Southeast Arrow September 28, 2011 by Gary Rust

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Africa.

Student roams the wild. Southeast senior Hollie Lybarger spent the summer on a South African game reserve. Cover story on page 6.

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Academic options and enrollment grow Tina Eaton Managing Editor

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Southeast Missouri State University President Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins met with a packed house when he delivered the 2011 State of the University address Sept. 15 in the John and Betty Glenn Auditorium. A 10-page booklet distributed before the speech outlined goals in five different areas – academics and student experience, people, communication, funding and infrastructure – that had been met or begun between 2010 and 2011. Also included was an outline for major tasks to be completed in the same five categories between 2011 and 2012. Enrollment was among the first on the list of met goals. For 11 years the university has broken its previous enrollment records, and according to the latest report from Southeast’s News Bureau on Sept. 20, 11,510 students were enrolled for the fall 2011 semester, a 3.6 percent increase from last fall. This includes over 700 international students from more than 48 countries. Dobbins explained why he believes Southeast’s population continues to expand in an interview the week after his address. “It’s a number of things,” Dobbins said. “You can ask yourself why did you come to Southeast? It’s quality education programs. It’s moderate cost. It’s small so that you get to know people — your faculty, your colleagues. And it’s a Division I school. And there’s the

Southeast enrollment Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Total

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1,928

11,510

1,904

International International 512

735

River Campus. The amenities at Southeast are numerous, and I think that people are understanding that.” Several majors were added to Southeast’s curriculum as well. These include bachelor’s degrees in global cultures and languages, psychology for off-site delivery, biology with a pre-physician assistant option and cybersecurity as well as a master’s degree in organizational management. Southeast’s Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, on the corner of Broadway and North Pacific Streets, was dedicated in the past year. Several new entrepreneurship minors were added in the areas of agriculture/ horticulture, biological and medical sciences, autism studies, health management, fashion and fine arts. “It’s so important in some of these fields that students have the understanding of what entrepreneurship is,”

Dobbins said. “And it’s more than understanding how to run your own business. It’s a way of thinking outside the box. “We have a lot of people that are in leadership positions at this university that think entrepreneurially, that think outside the box and do some really creative things. Yes, we do teach the nuts and bolts on how you start the business, but we also try to instill the thought process behind being entrepreneurial.” Accreditation teams also reviewed the curriculum between 2010 and 2011 and several programs were newly accredited or re-accredited. These areas of study include computer science, nursing, business, education, communication disorders, industrial and engineering technology, social work and mass media. “Building for the Future” was chosen to be the theme for the 2011-2012 academic year, and as a result a committee was formed to see that Southeast meets its projected goals. Eight people were chosen to make up the “Southeast in the Year 2020 Steering Committee,” chaired by Dr. Bill Eddleman, senior associate provost and dean of the School of Graduate Studies. The committee will examine trends in culture and education to determine what path the school must take in order to maintain its success nine years from now. Subcommittees made up of staff, faculty and students were formed under the steering committee to determine how to progress along with

changes in technology, curriculum, academics and academic programs, the role of faculty, student services and student demographics. “Our students that graduate this May, they will learn differently than those that are going to come in the following year,” Dobbins said. “And just think about the third graders who in 2020 will be freshmen at Southeast and the difference in their understanding and use of technology. It’s exploding. You cannot teach the same way in 2020 as you did in 1991.” In the past year, a survey of freshmen showed that 39 percent of new students applied only to Southeast and that the university was either the ﬁrst or second choice for 91 percent of freshmen. Dobbins said that in 2020, freshmen will be enrolling in college to prepare for jobs that have not even been invented today. It is his hope that the steering committee prepares the university so that it is still the ﬁrst choice in the next decade. “What we’re trying to do is get individuals to think about the different ways to deliver programs,” Dobbins said. “What programs should we be delivering? How should we be delivering them? How can we make sure that our online courses, whether they’re fully online or blended, are where they need to be? That’s the important part of what we’re doing. The big issue is online programs. We need to look at the quality of them. We need to set some kind of standard while still allowing the faculty creativity.”

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Fundraiser Up ‘til Dawn comes to campus Southeast Missouri State Univer-

sity’s Up ‘til Dawn is a studentrun program that raises money and awareness for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Up ‘til Dawn is a non-proﬁt organization that raises money for St. Jude. Located in Memphis, St. Jude is the ﬁrst institution that conducts basic and clinical research into childhood diseases such as sickle cell, pediatric AIDS, and mainly cancer. Also, St. Jude helps families pay for treatment not covered by insurance.

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Michael J. Fox Actor coming to speak about the power of love Emmy Award-winner and

Golden Globe Award-winner Michael J. Fox will present “Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Show Me Center. His presentation is part of the 2011 – 2012 University Speakers Series.

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Southeast’s record in games that Erin Shulman scores a goal.

FRESHMAN makes swift contribution FORWARD ERIN SHULMAN LEADS THE SOUTHEAST WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM IN GOALS

Shulman has recorded three goals in two OVC conference matches Erin Neier Arrow Reporter

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Freshman Erin Shulman dreamt of playing college soccer for as long as she can remember. She fulfilled this dream when she chose to play for the Southeast Missouri State University women’s soccer team. Shulman, a forward from Bloomington, Ill., decided to come to Southeast after looking at other schools. Shulman chose Southeast over Central Michigan, Eastern Illinois, Valparaiso and DePaul. “I decided I wanted to go somewhere that I’d be able to help the team and actually get to have some playing time,” Shulman said. “I came here and just loved it because it was a small campus. I liked the atmosphere and the coaches and the team.” During the recruiting process Southeast felt that it had found a player that would help the program to improve. The coaching staff at Southeast knew that Shulman was a solid athlete, but they looked at other aspects, too. “We focus on recruiting student-athletes that are positive life forces, people who view the cup as half full, not half empty,” Southeast coach Heather Nelson said. “Once we had an opportunity to meet Erin and her family we were confident that she was a perfect fit for our program.” Shulman has shown that she belongs in the Southeast soccer program from the moment she stepped on the field. Shulman has started in the all nine games this season and helped the team to a 6-2-1 record. “Erin is off to an excellent start,” Nelson said. "We have played a number of very good nonconference teams in which Erin has faced quality defenders and has scored some great goals.” Shulman leads the team with eight goals. “Her speed and ability to take on players has really helped us out offensively,” senior captain Nikki Edwards said.

Erin Shulman, who leads the Southeast women’s soccer team in goals, controls the ball against Arkansas State on Aug. 28 at Houck Stadium. – Photo by Kelso Hope

“She’s very skilled and she’s really been what we’ve been missing the last couple years.” While her goal scoring has been impressive, Shulman gives credit to her teammates. She has gotten assists from senior captain Vanessa Hart and freshman Torey Byrd. “It’s a good feeling, but a goal has to start with the defense and the whole team is responsible for a goal,” Shulman said. Shulman has been accepted by her teammates because of skills and her personality. “Erin’s got a great work ethic on and off the ﬁeld,” Edwards said. “She is a great person. She works hard in practice and that’s always nice to have around the team.” Shulman’s hard work has helped her so far this year and she feels she’s done a good job of balancing her schoolwork and soccer. She also wants to improve at anything she can to help her team. “Erin has an excellent work ethic, is smart, coachable and resilient,” Nelson said. “[She] also has a fun-loving personality and a sharp sense of humor.” The support of Shulman’s family

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[She] also has a fun-loving personality and a sharp sense of humor. Heather Nelson has shaped her into the person and athlete that she is today. She said her parents have always been supportive of her soccer career and they rarely miss a game. “They love that I’m playing, and they’d be sad if I quit ever,” Shulman said. While she knew that playing in college was something she deﬁnitely wanted to do, she still has not decided what her plans are after she graduates college and is undecided on a major.

Southeast freshman Erin Shulman scored two goals during Southeast’s 4-0 victory over Arkansas State on Aug. 28. – Photo by Kelso Hope

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SOFTBALL playoffs INTRAMURAL TEAMS LOOK TO GRAB LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Southeast Football Redhawks drop OVC opener The Southeast football team lost

its OVC opener Saturday at Tennessee Tech 38-31. Southeast running back Levi Terrell rushed for 155 yards on 15 attempts, while quarterback Matt Scheible was 13 of 25 passing for 175 yards. The Redhawks return home to face Eastern Illinois at 6 p.m. this Saturday.

Southeast Volleyball Team on winning streak The Southeast volleyball team

extended its winning streak to three games after defeating OVC opponents Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech at Houck Field House. The Redhawks beat JSU 3-1 on Friday and TTU 3-1 on Saturday. Southeast is second in the OVC standings with a record of 4-1.

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will host a Quidditch Tournament at 2 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Recreation Center North. Quidditch is based on a ﬁctional sport in “Harry Potter” in which players attempt to score for their team in one of three hoops while also trying to catch the golden snitch, which ends the game.

Spencer Michelson Arrow Reporter

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Major League Baseball’s regular season is coming to a close as October’s playoffs approach. At the same time, intramural slow pitch softball at Southeast Missouri State University has just come to the end of its regular season. With the playoffs starting this week, it’s time to catch up with the basics of Southeast’s intramural softball leagues. There are two softball leagues, a co-recreational league and a men’s league. The co-recreational league is split into three divisions: co-rec black, co-rec red and co-rec red 2. The men’s league is split up into four divisions between Greeks and non-Greeks: men’s Greek, men’s Greek 2, men’s red and men’s black. David Peppers, a captain of both a co-recreational team and a men’s team, says making the playoffs depends on more than a team’s ﬁnal record. “You have to go to the managers’ meetings, the managers do,” Peppers said. “After that you have to have a certain sportsmanship rating. You can go 4-0, but if you have a sportsmanship rating of 1 [out of 5] you won’t make the playoffs.” Once qualiﬁed for the playoffs, teams compete in a single-elimination tournament within their own division. Then the winners from each division take on the winners of the other divisions. However, the co-recreational league and men’s league do not cross

Seven division champions will be crowned at the conclusion of the postseason for intramural softball.

– Photos submitted by Jennifer Rose over to play each other. Peppers’ co-recreational team, The Rescuers Down Under, has a sportsmanship rating of 4.5 out of 5. His men’s team, which goes by the same name, has a rating of 5. Last year, Kyle Jarrett, a captain in both leagues, played for the men’s red division champions. Despite his success in the men’s league, Jarrett also enjoys the co-recreational league. “It is competitive, but it’s more relaxing,” Jarrett said. “You have girls, so they kind of lighten the mood. Guys take it serious every time.”

Jarrett’s co-recreational team, Swingers, has a perfect sportsmanship rating of 5. His men’s team, Boys of Summer, also has a rating of 5. The games last for seven innings. There is a time limit of 50 minutes, and the team that is leading after time expires is the winner. There is also a built in “mercy rule.” Once a team reaches a lead of 10 runs over an opponent, that team gets the win. During a game, Peppers prefers the batter’s box to the ﬁeld. “I’m a switch-hitter, so it’s fun,” Peppers said. “I can bat

right or left, confuse people.” Jarrett likes to play in the ﬁeld. “I pitch, so I’m kind of the center of attention you can say,” Jarrett said. “It’s cool to see the players support each other.” Now that the playoffs are underway, intramural softball’s champions will all be crowned the week of Oct. 3. Games are played at Southeast’s intramural ﬁelds, and another season of intramural softball will start in the spring. For more information on Southeast’s intramural sports, visit www.imleagues.com/semo.

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JAZZ Sultans in Cape SOUTHEAST INSTRUCTORS PART OF LOCAL BAND

The Jazz Sultans played Thursday night at Buckner Brewing Co. The band plays original music created by each of the members. The music features smooth jazz repetitions with intermittent improvised musical material. The Jazz Sultans will perform again on Oct. 20 at Buckner Brewing Co. Members include (from left) Southeast professor Robert Conger on trombone, Southeast instructor Matt Yount on piano, Mineral Area Community College instructor Michael Goldsmith on tenor saxophone, Southeast alumnus Sam Godwin on bass and Southeast instructor Jay Contrino on drums. - Photo by Kelso Hope

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WIND Symphony selected

THE SCHOOL WAS LAST PICKED IN 2004 FOR THE MISSOURI MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE Amity Downing Arrow Reporter

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Every four years there is a presidential election, the Olympics take place and the Southeast Missouri State University Wind Symphony submits an audition tape to the Missouri Music Educators Association in hopes of being selected to play at its quadrennial conference. This year, the symphony was chosen. Out of 142 applications submitted from high schools and colleges all over the state, Southeast was one of three schools to be chosen to play in front of a live audience of 1,200 people at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Mo., according to Dr. Marty Reynolds, director of bands at Southeast. The two other schools chosen were the University of Missouri and Central Methodist University. The conference will be held Jan. 25 to 28. The symphony was last picked in 2004, having been left off the list in 2008. “Getting the invitation is really a big deal for our department,” said Reynolds, who is in his second year at Southeast. The MMEA Conference brings together music educators and students from different parts of the state to perform and judge other school symphonies. Reynolds said the conference is a great recruiting opportunity because high school symphonies are in attendance as well. He added that while on the trip, the symphony will stop at a few high schools to perform and hopefully spark interest in those considering being a part of a symphony in college. Reynolds said the conference will also offer a chance to show musicians from other parts of Missouri what the Southeast Wind Symphony has to offer. Cameron Taylor, a senior music

education and clarinet performance major, said being selected to play at the MMEA Conference is an honor. “I think it’s a real testament to what Dr. Reynolds is doing,” Taylor said. Taylor has been a part of the Southeast Wind Symphony for each of his four years at Southeast but has never had this opportunity. He said receiving the invitation is an incentive to work harder while preparing for the concert as the symphony prepares for what he referred to as “a big golden apple we’re reaching for, here.” After hearing that Dr. Reynolds sent in an audition tape to the MMEA, it didn’t really mean anything to him because it was just another tape. After reading on Facebook that they had been chosen to play at the conference, it hit him. “Goodness, really? That’s incredible,” Taylor said he thought to himself. “I am excited. It will be a good last concert for the year. It will be nice to go out [of] the year with a bang.” A few of the selections that will be played at the MMEA Conference will be chosen from the Wind Symphony’s upcoming concert at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus. The concert will feature a diverse selection of songs. Reynolds chose pieces that the students have never played before. “The variety is what makes it interesting,” Reynolds said. Pieces selected for the concert include “March to the Scaffold” by Hector Berlioz, which is a musical rendition of a man’s march to the guillotine to be put to death and “Morning Alleluias” by Ron Nelson, which tells the story of victims after the bombing on Hiroshima, Japan, through music.

FAMILY WEEKEND

SEMO Events Into the Woods

Wednesday, Sept. 28 7:30 p.m. Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall, Cape Girardeau, MO This Tony Award-winning musical blends various familiar fairy tales and characters with an original story of what happens after “happily ever after.”

Southeast Jazz Bands

Friday, Sept. 30 8 to 11 p.m. Buckner Brewing Co., Cape Girardeau, MO The University Jazz Combos are

groups of jazz student musicians committed to the performance of small-group jazz improvisation. These groups perform at various university and community social events throughout the academic year.

Isabella Music Video Shoot

Friday, Sept. 30 7 p.m. Port Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, MO Isabella returns to hometown Cape Girardeau for the shooting of the music video for their newest single, which is set to be released with their 3rd album in Oct./Nov.

Robert Ketchens: Transition Spaces 11.2

Sunday, Oct. 2 1 to 4 p.m. ROSEMARY BERKEL AND HARRY L. CRISP II MUSEUM, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO A unique exhibition space devoted to the work of artists within 150 miles of Cape Girardeau.

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9-10 a.m. Breakfast with President Dobbins and his staff at the Beanery Cafe, University Center 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Family Adventures University Center 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Lunch University Center 4 p.m. Pregame Tailgate Wehking Alumni Center Parking Lot 6 p.m. Kickoff: Southeast Redhawks vs. Eastern Illinois University

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(Far left) Hundreds of different species of animals live on the Madikwe Game Reserve.

INTERNSHIP takes student to South Africa for three months

(Middle left) For a week at the end of her internship, Hollie Lybarger visited Cape Town. There she went diving with great white sharks. (Left) Over 800 elephants populate the Madikwe Game Reserve. — Photos submitted by Hollie Lybarger

Wildlife and conservation major gets first-person experience of life on a game reserve Dan Fox Editor

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It was late at night, and Hollie Lybarger was sleeping in the truck. A voice from the vehicle’s radio jolted her awake, squawking a warning that she was in elephant alley. With the sound of elephants shuffling closer and only one way in or out by car, she heeded the warning from the radio and slowly moved her vehicle away. After several months in the bush, she was prepared for dealing with dangerous and temperamental animals. Lybarger, a senior at Southeast Missouri State University, interned for three months on the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa. Madikwe is approximately 185,328 acres in size. The game reserve plays host to many different forms of life, but featured most prominently are the big five. “The big five is a term coined by white hunters,” Lybarger, a wildlife and conservation major, said. “It includes the elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and buffalo. They are the most dangerous animals in the world to hunt on land.” Hyenas, snakes and over 360 species of birds also live on the reserve. “Snakes are huge there,” Lybarger said. “I saw a black mamba sunbathing on the road. They’ve been known to chase people, but he was quite timid.” One of Lybarger’s jobs on the reserve was working in hospitality at one of the many lodges. People from across the globe would come to stay at the expensive resort, taking tours and sightseeing across the reserve’s vast terrain. Lybarger took groups of tourists out on such safaris as part of her internship. “It came to the point towards the end of my trip where people would ask me questions about the wildlife, and I was able to answer them,” Lybarger said. “I was pretty impressed with myself.” While she did enjoy working inside the lodge, Lybarger said that her best experiences happened outside the walls of the resort. She learned how to tag and track animals, how and when to use a controlled burn on troublesome plants like sickle bush and what to do when faced with an angry, charging elephant. “I’m more scared of an elephant than I am of a lion,” Lybarger said. “Those things are bullies.” One of the highlights of her trip was tagging rhinoceroses. The tagging process involves

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That’s one thing I love about my field, but it’s also to my demise. Its so broad … This world is so big. It’s a beautiful place. Hollie Lybarger

using a helicopter to chase the rhino into a clearing. Once exposed, the helicopter ﬂies close enough for one of the crew to use a tranquilizer gun to sedate the animal. The research team then moves in, and blood and tissue samples are taken from the body. A GPS device is drilled into the horn, and the ears are notched in a distinctive way. “Then, if it was poached, we would be able to track the horn,” Lybarger said. “It’s crazy because you have this giant animal, and it’s surrounded by people. It’s a huge team working on this one animal so we can get in there and get out and have it on its way.” Lybarger said another high point of her internship involved helping ﬁlmmaker Rob HarrisonWhite with his research on the jackal, a medium-sized, coyotelike scavenger. The jackal, much like the coyote in the United States, is shot on sight by farmers to prevent them from attacking cattle. Harrison-White, who has been researching the jackal for over 10 years, says that killing them only makes them reproduce more and increases the number

Hollie Lybarger, pictured at left, helped tag three white rhinos in one day during her internship. White rhinos used to be in the minority, according to Lybarger. But after so many rescue efforts were focused on them, their dark-skinned cousins, the black rhinos, are now in greater danger. — Photo submitted by Hollie Lybarger of pups in the female’s litter. “It was hard work,” Lybarger said. “You work from sundown to sunup.” Harrison-White’s research involves collaring jackals, which allows him to monitor their behavior and territorial patterns. Using tracking equipment mounted on a truck, Lybarger learned how to use the GPS system, which makes a digital record of the animal’s movements. One night while following a certain jackal around as it foraged for food, Lybarger said lions began roaring from within a few yards. “It was rattling the window of the truck,” she said. “We had to write that down because that’s an interaction that’s going to affect the jackals.” It wasn’t just predators prowling at night that they had to record. Everything, from the carcasses of dead animal to the movements of herds had to be written down to give the research a complete look at the jackal’s behavior.

Animal management is only a small portion of running a reserve, and Lybarger said she and other workers were sent out with machetes to clear invasive plant species from the land more than a few times. One such species was the sickle bush, a type of legume covered in thorns several inches long. “It sucks to get pricked by those,” Lybarger said. “I stepped on it a couple times. It went right through my shoe.” Lybarger said she wouldn’t turn down an opportunity to return to South Africa, but there are other countries she’d like to visit as well. Australia, Costa Rica and Alaska all interest Lybarger and all have their own attraction for her. “That’s one thing I love about my ﬁeld, but it’s also to my demise,” Lybarger said. “It’s so broad. … This world is so big. It’s a beautiful place.” Visit southeastarrow.com for more photos from Lybarger’s internship.

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Part of Hollie Lybarger’s internship involved dealing with all manners of life on the game reserve, from lion cubs (pictured above) to tourists taking safari rides around the 185,328 acres Madikwe spans across. — Photo submitted by Hollie Lybarger

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LISA Ling comes to Southeast CAREER JOURNALIST HOLDS Q&A FOR STUDENTS

International correspondent shares advice Tina Eaton Managing Editor

isa Ling, who spoke at Southeast Missouri State University’s Show Me Center on Sept. 20, hosts a show on the Oprah Winfrey Network called “Our America with Lisa Ling.” She began her journalism career at the age of 18 on Channel One News and has since worked for CNN, ABC News and National Geographic, among other special assignments. Ling sat down with a small group of journalism students at Southeast a few hours before her presentation for a question and answer session.

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“But for every dark aspect of humanity that I witness in the world I always see the best in humanity at the same time.” Lisa Ling

Can you explain the response you received for the comment you made on “The View” following Sept. 11? [Editor’s note: Ling said, “What Lisa Ling speaks to a room of journalism students. – Photo by Elizabeth Fritch happened to the United States surprised that this terrorist is the best education you could you as an individual have to was a catastrophic event and was attack [Sept. 11] happened. ever get. College will be there make. If you went to Fox News Even then in 1994, when I was but I truly believe that if you the worst terrorist attack in or NBC and tried to push a 21 years old, I said to myself, get the opportunity to leave certain kind of story and you’re human history. Yet maybe somehow, I don’t know when, your comfort zone – it may rejected, then ultimately you we are going to be familiar be out of your country or out before we seek revenge, we have to decide if you can accept this region in the world. of your city just volunteering what they’re asking you to do. should ask the question – why with … A commander said to me somewhere – you will become If not, there are outlets that ‘You come to this country and more marketable. It’s a pretty should anyone want to make are out there that you can arm us to the teeth and powerful resumé. When you travel explore. They just might not be such an attack on the U.S.?”] you you pour billions of dollars in and when you leave your comfort Ling: ... The U.S. has been deeply involved in these countries for a very long time, and, when I was in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing. So many young boys were armed to the teeth and were carrying weapons provided to them by the United States. It had become so lawless. They turned their guns on each other in a civil war. The tribal commanders had inﬂicted war on each other. … As a young journalist, I came back to America, and I was so surprised that nobody was talking about this, despite the fact that the U.S. was so involved in Afghanistan. It was this festering problem and it was continuing to grow in that part of the world unbeknownst to the U.S., despite the fact that the U.S. had spent so much money – over one billion dollars – in Afghanistan so that they could ﬁght this proxy war against the Soviet Union. So, I guess, long story short – I

our country and then you just leave.’ It was a certain knowledge that it was going to come back and haunt us. So when I got that reaction I was surprised because it didn’t seem like people were willing to familiarize themselves with the situation.

Even at a college level, do you think there should be a certain level of desire for studying journalism as opposed to “I’m just doing this to get a job?” Ling: Sure. I ﬁnd that, especially given this challenging economy, people are going to college thinking ‘What do I need to study to get a job?’ rather than going to college to get a better education. I’m someone that grew up without a lot of money, and it was at my job with Channel One that I started to travel. And that changed my life. I was young. I was 18 years old. I was traveling the world. If you do get an opportunity, it

zone, your horizons expand.

What would you suggest to journalism students who want to conform to the demands of their job without losing their ethics? Ling: When broadcast news programs have to adhere to the same rating system as “The Real Housewives” and “Jersey Shore” – it’s the truth that they have to compete – I feel like news organizations should be held to a different kind of standard and not have to compete with Bravo and MTV and all of that. As people who are wanting to pursue this, I think that you have to think long and hard about the jobs that you decide to take. There are opportunities to tell substantive stories if they’re good enough. And if you tell them with enough creativity and ingenuity, then I think people will respond. … There are decisions that

as high proﬁle, maybe not as lucrative. So it depends on how far you’re willing to push it.

Besides traveling, what has really prepared you the most for the job you have today? Ling: Honestly, for me it really was to travel. I majored in history and was actually working at Channel One while I was in college, so my journey is a little unorthodox because I started traveling so much when I was in college. My biggest regret was that I didn’t immerse myself in another world for more than a year. I wish, if I could do it all over again, I would live in Mexico or China or somewhere for a year and just learn the language really well.

After seeing what you’ve seen in your career would you say you’re more pessimistic in the way the world works or do you just see it as

Ling: I deﬁnitely see hope in everything, otherwise I could not do this. I’ve seen so much heartache. I’ve seen so many things that continue to haunt me. But for every dark aspect of humanity that I witness in the world I always see the best in humanity at the same time. I discover people who have risked their lives to help other people, or people who just sort of quit everything to pursue something that touches them. I see hope and I actually think that the thing that inhibits us is ignorance, that close-mindedness, that desire to not know. I feel there isn’t a single thing in my life or a place that I’ve visited that I regret.

How do you go about getting such in-depth stories? Ling: My team and I are constantly reading everything and pitching stories all the time. And I happen to be an intrinsically curious person, so I’m pitching stories every day. I read something and I’m like ‘We should do this!’ Then we have a team that does a little more research, and we’ll pitch it to the network. So I would say, for my series, about half comes from me and my team and the other half comes from the Oprah Winfrey Network. That’s why what I do is so unique. I ﬁnally found this organization that is allowing me to do the kinds of stories I’ve always dreamt of doing. Plus, it’s been successful and no one really thought that it would be because the topics are pretty meaty. They are not only renewing me for a second season but they’re wanting more and more shows, and I hope that other networks see that they are doing well and that there is an appetite for good storytelling. … I write, I explore, I ask questions of people. Every time I ﬁnish a show I always get so excited because I think ‘Yes! That’s the best show I’ve done!’ because I love storytelling and everyone has a story. I’m sure if you went out and interacted with fellow students you’d be astounded by what you’d learn. We go through life not knowing what is going on beneath the surface.

What are you doing for family weekend?

Maurice Burns: “My family won’t be attending this weekend.”

Samantha Mauk: “I was really

considering taking myself and my daughter to the rec center for family weekend.”

Samantha Caputo: “I haven’t seen my mom in a really long time, and I think it’s going to be a lot of fun. She is going to get to come down and see what I do and just be a mom.”

David Amelotti: “My family is coming down Friday night, and Saturday morning we are going to play golf. Saturday night we are going to go to the football game as a family. We are just going to be bonding. I will probably show-and-tell my parents off to my friends.”

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How to stay healthy There has been a 40 percent rise in patient Visits at southeast’s health clinic

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This year marks one of the highest reports for sick patients seen on a daily basis at Southeast Missouri State University’s campus. Karen Steger, who is responsible for the billing at the Campus Health Clinic, said the number of patients visiting the clinic rose nearly 40 percent since the beginning of the fall 2011 term, leaving the nurse practitioner, Gina Koch, scrambling to aid anywhere between 12 and 20 patients a day. Students are plagued with colds, sinusitis, allergies and other viral diseases. These are the gateway diseases that lead to strep throat, mononucleosis and the flu. Steger said not many positive cases of these illnesses have appeared within the student body, but there are a few easy practices to help ward them off. According to Steger, the best ways to stay healthy are to always wash hands before eating and after going to the restroom, not sharing drinks with others and dressing appropriately for the weather. These points are instrumental when venturing to the recreational services on campus in order to stay active and healthy. Director of Recreation Services Troy Vaughn and his staff stresses that remaining

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physically active can help boost one’s immune system. Approximately 70 percent of Southeast’s population utilizes the recreation centers available on campus. Vaughn, manager of both the north and south recreational facilities, believes that “rec centers today are more the campus centers of tomorrow.” He hopes that the 93,000-square-foot facility on the north campus, consisting of an aquatic center, indoor track, five basketball and racquetball courts, a large weight room, two areas of cardiovascular equipment, multipurpose rooms, a group exercise studio and a rockclimbing wall, helps students relax after a stressful day. Participation in the recreation centers steadily increased over the years, causing the facilities to grow in order to accommodate the approximately half a million visits every year. During mid-

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summer of 2007, approximately 362,180 people were recorded attending the recreation centers. Five years later those numbers increased to 534,300 people. In August, the Student Recreation Center North was visited nearly 16,400 times, while the Student Recreation Center South saw approximately 17,400 visits. Vaughn said that the recreation centers have yet to reach their peak busy months. The numbers soar between Thanksgiving and spring break. All outdoor sports must come inside and split the space available in the recreation centers with other students. Room must be left for any student who wants to work out individually and can no longer get his or her exercise outdoors. Vaughn hopes the recreation centers on campus will continue to provide a safe place for people to work out.

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There’s something becoming more and more apparent in Southeast Missouri State University classrooms. No, it’s not a sudden lack of student hygiene or a rise in the popularity of the reverse Mohawk. Believe it or not, it is something far more sinister and detrimental to the education of the average student: a lack of participation. It’s almost ridiculous how many times in one class period a professor can pose a question, only to be met with blank faces and the nervous shufﬂing of students’ feet. Even simple queries about plans for the weekend can receive such a deadpan look the professor might as well have just asked students to state the meaning of life in under 12 syllables. What makes today’s college students so afraid to voice their opinions in front of their peers? Do they fear ridicule from friends and professor alike? They shouldn’t. No one is so bored that they sit waiting in class for someone to speak up with an uninformed answer. With very few exceptions, professors are just as forgiving of an incorrect response as long as the student in error spoke up earnestly and with an intent to learn. The basic problem with a class period devoid of student input is just that: it lacks student input. People don’t think alike, nor is a problem typically solved in the same way by two different people. Adding a varying array of students’ thoughts, ideas and solutions to a 50-minute class can turn the most boring of lectures into an engaging debate. That’s not to say each and every course is a complete drag without students

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SOUTHEAST Missouri regional orchestra OPENING CONCERT TO FEATURE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED VIOLINIST

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The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra will return in October for its 11th opening symphony gala and will feature one of America’s most famous violinists and composers, Mark O’Connor. O’Connor is known for his unique style of composed music that entices audience members from the moment it reaches their ears. “His music is a blending of traditional, American folk songs, bluegrass and jazz with the classical sounds of the symphony orchestra,” conductor Sara Edgerton said. To begin the symphony, the orchestra will play a selection from a ballet suite from composer Aaron Copland titled “Billy the Kid.” Following this piece, O’Connor will make his appearance along with renowned cellist Patrice Jackson. They will join the rest of the orchestra for a piece O’Connor composed, a double concert called “For the Heroes.” To top off the evening, the orchestra will ﬁnish with O’Connor’s “Americana Symphony”

The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra performs at last year’s Gala Season Opening Concert. -Photo submitted by Michael Grace and “Fiddle Concerto.” “‘Billy the Kid’ is a bit different, and the Mark O’Connor piece is just very complex,” Southeast trombone player Matt Gates said. “There is so much going on, and there are so many different parts within the orchestra.” String bass player Kyle Clay also said there is a lot of variety in the music that will be played. “They kind of go through very different styles of music in one piece,” Clay said. “You’re going

to hear a lot of jazz and a lot of folk, so it’s very diverse.” The orchestra went through a long process to ensure that it would be given the opportunity to play with O’Connor. After speaking with O’Connor at a concert, Edgerton spent the next several months working out speciﬁc dates and times that would work best for him. “I went and talked to him, which sort of got the ball rolling,” Edgerton said. “He was very

excited about coming to play.” Once the date was set, the orchestra began preparing at the start of the school year. Practicing twice a week, the members dedicated their time to learning to play the music perfectly. “It was a lot harder [to learn],” Clay said. “There was also the added pressure of getting [the pieces] exactly right because they’re his pieces and he’s going to be performing with us.” Guest performer Steve Shafner,

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who will also assist the orchestra, said this particular concert is very important to him. “The music is some of the toughest I have read rhythmically,” Shafner said. “It’s very mathematical. Being such a big fan of [O’Connor’s], I’ve probably spent more time preparing for this concert than most,” Shafner said. The symphony will take place at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus.