James Franco. UCLA's choice for graduation speaker.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>I thought i would post this, since every other thread seems like an omg I got accepted thread!!!!</p>

<p>This story seems to be making the rounds with several entertainment news sites.</p>

<p>UCLA</a> Students Against James Franco as Commencement Speaker | Facebook</p>

<p>I feel ok about him speaking. It would have been great to see Clinton speak, but also think we could have been left with something worse.</p>

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<p>He’s a successful movie star and a student at UCLA. Make sense to me that he is qualified to speak. <em>Shrugs</em></p>

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<p>Not exactly a great “Get” – for a great University.</p>

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<p>yay!!! could get someone “better” probably, but at least he’ll be fun and entertaining (hopefully).</p>

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<p>I think the idea is that he can relate to his audience, and he’s already successful, so it’s an overall good package.</p>

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<p>james franco is hot! but i think they could have gotten someone who is recognized for other areas of expertise…</p>

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<p>Heard about this facebook group on TMZ a month ago. They and people commenting on the website weren’t so Bruin-friendly.</p>

<p>Don’t like the choice either, but I admit he’s one of the better speakers in the recent past which isn’t really a compliment since speaker choice has been pretty bad at UCLA. Clinton would’ve broken the streak. That certainly would bring us on par with other top U’s.</p>

<p>I don’t think Franco can relate to the audience considering that most of us are not actors and he’s a nontraditional student. If we’re going the actor route, I would prefer a more established celebrity.</p>

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<p>If you really think that James Franco is not going to be able to relate to UCLA students, look up Will Ferrell as the Harvard Graduation speaker. Hopefully Franco will be half as funny.</p>

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<p>Speaking of Harvard… they got Seth MacFarlane!!</p>

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<p>Cookie Monster spoke at the 2005 commencement i think.</p>

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<p>Maybe Tobey Maguire will show up in a Spiderman outfit and have a reenacted fight with Franco.</p>

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<p>hes so good looking</p>

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<p>Bunch of stuck-up self-entitled brats in that group. At least they have a speaker… wasn’t it the class president for last year? And cookie monster 2005??? Kareem some year in between???</p>

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<p>I am curious as to why UCLA doesn’t seem to be able to draw a crowd of comparable speakers (except for Bill Clinton… and that fell through). Is it because it doesn’t have the funds to pay prominent figures? Or are the so-called prominent figures only interested in speaking at marquee places like Harvard? I know that sometimes, the speakers are alumni of the school, but still…</p>

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<p>I wonder the same…It’s not like UCLA is unknown or in the middle of nowhere. If UC Merced is able get the First Lady…</p>

<p>It also seems to be more of a widespread issue. Performers at Bruin Bash are generally subpar. It’s Hollywood and that’s the best entertainment they could come up with? Most sneak peaks aren’t that good and never go on to be big.</p>

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<p>Eagle Eye was fairly big</p>

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<p>You know what I think of this choice?</p>

<p>[So</a> good.](<a href=“http://www.gifbin.com/bin/227839420.gif]So”>http://www.gifbin.com/bin/227839420.gif)</p>