University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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All the world ' s a stage and we ' re on! fj j eefiioj Action This year ' s Homecoming Weel celebration included botii national acts and local events, on campus and off. Downtown stores and restau- rants helped to celebrate Home- coming. Various campus organi- zations painted downtown ' s store- front windows. The works were based on this year ' s theme, All the World ' s A Stage And We ' re On It. On Monday of Homecoming Week, a carnival was held at Le- gion Field. Members of sororities and fraternities competed in tug of war and potato sack races. They also enjoyed activities like face- painting and shaving cream fights. National act Carrot Top visited campus on Wednesday. He per- formed his unique comedy rou- tines for a crowd at Legion Field. As the show started, Carrot Top, who is Scott Thompson in real life, ridiculed photographers from the Pandora. During his act. Carrot Top pulled strange combinations of ev- eryday objects from his collection of footlockers. As an encore, Carrot Top did a series of rock star imper- sonations set to music. Alumni from around the state and nation began arriving in their campers and RVs on Friday after- noon. They set up their mini-com- 1 1 munities in the University ' s parking i lots, celebrating Homecoming as they met with friends from their college days. Students joined the alumni in the parking lots for tailgate parties ' before the game. Many tailgaters brought their own grills and pre- pared feasts, while others ate take- j out meals from the restaurants i downtown. Between the hedges, the Bull- dogs faced the Kentucky Wildcats. They were cheered on by a stadium full of fans dressed in red and black. The Bulldogs won the game, prompting extended celebration. | -Raclmel Mason

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(11 In the past five years, the Atlanta Braves liave surfaced as a true success story. After decades of average status, two failed attempts at the World Series and a lengthy strike last year, the Braves finally made their dreams a reality. Given the circumstances they had to tackle, the Braves have become an inspiration to players and fans alike. Amid the commotion, the 1995 World Series seemed to go quite steadily in compari- son to the two previous experiences of which the Braves were a part. Somehow the defeat by the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays appeared to fuel the fire for spirit in everyone that had watched or took part in the games. Many were confident that the Braves could easily chop the Cleveland Indians, sopho- more Marsha Bagley from Conyers commented. The strike also built great anticipation and tension in fans who just wanted the game of baseball to come back. Throughout the 1990 ' s, the Braves have won 454 games. This record has been unmatched by any other team. With the loss of such veteran players as Deion Sand- ers, Ron Gant and Terry Pendleton, the Braves were left with big shoes to fill. They accom- plished this task by recruiting Chipper Jones, Ryan Klesko, and All Star Marquis Grissom. On the sixth and final game of the 1995 World Series against the Cleveland Indians, Tom Glavine pitched flawlessly on the crisp Atlanta Saturday night. Senior Erin Reusing said, I couldn ' t quit watching. My eyes were glued to every moment. In eight innings, Glavine struck eight out and only allowed one hit. He went on to be named the Most Valuable Player of the series. David Justice clinched the tide with his homerun in the sixth inning. It was truly a moment of glory for Atlanta when Grissom catched the final ball pitched by Mark Wohlers. Finall)- Atlanta had won it all However, Atlanta was not the only place that celebrated the victory. Downtown Athens rocked with excitement. As word spread throughout town, people reacted in a number of ways. Some danced, cheered, celebrated privately or even turned over cars. I was! scared for a moment that things were going to get out of hand. It was like something you would see in a movie, UGA student April Adams noted. This mass hysteria was the result of expressing packed emotion. Some students even missed class on the following Monday to take part in the extravagant parade in Atlanta. With a World Series championship under its belt and the upcoming 1996 Olympics, the spotlight has been put on what an international city Atlanta has become. - Justin Owens J I Li