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

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; alp[i aod s Bio Adveoture -continued can, popcorn popper, laundry basket, bathroom basket, glasses, dish soap — all the good stuff I ' ll need. —Maureen August 6 I am trying to imagine what Thomas will look, act or be like, I almost don ' t want to think about it. I am afraid that if I set standards for him and he isn ' t how I thought he ' d be, I won ' t like him. I am going to spend the next nine to 10 months with this guy and I don ' t even know what color his hair is! —Ralph August 7 I hope college will be a little more fun than high school. 1 don ' t have to worry about money: I have almost $1,500 in the bank and Grandma is send- ing me $50 each month. —Ralph August 9 1 just got off of my last shift and turned in my apron. I ' m not sure 1 feel OK. 1 guess I ' m leaving my job and going on to better things, but I ' m some- what sad to be leaving. You can ' t work at a place for almost two years and not be upset when you leave. —Ralph Jbday I started to pack. Didn ' t get much done though. I figure it must be because I really don ' t want to go. Everyday I get more scared. Ifeel more alone each time my boyfriend says, ' ' Just don ' t go. ' ' —Maureen August 11 I don ' t think mom is ready for me to leave yet; I ' ve been ready for months. I finished packing to- day with the exception of what I plan to wear Saturday and Sunday. Two large boxes, a duffle bag, a small file case and my refrigerator I can ' t wait until I get over there, but I ' m not sure why. -Ralph Said good-bye to a couple of good friends today. My boyfriend and I talked for a couple of hours. I haven ' t seen him cry like that since we broke up for a while last summer After three years it ' s go- ing to be tough to give up the habit of seeing him everyday. I ' ve got a feeling our phone bills will be huge. —Maureen August 12 Mom and I went to the campus and started un- packing. My room is so ugly! It is liglit blue with peacock blue splotches and pink drawers. Yuck! I guess I might go home this weekend. Right now I ' m not sure if I ' m going to like college or not. —Maureen August 13 This morning I went and had my picture taken, picked up my packets and waited for my mom to get here with the rest of my stuff. She finally came and we went upstairs to start arranging things. We were both really upset when she left. We cried and I promised to write and call. All in all, the day wasn ' t so bad. I feel like I ' m at summer camp and I ' m going to leave on Sunday. —Maureen August 14 1 have met several girls today on the computer. I love this thing. God ' s gif t to dating. This is a great plus for the campus. I ' ve spent probably eight hours on the thing already today. Tbmorrow is go- ing to be great. I get to meet some of the girls in person if they recognize me. —Ralph Got up around 6:30 because someone came over the intercom to tell us about breakfast. It was hot! Went to seminar class. Got to meet some really nice people. Play fair was a lot of fun and I had a good time at the dance. So far, so good! —Maureen August 15 I got to go on stage with the hypnotist tonight. 1 was lightly hypnotized. I could do the exact op- posite of what he said with little effort. I have dou- bled the number of girls I ' ve met on the computer. -Ralph Filled out my info sheet today in seminar class and played another get-to-know-each-other game. We got our enrollment times. Mine is not until tomorrow. —Maureen August 16 1 went to my first party tonight. It wasn ' t much fun since I don ' t drink. It was kinda fun watching drunk guys getting slapped for making passes at drunk girls. The cops came about 11:30 and broke it up. 1 don ' t think anybody was busted, even though I didn ' t stick around to find out. —Ralph sat around the dorm all day calling classes up on the computer My appointment wasn ' t until 3:00 and everyone said classes were filling up fast, but believe it or not, I got all my classes. —Maureen August 17 We were bored, so my friends and I went home around 2:00. —Maureen Freshman Orientation 21

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RICKINIRODI II Playfair participants wade through a crowd of class- mates as they scramble into groups. Students were separated into core groups and had to periodically re- unite with other members. Photo by Stephanie Frey President Hubbard delivers a welcome address to a full house of freshmen with help from Bobby Bearcat. The keynote speaker was Pat Ordovensky, education editor for USA Tbday. Pho- to by Brandon Russel l Stationed at the National Guard Armory, Student Ambassador Ptocco Bene helps people find their way around campus. On the first day of Orientation the Ambassadors were on hand to answer questions and direct traffic. Photo by JoAnn Bortner Bobby Bearcat entices Bar- bie Edwards and Sara Hos- ford into a dance during opening day ceremonies. Bobby (Ed Huenemann) walked all over campus throughout the day greet- ing freshmen and their fam- milies. Photo by Brandon Russell 20 Freshman Orientation

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,« k. I SkmM as the eyes (. cl bv Steve Rhodes They arrived at Northwest early in the morn- ing with their parents. A gentle, We are here, honey, from Mom or Dad awakened them from a deep slumber in the back seat. Slowly their eyes cleared and began to scan the new environment. So many big buildings, so many people. Where to begin? Soon Dad pulled into a parking lot and stopped the car Everyone got out slowly and took in the fresh air Mom arranged their hair in a neat manner, took them by the hand and proceeded toward campus. It was Family Day and little brothers and sisters were arriving in carloads. The day was filled with activities that students and families could enjoy together, including a con- vocation, departmental and residence hall open houses, a picnic lunch and a football game. Each event offered visitors an informative and enter- taining view of what college was all about. The morning began with the convocation held in the Mary Linn Performing Arts Center The University Chorale performed two numbers, and then speeches were given by President Dean Hub- bard and Student Senate President Jamie Roop. Although most of those present seemed to find the speeches very informative, some of the younger audience members thought otherwise. I liked the singing, but the men that talked took a long time, 10-year-old Branden Clement said. Shortly after the opening ceremonies there was a picnic lunch held in the Bell Tower Mall. Those that chose to eat here encountered long waiting lines, but most found the food worth the delay. Throughout the picnic Ken Schultz, The Fly- ing Fool, provided entertainment for all those present by walking among the crowd on stilts and making animal balloons for the youngsters. Bob- by Bearcat also made an appearance to hand out candy. I liked it when the stilts man came! 7-year- old Amanda Tracy said. Getting to tour the campus also left the children with quite an impression of college. It looked like fun, but also bigger and harden than my school, 9-year-old Sarah Adams said. Some even expressed a desire to attend North- west when they got old enough. I wanted to come here and play on the com- puter and party every night and every day, 7-year-old Jason Brewer said. Probably the most anticipated event of the day, was the afternoon football game. Like everything, else that occurred during Family Day, the young- sters were quite vocal about the game. They wouldn ' t win if they played like lastl year! Danny Nelson said. Despite some skepticism, however, the Bearcats : emerged from the contest as victors. Following the game, many of the families pre- pared to leave. After spending an entire day at Northwest, there seemed to be a lot of positive im- pressions made. It wasn ' t exactly too small, but not exactly too big, Kipp Knight said. It was a nice place. As families got back in their cars for the trip home, kids, worn out from the day ' s activities, crawled into back seats and fell into deep slum- bers. Doubtlessly, some were dreaming of Family Day and the times when they, too, would be in | college. 22 Family Day ■