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Governor Orr crowns IUPUI homecoming queen February 1980
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"I can't seem to let go..."
"I can't seem to let go..."
This means I'm in charge now,
This means I'm in charge now, right?
Watch out, Daenerys!
Watch out, Daenerys!
The face you make when you
The face you make when you cheat and win!
Congratulations! Along with
Congratulations! Along with your crown, for the next year you also will also be accompanied by a man tasked solely with making sure that crown rests securely on your head!
....as Princess Diana looks
....as Princess Diana looks from afar.
When you were the only raised
When you were the only raised hand with the correct answer.
The class of 1980 named Karen
The class of 1980 named Karen "Most Likely to Take the Kids."
My precious! Gollum, gollum
My precious! Gollum, gollum
Super glue prank goes
Super glue prank goes horribly wrong.
When your professor gives you
When your professor gives you extra credit for asking a "great" question.
That feeling when you say the
That feeling when you say the perfect comeback.
Governor Orr : "I bet if I
Governor Orr : "I bet if I start growing out my hair now, I can have good enough hair next year to be Queen."
"Who Knew Farrah Fawcett got
"Who Knew Farrah Fawcett got her big break at IUPUI!"
When C's really do get
When C's really do get degrees
"You like me! You really
"You like me! You really like me!"
Governor Orr wasn’t quite
Governor Orr wasn’t quite ready to give up the crown during the 1980 elections.
Hey! Don't push those! That
Hey! Don't push those! That tickles!!
The tallest Oz munchkin had
The tallest Oz munchkin had the honor of putting the crown on Glinda the Good Witch each morning when she got dressed.
Aw, c'mon, honey...your
Aw, c'mon, honey...your Governor wants to try it on!
That's the signal-boosting
That's the signal-boosting technology. It tickles, but you'll never drop another call!
Nancy Reina is named "Campus
Nancy Reina is named "Campus Queen" as her sister Winifred looks on in envy. Nancy's only comment:"Is this real gold?"
(Note: Had this occured in 2019, Govenor Orr would have replied "No, Nancy, the crown isn't gold. It was actually made with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastoid polymers in the University Library's 3-D printing studio.")