Fair or Unfair?

[slightlyoffaxis]

Wesleyan University, 2003:

Spring Fling Headliner: The Roots
Commencement Speaker: An activist whose name I can't remember--Jody Williams?--who wanted to ban land mines.

Wesleyan University, 2008:

Spring Fling Headliner: The Hold Steady
Commencement Speaker: Barack Obama

And their dorms are nicer, too.

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[transmit]

Is too fair an answer?

SUNY Binghamton, 2002

Spring Fling Headliner: Nickelback
Commencement Speaker: the President of another college whose entire speech was "Everything is going to be ok; you have a degree from Binghamton"

[mushroom_kitty]

Plus, we had to see Biz Markie topless.

Scarred me for life.

[kiwicutie41]

OH man that sucks! The year after I graduated Guster played for spring fling so I feel ya. I have no idea who our commencement speaker was.

[jbwt]

(Posting from a motel outside of Middletown)

I believe our commencement speaker's name was Martha Nussbaum. Although I'm curious as to who Jody Williams is.

Trying to figure out where I'll park on Sunday :)

[slightlyoffaxis]

Martha Nussbaum was the speaker for the class of '02. (According to Wikipedia, "Martha Nussbaum (born Martha Craven on May 6, 1947) is an American philosopher with a particular interest in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy and ethics.") You went to that graduation, but I didn't because I am a horrible girlfriend.

That's so awesome that you're going to see Obama. Park at 124 Cross! RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE NEON DELI.

Were you there for all of reunion? How was it?

[sparklyfabulous]

i read your post at the airport on thurs night and almost broke d's arm grabbing him to make him read the article. that is SO UNFAIR! i am a little bit tempted to drive up to m-town tomorrow, actually.