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

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THURSDAY °ting for the Create-a-Hog v-ontest continued on Thurs- ay in the Union Connections ounge. Thursday evening rought students to the Pig Pen arty at the Chi Omega Greek eater. The party featured the Kowdy Fan contest, the Pig Out contest and live music by Bar- FRIDAY Friday was packed with ac¬ tivities, including the Calling All Hogs Golf tournament, the Sty ' Lize Your Lawn competi¬ tion, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Unity Step Show, the Home¬ coming Parade, the Homecom¬ ing Pep Rally, and a Friday Night Live called Hog Home¬ coming. SATURDAY Saturday concluded the week ' s festivities, as the Razorbacks crushed Southeast Missouri State Redhawks with a score of 63-7. The final Homecoming event was the NPHC Home¬ coming Step Show at 7 p.m. Opposite page: A student takes a mo¬ ment to check out the entries in the first annual Create-a-Hog contest. Participants created Hogs from various materials, and the entries were on display in the Union so students could vote for their favorite. PHO¬ TO BY GIGI HOLDER Left: Kim Murray spray paints a Hog as she works on the Northwest Quad’s Homecoming float. Residence halls and Greek houses con¬ structed floats for the parade down Dick¬ son Street. PHOTO BY STACY RYBURN Above: Members of the Razorback March¬ ing Band march down Dickson Street during the Homecoming pa¬ rade, Friday Oct. 13. UA students lined the street to cheer on the Hogs, see the floats and receive the can¬ dy and beads thrown to the crowd. PHOTO BY DARREN MCNEILL HOMECOMING 17

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MONDAY Homecoming week kicked off Oct. 9 with Hot Dogs for Homecoming. Students could drop by the Union lawn from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and enjoy free hot dogs and cokes. TUESDAY Tuesday ' s Homecoming activi¬ ties included the Pig Skin Clas¬ sic Flag Football tournament, the Raze Your Pride banner competition, in which Greek houses and residence halls cre¬ ated and hung spirited banners, and the 1st Annual Homecom¬ ing Cook-off at the Gardens. The event was open to all stu¬ dent organizations. WEDNESDAY On Wednesday students could walk through the Union and vote for their favorite hog in the 1st annual Hog ' n the Hill: Create-a-Hog Contest. Partici¬ pating groups used a variety of materials, from paint to paper to plastic, to construct a prize¬ winning Razorback. The day concluded with the University Programs talent show. Arkansas 9 (Traurlrr ! | BIAZE FULED T 0 L ] INGUSH TRAV ELER SPIRIT Tmt ' Kmu n.ck ' hn l A SUM V hnurn it . 16STUDENT LIFE

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New Construction SHAPES the Face of Campus NEW STRUCTURES BRING NEW LOOK TO A CHANGING UNIVERSITY BY MEGAN GARNER With growing numbers of UA students and grow¬ ing funds from the Campaign for the 21st Century, the UA worked throughout the year to renovate and update the face of its campus. The university contin¬ ued work on previous projects such as the construc¬ tion of Willard J. Walker Hall, the Center for Aca¬ demic Excellence, John McDonnell Field, additions to the Law School, renovations to the Lewis J. Epley SIGMA NU On April 5, 2006 the ground-breaking ceremony for the Sigma Nu fraternity house took place. The site was located on Stadi¬ um Drive, between Walton Hall and the Phi Delta Theta house. The house was slated to be completed in the summer of 2007. Funds for the construction came from a variety of sources, $1.6 million of a $7.6 million gift to the Campaign for the 21st cen¬ tury from Don Tyson and his family. The project was under the direction of Treanor Architects with Wittenberg Delony and Davidson Architects, and Milestone Construction. 18STUDENT LIFE band building, renovations in the chemistry build¬ ing and the restoration of the exterior of Old Main. In addition to these projects, the university planned and began many new ones, including the construc¬ tion of Fowler House, the Sigma Nu fraternity house, Maple Hill residence hall, the Alpha Omicron Pi so¬ rority house and a renovation of the Lady ' Back Yard softball field. FOWLER HOUSE After receiving a $1.75 million donation from Wallace and Fowler of Jonesboro, the UA announced the start of constr 111 tion on the Fowler House, a university chancellor ' s resident on the corner of Razorback Road and Maple Street. The F o ' er House will be the front door to the university, and serve a gathering place for students, faculty, alumni and university officials, UA President Alan Sugg said. The project was und the direction of Polk Stanley Rowland Cursor Porter Architect 5 ' Ltd, and Flintco Inc. Contractors.