The evening began with a message from radio journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has been on death row in Pennsylvania for 20 years for the killing of a police officer. According to defenders, he was framed because of on-air comments the Philadelphia establishment didn't like. Yeah, that's what happened. Sheesh.
Not that anyone around here needs it, but for reference purposes, and for those lurking, you can get the other side of the "Free Mumia" story here - find out why this sh*tbag is exactly where he belongs.
"I see you not fitting into a maze," he told the students. "I see you making changes for democratic justice and self-determination. And I don't see you as 'little people.' I see you ACS graduates as giants."
And I'll be seeing them at the drive-through window...
Having recently graduated from Cornell this May, I can say that Ithaca really is one of the most ridiculous places I have ever visited. For the four years I went to school there, they tried to give me a liberal brain washing. I was constantly criticized by administrators and students for having ANY conservative views. These people are just insane and I am not surprised by this latest of insanity.