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Fire safety deadline extended Concern regarding low

faculty salaries heightens

KELLY OLEJNIK Reporter Greek Life houses are on track to meet the updated fire safety regulations before the 2016 deadline.

The Columbia Fire Department has inspected and confirmed that 15 of the 42 houses on campus have met the regulations and three houses are currently in the process of doing so. All houses must install automatic fire sprinklers before the Dec. 31, 2016, deadline. The fire sprinkler system is designed as a minimal safety device, and it is the only requirement the fire safety regulations are asking the houses to meet.

CFD Battalion Chief Steven Sapp said houses may choose

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

Houses must meet the safety requirements by 2016.

15 houses are currently up to code.

3 houses are in the process of meeting the requirements.

24 houses have yet to start meeting the requirements.

Source: The Columbia Fire Department SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHICS ASSISTANT

JARED GRAFMAN Senior Staff Writer

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The Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house is one of the 42 Greek Life houses on campus that must meet fire safety regulations by 2016. The deadline was extended from the previous date of Dec. 31, 2012. to hide any of the sprinklers’ exposed pipes for appearance purposes, but once sprinklers are installed and fully functional no other renovations are necessary.

Houses were originally required to meet the fire safety regulations by 2012, but the Greek Fire Safety Task Force petitioned and was granted a four-year deadline extension due to lack of funding for each house’s sprinkler system.

Sapp said he did not want to enforce the deadline when a number of houses could not meet the safety requirements on time.

“We were certainly comfortable that the original date was an adequate one, but after a number of meetings with all the interested parties we agreed that the extension was suitable,” Sapp said.

Greek Life Director Janna Basler said in an e-mail this extension was very necessary in order to include the alumni advisors.

“Most chapters cannot afford to install sprinklers with the regular flow of income from rent alone,” Greek Life advisor

Members of the administration and the UM system Board of Curators believe the lack of faculty salary increases for the third consecutive year could cause significant problems for MU’s academic programs.

The curators met in June and passed the UM system budget for fiscal year 2011 in a move that has raised concerns at both MU and the university system level.

Thomas Payne, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources vice chancellor and dean, said continuing without salary adjustments for faculty and staff will move MU further into an uncompetitive position with its peers around the country.

BIG 12 SALARIES

With the departure of two schools, MU now ranks 5th in the Big 12 in terms of average faculty salaries.

1. University of Texas.......................133,300 2. Texas A&M..................................120,300 3. University of Kansas.................... 116,900 4. Iowa State................................... 111,600 5. University of Missouri...................111,000 6. University of Oklahoma................110,600 7. Baylor University..........................106,500 8. Texas Tech..................................100,500 9. Kansas State................................. 99,100 10. Oklahoma State...........................96,000 Source: American Association of University Professors 2009-2010 report SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHICS ASSISTANT

“MU must provide salary adjustments for 2011-2012,” Payne said. “Such increases will likely come from continued sound fiscal management practices that have see PAY, page 6

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Scholarships, MU programs cut GREGORY ZAJAC Senior Staff Writer The $63 million in higher education program cuts ordered last month by Gov. Jay Nixon went into effect Thursday, and those reductions will affect how thousands of MU students pay for college.

Nixon ordered $300 million in cuts to the state’s total budget to balance it in the face of falling tax revenues due to the economic downturn. More than one-fifth of those came from higher educa-

tion funding, including scholarship programs.

According to the Missouri Office of Administration, the Access Missouri scholarship, a need-based scholarship program, will lose $50 million of its $82.2 million in state funds. According to a document on the OA website, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority will offset some of that, about $30 million, with a loan.

Despite the offset, Access Missouri award amounts will likely be reduced from $4,600

to $1,000 for students at private institutions, from $2,150 to $500 for students at public colleges and universities and from $300 to $150 for students at community colleges, UM system spokeswoman Jennifer Hollingshead said.

Anna Osterlind, assistant legislative director of the Associated Students of the University of Missouri, said Access Missouri was the state’s only need-based scholarship. More than 43,300 students statewide received Access see CUTS, page 6

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Students establish Mizzou Black Women’s Initiative JIMMY HIBSCH Reporter As junior Danielle Owens sat at the State of Black Mizzou conference Nov. 11 and listened to black students express their discontent with the relations between the under and upperclassmen of their race at MU, she turned to senior Lischen Reeves with a thought.

“The idea just kind of popped into my head,” Owens said.

“There needed to be some kind of bonding to help these girls, to bridge the connection so we can have just a stronger community. I turned to her and I was like, ‘We should do something,’ and she agreed.”

After the initial idea, the students recruited classmates Ashley Shaw and Gabrielle Lowe to help with the planning process of what would become the Mizzou Black Women’s Initiative. The women spoke to Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center Director Nathan Stephens about the goals of their organization, and he helped them throughout the

group’s progression.

He said in 2008, only 67 percent of black, female students graduated from MU. Seeing the girls’ organization as a way to heighten these numbers, he was willing to help.

“With those statistics, you’re less than three out of four black females graduating, and that indicates a need for some other form of support to be implemented,” Stephens said. “The fact that these young women want to do this demonstrates that this is something that is indigenous to them. This is something that they felt they needed to become more successful, so I’m willing to support that.”

Following their application to become a recognized organization on campus, the girls had to find a name and a faculty adviser. BCC Coordinator Deniece Christian filled this position. They also needed a fifth executive board member to prevent split votes. After an interview, Ashley Cato was chosen as the fifth member, as well as the organization’s treasurer.

“I’ve always kind of had that side to me where I want to help and enlighten people,” Cato said.

“When I heard what they wanted to do, it was something that I was automatically interested in. I just kind of wanted to be there for somebody because I know how hard it was for me coming in freshman year.”

The women also had to gather a group of mentors, which they obtained through an interview process. Owens said they have chosen 22 mentors, but are willing to add more if necessary.

She said, as of last semester, 15 sophomores expressed interest in obtaining mentors, and information was mailed to incoming freshmen July 4.

“We really don’t want to turn anybody down at all because it’s an organization to help people,” Owens said.

To prevent this from happening, the group has set a deadline for membership. All interested must sign up before Aug. 27 because mentors will be paired with students Sept. 3.

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Mizzou Black Women’s Initiative members, seniors Lischen Reeves, Gabrielle Lowe, Ashley Shaw, and juniors Danielle Owens and Ashley Cato stand in front of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center. The newly formed group will act as a mentoring program between upper and underclassmen to help increase graduation success rates among black, female students.

The organization is not to be misconstrued as a replication of the Mizzou Black Men’s Initiative, Owens said.

The first meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30 at the BCC. Subsequent general body meet-

ings will be held every other Monday at the same time and individual mentoring meetings every Wednesday.

“If you’re interested, just show up at the meeting and we’ll help you out,” Shaw said.

IFC recruitment breaks records MU iPhone app to The Interfraternity FORMAL RECRUIT Council created the ATTENDANCE BRO program to Formal recruitment has seen a steady rise in increase recruitment. attendance for the past three years.

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The summer of 2010 saw a record-breaking number of students participate in the Interfraternity Council’s formal recruitment.

“Things went really well,” IFC Recruitment Vice President Ryan O’Connell said. “We actually had the largest attendance in formal recruitment history.”

O’Connell said the 200 men who attended formal recruitment were a diverse array of students, which included a mix of both in-state and out-ofstate students. He credited the increase in attendance due to much better marketing of the event.

Planning for formal recruitment has been taking place since March. Other members of the executive board helped with the administrative details.

IFC Membership Development Vice President Jazz Rucker helped this year by creating the Brotherhood Recruitment/Refinement Officer program.

“The outlined roll of the position is to facilitate formal recruitment and educate new fraternity males through the Greek 2 Greek program,” Rucker said.

There are 12 members of the BRO program. Interested parties were invited to fill out a short answer application, which were blindly reviewed.

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Interviews were held in the next round, with the most qualified applicants chosen afterward.

Trained by Rucker, the members also received training from the Relationship & Sexual Violence Prevention Center, Greek Life, the Wellness Resource Center and the Career Center, among others.

“I thought of the idea not too long after I was elected,” Rucker said. “I wanted to establish a group of male peer Greek men that were willing to lead and educate their own community.”

Rucker said he interviewed several MU administrators about the male Greek Life community and also did a personal assessment of what he thought MU might need.

“I also looked at other successful peer programs and borrowed applicable tools to get me started,” Rucker said. “I looked for a name that was catchy and yet works to change the culture within our community. BRO came from a Greek Life staff member.”

With the conclusion of formal recruitment, O’Connell said he is now responsible for helping students go through the informal recruitment process, overseeing the BRO program

and reviewing the feedback received from formal recruitment.

“Usually we’ll have one person from each chapter respond to the survey,” O’Connell said.

Rucker said he will also help oversee the BRO program, as well as the Greek Development Program and the Greek 2 Greek program.

“I am also in the process of reviewing each chapter’s new member education program to produce a model plan, as well as seeing what resources of academic support we can provide to chapters in need,” Rucker said.

For men who did not accept a bid through formal recruitment but are still interested in Greek Life, there is now one more option — Phi Gamma Delta.

Associate Director of Expansion Wes Martin said he, along with a staff member, will be on campus for six weeks helping to establish a colony at MU. “In the first week, we will be on campus, meeting with anyone as far as student organizations, faculty and staff, to get a feel for campus and get recommendations for men,” Martin said.

In the following weeks, they will begin meeting with men, which includes a three-tiered interview process.

“We don’t have a set number,” Martin said about their recruitment efforts. “We won’t turn away men that meet our requirements. We’re looking for men of all classes who are academically focused. Additionally, we’re looking for those who are already leaders on campus.”

debut for fall semester REXLY PENAFLORIDA II Reporter The MU iPhone application, GoMizzou, is scheduled to debut Aug. 23, the first day of the fall semester, said Missouri Students Association President Tim Noce.

Version 1.0 of GoMizzou includes news feeds from MU, The Maneater and The Columbia Missourian, access to the MU Directory, a campus map and a calendar of events.

GoMizzou is set to release only for the iPhone and the iPod touch, but there are still plans to expand the app to other phones, said Kevin Bailey, Division of Information Technology director of customer service and support services.

“The goal is to get the app on other phones, but our first priority is to put the app on the iPhone and the iPod touch,” Noce said.

The app was first approved

by MSA in September 2009, but progress has been delayed since that point. Noce said the delay was due in part to a lack of available funds to create the app but even more so because of issues regarding ownership of the app.

“There was some dispute about the intellectual property of the application,” he said. “If we hired a third party to help create the app, we would have to pay more money to make the app, but we did not hire a third party and kept the design with the Division of Information Technology here at Mizzou.”

One element missing from Version 1.0 of the app is access to myZou. Noce said it would not be included in the first version,

but he expects it to be added in future updates.

Bailey said the reason myZou was not included in the debut release was due to connection and security issues.

“The development of myZou for the app is more complicated than the other features that are in version 1.0,” Bailey said. “If we decided to put myZou in the app now, it would take much longer to add it in and we would have to put another delay on the app release date.”

Students expressed mixed opinions about the app. Junior Rosie Galicia said people will buy the app because of its convenience but she does not feel it is necessary to have it.

“I was able to catch up with news and events by just picking up a paper, going through the Mizzou planner given to students and referencing directory books,” she said.

Incoming freshman Eric Bonin, one of the many students who will start their college experience with the help of the app, said he thinks the app will be very valuable because the resources will be all in one place.

The app is free to download, and Noce expressed his excitement for its release.

“It is a great opportunity not just for MSA, but for all of Mizzou,” he said. “With all of this information at their fingertips, I hope to get more students involved in other activities.

The app will put us ahead of the curve because only a small amount of schools, namely Duke and Stanford, have apps for their schools.”

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New version of Blackboard to be used in fall Blackboard 9 offers new features and a new look.

With a new semester approaching for MU, both teachers and students will notice a slight change to the university’s online Blackboard program.

Educational Technologies Director Danna Vessell said Blackboard 9 will be the default version of Blackboard used by students come this August, despite the ability to still login to the Blackboard 8 version for students enrolled in summer classes beginning prior to May 26.

“We have had a few glitches with individual instructors, but we have been able to fix them,” Vessell said. “Anytime that you have a new system you have to make sure it fits with what you are doing.”

These glitches have been fixed, and no other major issues have persisted. The new Blackboard boasts a new look, but it is primarily similar to the last version.

“The main change is with the way that it looks,” Vessell said. “It looks very different and is a little more flexible.”

She said it should not be a problem for instructors to update from Blackboard 8 to the newer version. Although the changes are minor, there are several new features offered with the new version.

“We always update Blackboard in May so that we have the summer to fix any problems with it,” Vessell said.

The course navigation menu is constantly present, never leaving the user when using Blackboard 9. With the previous version, a student would have to go to a separate control panel page not connected to the main course page to perform the main instructor functions.

All management features are accom-

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Sophomore Kyle Bryant works on a course assignment in Bengal Lair on Friday. Bryant, who enrolled in summer courses, has frequently used the new Blackboard version to complete his classwork. modated within the Blackboard interface and can be controlled with the edit mode options found in the upper right corner of the page. The assignment tool can send group assignments and multiple submissions.

According to the Blackboard web-

site, for best use of Blackboard 9, do not directly transfer text from programs like Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or AppleWorks. It is best to use programs that use plain text like default programs WordPad and Notepad.

The new version also provides a live

video and voice conferencing tool.

Vessell said Blackboard 9 should not be used with the Google Chrome browser because it can potentially cause “critical failures for users.”

— Eric Knapp, reporter

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Power plant receives award from EPA Only three universities in the nation received the award for energy efficiency.

JON PARKER Reporter The MU power plant has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a 2010 EPA Energy Star Combined Heat and Power award recipient, one of three universities in the nation to receive the award.

Power plants at the University of California in San Diego and Fairfield University were also recognized.

“MU is very proud of Energy Management’s track record of improving campus energy efficiency while reducing energy costs and lowering emissions,” Campus Facilities Assistant Vice Chancellor Gary Ward said in a news release.

The plant operates at more than 70 percent efficiency. Conventional fossil-fueled plants only operate at approximately 30 percent efficiency.

“We applaud the University of Missouri’s effort because the improvement in efficiency translates to a reduction in total fossil fuel use, reduced emissions of air pollutants and carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas contributor to global climate change,” Susan Wickwire, EPA chief of the energy supply and industry branch said.

According to the news release,

POWER PLANT AWARDS

The MU power plant has received many awards in recent history.

2010: EPA Energy Star Combined Heat and Power (CHP) award recipient 2008: Energy Efficiency award from the National Wildlife Federation, 2004: International District Energy Association’s System of the Year award 2001: Energy Star Partner of the Year award.

Source: MU news release SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHICS ASSISTANT

MU has been producing electricity by combined heat and power since 1892. This system helps MU reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 107,000 tons per year.

“Combined heat and power is an efficient, clean and reliable approach to generating power and thermal energy from a single fuel source,” Wickwire said. “CHP plays an important role in reducing the environmental impact of power generation.”

Workers at the MU power plant work alongside researchers in an effort to discover alternative fuels and more efficient methods to heat, cool and power the university.

Other awards the power plant has won include the 2008 Energy Efficiency award from the National Wildlife Federation, the 2004 International District Energy Association’s System of the Year award and the 2001 Energy Star

Partner of the Year award.

“We are looking forward to adding a new biomass boiler to our CHP system in 2012 to build on the success we have already achieved,” Ward said.

With one of MU’s coal-powered burners approaching the end of its service life, it opened a window of opportunity for MU to reach another milestone in reducing its carbon footprint in 2012.

The new burner, which will be designed by Babcock and Wilcox Power Generation Group, comes with a $62 million price tag. The selling of bonds will fund the project.

“Other colleges and universities are likely to take notice of the University of Missouri’s decision to convert its physical plant to utilize a renewable, environmentally friendly fuel, and we are confident B&W PGG has the technology to meet their needs,” Babcock and Wilcox Power Generation Group President Richard Killion said in a news release.

Unlike older burners, the new burner will only use natural waste material such as corncobs, switch grass and waste woods brought in from mid-Missouri.

“An ice storm downed trees in Ashland, Mo.,” Campus Facilities spokeswoman Karlan Seville said.

“The lost trees were chipped up and brought to campus. The plant also received wood from a supplier near Lake of the Ozarks.”

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The MU power plant sits at the corner of E. Stewart Road and Fifth Street.

The university was one of three institutions in the nation to receive the 2010 Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star Combined Heat and Power award for energy efficiency.

Sustain Mizzou looks to Campaign to select Walken as boost community reach commencement speaker surges ABBEY SUSSELL Staff Writer

With the election of a new Sustain Mizzou president comes new ideas, and President Tina Casagrand plans to start the year with a variety of service projects.

“Sustainability has to do with more than the environment,” Casagrand said. “There is also cultural and social sustainability.

Ultimately we want everybody to have a healthy lifestyle.”

One active role Sustain Mizzou will play in the community is through St. Francis House, the local homeless shelter. Sustain Mizzou plans to use money raised from its food drive to purchase local food as well as provide cooking instruction.

“A lot (of the food) they get is good, but it would be nice if they had more fresh food cooked for them,” Casagrand said. “The problem is that the volunteers may not have the time, resources or knowhow to cook a lot of fresh local food. So we would like to work with them.”

The organization wants to increase its on-campus presence through a new program, Sustainahouse. For this project, Sustain Mizzou will rent a house within walking distance of campus where four to eight students will be able to live sustainably.

“The main goals of the house will be changing behavioral habitats to be more sustainable, like shorter showers, reusing products instead of buying new ones, growing our own food and cooking with sustainable locally grown food,”

said Claire Friedrichsen, facilitator for Sustainahouse and the Sustain Mizzou website. “We would like the house to become an experimental living and learning lab that allows the general public and other Mizzou students to learn from.”

Friedrichsen said Sustain Mizzou plans to create a service learning class and provide tours of the Sustainahouse. It will begin advertising for potential tenants this December for the 2011-2012 school year.

Sustain Mizzou has also created new programs within the organization. The reading and media group aims to educate members in sustainable living. Members will bring books, articles, documentaries and other media to facilitate discussion among the group.

“All kinds of media really drive any kind of movement,” Casagrand said. “It’s important to be able to reference those (media) and be literate in sustainability in order to do effective action projects. The idea is to inspire and educate ourselves.”

The organization plans to reach out to new audiences by updating resources already in place.

Footprint Magazine, the organization’s publication, will expand its audience by creating an online presence. A benefit concert is also being planned in support of local food.

“We can educate people though entertainment,” Casagrand said.

Sustain Mizzou intends to also revive its outreach table that once occupied a place in Brady Commons where students can drop off batteries to be recycled.

An MU spokesman COMMENCEMENT said students can be SPEAKERS part of the selection MU’s first commencement ceremony took place in November 1843. process.

May 15, 1994 JESSICA SILVERMAN Senior Staff Writer Senior Nick Calcaterra has a fever, and the only cure is Christopher Walken.

A Facebook event created by Calcaterra is pushing for the veteran actor to come to an MU graduation ceremony in 2011.

Calcaterra said he wants to make the point that students should be able to choose their commencement speakers.

“It was a test to see how popular this would be,” Calcaterra said.

Calcaterra said Today show host Ann Curry botching the name of a college at a commencement ceremony inspired the event.

“Students should have a choice,” Calcaterra said. “It doesn’t have to be Christopher Walken. They’ve spent four years working, and it is their celebration. They should have a choice.

I wanted to see if we could make that to happen.”

MU spokesman Christian Basi said students would need to talk to the appropriate dean for the particular college or school ceremony they were looking at.

“If the students were inter-

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ested in getting a speaker for a commencement ceremony, they would talk to the administration for an individual school or college,” Basi said.

Basi said each selection process for every school and college is different.

“The school of nursing has students who give a small speech,” Basi said.

Other colleges and schools select keynote speakers or have a group of students who choose the guest, Basi said.

“The overall ceremony for the entire campus is the honors convocation in spring,” Basi said. “The speakers at that ceremony are honorary degree recipients who are nominated to a faculty committee and recommended to the chancellor.”

Basi said the candidate is then approved by the UM system

Board of Curators.

Kathleen Miller, secretary to the Board of Curators, said other college and school guest speakers do not require board approval.

Calcaterra said he is focusing on the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ graduation ceremony because it is the school he attends.

“I thought (Walken) was a fairly neutral candidate,” Calcaterra said. “He’s the first person that came to mind, and he’s popular with our generation.”

Calcaterra said he wants to see how big the group gets. The group has 270 members as of July 6.

“I haven’t heard a whole lot of feedback,” Calcaterra said. “On Facebook it has been mostly positive. My friends thought it was farfetched.”

If the group size becomes significant, Calcaterra said he would take action by starting an online petition and getting people to sign it. Afterward, he would then present it to the administration. He said he would not be surprised if the petition fell through.

“I wouldn’t cause a huge uproar,” Calcaterra said. “The administration has brushed off ideas before. I wouldn’t be too angry.”

Calcaterra said he wants to get more people to join the event.

“If we can get (Walken) to come, that would be pretty cool,” Calcaterra said.

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CODES: Previous deadline was 2012 Continued from page 1

Danny Jonas said in an e-mail.

“Donations for infrastructure improvements may come from the housing corporation, alumni or both.”

Alpha Epsilon Pi President Marshall Rader said his fraternity has yet to renovate the house due to the cost.

“Our housing corporation is well aware of the required sprinkler system, and has developed a plan to install the sprinklers by the 2016 deadline,” Rader said.

“When the sprinkler system is installed, it will most likely be paid for by our housing corporation.”

Sapp said if an organization fails to meet the deadline but has made a good faith effort to complete the project, they may appeal to the Building Construction Codes Commission

Board of Appeals for an extension. The organization must be able to present that they have in good faith made a valid attempt to comply with the code requirement.

Although the fire regulations only require Greek Life houses to install the updated sprinkler system, all houses must maintain a fire evacuation plan and hold fire drills under the supervision of CFD Lieutenant Shawn McCollom.

McCollom said the houses are inspected for safety standards on an annual basis to ensure a safe living environment for students.

“I have worked closely with Greek Life on safety education and fire drills for these students and found we have the same goals in which we are going to do everything in our powers to see these students are kept as safe as possible,” McCollom said.

PAY: Curators fear poor faculty retention Continued from page 1 been put in place, state budget adjustments or increases in costs of services.”

At the system level, Board of Curators Chairwoman Judith Haggard said she’s worried about faculty salaries because low salaries make it difficult to hold onto good professors.

“High quality faculty are the cornerstone of the university,” Haggard said. “Given our low salaries, it makes it hard to retain those faculty members, and the University of Missouri system is in danger of losing those faculty members to other universities with higher salaries or benefits.”

To combat stagnant salary levels, the UM system is establishing a 1 percent salary pool on each campus which administrators will be able to use for special circumstances concerning faculty, Haggard said. They also have asked for appropriations for $10.8 million for 2012 that will go toward competitive faculty rank compensation.

Betsy Rodriguez, UM system vice president of Human Resources, said the lack of salary increase is very difficult on employees.

“While we know that most other higher education institutions are in the same boat, this is still extremely hard on employees, especially our large number of employees at the lower end of the pay scale,” Rodriguez said. “This situation is further exacerbated by the fact that some of our faculty and staff salaries are low compared to our peers.”

Rodriguez said job turnover is fairly low now, but the concern is that, as the economy picks up, university employees will seek opportunities elsewhere.

“When hourly employees cannot get increases in their current positions, they tend to look around for other ways to get increases,” Rodriguez said. “One of those ways is to seek out other university positions. So we have huge numbers

of employees applying for transfers and promotions. That causes a great deal of work for the HR office and frustration for the employees, given the low amount of hiring that is occurring on the campuses.”

She said the HR offices are working with campus leadership to find ways to create positive work environments for the employees and reward faculty and staff in ways other than pay increases.

“They value their contribution to the university’s mission, and they take pride in their accomplishments,” Rodriguez said. “We need to find ways to recognize and reward this loyalty.”

The poor status of the economy makes an increase in budget allotment virtually impossible.

“We can only campaign in a realistic way, and that means understanding our severe budget constraints,” Rodriguez said.

“Everyone, including the leadership, understands that we need to do something about salaries.”

Faculty Council Chairwoman Leona Rubin said MU is in the same boat as everyone else and that if prices go up, salaries need to go up, but if they stay the same, salaries can remain the same. Payne said the effects of the world’s fiscal situation can be seen on campus and in Missouri.

“The best investment that can be made is education,” Payne said.

“Comparatively, the return for the investment is substantial. Even in the worst of times, investments should be made in education.”

Faculty Council is limited in its ability to push for salary increases, Rubin said.

“Faculty Council can make recommendations or requests from the administration, but I think everyone recognizes you can’t get blood from a stone,” Rubin said.

“The budget is so slim right now that in order for the administration to allow for salary raises, other departments will need to make cuts because the money needs to come from somewhere, and the state isn’t giving more money.”

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Gov. Jay Nixon speaks to members of the media April 9 in the Reynolds Alumni Center after meeting with local business leaders. Nixon is cutting $300 million from the state budget, $63 million of which is coming from higher education programs, including scholarships.

CUTS: 4,600 MU students affected Continued from page 1 Missouri scholarships in 2009, a number that includes more than 4,600 students at MU, according to the Missouri Department of Higher Education’s website.

“We understand that it’s a tough budget year, but we’re disappointed to see some of the cuts are going to come at the cost of education, especially because it will affect some of Missouri’s neediest students,” Osterlind said.

Although core funding for universities and colleges did not see additional cuts, budgets for some MU programs were also slashed. Others were spared or found alternate sources of funding.

The Missouri Institute for Mental Health saw $250,000 of its budget, half of its state funding, cut, which will force it to end its affiliation with MU. Missouri has been cutting funding for the institute since 2003, Director Danny Wedding said, when 10 percent of its $2.55 million from the state was cut.

Funding for MIMH’s activities include work on grant writ-

ing, policy and research for the Missouri Department of Mental Health. The institute had to make up for them in federal and state grants, Wedding said. In response to the loss of state funding since 2003, Wedding has laid off approximately 12 employees, closed the MIMH library and decided to end the institute’s 45-year connection with MU to move to another campus.

“Negotiations between the Missouri Department of Mental Health and the University of Missouri — Columbia broke down, and a new academic home had to be found for the Missouri Institute of Mental Health,” Wedding said.

The work of the Primary Care Resource Initiative for Missouri will be largely unaffected by the $1.3 million cut to its budget.

PRIMO, working within the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services, awards forgivable student loans to encourage doctors and other health professionals to work in poor areas.

Kit Wagar, spokesman for the Department of Health and Senior Services, said this service will largely be funded by $1.5 million

STATE SLASHES SCHOLARSHIPS As part of state budget cuts announced in June, the need-based Access Missouri scholarship program lost $50 million, some of which may be offset by a loan. More than 4,600 students received the scholarships last year.

Maximum awards before and after the budget cuts for 2010: Private four year colleges Community colleges: 2009: $4,600 2009: $300 2010 (projected): $1,000 2010: $150 Public four-year: 2009: $2,150 2010: $500

Source: Missouri Office of Administration SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHIC DESIGNER

in similar programs for Missouri under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. “If you look at the programs that Governor Nixon trimmed, he tried to pick a lot of the programs that had alternate sources of funding,” Wagar said.

PRIMO and the Department of Health and Senior Services will instead focus on living up to existing student loan commitments, identifying underserved areas and certifying clinics for placement.

“Many of the programs that lost state funding will continue in some other fashion,” Wagar said.

“PRIMO is an example of that.”

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Carnahan makes a poor pick On July 8, President Barack Obama will grace Kansas City with his presence in an effort to help Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan raise money for her Senate campaign.

This event could prove to be political suicide for Carnahan, as Obama’s approval ratings in Missouri sit below the national average.

A June 28 Rasmussen poll shows 53 percent of Missourians disapprove of Obama’s performance, while only 47 percent approve. The same day, Rasmussen also released a poll showing Republican candidate, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt, RMo., leading Carnahan 48 percent to 43 percent.

So, as Obama’s approval rating continues to decline across the nation, Robin Carnahan continues to align herself with the far left policies that are so unpopular in Missouri, all while attempting to sidestep the tough questions.

First of all, the health care bill is exceedingly unpopular, especially in Missouri. Rasmussen states 61 percent of Missourians polled favor repeal of the legislation, yet Carnahan continues to sidestep the issue. She regurgitates the same Democratic talking points that went into the legislation, but refuses to state outright either her support or opposition to the bill. Her silence on the issue speaks for itself, as she tries to downplay her very unpopular opinion.

EMILY’s List, an organization dedicated to electing pro-choice Democrat women to office, endorses Carnahan. Although I do not find being pro-choice to be an unusual trait among Democrats, EMILY’s List goes much farther than many Democrats would even agree with.

In fact, EMILY’s List will only endorse candidates that support partial-birth abortion “rights,” despite the fact it was banned in 2003 under former President George W. Bush and the ban was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2007, EMILY’s List (and Carnahan) continue to insist on the “right” to this horrifying procedure.

One needs only to look up the manner in which the procedure is performed to understand why it was banned.

Additionally, Carnahan has many ties with organizations such as ACORN. In 2009, more than 1,400 pages of e-mails between ACORN and Carnahan’s office were uncovered.

ACORN, which has lost its tax-exempt status and its partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau after numerous criminal allegations, even went so far as to describe its relationship with Carnahan as “a great team effort.”

When it comes down to it, Carnahan is just too liberal for Missouri. Although Gov. Jay Nixon easily won the governor’s seat in 2008 as a Democrat, the state still went for John McCain in the presidential election. Missouri has the potential to go either way, blue or red, and is not one for extremes.

As Carnahan makes appearances alongside Obama, sidesteps the tough issues, earns the approval of radical pro-abortion groups and entangles herself with groups such as ACORN, she further alienates herself from the moderate Missouri electorate.

Missourians and Americans in general are not looking for the same vague, politically minded statements that got Barack Obama elected. They want real solutions and straightforward answers, and Carnahan simply cannot provide either.

In an election cycle when anti-establishment tendencies are already running high, Carnahan is setting herself up for a slaughter at the polls in November.

Reach Wes Duplantier, outlook editor, at wduplantier@themaneater.com

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Study: Athletics see big money in spending ‘arms race’ Colleges spend far more on each athlete than on their students, according to a report released last month, in a trend one expert calls an “arms race” between schools and athletic conferences.

The report, released in June by the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, aims to “bring back educational values and priorities” to college athletic conferences across the country.

The report said expenditures on sports by the 10 biggest-spending schools were $98 million in 2009. By 2020, that amount is expected to exceed $250 million per year.

Knight Commission executive director Amy Perko said schools that are not as successful with creating outside revenue through their athletic departments rely more heavily on direct institutional funding for their student athletes.

On average, a university in the Big 12 spends $124,054 on a student athlete per year. $6,701 of that is part of funds allocated by the university from student fees, general funds, state appropriations and other sources within the school, according to the Knight Commission’s report.

The rest of the money for student athletes comes from revenue generated by the athletic department through areas such as ticket sales and television contracts.

Big 12 universities spent an average of $13,741 a year on academics per student.

That includes paying for instruction, student services and operations. According to the report, universities in the Big 12 on average spent nine times more per student athlete than a student academically in 2008.

The amount of money allocated on average for a student athlete in the Big Ten increased from $13,964 in 2005 to $17,025 in 2008. Unlike the Big 12, the amount of money allocated on average per each student academically in the Big Ten dipped from $4,750 in 2005 to $3,236 in 2008.

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Senior Missouri basketball players J.T. Tiller and Zaire Taylor talk to Athletics Director Special Assistant Gary Link on May 3 as they walk into Mizzou Arena for the ROARS, an awards night featuring student athletes. A report released in June stated the Big 12 schools, in athletic programs, spend an average of nine times more per athlete than they do on academics per student.

The Knight Commission’s report spells out three main goals for college athletic programs, which are coming up with better ways to compare academic spending to athletic spending, doling out awards for where academics is put first and treating college athletes as students first.

University of Chicago sports economics professor Allen Sanderson called the spending “an arms race.” For example, if one university cut a portion of their program that other schools did not, that school would be put at a disadvantage.

Therefore, Sanderson said, universities would be more inclined to cut spending in certain areas if they all agreed on it.

Although Sanderson acknowledges that universities are competing against each other with their athletic programs, he said information like the Knight Commission’s

report should be put into context.

“The fact that you spend more in one area opposed to another in itself is not a guilty plea,” Sanderson said. “If you look at any kind of changes or expenditures I wouldn’t expect them to be the same anyway.”

But Sanderson said he feels more money should go to academic areas of colleges.

“A lot of the money that’s being stemmed for the athletic program is coming out of places that it could be used in the university,” he said. “College athletes are the most exploited workers in the country.”

The MU Athletics Department did not return requests for comment on the report.

— Allison Prang, reporter

MU, DC conferences debate journalism's fate JIMMY HIBSCH Reporter The journalism industry might soon see ideas from two conferences — one at MU and one in Washington, D.C. — to help it survive the transition to digital media.

Last month, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission hosted a series of workshops to see how the Internet has affected journalism and if there is anything the government can do to help the industry.

At the same time, the Reynolds Journalism Institute hosted a three-day “action congress” to discuss issues of trust, identity and Internet information commerce in journalism.

After three workshops regarding the future of the journalism industry in Washington, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz dismissed any possibility of his agency recommending a tax to revive the journalism industry June 15, deeming it a “nonstarter.”

“We’re looking at the future of news, a topic that is vital to the future of our democracy,” Leibowitz said at the event.

“Without the kind of journalism that holds government, business and others accountable, through fact-checked reporting, we can’t be the well-informed citizens necessary to a well-functioning democracy.”

In December, the FTC held the first of its three workshops, entitled “From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?” in Washington, D.C. Members of the public involved in the journalism industry were invited to a series of forums to aggregate a list of suggestions to rejuvenate the suffering journalism industry.

The submitted ideas ranged from giving grants to universities, which conduct investigative journalism, to imposing a tax on iPads and other devices to fund the industry.

Although he was not present at the latest workshop, RJI consultant Bill Densmore shared one of the included ideas at the first workshop.

“Information commerce has moved very slowly because the only way you can pay for anything on the web is through having an account with each individual website that you deal with,” Densmore said. Densmore said it’s a major problem from a convenience standpoint.

“What doesn’t exist on the web is what has existed for twenty or thirty years in the physical world, and that is the notion of a credit card where you can have one card that works at lots and lots of merchants,” he said.

He doesn’t think the public is unwilling

to pay for news, but rather that the public is unwilling to pay in inconvenient or too expensive ways.

Densmore hosted the RJI conference titled “From Blueprint to Building: Making the Market for Digital Information” from June 23 to June 25. The conference focused on establishing a non-profit collaborative that would specify standards for the digital information marketplace and raising money for an association that attends to the needs of all American newspapers.

Also representing Missouri in FTC conferences was Sen. Claire McCaskill. New America Foundation President Steve Coll said McCaskill spoke about her time as public prosecutor when she had to make several difficult judgments daily, with the press playing an important role as a watchdog.

Though many ideas were discussed, the FTC did not decide to send any suggestions to Congress, Susan DeSanti, the commission’s Director of Policy Planning, said.

Instead, she said the commission decided to produce an analysis of its findings.

“We’ve learned a great deal from all of the participants in our workshop,” DeSanti said. “Now the commission will determine what are next steps.”

DeSanti expects to release the final study in the fall.

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The Columbia Police Department sits at 600 East Walnut St. CPD issued 26 speeding tickets during a 24-hour operation set up on Interstate 70 in late June.

Missouri drivers face HEAT from police The campaign aims to decrease traffic fatalities.

CHRISTINA ADAMS Reporter For drivers on Interstate 70 this summer, the sun has not been the only thing making them sweat.

On June 22, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department announced they would be partnering with the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety in a special I-70 corridor crackdown to increase awareness on speeding, unbuckled and impaired drivers for the coming weekend.

In Boone County, speeding was the most common infraction. Twenty-six citations for speed were given in 24 hours.

Sgt. Paul Reinsch of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the operation was a success.

“Saturating a problem area overall increases awareness and is in general a success,” he said.

Statewide, 15 agencies participated in the I-70 crackdown, giving a total of 380 citations for driving while intoxicated, 144 seatbelt citations, 530 citations for speeding and 1,800 total traffic stops during the 24-hour campaign.

But the extra pressure is not over yet. The I-70 project is just one part of “The HEAT Is On,” a statewide traffic enforcement campaign running from June 21 to Sept. 21. Most of Missouri’s traffic fatalities occur in July and September.

“The overall goal is really to keep Missourians safe,” MODOT spokeswoman Melissa Black said.

“With summer traveling there is extra traffic and therefore more

chances for crashes, injuries and fatalities.”

Since 2005, Missouri fatalities have dwindled from 1,257 to 878 total last year. Black said MCRS’ goal is to reduce fatal injuries to fewer than 850 in a year by 2012.

With ongoing campaigns like HEAT, Missouri is nearing the goal. Although it is too early to tell if the goal will be reached early, Black said the state might reach it.

“There is a good possibility if we keep on track with a 15 percent decrease from last year to this year so far,” Black said.

“The hope is that by having extra enforcement added to education that Missourians will drive safer, wear their seatbelts and reduce injuries and fatalities.”

MCRS spokeswoman Revee White agreed with Black’s assessment.

“A combination of education and enforcement is the most effective way to see results from campaigns like HEAT,” she said.

White said there has been a 31 percent decrease of fatalities every year over the last four years with the combination of education, enforcement, engineering improvements and improvements to emergency services.

The most common violation in this crackdown was speeding, but in other areas it may be different.

MCRS urges drivers to take heed of the information provided to them to make Missouri a safer place to drive in the summer and all year. White said she believes in the success of HEAT and other ongoing campaigns like Click It or Ticket and You Drink, You Drive, You Lose.

“The fact is, fatalities are going down,” White said.

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COURTESY OF RAPE-AXE

The anti-rape female condom attaches to the body of a potential rapist and must be surgically removed. The device was created by South African doctor Sonnet Ehlers, but probably won't see use on college campuses, Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said.

Rape-preventing tool unlikely option for MU SAMANTHA SUNNE Staff Writer A South African doctor hopes to help women arm themselves against sexual assault with a new anti-rape condom, but Columbia officials say it is unlikely the device would be used on a college campus.

The condom, called Rape-aXe, is designed to prevent rape with razor-sharp “teeth” inside it that latch onto the penis of an attacker.

Sonnet Ehlers, a South African woman who worked with many rape victims as a blood transfusion technician, invented the condom, which gained intense media attention after it was distributed at the World Cup last month.

Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said the condom is less likely to be used in the U.S. than in South Africa because there are significantly fewer stranger rapes in the U.S. “(South Africans) have a high risk and threat of sexual assault that stems from all the political unrest and genocide,” Wieneke said. “The vast majority of our sexual assaults are committed by acquaintances.”

Columbia residents or MU students likely would not use the device because they would not be expecting an assault, she said, but it could give a sense of security to someone who was a previous victim of sexual assault.

Heather Eastman-Mueller, sexual health program coordinator at the Student Health Center, said students would probably not use the condom due to a lack of awareness and understanding of it.

“The female condom, a similar product, has been approved for use in the United States and has been met with a lot of skepticism,” Eastman-Mueller said.

Barbara Hodges, executive director of the Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual

Assault in Columbia, said she was worried the device could actually be used against a woman in court.

She said some rape cases pit the word of the victim against the suspect because there are often no witnesses. If the device injures a rape suspect, he could claim to be a victim of the incident, she said.

“I could see it being used against the women as, ‘she tricked me,’” Hodges said. “I could see it backfiring.”

The condom, when attached to a man’s penis, is so painful that he would not be able to walk.

According to the Rape-aXe website, it would need to be surgically removed, which could lead to the rapist’s capture and prosecution.

Wieneke said a situation where the device catches on a man’s penis is not absolute proof of rape.

“Assuming it works, obviously, we wouldn’t be able to take the fact on its face (that he was a rapist),” she said.

But, if a woman who was wearing the device reports a rape and the attacker seeks treatment at a hospital with it attached, that would be a significant piece of evidence in the rape investigation, she said.

Hodges said the existence of the condom and the knowledge that women could be wearing it could itself act to prevent the crimes.

“I wish (the condom) could be a deterrent just by knowing it exists,” she said. “I can see where it would be a deterrent if it did not backfire.”

But Hodges said the best way to prevent rape is to make a community a safer place and EastmanMueller agreed.

“I think a better strategy would be to change societal norms, belief in rape myths and victim blaming,” Eastman-Mueller said. “We must work diligently to reduce a culture that legitimizes violence against individuals, specifically women.”

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THE KEY TO YOUR ENTERTAINMENT

ouri Solve your Mid-Miss our misery by following guide to surviving summer in Columbia

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MOV ES SUM MER GUID E IN THIS ISSUE

FROZEN, SUGARY BLISS:

+ Nothing spells

summer like a 7-Eleven Slurpee.

ALL GROWN UP:

latest + Pixar’s tearjerker

isn’t just for the little ones anymore.

FUTURE OF FASHION :

talks + MOVE men’s fashion with blogger Kenneth McKoy.

COVER

Avoid a bummer of a summer *

Use our summer to-do list to cure your seasonal boredom.

Summer is a six-letter word synonymous with lazy days, warm nights and, most importantly, fun.

That is, unless you’re spending the season here in Columbia, where summer is often bound to be synonymous with another six-letter word: Boring. But never fear, we’ve searched high and low for things to do in Columbia this summer that don’t cost a ton of money.

So here it is: our top five list of things to do this summer. Now get out there and explore Columbia.

It’ll be worth it.

TAKE A (FUN) CLASS Get crafty this summer at local ceramic studio The Mud Room. Located in The District, The Mud Room offers plenty of fun for cheap. Express your creative side by attending a walk-in workshop or registering for a Saturday class. There is also the Craft Studio in Memorial Union, which is offering pottery classes this summer. You can let your artistic side run wild by purchasing a membership to the studio, where you’ll have full access to a multitude of tools, including a darkroom, a woodshop and a screen printer.

KAYAKING IN ROCHEPORT This isn’t technically in Columbia, but the 12-mile drive to Rocheport is surely worth considering to cure some of that summer angst. For $35, you’ll get a fourhour guided tour on the Missouri River from Rocheport to Huntsdale, told through the diaries of Lewis and Clark. Upon reaching Huntsdale, you have the option of taking a shuttle back to Rocheport or, for you more adventurous types, biking back. Trips depart at 1 p.m. every Saturday until the end of October, and paddlers of all experience levels are welcome. Go to mightymo.com for more info and to make reservations.

CHECK OUT LOCAL CUISINE Whether it is a new establishment or just new to you, Columbia has some great restaurants. Immerse

yourself in the various cultures that call Columbia home by rounding up some friends and trying new cuisine this summer. Try Mediterranean at Casablanca on the corner of 5th and Elm streets. Or travel to the Far East for Japanese food at Osaka, located off Nifong Blvd. and Peachtree Drive. We promise your old, trusty spots will still be there when the school year starts up again.

LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC Another great thing about Columbia during the summer is the immense amount of live music. From family-friendly, free entertainment at 9th Street Summerfest to West Coast heavy-hitters Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, there’s something for everyone. Looking for the local music scene? Hop on over to Mojo’s Blue Moon Concert Series on Thursdays. For the 21 and older crowd, many bars feature live music during the week. We suggest checking out The Forge and Vine and Tin Can Tavern and Grille.

GET IN TOUCH WITH NATURE Columbia is lucky to be surrounded by vast nature areas. Take advantage of it this summer by heading out to the area’s parks and conservation areas. Rock Bridge State Park and Devil’s Icebox offer trails and caves to explore just south of the city. Grab some friends, a flashlight and a pair of waterproof shoes, and check them out. For a day of swimming, off-roading and picnicking, take a trip to Finger Lakes State Park, located north of Columbia. jaleesa garland | reporter Parker Blohm/Senior Staff Photographer

of Montreal member Kevin Barnes plays during the 9th Street Summerfest on May 26 in downtown Columbia. The festival, hosted by The Blue Note, offers free outdoor concerts during the summer months.

VICES

The $1.75 orgasm for your mouth *

Not just any frosty drink will do.

Remember your first day of kindergarten?

Recall the nerves you felt as you began the epic, 13-year passage in the book of your life? My beginning was easy. I jumped out of the car, waved goodbye to my parents and went on my way. Sure, the nerves were killing me, but I mustered up the courage to smile and make friends. My dearest Mom picked me up from school and suggested we seek a reward for my successful first day.

We stopped by the local 7-Eleven, where she ushered me to the Slurpee machine and filled a cup with the frozen concoction, just for me. Little did I know, this reward would be an indulgence, sticking

with me for years to come.

A quick note of disclaimer: a Slurpee is not a “slushee.” Yes, the principle of both drinks is similar, but the quality and overall tastiness of a Slurpee far surpasses that of a slushee.

As the flavor of frozen Pepsi touched my taste buds for the first time, through the long, green straw, I knew I was hooked. I was in quick-stop beverage euphoria. I returned day after day, sometimes multiple times a day, to get my sweet, frosty fix. A Slurpee after a long day at school? Sure. After (and sometimes during) cross country practice? Of course. Before getting my tan on at the pool, also known as “lifeguarding”? Guaranteed. Much like my morning coffee before classes, Slurpees are my summer pick-me-up and cool-me-down.

Two hot summers ago, I strolled into the local

7-Eleven near my home, filled my cup (lid on before filling — you get more that way) and went to pay at the counter. The cute, brunette working the counter scanned my cup and pressed the sale button on the cash register.

“Ninety-three cents,” she said.

That statement was almost too good to be true. My favorite drink, usually $1.75, cost less than $1 for the entire summer. Not only was this generous shift in price helping my bank account and piggy bank, it also fed my habit. I would throw on some trunks, sunglasses, hop in my car and get a Slurpee before going to work at the pool. Sitting outside all day, I would easily lose hydration. Slurpees were my beverages of choice during breaks as well. And nothing defines summer nights quite like a walk around the town

while gazing at the stars, cold drink in hand.

As a matter of fact, friends from my hometown have noted that it’s rare to see me without a Slurpee. This vice, 14 years in the making, has influenced my appetite for frosty beverages, my coin-saving and coin-hunting techniques, and my first Hotmail account name (sad, but true).

It’s a nostalgic, insignificant tradition, but I’ve maintained a Slurpee diet in my life to keep me cool in the summer, comfortable in my hot, winter home and to remember an incredible start to my years of grade school. Columbia might not have a 7-Eleven, but I can ensure you I get my Slurpee fix when I visit home.

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(MOVIE RELEASE) ‘DESPICABLE ME’ RELEASE DATE: RIDAY, JULY 9

(MOVIE RELEASE) PREDATORS RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY, JULY 9

Fresh off Steve Carell’s announcement he’ll be leaving The Office after its seventh season, the animated Despicable Me arrives July 9. Whether it’s fair or not, all eyes will be on Carell’s performance. The film also reunites Forgetting Sarah Marshall veterans Jason Segel and Russell Brand.

Unfortunately, no matter how good Despicable Me might be, Pixar’s Toy Story 3 will no doubt trounce it. It’s too bad too, as Despicable Me looks to be a fun-filled time.

Have we learned nothing? Predators, Aliens and even James Cameron have all shown their age and become stale. What is this movie trying to be? A reboot?

A reimagining? A sequel? Regardless of how good the cast looks, unless Schwarzenegger himself makes an appearance (preferably yelling something about choppers and getting to them as he smashes one of the beasts with a falling log), it’d be best to just let this franchise die.

justin whaley | senior staff writer

MOVE HIGHLIGHTS (MOVIE RELEASE) ‘WINTER’S BONE’ AT RAGTAG CINEMA RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW

Missouri isn’t exactly a hotbed for filmmaking. Sure, Brad Pitt and Jon Hamm are Missourians, but other than them, who do we have?

“Winter’s Bone” is going to change all that. Filmed in Missouri, “Winter’s Bone” follows the tale of Ree Dolly, a girl from the Ozarks who attempts to track down her meth-dealing father.

The film is finding success, too. It already received best picture and best screenplay awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Take control over a futuristic super cop once again in the much-anticipated sequel Crackdown 2. Roam freely in the sandboxstyle Pacific City and dispatch the wrongdoers just about any way you can think of. As the expression goes, friends who slay together, stay together. Hop online with your friends and tackle the game together. Don’t buy it expecting a riveting story, though.

Crackdown 2 is all about the free-roaming gameplay, not its lore.

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CHASE KOENEKE movie columnist

You've got a friend in Toy Story 3 Pixar has a system: make a movie, cash in on the marketing opportunities and move onto the next ragtag group of child-friendly protagonists for the following movie. It’s proved quite profitable and quite consistent.

Now Pixar is going back to that well one more time for a third Toy Story movie. And unlike other third installments (I am looking squarely in your direction Jurassic Park 3. Not even William H. Macy could save your sorry hide), this one is certainly worth your while.

Let’s start with this whole 3D business. Personally, I find the whole idea of three-dimensional entertainment to be a complete waste of time. I still believe Avatar is the biggest case of wool being pulled over everyone’s collective eyes in the history of, r e v i e w well, ever, but Toy Story’s glassesinduced depth is different. It’s TOY subtle, it’s pleasing and it’s totally not worth the extra three dollars.

3 RY O ST It doesn’t make it any better, just DIRECTOR: LEE more expensive. If you can, I’d RICH UNK suggest finding a 2D option.

FEATURING: TOM Whichever dimension you N JOA N, ALLE TIM KS, HAN decide to go with, make sure CUSACK you bring the tissues. Those girls RATING: G on your Twitter feed aren’t kidRUNNING TIME: 1 ding: heartstrings will be tugged.

S UTE MIN 43 R, HOU And although there are plenty of joyous parts –- I found Rex’s struggle with the Internet and the whole Ken and Barbie dynamic to be particularly entertaining — Toy Story 3’s bittersweet ending is sure to leave you with a weird feeling as you exit the theater.

That bittersweetness is part of the more mature perspective Toy Story 3 is taking. Sure, Pixar movies have always been able to transcend the title of “kid’s movie” by offering little touches for those of us old enough to own driver’s licenses, but with Andy going off to college and the question of what to do with the stuff you don’t take with you, it appears to be aimed specifically at our generation.

But, in an interesting twist of fate, Pixar has managed to transcend downward in age, if that’s even a thing. Though the story and themes are geared more to the older set, the bright, rich colors, the slapstick and the source material keep this well within range for any kid out there.

You probably didn’t need me to tell you Toy Story 3 was good. You’ve probably already seen it anyway and are just checking to see if I agree with your take on it. It’s no doubt going to be a box office smash. But one has to wonder what Pixar will do next. The resolution of Toy Story 3 makes a fourth unlikely, but it’s a toss up whether they’ll call upon another one of their golden egg-laying geese or if they’ll start again from scratch.

P.S. I didn’t cry. I just had something in my eye.

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Alex Innecco teaches musical multitasking Diem’s co-owner knows a thing or two * Carpe about the arts.

Just a short stroll down Locust Street in downtown Columbia will bring you to a quaint, blue building clearly marked as Carpe Diem.

There, co-owner Alex Innecco runs a new kind of art center for adults.

The cozy space, or “Columbia’s living room” as Innecco calls it, hosts a variety of professors, musicians and artists who share passion and knowledge of art with a small audience that simply wants to learn. The group also takes frequent trips to museums, operas and shows.

“We rent a small space for intimacy, not an auditorium like a regular class,” Innecco said.

“It is all living room-like discussion, not lecture.

It is an experience that has to be felt.”

Innecco’s love for the arts and for making connections with other people is apparent to all who have seen him in his classroom, but Carpe Diem is not the only channel he uses to share his enthusiasm with others.

On top of running Carpe Diem, Innecco is the artistic director of both the 9th Street Philharmonic Orchestra and the Columbia Chorale. He is also the music director at Missouri United Methodist Church. For five years, Innecco founded and ran a slightly different version of Carpe Diem in Brazil, his home country.

After hearing of all his accomplishments and obligations as a director and musician, it is hard to believe Innecco is a self-proclaimed “late

bloomer” in the music world.

“As a child, I always liked music, but I never thought that I was going to be a musician,” he said. “I didn’t know how to get into it.”

At age eighteen, Innecco decided to study journalism at MU, only to discover he wanted to go in a different direction after participating in some of the school’s music programs. At 23 years old, he was writing his own music and eventually went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree in voice from Indiana University.

Innecco returned home to Brazil to pursue the life of a vocalist, but soon realized how difficult it is to make it as a singer. He then came back to Columbia to receive his master’s degree in choral conducting.

While completing his musical education at MU, Innecco was offered and accepted the position as the music director at Missouri United Methodist Church.

Innecco’s energetic “people-person” demeanor truly shines while he is conducting and teaching music. Making connections with the people he works with and performs for is where his true passion lies.

“Rehearsing and performing is fun,” he said.

“Music is a kind of channel for me to communicate with the audience.”

Through his actions and work, Innecco aims to educate as well as inspire people to take a closer look at the music world and get involved.

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Alex Innecco, co-owner of Carpe Diem, stands outside his business at 807 Locust St. The organization provides multicultural experiences in art and music to mid-Missouri.

“I try to produce curiosity in people to look deeper into the things I do,” Innecco said. “Sometimes people from the church choir end up coming to Carpe Diem, and that’s great.”

As for juggling all his different jobs and responsibilities, Innecco does not seem to mind and has no problem keeping up.

“All of these jobs complement each other, and I don’t see them as anything separate,” he said. “I’m wearing four different hats.” briana altergott | reporter

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Musicians now on autopilot * Artists are supplementing lack of talent with technology.

A decade into the 21st century, we’ve entered a technologically futuristic era. From touch-screen phones to 4G networks to 3D televisions, it only makes sense that today’s mainstream music would be similarly computerized.

Originally created by Antares Audio Technologies, auto-tune was used to correct pitch problems in both vocal and instrumental performances. Auto-tune has been used by various mainstream singers, such as country stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, to correct such pitch problems without generating any significant vocal alterations.

The technology has also paved the way for artists to produce a synthesized vocal sound. Hip-hop artist T-Pain is responsible for the revival of the effect formerly used by Roger Troutman and Cher, sparking a wave of synthesized hooks appropriately dubbed the “T-Pain effect.” The use of auto-tune has digitized the sounds of nearly every mainstream artist across numerous genres. In spite of the massive success auto-tune has seen in recent years, its frequent use has hindered the music industry enough to endure its fair share of

negative scrutiny.

Despite its prevalence on most mainstream radio channels, auto-tune has served as a musical crutch for multitudes of MySpace musicians who rely heavily on the audio processor to mask and distort vocal imperfections enough to sound like other heavily synthesized songs on the radio. With such a prominent use of the effect sweeping across the music industry, it’s inevitable that its use will slowly begin to outgrow its popularity.

Some artists, though, already see auto-tune as a thing of the past.

Jay-Z’s 2009 release “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” eulogized the effect, disdainfully renouncing its overuse in the music industry, particularly in hip-hop and rap. By allowing excessive accessibility to the music industry, the synthetic talent that auto-tune produces when overused undermines the efforts of artists with genuine vocal and instrumental talents who are forced to compete with the wildly popular sounds of auto-tuned music.

On the other end of the spectrum, up-andcoming artists are willing to embrace auto-tune in order to enjoy the benefits of its convenient

assistance. Rapper Andrew “Drew32” Parks, an up-and-coming artist who has enjoyed generous music video play on Comcast On Demand, Fuse TV and at Foot Lockers and FYEs across the nation, commented on his use of auto-tune.

“I just use it as a tool to make me sound on pitch and in tune,” Parks said. “I’m not a big fan of overusing auto-tune. When I use it on my own vocals, I usually put the effect on a medium or light setting.”

Essentially, auto-tune has significantly altered the sounds of today’s mainstream music, synthesizing everyone and everything from hardcore rap to Disney teen pop. Such a major trend is destined to either establish itself as a longstanding presence in the industry or die off as quickly and unglamorously as previous acts, such as the techno sounds of Eiffel 65’s “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” or the bubblegum pop of the late 1990s and early 2000s. If enough artists are willing to go it alone without the effect, auto-tune might very well be on its way out the industry’s back door. garrett richie | reporter

MOVE HIGHLIGHTS (EVENT) 100.1 THE BUZZ PRESENTS AGAINST ME! TIME: 6:30 P.M. DATE: MONDAY, JULY 12 LOCATION: THE BLUE NOTE, 17 N. NINTH ST. TICKETS: $12 ADVANCE, $14 DAY OF SHOW

Florida punk rockers Against Me! bring their political-flavored music to The Blue Note. The band’s latest release, White Crosses, comes after its longtime drummer Warren Oakes left the band.

Don’t get too down in the dumps over the loss, though, because Against Me! will still play all the fan favorites including “I Was a Teenage Anarchist” and “Thrash Unreal.”

Wear a studded belt and a Mohawk to fit in at this punk show.

(EVENT) THE ATARIS, GASOLINE HEART, WAYPOINT HOME AND HIGHLAND FALL TIME: 7:00 P.M. DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 13 LOCATION: THE BLUE NOTE, 17 N. NINTH ST. TICKETS: $10

Pop-rock stalwart The Ataris hasn’t released an album since 2007, but the band is hitting the road once more. The Anderson, Indiana natives re-released their classic 90’s album Blue Skies, Broken Hearts… Next 12 Exits this year, so you have no excuse not to re-familiarize yourself with the underdog anthems “San Dimas High School Football Rules” and “Your Boyfriend Sucks.”

See it July 13 at The Blue Note, and you can collectively mourn your Midwestern angst.

(GAME RELEASE) NCAA FOOTBALL 11 PLATFORMS: XBOX 360, PS3, PLAYSTATION 2 RELEASE DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 13

The rumors are true: EA Sports are greedy thieves who pump out a new football game each year with little or no improvements all in an attempt to steal your $60 once more. If you’re one of those chaps who buy NCAA Football games every year, you should know EA has revamped the offensive gameplay to make running and passing even easier for 2011.

That means leading the Missouri Tigers to a national championship will be more plausible in this iteration.

(ALBUM RELEASE) MAYA, M.I.A. RELEASE DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 13

Mathangi Arulpragasam, better known as M.I.A., is a Sri Lankan musical goddess sent to Earth to make people politically aware while shaking their asses at the same time. Maya is M.I.A.’s third studio album release and will attempt to match the success Kala found with the overplayed 2007 single “Paper Planes.”

With Maya finally getting released, perhaps M.I.A. and Lady Gaga will at last settle the dispute over who has the ugliest stage outfits.

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A fresh look * at a summer favorite Warm weather and the endless slew of graduation parties seem to bring out the barbecue fan in everyone. Barbecues are a great way to get together with friends and family, especially if they’re poolside or end with a bonfire. They’re laidback, and nobody is worried about their guests destroying the living or dining room.

This season, please guests with more creative options than hamburgers or hot dogs. Note that you should still buy a small pack of these barbecue classics for the unadventurous in the bunch.

If money is no object, go the simplest route and have better cuts of meat. But, this is still completely uncreative and leaves any vegetarians in attendance unsatisfied.

Trust me, if you have any vegetarians in attendance, they’ll love seeing a few non-meat options being thrown on the grill. Most vegetarians have been that person swarming the chip table wishing someone had brought a vegetable platter while they watch everyone else chow down on the unidentifiable meat Americans label ‘hot dogs.’

With that in mind, try coming up with side dishes that have more healthy contents than a fried potato.

The classic fruit or vegetable dish paired with ranch or vanilla yogurt for dipping is simple, and most grocers sell these plates pre-made if you don’t want to waste time slicing.

Try creating a large salad and having a variety of dressings on hand. Potato or pasta salad will also work if you want a more filling side dish.

Kabobs are a great option if you’re having a smaller gathering because it allows guests to have more creative control.

Buy a variety of meats and vegetables to cut into chunks. Put everything on a picnic table near the skewers and allow guests to create their own meal.

Who can be picky when they’ve created their own meal?

If you’re feeling extra generous toward your guests, allow them to choose their marinade as well.

Try classic barbecue, teriyaki and a lemon butter sauce. If your chosen foods won’t mesh well with one of these, you can always add a citrus or garlic marinade.

Be sure to have a brush for each so the flavors don’t mix as your guests try to add some additional flavor to their skewer.

If you’re opposed to eating food off a skewer, the same idea works if you wrap the food in tin foil and set it on the grill. All the flavors blend together, but it’s a messy alternative even with a fork.

If you prefer something that can be put on a bun, try salmon patties. Mix canned salmon (or tuna, if you prefer) in a bowl with whatever spices you choose. I like onion and parsley, but any seasoning you choose should work. Mash the mixture into patties and cook until brown.

If you’re more worried about taste than health, mix canned tuna with original potato chips. The thinner the chip, the better for this recipe. It’s basically all the salt you should eat in a day and high in calories, but it’s delicious, so balance it out with healthier sides.

Fashion blogger Kenneth McKoy talks about the state of men’s fashion.

In the heart of Atlanta, a cultural metamorphosis has taken place. A city that was once known as the birth place of cable news and “dirty” southern rap has now evolved into the fashion headquarters for some of young Hollywood’s newest socialites. Kenneth McKoy, a fashion blogger and men’s wear guru in Atlanta, tells MOVE what moves him in men’s fashion.

MOVE: Who is the most influential male trendsetter right now?

Kenneth McKoy: The most influential male trendsetter right now, in my opinion, will have to be Kanye West. I know that this may be a common answer, however, I feel as though Kanye has mastered the ability to be a muse, and he has adapted so many styles. He can attend a black tie affair and wear an amazing tux, and the next day you may see him in the airport with a pair of sneakers on, a trucker hat and a Louis duffle.

M: What are some styles that you dread right now?

KM: When I see a lot of logos, I cringe.

Don’t get me wrong, I love monogram Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, et cetera. But I hate to see it when it’s overly done. For an example, a Gucci monogram belt with a Gucci monogram purse with a Gucci monogram scarf is way too much. Not to mention, I hate when I see people mix and match labels, monogram specifically, just because they have it. Moderation is very important when it comes to fashion.

When wearing designer labels keep it simple, simplicity is key.

M: Favorite Designer?

KM: This is a hard one considering I have so many of them. I would say that my all-time favorite designer would have to be Marc Jacobs.

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Traditional clothing store Binghams sits in downtown Columbia on the corner of Ninth Street and Broadway. The store offers fashionable formal clothing with a traditional feel.

I appreciate Mr. Jacobs’ eye for simplicity but, furthermore, his ability to make something so simple and chic intriguing and current. He is one of the designers, along with a few more, whose collections I am always excited and eager to see.

M: What are your feelings about the somewhat women-favored fashion industry?

KM: As long as I can remember, my parents always stressed the importance of looking nice and personal style. I’ve always had a “unique style” about me, and I remember being misunderstood in school for just that. I know there is room for us males in the industry, and I have faith that as time goes on, we will become more and more visible in the fashion industry.

M: How do you suggest men maintain keen fashion senses?

KM: I stay up on my fashion senses a lot by tapping into other things that I am interested

in besides fashion, such as literature, culture, music and art. Fashion is connected to all aspects of life, in my opinion. Fashion is an ongoing cycle, and I love to flip through old magazines and see what was being worn back then and modernize it somehow.

The District in Columbia features Binghams, a clothing store that caters to men’s fashion in the most traditional way and sells casual and formal wear. If you’re into a more chic, modern look, try Express or Buckle in the Columbia Mall. Although they are commercial retailers, they both feature a variety of men’s clothing and keep up with the latest trends. Finally, Maude Vintage offers nostalgic, trendy pieces to flair up any look. For more of Kenneth’s insight, visit astoldbyky.blogspot.com. jasmin james | staff writer

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Being Alone never felt so great * Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo showcases song writing talent on early recordings.

I remember when I was a sophomore in high school and came across Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. Rivers Cuomo is the lead singer of the rock band Weezer, so I thought it would be interesting to see what he had to offer the public from his private collection of self-recordings.

The demos themselves were actually pretty good -- but he’s from Weezer. Of course they are going to be good. This was one of the first times fans could actually purchase “lost” tracks from Songs From The Black Hole, a spacethemed rock opera Cuomo wrote to follow up The Blue Album, that were never released.

Along with demos from Weezer’s lost album, Alone contains the original recording of “Buddy Holly,” one of the band’s most successful singles. It is different from The Blue Album version. It is slower, heavier and puts more focus on the guitar solo than the album

version does. Alone also features Cuomo doing covers of Ice Cube’s “The Bomb” and Gregg Alexander’s “The World We Love So Much.”

What really makes the album special is the roughness of each recording. It sounds like he recorded these tracks in his garage or his basement. Alone also features Cuomo playing every instrument on almost every track. The recordings span from 1992 to 2007, which means many of the songs came before he had the backing of a major label. It’s usually pretty interesting to hear what an artist was like before he had the kind of backing a major label can offer. In fact, the band was in the same position that many aspiring musicians are in today.

Another unique aspect about Alone is the tracks “Blast Off!” and “Lover In The Snow” had their own music videos, both of which feature Cuomo practicing and playing in a celebrity soccer game. Those songs, along

with “Chess,” “Lemonade” and many others could actually fit in on a real Weezer album, like Pinkerton or any of the records named after colors.

As a fan, it’s pretty hard to keep up with every album Weezer releases. Cuomo released Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo in 2007 and Weezer has since released The Red Album and Raditude. Don’t let Alone get lost in the fray.

Rivers Cuomo has had a spectacular musical career with Weezer. Alone just shows how great of a song writer he is by himself and that he had an immense amount talent before his major label debut. It is a good reminder that even the best of bands had to start out making demos in the basement or garage just like everyone else. ryan shiner | reporter

MOVE HIGHLIGHTS (ALBUM RELEASE) DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL, DANGER MOUSE AND SPARKLEHORSE RELEASE DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 13

Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton has done just about everything in the music industry, from producing albums by the Gorillaz and Beck to performing in his own bands Gnarls Barkley and Broken Bells.

His latest release is cowritten by Sparklehorse and features a plethora of appearances by musicians such as The Flaming Lips, Iggy Pop and Frank Black. Best yet, the 100-page booklet features photos taken by David Lynch.

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(EVENT) 102.3 BXR PRESENTS BAND OF HORSES AND BRYAN CATES TIME: 7:30 P.M. DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 LOCATION: THE BLUE NOTE, 17 N. NINTH ST. TICKETS: $22

Band of Horses, a South Carolina-based indie folk band, is probably best known for its hypnotic vocals and the members’ epic beards. The band is now taking its instruments and their beards on the road in support of its latest release Infinite Arms.

Pay no attention to the snooty pitchfork.com, who gave the album a 5.3 out of 10. The album is legit.

Wear plaid, grow a beard, bring your wayfarers and hipster-it-up at this show, which is sure to be a good time.

(MOVIE RELEASE) ‘THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE’ RELEASE DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 14

Disney continues its search for “Pirates of the Caribbean”-like blockbusters with “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.”

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Nicholas Cage, the film may turn out to be even worse than the recent “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” debacle.

On the other hand, this is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and has the Disney name on it, so it is sure to rake in at least $200 million worldwide.

(EVENT) WABASH CENTENNIAL JUBILEE TIME: 2 P.M. TO 9 P.M. DATE: FRIDAY, JULY 16 LOCATION: 126 N. NINTH ST. TICKETS: FREE

Wabash Station, Columbia’s beautiful and historic bus station, celebrates its 100th birthday July 16. Renovated in 2007, the station is as much a part of Columbia as The Columns and Shakespeare’s.

The festival will turn North Tenth Street into a block party and will have live music, food and tours of the locally famous bus station. If you are out-of-town for the party, take Megabus when you come back to Columbia just for an excuse to arrive in CoMo at Wabash.

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Academics, not athletics should be MU's top priority Game days at MU are hard to ignore, from everybody and their mother tailgating on campus to the sea of black and gold across Columbia. Students who can’t make it to their morning classes rise early to ensure full game day experiences. Last year, the tradition of tailgating brought on neon shirts and a huge student movement.

The largest admissions jump for MU happened in the year we had a nationally topranking football team. And that’s great. Excellent athletic programs are a critical part of attending an excellent university.

However, there is little doubt that, when it comes to financial backing, MU is a school that puts its athletics first, ahead of academics. MU is a part of the Big 12, a conference that is coincidentally known for sports more than academics, and is decidedly staying there despite recent controversy over moving to the Big Ten. As a seemingly prime example for the “front porch” theory that suggests athletics are what draw people, and thus money, into the university, we have to wonder: is that what we really want?

If MU is to consider itself the best public university in the state, we’re going to need more substance to back up our athletic prowess. According to a 2008 report by the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, Big 12 schools spent an average of $13,741 per student in academic spending and $124,054 per student athlete—a nearly nine-fold difference. Is that fair for the vast majority of students who aren’t doubling as star athletes?

The Knight Commission’s report spells out three main goals for college athletic programs including: coming up with better ways to compare academic spending to athletic spending; doling out awards for where academics is put first; and treating college athletes as students first.

As of last year, the MU Athletics Department began to give back its annual $1.5 million subsidy to help with construction projects because the department was making higher profits.

Although this is a good start, it’s time for athletics as well as the university to start focusing more on the main cause of the university: education.

This means putting more funding toward things like faculty salary increases, which MU has not seen in two years.

After the summer hype over conference-switching, we would discourage any pressure to push MU into spending more money on things like television contracts for the Big 12 conference, but encourage more self-sufficiency of the Athletics Department in general.

Rather than pouring more money into athletics and letting those athletes pass by with little in the way of academics, as the report suggests, we need to start demanding a better-funded education. The true value of a university comes from what it is teaching, and athletics holding more importance than the foundation of the school isn’t a very valuable lesson.

MSA should ensure clarity of its bylaws, enforce them This fall, the MU undergraduate student government, the Missouri Students Association, will hold an election with potentially three candidates running for president. Last year, MSA’s current president, Tim Noce, ran unopposed—making this year’s election more complex and significant for those involved.

Aside from the candidates, this election will be additionally noteworthy for the newly appointed Board of Elections Commissioners that oversees the election and counts the votes. Because there was no real election last year, that group primarily focused on electronic voting and attempting to refine the bylaws. However, the bylaws still don’t seem to be strongly and transparently enforced, despite the board’s efforts to improve them.

MSA’s bylaws, as per the 2009 handbook, forbid early campaigning through public appearance, literature distribution, purchased media or websites.

The BEC failed to follow through on a decision they had made for cautioning an MSA student president candidate who broke the rules in the spring semester by intentionally leaking to the press that he was planning to run.

In any government, if a decision regarding an interpretation of the laws is made, it’s generally expected for the people to see those decisions follow through.

Because the BEC did say they would take action on the breach of this bylaw and because a forgotten e-mail was the only reason it didn’t happen, it seems right to call for a change. If the problem is the law, vote to alter the bylaws.

Although this miscommunication on MSA’s part is not the end of the world, we would encourage the newly appointed members of the BEC to ensure the clarity of bylaws as well as enforce them.

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MSA offers opportunities to get involved at MU High school students are often told the best way to maximize their experiences over four years is to get involved.

That sentiment not only applies to high school students, but also those in college.

Involvement in student organizations provides an opportunity to connect with other students on campus and have a stake in what happens in the community and on campus.

The Missouri Students Association, or MSA, is a great place to get involved at Mizzou. MSA is the recognized undergraduate student government of the university. Much like the federal government, MSA operates with three main branches: the executive, judicial, and legislative bodies.

The executive branch houses three main departments that include Student Activities, Student Communications, and Student Services. Additionally, this branch includes nine auxiliary departments including STRIPES, MUTV, KCOU, the Craft Studio, Student Design Center, Tech, Box Office, Student Legal Services, and the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center.

The judicial branch consists of nine appointed justices who serve on the Student Court. They hear cases and disputes that arise under the MSA constitution and bylaws.

Finally, the legislative branch is home to the MSA Senate, which includes 71 elected representatives from each of MU’s schools and colleges. Those representatives are elected at the end of each academic year by their respective schools.

MSA operates on a nearly $1.5 million budget which is used to improve student life, on and off campus, with respect to the suggestions and opinions of all MU students.

Last semester, the Department of Student Communications worked to revamp MSA’s website in an effort to engage a bigger portion of the student population. The website now features information about MSA, upcoming and past events, information on Senate legislation, and much more. We hope this new site will encourage students to participate in MSA events, get involved, and leave feedback for future events and programming.

In addition to continuing to improve our communication with the student body, we are working on some exciting new programs for this academic year. With the closure of Reactor Field for tailgating at the end of last fall, MSA looked into the possibility of sponsoring a student tailgate for each home game this fall. MSA worked closely with the university administration to come up with a workable plan that we hope to implement for the first Tigers game on September 11.

Other improvements include an MSA application for the iPhone, which features a campus map with GPS as well as a news feed and other features. That application will be available for students to download beginning August 23.

Please visit our website at www.msa.missouri.edu to learn more about our various departments and committees. We are always excited to welcome new students and hope to see you on our team in the future.

—Victoria Craig, Missouri Students Association director of Student Communications

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Easy road out makes for a longer journey Rachel Allred rma6f8@mizzou.edu

I received my most noteworthy scar not too long ago. The seconds preceding my injury play like a movie in my head. I was in my friend’s garage, and in order to make it out before the automated door closed, we both began sprinting for the exit. He told me to hurry and watch out for the toolbox. Reacting to my fear of garage doors closing on me, I mindlessly began running.

My frantic run ended when my thigh hit the corner of an open drawer on the toolbox. I looked at my leg and was upset to see my pants had ripped. I looked at my leg again and saw blood. To my dismay, my collision left me with a deep gash on my upper thigh.

After cleaning and disinfecting the wound, I placed several butterfly bandages on the cut, hoping that would be enough to pull the skin together and allow my leg to heal. I certainly didn’t want to go through the horror and inconvenience of getting stitches.

The next morning, it was apparent I needed medical attention. I visited the

doctor, who winced at the sight of my injury and informed me that I needed stitches. However, I could not receive them because they have to be administered within four hours of receiving a wound. I hobbled away with a bruised, bloody thigh and, because I hadn’t received stitches, a higher risk of getting an infection, longer healing time and the promise of a larger scar.

Though the bandages weren’t completely useless, they weren’t nearly as beneficial as stitches would have been.

Had I received a small cut instead of a 3 ? inch gash, a Band-Aid would have been just fine. But because my wound was deep, it needed more than basic remedies. Although the thought of stitches sickened me, I would have taken that over the trouble of continually bandaging my cut and worrying about infection.

I’ve found that many times in life we try to fix large problems with small, temporary solutions. Like Band-Aids, they might help for a while, but in the end more damage is done.

It reminds me of a time when I was driving down a well-traveled road.

Potholes, all of which had been filled with gravel, dotted the street. Filling the holes with gravel was a quick fix, but after rain and extensive use of the road, I was sure

the gravel would be washed or carried away, reopening the holes and making the road worse than before.

Initially it takes less time, pain and resources to simply put a bandage on problems. But after a while the cover comes off, exposing a situation that still needs fixing.

Taking care of a problem the effective way the first time makes life much happier, and moving on can happen quicker.

A key component to solving a tough problem is honesty about how bad the situation is. I’ve often shrugged my shoulders and said, “It’s OK” when something really upset me. However, I’ve learned one of the most liberating feelings comes from not always saying “It’s OK” when it’s really not. Summoning up the courage to admit something needs to be done can be difficult, and covering sincere emotions with an “It doesn’t bother me” front can be a strong temptation.

Solving world crises, working through relationship problems, bettering the community and almost every other aspect of life at some point requires going a little deeper, working a little harder and putting in a little more effort. It requires tossing away the gauze and pulling out the needle and thread. “Can we fix it? Yes we can!” — but it may take more than a bandage.

Take your finances into your own hands Mary Novokhovsky mn5p6@mizzou.edu

This article goes out to all the broke college students, embittered by the empty wallet of an unemployed summer. Your financial solution has finally arrived. I’m here to tell you about a fiscally and altruistically rewarding experience that can change lives and replenish your bank account.

Just sit back, relax and take off your pants. Behind the button and zipper lies a fertile gold mine waiting to be purged of its bounty. I’m not talking about dirty alleyways and gold-toothed pimps, I’m talking about the dependable sterility of latex gloves — the sperm and egg trade.

Google “sperm and egg donation,” and you’ll find the market for these essential baby-making utilities is booming. In 0.20 seconds, you can encounter just under a quarter of a million sites dedicated to unveiling the how-to and know-how behind the business of assisted reproduction.

Although egg donors tend to yield more profit than their sperm-y counterparts, both parties must still undergo a rigorous evaluation process, which includes an interview (sometimes several) followed by thorough psychological and physical testing.

According to spermbank.com, men should expect to make a six-month commitment when deciding to donate. If the sample they provide is deemed A-OK and all other tests have come back with a mark of approval, the sperm bank might ask for the donor to keep on giving throughout this six-month timeframe.

Although spermbank.com says guys can make $35 to $50 per sample, other smaller agencies offer up to $1000 for just a few samples. It would probably be wise to do your research before agreeing to make magic happen — in a paper cup — in a back alley — for $60. Even though sperm banks are FDA-regulated, other agencies might not be held to the same standards and oversight.

Now ladies, you’ll be happy to hear your eggs can make you anywhere from $5000 to $10,000 a pop, with reported cases in the high tens of thousands. Although the process requires a varying time commitment (according to fertility.com, it can

take around eight weeks after a match has been found), there is more to it than simply spreading your legs in some stirrups.

You must attend screening appointments, receive shots of follicle-stimulating hormones and endure the PMS-like side effects that go along with the whole ordeal.

But what if you do have well-oiled brains? A good athletic record? Luxurious hair? Well, you’re in luck! Thanks to our growing societal desire for perfection, you can use your personal traits as solid marketing skills. Beyond the plain page design of sperm banks’ websites and reproductive societies exists a world of smiling, happy families and pun-tastic titles.

The eggceptional.com home page is adorned with a professional model’s photograph, artfully cropped right before we can see her cleavage. She is one of their many steamy donors. The rest of the database is sneakily hidden from regular visitors.

In order to dig deeper into eggceptional’s arsenal of stunning babes with good SAT

scores, you have to fill out a form and wait to be contacted. I’m waiting for my call.

Now you know, the world is begging for you bright-eyed college students to help make someone else’s dream come true. Yet, being a sperm and egg “donor” is a bit more than the blunt technicalities I’ve laid out.

Although you’re not legally bound to the child you might potentially create, you are nonetheless entering the confusing realm of bioethics. Selling potential life to the highest bidder in order to afford spring break this year might be pushing science too far.

We have an amazing opportunity to give able-bodied people the baby they could not have otherwise. Yet, where do we draw the moral line between what we can legally do in this life and what we should do? Do we agree to live in a world where genetic handpicking and human desperation fuel the business of life? Or do we demand a system overhaul and simply stop the creation test tube existence altogether?

Merit Myers mvmq49@mizzou.edu

Positive impacts of alcoholism Driving through campus the other day, I was feeling a bit generous, and I yielded to the parade that is the Summer Welcome incoming freshman, their parents and the orientation leaders. As they crossed Virginia Avenue, I watched what looked like an endless procession of baby ducks pass by with their parents. As I continued to watch them navigate their future school, I thought about how a year from now, where they walk now will have a tremendously different meaning and set of memories — some mundane and a few life-changing as well. I know my freshman year included one memory I don’t remember at all.

From what I remember, my friends and I were in University Hall making forts.

We didn’t have anything planned for the night besides fort making and going to a friend’s party nearby. Sitting in our bunker, we passed around a handle of Gordon’s Vodka, and I sipped and sipped with no immediate effect. Being the inexperienced drinker, when the handle came around again, in an effort to feel the effects, I drank it like water.

The next thing I remember, I was waking up in a hospital bed with no shoes.

Needless to say, what I did was dangerous and a guaranteed way of spending the night slumped over ivory or, in my case, spending the night at the nearby hospital.

The next few phone conversations with my parents were filled with worry and apprehension about my incident. My parents were understandably worried. I don’t think they had an idea of how much I drank or if I drank at all. My dad was especially worried and discussed with me artists and writers who battled alcoholism, and he questioned how much better they might’ve been without being addicted to the bottle. Ernest Hemingway was his prime example, and my dad’s question has stuck with me ever since.

Why do so many artists turn to alcohol to incite the muse?

One notable example, F. Scott Fitzgerald, heavily depended on alcohol for an escape and was hospitalized many times in his life and arrested just as many times due to intoxication. He was definitely an alcoholic. Yet, for most, frequent intoxication and poor health would inhibit productivity, whereas Fitzgerald seemed to exemplify the opposite. He believed a short story could be written on a bottle, but writing a novel was inhibited by alcohol because one would write on a micro level and lose sight of the macro themes being expanded throughout the work. Did it help him?

He did, however, practice an art that requires an openness and vulnerability in its creation. As far as all art is concerned, writing is one of the most revealing forms of expression. If it isn’t what is being written about, how it is written can reveal more about the author than its substance.

Perhaps Fitzgerald and other alcoholic writers might have been the products of an art that requires removed inhibitions. I believe lucidity can come from easing the edge, but the level Fitzgerald did begs the question of whether he and his contemporaries were in fact exceptions that thrived from intoxication. If so, these weren’t just drunks. These were real people overcoming themselves and writing about it.

Alcohol was their release from and shackle to their own evils.

I’ll assume all the kids passing by my car that day can’t tolerate alcohol like Fitzgerald could, but I’ll be happy to assume a few, if not all, will share their voice with Mizzou like F. Scott Fitzgerald did with the world.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Jake's Takes

Jake Kreinberg Sports Columnist

Welcome to the Big 12-Lite As classes ended and campuses emptied, talks heated up to leave an indelible impression on the college athletics landscape. We were headed toward four “super-conferences” consisting of 16 teams each.

Well, it was rumored to happen. That’s what my sources told me, anyway.

But it didn’t, perhaps to the chagrin of the Big Ten. Missouri has committed steadfastly to the new and improved Big 12-Lite, sans Nebraska and Colorado. What does this mean for MU going forward?

Critics will point toward the Big 12’s distribution of revenue, which remains unbalanced, and other policies as reasons why Missouri lost ground in this summer’s conference reshuffling.

However, I look at the new Big 12 as a step forward, albeit small, for the university and surrounding community. According to Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe’s proposal, Missouri can significantly increase its earnings from the conference in 2008, when it received $10.4 million. $17 million or more annually is an amount the vast majority of schools in the country would take in a heartbeat. And MU still has a home in a BCS conference (not to mention a home in general) that dwarfs one of the other rumored situations (party in the Mountain West?).

I don’t like the inequalities in the Big 12 and neither does any school in the soon-to-bedefunct North Division. Ultimately, the conference will face the same possibility of divorce down the road, because the Big Ten, Pac-10 and SEC will come calling again. But in the short run, these policies ironically saved the Big 12, as Beebe was able to lure Texas & Co. back to the Midwest.

In the Big 12, each school’s success on the field indirectly correlates to the amount of money it receives from the conference, thus creating the revenue discrepancies. Although this may not be fair (Texas has more pull than Iowa State), there’s no arguing that more success on the gridiron translates into more success off it.

Missouri actually received the fourth-most revenue from the Big 12 in 2008-09. This might surprise some people, but MU was coming off an exceptional football season the previous year and basketball was on its way towards an Elite Eight appearance. If the Tigers can hang with Texas and Oklahoma in football and Kansas in basketball year after year, fewer fans, if any, will complain about the revenue sharing.

Although this type of sustained success would be unprecedented if both of MU’s “revenue” sports reached elite status at the same time, there’s no better opportunity to do it than in the new Big 12. With only 10 teams, the league can schedule a round-robin in football and double round-robin in basketball. There would be an undisputed champion, with no easy path to get there.

We already have an idea of how Mike Anderson’s Tigers can compete in the new Big 12 because everyone plays each other at least once. As for Gary Pinkel’s Tigers, I’m still not sure. I have the utmost faith in Pinkel to lead us to third place in the standings (which is more than what MU could say when he got here).

Taking us to the next level will be more of a challenge, starting with a victory over Oklahoma this year during Homecoming on Oct. 23.

Pinkel will certainly have more exposure in Texas. Now if only we stopped playing so many palooka teams out of conference, Gary.

sports Reach Zach Mink, sports editor, at zmink@themaneater.com

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10 members,” Delany said. “You can have a conference with 11 members. I don’t buy that any one institution is responsible for Once at the center of the Big Ten expan- anything of that dimension. I know it’s a sion speculation, MU ultimately found good storyline and it’s a good narrative, itself on the outside looking in. Because but there are a lot of other ways to describe MU was perceived to be inserting itself what’s happening (in the Big 12).”

Deaton echoed Delany’s comments into the Big Ten discussion, the University of Nebraska — Lincoln blamed MU for and said he is optimistic about the new Big 12. causing the trouble for the Big 12.

“I feel very excited about it, actually,” “Nebraska did not start this discussion,” Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Deaton said. “(The new setup) makes Pearlman said during a UNL Board of it a more collegiate feeling, and I think Regents meeting June 11. “Early on, after that we’re going to be able to work well the Big Ten announced that it intended together.”

Not everyone shares Deaton’s optito consider expansion, we saw reports that officials of Missouri had made clear mism, though. Not much was done to that they would want to go to the Big Ten, ease the unhappiness of schools such as including statements by their governor, MU, who voiced displeasure with how the I believe by members of their Board of conference was run, leading experts and Curators and by their chancellor, at least some officials within the Big 12 to quescomments that were clearly not in sup- tion the conference’s stability.

“I just don’t think this conference will port of the Big 12.”

Chancellor Brady Deaton said he does last long because there’s just too much disnot understand Nebraska’s accusations parity between all the teams here,” Texas and contends that MU was not the only Tech football coach Tommy Tuberville said. “You’ve got some teams that get school exploring its options.

“I don’t fully understand that comment a little bit more money. And when that and don’t think it’s an accurate comment happens, you’re going to have teams looking for better avenues at all,” Deaton said. “I to leave and reasons to think that was only leave. And so we have because of the original 12 bylaws state that departing teams a 10-team league now, speculation that includ- Big must a forfeit a certain amount of their but I just don’t know ed Missouri in the spec- revenue as damages to the rest of the how long that’s going to ulation about the Big teams in the conference. last, to be honest with Ten. Some schools, who 2008-2009 Revenue: $10.1 million Owes 50% if leaving in 2 years you.” had their own plans, Tuberville’s doubts may have looked at that Colorado Owes 80-90% if leaving in 1 year are not unfounded. as justification for what 2008-2009 Revenue: $11.5 million Owes 80-90%; planning to leave in Although all 10 teams they were doing.”

13 months. get more money with Despite the harsh fewer teams, the discomments from his Nebraska SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHIC DESIGNER parity in profits conference’s newest member, Big Ten Commissioner Jim between Texas and the rest of the conDelany refused to blame anyone and sug- ference increases substantially due to gested a smaller Big 12 has potential to the unequal revenue system. Under the new conference setup, the University of succeed.

“I think you can have a conference with Texas is projected to earn as much as $25

PARTING GIFTS?

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Missouri senior Bree Thornton and Nebraska senior midfielder Anna White clash in midair after heading the ball during the Big 12 Regular Season Championship game October 25th at Walton Stadium. Nebraska left the Big 12 in favor of the Big Ten Conference in June. million. Add in the possibility of Texas creating its own television network, and UT could be drawing $30 million in total revenue.

Another important component of the new Big 12 is that none of the 10 schools are contractually obligated to stay with the Big 12. All 10 recommitments, including MU’s, were sealed with a handshake, not a signed document. Although Deaton has said Missouri is “totally committed and devoted to making the new Big 12 a major success, there are no documents preventing Missouri from leaving if an offer should come.

“There’s still some definite instability (in the ‘new’ Big 12),” ESPN staff writer David Ubben said. “I have my doubts about if the Big Ten comes and wants Missouri, that Missouri wouldn’t just leave.”

Athletes rank second academically in Big 12 KAHLER BILLINGHERST Reporter MU athletic programs were due for some good news after the conference realignment scare marred otherwise generally successful seasons. From the women’s softball team reaching the College World Series for the second straight year to the gymnastics team making the NCAA championships for the first time in program history to the 13 All-American athletes, there was a lot for MU athletics to celebrate.

Awards announced at the end of the academic year also highlighted the achievements of MU’s student athletes — this time, with the emphasis on “student.”

Academically, the Tigers flourished in the Big 12, with 80 athletes landing on the All-Big 12 academic team. MU led the Big 12 in seven of 20 sports in Academic Progress Rate, or APR, and had an overall GPA of 2.8. The APR was good for second in conference, placing only behind the soon-to-be-departed University of Colorado. Ten sports had cumulative average GPAs of more than 3.0, and more than half of all Missouri athletes achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better.

Nationally recognized awards includ-

ed the US Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) naming both the men’s and women’s cross country teams as All-Academic teams.

Missouri’s women’s team has proudly carried this honor every year since the USTFCCA first started recognizing the award 44 years ago.

Individual achievements were also recognized, with plenty of awards and titles handed out to Tiger athletes. Sophomore Kaitie Vanatta of the Track and Field team was named to the USTFCCCA AllAcademic team, while the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team recognized her teammates junior Leslie Farmer and graduate Shannon Leinert. Leinert also made the third team Academic All-American team.

Academic organizations were kind to the Tigers as well, including men’s track team member and sophomore Marcus Ferguson, named to the Omicron Delta Kappa Freshman 14 for being an outstanding student athlete, and teammate Tim Cornell, now a graduate, who earned a Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship. Senior women’s golfer Madison Marcolla also earned a Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship.

The Arthur Ashe Jr. Award, given to

athletes who both excel in their sport and are great presences in their community, was handed out to five athletes. Senior RaeShara Brown from the women’s basketball team, graduate Bree Thorton and senior Alysha Bonnick of the soccer team, senior Weiwen Wang from volleyball and junior Sierra Grant from the women’s track team all received the prestigious award.

Baseball’s Andreas Plackis, a redshirt freshmen, was one of the most decorated student athletes, garnering the Chancellor’s Excellence and Leadership award and an MU Unsung Hero Award, given to contributors of the greater Columbia community.

Senior Terry Dennis from MU football also won the Unsung Hero Award.

Dennis, along with sophomore Marissa Cook from women’s golf, junior Jordan Hawley from men’s swimming and Sierra Grant from women’s track will attend the Big 12 Leadership Summit.

MU handed academic and personnel awards to some of their athletes as well.

Senior Kari Adam of the women’s soccer team was named to one of the university’s secret societies, the Mystical 7, an organization which selects seven top seniors based on their good deeds and leadership qualities.

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Basketball coaches talk Big 12 changes Despite the loss of two teams, coaches say the Big 12 will remain strong.

PATRICK IVERSEN Reporter If there was any doubt remaining that basketball played second fiddle to football in college athletics, the whirlwind of realignment talk surrounding the Big 12 conference earlier this month erased it. But for all the uncertainty and focus on football, Big 12 basketball coaches understood how the situation would play out.

The issue of football and television rights almost resulted in the conference’s disintegration earlier in the month, and the talk centered around the Pac-10, Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference attempting to lure Big 12 schools to their conferences. Ultimately, two teams departed; Colorado to the Pac-10 and Nebraska to the Big Ten. Despite weeks of uncertainty, Missouri coach Mike Anderson said he never felt the conference would fall apart and the conference would benefit from the changes.

“I even made the statement to someone, ‘They shook us, but they didn’t break us,’” Anderson said. “I think with the way things are going in this world right now, money can come in and make things really unsettled. I think the difference is that the Big 12 had the power to put everything together, and I think the 10 that are remaining will be an even stronger conference.”

“It’s always been that way,” Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon said. “I know who makes the money for the university. The scary thing was

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Senior forward Keith Ramsey tries to gain control of the ball after it is rebounded by Texas sophomore forward Alexis Wangmene on February 24 at Mizzou Arena. Although The Big 12 has been trimmed down to ten teams, Missouri coach Mike Anderson believes the conference will remain strong. a school like Kansas — because I these TV deals the way it does.” this is a long-term deal, without tic about the challenge. played there — their tradition and The deciding factor that helped question. This could be a situation “Before, we coaches were them not having a place to go. That keep the conference together was where we’re locked in longer than against 18 games because there was a little bit sobering.” the guarantee of a television deal. any other established leagues have was no way to do it with 12 teams,” The coach at the helm of Texas Although the deal has not been been locked up.”

Kansas State coach Frank Martin A&M’s basketball program believes finalized, Kansas coach Bill Self With 10 teams remaining in the said. “Now, with 10 teams, it makes the television deals that, in part, said they are working diligently on conference, the basketball sched- sense, and it’s going to be absurd drove the conference realignment it and expressed his confidence in ule is expected to change into how difficult it’s going to be. But if discussion dealt far more with foot- the future of the conference. an 18-game round-robin format you’re a competitor, that’s how you ball than basketball.

“I feel better about our league requiring each team to play each want it to be. Anything that’s easy “I think I was realistic about today than I have in the last seven other on their respective home becomes a dead end, and anything things,” Turgeon said. “But I think years I’ve been in the league,” Self courts. The consensus from Big that’s hard gives you a chance to we all realized that football brings said. “I think there’s been a com- 12 basketball coaches was this will flourish in the end. The harder it is money into the institution during mitment by all 10. No team has make for a much tougher sched- the better the teams in that envithe year, and that’s why it drives one foot in, one foot out. I think ule, but they were also enthusias- ronment become.”

Five Tigers taken to majors in 2010 MLB Draft JOHN MONTESANTOS Staff Writer Five members of the Missouri baseball team were selected on day two of the 2010 MLB draft June 8.

Seniors Aaron Senne and Michael Liberto and juniors Brett Nicholas, Nick Tepesch and Tyler Clark all had their names called.

Nicholas was the first Tiger taken, chosen by the Texas Rangers in the sixth round. The junior utility player saw action at catcher and third base this past season after transferring to Missouri from Scottsdale Community College.

Although the defensive value of playing two positions was vital to the Missouri lineup, the place the junior really stood out was at the plate. Nicholas earned AllBig 12 First Team honors with a team-best 64 RBIs and 26 multi-hit games. The first-year Tiger also put together a 19-game hitting streak in April, the longest since 2002.

Next chosen was first baseman and senior leader Aaron Senne.

After turning down a 32nd round selection in the 2009 draft, Senne was taken in the 10th round by the Florida Marlins, thanks to a stellar senior season.

Missouri’s 2010 batting champ made the big jump in the draft after hitting .400 with 16 home runs and 22 doubles last year. The AllAmerican Senne topped the pro-

gram’s record books in career hits, doubles and extra base hits in his four years. He also became the first Tiger to hit at least .400 since 1988.

The team’s only other senior and the third member of the so-called “Big Three” was also called on.

Senior shortstop Michael Liberto was drafted in the 21st round by the Kansas City Royals. In his two years at Missouri, the leadoff man started in more than 100 contests.

In 2010, Liberto earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention after hitting .317 with three triples and 31 RBIs. After posting a four-hit performance in the first tournament of the season, the senior sparkplug added two nine-game hitting streaks in mid-March and late April.

Although the Missouri pitching staff might have performed under expectations this season, two Tiger hurlers were picked up by the League. Junior right-hander Nick Tepesch went to the Rangers in the 14th round after leading the team with 75 strikeouts and six victories this past year. Missouri’s ace came alive late in the season, throwing two complete games in his last three regular season starts. He then capped off the year with a complete game win over No. 1 Texas in the Big 12 tournament.

Tepesch turned down a bid to the pros out of high school to attend Missouri, where he struck

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Missouri junior third baseman Brett Nicholas tosses the bat after being walked against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on March 24 at Taylor Stadium. Nicholas was drafted by the Texas Rangers in June. out 176 batters in 213.0 career innings pitched.

Fellow junior righty Tyler Clark was the second pitcher taken as a 25th-round pick of the Detroit Tigers. His 26 appearances and 43

strikeouts in 2010 were both second on staff. Clark was also drafted out of high school as a late rounder by the Chicago Cubs but chose to play college ball.

The departure of seniors Senne

and Liberto as well as Nicholas will be a big loss for the Missouri offense next season. The Tigers will look to their improving underclassmen and budding rookies to step up in 2011.

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