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Southeast voted Best in Midwest Princeton Review rates schools based on student opinions and administrative data Dan Fox Editor
Princeton Review collects information from college students evaluating their school every three years. The schools with the best feedback are placed on Princeton Review’s “Best in the Midwest” list. 2012 will mark the fourth year that Southeast Missouri State University has made that list. “That speaks to a lot of good things on campus,” said David Soto, the director of college rankings and ratings for Princeton Review. Princeton Review is a national organization that collects information from college campuses. This data is compiled into a profile, which breaks up the different aspects of the college into several categories, such as academics, town life, extracurricular activities and admissions. According to Soto, the review team’s main focus is to talk to the college experts: students. Princeton Review collected surveys from over 122,000 students in the past year. “What we write about is captured throughout our survey,” Soto said. “It’s not just one or two students we talk to.” A school profile also involves collecting data from a college’s administration, creating a marriage between
David Soto the administrative and student data. The end result is a score on a 99-point scale that rates the different categories of a university in addition to the compilation of student views about the college. Southeast received praise for its small class sizes, as well as the quality of its professors and the personal attention they pay to the students. According to Southeast’s profile, the “best thing about SEMO is that it is so cheap.” The college’s textbook rental program is considered by students to be a major money
Orchestra Cab Calloway Orchestra coming to Southeast The Cab Calloway Orchestra will
perform on Friday, Oct. 7 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus. Some of the hot jazz orchestra’s more famous tunes include “Minnie the Moocher,” “Are You Hep on the Jive” and “Fastest Tune.”
Theatre and Dance “Into the Woods” opens theatre season The Department of Theatre and
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There are a lot of things students on campus brag about. It’s not a surprise they’re on our “Best of the Midwest” list.
BRIEFS
Dance will present the Tony Award-winning musical “Into The Woods” on Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus. The musical blends various fairy tales and characters into an original story.
Southeast, along with 153 other universities, has been voted onto Princeton Review’s “Best in the Midwest” list. – Photo by Kelso Hope saver, and the profile states scholarships are generous. “Affordability is something on the forefront of the minds of college students,” Soto said. “Affordability married with a wide range of majors is something people look for.” Both the business and nursing programs also received praise from students, according to Princeton Review. Southeast’s Provost Dr. Ronald Rosati said that when an objective evaluation such as Princeton Review places a university among the best institutions it shows recognition of the strength of the university’s academic programs. As an example, Rosati points to Southeast’s last batch of graduates from the nursing program. “They have to take a national board exam to be certified as
registered nurses,” Rosati said. “They all took the test and got a 100 percent pass rating. It serves as another testimony to the quality of the academic experience that students find at Southeast.” Out of the 99-point scale, Southeast received the rank of 65 for academics, a 73 for admissions selectivity and an 80 for fire safety. These scores are based off of data collected from student opinions. “There are a lot of things students on [Southeast’s] campus brag about,” Soto said. “It’s not a surprise they’re on our ‘Best of the Midwest’ list.” While the review captures the positives of a university, it also touches on subjects that a school can improve.
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Jazz Music Faculty jazz ensemble featured at local restaurant The Jazz Sultans, formerly
known as the Sultans of Swing, is a quartet made up of music instructors at Southeast. The group, which often features guest performers, will play Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at Buckner Brewing Company on the corner of Main Street and Broadway.
Lecture Series National news correspondent visits Southeast Lisa Ling, former correspondent
for Oprah, ABC News, CNN and National Geographic, will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 20 at Southeast’s Show Me Center. Tickets are $10 for the public but free for students, faculty and staff with a university ID.
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AUSSIE joins special teams unit FORMER RUGBY PLAYER EDDIE KOCWA GETS A FREE KICK INTO AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Kicker from down under finds himself playing in America Katie Levy Arrow Reporter
There were 23 new players added to the Southeast Missouri State University football team this season. The players come from all around the country, but only one has traveled overseas from Australia to be a Redhawk. His name is Eddie Kocwa. Kocwa came to Cape Girardeau to experience playing football, which is something he’s never done before. “Kicking is the only position I can play,” Kocwa said. “I grew up playing rugby; no one in Australia plays American football.” Kocwa spent years playing rugby and soccer throughout his childhood. He played fullback and fly-half in rugby and midfielder and defender in soccer. Kocwa has had plenty of experience kicking and tackling, but the American version of football is still very different than what he’s used to. “The rugby ball is bigger and easier to kick, and there’s not as much pressure with kicking in rugby like there is in American football,” Kocwa said. Southeast heard about Kocwa from a company called Ozpunt. Ozpunt is affiliated with American colleges to send Australian kickers and punters to schools overseas. “Getting a degree in America is more respected than getting a degree in Australia,” Kocwa said. Ozpunt sent out e-mails for Kocwa, and they received many responses from several different colleges across the country. Along with Southeast, Kocwa visited Wagner, Central Methodist, Incarnate Word, Humbult and Albany State. Southeast stood out from the other schools. Running backs and special teams coach Chris Norris kept in constant contact with Kocwa for eight months as he was making his decision on where to go. “He was very driven and came over to visit a bunch of schools on his own time,” Norris said. “We had a chance to meet, and we had a very good conversation. He has a strong leg and a great work ethic. He is willing to do whatever it takes to be successful.” One of the reasons Kocwa was attracted to Southeast was
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Eddie Kocwa works on his punting skills during fall preseason practice. – Photo by Kelso Hope
The rugby ball is bigger and easier to kick, and there’s not as much pressure with kicking in rugby like there is in American football.
(Above) Kocwa attempts a field goal during a scrimmage. (Right) He handled the team’s kickoff duties during the season opener against Southern Illinois-Carbondale. – Photos by Kelso Hope
Eddie Kocwa “His punting has improved,” senior kicker Drew Gelbach said. “We’ve been friends since we got here because we roomed together in camp, and he gets along with people just fine.” “He’s a great kicker,” said junior long snapper Brandon Gabbert. “Hopefully in the remaining years he will put many points on the board for us.”
last year’s winning season. “It seemed like a really good, winning program,” Kocwa said. “It had a winning feel to it.” Kocwa has only been at Southeast since Aug. 2. He has been learning fast, according to his teammates, and has become more accustomed to American football.
Ohio Valley Conference football standings after two weeks Conference
All Games
Team
W L PF PA
W L PF PA
Total Rushing Passing
Total Rushing Passing
Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Murray State Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Austin Peay Southeast Mo. St. Tennessee-Martin
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
262.0 354.0 260.0 371.5 408.0 431.0 277.0 261.0 475.0
491.5 416.0 357.0 299.0 388.5 313.5 561.0 494.0 300.0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
41 54 35 48 62 63 10 10 23
Offensive Averages
61 68 34 21 42 41 72 38 24
83.0 97.5 127.5 165.0 210.0 241.0 128.0 117.0 150.0
179.0 256.5 132.5 206.5 198.0 190.0 149.0 144.0 325.0
Defensive Averages
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181.0 236.0 162.0 109.0 88.5 111.0 387.0 240.0 111.0
310.5 180.0 195.9 190.0 300.0 202.5 174.0 254.0 189.0
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KICKING HIV out of Africa SOUTHEAST STUDENT COORDINATES SOCCER TOURNAMENT TO FIGHT RAMPANT DISEASE
BRIEFS Southeast Volleyball Redhawks, 2-8, will open OVC play  The Southeast volleyball team
lost three games over the weekend at the Dunn Hospital Invitational at Evansville, Ind. The team lost to Evansville 3-2, Arizona 3-0 and Illinois-Chicago 3-2. The Redhawks will play their first OVC game Friday at Eastern Illinois.
Southeast Cross Country Team will return to action after 13 days  The Southeast cross country
team will compete in the SIUE Cross Country Challenge. The meet will start at 5:30 p.m. on Friday in Edwardsville, Ill. The men’s and women’s teams finished third and second, respectively, in their first meet on Sept. 3 at Washington University.
Southeast Soccer
Redhawks split at tourney  The Southeast soccer team went
1-1 in the Tropical Smoothie Invitational hosted by the University of Kentucky. The team defeated Butler 1-0 before losing 2-0 to Kentucky.
INSPI(RED) Soccer coming to Southeast for the first time Travis Wibbenmeyer Sports Editor
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In 2009, 22.5 million adults and children in sub-Saharan Africa were living with HIV, according to the 2010 United Nations global AIDS report. Another 1.3 million died from AIDS-related causes in 2009. On the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, a sophomore wants to help prevent such deaths by using soccer as her instrument. Tiffany Reichenbacher will coordinate an INSPI(RED) Soccer 3-on-3 tournament from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Bertling Intramural Field. All Southeast students, faculty and staff are eligible to participate in the tournament. The registration fee is $10 per person and all funds raised go to Grassroot Soccer, a nonprofit organization that works to prevent the spread of AIDS in the youth of Africa. “I’m trying to get people to sign up for the tournament,” Reichenbacher said. “I think it’s a really, really great cause and they should sign up.” INSPI(RED) Soccer is a collaboration between Grassroot Soccer and (RED). Both are organizations that work to decrease the number of HIV cases. INSPI(RED) Soccer tournaments are held for high school and college students across the United States.
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The cause is really amazing. It’s a huge necessity.
Tori Pinckney Grassroot Soccer uses the funds raised in INSPI(RED) tournaments to support its soccer tournaments in Africa. At these tournaments, children are educated about HIV and are offered testing and treatment. “We have offices in Zimbabwe, the Republic of Zambia and South Africa,” INSPI(RED) director Tori Pinckney said. “The cause is really amazing. It’s a huge necessity.” According to Pinckney, the idea for INSPI(RED) Soccer came from the Lose the Shoes program created in 2006 by two interns at Grassroot Soccer. Lose the Shoes has the same basic concept as INSPI(RED), but the tournaments are played barefooted. The INSPI(RED) tournament Reichenbacher is organizing at Southeast will be the first for the campus.
All funds fom the INSPI(RED) tournament at Southeast will go to Grassroot Soccer to host games in Africa. – Photo submitted by Alice Keeney and Grassroot Soccer
“Even though it is $10 to sign up, which could be a lot for a college student, it makes a huge difference in the lives of children,” Reichenbacher said. “Twenty-five dollars is enough to cover the cost of one [African] child to participate.” Those who donate $20 while registering will receive a Grassroot Soccer T-shirt.
“I hope it goes well enough to continue,” Reichenbacher said. “I won’t be here in a few years, so hopefully somebody has a drive to carry it on.” Southeast students, faculty and staff can register by inquiring at the Student Recreation Center North or online at grassrootsoccer.org. Registration ends at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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ART on a large scale ROOM-SIZED INSTALLATION ART TO FILL RIVER CAMPUS GALLERY
Artist uses human body as inspiration Tina Eaton Managing Editor
Artist Kristina Arnold has loved art her whole life. However, when she began her college career she decided to go into the medical field, a route that she hoped would lead her to become a voice for change. Several years and both and art and health degree later, Arnold combines her passions for art and social influence. Arnold will fill the River Campus Art Gallery at Southeast Missouri State University with her roomsized, interactive exhibit “re: cycle” from Sept. 19 through Oct. 14. “Re: cycle” is reflective of Arnold’s most recent pondering on the countless processes and cycles that make up everyday life. According to her artist’s statement, an explanation of her work and process, Arnold’s upcoming exhibit is an expression of the cyclical nature of knowledge, ideas, karma, wishes, genetics and the “stuff” that one collects over a lifetime. This exhibit follows a different style than much of Arnold’s previous work, which has underlying themes of health and the human body. Past exhibits, such as “poly_genic” and “Quarantine and Infectious,” focused on germs, cells and the interweaving systems of the body. Arnold earned her bachelor’s degree in community health at Brown University during the early 1990s, an era when Hillary Clinton was publicly fighting for health reform. Growing up near Washington D.C., Arnold
Kristina Arnold’s work is a colorful study of the human body. – Photo submitted by Kristina Arnold
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In college, I felt like art was not relevant enough to my life. It didn’t seem to me to be able to be an agent of social change, which was important to me. Kristina Arnold was influenced by the political activism surrounding her and her parents’ encouragement to follow her beliefs. “I started studying health thinking I’d work in health policy and help create change for those millions of Americans that didn’t have proper healthcare,” Arnold said. “I worked in Americorps for a year doing health promotion and then started working at Vanderbilt [University] in the Department of Preventative Medicine. I worked there doing research for four plus years. … It didn’t seem like I was changing the world that way, either. I realized I didn’t want to go to medical school, and to have the influence in the health field I wanted I would probably need an M.D.” Arnold decided to go back to school to study something she had always loved but often overlooked – art. “In college, I felt like art was not relevant enough to my life,” Arnold said. “It didn’t seem to me to be able to be an agent of social
“Re: cycle” is a large, interactive exhibit that explores the continued processes of everyday life. – Photo submitted by Kristina Arnold
change, which was important to me. I went to undergraduate school with a lot of insanely privileged kids … It turned me off of anything I thought might be frivolous, and I put art into that category at that time.” However, while earning her Master of Fine Arts in painting at the University of TennesseeKnoxville, Arnold realized that she could bring her thoughts on health and the healthcare industry to light through artistic expression. A love for art was bred into Arnold from a young age. She reminisced about her childhood in Washington D.C., where her mother was a fiber artist and her father a professor. Her family frequented museums, theaters and art galleries regularly and even took a few trips
through Europe in a camper. “When we lived in London my mom found a place to get halfprice theatre and dance tickets on the day of the show, so we would often come home from school and then run out the door to take the subway to see Shakespeare or contemporary dance or whatever cheap tickets she found,” Arnold said. “It was pretty amazing.” Looking back on her formative years, Arnold muses that art should have been an “obvious career path.” She found that path and has evolved along it into an installation artist, filling entire gallery rooms with a single piece. “I want my work to absorb and surround the viewer and transport them to a new fantasy place,” Arnold said. “The reason I moved from painting to
installation is that the paintings just weren’t big enough. “Now I am focusing on using the space itself as an outside skin. The word ‘skin’ is obviously important too, since I see the spaces often as a metaphor for the body itself. I want to confuse scale. Are you really big inside a really tiny world, or really tiny inside a really big world?” To see Arnold’s larger-thanlife exhibit “re: cycle,” visit the River Campus Art Gallery in the Seminary Building at Southeast’s River Campus beginning Sept. 19. An opening reception will be held at 5 p.m. on Oct. 7 at the gallery. The artist will explain the aspects of her exhibit and the meaning behind it at noon on Oct. 5 in the John and Betty Glenn Convocation Center.
Upcoming River Campus Events •
Faculty Recital: Chris Goeke, tenor, with John Shelton on piano at 3 p.m. Sept. 25 in the Robert F. and Gertrude L. Shuck Music Recital Hall.
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“Into the Woods” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 - Oct. 1 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall.
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Wind Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 in the Bedell Performance Hall.
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Cab Calloway Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Bedell Performance Hall.
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“Chamber Music Sundays at Three” — Bach Cello Suites, Part 1 at 3 p.m. Oct. 9 in the Shuck Music Recital Hall.
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Social media can aid job hunt Brittany Tedder Arrow Reporter
Facebook and Twitter are not only being used for sharing status updates and photos of friends. Social media is now helping people find jobs. Traditional ways to find a job are not extinct, but today, for those seeking a job opportunity, it is wise to get the word out on social media sites. Southeast alumnus, DanaLeigh Formon graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance and found a job opportunity with the help of Facebook. “Facebook helped me find the dance company I am a part of,” Formon said. “I heard about it from a dance studio owner’s biography online. The company was expanding into the world of Internet and social media, so when I inquired they didn’t yet have an e-mail, just a Facebook account. I was able to get in contact with them, and they were able to see my dance photos, videos and also a link to my YouTube page.” The Alumni Association at Southeast also is in on the new trend of job hunting. The Alumni Association has its own Facebook page, which it uses to stay in contact with alumni and also post job opportunities. “The Southeast Alumni Facebook page was created to be one component piece of the Alumni Association’s efforts to build valued and lasting relationships with alumni and friends,” director of Alumni Services Shad Burner said. “We now have more than 2,000 fans on our page and use it to promote
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The River City Rodders Car
Club in conjunction with Old Town Cape will be hosting the River Tales Classic Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 18. The Rodders’ 34th annual car show will again be held in historic downtown Cape Girardeau. Vehicles will be displayed downtown along Main St. and in the parking lot across from Hutson’s Fine Furniture.
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We consistently encourage our alumni to hire Southeast graduates and to let us know when there might be any jobs available at their companies. Shad Burner a variety of events as well as an avenue for special messages such as job postings. We consistently encourage our alumni to hire Southeast graduates and to let us know when there might be any jobs available at their companies.” Southeast Alumni has a group on the website LinkedIn with more than 1,400 alumni, according to Burner. “LinkedIn is like a professional version of Facebook that is essentially an online resumé,” Burner said. “We have seen quite a few alumni communicating with one another about career opportunities on our LinkedIn group.”
Southeast students work on assignments and post on social media websites in the Kent Library computer lab. – Photo by Kelso Hope
Wednesday, Sept. 14 8 a.m. ARENA PARK, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO The 4-H/FFA combined beef
show judging will be held at 8 a.m. in the livestock arena. Senior activities sponsored by Montgomery Bank will be held at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the activities tent. FFA steers, 4-H steers judging will be held at 1 p.m. in the livestock arena and 4-H swine, FFA swine, open swine judging will be held at 1 p.m. in the swine tent. The Charolais judging will be held at 5 p.m. in the livestock arena. Lowery Carnival $18 wristbands will be available from 5 to 10 p.m. Kenny Ahern’s Family Variety Playhouse will be held at 5, 6:30 and 8 p.m. on the north fairgrounds and Woody’s Menagerie & Wildlife Expo will be at 5, 6:30, and 8 p.m. on the south fairgrounds. The father/son look-alike contest will be at 5:30 p.m. in the activities tent. The baby boys’ contest will be at 6 p.m. in the activities tent. The 11th Annual Heartland Idol sponsored by River Radio Group will be at 7 p.m. in the grand.
Wednesday, Sept. 14 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. RIVER CAMPUS: 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. Ketchens’ series of paintings at the museum pays tribute to the Sharecroppers’ Strike of 1939.
River Campus Anniversary Open House
Saturday, Sept. 17 1 to 4 p.m. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY RIVER CAMPUS The Earl and Margie Holland
School of Visual and Performing Arts at the River Campus is celebrating its fifth anniversary. There will be tours and free entertainment for the community. Performances will be ongoing in the various venues. Tickets will be sold from the box office, discounted tickets will be available and tickets will be given away in drawings throughout the day.
Symphony Sampler
Sunday, Sept. 18 2 p.m. RIVER CAMPUS, ROBERT F. AND GERTRUDE L. SHUCK MUSIC RECITAL HALL Sampling of different
symphonic performances put on by the Southeast Missouri State Symphony. The symphony will present a short introduction to the 2011-2012 concert series, performing a variety of brief selections from the upcoming season. The informative and fun “mini” concert is free and open to the public.
Thrift Store Cowboys and The Big Idea
Thursday, Sept. 29 8 p.m. PITTER’S CAFE AND LOUNGE Texas band Thrift Store Cowboys will be at Pitter’s with The Big Idea also playing.
Haunted Downtown Tours Friday, Sept. 30
7 TO 8:30 P.M. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
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Thursday, Sept. 22 7:30 p.m. Port Cape Girardeau The River City Players will present this play written by Gregg Kreutz. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. This is not a dinner show.
Wednesday, Sept. 14 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Are you looking for some fun and adventure this Halloween? Follow the lantern of your costumed guide through downtown and let the darkness of the past envelope you.
2011 Run/Walk for Christ 34th Annual River Tales Classic Car Show
Sunday, Sept. 18 8 a.m. HUTSON’S FINE FURNITURE - PARKING LOT, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO
“Into the Woods” Wednesday, Sept. 28 7:30 P.M. RIVER CAMPUS, DONALD C. BEDELL PERFORMANCE HALL
Sunday, Oct. 2 8 a.m. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY RIVER CAMPUS Proceeds from this 5K Walk/
Run will go to Heartland Sole Providers, an organization that provides new shoes for children in Southeast Missouri. To register go to www. jesussimplysaves.com. If you have questions, call 573-225-8555 or email heartlandsoleproviders@yahoo. com. Cost is $20 per participant.
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Student helps discover 16th century warship
ANCIENT ship found DIVING TRIP IN MEDITERRANEAN UNEARTHS HISTORY Tina Eaton Managing Editor
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hey were off to a rough start. The day broke rainy and cold. Waves rocked a small boat as a crew of seven wet-suit clad divers loaded it with heavy oxygen tanks and equipment. However, neither the weather nor the untimely death of the boat’s battery would stop them. After a jump-start from the old van that carried the divers 45 minutes from their residence, the boat finally took off from the coast of Menorca, a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea, to begin their second-to-last day of underwater excavation. As the divers began to survey a potential dig site, a rough patch of water caused the boat to lurch, sending a $400 piece of lighting equipment overboard. “The light went flying off the boat, and we’re all just watching it in slow motion,” said Jennifer Rickard, one of the diving crew’s members and a sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University. After waiting over an hour for their instructor to resurface after diving in to retrieve the equipment, the group decided they must carry out its original plan. “We all thought, this is a bad sign,” Rickard said, “but we had to proceed with the survey. We only had so much time, and it was already cut short for our instructor after using an hour of oxygen.” They dove in. The team immediately began their search for a buried shipwreck that earlier research had indicated was in the area when they came upon their instructor, who waved them on to continue their search over vast expanses of seaweed on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. Then they spotted a telling anomaly. “There was so much seaweed over such large areas,” Rickard said. “To not see any in an area was a huge marker.” The divers dug hands and then arms into feet of dead seaweed until they felt something much harder than the vegetation. When they pulled their hands back, they noticed black markings on their gloves. “During that moment when we found something, I just started screaming into my regulator, which wastes oxygen really fast,
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These stories had to come from somewhere. These myths might have some sort of truth behind them. Jennifer Rickard but I was excited,” Rickard said. “We were all really excited.” They had uncovered a small portion of a charred shipwreck, which initial tests have shown might date back to the 16th century, when many ancient battles for the control of Menorca’s ports took place. Rickard, an anthropology student with an emphasis in maritime, or underwater, archaeology, is back on dry land – for the time being. Rickard relocated from Denver to her father’s hometown of Cape Girardeau with her now nineyear-old son in tow. Nineteen years old and lacking direction and discipline, she completed three semesters of class before dropping out to work. She took over her father’s portion of ownership of the bar Two North, now under different management and known as Mixing 10, on Main Street. She worked the bar scene there for three years before selling her share. “I learned the bar culture in Cape while I was there,” Rickard said. “I would see friends graduate and leave and I’d miss them. When they came back they’d be like ‘Jen, you’re still here.’ I didn’t want to miss people, I didn’t want to grow old in a bar.” After leaving Two North, Rickard worked a string of jobs, juggling up to three of them at one point. However, she was not happy with a future of dead-end jobs and set
about changing the attitudes and habits that were holding her back. “I was a juvenile delinquent,” Rickard said as she explained an unstable childhood and adolescence littered with poor grades and decisions. “I spent years feeling like I was hitting my head against a wall,” Rickard said. “I was tired of starting from scratch over and over again. I came to the realization that I’m doing this to myself. If I’m doing it to myself then I can not do it to myself.” This realization led her to adopt the “George Costanza Theory of Life,” or doing exactly the opposite of what your instinct tells you to do. “I was watching Seinfeld and I was like, I’m really going to adopt this,” Rickard said. “It became a retrained instinct.” Rickard’s retrained instinct led her back to the classroom. “I walked into an anthropology class and thought, this is what I’ve been thinking all along,” Rickard said. “I hit the direction of anthropology and realized this is exactly what I wanted to do. It all fell into place exactly as it was meant to be. All those missteps led to exactly where I wanted to be.” Now on her second college endeavor, Rickard is working towards a bachelor’s degree. Like many archaeology students, she participates in field studies that provide students with experience in their field that they cannot obtain on Southeast’s campus. It was on one of these field studies during July to the Cape of Cavalleria Ecomuseum where she was part of a team that discovered the previously untouched shipwreck. Her trip to Spain was funded by a scholarship from the Harryette Campbell Scholarship Foundation. Rickard has plans to attend another field study in the Bahamas this summer. Rickard’s passion for anthropology is evident in her involvement in the department at Southeast. She spends a lot of her down time in Art Building, where the department is housed, talking about news from the archaeology world and trading stories that most of her friends outside the major cannot appreciate. Rickard also serves as secretary for the anthropology club and encourages students that are interested in archaeology to talk to her about her experience with field studies. “I just want to encourage
A two-week diving school taught students the different aspects of marine archaeology off the coast of Menorca, a Spanish island.- Photos submitted
(Above) Jennifer Rickard and a fellow crewmember brush seaweed and sediment from the hull of the ship.
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students to go out and do these types of things,” Rickard said. “What I’m excited about is getting other people to understand they can do it, too.” She also serves as a teacher’s assistant for Dr. Warren Anderson, a professor of anthropology. “He’s kind of like my mentor,” Rickard said about Anderson. “He has an open door ready for students to come in and talk to him. He was one of the reasons I realized there was a whole different way that school could be.” Rickard has also been taking helicopter lessons at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Though her flying skills come in handy when researching dig sights for herself and fellow archaeologists, she hopes to eventually earn a pilot’s license
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that will allow her to fly for hire. The income will go toward pursuing a master’s degree in maritime archaeology. “The ultimate goal for me is to do deeper, underwater research with video,” Rickard said. “There are a plethora of different types of information we could be using to learn about ourselves and our culture.” She speaks of the tales of long-lost underwater civilizations like Atlantis and her interest in discovering the root of such stories. “These stories had to come from somewhere,” Rickard said. “These myths might have some sort of truth behind them. I truly believe it is in the water.”
(Far left) Students from the Cavalleria Ecomuseum diving school surface above the Mediterranean Sea (Left) Jennifer Rickard next to the ship’s anchor, which is several times her size. - Photos submitted by Jennifer Rickard
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Southeast senior assists doctors in Nicaragua Jacqueline Irigoyen Arrow Reporter
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What are you majoring in? McElroy: The correct term for my major is biomedical science. I am basically going into premed to become a doctor.
You went on a missionary trip to Nicaragua recently. How was that?
McElroy: Yeah, I did. We went there and held a three-day medical clinic for those who are in need of assistance. It was amazing to see how rough they have it there and how people would walk miles just so that they can come get help from us. It was a really small village where we had our medical clinic, but the people were so grateful and the littlest thing meant so much to them.
Did you have a favorite part or something that stuck out to you the most? McElroy: I think for me it was seeing how excited the kids got after they had received treatment and got their prescription medicine. They were so grateful, and they just had the biggest smiles on their faces.
How did this change you personally and/ or professionally? McElroy: Well, professionally for my major, it showed me that I was doing the right thing. I was not actually able to give treatment or medical attention since I am still in school, but seeing the other doctors help these people made me really realize that this is what I really want to do with my life. If I could do something like this all the time and help people, I would be lucky. Personally, it made me see how much we, in America,
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take things for granted. The little things we have here are like luxuries to people in that country.
What was it like to be picked for the missionary trip when you haven’t even graduated yet? McElroy: It was such a privilege. I didn’t really know what to expect, but just watching them was amazing. Even though I couldn’t do the actual treatments, I was able to serve them in other ways and do my part.
What are some challenges you think you might face with this profession?
Sara McElroy said the best thing about her trip was the children’s reactions after recieving medical attention. - Submitted photos by Sara McElroy
McElroy: Well, I am applying for medical school, and that is a tough process in itself. Then medical school is going to be a big challenge with all the studying and competition against other future doctors. I know I have a long road ahead of me, but I am excited for it.
What are your future plans? McElroy: I am planning to attend another trip similar to this one next February to Honduras, and then just finishing up here at Southeast and then going on to medical school.
Sara McElroy is planning a trip in February to Honduras. She intends to finish her time at Southeast after returning - Submitted photo by Sara McElroy
What are you looking forward to during the SEMO District Fair?
Macy Ellsworth: “My favorite thing about the fair is the cool weather that comes with it.”
Nick Centanni: “I’m really excited about riding all the rides that make me throw up, and I think they have a huge pig that weighs over a ton. I’m really pumped about that one.”
Briana Hammon: “I actually didn’t know there was going to be a fair.”
Aaron Lerma: “The funnel cakes and especially the food. The wristband nights are always fun, and I hope they have good rides this year.”
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NEW students ready to break the ice FRESH FACES SHOWCASE MUSICAL AND THEATRE TALENTS AT RIVER CAMPUS
Showcase offers performers first shot at Southeast stage Amity Downing Arrow Reporter
The new faces of Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will make their onstage debut at the River Campus this weekend. The third annual New Student Showcase offers freshmen and transfer students the chance to show off their talents in front of a live audience. Sophomore musical theater major Allie Wolz recently transferred from Saint Louis University to attend Southeast. After living in St. Louis for a year, Wolz decided that her hometown of Cape Girardeau suited her better, as did a musical theatre major that was not offered at SLU. Wolz was a theatre major when she decided she liked the musical aspect more. “It’s just what I love to do the most,” Wolz said about singing. Wolz said the showcase is not required. It is, however, beneficial for the new students to showcase their talents and present themselves to the department. “I wanted to do it because I am so new, and it is so hard to establish myself here,” Wolz said. “After transferring
here it’s really hard for them to know who you are.” Wolz will sing a minute snippet of “A Little Bit of Love” from the musical “Wonderful Town” and will perform a short skit with freshman theatre and dance major Maureeshia Lumpkin. Lumpkin decided to attend Southeast because she fell in love with the campus and its distance from her home in Carbondale, Ill. “The teachers are amazing,” Lumpkin said. “I couldn’t ask for better teachers. That’s why I’m here – the teachers and the River Campus.” Wolz and Lumpkin decided to pair up for the New Student Showcase and search for the perfect skit to perform together. “We didn’t know each other, but we get along,” Lumpkin said. “Our personalities click.” The skit they will perform is entitled “Estelle in Tel Aviv.” Wolz plays a very conservative character in the piece while Lumpkin plays a more free-spirited one. Wolz said that although these are not necessarily their personalities, they pull it off pretty well. “It’s just a fun role to play,” Wolz said. “It’s fun to not be you. When you’re having fun with it, you’re living it — it has to be your reality.”
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It’s just a fun role to play. It’s fun to not be you. Allie Wolz Besides her few high school acting courses, this will be Lumpkin’s first chance to perform onstage. “[My favorite part is] becoming a character and expressing myself in ways you can’t get anywhere else,” Lumpkin said. “It gives me this excitement.” Wolz and Lumpkin’s skit had to be memorized and practiced within a week and a half. “I’m more nervous,” Lumpkin said. “We are new students showcasing our talent, and the upperclassmen will see what we have. But, I’m excited, too.” Around 15 students will perform in the showcase. Their acts will be similar to that of Wolz and Lumpkin’s, featuring their musical and theatre talent. The New Student Showcase will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Wendy Kurka Rust Flexible Theatre, following the Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts fifth anniversary open house.
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Students surveyed for Southeast’s profile commented that there are “a few really run down dorms,” and that some students are simply going through the motions of college life. Rosati feels that with some of the upcoming changes to Southeast, such as the campus renovations and the course redesign, many of these feelings will improve. “A couple years from now, these results will get even better,” Rosati said. According to Rosati, other constant challenges are staying in step with emerging technology that impacts higher education and keeping the curriculum
responsive to the region. As part of the campus renovations, new computer labs are being added, and several of the labs and classrooms in Magill and Academic Halls are being turned into model learning environments. To meet the changing professions, Southeast added a major in cyber security. “We want to make sure that we are preparing our students for what they’re going to find 10 years from now, not what was in society 10 years ago,” Rosati said. “It’s a moving target. We constantly have to keep the pressure on.” To see Southeast’s entire profile, go to www.princetonreview.com. Anybody interested in taking the survey for Southeast can do so at survey.review.com.
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student loans. However, if you simply skip getting a college degree and jump straight into the work force there is the fear of being stuck at that entry level position forever. It is not the eligibility from previous experience that is most important, but that lovely piece of paper for which we owe $24,000. As a little kid, I was always told that good grades get you free college and a high-paying job. However, a pristine GPA does not equal easily acquiring a job, or, even more frightening, a job at all. Technology is pushing us forward at record speeds. By the time we as students learn something thoroughly, it is already dated and replaced by something new. I skim through about 50 technology articles a morning, five design news feeds, a daily newsletter on top of industry stories. Yet, I still feel like a fish flopping on dry land. There is just so much to keep up with and learn how to do. The textbooks printed in 2010 simply are not cutting it. Classroom presentations created a few years ago by my professors are intermixed with dated
trends and irrelevant information, while other pressing issues and skill sets are missed. If you sit down and watch software videos, chances are that software will be nonexistent in three years, and simply mentioning it will make you look like a grandma. It seems like a vicious circle, but perhaps it is because our view of the educational system as a whole is dated. If we are to be successful, contributing members of our professions, it will require self-motivated improvement and maintenance. When we encounter problems in our workforce, the solution will not be as easy as asking the teacher a question. We will be forced into researching our problems, finding valuable news resources, networking with others in our field and teaching ourselves the new software or processes. It is the adaptability, critical thinking, people skills, work ethic and learning processes that we gain in college that will be most beneficial. Whether that is worth $24,000, I guess is in the eye of the beholder.
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Monster trucks are a smash hit Monday night
Zane Ritou, a rookie monster truck driver, won the wheelie competition driving The Stinger on Monday night at the SEMO District Fair. Each year the fair is host to many different events. People from all over southeast Missouri travel to partake in the rallies, food, concerts, parade and much more. - Photo by Kelso Hope
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