On Wednesday, Oct. 27, 300 students, faculty, staff, and members of the public attended a noon presentation by E. Benjamin Skinner in the Penn State Beaver Student Union Building auditorium. Skinner, the author of 'A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery,' presented research and first-hand information about the atrocities of human trafficking and slavery around the globe, including the United States. He also conducted a question-and-answer session with the audience. The Office of Student Affairs, which sponsored the presentation, also hosted a luncheon for Skinner and 40 members of the audience following his presentation. For information about the event or how to contact Skinner, e-mail or call Chris Rizzo, director of student affairs, at clr4@psu.edu or 724-773-3957.

"If you walked in the streets in 18th or 19th century Cape Town, and you looked at the people in the street, you would not be able to tell by skin color who was a slave owner and who was a slave. There was heavy regulation about what clothing slaves could wear, whether they could congregate in larger numbers than two or three at a time, whether they could travel at night without carrying a pass or carrying a lantern. They were never able to travel at night without being lighted in some way." This is the legacy that lingers with us, even during the post-apartheid period." -Gabeba Baderoon, Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and African and African American Studies