k.d. lang Receives Honorary Degree from University of Alberta

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k.d. lang received an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from the University of Alberta in her native Canadian home province. In her acceptance speech during the university's commencement ceremonies in Edmonton, k.d. exhorted the university's graduates to dedicate their lives to helping others.

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k.d. lang received an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from the University of Alberta in her native Canadian home province. In her acceptance speech during the university's commencement ceremonies in Edmonton, k.d. exhorted the university's graduates to dedicate their lives to helping others. As the Edmonton Journal reports, k.d. told the crowd: "We have a moral obligation to the universe—not just to Alberta, not just to this university, not just to this country, not just to human beings, but to all beings."

k.d. brings the Canadian leg of her Watershed tour to a close tonight and tomorrow night in Vancouver at the city's Centre for Performing Arts.

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  • Thursday, June 12, 2008
    k.d. lang Receives Honorary Degree from University of Alberta
    Jeri Heiden

    k.d. lang received an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from the University of Alberta in her native Canadian home province. In her acceptance speech during the university's commencement ceremonies in Edmonton, k.d. exhorted the university's graduates to dedicate their lives to helping others. As the Edmonton Journal reports, k.d. told the crowd: "We have a moral obligation to the universe—not just to Alberta, not just to this university, not just to this country, not just to human beings, but to all beings."

    k.d. brings the Canadian leg of her Watershed tour to a close tonight and tomorrow night in Vancouver at the city's Centre for Performing Arts.

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