“Gossip dies when it hits a wise person’s ears.” ~ Unknown
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I got something in the mail. I didn’t attend the graduation ceremony for my first master’s degree–in Library and Information Science–because I hated every second of that program. Conversely, I’m proud of this degree, and I had a far different, better experience in the College of Design compared to the College of Communication. Plus, I actually have a massive interest in Historic Preservation. Not having experienced a hood before now, it is different than I expected. In fact, it isn’t anything like I thought it was. I had to figure out how to put it on and make it look right, which is tough on your own. It takes a second person to help you, which is why I’m standing in front of the mirror taking a selfie. I was trying to see if I was even remotely close (I was not – it really does take two people). For those unfamiliar, undergraduates don’t wear hoods. They are reserved for master’s and PhD graduates, and the PhD hoods are bigger. The color of the hood’s felt indicates the program from which the graduate has earned their degree. The color for Historic Preservation is what I call Brady green. I just realized that the gold honor cords go over the hood, not under it. This is why we try things on before the day. Oh, and the tassel for master’s and doctoral students goes on the left because they have already graduated. Once an undergraduate moves their tassel from the right to the left during their ceremony, they won’t wear the tassel on the right again. So, that’s today’s lesson in higher education regalia. Don’t ask me who made all the rules, colors, and whatnot. I have zero idea about that, and I’m too tired to find out.
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