Homecoming week activities kicked off on Saturday with the
annual dance, followed by free Ted Drewes in the quad on Wednesday
and Shrekfest 2004 on Wednesday evening, all hosted by the Student
Activities Board.

Strobe lights flashed, electric blue and neon orange, nearly
blinding the well-dressed cliques on the too-small dance floor. The
2004 Homecoming dance was a success. Students shook their tail
feathers like it was their job, and even a few faculty members got
low. The body count was surprisingly more than expected, and
everyone looked hot in their semi-formal attire. The four-hour
dance didn’t get underway until about 9:30 p.m.

“There was better attendance than last year,” said Matt Davis,
SAB vice president of Operations. “It rocked hard tasty abs.”

The turnout was purported to be at about 450 students throughout
the duration of the dance.

“I thought it was pretty successful,” said Davis. Iron Man Sound
Industries was responsible for the music, much to the attendees
chagrin. The music featured such dance floor classics as “Get Low,”
“Freak-a-Leak,” and “Right Thurr;” which are perfect songs to get
your eagle on to, but not when all the music was techno-ed out.

On Wednesday, familiar yellow cups flew through the air as
animated SAB members threw out free Ted Drewes yesterday afternoon
in the quad, in honor of Homecoming week. More than 1,500 cups were
handed out, and students were still asking for more.

People started lining up at 12:20 p.m. eyeing the coolers and
they were getting so agitated that the ice cream flurry was kicked
off a few minutes early, on the word of SAB President, Eric Immel.
Chocolate, strawberry and vanilla custard flew off the tables at a
hectic pace. Spoons were half forgotten in the chaos. The 1,500
cups were gone in less than 45 minutes, which was record time and
demonstrated an impressive turnout by the students.

The Homecoming festivities continued Wednesday evening with
“Shrekfest” on the quad. SAB showed “Shrek” and “Shrek 2” on a
giant screen on the grass mall behind DuBourg Hall at 8 p.m.
Students packed the quad, cuddling underneath loads of blankets
beneath the stars. It was kind of like camping minus the tents. The
second movie was more widely attended than the first; about 250
people, compared to the 100 earlier in the evening.