At 11:00 a.m., SAU Theatre presents A Year with Frog and Toad <\/em>\u2013 a \u201cbuddy comedy\u201d based on Arnold Lobel\u2019s book series \u201cFrog and Toad.\u201d The free family-friendly performance tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons while learning life lessons along the way.<\/p>\n SAU student organizations help kick off the day with the Organization Fair from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., providing activities for everyone, including Bingo and carnival games on the lawn of Blanchard Hall.<\/p>\n At 3:00 p.m., families are invited to the Engineering building lawn for the Family Reception with free food and refreshments. Another splash of excitement rolls in as the Great Greek Canoe Race takes place at the Engineering pond at 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n 3:00 p.m. also kicks off SAU\u2019s Mulegating festivities at the Alumni Center. Mulegating is SAU\u2019s adaptation of tailgating before each Mulerider home football game. This Family Day\u2019s Mulegating is sponsored by Farmers Bank and Trust, who will be serving chili and open-faced tacos to alumni and friends. In addition, University Housing staff will be serving free food. \u00a0Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy the delicious food.<\/p>\n The Mulegating pep rally will feature the largest Marching Band in SAU\u2019s history and the nationally-competitive SAU Cheerleading squad beginning at 5:15 p.m. in front of the Alumni Pavilion.<\/p>\n Fans can walk across the Alumni Bridge from Mulegating to get a good seat at Wilkins Stadium for the Mulerider football game, which is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Rip Powell Field against Henderson State University. To purchase tickets for the game, go to www.MuleriderAthletics.com\/tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n SAU looks forward to continuing the beloved tradition of Family Day. Saddle up and get ready to have a great time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The time has finally arrived to continue one of Southern Arkansas University’s most treasured traditions \u2013 Family Day! Family Day is set for September 24, 2022, with a full schedule of family-friendly events planned throughout the day, beginning at 11:00 a.m. and culminating with a Mulerider football kickoff at 6:00 p.m. \u201cWe are so excited… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1125,"featured_media":9115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[94,92,276,265,7753,284,288,143],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9101","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-admissions","8":"category-athletics","9":"category-community-corner","10":"category-events","11":"category-homepage","12":"category-office-of-student-activities","13":"category-regional-news","14":"category-student-life","15":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/09\/Picture1-300x200.png\")
The 41st<\/sup> Annual Residence Hall Association Bed Race is one of SAU\u2019s most unique and treasured traditions. Beginning at 1:00 p.m. in front of the Science Center, the thrilling race pits two teams of five students against each other each heat. Four members from each team push the decorated, adapted beds as the brave and helmeted fifth teammate holds on.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2022\/09\/SAUFootball_68-300x200.jpg\")
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