With much emotion, I managed to express a bit of what I had to say, but due to the time I was given and some unforeseen issues, I had to adapt what I had originally written. Below is the text I had written originally:

"Good morning to everyone, good morning Mr. President, ministers, Raduan, other authorities, fellow students, the entire Lagoa do Sino community here present, visitors, and those watching us via the broadcast.

I apologize for my nervousness; I have never spoken to so many people before. I confess that when I was told the expected number of people here today, I wondered, “where will all these people fit?” But what concerns me the most is the line at the University Restaurant.

My name is Murilo, I am the son of Alcione Araújo, a lifelong supporter of the Workers' Party, and Professor Luiz Piccoli, to whom I owe everything I have. I am a student, now in my final year of Agronomic Engineering here at UFSCar, and I hold a technical degree in agriculture from a State Technical School. I am from Paranapanema, a neighboring city. It is with immense honor that I come today to represent the 963 students of this amazing place called the Lagoa do Sino campus.

Today we begin the celebration of this campus’s 10 years, but this dream is more than a decade old. Nearly 20 years ago, that man (pointing to Raduan), Raduan Nassar, began thinking about donating his farm to create a university campus, with the goal of advancing Agriculture and Public Education in the region. After some years of negotiations unworthy of Raduan's dream, when he was almost giving up, thanks to some of his friends, this dream reached that other man over there (pointing to Lula), our dear President Lula, who, outraged by the disregard for such a beautiful dream, promptly assigned the task to that other man over there (pointing to Haddad), then Minister of Education Fernando Haddad, who on the same day called Raduan to express the Federal Government's interest in carrying out the project.

We must remember that the farm where we are today, which through Raduan's grand act is now our university, was once the property of another man, whom I refer to with disdain rather than admiration, and who unfortunately names the main street and the state school of Campina do Monte Alegre, the city where the vast majority of the Lagoa do Sino community lives. This farm was the terrible scene of one of the greatest atrocities of recent decades here in Brazil, where the family that owned these lands, connected to eugenics, integralism, and Nazism, removed 50 orphaned children from Rio de Janeiro and brought them here to live 10 years of slavery and isolation. That silo in front of the RU was used to punish these children, who were locked inside to spend the night there when they did something displeasing to their ‘masters.’ But today, we have this as a symbol, a symbol of inclusion, a symbol in the anti-racist struggle, and I proudly say that, in a place that was once a slave quarters, today is a university, based on the pillars of Territorial Sustainable Development, Food Sovereignty and Security, and Family Agriculture. My University.

However, Raduan’s great dream is still developing. Even after 10 years of various achievements, many more need to be reached. The biggest problem for the Lagoa do Sino community, understood here as all those who study, work, or somehow frequent the campus, is access. The campus is located 6 km from Campina do Monte Alegre, the nearest city, and transportation from there to here is provided by a private company, whose schedule does not meet the needs of the entire community, including employees who arrive before 8 or leave after 5, students who need to attend the university outside of class hours, and the external community that wants to visit the campus on weekends or holidays. Additionally, students from Buri and Angatuba, neighboring cities, have transportation that brings them at 8 and takes them back at 5, forcing them to stay at the university all day. This wouldn’t be such a big issue if there were more leisure and social spaces on campus. These infrastructure issues will be resolved over time, if given the due importance. But the problem of access, and thus the possibility of occupying the campus, are problems that we cannot solve locally; therefore, we need state and federal support to resolve this and make Raduan’s dream of territorial development possible always, not just during business hours, and thus build the ideal university for everyone.

The concept of university originates from the Latin word 'universitas,' which combines 'universe' with the suffix '-ity,' as an agent of quality. It was used to designate groups of students and teachers who came together in pursuit of knowledge. However, millennia have passed since the origin of the term, and today it needs to be redefined. The university is no longer just made up of students and teachers but also includes administrative staff, employees, and, just as importantly, society. The University is for Everyone.

As I mentioned, I have been in my final year for several years, but it was during these years that I learned the most valuable lessons of my entire education. It was in these past three years that, through groups like CEPAE, NESEFI, the Carolina Maria de Jesus (a popular preparatory course for admission to university education), among others, I became deeply involved in various extension projects with different communities in the Lagoa do Sino Territory. Settlements like Bela Vista in Paranapanema, the Tekoa Nhanderu Porã indigenous village in São Miguel Arcanjo, rural neighborhoods like Guareí Velho in Angatuba, schools like Alzira here in Campina, among others.

The University is supported by three pillars: teaching, research, and extension. Teaching is essential, providing us with theoretical foundations. Research drives technological development. But it is through extension that students are taken to experience the reality of Brazil, where 33 million people lack access to clean water, where about 27.6% of Brazilian households faced some degree of food insecurity last year, and where one-third of the population earns up to a minimum wage. Through extension, we learn what cannot be taught in the classroom: cultivation techniques passed down through generations, tractors that run on wire and faith, but most importantly, how to be human. It is through extension that the knowledge from teaching, the technologies from research, along with dignity, sustainability, and sovereignty, are brought to society.

And I conclude my speech by quoting our professor Dr. Aldenor Ferreira, who, when I met him, said a phrase that I carry with me and repeat whenever I have the chance: “I studied my whole life in public education, with investment from society, and it is my duty to return that investment to society in some way,” or in the words of our dear writer Raduan: “to give back to the community what I received from it.” Therefore, this is our duty as Lagoa do Sino students, to turn this dream envisioned by Raduan into reality. In fact, students no, 'a-luno' means without light; quite the opposite, we are actually the Flame of Hope for this dream.

Thank you very much."

First, I must thank my parents, Alcione and Luiz, because I would not be who I am today or have reached where I am without the upbringing they provided me. As I mentioned in the speech, I owe them everything I have. Next, I thank my ‘black parents,’ Railda and Valter, from the Bela Vista Settlement, as it was thanks to them that I began my involvement with social movements, putting into practice the drive I have always felt to help others. I also thank Chief Valdir and all the relatives from the Tekoa Nhanderu Porã Indigenous Village, who taught me so much about humility and spirituality. I insist on repeating: you will only stop seeing me when you expel me from your lives.

I must also thank my colleagues at work, whom I can call friends: Professors Márcio, Jorge, and Bea, among others who inspire me with what it means to be a university professor, a career I intend to pursue. To the friends I made at CEPAE, who are already like family to me, and with whom we keep the Flame of Hope alive. And I cannot forget to thank my best friend and brother Fernando, and my girlfriend Monique, for their immense support.

Finally, I thank André Pereira, who, in addition to guiding the wonderful project that is the Carolina Maria de Jesus Popular Course, to which I belong, provided great help with the revisions until we arrived at the final speech, along with Tiago Santi, whom I also thank for all the effort in organizing the event.

I may have forgotten someone, and even if I hadn't, no amount of thanks would be enough, but still, I offer my most sincere THANK YOU.