McMurry University War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 8, Ed. 1, Monday, December 5, 1994 Page: 1 of 4
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BY ANGELA BRUMLEY
Thanks to tundingprovided by
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ford Texas th$ McMurry campus
changed from a plain brown land-
scape to a virtual forest of oak and
other types of trees. A landscape
plan that had been talked about for
years finally became reality during
the fall semester of 1994.
Most of the main campus ar-
eas were included in the landscap-
ing plan. Students learned to walk
'arouhd huge gaping holes dug for
the trees but filled with water from
all the rain Abilene received.
Eventually the workers from
Baack's landscaping company
pumped the water out of the holes
and placed the trees safely in the
ground.
Bushes soon replaced roses in
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the flowerbeds and the honey-
suckle in front of Old Main and the
Science building gave way to non-
fragrant shrubs. Sidewalks now
criss-cross the campus and the se-
curity guards helda vigil each night
to assure that no mischievous stu-
dent marked the campus forever
more with handprints or club sym-
bols in the wet concrete.
The granite McMurry sign on
the comer of South 14th Street and
Saylcs Boulevard sat in the u&k for
a few nights after thejught3 were
removed to make room for the new
and brighter fixtures. More shrubs
were added and trimmed tohighlight
the comer of the campus.
Currently new electric lines
and sprinkler systems are being in-
stalled to ensure that the new trees
and flowers will enjoy their new
home on the McMurry campus.
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Monetary rewards made
competition for the top tipi even
fiercer than usual during Home-
coming 1994. Cold and wet
weather made putting up thetipis
and staying up all night to guard
them an even bigger challenge for
the members of social clubs who
participated in the competition.
The wood that freshmen class
members collected and stackedfor
Jeremy Mebane and Claire Kinney represent Ko
Sari during Homecoming 1994.
Fall semester sees changes on campus
BY ANGELA BRUMLEY
The new semes terbroughtnew
faces to the campus. Both new
students and faculty and staff
joined the university and most
have survived their first semester
at McMurry.
The McMurry community
faced controversy early in the
semester when two football players
were arrested for the shooting of a
Hardin-Simmons student. The
students were both dismissed from
the team and McMurry. Security
became an issue and was addressed
by the president.
Changes also occurred in
some of the buildings on campus.
The men's dorms were renovated
wijh new windows and carpet and
electrical outlets were changed.
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the annual bonfire got so wet that a
prepay ton&was used to lightit but
the bonfire was a success anyway.
Art students began a new tradi-
tioabyhostmgashowaid sale during
Homecoming weekend. Students
faculty.imditlumni sold their works
to the Homecoming crowd.
Alumni members returned to
campus from as far. away as Guam
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The art department work area
behind Ryan was partially
renovated and Radford is now
home to the students' studios.
Freshmen and sophomore
students are taking Ethics and
Persons and Communities classes
as part of the new curriculum.
Ethics is taught by Dr. Mike
Daniel Ann Liprie-Spence Dr.
Sandra Harper and Dr. Joseph
Stamey. The Persons and
Communities classes are taught by
Dr. Candice Chandler Charles
Hukill and Dr. Bob Monk.
McMurry hosted visiting
Woodrow Wilson Fellows Sally and
Dr. Montague Yudelman during
early November. The Yudelmans
spoke to classes around the campus
about current controversial issues
and the changing role of the United
States in the world.
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