West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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TOHilAJ Pursuit Leads the Path to Homecoming The Trivial Pursuit craze that swept the na- tion took Morgantown by storm October 15. People flocked to the University city for the Pursue Mountaineer Trivia Homecoming celebration. Did you know the face of the Mountaineer statue in front of the ' Lair was supposed to resemble Jerry West? Did you know that a star of the CBS night- time soap Falcon Crest is from Morgantown? Greeks and non- Greeks alike delved in- By David Zicherman COMING HOME FOR HOMECOMING, this flutist carries her part to 99 Red Balloons during alumni halftime festivities on October 20 at the Boston College game. By Janice Bowman EASIN ' ON DOWN THE ROAD, the Sigma Phi Ep- silon and the Delta Gamma float moves its way to the bottom of High Street dur- ing the October 19 Homecoming Parade. AND THE WINNER IS . . . Cari Kredel, announces Dr. Frank Stevens at the 1984 Homecoming celebration. Kredel, while escorted by her father, was crowned queen during halftime at the Boston College game. to history books to seek interesting facts about the University while making floats for the parade Friday night and while competing in other contests. Festivities through- out the week allowed students and WVU of- ficials to have fun. Although the Hat- fields and the McCoys were absent, the Board of Governors and the Gee family battled it out to win first and second places, respec- tively, in the Moun- taineer Feud Tuesday night. Winners of Tuesday ' s song contest were the Tri-Delts, FIGPs and Kappa Delta Rho. The traditionally Greek-dominated con- tests saw tradition breaking with the vie tories of Summit Hall. The residence hall teams seized first place in the cheer and Mr. and Mrs. Gee look-alike contests. Combining these quality points with two third-place victories earned them the overall spirit award. Before students knew By David Zicherman Campus Life 22 HOMECOMING

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fiATnP-iun Comes in the Form of New Dress Modes That Give a New Twist To the In-Clothes o doubt about it, ' ' those famous am- phibians had much competition in Morgantown . Al- though there still exists a religious group of preppies, gator-aid came in the form of punkers, new wavers, sporters and dress-ups. Painted and greased-back hair, safe- ty pin earrings, leather jewelry with studs and high-top sneakers became musts for a punker. Faded jeans, black leather, non- matching socks, thrift- shop coats and clashing plaids comprised the bulk of a punk wardrobe. Coining the three- quarter length pants, new wavers hit the campus turf in full force. On store racks many polo players hung across from wild striped tops and pants as this craze took effect. Decked out in paint splattered pants and geometrical earrings with electric colors, the new wavers were no minority. Mini-skirts and oversized clothes were other musts for this style of dress. The reasons for this trend were numerous. Ac- cording to sophomore business major Cindy Cooper, I switched from preppie to new wave because I enjoy being different. The bright colors and wild styles make me and my clothes stand out of the crowd. Sweats, T ' s and shorts comprised a new trend, the sporty look. With an increased con- cern for physical fitness a new imagr emerged. These jocks or jock look-a-likes donned the athletic apparel. Sweat suits in a variety of col- ors, styles and materials ran, walked and jogged through the campus. T- shirts with get fit slogans, professional team names and adver- tisements on the front were bountiful. When it was too hot for sweats, shorts readi- ly took their place. Nikes, Adidas, new Balance and Saucony jogging shoes covered feet. The reason for this style ' s birth was best stated by sophomore Sue Kuchinski, The look of sweats and T ' s is just me; I do not have to dress to impress anyone else. Suits, skirts, dress pants, pumps, ties and jackets gave the dress- ups a more polished, distinguished look. Usually upperclassmen and grad students selected this mode of dress. Designer-craving preppies still existed. This devoted group paraded around and showed off various types of animals plus designer names and in- itials. Polo players, alligators, A ' s and G ' s in addition to the names Gloria Vander- bilt, Calvin Klein, Sas- soon and Bill Blass were advertised on every conceivable part of a preppie ' s apparel. The gator-aid did not kill the preppie. It just brought a few more choices of dress for those who wanted to be in the right threads on campus. By Arika Anderson SPORTING CAMOUFLAGE, A NIKE BOOKBAG AND STEEL- TOED BOOTS, Davey Jones travels through the ' Lair ,11 Plaza en route to his after- noon English I class. IN THE CASUAL ATTIRE of shorts and a T, Kevin Hall relaxes while browsing through a magazine. Photos by Laura Fries Campus Life FASHION 21

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By Anka Anderson NORMALLY A FACE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS; however, the au- dience discovers George Carlin is worth a million as he delivers one of his po- tent political punchlines during the October 20 routine at the Coliseum. TOTAL ANNIHILATION OF BOSTON COLLEGE is the theme of the Tau Kappa Epsilon banner that is revealed at the October 25 Lakeview-WCLG Banner Contest. QNN H LATE £0ST0N Campus Life HOMECOMING 23