After many months of work and deliberation, the Senior Class Council has selected the speaker for this year's Senior Class Gift, Merin Eglington, director of young alumni and senior programs, announced Feb. 18.

Mo Rocca, correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and NBC's Today Show, is best known for his wacky, tongue-in-cheek news reports. He'll present an evening of humor and political satire on Friday, April 16 in the Patrick Gym, at 8 p.m.

"Indecision 2000," The Daily Show's coverage of the presidential race, garnered a Peabody Award. Rocca also is a regular panelist on NPR's Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me, and a frequent commentator for CNN, Headline News and the Fox News Channel.

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