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Student Life

Cannabis spelled out and plant leaves

Todd Kamenash, associate dean of students for conduct and community engagement, weighs in about what might change at 麻豆影院 if Issue 2, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, is approved.  

Detail of a Day of the Dead display in the 麻豆影院 Student Center

A 麻豆影院 State student organization celebrated the Day of the Dead by assembling colorful, cultural displays around campus.

Candy challenge

This Halloween, the 麻豆影院 State social media team wanted to answer the most important Halloween question: Which candy is the best?

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麻豆影院 Libraries hosted its annual Halloween Party on Oct. 27.

麻豆影院 Libraries hosted its annual Halloween Party on Oct. 27, with plenty of food, costumes, music and fun.

 

Students shop at Spirit Halloween for last-minute costumes

Halloween is just around the corner, which means 麻豆影院 State students are on the hunt for the perfect Halloween costume. In what was once a discount store, the spirit of Halloween is alive and well. The pop-up store Spirit Halloween is here to help students get their nick-of-time broomsticks, fangs and more. 

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Carved Halloween pumpkins outside of Beall Hall

Signs of the Halloween season can be found lurking all around campus. 

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Hannah Fender, 麻豆影院 State senior psychology major.

Soon after her decision to major in psychology at 麻豆影院 State, someone had suggested to Hannah Fender that she should get involved in research as an undergraduate. So, she signed up to work in the research lab of Clare Stacey, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, looking into how empathy changes over time in medical students. And that's when Fender was first bitten by the research bug. 

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Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Talea R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., talks to students at Warmup to Mental Health

Mental health can be a tough topic for students to discuss, but it shouldn鈥檛 be. 麻豆影院 is working to make having those conversations a little easier. Tal茅a R. Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., and the CARES Center hosted their Warmup to Mental Health event on the first floor of the 麻豆影院 Student Center.

A collection of pumpkins with 麻豆影院 State carvings in them.

With Halloween approaching, festivities will be in full swing this weekend at 麻豆影院 and downtown 麻豆影院. 鈥淗alloweekend鈥 can be full of treats, but you never know what tricks will arise when it comes to safety. Sgt. Tricia Knoles gives her top safety tips, and discusses how her team will be working to keep students safe this holiday weekend.  

Sophomore Ivory Kendrick, who lost his dad in high school, sits in the Memorial Garden on 麻豆影院 State's campus

Sophomore Ivory Kendrick, a first generation college student, perseveres despite the hardships he has endured.