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Southeast students first Americans to win international business competition Andrew Tyahla Arrow Reporter

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A team of four Southeast Missouri State University business students became the first from America to win a recent international business competition. The contest, the 2012 Network of International Business Schools Worldwide Case Competition, took place from Feb. 26 to March 2 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. “Being the first American team to win the competition is a huge honor,” senior team member Deanna Dippold said. “It is not an easy competition, so for SEMO to even make the final round was an accomplishment in itself.” Dippold, non-traditional senior student Elizabeth Maldonado, senior Mitchell Brunson and senior Egbar Ozenkoski began their endeavor by preparing for the qualifying round. They practiced by analyzing past cases and preparing presentations. The team met only four times before the competition, compared to other schools, that have classes devoted to preparing students for the competition up to a year in advance. “With our busy schedules, it was very difficult to get the team together in order to prepare for that round,” Ozenkoski said. The qualifying round took place in early November. At this time, NIBS sent each of its 86 affiliated schools worldwide a business case. Each team had six hours to come up with a solution to the scenario presented with only four books as resources and no Internet access in the room. “It was a very exhausting night,” Dippold said. “We started at about 5:30 p.m. and didn’t

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We knew we had developed a reputation for creativity and felt it was something that had become part of our distinctive competency, and therefore something we needed to deliver every time. Elizabeth Maldonado leave until about midnight.” Once the team was done, it sent its submission to a NIBS judging panel. The results were revealed in December. Out of 86 teams, only eight moved on to the Top 10 because the previous year’s winner and the host school, Rotterdam University, were guaranteed spots in the championships. “The announcement that we were selected for the Top 10 was stressful to say the least,” Ozenkoski said. “The email began by sounding as though we

Deanna Dippold, Elizabeth Maldonado, Mitchell Brunson and Egbar Ozenkoski became the first Americans to win the Network of International Business Schools Worldwide Case Competition. - Submitted photo

didn’t make it; however, it later stated that we were a ﬁnalist.” The Southeast team competed with the other nine teams in cases each day while in the Netherlands. “Every case was stressful,” Brunson said. “We had limited time, few resources and an abundance of opinions.” “We knew we had developed a reputation for creativity and felt it was something that had become part of our distinctive competency, and was therefore something we needed to deliver every time,” Maldonado said. The rules regarding available resources were the same, but the time limit was only three or four hours. In addition, the team also was required to prepare

a 20-minute presentation of their plan to the judges. “Overall, the final day was the most stressful,” Brunson said. “We not only had to do two cases but everyone was mentally drained from the earlier rounds.” In the end, their efforts were rewarded with first place in the competition. The Southeast team was given an automatic spot in next year’s competition, which will be in Belgium. “As happy as I am, though,” Maldonado said. “My 8-yearold son is even more proud of us. Whenever anyone asks me about the competition in front of him he is quick to say, ‘And they were the first team from America to ever win.’”

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Activity Pinterest Pinterest. There is so much

inspiration held within one name — from recipes, fashion, crafts, weddings, nurseries, art, decorations, tattoos and more. One can find the recipe for oven-baked fried pickles, instructions on how to make your own laundry detergent and wedding centerpieces all on one site. Pinterest is an invitation-only website that allows users to create their own virtual pinboards, where they “pin” pictures and links to other websites and pages. “Pinning” an item essentially means copying a link and saving it on a board where users can go back and view it later. These links range anywhere from tips for brides-to-be on their big day, to how to perfect a fishtail braid. There is no limit on boards or pins, and they may be organized into categories. Users are able to comment on pins, “like” pins, follow each other’s boards and repin items onto their personal boards. Senior early childhood education major Mara Kennon found the site about six months ago while reading a blog. She has been hooked ever since. “They were saying it was a virtual bulletin board, like, you just found cool stuff and you saved it,” Kennon said. “I was like, I got to find that out. It’s so up my alley. [I] got on there, never looked back.” Kennon is getting married on Dec. 22 and has been using the site to get ideas for wedding details. Due to lack of a privacy feature, Kennon does not post her ideas and inspirations for her wedding on her Pinterest boards.

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TENNIS player hails from England FRESHMAN MELISSA MARTIN HAS A 9-7 SINGLES RECORD FOR SOUTHEAST

BRIEFS Southeast Gymnastics Two gymnasts advance Southeast gymnasts Megan

Fosnow and Taylor Westrick will compete in the NCAA Regional Championships on April 7 in Champaign, Ill. Fosnow is a ﬁrsttime qualiﬁer and will compete in the all-around. Westrick will compete in the balance beam competition for the second year in a row.

Southeast Baseball Redhawks get swept Austin Peay swept the Southeast

baseball team in a three-game series over the weekend. Austin Peay won 8-5 on Friday, 5-2 on Saturday and 11-7 on Sunday. The series was the OVC-opener for both teams. The Redhawks will play at OVC-foe Eastern Illinois for a three-game series starting at 3 p.m. Friday in Charleston, Ill.

Southeast Softball Redhawks win two games The Southeast softball team

improved its OVC record to 5-5 with two victories against SIU Edwardsville on Sunday. The Redhawks won the ﬁrst game 9-8 and the second game 4-1. Pitchers Alora Marble and Shea Cothren each threw complete games for Southeast. The team will play OVC-foe UT Martin at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Southeast Softball Complex.

Bradley Conway Arrow Reporter

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It was an easy task to get Melissa Martin and her family to visit southeast Missouri and sit down with women’s tennis coach Mark Elliott and talk about playing tennis at Southeast Missouri State University. “Nigel Sears, a friend of mine, emailed me about Melissa, and I’m very happy that she chose to come to Southeast,” Elliott said. “While she still has a lot to learn as a freshman, she’s a really good competitor and has a pleasant attitude, and I’m very lucky with all of the ladies on the team.” After her sister’s graduation at the University of Indiana, Martin and her family traveled to Cape Girardeau for a tour of Southeast’s campus. “I emailed tons of universities in America, and I went from there and they offered me the best scholarship,” Martin said. “I really like the Southeast campus, it’s fun.” Martin is a freshman from Wolverhampton, England who started taking classes last semester. Martin has yet to declare a major at Southeast but plans on studying fashion merchandising. Because Martin has been training six out of seven days a week, she hasn’t been able to experience much of Southeast and its surroundings. She’s not involved with any student organizations, but instead has chosen to focus on her ﬁtness. Martin said that in tennis it’s important to be in tip-top shape. “When we’re having in-season training, we practice for three

hours, an hour of weights and running during the week,” Martin said. “When it’s outof-season training, the team does more weightlifting and we train everyday for three hours, too. I love fitness.” Martin takes her opportunity to play tennis at Southeast seriously, and she gave an insight of what it’s like when she’s on the court. “It’s all about the battle of the fittest,” Martin said. “If you’ve got more fitness, it doesn’t matter if your game is good because you can outrun them. It’s a lot about skill and natural ability as well, and it’s important to go on the court with a good mindset. But you have to adapt with how the other person is playing as well with how you’re doing, too.” Martin started playing tennis when she was 5 years old and began competing when she was 11. She also learned to play tennis with her sister Charlotte. She laughed when asked if she was better than her sister. “I’m five years younger so you have to put that in the picture,” Martin said. “But no, she’s better than I am. “ Charlotte played tennis at Indiana and was successful. In 2009-10, she finished with overall records of 11-6 in singles matches and 12-8 in doubles matches and was named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. The ranking system in England is similar to the one in the United States. Every tennis player that enters a tournament gains a certain amount of points depending on how far they progress. These points are

Melissa Martin (right) and teammate Nikole Novikova Sunday at the Southeast Tennis Complex. - Photo by Nathan Hamilton added up over a long period of time. If a player doesn’t do as well in a tournament than the year before, points are lost. One of Martin’s memorable moments was when she had the chance to compete at Wimbledon, playing in two matches in the 14-and-under competition. “I had a pretty big win at Wimbledon,” Martin said. “In the rating system I was a 7.2, which was quite low. My competitor was a 5.2, which was reasonably high and I beat her.” The season seems to be starting off well for Martin, and she said she’s focused on the team’s remaining opponents. Last semester, Martin started with a 2-3 in singles and a 6-1 in doubles with Jessica Courtnell. “In doubles, I play with Jessica and we have never played together before, so we didn’t know how each other played,” Martin said. “But this semester has been

better but harder because of the increased competition and there have been tougher matches. But I love doubles, it’s really fun.” At the Red Wolves Invitational at Arkansas State, Martin and Courtnell played in the third leg and managed to win the whole thing. While in singles, Martin went 1-3. But while Martin seems to be taking full advantage of studying abroad, sometimes she gets homesick. Martin said England is a lot different than the United States, especially the weather. “It’s hard being away from England at times because it’s my home and I miss my family but having my teammates and having guidance from my coaches make it better,” Martin said. “I love the team atmosphere and team spirit and it makes me want to do better because you’re working for a team and not just yourself and it makes us become closer on the team.”

An Evening With Bill Nye Tuesday, April 3 7:30 p.m. Show Me Center University tickets free with Redhawks ID at UC 202, UC 204 and Show Me Center Box Office.

$10 general public tickets available at Show Me Center Box Office, www.showmecenter.biz or (573) 651-5000.

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SEMO Magic continues to build on success INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL TEAM ALREADY HAS WON TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team has compiled a 25-6 record Erin Neier Arrow Staff Writer

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The SEMO Magic intramural basketball team started out as a group of men that had a goal to win an intramural league at Southeast Missouri State University and has since transformed into a team that has plans to form a club basketball team and play in tournaments across the country. The original members of the team that are still playing are Marlon Gee, Chris Hahn and Andrew Pearson. Jerel Bobbitt, Josh Moore, Mason Noe, Ronald Packnett, Zech Payne and Aaron Pierick also play for the team. “We have a lot of success because none of us are selﬁsh players,” Bobbitt said. “The only thing we want to do is win, and that is the only thing we are focused on. We put the personal accolades aside and do what is best for the team and play a speciﬁc role. When everyone is playing their role and contributing to the team, that is when the success comes.” The Magic have compiled an overall record of 25-6 in two intramural league seasons and two tournaments off campus. In 2011 the team won the red league championship, but lost to Dynasty Squad in the alluniversity tournament. This season they won the black league championship and the

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We have a lot of success because none of us are selfish players. The only thing we want to do is win, and that is the only thing we are focused on. Jerel Bobbitt The SEMO Magic intramural basketball team plans to form a club basketball team. - Submitted photo all-university championship. According to Recreation Services, the black league is for more advanced teams. “Honestly, we just show up to the games and play,” Bobbitt said. “We would go up to the recreation center sometimes and shoot around and play a few picks up games, but we would never have a scheduled practice and go over plays or anything. We were able to show up and still have great chemistry on the court and win, and that says a lot about the guys on this team.” According to Bobbitt,

competition in the intramural league did not make it easy for them to win games and that winning the all-university tournament was a challenge. However, he said that the tournaments they traveled to had different qualities. “The competition level in the tournaments was different because you saw teams that were coached or had managers on their benches, and club teams also participated in the tournaments,” Bobbitt said. “The competition level was a little more serious with practicing and preparation.”

Recreation Services director Troy Vaughn and assistant director Jennifer Rose gave the Magic the opportunity to play in tournaments after the team approached them. According to Rose, the tournaments were partially funded by the university and partially from the players. The team played at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., and at Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro, Tenn. “It was a really, really good experience just to bond with my teammates and play competition from other schools,” Moore said.

“We had never really thought about it, but other schools have club teams and they send their teams to tournaments. It was kind of cool to be the ﬁrst team from SEMO to be sent to a tournament and play against other competition from around the region.” The team plans to continue playing together, but will be losing Bobbitt and Hahn when they graduate in May. The team plans to join a summer league in St. Louis and has met with Rose and received information about starting a club team.

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WILLIE Nelson will serenade Southeast THE RED-HEADED STRANGER WILL PERFORM AT THE SHOW ME CENTER ON EASTER SUNDAY Willie Nelson, who has been scheduled to perform at the Show Me Center multiple times in the past, will make an appearance on April 8. Students can purchase discounted tickets with their Southeast ID at the SMC box office.

Whitney Law Arrow Reporter

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Country music icon Willie Nelson will perform some of his many classics at the Show Me Center as a stop on his current U.S. tour. “The Red-headed Stranger,” as Nelson’s fans refer to him, will bring years of experience and talent to Cape Girardeau. Over the past ﬁve decades, Willie Nelson has received some of the most important awards in country music, ranging from the Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1975 to receiving a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals in 2008 as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. “Willie Nelson to me, he’s just a legend,” Show Me Center marketing director Josh Hanlon said. “He’s been in the business for decades. I have a feeling it’s going to be hard for somebody like Willie Nelson to decide what songs to play in a concert because he has so many.” The 78-year-old singer will be performing some of his acclaimed classics like “On the Road Again,” “Blues Eyes Crying in the Rain” and “Uncloudy Day” for the Southeast community. After writing songs like “Crazy,” made famous by Patsy Cline, Nelson became famous in the 1970s for his own music, outlaw image and unique sound. “He is a classic as far as country music is concerned, and I think that a lot of people will come out to see him,” Southeast junior Macy Ellsworth said. “I

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Being a fan of older country, it is very exciting to have a legend of the genre, Willie Nelson, come here to Cape.

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“Where was THIS when I was in schoo don’t think there are too many people in southeast Missouri that would pass him up. Also, I love country music because I feel like I relate to it easily. It takes me back to different times in my life. And the lyrics always make for good sing-a-longs.” Hanlon said that if you’re a country music fan, you probably know who Willie Nelson is and that even if you’re a big fan of the new country artists, many

of them grew up listening to people like Willie Nelson and that’s what inspired them to be country music singers. Nelson will release a new album entitled “Heroes” on May 15. It will include news songs, covers and duets with artists such as Merle Haggard, Sheryl Crow and Snoop Dogg. “Being a fan of older country, it is very exciting to have a legend of the genre, Willie Nelson, come

here to Cape,” senior mass media major Billy Nickelson said. Willie Nelson will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 8 at the Show Me Center. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are available at the Show Me Center ticket ofﬁce, by phone at 573-651-5000 and online at www.showmecenter.biz. Tickets cost $67.50, $47.50 or $37.50 depending on the seat location in the Show Me Center.

Students receive a discount at the box ofﬁce with a Southeast ID. “At his age, you never know when he’s going to stop,” Hanlon said. “For someone at the age of Willie Nelson and who has been in the business for so long, every concert that he does could be the last time he’s in that area. He could tour the next ten years, he could decide that this is his last. This very well could be southeast Missouri’s last chance.”

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POPULAR TV performer Bill Nye in Cape SCIENCE GURU WILL SPEAK ABOUT THE CHANGING ENVIRONMEMT TO STUDENTS AND OTHER ATTENDEES AT SHOW ME CENTER

Bill Nye the Science Guy will visit Southeast on April 3. - Submitted Photo

Ashley Books Arrow Staff Writer

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At a young age, a boy was given his grandfather’s chemistry set to play with. Little did his parents expect that it would propel him to a career in science that would lead to him becoming a household name. Bill Nye will come to the Show Me Center at Southeast Missouri State University April 3 as part of the University Speakers Series. The scientist and comedian became interested in science as a young child. Nye said he began observing the world around him at around the age of 3. “I remember very well watching bees as a little kid … and my older brother had a chemistry set and he also had the propensity of many young men to blow stuff up, and so we did,” Nye said in a phone interview. “We spent a lot of time outdoors observing nature, and I spent a lot of time on my bicycle.” Nye was also given his grandfather’s chemistry glassware set, which further fueled his interest in science. “My grandfather was an organic chemist who taught at Duke [University] for a while and then later Hopkins [University], and he worked for a chemical company in Baltimore,” Nye said. “I was given his glassware to play with, and in those days an organic chemist of his level would blow their own glass the same way a modern chemist might write his own computer programs. It was a skill that those people had. And I just remember being fascinated with that — it was the coolest thing ever.” Several years after graduating from Cornell University with a bachelor’s in science with a focus in mechanical engineering, Nye began to do stand-up comedy. During this time he developed the idea for his famous show “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” “The very ﬁrst ‘Science Guy’ bit was about household uses of liquid nitrogen because we all had liquid nitrogen around anyway, who doesn’t?” Nye said. “So it was about different things you could do with liquid nitrogen, and it was funny.” Nye took great pride in creating a television show that not only entertained but also educated children about science. “When we would craft or build an apparatus, ﬁxture or mechanism that clearly illustrated a point of science, that was always fun,” Nye said. “It gave me great joy.” After “Bill Nye the Science

Guy” ended in the late 1990s, Nye became the CEO of the Planetary Society. The society is an international, non-proﬁt organization, and its goal is to advocate for space exploration. “Space explorations really drive humans to pursue their greatest achievements, so this is of great value to everyone on earth,” Nye said. Nye will speak about environmental issues and how we affect the world around us during his presentation at Southeast. “I don’t know that I’ve spoken to a student who doesn’t know who he is,” said Joanna Shaver, coordinator for campus programming. “Whether they are a fan or not a fan, if you say ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’ I think most students in this age bracket know of him … For the students I think this is the most popular person and the most popular name that we’ve brought in.” Shaver also said that Nye’s presentation will be more factual and informative in contrast to other speakers. “We’ve had some of our other speakers talk about their personal experiences and leadership styles, but that could also be very subjective, but Bill Nye is coming to talk about science and about how the environment is changing,” Shaver said. “It will be a little bit about his story and how he got involved, but his mission is to get other people interested in science.” Nye plans to talk about what he refers to as “awareness of our place in space” or “our place in the cosmos.” “These are the most important things in the world,” Nye said. “When I was in college there were a little over three billion people in the world and now we have over seven billion. The world’s population has more than doubled in my lifetime. When I was in school we probably had 280 parts per million of carbon dioxide, and now we have almost 400. This change has happened faster than ever in history, and this affects everybody.” Shaver hopes that after the presentation every student who came to see Nye will understand and better appreciate the world of science. “I’m fully expecting a lot of students from the college of science and math to be there, and, of course, they already appreciate science, but I’m hoping students will be going from other colleges and other realms of education,” Shaver said. “I hope these students are the ones that will come out with a better appreciation of what people have to do to learn about the world of science and what people are doing to protect our planet.” In contrast to the humorous science projects he’s come to be known for, Nye hopes students take his message seriously. “[I want students to walk away with] the desire to change the world and with a few ideas about what to change,” Nye said. Nye will speak at 7:30 p.m. April 3 at the Show Me Center. Tickets are $10 or free with a Southeast ID and can be purchased at www.showmecenter. biz or UC room 202. Vol 102, No. 10 • © A partnership with Southeast Missouri State University and Rust Communications • To advertise, call 573-388-2741

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RESTORE Midwest residents reflect, start to rebuild after Feb. 29 tornadoes rip through region

Tornado Safety - Photos by Kristina

Kristina Benedict Arrow Reporter

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riving into Harrisburg, Ill., from the west, the only visible damage from the tornado that devastated the town on Feb. 29 are piles of limbs and scraps of wood in front of houses and businesses. But Shawn Anglin lives on the southeast side of Harrisburg, where remnants of houses are now scattered. Anglin, 23, was at home with his parents when the tornado came through Harrisburg around 4:30 a.m. that Wednesday morning. Anglin stayed up all night watching the weather. He told his father to take the dog out early because the storm was heading for Harrisburg. “I tried to get them to leave to go to my grandma’s, but mom didn’t want to leave,” Anglin said. “So we all got in the walk-in closet.” Anglin got down in the closet and covered himself with clothing while his parents stood above him. That’s when the tornado ripped through his house. “I felt the house go to the side, then just heard a big whoosh,” Anglin said. “The next thing I know I was in the air.” Anglin landed about 50 feet away in his back yard. It was pitch-black outside, and debris continued to rain down on him as he tried to stand up. “I got hit in the head pretty bad, but not enough to knock me out,” Anglin said. “So I stayed down and started yelling for my mom and dad.” Once Anglin found his dad, they started yelling for his mom. They found her under the hot water heater from their house. Though Anglin’s cell phone didn’t seem to have reception, he somehow was able to accept a call from a friend, who rushed over to help and brought emergency respoders. “We carried mom on a gurney to the top of the hill and the ambulance drove us all to the hospital,” Anglin said. “Mom and dad had broken backs, sternums and ribs. Mom could have been paralyzed after her surgery. All I got was a cut on my shin and two knots on my head.” Anglin’s parents were two of the three people that sustained serious injuries in Harrisburg. Seven people are conﬁrmed dead from that storm. Anglin didn’t see his parents for a week after one was transferred to Evansville, Ill., and the other to St. Louis. Once his parents were out of their surgeries, they were sent to Herrin Hospital in Illinois for recovery and rehabilitation. Anglin said he’s been taking care of the insurance since the storm. All three of the family’s cars were totaled. After spending two weeks total in the hospital, Anglin’s parents were discharged on March 16. The family is renting a house in Harrisburg, and they plan to rebuild their home on the lot next to where their house was. His parents have a doctor’s appointment next week to

check in on their recovery. “Luck had nothing to do with it,” Anglin said. “It was all thanks to the big man above.” Not everyone was as fortunate as Anglin and his family. Anglin said some of the people that died in the storm were across the street and down about a block from his home. Homes were destroyed, and debris still is scattered around the area while backhoes and dump trucks assist with cleanup. Vincent Ashley, CEO of Harrisburg Medical Center, said that the hospital was damaged as well. Seven rooms in the hospital are being renovated after the damage. The windows in four rooms were damaged or shattered, and the outside walls in two rooms were completely ripped away. The rooms are being renovated for structural purposes as well. Ashley is not sure when renovations will be completed due to the severe damage, but he believes it should be close to finished by June 2013. Ashley said that several donations have been sent to the hospital in order to help with renovations and to set up a scholarship in memory of a young nurse that was killed in the storms. After the storm hit, close to 50 people came into the hospital with injuries, though Ashley believes there were probably more people that came into the hospital. “All of the patients were either transferred or discharged from the center because we were not able to maintain the core temperature of the building,” Ashley said. “But we never shut down completely, the emergency services continued.” Patients that were not discharged for minor injuries were transferred to Herrin, Carbondale, Marion and Eldorado hospitals in Illinois. The storms also hit Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has requested that 18 Missouri counties be declared major disaster areas due to the storms. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has requested the same declaration for five counties in Illinois. “Beginning last Tuesday night, the people of Missouri were hit once again by a deadly severe weather system that brought large-scale destruction to the state,” Nixon said in a release. “Three Missourians lost their lives, many others were injured, families lost their homes and businesses were heavily damaged because of this severe weather system. As Missouri families recover and rebuild with the assistance of family, neighbors, volunteers and faith communities, I am asking the President to issue a major disaster declaration that would provide additional assistance to help these families move forward.” Quinn made a similar statement on the official home page for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. “We need federal aid in order to help these communities recover, which is why we worked to document the damage and submit this request for federal

Southeast Missouri State safety procedures for a tornado • Remain calm. • Do not use elevators. • Seek shelter in the lowest level of the building, away from windows. • After tornado has passed, call 911 to report injury or damage; evacuate the building if necessary. • Offer to help those who need assistance. • Walk to assembly areas. • Do not return to the building until an “all clear” is given. Information gathered from http://www.semo.edu/dps/tornado.htm

Shawn Anglin views what’s left of his home after the tornado on Feb. 29. - Associated Press assistance,” Quinn said. “I ask President Obama to approve this request that will help the people of Southern Illinois recover from this devastating storm.” This request was denied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. According to the Southeast Missourian, Quinn has appealed this decision because it is the “poorest part of Illinois.” Dick Knaup, director of Cape Country’s Emergency Management division, said that the storm line was 12.5 miles long and 7/8 mile wide. It was not a straight path. The storm went from the Cape County and Bollinger County line across to Oak Ridge and Pocahontas and then across the river into Illinois. “Homes, farms, agricultural buildings, barns, anything that was in the path of the storm got damaged,” Knaup said. However, Knaup said the people in the Oak Ridge area where the storm hit are “good ole country folk.” “Within a half hour, land owners and neighbors were helping clean up after the storm,” Knaup said. “It’s a pretty good-natured neighborhood. It makes my job a lot easier.” Knaup also said that the

American Red Cross and the Salvation Army assisted as well by offering alternative housing. However, Knaup said that no one accepted the offer because of friends and family. The Red Cross also provided food for volunteers that helped clean up the area, especially at Oak Ridge High School. Knaup said the high school was badly damaged in the storm and its sports complex was almost completely destroyed. Harrisburg is continuing with life as best it can. The town is working to band together to help clean up and rebuild what they’ve lost. “I would like to extend a grateful thank you to all the wonderful people who have called, faxed or emailed their words of comfort and concern,” Harrisburg Mayor Eric Gregg said in a release. “They are truly appreciated. It is times like this that make you believe in the goodness of your fellowman. “In the days ahead we will continue to need your support and assistance. Please keep the citizens of Harrisburg in your thoughts and prayers, especially those who have experienced the loss of loved ones. “Again, thank you.”

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The Oak Ridge High School sports complex was nearly destroyed in the storm. - Southeast Missourian

A man helps to clear debris in Harrisburg, Ill. - Associated Press