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GSU students beat the heat with cool tradition at 3 campuses
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Georgia Southern University President Kyle Marrero grabs an apron and some peaches while showing off some entertainment skills before presiding over his first watermelon cutting at Wednesday's summer celebration. The Statesboro campus was the final stop as all three campuses served fresh fruit and ice cream to the summer university community.
A 71-year tradition continued with a lot of cool slices of watermelon at Georgia Southern University this week. The tradition was started by former president Zach Henderson in 1948.
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