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

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SPECTATORS IN FRONT of the Brown House laugh at Alpha Sigma Alpha ' s Hump- ty-Dumpty clown. The entry won first-place individual costume clown. Photo by Bran- don Russell DELTA CHI TIM Lovejoy puts the finishing touches on the top of their float. The frater- nity worked on Homecoming projects over 2,700 hours in five weeks. Photo by Don Carrick BEGGING REGISTRAR LINDA Girard, played by Brian Bellof , to let them pass, Rick Henkel as Bobby and Kyle Gordon get their wish. The Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia skit won its division. Photo by Marsha Hoffman Homecoming 29

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A Novel Idea -continued parade clowns were divided into two divisions, papier-mache and cost- ume. Even though there were changes in Homecoming activities, the spirit of students was not affected. Homecoming ' 90 became a reality on Saturday when campus organiza- tions were given the opportunity to show fellow students, faculty and the community the projects they had been working on for the past sever- al months. However, Mother Nature must not have been in the Homecoming mood. Instead of blessing Northwest with a beautiful day for a parade and foot- ball game, she decided to grace the University with threatening skies, lightning and a downpour of ice-cold rain. But the foul weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of the pa- rade spectators. People young and old continued to line the streets, with umbrellas i n hand, even though the weather continued to deteriorate. The rain added to the parade, Jennifer Roose said. It made it so much more dramatic. However, other students like Ca- thy Weidlein thought differently about the rainy situation. The rain sucked, Weidlein said. We had to stand under the gas canopy at ASAP. The employees told us not to stand there but we did anyway. The parade commenced with the Bearcat Marching Band under the direction of Al Sergei. This year ' s pa- rade consisted of 30 high school bands, 15 floats and numerous clowns and jalopies. Campus Safety officers and law- enforcement agents were stationed along the parade route to control the crowd in case of excessive rowdi- ness. But, this was not a problem un- like the previous year when students yelled obscenities and threw beer cans at parade participants. We had prepared for crowd con- trol this year, ' ' Homecoming student co-chair Eileen Davis said. First, the county gave Campus Safety jurisdic- tion over the parade route and then students were encouraged not to drink. The day continued to be cursed with foul weather. During the game against the Washburn Ichabods, a sudden hailstorm in the second half forced football players and fans to leave Rickenbrode Stadium in search of shelter. Following a temporary de- lay, the game resumed. However, the rain-soaked field caused the Bearcats to be plagued with penal- ties. As a result, the Ichabods hand- ed the ' Cats their first shutout in 29 games with a 14-0 defeat. Although Mother Nature attempt- ed to spoil Homecoming at North- west, the students, faculty and alum- ni would not let her have her way. Alumni continued to visit and talk about days gone by while students began to make plans for the night. As the sun began to set on the storybook land of Northwest, it was apparent that Homecoming 1990 was definitely One for the Books. The End. m-M El 5i» ' if J W - ' -n- » ' ' ' : mi ' KING STEVE ANDERSON rides in the Sigma Tku Gamma jalopy while other members chant, We ' ve got the king. Photo by Brandon Russell PHI MU BECKY Ohen, disguised as Frankenstein, hands out candy. Members worked on clowns, spen- ding 40 to 45 hours on each. Pho- to by Brandon Russell 28 Homecoming

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ROOMMATES POLLY PRIMROSE and Junko Akamine look at photos of Akamine ' s friends and family. The two also watched television together or just talked. Photo by Don Carrick LEARNING ABOUT OTHER cultures goes both ways as Yoshiteru Yamata attempts to teach As- sistant Dean of Students Ben Birchfield the Japanese art of origami. Being the sponsor of the International Student Organization, Birchfield played a significant role in helping foreign students adjust to life in America. Photo by JoAnn Bortner 30 Preparatory English Program