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friday, October 13, 1978
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Hlomecoming festivities s
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UNL's 1978 homecoming celebration
begins tonight with a pops concert and
continues throughout Saturday with many
events, including the crowning of the
homecoming royalty at halftime of the
Kansas State game.
Tonight's "October Pops" concert, in
cooperation with the Lincoln Symphony
Orchestra, begins a weekend of home
coming activities. The concert will begin
at 8 pjn. in Pershing Auditorium and will
feature music of today and yesteryear
along with a medley of Cornhusker favor
ites. Tickets still are available for the con
cert. KFOR radio's Bill Wood will be master
of ceremonies for the event, which will
also feature appearances by other celebri
ties, including UNL Athletic Director Bob
Devaney.
This year a special homecoming steering
committee has been formed to bring stu
dent organizations and alumni groups to
gether to coordinate a variety of
homecoming events.
According to Don Cain, homecoming
coordinator, the special committee was
formed because past committees were
loosely organized and homecoming didn't
have input from the students, faculty, and
community.
Group effort
"This is the first time homecoming has
been such a unified effort," Cain said.
"We've united a lot of loose strings which
were a problem in the past."
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The All-University Steering Committee
includes representatives from the Student
Alumni Board, ASUN, the Interfraternity
Council, Panhellenic Society, and the
Union Program Council.
"We wanted a more festive-type atmos
phere for the students, faculty and commu
nity this year." Cain said.
The theme for this year's homecoming
is "Ethnic Experience." On Saturday
morning, an International Fair of 15
ethnic groups will feature booths of handi
crafts, sculptures, and ethnic literature.
Seven ehtnic groups from Nebraska will
sing, dance, and play folk music north
of the Nebraska Union and near Love
Library.
There will also be a barbecue lunch
featuring ethnic desserts from 10:30
ajn. to 1 p.m.
Cornhusker fans will be able to buy
a lunch on their way to the game which
will include a pork sandwich, cold drink,
and potato chips. The International
Fair will open at 9 ajn. and last until 1
p.m.
"We tried to coordinate a dance through
UPC but we couldnt get the groups we
wanted. We'll have a polka band to dance
to north of the Nebraska Union Saturday
morning," Cain said.
Things to come
One reason Cain gave for not getting a
band was that the performers contacted
were already booked. Cain said that getting
popular performers such as Linda Ronstadt
Photographs by Mark Billingsley
and Mary Anne Golon
or the Eaglers would be more feasible
in the future as homecoming becomes
more organized .
Homecoming displays built by students
are to be completed by noon today, in
order to qualify for competition in which
winners will be awarded traveling trophies
and plaques for the best displays.
Display contest winners will be
announced at a pep rally on the north side
of the Nebraska Union at 6 p.m. today.
Coach Tom Osborne and players from
the football team will be on hand
for the rally. Finalists in the 1978 home
coming royalty contest will also be intro
duced. The rally will follow a parade start
ing at 5:30 p jn. from Memorial Stadium to
the Union via Vine, 16th, and R streets.
Elections for homecoming roaylty took
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place Tuesday on City Campus and Wed
nesday on East Campus. Winners will be
announced at halftime of Saturday's game.
Alumni honored
Members from the 1925 through '29
football squads will also be recognized
during the halftime activities. A luncheon
in their honor will be at noon today in the
Nebraska Union and there will be a dinner
for team members at the University Club
tonight.
Other Homecoming activities slated for
the weekend include an Open House at the
UNL Alumni House, 1520 R St., and re
union activities in the Home Economics
building and Dental College building on
Saturday morning. The Dental College will
also have an alumni dinner and dance at
the Lincoln Country Club tonight.
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Homecoming -mixed views
When asked if they thought home
coming was making a comeback, several
UNL students had mixed reactions.
"In some aspects, yes, but it's not in
many other ways," said Bob Dickerson,
a junior, Phi Kappa Psi fraternity member.
"On the whole the Greek system
supports it and the other Greeks with
floats and stuff."
Dickerson said he felt homecoming
should be more of an all-university thing.
"They need to revamp the king-queen
thing -it's really the pits."
He said he feels that if the alumni could
get involved, as they were in the past,
homecoming could be salvaged.
Jose Klein, an off campus sophomore,
said he does not think homecoming
is bigger this year than last.
"About all I have to say about home
coming is there doesn't seem to be enough
student involvement."
Carl Martinez, who also lives off
campus, agreed that people should get
more involved in homecoming.
"I think that now it's for fraternities
and sororities and sports-minded people.
I don't think dorms have much say in it.
"You don't see the dorms building
floats and things," he said.
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