Did I miss something last week during homecoming? To me homecoming seemed, if put best, very boring. It is hard for me to picture a campus as big as LSU not having some kind of huge homecoming celebration. I had never even heard of any of the candidates on the homecoming court even though the link for me to vote on my Semester Book was a constant reminder that they really did exist.
The campus seemed unusually normal last week but maybe I should blame this on never walking through Free Speech Plaza or on the fact I live off campus. Then again I do spend the majority of my time on campus anyway.
I missed the homecoming parade but some friends told me I didn’t miss much. There is something about Mike the Tiger being pulled around in a cage that doesn’t quite get me excited. I must admit I am still a little jealous of his oasis they call a home, but seriously was there something I was missing?
I did, however, have a “homecoming” good time Friday night.
I went to the “step-tacular,” a Greek step show put on by the Black Culture committee. The only admission requirement was a single one-ounce can of food. Black Culture raised over 1,500 cans for a local church in Baton Rouge.
For everyone who has never heard of a step show, it’s basically a tradition where black Greek fraternities and sororities get together and compete in a stomp off which is then judged to pick the best show. If you want to know more I suggest you approach a member of a black sorority or fraternity and ask them. Anyway, like I was saying, Friday night was the highlight of my homecoming week.
There were actually two events going on Friday night. There was the “step-tacular” in the Maddox fieldhouse and then there was “Tigerama” in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center going on at the same time as the step show.
However, “Tigerama” was listed on the homecoming calendar while the “step-tacular” was not. “Tigerama” is an annual concert put on by the LSU Wind Ensemble and the entire band. During the event the band plays music from the 2005 season and traditional school favorites.
Personally I thought the “step-tacular” should have been included in the homecoming calendar, but it wasn’t. The “step-tacular” was the very first homecoming step show on the University’s campus. It would have allowed the students a chance to attend both events instead of having to make a choice. It could have easily been one of those diverse events everyone raves about, but it wasn’t.
A priceless moment came when a group of white students joined the members of Omega Psi Phi in their performance, and it was a classic. They were in rhythmic sync with the fraternity members of Omega Psi Phi as they stomped around the stage. It brought everyone to their feet and was literally something no one had ever seen before. It was something I wish all of our student body could have witnessed. There might have even been more people that were not University students in attendance.
Even though this year was not exciting for me as it may have been for other students, I still have high hopes for next year. I am sure somewhere on our campus there are committees conjuring up plans for next year’s homecoming events, if not I guess I’ll catch that homecoming parade.
 
Sevetri is a mass communication sophomore. Contact her at swilson@lsureveille.com