University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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The incredible Ed Jackman juggles tennis rackets while balancing a bicycle on hiis fore- hiead, Jackman performed in Mayer Tlieatre during Homecoming week. CATCH THE BRONCO PRIDE HOMECOMING Mike Bradish Well, there it was, October 17, 1987, the day the entire Santa Clara community had been waiting for-stu- dents, alumni, staff, parents and friends. It was HOMECOMING ' 87! But why begin with the end, when it all re- ally began the previous Sunday, when Grease ' s ' Summer Lovin ' airband danced and lip-synched their way into the winning spot. These 50 ' s sweet- hearts would in turn dance in their bobby socks and saddle shoes during half-time of the Homecoming game the following Saturday. But let ' s not jump the gun because the week was filled with exciting events, Can you remember the last time you played Twister ? Honestly, I think, most of us would refuse to get into such awkward positions in public. Well, pride loses relevance and ' Twis- termania took the coke when the prize was a $1000 red Hondo scooter. Tuesday at 4 p.m., students forfeited classes and labs to prove their flexibil- ity in what may hove been the world ' s largest ever Twister gome. Most of the 40 or so participants felt sure of them- selves-how hard con a game of Twister be? Harder than you think. Five minutes into the game over half the competitors ' hopes hod been shattered and the truth of their lim- berness had been proved by their elimi- nation. Proudly, credit went to Sopho- more John Conway as the most twisted student at SOU. Now there ' s something to write home to Mom about. Next on the week ' s agenda: Com- edy night with Vic Dunlop and Danny Mora in Mayer Theatre. These two were hysterical; the audience shook with laughter. But, they laughed even harder when the comics found it nec- essary to put those few smart alecs of the crowd in their place, at the smart alecs ' own embarrassment. In sum, Mayer Theatre was on edge. Thursday night, Ed Jackman be- came the main attraction on campus. This guy was incredible. He balanced a bike on his forehead! No, really! Oh right-l forgot, he did better than that. He balanced a bike on his fore- head while juggling three tennis rack- ets. Impressive indeed! There ' s more: blockbuster movie Lethal Weapon Tuesday night... 3-on- 3 Volleyball Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. And The Uptones rocked the stage of Spotlights on Friday night just in time to get everyone ' s energy up for Saturday ' s game. One couldn ' t help having a good time dancing to their beat. Even alumni from the reunions taking place upstairs found it necessary to wander down- stairs to Spotlights and check out the action. Finally, Saturday arrived, advertised in The Santo Clara as a ' Day in the Dirt. What ' s that, you ask? Token quite literally the answer was obvious. Due to an administrative decision, the tailgates were not ' spontaneously going to take place in Leovey ' s pork- d ing lot OS in past years but instead, in the dirt lot across the street. Thus, a Day in the Dirt seemed only appro- priate and SOU acclimated to the de- cision with no qualms. Kegs, cars, people and more kegs were brought into the lot. Music was provided by Frank Joseph, followed by KSCU. People partied until they couldn ' t feasibly party anymore. Those who made it into the gome witnessed Col-Lutheran in defeat as the Broncos plugged on impressive 29- 1 1 gome. Nothing could top Home- coming week off better. But, all party- ing and other celebrating aside, let ' s not forget any of the spirit of Home- coming: the coming home of Santo Clara ' s alumni, the fully decorated sta- dium, the alumni festivities in the Mis- sion Gardens following the gome, Frank Joseph again Saturday evening to woke up Kennedy Mall and finally ending at the lines outside The Hut later that night. This was a week of celebra- tion at Santo Clara. The 17th was only the climax of a week of anticipation. ASSCU had promised in The Santa Clara that It ' ll be great!!! Don ' t miss it!!! (no kidding--six exclamation marks). All those who participated in just one of the events con attest that ASSCU delivered. HOMECOMING ' 87 is going to be a tough one to top! In our memories and on our T-shirt alone... BY ELLEN FEAHENY D Catch the Bronco Pride 1 3

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Homecoming week was o time to display school spirit whether it was at the game, tail- gate or Frank Joseph. Everywhere people were decked in red and white with painted faces. Tom Murphy joined in. The week s events led up to ttie Homecoming game and Buck Shaw stadium was in full attendance. Genny Blackwell, Susan Osborne, Charlotte Olsen and Bob Zimmer- man watch on as SCU defeats Col Lutheran. Mike Bradish Get twisted! Bodies twist and turn in an effort to prove their flexibility and win a Honda scooter. Dave Fennell and Kevin Gard lost out to John Conway in Twister Mania. D Mike Bradish Oti, oti those Summer Nights, the song from Grease brought T-birds and the Pink Ladies to the 50 yard line at halftime. Roberta McMichel, Jennifer Lucas, Ann Ensmenger and Caroline Ince per- form at Sunday ' s air- band contest in which they took first place. Mike Bradish 12 student Life

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FILLING THE VOID WITH SPACE Amy Kremer Students had a chance to show off their talent during SPACE ' S Stiow-Off . Freshman Dan Quinn made up part of the group The Stoirs, who won their preliminary round. Winners of each of the four preliminary shows went on to compete for a $500. scholarship. D It mokes me so excited I could bite my toes, so frustrated I could pull out my hair, ar d so fulfilled I could start over again. How else to explain the otherwise inexplicable. It ' s Students Programing Alternative Campus Events, aka SPACE. It ' s the Reggae Sunsplash, Comedy Sports and the annual Golf Tourna- ment. It ' s the Animated Film Series, the Santa Clara Show Off and the Tie-Dye Workshop. More than that, though, it ' s a Revolution for the silent majority so that they hove options for entertain- ment, enrichment and education. I opened my letter of congratula- tions lost spring and practically wet my pants. Publicity Coordinator, Yeah I I could make displays, flyers, banners and all kinds of great stuff. All these little projects going from my fingertips into entire advertising campaigns, how much better could it get? And the moment it comes together, I stand there like a proud mother, knowing how hard it was to get there. In preparation for SPACE ' S second year, all the local Executive Board members spent summer days scuttling around Benson Center like mice. I found myself coming in at all hours trying to finalize projects, create a filing system, organize supplies for our new office and all those other things that hod to be done. And through all this I made my bestest friencl- my Macintosh Computer. When the year began, we got a new office space behind the Info Booth. We didn ' t have cubicles any- more; we had real walls and doors and everything. As you walk through the door, you ' ve entered the meeting room with donated tie-dyed sheets deco- rating the walls and couches for lounging. Anyone wanting to get to the office (where a large bog of chee- tos never survives over 24 hours) has some fancy footwork ahead because something is always being put to- gether in the middle of the floor or spilled on the carpet. We had a great group of people, and things were peachy-keen until we scheduled 60 to 70 events to take place during Fall Quarter. With only six board members and a few key, shoulder-to-the-grindstone volunteers, can you soy physically impossible? Programming (or planning) an event takes organization and lots of time. It begins months before the event. After an idea is brainstormed and sched- uled, we have to worry about reserv- ing facilities, contacting performers and companies, negotiating con- tracts, advertising, sign-ups, ticket sales, co-sponsoring, check requests and the list goes on. SPACE people usually aren ' t in the limelight and volunteers often belong to many other organizations around campus. But we hove our highlights. When you tell someone you ' re in SPACE, they always soy, Space, the final frontier. But there is so much more to SPACE. D BY TINA JOHNSON 14 student Life