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Parade Get ready Gamecocks because Homecoming is just around the corner! This is an exciting week for students and faculty alike and the annual Homecoming Parade is a perfect way to show your Gamecock support! The Parade will be held ^ 0 on Friday, October ? year the Parade will be a little different There wiU still be the see more floats than k There will be the anit has been extended this year to include two categories. There will be a large float contest and a small float contest The USC Equestrian team, Bomber the Mouse, and other community participants will take part in the Parade. The Parade will also include campus and community dignitaries, and our Grand Marshall? Well, that is a surprise that you will have to come and see! There is a distinguished panel of judges for the float contest They include, Cassi Vaughn, USC Alumni and former Homecoming Commissioner; William Hubbard, member of the Board of Trustees and a Carolina Alumni; Justin Strickland from Carolina First; Mr and Mrs. Bob Fulton, former voice of the Gamecocks; and Dr. John Waddell, acting President at Allen University. Centurions, members of the class of 1948 and before, will also be at this year's Parade, still full of Carolina pride 50 plus years later! The Parade will begin at the intersection of Park and Gervais street, and Will wind around campus and conclude at the Horseshoe, where the Barbeque Picnic will be held. The organizations are ready to share their spirit, and fun will be had by all. Come experience the essence of Carolina spirit and celebrate with your fellow Gamecocks! Russell House Greene Street rs . I I E I Finish a s Pendelton I ^ State Capital ? I' > w Gervais Start Float Building The Annual Float Building Party is a great time for camous oreaniza- I lions to get together in a fun, creative environment and share their excitement for USC Homecoming. The Party will be held on Thursday, October 15th, the night before the Parade, from 10 pm to 12 midnight and is co-sponsored Fraternity and Sorority CounciL Organizations begin working hard on their floats Tuesday afternoon, so this is a fun lime for them to get together and put the finishing touches on the float before the big day on Friday. This time is designed to be stress free and entertaining, thus there will be lots of music, lots of food, lots of laughs, and lots of excitement all packed into one night. The Party is in a new location this year...it will be held in the parking lot of Bales. The new location will be great because it is right on campus, and movement in and out of the area will be easy. Come down and check out the hard work of the student organizations, and join the party! Barbeque The Homecoming Commission a! the University of South Carolina would like to invite you to become part of th? first ever Barbeque Cookoff. The Barbeque Cookoff is new to the line-up of Homecoming events because of its special relationship to our theme. Our therne "Carolina Pig Pickin': A Southern Trn/litinn" iu<ic /ilinran kn/'Oiifn if m?ilra? i-aTai>aii<>a f/t nnr nnnnnAiit? (La A ? iiauiuuii naa iiiuocu ucuuiac u uiairca icrcicmc iu uui uppuucuid, uic t\Ikansas Razorbacks and a favorite Carolina pastime. This event is to be held on Friday, October 16,1998 from 4 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on the USC Horseshoe. All students, alumni, faculty, staff and the general public are encouraged to attend this picnic style event. Local restaurants will be catering j J the event Individuals v can purchase a ticket V\ that will allow them to [jjj eaC'' rUS",neSS ail'r dinner from the restaurant of their l9 W 98B Mayfield Ice Cream. ^ b ^ uic emu nui uuai iucal entertainment and ances by the University of South Carolina Cheerleaders and our mascot, Cocky. The games, targeting children of all ages, include a Potato Sack Contest, a Waterm elon Eating Contest and a Seed Spitting Contest, and the Most Marshmallows in the Mouth Contest Children will have a chance to show their special talents during these events. Entertainment includes clogging, shaggers and more. Other activites include a magician, balloon art, and a moon bounce (air castle). There will be give-a-ways every half hour between 430 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission to the Cookoff is free, but ..?-IIL? ?ur_.r.-j TL.?iii.tct? il 1._j?i uuvcu) niu uc auiu iui iuuu. i lie |ii ite w 111 uc fj 101 uie general puuuc ana $9 for University of South Carolina students, faculty and staff, providing USC identification. The Barbeque Cookoff is a great way for the whole family to enjoy a Friday afternoon full of food and festivities. The rain location will be the Ballroom in the Russell House University Union located on Greene Street in the heart of the USC campus. With many exciting things in store, this event promises to be one that you won't want to miss. So, bring your lawn chairs, picnic blankets and cameras, and get ready for a good time. Tire week-long Homecoming events come to an exciting conclusion dui achievements in one of three categories: Tt ii_i: i J D ; _ in A i* toe national ana Regional Recognition Awaroispresei on a regional or national level. The Community Service Award recognizes a student organ service regarding a social issue or concern. The "Spirit of Carolina" Award is presented to the "best of organization (membership participation, campus leadership, orga Carolina Community through their programs and activities. Also presented during Halflitne, are the Homecoming King and Qui n ir . locKiest Cockfest is DSC's annual Homecoming pep rally and is sure to excite Carolina fans of all ages. Open to the general public, Cockfest will be held on October 16,1998 at 8 p.m. in the Carolina Coliseum. The event will feature skits from student organizations, the USC Pep Band, the Coquettes, the USC feature twirlers, the cheerleaders and USC's beloved mascot Cocky. A preliminary competition between student groups resulted in four Cockfest finalists: the Fellowship of Christian Athletes presenting "Pickin What?" Kappa Delta and Sigma Nu presenting "Ace Ventura at Carolina," Chi Omega and Tau Kappa Epsilon presenting "The Three Little Pigs," and Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Chi presenting "Hee Haw Comes to Carolina." Judges for this competition will be coaches from the university, former Homecoming commissioners, and the Yellas, a Columbia couple who have judged the competition for the last 27 years. Alter the skits, nationally-known comedian Anthony Clark will have everyone rolling in the aisles with laughter as he performs his hilarious comedy routine. Dark currently stars on the television sitcom "Soul Man." His previous claim to fame was starring as Boyd Pritchett on the hit comedy "Boston Commons." He has appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," the 1995 "HBO Young Comedians Spe wjt I ry penomea on ?5 Louis Smith in the Tony Award-winning production of "The Grapes of Wrath." He has appeared on the big screen in the films "Dogfight," "The Thing Called Love," and the box office smash "The Rock," starring Sean Connery. Upon conclusion of Anthony Clark's comedy routine, the winners of the skit competition will announced and will take home the bragging rights until next year's Cockfest The event will come to a close with the grand finale: an indoor fireworks display. Tickets are $7 for the general public and $4 for USC students, faculty and staff. Children under six years of age get in for free. Cockfest is a night the whole family can enjoy and a time to cheer the Gamecocks on to victory...so come join us for some Carolina Spirit! ing Halftime of The Big Caait Organizations on campus are honored for their iled to a student organization that has been recognized for their accomplishments ization that sponsored an activity or program that assisted in providing a needed the best" student organization for outstanding achievements in all aspects of their inization visibility, Carolina Pride) and for their efforts in helping improve the een, and the Overall winners for the week-long festivities.