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Students celebrate the end of Paint Wars by gathering together for a final photo. (Photo by Steven Infante)

Gallery: New Wildcats enjoy free time filled with color and fun

August 23, 2024 by Steven Infante

Nearing the end of Wildcat Week, the new students spent their free time enjoying the color in the world. Students participated in many color-based events, two of which were a Paint & Brew at the Campus Center Den and Paint Wars near the Hardin Administration building.

Students enjoy their free time at the Paint & Brew event during Friday’s free time. (Photo by Steven Infante)
Students enjoy their free time at the Paint & Brew event during Friday’s free time. (Photo by Steven Infante)
Students enjoy their free time at the Paint & Brew event during Friday’s free time. (Photo by Steven Infante)

Students enjoy their free time at the Paint & Brew event during Friday’s free time. (Photo by Steven Infante)
Students enjoy their free time at the Paint & Brew event during Friday’s free time. (Photo by Merrick Peeples)
Sean McDonald, senior physics major form Lantana, and Merrick Peeples, junior engineering major from Austin, pick out different paints at the Paint & Brew event. (Photo by Steven Infante)

Students enjoy their free time at the Paint & Brew event during Friday’s free time. (Photo by Steven Infante)
Students enjoy their free time at the Paint & Brew event during Friday’s free time. (Photo by Steven Infante)
New students clap as the Wildcat Week Directors explain the details of Paint Wars. (Photo by Steven Infante)

New students run into a cloud of paint during the Wildcat Week event Paint Wars. (Photo by Steven Infante)
Students celebrate the end of Paint Wars by gathering together for a final photo. (Photo by Steven Infante)
Students celebrate the end of Paint Wars by gathering together for a final photo. (Photo by Steven Infante)

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