Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Bad weather could not deter crowd Jammin' inthe rain by Diana Price he weather may have diminished the size of the crowd, but it did not put a damper on its en- thusiasm. An overcast sky and drizzling rain threatened to end the Residence Hall Association's Cardinal Jam before it even began. The concert was given to help welcome students back to school. High winds prevented the Flying Tomato hot air balloon from launching, and for a while it looked like the featured bands-City Kids and Recordio-would be playing to an empty field. But when last year's headliner, Recordio, started playing their first set people began drifting over to LaFollette Field. About halfway through Recordio's perform- ance a few drops of rain started to fall forcing the band to stop playing. We'd like to keep playing, but we don't want to die, vocalist Don Main said. .tx The small crowd that had gathered dispersed to find shelter from the rain, leaving the field empty once again. Fortunately, the rain proved to be a false alarm. The Ball State 6 6 University , . pep band, We d like to along with keep playing, the cheer- but we dorft leaders and - Charlie want to die Cardinal ,, helped draw students back to the event. After the initial rain, there were no more weather problems, and the Jam went into full swing. City Kids, a Bloom- ington-based band, kicked off the music after the pep rally. Lead singer Andy Skorjanc had the crowd dancing with the first song. The band performed music ranging from new hits, such as INX's Good Times, to oldies like Soul Man. By the time Recordio started playing again, the crowd had grown to about 150 people. Although it was not a big group, the crowd made up for their lack of size with its enthusiasm. '-Q-3-....,-,mm Vvgr A V Everybody's fun , said City Kids' guitarist Rich Morpurgo. VVe're very serious about our music, but we're serious about having fun too. The crowd is nice and small, Recordio guitarist Mark Moran said. They're not as rowdy as the fWater- melonl Bust crowd. Students may not have been as rowdy, but they still had a good time, Julie Ken said. It was ace. I'm planning on coming next year, Ken said. Despite the small turnout, Cardinal Jam chairman Lynn Williams felt the Jam was a success. Once it got through the rain, it went well, she said. I think we would have had a larger crowd if it hadn't rained, but we have no control over the weather. Williams did not think those who attended the Jam were disappointed, however. People stayed and had a good time, she said. IZ ff XXX! gf .f vDerek Clay v Diana Price vReoordio member Rick Clayton sings popular hits, as well as original material. The band's perlormance ended earlier than expected when a light rain started. vPilot Stan Jenkins, ofthe Flying Tomato hot air balloon, inspects the interior ol the balloon before it is inflated. The balloon was one of the attractions at LaFollette field during Cardinal Jam. carc5naI jam '8 L2 1.-.

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Minimal injuries, good crowd contribute to party I I Bust deemed a by L8UI'8 Moorhead pring Quarter 1987 was coming to a close. Some students began searching for summer jobs. Others planned vacations. Yet, members of' Alpha Chi Omega Sorority and Delta Tau Delta Fraternity organized a joint steering committee for the Water- melon Bust Festival. Summer hours extending into early Octo- ber were spent organizing the 16th annual Water- melon Bust Festival. Held at LaFollette Field, the Bust supplied students with continuous entertainment and concessions through the day and into the evening. Janet Ulshafer, member of Delta Zeta Sorority, was crowned Watermelon Bust Queen. If the Watermelon Bust is to be done right it takes a lot of planning. It's amazing the time and work which goes into just one day, said Paul Schmidt, Delta Tau Delta member and the frater-nity's general 6 6 chairperson If the for the f ' l. Watermelon estwgccord- Bust IS to be ing to Julie done right it Hochstetler, takes a lot of lglfllggachl planning 99 member and the sorority's festival general chairper- son, a main concern of the steering committee was obtaining adequate spon- sors. We tDelta Tau Delta and Alpha Chi Omegaj had to come together in ajoint effort. We were able to get 12 sponsors. Pizza King! Kings Corner was able to vliesidence halls, fraternities and so- rorities compete to see which team can waddle the fastest from one end ol the lieldtothe other. Slickwatermelons made the games tougher and the competitors more determined. V Kirk DeBrunner r!Jelf Fuze and Bust queen and king, Janet Ulshaler and Rick Caston enjoythe day's events from a privileged clean throne. Bust started 16 years ago as a campus wide Delta Tau Delta party on the lraternity's front lawn. smash give S2,000, Hochstetler said. Profits were split evenly between the sponsor- ing Greek organizations. Delta Tau Delta donated its share to the local charity, Alpha center. Alpha Chi Omega gave its portion to the Indiana Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. With the aid of sponsors, the Bust was able to afford presenting not only two local bands-the Governor Davis band and 10:01-but a group with na- tional prestige as well, Mitch Ryder. Bands are always our biggest cost. This year we even spent a little more, Schmidt said. We wanted to attract different people with the bands. We were hoping for more people from within a 50-100 mile ra- dius. continued - . VAS tradition goes Watermelon Bust brings out the creativity in students, Jeff Howerton and Mike Wildridge wore color- tul and unusual outfits lor the occasion, right down to mix-and-match shoes. watermefon Eust-23.