Gravity Works – and Many of the Catchers as Well – at Annual Pumpkin Drop
Success came early and often for students who had built the 10 "catchers" that competed in ODU's annual Pumpkin Drop Thursday. The very first pumpkin dropped from atop the Batten Arts and Letters Building was given a soft landing by a 4-foot-square cardboard box, deftly filled with sofa cushions.
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Around the Grounds: A Photo Essay
While pumpkins rained from the Batten Arts and Letters Building, a surprising number of people got into the Halloween spirit (and costumes) throughout the campus on Thursday. It was also a day when many members of the ODU community took part in the sixth annual Breastival and Fun Walk "to help scare away cancer." Elsewhere, the campus was alive with many other activities and events last week.
A Picture is Worth...
Photo: Steve Daniel
Many members of the campus community enjoyed last week's warm weather, including these students who congregated by the fountain and on the Webb Center porch Wednesday afternoon.