Tuesday, May 1, 2007
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CLINTON
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Clinton spoke to graduates for 23
minutes and emphasizedthe impor-
tance of being engaged citizens.
"You are living in one of the most
exciting times in human history," he
said. "It is exploding with opportu-
nity. It is bursting with knowledge."
But he referred to the world as
an "unequal, unstable and unsus-
tainable" place and challenged
graduating students to take a role in
changing it.
Clinton reminded students to
take on more in their adult lives
than voting and paying taxes by
mentioning the roles they could play
in the battles against HIV/AIDS and
global warming.
"None of those problems is
beyond the reach of our common
endeavor," he said. "All we have to
do is remember that it is our com-
mon endeavor."
Despite the gravity ofthe subjects
he spoke about, Clinton's speech was
light and at times humorous.
After thanking President Cole-
man for his honorary degree, Clin-
ton made a plug for his wife U.S. Sen.
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.),
who is a 2008 Democratic presiden-
tial candidate.
"I am delighted to be given this
degree by the University of Mich-
igan's first female president. Has
a great ring, don't you think?" he
said.
After Clinton spoke, President
Coleman presented three other
honorary degrees. Architect J. Max
Bond, Jr. received a Doctor of Fine
Arts degree, sociologist Philip E.
Converse received a Doctor of Sci-
ence degree and Engineer Irma M.
Wyman received a Doctor of Engi-
neering degree for achievement in
their respective fields.
LSA graduate Anoop Agarwal
said Clinton's speech lived up to
his expectations of Clinton as a
renowned speaker.
"I definitely enjoyed the speech,"
he said. "It was somewhat political
PLANS
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deal with an "active shooter" and
that this training is refreshed reg-
ularly.
Another effort underway will
revise the University's emergency
procedures guide to include direc-
tions on what to do in an active
shooter situation.
An additional emphasis will be
put on emergency planning in DPS's
message informing freshman stu-
but I don't object to that because
I feel like it would be difficult to
deliver a commencement speech
that wasn't in any way (political)."
Gary Lappin, father of LSA grad-
uate Rachel Lappin, said he thought
Clinton was a good choice for a
speaker, but that the content of the
speech disappointed him.
"At least he was better than
George Bush," Lappin said. "But
it did seem like there wasn't a lot
of passion behind what he was
saying. Maybe it was the same old
spiel, maybe he was tired, but he
seemed almost bored with what he
was saying."
In their addresses, President
Coleman, Provost Teresa Sullivan
and LSA Dean Terrance McDonald
made remarks similar to Clinton's
about students' responsibility to
help shape a world where people
and communities are increasingly
interconnected.
President Coleman encouraged
students to be dedicated citizens in
their communities and beyond.
"Regardless of what your busi-
ness card says, you are first and fore-
most a citizen of the world," she said.
"Where you will make a real differ-
ence is in how you treat and support
others, because those are the actions
that will truly change a life."
LSA graduate Abdulrahman
Mohamed El Sayed, who was cho-
sen by a committee of students, fac-
ulty and staff to address the class of
2007, also used the opportunity to
mention the global challenges grad-
uates will face.
"We need to have the audacity to
believe we can change the world,"
he said.
Clinton is speaking at more
commencement ceremonies this
year than he has in the past sev-
eral years.
Later this spring, Clinton will
address graduates at Rochester
Technology Institute, Knox College,
Middlebury College and Harvard
University. He will also appear at
the University of New Hampshire's
ceremony with former President
George Bush.
dents aboutcrime prevention at ori-
entation, Brown said.
But even with an emergency
infrastructure in place, Brown said
it's impossible to know when or if
crisis like the unprecedented mas-
sacre at Virginia Tech will occur
and if"the University will be pre-
pared to handle it.
She said there isn't a surefire
way to stop someone as "disturbed
and determined" as the Virginis
Tech shooter, but a thorougl-
response plan could hinder his
actions.
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