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Commencement speaker decision proves divisive

Last year around this time, The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board penned ?UW needs to pay commencement speakers.? The column was primarily in response to the announcement University of Wisconsin -Madison Alumnus Carol Bartz was to be the spring 2012 commencement speaker. The editorial board was not optimistic that the former Yahoo and Autodesk?s CEO would deliver a rousing address. Somewhat paradoxically, this year?s announced commencement speaker, Anders Holm, did not have his credentials so stringently examined by this board.