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COMMENCEMENT CAMARADERIE Seniors Optimistic About Future HALEY LAMBERT WRITER t was a sea of purple hearts and golden smiles at the Convocation Center on May 5 as the class of 20ll gathered for Convocation. The room echoed with exclamations of This is so surreal, I can ' t believe this is happening, and Victory! Graduating senior Megan Raymond had been waiting for this moment. It feels amazing to be graduating. It seems like I ' ve been waiting for this day to come since I got here, said Raymond. A hush spread across the room as President Linwood H. Rose took his place on stage. When he opened with, You ' re almost there, graduating seniors and their family and friends cheered. Rose encouraged the class to maintain the virtues and knowledge from their courses to change the world, change a life and change the fu- ture. He also advised them not to forget the fellowships they formed with professors, fellow classmates, dorm custodians and dining hall staff. Rose concluded by congratulating the graduating class for their accomplish- ments and expressed interest in watching their futures unfold. Following Rose, senior speaker Kristin Alexander gave a speech comparing college years to locations on the 1787 Orientation mappy. 22 Graduation Alexander said she thought that after freshman year, many students began to think of the university as their home and that over the summers, students missed the way people hold doors open or always seem to be happy about something. Applause and cheers erupted, affirming the class ' s agreement. Alexan- der ended her speech on the encouraging note that although they did not have a mappy for the rest of their lives, their soon-to-be alma mater had prepared them well. Rose then presented valedictorian Jared Scott Anderson and intro- duced the guest speaker, Invisible Children co-founder, Laren Poole. As creator of one of the most well-known and largest non-profit organiza- tions in the United States, Poole told the class not to be discouraged. The recession and the economy and the lack of jobs - a lot of people talk about that being a negative, said Poole. I actually like to look at it as a positive, because without those jobs to fall back on, it ' s going to force a lot of these graduating seniors to maybe take a chance on that dream they ' ve always had.
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A 2011 graduate wears her decorated cap during the spring ' s ceremony. Many students decorated their caps with encour- aging words for their classmates or messages of thanks to their parents. photo by DONOVAN SEOW This sentiment rang true with many. I thought [Poole ' s] speech was really inspiring, said graduate Alexandra Conroy. It ' s very untraditional and unique that he didn ' t graduate college and still ... made such an impact on the world. This was real, it meant something. Fellow graduate Sarah Carter agreed. It was interesting to see someone do something with [his] life without going on the path that everyone else seems to be taking, said Carter. Following Poole ' s speech, President Rose gave closing re- marks and invited the class of 2011 to the Alumni Candlelight Cer- emony in ISAT. The next day, the class members walked across the stages of their colleges, received diplomas and graduated. I am so excited for the future and for what ' s to come, said graduate Elizabeth Hubbard. Features 23
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