Dozens of students holding Palestine flags walked out of Duke University’s graduation ceremony in protest of commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld.
What Happened?
As the comedian was introduced, video shows students carried flags and chanted ‘free Palestine’ as they marched out of Wallace Wade Stadium on Sunday.
A flyer distributed on campus said, ‘When you see students walking out, follow them,’ per WRAL.
Seinfield Supports Israel
Seinfeld visited Israel and has vocally supported Jerusalem since October 7 when Hamas killed 1,200 people and abducted 252 others, even as Israel’s military operations since have killed more than 35,000 Palestinians.
Other graduates shouted ‘Jerry! Jerry!’ as the actor received an honorary degree, and Seinfeld delivered his speech without major interruptions.
The comedian and his wife Jessica serve as national chairs of Duke’s Parents Committee are the parents of a Duke alumna and a current Duke student.
Seinfeld’s Speech
During his speech, Seinfeld said his three real keys to life are hard work, paying attention and falling in love.
‘Whatever you’re doing, I don’t care if it’s your job, your hobby, a relationship, getting a reservation at M Sushi,’ he said.
Rule of Life
‘Make an effort. Just pure, stupid, no-real-idea-what-I’m-doing-here effort. Effort always yields a positive value, even if the outcome of the effort is absolute failure of the desired result. This is a rule of life. Just swing the bat and pray is not a bad approach to a lot of things.’
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‘Fall in Love’
‘Every chance you get, fall in love with your coffee. Your sneakers. Your Blue Zone parking space. I’ve had a lot of fun in life falling in love with stupid, meaningless physical objects,’ Seinfeld said.
‘I have truly spent my life focusing on the smallest things imaginable, completely oblivious to all the big issues of living.’
Why the School is Shut-down During Graduation Ceremony?
Howard University was forced to shut-down its College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences graduation in the middle of the ceremony on Thursday.
At least one person was injured when chaos erupted after the ceremony reached maximum capacity and guests tried to get into the auditorium, reported FOX 5 DC.
‘During the ceremony, a visitor who was not able to enter the facility, which had reached capacity, leaned on the front door, unintentionally applying pressure to a pane causing it to break,’ the university said.
