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

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SPLATTERED Kathleen Gimbel shakes off some of the grime she accumulated in a game of mud volleyball. The ■ spring matches were a tradition at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house. Photo by Christie Johnston NOTABLE Ethnic Dance Theater ' kicks off Family Day ac- tivities. The 26 dancers, singers and musicians performed with a variety of authentic instruments, including a Bulgarian ac- cordion. Fijoto by Jeff Martin • ■ T T JJ A CaUfomia raisin accompanies . J I I rl I band member Byron Tinder during ' K MJ A a half time performance. In addition ' to performing halftime shows, the band also did an exhibition for high school students at Clarin- da, Iowa. Photo by Jeff Martin • Opening 5

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• to be It was a tough year, and administrators didn ' t ■ ' escape complications. In April, faculty ■ • • members spoke out against President ' Dean Hubbard and Vice President ' Richard Dumont with a ' ' no confi- dence vote. . . ' ' « The administrative shake-up continued when ■ Dumont and Vice President John Mees resigned. ■ ' And just when we thought we were out of the ' ■ news, Shaila Aery, commissioner of, higher education, suggested closing . ■ Northwest to enhance state appropria- tions. Although legislators opposed the ' . scenario, it threatened recruitment. Though the year started off as a challenging one, we remained hopeful. While the Keep- . ing the Promise national conference on ' ' . education brought the University into the spotlight, individual programs con- tinued to excel. The CARE program , received a $92,000 grant to increase al- cohol and drug awareness on campus, ' and the Tower yearbook was named one of six Pacemaker publications—- ' putting it in the top 1 percent of all year- ' books in the United States. % J 4 I dpentng

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It was an unpredictable year, but through debate ' . over the issues, we learned there were , ; - at least two sides to every story We weren ' t sure what would happen next . ' or what side we would take. But whatever the issue, it left us with... . ¥ ' - 9;4V jm-- - ' P ' ' - ■.- ■: f ■:■■■■■ ' ■ ■ f f PRECISIOM Slick routines are a trade- mark of the Steppers. The squad performed with the Bearcat Marching Band at football pre-game and half- time shows. Photo by Jeff Martin SETBACK Iryuries hamper the Bearcats ' efforts as Dennis Gilian is taken out of the Homecoming game. The ' Cats started the season with seven iryured players, and some were forced to sit out most of the year on the iryured reserve Ust. Photo by Mark ' Strecker BUBBLY Bearcat Marching band tuba player Ed Huenemann blows bubbles to pass time during a football game. Huenemann often entertained the band in the end zone. Photo by Jeff Martin 6 Opening