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

Page 7 text:

SOME CHANCES ARE FT N ' 1, -v« • ■ ' ? •, f Vi TO ADJUST TO IMMMMMMMMMM u We all knew that change was inevitable, but we soon found out that some changes were easier to make than others. When we returned in August we were again greeted with changes due to construction. Nearly 1 4 years after fire destroyed the third floor of the Administration Building, the de- bris was finally cleared away over the sum- mer, and a new driveway and sidewalk linked Colden Hall to College Avenue. An official Tree Walk book was also pub- lished, giving us an official guide to the variety sho Akatsuka and gf trccs that camcd Northwest the distinction Maseshi Seki pass by a sugar maple located by of bclng MissouH ' s most bcautlful campus. the Administration Building. Northwest in- Whcu thc fall scmcstcr began, workers were corporated a label sys- i - • i i • i i -r i nearly fmished pavmg the commuter lot on 7th tem to create a tree walk throughout the [ QQl, aud a ucw scorcboard was the first sign campus. Photo by Jack vaught. that Lamkin Gym renovations had begun. Opening 3

Page 6 text:

Phi Sigma Kappa ' s Brad Bowers and Maryville resi- dent Earl Moss discuss a petition against plans for a new parking lot The proposed plan was to demolish houses on College A venue to build a new parking lot for Lamkin Gym. Photo by Jon Britton. The Missouri State Highway Department works at rerouting U.S. Highway 71. When completed, the bypass would reroute highw ay traffic around tow n instead of down Main Street. Photo bv Jon Britton. r ' fli ■ ' .r Construction workers prepare to pour a new side- walk behind Colden Hall. The sidewalk was one of several campus improvements that were com- pleted over the summer. Photo by Jon Britton. 2 Opening

Page 8 text:

THERE ' S A LOT TO BE FOR IMPROVEMENT Off campus, the Highway 71 bypass was being built. The new road would direct traffic outside of town instead of down Main street. A large sign marked the site where a bigger and better Taco John ' s would be built. A new restaurant, The Greenery, opened drawing crowds with its all-you-can-eat buffet. We were also given new meal options on campus as ARA offered the Aladine Plus 7 plan. The library underwent a change of its own as the periodicals were rearranged and the debit card sytem eliminated pockets full of change by allowing us to buy copies with a copy card. Controversy arose when the University pro- posed to build a Lamkin parking lot on the block including the Phi Sigma Kappa house and the Christ ' s Way Inn. Students, faculty and Maryville residents banded together in - s. yJ Alpha Sigma Alpha Dana Skwarlo concen- trates on peddling her Big Wheel in the tri- cycle race around i Roberta circle. Al- I. though the Alphas lost H K. the race, they won over- all sorority games. -y Photo by Todd Weddle. Jt 4 Opening