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An orange tabby cat named Suki became the first honorary feline graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. According to FOX 7, UT student Francesca Bourdier spent most of her college career at home like any other college student, on Zoom with her cat by her side.

Bourduer said Suki attended every class she had online so she knew she had to include the one-and-a-half-year-old cat when graduation came around.

Through a quick search online, Bourdier was even able to buy Suki her own cap and gown.

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[–] plantmoretrees@lemm.ee 59 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Imagine being 40 and still paying off your dead cats student loans

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I support this

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

Grim, but relatable.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Whoops, wrong spot for reply.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Gets college degree, remains an unemployed leech.

[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago

Unemployed by choice I guess

[–] celeste@kbin.earth 20 points 6 months ago

That cat refused to wear that cap lol

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

oh that's where all the braincells went

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We had a black lab graduate yesterday!

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

Why you got to bring race into it

[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

OMG I hate these fake headlines. The cat can't graduate. She only audited the classes.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No, it's true! The cat's already got recruiters putting job offers in her inbox.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Her inbox is also her outbox, though

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Plot twist: the cat did most of the actual work.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

It was all in ventinary science and mouse psychology

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Unreal Tournament Austin?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wait, can you graduate from uni just by turning up? No exams?

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Cats have pretty privilege in levels humanity can't reach.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 6 months ago

I support this.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 6 points 6 months ago

Aw what an adorable way to get easy publicity.

[–] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Suki will be the least annoying UT Austin grad ever

[–] laserm@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Imagine applying for a job and having a cat get the job instead of you

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

Funny if the cat was called Desmond.

Not sure if it's the same across the pond but in the UK a 'Desmond' is the score 2.2

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Wait until his student loans come due

[–] Pnut@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

'graduates' is how they wrote it. I hope they honoured a bunch of students for their actual accomplishments.