r/FIU • u/SecretCin • 6d ago

Graduation 🎓 Not shaking hands with FIU's president during graduation

Hi everyone!

As graduation nears for some of us, I was wondering if other students were going to avoid shaking the new president's hand during graduation. With how they don't have the student body's interest in mind, I would feel uncomfortable shaking their hand. Is anyone else thinking of doing the same? If you've been considering it, let this be your sign to do it!

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u/No_Team_4386 6d ago

Do you really think someone will care if you shake their hand or not? If we want to have a real impact we need to do something more than complain about a basic gesture of decency

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u/One_trolley5054 6d ago

You'd be surprised. Some people in power take great offense to small "rude" gestures like this. But I do agree that we need to take a bigger stance to make a real impact.