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One Pride: Homecoming 2019

Alumni were welcomed home Oct. 11 and 12 to participate in beloved traditions and to create new memories. From the broom drill and canon firing to the homecoming court and affinity group events, the new and old traditions of Widener came to life, as campus swelled with excitement.

676 tailgate chairs

263 balloons

60 broom-drill brooms

57 volunteers

44 homecoming events

38 golf carts

8 students in the Homecoming Court

2 mascots

1 Pride

 

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