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Freshmen enrollment tops 2008’s record

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The first of thousands of freshmen rush through the Columns to symbolize their entrance into MU on Sunday night.

At 6,160 students, the class of 2014 has 978 more students than the previous largest freshmen class.

JARED GRAFMAN Staff Writer MU broke enrollment records for first-year fresh-

men, minority freshmen, undergraduate students and total enrollment as of the first day of courses for the fall semester.

“Over the past nine years we have seen a significant increase in the diversity of our campus, with total enrollment in certain minority student

groups increasing by more than 77 percent,” Enrollment Management Vice Provost Ann Korschgen said in an MU News Bureau release.

According to the news release, 6,160 first-time freshmen were enrolled for the first day of classes.

The opening day enrollment numbers for the cla ss of 2014 beat out the cla ss of 2012, the previous record cla ss, by 978 student s. There are als o 257 more minor ity student s enrolled than la st year’s record minority nu mb er s for o p en i n g d ay enrollment.

Reasons for freshmen choosing MU vary from athletics and scholarships to a good community and academic programs.

Freshman Michael English said he chose MU because of its journalism program.

“I’m going into journalism and since Mizzou is the first journalism school in the world, as well as one of the top J schools overall, I chose Mizzou,” English said.

For some students, such as Mallory Lumpe, available scholarships played an important role in picking MU. “I came here for the meteorology program,” Lumpe said.

“CAFNR has a lot of scholarships because it’s a small program.”

Other students settled with MU because of the campus and community.

“Once I went to tour the campus, I fell in love with it,” freshman Lainie Barron said. “I moved away from the Midwest a few years ago and I wanted to move back to it for college.”

The news release stated there were increases in Bright Flight and Curators scholarships given to students this year. 512 students enrolled in the Bright Flight program compared to 474 last year and 511 students are Curator’s Scholars, 81 more students than last year.

The average ACT score for this year’s freshmen class see ENROLLMENT, page 6

MU considers sports TV network MU is considering becoming one of the first universities in the nation to create its own sports television network, Athletic Department spokesman Chad Moller said.

Television rights were a talking point earlier in the year, when both the University of Nebraska and the University of Colorado left the Big 12, to go to the Big Ten and the Pac-10, respectively.

Moller said an MU sports net-

work would differ from existing stations owned by the university or operated by students, such as KOMU/Channel 8 and MUTV/ Channel 23, because it could focus solely on sports broadcasting.

Viewers could see a pregame show, the entire game, live with commentators, followed by a postgame show with interviews. This would all be a product of the student body.

Moller said the creation of an

MU sports network wouldn’t happen anytime soon. “(For) a 24/7 network, I would estimate, if it were to happen, it would be three to five years down the road due to the sheer volume of ground work and lead time which would be needed to build it properly, from equipment, to facilities, to personnel, to production, to dissee TV, page 6

MU iPhone app features campus map and more CAITLIN KERFIN Reporter The new MU iPhone application was expected to be released Monday but made its debut early on Aug. 20. This free app contains a campus map, news, dining hall menus, directory and event calendar.

The goMizzou app was originally to be released earlier, Missouri Students Association

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President Tim Noce said.

“We wanted to give ourselves some cushion time,” Noce said.

“We wanted the official release day to be the first day of school, just in case something were to go wrong.”

The new iPhone app has more than 1,000 downloads with a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5.

“Everyone has a voice,” Noce said. “Feedback goes right to MSA, as well as the IT depart-

ment. Promoting that aspect will help students take hold in this application.”

Noce said, as of yesterday, there were 20 e-mails with substantial feedback on ways to improve the app. Feedback can be publicly viewed on the iTunes website.

The directory feature searches people on campus such as see iPHONE, page 6

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Members of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority cheer for their new members Saturday during Bid Day on Francis Quadrangle. Out of the 1,452 women signed up to participate in Formal Recruitment this year, 1,100 of them received bids to join a sorority Saturday.

Formal recruitment ends, bids issued ANA STOCK Reporter Starting Aug. 16, masses of women wearing bright T-shirts crossed campus as a record-breaking Formal Recruitment for the

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Panhellenic Association sororities commenced.

According to a news release by PHA spokeswoman Michelle Hanko, a record-high 1,452 freshman, sophomore see RUSH, page 6

Missouri soccer preview See our game-by-game breakdown of the Missouri Tigers' Big 12 season and team expectations.

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Legislation allows textbook flexibility Rexly Penaflorida II Reporter One month after the Higher E ducation Oppor tunity Act took effect, University Bookstore is already feeling the legislation’s impact.

The legislation was drafted to supply college students with a list of books that were required when registering for classes. This list allows students to search for books earlier and purchase them cheaper via the Internet and local bookstores.

“Even prior to HEOA and the Missouri Textbook Transparency Act (House Bill 2048) University Bookstores began implementing multiple strategies to reduce the cost of course materials,” Student Auxiliary Services spokeswoman Michelle Froese said in an e-mail.

The strategies include promoting on-time textbook orders to faculty. If faculty members turn in their textbook adoptions to the bookstore on time, students can save money, especially for those faculty members who use the same book every year.

Another money-saving strategy is textbook rental. Froese said the program started at the Missouri University of Science and Technology Bookstore in the fall of 2007, when the staff started renting books for the math department. Over the course of four semesters, 989 books were rented for college

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University Bookstore has implemented different strategies to help reduce textbook costs, including a pilot rental program in fall 2009 and expanding its digital textbook program in summer 2009. most expensive Books with codes

Types of textbooks

(ranked by average skoob mBundles otsuC cost) Books with CDs Custom books Digital books New books Used books least expensive Source: Student Auxiliary Services spokeswoman Michelle Froese KATIE PRINCE/GRAPHIC DESIGNER

algebra and trigonometry. The rental option was $34 per book compared to buying a new textbook at $128 each and the rental program saved the students a collective $92,966 compared to $126,592 if they all bought a new book. Froese said this fall students at MU can rent more than 200 titles.

The used book program also saves money for students. Froese said University Bookstore is ranked number one nationally in the number of used books provided.

“Over 40 percent of our textbook inventory is used — the national average is 28 percent so we feel that we’re doing an excel-

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Freshman Jessie Struckoff buys her textbooks through the University Bookstore’s “Early Bird” program. The Higher Education Opportunity Act took effect July 1 and requires universities to make textbook lists available to students during enrollment to give them ample time to find cheaper alternatives to the university’s prices. lent job,” Froese said.

Despite the fact that the legislation allows students to look at other places for cheaper prices for their books, Froese said the bookstore has not noticed a decline in overall book sales because they have been proactive in carrying used books.

“Our textbook buyers scour online sellers, as well as use nine used book companies,” Froese said.

English professor Scott Cairns, who often buys used books, said the HEOA is a good idea. Unlike many professors, Cairns does not use the same books every year.

“The world changes, and my courses need to keep up,” Cairns said.

Cairns said he had no preference over whether or not students should buy new or used books. As long as the book is in good condition, there is no problem, he said.

Sophomore Cho Ngai also bought used books. She said she would rather go to the University Bookstore than other local bookstores for her course materials.

“It is closer and convenient for me because I don’t have a car,” Ngai said.

Cairns said there is another

method that can save students money.

“I was a part of a co-op group when I was in college at Western Washington University and students received an immediate 30 percent discount at the bookstore,” Cairns said. “Any profit earned was returned to the student activity account.”

Froese said although most people are aware of the benefits of buying used books rather than new, it is important to inform faculty that when they use older editions of textbooks, it can financially benefit their students.

MyZou offline during Delta Sigma Phi to move into new house early Monday classes Jimmy Hibsch Staff Writer

MyZou, MU’s online system that allows students to manage schedules, was offline throughout the first few hours of classes Monday due to high traffic on the site.

Kevin Bailey, the Division of Information Technology’s Director of Desktop Technologies, said the department had plans to resolve the problem at about 1:20 p.m., after DoIT rebooted myZou’s servers.

Bailey said he didn’t recall myZou having similar problems on the first day of fall courses in the past few years, but the error is probably the result of tune-ups conducted on myZou servers in the last month.

“We went back and verified all our web server settings from our old system to the new one,” Bailey said.

Freshman Kelly Gallagher said she was able to access MyZou around 8:45 a.m. right before her first class.

“When I first got on (myZou) it wasn’t working, and I was freaking out because I didn’t know where my classes were,”

Gallagher said.

Sophomore Lindsay Wright said she was unable to doublecheck the locations of her classes today.

“It kind of sucked, but my world isn’t ending,” Wright said.

“It’s probably bad for freshmen.”

In March, Faculty Council began working with University Registrar on technical problems with myZou’s grading system.

According to a previous Maneater article, the issue with the system was some students who should be dropped from classes they never attend are not dropped and fail the course.

Registrar Brenda Selman said there was no need to alter the myZou system because the problem stemmed from the hierarchal system needed to successfully drop a student from a course due to absences.

DoIT posted updates on myZou’s status throughout the day at status.missouri.edu.

— Travis Cornejo, news editor

Delta Sigma Phi will officially take ownership of the house formerly owned by Alpha Kappa Lambda before their expulsion from MU at the end of last semester on Sept. 15.

The property, located at 805 Richmond Ave., was occupied by the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity from 1930 to 1935. During the Great Depression, the chapter at MU was on hiatus until it reorganized in 1956.

Bruce Loewenberg joined the fraternity in 1958 and will be purchasing the house for his fraternity.

During his time at MU, Loewenberg served as the chapter’s president for two years.

A longtime financial supporter of the fraternity, Loewenberg said giving back is valued by the fraternity, as “paying the debt” is part of its creed.

“We always had to work very hard and very diligently to become who we are, and in doing so we developed a central loyalty – a deeper sense

of loyalty, I think, than a lot of other chapters on campus,” Loewenberg said. “I think it’s because we always had to fight harder which made us have a greater love for both our fraternity and our university.”

As recognition for his dedication to the fraternity, Loewenberg was named “Mr. Delta Sigma Phi” in 2009.

Brian Brooks, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies at the School of Journalism and the chapter’s faculty adviser, received the same honor in 1995.

Like Loewenberg, he is proud of his fraternity’s latest endeavor.

“We have a house now, but we think this house has more potential once it’s renovated,” Brooks said. “It’s a much nicer house. We weren’t sure if we wanted to put that kind of money to renovate the house that we have now. This one has much more curb appeal.”

The final contract has not yet been signed, and the brothers will not move into the house until the 2011 to 2012 school year, Brooks said.

Renovations on the house will begin this semester.

Approximately 55 brothers will move into the house in August 2011.

“We’ve hired an architect and a contractor, and we’re going to gut the house,” Brooks said. “Basically, we’re going to tear it down to the studs, and we’re going to rebuild it. It’s in pretty bad shape, so it needs a complete renovation.”

The Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity recently underwent a loss of recognition from both MU and its national chapter.

The MU chapter was disbanded on May 10.

Interfraternity Council President Brandon Green said the house’s location is “coveted” on campus and acknowledged the possibility of Alpha Kappa Lambda’s departure from MU as providing a chance for Delta Sigma Phi to better itself.

“We don’t throw our hands up in the air and scream for help when we lose a chapter because we have so many other strong ones,” Green said.

“You never know, a chapter losing its charter on campus may provide an opportunity for another fraternity to step up and thrive.”

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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.

MU Police Friday, Aug.20 Jonathan L. Hurwitz, 18, of College Avenue Hall, on suspicion of purchase or possession of intoxicants by a minor Alexander J. Heese, 18, of 711 Maryland Ave., on suspicion of theft Robert E. Broyles, 18, of Chesterfield, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana Marina R. Klier, 18, of Ballwin, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Patrick J. Waller, 18, of 1310 Windsor St., on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana Saturday, Aug.21 Nicholas J. Luca, 19, of 915 Hitt St., on suspicion of posses-

NEWS sion of alcohol by a minor.

Brendan E. Mueller, 20, of 1605 Spiros Drive, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Ian C. Deering, 20, of 1605 Spiros Drive, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Ian C. Deering, 20, of 1605 Spiros Drive, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor John J. Krauska, 18, of Hudson Hall, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Scott D. Johnson, 18, of Wolpers Hall, on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and possession of alcohol by a minor sunday, Aug.22 Ashley A. Olson, 19, of Jones Hall, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Steven M. Hollenkamp, 18, of 915 Hitt St., on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Kurtis K. Wang, 19, of 915 Hitt St., on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Spencer D. Gille, 18, of 915 Hitt St., on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Brent T. Haynes, 21, of 2900 S. Old 63, on suspicion of purchasing alcohol for a minor and resisting arrest — Amanda Del Buono, reporter 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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22 cars involved in Interstate 70 pile-up The Columbia Police Department responded to the I-70 crash.

Police officers were called to the scene of a crash involving 22 vehicles and 11 injuries on Friday, a Columbia Police Department news release stated.

The crash began on westbound I-70 just west of the I-70/ US 63 Connector when a Pontiac Grand Prix hydroplaned, spun around and struck a guardrail on the highway.

A truck struck the Pontiac and was then hit by a Ford Escape, the release stated.

Three other westbound vehicles slowed or stopped to avoid the initial crash.

A tractor-trailer, trying to avoid the accident, hit one of those cars, causing all four vehicles to wreck.

Five other small accidents quickly followed as a result of the traffic congestion, the news release stated.

The traffic backup from the initial crash caused a second large accident.

A tractor-trailer attempted to slow down and lost control while trying to avoid a collision.

It came to rest in a “jackknife” position, blocking both lanes of westbound traffic on I-70, the news release stated.

It then collided with two westbound vehicles.

An RV failed to avoid the tractor-trailer, and the two collided.

That accident involved severe to minor injuries, the news release stated.

A total of nine people were taken to the hospital, and three were in serious condition following the accident, the release stated.

In an e-mail, CPD spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said driv-

ers could help avoid pileups by allowing sufficient distance between themselves and the cars in front of them and by slowing down when it’s raining.

“Hydroplaning can occur at very slow speeds, and is difficult to control if you don’t know how,” Wieneke said.

She also said drivers should avoid becoming distracted by phones and passengers and be prepared to stop.

“There is nothing we, as the police, can really do proactively but educate drivers and encourage people to slow down in inclement weather,” Wieneke said in the e-mail.

— Alicia Stice news editor

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Rec Center pursues maximum attendance Jordan Cook Reporter The Student Recreation Complex enacted a number of new policies this summer to maintain a steady attendance. Summer rules and restrictions, including hours, differed from those in effect during the school year.

“Over the summer our hours are from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.,” said Laura Salerno, assistant director of membership and events.

“During the fall, the hours will resume to 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.”

MU does not have as many students enrolled in summer hours as it does in the fall and spring, so not as many students use the recreation complex at this time.

“It is all driven by our users and we definitely see limited usage over the summer with less students being on campus because most are out of town,” Salerno said.

Other recreational centers in the Big 12 also follow a similar policy for summer hours.

“We close two hours earlier during the summer,” Dennis Corrington, Texas A&M University department of recreational sports, said.

The recreation complex was closed Aug. 22 for its team-training day and other summer events kept students from maximum attendance.

“Over the summer and breaks,

the department hosts a number of camps, institutes, campus guests and Show-Me State Games,” Salerno said.

With these events, students could not always guarantee 100 percent access to the recreation complex while taking summer classes.

Another summer policy was based on the number of hours students were enrolled in. During the fall and spring semesters, all full-time students may simply use the recreation complex because it is included with their tuition and student fees.

“Access and use of the MU Student Rec Complex is not free, it is supported through student activity fees designated by the campus for recreation facilities and programs,” Salerno said.

During the summer, students must be enrolled in seven credit hours to receive the same privilege as a full-time student in the fall or spring. If the student is enrolled in six or less credit hours, the recreational fee is not charged to their account.

Instead, they must pay the fee at the beginning of the summer if they wish to utilize the facility.

This is not true for other Big 12 universities.

“Students at K-State must be enrolled in summer session classes and pay the privilege fee associated with their summer enrollment to be able to use the recreation complex,” John

MSA constitutional convention postponed No convention date has been confirmed.

Kelly Olejnik Reporter The Missouri Students Association constitutional convention will take place near the end of the fall semester, but no dates have been confirmed at this time.

The convention will be spread out across three separate dates. Each date will work toward improving the MSA Senate structure as well as the way the student body is represented.

“We are basically getting (MSA members and constituent leaders) together in a room and presenting them with how we run things now and then see if that is the best way to represent the students now,” MSA President Tim Noce said.

During the convention, any interested student will also be able to speak and let MSA know their thoughts and recommendations on how he or she would like to be better represented.

“This convention gives us the opportunity to have a conversation with outside organizations and students that we would not normally get a chance to talk to,” MSA Senate Speaker Evan Wood said. “We want to hear if the students think that they are being represented correctly.”

Originally, MSA had planned for the first date of the conven-

tion to take place near the end of the 2009 to 2010 school year, but due to scheduling conflicts of the constituent leaders, student commitments and lack of rooms available for reservation, the convention was rescheduled for this semester.

All goals to improve the MSA Senate and student representation set during the previous convention dates will successfully be accomplished during this year’s convention, Wood said.

In the past the MSA Senate was structured around student organizations such as Greek Life and religious organizations. As it stands now, the MSA Senate makeup is based upon academic college.

“Every MU student is in an academic college, but unfortunately, not every MU student is involved in extracurricular activities,” incoming MSA Senator David Teeghman said.

“The MSA Senate is supposed to represent all students equally, and senators from student organizations would mean that some students had more recognition and power than others.

That seems unfair.”

The idea of improving the way MSA represents students had been kicked around before and this convention will most likely lead to a change in the Senate makeup, two-year MSA Senator Garrett Bergquist said.

“The idea of representing students by academic college is fundamentally flawed,” he said.

“Seventy-one senators just can-

Wondra, Kansas State University associate director of programs, said. “Students can be enrolled in as little as one credit hour and pay the privilege fee.”

Policies are similar at Oklahoma State University and Texas A&M. “Any class or classes that require tuition and fees make them eligible for access to the facilities and programs,” Kent Bunker, Oklahoma State University director of campus recreation, said.

Corrington said one class triggers the fee.

Students not enrolled in seven or more hours at MU could sign up 24 hours prior to entering the facility as a guest of a student who is.

“In the Big 12, MU is the only institution providing an opportunity for ‘courtesy guests’ to student and non-student members,” Salerno said. “Pre-registering guests will aid in monitoring usage and related overcrowding issues stemming from the courtesy guest benefit. However, preregistering will shorten the wait time of processing the guest at check in.”

Joe MacLean, director of recreational sports at Texas Tech University, said an eligible member must sponsor guests and they do not require a 24-hour notice.

The guest policy is still in effect for the fall, while school-

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Students enjoy the outdoor pool Thursday at the Student Recreation Complex. This summer, guests wanting to gain entrance to the center were required to register at least one day in advance. year policies are back in place.

When enrolling for summer hours students may want to

consider recreation complex summer policies, as they will continue.

UM system campuses given option to set technology fees The fee will no longer increase with tuition.

Jimmy Hibsch Staff Writer The decoupling of tuition on each UM system campus was accompanied by the option for each campus to recommend the amount of its Information Technology Fee. The move means the four campuses will no longer have their IT fee rate set at the UM system level.

“As of last year, it was the only student fee that was set at the system level,” Missouri Students Association President Tim Noce said. “MU’s IT budget has had a great deal of carryover in the last few years ­— in the current fee system because of how big our school is — so what we wanted to do is look at how we could solve the problem. The source of the issue is that we did not determine our own fee.”

Traditionally, the IT fee has increased at the same percentage as the tuition increase for a given year, said Gary Allen, Division of IT Chief Information Officer.

“When they decoupled the tuition, they also decoupled all of the fees that had been tied to tuition,” Allen said. “The campuses were ultimately given the authority to make judgments on how they ought to deal with both the tuition and IT fee.”

This year, the IT fee is $12.20 per student. In fiscal year 2009,

DoIT had around $1 million in carryover, said Matt Sheppard, vice president of the Student Fee Review Committee. SFRC meets for the first time this year Tuesday and will discuss its recommendation for the IT fee’s increase or decrease. He said it plans to meet with DoIT sometime this semester.

“This is a very good thing for MU students,” Sheppard said.

“For the first time, the SFRC will get to meet with the IT department and actually discuss what the fee should be for MU’s campus since it’s no longer tied to any of the other ones. Basically, our program spends significantly more than the other system campuses, and now that we get to be in charge of our own fee, it should result in a lower fee campus wide.”

Graduate Professional Council President Kristofferson Culmer said the department has planned to incorporate the carryover into the following year’s budget.

“A couple of years ago the Division of IT acknowledged to the SFRC that the IT fee generated income at a faster rate than they were spending but they had no control over the fee because it was set at the system level,” Culmer said. “It will be interesting to see what happens this year. The system has always been really good at listening to student opinions, so I don’t foresee any problems.”

Although he acknowledged that the actual agreement has not happened yet, Allen said there is now a way for each of the

system campuses to determine how to adjust tuition increases.

He said the same goes for the IT fee.

Noce is optimistic of the prospects the decoupling has in store.

“I think that at the end of the day it’s going to save students money,” Noce said. “It’s going to make sure that all of the student dollars go exactly to what students need.”

A longtime proponent of the decoupling, Noce said legislation concerning the subject was prevalent last year.

“Apparently, after a lot of response from students, myself and MSA, the idea took hold and changes will go forth next fiscal year,” Noce said. “It was one of my goals when I became president. I think at the end of the day it’s going to make the students realize how much of their money is actually going toward things like IT and how important the student voice is in fee decisions.”

Allen said this will be a part of the overall discussion at the system level in the spring, when each campus will bring recommendations on how they plan to set fees during the budget planning process for the 2011-12 academic year.

“The same flexibility is there for how the IT fee will be handled,” Allen said. “Each campus will be able to make recommendations on how it wants to adjust the IT fee for students completely independent of each other.”

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RUSH: Sororities gave TV: Network could be years in making bids to 1,100 students Continued from page 1 and junior women signed up to participate in Recruitment this year. In order to keep the Recruitment process unbiased, there were several rules the chapters and recruits had to follow.

Freshman Lauren Heermann said she felt the rules came down to just basic respect.

“I don’t feel that there are too many rules, because many of them are simply codes of cour tesy,” Heermann said. “For example, we aren’t allowed to be looking at our cell phones right before or during a social.”

Greek Life Adviser Danny Jonas said following the rules is not an issue during Recruitment, because of the potential members’ busy agendas. “ When you are going through a university process, you are not allowed to consume alcohol and (the potential members) are not allowed to be on fraternity property,” Jonas said. “ That is not usually a problem, because they follow a very busy schedule, it is very hot and at the end of the day they really just want to be in their rooms.”

The rules for Recruitment state that no men are to be involved in Recruitment unless approved by the PHA. Similarly, the potential members are not allowed on fraternity property until the entire recruitment process is complete.

The rules also state once Recruitment activities begin, potential members are not to visit any sorority houses except for designated events, any form of contact between a potential member and a chapter member is strictly prohibited, gift exchange is not allowed and attendance at orientation and socials is absolutely necessary, or the women forfeit participation in Recruitment.

Following the rules is necessary if the women would like to join a PHA sorority, Heermann said. “ The rules for Formal Recruitment may make us go out of our way, but for the most part, they make sense,” Heermann said. “Being late for a sorority social is everyone’s worst fear, because if you’re late, that means automatic release from the rush process.”

The rules are specific regarding the advertisement of Greek Life symbols and affiliation with chapters, so from June 1 until revelation on Bid Day, members of the Recruitment Team and Panhellenic Counselors, or Pi Chis, are required to disaffiliate with their sorority.

“It’s impossible to know for sure how many women will receive bids to each chapter,” Hanko said. “There is not a preset ‘limit’ on how many potential new members can receive a bid from each chapter. We want as many women as possible who want to join our community to be able to do so.”

The potential members received their bids on Saturday in front of Jesse Hall.

At this time, the Pi Chis were able to reveal their chapter affiliations. Following the ceremony, the women ran through Greektown to their new chapter houses.

The Office of Greek Life keeps track of how many bids are distributed each Bid Day. “ There were 1100 Bids extended on Saturday,” Greek Life Coordinator Julie Drury said.

B efore and af t er Recruitment, the women are openly permitted to wear their symbols and decorate their houses at their leisure, but not all of the rules end on Bid Day. Un d e r MU ’s PHA Constitution, lewd and explicit behavior will not be tolerated, hazing is prohibited and alcohol policies are in place in the PHA sorority houses.

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Iowa State senior defensive back Kennard Banks brings down senior wide receiver Danario Alexander during the game against Iowa State on Nov. 21, 2009 at Faurot Field. Athletic Department spokesman Chad Moller said MU is considering options for creating a university television network dedicated solely to MU sports.

Continued from page 1 tribution and marketing, et cetera,” Moller said.

When it comes to his personal opinion on the future of this plan, Moller said putting together a financially viable network would be challenging, but the athletic department is approaching it with an open mind and is considering all options.

The University of Oklahoma, a fellow Big 12 school, is also considering creating its own sports network.

“We are motivated to create something sooner rather than later, but obviously we can’t move until the infrastructure and distribution are set,” said Kenneth Mossman, University of Oklahoma Senior Associate Athletics Director.

Mossman said provided they do not run into any unforeseen problems, an Oklahoma University sports network could be feasible within five years.

Will Petersen, who served as MUTV’s sports executive for the

2009-10 academic year, said MU’s longtime student TV station could co-exist with a new sports-only MU network.

“MUTV could still exist if that were to happen, because they know that it’s more of a way to learn and I think that, if they were to do it, they’d want professionals,” Petersen said.

— Keith Reid-Cleveland, reporter

iPHONE: App offers directory, map Continued from page 1 students and faculty. It lists a student’s year, major and e-mail address. The first and last name of a student or faculty member is all that is needed to search, and the e-mail can be added straight to the contacts list.

The campus map is completely interactive, picking up on the current location and giving step-by-step directions to the destination.

“I saw some people, who I thought to be freshmen, using their iPhones and saw that they were using the app,” Noce said.

“It looks a lot better than pulling out a map.”

The news section features top headlines on campus. A list of events and a list of menus from each dining hall are also available on the app.

“A lot of the info is really helpful, but it loads pretty slow right now and when you click on the dining halls it would be helpful to show the address of each hall,” freshman Mandy Sohaney said.

She said she received the information via e-mail.

“It’s a good idea and a good start but there is definitely room

for improvement,” freshman Rachel Karcz said.

Freshman Cole Kennedy said he did not know about the MU iPhone app and thought it could have been more heavily promoted.

“They did a bad job of letting people know,” Kennedy said.

Overall, with the dining hall menus, campus map and directory, news feed and event calendar, the app aims to keep students better connected to one another and the school as a whole.

“There is now an app for everything,” freshman Sarah Trapp said.

ENROLLMENT: MU expects lower enrollment in future years Continued from page 1 remained at 25.6, according to the news release. That is four points above the state average and higher than the national average of 21.1.

Korschgen said the university has expanded housing

options as well as increased the number of courses offered to freshmen to manage the boosted enrollment rate.

There is no cap on freshmen enrollment at MU, nor has there been a cap in previous years.

“At this point, there is no cap,” Korschgen said. “In

fact, we anticipate a decline in first-time college student enrollment starting next fall when there is a drop in the number of high school graduates in Missouri.”

Despite predictions of a decreased enrollment rate beginning next year, this year’s

total enrollment is at a university record of 32,009 students.

“Not only is our enrollment increasing; the quality and diversity of our students are increasing as well,” Korschgen said in the news release. “ This demonstrates to us that Mizzou continues to

be the top choice for scholars throughout the state.”

Korschgen said the official number of freshmen enrolled would be established during the fourth week of classes.

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New Campus Relations Committee to provide Homecoming information Claudia Davis Reporter

The 5k run was eliminated from the 2010 Homecoming schedule.

The 5k run was eliminated from this year’s Homecoming schedule due to conflicts with other similar Columbia events.

“Columbia has a strong running community,” said Carrie Bien, Coordinator of Student Programs for the Mizzou Alumni Association. “ There was already a 10 k and half marathon scheduled in Columbia for the weekend. Fortunately, the students still have other opportunities to race.”

Bien said she hasn’t received any complaints from students.

“It’s not really that big of a deal to me, but then again, I’m not a runner,” freshman Steven Twidwell said.

While the 5k run is not being replaced with any other specific activity, Bien said there will be many more activities to keep students busy and involved.

“We really focus on the depth and strength of our

events, adding another one just for the sake of having one more seemed unnecessary,” she said.

A new edition to Homecoming this year is the Service Challenge, which will take place throughout October.

“We encourage Mizzou alumni from all across the nation to go out and do any kind of community service in honor of Homecoming,” Homecoming Tri-Director Ben Grosdidier said. “It will give all of the alumni who can’t make it back to Missouri a chance to participate. We hope people will put on their Mizzou attire and take pictures so we can post them on our website.”

With the implementation of the Campus Relations Committee, the Homecoming Steering Committee is hoping to get involvement from all students, not just those in Greek Life.

“We hope that more students feel empowered to get involved,” Bien said. “ The opportunity to participate in Homecoming has always been available; we just haven’t necessarily made it clear how students can do so. I think the Campus Relations Committee helps explain to all students

the ways they can get involved.”

Grosdidier said the committee will be visiting Freshman Interest Groups and residence hall floors with information on how people can participate in Homecoming, including the parade before the football game.

“Any campus organization can march in the parade for free,” Grosdidier said. “Anyone can check our website, mizzou. com/homecoming, and learn more on how to get involved.”

Some students are still not sure which of the many events they will attend.

“I’m not sure exactly what all I’ll be participating in, but I know whatever it is, it will be a blast,” Twidwell said. “Other than the big game, I’m looking forward to all of the alumni coming back into town. I love seeing campus flooded with black and gold.”

Another change to the Homecoming schedule will be the expansion of the blood drive from three to four days.

“Homecoming is all great,” Grosdidier said. “It isn’t just a game. It’s weeks of activities. I love all of it, mostly the weekend with the parade, the game and the announcement of who won royalty.”

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Girls pet sheep in Greektown on Oct. 23, 2009 as part of Chi Omega and Phi Kappa Theta’s house decorations for Homecoming. The annual Homecoming 5K run was cancelled for this year’s ceremonies.

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Policy Over Politics

Amanda Shelton Politics Columnist

Education cuts unacceptable I’ve never been so angry with a Democrat in my life. When Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced over $300 million in cuts to the state’s 2011 operating budget this June, perhaps few were surprised.

But I was certainly flabbergasted when I took a look at the specifics. While you and I were busy studying for finals and trotting back home to our summer jobs, the Republican-controlled legislature and Democrat-controlled executive essentially told thousands of students to screw off.

With $50 million in cuts to the Access Missouri grant program alone this summer, our state’s neediest students saw their estimated award amounts initially cut in half.

Considering that more than 4,000 MU students were recipients of the award in 2007 to 2008 alone, a higher number than that of any other university in the state, we have something very real to be concerned about here.

The more than $4 million cut to Bright Flight Scholarships meant that merit-based awards took quite the hit as well. Apparently lawmakers don’t understand the incentive scheme behind retaining Missouri’s most high achieving students. Moreover, Nixon’s plan to recover some of the $50 million from MOHELA, of all places, seemed lackluster at best.

These cuts coincide with even larger hits to elementary and high school busing, as well as abysmal funding to both these and higher education to begin with. Last year, Missouri was ranked 45th in the nation in per-capita support of higher education in the nation, and it seems like some shortsighted lawmakers are motivated to win this race to the bottom. Social services. Indigent defense. Mental health. Apparently, none of these are high on the priority list, either.

And above all, this comes as a slap in the face when student leaders have been down at the Capitol for years negotiating an increase in both Access Missouri and Bright Flight funding.

We cannot sit idly by and allow lawmakers to assume that our demographic won’t do or say anything, because that’s what both the Republican legislature and the pseudo-Democratic executive are counting on.

They’re counting on young, busy students who rarely vote and/or won’t completely understand that these cuts could have been limited by a commitment on any party’s part to actually raise revenues or better prioritize spending.

How about we actually charge sales tax on luxury yacht purchases? Why don’t we forget about state sales tax holidays when we don’t have enough money to cover our budget to begin with?

Look into how your legislators measured up this past session and hold them accountable. Write a letter. Make a call.

And be prepared to work across the aisle this school year-with any true ally of students and young voters. I’m young. I’m a Democrat. But I know Republican phone numbers, too.

Amanda Shelton is a senior international studies and business major at MU. She is also president of the MU College Democrats. She can be reached at sasfhc@mizzou.edu

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Bond hosts biomass roundtable WES DUPLANTIER News Editor

Clean energy academics, industry officials and U.S. Sen. Kit Bond gathered on campus Monday for a roundtable discussion on how Missouri can better utilize its biomass industry to become a leading producer of clean energy.

Bond, R-Mo., praised several corporate officials and an MU professor who said that Missouri could more effectively use its biomass resources, which come from its abundance of forests and grass.

He criticized the state’s business tax structure as hindering biomass companies that are contemplating expansion and said that stimulating the industry would create much-needed jobs to fight the economic downturn.

“We’re about to lose our biomass industry if we don’t act (quickly),” he said. “This is an exciting idea. We’re looking at what we can do with this. I’ve been trying to figure out how we can bring jobs to south Missouri, which is covered with forests.”

Jim Grice, a Kansas City lawyer who is trying to bring an unnamed energy company to the Ewing Industrial Park in Columbia, said Missouri’s corporate tax structure is holding the state back as it tries to encourage biomass industry expansion.

“The reason that money is going there is that their tax

structure is different than ours, and it doesn’t recognize the realities like the states of Kansas and Virginia do,” he said.

Bond said the state needed to give more tax breaks to companies in the biomass industry even though it burns materials to make energy, rather than giving expensive subsidies to create jobs in other industries like wind power.

“Data centers are not going to be powered by hamster wheels,” he said.

In a statement distributed at the roundtable, Bond also questioned how the state could block the industry’s growth in times of economic distress.

“These are tough times,” he said in the statement. “In an economy with a stubborn, nearly 10 percent unemployment rate, the million-dollar question we all have these days is, ‘How can we create jobs?’ And how can we create a thriving alternative energy industry?”

Bond also said in the statement that he supported efforts to recruit a $1.6 billion computer data center in Columbia. The center would be powered by clean-burning Missouri biomass and create thousands of jobs.

“We have a great opportunity to succeed here - not for our own sake but for the lasting employment opportunities we can help create,” Bond said in the statement. “I want to secure these data centers for Missouri -- for what they can do now, and in the future.”

MU agroforestry professor Gene Garrett presented sever-

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Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., greets biomass industry representatives at the roundtable he hosted Monday on campus. Bond said biomass is a viable form of alternative energy that Missouri could produce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. al charts of data to the roundtable showing that Missouri has a high volume of grasses, forests and wood chips that could be used to generate clean energy and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, but said the industries have been slow to develop.

“I would say we’re very blessed in terms of grasslands, and it’s not being used to its full potential,” he said.

Nancy Heimann, business manager of biomass company Enginuity Worldwide LLC, said her company is trying to build partnerships with com-

panies in other industries to provide their energy.

She said her company is going to try to keep the participants of the roundtable in contact with each other through e-mail groups so they can continue developing strategies to develop the biomass industry.

“Biomass is a tremendous opportunity in Missouri,” she said. “There is no real coalition group, so the purpose here is to bring together the stakeholders. It’s trying to bring together all the people who should be involved in the biomass conversation.”

MU’s rank improves in two best college lists MU was rated the best public university in the state.

JARED HOGAN Reporter In two college ranking lists released this month, MU has shown improvement from last year’s rankings.

In its third annual America’s Best Colleges list, Forbes Magazine ranked MU 364th out of 610 schools listed. The ranking is a small improvement over the 2009 report, which placed MU at 374th.

MU’s Forbes ranking is the highest of any public university in the state, with the next highest being Truman State University at 393rd.

Forbes partnered with the Center for College Affordability and Productivity to produce the list.

“As long as Forbes has been doing it, we’ve been calculating the rankings,” said CCAP administrative director Matthew Denhart.

BEST COLLEGE Magazine RANKS Forbes and U.S. News & World Report have Forbes:

#364

of 610 schools

2009 rank: 374 U.S. News:

#94

of 262 schools

released their rankings of America's colleges.

MU saw its rankings rise in both lists.

2009 rank: 102 Source: Forbes Magazine and U.S. News & World Report SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHICS ASSISTANT

Denhart said college rankings should not be the primary factor in a student’s choice of college.

“I think our approach has always been that they (rankings) shouldn’t be the number one factor, but they are important,” he said. “One of the major problems with higher education as a whole is that there isn’t a lot of information about outputs available (to students).”

The report, released Aug. 11, ranks colleges based on student satisfaction, postgraduate success, student debt, four-year graduation rate and competitive awards, according to the Forbes website.

“We tweaked the methodology in a couple of ways, including the inclusion of data on student default rates on edu-

cational loans, data on alumni who are either CEOs or on the boards of directors of America’s leading companies, and freshman-to-sophomore retention rates,” Forbes Lifestyle Editor David Ewalt said.

Ewalt said other rankings look at inputs to measure a college based on the SAT scores of incoming freshmen, their place in their high school class and what percentage of applicants are admitted.

“We think what matters is outputs,” he said. “We want to see that students who graduate from a college go on to do great things -- they hold important jobs, they win awards, they make lots of money and they’re not forced to carry huge debt loads from paying tuition.”

MU spokesman Christian Basi said the university is not very concerned with the rankings.

“We don’t take the rankings very seriously, because there’s a great deal of change year to year,” he said. “Our main goal is to provide the best educational experience for the students who come

to MU, and to make sure that we have the resources in place to prepare them in the best possible manner for their chosen career.”

A new feature of this year’s list is the inclusion of student reviews on the website RateMyProfessors.com, which accounted for 17.5 percent of the Forbes ranking.

The website is a free service that allows students to rate their professors based on a five-point rating system for easiness, helpfulness and clarity through anonymous reviews posted by students.

A report similar to Forbes’, the U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges list, was released Aug. 19 with data on 1,400 schools. The 2011 edition placed MU as 94th on a list of 262 national universities.

The U.S. News & World Report used seven areas to measure academic quality: peer assessment, student retention and graduation rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving and graduation rate performance.

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Stores woo back-to-school shoppers A national study reported spending among students has decreased this year.

ALLY MCENTIRE Reporter It’s back-to-school season again and college students can be found buying the necessary items for dorm rooms, classes and more, but a recent study by the National Retail Federation said students will be spending less this year on school shopping than in the past.

To encourage back-to-school spending, stores in Columbia such as Target and Walmart provided free transportation to and from their locations this past weekend to help facilitate student spending.

“Target’s After Hours Shopping Events are a great way to welcome students to campus, help them meet new people and ease their transition to college life,” Target spokeswoman Tara Schlosser said in an e-mail.

National Retail Federation spokeswoman Kathy Grannis said stores have many products that appeal to college students.

“Colorful furniture, accessories, home decor and even electronic items are flashy and very attractive to young adults,” Grannis said.

The Target event was held in 48 college towns across the nation, including Columbia. Walmart has been using the shuttles on move-in weekend for 20 years.

The MSA/GPC Department of Student Activities and the Department of Student Life sponsor the transportation to and from campus.

Shopping at Walmart with her father last week, sophomore Cassie Cunningham said her shopping strategy has improved with experience.

“I think (the Walmart shuttles) help make good decisions to buy stuff,” she said. “Last year, I had to make two to three trips to get little things I forgot to get with my parents.”

Shopping at the Target event, freshman Morgan Hausman said the event facilitated unnecessary spending.

“I feel like when students come it’s hard to not buy things,” she said. “When you see something you think you need, you buy it because you’re like, ‘I’m not going to come back.’”

Freshman Eli Tinker-Fortel, another shopper at the Target event, came with minimal spending in mind.

“I’m amazed at how many students have their shopping carts full,” TinkerFortel said.

Students and parents agreed saving money was important in their spending, Cassie Cunningham’s father, Rory Cunningham, said.

“Parents don’t have jobs right now,” he said. “We’re very fortunate because in Austin there are a lot of jobs. Many people are going with what they have instead of trying to buy.”

Grannis said she has also noticed that parents’ employment and earnings impacts students’ spending.

“College students are on just as much of a budget as their parents, students will invest in what they need most, before splurging on other items,” she said.

“Electronics, dorm furniture and apparel are among the items that college students will spend the most money on.”

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Freshman Harison Pitchford shops for dorm furnishings in a College Essentials aisle Wednesday at Target. Retail stores experiencing a decrease in back-to-school sales are running various promotions to get students into their stores.

But there are students who purchased a majority of their items new, as opposed to bringing items from home. Freshman Jennifer Frier said she brought very little from home.

“Like, decorations in my room and clothes,” she said. “Everything else was new.”

Most students said anything from hygienic products all the way to a computer are absolute essentials for college students. Tinker-Fortel estimated that he brought about 75 percent of his items from home.

“I didn’t buy a lot of new stuff,” he said.

“I live pretty close to home and I was just abroad, so I know not to bring a lot.”

Grannis added that freshmen often are the source of the highest percentage of spending because this is their first time without their parents’ immediate support.

“Freshmen are just getting started with their own independent lives, meaning they will need more furniture, books and even electronics,” she said. “New college freshmen and their parents have historically spent more than sophomores, juniors or seniors.”

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Name tags for People for a Taser-Free Columbia hang from a toolbox.

The group handed out the tags to generate support for an ordinance that, if approved, will ban Tasers.

Voters to decide fate of Taser ban proposal The ban will make Tasers illegal for law enforcement and residents.

NICHOLE BALLARD Senior Staff Writer In November, voters will decide whether to ban the use of Tasers or any other conductive electrical device within the city limits of Columbia.

An ordinance to amend chapter 16 of the city code to add a new section regarding the use of CEDs was defeated unanimously at the Columbia City Council meeting last week. However, a second ordinance to hold a special vote for the ban of the devices was approved.

Ken Green spoke on behalf of the Taser-Free Initiative and argued Tasers are an excessive use of force that can result in injuries and death. Green also appealed to the fiscal side of council members citing millions of dollars of litigation as a result of law enforcement use of CEDs. “Currently when an officer pulls a Taser they are to warn: ‘Taser! Taser! Taser!’ to the City Council and to the public,” Green said. “The Taser warning we should hear is: ‘Lawsuit!

Lawsuit! Lawsuit!’”

Former council member Karl Skala, whose daughter is a Columbia policewoman, spoke in opposition to the ordinance.

“I submitted to voluntary ‘tasing,’” he said. “I will not kid you, it hurts but I would much rather get ‘tased’ than be beaten with a baton.”

One of the common themes that arose from the discussion was adequate training for officers in the correct use of Tasers and non-violent solutions. Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton said since taking office he has increased training and more specifically training in crisis intervention. “(Tasers) are not designed to try to catch somebody (who is running away),” Burton said.

“It’s designed as a defense mechanism.”

He also said policy changes have been implemented to better communicate the appro-

priate situations as to when and how a Taser should be used.

CPD has posted statistics regarding the use of Tasers in Columbia on their website. The data reports that there have been no injuries as a result of the use of CEDs, which have been deployed 12 times in the last six months.

While the debate is heated regarding law enforcement, personal protection has been given little attention. If passed the amendment would also ban private usage of CEDs. This would include stun guns and other self-defense items based on electrical shock.

Columbia store Target Masters sells a variety of selfdefense products. Operations manager Barry Mckenzie said the ban wouldn’t affect college students’ choices in selfdefense much.

“We sell more pepper spray to (college students) and their parents, than anything else,” he said.

At the council meeting, Columbia resident Bryan Vanderhoof said banning Tasers would violate the Second Amendment.

MU Law Professor Carl Esbeck said the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Second Amendment acknowledges the right to possess a handgun at home for defense. This right is also extended to weapons in common use, but does not include “dangerous and unusual weapons.”

The MU Police Department doesn’t use CEDs, MUPD Capt.

Scott Richardson said. If the ban is passed it wouldn’t have jurisdiction on campus, but MUPD doesn’t have any plans to use Tasers regardless.

Holly Hanover, Graduate Assistant with Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center said she wasn’t aware of many students using the devices as a means of protection.

“I do not see the ban affecting students greatly if they do not currently use Tasers as a form of self protection,” Hanover said in an e-mail. “ The ban may cause more students to take a selfdefense course, which I greatly encourage.”

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Shooting victim's MUPD, CPD increase presence as students return to Columbia lips are sealed Police are unable to move forward with the investigation.

The victim of a shooting in northwest Columbia is not cooperating with police investigation, Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said.

The incident happened at about 12:15 a.m. Aug. 15, in the 2900 block of Northland Drive.

The victim, 25, was shot in the hip and rushed to University Hospital, where he was taken directly to surgery. His injuries were not life threatening.

Forensic Evidence Team members collected evidence at the scene of the shooting and detectives interviewed witnesses.

Wieneke said investigators believe this shooting was not random. “(We believe the shooting was not random) because of some inconsistencies in statements,” Wieneke said. “ There are just aspects of the incident that led us to believe it was a targeted event.”

Investigators were able to interview the victim after he

was out of surgery, but he would not tell police if he knew the shooters.

Wieneke also said investigators have not been able to do much since the victim is not cooperating.

“It doesn’t look like they’ve been able to do anything else because he isn’t telling them a whole lot,” Wieneke said.

“We know it’s not a random thing. Likely one of those situations when one person has a problem with someone else and they don’t want to tell the police about it. He’s not being very cooperative right now.”

No arrests have been made in this case, but police are still looking for two suspects.

The first suspect is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall and 185 pounds.

According to the news release, he is in his early 20s and has short hair.

He was reportedly wearing a red shirt. The second suspect is 5 feet 10 inches tall in his early 20s with short hair and skinny build.

Anyone who has any information about this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 875TIPS. — Anna Carlson, reporter

Law enforcement agencies are watching for theft and alcohol violations

To deal with the influx of students moving back to Columbia over the past week, local law enforcement agencies have deployed traffic officers and put beat officers on the lookout for thefts.

Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said the department would have officers out to police areas with heavy traffic.

“They’ll be out in the school zones especially, and they’ll be watching those areas that get congested when everyone goes back to college,” she said.

MU also saw an increased police presence as the Department of Residential Life paid for additional officers and campus safety officers to monitor intersections and help with traffic flow, MU Police Department Capt. Brian Weimer said.

CPD increased alcohol enforcement, and CPD, MUPD and the Boone County Sheriff ’s Department conducted sobriety checkpoints over the weekend, Wieneke said.

CPD’s downtown unit is fully staffed and will be part of the effort.

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MU Police Department officer Brian Frey and his partner search the area around Faurot Field for explosives before the football game against Furman on Sept. 19, 2009. MUPD held sobriety checkpoints this weekend, and officers said they will be more vigilant for cases of larceny.

“They do alcohol compliance checks with bars and restaurants,” Wieneke said. “We’ll be watching for open container ordinance violations and fake IDs.” Wieneke also said the department usually sees a spike in thefts when students begin moving back to the area because people tend to leave personal property in their cars.

She said the department advises people to unload or lock their cars.

“If it’s something that’s really attractive (to a thief), like a laptop, we recommend that you put it in the trunk because that’s the safest

place for items,” Wieneke said.

Beat officers in sectors with high student populations are also aware of students moving back in and will be on the lookout for larcenies, Wieneke said.

MUPD tries to inform people of steps they can take to protect their personal items, Wiemer said.

“We can’t physically be everywhere,” Weimer said. “The important thing is to tell people and provide assistance if a crime does happen.”

— Alicia Stice, news editor

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Student Center opens with provisional name

A mural of the student section during a Missouri Tigers football game spans a wall on the west side of the Student Center’s new commons area. Jeff Zeilenga, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, said the mural is one of many features meant to make the new space distinctive to MU.

Construction continues on the north side of the student center as crews complete a seating area outside the north entrance. Zeilenga said the construction in the area between the Student Center and the library should clear near the end of the fall semester.

Jared Grafman Staff Writer Phase II of the new student center is open to students and is tentatively named the MU Student Center, but university officials say the center could eventually be christened after a donor to the project.

“We have permission to call it the MU Student Center until such time that a donor may be identified,” Student Auxiliary Services spokeswoman Michelle Froese said. “We don’t have any donors at present but if a donor came forward with an appropriate gift, or endowment then that would be a naming opportunity.”

UM system spokeswoman Jennifer Hollingshead said there isn’t a specific minimum contribution required to name a building after a donor and a sponsor did not finance the MU Student Center.

“The center is being supported by student fees and by additional funds from campus auxiliaries such as the bookstore and Campus Dining,” Hollingshead said.

“Sources of funding need to be approved and allocated before construction begins.”

According to guidelines listed in

Zeilenga stands in an unfinished room of the Student Center’s Phase III during a tour of the facility Aug. 13. Phase III is tentatively scheduled to open in early November and will contain new meeting rooms for students and offices for several MU organizations and programs.

the UM system’s Collected Rules and Regulations for naming university buildings, people who make a substantial financial contribution toward the cost of the construction of a building or major facility are qualified to have the building or facility named in their honor.

The Collected Rules goes on to state the university president, with the consultation of the Board of Curators, has the authority to establish a minimum contribution required to name a facility.

Student centers at other universities and colleges have been named after alumni who have, either directly or in their honor, contributed significant amounts to the universities to help with the cost of building and maintaining the student centers.

Barnard College in New York named their student center The Diana Center, in honor of an alumna who, with her husband, made a $15 million gift for the building, according to an April 2009 news release.

According to the University of Vermont website, the school’s Dudley H. Davis Center is named after an alumnus whose family and friends contributed $7

Photos by Sam Gause/Senior Staff Photographer

A construction crew surveys the uncompleted lower level lounge, located below the new commons area. The lounge will lead to offices for New Student Programs and the Center for Social Justice.

million to the student center project.

MU spokesman Christian Basi said the MU Office of Development is always looking for ways to utilize donations to help pay for student services and facilities.

“There are several opportunities for donors if they want to donate to the new student center,” Basi said. “We already have a few that have rooms or offices named following their donation. We also have an opportunity for individuals to donate between $125 and $250 to have their name inscribed at The Shack.”

Froese said there is not a standard cost for every naming opportunity on campus, and the process depends on several circumstances, but the cost to name the student center would probably be around $20 to $25 million.

“I haven’t been told that we have any prospects at this time, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be in the future,” Froese said. “Nobody has indicated from that standpoint that they have the finances to name the building, although it is a welcome opportunity.”

The MU Student Center should not be confused with its predecessor, Brady Commons.

“The old building, the one that was knocked down, was called Brady Commons,” Froese said. “It doesn’t exist anymore, so it doesn’t make sense to call the new building Brady Commons when it doesn’t actually look like it.”

If the MU Student Center found an occasion to have its name changed, it would require a vote from the Board of Curators.

“Eventually if there was an opportunity to officially name the building, the Board of Curators would have to vote on that,” Froese said. “They have the decision making authority anytime a building is named in any of the UM system campuses.”

There will be a grand opening for the MU Student Center in October, and every component is expected to be fully operational by November, Froese said.

“On the first week of classes, we will have some giveaways and some prize drawings to get students excited about being back at school and welcoming them into their new student center,” Froese said. “We’ll also have some activities during homecoming week, when we’re doing the dedication.”

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New student center latest in a legacy Zach Murdock Associate Editor Last week marked the opening of the new student center, the most recent addition in the line of MU student centers throughout campus history. For nearly 90 years, MU students have had a single union building to call their student center.

According to an MU Archives article, “Meet Me at the Union,” MU’s first student center, Memorial Union, was constructed in the 1920s, just after World War I. The iconic Memorial Union Tower was built as a memorial for Missouri alumni who died during World War I. It was intended to be a space for student social events and a home for student activities.

Thanks to nearly $238,000 in pledges from students and alumni, the official groundbreaking for the Union was in November 1921, the article stated. Over the course of five years, construction workers and stonemasons built the tower, which was dedicated at the 1926 Homecoming Celebration.

According to the MU Museum of Art and Archaeology’s

exhibit, “Memorial Union: The Transcendent Tower,” after the tower’s completion, work continued on the north and south wings and on A. P. Green Chapel.

However, due to legal trouble and the start of the Great Depression, construction came to a halt in 1930. Work on the wings and chapel did not resume until after World War II, with the final construction on the Union completed on the south wing in 1963.

Ever since construction began in the 1920s, Memorial Union has been a place of tradition and home to many student activities. Though the Union is no longer students’ primary student center, the tradition and reverence associated with the Memorial Union Tower remains a part of the MU community.

“Memorial Union itself is a monument layered with traditional symbols we have long forgotten,” Arthur Mehrhoff, Museum of Art and Archaeology Coordinator, wrote for the exhibit. “Like the Old School tradition of tipping your cap when passing through the arch of the Memorial Union, our memories and stories help to remember our community and con-

tinue building the symbolism of the Memorial Union.”

In 1963, just after the final completion of the Memorial Student Union, Brady Commons opened as a recreation and activities center for a student population of about 15,000. During its use, Brady Commons stood where the new student center and University Bookstore now stand.

In 1985, Brady Commons expanded to the east side of the facility, adding room for more student organizations and services, according to the New Student Center Project chronology. In its time, Brady was home to more than twenty student offices and services including the MSA/GPC Box Office, the Center for Student Involvement, the University Bookstore and The Maneater.

According to the chronology, by 1990 a space study found that Brady Commons facilities and building services were being overused to the point where food areas were so overcrowded that some students had to sit on the ground during break periods.

Although Brady Commons was a popular student space, the chronology explained that

Dining Pomodoro Pizza and Pastas

Infusion Cafe offers baked goods and brewed coffee. The cafe borders University Bookstore and has a service desk that reaches both the bookstore and the commons area in Phase II. Infusion Café

Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday Closed Pomodoro Pizza and Pastas bakes its pizzas on a stone deck and offers made-to-order pastas.

“Pomodoro is Italian for tomato,” Petersen said.

“In the evenings we’ll do personal pans. Later on we’ll add other things like baked pastas and other dishes.”

Sunshine Sushi

Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Friday 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Sunday Closed

Infusion Café is a gourmet coffee shop that will also have a service counter inside the bookstore.

Sunshine Sushi will keep the menu it offered at its Truman’s Takeout location, but now has the ability to make more sushi.

“We’ll do espresso drinks, brewed coffee, fresh squeezed juice,” said Alan Petersen, Campus Dining Services retail operations manager.

“We’ll have smoothies and fresh baked goods.”

“They’ll have six chefs,” Petersen said. “They should be able to double the output of sushi than they have in the past.”

Kate & Emma’s Deli Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday Closed

Do Mundo’s Churrascaria Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday Closed

Kate & Emma’s Deli serves both hot and cold wraps, in addition to soups and salads.

Do Mundo’s Churrascaria offers international barbecue, along with a variety of meats, house sauces and seasonings.

“If you joined us at Truman’s Takeout, it has some of our deli sandwiches or hot or cold wraps,” Petersen said. “Those will be expanded and served at that restaurant.”

“It is Portuguese for ‘of the world barbecue places,’” Petersen said. “So we’ll start with our smoked turkey, pulled pork. We’ll have beef sirloin on the churrascaria, which is like spits rotating on an open flame."

by 2001, the original master plan for the new Student Center was in its first development stages. The plan included input from student leaders across campus in addition to administrators and alumni.

In 2008, student organization and services offices relocated from Brady Commons to begin construction on the new Student Center. Student offices will return to the Student Center this winter, marking the completion of the newest student commons on campus.

Univer sity B o ok store spokeswoman Michelle Froese said student centers remain an important part of campus life and the student experience.

“Academic success is an obvious measure of student retention,” Froese said. “ However, we also know that there is a correlation between campus involvement and socialization that helps support a positive student experience. It’s important for students to have a place to gather because it supports opportunities to socialize with friends and promotes involvement in and out of classroom activities.”

STUDENT CENTER HISTORY

MU has had several famous student centers in its time, including Memorial Union and Brady Commons.

1921: The groundbreaking ceremony for Memorial Union Tower occurs.

1926: Memorial Tower is dedicated at the Homecoming Celebration.

1930: Construction on both wings and A. P. Green Chapel halts due to legal trouble and the beginning of the Great Depression.

1963: The A. P. Green Chapel and final construction on Memorial is completed.

This same year, construction on Brady Commons begins.

1985: Brady Commons is expanded to the east to accommodate more student offices and services.

2001: Designers and architects work to create a master plan for a new student center.

2008: Student offices and services are relocated from Brady Commons to allow construction to begin.

Aug. 18, 2010: The new student center opens to the public.

Source: MU Archives and the New Student Center Chronology KATIE PRINCE/GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Coming Soon...

The opening for the student center’s Phase II on Aug. 18 wasn’t the final step in the center’s construction. Phase III, or Building A, located west of Phase II, is tentatively set to open in early November.

This final phase of the student center will hold more dining options and several new offices and spaces.

The Shack The Shack, which closed in 1984 and burned down in 1988, will be revived in the student center. In the center of The Shack will be a column in the shape of a tree meant to mirror the original oak tree that was outside of The Shack.

“This is your space to use,” Zeilenga said.

“Hopefully it’s going to be the place you want to hang out at.”

New offices Phase III includes office space for many student organizations that have been displaced for the past year.

Groups and programs such as the Center for Social Justice, New Student Programs, KCOU, MUTV and The Maneater will occupy the new office spaces.

Traditions Lounge

Original boards and carvings, taken out of The Shack before the fire, will be placed in the new Shack.

“There will be another part where any of you are welcome to carve your initials if you want to,” said Jeff Zeilenga, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.

US Bank US Bank has confirmed its contract with MU, and will be one of many banks to have representation in the student center.

“Within the next couple of months we’ll have five different banks represented through ATMs in this area,” Zeilenga said.

MU will review the bank bids at a later date.

Gaming area The student center will also host a gaming area.

“Bringing back video games is not what we want to do,” Zeilenga said. “So it’s going to be about pool, it’s going to be about foosball.”

Poker tables and chess tables will be located in the gaming area as well.

The Traditions Lounge in Phase III of the Student Center will feature memorabilia from MU’s history. The lounge is set to open in early November.

The Traditions Lounge will be host to collages put together by MU Publications, with the help of MU alumnus, that will pay homage to MU’s history. The lounge will also feature museum-quality glass with displays of MU memorabilia.

Additionally, the lounge will increase the number of study locations for students.

“There will be a number of open group study spaces,” Zeilenga said. “You don’t reserve it, just like at the library.

You walk in and if it’s open you can use it.”

Study spaces will be equipped with group study tables, white boards and wireless Internet.

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Columbia City Council decides on Tasers, taxes, budget Steven Dickherber Reporter Columbia City Council members voted last week to send an ordinance banning Taser use within city limits to the Nov. 2 ballot after hearing several appeals from citizens to ban the weapons as dangerous.

Council members also voted to place the renewal of the one-eighth cent sales tax for park renovation on the November ticket and enacted restrictions on who is eligible to file complaints with the Citizens Police Review Board.

The council unanimously voted against an ordinance proposed by People for a Taser-Free Columbia.

Because the council did not pass the measure, it will go before the voters in the next election. Not all council members opposed the ban, but most felt voters should have the final say.

“It’s clear that there has been a misuse of Tasers,” Sixth Ward Councilwoman Barbara Hoppe said.

“But my personal opinion about this is that people feel strongly about this issue, and it should be up to a vote by the people.”

The council’s decision came after several Columbia residents spoke out about the dangers of conductive electrical devices such as Tasers.

Ken Green, People for a TaserFree Columbia spokesman, said Tasers are a type of cruel and unusual punishment and the city should worry about possible lawsuits filed

by Taser victims. The group successfully petitioned to have the proposed ordinance come before the council by attaining more than 3,500 signatures from Columbia residents.

“We the citizens have the final say in what weapons police can use,” Green said.

Council members also voted on an ordinance to limit that can file complaints with the Citizens Police Review Board. Following a controversial February SWAT raid, marijuana activist Ed Rosenthal -- a resident of Piedmont, Calif. -- filed a complaint against Columbia police officers claiming they used excessive force. At the time, Columbia had no limitations on who could file complaints with the review board, including out-of-state residents.

On Monday, after an amendment by Second Ward Councilman Jason Thornhill, the council passed an ordinance limiting those who could file a complaint to Boone County residents or victims and victims’ friends, family or attorneys.

Even with the amendment, some local residents opposed the ban.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to restrict the group of people that should be able to file a complaint,” Columbia resident Eapen Thampy said, “There are not enough checks on (the police’s) ability to ruin lives or families.”

The council also discussed at length City Manager Bill Watkins’ budget proposal for fiscal year

Wes Duplantier/Senior Staff Photographer

Columbia residents Justin Becker and Randall Thomas protest the actions of the Columbia Police SWAT team Monday night at the City Council meeting. Several residents voiced concerns to the council about the SWAT team's actions in a Feb. 11 raid of a Columbia home, during which a dog was shot and killed.

2011, and several members of the public requested the council include more funding for both the arts and social services.

First Ward Councilman Paul Sturtz said the fiscal year 2011 budget was crafted in anticipation of financial trouble in fiscal year 2012.

Watkins told the council that fiscal year 2012 was expected to be a “booger,” economically. Watkins recommended the city draw $3 million from its $160 million reserve fund

CoMo Citizens works for change in CPD policy A SWAT raid incited the group’s formation and action.

Samantha Sunne Senior Staff Writer When video was released of a Columbia Police Department SWAT raid, in which one dog was killed, another injured and that ultimately resulted in a single misdemeanor drug charge, many in Columbia expressed outrage.

Donald and Erica Warren, of Columbia, founded a group in response to the raid video.

“We were disturbed over the video itself, and basically felt like we needed to do something,” Donald Warren said.

CoMoCitizens is an organization dedicated to changing the Columbia Police Department’s policy in conducting residential searches for nonviolent crimes, according to their website.

The group’s roughly 30 memb ers c ommunicate through Facebook, newsletters and monthly meetings, Erica Warren said.

At their latest meeting Sunday, the group decided to compile information about the issuing of search warrants for nonviolent offenses.

CoMoCitizens member Mark Flakne suggested they submit their findings to the Citizens Police Review Board, which is investigating the

same issue.

“CoMoCitizens is about nonviolence,” Donald Warren said.

“We don’t want the search raids for nonviolent offenses.”

These nonviolent offenses include charges of misdemeanor drug possession, such as the one attained in the Feb. 11 SWAT raid. CoMoCitizens wants CPD to enforce Columbia’s low-priority marijuana law, Warren said.

CPD spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said there is confusion about the current marijuana policy because it refers only to the possession of a user amount of marijuana, not the manufacture or sale of it. “(Our policy) doesn’t say it’s the lowest priority, it’s among the lower priorities,” Weineke said. “We’re not going to send police officers out to look for people with less than 35 grams of marijuana.”

Someone caught with less than that amount is given a ticket, Weineke said.

Arrests are made only in special cases, such as a person with multiple possession charges in the last five years or a felony in the last ten.

“This is really applicable because we have a large student population,” Wieneke said. “(Supporters of the ordinance) didn’t want students losing financial aid for a firsttime marijuana offense.”

CoMoCitizens support the policy changes that CPD Chief Kenneth Burton instituted in

May, following the SWAT raid in February.

Donald Warren said the CRB’s recommendation to City Council to make the changes permanent is a victory for the group.

Burton’s policy changes include the mandates that police act on a warrant within eight hours of its issue and assess all dangers and innocent bystanders before entry.

“We must consider the presence of children and animals when evaluating the risks involved in the use of a dynamic entry,” Burton said in his statement at the time.

Another course of action CoMoCitizens considered at its meeting was investigating the arrest of David Riley, a man sentenced to two years in prison for resisting arrest.

Members at the meeting questioned the truthfulness of the arresting officer’s statement and Riley ’s criminal history.

“Some people may feel that David Riley is a scumbag,” Flakne said. “It’s just that scumbags have rights, too.”

Eapen Thampy, another member of the group, announced a fundraiser for Riley’s family on Sept. 23 at The Blue Note.

He and Rick Gurley, a private investigator working on the case, are planning raffles and live music to raise money for the family, who he said has lost their home and income due to the incident.

to help cover expenses for fiscal year 2011. The final vote on the budget will be made in mid-September.

The council then voted unanimously to place on the November ballot a renewal of the one-eighth cent sales tax for the acquisition of more land for green spaces and recreational parks. If renewed by voters, the tax is projected to bring $12 million in revenues over the next five years.

The council made its decision

despite warnings from Columbia resident Paul Love that green space could have unintended consequences.

“More green space encourages wildlife to move through the neighborhoods,” he said. “They do silly things like eat the flowers out of your flower beds or total your car if you happen to come across them at night.”

The City Council will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Columbia City Hall.

Scholarship offered to families of veterans Christine Cauthen Reporter Spouses or children of soldiers injured or killed while serving our country after the Sept. 11 attacks could now have assistance paying for their higher education.

The Wartime Veterans’ Survivors Grants will aid those in need of assistance affording college. The program was created by the legislature in 2008, but wasn’t funded until this year, stated a news release from the Missouri Department of Higher Education.

It is intended to benefit 25 students under the age of 25 and the natural, stepchild, adopted child or spouse of a qualifying member of the military.

According to the news release, qualifying members include anyone in the military who has served after the Sept. 11 attacks during wartime, among other requirements. A recipient must have been a Missouri resident when entering the military, or during their injury or death, as well as having been killed or 80 percent disabled while serving, with the injury or death certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The release also stated grants are given on a first come, first serve basis and spots are open now. If more than 25 students apply, the remaining students will be put on a waiting list.

Leroy Wade, Assistant Commissioner for Financial Assistance of the Missouri Department of Higher Education, said if too many students apply, the agency will ask lawmakers to raise the cap.

“If it appears that we’re going to have an ongoing waiting list, we’ll inform the legislature to see if they

can raise the limit,” he said.

There is no deadline on the grant application, and it will be open until all spots are filled and even then one can apply to be put on the waiting list.

Missouri Service to Veterans director Doug Meyer said he wants to see how many people can benefit from the program. His organization is involved with determining eligibility. The grant itself will pay tuition at almost any public institution, with the maximum price capped at the MU tuition rate.

“We’re interested to see it up and running,” he said.

The grant covers in full most public universities’ tuition with up to $2,000 in aid for room and board and an additional $500 for books.

Wade said if someone thinks they may be eligible it would be in their best interest to investigate the program and apply for the grant.

“It’s just a tremendous benefit for individuals who meet the requirements,” Wade said.

Mizzou Student Veterans Association President Kevin Jones said that it’s important to make sure relatives of veterans are being taken care of.

“It is not always easy being the wife, husband, son or daughter of a service member,” he said. “It is comforting for veterans and their families to know that if something does happen there are people and programs set in place that are not only there to help a veteran move on and succeed in life, but also their family members.”

Applicants can apply or check their eligibility by contacting the Missouri Veterans Commission or the Department of Higher Education.

Online applications and links informing the public on the grant itself can be found on the website.

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Sororities should consider second semester recruitment This year, 352 women were denied bids during the Panhellenic Association’s Formal Recruitment for sorority chapters. 1,452 MU women rushed, according to Michelle Hanko in a PHA press release, making this the largest recruitment class ever for MU. The large turnout for recruitment reflects the perpetually increasing class sizes being admitted and coming to MU every year. Although a woman’s not being accepted into any sorority is at least a waste of $350 and, at most, a terrifyingly stressful way to start school, it’s not the biggest problem.

The thriving interest is actually not desirable for institutions meant to strengthen the bond between strangers to a level of sisterhood. According to the MU Greek Life Npower Report filed earlier this year, “With such large memberships, the chapters are strained.” The report also quotes members claiming they do not know all of the people in their chapters.

Perhaps an option for PHA to consider is second semester recruitment. The University of Virginia, Northwestern University and Tulane University are all examples of institutions that enforce second semester recruitment for freshmen.

Second semester recruitment holds many potential benefits. When students arrive at MU, they are here to learn, above anything else. Having time to focus on studying and perhaps exploring other social options would relieve students of social stress and relieve chapters of huge memberships.

Despite the fears held by many incoming freshmen or transfer students, it is possible to make friends on campus without being involved in Greek Life. Classes, jobs and other clubs and organizations are all other viable options. In a sense, second semester recruitment levels the social playing field for freshmen.

There are also women who choose to drop out of recruitment while they still have bids. If they had a semester to consider whether Greek Life would be for them, perhaps those who ultimately are not interested in joining wouldn’t have to waste the money, and the bid space, going through recruitment just because everyone else is participating.

Although there is a lot of complexity and secrecy involved in the recruitment process, as outside observers, it seems the problem of size is only going to get worse. All problems considered, it’s time to think about solutions.

MyZou crashes hinder students The Division of Information Technology, also known as DoIT, didn’t do it Monday morning -- a pattern plaguing MU students. As many students noticed, during the first Monday morning of the 2010 fall semester, a technological disaster struck. MyZou, our online system and savior for schedules and classes, was down.

Many students who were depending on accessing the website were unable to find the location of classes, and then missed some of their first classes.

This isn’t the first time the website has made an egregious error. In the past, there was an issue where students dropped classes, but the website didn’t actually drop them. Because of the error, many students failed classes for not showing up.

Due to our inevitable dependence on technology and the unpredictable influx of students accessing the site at once, DoIT should be planning for these things in advance. If they can’t change the system to be sturdier under a lot of people, then there should be a back-up system where students can get the bare minimum: their schedules. With the high percentage of procrastination involved in the typical college student’s life, it’s important that the employees of DoIT, who have the ability to make or break our first impressions with professors, don’t procrastinate or slack with updates to websites as important as MyZou. Another possibility in ensuring schedule access in a digital age is utilizing a third back-up: Blackboard. Many professors are using this now, but there is still a hefty percentage that is not. Rather than suffering through this painfully awkward transition stage, it would be much easier if everyone made the commitment to digitalization.

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“Some people may feel that David Riley is a scumbag. It’s just that scumbags have rights, too.”

— CoMoCitizens member Mark Flakne, speaking about David Riley, a man sentenced to two years in prison for resisting arrest

"The idea of representing students by academic college is fundamentally flawed. Seventy-one senators just cannot represent all students.”

— Two-year MSA senator Garrett Berquist

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The chancellor's welcome To MU Students, Welcome to Mizzou! On behalf of the entire MU family, I am pleased to welcome you to Missouri’s flagship campus, a land-grant and major public research university and home of the Tigers. We are thrilled that you are here to learn as a student, to grow as a citizen and to be a part of MU’s many accomplishments and successes. Once again we are enjoying record-breaking numbers of students who are among the most impressive in the state, the nation and the world.

For those of you new to Mizzou, you will soon discover the many ways in which you benefit from the Mizzou experience. Additionally, we are nationally known for our campus-writing program and for our learning communities. We urge you to search out these opportunities!

You have become part of a rich tradition, where our aim is focused on providing the best education available to both undergraduate and graduate students that will enable you to compete with graduates from any institution of higher education in this country. We aspire to provide a one-of-a kind education in which our Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs) and our Honors College provide a small-college atmosphere within a major research university enriched by its diverse student body and faculty. Each year more than 1000 students earn academic credit for their study abroad as they learn about the social and political forces shaping our world. Last year, our service-learning program provided 2800 undergraduates volunteer opportunities to help improve the health and social conditions of our community and state.

The National Science Foundation recognizes MU as one of the top 10 universities in the country for undergraduate research opportunities. That means our faculty are dedicated to your success. So, while attending MU, please avail yourselves of these many varied, rewarding and enriching experiences.

To MU’s returning students, I welcome you back with great enthusiasm. You are already aware of the rich experiences Mizzou has to offer and the awesome opportunities that lie ahead. Based on your experiences and interests, you are encouraged to seek leadership opportunities to serve others. I trust you will continue to enjoy your time here, continue to learn and grow as community-minded citizens reflecting inclusiveness and civility in the campus culture. We are proud that you have made MU your higher education home.

With best wishes for a great Mizzou year, —Brady Deaton, Chancellor

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‘Real Housewives’: An addiction I can’t shake Katie McCormick

ity. Don’t get me wrong, I think these nowhere near real life reality shows take the people I mock from my life and put them at center stage for no reason are ridiculous. Yet, I watch them probably more than the shows that are considered to have more redeeming qualities.

My family and friends make fun of me frequently because of all these shows I watch regularly. Granted these shows are a large time waster, but do I need to feel dumber because I watch them?

I try to think of myself as possessing at least a decent amount of intelligence, which may be a fantasy that I’m grasping on to. However, I don’t think watching these shows hurts me in any way, at least not mentally.

My parents tell me all the time that I could spend that time reading or doing something of value. I do, as a matter of fact, read frequently and try to educate myself in other ways by brushing up on my current events. I also enjoy exercising daily, at least that’s what I try to

Chelsea Meyer tell myself. I keep busy as much as possible, so TV is my outlet for relaxation.

I have a tendency to get stressed easily, so what’s wrong with sitting in front of the boob tube in a most likely awkward position on the couch? It takes my mind off things and prevents me from having multiple nervous breakdowns. I’m down to just one a year! Also, I absolutely love knowing about pop culture, which includes these reality shows. When people have questions about celebrities and their happenings, guess who knows what’s up? I know people feel the need to pity me for my useless knowledge, but it is one thing I thoroughly enjoy.

So yes, you may think I have no real concept of reality and that I am slowly losing the intelligence I pride myself on. I know what is important to me and have my priorities in check, but I think I should be able to enjoy watching idiots on parade sometimes without the unnecessary judgment... Well, a girl can dream.

Xenophobia still prevalent in US Ryan Schuessler ryanschuessler@gmail.com

Who are we? That is, who are we as a nation? The answer has practically been trademarked throughout our history, at least that’s what Schoolhouse Rock made it seem like.

We are a melting pot.

For the most part, half my ancestors were English colonists.

The other half were Germans who fled World War I, and in between are the rest of my relatives who have made me, relatively speaking, a European mutt (with a little Cherokee in there somewhere).

But I’m just a speck in the vast array of cultures that have come to make up the word “American.”

You think we would’ve learned to accept different types of people by now.

Our nation has seen the obliteration of Native American culture, the enslavement and persecution of Africans, the exploitation of the Chinese, the alienation of Catholics and Jews from Eastern and Central Europe and the fear of espionage, be it from the Japanese or the Russians.

But here we are today, in 2010, and all those demographics, and others which had rough beginnings in our country, are generally accepted and appreciated

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It is safe to say that I am quite the television enthusiast. It is one of those hobbies that you don’t want to tell people about because of the judgment received. As if it is impossible to better oneself by watching TV all the time.

I watch almost everything, from the good and educational programs to the horrendously destructive and vile ones.

However, all this viewing has contributed to my vast and almost pathetic knowledge of pop culture.

At school, I don’t really have the ability to get as much view time in as I would like. That being said, summer presented me with a lot of down time, and I resumed my position as Head Couch Potato in my household. The first program I started to watch that I had barely seen before was the multitude of “Real Housewives” on Bravo. There is one for Orange County, New York, Atlanta, D.C. and my personal favorite, New Jersey.

The wives are picked for their opulence and their incessant need to brew some sort of drama. These women are virtual idiots who reel in husbands to enable their extravagant spending patterns.

The drama is fueled by constant trashtalking that you wouldn’t expect among those of a higher social status, thus creating my truly bizarre infatuation.

I want to say it’s like watching a twisted train wreck, but I might be lying.

Yes, I see a large amount of hilarity in these women that is almost insurmountable. However, I watch it and shows like it in almost a religious fashion that goes past the unintentional comedy they emanate. These include shows like the “Real World,” “Jersey Shore,” “Bad Girls Club” and many more.

All of these programs have a lot of viewers, but are constantly criticized as promoting and embracing stupid-

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as part of American culture.

So why, after nearly 250 years of existing as a multicultural nation, can we not put aside a still lingering sense of xenophobia?

I’m reminded of stories I heard in high school. My old world history teacher’s wife, who is from Tunisia, faced constant harassment in the months following 9/11 because of what “her people” had done. A classmate, a Somali-American who became a good friend of mine, was afraid to wear her hijab to school, years after 9/11.

Another Muslim classmate once told me she and her family had to move several times after 9/11 because her home kept getting vandalized and her family harassed. And yet another friend was blatantly accused of being a terrorist not days after 9/11, but years. And it’s not like I’m from a small, conservative town; this all happened in St. Louis.

So, every time I hear about it, I’m more convinced the opposition to the mosque near Ground Zero is a scapegoat for a much larger issue: an opposition to Muslims existing in our country as Americans. And such an opposition makes me sick, because that mosque has every moral, legal and human right to exist in our country, as do Muslims.

It makes me very sad to think that the first time many Americans may have ever heard the word “Muslim” or “Islam” was on Sept. 11. And it makes

me even sadder that terrorists have come to be the face of Islam to many, if not most, Americans.

Some think that Al Qaeda and the Taliban are representative of all Muslims.

Well, Christians, are the Aryan Nation and the Westboro Baptist Church (see godhatesfags.com. And, no, I’m not kidding) representative of all Christians? Do the views of the Israeli government represent those of all Jews?

The answer is irrefutably “no.”

So why must Muslims be represented by terrorists? It’s illogical to stereotype any group by the actions of its biggest jack asses.

Yes, 9/11 was a tragedy seemingly beyond the realm of human understanding, at least mine. But a mosque (though it’s more of a community center with a mosque inside it) is not a monument to the murder of 3,000 innocent people by terrorists. And also, let’s not forget that over 90 other nations lost citizens in the towers as well, many of which were Muslims.

The Cordoba Initiative, an organization founded a decade ago that “seeks to actively promote engagement through a myriad of programs, by reinforcing similarities and addressing differences” between Islam and Western Cultures is the sponsor of the mosque/community center.

Watch out, Manhattan, the “terrorists” have moved to town.

If you’re anything like me, a sizable chunk of your life has been spent either avoiding responsibility or plotting how to best avoid it next. A judgmental dick would call this lazy - I prefer “entertaining,” but to each dick his own judgments.

The way I see it, shirking responsibility is an art form. It requires skill, tact and effort - the last of which being key.

If you put enough effort in, anything can be avoided. Chores, appearances, social interactions, responsibilities in general ...

I mean, I will gladly put more effort into avoiding something than actually doing it. And, again, I think more people are like this than aren’t. It’s the way we’re wired.

We’d rather not do something than do it, and, weirdly, more often than not, we’d do more to ensure that we avoid doing it than simply do it in the first place. There’s certainly some psychology behind this. I could look it up, but... well, you know. I’d rather avoid that.

I bring this up because I had a minor injury not long ago and injuries are a phenomenal help in avoiding responsibility.

The thing is, though, you don’t want to get injured too badly. A broken leg? You’re out of commission for a while, son. A ruptured Achilles? Christ, you poor bastard - get well soon. No, what you want is a minor injury, but not so minor as to still be obligated to... y’know... do things. There’s a happy middle ground. I’ll show you what I mean. Here, in my highly amateurish opinion, are the three most milk-able injuries out there.

3. Slightly lacerated fingertip. This was the aforementioned minor injury I recently encountered. I was at work, opening a box with a razorblade - only, I went too fast, and held the razorblade upside down, running my right index finger through the blade, practically slicing it in half down the middle. Blood gushed everywhere and I needed stitches. It hurt, sure. However, after a day or two, there was minimal pain, and, more critically, I couldn’t do anything.

You use the index finger on your dominant hand for more than you’d think. It was perfect. What I’m saying is, if you have the means, I highly recommend slicing your finger in half down the middle. That was a great two weeks. Minimal responsibility encountered. Success.

2. Strained Achilles. I played one year of varsity basketball in high school but rode the pine the entire season, and for excellent reason. I was horrendous. I had no business being on the team. The real players need people to practice against, though - that’s where I came in. Anyway, in one particular JV game, I took a charge (fundamentals are key, kids) but got up hobbling. My heel was killing me. I couldn’t run and could hardly walk. Turned out I had strained my Achilles. Bad times, you say? Nay. Great times. Folks, you don’t mess with your Achilles. When that thing ruptures, you’re done. So, naturally, when our coaches heard “strained Achilles,” they didn’t want to take any chances. I sat out practice for four weeks, chilling in the training room, icing a heel that had stopped hurting two weeks ago. Glorious.

Responsibility: shirked.

1. Concussion. I played a year of lacrosse (Yeah, brah!) and took a monster shot to the head one practice. Mild concussion.

Same thing as the Achilles: people don’t mess with concussions. The word scares them. And, sure, on occasion it is a scary thing. But more often than not, it’s BS. You take a shot to the head, you’re dizzy for an hour, and then you’re set for three weeks.

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Ra Ra Riot The Orchard Rating: 3 out of 5 At first listen, six college friends from Syracuse in a band that consists of a cello and violin don't sound like the makings of a rock group. Two years after the fairly widespread success of their 2008 debut album The Rhumb Line, Ra Ra Riot returns with the preppy-pop sophomore release The Orchard.

Consisting of melancholic melodies and the occasional energetic burst of rhythm, The Orchard has all the ingredients any fan of baroque pop would salivate over. But the lyrical depth of its predecessor, The Rhumb Line, that late drummer John Ryan Pike largely co-wrote, is lacking.

The album’s title track starts out as a soothing and hypnotic tune as lead vocalist Wesley Miles croons lyrics like, “My life is dull/And my body aches,” tempting listeners to curl up with an ice-cold glass of water and fall asleep to the somber melody. Strings of the band’s symphonic instruments hum rhythmically in the background, creating a serene listening environment. But as The Orchard progresses, fans will be pleased to hear more enthusiastic tracks, such as the vivacious bassline-driven “Boy” and the spirited, ‘80s pop inspired “Foolish.”

However, the overall energetic and carefree sound Ra Ra Riot has orchestrated on its second release is all too familiar. Although entertaining, the whimsical salute to New England, “Massachusetts,” has an uncanny resemblance to what could have been a Vampire Weekend B-side, while other tracks, like “Shadowcasting” and “Do You Remember”, appear to be nearly the same song.

Ra Ra Riot has not necessarily produced a knockout with The Orchard, but the album is no sophomore slump, either.

Collectively, The Orchard might not make a significant statement, but Ra Ra Riot has captured enough of a pleasant sound to establish the album as a somewhat-satisfying soundtrack for the lazy days of summer.

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Katy Perry Teenage Dream Rating: 4 out of 5 Sex sells, and the popsicle-melting DaisyDuke clad Katy Perry is proof of that. The teenage boys’ wet dream is au naturel on the cover of her newest album, Teenage Dream.

Similar to the two singles from the album, “California Gurls” and “Teenage Dream,” Perry’s album is fun, poppy and sexy.

Sure, it may have unnecessary references to over-the-top sexual situations such as in “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” when Perry sings, “We went streaking in the park/skinny dipping in the dark/then had a ménage a trois.” But, it’s Katy Perry and this has come to be expected.

The album, like Perry, is very similar to Lady Gaga and Ke$ha’s recent albums, talking about forgotten drunken nights (“TiK ToK,” anyone?) and making asexual things raunchy. Gaga likes the disco stick, but here, Perry asks, “Are you brave enough for me to see your peacock?”

Really?

Perry’s album is unsurprising but will not disappoint her fans and lovers of over-autotuned pop princesses. After all, it’s ridiculous, funny, racy, and features Snoop Dogg.

— Katie Currid, Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Aliens distribute local rapper’s latest, Abduction: The Mixtape Jeff Mason Reporter Alien craft have landed. Just yesterday, extraterrestrial beings were spotted in lecture halls across campus throwing free CDs and shirts at students. A random and fleeting act of interstellar kindness? Or a clever human marketing ploy?

Earth citizen and MU graduate, Chase Lauer, claims the latter. Touting the incident as a “guerilla marketing campaign” to publicize local rapper Goone’s latest studio effort, Lauer insists there’s no need for alarm. Even before the invasion, Goone, Lauer and marketing head Dave Bour, were attracting public attention to the mix tape’s impending release via flyers and promotional T-shirts.

“It’s been a couple weeks that we’ve been planning this shit,” Lauer said. With some local radio play and “Abduction” T-shirts circling Columbia’s bar scene, the group had created a considerable buzz days before the release of the album.

Goone’s project, Abduction: The Mixtape, surfaced in its entirety for the first time yesterday. The alien invasion on Monday was meant to coincide with the mix tape’s general theme and title, which refer to Goone’s practice of mixing his own verses over popular instrumentals, thereby “abducting” the song.

The album boasts 14 of these remixes, utilizing a wide range of instrumentals, from Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok” to Dr. Dre’s “Xxplosive.” Goone calls his product “straight hip-hop, closer to pop” and recommends it to those who appreciate “punchlines and beats for the club.”

In addition, Goone has released a music video to accompany the mix tape’s spirited and raunchy single, “Every Girl (at Mizzou).” The video and track cel-

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The Goone Squad hands out copies of local rapper Goone’s new album, The Abduction, to students Monday at Dobb’s Pavillion. MU graduate Goone, also known as Chase Lauer, led the Squad through seven lecture halls and outdoor venues during classes to advertise his new music.

“Grapefruit Starship is the next ebrate MU, surrounding Columbia and album,” Goone said. It will drop this every girl within.

The video was shot in various local fall.” Also expected are future collabonightclubs, including Tonic, Generic rations with rappers Sam Adams and and Harpo’s. Already, the project has Napalm.

But for all their ambition, these guys ruffled some feathers.

“The general manager kicked us out haven’t forgotten their roots - Lauer of Harpo’s because of Goone’s lyrics,” stressed the importance of building a Lauer said. “He stopped our filming. reliable local fanbase.

“Our goal is for everyone at MU to He was like, ‘There’s moms in here! You can’t talk about their daughters like know or to have heard of Goone,” Lauer said. that!’”

And the aliens? “I mean, yeah, it’d But neither Lauer nor Goone is be ignorant to think there isn’t life out worried.

“Controversy generates buzz,” there somewhere,” Lauer said.

Whatever the case, it’s clear that, Lauer said. “We actually want a little at the very least, Goone is prepared to controversy.”

Regarding his future, Goone remains increase his musical impact here on Earth. positive.

Students discuss Mizzou Reads novel The novel, “Generation Me,” was not popular among most students in the discussion.

Ana Stock Reporter Freshman Interest Groups discussed their opinions of “Generation Me,” by Jean Twenge, with classmates Thursday.

The majority of students involved in the discussion expressed criticism toward the book, a survey-based research novel about the “confident, assertive, entitled” current generation.

“Who knows ourselves better than us?” said freshman Krista Villers of the Four Winds Learning Community, who disliked the book. “It was really negative and I didn’t even make it through, not going to lie.”

Twenge stated in the novel that today’s generation thrives off selfesteem. Uzma Khan, endocrinology professor in the School of Medicine facilitated the discussion for the Four Winds students.

She felt the novel was a hard read because she was raised to believe that

self-esteem was a good thing. “(Twenge) focuses a lot on the negatives, but in (the book), there are a lot of positives,” Khan said.

Khan felt Twenge accused the generation of being full of narcissists, but didn’t see the difference between vanity and confidence.

“It’s good to be blunt, it’s good to feel good about yourself,” Kahn said. “Selfesteem is good, narcissism is bad.”

Sophomore Rebecca Mueller, peer adviser for the Four Winds Learning Community, agreed with Twenge, unlike most of the FIG. “I think what she said about selfesteem was head on,” Mueller said.

“From the moment we are born, we are told we are special, which is a good thing. But thinking so much about yourself if you are not even doing anything important is detrimental.”

Twenge also discussed current relationships. She felt marrying later in life, a common practice today, promoted promiscuous relationships.

Students felt this idea was generalized.

“Every teenager out there is not what she described in this book,” Freshman Chase Hormel said. “Not everybody is out doing oral sex and losing our virginity and stuff that she

talked about in the book.”

Each year a different book is chosen by a committee to be the campus summer read. According to graduate student Jordan Parshall, the guidelines ensure the novel is at the correct reading level for college students.

“Every year there is a committee that chooses the book, people from the university that change out so we get a variety of opinions,” Parshall said. The committee looks for books that are relevant to social or cultural issues that would encourage discussion for FIG groups.

“We want students to be interested in what is going on now because that is what will affect them,” Parshall said.

According to Parshall, one important factor in the decision making process is the availability of the author for a campus visit.

Parshall said Twenge will be on campus to discuss her book Sept. 9. A book signing at University Bookstore will be held at 3 p.m., followed by a reception at Ellis Library at 4 p.m. and a lecture with a question and answer session at 7:30 p.m.

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Ludo heats up MU with free show

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Columbia Pride soccer coach Kevin Roderique, his wife Jenny and teammates Mary Bowman and Sarah Humphrey entertain each other with trivia questions Saturday at Forge & Vine Restaurant. Pink Pursuit raised money for breast cancer by sending participants to several downtown locations to score prizes by answering questions correctly.

MSA’s College Music Committee brought the band for Fall Welcome week.

Ryan Shiner Reporter St. Louis rock band Ludo played in front of Memorial Union on Saturday, and appeared courtesy of the Missouri Students Association’s College Music Committee for the free Fall Welcome concert.

“We had a survey online and over 1,600 people voted

on what music acts they wanted to come to Mizzou,” CMC President Katie Bickley said.

“In the alternative rock category, Ludo was one of the more popular bands.”

In addition to Ludo, CMC also booked the acoustic act Without a Face to play, as well as local band FDR’s Revenge.

Both bands warmed up the crowd on the hot and humid night.

Without a Face got the crowd clapping, chanting and cheering during its set.

In addition to parodying Creed front man, Scott Stapp, and making a few Justin Bieber jokes, Without a Face

played quirky songs on everything from squirrels and older women to hardcore drugs.

“It was exciting to see Ludo,” sophomore Pat Wells said. “There was high energy in the crowd and on stage, and Without a Face was good.”

Even with all those shenanigans, the headlining band brought the crowd’s morale up the most.

Right from the start, the audience had a high energy as Ludo opened up with “Go-Getter Greg.”

The crowd showed enthusiasm, with almost everyone singing along to Ludo classics like “Save Our City” and

“Broken Bride.”

Andrew Volpe’s and Tim Convy’s strange, yet fun poses and facial expressions added to the event. Even while playing some songs from their new album, the audience stayed attentive.

At one point, when the band played “Whipped Cream,” the first single off the new album Prepare For Preparations, audience members, one of whom dressed in a banana suit, proceeded to spray whipped cream in every direction.

“It was everything we expected and more,” Ludo drummer Matt Palermo said.

“It was great. We haven’t played

a show in so long. We had a way bigger turnout than we expected.”

The band capped off the night by playing its biggest hit, “Love Me Dead,” in which the spectators became part of the band, singing every lyric in the song.

After this spectacle, the audience chanted “one more song.”

The band came back with “Girls on Trampolines” as its encore.

“It’s great to have a fun, free show,” Wells said. “Ludo’s a great band. It’s nice to be able to go see a band like that within walking distance.”

The District hosts trivia for good cause Emily Willroth Staff Writer The Blue Note lay beneath a blanket of pink Saturday night. Pink candlelight flickered atop tables adorned with pink tablecloths and confetti, arches of pink helium balloons decorated the stage and guests in pink T-shirts and hair ribbons chatted casually at the tables.

The bright décor kept the night of fundraising light-hearted, despite the serious nature of the cause. As the event’s name, ‘Pink Pursuit, It’s Not So Trivial,’ indicated, the fun night of raffle prizes and trivia games served a greater purpose: to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research.

Earlier, guests spent the evening meandering The District on a restaurant crawl to find trivia questions and clues. Answers to the trivia earned participants additional chances to win prizes at dance party and auction later that night.

The auction featured one-ofa-kind handprint T-shirts, including some adorned with the hands of famous MU athletes, including Chase Daniel and J.T. Tiller.

Event coordinator Liz Schulte teamed up with Ellis Fischel Cancer Center and various local businesses to make the event a success.

“It took a lot of community cooperation,” Schulte said. “We had a lot of community sponsors. The seniors on the Rock Bridge football team even came to help us blow up balloons today.”

For Schulte, the event was an opportunity to take part in the fight for a cure to a disease that has hit too close to home for her and her family.

“Many of my family members have had breast cancer,” Schulte said. “So it’s something that’s really affected us.”

Although the turnout was smaller than expected, Schulte is not concerned. She anticipates the event will grow each year, as she has seen in her past fundraising experience.

“We did a golf tournament and pub crawl working with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation before,” Schulte said. “I hope to continue to put these things on and to see them grow in the future.”

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Columbia Pride soccer coach Kevin Roderique, his wife Jenny and teammates Mary Bowman and Sarah Humphrey entertain each other with trivia questions Saturday at Forge & Vine Restaurant. Pink Pursuit raised money for breast cancer by sending participants to several downtown locations to score prizes by answering questions correctly.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Jake's Takes

Jake Kreinberg Sports Columnist

Gabbert era is upon us As an observer and a fan, it’s always interesting to see athletes buck the odds and achieve success when few thought they could.

Taking football as an example, athletes are clearly divided into haves and have-nots. As someone who would undoubtedly fall into the “have-nots” category, seeing Chase Daniel lead the Tigers to national prominence for three years was refreshing.

Standing at only six feet tall, Daniel continues to make headlines, now as a professional. He found himself directing the reigning Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints to a preseason victory over the Houston Texans Saturday.

In only his second appearance on the field for the Saints, Daniel completed 15 of his 21 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns. Seeing extensive playing time for a preseason game, Daniel’s performance over three quarters forced Coach Sean Payton to give him another look at being the first backup to Drew Brees, who tops out at six feet as well.

Daniel’s relatively short height has brought him hardships along the way. In the NFL alone, he’s experienced four different cuts from practice squads after originally signing as an undrafted free agent. Collegiately, Daniel traveled to Missouri after receiving little attention from his dream school, the University of Texas, despite winning a state championship at Southlake, Texas, Carroll High School.

Contrast this with Blaine Gabbert, who is about to lead the MU football team for his second season. Gabbert’s physique (6 feet 5 inches, 250 pounds) makes him the prototypical professional quarterback and already has him on the radar for the 2011 NFL Draft. Sports talk radio is abuzz with projections of Gabbert leaving Missouri after this season as a first round pick.

What will be more interesting to Tiger fans is if he can replicate Daniel’s success in Daniel’s junior year, when MU achieved its first No. 1 ranking since 1960. Obviously, it is unfair to make statistical comparisons between the two, as there is a different supporting cast.

Daniel’s success came from the mental part of the game more so than the physical. He relied on his experience at Southlake with the spread offense to become in sync with coach Gary Pinkel. Daniel quickly ascended the depth chart to be named the starter in his sophomore season, following the departure of Brad Smith.

Gabbert didn’t come to Missouri with the luxury of knowing Pinkel’s system. Ranked the nation’s top “pro-style” quarterback by Rivals. com, Gabbert played in a traditional West Coast offense at Parkway West High School in suburban St. Louis.

Gabbert has had to acclimate into the spread offense since coming to Missouri. He succeeded last year, leading the Tigers to eight wins in a “rebuilding” year. But with higher expectations this year and a younger receiving corps, Gabbert will be relied on as the focal point of the offense even more so than Daniel.

The advantage for Gabbert is that he already possesses the raw talent. But what he needs to do is emulate Daniel’s leadership presence on the field by making as few mistakes as possible to take MU one step further.

Gabbert is the prototypical professional, but is he the prototypical Missouri quarterback? If not, then he will be leaving Columbia with some unfinished business.

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Missouri soccer Big 12 preview Sept. 24 vs. Kansas Key Player: Sophomore forward Whitney Berry started all 22 games for the Jayhawks as a sophomore last season.

Key Statistic: The Jayhawks were 7-2 at home last season but just 3-4-1 at home. Kansas plays at Missouri this season.

Keys to the game: Missouri will have to play well for a full 90 minutes against Kansas this season, as both games last season were decided by one goal. Kansas beat Missouri 3-2 in Lawrence last season but lost 3-2 in overtime in the Big 12 tournament. One goal could be the difference again this season.

Oct. 1 vs. Oklahoma State Key Player: Junior forward Kyndall Treadwell led the team in assists last season and scored in the Cowboys opener against Oklahoma.

Key Statistic: Oklahoma State finished the 2009 season ranked thirteenth in the country.

Keys to the game: Forward play will be crucial in this game as the two teams combined for ten goals in two meetings last season. Missouri beat Oklahoma State 3-2 in September before losing by the same score in the Big 12 Tournament. This year’s game is in Columbia.

Oct. 3 vs. Oklahoma Key Player: Senior defender Lauren Alkek will be starting in the Oklahoma backfield for the third consecutive season.

Key Statistic: The Sooners won just two Big 12 games last season Keys to the game: Missouri freshman forward Danielle Nottingham has gotten off to a quick start this season, but she will be tested against one of the most experienced backfields in the Big 12. Alkek, junior Michelle Alexander, and sophomore Katharine Nutman all had significant playing time on defense for Oklahoma last season.

Oct. 8 at Colorado Key Player: Senior forward Amanda Foulk played in 17 games last season.

Key Statistic: Colorado was the most disciplined team in the Big 12 last season with only two yellow cards.

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Redshirt freshman forward Edith Lopez races Belmont's Morgan McBride during a rain storm Friday at Walton Stadium. The opening game was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Texas A&M, who had nine, was the only team with less than 10 yellow cards.

Keys to the game: Colorado lost their best attacker and their starting goalie from last season, but Missouri will still have their hands full because the game is on the road. Colorado is 37-10-3 alltime at Prentup Field in Boulder.

Missouri beat the Buffaloes 1-0 in overtime in an October showdown in Columbia last season.

Oct. 10 at Nebraska Key Player: Senior midfielder Colleen Goetzmann is coming off of an ACL tear last season.

Goetzmann started in 19 games as a sophomore.

Key Statistic: Missouri beat Nebraska 5-0 last season to clinch its second consecutive conference title.

Keys to the game: Missouri senior forward Alysha Bonnick could have a big game in Lincoln this season. Bonnick scored two goals in last season’s meeting. This game will be the Tigers’ last before home showdowns with Texas and Texas A&M the following weekend.

Oct. 15 vs. Texas Key Player: Sophomore forward Hannah Higgins is a finisher, as three of her four goals last season were game winners.

Key Statistic: In 2009, the Longhorns were among the bottom-two in the Big 12 in shots, goals and goals per game.

Keys to the game: The Tigers must keep from making turnovers. Texas doesn’t bring a lot of firepower and Missouri should hold possession for most of the game. But one

turnover at midfield could lead to a breakaway goal and take all the momentum from Missouri for good.

come back from. The Bears won’t bring much offensively, so one or two Missouri scores should seal the game.

Oct. 17 vs. Texas A&M

Oct. 24 at Texas Tech

Key Player: A preseason All-American, senior midfielder Rachel Shipley is the Aggies’ best offensive weapon. Her impressive ball control and booming shot make her one of the most dangerous midfielders in the conference and could give Missouri’s defenders fits.

Key Player: Junior midfielder Taylor Lytle, named to the Preseason All-Big 12, holds the school’s single-season and single-game records for assists. Lytle’s ability to open up the offense will be a major factor in how Missouri defends their net.

Key Statistic: A&M allowed 18 goals over the first 12 games in 2009, but only let in nine in the last 13.

Key Statistic: Tech had the worst team save percentage (86.8) in the Big 12 in 2009.

Keys to the game: Shipley aside, the Aggies lost much of their offensive talent from last season and will be relying on their defenders to provide some scoring this year. Missouri’s midfielders can take advantage of this. Forcing turnovers and applying pressure along the Aggies’ attacking backline would slow their progress and provide plenty of breakaway opportunities for the Tigers. Also, locking down Shipley will be important.

Keys to the game: Missouri needs to consistently get the ball on net to defeat the Raiders. Bringing the defenders in to attack could help to overwhelm the young Red Raiders defenders. It’s worth noting that this will be a matchup of the two most yellow-carded Big 12 teams last season. Whoever wins this matchup will have to overcome the physicality both teams bring.

Oct. 22 at Baylor

Key Player: Junior midfielder Mary-Kate McLaughlin is the team’s top returning scorer and will provide the most experience and offensive punch on offense.

Key Player: Junior goalkeeper Catie McGowan will take over in the starting role this season, replacing last year’s standout Gianna Quintanna. If she can play nearly half as well as Quintanna did last season, the Bears’ backfield will be even more difficult to break.

Key Statistic: Baylor only allowed 18 goals all season in 2009.

Keys to the game: The key to this game is simple: Don’t allow two goals.

Every Baylor defensive statistic last season indicates that opponents had a tough time scoring more than a goal against them.

So being down two goals to the Bears is a near impossible task to

Oct. 29 at Iowa State

Key Statistic: The Cyclones had the conference’s fourth-best goals against average (1.04) in 2009, but also were dead last in goals (18) and goals scored per game (0.90).

Keys to the game: The plan couldn’t be plainer for the Tigers. Put points on the board. Iowa State does boast a solid defensive game, but enough pressure inside the box should allow Missouri to notch a goal or two. And Missouri’s penchant for ball possession should prevent the Cyclones from mounting much of a counterattack.

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The Missouri Tigers volleyball team plays during the Black vs. Gold scrimmage game Friday at the Hearnes Center. The Black team won the scrimmage, taking two sets.

Black beats Gold The Tigers will open their season at the Tiger Invitational on Friday.

ZACH DISCHIANO Reporter With players rotating teams throughout the match, it was tough to declare a clear-cut winner in Tiger volleyball’s Black vs. Gold scrimmage on Friday. However, it was clear the 2010 Tigers have taken big strides since last year.

The returning starters played well, as redshirt senior Julianna Klein recorded two kills with no errors on 17 attempts while junior middle hitter Brittney Brimmage finished with nine kills, displaying the huge development in her game over the summer.

“I think it’ll be a breakout year for Brimmage,” coach Wayne Kreklow said. “You can see flashes of what she is capable of doing, and I think she’s got potential to do some damage.”

Another player who caught the attention of the coaches is incoming freshman setter Molly Kreklow. The Preseason All-Big 12 Freshman Team member wasn’t able to play Friday night due to a finger injury, but the setter was active with the team during warm-ups.

“The doctors have been supervising me, and they weren’t okay with me playing just yet,” Kreklow said. “I’m day to day right now, but it’s gradually getting better. Hopefully by the time the season starts I’ll be ready to go.”

Kreklow led the 2010 USA Volleyball Junior National Team to the NORCECA Continental Championship while coming out of high school as the No. 20 recruit in the nation. The freshman is expected to have a

big year in her first season as a Tiger alongside the Preseason All-Big 12 Team member and former Big 12 Newcomer of the year Paola Ampudia. The senior outside hitter recorded two kills in the match while showing consistency with her hitting. There is a lot of pressure on Ampudia, but the skyhigh expectations have not overwhelmed the star outside hitter.

“I try not to think about it,” Ampudia said. “I just play and do my thing.”

As expected, Ampudia played well in the scrimmage, but she wasn’t the only one who stood out. Freshman outside hitter Lisa Henning showed why she was a Top 50 recruit in the nation, dominating her opponents and recording a game-high 17 kills.

Henning led the Black team to a 20-16 win over the Gold team in the first match and 15-9 in the second.

The Tigers also looked good defensively, with junior defensive specialist Priscilla Armendariz, senior libero Caitlyn Vann and freshman defensive specialist Ashton Bodenstab all recording nine digs in the match.

Sophomore defensive specialist Marissa Ferri and freshman defensive specialist Paige Buchanan both finished with seven digs. The senior middle blocker Catie Wilson was also impressive, tallying five kills on the night. Wilson and the other seniors are determined to make a run at a National Championship in their final year at Missouri.

“We have a sense of urgency this year,” Wilson said. “It’s our last year, and we really want to make it back to the tournament and go far.”

The Tigers will have a chance to start off the season strong this Friday at home against Maryland in the Tiger Invitational.

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