Article: Wine tasting class a success at Stanford

Pam Sud
University Wire
01-13-2005
(The Stanford Daily) (U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. -- Just a few days ago, hundreds of Stanford University students waited for midnight to strike with restless anticipation. They were not waiting to uncork the champagne and kiss their significant others: they were eager, rather, to learn about champagne, with or without significant others.

The one-unit activity, Wine Tasting, which opened for registration at 11:59 pm last Wednesday, drew 450 applicants this quarter, all vying for 65 spots.

The odds were not in students' favor.

"I had no idea that 450 people were going to sign up. I thought I was in pretty good shape. Whoops!" said senior Ken Jung, who was shut ...

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