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Homecoming
continued from page 16B
Madden, who have since graduated.
Homecoming had deteriorated from
a city-wide event that students, alum
ni and local citizens celebrated to just
another football game, as it is for the
majority of fans, barring those alumni
that normally did not attend the
games, Byrd said. “It seemed like a
travesty that our school spirit and stu
dents’ involvement had deteriorated
so greatly in the past couple of
decades around this traditionally
monumental event,” Byrd said.
When Byrd and Madden began
organizing the ball, they had con
cerns from students that the Home
coming Ball would be like another
high school prom. To ensure this
was not the case, the committee
planned a “bigger evening and
made the ball more elegant than a
prom,” Orthelsaid.
Formal attire is not required and
it is not necessary to wear a tuxedo
or a suit.
“We want everyone to come and
have a good time and not feel like
they need to wear a tux,” Orthel said.
Forget about the tuxedo and a
date, because it is OK to attend sin
gle. Sivley attended the Homecom
ing Ball last year with a date but said
not everyone came with one.
“There were couples and groups
of girls and guys that looked like they
were having fun,” Sivley said. “There
were a lot of people there that did not
have dates and seemed to be having
just as much fun, if not more.”
The best part of the Homecoming
Ball, according to Orthel, is that it is
original.
“There is not another event that
is open to the entire University to
get dressed up and have a good
time,” Orthel said.
History
continued from page 15B
There used to be a homecoming
queen election, but that also died off
in the 1960s after a Saint Bernard
won the honors.
One thing that hasn’t changed is
the excitement that the football game,
the weekend’s main course, brings to
the festivities. This weekend’s game
against Arizona happens to be a big
one, and University senior Joshua
Crockett, a self-proclaimed die-hard
Ducks fan, knows it.
“This game is big, and it’s going
to be loud,” Crockett said. “The fact
that it’s homecoming is going to
make it even louder. ”
The creation of homecoming
weekend was largely the work of the
Alumni Association.
“Its origin is very alumni-based,”
Richard said. Since then, students
have come to play a key role in the
planning and coordination of the
activities.
This year’s celebration is sure to
have something for everyone who
wants to be a part of the festivities.
Paul Steiber, Assistant Director of
Communications and Marketing for
the Alumni Association, predicts a
huge turnout at this weekend’s cele
bration.
“This year it’s a combination of
homecoming and family week, so
we’ll have alumni, students and
families all converging on campus
at once,” Steiber said.
Remember, no bonfires in front of
the library.
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