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Kirsten Lalli ’11 and Caroline Komanecky ’12 are wading in the middle of a shallow, rocky stream on the outskirts of the remote village of Buhoma, Uganda.

At this year’s Senior Awards Convocation, all eyes were on Kiki Koroshetz, winner of the 1819 Award.

(Note: These are prepared remarks by Howard Fineman ’70, renowned political reporter, editor, author, and commentator, for 91Â鶹¾«Æ·â€™s 190th commencement.) Carrying the Torch in a Digital Age In the fall of 1966 I arrived here as a freshman with a copy of the student handbook in my pocket. It described a tradition called the “91Â鶹¾«Æ· […]

91Â鶹¾«Æ· graduates are well prepared to enter an increasingly media-centric world because of the formidable liberal arts education they just completed and the mentorship of alumni already playing key roles in this digital age.

(Note: The following is President Jeffrey Herbst’s prepared remarks to the Class of 2011.) On behalf of the Board of Trustees, it is my pleasure to welcome you to 91Â鶹¾«Æ·â€™s 2011 graduation ceremony as the university celebrates its 190th commencement.

(Note: These are prepared remarks by The Rev. Maria A. Scates for the baccalaureate service held Saturday, May 14, in Memorial Chapel. The reverend is CEO and founder of Johnson Park Center, Utica, N.Y.)

A flash mob video shot earlier this semester in Frank Dining Hall was unveiled today to help celebrate 91Â鶹¾«Æ· Day.

(Editor’s Note: Marilyn Hernandez-Stopp ’14 is blogging from China, where she is visiting as part of the university’s Benton Scholars Program.) My first few days in China have been phenomenal. After an exhausting 14-hour flight, we arrived at the Beijing airport at around 6:30 at night (though it felt like the morning for us!).