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Graduates Asked to Leave the Heels at Home

Friday March 17, 2006 

Graduates at Delaware State University are being asked to refrain from wearing high heels to commencement this year for safety reasons.

The ceremony takes place on the football field, which is being resurfaced with $735,000 worth of artificial turf. University officials worry that people on narrow heels will have trouble navigating the new surface, and they would prefer to keep the spills to a minimum.

A spokesperson for the turf company said the heels would not damage the turf, but that when walking on high heels it is best to stick to solid, firm surfaces for extra stability. (Good advice.) The turf is a surface with some give to it, making it much more difficult to walk on.

DSU graduates between 400 and 500 students a year. Commencement is on May 21.

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One Response to “Graduates Asked to Leave the Heels at Home”

  1. Guy N. Heels on April 1st, 2006 2:44 pm

    - And that goes for the men too, especially the basketbal players.

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