This may sound silly, or like I'm too easily influenced by the sway of popular culture, but how can I get Martin Sheen to be the commencement speaker this spring? Not just the actor Martin Sheen, but Martin Sheen the activist, the liberal and the supporter of social change for the good of the country. Liberal may not fly too well around here, but I think it would great and I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking this.

The West Wing (the television series, not the actual offices) has been a recent source of pride as Notre Dame students, alumni and fans all over the country can point out to their friends that the fake president is wearing a Notre Dame sweatshirt that anyone can still buy at the bookstore. Some might say that it's all part of a vast NBC conspiracy, but so what? Mr. Sheen is supposed to be a fan in real-life too, and the time is right to pay him back for his support with an invitation to speak at campus this spring.

Besides, anyone who would say "Michigan sucks" twice on a prime time program deserves some sort of reward. Let's all get together and welcome Mr. Sheen to campus next semester. Finally, a cause we can all get behind.

Jeremy Joslin

senior

Siegfried Hall

November 15, 2000

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