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Originally posted by carnation
Says the voice of experience: you guys had better think twice about hoods if you're going to be outside or in a hot environment. That velvet and satin is suffocating. Look closely after a graduation: we profs will be dashing to a cool spot and ripping off the regalia!
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LOL! Our graduation wasn't hot--it was wet and cold! At my department ceremony afterwards, the professors explained that half had taken off their regalia because it got soaked in the rain! I still think academic regalia is beautiful, though--maybe an incentive for me to get my PhD?
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