Archive for June, 2006

Washington State University Offers Organic Farming Degree

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Even as enrollment in traditional agriculture degree programs waned, John Reganold kept getting questions about organic farming. So the Washington State University soils professor put together a proposal to create the nation’s first organic farming degree, and the state approved the program last month. “We have as much experience as any [ READ MORE ]

Family Guy Seth MacFarlane’s Harvard Speech 2006

  • June 22nd, 2006
  • Posted in College

Seth MacFarlane who writes, directs, produces, draws and provides the voices for several characters on the “Family Guy” spoke to Harvard’s senior class on June 7th 2006. The Connecticut native admitted he has always had a hidden desire to be a Harvard student. He joked that he has “secretly been living amongst you”—in dining halls, [ READ MORE ]

New York, Los Angeles + San Francisco Most Popular Cities Among College Graduates

  • June 18th, 2006
  • Posted in College

Two-thirds of college educated adults ages 25 to 34 first decide where to live and then where to work, a study by the group CEOs for Cities found. New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego scored highest among young workers. Key findings included: Two-thirds of college-educated 25 to 34 year-olds choose place before [ READ MORE ]

Faux Commencement Speech, Whitney Houston at East Southern University 2006

  • June 16th, 2006
  • Posted in College

JUNE 9, 2006. Jen Michalski from McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Thank y’all for coming to see me tonight. How are you doing? Let’s get this party started, yeah! (Assistant whispers to Whitney.) Oh, oh right. What college is this? East Southern University. Well, hello, ESU. ESU, ESU, ESUUUUU (dances). Let me start by saying, I believe [ READ MORE ]

Conan O’Brien Commencement Speech – Harvard Class of 2000

  • June 16th, 2006
  • Posted in College

Just thought I’d post this classic commencement address, it sets a high standard: “I’d like to thank the Class Marshals for inviting me here today. The last time I was invited to Harvard it cost me $110,000, so you’ll forgive me if I’m a bit suspicious. I’d like to announce up front that I have [ READ MORE ]

John Kerry Commencement Address Kenyon College

As Prepared for Delivery May 20, 2006 Class of 2006 — fellow survivors of November 2, 2004. I’m happy to be here at your beautiful school, which had my admiration long before that night when the country wondered whether I would win — and whether you would vote. Your Web site has a profile of [ READ MORE ]

Novelist Anna Quindlen Commencement Address at Colby College

May 28, 2006 Women and men of the Class of 2006 at Colby College. I do a fair amount of public speaking. And, because of their virtuosity, I have always said that there are two people that I never want to follow on a program: Mario Cuomo and Hillary Rodham Clinton. However today I make [ READ MORE ]

Secretary Condoleezza Rice Commencement Address at Boston College

May 22, 2006 Thank you very much. Thank you to Chairman Pat Stokes, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, to Jack Connors, the vice chairman and, of course, a special thanks to Father Leahy and to Father Monan who have given the leadership of this great university that has made it a very, very [ READ MORE ]

Ken Burns Commencement Address at Georgetown University

May 20, 2006 President DeGioia, Chairman Villani, Dean McAuliffe, members of the board, distinguished faculty and staff, proud and relieved parents, calm and serene grandparents, distracted but secretly pleased siblings, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, graduating seniors, good afternoon, and thank you for this great honor. I am also deeply honored that you have [ READ MORE ]

Stephen Colbert Knox College 2006 Commencement Speech

[Pours water into a glass at the podium, splashes face and back of neck]Thank you. Thank you very much. First of all, I’m facing a little bit of a conundrum here. My name is Stephen Colbert, but I actually play someone on television named Stephen Colbert, who looks like me, and who talks like me, [ READ MORE ]