Photo Story: CWU buries time capsules in Barge Courtyard

The Observer Staff

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  • CWU President James Gaudino, senior director of alumni and constituent relations Bob Ford and interim dean of student success William Schaffer shovel dirt into the time capsule burial site in the Barge courtyard. Xander Fu/The Observer.

  • Wellington Wildcat peruses around the dig site. Eric Rosane/The Observer

  • Wellington Wildcat interacts with guests of the Time Capsule Ceremony on Thursday, May 24. Eric Rosane/The Observer.

  • Two capsules were buried on Thursday, May 24. One to be opened 25 years from today and one to be opened 50 years from today. Eric Rosane/The Observer.

  • CWU Provost Kathryn Frank speaks at the time capsule ceremony on May 24 before the time capsules got buried. Xander Fu/The Observer.

  • CWU Provost Kathryn Frank speaks at the time capsule ceremony on May 24 before the time capsules got buried. Xander Fu/The Observer.

  • CWU President James Gaudino speaks about CWU’s history before the time capsules were to be buried. Xander Fu/The Observer.

  • Mike Rogers, maintenance mechanic, prepares to bury the time capsules. Eric Rosane/The Observer.

  • Bob Ford, senior director of alumni and constituent relations, gives the 25 year time capsule to Mike Rogers, maintenance mechanic. Xander Fu/The Observer.

  • President James Gaudino holds the ceremonial shovels in anticipation for more of the public to bury portions of the capsules on Thursday, May 24. Eric Rosane/The Observer.

  • Tai Jackson, CWU Observer staff reporter, and Alexa Murdock, CWU Observer copy desk chief, help bury portions of the time capsule while not on assignment. Eric Rosane/The Observer.

  • Plaques detail the dates of which each capsule will be undug. One will be dug up in May 2041 and the other in May 2066. Eric Rosane/The Observer.

  • Wellington gives a thumbs up as the crowd begins to dissipate and the ceremony comes to an end. Xander Fu/The Observer.

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