Dr. Eleanor W. Traylor, in her lecture, offers the class of 2014 a chance to be inaugurated into the legacy of Howard University. Her passionate oration invited us Howard freshman to become apart of the heritage that we heard about in considering Howard. Dr. Traylor takes the seminar into the history of the University, including the names of the buildings in which we study. As she continued to speak on notable alumni and names of Howard, she continued to urge us to know who these people are, to fully comprehend the impact they've had on world we currently live in. Additionally, she implored us to realize who we are learning from; we are in an institution filled with great minds. As she continued with the distinguished alumni, Dr. Traylor gave us numerous assignments. These assignments started off plausible, but the became vague and far fetched. However, to me, her point was clear. We, as students at such a prominent university in such a prominent city, should take full advantage of the opportunity we've been given. There is no reason why we should not be interested in seeing the extraordinary Phylicia Rashad perform live onstage. Living in D.C. and being students at a historically black university should make us want to see an exhibit about our history. We're in a much too relevant setting to continue being unaware of who were are, where we've been and where we should be going. Dr. Traylor may not have been well received by the Thursday seminar class, but those of us who listened attentively well understood her motives. She was not there to assign us work, she was there to engage our minds.
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