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Students who showed up late to the cookie monster birthday bash Wednesday night in Scooter’s merely found empty bowls where the cookies had been.

The event, sponsored by STAR to celebrate the 40th birthday of the lovable “Sesame Street” character, ran out of cookies just five minutes after opening at 8 p.m.

In addition, 300 T-shirts were handed out and students had a chance to compete in a number of cookie-themed games.

Aaron Hays can be reached at hays2206@stthomas.edu