Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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Kappa Epsiloh: the Homecomlnl by two TKES. :1 charge of e tried to M to find name to play k like there all. Then ffered $25,000 1ey than has omecoming iirector of It that fell place, there Nowhere to run a A Northwest Missouri State running back is stopped at the line of scrimmage by the Bulldog defense. was a possibility it could have been the first to be performed in Pershing Arena since the renovations. Before, the administration has been skeptical of allowing Pershing to be used because of accidental damage, especially to the new floors. ttNothing was settled yet, but the concert fell through teliminating the issuet, Schneider said. It was finally announced on Oct. 16, nine days before Homecoming, that there would be no concert. Some students blamed SAB. Jenenne Davis, junior, said she held SAB responsible for disam;:omting the students. ttThey should have had the contract signed before advertising? Michele Talbot, freshman, said she was disappointed. ttHomecoming is something you look forward to every year, but I dont blame SAB. The next controversy began after the announcement of the Homecoming Queen candidates. The five finalists for queen were selected for the second year by a panel consisting of an administrator, a faculty member, a student, a prominent member of the community and an alumnus, Nichols said. Members of the Association of Black Collegians issued a protest against the selection process saying racial T. Fichter discrimination was involved. Out of the 20 candidates running for queen, five were black, including Pam McDaniel, sophomore, who was elected queen. Wendy Tabron, senior, said equal representation was denied to the black students of the campus. ttWe feel the blacks were not represented in Homecoming activities, nor have they been in the past, she said. ABC circulated a petition in front of the Student Union Building in an effort to encourage students to protest the suspected discrimination. A few days later, the protest was dropped. The withdrawal came after an assurance that no Homecoming2 1T

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Although the Bulldogs won the game, controversy over the queen contest and lack of a concert made it Half a homecoming hZGHomecoming L. Crates It was a very different Homecoming. It began as the coldest Homecoming day in years. Even though this was the 40th anniversary, there was no traditional concert, and a controversy arose over the selection of the Homecoming Queen and her court. The lack of a Homecoming concert caused a'good deal of concern and disappointment for many students. At first, the West Coast-based rock group Poco was scheduled to perform the annual concert. Then, on Oct. 3, the groups agent called and cancelled the booking, citing the reason to be a lack of other bookings in the Missouri area and personal conflicts within the group itself, junior Keith Schneider, Student Chariot race - In the Tau Kappa Epsilon's chariot, junior Sam Wood rides in the Homecoming parade. The chariot was pulled by two TKEs. Activities Board member in charge of concerts, said. After that, he said, ttWe tried to find another group. Its hard to find someone with that big of name to play up here? It was beginning to look like there would not be a concert at all. Then Rodney Dangerfield was offered $25,000 to do one show, more money than has ever been offered for a Homecoming concert, Vonnie Nichols, director of student activities, said. But that fell through also. Had the concert taken place, there Nowhe tannin by the was a Arena the a- of all of acc new but t the is It nine a there 80 Davis, reepo;

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tcontJ W consideration of race was taken into l account when interviewing the contestants, Karla Carver, senior and student chairman for the Homecoming candidate selection committee, said. The protest withdrawal also followed a formal meeting of ABC where the issue was discussed and evaluated. Support from the executive board was lacking and other members were not behind the protest issue, Karla Williams, senior and president of ABC, said. On the Thursday of Homecoming week, McDaniel, sponsored by Sigma Sigma Sigma social sorority, was crowned. Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority candidate --' junior Sherry Doctorian; and Business T2 2Homec0ming Homecoming a xii L. Crates Administration Club candidate senior Valerie McHargue were selected as McDaniel's attendants. McDaniel is aformer member of ABC and the daughter of a black mother and white father. She said she saw the queen selection as being fair to all contestants. Residence halls were judged on Fri- day afternoon. The homecoming theme was ttAll That Jazz? RHA Decorations Chairman Stephanie Sayles said the halls were judged not only on theme but also on the basis of creativity, use of color and originality. Dobson Hall was awarded first place; Centennial Hall placed second. Grim Hall and Fair Apartments were disqualified .x swarmnw h' l Li: h l Q. pawns . The big parade - precision and style in the Homecoming parade. from the competition because of a miscalculation in the totaling of the receipts for the decorations and a failure to turn the receipts in by the deadline. An Oktoberfest, sponsored by the Horse and Rodeo Club, was held at the Rieger Armory Friday night. The band Ferrari played to a crowd of 1,200 people, Mike Mullins, junior and Horse and Rodeo Club treasurer, said. Parade-goers braved the chilly Saturday morning Franklin Street in anticipation of the Down Franklin Street and past the crowds, the Showboat Gamblers show their temperatures to line Princ as a r a doc free ; 120 1 area frate Deltz soror mini for t in $1 defe Unix 1431 5pm Acti