Farewell to the Farm


After 6 fantastic years at Stanford, graduation day finally came! And man, what an incredible day it was...

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Where's my mom and dad?
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The new graduates
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Bennett and his big head
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Augusto uses his head to flag down his family
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Augusto, Bennett, and I show off our ecstatic faces enlarged at least 9 times
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Chiu-ki and Francois
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Chilling out (Is Augusto always this happy?)
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Kekoa flouts the security guards and takes a picture from the stage. Upon returning to his seat, he said he should have taken a movie.
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Yay Class of 2003!
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So many balloons
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Wacky Walk craziness
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Giddyup, Bennett!
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C'mon, go forward!
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Okay, go right
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Thanks for putting up with me, Bennett. :o)
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Kekoa
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Milton tells his family "I'm holding a big O. See it? Do you see me?"
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The stage
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The Faculty Procession
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More Faculty Procession
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The Commencement speaker, President Toledo of Peru
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When the Commencement speaker ran overtime, the undergrads started rolling this big smiley ball around the field
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In contrast, the graduate students did what they always do: research.
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Augusto (aka "Captain Amazing") strides towards his diploma
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Megan, my sister's best friend, is all smiles after getting her MS
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Doantam, Neel, and I squatted on the hot cement for an hour waiting for "Wilburn" to be called. Bennett should change his name to "Awilburn."
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Kekoa gets hooded by Pat
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Bennett gets hooded by Mark (finally!)