University of Wisconsin La Crosse - La Crosse Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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Photo on opposite pnge: The L-Bar-X Dancers performing during the halftime show. Top left: An entry in the shop- ping-cart relay on Grandad's Bluff. Below: The Alpha Xi Delta house which won the house decorating contest. Bot- tom left: The Indians rejoice after one of their touchdowns against UW-Platteville who went down in defeat 31-7. Bottom right: UW-L students pausing from the homecom- ing excitement for I pose. .3 CROSS! lld WEST Sllfl. IIS h I y -DmNovak 27

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26 Traditions Homecoming 1984 started on Monday, Oct. 8 with an ice cream social and a chance to meet the candidates for court. After that, it was time to renew the tradition of rushing the Rivoli. The free movie was The Muppets Take Manhat- n tan . One of the new traditions this year was the shopping Ldl't relay on Grandad's Bluff. In this relay, the eight-person teams, four men and four women, raced two tenths of a mile down the bluff in carts they had decorated. The win- ning team was Alpha Xi Delta. The bonfire, which featured popcorn, cider and a pep band was held later on Oct. 10. After the lantern was hung and the L was lit, students headed over to Mitchell Hall for the annual Pepfest. The 1984 Indian Football team and the Homecoming court were announced. Reigning over the festivities were King Dan Nievinski and Queen Carlyn Nicholas. A major tradition, the Twilight Parade, was held on Oct. 12. Students were dancing in the streets while the Marching Chiefs played. Alpha Xi Delta's float took first place while Delta Sigma Phi and Laux Hall took second and third places respectively. The first place award for the best decorated car went to Phi Sigma Epsilon and the UW-L Cheerleaders were awarded second place. Saturday, Oct. 13 started out with the judging for house and hall decorations. Drake won for hall decorating while Reuter took second. Al- pha Xi Delta won another competition by hav- ing the best decorated house. After tailgating in the parking lot outside Me- morial stadium, the 62nd annual Homecoming game began. The Marching Chiefs performed for a pre-game show to get the spirit of the celebration flowing. The halftime show will be one to be remembered for a long time. The L- Bar-X Dancers danced to Jellico Mt. Hoe- down and In the Mood . Dancing in the stands was common as the music and the exu- berance of the Chiefs caught hold of the crowd. The Indians beat the UW-Platteville Pioneers, 31-7, but the game didn't end Homecoming. That night there was an AlumnVStudent Dinner Dance at the Radisson Hotel in downtown La- Crosse. This gave alumni a chance to get reac- quainted and to relive old memories of Home- comings gone by. - Kristin Brouwer continue in 1984 - Bob Hammerstrom

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Wittich Hollow haunts more than 3000; $2000 raised , '- Paul Crouse Strangc things have been known to happen when the sun sinks down and the moon rises above UW-LaCrossc's Wittich Hall during the Halloween weekend and this year was no exception. Wittitfh Hall, known by day for it's office space and gymnasium, ttansfonncd itself into a haunted house known as Wittich Hollow on October 27 and 28. Those who dated to visit tllt' haunted building found themselves winding through locker rooms that became the haven for evil mastcrs of torture who terrorized their vit'tiim. Moving to the Devil's Dun- gcon brought one face to face with the devil himself and a mad chainsaw maniac; tunnt-ls, swamps, a replica of a ghoul's home, and a number of witthcs, ghouls and monsters also awaited the visitors along the way. This llallowccn Haunt was staged by Dr. Robert Stcuckls Program Planning in Rtftfft'ill'lOI'l Class and student voluntt'cts who worked tngctlicr to put on 011C of thc most successful haunts cvcr. lVlnfC than $000 pcoplt- made their way through Wittich Hollow. All thr proiu-tls raised from the went want to the La Crossc area llnltcd Way and thc llW- L Recreation Itacpartmcnt Scholarship Iruntl. The Recreation mo class is tht- only group on campus working with tllt? l.a Crossc area United Way and worked hard this year to surpass last year's donation This year, 31500 was raised lot the United Way and 3500 went towards department srholarsllips. This marks Wittich Hollow's third year and the future continues to look bright. The work done by the: volunteers is not only a great learning experience but also the money earned makes the: effort even more special. It was definitely a good scare for a good cause. - Da wn Matuszak Photo 2:! left: Torture tontinucs at thc Witnth Hollow torture Lthanlhcrv Hcluw: RcL 500 sludenn Datcy Sthtocdrt is translormrd Into a ghoul. Opposin- pdgv: Top left: M155 Wistonsm, Barb Mullally sings at the N34 Songlcst, Our Crlrliralltili,n Hommr Sct'ond-platc winncts, liaux Hall. perform to a tttowd of more than 800. Paul Crouac