Inauguration

The new year, as well as the 50 that have passed since Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech, is a reminder to look at the women who came before us in the ivory towers of academia.

After a morning attempting to navigate barricades and checkpoints we were beginning to feel like rats in a maze, so we entered Teaism, at 400 8th St. SW (www.teaism.com), which was the closest we could get to the swearing-in. The staff, Kim and Terry, graciously let us watch the ceremony on their Mac. By the end of the inauguration, the room was full, and tears and shouts of joy were abundant.