A lawyer in one of the most influential court cases in U.S. history spoke to Ball State University students in an experimental presentation Monday night at Pruis Hall.
Sarah Weddington, a former White House adviser, spoke about her roles in leadership over the years via video conference. She focused her lecture on the famous 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade in which she was the prominent lawyer arguing for women's rights on the issue of abortion.
"I lived in a time when people were always telling us [women] that we can't do this or that we shouldn't do that," she said. "That was when I decided that I wanted to go to law school."
Weddington encouraged students to keep pushing back barriers in the issues faced by the U.S. today. She also stressed the importance of practice and flexibility in leadership positions.
"When people ask me what leadership is, I tell them it's the willingness and ability to leave your thumbprint," she said. "The only ones who are good are the ones who can go faster then they can control, but still learn how to get back up."
Associate director of Student Life Mitch Isaacs said the video conference was successful.
"Normally when you try out these new technologies, you expect a few problems," he said, "but this one went off without a hitch."
Freshman Ace Howard said the presentation was interesting.
"It was very educational," he said. "Normally, when you hear about Roe v. Wade, people are talking about the case itself so it was cool to hear from someone who actually worked on it."
Aaron Howard said the lecture lacked the personal feel that the others this year had.
"Having her on the screen was much different than having her on the stage, and I think people felt more distant from her, even though there was still the question and answer segment," he said.
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