Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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OSUS smallest fans wait for the day when they can be Cowboys 7 Kristy Herr is crowned at Lewis 5 Field. fude'lt Life, 13

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story by Vicki Edwards Homecoming 88, another year of hard work and preparation to wel- come homecoming alumni and defeat the rival team. The week prior, Saturday, October 22, 1988, was spent by OSU Greeks painting community store windows, constructing house decorations, and working on floats. One of the biggest words around campus was ttpomping. The biggest question was, HHave you and how much? The residence Homecoming Is . . . . . .The time ofour lives halls were busy making a float of their own and raising spirits for the up- coming game. Winners of all the events were annOunced during the half-time festivities at the game. Alpha Chi Omega and Pi Kappa Alpha were alwin- ning combination as they ran away with nearly all of the first place awards including sweepstakes, engineering excellence, first in class 2A house decorations, parade mar- shalls award, and first place out of class 2A ene trants. Other awards for house decorations were pres- ented as follows: Class 2A: Second place, Kappa Kappa Gamma- Sigma Phi Epsilon; third place, Pi Beta Phi-Sigma Nu. Class A: First place, Delta Delta Delta-Pi Kap- pa Phi; second place, Gamma Phi Beta-Lambda Chi; third place, Phi Mu- Phi Kappa Tau. Outstanding Safety Award was given to Kap- pa Kappa Gamma-Sigma Phi Epsilon. Parade entrants floats were also judged and awarded to: Class 2A: Second place, Kappa Delta-Alpha Gam- ma Rho; third place, Chi Omega-Delta Upsilon. Class A: First place, Sigma Nu-Pi Beta Phi; second place, Zeta Tau STUDENT LIFE A pink flamingo adds class to the homecoming parade. photos by An tom'o Hansen Alpha-Sigma Chi; third place, Bennett Hall. Outstanding commercial float was awarded to Stillwater National Bank and outstanding non- profit competitive float was given to Congres- sional District No. 3 Bi- centennial Competition. The half-time festivities included the crowning of the OSU 1988 Homecom- ing Queen. Out of the three finalists, Kristy Herr was crowned and will reign as the 1988 football queen. To top off the celebra- tion, 46,900 fans in Lewis Stadium sat and cheered on our Oklahoma State Cowboys to a homecoming victory defeating the Missouri Tigers 49-21. W3

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Russ Taff Plays OSU I With much controversy and style Contemporary Christain singer Russ Taff delivered a message along with a high-energy performance at Gallagher-Iba arena. Despite controversy over the separation of church and state in advertising of the concert, the show went on. Taffs show comprised of music from his first three albums and other selections. Both he and his band were not hindered by their instruments choosing to move about the stage and talk to the audience. One of Taffis memora- ble coments during the show was, tTve never let the world dictate what I do. were all humans which proves we need Jesus. There were two memo- rable selections in the nights performance. One was a rendition of ttLean On Me which incor- photos by Antonio Hansen Taff shows his musical talent on his guitar. STUDENT LIFE porated the audience as well as Greg and Rebecca Sparks, a husband and wife duo who sang Steal Away. Taff also did a gospel blues song that his mother taught him as a child. Taffs opening act was Renee Garcia. She per- formed dance music with a mixture of ballads. Gar- cia has been on tour with Amy Grant and now with Taff. In an interview with the Daily O'Collegian Garcia was quoted as say- ing, HChristian music provides hope and an- swers. I was so tired of hearing about sex and story by Dana Poaters drugs on the radio. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes sponsered the event and offered tickets to the show at half the regular price. In an interview with the Daily OiCollegian, Taff himself said, UIn the early seventies I bought a Grand Funk Railroad album. I was amazed by the power and electricity the band expressed. The same could proba- bly be said about Taff by the people who saw and experienced his electrify- ing performance that night.