The first of the two-week fun-filled events took place on Oct. 13 in the Student Center. All seven women of the 2009 Homecoming Court were formerly introduced.

• Tiffany Gaskin, BSU,
• Monica Reyes, Court Reporting Club,
• June Romo, independent,
• Sana Khan, ASET,
• Lauren Castaneda, ISA,
• Evie Mendoza, Student Veteran’s Club, and
• Suzette Vega, Phi Theta Kappa.

Each woman had her moment to shine on stage.

They were announced individually and introduced to the audience.

Standing at the microphone, each woman would draw a random question out a basket, then having to give the answer right then and there.

Gaskin, who is in the process of writing a book and hopes to transfer to UC Riverside, was asked, “If you won the lottery of $60 million, what would you do with the money?”

She replied, “I would build us a new church, since the backside of it was burned in a fire a few years ago, buy my mom a house, help my school because my school has helped me so much, give money to charity and definitely go shopping.”

Reyes was asked, “If you woke up tomorrow morning and you were President of the United States, what would you do?”

Her response was enthusiastic, promoting world peace and health insurance for everyone.

Rome is running independent and comes as nerdy as they come.

She loves school, loves being at school and loves being active in school. She hopes to transfer to a Cal State next semester.

She was asked about women being in the workforce where males are more dominant. She replied, “Woman should just go for it. They should just do it.”

Khan loves basketball, dancing, reading and swimming. She is involved with Project H.O.P.E. and really promotes health insurance.

She was asked, “Give me your idea of a perfect man.”

She giggled and said, “He’s got to have long hair and a killer smile.”

Casteneda, biology major, who is transferring to UC Santa Cruz, is very enthusiastic and supportive of the environment.

Her question was, “As a member of the Homecoming Court, what is your role here in the next two weeks?”

She smiled and said, “To get people to vote, get people more involved in school and to have school spirit.”

Seemingly the crowd favorite, Mendoza was called out to the stage. She represents the Students Veterans Club in more ways than one. Having served in the Navy for 3 years, it’s with her forever.

She hopes to transfer to UCLA or Cal State Long Beach with a major in Linguistics.

She speaks French and Spanish fluently.

Her question was, “What makes you happy about school and what makes you sad about school?”

She started with happy and replied, “I love all the activities, the clubs and the support systems. The professors here are awesome. Now what I dislike about college, math.”

And last but definitely not least, Vega. She loves traveling, reading, and real estate.

She’s anxious to do the Teacher TRAC Program and has a very full productive resume.

She hopes to transfer to Cal State Long Beach and receive her Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies.

Her question was, “If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?”

She immediately replied, “I am so blessed and proud to live in the United States of America. I will always live here. Home is where the heart is and where ever my family and friends are, that’s where I’ll be.”

Each woman was given flowers and a tiara. Smiles from ear to ear as each one of them walked out to take pictures as the ceremony ended.

The next event will be, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Social Science patio. Chik-fil-A, the Homecoming Court and Dean Ackland will be there.

Oct. 15 at 11:30 a.m. in the Student Center is the Mock Rally. That’s where some chosen guys will imitate the Homecoming women.