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2. Metal detectors. No banners, flags or large bags. Expect ...

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   Bags as well as banners and signs will be prohibited. Similar measures will be employed by Northeastern University, which will hold commencement exercises attended by about 50,000 people Sunday at ...

3. Academic dress in the United States - Wikipedia

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   American academic dress is typically closed at the front and is properly worn with the prescribed cap and hood. On the baccalaureate dress shown, other items, such as scarves, stoles or cords may be seen. Bachelor's and master's gowns in the United States are similar to some of their counterparts in the United Kingdom, particularly Oxford.

4. History and traditions of Harvard commencements - Wikipedia

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   A number of unusual traditions have attached to them over the centuries, including the arrival of certain dignitaries on horseback, occupancy by Harvard's president of the Holyoke Chair (a "bizarre" sixteenth-century contraption prone to tipping over) and the welcoming of newly minted bachelors to "the fellowship of educated men and women."

5. Texas Tech University traditions - Wikipedia

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   Upon graduation, the ring is turned so the logo faces outward. One shoulder of the ring displays an image of the Administration Building, with the bells which represent victory. The other shoulder contains the university seal: an American eagle perched above a book, representing the church; a star, representing the State of Texas; a key ...

6. Gonfalon - Wikipedia

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   The gonfalon, gonfanon, gonfalone (from the early Italian confalone) is a type of heraldic flag or banner, often pointed, swallow-tailed, or with several streamers, and suspended from a crossbar in an identical manner to the ancient Roman vexillum. It was first adopted by Italian medieval communes, and later, by local guilds, corporations and ...

7. Traditions of Texas A&M University - Wikipedia

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   The Aggie War Hymn was named the No. 1 college fight song by USA Today in 1997. [53] The 12th Man tradition began in Dallas on January 2, 1922, at the Dixie Classic, the forerunner of the Cotton Bowl Classic. A&M played defending national champion Centre College in the first postseason game in the southwest. In this hard-fought game, which ...