April 25, 2003 . VOLUME 96 . NUMBER 11 . BACK TO HEADLINES . ARCHIVES


Macalester's Index

By JAMES HAMILTON
Features Editor




Number of windmills needed to fulfill all of Macalester's energy needs: 568

Number of people who have served as president at Macalester: 15

Number of females who have served as president at Macalester: 0

Number of people of color who have served as president at Macalester: 0

Amount of money spent last year on full-page advertisements in

The New York Times featuring Kofi Annan and

Macalester's commitment to internationalism: $200,000

Amount of money expected to be saved

by reducing international admissions: $200,000

Ratio of the annual estimated savings resulting from the elimination of J-term to Macalester's annual printing and publication budget: 1:2.5

Ratio of the annual cost for the Scottish Country Fair to the annual cost of Macalester's Football team: 1:1

Ratio of the annual attendance of Macalester home football games to the annual attendance of the Scottish Country Fair: 1:3

Ratio of the annual budget of the Spotlight to the

annual budget of The Mac Weekly: 1:1

Ratio of the number of annual deadlines met by the 2002-2003 Spotlight to the number of deadlines met by the 2002-2003 Mac Weekly: 0:24

Number of Macalester students who currently live off-campus: 415

Maximum number of students who could live within 250 feet of each other

under pending housing law: 4

Ratio of light bollards vandalized during the 2001-2002 academic year to the number of light bollards vandalized during the 2002-2003 academic year: 3:1

Cost of replacing a vandalized light bollard: $200

Ratio of money paid to Rah Digga for playing at Springfest '02 to the length of her performance in minutes: 1:300

Ratio of the performance fee of Rah Digga to the amount of money

spent on the bands performing at this year's Springfest: 1:1.5

Number of weeks until I graduate: 2

Number of weeks until I am solicited for donations by the Alumni Association: 3



Tell me you'll miss me: jmhamilton@macalester.edu



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