Sasquatch, mermaids, flags, globes, maps, and umbrellas all floated high above Cal Poly Humboldt’s campus on Oct. 19. These objects were not signs of the end times or simulacrum subjected upon a terrified student body by artistic aliens — Humboldt hired drone show company Skyworx for their Lumberjack Weekends celebration, which also brought the Beach Boys and E-40 to campus. The drone show lasted around nine minutes. 

Inquisitive minds here at the Outpost wanted to know what that little shindig ran our esteemed local center of learning, so courtesy of a public records request, we can inform you that the grand total was $29,407.50. 

The original cost was $32,675.00, but Humboldt got a slight discount for “missing drones,” according to the invoice.