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President Robert Vela stresses the importnace of Black History Month during the opening ceremony in the Fiesta Room of Loftin. Vela said this month is about a celebration of African-American culture, accomplishments and contributions. Photo by E. David Guel

District 2 councilman Alan Warrick Jr., Rodney Taylor and wife Mayor Ivy Taylor, and commission chair David Copeland lead the Martin Luther King Jr. March Jan. 19 from the Martin Luther King Jr. Academy to Pittman-Sullivan Park. More than 175,000 marched the 2.75 miles. Photo by E. David Guel

Biology freshman Alex Marquez gets ready to launch a snowball Wednesday outside Loftin. The snowball fight and snow-sled ramp were sponsored by the office of student life and the campus activities board.Photo by R.T. Gonzalez

An audience watches a preview of "Mystery of the Christmas Star" after viewing "Black Holes" Nov. 21. in the planetarium. "Mystery" will be shown Dec. 5, 12, and 10, along with "Season of Light" and "The Sky Tonight." Photo by R.T. Gonzalez