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To: deepenergyfella who started this subject	2/20/2002 6:19:01 PM
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Typical California Freedom of Speech -- and thought? Students protest Bush speaking at commencement GRADUATION: Credentials and politics of first lady criticized; critics want invitation recalled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Search Archives Advanced Search Online Polls -Fall 2001 - Winter 2002 -Spring - Summer 2001 -Fall 2000 - Winter 2001 VIDEO/AUDIO -Video/Audio clips News -Community Briefs -Crime Watch -Photo Essays Viewpoint -Cartoons -Columns -Editorials -Letters -Speaks Out Arts & Entertainment -Book Reviews -Columns -Headphones -Photo Essays -Restaurant Reviews -Screen Scenes -Sound Bites -Web Surfing Sports -Columns -Photo Essays -Player Profiles -Season Preview -Season Wrap The Associated Press First lady Laura Bush (middle) talks with Japanese Emperor Akihito (right) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Despite being 3,000 miles away, Laura Bush fueled debate between administrators and students who objected to the possibility of having the first lady speak at this year's commencement ceremony. Students in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies met with Dean Aimee Dorr on Friday to demand that she rescind the invitation to Bush. Critics cited Bush's "shallow credentials" and complained they were not allowed to participate in the selection of their commencement speaker. "We're disappointed that the selection for a student event had no student input," said Estela Zarate, a doctoral student in education. The dean is usually the one who formally invites commencement speakers. In this case, Chancellor Albert Carnesale sent the invitation because it is general practice for the chancellor to do so when the university contacts the heads of state. Carnesale, who sent off the invitation in early February under the recommendation of the school, said Tuesday that "it is extremely unlikely" he would rescind the invitation. "She seems to me to be an entirely appropriate speaker," Carnesale said of Bush, a former teacher, librarian and current education advocate. "Having had a career in education and information studies, she's been dedicated to those areas, as has been demonstrated by her actions," he added.

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