2002 Commencement

Audio

President Tom Gerety

The following clips comprise President Gerety's entire speech: "My father and I had lots of arguments when I was in college...." Audio clip 1 (MP3, 431k) "Patriotism suggests many things, but none more clearly, I think, than love of country." Audio clip 2 (MP3, 434k) "By comparison, my father's generation...saw few ambiguities in patriotism...." Audio clip 3 (MP3, 467k) "There may be a few, even among you, who can live without national attachments, as there are a few who can live without families." Audio clip 4 (MP3, 359k) "...I hope that yours will always be a generous patriotism...." Audio clip 5 (MP3, 298k) "This is the most powerful nation on earth.... It is, in my view, a generous nation...." Audio clip 6 (MP3, 326k)

Jacob Foster Schulz '02

The following clips comprise Jacob Schulz' entire speech: "...My name is Jake, and I'm colorblind." Audio clip 1 (MP3, 218k) "I remember sitting in my college advisor's office five years ago, explaining to her why I wanted to come to Amherst." Audio clip 2 (MP3, 248k) "Having made it to Amherst, I accomplished many things, all of them spectacular." Audio clip 3 (MP3, 325k) "...Raising Whiskers was a learning process, and when I learned that a few months of human time was equal to four years of kitten time, I knew what I had to do. The time had come for Whiskers to graduate...." Audio clip 4 (MP3, 192k) "But my story is really no different than any of yours. Sure, it's better...." Audio clip 5 (MP3, 416k)

Audio Help

Photos: Frank Ward