Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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Q V tudents made the dif- ference in some aspects of everyday life. To the delight of hall residents, Professional Food Management, Inc., replac- ed American Food Management., providing on-campus diners with new choices. The popular vote overstepped party boun- daries when senior Kevin Smith became the first in- dependent candidate to become president of Stu-' dent Senate. Two residence halls opted for a new system of government that increas- ed the number of decision-makers and decreased apathy, and two halls saw the result of several accidents, peti- tions and surveys when the crosswalk at Patterson Street was completed in time for classtime traffic. Constancy struck a balance as students upheld traditions. Friends wno waved goodbye at graduation returned in the tall to celebrate Homecoming. And though an elegant restaurant and Music Television came to Kirksville, students con- tinued to appreciate Fri- day night movies, Gniver sity Players productions and parties down the street. And though there was grumbling about laundry, lost keys to find, snow to trudge through and books to buy, there was also plenty to smile about--a hard-earned A on that dif- ficult paper and the thoughtfulness of a friend. 1 MELLOW MOODS 1 J were part of the show as Juice Newton filled the air with color and sound. HEARTTHROB Conrad Birdie (sophomore Bill Zuspann) Is pursued by fans in Bye, Bye Birdie. SIGN BEARER, fresh- man Renee Schluetcr waits in the audience for her group's time to perform a skit. re A SAFE WAY across Patterson Street, via the new crosswalk, is taken by freshman Chuck Walcch.

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7 student’s every- day existence is filled with a variety of im- pressions that impact simultaneously in an ongoing mental shuf- fle. Our eyes are everywhere at once and although we ac- tually take in more than we see, everything that com- prises student life makes every day THE ONE TO WATCH POINT OF IMPACT punctuates the performance of freshman Paul Ford and the band X- chanj at NMSCJ Live. Relevant Encou

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With stylish stage antics, )uice Newton drew the crowd Into the act by LACJRIE WHITE hen Juice Newton took to the stage for her concert performance in Baldwin Hall April 27. the glow of ■■ —— .... the illuminated stage seemed to take on a i in.n.. heightened energy as she answered the audience's anticipatory cheers with an enthusiastic welcome. Brandishing a black guitar. Newton pro- ceeded to give a show which was as unex pectedly fun as her shocking pink dress and chrome yellow boots. Indeed the consensus indicated that Juice Newton was The Sweetest Thing to the crowd that filled Baldwin to 80 per- cent capacity for the SAB-sponsored show. I expected more country, but tl Urn - participate. I was happy that she included all different types of music, sophomore Karen Kettler said. She put on a really good show; it seems like she was really up for it. junior Annie Ruyle said. I didn't know many of her songs, but after the concert I started to like all of them. I hope we'll have more concerts like this. junior Ramiro Regue said. I thought it (the concert) was very good. There were a lot of songs that were popular that I didn't realize she did that she did a good job on. junior Janice Kestner said. The crowd really liked it. junior Karen Gordy. SAB con- cert chairperson, said. I think if people knew how good it was going to be. we would've had more lines at the door.” Newton and her band, con- sisting of her partner Otha Young on guitar. Jim Lang on piano, Michael Huey on drums. Johnny Pierce on bass and Chuck Martin on guitar, per- formed such hits as Angel of the Morning. Break It to Me Gently. Heart of Night. and ? The Sweetest Thing. Since we do a variety of ; material, we can change our 5 set from night to night. We can play to different rooms and give a variety of fans a variety of music. Newton said. This show, we played everything, meaning we didn't delete any of the more rock and roll material, whereas we would in some places because we felt that the student body or whoever came in were more broad minded. A Virginia native. Newton said she began singing 15 years ago in church and high school choirs and has had no profes sional voice training. She classifies her style as country-pop, and I also do rock and roll material. I think it's very contem- porary. actually. I don't see a lot of restric- tions; I don't do jazz or RGB. but other than that, we incorporate a lot of styles into what we do. Newton and her band generally tour about seven months out of the year and had been on the road about a month before her Kirksville appearance. You have to learn to adjust to being on the road — how to pack well and to be normal away from home and realize it's not just a three or four-day trip, it's six or seven weeks each time. You have to learn to maintain some sort of normal footing, such as going bowl- ing. writing your letters, calling to get your n e feel that the audience likes to We have a good time when we work; that’s one of the reasons we do it.” Juice Newton FLASHY YELLOW BOOTS and a hot pink mini dress augment Juice's vivacious stage presence. Newton used her long hair to punc- tuate her flamboyant movements. messages. If you let everything go. when you come home, you don't live there anymore. While on the road. Newton said she and the band run. play racquetball and go horseback riding. It's pretty easy to keep fit on the road. she said. Newton said she plays a lot of schools in the (J.S. and Canada, generally during the spring and fall. The non-campus audience is more rowdy, actually. I think at some campuses they want to keep it (the show) a little more subdued. In the big halls, peo pie have no restrictions. They're a little more aggressive. The concert was one of the smoothest shows I've worked; it went real well. Jim LeGrand. Baldwin Hall auditorium director, said. It wasn't any worse than bringing in the Saint Louis Symphony or the Kansas City Ballet. We didn't have to make any exceptions that we would have to do for any school function like Lyceum. The Newton entourage was a very pro fessional group. I didn't see any snags at all in terms of pro duction. I have worked with concerts that were a lot harder. Vonnie Nichols, direc tor of student activities, said. LeGrand said he had had some concern about possible difficulties like having to search people for tape recorders or having to deal with people rushing the stage, but we had few problems. he said. The audience didn't seem tc have any problem at all as they shouted out requests and clap ped with approval as the first few notes of a familiar song filtered through the auditorium. Throughout. Newton tossed her long hair about flirtatiously, dancing to the rhythm of the crowd's ap plause. From the plaintive vocal of Break It to Me Gent- ly.” to the rambunctious unac- companied rendition of Ricky Nelson's It's Late. Newton and her band seemed to be hav- ing as enjoyable an evening a the audience they wer entertaining. We feel that the audience likes to par- ticipate. We have a good time when we work; that’s one of the reasons we do it. Newton said, rf Juice Newton Student Life