Editor,
Nancy Zimpher's decision to change the structure of commencement is an extremely bad idea, because this will lead to an excessively long commencement with little added benefit. It is much better to have a smaller ceremony for each college and then to have a larger ceremony for the entire university, where groups are recognized. This way each student can have the individual recognition without everybody being subjected to a long and tedious recitation of names. We want our parents and siblings to remember the great speakers and celebration of our achievement with us; the part that our families dread is sitting there as 4,999 people they don't know walk across the stage. Let's highlight the positive, concentrate on getting good speakers and stop this madness.
Jonah Horowitz
Computer Engineering '05
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