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News October 15, 1992, Page 10 Let's P.A.R.T.Yf Speaker timore Sun as a political and foreign cor- be respondent From Page 1 there, From on to he went dling clouds and in the process made America's first T.V. commentator on multitudes of us grateful watchers and national economics, as well as starting an devoted fans." award-winning newspaper column. Rukeyser's warmth towards the audi- As he spoke, Rukeyser emphasized ence was evident from the beginning. that economic times were much different Smiling after Chambers glowing intro- when he graduated than they are now in duction, Rukeyser said, "Now I can't the 1990's so far. wait to hear what I'm going to say!" His hopes are that "students will rec- He continued by talking about his ognize that government policies are at surprise Ihatjust recently, his show re- the heart of economic problems ... we are ceived a high rating from Rolling Stone paying for it now." magazine. In that issue, Fab Five He makes tbe point that these Iormi- Freddie of Yo! MTV Raps is quoted as dable times students face now will saying, "It's [Wall Street WeekJ about strengthen and sober them to the eco- money and it's cool," Laughing, nomic realities of our country-and that Rukeyser said facetiously, "There will because of this early experience they will be a Wall Street Week Rap special endure, students will be remarkably bel- soon!" ter off than those who graduated ahead of Continuing on on rnore serious note, them who did not face the same chal- Rukeyser went on to address the state of lenges. economic affairs in the U.S. today. For knowing so much of the state of He believes the next decade will be affairs in the economy of today as well as the last that the devastating effects of the past, Rukeyser maintained a surpris- today's recession will be felt. He also ing message of optimism and hope to the hopes that the pessimism in the attitudes audience, especially the students. of American will not be as prevalent as He made it clear that he hopes that they are today. many others will acknowledge that facts "If we look at the country:' he ex- and infonnation he has drawn on, and not plains, "we'll find a financial market become swept so easily into believing with remarkable resilience ... there is a "the poor gloomy babies" of the media light at the end of the tunnel." wbo rarely concentrate on anything but Rukeyser then addressed the class of the negative. 1993 directly, sbaring stories of his own Rukeyser concluded his address to the career journey. students by saying, "You are the men and Graduating from Princeton's women who will carry the banner of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and future into the next century .. .I look for- International Affairs in 1954. he spent ward to when you receive your degree the next 11 years on the staff of the Bal- and begin your education." 0 Movie Rentals: $1.00 New Arrivals: $2.50 1,000's of titles to choose from: DRAMA, COMEDY, HORROR, MYSTERY, WESTERNS, CLASSICS, SCI-FI, WAR, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, FAMIL Y, SPORTS, NINTENDO, CONCERTS, MUSIC VIDEOS, MUSICALS, JAZZ, BLUES, BIZARRE & UNUSUAL CUL T CLASSICS, MATURE THEMES, ADVENTURE Open 10-10 7 days a week