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MU SOUS CHEF HEADS TO COUNCIL VOTES ON NEW NATIONAL COMPETITION TRANSMISSION LINES City Council’s decision could cause a $1-8 per month increase on citizens’ electric bills.

Jeremy Elmore has been working for Campus Dining Services since January 2007.

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Smoke-free policy clears the air Electronic cigarettes are included in the campus-wide ban on smoking.

TRACY COOK Senior Staff Writer Two days after MU’s smokefree campus policy went into effect, Wellness Resource Center coordinator Tiffany Bowman noticed a difference.

“I used to see people on campus smoking pretty frequently,” Bowman said. “(On Wednesday,) I drove around to see if I found anyone (smoking), and I just didn’t see anyone.

And I went over the lunch hour thinking that would be a key time.”

The smoke-free policy, which went into effect July 1, bans smoking anywhere on campus.

The smoke-free policy includes the use of electronic cigarettes, which are batterypowered and emit vapor instead of smoke. E-cigarettes are tobacco-less options that allow the smoker to still get nicotine without the other harmful ingredients included in cigarettes, according to Green Smoke’s website. Green Smoke is a manufacturer of electronic cigarettes.

Since electronic cigarettes don’t give off harmful secondhand smoke, some students were confused as to why they were banned in the smoke-free policy.

The reason for including e-cigarettes in the policy is twofold, Bowman said.

“They do emit a vapor, and I think science still needs to catch up with if, in fact, that is safe or not safe at all,” Bowman said.

Allowing students to use electronic cigarettes would confuse others, she said.

“It creates a difficulty with trying to enforce a policy like this when you can’t tell what it is,” Bowman said.

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Campus has been smoke-free since July 1. Smoking was only permitted in designated sites.

MU SURPASSES NATIONAL PERCENT OF STUDENT SMOKERS Smoked in the last 30 days: MU Population

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Board of curators approves plans Mendoza resigns for new international institute as MCC The new institute will focus on food security and social and economic well-being.

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CRYSTAL DUAN Reporter When Chancellor Brady Deaton announced his retirement in June, he subsequently unveiled a plan at the June 15 Board of Curators meeting to head the new Brady and Anne Deaton Institute for University Leadership and International Development.

The goal of the proposed institute will be to “ground the University of Missouri’s international programs in solid philosophical and ethical principles,” according to Deaton’s presentation at the meeting.

With the objective of shaping international development, the

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Chancellor Brady Deaton speaks to the press about the fate of the Big 12 Conference in 2011. Deaton has served as chancellor for nine years.

institute will specifically target issues of food security, water quality, healthcare and other areas of social and economic well-being.

The institute, which is not staffed beyond Deaton’s appointment, will also focus on helping developing nations since

World War II and earlier, Anne Deaton, the chancellor’s wife and MU adjunct professor, said.

“What is needed today is a fresh look to the future,” Anne Deaton said in an email.

The chancellor is additionally

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Pablo Mendoza was always working inside the Multicultural Center.

He was there leading diversity seminars. He was there advising diversity organizations. He was there advancing diversity initiatives.

He has been doing diversity work at MU for 15 years, but after July 12, Mendoza will leave to work at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Penn.

“I finished my doctoral dissertation last July, and I was looking for a new career challenge,” Mendoza said.

Mendoza will be assisting the

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COMO CONNECT The city is looking to students for input on a new transit system.

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RHA turns trees into art for res hall RHA hopes to team up with local artisan and Columbia College professor Tom Stauder to design artwork for the building.

PRANAV SHASTRY Reporter Residence Hall Association is partnering with multiple departments across campus to remove trees that stand in the footprint for the Virginia Avenue South Residential Hall project.

But the trees will not be discarded.

Instead, they will be turned into art for the new building.

RHA hopes to team up with local artisan and Columbia College professor Tom Stauder to design and develop practical pieces for students.

Stauder specializes in crafting artwork out of wood.

Harriett Green-Sappington, associate director of Residential Life Operations, orchestrated the project.

She said it was a pretty easy decision for her department to get involved.

“The decision among the department was a collective one,”

Green-Sappington said.

All the trees in the way of the new residence hall had to be removed, Green-Sapington said. But instead of throwing the trees away, she said RHA had a different idea.

They wanted to use the trees to create different items, such as desks and chairs.

RHA first had MU Landscape Services evaluate the condition of the trees to make sure they were viable to use for the project. Other departments came in later to uproot selected trees.

Dr. Hank Stelzer, associate professor and chair of the Department of Forestry, has uprooted about four trees for the project with his students.

“We used the trees that have good characteristics to be used by the artist,” Stelzer said.

Green-Sapington said they’re also trying to make the project educational for students. Stelzer was able to incorporate this RHA project into a forestry field studies class. He said the field studies class learned from members of the Department of Forestry, while gaining the “practical experience of uprooting the trees.”

But the project is still a work in progress, Green-Sapington said.

RHA is currently working to bring

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The Department of Residential Life is partnering with multiple schools across campus to remove trees that stand in the footprint of the proposed Virginia Avenue South Residence Hall. The trees will be used as art in the new 330-room residential hall.

Stauder in on the project.

She also said there is an issue with the wood. They will have to figure out which pieces can be used after they cut the trees into wooden planks, cleanse and dry them. This will be through the coordination

with local woodworkers, she said.

Steltzer said this is a young and budding project.

“A field studies class helped drop the trees about a week ago,” he said.

This is the first time a project like this has been undertaken at MU, but

Green-Sappington said it’s hopefully not going to be the last. She said she thinks the project is going to turn out well.

“Other schools have done this successfully,” she said. “It all just came together (for us.)”

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Master Plan was amended to include plans to renovate Jones. But with the recent enrollment growth, Minor said it made more sense to bring Jones down.

When a hall is renovated, the number of beds decreases since study rooms are added, Minor said.

With the increasing enrollment at MU, Residential Life could not afford to lose beds.

A former Jones resident, sophomore Connor Voss voiced concern about housing capacity, wondering how ResLife can handle losing a whole hall.

However, when Jones goes down, Wolpers and the new Virginia Avenue South Housing will be available for the displaced residents, Minor said.

Also, early and unofficial numbers for the Class of 2017 indicate it will be a smaller class.

Jones currently has 330 beds, according to the ResLife website.

When the construction of the new hall is done, there will be about 500 beds, Minor said.

Jones also has a unique community atmosphere due to its proximity to Greek Town and because it is an all-female dorm.

"It's an active community because many of the residents are members of sororities," said Adam Callahan, the Jones hall coordinator who has worked at the hall for two years. "We have a group of women unafraid to dive in."

Voss thinks that when Jones is gone, if even for a little bit, it will change the dynamic on the south side of campus.

"It's in the heart of Mizzou," Voss said.

MSA discusses keeping Columbia Jones first to be replaced by new hall bars open for additional hour CLAUDIA GUTHRIE Reporter Missouri law currently states that all bars must close at 1:30 a.m., the time when establishments stop selling alcohol, but the Missouri Students Association is working to change that.

MSA is pushing for bars throughout Columbia to participate in soft closings, in which they stop serving alcohol at their normal time but remain open an hour later, closing at 2:30 a.m. This new idea focuses on giving bar customers a chance to get home safely, MSA President Nick Droege said.

“What goes on right now in Columbia is the bars close simultaneously when the bars stop serving alcohol," Droege said.

"So it gives people very little time to find a ride, sober up, to make arrangements to get home safely."

Droege said he believes closing an hour later would help this problem.

"What we are working to do is to push (the closing) time so that bars and establishments that serve liquor stay open an hour later," he said. "That way the customers of that bar can take an hour to try to find a ride home, try to figure out where they’re going, so it increases safety. It also diminishes the crowds in the street when the bar is let out, and hopefully that is a positive for public safety as well.”

The idea originated during the SEC Exchange and is similar to a Florida statute that allows municipalities to set closing times for bars in college towns. Along with MU, various other schools in

the SEC are working to establish soft closings in their towns.

The Columbia city ordinance, in sections 4-67 and 4-68, states bars have to stop selling alcohol at 1:30 a.m. but can stay open until 2 a.m. However, this is overridden by the state statute that sets an earlier close time than the city ordinance.

The soft closing idea is still in the early stages of development, Droege said. MSA members are currently working on a proposal for the new policy.

“We aren’t proposing a specific policy at this point," MSA Legislative Coordinator Matt Tharp said. "We are talking to people who are interested in the end solution and figuring out what we need to do, because we have to change both state statute and the ordinance."

The process to establish a soft closing is going to take some time, Droege said.

“We really can’t do anything until next spring when the Missouri House of Representatives and Senate get back in session – we have to wait until then," Droege said. “So basically ... between now and then we’re in the stages of getting the right people on board and educating what it would mean to be a city that allows soft closings.”

Not every city in Missouri must follow the state closing laws. St. Louis and Kansas City are both exempt from the state statute because they are considered entertainment districts, and their bars can remain open past the 1:30 a.m. deadline.

However, some Columbia bars have doubts about the idea of a soft

closing.

Bengals co-owner Julie Rader said she wants everybody to get home safely but does not believe a soft close would work. She said she doesn’t understand why customers would remain at a bar after they were no longer able to purchase alcohol.

“They’re not going to hang around," she said. "I mean, they could, some people might hang around, but if they’re not going to be served liquor, they’re not going to hang around."

Rader also said it would be problematic for Bengal’s to remain open an hour later.

“What they’re going to do is badger everybody for drinks and it’s going to be difficult, and we also need to start cleaning because it takes a long time to clean,” Rader said. “As it is, we don’t get out of here very often until three in the morning, so it would be very difficult for us to do that.”

Harpo’s Managing Partner Victor Shipley said the idea of soft closing isn’t a concern due to the current state statute.

“We’re not sure if we want to do it, but at this point we don’t have an option to do it," Shipley said. "So it’s kind of a dead issue in my mind because unless there’s a change in the law, at that point we can decide if we want to do it or don’t want to do it. Until the law changes it’s not something that’s a real concern because it’s against the law at this point.”

In the face of opposition, Tharp said MSA members are focusing on educating people and discussing the idea.

Senior Staff Writer Jones, Lathrop and Laws residence halls will be torn down and replaced by five new ones in the coming years.

These renovations are part of the Dobbs Replacement Project, meant to provide more residential rooms for future freshmen classes. This project is the final step of the Residential Life Master Plan, approved May 2001.

The Board of Curators approved the first phase of the project June 13.

Beginning in January 2015, two new residence halls will be built in an area by the basketball courts west of Jones Hall, Director of Residential Life Frankie Minor said. Then, in December of the same year, Jones will be demolished.

The Pavilion at Dobbs dining hall will remain operational during construction while a new dining facility is built.

Phase Two calls for replacing Laws and Lathrop, and building an additional hall in the old location of Dobbs. This phase has not been approved yet.

If both phases are approved, five new residential halls and one new dining facility will stand in the place of Laws, Lathrop and Jones halls and Dobbs dinning hall.

After Phase Two, current renovations and constructions on campus should be complete. Minor said the hope is to reduce the number of apartments MU leases from Campus View for use as Tiger Diggs.

The decision to replace Jones rather than renovate it was made last year, Minor said.

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Mizzou Store name change leads to mixed student feedback, confusion The biggest change for the new Mizzou Store will be learning to call it by its new name, students said.

CRYSTAL DUAN Reporter MU’s University Bookstore officially changed its name June 1 and replaced the old sign with a new $5,800 one that reads “The Mizzou Store.”

This marks the second time the store has changed its name, which was last called the “Student Co-operative” from 1899 to 1939.

The store will keep the University Bookstore engraving on the outside of the building as part of MU’s history and tradition, said MU Marketing Manager Michelle Froese.

However, the name change itself was not taken lightly.

“It’s been the University bookstore for so long, but times are changing so that we offer more than just books,” Froese said. “Course materials are migrating more to a technological platform, so one of the questions we asked was, if you call yourself a bookstore, what happens 20-30 years from now when you don’t sell as many books? Does that limit what your customers look to you for?”

Shelby McGhee, junior and student store supervisor, said the store sells much more than just textbooks.

“They wanted to allow people to realize you don’t just get your books through the ‘bookstore’ now,”

McGhee said.

Nevertheless, the new name entailed habitual changes for students.

“A lot of us thought it was kind of strange because it’s always been the University Bookstore, so it didn’t really make sense to change it,” Mizzou Store employee Campbell Thomas said. “I guess they wanted other stores to all have the same name, but it’s hard to remember to say.”

MU Summer Welcome leaders giving school tours to incoming freshmen were also affected by the change.

“I’ve definitely been practicing with my student groups as a Summer Welcome leader trying to say ‘The Mizzou Store,’ but ‘bookstore’ slips out sometimes,” McGhee, who is also a Summer Welcome leader, said. “It’s really just ingrained.”

Amy Sayers, a junior Summer Welcome leader, said it was hard to adjust at first because she was attached to the University Bookstore name, but the store staff helped the leaders adjust to the new name.

“Everyone was sad about it at first, but then they came in and gave us a presentation during our two weeks of training,” Sayers said. “And they explained the whole rebranding with moving away from textbooks, which does make sense.”

Junior David Wettroth was not a fan of the change.

“I feel it’s unnecessary. ‘The bookstore’ was a good name that explained it,” Wettroth said. “Usually when you go to other university stores, it’s called a bookstore; you’re not looking for ‘The Mizzou Store’

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The University Bookstore has been renamed to The Mizzou Store, effective May 29, 2013. According to MU Marketing Manager Michelle Froese, the name change was based off of an existing merchandise store in Chesterfield, Mo.

or anything.”

Regardless, The Mizzou Store had collected input before proceeding with the rebranding.

“They talked to (the Department of) Student Life, and brought in a company to interview students, employees and staff to hear as many opinions as possible,” Missouri Students Association President Nick Droege said. “They did get a lot of feedback before they tried to change the name.”

Droege said the store, which is a member of the National Association of College Stores and

the Independent College Bookstore Association, also talked to other university bookstores who had gone through similar rebranding.

Other name changes, such as the University of Oregon’s Duck Shop, were met with enthusiasm, and Froese hopes for the same with MU’s.

“The uniqueness of our brand is not that we’re a university bookstore; there are tons across the nation, and there are a lot of MU’s out there,” she said. “But the thing that sets us apart as a university is the name ‘Mizzou.’

It makes sense that we change that

brand and reflect that as The Mizzou Store.”

The Mizzou Store is also redesigning its interior by removing walls and moving sections around.

The store also created a new website and Facebook page, McGhee said.

Droege said he thinks current students will find it hard to adjust to the name change but that the reasons behind it are valuable.

“If you look at the physical changes that are taking place in the store, there’s a hang out space now, for example,” he said. “It’s an atmosphere change more than a product change.”

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judged and I’ve gotten a gold medal I feel pretty confident about that. As long as I do my job in executing, it should be just as good. I think the nerves will still be there, but there won’t be as much anxiety as there was before.”

Elmore has competed in one other NACUFS regional competition in 2009, where he received a bronze medal.

Elmore’s first experience with cooking occurred during his childhood.

“It started when I was a young kid, around 11 or so,” Elmore said.

“My mom had back surgery during the summer, and I had to learn to take care of everyone, my younger brothers, because I was the oldest. So I learned how to cook then, and I just kept on cooking and hanging out in the kitchen with Mom and Grandma as I got older.”

Elmore began working at MU’s Campus Dining Services in January 2007.

Elmore said he hopes to become certified as an executive chef within the next five years. From there, he said he wants to keep gaining knowledge and experience in the culinary field. “(Cooking) is comforting and relaxing,” Elmore said. “It relaxes me and I just have a great time doing it. It brings back memories of when I was a kid getting to cook with my mom or with my grandparents or even family reunions; it’s always a fun time.”

PHA member to participate MU sous chef prepares for national competition in African philanthropy ‘trek’ Paola Rivera is one of 15 women to help build 50 percent female schools in Senegal.

CRYSTAL DUAN Reporter When the Panhellenic Association’s Paola Rivera ventures to Africa on July 16 to help build a school for girls, she will not only advocate for women’s rights but also further MU awareness of the cause.

“Myself and other collegiate representatives will be participating in the groundbreaking and construction of the school,” Rivera said of her trip to Senegal’s Kaolack region, which is a four hour drive from the capital, Dakar.

Rivera, PHA vice president of risk management and member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, will go to Senegal with 12 other sorority members and two alumnae from various universities — one of whom is Ginny Carroll, founder and chair of the Circle of Sisterhood Foundation, PHA’s official philanthropy.

Rivera’s experience will also be enhanced through experiences outside of construction.

“We will be participating

in a daily culture and education workshop, and get a look into people’s day to day lives,” she said.

MU is one of 13 schools participating in the trip.

“If the university donated a certain amount of money, you are put in a drawing,” Rivera said. “They chose 13 schools at random. Then, each school nominates someone to represent them.”

The Senegal trip, which MU chose Rivera to go on, was created by the Circle of Sisterhood Foundation.

Circle of Sisterhood partnered with another education-oriented organization, BuildOn, which builds schools in developing countries.

“When we decided to work with BuildOn, we asked them where there was the most need for a school,” Carroll said. “The answer was Senegal, so we picked Senegal.”

The main goal of this “Trek,” as these trips are known among Circle of Sisterhood members, is to empower women and help them receive an education.

The classrooms of the school have to be at least 50 percent female.

“BuildOn requires that the village sign a covenant that promises to send girls to be educated in equal numbers as boys,” Carroll said of the partner organization’s efforts.

“After construction of the school, the BuildOn staff continues to monitor and evaluate the school.

Schools constructed by BuildOn are designed to promote gender equality in countries with imbalances between the sexes.”

“The main purpose is to gain insight into what these women are going through,” Rivera said. “A lot of it is seeing the oppression they are exposed to, and additionally, we’re giving these women a chance to get an education.”

This trip not only marks the first time BuildOn is sending groups to build schools in Senegal, but also the first time MU has sent a student on a Trek.

“With this new school in Senegal, countless women will have their lives impacted because they will have the chance to receive an education,” Jory Mick, PHA vice president of public relations, said.

“This trip will hopefully spark more interest in the Mizzou Panhellenic community and continue to educate Panhellenic members about the power of education and the power of sorority women.”

Rivera said she has a similar goal in mind.

“I’m excited to get firsthand knowledge of what (Circle of Sisterhood) is about, because we’ve been working with them all semester,” she said. “This trip is a chance to see it in real life and to translate this passion into getting people involved.”

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After earning a gold medal at the National Association of College and University Food Services Midwest Regional competition, Campus Dining Services sous chef Jeremy Elmore is preparing to compete at the July 11 national contest in Minneapolis, Minn.

The NACUFS Midwest Regional competition was held at Plaza 900 Dining Hall in April. The nine competing chefs had one hour to prepare their dishes and were judged on a 40-point scale. Elmore earned the gold medal with a 36.5 rating.

“During the competition I was super focused just on executing all my tasks I had to get done,” Elmore said.

Elmore won the regional competition with his Coffee-Rubbed Duck Breast with Spinach Gnocchi Parisienne and Batonnet Carrots. He will prepare the same dish at the national competition.

To prepare for nationals, Elmore said he’s preparing the dish eight times each week. He is also keeping a check list to make sure all his supplies make it to Minneapolis successfully.

With his success at the regional competition, Elmore is confident he will do well at nationals, where he will compete against five other chefs.

“I feel like I’m ready for it,” Elmore said. “Now that the plate’s been

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Bike Share faces expansion troubles Checkouts decreased after the first semester of the program.

TRACY COOK Senior Staff Writer One year and 2,500 checkouts later, the Mizzou Bike Share program is looking for permanence.

The program launched Aug. 27, 2012 as the result of a joint effort between the Missouri Students Association and the Residence Halls Association and has since provided 2,506 checkouts as of June 28. Now listed as an MSA service under the tag line “Mizzou Bike Share — Providing rental bikes to students, free of charge,” the program is housed outside the MU Student Center.

In its first semester, bikes were checked out a total of 1,462 times, including a high of 501 times in September, according to data provided by Sarah Stone, technical director of MSA/GPC Tech.

During the second semester through the month of May, the number of checkouts dropped to 936. The drop could be attributed to multiple factors, such as

sustained cold temperatures and Maintenance was performed a diminished sense of novelty on the bikes throughout the year that follows when a service is to accommodate normal wear no longer “brand new,” said Bike and tear, such as rust build-up Share co-creator James Jordan. and worn decals. A few bikes One change to the program, were also taken to Klunk Bicycles effective earlier this month, and Repair for tune-ups. requires students to return the “This summer, we are working bikes back to the MU Student hard to make sure the fleet is in Center one hour before closing top condition for the 2013-2014 time. Stone said this change was school year,” Stone said. made to remedy As each checkout the problem of late is associated with a check-ins, which student’s ID card, had become routine. When the program liability is placed “Because we were was launched, it on the student’s allowing students to was expected to account until it is keep the bikes for become a new MSA cleared after the 24 hours, it was easy auxiliary,” bike is checked back for them to forget in. what time they were Sarah Stone “Bikes are not due back,” Stone Technical director of being stolen on said. “We also had a MSA/GPC tech a regular basis,” handful of students Jord an s ai d. checking the same bikes out over “During the school year, there and over again, having them for was a bike that got stolen. The days on end. We realized that person took all of the decals off these trends were resulting in the bike and tried to sell it to fewer bikes being available at Klunk’s, and Klunk’s recognized any given time for our student it because they’re actually the body.” bike shop that assembled the The new time limit means the bikes for us.” bikes will be locked up overnight Last fall, Bike Share founders and available for checkout each tried to promote the program morning. The intent is to make to MSA auxiliary status, but all bikes available to students the measure failed in the MSA each day, potentially raising the full Senate. Despite consistent number of checkouts. checkouts throughout the fall

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semester, an MSA poll of 300 respondents showed that a majority of students were not aware of the Bike Share program.

However, the poll might not have reflected an accurate portrayal of program interest because of the small sample size, Jordan said.

“When the program was launched, it was expected to become a new MSA auxiliary,” Stone said. “When that did not occur, the program was taken over by the Environmental Leadership Office in the Department of Student Life.”

After the attempt at making Bike Share an auxiliary failed, the program was managed by Spencer Melgren, who primarily did paperwork, Jordan said. He left at the end of the semester.

Bike Share volunteers are looking for a manager for the upcoming fall semester to help oversee the paperwork and maintenance of the bikes, Jordan said.

“One of the things we’re working on is finding a way to get more permanent funding,” he said. “When we can get that, hopefully we can make our Bike Share manager position paid.”

If Bike Share reapplies to become an MSA auxiliary, it could potentially secure more

permanent funding through MSA. “We definitely want to expand (the program) in the future,” Jordan said. “But until we find a more permanent source of funding, it would be unwise to expand.”

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Total Checkouts The Bike Share program reached 2,500 checkouts almost a year after launching, but the number of checkouts decreased by almost 500 from the fall to spring semester.

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Nursing professor receives health policy fellowship Patricia Schnitzer pursues a research project that aims to better identify and count child maltreatment deaths.

MICHEALA SOSBY Reporter Most professors will have made their way back to campus come fall but not Patricia Schnitzer, associate professor at the Sinclair School of Nursing. Schnitzer will travel to Hyattsville, Md., for the 2013 National Center for Health Statistics/Academy Health Policy Fellowship.

“It’s a very exciting opportunity for me,” Schnitzer said. “When I found out about the award, I was very happy. The fellowship is a

real honor, and it’s an opportunity for me to conduct research that I think is important.”

Only one or two fellows are chosen for the 13-month intensive, full-time research program each year. In order to apply for the fellowship, Schnitzer had to write a 10-page proposal for the research project she would pursue using the NCHS databases. “(Schnitzer) was chosen based on her extensive work experience, her potential to add to an important and timely body of research and her wonderful personality,” NCHS Survey Statistician Christine Lucas said. “We feel confident that she will work well with everyone she meets.”

Beginning Sept. 1, Schnitzer will begin research for her project, “Improving National Data on Child Maltreatment Fatalities,” at the NCHS headquarters. Child maltreatment includes child abuse

and neglect.

“The issue is that there is a national undercount of child maltreatment deaths,” she said.

“We don’t have a good system for identifying fatal child maltreatment at the national level.”

Schnitzer hopes to develop a more effective procedure for identifying child maltreatment. By using NCHS databases, she will have access to death certificate information that is not publicly available. The death certificates that she will study contain details about the circumstances in which the fatalities occurred.

“The goal of my project is to develop a strategy that better estimates child maltreatment deaths through information on death certificates,” Schnitzer said.

“My project might not be the answer, but it will move us closer to a better strategy for doing this.”

During the fellowship, Schnitzer

will have the opportunity to work with other health professionals, in addition to law enforcement and Child Protection Services personnel. They will collaborate to study individual circumstances involved in child fatalities to develop a more applicable and thorough definition of child maltreatment. She will then use this definition to identify and count the number of fatalities due to maltreatment in children ages five and younger.

“I would like to see in my lifetime — and I want my research to contribute to — the acceptance of child maltreatment as a public health issue and not just a child welfare issue,” Schnitzer said.

Schnitzer’s medical background and research are concentrated in epidemiology, which is the study of patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in particular populations.

“I started out as a nurse in the emergency department,” Schnitzer said. “And I saw individuals suffer from injuries. So then, I thought that maybe my work might have more impact in public health, which focuses on populations and prevention rather than individual injuries.” “(Schnitzer) has special expertise in epidemiology,” SSON Dean Judith Fitzgerald Miller said.

“And with her research and track record in early childhood injuries, the fellowship is a particularly good fit.”

Schnitzer is excited for the opportunity to gain instruction in health policy and complete a project with relevance to her field.

However, she acknowledges that her project will require a great deal of work.

“If it was easy to do,” Schnitzer said. “Someone would have done it by now.”

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Peer Educator program to campus Continued from page 1 president of IUP with diversity, specifically in the spheres of academic affairs, student affairs and human resources. He said he will be helping student affairs with developing a women’s center, an LGBT resource center and a multicultural center.

Currently, the university only has a black culture center.

“I will be charged with finding funding to support those operations and, hopefully, someday build those operations,” he said.

Mendoza said he has accomplished all that he could at MU. His key accomplishments include the Diversity Peer Educators program and diversity training he does at the Multicultural Center and the various conferences he brought to campus.

Such conferences include the Big 12 Black Student Government Conference in 2002, Big 12 American Indian Conference in 2003 and both the Regional Hispanic American Leadership Organization Conference and the Midwest Asian American Student Union Conference each three times.

“Each of those really provided our student groups a chance to see how other places do things and showed that we are a place of leadership within the region,”Mendoza said.

Other improvements were beyond Mendoza’s scope, he said. He referenced the programs at the University of Illinois and Oregon State University, both of which have multicultural centers with multimillion-dollar

funding and larger numbers of was a stern and strict figure staff. on campus — one she was not “It would be a nice top ready to approach at first. It was priority, but looking at the not until this summer that Kwon political climate as it is — began working with him at the meaning the state, not the Multicultural Center that she institution — it would be realized he had a goofy side. difficult for anyone to pursue Mendoza put Kwon into that because we’re in a state situations that would develop that wants to shrink funding her leadership skills, she said. to higher education,” Mendoza “He truly cares about said. “It would be hard to do students,” Kwon said. “He these other growth initiatives always welcomes students into without further support from the Multicultural Center. He not the state.” only contributed a lot to the Mendoza’s accomplishments AAA but to raising awareness of at MU have not gone unnoticed, diversity issues on campus.” however. Missouri Students Droege discussed how Association President Nick Mendoza helped foster Droege said Mendoza was a discussion on a Four Front “catalyst” in expanding diversity retreat. at MU. “He took all our phones so we “Pablo’s biggest could really get to contribution to the know each other Multicultural Center and have real was his unwavering His unique way discussions,” he dedication to the of promoting said. “His unique center and the way he discussion shows way of promoting opened the doors for what a unique kind discussion shows everyone to attend of person he was what a unique and how dedicated events,” he said. kind of person Dro ege said he is to his work.” he was and how Mendoza’s actions in dedicated he is to promoting diversity Nick Droege his work.” were representative MSA President Mendoza has a of the One Mizzou funny side as well. motto.

“He always would come out “Pablo’s contributions of his office and get everyone’s emulated One Mizzou before we attention as if it was an even coined the term,” Droege important notice just to show said. us ‘Gangnam Style’ by (PSY),” Mendoza’s dedication to Alexander Sanchez, president promoting diversity on campus of the Hispanic American has had a unique impact on the Leadership Organization said. numerous students he worked As Sanchez put it, Mendoza’s with. friendly personality combined For Young Kwon, external with his dedication to diversity vice president of the Asian made him “awesome for the American Association, Mendoza university for the past 15 years.”

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Institute: Deaton Institute will

focus on water quality and healthcare Continued from page 1 interested in how universities’ international commitments, beyond study abroad programs, can lead to qualitative change and transformation, Anne Deaton said.

Students will be able to take advantage of the institute’s innovative plans.

“Mizzou has a lot of international centers, and there’s already thousands of students per year that do study abroad trips, so basically this is going to be another opportunity for us to increase partnerships with other countries,” Amy Johnson, Board of Curators student representative and UMKC student, said. “By partnering with all these institutes, we can solve huge global problems and involve students.”

The chancellor’s interests concerning the institute also encompass a questioning of ways that comprehensive curricula and student and faculty world views can be influenced in turn to “enrich the university experience.” Brady

Deaton has dubbed this “the boomerang effect.”

MU’s current global legacy has existed for more than 100 years, and includes various departmental international partnerships, including institutions in China, India, Thailand, Ghent University in Belgium and the University of Western Cape in South Africa.

Other MU opportunities include international degrees, five popular service-learning programs and the Iraqi Linkage Program.

The chancellor is also chair of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development, a position for which President Barack Obama nominated him.

The chancellor’s work with BIFAD includes working on food security issues on a national level.

“In a time of unprecedented technological, cultural and political change, nothing less than the future of global development, environmental sustainability and world peace is at stake,” Brady Deaton said in his presentation to the Board of Curators.

The Board expressed enthusiasm for the chancellor’s proposed project.

“The Brady and Anne Deaton Institute will allow the university to continue to benefit from the leadership of Chancellor Deaton, after his being a integral part of the overall leadership team at MU for nearly a quarter century,” UM System spokesman John Fougere said.

Johnson said the institute would be an opportunity to keep the Deatons involved with MU after they leave the Residence on the Francis Quadrangle.

“We were looking at one of our finest chancellors, who’s been at Mizzou for 25 years, retiring,” Johnson said. “When someone like that retires, who has had such a huge impact on the university, we want to keep him around as long as possible.”

The ways the institute will be run are still not fully developed.

The institute has no set timeline but will see further development as the chancellor eases out of his duties

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SMOKING: The ban began July 1 Continued from page 1 An overarching policy, Bowman said, will be easier to enforce and implement.

Until the campus-wide smoking ban went into effect, students, faculty and staff could smoke at designated outdoor areas and on top of parking structures. These areas were equipped with receptacles for cigarette waste which have since been removed, Bowman said.

She said she would frequently see people smoking right outside the Student Center near the parking lot, but hasn’t seen any smokers there since July 1.

“They aren’t out there any more, and the urn that used to stand there is gone,” Bowman said.

Student response to the policy has been both positive and negative.

“I’m not against the ban, however, I don’t think it will

be enforced at all,” said junior Steven Twidwell in a comment on The Maneater’s Facebook page. “The past two phases were jokes when it came to violations. This is no different.”

Incoming freshman Ashley Miles took to Twitter to express her support for the policy.

“I’m really excited that MU went smoke free today. No more putting up with annoying smokers when I go to college,” Miles tweeted on July 1.

On June 28, three days before the policy took effect, the MU Sustainability Office hosted the “Big Butt Recycling” litter pick-up to clear the campus grounds of cigarette waste.

Twenty volunteers spent Friday morning collecting what amounted to 12 pounds of litter in the form of cigarette butts, filters and tobacco pouches. The Sustainability Office will recycle the waste through recycling company TerraCycle.

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Nation’s corporate tax loopholes must be closed Nelson Mandela said, “A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest.” The United States has the biggest gap between the rich and the poor compared to any other industrialized nation. Corporate tax reform should be the big issue in Washington now.

Major profitable corporations must be pressed to do their part and to pay their fair share. If the big corporations would pay their fair share of taxes, then our government would have more than enough money to pay for critical, life-saving programs. The “Fix the Debt” campaign, an industry front group that is led by millionaire CEOs, seek to “fix” our economy by widening corporate tax loopholes and shrinking the budgets of people living on Social Security. They want to create a debt crisis when there is not one.

We must close the corporate loopholes so that we have more revenue to work with. Then, we could actually strengthen our vital programs, not make unnecessary, shameful cuts to services. In our country, one in six adults and one in five children are living in poverty‚ levels we haven’t seen in America since the ‘60s. Considering the staggering number of people suffering under the poverty line in our great country, I think the last thing we should be doing is smiling at the wealthiest corporations and telling them they don’t need to pay into the system from which they receive so much. Put people first. Fair taxes, not cuts.

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Transit system overhaul latest show of City Hall’s nearsightedness It may be politics as usual or it may be a relatively recent development in the function of Columbia’s city government, but we have been repeatedly disappointed this year with the failure of city leaders to properly plan and design many of its initiatives and projects with adequate input from all stakeholders and comprehensive data to work with.

Several examples from the past months have given us plenty of evidence that City Hall has a fundamental difficulty in looking out for the needs of college students — an incredibly troubling trend to be found in a college town.

City Hall recently unveiled what is intended to be the next evolution of the struggling Columbia Transit system. The new plan, dubbed “CoMo Connect,” would replace the current routes with a network system (two core routes running frequently along Columbia’s central axes with seven neighborhood loops connected to them), as soon as August 2014.

The plan is slick and modern, with many appealing advantages over Columbia Transit, but its initial development lacked one crucial element: input from students of Columbia’s three higher education institutions.

For all their talk about listening to and collaborating with students, City Council appeared ready to move forward on CoMo Connect without input from students before Fourth Ward councilman Ian Thomas raised the issue last month.

This is a troubling continuation of precedent — college students are essential to the ridership of any transit system in Columbia,

particularly with the recent explosion of student housing far from campus, and should be involved in any planning from the outset, not lumped in as part of a “public input” period far after the basics of the system have been designed and set.

According to Public Works spokesman Steve Sapp, the city does intend to gather data for the transit system beginning in August. But it will only cover current ridership patterns, ostensibly to cut down on unnecessary coverage and routes.

Shouldn’t the city be working to identify what a municipal transit system could be — potential riders who would benefit from having accessible transit, routes and stops to maximize that accessibility, and so on — instead of studying the trends of the current (and obviously problematic) system? Shouldn’t the city be actively reaching out to groups and demographics currently underserved by Columbia transit (MU students living far off-campus, for one) to figure out how to better serve them?

Before a dime is spent on such a major overhaul of a municipal institution, the city should ensure that every stakeholder — each person involved in and affected by the plan — is aware of what will take place and what it means to them and has had an adequate chance to help shape the plan. The CoMo Connect situation is starting to remind us of City Council’s Providence Road Improvement project, which culminated in April’s embarrassing, abysmal and alltoo-avoidable cancellation after the insufficient planning of the project became impossible

to fix. During the rescinding process that month, Fifth Ward councilwoman Laura Nauser perfectly summed up our fears about the council’s spotty groundwork skills.

“This is an issue that’s been going on for many years,” Nauser said. “I think what we have here is a prime example of Columbia, where we are always trying to go back and fix a problem we create because we didn’t plan adequately for the future.”

We are unfortunately witnessing a similar path being followed with the council’s response to this summer’s rash of shootings in Columbia. Much has been verbalized, little has been agreed upon and virtually nothing has been done by city leaders to attempt to alleviate the violence. That takes reaching out; that takes bold leadership and asking tough questions to fix the problem before it spirals out of control. At this point, we don’t have much faith that City Hall is capable of this kind of leadership.

Trial-and-error, crisis-bycrisis governing wastes time and money, inflicts headaches for everyone involved and threatens the well-being of the city and the trust of citizens in their government. For Columbia to tackle its current problems, city leaders must improve their planning skills and practices. To simply gather data and use it to justify a plan is one thing; to gather relevant and focused data and use it to shape a plan is another thing entirely. We wish City Council would strive to conduct the latter instead of the former; it would greatly improve how the city is able to meet the needs and desires of its citizens.

DIVERSITY ISSUES

Americans should rethink cultural treatment of immigration DANIELA SIRTORI-CORTINA Columnist A few days ago, I stumbled upon the “Deport the Statue” video created by Legals for the Preservation of American Culture, an organization created to raise awareness about immigration reform by mocking those who oppose it and argue that immigrants are a threat to the “American way of life.” The video depicts a helpless Statue of Liberty who is denied residency in the United States because she entered the country illegally 120 years ago.

Needless to say, the video purposely leads viewers to a very interesting realization: deporting immigrants based solely on the premise that they arrived in the United States unlawfully is equivalent to deporting an important component of the

same American culture we so fiercely try to preserve. Just as the Statue of Liberty, immigrants are an essential aspect of American identity, and many features of the American lifestyle have been shaped by the influx of newcomers.

Now, there’s nothing new to these affirmations, as it would be safe to assume we are all aware of this country’s diverse background and traditions. But what, really, do we mean when we say diversity? Do we mean real multiculturalism or do we understand diversity as mere racial balancing?

In our effort to understand and appreciate diversity, being mindful of small details is essential. It is common, for example, to see pictures supposedly representing diversity depicting an AfricanAmerican standing next to a white European-American.

Such images are in no way “wrong,” but they do reveal a common tendency of seeing multiculturalism as a black/ white binary. With this view, we risk excluding other minority groups from our concept of multiculturalism, as well as failing to realize diversity is not just about skin color or country of origin but is also about the diversity of thought present within both the majority and the minority.

Seventy-eight percent of MU students are white. While white students make up the majority of the student population, they do not represent a single, homogenous outlook on life; they all have different backgrounds, personal tastes, sexual orientations, religious affiliations and so on. Sound obvious? It should be. But it is a notion hardly kept in mind when making generalized statements

about the “typical” white student.

Accepting that diversity of thought exists even within the majority, and acknowledging that it is just as important as ethnic and racial heterogeneity, frees us from the burdens created by stereotypes and helps us create a truly inclusive society.

Now, what does this diversity talk have to do with immigration?

The same diversity of thought concept used to describe the majority can be applied to our immigrants, whether “legal” or not. People who come into this country have varied backgrounds, personal stories and tastes. A close look at immigration reform reveals that those applying for residency must show proof of work and education, as well as provide criminal records and other certificates. These measures help dismiss the notion that all immigrants are harmful to American culture and thus

should be deported because it allows for a case-by-case revision of individual skills and work experiences that could positively contribute to the progress of the nation.

The aim of immigration reform is not to destroy American values but rather to preserve the very essence of American culture: a culture of inclusion and tolerance, mindful of how external influences have helped shape national identity. It is a culture that has transformed itself many times, such as with the incorporation of AfricanAmericans into civil society and now with the approval of same-sex marriage. Today, it is a culture that should again rethink its concept of diversity in order to recognize personal contributions of illegal immigrants and help them transition from “unlawful aliens” into fully-included residents of the United States.

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Individual efforts US on thin ice with Egypt unrest The U.S. does have a crucial to the goal role to play in Egypt’s political crisis, but it of total equality must be careful.

SHANNON GREENWOOD Guest Columnist

Editor’s Note: Shannon, a former Maneater Forum columnist, is interning this summer in Washington, D.C., at the Human Rights Campaign. She agreed to share her experience outside the Supreme Court during the June 26 rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8.

The humidity in the District of Columbia triumphs any I’ve experienced before. The muggy, nasty air almost always accompanies me on my walk to work like a friend I don’t really want around and leaves only once I enter the air-conditioned lobby of my office.

The last Wednesday of June wasn’t any different. The sun beat down and the humidity lingered close, but the haven of my small, overcrowded desk tucked into the corner of the fifth floor of my building wasn’t where I was headed that morning. The sanctity of air-conditioning would just have to wait.

I met a small group of interns at the entrance to the Foggy Bottom Metro station; almost all of us were wearing the matching Human Rights Campaign T-shirts we received the previous day at work. Together, we traveled to the steps of the Supreme Court.

We arrived to a scene of systemically lined-up reporters and a crowd that was already huge and only promising to get bigger.

I pushed my way through rainbow flags and equality symbols to the front of the steps where I waited with the rest of the interns until 10 a.m. rolled around; it was then that the decisions regarding the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 cases were to be released.

I let my mind linger to the potential negative outcomes of rulings only once during that wait, and the gravity of that moment was almost unbearable. Nine justices, five of them conservatives, had already made up their minds on the chance of securing marriage equality for millions of LGBT Americans nationwide, and that idea alone was terrifying.

When 10 a.m. came around, we all huddled around my phone and watched my Twitter feed that I was constantly refreshing for any news of the decisions. I could hear the faint sound of the runners dashing to their respective news outlets and the hour I spent in the humidity and 90-plus degree heat left me drenched in sweat that trickled down my forehead as I waited.

At 10:01 a.m. I read that DOMA was ruled unconstitutional and my hands were shaking so badly I thought my phone would fall out of my hands. I remember screaming and hugging and crying and a push of reporters asking me what this meant and how I felt, and I was sweaty and gross, but happy — so, so happy. In that moment, all I could think about was that my life was irrevocably changed forever, and whether you are gay or straight, it is important to realize that yours is too.

When we strive for equality under law, we all benefit from the sense that the freedom we fought for actually means something. We should be free to speak, to pray, to assemble, to protest, to vote, to work, to love and to exist without lawful bias hindering us. And though the Supreme Court decisions that day were tremendous victories for the LGBT community, we must realize we just aren’t there yet.

There are still 37 states in which same-sex couples aren’t allowed to marry, and almost all of those states don’t include sexual orientation or gender identity in their nondiscrimination laws. The transgender community is still one of the most misunderstood minority groups to ever exist. The topics of race and the LGBT movement are often perceived as mutually exclusive, when truth lies in the knowledge that they are not. The generational gap seen in the public perception of LGBT inclusivity continues to affect efforts toward equal justice under law.

We must make note that the fight isn’t over just because the Supreme Court ruled in our favor. Now, more than ever, we need to mobilize and aim for equality in every aspect of the word and not give up after a victory so small. We can no longer be bystanders as we watch this civil rights movement rush by us. We can’t hold onto this mentality that our individual efforts mean nothing in the grand scheme of things. Because it’s moments like June 26, 2013, when I stood on the Supreme Court steps and watched as little Miss Edith Windsor challenged the United States government and won, that prove otherwise.

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In the past few days, we have all seen American media coverage of the current political state, or lack thereof, in Egypt.

However, the media might be making the situation seem a little misguided or confusing to people unfamiliar with the situation. To shed some light on the subject, it is important to explore four crucial parts: the United States’ diplomatic history with Egypt, the manner in which now-ousted President Mohammed Morsi was elected, the importance and significance of the Obama administration’s reaction to these events and what is to come of the ever-evolving situation known as the “Arab Spring.”

First, it is important to understand the United States’ previous relationship with Egypt. In 1956, the United States, in fear of the growing relationship of Egypt and the Soviet Union, aided Egypt in forcing out British and French military presence. Then, in 1973, the Arab-Israeli Conflict emerged. The development of peace between Israel and Egypt required U.S. diplomacy.

In 1978, the Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President

Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Both Israel and Egypt have remained two of the United States’ greatest non-NATO allies. With this stance, Egypt has received approximately $19 billion in aid from the United States. In fiscal year 2014, it will be the third-largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid, behind Israel and Afghanistan. The Egyptian relationship is key to the United States’ War on Terror because Egypt serves as a key to the Middle East. Egypt has the largest military in the African continent and the second largest military presence in the Middle East, second only to Israel.

The current state in Egypt walks a fine line between political uprising and military coup. However, how you define it can only be determined by the side on which you stand. According to western media outlets, it would seem that a legitimate government was overthrown – that is not really the case. President Mohammed Morsi stands accused of corruption in the form of espionage for other militias.

The complaints of the people are not just related to military affairs. The economy in Egypt tanked within weeks under the control of Morsi. The cost of daily essentials nearly tripled in Egyptian cities. It is often blamed that Morsi’s Islamic beliefs are inciting this corruption, but it is his own terroristic motivations, not his claimed religion, that are sending the people into panic. An Egyptian woman posted on Facebook, “We are not revolting against

legitimacy! … Do not let your media fool you, we’re doing it because we want a civilized life in a civilized country.”

How the Obama administration handles the coming days might be its defining moments. President Obama has released statements on the situation in Egypt, but what they mean is still a little unclear. It is important to note that Obama has yet to refer to the situation in Egypt as a “coup.” To do so would increase the already high tensions of American–Egyptian relations.

Obama also stated Egypt must restore a democratically-elected leader. He did not refer directly to Morsi at any point. This might mean the Obama administration is hopeful that Morsi is not be in power, but also Egypt will not fall to more corruption.

The outcome of Egypt is still up in the air, and only time will tell. The main points at stake are the lives of innocent civilians who only want democracy restored in their country and the relations with a vital American ally.

The Obama administration will not be making the same mistake — carrying a lack of political position — as it did with Syria. We can be certain that the outcome of this revolution will expand to other African and Middle Eastern countries. It is crucial that we, as informed Americans, realize that not all democratically-appointed regimes are what they seem. If Morsi is out for good, the next questions — and their answers — lie with whomever will take his place.

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2,136 hours: the story of my summer ABIGAIL FISHER Columnist The diary entries you are about to read depict the experience of a 19-yearold female MU student on her first summer home from school. Warning: The experiences described in the following are extremely graphic and not for the faint of heart. Discretion is advised. Read at your own risk.

Moving out I cannot wait to be home. Freshman year is now over. It was quite the experience, and many friends and memories were made. However, some time off will be well received in the coming months.

Day 1 It is wonderful to have returned to the city that bore me, Kansas City.

Barbecue, shopping and a full-sized bed with my name on it. Let the summer begin.

Day 6 I caught up with my best friend from high school, who just finished up her freshman year at kU. She’s transferring, fortunately.

We celebrated with Starbucks. I have also been hanging out with my former acquaintance who goes by the name of Sleep. We are getting very close. I’d almost say I’m caught up from finals week, but not quite.

Day 8 My mother made lasagna for dinner tonight. I consumed three plates. It eclipsed anything I have ever been served at Rollins. I eat as if I am royalty. In other news, I have applied to three jobs at the mall. Soon my wallet will be overflowing.

Day 12 Today, I discovered that my parents, unlike MU, do not have a firewall on the Wi-Fi. I spent my afternoon downloading every song in the history of music. It was enjoyable for about one hour. My MacBook then informed me that the memory stores had become severely depleted.

Day 16 Today‚ mail provided me with three rejection letters from the jobs I applied to. Discouragement fills my soul. There is not much more to say.

But I will continue on and prevail in my search.

Day 22 My career opportunities continue to be barren. I spend my days on the couch watching the Food Network, seeing how daytime television lacks any other form of entertainment.

The knowledge that I have gained implores me to widen the horizons of my culinary expertise. Today, I will grill pineapple. Tomorrow, I will grill the world.

Day 27 I have discovered that my current excesses of free time allow me to ponder the faculties of life and the reasons why we are what we are.

What are people but animals with technology? Why were humans the animals gifted with all of this capacity for creativity? Why do we exist? Who am I? What is my purpose? Is there a greater purpose? What is a question?

What is thought?

Day 31 My dreams are growing more and more vivid each day. The only goal is survival. Since May 17, I have gained 12 pounds from a combination of

homemade fajitas, stress baking and watching television.

Day 38 I am stricken with unemployment.

Ambivalence sets in. I have spent the past three days on the futon watching “Blue Valentine,” over and over again.

Each time Michelle Williams tears pierce my heart like icicles, only to melt and leave an insatiable void.

Day 41 The cats are growing restless, bored with my repeated attempts to communicate in the language of their people. The speakers in my car have ceased functioning, leaving me stranded, alone and hungry during weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. while my mom is at work. The job search is futile.

Day 45 Today, a new low was explored. I went grocery shopping while sporting hair still wet from the shower. I did not find the gaping hole in the ass of my shorts until I was halfway down the produce aisle. Outlook is bleak. The Food Network no longer satiates my need for entertainment. Ina Garten is becoming insufferable.

Day 47 I spent three hours at Starbucks today. The baristas now know me by name and my preference for dairy-free beverages. I fear I may have exercised all of Netflix’s streaming capabilities.

On to Hulu.

Day 49 Lease starts August 14. Forty-one days to go. If I don’t make it back to CoMo, tell my roommates I love them.

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City to launch improved transit system The potential start date for CoMo Connect is Aug. 1, 2014.

DANIELA VIDAL Reporter What began as a set of doodles on a map a few months ago has become a proposal for a more effective and fiscally and socially responsible public transportation system in Columbia.

The proposed system, known as CoMo Connect, seeks to improve the current transit system by shifting to a network system, adding technology and preparing for future generations of riders.

The network system would cut down time for riders and would reach more areas of Columbia. This would be done with two core routes and seven neighborhood loops.

Core routes would run on fifteen minute headways, with one route running east to west and the other north to south.

Neighborhood loops would run on 30 minute headways.

Technological improvements such as a bus tracking app for iPhones and Androids are in the works. Bus shelters will also get a facelift, with new lighting, benches and better protection from the weather.

“We want to keep improving the system for our customers’ needs,” Public Works spokesman Steve Sapp said.

The commission working on the proposal is hoping to communicate with the community in the next six to eight months to better understand what improvements and services customers and potential customers want, Sapp said. “(I) encourage as much public input as possible,” Sapp said. “The public’s ideas will allow us to tailor a system that is desirable to customers.”

City officials are also seeking university students’ input in the discussion process as well, Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas said at last month’s meeting.

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City officials have proposed a plan to improve the Columbia transit system for future riders. The proposed system, CoMo Connect, is set to begin on Aug. 1, 2014.

“I think the number one issue that faces students in regards to transportation is affordability and accessibility,” Missouri Students Association President Nick Droege said. “We need to ensure that transportation stays affordable while offering a wider range of routes and destinations.”

By the end of August, GPS and passenger counters will be in place on the current buses.

This will allow the commission to gather data throughout the discussion process. From the data gathered, new routes and schedules could be modeled.

“Some routes may only carry six passengers on a 40 passenger bus,” Sapp said. “After 6:00 p.m., ridership really drops off and at 10 or 11 in the evening there may be one or two passengers.

Are we being fiscally responsible to the community? Are we being socially responsible?”

Sapp said the city is using a “holistic” approach that includes what kinds of vehicles should be running on which routes and what kind of fuel

would be economically and environmentally friendly.

“We hear loud and clear people want their government to live within its means,” Sapp said.

Beginning in October, parking permits will go up by $10. With the money raised from the parking permits, the city will be able to match a grant from the Federal Transit Administration for approximately $300,000.

An application for a $10 million grant from the Department of Transportation has been submitted.

“We have been talking with MoDOT and elected officials (to see if the state can provide funding as well,” Sapp said. “The University of Illinois receives a $15 million subsidy from the state.”

The potential date for CoMo Connect to begin is Aug. 1, 2014.

“We are trying to affect behavioral change,” Sapp said about CoMo Connect. “To do that, we need to have a usable system for our customers. We need to have a good product first in order to affect that change.”

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FAA examines electronic device policies on planes The FAA announced it would present its findings and final conclusion Sept. 31.

KATHERINE MAXCY Reporter Ten months ago, the Federal Aviation Administration formed a government-industry group to examine the current policies and procedures of portable electronic device use on commercial airlines.

The FAA announced it would present its findings and final conclusion at the end of September — two months later than originally planned.

Currently, the FAA prohibits portable electronic device use on commercial airlines until about 10,000 feet, and even then, the usage is limited due to the no-tolerance policy of Internet usage and phone calls.

Doing either of these things while in the air could result in interfering with transmission signals between the aircraft and ground networks.

The FAA’s number one priority while testing various personal electronic devices and their degrees of interference with ground networks is safety, according to an update released by the FAA on June 21.

While testing will continue in the next couple of months, the FAA stated its support in the development of PED-tolerant aircraft designs and has published criteria for manufacturers to start designing.

The FAA is aware that a relaxed policy of the use of PEDs during flights is

in passengers’ best interest.

The Senate Subcommittee of Consumer Protection, which has jurisdiction over aviation and communications policy, was responsive when the FAA went public with its opinion.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. and chairwoman of the Senate Subcommittee of Consumer Protection, voiced support of the FAA relaxing its PED policies.

“It’s good to see the FAA may be on the verge of acknowledging what the traveling public has suspected for years — that current rules are arbitrary

and lack real justification,” McCaskill said in a news release.

“In the meantime, I’ll continue my effort to have regulations rigorously examined until scientific evidence has been presented to justify them, or the rules are altered.”

While the FAA considers which parts of the policy should change, it has been made clear the use of cell phones to make calls will continue to be prohibited, as it poses the greatest safety concern, according to the news release.

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Councilman Skala proposes new method for funding road maintenance KATE FALLON Reporter Third Ward councilman Karl Skala discussed a new way to fund road maintenance earlier this month.

“It costs (roughly) $24 million per year in maintenance to take care of our roads, and we only have (roughly) $9 million to do that,” he said.

Road maintenance and city infrastructure is partially funded by a five-cent transportation tax and a 50-cent under-roof development fee per square foot. When developers build in Columbia, they pay 50 cents per square foot of their development project. This system also helps fund Columbia’s airport and bus systems.

In order to raise the amount needed to pay for road maintenance and city infrastructure, Skala proposed a system, first introduced in 2005 but rejected by City Council, where developers pay for the amount of traffic their site generates during peak hours of the day. This way, developers would be paying for the increased usage of the roads that their facilities generate, instead of the square footage of their buildings.

The growing student population takes its toll on Columbia’s roadways, Skala pointed out.

“The students use city resources like parking, and there is more

traffic congestion,” Skala said. “We should do what is necessary to alleviate congestion and its issues.”

The Institute of Traffic Engineers developed a trip generation model that shows how an establishment such as a convenience store will generate 52 times more traffic when compared to a residence in Columbia. “(The proposal is a) user-based system to assess the cost of road maintenance,” Skala said. “It’s a trip generation plan that affects the development fee. The idea is based not only on the size of building, but it is contingent on how many trips the development generates.”

The current system of development fees and how well it funds road maintenance doesn’t work well enough, he said.

“It doesn’t cover it now,” Skala said.

“Initially, the infrastructure was adequate. It is so woefully inadequate at the moment. ... We do not have adequate maintenance funds for what we have.”

Skala faces opposition from the City Council, including Mayor Bob McDavid.

“This proposal was debated in the infrastructure task force,” McDavid said. “The choice to go in a different direction from what we currently utilize substantially increases the cost of investing in a building.”

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Third Ward councilman Karl Skala proposed that the city impose a building fee to cover the cost of increased traffic. This would require developers to pay for the amount of traffic their sites generate during peak hours of the day.

McDavid noted how there are other ways to pay for city infrastructure and road maintenance.

“When you develop, you pay property tax, citizens pay sales tax, all of that goes into funding road maintenance,” McDavid said.

According to Mitch Skov, senior planner in the Department of Planning and Development, the rising population is not affecting

roadways at a very high level.

“Depending on what street you’re on, traffic has not increased; in fact, it has decreased in some areas,” Skov said.

On the traffic counts page on the city’s website, this is proven on multiple streets including Business Loop 70. At the peak hours of the day, the average daily trips taken on Business Loop 70 east of Jefferson Street were 18,862 in 2006. In 2009,

the same street saw only 17,284 trips, an 8.4 percent decrease.

Further development in Columbia is a major point of discussion with this proposal.

“Development depends on what we would choose to be the cost for the development fees,” McDavid said. “There is only so much developers are willing to pay. There is a cost and if the cost is too high, you’ll buy else where.”

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Public safety satisfaction in Columbia is less than national average JENNIFER BEATTY Staff Writer Columbia residents are increasingly dissatisfied with the city’s public safety, according to a new survey.

This survey of 811 Columbia residents measured their opinions on and overall satisfaction with city services.

The survey reported 80 percent of residents were satisfied with the city’s services overall. They were least satisfied with Columbia’s utility services, solid waste services and public safety services. They also thought public safety and crime prevention were the most important services for the city to provide.

However, only 58 percent were very satisfied or satisfied with police efforts to prevent crime. In fact, Columbia residents are less satisfied with public safety than the U.S. average.

Only 41 percent reported downtown Columbia as safe or very safe at night, and 19 percent said they felt safe or very safe in city parks at night.

“I feel safe here,” Fifth Ward councilwoman Laura Nauser said at the City Council Regular Meeting on June 17.

She said she believes Columbia is a safe community and the Columbia Police Department and Police Chief Ken Burton are doing the best job they can.

City Manager Mike Matthes said there was a disconnect between the perceived safety and actual crime rates.

“Parks are about the safest place to

be in the city,” Matthes said.

Matthes said downtown Columbia was the next safest.

However, CPD’s online crime mapping and analytics show the highest concentration of incidents involving the police occurred between Fifth and Hitt streets from Ash to Locust streets.

Matthes said the city works to prevent crime by reinforcing proven methods to stop criminals and making facts on the crime rate available. He also works with CPD. “We are absolutely a team,” he said about Chief Burton.

Although he said he cannot tell the press everything he is working on, Matthes said, “The results are on display every day.”

However, most citizens do not have such an in-depth knowledge of what the police are doing to fight crime.

“We know that the vast majority don’t interact with the police,” Matthes said.

Matthes said residents learned about the police from television news and friends, according to a survey. He said that news outlets like ABC 17 have a heavy focus on crime reporting and affect how safe citizens feel.

“Crime all the time makes people feel under siege,” Matthes said.

The press is important, but good days for the city might not always be newsworthy, Matthes said. He said the city would work on reaching out to residents through social media, the city’s channel, website and newsletter.

“We could bypass the press and speak directly to the public,” Matthes said.

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City officials administered a citizen satisfaction survey to 811 Columbia residents regarding the Columbia Police Department’s crime prevention. The survey showed that only 58 percent of citizens were satisfied with police efforts to prevent crime.

At the City Council meeting, Second Ward councilman Michael Trapp addressed city concerns that the council was “naive” by volunteering to spend time listening to the police scanner.

“I’ll do anything vaguely reasonable,” Trapp said. He said he wanted to find out what the crime “traffic” is like.

Third Ward councilman Karl Skala said, “I think it’s a good idea to keep on top of that and not be naive.”

Law enforcement agencies work together, and negative comments do not help problems, Skala said. He also recommended using patrols rather than surveillance cameras.

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Meeting on Monday, Nauser said gangs are a growing problem.

“Until we start to address this problem we’re never going to stop it,” Nauser said.

She suggested increasing efforts to stop graffiti and checking to see how well surveillance cameras are working to deter crime.

The City Council did not seem to have a concrete plan yet to improve resident satisfaction.

“We haven’t had an opportunity to thoroughly discuss the results,” Civic Relations Director Toni Messina said.

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newsletter has decreased since 2005, but more residents are using the city’s website for information.

The survey also showed that residents found the city’s cable channel and social network use not useful and ineffective. Satisfaction with city communication decreased overall since 2011.

The city will focus more on social media and the newsletter, but there will also be focus groups to see what citizens are most interested in, Matthes said.

Messina said she was personally surprised at the low levels of satisfaction with city communications. She was the city’s Public Communication Director and had worked to improve levels from the 2011 survey.

“Within the last couple of years we tried to address citizen satisfaction,” Messina said. “We budgeted to add money to do street maintenance. We did a better job in removing snow and keeping people informed though social media. Something else we’re doing to make it easier for people to reach City Hall — at some point we’ll start funneling calls through one number.”

The survey suggested a definite emphasis on improving city streets and public services. However, the satisfaction with the condition of city streets and some other city services improved since 2011.

“It is exciting to see places where citizen satisfaction increased,” Messina said. “It’s, as we like to say, moving the needle in right direction.

It makes us feel better.”

City researching possibilities for future sports authority Columbia Parks and Recreation and CVB teamed up to discuss the possible creation of a sports authority.

SHANNON SHAVER Reporter A new sports authority may be in Columbia’s future.

Columbia Parks and Recreation and Convention and Visitor’s Bureau teamed up to talk about this possibility and research options.

Currently, Columbia hosts hundreds of sporting events a year, according to CVB’s Web and Communications Manager Megan McConachie.

“There is such a variety,” McConachie said. “There’s collegiate athletics and also local amateur athletics, which a lot of that is run through Parks and Recreation, and also private amateur athletics.”

Parks and Recreation and the CVB have yet to decide what and who this sports authority would be responsible for, if it is created.

“They could do any number of things and right now. Because

there is no organization yet, there’s no direction we can actually speak to,” McConachie said.

The two organizations are currently researching a variety of current sports authorities located in other cities similar to Columbia.

“Right now, we are looking at every place possible,” CVB Director Amy Schneider said.

Research gathered from these cities will include what the sports authorities are responsible for, who is involved and how it will be funded.

“It definitely differs by city,” McConachie said. “Some of them

are part of city government, some of them are completely privately funded and some of them just grow out of having multiple sporting facilities in town.”

These places include Springfield, Mo., and its sports commission. The commission, started in 1999, was created to promote the economy by organizing and helping to create new sporting events around the area.

On a larger scale, the Kansas City Sports Commission and St. Louis Sports Commission promote sporting events in the cities and even sponsor annual

events. They are both privately funded and non-profit.

“Sports are a driving force on economy, and anything that we do, whether or not we do a sports authority, we will do in the best interest of Columbia,” Schneider said.

The city’s plans are still in the early stages of discussion, and will be discussed further in the fall.

“Right now, it’s slated to be explored this fall, so really nothing is happening right now as far as the project goes,” McConachie said. “It’s just a little bit of research here and there.”

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MARA SOMLO Senior Staff Writer City Council will meet July 15 to vote on the placement of new transmission lines.

Sparked by a growing population and demand for reliable electricity, the longawaited decision comes with pressure from the federal government.

There are three options. Option A, presented in 2010, would link three substations with 161-kilovolt lines. Option B was introduced in 2011 and would use one 161-kilovolt line and two 69-kilovolt lines, taking a more circuitous route that avoids residential areas. Option B-2 came about in 2012 and follows a similar structure.

In addition, the need for a new substation, where these transmission lines will hook up, was decided several years ago and will be placed on Peach Tree Court.

Transmission lines help get electricity from power generators to homes. After the source goes through the power generator it is transferred to substations, which step down the high voltage and send it to the distribution system so customers receive power.

Despite energy efficiency programs, the percent of individual electric consumption has increased since the 1980s, but the increase of percentage per customer each year is more steady.

Columbia Water & Light staff constantly monitor the moving around of electricity.

The need for a higher electric capacity was first addressed in 2007.

Fifth Ward councilwoman Laura Nauser, whose area is subject to receive the lines, said there was an insufficient number of residents and impacted individuals contacted before the original proposal, Option A. She called the proposal “completely unacceptable” for a vast majority of people in her area.

Therefore, the council sent its engineering consultants back to the drawing board.

They then proposed Option B and Option B-2, which run on more city-owned property, leaving less of an impact on South Columbia property owners.

A significant difference between the choices is not using all 161-kilovolt lines, but instead introducing some 69-kilovolt lines. Using 161-kilovolt lines adds 10 years of extra capacity, buying the city 30 years before having to redo the lines.

This is the equivalent of tens of millions of dollars, Second Ward councilman Michael

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Transmission lines off Providence Road near Peachtree Court help carry electricity from generators to homes. City Council has proposed three options for distributing electricity more efficiently throughout the Columbia area.

Trapp said.

He openly supports Option A and said the City Council made a mistake to delay the project to create Option B and Option B-2. He joked, nicknaming Option A the engineering solution and Option B the political solution.

A recent survey by Water & Light, mailed to electric costumers, shows that residents very well understand the project’s importance, but have concerns over health risks, damage to aesthetics and its affect on property value.

“All of the studies from the last 20 years have been inconclusive as far as the health risk of electromagnetic fields,” Water & Light spokeswoman Connie Kacprowicz said. “There are many things that give off EMFs, from your cellphone to your blowdryer and microwave.”

The Council will also vote on placing lines underground, addressing aesthetic and property value concerns.

A benefit to putting them above ground, as far as EMFs go, is that above-ground lines have to be high up because of their voltage, farther away from a person than if they were underground, Kacprowicz said.

Putting lines above ground or underground also has a rate impact. If put overhead, electric bills will rise about $1 per month. If put underground, the increase will

be about $8 per month.

This is because building the underground infrastructure is a lot more expensive — about $70 million compared to $18 million for Option A. The cost goes toward large concrete caverns which house the lines. Since they are not in the air they do not dissipate heat very well, so the cables underground last half as long.

For Councilman Trapp, this is an area of concern.

Eight dollars doesn’t seem like much at first, but it is an extra expense, Trapp said.

“I can tell you that there is not a single person on the north side of town that wants to pay an extra $88 a year so that people on the south side of town don’t have to look at power poles,” Trapp said.

On behalf of the people in his area, Trapp is interested in the most cost-effective, most long-ranged, perfected solution that is going to cost the least amount of money.

Despite the rate increase, 53 percent of people surveyed said they would be willing to put some lines underground.

For Nauser, the survey results do not seem representative of the individuals she has spoken with.

“A lot of people tell me they don’t want them,” she said. “Again, that is probably one of the neighborhoods that would be directly

impacted. It is really hard for me to know who responded as opposed to people who contacted me personally.”

Electric and water rates will pay for repair costs without raising tax revenues. Water & Light also has a considerable amount of reserves in its budget, Nauser said.

But with project estimates as high as they are, the city might have to borrow money for construction.

“Generally, when there is large capital improvement projects that are expensive we do voter-approved bond issues,” Kacprowicz said.

The city will pay back the cost over time. Kacprowicz said this benefits residents because future users of the system help pay for the improvements, which will be around for the next 20 years.

“Electricity is something we all use and benefit from, so we all have to share the burden,” Trapp said. “It is the nature of modern day society ... Sometimes things happen that are not how you would like them to be, but it is necessary for the greater good.”

City Council has not yet set a date for construction to begin, but with federal regulatory agencies requiring the additional lines for redundancy, the city will have to act quickly to avoid being fined.

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