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2014 Homecoming brings tradition, change
Fort Lewis College’s 2014 Homecoming highlights a number of changes from years past – but with all of the Skyhawk spirit and festivities that fans expect.
“This year’s Homecoming will be unlike anything we’ve had in the previous years,” says Dave Kerns, Homecoming Committee Advisor and Director of Alumni Relations.
Football
The traditional Saturday afternoon will be replaced with a Thursday night showdown between the Skyhawks and the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers.
Why Thursday night? So the game can be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network – the Skyhawks’ first-ever nationally televised game, one of seven NCAA Division II games scheduled to be broadcast on CBS Sports Network in 2014.
Hopscotch
The Homecoming Committee is setting their sights high on Friday afternoon by attempting to break a Guinness Book World Record – for the most people playing hopscotch simultaneously. Students, alumni, families, and community are all encouraged to participate to reach the goal of over 500 people hopping.
This event ties right into the Hops & Scotch Alumni Gathering taking place immediately after, which celebrates a special batch of Ska Brewing’s Steel Toe Stout that was aged in a premium scotch whiskey barrel.
Bikes & discs
A whole new line-up of Wednesday evening activities is based on some classic FLC events that weren’t historically associated with Homecoming – cycling and Frisbee. The “Party at the Pump Track” will include Short Track, Pump Track, and Slo-Mo cycling races, as well as a Frisbee Golf Tournament on the College’s brand-new course.
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HOMECOMING EVENTS
Monday, October 13
Cultural event, Real History of the Americas
12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Free
Student Union
Tuesday, October 14
Movie Night, Space Jam
4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Free
Vallecito Room, Student Union
Wednesday, October 15
Athletic event, Party at the Pump Track
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Free
The Point (area south of the Bader-Snyder residence halls)
Thursday, October 16
Party, Homecoming Tailgate
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Free
Parking Lot, Art Building
Skyhawk Homecoming BBQ
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Free for students with meal plan
Southeast corner of the football field
Skyhawk Football vs. Colorado School of Mines
6 p.m.
Students: free; adults: $10; senior citizens: $5; high school students: $3
Ray Dennison Memorial Field and nationally televised on CBS Sports Network
Friday, October 17
Skyhawk Women’s Soccer, vs. Colorado School of Mines
12:30 p.m.
Students: free; adults: $10; senior citizens: $5; high school students: $3
Dirks Field
Skyhawk Men’s Soccer, vs. Colorado State University - Pueblo
3 p.m.
Students: free; adults: $10; senior citizens: $5; high school students: $3
Dirks Field
Hopscotch World Record Breaking!
4:30 p.m.
Free
Quad by Miller Student Services Building
Hops & Scotch Alumni Gathering
6 p.m.
Free for alumni and their families
Student Union Hermosa Terrace
Bonfire
6 p.m.
Free
Softball Fields
Skyhawk Volleyball, vs. Adams State University
7 p.m.
Students: free; adults: $10; senior citizens: $5; high school students: $3
Whalen Gymnasium
Fireworks Show
7:30 p.m.
Free
The Rim
Homecoming Dance
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Free for students
Student Life Center
Saturday, October 18
Homecoming Mudd Football
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Free
Behind Mears Apartments
Fundraiser, Skyhawk Spectacular
6 p.m.
$25
Lost Dog Bar & Lounge, 1150 Main Avenue, Durango
Sunday, October 19
Ceremony, Skyhawk Hall of Fame
10 a.m.
$20
Henry Strater Theater, 699 Main Avenue, Durango