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Dozens of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students turned out Monday morning for a “Freedom Journey” community march, followed by service activities at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ First Baptist Church and Kopper Top Life Learning Center, which served as reminders of how civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr. shaped a movement a generation ago to advance equality for all people.

On the eve of a national holiday to honor the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., members of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community gathered Sunday evening for an intimate candlelight ceremony in which guests shared stories of how the slain civil rights leader's message touches them today.

Luminarias bathed the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ campus in a soft yellow glow Thursday evening as students, faculty, staff and community members filled Scott Plaza for the annual Holiday Celebration and lighting ceremony, which featured Christmas carols and a visit from – who else? – Mr. and Mrs. Kris Kringle.

Plan to celebrate the season this week with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's annual Holiday Celebration at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, on Scott Plaza. The traditional event includes sidewalks lined with luminarias, carol singing, hot chocolate, a train ride for children of all ages, and the festive lighting of thousands of lights along ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's central quad from Alamance Building to Moseley Center.