Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Record Hours went into the building of floats as well as into the construction of the lawn decorations displayed by various residence halls. Brayton-Clevenger built the winning entry, and their decoration was not completed until 2 a.m. on Saturday. Saturday night’s Homecoming show featured alumnus David Letterman and the Fifth Dimension. The two-hour show at Emens proved to be a great success. Letterman’s 45-minute comedy routine featuring spoofs on Muncie and Ball State, was followed by the Fifth Dimension’s excitement-packed concert. Aside from the major events, other activities, that could only mean it was Homecoming week, took place. An eight-foot banana walked around campus advertising Campus Crusade for Christ’s 50-foot-long banana split; there was a disco with pizza and banana cream pie eating contests; there was the variety show and several Walt Disney films were shown. And when the alumni return,remem bering the events that took in Homecoming 1979, there will be a great deal to recall about the “small world” of Ball State.--by Judi Banks and Kathy Lee Homecoming ’s lapsitting contest became the most publicized, most talked about aspect of the whole week, With 5,069 people sitting on each other. the world record of 3.590 people was broken on Wednesday night. putting Ball State in the Guiness Book of World Records. --photo bv Tom Nemctk | Fortunately, one of the best efforts by the Cardinal football squad was turned in on Homecoming. BSU routed visiting Hlinois State 42-14. Dave Wilson passed 11 times, completing seven for 170 yards and one touchdown. --photo by Terry Clark ® tee ae During the week of activities. everyone seemed to want to get in on the action and tried to turn commercialism into profit, On the corner of Necley and Mckinley two Muncie women attempted to spread some Cardinal spirit by selling felt pins. --photo by William E. Vance Despite the cold, damp weather that settled in on the festivities, a few brave fans stuck out the entire game against Hlinois State. They came huddled together, bundled up in anything from parkas to blankets. carrying anything from thermoses of coffee to flasks of wine. photo by William FE. Vance 28 | Homecoming

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The week of events eventually came to a close with the Cardinal Although the bad weather kept most people away. three Greek victory in the game against Illinois State. Mark Warlamount (24). teams managed to make it to the Volkswagon stuffing contest. With was only one of the ball carriers that contributed to the 42-14 score, only three minutes to do their stuffing, Sigma Chi won the event But once the score became so one-sided. the crowd started to with 28 people in the car. Delta Tau Delta placed second with 25. dwindle. --photo by Michael CG. Hegvan Jr. --photo by Kathy Torok

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