Life's harsh realities should not intrude on every moment of
optimism  Ron Chimelis, The Republican By Ron Chimelis, The
Republican The Republican on June 03, 2012 at 1:17 PM, updated
June 03, 2012 at 1:24 PM 2012 UMass CommencementStudents cheer
during the University of Massachusetts-Amherst 2012 commencement
on May 11. The address by Chancellor Robert C. Holub warned of
the challenges ahead.  Maybe those lists of endangered species
should add another life form.  The optimist.  Thinking tomorrow
might be better than today, or at least no worse, is so
yesterday. Or yesteryear.  University of Massachusetts
chancellor Robert C. Holub chose commencement to warn graduates
not to get their hopes up.  "Your fortunes in the economy may
rise and fall. Over the course of your life, they probably will
rise and fall,'' the chancellor said.   "You may be on top one
day and struggling the next .... still, your education is your
own.''  All that was left out was Holub reminding our eager
young graduates that we're all goin