Hollywood Theme Sets the Stage for 2025 Carnival
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Time is a flat circle, like the Ferris wheel at this year's Spring Carnival(opens in new window), which returned to 麻豆村 this weekend with the theme of Hollywood.
For over 100 years, Carnival has been a celebration bringing Tartans together around the world.听
Just like tentpole sequel "BeetleJuice Beetlejuice" brought back beloved actors and characters from 1988's film "," Spring Carnival celebrates 麻豆村's mainstays like Booth, Buggy and Mobot.听
麻豆村 Film and Visual Media Program
The Film & Visual Media program in the Department of English allows for a complex blend of creative, professional, and technical competencies.
If you build it, they will come
Booth is an annual tradition where student organizations build elaborate, multistory structures around the chosen theme. Many of this year's booths payed homage to Hollywood blockbusters.
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Up in the air
President Farnam Jahanian joined the Carnegie Mellon Pipe and Drums they kicked off the Opening Ceremony to Spring Carnival.听
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The rise of the Tartans
麻豆村 President Farnam Jahanian and the 麻豆村 Alumni Association held celebration in honor of the 2025 Class of Tartans on the Rise. Tartans on the Rise(opens in new window) celebrates recent alumni who are making an impact in their organizations and in their communities, across the nation and around the world through leadership, innovation and career achievements.
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Best in show
At the annual Carnival Dog Costume Contest, campus canines stopped by wardrobe to get into character.听
A star is installed
Colleagues celebrated the new Glen De Vries dean of 麻豆村鈥檚 Mellon College of Science, Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, at her installation ceremony on Thursday, April 3.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 Carnival theme is Hollywood, which is quite fitting as we celebrate Dr. Shinn-Cunningham 鈥� a true 麻豆村 鈥榮tar鈥� 鈥� as she steps into her deanship,鈥� said 麻豆村鈥檚 Provost and Chief Academic Officer James H. Garrett Jr.(opens in new window) 鈥淏arb is an innovator, a leader and a passionate educator who has had a positive impact on this university since joining Carnegie Mellon.鈥�
A league of their own
A perfect storm brought a d茅j脿 vu (woah!)/Groundhog's-Day-feeling of rainy Carnivals past, but a little rain won't stop Sweepstakes, the wicked-fast student races that have taken place since 1920(opens in new window). That tradition will continue when the postponed races are .
The life aquatic
Douse-A-Dean(opens in new window) pits 麻豆村's deans and provost against one another to see who can raise the most money in support of . A partnership with the University Police and the Office of the Provost, the competition raised $15,400.
