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

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Matt Schreiner and Brett Pontmg listen to Lucas Bennett during Mug Night at the Palms. Sixty-four ounce mugs, like Lucas ' , were a common sight In the Palms as many patrons broke out their giant mugs for the Wednesday special, ' lom (ly Typvor Hayes BarSpecials The Pub Molly ' s Burny ' s The Palms The Outback Carsons Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. $5 Beer Pitchers $1 Mixed Drinks $3 Keystone Light Pitchers $1 Cans Happy Hour; through Thurs. Taping of Bearcat Idol $1 Cans $2 312 Wheat after 8 p.m. No smoking in the bar $3 open bar $.25 increase each 1 2 hr; any mug $5 women, $8 men, open bar $1.75 domestic cans $5 open bar $2 Blue Moon $5 women, $8 men, open bar $5 Schooners or large cups of rum 1 2 price till 11 p.m. $6 women, $10 men, open bar 1 2 price till 11 Sundays: $5 domestic pitchers R R S-3EC! SI.S |J37

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BntOf Preference Bars offer students a variety of atmospheres Every night the bars in Maryville provided students with dancing, socializing and drink specials. Whether it was Mug Night or Thirsty Thursday, students were able to save some cash with the variety of drink specials and promotions the bars offered weekly. The Pub The Pub served as the only 21-year-old and over establishment in Maryville. With a long bar, TV screens, shuffleboard and pool tables, the Pub gave patrons a variety of en- tertainment as well as drink specials. On Tuesdays, The Pub hosted Bearcat Idol, the student produced television show for KNWT Channel 8. On Wednesdays, the Pub held Smoke Free Wednesday. This let students enjoy an atmosphere free of tobac- co smoke. Co-owner, Jeff Zeller, said weekends and special events, like the Halloween Costume Contest, drew in the biggest crowds. Molly ' s Although known for their Thirsty Thurs- days, Molly ' s provided inexpensive drinks and dancing Wednesday through Saturday nights. Molly ' s was furnished with two bars, a dance floor complete with a stage and two cages, three pool tables and booths for relax- ing. MoUv ' s on Thursday night is my favorite, student Anthony Jackson said. The special that night is the best in Maryville. Thursday drew in such a wall-to-wall crowd that owner Mick Hoskey said they de- cided to hire bouncers. Under strobes and a disco ball, two women groove to the music at Molly ' s. Molly ' s and The Outback were the only Maryville bars boasting dance floors and a club-like atmosphere, photo by Trevor Hayes An open environment helps make Molly ' s a common hang out on Thursday nights. The bar hosted drink specials four days a week, photo by Meredith Currence We have to make sure it ' s safe as well as fun, Hoskey said. We also have to discour- age underage drinking. Burny ' s Sports Bar Although perceived as the townie bar by many students, the Burny ' s crowd was actually made up of more than 60 percent students, according to bartender Blake Tys- dahl. There ' s a mix of both [students and town residents] with more University students, Tysdahl said. But we also have a ton of alumni that come back, especially on week- ends with home games. Burny ' s offered many drink specials throughout the week, but Tysdahl said it was the fun, upbeat atmosphere more than the specials that brought in the crowd. The Palms The Palms stood as the only bar in Maryville that kept its doors open all day by serving lunch, as well as providing numer- ous specials like Mug Night. It ' s fun because of the great drink spe- cials, student Sam Daniel said. And also because it helps you build a community with the people you don ' t see out all the time. Bartender Katie Cusick said Wednesday night ' s Mug Night and weekends brought in the biggest crowds due to the specials and the bar ' s friendly atmosphere. The Outback Saturday nights at The Outback are one of the best nights, student Bryan Touney said. It ' s a good time to meet up with people, talk to your friends and get caught up. Only open Thursday through Saturday, The World Famous Outback seemed to be the athlete ' s choice according to owner An- thony Campobasso. A lot of our business first semester has to do with football games, Campobasso said. We get a lot of football players as clien- tele. In addition to daily drink specials, the bar had special promotions on selected Fridays. Conclusion No matter what night of the week, the bars of Maryville were likely to be crowded with students. With the limited amount of places to go, many students felt the bars were the main place of entertainment. Considering it ' s a small town, there ' s always a good turnout, Jackson said. No matter what bar you go to, you always run into someone you know. H Writer | Angela Smith Designer | Lindsay Steinkamp 026ISTUDENT LIFE

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MOSAIC brings a weekend filled with educatin, others about cultures from around the work Students twisted to the rhythm of their na- tive music and their brightly colored clothes twisted with them to begin a weekend of multiculturalism. Midwest Organization of Students Ad- vancing Interculturalism (MOSAIC) brought people together from different cultures to spread diversity to one another. The activi- ties began Oct. 6 and continued through Oct. 7. We wanted to break down the barrier between domestic organizations of color and international organizations, Director of Mi- nority Affairs Ame Lambert said. Lambert said MOSAIC ' S goal was to allow the organizations to interact together instead of being separate entities. The initial plan of the MOSAIC coordina- tors was to invite several schools to compete in native dances. According to Lambert, many schools withdrew because of financial reasons, leaving only University students to compete. The weekend began with the native danc- ing. The students performed Latin, African, Japanese Fisherman and Indian dances. The gospel choir performed as well. Deph-Onyx, a spoken word group out of Detroit, performed several pieces on world- ly and domestic issues. They put poetry to rhythm and music. Student Coby Shepard enjoyed one per- formance in particular by Deph-Onyx. I really liked the American Congo, Shepard said. I think it spoke a lot of truth about America being stolen from the Indians and Africans being forced to be brought over to America. Student Whitney Harris liked the poetry and thought it was interesting how people could express their emotions in that way. I think it ' s amazing how people can ex- press their feelings, thoughts and opinions in the form of words because everybody can ' t put stuff together like that, Harris said. It makes you think deeper. I ' m really impressed with the performance they did to- night. Workshops on a variety of issues in the world such as poverty, activism in Africa and many cultural aspects were presented. Everyone had the chance to ban together for a banquet dinner to end the event. Performances of the arts took over the banquet. Some students sang, some acted and others danced. Lambert felt the weekend ' s events turned out very well. I am so proud of the students, Lambert said. I ' m just so very proud of the way stu- dents came together, I mean for people like Mary [Clark] that put in hours on the Web site to people who slaved to sell some tickets, to people who tried to contact schools and the people who performed. ■ Writer | Kelsey Garrison Designer | Lindsay Steinkamp Kazuki Ino performs the fisherman ' s dance. Different Asian Student Association members performed this traditional dance. photo by Marsha Jennnings A hip hop duet gets MOSAIC off on the right foot for the first night of competition. IVIildred Pope and Marcus Williams met and choreographed their dance through involve- ment in Rhythm of Diversity, phoio by Mar- sha Jennnings f k i, r -v h mk £ WmM ■ K ' ' 028lSTUDENT LIFE