Around Campus Homecoming schedule of events

Homecoming Parade

WHEN 5:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE Rose Avenue, down Third Street and up to the Sample Gates
MORE INFO Floats will depict this year’s theme of “Wacky Wild Crimson Style.” The 51st Homecoming Parade line-up will start at 4:15 p.m. on Rose Avenue in front of Willkie. Winners will be announced at halftime of the IU-Illinois football game Saturday night.

Pep Rally

WHEN 6:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE Sample Gates
MORE INFO Following the Homecoming Parade, the Student Athletic Board will have a Homecoming Pep Rally. Special guests will include President Michael McRobbie, men’s basketball coach Tom Crean, football coach Bill Lynch and senior football players. The Marching Hundred and IU cheerleaders will also attend. Fireworks will conclude the rally.

Hoosier Hysteria

WHEN 6:30 Friday
WHERE Assembly Hall
MORE INFO The 2009-10 basketball season officially starts Friday when the men’s and women’s teams have their first open practice of the season. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. before the volleyball team takes on Iowa at 5:30 p.m. Autographs will be signed at 6:30 p.m. The women’s team will take the court around 7:45 p.m. and the men will do the same around 8:30 p.m. Admission is free with one canned food item.

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles

WHEN 8 p.m. Friday
WHERE IU Auditorium
MORE INFO “Rain” showcases the music of the Beatles live across five distinct eras and scene: the
Ed Sullivan Show, Shea Stadium, Sgt. Pepper, Flower Power and Abbey Road.

Shoot the Rock

WHEN 9 p.m. Friday
WHERE Devault Alumni Center
MORE INFO Hundreds of students will compete in a rock, paper, scissors tournament before Hoosier Hysteria hits the court at Assembly Hall. The final eight left standing will compete on the balcony of the Alumni Center.

Tailgate Party

WHEN 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE Hoosier Village behind the DeVault Alumni Center
MORE INFO The IU Alumni Association’s Hoosier Village will feature live music, food and IU merchandise. Adults pay $15, kids 12 and under are $6, and kids under 2 are free.

Game-day Pep Rally

WHEN 5 p.m. Saturday
WHERE Hoosier Village Stage next to the DeVault Alumni Center
MORE INFO Once again, the Marching Hundred, IU cheerleaders and the Hoosier faithful will join together before the Hoosiers take on Illinois.

IU-Illinois football game

WHEN 7 p.m. Saturday
WHERE Memorial Stadium
MORE INFO The Hoosiers will play host to the Fighting Illini on Saturday at home in a match-up of Big Ten rivals.