Northern's graduates celebrate commencement

Students celebrated Saturday as Montana State University-Northern held its graduation ceremony in the Armory Gymnasium, with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke serving as this year's commencement speaker.

In all, 332 degrees were awarded in a variety of programs including diesel technology, business, education, health, automotive technology, welding and community leadership.

The ceremony began at 10 a.m. when Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel and Zinke led a line of administrators down the aisle and onto a dais within the gym. Faculty and students dressed in black graduation gowns and mort...