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

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UNIVERSITY mmm by Kelsey After being separated a little more than a month, two families reunited for the celebration of Family Weekend. The last words uttered by Vanae Cooper to her mother, Pam, were I ' ll be fine, to which Pam replied, Me, too, before she and her husband, Harold, drove back to their home in Thornfield, Mo. They had just helped their daughter move into Hudson Hall. The next 36 days would include changes within the family as each member awaited a reunion. It seems like we just brought her up here, really, Harold said. A month seemed pretty short. Vanae ' s roommate, Megan Prescott, also looked forward to being reunited with a family member, because the Coopers would be bringing her younger brother Sam with them. Megan ' s mother, Connie, was not able to come, because she had to run the Spring Valley Trout Ranch in Thornfield. With the lapse of time between Advantage Week and Family Weekend, Megan noticed a few changes in her younger brother. He grew taller, Megan said. That ' s the first thing I thought of I was like, ' Man, Sam, you must have grown. Stand back to back with me. ' Vanae ' s younger siblings. Rick and Vanessa, also came to visit. Vanessa even got a taste of life in the residence halls when she stayed with her sister and Megan. She had a really good time, Vanae said. On Friday night she met some of the girls in the dorm and we sat up and talked and told her all about Northwest. The group had its busiest agenda on Saturday. The young women took their families on a tour of the campus, which included a trip to the Student Union and the Bearcat Bookstore. Equipped with five new Northwest shirts, the group proceeded to the football game to see the Bearcats defeat Southwest Baptist University. Saturday continued with time on the town. The group went bowling at Bearcat Lanes and saw the Freshman Transfer Showcase play, Juvie. The • Continued ILY iH Is dentLife

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Before the Homecoming game. Kel) Quinn places several plastic foam cups in the north fence of Rickenbrode Stadium spelling Go Cats. Bear- cat Sweethearts not only focused on football re- cruitment, but they also promoted Bearcat spirit Photo by Amy Roh FcK)tball Fe X7

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Tonic Sol-fa members came from Minnesota to Maryville for Family Day. Tonic Sol-fa was an a cappella quartet who entertained families on the Alumni House lawn before the football game. Photo by Heather Epperiy At the Family Day sponsored tailgate party at the Alumni House. ARAMARK caters a $5 all-you-can-eat barbecue.The tailgate party also had many campus organizations in attendance to get sponsorship from the alumni. Photo by Heather Epperiy The reciptcnti of this years Family of the Year award is the Smith family. The Smiths were nominated by son Joshua Smith. Photo bf Amy Rjoh Family dLP