Friday, May 18, 2007

Preps II: Commencement By The Numbers


Before the day is out, this gentleman and his five colleagues will have washed 300 windows. Other fun facts to know and tell:


289 graduating seniors this year

9 graduating seniors in 1837, the first time 4-year students walked the stage

4,000 folding chairs for the ceremony

7,500 cookies & brownies for the reception

10,000 mini hot hors d'oeuvres

4,000 pieces of focaccia

280 cubic feet of mulch applied to plant beds

710 parking spaces on campus on a normal day

327 additional parking spaces that will be chalked-out on Barclay Beach for Commencement

200 linear feet of sewer pipe roto-rooted in an abundance of caution

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