Spring Break
Blugold fever
Students celebrate Homecoming week with cheers and crowns
Mark Schaaf
Issue date: 10/13/05 Section: Campus News
The T-shirt and button sales. The homecoming king and queen banners. The window paintings.
Those and more returned to the UW-Eau Claire campus this week as signs that Homecoming is in full swing.
Culminating with the 1 p.m. football game against UW-Stout at Carson Park, various competitions and activities already have marked the week and will continue into the weekend.
The annual parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, starting at Grand Avenue and stretching the length of 1st Avenue.
University Activities Commission Director Amanda Hill said there will be 35 units in this year's parade, which include cars, floats and three area marching bands, including the Blugold Marching Band.
Senior Suzie Xiong said the American Marketing Association isn't starting its float, complete with a boxing ring and the blues brothers, until Friday.
She said coming up with an idea relating to this year's theme of "Battle of the Blues: Burn Baby Burn" was a little difficult.
"We thought it was a creative idea that went along with the Homecoming theme," Xiong said.
Varsity Night Live, held at 7 p.m. Friday in Zorn Arena, will include host and comedian Horace "H.B." Sanders, who was the winner of the 2003 Star Search and has shared the stage with notable comedians Sinbad, Chris Rock and Aretha Franklin.
"I think he's hilarious," Hill said. "He's a very entertaining guy."
The event also will feature the annual student talent show and will feature the crowning of the Homecoming king and queen. Tickets for students are $5 or $2.50 with a Homecoming button.
A total of 21 students representing campus organizations and residence halls ran for Homecoming royalty, including senior David Parker, nominated by Campus Ambassadors.
"It's been fun to be so involved your last time through," said Parker, who added the work consumes the vast majority of his week. "I've met a lot of fun people, and the other candidates are all really cool."
Those and more returned to the UW-Eau Claire campus this week as signs that Homecoming is in full swing.
Culminating with the 1 p.m. football game against UW-Stout at Carson Park, various competitions and activities already have marked the week and will continue into the weekend.
The annual parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, starting at Grand Avenue and stretching the length of 1st Avenue.
University Activities Commission Director Amanda Hill said there will be 35 units in this year's parade, which include cars, floats and three area marching bands, including the Blugold Marching Band.
Senior Suzie Xiong said the American Marketing Association isn't starting its float, complete with a boxing ring and the blues brothers, until Friday.
She said coming up with an idea relating to this year's theme of "Battle of the Blues: Burn Baby Burn" was a little difficult.
"We thought it was a creative idea that went along with the Homecoming theme," Xiong said.
Varsity Night Live, held at 7 p.m. Friday in Zorn Arena, will include host and comedian Horace "H.B." Sanders, who was the winner of the 2003 Star Search and has shared the stage with notable comedians Sinbad, Chris Rock and Aretha Franklin.
"I think he's hilarious," Hill said. "He's a very entertaining guy."
The event also will feature the annual student talent show and will feature the crowning of the Homecoming king and queen. Tickets for students are $5 or $2.50 with a Homecoming button.
A total of 21 students representing campus organizations and residence halls ran for Homecoming royalty, including senior David Parker, nominated by Campus Ambassadors.
"It's been fun to be so involved your last time through," said Parker, who added the work consumes the vast majority of his week. "I've met a lot of fun people, and the other candidates are all really cool."