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
