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Partygoers returned to the green for a champagne buffet and midnight fireworks.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ON CAMPUS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Gryphon statue is unveiled at the entrance to campus.<\/li>\n<li>U of G hosts 10 cheese-making experts from across Canada for the inaugural Canadian Cheese Awards.<\/li>\n<li>Senate approves a study break day for the Tuesday following Thanksgiving Monday.<\/li>\n<li>The Centre for Business and Student Enterprise (CBaSE) opens the Hub, a program for Guelph student and graduate entrepreneurs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>OFF CAMPUS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sochi Winter Olympic Games is the first held in Russia since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.<\/li>\n<li>Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 goes missing, resulting in the largest and most expensive search in aviation history.<\/li>\n<li>Canada and other countries mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War.<\/li>\n<li>Jay Leno ends his stint on <em>The Tonight Show<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Do you have a memory to share from your time at U of G? 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