Yesterday (Sunday), I volunteered to cover MU's freshman initiation ceremony, the Tiger Walk. The freshman class, around 5,260 students, gathered on the Francis Quadrangle to rush through the Columns and score some free Tiger Ice Cream. The incoming freshmen line up on the north side of the Columns and then, as symbolism of their entrance into the Mizzou community, they stream southward through the Columns, running toward Jesse Hall, where they are greeted with the ice Cream.
I had positioned myself in the center of the Quad and took pictures as they ran at me, by me. I was really surprised that no one hit me as I stood there. Really surprised. Here's the ones that were captioned:
Freshmen stream through the Columns at the Francis Quadrangle as part of the 15th Annual Tiger Walk on Sunday, August 23, 2009. The Tiger Walk symbolizes the students' entrance into the Mizzou community.
Theodore Tarkow, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, works with Billy, Cilicia and Kristi Jamison to hand out a University of Missouri tradition: Tiger Stripe ice cream, as part of the 15th Annual Tiger Walk, on Sunday, August 23, 2009, on the Francis Quadrangle.
