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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

College is Thrilling at William & Mary

I'd never heard of such a thing as a "Public Ivy League" school, but apparently, there are eight of them in this country. As I understand it, the term means that a school has Ivy League educataion but is open to everyone, not just those who are 7"3" or have had seven generations attend (still bitter over the Georgetown fiasco 17 years ago). Anyway, this item came to light as I was researching the College of William and Mary, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, the second-oldest college in the country. I didn't bother to find out much about the school itself, but it caught my eye as a result of my blog yesterday on college students wasting time. It appears they do that at "Public Ivy" schools, too.
Wm.& Mary was recently recognized for inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records, not for some academic feat by professors or students, not for some amazing athletic recod like losing every game for 15 years to non-Ivy schools, but for...recording the largest number of people (242) to dance to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" at one time and in one place. Seriously.
Remember when everyone, en mass, was doing the Macarena? Apparently, "Thriller" has even more proponents, and YouTube features all kinds of performances, from wedding groomsmenn (looked like fun!) to prisoners in a Phillipine prison (amazing). But back to the new record-holders:
The even, organized by senior Kevin Dua, took place on April 19, so classes were still going on, though finals season had not yet approached. Participants included not only students, but faculty and staff members as well. Take THAT, you Ivy League snobs!(and Georgetown, too)
I think this should be a challenge to everyone who has more than 242 friends on Facebook pages: get them all together at the same time on the same day, and establish the record for simultaneous performances in different locations (a clock must be visible). There, I've given you a challenge, so remember, it's not only college students who can waste time!
Check out the video link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiVutlz9Yzs

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