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It\u2019s the default settings of power and privilege, our desire as human beings to think that we are always the center of everything. And that\u2019s true. He reminds these promising young undergraduates of this as a way to urge them to stay conscious of the world around them, to stay vigilant about the impact that everything they never challenge and unknowingly spread has on the world around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, I want to look at it a little differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite what the current Y2K fashion revival would have you believe, the world has changed exponentially since Wallace first gave that speech. We are more aware than ever before of the fact that we live in a world characterized by violence and oppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We see it everywhere \u2014 if it\u2019s not in the news we read, or the podcasts we listen to, or the TikToks we scroll past with audible groans because it\u2019s the 15th one we\u2019ve seen on this topic and we\u2019re already tired of hearing about it, it\u2019s in our classes, or the dining hall, or topical political commentary delivered by standup comedians.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The water isn\u2019t water anymore, so much as a pool of neon-colored warning signs going off everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is one of the things that I love about Transylvania, about being a part of the Class of 2022. Over the last four years here, I\u2019ve been able to witness how much the students of our graduating class care \u2014 not just about each other, but about our community, our city and the world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From volunteering their time to local philanthropies, to the rapid-fire social media campaigns, and even protesting in the Women\u2019s March in the middle of downpours, this year\u2019s graduating class has shown me what it means to love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is that cheesy? I think it is. But it doesn&#8217;t make it any less true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we talk about changing the world, we always think about the scientists curing cancer, building robots and flying to space. And I have every belief that we have students in the class that can and will do those things. 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