Time and change will surely show

Exploring spring commencement of years past.

JUNE 6, 2010

Speaker: David Gergen (read his commencement address)

In the headlines: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigns after 10 months in office.

The buzz around campus: The new Ohio Union opens in March with great fanfare and festivity.

On the radio: OMG by Usher featuring will.i.am.

In theaters: Toy Story 3

TV premieres: Glee, Pretty Little Liars

JUNE 12, 2005

Speaker: William H. Hall (read his commencement address)

In the headlines: Pope John Paul II dies at age 84.

The buzz around campus: The South Campus Gateway is set to open in autumn 2005.

On the radio: We Belong Together by Mariah Carey.

In theaters: Batman Begins

TV premieres: The Office, Grey’s Anatomy

JUNE 9, 2000

Speaker: J.C. Watts (read his commencement address)

In the headlines: North Korea and South Korea begin conversations that ultimately lead to a peace accord.

The buzz around campus: The Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute opens its doors.

On the radio: Maria Maria by Santana featuring The Product G&B

In theaters: Gone in Sixty Seconds

TV premieres: Malcolm in the Middle, Survivor

JUNE 9, 1995

Speaker: Shimon Peres (read his commencement address)

In the headlines: Death toll reaches 2,000 in Rwanda massacre.

The buzz around campus: Ohio State celebrates its 125th anniversary.

Birthday Cake on The Oval

On the radio: Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman by Bryan Adams

In theaters: Pocahontas

TV premieres: Singled Out, Road Rules

JUNE 8, 1990

Speaker: Edward H. Jennings (read his commencement address)

In the headlines: South Africa frees Nelson Mandela after more than 27 years in prison.

The buzz on campus: New university president E. Gordon Gee takes office (for the first time).

On the radio: Hold On by Wilson Phillips

In theaters: Dick Tracy

TV premieres: Twin Peaks, In Living Color