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Contact: Christina Chapple
Date: 9/28/04
 
SOUTHEASTERN HOMECOMING 2004 – ROOMIE GOES AROUND THE WORLD

For information on Homecoming 2004 events, contact the Alumni Association -- 985-549-2150, 1-800-SLU-ALUM, alumni@selu.edu -- or visit the Homecoming link at www.selu.edu/alumni.
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Friday, Oct. 1
     Midnight Masquerade, African American Alumni Chapter Homecoming Ball, 7 p.m., Student Union ballroom. Tickets, $25 per couple. Register/ticket order form: www.selu.edu/alumni.
Monday, Oct. 4
     Family Reunion, 6 p.m., Student Union park 
Tuesday, Oct. 5
     Phi Kappa Phi Quiz Bowl, 2-6 p.m., Student Union Theatre
     Artists reception for sculpture installation, alumnus Jessica Weaver, 5-6:30 p.m., Sims Memorial Library
     Southeastern Theatre presents “[sic],” 7:30 p.m., Vonnie Borden Theatre. Tickets: $10, adults; $6, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni, non-SLU students; SLU students free. (Through Oct. 8) 
     Fear Factor student games, 8 p.m., Student Union 
Wednesday, Oct. 6
     Gumbo Ya Ya, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Student Union park
     Fanfare presents Odyssey Dance Company, “Thriller,” 7 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $22, adults; $20, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, alumni; $18 group rate; $10 non-SLU students; SLU students free.
Thursday, Oct. 7
     Student Community Service Day (Gamma Beta Phi food drive, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Student Union mall)
     Lyceum Lights, noon, Twelve Oaks (featuring retired faculty members Gene McDonald, associate professor of education, and Ralph Shaw, professor emeritus of chemistry). Reservations: Center for Faculty Excellence, 985-549-5791, center@selu.edu.
     Bonfire, pep rally, street dance, fireworks, 7 p.m., near Alumni Center (University Ave.)
     Fanfare presents “Late Night Catechism,” 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $35 general admission.
Friday, Oct. 8
     Alumni Golf Tournament, 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. (shotgun starts), Carter Plantation, Springfield. Contact: Duane Shafer, 985-549-5091
     Campus tours, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (beginning at Admissions Office, North Campus Main Building).
     Alumni Awards Evening, 7 p.m., Twelve Oaks. Tickets: $15 per person; Table (8) $120, 985-549-2150 or 1-800-SLU-ALUM.
Saturday, Oct. 9 (Homecoming Day)
     Alumni Sculpture Installation (Jessica Weaver), 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sims Memorial Library
     Wall of Honor dedication, 10 a.m., Sims Memorial Library
     Campus tours, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., beginning at information book near Twelve Oaks
     Inside Tailgating, 11 a.m., Twelve Oaks
     Reunions – Classes of ’64, ’74, ’84, ’94, ’99, noon-2 p.m.; Southeastern Lab School, noon-5 p.m.; ’54 undefeated Lions football team, 3-5 p.m.; Twelve Oaks
     Marketplace shopping, noon-5 p.m., front of Twelve Oaks
     Homecoming parade, 2 p.m.
     Alumni tailgating, 3-5 p.m., Friendship Circle 
     Team walk, 3:45 p.m., Student Union to Dugas Athletic Center (Athletic Building)
     Hammond Hall historic marker dedication, 4:15 p.m., Texas Ave.
     Spirit of the Southland Band – performance, 5 p.m., in front of Pottle Music Building; 5:25 p.m., march to Strawberry Stadium; 5:50 p.m., pre-game entertainment, Strawberry Stadium
     Southeastern vs. Northern Colorado, 6 p.m., Strawberry Stadium. Tickets: 1-866-LION-TIX. (Homecoming queen and king announced at halftime).