Laura Hand anchors CNY Central's Weekend Today in Central New York.
16,272 in the Dome for ceremonies
The Class of 2012, and family members, celebrated at Syracuse University's graduation exercises at the Dome on Sunday morning. Commencement Speaker Aaron Sorkin, a 1983 SU grad and Oscar winner with a long list of Hollywood and TV credits ("The Social Network,' The West Wing) was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts.
Read Sorkin's speech.
The Dome may have been filled with Orange and Blue--SU colors--but there was a green theme: the graduation gowns made of sustainable fabric, developed from used plastic bottles.
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