Students Plan Activities for 2004 WSU Homecoming

PULLMAN, Wash. — Final plans are underway for student spirit games, a bonfire rally, parade and other activities during Washington State University’s Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 15-17.

The week caps off when the WSU Cougar football team meets the Stanford Cardinal at 7:15 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16 in WSU’s Martin Stadium. The original start time was changed to accommodate the game’s national broadcast on FOX Sports Net.

The eighth annual homecoming parade will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 16). This year’s parade trail will run through the WSU campus, using Campus and Colorado streets.

“Larry the Cable Guy” will perform at Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum Saturday (Oct. 16). The show has been rescheduled for 5 p.m. to accommodate the Cougar football game. Tickets are $35 and $32 and can be purchased at all TicketsWest outlets, by phone at (800) 325-SEAT or online at www.beasley.wsu.edu. With his trademark cries of “Git-er-done!” the star of Comedy Central’s hit film “Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie,” Larry has cracked up TV viewers of Showtime, MTV, “An Evening at the Improv” and at Comic Strip Live in New York.

The annual homecoming bonfire and pep rally, sponsored by the Student Alumni Connection, starts at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15 in the Triangle along Flag Lane, just north of Mooberry Track. Participants of the event include WSU President V. Lane Rawlins, the Cougar mascot Butch, the WSU Spirit Squad and Marching Band, Cougar Athletics coaches and athletes and student entertainment. Finalists vying for first place in homecoming skits will also perform at this time.

A Friday (Oct. 15) a Feast of the Arts dinner will be hosted in the Todd Hall dining room. The dinner features a four-course meal, Washington wines, music and art. Tickets are $50 per person. Early reservations are required. To view a dinner menu or to reserve a spot, visit https://pubforms.wsu.edu/pubforms.wsu.edu_non_ssl/feast/

Also on Friday, the Seattle Symphony will perform at 8 p.m. in Bryan Hall Theatre. Tickets are $23.50 each and $15.50 for students and can be purchased at all TicketsWest outlets, by phone at (800) 325-SEAT or online at www.beasley.wsu.edu.

WSU world-class faculty and staff members will present four Saturday (Oct. 16) lectures on a variety of subjects as part of Cougar Conversations. The free lectures include Erica Austin’s “Adolescent Alcohol Abuse-Designing Effective Media Campaigns,” Trevor Bond’s “A Digital Trek to Ancient Civilizations,” Birgitta Ingemanson’s “Going to the Movies: Hints for Cinema Appreciation,” and Lara Ursin Cummings’ and Joel Cummings’ “Wine on the Web!” For more information on the lectures, contact Sonia Hussa, WSU University Events, at (509) 335-1990.

Soccer fans can see the WSU women take on the UCLA Bruins at 3 p.m. Friday (Oct. 15) and the USC Trojans at noon Sunday, Oct. 17, both matches at the Lower Field on Colorado Street.

The weekend will wrap up Sunday (Oct. 17) with the Homecoming Pancake Breakfast from 7:30-11:30 a.m. at the Ensminger Agricultural Pavilion, behind the French Administration Building. Tickets are $6 for adults and children age 13 and over, $3 for children ages 7-12 and free for children ages 6 and under. Contact the WSU Alumni Association at (800) 258-6978 to prepurchase tickets. Scheduled activities include game highlights, an appearance by Butch, a children’s play area, door prizes and a Cougar surprise-item raffle.

The ASWSU Homecoming Committee coordinates the homecoming activities. WSU encourages all student groups, Pullman community members, alumni and Cougar fans alike to participate in the celebration. To view more homecoming weekend activities, visit https://football-weekends.wsu.edu/10-16-stanford.html.