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Students answer call of the Wild West

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Students moseyed on over to the Field House on Saturday for a rootin' tootin' night of themed fun at "Wild, Wild Wildcats," organized by Penn College's Office of Student Engagement. Throughout the venue – which was transformed through hay bales and other western decor – participants enjoyed such activities as riding a mechanical bull, line dancing, a lifelike milking contest (with a less-than-real cow), and a variety of games and refreshments.


– Photos by Alexis M. Burrell, student photographer




 Adorable giveaways enhance the motif ...

Adorable giveaways enhance the motif ...

What are friends for, if not capturing those key moments of campus life?

What are friends for, if not capturing those key moments of campus life?

... including boots of a decidedly unwearable size.

... including boots of a decidedly unwearable size.

... practicing an old standby ...

... practicing an old standby ...

With enthusiasm that masks their varying levels of comfort, students savor the down-home group choreography.

With enthusiasm that masks their varying levels of comfort, students savor the down-home group choreography.

... or taking a faux farm-to-table challenge?

... or taking a faux farm-to-table challenge?

A flowing fountain of chocolate provides an always-welcome treat.

A flowing fountain of chocolate provides an always-welcome treat.

Who needs

Who needs "More cowbell!" when there are enticing games of chance? Participants could try their hand at knocking over wooden milk bottles ...

In what is clearly not her first rodeo, a bull rider adopts a knowing strategy to avoid being thrown.

In what is clearly not her first rodeo, a bull rider adopts a knowing strategy to avoid being thrown.

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Running afoul of justice on the frontier trail


Running afoul of justice on the frontier trail

... lassoing a barrel ...

... lassoing a barrel ...