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Homecoming

Homecoming weekend is always a time to remember, with all of the fun activities that are going on around campus. This year, Ohio Northern University was celebrating 150 years and with that, homecoming was bigger than years in the past. Many alumni came back to celebrate with all of the amazing memories they have created at Ohio Northern. Campus wide there were many different events that were held including, alumni soccer games, alumni lacrosse games, alumni softball game, homecoming parade, football game and many more. 

This year was the first year that the lacrosse team held our alumni game. Our program is only six years old so this was the first year we were able to have enough alumni to come back to play for the game. This was a great experience to meet all of the people that helped start the lacrosse program. Additionally, this is a big weekend for recruits to come up. One of the traditions that the women's lacrosse team has is, attending the football game together after we have a tailgate. This year was no different, after the tailgate, current players, recruits, and alumni all gathered together to walk over to the football game. 

While a storm interrupted the football, it was fun to watch the first half of the game as a big group. Being able to catch up or even meet alumni makes homecoming a really fun experience. Our team loves watching football so being able to all bond and enjoy the game together is always a fun time. I can not wait to be able to come back in a couple years and experience homecoming as an alumni. Check out my Twitter to see my live-tweeting from the first half of the football game using the link below!

https://twitter.com/sydneyvan123



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  1. HallieOctober 5, 2021 at 10:05 AM

    Homecoming was such a fun experience! It was awesome seeing all of the alumni come back just to reminisce on old memories. While it did rain on our parade, it was still a fun day overall. I can't wait until I'm an alumna so I can come back and tell the stories of my time here.

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  2. DannyOctober 6, 2021 at 11:24 PM

    That's great that you still had a good time at the football game even though it rained. I'm also glad that you were able to have an alumni lacrosse game. I'm sure all the alumni who came back were glad to see that the lacrosse team was still around and had enough members to form a team! I'm sure it was nice to have the tailgate after the game to have everyone talk with each other, especially alumni who hadn't seen other alumni in a while.

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