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Overcast skies fail to dampen Jan. 24 Opening Ceremony

Several hundred students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends turned out Jan. 24 as CSU officially launched its yearlong 50th anniversary celebration with a luncheon for Columbus College's first students, who attended classes in the former Shannon Hosiery Mill; a formal Opening Day ceremony and activities for students reminiscent of the 1950s. Here's a sampling of scenes from the day, all by photographer Ashley Cross:

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