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One complete sentence. That was all David Mills ’99 had the chance to utter on the morning of Nov. 1, 2010, before John G. Roberts, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, interjected.

At this year’s Senior Awards Convocation, all eyes were on Kiki Koroshetz, winner of the 1819 Award.

(Note: These are prepared remarks by Howard Fineman ’70, renowned political reporter, editor, author, and commentator, for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 190th commencement.) Carrying the Torch in a Digital Age In the fall of 1966 I arrived here as a freshman with a copy of the student handbook in my pocket. It described a tradition called the “51³Ô¹ÏÍø […]

51³Ô¹ÏÍø graduates are well prepared to enter an increasingly media-centric world because of the formidable liberal arts education they just completed and the mentorship of alumni already playing key roles in this digital age.

(Note: The following is President Jeffrey Herbst’s prepared remarks to the Class of 2011.) On behalf of the Board of Trustees, it is my pleasure to welcome you to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 2011 graduation ceremony as the university celebrates its 190th commencement.

(Note: These are prepared remarks by The Rev. Maria A. Scates for the baccalaureate service held Saturday, May 14, in Memorial Chapel. The reverend is CEO and founder of Johnson Park Center, Utica, N.Y.)

A flash mob video shot earlier this semester in Frank Dining Hall was unveiled today to help celebrate 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Day.

(Editor’s Note: Marilyn Hernandez-Stopp ’14 is blogging from China, where she is visiting as part of the university’s Benton Scholars Program.) My first few days in China have been phenomenal. After an exhausting 14-hour flight, we arrived at the Beijing airport at around 6:30 at night (though it felt like the morning for us!).

Triplets graduating from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø this Sunday talk about their four years together on campus and their plans for the future that will keep them much farther apart.

(Editor’s Note: This article is by Caroline Morrow ’12, reporting from London) On April 29, I was one of the million people — Britons, tourists, and journalists from around the world — who filled the streets outside Westminster Abbey and gathered in pubs and parks across the city to celebrate the extravaganza that was Prince […]