Ms. Rafeedie went on to blister Albright for her defense of American imperialism. Several hundred inside and outside the campus site condemned U.S. policies toward Iraq, and some graduating students wore orange armbands, symbols of their support for the protesters. I am very fortunate that I am able to give them voice. There are about 5000 people here today. About that many Iraqis will die before we graduate.
Commencement means beginnings.
Where civilization itself began, it's now being destroyed. I was looking at my grandmother, who came here from Palestine and was very unhappy about the protesters. A lot of you feel the same way. But I don't believe they embarrassed the university. I think they dignified it.