The Aerie, Yearbook of North Texas State University, 1987 Page: 8
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Homecoming rekindles memories
Old friends get-
ting together to
w ,(. reminisce about old
times - that's
d /^y^ t what Homecoming
1986 was all about.
m*'^ \The theme for
homecoming, held
Nov. 7-8, was "A Texas Tradition,"
"We were trying to establish a tradition
at NT," said LaQuita McMillian, home-
coming staff coordinator. "If you don't
establish this tradition of participation in
Homecoming while on campus, one will
lose the enthusiasm to return as an alum-
nus. So we wanted students involved in all
the events."
The events were traditional for NT;
however, they were not in the same order
as previous years. "We did things a little
differently this year," said Lee Hughes,
Residence Hall Association president and
chairman of student activities for Home-
coming.
"The Yell Like Hell Contest and the
Human Pyramid-Building were after the
lighting of the bonfire," Hughes said.
"Last year, we had the bonfire after thecontests, and there was nothing left to do.
People started leaving and didn't enjoy the
bonfire."
This Homecoming not only perserved
traditional festivities, but also created new
ones. An addition was the Jazz Small
Group peer performances in the Bruce
Hall lobby. Dan Hearle, coordinator for
"This place has
made me realize
many things."
-Letty
Rodriguez
Jazz Small Groups, said the response to
the performances was positive. He
planned to continue having the groups en-
tertain for future homecomings because
musicians could get involved with the fes-
tivities.
Musical performances were new to the
Homecoming celebration, but halftime,perhaps the most anticipated tradition,
was still the highlight.
The king, Andre Larken, Denton senior
and the Queen, Letty Rodriguez, Mission,
senior were the first two minorities on the
same ticket to be crowned king and queen
at NT.
"I enjoyed working with the university.
It was an honor to be elected to represent
NT as Homecoming Queen because it's a
statement of achievement," said Rodri-
guez.
"I'm sure I'll return to NT for home-
comings after graduation. This place has
made me realize many things and helped
me set and achieve my goals," she said.
Two dances followed Saturday's game,
which NT lost to Arkansas state 43-22.
Students partied at the Coliseum, while
alumni danced at the University Union's
Silver Eagle Suite until midnight.
Then, the crowds dwindled. The music
faded. Alumni and students went "home"
and Homecoming 1986 came to a slowpeaceful end.
-Maria Newton
Caught in the action. A covered wagon filled with
Chi Omega sorority sisters travels down Eagle in the
Homecoming parade. Photo by Clark GodfreyMr. Cool participating in Homecoming activities,
Brad Leali, Colorado senior, entertains NT Alumni
and students. Photo by Samuel Bowiei
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