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FIGHTING AGAINST STIGMA Renamed club gains new focus, leadership

SAMANTHA COLLISON Campus News Editor | @SammieCollison

With a new name, new goals and a new outlook, the group formerly known as To Write Love on Her Arms relaunched this year under the name Active Minds with the aim to fight the stigma surrounding mental health.

A ​ ctive Minds held its first meeting of the year Sept. 18 in the J.W. Jones Student Union led by President Cayla Vertreese and Secretary Caleb Smith. ​Vertreese said she wanted a more inclusive-sounding name for the group, since To Write Love on Her Arms could be perceived as being only for women. She said Active Minds is also more recognized nationally on college campuses and could offer a larger platform to the group.

The name Active Minds comes from a national organization started by Alison Malmon in 2000 at the University of Pennsylvania following the suicide of her brother Brian. ​Vertreese, a sophomore, said she’s always been passionate about mental health and has become more involved in advocating for those with mental illnesses through dealing with depression and being hospitalized in November 2018. ​“ I’ve been there, and so I understand what it’s like to be

39% of students in college experience a significant mental health issue

75%

50% of mental health cases begin by age 14

of mental health cases begin by age 24

No. 2 450+ 3,662

leading cause of death among students is suicide SOURCE: ACTIVE MINDS

there,” Vertreese said. “I understand what it’s like to feel like no one understands or feel like no one’s there or feel like I can’t talk to anyone about it because I’m not supposed to. I want to kind of end that.” ​I n July, Smith lost his brother to suicide, and he said no one should have to feel hopeless or alone like his brother did and families shouldn’t have to experience that grief. ​“ It’s terrible, and I think that with people, they’re just scared to talk about it and they shouldn’t be,” Smith said. “It should be OK to talk about your feelings because with my brother, he held all that in, like there were no signs whatsoever, and I don’t want to see anyone hold their feelings in and have that happen to them.”

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Sophomore Cayla Vertreese presents the purpose of active minds Sept. 18 at the J.W. Jones Student Union during their first meeting.

University continues admin search

SAMANTHA COLLISON Campus News Editor | @SammieCollison

The University held two open forums for students and employees with Director of Diversity and Inclusion Justin Mallett, the second candidate for the new associate provost of diversity and inclusion position, Sept. 23. ​This position will bring diversity and inclusion under the office of the provost, according to University President John Jasinski’s newsletter “All that Jazz,” in an effort to decrease the gap in retention and graduation rates between majority and minority students.

W ​ ith diversity and inclusion being brought under academics, equity will fall under Student Affairs, which is in the process of hiring a new Title IX coordinator. ​Mallett has served as director of diversity and inclusion since 2017.

In that time, he said the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has done a lot for underrepresented students, but could focus on having a more “inclusive mindset” and focus on issues beyond race.

“There are white students who go through some of the same things that a lot of the black students go through,” Mallett said. “There are white students who are poor; there are white students that are underprepared; there are white students that struggle in their day-today life.” ​Mallett said inclusion extends to age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and urban versus rural upbringings. He said inclusive language in the classroom and on

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Director of Diversity and Inclusion Justin Mallett speaks during a Black Student Union meeting March 7 in the J.W. Jones Student Union. Mallett is a candidate for the associate provost of diversity and inclusion.

syllabuses is a big issue right now. ​Specifically, he said faculty including pronouns when introducing themselves and on their syllabuses would set an example for students, normalize establishing pro-

nouns as part of conversation and make transgender and nonbinary students feel more comfortable in the classroom.

The biggest failure of DEI in his time, Mallett said, was center-

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ing efforts and funds on programming for black students, seeing no tangible changes in graduation and retention rates in that demographic.

“Now what we see is how can we be equitable across the board,” Mallett said. “If we’re going to send the Black Student Union to a conference, are we going to send HERO (Helping Everyone Regardless of Orientation) to a conference? …

I think that we have to define our roles clearer if we’re going to say that we’re going to be inclusive.”

Mallett said taking on this new role would change his perspective and approach to the student body from a grassroots approach to a higher, overarching perspective.

“It’s going to be tough, because I’ve always had that student interaction piece as a huge part of who I am. I always say it makes Justin, Justin,” Mallett said. “One thing that I’ve come to grips with is even though I’m looking at everything from a much broader scope … I’m still helping students, but at a much greater level.”

Mallett said another shortcoming of DEI that he aims to correct is making diversity and inclusion campus-wide issues. He said rather than DEI solving every problem for every student, he would like to empower faculty and staff with the tools to handle those issues with their students.

Forums were also held Aug. 26 with the first candidate for the position, Ade Oredein of Owensboro, Kentucky. The University has not said if Oredein is still a candidate for the position or when the hiring decision will be made.

Student creates business selling soul food at home SAMANTHA COLLISON Campus News Editor | @SammieCollison

When she offered to make dinner for a few University Police officers, junior Lexi Linton had no idea that in less than three years, most of her income at school would come from her soul food business. ​L inton said she cooks around three times a week and charges $8-12 per plate.

She makes a variety of dishes from seafood to pasta, but she said her most popular dish is traditional soul food.

“A lot of people miss a lot of soul food or food they can get at home,” Linton said.

“Maryville needs different types of food, because here we only have an Applebee’s … and some people don’t like Applebee’s.”

As a freshman cooking in her free time in Millikan, Linton said UPD Chief Clarence Green saw her in the kitchen and asked if she would cook for some officers, which she agreed to.

That night, she got the idea to charge for her meals and the business was born.

Linton said she gives surveys to her regulars, which helps her decide what meals to make. She lets customers know five days in advance through Snapchat, Instagram and group chats what she is making so they can get orders in and she can buy the right amount of supplies.

In addition to soul food, Linton said she sells fake eyelashes, does eyebrows and applies eyelash extensions when she’s home in St. Louis.

Linton’s roommate junior Beautyful-Tyanna Copeland said she knows she can always rely on Linton for great eyelashes or a home-cooked meal when she’s tired of dining hall food.

“Sometimes, I can be last minute, and I know I can wake her up at 2 a.m. with all my lash needs,” Copeland said. “People are always coming up to me asking me where I got my eyelashes from, and so I kind of feel like a walking billboard, which is really cool.”

Copeland said Linton’s soul food being convenient and at a great price keeps customers coming back.

Linton said her cooking skills come from southern tradition through her dad, who is from Arkansas and has family from Alabama.

“He just taught me how to cook growing up, so if we had Sunday dinners, he would tell me, ‘Hey, you want to come in the kitchen and help?’” Linton said.

“Surprisingly, my favorite thing that he makes is a fruit salad, but he puts so much fruit in it, it’s so delicious.”

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City budget nationally recognized KENDRICK CALFEE Community News Editor | @KoalaCalfee

The city of Maryville received an award for its fiscal year 2019 budget, distinguishing its presentation as a document meeting national standards and guidelines worthy of recognition.

The Government Finance Officers Association announced the city of Maryville as one of 1,600 recipients of its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. Maryville received this award for a seventh consecutive year, each year since fiscal year 2013, scoring proficient or above in all 14 required categories.

In order to achieve the award, entities have to meet standards set by the GFOA, describing the budget as a document which includes financial planning, policy matters, an operations guide and a communications device providing transparency to the citizens of that governing body.

Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel made note the award is based on the presentation and accessibility of the budget and is not a content driven award.

“After we adopt a budget, we will then start the process of developing that budget document, which we have 90 days to do according to the GFOA,” McDanel said. “It makes us go through every single line item, every single initiative, and do a lot of analysis on the budget and make it in an easy to read format so that its transparent to the community and citizens.”

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City councillors Tye Parsons and Ben Lipec helped draft and finalize the award-winning FY ‘19 budget, a document meeting national standards and recognition.

The award-winning 2019 budget is 241 pages, accessible to the public on the city website, where McDanel said the document is thorough and goal setting, per GFOA requirements.

Once the city finalizes each budget, it is available on the website for public accessibility. The 2020 bud-

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Drivers on U.S. 71 began reporting tar sticking to their vehicles Sept. 12, where the Missouri Department of Transportation said the sealing oil they used did not adhere and cure properly due to high humidity and rain.

get is expected to be on the website by Oct. 1, the beginning of that fiscal year.

The budget itself includes an array of information on how the city operates for a whole fiscal year including detailed mission statements, project overviews and summaries, fund balances, department

summaries, detailed financial aspects and more.

McDanel said the city has aligned each budget that won an award to the Comprehensive Plan officials drafted from community input in 2012. Citizens shared opinions on what they wanted the future of Maryville to look like, and the

city drafted plans based on some of those requests.

“We center our budget around the Comprehensive Plan, which is an adopted 20-year plan for the city,” McDanel said.

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Inc. out of Kansas City, Missouri, to repair damaged roads. According to Vance Brothers Inc., a heavy thunderstorm affected the proper curing process of the material it used to treat the roads.

Though it is unclear how many were impacted, some in Nodaway County have filed claims for damaged tires.

Maryville citizen Chloe Kenkel’s white hatchback now features streaks of black tar on the side of its body, thrown up from the road by her tires. She said she was able to file a claim without any major issues.

“At first, I thought it was just built up dirt on the side of the car,” Kenkel said. “After noticing it wasn’t coming off, I was a little concerned, but it was easy to file the claim. I spoke to the Highway Patrol, who had the phone number for the company’s insurance agency. It

made the whole thing really easy.”

Even with the tire and body damage incurred on Kenkel’s vehicle, she was still able to drive it daily in the meantime of filing a claim.

Others weren’t so lucky.

Jami Hull, Maryville resident, said parts of her tire came off when she tried to remove the tar. She had to temporarily borrow a family member’s vehicle to get around.

“People said they did the highway section in just one or two days,” Hull said in an interview with the Maryville Forum. “It raised a whole bunch of red flags.”

District Construction and Materials Engineer for MoDOT Mary Miller said the crew didn’t do any work on Sept. 12 in order to avoid the rain.

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Tar on U.S. 71 damages cars Nodaway County residents began to file claims related to road construction issues on U.S. 71, where tar from the road stuck to tires, undercarriage and body of vehicles driving on the road between Route FF and Missouri 136.

Drivers in the area began reporting tar sticking to their vehicles Sept. 12, where the Missouri Department of Transportation was completing a sealing project on area roads. MoDOT said the sealing oil they use is a preventative treatment measure aimed to fill small cracks in the road pavement, prolonging the life of the road. However, due to high humidity and rain, the oil used in the project did not adhere and cure properly.

After hearing complaints from area commuters, MoDOT worked with Vance Brothers Construction

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POLICE BLOTTERS for the week of Sept. 26 Northwest Missouri State University Police Department Sept. 18 There is an open investigation for property damage at Lot 39.

There is an open investigation for property damage at Brown Hall.

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Elk causes unusual accident CAILEY HARTENHOFF News Reporter | @caileyrae_

An uncommon vehicle and wildlife accident called in to the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office Sept. 16 leaves many to wonder, where did it come from?

A young bull elk estimated to be between two and three years old was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on U.S. 71 at 5:33 a.m.

Sheriff Randy Strong posted about the accident via the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page 20 minutes after the accident occurred.

“To my knowledge, this is a first in our county,” Strong said in the post.

According to Nodaway County Conservation Agent Nathan Carr, northern Missouri does not have an

established elk population.

“The one that got hit on the highway was just an elk that, I guess, decided to wander,” Carr said. “We’re not really sure where it’s from exactly.”

According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, elk are the second largest members of the deer family behind the moose.

Adult elk can weigh more than 800 pounds and stand about four to five feet at the shoulders. In comparison, white-tailed deer typically don’t weigh more than 250 pounds and stand three to three and a half feet at the shoulders. A five to sixmonth-old elk calf is equivalent to the size of an adult doe whitetailed deer.

Elk were once native to Mis-

souri as reported by early explorers in the early 1800s, but by the mid1800s, elk were largely eradicated from within the state due to overhunting. It wasn’t until 2011 that MDC stepped in to reintroduce the species into the Peck Ranch Conservation Area located in southern Missouri.

However, because of close monitoring and tracking, Carr finds it less likely that the struck elk was from the Peck Ranch Conservation Area herd.

“We’ve got some folks who track that herd pretty closely, and we don’t have any reason right now to believe it’s from that group of elk, but we can’t necessarily rule that out at this time either,” Carr said. “We suspect it’s from

somewhere out west or possibly up north.”

Jay McGhee, a natural sciences assistant professor and Northwest Wildlife Club advisor at Northwest, also believes it is less probable that the elk came from Peck Ranch Conservation Area. He said he suspects the elk to have come from a herd in Kansas or Nebraska.

“It’s unlikely that the elk hit a few days ago is from that herd as it’s too far away,” McGhee said.

“Nevertheless, there are reports of elk spotted in northwest Missouri each year, so perhaps a population is beginning to establish in the area.”

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There is an open investigation for property damage at Lot 38.

Sept. 20 There was a closed investigation for a liquor law violation at Lot 42.

Sept. 21 There was a closed investigation for a liquor law violation at Dieterich Hall.

Maryville Department of Public Safety Sept. 11 A summons was issued to Katrevula Venkatasandeep, 30, for not having a valid I.D., speeding and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle on the 400 block of South Main Street.

Sept. 17 There is an ongoing investigation for harassment on the 1900 block of College Avenue.

Sept. 18 A summons was issued to Hunter T. Carter, 20, of Lake City, Florida, for minor in possession and defective equipment on the 900 block of South Main Street.

There is an ongoing investigation for fraud on the 200 block of East 3rd Street.

Sept. 19 A summons was issued to Cael S. Lester, 18, for possession of a fake I.D. on the 400 block of West 7th Street.

A summons was issued to Max R. Hinners, 18, for possession of a fake I.D. on the 400 block of West 7th Street.

A summons was issued to Colton M. Davidson, 20, for possession of a fake I.D. on the 700 block of West 4th Street.

Sept. 20 A summons was issued to Levi E. Surber, 20, of Wheeling, Missouri for an open container in a moving vehicle and minor in possession on the 600 block of South Main Street.

A summons was issued to Peyton L. Moritz, 20, of Chillicothe, Missouri, for driving while intoxicated and failure to register a motor vehicle on the 600 block of South Main Street.

Sept. 21 A summons was issued to Khalil A. Stone, 23, for disturbing the peace on the 200 block of Park Avenue.

A summons was issued to Dwan L. Marshall, 22, for disturbing the peace on the 200 block of Park Avenue.

Sept. 23 A summons was issued to Roger A. Kennedy, 33, for animal neglect on the 600 block of East 7th Street.

Sept. 24 A summons was issued to Alexander C. Smith, 20, for minor in possession on the 100 block of East 7th Street.

There is an ongoing investigation for a hit and run on the 300 block of North Ray Avenue.

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Stevie Behrens returns the green paint as she reaches for a new color while painting a pumpkin Sept. 21 at Rust Under The Stars.

RUST event helps kids with cancer KENDRICK CALFEE Community News Editor | @KoalaCalfee

​In a crowd of vendors and small business booths, people came in touch with the simple side of life.

Resting under the night sky, attendees enjoyed live country music and savory eats from picnic tables sitting atop Missouri Ryegrass, an early fall scene of hay bales and pumpkins surrounding them.

The Dot Family Farms hosted the second Rust Under the Stars event, put on by Melissa Campbell, small business owner of RUST, a business taking old “rusty” things and making new use of them.

The event took place outside of Maryville, Missouri, near state highway 46 for the second time Sept. 20 and 21, where vendors, small businesses and citizens pay to attend. All proceeds go to Camp Quality Northwest Missouri.

Last year the event raised $6,000 for Camp Quality, a summer camp for children diagnosed with cancer. Its mission is “letting

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“I’m from Florida, so when I came up here, there wasn’t anyone up here that knew how to do

kids with cancer be kids again.”

The non-profit organization provides camping experiences like archery, fishing, crafts, horseback riding, water activities and many other experiences. The organization also provides year-round support systems for children with cancer and their families.

Camp Quality, Northwest Missouri, Office Manager Lynett Bingaman attended Rust Under the Stars and led the booth for the organization at the event. She said she enjoyed the family-friendly atmosphere the night provided.

“We couldn’t operate without these third-party fundraisers, which help to support the 104 kids we bring to camp each summer,” Bingaman said. “Some Camp Quality’s have corporate sponsors or Hospital funding support, but we rely on the great people of Northwest Missouri and beyond who attend these events, volunteer their time and money to make our camp happen.”

Camp Quality Northwest Missouri is a volunteer-run and com-

munity funded program, aiming at finding new ways to provide hope for successful treatment, hope for a cure and hope for the future.

Vendors attending the event said Rust gives them an opportunity to donate, as well as sell and promote their products in an atmosphere different than typical vendor fairs throughout the region.

Al and Shelby Lawson own Windmill Antiques, a small business from Maryville selling aged items with antique, sentimental value. They came to Rust Under the Stars for the first time this year and said the event was for a good cause and good for business.

“There are lots of vendors and people here for a great cause,” Shelby Lawson said. “The live music adds to the fair-like atmosphere, we really enjoy it.”

Al Lawson said he appreciates an event like RUST close to home, living about three miles from the Dot Family Farms.

“This event gives a different kind vibe than usual vendor

events,” Al Lawson said. “It’s at night for starters — and people come by in larger crowds because of the touching cause.”

RUST owner Campbell organizes and runs the event with the help of friends and family. Coffelt said the name RUST can also be an acronym when rearranged to RUTS, meaning “Rust Under the Stars.”

“We wanted to provide a homey fall ‘gathering around the campfire’ feel,” Campbell said. “We saw it as a way for small businesses to make money and feel supported while raising money for those kids. It’s a vendor event unlike others, with the country atmosphere.”

Campbell said she was humbled and appreciative of the event’s support in its second year of operation.

“We started at 5 p.m. tonight and will go to midnight, already seeing a lot of people,” Campbell said.

“Tomorrow we start early, at 9 a.m. and go until midnight. We had a big turnout last year and we are expecting even more this year.”

lege Health Association, suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. Vertreese said she hopes the group can help students feel less shame about their mental health issues and encourage them to get help. ​S mith said the group aims to spread its message by partnering with the Wellness Center to pro-

mote its events and partner with organizations on campus in the future to hold events and workshops.

Smith said his short term goals are to build group membership and for Active Minds to be a recognized name and presence on campus. Vertreese said she was pleasantly surprised by the attendance at the first meeting, with around 20-25 peo-

ple attending. ​“That was my biggest thing for this first meeting was making sure people felt comfortable,” Vertreese said. “If we don’t feel comfortable as Active Minds members, we won’t be able to send a message on how to be comfortable and how to open up a conversation about mental health.”

my hair how I wanted to, so I started doing my own hair,” Copeland said. “Then random people started coming up to me and asking who did my hair, and I told them I did.”

Those curious passersby became customers, with Copeland scheduling appointments between classes.

After waxing herself and her roommates last year, she decided to take some esthetician courses over the summer and started taking clients this year.

Copeland and Linton said they

like working for themselves because they don’t have to answer to anyone else.

“No one can make my rules,” Linton said. “I just get to make my own schedule, and if I don’t want to cook, I don’t have to.”

Copeland said the biggest disadvantage of working for yourself is having accountability only to yourself. She said she sometimes feels she’s missing out on the college experience by working so hard, but it’s worth it.

​Linton said her drive and ambition are what have made her business work, even in a small community. She said she hopes students feel empowered to start their own businesses if they want to. ​“ B e m o t i v a t e d . I f p e o p l e doubt you, don’t let it have an effect on you,” Linton said. “You won’t always have everyone supporting you, but the people that support you, make sure you show your appreciation, even if it’s three people.”

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CHICK-FIL-A: YAY OR NAY Taste chicken, not political views

NATHAN ENGLISH Columnist @ThananEnglish

Two packets of their patented sauce, a spicy chicken sandwich and a Mountain Dew. A staple at Northwest, Chick-fil-A has provided many stressed students and faculty with the sweet release of delicious fried food and thirst-quenching refreshment. Chick-fil-A is a J.W. Jones Student Union tradition and it should stay that way for many years to come.

Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy came out in support of a biblical definition of marriage, or rather, against same-sex marriage in 2012 during a radio interview on The Ken Coleman Show. Whether Chickfil-A employees and customers agreed with Cathy or not, the company as a whole has suffered from a damaged reputation after this incident.

Cathy has since stated his regret for getting involved in the debate and said he wished he would have kept his beliefs to himself in an interview with Time magazine.

These comments, while outdated and wrong, should not be used to paint over the entire company and especially the employees who work for this massive fast-food chain.

Chick-fil-A has another reputation as the nicest and most polite restaurant in the country according to QSR Magazine’s 2016 drive-thru report.

The lengths that their employees go to brighten up a customer’s day is iconic. A Texas Chick-fil-A employee once kept three dollars in his back pocket for weeks just to wait for a customer to return and claim it.

Chick-fil-A has capitalized on this by having customers shoot commercials with the kind employees they encounter every day.

The employees go above and beyond for customers because it is their pleasure, and one of the reasons for the abundance of positive stories is how Chick-fil-A chooses to treat their workers.

According to Glassdoor, Chickfil-A is considered one of the best large-scale companies to work for, not only among restaurants, but among all companies in the U.S. While people may not like the CEO’s politics, they do like his policies when it comes to employees.

Sundays are automatically a day off because Chick-fil-A is not open on those days. Also, Chick-fil-A is very hands-on with management and concerned with having the best people for the job.

For this same reason, they turn down most of the 20,000 applications to run a franchise they get a year, according to Business Insider.

This allows Chick-fil-A to be very selective with who they choose to run a franchise and train them personally. They also pay all startup costs for new franchise owners, unlike most other companies.

Chick-fil-A goes to great lengths to make sure that their employees and franchisees are treated fairly and responsibly.

Chick-fil-A employees are not required to agree with Cathy on his stances on political issues. Many employees have stated in online forums that they do, in fact, disagree with Cathy’s views, but they still chose to work at Chick-fil-A. Getting rid of a franchise will not only hurt Cathy, who will recover because he is very wealthy, but it will also hurt those employed at the franchise as well as revenue on campus.

Chick-fil-A is one of the most popular destinations for students here on Northwest’s campus. Many take advantage of the meal exchange. Cathy was wrong in supporting anti-LGBT organizations, but removing Chick-fil-A from

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Aziz Latif, a 25-year-old Muslim man, filed a lawsuit against Chickfil-A Oct. 22, 2002 after being fired for refusing to pray to Jesus during a company training session.

While this incident happened years ago, the cult-like behavior of Chick-fil-A continues on today with several other instances of employee discrimination served along the way. Packaged with constant employee discrimination is their numerous donations towards anti-LGBTQ organizations resulting in a hot, fresh meal of bigotry — and that’s just the salt on the fries.

To understand why Chick-fil-A shouldn’t continue to serve customers, especially at Northwest, its spoiled history needs to be dissected, starting with the face of the company: its employees.

Since 1998, Chick-fil-A has been sued for discrimination at least 12 times, according to a Forbes article. Here’s a glimpse at some of the cases of employee discrimination at Chick-fil-A. Facing South, an online magazine created by the Institute for Southern Studies with a goal of providing change in southern states, reported on two lawsuits filed in 2011 and 2012.

In 2011, Brenda Honeycutt, a female general manager, was fired by the owner of a Chick-fil-A in Duluth, Georgia. The reason was Jeff Howard, the restaurant owner, believed she should spend her time as a stay-at-home mother.

In 2012, a manager at a Chickfil-A located in California sexually harassed four employees. Shortly after the harassment took place, the employees were fired after tell-

ing the owner of the location — before having their information given to immigration authorities to potentially be deported.

Moving past the face of the company, the situation doesn’t get better when examining Chick-fil-A’s donation history.

Equality Matters published an article in 2012 shedding light on the $2 million donated to various anti-gay groups and organizations in 2010. The money was split across seven different groups, each promoting an agenda against LGBTQ people.

The group receiving the majority of the money, with a total of $1,188,380, was the Marriage & Family Foundation, an offshoot of the group Marriage CoMission.

Marriage CoMmission was created with the goal of responding to the “downward spiral of marriage and the traditional family in America.”

Since 2010, Chick-fil-A has continued to donate to anti-LGBTQ organizations. In 2017, they donated approximately $1.7 million to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, an organization classified as anti-LGBTQ, according to a Business Insider article from May of this year.

This is just a quick look at the plethora of issues with Chick-fil-A. Further down the rabbit hole is no shortage of other cases of lawsuits Chick-fil-A has faced or questionable donations.

Each and every one of these issues are a reason why Chick-fil-A shouldn’t have a location present on the Northwest campus — even if the location on campus is just a franchise.

And if you’re wondering what to do with your meal exchange or where to spend your money on campus, try one of the other options on campus. Maybe you’ll find a new favorite that doesn’t come with a side of homophobia.

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Inclusive bathrooms help everyone Northwest needs more gender-inclusive bathrooms on campus to accommodate students, staff, faculty and community members.

Some dorm buildings, such as Franken, have gender-inclusive bathrooms.. However, the academic buildings on campus are sorely lacking them. All of the academic buildings on campus should have gender-inclusive bathrooms added.

Gender-inclusive bathrooms have a multitude of benefits for everyone. For people who identify as non-binary, gender-inclusive bathrooms provide a sense of comfort.

A survey found that 60% of non-binary and transgender Americans avoid using public restrooms due to being scared of hostile encounters, according to a 2019 Reuters article. DC Trans Coalition echoed that survey with a survey of its own that reported 68% of their respondents were denied access to a bathroom or were harassed.

Non-binary students on campus, as well as faculty, staff and visitors deserve to feel comfortable when using the bathroom.

Providing non-binary people on campus gender-inclusive bathrooms also acknowledges their indentity.

By only providing the option to use whichever bathroom they want, their identity is ignored and effectively brushed under the rug.

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gender people on campus.

Transgender students are far too often misgendered when using the opposite bathroom from the gender they may physcially appear to be. They also face the same potential hostile encounters non-binary students face.

Gender-inclusive bathrooms also benefit gender-conforming people.

Parents can help their younger children of the opposite gender wash their hands without having to feel weird about bringing them into the other gender’s bathroom.

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They can also help their children that might have accessibility needs more easily.

Older community members that come on campus for events with accessibility needs can also get help more easily. In a gender-inclusive bathroom, having a fullgrown adult of the opposite gender as a caretaker wouldn’t be as complicated when it came to helping take care of the person their tasked with helping.

It’s also worth noting gender-inclusive bathrooms would decrease

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lines and waiting times whenever campus sees a large group of people at sporting events. Having another bathroom option means more stalls, and in turn, more people being able to use the facilities at a time.

Northwest has been moving in the right direction by starting to add gender-inclusive bathrooms to residential halls. They should continue moving in that direction by adding gender-inclusive bathrooms to the different academic buildings across campus.

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Trump impeach process needs to succeed NATHAN ENGLISH Columnist @ThananEnglish

The formal process that has been rarely used in American history has been circling President Donald Trump for some time now. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, finally picked up her feet and moved forward with the impeachment process.

The memorandum of the phone call between Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky shows that Trump explicitly asked Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden and said the U.S. government would help. There have also been accusations of Trump withholding federal money allocated to Ukraine as leverage, according to a Washington Post article.

Trump is pushing a foreign entity to help him take out a political rival. This is a prime example of collusion that people have been searching for from the Mueller probe. Trump endured a grueling investigation and tried to prove that he wasn’t colluding with Russia, just to turn around and openly collude with their close neighbor. This shows Trump is willing to go to a foreign power to disparage an American.

It’s important to note that impeachment does not automatically result in Trump being terminated or jailed, and interpretation of the grounds for impeachment is up to the Pelosi who, correctly, sees Trump’s conversation with the president of Ukraine as possibly treasonous.

The House will move forward with a formal impeachment inquiry and begin the investigation, and if the impeachment passes with a simple majority, members of the House will be selected to represent them in the Senate trial.

Jon Cooper, chairman of the Democratic Coalition, tweeted Sept. 25 that 218 House members support an impeachment inquiry -- enough to impeach Trump, he noted.

Impeachment shouldn’t be politically motivated — like it was in the case of Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson. Hopefully, this is why the Democrats have taken so long to impeach Trump; they needed an actual nonpolitical reason, and treason is a pretty good one.

It’s important to understand that if Trump is impeached, he will move to be put on trial in the Senate. If the Senate convicts Trump, he should be removed from office, barred from public office in the U.S. and could be looking at possible jail time.

Democrats will have to overcome people believing that this is just a politically motivated way to get rid of Trump and his MAGA army, and Republicans will have to overcome being labeled as blind party followers to make this process work the way it should.

Whether you have supported Trump from the beginning or have been liberal all the way, this is clearly something that needs to be further investigated. It doesn’t matter what party you align with or what you believe politically, we are Americans first and treason is an affront to us all.

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HOROSCOPE

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Your professional life could use a shake-up, Libra. You just aren’t sure if that means taking a break for a little bit or going on the hunt for a new position entirely.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you have a lot on your plate right now and you need to work through some tasks before you can focus on new things. Take some time to contemplate.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Do not take offense if some people do not appreciate your sense of humor, Scorpio. Humor is sometimes an acquired taste. Your true friends understand you thoroughly.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 It is easy to find yourself on a spending spree, Gemini.

Instead of figuring out when to put the credit cards away, leave them home instead.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 People have been asking for your input at every turn, Leo. You probably can use a break.

It’s fine to step aside and let someone else handle things.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a change of scenery can be just what you need to infuse a new energy into your life.

New opportunities can bring about a different perspective and attitude.

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CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if you’re thinking about running away from big decisions right now, realize they’ll only be waiting for you when you get home. Better to dig in right now.

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A houseful of guests is one way to put you on the spot and showcase how you are the consummate host/hostess, Sagittarius. Embrace the party full force.

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CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Are you ready for your long to-do list, Capricorn? Because those tasks are lining up and waiting for your finishing touches. Delegate a little, but don’t shy away from hard work.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, even though you are often a fountain of good information, sometimes the delivery leaves something to be desired.

Watch your tone and filter for your audience.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, it may be good to have a close friend or family member in your corner this week.

Some news could surprise you.

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BUSTLING JUNIOR TAKES INITIATIVE ANGEL TRINH A&E Reporter | @acuteanglewrite

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Junior Natalie Coté works in the Geoscience Museum in Garrett-Strong. Coté spends 12 hours per week working in all 6 on-campus exhibits.

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heers resonated from her apartment as she hurried downstairs — fingers fumbling through her contacts to call her mom with tears threatening to well up — after she opened an email titled, “Congratulations.”

Junior Natalie Coté, or Nat as some like to call her, received the 2019 Robert C. Bohlmann, CEM, Scholarship for Service in Emergency Management after nearly 30 hours of work gathering at least 12 different documents for her application. The scholarship is awarded to four students studying emergency and disaster management worldwide. Coté was the only undergraduate to receive it this year.

“I work all year around to try to afford not only college but also the life I want to have after,” Coté said. “The vast majority of that (scholarship money) is going straight to another account for grad school, so I can pursue that

to bring people from a restoration company in to talk to students in both EDM and public history.

“That’s something that she came up with, entirely on her own, that she wanted to do and bring in purposefully to bring those groups together,” Ford said.

To fulfill another EDM requirement, Coté participated in the Missouri Hope exercise last year.

There, she learned she isn’t completely comfortable out on the field.

“It cued me into the fact that I’m more of a behind-the-scenes planning kind of person than I am a tactical person, which I’ve never necessarily would have known if I hadn’t done that exercise,” Coté said, her fingers drumming on the table.

She still wanted to be involved, so she applied for a couple of staff positions for Missouri Hope over the summer. She was hired as the administration finance officer and then the deputy plans officer of logistics. She’ll be focused on ana-

I work all year around to try to afford not only college but also the life I want to have after.

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‘NAT’ FACTS, SUCCESSES SCHOLARSHIPS - 2019 Robert C. Bohlmann, CEM, Scholarship for Service in Emergency Management - John Harr Scholarship Harriet and Bill Swineford Scholarship - Study Abroad Honors Scholarship - RG and Maxine Deardorff Scholarship - Aleta and Dean Hubbard Scholarship - Forensics Scholarship

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- Honors Student - Talked at STOA 2018 - Community Emergency Response Team certified in 2018 - Will present at the Missouri Association of Museums and Archives conference - Judges twice a year for Maryville High School Speech and Debate Tournament - Has sent various papers to be published in undergraduate literary journals

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Junior Natalie Coté assesses the severity of a role player’s injuries and during a Missouri Hope-Atlantica exercise Oct. 6, 2018, at the Mozingo Outdoor Education Recreation Area. This was Missouri Hope’s sixth annual field response exercise.

dream too. … It’s a big honor.”

Coté’s EDM adviser John Carr was proud she earned such a prestigious and competitive scholarship.

He didn’t know the exact number of applicants for the international scholarship, but he said in the United States alone, there are around 60,000-70,000 EDM-based majors that would be able to apply.

“She’s incredibly deserving,” Carr said. “Natalie is in the top 1% as far as the capacity of EDM students in general, comparing her to other graduates at other programs across the nation.”

Something that helped Coté stand out from other applicants was the emergency plan she’d created for the Lawrence Public Library in her hometown of Lawrence, Kansas. It combined her EDM major with her minor in public history and museum studies by designing ways to conserve the library’s documents and artifacts in the event of an emergency.

“It’s, first of all, amazing that someone who’s an undergraduate did that kind of work for a place like Lawrence,” Coté’s public history adviser Elyssa Ford said. “It was also this unique way to bring together the two areas that she studies and is interested in.”

Coté personally reached out to the Lawrence Public Library to set up the internship to fulfill an EDM requirement in December 2018. She presented her own resources, subject matter and expertise. She was happy the library liked her ideas.

The plan ended up being a 50page document she finished in July.

“They’re a collection institution … so that was an opportunity for me to meet that intersection of writing an emergency plan but doing it for a library,” Coté said. “Obviously you want to protect the people, but you have to take into consideration books and various artifacts … They didn’t have anything previously. It gave me an opportunity to start from scratch and create something for them that could be useful for the future.”

Coté is in the process of applying for a grant from the University

lyzing how much the exercise is worth and making sure all participants have the needed materials when the event takes place Oct. 4-6.

“This is an upcoming role for Natalie,” Carr said. “She is certainly an advanced student and advanced member of our staff. … The goal of this is to get her familiar with the functions so she can be in charge in the future years. Our hope is for the next year, Natalie can step into the full planning role.”

When she was working on her internship with the Lawrence Public Library, Coté was simultaneously completing an internship with the University Archives to move forward with her public history minor.

Doing so early in her time at college helped her solidify her career goals.

“I’ve always loved museums,” Coté said, her head bobbing side to side slightly as she bounced in her seat. “You have this preservation, conservation of cultural heritage and stuff, which is something I’ve developed a passion for since I’ve been here. I’ve learned I can mold the two things I’ve been studying into a future career path.”

Coté applied to work on campus as a museum attendant. Ford thought she was a strong candidate for the position because she’d already completed some of her coursework and internships.

There are six different exhibit spaces across campus: the Geoscience and Life Sciences Museums in the Garrett-Strong Science Building, the Agriculture Museum in the Valk Center, the Computing Museum in the B. D. Owens Library, the Broadcasting Museum in Wells Hall and the Art Gallery in the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building.

Coté spends two hours in each exhibit per week — briskly typing on her school laptop with her leg shaking beneath the small desk in a different museum each day. She works in two spaces on Tuesday.

She meets with Ford each week to update her on her progress and discuss the projects to pursue next.

“I have yet to find something I don’t want to do,” Coté said.

“There’s so many different things.

I might be building a dinosaur. I might completely reorganize the computer exhibit. For the art gallery, I can make promotional flyers and use social media. There’s never a boring day. … It’s a lot of detail-oriented stuff, but that’s exactly the world I’d like to inhabit.”

When Coté isn’t working on her coursework, she’s often focused on her work for the Speaking Bearcats speech and debate team. She was a three-time state champion, three-time national qualifier in high school, so she knew she was good at it. She sought scholarship opportunities for competing as soon as she found out Northwest had a forensics team.

“It is a nice thing to be compensated for what ends up being hundreds of hours over the course of the semester,” Coté said. “That’s kind of my respite from school because if I don’t want to do homework, I’ll do that, because it makes me happy.”

As she walks across campus from class to class, she whispers quickly to herself, occasionally glancing at her phone and ensuring she’s on track, to utilize every spare second in her day toward mastering her speeches.

This year, she is competing in five different speech events which total up to 50 minutes of content she must have memorized and ready to compete when she goes to her first tournament Oct. 19.

Throughout the season, she’ll need to rewrite, revise and rememorize the speeches over and over again.

She writes whenever she can and enjoys it, so she established a writing minor this semester.

Coté spends any other free time at the library working on assignments. With no classes on Thursdays, she spends about 15 hours there starting at 8 a.m. She’ll often be working ahead for the week to come because it’s a habit she needs to have during the speech and debate competition season.

“One of the things that is a little bit tricky about doing speech and debate is … there’s not really an opportunity to do homework at tournaments,” Coté said. “It never happens. You tell yourself you’re gonna do homework at night, but after 10 hours or so of competition, that’s a no go. So I’ve learned over the last couple years that it’s important to stay rigorous and get stuff done a week or two early so I’m not floundering when tournaments come around.”

Coté also likes to keep her school life separate from her home life. She reserves the time at home to relax and spend time with her roommates.

Thus, her days at the University can get pretty hectic when trying to get everything done before she heads back to her apartment.

“I try to remember to pack lunches so I don’t forget to eat,” Coté said, the words “Hot Pocket”’ scrawled across her hand in black pen, reminding her not to forget her lunch from the staff lounge after her shift in the Geoscience Museum. “Whenever I get the chance to hole myself in the library for a couple hours and complete assignments, I try to do that.”

Coté is also a student in the honors program, which Ford became director of last spring. She said Coté is the perfect example of an honors student.

“I don’t think it is possible for someone to be more prepared than she is,” Ford said. “This is my ninth year at Northwest and I taught at a number of different places before I came here. She is definitely the most prepared student that I’ve ever had. … It’s impressive that she’s able to keep track of everything that she has to do.”

Carr expressed similar thoughts about her work ethic. As her primary adviser, he focuses on helping her pursue any and all endeavors she wants. He’s seen her accelerate past the things she learns in class, so he guides her when she goes beyond what was discussed in her courses.

“She definitely keeps me on my toes … so she can get the absolute most out of those classes,” Carr said. “She’s doing work as a junior in college that some folks take 1015 years to get up to that level of mastery. Natalie is already ready for those full-time jobs, and she isn’t even done with college yet.”

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Fluttering to butterflies

Concert performer Students volunteer at monarch tagging site unveiled

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LOESS BLUFFS, Mo. — With more than a hundred acres of conservation land to scour for the migrating monarchs, the volunteer efforts of Northwest student, Missouri Western students and various community members helped the conservation team to tag more than 160 butterflies.

Starting off at the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge information center Sept. 21, volunteers from various communities gathered for a presentation about the butterflies and why this event was important.

Regional Coordinator for Monarchs and Pollinators Network David Laderoute said they have been working on tagging monarchs for four years and that the importance of helping tag monarchs is threefold for community members.

“No. 1., it’s an educational thing, process for everyone who has a chance,” Laderoute said. “They learn a little bit about monarchs and they learn a little bit about their migration. No. 2, it’s just helping out from a conservation point of view, and No. 3, it’s helping out for research purposes.”

All the data collected goes to Kansas University so it can analyze and study the migration of monarchs and where they’re coming from.

Getting community members, various college clubs and students to volunteer at the event was essential since there were many acres to cover, Laderoute said.

Throughout the grassy field, many volunteers could be seen wandering together in hopes of catching a glimpse of bright orange wings. Some even fell while pursuing the monarchs.

Wildlife Club President Taylor Jones was among the Northwest students looking to capture these migrating butterflies. He finds helping monarchs beneficial for the Wildlife Club, Jones said.

“We’re dealing with wild animals, so I guess that’s a good start,” Jones said. “With any animal population you try to manage, you’ve

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David Laderoute, regional coordinator for Monarchs and Pollinators Network, finishes tagging a monarch butterfly and places it on senior Darian Hubbard’s hand, giving her the opportunity to release it during a volunteer event Sept. 21 at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge.

got to know how to catch them, how to tag them and then do the statistical analysis on population estimates. What we do here can directly translate into many different other animal types and populations.”

During the tagging, Jones was a natural. When he spotted a monarch, he got into a low stance before walking towards it, his eyes hyper-focused on the fluttering wings, waiting for the butterfly to land. Not a second later, he had netted the butterfly.

Some students had a knack for catching butterflies while others found themselves with empty nets and bug bites everywhere. Senior Ryan Dawson, who came to help the decreasing population of monarchs by collecting data on them, was one of the few students who caught 15 monarchs.

The small group he was travel-

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ing with was lucky by stumbling upon a roost, or a cluster of butterflies, which he said the group capitalized off of. He said the best method to catching monarchs is to be patient.

“You can’t really just run after them, you’ve got to sort of watch them and see where they land and then go to them, and they might fly away,” Dawson said. “You’ve just got to be patient. Stay right behind them and when you get the opportunity, go after them and get them.”

Laderoute said the monarch’s migration was negatively affected by the weather which “hurt them a lot.” With windy conditions, the monarchs weren’t as active and stayed in their roosts.

Northwest Professor of Natural Sciences Gregg Dieringer offered his Methods in Plant and Animal Ecology and Entomology classes

extra credit for attending the tagging because the real world application provides them more experience than just the classroom lectures can.

“It’s part of a real — we call them, capture, mark and recapture — study,” Dieringer said. “Those aren’t things we can do within a class period of time, but they’re doing it for real here at Loess Bluffs.

So that’s a real method that people use for animal studies, and it really works, especially with a critical species like the monarchs.”

When the conservationists began tagging monarchs in 2015, they didn’t advertise the event to the community. It wasn’t until later that they branched out and were able to receive help with this specific task while also teaching community members about the habits of monarchs.

Your Bearcat despises trucks Not a single human being on this too hot of a planet cares about your big truck. Seriously, no one cares.

I understand that maybe in your yee-yee town it was normal to drive around in your daddy’s money truck and “roll coal,” but on campus, when I’m trying to go to class, I don’t need that in my life.

It’s kind of weird how proud you are to be contributing to the death

of the planet with your lifted Duramax, but if you could kindly not so our generation’s future kids could breathe, that would be great.

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Also, I’m really tired of having to pause conversations about my fantasy team every time you drive your big ol’ gas guzzler by.

Loud trucks are annoying, not impressive. Maybe just wave at people like a normal Midwesterner instead of revving your engine.

Take a break from trying to

Student Activities Council announced the fall concert artist Sept.

23. Student Involvement Coordinator Drake Summers and SAC concert directors, sophomore Brianna Bales and junior Aleka Apodaca, made the announcement at 5 p.m.

This year’s artist is blackbear.

Blackbear is best known for his song “Do Re Mi” which has 315,949,815 listens on Spotify. He also co-wrote the hit song “Boyfriend” with Justin Bieber.

SAC sent out a survey to all students at the start of the spring 2019 semester to find out what kind of concert they would like to see. Past performers include Hunter Hayes, Chase Rice, Bazzi with a music festival featuring local artists.

Despite rumors of SAC attempting to get “Bad Guy” singer Billie Eilish, the student organization never reached out to Eilish’s representatives.

“I don’t know where that rumor about getting Billie came from,” Bales said. “We were never in contact with her.”

Despite the excitement of having blackbear perform, he was not SAC’s first choice.

“We started with a survey at the beginning of the spring semester to learn what other students were interested in seeing on campus,” Apodaca said.

“We had actually originally planned to take the concert in a different direction, with a different artist that was requested quite a bit, but after that didn’t work out, we set our sights on blackbear and made it happen.”

This year, 783 students responded to the survey. Of those 783 students, who could vote for multiple genres, 549 named pop as their favorite genre, 434 favored country, 351 said rap and one lone soul claimed blues and doo wop as their top choice.

“Blackbear actually popped up a lot in our survey,” Bales said.

The artist appeared in eight survey responses.

For sophomore Kathleen King, blackbear is an exciting pick.

“I definitely plan on going to the concert this year,” King said. “I really like ‘Do Re Mi’ so I’m really excited to see him live.”

As SAC’s concert directors, Apodaca and Bales are in charge of putting together a concert.

“We plan every aspect of the concert,” Apodaca said. “Really the only thing we can’t do is sign the contracts.

We pick the artist, work the budget, plan the production, edit the contract and rider with what we can and cannot provide and more. Our main focus is keeping both the students at Northwest and the artists happy.”

Wednesday: 8am-7pm

With green cards in hand and a hopeful look in their eyes, 953 students crowded the Student Recreation to participate in Grocery Bingo on Sept. 19.

Grocery Bingo is a biannual event hosted by Student Activities Council where students compete in rounds of bingo to win free bags of assorted grocery items.

The amount of students in attendance rivaled any Grocery Bingo attendance before.

Sophomore Levi Mueller was the first winner for Grocery Bingo and was congratulated by a round of applause from other Northwest students.

“I’m feeling ecstatic about the win,” Mueller said. “I’m excited for the free food and gift cards.

It’s awesome.”

After the applause settled, the frustration began to set in with students.

“I was one away from winning,” freshman Jeffrey Sykes said. “Every single game, I just needed one more number.”

Sykes did not shy away from showing his frustration over the bingo game, yelling until his face was red. Being the only one at his table of friends who did not win consistently drove Sykes to shake his fist at the bingo card, looking for an answer to his misfortune.

“Knowing I was the only one

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Freshman Jeffrey Sykes gets frustrated playing bingo Sept. 19 at the Student Rec Center during SAC’s Grocery Bingo. Sykes’ table of friends called out BINGO leaving him to be the last to win.

who hadn’t won anything was hard to take in,” Sykes said. “That made me the most angry at the time.”

Sykes would go on to win his free groceries after giving up.

“I came to the conclusion that I wasn’t winning and decided to

have a friend play for me,” Sykes said. “Next thing I know, they are screaming that I won, and I felt like a legitimate king.”

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Senior solidifies legacy for soccer program MADDISYN GERHARDT Sports Reporter | @maddigerhardt

Participating in and excelling at multiple sports is a factor of life many don’t have the ability for. Maryville High School senior Jaden Hayes is an exception. Hayes is not only involved with a variety of school clubs and organizations, but his record-breaking soccer abilities put him at the top tier of athletic talent in his age group. This talent has allowed him to pursue his soccer career throughout travel teams and now onto his collegiate future.

Although his involvement with other sports and clubs keep him busy, Hayes’ true passion started with soccer. This talent and drive for the sport has led him to two district championships, a new Maryville and MSHSAA goal record at 10 goals in a single game and several college offers. A passion for the sport was embedded in him from a very young age.

“I’ve probably played most of my life,” Hayes said. “I started Maryville Parks and Recreation right here at Donaldson Westside Park, and then I went to a travel team in St. Joe, and that’s where I was kind of like, ‘Oh, I like this.’ I played baseball and basketball a lot, and I picked up tennis my sophomore year, and I like that, but I’m trying to focus on soccer and grow as a player.”

Through years of training, traveling and competing with some of the best players and coaches in northwest Missouri, Hayes has acquired a reputation as a skilled and well-rounded player from the start. Before he even started his high school career, many in the Maryville community thought he would be the finishing touch to a traditionally successful Spoofhound roster.

“When I first coached Jaden years ago, I knew he was going to

be special,” coach Dale Reuter said.

“He had that drive and he had that want to do better. When he was a sophomore, it was seeing his talent grow there. When that skill is there, then it just helps us and we just move forward with that.”

Although Hayes stands out on the soccer pitch, he’s also viewed as a well-rounded student-athlete.

The star midfielder participates in multiple clubs and organizations along with keeping up his grades and continuing to develop in the sport he loves.

Hayes has been a role model on the soccer team while also being a player to look up to for future Spoofhounds. Jaden’s ability to have a continuous drive to succeed for everything that he does has allowed him to be well rounded in both athletics and academics and become somewhat of an ideal student-athlete.

“Anybody that wants to be successful, whether in life or in a sport, they take those traits that make them a great athlete and they use those in the classroom, at workplaces and things of that nature, and Jaden is that kind of a player,” Reuter said. “He does really good in the classroom because he’s driven, and he wants to be successful in life, and he wants to be a successful soccer player.”

Although Hayes states that he has a drive and passion to succeed, he truly puts these desires to be the best to the test with his involvement in numerous sports and activities.

The most recent example of this was during the Maryville versus Cameron game, Sept. 2 where Hayes racked up 10 goals, breaking a Maryville High School and MSHSAA record for most goals during a single game.

That milestone in Hayes’ soccer career solidified all of the hard work and effort he’s put into pursuing soccer in a serious manner. Breaking a record like that, not only for a single high school but for the entire state of

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Senior midfielder Jaden Hayes set a school and state record with 10 goals scored against Cameron Sept. 3.

Missouri, isn’t something that just comes along to any player.

“I really noticed it because I worked hard for this,” Hayes said.

“I do a lot of work in the offseason; I have a travel team, and I work hard and stuff. I wanted to come in this year and do the best I can and scoring 10 goals is great; it’s amazing. I can tell my kids ‘Hey, your dad scored 10 goals,’ and I think that’d be pretty cool.”

As the ‘Hounds near the halfway point in their 2019-20 season, Hayes and the rest of the seniors take a step back to acknowledge their past four years and start to focus on their futures after the season ends and graduation gets closer.

With graduation impending, the dream of furthering his soccer career at the collegiate level comes closer. After finishing all four years on the team and compiling many accomplishments, titles and trophies, Hayes looks back on his impact on the Spoofhound soccer team and the legacy he’ll leave behind.

While the season rolls on, college scouts are starting to appear more often to take a look at the skilled midfielder. Though Hayes has discussed opportunities with many colleges throughout the season, his skill and drive are the factors that attract everyone’s attention and will be the lasting imprints on those around him before he makes

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his final decision as to where he’d like to take his talents next fall.

“He has a couple of really good looks right now,” Reuter said.

“Some very good soccer teams are looking for him. I know he’s got his mind made up on where he wants to go and they are taking a look at him.

I’m just going to keep him grounded and go one day at a time and just focus on the big picture. I think if we’re successful then, then we’re right back in the hunt.”

RAUNIG

MARYVILLE

In the wake of his ankle injury, one that Kelly Quinlin called both “pretty severe” and “not common,” Raunig logged countless hours in the training room with Joe and Kelly Quinlin. He worked hard every day, they said, though he didn’t attempt to rush through his rehab.

“You could tell he was a little frustrated with how quick (the injury) happened,” Joe Quinlin said. “He always wanted more. He wasn’t trying to do any jumping ahead in the rehab, but he was always wanting to find ways to improve on things he could do.”

From his view at the helm of the program, Rich Wright saw much of the same.

He watched Raunig work in his first two seasons and rise to prominence in Northwest’s offense. He watched the tight end suffer his Week 1 injury in 2017. He watched Raunig toil in the training room and work his way back onto the field.

He watched his playing time and impact plateau last season. And he watched Raunig persevere through it all. He watched him catch his first touchdown as a fifth-year player.

“Anytime you see somebody that’s investing so much of their time and energy into something and not getting anything from it, and watching them continue to come back is — those are some of my favorite stories,” Rich Wright said. “You want to see people like that succeed.”

Raunig said he worked through each round of adversity he faced because that’s what he came to Northwest to do, because it’s what his coaches asked of him and because that’s just who he is. He tries to bring positive energy to film and training sessions every day, he said.

His efforts, of course, have paid off.

In a moment when less determined players would have given up, Raunig persisted. His doing so brought him to where he is now, a staple in Northwest’s offense and locker room as a pass-catcher and a leader. Two years later than he had hoped, Raunig is making his presence felt in Northwest’s vaunted offense.

“You grind every day,” Raunig said. “I knew this day would come where I’m contributing. It just feels good to be able to — because now, it’s on my back, instead of standing on the sidelines a lot of the time. A lot of these games that we win, I can contribute. So it feels a lot better.”

Cameron will provide an adequate opportunity for the ‘Hounds to showcase another impressive performance on both sides of the ball. The Dragons, who lost to St. Pius, was ousted by Chillicothe last week — another opponent the ‘Hounds handily beat. The latest edition of the matchup included a 72-12 win for the Spoofhounds a season ago. Despite what the matchup looks like on paper, Webb’s focus is on keeping the players focused on the task in front of them.

Cameron comes into the contest with an offense that’s led by junior dual-threat quarterback Tyler Campbell. Throughout the first four weeks of the season, Campbell has completed 46% of his passes, good enough for 328 yards passing with six touchdowns and three interceptions.

On the ground, Campbell has been good for 367 yards and seven touchdowns on 50 rushes. This marks the second time in a row, and the third time in five games, that the Spoofhounds will face a true dual-threat quarterback.

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Northwest senior tight end Kyle Raunig caught his first career pass for a touchdown in Week 1 of this season.

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Not a single player on Northwest’s roster ever played under Bostwick, but his name is always in the air at Northwest ahead of Family Weekend. And in some ways, Bostwick’s presence endures through Wright.

Wright wouldn’t be coaching if it wasn’t for Bostwick. After serving as a graduate assistant at Northwest for two years in the ‘90s, Wright moved on through a number of stops and found himself in a defensive coordinator position with St. Ambrose (Iowa) in 2003.

He said he wouldn’t have returned to Maryville in 2004 if it wasn’t for his connection with Bostwick.

“He began the process of talking to me and brought me down on an interview, and I was back,” Wright said. “My wife was actually pregnant. She stayed in The Quad Cities (and) I lived with coach Bostwick from March until July when my wife had my daughter, Grace.”

Wright and Bostwick were close up until his death, Wright said. Bostwick’s son was the ring bearer at Wright’s wedding. For Wright, Family Weekend will always be about

Bostwick. He brings in former players each year to talk with the Bearcats about what Bostwick meant to the program and about what kind of guy the late coach was.

“Just hearing the little things that he would say and the little things he would do,” junior linebacker Andy Hessler said. “It just shows the stamp he made on this program.”

But Wright recognizes that his players can’t fully connect with a coach they never met. Outside of Wright, the program’s focus this weekend isn’t necessarily on Bostwick. Wright told his players to think about Bostwick, of course, but to think more about whoever it is they’re playing for, whoever helped the players get to where they are now. He told the Bearcats to find their “why.”

For Hessler, his reason to play is his parents. Hessler’s dad and grandpa were both football coaches. He said he’s been around the sport since he was 3 years old.

Hessler’s parents encouraged him to play football at Northwest, an eight-hour drive from the family’s home in Hartland, Wisconsin. They make the drive every week to support Hessler.

“My dad actually gave up coaching so he could come watch me play every single Saturday,” Hessler

said. “It means the world to me having them there every single week.

To me, they got me here and they’re still supporting me, so that’s what I’m playing for.”

Entering Family Weekend, Northwest isn’t caught up in its opponent in Central Oklahoma, a team that shocked the Bearcats last season, serving them a 31-21 loss in Edmond, Oklahoma, Sept. 22, 2018. The Bearcats are not overly focused on revenge. Wright denied the notion that the matchup is any bigger than the one last week or the week before.

Instead, the focus is on honoring family. It’s bigger than football, Wright said. As Wright and the coaching staff share throughout the week about Bostwick, the weekend’s upcoming matchup seems to define Bostwick’s coaching philosophy. Every game in the MIAA is big.

“Like a lot of us have, (Bostwick) had an opportunity to go other places,” Wright said. “The thing that I learned from him probably more than anything else was to treat where you are at as the big time. And that literally was his line: ‘The big time is where you’re at.’”

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We just have to execute. Just dominate ...”

-DEON METEZIER WIDE RECEIVER

Last week against Pius, the ‘Hounds defense held the Warriors’ quarterback Jack Mosh and company to a meager 82 total yards of offense. Mosh, typically a dual-threat option, was held to 108 passing yards and -26 yards rushing in the contest. Maryville’s defense will look to recreate that performance against Campbell.

“We just have to execute,” senior wideout and defensive back Deon Metezier said. “Just dominate. Be great — just like coach tells us.”

Including the earlier mentioned blowout from a year ago, the Spoofhounds have captured 11 straight games against the Dragons since the turn of the decade. Webb and company are looking forward to the opportunity to add another game to their advantage to the series.

“We just continue to make each Friday the best product of what we can make,” Webb said. “We talk about our matchups and how good we can be every week.”

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Men take second at Southern JON WALKER Sports Editor | @ByJonWalker

After an impressive first showing, particularly on the men’s side, Northwest cross country had another chance to showcase its talents at the Missouri Southern Stampede Sept. 21.

Ahead of the meet, the men found themselves ranked as the No. 19 team in Division II, per the USTFCCCA coaches’ poll. That marks the first time that the ‘Cats have been ranked in the top-20 during the season since 1997. Northwest was tabbed as No. 19 in the end of season rankings two seasons ago, but that’s nothing compared to being ranked this high in the middle of the season.

On the men’s side, the ‘Cats placed second overall in the meet, trailing 15 points behind No. 6 Missouri Southern. Junior Jhordan Ccope led the charge for Northwest in the 8,000-meter race with a time of 24:22.27, good enough for second overall in the individual part of the race. Ccope was accompanied by three other Bearcats in the top 16: juniors Augostine Lisoreng and Mike Lagat who placed sixth and sixteenth, respectively, and senior Karim Achengli, who placed eighth.

“I think both teams competed really well,” coach Nick Gibson said.

“We’re still training really hard and our milage is really high — they’re running on some pretty tired legs.

They went out and competed, and it showed at the end. … It’s just a testament to the work that they put in over the summer.”

In the midst of the event, Ccope set a new personal record. The junior transfer from Iowa Central Community College has noticed how different the work ethic is at the Division II level. Along with that, Ccope has seen the potential that lies ahead for the men.

“I think the men’s side is a really strong team,” Ccope said. “We’re working really hard every day for achieving our ultimate team goal.”

Despite the men’s team faring well at the meet, the women found

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themselves nearly polar-opposite, finishing in the bottom half of the results at 20th overall as a team.

The women were led in the 5,000-meter race by sophomore Caroline Ross. Ross finished with a total time of 18:42.73, fast enough for 42nd overall individually. Ross was accompanied by two other Bearcats within the top 200 of the race: sophomore Keely Danielsen (79th), junior Erinn Fitzgerald (137th) and freshman Lauren Graham (197th).

Much like Ccope, Ross’s time at the meet was good enough for a new personal record, something that came as a shock after the meet.

“It was really awesome,” Ross said. “Nobody was really expecting it. … It’s a fast course, but I don’t think we expected it to be that fast.

It was really just, mentally, us going out there and saying that, ‘We’re going to fight today and we’re going to do this.’”

The women haven’t gotten out to quite the start that they wished for. The 20th place finish was added onto a third-place finish in the Bearcat Open to start the season.

Despite the slow start, Ross, along with Gibson, believes that everything will pay off for the women as they get deeper into the season.

“There are days it’s harder,” Ross said. “I think overall, it just benefits us to have that base. … At the end of the season when we taper off, it’ll really go to show.”

In Gibson’s second year at the helm of the program, his recruiting efforts have appeared to start to have a positive result in the stat-sheets.

With seeing the potential of the team after the first two meets of the year, Gibson hopes to restore the program to a high-caliber state down the road.

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Junior Jhordan Ccope led the charge for Northwest men’s cross country at the Missouri Southern Stampede Sept.

21, placing second in the 8,000-meter race with a time of 24:22.27.

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Northwest junior forward Taylor Wolfe (8) navigates her way through Central Missouri players Allysa Gann (18) , Haley Freeman (12) and Cassie Forcellini (17) at Bearcat Pitch Sept. 20. Wolfe later assisted the Bearcats’ only goal of the game. With a final score of 3-1, the Jennies defeated the Bearcats for the 20th consecutive time, a streak that dates back to 2009.

Soccer looks to improve on slow start JD WESSEL Sports Reporter | @JDWessel123

Northwest soccer continued its dry spell on the road this season, moving to 0-2-1 in enemy territory and 1-4-1 on the season after this past weekend. The Bearcats find themselves second to last in the MIAA standings going into the last half of September due to losses to No. 8 Central Missouri and unranked Missouri Western.

It’s looking like unwanted familiar territory for the Bearcats early on in their 2019 campaign as they’ve dropped their last three games, two of those coming against MIAA conference opponents. Coach Marc Gordon and his team have found themselves on the back end of some close matches

this season but haven’t been able to close the door.

Last season, the Bearcats were able to start off with a win at home against William Jewell before going on an 11-game losing streak.

With an increased attack this season, the Bearcats have been able to keep matches within a goal or two, in spite of not being able to start out on top in most of the contests.

The ‘Cats have only scored the first goal in two of their six matches, causing them to struggle to get momentum early. Northwest has also been slightly outmatched with shots on goal per game. Averaging 16.2 to their opponents 18.5 per game.

“Our team has taken some more risks this season, and they have been more aggressive,” Gordon

said. “We know how far scoring the first goal can go, and we are still trying to be the team to set the tone.”

Gordon knows his team is capable of winning but would like the Bearcats to match the aggressiveness of their opponents to start the games.

While the Bearcats have already surpassed their total in goals from last year with 11, only three of those occurred in the first half. Northwest has found itself with its back against the wall on multiple occasions this season but is still hopeful about the efforts in the second half of matches.

“We work hard in practice and in the pregame to prepare for our next opponent, but it always takes time to adjust and find our strengths when

we get into the actual game,” freshman midfielder Kaitlyn Case said.

Along with having a team-high four goals this season, Case has taken on somewhat of a leadership role for the Bearcats. She knows trailing early isn’t ideal, but entertained the fact that her team has been willing to fight to get back into matches.

“Our defense and forward and midfielder production has grown over the past couple months,” Case said. “We have our occasional mistakes, but what team doesn’t?”

As the Bearcats get into the bulk of their conference schedule, they will likely need the same production from Case and her teammates juniors midfielder Manuela Gonzalez and forward Alex Mausbach.

This will allow the ‘Cats to keep the same attack on the offensive side of

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play and will take the stress off of the Bearcats defense.

Those three Bearcats have been responsible for seven of the team’s 11 goals this season and provide a couple of options when taking shots.

“The team is starting to realize each other’s strengths and abilities and that will help build trust between our team,” Gordon said.

“When everyone knows their role on the team, and the role that will best play into the team’s success, is when we will start finding ourselves the winners of close games.”

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Junior setter Maddy Ahrens sets the ball to her teammate Sept. 18 in Bearcat Arena against Missouri Western. The Bearcats defeated the Griffons in five sets to open up MIAA play.

‘Cats nearing AVCA top 10 CALVIN SILVERS Sports Reporter | @CalvinSilvers

Northwest volleyball continues to climb the ladder known as the AVCA Top 25 poll, where the team now resides at No. 11. This now sets a program-best in the rankings and marks the 12th time Northwest has been ranked in the AVCA Top 25.

Northwest achieved the fourspot jump by defeating conference foe Missouri Western and then No.

12 ranked Central Missouri. Coach Amy Woerth believes the rise in the rankings wasn’t deserved but earned.

“For me, it’s more of an interest. I’m not sitting there saying we deserve this or we deserve that, because ultimately with so much season left, I want to go earn it,” Woerth said. “I’m never about feeling like I’ve been slided about anything.”

The Bearcats began MIAA play against rival Missouri Western Sept.

18 in front of a roaring Northwest crowd inside of Bearcat Arena. They

won in five sets by scores of 25-21, 25-12, 26-28, 16-25, 15-10. Junior Hallie Sidney was able to accumulate her fifth double-double of the season with 23 kills and 13 digs.

The Griffons (6-4) were able to hang with the Bearcats by getting the ball to their main players, which allowed them to gain energy and momentum.

The Griffons were able to hit .273 with 17 kills in the third and .270 with 13 kills in the fourth.

This surge by Missouri Western did not scare the Bearcats, and Woerth said they were able to right the ship by getting back to their gameplan.

“We just got off track of our gameplan,” Woerth said. “We got back on track in the fifth and were able to pull it out.”

The Bearcats did just that, as they powered themselves to a 6-2 start in the fifth. They pulled away

Maryville volleyball swept by Lafayette, loses perfect record JD WESSEL Sports Reporter | @JDWessel123

Maryville volleyball’s win streak was halted by the Lafayette Fighting Irish Sept.

19. The Spoofhounds entered the game as the last undefeated team in their district with a 6-0 record.

Coming into the game against Lafayette, the ‘Hounds were hoping to improve on struggles that were brought to light earlier in the season. In prior matches against Bishop LeBlond and Excelsior Springs, the ‘Hounds had communication mistakes on the court and were simply outplayed in a set during each contest. While the Spoofhounds ended up winning both matches 2-1, they proved that they too can be vulnerable at times.

“Against the Irish, we came out slow and dug ourselves a hole early by losing the first set,” junior setter Macy Loe said. “We made some changes in the second set, but it just

after crucial kills from juniors Morgan Lewis, Sidney, and sophomore Rachel Sturdevant. The victory against Missouri Western moved the Bearcats to 3-1 on the year when games are decided in the fifth set.

Sophomore Bethany Elkins also played a crucial role in the final set against the Griffons, keeping the team together and focused down the stretch.

“Our mentality was point by point.

Take each point one at a time and just focus on what we need to do,” Elkins said. “We weren’t afraid to lose; we were there to fight and win.”

While the players kept their poise throughout the game, Elkins credited the Northwest fans in helping the team be able to pull out a nail biter.

“I thought the turnout was really good,” Elkins said. “The new setup makes us feel very close to the

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crowd, and we know they’re supporting us. I’m really appreciative of how the community shows up, especially for our first home game.”

On Sept. 21., Northwest traveled to Warrensburg, Missouri, to take on the 12th ranked Jennies from Central Missouri.

Northwest won the game in four sets by scores of 25-17, 16-25, 2522, 25-21, improving the Bearcats’ record to 9-1 on the season. Sidney was able to tally a match-high 21 kills and sophomore Hannah Koechl notched a career-high 26 digs.

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The Fighting Irish won the first set with ease, coasting to a 2516 advantage. They battled with the ‘Hounds in the second set go-

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Senior linebacker Andy Hessler, pictured as a sophomore, celebrates with Northwest football coach Rich Wright in the Bearcats’ 63-0 win over Missouri Southern on Family Day in 2017, Wright’s first Family Weekend as head coach. The Bearcats wear red helmet decals during Family Weekend to honor late coach Scott Bostwick.

Fifth-year senior forges comeback

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ntering the first game of the 2017 season, Northwest football tight end Kyle Raunig had a lot to look forward to.

The Olathe, Kansas, native was entering his sophomore year with just three games as a redshirt freshman under his belt. He had yet to record a statistic for Northwest, but that seemed destined to change soon. Coach Rich Wright said Raunig figured to be a “decent part” of Northwest’s offense that season.

Strength and Conditioning coach Joe Quinlin said the tight end was in the best shape of his collegiate career.

The 2017 season was supposed to be a breakout campaign for Raunig, who’s now a fifth-year senior.

Instead, the year came with a physical breakdown. Raunig suffered a Maisonneuve fracture — a broken ankle, in layman’s terms — in Northwest’s season-opening victory over Emporia State Aug. 31, 2017.

The injury, with an average recovery time of six months, ended Raunig’s season. The time he lost to recovery as a sophomore made Raunig an afterthought in Northwest’s offense as a junior. He spent months rehabbing the injury, aching to get back on the field, to make a tangible contribution to Northwest.

“He was a determined kid,” Kelly Quinlin, Northwest’s head athletic trainer, said. “He came in and did the work every day. He was compliant; that’s probably one of the biggest things. … He was top-of-the-line when it came to that.”

The season Raunig spent rehabbing set the tight end back. He played in nine games in 2018 but

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‘Cats continue to honor late coach

failed to log a single catch. Entering this season, with three years of eligibility exhausted, Raunig had yet to record a statistic of merit. No catches, no yards, no touchdowns — just 13 games played with nothing to show for it.

Raunig was discouraged. But in the wake of poor results, Raunig continued to show up. He was as invested as anyone, Rich Wright said. He stayed after practice to catch passes, sophomore quarterback Braden Wright said. He put in the work.

In Northwest’s Week 1 win over Missouri Western, Raunig’s years of unrewarded work came to fruition.

With the Bearcats leading the Griffons by 3 points late in the fourth quarter, Raunig etched his name onto a stat sheet for the first time since high school at St. Thomas Aquinas, catching a 3-yard touchdown pass from Braden Wright, one that put the game away for Northwest.

“It was awesome,” Raunig said.

“It kinda felt like slow motion.”

For Raunig, the moment was a direct result of work. Rich Wright said the moment served as validation for the senior. He rehabbed for a full season and toiled in the lower rankings of the depth chart for another to be on the field for the play. He memorized the route and perfected the play in practice, Braden Wright said. Raunig was ready when his number was called.

“It was a huge moment in the game,” Braden Wright said. “I’m excited for him, and it was great.”

Raunig’s return to his once-prominent role was long and winding. He entered his freshman season at Northwest on the heels of a knee injury he suffered in high school. The 2017 campaign was supposed to offer a fresh start for the tight end. Instead, it was over nearly as soon as it started.

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he concourses of Bearcat Stadium tend to be a sea of green and white each time Northwest football plays in front of its home crowd. The Bearcats and coach Rich Wright hope it isn’t this weekend.

They still want fans to show up, of course, as the Bearcats (3-0) face off against Central Oklahoma (2-1) Sept. 28 in Maryville. But Wright and the program want spectators to wear black shirts, and more importantly, red hats.

The upcoming weekend is Family Weekend at Northwest, which has brought with it the black and red tradition since 2011. It’s well-documented by now how the tradition started, though Wright fears that the tradition’s origins have mostly been forgotten over the last eight years as thousands of undergrads and players have come and gone.

Most students and players never met Scott Bostwick, the man behind the tradition. “(Family Weekend) means the world,” Wright said. “It’s been long enough now that I don’t know how many people know the story.”

And so Wright told the story again Sept. 24 in a sectioned off room of Pizza Ranch at Northwest Athletics’ weekly media luncheon, a story he’s told variations of every year since he was named head coach — one that means as much to him as it does anyone else at Northwest.

Bostwick served as the defensive coordinator for Northwest throughout the entirety of the Mel Tjeerdsma era.

Tjeerdsma retired somewhat abruptly at the end of the 2010 season. After 17 seasons leading Northwest’s defense, Bostwick was named head coach of the Bearcats Dec. 21, 2010.

The players on Northwest’s ros-

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With another week came another win for Maryville football. The Spoofhounds will look to add another mark to their current three-game win streak when they play host to the Cameron Dragons Sept. 27.

A 62-6 trampling of St. Pius X Sept. 20 left the ‘Hounds (3-1) with their 62nd consecutive win at the ‘Hound Pound. A homecoming date with Cameron (2-2) this week will provide Maryville not only another opportunity to add to that streak, but a chance for the defense to continue its string of impressive outings.

“Our defensive strategy is to execute what we call ‘The Process,’” coach Matt Webb said. “When you look back over the last 100 games, we’ve been averaging only giving up around nine points per game. …

We’ve been playing some good defense and want to keep that going.”

Webb wasn’t far off, over the last 100 games, the Spoofhounds have allowed 1,225 points to be scored, leaving the mark at just over 12 points per game allowed.

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ter, Wright said, had always wanted black jerseys. Soon after being named head coach, Bostwick worked to get some. Some administrators within the Northwest community balked at the idea, Wright said. The lack of black in Northwest’s school colors was a turn-off for the administration. The higher-ups pushed against the black jerseys. Bostwick pushed back.

“If anybody knew Scott, (he) was as stubborn as the day is long,” Wright said. “He finally got them convinced to do a black jersey.”

The coaching staff opted to keep the jersey news a secret from the players for the duration of spring ball. The idea, Wright said, was to surprise the Bearcats at some point in the 2011 season.

Bostwick never got the chance to see the player’s reaction. He died of a heart attack in June 2011 before ever serving a game as Northwest’s head coach. He was 49 years old.

In the wake of tragedy, Northwest’s coaching staff kept the jerseys a secret and decided to use Family Day to honor the late head coach. The Bearcats were getting set to play Fort Hays Sept. 24, 2011, when the coaching staff sent the players to have their pregame meal.

When the players left the locker room, the jerseys hanging at their lockers were green. When the Bearcats returned, the black jerseys hung in their place. The team’s white helmets featured a red paw print.

“It was just a really special deal,” Wright said as tears built in his eyes. “It was kind of like his last gift to our football team.”

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Earlier in the season, Webb preached the philosophy of the team, noting the goal is to play stellar defense and establish the run-game on offense. Throughout the win streak, the Spoofhounds have appeared to do just that. After allowing 23 points to Class 3 powerhouse Blair Oaks, the ‘Hounds’ defense has allowed a mere 12 points per contest.

Along with Webb’s philosophy of stout defense, the running game has been established early and often over the past three weeks. The tandem of the Spoofhounds’ running backs senior Aiden Cullin and junior Trey Houchin spearheads the rungame for the Maryville offense. The duo combined for a total stat line of 235 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 21 carries against St. Pius.

“We’re just operating on what the defense is giving us,” Webb said.

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Senior defensive back and wideout Deon Metezier (6) accumulated two touchdowns in Maryville’s 62-6 win over St. Pius X Sept. 20.