University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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A royal pose. Pre-game activities included the crowning of the homecoming royalty. Queen Lisa Hoalst, a Meridian junior, Is accompanied by her attendants Tracy Carmack and Rhonda Correll. (photo by M. LaOrange) Rain or shine. Children always enjoy parades. Facinated by the floats, marching bands and fire engines, parents and youngsters alike lined the streets of downtown Moscow to view the early-morning spec- tacle. (photo by B. Bain) Under cover. UI President Richard Gibb finds shelter from the driving rain prior to the parade’s onset. He shares an umbrella with the Chamber of Commerce President. (photo by B. Bain) 10 Homecoming

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Spare cA Campus === No matter where you looked on the 450 acre campus, students were living in the fast Girt ma was always happening. lane. Whether cramming for a major exam, partying away the college blues or cheering the Vandals on to victory — the life-lovers at Idaho proved no activity, event or function was done half- heartedly. This all or nothing attitude was evident when the Theater Department dazzled sell out crowds with top-notch performances of The Elephant An autumn tapestry. Man, 13 Rue de L’ Amour and Cyrano De Bergerac; the football team smashed the Weber State Wildcats to turn Homecoming into a victory bash and students overcame the odds and tackl- ed the daily grind of academic life. With a little hardwork and determination, it all came together and, what could have been just an ordinary year, was turned into a silver and gold celebration. As the days grew shorter and the weather colder, the trees began to turn, creating a tapestry of fall colors. Robin O'Keefe strolls down the hello walk under the cover of the colorful leaves. (photo by J. Yost) Campus Life Divider 9

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s if on cue, the leaves slowly A metamorphosed into radiant golds, vermillions, scarlets, oranges, and chartreuses; and students suddenly burst into fervid activity: shining windows, trim- ming bushes, arranging rooms and painting welcome posters. The campus sparkled in preparation of Homecoming. Everyone and everything stood in piquant an- ticipation... And then, bang! The celebration began. Homecoming activities kicked off on Thursday afternoon with Presidents Gibb and Artis’ brain- child, the First Campus Bash. Ac- cording to Barry Bonifas, ASUI Programs Coordinator, nearly 1,200 students gathered on the Ad Lawn to listen to the rock ‘n’ roll music of Dark Star, to gobble down 2,500 cups of chocolate and strawberry ice cream, to frolic in the warm Indian-summer sunshine, and to enjoy their fellow students’ whimsical conversations. During the band’s intermission, several members of the Society for Creative Anachronism engaged in a mock-medieval tournament. Clad in homemade suits of armor, these twentieth-century knights battled with each other to demonstrate their chivalry. “Don't let this tournament fool you,” said SCR’s president, Dave Nikolich. “We don't simply play war games. Since the purpose of this club is to have fun while recreating medieval life in all its forms, we also study this era’s customs, dancing, food, writing and history.” And, how did the students like this brainchild? Immensely! But, as Josephine Ortega, a Lorain, Ohio senior, good-naturedly pointed out, “You can definitely tell that times are changing. Five years ago it was student protest and dissention. Today, only ice cream socials.” Regardless of change, this ice cream social started off Homecoming wonderfully. Later that evening, students assembled in the Arboretum for the annual homecoming bonfire in honor of the football team. With the fire blazing in the background, sororities, fraternities, and resident halls performed skits, based on the theme “An Idaho Round-Up,” for the student body and a panel of judges. Gault Hall's skit took first; Vandal brothers. Michael Chestnut stands along side his Vandal Big Brother,” sophomore linebacker Chris Seidel, while watching the homecoming game. Many team mem- bers adopted little brothers before the season began. (photo by M. LaOrange) omecoming hoedown - A down-home victory celebration Alpha Phi’s second; and Kappa Kappa Gamma’s third. The highlight of the evening, however, was the crowning of Queen Lisa Hoalst, a Meridian junior and a member of Delta Delta Delta. Hoalst’s attendants were Tracy Carmack, a Resident Ad- visor at McCoy Hall, and Rhonda Correll, a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Hoalst called her experience as homecoming queen “unreal.” “I had never,” she exclaimed, “ever been the center of that much at- tention. Most of the time I didn't know what to say, especially when I'd come home and find roses on my dresser. Usually I mumbled something silly, like ‘Wow’. I feel like I just finished living a dream.” Friday's events included an open house at the Alumni Center, several reunion dinners, a Parents Association celebration in the Kib- bie Dome, the showing of North Dallas Forty, and a dance spon- sored by the LDS Student Association. Despite the rain and cold, on Saturday morning several hundred students, townspeople and visitors continued [ On parade. The Golden Girls, Idaho's dance team, tide the parade route on a fire engine. The squad performs during half-time of (photo by M. LaOrange) Homecoming i