Writing in '' The New Republic '' , critic Lee Siegel cited Quindlen as an example of the " monsters of empathy " who " self subjugate and domesticate and assimilate every distant tragedy . " He coined the term " The Quindlen Effect " to describe this phenomenon and suggested that it began with her '' Times '' column of December 13 , 1992 , in which Quindlen assailed the four alleged perpetrators of the Glen Ridge rape . " True to her niche , " Siegel wrote , " Quindlen attacked with scathing indignation actions that no sane '' Times '' reader would ever defend . " In 1999 , Villanova University invited Anna Quindlen to deliver the annual commencement address . But once the announcement was made , a group of pro-life students planned a protest against Quindlen 's positions on reproductive rights and she withdrew as speaker . The following year , however , she spoke at Villanova 's graduation
Glen Ridge rape
Glen Ridge rape
Anna Quindlen