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Athletics returns money to MU budget ZACH TOOMBS News Editor Profits from the athletics department will translate into more money for the university's general operating budget in the next few years, Chancellor Brady Deaton said. Athletics department spokesman Chad Moller said the department will begin to return its annual $1.5 million subsidy for construction projects debt to MU's budget. The athletics department pulls in higher profits, but the UM system is facing a 5.2 percent budget cut from the state in the next academic year. Moller said this deci-
ATHLETICS ANNUAL SUBSIDY MU will steadily cut down the athletics department's subsidy for debt service each year until it's eventually eliminated. 2010: $1.25 million 2011: $750,000 2012: $0 Source: Athletics department spokesman Chad Moller MAURA HOWARD/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
sion comes in part due to the university's troubled financial state. "This is a sacrifice that athletics is making to help the operating mission of the university as a whole," Moller said. "We're obvi-
ously going through some very challenging times, and while it creates a definite challenge for us, it is the right thing to do for the greater good." MU's athletics department was one of 25 major college sports programs to turn a profit in 2008, according to an NCAA study. The study stated the department reached a $1.4 million profit in 2008 and a $2 million profit in the 2009 fiscal year. Deaton said there is no specific use in mind for the money returned by the athletics department. "It would help support our see RETURN, page 6
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The Shack to unite traditions old and new JUSTIN WHALEY Staff Writer
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Redshirt sophomore kicker Grant Ressel is hoisted up by his teammates after kicking the winning field goal against the Jayhawks on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium. Ressel was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week.
Ressel’s field goal wins it for MU EVAN GLANTZ Senior Staff Writer
KANSAS CITY — Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said last year’s loss against Kansas has hung over him and his football team like a cloud. But thanks to sophomore kicker Grant Ressel, the sun finally broke through for the Tigers (8-4, 4-4 Big 12), who beat the rival Jayhawks (5-7, 1-7 Big 12) 41-39 on a last-second field goal.
“I was a little nervous,” Ressel said. “I was trying not to think about it too much and make it like a normal kick for me. But it was hard not to think about the consequences if I missed. So I just thought ‘I’m making this.’" Pinkel had full faith in his kicker, mostly because of the preparation they give Ressel for high-intensity situations. “What we’ll do is pull him see FOOTBALL, page 6
Few students turn out for H1N1 vaccine RACHEL ALLRED Staff Writer Vaccines for the H1N1 virus were provided free of charge to students Monday evening at Center residence hall, but at the close of the clinic, fewer than 10
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students had attended to receive the vaccine. Columbia/Boone County Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Geni Alexander said the department see FLU, page 6
Walking through the green squeaky doors of the run-down shanty, floors creak and tall glasses clink together as students pile in for a quick bite to eat and let loose after classes and exams. Pitchers of beer go around the tables and couples hit the dance floor to get close to their beaus. Floorboards were brittle and booths could have cracked from all the carvings, but that didn't stop MU students from frequenting one of the most happening hangouts: The Shack. The Shack became the quintessential student hangout of its time. Crowds flocked at all times of the day to grab a beer, relax after a long day's work and make their mark by carving names and initials into the booths, walls and floorboards.
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A statue of Beetle Bailey sits in front of the Reynolds Alumni Center at the previous site of The Shack, an old campus hangout that burned down in 1988. The Shack is being rebuilt in the student center and will open in 2011. Although The Shack had a long-standing tradition of being the go-to place to wine and dine with friends, its pres-
Results show trayless dining saves resources LUKE UDSTUEN Staff Writer Dining halls reported both less food waste and less water usage during the trayless trial. Students were served 53,917 meals during the trayless trial and found an average of 1.19 fewer ounces of food were wasted when trays were given only to those who requested them. Residence Halls Association President Rachael Feuerborn said the trayless trial provided a much-needed foray into a topic that hadn’t previously been acted upon.
“I think it will open people’s eyes,” Feuerborn said about the resources saved. “Our findings are pretty much on par with what other universities have found.” Students will receive a survey in their e-mail inboxes this week that will include the amount of food saved. Through this survey, students will be allowed to voice their opinions about the trayless trial. “We determined the amount by weighing the edible food and beverage waste from 100 customers’ trays at each lunch and dinner from Monday through Friday of the challenge week and dividing the total weight by 100,” Campus
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MSA looks at transportation issues KAYLEN RALPH Staff Writer The Missouri Students Association is working with the Parking and Transportation Committee in an effort to address certain issues that have been brought to the Campus and Community Relations Committee. The three concerns most pertinent are parking, bicycle safety and a Hertz rental car program, Sen. Sheela Lal said. MSA President-elect Tim Noce said the issue of parking is one students have been passionate about for several years. “These are just a few things that students have felt the need for, a lot of people have brought these issues to our attention,” Noce said. “Ever since I’ve been in Senate I’ve heard about parking. This is something students are passionate about and we hope we can make some progress on these issues.” Noce suggested the idea of a parking system based on seniority in an effort to curtail the effects of more freshmen coming to campus with cars each year. Lal has been indirectly involved with the discussion of some of these issues and said a parking system which allowed upperclassmen to park in the residence hall lots closest to campus would decrease the bus traffic on Rollins Street created by a large number of
students taking buses to remote lots. CCRC Chairwoman Emily Garner said the committee is also looking into possibly lowering the cost of parking. The Hertz Rental Car would allow students to rent cars for use while at school. Lal said these could be used to run errands and decrease the number of students who feel having a car on campus is necessary. There is a presentation of this program scheduled for this week. “Some people think that this won’t be helpful and some people on Parking and Transportation think this would set up a precedent for other corporations to come in and try and get a brand monopoly on campus,” Lal said. Lal said the issue of bicycle safety is also one that will be addressed in the near future. “With biking, there’s a lot of issues with the lack of lights and people not following regular traffic laws,” Lal said. “A lot of drivers are having issues with the bikes.” The Parking and Transportation Committee will fund an event in partnership with the MU Police Department and MSA shortly after the end of winter break. The event would be an opportunity for people to get lights on their bikes and register them with the police. Noce said MSA is looking into a shuttle
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Lot AV-14 sits partially empty the weekend before Thanksgiving break. Improvements on the lot aim to reduce bus congestion and give closer parking spots to upperclassmen. system to and from Jefferson City, where many students travel regularly for internships. In addition to providing a service for these students, it will also serve as an alternate form
of transportation for students in St. Louis and Kansas City who can catch a train at the Amtrak station, located directly across from the capitol building.
Gillett students displaced MU environmental initiative as renovations commence supported by EPA grant LUKE UDSTUEN Staff Writer Gillett residence hall, built in 1966, is scheduled to begin renovation at the beginning of the spring 2010 semester and be completed by the fall 2011, the Residential Life Master Plan states. The hall’s closing will displace 459 residents, who will be forced to move to a different residence hall by the end of the semester. Freshman Jared Foldy is one of the students applying for new housing for next semester. “They pretty much told us we could either choose another dorm to live in or keep our roommate,” Foldy said. “Me and my roommate chose to stick together and they’re just going to randomly place us. We’re not going to find out until over Christmas break, which is pretty unfortunate, but that’s what we have to work with.” MU is working with students to help them in the moving process. Foldy said the Department of Residential Life told students it would provide them with boxes and move all of students’ belongings to the new room assignments. Some students have chosen to move out before Gillett closes. There were 459 students living in Gillett at the beginning of the semester, whereas there were 414 living there as of Nov. 16, Gillett Coordinator Laura Corry Denlinger said. Foldy said Gillett wasn’t the first choice for him or many other residents of the hall this semester. “It ended up sort of being given to me because I signed up for registration late and was placed here,” Foldy said. Freshman Ashley Hartman was late in signing up for housing and didn’t give first preference to Gillett but said she has enjoyed her time there.
“I love it,” Hartman said. “Everyone has an open door policy, everyone is friends and take care of each other. We all go out together. I haven’t heard that in a lot of other dorms, so I’m really going to miss that.” Freshman Nathan Batchelor said he has also enjoyed the community within Gillett. “Later in the semester we started getting together, and talking, and being more open with everyone,” Batchelor said. “It’s cool that we’re doing that now, but the whole floor won’t be bale to move to a different floor in a different hall.” Hartman said things within Gillett are old but functional. “Everything is really old, but I really don’t mind it,” Hartman said. “Nothing’s faulty or anything.” Many students said the bathrooms were the worst area of Gillett. “The bathrooms are really old, the floor is uneven in the shower and the curtains don’t really close all the way,” Hartman said. “All the plumbing shows by the sinks, and it just looks yucky.” Foldy said he has grown to appreciate Gillett’s imperfections. “I’ve really grown to love how run down it is,” Foldy said. “I didn’t want to live in a super pampered state my freshman year. I feel like the whole purpose of your freshman year is to sort of embrace living on your own and living in a sort of run down place.” Despite the residence hall’s age and poor shape in many areas, Foldy said there are some parts of Gillett students will miss. “I think probably the biggest change will be that I’ll have to walk farther to go eat because Rollins is right here, and that’s sort of been a luxury,” Foldy said. “I’ve kind of taken that for granted, now that I think about it.”
LYNDSEY GARZA Reporter The Environmental Protection Agency granted MU’s Environmental Assistance Center $112,500 last week to support pollution prevention programs. “We were selected through a competitive grant process that was announced last spring,” EAC Director Marie Steinwachs said. “We developed a proposal for what we thought would reduce pollution at the source, and we were selected by EPA to fund.” According to a news release from the EPA, the endowment was established to bolster the Pollution Prevention Act passed in 1990, which details nationally diminishing pollutants by protecting natural resources and creating efficient ways to utilize raw materials, resources and energy. The act also targets ways to combat pollution caused by driving and consumer and industrial consumption. “The grant will fund the work of the EAC, which provides technical assistance, education and the pollution prevention intern program,” Steinwachs said. “All our programs are targeted at reducing waste before it is generated (through) activities that benefit the environment and also the bottom line.” MU will match the grant and provide $112,770 for pollution prevention programs and curriculum to total $225,270. The allowance will build a certificate program or course that could result in a minor offered in the engineering department. The course — Pollution, Prevention, Good Industry Practices and Applied Engineering — is being converted into an online class, available for students to take during any given semester. Steinwachs said EAC is hoping to have 18 students enrolled in 2010. “It is designed for upper level engineering students and will engage students in applying engineering knowledge to problems presented in the areas of energy, water use and
EPA GRANT The Environmental Protection Agency granted MU $112,500 to support pollution prevention programs. The funding will be used... to create an online course for pollution prevention. to expand MU's internship program to support Missouri businesses in ways to reduce toxics and conserve water and energy, with a special emphasis on helping public water and wastewater treatment facilities. to work with specific industries to increase the tools and support for reducing toxics and conserving water and energy. Source: EPA news release KATIE PRINCE/GRAPHICS ASSISTANT
wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, hazardous waste, materials use and air emissions,” Steinwachs said. “It may later become part of a certificate program but that is a parallel track that Engineering is pursuing.” EAC is opening 10 engineering internships to qualified engineering students after completion of the course. The process to be selected as an intern is competitive, Steinwachs said. The interns will spend the duration of their summer working full time to eliminate and prevent wastes by outside companies. “In addition to manufacturing plants, we hope to place our interns in some school districts, water treatment plants and municipal or state office buildings to identify energy and environmental efficiencies,” Steinwachs said. The EAC’s programs are projected to result in a reduction of 4,500 metric tons of greenhouse gases and 200,000 pounds of hazardous wastes, the EPA news release said. An anticipated $1 million and gallons of water will be saved over the project’s duration.
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MU POLICE FRIDAY, NOV. 27 Benjamin M. Labout, 21, of 5365 E. Trikalla Drive, on suspicion of use, or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, possession or control of less than 35 grams of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance Samuel E. Snodgrass, 20, of 2018 Hazelwood Drive, on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance SUNDAY, NOV. 29 Kaylee D. Silvers, 18, of Ashland St., on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, failure to drive within a single lane and failure to maintain financial responsibility — Armeen Mistry, staff writer
THURSDAY, NOV. 26 Juan V. Cruz, 21, of 2401 E. Broadway, on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license and driving while intoxicated Joseph S. Oetker, 20, of 4108 Rollins Road, on suspicion of distributing a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol by a minor Darrell W. Scott, Jr., 22, of 3403 Elm Grove Drive, on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault Edward W. Whitaker, 24, of 802 Claudell Lane, on suspicion of deceiving a law enforcement officer FRIDAY, NOV. 27 Brandon F. Bradshaw, 17, of 3800 Saddlebrook Place, on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and less than 35 grams of marijuana Ryan A. Gunier, 19, of 1607 Richardson St., on suspicion of possession of controlled substances and drug paraphernalia Ashley N. Koopmeiners, 19, of 301 Tiger Lane, on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana John E. Moore, 21, of 1014 Elleta Blvd., on suspicion of theft SATURDAY, NOV. 28 Craig J. Avery, 20, of 8580 Gray Road, on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana Delbert Chavis II, 17, of 606 South Jefferson St., on suspicion of theft Hunter J. Garza, 21, of 1491 N. Dawn Drive, on suspicion of armed criminal action, first-
degree property damage, tampering with physical evidence, thirddegree assault and unlawful use of weapons Dorion L. Johnson, 21, of 268 Catherine Drive, on suspicion of third-degree assault and firstdegree trespassing Morion A. Johnson, 21, of 128 Redwood Road, on suspicion of third-degree assault and firstdegree trespassing Katherine Lee-Laddusaw, 19, of 1005 Maryland Ave., on suspicion of theft Shemeca L. Marine, 26, of 1810 McKee St., on suspicion of theft Trever L. Young, 26, of 2401 E. Broadway, on suspicion of first-degree property damage and third-degree assault SUNDAY, NOV. 29 Grant P. Sjurson, 19, of 1404 W. Trobridge Road, on suspicion of false identification and possession of alcohol by a minor Chajuana L. Townsend, 20, of 2905 Mexico Gravel Road, on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault and seconddegree property damage Daniyall D. Coleman, 25, of 813 Again St., on suspicion of possession of controlled substances — Brook duBois, staff writer If you have information on these crimes, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 875-TIPS. All calls are confidential. If a court authority later proves innocence of a charge stated in the Blotter, contact The Maneater to request an updated entry.
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Commission awards MUPD flagship status The MU Police Department received flagship status and reaccreditation during a conference held late November in Salt Lake City. MUPD Chief Jack Watring said flagship status is awarded through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. When a department receives flagship status, it is used to exemplify how a law enforcement agency should be operated. “CALEA uses some departments as a showcase for other departments that are in the process of being accredited,” Watring said. “It lets other departments look at our policies and procedures.” Because MUPD has flagship status, it is able to help other law enforcement agencies improve and now has more credentials, MUPD Capt. Brian Weimer said. “People can come to us for assistance with accreditation because we’re doing it right,” Weimer said. “It’s an extra feather in the cap.” Watring said the status also shows the administration MUPD is meeting its expectations. “We can demonstrate to the administration that we are doing those things we need to do,” Watring said. MUPD has been accredited since 2001. Re-accreditation occurs every three years, Watring said. This was the first year MUPD was eligible to become a flagship
agency. In order to become eligible, CALEA requires that the agency first receive two consecutive commendable accreditations, Watring said. Along with MUPD, the Missouri State Highway Patrol also received re-accreditation and flagship status this year. The Highway Patrol has held a flagship position for several years and it strives to maintain that status, Highway Patrol Capt. Tim Hull said. CALEA assesses law enforcement agencies based on equipment, promotions, personnel, facilities and other aspects, Hull said. In order to receive re-accreditation, agencies must maintain at least 80 percent compliance with the 357 requirements. The Highway Patrol had 100 percent compliance this re-accreditation term, Hull said. “It’s one thing to write policies and procedures and another thing to follow them,” Watring said. “We have to prove that we are doing what our policies say.” Maintaining good standing with CALEA and remaining eligible for re-accreditation and a flagship position is an ongoing endeavor, Hull said. “It’s a continual process every day of every year,” Hull said. “Policies and procedures are continually looked at.” — Rachel Allred, staff writer
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Continued from page 1 Members of the Chandler Davis family parked their house car across the street from Jesse Hall in 1921 with intentions to sell a quick lunch, sandwiches and snacks to students on the go. As time went by, the family built around the lonesome house car and revamped it into the green shanty that was first titled "The Davis Tea Room." Eight years in the making, The Davis Tea Room became the perfect place for students to go on "jelly dates," short dates in between classes to grab a coffee or a soda and to get a little closer to that special someone. The Davis Tea Room closed in 1933, and it went under new ownership numerous times. Vernon and Mary Blackmore and Jack Armel reopened the property in the mid-'30s under the title "Jack's Shack," which was shortened to "The Shack" shortly after. In 1962, The Shack was taken over by Joe Franke, its final owner. Perched deep in the booths of The Shack, Mort Walker, creator of the Beetle Bailey comic strip and MU alum, frequented the hot spot during his time at MU. At The Shack, Walker would generate ideas
for comics and characters. One of his characters, a typical student named Spider, lollygagged around a campus with many aspects similar to those of MU. Walker seemed inspired by The Shack and its fans enough to feature it in Beetle Bailey. The Shack closed its doors May 18, 1984, after plans of a proposed alumni center in its place came about. On Halloween night of 1988, the physical remnants of The Shack went up in flames with the cause undetermined. Sadly, the tradition of students' favorite shanty was no longer — until today. As part of phase two of the building of the student center, reincarnation is in the near future for The Shack. Student Auxiliary Services spokeswoman Michelle Froese said she expects the new Shack to be as big of a hit as the first Shack. "Alum can come to the new Shack and try to find old carvings," Froese said. "It can be a good place to host anything from open mic nights to sports parties." With the idea to "connect old and new MU students," Froese stressed the importance to bring back this MU tradition. "It's important to incorporate
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The Shack is engulfed in flames on Halloween in 1988. The Shack, a bar and common campus eatery that burnt down in the fire, was established in the '20s. old MU traditions to the new student center," she said. "If alum return, they can reconnect with the past." Incorporating antique pieces from the original Shack is essential in reclaiming its tradition. Old floorboards, booths and pieces from walls that were rescued from the fire will be included in the new design of the student hangout. For $150 to $250, students can carve their name or initials, Froese said, and the proceeds will be donated to the general scholarship fund. Terri Gray, the director of development for Student Affairs, said the new location of The Shack, along with bringing in old traditions from the first Shack, would catch students' attention.
"It's important to bring back many old traditions," Gray said. "That's what the new student center is about. The new student center is right in between the Rec. and Ellis Library, which will be very convenient for students." The new Shack will sit next to Mort's, a restaurant honoring Mort Walker in the student center. Walker is working on artwork to incorporate into The Shack that will connect the old to the new and bring back traditions of the original Shack in a new environment, which students can enjoy. Tom Schultz, an alumnus who works part-time in external relations in the MU Office of Development, spoke of the times he used to meet at The Shack with
his friends. Schultz said The Shack was a fun place for students of all different interests to gather. "I think it's great that we're trying to make The Shack a historic thing," he said. "This is one hell of a university. Tradition is a huge part to incorporate to it." Although the present generation of students missed out on the traditions of jelly dates and carving initials in whatever could be reached, they can look forward to the future. Phase two of the student center will come to a close January 2011, and the center will be loaded with places for students to grab some grub, watch the game and appreciate the old traditions of Beetle Bailey and The Shack.
Residential Life looks into graduate housing Major renovations to University Village would increase rent. MEGAN PEARL Staff Writer The Department of Residential Life is searching for a viable alternative to aging graduate student housing, as are many other universities. “The bad point is that they are tiny,” graduate student Marilyn Preston said. “I lived in a two-bedroom 420-square foot apartment in University Village.” Preston is a single mother of two young children, who wrote her master’s thesis about student-parents. “The bedrooms stem off of each other and trying to study is difficult when your kid’s room is basically a part of your room,” Preston said. “Also, the kitchens are terrible. There is no way to cook a meal for a family with a half stove, a small fridge and one or two cabinets.” Although there have been some complaints about the quality of living in university apartments, major changes do not appear to be happening soon. “The challenge with University Village is that it was built in the late ‘50s and was probably designed to last only 25 to 30 years,” Director of
Residential Life Frankie Minor said. “We have been trying to develop an effective master plan for our apartments. Many other universities are facing this same problem with renovating or upgrading housing that was built after World War II for returning veterans.” Another issue Minor mentioned is the cost renovations would have for the students who live there. If the renovations were to happen, rents would have to dramatically increase. In one possible financial scenario, the cost of rent for a two-bedroom apartment would more than double to approximately $1,300 a month. This is especially an issue for students who do not receive financial help. “The University Village apartments are old and not centrally air-conditioned,” Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Cathy Scroggs said. “The rent is very reasonable so students with families choose to live there for convenience and cost.” The university also attempts to promote a feeling of community within the university apartments for those students with children. “We’ve had Easter egg hunts and trick or treating,” Minor said. “We try to organize activities for families and we try to spread the word whenever these activities are happening. We would love to build some kind of community center but
there is no funding for it right now.” These attempts at creating a community do not go unnoticed by residents of the complexes like University Village. “They have really nice playgrounds for the kids, and they do a decent job of maintaining it like removing the snow during the winter,” Preston said. “I also know that they have some community stuff like a newsletter and trick-or-treating, and I think that they tried to foster a sense of community.” There have been rumors that the University Village Apartments will be closed for renovations during the next five to 10 years. Both Scroggs and Minor said the increase in rent that a major renovation would cause is not the best option, and neither said the rumor was certain. The rumor has raised concern among the graduate community because the university child care is located within University Village. Nick Gage of Mizzou Families Involved Together said long-term child care and a space for student parents are still at the top of their priorities. “I would recommend university apartments as a starting place but I don’t think it’s viable as a long term study option,” Preston said. “I rent a house in town now, and I pay less than I paid when I lived in the apartment.”
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Clothes hang on the line Monday behind University Village apartments, a graduate student housing option. The Department of Residential Life is looking to improve housing at University Village or find alternatives in lieu of recent complaints.
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FOOTBALL: Game leads to honors for Ressel Continued from page 1 out of practice, and guys will be throwing towels at him and jumping up and down,” Pinkel said. “It’s like Tiger Woods being able to focus and be mentally tough. We were doing the same thing, and obviously he’s a heck of a player.” Pinkel joked, saying it might be time to put Ressel on a scholarship. The sophomore almost didn’t get the chance to win the game. With 2:59 left on the clock and the Tigers trailing 39-36, Pinkel decided to punt the ball. The Missouri defense responded by coming up big at the most critical point of the game. The unit recorded a safety with 2:39 left in the game, and the Tigers’ offense got a final shot to complete the comeback. Trying to run out the clock, the Tigers put the ball in the hands of junior tailback Derrick Washington. Instead of gaining a couple yards as Pinkel had hoped, Washington busted off a 27-yard run to bring the ball to the Kansas five-yard line. Washington finished the day with 15 carries for 111 yards and two touchdowns. After the run, sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert took a knee to run down the clock. With four seconds left, Ressel kicked the game-winning field goal. “My first thought was that it was a great hold,” Ressel said. “Then I saw a flag go up and I was alarmed because I thought we
KICKING AWAY KU Sophomore kicker Grant Ressel’s last-second field goal gave the Tigers a win at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday. Ressel also came through in other key spots. FGs & distance PATs Total points 1st Quarter 1 – 43 yards 0 3 2nd Quarter 1 – 28 yards 1 4 3rd Quarter 0 3 3 4th Quarter 2 – 37 & 27 yards* 0 6 *27-yard field goal was game-winner MAURA HOWARD/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
were going to have to kick again. Once I saw it was on (Kansas) though, I was really happy.” The game was not all happiness for Missouri, however. Penalties hurt the team on both sides of the ball. The Tigers committed 10 penalties that cost them 106 yards. Four of those came in the first half, when Missouri found itself on the wrong side of a 21-13 score. But then the third quarter began, and the Tigers broke through. In the first half, senior wide receiver Danario Alexander was limited to five catches for 30 yards. In the third quarter alone, he caught seven passes for 181 yards and a touchdown. He finished the game with 15 catches for 233 yards, the third time in four games he has brought in at least 200 yards receiving. “We came in and fought hard, and won on the field goal, so it’s the best feeling ever right now,” Alexander said. “I was just doing my job. I just went out and tried to be patient, wait for the ball and try to make a play when it comes.”
RETURN: Program aims for independence Continued from page 1 general operating budget, not earmarked for any specific item," Deaton said in an e-mail. "This provides general support for classroom teaching, improved infrastructure and other components of our operational budget." Moller said the athletics department's decision to return the subsidy reflects the program's move toward more financial independence from the university. The department's subsidy for debt service has been cut to $1.25 million this year and will be cut to $750,000 in 2011 and eliminated by fiscal year 2012. "I can't speak for anyone but Mizzou certainly, but from day one when (Athletics Director) Mike Alden took over, he has been very adamant about us running a fiscally-responsible operation, and I think you can directly attribute our financial security to that mindset," Moller said. Moller said the department's solid financial state comes from a variety of sources. "This involves being conservative in terms of spending and aggressive in seeking creative and alternative revenue sources, and we've done a pretty sound job overall in all of those areas over the years, which has allowed us to be profitable," Moller said. Associate Athletics Director Tim Hickman said planning ahead
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Joan Pais, a registered nurse with the Student Health Center, waits to administer the H1N1 vaccine to students Monday night in Center Hall. Fewer than 10 students came to recieve the vaccine.
FLU: Students can still get vaccine Continued from page 1 ordered the vaccines from the federal government and distributed them to various locations throughout the county. The health department sent 400 of the vaccines to the MU Student Health Center, prevention nurse Joan Pais said. After the first vaccine clinic, held Nov. 19, 140 vaccines were left. There are no future clinics scheduled. “We had some more scheduled, but they’re canceled for now,” Pais said. “We’re down to 140, and I think we’ll run out or get pretty low.” Alexander said the health department distributed vaccines to the health center because many students fall into broad priority groups. “We knew the student health center would help us reach a large number of the 17 to 24 year olds in the broad priority group,” Alexander said. “Another broad priority group is people between the ages of 25
and 64 with chronic illness. A lot of non-traditional students might fall into that category.” Pais said it would be beneficial for students, especially those living in residence halls, to receive the vaccine. “Hopefully it will prevent them from getting H1N1,” Pais said. “If they do get H1N1, it’s shown to reduce the symptoms. They won’t be out from school, they won’t miss class.” Junior Anna Downer received the vaccine and said other students should take the opportunity to be vaccinated. “I hate being sick, and it’s free, “ Downer said. “Why not get it, especially since the flu can spread so easily and get so many people sick?” Downer said the availability and the proximity of the clinic was beneficial for students. “I think it’s good for the university to have this resource for students,” Downer said. “It’s really convenient. If it was off campus I probably wouldn’t have gone.”
The clinic did not receive a lot of publicity partially because the health center wasn’t sure how many vaccines it would receive or when. Pais said the lack of specific details available for advertising might have contributed to the low student response. “We didn’t have as much advertising as we would have liked,” Pais said. “We knew they were going to do it, we just didn’t know when or how much we were going to get.” Downer said she heard about the free vaccines from her roommate, who saw the clinic and more advertising would have been useful. Pais said the Student Health Center might receive more vaccines, but the certainty of this is unclear. H1N1 vaccines are available at the health department through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., so students who were unable to attend the free clinic still have a chance to receive the vaccine, Alexander said.
TRAYS: CDS to send e-mail survey Continued from page 1
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The athletics department was one of 25 major college sports programs to turn a profit in 2008, according to an NCAA study. The department hit a $1.4 million profit in 2008 and a $2 million profit in the 2009 fiscal year.
for the recession also helped the department financially. "When we have a high-water year like we did last year in ticket and TV revenue it contributes to a surplus," Hickman said. "We put those surpluses in our reserves to help us smooth out the peaks and valleys. This year we have budgeted to utilize some of our reserves anticipating the slower economy and expecting our giving to be down." Moller said the timeline for the athletics department's return of the annual subsidy is not yet set.
then averaged the meals to get the ounces per person. For comparison purposes, we collected the same information for the previous week.” The report calculated how many trays were used during trayless dining by students who requested them or were needed for dish collection and found that approximately 20 percent of meals served used trays. The trayless trial saved 14,234 gallons of water in trays not washed, the report stated. “Additional savings could be expected in the energy saved by not heating the additional water and in associated chemical costs,” CDS Associate Director Steve Simpson said in an e-mail. Baja Grill participated in trayless, but though trays were omitted, orders were given out in brown paper bags, freshman Jacqueline Sachs said. RHA questioned whether Baja
should go trayless but decided in the end to go through with it, Feuerborn said. Feuerborn said the way in which Baja operates eliminated the benefits trayless would provide. “I don’t think Baja is our biggest concern because people often eat with their eyes, rather than with how hungry they are,” Feuerborn said. “But with Baja, you use points to order, whereas in the dining halls you can take as much food as you want.” Student reaction on the trayless trial was mixed, but many acknowledged the benefits it provided. “I don’t think it was an inconvenience because you can only get one serving anyway when you go up in line,” sophomore Brittney Burks said. “At first I didn’t like it, but it stops people from wasting food. People get ridiculous amounts of food and throw half of it away, so I think trayless was good.” Freshman Kevin Kaler said the inconvenience of not having
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A student’s tray moves on the conveyer belt after breakfast at Rollins dining hall. During a trial trayless dining week, implemented by Residence Halls Association and Campus Dining Services, waste was cut down by 25 percent. trays outweighed the resources saved. But Burks said the benefits were worth the small inconvenience. “It’s an inconvenience when you’re getting to your seat, but overall, I liked not having trays,” Burks said. “With trays, you waste more plates and cups. People eat with their eyes instead of their stomachs.”
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Jordan Stein Politics Columnist
Purity approach misguided I figured the Thanksgiving weekend would probably be a slow news weekend, but one story, which seemed to start slowly, has gained momentum. Mary Matalin, a prominent Republican strategist, appeared Friday on “Anderson Cooper 360” to talk about a new strategy from the Republican Party. Top Republicans are discussing instituting a “purity test” requirement for candidates who wish to receive party funds and an endorsement. Candidates would have to agree with at least seven of the 10 stances put forth by the party to receive true Republican status. According to Associated Content, here are the 10 points: supporting smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes by opposing bills, such as President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill; supporting market-based health care reform by opposing Obama-style government run health care; supporting market-based energy reform and opposing cap and trade legislation; supporting workers’ right to secret ballot by opposing card check; opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants; supporting military-recommended troop surges; supporting containment of Iran and North Korea; supporting retention of the Defense of Marriage Act; opposing health care rationing, denial of health care and government-funded abortion; and supporting the right to keep and bear arms The guest opposite Matalin, Democratic strategist Paul Begala, had some sarcastic comments regarding the institution of such a policy, and he said Republicans are all about driving people out of their party. Although the überliberal inside me rejoices at the idea of the Republicans self-destructing with such an exclusionary policy, the realist inside me is afraid alienating conservative moderates will result in fewer people voting. Because there are only two parties that have enough money and influence to seriously participate in politics, those parties have to have huge tents. Both parties have cleavages, leading to further distinctions within the parties, such as log cabin Republicans or Christian Democrats. But if the Republicans decide to make all candidates pass a “purity test,” whoever doesn’t agree with most of the stances will feel excluded. By requiring some sort of official party line, the Republicans take a very big risk. There are unofficial stances within each party, but no real repercussions in the legislature for departing from those stances, unlike the party systems in Canada or the United Kingdom. If the Republicans want to exclude everyone who varies from one staunch conservative ideology, you can bet the Democrats will be standing on the other side of the aisle with open arms. Because Obama is specifically mentioned in the first two points, I’m forced to think Republicans are not trying to root out “impure” Republicans, but rather con those who disagree with some of Obama’s specific policies into thinking they agree with every Republican stance. They’re equating “anti-Obama” with “pro-Republican,” which is a gross simplification. Whatever the Republican Party hopes to accomplish with this purity test, I guarantee it will backfire. Jordan Stein is a senior political science major, and she can be reached at jesf25@mizzou.edu
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Former officer promotes drug legalization Cole said users should be rehabilitated, not sent to prison. LYNDSIE MANUSOS News Editor Jack Cole, the executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, spoke at MU on the legalization of drugs. The event took place at 7 p.m. Monday in Tucker Hall and was sponsored by Students for Sensible Drug Policies. Students from the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws also attended. Cole is a retired detective lieutenant with 26 years of experience in the New Jersey State Police force. Cole also worked as an undercover narcotics officer for 14 years and co-founded LEAP in March 2002. The presentation consisted of how the war on drugs was unjust and a “self-perpetuating policy disaster.” Cole said the best way to deal with drug use is to handle it as a health problem rather than a crime problem. “You can get over an addiction, but you can’t get over a conviction,” Cole said. “It will track you every day of your life.” MU graduate Sean Randall
and former member of SSDP and NORML said Cole offered a unique perspective. “Jack Cole is a great speaker,” Randall said. “Rarely do we get to hear from people on the front lines fighting the drug war.” According to LEAP’s official Web site, the group is made up of present and former members of the law enforcement and criminal justice communities who are speaking out about the failures of our existing drug policies. Cole said the goal of legalizing drugs is to reduce profits for illegal drug trade. “The main alternative that we see is that we have to remove profit motive,” Cole said. “It’s the profit motive that drives this and it’s unbelievably large.” According to his presentation, the war on drugs has cost around $1 trillion in U.S. tax dollars in the past 40 years. Cole said legalizing drugs would reduce that amount. “In the end, it saves us boat loads of money,” Cole said. Cole also said the amount of arrests has risen over time, with many of those arrested including non-violent drug offenders. Cole said this distracts law enforcement from protecting communities from more violent crimes. “We no longer have time to protect people from violent predators,” Cole said. “This
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Jack Cole, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition executive director, speaks to students Monday night in Tucker Hall about why drug use should be legalized. Cole said the legalization of drugs would reduce profit motive and save money. is a numbers game. Cops are promoted on the number of arrests they make.” Sophomore Addie Schnurbusch is a member of SSDP and NORML. Schnurbusch said she came to the event knowing much of the information that Cole presented, but some of it was new to her. “We want to get people like Cole to talk here,” Schnurbusch said. “We want people to get more educated. The power of knowledge is a good thing to have cause then those people can go out and vote.”
Cole said he has spoken for LEAP more than 950 times since the founding of the organization. Many of his speeches have taken him overseas and around the U.S. “I’ve spoken in most of countries in Europe,” he said. “Any place you can name in the United States.” Cole also said legalization should include all drugs, not a particular few. “The more dangerous the drug, the more reason to legalize it because you can’t regulate it unless you legalize it,” Cole said.
Third quarter report covers internal investigations The department will make changes for increased calls for service. ALICIA STICE Staff Writer The latest report from the Columbia Police Department Professional Standards Unit showed CPD officers used force in less than 0.5 percent of citizen contacts during the last quarter, a CPD news release stated. The report concerns internal investigations for July, August and September of this year. CPD spokeswoman Jessie Haden said the department is happy with the report and will only be making changes as a result of increased calls for service. “Our calls for service have actually gone up all year long,” Haden said. “So obviously that means we need to take a look at that and how we’re staffing the streets so we have the most efficient response to calls we can.” Because the number of calls for service has been
increasing all year, CPD will implement a new patrol schedule starting in January, Haden said. During the third quarter, CPD officers were dispatched to almost 18,000 calls for service in Columbia and initiated an additional 23,503 calls. CPD officers made 1,425 arrests during the quarter, the news release stated. According to the news release, officers completed Mandatory Review information for 63 instances, 49 involving the use of force. Categories of Mandatory Reviews include a range of actions, such as firearm usage, pepper spray, Taser use and motor vehicle accident and pursuit, the news release stated. If an officer uses a Taser in any capacity, even if there is no probe deployment, he or she completes a report, Haden said. This is because CPD categorizes a laser light display from the Taser as a use of force. Haden said this categorization is for transparency and helps CPD know if Tasers are effective for preventing the officer from needing to use a higher level of force.
CPD CALLS FOR SERVICE CPD finalized the Professional Standards Unit for the third quarter of 2009. During the third quarter: CPD officers were dispatched to 17,996 calls for service in Columbia. CPD officers initiated an additional 23,504 calls. CPD officers made 1,425 arrests. Total citizen contacts: 41,502 Source: CPD news release MAURA HOWARD/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
“The Tasers are the new tool and they’ve been controversial, so we want people to know as much as possible about them and how we’re utilizing them,” Haden said. Because every use of force is reviewed individually, a single incident can result in multiple reviews, the news release stated. Officer conduct was improper in two motor vehicle accidents and one pursuit, the news release stated. One internal investigation for “other” use of force is still pending. According to the news release, “other” use of force is defined as any use of force that results in injury to suspect or subject. CPD also investigated 56 complaints from external sources, the news release stated. Some people filing
the complaints were satisfied with an explanation offered by CPD or only wanted to make a supervisor aware of the incident, leaving 29 people who wanted to file formal complaints. Of these, five incidents were found improper, two were unfounded, four were undetermined, three are pending and 15 were proper, the news release stated. During the third quarter, CPD officers officially received 35 compliments from external sources and 29 generated internally, the news release stated. Five CPD officers received Commendable Performance Awards. An Aug. 3 CPD news release stated two of these officers, Chad Craig and Matt Hibler received the Ribbon of Meritorious Service for administering CPR and saving a man’s life while responding to an “Assist Fire Department” call. Haden said the reports are a way for people to better understand CPD. “My hope is that as time goes by, people are just more familiar with their police department in general,” she said.
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Law enforcement not affected by economy SAMANTHA SUNNE Staff Writer The hiring of new police officers at the police departments has not been affected by the economic recession. One reason for the stability, which is unusual in a weak economy, is there are few layoffs in the law enforcement profession, said Gary Maddox, Director of Columbia’s Law Enforcement Training Institute. “At unstable times, the jobs that typically don’t go away include law enforcement jobs,” Maddox said. “In all times, unstable or otherwise, once you’re on a law enforcement department the benefits are fairly consistent.” The MU Police Department hires new officers whenever positions become open, not on a regular basis, MUPD Capt. Brian Weimer said. The department has seen no cutbacks in the last few years, Weimer said. Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jessie Haden said this year CPD did not hire any new patrol officers but did open four new positions. Haden also said four new positions are unusual for this budget year because the city manager tried not to have a single layoff. “That’s really exceptional in these tough economic times,” Haden said. “Columbia hasn’t been hit as hard (by the economy) as some other areas.”
Maddox said enrollment has increased by 10 to 20 percent in the last year at the Law Enforcement Training Institute, an MU extension program located in the Hearnes Center. This year there are about 40 students enrolled in the institute’s basic program. The average is 30 students, Maddox said. LETI graduates work for any of the estimated 650 police departments in the state, the vast majority of them within 100 miles, Maddox said. Many stay in Columbia or Boone County. This year, CPD has seen an increase of applicants from outside of central Missouri, including some from out of state. The department has been increasing its recruiting efforts recently, Haden said. About one-third of LETI students are sponsored by a police department or are already hired, Maddox said. About two-thirds of the students are pre-service, meaning they pay for their own training costs. Maddox also said the number of sponsored students has increased in the last decade. MUPD has not sponsored training for its officers for several years now, Weimer said. Instead, Weimer said officers are hired after having put themselves through training. CPD will hire untrained applicants and sponsor their training if they are the best candidates available, Haden said. CPD also hires applicants who have paid for their
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Instructor Alan Beard explains performing CPR on a person using a dummy with Jacob White at the Law Enforcement Training Institute on Monday in the Hearnes Center. Most people are training to become certified and get hired as police officers. own training or are LETI students at the time of their application, Haden said. Every student at the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s training academy in Jefferson City is guaranteed a job at the Highway Patrol, said Roger Whittler, Highway Patrol Assistant Director of Human Resources, and enrollment there
CPD to suit up with new vests The Bulletproof Vest Partnership has committed $173 million in federal funds to this cause since 1999. This will be the fifth time Columbia has received funding from the program.
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City Council has accepted a proposal that will grant the Columbia Police Department thousands of dollars toward the purchase of bulletproof vests. This year, CPD received the Fiscal Year 2009 Bulletproof Vest Partnership award in the amount of $39,334.21, CPD spokeswoman Jessie Haden said. The award was part of a grant sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice initiative to provide state and local law enforcement with a critical resource. According to the Office of Justice Program Web site, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership has committed $173 million in federal funds to this cause since its inception in 1999. This will be the fifth time the Columbia has received funding from the program, the Web site stated. "We will use it to purchase vests for new officers and to replace vests that have expired," Haden said. According to the application for BVP Approval submitted by Columbia, vests are replaced on a five-year cycle. "We look at vendors every year as part of the budget process," Haden said. This year, vests for female officers will be secured
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through Savvy, the first and only women's body armor company, and male vests will be acquired through American Body Armor. Vests purchased with BVP awards must be National Institute of Justice compliant. NIJ body armor standards were created by the Body Armor Safety Initiative to address concerns within the law enforcement community, Haden said in an e-mail. Haden also said both orders placed by CPD will be Level IIIA — levels indicate thickness rating — which offers the best blunt trauma protection in soft body armor according to NIJ test rounds and can withstand sub-machine-gun velocity. "BVP was created by Congress through the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act to help state and local jurisdictions purchase armor vests for use by law enforcement departments," Department of Justice spokeswoman Sarah Matz said in an e-mail. BVP was not established to address a specific concern but was based in pursuit of safety. "The safety of our nation's law enforcement officers is of the utmost importance," Matz said. "Criminals with weapons pose a constant threat to law enforcement officers. We have seen routine traffic stops result in unexpected armed confrontations and armed robberies resulting in shootouts." Matz also said the BVP Program has been successful in light of the recent recession and is much appreciated.
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"Bulletproof vests are one of the most important pieces of equipment that we provide to our officers, so again in these tough economic times, yes, we are very grateful," Haden said. The available funding for the BVP fluctuates depending on appropriation form Congress, Matz said in the e-mail. MU Police Department Capt. Brian Weimer said the department would not be affected by the city's appropriation of BVP Program awards. The Level II vests worn by its officers are purchased through the department, Weimer said. Dwuring the decade-long program, more than 11,900 jurisdictions have purchased an estimated 450,000 vests, the Office of Justice Web site stated.
has been consistent. Two of the CPD’s new positions are funded by a grant the department received from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Division of Highway Safety. The grant pays for all of the officers’ vehicles and equipment except for handguns and Tasers. The other positions for two new
traffic officers were allocated to the department by Columbia’s city management. CPD showed by data that two new traffic officers would generate revenue for the city in ticket writing, Haden said. “The feedback that City Council gets will determine in part where they maintain resources,” Haden said.
Few colleges use Facebook in admissions process WES DUPLANTIER Staff Writer Only a small number of undergraduate and graduate schools consider content on applicants’ Facebook profiles and other social networking sites as part of their admissions process, according to a recent survey. Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, a New York-based college admission test preparation company, surveyed 320 admissions officers from around the country and said in a Nov. 18 news release 10 percent of undergraduate admissions officers said they considered content on applicants’ Facebook profiles. The rates were slightly higher among graduate admissions officers, depending on the type of graduate school. MU spokesman Christian Basi said the university does not look at applicants’ Facebook profiles or other social media sites during the admissions process. He said because MU enrollment is not capped, students are not competing with others for spots and are automatically admitted if they meet certain academic criteria. “The only three factors that count in the MU admissions process are the ACT or SAT test score, the student’s class rank and their high school course load,” Basi said. But he said information from Facebook profiles and other social networking sites could be used in university disciplinary proceedings. “We may use Facebook in the discipline process just like any other evidence we obtain, but only if we can determine that it is rel-
evant and reliable,” Basi said. Jeff Koetje, assistant director of pre-health programs at Kaplan, said most medical schools do not have policies on viewing applicants’ social networking pages and evaluating them on the content, but those that did have policies uniformly prohibit it. He said law and business schools have somewhat less restrictive policies, according to the surveys. “It’s a very new world and there’s a lot of uncharted territory,” Koetje said. “There’s a question as to whether the information gained is even relevant.” Julie Fine, a senior at Antioch Community High School in Antioch, Ill., said she had not worried about the content of her Facebook profile when applying to MU this fall. “I thought about it but I’m not that kind of person at all,” she said. “I don’t party or drink or anything. I just checked it to make sure nothing bad was up there.” Pat Iversen, a senior at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas, who has been admitted to MU for the 2010-2011 school year, said he was more careful about what appeared on his Twitter page than his Facebook profile. “While I was applying to Mizzou, I did watch what I posted and who posted there,” he said. The Kaplan survey also showed 71 percent of admissions officers had reported receiving a friend request from a student applying for admission. Koetje said students might send such requests to make a good impression with admissions officers, but the move could hurt their chances if their profile contains inappropriate content.
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Professor Mark Cowell discusses the upcoming Copenhagen climate change conference Monday in his office. Cowell and geology professor Mike Urban will attend the December conference as observers.
Professors prepare for climate conference PIERCE COURCHAINE Staff Writer Representatives from 192 countries will gather in Copenhagen from Dec. 7 to Dec. 18 to discuss the effects of climate change. MU geography professors Mike Urban and Mark Cowell will attend the conference. “Cop15 is the culmination of negotiations that started in 1992 for a treaty that was signed by 192 countries,” Urban said. “The 192 countries are getting together to negotiate how to deal with climate change. Part of that is hoped to be agreements on carbon emissions and how to protect vulnerable and at-risk nations from climate change.” Urban said Cop15 stands for the 15th meeting of the “conference of parties,” with the parties being the 192 countries attending. In order to be attendants of Cop15, Urban and Cowell filed applications and were selected by the Association of American Geographers as observers. “We will be attending meetings that are more relevant to the science rather than politics,” Cowell said. “We can inform other geographers what’s happening at the meeting and what might be important for geographers to get involved in.” Ten other representatives from AAG are attending the conference and form a mix of graduate students, professors and professionals, Cowell said. Urban said the last climate meeting as big as Cop15 was in Kyoto, Japan in 1997. Carbon control proposals at Kyoto were rejected by the United States, China and India. Cowell said these three countries today account for nearly 50 percent of the carbon emissions in the world.
“One of the hopes of Cop15 is to deliver where Kyoto failed,” Urban said. “It’s the best opportunity for the international community to come to any agreement on emolliating climate change impacts before they get really bad.” UM system President Gary Forsee said in a letter to federal lawmakers, MU does not support cap and trade legislation going through Congress because it would cost the university too much. Cowell said the U.S.’s decision in Copenhagen could affect other countries as well. “The U.S. is the only country that hasn’t really signed on to reduce their emissions,” Cowell said. “(Cop15) will be a failure if a U.S. rejection would cause other countries to reject it.” Professor Grant Elliott said the U.S. presence in Cop15 is important. “We are seen as world leaders,” Elliott said. “The actions that we take, other countries will follow suit.” Jonathan Pershing of the U.S. State Department is the chief U.S. negotiator at Cop15. President Barack Obama will also make an appearance at the conference. Elliott said climate control actions need to be proposed from the government but carried about by individual people and small institutions. “On a global scale, it seems like an almost impossible task, you have to break it down,” Elliott said. “How would you have one global solution? What works here won’t work in India where people are trying to build up their way of life. That’s why this conference is so good. Because it brings those situations to the table and gets the most powerful minds thinking about it.”
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Trayless dining benefits MU Trayless dining week resulted in a 25 percent reduction in food waste totaling 4,010 pounds and conserved 14,000 gallons of water. During the trial week, Campus Dining Services served 53,917 meals and found the average waste per person decreased 1.19 ounces. These statistics send a clear message that students should take into account: It is environmentally responsible to go trayless. Sure, it’s an inconvenience, but isn’t cutting down on our food waste worth taking the extra trip to the food lines? We fully understand students want to get everything they’re paying for, but nobody is going to say, “You’ve been in this line more than once. No food for you.” CDS doesn’t care how much you eat, but how much you waste. In addition to food waste, there’s water and chemical waste associated with washing trays. Trayless dining saves money for CDS and, in turn, the university. We propose passing these savings down to students. We’re the ones sacrificing convenience to cut down on waste and save the university money. Why shouldn’t we benefit, at least in part, from the savings? The Residence Halls Association and CDS plan to send a survey to students asking for their decision on trayless dining given the new statistics from trayless week. You’ve gone trayless, and you’ve seen the results. Does the slight inconvenience measure up to the environmental impact? CDS has said time and time again it will not move forward without student support, so they need to see that students support this. We encourage you to take the survey and try to think about more than just the slight inconvenience that comes with the trays’ absence. Think about the 4,010 pounds and 14,000 gallons of wasted food and water per week. In the long run, it’s better for everyone.
Parking and transportation system needs a restructure The system for parking and transportation allows freshmen in the residence halls to park their cars closer than seniors who live off-campus. Oh, you live next to your classes? Then we’ll put your car near you too because you don’t use it often. That means a mass of students who need to drive to campus not only drive to MU, but they then have to take a bus from a remote parking lot in order to get to class. How does that make sense? The Residence Halls Association and the Missouri Students Association have proposed plans to change the parking system, notably to make parking available by seniority rather than proximity to campus. Regardless of a student’s year, those who live off-campus need to drive to MU every day and should be given priority over those who don’t. Further dividing this by class just makes sense. Off-campus students who need to drive to class every day should have the opportunity park closer. Instead, they now park in far away lots and take a bus to and from mid-campus. Not only is this a complete inconvenience every day, these buses create congestion on Rollins Street. There’s also a logistical problem with the parking system because the majority of students living on campus don’t need to drive every day. Because they drive less often, freshmen can take the bus or walk to their cars on occasion, decreasing the amount of students on buses and crowding the sidewalk while they wait for buses. We urge MSA President-elect Tim Noce to follow through with efforts to fix this issue when he takes over as president. Although MSA and the RHA are working on other ideas, we feel this is the one that will affect the most students and be the easiest of their ideas to follow through with. Other issues they’re working with include creating a rental car service to reduce the amount of cars brought to campus, lowering parking fees, creating a shuttle to Jefferson City and encouraging bike safety. We also think these ideas would be good to tackle, especially a shuttle service to Jefferson City. Not only do many of students travel to Jefferson City for internships, but students can also catch a train to St. Louis or Kansas City at the Amtrak station. These are still rough ideas and would take some time to implement. That being said, we want to see progress made on these issues in the coming months.
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Forsee disappointing with climate legislation In a letter to federal lawmakers, UM System President Gary Forsee expressed his opposition to federal climate legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, citing concerns that the bill may impact an already hard-pressed budget. For those individuals who have been fighting for clean energy on Mizzou’s campus, this development should come as both a shock and a reminder of the work that needs to be done. Though it is understandable that President Forsee is concerned about the budgetary matters of our university system, this announcement acts as a direct contradiction to his previously stated commitment to reducing emissions at MU. As a signatory of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, President Forsee has pledged to exert leadership in addressing climate
change, not stand for the status quo. It is disappointing that the highest-ranking official in the University of Missouri system would abandon his promise in favor of outdated, dirty technology and irresponsible environmental policy. For Forsee, now is not the time to stand in the way of real leadership on the issue of climate change. As the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment states, “While we understand that there might be short-term challenges associated with this effort, we believe that there will be great short-, medium-, and long-term economic, health, social and environmental benefits, including achieving energy independence for the U.S. as quickly as possible.” — Brian Roach, senior
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'Twilight' falls short in race inclusion ChaToyya Sewell chatoyyasewell@gmail.com
In a fit of morbid curiosity and boredom (you know the kind that leads me to download Ann Coulter interviews), I read “Twilight” and “New Moon” over break. To be honest, I doubt I am the ideal reader to Stephenie Meyers and her marketers at Little, Brown and Company. I found the books tedious, the writing atrocious and Edward and Bella’s relationship at times annoyingly co-dependent or disturbing. I can understand the appeal to some, and there is definitely something to be said of the portrayal of a high school relationship in which the male partner is not primarily interested in the protagonist’s sexuality. The implicit gender issues have been handled frequently, and much better than I can manage in 600 words, by everyone from the New York Times to Bitch Magazine, so I will leave that to them. Instead, I’d like to tackle some of the issues surrounding race within the “Twilight” universe, and more importantly, within the marketing franchise and the fandom itself. In an effort to be fair-handed, I think Meyer should be applauded for writing Native American characters into the
“Twilight” saga. These aren’t “Dances with Wolves” or “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” Native Americans, either. These are modern men and women with modern concerns, which might seem simplistic, but is actually a rare occurrence for young adult literature not written by a Native American author. So suffice to say, I am glad Meyer wrote Jacob Black and Sam Uley. I just wish she had written them better. I cringed every time Meyer referred to someone from La Push as “russet” colored. I considered playing a drinking game with it if only to drown the pain. Also disturbing was the dichotomy between Edward and Jacob. Edward is portrayed as this paragon of Victorian chivalry and Jacob is the animalistic wild man with a temper. A quick Google search will show this is a common trope in colonial literature. Even Meyer’s fascination with pale skin and it acting as the determinant of true beauty was frustrating. Paragraphs were written to lovingly dote of the paleness of Bella and Edward’s skin and their beauty only furthering the comparison between Edward and Jacob. Within the films themselves, I think it’s commendable most of the members of the La Push pack are Native American, though I think it’s interesting to think about the myth of universality apparent in their casting. None
of the La Push pack are Quileute, which is understandable being as there are only 750 registered Quileute today, but there is this implicit idea any Native American can represent any tribe. All the actors playing the La Push pack are from different tribes giving the impression of universality among Native Americans, which isn’t true. This concern is minor compared to my reservations over using a real Native American tribe in the book and franchise to begin with. Meyer’s re-telling of Quileute mythology is shoddy at best and it’s mighty uncomfortable to have the few persons of color in a novel turn into dogs. Yet, I’m more worried about the fans. Much has been made over hardcore “Twilight” fans and their determination, who have discovered La Push and the Quileute are real people. The Seattle Times reported tourism is up 600 percent, and the tribal elders have gotten a publicist to deal with all the media requests. There are positives to this, such as increased money into the reservation, but it still is problematic that people visit like they would filming locations. I think “Twilight” has taken steps forward to distance itself from colonial thinking surrounding Native American’s place in young adult literature. Unfortunately, these steps were tempered with backward leaps as well.
Put on pants and a little modesty Christina Stiehl cmshd4@mizzou.edu
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. December marks the time when all the those scruffy tools can finally shave the unnecessary facial hair they decided to grow for “No Shave November” and the girls around campus gear up for another cold Columbia winter by breaking out the typical uniform: Ugg boots, a North Face jacket and leggings instead of pants. Now, let me preface this by confessing I do, in fact, own a pair of Ugg boots, a North Face jacket and multiple pairs of leggings in various colors. To be fair, I chose to purchase said boots not for any sort of fashion statement — let’s be honest, they are particularly UGGly — but because the sheepskin interior is very comfortable and keeps my feet extremely warm and dry. And as for my North Face jacket, I didn’t acquire it by typical means. My sister happened to find it in front of her home in Soulard the morning after Mardi Gras and after washing it no less than five times, she gave it to me. I guess I’m lucky some girls take their bead earning so seriously on this holiday and I must admit, North Face fleeces are much warmer than Columbia or any other brand I’ve owned. But the whole leggings-as-pants, or “L.A.P.” (as my friends and I have dubbed it) trend that seems to be the norm, especially into the fall and winter seasons, is not only tacky, but also illogical. I would like to consider myself a fairly fashionable person when I make an effort and I view style as an expression of one’s individuality. That being said, I’ve been wearing leggings for several years and I whole-
ILLUSTRATION BY CHELSEA MYERS heartedly embrace the trend but only under sufficiently long shirts, sweaters, skirts and dresses. When said sweater or shirt fails to cover your rear end, then your leggings become pants, and L.A.P. is not flattering. Aside from the visual unattractiveness of L.A.P., I don’t understand how a skintight layer of cotton and spandex is supposed to protect your legs and derrière from the harsh winter cold. Yes, stores do sell a thicker line of leggings meant for colder weather, but they shouldn’t replace actual pants. Another problem with this trend is though some nicer stores sell thick, well-made leggings, other low-end retailers such as Target and Forever 21 sell cheap, thin styles that not only provide a minimal barrier between the wearer’s legs and the rest of the world, but also become virtually see-through in the sunlight. You might as well walk around in just your Uggs and North Face.
Although I don’t believe L.A.P. is flattering on anyone — tall, thin, short, heavy or anything in between — there are always those girls who shouldn’t own anything made from spandex, let alone wear L.A.P. in public. As I mentioned earlier, I’m all for freedom of expression, but leaving that little to the imagination is extremely distracting and an open invitation for stares. My male roommates disagree with my opinion on L.A.P. and I don’t think that’s a coincidence. After all, why would young women choose to wear an item of clothing so tight and revealing if not for male attention? Maybe I’m just jealous because I’m not tall with long, thin legs, but even if I were, I think there’s something to be said for modesty. In the meantime, as the temperature continues to drop, I’ll continue to wear my leggings properly and not as a replacement for pants.
Sami Hall
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Facebook is not the real world If anything at college is universal, it is Facebook. Everyone has a Facebook account, save those select few who absolutely refuse to get on the bandwagon and it’s an unspoken understanding of college students just as much time is spent on the social networking site as is spent doing homework. At the beginning, no one could have predicted the perceived significance Facebook would have in users’ lives. The Facebook revolution began a few years ago and has not stopped growing since. Facebook is an integral part of people’s lives. Relationships are not legitimate until they are “Facebook official.” Both members of the relationship need to have a Facebook and be in a relationship on Facebook in order to actually be in a relationship. Otherwise, how else will people know if you really are dating someone? It’s not like they could ask you in some other manner, such as in person. How archaic. Entire social lives play out on Facebook, from the planning of a get-together to the get-together itself to the posting of the pictures from the get-together taken explicitly for the purpose of posting on Facebook to the recollections of the get-together at a later date on someone’s wall. If there are no pictures of you going out with friends, then you obviously did not go out and you obviously do not have friends. Speaking of friends, the emphasis on the number of Facebook friends someone has is ridiculous. Some people’s social networks are bigger than others. And you cannot stop people from adding everyone they have ever known on Facebook just to make it look like they have a lot of friends. Deal with it. Before anyone gets upset and calls me a hypocrite because I have and use Facebook, let me be clear. I have nothing against Facebook. It is convenient and, most of the time, useful. I am just confused about why it is such a priority in people’s lives. The drama Facebook can create appalls me. Thing 1 gets upset over Thing 2’s status and all hell breaks loose. Or Thing 1 comments on Thing 2’s wall post in sarcasm and Thing 2 takes it seriously. Comments like “Oh Em Gee, Thing 1 blocked me on Facebook! I don’t know why. All I did was kiss her boyfriend.” are not uncommon. Seriously though, do we not have anything else to do but float around Facebook and try to catch a glimpse into other people’s lives? I know human beings are naturally curious creatures, but at some point we need to get hobbies that do not include Facebook-stalking the girl you hated in seventh grade because she stole your boyfriend of one week. It is not significant. There is so much more to life than Facebook. If you really think about it, we would get so much more work done if we did not spend numerous hours on this single website. I am all for networking and reconnecting, but at some point you have to stop typing and start talking. Let’s stop worrying about relationships being Facebook official and more about having real relationships. You know, those things in which you talk to people in person, hang out with them because you want to and not just for the pictures and ask them how their life is going instead of reading their Facebook status. It could change your life — or at least how much time you spend Facebook-stalking your ex-girlfriend. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
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Tough Crowd
Thomas Leonard Movie Columnist
Moody ‘Road’ abandons comfort Although moviegoers in 2009 might feel comfortably distant from the Cold War days of fallout shelters and duck-and-cover drills, Cormac McCarthy (author of the source material for “The Road”) has conjured up a post-apocalyptic world so grim it will have the most ardent “2012” skeptics shaking in their boots. The film adaptation of McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Road” is a haunting look at an unnamed father and son as they journey through the treacherous remains of a dead world in search of the coast. Compared to its acclaimed source material, this is a flawed adaptation with a cumbersome slow-burn pace and incessant questions that are never answered. Although it might not be as masterful as the novel, performances by Viggo Mortensen and the young but impressive Kodi Smit-McPhee elevate “The Road” to an evocative, if sometimes difficult, study in human nature that sticks with you. The images of our assumed future are at once harrowing and moving. The father and son watch the majestic fire of a rotting forest and bask in a glorious waterfall after outrunning cannibalistic survivors. The bone-chillingly grotesque moments of suffering are matched with warmer scenes, such as when the father and son feast in a discovered bomb shelter. The trick of “The Road,” though, is you never feel too comfortMovie: 'The Road' able. Like McCarthy’s Director: John Hillcoat Featuring: Viggo dark novel, direcMortensen, Kodi tor John Hillcoat has Smit-McPhee and Robert crafted a no-man’s Duvall land where Hollywood Rating: R sap and comfort are Running Time: 1 hour, 52 minutes thrown out the window. This movie is out 3.5 out of 5 to unnerve you. Watching Mortensen is heartbreaking. There’s an especially poignant moment when he returns to his childhood home and clutches a couch cushion, and you know he’s really holding on for dear life to some trace of his humanity. These questions about what makes us human are hard to swallow, but Mortensen does his part in making them edible at all. Unfortunately for those who have not read the novel, a sense of frustration might be the only thing that sticks with them. The apocalyptic events are implied off-screen, and we return to the immediately proceeding aftermath through short flashbacks of Mortensen and wife Charlize Theron, who kills herself shortly after giving birth to their son. The fog of this murky plot is thickened by a script short on dialogue, forgoing extensive conversations between the father and son in favor of long, dreary shots of their trek to the coast. Hillcoat creates the ambience of the desolate road with the landscape of barren forests and long-abandoned structures, making each shot a discomfortingly bleak window into a cold, dead future. But unlike most films portraying a post-apocalyptic backdrop, the most unnerving moments of ragged desperation are achieved quietly, thanks to the worse-for-wear faces of Mortensen and Smit-McPhee. Their subtly nuanced performances create a lyrical language to replace McCarthy’s words and give life to the novel’s moody ambiguity. True to the novel, it’s bleakly horrifying and mysteriously uplifting.
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MU’s own Brian Maurer writes, directs ‘Lit’ JUSTIN WHALEY Staff Writer Producing “Lit,” a fulllength feature film about the personal struggles of two university employees, became a dream come true for writer, director and MU employee Brian Maurer. In a story of tolerance and friendship, literature professor Dr. Samuel Kete faces his worst nightmare after being assigned to teach an undergraduate class during a department meeting gone wrong. Although insulted by this sly form of punishment, Kete, played by Michael Wilson, takes matters into his own hands in a unique form of rebellion when he decides to base his class on children’s literature to switch COURTESY OF BRIAN MAURER up his game. Local writer and director Brian Maurer tests a microphone before shooting the first scene in his Kete’s best friend, a campus new film, 'Lit.' The movie premieres Wednesday at Ragtag Cinema. administrator named Carrey of dollars. Wasse, played by Daniel problems with professors and students do.” Maurer said he wants his A film both students and Jordan, struggles through a professors struggle to deal audience to understand that professors can relate to, “Lit” rugged relationship with an with personal strife. Conversely, Maurer stressed the professor-student barrier exemplifies the hardships of unloving wife and a lusty secret people young and old, new and lover, both tearing him at the professors are no different doesn’t need to exist. “Hopefully, seeing ‘Lit’ will experienced. Many lessons seams like an old, unraveling than the students he portrays. “They’re people dealing break down a barrier between can be taken from “Lit.” Hear baseball. Though Wasse feels alone in his struggle, he turns with the same crunch-time students and professors,” out your students and, vice issues,” Maurer Maurer said. versa, your professors. Find a to Kete for friendsaid. The film, produced with common ground to establish ship. Both men He said profes- only a couple of thousand dol- a relationship between stumust make lifesors must deal with lars, demonstrates Maurer’s dents and teachers because, altering decisions the stress of exams forté for filmmaking on what in turn, each person can benduring a semester What: 'Lit' and coursework just he calls a “Velcro budget.” efit from the experience. The of monstrous dif- When: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 as students do, and Maurer said when he pro- lives of Kete and Carrey Wasse ficulties. Ragtag Cinema, he tried to portray duced “Lit,” he wanted to show present two strong people They deal with Where: 10 Hitt St. that creating a full-length overcoming major hardships, these difficulties Price: $6.50 for students, this in the film. “Professors and feature film doesn’t always something many people can with a teaspoon of $8 for adults students should require a hefty sum of funding. identify with. patience and a full watch to understand one Audience members who are “Lit” premieres at Ragtag serving of companionship. Maurer said “Lit” provides another’s viewpoints,” he said. interested in filmmaking can Cinema, at 5:30 Wednesday, examples of the struggles of “Professors eat Ramen just take with them the idea that a Dec. 2. Tickets are $6.50 for professors and students alike. like students do. They have good film takes time and effort students with an ID and $8 for Students in the film develop relationship problems just like to come together, not millions adults.
MOVIE PREVIEW
‘Left 4 Dead 2’ modes, weapons a variety of fun CHRISTIAN LOSCIALE Staff Writer Engaging environments, a fresh weapon arsenal and new duties make “Left 4 Dead 2” just as much fun as its predecessor. This sequel introduces enough ideas to justify a $60 price tag, without compromising “L4D’s” successes. “L4D2” sets the zombie apocalypse in the South. Within the five campaigns, there are four or five chapters, and none of them are a disappointment. The most enjoyable ones are those you see in movies, such as an abandoned highway jammed with cars and a carnival, complete with clown zombies — which, for whatever reason, are more difficult to kill. “L4D2” forces you and your fellow survivors to be more tactical. As usual, it is necessary to stay close to survive, but the developers at Valve wanted to challenge
this strategy. Enter three new special infected zombies. Chargers, spitters and jockeys have ways to try and split up survivors. Just as the oldies — hunters, boomers and smokers — have precautionary music and grunts, so do the newbies. Valve also tried to give the survivors an edge, too. This is when strategy is essential. Instead of just the temporary healing pills, survivors can now grab adrenaline shots that speed up reloads and movement, or instead of first aid kits, survivors can carry explosive ammunition or defibrillators. When playing, having these options forces you to anticipate the survivors’ conditions. Will you need an adrenaline shot to run faster toward rescue? Or will you need the “chest paddles” to revive a dead teammate? You might even choose to incorporate strategy in your weapon arsenal. Instead of shooting until you can’t see
straight, you can carry a melee Live. Valve added Realism weapon in lieu of your pis- and Scavenger modes for tols. When brandishing a gun, online play, too. The former your melee strength runs out removes the colored linafter four pistol whips, but ing around survivors, gives with a melee weapon you can witches instant kills, nullislice zombies with a katana, fies rescue rooms and presbeat them with a Cricket bat ents a few other challenges. or saw them with Scavenger mode is a a chainsaw endhigh-speed scenario lessly. where survivors try But Valve to collect gas cans wanted you to GAME REVIEW while the special Game: ‘Left 4 Dead’ use the new Platforms: Xbox 360, PC infected try to stop guns, I promise. Genre: First-Person them. There’s a more Shooter The advent of powerful shot- Publisher: Valve these game modes Valve gun, a magnum Developer: contributes greatly Release Date: Nov. 17 pistol — serving to “L4D2”’s replay as a dual-pistol/ value, as does the 4 out of 5 melee weapon crossbreed of stratalternative — three new rifles egy and endless gunfire. Then and another SMG from which again, so does shooting off a to choose. Oh, and a grenade clown zombie’s head, punchlauncher. The combat rifle ing a hunter before he pouncquickly became my preferred es you and crowning a witch. weapon because it shoots in “L4D2” makes the zombursts of three with above bie apocalypse feel the way it average accuracy. should: hectic, gory and a little If you’re into endless fun. Mild frustration with the hordes, Survivor mode is maps aside, “L4D2” is a must still accessible with Xbox have this holiday season. ~~~~~~~~~~
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COURTESY OF THE ROCKETBOYS
The Rocketboys keep it cool in the shade as their career gets red hot. The group will play Thursday at Mojo’s.
Rocketboys take off with first album The band will be performing Thursday at Mojo’s.
bands can just write a record with a computer and cannot really reproduce that.” Wiseman said all six of the band members help in writing their songs. MAURA HOWARD “I think our inspiration for Staff Writer our songs is just living life and our own experiences,” Kinder With their first album, 20,000 said. “The lyrics just come from Ghosts, released a few months different stories that have hapago and a national tour already pened, or could happen.” in progress, the Rocketboys, With so much going for them, hailing from Austin, Texas, have it is surprising the Rocketboys a lot going for them. Composed have not signed with a label of six guys who met in college, yet. This reflects how humble the band has already received and dedicated the band is to praise from press across the its music. country for its poetic lyrics and “At some point we will need almost surprisingly superior to sign with a record label,” songs. Some of the band’s songs Wiseman said. “But for right have been featured on the tele- now not signing with a label has vision show “Keeping Up with really worked for us. There are the Kardashians.” some nice benefits in The Rocketboys that we do what we style could be want. We can tour described as somewhere we want and where between Who: The Rocketboys record what we want. Coldplay and Matt Performing with: We really aren’t in a Moonrunner, The Noise Pond PA; complete FM, Giant Radio and We hurry to sign with with striking riffs, Are Voices a label. If you work smooth chords and When: 7:30 p.m. really hard, it is not soulful lyrics, this Thursday, Dec. 3 that hard to fund, Mojo’s, 1013 indie-alt band knows Where: write and produce Park Ave. what it’s doing. your own record.” Price: $4 With so many After all its hard bands trying to make a name work, the band said they are for themselves right now, the extremely happy with the progRocketboys have taken a dif- ress they have made. ferent approach to getting “We really couldn’t be hapstarted. The boys got their col- pier with the way that 20,000 lege degrees before they started Ghosts turned out,” Wiseman recording their album and set said. out on tour. The band is also proud of the “It was just important that music festivals at which they we finish up our college degrees have performed, specifically first and, honestly, for some of Austin City Limits and College us it was important to our par- Music Journal. ents that we get our degrees “We feel like we are really first,” vocalist Brandon Kinder achieving something by playing said. “I know that I had some at those and getting to perform moments when I just wanted to next to artists that we all really skip college and get on the road admire,” Kinder said. but we all decided to just power As for the band’s future, they through it, knowing that some- are just getting started. day we would be able to play “I definitely see us producing music as often as we wanted.” another album in the future,” The Rocketboys members Kinder said. “As pleased as we say it is the quality of their are with 20,000 Ghosts, some of live shows that separates them us are starting to get the itch to from the other millions of indie start making some new music. groups out there. We also just want to keep tour“What we do really well is ing and getting our music to as perform live,” keyboardist Justin many people as we can.” Wiseman said. “It is just bigger The band has been together and captures our true sound. for five years and is already makReally, we write our records so ing enormous strides in the music that we can perform them live industry. Experience the true and the best way to experience sounds of the Rocketboys live at our band is to hear us live. Some 8 p.m. Thursday at Mojo’s.
CONCERT PREVIEW
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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Gameday with Gerstner
Matt Gerstner Sports Columnist
MU executes better than KU In a game in which the defenses were nothing more than escorts to the end zones, it all came down to execution of the basics. I have to give credit to the Fat Man. With his team in one hell of a skid and with everyone watching, Kansas coach Mark Mangino and senior quarterback Todd Reesing exploited the horrendous Missouri secondary to rack up a school-record 498 yards and four touchdowns. It wasn’t difficult. The secondary is just that bad. When the secondary dropped to cover deep, Reesing found open wide receivers junior Dezmon Briscoe or senior Kerry Meier underneath (I still don’t know how he gets open so much). When Missouri blitzed, Reesing would find an open Briscoe or Meier. It just came down to executing basic football logic. Missouri did it a little bit better with a little more luck. Sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert posted a good game of his own, passing for 303 yards and a touchdown, and running (yes, running) for 107 yards. Senior wide receiver Danario Alexander, who might need to pull somebody’s pony-tail to get some national attention, had yet another monster game with 15 catches for 233 yards and a touchdown, solidifying himself as a can’t-miss draft pick. Junior tailback Derrick Washington even broke the early-season chains of bad play calling to nab 115 yards and two touchdowns. The difference was Missouri’s defense actually showed up at one point. Redshirt freshman defensive end Aldon Smith got his sack to tie Justin Smith’s single-season record with seven minutes left in the fourth and teamed up with senior defensive end Brian Coulter to bury Reesing in the end zone for a safety late in the game (I got a strange feeling of déjà vu). Senior linebacker Sean Weatherspoon (who I’m convinced is the ultimate model of “Beast Mode”) led the defense in its step-up performance late in the game, even if the fans didn’t get many opportunities to yell, “Spoon!” until the end of the game when he waved the Tiger flag in front of the Black and Gold faithful. I don’t care that it was close; it was a rivalry game, which is almost always unpredictable. I don’t even care that Missouri’s safeties (one in particular) got absolutely scorched. All that mattered was sophomore kicker Grant Ressel’s kick to win the game. Contrary to what most of you claim, I love seeing Kansas lose. There’s no better satisfaction than seeing a Jayhawk’s hopes dashed in the final seconds of the game. Personally, I want the Michelin Man to stay at Kansas. He’s 23-41 in Big 12 play and 1-2 at Arrowhead Stadium against Missouri? Hell yeah, I want him to stay. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’ll happen. One quick thought: I loved the jerseys, especially the helmets. I know Athletics Director Mike Alden said it’d be a one-time thing, but I’d love to see them make a return appearance. Next for Mizzou is a second- to third-rate bowl game, thanks to Oklahoma State. I’ve heard the Insight against Minnesota or Michigan State or an Independence Bowl rematch against Arkansas. I think the Sun Bowl is a bit of a stretch. I wouldn’t mind a shot at the Hogs, but a game against the Gophers is almost too easy. Last thing: I know I’m hard on them sometimes, but 8-4 is extremely respectable. I still think the Baylor loss is inexcusable, but if that’s your only slip-up, I can deal.
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Gutsy call pays off for Pinkel SEAN LEAHY Sports Editor KANSAS CITY — It was one of those calls that could make Missouri coach Gary Pinkel a genius or a goat. As Missouri celebrated a thrilling 41-39 victory over Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium, Pinkel came out as option No. 1. Down by three points with three minutes left to play, Pinkel elected to punt the ball away instead of going for it on fourth-and-four on the Tigers’ own 39-yard line. Senior punter Jake Harry IV’s kick rolled down to the Kansas three-yard line and Missouri eventually stuffed the Jayhawks on a safety and got the ball back for the winning score. “I just felt we were punting well, and it was all about field position,” Pinkel said. “You just trust the guys will go out and they’re going to do it. You don’t give up on them.” As the Missouri punting unit came out on the field, fans on both sides voiced
STOPPING THEM WHEN IT COUNTS Kansas scored on two previous drives when it was pinned inside its own five-yard line, but the third time wasn’t a charm for the Jayhawks. With 9:50 left in first quarter, the drive starts at the KU two-yard line... Result: touchdown With 9:45 left in fourth quarter, the drive starts at the KU one-yard line... Result: field goal With 2:59 left in fourth quarter, the drive starts at the KU three-yard line... Result: safety
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their opinion on the decision. Pinkel joked about the crowd’s reaction. “I thought everybody thought it was a great decision,” Pinkel said. “I thought they were cheering for me. I guess it was KU fans.” Kansas fans had reason to be optimistic because the Jayhawks had twice been pinned within their own fiveyard line and gone on to score earlier in the game. The Missouri defense told itself things would be different this time around. “Two times we had them down there early, we let them score,” junior cornerback Carl Gettis said. “We said this time the game is on the line, we got to hold them. We’ve got to do our job and get our offense back on the field.” Instead of running the clock down with rushing plays, Reesing started the series with back-to-back incomplete passes to junior wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe. Both plays stopped the clock. “We thought they were going to come out and try to run the ball,” Gettis said. “They’re a good team, they do what they do and we just had to come out and stop them.” On third-and-10, Reesing was taken down by redshirt freshman defensive end Aldon Smith and senior defensive end Brian Coulter for a safety. It gave Missouri two points and more importantly, the ball back in its offense’s hands. Smith said the decision to punt and have the defense stop Kansas revealed the coaches’
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Senior Jayhawk quarterback Todd Reesing attempts to throw a pass before being tackled Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium. Reesing passed for 498 yards during the game, 195 more than MU quarterback sophomore Blaine Gabbert. belief in the unit’s ability. “It showed a lot of the faith the coaches had in us, that they believed in us,” Smith said. With the game on the line, junior cornerback Kevin Rutland said there was no way the Tigers were going to let Kansas get back on the scoreboard. “It seemed like nothing was stopping us from causing that
safety,” Rutland said. But the safety wasn’t the end of the story for Missouri. Even after the emotional stop, the defense still had to wait the anxious last moments on the sideline before sophomore kicker Grant Ressel’s gamewinning kick. “That was the longest minute and a half of my life,” Coulter said.
Missouri volleyball season in review ALEX KECKEISEN Staff Writer The Missouri volleyball team looked poised to head to the NCAA Tournament after winning crucial matches during the home stretch of the Big 12 schedule, but the team stumbled in its last three matches, and its season ended without a trip to the tourney. The Tigers (18-14, 9-11 in the Big 12) had been playing well with junior outside hitter Paola Ampudia leading the charge at the net, but the tail end of the schedule will haunt the Tigers as they prepare for the off season. Injuries during the season were minimal, but the diagnosis of mono to junior outside hitter Julianna Klein hampered the attack. In her first season for the Tigers after transferring from Miami Dade Junior College, Ampudia was named the unanimous Big 12 Newcomer of the Year by the league’s coaches, posting 410 kills — 281 of which came in the last
16 matches. The junior had been nothing short of spectacular in filling the shoes of the power-hitting Klein, posting a school-record 35 kills in a four-set win over Kansas on Oct. 24. Before coming down with mono, Klein was the most important key to the attack. Senior setter Lei WangFrancisco looked to her multiple times on long rallies. The Tigers’ biggest loss will surely be Wang-Francisco, who became the school’s alltime leader in sets played. Wang-Francisco finished her time at Missouri as one of the most consistent players on the team. Her 1,139 assists facilitated the balanced attack of the Tigers and her heads-up play allowed her to drop balls in to the opponent’s side of the net. Senior middle blocker Amanda Hantouli, who was used largely in a utility role, has also played her last game in black and gold. Between the quartet of junior outside hitters Rosa
SLOW FINISH Missouri dropped its final three matches of the regular season and was left out of the NCAA Tournament. Nov. 21 Loss to Iowa State, 3-0 Nov. 25 Loss to Baylor, 3-1 Nov. 28 Loss to Texas A&M, 3-0 MAURA HOWARD/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Medrano, Catie Wilson, Klein and Ampudia, Missouri could have one of the strongest attacks in the Big 12 in 2010. Medrano, who is also a transfer from Miami Dade Junior College, settled into her role early in the season, winning MVP of the Tiger Invitational in August. Wilson finished the season third on the team in kills (220) and first in hitting percentage (.324). With an inexperienced setter coming into the mix in 2010, Wilson should be able to provide a high level of consistency to keep the Tigers competitive. The Tigers remained consistent on the backline throughout the season due largely in part to the play of junior libero Caitlyn Vann, who led Missouri
in digs (484) and service aces (31). Sophomore defensive specialist Priscilla Armendariz stepped up her play during Big 12 play with solid digs. If Missouri wants to finish in the top half of the Big 12 next season, winning road games will be vital. With such nationally dominant teams as Texas, Iowa State and Nebraska in the conference, scoring away wins is important in the home-andhome Big 12 schedule. The future is promising for the Tigers. They will have one of the most experienced attacks in the Big 12. Filling the shoes of Wang-Francisco will be tough considering her consistent play throughout her four years and the competition between freshman setter Kate Harris and top-20 recruit Molly Kreklow to do so should be fierce. The program should challenge at the top of the Big 12 with the amount of experience but will need to be competitive against the perennial powers to call 2010 a successful season.
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Catching up with the Tigers compiled by Sean Leahy, sports editor
Tigers basketball suffers first loss
Missouri spent its Thanksgiving week on the warm shores of South Padre Island, Texas, but its shooting went the opposite direction on the thermometer. Cold shooting plagued the Tigers during the South Padre Island Invitational championship Saturday when they fell 5952 to Richmond. The loss was Missouri’s first of the season and dropped its record to 4-1. Missouri shot 32.7 percent from the field during the loss and hit only four of 11 attempts from 3-point land, including missing all four attempts in the second half. Richmond held a seven-point lead at the half and managed to hold off the Tigers for the victory. Missouri made things interesting in the second half by hanging close to the Spiders and even taking a two-point lead with 4:45 left in the game. Richmond then took the lead for good with a 3-pointer and the Tigers were left without the tourney championship. Sophomore guard Kim English led the Tigers with 14 points and sophomore forward Laurence
Bowers pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. The loss came after another battle with cold shooting, but this one ended with a Tiger victory. Missouri took down Old Dominion 66-61 on Friday despite shooting 37 percent from the field. The Tigers held a 32-18 lead at the half and made sure the Monarchs never got closer than four points in the second half. Senior guard J.T. Tiller led Missouri with 12 points. Missouri’s offensive doldrums were preceded by two blowout wins at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers plastered Chattanooga 99-56 on Nov. 24 and set a school record for steals with 24. English led the Tigers with 26 points and Missouri had three other scorers in double-digits. On Nov. 22, Missouri hit the century mark in a 100-44 blowout of Texas-Pan American. The Tigers scored 50 points in each half and cruised on the strength of a 28-0 run in the first half. Four Tigers scored in doubledigits and English led the way
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J.T. Tiller pauses for a moment during the Truman State game Friday, Nov. 6 at Mizzou Arena. This past week, Tiller and the Tigers played in the South Padre Island Invitational and suffered their first loss of the season against Richmond. with 25 points. Missouri shot for a 66.7 field goal percentage in the first half. The win pushed Missouri’s home
Tiger wrestling bounces back with Missouri Open wins The weekend before Thanksgiving busy for Missouri wrestling, and the results didn’t have everyone giving thanks. After a rough day losing two duals Nov. 20, the Tigers bounced back with some individual titles at the Missouri Open on Nov. 22. The Tigers took home five titles in the Missouri Open, an event that featured almost 400 wrestlers from around the Midwest. Missouri senior Nicholas Marable took home the crown in the 165-pound weight class and sophomore Dominique Bradley notched a title in the heavyweight division. Junior Todd Schavrien defeated Oklahoma freshman Kendric Maple for the 141-pound title. For Marable, it was his second career Missouri Open title and 13th-straight victory as Schavrien took his second tournament crown of the year. Redshirt freshman Brent Haynes captured first place in the 197-pound weight class and freshman Bradley Wisdom took home a title in the 125pound freshman/sophomore competition. The event ended a busy weekend for Missouri. On Nov. 20, the Tigers hosted Cal Poly and Purdue and lost to both. The day started with a dual between the Tigers and Cal Poly, and Missouri pulled off wins from five different wrestlers. Wisdom got Missouri an early lead with
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True freshman Brad Wisdom keeps his footing while Cal Poly wrestler Micah Ferguson tries to bring him down to the mat during a dual Friday at the Hearnes Center. Wisdom went on to win his match 9-6 and became the first true freshman to win his first match in five years. a win in the 125-pound weight class but the Tigers then suffered four-straight losses. Wins by sophomore Dorian Henderson, Haynes, Marable and Bradley couldn’t pull Missouri out of the hole, and the Tigers fell 22-15. Later that day, the Tigers got back at it against Purdue. After falling into an early hole once again, Missouri fell 19-15 to the Boilermakers. Bradley continued his good day by pinning his opponent in 18 seconds and Marable took care of business with another win of his own. Wisdom gave Missouri a 3-0 lead by beating
sophomore Matt Field, 9-6. Purdue struck back with a win in the 133-pound weight class and won two more to open a 10-3 lead. Sophomore Patrick Wright stopped the bleeding with a win in the 157-pound weigh class to pull Missouri within four points. Marable’s win closed the gap to 10-9 before the Boilermakers ripped off three-straight more wins to open up lead the Tigers could not overcome. After an action-packed weekend, Missouri will get a couple weeks of rest before its next meet. The Tigers will hit the mats again this Sunday at the Nittany Lion Open in State College, Pa.
court winning streak to 22 games. The Tigers hit the hardwood Wednesday night at Vanderbilt starting at 8:30 p.m. before com-
ing back to Mizzou Arena for a game against Oregon at 4 p.m. Saturday. That game is part of the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series.
Tiger women fall to No. 9 Florida State 73-66 The Missouri women’s team also spent part of its break down south as they traveled down to Florida. Missouri couldn’t wrap up a perfect week on the court and suffered a 73-66 defeat at the hands of No. 9 Florida State on Sunday in the Seminole Classic. Senior forward Amanda Hanneman’s team high 20 points wasn’t enough for the Tigers, who fell to 3-2 on the year. Two other Tigers scored double-digits in points. The first half started with Missouri getting an early upperhand and a 12-6 lead. The two teams went back-and-forth the rest of the half with the Seminoles eventually emerging with a 35-32 lead. Florida State held that lead, with Missouri never too far behind. The Tigers closed within one point with 4:07 left in the game but the Seminoles pulled away for the win. Senior forward Jessra Johnson grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and was second on the team with 16 points. Junior guard RaeShara Brown scored 13 more. The Tigers pulled out a squeaker against Florida A&M on Friday by the score of 69-65. Florida A&M was within three points late in the game but shots by Brown and Hanneman insured the Tigers a win. Junior forward Shakara Jones led Missouri with 17 points and Brown was right behind her with 16. Both players had a team-high eight rebounds. The Tigers took a nine-point lead into the locker room at halftime and held on for the win despite being outscored in the second half.
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Senior forward Amanda Hanneman powers past Northern Iowa senior Kim Wypiszynski during the second half of the Nov. 15 game at Mizzou Arena. Hanneman scored 38 points during the game, leading the Tigers to victory.
Missouri picked up a win in its first road game of the season by taking down Indiana 76-71 on Nov. 22. Hanneman led the way for the Tigers with 17 points and Brown pulled down nine rebounds. The pair helped Missouri erase a two-points halftime deficit and jump past the Hoosiers in the second half. Midway through the first half, Missouri’s lead ballooned to 14 points but Indiana pulled back and got ahead of the Tigers with less than two minutes until the buzzer. The Hoosiers extended their lead to nine points in the second half before Missouri charged back to take back the lead with 6:11 left on the clock. After trading the lead a couple times, the Tigers pulled ahead for good on a Jones jumper with 53 seconds left. The Tigers are back at Mizzou Arena this Saturday to take on Ball State at 12:30 p.m.
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