Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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Alumni Come Home For The Holidays It ' s Friday, October 9, 1987, late afternoon- eai-ly evening. You pull into the semi-recognizable cam- pus for that yearly collegiate tra- dition rooted deep in welcoming, reminiscing and partying. You are an lUP alumni and this is Homecoming ' 87. Unfortunately, given all of the construction both past and pre- sent, you ' ie not quite sure if this is the same university fiom which you graduated one, two, five, or even twenty years ago. After approaching Zink Hall, the new home of the homeconing carnival, you ' re reminded that in- deed, this is lUP, and that you could register as a visiting alum- nus at the registration tent. If one thing made this year ' s festivities more memorable than those of the recent past, it was the weather. Contrary to Indiana tradition, the homecoming pa- rade and football game were viewed in sunny, even warm weather- with no rain in sight for ' the day. The theme of this year ' s home- coming was Holidays, and the fact that thousands of students, family and alumni made it thr ' ough the day without geting wet was enough reason to celebrate. No that UP homecoming par- tiers need another reason to par- ty. This year was filled with the usual festivities which adorn each year ' s weekend in October. The celebration officially be- gan Saturday morning with the Homecoming parade. Spectators lined the parade route to see area marching bands, military regi- ments, and the ever-popular shriners riding atop every possi- ble type of transportation, from mini-corvettes to mini-dune bug- gies. Highlights of the par-ade in- cluded Alpha Phi Omega ' s fir ' st place float, The grinch that stole Christmas, the ll ' P Marching band, and of course homecoming royalty. This year ' s King and Queen were Tim Bukowski and Laurel Pagoda, with first runners-up Je- rome Moore and AnneMarie Ag- new. Branch campus kings and queens wer ' e Pete Matthews and Kelli Zwickle from Pun.xsutaw- ney and Daum Corey and Su- zanne Stitely from Kittaning. After the parade, many specta- tors moved onward to the R and P lot to another favorite lUP past- time: tailgating. Partiers young and old packed the lot next to the stadium, and left thousands of bottles and cans behind them after- the university instituted the no-keg policy at tailgating events. This rule ap- parently didn ' t deter anyone from drinking, and the happy tailgater ' s then moved on to Miller stadium and the Clarion- lUP matchup. The Indians defeated Clar ' ion 24-12 with a strong defensive game in which the Eagles were held to 39 yards on the ground. After the game ended, fans dispersed to the mud-filled carni- val or back to the tailgating to prepare for one last night of see- ing friends, catching up on the present, and talking and laughing about the past. —Dana Smith . . . sun- ny, even warm weath- er with no rain in sight tor the day . Top: Laurel Pagndu and Tim Bukowski. hnmecoming queen and king, smile to the crowd after being officially crowned. .Wxne: Spectators with cameras could he found everywhere. ID Lifestyles

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Bill ytuhlutk Life-;

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Top: The Homecoming Cheerleaders show their HP spirit in d different ira.i. Above: The crmvd got caught up in the spirit of things as HP went on to beat Clarion. 24- II Left: The October sun was bright as Tim and Laurel rode in the Homecoming Parade. Homecoming 11