For my graduating friends, a short piece critiquing the antiquated tradition of issuing diplomas in Latin, written by a Classics professor. Apparently while hippies at UC Berekely were protesting Vietnam in the 1960s, Bostonians at Harvard (yes I know it's in Cambridge) were engaged in the "Diploma Riots." In 1961 Harvard started issuing their diplomas in English, a transtion many students objected to.
(He also makes a hilarious almost non-sequetor about Eliot Spitzer's prostitute having a tattoo in Latin, Tutela Valui, which translates to "I use protection." Gold.)
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