Article March 26, 2001 Issue

One night in the park ...

A transforming encounter

By Christine Solomon

The man and I stood there, practically touching, with this thought of our harmlessness hanging between us.

I went to college at Columbia University in New York City. Coming from the small village of Montgomery in upstate New York, I wasn't used to the "rules" of living in a big city. During my first few weeks at college, I decided very late one night to take a walk through a park near my dorm. I wanted to think through some of the many issues confronting me as a brand new freshman at a large university in the biggest city in the country.

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