Missouri State Capitol Dress Codes

Seniors Jessica Korth, Alyssa Moncure and Manahil Khan enjoy a debate breakfast before the late start on Sept. 17.

Students Benefit From New Block Schedule

Sion/Storm schedules offer muchneeded change for students and faculty alike.

BY ABBY SMITH EDITORIAL EDITOR

Eighty-minute classes. To some, just the thought of being in the same room for that long sends dread, coursing through their body. Others, however, are able to appreciate the extended class periods that have been set to take place four days per month. If approached with an open mind, the Sion/Storm schedule days can be sure to please not only students, but faculty as well.

Longer classes allow for more diversity in regard to teaching style. According to www. edutopia.org, studies have shown that every student absorbs and processes information differently. Instead of the usual brisk lecture or single activity, teachers are free to break away from their everyday routine and split up the time into sections. The idea behind this is to better accommodate the wide range of learning styles that are present in every class.

Depending on the class (or teacher), a longer amount of time can also introduce the opportunity to dive deeper into a more complex subject that a mere 45-50 minutes would not provide. A more in-depth lesson allows for better understanding on the pupil’s part.

For students, one of the leading benefits is having two nights to complete homework assignments. Depending on how one wants to approach it, this could mean a night of no homework plus a night of homework for all classes. Or the idea that, if done nightly according to that day’s classes, two nights of half the amount of usual work.

The added bonus of the Sion/Storm schedule is that it is partnered with a late start. Just getting that extra hour of sleep in the middle of the week can make a big difference. Paired with the block classes, it offers a bit of a break for an overall less “full speed ahead” environment.

This subtle but positive change to our month during the first and third weeks is just enough to spice things up. Sion has succeeded in keeping up with the nationwide trend of block scheduling while still staying true to the way things have always been run.

‘Wolves’ of Capitol Blame Interns, Propose Dress Code

Following sexual harrassment is placed should not be political issues. The allegations, dress code ignores real issues, exposes frightening trend. inappropriate actions came from both sides of the aisle according to the Kansas City Star, but when one party blames victims and the other BY ELLIE SCHWARTZ perpetrators, it’s no surprise that Democrats CO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF attract more female voters and are often labelled as “pro-woman.” In order for global issues

Rep. Bill Kidd’s twitter bio may read “Father, and the economy to take center stage in future Conservative, Common Sense Leader,” but his elections, the difference in response to sexual response to the proposed changes to the intern assault needs to disappear. dress code at the Missouri State Capitol tells The divide and the victim-blaming that another story. comes following assault may explain why it took

Following the resignation of two years for many of the abuse charges to surface Congressmen due to sexual abuse and according to the Kansas City Star and highlights inappropriate text message allegations, Rep. the challenges that interns in politics (and in Kevin Engler general) face. released Because 12 possible politicians improvements serve their to the intern communities and policy after two hold considerable Congressmen power, they are resigned following seen as concerned sexual abuse and for others. Any inappropriate accusation of text message sexual assault allegations, Kidd contrasts this responded almost reputation and immediately places the victim to one of those in the spotlight suggestions, because the saying “Intern abuser is known. dress code,” in his Many victims email response, in Jefferson City according to the confessed to Kansas City Star. being abused but

The scandal refused to share involving many their stories out allegations of fear for their by interns, all careers, according outlined in the to the Kansas City Kansas City Star Star. Therefore, article titled “The wolves of Jeff City: Sexual a better policy geared toward supervising the harassment at the Capitol,” reveals the political people in power should be implemented to back divide that can come from what should be up claims by intimidated victims that are usually apolitical issues and the fine line that interns in kept private. politics walk. Recalling Kidd’s twitter bio, if he is a father,

Kidd’s response mirrored that of other he should recognize the position his daughter Republican representatives and contrasted the would be in if she were an intern at the Capitol responses by Democrat representatives and and see the need for more than a dress code Missouri Senator Clare McCaskill, according to to protect her. If he is conservative, he should the Kansas City Star, highlighting the broader recognize and stop the trend of Republicans political divide and debate that the intern scandal blaming victims in response to assault. If he is started. a “Common Sense Leader,” he should recognize

This clear divide in responses should not that a dress code is not the solution to a trend of exist, because sexual assault and where the blame inappropriate sexual actions of people in power.