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United States gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson will speak at Northwest at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6.

SAC lecture changed

BY TREY WILLIAMS News Editor Recent scheduling issues concerning SAC’s distinguished lecture series with founder of TOMS shoes, Blake Mycoskie, left Campus Activities with a hole to fill. Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson visits Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.

Megan Simpson, a grad assistant for Student Activities, said although Mycoskie could not make it

they plan on scheduling him for the spring trimester.

Shawn Johnson fits perfectly into what the Office of Campus Activities wants to do.

“We are trying to be more diverse,” Simpson said. “We want to incorporate other areas on campus.”

The event is free, students can pick up their tickets at Student Services or at the door of the Performing Arts building the night of the lecture.

Campus, community come together under tree lights

BY TREY WILLIAMS News Editor

about,” Jasinski said.

The tree lighting, in conjunction with events such as Project Hope, Since President John Jasinski’s has been modified to help those in inauguration, closing the gap be- need in the community. Around tween campus and community has campus students may see yellow been a major goal, and with the hol- collection bins for Project Holiday iday season practically Hope. here the perfect oppor“We hope to give In talking with Mrs. tunity presents itself at J. and with our leader- to both the ministhe annual holiday tree ship team, we wanted try center and comlighting. munity services, to do something The holiday tree we hope to give of to bridge campus lighting came to camourselves,” Jasinski and community, to pus last year as a way said. “There’s a lot of celebrate cultures for President John Japeople in need, and I in varying holiday sinski to bring together think Project Holiday people of the commu- events, to have people Hope is something in nity and students of understand what the which we all can conthe University in cel- holidays are all about.” tribute and that is a ebration of the holiday key goal of this whole season, among other - President John Jasinski event.” things.

During the tree “In talking with lighting, both the Mrs. J. and with our leadership Spirit and Truth Gospel Choir and team, we wanted to do something Horace Mann’s Bearcat Choir will to bridge campus and community, perform. The event looks to include to celebrate cultures in varying as many facets of Maryville life as holiday events, to have people understand what the holidays are all See LIGHTING on A5

Since its inception in 1993 OCC has delivered 77 million shoeboxes all over the world.

USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are only a few of the countries that participate.

130 countries around the world have been recipients of OCC shoeboxes.

LORI FRANKENFIELD | PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

JUNIOR KELSEY PASLEY laughs with friends while wrapping a shoe box to hold her gifts she is sending to a child somewhere in the world with Operation Christmas Child. Collection week runs from the 15 to the 22 with Calvary Chapel as one of the projects drop off locations.

Northwest and Maryville team up for local and foreign aid

BY LESLIE NELSON Chief Reporter Sophomore Allison Babb’s first trip to South Africa, three years ago, changed her life. The orphaned children she worked with touched her heart, and she returned the following two years to continue volunteering to change their lives.

One of those years, Babb was able to witness those orphans receive some of their only Christmas presents ever.

Operation Christmas Child was to thank for that moment.

Babb said the kids were ecstatic when receiving their gifts and she was honored to have been there.

“It’s a great way to show them that people care about them,” Babb said.

OCC allows organizations and people to send kids shoeboxes filled with toys, hygiene items and school supplies. OCC then sends the boxes overseas to children in need.

Gamma Alpha Lambda, Northwest’s Christian sorority, participated in OCC this year.

GAL wanted a way to give back during the holiday season to those in need.

Children overseas are not the only ones in need during the holidays. University and community organizations are currently working hard to give back to the community.

The University Support Staff Council, Administrative Professionals Council, Student Senate and Faculty Senate have joined together for Project Holiday Hope.

Collection bins have been placed all over campus in an effort to gather canned goods, mittens, scarves, winter boots, gloves, socks, blankets, coats and jackets.

Project Holiday Hope is even accepting monetary donations after the state cut funding for energy assistance. Donations are needed to help families pay these bills.

The project coincides with President Jasinki’s annual tree lighting ceremony on Nov. 30. Last year’s ceremony marked the end of a mittens and gloves drive.

This year’s drive aims to donate anything and everything.

“We just wanted to ramp it up this year See GIVING on A5

Deck the halls with delicacies

BY AUSTIN BUCKNER Managing Editor The third floor of the J.W. Jones Student Union will soon transform into a 16th century castle, thanks to The Madraliers.

On Dec. 3 and 4, The Madraliers will present the 37th annual Yuletide Feaste. The event will feature music primarily from the English Renaissance period, much different from the show choir and popular music the same group of students sings in the spring as the Celebration Show Choir.

“In the fall, we focus on chamber music and madrigal music, Brian Lanier, associate professor of voice and choral music education, said. “It’s been my goal to have more of a chamber style approach in the fall, and it

really helps us establish our technique and our tone and all those sorts of things that are important to all styles of singing.”

Students of the theatre department will also lend a helping hand to this year’s Yuletide Feaste.

“For the last few years, Dr. (Joe) Kreizinger has written a play,” Lanier said. “We have been very pleased to have (theatre students) a part of this.

This year, they’re doing a play about Jack and the Beanstalk.”

Lanier said the event will also feature a number of instrumental music selections.

“We combine this performance with several other performing groups; for instance the recorder consort, a See YULETIDE on A5

LORI FRANKENFIELD | PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

TYLER SHINEY, EMILY Schol and Bri Shepardson sing outside the Bearcat Food Court in the J.W. Jones Student Union on Tuesday to promote the 37th annual Yuletide Feaste. The feast is on Dec. 3 and 4 in the student union ballroom.

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Olson takes home music prize

BY DAKOTA JONES Chief Reporter

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FOURTH GRADER SABRINA Olson was excited to win the Missouri Music Teachers Association state music theory competition.It was the second year in a row that she won the competition. Her father, Anthony Olson is her teacher and a professor of music at Northwest.

Starting at an early age, students begin music education.

Learning to play the recorder and singing in school recitals fulfills most children’s musical requirements. For one Horace Mann fourth grader this was not the case.

Sabrina Olson’s passion for music became apparent at the Missouri Music Teachers Association state music theory competition at Truman State University in Kirksville over the summer. Olson received honorable mention for her piano performance of “The Tarantella” by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev and “The Little Bird” by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg.

“You feel a lot of pressure. I

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felt like it was really hard to do good and to find a spot to practice,” Olson said. “There were a lot of people. It was really crowded and overwhelming.”

Piano was not the only part of the competition Olson excelled at.

In addition to her piano performance, she researched the composer and music, analyzing the different elements of each, she wrote a theory paper. Olson was rewarded first place.

“It’s an audition as well as a competition for first through fourth grade,” Anthony Olson, professor of music and Sabrina’s father, said.

“In the elementary level, state is as far as you can go. It isn’t until high school and college level that you can go on to districts and nation-

als.”

Olson has been playing piano since the age of four. She plans to keep piano as a hobby, learn the violin and continue singing. Olson still is not sure if music is a profession she would like to pursue, but music will always be a part of her life.

“The competition helps her learn more than just practicing how to play. It teaches her the background and history of the music she is playing. It’s more rounded,” Sabrina’s mother Eva Peng said. “It’s important to learn about and share the music. I told her the scores are just what the judges think. And I want her to listen to all of the other winners to learn more about how they perform the music.”

BEATS FOR BREaSTS

BY CAROLE MYERS “She is energetic, fun, and is not the type Missourian Reporter of teacher to bore you during class,” Dilniya

Dawoudi, a senior psychology major from One of Northwest’s distinguished as- Liberty, said. “She has a great attitude and sociate professors of sociology, psychology you can tell she enjoys what she is teaching and counseling, April Haberyan, was named and knows what she is talking about.” recipient of the 2011 Governor’s Award for Since her time at Excellence in Education.

Northwest, Haberyan The award is given to an outstanding has initiated two psyfaculty member from each of Missouri’s chology courses, psyfour-year higher education institutions. chology in films and diNorthwest Dean’s Council chose Haberyan saster psychology. The among faculty members who have previouscourses help students ly received awards from Northwest’s colleges with disaster planning April Haberyan throughout the years. and identifying with the Associate Professor of Sociology, Psychology and Counseling “My favorite thing about teaching is the mental health aspect of ‘ah ha’ moment,” Haberyan said. psychology.

Haberyan began teaching in 1996 and Haberyan earned her master of arts in received a full-time contract in 2003. Last psychology in 2002, and her doctor of phiyear Haberyan traveled with 11 students to losophy in psychology in 2003, both from the Indian River State College in Florida, where University of Nebraska-Lincoln. they were able to demonstrate an earthquake “I’m very honored to receive the Excelcivil war disaster scenario. Students say that lence in Education Award,” Haberyan said. her teaching style is creative and unique with < “And I feel very lucky to have such great stua hands on approach. dent, faculty and staff to work with.” % <

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Bikers against abuse ride into northwest

Volunteers empower children in tough times

BY KARRA SMALL Missourian Reporter

Tattooed and bearded, these bikers stand tall and ready to protect any child that might find themselves in harm’s way.

They call themselves BACA, which stands for Bikers Against Child Abuse.

The group’s mission is to empower children who have been victims of physical, sexual and emotional abuse.

They are an internationally licensed, nonprofit organization with chapters in all 50 states.

Currently, the closest chapter is the North Missouri Chapter in Chillicothe.

Although the bikers travel across county and state lines to aid in cases of child abuse, some local bikers and social workers see a need for this group to establish itself in the northwest corner of the state.

Meghann Kosman, a volunteer at the Children and Family Center in Maryville says the need is great in northwest Missouri.

“We need it because it is a different source of empowerment for children,” she said. “It shows them that they are not alone.”

Ragdoll, a local biker involved with

bringing the project to the area, goes by her biker name because BACA does not release the real names of the bikers to the children. In fact, the children get a biker name themselves.

“After we have been contacted by a parent or another person in charge of the case, the child decides if they want us involved,” she said. “If they do, we do an adoption and give them a vest that has their special name on it,” she said.

Ragdoll was quick to emphasize the fact that the bikers are not social workers and do not get involved in legal matters.

They do, however, do anything necessary to empower the child including attending court hearings, visiting the child at school and if necessary even being physically present at the child’s home.

“Some of these kids tend to be ultra sensitive and some of the cases can get real ugly,” she said.

There are also lighter moments.

“We play with ‘em and get on the swings. These big guys can get pretty dumb and start jumping off swings,” she said. “We had a child once who pointed to the biggest biker there and said, ‘I want him to seesaw me’ and he did.”

Although BACA is not yet functioning in northwest Missouri, Ragdoll says they already have cases lined up.

“We want the children to know that we are their family. Once they are a part of our family, they are always part of it,” Ragdoll said.

Police Blotter Blotter from Nodaway County Sheri��’s Department, Maryville Department o� Public Safety The Nodaway County Sheri��’s and the Maryville Public Safety Departments provided incidents reported in this log.

All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court o� law.

revoked, failure to maintain financial responsibility, and failure to register a motor vehicle at 1200 block South Main.

Nov. 11 There is an ongoing investigation for property damage at 1500 block South Munn.

Steven A. Wilcox, 39, Lowry City, MO, was charged with driving while revoked at 1000 block South Main.

Nov. 10 Keenan J. Kunkel, 21, city, was charged with WOW – FTA at 400 block North Market.

Nov. 9 Michael J. McClanahan, 21, city, was charged with disorderly conduct, indecent exposure. C&I driving, and failure to comply at 400 block North Dewey.

Nathan A. Kabbaz, 18, city, was charged with disorderly conduct, indecent exposure.

C&I driving, and failure to comply at 400 block North Dewey.

Bryan C. Dailey, 33, city, was charged with a dog at large at 600 block East 7th street.

Cynthia P. Fugle, 21, city, was charged with WOW – FTA at 400 block North Market.

Nov. 8 There is an ongoing investigation for larceny at 400 block West Thompson.

Timothy A. Blumer, 22, St. Joseph, MO, was charged with WOW – FTA at 400 block North Market.

Nov. 7 Michael L. Blackney, 42, city, was charged with a driving while intoxicated and a failure to maintain right hal� o� roadway at 600 block East Cooper.

Nov. 6 Dustin L. Fuller, 19, city, was charged with disorderly conduct at 1600 block South Main.

Patrick S.H. McDaniel, 25, Quitman, MO, was charged with driving without a valid driver’s license at 200 bock West 3rd Street.

There is an ongoing investigation for fraud at 500 block North Buchanan.

Matthew K. Chiles, 30, city, was charged with driving while revoked, failure to register motor vehicle, and failure to maintain financial responsibility at 900 block South Market.

Nov. 5 Jesse A. Carney, 29, Branson, MO, was charged with WOW – FTA at 400 block North Market.

James R. Scott, 23, Maysville, MO, was charged with assault at 300 block North Market.

Casey M. Carper, 24, city, was charged with driving without a valid driver’s license at 500 block North Main.

Nov. 4 A Guilford subject reported that someone had stolen the gas from his vehicles at his home.

Nov. 1 There is an ongoing investigation for a hit and run on 200 block East 3rd street.

There is an ongoing investigation for property damage at 600 block North Main.

There is an ongoing investigation for larceny at 400 block West 2nd Street.

Nov. 3 A Maryville subject reported a the�t from his farm.

A Clearmont subject reported fraudulent use on her debit/ credit card.

A Maryville subject reported that trees had been stolen from his farm.

Nov. 2 A Hopkins subject reported a the�t from her business.

HUMANE SOCIETY FALL LUNCHEON

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HUMANE SOCIETY EMPLOYEE Jelyna Price and Voluenteer Ashley Robinson play with Pluto; a walkerconhound mix who was born last April. The Humane Society fall luncheon rasies money for the shelter.

The luncheon will be Thursday at the Frist Christian Church from 11 am to 1:30pm.

Mar yville brings art to square

BY AMANDA CANNON Missourian Reporter A downtown square under reconstruction, a city in need of art’s presence and the holiday season all come together to create Window Wonderland.

The newly formed Maryville Public Art Coalition starts their first Window Wonderland, Dec. 4 to help with the change of the city’s square.

“The idea was introduced to bring art to the community,” Joyce Cronin, chairman for the art coalition, said.

Local businesses around the square are allowing the coalition to display murals in their windows. There are four different themes available for display: International Holiday, Santa’s

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Workshop, The Nativity and Winter Activities.

“The artists range from preschool to a member in the local nursing home,” Cronin said. “The artists are allowed to use any medium for their murals.”

To take part in the Window Wonderland, pick up a form for the event at the Maryville Chamber of Commerce during regular business hours. The deadline to finish the art is Nov. 29.

The city has a budget for art, so the city and the coalition are working together to provide more art.

“This county is hungry for art,” Cronin said. “So the goal is to keep growing art in the community.”

Music kicks off the event and gives way to Santa Claus’ presentation of the murals.

M n i a p i ryvil h s r o le

Oct. 31 Jacob P. Voshake, 22, Quincy, was arrested for civil detox.

Oct. 30 There is an ongoing investigation for property damage at 1100 block North College Drive.

There is an ongoing investigation for property damage at 600 block West 16th street.

Oct. 29 Mary K. McGary, 19, Skidmore, was arrested for forgery.

Oct. 27 A Barnard subject reported two o� his livestock had been stolen.

Darin C. Loe, 43, city, was charged with city code violation at 500 block West 5th street.

Oct. 12 A Maryville subject reported property damage to her vehicle outside o� her apartment.

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A Maryville subject reported an attempted break in at her home.

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We should be thankful against each other. In Haiti, protests and riots have plagued the already-ravaged country and led the Haitian government to rethink their response. As slum neighborhoods explode in violence, roads clog with protestors and hospitals stumble with 17,000 victims, citizens of the bleeding nation have even more to fear.

Arguing with your uncle about football is not as bad as arguing with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about anti-aircraft missiles. Russia has finally given up on the long-disputed 2005 agreement, opting to build their own defense weapons in house. The sale cancellation shorts Iran an expected $800 million. The nations prepare for a Cold War of court hearings that are sure to start anything except nuclear peace agreements.

It could be worse. For Northwest students battling traffic on their ride home, or faculty and staff dealing with in-laws, or students trying to find something to do on Thanksgiving, we all have reason to give thanks.

Violence and sexual assault continually evades enforcement Maryville Public Safety takes an unsettlingly indifferent approach to student nightlife in Maryville. They turn a cold shoulder to house parties and fraternity parties teeming with underage drinking and alcohol abuse, unless of course the noise levels roust neighbors from their bed to dial 911. If 500 watts of Katy Perry at 2 a.m. spurs authorities to take action, but high-risk situations for violence and sexual assault do not, something needs to change.

The same holds true on campus. Roaming patrol cars are fine and good for penalizing illegal parkers and nabbing on-campus speeders. After dusk, however, those officers should set up camp near residence hall entrances and parking lots, where risk of theft, burglary and assault are high and unmonitored.

Granted, these steps require manpower that University Police cannot afford right now. So a modern and cost-effective application must be introduced: surveillance cameras. They have graced public entrances since the 1960s, yet Northwest’s doorways and parking lots remain unsupervised.

This is the kind of proactive policy that must constitute the role of University Police, in conjunction with Maryville Public Safety.

Right now, though, the action consists of analog methods. The law reacts to problems instead of preventing them. University Police’s Safe Ride Home program is a prime example. Yes, it has drastically cut down drunk driving ac-

cidents since its creation. That said, Safe Ride Home is a fix, not a cure.

University Police needs to have the presence of authority in campus parking lots and at houses off campus. Currently, they serve as the shotgun behind the door; if you screw up, you face punishment. Even this is a limited truth.

Because University Police cannot be everywhere and cannot monitor all areas, offenders often successfully dodge the Philip Gruenwald Opinion Editor law.

True, Northwest does not have an embarrassing record of violent crime, theft, burglary or sexual assault. But this is no reason to sit back and wait for problems to prevent themselves, acting after negative statistics roll in. The indelible effects of just one student victimized by assault stand against any other statistical report that the methods of University Police or Maryville Public Safety are effective.

In campus parking lots, students need the reassurance that they are not alone. Off of campus, University Police needs to send an unequivocal message that underage drinking and alcohol abuse are mediums for violence and will not be tolerated. Everyone knows who is doing it and where it is being done. No one knows when the nuisance becomes dangerous.

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Trainees stand behind their cooked turkeys awaiting critique during training for Butterball talk-line employees on Oct. 20, 2010, in Naperville, Ill.

CAMPUS TALK

To whom are you thankful during the holiday season?

“I am thankful for my “I am thankful for my close friends and fam- friend Abby Cockrill. I ily. They are my rock will always remember her and miss her.” that I can lean on in times of need.”

Jessica House Child and Family Doug Porter Studies Business Economics

Kayla Meppelink Journalism

“I am thankful for the Liberty School District because I have an interview for student teaching coming up.”

“I am thankful for my fraternity brothers in Phi Sigma Kappa.

They are always there when I need them.”

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Rethinking positive reinforcement

BY JACOB TAYLOR Contributing Columnist Since being in school for over 15 years, it is easy to look back upon our education with fondness for the days of elementary school. As we think back, you may notice something about our memories. Remember that test you failed? Remember the time we got in so much trouble from Mrs. Whomever for doing whatever?

Perhaps our greatest memories of the education system are not from our achievements but from the times where we were punished. This is because one of the most utilized tools within the classroom is negative reinforcement.

In negative reinforcement, a particular behavior is strengthened by the consequence of stopping or

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X-rays New intrusive security procedures put passengers behind full X-rays that show, well, everything. The X-ray industry ought to go through the roof, and embarrassing pat downs can finally stop. Oh wait, those will still continue alongside the exposing scans.

Hospital treatment A USA Today poll reports that 51 percent of Medicare patients harmed by medical treatment say their incident was not preventable. The latest study from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that 15,000 Medicare patient deaths result each month from inadequate hospital care.

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avoiding a negative condition. This is not necessarily a bad thing—bad behavior should be met with negative consequences for the perpetrator. In contrast to this statement, there are several critiques of the utilization of negative reinforcement within the classroom as a teaching tool which show favor for positive reinforcement within the classroom.

In positive reinforcement, the frequency of a particular behavior is increased by the addition of a consequence after its occurrence.

In schools today, a lot of positive reinforcement is lost because of the focus placed upon getting a good grade rather than rewarding students for understanding the material. Although positive reinforcement exists, it pales in comparison to the magnitude of the undesirable consequences placed upon a student

once they perform. This removes true learning, rather stating that in order to succeed a student must get good grades. The principles of negative reinforcement instill a spirit of “do not learn this” rather than “good job for what you have learned.”

The schooling system has worked well for students through these past years. This is particularly true of elementary students, in order to ensure that they maintain a large interest in learning so that they may continually succeed throughout life. When we look at our schooling system, we see a history of negative reinforcement. However, it may be time to use positive reinforcement more to stimulate learning. Hopefully, we can change the schooling system so that we as a nation are no longer school negative, but school positive.

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Did Mom burn the turkey again? Were you disappointed with the midterm elections?

Is your fantasy football team in ruins? When high hopes are met with serious downers, it is not always easy to be thankful. Here are four things that will not make it to your “to-worry about” list: This Thanksgiving will find you anywhere except a Somali pirate ship for 388 days. The kidnapped British couple was finally released Nov. 14. Taking it a step further, even the smallest risk of pirate raids or kidnappings will be the last thing on your mind as you spend the next few days swimming in brown gravy.

Your Thanksgiving will not include a deadly volcano. Mount Merap in Jakarta, Indonesia has resulted in 259 casualties, and the number continues to rise. Yet as horrifying as a 4,200 foot plume of smoke is, the 12 earthquakes and 14 avalanches that resulted from the blast have caused the most damage, according to CNN. Cholera is not turning your countrymen

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GIVING Continued from A1 because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a need out there,â&#x20AC;?

Gina Bradley, University event coordinator, said.

The clothing and food items go to the Ministry Center while the money collected goes to Community Services.

Community Services is a Missouri community action agency that helps families in need. They are sponsoring their annual program that allows organizations and citizens to adopt families in need over the holidays.

Donors receive a list of items needed and wanted for Christmas from the family in need, along with

LIGHTING Continued from A1 possible. Joining Jasinski in lighting the tree are Maryville Mayor Chad Jackson and Student Senate President Quentin Templeton.

After the tree lighting, the Jasinskis have decided to open the Gaunt House to allow people to come in for

YULETIDE Continued from A1 group of ten or twelve recorder players. They are always a featured part of the event,â&#x20AC;? Lanier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then, of course, we do have the brass quintet. They play all sorts of wonderful music for us: the fanfares when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re bringing people to the tables and then the fanfares for the events.

They also play music during the dinner time.â&#x20AC;?

Lanier said the buffet dinner is always a crowd pleaser, helping set

clothing sizes of the children. They then shop for the family and send the gifts to Community Services, where the families in need will pick them up.

Dave Weichinger, Community Services director, said that there are around 500 families in need this year.

After a budget cut earlier this year, Community Services is in need of volunteers willing to donate their time to help organize the program, along with their funds to adopt a family.

Weichinger worked for Community Services for the past four years.

His eyes were opened to how much families in the Maryville area needed help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lived in Maryville my whole life and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize the situations people were living in,â&#x20AC;? Weichinger said.

Community Services helps during the holidays in other ways too.

They set up the Salvation Army Angel tree at JC Penney to accept clothing donations for children up to age nine and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Senior Treeâ&#x20AC;? at Walgreens to accept donations for the elderly and disabled.

Residents can take a tag from either tree and buy the item written on it. They can then return the item to the tree, where Community Services will pick it up and deliver it to the family in need.

They have also partnered with Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Civic Women in their Toys for Tots drive.

With the holidays already upon us, Community Services asks that residents donate their time and money to make this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holiday season a memorable one for all.

food and refreshments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This event provides the real meaning of the holidays,â&#x20AC;? Templeton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The illumination of the tree plus the warmth of the Gaunt House will make for great atmosphere.â&#x20AC;?

All the work that has gone into getting this event ready has those involved excited about its outcome. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really excited about the outreach,â&#x20AC;? Templeton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This really hits the need of the community and is

a great way to make a statement. I really encourage people to donate.â&#x20AC;?

The holiday tree lighting is, as both Jasinski and Templeton said, the pinnacle event to Project Holiday Hope and building the bridge between the University and the city of Maryville. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The holiday tree lighting is kind of that culmination, that representation of lighting up the campus and showing that bridge between community and campus,â&#x20AC;? Jasinski said.

the Yuletide Feaste apart from other on-campus events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fantastic buffet meal,â&#x20AC;? Lanier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The menu is beautiful.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prime rib, wonderful salads, cinnamon pork loin. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really, really fantastic. Aramark does this, but it is really fantastic food and people just rave about it.â&#x20AC;?

One of those supporters is Robert Dewhirst, professor in the department of political science. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This, to me, clearly has been one of the finest events of any kind we have on campus,â&#x20AC;? Dewhirst said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything about it is exceptionally well done: the music, the setting,

the food. Each of the participants strongly appears to really enjoy his or her part in the production. For me, it is the ceremonial beginning of the Advent season, and I look forward to it every year.â&#x20AC;?

Tickets for the event can be purchased in the office of the Olive Deluce Fine Arts Building. Students may charge tickets to their University account, with the option of charging one ticket to Aladine.

Tickets can also be purchased by cash or credit card. Credit card purchases are only accepted online by visiting nwmissouri.edu/dept/music/yuletide.htm.

PLAYOFF Continued from A12 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all been here before,â&#x20AC;?

Wardenburg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the guys who are playing have played in the playoffs already so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an advantage. Preparation wise we are just going to take it as another gameâ&#x20AC;Ś I think most of this week will be on us, and if we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it they are going to beat us.â&#x20AC;?

The last time the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Cats lost in the first round was in 2000.

Northwest lost to North Dakota State at home 34-17. They hope to avoid that fate against Missouri Western. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will be able to overcome a lot of adversity,â&#x20AC;? senior defensive back Ryan Jones said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The past

NCAA Continued from A12 upset then No.2 Washburn in five sets Oct. 19 in the Pink-Out game at Bearcat Arena.

Senior Paige Spangenberg believes the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Cats have what it takes to upset Washburn again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just need to play fundamentally sound on Thursday,â&#x20AC;?

Spangenberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve beaten this team before, so we know we can do it, now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about executing our game plan. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coming into this game with no pressure because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not expected to win since weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the underdog; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good position to be in.â&#x20AC;?

The â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Cats were unsure if they were even going to be selected to the tournament after losing their last two matches of the season.

Northwest was swept by Truman State Nov. 10 at Bearcat Arena.

Northwest then lost 1-3 to Missouri Southern Nov. 12.

few weeks have been really close games, but we know how to win and we find a way to win.â&#x20AC;?

As the third seed in the region, Northwest will likely have to take their talents on the road, much like the 2005 playoff run, the first of the five consecutive championship appearances and the last time the Bearcats did not have a first round bye. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played well on the road,â&#x20AC;? Tjeerdsma said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Traditionally not just in the playoffs, but all the time, and this team has played real well on the road.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some tough wins on the road. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thrilled to be at homeâ&#x20AC;ŚWe are going to go out and play the best that we can, hopefully get the results where we can go to Kingsville next week and keep taking it one week at a time.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t execute in either game,â&#x20AC;? head coach Jessica Rinehart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had 11 errors to just three aces in the Southern game. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win with those numbers. I think we lost some fire towards the end of the season, hopefully we can find some for the Washburn game.â&#x20AC;?

This season has been quite the turnaround for the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Cats. Their 15-14 overall record and 11-9 MIAA record marks the first time the team has posted a winning record since the 2000 season.

In just her first season as head coach, Rinehart is thrilled with the progress the team has made. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope this is the beginning of a tradition,â&#x20AC;? Rinehart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be happier for our seniors and for our team. Everybody has worked hard and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve bought in to what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to accomplish here.â&#x20AC;?

If the Bearcats win today, they will face the winner of No. 3 Truman and No. 6 Abilene Christian on Friday.

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The stats are against us. Nationwide, the hard-to-categorize Generation Y has interests ranging from Weezy to Wii, but worship is not likely to make the list. This Thanksgiving, one wonders who exactly we give thanks to.

Over half of us attended church regularly as teenagers. By age 25, that number will drop by 42 percent. By age 29, it plummets an additional 16, according to a 2009 Barna report. Something happens

in the wonderful world of college that rips us away from the pews. Unless, of course, we are students at Northwest.

Northwest religious organizations across the board report a notable increase in regular attendance (see graph). While the personal spirituality of a student is hard to gauge, presenting ourselves at a weekly worship puts our hearts boldly on our sleeves.

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USA Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with the usual, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, stuffing, and of course, pumpkin or pecan pie.

In 1621, Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest that is recognized today as thanksgiving. In 1863, it was made an official holiday by President Lincoln.

Whether its the Cowboys and Redskins, or your backyard, most families enjoy a heated game of football on Thanksgiving.

It’s just not Thanksgiving without the Macy’s Day Parade, but we all know its really about seeing Santa come by at the end.

After lunch and if the game on t.v. is bad, most Americans will pass out in the comfiest chair they can find. Zzzz

By Ben Lawson Missourian Reporter For many, Thanksgiving break means a traditional meal with turkey and stuffing. But what if your home is thousands of miles away? What if you are surrounded by foreign culture? What if you are in a place where everything is different?

Most international students are not used to celebrating Thanksgiving. While at Northwest, they seek alternative ways to spend their break as most students are indulging on pie and football.

Samir Suja, an international student from Bangladesh, likes to travel during his breaks. Last year Suja went to see his aunt in Des Moines, Iowa, and this year Suja plans to visit friends in Colorado.

“It’s just better to be with friends,” Suja said. “No one likes to be alone over Thanksgiving.”

Suja plans on driving himself to Colorado, and looks forward to seeing the country on his way there.

While in Colorado, Suja anticipates skiing, snowboarding, doing some shopping on Black Friday and maybe going to the Mizzou and Kansas University game on his way back to Maryville.

Suja does not take part in a typical Thanksgiving ritual but he does immerse himself in things that become part of the Thanksgiving culture: football and Black Friday sales.

The Chinese New Year changes each year because of the calendar they use. This year is the year of tiger. Next year will be the year of the rabbit.

During the Chinese New Year, certain foods are eaten more than others because of their meaning.

For instance, egg rolls are popular because they mean wealth.

Republic Day in India is celebrated on the 26

of Januarary each year. Republic Day is India’s Indepencdence day and comes complete with parades and floats.

Only secular holidays like Republic Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday are universally celebrated.

The Lantern festival, celebrated by the Chinese, is also known as the “Little New Year.” The lanterns are carried around in an informal Lantern parade.

International student, Xin Li, has more traditional plans for his Thanksgiving break. Li, a student from China, anticipates spending his break in Maryville and eating Thanksgiving dinner with a friend and his family.

But over last year’s Thanksgiving break, Li’s first in America, Li and three friends decided to travel to Chicago and sightsee. They visited the Shed Aquarium, Sears Tower, museums and other places on their trip.

For students who do not want to travel during their break, there are campus activities they can attend. The Residents Hall Association is hosting a dinner for international students on Thanksgiving Day. The meal will consist of traditional Thanksgiving food. After the meal there will be a presentation on the typical Thanksgiving traditions. The presentations explain the meaning of American traditions to students who might not know what they mean. RHA also plans to show movies that convey the themes and traditions of Thanksgiving.

International students are placed into a foreign society, but they make the most of it by experiencing the culture. Some travel around the country and some participate in traditions, like Thanksgiving dinner, which gives them a full American experience.

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The Boy Who Lived

Over ten years ago, the first Harry Potter book hit the shelves and the Chosen One is as popular as ever. With the second to last movie of the series premiering tonight there is no doubt fans will be alive with Potter-mania.

Michael Vick Vick came back after a rib injury and lit up the Monday Night Football stage, setting records and racking up the fantasy points.

The Beatles The famed rock and roll legends released their full works to iTunes Tuesday, satisfying music fans everywhere and Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

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Two day week

What is the point in having two days of class, really? We are going to be too focused on the delicious Thanksgiving dinners to pay attention to lectures.

U.S. faces increasing Hunger rates

According to a Federal Report the U.S. hunger rate is at the highest its been in 15 years. In 2009 14.7 percent of U.S. households reported being “food insecure.”

Alcoholic Energy Drinks

States including Washington and Michigan have banned caffeinated alcoholic drinks because of the dangers, which have colleges nation-wide talking.

at your leisure Ever y woman, race aside How about a The Stroller

BY Gail Brown Missourian Reporter

Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls,” which premiered Nov. 5, is a roller coaster from beginning to end. This drama-filled movie based on Ntozake Shange’s 1975 play takes a life of its own. With high profile actors like Janet Jackson, Kimberly Elise, Whoopi Goldberg and Loretta Divine, the movie had the recipe for success.

“For Colored Girls” focuses on the bitterness of seven black women who deal with heartbreak, rape, disease, incest and religious fanaticism.

Each character has one of these issues and tries to overcome them throughout the movie.

Crystal (Kimberly Elise), a wife of a war veteran and a mother of two, deals with after effects of war that have driven her husband to in-

5/5 Paws sanity and alcoholism. Joe (Janet Jackson), a high profile magazine editor with trust issues, deals with her husband’s secrets that eventually gives her a disease that will be with her for the rest of her life.

This movie influences the viewer’s emotions and sympathetic side.

Though it could be said by other

reviews to be a typical bitter black woman movie, this film is empowering and shows the struggle that all women go through.

“For Colored Girls” is for people who want to see real situations with real outcomes and consequences.

Tyler Perry does a good job of separating fairytale and reality. Real consequences of abortion, the effects of rape and the possible damage that infidelity can have on a relationship really make this movie what it is.

It is a story of deception, rage and heartbreak that should be watched more than once to get the full impact.

Every woman should see this movie, so they can understand how a man should treat them, how women should carry themselves and that respect is not optional. “For Colored Girls” is a film for every woman, no matter what race.

Dickens classic, success on stage

BY AMANDA SCHULTE-SMITH Missourian Reporter The Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts was glowing with Christmas spirit this weekend with the performance of “A Christmas Carol”.

The cast’s dedication to the show and their effort to keep the story close to the original would have made Charles Dickens proud. Using the studio theater helped enable a fun interaction between Scrooge and members of the audience. The music, the acting and the aesthetics of the stage made the entire show a com-

Your Woman?

Whip out your tissue boxes, folks. This is a sad, sad story unveiling the doleful tale of my life’s love and loss. For you see, I did not always stroll. At one time, I gallivanted. I frolicked. I even canoodled. And as my photo album (Google it, net dweebs) gathers dust and cobwebs, I’m ready to put on my dancing shoes and woo a dame once more.

Images of her play in my mind like Speed featuring Keanu Reeves; despite the obvious flaws, you cannot help but love him. Keep up the quality work, Keanu.

She never told me her name – she was always one for mystery and intrigue. She only wanted me to call her “Your Woman.”

To make a long story short, a petty disagreement over our favorite Russian revolutionary (Nikolay Ogarev. Any other suggestions are invalid) led to our eventual split.

I was even willing to overlook the fact that her parents were paraplegic and, therefore, could not stroll.

It was folly to leave her. She was everything that Your Man could ever want. After all these years, loneliness has led me to place an ad in the personal section of a paper. Unfortunately, due to budget cuts, I can’t quite afford it. Please help me out by making and submitting an ad. I think you know my type. Show me your suggestions at nwmissourinews.com.

plete success. his remarkable talent and knack for Carolers began the performance being able to connect with those with a clever jingle reminding the watching. audience to turn off cell phones and The music did not miss a beat eido away with any distractions. The ther. The carolers did a phenomenal jingle set the tone for the rest of the job of bringing a harmonious tone show, as members of the entire cast to every carol. Echoes of Christmas constantly threw in elements of awe cheer and ghostly moaning could be and laughter. heard perfectly from your seat.

The familiar story of Ebenezer The University’s Theater DepartScrooge’s Christmas salvation could ment did a wonderful job of adoptnot have been brought to life without ing the memorable play and making the actors’ performance. The cast did it their own. The music, acting and a great job of embodying their char- scenery all worked together brilliantacters and creating a realistic story. ly. The talent and hard work involved The Stroller has been a tradition since 1918 and does Tanner Marchisello, who played in this Christmas classic did not go Scrooge, wowed the audienceFOR with RELEASE unnoticed. NOVEMBER 5, 2010 not reflect the views of The Northwest Missourian.

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Thursday Nov. 18, 2010

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2010 Division II Football Playoff Bracket First Round 11/20

Second Round 11/27

Super Region 1

Third Round 12/4

1. Minnesota-Duluth (11-0)

1. Kutztown (10-1)

4. Shepherd (9-1)

First Round 11/20

Second Round 11/27

Third Round 12/4

Super Region 3 4. St. Cloud (99-2) 5. Hillside (9-2)

5. Shaw (9-2)

3. California (10-1)

2. Mercyhurst (9-2)

6. Bloomsburg (9-2)

2. Augustana (10-1)

Semifinals 12/11

Super Region 2

1. Albany St. (10-0)

4. Wingate (8-2) 5. Morehouse (8-2) 3. Valdosta State (8-2) 6. North Alabama (8-3)

Semifinals 12/11

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2. Delta St. (9-3)

1. Abilene Christian (11-0)

2. Tex. A&M-King. (10-1)

3. Grand Valley (10-1)

6. Colorado Mines (9-2)

Super Region 4 4. Central Missouri (9-2) 5. West Tex. A&M (8-3) 3. Northwest (9-1) 6. Missouri Western (8-3)

The National Championship will air at 10 a.m. Dec. 18, on ESPN 2.

Check local listings to determine if you receive this channel.

VolleyBall regional Rankings This is Northwest’s fourth post season appearance overall and first NCAA Tournament appearance. The last appearance came in 1981 as part of the AIAW.

No. 1 Central Missouri ...(28-4) No. 2 Washburn .............(30-2) No. 3 Truman State ........(25-7) No. 4 Emporia State .......(22-9) No. 5 West Texas A&M ..(27-8) No. 6 Abilene Christian..(26-5) No. 7 Northwest .... (15-14) No. 8 St. Mary’s ............(15-17)

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MIAA STANDINGS Overall Northwest . ....1-0 Neb.-Omaha....... 0-0 Central Mo.......... 0-0 Mo. Western........ 0-0 Pitt. State............ 0-0 Washburn............ 0-0 Lincoln (Mo.)...... 0-0 S.W. Baptist......... 0-0 Truman............... 0-0 Emporia St.......... 0-0 Fort Hays............. 0-0 Mo. Southern.......0-1

MIAA STANDINGS Overall Northwest.. 9-1 Central............. 9-2 Mo. Western..... 8-3 Washburn......... 7-4 Neb.-Omaha.... 5-6 Pitt State.......... 5-6 Emporia........... 5-6 Mo. Southern... 4-7 Truman............ 4-7 Fort Hays.......... 3-8

Today: South Central Regional hosted by Central Missouri:

Today: Graceland at Northwest 7 p.m.

Winstead-Reeves Classic at Northwest Friday: William Jewell vs. Briar Cliff 5:30 p.m.

Southwestern at Northwest 7:30 p.m.

Saturday: South Western vs. Briar Cliff 5:30 p.m.

William Jewell at Northwest 7:30 p.m.

Saturday: Division II Playoffs First Round

Northwest vs. Washburn 3:30 p.m.

Truman vs. Abilene Christian 1 p.m.

Emporia St. vs. W. Texas A&M 6 p.m.

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BY JASON LAWRENCE Missourian Reporter

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SENIOR TAYLOR GADBOIS signs her letter of intent to join the Missouri Tigers next year on the softball diamond. Gadbois also plays a vital role on the girls’ basketball and track and field team.

Senior finalizes Mizzou commitment

BY BRYCE MERENESS Missourian Reporter With the ink barely dry on her National Letter of Intent to play softball at the University of Missouri, senior Taylor Gadbois turns her attention to the next sport: basketball.

Gadbois, a three-sport athlete, has piled up accolades in her Spoofhound career. She is a twotime All-State softball selection and holds multiple records including career scored runs and most career stolen bases. Gadbois also holds the school track record for the 100 and 200-meter dashes and is an inside force on the basketball squad that took home a third place state finish, last season.

Gadbois describes her life as being revolved around sports. She plays on a traveling softball team

in addition to playing for the high school.

“I never really get to stop playing softball,” Gadbois said. “I still get to play it, then I do basketball at the same time, so it’s kind of a winwin. Now, I’m officially done with fall ball and it’s basketball season and I just focus on that.”

Missouri is a rising softball program and the last two years has earned a berth in the Women’s College World Series. Gadbois always wanted to be a Tiger, and her campus visit was the icing on the cake. .

“I’ve always liked Mizzou,” Gadbois said. “I’ve always wanted to go there. When I got a verbal and they started offering me, the girls pushed me to go because I always wanted to go there.”

For her coaches, it is the subtle things that make Gadbois stand-

out.

“The athleticism of Taylor, a lot of people don’t notice it just sitting in the bleachers,” head basketball coach Grant Hageman said.

“She’s everywhere. She is all over the court… She just kind of does what Taylor does and you look out and watch her make that play and you’re like “man, Taylor’s probably the only girl that can make that play,” because she is so quick.”

With a list of great athletes to come out of Maryville High School recently, Taylor admitted that she just tried to work as hard as the greats before her.

“There are a lot of great athletes that have come through here like Jordan Stiens, Meghan Walker and my sister Jordan Gadbois,” Gadbois said. “I didn’t try to be better than them, I just tried to work as hard as they did.”

ATHLETES Bearcats

Maryville High School has become almost synonymous with athletic success.

Athletic Director Paul Snow is pleased with the product Maryville is putting out, but knows it would not be possible without the coaches and athletes.

“If you raise the bar high, people are going to meet it,” Snow said.

“If you raise the bar low, people are going to meet it. Out here, we have a lot of high expectations of our kids, our coaches and of ourselves.

We want to be, not necessarily perfect, but the best we can be.”

That success cultivated last year with the school’s first-ever Midland Empire Conference Supremacy Award, given to the MEC school with the most points scored in various athletic events based on conference, district and state finishes.

Nearly every team contributed to the Supremacy Award, including three State Champions, and helped set a concrete standard of excellence for Maryville.

That success, though, starts long before kids step foot in Maryville’s halls.

“The kids grow up wanting to be a Spoofhound, a Bearcat,” Snow said. “Those kids grow up knowing the sport. When they come in, all the coaches have to do is teach their system, our system. The Spoofhound system.”

Once they get there though, it is taken to another level.

“We have a belief system and a set of codes that the football team has adopted, our Spoofhound Creed,” said Chris Holt, head football and boys’ track coach. “We talk

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Those expectations have led to a tradition of excellence at Maryville that the coaches and players are glad to continue.

“I think tradition is huge. I think there’s always a pride factor,” said Grant Hageman, head girls’ basketball and girls’ track coach.

“You hope year in and year out if you have a good program, you’ll have success. As players come and go, that success is always there because of pride and tradition. They don’t want to let down the players before them.”

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Thursday Nov. 18, 2010

Energy absent in opening loss

BY JASON LAWRENCE Missourian Reporter

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SENIOR FORWARD ELIJAH Allen goes for a lay-up in the ‘Cats opening game 72-67 loss on Sunday. Allen had 15 points and seven rebounds. Northwest tips off at 7p.m. tonight against Graceland.

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The three-pointer fell. Timeout, Northwest, but it was too late. William Giddings put the nail in the coffin with 6:28 left in the 72-67 loss to Southwest Minnesota State At that point the Bearcats looked flat. The fight was gone and the ’Cats were going through the motions.

“I think there’s a lot to say (after a loss like that),” head coach Ben McCollum said. “I don’t think we competed at a high level. I don’t think we matched their energy. We didn’t get stops.

We didn’t get boards.

We needed to get and that was the story of the game.”

Northwest struggled to find the bottom of the net in the first half, shooting just 39 percent from the field, but led for most of the first half.

Northwest would lead by as many as six several times in the first

half and went into the locker room nursing a 34-31 lead.

“I think the first half we were so busy trying to make ‘the’ play,” McCollum said. “Trying to play what I call hero ball, trying to be the hero instead of moving the ball and making the defense shift.”

Sophomore guard Deshaun Cooper led the Bearcats with 17 points and six assists. Senior Elijah Allen finished with 15 points and seven rebounds in the contest.

“We’ve just got to come out and play D, that’s all,” Cooper said.

“If we focus on defense, we’ll get the win we need.”

Northwest plays Graceland at 7 p.m. tonight at Bearcat Arena, “We just need to get better,” McCollum said.

“We need to improve our energy. We need to improve our body language on the floor, our toughness. We’re going to be OK, it’s just going to take some time.”

LORI FRANKENFIELD | PHOTOGRAPHy EDITOR

JUNIOR GUARD ABBY Henry drives the ball past University of Nebraska-Kearney opponent in Mondays game at Bearcat Arena.

Henry had a game-high 26 points.

Henry nets 26 points

BY SPENCER SCHULTZ Missourian Reporter

With great defensive stops late in the game and two 9-0 runs in the second half the Bearcats came out with a win over Nebraska-Kearney.

Head coach Gene Steinmeyer was surprised the way his girls came out on defense against the Lopers.

“Last year at different times we would have two, three four girls playing hard then somebody would let up, and the pressure wouldn’t be any good,” Steinmeyer said.

“The nice thing in this game was that all five kids were playing good pressure defense.”

The ’Cats held on down the stretch and won 81-75.

Junior Abby Henry, who

had two steals, five assists and posted a game high 26 points, paced the Bearcats scoring.

“Coach has really been getting on us a lot in practice about being a little bit late to the ball, and I feel like it was a nice first game for us because we did get a lot of steals and that’s the way we want to play,” Henry said.

Power forwards Candace Boeh and Kyla Roehrig patrolled the boards and chipped in offensively as well, Steinmeye said.

Boeh and Roehrig combined for nine rebounds and 16 points in the paint.

The Bearcats are back in action at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Bearcat Arena against Southwestern College in the Winstead-Reeves Classic.

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Div. II Playoffs Missouri Western

3 Bearcats

VS 6 Griffons

When the ’Cats pass: The offense is lacking consistency, but playoff time seems to bring the best out of Bolles and Co. EDGE>>>>’CATS When the ’Cats run: Four 100-yard rushers in the last five games allowed by the Griffons.

EDGE>>>>’CATS

Maryville

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“As long as we do, what we need to do, we should be fine. We’ll let (the game) figure it out from there.”

-- Wardenburg

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Logging the miles until Championship Saturday

BY Bryce Mereness Chief Reporter Saturday marks the beginning of a potential 6,000-mile journey to another National Championship.

On that journey, each step could be the last.

“Once you get to this point in the season, you have no second chance, if you lose the season’s over,” head coach Mel Tjeerdsma said. “I think that is something that our kids have to deal with in preparation to know a loss now and we’re done.”

Northwest is seeded No. 3 in Super Region 4, and will face No. 6 Missouri Western. The victor will then travel to Kingsville, Texas to face No. 2 Texas A&MKingsville.

The other first round match up features No. 5 West Texas A&M travelling to Warrensburg, Mo. to face No. 4 Central Missouri. The winner of that game will travel to Abilene, Texas, to face No. 1 Abilene Christian.

The quarterfinal match-up will feature the last two teams standing in the region.

The higher seed will host the quarterfinal and the winner moves on to the semi finals.

The team with the highest strength of schedule hosts the semifinals. The National Championship will be held at 10 a.m. December 18, in Florence Ala. Every step is tougher than the last throughout the playoffs.

“Every week you are going to get demanded to play harder, because every week the teams get better,” senior offensive lineman Dane Wardenburg said. “From here on if we don’t raise our level, we lose, so that’s just kind of a demanded thing, we know what it takes, and we know we have to play better every week.”

Being the defending National Champions has its advantages. Northwest has the playoff experience, and knows how to get the job done.

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For just the fourth time in program history, and the first time since 1981, the Northwest volleyball team will be playing postseason volleyball.

The Bearcats will make their first NCAA Division II volleyball tournament appearance in program history on Thursday.

The ’Cats qualified to the AIAW Division II tournament from 1979-1981.

The Bearcats learned of their selection to the tournament during a selection show Sunday night.

“That was so nerve-racking,” sophomore Laira Akin said. “It was ridicu-

Roberto Davis Defensive Line

When the GRIFFONS pass: Dropped passes plagued the Griffons last time.

EDGE>>>>Griffons When the gRIFFONS run: After the week the ’Cats had last week, look for Bostwick’s unit to come out fired up.

EDGE>>>>’CATS

“When you goto the playoffs, you have to wipe the slate clean. The regular season is over with.

This is a brand new season, a rekindle of five games starting all over, again.”

-- Davis

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Special Teams: As the most consistent unit for Northwest, Simmons and the rest of the special team standouts will carry on doing the same job they have all year. This unit will play a vital role in the team’s field position battle, as always.

EDGE>>>>’CATS

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“The reality of the playoffs is that when you lose, it’s over. For your seniors, it’s over period. They’re done.”

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Postseason hiatus is over

BY Kyle Hendricks Missourian Reporter

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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ryan Jones, Sr., DB

lous because we had to wait until 9 p.m., and then we were the last region and bracket to be announced. When we saw our name go up, everybody started screaming, hugging and crying. We were just so excited that our season was continuing.”

Central Missouri earned the top seed and will host the three-day, eight-team regional.

The ’Cats are the No. 7 seed and will play No. 2 seed Washburn at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday in Warrensburg, Mo. The ’Cats split the season series with the Lady Blues. Washburn swept Northwest 3-0 on Sept. 14. The ’Cats

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SENIOR MIDDLE HITTER Amber Ryan and outside hitter Alex Hanna block a set from Southwest Baptist.

FIRST TEAM: Jake Soy, Jr., WR# Jason Wiseman, Sr., OL# Dane Wardenburg, Jr., OL Jordan Simmons, So., KR/PR Roberto Davis, Sr., DL Josh Lorenson, Jr., DL Chad Kilgore, Jr., LB# Willie Horn, Sr., LB Ryan Jones, Sr., DB#** #-unanimous decision *-repeat 1st team

SECOND TEAM: Blake Bolles, Sr., QB Brett Grozinger, Sr., OL Justin Welch, Sr., DB Michael Stadler, Sr., P HON. MENTION: Kelvin Austin, Sr., RB Josh Baker, Sr., TE Shayne Shade, Sr., DL Billy Baudler, Sr., LB Aldwin Foster-Rettig, Sr., DB Todd Adolf, So., K CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR: Mel Tjeerdsma