“When I arrive on the set, I’m often asked, ‘Are you hair and makeup?’”
—Katie Bettini ’16 (second from left), prop master, set dresser, and miniature model maker, who spoke as part of a March 24 panel discussion, “What are Your Odds? Careers for Women and Minorities in Theatre, Film, and Television: A 21st-Century Conversation,” hosted by Theatre Business
“What matters is not whether I succeed or fail. What matters is I fight for justice nonetheless—because this is what defines us and what makes us human.”
—Miguel de la Torre, speaking about “Embracing Hopelessness” during the Cummings Peace Lecture on April 4 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination
“If I am a leader, if I am a supervisor, my job is to create the environment for other people to be successful; it’s not about me looking good.”
—Neuroeconomist Paul Zak, author of Trust Factor: The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies, during an April 5 talk sponsored by the School of Business’s Banta Center for Business, Ethics, and Society
“I needed to change everything.”
—Cynthia McGuigan (second from right), founder of Steps 4 Life, sharing her own story in a March 20 domestic violence forum sponsored by Associated Students of the University of Redlands (ASUR) Convocations and Lectures. After McGuigan’s remarks, participants assembled care packages for the organization, which provides transitional housing for struggling individuals and families.
“People ask me all the time why I do what I do. The answer is because I’m really hopeful—everywhere I go I find people doing amazing things to preserve the resources that they have.”
—Marine biologist and photojournalist Cristina Mittermeier in her March 27 presentation, “Standing at the Water’s Edge,” sponsored by ASUR Convocations and Lectures and Kappa Pi Zeta