WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.030 align:middle line:90% Hello, everyone. 00:00:01.030 --> 00:00:02.610 align:middle line:90% How are you? 00:00:02.610 --> 00:00:03.450 align:middle line:90% Good? 00:00:03.450 --> 00:00:04.140 align:middle line:90% Welcome. 00:00:04.140 --> 00:00:05.520 align:middle line:84% What a beautiful night in Tucson. 00:00:05.520 --> 00:00:07.770 align:middle line:84% Thanks for choosing to be here on this beautiful night 00:00:07.770 --> 00:00:09.060 align:middle line:90% in Tucson. 00:00:09.060 --> 00:00:11.577 align:middle line:84% Glad you're here for all that will happen this evening. 00:00:11.577 --> 00:00:13.410 align:middle line:84% And thanks for choosing to be in this place. 00:00:13.410 --> 00:00:15.630 align:middle line:84% Thanks for waving in the back, back there. 00:00:15.630 --> 00:00:17.610 align:middle line:84% Can you guys hear me OK back there? 00:00:17.610 --> 00:00:18.120 align:middle line:90% Good. 00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:18.390 align:middle line:90% All right. 00:00:18.390 --> 00:00:18.870 align:middle line:90% Good. 00:00:18.870 --> 00:00:19.650 align:middle line:90% All those thumbs up. 00:00:19.650 --> 00:00:21.070 align:middle line:84% That's my favorite parts of readings. 00:00:21.070 --> 00:00:21.862 align:middle line:90% Can you hear me OK? 00:00:21.862 --> 00:00:24.000 align:middle line:90% And everyone goes like this. 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:25.710 align:middle line:90% We're all going to get a ride. 00:00:25.710 --> 00:00:28.100 align:middle line:84% So before we get going, to help give some more 00:00:28.100 --> 00:00:30.600 align:middle line:84% context for tonight's event as part of the Tucson Humanities 00:00:30.600 --> 00:00:32.100 align:middle line:84% Festival, I'm going to welcome up 00:00:32.100 --> 00:00:34.680 align:middle line:84% A-P Durand, the Dean of the College of Humanities. 00:00:34.680 --> 00:00:36.570 align:middle line:84% And he's going to say a few words to us. 00:00:36.570 --> 00:00:38.120 align:middle line:90% A-P?