Colorado State and Community Homecoming Offers Something for Everyone Sept. 27-Oct. 15

Community members of all ages will celebrate 1999 Homecoming with a full lineup of festivities highlighted by a community barbeque, Rams football and the Homecoming Parade.

This year’s homecoming activities include a wide variety of all-community, all-alumni events that run Sept. 27-Oct. 15, with the Northern Colorado celebration in full-swing Oct. 2. The day begins with the traditional Homecoming 5K Race at 8 a.m. on the campus Oval, and a pancake breakfast hosted by the Colorado State Student Alumni Connection from 7-9 a.m. at the Alumni Center on Shields and Laurel streets.

The Community Homecoming Parade begins at 9 a.m. along the new parade route that runs south on Howes Street starting at West Mountain Avenue, turns west on Laurel Street, south on Shields Street and east on Plum Street to the finish on the Colorado State campus.

For football fans, the Colorado State Rams play the New Mexico State Aggies at 1 p.m. Oct 2. at Hughes Stadium. High school football games include Rocky Mountain High School vs. Loveland on Sept. 24, Fort Collins High School vs. Horizon on Oct. 1 and Poudre High School vs. Thornton on Oct. 15. All high school games begin at 7 p.m. on French Field at Rocky Mountain High School.

All of the following homecoming events are open to the public. Most activities are free, but cost varies depending on activity. For more information, call (970) 491-HOME.

Homecoming 1999 – Activity Schedule

Friday, Sept. 24

• Rocky Mountain High School vs. Loveland, 7 p.m., French Field at Rocky Mountain High School

Monday, Sept. 27

• Hypnotist, 7 p.m., Lory Student Center Theatre

Tuesday, Sept. 28

• College Bowl, 7 p.m., Lory Student Center, Room 226-228. Colorado State student teams must register.

Wednesday, Sept. 29

• "Swing On In" Dance, 4 – 7 p.m., Ammons Hall
• The Great College Drive-in Movie, Dusk, Moby Arena Parking Lot

Thursday, Sept. 30

• Frisbee Golf Tournament, $6/team, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.; pre-register at the Flea Market in Lory Student Center
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Class of ’49 social and dinner, 5:30 p.m., University Park Holiday Inn
• Willard O. Eddy lecture series: "Galileo, the Church and the Cosmos," 7:30 p.m., Eddy Building, Room 212

Friday, Oct. 1

• Fort Collins High School vs. Horizon, 7 p.m., French Field at Rocky Mountain High School
• Friends of the Library’s 60th Anniversary Annual Book Sale, all weekend, Foothills Fashion Mall
• Registration for Colorado State alumni activities, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Alumni Center
• Alumni Storytellers, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Alumni Center
• Continental Breakfast, 8 – 11 a.m., Alumni Center
• McGraw Athletic Center Tour, 10 – 10:45 a.m., Main Entrance
• 50-Year Club Luncheon, $15, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Lory Student Center
• Morgan Library Tour, 2 – 3 p.m., east lobby entrance
• Community Bus Tour – Host Dave Dornan, 2 – 4:30 p.m., depart Alumni Center
• Class of 1939 60-Year Reception, 2 – 4:30 p.m., Lory Student Center, Longs Peak Room
• "International Debt Relief" lecture, 3 p.m., Rockwell Hall, Room 176
• Gustafson Gallery Exhibit and Reception, "Champions by Design…": 3 – 5 p.m., Gifford Building, Room 145
• Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition Open House and Tour, 3 – 5 p.m., Gifford Building, Room 205
• Library Student Employee Reunion, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Morgan Library
• On-Line Computer Graphics Demonstration, 4 – 5 p.m., University Services Center, Room 310A
• College Business Entrepreneurial Workshop, 4 – 5 p.m., Rockwell Hall
• Relationship Assessment and Interpretation, 4 – 6 p.m., Gifford Building lobby
• Forest Sciences 90th Anniversary, history presentation, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Lory Student Center
• Men’s Club Soccer, 5 p.m., Intramural Fields
• Alumni Marching Band Barbeque, 5 p.m., Lory Student Center West Lawn
• Alumni/Community Barbeque, Ice Cream Social, Green & Gold Review, Pacesetters, Live Music, Step Show, 5 – 7:30 p.m., Lory Student Center West Lawn
• College of Engineering Social and Tour, 6 p.m., Engineering Building
• 12th Annual Colorado State Hall of Fame Banquet, 6 p.m., University Park Holiday Inn
• Women’s Club Soccer, 7 p.m., Intramural Fields
• College of Engineering Awards Banquet, 7 p.m., Lory Student Center, West Ballroom
• Class of 1949 50-Year Reunion, 7 p.m., Lory Student Center, Long’s Peak Room
• Class of 1959 40-Year Reunion, 7 p.m., Lory Student Center, Cherokee Park Room
• Associated Students of Colorado State University Reunion, 7 p.m., at the Alumni/Community Barbeque, Lory Student Center West Lawn
• Kappa 10 Year Reunion, at the Alumni/Community Barbeque, Lory Student Center West Lawn
• GOLD Club Reunion, 7 p.m., at the Alumni/Community Barbeque, Lory Student Center West Lawn
• Astronomy with Professor Roger Culver, 7 – 7:30 p.m., Engineering Building, Room 120
• Student Recreation Center Open House and Tour, 7 – 10 p.m., Main Entrance
• Stargazing, 7:30 – 9 p.m., Natural and Environmental Sciences Building rooftop and Macdonald Observatory
• Pep Rally, "Yell Like Hell," Bonfire and Torch Run 8 p.m., Lory Student Center, West Lawn
• Torch Run, Lighting of "A" and Fireworks, 9 p.m., Lory Student Center, West Lawn

Saturday, Oct. 2

• Student Alumni Connection Pancake Breakfast, $3, 7 – 9 a.m., Alumni Center
• 5K Race, Department of Health and Exercise Science, 8 a.m., Colorado State Oval
• College of Business Breakfast, 8 a.m., Rockwell Hall
• Department of Manufacturing Technology and Construction Management Breakfast, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Guggenheim Hall
• Community Homecoming Parade, 9 a.m., Ft. Collins and campus
• Alumni and Friends Tailgate, $6, 11 a.m., Hughes Stadium
• Colorado State Rams vs. New Mexico State, 1 p.m., Hughes Stadium
• Relationship Assessment and Interpretation, 4 – 6 p.m., Gifford Building
• "I Love the Nightlife" Disco, 8 – 11 p.m., Marriot (in Ganders)

Sunday, Oct. 3

• A Day in the Park, $20 (transport/lunch), 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Pingree Park
• Colorado State Polo Team vs. Alumni, 1 p.m., Equine Center

Friday, Oct. 15

• Poudre High School vs. Thornton, 7 p.m., French Field at Rocky Mountain High School