Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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»SIGMA PI MEMBER Dan Heath walks beside the fraternity ' s float in the parade. 1 6 Homecoming

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ITU R E As fall began, one thing was fore- most in the minds of many — football. Just one of the highlights of the football season was Homecoming. As Homecoming week, Oct. 2-8, approached activities. An Inter- national Festival was chosen to repre- sent the 1983 event, bringing a taste of continental flavor to the campus. The festivities be- gan on Sunday, Oct. the Races, where gamblers bet play money on horses and an auction consisting of hats, shoes, albums and other items from the Bookstore. Wednesday night ' s luau and Internation- and reggay music throughout the even- ing. Sixty-seven units, including queen can- didates, floats , marching bands and parade marshal, Brigadier General Jo- A festive week in October on campus, the Stu- dent Government of- ficers selected a theme and made preparations for the AWAITING HER coro- nation as the new Home- coming Queen is Cynthia Lane and her escort Gene Byers. 2, with a jazz perfor- mance by Lionel Hampton and his or- chestra, which helped to get Home- coming off to the right beat. Tuesday ' s activities included A Night at al Foods night fea- tured menus from six different countries in- cluding, Spain, France, Italy, Ger- many, Jamaica and the U.S., with the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band providing pop seph B. Knotts, a 1955 FSC graduate, made their way down the main streets of Fair- mont Thursday night as students, faculty and townspeople lined the parade route. THE TRINIDAD Trip- oli Steel Band performs before an excited Home- coming crowd in the Ball- room of the Turley Center. PLACING FIRST in competition, the TKE float predicts a FSC victory over Concord. Homecoming 15

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Following the pa- rade at the annual dance on Thursday, the field of fifteen candidates was nar- rowed to six by the drawing of roses. The six finalists were voted on by the student body on friday. game on Saturday, Coach Larry McDaniels ' charges were up against a Concord power- house. Students, fac- ulty and alumni watched four excit- ing quarters of foot- ball as the Mountain Lions defeated the A festive week Facing one of the conference leaders in the Homecoming ♦IN PREPARATION FOR the parade, this stu- dent works on decora- tions for the float. Falcons 30-16 at Ro- sier Field. During the half- time festivities, Cynthia Lane, sen- ior elementary edu- cation major from Fulton, Ohio, was crowned queen by President Wendell Hardway and the 1982 Homecoming Queen, Carolyn Gregory. In the float com- petition, the TKE fraternity placed first, followed by the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority and the En- gineering Techno- logical Society. In all, the festive week was filled with lively entertain- ment and true Fal- con spirit. ♦ DURING THE HALF- TIME festivities, Cynthia Lane is filled with surprise as she is announced the new Homecoming Queen. V ♦GETTING INTO THE Homecoming spirit, secre- tary Sandy Hickman wears an international costume. ; «DURING A Night at the i Races, Jane Weiford and Tammy Hearn choose their favorites to win. Homecoming 1 7