Artists lie, cheat, and steal.

Yeah, that was a huge thing for me... the amount of money to get a cap and gown was stupid. Also, I'd seen the ceremony twice before (since Harpur Chorale always performs at the Winter commencement). But yeah.. if your friends aren't going to be at the Winter one, it doesn't seem like there's much point to going unless your family wants to be there for you. (I ended up telling my family that I thought it was stupid for them to waste the money/effort to travel up there when it wasn't even that big of a deal to me.)