WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a rare display of bipartisan civility, Democrats and Republicans came together on Wednesday to honor former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Do you need an independent celebrity speaker at your college graduation? If the person has a connection to the school or the people in it, and will do it for nothing then it's a good idea. With all due respect, speeches are not as meaningful when they are given by a big name celebrity who travels the country doing the same prepared speech for any school, and was written a giant check to be there.
This past Saturday, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a statement backing out of her planned appearance at the Rutgers commencement May 18th.
The reason given was that she didn’t want to distract from the celebration that the commencement would represent...
One hundred and fifty protesters out of a student body of thousands does not a well-supported protest make.
But that’s how many showed up for the protest against having former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice giving the commencement speech and receiving an honorary doctorate at this year’s Rutgers graduation ceremony...