We have not left the world a better place for the graduating classes of 2023

University of Denver students enter the floor for the undergraduate commencement ceremony at Magness Arena June 10, 2023. Pat Hamill, a Denver University graduate and Chairman and CEO of Oakwood Homes, gifted $500 to each of the estimated 1150 graduates at the ceremony. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

By Jo Ann Allen | Columnist for The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: June 25, 2023 at 5:01 AM MDT | UPDATED: June 25, 2023 at 5:03 AM MDT

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Although they鈥檝e already hit a rough patch, as future leaders they will be tasked with making tough decisions to save the world. One can鈥檛 help but wonder if these young people will rise to the occasion.

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