The ungrateful little bastards (I kid, I kid) at the University of Pennsylvania were less than thrilled when they heard that their 2006 commencement speaker would be Jodie Foster. Their complaints were along the lines of as one of the "top five" universities in the country (which is a dubious stat, at best), they should have been pulling bigger names. Maybe they were just mad that their final college moments would be dictated by a graduate of a school they couldn't get into. Zing!

Thankfully, AP reports that the event went off better than expected.

PHILADELPHIA - You can add rapping to the list of
Jodie Foster's talents. The Oscar-winning actress spoke Monday at the University of Pennsylvania's commencement ceremonies, ending her address with the chorus of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" from "8 Mile," the semi-autobiographical 2002 film in which he starred.
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Foster, who graduated from Ivy League rival Yale University in 1985, received an honorary doctor of arts degree.

She earned laughs from the graduates by taking pictures of them from the podium and then by recalling her own years at Yale. But she struck a serious note later, saying the country and world are worse off than they were four years ago, and challenging graduates to change that.

At least Jodie Foster knows how to connect with the youth of America–by quoting a rap song from four years ago.
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