Anousheh Ansari is scheduled to speak at Stanford University on Friday night. An op-ed in The Stanford Daily on Thursday from one of the organizers of the event makes a bid to lure otherwise-skeptical students to the event:
You might be thinking, “Yeah, I’m not an engineer. I don’t want to go to space. Next article.” Well, fine. If you’re not the least interested in technology, different cultures, space, women who have climbed to the top or entrepreneurship and innovation, then I release you from the obligation of reading this article. But I say:
Come on Friday. Meet some friends, learn something new, ask a question, dare to be inspired. After all, why else are we here?
Plus, it’s at 7 pm Friday. That leaves the whole rest of the night for parties.
I’m a little surprised that most students would be skeptical. I would have expected a little buzz.