University of Alabama - Corolla Yearbook (Tuscaloosa, AL)

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To shouts of pull, pull from fellow Burke representatives. Deedie Dowdle. a senior resident assistant, pulls to win the tug of war. Richard Washburn It ' s no trouble for senior Kevin McCants and junior John Mer- rill to become a human wheelbar- row to represent the Burke Ban- dits, who placed third overall in the men ' s division. Pulling for the Sommerville Saints I team. Stevie Hoven, a junior from Jackson, strains to win the tug of war. The Saints I team placed third in the women ' s division. Richard Washbi Fewer games-more fun Less means more for Spring Fling participants f y.A Wd hburn Holes in tires look smaller when one foot has to land per- fectly in the middle. Junior April Martin from McCalla concentrates on completing the obstacle course for the Sommerville Saints II team. Fewer games didn ' t mean less fun for the participants of the an- nual Spring Fling event sponsored by the Residence Hall Association on March 31. Last year it was hard to get all the events finished in the time allotted because there were so many teams playing, Terri Farmer, chairman of the Spring Fling, said, so this year we had fewer games to make sure there was enough time for everything. It was a blast, Deedie Dowdle, a senior who played for the women ' s team of Mary Burke Hall, said. I really look forward to it ev- ery year. The bat twirl, sit on it and the tug of war were some of the games that weren ' t tak- en out and the students en- joyed the most. The best thing was the tug of war, Rachel Ward, a junior who lived in Fitts Hall, said. We had some injuries and at the end of the day there weren ' t many who could still play. So every- body had to pull together and work hard to win. Fitts Hall, the women ' s honors dorm, produced two teams that dominated the women ' s competition. Fitts I won first place and Fitts II placed second. The Saints 1 team of Sommerville came in third overall. This year ' s games were better, more organized which made more fun, Jen- nifer Grundy, a junior from Montgomery who played for Fitts I, said. The men ' s competition was spiced by a rivalry be- tween the Paty Knights, re- presentatives of the 2nd floor of Paty Hall, and the male representatives of Mary Burke Hall. Although the Spring Fling didn ' t give points toward the All Sports Trophy that was awarded to the team with the best results in in- tramural sports during the year, the Knights and the Burke team used this competition to prove who the best team was. We won the bat twirl, the wheel barrow race and the sack race and the egg toss, Paty Knight Mark McLellan, a sopho- more from Illinois, said, and we had a lot of sec- ond place wins. We won first place overall, O.K. Bryant, a Paty Knight from Las Ve- gas, Nev., said, and they placed third. The Paty Bengals won second place in the divi- sion. There was a lot of competition but every- body had a good time, Bryant said. It was all fun and games. fl — Tara Askew r V 20 Student Life: 1984 Spring Fling

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Red, yellow, blue and orange balloons were scattered on the green grass of the Quad for Sit on It. the balloon popping event. Mary Burke resident assis- tant Deedie Dowdle prepares a red balloon for the event. Richard Washburn Musical chairs, a classic chil- dren ' s game, was adapted to make a more adult game — musical buckets. Residents from Paty. Saffold and Mary Burke fight for the coveted buckets. Making a quick switch. Todd Picariello. Paty resident, carefully passes the egg to fellow Bengal Mark Sullivan to continue the Egg and Spoon race. Richard Washburn Student Life: 1983 Spring Fling 19

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Richard Washburn Hopping ahead of Fitts repre- sentative Donna Donovan, Hope Hughes lengthens the Tutwiler team lead. Tutwiler went on to win the sack race. Richard Washburn Student Life: 1984 Spring Fling 21