Stanford President John Hennessy announced on February 21 that Oprah Winfrey, "the global media leader and philanthropist," will be the university's 2008 Commencement speaker. While not strictly a football-related announcement, it was deemed worth of comment by members of the 5-7-5 Club.
Nineteen Eighty-Three
SecState George Schultz was speaker
Youth today are soft.
--Jeff Suto
Commencement speaker:
The Queen of All Media
Obama rally?
--Gary Tyrrell