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By Logan McGrady On August 28, 2023 9:19 am
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  • Two members of the UM-Flint community playing Connect 4.
    See more Welcome Back events at https://www.umflint.edu/campus-life/welcome-programs/.

    "Ain't no party like a UM-Flint party, cuz a UM-Flint party don't stop!" Okay, so this one did stop at 6 p.m. but everyone still had a great time. Co-sponsored by the centers for Global Engagement and for Gender and Sexuality, the Division of Student Affairs and Housing & Residential Life, the Block Party featured plenty of games, food and fun for everyone while serving as a kickoff to the start of the fall semester. Classes begin Aug. 28.

    • Students sitting on the First Street Residence Hall Lawn
    • Students laughing around a big Connect 4 game.
    • A student walking with her dog on a leash
    • A group of students walking on a soccer field
    • Students playing with a rainbow tarp
    • Students playing cornhole
    • Students celebrating a win after the Jenga tower fell
    • A group of students playing Jenga
    • A student playing big Jenga outside
    • A student throwing a cornhole bag

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