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The best I can do is to wish you good luck. You’re going to need it. All manner of people are giving commencement speeches to students graduating from colleges and universities these days. It is doubtful that any will be remembered because the prospects of students depend in large part on the economy into which they are entering, the majors they pursued, their individual ambitions, and capacity for hard work. Then, too, there’s dumb luck which often plays a role. For those graduating this year, my profound sympathy because the economy could not be much worse short of being declared...

Texas A&M Commencement Address - The students gave a standing ovation; the faculty were deathly silent! Neal Boortz is a Texan, a lawyer, a Texas Aggie (Texas A&M) graduate, and now a nationally syndicated talk show host from Atlanta . His commencement address to the graduates of a recent Texas A&M class is far different from what either the students or the faculty expected. Whether you agree or disagree, his views are certainly thought provoking. "I am honored by the invitation to address you on this august occasion. It's about time. Be warned, however, that I am not here to...

...There is a special reason why you, the future leaders of the United States Army, need to be philosophically armed today. You are the target of a special attack by the Kantian-Hegelian-collectivist establishment that dominates our cultural institutions at present. You are the army of the last semi-free country left on earth, yet you are accused of being a tool of imperialism--and "imperialism" is the name given to the foreign policy of this country, which has never engaged in military conquest and has never profited from the two world wars, which she did not initiate, but entered and won. (It...

Advocate staff photo by Arthur D. Lauck LSU students Celeste Matte of Abbeville and Lenny Moss of Baton Rouge, both at right, prepare for a statistics exam while waiting for extra tickets, along with a long line of other students, for their May 21 commencement ceremony. President George Bush is scheduled to deliver the commencement address, which boosted demand for tickets * * <> * * LSU student Tiffany Popps of Melville was in line at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday to snag an extra ticket to hear President Bush's commencement speech next month. Bush's decision to speak at the spring...