University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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COLUMBIA a tale of two cities olumbia is an enigma. Sometimes its a city surrounded by farms, sometimes its a cow town with class. Basically a farming community infiltrated by academicians, Columbia is a convergence of cul- tures. Itts a city of extremes and in-betweens in everything, from lifestyles t0 the weather. In this town of 65,000, there is something for almost everyone. Tastes run from old classics to new wave. Movies sell out whether theyire ttGone Brian Smith With the Windii 0r itAttack of the Killer Toma- toes. You can find preppies at Harpois, punkers at The Blue Note, cowboys at Maxiis and almost any- one at The Heidelberg. With a population of 23,000, the University is the driving force of the community. From August to May, students take over the town with their own blend of craziness and civic concern. They till the bars, the stores and all the parking spots. They leave the town in a shambles after a football game. But The Gothic architecture of the Memorial Union is a focal point of the cultural community called the University, while the pastoral setting of the countryside is only a few minutes drive away. Dan White

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COLUMBIA a tals of two cities this same group takes on a number of projects each year for local and national Chayities. They get ine volved in p0 al issues and community volunteer work. This year two University students were elected to the City Council. Students make an effort to break intemational and cultural baniers between the diverse group of people gathered in Columbia. Recreation abounds in Columbia. Video addicts feed endless quarters to electronic games. Theaterv goers enjoy Shakespeare in the park. and nature fans go from City to country in a matter 6 'nutes. Art exhibits, tractor pulls and even a St lers of For- tune convention appear on ac lvities calendars. The weather is equally diverse. Mark Twain once said. lllfyou don't like the weather in Missouri. wait five minutes and it will change? ltt 0k longer than five minutes. but temperatures th year ranged from -12 to 112. Monsoon-like rains came too late to repair the damage done by a scorching drought. Columbia is a haven and a home for some, while just a milestone for others. Some students come to Columbia to put down rootsi while others are glad to leave after four years. Regardless. with its mixture of urbane trend set- ters and small-town folks. Columbia offers the best of both worlds. '1'th by Mary Vozar Brian Smith