The Collegian, Vol. 140, No. 11

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Vol. 140 • No. 11

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

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Concert band plans 86th annual tour across Missouri Six-day tour covers 1,000 miles

Brittanee Jacobs THE COLLEGIAN The Central Methodist University Concert Band will begin its 86th annual tour on Thursday, March 8, in Boonville. It concludes in Salisbury on Tuesday, March 13.

The six-day tour will include 14 public and private performances in a dozen communities across Missouri, spanning more than 1,000 miles. The public concerts begin Thursday, March 8, at 7 p.m. in Monett at the United Methodist Church. Branson UMC, Clinton UMC, and Lee’s Summit First UMC will host concerts at 7 p.m. on March 9, 10, and 11, respectively, all of which are open to the public.

Pleasant Hill High School will host the final public performance at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 12. This performance will be at the High School instead of Pleasant Hill UMC. Private performances will be at schools and churches in Boonville, Lebanon, Monett, Waynesville, Clinton, Chillicothe, Kearney, Odessa, and Salisbury.

The concerts will consist of many styles of music, including orchestral transcriptions, light concert works, band standards, and marches. Student soloists will be accompanied by the band on several pieces at each concert.

Directing the band at its various tour stops will be Roy “Skip” Vandelicht, CMU assistant professor of music and director of bands. He is a faculty member of CMU’s Swinney Conservatory of Music.

Vandelicht, who joined CMU in 2008, earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from CMU in 1977 and a master’s degree in education from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

He became director of bands at Central after he retired in 2008 following a long career as

director of instrumental music at Fayette R-III School District.

The CMU Band was organized in 1910 by students. Twenty-one students took part in the first band tour in 1912. After the Swinney Conservatory of Music was established in the fall of 1925, the concert tour became an annual event.

Petrone named new Sports Information Director at CMU Meghan Barton THE COLLEGIAN

Though you may know him as the guy who broke up the flash-mob in the cafeteria, Nick Petrone is the new Sports Information Director (SID) here at Central Methodist University.

Born and raised in Nashville, Tenn., Petrone always knew he wanted to work in sports. He graduated from Hanover College in 2007 with a degree in Communications, focusing on sports broadcasting.

Following graduation, in 200708, Petrone worked in the sports information department of Vanderbilt University. He assisted with maintenance of the university’s athletic website and served as the primary contact for cross country.

Petrone spent the previous four years as the Assistant Sports Information Director at Mars Hill College. He served as the primary contact for men’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s basketball, men’s and

women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s swimming and softball.

When asked what the title “Sports Information Director” actually meant, Petrone replied that he is “in charge of dissemination of all information, a liaison between media outlets, coaches and players.”

Here at Central, he is also in charge of the media guides, game programs and the content on the athletics website.

Petrone has jumped right in here at Central Methodist. Live streaming video of sporting events is now available for viewing on the Eagle Athletics website, all thanks to Petrone.

Petrone explained that if we (Central) want the fan base and community involvement to grow, the “multimedia aspect is crucial.”

With a campus so immersed in sports, Petrone has high hopes for student support of athletics to grow.

Page 2: Polar Bear Plunge Page 3: Howard County Night Page 4: Change the World Missions Fair Page 5: Fruit Olympics

Photo by Cathy Thogmorton Petrone and several CMU Eagles’football coaches joke about the “flash mob incident.”

What’s coming up in this issue: Page 6: Sutton, Gathercole named All-HAAC Page 7: Barajas has banner day at NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships Page 8: Video Game Reviews

Page 9: Opinions on the Oscars Page 10: That’s What She Said Page 11: That’s What He Said Page 12: Pledge Week Results

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View the night skies at CMU’s observatory

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Office of Public Relations THE COLLEGIAN Mid-Missouri residents are invited to view the universe at any of several guided sessions at the historic Morrison Observatory operated by Central Methodist University in Fayette during March and April.

All sessions are free and open to the general public. The Morrison Observatory will be open from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the following Thursdays: March 8, 15, 22, and 29 and April 5, 12 and 19.

CMU Professor of Physics Larry Peery, along with members of the Central Missouri Astronomical Association and CMU students, will conduct the viewing sessions, provide tours and comment on historical highlights of the facility.

Hands-on science activities also will be provided in the observatory classroom. Visitors will be able

to use the telescopes for viewing, weather permitting.

The planet Venus is in western skies. The planet Jupiter will also be low in the western sky. The planet Saturn rises about three hours after sunset in March and will be low in the eastern sky during March and April.

The best views will be later in the evening during April. The planet Mars will also be in evening skies. The moon will be visible in the evening sky on March 29 and April 5.

Visitors will also be able to view selected star clusters, double stars and nebula. The Orion nebula is a region where stars are forming and is particularly impressive through a telescope, Peery said.

The observatory is located at 504 Park Road in Fayette across from the Fayette City Park and swim-

ming pool. It can be reached by taking Besgrove Street west from the intersection of Highways 5 and 240. Go about two blocks to Park Road and turn left, and the observatory is a short distance on the right.

For additional information about the observatory, viewing sessions or directions, contact Peery, director of the observatory, by (preferably) e-mail at lpeery@centralmethodist. edu or phone 660-248-6371.

The Morrison Observatory, which is celebrating its 136th anniversary this year, features a 12-inch Clark refractor and a 10-inch reflecting telescope. The observatory was originally located in Glasgow but was acquired by Central Methodist in 1927 and moved to its current location in Fayette in 1935.

National Players presented Shakespeare play

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Brittanee Jacobs Hometown: Clermont, Florida THE COLLEGIAN Central Methodist University hosted America’s lonMajor: Business gest running touring company, National Players, for a single performance of William Shakespeare’s The TamActivities: Sigma Alpha Chi, ing of the Shrew on the Fayette campus.

Pi Gamma Mu, Assistant IntraThe play was on Monday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the murals Director, SIFE, Student Government Association, Theatre Little Theatre at CMU. The Cultural Affairs Committee and Student Government Association co-sponsored the Department Public Relations performance, directed by Clay Hopper.

Representative One of the best-loved “Battle of the Sexes” was back with a Wild West flare. Cowboy boots and lassos put an Honors/Awards: Dean’s List, interesting twist on this classic. Sparring lovers Kate Kim Everett Memorial Leadership Award, Governor’s Student and Petruchio duked it out on the western frontier.

The verbal duel never stopped as National Players preLeadership Forum on Faith and Values Attendant (2011), Freshman Homecoming Attendant (2009)

• Brittanee Jacobs - Editor-in- sented one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies.

Chief The performance was free and open to the public.

• Meghan Barton - Managing The cast for The Taming of the Shrew included Alex Christine Highsmith (Kate), Casey Hoekstra (Lucen- Editor • Lauran Burgin - Layout Editor tio), Patrick Hogan (Petruchio), Mat Leonard (Vincen• Tyler Bishop Perera tio), Eryn O’Sullivan (Bianca), Michael Pettey (Tranio), • Andie Borchardt Sam Rabinovitz (Gremio), Marcus Salley (Baptista), • Sean Faulkner Spenser Smith (Biondello/Widow/Curtis), Chad Tallon • Alex Harrell (Grumio/Pedant), and Brian Vaughn (Hortensio).

• Jacob Heppner Founded in 1949, National Players is on its 63rd An• Skyler Jameson nual Tour. It is comprised of young professional ac• Daniel Mullan tors who travel throughout the country performing two • Darius Parish plays—one Shakespeare and one dramatic classic. For • Eileen Stacy more information about National Players, visit www.

• Sophie Wilensky nationalplayers.org.

• Tyler Winn • Collin Brink, Faculty Advisor • Jim Steele, Editorial Advisor

Favorite CMU Memory: “Pledging Sigma Alpha Chi in Spring 2010.”

with the overall winner being Shelby Garrigus. Almost 15 guys competed after the girls finished and the event was heavily attended by folks who didn’t want to lift but instead just wanted to see local superstars like Bryan Plenge, Derek Freeman, and Adam Amato throw weight around. The one and only Mark Stone also competed.

The overall winner for the guys was Adam Amato who blew the competition out of the water. The event raised 100 dollars for the upcoming bone marrow drive scheduled to be on Central’s campus on April 3. T-shirts are still available. Contact Dalton Chester (dchester@centralmethodist.edu) to order one.

Polar Bear Plunge and Weight-Lifting charity

Advice to Freshmen: “I encourage you to get involved so that you will have the full CMU experience. However, pick just a few things that are really important to you and do them. I found that I was often spread way too thin and that can sometimes cause performance to not be at its best. Also, take some time for yourself and do want you want to do once in a while. Most importantly, though, remember you are a student first.

Everything else is second.”

Plans after Graduation: “I will go to work for Edward Jones. My training starts in June and concludes in February. Once finished with training, I will have my own Edward Jones office in the area of my choice. I am currently thinking about central Florida.”

Jacob Heppner THE COLLEGIAN The Polar Bear Plunge was held Feb. 18 at Stephen’s Lake in Columbia. Central Methodist University had one team comprised of Ryan “Dragon” Restemayer, Luke “Chin” Meyer, Alex Harrell, Taylor Paul and Jacob Heppner.

We borrowed football jerseys from Coach Dykens and then wore short spandex shorts underneath. The “plunging” started at 2 p.m. There were so many people participating this year that they had almost thirty heats of folks eager to test their will-power against the icy, cold lake water.

Each heat had a chant or dance where they showed off their colorful costumes or dance moves. Costumes varied from Smurfs to Penguins to full-body flowers.

At “GO!” each heat then proceeded to run into Stephen’s Lake submerge themselves as fast as humanly possible and then sprint out before all feeling was lost in their leg’s. Over four-hundred people participated in the plunge at Stephen’s Lake this year. The event was so large it was covered by local newspapers and TV stations.

The Intramural Weight Lifting competition that supported Be the Match Registry was a complete success. It was held on Feb. 22 in our campus weight-room. Thank you to Coach Breland and Coach Robert for allowing us to use it for the night.

The women’s division was comprised of five girls

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Champions of Character Word of the Week Sophie Wilensky THE COLLEGIAN

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TEAMWORK: cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause.

Traits are: motivational, encouraging, positivity, trust and collaboration Here at CMU our athletes, members of other organizations and staff members here on campus strive to be the best we can be. The Champion of Character organization here at CMU has one main purpose; that purpose is to make every Eagle the best they can be in the classroom, on the field, in the office and in the community. Hopefully these weekly words can remind of you of how amazing it is to be a CMU Eagle.

We hope that each and every one of you takes these words with humility to better yourself, your teammates and the people that encompass your life.

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Howard County Night at the Arts

Name: Collin Brink Hometown: Lawson, Missouri Degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and History (William Jewell College), Master of Arts in Communication (Southwest Missouri State University), Juris Doctor (University of Missouri) Position: Assistant Professor of Communication Activities: The Collegian Faculty Advisor, Alpha Phi Gamma Faculty Advisor Favorite CMU Memory: “Taking students to the annual career fair in Kansas City.”

Advice to Freshmen: “Seek out internships to get experience and contacts for a possible job.”

Favorite Newspaper Memory: “Seeing it in print again back in 2008 and seeing the student-led edition make it to print for the first time.”

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Central Methodist University sponsored its second annual Howard County Night at the Arts by offering residents of Howard County a free artfilled evening on campus Friday, March 2.

The evening kicked off at 6 p.m. in the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art where “The Last Show: Executive Board Purchases over the Last 18 Years, Plus New Acquisi-

tions” exhibit was on display.

Some of the artists were there for guests to meet.

Students from the Swinney Conservatory of Music also graced visitors with instrumental music in the foyer outside the Gallery.

Immediately following, residents used their free passes to see Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire, which began at 7:30 p.m. in The Little Theatre. The play marked the completion of the

10-day Tennessee Williams Festival.

Passes were available at the following Howard County businesses: Fayette City Hall, Market Street Floral in Fayette and Glasgow, The Fayette Newspapers Office, Home Oil in Fayette, Henderson's Drug Store in Glasgow, The Glasgow Missourian, Glasgow City Hall, New Franklin City Hall, and Jennings Premium Meats in New Franklin.

CMU choirs present joint concert

Office of Public Relations THE COLLEGIAN The Chorale and the Conservatory Singers of Cen- Kristel Catterton (senior, Fayette), mezzo soprano. tral Methodist University will present a joint concert They will also sing “Pie Jesu” by Andrew Lloyd Sunday, March 4, at 4:30 p.m., in Linn Memorial Unit- Webber from his Requiem. Soloists are soprano ed Methodist Church on the CMU campus in Fayette. Dr. Susan Quigley-Duggan, assistant professor of The concert by these two Swinney Con- music and director of CMU’s opera program; and servatory of Music groups features a vari- Courtney Myers (sophomore, Fayette), soprano. ety of music and is free and open to the public.

In addition, they will perform a medley from The Chorale will perform a historic favor- Les Miserables of “In My Life/I Dreamed a ite “Great and Marvelous are Thy Works,” writ- Dream/One More Day” by Claude-Michel ten by Luther T. Spayde, the founder of Cen- Schonberg, and arranged by Ron Atteberry. tral’s A Cappella Choir and dean of the Swinney Soloists will include Melissa Morrow (senior, LawConservatory from 1952 until his death in 1972. son), Shawna Crisler (freshman, St. Clair), Crystal Other works will include “Amor, Io Sento Beeler (freshman, Glasgow), Tim McElroy (freshL’Alma” by Morten Lauridsen; “Io Son La Pri- man, Columbia), Archer Tribett (freshman, Little mavera” by William Hawley; “The Lord is My Rock, Ark.), Joe Jeffries (freshman, Fayette), Hershell Shepherd” by John Rutter from Rutter’s Requiem, Williams (freshman, Buffalo), Chris Sutton (freshwith Donald Heaton (junior, Chillicothe) on oboe; man, Lebanon), and Mike Utlaut (senior, St. Charles).

“Ask Me No More” by J.S. Bakken; and “Lift EvThe Conservatory Singers will also perform ery Voice for Freedom” by Moses Hogan, with “Bogoroditse Djevo” by Arvo Part; “Va, penJordan Brennan (senior, Marshall) as narrator. siero” from Nabucco by Guiseppi Verdi; and “O The Chorale conductor is Dr. Claude Westfall, assis- Fortuna” from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. tant professor of music and director of chorale activities.

Percussion accompaniment will be proUnder the direction of Ron Atteberry, assistant pro- vided by Caleb White (freshman, Hallsville), fessor of music at CMU, the Conservatory Singers Sam Gaddy (freshman, Waverly), Kristen Clark also offer some special performances for this concert. (sophomore, Centralia), Victoria Warren (freshThey will premier “A Psalm” by Thomas Yancey, as- man, Fayette), Archer Tribett, Chris Sutton, sociate professor of music emeritus at CMU, with so- and Nathan Gargus (sophomore, Owensville). loists Zack Fincher (freshman, Lebanon), tenor, and

Meghan Barton THE COLLEGIAN Wednesday March 7 • Splash for Cash; Phillips Recreation Center; 8:00 p.m.

Thursday March 8 • Student Recital; Swinney Conservatory of Music; 10:00 a.m.

• International Eagles Meeting; Holt Hall (Eagles Nest); 7:00 p.m.

• Student Bible Study group; Stedman Hall (202); 7:00 p.m.

• ZUMBA Class; Cooper Parrish House; 7:45p.m.

• Student Bible Study Group; Holt

Hall (Eagles Nest); 8:00 p.m.

• Intramural Basketball; Puckett Field House; 9:30 p.m.

SPRING BREAK MARCH 10-18 Monday March 19 • BINGO; Holt Hall (Eagles Nest); 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday March 20 • Chapel; SACC; 10:00 a.m.

• Health & Wellness Fair; SACC; 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

• Stephens Museum is Open; T-Berry Smith Hall; 1:00-3:00 p.m.

• SGA Meeting; Stedman Hall (200); 7:00 p.m.

• Bowling Night at Glasgow Lanes; Free to students, must sign up prior in OSD; 8:00 p.m.

CMU’s Healy accepts post in San Antonio

Jack Healy, an administrator and faculty member at Central Methodist University since 2000, will begin work June 1 as dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas.

At CMU, he has been associate dean Jack Healy of the Fayette campus in addition to teaching English. His last day on the faculty here will be at the end of May. “We’ve enjoyed working with Dr. Healy over the past years and will miss his banter, e-mails and most of all his organizational expertise and commitment to the university and its faculty, staff and students,” notes Rita Gulstad, CMU’s dean and academic vice president. “We wish Jack the best in his new position.”

Healy holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Kansas and a B.A. from Creighton University in Omaha.

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Christian Perspectives Week Change the World Missions Fair

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Christian Perspectives Week was kicked off by the Change the World Missions Fair on the fourth floor of the SACC on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Over 30 students attended the event, and eight of those won gift certificates of $25 and $50 to the campus bookstore.

Della Lamb Community Services is a project related to the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church. Della Lamb has various headquarters throughout Kansas City. One facility provides youth services, emergency social services, day care, and pre-kindergarten. Another location is a state-licensed charter school. A third place offers free English classes to today’s immigrants and refugees; it also prepares them for the U.S. Citizenship test. The final Della Lamb location is a food pantry.

There are many ways to help at Della Lamb. Volunteers can help with Operation Back-to School, Operation Thanksgiving, and Operation Santa Claus. All of these programs benefit children in the heart of urban Kansas City. For more information, visit www.dellalamb.org or e-mail Nancy K. Kincaid, the Director of Volunteers, at nkincaid@dellalamb. org.

Above: Hisek discusses team-building techniques with CMU students Benjamin Stickler and Courtney Myers.

Photo by Bo Tucker

Fruit Smoothie Night

Saint Paul School of Theology, a United Methodist seminary in Kansas City, has a program called youTheology.

This program prepares high school students to become leaders in the United Methodist Church. youTheology is a year-long program where students explore and experience faith while worshipping, serving, studying and travelling.

Students attend three retreats as well as a nine-day East Coast Pan-Methodist pilgrimage to explore the Methodist heritage. youTheology is looking for adult volunteers to help with the program as well as encourage youth to apply. If you have any questions, contact Dr. Claire Smith at Claire.

Smith@spst.edu. Visit www.youtheology.com for more information.

The United Methodist Conference Office of Camping and Retreat Ministries is looking for volunteers for counselors this summer. The United Methodist Conference is based in Columbia and can connect volunteers with any of the four United Methodist camps in Missouri: Camp Galilee (El Dorado Springs), Blue Mountain (Fredericktown), JoOta (Clarence), and Wilderness Retreat and Development Center (Lawson). For more information, contact fburton@ moumethodist.org.

Wilderness Retreat and Development Center (WRDC) is a United Methodist camp in Lawson, Mo. Over 700 kids are served every summer at the 320-acre facility. Volunteer counselors are needed throughout the summer for six-day commitments. Site Director Dennis Hisek can be reached at umden@aol.com or (816)580-4014. For more information about Wilderness, check out www.wildernessretreatcenter. com.

The Personal Energy Transportation (PET) MO – Columbia’s mission is to provide appropriate mobility for all of God’s children in need. They seek to provide mobility first for those in greatest need and with the least resources in poor or underdeveloped countries. PET creates handcranked wheelchair devices for those paralyzed below the waist.

For more information, visit http://giftofmobility.org.

For volunteer opportunities, contact PET at PETProject@ GiftofMobility.org or by phone at (573)886-7877.

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Early on Leap Day, deep in Howard County, a couple of adventures set off with a goal of finding supplies for an upcoming celebration. Lucas Endicott, the leader, and Elise Schreiber, the planner, set off to Columbia in search of frozen fruit, yogurt and orange juice.

Lots of money later, loaded down with way to much smoothie supplies, they headed back to Fayette to prepare for the first-ever smoothie night during Christians Perspectives Week.

Since the theme of Christians Perspectives Week was “Fruit of the Spirit,” what better way to celebrate than drink fruit!

At 7 p.m. in the Eagles’ Nest, students from all backgrounds gathered with one common cause…free smoothies. While it wasn’t as epic or “miracle-like” as Jesus feeding the thousands, Endicott and Schreiber fed the ravenous Central Methodist students with only five loaves of bread and two fish…wait, wrong story.

They fed the students with gallons of orange juice, yogurt and pounds of frozen fruit. Lots of students attended this overly-successful event. The best part was not only the free smoothies but also that it was an open mic night.

Epic is an understatement.

Amazing local artists from Ben Stickler, Eric Milliam, Brittany Losh, Shannon Endicott, Marco Romano, Sam Gaddy, and Burton Iosefa showed off their talents by voice or instrument or the combiBurton Iosefa plays a song on the ukelelee. nation of the two.

Photo by Shannon Endicott

Above: WRDC Site Director Dennis Hisek talks about summer camps with Brittanee Jacobs and CMU Chaplain Lucas Endicott. Photo by: Bo Tucker Heifer International is a world-hunger organization which donates animals to poor countries. It is based in Little Rock, Ark. The UMC’s Office of Creative Ministries directory works with Heifer International. There are many ways to volunteer, and there are Learning Centers in three locations (two in Arkansas and one in Massachusetts) which offer programs to teach others about poverty and hunger.

If interested in volunteering, visit www.heifer.org/getinvolved/make-a-world-of-difference. The Missouri Representative for Heifer International is Carol Oliver. She can be reached at oliver@umocm.com.

Coyote Hill is a Christian children’s home located in Harrisburg. It is a home for abused and neglected children.

Coyote Hill provides physical support, education, individual and spiritual growth, and emotional support for these hurting children. Since being founded in 1991, over 200 children have been served.

For volunteer opportunities, contact office@coyotehill. org or (573)874-0179. Be sure to check out the Coyote Hill website at www.coyotehill.org.

I also heard there was a lovely romantic poem read to the always amazing Elise, but that’s only what I heard.

Lots of students came to have free smoothies, free cookies, amazing music, and on top of that, just hanging out with each other in the comfy Eagles’ Nest.

Overall, it was an amazing success and an amazing night! There was no better way to celebrate the theme of the week and also have fellowship with each other than over a cup of chilled fresh fruit!

Photo by Shannon Endicott

From left to right: Eric Milliam, Brittany Losh and Ben Stickler performed a song together at the first-ever Fruit Smoothie/ Open Mic Night

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Fruit Olympics Jacob Heppner THE COLLEGIAN

Photo by Shannon Endicott Above: Lucas Endicott poses with the four watermelons (duct-taped together) he dropped in the rotunda.

Photo by Shannon Endicott

Above: (From left to right) Sam Baldi, Endicott, Elise Schrieber, and Estephania Iracheta prepare fruit for the games.

The Olympic flame that signals the start of the worldwide games is a symbol commemorating the theft of fire from the Olympic god Zeus by Prometheus. Every four years the torch is lit in an ancient ceremony with eleven women in Greece representing the eleven vestal virgins from there the torch is usually “run” into the stadium that will hold the Olympic Games.

So what comes to your mind when you see Estephania Iracheta and Ben Stickler duck-taping four watermelons together gracefully handing it to Lucas Endicott and then watching him awkwardly run with said watermelons? The start of the Fruit Olympics!

This event, held in conjunction with Christian Perspectives Week, was started off with Lucas dropping four watermelons from the fourth floor in the SACC to the second floor. With a loud thump followed by watermelon shrapnel flying everywhere, the first-ever Fruit Olympics was started. Grand Marshall Ben Stickler was in charge of the over-zealous crowd by leading us through the progression of the games and explaining the rules at each event.

First off, the Grape Toss. The purpose of the game was to find which pair of teammates could catch a grape in their mouth from the greatest distance. The following event was the controversial Seed Spitting competition. Teams com-

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peted to find who could spit a seed the furthest.

Next was the anticipated Fruit Tasting Event. One teammate had to feed the blindfolded teammate random fruit and waited to see if they could guess what it was. No, there was no guava, but there was dragon fruit, horned melon, and a couple random hybrid fruits.

Next was the messy orange and lime squeezing-chugging race. The Olympics committee would be so proud. Squeezing oranges and limes in a specified cup to a certain volume and then having your partner chug the juice inside.

The final event involved throwing used fruit off the SACC balcony to your partner below and seeing how much fruit you could catch. Did I mention that all the other teams were also doing the same thing and you could steal their flying fruit? Let’s just say it was a real life rendition of Fruit Ninja only way better!

Of course there was an award ceremony at the end. All the prizes were completely random and found at the Dollar store. According to the Fruit Olympics committee, Ramen Noodles is equivalent to the gold medal, and some disgusting squeezable nacho cheese is silver.

The Fruit Olympics was a wellattended event and it was an amazing time to eat, throw, squeeze, spit, and guess all sorts of random fruit!

Thanks to all those who helped to run the popular event! Zeus can keep his fire. I think we prefer seeing Lucas throw watermelons off of the rotunda.

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Photo by Shannon Endicott Above: Over 50 students await the dropping of the watermelon by Lucas Endicott. This event started the Fruit Olympics.

Photo by Shannon Endicott

Above: CMU students participate in the first event--the Grape Toss. This event was played twice. Freshmen Arielle Chambers and Julie Friem won both times.

Friday Forum: Keeyon Howard Tyler Bishop Perera THE COLLEGIAN

The speaker for Friday Forum on March 2 was Keeyon Howard. He spoke about the Fruit of the Spirit taken from Galatians 5:22. Howard first read the audience the passage which says, “The Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”

Howard related this verse to the everyday life of students, teachers and athletes. We all use the fruit of the spirit to be good at what we do, but how much one uses it will determine how much success one has.

Essentially, you get out what you put in. The more work you are willing to put forth, the better things will come out for you in the end. The aspect of the fruit which best nurtures your spirit to attain your goals can be anything. If you Photo by Andie Borchardt are a student studying, if you are an athlete training, if you Keeyon Howard talks about the Fruit of the are a teacher teaching…if you did your best, even if you Spirit.

failed or lost, you will have pride, joy and peace.

Love is one thing Howard stressed very strongly. He described love as “the willingness to sacrifice for the object of your love.” Jesus loved us and He sacrificed his life to save us and that is true love. True love cannot be separated no matter what acts may happen because of it.

In your life it is difficult to think with a mindful of negativity like stress and doubt. It is hard to plan your future if it is hard to think. Howard stated that to make a plan for your future, you must have peace of mind. We all carry our crosses. With the fruit of the spirit we can ease our minds and find the peace we need to make our futures possible.

Howard finished with a comparison of life to competition: “Life is a marathon; it’s not a sprint you can rush through. It is long and arduous. There is a difference between winning and victory. Winning is the brief end of the marathon when you have finally made it. Victory is the preparation and the journey to get to that point.”

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CMU Women beat Culver and Baker Skyler Jameson THE COLLEGIAN

Sophomore forward Ashely Nyakundi hit a clutch shot with just 11 seconds on the clock to give the Central Methodist Lady Eagles (16-12, 12-5 HAAC) their second consecutive win on senior night at Puckett Field House over the Culver-Stockton Wildcats (1415, 6-11 HAAC).

When the buzzer rang the score read 63-62. This win sent off six seniors in dramatic fashion: Sami Dunger, Karli Abbey, Sarah Foster, Katherine Kyle, Alexa Fox and Natalye Horne.

Culver-Stockton had a chance to put away the game with two free throws. But with a noisy fan section those free throws became a lot harder as the CulverStockton player missed both. These free throws lead to Nyakundi’s late-game heroics. The Lady Eagles beat Culver-Stockton both times they played this season.

Junior guard Raylynn Nuss had a team high 15

points, two assists and a steal in the contest. Kyle and freshman Kyra Williams both had 10 apiece. Kyle added six rebounds with her 10 points, and Williams had three rebounds and three assists. Nyakundi, junior forward Towanda Sutton, and sophomore Sammie Gathercole all added six points in the game. Sutton also had a team-high 10 rebounds.

The Lady Eagles flew past Baker University (6-24, 4-14 HAAC) 57-52 to end the regular season. Their final record at the end of this 2011-2012 regular season was of 17-12, 13-5 HAAC allowed them to finish third in the conference, just two games shy of conference leader Mid-America Nazarene.

Nuss, Williams, and Dunger all had 12 points apiece. Nuss and Williams both added five rebounds apiece as well. Abbey had a solid game putting in six points and bringing down 12 rebounds. Another key performer was Sutton who had 10 points as well as eight rebounds in the game.

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Sutton, Gathercole named All-HAAC Nicholas Petrone SID

Senior guard Sammie Gathercole

Central Methodist forward Towanda Sutton and guard Sammie Gathercole have been named to the 2012 All-Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Teams. Sutton was a second team selection, while Gathercole was voted to the third team.

Sutton ranked 17th in the conference in double-doubles with one.

Playing in 16 games this season, she ranked second on the team in scoring with 9.06 points per game.

Sutton’s 5.6 rebounds per game ranked second on the squad.

Gathercole ranked sev-

enth in the league in three-point field goals made with 44. She was 15th in the HAAC in offensive rebounds with 1.74 per game and 19th in the conference in defensive rebounds per game with 3.15.

Gathercole averaged 8.9 points in 27 games.

Graceland’s Florida Siaosi was named the Player of the Year.

Avila’s Victoria Murillo was voted Defensive Player of the Year.

Newcomer of the Year honors went to Aneshia Starks of CulverStockton. Freshman of the Year accolades went to Daria Sprew of MidAmerica Nazarene.

Junior forward Towanda Sutton

No. 20 Softball loses pair of games Sunday

Nicholas Petrone SID

The No. 20-ranked Central Methodist softball team dropped a pair of games on Sunday. The Eagles (3-3) lost to No. 15 Olivet Nazarene, 5-0, and William Woods in eight innings, 2-1.

Olivet Nazarene scored three runs in the first inning and one in each of the fifth and sixth innings.

Kelsey Johnley and Jacqulin Cappuccilli had one hit apiece for Central Methodist.

Marjorie Lusby was tagged with the loss in game one, allowing four runs, three earned, on four hits in 4.2 innings of work. Bri Ford threw 1.1 innings of relief, Photo by Sports Information giving up one earned run on two hits.

In the second game of the day against the Owls, both teams battled to a scoreless tie through seven innings. In the top of the eighth, Central Methodist's Kayla Yount drove home Mary Kate Townley to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.

However, RBIs from Nicole Hamdorf and Ashley DePew in the bottom of the frame allowed the host team to rally and get the win.

Yount, Townley and Rebecca Lipsey had one hit apiece.

Aubrey Utley pitched well in the loss, tossing a complete game and allowing only two runs, one earned, on five hits.

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Men’s Basketball beats Culver, but loses to Baker Skyler Jameson THE COLLEGIAN

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Senior night for the Eagles was a success. Central Methodist (14-13. 8-9 HAAC) eased pass the Culver-Stockton (4-23, 1-16 HAAC).

At the final buzzer the score read 8258, giving seniors Evan Lavery and Mike Regan a win in their final game at Puckett Field House.

Lavery had two points in the contest; Regan did not play due to injury.

The Eagles were in the lead almost the whole game, not really giving Culver-Stockton any chance for a comeback. The game got really out of hand in the second half when the Eagles went up by 25 points.

The Eagles have been hot as of lately, and that showed in this 24-point win against a weak CulverStockton team.

Barajas has banner day at NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships

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Central Methodist’s Rebeca Barajas finished in sixth place in the Pentathlon on the first day of the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She was the Eagles’ lone competitor on the afternoon.

With her sixth place finish, the Ashland, Mo., native tallied 3,267 points, setting a new school record.

She earned All-American status for the second time in her career, with this being the first time for her in the Pentathlon. She was named an All-American in the Triple Jump last season at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Within the Pentathlon on Thursday, Barajas recorded personal-bests in three out of the five events.

She set a new school record in the 60 Meter Hurdles, clocking a time of 9.3 seconds; Barajas recorded a throw in the Shot Put of 8.02 meters and ran the 800 Meter Dash in a time of 2:27.57.

In the Long Jump and High Jump, Barajas recorded solid performances of 5.04 meters and 1.59 meters, respectively.

Star guard Melvin Tillman had another good game as he brought in 18 points and five assists. HAAC Player of the Week Eric Franklin racked in 14 points, three assists and a steal in the game.

Junior power-forward Elliot Black also had 14 points, as well as eight rebounds and two steals. Junior small-forward

Alex Barner ended the game with an impressive double-double having 11 points and 15 rebounds.

Derek Kitch is showing that he is a big asset to the team being a strong sixth man finishing with 11 points and four rebounds, while playing just 19 minutes.

Despite Tillman’s stellar performance Saturday in Baldwin City, Kan., the Eagles’ win streak was snapped. Central Methodist (14-14, 8-10 HAAC) fell to the Baker Wildcats (19-10, 12-6 HAAC). The Ea-

gles, winners of five in a row, unfortunately had their win streak snapped as they lost their final regular game of the season 90-75 to the Wildcats.

Baker shot an almost unbelievable 50 percent from behind the arc going 11-22, and still shot a very impressive 52 percent from the field.

The Eagles still shot an impressive 46 percent from the field, but only hot 35 percent from three-point land in the loss. Central Methodist started and ended slowly. That slow start and finish resulted in a 15-point loss.

Tillman played outstanding with a career-high 33 points in the contest. Other notables from the game were Barner who had 16 points and eight rebounds, falling just shy of a consecutive double-double. Franklin had four points and four assists.

Baseball splits with Mount Marty on Sunday

Nicholas Petrone SID

The Central Methodist and Mount Marty baseball teams lit up the score column in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader that was followed by a defensive battle in the nightcap. The Lancers (4-2) won the first game at Estes Field 15-10, but the Eagles (2-4) rallied to win the second contest 3-2.

In the first game, Central Methodist built an 8-3 edge through the first three innings before Mount Marty scored eight total runs in the fifth and sixth innings to seize control. The Eagles posted seven errors in the contest.

The Lancers’ Mathias Godsil went 5-for-5 at the plate with two RBI and three runs scored. Jared Miller had four hits, two RBI and three runs scored.

Six different Mount Marty players had at least two hits.

Daniel Peters sparked the Eagles offensively with three hits, four RBI and two runs scored. Dustin Ray, Brennen Wood and Steve Bazner had two hits apiece. Peters, Wood and Alfredo Souffront each scored two runs.

Wood and Mount Marty’s Jason Schmidt hit one homerun apiece.

Will Ryan (1-0) got the win, allowing two earned runs on four hits in four innings of relief pitching.

Nelson Marchan (0-1) dropped the decision, giving up four runs, three earned, on five hits in two-thirds of an inning. Rhett Quinlan started the game and left with a no decision, pitching four innings and surrendering four runs, three earned, on seven hits.

Both teams combined for 31 hits.

A Brian King second inning RBI single opened the scoring in game two, giving the Eagles a 1-0 upper hand. Jason Livermont plated one run in the third to tie the game.

A Godsil single to center field in the top of the fifth inning drove home one run to give the visitors the lead

before Central Methodist countered with two runs in the bottom of the frame. Wood hit a double to left field, scoring Bazner and Peters.

Colby Stack (1-1) and Zeb Wallace came out of the bullpen to shut down the Lancers. Stack threw one and two-third innings of two hit, scoreless ball.

Wallace pitched one inning of no-hit, scoreless baseball to pick up his first save of the season. Ryan Revior made the start and pitched effectively in the no decision, giving up only two runs, one earned, on four hits in four and one-third innings.

Allen Hemeyer (0-1) started the game and was tagged with the loss. He gave up three runs, two earned, on eight hits in four and one-third innings on the mound.

The Eagles host Roosevelt on March 2-3. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.

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Entertainment

Video Game Review: “Overlord”

Tyler Bishop Perera THE COLLEGIAN

Who out there has ever wanted to control a legion of little monsters to do you bidding? Then “Overlord” is the game for you. This is a very interesting little game where you play an evil overlord.

The evil part is not optional but how you use that evil to either create a powerful kingdom under you or a fearful submissive people us up to you both are an option and both have their own advantages.

The goal of the game is to defeat the heroes that killed the previous overlord before you. Now your character is an effective fighter; however, usually when fighting there are so many enemies victory is not possible on your own. This is when being the overlord come in handy.

As overlord you get control of 4 different types of minions who each have special abilities like

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the green assassin minions or the red fire minions.

As you progress through the story you are also rebuilding your citadel which was destroyed when the last overlord was killed. You even get a choice between two mistresses, one sees evil as an effective tool and useful as a ruler, the other sees it as a power which the strong use to control the weak; it is up to you to decide which you want.

Throughout the game there are puzzles and fights that can only be won by skillfully manipulating your minion horde. In total you can get up to 50 minions at a time which believe me is an awesome sight when you send them on a rampage.

The game’s campaign I thought was impressive. However, the online is lacking with only timed survival and player vs. player that only two people can play at a time. For this game I give an 8 out of 10, and I hope the second is as good or better.

Columbia Concerts Schedule

Venue Date Artist Time Cost The Blue Note Thursday, March 8 Mike Stud, Goone, 3oNe3 Doors: 8:30 p.m. Show: 9:30 p.m. $10 The Blue Note Friday, March 9 Speakeasy, Roster McCabe, Doors: 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m. $5 Powder Mill Whiskey Wild Saloon Friday, March 9 David Oakleaf & The Open Road Show: 7 p.m. $5 Whiskey Wild Saloon Saturday, March 10 The Silver Bullet Band Show: 7 p.m. $5 The Blue Note Monday, March 12 NiT GriT & Two Fresh, Doors: 8:30 p.m. Show: 9:30 p.m. $12/$15 Bass Coma The Blue Note Tuesday, March 13 Dr. Dog, GIVERS Doors: 7:30 p.m. Show: 8:30 p.m. $15 The Blue Note Wednesday, March 14 Stoney Larue Doors: 8 p.m. Show: 9 p.m. $15 The Blue Note Thursday, March 15 Matt Nathanson, Rachel Platten Doors: 7 p.m. Show: 8 p.m. $20 Whiskey Wild Saloon Friday, March 16 Secondhand Mule Show: 7 p.m. $5 The Blue Note Saturday, March 17 The White Panda Doors: 8:30 p.m. Show: 9:30 p.m. $15 Whiskey Wild Saloon Saturday, March 17 Secondhand Mule Show: 7 p.m. $5 The Blue Note Monday, March 19 Rubble Bucket, The House Doors: 8 p.m. Show: 9 p.m.

FREE Guests, Thrice Baked The Blue Note Wednesday, March 21 Breathe Carolina, The Ready Set, Doors: 6 p.m. Show: 7 p.m. $16/$18

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Video Game Review: “Frontlines Fuel of War” Tyler Bishop Perera THE COLLEGIAN

Alright it’s time to go way back for a bit to talk about this game, “Frontlines Fuel of War.” Also known as “FoW,” it was released early in 2008. I picked the game up for the Xbox 360 and it became one of my favorite games.

The story line of the game is a future, hypothetical war over natural resources that are rapidly depleting. The story pits the Western Coalition, who I presume is mostly the U.S. and Britain (you are never told one way or the other), against the Red Star alliance, an alliance between Russia and China. This game only leads up to Moscow and you never really encounter any Chinese forces. It’s mostly about knocking Russia out of the war early.

As I said it is based in the future so there are some nice new technologies to work with, such as personal assault drones that can be remote controlled from a safe location

and put fear in the enemy when they hear the buzz of an incoming drone, or EMP rockets which can literally shoot a jet out of the sky with a well-placed shot.

The campaign is not bad and is decently long. The online is where you will spend most of your time after you beat the campaign. There is only online multiplayer so no playing with friends at home. The set-up of online is a huge map with two teams of up to 50 players total on a single map. The goal is to take objective points and move the frontline forward until you can take the enemy base.

It’s not like “Call of Duty” where it’s player vs. player on an even field. In “FoW,” you can pilot APCs, Tanks, Humvees, Attack Choppers, and Even fighter and bomber jets. There are countless ways to use all these vehicles and troop support to accomplish you goal but the enemy will throw them right back at you. I give this game 8.5 out of 10.

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Lee Brice “Hard [not] to Love”

Brittanee Jacobs THE COLLEGIAN

Lee Brice, an American country music singer, performed at Whiskey Wild Saloon in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday, March 3. Brice and his band are on tour until late August.

The sold-out show’s 18-song set began with “Hard to Love,” the title track off the new album. Brice’s sophomore album, Hard to Love, is set to release on April 24.

“Four on the Floor,” an upbeat jam encouraging the crowd to get into the show, followed. Brice, a native of Sumter, SC., describes the weekend life in “Sumter County Friday Night.”

The show slowed down a bit with “She Ain’t Right,” a smooth-flowing tune describing the woman who is perfect for him in spite of her faults. All three of these songs were on Brice’s debut album Love Like Crazy.

Before playing the next song, Brice asked, “Are there any rednecks out there who like to get naked?” A loud cheer from the honky-tonk crowd proceeded “Red Nekkid,” a song off of the new album.

Brice continued with two Hard to Love songs. Before playing “Don’t Believe Everything You Think,” he told the crowd about the engagement to his long-time girlfriend.

After doing some M-I-Z Z-O-U chants with the crowd, Brice instructed the concert-goers to “enjoy a cold one” during “Beer.”

Brice grabbed a chair and his guitar before headPhoto by Brittanee Jacobs ing to the front of the extended stage. He began the three-

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song, purely-acoustic set with his new single “A Woman Like You.”

Brice described his dream coming true when received a phone call from country legend Garth Brooks telling Brice he wanted to record one of his songs. He had already won over the crowd, but with the mentioning of Brooks, the crowd lit up and Brice then played the timeless, heart-breaking ballad “More than a Memory.”

Brice’s song-writing abilities are still garnering national recognition. He wrote Eli Young Band’s “Crazy Girl” nine years ago. The song is currently up for two ACM awards: Single of the Year and Song of the Year.

Brice returned to his band and performed a couple more songs from the new album: “That’s When You Know It’s Over” and “Friends We Won’t Forget” and added “Picture of Me,” a song from his first album.

Brice joked about the pre-concert party outside the venue and said the next song, “Parking Lot Party,” accurately summed up those events. Before leaving the stage, Brice sang the record-breaking gold hit “Love Like Crazy.” The song remained on U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for fifty-five straight weeks, breaking a 62-year-old record.

The roaring crowd brought Brice back to the stage for three more songs. He began with a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Red House.” Brice continued with a country-concertmust, Hank Williams, Jr.’s “Family Tradition.” To finish up, he played the Marshall Tucker Band hit “Can’t You See.”

Brice’s touching lyrics and crowd appreciation made it hard not to love him.

Opinions on the Oscars

Eileen Stacy THE COLLEGIAN

Best Picture: The Artist

For the first time in 86 years, a silent movie

wins above all others… in the year 2012.

Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

Personally, I kind of wish Gary Oldman took

home this one.

Actress in a Leading Role: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)

Go figure. Enough said.

Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer (Beginners)

I still love you, Jonah Hill.

Actress in a Supporting Role: Octavia Spencer (The Help)

Totally well-deserved.

Animated Feature Film: Rango (Gore Verbinski)

Yeah… Verbinski got an Oscar for this but

not Pirates of the Caribbean. Oh well, it’s still

Johnny Depp, even if he is a chameleon.

Cinematography: Hugo (Robert Richardson)

I really have nothing witty to say on this one…

Art Direction: Hugo (Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two would have been my choice. But I would

rather choose Harry Potter over a wooden ro

bot any day.

Costume Design: The Artist (Mark Bridges)

Who needs lines when you got great cos

tumes, right?

Directing: The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius)

Did they choose this by the hardest name to

pronounce or something?

Documentary Feature: Undefeated (TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay, and Rich Middlemas)

Guys, good luck sharing the little golden figu

rine.Share it in intervals.

Documentary Short: Saving Face (Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy)

I don’t know what this category is….

Film Editing: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall)

It really was a great movie… but couldn’t you make it a little shorter?

Foreign Language Film: Iran ‘A Separation’ (Asghar Farhadi)

I would like to see this, but it’s in a different language.

Make-Up: The Iron Lady (Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland)

Can you guys come and help me get ready in

the mornings?

Music (Original Score): The Artist (Ludovic Bource)

OMG. Give someone else a CHANCE! Music (Original Song): “Man or Muppet” from The Muppets (Bret McKenzie)

To the other nominees in this category… you

just got served by PUPPETS. Short Film (Animated): The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

I don’t know what this even is.

Short Film (Live Action): The Shore

Yep, still don’t know.

Sound Editing: Hugo (Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty)

I’m starting to regret not seeing this.

Sound Mixing: Hugo (Tom Fleishman and John Midgley)

… Seriously…

Visual Effects: Hugo (Rob Legato,Joss Williams, Ben Grossman, and Alex Henning)

OMG! Harry Potter should have WON! Writing (Adapted Screenplay): The Descendants

Definitely well-deserved.

Writing (Original Screenplay): Midnight In Paris

Finally one out of the ordinary!

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AMRAP

Jacob Heppner THE COLLEGIAN

I’ve been asked by a couple guys dealing with how I lift, like do I lift my full body every day. I fully believe that it’s not healthy to do a full-body workout every day you lift. As we all know working out tears muscle fibers.

So if you want to improve you have to be able to give up a day or two in the week to rest, or at least get involved in some active rest, racquetball, swimming, jogging, something that doesn’t spike your heart rate too much.

I personally prefer to separately lift upper and lower body on separate days.

For a couple days I will do them separately and then combine then on one day for lifts like hang clean or snatch.

For example, Monday is my upper body day, Tuesday is lower, Wednesday is upper, Thursday is an active rest day, and Friday is a full body day. Of course Saturday and Sunday I don’t lift but I do run, swim, or play racquetball.

Remember though that before you work out you should always complete some form of dynamic stretching. High knees, butt-kicks, lunges, etc. Save all the static stretching for after the workout. On top of that I’ve also been asked another question dealing with “plateauing.” This concept involves hitting a point in your daily workouts that you cannot seem to improve, weight-wise, on a certain lift.

For instance, you can’t seem to squat more than 275, and you practice squats all the time. This is “plateau-ing,” you constantly do the same workout and your body is so used to it that it has

adapted to it. To combat “plateau-ing” you have to mix up your workout with unusual movements that you normally wouldn’t do.

For instance, instead of squatting each lower body day mix it up by doing heavy lunges, front squat, overhead squat, hack squat, and one-legged squats. Mixing it up will push your body to try an overcome something “new” everyday your workout. This constant varied changing will prevent “plateau-ing.”

Changing gears now, the Crossfit Opens have started! For all of you who took me up on the looking up Crossfit will understand what I’m talking about, for all of you who didn’t look it up! The Opens consist of one workout per week for five weeks.

The workout opens up, online, every Wednesday at 7 p.m. and closes Sunday at 9 p.m. During this interval, crossfitters from around the world attempt the workout for the best possible score. The scores for each registered athlete are posted on Crossfit Games website and the top 60 men and women in each region after five weeks will attend regionals.

Due to the anticipated Puerto Rico mission trip I will not be able to participate in one of the WODs and also because of vacation plans after graduation that coincide with the Regional competition date, I decided not to “officially” participate in the Open.

Unofficially though, I still try my hand at the exhausting WODs and comparing my times/scores to those posted by athletes worldwide. If any of you are interested in trying a couple with me feel, free to come out and give it a shot!

That’s What She Said...

Meghan Barton THE COLLEGIAN

Every time my dad and I plan to hit the road early in the AM for the lake, I make him pinky promise he’ll let me sleep on the way. Somehow, this never seems to happen. Since I’m getting older, I feel like each time I’m home from school he seizes the opportunity to fill my head with information he thinks I need to know. Things such as never putting bananas in the fridge, what’s wrong with your car when it makes such sound, how to make a good cream sauce, and which wine goes best with which meal. But lately, he’s been laying it on heavier.

Since I can remember, Rick Barton has always said, “You’ve got your whole life to screw it up with a relationship.” Recently, relationships have been his pick of poison for the coveted lecture hour on the way to our lake house. He caught me off-guard by admitting he already had my future love life planned out. He explained, “I figured you’d graduate and go off to law school, back in St. Louis of course, and find some guy

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Perspectives... Fight the Good Fight Brittanee Jacobs THE COLLEGIAN

I hate flying: it seems I always get stuck with a window seat; I’ve yet to find a method to keep my ears from popping; and planes are infested with germs.

On a flight back from San Diego last August, I drank too much water and was forced to make my first-ever visit to an airplane bathroom. To say the least, I was anything but thrilled.

While waiting in line, I heard a voice behind me comment how he liked my shirt. As I turned around I glanced down to see which shirt I had chosen that morning. My purple shirt. Team “Lace Up for Lindz.” The Head for the Cure 5K race shirt from the previous August.

“Fight the good fight,” he repeated the words from the back. “I really needed to hear that right now. Are you a Christian?”

I was caught slightly off-guard, but didn’t hesitate with a “Yes, sir. Are you?” His reply was a simple yes, but didn’t stop there.

“I’m on my way back home. My brother passed away yesterday from a brain tumor. I’m writing the eulogy right now. Those are just encouraging words,” he explained.

After telling him I was sorry for his loss, I gave him my story—or rather Lindsey’s story—and the purpose of the shirt.

My former church camp counselor had passed away from a brain tumor in November 2010, just four days after her

25th birthday. That’s when he stopped me. His brother was 25 also.

My turn was up for the bathroom, so the conversation ended. After I opened the door, he was no longer there. Slightly disappointed, I headed to my seat.

Seconds later, he returned to his seat—the seat directly in front of me.

Our conversation continued the rest of the flight. After he found out I was an English major, he asked me to proofread his writing.

After arriving in Dallas, I looked for him when I got off the plane, but again, he was gone. I made the long trek across the airport to my terminal. Once I learned I had more than an hour to kill, I decided to get something to eat.

As I headed toward the food court, we ran into each other again. His terminal was right beside mine and he too had an hour wait. Together we went to grab a meal and continued our discussion.

As we exchanged stories of our loved ones, the similarities piled on—they had battled with a brain tumor during childhood, wanted to become elementary teachers, recently gotten married. Even their personalities were the same.

When it was time for us to go our separate ways, I realized I finally dealt with my grief for Lindsey’s death. It was a lot less painful than I thought it would be. I somehow managed to pour my heart out to a complete stranger.

He’s no longer a stranger though. Jeff and I continue to e-mail back and forth on a daily basis. Our meet-cute may be sad, but Hollywood couldn’t write it any better.

-One way or another

who’s liberal and from old money. Hopefully Italian.

Maybe have a couple kids, whatever.” This was news to me. And I certainly have no objections; I always have known I wanted to marry an Italian; they have a strong sense of family and always cherish their mothers.

It brought up the question to me… What sort of man do I want to end up with? If Freud is right and all young women are really just looking for another father figure, I’m going to need to find a jack of all trades.

It’s going to have to be someone intelligent, but with quirks. And probably hair… my dad has no hair.

Then I couldn’t help but wonder, what about me?

Is this smart, savvy, debonair jester going to want me, singing Blondie at 2 a.m. as she finally, finally, FINALLY does the dishes? A girl who already has a name for the Bengal cat that she WILL have some day (Gianni, and the second will be named Binni. Duh.) and can’t say no to a dress in a particular shade of blue? Who will never NOT be able to have an opinion on anything, but hopes her charm and vocabulary makes up for it?

Then I got to thinking. I know the one I want. I always preach to go after what you want, and I tried. For never having done anything of the sort, it was to say at least an experience. For you devoted readers out there: I wrote an entire column about him. I gushed about him.

I don’t know what I expected, but whatever it was is not what happened. He read it, and we talked about it. We talk about how we like each other. I mean I wasn’t expecting some sweep-me-off my-feet romance, but JEEZ. I guess it’s just bothersome to someone who has never pursued a guy. It’s a terrible and nerve-wracking experience. Half the time I’m thinking, “We’re both busy it’s whatever… but if he likes me he’ll make sure that I know it.” So now what do I do? I’ve put myself out there, and now I’m still here.

So when do you stop trying? As a girl who’s used to getting what she wants (I blame Rick Barton) it’s hard to comprehend the situation. I’m not asking for much.

Take me to Casey’s for slurpies for crying out loud, I’ll pay! I know the one I want. I guess now he has to figure out if he wants me.

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(Sophie)sticated Style

“what to wear, and how to wear it” Sophie Wilensky THE COLLEGIAN

Packing the classics…

Women: No matter where you are headed this Spring Break, getting there in style is what sets the trip off to the perfect start. Comfort while traveling is extremely important so wearing something lightweight, while also layering clothing is going to be your best bet.

•Are you ready for takeoff?

The most important item when traveling through airports is making sure you have a large tote that has many different compartments. This will help you stay organized, but the tote will be large enough for you to throw your food, cardigan or laptop in without smashing your other items. Wearing a pair of shoes that can easily be taken off to go through security is highly suggested due to the extremely long lines during spring break. Although you want shoes that are easy to take off, make sure they are comfortable as well because many airports require you to walk a long ways to get to your gate from where you exited security.

Pairing your comfortable flats or flip flops with a pair of lightweight ankle length leggings, a cute graphic tee and oversized cardigan will guarantee you to be the cutest girl in the airport. Also for those sunny plane rides, don’t forget your aviators!

• Night out on the town. Do you remember those episodes of Sex and the City when the girls would be at a fabulous dinner while on vacation? Use these ladies as inspiration for your spring break nights out on the town. Pairing a one shoulder, abstract print cotton or silk dress with your favorite gladiators or wedges is the perfect canvas for your amazing spring jewelry.

Coral- or turquoise- colored multi-stranded and bangled bracelets with the perfect chandelier or feathered earing will offset

your quilted, chained satchel just perfectly. Remember to bring only the necessary items: cell phone, lip gloss, ID and money.

• Hitting the surf and sand. The perfect swimsuit and cover up combination is what makes you stand out and become a total beach babe. A floral halter bikini brings a fun and flirty mood while an exotic animal print strapless bikini portrays an adventurous and wild personality. Romper cover-ups are hot right now because girls can wear them into restaurants and stores and it appears as if they have on normal clothes. Matching towels are key to the outfit because while lying on your towel, you want to make sure the towel compliments your suit and does not overpower it…obviously. Wearing a simple sandal that can easily be washed off if sand gets stuck to it is crucial, just as wearing the appropriate sunscreen is crucial to the health of your skin.

• Exploring the sites. When exploring the city to which you have traveled, make sure you pack comfortable, yet stylish shoes, a large tote or backpack that is easy to carry yet allows you to pack an extra sweater, water, food, sunscreen and a hat in case you are in a location that does not have these supplies. Wearing lightweight clothes and layering is very important when waking up early for tours, and coming back late at night due to changes in temperature.

Being able to be fabulous and cute, yet comfortable over your spring break vacation is super easy especially when following these tips listed above. Stay safe, wear sunscreen, get your tan on and keep these memories for life!

Xoxo Sophie Wilensky “young, wild and free”

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Race to 2012: Election Update Tyler Winn THE COLLEGIAN On Tuesday, Feb. 28, Mitt Romney was able to sweep both the Michigan and Arizona primaries, adding 45 more delegates to his total. In the race to the 1,144 delegates that are required to secure the Republican Presidential Nomination, Romney has 167, Santorum has 87, Gingrich has 32 and Paul has 19.

Romney was able to win decisively in Arizona while narrowly edging out Santorum in his home state of Michigan. With these two victories Romney has re-cemented himself firmly as the front-runner of this race.

These last few weeks have had more ups and downs for Romney than a carnival carousel.

Yet after each twist and turn, from Perry to Cain to Gingrich to Santorum, from Jobs to Iran to a moon base and to the Contraceptive debate, we have always seemed to return to the same spot during this roller coaster ride: Romney. Call him a flip-flopper, a Massachusetts liberal, the one percent, or even a robot, but Romney has been the antithesis of this primary race- predictable.

How was Romney once again able to rebound against this recent surge of Santorum, how is he able to survive through this constant barrage of attacks? Using a line from the Clinton campaign in 1992, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Romney won over 50 percent of the votes in Michigan on Tuesday from voters who claimed that the economy was the number one issue to them according to exit polls.

The economy has and will continue to be the most important issue for the entirety of this race and that is where Romney succeeds the most. We saw Gingrich gain momentum for his views on Iran and their nuclear weapon development and Santorum take advantage of his social views during the recent contraceptive debate.

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Gay marriage. The thought alone makes some cringe in disdain. It is the topic du jour joining women’s reproductive rights (which is an entirely different conversation) on the conservative hot list of things which they hate. Recently several states have legalized the right for homosexuals to marry.

Much to the GOP and conservatively religious community’s chagrin, these states still exist, no fire and brimstone has rained down upon them, time still moves forward, and dogs and cats are still mortal enemies. What has happened in these states is an increase in marriage. That’s about it.

From every report or article I have read, there has been no mass divorce episode of men leaving their wives for another man or women leaving their families to start anew with their girlfriend.

So why are so many opposed to this civil rights movement?

Several in opposition to the legislation have cited the

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obvious as their argument; same sex couples cannot reproduce. What an astute observation. However, with the majority of the industrialized world experiencing an ongoing recession, the ongoing decimation of the natural resources available to the world, and the continual food shortage in Africa, perhaps there should be some kind of natural curb on the population.

By the same charge, should not women who cannot give birth also be forbidden to be married? What about sterile men? Should fertility be a condition which dictates who can and cannot be married? In the land of the free, should a test such as this be required, where would it stop? Should one have poor genetics, chock full of deficiencies, would there be a point for that individual to reproduce, ergo marry?

Most opponents, including the hate-filled Presidential candidate Rick Santorum, condemn the legislation because of their views on scripture. Oftentimes, men in cotton and polyester blended suits, with their hair cut short and tidy, and with a shaved face quote Leviticus 18:22. I suppose the chapters preceding and proceeding after this commandment, instructing the devoted not to wear clothing of mixed materials, not to shave or cut your hair, were skipped. Keep in mind this is the same book that tells the story of a donkey

Romney however has maintained his status of champion of the economy and that is all he needs to focus on. Romney could not mention another issue and could still win this election on his economic stances alone; that is how important the economy is to voters this election.

In fact due to his perceived retracting stances on the various social issues I am advising Mitt Romney (he reads The Collegian regularly) to avoid all issues other than the economy. He was able to do this for the most part in the last two weeks and it led him to consecutive victories. Romney needs to embrace himself as a member of the so called “one percent” and stop hiding it.

America is more obsessed with rich people than they are in becoming rich themselves.

For some reason he has decided to hide from his successful past at times during this race and I believe it has done nothing to hurt him. So go back to touting your success with the Winter Olympics and at Bain Capital and how you are going to translate those successes into the national economy, spice that up with a little Donald Trump here and there and you will be well on your way to securing the Republican nomination. (Also, I am available as a political consultant if you are looking to add to your adding jobs record.)

complaining to its owner about his owner beating him. Yes, similar to Shrek, a talking donkey.

Regardless of this type of fiction, the application of the Bible to the judgments of the state has been explicitly and repeatedly discouraged by the founding fathers. It is located in the Constitution, the Treaty of Tripoli, the statements made by the founding fathers, and through the copious amounts of personal letters exchanged between the fathers and their acquaintances. It is blatantly dictated in the wise foresight of the founding fathers to keep church and state separate. If that is not sufficient for the conservative base, then perhaps they should adhere to their own savior’s advice, “Render under Caesar that which is Caesar’s. Render unto God that which is God’s (Matthew 22:21).”

The proposed subjection of homosexuals in our society as second class citizens without the same civil liberties, citing the above reasons, only exposes the truth; pure hatred. A direct parallel can and should be drawn between the current civil liberties battle and the civil liberties struggle of the 1960’s because it will end the same; the animosity of the opponents will revealed as the only hindrance of the majority’s tolerance.

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Spring ’12 Pledge Week Results

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Photo by Andie Borchardt Above: The spring 2012 pledge class waits on the south side of Brannock for instructions for run-through from Greek advisor Joy Flanders.

International Student Spotlight: Steven Toral Daniel Mullan THE COLLEGIAN

This week’s international student spotlight highlights a well-known student on campus, Steven “Stevo” Toral, a senior biology major from Manila, Philippines.

We wanted to find out what direction Steven was heading after graduation, so he explained, “I’ve always had a keen interest in the Air Force. Since I am coming to the end of my college career I thought I would attempt to join after graduation. The Air Force for me is a great opportunity to see the world, be a part of a proactive organization, provide structure in my life and help me build a professional career.”

Since Steven is leaving pretty soon we wanted to find out who stood out for him as professors, and why. Steven continued, “In my opinion Professor Tilley and Professor Thurmon are just awesome.

Without a doubt incredibly talented, and focused on the material they teach. It’s not very often you meet geniuses, but I honestly believe both of them possess many traits that fit the title. Of course most of the professors and doctors here in the science department far exceed the reasonable level of intelligence, but for me Professor Tilley and

Professor Thurmon stand out.”

What will you remember the most about your time here at Central?

Steven smiles, “I would have to say the small town vibe really benefited me on a personal level. I love that everybody knows everybody.

I love that when I had a BBQ it was like a family of students that would come over. I would say I’m going to miss the family atmosphere this town provides. Especially for the International students who come here not knowing how to deal with not having their family around them.”

Steven went on to say, “I graduate this semester so I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody that has made this small town my home. I think Central truly does provide an amazing college experience, and I know that the students here all share a genuine love for this school, even if some of them don’t like to admit it.

The professors and doctors are so talented and enthusiastic about the subjects they teach it’s inspiring. The administration does a great job keeping the school floating, and the students are incredibly friendly, and fun. Thank you CMU for making me into the man I am. I hope to make you proud and represent you to the best of my ability in the Air Force.”

SIFE hosts first annual Build-A-Business workshop Meghan Barton THE COLLEGIAN

Friday March 2 and Saturday March 3 Central Methodist’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) hosted the Build-A-Business Workshop. With the grant money provided by American Free Enterprise and Wal-Mart Women’s Economic Empowerment Project, SIFE was able to provide a two day workshop for area entrepreneurs.

Friday consisted of several ice breakers and creative activities to get the participants to get to know each other, mingle with SIFE students, and get their “creative juices” flowing for tomorrow’s activities.

On Saturday, the day began with a continental breakfast. After a brief intro, participants began to disseminate to their assigned stations. Stations included: Company Overview, Product and Service, Target Market, Strategy and Implementation, Financial Plan 1, Financial Plan 2, Work Station 1-4.

An expert was present at each station to assist the entrepreneur. A student mentor also accompanied the participant throughout the day at each station. Post-event on the evaluation forms, one participant described this as “It was such a good thing to have the mentors stay with me through the process…the students was so great to work with.” Another commented “Great workshop! Fantastic mentors and student station workers.”

The grant money SIFE was awarded allowed them to provide each participant with a six month trial for the online business planning tool, “Live Business”. One participant com-

mented that “I am very excited about the online resources and tools.”

After four rotations through the stations, the SIFE members and participants broke for lunch. Another four rotations then commenced. With an hour left in the workshop, each participant accompanied by their mentor began preparing for their presentation.

The judging panel consisted of four members of the Fayette Area Chamber of Commerce including Kurt Himmelmann, President of the Chamber, and JB Waggoner, member of the Board and also CMU SIFE Executive Board member.

The participants were competing for the chance to win one of the two $250 dollar prizes and in addition one hour of consulting time with a member of the Fayette Area Chamber of Commerce.

The participants selected to win were both women. The first winner was a soon-to-be-grandmother who plans to begin an organic reusable diaper business. The second winner was a father-daughter team that plans to open up a café/bakery in Rocheport, MO.

The Build-A-Business Workshop couldn’t have been made possible without the efforts of both SIFE Sam Walton Fellows, Assistant Dean Amy Dykens, and Professor Julie Bennett. Project Manager Addie Layne and SIFE Co-President Kaity Eversmeyer also did an exceptional job coordinating and organizing the event. Hopefully SIFE will be able to execute this event for years to come in order to ensure the community has the tools to start successful businesses.

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