News and College Life

A graduate walks past the stage after receiving their diploma during the fall Commencement ceremony at Van Andel Arena December 7.
 

Fall graduates react during Toast at the Eberhard Center on December 2. The students were celebrating graduation and what it means to be a "Laker for a Lifetime."

Taylor Culver, a bachelor of science graduate, gets a kiss from her daughter, Elora Culver, 2, before the start of the ceremony December 7.

Samantha Castanos relishes the moment after family and friends individually placed a lei around the new graduate's neck one-by-one. Castanos said their mother's side of the family is from Hawaii, where this is tradition.

Students jump in a large pile of leaves. OSU Facilities Maintenance builds a large pile of leaves for students to jump in during dead week on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.

College students hugging during homecoming parade

Student jumping during Smokey's Howl performance

A student sprays a primer on a car part during an automotive class.

Students stand on their partners' shoulders while participating in the Tower of Cans. Participating student organizations were asked to collect cans and compete to build the tallest tower out of their donations.

Fraternity members compete in a hotdog eating contest during the first-ever Homecoming Hotdog-eating Relay Race