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

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Rekindling ties Changes in the campus and students help fannilies reunite on family day. by J.M. Ritter A newly renovated bookstore, a two-time national championship football team and bright-eyed students all welcomed family and friends to campus Sept. 16 for Family Day New additions to Family Day were the Mapapa Acrobats of Kenya, who performed for a crowd in front of the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building, and the singing group Marcoux Corner. Bryan Vanosdale, director of campus activities, said the events were very popular. Besides the entertainment, families en- joyed an all-you-can-eat barbecue at the Bearcat Backers Tailgate Party at the Alumni House. The day ' s events gave parents the oppor- tunity to see the campus, as well as a small glance into their student ' s life. Laura Stueve transferred to Northwest af- ter spending her freshman year at Webster University in St. Louis. Stueve and her par- ents liked the friendliness of the people they met on campus and in town. Stueve ' s little brother, Nick, said he was impressed by the campus and the B. D. Owens Library. Brian Oxley ' s parents were also struck with the appearance of the campus, especially vwth the renovations. Oxley ' s mother, Penny, was awed to see Brian awake, as opposed to last year when he was still asleep when his parents arrived. They were two hours late, so I ' m not an early riser at all, Brian said. Becky Gibson ' s family was also surprised that their daughter was ready so early. In addition, they were impressed by the friend- liness of the resident assistant in her residence hall. Gibson was excited to see her parents who brought along her boyfriend, Dan, and Kaleigh, her younger sister. Kaleigh was sporting a new Northwest bandanna from the bookstore. And, her mom said she was already saving her money to attend the Uni- versity. After a stop at the bookstore, a football vic- tory at Rickenbrode Stadium and a day of families being reunited. Family Day ended. However, the day ' s activities lingered in the student ' s minds as they said their good-byes and prepared for the year ' s events. Wk- Photos Video i 1 p - - - - ■ - Student Life

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-- . Date changes create scheduling conflicts by Mandy Lauck In its eleventh season, the Freshmen Transfer Showcase performed Stor ' The- atre , which involved 18 actors and six crew members. The show brought a family envi- ronment to the communications theatre arts department. The hardest job when directing a fresh- men transfer show is deciding on the right vehicle you want to perform with, not knowing how many actors, and still per- forming a good showcase, Charles Schultz, professor of communications theatre arts, said. The play had been performed in 1992, but with a more technical approach. This time, Schultz said he added a different style to the script. The performance was held the weekend of Sept. 21, which was the first year it was not scheduled on the weekend of Family Day The reasoning behind the change was lack of time to rehearse. Because of the change, many actors were disappointed about their parents not being able to see them perform. Having to travel to Maryx ' ille was a conflict for several par- ents; however, many came Uvo weekends in a row an way Jonah Lather ' s family in par- ticular, was from Chicago. His mother hopped on a plane, saw the performance and had to leave immediately following. The parents were great, Schultz said. Ihey came and lit up the faces of the ac- tors when they came. The Showcase was designed to help new actors adapt to Northwest ' s program, aquaint them with the technicians and cre- ate an ensemble-like atmosphere. The little peasant hands his calf to the cow herder while the bovines sit quietly at her side. The herder was supposed to watch the calf, but she left it alone and it was stolen. p )oto by Jason Myers H Resurrecting History to inspire an audience with expressio n by Mandy Lauck When word of the Challenger explosion spread through the countr ' side, daughter of teacher and astronaut Christa McAuliffe was torn inside with the news of her mother ' s death. This was tlie theme behind the first lab series Defying Gravity. One characteristic of all lab series produc- tions was student direction. For her senior project, Jennifer Jarman took on the respon- Off to see the Challenger Shuttle launch, Marty Wolff and Rachel Vierck use their props to portray their traveling scene. Defying Gravity, produced by Jennifer Jarman, was a student production that was part of her senior project, p ioto by Mike Warner. sibility of creating a successful show in ap- proximately seven weeks. With a cast of seven people chosen by au- ditions, the structure of the play was set. Jarman produced a show to express an idea that would strike the audience. My main theme was to get others to think about their lives, Jarman said. I wanted them to go for their dreams and not be afraid of obstacles aliead of them. Jarman was pleased by the audience ' s re- action to her work. She said she heard good comments relating to the theme, which re- assured her it came across in the right way. 1 hope people were pleased by the perfor- mance, Jarman said. We worked for six to eight weeks straight, which actually was a little compromising. I really think the end result was a good success. i-fr Twr rvToftnpni f ftv A Photos msa. Productions 17

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In front of the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building, a Mapapa Acrobat does a backbend under a lighted limbo stick. The Mapapa ' s came from Kenya, Africa, to perform. p iofo by Cathy Fleming As the Bearcat Marching Band enters Rickenbrode Stadium, alumni Melissa Aurwater and Barb Phillips run to catch up. The alumni band performed Let ' s Get Crazy athalftime.p iofobyChrisf neA rens While attending the Festival of Cultures, Eric Tan and Yao-Chieh Young play a friendly game of Chinese Chess. The Festival of Cultures featured various international displays ranging from Turkey to Mexico.photo by Cat iyf em ng Family Day 19