LOS ANGELES — Olympian, activist, and bestselling author Abby Wambach urged Loyola Marymount University graduates to “be the news” at a commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7, on the Westchester campus.
“The world out there is big. Sometimes, when I watch the news it all just feels too big, too broken, too far gone. It’s hard to know where to start,” said Wambach, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup Champion, and six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award.
“Don’t spend your life watching the news. … Instead: Be the news,” Wambach, an activist for equality and inclusion, told the graduates. “The good news I have for you today, LMU, is that there are worlds out there waiting to be forever changed by you. Go forth and make a new world by doing unto others as you’d have them do unto you.”
LMU’s commencement ceremony returned to campus following a pandemic-related postponement in 2020 and a combined celebration for the Classes of 2020 and 2021, the largest commencement event in university history, held last year at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
Watch highlights of Wambach’s address to the Class of 2022 here. For B-roll footage, click here.
