Designing the Great Pumpkin

(Chad Austin / staff)

To get into the holiday spirit and foster their creative skills, students from the College of Design participated in a pumpkin carving contest on Friday, Oct. 24. Above, Erin Gillespie, a sophomore architecture major, sits in the "pumpkin patch" while sketching a design for her jack-o'-lantern. Below, Alex Liollio, a sophomore graphic design major, begins shaping the face of his pumpkin.