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“That’s not a moon.... It’s a booth!”

The brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon were all wearing shirts with this phrase — a parody of a famous line from the first Star Wars film — on Saturday, as they prepared for their booth to be judged. Storm clouds loomed on the horizon, and the fraternity’s booth crew was ready to throw a tarp over their masterpiece at the first hint of rain.

Carnival’s 2006 theme was “Another Time and Place,” and Sig Ep went with a Star Wars theme for their booth. The fraternity had to select their theme six months ago, in October. From among a half-dozen choices, the brothers selected Star Wars. With that, a booth was born.

The path from October to the awards ceremony on Saturday afternoon was a long...

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