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

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In June you saw northwest Missouri brought into the national spotlight as CNN reported that Lloyd Jeffress of Kearney shot four monks in Conception. The country was on the brink of war with Iraq; meanwhile, snipers John Allen Muhammad, 41, and John Lee Malvo, 17, were convicted of 13 shootings, 10 fatal, in the Washington D.C. area. Visions of professional football entertained you at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs, Oct. 17. Chances are you or your friends attended the Clash of the Champions Provost Taylor Barnes and Abbot Gregory dedicate a newly planted chinquapin oak tree near Golden Pond. The ceremony was held Oct. 11 in remembrance of the Goncep- tion Abbey shootings on JunelO. photo by Bill Knust The Bearcat Marching Band createsformauom during half-time on the piayitigfield if Arrowhead Stadium. It makes it exciting lu ' cause it ' s a night football game, not only to say it ' s in this major complex, band director Al Sergei said, photo hy Matt Fiye as it broke the NCAA Division II attendance record with 26,695 fans. You gathered to address J controversy that faced Northwest. Bearcat Voice was implemented as a new organization on campus with the main purpose of discussing current problems and ways to address them. The people you interacted with everyday, the classes you attended and the lifestyle you chose made a difference to you. Regarding you and your life at Northwest, it was a year to react. Satoshi Tanihata andjaehee Kim discuss photography over an afternoon coffee. Students gathered at Java ' City, in the J. W. Jones Student Union, between classes to work on homework, relax and socialize, vhoto by Matt Frye

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:Niyell. P teuOh. .• iv♦ .fafa♦ . S -afMtX nlUfvKA l ff pA iUep. .-EWuMv Et sfc .-I LeJUet Bm ffSt Relive the emotions of change regarding student life. Despite the alterations filtering through campus you continued witb tradition. Your daily life was interrupted with budget cuts. Beginning ir the fall trimester, your school bills were provided solely online The new process saved Northwest around $8,000. Money was alsc saved in labor costs of custodial services in the residence halls a; paper towels and trashcans were removed. Despite the budget woes, the Board of Regents unanimously approved a $100 million plan to build new residence halls . Your finances were strained after local bar owners signed ar agreement in June to eliminate all-you-can-drink specials. Homecoming was pushed back to November; despite frigic temperatures, a crowd of more than 9,000 remained through th( fourth quarter . Tradition interwoven with diversity in people and idea: formulated the attitude of student life. The Homecoming parade proceed down Fourth Street Nov. 2. Ph Mu won best overall mini-float while Sigma Sigma Sigma and Ph Sigma Kappa won overall bes float, photo by Matt Frye