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Byline: Mark I. Pinsky
ORLANDO, Fla. _ There wasn't a commencement procession at the Hindu University of America, and for good reason: Faculty members would have far outnumbered the students. Well, make that "student."
Just two degrees were awarded at the Orlando campus_masters in Hinduism and Vedic astrology_and only one of the graduates, Jessica Sayles, attended. Still, there was an invocation. A ceremonial Hindu lamp was lighted, and university officials and invited guests spoke. In a verse from Hinduism's sacred writings, university officials asked Sarasvati, the goddess of learning and wisdom, to bless the university.
The ceremonies ...