Alumni Bulletin - Winter 2008 - (Page 7)

ON CAMPUS law to hire people who are not here legally. And you’ve got to prosecute them. It would be very, very simple. You go into a big old firm who has had a real problem; they’ve been warned. You go in and take a couple of CEOs and CFOs and whoever else has been making these decisions and you walk them out with the cameras running and you let people know we’re tough. That’s it. It’s over. They’ve had their free time with breaking our laws, but not any longer. And you watch how fast they self-regulate. Like that [snaps fingers]. They start seeing people arrested and all those CEOs will clean up their acts immediately. The third thing you do is deal with sanctuary cities, which are a violation of federal law. You call the Justice Department and say, whatever it takes—whether it’s holding up funds or legal action against mayors and councilmen. If they think they can thumb their nose at federal law, they are mistaken. The final thing is called attrition. Once the jobs dry up and the social services dry up, people go home. Why do you think none of these measures have been taken? lecture SALLY RIDE CHAMPIONS SCIENCE EDUCATION Sally Ride, the ﬁrst-ever American woman to travel into space, will speak at Baker Hall at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, as part of the College of Education’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Ride’s presentation, titled “Reach for the Stars,” will discuss her rise through the NASA program and how she currently supports young women to pursue careers in math, science, and technology. In her nine years with NASA, Ride worked in mission control on shuttle missions, flew on the space shuttle Challenger twice, and headed a study of NASA’s mission options and future. “We are honored to have Dr. Ride visit us here at Lehigh,” says J. Gary Lutz, interim dean of the College of Education. “She’s an inspirational role model for young women, and her enthusiasm for science education has helped put the spotlight on an issue that is critically important in today’s world.” Ride has long been an advocate for improving science education and is the founder and CEO of Sally Ride Science, an organization dedicated to developing innovative science programs for today’s youth. Retired from NASA, Ride has been a professor of physics at the University of California-San Diego and has authored five science books geared toward children. She has also been inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame and the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Tickets for the general public are $10 (balcony) or $15 (orchestra and grand tier). While admittance is free for all Lehigh faculty, staff, and students with ID, tickets are still required in order to enter the hall. For ticket availability, call the Zoellner Arts Center box ofﬁce at (610) 758-2787.—Tom Yencho There’s no will. Washington has no will or intention. First of all, George Bush believes in open borders. He believes in that. He doesn’t want to offend Mexico, and he thinks we’re all part of one big happy family. Secondly, look at who beneﬁts from illegal immigration. Follow the money. Who benefits? Corporate America. That is who benefits at the expense of the taxpayers of this country. All the laws they need are already on the books, and the people have had it. This is what they are articulating in their states and their communities and they want something done. The good news is that, last year, the American people engaged, and they shut them down. They forced people to change their votes on immigration, and the politicians heard them. Now, we’ve got to keep amnesty from passing, and we’ve got to get a president in there who’s tough on illegals—that’s the key. Each day that passes, we are losing. Each day, more and more people are coming in and the more that come in, the less will there is to change our policies. WATERGATE WITNESS TO DELIVER LECTURE ON LAW John Dean, counsel to former President Richard M. Nixon who is perhaps best known for his devastating testimony during the Watergate hearings, will deliver the Tresolini Lecture on Thursday, April 3, in Zoellner Arts Center’s Baker Hall. An outspoken critic of the current administration, Dean believes that President Bush’s penchant for secrecy and his deception over the war in Iraq should result in impeachment. Brian Pinaire, the assistant professor of political science who organizes the annual Tresolini Lecture, says that few individuals are in a better position than Dean to understand the nature of executive power in the United States. “The actions of each president set a precedent and leave footprints for future Oval ofﬁceholders,” he says. “We expect that John Dean’s talk will be richly garnished with his own experiences and will be especially timely as the nation moves toward one of the most contested presidential elections in American history.” Since leaving the White House in April 1973, Dean has focused on investment banking and on writing about law, government, and politics.—Linda Harbrecht winter 2008 7

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Alumni Bulletin - Winter 2008 Contents From the President's Desk Mailbox On Campus Research Arts & Culture Sports Ugly is in the Eye of the Beholder Fitch's Law of Motion A Blessing to the Community The Amidonian Acclamation China Trip Bridges Cultures, Generations From the Publisher's Desk Alumni News The Last Word

Alumni Bulletin - Winter 2008

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