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GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 25, ISSUE 5 50 NOV. 25, 1994 (VOL. 5, ISSUE 13) The image of IU's Alfonzo Thur- man parading around Ross-Ade Stadium field with the Old Oaken Bucket after IU's 33-29 victory didn't sit well with many of our readers. The delicate balance of telling it like it is, despite a bitter loss to a rival, faced the Gold and Black staff and it delivered the senti- ment at the time. Still, it appeared with the cover that the staff was a little frustrated too. MARCH 8, 1996 (VOL. 6, ISSUE 22) The "Decade of Futility" was a valley, but as is often the case in college athletics, there was a peak soon to follow. Gene Keady and Co. became the first league team in 34 years to win three-straight Big Ten titles and it set off a celebration on senior day that made Boilermaker fans feel they were on top of the world. Somehow, however, "ThreeMendous" didn't stick like the term "Three-Pete." Go figure. NOV. 18, 1996 (VOL. 7, ISSUE 7) If there was a Mount Rushmore for the greatest multi-sport female athletes in the history of Purdue, Corrisa Yasen would be on it. A nine-time All-American in track, Yasen laced up her shoes to join Nell Fortner's depleted women's basket- ball team, helping it to an improbable 1997 Big Ten title. Tragically, Yasen died just five years later, a loss which reminds all of us of the stark realities of the scourge of mental illness. AUG. 31, 1997 (VOL. 8, ISSUE 1) Joe Tiller was much more comfortable in blue jeans than a tuxedo. But during this cover photo shoot on a warm July day, Tiller joked — or we assumed he was joking based on the fact he had inherited a program reeling from 12-straight losing seasons — how quickly he would take his team to the Rose Bowl. We thought the new coach had heat stroke. Four years later, however, the Boilermakers were smelling roses. MARCH 13, 1999 (VOL. 9, ISSUE 23) The '99 Boilermakers weren't far from perfect as they made their way to the 1999 national title. And the trio of Stephanie White, Coach Carolyn Peck and Ukari Figgs all perfectly fit into the picture of a team with well-defined roles that allowed the Boilermakers to post a remarkable 34-1 record. Purdue will never have a better basketball backcourt than White and Figgs. Covers Story