Pubdate: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 Source: Cavalier Daily (VA Edu) Copyright: 2003 The Cavalier Daily, Inc. Contact: http://www.cavalierdaily.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/550 BY THE NUMBERS A quick glance at some of the numbers in the news these days... 17: Number of people arrested so far by the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force in last week's drug bust 9: Number of University students arrested so far 77,000: Estimated number of marijuana offenders in jail nationwide $11,800,000,000: Estimated cost of the "marijuana war" on taxpayers in the United States $20,000-$22,000: Value of drugs confiscated during the bust $20,000: Reward on the serial rapist's head 0: Number of serial rapists caught 1: Number of serial rapists still at large 15: Number of months spent planning for the drug bust 80: Number of months, tomorrow, since the first confirmed sexual assault by the serial rapist $4,000-$4,400: Amount of drugs confiscated per agency involved in the bust $1333-$1466: Amount of drugs confiscated per month spent $250: Reward offered by police for serial rapist per month at large $5,000,000: Amount President Bush is devoting to a program funding religious institutions that combat domestic violence $5,000,000,000: Amount Bush said he was devoting to the program at a press conference 1: Number of collective gasps coming from the East Room of the White House when Bush said "billion" instead of "million" 9: Number of solo press conferences President Bush has had so far in his term, as of August 33: The number of solo press conferences Clinton had had at the same point in his term 61: The number that Bush's father had had at the same point 60: Percentile, among peer institutions, that the University should be at in terms of faculty compensation, according to the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia 27: Percentile, among peer institutions, that the University actually is at in terms of faculty compensation $157.50: Highest price, on eBay, for a pair of tickets to the Florida State game $182.50: Highest price, on eBay, for a pair of tickets to the Virginia Tech game 9: Number of games won by the Women's Volleyball team last year, out of 34 total games. 17: Number of games won by the Women's Volleyball team this year, out of 21 played. 2 and 7/8: Number of games missed by Virginia quarterback Matt Schaub because of a shoulder injury 19: Out of 22 attempts, number of completions by Schaub on his second game back, against North Carolina 25: Ranking in the AP Coaches' Poll, after the North Carolina game 1: Number of sexually-harassing, unintelligible former movie stars who have been elected governor of California 2: Florida's new position on the list of states displaying gross electoral idiocy - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom