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Students aid Hurricane Dorian relief with campus fundraisers KENDRICK CALFEE Community News Editor | @KoalaCalfee

In the wake of a long process of rebuilding and rejuvenating a devastated nation, Northwest student organizations have been fund-raising for Bahamas hurricane relief efforts. As Bahama Islands relief workers salvage and build up from what was destroyed by Hurricane Dorian, an international cry for help in the form of funds and aid was heard by students on campus. Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas in September and left an especially large impact on people from Grand Bahama, Abaco and Marsh Harbour. Thousands were displaced and resources have been limited for survivors. Several organizations took advantage of the opportunity by organizing fundraising events, setting up tables in the J.W. Jones Student Union and asking for donations from the student body and Northwest community. Organizations that have taken charge so far include The Lighthouse, the Wesley Center and the National Residence Hall Honorary organization. The NRHH brought breakfast catering company Chris Cakes to a fundraiser at the College Park Pavillion Oct. 12, where all proceeds were donated to the American Red Cross for Bahama Hurricane Relief. Junior NRHH President Carrington Kass said the organization felt moved to raise money, even if it was just a small amount. “We host a lot of service projects on campus, and it just made sense for us to find a way to donate to the Bahamas,” Kass said.

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NORTHWEST WINS AT ARROWHEAD: Sophomore quarterback Braden Wright celebrates after scoring his 48-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter Oct. 12 at Arrowhead Stadium bringing the Bearcats’ score to 38-17 over the Gorillas.

Maryville Walgreens to close Walgreens closing, customers will automatically be transferred to HyVee Pharmacy in Maryville. The closing comes amid a wave of 200 Walgreens stores nationwide that have been added to a growing list of locations scheduled for closure throughout the rest of 2019 and early 2020. Forbes reported its closures will result in an estimated $1.9 million hit to Walgreens’ earnings. Walgreens, specializing in filling prescriptions, selling health and wellness products, health information and photo services, has a net worth of more than $105 billion and is prepared to take the financial dent.

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As a part of a large wave of nationwide closings, the Walgreens location in Maryville, Missouri, will close Nov. 7. Walgreens verified with the city of Maryville and the Maryville Forum Oct. 10 that the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the U.S. will no longer have a location in Maryville. P h i l C a r u s o , a Wa l g r e e n s spokesman, said Oct. 10 medical patients do not need to take any action and they would receive a letter in the mail for more details. However, if individuals do not make the change to another pharmacy for prescriptions prior to

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Walgreens located at 1114 S Main Street is scheduled to close Nov. 7. The Maryville Walgreens is one of 200 stores nationwide scheduled for closure in 2019 and early 2020.

Veteran bikes across country for suicide awareness ANDREW WEGLEY Managing Editor | @andrewwegley

Dan Hurd had already attempted suicide three times when his friend, Shawn Carr, dragged him along for a bike ride in Massachusetts in 2017. He was planning his fourth attempt. He had no interest in riding a bike — that’s what his motorcycle was for. But Carr was persistent, so Hurd obliged. Hurd was in his late 20s then. He was six years removed from his time with the U.S. Navy where he completed two tours in four years. He was depressed and suffering from two separate cases of PTSD, he said, one that stemmed from his time in the military and the other from a childhood where Hurd was physically, mentally and sexually abused. Hurd, now, is in the midst of a 25,000-mile, three-year bike ride across the continental U.S., a trip he’s making to raise awareness for suicide prevention, something that would have been unfathomable 30 months ago. So far, Hurd, at 30 years old, has trekked across 34 states in 19 months, visiting old friends from the Navy and spreading the word of awareness along the way. His trek brought him to Maryville, Missouri, Oct. 11. Back in Massachusetts, Hurd

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Dan Hurd, 30, has ridden his bike for 14,000 miles across 34 states to raise awareness for suicide prevention. Hurd started the One Pedal at a Time Movement, a non-profit organization dedicated to the cause.

had no interest in riding a bike. He had no interest in living, really. Carr invited Hurd on bike rides often, and Hurd continually turned him down.

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“(Carr) got to the point where it was almost like a joke,” Hurd said. “He was just like, ‘Hey, man, let’s go ride.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’ll meet you there.’ But after the (third sui-

cide) attempt he was like, ‘Hey, man, you’re coming riding with me today.’” So Hurd obliged and trailed Carr through a 20-mile bike ride in Carv-

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er, Massachusetts, where the two lived. The ride was fun, Hurd said, but it wasn’t anything special. The pair’s second ride — a 30-mile trek after Hurd and Carr finished a shift at a metal shop — followed a similar script. “It wasn’t changing what I wanted to do,” Hurd said. “I was just looking at it as a great time to spend with my buddy before I checked out.” The pair’s third ride together, though, was pivotal. They had no real destination or plan when they left Carver, they just rode, Hurd said. Hurd and Carr rode 80 miles to Cape Cod on a Friday night in July 2017. The next day, they rode 15 miles, Hurd said. Then, the pair headed back to Carver to complete what was set to be a 166-mile trip in one weekend. On the way back to Carver, Hurd struggled. He’d never biked 100 miles, much less 166. Hurd told Carr that he didn’t think he could continue, that he didn’t have it in him. Carr replied with what was, in essence, a six-word phrase that would carry Hurd through the ride and through the next two and a half years. “It’s one pedal at a time,” Carr told him. “It’s left-right, left-right.”

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Junior business management major Joe Boulay (left) speaks one-on-one with Sam Steyer (right), son of Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, Oct. 10 in the J.W. Jones Student Union.

Son of ‘impeachment guy’ visits campus SAMANTHA COLLISON Campus News Editor | @SammieCollison

Northwest College Democrats hosted Sam Steyer Oct. 10 in the J.W. Jones Student Union living room, who visited to build awareness for and recruit students to work on his father Tom Steyer’s campaign. College Democrats Vice President junior Tyler Bears said the Steyer campaign reached out to them about coming to campus when the group met Sam Steyer at the College Democrats convention in Louisiana last month. According to a New York Times profile, Tom Steyer is a Californian billionaire hedge fund manager polling under 1% nationally, but he is likely best known for being “the impeachment guy.” Tom Steyer founded the group

Need to Impeach in October 2017, according to the New York Times, which has funded TV ads calling for President Trump’s impeachment. The Need to Impeach petition gained a million signatures within 10 days of the first ad and has over eight million signatures. “What started really as an online petition became a movement of over 8 million people who felt disaffected and not represented by the actions of our president,” Sam Steyer said. “I’ve been very proud of my dad as I’ve watched the impeachment inquiry move through the House of Representatives over the last couple of weeks.” After supporting clean air and clean energy ballot propositions in California, which passed, Sam Steyer said Tom Steyer retired from Farallon

Capital in 2012 to focus on grassroots organizing, which involves organizing everyday citizens for political or social change, full-time. Tom Steyer founded NextGen America, which had a presence on 419 college campuses in 2018. “NextGen America focused on increasing voter turnout, especially among young people, labor and communities of color,” Sam Steyer said. “I’m proud to say that in that time NextGen has registered over a million people to vote.” S am Steyer said growing up and watching his parents’ political work — from creating Beneficial State Bank, a community development bank, creating a regenerative farm and working on other political campaigns — made it a no-brainer to help his father’s campaign when

he decided to run. “It kind of made sense to me,” Sam Steyer said. “You know I’ve watched my parents really together fight for stuff that I think is really great for our country my whole life, so I was actually desperately hoping that my dad would enter the race, and I was so excited when he did. And he didn’t ask me, I called him and said, ‘You know this means I’m quitting my job, right?’” An underdog who most didn’t know was in the race for the democratic nomination for president, Tom Steyer qualified for the Oct. 15 televised debate, which will be his first. I n order to qualify for the debate, candidates had to register at least 2% in four early state or national polls and acquire 130,000 unique donors, according to an NPR article.

Tom Steyer has also qualified for the November debate, which required candidates to register at least 3% in four early state or national polls or at least 5% in two polls conducted in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina as well as having at least 165,000 donors. According to his website and Sam Steyer, Tom Steyer’s big issues are combating climate change and making structural reform to Congress to limit corporate and special interest group influences. Tom Steyer also supports a wealth tax similar to Massachusetts Senator and candidate Elizabeth Warren.

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Northwest students are gaining hands-on experience through real-life crisis scenarios in a volunteer and internship program at a local domestic violence and sexual assault shelter. Through the Children and Family Center-Northwest Missouri, students learn to communicate, advocate and serve victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Among many other services, volunteers and interns observe and take part in crisis response, including meeting with individuals seeking shelter, answering the 24-hour hotline and spending time with traumatized victims.

24-hour Crisis Hotline 104 Calls Received The CFC served 220 clients in 2018. Of those 220, 165 were female, 19 were male and 36 were children, all of which were exposed to the trauma of domestic violence or sexual assault. The local organization, located on Second Street in Maryville, serves victims in five Missouri counties: Worth, Gentry, Nodaway, Atchison and Holt. Court and Victim Advocate at the CFC Meghann Kosman has been with the organization for 10 years. She said services and support are not limited to any demographic but provide aid for anyone going through domestic violence or sexual assault. “This is definitely a place for people of any age,” Kosman said. “There’s a misconception that because we are titled ‘Children and Family Center’ then we are only for people who have children or families.” Kosman said the CFC doesn’t focus on children, since the majority of victims seen are adults, but it ordinarily sees more children when mothers or fathers that have families seek help from the shelter.

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Senior Moriah Mullins, a human services major, said her experience at the CFC is preparing her for jobs after graduation. “One of the really cool things about working here is the difference between day and night,” Mullins said. “We have movie nights and other activities that help take the victim’s mind off the tragic event and just have some bonding time.” Mullins said she wants to move to Kansas City, Missouri, after graduation and work for an organization similar to the CFC. Kosman said the CFC is committed to people of all ages and backgrounds seeking assistance and welcomes college-age students and young adults to make use of the services it provides. She said another misconception is someone can only reach out if they are seeking shelter. “The majority of their clients don’t seek shelter but take advantage of other means of support we provide,” Kosman said. Since 2003, the CFC’s services have expanded. They now include a 24-hour crisis hotline, residency shelter, hospital advocacy for sexual offenses, case management,

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school and community education, crisis management and court advocacy. All services are provided at no cost to victims. One of the first things the organization does is create a personalized safety plan for victims, which sometimes includes coming to shelter, but not always. Kosman said the CFC advocates for the victims’ choices and how they want to handle the situation while drafting safety plans. In 2018, the CFC was active in 2,063 case management services, 196 court advocacy services and provided victims with 135 different support groups. According to the CFC, case management includes addressing the basic needs of victims. This can be advocacy through helping find a safe place to stay, securing financial resources, health care, childcare, transportation, finding a job or education and counseling. If the client wishes to go to court, there are advocates for them through the CFC who are present every step of the way. They provide emotional counsel throughout the process of filing charges, order of protection, having to testify and any other court matters they are overwhelmed by. “Sometimes they are just struggling because trauma takes a long time to recover from,” Kosman said. “It’s really a life-long process... They just want someone to listen to them, to validate them, believe them and help them work through it.” The CFC provided 13 hospital and medical advocacy services in 2018, where advocates are present for emotional support during the lengthy process of a sexual assault forensics exam. Advocate and Volunteer Coordinator Julia Day co-lead a panel of survivors who have been invited to speak at various locations across the region. Day said they have the opportunity to

Men 19

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share their story and raise awareness to the trauma individuals face. “Being able to see people gain independence and being there to encourage self-worth and helping them realize that ― that has been the most rewarding experience for me,” Day said. Day began as an intern a year and a half ago and made her way up the chain. She worked on parttime staff before earning her position of volunteer coordinator. “We are all very passionate about seeing personal growth,” Day said. The movement for awareness and care for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence in Maryville began in 1997 when the Family Violence Council formed. According to the CFC, since then, groups of professionals began to fill gaps that lack of services for victims in northwest Missouri created. CFC went through a series of changes throughout its development, the cornerstone being the purchase of a permanent residence building in 2000. In 2001, grants provided for the shelter’s first full-time victim advocate, and in 2003, the shelter served 103 clients in its first year of fulltime operation. In 2008, the CFC purchased a new facility through grant funding, and the next year, its clientele increased by 51%. Linda Mattson was hired as the executive director in 2016, and today the CFC’s services remain constant with its largest staff ever including one full-time court victim advocate, three part-time vic-

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tim advocates, a volunteer coordinator, four on-call staff advocates and parent educators. The CFC received a community service award from the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce in 2019 and a certificate of appreciation from Northwest for recognition of valuable contributions to the prevention and response to violence in the Maryville community. The CFC describes its mission and goals as bringing victims of domestic violence and sexual assault together to provide a safe and nurturing place to learn and grow. Kosman said each service is provided in hopes of a brighter future. “Our goal is to empower victims,” Kosman said. “We help make permanent changes to end violence in their lives.”

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POLICE BLOTTERS for the week of Oct. 10 Northwest Missouri State University Police Department Oct. 9 There was a closed investigation for stealing at Roberta Hall. Oct. 10 There is an open investigation for property damage at MOERA. There is an open investigation for property damage at Lot 42. There was a closed investigation for a liquor law violation at Millikan Hall. Oct. 11 There was a closed investigation for a liquor law violation at Hudson Hall. Oct. 12 There was a closed investigation for two liquor law violations at Millikan Hall. . Oct. 15 There is an open investigation for identity theft.

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CONTINUED FROM A1 The Wesley Center set up a table in the J.W. Jones Student Union the week of Oct. 6 and took donations through cash and Venmo, which were also given to the Red Cross. The Lighthouse raised $250 through membership and outside sources, sending funds to assist the Bahamas through Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief. As organizations on campus chip in with donations to various relief programs, the Bahamas are slowly recuperating from the tragedy. The Category 5 storm ripped apart most of the island’s infrastructure and left people with little hope for their future. Six weeks after the initial hit, the islands of people are still desperate, crying out for a glimpse of life as it once was, wondering if it will ever be normal again. According to NPR reporter Jason Bobian, who spoke on NPR’s podcast “Up First” Oct. 2, the situation is slowly improving. However, places like Marsh Harbour, which was once the commercial

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CONTINUED FROM A1 As a part of a large wave of nationwide closings, the Walgreens location in Maryville, Missouri, will close Nov. 7. Walgreens verified with the city of Maryville and the Maryville Forum Oct. 10 that the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the U.S. will no longer have a location in Maryville. P h i l C a r u s o , a Wa l g r e e n s spokesman, said Oct. 10 medical patients do not need to take any action and they would receive a letter in the mail for more details.

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hub for the islands, still have a long way to go. “There are places that are completely empty,” Bobian said. “Just eerily empty.” In the aftermath, government officials prioritized triage, relief and dealing with damaged infrastructure. Bobian said the largest issue Bahama authorities are facing is the toppled buildings and debris that needs to be moved, relocated and, in some cases, rebuilt. “They are working on lining up a huge area as a dump south of Marsh Harbour,” Bobian said. “They are working on that process … so you got this huge rubble removal operation moving.” Junior Eldaneka “Neka” Rolle’s family was directly impacted by Hurricane Dorian. Her mother was on Grand Bahama while the slow-moving storm sat over the islands for 48 hours. Nearly every home was severely damaged or destroyed near Rolle’s family residence on the island. According to Rolle, the island is in the process of resurrection, and her family has been well. “They are in a cleanup phase,” Rolle said. “The water is still bad because of contamination, and they

are still largely in need.” Rolle said power is being restored in parts of the islands, and private, and some public, schools are reopening for half days so children do not miss out on the opportunity to further their education due to something so far from their control. Sylvin McIntyre, a head of the emergency operations center in Abaco, Bahamas, spoke to Bobian on the island, noting cleanup has been a large focus. “The removal of debris is critical,” McIntyre said. “It’s something that helps the psyche of people. It helps you feel that there is a sense of greater hope.” Throughout the island, people are lacking the resources to attain food as almost every grocery store has been destroyed. Many charities have taken steps to provide food and have helped in some capacity, but the resources are still limited. Rolle notes lack of resources as a reason fundraising events like Chris Cakes and donations from The Lighthouse and Wesley Center are so critical at this point in time. “This is human love,” Rolle said. “This shows how much we really care for one another.”

Former Sheriff Darren White works for Chris Cakes, a breakfast food catering company that began in Pocahontas, Iowa, and now has locations across the country. White said the event spoke to Northwest’s ability to make things happen. “Sometimes, people just don’t know about things that don’t happen to them,” White said. “It really shows how aware these kids and the community are.” According to CNN, a rough estimate of 70,000 homeless people are in search of emergency shelter and clean, drinkable water. Some are sick, hungry and at a loss for what is to come. The American Red Cross initially donated $2 million to the Bahamas and is working on the ground in the islands providing supplies and support. They are also working with Palm Beach County Emergency Management to provide shelter for those who are fleeing to the U.S. According to the Red Cross website, it has provided food, water and hygiene products to evacuees as they plan their next steps. The Red Cross also includes information on how one can donate through its website.

However, if individuals do not make the change to another pharmacy for prescriptions prior to Walgreens closing, customers will automatically be transferred to Hy-Vee Pharmacy in Maryville. The closing comes amid a wave of 200 Walgreens stores nationwide that have been added to a growing list of locations scheduled for closure throughout the rest of 2019 and early 2020. Forbes reported its closures will result in an estimated $1.9 million hit to Walgreens’ earnings. Walgreens, specializing in filling prescriptions, selling health and wellness products, health information

and photo services, has a net worth of more than $105 billion and is prepared to take the financial dent. According to Stefano Pessina, Walgreens Boots Alliance chief executive officer, the company is undergoing a “transformation cost management program” where it is reviewing its real estate footprint in the U.S. and moving away from rural communities into more urban ones. City Manager Greg McDanel said the city remains optimistic on reuse and repurposing of the soonto-be-vacant building and notes the former Walgreens location as a desirable property for other national companies, given traffic volumes

and geographic placement they seek. “Unfortunately, rural communities, and especially rural communities with three other pharmacies, are the first to be considered,” McDanel said. Walgreens would not release the number of prescriptions they handle on a daily basis nor the number of employees that will be out of jobs following its closing. According to the company, even without exact numbers, local pharmacies should expect a surge of business and local companies could expect a wave of applicants in the coming months.

Oct. 4 There is an ongoing investigation for fraud on the 200 block of Volunteer Avenue. Oct. 6 A summons was issued to Skyler J. Talbot, 21, of St. Joseph, Missouri, for failure to obey a posted stop sign on the 300 block of North Buchanan. Oct. 7 There is an ongoing investigation for property damage on the 600 block of East Seventh Street. There is an ongoing investigation for forgery on the 700 block of North Fillmore Street. Oct. 8 There is an ongoing investigation for larceny on the 1200 block of North Mulberry Street. Oct. 9 A summons was issued to Austin M. Reed, 25, for wanted on warrant and failure to appear on the 400 block of North Market Street. Oct. 10 A lost or stolen wallet was reported on the 1000 block of South Main Street. Oct. 11 A lost or stolen wallet was reported on the 100 block of North Mattie Street. There is an ongoing investigation for burglary on the 1200 block of West 16th Street. A summons was issued to Keison M. Nemyer, 28, of Fairfax, Missouri, for driving while intoxicated and an equipment violation on the 500 block of South Buchanan Street. A summons was issued to Ian G. Hornbeck, 18, of Raymore, Missouri, for minor in possession on the 1100 block of South Main Street. Oct. 12 There is an ongoing investigation for resisting arrest on the 200 block of East Seventh Street. A summons was issued to Seth L. McKnight, 19, of Lathrop, Missouri, for minor in possession on the 400 block of North Mulberry Street.

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Built in 1931, Northwest’s Thompson-Ringold building has sheltered various programs including the Industrial Arts, Mail/Copy Center, the Adult Education Literacy program and the Regional Professional Development Center. The building is scheduled for demolition within the fiscal school year.

Campus building set for demolition SAMANTHA COLLISON Campus News Editor | @SammieCollison

After standing on the east side of Northwest’s campus for 88 years, plans are underway to vacate and demolish the Thompson-Ringold building. Facility Services Director Allen Mays said a number of buildings on campus are slated to be demolished or renovated as part of the Campus Master Plan, with Thompson-Ringold scheduled for demolition within the fiscal year, which ends in June. Since Thompson-Ringold houses the Mail and Copy Center, Adult Basic Education, the Regional Professional Development Center and the agriculture industrial shops, Mays said Facility Services is evaluating spaces to move the occupants in to. “We’ve been in that phase for approximately six to eight months,

HURD

CONTINUED FROM A1 “So, I did,” Hurd said. “I literally kept saying left-right — I was doing a cadence in my head, pretty much. And by the time I realized, we were home.” At the time, the phrase uttered by Carr was somewhat of a platitude, but it grew into the base of the name of Hurd’s nonprofit organization, the One Pedal At A Time Movement. It became his mantra for his journey across the U.S. It saved his life. And Carr said it was

and we’re getting very close to finding a location for those occupants,” Mays said. “Once we do that, there will be a fair amount of renovation that may need to happen to those new spaces that they’re going to be going into, and then once that’s done, we’ll relocate those occupants into those spaces.” Mays said an architect is meeting with the team regularly to discuss potential renovation and relocation plans. “It’s a healthy process, we’re meeting with stakeholders, meeting with leaders,” Mays said. “It’s just a normal process that you go through whenever you’re relocating occupants.” Sustainability Coordinator John Viau said because the building is old, the materials and floorplan of the space are outdated and potentially hazardous. Not all of the building has HVAC and the roof

was last replaced in 1987. “There’s insulating material that goes in (the roof), and that vintage and that age, anything before 1980, there’s a really good chance that that is asbestos-containing material,” Viau said. “And that’s one of the considerations because abatement is extremely expensive.” Thompson Ringold was built in 1931 to house the industrial arts program, according to the University index. It was named after Kenneth Thompson and Howard Ringold, who were long-time faculty in the department. Viau said the industrial arts program moved out of the space and became the Northwest Technical School at Maryville High School around the 1980s. For the past 20 years, Thompson-Ringold has been a flexible space to house departments temporarily. Viau said it housed stu-

dent media while Wells Hall was renovated, and after that, it housed humanities while Valk’s basement was renovated. Viau said the agriculture industrial shops will most likely be moved across the street to the Facility Services East building, which used to house University Police and Facility Services but has acted as a transitional space since new facilities were built on the west side of campus. As part of the Campus Master Plan, new academic spaces will be built in Thompson-Ringold’s place to meet whatever needs arise. Viau said agriculture is the fastest growing department, which is why it has expanded into the Dean L. Hubbard Center for Innovation and the McKemy Center. The next building to be evaluated as part of the Campus Master Plan is Wells Hall.

never really supposed to. “I wasn’t trying to save his life at that point,” Carr said. “He was pretty depressed. So I was just like, ‘Hey, before you check out, if you want to go riding, make one last cool memory with you, and then you can do what you want with your life.’” What was meant to be a memory has since turned into a movement, one that’s carried Hurd from Massachusetts to Missouri and through 32 states in between. It’s one that carried him into Maryville on accident Oct. 11 where he continued to spread his message of suicide awareness.

Growing out his matted orange hair and beard, Hurd looks and smells like a man who’s lived in a tent for most of the last 19 months because that’s what he’s done. Most of what Hurd’s needed for the last year and a half and most of what he’ll need for the next 17 months are strapped somewhere to the frame of his two-wheeled chariot. His tent is tied across his handlebars. He’s got spare tires and tubes for his bike stored in bags. He has clothes stashed for every kind of weather imaginable, including winter layers he aims to avoid break-

ing out. Hurd is headed to Texas for the winter, hoping to finish his Midwestern tour before the region succumbs to winter. If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Those seeking to donate to Dan Hurd’s cause or to learn more about his ride can visit ridewithdanusa.

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Private prisons fuel greed Please NATHAN ENGLISH Opinion Columnist @ThananEnglish

Capitalism, the beautiful system of America’s economy, allows for money making opportunities in almost every situation. There are a few things that should be off-limits to enterprise, and the prison system should be firmly in the off-limits category. Privatized prisons have one goal in mind: not to rehabilitate prisoners but to make money on others’ mistakes anyway they can. The difference between private and government prisons is similar to that of public and private universities. At the end of the day, the private prisons and private universities are for profit. It is trying to make money whatever way it can. Private prisons make money on

government stipends. The government will pay the prison X amount of dollars to house a prisoner, and the contract will continue as long as it is theoretically cheaper to house the prisoner in a private prison. More prisoners equals more money for private prisons The private prisons then, like any good business, try to lower their costs in order to increase their profits. Private prisons house a little over 8% of the U.S. prison population, and they have a financial incentive to house more. This system is flawed for multiple reasons, the first of which being the purpose of a prison. Prisons are designed as a punishment, yes, but also as a rehabilitation center to help inmates be able to make the jump back into normal society. However, private prisons have little-to-no incentive to help rehabilitate prisoners because that eliminates a possible rev-

enue stream. The recidivism rate, the rate at which former inmates are arrested and enter back into prison, is high in the U.S. A study done by the U.S. Bureau of Justice showed that of prisoners released in 2005, 83% were arrested in the nine years following release. The system isn’t working the way it should, and private prisons have a vested interest in not changing that statistic. Missouri is an example of a state that has lower recidivism rate and has absolutely zero private prisons. Missouri has a recidivism rate at 43.9%, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections, which is nearly half the national average. There are many factors that can go into this, but the lack of private prisons helps substantially. Private prisons are not only bad for inmates, they are bad for employees as well. Employees of private prisons make $5,000 less per

year than their government counterparts and receive nearly 60 hours less training, according to a study done by the Justice Policy Institute. This leads to a higher turnover rate and prison employees who are less prepared for their jobs, which is bad for both employees and prisoners. On top of all the problems that private prisons present, they’re morally wrong. Their goal is to keep people in prison longer or to get more inmates to maximize profits. The prison system is meant to prevent crimes and rehabilitate those that have already committed crimes, but private prisons goals are opposite to that. They want more convictions and more recidivism because it helps their bottom line. The private prisons don’t do the job of a prison, and they aren’t incentivized too. It’s time for them to end.

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Celebrating Columbus Day is an insult to human rights Every year, people celebrate Columbus Day Oct. 14 in honor of Christopher Columbus; however, traction has been building for renaming the holiday Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This change is necessary to remove the spotlight from a man who has committed countless atrocities while simultaneously recognizing the suffering indigenous people faced because of him. There are countless examples showcasing just why Columbus was an awful person — and it’s not just because he wasn’t the first person to discover North America. While he spent time in the Cibao, a region of the Dominican Republic, Columbus created a plan to make a profit through the natives he encountered there. The Cibao was riddled with gold deposits and cotton, both commodities Columbus desired to collect and take with him. Columbus wasn’t able to locate these resources, so he created a tribute system for the natives in the area. Every native 14 years or older was forced to bring Columbus and his men a set amount of gold dust every three months, according to the book “The Life of the Admiral Christopher Columbus: by his son EDITORIAL STAFF Rachel Adamson Andrew Wegley Abbey Hugo Aaron Stahl Kendrick Calfee Samantha Collison Jon Walker Sarah von Seggern Jesse Reed Gabi Brooks Emily Noyes Chris Young

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Ferdinand.” Anyone under the age of 14 had to provide 25 pounds of cotton instead. Any native who failed to pay the tribute was punished by having one of their hands cut off. Exceptions weren’t made, and Columbus felt no guilt. Soon after the tribute system was implemented, it was replaced by a system called the encomienda system. Under this new system, Columbus rewarded colonists with control over the villages of natives in the region. This system was slavery in every aspect except the name — and there’s a holiday celebrating the man who created it. The rabbit hole doesn’t end there though. According to a letter by Columbus quoted in the book “Documents of West Indian History,” while in Haiti, Columbus would give his lieutenants native women to rape. Once given away, these women were the men’s as long as they wanted them. No person who has committed any of these acts should have a holiday to celebrate them. Instead Columbus Day should be fully replaced with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Renaming the day Indigenous

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Peoples’ Day would result in two main benefits. First, it would help combat the undeserved fame Columbus has been given. Second, it would adjust the spotlight to shine on the horrors indigenous people have faced. Arguments do exist against making this change, however, with one of the primary ones based around the change giving too much focus on negativity. The Washington Post published an opinion column Oct. 14 explaining why this transition shouldn’t take place. The column argues that renaming the holiday would result in too much focus on the negative past actions western civilization has carried out, burying the positive actions and progressive growth that has taken place. This argument is flawed. The negative actions of our past need to be isolated in order to learn from them and make changes, otherwise we risk feeling as if we’ve already done enough, slowing down future progress. Social progress is something we should constantly strive for, and renaming Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples’ day is an easy way to take another step forward.

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My brother is dead. Both my maternal grandparents are dead. My great aunt just died Oct. 15, on the six-year anniversary of my brother dying. I didn’t process the emotions or cry until I saw a sad video about something that has nothing to do with my grief. People just don’t understand that grief isn’t quick. Let me grieve my own way and at my own pace. According to John Hopkin’s Medicine, there are two types of grief: anticipatory grief, where people know death is soon, and sudden lost, where the death is, well, sudden. Unexpected. I have gone through both. I watched my grandmother write her will and plan her funeral with her children. We had hospice workers and family coming and going at all times. People think this is type of grief is easier. It’s not. The planning doesn’t lessen the pain. It’s just more time to swear at the world and lay on the railroad tracks and debate if being hit by a train would be less painful. I fell to my knees and screamed at a Golden Corral when my dad called to say my brother had been in a fatal car crash. I had a similar reaction in my dorm hallway when Mom called to say Papa died in his sleep. I was supposed to call Papa the night he died. I just forgave myself this month for not calling. He died back in March of 2017. According to pretty much every therapist, grief is considered a process. We are supposed to go through the stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and, finally, acceptance. Fit each emotion in its box to be checked off and move along. What a crock of s---. Grieving isn’t a checklist. Believe me, I wish it was. I would much rather take a week to go through each stage individually and be done. It doesn’t work like that. People expect the bereaved to cry and move on. They want them to check the boxes and go back to normal. There is no going back to normal after a death. I tried. I smiled. I cracked jokes. I still crack jokes like “I’m finally taller than my brother by six feet,” or “Papa said I could on that Minneapolis trip over his dead body. I didn’t think he meant literally.” I did everything I could not to let the fragile glass of emotion shatter and spill over everything. Grieving takes time. It takes months and years. Even when we reach the acceptance stage, it’s not over. We don’t just magically move on. I am still grieving. I’m still grieving after six years, after three years, after two years. People who are grieving after years aren’t milking the tragedy. We are trying to process the part of us that died with our loved one. Just let us grieve. DIRECTORS Steven Chappell Leslie Murphy

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 A celebration could be in your near future, Libra. You do not know the reason for the excitement just yet, but the details will slowly emerge. Enjoy the ride!

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 After several meaningful conversations with a confidante, your mind may be changed on an important topic, Taurus. Embrace this newfound perspective.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you have some insider information that could get you into usually locked doors or special meetings. Use this to your advantage to get ahead this week.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, even though you have been trying your hardest regarding a specific situation, you may have to take a new approach. You tried your best so don’t let things get you down.

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LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Listen carefully to what others are saying, Leo. You have to find the meaning between the words; otherwise, you can’t get the bigger picture others are seeing. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Let a few laughs out this week if the pressure builds, Virgo. You have been pushing yourself, and it’s easy for stress to build up. Laughter is the best medicine for this.

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You may choose to be understated in your approach to a relationship, Capricorn. However, those closest to you understand that bigger emotions are brewing beneath the surface. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 A few deep breaths and a mantra that “everything will be okay” can help you sail through some pressures at work this week, Aquarius. The dust will soon settle. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, if the right answers do not come to you promptly, then you may not be looking in the right places. Ponder the situation a bit longer.

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An adjustment international students must make when they get to Northwest is speaking English on a daily basis. For those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a community of students who speak their native language, the only time they can speak it is when they call home. The University has 444 international students enrolled, according to a news release published Sept. 24. They represent 6% of Northwestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student body and come from 40 countries. The majority of international students come from India, Nepal, South Korea and Nigeria.

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Junior Lucas Harel never used English outside of his classes at school in France. He was required to take one English class every year since he was 11 years old. Still in his first semester in the United States, he often uses WordReference.com LLC to look up the words he wants to use or understand in his daily conversations. Harel said he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discouraged when he has to use a translator on the internet because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the learning process. He remembers words he looked up previously and gradually becomes more familiar with how to use them on a daily basis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here to learn English better,â&#x20AC;? Harel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it improves it. â&#x20AC;Ś I like that because I know it a lot more.â&#x20AC;? Other international students have known English for a longer time. One such student is sophomore Vitaliy Tsytsyk from Ukraine, who started learning English around the age of four. His mom was an English and German teacher, so she taught him early. More than half the people around the world â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an estimated 60-75% â&#x20AC;&#x201D; speak at least two languages, according to a 2016 BBC article. On the other hand, the United State Census Bureau reported 21.6% of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population speaks a language other than English at home in 2016. Tsytsyk said he was required to learn two foreign languages, so he learned both English and German. However, he learned British English throughout his school career, so he had to quickly adapt to American English when he spent his senior year of high school in Cameron, Missouri, in 2017. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the words are just different,â&#x20AC;? Tsytsyk said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were taught to speak more properly and a lot of slang words werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taught. A lot of that was something I had to learn on the go.â&#x20AC;? One instance when Tsytsyk had to change his use of English was when he used up his eraser during class. He asked his teacher for one â&#x20AC;&#x201D; using the British term which is â&#x20AC;&#x153;rubberâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and was met with silence. As he repeated himself multiple times, the class erupted in laughter. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand what was funny, so he clarified he needed to erase a mistake. Then his classmates told him it was called an eraser. Tsytsyk also noticed a difference in the way people used English in different regions of the country. His host family took him to New Orleans during winter break, and he

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said he remembers having difficulty understanding the dialect people used there. A difference Tsytsyk said he immediately noticed when he started school in the United States was how often informal and grammatically incorrect English was accepted. A common phrase he said that frustrated him was when people would answer the question, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How are you doing?â&#x20AC;? with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m good,â&#x20AC;? because the grammatically correct answer is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m well.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of professors tell me I speak more properly than I need to with word usage, word choice and such,â&#x20AC;? Tsytsyk said. While he said he tends to speak more formally than most, Tsytsyk doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think a proper English exists. Assistant Professor in the Department of Translates Language, Literature and Writing Heather Hill agrees proper English doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist because the language is always changing and its use varies from place to place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are dialects of English, and one of them is what we call standard academic English,â&#x20AC;? Hill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what everyone thinks of when they think proper English, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only one kind of English.â&#x20AC;? In her Studies in Language class, Hill shows her students a documentary series called, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do You Speak American?â&#x20AC;? She says she does so to show them how people use English differently across the United States. It looks into the idea of whether or

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not a â&#x20AC;&#x153;correctâ&#x20AC;? English exists. Hill said each dialect has its own accent, sentence structure, grammar and vocabulary. She said a couple commonly recognized dialects are African American Vernacular and southern. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People who do not speak standard English are very often looked down upon,â&#x20AC;? Hill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It comes across as not as well educated or not as smart as someone else. â&#x20AC;Ś Those people are just as smart and probably just as well educated as anybody else, but the way they talk causes people to have a bias against them.â&#x20AC;?

then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m telling you that you need to change your identity and be more like me. If that person is a different race than me, that comes across as really racist to me.â&#x20AC;? Trevor Meyer, another assistant professor in the Department of Language, Literature and Writing, said English is a language of power because it has been used to suppress the identities of certain groups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We live in a country and a nation that has a long history of white supremacy, nationalism, slavery and genocide of Native Americans and people of color,â&#x20AC;? Meyer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talking about the power relations that are involved (in) working for linguistic racial justice is an important part of teaching people how to word without simply being another cog in this machine of oppression.â&#x20AC;? Meyer argues that proper English is inherently oppressive and isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessary for effective communication. He said the idea of proper English is based on how well the message fits in the specific context; it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require perfect grammar

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you translate the language... It broadens your horizons too.â&#x20AC;? Hill said she values language diversity and encourages her students to write in their personal dialect, but she has to balance it with teaching them how to write in standard academic English because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need it in other academic fields and in the professional workplace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expecting them all to use perfect standard academic English, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very much putting people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use that dialect naturally at a disadvantage,â&#x20AC;? Hill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Language is so tied up with identity. If I say you need to talk like me,

if it gets the speakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point across effectively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, there is proper grammar, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proper grammar to the genre and purpose,â&#x20AC;? Meyer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The grammar that is proper â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that is fitting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to a text message is differ ent than the grammar that is proper to an application letter or an email or a news story. â&#x20AC;Ś If it gets the job done, what more do you need?â&#x20AC;? In contrast, Tsytsyk said knowing the grammar rules for a language is vital in fully understanding it. He studied Spanish during his senior year of high school, but he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider it learning because he was only taught general words and phrases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One year is definitely not enough, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think four years is enough to learn it,â&#x20AC;? Tsytsyk said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Learning grammar) might be boring and might not be the way native speakers use it, but I think that if you know the grammar and how to construct sentences, then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot easier to learn the language.â&#x20AC;? Tsytsyk said knowing the proper rules and structures for each language allows him to be able to think in the language heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speaking. He said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier than translating between Ukrainian and English which takes up more time and energy. Similarly, Harel is slowly starting to think more in English than French as he uses it more often. However, he said he sometimes forgets to switch back to English after calling a friend or his mom in France and speaks to his roommate in French for a couple seconds before he realizes that his roommate doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand French. Harel said introducing foreign languages earlier in the American school system could be beneficial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it could be good because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool to know different languages so you can travel anywhere else and speak to people there,â&#x20AC;? Harel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It can open your mind.â&#x20AC;? In order to achieve the fluency of a native speaker, children must start learning the language by age 10, according to Newsweek. They still have the ability to learn the grammar of a new language until theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 17-18, but their ability to speak fluently is diminished.

Countries are represented by NW international students Tsytsyk also said learning another language is valuable, specifically on a cultural level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In general, the more you know about other cultures and other countries, the easier it is to communicate and to overcome those prejudices and stereotypes,â&#x20AC;? Tsytsyk said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think learning foreign languages is also great because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much better to watch movies and read books in the original language it was created in because you lose a lot of the jokes and references when you translate the language. â&#x20AC;Ś It broadens your horizons too.â&#x20AC;?

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Satire is dead, so is human decency Every week, I like to pick up the Northwest Missourian. I skip right past the opinion page, regurgitating the same talking points and crusading against the evil that is cancel-culture. I especially like the “Don’t call yourself a feminist if you’re a man. But use this label I invented that means the same thing, except I came up with it.” I always like to check out “The Stroller” to see what insight is brought to the table this time. “Amateur rapper should stop” — even though everybody starts out as an “amateur.” “Nobody cares about your truck” — even though the whole

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article is dedicated to telling them how much we don’t care. Bravo. However, this week’s piece, “Clear the peanut butter aisle,” really took the cake. I had to read through it a few times to really pick up on the satire. Still not sure if I could find any. Your insight leads me to believe you are a much more enlightened individual than the rest of us lowly serfs. And hey, I get it. I also resent the fact I’m not the only person on the planet. I hate having to wait for some moron to get out of my way. Because a simple “excuse me” is far out of the question for these savages. “Oh, you’re looking to save mon-

ey wherever you can? Jesus, just get more money. It’s not that hard.” And f--- the employees too, while we’re at it. Heaven forbid they have other responsibilities while they’re on the clock. Lazy bastards. You know, I think they should have workers waiting by the door to carry me around the store so I don’t have to even touch that disgusting floor. Could you please give me directions to the supercenter you shop at? Because clearly we don’t go to the same Walmart Inc. The only people who talk to me on my weekly trips are the boy scouts selling popcorn outside. I have never encountered the health gurus or polit-

ical evangelists you seem to attract. Almost makes me think you’re making it up. Almost. But, I respect journalistic integrity too much to believe you would use the anonymity of “The Stroller” to punch down at people you don’t even know. I mean, you yourself said you’re not there to talk or even make eye contact. Everybody knows fully-formed observation requires outside perspectives and discussion. Satire was originally created to call attention to the short-sightedness and self absorption of those in power, without getting your head chopped off. It’s not satire to turn your nose up at people and look on

them with disgust. I always thought “The Stroller” was in reference to the idea of a person walking around, making observations about the world. I was wrong. A stroller is something that holds a baby in place, so they can whine and cry without disrupting too many people. I have a suggestion for the topic of your next ride in “The Stroller.” “Your bearcat wants you to know exactly how much better than you they are.” I think that’s a topic you can really sink your teeth into.

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Students gathered to recognize the victory of good over evil through the Nepalese festival Dashain. The Nepalese Student Association hosted this celebration with music, food and dance Oct. 12 in the Station Center View Room. Dashain is the biggest festival in Nepal. People celebrate the Hindu goddess Durga’s triumph over the demon Mahishasura through 10-15 days of festivities with their family. While it has its roots in a specific religion, it is celebrated by all kinds of people across Nepal, freshman Aasish Pokharel said. “It’s the celebration that good always win,” Pokharel said. “No matter whatever happens in your life, the ending is happy. ... It’s like Christmas in terms of celebration because you prepare one month early, there’s a lot of surprises, you

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cause he wanted to make sure everyone would be full. Junior Malika Dahal helped plan the event. Her favorite part of the celebrations was the food. “(Dashain) means family, lots of good food and lots of good times,” Dahal said. “Everyone is getting together, and it’s just love all around and just happiness. … I just love it when people take part in our culture. They’re happy, and they find it so pretty and beautiful. It makes me happy.” Senior Takuya Matsumoto from Japan is in his first semester at Northwest. He attended to experience a different culture and forget his loneliness for a little bit. “If we meet other international students and share culture and food, we can feel like we’re not alone,” Matsumoto said. “We are family members. It’s a nice opportunity for me. … I’m grateful for the Nepalese students who put on this event.”

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so good that I could practice the festival here although I’m physically apart from my country.” The event included a couple instrumental performances. Junior Susan Maharjan played “Malshree Dhun,” the traditional music of Dashain on his bansuri, a bamboo flute, accompanied by junior Saroj Paudel on the madal, a hand drum. After explaining the cultural background of the festival, Pokharel performed a folk song medley including four traditional songs on his bansuri, also accompanied by Paudel. Once he finished playing the song on his instrument, Pokharel started singing the lyrics and the Nepalese students in the audience joined in as everyone clapped along to Paudel’s continuous drumming. NSA members prepared authentic Nepalese food for everyone to eat. As people scooped tarkari — a spicy vegetable curry — steamed rice and chicken on their plates, Tiwari told people to take lots be-

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have a lot of meetings with family, and there’s good food. It’s such a vibrant atmosphere.” As students entered the room, senior Sagar Tiwari placed red sticky rice on their foreheads and handed them a couple blades of barley grass to tuck behind their ears. The process is called Tika and Jamara; it’s a form of blessing elders give to their families during Dashain. An important aspect of the festival is that people travel home to celebrate with their families. People often reunite with their family members that live far away during this time. International students weren’t able to travel home in the middle of the semester, so the celebration acted as a way to combat homesickness. “I have a good family here at Northwest through the Nepalese Student Association,” Pokharel said. “We are celebrating it with great joy and jubilation, and I feel like it’s a second home for me. It’s

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Freshman Aasish Pokharel and others dance to Nepali music at the Dashain Party hosted by the Nepalese Student Association Oct. 12 in the Station. The Dashain festival is the largest in Nepal, lasting 10-15 days in celebration over the conquest of the gods over evil demons.

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The Hangar, the field turned airplane-hangar-style movie theater, has weathered the storm through the changes in the movie industry and is looking to serve the Maryville, Missouri, community and to adapt and meet new challenges head-on. The five-screen movie theater just off Main Street turns 20 years old in November. Richard Groves has been the general manager for The Hangar since its inception. He created it with a group of shareholders because they saw a need in Maryville. “Maryville needed a state-ofthe-art cinema, and we sought to meet that need,” Groves said. Groves, along with the help of a team, came up with the idea for a movie theater but with a twist. The idea for The Hangar came partially from the pursuit of cost-effectiveness and marketing. Building the facility like an airplane hangar kept costs lower than traditional movie theater construction and helped them market the theater as a different experience, one that customers like Northwest senior Mallory Krishna appreciate. Krishna has viewed movies at The Hangar 15 times and said that she has a different experience watching a film there. “It really just has like a magical element to it,” Krishna said. The social experience is what Groves said is the secret to keeping the doors open. Groves believes that people will go to the movies because they need to socialize even with advancements in the entertainment industry and the rise of streaming. “There is always something that’s going to kill our industry, now it’s Amazon or Netflix. No, because you can’t have a social experience with Netflix,” Groves said.

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With six games left in its regular season, Northwest soccer is teetering on the edge of its first postseason berth since 2012. After fighting through 220 minutes of soccer over the weekend, coming away with extra-time draws against Nebraska-Kearney Oct. 11 and Fort Hays State Oct. 13, the Bearcats (3-6-3) find themselves toeing the line between a breakthrough and breakdown in the MIAA. Northwest sits tied with Rogers State for the No. 8 spot in the MIAA. Both teams tout a 1-2-2 record in conference play, fighting one another for what would be the final spot in the MIAA Tournament. “Yeah, it will be a disappointment (if we don’t make the postseason),” coach Marc Gordon said. “I kept telling them: ‘Give yourselves a chance at the end to get in. Because anything can happen once you’re in.’” For Northwest, the upcoming weekend could prove to be make or break. The Bearcats will square off against Rogers State Oct. 18, their most direct competitor for the MIAA tournament’s final seed, before taking on Northeastern State Oct. 20. A win over Rogers State would place the Bearcats firmly in the postseason conversation, giving them sole possession of the conference’s No. 8 seed, at least for a few days. A draw with Rogers State would only tighten the gridlock between the two teams. A loss would place Northwest on the outside looking in. Gordon, though, in his second year at the helm of the program, isn’t interested in crunching the numbers. His focus remains on coaching his team into the conference tournament. “The desire and the belief of what the team (and) the players are capable of doing together is growing stronger,” Gordon said. “I just — this group can get it done. They can get this done.”

hrough six weeks of action, Northwest football has fought through a lot. The Bearcats have forged four comeback victories in six games, including triumphs over the likes of Pittsburg State and Washburn. They fought through inconsistencies in St. Joseph, Missouri, and Emporia, Kansas. They dominated Central Oklahoma and Missouri Southern in games that were supposed to serve as gut checks. With more than half the season in the rearview, the No. 7 Bearcats (6-0) remain unblemished. They’ve passed every test laid in front of them thus far, the latest of which came in the form of a 38-17 victory over Pittsburg State (5-1) at Arrowhead Stadium Oct. 12. On the heels of the win over the previously-undefeated Gorillas, perhaps the most convincing victory of the season for Northwest, the team is staring ahead at what, on paper, is set to be the easiest portion of its schedule. After matching up with Nebraska-Kearney (4-2) Oct. 19, the Bearcats’ next two matchups will come in home contests against Lincoln and Northeastern State, two teams who have combined for an 0-12 record this season. Still, facing a relative plateau in their regular season gantlet, the Bearcats are refusing to turn on cruise control. “I look at it week-by-week,” coach Rich Wright said. “I’m gonna tell you right now, I’m more concerned with Kearney’s option attack than I was with Pittsburg State’s. They do a lot of things that cause problems, and so, everyone in my complex is on high alert this week. We have to play a lot better than the last time we made a road trip.” The Bearcats, who technically hosted Pitt State in the Fall Classic in Kansas City, Missouri, haven’t played as visitors since Week 5 when they earned a win in a backand-forth game against Emporia State Oct. 5. They allowed the Hornets to strike early then, giving up a touchdown before a full minute and a half had ticked off the game clock. Northwest trailed at halftime in Emporia, something they hadn’t done since Week 2. Kearney hasn’t beaten Northwest since the Lopers entered the conference seven seasons ago. But these Lopers appear to be different. Rich Wright noted Kearney’s stout run defense and dynamic rushing offense, which leads the MIAA in rushing yards per game, he said. The Lopers average close to 120 more yards rushing per game than Northwest.

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Kearney, similar to Pitt State, runs an option-style offense but does so in a less forgiving manner, Rich Wright said. The Lopers utilize two talented quarterbacks, and they tend to force defenses into more solo-tackling situations. The Lopers’ similarities to Pitt State aren’t tangible enough to benefit Northwest preparation, Rich Wright said. With the stakes perpetually increasing, the Bearcats are readying for a dogfight. “Each week that you go now, the games become more magnified because, in the second half of the season, you trip up, you get dinged a lot more for it than you do when you mess up early in the season,” Rich Wright said. “This is a big test for us. I want to see how we do this week. … The challenge there is real. If we don’t show up ready to play with our A-game, we will not like the outcome.”

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Northwest, of course, will counter with a dynamic offense of its own, a unit that ranks No. 6 in the nation in points per game at 46.7, mostly due to a wide cast of players. The Bearcats have scored in 20 of their 21 trips to the red zone this season, only failing to do so when they took a knee to seal their Week 1 win over Missouri Western in the red zone. Sophomore quarterback Braden Wright has thrown for 13 touchdowns and rushed for 4. Redshirt freshman quarterback Mike Hohensee has thrown for 4 scores and ran for 3. Senior running back Justin Rankin has caught 2 scores and ran for 4 touchdowns. Junior wideout Imoni Donadelle has accounted for 6 touchdowns in the six games. The list goes on.

Northwest volleyball faced another up-anddown weekend Oct. 1112 as the Bearcats battled Central Oklahoma and Newman University. Northwest began the weekend in front of 425 Bearcat fans Oct. 11 in Bearcat Arena against Central Oklahoma. Coming off of a loss to Nebraska-Kearney, the ’Cats were trying to avoid two straight losses for the first time this season. Central Oklahoma was able to keep an energetic offensive rhythm going, as the Bronchos hit .221% and had 49 kills in three sets. Central Oklahoma also had a strong offensive right side that caused trouble for Northwest. Coach Amy Woerth believes Central Oklahoma’s game plan messed with the focus that Northwest took into the contest. “Their right side bothered us, from the standpoint that we were focusing on them versus us,” Woerth said. “We spent a lot of time being frustrated by them and not necessarily looking at ourselves and rallying.” The ’Cats fell short for the third time this season as they were swept in three sets by scores of 25-21, 2521 and 25-22. The Bearcats were in positions to put sets away, being up 18-14 in the first set, and locked in at 20-20 in the third set. Central Oklahoma got the better end of the 17 tied scores and nine lead changes. Northwest had trouble finding an offensive attack when they were closing sets. The Bearcats hit a mere 0.160% on the night and never hit more than 0.200% in a set. Costly attack errors allowed Central Oklahoma to capitalize on a 22-20 lead in the third set. Northwest also trailed in sideout percentages throughout the match. To this point in the season, Northwest has heavily relied on its offense.

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Coming off of an unusual byeweek, Maryville football is aiming to keep rolling in conference play when the Spoofhounds take on MEC rival Savannah in the ’Hound Pound Oct. 18. Due to former MEC member Bishop LeBlond joining the ranks of 8-man football, the ’Hounds (51) found themselves with a void in their schedule in Week 7. Coach Matt Webb and company took the non-traditional route for teams that have a bye-week and prepared the Spoofhounds throughout the week as if they had a game. “I firmly believe that you can either win or lose a bye week,” Webb said. “We definitely won. We had great practices. … We’re healthy; we’re excited to play. And now we’ll get ready to play for at least a share of a conference championship at home — that’s our focus.” Two teams are unblemished in MEC play. Only one will remain that way after the battle of the unbeaten Oct. 18. Savannah (6-1) provides the biggest test for the Spoofhounds to this point in the season, mainly due to the challenges that the Savages present to the Spoofhounds on both sides of the ball. Savannah brings in a stout run defense, something that the Spoofhounds haven’t exactly faced to this point in the season. Along with the run defense, Savannah brings in a strong rushing attack on offense that’s led by senior quarterback Chase Spoonemore. The matchup will give the Spoofhounds a chance to hold true to the word of Webb, who said good football teams are able to run the football and play tough defense. For Maryville, Webb said being able to do that would put the ’Hounds in a position to like the outcome at the end of the game. Maryville’s running back by committee approach has served as a bright spot for the Spoofhounds’ offense. Junior running back Trey Houchin knows that the backfield has to have a good performance to

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Junior running back Trey Houchin rushed for 104 yards and 1 touchdown on 12 rushing attempts in Maryville’s 49-12 win over Chillicothe Sept. 13. Houchin has compiled 543 yards and 9 touchdowns on 79 carries through six games in the 2019 season.

outlast Savannah’s defense. “With our offense, we want to explode on them,” Houchin said. “Our coaches have been telling us

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its assignment, we will get it going and have a great night and explode.” Along with focusing on the offense’s performance, Houchin serves as a two-way player for the Spoofhounds. Houchin’s secondary position of outside linebacker leaves the junior having to prepare for both of Savannah’s rushing attacks. When it comes to Spoonemore, scheming for the senior could be arduous. The leader of the Savannah offense accounts for more than 300 yards of offense per game. Whether it be in the air or on the ground, the quarterback serves as the anchor of the offense for the Savages. For the Maryville defense, Houchin said, it’s as simple as getting Savannah’s offense into long-distance situations and defending the run.

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“(Spoonemore) is a winner,” Webb added. “He reminds me of a Tim Tebow kind of player. … He can really throw the ball and hurt you, much like he can with his legs.” Aside from the X’s and O’s on the field, aside from conference title implications and aside from a blemish on their conference record, the rivalry behind the meeting of the two teams runs deep. Since the turn of the decade, Maryville is 8-2 against Savannah, with the last loss coming Oct. 7, 2011. That loss marks the last time that the Spoofhounds lost a home football game, a streak that’s now standing at 63 games. Come Oct. 18, Maryville is looking to add another notch to that streak, as well as hold on to the Highway 71 trophy. For Webb, the history of the matchup between the teams just means more, dating back to his playing days at Maryville High School. Come this time of the season, given the implications, there’s another dimension that has been added.

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Kearney, Nebraska, with a win Oct. 19 is simple. “You’ve always got to be able to run the ball,” Owen said “And I’m going to say that every single time being an offensive lineman. Being able to run the ball just opens up everything else. … We’ve just got to be able to shove it down their throat whether they know it’s coming or not.” For Rich Wright, Kearney pos-

B3 es a bigger threat than most figured the Lopers would at the start of the season. Rich Wright wants Northwest’s defense to hold the Lopers to less than 50 yards rushing — something he said he expects from his defense every week. He wants to see the Bearcats play what a complete game, something he said they’ve only done against Central Oklahoma this season.

As the season moves into the latter half and postseason implications enhance each week, Rich Wright is focused on this team’s ability to do the little things. He’s focused on all 11 players executing every single play. At 6-0, he’s focused on improvement. The Bearcats can’t hang their hats on a Week 6 win. They’re focused, Rich Wright said, on Nebraska-Kearney.

“Can you consistently play at a high level?” Rich Wright said. “Because here in a few weeks, if we’re blessed enough to get through our schedule and do what we hope we want to do, if you have one great playoff game and then you come back and lay an egg, guess what happens? You’re sitting at home. And so, we have to develop that.”

Troubles continue for ’Hounds in home stretch As Maryville boys soccer heads into the last two weeks of the regular season, the one thing on the Spoofhounds’ minds is the postseason. Even though they still have a few games before they get there, all of the ’Hounds’ attention will be directed towards the MSHSAA Class 2 District 16 Tournament. For Maryville, there’s still plenty of tough competition left. Two of the biggest challenges that present themselves to the Spoofhounds are the Savannah Savages and Chillicothe Hornets. Though the Hornets will be a tough battle for the ’Hounds, coach Dale Reuter emphasized that no game will be looked at as easy. Going back to the basics will be the key for success heading down the home stretch of the season, Reuter said. “I don’t look at them as easy games,” Reuter said. “I’ve been in this league too long to say that there are easy opponents. Next week, we have Savannah … Savannah is a good opponent and we’ll see them again in district play, so I won’t take this game lightly.” The ’Hounds played host to Guadalupe Centers Charter High School Oct. 15 and then hit the road

to take on St. Pius X Oct. 17. Both matches are against traditionally tough teams from the Kansas City, Missouri area. Though neither St. Pius or Guadeloupe are opponents in Maryville’s district, there could be possible rematches if the programs were to meet deep into the postseason. Cameron (0-8), Savannah (3-8) and Chillicothe (7-7-1) are the three teams that Maryville must face and beat to have the chance to advance past the district ranks. “It’s hard to look past those teams because you know you want to get to the postseason so bad,” senior midfielder Jaden Hayes said. “I remember my freshman year we were ranked second in the district and we looked past the third seed and we got beat the first round, so we don’t want to do that again.” The ’Hounds are looking forward to the matchup against Pius, Hayes said. A win against the Warriors would place Maryville in a tie for first place in the MEC and, Hayes said, give the Spoofhounds a confidence boost. With eight freshmen on the roster, several of which have logged minutes or started this year, the ’Hounds are adjusting the team and outlook to prepare for potentially difficult postseason opponents. For some programs, coupling

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With the matchup against Rogers State comes a certain degree of unfamiliarity. The Hillcats are new to the MIAA after spending last season as a member of the Heartland Conference. For Northwest, the key to earning a win over the Hillcats will be an increased focus on consistency, Gordon said. In their most recent matchups with Fort Hays and Kearney, Gordon said the Bearcats showed the ability to win both games but suffered brief lapses, allowing the Tigers and Lopers to score game-tying goals. In short, Gordon said the Bearcats need to be able to hold a lead once they take one. Emilie Swaerd, a freshman midfielder from Norway, has adapted to a different style of soccer in America as the Bearcats have adapted to the inconsistencies of the MIAA. She said she thinks Northwest could and should make a postseason push. The Bearcats’ performance this week, she said, will be telling. “With all the progress we’ve just made in that short amount of time. We don’t give up,” Swaerd said. “We tied two times this weekend but we just keep fighting, even in overtime, ‘til the last minute.” Swaerd’s sentiments were echoed by fellow freshman midfielder Merel Marting. Marting, a native of Belgium, said the key to making a postseason push was to put goals away when opportunities arise. “Throughout this season, we’ve definitely been getting better and better, and that’s what we wanted to do. That was our goal getting into this — that we keep progressing and getting better,” Marting said. “If we stay on it now, (the) postseason is definitely within reach.” After limping to a 2-15 record a season ago, Northwest’s residency on the bubble of the postseason seems unlikely in retrospect. Gordon’s first season at the helm came with somewhat of a culture shock to the players held over from coach Tracy Hoza. The Bearcats spent much of last season focused simply on manufacturing goals, only managing to net 9 goals in 17 games. This season has just been different, Gordon said. Northwest is focused on tactical improvements and increased intensity. Thus far, this season has been defined by improvement. Gordon hopes it ends up being defined by a postseason berth, underscoring the initial steps in a changing team culture. “There’s a long way to go,” Gordon said. “But there’s still hope here.”

The Bearcats are 0-3 on the year when they hit less than 0.200% in a game. “There’s going to be times where we need to come up with some big passes and come up with some plays in general,” Woerth said. “Central Oklahoma made those big plays, and we didn’t respond the way we should’ve. The big piece of everything we do is through our offense, so when our offense isn’t producing, what are we going to do in those challenges?” Northwest saw an uptick in production from junior outside hitter Hallie Sidney as she recorded a team-high 15 kills. Junior setter Maddy Ahrens added a double-double with 36 assists and 13 digs. Junior middle blocker Morgan Lewis tried to get the offense going with 14 kills and hitting a teambest 0.294%. The loss to the Bronchos was the first time since 2017 that Northwest was swept in a match. It brought a streak of 24 consecutive wins in three-set matches to an end. Woerth doesn’t believe a sweep is due to a

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Maryville soccer senior midfielder Wade Wallace runs the ball down the field Oct. 15 at Donaldson Westside Park during their game against Guadalupe Centers Charter. The Spoofhounds lost with a final score of 0-8.

those younger players with experienced upperclassmen like Hayes can prove to be an intriguing combination. Basic skills and drills are the aspects that Maryville plans to hone in on to battle through its district.

“We’re just going to go back to basics,” Reuter said. “That’s what we’ve done four weeks ago, we started going back to the basics and working on those things that carry us through those games. These next

few weeks, we all have to be on the same page. If we don’t, then it’s going to be a short season.”

lack of effort but the stress of staying focus through a long season. “Anytime you get into the part of the season where your school work gets on top of things, it becomes harder to focus,” Woerth said. “Those aren’t excuses; we have to find ways to overcome. You have to go through these things to learn how to get better and learn what has to be changed. “ After two straight losses, Woerth is experimenting with new players to throw into the offensive rotation. Woerth mentioned no changes to how her team prepares for a team or the need to stray away from their identity. “I think our game plans are sound; we just need to execute them at a higher level,” Woerth said. “We need to focus on what’s important now. Just the ability to balance stress and focus is something we’ll work on.” Northwest finished the weekend in a return to Bearcat Arena against Newman University. The Bearcats never let the Jets into the game, they won by scores of 25-14, 25-21 and 25-17. In some ways, the match served as a way for Northwest to take out frustrations from the recent

struggles. This win snapped Northwest’s two-game losing streak and moved them to 13-3 overall and 5-2 in the MIAA. Northwest regathered their offense and hit 0.250% while tallying 49 kills and 41 assists. Northwest also implemented a new blocking scheme the day of, which resulted in Newman only hitting 0.103% with only 25 kills and 32 total points. “I think our offensive level was better than theirs,” Woerth said. “Our girls did a really good job of running that new blocking scheme to stop the fast-paced offense of Newman. Our girls did a good job of responding to our defensive coaches and making changes.” Sidney was able to contribute 14 kills with as many digs, giving the junior her fourth straight double-double, bringing her season total to nine. Lewis tallied 13 kills while hitting 0.367% and freshman Emmy Grant produced three of the four Northwest blocks.

The loss against Central Oklahoma dropped the Bearcats to No. 14 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll and No. 3 in the MIAA standings. The Bearcats have the ability to move up in the rankings this upcoming weekend as they go back on the road Oct. 18-19. They will face Emporia State Oct. 18, then No. 4 ranked Washburn Oct. 19. Woerth is not feeling pressured with the tough road trip ahead. “We just need to play the best volleyball that we can together and do our game plan at the highest level,” Woerth said. “I know a lot of people pay attention to the MIAA standings, but when it really comes down to it, it matters what you do in the process. We have to get immersed in the process and have the right focus. We’re task-oriented, and that’s what we’ll continue to work on.”

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514 N Main St, Maryville, MO 64468

15 years at this location! Eye-health exams as low as $65 . Contact lens fitting of all major brands. Many insurance plans accepted.

(660) 582-6668 Mon - Sat11:00am - 9:00pm

1605 S. Main St. Maryville, MO 660.562.0215

Pitzenberger Body Shop

2711 South Mulberry

‘When quality counts!’

MARYVILLE

GLASS & LOCK The First Glass Place to Call Garage Doors & Operators Lock Smith Services Auto Glass Glass Replacement & More

114 W. 5th Maryville, MO Phone: 660.582.3131 Mobile: 660.582.9030

714 N DEPOT • MARYVILLE, MO

(660)562-0025

tune-ups, heating & ac repair, Missouri state inspectors, brakes, computer diagnostics, fuel injection, suspension & steering, electrical, systems clean

Oct. 17, 2019 @TheMissourian

All Are Welcome! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re invited to the Forever Green Campaign Kickoff

Free Food, Remarks, and Giveaways! Thursday, October 24 3:30 to 5:00 at The Bell Tower