May 29, Beijing University celebrated its sixtieth anniversary, and the whole school joined in the festivities.
The central auditorium in the campus, an indoor sports center that seats ten thousand, was requisitioned for the ceremony.
But how could a sports center that only accommodates ten thousand people fit all the students of Beijing University?
According to incomplete statistics, Beijing University's various colleges alone have more than fifty thousand undergraduates, not to mention the graduate and doctoral schools.
Securing a seat in the auditorium was like fighting for meat in a boiling pot, highly sought after.
Therefore, each department had to announce in advance how many could attend, letting them select their own participants.
Because of this, the selected students from each department became highly coveted for a while.