ALISO VIEJO, CALIFORNIA, Sept. 16, 2001: When the brand new campus of Soka University of America opened its doors here for admissions for this fall, it decided to dedicate one of its classroom buildings to the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, naming it “Gandhi Hall.” Gandhi’s grandson, Dr. Arun Gandhi, who had flown here from Memphis, Tenn., especially for the occasion, performed the formal ceremony of dedication August 23. The building houses distance learning classrooms, multi-media and interactive classrooms, as well as faculty offices. On a stage lined with the flags of dozens of nations, signifying the university’s international outlook, Gandhi took to the podium amid thunderous applause. “Non-violence is about how we behave with one another. It is not about going to places like the Middle East where the violence is already rampant,” he told the audience.
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