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SGA provides organizations with funding Spencer Michelson Arrow Staff Writer

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When fundraising efforts aren’t enough for a campus organization to afford to put on an event, take a trip or meet some other need, it can apply to the Student Government Association for assistance. A portion of the SGA budget is dedicated to funding student organizations. That portion, which is funded by student fees, was allotted $52,600 this year. The money is divided into two funds — the student organizations fund and the discretionary fund. The student organization fund contains $27,600 and the discretionary fund contains $25,000. “The student organizations fund is for events that are on campus and free to all students,” SGA treasurer Emilee Hargis said. “Anyone can come to them, they’re free, you can’t charge for them.” A funding board runs the student organizations fund. Applicants meet with the board at a predetermined meeting time to discuss what the money is being used for, and then the board votes to decide if the allocation is appropriate. The funding board is made up of the senate ﬁnance committee, ﬁve students at large and two alternate members that vote only if a member is absent. Hargis heads the board. “You come in and talk to funding board and funding board decides on an appropriate amount to fund and then we vote on it,” Hargis said. If the funding board approves the application, then it goes to the senate where it will be voted on for approval. The discretionary fund is for miscellaneous student club needs and has no real

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amount designated for student organizations this year instructions on how the money is to be used, Hargis said. The SGA executive board is in charge of discretionary funding and can amend the amount of money the applicant is asking for. “They come in and talk to us, we decide an appropriate amount and send it to senate,” Hargis said. Phi Beta Lambda, a professional business organization affiliated with the Future Business Leaders of America, needed funding to attend a national fall leadership conference in Philadelphia for FBLA last semester. In order to get the funding needed to go, they had to go through the process of applying for money from SGA through the discretionary fund. Applicants must first fill out a discretionary funding agreement and then a detailed account of how

the allocation will be used, as well as an itemized budget. “It’s very understandable to have funding board and they listen to you and then they decide what they want to cut out and then you go to senate and senate votes on it,” Phi Beta Lambda secretary Megan Stackle said. “So, the system works pretty good.” Stackle said Phi Beta Lambda prepared a 14-page detailed account of how the money was to be used. SGA recommends as detailed of an explanation as possible to make it easier to understand. The executive board made amendments to Phi Beta Lambda’s proposal, which they eventually approved. Phi Beta Lambda then had to condense its proposal into a two-minute presentation for a senate meeting. The senate then

voted on the allocation of money being funded, which it approved. “We ran out of funding last year for [discretionary funding],” Hargis said. “So, this year we’ve kept our number pretty low.” The number Hargis referred to is the average amount funded per request, which is $773.69 for the discretionary fund. The average amount funded per request for the student organizations fund is $1,340.76. If not all of the $52,600 is used it goes into a carry-forward account. “It’s kind of like our savings type of deal,” Hargis said. “That was used last year for Southeast Gives Back, and this year we’ve talked about doing an innovation fund.” For more information on SGA funding and for funding, email Emilee Hargis at elhargis1s@semo.edu.

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Entrepreneurship Business department offers training to aspiring entrepreneurs Operation Jumpstart was started

by the Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University six years ago to educate aspiring entrepreneurs and help them determine the feasibility of their business plans. “The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is organized within the Harrison College of Business,” James Stapleton, executive director of the CIE, said. “It works on the delivery of off-campus programs to provide entrepreneurship education and training.” Operation Jumpstart is one of these programs. The program sponsors ten classes throughout the southeast Missouri region. Some locations other than Southeast include Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Shawnee Community College.

Charity Up ‘til Dawn raises funds Up ‘til Dawn is a student organi-

zation at Southeast Missouri State University that helps raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The student organization is at more than 250 college campuses nationwide. Up ‘til Dawn has been on Southeast’s campus for six years now. The organization hosts a lettersending party every fall, where students send a pre-written letter to friends and family asking them to donate money. Emily Oliveira, the coordinator of disability services at Southeast, is the Up ‘til Dawn adviser. Oliveira said that students who missed the fall event could still send the pre-written letters. The next fundraising event is from 4-8 p.m. March 8 at Texas Roadhouse. Patrons can donate 10% of the cost of their meal by presenting a ﬂyer, which they can get by liking SEMO Up ‘til Dawn on Facebook.

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TRENTON Moses continues 2011 success SOUTHEAST REDHAWK’S THIRD BASEMAN HAS BEEN NAMED 2012 OVC PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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Southeast Men’s Basketball Season ends with loss The Southeast men’s basketball

team’s season came to an end in the quarterﬁnal round of the OVC Tournament on Thursday. The team lost to Tennessee Tech 77-73. Southeast erased a 19-point deﬁcit in the second half and had a four-point lead with 2:13 remaining. Tennessee Tech outscored Southeast 11-3 for the remainder of the game.

Southeast Baseball Three-game series begins The Southeast baseball team lost

three games to Illinois State this weekend. Illinois State defeated Southeast in two games on Saturday by scores of 8-2 and 13-11 and then defeated Southeast 14-4 on Sunday. Southeast will begin a three-game series at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Wright State.

Southeast Softball Redhawks lose four games The Southeast softball team had

a record of 0-4 in the Missouri Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament over the weekend. The team lost to Saint Louis 5-4 and to Missouri 9-0 on Saturday and then lost to Missouri-Kansas City 5-2 and to Missouri State 5-4 on Sunday. Southeast will play its ﬁrst OVC doubleheader against Morehead State at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Southeast Softball Complex.

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Succeeding in three out of 10 at-bats is considered to be good in baseball. Failure is expected, and Trenton Moses has learned to accept that. “You just have to accept it,” said Moses, the third baseman for the Southeast Missouri State University baseball team. “It’s just a miserable game. If you go 0-for-10, you can easily go 7-for-10 in your next 10 at-bats. It’s a crazy game. It really is.” Moses had a breakout 2011 season in which he set a careerbest in almost every offensive category. That earned him the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year award. He has since been voted to two All-American teams and was named the 2012 OVC Preseason Player of the Year. Moses hit .261 in his ﬁrst three seasons at Southeast, which is 134 points lower than his 2011 batting average of .395. It took a torn labrum that caused him to miss almost all of the 2010 season for Moses to reach All-American status. “The year that he was forced to take off because the injury, I think he used every day to observe the game — make himself personally better,” Southeast coach Mark Hogan said. “Some guys get hurt and they sit back and don’t do anything and just hope it comes back to them. Trenton was just the opposite. He’s a guy that pursued excellence on a personal level and also was a real keen observer of what was going on in the game.” The soft-spoken Moses doesn’t

think about improving himself. It’s just something that he does. “I hit the ball well when I was a freshman and sophomore, but I struggled through a lot of slumps,” Moses said. “Whenever I got hurt, I played summer ball with a wood bat and kind of learned to hit a little bit better. I think I just matured a little. I got bigger and stronger during the injury with the rehab and everything.” Moses posted career-highs in batting average, on-base percentage and walks during Southeast’s 2011 season, but the most surprising increase was in his power hitting numbers. In 2011, college baseball teams started using a different model of aluminum bats. The model causes the ball to rebound off the bat at a slower speed and has a smaller sweet spot. Most Redhawk players saw their slugging percentage drop from the 2010 season, but Moses posted a career-high .672 slugging percentage that was higher than any player on the 2010 team. That team set the school record for runs scored in a season. “I just started ﬁnding the ball on the barrel a little bit more I guess,” Moses said. “It’s just being a little bit more mature as a hitter. And the power – I was stronger that year.” Moses has picked up where he left off in 2011. He is hitting .429 with a slugging percentage of .762 through 12 games in the 2012 season. He now handles success in the same way that he learned to handle failure. “He’s been pretty solid for us,” Hogan said. “He’s not a real up-and-down guy emotionally,

Trenton Moses throws the baseball to Southeast’s first baseman during a game on Feb. 25. - Photo by Nathan Hamilton and I think that’s one reason why he’s had so much success. He handles a good day and he handles a bad day about the

same way. That’s a key in baseball because there are a lot of ups and downs. It’s a difﬁcult game and nobody runs the table every day.”

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Students prepare for the Southeast Missouri State University fencing tournament on March 24. Weekly meetings are from 6 - 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Student Recreation Center-North. - Photo by Dan Fox

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Fencing is a sport that pits two combatants against each other, testing their strengths and weaknesses in strategy, reﬂexes and martial arts at the end of a blade. The Southeast Missouri State University fencing club is hosting a tournament at 9 a.m. March 24 at the Student Recreation Center-North. The competition is an invitational contest that includes fencers from schools around the Midwest and will be the club’s second major tournament this year. “We’ve expanded just this year,” club president David Debowey said. “Normally we only do one tournament, but now we’ve done two.” The addition of a second tournament is due to a growing interest in fencing from other universities, according to Debowey. In addition to hosting tournaments, the club competes in two to four competitions at other universities throughout the year. Southeast’s fencing club typically places well at these tournaments, but lately hasn’t been able to travel to as many as it would like due to distance. “When we show up, we do well,” Debowey said. “We usually medal in every tournament.” The fencing club is free to join and provides its members with equipment and training at the hands of the club’s adviser, Jim Phillips. Phillips is the curator of the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at the River Campus and has more than 22 years of experience in fencing. He helps inexperienced members improve their skills and strategy in the sport. “It’s a very simple sport to pick up the basics, but takes about two lifetimes to master,” Phillips said. “It’s not just a physical sport, it’s a mental sport. It’s a lot like playing chess. You have to play

your strengths and weaknesses against your opponent in a split-second moment.” For their ﬁrst semester in the club, new members are taught to use the standard foil, the basic fencing sword. At the end of that ﬁrst semester new members participate in a small tournament as a graduation ceremony. “It’s more for fun, and, if they haven’t fenced in a tournament yet, it gives them a feel of what it’s like,” Debowey said. In their second semester, the club members can choose another weapon to train with, either the Épée or saber. Each weapon has its own strengths and weaknesses in addition to different rules to follow. Since the club is free to join, members are encouraged to purchase their own equipment if they decide to continue with the sport. This helps the club allocate its money where it is needed most. Most of the fencing club’s equipment costs are paid for with money made at tournaments. Visiting fencers will pay $5-10 to participate, depending on how much experience they’ve had. The club also receives money from Southeast’s Student Government Association, which is mostly used to repair broken swords, electrical scoring equipment and protective gear. “Eventually we do have to replace broken blades and electrical gear,” Debowey said. “Occasionally we have to replace one of the bigger items like masks or jackets.” While fencing is a one-on-one sport, Debowey said that the camaraderie and practicing with a team helps individual fencers. “Working more with the club as a leader has made me see more of the team side of fencing,” Debowey said. “When you go to a competition, you can see in how working with the team has affected their [the club members’] individual success.”

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GOLDEN Dragon Acrobats blend cultures WORLD-RENOWNED PERFORMERS BRING CHINESE CULTURE TO RIVER CAMPUS Whitney Law Arrow Reporter

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The Golden Dragon Acrobats combine 25 centuries of the Chinese traditions of acrobatics, dances, elaborate costumes and old and new music to create an experience that expresses the cultures of the performers. The company is Chinese, but many of the performers are also Taiwanese or other Asian ethnicities. This world-renowned production company will be taking the stage at the River Campus to share its culture with Southeast Missouri State University students and the community. “The performance doesn’t require the audience to speak Chinese for the performers to express passion for the culture,” Golden Dragon Acrobat publicist Jessie Chang said. “The stability, the way performers portray themselves, the costume design — it brings the new and tradition together.” Southeast’s River Campus welcomes a wide variety of performances such as orchestras, singing groups, plays and ballets. Assistant director of the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts Bob Cerchio said that he tries to provide a variety of performances, and, since Southeast doesn’t get many international companies, they try to bring one at least once each year. “Our students are here to learn about the arts,” Cerchio said. “By bringing them here, [students] have an opportunity to see what kinds of performance arts are out there for them.” The Golden Dragon Acrobats

will portray their culture to Southeast students and also provide a reminder of home to the international students at Southeast through their traditional Chinese dances, music and costumes. “Foreign students miss home,” Cerchio said. “Anything they see from there, especially this late in the school year, brings a little piece of home.” Impresario, or group director and organizer, Danny Chang and his wife and choreographer Angela Chang have been directing the Golden Dragon Acrobats since 1984. Their goal was to branch out from performing in Asia and become established in the U.S., which they have been doing since 1985. The Changs attend acrobatic competitions to select elite performers for their group. The performances are made up of jugglers, contortionists and traditional acrobatics. “It’s more lively,” Chang said. “This tour incorporates juggling performances, which a younger audience appreciates. It gives them something to look forward to.” Southeast does not offer students a program in acrobatics or anything that can compare to this type of performance art. Also, the River Campus has not had an acrobatics group like this perform here before, so this is a rare opportunity to see this ancient art in the Southeast Missouri area. “If you’re the kind of person that enjoys live performances, and are looking for something unique, you’ll enjoy it,” Cerchio said. The Golden Dragon Acrobats

The Golden Dragon Acrobats will perform at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on March 23. - Submitted photo will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 23 at the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall. Tickets cost

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Pura Vida: Costa Rican exchange students experience Cape Girardeau Kristina Benedict Arrow Reporter

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For 10 days, Southeast Missouri State University was home to nine Costa Rican students. The “ticos,” as they referred to themselves, were here as a cultural exchange reward system. The ticos weren’t just at Southeast to learn about American and student life. “Their trip is of a different nature,” said Suzanne McKinney, assistant director of International Programming at Southeast. “It’s a reward for the Costa Ricans

between their semesters.” The interested students had to apply for the trip. A special committee in Costa Rica examined the applications to choose the best students. They took into account the students’ grades, their ability to speak English, letters of recommendation and other factors. McKinney said that the students that were chosen for this particular trip were the cream of the crop. The Costa Rican students were amazed at their experiences in the United States. One of the students, David Fallas Sanchez,

experienced Cape Girardeau’s recycling program for the ﬁrst time with his host family. He said that in Costa Rica, they don’t have that and they have lost a lot of their environment. The recycling programs in Costa Rica depend on the local governments. “I’m amazed that individuals are concerned about the environment,” Fallas Sanchez said. Many of the ticos were also amazed at how welcoming Americans were to them. “The family where I stay is very friendly,” student Jacky Navarro said. “I feel like I stay

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Michael Barquero Salazar noted that safety is a headache in Costa Rica, but “in America you can leave your houses open.” The ticos did point out, however, that Americans could learn a few things from Costa Ricans. Fallas Sanchez and Anna Laura Rivera Vargas agreed that the traditions and customs seem to be more intact in Costa Rica than in America, and they have a better

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ALUMNA BAKES AND SELLS CAKES FROM HER HOME IN CHAFFEE, MO. Katie Levy Arrow Reporter

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Baking and selling cakes out of her family’s house in Chaffee, Mo. wasn’t something that Southeast Missouri State University alumna Christa Beck thought she’d be doing after she graduated with a degree in finance. Beck was working part time for Northwestern Mutual when she quit her job a few days before graduation to pursue a career in culinary arts. “When I told my dad I was quitting to bake cakes he didn’t talk to me for two days,” Beck said. “But when I showed him how making cakes was paying the bills, he was OK with it.” Shortly after graduation Beck was hired as the pastry chef for Dalhousie Golf Club where she was in charge of all the desserts, special events cakes and making up the menus. She said that it was a better experience than going to a culinary school would have been because it was a very hands-on experience. One of her favorite cakes was for a flower shop called J. Marie’s in Chaffee. Beck and store owner Jodie Schott collaborated on a cake for the store’s Christmas open house. “Most of the credit goes toward her,” Schott said. “She’s really creative and highly talented. She’s fabulous.” Beck made her first cake last April for her niece’s birthday out of her Cape Girardeau townhouse that she shared with two other girls. “It was a mess,” former roommate Dani Vitali said. “But I

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Christa Beck created a St. Louis Cardinals-themed cake for a customer’s birthday party. - Submitted photo loved every bit of it and so did my dog. It was really neat seeing the ways she came up with the cake designs and how to create them. I brag about her all the time!” Beck posted a picture of the cake on Facebook and that same day people were commenting on it and asking her to make more. The following weekend she was making cakes for a baby shower, bridal shower and a birthday. She makes three or four cakes a weekend on average. With no formal training on cake making, Beck learned everything through reality shows such as Cake Boss. “My roommates hated me because all I did was record cake shows and watch them all the time,” Beck said. “It

started off just as a hobby.” Beck spends a lot of time in the kitchen and has lots of cuts and burns to prove it. When she first started baking cakes it took her about six to eight hours to make them. Now it only takes about four hours on average. All of the supplies needed to make the cakes are ordered online and pricing varies for each dessert. The more creative a cake is the more expensive it will be, and making everything from scratch depends on how much the customer is willing to spend. Beck said that having a degree in finance makes running a business easier, and her background in that field keeps things running smoothly. She hopes to one day open her own cake shop.

sense of what it means to be Costa Rican. Fallas Sanchez said that feeling is lost in America because there are so many people from different backgrounds. “Our food is healthier, and our health system is free for all in the country,” Bryan Rueda said. Senior anthropology major Caitlan Hester was in charge of the student volunteers who helped the Costa Rican students. A committee was set up last semester to start preparing for the students’ arrival. Their itinerary included staying one week with a host family and one week with a student, so they could see every aspect of American living. “When they are with Americans, it’s not tourism,” Hester said. “It’s a real cultural exchange. We want American students here with them the whole time so they can learn through our eyes.” Hester went to Costa Rica in 2009. She loved that the exchange was able to come around full circle. She also loved being able to practice Spanish and learn more about Costa Rica by being with the students. “But my favorite part would have to be watching them slowly open up, become

more courageous with English and just watching the awkwardness melt away while they are here,” Hester said. Freshman Spanish major Demarcus Patterson was one of the student volunteers recruited by Hester. Patterson said that he volunteered because he really wanted the experience and to improve his Spanish. Patterson was also able to learn a lot about the life and culture in Costa Rica. He learned that the Costa Rican students had to earn their cars and do not get them until they are 22 or 23 years old. He also learned that they usually marry at 24 or 25 years old, and the ticos think that Americans get married too early. In describing his experiences with the ticos, Patterson contributed a lot to their knowledge of American life as well. “I was trying to teach them American phrases and how guys act when they like girls,” Patterson said. “I also tried to get them to understand American jokes and about college life and whatnot.” Patterson is considering studying in Costa Rica for his semester of studying abroad. “They make me want to travel and inspire me to do better in Spanish,” Patterson said.

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PROGRESS Erin Neier Arrow Staff Writer

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When Dickey Nutt was hired as the head coach of the Southeast Missouri State University men’s basketball team on March 12, 2009, he took over a program that had not won a single Ohio Valley Conference game during the previous season and had an overall record of 3-27. “The first thing that we wanted to do was we wanted to make sure that we lay a foundation,” Nutt said. “And not to talk about the past at all, I’m not saying that they did anything wrong. I’m just saying that when we started, we wanted to look from that day forward. And the first thing that I felt like we needed to do was lay our foundation and get character guys in here — get some guys in here that believe in what I wanted to do and that were good people first. And then we felt like once we got the foundation laid, we were able to move forward and build our program. “ Marland Smith, Lucas Nutt and Leon Powell were the first three players Nutt decided to recruit when he came to Southeast because he said they would be players that would, “go to class and understand that it’s not just about playing ball.”

“It’s about going to class and being a teammate and a student in your university, and we were able to get that accomplished I feel like,” Nutt said. During Nutt’s first season at Southeast, the team had an overall record of 9-23 and was 3-15 in OVC games. In his second season the team was 10-22 overall and 6-12 in conference. This season, the team had a record of 15-16 and tied for fourth in the OVC with a record of 9-7. It was the first time the Redhawks finished with a winning conference record in 12 years. “Although we’ve been here three years, and I know you technically have to count three years, we feel like the first year we got started so late,” Nutt said. “I feel like I’m in the second year of a fouryear process. We feel like with another year or two recruiting, with recruiting classes of good, solid student-athletes, we will be a good contender in the league. Right now, this year, our hopes were to be a contender, first or second place, but we fell short. We finished fourth, but we did make a giant step. I feel like we made a really good step, but I feel like we’re on course, we’re on pace.” The Redhawks were in position to finish second in the OVC until the final two games of the season.

Season of progress ends at OVC Tournament Team posts first winning conference record in 12 years The team went into the OVC tournament on a four-game losing streak before defeating Eastern Kentucky in the first round. The entire season was a rollercoaster ride of games that should have been won and games that were just out of reach. Southeast lost by four points to Eastern Kentucky, who finished eighth in the OVC, on Jan. 7, and led then-undefeated Murray State on Feb. 2 by six points at halftime but lost the game by eight points. The team also lost its final two regular-season OVC games to teams it had beaten earlier in the season. The Redhawks defeated Jacksonville State 74-56, but lost to them 69-59 on Feb. 23. The team had also beat Austin Peay 65-60, but lost 68-59 in its final game of the regular season. Probably the most difficult loss for Southeast came in the OVC Tournament quarterfinal game Thursday against Tennessee Tech. The Redhawks showed improvement from their 77-62 loss to Tennessee Tech on Jan. 21, but lost 77-73 after charging back from a 19-point deficit. “We are sick, sick to our stomachs…” Nutt said following the loss. “The exciting thing about that is that we played most of that game with all underclassmen, and that is what we feel good

about. We feel good about the character of this team and the progress that we are making. It’s just another hurdle that we hadn’t been able to get over is that second game of the tournament. It could have gone either way.” Smith, a junior guard, said that the coaching staff expected more from the team this season and that the players were guided throughout the season, with the coaches correcting mistakes. “The only way to fix this program is when something’s not right to tell us and correct it,” Smith said. “He approaches it in a positive manner. It’s all learning, especially on film-room day. That’s when we do a lot of criticism, and it’s all only to help us get better.” Nutt said that he was able to call out specific players on and off the court more than he had done in his previous years at Southeast because he was more comfortable with the team and because he expected great things from them. “Young people are different nowadays,” Nutt said. “I do believe that young people don’t really care how much you know until they know how much you care. I think we’ve put a staff together that sincerely wants our young people to succeed.” During a season that has had

ups and downs on the court, there were also ups and downs in the crowd. The Show Me Center was sold out for the ﬁrst time since 2000 for the Redhawks OVC contest against the league’s regular-season and tournament champion Murray State. More than 1,200 students lined up in the rain, crowded along the bridge outside of the Show Me Center to attend the game. Five hundred students received free T-shirts saying, “Boom, Boom, Pow-l,” in reference to Leon Powell’s dunk at Murray State that ended up on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays. “You know, that’s college basketball,” Nutt said. “This is what we dreamed of, this is what we talked about: building this program and getting it back to the glory days that they had when they were under coach [Ron] Shumate and coach Gary Garner. They had crowds that were very, very good. We were able to get some of those crowds this year, at some of these games, especially Murray State, Austin Peay, some of those games that were very good for us, so we were excited about that.” Powell, Marcus Brister, Logan Nutt and Zach House have used up their eligibility, but many younger players are ready to step in. “We feel like we have done a

good job of preparing for their departure,” Nutt said. “We have young guys: Michael Porter, Lucas Nutt, Tyler Stone, Marland Smith. Those guys are right in line to take up where they left off. They’ve done a good job for us. We have four really, really good seniors, and we’re very proud of those guys.” Two freshman, three sophomores and three juniors were on this year’s roster. Porter, Lucas Nutt, Stone and Smith played in all 31 games. “They’ll definitely be good,” said Powell, who averaged 10.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game this season. “They’ve got a lot of young guys on the team. Some of those guys that don’t even play as much still can play. It’s just unfortunate that we have a good starting five, a good starting eight. After we leave — me, Marcus, Logan and Zach House — they’ll still be good.” Smith has been a leader on the floor for this year. Smith said that because he is not very vocal, he has tried to lead by his actions. He averaged 12.3 points this season and was a 78 percent free-throw shooter. “I’ll be a leader next year,” Smith said. “It’s my senior year, and I’ve been here for four years. Other than Lucas, I’m the only person that has been here for

four years, so I’ve deﬁnitely been stepping into a leadership role.” In addition to the returning players, the Redhawks announced on Nov. 10 that they had signed three players. Jared White and Colin Ferguson from De Soto, Mo., and C.J. Reese from McCallie Prep School in Chattanooga, Tenn. signed national letters of intent to play for Southeast next season. Freshman and 2011 graduate of Cape Girardeau’s Notre Dame High School Jacob Tolbert joined the team as a walk-on Dec. 29. “We’re going to have some new additions to our team and I feel like that will add to a very strong nucleus that we’ll have returning, so our recruiting looks good,” Nutt said. “We still are probably one or two players away from being complete, but we’re getting better.” After two seasons in which the team has played in the OVC Tournament and won its ﬁrst round game, next season will bring higher expectations. “I think their goal is going to be different,” the team’s radio broadcaster Erik Sean said. “I think their goal is going to be to compete for the championship, to win the regular-season title. It’s going to get tougher next year because Belmont is coming into our conference and they are a

basketball powerhouse. Coach Nutt is expecting more in the future, and I think they believe they can compete for a title or compete for winning their division because they are going to get split into divisions next year.” Southeast will be part of the OVC’s new West Division which includes Murray State, Austin Peay, UT Martin, Eastern Illinois and SIU Edwardsville. Sean also said that the team believes in what Nutt is doing at Southeast to build the program and the futures of his players. “We want them to succeed in the classroom,” Nutt said. “We want them to succeed as a man, whether he becomes a dad or a businessman. We want to see them succeed and I think playing basketball on this level has a lot to do with that. I think putting these guys through what we put them through day in and day out and trying to be an example, not that we make all the right decisions, but be an example that one day they can look back. Because when they’re 30 years old their record is not going to mean anything. “What they’ve done here is not going to mean anything other than the fact that they’ve made some good strides in learning how to become a man.”

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Scoring inside was a big part of Southeast Missouri State men’s basketball team’s success this season. The Redhawks had two post players that averaged double digits for the season. Tyler Stone averaged 14 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game, while Leon Powell averaged 10 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game. -Photos by Kelso Hope and Nathan Hamilton

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eremy Case graduated as a fifth-year senior from the University of Kansas in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies. He served as a graduate assistant from 200809 while working toward a master’s degree. During college, Case was a guard for Kansas’ men’s basketball team under coach Bill Self. Kansas won four Big 12 Conference championships while Case was on the team. He made three Elite Eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. He was also a part of Kansas’ 2008 NCAA Championship team that defeated Memphis 75-68 in overtime. Case is now an assistant coach in Southeast Missouri State University men’s basketball program.

What was it like coming from a top blue-blood school to Southeast? Case: It was a big difference, and it was something I had to get used to as far as the environment and atmosphere. Kansas has a huge tradition, but the fan base and Southeast community have made it easier and helped me adjust to everything.

What did you learn from playing at Kansas that has helped you at Southeast? Case: Well, there wasn’t just one thing. There was a whole lot. I’ve seen what it takes to win at Kansas, and to put that around our players during practice and when we go on recruiting trips, it makes a difference.

What are the differences between Bill Self and Dickey Nutt’s coaching styles? Case: Bill Self is more of a perfectionist. He wants it done the right way. He knows exactly what he wants out of our players so he expects to see that. Coach Nutt is more about being smart and doing your own thing and making good plays consciously.

In an article on KUSports.com you were quoted as saying, “To go from one end of the spectrum to the other was really an eye opener.” What did you mean? Case: As a player attending the University of Kansas, I was oblivious of everything going on around me. At KU, I was used

to winning games and our program was used to winning games. When I came over to Southeast, you know, we’ve struggled at times but we’ll get better and better. All we need to do is be focused and in tune. Talent won’t always win a basketball game.

Is coaching something you have always wanted to do? Case: Well I wanted to play professional basketball, but I didn’t play as much as I wanted at Kansas. But through my years of playing at KU, I learned a lot about the game, about my coach. And after being introduced to something like that I figured that this would be my best opportunity to do something like coaching.

Do you still keep in touch with former KU players and Bill Self? Case: Oh yeah, I talk to coach Self and the other coaches once or twice a month. We check in and make sure things are going well. But I definitely keep in touch with my teammates like Mario Chalmers, Russell Robinson and Darnell Jackson.

What went through your head during the last five minutes of the national championship game versus Memphis? Case: There were a lot of feelings. At times during the game it was nerve wracking and things would be going great and then vice versa. For the most part, I would say that it was a huge rollercoaster of feelings through the game.

Do you wear your ring on recruiting trips? Case: Yes, sometimes I do, if they’re new recruits. I’ll let them see it, and they’ll usually ask me questions about it and my experiences. I think it’s good to have it because that’s what every player wants in sports. It’s a good conversation piece.

How did you settle into your role at KU? Case: It was hard at the beginning of my freshman and sophomore year of college. I felt I should have been getting 25-30 minutes of playing time on the court, but I had to understand that there were guys ahead of me. They were pros and that wasn’t their fault. They’re future NBA players. So by the time of my junior and senior year, I matured and I understood my role. When we had practice I would make sure that our players were ready for the game.

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It’s midnight and students in community colleges across the country are headed to the classrooms. Select colleges have begun to offer midnight classes from midnight to 2:55 a.m. once a week to accommodate the inﬂux of student enrollment. “The courses are no different than if they were offered once a week earlier in the evening,” said Charles Miron, a professor at the Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland. CCBC has offered midnight courses for three different

semesters since 2004. Psychology 101 was the first midnight class the college offered, but the course was cancelled due to low enrollment. Last spring the college offered two more courses that were both cancelled due to enrollment reasons before trying again in the spring semester of 2012. “I firmly believe there is an audience of shift workers, police, firefighters, nurses and others,” Miron said. “The challenge is getting the word out.” Although the CCBC’s success has been weak, other community colleges in Missouri, Maryland and Massachusetts have picked up the trend, and

it may be only a matter of time before universities join in. “We wouldn’t be opposed, but we would need student demand and faculty willing to teach at that time,” said Dr. Ronald Rosati, provost at Southeast Missouri State University. Community college professors have speculated the class’s success is due to high nontraditional student enrollment. There are 1,718 nontraditional students enrolled at Southeast according to 2011 Institutional Research Factbook. The Factbook describes nontraditional students as being 25 years old or older with a full-time job off campus. The

classes target people who are busy during the day and are more apt to sign up for the midnight classes. “Some students come right from work, others are moms and put their kids to bed then go to classes,” Miron said. “Others take it for the fun of a new adventure.” While the midnight classes may be more convenient for some students, it is important that students would be able to maintain the knowledge. Dr. Leslee Pollina, chair of the Department of Psychology at Southeast, explained how the mind retains memory. “In order to actually learn something you have to give your

brain the opportunity to sleep for a few hours,” Pollina said. According to Miron, students who are already on the night schedule wouldn’t lack memory retention. “There doesn’t seem to be a loss of motivation or ability to function,” Miron said. The late-night hour has more obstacles than memory retention. Rosati said security, technical support and access to classrooms would have to be resolved before any midnight classes could take place. However, he does not believe the problems would be hard to resolve if students and faculty were interested.

Cape landmark Don’s Store 24 closed Josh Hartwig Arrow Reporter

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After nearly 40 years as a downtown Cape Girardeau landmark, Don’s Store 24 has left a void in the hearts and stomachs of Southeast Missouri State University students and alumni. The 24-hour convenience store at 341 S. Sprigg St. closed last month, but memories of its popular late-night food — especially its slinger — live on. The slinger at Don’s included hash browns, gravy, chili and cheese smothering two biscuits — which doesn’t sound appetizing, admits Southeast alumna Dasha Ustinova. “But when you’re drunk, it’s really good,” Ustinova said. “It was like their signature dish. Don’s had the best food ever.”

Ustinova said Don’s was similar to a Subway-style restaurant. Customers were able to see their orders as they were being prepared. “They had other food, too, but the slinger was their No. 1 seller,” Ustinova said. “All of my friends knew about it — that’s how I came across it.” Southeast student Kayla Foster said that she was disappointed to drive past Don’s Store 24 and ﬁnd it closed. She said her ﬁrst visit was with her friends after a party one night. “I was like, ‘What’s a slinger?’” Foster said. “It was amazing, though. I think that’s the one thing everybody in Cape should’ve at least tried once.” Foster said the slinger at Don’s was a giant pile of heart attack — but a giant,

delicious pile of heart attack. “They had other stuff that you could get, but most people just went in for the slinger,” Foster said. “I never knew anyone who was like ‘Oh my gosh, they have great corn dogs!’” Foster said her brother attended Southeast about 10 years ago and often talked about how he and his friends would go to Don’s Store 24 for slingers after leaving the former Purple Crackle nightclub in East Cape Girardeau, Ill. “Every time we’d go in, we’d get a slinger,” Foster said. “I can’t tell you how many times we’d go back after partying and get a slinger. It was so good.” Foster recalls that owner Don Caldwell, who could not be reached for comment, was “just as nice as could be.”

Don’s Store 24 closed last month after 40 years. - Photo by Callie Leitterman Southeast alumna and Cape Girardeau native Tami Thompson said she never ate an entire slinger from Don’s Store 24, but she once took a bite from her uncle’s. “That’s as close as I got to actually eating one,” Thompson said. Her favorite dishes at Don’s were fried chicken and potato wedges with cheese and hot sauce.

As a child, Thompson remembers going with her grandmother to Don’s to buy curly fries — “They were so good!” — but once arrived to ﬁnd two men in an altercation. “One guy ended up getting punched in the face,” Thompson said. “That was the last time my grandmother took me to Don’s for curly fries.”

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