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Happy Hoosier

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6. Yes! He visits once in a while and...
Tue May 26, 2026, 02:57 PM
May 26

... donated a lot. The Letterman Communications Building is named for him.

This year, the actor Hugh Jackman visited 6 times or so, and gave the commencment address. His current partner was a visiting professor in the Theater and Dance Deprtment. He was very generous with his time and visited with the students in the both the Student Center and the Atrium (food court in the Arts and Journalism Building) for hours, signing autographs and taking selfies.

My wife is a Professor here and my daughter is a Senior.

It's a great school in a state with really crappy and evil leadership. Thanks fpr ypur note!

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Great news malaise May 26 #1
This was at my wife's university. Happy Hoosier May 26 #2
David Letterman's Alma Mater, too. Kid Berwyn May 26 #4
Yes! He visits once in a while and... Happy Hoosier May 26 #6
I love Indiana -- Hoosiers are great people! Kid Berwyn May 26 #17
Wabash alum here- We won the Monon Bell from DePauw last year. How's that for Indiana talk? NBachers May 26 #19
Letterman went to Ball State in Indiana! spanone May 26 #10
Does that mean the awful "president" had to pay out of his own pocket? muriel_volestrangler May 26 #9
They probably have the "errors and omissions" insurance. FoxNewsSucks May 26 #13
The University paid it. Happy Hoosier May 26 #21
What she wrote about the late NAZI... Kid Berwyn May 26 #3
And that was grounds for firing her? bif May 26 #7
The right went absolutely crazy after Kirk was killed. They showed they have no concern about "free speech" at all muriel_volestrangler May 26 #11
Imagine what they'd do to us? Kid Berwyn May 26 #15
Belatedly "Rec'd" erronis May 26 #16
Dingl. This. Kick. AllaN01Bear May 26 #5
If Kirk were such a messiah, why didn't he rise from the dead? GreenWave May 26 #8
Charlie who? twodogsbarking May 26 #12
This racist jackass grifter: FoxNewsSucks May 26 #14
Good. mwmisses4289 May 26 #18
"Significant disruption" means butt-hurt Nazi snowflakes going off on a crying screaming toddler tantrum. NBachers May 26 #20
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