The audience of about 50 on Saturday night in Morgan Auditorium learned the inspirational goals and heavy impact Rachel Corrie had during her 23 years alive.

Bill Cook, professor of English, and Moroccan Fulbright scholar Sawsan Hussein teamed up to explain the current and historical aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by describing it from political and humanistic angles.

Introduced as a “local radical,” William Cook, professor of English, presented his lecture, “Light from the Darkness: ‘Top Secret’ files from the Bowels of Rhodes House,” Monday in the President’s Dining Room.

Professor of English William A. Cook has published numerous books and articles on Middle Eastern issues and social justice around the world while remaining a devoted professor at the University of La Verne.