University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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ONCE UPON... Clark. They came out to the plaza to raise the spirits of the crowd and prepare them for the game against San Diego. In addition, the Band of the Hour, Sunsa- tions, Hurricanettes, and cheerleaders helped set the mood for the boat burning and fire- works show. The boat burning, as tradition had it, was a way to foretell the fortune of the football team in the Homecoming game. If FOR THE FIRST TIME, the Miss UM pageant served as a feeder to the Miss America pageant. One of 14 finalists, Mary Ann Morocco plays the piano during the talent competition. tphoto by Mike Hoyt ANOTHER COMPETITION in the Homecoming list of activities was a lip sync contest. Honor's Student Association members C. Dean Furman and Ken DeMoor participate on the patio in the special events category. tphoto by Wendy Wallbergl the boat sank, the team would win. If not, the team would, supposedly lose. Following the boat burning, in which the boat did indeed sink, came the spectacular firework display. With all of these traditional events Jody Kalman, Advisor of Student Activities, said tithe university community captured the spirit of Homecoming and once again paid tribute to the alma mater. Friday night ended the two weeks of nervous activity as compet- ing students found out who won the covetedHomecom- ing trophy at the annual ball, titled 0A Knight of Chiv- alry? at the Sherae ton Bal Harbour. The overall Homecoming win- ners were: Pi Kappa Alpha for the fra- ternities, Delta Phi Epsilon for the so- rorities; Hecht for the residential col- leges, and Tau Beta Sigma for the inde- pendents. Home- coming Chairper- son for Delta Phi Epsilon Jackie Noten was ecstatic when her sorority was announced as winner. She said, ttIt was a lot of hard work, especially since we didnlt have a suite and we were considered the underdog from the very beginning? Of course she said all the work paid off when they walked away with the trophy. The football game, the event to which all of this activity was directed, was a stunning 42-6 victory over the San Diego State Aztecs. UMls Homecoming 1989 was an event that ignited the enthusiasm of the students and fired up the spirit of the football team. Misemer stated, ttHomecoming enjoyed a great success as far as campus involvement, blood drive, spirit and philanthropy? Other events throughout the week en- joyed similar success. For example, the swim- a-thon had a large turnout. The sounds of Homecoming not only pumped people up, it woke people up. Open- ing ceremonies officially kicked off the event and the swim-a-thon followed Saturday morningeearly Saturday morning. 0The sound of tons of people screaming at the top of their lungs woke me upf said Stella Gzamouranis, a freshman Eaton Resi- dential College resident. 01 think it is great so many people have school spirit, but do they have to do it so early in the morning? The swim-a-thon began at 10 am, and all groups entered in Homecoming had to be represented. According to Michael Spears, Homecoming committee chairperson, each group had to have people swimming at all times. The organization was awarded points on that and on spirit, and the winners of the event would be announced at the Ball at the Bal Harbour Sheraton alon g with the winners of the other events. Accordin g to Spears, about 1,000 people showed up for opening ceremonies on the University Center Plaza, and he said he con- sidered it a success. Points were also awarded at this event for spirit and for the percentage of the organization that showed up wearing the Homecoming T-shirts. Another popular event was organized cheer. Some 20 student groups paraded them- selves about at the cheer which took place on Homecomingls second night of events. From the first exotic costumes of Delta 17 Student Life