Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Busting looses., watermelon and Cokes iel's. Following the performance, brilliant fireworks captured the attention of the au- dience and several Muncie residents reported noises that sounded like huge atomic blastsn to the police. According to Wilson, the police receiv- ed over 200 phone calls about the noise and they searched outlying areas of Mun- cie before pinpointing the university where they showed up in time to interrupt the display and check permits. When the show continued, the small crowd that had climbed atop the Field Sports Building scampered for the cover of darkness as the fireworks lit up its viewing perch Students took advantage of the star-lit night. Friends, after a long summer in hometowns, renewed old relationships. Handshakes, sticky from the watermelon juice, were exchanged with old stories. wimam E vim CHEERS RING OUT from every corner of l.aFoIlette Field. Members of Lambda Chi Alpha let loose screams and shouts in celebration of win- ners and watermelons. AUTUMN SUN BRIGHTENS the Watermelon Bust queen, Brenda Lambright, Topeka, lnd. junior. Weather was favorable for the event and prompted many people to remain longer and view the other events. 14 Watermelon Bust - with beer and Jack Dan- Roadmaster, the main attraction of the evening, rocked the crowd as it enjoyed the cool evening. Members of Delta Tau Delta had to stand guard along the tem- porary fence to make sure everyone bought a ticket We didn't have any fun during the con- cert because of the people trying to jump the fence. We had to stand guard. In- dianapolis junior Bill Bray said. The brothers were rewarded for their ef- forts, which included unloading all 700 watermelons. Once the excitement for the day had slowed down, the fraternity had a watermelon daiquiri party just for the guys and the sorority that helped them. After a long day of pushing, pulling and throwing watermelons, the crowd began to thin. Last goodbyes and telephone numbers were exchanged as the crowd carried, kicked and lugged home the last of the watermelons. The second weekend of the year was complete.Cl by Beth Dotson William E Vance A SLICE OF MELON helps spice up her day as this onlooker tastes the succulent fruit. She seems to enjoy it even as it drips down her hands and arms.

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YARDS PILE UP as Doug Freed, quarterback, scrambled, passed and handed off for 324 yards against Northern lllinois. The Cardinals outhustled the Huskies on both offense and defense. ' l- ' N313 ,X X The '20s come back Gangsters, gun molls and goldfish eaters toasted a homecoming of red jerseys and Red Skelton OLORS--from the gold of the goldfish- eating contest to the red of Red Skelton--made up the Toasting the '2Os theme of Homecoming 1981. Green grass and changing leaves were the setting for Sunday's A Day in the Park. The Stu- dent Center Governing Board sponsored the day-long event. Allen Rhodes, Jeff McNabb and The Spence Brothers filled the Quad with music while students participated in the Croquet trournament, threw frisbees and ate picnic lunches. A multi-colored hot air balloon lifted off from LaFollette Field Monday afternoon to officially begin the week of colorful costumes, colorful events and colorful personalities. That evening the kickoff games pitted rival residence halls against one another in University Gym. ln keeping with the Toasting the '20s theme the events were the Bonnie and Clyde Waltz, Gangster Getaway, Flapper Marathon and the Speakeasy Sprint. Red and blue beds blurred down McKinley Avenue Tuesday for the homecoming bed race. The cool weather did not stop the spectators from coming out to watch their teams navigate the 100 yard course. 16 Homecoming Teams dressed as flappers and gangsters pushed and pulled their way to the finish line. Clevenger, for the second year in a row, won the men's division by defeating Delta Tau Delta. Woody Hall took the women's championship by out-hustling Sigma Sigma Sigma, the second place team. Pole sitting, a popular fad in the Roaring '20s, was brought back for homecoming week. Participants took turns sitting atop a pole near the Scramble Light throughout the week. The oranges, blues and greens of fireworks highlighted Wednesday night's pep rally and bonfire. Another attempt to become part of the Guinness Book of World Records failed. After lap sitting and jumping for it successfully in past years, the attempt at the world's longest Conga line fell about 5,000 persons short of the 8,128 persons needed for the record. Participants practic- ed the conga in hope of drawing more peo- ple, but students seemed to be Guinness- ed out-H trowimtisii THIS PACKARD TWELVE carries a truly colorful personality--Red. Skelton performed two sell-out shows for his Muncie fans.