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Updated: 8:03 AM May 18, 2009
Commencement takes place at the University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame's commencement ceremony took place at the University, with only a minor disruption.
Posted: 1:41 PM May 17, 2009Reporter: Mark Peterson Email Address: mark.peterson@wndu.com |
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Notre Dame's commencement ceremony took place at the University, with only a minor disruption.
During President Obama's commencement address, at least one protester could be seen standing up and yelling. He was quickly drowned out by booing from the student body, as well as chants of "We Are ND."
There are seven people who received honorary degrees today from the university, including President Obama.
The others include:
Steven Beering, president emeritus of Purdue University and current chair of the National Science Board.
Myles Brand, former president of Indiana University, and current president of the NCAA.
Fritz Duda, a member of Notre Dame's Board of Trustees and CEO of Genus Holdings.
Patrick Finneran, the vice president of program management and business excellence for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems.
Cindy Parseghian, the cofounder of the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation, which works to find a cure for Niemann-Pick Type C disease.
Don Randel, the president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Randall Shepard, the chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.
Notre Dame is not allowing multiple live cameras inside the Joyce Center, and is instead providing a video feed for use by media outlets.
We'll have complete coverage of the President's commencement speech both on the air and online.

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