An Oct. 27 Chronicle of Higher Education article noted that students in the class of Diane Bunce , professor, chemistry, will dress up as elements from the periodic table. The activity is a tradition in Bunce's course.
From: Chronicle of Higher Education Date: Oct. 27, 2014 Author: Lawrence Biemiller
... Students in Professor Diane Bunce's chemistry course at the Catholic University of America will come to class on Halloween costumed as elements-and classmates will try to figure out which ones. In previous years a student dressed as a banana to represent potassium, while another came as a surfer, representing californium.
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