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

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P»tt Stewart purchases a ' Northwest mom ' mug. Patt. the mother of Bearcat wide receiver Mark Stewart, came to watch the Bearcats take on Missouri-RoUa. pholo by Matt l-ryr The Hamiltons are honored as the 2002 Northwest Family of the Yea r. The family received a SSOf) scholarship to apply towards tuition and fees, pholo hy Man Iryr 20: Events

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' ' ' ,■ - ' -♦•■■■J ' . ' 4 tn f iTlrtlgart It s good to have a local resource; otherwise we would be headed out of town. 55 John Kizilarmut ROCKINO AAARYVILLE ' S MUSIC SCENE i ontmued fntm fwnr If Paiva and Steffens, Chad Gamhlin, lead ami rhythm Kuiiar .ind lead viK ' als; Brent Vtigt, drums; and Jimmy Tliompvin, lead Kuitar and haclcKtound viK ' aU made up the hand. There are not very many hands like us, with actHulics, sax and only our own music, Gamhhn said. Mile 29 ' s style was similar to thai of I )avc Matthews Band, Jack Johnson and John Mayer. 1 don ' t know what you would call our music, Stcffcas said. We are Mile 29 music. We are taking a different path to get our name out there hy having mostly original vmgs and doing few covers. It ' s a tough way to do it hccausc there ' s no crowd involvement hecause they don ' t know our songs. The hand said they hoped their unique style would take them to the top or at least out of Maryville. After the school year, most memhers would part ways hecause of graduation. However, Gamhlin knew that he would always he doing music. Pretty much it ' s like, do you want to work for somebody all your life, or do what you want to do. ' Gamhlin said. Short-term goals included progressing with their music and getting their name out to the public. Steffcns said another goal was to get big enough to make Paiva stop playing in various other bands in Maryville. He is just trying to find the best band, hut we are trying to reel him in all the way, Steffens said. Another band that Paiva played with was Ethos. They had a musical genre all their own. The kind of music we play is undefined, drummer John Ki:ilarmut said. We purptisely play outside of any genre. Our musical goal is to stretch listeners ' ears to music they normally wouldn ' t. Paiva and Ki:ilarmut joined lead guitarist and vtKalist .Austin Howell, bassist Craig Buhman and keyKiardist Jeremy Meyer to form Ethos in August 2002. A one-time gig at The Pub in mid-September turned into a biweekly show. Ki:ilarmut said they got really good reception, which came as a surprise. Their goal was to have audiences appreciate a wider spectrum of musical possibilities. An example of this style was the adaptation a i f simple blues tune into a complex jaz: piece. Band influences included Medeski Martin WtxxJ, Herbie HanctKk and other funkAvip sounds. 124 Music ' s Vlike Smith made the funk pop sound that filtered through The Pub every other Thursday possible. Smith was linked to success of all the bands in Maryville; he supplied the bands with various performance equipment. It ' s gtxxi to have a local resource; otherwi.sc we would be headed out of town, Ki:ilarmut said. Thtwnpson, of Mile 29 also appreciated the support of 1 24. Even more so than the Kxal bars, though a huge help, 124 has been the most avid supporter of Uxal bands. Thompstin said. Smith, the Kx:al venues and the bands all came together to bring musical aid to Maryville. No matter how much success these bands reached, they had the opportunity to say they helped turn MaryNillc ' s musical black hole to a shade of gray. |:H

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Family Day Honoring bonds with i n families One Saturday offers Students an opportunity to slxire college life with those closest to them. N orthwest families and friends descended upiin campus to spend time with students, enjoy iooA and watch Bearcat ftxtthall. Family Day festivities hegan at the Alumni House with a tailgate party before the Bearcats played the Misstnin-Rolla Miners. Petiple loaded plates with chips, cookies, vegetables and barbecue sauce-drenched hamburgers while friendly chatter supplemented the background music. Tailgaters snacked while listening to vocal and instrumental performances by alumni Maria Newquist and Stiren Wohlers. I love coming back here, Newquist said. Lots of my friends and family are here. University Prov4 st Taylor Barnes, Campus Dining Director Barry Beacom, President i f the National Alumni .Association Bixird of Directors John McCune and Alumni Relations Director Michael Johnson presented the Family of the Year Award to the Hamilions. Barbara and Mark graduated from Northwest before moving to Winfield, Iowa. It ' s always neat to come back home and participate in these festivities and see what the school has going on, Mark said. fci V K t - R i A ' 1 i L i A M -, Their three daughters Katie, Natalie and Megan attended Northwest. According to Katie, the girls submitted the application to show how much they appreciated their parents ' hard work. I didn ' t think we ' d win really, Katie said. Wc just submitted it as a good thing to do for our parents. After the award presentation, the Hamiltons joined hundreds of other families and students at Rickenbrixle Stadium to cheer for the Bearcats. Greeting fans with smiles, Bearcat Sweethearts sold buttons with player ' s photos and football shaped Mardi Gras heads before kick off. People of all ages filled the stadium as parents found seats next to students. It was coi l to take them to a fot)tball game and show them what college life is like, said Jennifer Winkler. After the game many families took the opportunity to spend time together. My brt ther went out to the bars, but 1 stayed home and watched movies with my parents, Daniel Mack said. After a day of activities, families packed their cars, leaving with a better of undentanding of life at Northwest. Norlltweil •lumnut Sorrn Wohlcri perfomu tor the crtnvd n th r Aiuinni Mouse f-iinily Djv tjilgitm KJthcrcd it the Alumni Mouse kir i prrgallx- Kirhevue and cntenainmeni i IT WAS COOL TO TAK E THEM TO A FOOTBALL GAME AND SHOW THEM WHAT COLLEGE LIFE IS LIKE. 55 :JENNIFEM WINKLER Family Day :21