Thanks to the wonders of the internet, this morning my wife and I were able to sit here in our home in rural Alaska and watch our granddaughter graduate with honors from her pre-med education in Iowa City. She will now go off to Texas for medical school, and we're very proud of her - and proud that the University of Iowa conducted the ceremony with no political talk, no grandstanding by students, nothing of that sort; it was handled properly, aside from the usual screeching from the stands by loudmouths who apparently think they are at a sportsball game, not a serious event that should be conducted with decorum.
Meanwhile, at New York University (NYU) one Logan Rozos, a student given the privilege of speaking at NYU's commencement proceedings, broke from his approved speech to engage in a torrent of verbal steatorrhea about Israel and Gaza - and as a result of him speaking so freely about something he knows nothing about, NYU is withholding his diploma.
Good.
Logan Rozos knew what the university's rules were. He may have disagreed with them, but in accepting admittance at the school he tacitly agreed to abide by them. He didn't, and now he counts the cost.
There is as yet no indication as to what the disciplinary actions may be, or how long the diploma will be withheld; I'd be OK with "forever," but that's up to NYU.
