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It’s established that Danny Glover is a no-go for the Commencement Convocation today at 4 p.m. Instead, students will listen to Chancellor Birgeneau and others speak at $2 a seat in the Greek Theatre.
Dude, we’ve heard him speak for free. At least Glover bared his ass in “Beloved.” And it was a nice, muscular gluteus maximus.
Alongside the chancellor, graduating senior Adrian Down will speak today and receive the University Medal. Down is a high-achieving, 3.9 GPA double major in physics and math who has gained recognition for his advanced research, mentoring and promotion of organic foods. Plus, he wears bright plaid shorts. Rock on.
UC Berkeley NewsCenter lists the other speakers for the various graduation ceremonies held until May 21. Some of the department speakers seem rather ill-fitting. Here are the head-scratchers:
* Patricia Gandara, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA. Graduate School of Education, May 12 at 2 p.m. in Zellerbach.
* Kate Levin, UC Berkeley alumna and commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. English Department, May 13 at 3 p.m. at the Greek.
* Sabeer Bhatia, founder of Hotmail and one of Time’s “People to Watch” in 2002 for international business. Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Economy, Conservation Research Studies, Latin American Studies and Middle Eastern Studies, May 17 at 3 p.m. in Zellerbach.
That last one’s a doozy. Shouldn’t a business dude address business people? Just a thought. Also, that’s a mighty random grouping of departments. It looks like someone just got lazy:
“Ah, what the heck, let’s just have the Time guy do all the other departments. I’ve got a meeting to go to and I’m already late on those TPS reports. Did you hear we have to put cover sheets on them now? Shit.”
Commencement Convocation this Wednesday [UC Berkeley NewsCenter]
Comments:
Jun 1, 2007 at 12:12 pm
you sucked my left nut!?