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THURSDAY| JANUARY 31, 2013
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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY: HANNAH JURGENSEN| NW MISSOURIAN
Some Maryville ordinances raise the question of what happened to trigger their existence and whether or not they should have passed on with the years that produced them.
Maryville laws range from just to obscure LAUREN MCCOY Chief Reporter | @mccoy014
After opening the faded cover of the Maryville ordinances from over a century ago, it took all of 15 minutes before coming across a law that required a double take. From there stemmed an array of laws more apt
for the 19th century. Every city has its share of strange laws, and Maryville is no exception. As early as 1882, the law declared activities such as being found intoxicated in any road, street or alley, playing ball on any public street alley and minors jumping on any stationary or moving car illegal.
To freshman Katie Shrewberry, these laws seem too weird to be true. “First, I laughed,” Shrewberry said. “Second, I think that’s probably a good thing in Maryville. It’s a college town, and people can be kind of crazy. For everyone’s safety I think it’s a good thing, but it makes me laugh and think about what hap-
pened that made that become a law in the first place.” That line of thought could lend itself to several laws in effect in Maryville today. A majority of laws are not out of the ordinary, and their placement does not raise questions.
Testing shows illegal drugs not issue in school district LAUREN MCCOY Chief Reporter | @mccoy014
Random drug testing in the Maryville School District reveals illegal drugs are not an issue within the student population. The announcement that random drug testing would take place in the Maryville School District brought mixed reactions at the beginning of the school year. However, halfway through the year, Assistant Superintendent Steve Klotz believes the policy is achieving what the administration hoped it would.
Discussion for random drug testing of students grades seven through 12 began in fall of 2010 and was implemented at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year. Students are required to submit their name into a pool for random drug testing in order to participate in any program regulated by the Missouri State High School Activities Association and/or park on school grounds. Since the testing began, the district has not encountered problems, according to Klotz.
End of year job increase leaves state optimistic JOSH PHILLIPS Chief Reporter | @TheMissourian
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Senior Mel Peitzmeier cannon balls into the freezing waters of Colden Pond at last years Colden Pond Plunge Feb. 22. Money raised for the plunge goes to St. Jude.
Students sacrifice warmth raising money for St. Jude
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Campus members mourn, remember former teacher following sudden death TORI BAIGI Chief Reporter | @TheMissourian
The Northwest community remembers a retired English professor and the impact he had on many hearts. Dr. Bruce Litte died of a heart attack Jan. 20 at the age of 69 at St. Francis Hospital. Litte retired in 2012 after 32 years at Northwest. Professor Jeffrey Loomis, a former coworker and long-time friend of Litte’s, described him as a man of kindness. Loomis said Litte welcomed friends and coworkers into his heart and home willingly throughout the years. “He had a lovely home, and he had no objection to opening it up to others,” Loomis said. “He had a lot of kindness to-
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BRUCE LITTE
wards a lot of people.” Litte often hosted dinner parties with many people and even more food. Parties for the English department or graduate students were often hosted at his house. Loomis described him as “the host with the most.” SEE LITTE | A5
KILEY WILLIAMS Missourian Reporter | @TheMissourian
Northwest students prepare to make their annual jump into the freezing waters of Colden Pond to raise money for cancer treatments. Each year Northwest holds the Colden Pond Plunge to raise donations for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital located in Memphis, Tenn. The goal of St. Jude is to work to find a cure and to prevent cancer and other serious diseases in children. Since 1962, the survival rate of cancer patients has increased drastically. For instance, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia now has a 94 percent survival rate. The hospital requires $1.8 million daily to operate. These costs are covered solely by donations. There are approximately 7,800 patients seen at St. Jude annually. Families of the children never pay for the treatments. “Knowing how many lives St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has saved motivates my executive board and me to raise awareness for
this cause every day.” Katelyn Bridges, the executive director for St Jude’s Up ‘til Dawn. said. St. Jude’s Up ‘til Dawn has a booth open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Feb. 21 set up on the second floor of J.W. Jones Student Union. Last year Up ‘til Dawn raised approximately $2,000. The organization has already accepted more than $1,000. The organization is hoping to raise twice as much as last year. There are a total of 18 students signed up to take the plunge, including Bridges and Bobby Bearcat. “I’ve been involved with Up ‘til Dawn for three years now, and truly support the missions for the hospital,” Bridges said. “I am so thankful that our campus has the power to make a difference and help raise money for such a great cause.” St. Jude’s Up ‘til Dawn works to have a fundraiser every month for this cause. Colden Pond Plunge is the largest fundraiser Up ‘til Dawn organizes. The event is 2 p.m. Feb. 22 at Colden Pond.
Since the fluctuation of unemployment rates in recent years, Missouri residents can be optimistic about the newest unemployment rate, which is down from recent years. As of December 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the Missouri unemployment rate as 6.7 percent. Since the 2010 census reported Maryville with a population of 11,972, the city has 4.4 percent unemployment, according to the Missouri Department of Economic Development. “If you take a look back at the national recession of 2008 to 2009, Missouri has been better off that whole time,” director of communications of the Missouri Department of Economic Development John Fougere said. “Missouri has had lower than the national unemployment rate for 40 consecutive months. The national recession did not hit Missouri as hard as other states.” Fougere said that 2,900 jobs were created for Missouri’s manufacturing industry and was a major factor of the 10,200 jobs created in December. “Our balanced budgets, trained workforce and progrowth policies make Missouri one of the best places in the nation to invest and create jobs,” Gov. Jay Nixon said to automotive manufacturers in Detroit during the annual North American International Auto Show Jan. 16. “I am committed to building SEE JOBS | A5
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