Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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Coach Brian Burke tries to motivate Bobcats during ttie afternoon game. tiis President Ping delivered his annual State of the University Address on Friday before the Homecoming activities be- gan. Spanning the Globe was this year ' s Homecoming theme. Alpha Xi Delta and Beta Theta Pi won the float competition. Michael D. Warner Homecoming 9

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Spanning the Glohe Students from around the world return to OU Opanning the Globe and Homecoming . . . they seem to contradict each other, but this year they did it in a complementary way. The event, which took place on October 13-16, was an attempt to invite all Ohio University alumni back to their alma mater to participate with present students in a 62-year-oId tradition. Several activities highlighted the weekend. The School of Theater presented its production of Tartuffe, while musician Chuck Mangione performed to a sellout crowd at Memorial Auditorium. The annual Homecoming activities began on Friday with the Konneker Alumni Center Golf Open. Following that was President Ping ' s annu- al State of the University address. Saturday began with the Homecoming Parade. Several floats exhibiting the Spanning the Globe theme rolled through town and were ac- The (vlarching 110 was also celebrating Its 60th anniver- sary during ttie weekend ' s festivities. companied by local high school bands and of course, the Marching 110. The 110 danced down Court Street and was fol- lowed by the Alumni Band sporting old in- struments and a practiced strut. The parade ended at Peden Stadium in time for everyone to watch the OU and Central Michigan football game. Although the Bobcats lost, the game was highlighted by the induction of four athletes, one being a Nigerian native, into the OU Hall of Fame. Homecoming activities ended with the Black Student Cultural Programming Board Homecoming Ball, held in conjunction with Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. Sophomore Su- san Fox was crowned Miss Black Homecoming Queen after raising $1,034 for the Martha Jane Hunley Donald A. Spencer Scholarship Fund. The weekend ' s activities, indeed, touched many areas of the globe. Past and present students traveled from different states and countries to participate in the annual fes- tivities. The theme and the event spanned the globe and brought students, professors and alumni home to Ohio University. —Betsy Lippy 8 Campus Life

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Sharon Fox reigns over homecoming Sophomore Suson Fox was crowned Miss Block Homecoming Queen after raising $1,034 for the Martha Jane Hunley Donald A. Spencer Scholarship Fund. Michael D. Watiker OU lost to Central Michigan but the game was highlighted when four athletes returned to be inducted into the OU Hall of Fame. The OU cheerleaders led the parade down Court Street with their celebrative routines. 10 Campus Life