University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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i ie ions enjoy victorous Homecoming 2003 The rookies brought home the gold at this year ' s home- coming spirit challenge as the Global Friendship Organization took first overall after sweeping their divisions in every competition except for the parade. Other winners included the Art Students Association in second place in the coed category after they took first in their division in the parade. Sigma Chi took first overall in the men ' s divi- sion this year after placing PICTURE PERFECT. The Art Students Association blew everyone away in the parade contest with a picture-perfect float. PARADE OF FLAGS. Global Friendship Organization carry member nation flags in the parade. second in Step Show and first in the parade. Pi Kappa Alpha took second overall in men ' s division. In the women ' s divi- sion. Phi Mu took first place in school spirit. They also took first in their divi- sion at Pep Rally and Window Painting, and second at Step Show. Zeta Tau Alpha came in second overall in the women ' s category, win- ning Step Show and the parade in the women ' s division. From the Homecom- ing Court, students elect- ed senior Justin Brewer king and senior Jamie Hutcheson queen. Overall, 27 organiza- tions competed in the homecoming spirit chal- lenge. In the end. Student Life and UPC considered Homecoming 2003 a suc- cess. The on and off cam- pus involvement is part of what makes UNA so spir- ited as a whole, said Amy Ellis. Homecoming shows the love of UNA. — Evan Belanger R?

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Harmonize Perform The summer of 2003 brought hot weather and hotter bands to the Shoals area for the W.C. Handy Music Festival. The festival, in its 22nd year, brought a range of musical first two hits at FAME r ecording studios in Muscle Shoals. Carter ' s hits include Looking entertainment to the Shoals, for a Fox, Back-Door Santa, from jazz and gospel to blues and Strokin ' . and rock. The festival brought record Clarence Carter headlined crowds and publicity to the the main show to end the last Shoals by becoming one of day of the festival. Carter, who travelocity.com ' s Best Kept is famous for his vocals, which Secrets and USA Today ' s feature frequent interjections and interpolation, spoken, gasped and hummed, whose Smart Travel Offbeat Funfests. 1 III i k • source could only be the gospel church, according to wchandyfest.info, recorded his P ft ■eS ' M P lA r PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC, {above) Kelvin Holley of | the Decoys picks at Logan ' s during a Handy Night. BLUES, ROCK AND GOSPEL, (opposite) Kent I Duchaine (top left) strokes his self-made guitar at Aroma ' s Coffee Bar, Jimbo Hart, of the band Gulliver I (top right), gets down at Red Lobster, and an attendee gets into the music at Handy at Church (lower left).

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7 r TAKING IT HOME, (left) The brothers of Kappa Kappa Psi gather for their victory celebration after an amazing Step Show performance. BREAK DANCE, (below) Members of the GFO take a break from painting down- town to show off a little dance move for the camera. LOOKING NICE, (bottom) Justin Brewer and Jamie Hutcheson share a royal smile during the parade.