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As a gesture to honor his constituents who are graduating from Columbia University this year, Long Island GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito is offering to host a separate ceremony after the Ivy League school made the “appalling” decision to cancel the 2024 commencement ceremony. D’Esposito, a representative for parts of central and southern Nassau County, expressed to Columbia University President Minouche Shafik in a letter Wednesday that he wants to give students in his district “the graduation ceremony they deserve.” “For some, graduating from higher education is the pinnacle of their life thus f…

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