Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1987, Page 26

Description:	hoozharHoosier, what does itmean? Where does it comefrom? Some believe it comesfrom when one would knockon a door the occupantwould yell whoose there.Heath Bowman, author ofHoosier says, It all beganwith the river when the sailors on rafts would use theword hoozer which meantsomebody who was tall andgawky ... Well whatevermeaning you believe remember, what the experts say, H.L. Mecke, an authority onamerican language, said oneis as good as the other because it really is folklore ...just tales passed down byword of mouth with really noauthentic data to substantiatethe claim of any one ofthem.Whatever you believe, remember that as long as thereare people there will be newdefinitions of hoosier.A big celebration ...IU victory savored by allBloomington is the home ofIndiana University basketballand there are no better IU fansthan those who live and work inthis area. There is no rest duringthe season; meetings arescheduled around games andsocial calendars are plannedaccordingly.During the NCAA tournamentthings came to a halt andeveryones attention turned tothe television or radio. Travelplans were quickly made forthose lucky enough to obtaintickets to the New Orleansevent.Julie McCullough was one ofthe lucky ones who made thetrip. My parents went to thelast two championships andpromised me that if IU everwent again, I could go, Mc-Cullougn explained. I reallydidnt expect us to win; but,when we beat UNLV I began tobelieve.UNLV was number one andthey were really good, It was afast paced game and IU deserved to win, she said.As the pressure in the finalgame mounted Julie and hersister held their hands over theireyes. I peeked through myfingers and saw Keith Smart sinkthat shot. It was fantastic,everyone was jumping up anddown, screaming and goingcrazy. I almost fell down thestairs, Julie said as she talkedabout the moment of victory.The whole week was onebig party; they couldnt havepicked a better place to havethe tournament, she said.Other South students attending the finals were Scott RinkandDavid Ray.Many Soutn students also participated in the up-towncelebrations after the IU victory.HONE OF THE 1987 NCAABASKETBALL CHAMPIONSSpotooud 8$ HbSCcufuj DAIRY26 NCAA
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