Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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division and the Delta Chi's took the female 51219. For this campethfon there was also an overah' category for fhe best performance. This pn'ze was proudly taken home by the Phi Rho's. 0h Frto'ay night, one of the most popular and important of all the Homecoming events took place, this being the Coronation of the Vi-King and W-aueen. In a very popular decision, Bob HM and Beth Quinta: were crowned ofhcia! monarchs of the week. Saturday afternoon came Me one single event rha! everyone was wailing for, this of course being the lootbalf game, In it, the fans received rho afmost to-oevexpecfed Victory but also saw an offensive and delenst've roof. Augie led from the opening kickoff as Troy Westermah returned the kick to Augie? hrs! roucha'own, Just a few minutes tater, Brad Price broke into the open for a 5713M TD run. The first quarter ended with Augustana leading the Carthage Redman 28-0 going on to a 49-0 watery. In a game where Augusfana fed in every statistical category if was obvious that both Angie's offense am! defense were awesome. Over 17 running backs were used .in an effort which produced over 250 yards rushing. The defense was just as incredible; holding Carthage In just 100 yar'o's total offense and an incredible 1.5.? yards per play.

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: HOMECOMING 296 PUTS AUGUSTANA HON TOP OF THE WORLD Excitement fitted the air as Augustana ceiebrated Homecoming 1986 EM Top of the World This years theme was an international giimpse at the wnrid and a chance to took more ciosehi at other cultures different from ours. The weeh started early with the dorms and the cafeterias being a'ecoretear in the coiars at various countries around the giahe including Memo, itaty, Sweden and at course the good 'ei USA. The usual Homecoming games were somewhat altered this year due to slightly irregatar slough water. instead of the usuai canoe races in the slough, this year braught us the original idea at the Great Staugh Race. The race constituted an ohstacie course and a series at other unusuat races. The race was divided into two categories, these being the cav ea' group and the women's group. The COMBO! team won the 60-911 event and the women '5 race was captured by the Kf's. Another origihet to Homecoming week was this past year's hug roast. The event hiched off the week on Sunday night, but unfortunately had a poor tur- nout. The theme at the dinner, in accerdahce with the Homecoming game being against Carthage was, Prepare to Roast the Red Men. For many, the most popular events at Homecom- ing an? the Yeti and Sing. This year certainty proved that paint with exceptions! turnouts at both events, in the Veil competition, the Majestic Gents won the men's division, the CAP: the female division, and the Representative Assemhiy squad tacit the mixed divi- sion. The Sing competition. which took place after the Coronation ceremann also was divided into three thvisians. The Biach Student Union captured the mired category white the PUF's tooir the men's

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: WKINGS INVADE t SOUTH-EAST ASIA Asia signified the inconqeerahte, test August. A part a! the worid few westerners brave, it teamed as a misty travel poster, as impressions of ehahyhaired peaptes, quiet and compact. For the 19 leaving Chicago it was a continent of unhhews. Tokyo opened our ears and eyes to the spectacle of the stage, to the charm of the koto, end the haunts at the shahuhachi. We expertenced expression tree from western moods and traditions. Direriented hut intrigued we came to know the imagistic sounds, the esoteric Nah. and the h'irtatious Kabuki of Japan. Tokyo taught us how it tett to he a minority what it teit like to he a physical curiositjr - a novelty. Larger than our troubled New York City, Tokyo redehhed what a city need he, and what human nature need be by showing its its conhdent populous and its crime-iree streets. Kyoto charmed us. Temples spotted the mountain- shtes as welt as every street corner. Buddhist cerne- teries climbed the hittstb'es title tnca ciwtizatians, white tish ponds and wandering, imarted pines deco- rated serene gardens; timetess and theeghttut Many at us had the most 'D'apanese two days of our trip white in Kyoto. Staying with generous hast tamiiies tor the weettehd we were wrapped in trime- naj or shown the tea ceremony. Same teamed cathe- raphy, ett toair a steamy Japanese bath, and aft experienced the rate jay of sharing ane's culture, and receiving another. Diptamacy went on in a very teat way. Our visit to Nara dwarfed American history by cheitengihg our imaginations to take in the ancient capital, which dated hack to the seventh century. Our visit to t-h'roshima was a harm wing one emotion- ally. We were struck by the eerie newness of the city, shiny white buh'dings sunshine and bustte and then inside the Peace Museum - hett an earth, horren- dous burn victims and repented human beings who were mere shadows on the bent: steps. We met people serious about peace, and we were changed, Taiwan showed us her seashore with toy boats and galactic ioeirihg rock formations. She plunged us deep into her tropical rainforest. in Tomim Gorge, Cant err pg tt