Arizona State University - Sun Devil Spark / Sahuaro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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iding down Stadi- um Drive, senior Business Adminis- tration major Shelley Traw and junior al Arts major Matt Or head the Home- coming festivities as queen and king. The couple was crowned at the Homecoming Ball on Nov. 9. TAILS eking In the atmo- sphere, Sparky fires up the pa- rade crowd on Oct. 10. Sparky, the official school mascot, also helped cheer the foot- ball team on to a 90-22 victory over the Stan- ford Cardinal in front of a crowd of about 65,000. it IC-TAC-TOE ' raveling down the parade route, a game show float plays off the Homecom- ing theme, Premiere ' 89. Homecoming orga- nizers switched to an evening electric-light parade and street festi- val with games and food to try and appeal to the diverse student population of more than 40,000. Photo by Scott Troyanos Layout by David Kexel Homecoming

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NEWCOMERS GET MD TED many incoming students, it was easy to get lost in the shuffle at ASU, where an ID number could seem more important than a name. This was why the Orientation Office, under the direction of Bob Francis and in cooperation with ASASU, the Memorial Union Activities Board, REACH, Devils ' Advocates, and many other branches of the ASU community, planned activities for the week of Aug. 20 to help familiarize new students with ASU. Student Orientation Services offered a mentor program that matched up new students with volunteers, who would help the student get acquainted with all aspects of the i l r ' did lull campus. There were 78 mentors and between 300 to 550 students involved with the program. HELPS TO MAKE The SOS office was also in charge of the ASK ME button campaign. Approximately 2,200 ASK ME buttons THE CAMPUS FEEL were printed and distributed to faculty, staff and student leaders. LIKE IT IS A LITTLE Devils ' Advocates manned ASK ME booths on campus and gave campus tours throughout Orientation Week. SMALLER. There were also 11 student summer orientation assis- tants who were each in charge of a small group of stu. dents. The assistants took their groups on tours, to advise- LORI GARRETT ment, to get the students ' photo IDs taken and to register. SENIOR They (the assistants) were kind of like a big brother or ORGANIZATIONAL sister to the incoming students, they made sure they got to COMMUNICATION where they needed to be, said Marsha Hoffman, assistant contained i the entire agenda for Orientation Week. Students were able to Fall orientation started with the brochure The Bridge 1011 CAtiff mu lig that was sent out to all new students. The brochure to Bob Francis. pick and choose the events that they wanted to attend. There were meetings about how to receive financial aid to succeeding in the classroom. Orientation was helpful to me because I attended a great workshop called ' How to Become a Leader ' where I was able to meet and talk to some influential people such as the ASASU president, said freshman secondary education major Leroy Jerry Del Chappel. The activity explained the differences between high school student government positions and some ASU leadership positions. Besides informational seminars, there were also evening acti- vites such as a beach party dance at the Oasis in the Maricopa Room of the Memorial Union, and Casino Night the next night. Both were sponsored by MUAB. As Orientation Week came to a close, new students, a little more comfortable with their surroundings, got ready for the first day of classes. c344tzoattatestvt. I Orientation 1 '

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A TRADITIONAL TWIST Cameras! Action! Homecoming week was condensed into fewer days, but Premiere 89 ' .. a Homecoming Produc- tion combined the traditional Saturday football game with new events like an evening parade and a street festival. Kicking off this week of Hollywood hype, a spirit and athletic day was held on Wednesday. There were appearances by the men and womens gymnastic teams, the football team and head football coach Larry Marmie, who announced the Homecoming court finalists. Later in the evening Sigma Pi fraternity and ASASU presented Mock Rock, a lip-sync contest where students impersonated rock stars on stage. Mock Rock went really well, said Homecoming Direc- tor Kevin Connell. All in all, we had about 1000 people on PV Beach. All of the proceeds went to Multiple Sclerosis. On Thursday, the Homecoming Jam was presented, which featured a variety of music types including jazz, bag pipes, mariachi bands, and a steel drum band. r The HomeComing Jam was really successful, said , Connell. Students other than student leaders came out to see it. It was a really fun day. That evening, the Homecoming Ball was held at Tem pe Mission Palms with the announcement of the Homecoming King and Queen, Matt Ortega and Shelly Traw. The Homecoming Ball was very well-attended, espe- cially for a Thursday night, said Connell. The Student Alumni Association sponsored it and did a really nice job with it. On Friday night, the first annual Homecoming street festival was held, which included game booths, food, and concerts. We kicked off the festival with an evening parade, said Connell. It was the best parade attendance in about 10 years, because it ' s so hard to get people out to see it on a Saturday morning. Connell said that the Homecoming Committee tried to appeal to the non-traditional students with jobs and children, who did not usually have time to participate in Homecoming activities. Reactions to the changes were encouraging. I didn ' t like the short parade route, said Cheryl Fortier, a sophomore music education major and marching band member. But it was better to march in the parade at night. It wasn ' t as hot and we didn ' t get so tired. SEE PEOPLE MAKE FOOLS OF THEM- SELVES AT MOCK ROCK. HEATHER ALLEN FRESHMAN BUSINESS YOU QUM THAT e crowd fired up, Kalani Outienes cheers at the first basketball game. The basketball squad played the Australian National team on the night of Homecoming festivities and posted an 84.78 loss. WAS KIND Of FUN TO GO OUT AND Homecoming 11