8: The men's basketball team's longest winning streak this season as Coach Tony Bennett seemingly propelled the squad from rags to riches
6: The team's current losing streak - back to rags
9: Number of referenda on the ballot during this year's student elections
1: Referendum that students probably cared about - T-shirts!
6.5: Percent increase in the number of in-state students admitted into the University as proposed by state Del. Timothy Hugo, R-Fairfax County
0: Percent chance students want to see even more former classmates from their high schools on their way to classes
10th: Rank the University received among large-sized universities for producing the most Peace Corps\nvolunteers
50: Compensation in dollars a University student could have received for donating about a tablespoon of mucus to Student Health's respiratory cold study
?: The funds needed to buy back such a student's dignity after toting around a plastic cup all day in which to blow his nose
9,000: The amount in dollars the University's Law School has collected in response to the earthquake crisis in Haiti
47: The total dollars raised at the Hoos 4 Haiti Medical School fundraiser, as reported on the Hoos 4 Haiti Web site
0: Number of opponents Evan Shields has for the office of Student Council's vice president of organizations
500: Estimated number of full-colored posters placed across Grounds advocating for his election
1,000,000: Total snow-related expenses in dollars that the University has incurred during this winter
1: Day of classes canceled because of potentially hazardous conditions
0: The number of Friday classes students normally attend, regardless of the weather
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