Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ students Jonah Trudeau and Liam Phillips, members of the band VOODIS, work on a song in SOL Studios.
Jonah Trudeau and Liam Phillips work on a song in SOL Studios in March. (Photo by Danny Damiani)

Showcasing the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ experience in video is one of our favorite things in the Office of Communications. Today we're sharing five of our favorites from 2022. .Ìý

:ÌýSOL Studios are student-created and operated recording studios on the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ campus. The organization is free and open to all Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ students (regardless of musical interest or major) and houses a range of available instruments and recording technology. Moreover, SOL Studios is a musical community and safe space, where students learn from and support each other.

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:ÌýPresident Laurie A. Carter was officially welcomed to Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ with a light-filled inauguration ceremony in Memorial Chapel, marking a major moment in the 175-year history of the liberal arts college.Ìý

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:ÌýEver wonder why an antelope is part of Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ's logo? Or why our athletics teams' nickname is the Vikings? Or even why our colors are blue and white? Like many Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ traditions, there's a story behind our university heraldry that we think you should know. It's a prelude to meeting Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ's newest Viking.

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:ÌýWe introduced a new logo for Vikings Athletics in 2021, one that combined the Amos Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Family Coat of Arms with traditional Viking heraldry. The one unifying factor? The antelope! We are excited to take this new era one step further with a new mascot . . . the LU Antelope! Its name is Blu.

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:ÌýFrom a tailgate party before the football game at Banta Bowl to the Kaleidoscope concert at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center to a homecoming dance in the Warch Campus Center, the Blue & White Homecoming Celebration was packed with fun. We caught the excitement as the homecoming tradition came roaring back.Ìý