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Look to the Left and then the Right: Hey! That’s Cynthia Nixon
By Marona Lowe
Many moons ago, yours truly walked
through the gates of Columbia University and received a blue and
white beanie with the number 88 emblazoned on the front. Up the
block and across the street at Barnard College, Cynthia Nixon went
through a similar rite of passage. Location aside, Nixon and I
embarked on a path of higher education and higher achievement at
institutions with longstanding social and academic ties.
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Reflecting on those first days of college, the words of one of the speakers still echo in my noggin – and I
paraphrase - look to the left and then to the right, a certain
percentage of you will not graduate…
As I looked to my left on a recent Sunday at the
Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Nixon, a 1988 graduate of Barnard College, entered the room to
talk about her life as a quintessential New York actress and about her
reprisal of the role for which she is most famous – Miranda Hobbes of
Sex And the City.
Nixon was stylishly adorned in a pleated off-white J.
Mendel sleeveless dress, cinched at the waist with a deep red suede belt
also from J. Mendel – surely memories of her blue and white beanie were
distant ones. Yet, I wondered if she recalled the torrential rains that
fell on May 18th twenty years hence, ruining the coiffures and
graduation outfits of those seated in Low Plaza. And what about the
inspiring words of Darth Vader as he accepted his Doctor of Humane
Letters?
Those thoughts and many others ran through my head as
Nixon settled into her chair and recorders were turned on. As one who
had also beaten the odds to graduate from Columbia in 1988, I
unilaterally decided that I would begin the discussion with a question
about SATC's allure, easing Nixon into what can be an uncomfortable
experience. Responding to queries about her new film with the grace that
has become her hallmark, Nixon reached across the table and requested my
unopened bottle of water as more probing questions were asked.
Accompanied by scenes from the upcoming film, hear
Nixon have her say:
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And as Ms.
Nixon paused to sign memorabilia at the end of the roundtable
discussion, I thought briefly of whipping out my mint condition
“Frosh Book ‘84” to show Nixon her earthy Black & White photograph
on page 71. Alas, humility was a lesson I learned well in
Morningside Heights and I refused to alienate others by signaling
our shared roots. Although my retro facebook remained in my bag, the
next time CC ’88 interviews BC ’88, humility will be tossed to the
wind ;-)! M
May 2008
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