ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 3, with a theme honoring a century of student journalism. This year's theme, "Every Flash Has a Story," marked the 100th anniversary of The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Stater, and former staff members of the student newspaper served as Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals.
Alumni, students, families, employees and community members gathered on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus in Ohio's best college town for a day of events rooted in a tradition that began in 1918.
The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Stater published its first issue on July 29, 1926, under its first editor-in-chief, Peg Hayes, a few months after Searchlight, the university's first student newspaper, debuted in February 1926. For 100 years, the paper has operated as an independent, student-run newsroom where generations of reporters, photographers, designers and editors began their careers.
Block Party and Kiss on the K
The day began at 9 a.m. with a pre-parade Block Party on the Student Green outside the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Center along Summit Street, featuring games and family activities. ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State couples took part in the annual "Kiss on the K" ceremony at 10 a.m. on Risman Plaza, sharing a kiss where their relationships began.
