Let the Countdown Begin!

At a university highly known for it's apathetic students, it's nice to see a handful of "go-getters" take the opportunities offered to them with great pleasure. This November, the Albert Schweitzer Institute (ASI) will be taking seven undergraduate students, one law student, and two professionals to Berlin Germany for the 10th World Summit of the Nobel Peace Laureates.

Three of these students will be our very own Quad News Editors:

• Brendan Rimitez--Managing Editor, senior print journalism and history double major



• Jennifer Swift--News Editor, junior print journalism and political science double major



• Jenna Uliano--News Editor, junior print journalism major, minor in English

Brendan, Jenna, and Jenn at dinner

Together, we three, will be reporting to you from Berlin on a daily basis about the Summit and our experiences with ASI.

Every year the Summit focuses on one topic and this year is "Breaking down new walls to ensure a world of human rights and a world without violence." The Summit will take place in Berlin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It will also focus on other "walls" that exist throughout the world today.

We will be sitting in on and participating in panel discussions and information sessions with guest speakers like Mikhail Gorbachev, Muhammad Yunus, and Betty Williams, among other Nobel Peace Laureates and representatives of other organizations.

The conference days will take place on Nov. 10-11, however we will also be present for the ceremony and celebration in Berlin of the anniversary of the fall of the wall. Think New York City on New Year's Eve--but German.

We will be leaving on Friday, Nov. 6 to start our adventure. And quite frankly we all feel that Friday can't come soon enough.