Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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highlight of his performance. After Paulsen’s act, 1978 Homecoming Queen Maria Rico crowned Freshman Janina Natrillo as her successor. Janina was voted 1979 Homecoming Queen by the student body from a group of sixteen candidates. Earlier in the day, the Homecoming Activities proved to be typical of past

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The Publicity poster for the ’79 Homecoming Nightclub read B.Y.O.B., but the latter B was loosely interpreted when dozens of couples crowded into the lobby of Harrington Auditorium carrying not only bottles but also blenders, crackers, cheese, munchies, glasses, dips, cigars, bongs, and numerous other paraphernelia. Many had to wait before entering the gym while extra tables were squeezed in to accomodate the many who attended the October 13th dance which featured the band “Nemesis . As the auditorium filled and bottles were emptied, the band played a good mixture of songs and the dance floor became crowded prompting some comic Russian style dancing on top of tables. Former Presidential candidate Pat Paulsen was the scheduled comedian; his hand shadows, stories, film clips and mock political speeches kept the crowd amused, but his final musical attempt with songs such as, “If You Don ' t Sleep With Me Tonight was the 15

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Homecoming Weekends. The football game against Wesleyan University began with an exciting 86 yard kick off return by freshman Chip Bienna, but the Engineers were not able to retain their lead and fell to their opponent, 14-9. The participants in the Alumni Road Race enjoyed a sunny fall day and the race ended at half time with Bob Ferrari of the Class of ' 74 in front. After the game, the crowd headed toward Institute Park where the freshmen once again pulled the sophomores into Salisbury Pond, despite an attempt by the second year veterans at using a tree as their anchor. The pond had been drained by the city a few days prior to the rope pull, and so these sophomores who stuck it out till the end went sliding through a mass of mud rather than taking their usual swim. 17