University of Houston - Houstonian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Tower player Denise Harvard and coach Natza Roldan appeal a call by the referee. Photo by Mark iMcy. Tower Power Cheerleaders Robert Blnes-teln and friend lead fans in cheering on the team. Photo by Mark Lacy. Quad Squad coaches Dave Betcke and friend yell encouragement and directions to their players. Photo by Mark Lacy. Beauty Bowl ■ 13

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ower Power Triumph steamy look by dressing In lin- Saturday. October 27. 7:30 p.m. Robertson Stadium. The tension In the air was so thick you could wade through It. All right, so maybe It wasn’t quite that dramatic, but the 22nd annual Beauty Bowl was nonetheless an Intense spectacle. Riding the Tide of Cougar Pride,” the Programming Boards of both Moody Towers and the Quadrangle sponsored the event, a tradition since 1967, as part of Homecoming Week. The Beauty Bowl matched teams of women from the two complexes In a zealous flag football game. Some billed the Beauty Bowl as the “grudge match of the century.” for the Towers had won the six previous years’ matches. Though Just for fun. the teams still practiced for weeks before the game. Under “expert” volunteer coaching, the teams learned Quad Squad player Julie Kohr gives a brief lesson to two-year-old Trey Stephens, son of Quadrangle Area Coordinator Kathy Stephens. Photo by Mark Lacy. Tower Power Coach Netza Roldan discusses strategies with the girls. Photo by Mark Lacy- the skills and plays they hope would win the game. And they played with an enthusiasm that could have rivalled the real” Cougar football team. Many believed this was the best Beauty Bowl ever, because of both the gridiron action and the fan support. This Beauty Bowl was an outstanding. marked improvement. The turnout was almost three times what it has been. We had tremendous crowd participation.” said Craig Oakman, the resident in charge of the Beauty Bowl. Providing comic relief were the two cheerleading squads — composed of men from the respective residence halls frolicking in women’s clothing. Some of the lovely “ladies” even sported wigs and bows in their lovely locks. Others went for the sultry. gerie. When the game continued, people poised on the edges of their seats near the end of the fourth quarter, when the Towers gained a last-minute touchdown to close the Quad’s seven-point lead to 14-13. The crowd was on its feet to see if the Tower's two-point conversion gambit would pay off. giving them a one-point lead and turning the tide of the game. It did. and although the Quad Squad fought valiantly to regain the lead, time was their enemy and the game ended with a 14-15 score. Tower Power triumphed for the seventh time in a row. It was fun. It was exciting, but it pissed me off. said Quad Coach Albert Holden. ► D. Lee Grooms 12 ■ Campus Life

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S pare time Sports Want to climb Enchanted Rock, dive to a coral reef or go on surfing safari to a Mexican Jungle? Leisure sports clubs offered a variety of activities — such as rock climbing, scuba diving, and surfing — for students with a little free time. Tom Mercado. Director of Campus Activities, said that although UH is a commuter school where most students live off-campus and professional-related organizations are most popular, a steady number of sport-related activities are present on campus from semester to semester. The Rock Climbing Club travelled to climbing sites like Enchanted Rock near Austin and has been seen by students practicing on buildings and walls around campus. The Scuba Club dived in Texas lakes and sponsored trips to the Carr I bean. The Collegiate Surfing Association travelled to the Pacific coast of Mexico for spring break and surfed together in Texas several times each month when “the surf was up. Need to shape-up? Personal exercise activities provided regular work-outs for fitness and health. Students toned-up their bodies to musical tunes in aerobic dancing and shaped-up through exercise and Jogging in the Physical Fitness Club. “Martial arts promote self-confidence. physical fitness and mental peace.” said Grand Master Kim Soo. who taught one form of martial arts. Cha Yon Ryu. on campus. Other forms. Shaolin Kung Fu and Tae Kwon Do. were practiced privately. Want competition? Competitive clubs included Rugby, the Sailing Club and the Cougar Dowling Club. The rugby team played area teams, other collegiate teams, and travelled to Louisiana for their annual “Pub Crawl in New Orleans, an all-night party on Rourbon Street. The Sailing Club raced other collegiate teams on Texas lakes and sailed in Galveston Day. Gaining practice in the lanes at the UC. The Dowling Club raised funds for the Dowling team to compete in matches both on and off campus. ► Darrell Hutto Building on her strengths. Freshman Michelle McKensie works out at the Garrison Gymnasium. Photo by Allen Manning. When the surf's up, no one can keep Joe Frick, RTV senior, away from the waves of Jamaica Beach. Galveston. Photo by Dar rell llulto. Not unlike his other electrical engineering projects. Kenton Mullins takes time out to redesign his own structure. Photo by Allen Manning. 14 ■ Campus Life