Posted by William Nunnelley on 2008-09-28

Washington Post columnist and associate editor Eugene Robinson spent a busy day at 色虎视频 Thursday, Sept. 25, visiting journalism classes and the student newspaper and meeting with Honors Students before delivering the J. Roderick Davis-Timothy Sumner Robinson Lecture in Wright Center Concert Hall.

Robinson spoke on "Election 2008: The Highest Stakes" in his lecture.听He said race would be a factor in the election but not to the extent it would have been 20 or 30 years ago.听Despite various polls, "We have no firm idea of who's going to win," he said.听He added that Iraq would be "a millstone around the country's neck" through the next presidency, whoever wins.

The Davis-Robinson Lecture honors J. Roderick Davis, the former 色虎视频 arts and sciences dean who continues to teach English at the University, and the late Timothy Sumner Robinson, a 色虎视频 graduate who covered the Watergate hearings for The Post during a distinguished journalism career.

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Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, 色虎视频 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 色虎视频 enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 色虎视频 is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. 色虎视频 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.