Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Cro vds Relish Cajun Satire Once again, in 1988, the annual festival of marshland mayhem (i.e.. Jam Jam) proved to be one of the most irreverent, unreserved and ethnically appealling of all the student acti- vities held during the year. Spon- sored, organized, and basically perpetrated by an LSU Union committee. Jam Jam (or, more properly, the Jambalaya Jam- boree ) is intended each year as an active observation of the uni- que Acadian heritage of southern Louisiana and is something that anyone who has ever quaffed a lukewarm Dixie or has felt a raw oyster glide effortlessly over their tonsils can definitely appreciate. Participated in mainly by pairs of LSU ' s many esteemed greek organizations. Jam Jam usually ends up being an exhibition of skits, cuisine, and basic spring- time bacchanalia — all with that certain cajun flair. An ami- able example of this sort of creole-flavored satire was the skit Seymour and Hebert at the Movies as presented by Pi Kap- pa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Theta which garnered them second place in the entertainment categ- ory of the Jam Jam copmpeti- tions. Adding to the general acoustic mayhem attributed to an event like Jam Jam, several of the panhellenic vaudevillians also utilized bands in their various vignettes, as in the case of Sigma Nu and Delta Gamma, who hour- ly belted out rousing renditions of Bom on the Bayou with the help of the Sigma Nu-manned Swampstock Band. In a more risque vien, Sigma Pi and Chi Omega featured the home-grown game show The Cajun Wheel of Fortune, a presentation which also featured the Reverend Jim- my Swaggart wailing that touching hymn You Beat Me All Night Long. The overall winners of the co- veted Jam Jam sweepstakes title (which incidentally called for a scavenger hunt calling for the live capture of the notorious Bus Driver from Hell ) was the industrious duo of Delta Zeta and Acacia whose lighted theatre for their gala Kajun Vacation skit was a small engineering marvel. No matter the complexity, however, every Jam Jam booth had to be cleaned from sight by that Saturday evening. And with an event that most participants consider an 8-hour, 10-keg affair, this in itself was no mean task. Still, to use an ancient yet still-decaying cliche ' , a good time was had by all . Or maybe a moldy CAJUN cliche ' of equal age would say it even better — Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler! Steve Zaffuto A trio of down-home Sigma Nu boys whoop it up in Sigma Nu and Delta Gam- ma ' s Swampstock festival. Jam Jam 1988 17

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All phdios by Ba7uki Muhammad 16 Jam Jam 1988

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Campbell B. Hodges Undergoes SEX CHANGE Changes are under way at Hodges. The residents of Hodges dorm are changing their image with the addition of women into their ranks. Five women have established themselves in a hall- way of the dormitory this semes- ter. The purpose, says resi- dent Holly Oddo, is to try and form a co-ed Journalism dormi- tory. The five girls. Holly Oddo, Leah Phillips, Cathy Jo DeLee, Jeanne Clarke, and Julie Kemion, are all Journalism ma- jors. The dormitory has set aside one of the halls for the girls, with a locking door, to which each re- sident has the key. Almost always an ordeal, moving in was even more extraordinary for the new female residents of Hodges Bazuki Muhammad Like Home Staggering up the stairs you suddenly realize that it ' s going to be another one of those semes- ters. You can tell already because of the strange noises echoing down the stairwell from the floors above. If you closed your eyes you know you would feel just like you were in a jungle. And you may as well be from what many L.S.U. dorm resi- dents say. Figures from last fall show that residency in the dorms is on the decline. The question is why? How can L.S.U. encourage stu- dents to once again choose dorms over apartments? The figures from last fall show 5,500 stu- ' dents in residence halls, while the latest figures for fall semester 1988 show the number to be down to 5,080. This may not seem like a lot until you consider the fact that there are 210 double occupancy rooms standing empty from the spring semester of 1988. The overwhelming feeling seems to be that dorms just aren ' t up to standard for most students. 18 Dorm Life Women in Hodg