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SATURDAY OCTOBER 17, 2009
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7:30 a.m. - 2 a.m.
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Campus Dining Hours of Operation
Allendale
See where to mosey if your hankerin' fer some vittles while on campus.
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| 8 a.m. - noon |
Grand Valley Boathouse - Allendale
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9 a.m.
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Kids Fun Run - 10 a.m.
Awards - 10:45 a.m.
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10 - 11:30 a.m.
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GVSU Fieldhouse - Allendale
Fill on up after the 5k or get an early start on yer Homecoming Day!
$5 for adults, $3 for chitlins 4-12, 3 and under FREE. Get tickets.
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10 a.m. - dusk
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Clocktower Plaza - Allendale
The 14th annual festival is the country's only entirely student-run free faire.
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University Bookstore - Allendale and Grand Rapids Campuses
Reckon' you need some new Laker gear? Show your alumni membership card and git yerself 20% off any one GVSU imprinted item.
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| 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Peppino's Parking Lot - Allendale
Head west - to the tents at Peppino's for your favorite tailgate grub and games (like bag toss, washers and ladder golf). Plus Alpha Sigma Phi will be sponsoring a Car Smash. Shuttles will be available to GVSU campus.
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| 11 a.m. |
Sigma Phi Epsilon Michigan Kappa House - Allendale
All GVSU SigEp alumni and their families are invited back for the festivities. RSVP to Ted Titus at titust@mail.gvsu.edu or 231-903-9975.
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11 a.m. CDT
from Chicago - CXLD
1 p.m. EDT
from Novi
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Metro-Chicago and -Detroit Areas
Don’t worry about gas prices — leave the drivin' to us! Catch one of the GVSU wagons (buses) headed to Allendale from the metro-Detroit and Chicago areas. Reserve your spot!
Please note that the Chicago-area bus has been cancelled.
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11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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Grand Valley Apartments - Allendale
Have a little Laker at home? Get them into the Homecoming spirit at the Lil' Lakers Walking Parade! Children will be able to get their faces painted before the parade leaves at 11:30am. The parade will leave the GVA parking lot at 11:30am and end at the Children's Enrichment Center where participants will enjoy a mini-carnival and cider and donuts. Contact: Kristen Evans, Copeland Living Center Director 616-331-1210
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1 - 3 p.m.
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AOπ House - Allendale
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2 - 6 p.m.
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Alumni House and Visitor Center - Allendale
Win great prizes, tour the alumni house and get information about alumni and campus programs/organizations.
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2 - 6 p.m.
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GVSU Fieldhouse Arena and Alumni House and Visitor Center - Allendale
Cowboy Up! Do you still have what it takes to get yer shots in on the court? Get back in the saddle and on the basketball court with an alumni basketball game and post-game tailgater.
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| 2 - 6 p.m. |
Phi Sigma Sigma Alumnae Event
Phi Sigma Sigma House at Grand Valley Apartments - Allendale
Contact: Jordin Billinghurst at jordin.billinghurst@gmail.com
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2 - 6 p.m. viewing/bidding from
2 - 5 p.m.
winner pickup from
5:15 - 6 p.m.
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Alumni House and Visitor Center - Allendale
CLAS in association with the Art & Design Department, School of Communications, and Music Department will host a Silent Art Auction of works in various media by GVSU faculty and students. All proceeds of the Silent Auction will benefit the Alexander Calder Scholarship for students in the fine arts.
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| 3 p.m. |
Laker Baseball Field
Meet up with yer old posse and get back on the field with an alumni baseball game and post-game tailgate.
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| 3 - 6 p.m. |
Alumni House Gardens - Allendale
Mosey on back for the best shindig of the year; featuring great vitlles; mechanical bull rides; wanted poster pictures; hat decorating for cowboys and cowgirls young and old, and much more! Pre-registration is required ($5 for adults, $3 for chitlins 4-12, 3 and under FREE). Get tickets.
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| 3 - 6 p.m. |
Alumni House and Irwin Lot - Allendale
Spoken history is powerful. As part of GVSU's 50th Anniversary celebration we're inviting students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of Grand Valley to share their memories with the Laker Lore audio recording project. www.gvsu.edu/lakerlore
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| 3 - 6 p.m. |
 Student Housing Alumni ReunionAlumni House Gardens - Allendale
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6:30 p.m.
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Lubbers Stadium - Allendale
The Game Day Trailer general store will be open until the end of the game. Show your alumni membership card and git yerself 20% off any one GVSU imprinted item.
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| 7 p.m. |
Lubbers Stadium - Allendale
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= Pre-Registration Required