The Nicholls State University Bollinger Student Union Promotions Committee is hosting National Oreo Cookie Day on Friday, Mar. 6, 2015.

Students will have the opportunity to stop by the promotions committee table and pick up free cookies along with a flyer presenting a couple of interesting facts about Oreo cookies.

If you really think about it, there is almost always a celebration for any interesting idea out in the world, which is how National Oreo
Cookie Day came into existence. The promotions committee wants to embrace celebrations that are fun for students and will get them to be present in the union activities.

As a part of tuition, students pay an assessed fee to have the student union and the directors use some of the money for programming and promotions, which includes promoting Oreo Cookie Day.

“We try to promote and have programs that will bring people to the student union and utilize it,” said Director of Bollinger Memorial Student Union Brandie Toups.

National Oreo Cookie Day is a fairly famous celebration across the nation and is celebrated every year on March 6. On that day, food history was made.
Originally called the “Oreo Biscuit,” the Oreo is comprised of two chocolate flavored wafers with a cream filling. During the 1900s, the Oreo was golden and designed with the name “Oreo” in the middle.

The Oreo has endured many names such as the Oreo Biscuit, the Oreo Sandwich, the Oreo Crème Sandwich and now the present day name, Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookie.

The Oreo has been the best selling cookie since its introduction in 1912. During that time, it was sold for 30 cents.

“I think it’s pretty cool,” said Kelsey Jordan, freshman accounting major from St. Martinsville. “I’ll probably eat all the cookies myself.”

Random facts that people may not be aware of: It takes a total of 56 minutes to make an Oreo. If all the Oreos ever manufactured were stacked, they could reach the moon and back more than five times. The Oreo is 71 percent cookie and 29 percent filling. It also remains a mystery why the cookies are named Oreos.

Oreos also represent certain holidays when they come around. If it were Halloween, there would be a Halloween Oreo with orange filling or a Christmas themed Oreo with red or green filling.

It’s the little unknown facts that help bring learning experiences and awareness to students.