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Top 10 List for Las Vegas: Student Edition

10. Chapters supplying student monitors for the conference: University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, University of British Columbia, University of Florida, University of Missouri-Rolla, Montana College of Minerals Science and Technology, University of Nevada-Reno, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, the Ohio State University, Rice University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, University of Utah, and Washington State University.

9. Favorite Haunt in Las Vegas: Planet Hollywood

8. Chapter traveling the furthest to attend TMS Annual Meeting: Delft University of Technology

7. Favorite Music at the Mixer: Disco, especially "Stayin' Alive" and "YMCA"

6. Number of Universities Represented by Students & Faculty Advisors at the Student Mixer: 33

5. Chapters with the Most Representatives at the Student Mixer: University of Florida, 17; University of British Columbia, 16; and the Ohio State University, 15.

4. Florida Night Big Winner of 100 Pulls on the Slot Machine: Christopher Collins, the Ohio State University

3. Amount of Beer Poured at the Student Mixer: More than 400 ten-ounce glasses

2. Most Energetic Dancer at the Student Mixer: Patrick Tillman, New Mexico Tech

1. Best Line at the Student Mixer: Ralph Napolitano, who greeted the audience by saying "I'm Ralph Napolitano, a group of one from the Georgia Institute of Technology student chapter, and next year we're starting our first consecutive year as a Chapter of Excellence."

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