Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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llomecomins ' 82 con ' t) A 1938 graduate, the late Herschel Neil, was the other inductee. He won 17 MIAA track titles and set eight school records, while at Northwest. He won NCAA and AAU triple jump titles in 1936 and 1937. Saturday afternoon, 7,500 fans gathered at Rickenbrode Stadium as Head Coach Jim Redd and the Bearcat football team hosted Southeast Missouri State University. The Bearcat game plan proved faulty, as the In- dians handed Northwest a 44-21 defeat. Senior Todd Murphy completed eight of thirty passes for 190 yards and one touchdown. Bryan Shaw returned three punts for 103 yards, including a 76 yard run for another touchdown. Junior running back Dale DeBourge gained 71 yards on just 12 carries and was presented the Don Black Memorial Trophy at halftime for being the game ' s Most Valuable Player. The band Festival, featuring former Nor- thwest students and alumni, joined the Mar- ching Bearcats during halftime to entertain the Homecoming crowd with a selection of hits from the award winning country and western singing group, The Oak Ridge Boys. After the game, the M-Club and the Booster Club held a reception. Duane Dick and the Jive Five and along with the Belairs entertained the crowd in Lamkin Gym with the Homecoming concert. First place in house decoration for Greek organizations went to Phi Sigma Epsilon, while South Complex took top honors among the Indpendents. Homecoming 26 '

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Dancers in the marathon show their acrobatic talents. Grand Junction provides part of the musical entertainment for the dancers. The audiance keeps the dancers going during the late hours. Rock around the clock Seventy-seven dancers raised approx- imately $6,050 to benefit muscular dystrophy in the Sixth Annual Muscular Dystrophy Dance Marathon, held in Lamkin Gymnasium, November 19 and 20, said Paul Bellman, co-chairman of the event. A lot of time and planning went into the event to make it a success, said Bellman. Jodi and I started planning some last spring, but we really started on the details in September. Bellman, along with Jodi Stroud, co- chaired the event. This was the second year that the Alpha Kappa Lamda frater- nity and their little sisters sponsored it. Everyone did a great job, said Bellman. We had a lot of cooperation from campus organizations as well as area businesses. The marathon began at 6 p.m. on Fri- day, with 34 couples registered and ended at 8 p.m. on Saturday. Only four people dropped out before it was over, said Bellman. The prize for the couple that collected the most money was a ski trip to Colorado with the Outdoor Program, he said. The second prize was a weekend for two at the Sheraton Royal in Kansas City. Two tickets to a King ' s basketball game were awarded to the third place couple. IPC, Panhellenic Council and IRC sponsored a Casino Night which raised about $67, he said. KDLX provided most of the music for the event, but two local bands. Tempest and Grand Junction, helped to liven things up. Tempest was excellent, said Bellman. Grand Junction played mostly country music and a lot of dancers didn ' t really know how to dance to it, said dancer Katie Klausen. Gina Hawk, one of the dancers, taught everyone basic country and western steps. Bellman said. That was pretty fun. Area restaurants furnished pizzas for the dancers and ARA provided breakfast for them. The food was great, said Klausen. Other activities that kept the dancers going throughout the night included a free- throw contest, country and western hour, a 50 ' s and punk contest, hoola- hoops, frisbees and other games, Bellman said. One game that got everyone closer was when we divided ourselved into teams, stuck toothpicks in our mouths and pass- ed Lifesavers to each other using only the toothpicks, he said. That game went really fast. That game was really wild, said Klausen. I almost kissed a guy I didn ' t even know. I really liked it this year, said Klausen. It didn ' t seem as long as last year. There was always a crowd there to watch and that really kept us going. Bellman said he had a lot of fun doing it, but was relieved when it was all over. I didn ' t really get that tired, said Klausen. My feet hurt, but I even went out and danced some more after it was over. -Teresa Kincaid