A parade and other fes­tiv­i­ties are planned to cel­e­brate homecoming

Torch File PhotoPictured here are last year’s home­com­ing king and queen can­di­dates strut­ting their stuff in the parade.

This year’s home­com­ing theme is “heroes.” Homecoming Heroes 2009: Saving the World Since 1884.

Homecoming is the week of Oct. 4 through Oct. 10. Activities will be going on each day.

Teresa Fogel, Student Activities Assistant of the Office of Student Leadership and Activities, said “The bon­fire has dis­ap­peared for years, but we are bring­ing it back this time.”

She also said we have a new activ­ity this year, the Ferris Best Comic Competition. The audi­tions will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 8:30 p.m. in Rankin 155. The top three win­ners of the audi­tions will per­form at the Lip Sync con­test, and the win­ner of that will open for Last Comic Standing’s Iliza Shlesinger. Shlesinger’s show is $3 for stu­dents and $5 for non-students as allo­cated by the Student Homecoming Committee, Entertainment Unlimited, and the Finance Division.

For more infor­ma­tion on the events and audi­tions, con­tact Fogel at fogelt@ferris.edu or x5936.