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Fiji house returns to MU SARAH CLANCEY Staff Writer Phi Gamma Delta has re-colonized on the MU campus.

The Chi Mu Chapter went through the re-colonization process set up by MU for fraternities and sororities wanting to colonize or re-colonize on campus, Greek Life Coordinator Julie Drury said in an e-mail.

“The process ensures that there is maximum communication

between the university, the organization, the respective council and the students who are joining the organization,” Drury said in an e-mail.

According to Phi Gamma Delta’s website, the Chi Mu chapter left campus in 2006 after hazing allegations and subsequent sanctions which led active members to vote to return the charter to International Headquarters. see FIJI, page 6

Greek Allies becomes official MU organization MARIE MANDELBERG Staff Writer JAMES MILITELLO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Seniors Bart Coslet and Kirk Lakebrink celebrate the 30-9 victory over Texas A&M on Oct. 16 at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. ESPN’s College Gameday will come to MU for the first time Saturday as the Tigers take on Oklahoma.

ESPN GameDay visit details surface In an e-mail to MU News Bureau staff Monday, MU spokeswoman Mary Jo Banken released details on ESPN’s College GameDay’s visit to MU this week. Banken said the information was drawn from a meeting with the Athletics Department.

ESPN cameras will be placed on the north side of Eighth Street Circle to allow the cameras to face Francis Quadrangle, The Columns and Jesse Hall, and vehicles will be parked alongside Eighth Street, Banken said in the e-mail.

Staff members for ESPN’s College

GameDay will arrive Wednesday and build the set Thursday while utilizing offices provided by the School of Journalism. On-site preparations are scheduled to begin at 4 a.m. Saturday.

“They will get us list of places they would like to film by Thursday,” Banken said in the e-mail, referring to ESPN staff members.

Possible locations include Memorial Union, the MU Student Center and the Student Recreation Complex.

Banken said university administration and Athletics Department

officials expect students will camp out on the Quad early Saturday morning, but MU hopes they won’t begin to arrive until 2 a.m. Banken’s e-mail also specifically mentioned that no political signage will be allowed on the Quad, where students will gather behind the College Gameday set.

“A line with the first 200-300 students will be established to be right behind the ESPN desk,” Banken said. “Otherwise the Quad is open to everyone.”

A few months ago, Drake Douglas’ idea of creating a group to help Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer and Questioning students and Greek Life allies on MU’s campus was just that: an idea. But in the past week, Greek Allies became an official organization at MU, and plans to

promote the group to the student body have been set in motion.

Douglas said the organization is going to begin staffing a table outside the MU Student Center, possibly while handing out hot chocolate, and will begin selling group apparel shortly, all in order to get the group’s name out to the public.

“We want to be a physical pressee ALLIES, page 6

see GAMEDAY, page 6

MSA Presidential Election 2010: Student and Campus Life Issues

MSA presidential candidates have different platforms, similar goals AMANDA CAPUA, NATHAN DIVERS AND KELLY OLEJNIK of The Maneater Staff Although the three Missouri Students Association presidential candidates have distinct platforms, each slate deals with certain goals aimed to improve student and campus life.

WOODS-MOON Eric Woods and Emily Moon’s plan to improve student and campus life revolves around adding a student to the Chancellor’s Standing Committee on Student

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Conduct, hosting events for students on campus and improving the STRIPES facility.

While serving as MSA Student Court Chief Justice, Woods worked on adding a student to the Student Conduct Committee. He said putting a student on the committee would benefit students because it would ensure someone in their age group has input regarding the punishments students should receive.

“It would be good to have another student’s perspective available so punishment wouldn’t be decided just by professors,” Woods said.

Woods said the majority of MSA’s money goes to the Department

of Student Activities. Because of this, Woods said he would like to see that money be used to sponsor more events.

“DSA already does a lot of great things, and we want to keep that tradition going,” Woods said. “We want to find out who students want to see and bring them to campus.”

Woods said he would also like to help other student organizations like see MSA, page 6 Visit themaneater.com to watch video previews of each of the candidates’ platforms.

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Author and Stephens College retiree Betty Littleton talks with other guests during the 2010 Alumnae Anniversary Fund Dinner and Lecture held Monday in Stotler Lounge in Memorial Union. The Women’s and Gender Studies Department celebrated its 30-year anniversary Monday.

Women’s and Gender Studies hits 30 years JIMMY HIBSCH Staff Writer Just as MU has seen a major growth in women enrollment throughout the past 30 years, Women’s and Gender Studies Department Chairwoman Mary Jo Neitz said the same has happened for her department.

On Monday, the department

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Sustain Mizzou teamed up with other students and Columbia residents Saturday as part of the Hinkson Clean Sweep at Hinkson Creek.

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celebrated 30 years at MU at the Alumnae Anniversary Fund Dinner. Hosted in Stotler Lounge, the event featured a dinner for more than 120 people involved with the department.

“It’s kind of a celebration of people who have contributed to the department, graduated from it or see STUDIES, page 6

Venture Out ventures up Venture Out led a group of students scaling the 40-foot Alpine Tower on Friday during its own "Happy Hour."

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TigerWatch working toward goal of 100 safe walks home in semester Kelly Olejnik Staff Writer

TigerWatch has safely escorted more than 60 students home since its first night of patrol on Sept. 17, TigerWatch Major Garrett Bergquist said.

The TigerWatch team has a goal of 100 walk-homes by the end of this semester.

“It’s only October, I think we can reach 100 walk-homes,” Bergquist said.

A single golf cart facilitates walkhomes. The golf cart is able to accommodate multiple students, Berquist said.

If the cart is full, TigerWatch volunteers escort students home on foot.

All walk-homes have been initiated by person-to-person contact. TigerWatch is working on obtaining a direct phone number students can call to be escorted home.

This will hopefully be up and running before the next patrol, TigerWatch Superintendent Josh Travis said.

TigerWatch has also partnered with Green Dot Mizzou and the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center.

“We plan to partner with them and provide some crime protection programs,” Berquist said. “Our goal is to make sure students do not become crime victims in the first place.”

TigerWatch will work with RSVP in order to create a program similar to the Men Against Rape and Sexual assault organization at the University of MiamiOhio. Their MARS program has members wear red wristbands that let others know they would be safe to ask for an escort home, Travis said.

TigerWatch wants to adopt the wristband feature so students who do not want to patrol on the ground can participate in TigerWatch in a minuteman fashion, Travis said.

Berquist has also been working on the “Together We Can Tour” TigerWatch launched earlier this semester.

Berquist said he plans to visit as many Greek houses and residence halls as possible with a short TigerWatch presentation.

So far the tour has only visited sororities.

Berquist said he is working on getting information about the tour to the residential halls as well as fraternities.

The presentation stresses information and awareness of TigerWatch as well as recruitment.

“We encourage people to sign up for TigerWatch,” Bergquist said. “I personally have given applications to three people.”

TigerWatch failed to receive any volunteer applications by the Oct. 15 deadline

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Senior Garrett Bergquist of TigerWatch stops to answer a phone call while on patrol with sophomore Tyler Ricketts on Saturday night. The two patrolled the campus from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. it had set.

TigerWatch removed the deadline and will continue to accept applications, he said.

“We are here to deny this campus of

criminal activity,” Bergquist said. “The more volunteers TigerWatch has, the more effectively we can patrol campus and the more effectively we can provide safety.”

J school to bring back Rollins reduces tray size, extends operating hours alumni magazine Abbey Sussell Staff Writer The School of Journalism will once again have an alumni magazine, starting this semester. The magazine will be published online, but a print magazine is being considered for next semester.

The magazine has been on hiatus for five years. In the past there were not a sufficient amount of people to work on the publication.

“It was always the plan to resume the publication, it was just a matter of having the adequate resources to work on it,” said Suzette Heiman, professor and director of planning and communications at the J school.

Heiman is the faculty editor of the magazine and is working alongside student editor and magazine journalism graduate student Amy Brachmann.

The Journalism Alumni Magazine is a way to keep alumni connected with the university, Heiman said.

“It will have news about what is happening here at the school and features on alumni,” Heiman said. “It is a way to keep alumni up to date with what is happening here.”

The J school will also use the magazine to endorse the school.

“It is a promotional tool to keep the alumni updated with what is going on at the journalism school and to keep them supporting and aware of what we are doing,” Brachmann said. “We want to keeping a network and community going.”

Students from Heiman’s public relations writing class have each been assigned a story in the magazine. Other journalism students are contributing to the magazine as part of an independent study.

“We are working completely from the start,” Brachmann said. “We are involved in each step of the publication, from how we want it to look, to the writing, to the editing and to putting out a finished project. It’s kind of cool to work from start to finish.”

Chelsea Reynolds, a master’s candidate with an emphasis in magazine research and media effects, is contributing feature-length stories, slideshows, photos and other content to the magazine.

“I have never actively worked on a digital publication before, at least one that wasn’t supplemented by a print edition, so thinking about Web readability and appropriateness of certain formatting has been interesting,” Reynolds said in an e-mail. “For instance, whereas a photo montage with an accompanying long-form story could be effective for a print publication, a slide show with twosentence blurbs would work better online.”

Although the magazine is directly targeted at journalism alumni, it is also relevant to students.

“It is always good for students to know what is going on at the school and it is always interesting to know what other alumni are doing,” Brachmann said. “(The magazine) can lead to network opportunities or simply help students stay current with what is happening in journalism.”

Promotional post cards will be mailed to the alumni database. The post cards will include a cover layout and the Web address of the magazine.

The alumni magazine is another way the J school is staying current, Brachmann said.

“We are keeping alumni informed on why Mizzou continues to have the best J School in the country,” Brachmann said.

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Rollins dining hall has been open for almost two months following its renovation.

One of the changes introduced at Rollins in the wake of its renovation is the introduction of new, smaller trays.

“Smaller trays is a way to encourage decreased waste while maintaining convenience,” Campus Dining Services spokesman Andrew Lough said. “Students like the idea of reducing plate waste, but also enjoy the convenience of a tray.”

Because these trays have been used for less than two months, there is not enough data yet to provide any evidence the trays actually help cut down on food waste or work efficiently.

“It is too early to have any specific statistics, but comments from guests and staff have been positive,” Lough said.

Freshman Brandon Cunningham said he likes the new trays more and thinks they work more efficiently.

In regards to the wasted food, he said he doesn’t see a big difference between the old trays and the new ones.

“I always eat all of the food in my plate,” he said.

Freshman Eric Skibinski said some students might like bigger portion sizes, but that doesn’t mean having bigger portion sizes was a good system.

He said he believes the new trays make him waste less food than before.

“I think that if people don’t like the portion size, Rollins should keep the options open,” Skibinski said.

Because Rollins switched to smaller trays, it might take students several trips to get everything they want for meals.

Skibinski said he doesn’t think it is a big deal.

“You can go and get a second,” Skibinski said. “I can go and get another sandwich if I want.”

Lough said the recent renovation allowed CDS to add more seats, a dedicated entrance for the dining hall and restrooms on the same level as the dining hall.

Both Cunningham and Skibinski said they think Rollins is nicer and more comfortable now.

“It is more homey,” Cunningham said.

Skibinski said Rollins is the dining hall he likes the most.

Additionally, to make the dining service more convenient, Rollins has also extended its late night service.

“Having a dedicated entrance allows Rollins to stay open after the residential hall closes,” Lough said. “Rather than 11 p.m., Rollins Late Night stays open till (1) a.m.”

Moreover, Rollins has expanded its menu.

“There is a lot of healthy stuff here,” Cunningham said. “Everything is healthier, like salad, and I like that idea.”

Skibinski also had positive comments about the expanded menu.

“They have the most and best variety of the food,” he said.

He shared his concern about problems he found in the dining halls.

“One thing that I do find weird, though, is that they skimp on vegetables and good meat, and you get overloaded on tater tots, bread and French fries — the cheaper things,” Skibinski said.

In the long run, Rollins will focus on perfecting the changes.

Lough said they will also pay attention to training staff and reviewing processes.

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NEWS Daniel C. Horvat, 19, of 900 S. College Ave., on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia Markell G. Brown Hayes, 20, of Wolpers Hall, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, possession of alcohol by a minor and unlawful use of a weapon

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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, OCT. 15 Edward P. Beirne, 21, of 915 S. Providence Road, on suspicion of driving with a suspended license Carlos A. Diaz, 23, of 3709 Pimlico Drive, on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle without a license and leaving the scene of an accident Kevin D. White, 29, of St. Louis, on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia, use of a weapon and third-degree assault SATURDAY, OCT. 16 Joseph R. Figueroa, 19, of 900 S. College Ave., on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana

— Amanda Del Buono, staff writer

COLUMBIA POLICE THURSDAY, OCT. 14 Robert D. Baskett, 35, of 4001 Oakland Gravel Road, on suspicion of third-degree assault of a law enforcement officer Summer D. Garcia, 22, of 2610 Glenn Drive, on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault Whitney L. Householder, 18, of Hatch Hall, on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia Cassandra J. Kelley, 19, of Galena Hall, on suspicion of stealing James E. Nevins II, 32, of 2601 Morning Glory Drive, on suspicion of possession of controlled substance Michael E. Patrick, 34, of 1201 Paquin St., on suspicion of first-degree trespassing Amanda J. Proctor, 19, of Harris, on suspicion of purchase or possession by of alcohol by a minor Cody L. Wallace, 17, of Millersburg, on suspicion of stealing

Claire E. Faaborg, 21, of 1030 Southpark Drive, on suspicion of first-degree trespassing Benjamin W. Goodwin, 21, of 1664 High Quest Circle, on suspicion of second-degree trespassing Ryan C. Hackett, 20, of 1411 Bass Ave., on suspicion of possession of false identification, purchase or possession by of alcohol by a minor and firstdegree trespassing Carl R. Hicks, 22, of 1405 Anthony St., on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited and possession of drug paraphernalia Emily L. Hipp, 19, of 3902 Buttonwood Drive on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Ryan M. Lee, 25, of 1629 Highridge Circle, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated Alexis D. Perry, 19, of Waynesville, on suspicion of second-degree trespassing Sarah J. Prettyman, 19, of 3902 Buttonwood Drive on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Nathan C. Smith, 20, of 1402 Bass Ave., on suspicion of firstdegree trespassing Lauren M. Wickell, 20, of 3902 Buttonwood Drive on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited FRIDAY, OCT. 15 Chaka S. Carr, 35, of 2205 Shamrock Drive, on suspicion of stealing Andrea K. Ehler, 28, of 4216 Twin Oak Court, on suspicion of selling alcohol to drunkards and minors

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010 Tyler J. Jennings, 21, of Renick, on suspicion of stealing Craig A. Mullins, 30, of 200 Nikki Way, on suspicion of violating an order of protection Aaron D. Nix, 37, of 3406 S. Rangeline Road, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and third-degree domestic assault Nicholas A. Shelton, 17, of Kansas City, on suspicion of stealing Eric A. Smith Jr., 31, of 1621 Ashland Road, on suspicion of second-degree sexual misconduct Alonzo T. Stevens, 17, of 4609 Oakview Drive, on suspicion of first-degree trespassing Somik Mukherjee, 21, of 503 Glenstone Drive, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated SATURDAY, OCT. 16 Edward J. Battles, 20, of 421 Sanford Ave., on suspicion of stealing and first-degree trespassing Cesar J. Lopez-Godinez, 29, of 308 Glenstone Drive, on suspicion of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident Kyle D. Newton, 23, of 402 Hillsdale Road, on suspicion of stealing Robert D. Royer, 20, of 4013 Meadow View Drive, on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Ethan L. White, 19, of 8 N. Keene St., on suspicion of distribution or manufacture of a controlled substance Tyler B. Lee, 20, of 309 N. Ninth St., on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor

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Groups pitch in to clean up at Hinkson Creek MEGAN SWIECA Staff Writer Sustain Mizzou pitched in to clean up Hinkson Creek on Saturday as part of the seventh annual Hinkson Clean Sweep.

Other MU student organizations and city volunteers lent a hand to remove litter and restore the creek to its natural appearance. Eighteen streams feed into Hinkson Creek, each of which contribute to the accumulation of litter.

“We try to educate the public and get the word out there,” said Mike Heimos, stormwater educator for the City of Columbia Public Works Department.

The event was co-sponsored by the Public Works Department, Sierra Club, Boone County, Columbia Parks and Recreation, MU, Missouri Stream Team, Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Firestone Complete Auto Care, among others.

“The thing that is so amazing is that all these organizations come and work together,” Heimos said.

Sustain Mizzou is a chapter of the Missouri Stream Team and usually holds their own clean ups a couple times each year.

Missouri Stream Team members can take classes supplementing activities they can do on the creek. A couple members of Sustain Mizzou have taken an intro class about macro and vertebrate sampling, and

are able to identify the health condition of the stream, in addition to cleaning it up.

Sustain Mizzou’s site was at the Hinkson Recreation Center off of Mick Deaver Drive.

“This is basically our backyard,” Project Leader Ross Obernuefemann said.

This site is an especially litter-prone area because it is a flood-plain, allowing for easy movement of trash when water levels rise, Oberneufemann said.

Similar to what happened at other work sites, Sustain Mizzou trenched through frigid water and mud, picking up broken bottles and cans, digging up tires and pulling trash out of entwined roots.

“I would be picking up trash anyways, I just can’t walk by it,” Obernuefemann said.

Sustain Mizzou collected more than six large bags of trash, six tires and other unidentifiable metal objects in two hours.

Sustain Mizzou member Julie Zender said it’s a good excuse to get out in the woods.

“It’s a small thing, but you feel good after,” she said Alpha Phi Omega, another student organization, also participated in the event.

Alpha Phi Omega has been volunteering for more highway and stream clean ups because the events give members more opportunity to get involved.

“I love doing stuff when you can see an immediate physical difference,” Alpha Phi Omega member Daniel Burke-Aguero said.

A barbecue was held afterwards at

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Senior Ross Obernuefemann of Sustain Mizzou and The Missouri Stream Team lifts a tire out of Hinkson Creek on Saturday. Other volunteers joined in to clean up throughout the creek.

Firestone for Clean Sweep volunteers.

Firestone contributed to the Clean Sweep effort by collecting and disposing of any tires found during the event.

Sierra Club Water Sentinels Director Scott Dye said he estimated one ton of garbage was collected Saturday.

Heimos said the sad part is he could

take a whole new group of people to the same areas tomorrow and recover the same amount of trash.

Heimos said volunteers were able to see the effects of littering and realize how much it really adds up.

“It’s easier to just throw it out in the first place,” he said.

MU Libraries introduces DoIT focuses on cyber security Open Access to campus SECURITY JOYU WANG Staff Writer

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MU Libraries is holding its first Open Access Week, to introduce the idea of open access, on campus Monday to Sunday.

According to the MU Libraries Open Access FAQ document, open access is the philosophy that access to information should not be limited to those who can pay for it.

“The MU Libraries are participating in Open Access Week this year in order to shed light on the tremendous potential of Open Access,” MU Libraries Director Jim Cogswell said in a news release. “We believe that Open Access is the best way to ensure scholarship will remain both accessible to users and affordable to libraries.”

Cogswell said the week is a great opportunity to promote open access at MU. The week consists of two presentations, sponsored by University Bookstore, the School of Information Science & Learning Technologies and the Reynolds Journalism Institute Transatlantic Center.

“We want to make the concept of open access more known on campus and have more people started talking about it,” MU Libraries spokeswoman Shannon Cary said.

In 1990, physicists first created the online repository arXiv to share pre-print articles among themselves. Afterward, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed DSpace, which made them the first university to have its own online repository.

Cary said the UM system also has its online repository, called MOspace, that uses the same software developed by MIT, in which professors and students can deposit their materials. This system fits in the idea of open access.

“Open access now includes all forms of providing no cost access to information, including archiving articles pre and post-print, often from refereed and peerreviewed journals, as well as publishing in online journals, some peer-reviewed, some not, that charge no subscription fee or perhaps charge the author to publish,” she said.

Cary said open access could benefit both faculty and libraries.

“It helps the faculty to get their information out more quickly,” she said. “It also

LIBRARY OPEN ACCESS WEEK MU Libraries will host two events in part with Open Access Week:

"Open Access University Repositories" Paul Thirion from the University of Liege, Belgium 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 Fred W. Smith Forum, Reynolds Journalism Institute

"Open Access Textbook Solutions" Eric Frank from Flatworld Knowledge 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 Jesse Wrench Auditorium Source: MU Libraries website SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHICS ASSISTANT

benefits the libraries because they don’t have to go to the publishers to buy very expensive journals.”

Cary said many students probably don’t know about the process of submitting research to publishers and how libraries get the journals.

“A professor at MU might develop the textbook, and the publisher turns around and sell to the MU students for 200 dollars,” she said. “Students may find it interesting about the inefficiency of the system from the middleman who are probably charging a lot of money.”

Cary said open access is totally voluntary, and the school is not forcing the faculty to comply.

Paul Thirion from the University of Liege in Belgium is scheduled to speak about the topic of “Open Access University Repositories” at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Reynolds Journalism Institute.

Eric Frank from Flat World Knowledge will present the “Open Access Textbook Solutions” at 2 p.m. Thursday in Jesse Wrench Auditorium. A panel discussion will follow the presentation.

The Division of Information Technology is hosting the sixth annual MU Security Awareness Month this October, along with the seventh annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

Security Awareness Month consists of a series of workshops and presentations.

This year, the topics focus on identity theft, phishing and social networking.

“We are doing a couple presentations on securing the users at home this year, since a lot of people are working from home or bringing their computers from home to campus,” DoIT System Security Analyst Kristina White said.

She said the main goal of Security Awareness Month is to inform everyone they are the key to security.

“It is up to you, all the way down to the end users, to make sure what you are doing keeps not only your information secure, but even the university network secure,” White said at the presentation.

Missouri Research and Education Network’s network security analyst Beth Young gave a presentation about what end users need to be doing to secure their own machine and information, at the “Securing the Users,” workshop Thursday in Memorial Union.

Young said MOREnet is an independent unit from the university, focusing more on K-12 schools, state libraries, state government and higher education. According to MOREnet’s website, it provides institutions with Internet connectivity, access to Internet2, technical support, videoconferencing services and training.

“You all are the biggest security risk by clicking a link, but we hope you can also be the greatest asset,” Young said.

Young mentioned a number of ways to spot phishing activity, such as e-mails that have misspellings or poor grammar. She then suggested for end users to avoid phishing scams by typing in URLs into address bars, rather than clicking on them directly in an e-mail and not to always trust the “From” address.

“In general, to remind everybody, it all starts with your security passwords,” White said. “It’s the easiest thing you can do to keep your information secure.”

In the workshop, Young discussed the

AWARENESS The Division of IT is hosting a number of events in conjunction with National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

Overview of UM Procurement & Auditing Process: Buying Technology, Mizzou Style 1 p.m. Oct. 19 Memorial Union S203

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Phishing and Social Networks: Table Only 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 20 MU Student Center Phishing and Social Networks 2 p.m. Oct. 22, Memorial Union S203 NERD-O: Our secuirty twist on BINGO 1 p.m. Oct. 27 Memorial Union N206 SHRED IT Event!

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importance of a safe password.

“Instead of a password, we should use the word ‘passphrase,’” Young said. “The longer it is, the safer you are.”

Similar to a password, a passphrase is a longer sequence of words that includes various characters for added security.

Young reminded everyone not to type their password into a website that is not https secured.

“Be cautious about sharing Internet passwords,” she said. “We know students share usernames and passwords, and we want to try to get them to change the behavior.”

She also reminded people to be cautious of clicking on links, especially those that come through social networking websites, because many viruses spread through those websites.

“There is always room for improvement,” White said. “Educating everybody, keeping that in the forefront of the mind, is really just what we are trying to do.”

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GAMEDAY: ESPN to FIJI: Fraternity left campus in 2006 set up on Francis Quad Continued from page 1

Continued from page 1 According to the e-mail, the MU News Bureau plans to notify fans that ESPN’s College GameDay will be from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday and that parking lots will open at 7 a.m., but drivers will not be allowed to leave campus once parked. Tiger Walk, the march that members of the Missouri football team take part in before each home game, begins at 4:45 p.m. at Providence Bridge.

In an e-mail to students, the Athletics Department announced the Tiger Scholarship Fund reserved donor lots and surround-

ing lots near Memorial Stadium will open at 7 a.m. RV lots open at 6 a.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday.

“There will be no “pass-outs” allowed or re-entry into the lots once you have parked,” the e-mail stated.

In her e-mail to MU News Bureau staff, Banken said she will meet with University Affairs staff Monday morning to further discuss ESPN’s College GameDay’s visit. Tickets are still available for both hillside seating and general admission.

— Travis Cornejo, news editor

ALLIES: Group aims to host fundraisers Continued from page 1 ence as well as a mental presence,” Douglas said. “We want to be in the back of everyone’s heads as they are interacting with their fellow Greeks.”

The organization’s members are from fraternities and sororities on campus, both LGBTQ and ally students. Senior Molly Steelman said it is especially important for the group to have ally members.

“We’re trying to get allies to join so that people in the LGBTQ community feel more comfortable to join,” Steelman said.

Steelman is a gay member of Greek Life and said she was excited when she heard of the group being created. She said she believed her Greek experience would have been easier if the group had been created sooner.

“As a gay woman in a sorority, I didn’t have anywhere to go,” Steelman said. “I would have felt 100 percent more comfortable in Greek Life if I had something like this.”

Douglas said one of the organization’s main focuses is educating current Greek Life members on the strong effects their actions and attitudes have. Suzy Day, Greek Allies adviser, said she would eventually like to see a representative from every chapter on campus participating in the group.

“I was really excited (to hear about Greek Allies) because there wasn’t this type of organization

when I was an undergrad that I could have gotten involved with,” Day said.

Day said she hopes to be a valuable resource to the group.

“When being an organization, sometimes the rules and regulations are overwhelming,” Day said.

“I hope I can be there when they have questions about running an event or hosting a fundraiser.”

The group hopes to host events and fundraisers in the near future, but Douglas said GA is going to take small steps this semester to promote the group and will begin their education process in the spring.

“Our long-term goal is to actually get away from the violence and silence that is found in fraternities and sororities and have the Greek community not have the stereotype of not being as welcoming,” Steelman said.

Douglas said when he first decided to create the group, there were big plans to change the campus quickly. Eventually, reality set in, and the organization now has a timeline for how it will accomplish all of its goals.

“Most importantly, I hope that the people who thought they didn’t have a place in the Greek community feel differently because of the work we’re doing,” Douglas said.

“I never want people to feel they should not be allowed or not have the opportunity to experience the Greek community the way we get to because of something as frivolous as sexual orientation.”

Jesse Hitt, the director of Expansion at International Headquarters sent a letter in April 2010 asking alumni to support a re-colonization effort at MU. More than 100 brothers eventually supported the effort and the re-colonization process began.

This process entailed working with MU to understand policies, creating an alumni support system including alumni advisers for the colony and going over the risk management policies and new member programs of the organization.

“From an International Headquarters standpoint, we need the graduate brothers from the chapter to be on board with us coming back,” Assistant Director of Expansion Wes Martin said. “In addition, we want to come back

to universities that have a healthy Greek community, such as Missouri.”

In order for the colony to become a Phi Gamma Delta chapter, it must show proficiency in four areas: scholarship, philanthropy, finances and recruitment, Martin said. The colony is expected to be in the top tier of fraternities academically and establish its own philanthropy, along with remaining financially responsible and proving its ability to grow on campus.

“The group will start their own philanthropy project which they support and raise awareness for,” Martin said. “They’ll also be completing community service as a group and individuals.”

The process to move from a colony to a chapter generally takes 12 to 18 months.

Colony President Ryan Sheridan said from a student’s perspective,

the re-colonization process has been unorganized and different from the traditional fraternity experience, as Fiji currently doesn’t have a house and didn’t have traditional rush events over the summer.

“We all had to be interested in it from the get go to stay involved,” Sheridan said.

Although the chapter is participating in a few events such as Greek Rec Sports this fall, Sheridan expects it to be more active on campus in the spring.

“Our idea is to come back next fall with a bang and let everyone know we’re back,” Sheridan said.

The colony hopes word of mouth will increase awareness of Fiji and its national reputation to upperclassmen as well as incoming freshmen. Sheridan said the chapter is attempting to have a house by next fall.

STUDIES: First class taught in 1970 Continued from page 1 supported it in one way or another,” Neitz said.

Neitz, Ellen McLain, cochairwoman for the Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women, and College of Arts and Science Dean Michael O’Brien welcomed the guests to the dinner and commemorated the department’s achievement.

“We can focus on how far we have to go and how many things need to be done and problems that we all still have,” McLain said. “But if you look at how far we’ve come, from what I perceive as a short time, this certainly is something to celebrate.”

During his welcome, O’Brien tackled some speculation as to whether the program will be cut.

He said the program will remain at MU, using the three newlyfilled positions in the department as validation.

“The Women’s and Gender Studies department shows what can happen when a loyal group of faculty and staff come together and say this is something that is important to us,” he said.

MU approved the Women Studies degree program in 1980, but Neitz said the first Women’s Studies course was offered through the Honors College in 1971.

The Association of Women Students’ Commission on the Status of Women envisioned the class, which was taught by several

instructors, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Neitz said this presented a unique circumstance — the initiative had not been established by faculty members or administrators, but rather by students. The women produced a report underlining what they believed was important about the curriculum and presented it to the university.

“I love telling the story about how the class came to be,” Neitz said.

Before the focus’ inception as an officially-recognized degree program, instructors for the classes had been borrowed from other departments, Neitz said.

“Sooner or later, though, you want independence,” she said.

An employee of the department since 1980, Neitz has seen the program’s evolution firsthand.

“We wanted to be sure that we had that element in the program,” Neitz said. “If you want to study women, you have to be interested in race and class as well — that was a sign that that commitment was there from the beginning.”

Neitz said another prominent milestone for the department was the 2003 addition of “Gender Studies” to the program’s title. This change reflected a slight alter in emphasis, she said.

“It signified a little bit of a change in focus and politics outside of the university,” she said. ” All of these events led up to the eventual declaration of the program as an official department in 2007, Neitz said.

“In the past five years, we’ve been becoming a department and really solidifying the inward agenda, but I think that in the next five years we’ll be looking to make more connections with other departments and to kind of reinvigorate that outward focus,” she said.

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Sustain Mizzou and the Residence Halls Association with their own events.

He said he would like to work with STRIPES and the administration to get them a new facility as well as more funding, cars and volunteers.

“STRIPES is a great program and it’d be good to expand it,” Woods said. “We just need effective advocacy to get the facility and resources it needs.”

Woods said he would also like to help STRIPES set up an endowment so they could work toward being self-sustainable.

Josh Travis and Michelle Horan’s campaign aims to foster the “Mizzou Family” and create a Homecoming 2.0.

According to the Travis-Horan platform, the “Mizzou Family” is a message that would start on day one of freshman year, illustrating the Tiger bond students share.

The Mizzou Family aims to foster camaraderie between students and carry on the togetherness that is felt during gameday, MSA vice presidential candidate Michelle Horan said.

The platform states the feeling of belonging that students feel on football gamedays should not and

does not end with the game; it lives on each day in the Mizzou family.

Travis and Horan also plan to further foster the Mizzou Family by creating a Homecoming 2.0.

“Homecoming 2.0 is a revamped version of homecoming that is more inclusive of all students,” Horan said.

“It will make homecoming bigger and better.”

Travis and Horan have worked with the Homecoming Steering Committee to hold a concert on the Carnahan Quadrangle featuring student bands during Homecoming 2.0. The concert would be a huge celebration, Horan said.

Hansen-Oxenreider Ben Hansen said he and running mate Kaitlin Oxenreider plan to increase the level of student awareness of campus programs through improvements made to the Student Life website that will give students detailed information about student organizations and campus-wide events and programs, among other things.

“I believe that interactions between students and Student Life begin with marketing and the internet,” Hansen said. “Kaitlin and I will ensure that Student Life fulfills its obligation to create an informative and easily navigable website.”

Hansen also said his slate plans to renovate the MSA website.

“We will also work with the MSA website to have online applications, deadlines and descriptions so students can easily learn about MSA without having to track down one of its representatives,” Hansen said.

Hansen said making entertainment and concerts bigger and more successful is another goal the slate has.

“I’m interested in the international music festival that my department is beginning to plan for the spring that aims to combine diversity of music and culture with awareness of community and the environment,” he said.

Reach Wes Duplantier, city, state and nation editor, at wduplantier@themaneater.com and Alicia Stice, crime editor, astice@themaneater.com

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond was honored Monday with a resolution presented to him by the Columbia City Council for his years of service as a senator.

In an acceptance speech, Bond reminded those in attendance he is leaving office but that he would like to remain a player in supporting Missourians.

“I have been committed to economic development and helping great thriving cities like Columbia develop economic opportunities and jobs, and I want to keep on doing that,” Bond said.

“I am confident that the way ahead will be smooth and profitable.”

Bond joked with Mayor Bob McDavid about public comment being limited to three minutes of speaking time, whereas those representing a group or organization are allotted five minutes.

“I don’t represent any organized institution, just the United States Senate,” Bond said.

His light-hearted attitude persisted throughout his short speech.

“When I leave office, I will be doing something that my mother told me 25 years ago that I ought to do, and that’s to get out of government and get a real job to support my family,” Bond said.

Earlier Monday, Bond announced the federal

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U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, City Manager Bill Watkins and Mayor Bob McDavid talk before discussing the Highway 740 Extension Funding on Monday at Columbia City Hall. The extension is believed to be critical for improving highway infrastructure. funds secured for an extension of Missouri 740 had cleared a hurdle in Congress by its passage through the Senate Appropriations Committee.

“It passed through the Senate Appropriations Committee, and that is certainly a big hurdle to get it actually included in the bill text,” Bond spokeswoman Shana Marchio said in an interview Monday. “Before being signed into law, the bill still must pass the full House and Senate.”

Bond was able to secure $1.5 million for the extension of Missouri 740 in July, and the bill will face House and Senate approval after the midterm elections. These funds will be used for designing

and building a four-lane extension of the highway at the I-70 and Lake of the Woods interchange.

“This project will help relieve a congested interchange, especially on Tiger game days, and provide improved access to and from I-70 for the University and central Columbia,” Bond said in a news release.

“There are plenty of people in Washington who would rather spend your money on almost anything other than roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

But ensuring that America has an updated infrastructure, like the Missouri 740 interchange, is a key responsibility of government.”

Bond announced in

January 2009 he will not seek a fifth term in the Senate, but made it clear in his address to Columbia he will not be completely invisible from the public eye.

Bond was first elected to office in 1986 after serving two non-consecutive terms as governor.

When he introduced Bond to those attending the City Council meeting, McDavid hailed Bond as a great friend to the city. “(Bond is) an outstanding friend of the University of Missouri, a man who has been a giant to the United States Senate for four terms, and a man who will always be a giant in the history of the state of Missouri,” McDavid said.

Police investigate vandalism at FarmHouse CAR VANDALISM Police are investigating the vandalism of a car parked near the FarmHouse fraternity house.

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The suspects vandalized a car parked near the house, Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jessie Haden said. The damages will cost upward of $500 to repair.

The victim called police at around noon Friday to report the crime.

He found white paint splattered on the hood of his car.

He told police there was a disturbance at the house between 3:30 a.m. and 4

a.m. the day he filed the report.

During the incident, people at the house informed the victim his vehicle had been vandalized.

“He wasn’t there when this was happening,” Haden said. “At some point, his friends told him this had happened. He’s kind of getting this third hand. We just know what he was told and consequently what he told us.”

Haden said the victim thought the disturbance was the result of a dispute between two different fraternities, but she didn’t know which ones.

“I can tell you honestly we have had relatively few problems with FarmHouse,” she said. “I’m not clear if it’s between FarmHouse and

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There has been much talk lately — including a three-part series in The Maneater — about the Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative and the proposed diversity course requirement that a few loud MU students and faculty are apparently yearning for.

The proposal for a diversity course would require that all undergraduates at MU take a course that falls into a new “diversity” category, much like the writing intensive requirement. This course would ideally expose students to cultural diversity issues in today’s society.

I have a problem with this initiative for several reasons. First, a diversity course requirement would provide students with no tangible life skills.

Other required courses such English 1000, a math proficiency course and the writing intensive requirement all provide skills valuable for life beyond college.

Writing and communication skills as well as basic math concepts are essential for any career field. The new requirement would force students to pay for a course in diversity (which is an abstract concept in itself) and provide them with no tangible, necessary skills.

One must also draw into question the effectiveness of such a course. With the cotton ball incident at the Black Culture Center last year, the recent tragedy involving a homosexual student at Rutgers University and the controversy surrounding the proposed mosque in lower Manhattan, many people, myself included, are questioning the progress that society has made thus far in eliminating intolerance and hatred.

While there is certainly still progress to be made toward establishing a more tolerant, peaceful society, it is important to keep in mind that compulsory actions do not equal virtue.

Is a man who pays his taxes considered generous? Certainly not: taxes are enacted by force of law. If that same man voluntarily gives his time, talent and treasure to a charity, then he might be considered generous.

True virtues such as charity, compassion and tolerance are not achieved by forced actions.

If a student is forced to enroll in and pay for a course addressing “cultural diversity issues,” is that student suddenly considered more tolerant? Certainly not. The course was a requirement for graduation. If the student voluntarily enrolls in such a course out of a genuine desire for academic and personal development, that might be considered a virtuous action.

The same closed minds that scattered cotton balls across the BCC and decry the building of a mosque in a perfectly legal area will not learn tolerance through forceful action.

To compel a student with racial or sexual prejudices to take a course in diversity will not make that student any more tolerant, and may in fact only exacerbate the problem.

In such a case, the diversity course will only perpetuate and reinforce the idea of “the other” to the intolerant mind.

Only open minds can gain from a diversity course, and to assume that forceful action will change hearts and minds is both naïve and ill-advised.

MU would do well to scrap the diversity course requirement.

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The victim did not report whether the disturbance leading up to the vandalism was a physical fight.

“Some guys, for whatever reason, are not getting along and this guy got paint thrown on his car,” Haden said. “He might not have even been the intended victim.”

Many incidents of vandalism don’t have an intended target, Haden said.

Haden said CPD hasn’t seen an increase in property crimes as homecoming approaches, but liquor law violations have been an issue on weekends with home football games.

Police might have been able to prevent the car from being vandalized if they knew there was a disturbance happening, Haden said.

“If you’re hearing about something going on, call us and tell us what’s going on,” she said. “It’s better to know during a disturbance.”

— Alicia Stice, news editor

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Local runners, dogs turn out for early jog Ally McEntire Staff Writer Owners and dogs of all shapes and sizes came out early Saturday morning for the 17th Annual Dog Jog held by the Veterinary Sciences class of 2012.

Student organizer Lauren Delaney estimated at least 200 walkers and runners came to participate, with a preregister count at 130 participants.

“Half of the proceeds will go to our class, the class of 2012,” Delaney said.

“The other half goes to the Central Missouri Humane Society.”

MU students Naomi Turner, Heather Wise, Jessica Stroupe and Delaney were the four organizers for the jog. Delaney said she joined the organization team because she felt the need to do something to support the class.

“Running is something I enjoy, and my friends too, so we thought it was something we could contribute,” she said.

Volunteers from the vet school and some of the pre-vet undergraduates helped to run the event, Delaney said.

Many walkers and joggers came out with family and friends to support the cause.

“My older daughter goes to school with Beth,” Kim Sherman said. She was walking with her husband, other daughter and friend Beth Ahner. “We came down from Pennsylvania to go to the white coat ceremony.”

Sherman said the cause was another

reason they decided to sign up.

“It’s good for people,” she said “It raises money for the vet school, and it’s something to do with your dogs. Good socialization for them too.”

First year veterinary student Jessica Milligan and her Great Dane, Miley, came for the 5K. “She’s a great running partner,” Milligan said. “We do this kind of length pretty often. We like to get her out to socialize.”

Miley could be considered a more recognizable face in the crowd of dogs after she posed for two calendars this year.

“She’s a little celebrity,” Milligan said.

Along with bringing more awareness to the Humane Society, Milligan said she was looking forward to seeing classmates and teachers alike outside of the classroom and seeing the campus on foot.

“I’ve really been looking forward to this,” she said. “I like running and being able to see stuff from a foot perspective.”

After the race, Milligan said the couple made good time, at a little over half an hour. “(Miley) was pulling me the whole time,” Milligan said. “She kept looking back and saying ‘Come on, Mom.’ She wanted to go faster. It was fun.”

Overall, Kevin Stone finished the 5K run first, with no dog. Following him was Jerry Scripture running with a one-yearold Fox Rat Terrier mix, named Todd, up for adoption at the Humane Society.

Next was James Cocayne running with

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Gus licks her owner Andi Bartlebaugh’s face Saturday morning in the College of Veterinary Sciences parking lot. This year’s Dog Jog offered participants the option of bringing their own dog or borrowing an adoptable dog from the Columbia Humane Society.

Dexter, a year-and-a-half-old Puggle, then Kimberley Earnest with her fourand-a-half-year-old “Weimardor,” a mix between a Weimaraner and a Labrador.

The group of Jaqui and Tama Bloch and friend Amber Wright walking Tyler, the Golden-Shepherd mix, Bennet, a Golden Pit Bull and Caden the year-old Boxer mix, respectively, took the top three places of the walk, crossing the finish line simultaneously.

“It was very delightful,” Wright said.

“A lot of fun, a great way to end finals.”

After everyone had crossed the finish line, raffles were held. Everything from gift certificates to pet food was given away, in addition to each participant getting a goodie bag.

“Some food was donated,” Delaney said. “Starting blocks, Tri-Athletes, ice cream from Sparky’s, Addison’s or Sophia’s, as well as The Candy Factory.”

SWAT team arrests suspect Carnahan, Blunt get hostile after 8-hour standoff in Lake Ozark debate Jared Grafman Senior Staff Writer

going in quickly with dynamic entry is the most dangerous thing you can do in a situation like that.”

Haden said in those situations, the Police officers called a Code Red at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, when a suspect with two SWAT team is assembled and a Code Red is called with the SWAT team standing by. felony warrants refused to exit a building.

A woman and boy exited quickly when The Columbia Police Department responded to a report received at about CPD issued verbal commands, Haden said.

8:15 p.m. of a wanted subject being located Whitaker did not listen to the commands.

“We couldn’t stay out there during at 200 S. Scott Blvd., apartment B, accordmorning rush hour or even approaching ing to a news release.

When the officers arrived at the duplex, it,” Haden said. “That would just have been crazy, because it would have one officer observed Edward potentially put more people Charles Whitaker in the residence. in danger as they got up and CPD called a Cod Red at about 11 began their day. Prior to the p.m. when Whitaker refused to exit sun coming up and the mornthe residence, the release stated. ing rush hour, we went ahead He attempted to enter the and made entry and got him unoccupied connecting apartment arrested, so we could clear the through the attic of the duplex. area before that time of day Members of CPD’s SWAT Team came about.” entered the residence and arrestCPD had received informaed Whitaker a little after 4 a.m.

Edward C. tion from an unnamed source Thursday. whitaker that Whitaker was at the locaCPD spokeswoman Jessie Haden said a Code Red is when SWAT is activated tion, Haden said. CPD also verified he had an active warrant for his arrest before callto a critical incident.

“A critical incident is any incident which ing a Code Red. “There are two times in the state of requires resources outside the scope of Missouri where a police officer is required routine patrol response,” Haden said.

A barricaded subject who is unwilling to make an arrest,” Haden said. “One of to exit a building or a hostage situation are those times is if it’s a domestic violence two instances where Code Reds would be situation and we can determine a primary physical aggressor. The other time is if called, Haden said.

“Our SWAT team has been in the news somebody has an active warrant.”

Whitaker was arrested on charges of a lot lately, with regard to serving search warrants and doing dynamic entry,” Haden second degree burglary, failure to register said. “What I think a lot of people don’t as a sex offender, resisting arrest, a felony understand is that when you have a search state warrant for driving with a revoked warrant to be served, dynamic entry is license and a second felony state warrant absolutely the best way to make entry for endangering the welfare of a child, according to the release. because a search warrant is for evidence.”

Charges have been filed against It’s really important for officers to secure a residence, to preserve evidence Whitaker, according to court records.

CPD called three Code Reds during and ensure safety, Haden said. The element of surprise is essential when serving 2009, Haden said.

“We can go months without having a a search warrant.

“We knew he was there,” Haden said. Code Red,” she said. “We have only a hand“We all knew it and there was no secret, so ful each year, three to five maybe.”

Travis Zimpfer Reporter LAKE OZARK—In a battle between two Missouri political titans, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and his major opponent, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, tried to discredit each other during their second Senate debate Friday morning.

Blunt is leading his Democratic rival in polls with 51 percent of the vote as opposed to Carnahan’s 43 percent, according to Rasmussen Reports.

Jerry Beck of the Constitution Party and Libertarian Jonathan Dine also tried to cut in between the two main candidates during the forum, which was sponsored by the Missouri Press Association. The Association’s headquarters are located an hour south of Columbia.

Carnahan went on the offensive in her opening remarks, criticizing Blunt for voting to raise his own salary and fraternizing with lobbyists.

“He doesn’t deserve a promotion,” Carnahan said after the debate. “He hasn’t protected Missouri jobs and Missouri families.”

During the course of the debate, attacks from both major parties escalated.

Carnahan attacked Blunt in her opening statement, but her opponent struck first in the actual debate. Blunt criticized Carnahan’s brother for receiving $107 million in federal stimulus funds for a wind farm he owns.

“When I first heard that, I said, ‘Surely, you must mean $1.7 million,’” Blunt said. “They said, ‘No, it’s $107 (million).’ It’s a grant. It’s a gift. It doesn’t have to be paid back.”

Carnahan asked Blunt about his ties to lobbyists and other fundraising companies, claiming as she did in their debate in Kansas City on Thursday that Blunt was the No. 1 recipient of lobbyist funds in Washington.

Carnahan gave up some of her own speaking time midway through the debate to allow Blunt a chance to defend himself

on the issue of whether he had been flown around in a private jet by an unnamed company from California. “(Blunt) slipped something into a bill for a company in California,” she said.

“And two days later, they gave you a campaign contribution and you started riding around on corporate jets.”

Blunt claimed his was a small contribution on a bill over 400 representatives also voted for.

Moderator David Lieb, the Jefferson City Associated Press correspondent, asked the two candidates to say something nice about the other given the hostile nature of the debate.

Blunt spoke first, but failed to directly credit Carnahan for any accomplishments.

Carnahan spoke up, stating that Blunt “did some good things” as her predecessor.

She utilized this remark as a segue into another criticism on her opponent.

“I think when he was here in Missouri he was a terrific public servant, which is, to me, why I’m disappointed it hasn’t worked out the same way in Washington,” she said.

Beck and Dine also both worked hard to get their voices heard at some point in the debate. Pushing an agenda of electronics manufacturing and jobs staying in America, Beck appealed to the audience with his roots in the military and business.

He also appealed to the MPA to put a businessman in office.

“They’ve been sending our jobs overseas, along with our factories, our technicians, our technologies,” Beck said.

Dine argued primarily for individual freedoms and a governmental emphasis on fostering job growth, instead of simply increasing spending to drive employment.

He offered the harshest criticism of the Blunt-Carnahan matchup.

“I’ve seen both of their commercials that play nonstop for the Blunt and Carnahan campaigns, and they’re both right,” Dine said. “I don’t think you should vote for either of them.”

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More transparency required from TigerWatch All students deserve to know where and how the money they pay is being used, but TigerWatch officers seems to disagree with this fundamental right.

A Maneater photographer recently tried to accompany a TigerWatch weekend patrol to photograph the organization in action. However, the TigerWatch members confronted the photographer, who is fairly new, and had the photographer photographs taken on the assignment.

Afterward, we received an e-mail from Garrett Bergquist, an Missouri Students Association senator who is in charge of TigerWatch’s public information and education.

In the e-mail, he said, “We are not permitting any reporter embeds at this time. We’re still working the bugs out of our program, and having a reporter along puts further strain on our personnel. This policy applies to all reporters, not just The Maneater.”

However, the students involved in TigerWatch have been publicly promoting the organization within their classrooms, Senate meetings and on social media websites.

The organization also acts in public, patrolling a public university with public funding coming from student fees.

This isn’t meant to be a petty, personal attack on the organization because our photographer was barred from covering a student organization that functions as a part of student government.

Much to the contrary, this is a defense of students’ rights and a call for TigerWatch to allow full transparency of their public service.

They are a subsidiary of student government and have no authority to deny the press coverage for whatever reason. Rather than hiding, they should be engendering public trust, which we believe is crucial to the survival of their program.

Considering primarily that this is a student organization, and next that it is being run by a candidate for the MSA presidency, junior Josh Travis, the censorship it’s employing here is not only generally suspicious, but also a dangerous pattern to begin.

TigerWatch isn’t a large organization, and it doesn’t use a lot of funding.

However, TigerWatch is using public funds at a public university. There is a principle here regarding legality, censorship and the paradigm of a citizen’s right to governmental transparency, and it needs to be enforced by both MSA and the MU student body.

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“The Women’s and Gender Studies department shows what can happen when a loyal group of faculty and staff come together and say this is something that is important to us.”

— College of Arts and Science Dean Michael O’Brien

“One thing that I do find weird, though, is that they skimp on vegetables and good meat, and you get overloaded on tater tots, bread and French fries — the cheaper things.”

— Freshman Eric Skibinski on Rollins Dining Hall

“Our idea is to come back next fall with a bang and let everyone know we’re back.”

— Colony President Ryan Sheridan on Phi Gamma Delta’s recolonization at MU

“We are working completely from the start. We are involved in each step of the publication, from how we want it to look, to the writing, to the editing and to putting out a finished project.

It’s kind of cool to work from start to finish.”

— Magazine journalism graduate student Amy Brachmann on the J School bringing back a School of Journalism alumni magazine

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Let voters decide on Prop A In his Oct. 14 letter to the editor, Daniel Osterhaus makes several points about Proposition A, the earnings tax initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot, that deserve a response.

Mr. Osterhaus couldn’t be much further off-base when he says that most major cities in the country have an earnings tax. In fact, the vast majority of cities in America do not have any such local income tax. Of the largest 150 cities in the country, only 25 have an earnings tax.

In other words, Kansas City and St. Louis are among a small group of cities that impose a third layer of income taxes — on top of federal and state taxes — on local citizens and businesses.

Mr. Osterhaus was also wrong when he said “the earnings tax accounts for 40 percent of Kansas City’s budget.” In fact, the earnings tax revenues amount to about 15 percent of the total city budgets in Kansas City and St. Louis. This is documented, among other places, in a recent study by William H. Rogers, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. (This study is posted on the www.LetVotersDecide.com website.)

Third, Mr. Osterhaus seems unaware of, or conveniently ignores, the fact that if the earnings tax is repealed in a future local election, it would be phased out gradually over 10 years. That gives both St. Louis and Kansas City leaders plenty of time to come up with alternatives.

Mr. Osterhaus dismisses the notion that eliminating the earnings tax would be an economic boon for St. Louis and Kansas City. Removing the e-tax would help attract new businesses and people to St. Louis and Kansas City. Getting those cities growing again would boost their local economies. That would generate more local property and sales taxes – while reducing the tax burden on local working families and business owners.

I also need to point out that Prop A, if passed, would prohibit politicians in any city outside of St. Louis and Kansas City from ever imposing an earnings tax. That’s the equally important second half of the measure.

Finally, it’s important to stress that Proposition A does not repeal the earnings tax in St. Louis and Kansas City. All it does is ask that voters in each city be given a chance to decide for the first time in decades whether they want to continue those taxes. Mr. Osterhaus and others who oppose Prop A clearly are unwilling to let St. Louisans and Kansas Citians be heard on this.

The Let Voters Decide Committee, which supports Prop A, has more faith in the voters than that.

Marc Ellinger Spokesman, Let Voters Decide campaign University of Missouri alum (BSAcc 89 and JD 92) Jefferson City mellinger@blitzbardgett.com

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Stupid humor smarter than we think Katie McCormick

kmmwgb@mail.mizzou.edu

I was recently sitting in my apartment watching one of my favorite television programs: “South Park.” The highly anticipated new season had just begun, and I obviously wasn’t going to miss the episode. Cartman was up to his usual debauchery and decided to become a racecar driver. He and Butters strived to be complete idiots due to the NASCAR stereotype.

At one point, Cartman was ranting about Obama and decided to dip with his sponsor’s product, Vagisil. It was extremely disgusting, somewhat sickening, but without a doubt hilarious. I almost threw up due to laughter, which wouldn’t be the first time South Park caused this to happen. After I recovered, I really started to question my

obsession with the show. Are raunchy and gross comedy shows a dumb alternative to more wholesome comedy?

Shows like “30 Rock” and “Glee” are prime time comedy for the whole family, but are still ridden with innuendos.

“Glee” recently showcased a girl on girl scene with Santana and Brittany and “30 Rock” has Tracy Jordan there to make sex jokes that are appropriate enough for their television slot. Dirty humor is used far more than we even know. Another perfect example of this is one of my favorite television shows of all time, “Spongebob Squarepants.”

Mind you, I own the first three seasons and could recite most of the lines from these episodes. Although this is a show aimed at a more juvenile audience, the show inserts some adult references here and there. My favorite is the Potty Mouth episode when really only a more adult audience would understand what is going on. They have been doing this since shows like “Looney Tunes” and

“Rocky and Bullwinkle.”

All these shows use either obvious or hidden dirty jokes because that is what grabs people’s attention. The jokes about sex or toilet humor are still seen as taboo. Whenever they arise in a comedic way, the audience can’t help but laugh. Our society utilizes censorship on a constant basis in the media, so the raunchiness we find in television excites the viewer. It presents us with some sort of shock value and that is what grabs our attention. Yes there are plenty of wholesome family shows that try to use humor in a more morally correct way, but innuendos usually find their way in. What I am trying to say here is that gross humor is good for the world. Some uses of it may gross you out, but as a whole it is an outlet for all the things we may not be able to say or do in our own lives. I know that my lifelong aspiration is to be just like Kenny McCormick, but for now I’ll let him do the raunch while I watch in enjoyment.

Turn the other cheek to hateful preaching Ryan Schuessler ryanschuessler@gmail.com

Have you ever been looked in the eyes and told you’re going to burn in a lake of fire for all of eternity? I have.

And I bet a lot of other MU students have too. That’s right, Brother Jed and his entourage are back for our souls.

It was a spectacle like I have never seen. Starting a week before Friday, my friends and I have gone to Speaker’s Circle nearly every day to watch Brother Jed, Sister Cindy, their daughter Martha, Sister Delores, Brother Joseph and others all preach to us. Here are some of the highlights: When we die, we are going to the big condom in the sky because that’s our God (Sister Cindy then held up a condom and screamed “Behold your God!”).

Plate tectonics is a fairy tale and the Earth’s crust was fractured during the great flood and trenches on the ocean floor were caused by massive slates of rock hitting the ground, thus causing the mountains on the other side of the world to form.

Every girl at MU is a whore, and every guy is a whoremonger.

Brother Jed’s elaborate description of the female anatomy (with hand motions). “(In order to be a good Christian) you have to spread hate!”

Pre-marital kissing, even hugging, is still pre-marital sex.

Jesus is the most hated man in the world (after all, only Jewish people hate Hitler. I was told that I wasn’t a good German if I didn’t like Hitler — I asked).

The deaths of Mexicans in the Mexican-American war were worth the states of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California.

Brother Jed has been attacked by mobs of Muslims (pronounced moslims) and lesbians.

There are many other classic Jed zingers, mind you, but some are so distasteful that I do not want to repeat them. Don’t get me wrong; I support their right to preach their hate. The constitution gives them just as much right to preach as we have to tell them they’re idiots.

At times, passing students, professors or observers would argue, yell

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Illustration by Chelsea Myers or pose logical rebuttals, which were all immediately struck down by the preachers but applauded by the audience. There were two incidents like this that warmed my heart. First, a professor stood in front of Sister Cindy and started telling us that Jesus loved us no matter what, even if we weren’t a good Christian or a Christian at all. Another was when Brother Jed was, once again, talking about homosexuality when out of the blue a girl stood up and yelled “I’m proud to be gay!” followed by a “me too!” from the other side of the circle, and then a third.

However, in between Cindy’s dramatic exclamations of the word “fornication,” Jed’s stories of his lascivious college days and Joseph’s prediction that Obama will be our last president ( Judgment Day, here we come), my friends and I got to thinking. Yes, we were there because it was funny, but

at the same time, we were giving these people the audience and attention they clearly craved.

I suddenly realized that in the midst of their hate and slander, I had given them exactly what they wanted, and maybe I still am now, but consider this column the last time I talk about Brother Jed. He scared me when he said to the circle, “In 20 or 30 years, you won’t remember the names of your boring professors, but you’ll remember Brother Jed.” Thus I propose this: words only have as much power as we let them. Let’s take away all of the power Brother Jed and his “ministry” have by simply ignoring them. No matter how offended you are or mad you get, just ignore them, because that’s what will really get to them. Even if you aren’t Christian, we should all do what Jesus really said to do: turn the other cheek.

Julia Boudreau jlbw7b@mail.mizzou.edu

React positively to your difficult situations Life lessons often become clearer as you become older.

When you are 10 years old and Sally tells the other girls on the playground that you have cooties, you do not realize that Sally says these things because of her own insecurities. Given there will always be people with insecurities, you must learn to manage the feelings their hurtful actions trigger.

Instinctively, there is a tendency to personalize the comment. You rummage through your mind for reasons she said it. (“Am I not pretty enough?” “Am I not smart enough?”)

Instead of putting blame for harmful words upon yourself, assume the words are because of unresolved issues within the speaker.

Placing the issue back onto the speaker changes the way in which the situation is perceived.

Now that you are thinking Sally said these things because of her insecurity, you feel sorry for her instead of angry.

In addition, dealing with the situation this way will help you see the event from the other person’s point of view.

The fact that an event or comment may seem incredibly hurtful to you, does not mean it seems that way for the person who said it.

Occasionally, the speaker might be right. Perhaps you have been “a bit shallow.” Although, I doubt you have cooties.

Instead of allowing your mind to be flooded with anger towards the instigator, pray for her.

Asking a higher power to help the person who has harmed you instead of harming them back changes the manner in which you act toward the person.

By praying you acknowledge what they have done hurts while still wishing them help in overcoming their problems.

Praying and mediation provide a safe harbor where one can acknowledge the pain the other person has caused in a healthy way.

Be willing to accept, however, that the person may never change. It may be necessary to accept the situation, as it exists, if you cannot change it.

Acceptance and forgiveness are both gifts that come from prayer.

Strive to recognize your own behavior, during and after the situation, in order to improve your actions in the future.

Mental discipline in life is every bit as important as physical discipline. It is through daily prayer, meditation and right action that you prepare yourself for those times in life when people lie about you, dismiss you and otherwise harm you.

You must sharpen your listening skills so that you can truly understand what a person is saying. You need to use your spirit to analyze the situation.

Ignore the negative mental emotions of your mind and rely on your spirit to tell you the truth.

Until you are able to do that you will be controlled by your emotions; rather than being able to control your emotions.

Although, there will always be a Sally in your life causing problems, you can be a positive force in her life and the lives of all the people you meet if you react with positive love rather than negative emotion to difficult situations.

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Kings of Leon

Come Around Sundown

Rating: 2.5 out of 5

The Grammy Award-winning band Kings Of Leon has released its new album Come Around Sundown. But after listening to the album, it is really hard to understand what the band is trying to accomplish.

On one hand, it looks like the band is trying to make its old fans like it again — the ones who didn’t jump on the bandwagon once they started getting radio time. On the other hand, it sounds like it is just trying to play that cookiecutter, over-produced clatter that all sounds the same — U2, I’m looking at you.

Ranting aside, there are some songs that are enjoyable on this album — at first. But then listeners slowly realize every single song sounds exactly the same. Now, there is some pretty impressive musicianship on this album, especially on guitar, but there are a lot of things, singing-wise, that shouldn’t be done with this band.

Caleb Followill historically has a soft whiny voice, but for the most part, he has stayed in his own vocal range. Come Around Sundown features him trying to reach notes out of his range, and it’s just “flat” out distracting.

Overall it’s not a great album. Meaning it’s probably going to win a Grammy. ­­— Ryan Shiner, staff writer

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François Lelord

'Hector and the Search for Happiness'

Rating: 5 out of 5

Whether it’s “thunder thighs” or the inability to remember names, most people have an area of their person they wish they could change.

Hector, the title character in François Lelord’s “Hector and the Search for Happiness,” is a psychiatrist who is “not very satisfied with himself.”

The short, simply written novel follows Hector on his worldwide search to find happiness—who would’ve guessed?

Originally published in Lelord’s native French language, the novel was recently released in English and has been translated into other languages with over 2 million copies sold. Only 164 pages long, the book is written in a very straightforward manner and resembles a fairytale, even beginning with the traditional “once upon a time.” However, the book is not without witty and sarcastic details that more mature readers will appreciate.

Hector is entirely relatable to readers, as he has a relatively satisfying life but finds himself contemplating what happiness really entails. To find the answer, he decides to travel to Paris, China, Africa and the U.S. The novel is intriguing from beginning to end, as Hector’s adventures and insights are both comedic and heartfelt.

The search is charming and even enlightening. The most endearing element of the book is Hector’s “lessons on happiness,” which he compiles in a notebook along his journey. Amounting to 23 lessons, there is undoubtedly a message every reader will be able to relate to. Each lesson is supported by experience, and many are relevant enough to stay with readers even after the final words of Lelord’s enchanting tale are read.

Most importantly, from Hector’s travels, readers might learn that happiness is not as complicated as it may seem, which is an important lesson in itself.

— Allison Pohle, reporter

Students go all in for Game Night David Conway Senior Staff Writer On Thursdays, 30 people trickle into the Walt Disney room inside Memorial Union. Each person grabs a handful of poker chips — 10 white, 10 red and three blue — before drawing cards to determine the table where they will eventually sit. Conversations begin, but voices are kept low. After a few minutes, Tim Meyers, the event’s organizer, lets the group know they’re free to begin, and the cards are dealt.

The lack of fanfare is not a sign of a disinterested crowd, but rather an indication of the familiarity this group has developed.

This poker game — the centerpiece of the Student Union Programming Board’s weekly game nights — has attracted a loyal following, as a majority of the people who show up to the game are regulars, Meyers said.

The players compete not only for prizes awarded to the winner of the day’s game — a $25 Wal-Mart gift card this week — but also for a spot at the year’s last table, reserved for the 10 players who accumulated the most winnings over the course of the semester.

Those elite few square off in one final game, and the stakes are high.

“In the past, we’ve given

away stuff like a Wii or an Xbox or a $300 gift card to Wal-Mart,” Meyers said.

“It’s a pretty decent prize.”

Blake Borron is one of the regulars with his eyes on that top prize. After making it to the final table last year, Borron won the semester’s first two tournaments and currently holds the top spot on the overall leaderboard.

“It’s definitely more exciting than the regular events,” Borron said. “A lot of people come out to watch, people who have been playing over the year and want to cheer someone else on.”

Although the intensity ramps up at the end of the year, Borron said the environment is generally relaxed during semester. This gives him an opportunity to bond with his competitors.

“It’s fun because I get to play with a lot of people I know,” Borron said. “I’ve made a lot of friends here.”

The event will soon find a permanent home in The Shack, a section in the MU Student Center that features pool tables, dartboards and shuffleboard.

The Shack Committee Director Kristen Bagby said students who come to Game Night but do not wish to play poker will see their options expanded.

“I think the change will add a fun atmosphere to an already successful event,”

Jayme Gardner/Staff Photographer

Graduate student Tianhua Wang deals cards for the Student Union Programming Board Game Night poker match Thursday in Memorial Union. Scores are kept from each game night in order to keep a placement table from match to match.

Bagby said.

To the poker game’s dedicated group of regulars, though, no change in the atmosphere is required.

Whether in the brand-new

space in the MU Student Center or the relatively drab confines of the Walt Disney Room, the only things they need are a deck of cards and some chips.

Troupe tells stories of domestic violence Kristyl Hawkins Reporter The audience sits facing an empty stage. They await a performance that is not entertainment but an opportunity to create change.

Out of the crowd, a person rises and walks onto the stage and sits in a chair. Upstage, an empty chair remains as a symbol of unheard voices. With an anxious silence and a deep breath, a member of the Troubling Violence Performance Projec t begins her story.

Since 2003, the Troubling Violence Performance Project has shared the true stories of domestic and relationship violence survivors through theater.

“Sometimes people see theatre as entertainment only,” Associate Director Emily Rollie said. “I really think that theater can also be a vehicle for initiating change or even just starting discussions about

things that we can’t necessarily sit down over coffee and talk about.”

Elaine Lawless and Heather Carver started the troupe after realizing their common interests in social issues and deciding theater would be a powerful way to help people become aware of domestic violence.

“We perform the stories as a means of having the audience talk about partner violence,” Carver said.

“Our goal is really that the monologues inspire dialogue with the people in the audience.”

The troupe’s focus on initiating discussion is shown through its performance set-up, beginning with a facilitator to introduce the stories and actors, and ending with a discussion with the audience and counseling support about domestic violence.

“We emphasize that the discussion is theirs and it will go wherever they want to take it,” troupe member

Courtney Bandeko said.

“What we want to try to emphasize is to keep talking about this. Don’t let this situation and this event be the only time that we are talking about this.”

In 2008, the troupe began to work with Teen Relationship Education and Empowerment, an organization that provides resources to communities of faith to talk to youth groups about relationships and relationship violence.

The connection between the youthful audience and the underclassmen student members has helped to change the perspectives of older troupe members. “ The more we work with the youth groups, the more I realize that this is stuff that everyone needs to tackle, not just adults,” Rollie said. “By starting with the youth it’s a good place to lay that foundation and get them talking.”

For some performers being a part of the troupe has provided them more than a feeling of life substance.

“I am one of the actors that tells their own story so my first show was one of the first times I have ever talked about what happened to me,” troupe member Victoria House said. “It helped me get over what happened to me. Finally talking about it made it stop affecting my life in general and helped me move on.”

Seven years in the making, the troupe is continuing to try to make a difference one performance at a time.

“I can’t fix every unhealthy relationship, but I sure can work toward having society have this be a subject that they talk about,” Carver said.

“Hopefully every audience member then takes what they ’ve learned or what they’ve thought about and goes out and does something about it.”

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More than just nuts at Missouri Chestnut Roast The event featured vendors from all aspects of agriculture.

Teresa Klassen Reporter It’s no wonder “a celebration of culture and agriculture” is the tagline for the Missouri Chestnut Roast, hosted by the MU Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center.

The outdoor festival, held Saturday, offered tents filled with everything a person could want to know about chestnuts, from how they grow to their uses.

Booths sponsored by various nurseries and the Center for Agroforestry explained to visitors the value and importance of chestnuts.

Visitors could sample chestnut chili and visit a chestnutroasting booth. Children’s activities such as nut cracking and a hay maze made the festival a family event.

The music of the Nine Mile Band accompanied the voices of the chestnut experts.

But why chestnuts?

Apparently, they are healthier than many other tree-nuts, with less fat and no cholesterol. Also, a goal of the Missouri Chestnut Roast is to increase the market for tree-nuts, according to its website.

In the interest of education, visitors could tour the chestnut orchard at the center, as well as watch a Campus Dining Services chef demonstrate cooking with chestnuts.

Wood worker Ernest Hilderbrand showcased the beauty of chestnut wood. At his booth, he turned blocks of chestnut wood into light, glossy bowls and wine stoppers.

Passersby stopped to watch as his lathe churned out wood chippings, spinning the bowls faster than the eye could follow.

Meanwhile, Hilderbrand answered endless questions about his wares. His chestnut bowls, which he sells at other festivals, as well as the Columbia Art League, take roughly 45 minutes to make.

As a retiree, he says it makes a good hobby.

“It’s an addictive habit,” Hinderbrand said. “I started

with pens and pencils, and ended up making bowls.”

The festival was not limited to chestnuts, however. Wine, goat cheese, jellies, barbecue and more had their own booths — all run by local growers.

Although the chestnuts were the highlight, the festival greatly centered on natural, locallygrown produce. All the producers and agriculture experts were ready and eager to inform the public of the benefits of buying organic.

Rodger Lenhardt, an owner of the farm Elderberry Life, catered to those with a different taste.

He offered samples of his elderberry jams and syrups and explained to festival-goers the health benefits elderberries offer. His farm focuses on keeping both the land and the products healthy.

“My father had a vision to help preserve farmland,” Lenhardt said.

When elderberries started becoming popular, he suggested to his father they plant elderberries instead of soybeans.

“We want to be stewards of our land,” he said.

Nicole Garner/Staff Photographer

Columbia resident Brad Andresen crafts a bowl out of chestnut wood Saturday at the Missouri Chestnut Roast. The Chestnut Roast has been an annual event of the MU Horticulture Agroforestry Research Center for the past eight years.

Student climbers exercise, not drink, LEGOs teach math, science during Alpine Tower Happy Hour Rexly Penaflorida II Staff Writer

Michelle Gao Reporter Participants pushed themselves to the top of a 40-foot tower at Happy Hour organized

by Venture Out from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Alpine Tower.

Happy Hour is a free recreational event held by Venture Out every year to let more people know about its experiential education program.

Venture Out Coordinator Jason Coleman said the free event offered chances for students to see the facilities and to experience Venture Out activities.

“It’s an opportunity for people to experience,” Coleman said. “Otherwise the program is just a picture or a name somewhere, and people may never experience the program themselves. Generally, our college students are very adventurous, and they are willing to go out and try new things.”

The Alpine Tower is a combination of climbing and challenging obstacles. This challenging activity drives people out of their comfort zones.

Facilitator Angela Saporita said one of the goals of Venture Out is to help people challenge themselves. She said during Happy Hour, some participants at first felt afraid of the height of the tower, but they pushed themselves to the top with the help and encouragement of Venture Out staff and other participants.

Freshman Taoyi Zhou went to Happy Hour with his friends.

He said the experience is not only interesting, but also rewarding.

Charley Field/Staff Photographer

Senior Ryan Bueckendorf belays a climber Friday on the Alpine Tower during the Alpine Tower Happy Hour event. Happy Hour happens once a semester and typically draws between 75 and 100 participants.

“The feeling when you reached the top of Alpine Tower is completely different from what you thought of when you stand on the ground,” Zhou said. “It took a while to finish climbing, but the goal is accomplished in a playful way.”

Coleman said they have a perfect safety record so far and no one has ever been hurt.

Trained instructors and facilitators accompany the participants during the process to make sure the programs are carried out in a safe way.

“Safety is our primary concern,” Coleman said.

Venture Out also organizes team-building programs for MU student groups to promote leadership, trust, cooperation, teamwork and communication.

Through Alpine Tower, adventure trips and other activities sponsored by Venture Out, groups work together to solve the problems and achieve a

goal. The groups engage in an interactive way and practice their skills in risk taking, critical and creative thinking, decision making and learning in a new environment.

“The most rewarding part of the leadership program is to teach members how to communicate effectively,” Saporita said.

Coleman said team building is popular among MU student organizations, clubs, fraternities and sororities. Each group does similar things, but there are slightly different dynamics. Some student groups might have been working together for a long time but haven’t gotten to know each other, and other groups might come for recreation as a reward after working for a year. Usually each group comes to the venue once or twice a year.

“Teams become stronger, groups improve, people have fun,” Coleman said.

As a child grows up, he or she is introduced to the wonderful world of LEGOs. These small and colorful plastic bits can be combined together to create anything, including robots. At the College of Engineering, kids learn to create mechanized, moving beings through LEGO camp.

The MU LEGO Robotics Camps, led by Satish Nair, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, were created after the success of a grant program. According to an article on the College of Engineering website, the program was proposed five years ago to the National Science Foundation.

The goal of the original program was to train engineering graduate students by working with Columbia public schools and mid-Missouri schools in order to make science and math more appealing to younger children. Ten LEGO kits and equipment were provided to each school.

The LEGO camps were an idea that stemmed from the original program as a way for the students to continue their work and at the same time allow the program to be self-sustaining. The camps attracted students from first to ninth grade from all over Missouri and they used the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT series to create robots, which is the project at the end of the camp.

Doctoral student Sandeep Pendyam talked about the number of camps in each semester.

“There are usually eight introduction camps and two advanced camps and these are all two-day camps, because it is during the school year,” Pendyam said. “In the summer, there is no school so we have three-day camps in the summer.”

Of the two camps that are shown, there are more introduction camps,

because in order to attend the advanced camps students need to finish the introduction camps first.

Graduate student Kalyani Upendram is a camp coordinator and helped Pendyam organize LEGO kits for the camp. She explained how the introduction camp works.

“In the introductory camp, students are introduced to the LEGO robots, how they work and how each movement relates to the human body,” Upendram said.

The students are taught how to program their own robots. They learn the importance of the human senses when handling the different robot sensors.

Upendram explained the advanced camps were more difficult for students, because all the sensors of the robot were used and the programming of the robot was much more difficult.

Tina Balser, a recruitment coordinator for the College of Engineering, said the benefits of the camp include the interaction of students with small design projects, teamwork and problem-solving situations.

“The idea of trial and error in each class is encouraged because it gives the students the opportunity to try and try again,” Balser said.

Pendyam said the students have a lot of fun during the sessions.

“They are very interested in the program and even the parents see that their kids are very interested in it when they talk to their children,” Pendyam said. Balser said the program was important because it provided an early exposure of science and math to young children.

“Learning about science, math and engineering is important and the LEGO camps are a good way to expose them to the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programs that are in high schools and colleges,” Balser said.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Jake's Takes

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

Missouri passing game axes Aggies

TIGER

Jake Kreinberg Sports Columnist

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Time to shine This is it.

Missouri fans pining for the spotlight, the chance to prove their team isn’t a fluke and the opportunity to prove the Tigers are a legitimate national contender, will find it this Saturday night against the Oklahoma Sooners.

The bright lights of Memorial Stadium, compounded with ESPN’s College GameDay’s first visit to campus, can warm, no, light a fire under the perception that Missouri is here to stay on the national level.

MU’s next two games will not only define the season, but also go a long way toward defining coach Gary Pinkel’s term at Missouri.

While next week’s game against Nebraska will have more impact in the Big 12 North standings, Saturday’s game against the Sooners has the ability to shift the perception of the entire program.

Some fans question if Pinkel can put the Tigers among the nation’s elite programs, citing his 0-11 record against traditional South powers Oklahoma and Texas, including seven losses against the Sooners. (Missouri has won three of its past 34 meetings with OU.) As if exorcising the demons from Norman wasn’t inspiration enough, Oklahoma will carry the banner of being the top-ranked team in the country when it travels to Columbia. With a win, MU will enter the top 10 in the country and prove they are the team to beat in the Big 12 faster than Big 10 officials can look up from their corn and ask, “What’s Missouri doing up there?” And that’s no joke.

And yet…

A loss (let alone a blowout) will take this program a definitive step backwards. By no means are this year’s Tigers bad or even mediocre, but in a world where money rules and putting butts in the seats (or on rock-hard bleachers) is the top priority, a loss on such a grandiose stage will compound the belief that MU just isn’t ready for the big time.

So does Pinkel notice the magnitude of Saturday’s contest?

“I’m glad it’s in The Zou,” the head coach said after the 30-9 win over Texas A&M. He should be excited. And so should Missouri’s fans, because Pinkel brings a more complete team to face the Sooners than he ever has previously. Chase Daniel could still be scoring touchdowns for the 2007 Tigers but it still wouldn’t get them any closer to Oklahoma or Texas, because the defense was porous enough to let Sooner Schooners plow through it.

The 2010 version of Missouri’s defense may lack the star power of Sean Weatherspoon, but what it does have is a cohesiveness that stifles opposing offenses through an aggressive array of blitzing. Defensive coordinator Dave Steckel feels comfortable bringing pressure nearly every play because he trusts the secondary to match up with the Big 12’s finest receivers step for step.

Steckel’s philosophy is to limit big plays, and the Tigers have done so en route to allowing only 10.8 points per game, good for second in the nation.

Pressuring the pocket will be Missouri’s key to victory Saturday. Shutting down OU’s DeMarco Murray and the ground game will be the Tigers’ most difficult task this season, but if they can, it will make for one long night on the road for quarterback Landry Jones against the improved secondary.

Missouri can legitimately say for the first time under Pinkel it has the talent to match up with Oklahoma. Now all the Tigers have to do is prove it on the big stage.

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Impressive receiving numbers for Missouri in the win over Texas A&M.

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Junior quarterback Blaine Gabbert reads Texas A&M defensive back Coryell Judie during the third quarter in College Station on Saturday. The Tigers defeated the Aggies 30-9 at Kyle Field, propelling Missouri to an 11th place Bowl Champion Series ranking.

John Montesantos Staff Writer The Tigers were the underdogs Saturday as they traveled to College Station, Texas, to take on Texas A&M. But junior quarterback Blaine Gabbert and company proved too much for the Aggies as the Tigers rolled to a 30-9 victory.

Gabbert posted season-high numbers in the big win, throwing for 361 yards and three touchdowns. Adding to the performance is the fact that he did it all after battling a hip pointer injury all week.

Coach Gary Pinkel saw his second-year starting quarterback was hurting at times in practice. But no matter what pain his hip put him in, Gabbert played on.

“I got a lot of respect for him,” Pinkel said. “He is a really tough guy. I thought he was very poised and played a really good game. That says a lot about him and his fight.”

Not only did Gabbert battle injury, but had do so while leading his troops into the hostile environment at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field. The junior slinger seemed to zone out the over 83,000 in attendance as he connected with five receivers for an efficient 31-of-47 mark.

Junior wide receiver Wes Kemp reaped the benefits of Gabbert’s stellar day, racking up 89 yards and two touchdowns on ten catches. As impressive as his two-score day was, Kemp nearly had a third as one of his catches was called a touchdown on the field but ruled a

foot short after review.

After a slow start to the season, Kemp is starting to get more involved in the Missouri offense.

“It’s a long season and there are ups and downs at any level of football,” Kemp said.

Four other receivers got in on the action Saturday, with Kemp and three others posting 55 or more receiving yards.

Junior tight end Michael Egnew had 10 catches for 87 yards while the always-prolific sophomore wide receiver T.J. Moe racked up 110 yards and a touchdown on six receptions.

Moe, who played quarterback himself all through high school, noticed something different in Gabbert on game day.

“He was dialed in,” Moe said.

“He didn’t say a word on the

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bus ride, he didn’t say a word when he was getting his pads on. We walk out on the field and he’s still not talking. You could see it in his eyes that he was ready to go.”

Although Pinkel and his teammates saw an extra edge in his approach, it was just another day at the office for Gabbert.

“I think I’m focused every week,” Gabbert said. “I just had to do a little extra to motivate the guys to stay focused. I had to send my message to those guys that it was a big game and we had to stay focused through four quarters.”

The No. 18 Tigers are now 6-0 for only the fifth time in school history. They will look to extend that number at 7 p.m. Saturday as they host No. 3 Oklahoma for Homecoming.

Missouri rugby defeats Missouri S&T 46-8 Pat Iversen Staff Writer As the Missouri rugby team marched further down the field, forwards captain Matt Brotemarkle saw his chance. An opening, only one man to beat for a successful try. Brotemarkle charged. In hindsight, maybe he shouldn’t have.

“It should’ve been an easy try,” Brotemarkle said. “I should’ve just fallen down on it. The opposing player just grabbed my arm and yanked down. And it was the arm I’ve had a bad dislocation on, and it just popped out along with the ball. It was completely my fault; I’m honestly very embarrassed about it.”

The loss of the team’s captain could have been the turning point, the time Missouri University of Science and Technology could take control

of the game. But Brotemarkle simply wrapped a pack of ice around his dislocated shoulder and ran back on the field, helping his squad finish off Missouri S&T by a score of 46-8.

“He’s a perfect example of what every player should do,” wing John Pauley said. “You go down, and unless you’re truly injured you should expect to get up and go right back out there. It was almost a freak accident. But perfect Matt, he got right back in there. I wouldn’t expect anything less.”

The win, though the third of the season for the Tigers, was counted as a forfeit for Missouri S&T because they couldn’t field enough players. Many Missouri players ended up playing for Missouri S&T’s squad, and Brotemarkle said that might have caused Missouri to come out a little slow at the beginning.

“I always think you

should come out aggressive,” Brotemarkle said. “I think you should come out and hit them in the mouth on defense or offense, it doesn’t really matter.

You have to have that fire, that want to win, that desire. You should never want to give up a try or penalty points.”

Although the squad got out to a slow start, the team ultimately gained points to move up to second place in its conference. The blowout win was a good opportunity for the younger players to get in some playing time, and flanker Ted Dunn said persistence is key for those players.

“There’s plenty of opportunities for the captains to see you play,” Dunn said. “So it’s all about impressing them and playing hard every chance you get. It’s really hard to get cut from the team, you just have to stick with it.”

Brotemarkle pointed out

that two rookies have supplanted two veteran backs this season. The captain said he often spends the last period of play watching and evaluating the younger players, and relies on practice performance to make roster decisions.

“The biggest improvement comes through practice,” Brotemarkle said. “You’ve got to play hard and practice hard. You play how you practice, plain and simple. If we see them playing hard, they’re going to get more playing time.”

Pauley was a standout during the game Saturday, breaking off three long runs downfield past Missouri S&T defenders.

“He hit the gym this summer and put on about 20 pounds of muscle,” Brotemarkle said. “He got serious about it, and that’s what you’ve got to be in this sport. You’ve got to be in the best shape of your life.”

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Junior Jessie Crabtree takes the ball downfield at Sunday’s game against Texas A&M at Walton Stadium. MU took the lead early in the game with a goal in the first minute, but lost to the Aggies with a score of 2-4.

Tigers topped

by Aggies 4-2 The game was televised on ESPNU for a national audience.

Zach Miller Staff Writer Although the Missouri football team has earned the right to host ESPN’s College GameDay for the first time, it is not the only team getting national exposure on the ESPN family of networks.

On Sunday, the Missouri women’s soccer team played in front of a national TV audience in a game televised on ESPNU. ESPNU is an ESPN channel devoted purely to collegiate athletics, which broadcasts live soccer games every Sunday.

Missouri mascot Truman and Mini-Mizzou were there to show off school spirit and cheer on the team.

Prior to the game, Missouri coach Bryan Blitz was very excited to have the opportunity to play a home game on national TV. “Its nice to get coverage for our program, and I think it’s a tribute to our tradition and our program and I’m excited about that,” Blitz said.

Missouri lost to No. 7 Texas A&M 4-2, but did not trail in the game until the 69th minute. The Tigers led 1-0 for most of the first half, and also led 2-1 early in the second half.

Despite the loss, Blitz was still very pleased to have the recruiting exposure.

“I think kids would be excited to play here with our attack-oriented style,” Blitz said. “We want to win every game, but I think compared to Friday we made a jump in effort and a jump in how we competed, and that’s who we are, and we want to make sure that comes through if they’re

here in person, or on camera.”

The Tigers and Aggies also played a televised game on ESPNU last season at College Station, when they played to a 4-4 tie. The two teams have combined for 23 goals in their past four matches.

Senior forward Alysha Bonnick, who was on the team last year and is a member of the Canadian National Team, was excited to have another opportunity to play in front of a national audience.

“It’s so exciting,” Bonnick said. “Parents and friends get to see you from home.”

Bonnick also added that playing on TV could have been part of the reason the Tigers were able to get off to such a fast start.

Bonnick scored in the second minute of play to give the Tigers an early lead, a rarity for the team. In seven conference games this season, this was just the second time Missouri scored first.

But getting an opportunity to play on ESPNU might not have been as exciting for anybody as it was for the freshmen, who have never played in a nationally-televised game before.

“It’s really cool,” freshman midfielder Danielle Nottingham said. “I’m glad that we were able to put on a good game to show everyone.”

But Nottingham added that knowing the game was televised did not impact the play on the field.

“You don’t even realize it,” Nottingham said. “Besides the TV timeouts, you don’t even realize that the cameras are there.”

The loss to Texas A&M was the final home game of the season for Missouri. The Tigers finish out the regular season at Baylor and Texas Tech next weekend, and at Iowa State the following weekend.

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