January 23, 2005

WSU paper airplane tradition flies into immortality

Columnist Neal Rubin dedicated a feature story to the Wayne State student tradition of impaling the ceiling tiles in the North Commons of the Student Center Building with paper planes. Hundreds of planes, nose first, are tossed up to the acoustic ceiling tiles 2 ½ stories above the carpet. "We've claimed for years that the airplanes in the ceiling are the only true student-generated tradition Wayne has," says David Johnson, director of the student center building. Michael Bowen, the student center's assistant director, can't be sure if any of his airplanes still hang like bats from the ceiling. "I didn't sign anything," he explains. A photo of the North Commons ceiling is included.

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