10·OCTOBER10, 2008 NEWS ------THE TuLAJ.'JE HULLABALOO Homecoming: Weekend celebrates Tulane traditions, spirit

continued from page 1 me. Gormley allowed for more tail- "(The Court \vill] be present- part of Parent/Family Weekend. gating outside before the game. ed again during baseball season, On Friday night, a pep ral- There was also a parade around but I really hope something more ly was held on the Lavin-Bernick the tailgating area of the park, fea- can be made out ofit. At the Presi- Center quad which featured fire- turing the Homecoming Court and dent's Emeritus Reception, all the works and free food from Lucky administrators. Gormley was the alumni were so excited to see the Dogs and Crepes a la Cart. The site of some Tulane football games Court there. Homecoming has lost Funky Meters, a local funk band, before Hurricane Katrina. some of its tradition, I think, but I performed immediately after the Sophomore Megan Bonser said hope there is a bigger connection pep rally on the quad. she enjoyed having the game in a made between students, alumni The President's Spirit Trophy different venue. and the Court," Sanacore said. Competition was also held for the "It felt more personal having Chiapetta said that the com- first time since Hurricane Kabina, the game at Tad Gormley than at mittee was pleased with the week and the winner was announced at Fri- the ｓ ｵ ｰ ･ ｲ ､ ｯ ｭ ･ ｾ Bonser said. overall, despite a disappointing day's pep rail): The contest had teams At the game, seniors Tun Cullen loss in Saturday's football game. composed of members from various and Samantha Sanacore were named "We were really happy with the departments around campus deco- Homecoming King and Queen. programs we did," she said. "Ever rate a "GumbY,' an old mascot The "It's an ｨ ｯ ｮ ｯ ｲ ｾ Cullen said. ｾ ｉ ｴ ｳ the since Katrina, there's been this winners, a team from the Reily Cen- start of the year-long celebration cul- transitional phase of figuring out ter, received a plaque and $100. minating the best four years ofmy life." what Homecoming should be, and The football game against Army Sanacore said although the ti- this is the first year that we feel like was held at Tad Gormley Stadium tle seemed to be mostly honorary, this is what we want it to look like. in City Park this year, instead of the there was deeper significance, es- So I think we're going to build off of usual downtown site, the Superdo- pecially for alumni. this for next year."

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PHOTOS, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT! Tidal Wave committee sponsored a powderpuff football game on the LBC Quad Wednesday night.

Soundwave, Tulane's marching band, performs at the Homecoming game Saturday.

University President Scott Cowen shows off his green hair and Tulane spirit during Homecoming.

Tulane's cheerleading squad performs for the crowd at Saturday's Homecoming game.

Students in body paint displayed their enthusiasm for the Green Wave.

The Wave lines up to watch Tulane kicker Ross Thevenot in a field goal attempt Saturday.

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