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By Kelly Wiese Niemeyer April 25, 2016

A new feature at this year’s Thurtene Carnival April 15-17 was Brookings Stadium, where kids could try their hand at whiffle ball. (Photo: James Byard/Washington University)

Schultz & Bloom Assembly Series program 4/15/16 — White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz, a 2002 graduate of Washington University, gave an Assembly Series lecture, “From Washington University to the White House,” April 15. Student Gabby Bloom, speaker of the Congress of the South 40, served as moderator. (Photo: Kevin Lowder/Washington University)

Phil Valko (left), assistant vice chancellor for sustainability, leads a tour of the solar panels atop Hillman Hall. Faculty, administrators, alumni, students and regional community members will gather at the Saint Louis Art Museum April 19 to discuss local and global sustainability (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University)

The annual undergraduate research symposium, held this year April 15, offers a chance for students to showcase their hard work. (Photo: Danny Reise/Washington University)

(From left) The Brown School’s Sean Joe and Dean Edward F. Lawlor, together with Deborah Ahmed, executive director of Better Family Life Cultural, Educational and Business Center; and Missouri state Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, announced a formal partnership between Better Family Life and the Brown School. The goal is to help bring resources directly to community members. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University)

band performs — Current students and alumni helped Student Union celebrate its 50th anniversary on campus at a gala in Holmes Lounge April 15. The band Neighborhood performed. (Photo: Whitney Curtis/Washington University)

Alumni, their family members and friends gathered for the Alumni Barbecue in Brookings Quadrangle April 16, 2016. (Photo: Sid Hastings/Washington University)

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