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OH MY GOURD! (Pumpkin smashing photo gallery)

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Logan McGrady

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A young woman swings a baseball bat to smash a pumpkin, with pumpkin pieces scattered around her. In the background, there are trees and a building.

Sometimes the best way to relieve stress is to make a little mess. UM-Flint students took that idea to heart during the annual Smashing Pumpkins event, hosted by Counseling & Psychological Services. The hands-on activity offered a chance to step away from the pressures of the semester, release some tension and turn ordinary pumpkins into extraordinary piles of pulp. Photos by Anthony Summers, Office of Marketing and Communications.

A young man swings a baseball bat to hit a pumpkin, causing pumpkin guts to fly in the air, with many smashed pumpkins in the background.
A person wearing a mask is lifting a carved pumpkin, surrounded by pumpkin remnants and whole pumpkins on a grassy area.
Three people are sitting at a blue table, decorating pumpkins with markers. They are focused on their work, with several pumpkins in front of them. In the background, there are trees and a building.
A person swings a bat to smash a pumpkin, with pumpkin pieces flying in the air. Many carved pumpkins are scattered on the ground.
A person swings a bat to smash pumpkins on a tarp, surrounded by a crowd of people in a grassy area near buildings.
Two people stand near a large pile of pumpkins and pumpkin scraps on a grassy area, with trees in the background.
A person in sunglasses is lifting a large pumpkin while standing on a path surrounded by other pumpkins and autumn foliage.
A young man in a blue hoodie is smashing a pumpkin with a baseball bat, sending pumpkin pieces and seeds flying. In the background, many pumpkins are scattered on the ground.
A person in gray sweatpants and a hoodie swings a bat at a pumpkin, causing pumpkin guts to fly in the air. Many smashed pumpkins are scattered on the ground.
A young woman swings a baseball bat to smash a pumpkin, with pumpkin pieces scattered around her. In the background, there are trees and a building.
A close-up of several broken pumpkins, revealing their orange flesh and seeds, with one pumpkin marked with a heart symbol.
A man in a blue jacket and cap swings a bat at a pile of smashed pumpkins, with pumpkin guts flying in the air. Autumn trees are in the background.

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