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Light-Eater Residence Halls Newsletter, October 4, 1971

1971-10-04 Light-Eater Vol. II, Number 2, Page 5

One girl and 120 men 
By Judy Fulton 
She flew around her from room, spraying perfume, brushing her hair, and talking a million miles a minute. " No, I don't mind being interviewed. In fact, I enjoy it. Um, just a minute," she said as the phone rang, the first of the many times it was to ring during our talk.
She's  Lani Jo Gill, the petite and shapely baton twirler for the Hawkeye Marching Band, renowned for her twirling skill and smile. 
Hanging up the phone, she said, "I get some pretty weird calls sometimes, mostly just guys who see me at the football games. It doesn't really bother me, though. 
Some of 'em are funny." 
She finally settled in a chair, lit a cigarette, and crossed her legs. She touched a dark scar on one of her legs. " Burned it on a motorcycle," she explained, " right before the last football game. I was afraid you could see it from the stands. You know, that's a problem. The slightest scar or weight gain and the people on the top row of the bleachers notice. And some of those guys even have binoculars ," she said. 
"Sometimes it's embarrassing," she continued. "So many people go by if you drop it or not. They like high throws and leaps and lots of motion. Of course, by halftime I don't have to worry about too many people! But I still worry about dropping my baton or falling on the wet grass." 
Coming from Lani Jo, that's hard to believe. She has been twirling a baton since she was two years old, and has won over 800 trophies and medals in both national and international contests. She retired from competition last year after she won the world championship, and now devotes her time to judging and teaching.
"I love it," she said. "Last summer I taught twirling in summer camps and judged during the weekends. I want to continue with it even after I graduate. My major here is education, so I can teach during the winter, and teach twirling in summer camps during the summer."
"And I love parties," she said but then with a twinkle, " I really should spend more time studying." (she got an "A" on her last western Civ. midterm.) 
the rang again this time, it was the call she had been expecting. As I went past her towards the door, she covered the mouthpiece and whispered, "That's another nice thing about twirling. You can meet the coolest people." 
Then she was off again, talking in her usual quick, expressive fashion to the lucky person on the other end of the line.

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One girl and 120 men By Judy Fulton She flew around her from room, spraying perfume, brushing her hair, and talking a million miles a minute. " No, I don't mind being interviewed. In fact, I enjoy it. Um, just a minute," she said as the phone rang, the first of the many times it was to ring during our talk. She's Lani Jo Gill, the petite and shapely baton twirler for the Hawkeye Marching Band, renowned for her twirling skill and smile. Hanging up the phone, she said, "I get some pretty weird calls sometimes, mostly just guys who see me at the football games. It doesn't really bother me, though. Some of 'em are funny." She finally settled in a chair, lit a cigarette, and crossed her legs. She touched a dark scar on one of her legs. " Burned it on a motorcycle," she explained, " right before the last football game. I was afraid you could see it from the stands. You know, that's a problem. The slightest scar or weight gain and the people on the top row of the bleachers notice. And some of those guys even have binoculars ," she said. "Sometimes it's embarrassing," she continued. "So many people go by if you drop it or not. They like high throws and leaps and lots of motion. Of course, by halftime I don't have to worry about too many people! But I still worry about dropping my baton or falling on the wet grass." Coming from Lani Jo, that's hard to believe. She has been twirling a baton since she was two years old, and has won over 800 trophies and medals in both national and international contests. She retired from competition last year after she won the world championship, and now devotes her time to judging and teaching. "I love it," she said. "Last summer I taught twirling in summer camps and judged during the weekends. I want to continue with it even after I graduate. My major here is education, so I can teach during the winter, and teach twirling in summer camps during the summer." "And I love parties," she said but then with a twinkle, " I really should spend more time studying." (she got an "A" on her last western Civ. midterm.) the rang again this time, it was the call she had been expecting. As I went past her towards the door, she covered the mouthpiece and whispered, "That's another nice thing about twirling. You can meet the coolest people." Then she was off again, talking in her usual quick, expressive fashion to the lucky person on the other end of the line. (Advertisement) I S B Iowa State Bank & Trust Company Free checking with a $100 minimum balance Corner of Clinton & Washington TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Last few weeks to order 1972 HAWKEYYE at a discount price of $5 instead of $8 Discount price Name ID No. Address Class cash Bill me later Clip and mail to: HAWKEYE, c o RonBode 113 CC, University of Iowa 72 HAWKEYE (advertisement) WAYNER'S Print Sale 1000 Large Arte Prints $1.50 (advertisement) WEEK-END SPECIALS NEW HOURS Sun.- Thurs. 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. SUPER SPECIAL Every Friday ALL DAY!!!!! All The FISH and CHIPS You can eat FOR ONLY $1.20 (PICTURE: Kentucky Beef Quality HAMBURGERS 20 cents BBQ HOT DOGS 15 CENTS Fri., Sat. & Sun.) Call for Carry-Out Service 338-7946 JUST WEST OF WARD- WAY 521 HIGHWAY 1 WEST