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10/13/2006
Contact: K.E. Schwab -- 724-738-2199;
e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu
SRU HOMECOMING WEEKEND INCLUDES FOOTBALL, PEP
RALLY, POVERTY NECK HILLBILLIES
CONCERT
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa.
– Slippery Rock University’s homecoming weekend,
set for Oct. 20-21, features a homecoming pep rally and concert
with the Poverty Neck Hillbillies, a traditional homecoming parade
through downtown Slippery Rock and the SRU football team taking on
Lock Haven University.
The football game
is set for 2 p.m. Oct. 21 in N. Kerr Thompson Stadium following the
10 a.m. parade from the Giant Eagle Parking Lot to Main Street and
ending at the university. The day’s other athletic contest
pits the SRU field hockey team against Mansfield at
10 a.m.
Opening events for
the weekend, under the theme “ROCKtoberfest,” include a
6 p.m. Oct. 20 pep rally, featuring the SRU football team,
cheerleaders and Marching Pride, under the direction of James
Berry, assistant professor of music. The rally, complete with
bonfire and fireworks, will be held on Old Thompson Field (or
inside Morrow Field House in the event of rain). Crowning of this
year’s homecoming king and queen will be part of the
festivities.
The
rock band “The Stickers” will play at 7:30 p.m. as the
opening act for the Poverty Neck Hillbillies as part of the free
concert on Thompson field.
In addition,
the SRU Alumni Association will sponsor its “Annual Fall
Classic Slippery Rock Golf Outing” at Stonewall Golf Club,
Ellwood City. The shotgun start is set for 10 a.m. with proceeds
helping fund the association’s student scholarship funds and
the Russell Wright Alumni House Expansion Project. Call
724-738-2018 for details.
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