Missouri homecoming prank

For one aspiring actress in Duluth, Georgia, the freak accident that led to her death by way of a stray…. Georgia police detained and cited a black man in Hephzibah, GA for singing rap music too loud while he was….

During a press conference in Bohemia, New York, the family of Gabby Petito urged the news media and the public…. A Missouri homecoming sign bearing racist, anti-Black language and shown off by two white teens is being blamed in part…. A white woman was caught on video attacking Black men with her iPad in a subway car. The men fought…. A popular sentiment being expressed in the wake of R. Kelly's guilty verdict following his sex trafficking trial has been…. Bells and horns were popular devices for pranks against fellow students and the campus in general.

At night they pulled the wire and the bell started clanging, confusing all, including the head of building and grounds. Building walls as a prank was appropriate for an institution known for its prowess in civil engineering.

After a heavy snowfall in the mids, students spent a weekend building a snow wall extending from Parker Hall to the mechanical engineering building. The students reinforced the snow with wire and rebar steel rods with ridges used to reinforce concrete.

They also poured water on it to freeze solid their formidable wall, all of which made it quite a challenge for the physical plant crew to knock down. Many students recalled the construction of a brick wall across Pine Street. As students left the Uptown Theater after a 7 p. On a Halloween night in the s, students dismantled a heavy freight wagon that MSM used to move equipment around campus.

They took all the pieces to the roof of Norwood Hall and reassembled the wagon. At many campuses across the nation, it was common for students to construct mock graveyards to lampoon their professors or members of competing fraternities.

At one Halloween at MSM, however, students took trucks and jeeps to a county cemetery and returned with real tombstones, which they placed on campus.

Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy. Select free newsletters: The Weekender. Today's Highlights. Christian Science Perspective. About video ads. September 26, By Associated Press.

West Branch, Mich. You've read of free articles. Subscribe to continue. Mark Sappenfield. Our work isn't possible without your support. Digital subscription includes: Unlimited access to CSMonitor. The Monitor Daily email. No advertising. Cancel anytime. Copy link Link copied. Mark Sappenfield Editor. Subscribe to insightful journalism. Like what you see here? Less noise. More insight. Renew subscription Return to the free version of the site.