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From Town to Gown: portraits of the Mock Convention’s Presidential Gala

The Gala happened on Nov. 11 at the Richard L. Duchossois Tennis Center
Shauna Muckle • November 13, 2023
The Republican Party logo is projected on the wall as students dance nearby. The Presidential Gala happens only once in every four years. Photo by Shauna Muckle, ’24
The room is cast in shades of purple and red, as students spent three hours dancing the night away. Photo by Shauna Muckle, ’24
A live cover band played familiar bops all night, from “Sweet Caroline” and Footloose” to “Bad Romance.” Photo by Shauna Muckle, ’24
A regal vase of flowers lines each side of the Presidential Gala, part of the “Town Meets Gown” theme. The gala happened at the tennis center on Nov. 11. Photo by Shauna Muckle, ’24
Across the back of the tennis center, lamp posts and signs with the names of Lexington streets line a red curtain. Photo by Shauna Muckle, ’24
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