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Latin Orator Charles J. McNamara '07 and English Orator Daniel J. Wilner '07 took the stage today in Tercentenary Theatre to impart advice onto their graduating classmates. [CORRECTION APPENDED...
Delivering the Latin Salutatory, McNamara compared the Harvard experience to that of a young Star Wars Jedi. In his speech, "Iohannes Harvard, Eques Iediensis"—"John Harvard, Jedi Knight"—McNamara reminded the audience of the friends and teachers who have groomed the Class of 2007, members of the "best Jedi Academy in the galaxy". As he stepped back from the microphone to show off a few of his real-life light-saber moves, McNamara said, in Latin, "Harvard University is giving us the Force...use your new weapons wisely, my fellow Luke Skywalkers...
...Although McNamara's speech was entirely in Latin, the audience picked up on his mannerisms and eagerness, complementing his oration with chuckles and cheers...
...excellent. I was a little bit nervous about the crowd and whether or not they'd get all the jokes, but I was lucky to have such great support from Lowell House and friends. I was happy about their graciousness to laugh when they were supposed to," McNamara said...
...McNamara and Milner will be followed by Kennedy School of Government student Richard Crowder, who will deliver the graduate English oration...