University of Arizona - The Desert Yearbook

“c^^i^^Y^ " ^ ^/tHt^e J^nrcAo Photo by Andrew R. Reimisch MUDDY AND WINNING THE GAME ^t^fuCi^OHilyt^: pron.^ tT^dlfioyi or d ^nrcei- Defending the honor of a tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation, junior Tiamo De Vettori asserted, " I Uke to see Homecoming as a celebration. I see it as students and the community all revolving around the U of A and taking a day, just like Thanksgiving, to give thanks for being a student here. " Meanwhile, sophomore Michael Herman stated, " I don ' t care about Homecoming. I am not a fan of football at all, and Homecoming is just another football game. " Or is it? Homecom- ing evolved into a ritual extrava- ganza including a pep-rally/bonfire and pre-Homecoming mall events. During the parade that has been at the core of UA festivities since 1929, smiling crowds watched as eighty- two floats circled the mall. De Vettori commented, " We ' ve been doing it every year, and every year it ' s huge. On Homecoming Day after the parade, 1 just feel so proud to be a U of A student, and that ' s what it ' s all about. " Whether symbolic pageantry or overrated fun, frolicking Greeks and honorary club members fought in a pit of mud to be able to claim that they won the tug- of-war. At the culmination of the pep-rally, anxious spectators watched as Dee Dee Buzzi and Fai Mo were crowned as Queen and King before a stack of wooden pallets was sacrificed to the tradition gods. Scratching the UCLA Bruins in the face, the Wild- cats clawed to the top of the football food-chain and carved out a 35-17 victory. Homecoming, with all of its associated rituals and traditions, lived on. Homecoming / Phoic by Andrew R. Reimisch Dave ' s Big Deluxe performed during the week before Homecom ing. " Dunk the Roy- alty " and Singled Out " were other events. ”