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Student Perspectives
Mars Hill Lions’ Homecoming
Weekend Worthwhile
By Patrick Nelson
Hilltop Staff Writer
The Homecoming
season has come and gone,
here were many activities
hst Went on during the
of September 20-25,
’’^ging from a magic show
powder puff games to
he parade on Saturday.
All students at Mars
hi had different opinions
how the week went and
'^hat they thought of it.
William Peacock
^ated, “The week was
. because I was
'"'plyed in most of the
but it also was
j '^ving at the same time
to all the work paying
at the end.” ~
a member
Peacock
of the
o memoer oi tne
'^aiecoming Committee,
because of this he knew
about all the work that was
involved and the time that it
took to get everything just
right.
The co-chairperson
Bethany Burgess said, “I
was extremely pleased with
how everything went. Late
nights and early mornings
were definitely worth it to
make this weekend
successful, rain, or shine.”
She also gave her thanks to
the Homeciming
Committee and the
students by stating, “It
wouldn’t have been
possible without the
dedication of the wonderful
committee and the support
and participation of the
students.”
Another student, Tony
Thompson, a freshman this
year, said, “The functions
held over this week were
hard at times as well as fun,
but over all I’m glad it’s
Some students, on the
other hand, had different
views of the events held.
“No one had time to really
“The Homecoming was exciting!
President Clinton was there.”
Alec Cort
over.
There were even , some
students that were excited
about the homecoming
week for different reasons;
for instance, Alec Cort said,
“The Homecoming was
exciting! President Clinton
was there.” He said this
because the president
showed up for one of the
skit performances at The
Lions Growl.
enjoy the activities that
were planned during the
day because the majority of
the students had class to go
to. At least the Friday
should have been put aside
for the mini-carnival and
whatever other plans the
Homecoming Committee
had plaimed, however, the
Homecoming weekend was
still exciting,” said Milo
Henderson, a first year
student here at Mars Hill.
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tnj^be Lion’s Growl is a
pep rally held
for the purpose of
spirit
and
for
weekend.
Growl for 1993
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^riday night. Sept.
the ^^3fes Stadium with
annual campus
and competition
Cqjj^ ^'^•^ecoming parade
foil f^bfion held the
ye^ for the
by > "'hich is sponsored
Student Union
for p ’ are prepared
feflp^f^*'faininent and the
^ridg fbe theme,
fbe predator skits
humorous for the
For the Greek
organizations, participation
in the three events is not
only an opportunity to show
school spirit, but also a
chance to compete for
prizes. The prizes were
awarded to the group that
best kept the theme for the
1993 Homecoming (Pride
of the Predator) in all three
events totalled. First place
prize money amounted to
$100 with lesser amounts
for second and third places.
This year. Delta Kappa
Theta fraternity won first,
followed by Delta Zeta
national sorority placing
second and Theta Chi
national fraternity placing
third.
Among the notable
skits was one by a
non-Greek organization,
the Ladies of Distinction or
L.O.D. They fashioned a
comedy-drama courtroom
scene in which a Mars Hill
football player was on trial
for the murder of a Wingate
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player; the verdict was that
the Lions’s player was
guilty, but the plaintiff had
to understand that that’s
what happens when one
goes up against a predator
such as a Mars HiU Lion.
The MHC
Cheerleaders also
highlighted the Lion’s
Balloons like Kristian Wieda's were all over the campus
during the festivities. They didn’t lose their color when
it rained, fortunately.
Growl with an exceptional
dance routine ending with a
pyramid formation and
chants to get the crowd
involved.
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