At least you made the front page, Aaron. Sorta.
And your speaker is...
By Brian MartucciStaff Writer
....“Most colleges and universities use a variation of this process [to select commencement speakers],” Hill said. “We try to select speakers we feel are appropriate given Macalester's mission and student body.”
He cited this year's orator, former CNN anchor Aaron Brown, as an example of such an appropriate person. Brown, who was raised in nearby Hopkins and whose brother graduated from Macalester, is an eloquent, practiced newsman who gained fame and respect for his coverage of 9/11.
“I recently attended a lecture of his,” Hill said, “and he gave one of the best speeches I've ever heard. He is the type of speaker [to select commencement speakers],” Hill said. “We try to select speakers we feel are appropriate given Macalester's mission and student body.”
He cited this year's orator, former CNN anchor Aaron Brown, as an example of such an appropriate person. Brown, who was raised in nearby Hopkins and whose brother graduated from Macalester, is an eloquent, practiced newsman who gained fame and respect for his coverage of 9/11.
“I recently attended a lecture of his,” Hill said, “and he gave one of the best speeches I've ever heard. He is the type of speaker we're looking for.”
Brian DeMarco '09, already thinking ahead to his own graduation, disagreed with Hill's logic.
“If I were able to vote on my own graduation speaker, I wouldn't want to choose someone who would bore me for an hour just because they're famous. I'd want someone who could keep my attention,” he said.
Asked if he would mind sitting through Brown's commencement address, DeMarco said, “I have no idea. I don't know who Aaron Brown is.”
YOUR BROTHER WILL BE PROUD. Have him attend. See what anchoring CNN at 10 PM got you? Anonymity. Isn't that great? What a news network, huh?
