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

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' i ({ ifi( n ' Aon Aif •• PilJr sp;innc(.l academic achievemcnrs and tilrcrcd onto playing fields. Bearcat tans cheered while watching instant replays on the 10x15 foot JumhoTron. In addition to the new scoreboard, the westside grandstands were rebuilt and suites were added as part of a $15 million stadium renovation. While innovations improved the face lit campus, some traditions were let go. Suite-style residence halls replaced the Tundra, prior home to dances during Freshman Advantage Week and Ultimate Frisbee on sunny afternoons. Transitions filtered through town as 97.1 KNIM changed their station format from oldies to music of the ' 70s, ' 80s and ' 90s. In addition to new music, a fall ground breaking took place in preparation for an Applebee ' s restaurant on the south end of Main Street. Debate rose throughout the community regarding a smoking ban put into effect June 10 by the Mar ' ville City Council. The ordinance marked the end of a battle that began in 1998 by the Smoke-Free Maryville Coalition. As the smoke began to clear regarding Operation Iraqi Freedom, soldiers were still being deployed while others returned home to some opposition regarding the United States initial involvement in Iraq, ,ind whether or not the country was harborini; weapons of mass destructiim. By December we still didn ' t know whether merger legislation would go forward. We continued with the traditions that made Ni rthwest special •md the transitions of what lay ahead. ' , !! .nij Ciixliu ist ' Phi Mu .Alpha Sinfonia lunges toward the audience during the Homecoming Variety IhAv, The tratemitv won the hi :hlv competitive skit competition tor ' Mardi Gras Charlie Brown. ' fAoto .:.Ju- D e • Tandace Lureman dances during the freshmen dance party held Advantage Week. Jitionally the dance was held on the Tundia hut due to construction the dance moved to the Bell : ver. (Jioio (n Wiki Dyt • With teammates Sharon Rhixies and Angela Rudolph close hehind her. un captain Alyssa Berwick lead the group to win a Missouri Academy tug-of-war tournament. They ike us get up and do something bet.iu-t ' se tiui .1 l- i It ' lust i;.H to et outside and tjel in olved. ■ wick said. [Jiiiro h ThcTt ' sa C ' hi iJm: .c rfr«

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' ft(f{ f i(n iM A.if litoalKn x l tivoJoin tttcxpliMV lite pussihilir while students prepared themselves to venture ii their future. f - ' lee jjii New Bearcat Ca vvitlicHit Soc Securitv nunihers and added features were issued the fall. Students swiped the new cards for tickets fix tball games, groceries at the Cellar and cash ATM machines on and off campus due to an affiliati between USBank and Northwest. Plans to renovate the Bell Tcnver, a frequent gathering place and symbol of student life, wi announced in mid- The uni ' ersity ' s seal remoxed and replaced that would CL nnect the four the plaza and enable handicap access to the Tow A few residence hall rooms also received a face- as residents competed in a Ve vt tji e 4 spin-off of the popular television show ' Tradi Spaces. ' Residential Life held the third annual E Dorm contest in hopes of providing students witl more home-like atmosphere. Bearcat tans cheer jt ArrowheaJ Stadium after the football team blocks a field goal that would rut Pittsburgh State in die lead at the end of the fourth quarter. Northwest beat the Gorillas 20-19 i 1 til Football Classic November 15. photo hy Mike Dye t eedf ivi « P- v GW iAAe .