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Show The Salt Lake Tribune NATION Tuesday, May 22, 2001 BushSerious, Humorous in Yale Address his restless youth into context. “When left here, I didn't have much in the wayof a life plan. I knew some people who thoughtthey did. But it turned out that we were all in for ups and downs, mostof them unex- pected,” Bush said, “Life takes its own turns, makes its'own demands,writes its own story. And along the way, we start to realize we are not the author. We begin to understandthatlife is ours to live, but not to waste.” Bush, 54, graduated in 1968, after enjoying. the campus party life and intramural A7 sports — and largely ignoring student demonstrations that rocked university campuses during the height of the Viet. nam War. He bounced around theoil business andpolitics for years, and by his own admission did not come into his own until he quit drinking at age 40. As is the tradition at this institution, Bush's speech was briefanid mostly light. ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW HAVEN, Conn. — President Bush, acknowledging his raucous years as a Yale University student, returned Mondayto the alma mater he once scorned and told graduates, “Life is ours to live, but notto waste.” At turns self-deprecating and serious, the president talked of his long road from underachieving undergraduate to leaderofthe free world. “To the C students,” he said with a grin, looking over the crowdof more than 2,000 graduates, “I say you, too, can be presidentof the United States.” There were boos and pro- NTRar Reenceat tests from somein the crowd, buthis remarks were generally well received, with laughter at his jokes. The speech marked Bush's personal reconciliation with SOUSOM ateCar Mi]La Bs] cmeUO Gamesticket for a Utah schoolchild. The MROna ttcmnh cmonmaT more schoolchildren can attend the cenTota Oream TTT eRe) en ta etsy online today at www,saltlake2002.com, or request them from your Utah auto the university that gave him average grades and waited too long in his family’s view to give his father an honorary degree. Bushtold associates during the presidential campaign that Yale was a font ofintellectual -andliberal elitism — anathema for a conservative Republican. Nowthatheis president, senior GOPpolitical advisers say Bush might want to embrace Yale as he tries to rest doubts about his brainpower and put dealer or Department of Motor Vehicle: www.saltlake2002.com — SALT LAKE 2002 rasiorsatinin en @ SHOP ALL STORES TUESDAY 10 AM-9 PM NIKE FOR HER WALKING * RUNNING * CROSSTRAINING ° SLIP-ON XS NIKE WALKER AS Walking. ss one Canvas casual mule. NIKE VISHAVOC Casualslip-on. a TRAINER LITE Crosstrainer. 39.99, NIKE RUNAMOK Casual slip-on, Only and may or may Not Prices shown as “ony” CHARGE IT WITH MEIER & FRANK. WE ALSO WELCOME VISA, MASTERCARDAND DISCOVER MEIER & FRANK GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE AT ALL STORES AND WWW.MEIERANDFRANK.COM THIS IS WHERE IT GETS GOOD |
