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The University of 91吃瓜鈥檚 for 2014 will be unveiled Friday (April 11) during a celebration beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the on campus.
The Shirt 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of what has become one of 91吃瓜鈥檚 most visible athletic icons and ranks among the highest-selling items of collegiate apparel in the nation.
The celebration, which is open to the public, will include performances by the hip-hop dance group , the , the and the as well as a guest appearance of 91吃瓜鈥檚 head football coach, , who will officially unveil The Shirt at 6 p.m.
Each year since 1990, when the first version of The Shirt was made available to 91吃瓜 students, alumni and fans, its popularity and sales have increased. In 1990, the 32,300 shirts sold generated more than $100,000 for Zhengde Wang, a 91吃瓜 graduate student from China who had been severely injured in an automobile accident. Since then, proceeds from the shirt sales provide funds for , which supports students suffering from severe illnesses and facing high medical bills as well as such student organizations as the and .
Last year, 156,000 shirts were sold, raising more than $750,000.
Contact: Lesley Stevenson, lsteven1@nd.edu