Possible GOP presidential candidate should focus on students, not himself
Every day for the past few months, graduating seniors have woken up early to check USC’s website to see if university officials had decided which politician or celebrity would have the opportunity to share with them lessons they’ll remember for the rest of their lives.
OK, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but every student, at one point or another, dreams of having a great commencement speaker — someone who will inspire, encourage and most importantly, succeed at not boring them to death for 30 minutes. And while few students have strong opinions as to who their commencement speaker should be, they deserve to know that the individual chosen to take part in one of the most important ceremonies of their lives, has one goal and one goal only — to leave graduates with pearls of wisdom they can use throughout their lives.
This past Friday, university officials announced that Jon Huntsman, the United States’ Ambassador to China and a potential Republican Party candidate for president, will speak at commencement exercises for the South Carolina Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences.
While we are excited to host him on our campus, we can only hope that Mr. Huntsman speaks to graduates about their future while refraining from focusing on his own.