Last week in Freshman Seminar, we had a guest speaker. We were told that she was going to talk to us about the Human Genome Project. I was really excited because I had read a lot about the project and am even considering getting my DNA tested to find out exactly where my ancestors came from. So, needless to say, I couldn't wait to hear from Dr. Dunston, our guest speaker. The lecture given was a bit of a let down. The entire time she was talking it seemed like she was doing an intro to a speech. I was waiting for her to talk about the project and to tell us if she got her roots traced back. Every once I awhile, it seemed like she was about to reach that point, but it never came. She also kept going off on these strange tangents. Before I wrote this, I kept trying to find something nice to say about this lecture, but I have to say how I really feel. Maybe I was just expecting too much. She did have a powerpoint presentation but she didn’t use it until the last thirty seconds of class. Something I did find interesting is that Howard has a National Genome Center. This is news to me. Maybe Howard should make this more widely known because not every college has one. Even though I didn’t like this lecture much this week, I still appreciate Dr. Dunston taking time out of her schedule to come talk to us, because she really didn’t have to do that. Who knows, maybe somebody else in the class really enjoyed it.
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