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

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new of health Students face new service fee as officials attempt to offset costs of operation. Students raised eyebrows this year upon glancing at University bills- j ' A $70 per trimester health fee seemed to pop out of me, blue, leaving some students wondering why. The Board of Regents approved the health fee in June for students enrolled in six or more credit hours to help provide the health center with a stable funding source. The expense of delivering a quality student health core progrom, to include preventive as well as medical and mental health services, is simply outpacing our ability to fund it fiom basic University funds, vice president for Student Affairs Kent Porterfield said in a July press release. A pre-determined amount of state funds was never designated for the health center and rising costs within every University department forced the University to attempt to cut corners, said Virginia Murr, assistant director of health services and director of wellness for the health center. Every year the University makes choices about what programs can be funded and which can ' t, she said. There was definite concern with the current legislative session that monies to the University would be restricted so they asked in every department for ways adjustments could be mode. Many students did not understand why the health fee was added to their bills and what the fee encompassed. It would have been all right if the health center had the authority to do anything, Derek hfoncock said. I have been there two times; once for a sprained ankle and once for a severely cut finger. Both times they couldn ' t do anything and they sent me to the emergency room. Amber Hogue shared the same sentiments. She didn ' t understand why the health fee was in tact for everyone, including those who hove insurance. She alleged she went in for Strep throat and was given the wrong medicine so her condition worsened. Murr wanted students to understand the fee was not a health center fee but yet a fee that covered services provided by the combined counseling center and the health center. In the past there was no charge for counseling services, and the University funded the operation including salaries and budgets, now covered by the health fee. Many vital University services would not have been covered without a stable funding source for the health center from students. In an effort to offset operationaJ costs, the Health Center established a fee for students, which left some feeling ill. The $70 er-trimester fee was used for physical and mental health Writer | Stephanie StangI Designer | Ashlee Mejia services, photo illustration by Trevor woyes

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My style is simple yet unique. -Ashley Mitchell My style is perfect, of well, whatever ' s in style. - Adam Hellet I dress original, nothing out of the norm. -Brandon Busch n tf« I ' m not trendy I like clothes that are easy to move in. -Yul i Higuchi 014 015 During the day lazy I wear a lot of pajamas, but at night when we go out people like to dress it up. -Megan Cilbertson I ' m kind of sloppy Lazy I guess, unless I ' m doing something. -Stephanie Ellis • everyday accessories Students have pulled together the ultimate task: balancing comfort and fashion. 1. Ball Caps and Beanies covered the bad hair days and kept weather elements at bay. 2. CrocS were light-weight, foam-like shoes that allowed students to step out in style. 3. Sweatshirts and hoodies kept students cozy and comfortable. The possibility of style was endless. Designer I Jessica Hartley

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In a show of support for the football team advancing durinj the rejions playoffs, a student decorated the Abaham Lincoln statue in the Administration Building. The team went on to the Division II National Championship game against Grand Valley State University but lost the game 17 21. photo by Aieredith Currency As we progressed in our 101st year, we emphasized what made us unique and celebrated the differences that made us a quality university. As the first electronic campus, the official Missouri State Arboretum and home to the Horace Mann Laboratory School and the Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing, we observed those physical attributes that made us unique. With programs such as a textbook rental system, the alternative energy project and our continuing emphasis on quality, we observed our initiatives to differentiate ourselves from other institutions. Observing all of these programs was the Northwest Missourian ' s Stroller, an anonymous columnist that has been a tradition since 1918. All of these characteristics helped shape our University as the one and only one home of the Northwest Bearcats. t€y CHUy