Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Student Senator Dana Hausman marks Anne Svedburg for admittance to the Plaid is Had Tailgate Party. The Kiltie Band has a long tradition of demonstrating that Plaid is Bad with their official Tartan plaid kilts. Distributing the soon-to-be-sold-out 'Plaid is Bad' T-Shirts are Enthusiasm Committee members Jean Biros and Isslie Frank. Wildly cheering the Tartans on with multi-colored pom poms and the mark of the Scotty Dog. these crowd members show that plaid is really bad. PLAID IS BAD APATHY ATTACKED WITH TAILGATE PARTY iimr.t Hunter “We should be proud of where we go to school,” |aid Student Senator Leslie Frank, who is also a member of the Enthusiasm Committee that organized the ’‘Plaid is Bad” campaign and Carnegie Mellon’s first tailgate party. “I think a lot of students have the altitude that they like the people at Carnegie Mellon, but the school as an entity isn’t the great college experience,” said Frank. “We organized the tailgate party to improve school spirit, and create a campus-wide feeling of belonging. We wanted to make students feel like they’re a part of somethinm and to make them proud of their schoolt’ Student Senate President Jim Denburg added that fWe wanted to hype this place with party, held on September 27th be-home opener against Duquesne, attendance at the party was double that number attended the an all-school event, as members groups joined together to plan the “We had a great turn-out,” said out of food and ‘Plaid is Bad’ T-showed that students want to a little rowdy. ” considered the tailgate party to be disappointed that Plaid is Bad continue throughout the school to keep the spirit going, ” he ex-he expressed hope that “the tail-a tradition, that we’ve set a is Bad. ’ It would be great if it Layout by—Sara Rad Copy by—Natalie Capone Bto Krokosky Innovations 11

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The long-standing tradition of guarding the fence by day in order to paint it after dark is continued. P E N I N G Opening 13 he events, activities, people, and places that have shaped 1986-87 at Carnegie Mellon are at once unique and traditional. The year opened by building bridges at freshman orientation, and the pace quickened as the watermelon bash and Greek theme parties followed. Alumni showed that Home is Where the Heart Is at Homecoming 1986, the Bangles performed as a prize for Carnegie Mellon’s MS fundraising efforts, and unprecedented talent was showcased at the annual airband competition. Our opening also includes some of the things that make Carnegie Mellon tick—from physical plant and security to Warner Hall and Entropy, and chronicles the world, national, and campus news events of the school year.