Copyright to the SMU Daily Campus: SMU Student Newspaper

By Nate Regan
June 07, 2004

As students packed their belongings and said summer good-byes in mid-May, some were giving and receiving farewells for perhaps the final time.

May 15 saw one chapter end and another begin for the SMU Class of 2004, as commencement ceremonies marked the grand finale on the Hilltop for graduates.

This year’s class accumulated 2,013 degrees, a record high.

Some graduates were not struck by the terrific magnitude of their special day until the fanfare had ceased.

“During the actual weekend there were so many different ceremonies to get through,