The Maneater -- Volume 76, Issue 19

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Columbia, Missouri • Friday, October 30, 2009

Vol. 76, No. 19

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AAA pursuing creation of new minor The minor would be useful in an ethnically diverse job market. MEGAN DONOHUE Staff Writer The Asian American Association has begun looking into the creation of an ethnic studies minor. “The ethnics minor would kind of encompass the other ethnic groups, so it’s kind of like if you are interested in learning about your own culture or another culture,” AAA Internal Vice President Christyona Pham said. The ethnic studies minor was not the group’s original idea, Pham said, but it could lead to more

opportunities for other related programs. “We wanted to make an Asian American studies program, but the interest in our population is kind of small right now, so we figured we would go with an ethnics minor because it would be easier to make an Asian American Studies program if we started with an ethnic minor,” she said. The minor is popular at many other universities, said Yolanda Escamilla, undergraduate coordinator of the University of California, San Diego. The minor is especially popular in Western states such as the University of California schools and universities in Washington, Arizona and Colorado. A main factor in the popu-

REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW MINORS Proposals for new minors need to include the following:

1. Course list and sample of program study courses will be offered often enough 2. Proof for students to complete minor on time 3. List of prerequisites account of the advising and support 4. An services and program director endorsement from academic units likely 5. The to be affected by the creation of the minor Source: Provost Web site KATIE PRINCE/GRAPHICS ASSISTANT

larity of ethnic studies both as a major and a minor in these states is the increased ethnic diversity, Escamilla said. see MINOR, page 6

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Budget Committee Chairman Matt Sheppard speaks during the Missouri Students Association Senate Committee meeting Wednesday in Stotler Lounge. Sheppard was in opposition to creating a paid position for Office of Inspector General, who would be in charge of MSA audits.

Sustainability fund offers support for student projects MSA considers TRAVIS CORNEJO Staff Writer The Office of Sustainability held an informational session Tuesday night to discuss the student sustainable initiative fund application process. According to the application, the fund’s purpose is to provide funding for student-oriented projects at MU. Approximately $12,000 is available for this year. Lauren Hasler, Missouri Students Association Sustainability Committee chairwoman, said there is no minimum amount students need to ask for and the question of

SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVE FUND Proposals that include the following items might be given special consideration: Promotes sustainability education Student-oriented or student-driven Highly effective use of resources Provides specific, measurable results Source: MU Student Sustainability Initiative Fund application SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHIC DESIGNER

only partially funding projects has not been addressed. Hasler said the student sustainable initiative fund is funded through the MU student sus-

tainability fee that was passed in February 2009. Student Sustainability Coordinator Ben Datema said the idea for the fee came from discussion with MSA last year. “We’ve seen it at different campuses,” Datema said about student sustainability fees. “I didn’t think it would work here for some reason.” Datema said it did work out and that the inspiration for the student sustainable initiative fund came from a desire to directly give some of the money from the sustainability fee back to the students. see FUND, page 6

Tigers take down Wildcats ALEX KECKEISEN Staff Writer In a match more competitive than the score indicated, the Missouri volleyball team defeated Kansas State 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 2518) on the power of junior outside hitter Paola Ampudia. The Tigers lost 1-3 in Manhattan, Kan., on Oct. 14 but rebounded with a match in which they only trailed for four total points, all coming early in the first two sets. Both teams played well on offense, notching high overall hitting percentages. Kansas State hit its way to a .215 hitting percentage and the Tigers were able to notch 52 kills and a .333 hitting percentage, something they have only done in three matches this year. Coach Wayne Kreklow was somewhat down on the overall per-

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formance of his team. “We didn’t play as well as we have the last couple matches but I felt we played long enough and well enough to come away with a win,” Kreklow said. Ampudia continued her dominance with 18 kills on 41 attacks for a commanding .317 hitting percentage. Ampudia showed for the fifth straight match how dominant she could be, but still showing restraint when needed. “When you know there’s one person that can single handedly get you out of a tough spot, you can start to depend on her,” Kreklow said. Junior outside hitter Julianna Klein made her return after missing four matches with mononucleosis. Klein made her debut midsee BALL, page 6

new position KAYLEN RALPH Staff Writer The Missouri Students Association debated a bill at the full Senate session regarding the creation of an Office of Inspector General position within the legislative branch of MSA. The bill, co-authored by former Operations Committee Chairman Josh Travis and new Chairman Evan Wood, is designed to transfer the budget auditing responsibilities to an Inspector General outside the membership of MSA.

“The auditing power being invested in a legislative committee is a huge conflict of interest,” Wood said. “It’s like if a company somewhere was coming up with their own budget and then was responsible for auditing their own financial interest.” Travis said in addition to being an issue of conflict of interest, the auditing process is a task the Operations Committee does not have the experience or time to do effectively. see MSA, page 6

CPD, MUPD get ready for Halloween weekend ALICIA STICE Staff Writer

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Sophomore Annie Lopez hits the ball over the net during a game against the Kansas State Wildcats on Wednesday night at the Hearnes Center. Lopez tied a season record of 12 digs in a game during the match, which was also a win for the Tigers.

Local law enforcement agencies are preparing for Halloween, which falls on a Saturday this year. MU Police Department Capt. Brian Weimer said officers are always looking for illegal and dangerous behavior, and Halloween is no exception. “We don’t wait for holidays to do this,” Weimer said. The usual number of MUPD officers will be on patrol on Halloween. MUPD officers are aware of the potential increase in see SAFETY, page 6

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Wrestlers Max Askren and Dorian Henderson are working to move to a lower weight class to give MU a competitive edge. Sports, page 17

HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS

CPD released a brochure about Halloween safety. The brochure suggests parents have older children supervise younger children while they trick-ortreat. Establish a return time Watch for children when driving Enter and exit driveways and alleys carefully

Source: CPD Halloween Safety brochure SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Breast Cancer Awareness MU student organizations and Columbia went pink during the 25th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Feature, page 9


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