MU students try to catch pingpong balls for prizes

November 11, 2011 | 5:14 p.m. CST

Students use umbrellas, pitchers, baskets and nets in attempts to catch some of the 11,111 ping pong balls dropped from the roof of the MU Bookstore at 11:11 a.m. Friday. Some of the balls — 1,111, to be exact — were redeemable for prizes from the bookstore.

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