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It can be a little hard to explain just what Diadeloso<\/a> is to someone who isn\u2019t an Oso. It\u2019s more than a day of frivolity and shenanigans on a random Tuesday in spring; it\u2019s a time for the Baylor family to take a break from their daily stresses and celebrate life.<\/p>\n In the 1930s, the life of a university student was not exactly a carefree one. The Bears of that\u00a0decade witnessed the Great Depression and two world wars, plus\u00a0the death of Baylor President Samuel Palmer Brooks<\/a> just before the 1931 graduation ceremonies. His successor as president, Pat Neff<\/a>, had a tough job ahead of him.<\/p>\n Shortly after Neff\u2019s inauguration, he declared that the university would suspend classes for a day to give the hardworking and downtrodden Baylor students a break from the reality of their hardships — a day when they could focus on\u00a0fellowship with one another.<\/p>\n [DIADELOSO PHOTOS: 2017<\/a>, 2016<\/a>,\u00a02015<\/a>, 2014<\/a>, 2013<\/a>, 2012<\/a>, 2011<\/a>, 2010<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0since 1932<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n Thus was born “All-University Day,” the forerunner of today’s Diadeloso.\u00a0On\u00a0May 11, 1932, more than 800 Baylor students, faculty and staff bought 25-cent tickets for transportation from campus to nearby Silver Lake. They ate barbecue and held friendly competitions in baseball, swimming, track, wrestling, three-legged races, and even yo-yoing! But the big event of the day was the tug-of-war between the freshmen and sophomores.<\/p>\n In 1935, the Baylor Chamber of Commerce took over managing All-University Day, and it only took off from there. (The 1937 All-University Day consisted of 99 events, such as jacks, leapfrog, a bicycle race, and even a donkey race, held on campus from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Over\u00a0the years, the event’s\u00a0name changed several times, first to\u00a0\u201cPhysical Fitness Day\u201d and then \u201cMay Day\u201d before\u00a0finally landing on \u201cDiadeloso” — the “day of the Bear” — in 1966.<\/p>\n Today\u2019s Diadeloso events usually include a fun run, sporting competitions, food trucks, live music, live animals, dance performances, and of course, tug-of-war<\/a>. Beginning with Diadeloso 2016, the holiday expanded into a two-day event with the addition\u00a0of “Nochedeloso<\/a>” the night before Dia, featuring additional games, free food and a movie (in 2018, it’s\u00a0Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/em>) on the big screen at McLane Stadium.<\/p>\n The students of 1932 had it rougher than most, but every college student could use a break\u00a0this time of year.\u00a0Thank you, Baylor, for continuing to give students this day of celebration\u00a0and relaxation. Life can be chaotic and stressful, but for Baylor students, there\u2019s always one day a year that isn\u2019t: Diadeloso.<\/p>\n Sic \u2019em, Dia!<\/p>\n It can be a little hard to explain just what Diadeloso is to someone who isn\u2019t an Oso. It\u2019s more than a day of frivolity and shenanigans on a random Tuesday in spring; it\u2019s a time for the Baylor family to take a break from their daily stresses and celebrate life. In the 1930s, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,10,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-just-for-fun","category-student-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18106\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}[last updated: April 2018]<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"