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I attended the commencement ceremonies at CSUB today, and was disappointed in the experience. How sorry I am to say so; I love my local university, from which I graduated and continue to attend today, but I feel I must call the administration on this matter.
The commencement speech, made by Dr. Horace Mitchell, whom I like, respect, and appreciate, was very disappointing. I do not believe he wrote the speech himself, for I feel it sounded unprofessional and inappropriate. The speech focused too much on recent events of the past month, including the economic crisis and the election of Senator Obama to the presidency, but appeared to address the graduates as an afterthought. I feel commencement speeches should not be recaps of the news, but rather messages of inspiration and hope for the graduates. In my opinion, the speech was very substandard in that regard.
I am fairly certain Dr. Mitchell did not write the speech, because I believe he is...
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