Kelly Kristl / Sunday, October 12, 2014 / Categories: Campus & Community, Alumni 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. Join the Homecoming conversation with #flchomecoming on all major social media platforms. 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 Previous Article From KDUR to NPR, alumnus Eric Whitney is still in our ears Next Article Alumnus climbs into a journalism career Print 19127 Rate this article: No rating Please login or register to post comments.