Teachers and administrators at commencement place their tassels on the left. Traditionally, the moving of the tassel at graduation is called, turning the tassel or the turning of the tassel ceremony.. It symbolizes one's transition from candidate to graduate.
Bailey, D., Bailey, S. & Hufford, M. (1996) Copperheads Smell Like Cucumbers. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns001450/. Bailey, Dave, Sherman Bailey, and Mary Hufford.
The daughter is 12 and seems to be heading for DM along an unusual path, but one that her mom (my pal) is experiencing, too. This latest symptom has baffled us all. When her blood sugars are too high, her hands begin to reek of the smell of copper (like the smell when you rub a penny & it gives off a warm odor).