Fall Family Fest biggest event of year

Over 1,000 people attended Florida Atlantic University’s 3^rd annual Fall Family Fest. The event included free food for attendees, a golf cart parade, a bon fire, Head Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger’s radio show, introduction of the 2006-2007 Homecoming Court and carnival games. The event was organized by the Program Board with the help of many departments including Housing and Residential Life, Athletics, the Alumni Association and Chartwells.

This was the first year that a golf cart parade took place. About 15 organizations and university departments decorated a golf cart with a movie theme. In my opinion, some of the better decorated golf carts included the FAU Police Department (Men In Black theme), University Advancement (Coach Schnellenberger and Dolly Parton) and the Student Government (wild west theme). Participants in the parade threw candy from their cart to eagerly waiting students, family and friends.

The bonfire was lit in an effort to increase awareness of the football game on Saturday. A 4-foot by 4-foot papier-mâché Arkansas State helmet was designed by the FAU Sculpture Club and throw into the fire by the FAU prOWLers. FAU’s football team will look for their third win of the season against the Indians of Arkansas State on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. There is still no update on the booze ban.

The next homecoming event is Tuesday night on the Housing Lawn. The 8^th annual Timuqua Pageant is named for the recently demolished Timuqua resident hall. It will showcase male and female resident’s talents. The event begins at 7 p.m.

SPECIAL NOTE: Students will NOT be allowed to sit in the endzone at Saturday's game. The Athletic Department made this decision at their weekly game operations meeting on Monday. The department, after listening to players reaction and Schnellenberger's opinion, feel that the spirit and enthusiasm dispalyed at last week's game isbecause 1,200 students were not spread out over a 5,000 seat seating area (the endzone). Instead, they were confined to a smaller seating area closer to the visiting sideline making the noise louder.