By Stephanie Delman, Johns Hopkins News-Letter - After nearly a year of deliberation, the Senior Class Council (SCC) has chosen mayor
Michael Bloomberg (I-NY) as the keynote speaker for this year's commencement ceremonies.
The process began last spring with a long list of names proposed by members of the SCC, including President Barack Obama and both Hillary and Bill Clinton, which was then whittled down according to concerns such as financial constraints, practicality and strength of affiliation with the University.
Bloomberg was a top candidate due to his relationship with the University - he graduated from Hopkins in 1964 and has since remained a loyal alumnus Â- but this was by no means an "easy choice," according to Affan Sheikh, SCC president.
"We hope we represent the student body in this decision - we solicited recommendations from the [senior class] Facebook group, we met with people in President [William] Brody's office and we are very happy with how it turned out," Sheikh said.
A call typically resounds for big-name entertainers, but movie stars are not a practical choice for Hopkins for a multitude of reasons.
