Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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All wrapped up Mike Ennis e will return to claim the crown, ' ' promises Ed Hargrove, direc- tor of financial aids. Hargrove and his wife, Linda, head women ' s basketball coach, were the 1983 egg toss champions at the Arkalalah Street Games Competition but the best they could do this year was fourth place. Hargrove was un- derstandably disappointed with the 1984 finish. I felt bad but Linda felt worse because the egg was all over her, he said. It was a bad throw and the egg just crushed when she caught it. But the couple is not discouraged and they have a game plan for nexl year. Yes, we will train, Hargrove said. This year ' s champions at- tributed winning to practice and next year we ' ll practice, too. But training and practice are definitely out for Debbie Davis, assistant coach in volleyball and women ' s basketball who also par- ticipated in this year ' s egg toss com- petition. It ' s more fun when you don ' t train, Davis said. There ' s an art to egg toss. When the egg comes, you have to give with it, but its nothing I ' m going to practice. I like going to the games because I am able to act like a kid. But apparently Cowley students don ' t share her view. Student par- ticipation in the games has been a disappointment for both Hargrove

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Finals Frenzy Plop, plop, fizz, fizz (READ TO THE TUNE OF ' TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS) Twas the night before finals and all through my house, not a book was being used; they were piled on my couch. I went to the kitchen to see what I could find- A three-day old chicken leg and a bowl of moldy slime. I opted for Pizza; to the phone I did run. Send me a supreme and make it well done. As I hung up the phone it occured to me, I forgot to order Pepsi, now I ' II have to drink tea. On to my room to study all night, with pizza and popcorn and my stereo tuned right. V4m ■ ■■ ■ My headphones are on and my tunes play loud, I grab my first book, oh, I am so proud I look at the texts then jump to my feet. I begin to cry. I holler in vain. Why didn ' t I study? Now, it ' s all so plain. As morning approaches and my classes draw near, I begin to tremble with a terrible fear My body starts shaking. My voice grows weak It ' s final ' s day, I whisper, cause I ' m to scared to speak. ks I hurry to class as the instructor comes in. Close your books, please, he says. Here ' s your final my friends. It ' s sitting before me. My final, I say. Then I bow my head as I begin to pray. Dear God, if you let me pass this test, I ' ll go to church every Sunday, with or without rest. As I turn in my final, color comes back to my cheeks, but the instructor just laughs as I start to weep. I ' ll get even, I say as I stumble out of sight. Happy finals day to all, and to all a good night! Art by Kevin Clark y •by Mike Ennis f«iv W,

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in Arkalalah ON A ROLL-Linda and Ed Hargrove participate in the Arkalalah Street Gam . The couple held the egg tots championship title until this year but they have vowed to regain the title next year. (Photo by Connie Cook) and Davis. Few students from the college at- tend the games. When some of them say there isn ' t anything to do in Ark City, then I tell them that to have fun they have to go out and find it, Davis said. Here the city has this really great activity and not many attend. Kids who go home miss out on all the fun. One student, sophomore Lucille Carson, did get involved in the Two Mile Run. Carson placed first in the age group 15 - 24. I ran mainly for fun, said Carson. I also ran to test the strength of my legs because I had stress fractures this summer. The Street Games also included the three-legged race and the toilet paper toss, where women compete to be the first to completely unwind an entire roll of toilet paper. According to Alan Austin, an organizer of the games, the cost is about $200, 20 dozen eggs and 50 rolls of toilet paper but not even that tells the whole story. Street crews and the Park Department are faced with the job of cle aning up after Arkalalah and that ' s a big job totaling more than 50 man hours. But it ' s a clean up that is well worth the money. The crews have the streets in good condition before Sunday night and they do a good job. Sure, there ' s a price tag on Arkalalah but it ' s value to the city in public relations is tremendous, said Bob AAcGehan, executive director of the Arkalalah Committee. iw