TU Students Throw Party As World Population Reaches 8 Billion

On Tuesday, the United Nations announced that the global population has reached eight billion people. Students at the University of Tulsa threw a birthday party to celebrate the historic number.

Tuesday, November 15th 2022, 6:25 am

By: News On 6

Students at the University of Tulsa threw a birthday party yesterday for the world's 8 billionth resident.

Professor Lara Foley says she mentioned the world population would reach 8 billion by November 15th, and students took it upon themselves to plan a campus-wide event.

"As long as I've been alive there's always been 7 billion people on earth so it's a big turning point for our population in terms of resources and everything we can allocate," said senior Fidel Barraza.

They had a birthday cake, and students signed birthday cards that will go to local hospitals to welcome babies born today.