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

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THE OPENING OF every home football game consisted of getting the crowd pumped and ready to cheer on the Bearcats Before each game began, the cheerleaders ritually ran around the track with flags to exhibit Northwest pride Photo by Amy Roh NUMEROUS AWARDS WERE awarded to the Phi Mus at the Bobbys, the Homecoming awards ceremony, some of which Included overall parade supremacy and overall clown. The Phi Mus teamed up with Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia for the Variety Show skit, and won The People ' s Choice award. Photo by Amy Roh AS CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES in South Complex, old desks, closets arxl nuttresses are piled up outside of ttie building The plans for South were to buikl toft apartments to give upper- dassmen an attenutive to moving off campus Photo by Amy Roh COS

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continued from page 003 International Plaza, water Pavilion and renovated Kissing Bridge were dedicated with special • ceremonies on Walkout Day, only five months after ground was broken for the project. We questioned the rush to finish the project when so many areas on campus needed attention. Our problems and concerns were not just focused on Maryville. Kenneth Starr ' s investigation of President Bill Clinton led to possible impeachment proceedings. While we did not agree with Clinton ' s actions, we were satisfied with his overall job performance. Our hearts went out to Matthew Shepard, a college student from Wyoming who was beaten to death. It was believed that Shepard was targeted by his attackers because he was gay. We t M Hfy realized that even though we 5 lived in a small-midwestern town, we too were susceptible to hate crimes. We participated in the week without Violence by wearing special ribbons, attending bell ringings, vigils and other programs to show support for victims of hate crime. How did we react to everything? The answer was different depending on the perspective of the person. We were indeed unique individuals, with diverse views created by our upbringings, morals and experiences. r :« T 004 Perspectivk

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y hen we took a first look at the campus and tried to figure out what was important, we only saw the obvious aspects of the big picture. We noticed groups on campus and wondered what each believed in. A closer look revealed that Greeks stepped away from tradition to try new things during Greek week and Rush. Physical changes to the campus such as the Joyce and Harvey White International Plaza and J. W. Jones Union renovations were easy to see. The plaza showed us how the University fit into the global picture when international guests from Turkey, Mexico and Argentina helped us celebrate the dedication on Walkout Day. Less evident was how busy we were the week of Homecoming, since the activities were planned concurrently with a week of midterm exams. Entertainment offered to us on campus was undisguised because the events were fun and gave alternatives for a night out that did not have to include going to the bars. Encore events taught us about magic with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. We eagerly anticipated what would happen as the bearcat FOOTBALL TEAM began its season ranked ninth in the nation, giving us high hopes that the team would make it to the postseason for the third consecutive year. While new majors and minors were added to our curriculum, we explored the successes of alumni who went through our same fields of study. What we saw in the foreground was not as important as what we discovered about ourselves when we learned that what once seemed obvious went beyond first impressions. 00« Perspcctivc