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For graduating seniors, the clock is winding down on another phase of life. Up until this point, life’s milestones have been measured mostly in connection with education.There’s the first day of kindergarten when scared 5-year-olds hop on the yellow bus for the first time, middle school graduation when hormonal 14-year-olds prepare to move on to ninth grade and high school graduation, when excited 18-year-olds grip their diploma and prepare to move on to college or full-time work.And now, for many of MSU’s seniors, next week’s commencement will be the last time they walk across the stage in cap and gown, some crying, some smiling, some just plain shocked to have made it there - four, five or six years and thousands of dollars after that first night in the MSU dorms when it still felt a little surreal.After this, notches in life’s bedpost will be made not by diplomas and proms, but by marriages and babies and grandbabies and job promotions and everything else that goes along with “grown-up” life.But before heading off to face the world with its internships and full-time jobs, graduating seniors will take a break and spend time doing what they do best - partying.It is, after all, a time to celebrate.“This huge goal has been accomplished - it’s a big weight off my shoulders,” parks and recreation senior Sarah Bradley said.
