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

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Eric Everett displays the form that earned him the All-Nighter slam dunk championship crown. It was Everett ' s second consecutive title. Song Yoon flexes his muscles for the audience during the Mr. Texas Tech bodybuilding contest. He won the event by an overwhelming margin. Dawn Murphy won the Ms. Texas Tech bodybuilding title. ■nryLioo Designed by Tony Renleria Rec Center All-Nighter — 21

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have f„T the« air. ,, u niorComP 20 — Rec Center All-Nighter All-nighter draws large crowd DeLuca highlights night of activities Seemingly using every square inch of the Student Recreation Center, the an- nual All-Nighter again boasted a large turnout. Always a favorite among Tech students, the All- Nighter consistently has served as a means of break- ing the monotony of return- ing for the spring semester after a few weeks of relaxation. Hundreds of students show up to the event, which offers a little something for everyone in attendance. The All-Nighter took place Jan. 30 to kick off the 1987 spring semester which officially began two weeks before. The festivities began at 7 p.m. with the start of the basketball tournament on Rec courts 1 and 2, with court 5 in use for a co-rec volleyball tournament. Swimming, kayaking and sailboarding also started at 7 p.m. in the aquatic center. Rappeling could be found in the north upper room, and floor hockey rounded out the opening events in the mat room. The Polar Bear Fun Run began at 7:30 p.m. at the north Rec Center entrance. On the agenda for 8 p.m. was Fit Is It in the archery golf room and Wallyball at the racquetball courts. Both the racquetball (courts 8-13) and spades (classroom 201) tournaments also were on the slate for 8 p.m. along with the always popular Casino Night, which took place in arts and crafts room 205. At 9 p.m. the highlight show began on Rec basket- ball court 4 with the slam dunk contest. The contest featured Texas Tech ' s defensive football standout Eric Everett, the reigning champion, who despite his 5-9 frame managed to defy the law of gravity long enough to perform mid-air acrobatics en route to slam dunks worthy of Phi Slam- ma Jamma. I guess next to the hyp- notist, the slam dunk con- test probably is the most en- joyable part of the evening, said Junior Compass, a graduate finance student. We have some good athletes out there who don ' t realize it ' s impossible to walk on air. But then again, the clumsy ones are out there, too. At 10:45 p.m., all ac- tivities came to a halt and students jockeyed for posi- tion on court 3 hoping to get as close to the stage as pos- sible. Yep, that ' s right, it was time for Tom DeLuc and An Evening of Im-| aginative Improvisation and Hilarious Insanity. DeLuca entertained the audience with off-beat comedy anc hypnosis. Although DeLuca ' s show was a hard one to follow entertainment still was t come. At 1 a.m. the Mr. ) Ms. Texas Tech Body- building Contest began oo court 3. Taking center stage male and female member: of the student body wen asked to show off theii muscularity. A flex here and a flex there, a few oohhs and aahhs, and thel contest was under way. All tournaments, which were stopped for DeLucaj were resumed at 1 a.m. Tha fencing club demonstrate its talent to the studentt body in archery golf roorn 114. Second sessions of rap| peling, open swim andj Casino Night also began at I a.m. At 2 a.m. the darts tourna-] ment began in the arts anal crafts annex and wateil jousting began in the aquatic center. Finals of al. tournaments still in pn» gress were scheduled for a 4 a.m. start, making it truly ar all-night event . — Tony Renteria

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of the °V hetHe r terTn a re a kid or an yOU ft re n .Roll old man- HinW« U 22 — Balloon Rally Hub city successfully completes its second annual Balloon Rally Balloon event draws thousands despite bad weather Buzzzzzz! Rise and shine, it ' s 5 a.m. on Saturday, September 13, with cloudy skies and a 70 percent chance of rain, but the se- cond annual Lubbock Balloon Rally will go on. That was the report, yet more than 40 balloons con- gregated at Reese Air Force Base to launch into the Lub- bock sky. Federal Aviation Administration rules pro- hibit flying if cloud ceilings are not above 1,000 feet. With the cloud level at 500 Entrants began airing up their balloons once the OK was given, as it was determined the weather would be suitable. feet, it appeared to be a no go- Rolla Hinkle II, pilot of the Institute balloon, said the fog rolled in minutes after takeoff time, which meant minimal movement. In such cases, the balloon below you has the right-of- way since you can see them but they cannot see you. Hinkle began flying balloons in 1972. He said everyone can enjoy balloon- ing in some way. Coordina- tion, depth and perception play a key role, he said. Balloons are toys for us old fellows. As the story goes it ' s just the price of the toy that determines whether you are a kid or an old man. Sponsored by the Lub-; bock Balloon Club and the American Bank of Com merce, the rally drew 15,000 people despite the bad weather. — Anne Rodgers