News and College Life

A student gets a pie in the face during a diabetes fundraiser. 

A student participates in a recreational sports open field day.

Students try out the Whisper Wheel during orientation. Sharing a secret message against a piece of campus art has become a traditional ice breaker.

A view from behind stage shows Jim Mauck (center) enjoying the energy from the crowd. He likes performing, saying music is meant to be shared.

Incoming first-year students participate in the Tiger Walk, which is a tradition in which students walk through the historic columns toward campus to signify the start of their college experience. 

Students from a local high school ROTC program participate in team building by using a ropes course on campus.

The Frogs First Paint Party kicks off the new school year.

Seniors mentored local high school students in documentary filmmaking this summer, as well as planning a fall film festival in which the documentaries will be screened. Here, Idris Mansaray assists his mentee in filming footage at a local bicycle repair and sales shop downtown.

Students raise their cell phones lights during a concert kicking off the start of the semester.