Five days earlier he had confessed to not knowing what he would talk about. Now he eloquently implores graduates to carry on the wisdom of their ancestors. Casper salutes graduates after the conferral of degrees. Rice, at her final Commencement as provost, greets a Stanford father after giving the Class Day speech. Youn-seo Roh, a PhD in aeronautics and astronautics, gathers with his family.
Students scan the stands for mom and dad.
Students receive degrees in departmental ceremonies. In Kennedy Grove, political science graduates listen to Rice speak over the sounds of a mariachi band in the nearby Faculty Club. Classics students feast on burgers and hot dogs on a patio adjacent to the psychology department in the Outer Quad. Adam Kemezis, toting his new classics diploma, brings his mother and grandmother to the Daily offices to assess their sunburns and plan the rest of the day. Kemezis, a former Daily editor in chief, collapses in a swivel chair with a cold bottle of beer.