Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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At times, ascalm and peaceful us hides the un- Ies that students . Crisp autumn ethe walks that lead nd three-hour labs. setting over the Union st5 no light on the library's l where term-paper place. But, during e. mecoming Week, the night air chilled to a very different dis- position as anticipation built in students through a succession of spirited events. It was Home- coming countdown. lntramurals in a wide spec- trum, from softball to coed wa- terpolo, brought the fighting spirit out ih all of the Sycamores. Many events started weeks be- fore Homecoming and required lots of time from hardworking students. On Thursday, October '11, the coeds were given their first chance to ttMeet the Candi- dates at the Sycamore Spot- light Dance held in the Heritage Ballroom. That four-year tradia tion allowed voters to socialize with the Queen and B.O.Y. Candidates backed by the mu- sic of Scoundrel, from Indian- apolis, and lim Bell, disc jockey from WVTS. A struggle differing from the usu'al academic fight, Sycamore Sillies occurred Monday to kick off Homecoming Week. The al- most anything goes type com- petition brought students wear- ing their exploding star buttons through the gates of Wolf Field. The first 400 people received free frisbees while Pizza City and Dave's Dawgs provided the refreshments, but the cour- tesies stopped there. As stu- dents met in open combat with such favorites as the citrus flow, a sack race, and the caterpillar, laughter and shouts flew up to the sky. Tuesday night, the Queen and B.O.Y. Coronation took place at Tilson Music Halli The candidates, the Steering Com' mittee, President and Mrs. Lan- dini and previous winners were introduced as the suspense in- creased. Shouts and thunder- ous clapping shook the staid walls of Tilson as groups ttwhooped and hollered for their favorites. Then, making her childhood dream come true, Brenda Stanton 0f AOPi was honored as Queen and Bob Grohovsky of ATO was an- nounced as Bachelor-of-the' Year. From that moment on, the couple reigned over Home- coming activities. Their first offi- cial duty was leading the Torch- light Parade. As dusk settled across the campus on Wednesday night, students revved-up for the Torchlight Parade, accompa- nied by the Marching Syca- mores, Sparkettes, cheer- leaders, Chief Oubache, the In- dian Princess, the Grand Marshal, Robert Hollar and his wife Jean. Beginning on the Quad, and touring past Burford, Sycamore and Sandison Complexes and then to Lincoln Quad, the band and Sparkettes serenaded the halls with spirited renditions of Rocky Top, the Wabash Can- nonball, Georgia, and lSU fight- songs. Torches burned against a dark sky as the parade gathered force in volume and number. Wild antics prevailed as the band with their faces painted blue and white was allowed to cut loose and defy formation. Whole floors blinked lights to the beat of the music as every- one caught Sycamore fever. Lastly, the mass wove its Way through Lincoln Quadrangle be- Torchlighrs blaze against the darkness on the Quad in preparation for a stu- dent parade for Spirit Homecoming 11 Doug MtSchooier

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Homecoming torch dims student burnout IO

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