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Freshmen sit in the press box at Fenway Park during a tour of the stadium sponsored by Simmons Residence Exploration (REX) on Aug. 31.

Elizabeth V. Power ’10 paints letters for a tale about past EC Rushes onto one of the many signs that East Campus prepared for Sunday night’s East Side Party, held in the EC courtyard.

West campus’s forces prepare to battle the east campus army in the annual water war on Sunday.

Late Saturday night, Peter P. Tieu ’11 tests some holds after he finished mounting them for East Campus’s rock-climbing twister game. The twister game was showcased during the East Side Party on Aug. 30.

(clockwise from top-right) Amy Qian ’11, Jack L. Jester-Weinstein ’12, Itaru L. Hiromi ’11, and Arka P. Dhar ’10 (also a Tech photographer) carry mattresses to the end of the East Campus roller-coaster during testing ...

Jeffrey H. Huang ’12 carries a rubber duck from Simmons Hall to main campus during a game of “capture the duck” on Aug. 28 as part of REX. Players tried to find the other team’s giant rubber duck while avoiding blows ...

Freshmen and upperclassmen face off in Jell-O wrestling, a REX event hosted by Burton-Connor on Sunday. Opponents attempted to pin each other in a pool filled with green gelatin.

Freshmen and upperclassmen ride a wooden spinning structure in the East Campus courtyard during the East Side Party on Aug. 30. The ride was constructed by dorm residents for REX.

Joshua S. Bails ’11 dances in front of East Campus’ wall of CRT computer monitors on Aug. 30 during REX.

Kendra L. Pugh G grabs an East Campus “burning man” LED “throwie” used as a decoration during REX on Aug. 30.

Chao He ’12, dressed as Willy Wonka, announces the victory of the orientation leaders over a group of freshmen in a game involving stuffing a cloth bag with blankets and a person, then rolling the combination down to ...

Generals Daniel J. Sauza ’11 of West Campus (left) and James A. Ostrowski ’10 of East Campus (right) shake hands Saturday before the start of the annual East vs. West Water War on Kresge Oval.

The east campus army charges at the beginning of the annual East vs. West Water War Saturday on Kresge Oval.

A group of freshmen compete against upperclassmen during the Kick-Off! orientation event on Sunday in Kresge. The game involved stuffing a bag with clothes and a person, then rolling the combination to the finish line.

East Campus residents and other freshmen ride a wooden spinning structure in the EC courtyard on Aug. 30. The ride was constructed by dorm residents for REX.

Students rock out behind the East Campus dance tent during the annual East Side party on Aug. 30.