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Past speakers have included comedians Al Franken ’73 and Chevy Chase...
...Franken ’73, the 2002 Class Day speaker. He is the author, most recently, of Oh! The Things I Know! A Guide to Success, or, Failing That, Happiness. A five-time Emmy winner and one-time Grammy winner, Franken’s previous best-sellers include Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot. Almost everything. You name it, I don’t know it. Biology, physics, comic books, cars. Trees, bridges—how they work. No engineering at all. Refrigerators. Chemistry. I think you just look at the course catalogue and eliminate everything?...
...Take risks, sure, and don’t be paralyzed by fear, especially fear of failure—at least until you’re 30,” Franken said...
...Like Franken, Bronson mocked the way many seniors spend their last days on campus in self-reflection...
...Franken ended his speech by asking all graduating seniors to turn to hug and kiss their parents as thanks for their years of support. Members of the Class of 2002 followed Franken’s suggestion and embraced their parents...