A Day to Celebrate
Homecoming marked a return to campus for the traditional big day of fun
Posted in: University
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On a cool, fall day Saturday, the campus community came together to welcome alumni, friends, family and fans to one of the most fun days of the year, Homecoming. The day marked a return to campus for a traditional in-person event – and it was obvious that it was a much needed return to a sense of normalcy.
Always a crowd pleaser, the Student Talent Showcase let students put their dancing moves on display in the Amphitheater. Other popular events included a street fair with music, food and carnival games along the promenade, an alumni gathering tent in front of Cole Hall and an alumni tailgate for those 21 years and older with beer, wine, food and a live band.
Among the day’s other highlights included half-time festivities in the football game against TCNJ honoring the Knute Rockne Championship Team, which was celebrating its 50th anniversary of that championship game. The day’s festivities took the sting out of a tough 14-9 loss.
![Students in masks attend events in the amphitheater](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-02.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
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![Students with their parents wearing balloon hats](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-04.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Stilt-walker bends down to pet a dog that an attendee is holding in her arms.](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-05.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Group of friends smiling for the camera](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-06.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Students smile for the camera while waiting for a performance to start in the amphitheater](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-07.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Three alumni wearing masks pose for the camera](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-08.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Three students pose for the camera under a balloon arch](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-09.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Two alumni hug and smile for the camera](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-10.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Student with broken leg rests on a boulder to eat lunch](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-11.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Rocky on stage in the amphitheater with a full crowd](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-12.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Students stand to cheer in the amphitheater](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-13.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Group of student volunteers in matching red tee shirts, one carrying a Captain America shield](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-15.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![HSCI Staff pose for photo in their information tent](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-14.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Black alumni advisory council staff poses for a photo in their informational tent](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-16.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Rocky air-guitars along with a live band](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-17.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Student volunteers taking a break for lunch](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-18.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Zoomed in view of pep band members playing trombone and saxophone](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-19.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Student photographer pauses with camera on monopod in front of carnival games](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-20.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Campus recreation informational table with games](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-21.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Student worker hands out raffle tickets at informational table](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-22.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![President Koppell on stage giving a speech in the Memorial Auditorium](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-23.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![President Koppell and VIPs cut ribbon in lobby](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-24.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
![Two students embrace](/responsive-media/cache/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2021/10/2021-10-11_homecoming-25.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
Photos by University Photographer Mike Peters.