Postcard: Commencement Day Controversy

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Barbara Anguiano

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Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.
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When the private, evangelical Taylor University announced Vice President and former Indiana Gov. Mike Pence would give the commencement speech this past weekend, the backlash was almost immediate.

WBOI’s Barb Anguiano spent commencement day on campus gathering varying opinions about the Vice President’s visit.

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