Central Washington University - Hyakem / Kooltuo Yearbook (Ellensburg, WA)

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4-While cresting hamburgers. student lead up oa the condiments. 5-Showing warm welcome. Ellentburf’s Chamber of Commerce host n free barbecue for CWt 6-T;ik ng ; break from unpacking. Tom McArthur pen tier ufcere to put ha books. 7 • After indulging in his burg¬ er, Coyic Belmont still finds room for ice cream. Wildcat Week IS

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First tide hits with new, returning students “Preview Week was a nice in¬ troduction to a new academic year at Central.” -Benjamin Blackburn Garnet, dances and classes filled the agenda for the 1986 Preview Week, held Sc (Member 13-19. The event, with the largest attendance since its inception in 1978. hosted 736 incoming freshmen and transfer stu¬ dents. Designed to introduce incoming students to campus life, the atmosphere of Preview Week is an open one - open to answering student questions, open to sharing ideas and easing any anxieties about attending Central. The week-long scries of events is co¬ ordinated through Student Services. Ex¬ tensive time and energy goes on behind the scenes to insure that activities arc informative as well as entertaining. The focus is on helping students adjust to academic life, residence hall life and each other Students attend seminars on stress management, lime management and many other topics. In addition, activities such as organized river floats, volleyball games and dances were also held. Stu¬ dents appeared to enjoy the many activi¬ ties. Transfer student. Darrin Olke, said he found the entire week to be “highly rewarding.” Wildcat Week provided an opportunj.1 I) for returning students to ease into an¬ other college year at Central. Coordinated through the Student Ac¬ tivities Department, a variety of cvenla greeted returning students. A downtown barbecue with live entertainment was sponsored by the Lllcnsburg Chamber of Commerce. Ilorsedrawn carriage ridea through town and late hours for stores added to the festive atmosphere. In addi¬ tion. students were treated to a moon¬ light swim, outdoor movie, und free games in the SI B Games Room. I-The Wildcat Week barbecue is held downtown where the atmosphere n festive and tasty food a real treat. 2-Carrying in a few locker, two incoming fresh¬ men chat with another new arrival between trig J- Moving in for yet another year, LGA ' s Linda Cavan¬ augh and Ron Park bring in their final belongings 14 W ildcat Week

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Wave of Homecoming humor rolls over campus “It was a complete success!” - Tami Hastings CWU ' s 1986 Homecoming theme. “Laugh Tracks, the Central Connec¬ tion,” provided a new twist to a usually conservative tradition. Highlighting the theme was the sol- dout performance of Robin Williams in Nicholson Pavilion. This very informal and crowd-oriented performance had Williams in and out of countless charac¬ ters and impersonations and deftly field¬ ing every audience reaction. Throughout the week semi-professional comedians entertained in the SUB Pit at noon, in¬ cluding a regular from the Cow-Moody farm, who, yes, really did grab a glass of milk after her act. This year saw the second annual Toi¬ let Races on Barto lawn, and Tent-n- Tube wheeled theirs to victory. The Jackson-Five turtle raced through the preliminaries in the SUB. then on to the Buckboard Tavern to win first place in the Turtle Races, On the final day of Homecoming Week. Carmody-Munro Hall, in alli¬ ance with Green and Kennedy Halls, won the parade float-building contest with “The Underwear Float.” Barto and Stephens-Whitney entered a float based on the tv show “Hee-Haw”, and came in second with third place going to Ka- moia Sue Lombard ' s “Victory or Bust float. The Wildcats purred contentedly after their sweel defeat of the Lewis and Clark Pioneers, 24-14. Entertainment for the crowd during half-time included the theme from the “Cosby Show, done in massband style with area junior and senior high schools all participating Also heard, an untitled Disney medley, arranged by graduate student, Paul Rowan. Wrapping up the festivities, students danced the night away at the Homecom¬ ing Victory Dance in the SUB Ballroom, which was decorated with a colorful cir¬ cus motif. The crowd and band “Boys will be Boys” enjoyed the evening enough to extend the dance into the wee morning hours.