Little-Known Commencement Facts

University Mace contains water cannon in case the crowd gets unruly.
To date, zero complaints that “there just weren’t enough speeches.”
Presidential Medallion contains unknown material recovered from Area 51.
Provost keeps a car running in the Gold Lot in case there’s trouble.
Sharp-eyed audience members can spot the faculty grading furiously.
Video stream of the ceremony won a Golden Globe in 1996.
Diploma covers include an “academic frequent flyer” card: earn ten degrees from WSU and your eleventh degree is half-price!
WSU’s “Alma Mater” was a top-forty hit for “The Captain and Tennille” in 1976 (B-side: “Muskrat Love”).
Cabinet members follow medieval tradition of wearing 50 lbs. of chain mail under their robes.
It doesn’t matter how many times we do this: every single participant will miss these students when they’re gone!