I'd like to begin today with a story that you might choose to file away in the campus myth folder. But I like the story and it helps make an important point.
Most colleges seem to have some sort of historic statue or other relic on campus.
At the college in question, it's a cannon. Every year about this time, this college's students move the cannon from its traditional spot on campus. Well, the University President tired of this ritual. She told her facilities people to make sure the cannon did not move. So they mounted it on a concrete base.