May 21, 1999

Commencement '99: As Usual, Pomp and Protests

Rites of passage often prompt a range of emotions. And on campuses across the country this month, commencement was marked -- or marred, depending on whom you ask -- by protests, tributes, and even trivialities.

At the University of Pittsburgh, a group of students continued its protest over the institution's refusal to provide health benefits to gay partners of employees. The Equal Rights Alliance has staged

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