You’re viewing a photo from Sidelines 100, a project showcasing a century of student storytelling at Middle Tennessee State University. Sidelines 100 plans to highlight 100 stories from the newspaper archives this fall and spring.
This photo originally ran as the cover photo of Sidelines in the March 18, 1975, edition of Sidelines. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay on top of all things Sidelines 100.

Is this unidentified young lady paddling the wrong way down a one-way canal? Apparently disregarding the road sign behind Schardt Hall, she takes advantage of a small lake created after rains swamped the midstate area during spring break.
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