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" Faces are covered in shades of purple, green, and yellow. The grass is stained red from spilled paint, and trees are splattered with paint splotches. The white-primed sidewalk finally regains its colors. This is the sight at one of Drake&amp;#039;s best traditions: STREET PAINTING! (But let&amp;#039;s be honest - the pictures describe it better than words ever could.) Street painting marks the start of what I&amp;#039;ve been looking forward to since deciding to attend Drake: DRAKE RELAYS! Every year, my school hosts Drake Relays, which is a huge track and field event for athletes from across the country. Alumni come to visit, there are tons of activities and parties, and it&amp;#039;s a celebration throughout the city... but more on that next week!  The weeklong camaraderie starts with Street painting, an indescribably fun event. In the middle of campus, Drake has a long sidewalk that gets repainted every year. Clubs and organizations get one big square of the sidewalk to paint. The design has to fit with Drake Relay&amp;#039;s theme, which is &amp;quot;Memories In Motion&amp;quot; this year. But while the clubs are re-coloring our awesome sidewalk, something better is going on in the background - a huge paint fight!!! To prepare for battle, we put on our oldest clothes, tie our hair in bandanas or hats, and get the brightest color of paint we can find. Then, the chaos begins - people scoop up paint in their hands, throw it everywhere, smear it in each others&amp;#039; faces, and take tons of photos. Street painting was undoubtedly one of the most memorable events my freshman year. Covering my friends in tons of colors was a blast! I had layers upon layers of paint on me by the end. My friends said they couldn&amp;#039;t even recognize me!  The only downside? Getting all that paint off wasn&amp;#039;t easy. We had to shower off before going into the dorms - and the water was freezing. Actually, I think I might still have some paint in my hair! But it was totally worth it. Now the sidewalk is full of vibrant colors and Bulldog pride. Random flecks of pink, blue, and orange can be found all around campus. If Street Painting is just the start to Relays week, I can&amp;#039;t even imagine how crazy the rest of the week is going to be! Much love, Kristin Does your school celebrate the end of the year with any big events like this? Tell me all about it below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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