University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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November RHA conducted its annual Casino Carnival at Pomfret with Voyager providing dance music. Celebrity Showcase presented Asleep at the Wheel in the Union; KUAF broadcast the concert live for those not attending. Pre-registration for the spring semester preoccupied minds and energies. An ASG decision made seating at basketball games “reserved ; i.e., according to one’s ticket instead of the “first come, best seat” of past years. The amazing Razorbacks continued to roll with a 35-9 throttling of Baylor, followed by a 26-20 defeat of Texas A M. Union Programs Performing Arts Committee sponsored a Fine Arts Theatre performance of the 5 by 2 Plus Dance Company in the UA ' s first dance residency. Idi Amin Dada was examined in a documentary film presented by the Eclectic Films Committee. “Opening Space, Opening Movement: Presentation in Environmental Theatre” was performed by the UA Dance Company. ASG sponsored a Board of Trustees luncheon on the Fayetteville campus, with ASG president David Smith and Doug Vail opening a question and answer session for all participants. Laura Squair of Kappa Kappa Gamma reigned as Homecoming Queen while Arkansas buried SMU 27-7 with an avalanche of 613 yards and scores of oranges. Football Razorbacks finished the regular season with a 17-14 squeaker over the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Union Programs Special Projects Committee offered popcorn and caramel apples for only a nickel on Nickel Day at the Union Mall, as students enjoyed the bargain. Fans got a first glimpse of the 1977-78 Razorback roundballers in action in an international exhibition game with the Soviet Union in Little Rock. The Hogs fell 71 -64 to the USSR’s superior height and experience. 24 The Year

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October Celebrity Showcase presented The Amazing Kreskin to a mesmerized crowd. KUAF began a year-long series of Poor People’s Concerts with a live broadcast of Tracy Nelson from the Swingin’ Door. The Razorbacks opened their SWC season with a 42-6 victory over TCU. Dickson Street was filled with students preparing for the undefeated Razorbacks’ match against top-ranked Texas. Steve Little tied the NCAA record for field goals with a 67-yarder as the Hogs fell to Texas, 13-9, in a nationally televised contest. Union Programs Special Projects Committee sponsored The Royal Leichtenstein Quarter Ring Sidewalk Circus, performing on the Union Mall. Ron Calcagni starred as the Razorbacks stunned Houston, 34-0. Students were treated to a Woody Allen Film Festival compliments of the Popular Films Committee of Union Programs. Sponsored by the Campus Crusade for Christ, Ardre Kole presented Christian teachings and magician’s tricks. Halloween delighted extroverted masqueraders at October’s end. The Year 23

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December Offensive guard Leotis Harris was named to three national All-American squads, with Steve Little named to the UPI squad as place-kicking specialist and Ben Cowins listed on the UPI second team as running back. The last-German-made Volkswagen Beetle rolled off assembly lines. Smiles vanished and the library became home as students dug in for semester finals. Ron Brewer recorded seven slam dunks and 27 points to lead Arkansas to a 78-72 victory over Kansas. Memphis State, the only team to beat the Hogs in the 1976-77 regular season, fell 95-70 after an incredible first half performance by Ron Brewer. Seven Hogs were named to the first team and four to the second team in AP All-Southwest Conference football selections. Coach Lou Holtz suspended three Razorbacks for involvement in a dormitory incident. With All-American Leotis Harris already out with injuries, the Arkansas showing at the Orange Bowl was predicted to be at best a fiasco. KUAF began its own live coverage of Razorback basketball games for the first time ever, becoming the only non-Network station to follow the team. The Year 25