Giuliani to speak at graduation
Pete Davis
Issue date: 4/19/05 Section: News
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Sunny Mindel, a spokesperson for Giuliani, confirmed to The Greyhound last Friday night that the former N.Y. mayor will speak at Loyola's graduation on Friday, May 20 before he travels to Middlebury College in Vermont to deliver their address two days later.
"I would love to see Rudy," said senior Tom Cuomo. "I'm from New York, and his leadership through Sept. 11 was phenomenal."
"He's a big-name guy, and it's really good for the college. A lot of students are from that region and will really look forward to hearing him," Cuomo said.
"It is someone that appeals to all students even if they aren't Republicans," senior Kieran Smith said. "He's more than just about politics -- especially with Sept. 11. It's someone that a lot of students and parents will be happy about."
"I think it's incredible," senior Matt Mychailyszyn said. "I always liked him when he was mayor. I think he did a great job when he was mayor in reaction to the Sept. 11 events. I'm really excited to have him; I think he's a great person to continue to being in the political spotlight."
Students appear to be much more excited about Giuliani than seniors had been about the two previous commencement speakers -- William Safire and David Gergen.
"I'm happy with it, and I think it's really good," said senior Jessica Bongiovanni. "I think people will be more interested because I think more people will know Mayor Giuliani."
"Whether you agree or not with Guiliani's policies, you can not help but to admire his leadership during a troublesome period in history as America was attacked on it's own soil and faced with a crisis," senior Tamara Wright said.