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Students wait to enter the event. – Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf 
– Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf
– Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf
– Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf
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– Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf
Event staff teaches students how to use the laser tag gun before they enter the arena. – Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf
Chamberlain Student Center and Campus Activities employees also give out free candy at the event.
– Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf
Sophomore health and physical education major Rebecca Finley takes a look at the events planned for Homecoming.
– Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf
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