Most people see only the stacks rising into the sky.
But while the stacks stand more than 300 feet high, a larger unseen part of the MU power plant spreads over half a city block and, inside, seems to reach to the center of the earth. At the center of the maze are massive steam lines through which steam is carried to the campus. The main line runs from the power plant, past the Academic Support Building and to the Francis Quadrangle, where it is then joined to smaller lines that dispurse it throughout the campus. Paul Haggard, power plant assistant superintendent, began working at the power plant 31 years ago and can probably navigate the maze, including its shortcuts to other buildings, better than anyone. I remember working the night shift years ago.