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The climb is almost over . . . or maybe just beginning

The climb is almost over . . . or maybe just begin…

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06 Aug 2018 137
It's a steep walk up Mill Street.
Moving out is hard to do

Moving out is hard to do

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06 Aug 2018 124
Using all his strength, this OU student lifts a heavily loaded tub into a UHaul trailer -- only to discover that it was just a little too big to fit.
New grads, uptown

New grads, uptown

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06 Aug 2018 147
Heading to the afternoon commencement

Heading to the afternoon commencement

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06 Aug 2018 166
The rain, which had been feared all day, finally arrived as students and guests were making their way to the Convo for the afternoon ceremony.
Students leave much behind

Students leave much behind

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06 Aug 2018 158
A lot of furniture and other items that probably have stories to tell were left on this and other Mill Street lawns. They were quickly gone through by area residents scavenging for saleable or useful goods.
A touching moment

A touching moment

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06 Aug 2018 159
There wasn't a dry eye in the house (or among Jacklyn Bode's friends, who were standing nearby). The necklace Jean Bode is wearing is one Jacklyn made for her in kindergarten.
Not commencing just yet

Not commencing just yet

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06 Aug 2018 140
Young John, 6, from Dayton, did not actually himself graduate -- he just kept the headgear warm for his mom, a nursing student who would graduate in the afternoon ceremony, as he played on the Civil War Memorial on College Green.
Family helps, though

Family helps, though

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06 Aug 2018 163
Moving out is a family job. One of the many illustrations was this group departing Jefferson Hall Saturday.
Changed afterwards to more comfortable headwear

Changed afterwards to more comfortable headwear

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06 Aug 2018 134
Finally, the diplomas

Finally, the diplomas

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06 Aug 2018 136
Meanwhile, inside, students continued to be called forward.
An alum who actually got a job is commencement speaker

An alum who actually got a job is commencement spe…

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06 Aug 2018 128
OU grad and CBS Sports commentator Allie LaForce began her commencement address by saying she had stopped by the Red Brick Tavern and tried to get a beer to go -- and they still won't give her one.
Always with the cellphone

Always with the cellphone

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06 Aug 2018 144
The ever-present cell phone in use from the floor of the Convo. This caller may be talking to her family in the stands.
OU President M. Duane Nellis

OU President M. Duane Nellis

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06 Aug 2018 137
Nellis welcomed the students and guests.
Inside the Convo

Inside the Convo

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06 Aug 2018 143
It's a big place full of lots and lots of people. And very warm.
A few stand-up pictures

A few stand-up pictures

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06 Aug 2018 133
Inside, the dignitaries posed for photographs.
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06 Aug 2018 129
As the grads found their places, some signaled with their cellular phone flashlights so that friends and relatives might pick them out.
There are a whole lot of them

There are a whole lot of them

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06 Aug 2018 148
The crowd stretched clear around the Convocation Center.
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