9I Sonia Sotomayor's Exciting Visit to Southern

On Monday night I was able to experience a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Supreme Court Justice of the United States Sonia Sotomayor in the Lyman Center. Sonia was asked to speak to first year students this year because Southern choose her book My Beloved World as the common read for incoming freshmen. Students in Inquiry classes were asked to write down some questions for Sonia to answer during the interview and some few lucky student’s questions were chosen for Sonia to answer.

Before the interview started, many students submitted their six word memoir to the school and many creative memoirs were chosen and shown on the projector as students were finding their seats. Sonia appreciated everyone’s six word memoirs and admired many of them. As Sonia answered questions, she gave advice that was specifically for first year students who were the majority who attended her visit. One thing she told us to do is take all different types of classes. She encourages all students to explore courses we may not be comfortable with. She said that this will help expand our knowledge and make us all smarter individuals.

Sonia Sotomayor’s visit to Southern’s campus will be one I will never forget. She talked and gave out so much useful advice for all first year students to think about and incorporate into their lives. Her visit to Southern was very important and exciting!