Just days after the Yale Daily News reported that Sen. Clinton would deliver this year's address, a firestorm is brewing over the controversial choice. The campus is likely to be divided on the controversial invite. According to the News , many seniors requested Mrs. Clinton for Class Day speaker. But conservatives are already mobilizing, preparing to gather signatures on the boycott statement, spread the word through religious groups and sports teams, and set up information tables on campus.
Graduation is supposed to be a unifying experience.
We should choose as a commencement speaker someone who has displayed qualities and has a breadth of experience that can be universally admired. Hillary is not that person. Of course, Hillary has experience as a commencement speaker. In 1969, she delivered a fiery address as a student at Wellesley College. This time around, she may be the target of student anger herself.