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24 Record Breaking Week Heamecoming. . it was a time that meant different things to everyone. For some it seemed like a whirlwind of activities much too numerous to get involved in, because of the mid-terms being given that week. For others, who got down to a system of working on the float until 1 a.m., and then studying until 4 a.m., the week of Homecoming 1979 with the theme “It’s a Small World,” was one of the most important parts of the year. Homecoming week began on Monday, October 8 with the Kick-off games. Men's, women’s and coed residence halls competed in six different games. The games included the tire crawl; the necking relay (passing a softball under the participants’ chins); goat soccer, which included passing afd “butting” a volleyball; the balloon race (breaking a balloon by sitting on it); the straw race and the peanut race. . On Tuesday a Volkswagen stuffing contest was held at the scramble light. The Homecoming Steering Committee, two fraternities and a sorority were involved. A Volkswagen Rabbit, donated by Giganti Volkswagen of Indianapolis was the object used in this event. There was a three minute time limit on the contest. Rainy weather forced some teams to cancel, but Sigma Chi and Delta Tau Delta didn’t seem to mind the weather. “Stuffing the car really raised the spirit of the brothers. We all fired up for Homecoming,” said Bill Kitch of Delta Tau Delta. Sigma Chi won the event by fitting 28 brothers into the tiny car. Delta Tau Delta took second place with 25 brothers stuffed in the car. Lynn Houston, special events chairperson for the Homecoming Steering Committee explained that, “It was too hard to find a telephone booth like we used last year so we Twenty contestants sat down to pizza eating on October 11 in the Student Center Ballroom. Shakey’s donated the cheese pies for the event. The competition was sponsored by the Homecoming Committee. --photo by William E. Vance Homecoming committee chairman Tim Taylor, Muncie senior, congratulates Homecoming Queen Kathleen Walter. Indianapolis junior, prior to the 77-unit Homecoming Parade Procession. --photo by Tom Nemcik Homecoming decided to use the car. I am pleased with the way things turned out.” : But perhaps the most important event leading up to the game was the Lapsitting Contest held on Wednesday night that put Ball State in the Guinness Book of World Records. At LaFollette field 5,069 students and Muncie residents lined up and sat on the lap of the person behind them, thus breaking Michigan Tech’s old record of 3,590 people. Representatives from the television show P.M. Magazine, the Associated Press and United Press International attended the contest. P.M. Magazine planned to film the event and use it on a future show. After the successful sit, students watched ‘as a huge bonfire was lit to celebrate homecoming. Kim Baade, number 5,069 Michigan Tech's old lapsitting record of 3,590 was shattered Wednesday of Homecoming week. 5,069 students and Muncie residents sat on each other in LaFollette field. The event drew the attention of the two major wire services. --photo by Tom Nemcik With 13 seconds gone in the first quarter, freshman Stevie Nelson took the ball from the Cardinal's one-yard line to the Illinois end zone. 18,136 fans were in attendance for the Homecoming game against Illinois State. --photo by Tom Nemcik
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Six hundred waterme lons met sloppy deaths on the tables of Bust 79. The watermelons, which were bought at a local market for $1.40 each, were rolled, tossed and eaten on the Delta Tau Delta lawn September 15. --photo by Tom Nemcik Delicatessen paper was necessary to hold on to the watermelon during the greased watermelon toss. Other feats included rolling melons with the head, seed spitting, and the messy eating contest. --photo by Larry Prazak Strong competitive urges were not suppressed during the relays and games at Bust ’79. Two sisters of Chi Omega grapple over one of 500 frisbees given away during the event. --photo by Tom Nemcik Watermelon Bust
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