident that they could get a reliable reading of the status of Iraq's alleged nuclear program. They had more than a hundred sites they wanted to visit, based on interviews with defectors, data collected from previous inspections, satellite photos, and information provided by the CIA and other US intelligence agencies. Over the summer, IAEA specialists had detected in satellite photos new construction at sites where nuclear activity had taken place in the past. Visiting them, however, inspectors found no suspicious activity. The inspectors also took samples from rivers, canals, and lakes, testing for the presence of certain radioisotopes. None was found.
Finally, the inspectors investigated Iraq's attempted purchase of aluminum tubes. They examined rocket production and storage sites, studied tube samples, and interviewed key Iraqi personnel. From this they determined that the tubes were consistent with use in conventional rockets, as Iraq had maintained.
On January 9, 2003, Mohamed ElBaradei issued a preliminary report on the inspectors' work. "To date," it noted,
no new information of significance has emerged regarding Iraq's past nuclear programme (pre-1991) or with regard to Iraq activities during the period between 1991 and 1998. To date, no evidence of ongoing prohibited nuclear or nuclear-related activities has been detected, although not all of the laboratory results of sample analysis are yet available.


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