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2 Berkstresser: A Special Kind of Player 3 Scherers: In Their Blood 4 Lock: Hype

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Missouri Tigers quarterback Corbin Berkstresser (13) releases the ball during the Black and Gold Game at Faurot Field.

After difficult road at Mizzou, Berkstresser finds purpose Maty Mauk: “Everybody has a role, and Corbin has a huge one.”

BRUNO VERNASCHI Sports Editor Corbin Berkstresser is no quitter.

The fifth-year senior Missouri football player has seen his fair share of struggles during his collegiate career. Starting four games in 2012 after thenstarter James Franklin’s shoulder injury troubles, Berkstresser, playing with an inexperienced offensive line, went 2-2 in the Tigers’ first losing record of the past 10 years.

In 2013, Berkstresser, fighting for his quarterback position, suffered a meniscus tear in his knee during practice, putting him in an even worse spot.

Berkstresser said he questioned whether he should return for his fifth year, but ultimately, the decision was simple.

"To me, I got five years here, and if I would've walked away, and not continued my studying, my degree, my grad school, to me, that's like quitting,” he said. “I know a lot of people don't see it that way, but I see it as quitting, and I don't quit. So I'm sticking it out here and finishing the way I started."

Younger quarterbacks came through MU, and the Lee’s Summit native had to take a back seat as he watched them pass him on the depth chart one by one.

But Berkstresser didn’t let that hinder him. He was there to help out his team, forming a mentorship role to Drew Lock, Eddie Printz, Marvin Zanders and even Maty Mauk, the field generals above him.

“I'm just someone that they can come up and talk to,” Berkstresser said. “Whether it's about schemes, a certain team, having trouble with a certain throw, whatever it may be. Even off the field, if they have questions about school, how you should study, how you should schedule your day to make good time, I'm that guy they can come to who's seen experiences both on and off the field of hardships and successes."

Throughout his years at Mizzou, the possibility of a position change has often come up for Berkstresser,

trying him out on special teams in a few instances.

Quarterbacks coach Andy Hill recalled a play against Georgia in 2013.

“He got launched,” Hill joked. “We were wearing white jerseys. He had a grass stain for about five yards on the ground. But he's tough, and he's not afraid to hit anybody."

This year will be different. Not listed on the depth chart as a quarterback, Berkstresser will likely only see some time on the extra point, punt block and punt return protection special teams.

Lining up for multiple special teams drills during preseason practices, Berkstresser even recorded a punt block on freshman Corey Fatony. His favorite part of the newfound position, though, seems to be the contact.

After being asked what the hardest part of playing on special teams and getting hit is, Berkstresser didn’t hesitate on an answer.

“Nothing,” he said with a smile. “I just get excited.

It’s fun.”

When it comes down to it, though, Berkstresser’s most important position might not be his contribution to special teams, but as a consultant to his fellow Tigers.

"He's a guy that knows his role on the team,” Mauk said. “Everybody has a role, and Corbin has a huge one.

Being here for so long, knowing what's going on and being able to be a mentor for the younger guys, and even myself at times — it's something that we need.

It's going to help us take our game to the next level, when you have an extra pair of eyes back there who knows what's going on."

Berkstresser considers himself unselfish. He’s OK with being the “fifth-string quarterback, 10th-string quarterback, fourth punter, whatever it is” — he’s always been there to help out the team.

Hill said he’ll do anything his coaches ask of him, and that he’s the one to come up and ask what he can do to help.

There’s yet another special job for Berkstresser,

assigned by Hill. His daughter, a freshman at MU with “105 big brothers,” according to her dad, recently moved into the residence halls on campus. “(Berkstresser’s) on 24-hour watch in Responsibility Hall,” Hill joked. “He's the lead guy. You might think he's a piece of carpet, but you'll see a red dot on kids' foreheads walking down the hall. He's ready."

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Missouri Tigers quarterback Corbin Berkstresser (13) delivers a pass during his first ever start against Arizona State at Faurot Field.

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Michael Scherer and Nick Scherer pose for a group photo after a high school football game. The brothers grew up in a competitive house and now both play for different MU athletic teams.

Sports brings brothers Michael and Nick Scherer together at Mizzou Michael Scherer, a redshirt junior linebacker, is joined at Mizzou by his brother Nick, a freshman wrestler.

“We would go at it at the house,” Michael said. “A lot of broken furniture, a lot of wrestling matches, a lot of trips to the hospital … we were just competitive at anything.”

The furniture in the basement of the Scherer house is still torn up. Nick once broke the springs on an expensive couch mimicking WWE wrestlers and flinging himself off of the arm rest and onto the cushions. He also said he is responsible for his fair share of broken lamps.

Nick credits his brothers with toughening him up.

Despite the injuries and broken furniture, he values his experiences playing at home.

was the (main) guy on that team,” Scherer said. “And watching him and seeing how to be a leader and how to run a team and how to run a good team and how to show kids how it is and what it’s like to be a good team and to be a winning team meant a lot to me. And I think it helped me a lot through high school with being PETER BAUGH a captain of the wrestling team, doing all that stuff and Assistant Sports Editor helping out a lot of other kids.”

In high school, Michael was also a formidable When Michael and Nick Scherer were growing up, running back for the MICDS team and a standout everything was a competition. Whether in sports or basketball player. Nick played football and wrestled. even eating, the Scherer boys were always trying to When Nick was deciding where to go to college, he win. was influenced by the opportunity to go to school with “We had a certain amount of food, and when the Michael. food was gone, the food was “There were a lot of cool gone,” Michael Scherer said. “So schools I checked out, but to be when you got a new plate, you “There’s a high bar academically and athletically, and able to have Mikey with me, as I were eating so you could get looking up to them and seeing that high bar and wanting have most of my life, was really some more or else it was all to meet it and wanting to surpass it and be better has important,” he said. gone. If you spent too much Since Nick has been at time talking, it’d be all gone.” really driven me for a long time.”

— freshman wrestler Nick Scherer school, the Scherer brothers This fierce competition have seen each other a number at home quickly carried over of times. The brothers have to athletics. Oldest brother Joey Scherer played football at the University of “The house was very hectic, it was very crazy,” Nick hung out at Michael’s house, which he shares with Pennsylvania, and Daniel, the second oldest, was a Pac- said. “There were a lot of fights, but we had a ton of Mizzou center Evan Boehm.

Nick said Michael has been helpful in his transition 12 champion wrestler at Stanford. Now, both Michael fun together growing up, and I really wouldn’t have had and Nick are competing for Missouri. Michael, a junior, it any other way. It has shaped me a lot as a person.” from high school to college. is the Tigers’ starting linebacker for the football team, “Michael has been great,” Scherer said. “Michael has Michael and Nick were in high school together for while Nick is a freshman wrestler. one year. At Mary Institute and Country Day School been helping me do what I want and find people to As the youngest child, Nick used his older brothers’ in St. Louis, Michael was a senior when Nick was a meet, places to go and that’s been very helpful.” success as motivation.

Nick is planning on attending every football game, freshman. That year, the brothers were teammates on “There’s a high bar academically and athletically, the football team. and he said Michael will come to as many wrestling and looking up to them and seeing that high bar and On the 2011 MICDS Rams team, Michael was an matches as possible. wanting to meet it and wanting to surpass it and be All-State linebacker and led the team to the State Like Nick, Michael is also grateful for the impact his better has really driven me for a long time,” he said.

Championship game. Nick dressed for the varsity team brothers have had on him. He credits his brothers with Growing up, the Scherer house was nothing short of and had fond memories of watching his brother from helping him grow as a person and athlete. frantic. The boys drove away babysitters with constant the sidelines.

“My brothers have helped me with everything,” roughhousing and games.

“We had a lot of awesome guys on the team, but he Scherer said. “My brothers are the reason I’m here today.”

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FRESHMAN DREW LOCK NAMED BACKUP, HYPE MACHINE AT ALL-TIME HIGH Drew Lock might play. Drew Lock might not play. But there will be hype for the freshman quarterback.

ALEC LEWIS Assistant Sports Editor Drew Lock can’t speak about the hype.

The freshman quarterback from Missouri’s Lee’s Summit High School attends class. The freshman quarterback attends practice. The freshman quarterback then heads home, no words spoken.

It’s not the spoken word of others, though, that’s thrown Lock into the spotlight. It’s the throwing he’s done himself, the one thing he can control.

For over 20 practices, Lock has strapped on the blacked-out helmet with a gold “Lock” embossed on the forehead in practice, and for each of those 20, he’s worn it well. Playing with the second, third and fourth teams, he’s excelled on the field, ultimately earning the backup-quarterback job ending a summer of speculation about his redshirt status.

Earlier in camp, Drew contacted his dad, Andy, about the competition.

“He called me a few weeks back and said, ‘Dad, I really feel like I can be successful this year,” Andy Lock said. “I’m like, ‘Drew, that’s the case, then don’t wait. If you can help the team and the team can continue to win then that is a win-win.’”

Andy has seen him play for years. His grounded nature, his level-headedness — those qualities stand out about Drew the person. But, for everyone else, it’s the accuracy.

Gary Pinkel says that’s his biggest asset.

So does quarterback coach Andy Hill. Even cornerback Anthony Sherrills is impressed.

Chase Daniel-type accuracy? After a 14-for19 throwing performance that resulted in two touchdowns in Missouri’s opening scrimmage for the 2015-16 season, the media, the fans and even Hill seemed to think so.

“I can’t remember what Chase Daniel did (in the scrimmages),” Hill said after the first open scrimmage. “I was here, but I don’t remember how great that was. (Daniel) was pretty ready to play, and nothing really fazes Drew either.”

The conclusion of Thursday’s final scrimmage gave way to questions about Lock redshirting, but those were answered quickly

by Pinkel on Monday when Mizzou released its depth chart.

“At the end of the day, he played better,” Pinkel said of why Lock was named the backup.

“This is not about (starting quarterback) Maty (Mauk), this has nothing to do with Maty. (Drew) deserved that spot.”

Maintained Production A lot stems from the numbers generated in the multi-complicated scrimmages. In total, Lock accounted for 484 yards on 38-of-51 passing and threw four touchdowns and an interception.

Taking snaps with the second, third and fourth teams, though, those numbers can be a bit misconstrued. In comparison, Maty Mauk’s line was 31-of-56 for 300 yards and only two touchdowns.

After having a better stat line than the preseason second-team All-SEC quarterback, the hype should be understandable.

What separates the two? Any fan watching would say it’s the erratic style that Mauk plays — which is often effective — versus Lock’s calm demeanor in the pocket.

“Drew makes good decisions,” Sherrills said. “If everyone is locked up on the defense, he checks down. He doesn’t throw any risky throws, which is good for a freshman in knowing how to take his paths here and there.”

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Missouri Tigers freshman quarterback Drew Lock (3) looks for a pass Aug. 15 at Faurot Field.

Lock didn’t throw an interception until the second-to-last drive of opening camp.

Without it, though, he wouldn’t have had the chance to show the poise and the presence on the following possession by finding freshman wide receiver Ray Wingo for a 56-yard bomb down the field.

Brandon Kiley, a radio host for KTGR’s The Sports Wire, echoed many when it happened.

“He’s the truth,” Kiley said. “This kid is the real deal.”

Real Home Hopes Lee’s Summit raised Lock. It groomed him for Mizzou.

Andy Lock said growing up there was key and it continues to be with the hype he faces heading into his freshman year.

“One thing that has impressed me about Drew for as long as he’s been on social media is that he understands to take (the praise) with a grain of salt,” Andy said. “There’s all kinds of love here in Lee’s Summit for Drew, and there couldn’t have been a better place for Drew to blossom.”

Jerry Lock, Drew’s grandfather, played football at Mizzou, and Andy sported the black and gold as a former offensive lineman.

Now, Andy owns two restaurants, one in Lee’s Summit and one in Kansas City.

The “bar” part in Andy’s Summit Grill and Bar restaurant is where Lock-talk can be most prevalent. Prevalent as in daily.

“There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t have that conversation (about Drew) at the restaurant,” Andy said. “It’s neat as a father. It’s neat as a business owner because it gives Missouri fans an association with my restaurant, so it’s all-around awesome.”

At the bar, folks remember some of those Friday nights with Drew in the shotgun. They remember Lee’s Summit scoring 77 to beat Kearney in 2013. They remember the nailbiting win against Lee’s Summit North in 2014.

Those memories will never die; they’ll expand as they hear rumblings of Drew’s success at Mizzou. From others, not the man himself.

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AN ADAPTED DEFENSE WILL JARVIS

Senior Staff Writer

Without Brantley, “D-Line Zou” prepares under different leadership Missouri released its depth chart for the opening game against Southeast Missouri on Monday. Four months ago, that chart would have looked a lot different.

Then June 21 happened.

Brantley, the poised leader-to-be of “D-Line Zou” was staying at Simon’s apartment over the summer in Columbia. Brantley left the house that morning, and nobody had heard from him all day, an odd occurrence in the tight-knit group of guys. Struck by this, Simon shot him a text.

“What’s up?”

A minute later, his phone buzzed. It wasn’t Brantley. It was Barry Odom. Harold had been in a bad accident.

“My heart dropped,” Simon recalled. “It started racing, and I was really nervous. I told the guys I was with, and we raced over to the hospital as quick as we could.”

This wasn’t just a teammate or a friend or some guy that was shacking at a buddy’s apartment. This was a brother. Pinkel’s family philosophy is well known, and there’s no better example than the brotherhood Simon describes. They fight for one another, on and off the field.

It surprised Simon when he first came on campus.

He was recruited to play football, but what he found at MU was more than a football team. As a senior, this is his fourth year playing with a Tiger on his helmet. That’s four years of two-a-days, four years of 6 a.m. workouts, four years of team meals and rap battles after practice and stupid road trip pranks.

He was asked what surprised him the most about Missouri. What did he not expect coming in as a fiery-eyed freshman safety from Mansfield, Texas?

“The brotherhood,” Simon said. “Coach Pinkel talked

about family all the time. This is it.”

Joining that defensive brotherhood this year is freshman Terry Beckner Jr., the five-star recruit from East St. Louis High School. Ranked second overall in the class of 2015, the expectations for the 298-pound defensive lineman are understandably high.

He showed potential in fall camps, earning a second string spot at defensive tackle behind junior Josh Augusta.

Regardless, Beckner will see playing time.

“Physically, he’s been blessed with a lot of ability,” Odom said. “He’s learned the schematics. He’s been the guy that’s worked to get in shape and adjust to the speed of the game.”

Right ahead of Beckner, weighing fewer and fewer pounds by the day, is Josh Augusta. The junior wants to get to 335 pounds by Saturday’s opening game, a drastic loss from the 360 pounds he weighed in at points this summer.

The secret formula: more fish and more grilled chicken.

Oh, and less Pita Pit. His teammates call him “Juggernaut,” but even the Juggernaut can afford to slim down a little. Augusta isn’t worried about the nickname losing meaning as he loses weight. The more fat he sheds, the more offensive linemen he can do the same to.

His teammates agree.

“Have you seen the kid?” Scherer asked. “I don’t know who’s going to stand in the way of him … He’s a freak. So we get him to lose a few pounds and we’ll get him a little angry.”

Scherer said he might call Augusta some names before Saturday’s game, because when Josh Augusta gets angry,

watch out. He can throw those 335 pounds around.

According to Scherer, he’s never seen Augusta lose a oneon-one drill. Not once.

The Tigers will hope that continues as Missouri begins the season.

Articles have been written, stories filed, tweets sent out about expectations on this 2015 Missouri team. Come 3 p.m. at Faurot Field, none of that matters. This defense is pumped. It gets monotonous battling teammates in simulated situations.

In fall camp, second-string nose guard A.J. Logan said it best.

“I’m excited, man. I’m a football player.”

Tigers prepare for the future — post-Dave Steckel The last time a person not named Dave Steckel ran Missouri’s defense, “Drops of Jupiter” was a top-10 hit song and movie audiences were dazzled by the magic of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

Things have changed a bit around Columbia since 2001.

For one, the competition is fiercer than ever in the almighty Southeastern Conference, but that didn’t stop Steckel from leading the Tigers defense to back-to-back SEC title games and back-to-back SEC Defensive Player of the Year Awards. The trophies Pinkel and the Tigers have accumulated over the past 14 years have gotten bigger by the year.

That makes for even bigger expectations within the program. Outside, the storyline is a little different. Picked to finish third in the East division this year, the “disrespected” theme is mainstream at this point. After all, there are still questions on defense.

With the departures of Markus Golden and Shane Ray, spots needed filling on the defensive line. Not to mention Harold Brantley’s car accident that ended his season before it even began and projected starter Marcus Loud’s dismissal from the program after breaking team rules.

That left just one defensive lineman on the Missouri roster who has ever started a Division I football game: Charles Harris. The sophomore got his lone start against Indiana last season, replacing an injured Markus Golden. Four linemen, one D-Line Zou, one start.

If anyone knows how to turn a program’s defense around, it’s Barry Odom. In three years as defensive coordinator at the University of Memphis, he took the 117th overall total defense, and within a year, they ranked 50th in the country. By the time, he left three years later, Memphis was 22nd in

total defense nationally and ranked fifth in points allowed (17.1 ppg), giving the school its first share of a conference title since 1971.

He won’t have to make that turnaround at Missouri, as the Tigers have already established a national reputation on the defensive side of the ball. But Odom doesn’t want the status quo.

He’s not Dave Steckel. But he sure acts like him sometimes.

“I feel like coach Odom is a younger version of Stec,” senior safety Ian Simon said. “The intensity is there, the love for the game, the passion, the want to get better every single day.”

Steckel, a Marine, was not shy about his intensity on the field in his tenure at Missouri. If anything, Odom’s players say their new coordinator is more intense than his predecessor.

That’s a high standard.

“He’s a real aggressive guy,” senior cornerback Kenya Dennis said with an uncomfortable laugh. “He’s always on me about being on my man. But we’ve got a pretty good relationship.”

Communication will be key for the Tigers this year on defense, so “being on his man” is not taken lightly. Odom will likely run a 3-4 package at times, where the linebackers will have more responsibility in man coverage.

This took getting used to. In the spring, Odom didn’t change things up too much with packages, but once summer workouts and fall camp started, film sessions were more intense and more complicated. This is a new defense.

“We’ve made a lot of improvements and we’ve moved people around,” senior linebacker Michael Scherer said. “We’ve added more schemes and more plays than we did in the spring.”

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one of those things that we can do in a business model that is plausible while at the same time still attacking gender stereotypes and stigmas.”

ThreadBare also encourages people to have their own style and stand up for it.

“At the end of the day, we are not here to celebrate sales and what we are selling,” Gunby said. “We are here to celebrate the person that is wearing

Because of the 18,000 visitors who pass through the Student Center each day, Student Union administrators have to work constantly to find new ways to maximize the space.

Last fall, the Missouri Students Association received a suggestion through one of their suggestion boxes requesting more individual seats and power outlets. The seating in the Student Center at the time consisted mainly of tables and chairs designed for groups of people.

“All the tables were for two, four or even six people, and students felt bad when they would have to take up a whole table just for themselves,” former Budget Chairman Chris Hanner said. “So we started to talk to the administration, and what we decided was that we needed to have more seating for students who were by themselves.”

The Student Center design team produced several ideas on how to improve the space, and MSA and administrators eventually decided to replace some of the multi-person tables with single-person seats. MSA and Missouri Student Unions then worked together on designs for the individual seating area.

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New store tackles identity issues MANYUN ZOU Reporter After one year and two months of preparation, ThreadBare, a genderneutral clothing consignment store, opened on the main floor of the Student Center on Aug. 26.

ThreadBare is a part of the Missouri Student Unions Entrepreneurial Program. This program allows students to compete for a rent-free space in the Student Center to conduct their

business in for one year.

ThreadBare’s four founders, Zach Bine, Allison Fitts, Kyle Gunby and Gabriel Riekhof, hope their new business will not only be profitable but also change society views gender identity.

“Realistically, our physical bodies aren’t always our mental bodies,” Chief Marketing Officer Gunby said. “We have our own identities and we assign those things to ourselves based on how we feel since birth. Clothing was

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University hospital investigated for facilitating abortions As chairman of the Missouri Senate Interim Committee on the Sanctity of Life, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, is leading the investigations against Planned Parenthood facilities in both

St. Louis and Columbia as well as MU’s involvement in making abortion services available.

Hearings were held investigating whether the St. Louis Planned Parenthood facility was selling fetal tissue for profit, despite Planned Parenthood’s claims that no fetal donation program is in place in Missouri.

The committee is also investigating the Columbia Planned Parenthood facility’s recent licensure to provide abortions.

While investigations in Indiana, Georgia, South Dakota and other states have concluded that Planned Parenthood is in accordance with all state laws, the investigation in Missouri continues as MU is also being questioned for

their involvement in bringing abortion services back to Columbia.

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin was called to testify at a hearing Aug. 25, as MU was accused of misusing public dollars and breaking the state law.

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Women in Media challenges gender bias in the industry TESS VRBIN Reporter Last spring, a group of women on campus came to a disappointing realization.

Despite having a renowned journalism school, MU lacked an organization dedicated to women in the media industry. After discussing the concept for a few months, convergence journalism professor Amy Simons and five of her female students took it upon themselves to establish Women in Media.

“It was born because there was a need for it,” WIM Secretary Daniela Vidal said.

The need arises not only from the fact that men outnumber women two to one in media-based careers, but also from the industry’s unfair treatment of women in comparison to men, according to WIM’s website.

“Women are running into issues of cultural and gender bias,” said Simons, who is the faculty adviser for WIM. “You have a source you’re interviewing that says you remind them of their daughter or grandchildren.

Or you’re going out on a shoot and having the person you’re interviewing or shooting photographs for proposition you, or ask you out on a date.”

There is also a disparity between the types of news that men and women cover, Vidal said.

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Bike Share opens to visiting scholars MORGAN JENKINS Reporter A week after the three-year anniversary of the Bike Share Program, the organization celebrates another milestone: International scholars can now check out bikes through the Asian Affairs Center.

Those individuals were previously unable to check out bikes via the Student Center because of a complication with their student IDs. “Students can check out bikes for free, so it is a nice way to get around campus,” said Amy Eultgen, the Environmental Leadership Office advisor.

Five bikes are currently at the international scholars’ disposal, and students can work with the AAC to decide the duration of a

rental. Since international scholars attend the university for about two months, they may check out bikes for multiple days, Eultgen said.

The Bike Share Program has a fleet of 20 bikes and is available for undergraduate and graduate students. Students can check out the bikes at the Student Center information desk from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Mondays to Saturdays, and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sundays.

“It introduces students to an alternative form of transportation,” Eultgen said.

Rather than spending money on gas and car insurance, bikers can arrive at the same destination for free, while encountering less traffic along the way, Eultgen said.

“Not only is (Bike Share) friendly for the environment, but being able to use a bike all day is so much more efficient,” Residence

Halls Association Vice President Rachel Thomas said. “Plus, it promotes exercise, and it’s just a great way to get places quickly.”

The student organizations involved had to overcome the university identification system in order to achieve this recent victory.

“Since (international scholars) are only here for a certain amount of time, they don’t have a student ID number attached to their name, so our system wasn’t able to recognize them if they were to swipe their student ID,” Eultgen said.

Usually, a student shows their student ID at the Student Center information desk, signs the liability waiver and agreement, and then receives the key to their bike lock. However, international scholars weren’t able to check

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administration

Engineering dean focuses on growth, diversity THOMAS OIDE Reporter During the 20-year tenure of former Dean James Thompson, the College of Engineering saw its enrollment more than double and its research and education programs in bioengineering, computer science and information technology expand.

Thompson stepped down from his position September 2014. The college is under new leadership now.

Elizabeth Loboa, who is currently serving as chair of the biomedical engineering department at UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, will officially take

the reins of the College of Engineering as dean on Oct. 15 of this year.

“We are excited to have Elizabeth join the university,” Provost Garnett Stokes said in a news release. “As a renowned researcher and educator with comprehensive knowledge in biomedical engineering and economic development, as well as a passion for mentoring students, faculty and staff, she is well qualified to lead the College of Engineering at Mizzou.”

Loboa attended University of CaliforniaDavis for her undergraduate education where she earned a degree in mechanical engineering.

After that, she attended graduate school at Stanford University, where she received a

master’s degree in biomechanical engineering and her doctorate in mechanical engineering.

As she continued her education, the idea of becoming a professor sounded more and more appealing to her, Loboa said.

“The ability to teach and mentor incredible students, run an impactful research program and interact with fantastic colleagues sounded like my dream job,” she said in an email.

Upon receiving her doctorate, Loboa became an associate professor at Stanford for a year. That job eventually led her to North Carolina, where she was the first external hire for the joint department of biomedical

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Statutes outlines that it is “unlawful for any public funds to be expended for the purpose of performing or assisting an abortion, not necessary to save the life of the mother, or for the purpose of encouraging or counseling a woman to have an abortion not necessary to save her life.”

At the hearing, they discussed how St. Louis doctor Colleen McNicholas was hired to carry out abortion services as the physician for the Columbia Planned Parenthood facility with the possible help of MU hospital employees.

“There’s an awful lot of university employees that appear to be recruiting Dr. McNicholas to come to Columbia to basically resume abortion services at the facility, in part with the help of the university through some privileges from the university,” Schaefer said at the hearing.

Throughout the hearing Schaefer read through a series of emails from MU hospital employees regarding talks of bringing a physician to Columbia to resume abortion services. Schaefer questioned why it would be acceptable for MU, a publicly funded institution, be engaged in such activity.

Loftin defended the hospital, claiming that each MU hospital doctor has to be credentialed in some manner, and that a lot of the funding for the MU hospital comes from federal dollars, rather than state funds. Loftin

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All clothes are bought from a Goodwill shop and other secondhand stores, Parker Mitten said. Mitten is one of ThreadBare’s 10 interns.

“We make sure it is goodquality stuff before we buy it,” Mitten said. “We wouldn’t put

anything in here if we would not allow ourselves to wear it.”

Missouri Students Association President Payton Head has already made four purchases from the store in its first two days in business.

“I think it is the new frontier for clothing options in the future, and I hope to see that this place

also read a statement he said was written by Robert Hess, who advises the University of Missouri System’s General Counsel regarding medical and hospital issues. “ D r.

M c N i c h o l a s ’s application was found to meet medical staff standards,” Loftin read. “The fact that a physician performs abortions at an outside facility is not lawful basis for the university of our privileges under federal law.”

Loftin said MU would potentially have to forfeit $150 million or more per year of public health service funding if they were to stop credentialing all qualified applicants, as that would be discriminatory.

Despite Loftin’s defense of the MU hospital, MU recently canceled agreements in place between the School of Medicine and the Sinclair School of Nursing on Aug. 24.

“There will be no impact on the graduate student training because that agreement hadn’t been used for many years,” said Teresa Snow, corporate director of strategic communications and media relations of MU Health Care.

The agreement was first arranged with the School of Medicine in Aug 2005, and prior to 2007 was required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to provide residence positions specializing in OB/GYN the option in training in a performance of abortions.

W hile the Planned Parenthood Columbia clinic was one location where training could take place, no residence positions ever chose to have

that optional training, Snow said.

“One residence did train in other women’s health services between 2007 and 2015, but they did not choose to be trained in the performance of abortions,” Snow said.

However currently ACGME does not require that training position be offered, so no active agreements are in place with the School of Medicine as it is not longer a requirement and the agreement wasn’t being used, Snow said.

The decision to cancel the agreement was made by Loftin, Snow said, as the recent scandals surrounding Planned Parenthood prompted a more thorough review of MU’s policies.

“He asked all the schools and colleges to review the existing agreement, take a look at what we got, see if they’re still in use, see if they’re still needed, and the School of Medicine determined, we don’t need this agreement anymore, and they sent over to cancel it,” Snow said.

Graduate students in the School of Medicine still work with physicians at MU Health Care and train with women’s healthcare specialists in primary care settings at two Missouri OB/GYN associates.

Gail Vasterling, director of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, said in a letter written to Schaefer that Section 197.215.1 requires that surgical procedures be performed only by physicians who have surgical privileges.

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came from both the Student Unions and the Student Fee Capital Improvement Committee, a committee that allocates the portions of student fees earmarked for large-scale improvements.

“At first, they were talking about maybe changing the design of the catwalk area on the second floor,” Hanner said. “What we eventually decided was to change a small area close to the information desk on the main floor, where there’s a lot of booths and tables for four people. We decided to take away those four-person tables and put in a bar area that would have charging stations.”

The availability of power outlets in the Student Center was the next major concern. Students who study at the Student Center need to be able to charge their

gets the attention it deserves,” Head said.

In addition, ThreadBare is also a platform for people to communicate with each other.

Everyone is welcomed to check this store out, meet new friends and share their opinions about gender or anything else.

“This store is a good way to

bridge people together and make people talk to people they would never talk to before,” Mitten said. “If we don’t make a big change, we could at least make people rethink how they look at their life.”

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Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin addresses a crowd in the Reynolds Alumni Center. Loftin recently challenged claims that the MU hospital is misusing public funds by facilitating abortion services.

privileges if no surgical procedures will be performed at the facility, which means they can still be licensed to perform non-surgical, or medical abortions.

The Columbia Planned Parenthood facility was issued a license by the state of Missouri on July 15, according to a midMissouri Planned Parenthood news release, and is currently only providing medical abortions.

“We believe that, despite having conclusive evidence that Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri does not donate tissue for medical research, Missouri legislators continue to spend valuable taxpayer dollars to convene interim committees with the sole purpose of spreading antiabortion views and furthering an extreme political agenda to end access to safe, legal abortion in the state,” said Laura McQuade, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri, in a news release.

Rep. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, who is the vice chair

of the Missouri House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, which is conducting investigations into whether Planned Parenthood facilities are profiting off of fetal tissue in Missouri, said at a recent protest of the Columbia Planned Parenthood facility that there is currently no end date for the investigations, because many of the questions they posed were not answered sufficiently.

Investigations into Planned Parenthood facilities across the nation were sparked after the Center for Medical Progress, an anti-abortion organization, released edited videos of secretly recorded conversations of Planned Parenthood executives and staff, speaking about procedures to remove fetal tissue and distribute it to researchers.

It is unclear when the Sanctity of Life Committee’s next meeting will be, but Schaefer told Missourinet.com that it might not be until after the legislature’s veto session Sept. 16.

devices if they want to stay for an extended amount of time, Vega said.

“The power situation in the Student Center was pretty bleak,” current Budget Chairman Bill Vega said. “There were only a few floor outlets, and not in the greatest spots, so if you were trying to plug in a laptop it wasn’t feasible everywhere you sat. Now, if you just want to sit and plug in your laptop, the outlet is right there.”

However, rerouting power to those outlets posed a bigger problem than actually installing the new furniture.

“What we had to do to get the electrical is called core drilling, and it’s when you actually drill through existing cement to lay electrical conduits,” said Michelle Froese, assistant director of strategic communications for Student and Auxiliary Services. “Ideally when you build a facility, you have in mind everywhere you’re going to need electrical. That’s not always

the case as you make changes. We try to find different ways to get electrical that don’t involve core drilling, but in this case, the space that was available needed it.”

Most of the installation took place over the summer when the Student Center was less busy, but the last of the seats are currently scheduled to be installed Sept. 15.

The final outcome of this project will be an increase in dedicated study space for students.

“We’re excited to give students more space to study,” Froese said. “In this case, because of the way these seats are set up, they’re really meant for students to be able to study and use their personal devices.”

Other recent developments in the Student Center include a new 99 percent green cleaning system called ORBIO, bottle-saving Elkay water fountains, upgraded 4G service, more phone charging equipment and a quick print station.

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IFC allows beer, no other alcohol, in fraternity houses The new rule goes further for Greek safety than consortium proposals, PHA spokeswoman said.

TESS VRBIN Reporter Over the summer, the Fraternity Alumni Consortium proposed a stringent set of rules for Greek Life, one of which was the restriction of alcohol in fraternity houses to nothing stronger than beer. On Aug. 31, the Interfraternity Council put this rule into effect.

IFC Vice President of Public Relations Parker Briden told The Maneater in June the consortium’s alcohol policy was the only proposed regulation with which the council agreed.

Now that the ban is official, the council has a zero tolerance policy for hard liquor in fraternity houses.

“Our audit system will continue in the same way it did before (the policy changed), but with an increased lookout for

hard alcohol,” Briden said on Sept. 1.

IFC audits are conducted by a third party, usually a security guard, who inspects the fraternity houses in search of evidence of alcohol consumption. If the auditor finds evidence of an alcohol policy breach or any other unsafe situation, the Office of Student Conduct is notified and determines how the fraternity will be punished.

In the past, the auditors have used more discretion regarding less serious offenses.

“We just tried to eliminate the worst offenders,” Briden said. “Now, we have zero tolerance for any hard alcohol.”

The council’s previous alcohol regulations were complicated and unclear, Briden said. Each chapter house had to meet a list of qualifications in order to serve alcohol. Once those were met, only a certain amount of liquor was allowed for each 21-year-old member, and there was no restriction on the type.

“People saw the last policy as something to get around, not something to adopt and live by,” Briden said. “It’s a lot easier to cooperate with this new policy.

The chapter leaders had a hand major role in, Briden said. in helping us form it.”

The Panhellenic Association Freshman Stephen Ruiz supports IFC’s decision to said the fraternities had been ban hard liquor, said Carolyn anticipating the new rule.

Welter, vice president of public “ W hen I relations for was rushing PHA. last summer, “Obviously I THINK IT it was the talk they know of every house WILL BE SAFER FOR what’s best that I rushed,” ANYONE IN A FRAT for t he i r Ruiz said. r a t e r n i t i e s ,” HOUSE REGARDLESS fWelter “ They were said. s u p p o r t i n g OF GENDER. IT’S “They’ve put a it because it HARDER TO HAVE lot of thought would make into it.” audits a lot UNSAFE DRINKING T h e easier to pass.” c o n s o r t i u m ’s HABITS WITH BEER Briden also proposals were THAN WITH HARD said IFC is now meant to make able to quickly LIQUOR.” Greek Life safer recognize for women, but whether its Welter said the rules a re CAROLYN WELTER new rule goes effective, and PHA vice president of further than if the rules are public realtions that. ineffective, they “I think it can be modified accordingly. will be safer for anyone in a frat “We hope this will begin a house regardless of gender,” she trend of examining policies said. “It’s harder to have unsafe more often to create the best drinking habits with beer than one,” Briden said. with hard liquor.”

Enforcing the liquor ban Ruiz said he thinks the may also aid Greek Life in regulation will be good for the preventing sexual violence, fraternity houses. However, not which intoxication plays a all participants in Greek Life

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shared his point of view.

“I don’t really understand why it matters,” Phi Mu sorority member Jennifer Butler said.

“To college kids, alcohol is alcohol.”

The efficiency of the rule remains to be seen, but for now, the leaders of Greek Life believe a valuable decision has been made.

“We’re really confident that this will be a step in the right direction toward creating more safety in the Greek community,” Briden said.

This ban is the only regulation proposed by the consortium that has been passed by either IFC or PHA. In June, Briden told the Maneater that IFC had already been working on an alcohol policy before the regulations made the rounds on social media.

Other proposed regulations included mandatory drug testing for all Greek Life chapters, a ban on out-oftown formals and a guest list for visitors Thursday through Saturday.

On June 20, MU administrators and student leaders gathered for a summit on campus sexual assault.

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Questions linger about trail safety in Columbia Recent assaults on Columbia trails lead to questions about safety.

AMOS CHEN Reporter Two recent assaults on Columbia trails raised concerns about the safety of residents and students on nearby outdoor facilities.

On July 5, a female victim reported a sexual indecency incident on Hinkson Trail to the Columbia Police Department.

The suspect repeatedly passed the victim, groping her before riding ahead, according to a CPD news release. As the victim passed Hinkson Field, she reported seeing the suspect masturbating. Similarly, on Aug. 14, a female victim reported jogging on the MKT Trail when a Hispanic male riding a bicycle “grabbed her butt” while riding past, according to a CPD news release.

The CPD news release detailed an Aug. 14 incident from Forum Nature Area and the 3M Wetlands Area 15 minutes after the initial incident. Another female victim reported seeing a male ride past her on a bicycle before he stopped, dropped his pants and exposed himself. According to CPD statements, the suspect has yet to be apprehended.

When asked about the frequency of sexual indecency and assault incidences on the trails, CPD Public Information Officer Latisha Stroer emphasized the rarity of such events.

She said the July incident was an abnormality and that Columbia trails are safe.

According to the FBI 2013 Uniform Crime Report, Columbia’s assault rate of 202 per

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Runners and bikers use the MKT Trail on Sept. 1. Recent assaults on Columbia’s nature trails have raised concerns about the safety of trails.

100,000 residents is below the Missouri average of 299 per 100,000 residents and the U.S. average of 229 per 100,000 residents; furthermore, Columbia’s violent crime rate of 363 per 100,000 residents is below the Missouri average of 433 and the US average of 368.

Although independent statistical reporting for crime along the MKT Trail is not readily available, a search of Columbia

Police Department news releases during the period covering 2014 and 2015 shows only two incidents involving possible criminal activity along the MKT Trail.

Stroer said CPD believes the three acts over the summer were not emblematic of a disturbing trend, but rather the work of one individual.

“He even rode the same bike,” Stroer said, highlighting the high likelihood of all three

prior mentioned events being the acts of a lone perpetrator.

For freshman Jacob Eck, the assaults aren’t enough to alter his view of the trails — however, the frequency of the incidents concerned him. “(CPD) should really increase surveillance or security around the trails … just to stop that sort of stuff from happening,” Eck said.

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“As we saw the demand increase, that’s when we decided to take action,” Eultgen said. “We worked really closely with the staff over in the AAC to adjust our waiver and

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“Women are just as capable (as men) of covering politics, policy and sports, not just lighter news,” Vidal said.

Open to both all students, the group’s main objective is to empower and encourage women who are interested in careers in mass media, which includes advertising, marketing, public relations, communications, and computer science “We want to be a resource to

agreement so that it would cater to their students as well.”

The ELO, AAC, RHA and others worked together to overcome the obstacle.

“During our campaign (for RHA), we were looking for ways to become more involved with the International Student Council on campus,” RHA President Billy Donley said.

A component of Donley and

Thomas’ platform was to expand the Bike Share program. The team plans to add another Bike Share location to campus during their term.

“We wanted, originally, to have (Bike Share) at every single residence hall,” Donley said, “Then, the conversation switched towards, ‘Well why don’t we focus on major areas, like the Bingham area, the Mark Twain and McDavid area,

and the Hawthorn, Galena and Dogwood area.”

Donley&Thomas pair has started the the planning process.

“There are so many factors that go into this kind of project, and that’s why we have to create a committee and partner with so many people in order to get this project going,” Thomas said.

Organizations like Surplus

Property and GetAbout Columbia provided their equipment, including bikes and bike lights, to assist with Bike Share’s recent addition of international scholars.

“There are so many (students) that don’t have bikes who could really benefit from them,” Thomas said, “RHA thinks it’s a great program, and we’d love to see it continue to expand.”

available at MU, Loboa knew it was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up.

“The opportunity at Mizzou was the specific reason why I decided to become a dean,” Loboa said. “Mizzou Engineering is a great college with potential to be even greater. I am honored to have been selected to lead the college.”

Loboa said she also looks forward to working with students and

programs across campus.

“The potential for interdisciplinary collaborations and cross-cutting technology development between the College of Engineering and other colleges and schools at Mizzou is fantastic,” Loboa said.

Loboa said she plans to use datadriven metrics to address the lack of gender diversity in the College

of Engineering. Less than 20 percent of the engineering school is female, and according the Women in Engineering website, the school loses “substantial numbers of female students during their first year.”

Loboa will join a select group of female deans in engineering programs. According to the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, there are fewer than

30 across the country.

“The lack of women in engineering and their attrition is an unfortunate reality in many universities across the country,” Loboa said. “I hope that women in engineering at Mizzou take pride in the fact that their university hired a female dean of engineering and, along with the recent hire of a female provost.”

anyone in the field who has any sort of problem or question about being a woman in the media,” said Beatriz Costa-Lima, WIM president and former Maneater staffer. “We want to create a nice strong network of women in the industry.”

As the group expands its presence on campus, it will connect and collaborate with other organizations such as the Panhellenic Association, the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center, the Women’s Center and the LGBTQ Resource Center.

“We need to talk about the way things intersect, like how the news

experience is different for a lesbian versus a heterosexual woman, or a Latina woman versus a white woman,” Vidal said.

The organization also seeks to involve men in its cause.

The club’s creation garnered over whelming support immediately. People both on and off campus have spoken up in support of the group.

“Everyone had the same reaction: ‘Wait, we don’t have a club like this already?’” Costa-Lima said. “So many people not even affiliated with Mizzou reached out.

They were really excited about what we are doing and wanted to help.”

Besides Costa-Lima, Vidal and Simons, the club’s executive board of officers consists of Vice President Madi Alexander, Treasurer Katy Mersmann and Outreach Director Alli Ladd.

The group plans to hold events and panel discussions with the first one at 5:45 p.m. Sept. 9, in the Palmer Room in the Reynolds Journalism Institute. Members will be able to know each other with snacks and a movie.

“We want to introduce ourselves and spread the word about our organization, and we hope to give a relaxed, laid-back atmosphere,” Costa-Lima said.

Simons said the officers are talking about setting up mentorship networks between students and women working in the field. They also want to hold self-defense courses.

At Wednesday’s event, the group will learn more about the goals of its members and use those to make more concrete plans.

The club’s founders have high hopes for its future.

“It’ll take a lot of educating,” Vidal said. “It’ll take some time, but we can continue to take steps forward.”

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Schaefer should focus on more pressing issues In the final hours leading up to the deadline set by protesting graduate students last week, you might have expected to find Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin frantically searching for solutions to prevent a walkout. Only he wasn’t in Columbia at all. Instead, through no fault of his own, our chancellor was attending mandatory hearings in Jefferson City — being questioned over MU’s involvement in bringing abortion services back to Columbia.

The witch hunt against Planned Parenthood has begun in Missouri, culminating in the creation of the Interim Committee on the Sanctity of Life in June, headed by state Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia and other representatives. The committee, which was initially created to investigate allegations made in a video campaign, is now investigating how Columbia Planned Parenthood was granted an ambulatory surgical center license, which allowed it to resume its abortion services after three years of not being able to perform abortions for lack of a certified physician.

Enter Colleen McNicholas, the abortion physician for the Planned Parenthood of St. Louis. Schaefer,

the Missouri Catholic Conference and others have accused assistant professor Kristin Metcalf-Wilson of recruiting McNicholas to perform abortion services at the Columbia Planned Parenthood.

Metcalf-Wilson has also been accused of actively encouraging the MU Health System to grant McNicholas “refer and follow” privileges.

By state law, physicians performing abortions must have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the facility where the abortions are performed. McNicholas does not enjoy any such privileges at either the Boone Hospital Center nor the University Hospital. She only has “refer and follow” privileges.

The “refer and follow” privilege allows McNicholas to refer patients to a physician at University Hospital and receive updates on their treatment.

The privileges do not make McNicholas an employee of the university and is consistent with the process MU Health Care would treat any physician working in Columbia. Furthermore, the privileges would not allow McNicholas to admit patients, write orders, prescribe treatments or even perform surgery.

So, this whole extravagant, over-

the-top investigation into the issuance of these licenses, which started with a misleading video campaign, is now ending with the realization that McNicholas doesn’t even have the license required to conduct abortions in Columbia in the first place. It would still be illegal if McNicholas had performed said abortion without the required license, but she hasn’t conducted a single one.

What Schaefer is seeking to unearth is whether the Department of Health and Senior Services is relying on an agreement granted by MU to McNicholas that would indirectly allow her to be issued the required abortion license.

As explained above, that’s the same license that MU hasn’t even granted to McNicholas.

Schaefer’s secondar y concern regarding MU’s association with the Columbia Planned Parenthood facility hinges on whether MU, as a publicly funded entity, can grant these privileges without breaking state laws forbidding the expenditure of any taxpayer dollars on abortion services.

This accusation itself makes it sound as though MU is actively funding abortion services. In reality, the only

form of “funding” that MU would actually be doing by granting admittance privileges to McNicholas is the actual granting of the license itself. That’s not including the cost of the paper it would be printed on.

Senator Schaefer, stop wasting our time. If you’re really so concerned over the allocation of state funding in Missouri, why haven’t we seen the same level of concern over the numerous budgetary issues involving higher education, or any other area of state funding? Where is the concern over MU’s outdated and rapidly deteriorating library system? Or our consistently rising tuition rates? We have yet to see you launch an entire investigative committee over these important issues.

Still, you’re eager to hold essential state funding over our chancellor’s head in this backward political power play.

Do us, as students, and our university a favor by grandstanding over some other issue, preferably one that wasn’t settled several decades ago. Please — leave our university out of your pointless publicity stunt.

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Avoiding assumptions is simply common courtesy Why do white people assume black people have troubling childhoods?

KENNEDY JONES

Although it is widely known that black people make up a large fraction of urban, low socio-economic neighborhoods, it is remarkable how many white people assume that’s how every black person grows up. Although it has always been apparent to me that many white people think this way, the subject was brought to my attention while having a discussion with a white male friend of mine. While talking about parties, the conversation migrated toward National

Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities. He even told me that he had one NPHC fraternity in particular that he would love to join.

“Out of all the fraternities on campus, they are the ones I’d love to join,” he said. “But I don’t think they would accept me.”

I explained that though it’s not traditional, I doubt that any NPHC fraternity would turn their back on him simply because he was white. To judge someone based on the color of their skin would defeat the purpose of the organization. He then proceeded to say that even if they did not turn him away, he still had doubts as to whether or not he would be accepted based on the fact that he did not have a similar background, or upbringing, as the men within NPHC fraternities. Examples were even given: “I was not poor. I had two parents.” Because he did not

come from a background similar to the examples given, he assumed he would have nothing in common with the men belonging to NPHC fraternities.

The misperception is that the majority of black people had difficult childhoods, growing up in single-parent households, most likely on food stamps or other government help, and that most of us grew up below the poverty line. According to the 2012 census, only 33.2 percent of all black families with children under the age of 18 live below the poverty line, so why is it just assumed that the common upbringing of a black child is in extremely impoverished conditions when the majority of us do not live like that?

Those who live off of food stamps are mostly white, with 40.2 percent of participants in the food stamp program being white households as of 2013, compared to 25.7 percent being black

households. So why is it assumed that we are the majority on food stamps?

Most black students that I’ve had the pleasure of meeting on campus are not extremely poor, if poor at all. Many of us do not qualify for need-based financial aid from MU, and many of us have grown up with two parents in our daily lives.

“Hard childhoods” are rarely discussed but should never be assumed, because most of the time, the assumption is wrong. It should not be assumed that the childhood of a black person is a hard one, because most black children are raised by caretakers that do their best to provide a stable living environment for us to thrive in. I’m sure that no one wants to insult our caretakers by implying otherwise. I don’t look at you and assume you had an unfortunate childhood — I would appreciate if you gave me the same courtesy.

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THE MANEATER | OPINION | SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 the millennial

We need stricter gun laws In the wake of the WDBJ shootings, Americans need to prioritize gun control.

LILY CUSACK By all accounts, Alison Parker and Adam Ward were young and full of energy. They brought a lively vibe to all of the stories they covered for WDBJ News in Roanoke, Virginia.

Their human-interest pieces brought a much-needed break from the violence and destruction that news stations often report on.

The pair was filming a live interview at 6:45 a.m. Aug. 26 at Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta, Virginia, where they were shot to death by Vester Flanagan, a former employee of the news station.

Flanagan claimed in a manifesto that he killed the two reporters because he was fired based on discrimination against his sexuality and race. He deliberately made sure that they were filming before firing, and he posted a video of the event on Facebook.

Flanagan also sent the manifesto to ABC News describing why he shot Parker and Ward while speaking admiringly of other notorious shootings. He later died from selfinflicted gunshot wounds after being cornered by police.

This new shooting brings up the question of whether the U.S. should have tighter gun control laws or not.

There has been a lot of debate over the issue between the two opposing sides, but there hasn’t been very much governmental change in policy.

It is time that we finally call for that change. For the sake of our schools,

cities and news stations, our country needs stricter gun control laws.

Let me start off with some rather frightening facts about mass shootings in the U.S. to prove my point.

PolitiFact decided to track mass shootings in 11 advanced countries (Australia, Canada, China, England, Finland, France, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland and the U.S.) from 2000 to 2014. During this period, there were 133 mass shootings and 487 fatalities in the U.S. alone. There were 23 mass shootings, which left 200 dead and 231 wounded, in the other 10 countries. The U.S. accounted for more mass shootings than the 10 other countries combined.

According to a Mass Shooting Tracker, there have been a total of 249 mass shootings that have taken place in the U.S. this year alone. This number cannot be directly compared to the aforementioned statistics because GrC defines mass shooting as “four or more people shot in one event,” while the FBI, and hence the media, defines a mass shooting as “four or more people murdered in one event.” Nevertheless, this number is not only terrifying, but also unacceptable. We, as a country, need to learn how to put our differences aside and ensure that our citizens are living in a safer environment.

Surprisingly, it seems that most U.S. citizens do agree with changing our gun control laws. A Pew Research Center poll taken in July found that Americans in general responded well to increased regulations on gun ownership. Eighty-eight percent of respondents favored background checks when purchasing guns from a private owner, 79 percent supported banning people with mental illnesses

from buying guns; and 70 percent supported the creation of a federal database to track gun sales across the country. Furthermore, 57 percent of respondents favored banning assaultstyle firearms.

While many Americans are in agreement over introducing stricter gun laws, there hasn’t been much change on a federal level. This is mainly due to individual states implementing nullification laws whenever the federal government presents a gun control law. According to the Washington Post, more than three-quarters of states have initiated nullification laws since 2008. Over 200 bills representing states’ dissatisfaction with federal control of guns have been introduced to the federal government in the past decade.

The leaders and representatives of this country need to listen to what the majority of Americans want in this debate. We need stricter gun control laws to prevent more people from perishing in mass shootings.

This should no longer be a question of if these laws would infringe on a freedom that Americans have cherished for as long as the country has been founded. It is now a question of whether we want to address a nationwide public safety problem or ignore the situation and let it get increasingly out of control.

I, for one, no longer want to hear that somebody had the audacity and the means to shoot two reporters on a live broadcast. That does not symbolize freedom.

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the campus cynic

The romantic English major DANNY DOWNER Some 6,000 newly-enrolled MU students are about to embark on their college careers.

The backgrounds and aspirations of these students are wide-ranging. I am now speaking directly to you, you bright-eyed, passionate and hopeful freshman pursuing your dreams.

I suppose you do find purpose majoring in astronomy or English. I bet you may have even won some writing contest, single-handedly besting the five other kids from your high school that also competed. Yes, you were triumphant. I expect more than one parent or English teacher praised you for your wit or the vivid depictions you wielded in your literary piece of work. Well, it’s understandable that you were overjoyed that Miss Jones complimented you. Savor that memory. Romanticize it. If you do not, I am afraid you will soon realize that majoring in English, or an equally impractical major, will leave you bitter.

So, this is what will happen to you. You will begin majoring in English. Your first two years will pass by enjoyably. Then junior year happens.

“So what do you want to do with your English major?” people ask you. You humbly reply, “I would love to become a writer.”

Here is the problem: You don’t know how to set aside time to write that novel or collection of short stories. You watch Netflix or distract yourself with some other form of entertainment because you claim to be wiped out from writing all of those English term papers. You begin to drink more heavily. This helps you cope with the fact that you will most likely become an English teacher.

But then you become deluded, yet again, by picturing yourself as an inspirational teacher who walks to work after waking up in a picturesque bungalow. You expect to be drinking coffee from artisan-made mugs that you bought while vacationing in Spain. Of course you drink said coffee on your front porch that is … wait for it … screened in.

This doesn’t happen. Teachers do not make much money. You marry another romantic who earns a similar income. You are both less than handy. You cannot keep up that historic bungalow. And forget those trips to Europe; gosh, you were so silly. You settle for a condo.

You chose option two for the floor plan. Then the dishwasher breaks. You think a new one is a necessity, but Jeff, your partner, says it’s not in the budget. You’re going to be aggravated.

This quibble will last a while. You probably will stop having sex. Then there is that 50 percent chance you will become divorced. Flip a coin.

Statistics prove that you will probably be the one to raise your kids while Jeff sees them every other weekend.

This added stress will impact your teaching.

Only once in a blue moon will one of your students like you. You may even inspire them to become an English teacher, thus creating an endless cycle. You’re unbelievably selfish. But do not let my words affect your decision to major in English or astronomy. Double major for that matter. Incur more debt as you receive an extra degree that you will never use.

But hey, what does it matter? We are all going to die in 80 years. Even you.

And just one more thing: I plan on minoring in English at this university.

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The key to your entertainment

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ZACH BAKER | PHOTO EDITOR

Attendees wait for the start of a movie June 24 at a Brew ‘n View event held at Forrest Rose Park outside of Rose Music Hall.

student involvement

PHA president talks ThreadBare involvement LUCILLE SHERMAN Reporter Allison Fitts is a senior at MU and the chief procurement officer of MU’s new student-run business, ThreadBare.

The new business is located on the first floor of the Student Center and sells thrifty, gender-neutral clothing for an affordable price.

Fitts, who is also the president of the Panhellenic Association, met Gabriel Riekhof, the founder of ThreadBare, through the Cornell Leadership Program their freshman year. He brought her on the ThreadBare team to do inventory and run the Instagram account for the store. She did the majority of shopping for the business this summer while she lived in Chicago, and some of the clothing is also from Fitts’s hometown, Kansas City.

Senior Kyle Gunby is the chief marketing officer for ThreadBare and has known Fitts since they were sophomores. When Reikhof and Gunby began building the ThreadBare team, Fitts was the first they wanted to bring on board, specifically because of her expertise in areas of advocacy.

“Allison brings exceptional validity and sincerity to everything she does,” Gunby says. “She’s someone I trust in every situation, and she’s in it for the right reasons. And something that I really value in her.”

As a business marketing major, the title of chief procurement officer may seem like it does not fall in line with what Fitts wants to do after graduating, but she says otherwise.

This summer, Fitts interned for Superfly, a company that puts on major music festivals like Bonnaroo, located in Tennessee, and Outside Lands, which takes place in San Francisco. She has also worked for The Blue Note and helped start Mizzou Music Management, an organization that helps students that

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entertainment

Now brewing: classics with a twist TESSA WEINBERG Reporter There won’t be any mosh pits at this new Blue Note event, but rather than singing along with your favorite band, you can shout out your favorite movie quotes with a drink in hand at the Brew ‘n View series.

Combining cult classics with themed drinks, the Brew ‘n View series takes movie-watching to the next level as attendees can experience some of their favorite flicks with a lively crowd.

“It keeps people really engaged, and it’s more like a celebration of that film than

it is necessarily a screening,” says Matt Gerding, co-owner of The Blue Note and Rose Music Hall.

A self-proclaimed movie buff, Gerding has been holding Brew ‘n View events at the Majestic Theater, a venue he co-owns in Madison, Wisconsin, for about eight years, he says. With 400 people in attendance at one of the most recent events there, Gerding says he wanted to try out Brew ‘n View events here in Columbia.

With no set hours and a schedule of shows that changes week-to-week, The Blue Note has some weeks where they are open only three or four nights. In an attempt to be more active and show the

venue in a different light, the Brew ‘n View series has allowed Gerding to show cult classics with a twist.

“The Big Lebowski,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” “The Goonies” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” are just some of the movies that have been played.

Each screening is accompanied by drink specials, which add a unique twist to the movie-going experience.

“The Dude,” from “The Big Lebowski,” drinks White Russians throughout the movie, and in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” Singapore Slings often make an appearance, making them natural choices

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art

One art piece, 1 million interpretations BIANCA RODRIGUEZ Reporter Ever since I could remember, I’ve always liked art.

My nana would take me to our local art museum at least twice a month, and every exhibit opened my eyes into seeing something new, different.

I’d thought I saw it all until I popped into the Columbia Art League downtown this past Tuesday to check out the third installment of its annual exhibit, Interpretations III. It was like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Every piece was different, exciting, heartfelt and inspiring. The exhibit made me fall in love with the idea of art all over again.

Interpretations III is a collection featuring 40 different writing compositions

under 100 words and 40 different pieces of art. It is on view until Oct. 30 and is housed at the Columbia Art League on Ninth Street.

Topics range from death and family to the Black Lives Matter movement and even cheeseburgers. Anything goes, and that’s how it has become the league’s most anticipated show to date.

The exhibit is based off a former Columbia Art League show held four years ago, which was based on the book “Hint Fiction.” The book is a collection of short stories all under 25 words or less. The exhibit’s curator, Diana Moxon, invited local artists to come choose a story from the book and illustrate what the piece meant to them.

The show was such a hit that Moxon decided to host the same concept, but this time with local artists and writers

in Columbia.

Each year, Moxon gets many submissions from the area, and each submission goes through a point-based judging process. The pieces with the highest number of points in the writer and artist categories are chosen for the exhibit.

Then comes the process of pairing the artist and the writer. Moxon says she uses a bit of “female intuition” when pairing the two.

“I feel like a matchmaker,” she says.

Shortly after the pair is made, the artist is given a writing composition to illustrate, and the writer is given a piece of art to put into 100 words or less.

“Most artists are afraid to submit because no matter what they get, they have to do it,” Moxon says. “But … people

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THE MANEATER | MOVE | SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

CoMo’s first Apple repair shop now open AMANDA BATTMER Reporter Settled under a white awning on East Walnut Street is Columbia’s brand-spanking new, tech mastermind headquarters: Gravity. Gravity is a business focused on computer and technology consultation and integration, certified by Apple and specializing in those products.

Gravity has been in the making for 10 years. Owner Jonathan Sessions has been working with the Mac brand since his time as an MU student.

“We are Columbia’s Macintosh experts,” Sessions says. “I’ve been doing this for years. The techs back there have been doing this for years. We are certified by Apple, and we’re the only consumer-oriented shop (in Columbia).”

For students and CoMo natives alike, this means that a messed up desktop or laptop (or iPhone, starting near the end of September) doesn’t have to be accompanied by a long drive to St. Louis or Kansas City to fix it.

“I think it’ll be a really nice resource to have as a student, especially since I didn’t bring a car to school,” freshman Saylor Grau says. “If anything breaks, it’ll be really convenient.”

Sessions started a similar firm, Sessions Consulting, in the early 2000s in hopes of providing on-site consultation

in support of local businesses that were also Apple-computer-based. The business continued to grow until it finally expanded into the customerfocused company it is today.

“We still provide all the services we were providing to individuals and businesses before: consultation, on-site and in-shop support,” Sessions says.

“The extra benefit is we can provide all in-warranty and out-of-warranty services. We have teamed up with Apple directly. We honor the Apple warranty, so if an individual has AppleCare on their computer, their iPad and within a few weeks their mobile phone, we will be able to provide in-warranty support for those products in the shop.”

“The way that I focus the company is making sure that I can explain technology in a way that’s understandable,” Sessions says. “We base our company around being the antithesis of the stereotypical computer individual. We want to explain, we want to make sure people understand, and we try to change the terms of the conversation so individuals aren’t overwhelmed by the technology.

Technology is not overwhelming, it’s a very logical process, and it’s very easy to understand, and we want individuals to understand it.”

Sessions’ claim to expertise checks out, as behind the small white walls of Gravity’s front room sits the company’s “Plywood Palace” — this industrial

ZACH BAKER | PHOTO EDITOR

Photo of Gravity’s waiting room Sept. 1 on East Walnut Street. Gravity is an Applecertified business focused on Macintosh computers and other Apple devices.

backroom area is home to a lot of wood and concrete, contrasting with the clean and modern storefront that greets the customers. One of several computertech wizards Andrew Parker calls this humble kingdom his workplace.

“You have this idea of a streamline that’s like, ‘This is the symptom and this is the problem,’” Parker says. “You know, but stuff is broke. And a lot of times I can end up in a lot of weird situations that don’t really happen like you think they would. And you have to be able to figure that out and figure out what’s

going on.”

Although mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills are crucial to any technological repair, Gravity’s level of expertise can reach individuals and businesses more accessibly than other options.

“TigerTech does have techs and does repair, but they’re for students.

There are a lot of people outside of the student world,” Sessions says.

“What makes us stand apart from other repair organizations is that we are the Macintosh experts.”

24-hour theater festival pushes playwrights, actors LAUREN LANGDON Reporter Spiders, cauldrons and Ouija boards. Oh my! There are two months until Halloween, but you wouldn’t know that from the haunting vibes in Corner Playhouse last Saturday. Their theme was “double, double, toil and trouble.”

“This is probably the spookiest 23:59 we’ve ever had,” director and professor Cat Gleason says.

This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, inspiring the theater department’s season. Graduate Theater Organization President Natalie McCabe says they chose the line from Macbeth because of its prominence and variety of interpretations.

The Graduate Theater Organization held their seventhannual 23:59 Play Festival 8 p.m.

Aug. 29. The night before, five student playwrights and guest playwright Meg Phillips Crespy were each given a secret line to work into a 10-minute play. The scripts had to be finished by 7:30 a.m. the following morning at which point the directors and actors had until 8 p.m. at night pull the play together.

“We get the script at 7:45 a.m. and we run inside and start looking at it,” Gleason says. “I have to look around the table at the actors, some of which I have never met before, and say ‘I’m looking at this list of characters, how about you do this and you do this.’ We got

lucky and everything I said the first time totally worked so we didn’t have to recast.”

Gleason directed a play called “Mac Fly,” a mash-up between Macbeth and the Back to the Future movies.

“We had a grand time today, but it required a lot of props, a lot of movement and a lot of unison speaking so it was probably a bit more work than I was expecting,” Gleason says.

One problem was the limited time to refine the plays.

“It’s a little tricky because a lot of work that I normally do as a director is pre-work, which is something you can’t really do when you only have 24 hours,” director and doctoral student Lainie Vansant says. “I have a sound cue based on an actor and a light cue based on an actor and so that relies on the actor being able to do it, and the technician realizing they missed that spot and they need to sneak that cue in.”

McCabe believes the scramble to prepare in a short amount of time is what makes the show’s format special. “(The time crunch) lends to the excitement and the energy because there’s always the chance of imminent failure but I think it also enhances creativity,” McCabe says.

Students from all different grades and backgrounds participate in 23:59. This was sophomore Jessica Reid’s second time participating. She played a man-eating spider in “Mac Fly.” “This entire festival is the

most crazy fun thing that you could do because nobody cares if you mess up, Reid

says. “Everybody is there to have a great time and just be a complete goof. I think the day

leading up to it was so much fun and so much hard work, but so worth it.”

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for drinks to pair with the movies.

More than just getting creative behind the bar, Gerding and his team have gotten creative in finding new ways to create a fun environment for attendees by showing movies in Forrest Rose Park next to Rose Music Hall.

Judson Ball, co-owner of the Logboat Brewing Co., which is a sponsor of Brew ‘n View, says he has attended 95 percent of the Brew ‘n View events. He is a fan of the laidback vibe the events offer.

“The atmosphere is really great at the events,” Ball says in an email. “I especially enjoy the outdoor events at Rose … It’s really great to see families and friends gather in the park with chairs and blankets to watch some of our favorite cult classics.”

Beyond just watching a movie,

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who do step into that area, beyond the comfort zone, really get a lot out of it and it moves them forward as an artist, and so they like being stretched by it.”

Many participants of the show can agree that the opening night is the best part, for the artists and writers have no clue who they worked for or who did the interpretation of their work.

“I mean, the whole point is that everybody sees the world differently, and so you can look at a photograph and everyone gets something different from it,” says Josh Ray, a writer whose work is in the show. “They always say a picture is worth 1000 words, and you only get 100 words to interpret it, and so

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Continued from page 10 want to work in the music industry.

“This may seem a little indirect, but it’s all millennial driven,” Fitts says. “Accepting everyone is something our generation tacks onto.”

The music festival industry primarily targets young adults and adults under the age of 30, and Fitts helped market toward this age group this past summer.

Similarly, ThreadBare’s main target is college-aged students. To Fitts, ThreadBare’s clothing has a social message behind it.

“We want to be accepting of everyone, mainly wherever they fall on the gender scale or what their socio-economic status is,” Fitts says.

“Whatever your identity is, we want to make sure you’re accepted.”

Fitts is also a member of Tour Team. She has been involved with other campus organizations in her time at the university, but it’s not the organizations Fitts is involved in that define her, it’s the lessons she’s learned through her experiences, particularly in the realm of social justice.

She was invited to do Community

the crowd puts on a show of their own: they often come dressed up as characters from the movies.

Avid fans of the Brew ‘n View series have more to look forward to. Gerding says some upcoming movies they would like to show would be “Ghostbusters” around Halloween, “Rushmore” and “The Royal Tenenbaums” as part of a Wes Anderson tribute, and even classics like “The Sandlot,” “Major League” and “The Natural” as part of a baseball-themed night.

Gerding encourages those who haven’t yet attended a Brew ‘n View event to try one out.

“I think, for so many years, going to a movie means getting a popcorn and a soda, which is great, but being able to watch a movie while drinking a beer or cocktail, it just makes it seem more fun and more adult,” Gerding says. “It’s something that a lot people have never done before, drinking while watching a movie in a public setting with a bunch of other people.” everyone would choose a different 100 words, and that’s just kind of the point.”

Moxon agrees with that sentiment.

“I think it’s important that we remind people through the show that the world is full of many different opinions, and everything is valid,” Moxon says.

That’s what Interpretations III is — the fact that as humans we all see the same things, but each and every one of us interpret them differently.

“It brings the community together, but it also brings out in some pieces contemporary issues, with Ferguson for example, or anything like that,” Ray says. “It just brings the conversation out among people who are creative and can maybe think of not necessarily a sort of way to fix it but just, just think of ways we can help make the world better, you know? As cliché as that sounds.”

360, a weekend retreat that is designed to develop leadership skills and knowledge of social justice issues, her sophomore year.

“That was a game-changer,” Fitts says.

Through Community 360, she learned about the complexities of institutionalized racism, LGBTQ identities, transgender rights and about people of all identities that come from all walks of life.

“Social activism wasn’t something that was on my radar before college but now it is,” Fitts says. “That’s something I’m really grateful for, and that didn’t come from the classroom, that came from lived experiences.”

To Fitts, ThreadBare puts many of the things she has learned over the past four years in action, and she has been able to apply what she’s learned in the social justice realm to her work with the business.

ThreadBare is accepting of people from all walks of life, no matter where they fall on the gender scale, or what their socio-economic status is. Their clothing and presentation within the store portray acceptance of any and all identities.

“A lot of people like to talk, but I feel like we’re actually doing something with this,” Fitts says.

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Missouri Tigers freshman volleyball player Alyssa Munlyn (8) celebrates during a game against the Winthrop Eagles Saturday at the Hearnes Center.

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Freshman Alyssa Munlyn comes out swinging Munlyn had a .625 hitting percentage after the North Texas game Saturday.

MIA CHUDZIK Reporter Contributing 23 kills and 16 blocks in the Tiger Invitational this past weekend, freshman Alyssa Munlyn was a big part of the Tigers’ 3-0 sweep.

With a hitting percentage of .625 after the final game vs. North Texas on

Saturday, what Mizzou coach Wayne Kreklow called “by far our best game,” Munlyn showed she wasn’t just an average freshman.

“Right now, it’s just the sheer athletic ability she has,” Kreklow said. “She can just do things that not many people can do. She’s got the hang time, the reach, and right now that just gives her a huge advantage. She’s just an intimidating kid at the net. She’s just up and hitters know she’s there so a lot of times they’ll make an error trying to hit somewhere else.”

Coming out of Suwanee, Georgia, the

middle blocker played for A5, a club that produced 13 Division I players and ranked third in Volleyball Magazine’s 17-U national club rankings. Munlyn was also rated as the No. 36 prospect nationally by PrepVolleyball.com last year.

“We can just throw balls up there and she’ll bounce them,” junior outside hitter Carly Kan said. “I think it’s really great because she’s only a freshman and she’s already at this level. She has so much more to go. She does a really good job of not making those freshman mistakes that a lot of them do.”

Munlyn started the invitational off strong with 10 kills and eight blocks in the first game vs. North Dakota, the third highest for the team behind Kan and senior Regan Peltier.

She brought her athleticism over to the second game against Winthrop, where she finished with a hitting percentage of .462 and five blocks.

“I try not to think too much before the play,” Munlyn said. “I know I have to hit angles and hit around the block, but when the time comes, I try to just think

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Women’s Soccer

Andrew Paul will play key role in Tigers’ long-term success

Paul takes over as associate director of strength and conditioning hoping to build on the program’s fitness.

TYLER KRAFT Reporter Andrew Paul had one goal in mind when he accepted the role of associate coordinator of strength and conditioning for Missouri: He wanted to learn the players’ names.

“My first goal was to learn their names,” Paul said. “I studied online, and I thought I was somewhat prepared on the first day and then I got there and they all look nothing like they do online.”

Paul was hired by Missouri this past June and placed in a position that requires him to both manage the conditioning of the soccer team and help with the conditioning of the Mizzou football team.

Paul insists that his job is more than just conditioning players in the weight room. It’s also coordinating with the other coaches and building relationships in the program.

“The weight room is a very small portion of what we do,” Paul said. “There’s a lot of administrative components to our job, and there is also a relationship aspect, whether it’s talking to players, meeting with coaches or making sure that you’re delivering the same message as the coach to the team.”

Before taking his role at Missouri, Paul lived in Florida with his wife, Melissa,

who is currently coaching softball at the University of West Florida. Paul lived there for almost two years and worked as a physical therapist.

“I was in a rehab setting,” Paul said.

“It was a very good setting, a very good company that I worked for but there is something about the team environment that you miss especially when it’s been in your blood for so long.”

While he enjoyed the setting he was in, Paul missed the teamwork and goals that did not exist as a physical therapist.

“I have had a lot of people tell me that coaching is in my blood and I can’t get it out,” Paul said. “That idea of starting off the season with a goal is part of what I love.”

When Paul came into the Mizzou

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Andrew Paul, the associate director of strength and conditioning for Mizzou Soccer, poses for a portrait.

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Stevens emerges as a top national swimmer

PETER BAUGH Assistant Sports Editor Mizzou coach Greg Rhodenbaugh believes swimming is a process. He wants his swimmers to train hard and believe in his system. If they do, he believes that they will take steps forward.

Rhodenbaugh feels that sophomore Hannah Stevens is a perfect example of his swimming philosophy.

“She’s kind of a microcosm of our program over the last five years,” he said. “We just keep taking steps forward and now we have people that, if they take one more step, they have a shot at making the national team or the Olympic team.”

Stevens’s big step forward came this summer at the Region VIII Summer Sectionals meet, a regional swimming competition.

Stevens dropped nearly two seconds in the 100 meter backstroke, going a time of 1:00.04.

At that point, it was the second fastest time by an American in 2015.

Stevens followed up that performance by placing fifth at the prestigious Phillips 66 National Championships. Though her time was not as fast as what she posted at Sectionals, she learned from the experience.

Overall, Stevens is thrilled with the progress she made this summer.

“I’m pretty excited about it,” she said. “It’s something I never really expected to happen … coming out of the summer I have so much to take away.”

This year, the top six swimmers in every event were named to the U.S. National Team on Sept. 1. Stevens made the cut in the 100meter backstroke.

As happy as she is with this honor, Stevens is still looking for ways to get better.

“We’re always looking to improve on this and that and technique or walls,” she said.

“We’re always just looking to get better and better.”

One thing that will help Stevens improve is the strength of her backstroke training partners. Dominique Bouchard is a Mizzou graduate and placed in the top eight at World Championships in the 200-meter backstroke

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Missouri Tigers swimmer Hannah Stevens does the backstroke during a swim meet at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Her performance places her as the second fastest American in the 2015.

while representing Canada. Bouchard still trains with the Tigers. Additionally, junior Nadine Laemmler transferred to Mizzou from Western Kentucky. Laemmler qualified for the 2015 NCAA Championship meet in both the 100- and 200-meter backstroke.

To swim at such a high level, Stevens has to fight through large amounts of pain. She said the 100-meter backstroke is extremely tiring for her legs.

“It hurts so bad,” Stevens said. “By the last 25 (meters), you can’t move your legs. You get done, you try to jump out of the water and your legs are shaking because it hurts so bad.”

Despite the pain, Stevens enjoys the sport as much as possible. Rhodenbaugh feels that her attitude is infectious and makes her a strong teammate.

“She keeps things really light during workout and on the pool deck,” Rhodenbaugh said. “She’s very supportive to her teammates

and that’s kind of the biggest thing.”

Last season, Stevens suffered a high ankle sprain. For six weeks, she could not kick during practice. This hampered her toward the end of the season and made training especially difficult leading up to Southeastern Conference Championships and NCAA Championships.

Now that Stevens is fully healthy, Rhodenbaugh feels she is on her way to another big jump this season. With her positive mentality and strong kick, he sees a bright future for her in the sport of swimming.

“She’s a talented swimmer, but there’s all kinds of talented swimmers that don’t succeed and because of her work ethic and her attitude, she can take another step and probably another step and another step,” Rhodenbaugh said. “The longer she stays in the sport, and she’s pretty young in the college part of it, she’s going to get better and better.”

the gridiron

Bring the DH to National League ANDREW MCCULLOCH After a long, brutal summer coming to a close and October on the horizon, baseball’s stretch run is finally upon us.

A glut of new, young superstars has permeated Major League Baseball, and it looks like the league is on the verge of an exciting new age. But there’s just one problem.

There’s still no designated hitter in the National League.

Before the so-called ‘baseball purists’ start pulling their hair out, let’s examine just how archaic the National League has become.

The NL was founded in 1876, and as far baseball is concerned, not much has changed since.

We’re watching Ulysses S. Grant’s version of America’s pastime, which is exactly what it is now: a past time.

Pitchers batted in the 1800s out of circumstance because more likely than not, you’d only have nine players on your team and had no choice. In 2015, we have 30 teams with 25 players apiece, so how is there not a better option on your roster?

You might point to Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (5 HRs in 2015) as an example of why the DH is an unnecessary addition to the National League. And you may have a point there.

But Bumgarner isn’t the rule; he’s the exception. More often than not, it’s a virtually guaranteed, automatic out. Or if you play for the Cardinals, in which case you might also rupture your Achilles running down the basepath and miss the entire season.

Every Cardinals fan reading this is either rolling their eyes or aghast with horror, but it’s absolutely true. Even on the most fundamental level of thinking, the DH will produce more runs than a pitcher at the plate and give your team a greater chance to score.

So why on Earth would you so carelessly and willingly toss out an advantage like that? And all in the name of the ‘sanctity of the game’?

It just doesn’t make any sense.

Oddly enough, my unique fan experience has afforded me the opportunity to examine both sides of this argument. Having grown up as an Astros fan in South Texas, I watched the ‘Killer B’s’ battle it out with the Cards in the NL for years.

Then I had a front row seat for a decade-long collapse before my hometown team relocated to the American League West. And not too long after, I saw the ‘Lastros’ become the ‘Blastros.’

Not only are they scoring more runs and hitting more home runs, but also the Astros are a much more fun, revived team thanks in no small part to the addition DH. The American League adopted the DH in 1973, creating a new and exciting brand of baseball.

The DH ushered the MLB into the modern era, and we’ve never looked back since.

Meanwhile, the NL still insists on trotting out their pitchers like Neanderthals dragging clubs to the plate. And until it adopts the DH itself, the National League will continue to hold baseball back from entering its next golden age.

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tools to be a really, really great player, but she’s also got the mindset. She’s a great learner, she pays attention, she listens, she’s very positive and is just a sponge right now. Once she gets better at these little

things, she’s really gonna be a great player for us.”

Those “little things” haven’t stopped Munlyn from performing on the court. She finished the weekend with an average hitting percentage of

.364.

“The atmosphere here is absolutely unbelievable, and it makes it so much easier to play with people who support you and have such a great fanbase and team,” Munlyn said.

don’t try to reinvent the wheel,” Paul said. “My job when I came in was to not screw them up because Coach Mann had done such a good job with them.”

The players responded well, according to Paul. He believes a large portion of the credit should go to the the team’s five seniors for the leadership that they displayed throughout the preseason. “(The seniors) were the shoulder I leaned on when I took the team over this summer,” Paul said.

The conditioning that Paul and his staff put the players through in the preseason has

proved much needed so far in the 2015 season. Mizzou has had two of their four games forced into overtime.

Coincidentally, both of the overtime games have been on Sundays, when the players have had just one day of rest from their previous game.

“When you look at the schedule, you’re going to see that we need higher fitness levels than most,” Paul said.

“Even professional teams have five days of rest between games, but in the college setting, they have one day, which is unheard of in the professional setting.”

To help the players with their

fitness, Paul and his staff rely on superb physical conditioning in the preseason and then use a system of heart rate monitors and global positioning systems to track where players move throughout the game.

The system also relies on players putting in work on their own time to recover between games.

“Postgame, the girls have a recovery regeneration circuit that they go through, and I’ve educated them on that and how to use it all,” Paul said. “They’ve done a great job with being selfstarters and getting it done on their own.”

The recovery process will be important throughout the season as the team only has three weekends where they have more than one day of rest between games. The regular season runs until Oct. 29.

Paul now has the players names in his memory. Now his only goal is to be there for his team. “(The names) took me a while,” Paul said. “Now my main goal for the season is to keep positive energy and keep things rolling.”

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program in June, he was taking over for Bryan Mann. Mann was the Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning for Mizzou from 2004 to 2014.

When Paul took over the job, he had less than three weeks to prepare the team before the preseason started. Despite the task, Paul was not worried. “(Mann) is a big name in strength and conditioning and so when you take over, you

As a freshman, Munlyn still has time to improve her game and help the Tigers over the next four years.

“She’s just gonna get better and better,” Kreklow said. “I think she’s got all the physical

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Meet the man behind the music at Faurot Field

BRUNO VERNASCHI | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Tyrone Williams, also known as DJ Beatz, plays music for the Missouri Tigers football team as they practice Aug. 19 at Faurot Field.

Columbia’s own DJ Beatz will be a game-changer on game days.

ALEC LEWIS Assistant Sports Editor Tyrone Williams listened to Michael Jackson often when he first received a CD player in seventh grade.

Williams — better known as DJ Beatz — has resided in Columbia since he was six years old. For the graduate of Hickman High School and former drummer for the Mid-Missouri High Steppers, listening to that first CD player was only the beginning of DJ Beatz’s music journey.

Two weeks ago, the Missouri athletic department announced that Faurot Field would host a DJ at every home football game. In the works for months, if not years, DJ Beatz was selected to handle the turntables.

He said it’s been a long time coming, but that he “relishes the opportunity.”

“I’ve been a DJ since 2001, and I’d say I’ve been professional since 2003,” DJ Beatz said. “After producing a new album for fellow Missourian Nic Danger and doing a series of commercials and songs with him, we crossed paths with the content marketing team for GaryPinkel.com.”

Following a series of meetings that Williams said involved “many cool ideas,” the thought of Missouri having a DJ on gamedays came up.

With a resume that boasts opening acts for the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Wiz Khalifa, along with a number of productions including the “Gary Pinkel Dance” video, DJ Beatz fit the bill.

“We had a meeting about a related project, and after completing that, we started coming up with some cool ideas,” DJ Beatz said. “One of which was a DJ for football. And after a long back-and-forth process of making sure everything was right, it got approved

and I got the DJ gig.”

Having gone through many-a-toughtime after his dad left two years after moving to Columbia, DJ Beatz made a commitment to music. Now, that commitment has brought him below the Rock M each and every Saturday.

At a young age, with that CD player, his connection with music was born.

By middle school and high school, that connection dawned on him even more.

“I started out going to house parties and two things would be true: either they’d have no DJ or someone who was controlling the music didn’t know people,” DJ Beatz said. “I love a great party, but it wasn't happening. So I would literally volunteer to take control the music and it would change the whole mood of the party.”

But if it wasn’t for a beat-producing contest on one summer day prior to DJ Beatz turning professional, this opportunity wouldn’t be here.

Walking past J.W. Blind Boone Center in 2001, the center that led to

his becoming of a drummer with the highsteppers, he glanced at a sign that advertised a beat-making contest.

He’d never produced before, but that day seemed different.

“Normally I’d keep walking, but that day I decided to go in and try,” he said.

“I ended up winning the contest and I received a new computer but I donated it back because I had just bought one the week before.

“After that contest, I never looked back and my skills have escalated tremendously,” he said.

From house parties to Faurot Field, DJ Beatz looks to liven the game-day experience in the best way he knows how and the players respect that.

“The DJ is awesome; he just gives us motivation and a great feel every time he’s here for our practice,” redshirt freshman quarterback Marvin Zanders said. “When he plays ‘March Madness’

by Future, I’m like ‘aw yeah’ and we go by him and tell him what to play and he really hears us so it’s pretty awesome.”

Obser ving Missouri’s second scrimmage weeks ago, an abundance of media in the Faurot pressbox sat sweltering as the air-conditioner seemed to be taking an off day. As a university representative opened the windows and the media rejoiced, DJ Beatz — who has been at practice daily mixing beats on his silver turntables — played a familiar song.

Soon enough, “whips” and “nae naes” took over the press box conversation.

And as 70,000 fans file into Faurot Field, expect Silento’s famed song to inspire one Missouri fanbase.

What else will DJ Beatz play on opening day and how much will it interfere with the band’s performances?

DJ Beatz said he’s second to the band and he understands that, but a collaboration between the two may be on the docket.

“I’m friends with Nelly’s producer, who is friends with the St. Louis Rams’ DJ, DJ Pru,” DJ Beatz said in an interview with Rock M Nation. “He gave me a rundown of what he does and I got to ask him a lot of questions, DJ to DJ, so I think that’ll help a lot.”

"For the first couple games, I’ll really be watching how people react. What works? What can I zone in on? I want to learn that first so I can double-down the next time and raise the level."

Come Sept. 5, as Michael Jackson would say, expect whatever DJ Beatz plays to enhance the “thriller, thriller” opening night.

Missouri football players take on the rap game The weekly hip-hop sessions help bring the players together.

WILL JARVIS Senior Staff Writer If you’ve got bars, step up. If you don’t, step back.

That’s senior safety Ian Simon’s advice for the Tigers’ traditional “Freestyle Friday” rap battles held each week. While the football field can be an intense place, there might be no event on campus more energy-filled, passionate and downright entertaining than the weekly rap battles held within the confines of the Missouri Tigers locker room.

This is no place for the meek. Turn on the instrumental track. Step up. Drop bars.

This weekly ritual may seem petty or trivial, but for guys in the locker room, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

Simon said the hip-hop sessions bring

guys closer together in what they rap about. Family, hometown, hobbies — it’s all covered.

“That’s one of the things that brings us together,” Simon said. “A lot of us had similar upbringings.”

But football is obviously the hot topic. At the end of the day, the game is what’s most important to a lot of these guys, and that’s what they rap about.

That’s why the greatest hip-hop head to ever come out of the MU locker room was an All-SEC player on the field and a legend in the locker room.

Marcus Murphy. Rap name: Murph Dirty.

The first-team All-SEC kick returner/ running back dominated defenses and helpless special teams units last year. Murphy also dominated helpless opponents in Freestyle Fridays.

Simon didn’t even hesitate when asked who the best of all time was.

“I’m telling you, Murph has some real songs out there,” he said. “They’re legit songs and they’re pretty good.”

The 2015 NFL draft pick also had a studio in his apartment, Simon said.

Murphy, linebacker Darvin Ruise and wide receiver Bud Sasser recorded multiple songs in the tiny studio housed in their closet. Simon was even supposed to appear in a music video for the group.

Strength and conditioning coach Pat Ivey puts on the tracks and legend said Murph Dirty could go two to three minutes before stopping. Now vying for a roster spot on the New Orleans Saints, rap might be at the back of Murphy’s mind.

Simon still has high aspirations for his friend, though.

“If the Saints ever heard any of Murph’s tracks, he’d go double platinum,” Simon said.

It may be a while before anyone as talented as Murphy comes through the Missouri locker room, but someone has to take the throne.

Who is it?

Simon took a deep, contemplative breath.

“That’s tough, that’s tough. That’s really tough,” he said, shaking his head.

“You know, I’ve got to give it to (redshirt senior tight end) Clayton Echard. He

came with the bars on Freestyle Friday.

He’s better than anybody right now.”

If Simon is one to judge, redshirt junior linebacker Michael Scherer keeps tight lips on the ordeal. He wouldn’t reveal the best or worst. Scherer did give some insight on his role, though.

A self-proclaimed “moderator/ hypeman,” the senior takes his job very seriously. He’ll keep his space, letting out the occasional “YEA!” to pump his boys up. But when someone’s not bringing the bars, there are consequences.

“If someone’s bad, I’m the first to boot them,” Scherer said.

He hasn’t had the chance to boot out Simon. The safety known best for disrupting passes doesn’t disrupt the flow of Freestyle Friday. His musical talent is inspired by the likes of Drake, J. Cole, and Andre 3000.

But you’d never know. He won’t step into the ring.

“My bars are reserved,” he said with a sly smile. “They’re kind of X-rated so you can’t have my bars.”

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Football season predictions

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For a Southeastern Conference team, Mizzou has a pretty manageable schedule. The Tigers will be led by center Evan Boehm, Maty and linebacker schedule.

Kentrell Brothers.

With luck, this Evan core of players could be enough to earn Mizzou a For a Southeastern Conferencequarterback team, Mizzou has Mauk a pretty manageable The Tigers will abelittle led by center Boehm, spot in a Kentrell third-straight SEC With title game. howcore they’ll fare during quarterback Maty Mauk and linebacker Brothers. a littleHere’s luck, this of players couldthe beseason. enough to earn Mizzou a spot in a third-straight SEC title game. Here’s how they’ll fare during the season.

PETER BAUGH Assistant Sports Editor

Sept. 5 vs. SEMO Sept. 5 vs. SEMOWin (1-0) Win (1-0)

Oct. 17 at Georgia Oct. 17 at Georgia Loss (6-1) Loss (6-1) Unfortunately, Mizzou’s luck will end in this game.

Though the Redhawks will be able to keep the game Theend Tigers willgame. have to play in front of opposing fans Unfortunately, in this within one the possession Missouri Mizzou’s luck will Though the Redhawks will be able to keep game for the first five minutes, against a top-10 team The Tigers will have to play in front of opposing fans in the country. Unlike last will five pullminutes, away andMissouri win in a blowout. Good thing the within one possession for the first season, I don’t think Missouri will embarrass themagainst a top-10 team in the country.

Unlike last TigersGood don’tthing pad their will pull away and win in a blowout. the schedule, right? selves, but the themTigers will leave Athens with their first season, I don’t think Missouri will embarrass Tigers don’t pad their schedule, right? selves, but the Tigers will leaveloss.

Athens with their first loss.

Oct. 24 at Vanderbilt Sept. 12 at Arkansas State Oct. 24 at Vanderbilt Sept. 12 at Arkansas State Win (7-1) Win (2-0) Win (7-1) Win (2-0)

The Tigers again should have an easy time winning. If Following a humbling loss to Georgia, Mizzou will get they don’t win by double digits, fans should be very, very right back on track.

Vanderbilt did not win a single The Tigers again should have an easy time winning. If Following a humbling loss to Georgia, Mizzou will get concerned.

Last season, Arkansas State lost by a game in the SEC Conference last year, so the Tigers they don’t win by double digits, fans should be very, very right back on track. Vanderbilt did not win a single combined 36 points to Miami and Tennessee, the only should roll over the Commodores.

My guess is Mizzou concerned. Last season, Arkansas State lost by a game in the SEC Conference last year, so the Tigers two Power Five conference opponents they played. wins by more than 20 points and the second-stringers combined 36 points to Miami and Tennessee, the only should roll over the Commodores. My guess is Mizzou will get game experience. two Power Five conference opponents they played. wins by more than 20 points and the second-stringers will get game experience.

Nov. 5 vs. Mississippi State Sept. 19 vs. Connecticut Nov. 5 vs. Mississippi State Sept. 19 vs. Connecticut Win (8-1) Win (3-0) Win (8-1) Win (3-0) This Thursday night game could potentially be a tough for the be Tigers.

Mississippi State has a strong potentially a tough Connecticut shouldn’t be a threat to Mizzou.This TheThursday Huskies night game couldgame offense, led by quarterback Dak Prescott. However, I game for the Tigers. Mississippi State has a strong were last The season and did not have a hard schedule.

Connecticut shouldn’t be a threat to2-10 Mizzou.

Huskies think that Mizzou will hold off the Mississippi State offense, led by quarterback Dak Prescott. However, I In fact, were the only team that Southern Methodist were 2-10 last season and did not havethey a hard schedule. attack and dominate on the offensive side of the ball. that beat last year. Again, if the Tigersthink do not winMizzou will hold off the Mississippi State In fact, they were the only teamUniversity that Southern Methodist The Mississippi State defensive line will get no blowout are win in serious trouble. Missouri attackshould and dominate on the offensive side of the ball.

University beat last year. Again,inifathe Tigersthey do not pressure on Mizzou’s quarterback, allowing for many no trouble starting The Mississippi State defensive line will get no in a blowout they are in serioushave trouble.

Missouri shouldthe season 3-0. big offensive plays. pressure on Mizzou’s quarterback, allowing for many have no trouble starting the season 3-0. big offensive plays.

Nov. 14 vs. BYU Sept. 26 at Kentucky Nov. 14 vs. BYU Win (9-1) Sept. 26 at Kentucky Win (4-0) Win (9-1) Win (4-0) BYU will be Mizzou’s first quality non-conference Kentucky started strong last season before fading at the

test. Though it is a neutral site game, the Tigers will end of the year. This could potentially be a tough BYU game will be Mizzou’s first quality non-conference Kentucky started strong last season before fading at the much have home field advantage at the home for the Tigers, but they should be able to win.test.

TheThough game it is a neutral site pretty game, the Tigers will end of the year. This could potentially be a tough game of the Chiefs in Kansas City. Mizzou should have will be close through three quarters before Mizzou pulls have home field advantage at the pretty much home for the Tigers, but they should be able to win. The game high passing numbers against a weak BYU secondary, away in the fourth to win by a comfortable margin. of the Chiefs in Kansas City.

Mizzou should have will be close through three quarters before Mizzou pulls leading to a win against a quality opponent. high passing numbers against a weak BYU secondary, away in the fourth to win by a comfortable margin. leading to a win against a quality opponent.

Oct. 3 vs. South Carolina Nov. 21 vs. Tennessee Oct. 3 vs. South Carolina Win (5-0) Nov. 21 vs. Tennessee Win (10-1) Win (5-0) Winand(10-1) This game will be another tough test for Mizzou.

South Carolina is coming off of a six loss season did

Tennessee snuck into the top 25 in the AP preseason not break into the AP Top 25. The Gamecocks have a This game will be another tough test for Mizzou.

South Carolina is coming off of a six loss season and did poll. The Volunteers, however, are a young team, and mediocre defense and an inexperienced quarterback.

Tennessee snuck into the top 25 in the AP preseason not break into the AP Top 25. The Gamecocks have a Missouri will capitalize on their immaturities. The Especially with their home crowd behind them, the Tigers poll. The Volunteers, however, are a young team, and mediocre defense and an inexperienced quarterback.

Tigers will score plenty of points in this game and should pull out the win. That said, you can never underesMissouri will capitalize on their immaturities. The Especially with their home crowd behind them, the Tigers force turnovers on the defensive side of the ball. timate a team led by coach Steve Spurrier.

Tigers will score plenty of points in this game and should pull out the win. That said, you can never underesforce turnovers on the defensive side of the ball. timate a team led by coach Steve Spurrier.

Nov. 27 at Arkansas Oct. 10 vs. Florida Nov. 27 at Arkansas Loss (10-2) Oct. 10 vs. Florida Win (6-0) Loss (10-2) The Razorbacks are an all around good team. The On Mizzou’s homecoming weekend, the Tigers will make Win (6-0)

Tigers will have to play some of their best football of sure not to disappoint with a statement win against the The Razorbacks are an all around good team. The On Mizzou’s homecoming weekend, theThe Tigers willoffense make will have no match the year to win this game. Unfortunately for Mizzou, I Gators.

Gators for the Tigers will have to play some ofdon’t theirthink best football ofThis game will not be very close. sure not to disappoint with a statement win against the they will. power of Mizzou’s defense, which will force multiple the year to win this game. Unfortunately for Mizzou, I set the tone early and never Gators. The Gators offense will turnovers. have no match for the The Arkansas offense will don’t think they will. This gamelook will back. not beArkansas very close. power of Mizzou’s defense, which will force multiple will win by around 14 points.

The Arkansas offense will set the tone early and never turnovers. look back. Arkansas will win by around 14 points.

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