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Gallery: Cabinet, Swing Cats entertain students with Dead Day activities

December 7, 2021 by Riley Fisher and Meghan Long

The Cabinet, Swing Cats, the Innovation Foundry, the Honors College and various student organizations sponsored events for students looking to take a break from preparing for final exams Monday on Dead Day.

Two students decorate Christmas cookies. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Garrett Powell, junior computer science major from Aledo, dances the Lindy Hop with a friend. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Members of Swing Cats have a conversation before a song begins. (Photo by Meghan Long)

Noel Miller, senior multimedia major from Sugar Land, dances to Christmas music. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Junior Bible and ministry major from Keller Jax Hernandez enjoys breakfast with two friends after a day of preparing for finals. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Students fill the Bean during the Cabinet’s midnight breakfast event on Dead Day. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

A student finishes her cereal with a group of friends during the Cabinet’s midnight breakfast event on Dead Day. (Photo by Riley Fisher)
Students crowd into the Bean to eat free breakfast during the Cabinet’s midnight breakfast event on Dead Day. (Photo by Riley Fisher)

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-Senior theatre design major
-Chief Photographer and Social Media Director
-Passionate about storytelling and expression

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