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

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NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY 12 MOVING IN W toss

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THAT ' S LIFE Photos by S Havsks THAT ' S LIFE 11

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Illrf ling. ' ever, |s affect the »®d MHHK Getting back to the swing However the rest of the summer had been spent, either basking in the sun of a tropical beach or getting grease splatters from slapping hamburgers at the local grill, students seemed to dedicate August to one thing-pushing, cramming and shoving possessions together to return to the world of academia. Axles, backseats and laps bowed under the weight of packed trunks, and cars caravaned down Fourth Street making their way toward campus. Like mice in a psychology experiment, the first challenge students faced was finding their way through the maze or new traffic pattern. The driving pattern was designed to eliminate traffic (and seemingly to confuse drivers) traveling through campus. What had once been mainly two-way traffic flow became one-way streets and numerous detours to harass motorists trying to get where they wanted to go. Strains of The Magical Mystery Tour is coming to take you away. . . seemed to echo in the distance as drivers tried to figure out how to get from Point A to Point B without driving two miles, but with the mystery finally solved, the real fun began. It was that ever-popular game called moving in. Rules were simple, and the more players, the more havoc it caused. MOVING IN 13