Our highest total to date! -- Wednesday 13 April 2006

Amazing night.

Total from the Autumn campaign: £86,627
Total as of last night: £88,697

Congrats! A new high for the student caller campaign.

Atmosphere in the room could be summed up by one caller's notes: "Very nice guy, had another great chat!! (Gosh I'm enjoying it today!). Very happy about what we are doing and loved Aston. Gave him blog link so he could see my ugly mug."

Best quote of the night: "I came to Aston as an immature mature student."

Most romantic quote of the night (from caller notes): "Meet his wife at Aston and that very day was his best day of his life."

Funniest notes of the night: "He is the greatest guy I have spoken to so far. He is just wonderful. Huge sense of humour! He said that his child will not be eating for 3 weeks because he is giving us the last £50 ;) "

Students spoke to alumni all over the UK, Norway, U.S.A., Germany, Switzerland, and Greece.

Lots of great chats about the Guild (many of those related to drinking and partying on Broad Street -- or as one graduate said, "drinking, drinking, drinking"), APEX magazine, friends made at university, the importance of student bursaries, hiring Aston conference facilities for company functions, and much, much more.