Big Red Week and Homecoming festivities began Oct. 31 and will run through this week, concluding with the Homecoming football game Saturday that will celebrate the 50-year anniversary of Memorial Stadium.
Additionally, the Homecoming king and queen will be unveiled during Saturday’s game.
Included in this annual event was a Halloween dress-up day on Monday, a day full of themed games on Tuesday, and a scavenger hunt today. Thursday is Golden Anniversary Day, a day designed to honor Memorial Stadium and its history.
A total of 12 candidates – six couples – are involved in the king/queen competition. All students and faculty can vote for their choices on Thursday. Voting booths will be located in the campus center walkway.
Candidates for homecoming king and queen are Diane Patino, Mark Loewen, Ashley Blande, Sebastian Moeller, Will Chandler, Braden Bertrand, Julie Salguero, Enrique Martinez, Raquel Navejas, Jonathan Ferguson, Julie Sanchez and Steve Davis.
Reggie the Renegade, BC’s mascot, will be receiving parole from his locked cage in the SGA storage room to appear at homecoming.
There hasn’t been a mascot in two years.
“There will be a mascot at homecoming,” said SGA Activities Director Anthony Doser.
The college has also periodically had a knight riding a horse.
“It was more our symbol,” Cheerleading Coach and Psychology Professor Becki Whitson. “It wasn’t really a mascot.”
She said a lot of people did not like the horse being on the track and the mess it would cause.
For further information on Big Red Week or any activity scheduled to take place at BC, you may contact SGA directly at 395-4355.