It is still painfully obvious that our senior class has yet to find an acceptable Commencement speaker.
Throughout the year and during the recent frantic search for a suitable speaker one name has been noticeably missing. The man I am speaking of is an innovator in his field, a shining success in an extremely competitive industry, and of course, a UNC alumnus.
The man I am referring to is Dan Cortese.
Early in his career he achieved fame as an MTV veejay. Next, Cortese moved into the limelight on MTV's innovative "MTV Sports," pioneering extreme sports and the ubiquitous "do-rag."
Lately, Dan has remained busy, appearing in numerous made-for-TV movies including Lifetime's "The Lottery" and TBS's "The Triangle," not to mention his Emmy-caliber work on "Veronica's Closet."
I encourage UNC's senior representatives to consider Mr. Cortese as our keynote speaker, as he doubtlessly would appeal to all interests. Few have done so much to culturally mark the last decade of the previous century.
We would be privileged to hear his insightful commentary upon the state of today's society as we end our Carolina experience.
Justin Greene
