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Both positions will take effect from the planned business commencement on April 1, they said.

After graduating at the top of his class, and earning his master of architecture degree a year early, Naidorf skipped his commencement ceremony to interview at powerhouse architecture firm Welton Becket and Associates.

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Huang has said in public comments, including commencement speeches, that adversity can help people become better leaders.

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Nationalists criticized any possible hint of anti-communist leanings at the school, such as not prominently displaying the Vietnamese flag at commencement.

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“People were trying to make it work,” said Melvoin, who spoke at the commencement, joking in his speech that the Bowl could be dubbed “Pali East.”

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