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Freshman class brings record enrollment numbers ZACH MURDOCK Associate Editor

The class of 2014 is set to break enrollment records this fall.

As of May 24, the university has received 17,148 applications — 14, 319 of which were accepted, Vice Provost for Enrollment Ann Korschgen said. Of those applicants accepted to MU, 6,249 students have made enrollment deposits, which secure a student’s place in the freshman class.

These numbers are subject

to change, MU spokesman Christian Basi said. The number of students officially enrolled in the fall will only be finalized in mid-August at the close of all enrollment deadlines.

Although unofficial, current enrollment numbers for the fall semester are up 8 percent, from 5,765 enrollment deposits at the same time last year.

The increases have had an adverse effect on on-campus housing and Residential Life has been unable to shelter all

ENROLLMENT FIGURES This year's freshman class will be the largest in MU history.

2007: 5,027 2008: 5,812 2009: 5,620 2010: 6,249 freshmen freshmen freshmen freshmen enrolled enrolled enrolled enrolled Numbers are taken from May 24 of each year.

Source: Maneater archives SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHIC DESIGNER

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Car-sharing program to begin at MU Students and faculty will be able to rent cars on campus.

JESSI TURNURE Staff Writer MU will welcome an ecofriendly car-sharing program called WeCar in the fall.

WeCar provides its members with an inexpensive alterna-

tive method of transportation, while decreasing the number of cars on the road.

“Discussions have been going on for a couple of years,” Student and Auxiliary Services spokeswoman Michelle Froese said. “We evaluated similar programs and WeCar was the best one. The contract was signed just about a month ago.”

Due to a collaboration between the Missouri Students Association, the Graduate Professional Council, the

Missouri Student Unions, MU Parking and Transportation Services and the MU Sustainability Office, students, faculty and staff will have the option to reserve cars for personal use throughout the academic year.

“WeCar is a convenient service we can offer for our campus,” Froese said. “It offers good rates for students who want driving to be affordable see WECAR, page 6

Summer construction blankets campus The installation of chilled water lines has closed several areas on campus.

MEGAN DONOHUE Staff Writer Decreased traffic on campus this summer will allow Campus Facilities to step up construction on several facilities and roads. The installation of chilled water lines underground, renovations to residence halls and road repairs are all slated as summer construction projects at MU. There are 19 road closings scheduled for the summer for construction, with 13 scheduled by MU and the remaining six scheduled by the city of Columbia.

The six scheduled by the city are resurfacing projects, while none of the 13 scheduled by

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Campus Facilities is stepping up road construction in front of Cramer Hall and several other areas on campus this summer. Cramer Hall will permanently close this month.

MU are for resurfacing issues, Campus Facilities spokeswoman Karlan Seville said.

According to several maps released by MU, Locust Street will be closed until June 8, Fifth Street until mid-June, Conley Avenue

until Aug. 15, and Sixth Street until Aug. 15. These streets, in addition to Speakers Circle, will be closed to add chilled water lines underground. see PROJECTS, page 6

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Missouri junior quarterback Blaine Gabbert celebrates after a touchdown run against Illinois, a Big Ten opponent, during the 2009 Arch Rivalry game at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. Discussion regarding MU leaving the Big 12 to join the Big Ten has circulated throughout the spring and summer.

Analysis: MU to Big Ten rumors still in play BRIAN HAENCHEN Staff Writer The atmosphere in the Intercontinental Hotel in Kansas City could be volatile Thursday, with Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe ready to push members to confirm their commitment to the conference at this week’s Big 12 meetings.

In an interview with the Kansas City Star, Athletic Director Mike Alden confirmed Big Ten conference expansion is on the agenda for Thursday, making it apparent Beebe is ready to enforce an ultimatum he has alluded to over the past few weeks.

ESPN staff writer David Ubben said there is not much Beebe can do to accelerate the possible expansion process, despite his call for confirmation from Big 12 members.

“I don’t think they have the leverage to enforce an ultimatum,” ESPN writer David Ubben said. “First of all, they’re not going to kick Nebraska and Missouri out, that’s just not

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CONFERENCE EXPANSION

December 15: Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany announces that the “timing is right” for the conference to begin exploring the possibility of expanding the league.

April 22: At the BCS meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona, Delany tells media that there is nothing new to report.

April 29: KOMU/Channel 8 reports ESPN senior writer Bruce Feldman was informed by a Pac-10 official that Missouri to the Big Ten was a “done deal.”

May 10: Kansas City sports radio station WHB/810 AM reports the Big Ten has extended offers to MU, Nebraska, Rutgers and Notre Dame to join the league.

May 13: Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe tells WHB, “We’re going to head into our meetings in Kansas City and I think we need to have a very frank conversation about where we’re going and who’s going to be on the plane when we take off.”

May 18: Delany tells media at Big Ten’s spring meetings that there will be no vote on conference expansion at the Big Ten presidents and chancellors meeting in June.

May 30: Athletic Director Mike Alden tells The Kansas City Star that expansion is on the agenda for Big 12 Conference meetings.

June 1: Big 12 and Big Ten meetings begin in Kansas City and Chicago, respectively.

Sources: Maneater archives, The Kansas City Star, KOMU/Channel 8 and WHB/810 AM SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHIC DESIGNER

going to happen, and even if they do enforce stricter penalties for leaving, that’s still not see BIG TEN, page 6

Of Montreal free for all Of Montreal joined the ranks of Death Cab for Cutie and Willie Nelson by headlining the free Summerfest concert series.

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CAROLINE SYKES Reporter This summer, MU is making updates to the student ID system, along with a few other minor modifications.

Changes include a new host and network for the ID system, replacement of existing card readers and lower costs for ID card replacements.

Additionally, Greek Life and the Missouri Students Association Department of Student Activities will be provided with card readers for events.

“The main reason it is being updated is the system is getting extremely old,” MSA President Tim Noce said. “It was supposed to be updated a long time ago.”

The server that manages the entire ID card system, the host, is being switched to a new operating system. This update is being done through the Division of Information Technology.

“The main computer that

runs it is switching from Unix to Windows,” DoIT Director Terry Robb said. “Secondly, we are changing the network. It’s quite an upgrade.”

The system to be upgraded is the one that processes student ID card transactions, not the system that makes the physical ID cards.

Student fees will not go toward paying for the transaction system. Instead, DoIT will foot the bill.

“It costs us about $450,000 to upgrade it,” Robb said.

Robb said the upgrade should be unnoticeable to students.

An update students will notice is the lowering of replacement costs for ID cards. Student ID card replacement charges are being lowered from $20 to $15.

DoIT is able to make these replacements cheaper, without losing money and without having to add charges or extra costs to student fees.

“We analyzed total ID card production costs and decided that we could still cover our costs at $15 versus $20 for each replacement,” Robb said.

Noce said he is very happy with the lowering of costs, and said lowering the cost of ID replacements is an issue MSA has been pursuing for a while.

“High prices of ID replacements were originally told to be a deterrent, and nobody understood how that would prevent you from losing your ID,” Noce said.

Sophomore Garrett Nissenbaum lost his student ID four times throughout his freshman year at MU, costing him $80.

“Students are always misplacing their IDs, so I think they’ll be very happy with this change,” Nissenbaum said.

Another update includes providing Greek Life and DSA with card readers for various events they host.

Benefits from these card readers include the ability to monitor attendance of events and additional statistics from those in attendance, which helps with collecting information and to better future events.

“They will get demographic information, such as what year you are,” Noce said. “The readers will make a guest list.

For example, they can see what kind of people come to a DSA movie event, such as mostly freshman come. There are a lot of opportunities from a marketing standpoint that would be a good benefit.”

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Students wait in line to have their student IDs swiped for entrance into Plaza 900 dining hall. In addition to switching the student ID system over to Windows, existing card readers will be replaced at campus locations, such as dining halls.

MSA leaders prepare Organizations to use Summer for August convention Welcome as recruitment tool JOSH BARONE Senior Staff Writer Due to scheduling conflicts and difficulties with room reservations, the Missouri Students Association constitution convention has been delayed until late August.

The convention aims to improve the way MSA is structured and serves students, specifically in how the senate is structured, MSA Senate Speaker Evan Wood said.

Originally, there were going to be two conventions — one in the spring and one in August — and the results would potentially lead to a referendum to amend the constitution, which would go to a student vote.

The first convention was scheduled to begin April 21, but the dates and times conflicted with events around campus, as well as student leaders’ schedules, and it was postponed.

“There were a lot of people within MSA that had school commitments,” MSA President Tim Noce said. “And the constituent leaders we wanted to be there on top of the general public couldn’t be.”

As a result, there will only be one convention instead of two, but Noce said that wouldn’t be a problem. He and Wood are staying in Columbia during the summer, and they plan to prepare for the convention before it begins.

“We figured it would be a lot more thorough and better done at the beginning of the school year,” he said.

Wood said he plans to research the pros and cons of previous MSA Senate structures and see how he could apply it to potential constitutional changes.

MSA Senate’s makeup is based on academic college, with each school having a set number of representatives.

Because MSA legislation typically applies to students as a whole and not to individual colleges, the representation is arbitrary, Woods said.

Previous MSA Senate structures have included one based on residence halls, each floor of a hall having a representative, but it created a much larger senate, Wood said.

Noce said MSA will encourage the entire student body to participate in the convention, and he plans to advertise the event to “empower” the general public.

“We’re going to let everyone say their piece and recommendations to myself, Evan, the people who are there,” he said.

The ultimate goal of the convention and a potential referendum to amend the constitution is to improve how the senate serves its constituents, Wood said.

RHA hopes to gain more involvement by educating new students.

KRISSY TRIPP Staff Writer Summer Welcome: a freshman’s first real taste of MU. It’s where students will finish registering for classes, sample dining hall food, set up an e-mail account and, among other things, learn about student organizations.

Missouri Students Association President Tim Noce said MSA plans to use the program as a way to inform students about the organization.

“I think when you improve the awareness, it will help to get students involved who really want to be involved rather than those who may want to put it on their resume later,” Noce said.

MSA had a high turnover rate last year, but Noce said they aren’t looking to heavily recruit.

“Most senators are elected,” Noce said. “Directors are appointed. There are a lot of other ways to get involved, so

we’re looking to inform and tell people how to get involved if they’re really interested.”

Noce said he’s hoping to foster the energy and excitement students have at the beginning of the year to get them involved and keep interest high.

The Residence Halls Association is taking a different approach, according to RHA Vice President Lauren Thomas.

They plan on informing students about RHA, but their main goal is to encourage more involvement in RHA. “We’ve got people that are going to be at a table at Summer Welcome telling parents and students what RHA is and what it’s about,” Thomas said. “They’ll be encouraging them to get involved.”

This is the first year RHA plans to have a table at Summer Welcome to encourage involvement, and they plan to hand out pamphlets of information.

RHA is looking at ways to get more students involved and keep them involved. They plan on meeting with students at the beginning of the year before their time is committed to other organizations and having elections for hall representatives rather than asking hall governments to appoint them. Thomas said they hope this will encourage more

students who really want to get involved. If nobody chooses to run, the hall coordinator will find someone to fill the position.

“We’re going to go to all the first or second hall government meetings,” Thomas said.

She said they hope doing this will introduce them to hall governments and inform them about what RHA can do.

The Legion of Black Collegians plans to utilize the Welcome Black Barbecue and Fall Activities Mart rather than Summer Welcome to introduce themselves to incoming freshmen.

LBC President Lisa White said last year they helped move in freshmen, and it served as a good way to meet the student body and introduce LBC to incoming students.

“We just haven’t discussed working with Summer Welcome just yet,” White said. “We don’t have extreme exposure.”

In addition to informing students about MSA, Noce plans to encourage involvement all around.

In the past, some MSA presidents spoke at Summer Welcome to all students and parents. It allowed the president to introduce him or herself, let students know they could go to MSA with issues and stress the importance of getting involved, Noce said.

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the BLOTTER The following investigations are in progress, and the following people were arrested or issued summons, according to police reports.

COLUMBIA POLICE FRIDAY, MAY 28 Leanthony R. Bartlett Jr., 22, of 2811 Mexico Gravel Road, on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance Charles L. Goodwin, 30, of 1101 Fay St., on suspicion of felony driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license Jeffrey A. Kolesiak, 33, of 301 Tiger Lane, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated Ronald L. Dameron, 37, of 4720 Eastview Lane, on suspicion of second-degree invasion of privacy Shatorya R. Simmons, 23, of 2603 Quail Drive, on suspicion of theft Michael Payne, 32, of 4500 Nick Court, on suspicion of seconddegree property damage and theft

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2010 Jeremy L. Bass, 31, 506 Ridgeway Ave., on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, resisting or interfering with arrest and driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license Timothy J. Boyce, 25, of St. Louis, on suspicion of disturbing the peace SUNDAY MAY 30 Rhiannan M. Perkins, 29, of 13 Third Ave., on suspicion of disturbing the peace Kristen N. Shiflett, 20, of 6001 Gregory Drive, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and driving with suspended or revoked driver’s license Shawan L. Daniels, 36, of 2821 Mexico Gravel Road, on suspicion of forgery Shanice L. Anderson, 19, of 2401 W. Broadway, on suspicion of theft Robin I. Terrell, 19, of 2401 W. Broadway, on suspicion of theft Lauren L. Keleher, 20, of 301 Campusview Drive, on suspicion of possession of false identification and possession of alcohol by a minor MONDAY, MAY 31 Kayla M. Cunningham, 17, of 3100 W. Trail Ridge Drive, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Antonio J. Johnson, 19, of 513 Jackson St., on suspicion of possession of a concealed weapon, receiving stolen property and resisting arrest

Kimberly A. Christopher, 26, of 3403 Elm Grove Drive, on suspicion of disturbing the peace Kayla M. Crites, 25, of Sturgeon, on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana

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Jermaine A. Wilson, 26, of 2306 Whitegate Drive, on suspicion of possession of an open container of alcohol

MU POLICE MONDAY, MAY 31 David M. Casto, 21, of 320 W. Old Plank Road, on suspicion of first-degree trespassing Brandon J. Hurt, 27, of 2104 Parks Edge Place, on suspicion of first-degree trespassing

SATURDAY, MAY 29 Heidi N. Day, 30, of 1112 Madison St., on suspicion of second-degree property damage Nicholas E. Roberts, 27, of 5104 Sanderling Lane, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated Jalaka J. Johnson, 21, of 612 Pennant St., on suspicion of theft

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7OP .HTTH +LS[H [V YLJVSVUPaL PU [OL MHSS ZLTLZ[LY TRAVIS CORNEJO News Editor The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity will recolonize at MU in the fall semester after a fouryear absence from MU. Originally chartered in 1899, the Chi Mu Chapter left MU in May of 2006 after members voted to return the charter to International Headquarters.

“It wasn’t like some of the situations we’ve had more recently, where they’ve lost recognition,” Greek Life Coordinator Julie Drury said. “They just decided, ‘We don’t really want to mess with it.’”

In April, Phi Gamma Delta Expansion Director Jesse Hitt sent a letter to Chi Mu alumnus asking if they supported a recolonization at MU. “The decision to recolonize must be mutual,” Hitt said in the letter. “We need to make sure there is a commitment from the Chi Mu graduate brothers before we pursue the opportunity.”

According to the Phi Gamma Delta, Chi Mu Chapter’s website, more than 100 members supported the recolonization.

“We have a process for any group wanting to colonize, or recolonize on campus,” Drury said. “There are two phases that our office works with them on.”

Phase one includes meeting with stakeholders, discussing the processes the colony must

go through and answering any questions pertaining to it.

“For groups that are recolonizing, part of that phase one meeting is talking about the reasons why they left and how to avoid that happening again,” Drury said.

According to Maneater archives, the fraternity voted to return their charter after receiving several hazing-related sanctions. The sanctions ended in May 2009.

The meeting included Greek Life Adviser Danny Jonas, IFC President Brandon Green, two staff members from Phi Gamma Delta Headquarters and six to eight Chi Mu alumni.

Drury said they’re now in the process of phase two.

This process involves another meeting with stakeholders to discuss the colony’s new member program, member development program and advisory board structure.

Additionally, Drury said the Office of Greek Life would help the colony with other needs, such as providing them with a mailbox and making campus reservations, as they are not yet a university-recognized student organization.

“After school starts, they’ll be meeting with different students on campus — meeting with Greek students and non Greek students and essentially starting their recruitment process, to recruit members for the colony,” Drury said.

J school adds interest areas, alters curriculum TRAVIS CORNEJO News Editor The School of Journalism announced May 26 it is offering 25 new interest areas for incoming undergraduates.

“We’ve been doing this with the graduate program for 15 years,” said Brian Brooks, associate dean for undergraduate studies at the J school. “We call them ‘models’ rather than ‘interest areas,’ but it’s the same idea.”

In the 25 interest areas offered, former sequences are broken down.

Magazine Writing, Publishing and Management, Design and Editing are four possible interest areas.

Students are also given the option of designing their own interest areas. Additionally, the J school has also changed pre-interest area class requirements.

According to its website, Career Explorations in Journalism is no longer required, but is now optional. Students are now required to take Fundamentals of Multimedia Journalism, a three credit hour class. Brooks said the class would first be offered in the spring 2011 semester.

“It’s basically a remake of 4802, which convergence students have been required to take before,” Brooks said.

Incoming freshmen, both direct admissions to the school and pre-journalism students, were notified of changes by email Wednesday, Academic Adviser Jill McReynolds said.

Brooks said the changes have

been in the works for four years.

“We realized that our administrative structure and curriculum structure were not what needed to happen to go forward,” Brooks said. “So we tried to craft some mechanism for breaking down the traditional sequence lines.”

Although other journalism schools have narrowed their focus, MU’s has done the opposite, Brooks said.

“There’s a side benefit to that — when someone looks at what we have to offer, no matter what they want to do in journalism, we have a program that fits them,” Brooks said.

It is possible for a sophomore J school student to take advantage of the new areas offered, given they take Fundamentals of Multimedia Journalism, Brooks said. It is more difficult for upperclassmen.

“The further you’re along, the less flexibility you have left,” Brooks said.

He said the J school doesn’t have the ability to implement these changes for all students in the span of one year.

“Because of university policies, we can’t change their requirements mid stream, but they can emulate the new interest areas through their journalism electives,” McReynolds said.

Brooks relayed this message in an e-mail sent to students on the J school listserv.

“By Board of Curators rule, we cannot make changes to your graduation requirements after you begin study at MU,” Brooks said in the e-mail.

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The Campus Christian House, the former home of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, sits on College Avenue. The fraternity also known as FIJI will be recolonizing at MU in the fall semester.

In his letter, Hitt asked alumnus to provide names of any prospective members.

Drury said Phi Gamma Delta would probably be looking for students who are interested in being a part of something new.

“One of the cool things about a recolonization is that it takes what the organization is about, and what it was founded upon, and they can build from that, rather than a group starting

what they think a fraternity is supposed to be like,” Drury said.

Chi Mu’s recruitment period will last for six weeks.

“During the six-week period, fraternity staff members would recruit colony members, train key graduate advisors, build relationships within the Greek community and hold a retreat and training session for new colony members,” Hitt said.

According to Chi MU’s website, when the chapter left MU in 2006, the Board of Trustees was unable to find enough funds to retain ownership or a suitable renter for the chapter’s home at 704 College Ave. The house was eventually sold to the Christian Campus House, allowing the Board of Trustees to repay debt and preserve enough money for any future needs.

Women's Center library offers info on sensitive topics The center’s 2,300 volumes are available to all MU students, faculty and staff.

SAMANTHA SUNNE Staff Writer Thousands of books, with topics ranging from the theories of feminism to the psychology of pornography, to the history of beauty culture, are available at the Women’s Center. The multitude of volumes is available to all students and staff.

Women’s Center adviser Suzy Day said the Women’s Center has probably had the library ever since its founding in 1975.

“It provides another resource to students, faculty, staff and community,” she said.

The library’s 2,300 volumes cover a wide variety of subjects, though its 35 movies are more focused on social justice issues.

“Our video collection includes topics such as sexual harassment, body image, advertising and women in the media (and) masculinity,” Day said.

Junior Lauren Olson, who visits the Women’s Center often, said she uses the materials for class.

“I use them mostly as resources or references for essays for different classes that I have, even ones that, you know, aren’t necessarily women’s and gender

studies classes,” said Olson.

The Women’s Center also has subscriptions to magazines such as Bust and Make/shift, Day said. The Center also has every issue of Ms. ever published, from the 1970s to the present.

Day said the magazines cannot be checked out but are available for perusal in the Center’s lounge.

The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center also has a library of around 300 books and 35 videos, which are located together with the Women’s Center library, Day said. The LGBTQ Resource Center’s library is located there as well.

“If someone called the Women’s Center and wanted to borrow a movie that was RSVP’s, we’d help with that request,” Day said.

RSVP Center Coordinator Danica Pape said people use their materials for projects, presentations or simply for their own knowledge.

“More often than not, students will come up and be looking for resources for a paper or something,” Pape said.

The RSVP’s library is meant to provide resources to students on issues that are relevant to students.

Pape said these issues include rape, sexual assault and partner violence prevention.

The centers are working on upgrading to a digital system, but have card catalogue sys-

tems for now, Pape said.

To check out a book, students put the book’s card in a file behind a card with the student’s name on it, Olson said.

Students who want to check out materials need to get a user card from the Women’s Center.

Day said students can check out up to three materials at a time for two weeks. They can renew them by simply taking the books and their user card to a member of the Women’s Center staff. To check out a video, students need to talk to staff at the Center for Social Justice, she said.

To check out a video from the RSVP Center’s library, Pape said students should contact their support staff.

Day said students could also choose to watch a video in the Center rather than checking it out.

“For instance, if you missed a movie in class, and you know we have it, you can come in and check it out in the Center and watch it on our TV,” Day said.

Additionally, all checkouts from the Women’s Center library are confidential, Olson said.

“So if you don’t want people to know what you’re coming in and looking up, then no one’s going to come in and try and, you know, Patriot Act their way through your library book,” she said.

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PROJECTS: Work begins on Care Tower Continued from page 1 “A chilled water loop is more efficient than having individual chillers at each building,” Seville said. “By connecting buildings together with piping and strategically locating chiller plants, MU is able to cool over 100 buildings from just 16 locations.”

A new steam tunnel will also be installed to replace the aging tunnel from the power plant to the corner of Maryland Avenue and Conley Avenue. It will be completed Aug. 1. Hitt Street, Rollins Street and Conley Avenue will be the main roads affected by the steam tunnel replacement.

“The tunnel will include new steam, condensate and compressed air piping with expansion room for future capacity,” Seville said.

Manhole work will close the road in front of Defoe-Graham residence hall until June 12, according to maps released by MU. The summer construction projects that will last the longest are the road closures due to MU Power Plant upgrades, which will close Stewart Road from Province to Fifth Street until late 2012.

Some of the work includes installing a new biomass boiler, repairing the existing north and south stacks and replacing current cooling towers and electric systems to support auxiliary loads, Seville said.

Utility lines will be laid for the Patient Care Tower off of Pershing Drive. According to

the Road Closings 2010 map, the project will be completed in 2012.

The tower, which is partially funded by a $30 million bond, will replace the existing Ellis Fischel Cancer Center.

“By all accounts, it’s an inadequate facility in just about every way you look at it,” Bo Fraser, a member of the UM system Board of Curators, said of the existing structure.

The center will occupy the first two floors of the tower. It is slated for completion in 2013.

“The citizens of this state deserve an up-to-date cancer hospital,” Fraser said.

Seville said all of the utility projects are necessary to supply reliable and efficient utilities to the campus and hospitals and MU has made sure to create the least amount of inconveniences possible.

“We communicate with faculty, staff and students to keep them aware of upcoming projects that might change their routine,” Seville said. “This is the best time of year for us to close streets for long periods of time.

It impacts the least amount of people.”

Seville said MU is not anticipating any major problems from the road closures this summer beyond circumstances beyond control, which may add delays.

“We plan well in advance so that we do not run into problems, but you cannot predict the weather,” Seville said.

— Associate editor Wes Duplantier contributed to this report

BIG TEN: No official proposal announced Continued from page 1 going to be enough to get them not to go.”

Beebe’s statement comes after a flurry of reports over the past month and a half claiming the Big Ten has made offers to Missouri and Nebraska and speculation Colorado could soon be headed for the Pac-10.

While these rumors have pushed Beebe to try and accelerate the confirmation process, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said he has no intention to expedite expansion on his end.

“I’m not sure that the Big Ten is necessarily in a huge rush (to make a decision) and they’re the ones holding all the cards at this point,” Gabe DeArmond of PowerMizzou.com and InsideSTL.com said. “There’s really not a definite timetable on it at this point.”

The last time Delany seriously considered expanding the conference was in 1999, when Notre Dame publicly rejected his offer. This time around, Delany said he will not announce to the public that offers have been made until he is assured schools will accept them.

“The only time you are going to hear that (the Big Ten) is

extending any offers, is when they know these offers are going to be accepted,” ESPN senior writer Bruce Feldman said. “(Delany) is a proud guy. He really values the image of the Big Ten brand and I do not think he is going to let anybody walk all over it and not cast it in the best light.”

Delany’s approach doesn’t bode well for Beebe and the Big 12. When he made the original announcement, Delany said the conference was embarking on a 12-to-18-month process. If it’s not until this time next year, nearly 18 months after the original announcement, Beebe could have a much smaller selection of replacement schools and, as a result, could be faced with a much weaker conference.

Should the Pac-10 and SEC choose to expand as well, there is the possibility of the Big 12 Conference dissolving.

“I don’t think you’re immediately going to see a break up of the Big 12,” DeArmond said.

“But if things start going on in the SEC response and the Pac10 maybe looks at more than just Colorado and Utah, then 5 years down the road you could be in a scenario where the Big 12 isn’t around anymore.”

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Virginia Avenue Garage remains filled with vehicles, even in the less-crowded summer months. The WeCar car sharing program encourages fewer students to bring cars to campus in order to free up parking space.

WECAR: Program to offer 4 cars Continued from page 1 and makes it much more convenient to get off campus for shopping or to take a short trip home.”

According to the WeCar website, MU will have two hybrid vehicles and two sedans. Its users pay an annual membership fee of $35 plus $8 per hour or $56 per day for sedans and $9 per hour or $63 per day for hybrid sedans — fuel included.

For every mile over 200 miles, 35 cents is charged.

Along with the above costs, additional fees are charged for smoking in the vehicle, returning it late or to the wrong place, leaving it dirty or unlocked, forgetting the parking permit and leaving the fuel tank below a quarter of a tank.

“Most of the WeCar-using institutions in the first year have not used more than four or six cars,” Parking

and Transportation Services Director James Joy said. “These first couple of years are more of a trial period to see how well it’s received.”

Froese said the four vehicles will be available on the MU campus in convenient locations for users. Possibly, two vehicles will be located by the student center, one by southwest housing and one by College Avenue.

To become a WeCar member, a student can sign up online; his or her information will be processed within a few days. Afterward, each member will need to schedule an orientation where he or she will receive a membership card, ID number and handbook, detailing the rules and regulations all members must follow in order to use one of the vehicles.

The process of reserving a vehicle is entirely automated online. Customers can book a

car at any time in 15-minute increments with a one-hour minimum of use. Students 18 to 20 years of age are eligible to use this service for no cost but must show proof of insurance, and users 21 and older pay a $500 deductible for limit collision.

Enterprise Holdings, the corporate parent of Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company, owns and operates WeCar. Including Missouri, schools in 12 states have established the program since the pilot program began in 2007.

“It’s important to experiment on something that may in fact make everything work more successfully in the future,” Joy said. “For many students who bring their cars, WeCar will not have an effect, but for some students and parents who do not think they need a vehicle 24/7, (they) will have access to one when they need it.”

RECORD: Res Life 200 beds short Continued from page 1 the students who might have wanted to live on campus.

“We typically house between 85 to 90 percent of the incoming class and historically have been able to house all incoming freshmen students,” Director of Residential Life Frankie Minor said.

Minor said with increased enrollment for the upcoming school year, Residential Life is 200 beds short of having enough space for students. In addition, many returning students were unable to get housing contracts because of a limit imposed by Residential Life to ensure there would be ample housing for a large freshman class.

“A strategic decision was made by senior campus leadership advised by the Division of Enrollment Management,” Minor said. “We wanted to house as many returning students as possible and accepted 1,900 contracts from returning students, which was the maximum number we projected we

could accept and still have sufficient housing for incoming students.”

Residential Life is pursuing several other options to help house the large freshman class.

Minor said, in addition to adding 340 spaces at Tiger Diggs off-campus, Residential Life is offering incentives for returning students to cancel unwanted housing contracts and is coordinating future contract cancellations from men joining fraternities in the fall.

Much of the increase in enrollment over the past several years has been attributed to an increase in college-bound Missouri high school graduates.

MU’s offices for Enrollment Management and Residential Life work with projections for future student enrollment and are able to somewhat account for changes in enrollment before they occur.

“Next year, the number of high school graduates in Missouri starts to decline and continues to decline for several years,” Korschgen said. “This

will very probably affect our enrollment growth.”

In conjunction with projections for future enrollment, the Division of Enrollment Management takes steps to increase access to in-state students and make MU the focus of many students’ college goals.

Director of Access Initiatives DeAngela Burns-Wallace said it is part of MU’s role as a public flagship to help increase access to college in general and MU has many initiatives working to bring students to MU’s campus and programs.

These initiatives include MAC and Kauffman Scholars programs to help underrepresented minority and lower income students gain access to college through college prep and counseling as well as summer academies that bring students to campus.

“These programs are not necessarily designed to be a recruitment program, but it does make students more comfortable and focused on MU,” Burns-Wallace said. “It’s a relationship.”

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Ethan Simmons Politics Columnist

The 'gas money' of citizenship Despite widespread outrage and outcry, Arizona is making stopping illegal immigration its business.

The Arizona state legislature recently passed a bill that would make the arrest and deportation of illegal immigrants a much higher priority by telling police officers to arrest any person they identify as illegal.

Arizona’s biggest source of illegal immigrants is Mexico. I’m from Texas, so I think I’ve seen plenty of illegal Mexican immigrants in my time.

The Mexican immigrant population is, in my opinion, one of the hardest-working groups in America. Who else would willingly volunteer to grind out construction work on busy freeways in the frying pan sizzle of Texas in August?

Who else sits outside waiting for someone to hire them so they can paint their house or mow their lawn? My dad could barely get me to mow our lawn for money. Trust me, I wasn’t about to volunteer.

The issue here, though, isn’t about how hard they work. What it comes down to is whether or not that hardworking nature is enough to grant them the right to live here.

America has long been called the great melting pot. It’s what makes us who we are. Since its inception, the U.S. has been a place where people of every nationality come for a chance to live well without losing their cultural identity, and all of these cultural identities have woven together over time to make the fabric of our culture.

People come to America to pursue that vague, age-old, almost cliché American Dream, and America welcomes them with open arms. We give people what they want when they come here: a chance. But it’s not, at least it shouldn’t be, a one-way street.

The right to live in America, like anything else, should have a cost. How would you feel if someone drove your car all over town every day without ever paying for gas? If you’re anything like me, you probably would not be too happy.

In terms of immigration, though, what form of commitment can we accept as “gas money”?

Is applying for a green card enough? Do they need to know or commit to learn English? Should they agree to stay in the U.S. for a given amount of time without returning home? Some would say all of these ideas are infringements on the rights of the immigrants and a disgrace to our American heritage.

Is it too much to ask if you want to live in America, you should follow American rules? When you’re a guest in someone else’s house, you abide by what they say, regardless of how you do things where you’re from. If you want to live in America, be American, not just a permanent visitor.

If you were to find that someone you didn’t know had come into your house through the back door and was eating your food, you’d kick them out faster than you can say “border patrol.”

I have no problem with people immigrating to America. I think it has helped make us the nation we are today, and it’s making us into the nation we will be in the future. But I don’t think Arizona is wrong. It is just trying to make sure American “food” is being reserved for those who should have access to the fridge.

I doubt very seriously Arizona, or any state, has a problem with sharing that food. All they want in return is a little gas money.

Ethan Simonds is a sophomore journalism major. He can be reached at ewsxv7@ mail.missouri.edu

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*VS\TIPH HPY ZOV^ OVUVYZ ]L[LYHUZ NICHOLE BALLARD Staff Writer Columbia hosted the 22nd Annual Salute to Veterans Air Show on Saturday at the Columbia Regional Airport.

The free event included team demonstrations of the AV-8B Harrier and performances by the Canadian Army’s Skyhawk Parachute Team and the AeroShell Aerobatic Team.

The tour of a cargo helicopter, the Sikorsky MH-53E known as Sea Dragon, boasted the longest line on the runway Sunday.

“It’s always a crowd pleaser,” Navy pilot Lt. J.G. Chris Vanallen said.

People entered through the rear cargo bay of the helicopter and made their way to the front where they could sit in the pilot’s seat and learn about the aircraft.

Miller said though the final Sea Dragon was built in 1986, the Navy has too many uses for the aircraft to get rid of them.

The craft got its name from its primary use, detecting and destroying mines in the sea.

Another main attraction of the show was the AV-8B Harrier. The demonstration included the hovering abilities of the Marine Harrier and the one-of-a-kind vertical take-off. The ground shook as the Harrier rose and spun 360 degrees before blasting off into sky, with Queen’s, “We Will Rock You” blaring in the background.

The Harrier has been on hiatus for the last 12 years and

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Visitors at Salute to Veterans 2010 cool off underneath a North American B-25 bomber Saturday at Columbia Regional Airport. The event brought visitors from across Boone County to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend. was chosen to make its return Fields said turnout for the Boone Tavern and Restaurant at the Salute to Veterans Air show was high, with Saturday to begin the area’s Memorial Show. It will only make 14 concession sales doubling what Day festivities. Mayor Bob appearances in 2010. Salute to they were for both days of the McDavid welcomed three Veterans Media Spokeswoman show last year. sailors, who also attended Nancy Fields said she had never Fields said despite the large a banquet at the Hearnes seen the craft before. crowds and sophisticated air- Center. Crew members have Patrick and Dana Bexten, of crafts, the focus of the day was visited Columbia during Freeburg, had to hold the ears honoring soldiers who had Memorial Day weekend for of their three young boys dur- served and were deployed over- the last 16 years, marking ing the Harrier’s presentation. seas. She said planning for the the commemoration of the They said their children were 23rd air show would begin next town’s namesake vessel in fascinated with the planes and week.

September 1994. each had a souvenir.

“We truly appreciate all of Monday celebrations “We’ve been coming for the those that support our heroes,” included a 155-unit parade last three or four years,” Dana said Fields, whose father and down Broadway with a military Bexten said. father-in-law fought in World aircraft flyover, a parachute Several other children had War II. “That’s what this is all drop by the Screaming Eagles their ears covered, and some about.” in honor of fallen comrades had to leave with their parents On Friday, sailors from the and a ceremony at the Boone because of the noise.

U.S.S. Columbia visited the County Courthouse.

Alcohol companies target young drinkers IAN ARNOLD Reporter Alcohol companies are marketing to younger drinkers through ad campaigns with more social media, according to a report released last week.

The report, put out by the Center for Digital Democracy and the Berkeley Media Studies Group, said in one example, Heineken targeted Puerto Rican youth in a new digital marketing campaign.

The end result allowed members of an online world to buy virtual furnishings for digital apartments, among other things, through “heikens”, instead of real-world money.

This digital money was earned by playing games on the company’s website or on Facebook.

The report said the company ended the campaign with an estimated response of 10,000 new Heineken consumers.

CDD Director Jeff Chester, who co-authored the report, said more people should be made aware of this issue.

“The recent privacy backlash against Facebook and Google

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Buzz, for example, illustrates how the issue of digital marketing and the need for safeguards is becoming a more visible and populist issue,” Chester said.

Karen Farris, spokeswoman for the Missouri Youth Adult Alliance said underage consumers are frequently exposed to alcohol industry advertising.

“The alcohol industry spends billions of dollars promoting their products to people under 21,” she said. “Youth are exposed to apparel, music and advertisements.”

Rather than directly reaching out to minors, alcohol companies frequently advertise their products with images of men and women who appear to be in their mid-20s. Along with playing a chart-topping tune to play in the background of the commercial, the messages promote good times, humor and friendship.

The reach of the Internet also creates problems in terms of monitoring an alcohol company’s efforts to target a younger audience. Having such a broad marketing platform makes enforcing laws and other legal implications on an alcohol company that much more difficult.

“College students make decisions about what to drink for a variety of different reasons,” Masters said.

Masters said alcohol advertising is regulated on a stateby-state basis and Missouri’s

laws on such advertising do not cover the Internet. She said this creates a “gray area” which confuses local brewers who are trying not to target the wrong consumers.

“What we’ve seen in Missouri and Columbia is that it’s a disservice to bar owners who are trying to do the right thing,” she said.

Chester and the other collaborators had a few recommendations on how to put a stop to these marketing practices. The report called for investigating the techniques being used to create ads that are designed to foster “immersive” and subconscious messages, including the use of “neuromarketing” techniques designed to influence or measure subconscious responses.

Another recommendation called for closer investigations in the activities of advertisers that conduct business with alcohol companies.

“The regulation of online marketing is done at the federal level by the FTC and also with state attorneys general,” Chester said.

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Housing shortages ensure everyone's dissatisfaction As enrollment numbers for MU continue to grow, problems with finding housing for these incoming students are piling up as well.

It seems like we hear the same thing every year around this time: A record-breaking freshman class has been enrolled for the next semester, and now MU’s facing housing shortages.

It seems as if the Office of Admissions and Residential Life are working completely independently of each other, while reality is calling for them to make some changes.

Vice Provost for Enrollment Ann Korschgen said of the 17,148 applications received by MU, 14,319 of those prospective students were accepted, and more than 6,000 have paid their deposits.

These statistics were as of May 24, but MU doesn’t have a final deadline for acceptance, so more students can apply and get in. The lack of selectivity in the current process is doing more damage than good. The housing space that would have once been used for sophomore students who weren’t ready to get their own place, or transfer students, who don’t have anyone to live off campus with yet, is now in high demand for freshmen students — a demand that exceeds the supply.

As of right now, 200 of those freshmen students are in limbo concerning where they are going to live next semester, despite sophomores being strongly encouraged to move off-campus. It isn’t fair to keep students wondering if they should attend another university they know has a space for them to live while they wait for confirmation from MU. Considering the average size of high school classes in Missouri is also on the upswing, it’s pretty likely that next year is going to face this issue yet again.

A possible solution is for MU to take steps to lower its acceptance rate. Of the Big 12 universities, MU has one of the highest acceptance rates at 85 percent. According to US News & World Report, The University of Texas has the lowest of the Big 12 at 43.4 percent. Eight of the Big 12 schools have lower acceptance rates than MU. If more rejections seem too strong, MU could perhaps consider putting students on a waiting list until they know whether or not they will have the space to house them.

This would make the decision far easier for a student.

Whatever they decide to do, MU administrators need to start planning ahead for this rather than “looking for options” late into summer every year. Or perhaps we can just move students into lounges like they did in the 1980s. And yes, the housing shortage is that old.

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J school improvements will create opportunities Although the School of Journalism has had its missteps in the past (see iPod touch requirement), the school is taking a step in the right direction with the introduction of specific “interest areas.”

Rather than having a general degree, students can specialize in investigative reporting or arts and culture. This is especially beneficial for students wishing to show a more specialized education on their resumes. The interest area system is currently a benefit reserved for graduate students.

Although increasing opportunities for specialization is a great move, we’re even more pleased with making Career Explorations in Journalism, or J1010, optional.

Whoever made that decision deserves a Nobel Prize or at least a thank you note from every incoming J school freshmen.

Hyperboles aside, removing that prerequisite is beneficial to students who lack experience in their field. Most of the students who come to the J school have a pretty good idea of what they want to do within the school.

Students will now have the ability to get into reporting or news classes earlier. This means instead of wasting a year and a half to find out they detest everything about newspapers (maybe they deserve to die after all!), students will be able find their true calling a little faster.

There is still some room for improvement though. Other top journalism schools in the nation have an entire sequence devoted to sports reporting. MU does not offer that, but should definitely consider it.

There are also only two divisions for students in Strategic Communications, international and regular, compared to three or four options for the other sequences.

The harder it is for graduating students to find jobs, the more specialization, like the J school is beginning to offer, will be needed and appreciated.

While the current developments are good, the J school should watch to make sure it doesn’t miss other valuable opportunities.

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Lady Gaga is no pioneer for pop music Katie McCormick kmmwgb@mail.mizzou.edu

She is being described as a visionary, a sex symbol and just an overall insane human being. Lady Gaga isn’t even just a woman anymore but rather some sort of manifestation of every extremity known to the human race...at least that’s the label she’s put on herself. She embodies the idea that image is everything by creating larger than life fashion statements.

Honestly, I’m pretty sure I wore half her outfits when I was around five years old but all I got were the pitying looks of my parents. It’s actually kind of hard for me to describe Lady Gaga without some sort of disdain. Granted, her songs are catchy as hell, and I’m pretty positive I can get down to some “Telephone” any day of the week.

However, I think more of the disdain that I have towards Lady Gaga isn’t really what she has turned herself into, but rather the way society perceives her as the inspiration for anything that strays from the norm. Lady Gaga has been around for what now, two years? She is monopolizing the bizarre and WTF aspects of entertainment just by berating us with her constant debauchery. She lured us in with a rather

catchy jam, but everyone knows that can’t last, so she became a sexual beast, a fashion nightmare and, according to many, a hermaphrodite.

Now that Gaga has taken over the entertainment industry, every artist that gets a little crazy is automatically determined to be attempting to emulate her.

An example of this is the newest video from one of my personal favorite artists, Christina Aguilera. Everyone knows, or at least should know, that she has been sexing up the entertainment industry ever since she decided to get “Dirrty” back in the early 2000s. After a maternity leave, Aguilera recorded a new album and released her first single called “Not Myself Tonight.” The video to accompany this song showed her decked out in leather, a multitude of S&M toys and acts and Ms. Aguilera getting busy with both guys and girls. I decided to show the video to some of my friends because I thought it was a mixture of interesting and bizarre. After I showed it to them, everyone said, “Wow, could she be anymore like Lady Gaga?”

All of a sudden, I grew furious and started yelling about how just because she’s acting hypersexual in this video, this doesn’t make her Lady Gaga’s minion.

Turns out I was fighting a losing battle because it was me against about five stubborn girls. However, it still infuriates me

mostly because Lady Gaga is a novice in the form of freak show entertainment.

Women like Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Madonna have been shocking the world for a few decades now.

Lady Gaga isn’t nearly as original as the world seems to think she is. One other person that she is impersonating to a tee is the lesser-known Swedish singer Karin Dreijer Andersson. Anderson is a part of the duo known as The Knife and has her own solo project known as Fever Ray. Her entire entity is based on the fact that she not only dresses and acts strangely, but she has the haunting vocals to match.

Lady Gaga is just like her, but instead of fighting cultural norms with her voice she conforms to the mainstream poppy sound.

Should I really be mad at Gaga for being a pop singer? There are many singers who pretend to rebel against society, like that auto-tuned miscreant known as Ke$ha.

However, I am sick of Lady Gaga being placed on a pedestal for really sticking it to mainstream media. I will be impressed when she can match those practically putrid outfits with a little thing I like to call talent. Bubble wrap and red lace bodysuits will only be cutting edge for a while until she loses that shock value and has as much individuality as the cookie cutter pop stars of the world.

Don’t impose morals when it comes to marriage Ryan Schuessler ryanschuessler@gmail.com

If conservatives label themselves as the “defenders of marriage,” then what does that make me? An attacker of marriage? Someone who wants to destroy marriage? Although I hardly see such an interpretation to be true, let the battle begin.

I’ll start my argument with a statement that I’ve heard all too often from conservatives: you can’t legislate morality. I agree 100 percent; you can’t, nor should you, impose your morals onto another person. What I don’t understand is why, if conservatives don’t want the government to legislate morality, do they legislate their morals on to the rest of the nation? Specifically, I’m talking about marriage, though I could go in to other areas where they impose their hypocrisies. So, what I see is that it’s okay to legislate morality as long as they’re the morals you believe in. Ah, that makes sense. Not. When I think of social liberalism, I

don’t think of government intrusion on to people’s lives. In fact, I think the opposite. Social liberalism opens opportunities for people to do what they want (now isn’t that what conservatives say they do?). Legalizing abortion doesn’t make people get abortions, it allows for people to choose for themselves. Legalizing marijuana doesn’t make people smoke it, but it lets them have the option. Legalizing gay marriage doesn’t force straight people to marry other straight people of their same gender, but it allows for gay people to marry who they love.

So back to marriage. This is how I think marriage should be legally defined: a union between consenting adults.

Marriage does not harm others who are not involved; therefore they have no place to define it.

Of course there is the issue of gay marriage, which I support in its entirety. Love knows no physical boundaries, including gender; therefore a person should be free to marry whom they love. If you don’t want a gay marriage, don’t get one. Gay people aren’t asking for special rights when they ask for the right to marry, nor are they asking for special protection. They are simply asking for an equal

opportunity for happiness, and in our government, which claims to be secular though I have a hard time believing that to be true, it should be allowed.

And then there’s another issue that isn’t quite as publicized: polygamy.

Once again, I believe marriage should be between consenting adults. While I personally don’t see why a person would need multiple spouses, I can respect their personal justifications, be it maintaining a cultural tradition or simply loving multiple people, as long as all parties in the relationship are consenting. And out of that respect I would support their rights to marry multiple people.

Now there are lines that cannot be crossed. Again: consenting adults.

Marriage should not be forced or arranged.

Marriage should not involve children.

Marriage should not involve mental or physical abuse or violence. Lots of terrified conservatives often say legalizing gay marriage will lead to legalization of marriage to animals. That’s not okay. Since animals cannot consent, I would consider it animal abuse.

The only “sanctity” worth defending in marriage is love, don’t you think?

I do.

Simple smoothie will leave you full and healthy Julia Boudreau jlbw7b@mail.missouri.edu

Sweet and Simple Strawberry Banana Smoothie What you'll need: 2 cups frozen strawberries 1 whole banana 1 cup orange juice 1 cup skim milk 2 table spoons pure honey Optional: 1 bottle Strawberry flavored Ensure beverage Cook time: 2 minutes

Consumption time: 10 minutes in order to avoid brain freeze Benefits: This recipe provides a healthy on the go beverage that can be used as a replacement for any meal.

The frozen fruit allows the smoothie to maintain an icy taste without forcing a blender to crush both fruit and ice, which ultimately prevents the purchasing of two blenders per day.

The potassium provided by the banana will create the full sensation that is achieved upon completion of a meal.

Because Columbia is a college town, there are constantly many diseases in circulation, and the vitamin C provided by the orange juice will help ward off the next bug that comes into play.

If the fruit and juices alone still make

a donut look appealing, try adding the meal replacement shake Ensure to the mix in order to increase the calories and nutrients. The protein from both Ensure and milk will create a longer lasting sensation of fullness, allowing lunch to be potentially pushed till after a 1 p.m. class.

Using honey instead of sugar brings out the natural sweetness of the fruit without consuming the negatives that can accompany pure sugar.

Overall this smoothie provides many of the nutrients needed from breakfast in order to make it through a busy morning, and is undoubtedly healthier than leftover pizza.

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Explaining the World Cup If you’re anything like me, you’re excited for the World Cup but for the wrong reasons. The right reasons, I’d imagine, would be things like “I’m pumped to see Team X play Team Y,” or “Player Z is battling back from an injury and I’m rooting for him!” or, you know, like, “I understand and appreciate this beautiful game. Offsides! Red card!” Or whatever. I’m not sure.

The Cup is a little over a week away, and that is a great thing. I think the casual American fan’s approach is the right one. We’re excited, but … for the right reasons? Not exactly — the majority probably couldn’t define offsides. I know I couldn’t. (“The, uh ... the, the times where, that, uh ... red line, in FIFA, it, like ... fuck if I know, dude.”) But that’s fine: The wrong reasons are infinitely more entertaining.

I’m ready for the brutal, hilarious honesty of the British commentators. I’m ready for the passionate crowds, chanting and cheering and singing throughout. And, oh, boy, let me tell you, I am so completely goddamn ready for North Korea. Did you know they’re in the World Cup? They qualified and everything! The North Koreans!

I’m so excited for them. And that’s probably the ultimate wrong reason.

Anyway, I think I’m the perfect person to roll through some burning questions for the World Cup here. I don’t know anything; odds are, neither do you. And the blind shall lead the blind. That’s a saying, I think. The Bible? Unlikely. But, I mean, maybe. I could look it up. Regardless!

Burning questions—ready?

Q: Soccer is stupid.

A: You’re stupid! Good start. But seriously: the World Cup is excellent entertainment for sports fans and shawl-wearing hipsters alike. It’s good. I promise.

Q: I understand the tournament is broken down into “Groups,” from A through H — which is most compelling?

A: Definitely D. Probably. I’m really not sure. I mean, I have no idea. For comedy’s sake, though, it has to be G. North Korea!

My boys. And the hilarity in them making the tournament is magnified a thousand times by the fact that they drew Brazil (best in the world), Portugal (third-best) and the Ivory Coast (a coast of fucking ivory) — this was, shall we say, less than ideal.

Q: So, does North Korea have any chance?

A: The Fightin’ Jong Ils have been given a solid 1% chance at advancing by some magical ESPN formula-producer.

Not great. To paraphrase the great Lloyd Christmas, though: 1 percent? So you’re saying there’s a chance! Yes, friends. More than a chance: an entire percentile of a chance. I don’t even care. North Korea is my team. I’m committed. I’ve been committed. And I couldn’t name a single player on the team, sure, but let’s be honest — do you really think any North Koreans could name a single player on the team? They probably think Kim Jong Il plays every position. And maybe he does! It’s all part of the intrigue. I’m telling you: keep an eye on these guys.

Q: It appears these questions have little to do with the World Cup, and more to do with just North Korea.

A: I plead 100 percent guilty and couldn’t be happier about it. I’m obsessed.

Is Kim Jong Il the head coach? Is his face on the front of the jersey? If they lose, will the government-run newspaper simply report they won anyway? War could erupt between North and South Korea any day now — what if they ended up playing each other…in the final!?! I could go on.

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Reach Chase Koeneke, arts editor, at ckoeneke@themaneater.com

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Robin Hood Rating: 2 out of 5 In a world where “going green” is the hottest trend, “Robin Hood” recycles old characters like a liberal soccer mom from San Francisco attempting to reduce her carbon footprint. It’s not that director Ridley Scott cares about the environment, it’s that the man ran out of ideas and decided to typecast big name actors to create an unoriginal film.

Here’s a rundown of the thespians and their roles, which you may have seen before.

In “Robin Hood,” Russell Crowe plays a masculine man of the people who battles tyranny like he did in “Gladiator,” Cate Blanchett plays a tough chica who stands strong in a maledominated society like she did in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” and Mark Strong plays the evil villain who will step on anyone on his path to power like he did in “Sherlock Holmes.”

Unfortunately, there are not enough slow motion archery scenes in the film to save the audience from flat characters.

Giving credit where credit is due, the film is at least appears to be historically accurate, even the extras look like they haven’t bathed in years.

And it looks as though a star was born in Oscar Isaac, who plays Prince John.

If you can muscle yourself past the first half of the film, “Robin Hood” has some badass parts, but it would be better to save your cash and rent the Disney version where Robin is a freakin’ fox.

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Bit.Trip Runner Rating: 4.5 out of 5 There’s a reason you don’t just run straight through Mario games: Goombas and Koopas don’t have day jobs, so they roam around and act as obstacles. Essentially, they’re the homeless population of the Mushroom Kingdom.

“Bit.Trip Runner,” however, has no qualms about keeping up a consistently breakneck platforming speed.

Depending on how much of a challenge keeps you sane (or drives you insane), “Bit.Trip Runner,” the most recent “Bit.Trip” title from Gaijin Games for WiiWare, will either have you smiling as you master rhythmic running or be the reason you need a new television (since your old one now has a Wii Remote-sized hole in it).

Thankfully, the game is broken up into more than 30 stages (unlike the three-level affairs of other entries in the “Bit.Trip” series), because getting hit once by an obstacle in any of these sections will have your existential protagonist, Commander Video, whooshed back to the beginning to try again.

As the only single-player “Bit.Trip” game on WiiWare, “Runner” stands as one of the best titles Gaijin Games has offered so far and one of the best downloadable experiences on the Wii. If you’re in the mood for a rhythm platformer akin to “Canabalt” with some retro charm, have eight dollars to spare and a masochistic appetite for a challenge, “Bit.Trip Runner” is a no-brainer that’s all the more satisfying once you reach happy rainbow victory.

— Bryan Edelman, staff writer

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9th Street Summerfest hits ground running with of Montreal show NATHAN DIVERS Staff Writer Crazy costumes, trippy cartoons, brain-eating pigs, sword fights with phantom-like figures, great music. If you’ve never seen of Montreal in concert, this is what you’re missing.

The Atlanta-based indie-pop fivepiece kicked off this year’s 9th Street Summerfest with a free show outside The Blue Note on May 26, joining the ranks of past headliners such as Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Folds, Willie Nelson and Wilco.

“The biggest difference between where we are now and where we were when we started is the level of the bands that are playing,” said Peter McDevitt, The Blue Note’s talent buyer.

Of Montreal released its first fulllength record, Cherry Peel, in 1997 and has continued to put out records on an almost yearly basis.

For the past 13 years, the band has been touring heavily and turning out records that consistently receive critical acclaim, most notably 2007’s Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? and 2008’s Skeletal Lamping, which made several year-end best-of lists, including those of Rolling Stone and Paste Magazine.

Though the band has been making music for more than a decade, its Summerfest performance consisted of tracks primarily from Hissing Fauna and Skeletal Lamping, though the band did play some older songs and gave the audience a preview of what its upcoming release, False Priest, may sound like.

Of Montreal’s set started off with some sound problems, though the band and the sound engineers managed to work out most of the kinks after a few songs.

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Of Montreal members Kevin Barnes and Davey Pierce play during the 9th Street Summerfest in downtown Columbia on Wednesday evening. The festival, put on by The Blue Note, offers free outdoor concerts during the summer months.

“Overall, I loved the show, even though the sound was pretty awful at first,” junior Sky Robinson said.

But anything the band lacked in sound, they more than made up for with on-stage visuals.

A pair of projector screens were placed behind the musicians and offered a cinematic aspect to the performance. The two screens displayed everything from cartoons that looked like Saturday morning kids shows on acid to close-ups of the band to silent movie-style quotes, which were accompanied by a few “actors” who portrayed various scenes, such as a family dinner that ended with smashing dishes and a slap fight between Santa Clause and one of his elves.

As the name implies, the festival will continue throughout the rest of the summer, featuring more free shows. Los Lonely Boys will be playing at the festival June 30, with La Movida; alt-country pioneers Old 97’s will take the stage July 28, with The David Wax Museum; and Carolina Chocolate Drops will perform August 25, with Big Smith and The Hatrick. According to McDevitt, a yetunannounced ticketed show is also in the works for the festival.

“There are a lot of cool things about Summerfest,” McDevitt said. “The majority of the events are free and bring people to the downtown area on a day where it might be slow otherwise. It’s good for the community.”

Businesses diversify to survive summer months NICOLE GARNER Reporter Columbia businesses like The Blue Note and Ragtag Cinema experience a steep decline in student patrons throughout the summer, but that doesn’t mean they close until classes resume in August. In fact, several business owners find the lack of students in the summertime, though noticeable, doesn’t have a negative impact upon their business.

According to 2009’s MU Enrollment Summary Publications, nearly 29,300 students enrolled for the 2009 fall semester and attended classes at the University of Missouri-Columbia campus, although only 11,000 had enrolled in classes for the prior summer.

Because the Department of Institutional Research doesn’t track summer enrollment as closely as fall enrollment, exactly how many students choose to attend classes on site for summer sessions each year is unknown.

Business owners throughout Columbia have learned to prepare for the sudden drop-off of student traffic brought on by summer months.

The Blue Note owner Richard King, said although students play a large role in the success of the shows his venue can bring to Columbia, he prefers not to rely solely on student patronage, especially during the summer. When students and

faculty leave for the summer, King has to pay attention to what acts perform at The Blue Note.

“You can’t hire a band and expect to pay them if you can’t sell the tickets,” he said.

During the summer, The Blue Note plays host to other events, such as Summerfest, a concert and block party series held on Ninth Street. King has recently hired a special events coordinator in anticipation of hosting different events in Columbia.

“We’re going to start doing shows at Mojo’s,” King said. “People like outdoors.”

When it comes to conquering the summer slowdown, King attributes The Blue Note’s success to careful planning and preparation.

“If you’ve been in business for as long as I’ve been in business, you prepare yourself for (the summer),” King said. “You just have to be more careful.”

Channeling business toward demographics other than the college-age group has helped businesses through the quiet summer.

“We get less student traffic, but our family traffic and costume rentals continue to be a big source (of customers) in the summer,” Maude Vintage owner Sabrina Braden said.

Braden said, during the academic year, between 60 and 70 percent of Maude Vintage’s customer base is students; during the summer, it drops to 40 or 50 percent.

Although students from local universities leave for the summer, Maude Vintage sees sales from students returning home from other universities and local residents.

Braden said she and her employees now welcome the summer, though it wasn’t always so. Maude’s early summers, nearly 10 years ago, were difficult; lasting through the summer meant taking out loans to cover business expenses.

Maude Vintage has since relocated and become more established in the community, which has helped.

“It does become tighter, but it’s not a struggle,” Braden said of her more recent summertime success.

She now takes advantage of the summer downtime, working to update the store’s interior and displays for the returning crowd in August.

Ragtag Cinema has also attributed its summertime success to a varying demographic. Executive Director Tracy Lane said, because the Ragtag caters to different groups year round, the lack of students in the summer isn’t a problem.

Lane, who has seen first-hand the impact of the summer on other downtown businesses, said the Ragtag isn’t affected adversely when students leave. “(The lack of students) is definitely noticeable but it doesn’t impact the Ragtag negatively because a lot of our audience is an older demographic,” Lane said.

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Mike Vorel Sports Columnist

Mr. Strasburg goes to Washington There’s a reason for hope in Washington.

It’s not because of that controversial health care bill, and it certainly has nothing to do with Alexander Ovechkin’s ability to produce in the playoffs. No, people are excited because Stephen Strasburg is coming to the Nationals. And that’s change everyone can believe in.

Strasburg was the top pick in the 2009 draft and is gearing up for possibly the most anticipated debut since Lebron hit the NBA or David Beckham brought his coveted right leg across the pond to the MLS. So why all the hype? Well, 21-year-old Strasburg has all the tools to be successful in the next level and has posted devastating numbers throughout college and his short stint in the minors.

Standing at 6 feet 4 inches and weighing in at 220 pounds, he has ideal size to start in the bigs. What sets him apart, however, is his unforgiving stuff. Strasburg regularly hits triple digits on his fastball and locates it better than any pitcher who has come up through the minors in recent years. If that wasn’t enough, he also wields a curve ball that falls off the table and keeps hitters off balance and in constant fear of embarrassing themselves. He routinely causes hitters to look sick at the plate, as opposed to the rest of the Nationals staff, who look like they’ve been paid off by opposing batters.

In pop culture terms, Strasburg is like Rick Vaughn in Major League, if you substituted his nearsightedness and bad haircut for better control and an above average curveball. Yeah, I’d see that movie.

If you’re still skeptical, Strasburg has the numbers to back it up. During his junior season at San Diego State University in 2009, he posted a 13-1 record, with a microscopic 1.32 ERA. He recorded 195 strikeouts in 109 innings pitched, adding up to a devastating 16 strikeouts per game. He went on to throw a no-hitter in his final home start of the season against the Air Force Academy, only adding to his growing legend.

Strasburg’s dominance has continued in his eight minor league starts this season, as he has compiled a 0.99 ERA, striking out 54 in only 45 1/3 innings pitched.

The young phenom is a big fish in a small pond, preying on young hitters and drawing thousands of fans to parks that haven’t even seen this level of popularity on “dollar beer night.” ESPN has also had cameras on hand for his recent starts, as the news media prepares for the beginning of a new era in baseball.

Strasburg is rumored to be making his first start for the Nationals on June 4, at home against Cincinnati. The game is already selling out, and not because Dusty Baker and the red-hot Reds are coming to town. He will be joining a team that is vastly improved from the 2009 squad that won only 59 games, and finished 44 games under .500. This season the Nats have been hovering around the .500 mark, and they hope that Strasburg’s call-up will add much needed depth to their rotation.

So, while Barack Obama is admittedly a huge White Sox fan, he better pay attention to what’s going on in Washington. And no, I’m still not talking about health care.

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The No. 9 Tigers earned their second consecutive Women’s College World Series berth Sunday, defeating Oregon 7-2.

The win also gave the Tigers 51 victories on the season, surpassing the team record by one.

Missouri was backed by yet another impressive performance by sophomore pitcher Kristin Nottelmann, who has carried the Tigers throughout the postseason. Nottelmann threw her fourth straight complete game, while allowing only one earned run and striking out four. The sophomore improved her record to 24-7 on the year.

After scoring only one run in the victory over Oregon on Sunday, the Tiger bats came alive, plating seven runs on 10 hits. Coach Ehren Earleywine was pleased with the effort of his team in the Super Regional.

“We had a fantastic day, and we were swinging the bats a lot better than we did yester-

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day,” Earleywine said. “Our hitters got us off the hook, and Nottelmann kept them right where they were at. We carried some big bats today and got some big hits.”

The Tigers struck early, scoring two runs in the first inning.

Freshman third baseman Nicole Hudson started the rally with a single, and advanced to second as fellow freshman Jenna Marston reached on an error.

Sophomore outfielder Ashley Fleming drove in Hudson with a single, and finished 3 for 3 on the day with two RBIs. Marston scored a batter later on a passed ball, extending the lead to 2-0.

The Ducks answered back in the bottom of the first, scoring one run to cut the lead 2-1.

Missouri tacked on another run in the fourth inning, on a home run by junior outfielder Lisa Simmons. After another run by Oregon in the fifth, Missouri blew the game wide open, scoring four runs and extending the lead to 7-2, which would be the final score.

The big inning started with a solo home run from Hudson.

Nottelmann, who was looking for run support after the 1-0 game one victory, was excited to see the home run from the young freshman.

“As soon as (Hudson) came around, I gave her a high five and said thank you,” Nottelmann said. “I needed a little more run support, and she gave that to

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Freshman shortstop Jenna Marston throws to first base, getting the out against Oregon during the NCAA Super Regional on Saturday at University Field. Marston had one hit to help the Tigers win the first of two games against Oregon. me and started that big rally that gave me some breathing room.”

The home run was Hudson’s 10th of the season.

She became the first true freshman since Jen Bruck in 2005 to hit 10 home runs in the season. Hudson, who came on late in the season after struggling early on, feels she is finally feeling comfortable at the plate.

“Everything is starting to click at the right time,” Hudson said. “This season has been a big learning experience. I started off slow and now I feel comfortable with my swing for the first time in

a long time.”

After losing sophomore ace Chelsea Thomas to injury midseason, many counted the Tigers out of the WCWS. Earleywine expressed his happiness that the team was able to overcome the odds.

“I know for a long time people have counted us out, and I think everyone has had their doubts about this team," Earleywine said. "That’s always a fun story when people can overcome the odds like that.”

Missouri will start the WCWS at 1 p.m. Thursday against the No. 16 seed Hawaii.

Analysis: Baseball looks toward next season The team will be losing just two players due to graduation.

ZACH MILLER Staff Writer The Missouri Tigers baseball team beat Texas Tech 7-3 Saturday to conclude a disappointing season for the Tigers, in which they finished 29-26 and eighth in the Big 12 with a 10-16 conference record, missing out on NCAA regionals for the first time in eight years.

But a 2-1 finish in the Big 12 tournament, including a victory over top-seeded Texas, gives Missouri some optimism heading into the summer.

Missouri will lose just two players to graduation this offseason, and both will be missed next season.

Senior first baseman Aaron Senne leaves Missouri as the all-time hits leader at the school with 291 career hits. Senne led the Tigers in almost every offensive category this season, with a .400 batting average and 16 home runs.

Senior shortstop Michael Liberto will be the only other player that Missouri loses to graduation this summer.

Liberto batted .317 with 31 RBI this season, and was the Tigers leadoff hitter for much of the season.

Although a lot of production will be lost without Senne and Liberto, the Tigers will return with the rest of their offense, including junior Brett Nicholas.

Nicholas, a junior college transfer, batted .352 and led the team with 64 RBI in his first season at Missouri.

Nicholas played third base and split time at catcher with Ryan Ampleman this season. Ampleman will also be a senior next season.

In the infield, sophomore second baseman Connor Mach came on at the end of the season with a .364 batting average and five RBI in five conference games. Mach played in just 21 games this season after playing in 37 games as a freshman in 2009.

The Tigers’ primary second baseman Eric Garcia had a solid freshman season.

Garcia hit six home runs and 31 RBI in 46 games. Garcia, who got some playing time

as shortstop towards the end of the season, could take over there for Liberto next season. Missouri also brings back two experienced infielders in Andrew Thigpen and Jesse Santo, who will both be seniors.

Missouri should also have all of their outfielders back next season. Freshman right fielder Dane Opel hit .326 in conference play, and sophomore left fielder Ryan Gebhart hit .328 after returning from an injury in early April. Junior Jonah Schmidt, sophomore Russell LaFleur and freshman Blake Brown each played in more than 35 games this season and should be back next season.

The biggest positive for the Tigers this offseason is the entire pitching staff should return next season.

Ace pitcher Nick Tepesch will try to build on this season’s success as a senior next season. Tepesch recorded 75 strikeouts this season, including five in a complete game victory over Texas on Wednesday.

The Tigers also hope that pitcher Eric Anderson can rebound from an injury and pitch well as a sophomore

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Junior catcher Brett Nicholas leaps in the air to catch an overthrown ball during the game against Kansas on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The junior will continue playing with the Tigers next year.

next season. Anderson was a big recruit for Missouri, but he went just 1-4 before his freshman season ended in April due to injury.

In addition to all of the returning players, Missouri will also hope to get production from incoming players, the same way they got production from Nicholas, Garcia and Opel this season.

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