Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Homecoming 1999

Welcome to my Homecoming Homepage!

The Theatre Department nominated me to represent them as Homecoming King Candidate for the Fall '99 Semester. I decided why not and accepted the nomination. But, being me, I've got to be different. And I thought it'd be cool (and different) to have a page chronicling this occasion.

I am actually representing Alpha Psi Omega, the honorary Theatre Fraternity. You see, what had happened was that during a Footlights meeting (Footlights being the Theatre Club), Footlights voted for me to represent them as King. However, a lot of people from Alpha Psi are also in Footlights, and they were wondering about being my sponsor because Footlights was already sponsoring Carmel Canales, #15, for Queen. Footlights and APO both voted and it was agreed that I would represent APO.

But the nomination wuz just one part. After that came the bureacracy. All Homecoming candidates had to create a bio and submit it when filing for candidacy. The paragraph that follows is what I submitted. We'll see how it appears in the South Texan on Friday...

Jesus Pantel is a double major in Theatre Arts and History and will receive both of his degrees this December. He has been a member of Alpha Psi Omega, the Honorary Theatre Fraternity, since Spring '98. He was President of Footlights, the Theatre Club, for the 1998-1999 school year and is currently serving as Footlights' Vice-President/Public Affairs. He has been a Student Interaction Program (SIP) Mentor since Spring '98 and this is his first semester to work with the Living Learning Community (LLC). He has made the Dean's List more than once and this semester was among the sixty-three A&M-Kingsville students selected for inclusion in Who's Who Among American College and University Students. He has acted in numerous plays on campus and got his first directing experience last semester with the one act play El Soldado Razo. This year's La Posada de Kingsville will feature La Transformacion, a play written and directed by him.

I think it's pretty cool that the Theatre Department thinks I'm good enough to represent them as King, but I'm looking at this whole process as something fun to do. Hence the webpage. But that also means I'm taking this with a cavalier attitude. For example, the boards I put up for advertising were spray-painted. Part of this wuz cuz it wuz cheaper, but also it's cuz it adds a different feel. In fact, one of the boards, complete with dripping letters, says

VIVA LA REVOLUCION
#10
JESUS PANTEL
In the SUB, someone told me not to pass out candy like everyone else does. So to be different, I'm going to be playing my Les Paul while manning my table. I'm still undecided whether or not I should use my amp. So instead of passing out candy do I pass out picks? ('course, there is the fact that I use my fingernails when I play, not picks.) Or how about leaflets? Guess you'll have to stop by my table at the SUB to find out. : )

So you know who I would prefer you voted for for King, but what about Queen? Well, as stated above, Footlights nominated Carmel, #15 to run for Queen. But I've got other friends running for King and Queen as well.

Desiree Starr, #2, is the only other person I know running for Queen. I work with her at my on-campus job. (That SIP thing mentioned above)

Elias Benavides, or Eli, #1, is also a Theatre Major but he is representing the French Club. Lloyd Perez, or Jack as he is known to his friends, is representing the Electrical Engineers (I believe), but I don't know his number. And BJ Balderaz, who I met during the PRe-Engineering Program (PREP) in Summer '92, is representing the American Chemical Society (again, I don't know his number).

Out of the 36 people running (15 for King and 21 for Queen), these 6 (me, Carmel, Desiree, Eli, Jack, and BJ) are the ones I wish the best of luck to. 'course, I do wish a little more luck to Carmel and me! : )

Jesus Pantel, Candidate #10 for Homecoming King

Well, the contest is over, but I have decided to keep the page up as a reminder of the fun I had. I didn't win, and neither did Carmel, Desiree, Eli, Jack, or BJ. But it wuz fun, and that's all that really matters.

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