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Friday, November 17, 1978, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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By SARAH WEST
In recent years, Homecoming has meant little
more to most students than just another
football game. Few remember the days when it
was the highlight of the football season.
But in an attempt to bring the excitement and
tradition back to Homecoming, the Carolina
Athletic Association and the Carolina Alumni
Association have laid plans to make this
weekend the biggest Homecoming UNC has
seen in years. Activities will include two dances,
an alumni mixer and a parade, not to mention
the Carolina-Virginia game.
"In the past few years, Homecoming has
been nothing," said Dan Heneghan, CAA
President. "It's hard to get people interested"
when every home game is a big party weekend.
For that reason, we're trying to offer as many
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activities as possible we want to get people
excited about Homecoming."
The CAA will launch its Homecoming events
with a parade Friday afternoon. The parade,
which begins at 3:30 p.m., will start out at
Carmichael Gym, march up Raleigh Street,
turn left onto Franklin Street, and finally end up
at Granville Towers.
Ten to 12 campus organizations will enter
floats in the parade. Heneghan said he felt the
response was good for a first-time parade.
"We can't expect miracles the first year,''
Heneghan said. "We hope that next year there
will be more interest and that organizations will
put it in their budget in September. This year
we re just trying to lay a foundation.
See HOMECOMING on page 2
Mickey's birthday
...is Saturday, and Don Woodard
has some thoughts on the
anniversary of an institution on
page 6.
Choo Choo recalled
...along with other
Homecoming history
on page 3. Mark Peel
comments on new
albums on page 9.