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

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Memories and experiences helped us grow as we exited the ordinary way of handling college life and entered the extraordinary on a personal level and throughout the University. An issue of concern surrounding our state was the death of Gov. Mel Camahan, who was in the running for the state senate seat. Once the ballets were counted, Missouri be- came the first state to elect a dead person to represent it in congress. In the election year, our attention also turned to national and international issues. We debated the choices of presi- dential candidates, deciding who would be the best man to run our country. After a controversial ballet in Florida, a manual recount was enforced and the country sat in aniticipation while waiting for results. Our ideals were questioned as we had the opportunity to enj oy Napster, an Intemet music source used to download free music. Meanwhile, Congress contemplated infringement of copyright laws and the Internet ' s freedom. Proving to be part of the ex- traordinary events that were erupting aroimd us, freshmen were involved in a pilot program that introduced them to elec- fronic portfolios. With this implementation, freshmen started preparing their portfolio online for graduation and profes- Tasha Lau Hee prepares to launch the ball across the field during a game against Southwest Baptist University. Lau Hee was recruited for the women ' s soccer team from Hawaii. p ioto by Christine Ahrens Jillian Pointer and Matt Strauch show off their two-stepping sl ills during the Homecoming Parade. Country Faith had seven couples perform the two-step, eight second dance and west coast swing for their rendition of Dancing Through the Ages. photo by Cathy Fleming Chiku Bikoko from Malawi attaches his national flag to the pole in the International Plaza during the raising of the flags ceremony. The flags were raised to half-mast in memory of Gov. Mel Carnahan.p ioto by Cathy Fleming At Sigma Sigma Sigma ' s secret rush party at the Conference Center, Katie Phillips participates in the Getting to Know You chitchat, photo by Sarah Smith Excitement overwhelms Rho Chi Stephanie Mackey as bid day comes to an end. Mackey was separated from her sorority sisters for the week prior to rush to avoid sorority bias.photo by Christine Ahrens ordinary Opening

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Bf ' m ordinary sional review. The program was the first of its kind to be used in the state. A new degree program was developed, allowing students to complete their bachelor ' s degree without stepping foot on campus. This program worked with community colleges across the country to get students who had graduated with an associate ' s degree, to continue to the next level of educa- tion. Another unique project that was added to the academic realm was the Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing. The Academy brought advanced high school stu- dents to the University to complete their secondary educa- tion while obtaining an associate ' s degree. The re-opening of the J.W. Jones Union impacted our lifestyles. The entire Union was finished after more than two years of renovation. This brought additional eating establish- ments such as Java City and Bobby ' s Cafe, but most impor- tantly, returned a centralized location for students to meet and study. We spread school spirit at football games in the newly renovated Rickenbrode Stadium and antici- pated die outcome of another exciting season. The football team boosted spirits with a last- minute win against Pittsburg State University with a final score of 35- 28. From the beginning of the academic year, unlimited oppor- tunities were seen. With the changes and cutting edge pro- grams we were involved in, it was easy to see we had exited the ordinary into an extraordinary future. In an attempttosave the bannerlrom the gusting wind, Bobby Bearcat comes to the rescue and pulls it to the ground. Prior to each football game, the football team rushed through the tear-away banner.phofo by Christine Ahrens Demonstrating a game using T-shirts, Jamie Harris helps out at the KDLX Fall Freeze.The radio station hosted three live bands at its annual event, photo by Christine Ahrens Sara Wolff eyes the distance she plans to complete before sending her javelin soaring through the air.photo by Christine Ahrens A ' iinr !!■ . ,,DeltaChisBrettWiklund,BrettWeipertandShannonHendrix participate in the Battle of the Beef competition, photo by Cathy Fleming riead first over a canoe of bes: and water, Randy Hall is the only case day participant to retrieve his beer in this matter. Case — daystartedat8a.m.theSaturdayofHomecoming.p )orobylVarren V H t TI • 9 Crouse 4 Opening N