This year’s prank involved a notice on the homepage that select classes would meet on Saturday, April 9, due to the large number of snow days. A button led Web visitors to a page with the following information:

Courses scheduled for make-up Saturday April, 9

• ANT 001 – Squirrel Cultures of the Missouri State University Campus
• ART 001 – Jell-O Molds and the Color Wheel
• ART 001 – Underwater Basket Weaving
• AST 001 – What’s Your Sign?
• BMS 001 – Leeches and Other Annelid Cures
• CIS 001 – Floppy Disks 101
• COM 001 – Fundamentals of Telepathic Communication
• ECE 001 – Special Topics in Early Childhood Education – Play-Doh: To Eat or Not to Eat?
• FIN 001 – Coins: What Are These Metal Discs in my Pocket?
• HRA 001 – Cooking With MSG
• HST 001 – The History of Steve, 1989-1992
• IMT 001 – Advanced Techniques in Chalkboard Eraser Cleaning
• MTH 001 – Advanced Calculus Using an Abacus
• NUR 001 – Concepts in Bedpan Etiquette
• TCM 001 – Igloo Construction (Moved to Summer 2011 semester)
• PED 001 – Introduction to Walking: One Foot in Front of the Other
• PHI 001 – The Meaning of Life According to Boomer Bear
• RDG 001 – Learn Yerself to Read Good
• UHC 001 – April Fools’ Jokes I Have Fallen for in 2011

We hope our joke made you smile on this day of foolishness.

Today, the web world is known for it’s practical jokes. We decided to join in the fun this year. While this definitely isn’t the first time a university homepage has been turned upside down, it’s never been done here before. We hope you enjoy the fun for tomorrow everything goes right side up again.