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"Today, I stand before a sea of young geniuses. Oh, yeah," said First Lady Michelle Obama in her commencement speech to the graduates of Dillard University in New Orleans on May 10. "And you should be so proud, and so happy, and so excited about your futures. But what you shouldn't be is satisfied."
Throughout her remarks, which included several references to the HBCU's history and its legacy, the enormous sacrifices of those who fought for educational opportunities for Blacks in Louisiana and the obstacles that even some of the graduates overcame to get to their big day, the first lady stressed how important education is. She also urged them to not lose their hunger for higher education and to help others reach that goal, despite many ongoing challenges in African-American and other communities, such as "structural inequality, schools that lag behind, workplace and housing discrimination."
"That's still no excuse to stand on the sidelines. Because we know that today, education is still the key to real and lasting freedom — it is still true today," Obama said. "So it is now up to us to cultivate that hunger for education in our own lives and in those around us."
The first lady also noted the sacrifice and enormous risks young people around the world have been willing to take to get an education, like the 16-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who was nearly assassinated for her advocacy, and the Nigerian girls who've been abducted by an extremist group that vehemently opposes education.
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NEW ORLEANS —First lady Michelle Obama gave the commencement speech at Dillard University's graduation ceremony Saturday.
"I know that some of you may come from tough neighborhoods, some of you may have lost your homes during Katrina," Obama said in her address.
Two-hundred-twenty-six people graduated from Dillard University in spring 2014.
Obama addressed a cheering crowd of thousands in the University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena.
Obama acknowledged Dillard's rich history in her address, which stretches back to 1826. The school has withstood segregation, depression, threats of violence and floods. Obama told graduates they are following in the footsteps of those who have gone before them.
"We're the lucky ones and we can never forget that we didn't get where we are today all on our own," Obama said. "We got here today because of so many people who toiled and sweat and bled and died for us."
With Dillard's valedictorian and three salutatorians originally from Nigeria, Obama called attention to the mounting crisis of almost 280 Nigerian girls missing for weeks.
"(The girls were) kidnapped from their own school for wanting an education," she said. "Young people who are knowingly risking their lives every day just to go to school."
Obama graduated from Chicago Public Schools, Princeton University and Harvard Law School. She urged graduates to achieve more.
"You should be so proud and so happy and so excited about your futures, but what you shouldn't be is satisfied," she said.
Obama cited statistics of low high school and college graduation rates among many African Americans, along with high unemployment, poverty and incarceration rates.
"When our young people fall behind like that in school, they fall behind in life," she said.
Obama ended her address by challenging graduates to write their own chapter into the Dillard University legacy.
"This is your obligation," Obama said. "I want you to keep reaching higher. I want you all to keep raising your bars, let the next generation know that there is no greater investment than a good education."
First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement address to graduates of Dillard University in New Orleans, Saturday, May 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman) | ASSOCIATED PRESS huffingtonpost.com
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama is urging graduates of Dillard University to continue to fuel their hunger for education and use it to guide and inspire the "next generation of geniuses."
On Saturday the first lady told the 226 graduates of the historically black college that they have opportunities and skills that their parents and grandparents never could have imagined. She urged them to use those skills to help those coming after them.
Obama also has received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the university.
She encouraged the graduates to start small, such as through volunteering as a tutor or by rallying their communities to start a mentor program, but Obama didn't reject the possibility of larger contributions, such as serving on a school board, in Congress or as president.
By Jarvis DeBerry, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Email the author | Follow on Twitter on April 24, 2014 at 2:54 PM, updated April 24, 2014 at 3:30 PM
Nicole Tinson was speaking last April at a Dillard University scholarship luncheon in Los Angles, her hometown. She acknowledges that she probably shouldn't have been handed the microphone. Because when got it, she said made a bold promise. She said that as president of Dillard University's class of 2014 she was going to make sure that President Barack Obama spoke at commencement. It was only after she announced her plan that she said to herself, "I'm going to (have to) figure this out."
Tinson failed at her stated task, but it doesn't appear that anybody at Dillard cares. Because even though she didn't convince the president to come to campus for the May 10 commencement exercises, she did convince his wife, Michelle Obama.
Marc Barnes, vice president for institutional advancement at Dillard, said that Hillary Clinton spoke at commencement in 2007, after her husband Bill Clinton had been president and she had been elected to the Senate, but next month's speech by Michelle Obama will be the first one Dillard has heard presented by a current occupant of the White House.
When asked why she aimed so high in searching for a speaker to address her class, Tinson told a story that illustrates the continuing importance of historically black institutions such as Dillard. Her college counselor didn't think she should apply to college.
Nicole Tinson, political science major and senior class president of the graduating class of 2014
by hbcudigest.com
Dillard University today announced U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama as its spring commencement speaker, but many at the New Orleans historically Black college are heralding the senior class president for the historic appearance.
Nicole Tinson, a senior political science major and president of the graduating class of 2014, knew that it would take a special kind of commitment to make good on her promise of delivering a memorable commencement speaker on May 10. Tinson, named in February by the Department of Education as one of the nation's 75 'HBCU All-Stars,' wrote to the First Lady requesting that Dillard join the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Spelman College, North Carolina A&T State and Bowie State University among the FLOTUS' HBCU graduation day stops.
"I never allowed others doubt in getting a great commencement speaker to bother me," said the Los Angeles native. "I told my story [and the Dillard story] in a letter to Mrs. Obama and kept my faith. As senior class president, I made a vow to our class that we would have someone amazing for commencement and we have the FLOTUS. I don't think it gets any more amazing than that."
Dillard President Walter Kimbrough says that while the entire campus community is excited about Obama's visit, Tinson deserves the credit.
"We are so excited to host First Lady Michelle Obama as our commencement speaker. But I am more excited that our senior class president, Nicole Tinson, used her Dillard tenacity and grit to get Mrs. Obama here. Nicole did this on her own and I am so proud of her."
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LAKEVILLE — Hazel D. (Barton) Veary, "Haze," age 76, of Lakeville, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at her home. She was the loving wife of John Veary to whom she had been married for 55 years.
Mrs. Veary was born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William and Anne (Ogden) Barton. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren. Whether it be the weekly Sunday dinners, the annual trips to Fort Taber, or watching them play sports.
In addition to her husband she is survived by three children, Cathy Chace and her husband, John of E. Freetown, John A. Veary and his wife, Deborah, also of E. Freetown, and Sandra Willett and her husband, Barry of Lakeville; seven grandchildren, Adam Veary, Ashley Willett, Andrew Veary, Benjamin Chace, Chad Willett, Matthew Chace and Hannah Veary; a brother, William Barton and his wife, Dorothy of E. Freetown; and a sister, Beverly Pontbriand and her companion, Richard Mello of Rochester; a brother-in-law, Frank Louro; and many nieces and nephews.
She was also the sister of the late Patricia Louro.
Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 9am from the ROCK FUNERAL HOME, 1285 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford, followed by her Funeral Mass at 10am in St. John Neumann Church. Visiting hours will be Tuesday from 4 to 8pm. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in her honor may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Burial will be in Cedar Knoll Cemetery, Taunton.
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Murray Sullivan, chairman of the Sikeston Parks Board, congratulates Lynn Lancasters as the 36th honoree on the Sikeston Parks Division's Honors Board Wednesday morning.
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The ceremony installing Lynn Lancaster as the 36th honoree on the Sikeston Park Division's Honors Board was conducted Wednesday at the Complex.
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Lindsey Pettit
Lindsey works in South Africa's criminal justice system to help young people in trouble with the law.
Guided by the principles of restorative and Biblical justice, Lindsey equips and rehabilitates young prisoners, preparing them for a safe and crime-free future upon their release. She does this through a unique combination of education and life skills training, support and advocacy.
Motivated by her faith in a God who loves justice and her heart for vulnerable young people, Lindsey works to bring hope and a future to young people in trouble with the law in South Africa.
Originally from the UK, Lindsey now lives in Cape Town. She has three children.
South African prisons are overcrowded, under-resourced and violent. They are no place for children, yet they're home to tens of thousands of teenagers - many of them still awaiting trial following months or years behind bars.
The vast majority of these young people turned to crime or gang violence following difficult childhoods and a dire lack of opportunity. And with prisons placing little or no emphasis on restorative justice, education or rehabilitation, many young people return to crime when they're released.
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Lindsey works with young prisoners awaiting trial as well as those who are already serving sentences.
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|Senior Jonas Gray lost for season to ACL injury
On a footballing weekend, with as many big time upsets in the past 20 years, the Irish relied on some conservative offense and gritty defense on senior day.
The upsets commenced on a cold crisp Thursday night with BCS number 2 ranked Oklahoma State losing to an unranked Iowa State in double OT 37-31. The upsets continued into Saturday with a further 2 of the top 5 BCS ranked schools falling in (4) Oregon, at home to USC 38-35 and Oklahoma (5) falling to Baylor 38-45.
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So with all these upsets swirling around in the college football world, it was little wonder that the Irish just about squeaked by versus their good friends from Boston College.
The game was marred with chippy 15 yard penalties early on, but once things settled down it drew the best of the chess game strategies from both coaches. Field position was at a premium, and an element in which Boston College won at the end of the day.
Boston College kept the game close by pinning Notre Dame deep in its own territory as the two teams traded punts. The Irish offense's average starting spot was the 21-yard line, and that includes recovering an onside kick at midfield in the game's final minutes. Six times in its first 10 possessions Notre Dame began at the 12 yard line or worse, including three straight times inside the 10 during the second quarter.
"Obviously, it's not the most ideal situation, but we could have done some things to help ourselves out," said Irish quarterback Tommy Rees. "When you're down there and closer to the end zone you don't want to risk giving up a sack or throwing the ball down field when you don't have as much time, so things change."
It was a fantastic defensive slog to watch and the Boston team should be very proud of their teams performance. The Irish entered the game a 24.5 point favorite, but were held in check, largely due to a standout game from Eagles All-American MLB, Luke Kuechly, who finished the game with 14 tackles, giving him 523 for his career--one shy of the Boston College record set by Steven Boyd from 1991-94.
"Winning is hard in college football," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. "You watch across the landscape, there is one team undefeated, maybe two. It's hard to win … BC played good football, too. You've got to win some of these [16-14] games. I've been in a lot of them over 20 years, and to win a lot of games you've got to take a couple of these, and we're excited about it."
"It's not always about up and down the field. Sometimes you've got to block and tackle and grind it out and find a way to win. I just like the way our guys now understand how to win games.
"In November, it's hard to win unless you've got a great mental outlook, and our guys do, and they have overcome so many injuries late, and they keep battling. That's satisfying as a football coach."
The game came at a large cost to the Irish also. Jonas Gray continued his breakout year, rushing for 61 yards and extending his scoring streak to eight games with a 26-yard rumble on the opening drive. But he left with what appeared to be a serious knee injury in the third quarter, and results showed on Sunday that Gray has suffered a heartbreaking ACL tear on his left knee. The injury has all but finished Grays footballing career at Notre Dame and sets a long rehab road to recoup in time for the NFL Draft next April.
The end result on Saturdays close contest saw the Irish return to the BCS rankings this week at number 22. They will either progress or drop out of the rankings next week on the road to the number 6 team in the nation in Stanford.
From Around the locker room:
Michael Floyd Sr. Wide Receiver
On what today's win means for the team...
"We're a strong team. We came together as a team, and when there I things going wrong for us; somehow the defense picks us up. If the defense is going wrong somehow the offense picks them up, so as long as we are picking one another up, we will be fine."


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