{"id":771,"date":"2023-09-28T17:46:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T21:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/?page_id=771"},"modified":"2023-09-28T17:46:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T21:46:21","slug":"last-words","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/reporter\/fall-2023\/last-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: JoAnne Epps \u201973, H\u201915, quoted below, unexpectedly passed away on September 19, 2023, after this issue went to print. Her obituary will be included in the winter 2024 issue of the magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be given this honor at this time means more than I could probably put into words. It is going to be my sincere promise to do the best I can in this role.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>JOANNE EPPS \u201973<\/strong>, on being named acting president of Temple University; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/temple-university-to-announce-new-acting-president\/3543770\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC10 Philadelphia, April 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe concept of book banning in and of itself is an exclusionary practice that restricts cross-cultural learning and prevents younger generations from learning about the world outside of their known culture.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>GRACE SANKO \u201923<\/strong>, who majored in English, on book bans; <a href=\"https:\/\/ctmirror.org\/2023\/05\/21\/the-freedom-to-read-an-essential-american-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CT Mirror, May 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Bicentennial theme, \u2018Committed to the future since 1823,\u2019 is a reminder that today, we must both honor our past but also pledge to continue working for a better future.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>TRINITY PRESIDENT JOANNE BERGER-SWEENEY<\/strong>, speaking on Charter Day, the day of the College\u2019s founding; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtnh.com\/news\/connecticut\/hartford\/trinity-college-in-hartford-celebrates-200th-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTNH News 8, May 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: JoAnne Epps \u201973, H\u201915, quoted below, unexpectedly passed away on September 19, 2023, after this issue went to print. 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