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

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by Betsy Lee uring the Road Rules World Extreme llenge skit, James Pate and Alan Collmg hold odd Kenney. The men ot Kappa Sigma teamed vith the women of Delta Zeta for their skit, to bv Michaela Kanger C mc moment in time Anticipation mounted in Man ' Linn Performing Arts Center as the naming of the Homecoming king and queen approached. The audience chattered among themselves, speculating who would be crowned on Oct. 17. Each Homecoming candidate was aimounced indr iduaEy as they made their way to the stage. King candidates Jacob Akehurst Dallas Archer. Shane Foust. Logan Lightfoot and Sean Sanchez escorted queen candidates Crystal Beckham, Brooke Hansen. Shannon Knierim, Corinne Moszcz -nski and Keri Stangl. When the last couple wa introduced, royalts ' assistants. Clair . Porterfield and Alec Tatum, waved aric blew kisses to the crowd while earning the crowns for the king and queen. The t vo 5-year-olds looked up in awe at the Homecoming Court .After the cheers died down, .Archer accepted his crown graciously. When Moszcz Tiski was crowned queen, she jumped up and down e. ' icitedly before hugging her escort and joining Archer in the middle of the stage. Taking their places as the new Homecoming king and queen, the two proudly wore their crowns as the audience applauded. A week filled with school spirit had begun. With a new queen, former royalty Carissa Bolinger crowns Corinne Moszczynski. photo by Michaela Kanger A bit of assistance allows the two participants in the VarietN ' show to prepare for the event. Backstage preparation was a nervous ordeal, photo by Michaela Kanger Hula girls from Sigma kappa dance after Bobby is revived during the skit, Weekend at Bobby ' s. There were six skits included in the variety show, along with 10 musical acts, photo by ' ' haela Kanger -21

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h IU-t.s l.oc Preparation for a Spirited Show Peering into a mirror lit by a blue, florescent glow, trembling hands made last minutt adjiLstnients to hair anil makeup Iwckstage. A the lights in Man,- linn Perfoniiing Arts Center dimmetl, pertbrmers nished to their iilaces, mouthing the lines that they had been going over for the past month. The humorous acts and vocal presentations of the Homecoming Variet ' Show were the result of weeks of planning , which culminated in three evening performances. Preparations for the show began several weeks prior when committees and musical performers came up with ideas for the Oct. 17 production that would parallel the theme, Bobby Takes a Vacation. First, our skit chairs came up with ideas for the skit, Gina Tominia, Alpha Sigma Alpha member, s;jid. Then, we had auditions for thi ' main parts. If you didn ' t get a main part, you just signed up to be an extra. The Greek skits and individual performers went through auditions a month before thf show. After the selections, rehearsals began. We had been practicing ever ' day for tlu ' last month, Jake Akerson said. I was reall excited. I ' d been hoping this day would sit here. As the anticipation rose, so did the ner ous feelings surrounding opening night. Michelle Forsen dealt with the butterflies by getting her mind off the performance. (S) During the 2000 Buzz Sutherfield wa- Variety Show, Andy the first nonstudent tv Macl ey received a ticket ever host the Variety for indecent exposure. Show. e didn ' t want to mess up and make asses of ourselves. -Brandon Stanley The first night I was pretty nervous, Forsen said. To prepare, I got there early, drank a lot of water and tried to talk to a lot of people to keep my mind off the show. Other students chose to focus on their performance to deal with their apprehension. Masters of Ceremony Brandon Stanley and Adam Nelson were going over their lines in the last few minutes before the show. I wasn ' t too nervous, Stanley said. I just wanted to relax and have fun. We didn ' t want to mess up and make asses of ourselves. The hours of rehearsals paid off. The ariety Show kicked off the Homecoming week leasing the audience in fits of laughter. 2( TUDENT Life

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Sludenls lin« up tu lol their flexibility with the t.i|),ip,i Ai rob.it during the limbo. L.ilor, thr rod was set on lire, pholo by Amjnd.i Ihlfr While volunteering al the Middle Eastrrn Student Association l.ible, Casim Ibrahimkh hi ' lps lastin Mannino try on an Arabic Shemaii have many friends that are international studcn ' and it was good to learn more about then ' Mannino said, photo b Ain.md.i R l, ' r Walkout Day began in Walkout day originally marked the end of freshmen hazing at Northwest. The hazing could last as long as five weeks, in which the freshmen were forced to wear a beanie. The hazing period ended when six freshmen kidnapped the student body president in protest. The first international student was accepted into the school in 1937. Sources: Tower 2000 •Tile NortliwcH MLsMiurlan. -SlUD£.biT l l££