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ECUUl'S STEREO 544-24'>4 Now in Del to Oaks Shopping C enter GRAND CPENING LAZAR'S BAZAR I 687-0139 j 57 W Broadway) behind the downtown I branch ot US Bank ■ http://lazars.com J ‘Purchases over $20.00 ■ I Coupon Expires 6/20/98 I I__I M Where oh where has £!m my Kite dog gone? Find him with an ad in the ODE classifieds • 346-4343 Myriad ceremonies will occur on campus By Niki Stojnic Freelance Reporter To walk in two ceremonies or one? That is one of the questions that may be on the minds of the gradu ating class of1998. Some students will choose to be a part of the main ceremony, while others will par ticipate in the ceremonies of the departments in which they have studied. Still others will go to both. The main ceremony may be before or after a student’s depart ment ceremony, and that timing may factor into the decision. Aaron Hook, a graduating biolo gy major, said he will attend only his department’s graduation ceremony. "The department’s ceremony is more personal," said Hook, who will give the biology department’s undergraduate address. “You get lost in the main one,” he said. Dayna Terry, an English major, will participate in both the main ceremony and that of the English department. However, she will at tend each ceremony for a different reason. “My parents want me to walk in the main ceremony,” she said. But walking in her depart ment’s ceremony is for herself. “I earned it,” she said. Students who choose to partici pate in the Asian studies com mencement will get the opportu nity to hear poetry readings by two students in Vietnamese and Eng lish, after which degrees will be handed out. “It’s going to be a very personal ceremony for each and every stu dent who attends the Asian stud ies commencement, said Miyuke Taguchi, program coordinator for the Asian studies program. She will read a brief biography of each student as names are called. The ceremony will be held in the EMU Fir Room at 10 a.m. Biology students will be treated to music from two of the biology department’s professors. Dr. Shawfi Lockery, Dr. Chuck Kim mel and an unannounced guest will play what they describe as pre-bluegrass music, said Char lene Larison, director of biology advising. After that, a student and a faculty member will speak, both nominated by undergraduate stu dents in the biology department. The ceremony will take place in the Paul Olum Atrium at 8 p.m. Continuing on the musical theme, the School of Architecture and Allied Arts will have a local brass quintet play before the open ing comments, which will be made by Robert Z. Melnick, the dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts. It will be held on the EMU East Lawn at 3 p.m. The Honors College commence ment ceremony has something that appeals to students who will not be graduating for another year. The winner of the Gellatly Schol arship for academic excellence and social concern will be an nounced. It is awarded to a junior Honors College woman partly to defray the cost of her senior year, said Carol Giantonio, admissions coordinator for the Honors Col lege. The college’s ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Ger linger Lounge. The main commencement cere mony will be held at 12:30 p.m. at Hayward Field. Legal scholar to address grads at commencement By Carl Yeh Freelance Editor Chosen for her strong speaking skills and her leadership in higher education, Beverly Ledbetter will induct 1998’s graduates into the real world. Ledbetter, the vice president and general counsel at Brown Univer sity, will speak at the University’s 121st commencement on June 13. "She’s going to talk about how to face the challenges of the real world and the work force,” said Maureen Shine, deputy director of the Office of Communications. Ledbetter will advise students to “hold on to their positive attitudes and use their en ergy in constructive ways,” she said. Shine, who has heard Ledbetter speak before, described her as a “wonderful speaker—very engag ing and thought-provoking.” Shine had listened to Ledbetter in March at a conference for the National Association of Women in Education where Ledbetter was one of the keynote speakers. “I was just so impressed by how engaging she was,” Shine said. “She doesn’t speak from notes, and she doesn’t even speak at the podium. She puts the microphone on her lapel and speaks in a very dynamic way.” University President Dave Frohnmayer, who extended the invitation to speak at the com mencement to Ledbetter, called her “an impressive legal scholar who understands and can speak with eloquence about the pivotal issues facing our graduates in this rapidly changing world.” Ledbetter has had many jobs. She has been a judge, a faculty member at Harvard University’s Management Development Pro gram and its Institute for School Law, an adjunct professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Education and College of Law and a special instructor in mathemat ics at the University of Colorado. And although Ledbetter’s exper tise may be in law and higher edu cation, Dave Hubin, University ex ecutive assistant president, said she will have meaningful things to say to the graduating students because of the breadth of her experience. “Her strength will be in her mes sage of decision-making and com mitment — engagement within the community,” Hubin said. She will try to answer the question, “How can an individual make a difference?” he said. Finals week special!: Track Town Pizza { { This deal is valid ONLY at the campus location at 1809 Franklin Blvd and valid for delivery only within the campus delivery area. Not good with any other offer. 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