<p>It’s interesting that Skidmore decided to invite a former global mining corporation CEO, Cynthia Carroll of Anglo-American, as the Commencement speaker. This has sparked a great deal of controversy and apparently the first protest demonstration “in twenty years” according to the conservative-leaning student newspaper, The Skidmore News. I find the fact that students there seem to be developing an active political consciousness refreshing–and a sign that Skidmore’s student body is gradually becoming more similar to other selective northeast liberal arts colleges. </p>
<p>The editorial and comments about it demonstrate this growing consciousness:
[An</a> admirable, but poorly thought-out protest - Op-Ed - The Skidmore News - Skidmore College](<a href=“http://www.skidmorenews.com/op-ed/an-admirable-but-poorly-thought-out-protest-1.3027039]An”>http://www.skidmorenews.com/op-ed/an-admirable-but-poorly-thought-out-protest-1.3027039)</p>