May 16, 2008
Explorer Wade Davis, one of three presenters in the Robbins Memorial Symposium, spoke at Assembly
PEA students were treated to the closest thing to a real-life Indiana Jones when Wade Davis—National Geographic's explorer-in-residence and one of its "Explorers of the Millennium"—took to the stage in the Academy Building.
"Everyone was awestruck by his experiences," said Niall '08. "I frequently heard, 'I want that job!' from those around me. In my opinion, Mr. Davis has lived a life straight out of a fantasy novel. I was astonished by the fearless manner in which he lives."
"Davis expressed preservation's importance to humanity with such beautiful words and exciting anecdotes that both my understanding and interest in ethnic anthropology have increased tenfold," says Lorca '08. "His
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