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The climb is almost over . . . or maybe just beginning

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:09:59 +0000

It's a steep walk up Mill Street.

Moving out is hard to do

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:11:54 +0000

Using all his strength, this OU student lifts a heavily loaded tub
into a UHaul trailer -- only to discover that it was just a little too big to fit.

New grads, uptown

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:22:52 +0000

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Heading to the afternoon commencement

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:20:46 +0000

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The rain, which had been feared all day, finally arrived as students and guests were making their way to the Convo for the afternoon ceremony.

Students leave much behind

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:15:26 +0000

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A lot of furniture and other items that probably have stories to
tell were left on this and other Mill Street lawns. They were quickly gone through by area residents scavenging for saleable or useful goods.

A touching moment

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:19:00 +0000

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There wasn't a dry eye in the house (or among Jacklyn Bode's friends, who were standing nearby). The necklace Jean Bode is wearing is one Jacklyn made for her in kindergarten.

Not commencing just yet

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:16:16 +0000

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Young John, 6, from Dayton, did not actually himself graduate -- he just kept the headgear warm for his mom, a nursing student who would graduate in the afternoon ceremony, as he played on the Civil War Memorial on College Green.

Family helps, though

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:13:16 +0000

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Moving out is a family job. One of the many illustrations was this group departing Jefferson Hall Saturday.

Changed afterwards to more comfortable headwear

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:08:26 +0000

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nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:06:49 +0000

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Finally, the diplomas

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:04:47 +0000

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Meanwhile, inside, students continued to be called forward.

An alum who actually got a job is commencement speaker

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:03:16 +0000

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OU grad and CBS Sports commentator Allie LaForce began her commencement address by saying she had stopped by the Red Brick Tavern and tried to get a beer to go -- and they still won't give her one.

Always with the cellphone

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:58:21 +0000

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The ever-present cell phone in use from the floor of the Convo. This caller may be talking to her family in the stands.

OU President M. Duane Nellis

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:01:25 +0000

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Nellis welcomed the students and guests.

Inside the Convo

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:00:32 +0000

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It's a big place full of lots and lots of people. And very warm.

A few stand-up pictures

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:00:10 +0000

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Inside, the dignitaries posed for photographs.

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nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:55:59 +0000

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As the grads found their places, some signaled with their cellular phone flashlights so that friends and relatives might pick them out.

There are a whole lot of them

nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:53:52 +0000

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The crowd stretched clear around the Convocation Center.

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nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:52:22 +0000

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nobody@ipernity.com (depscribe) — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:51:36 +0000

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