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Northwest senior Artie Bergren stands at their silent protest Oct. 30 at the International Flag Plaza. Bergren organized the protest in response to College Republicans raffling off an AR-15 80% lower receiver. Student Senate hosted a gun control debate Oct. 29 where audience members submitted questions about the raffle but the topic was avoided by moderators.
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“In the U.S., should private gun ownership be regulated by the federal government?” was the question posed at the first Student Senate debate. Two committees teamed up to host the debate Oct. 29 in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom. Inclusion committee chair sophomore Kevin Nguyen organized the event and moderated alongside governmental affairs chair sophomore Ben Kutz. The selected debaters were senior Taylor Moore, who primarily identifies as a Libertarian, and College Democrats President Spencer Owens. “The purpose of today’s debate is to educate and have civil discourse about a widely controversial topic,” Nguyen said. Of the 16 questions asked by moderators and the audience of around 30 students, Moore and Owens agreed more than they disagreed. Students asked questions through Sli.do, an interactive polling web app. They completely disagreed on six questions, partially agreed with some caveats on two questions and fully, or almost entirely, agreed on eight questions. The areas where Moore and Owens agreed primarily related to ideas that have become
known as “common-sense gun reform.” Although legislators from the municipal to national level disagree on the specific laws within this category, Moore and Owens identified universal background checks and mandatory waiting periods as necessary legislation that does not infringe on Second Amendment rights. Moore also proposed mental health screenings, and Owens supported red flag laws, which fall into a similar category, but are not exactly the same. Moore said mental health professionals should look for signs of antisocial personality disorder — better known as sociopathy — or severe depression to prevent those with suicidal or homicidal feelings from purchasing firearms. Red flag laws could prevent those deemed unfit by a mental health professional from purchasing firearms, but mostly they apply to those with a history of violent crime, especially domestic violence. The debate began with nit-picking discussion of proposed or passed legislation including concealed carry reciprocity laws, the Dickey Amendment, the Tiahrt Amendment and the “gun-show loophole.” However, the debaters became more animated and the audience more engaged when the discussion turned to active shooters and
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Junior College Democrats President Spencer Owens and junior Taylor Moore discuss questions about gun control in Student Senate’s first student debate Oct. 29 in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom.
guns in schools. While Moore and Owens agreed more research needed to be conducted on the effectiveness of active shooter drills, they said the research that has been conducted deems the drills effective for teachers and college-age students but potentially traumatizing for younger students.
“Being the child of an educator, I’ve helped participate in several active shooter drills,” Owens said. “For students our age, I think it’s a great thing on college campuses because we’ve seen so many issues and so many violent actions take place on college campuses.”
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The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. crowned this year’s Miss Black and Gold scholarship pageant winner Oct. 26 after an evening of talent, fashion and answering controversial questions in a short amount of time. Seven women competed, but Kari Frye edged out the competition to be crowned Miss Black and Gold. Frye is a biomedical science major from Kansas City, Kansas, who said her life goal is to conduct women’s reproductive research to help underprivileged women. Frye said she struggled to come up with a talent for the competition, since she can’t dance, write poetry or play an instrument like the other six contestants. “I thought, “What am I good at? What can I do?” Frye said. “So I called my mom, and she said I’m good at teaching. I said, ‘That’s not a talent,’ but I love to teach; I love science.” Frye said she loves science because it is everywhere, but learning it is not accessible for everyone. “Science can be a bit of an outlandish topic, especially for people
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Senior Kari Frye lights up as she was announced the winner of the Miss Black and Gold Pageant, hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Oct. 26 in the J.W. Jones Student Union.
of color,” Frye said. For her talent, Frye used the metaphor of yeast breaking hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen gas, stabilized by soap, to illustrate how a supportive environment (the soap), motivation (yeast) and dedication (hydrogen peroxide) combined react to make personal growth. “What would you do if you were great and you knew it?” Frye said. “What will you do with the science all around you?”
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Contestants modeled three outfits each over the course of the evening: business wear, swimwear and evening gowns. Frye elicited the loudest cheers during the swimsuit portion, and her talent was memorable with the judges. Judges also said she scored high during the questioning portion. Frye’s question was, “Do you feel that students of color at predominantly white institutions have any responsibility towards that community?”
“I feel that African American students have the only responsibility of educating our counterparts,” Frye said. “I feel that it is very important so that social situations do not arise as we’ve experienced this year on campus, and I also feel that it is our duty to allow them to understand that they are a part of us as well. We are not a separate entity; we are a union.” Frye said she struggled to fit rehearsals for the pageant into her already hectic schedule. “The biggest challenge was also taking EMT classes at night, so it would conflict with pageant practice,” Frye said. “So being able to dedicate myself to those two separate things that were still overlapping was my hardest part.” At the end of the night, contestants shared what they learned or gained through the experience. Many said their self-confidence improved, including Frye. “My biggest takeaway was for me to really embrace who I am and to not compare myself to other people and just to allow me to thrive in my own environment,” Frye said.
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Black Alumni and Friends, a chapter of the Northwest Alumni Association, welcomed students senior Kylan Harrell, freshman Destiny Wesley and freshman Savion Robinson to its board of directors at its Oct. 25 chapter meeting, makring the first time students have been included on the board.
$6,300 raised in five minutes KENDRICK CALFEE Community News Editor | @KoalaCalfee
In a matter of five minutes, Black Alumni and Friends raised $6,300 at a chapter meeting designed to set goals and elect officers. Black Alumni and Friends, a chapter of the Northwest Alumni Association that focuses on enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion, raised funds for a scholarship and general support fund when numerous people decided to donate during a chapter meeting Oct. 25. The chapter also elected new members to hold office and made the decision to allow students to serve on its board of directors. Motivation for a flood of donations and changes in leadership within the chapter came following remarks from University leaders who shared advances Northwest has made for the black community on campus. University Police Chief and Vice President of Culture Clarence Green, Associate Provost of Diversity and Inclusion Justin Mallett and University President John Jasinski attended the event, all sharing what the University’s plans are going forward. Green put up the first $1,000 toward the BAF scholarship, whereupon six others were motivated to donate toward the chapter’s cause. “We are seeing more students who have a heavy financial wound,� Green said. “That’s a large burden. We need alumni’s help, and sometimes that’s just them having someone to talk with.� Speaking on the University’s vision of culture as well as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,
Jasinski said the BAF chapter presents a good opportunity for minority students. “There’s so much work to do, frankly, on so many fronts,� Jasinski said. “We are proud of where we’re at today, and we know that we can move rocks and boulders and move forward too.�
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The University recently won an award from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for increasing its retention rate of all students to 78%. However, as Mallett explained in the BAF’s Oct. 25 meeting, retention consistently remains at around 50% for black students. Mallett went on to share his experiences in the DEI office amid its rebranding and restructuring phase over the past three years. He said Northwest has been working to define what exactly the role of that office should be and how the restructuring process has made it more effi-
cient for students and staff. The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion now resides under the Provost’s Office, where Mallett is working in a new atmosphere of leaders. “Diversity and inclusion isn’t a one person thing — it’s an entire campus. It takes all of us to do this,� Mallett said. Mallett emphasized that while Northwest takes big steps toward an equitable campus every year, the institution does small things almost daily to help students feel welcomed and guided toward individual success. He said the University brought a barber for students to get a haircut prior to Homecoming if they wished and have done similar things in the past. After University leaders spoke, BAF shared its strategic plan with the meeting attendees and created a scholarship as well as a pool of funding for students who may face financial difficulties. In addition, BAF made organizational changes, electing freshman Destiny Wesley, freshman Savion Robinson and senior Kylan Harrell to the board of directors. The students will serve alongside four alumni board members and work in student engagement committees. The meeting featured an encompassing theme of connecting people through Northwest, past and present attendees, as well as friends of alumni and students. Green said the University’s biggest opportunity is having black alumni come back, connect with students and be more accessible for them as a resource to go to for advice and support.
Fourteen Nodaway businesses collect Toys 4 Tots KENDRICK CALFEE Community News Editor | @KoalaCalfee
As the holiday season rolls around, Nodaway County citizens begin to give some children a better chance at seeing gifts under the tree on Christmas morning. Donation jars and drop off boxes for money and toys have been available at local businesses as of Oct. 15 in Maryville as a part of
the annual Toys 4 Tots of Nodaway County program. The community engagement project provides gifts to children newborn to 12 years old during the holiday season, focusing on making Christmas an enjoyable experience. Nationally, the Toys 4 Tots program is run by the United States Marine Corps reserve. The cause was founded in 1947 by reservist Major Bill Hendricks, who was in-
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but Community Services, Inc. said a significant amount of families received support from the Nodaway County community, enough that there were more people willing to help than was needed in 2018. Rybolt said the number of families needing support is expected to increase this year, as people have already been reaching out to Community Services, Inc. regarding donations. “We have people on standby ready to help,� Rybolt said. “That’s really the amazing thing about it. Families may be struggling, but this community has no shortage of people willing to come together.� According to the Toys 4 Tots website, the program has distributed 566 million toys nationally to date, with those going out to support more than 258 million children. Community Services, Inc. said staff is honored to help the program reach children locally. In 2017, Toys 4 Tots of Nodaway County helped 153 families through
donations alone, a number Rybolt said Community Services, Inc. is proud of. Sharayaha King is the new Nodaway County outreach director at Community Services, Inc. and has been a leader on the Toys 4 Tots project. King said she has enjoyed working on the project closely with Today’s Civic Women and seeing the community collaborate, even as early as October. “Seeing the community come together and help one another is incredible,� King said. “Seeing the sacrifices people make — there’s nothing like it.� Several businesses have donation jars or drop-off boxes in Maryville: Ace Hardware, Bank Midwest, Casey’s General Store, Citizens Bank and Trust, Dollar General, Harvest Blessings, Maryville Forum, Meyer Auto, Nodaway News Leader, Nodaway Valley Bank, Senior Center, Walgreens, Wells Bank and Nodaway Broadcasting Studios.
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A local pharmacy, along with two other commercial companies, are preparing to take on additional customers after the Maryville Walgreens closes its doors Nov. 7. Rogers Pharmacy has been receiving calls from Walgreens customers to transfer prescriptions to its pharmacy for more than two weeks. Since Walgreens announced its Maryville location will close Oct. 10, Rogers Pharmacy has been making preparations for an influx of customers by upping its staff and using resources it has at its disposal. Rick Carter, the pharmacist in charge at Rogers Pharmacy, said their pharmacy is ready for the increase in business. “We would like to have the opportunity to show people what we
can do,” Carter said. According to The Associated Press, nearly 40% of all Walgreens clinics are closing, which is about 150 stores nationwide. The closures are due to the increase in telemedicine services allowing people to receive care with smartphones. Carter said wait times for prescriptions are not long, and now that they are starting to receive more customers, Rogers Pharmacy plans on making wait times as short as possible. He added that he felt that their customer service sets them apart from other pharmacies because they do their best to treat all of their customers like family. “We have been very satisfied,” regular customer Gordon Garrett said. Garrett said that he moved his
prescriptions from Hy-Vee to Rogers when his daughter-in-law started working at the pharmacy. In order to keep up with the new workload, Carter said the pharmacy plans to increase its staff by moving some part-time positions to fulltime and plans to hire an employee from Walgreens pharmacy. Technology in the pharmacy, including robots and computers, will play a part in handling the work as well. Carter said the robotic systems were made for large amounts of work and will be able to handle the workload. These robots assist in filling prescriptions and allows for more prescriptions to be filled at once. Carter said the pharmacy understands its customers’ time is important and they pride themselves on making wait times for prescrip-
tions brief. “We’re set to be able to handle the influx very well. We’re set up for that,” Carter said. Rogers Pharmacy has a few payment plans for customers who may have concerns about how to pay for their prescriptions at a different pharmacy. Carter said the pharmacy is a part of a 340-B plan, which allows pharmacies to work with hospitals to help customers find affordable ways to pay for their prescriptions. “I think the main thing is there are other opportunities other than insurance for people to help with the payment of their prescriptions,” Carter said. “Our staff will look at everything that’s available to you to determine which route is the best for you.” Rogers Pharmacy is working to
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POLICE BLOTTERS for the week of Oct. 31 Northwest Missouri State University Police Department Oct. 23 A sexual assault at Colden Hall was reported to the Title IX office. Oct. 25 There was a closed investigation for a liquor law violation at Franken Hall. There was a closed investigation for a liquor law violation at Hudson Hall. Oct. 26 A summons was issued to Kaleb Popplewell, 21, of Maysville, Missouri, for trespassing at Dieterich Hall. A summons was issued to Kyler Popplewell, 19, of Maysville, Missouri, for minor in possession of intoxicants at Dieterich Hall. There was a closed investigation for a liquor law violation at Dieterich Hall. There is an open investigation for forcible fondling at Perrin Hall. There was a closed investigation for a liquor law violation at Perrin Hall. A summons was issued to Rylan Pleiss, 18, of Lincoln, Nebraska, Luke Pinkall, 18, Trevor Ristow, 18, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Zack Weber, 18, of Gretna, Nebraska, for Possession of Marijuana at Lot 10. Oct. 27 There was a closed investigation for a liquor law violation at Dieterich Hall. There was a closed investigation for two liquor law violations at Dieterich Hall. A summons was issued to Dalton Hartman, 20, of Lawson, Missouri, for a liquor law violation at Hudson Hall. There was a closed investigation for property damage at the Olive Deluce Fine Arts Building.
Maryville Department of Public Safety Sept. 28 There is an ongoing investigation for tampering with a motor vehicle on the 1100 block of East Thompson Street. Oct. 19 There is an ongoing investigation for assault on the 400 block of North Buchanan Street. Oct. 20 A summons was issued to Karen N. Sanchez, 18, for minor in possession and disorderly conduct on the 400 block of North Buchanan Street.
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Oct. 21 A summons was issued to Carl D. Dosztan, 34, of Conception Junction, Missouri, for wanted on warrant and failure to appear on the 400 block of North Market Street. There is an ongoing investigation for larceny on the 400 block of Davidson Square.
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There is an ongoing investigation for larceny from a motor vehicle on the 200 block of East Third Street.
Oct. 23 A summons was issued to Joseph R. Everhart, of Pickering, Missouri, for wanted on warrant and failure to appear on the 400 block of North Market Street. A summons was issued to Jacob D. Pinkerton, 20, of Beatrice, Nebraska, for minor in possession, careless and imprudent driving, possession of a fake I.D. and using a private driveway to turn around on the 600 block of North Fillmore Street.
Oct. 24 A summons was issued to Antonio J. Patterson, 18, for minor in possession and allowing an underage person to operate a motor vehicle on the 400 block of East First Street.
Oct. 25 A summons was issued to Kylan L. Harrell, 21, for driving while suspended on the 200 block of West Fourth Street.
Oct. 26 A summons was issued to Darian M. Tarbox, 21, of Corning, Iowa, for driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle without illuminating headlights on the 100 block of East Fourth Street. A summons was issued to Colton L. Robinson, 22, of Red Oak, Iowa, for open container in a motor vehicle on the 100 block of East Fourth Street. A summons was issued to Avery J. Cooksey, 19, of Trenton, Missouri, for driving while intoxicated, minor in possession, failure to obey a posted stop sign and possession of a fake I.D. on the 500 block of North Main Street. A summons was issued to Katie G. Carter, 18, of Silver City, Iowa, for minor in possession and failure to display headlamps when required on the 600 block of North Buchanan Street.
Forever Green announced the public phase of its campaign Oct. 24 in the Union Boardroom. The campaign has raised $42.9 million of its $45 million goal.
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Launching the public phase of its Forever Green campaign, the Northwest Foundation turned to the Northwest community beyond foundation members to help raise the final $3 million of the $45 million goal. “I think about the number 45,” University President John Jaskinski said. “It was 145 years ago this year that … the first bill to create a normal school for northwest Missouri was introduced in the Missouri General Assembly.” Jasinski said Foundation board Member Mike Faust proposed the goal amount of $45 million. Jaskinski said he should have known what it would be, since Faust graduated in 1974, which was 45 years ago. The Forever Green campaign is the second Northwest Foundation campaign, with funds supporting several construction projects on campus. Donors contributed $14 million of the $20 million used to build the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse. The campaign has also funded the new Teaching and Learning Center, which is under construction, and an Agricultural Learning Center, which is being planned. At the public campaign launch
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Oct. 24, Jasinski said the campaign began July 11, 2014, with a unanimous vote from the Northwest Foundation board. Forever Green campaign CoChair Melvin G. Booth, namesake of the Booth School of Business, said the campaign has been a collaborative effort between the foundation and the administration, with Jasinksi taking charge in recent years.
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Booth said the biggest unknown variable in entering the campaign was how long it would take to raise money, but Jasiniski said the Booths always had faith the goal would be reached. “(Melvin and Valerie Booth) said, ‘We don’t join entities and causes that are not going to be successful,’” Jasinski said. The four pillars of the campaign are forever achieving, forever strong, forever educating and guns but by preventing guns from coming inside the school in the first place by increasing security measures at entrances and exits of schools. Moore disagreed, saying while teachers should not be directly armed, having guns in safes in classrooms could provide the means to stop an active shooter should they come in the classroom. Moore said even more effective than providing teachers with firearms is training resource officers to handle active shooter situations and providing schools with more resource officers. “The only way to stop someone with a gun is with another gun,” Moore said. “Because that person is not going to stop shooting until someone else intervenes.” A question submitted more than once to the Sli.do that was remarkably absent from discussion addressed College Republicans raffling off an 80% lower receiver for
A summons was issued to Lindsey A. Byrd, 19, of Camden Point, Missouri, for minor in possession on the 600 block of North Buchanan Street. A summons was issued to Brady C. McCrary, 19, of Clyde, Missouri, for disorderly conduct and excessive acceleration on the 600 block of North Buchanan Street. A summons was issued to Lane M. Burch, 20, of Kansas City, Missouri, for minor in possession on the 400 block of North Buchanan Street. A summons was issued to Isaiah R. Connor, 24, of Kansas City, Missouri, for driving while intoxicated and speeding on the 1000 block of East Seventh Street.
forever transformed. The highlight of the forever achieving pillar was the construction of the Hughes Fieldhouse. The Agricultural Learning Center, the highlight of the forever transformed pillar, is budgeted to cost $8.5 million, $6.5 million of which will come from the Northwest Foundation. The 29,000-square-foot facility will reside at the front of the R.T. Wright Farm. Naming rights for the facility are available to a $5 million donor. Forever educating is the academic pillar with a goal of $4 million. The forever strong pillar encompasses all other giving and has a goal of $10 million. Chair of the Board of Regents Marilou Joyner said she served on the Northwest Foundation board for a year and was overwhelmed by the goal amount for the campaign. “Seemingly, it didn’t appear as though the rest of you were all that concerned,” Joyner said. “I think you all just set aside any worries and forged forward.” Foundation board members contributed 21% of the amount raised during the private phase of the campaign. The total raised by the foundation as of Oct. 24 is $42,927,221.
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Senior Taylor Moore speaking on gun possession of teachers in public schools Oct. 29 at the J.W. Jones Student Union.
an AR-15 rifle. “I feel like they should have talked about that because it’s really interesting,” freshman Caitlyn Colter said. In spite of that question going unanswered, Colter said she appreciated Moore and Owens discussing school safety. Both Colter and freshman Riley Johnson said they were surprised and relieved by the debaters and the audience remaining civil and calm throughout. “I think this is a really cool space to talk about these types of issues on campus because the speakers are really well spoken,” Johnson said. “They did a great job explaining what they believe without making it feel like a hostile environment, which I think is a problem when we talk about controversial issues like this.” Nguyen said the idea for student debates came from Student Senate hosting speakers to discuss political topics in previous years, but he said he wanted to hear more student input. The discussion topic was voted on by students, and Nguyen said the debate participants were selected through an application and interview process to ensure expertise and civility. Nguyen said the education aspect of the debate was important to him because of the civic responsibility to communicate with elected representatives in a meaningful way what legislation constituents want them to pass. “I was super nervous during the debate, but I’m so glad that there were so many people that showed up,” Nguyen said. “I’m super grateful for it, and I’m super excited, and I know that those of us in Student Senate, who worked so hard on this, are excited for next month’s debate.” Next month’s debate topic will be announced on the Student Senate Twitter Nov. 5.
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If the Democratic primary field for the 2020 presidential election was a kitchen, there’d be too many cooks, and most of them aren’t contributing to the cooking at all. There were a dozen candidates in the fourth Democratic debate, which is the largest field to ever participate in a single debate, according to the New York Times. This sounds like a win for democracy — more people are getting involved in the process and challenging the hierarchy, right? Wrong. It prevents clear candidates from getting the time they need to talk about issues. It allows passengers of the “clown car” free air time to throw potshots at their foes to try and score political points. If the Democrats want this process to produce the best candidate to beat they need to clear the clown car and focus on serious candidates. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden and Mayor Pete Buttigieg are the serious candidates in this race, and it’s time for them alone to have the stage. Polls are obviously not a clear indicator of electability, as illustrated by the entirety of the 2016 election, but they can tell us who is consistently on people’s minds, in this case, the same four names pop up at the top of the list. Keeping Biden, Warren, Sanders and Buttigieg at the forefront will allow voters to accurately assess which person they want to vote for based on the issues. More time will be allotted for each candidate to tell the American people why they deserve to be in the race, and it would eliminate unnecessary noise. It’s clear when watching the debates that these four are the most developed candidates. They are the ones the questions are focused on while the other eight are left to make mini stump speeches or hurl mud at the frontrunners to stay relevant. Beto O’Rourke was red hot after his comments on “getting your guns.” However, ever since, he has resorted to calling Warren “punitive” on stage in hopes of getting some much-needed spark back into his dying campaign. Sen. Cory Booker has resorted to playing “guy who hates seeing his own party pitted against itself.” Spoiler alert Booker: it’s a primary — that’s how these things work. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is evidently confused about which party she is in because she is doing nothing to differentiate herself from Republicans. Gabbard has been attacking the media, Clinton and the DNC, leaving her few allies on the left but wide support on the right, so maybe she should just switch sides. Other candidates like Sen. Kamala Harris, Tom Steyer, Andrew Yang and Sen. Amy Klochubar all have the ability to qualify for future debates. At this point, they have no real shot at getting the nomination. Realistically, a Cinderella story of a primary is pretty much out. It’s time to shrink the field. Voters need more clarity than they do voices. If Democrats want a chance to come out of this primary stronger, they need to clear the clown car and start to focus on the candidates that have a shot at sitting in the Oval Office. 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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“No because I think it is, it could be seen as an invasion of privacy, and I just think there are enough on campus already. I think it’s good the way it is, personally.” - Jack Mccormick CHRIS YOUNG | NW MISSOURIAN
OUR VIEW:
Northwest needs security cameras across campus
Someone broke into the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building over the weekend of Oct. 26. The University Police Department is investigating the issue to attempt and find a suspect. Countless times every semester, students suffer sexual assault and harassment in public locations. Recently, Oct. 22, a sexual assault in the women’s restroom on the second floor of the J.W. Jones Student Union from Oct. 14 was reported to UPD. The response was the same — an investigation to try and pinpoint a suspect. These investigations start with the basics: asking the victim what the assaulter looked like. The mandatory email then follows, in this case, stating the assaulter is a tall, white male, with blue eyes and blonde hair. Shockingly enough, that description helps literally no one. It doesn’t help the investigation, considering that’s the physique for half the campus. While UPD is staffed with talented officers, it’s going to take a bit more than an officer to pull off the deductive reasoning needed to narrow down a suspect out of vague descriptions. It also really doesn’t help out students trying to avoid the assaulter. Instead, students find themselves
feeling forced to carry forms of self-defense while glancing at every person that remotely matches UPD’s reported description with a weary look. Thankfully, in 1942, Closed Circuit TV was invented in Germany before quickly evolving into modern security cameras, according to technology magazine PCR. A quick glance at Amazon shows security cameras for sale at prices as cheap as $40. They even come with Amazon product support, in case the University is unable to follow the steps for installation and botches the process. Despite this, Northwest’s campus has a severe lack of security cameras. If the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building had security cameras, the investigation could be sped up immensely. If cameras existed outside of residential halls or bathrooms, the scope of potential sexual assaulters in an investigation could be narrowed down based on the time provided by the victim. Keep in mind, cameras should only be added in public spaces or outside of bathrooms. Being able to see who entered and left the bathroom would be incredibly helpful without intruding on privacy. It’s bewildering that a University filled with faculty members hold-
ing degrees ranging from bachelor to doctorate can’t pull off some online shopping. Maybe the Maryville use tax really is living up to the fears people had around its impact on online purchases. Money really shouldn’t be an issue though. If Northwest can’t afford a few hundred $40 cameras, there’s probably a greater issue at hand that needs addressed. In the wake of the large quantity of money spent on the new Hughes Fieldhouse, this would be embarrassing, to say the least High schools are filled to the brim with security cameras, with hallways often having multiple. If high schools feel there’s a need for security cameras, a college campus probably needs them too. It’s time to stop playing this game of Guess Who and take steps that can actually help UPD investigations whether through installing security cameras or alternatives. There’s no excuse to continue searching in the dark without a flashlight when students are sexually assaulted far too often and campus buildings are being broken into. But hey, keep an eye out for tall white men with blonde hair and blue eyes.
“I personally feel so because I’m an international student and compared to my country, I can’t see many security cameras here. So I believe that if more security cameras are here, then it’ll be good for campus safety.” - Harshitkumar Godhasara
“I definitely think it would be helpful, especially with today’s culture you never know what could happen, what goes on. Obviously in some areas, no, but in most public areas I feel like it could be very helpful.” - David Derks
Massachusetts can’t restrict free speech CORIE HERTZOG Columnist @Miss_Kitten1067
Massachusetts is a b----. If the aforementioned state gets its way, that statement would be illegal. Massachusetts wants to make the b word illegal when used as a negative comment towards others. So, if any basic eighth grader is caught saying this “naughty” word, they are subject to a hefty $500 fine. The First Amendment is under attack, and if we, as Americans, don’t defend it, then our country is lost. Yes, I know, words hurt sometimes. Nobody likes being insulted. However, this ongoing trend NEWS STAFF Madeline Mapes Zion Chamble Nathan English Maddisyn Gerhardt Coralie Hertzog Angel Trinh Ean Keppner Andrew Bradbury Sydney Garner Jusani Jackson Madi Nolte
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of trying to ban words that people might be offended by is increasingly worrisome. The idea of the government trying to pass laws saying what people can and cannot say goes against the very ideals the Founding Fathers stood and fought for. However, Americans seem to want to put a leash on free speech. In a recent poll by Campaign for Free Speech, talking to 1,004 respondents, over 60% wanted to curb free speech and give jail time for “hate speech.” In the same poll, those people also came after my profession. They want the government to “take action against newspapers and TV stations that publish content that is biased, inflammatory or false.” And take a guess at what they want the punishment to be: jail time.
To ban words, thoughts and opinions is a dangerous, slippery slope. Who decides what is hate speech? What words would suddenly become illegal? Would certain groups get the “rights” to certain words? I view this as an attack. To come after my God-given rights, protected by the Constitution, as both a citizen and as a journalist, feels like a personal attack. I love the First Amendment. It grants me the right to speak out without fear of the government throwing me in a cell and calling it a day. If we allow “hate speech” to be banned, then any dissenting opinion could be considered hate speech. I don’t think people should go around insulting each other, but I do believe a person should have the right to speak their mind, whether
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or not it’s popular or kind. I don’t think journalists should be able to make up stories. That’s not our job. That’s what authors are for. However, some of the biggest journalistic breakthroughs come from talking about what isn’t the status quo. Muckrakers changed the government, and it certainly wasn’t popular with those in charge. Free speech is vital to a healthy society. The minute we start penalizing the usage of words, we take away our own freedom. The Constitution is a living document, designed with the future in mind. It feels regressive to demand we take away the protection of free speech and free press. It’s facsim at its finest. Massachusetts, stop being a little b---- and let people speak freely. DIRECTORS Steven Chappell Leslie Murphy
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GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 You may be inspired to do something creative but don’t know where to focus your attention just yet, Gemini. Look to Sagittarius as a good source of inspiration.
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t’s a long-held belief that on Halloween the veil between the human world and the spirit realm is at its thinnest, allowing ghosts to travel back to the human plane. Though not everyone believes in ghosts and spirits, many locations near Maryville play home to strange occurrences. Just east of the J.W. Jones Student Union stands a haunted building where dozens of sorority girls live and prep for Bid Day. Roberta Hall wasn’t always the building it is today. In the 1950s, the original women’s dorm burned down. Rumors say that the main casualty, Roberta Steel, died in the building. This isn’t true. Steel died in her bed back home from an allergy to penicillin used to treat her pain. Now women of all five sororities claim to have encountered the spirit of “Berta” in their rooms. Some report handprints appearing in their foggy mirrors. Others claim objects have been flung against the opposite wall. A few have even reported something touching them or moving parts of their body. Some members of Alpha Delta Pi said they hired mediums to “cleanse their rooms” and were told Roberta wasn’t the only spirit present. The girls were told the malevolent spirit of a former janitor occupied their room. The mediums apparently cast a protection ritual to keep the spirit at bay. According to Pew Research, 18% of Americans said they believe they’ve encountered the supernatural. Senior Peyton Jobe once had a physical encounter when staying the night at a friend’s room. “I was sitting in my friend Cat’s room,” Jobe said. “I was just playing on my phone and all of a sudden it felt like someone was grabbing my leg. I looked up and my leg was in the air, but I didn’t do it. Cat just looked and asked why I was lifting my leg. I told her I wasn’t doing it; something had a hold of my leg. I never slept in that room again.” However, local ghost stories aren’t just limited to the dorm. Workman’s Chapel is arguably one of the most famous haunted “houses” around the Maryville area. Nestled in Burlington Junction, Missouri, the supposedly haunted church has been the cen-
ter of rumors, makeshift documentaries and paranormal investigators to try their hand at speaking with ghosts. Rumors of stabbings, hangings, and one giant, murderous lumberjack linger around the one-roomed church. However, most of these rumors boil down to urban legends and kids trying to scare each other. Lester Workman, the caretaker and descendant of the original owner who died in 2011, said in interviews he couldn’t recall any evidence of any of those things happening.
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rooms such as the morgue, a room full of dolls and hallways with grotesque, homemade farming tools. Kathy Reno has been working at the museum for 35 years but said anything unusual could probably be explained by science. “Golly, anything weird I’ve seen I’ve always assumed there is always a scientific way to explain it,” Reno said. “But that’s just me. I’ve heard of others who’ve felt or sensed something, but I never did. I guess it’s really a mixed answer.”
I never slept in that room again.”
There was no woman stabbed to death. No one was hung from a gnarled tree. There is no murderous, lumberjack giant. However, two Civil War veterans were buried in the Workman Chapel cemetery and were supposedly part of a cavalry unit, according to Workman. These could explain why some people see ghostly soldiers or the sounds of invisible horses. Senior Connor Beshears went out to the chapel his freshman year. “I don’t remember a lot from my trip there,” Beshears said. “It was at a weird time of my life. Sure, it was creepy, but I didn’t get anything supernatural from it.” Another creepy place for paranormally invested students is the Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri. Just a short 45-minute ride away from campus, it sits next to the Western Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center. As one of the oldest “insane asylums” in Missouri, established in 1872, the museum has displays of lobotomy tools and former “treatments” for the mentally ill which resemble torture more than medicine. Visitors have access to explore the basement, ground floor and upper floor of the former hospital and are allowed in
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Back in May 2018, the museum hosted a ghost hunt, led by some professional ghost hunters, where participants were allowed in after dark and given access to parts of the building normally locked away from the public. Reno said the professional team found activity in an old tunnel. The tunnel was constructed in 1936 as a way to connect the older buildings on the property. “They swear they found something, but those are their findings,” Reno said. “I’m still skeptical.” Like Reno, not everyone believes in ghosts, but many Americans do. In a 2013 poll, 45% of Americans said they believe in ghosts or some form of spirit. Another ghost hunt is hosted just a few hours away in Jefferson City, Missouri. Starting in 1836, the Missouri State Penitentiary housed criminals up until 2004. During the 168 years it was opened, the prison held
executions, a riot in 1954 and enough blood thirsty inmates to earn the nickname “the bloodiest 47 acres in America” by Time Magazine. The public has quite a few options, nine to be exact, when it comes to ghost hunting at the State Penitentiary. Ranging from a twohour ghost tour to overnight stays, guests learn about some of the more infamous inmates like Harry “King of the Ivories” Snodgrass, John B. “Firebug” Johnson and Katie Richards O’Hare while hoping to hear these ghosts. The State Penitentiary also displayed where executions were held, including the gas chamber. Guests can walk around and see what the condemned saw: a small window to a set of three bleachers where witnesses watched the execution. The prison put 40 people to death between 1937 and 1989, when the State Penitentiary’s death row ended and all capital punishment inmates were moved to the new prison at Potosi, Missouri. Thirty-nine were men, and one was a woman. Other close haunts include the Villisca, Iowa, Axe Murder House, where a family and their two guests were murdered in 1912. Adventurous tourists can pay to stay the night and explore the supposedly haunted home. Skidmore, Missouri, a spot more for the true crime community, is a town where mysterious disappearances, mob-led murder and stolen babies are more than just scary stories to tell in the dark. Halloween is a time where ghosts can make their presence known, but students don’t have to travel far to find one.
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Built in 1901 in Burlington Junction, Missouri, Workman’s Chapel has conjured many urban legends. Just a 15 minute drive from Northwest, many students have visited the site to see if any of the rumors ring true.
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Homecoming has awarding end ZION CHAMBLE A&E Reporter | @ChambleZion
Greek Life and other organizations at Northwest filled the Charles Johnson Theater to the brim to award this year’s winners of the Homecoming awards Oct. 28. The winners are selected every year by a committee of judges including students, staff and community members of Maryville by using a point and rubric system. There are two categories for every event, competitive and highly-competitive. But those who participate are less concerned about competitiveness and more with winning and giving back to the community. “A win is a win is a win,” junior Myra Knapp said. “If we are able to bring joy to kids in the parade by having the coolest looking floats and costumes, that’s a win too.” Knapp has participated in Homecoming festivities since her freshman year through Greek Life but chose to participate independently and help out where she could. Although Knapp didn’t win any awards, there were a lot of chances to do so. There are many awards, but only one organization can take the title of Homecoming supremacy. Homecoming supremacy is given to the organization that garnered the most points through participating in different categories such as philanthropy and jalopy. The category of “Best Actor” was introduced through rambunctious cheers and fist pumps as or-
THE STROLLER:
Your Bearcat wants softer chatter
There really are only three constants in life: death, taxes and you talking loud enough in our 9 a.m. class on Mondays, telling everyone just how hard you partied this weekend. I know you were really only telling the pair of like-minded girls seated next to you, but trust me, we all heard it. To be clear, we didn’t really want to hear about your wild trip to Molly’s. We didn’t need to, either. The smudged X’s on your hand told us all how cool you are. Maybe it’s just me, but if I was detailing my drunken walk down Fourth Street at 1 a.m., I’d probably make sure the room full of mostly strangers couldn’t hear me. And if I was whispering about how many times I threw up this week, I’d whisper a little softer. And of course your Friday night adventure was mostly only a prelude. You had to walk home and get a tight six hours of sleep before waking up to start drinking again, pregaming for the tailgate, tailgating for the game you left early and leaving early to start pregaming for Saturday night. Gosh, that sounds like a vicious cycle. I feel bad for your liver. I feel bad for your roommate. I feel bad for every Saferide driver you have ever interacted with. I feel bad for your Snapchat friends — I really can’t imagine what your Friday night stories look and sound like. Drinking is fine. Talking about it is fine. But bragging about it epitomizes the phrase “weird flex.” Literally all of us drink. Somehow, through your endless flexing about your weekends, you’ve made drinking in college seem uncool. I’m normally pretty progressive, but you’ve made me reconsider my stance on prohibition. I’m not against drinking by any means. Not even against you specifically drinking. I’m just sick of hearing about it every Monday morning. The Stroller has been a tradition since 1918 and does not reflect the views of The Northwest Missourian. Submit a Stroller to northwestmissourian@gmail.com
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Sigma Sigma Sigma, Sigma Kappa and Sigma Tau Gamma clap in excitement after winning first place in the float category Oct. 28 in the Charles Johnson Theatre.
ganizations rooted for the impending winner. As James Mallaney made his way to the stage to receive his award, the audience broke out in unison chanting his name. Mal-
laney won best actor for his performance in Sigma Tau Gamma’s Variety Show performance, “Lord Farquad’s Revenge.” The performance would go on to get third place in the Variety Show
category, losing to Sigma Kappa and Sigma Phi Epsilon and Sigma Sigma Sigma’s dual performance. A lot of the categories presented received applause and chants after the winner was announced. But the
recycling contest brought on a very indifferent reaction. This contest was held to award the organization that recycled the most within a given time frame. Delta Sigma Phi won the recycling contest by recycling 1,270 pounds of materials all from the tailgate for the Homecoming game. Those in attendance reacted with gasps and “boo’s” after hearing about the method of collecting trash. After going through various categories and awards being handed out, the Homecoming supremacy award was the last to be announced. As the audience fell silent and the laughter died off, the competitive Homecoming supremacy was awarded to Alpha Kappa Lambda and highly competitive Homecoming supremacy was awarded to Sigma Tau Gamma. Sigma Tau Gamma erupted in celebration and cheers as others gave a solemn applause. Sigma Tau Gamma has received Homecoming supremacy for the past three years. “Three peat and more to come,” freshman Tayton Stagner said. “We love Homecoming, and it means a lot to all of us here at Sig Tau.” Sigma Tau Gamma is now looking to protect its streak next year with new, innovative ideas as well as taking it to a different level. Homecoming is the time to reward the hard work of Northwest organizations and students through awards and bragging rights until next year’s Homecoming.
Maryville holds Halloween festivities SARAH VON SEGGERN A&E Editor | @SeggernSarah
ZION CHAMBLE A&E Reporter | @ChambleZion
During late October, children and family members celebrate Halloween up to Oct. 31 through various community events. Bustling children with buckets of candy, dressed in colorful costumes will swarm sidewalks as well as Northwest Resident Halls and even Mozingo Lake Recreation Park for the festivities. Mozingo Haunted Campground Scary clowns, baby jack-o’-lanterns and Bobby the Bearcat impersonators haunted Mozingo Campground Oct. 19. This was the 11th annual Haunted Campground, and over a thousand of trick-or-treaters came to partake in the festivities. “I love seeing the costumes the children dress up in and scare me with,” founder of the Mozingo Haunted Campground event Twyla Martin said. “We do it for the kids, and they love to come out and get some treats.” Martin started the Haunted Campground after visiting Mozingo with her husband and falling in love with the scenery. “We came out here back when Mozingo was young, and I thought, ‘This would be a great place to trick-or-treat,’” Martin said. The Haunted Campground attracts hundreds of Maryville residents and trick-or-treaters with a cannon that shoots pumpkins, beautiful scenery and a lot of candy for all. Trick-or-Treating in the Halls As a Halloween tradition on campus, the Residential Hall Association
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Five year old Mya Moffat, dressed as a princess scarecrow, grabs for candy Oct. 19 at the Mozingo Haunted Campground.
sponsors its Trick-or-Treating in the Halls for both students and community members every year. Residents who were interested were encouraged to sign up, wear costumes and decorate their door. For those who signed up, they were required to buy their own candy. Sophomore Patrick Trani and his girlfriend participated last year in South Complex and dressed up as ninjas. This year, they dressed up as jack-o’-lanterns. He enjoys getting to interact with community members and the children. “The best part about it is seeing the kids costumes and their smiles as they partake in the Halloween tradition,” Trani said. “It’s also an excuse to dress up and have a bit of fun. School can be a pain, and anything that makes you feel happy can go a long way.”
Junior Laurren Crowley is the residential assistant for Tower Suite East on the first floor. This was her first time participating in the Trickor-Treating in the Halls, and she was excited to dress up as Mary Poppins and hand out treats. She said this Halloween event helps students on campus get involved with community members. “People who choose to live on campus, they can’t turn on their light and have trick-or-treaters on the 31st so it’s really nice that they have this event that allows them to
be able to be involved on Halloween,” Crowley said. Downtown Trick-or-Treating The day before Halloween, downtown Maryville closes off its streets in preparation for all the families who come out for the trickor-treat event. Businesses can choose to participate in the festivities by giving out candy, pencils or even little ducks. “Even businesses that aren’t in this area want to be part of this community movement, literally movement, because the kids, the people are constantly moving the whole time,” Dina Green, daughter to owner of Minnie Lane, said. Green enjoys dressing up in costumes the most every Halloween along with her two youngest daughters. Since Downtown Trick-orTreating has been around, it’s grown from the square to include more of Main Street reaching from the Maryville Public Library, which gives away free books, all the way to the Daily Forum. Along with activities for children at the churches near Main Street, a dinner of hot dogs is provided. With the numerous activities in Maryville, families can celebrate Halloween on various days and in various ways.
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’Hounds ready for MEC fight
Freshman midfielder Truett Haer dribbles the ball down the field Oct. 21 during their game against Savannah. Spoofhounds came out with a 2-1 victory.
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With less than a week until its first postseason matchup, Maryville boys soccer is preparing to battle a MEC foe, and district opponent, in Savannah. The Spoofhounds (9-9) have faced Savannah (4-12) twice this season, resulting in a 5-2 win and a 2-1 win in overtime for Maryville. Like any other program, both squads have had their fair share of competition and tough battles this year. With the two teams being less than 30 miles apart, the Highway 71 title and bragging rights are on the line. Along with the Highway 71 trophy, a date with the MSHSAA Class 2 District 16 Championship is on the line when the programs face off Nov. 4 at Chillicothe High School. “It’s a rival school,” coach Dale Reuter said. “It’s great anytime you get a win over a rival school. These boys play summer ball to-
gether; they probably go on dates together with their girlfriends, as far as I know. It’s good to have that, and you get those bragging rights. Hopefully, we’ll have that edge going into districts in a must-win game to get into the district final.” Maryville is 3-1 in postseason play against the Savages since 2009. This, along with the fact that the Spoofhounds boast an 18-6 record against Savannah since the turn of the decade, gives the Spoofhounds the historical advantage. Even though both of this season’s matchups were highly competitive games, the ’Hounds used that adrenaline to be the foundation and drive for their next meeting with the Savages. “The last time we played them, it was a pretty close game, and nobody was really expecting it to turn out like that,” senior defender Jaxon Pettlon said. “I think the close game motivated everybody to try harder, so when we come around to districts, we should be alright.” With the Spoofhounds bat-
tling back from a four-game losing streak to win games against Lafayette and first-round district opponent Savannah, Maryville is more than confident in its abilities ahead of the matchup. With all of their district opponents being MEC rivals as well,, the ’Hounds have plenty of experience with what to expect from those teams in the postseason, as opposed to the regular season.
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“They definitely come out with a different type of attitude,” senior midfielder Jaden Hayes said. “We’ve got a big rivalry and they want to beat us so bad, but
Maryville volleyball wins Class 3 District 16 title EAN KEPPNER Sports Reporter | @keppy_21
Maryville volleyball expected to advance to the MSHSAA Class 3 District 16 Championship Oct. 29 and capture its first District Title in a decade Oct. 30. Due to the possibility of inclement weather, the Spoofhounds knocked out both tasks Oct 29, behind a three-set victory over Lafayette and a straight-set sweep over Excelsior Springs later in the night. Maryville entered the district tournament as the No. 1 seed against a familiar field of MEC foes and Excelsior Springs. The ’Hounds went 6-3-1 against conference opponents during the regular season and won a meeting in three sets at Excelsior Springs Sept. 17. Maryville’s regular-season dominance earned them a bye to the district semifinal. The Spoofhounds defeated the Irish in the last two meetings, but Lafayette took the first two matchups in conference play. Miranda Foster, first-year coach of the Spoofhounds, said the semifinal match had a Championship feel due to the packed stands and ener-
gy in the arena, and the tight contest helped cement those feelings. “We battled point-for-point the entire match,” Foster said. After the victory, the ’Hounds had an unusual break before the District Championship match. In a situation where the team was supposed to have 24 hours before its next game, it had about 90 minutes. The team remained focused, Foster said, and believes watching Excelsior Springs defeat Savannah in three sets helped the team in the Championship match. The belief cemented itself in the first set. After a slow start, Maryville took control and won the set 25-16. Excelsior Springs battled in the second set. The ’Hounds fought back from several lead changes to come out on top 25-22. Junior middle hitter Serena Sundell lead the Hounds with a combined 26 kills between the two matches. Foster said her biggest goal heading into the postseason was reducing the pressure on Maryville’s side as much as possible. “I can put myself in their shoes and remember that it did not necessarily help when coaches put pressure on us because we were so driv-
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we’re not going to let that happen this year.” As the Spoofhounds prepare for their matchup against Savannah, the only thing on their minds is the rivalry that has been fueled by years of competition.With the possibility of beating the foe three times in a season on the line, the Spoofhounds rely on experienced players, along with history on their side, to give them an edge in the matchup. “Confidence is definitely a big part. You always got to have confidence, but not too much confidence, or else you’ll look past the game,” Hayes said. “I think that if we just beat Savannah and take it one step at a time — we gotta win that game first, and I think everyone knows that — since we beat them twice already, we just can’t look back at them.”
For Northwest, the season’s last two weeks will serve as both a gut check and a litmus test. In each of the last two seasons, Northwest has lost to Fort Hays with the outright MIAA title on the line. Central Missouri’s high-powered offense will pose a challenge to the Bearcats’ inconsistent pass defense unlike one the group has seen before. “(We have to) just play to the level of our expectations,” Wright said. “The funny thing is that you get a lot of noise from the outside, but I don’t think there’s any place where the level of expectation is any higher than it is within our own team. … We have high goals; we have standards. I just want to play to our Bearcat standard. … That’s what I’m looking for.” Northwest’s Nov. 2 matchup with the RiverHawks will serve mostly as a dry run and a workout heading into the team’s contests with the Tigers in Hays, Kansas, Nov. 9. The Bearcats’ last matchup with Hays came Nov. 3, 2018, and ended with a 17-16 Northwest loss, one that forced the team to share its eventual conference title with the Tigers. This time around, the Tigers seem poised to be out of the running for the MIAA, though an at-large postseason bid is still on the table for Fort Hays. Both teams, of course, will be fighting for a chance to play beyond Week 11 and into the NCAA playoffs. Northwest can’t afford to drop what should be a sure-win to Northeastern, nor can the team afford to lose to Hays in Week 10. “They’re all important now,” Wright said. “With the goals and aspirations that we have, we have the mentality that we need to win out. If we want to win a conference championship and do the things we say we want to, you can’t do that without getting a victory against Northeastern State.” The Bearcats’ long-term focus remains on winning a national title, a feat that has eluded Northwest since 2016. The drought, on a larger scale, has been brief, but it’s stretched the entirety of the Rich Wright era. In their current state, ranked No. 6 in Super Region 3, the Bearcats would be forced to play on the road in Week 1 of the postseason. The Bearcats have never won a title without securing a first round bye, a privilege only afforded to the region’s top seed. A shot at the region’s No. 1 seed likely disappeared with Northwest’s Week 7 loss to Nebraska-Kearney Oct. 19. The particulars of Northwest’s seeding are only partly in the Bearcats’ control. An opportunity at first round bye is out of it. For now, it’s out of Wright and the team’s minds, too. “I don’t control it, so there’s really — it’s not even on my radar,” Wright said. “What’s on my radar is to finish the last three games of the season and see where the chips fall. … That was a goal of ours, was to try and be a No. 1 seed. That’s probably not gonna happen, so the rest of it doesn’t matter. We just have to take care of what we control. … My goal is to win the next three football games and see what happens.”
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en ourselves,” Foster said. “I hope they understand that I am a supporter for them.” Foster says earning the team’s first district title in a decade was “indescribable” as a first-year coach. Being new to the team has helped her shift the team’s focus, Foster said, to control what the ’Hounds do on their side of the net, and she praised her players for their talent and camaraderie. “Our chemistry has grown tremendously throughout the season,” Foster said. “It’s nice to see that continuing into the postseason. All the girls are on the same page, and we have the same goals.” The ’Hounds advance to the MSHSAA Class 3 Sectional Nov. 2. Maryville will face the eventual District 13 Champion. Until then, Foster said the team is going to continue doing what they have been doing. “Anytime we know what we are doing on our side, we can win,” Foster said.
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Soccer’s season hangs in balance CORBIN SMITH Contributing Reporter | @curly_corbs
Standing in the middle of a crowded room at the Northwest Athletics Media Luncheon Oct. 29, Northwest soccer coach Marc Gordon compared trying to earn a spot in the MIAA Tournament to trying to get out of quicksand. Heading into the last weekend of regular season play, the Bearcats sit at 10th in the conference, the top eight teams make the postseason. The Bearcats will either sink in the sand or prevail to the postseason. Ahead of last week’s games, the Bearcats sat at eighth, the final spot in the postseason. The women found themselves sinking deeper into the pit after two consecutive losses over the weekend, falling 8-0 to Central Oklahoma Oct. 25 and dropping a 1-0 match to Newman Oct. 27. In some ways, the blowout loss to the Bronchos served as a teaching point for the program. “After Friday night’s match, I just told the team, ‘There are lessons within this loss that we were supposed to learn, that I’m supposed to be learning as a coach,’” Gordon said. “I didn’t know what words to say. … The way (Central Oklahoma) played was just at a different level, and we could never catch up.” After taking away the lessons learned, the Bearcats’ focus turned to their matchup with Newman two days later. Coming off of the unsettling performance, the first of its kind this season, the results of the game against the Jets was up in the air. “My focus immediately went to Sunday. I wasn’t sure what would happen,” Gordon said. “The weekend was miserable in terms of weather. We went from this su-
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Northwest junior forward Taylor Wolfe (8) outruns Fort Hays junior forward Bayly Herman (24) Oct. 13 at the Bearcat Soccer Pitch. The Bearcats finish regular season play this weekend and compete Nov. 1 against Missouri Western and Nov. 3 against Missouri Southern.
per-fast turf, balls sliding all over the place for us in the rain, to a cold, windy, grassy dry field, that slows the play down a little bit. Both teams, I felt in the first half, were really feeling each other out.” The ’Cats missed an opportunity to clear a ball, which resulted in the lone goal scored in the contest from Newman in the 27th minute.
From then on, the Bearcats’ offense controlled the time of possession and made some scoring opportunities for themselves. The team started to focus, Gordon said, and forgot the events of the matchup with the Bronchos, but it wasn’t enough to counter its faults. “The takeaways from the weekend are, for me, probably our per-
Southern’s Gidieon Kimutai came in first of the 8,000-meter race with a time of 23 minutes and 37 seconds. Behind the sophomore trailed three Bearcats. Northwest was led by junior Jhordan Ccope with a time of 23:59.5. Behind Ccope were senior Karim Achengli and junior Augostine Lisoreng in fourth and fifth place, respectively. The next Northwest men’s runner to finish the race came a few minutes later when sophomore Jake Norris placed 19th with a time of 25:19.6. The lopsided performance from the top to the bottom of the men’s team put the Bearcats 21 points behind Missouri Southern, the eventual champions. “We weren’t too far off. Missouri Southern is a good team; they’re ranked No. 6 for a reason,’ Gibson said. “They have the top guy who is the favorite to win nationals too. So they have a really good team, just, for us, it’s a good mark for us to know where we are going into these championship meets where we feel like we’re a better team anyways because we have some really good guys up front.”
The problem for Northwest, of course, wasn’t trying to get runners among the top ranks of the conference. Instead, it was trying to get the whole team among the top ranks of the conference. “It’s really nice knowing that we have three probable All-Americans in (Ccope, Achengli and Lisoreng),” Gibson said. “For us, we’re struggling with the depth a little bit on the men’s side. We have five guys who are really solid, but we just don’t have those guys right behind them that if someone were to fall off, they’d be able to pick them up. That’s where Missouri Southern had the edge.” For the women, the meet didn’t go as hoped, Gibson said. The women placed in 11th, which slated them at second-to-last in the MIAA. Sophomore Caroline Ross led the women in the 6,000-meter race with a time of 22:50.5, good enough for 22nd individually.
sistence of effort and now coming up with the final solution for creating goals,” Gordon said. There thorns in the Bearcats’ side, Gordon said, are keeping them out of playoff contention. Plucking those thorns could lead them to winning their final games, and Gordon has a plan to do just that, he hopes.
“I’m trying to focus on the process. You can get caught up in the wins and losses, especially when you come off of the last eight or nine days that we’ve had,” Gordon said. “I want to focus on playing the style of soccer that I want us to play and for us to get better and for the girls to trust each other and to execute. We’ve demonstrated it, that when we do those things, we can play with anybody.” Gordon added that he has the players working on “tactile attacking positions” in order to create space for teammates and pull the defense apart. The week leading up to the Bearcats’ game against Missouri Western Nov. 1 is focused on breaking down the Griffons’ defense and scoring goals. The focus for the final game of the regular season against Missouri Southern, which is 11th in the MIAA, Nov. 3 is dependent on how the team performs against Missouri Western, which is 12th in the MIAA. Whether the ’Cats continue to the MIAA tournament will be decided after each game’s conclusion, Gordon said, but there’s still a shot at a postseason berth. With their postseason hopes hanging in the balance, the ’Cats are the dealers of their own fate. “I want them to go out and know that the challenge is internal,” Gordon said. “It’s what we know we’re capable of doing to perform at the highest level that we can. If you hang your hat on getting the result, I feel like they’re going to focus on that and not focus on the things we need to within our process to be successful. If we do us, I think we will play very well this weekend.”
Men take second at MIAA Championships
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Going into the MIAA Championships Oct. 26 in Joplin, Missouri, Northwest men’s cross country was looking to end a 47year drought from being atop the conference. The women were looking to end a season-long drought of collective success. The men were projected to finish fifth in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll. To the voters’ surprise, the men entered the conference meet as the No. 12 team in the country and No. 2 in the MIAA behind nationally-ranked No. 6 Missouri Southern. The men came short of the ultimate goal of ending the drought, but walked away from the weekend with having proved a point to the rest of the conference. “I mean, it was a great step in the right direction,” coach Nick Gibson said. “Being 10th last year and being second this year, knowing that if we would’ve put everything together on the day, we would’ve had a shot to win.”
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Junior Hallie Sidney attacks the ball from the outside against Missouri Southern Oct. 25 in Bearcat Arena. Sidney has the most kills (338) and kills per set (4.17) in the MIAA.
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Junior Mike Lagat runs in the men’s cross country 8,000-meter race Sept. 21 in the Missouri Southern Stampede. Northwest will take part in the NCAA Central Region Championships Nov. 9.
Before becoming one of the most notorious names in the realm of MIAA volleyball, Northwest junior middle hitter Hallie Sidney started her sporting career trying out a variety of sports. Sidney participated in tennis, soccer, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, rock climbing and karate throughout her childhood. She credited her dad for introducing her to the abundance of activities in the sporting world. “My dad was really big into making us try every sport,” Sidney said. “Tennis was confusing because I write with my left hand but hit with my right hand, so that was kind of confusing with the racket. While my dad played basketball in college, I wasn’t really into that.” Sidney then went on to say besides volleyball, gymnastics was her favorite sport to compete in. Although she loved gymnastics, Sidney wouldn’t have pursued gymnastics at the collegiate level, even
if volleyball never worked out. Sidney’s love for volleyball came from her older sister. In fourth grade, Sidney watched her sister play in the eighth grade. In some ways, the moment served for Sidney to realize she wanted to be just like her older sister. This opened the doors to club volleyball for Sidney when she was 12 years old. Sidney played on a volleyball club out of St. Louis, Missouri, where she traveled around the country to face teams of similar ages. She has fond memories of hanging out with her teammates and especially remembers the Denver Crossroads Qualifier tournament. “It was a place I’ve never been to, and we got to go to Red Rocks and hike a little bit,” Sidney said. “The stuff that happened outside the actual tournament was really fun. Any tournament I was with my team and got to hangout was fun.” After club volleyball, Sidney found herself playing on the varsity team as a freshman at Marquette High School in Chesterfield, Missouri. In her four years, Sidney became a second-team All-State performer and a two-time
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All-Suburban West Conference firstteam performer. During her last two seasons at Marquette, Sidney earned firstteam accolades and was honored with all-district three times. Sidney was also a first-team all-region performer as a junior and earned second-team honors as a senior. Besides being dominant on the court, Sidney was superb in the classroom. She was named to the Honor Roll all four years and was a Bronze Scholar-Athlete and a Bright Flight Award recipient, which has a requirement of at least a 31 ACT score. “My parents always told me and my siblings that the most important thing was our grades, even when we all played sports,” Sidney said.
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Men give Duke scare, prep for regular season ANDREW WEGLEY Managing Editor | @andrewwegley
Two marquee basketball programs squared off at historic Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, Oct. 26 in a matchup that pitted a tested lineup against a band of mostly inexperienced players. The exhibition matchup redefined the word “exhibition.” It was Ali versus Frazier. It was reigning champions versus Final Four flameouts. It was Northwest men’s basketball versus Duke. And in reality, it was never supposed to be close, but it was. In their season-opening exhibition contest, the Bearcats traveled to Durham to face off against the Division I powerhouse Blue Devils and walked away with a narrow 69-63 loss to the same team that beat them 93-60 in 2017. In the days before the matchup, coach Ben McCollum joked that Northwest’s objective against Duke was to avoid total embarrassment. More seriously, though, McCollum said the team expected to provide the Blue Devils with a workout of sorts. He hoped the Bearcats would play well for 40 minutes. They did. Northwest shot 44.1% from three and pushed the Blue Devils to the brink of defeat. The Bearcats were within five points of Duke with less than a minute to play. They were a Trevor Hudgins three-pointer away from a one-possession game with 10 seconds left. Hudgins, Northwest’s sophomore point guard who scored a game-high 27 points, heaved a shot toward the rim from near half court with the game clock winding down. It bounced off the back of the rim, and with it, the chances of an upset. “We got a couple stops in a row, and Trev was just hitting threes,” sophomore guard Diego Bernard said. “And then when he shot that almost-half-courter, everybody thought it was going in. We were just watching the ball and then it bounced out. Unfortunate bounce, but it was cool.” McCollum said Northwest didn’t expect to win the game, of course, but the team entered the contest striving to — something the Bearcats do in every game. The close loss came with a certain degree of luck. Northwest hit shots,
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Sophomore point guard and reigning MIAA Freshman of the Year Trevor Hudgins dropped 27 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds on 9-of-18 shooting in Northwest’s exhibition matchup against Division I Duke Oct. 26.
Duke missed layups, “and all of sudden,” McCollum said, “you’ve got yourself a game.” Bernard and McCollum both said the Bearcats entered the matchup trying to win. The box score tells the same story. McCollum used just seven players in 40 minutes, the same number of players he utilized in the Bearcats’ national title win in March. He only used six players for the last 35 minutes of the Duke game after senior guard Kirk Finley went down with an injury. “Oh, yeah. It was close enough that we were gonna, yeah, we were gonna play — we were gonna play it like a real game,” McCollum said. “It was close enough that I felt like those six were playing well and could kind handle that moment a little bit and I thought they did a great job of it.” The game was the most extreme example of a purposely difficult early-season schedule for Northwest. On the heels of the Duke matchup, the Bearcats will travel to St. Joseph, Missouri, Nov. 1-2 to
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participation in the SBC Hall of Fame Classic is intentional, that scheduling tougher opponents, in his experience, pays off down the road. It did last season. Northwest’s closest matchup of the year was its first — a 72-70 overtime win against Northern State Nov. 3 in the Hall of Fame Classic. “They’re good,” McCollum said of Northwest’s upcoming opponents. “Both of ‘em.” McCollum said Northwest’s focus in St. Joseph will be on improving and learning more about itself, on perfecting what he calls “the process” and on developing depth. The coach only utilized six players for much of the Duke matchup, in part, he said, because only six players could handle it. “We’ve got to be ready,” Bernard said. “I feel like it’s good to go out, tough schedule to start, knowing that you can’t take no plays off. … I feel like it’s gonna make us better toward the end of the season when it really counts.”
In some ways, the Bearcats have been in this position before. Northwest won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2017 and returned four of its five starters the following fall. The team entered the campaign as favorites to repeat but took a 27-4 route to an early playoff exit in a season marred by injuries to guard Justin Pitts. Last season, McCollum said it would have been nice to have Hudgins, who redshirted throughout the 2018 campaign, on the active roster in the wake of Pitts’ injury. But the lesson the coach learned from 2018, he said Oct. 29, had nothing to do with his liberal use of redshirts or his roster construction. “I learned that you need to make sure you have fun during the season,” McCollum said. “That’s important. … I think, again, if you get so results-focused, that’s when you can break. So we’ve tried to have more fun than usual, even, to try to keep it light and to keep that pressure off those guys. (We) try to make sure they understand that they don’t have to do anything more than who they are.” For the Bearcats, playing to their own capabilities has worked fine. Doing so was good for 38 wins and zero losses a season ago. In their upcoming trip to St. Joseph, their focus will remain on that — following the same formula that resulted in an undefeated season the last time around. Northwest’s first objective at the Hall of Fame Classic, McCollum said, is to study themselves and to grow over the weekend. Winning, in this instance, is secondary, though it’s still a part of the mission. The Bearcats intend to learn. They don’t intend to lose. They never have, McCollum said. It isn’t who they are. “We know and feel that we are (the best team in the country),” Bernard said. “We take the floor every day thinking that we’re not going to lose. We just go out there and execute that game plan that Coach Mac gives us. We just go to war with anybody.”
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n any given Friday night, you can find Maryville football coach Matt Webb giving the credit to his players. Or taking the blame for them. When the Spoofhounds lose, it’s on Webb. Or so he said after a Week 1 loss to Blair Oaks. When the Spoofhounds win, the players are the ones that got the job done. In the midst of a regular season in which the team finished with one loss, in which the team held onto the Highway 71 trophy and in which the team added another MEC championship to its display case — Webb found a moment where he was in the spotlight, or perhaps more accurately, the spotlight found Webb. With a 47-6 win over Lafayette to claim an outright MEC championship Oct. 25, Webb seized his 100th victory in 108 games spanning over eight seasons. “It feels great (to see Webb reach the milestone),” senior wideout Tate Oglesby said. “We’ve grown up with him. We watched him when we were little, and now we’re playing for him. I mean, we’re proud of what he’s put into our program, and
we’re doing what we can to live up to his expectations.” “To be able to experience his 100th win, it’s huge for (the team),” Oglesby added. The traditional success of the program was already there, but when Webb took over in 2012, he pushed the Spoofhounds to the pinnacle of Missouri high school football. In 2009, the Spoofhounds were at the peak, claiming an MSHSAA Class 2 State Championship. For the next two seasons, Maryville would be dismissed in the Class 3 playoffs by Richmond in the District 16 championship game. When Webb joined the program after former coach Chris Holt’s departure, he helped lift the program back toward the summit of the mountain that is high school football. The Spoofhounds, with Webb, went on to complete two perfect seasons back-to-back in 2012 and 2013. Seventy wins later, Webb’s expectations are, in part, why the program has been so successful, Oglesby said. With high expectations, comes big performances. With big performances, comes high praise. After a rather successful first quarter of the season, Webb praised the play of junior quarterback Ben Walker. Walker is the latest exam-
ple of a player feeling honored by the coach commending them. “I mean, just to have praise from a coach like him, it means a lot,” Walker said. “He’s been around and watched a lot of good players, so it means a lot to have him say something about me.” The milestone left the traditionally impassive coach with a sense of gratitude, posting his thoughts on Twitter the next morning for people to see. “Thank you for all the congratulations messages. Brings back a lot of great memories shared with great players, great assistant coaches and great families in an amazing community that we get to call home,’” Webb tweeted. “I was very honored, very humbled,” he added. “There’s a lot of good players, a lot of good coaches. It’s just fun to remember a lot of those wins and what they meant to me and my family.” Now eight seasons after taking over, Webb has the Spoofhounds primed for another deep playoff run. Maryville (7-1) will start its journey back to the top in the Class 2 District 16 playoff bracket when it hosts St. Joseph Christian with Northland Christian (0-7) Nov. 1. For the most part, the level of the opponent has paled in comparison to the Spoofhounds this sea-
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son. When hosting No. 8 Christian, the same challenge presents itself to the team. “Our focus moves to the postseason play,” Webb said. “You realize that we’re part of a 64 team bracket that every week half of those teams’ seasons end. With a nine-week regular season, the Spoofhounds broke their schedule up into phases of three. The MSHSAA football playoffs, like any, are do-or-die. The emotions ride high for two teams every week. For one, the triumphs of a victory. The agony of defeat for the other. When Maryville starts the next phase of the season, it will be looking to take care of business, Webb said. “Our guys have earned the right to be a No. 1 seed,” Webb said. “A No. 1 should be focused, should execute, should enjoy the process and realize these six possible games could look like. Teams that take care of each other, teams that love each other — those are the teams that win in the postseason.”
Football gears up for season’s home stretch ANDREW WEGLEY Managing Editor | @andrewwegley
On the heels of a lopsided win over an inferior opponent, Northwest football is seeking another lopsided win over another inferior opponent. The No. 14 Bearcats (7-1) thoroughly thrashed Lincoln (1-7) Oct. 26, scoring a 56-9 win over the Blue Tigers at Bearcat Stadium in the Homecoming matchup, one where Northwest didn’t yield a point to Lincoln’s offensive unit. The immediate challenge ahead of the Bearcats isn’t much of one. Northwest’s Week 9 opponent, Northeastern State (0-8), is the only team in the MIAA that’s managed to lose to conference-newcomer Lincoln this season. The matchup, on paper, isn’t close. The Bearcats, senior defensive end Mike Ehlke said, are aware of that. “This is more of a focus on our season as a whole,” Ehlke said. “The win is expected, obviously, but it’s winning in a certain fashion here. We need to be able to fire on all of our cylinder and look good, especially going into the tougher weeks coming up.” A win over Northeastern State, by itself, won’t qualify as a win in Northwest’s own book. For coach Rich Wright, the win has to play out with at a certain level of convincingness, and the Bearcats have to practice this week with increased inten-
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sity. Wright said he’s holding Northwest to what he’s referred to in recent weeks as the “Bearcat standard.” “Our objective is to play to our standard on Saturday, so that’s how we’re gonna prepare this week,” Wright said. “We play, obviously, whoever’s on the schedule. … It’s less focus on our opponent. We prepare the same regardless of who we play, but it’s really more of the details put on what we’re doing each and every day in the complex.” The tougher weeks Ehlke referred to, and what Wright has called the “stretch run,” awaits Northwest in the opponents beyond Northeastern. The team is gearing up for its final two weeks, when the Bearcats will square off against Fort Hays State (6-2) Nov. 9 and Central Missouri (8-0) Nov. 16. For the MIAA, the final two weeks of Northwest’s season serve as a snapshot of the conference’s toughness. Central Missouri, Northwest, Fort Hays State and Missouri Western all landed in the top 10 in DII Football’s first Super Region 3 regional rankings, dictating which teams earn postseason bids.
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Sophomore running back Raymond Thomas (24) scored his first career touchdown on a 25-yard catch-and-run in Northwest’s 56-9 win over Lincoln Oct. 26.