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Various 校园 传统 in Collage

第一年步行

New students take part in a walk from the Pan American Center, down International Mall and to the Horseshoe on the day before classes begin in the fall. 学生 pass through the Miller Gates symbolizing their official entrance in对十大电子游戏平台.

保持国家伟大

保持国家伟大 takes place the week before Homecoming each fall semester. 学生, 校友, faculty and staff commit their time to beautifying the campus with projects such as cleaning, painting and picking up trash.

回家一周

十大电子游戏平台 celebrates Homecoming every year, typically in October. Throughout the week leading up to the Homecoming football game, students and 校友 attend several events, including class reunions, 返校节游行, the Celebration of 传统 Memorial Ceremony, the 校友 Association tailgate and more!

画“A”

What started as a prank has become a long-standing tradition. 在20世纪20年代早期, students formed a bucket brigade up Tortugas Mountain and painted an “A” on the mountain. 将近一个世纪之后, students still maintain the tradition during the Greek event “A Day of Service.”

高级走

Seniors who will be graduating within the year gather at the Horseshoe on the Thursday before finals week in May. The students walk from the Horseshoe, up International Mall and end at the Pan American Center where the 十大电子游戏平台 校友 Association holds a reception in their honor. 学生 reflect on their time as they pass academic buildings, areas of student involvement and residence halls. The walk symbolizes the students leaving 十大电子游戏平台.

光明之夜

光明之夜 takes place the first Sunday in December at Corbett Center Student Union. Members of the 十大电子游戏平台 community are invited to stroll around the center and the surrounding area at night by the glow of 6,000年luminarias.

大事件

大事件 brings together students, 校友, faculty and staff in an effort to say thank you to the Las Cruces community for their support of 十大电子游戏平台. Every spring semester, participants volunteer with nonprofit organizations.

万圣节嚎叫

Sponsored by 校园 Activities and various student organizations, 万圣节嚎叫 is an alternative activity to trick-or-treating.

深红色和白色

Crimson and white are the official colors of 十大电子游戏平台. Crimson represents passion and vigor, while white represents goodness and purity.

深红色的星期五

On Fridays 十大电子游戏平台 students, faculty and staff wear crimson in support of the Aggies.

阿吉战斗之歌

阿吉斯,哦,阿吉斯!
The hills send back the cry,
世界十大电子游戏平台在这里要么做,要么死!
阿吉斯,哦,阿吉斯!
We’ll win this game or know
原因是!
And when we win this game,
We’ll buy a keg of booze,
And we’ll drink it to the Aggies
‘Til we wobble in our shoes.
A - g - g - I - e - s!
Aggies! Aggies! 去Aggies!

十大电子游戏平台环

Graduating 十大电子游戏平台 students and 校友 who purchase an 十大电子游戏平台 official ring can participate in a special ring ceremony held at the Trader’s Plaza during the fall and spring semesters prior to graduation. 学生 should wear the ring with the university’s name facing them, which means the ring is facing the heart. Following the granting of degrees at commencement, graduates turn the ring around with the name facing outward, signifying that the graduate is now ready to face the world.