but over the years, she came out little by little and it started during my final year here at le moyne college. it was at a time when i have to decide whether or not i was going to pursue my dream of becoming an aerospace engineer. there were many forces telling me that i could not. i was also afraid that i would not get into a larger school coming from a background in physics. the other thing at a time in the 1990's, the aerospace industry was at a low. schools were not necessarily allowing anyone to come in. they were very selective. during that year, a question stood before me and before you today. who are you and who will you be? in my deepest inner be i knew , exactly what i wanted to do. i knew that i would have much work ahead of me but i also knew that i was a good student. in addition to that, i also had the support of my family. i knew that this was something that i truly wanted to do. once i decided, i went ahead and i apply to the university of maryland. then, i was pulled enough to get on a plane and travel to maryland and show that the department chairs office. i sat down

and i implement away by some of the things that i have been a part of but it all started here at le moyne college. ask me,ad many students how did you get those opportunities? despite having worked at the cia -- let's not go there. what i would like to do is tell you a few stories about my career path and how that awkward girl became your commencement speaker today. hopefully i will be looked to import a few things that worked in my career and may work for you. while i cannot guarantee that you will get everything that you want by doing these things, i think he will become more successful in satisfied with careers. what worked for me? the biggest thing that worked for me was that i did not let anything define who i was. i would choose, nor my capabilities. it took me some time to come into my own, however. for many years i was afraid to be the person i knew was in me because it was not standard. it ignored all of the norms, it was brave and bold. that person could fly jets, live underwater, climb mountains, and maybe land on the moon. over the years, she came out little by little and it s

and it was more gay marriage opposition, i understand, at le moyne, the cardinal doesn't want gay marriagef the students did. the school prevailed. these are small catholic schools. easily overridden, the crazies can say you don't like it, then don't show up. now, on the left, our pal, brother, cornell west was given a hard time at ucla of all places. what happened there? >> that's right. well, he was supposed to speak at a conference named after notable rabbi out there, rabbi who it h. been a friend of martin luther king and worked with him on the civil rights movement. and a coalition of jewish organizations asked that he be dis-invited because of his views on the israeli palestine, israeli palestinian issue and also because of his support for the bds movement boycott domestic and sanctions on israel. they ask that he be dis-invited. >> but he wasn't. he got to speak, right? >> that is right. did he get to speak. >> then our pal congressman louis gutierrez at usc, right? he got a hard time there. >> that's right. unlike many people, actually 11 out of the 18 people who have been subject