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Students Walk Out on Jerry Seinfeld’s Duke Commencement Speech

NO LAUGHING MATTER

Videos showed dozens of students leaving the ceremony as Duke’s president introduced the pro-Israel comedian.

Corbin Bolies
Corbin Bolies 

Media Reporter

Jerry Seinfeld at a premiere.
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Corbin Bolies

Corbin Bolies

Media Reporter

CorbinBolies

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