Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Activities fill homecoming week When it came to choosing flowers for wearing to the homecoming game, mums dominated the order lists. All over town, flower shops geared up for one of their busiest times of the year and provided students with 19 styles of mums ranging from the Tech Basic to the elaborate Homecoming Queen. Drawing nearer to the mo- ment of truth, the cheer- leaders, Pompon Squad, band, Saddle Tramps and High Riders led the annual During the homecoming parade, FIJI members show their Raider spirit as they point their guns. pep rally and bonfire at the Southwest Conference Circle. Despite predictions of warm weather, a low student turn- out resulted from cold weather and strong winds. Beginning from the north- east corner of Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, traveling down Avenue Q to Broadway and continuing on the Tech campus, the homecoming parade Satur- day morning featured 18 floats and more than 70 en- tries by various campus organizations, area busi- nesses and high school bands. A pre-parade breakfast, the Red Raider Road Race and homecoming buffets pre- ceded the Nov. 9 homecom- ing game between the Red Raiders and the Horned Frogs. Finally, the place to be was Jones Stadium. Ending Tech ' s five-game losing streak, the Red Raiders defeated TCU 63-7, extend- ing TCU ' s Southwest Con- ference losing streak to eight games. Breaking the school record for touchdown recep- tions, Ansel Cole caught five touchdown passes that helped Tech lead 42-7 by the third quarter. Freshman quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver released 43 passes and completed 26 that led to the Raiders ' win. In his first start as quarterback, r set numerous school by passing for 422 yaj five touchdowns, ai yardage total w Southwest Confe record. Breaking for ha President Lauro C presented Holly Griff roses after she was c the 1985 Homec Queen. A third-year communication st Griffin represented 1 various events, con Tech ' s tradition of exc and achievement. — Rocio 1 James Rt 20 — Homecoming

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Not even bad weather could stop the participants from running in the an- nual Red Raider Road Race. Wendy Storbeck leads the students in a Raider spirit chant during the homecoming pep rally and bonfire. Holly Griffin and escort Eric Meyers express their excitement as Griffin is announced as the 1985 homecoming queen. Designed by Tuny Heme Homecoming — 1

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1985 Texas Tech Homecoming Queen Holly Griffin, a junior design communications major from Virginia, is the 1985 Texas Tech homecoming queen. Griffin is interested in commercial art and has served as an artist for her sorority, Alpha Phi, as well as the other organizations of which she is a member. Prophetic as it may sound, Griffin was in the senior homecoming court in high school and her big sister in her sorority was Casey Horn, the 1983 homecoming queen at Tech. I remember trying on Casey ' s crown, but I never dreamed that one day I would be able to call it my own, Griffin said. The Cotton Bowl festivities from Dec. 29 to Jan. 1 were just one of the activities on her agenda. Her long-term goals in- clude becoming a children ' s book illustrator and eventually getting married. I don ' t consider myself an 80s woman, but rather a traditional and romantic person, Griffin said. I can see myself in the ' Leave It To Beaver ' mother role; that ' s how old-fashioned I am. Life at Tech is what you make it; you can ' t limit your friends or your potential. Strive not to be complacent; I plan to carry this experience not only in honor but as a learning tool for the future. At the same time, I am not taking myself too seriously. Being homecoming queen has not changed me; it has just reminded me of all the valuable growing ex- periences that are in store for me in my life. • — Rocio Briceno signed by Tony Real Homecoming Queen — 21