Homecoming 2006 -- Come Sail Away!
- Staff and faculty help still needed
- Events planned for Homecoming Week
- Specials in The Grill
Staff and faculty help still needed
Two big events are happening Friday and Saturday; STAR needs staff and faculty hosts for the events to be successful.
Mike Doughty concert from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday Oct. 13, on Foley Plaza. Twelve to 15 hosts are needed at the concert. Doughty is the former lead singer of the group Soul Coughing and has a couple of very recent hits on the radio, including "Looking at the World From the Bottom of a Well."
Homecoming Dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Twenty hosts are needed to help STAR at the Homecoming Dance.
If you are interested in helping at these events, please call Amy Graff, assistant director of Campus Life, (651) 962-6134.
Here are some of the events planned for Homecoming Week:
Monday, Oct. 9
- Tickets for the Homecoming Dance go on sale at the Box Office for $5 for students and $10 for guests. (One guest per UST ID.)
- All Aboard ... STAR kicks off the week with giveaways in Foley Plaza over the convocation hour.
Tuesday, Oct. 10: Tommie Tuesday
- STAR giveaways on Foley Plaza over the convocation hour
- Royalty and RHA competitions on Foley Plaza over convocation hour
- Student Alumni Council sponsors root beer floats over the convocation hour
Wednesday, Oct. 11
- Captains Dinner at 5 p.m. in Binz Refectory, south campus
- Volleyball game at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 12
- ACC sponsors hot chocolate and cider over the convocation hour
- STAR giveaways on Foley Plaza over the convocation hour
- Royalty and RHA competitions on Foley Plaza over the convocation hour
- Wellness spaghetti dinner at 5 p.m. for participants in Saturday's 5K run/walk
Friday, Oct. 13
- Registration for Wellness 5K run/walk from 4 to 5 p.m. at the arches
- 5K run/walk from arches to Foley Plaza from 5 to 5:45 p.m.
- Pep fest begins at 5:45 p.m. in the Field House
- STAR's outdoor concert featuring Mike Doughty on Foley Plaza at 7 p.m.
- Wellness House get together at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 14
- Parade lines up on Fry Street at 9:15 a.m.
- STAR's parade begins down Summit Avenue at 10:15 am.
- Taste of Saints 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- 1 p.m. football game against Augsburg
- Homecoming Dance, "Come Sail Away: A Formal Affair in the Field House," 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- Breakfast from midnight to 2 a.m. in the student cafeteria, sponsored by ACC
More details can be found on STAR's Web site.
Specials in The Grill
- Monday: Purple and white sprinkled frosted donuts – 60 cents all week
- Tuesday: "Come Sail Away" Mandarin chicken wrap with fruit garnish, $4
- Wednesday: School Spirit frozen yogurt – purple and white: waffle cone or 12 oz. cup, $2.50
- Thursday: Two tacos for $3, starting at 11 a.m.
- Friday: Popcorn chicken, regular of buffalo, with fries, $4.75