This is part of our coverage of Northeastern University’s 2023 commencement. Northeastern Global News reporters Ian Thomsen, Tanner Stening, Cody Mello-Klein, Alena Kuzub and Cynthia McCormick Hibbert contributed to this story.
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun had just given graduates his final charge: “As you reinvent yourselves, embrace your opportunities to explore the world.”
On stage behind him, the a cappella group the Nor’easters sang the final line of the university’s alma mater. The music became louder and the cheers from the crowd even louder.
Emcee Sebastian Chavez da Silva, executive vice president of the Student Government Association, asked the graduates and their guests to sit back, relax and enjoy a very special Northeastern tradition.
Instead, they danced, sang and waved flags from 189 countries.
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