Middle Tennessee State University - Midlander Yearbook (Murfreesboro, TN)

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The life of the student on campus does not lend itself to that of acquiring that most need- ed element, sleep. The freshman on campus is usually seen as ' brighteyed and bushy tailed. But, never fear, that may be the first and last year of meeting the required hours of slumber. By the time the student has arrived at his fourth and final year, he subsists on two hours of interrupted sleep. Student Life 17

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mid the current Western fad and Urban wboy frenzy, MTSG celebrated its 45th lual homecoming week, October 20-25, h something for everyone activities itered on A Down Home Good Time ;me. nd a logical choice for a theme it was. ' SG ' s close proximity to Nashville, the thplace of country music, and its history eped in Southern tradition made this ar ' s celebration one of the most success- in the 45year history. Students and alum- participated in record numbers in events iging from a fight song competition to tivities day. from a poster contest to a her soggy Friday-night pep rally. Starting off with a fight song competition, mecoming revelers competed for top hon- by singing Blue Raiders Ride!, the offi- cial MTSU fight song. Eight groups compet- ed, with Chi Omega Sorority taking first place in the women ' s chorus division; Sigma Phi Epsilon in men ' s chorus; and Sigma Al- pha Epsilon and Alpha Delta Pi ' s combined effort took the award in mixed chorus. Spirit reached a near-fever pitch Wednes- day afternoon when almost 30 campus orga- nizations took part in Activities Day. Com- peting in three categories — fraternity, so- rority and open — participants showed their skills in the keg run-around, tobacco spit- ting. Jell-o slurp and four-legged race. It may sound like simple fun and games, but when it comes time to compete for the homecoming spirit trophy, the fun and games are usually forgotten and are re- placed by serious work! Circling a beer keg at breakneck speed, against a clock that doesn ' t lie, is not exactly simple. More than once, contestants suffered from falls, their equilibrium shot to hell by the running. The folks down on the farm may find it easy to spit long, accurate streams of tobac- co juice, but they have, after all, had more practice than the average MTSU student. But regardless of their amount of practice, representatives of the campus groups found that distance was the determining factor as they competed for top honors in the tobacco spitting contest. Imagine yourself kneeling before a table, your hands tied behind you and being forced to slurp a dish filled with wiggly, jiggly food service Jell-o. Heavy S M? Perhaps, but that ' s exactly what was required of partici- pants in the Jell-o slurp. Homecoming 19