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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

First Lady’s Visit Creating Finals Week and Moving Day Headaches for Some U.Md. Students

Plans for the first lady to speak at a commencement ceremony for a Maryland university are causing some frustrations for students at another Maryland university.

Michelle Obama will speak at the graduation for Bowie State University May 17, prompting that ceremony to be held at the University of Maryland in College Park, where students are being asked to move out early to help make sure the Bowie State graduation goes off without a hitch and traffic is more manageable.

The request means University of Maryland students are dealing with the stress of final exams while at the same time preparing to move out of their dorm rooms. Some have to be out before they finish exams.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

let a "few" rule the majority. Still.

Anonymous said...

I wouldn't comply. I signed my lease before she decided to intrude on me. She can either put up with having me there, or change her plans.

Anonymous said...

This is what you get with the obama's...the world revolves around us....graduates, and peoples everywhere bound down and worship us! NEVER

Anonymous said...

Wow, 5:46, I hope you're not a college student!

Anonymous said...

546, yep, because it's not like visits by any other president to any other campus would have elicited the same preparation from the university.