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MU bumps up out-ofstate recruiting efforts CAITLIN SWIECA Reporter As admissions officers work through the applications of high school seniors, MU will see whether its number of outof-state students will continue to rise. According to data from
the registrar, MU’s out-of-state population has grown from 18.5 to 22.8 percent since 2007, with Illinois students making up the majority of the increase. Although Missouri remains the focus of MU’s recruiting efforts, MU also employs fulltime recruiters in the Chicago
and Dallas areas. MU also works heavily in central Illinois and Kansas, with secondary markets that include Minneapolis; Memphis, Tenn.; Tulsa, Okla.; and Omaha, Neb., Senior Associate Director of Admissions Chuck see RECRUIT, page 6
Forsee to take leave of absence UM system President Gary Forsee will take a temporary leave of absence from his position, a news release from the university stated Thursday. The announcement came a few minutes after the UM system Board of Curators met in a special closed session. According to the news release, Forsee’s leave of absence is due to his wife’s recent cancer diagnosis following emergency surgery last week. “I appreciate the board’s under-
standing and support, and Sherry and I appreciate the expressions of care and concern from our many university colleagues and friends around the state,” Forsee said in the news release. Forsee’s authority will be delegated to chancellors and vice presidents during his leave of absence. He asked the board to endorse an additional delegation of power to UM system General Counsel Steve Owens, who will deal with all other matters typi-
cally handled by the president. The special meeting was announced Thursday afternoon. According to the public meeting notice, 24 hours notice of the meeting was both impossible and impractical. As much notice as reasonably possible was given. The curators’ meeting scheduled for Dec. 9 and 10 in St. Louis will still take place as planned. —Travis Cornejo, news editor
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Morgan Matsiga plays the bongos Thursday for the Gaines/Oldham Black Student Center’s Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration. This was his first time playing here since the center’s ribbon-cutting ceremony in 1998.
BCC event launches Kwanzaa celebration GARRETT RICHIE Staff Writer As the fall semester comes to a close, Christmas carols, jingle bells and Santa hats are
commonplace on campus. But on Thursday night, students at the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center gathered to celsee KWANZAA, page 6
Fraternity members charged with stealing decorations GRANT HINDSLE Y/SENIOR STAFF PHOTGRAPHER
The Sigma Nu Fraternity house sits decorated in lights Thursday night on College Avenue. Sigma Nu won the Interfraternity Council’s Holiday Lights Competition.
Sigma Nu wins IFC decorating competition MADELINE O’LEARY Staff Writer Judging for the third annual Interfraternity Council Holiday Lights Competition took place
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Wednesday and Thursday, and, for the third consecutive year, Sigma Nu won first place. Alpha Gamma Sigma and Kappa Alpha Order came in second and third, respectively.
The event began three years ago as a way to encourage togetherness among the fraternities and welcome all comsee LIGHTS, page 6
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The students face felony theft charges. Police arrested two students Tuesday on suspicion of felony theft after more than $500 worth of holiday decorations were stolen from multiple residences in southwest Columbia.
'Twain' to be renovated A new entrance that will open into a lobbey will be part of the new renovations to the 39-yearold residence hall. News, page 3
A Columbia Police Department officer on duty from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. received four reports of stolen decorations Tuesday. The officer sent an e-mail to the department detailing the description of the vehicle used in the thefts, including a license plate number, after a witness reported seeing the see THEFT, page 6
World AIDS Day MU organizations banded together to honor World AIDS Day on Wednesday through a variety of events. Outlook, page 9
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Events Calendar FRIDAY 3 Mizzou Music Day 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fine Arts Building (Whitmore Recital Hall) Monty Python’s Spamalot 7 p.m. Jesse Hall ( Jesse Auditorium)
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Nigel Olin skims through Henry Ford’s “The International Jew” on Thursday night at The Peace Nook. Speaker Jeff Doyle discussed what he saw as fascist views of auto tycoon Henry Ford.
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Mark Twain renovations get green light Jimmy Hibsch Staff Writer The delayed renovations on Mark Twain residence hall will begin in spring 2012, per the UM system Board of Curators’ bond approval last week. “This hall was built in 1965, and you can see it has a need for extensive renovations given the age of that building,” said Nikki Krawitz, UM System vice president of finance and administration, at the Nov. 22 meeting. “It will extend the usable life for at least 30 years.” Since its construction in 1965, Mark Twain hasn’t received any major renovations, Director of Residential Life Frankie Minor said. “Mark Twain is a building that is over 40 years old,” Minor said. “Our sense is that some of these things just needed to be upgraded. We’ve done a great job maintaining them, but after time some things just start to wear out.” Some of the portions of the building Minor is referring to include the exterior of the building itself. A frequent sufferer of water infiltration issues, the residence hall will receive a new exterior skin to combat this problem. “It’s been an annoying problem that we’ve been trying to solve through a number of caulking solutions, but it’s just not working,” Minor said. “In essence, we’re going to put a new outside on the tower portion of the building to deal with those problems.” Another significant change to the building is the relocated entrance, Minor said. Mark Twain’s
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SCHEDULE Following the renovation of Mark Twain in spring 2012, the following residence halls are scheduled for renovation: Wolpers: fall 2012 Johnston: fall 2013 Laws: fall 2014 Lathrop: fall 2015 Jones: fall 2016 Source: Director of Residential Life Frankie Minor
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entrance is located far from the street. This is something Minor said would appear strikingly different to post-renovation residents. “The future students will notice that you enter in a brand-new way,” Minor said. “That kind of cattle chute that you walk up now will be gone. The entrance will be much closer to the street.” After entering the building, according to architectural renderings, students will be in a small foyer area. Then, they can either choose to go left to Mark Twain’s dining hall or walk straight into the residence hall. If the student chooses to take a left, he or she will likely notice more changes, Minor said. Campus Dining Services is funding the $3.175 million in renovations on Mark Twain Market, which lacks interior bathrooms. This will change after the renovations, as will the size and layout of the seating area. The trade-off for the increased dining area, though, is Mark Twain’s pool. Mark Twain is the
MSA approves first Amicus Curiae Amanda Capua Staff Writer First-year law student Phil Raine was approved by the Missouri Students Association on Wednesday night as the organization’s first Amicus Curiae. The position was created by MSA last semester to assist students with handling issues that concern the Office of Student Conduct, MSA Senate Speaker Evan Wood said. “I’ll be advising students as they go through the conduct process,” Raine said. “I’m excited to see what I can do with this position.” Wood said he had been working on adding this position since last spring. “The M-book says you have the right to an adviser when dealing with the Office of Student Conduct,” Wood said. “It made sense for MSA to provide a person for that. " The position was determined by presidential appointment. Wood said he helped MSA President Tim Noce with interviewing the two Amicus Curiae applicants. “Since this is the first time we
were putting someone in this position, we were needing someone to set a precedent and go above and beyond with the position,” Wood said. Both applicants were law students. Wood said being in law school was a positive asset for the applicants to have. After Noce appointed Raine, he still had to be approved by other MSA entities before he could go on with the job. “Phil needed to be approved by the Operations Committee and the full Senate,” Wood said. “He also needed to be trained by the Office of Student Conduct and Student Legal Services.” Before he could be approved by the Senate, Raine had to go through the required training process. “During training, I was shown how to handle cases by Student Legal Services and the Office of Student Conduct,” Raine said. In the future, Raine said he would like to help students by making it unnecessary for students to have to go to the Office of Student Conduct for conduct issues.
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The entrance of Mark Twain residence hall will see new renovations next year after the UM system Board of Curators approved an $18.6 million bond to renovate Mark Twain in spring 2012. The construction on the hall will include the creation of a new entrance. only residence hall with a swimming pool, and it requires frequent maintenance attention. Because of this, Minor said, Residential Life, using input from residents concerning their actual use of the pool, decided it wasn’t necessary to preserve. “I think students get really excited about it when they first see the pool,” Minor said. “Then once they experience what Missouri weather is like, they’re more like, ‘Yeah, we can use it for a couple of weeks in the fall and a couple of
weeks in the spring.’” Feedback such as this sprouted from meetings with Mark Twain’s hall government, Clemens Council. Minor said Residential Life met with the council three times over the past one and a half years. Additional renovations include reducing and replacing the building’s elevators, as well as upgrading bathrooms. Freshman Laura Willenbring, a resident of Mark Twain, said although she loves living in the building, she still sees areas in
need of improvement. She said her biggest concern lies with the bathrooms, but she would also like to see bigger closets and quieter windows. “Something I think that Twain could improve upon is the bathrooms,” Willenbring said. “They are pretty cramped, and the showers are old. But Twain is still a brilliant place regardless of the bad showers, lack of closet space and windows that creak.” The project’s overall budget is $21.7 million, Minor said.
Sigma Pi recolonized Sarah Clancey Staff Writer The Sigma Pi fraternity was re-colonized on campus Nov. 14. In 2009, Sigma Pi did not have enough members to fill its house, but the national organization and alumni decided to restart the group in mid-October. The chapter started on campus in the 1960s and had been active at MU for the last few decades. “We wanted to make a strong community and bring a strong chapter to the University of Missouri community,” Sigma Pi Recruitment Consultant Joe Ruggieri said. Two recruitment consultants will guide the organization through the long process of reestablishment. Sigma Pi requires colonies to go through a program called the Four Degrees of Chartering, Ruggieri said. The program requires members to set up philanthropy events, write a constitution and bylaws, recruit more members and do an Altruistic Campus Experience project, a special Sigma Pi event
that aims to give back to the university. According to the Office of Greek Life website, Sigma Pi is the only social Greek-letter organization that gives back to its host institution in this way. “We want the group to go from a group of guys we’ve recruited to a full-functioning chapter on campus,” Ruggieri said. When the group was re-colonized Nov. 14, new members were pinned and elections for officers were held. Freshman Cooper Craig was elected president of the colony, beating upperclassmen for the position. He said the position comes with a lot of responsibility. “It’s tough to be able to balance everything because there’s a lot of work that goes into it, but at the same time it’s really exciting because this doesn’t happen very often,” Craig said. “It looks like it’s going to be a long ride, but it’ll be fun.” The colony held its first meeting this past Monday and will open its house next semester. The group plans to be involved
right away, and its members are organizing events for the rest of this semester and next semester, Ruggieri said. As the colony is still recruiting new members, Craig is looking for men who can bring something new to the table. “We’re looking for hard-working guys looking to make an impact on campus, at the same time bettering themselves,” he said. “We look for brotherhood and guys who are willing to be a part of that brotherhood.” The colony plans to be reissued a new charter from the national headquarters by the end of this academic year. All current members and members recruited until the charter is reissued will be considered Founding Fathers and will be recognized as active members by the national headquarters. Craig has high hopes for the fraternity’s future at MU. “I hope we can look past the stereotypical view of a fraternity,” he said. “I hope we can have a good effect on campus, and everyone knows Sigma Pi as a good thing.”
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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 Monday, Nov. 29 Justin Davis, 19, of 915 Hitt St., on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana Maxwell S. Ohara, 19, of DefoeGraham Hall, on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Tuesday, Nov. 30 Steven J. Hsieh, 20, of 809 S. Providence Road, on suspicion of driving with a suspended license Wednesday, Dec. 1 Joshua W. Horwitz, 20, of 901 Tiger Ave., on suspicion of possession of false identification —Ally McEntire, staff writer
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Tyler R. Bowers, 21, of 364 Chris Drive, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident Benjamin A. Burkett, 17, of Sturgeon, on suspicion of theft Corey M. Davis, 25, of 7485 Demaret Drive, on suspicion of deceiving a law enforcement officer Saterika N. Miller, 23, of 203 Anita Court, on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault Tuesday, Nov. 30 Alexander A. Hanson, 18, of 500 S. College Ave., on suspicion of theft Jackson R. Hobbs, 19, of 500 S. College Ave., on suspicion of theft Wednesday, Dec. 1 Othman Mustafa, 19, of 1209 Pierpoint Meadows Road, on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia Gabriel I. Harper, 22, of 2300 Parker St., on suspicion of obstructing government operations —Allison Prang, staff writer If you have information on these crimes, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 875-TIPS. All calls are confidential. If a court authority later proves innocence of a charge stated in the Blotter, contact The Maneater to request an updated entry.
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Cigarette dispute leads to domestic assault Police say the suspect bit and hit his ex-wife during the altercation.
A Columbia man was arrested over the weekend on charges that he hit and bit his exwife over a pack of cigarettes. Officers were dispatched at 2:10 p.m. Sunday to 1402 Court St. for a disturbance. A dispatcher told the officers Charles Silvey was involved in a physical fight in the house, Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said. Following the incident, 24-year-old Charles D. Silvey of Columbia was arrested on three different assault charges. “In particular, he assaulted a female there who is his ex-wife,” Wieneke said. “It looks like he hit her and bit her. He had also threatened some other people there and punched a male victim in the head, arm and wrist.” One of the officers had dealt with Silvey before and knew he had a history of violence. Three officers went inside the
house and found three people in the back bedroom. “It sounds like they had been screaming and yelling and fighting physically,” Wieneke said. Witnesses and victims said the fight had been ongoing throughout the day between the people in the residence. Silvey had been agitated all day because he thought someone stole his cigarettes, Wieneke said. Silvey was arrested at the scene for second-degree domestic assault and thirddegree assault, a charge that was enhanced because he had at least two past charges, Wieneke said. Second-degree domestic assault is a class C felony and is defined as attempts to knowingly cause physical injury to a family or household member or an adult who is or has been in a continuing romantic relationship with the perpetrator. Third degree assault is a class D felony and is defined as attempting to cause or recklessly cause physical injury to another person.
Both victims declined medical attention. At the time of his arrest, Silvey complained of some medical issues, including minor abrasions on his chest from one of the other people there. Per CPD policy, the police transferred Silvey to the hospital that afternoon. He was released from the hospital at 2 a.m. Monday and returned to CPD custody. Silvey has been charged with other crimes in the past, including assault, domestic assault, property damage and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver’s license. The 13th Circuit Judicial Court of Missouri issued a child protection order against Silvey in April 2009. Silvey ’s bond was set at $9,500. —Sally French, staff writer
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MU partners with Shasun Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Travis Cornejo News Editor MU celebrated its partnership with Shasun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. to create a new drug development company Thursday with a ribboncutting ceremony. “This journey started about six or seven years ago, when (professor) Kattesh (Katti) came to my office when I was chairman of radiology and said, ‘Bob, we got to get into nanomedicine. That’s where the future is,’” MU School of Medicine Dean Robert Churchill said. Michael Nichols, UM system vice president of research and economic development, said it seemed like only yesterday when Katti came to him saying, “I want to start this new company: Nanoparticle Biochem.” According to a news release, Shasun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is one of the world’s leading providers of ibuprofen and will join MU to develop promising new prostate cancer treatments using gold nanoparticles created at MU. Prostate cancer is the second most deadly cancer for men. It is estimated that one in six U.S. men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer within his lifetime. “Shasun is a global player in the field of pharmaceuticals,” Katti said. “They basically cure almost everybody’s headache, because they are the largest manufacturer
of ibuprofen.” Katti is a Curator’s Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Physics. He is also a Margaret Proctor Mulligan Distinguished Professor in Medical Research. Katti said Shasun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. symbolizes perfectionism at its best. “And from what Kattesh has shared with me about the research that is going on across this campus, this university is clearly a leader in nanotechnology,” Shasun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Founding Director Abhaya Kumar said. Professor Raghuraman Kannan said Shasun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is not investing solely in the Katti and Kannan team, but in the Katti and Kannan team that works at MU. Kannan is the Michael J. and Sharon R. Bukstein Distinguished Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research, director of the Nanoparticle Production Core Facility and an assistant professor of radiology. They have been studying their new treatment for more than five years. Little to no toxic side effects have resulted due to the study. “This kind of research is really the fourth leg in the stool,” Nichols said. “They talk about three legs in the stool — the fourth leg is research. And we need to make sure we put that out front at all times.” Nichols said although the investment of resources is large, so is the
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Professor Kattesh Katti, professor Raghuraman Kannan and Shasun Director Abhaya Kumar cut the ribbon for the new drug development company. The company is a collaboration between MU and Shasun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. potential benefit: high tech jobs in communities such as Columbia around the world. “It can result in substantial sales and benefits back to the university and the state,” Nichols said. “One may not know, but MU researchers are responsible for nine out of the top 10 licensed products coming from the area of
Campus groups wrapped up in holiday giving More than 30 groups will adopt a household. Tony Puricelli Staff Writer Almost 100 families will be adopted during the holidays due to the efforts of dozens of MU organizations. The groups are all working through the Voluntary Action Center to be paired up with a family who in turn provides a wish list. “The university is responsible for many of the families that we sign up through our program,” said Marissa Todd, project director and Christmas Board leader for the VAC. “We get a lot of academic departments that adopt families. There are different student services offices, different student organizations and many of the fraternities and sororities.” The VAC helps more than 1,100 families every year through this program, Todd said. This year, 1,129 have signed up. “We have 10 days of sign-ups in which the families can come, and they have to provide certain information to prove that they’re eligible for the program,” Todd said. “If they qualify, then we match them with sponsors after the sign-up period is over.” The athletics department, in particular, is sponsoring 18 families this year. “We’ve partnered to adopt several families as an athletic depart-
ment,” athletics department spokesman Chad Moller said. “Most of our sport programs have also decided on their own to adopt families as well.” Moller said the athletics department has participated in this program for several years, during which time it has expanded its total donations quite a bit. “We feel good that it’s a really important effort that we’re all working to try and help out people who are having tough times or just need a little help over the holiday season,” Moller said. Lindsey Hunter, a graduate assistant in the Total Person Program, said teams such as basketball and gymnastics have been adopting families for years. This idea has taken root and now involves the entire athletics department. “It’s really nice that most of our athletes are so involved in the community,” Hunter said. “They’re blessed for sure. So they definitely want to give back, and this is one way in which they can do that.” The Student Athletic Advisory Council, which consists of two students from each sport, decided to participate in this forum of holiday giving. The actual donations will vary between teams, Hunter said. For example, the football team will provide mostly monetary donations and smaller teams, such as tennis, will purchase items from their families’ wish lists. “This really makes us take a look and say, ‘Not everybody gets what we get during Christmas
time,’” Hunter said. “So, it’s good to see the teams lobbying together to provide a good Christmas for a family.” Many student groups have also taken the initiative to adopt a family. After someone in her class suggested the idea, third-year law student Katie Doll decided to spearhead the effort of about 22 law students to adopt a family for the holidays. “Maybe for everyone, but especially in law school, exams sort of swallow up the whole Christmas season,” Doll said. “It was just fun and nice to think about something other than school.” Doll said one highlight of the experience was when she and her group went shopping at midnight Black Friday and ended up doubling the amount of gifts they were able to purchase with the money they had collected. “We had a party and wrapped all the presents last night,” Doll said. “So, it’s just a nice way to actually remember this Christmas.” Doll will graduate in May, but she said she believes this is the start of a new tradition for the class, Life Skills for Lawyers, which will likely continue to adopt families in the future. “Because our sponsors are so generous, our families are able to have gifts for their children to open on Christmas day,” Todd said. “Sponsors are also asked to provide food for the family meal. So, they’re able to have a nice Christmas dinner and their children have a nice holiday.”
radio pharmaceuticals.” Vice Chancellor for Research Rob Duncan said he thinks this is an opportunity to do something of paramount importance to the U.S. economy. “This deal reverses outsourcing,” Duncan said. “This deal brings major investment capital (and) brilliant scientific collaborators from India to work closely with us
here in the Midwest to create new high-end jobs.” Shasun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. was incorporated in 1976. Its headquarters are in Chennai, India. It is responsible for manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients and exports pharmaceutical products to various countries across Europe and North America.
Students thank troops for military service Allison Prang Staff Writer Partisan politics were the last things on the minds of the Mizzou College Republicans and MU College Democrats as they worked together in support of American troops overseas Tuesday. Members of the two groups came together to support the troops by encouraging students to sign Christmas cards outside the Student Center. College R epublican s Chairwoman Sophie Mashburn said the Republicans asked the College Democrats if they wanted to work together in purchasing Christmas cards for soldiers and table the cards outside for students to stop by and sign. The event was a part of the Red Cross’ “Holiday Mail for Heroes Program,” which encourages people to send in Christmas cards for troops in Afghanistan and Iraq until Dec. 10, according to its website. According to the Red Cross’ website, the “Holiday Mail for Heroes” program invites anyone to send in cards for Red Cross employees to deliver to soldiers, their families and veterans all around the world. “The goal was to get Mizzou students involved in spreading Christmas cheer to our troops because they don’t get to be home with their families,” Mashburn said. Mashburn said around 97 percent of the cards purchased
by the College Republicans and Democrats were signed by MU students. She said they were only able to purchase 150 cards due to lack of funding and time. Mashburn has set next year’s goal at 1,000 cards and plans on getting more publicity about the event ahead of time to increase student awareness of the opportunity. “Because it was so freezing cold, it was really hard to catch people’s attention,” Mashburn said. “They were happy to do it.” College Democrats Secretary Matt Tharp and Treasurer Greg Young helped Mashburn and worked together to set up the event and show students both organizations are supportive of American troops. “It was really cool,” Tharp said. “Sophie went ahead and approached us to partner up with them a month or two ago. It was fun.” Tharp said the College Democrats are looking forward to working with the College Republicans more in the future and next semester on charity events and other community services. “That’s something I definitely want to do a lot more of,” Young said of working with the College Republicans. “It’s also just a good thing to do in general. We want to do something that helps our American military, which is something we both support.”
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THEFT: The stolen RECRUIT: High school property exceeded $500 graduation rates expected to drop Continued from page 1 car. That night, another officer on duty from 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. found a vehicle with the same license place number parked outside of the Sigma Chi fraternity house, CPD spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said in an e-mail. Two CPD officers then went in the house to interview sophomore Jackson Hobbs and freshman Alexander Hanson of Sigma Chi, who admitted they had stolen the decorations in question. Hobbs, 19, and Hanson, 18, turned the decorations over to the police. They told officers they were planning on putting the decorations up at their fraternity.
Hobbs and Hanson were charged with a felony because the amount of property stolen exceeded $500, Wieneke said. “Once they arrested them and took them to the police department, the officer asked the two suspects if they’d be willing to show them where they stole the Christmas decorations from,” she said. “So the two suspects offered to go in the patrol car with the officer.” CPD was able to contact four of the burglarized residences and the decorations have since been returned, Wieneke said in an e-mail. The other two residences have been contacted. — Allison Prang, staff writer
LIGHTS: Houses were judged on creativity Continued from page 1 munity members and fraternity brothers to enjoy holiday festivities. “There isn’t a lot of interaction between the various chapters aside from Greek Week,” IFC Spokesman Danny Ritz said. “The Holiday Lights Competition is a fun way to promote unity. All chapters are invited to look at other houses. The guys rarely get the chance to see other fraternity houses.” Aside from engaging in friendly competition, IFC President Brandon Green said, the fraternities unified behind the same cause: to make the community look festive. However, philanthropy has also been an integral theme in years past, and this year was no different. “Last year the fraternities participated in a canned food drive,” Green said. “This year they’ll be collecting containers of creamy peanut butter for the (Central Missouri) food bank. We wanted to spice things up and make the event more philanthropic.” Each fraternity was required to raise a minimum of 25 containers of creamy peanut butter just to participate in the competition, IFC Vice President of Programming Marty Krueger said. Green said the amount of peanut butter raised by each fraternity was one of a few determining factors for the victor of the Holiday Lights Competition. “Houses are also judged by the creativity of the decorations on the exterior of the house and the creativity of the interior decorations,” Green said. Office of Greek Life graduate assistant Stacie Baker, Office of Leadership Development graduate assistant Brittany Perrin and Wellness Resource Center Director Kim Dude determined the winning house. “I’ve always enjoyed driving past the houses and admiring
the beautiful lights,” Dude said. “As far as the unity aspect is concerned, the decorations are a nice gesture toward the entire Columbia community.” Dude said as far as interior decorations were concerned, neatness was an important aspect. She also said she preferred the outdoor lights, where more people could admire them. “I also like seeing Hanukkah and Christmas decorations together to add a little diversity,” Dude said. “The winning house is awarded bragging rights, a traveling wreath, Buffalo Wild Wings for finals food and all participants will receive Gumby’s pizza,” said Kyle Tibbles, IFC vice president of risk management. Preparation for the event varied from chapter to chapter. On average, most of the fraternities began decorating at the beginning of this week and spent three or four days working, Ritz said. Kyle Richter, of Sigma Nu, said he and around 40 of his brothers began decorating on Sunday and spent four to five hours working on the display each day until Thursday night. “None of the decorations that are on the ground went up until tonight,” Richter said. “Wednesday night guys from the fraternities sat out on their porches until about 7:30 in the morning to keep watch and make sure nothing got stolen.” Complete with red and white lights of varying size, a Santa Claus, wreaths and a tree made from strands of lights with presents under it, the men of Sigma Nu spent around $450 on new decorations alone, Richter said. “It’s always nice to see the houses and how into it the fraternities get,” Tibbles said. “They really get in the holiday spirit and show what they can do."
Continued from page 1 May said. MU’s growing efforts in other states began as a reaction to trends in high school graduates. “Several years ago, admissions was well aware that the population of high school graduates was going to decrease in 2011,” Chicago Regional Admissions Representative Jennifer Buxton said. “As a result, they have actively worked to find ways to alleviate a large decrease at enrollment at Mizzou. One of the ways we have looked at counteracting this issue is by increasing our presence in the surroundings states.” This expanded presence has allowed MU’s representatives to form personal relationships with prospective students. “We have the flexibility to meet with students and families at their high schools, college fairs, a Starbucks for coffee and occasionally in their home for dinner,” Buxton said. “It allows us to create more of a privateschool approach to recruitment in terms of attention and making Mizzou feel like a family.” Recruitment Coordinator Dusty Barker said MU’s on-campus tactics have remained the same.
“What we’re doing now is what we’ve always done,” Barker said. “We’re extremely welcoming, and when people get to campus, they can see that we want them here. We take pride in our visit and making sure that they have a good time.” May attributed the growing interest from other states to a combination of MU’s academics and atmosphere. “I think our size and the breadth and depth of our degree programs is a huge draw for students,” May said. “We have a very diverse offering of degree programs, which is a very good selling point. Once students visit, our campus shows very well. The faculty they meet with during their campus visit are very interested in the students, and the students find them to be engaging.” Barker cites MU’s location as another appeal to students looking for the right fit. “Columbia has been ranked as one of the top college towns for several years now,” Barker said. “That sort of stuff means a lot to students. If they visit, they can see that Columbia is an awesome community for student culture.” MU students spreading wordof-mouth might also be a con-
tributor to the trend. “You can’t beat people hearing about where their friends are going to school,” Barker said. “If you’re happy with what you’re doing, and you still have friends in high school, you’re going to tell them about it.” Low out-of-state tuition and available scholarships at MU are also cited as a reason for the influx of students from other states, particularly students in Illinois. “While out-of-state schools are traditionally a much higher cost than a resident’s in-state equivalent, this is not the case for us with Illinois students,” Buxton said. “While our out-ofstate tuition is one of the highest in the Big 12 conference, we are a bargain compared to other Big 10 schools. Our outof-state tuition is roughly the same as what students would pay to stay in state and attend the University of Illinois.” In this year’s application process, applications from Illinois are up by about 500. It remains to be seen how long the trend will continue. “Realistically, we all know it will plateau at some point, we’re just hoping that’s not going to happen for a while,” Buxton said.
BCC: Kwanzaa originated in 1966 Continued from page 1 ebrate another major winter holiday. Kwanzaa is a Pan-African holiday that has been celebrated annually since it was conceived and developed by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, sophomore Kaylan Holloway said. “Kwanzaa is traditionally celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1,” Holloway said. “Each day is focused on Nguzo Saba or the Seven Principles derived from the Swahili phrase ‘matunda ya kwanza’ which means ‘first fruits.’” The pre-Kwanzaa celebration offered a history of Kwanzaa mixed with poetry readings, singing, a candlelighting ceremony, African musical presentations and a soul food dinner to end the night. Sophomore LySaundra Campbell, who emceed the event, explained the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa during the candle-lighting ceremony. The seven principles are: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. Campbell explained the meaning of Imani, the seventh
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principle. “Last at seven we have Imani, which means ‘faith,’” Campbell said. “Believing in our people, our families, our educators, our leaders and the righteousness of the African struggle.” After the candle lighting, two instrumental performances displayed the musical talents of St. Louis resident Nigel Thomas and MU alumni Morgan Matsiga. Thomas gave a short presentation on the steel drum before playing an interpretation of “Under the Sea” from “The Little Mermaid” and then UB40’s “Red Red Wine.” Matsiga, a percussionist from the local group Universal Drum Appeal, earned two master’s degrees from MU and hosts a radio show called “Motherland Jam” on KOPN/89.5 FM. He performed an interactive African percussion piece that invited audience members to try out the different instruments. After introducing a number of his African instruments including bongos, congas and an African talking drum, Matsiga played a demonstrative piece on the instruments before allowing volunteers to drum along to a rhythm
clapped out by the rest of the audience. Matsiga then ended the night with a history of the BCC. “A long time ago, student organizations on campus used to demonstrate right in front of the quadrangle just to have the funding secured for this wonderful state-of-the-art facility,” he said. As a student who attended MU prior to the building’s development, he encouraged students to appreciate the facility that so many students demonstrated for in the past. “We cannot take this for granted,” he said. “We have a wonderful thing here. Take advantage of it and try to learn as much as you can about the motherland. That’s what Kwanzaa is all about.” As the night ended, students gathered to talk and share a meal with the presenters and each other. Holloway said Kwanzaa is a holiday that brings together Africans and African-Americans of all faiths and backgrounds. “Kwanzaa seeks to enforce a connectedness to African cultural identity and is a focal point for the gathering of the African peoples to reflect on the seven principles that have sustained Africans,” he said.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010
ConXXions benefits women at risk MARIE MANDELBERG Staff Writer
The Asian Christian Fellowship women’s group ConXXions held a fundraiser for Women At Risk International, or WAR, Int’l, on Wednesday and Thursday, selling jewelry, purses, scarves and pajama pants. WAR, Int’l is a nonprofit organization meant to help women across the world with any number of issues ranging from domestic violence to natural disasters to sexual exploitation. The organization not only rescues women from these dangerous situations, but it also protects and supports the women in their lives after the rescue by providing shelter in safe houses across the world. “Women At Risk, International unites and educates women to create circles of protection and hope around women at risk through culturally sensitive, value-added intervention projects,” according to the WAR, Int’l website. WAR, Int’l has programs in 19
different countries, including the United States. “I think a lot of students could be more educated about social injustices like this and just learn more about what’s going on overseas with a lot of things we don’t hear about here,” ConXXions member Asha Xu said. The jewelry sold was made by women in safe houses in Nepal and Thailand who were rescued from sexual slavery. WAR Int’l not only sells jewelry, but also home décor, clothing, cards and toys. WAR Int’l sells three different kinds of products: preventive, supportive and curative. The preventive products are made by at-risk women who wanted to save themselves from a life of trafficking. Supportive products are sold to help financially support WAR Int’l and reach more women across the world. Curative products are made by rescued women who make a living off the products they create and sell. Ninety percent of the profit from the sale goes directly back to the women, and that money
goes toward paying for education, medical care, job training and other various services. “WAR is an amazing organization that gives love and hope to women around the world who need it, and if we as servers can in any way support them and encourage them, we should,” ACF member Christy Lee said. Every semester, ConXXions takes on a humanitarian project to help other communities. “One of our main goals in Asian Christian Fellowship is to outreach and share Christ’s love through community,” Lee said. According to its website, War Int’l is staffed by passionate Christians who want to help atrisk women. But, the organization does not limit who they help based on religion. “Our point of view is that Christianity isn’t something that should be there Sunday morning,” Xu said. “It should be everywhere in their lives.” Lee said she understands it might be difficult for college students to donate large amounts of
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Asha Xu and Adam Leong of The Asian Christian Fellowship sell jewelry and other accessories at the MU Student Center on Thursday afternoon. The booth was set up to raise money for Women at Risk, International. money, but even little amounts can make a big difference. Lee also said she hopes students will come away with a better understanding of this important issue. “Many people in modern soci-
ety do not realize how common human trafficking is and see it only in movies and television,” Lee said. “It’s extremely common in our country as well, more than one would assume.”
Last lecture in diversity series Wheelchair tour of discusses adolescent smoking campus planned American Indians have the highest smoking rate. LAUREN BALE Staff Writer The “Diversity in Action: Bridging Research and Practice” series presented its final lecture of the semester Thursday, with a presentation by ManSoo Yu, assistant professor in the School of Social Work. Yu spoke about his extensive research on the similarities and differences in adolescent smoking behaviors in different racial and ethnic groups. Yu also presented his findings on the factors that contribute to adolescent smoking. Yu said he hopes his research will help solve the high levels of nicotine addiction in adolescents of certain ethnic groups, including American Indian, Asian and black people. “My research goal is to eliminate the health disparities among different segments of the population in terms of gender, age and ethnic and racial groups,” Yu said. Yu wrote his doctoral dissertation on the alcohol consumption and illegal drug use prevalent in American Indian youth. “American Indian youth have the highest levels of drug use than any other racial group,” Yu said. According to Yu, environmental, social and personal factors all contribute to an adolescent’s decision to smoke, and the social conditions of American Indian reservations might be the reason for the high smoking rates among American Indian teens. “Adolescents living on reservations are more likely to have some family issues and have limited access to services and are more likely to smoke than
American Indian adolescents living in urban environments,” Yu said. School of Social Work professor Judith Davenport said her experience working with American Indian teenagers was one of the reasons she decided to attend the lecture. “I have an interest and a background in working with American Indians and also with several other ethnic groups and cultures, so I was very much interested in the topic, and I wanted to get some new information of what is out there,” Davenport said. According to Davenport, high drug use by American Indian teenagers has been a problem for many years. “I think things are improving from my experiences on working and living on reservations, and things are changing, but it’s clearly still a problem,” Davenport said. Yu also presented his information on the smoking habits of other ethnic groups. According to Yu, Asian smokers are more likely than non-Asian smokers to have family members who smoke. Yu also studied the percentages of Caucasian and black smokers and classified them into groups of experimental smokers, occasional smokers and regular smokers. Yu found 17 percent of Caucasians fall under the experimental smoker category, and 22.8 percent of black people fill the same category. But 7 percent of Caucasians can be considered occasional smokers, and 5.7 percent of black people occasionally smoke. As for regular smokers, 2 percent of black people fill the category, and 8.4 percent of Caucasians join them. Yu said individual, social and environmental factors all contribute to an adolescent’s deci-
DIVERSITY IN ACTION There will be four presentations during the spring 2011 semester. Rurality and Health
Noon, Feb. 10, S206 Memorial Union Kay Libbus
Women's representation in Latin American legislatures Noon, March 10, S206 Memorial Union Leslie Schwindt-Bayer
Immigrant women and medical anthropology Noon, April 14, S206 Memorial Union Rebecca Martinez
Mexican Americans
Noon, May 4, S206 Memorial Union Lisa Flores
Source: Chancellor's Diversity Initiative website
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sion to begin smoking. “A lack of encouragement from family members and friends to stop smoking are barriers that stop someone from quitting,” Yu said. Yu said he hopes his research will help to decrease high smoking rates among teenagers. “We need to work together to establish culturally appropriate smoking cessation and prevention efforts through research, blending and practice,” Yu said. Lecture coordinator Yuan Gao said the purpose of the diversity lecture series was to create a way for MU professors to share research and solve societal problems. “Our original intention was for graduate students and faculty members to come attend the talks and enlighten their own research in similar fields,” Gao said. “However, I’ve noticed there are a lot of undergraduates who come too, and I think it’s great because you can expand the information you learn in the classroom.” Davenport said she believed the goal of the lectures had been achieved, and she found the presentation beneficial. “I feel that I’m taking a lot of information with me that I’ll be able to think about and use in the future,” Davenport said.
JIMMY HIBSCH Staff Writer As its first ever outreach event, the newly created MU Student Exceptions group is hosting a wheelchair tour of campus Dec. 9. “We’ve been tossing around different awareness ideas, and this is something we think is going to help,” graduate student Gina Ceylan said. In June, Lee Henson, MU’s Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, took administrators on a wheelchair tour of campus. This spurred MUSE’s implementation of the idea, Ceylan said. “We heard about it and we were like, ‘Hey, that’s a great idea. We should try something like that,’” Ceylan said. Senior Steven Denney is a member of MUSE and he uses a wheelchair. He said he is excited to see how students react to traveling via wheelchair. “I’d like to see people notice how hard it is for people like me to get around,” Denney said. “Not everything is handicapaccessible.” The tour will begin on Lowry Mall. University Hospital lent four wheelchairs for the event, but Ceylan said the group might obtain more. After departing Lowry Mall, the tour will travel to Ellis Library, Jesse Hall, Pickard Hall and Middlebush Hall before returning to Lowry. “There are different things about each of those places that are really challenging to navigate,” Ceylan said. “But of course people can opt out at any time if they get tired.” Denney said MUSE not only encourages students to participate, but faculty and administration as well. “A big part of our group is education and awareness,” Denney said. “We would real-
ly like to get faculty or anyone from administration to try it, along with students. We’d like to show them what kinds of difficulties we go through.” Because of the tour’s length, Ceylan said participants might have to wait a while for their turn. But in the meantime, she said participants will be available to answer questions. Participants can also experience life as a blind or visually impaired student, with goggles, canes and blindfolds that will be made available. “This stuff is good, but putting a blindfold on a sighted person isn’t really the same,” Ceylan said. “It gives them sort of more of an idea, though.” A visually impaired student herself, Ceylan said she feels campus is fairly simple to navigate. “I don’t really have any problems navigating, but that’s because I have a lot of experience,” Ceylan said. “It is difficult, though, when I have to go somewhere new, and I don’t know where I’m supposed to go.” What she said many blind or visually impaired students struggle with is participating in class, whereas students with wheelchairs have a harder time getting to class. “Since we’re having this big push for universally designed education, we need to improve peoplw’s awareness of universally designed architecture as well,” Ceylan said. She said she hopes the event will facilitate interaction among students with and without disabilities. “We don’t want to be like, ‘Hey, look how hard our lives are. Feel sorry for us. We want your pity,’” Ceylan said. “We don’t want their pity. We want their acceptance and their help to make things better.”
Friday, December 3, 2010
outlook
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Left, Right and Center
Ethan Simonds Politics Columnist
Sales taxes a smart move
In the weeks leading up to the state election, there was a lot of talk about the proposed increase in cigarette taxes. In fact, the issue is going to be one of the main ones brought up at the upcoming legislative meeting. What I like is that the new taxes imposed would also include a state sales tax. I think sales taxes are one of the fastest ways to raise money for a government, considering the federal income tax receipts amount to 19 percent of GDP no matter the level of income tax. It serves as a reminder of the power states still wield. Some lament the loss of states’ rights, but it is on issues such as these we see the authority they do have to self-govern — to one degree or another. It shows the conservative Missourians who helped push the national tide in the recent elections, at least for the moment, their chosen leaders are getting off on the right foot. Whether the initiatives succeed is another question. It reminds Missourians that regardless of how they feel about what the federal government, there is still a great deal of progress that can be made in state governments. What is it that makes government on the state level more efficient? The fact the federal government deals with vastly larger-scale issues comes to mind. But it begs the question: What if the federal government only dealt with largescale issues? What if matters of tax, of same-sex marriage, of health care, education, food and drug policies were handled almost solely on the state level? Perhaps that same efficiency that thrives on the state level could also serve to kick-start a sputtering nation. Perhaps those issues and numerous others would, if handled on the state level, better reflect the will of the respective states. Perhaps Americans would begin to see their opinions sparking change, for better or worse. Maybe if they could begin to really feel like their votes counted, they would be more inclined to participate in the process. And the cycle continues. Such a transition is more or less out of reach for America, and many would say this is for the better. As it stands, a great deal of the policies adopted across America are in line with the federal plan. The influence of the federal government is necessary in such a large democracy, and its progression to its current level of supervision was natural. At times, it seems as though the federal government is involved in everything. Most of the time, it’s there to make sure Americans make the safe choice, and that is a great benefit to have. But I don’t think the states would make too many unsafe decisions if given more decisions to make. In fact, I think many of them would be eerily similar if not the same. But regardless of whether it would work, it is still not an option today with the way the country has progressed. So though it is a relative impossibility, it is nice to be reminded every once in a while that states’ rights are not all gone. The proposed cigarette and sales taxes were the latest reminder for me and I hope to see more in the future.
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MU AIDS Day raises awareness Lauren Bale Staff Writer Wednesday marked the 23rd annual World AIDS Day, which was observed locally with events planned by five organizations in the hope of educating the community on the HIV virus. Rain-Central Missouri, Trail to a Cure, Sexual Health Advocate Peer Education, MU Student Health Center and the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services began preparing for the global day of observation, which is devoted to raising awareness. The day was successful. Events included free HIV testing both on campus and at the Rain office, decorating squares for an MU AIDS Day quilt and a memorial service followed by a candlelight vigil on Ninth and Broadway. This is the first year Rain has teamed up with other local organizations in preparation for World AIDS Day. Rain Executive Director Cale Mitchell said the help from additional organizations resulted in more opportunities to educate the community. “What is different this year is that we have partnered with other organizations to do a better job at getting the word out about the event,” Mitchell said. “This year, we brought in additional partners to plan and increase participation.” Rain Case Manager Dustin Hampton said one goal of World AIDS Day is to create a greater understanding of the effects and the prevalence of HIV on a local level. “It’s a time for us to get together and remember those we’ve lost to HIV and AIDS and to remember HIV is very present and impacts many people here in our community,” Hampton said. Hampton also said according to the odds, everyone knows someone who is infected with HIV. Rain intern Liz Andrews echoed Hampton’s words during her speech at the remembrance service. “AIDS is often a story told by numbers,” Andrews said.
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The World AIDS Day worship service was held Wednesday in the A.P. Green Chapel. Following the service there was a candlelight vigil for AIDS victims downtown. AIDS is responsible for the death of 8,000 people a day and affects 40 million people worldwide. AIDS continues to spread in part because one in five people with HIV or AIDS does not realize he or she has the virus, she said. Despite the prevalence of AIDS, Hampton said the disease continues to be heavily stigmatized by society. “We see people that are afraid to tell their friends, families or let anyone know that they have HIV,” Hampton said. “We see people who have lost their jobs even recently because their employers found out they have HIV and people that are afraid to come into the Rain office because they don’t want to be associated with the organization.” Rain is working hard to fight the stigma associated with AIDS through education, which Hampton said is the best way to end stigma of any kind. “The best way to fight stigma is to educate people that everyone is affected in some way, shape or form by the virus and anyone can be infected,” Hampton said. Mitchell said he hopes this years World
AIDS Day will continue to increase understanding and awareness of the disease. “I would like to remind people that the conversation still needs to be happening,” Mitchell said. “HIV, though it is managed, has not gone away. We need to educate everyone about the disease.” Attendees of the memorial service and candlelight vigil came either by chance or out of a personal connection to the disease. MU sophomore Tyler Ledsen said he was unaware of the night’s events until he walked by the A.P. Green Chapel on the MU campus. “I came upon this all by chance,” Ledsen said. “I don’t know that much about AIDS so I thought I’d stick around and see what they had to say.” Columbia resident Keith Martin attended the events because of his own personal experiences with the virus. “I’ve been living with HIV for 25 years, and I think it’s important to make the community aware that we’re still here,” Martin said. “We’re normal people just like everybody else.”
Police chief responds to recommendations Kelsey Maffett Staff Writer Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton responded to the Citizens Police Review Board on Wednesday, issuing a statement contrary to the board’s most recent decision. On Nov. 10, CPRB ruled by a 6-2 margin in favor of complainant Derek Billups, who alleged CPD Officer Nathan Turner used excessive force when restraining him outside a local nightclub last December. The board’s Nov. 17 letter said it recognized officers are often required to make quick decisions in escalating situations, but it still felt Turner approached Billups in the wrong way. “It was Officer Turner’s haste to handcuff Mr. Billups that escalated tension, added uncertainty and forced the situation to evolve rapidly,” the letter stated. “The Board believes that a reasonable officer on the scene would have exercised restraint and simply asked what the problem was before aggressively using force to handcuff the presumed source of a disturbance who was not engaged in disruptive behavior at the time.” CPD spokeswoman Jessie Haden said
Burton is not required to respond to the CPRB recommendation, but she said his goal is to be as open as possible. In his letter, Burton said the CPRB investigation covered too much ground and should have only focused on whether Turner deliberately caused Billups’ fall or if it came as a result of Billups’ resistance. “The Board’s decision to expand their review in this case and their subsequent findings, has caused confusion on the part of Columbia Police Officers (sic),” the letter states. CPRB member Steve Weinberg said he disagrees with Burton and said the investigation had to cover more than just the fall to the ground. “Surely he knows that the investigation by his own Internal Affairs unit covered much more ground than that,” Weinberg said in an e-mail. “The sergeant who conducted the investigation looked closely at Turner’s behavior before both men ended up on the ground.” Haden said CPRB’s latest finding was not based in law or procedure. “It’s somewhat arbitrary,” she said. “They didn’t like the way Turner handled the situation, but what he did was within policy.”
Haden said Turner’s reputation has been unnecessarily tarnished because of the CPRB complaint. “Officer Turner violated no law or procedure, and now his name has been dragged through the mud,” Haden said. “That’s not fair, and it’s not okay.” Burton said the CPRB ruling makes it difficult for police officers to judge their own actions. “To second guess the officer’s tactical decisions in a dynamic and rapidlyevolving situation by creating an arbitrary standard after the fact creates an impossible, decision-making quandry for all of our police officers,” the letter stated. Burton’s letter stated CPD is open to all policy suggestions from the board, but the CPRB rulings must be made on the base of policies and procedures as they exist at the time. Haden said the board’s decision makes it harder for officers to make quick decisions. “If they didn’t like the way he handled this situation, how do we know that they’ll like what we do tomorrow or next week?” Haden said. “We’re trying to follow procedure, which is what the citizenry expects of us.”
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MOVE
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 13
THE KEY TO YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
Forever
fine-tuning jazz
*
Joey Calderazzo has been working on his jazz career since he was 17.
IN THIS ISSUE ASIAN CUISINE:
review + We Columbia's
newest Vietnamese restaurant, Saigon Bistro.
KEEP ON GROWING:
+ November might be
over, but it doesn't mean you need to shave.
HOLY BOOKS, BATMAN!:
new + Apublisher in
town looks to publish undiscovered Columbian authors.
PREVIEW
Jazz musician combines Beethoven with The Beatles * Jazz pianist Joey Calderazzo will play Dec. 5 at Murry’s. For jazz pianist Joey Calderazzo, music has always been a part of his life. The piano first struck a chord with the musician when his childhood friend took up the instrument. “My next door neighbor played the piano and always had to practice, so instead of going home I’d stay and watch him practice,” Calderazzo said. “I thought it was something I could do too, so at about eight I asked to take piano lessons.” At the age of 17, Calderazzo got his foot in the door of the music industry by sitting in with New York jazz musicians. “I would go to jam sessions, or I would have a friend that played with somebody and let me sit in with them,” Calderazzo said. “I played wherever they let me play.” The jazz aficionado has since experienced an
impressive amount of success, performing with Michael Brecker, the Branford Marsalis Quartet and the Joey Calderazzo Trio. The musician creates a collective sound, combining influences as varied as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Wynton Kelly and Beethoven. “My music is a collage of everything I’ve listened to,” Calderazzo said. “I kind of try to steal the best stuff I can and make it my own.” Calderazzo attempts to reinvent songs by incorporating his personal style. “We all have a personality,” Calderazzo said. “You could get five guys or five women or a combination of both that will play the same idea differently. That’s kind of the goal, so there are certain ways that I attack the piano or a certain sound that I try to achieve on the piano.”
The pianist thrives on performing live and feeding off his fellow musicians on stage. “When performing live, there’s a certain kind of energy that can’t be replaced,” Calderazzo said. “I love being out there and allowing the music to happen. I’m not a guy that really likes to rehearse. It’s not going to be bunch of slick arrangements. We’re trying to get to the essence or core of improvising over specific songs.” When not performing music himself, Calderazzo teaches students how to play. He advises his students to focus on the heart of music, rather than obsess over details. “When you try too hard, you can set yourself up for failure,” Calderazzo said. “I tell my students that the goal is to learn all this stuff and then do their best to forget it. There’s certain vocabulary and chords and scales that I have put a lot of work into memorizing and
practicing over songs, but it reaches a point where I’ve tried to forget all of it so I can just make music.” Despite his immense talent and years of experience, the 45-year-old musician still possesses the determination to fine-tune his skills. “Every now and then, I’ll examine my weaknesses and try to fill in the gaps because we all have them,” Calderazzo said. “I don’t want to be a guy that is strong at something and weak at others. I want to be well-rounded. It’s important to me to work on the whole package as opposed to being a one-trick pony.” Calderazzo’s unmistakable resolve to succeed is the driving force behind his music. “Music is the goal,” Calderazzo said. “Music is what we’re trying to accomplish.” angie andera | staff writer
PROFILE
Unpublished writers find their savior Columbia-based publishing company seeks local * The talent online. Any writer who has even thought about getting published knows just how difficult it is to get his or her work read, much less published. But with a little talent, that goal might be a little easier to achieve now. Holy Grail Publications is a new book publishing company based in Columbia and founded by a handful of ambitious men and women. The company has published just one book so far — “Going Nowhere,” by Holy Grail founder and publisher Nick Pretnar — but is looking to publish more authors in the coming months. The innovative twist the company brings with it is its brand-new website, thegraille.com. On it, users can register for free and post their own literary creations, whether they are short, sweet poems or chapters from far-reaching novels. In turn, other members of the site, including those involved in Holy Grail, can read, analyze and contact the posters regarding their work. “It gives people this opportunity that (writers) wouldn’t have before to have their work workshopped and read by people who wouldn’t normally read it,” Holy Grail staffer Sarah Byrne said. “It’s a gateway.” If the work is good enough, posting on the website might lead to an opportunity a writer wouldn’t normally have to get his or her work actually published and distributed. The company was initially founded in order to provide a legitimate source of publication for Pretnar’s “Going Nowhere.” Over time, though, ideas began forming. Eventually the ambition behind Holy Grail began to formulate and organize inside Pretnar’s head. “When I was writing (‘Going Nowhere’) there was a flower that bloomed inside me,” he
said. “To make it bloom, I needed to give birth to this flower out of my fictional uterus.” Pretnar, along with the fictional uteruses of five friends, is still working on organizing his dream of an idealistic, self-recruiting, Internetbased physical publication company. Because Holy Grail is small and still in the development stages, it operates with the gift and/or curse of relying almost solely on the literary passion of its six members. For example, though Pretnar speaks grandiosely about the scope of the company’s goals, he and his co-workers struggle to articulate specifics, such as their own positions within the company. “I look at it as a way to spread inspirational propaganda, which was sort of why I started this company,” Pretnar said. Nevertheless, the vocal idealism and drive of the workers will dispel some of the doubt. Holy Grail staffer Chelsea Reynolds stressed Holy Grail takes a hands-off approach to the work it reviews. “We don’t want to change anybody’s stories,” she said. Instead, the company wishes to assist mostly in micro-editing and leaving the stories themselves as intact as possible. For “Going Nowhere,” Holy Grail held book readings in support of the book, and it is working on putting together a press kit to send out to various bookstores. With its innovation and idealism, Holy Grail might provide the confidence or even publishing push many writers can’t find in big-time publishing companies. “The inspiration we’re trying to propagandize is that you ‘can do it,’” Pretnar said. “What I’ve realized recently is that you really can do something if you want to. It’s just a matter of
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Holy Grail Publications founder Nick Pretnar writes Wednesday in his home. Pretnar has released his first novel, “Going Nowhere.” motivating yourself.” Getting involved with Holy Grail is as easy as going to thegraille.com, registering for an
account and posting work for the public to view. robert langellier | staff writer
MOVE HIGHLIGHTS (MOVIE RELEASE) “THE WARRIOR’S WAY” RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY, DEC. 3
All childhood dreams come true in “The Warrior’s Way,” when ninjas and cowboys square off in the ultimate battle for awesomeness. Western acting powerhouses Kate Bosworth and Geoffrey Rush team up with Eastern newcomers Dong-gun Jang and director Sngmoo Lee in this film about runaway ninjas in the Wild West. For once, we don’t have to decide the question, desperado or samurai?
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(EVENT) LIVING WINDOWS FESTIVAL TIME: 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. DATE: FRIDAY, DEC. 3 LOCATION: DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA
(EVENT) TREE LIGHTING TIME: 6 P.M. DATE: FRIDAY, DEC. 3 LOCATION: SHELTER INSURANCE, 1817 WEST BROADWAY AVE.
(EVENT) INDYGROUND ANNUAL TIME: 7 P.M. DATE: FRIDAY, DEC. 3 LOCATION: MOJO’S, 1013 PARK AVE. TICKETS: FREE
The District comes to life for the Living Windows Festival. Merchandise and holiday treats will take to the street and live mannequins, extravagant sets and holiday themes will take over shop windows and sidewalks. With free entertainment and tasty holiday favorites, this holiday shopping event is better than Black Friday.
Shelter Insurance’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting is a 45-yearold Columbia tradition. West Junior High School’s band and choir will be performing at the event, along with a special appearance by Santa and Mrs. Claus. Don’t forget to slip Santa your Christmas list.
Steddy P., DJ Mahf, No Coast Rap Battles and the rest of the Indyground crew will take the stage Friday to celebrate their sixth year of providing quality Columbia entertaiment. Steddy P. promises a party to remember, complete with free beer at some point in the evening.
PROFILE
Out of the Box...Office
The Definition of Design *
CHASE KOENEKE movie columnist
‘Catfish’ a must-see
Here’s the deal: I can’t tell you anything about “Catfish.” The more I say and, consequently, the more you read, the more spoiled you become. The less you know, the better. How does that bode for the quality of this review? Poorly. Let me rephrase my opening statement: I can’t tell you anything about the second half of “Catfish.” You see, “Catfish” has a twist so perfect, it puts Shyamalan (and even Chubby Checker) to shame. The first half of the movie is completely up for grabs though. Unfortunately, it’s where all the criticism is deserved. “Catfish” is a story about Nev Schulman, a photographer who lives with his brother and a friend in New York. Nev receives a painting of a photograph he took in the mail from Abby Pierce, an 8-year-old from a tiny farm town in Michigan. Nev begins a correspondence with Abby and ends up getting to know the entire family, including Abby’s 19-year-old sister Megan. Nev and Megan begin to hit it off through Facebook and develop a long-distance romance. As Nev digs deeper into Megan though, he begins to discover some cracks in her story. And then, well, then we get into the forbidden second-half stuff. “Catfish” is technically a documentary, which basically means any shots I r e v i e w take at the characters, dialogue, camera work or plot is immediately countered with CATFISH someone saying, “It’s a docuDIRECTOR: HENRY mentary. It’s real life.” But JOOST, ARIEL SCHULMAN if “Catfish” had been made FEATURING: MEGAN with actors and direction to FACCIO, ARIEL SCHULMAN fix these issues, the core conAND YANIV SCHULMAN cept would lose all its meanRATING: PG-13 ing. I guess the documentary RUNNING TIME: 1 approach is the lesser of two HOUR, 27 MINUTES evils. of 5 What I find particularly interesting are my thoughts on Facebook after seeing “Catfish.” After “The Social Network,” I began to like the social networking site again, despite having all but abandoned it for Twitter. “Catfish” has the exact opposite effect. But I suppose this story could have occurred on almost any social networking site. It does bring with it an interesting couple of messages. First is thinking about exactly what you want representing you online. Even with beefed-up privacy settings becoming the norm, it doesn’t take a whole lot to distort your entire online persona. The second is being careful about who you’re talking to. How well do you know those 743 friends of yours? I myself have 412 friends on the Facebook. I have no idea if this is high or low or average, but as I look over them now, there are some people I don’t recognize at all. Am I really comfortable allowing my personal information to be in their hands? Refraining from further PSAs, “Catfish” is certainly the most intriguing thing I’ve seen this year. Personally, I didn’t really like it, which is why my rating is pretty average. But it’s important that you go see it. It’s also important that once you’ve seen “Catfish,” you keep your trap shut so those around you who haven’t seen it can experience it correctly. I’ve probably said too much as it is. That being said, once enough people see it, it will be interesting to really analyze and discuss it. There’s a lot to be explored.
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Grammar junkies and lovers of all things word-related have probably stopped to take a look at The District’s new print shop, The Defining Print. The storefront on the corner of Ninth Street and Alley A has dictionarylike explanations of its service and paint buckets covering the windows. Its storefront seems to be working. Co-owner Sam Correll said business is good, and most of the store’s sales are in-store, though customers can order online. Correll explained coming inside allows prospective buyers to see exactly what their product will look like and get the personal attention they wouldn’t get online. Correll credits The Defining Print’s different, more fun atmosphere to co-owner and MU student Jeremy Elson. “The concept was really his idea,” Correll said. “It was Jeremy’s idea to target the college wAlthough they expected to sell their print products mostly to college students, they’ve found a demand for their products from local businesses as well. “We found there was a huge need for this in the professional retail market,” Correll said. He explained Columbia’s diverse client base has made the work more fun. Because The Defining Print has such a precise product line, it’s able to keep prices low enough to be comparable to bulk sales — making it the go-to print shop for commercial and personal retail. Currently, it offers four basic products in a variety of sizes: vinyl banners, erasable laminate, semigloss paper and sticky repositionable wall material. Correll said he and his co-owner are opening up their product base to include canvas for the holidays and, depending on how sales do, might decide to make the option permanent. Inside the store is a lot of clean, open space and photos — lots of photos. All the photos are
The District’s new print shop offers a variety of photo and graphic
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A car speeds past The Defining Print, Columbia’s newest print shop. The store was formerly known as Wall Candy, but has since changed management. for sale. Many showcase buildings and places, but two large banners on the top left wall are an exception. One is Elson himself and the other his black lab puppy. Correll said eventually they plan to make magazine-rack style portfolios of various photographers’ work, which will be available for customers to purchase. Now, they’re in holiday gear with sticky graphics everywhere. The holiday graphics set featured in the store, including colorful Christmas lights, stockings, a fireplace and Christmas tree, is also for sale. It’s a great way to decorate the college dwelling for Christmas. The tree won’t take up precious space, the lights won’t use any electricity
and the fireplace isn’t a fire hazard. Plus, what landlord could complain about decorations that don’t require any nails? Actually, the whole nail-less, tack-less feature makes any photo or graphic a good option for the average college dwelling. It can be rolled up and replaced when you move, without needing to fix the wall. Overall, the store felt very open. Correll seemed receptive to making almost any idea a customer could have happen, whether it required photo printing or graphic skill. “I like what I do,” Correll said. “I don’t think there’s a bad part of it.” krissy tripp | senior staff writer
REVIEW
New Vietnamese bistro underwhelms *Saigon Bistro occupies the former location of Café Nove. American flavor palettes are growing up faster than ever before. Sure, the typical consumer’s international intake might not expand beyond ambiguous foods such as “Asian chicken,” but the invasion of new flavors is at least worth a little social currency. Even commercially, Americans are growing interest in foreign foods beyond fried rice. Ethiopian, Thai, Indian and, in the case of Saigon Bistro, Vietnamese cuisine is gradually gaining a respected presence in an ever-competitive restaurant industry. Saigon, which opened late in November, offers a menu of traditional Vietnamese cuisine, noted characteristically for its fusion of French and East Asian cuisines. Ranging from pho, a traditional soup of rice noodles, light vegetables and salty stocks, to more diverse meals of catfish and tofu, Saigon’s menu has the potential to introduce Columbia residents to brand new culinary experiences. Walking into Saigon, taking prime residence downtown in the former space of Café Nove, one is greeted with hodge-podge decor whose humble charm still puts off an air of luxury. Saigon’s replaces the traditional restau-
rant experience with counter service, which can be done well, so long as the service is still conducive to comfort and intimacy. I ordered the traditional pho with chicken (pho ga) and spring rolls, fairly basic for Vietnamese cuisine, but certainly meals with potential to be made at a higher-than-expected quality. My spring rolls, whose delivery to my table seemed tediously long for an easily fried appetizer, were a tad dried out, but had potential, given the generous amount of filling inside. My pho unfortunately required lots of extra seasoning on my end and was stingy with substance compared to the spring rolls. The chicken in the soup was chewy, less tender than slow-cooked, stew-style meat and poultry. The price of the meals, being a student, was redeeming, as my entire meal was under $10, tip included. However, its hours of operation are a tad confusing, as I was disappointed by a locked front door at four in the afternoon. Saigon closes for two hours between its lunch and dinner periods, and its dinner period is not open very long after dark. Considering its premiere location on Broadway and its potential to market to a student populus with a taste for
something different, Saigon should reconsider its hours of operation. I would also advise Saigon reconsider its counter-service system. Customers, even those with less-critical opinions than my own, want their money to go a long way, and being able to sit and order through table service is a relaxing break from quick-stop cuisine that defines a college student’s intake. Saigon is not a sub shop and should not be treated like one. As I said, its ambience is quite upscale compared to other Columbia locations, and its newly renovated interior should be used to its maximum potential. All in all, Saigon Bistro under-impressed me, but it, considering its age, has plenty of room to grow. It should not be afraid to innovate its menu even further and provide a culinary experience completely unique in a world of T.G.I. Friday’s and soup from a can. Customers can handle different and desire reasons to eat outside of the norm, even in a mid-Missouri college town. alex pesek | associate editor
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ELI YOUNG BAND WITH JOHN HENRY AND THE ENGINE TIME: 8 P.M. DATE: FRIDAY, DEC. 3 LOCATION: THE BLUE NOTE, 17 N. NINTH ST. TICKETS: $12
COWBOY BILL MARTIN TIME: 8 P.M. DATE: FRIDAY, DEC. 3; SATURDAY, DEC. 4 LOCATION: DÉJÀ VU COMEDY CLUB, 405 CHERRY ST. TICKETS: $8
SPEAKEASY WITH MAN IN THE RING AND THE LAST KINGS TIME: 8:30 P.M. DATE: FRIDAY, DEC. 3 LOCATION: THE BLUE NOTE, 17 N. NINTH ST. TICKETS: $5
“127 HOURS” AT RAGTAG CINEMA RELEASE DATE: DEC. 3
Country rockers Eli Young Band will hit The Blue Note with Columbians John Henry and the Engine, and they’ll be sure to have the crowd rocking with their high-energy shows. Eli Young Band hasn’t released an album in more than two years and is still touring off the success of its third studio album, Jet Black & Jealous. Even if you aren’t into the country scene, John Henry and the Engine will pull this show into an indie rock station.
This southern comedian has toured with Blue Collar Comedy, was featured on CMT’s Christmas comedy special and has completed two worldwide tours of his own. But don’t let his Texas twang and cowboy hat fool you: Martin is not your typical country comedian. His sharp wit and relatable humor is applicable to city slicker and country bumpkin alike.
You might not find a better music show than this for five bucks. The bluesy rock group The Last Kings are rambunctious with guitar licks and soaring vocals, and Man in the Ring will serenade you with its groovy ballads. Speakeasy will finish the night off with its jamtastic shows and keep you on your feet. Be careful, though: Your legs will feel like jelly after so much dancing.
Danny Boyle’s most recent film “127 Hours” has a lot to live up to, but the followup to his 2008 Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” doesn’t look like it will disappoint. The movie stars James Franco as Aron Ralston, a mountain climber who slips and falls on a hiking trip in Utah, finding himself trapped beneath an 800-pound boulder. The rest of the film documents Ralston over the course of the next few days, as he struggles to escape. Ralster’s inability to move doesn’t keep this film from promising to be action-packed. MOVE • 12.03.10
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The manly trials of A culinary No-Shave November KRISSY TRIPP food columnist
Christmas
As a food junkie, I love the holidays. I get to show off my culinary skills for others as I bake desserts and prepare appetizers for various holiday parties. Food has strong cultural ties, and it’s how many people choose to connect. Think about how many dates have taken place over dinner, casual meetings over coffee and late-night cram sessions over excessive sweets and coffee. Anyhow, I thought it might be enlightening to look at where some of our holiday food traditions come from. Because I cannot explain the intricacies of various religious and American traditions in one column, I’ll do so in a series of columns and blogs that I’ll beg my editor to publish until, and during, the holiday break. Fitting, right? I’ll start with one tradition I feel most of my readers are comfortable with: baking cookies for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. According to Christmas Lore, a website dedicated to Christmas traditions, this is not such an old one. Parents wanted to inspire their children to share with others during the Great Depression, so they started asking their children to help bake cookies to give to Santa, who gets hungry on his worldwide journey to provide presents for all the good boys and girls. In some parts of France, they have a pain calendeau, or a Christmas bread to be shared with the poor. Eggnog, unlike Santa’s cookies, is considered to be a timeless tradition, dating back to the 1600s. It’s a descendant of the British drink containing eggs, milk and ale, a common drink of the English upper class in the 1800s. “Nog” refers to the “noggin,” the wooden mug used to serve the eggnog. Mincemeat pies, another English tradition, dates centuries back. There used to actually be meat in the pies -- what better way to cook leftovers, right? Nowadays the pies are filled with fruit, not to be confused with the Christmastime fruitcake. What tradition would be complete without a few silly superstitions? Apparently, you’re supposed to set the table for an even number of people at a Christmas dinner, no matter how many guests are coming, and leaving before everyone is finished will bring bad luck. You should also serve dessert pudding. When making Christmas pudding, the trick is to have everyone stir it three times while looking at the bottom of the bowl and make a wish. Then throw in a silver coin, thimble and ring. Eat carefully, because receiving one of these things means bright things in your future. The coin means luck, the thimble means prosperity, and the ring means marriage. Although many of the listed traditions originated in England and are practiced in the U.S., it’s important to note many other predominantly Christian countries have rich Christmas food traditions. In France, for example, there is a pre-holiday season beginning Dec. 6 with the fête de Saint Nicolas, which is basically a large feast in honor of Santa. In the Ukraine, it’s tradition to have 12 dishes at dinner, none of which can be meat other than fish. The idea is to have one dish for each apostle. Some of the common dishes include kolach (a pastry representing trinity and eternity), kutia (boiled wheat with poppy and honey), borsch (beet soup), vushka (dumplings with mushrooms and onions) and fish. Because the English also colonized Australia, many of its traditions match ours, except for the weather. It’s warm during the Australian Christmas, so dinner might be more likely to include potato salad, pasta, seafood or colder snacks. Of course, the traditional English turkey or goose might make an appearance as well. Food is one way traditions have lived on, surviving economic, political and technological changes. It is one way culture is preserved across the globe.
It was a dark day for Eric Briesacher. As the morning of Nov. 30 weighed heavily on his bearded face, he sauntered over to the sink and noticed the razor lying forgotten on the counter. After 30 days of neglect, the cold steel blades glared menacingly in anticipation of the following morning. Just as November was coming to an end, so Eric’s facial hair would meet a similar fate. He stared into the mirror and solemnly reflected on the past month. He felt the warmth of his newest companion caressing his face as he thoughtfully stroked his beard as thousands of famous men had before him. It had been a difficult journey for Eric. Someone unfamiliar with the trials brought on by “No-Shave November” simply wouldn’t understand the pride of a “No-Shave Champion.” For these hairy veterans, November is a time of prejudice, persecution and persistence. Eric’s enemies surrounded him. They have been everywhere. They are his family, his friends and any citizen passing by him. Discouragement descended upon the shadow on his face. There was no escape from the sneers, glib remarks and silent judgments of these enemies. There was only the courage to continue -- courage rooted in the quest for manhood, glory and grizzly immortality. Motivations, though, are always beset by struggles. Eric’s first struggle came from within. His own genetic makeup was causing slow, spotty, sporadic beard growth that threatened his appearance and dignity. “For the fist week, I didn’t look like I needed to shave,” he said. “I went to Truman State University the next weekend but no one could tell I was on ‘No-Shave November.’” From there, his struggles multiplied. The
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Photo Illustration by Breanne Bradley
Freshman Sam Hustis shaves off his beard at exactly midnight Wednesday as No-Shave November comes to an end. Usually clean-shaven, Sam said he was quite relieved November was finally over. common disability of the college student to grow a substantial beard manifests in gross sums every November. A proper, full beard can be a symbol of utter manly dominance, whereas anything less is a devastating failure in the test of puberty. Eric paid the price, in the form of frequent verbal abuse. “My stupid, annoying cousin called me ‘shaggy’ for a whole week, and I was like, ‘Shut the fuck up,’” he said. The names didn’t stop there. In the span of the month, he became the subject of derogatory
remarks such as, “You look like Keanu Reeves.” His spotty scruff struggled to mask his face in shame as his quest for lumberjack looks lingered on. But as the opposition increased, so did his beard. With each day, millimeters of reddishbrown scruff emerged to roughen up a face once softened by the tears of defeat. Flash forward to Nov. 30: The date marks the dawn of a new era for Eric. Keanu Reeves comparisons have been replaced with references to Chuck Norris and Burt Reynolds, two of his bearded idols. He
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You don’t understand me * Teenage angst music brings back memories from high school.
I don’t know if it’s because of recent events that have happened to me or not, but I have been listening to very angsty songs lately. First, to answer your question: No, I am not emo. But as of late, I have been listening to bands that talk about the “pain inside,” or something to that effect. I don’t know. But punk rock, hardcore and Linkin Park have all been sounding pretty damn good to me lately. This isn’t the exact angst you might recognize with the likes of Holden Caulfield (I really hate referencing “Catcher In The Rye,” but that book is like chlamydia: It just keeps coming back), but it still reaches a certain level of “Look at me, I’m troubled but it’s OK because you must feel like this too” sort of thing. This might seem out of character now that I am in college. In college, they say you’re supposed to get into really slow, ambient music and have your walls plastered with posters of Radiohead. Even though I do enjoy that alt-rock
band, I just find it really hard to bring myself to listen to soothing music all the damn time and become the stereotypical college kid. That being said, a lot of my favorite bands have been releasing or getting ready to release new music. And in anticipation of these new albums, some of my favorite websites (e.g. YouTube) have been showcasing older music by these bands to get people ready for the new albums. (Damn you VeVo and your advertisements.) With the recent hype of A Day To Remember’s What Separates Me From You, I found myself having to listen the band’s previous album Homesick. It is always good to listen to something like pop-punk to put a hitch in your step when you have to walk almost a mile to your 8 a.m. class. Plus, it’s fun to reminisce about the fun and strange things you got to do in high school when listening to this kind of music, such as hearing
your friend talk to his girlfriend on the phone, reciting lyrics from a Linkin Park song (that wasn’t “Numb,” “In The End” or “Crawling”) in order to see if she got the reference. She didn’t. Of course, I have been listening to songs where the lyrics don’t make the most sense. I distinctively remember having a conversation about Green Day’s song “She.” The first line of the song is: “She screams in silence.” “She” is one of my favorite songs, but I do not have any idea what the hell that line means. Really, the only thing that comes to mind is “She” cannot let her feelings show. I really don’t know. All I know is it’s a cool line Billie Joe Armstrong wrote. I really don’t know what the cause of listening to all this angsty music was, but all I know is it came how most angst does: in a very similar message and not very genre-specific. ryan shiner | staff writer
MOVE HIGHLIGHTS (EVENT) STEPHENS COLLEGE PRESENTS “MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS”
TIME: 7:30 P.M. DATE: SATURDAY, DEC. 4 LOCATION: MACKLANBURG PLAYHOUSE, 100 WILLIS AVE. TICKETS: $14 GENERAL ADMISSION; $7 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS
Join the Playhouse Theatre Company for this classic, based on the 1944 film starring Judy Garland. In this heartwarming musical, we join the Smith family (who make the Cleavers look dysfunctional) at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. Get into the holiday spirit with the play’s classic number “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
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(ALBUM RELEASE) 4X4 = 12, DEADMAU5 RELEASE DATE: TUESDAY, DEC. 7
(ALBUM RELEASE) TRON LEGACY, DAFT PUNK RELEASE DATE: TUESDAY, DEC. 7
(ALBUM RELEASE) REGGIE, REDMAN RELEASE DATE: TUESDAY, DEC. 7
First, it should be known that this artist’s name is pronounced “Dead Mouse.” Next, it should be known that Deadmau5’s music falls somewhere between dubstep and house music. 4x4 = 12 is Deadmau5’s third studio album and garnered a-less-than-impressive five out of 10 score from Spin Magazine. But fear not, mouse faithful, the album isn’t radically different from the rest of the artist’s work.
Daft Punk (that’s right) is doing the soundtrack to Disney movie. The legendary French party animals are going to do everything in their power to get you grooving in your theater seats. Fanboys of “Tron” can rush out to the store Tuesday and pick up a copy of the soundtrack. The songs might not get you to jump like “One More Time,” but they will make your morning walk to class more enjoyable.
The hottest rapper from a decade ago is back. Redman, also know as Reginald Noble, releases his seventh studio album, Reggie on the famed Def Jam record label. But Redman doesn’t think this is such a big deal. In an interview with XXL Magazine, he said Def Jam is no longer leading the industry of rap. It looks as though Redman hasn’t lost his ‘tude.
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WikiLeaks release spurs MU responses Jade Earle Associate Editor After four-year-old, media nonprofit website WikiLeaks released government documents ranging from commentaries on national dignitaries to the Obama administration’s plans for Guantanamo Bay, the website has sparked debate among journalists and media business organizations. Also referred to as embassy cables, these documents were obtained by WikiLeaks in November allegedly from Pvt. Bradley Manning of the U.S. Army. The site released the cables to five mainstream newspapers including The New York Times and The Guardian, a London-based newspaper. The media outlets are releasing new documents periodically throughout the week. This execution has made some journalists, including Jeffrey Dvorkin, executive director for the Organization of News Ombudsmen and former MU Professor, concerned about the effect WikiLeaks has on the future of investigative newsgathering. “In this case, WikiLeaks let an ideological and anti-American assumption guide its motivation, which has been partly mitigated by the excellent work of the NY Times and others,” Dvorkin stated in an e-mail. He published a post on his blog, “Now the Details,” criticizing the website for not showing any “ethical consideration” before publishing the documents and making it more difficult for reporters to get information from government sources. “If the goal of WikiLeaks was to open up access from diplomatic circles to the public, it failed,” Dvorkin
stated. “The U.S. government will likely react by going after all whistleblowers and suspect bloggers now.” But many groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, believe punishing WikiLeaks for the release would be equal to taking legal action against mainstream media organizations when they expose government documents. “Prosecuting WikiLeaks would be no different from prosecuting the media outlets that also published classified documents,” the ACLU stated in a news release. “Prosecuting publishers of classified information threatens investigative journalism that is necessary to an informed public debate about government conduct, and that is an unthinkable outcome.” MU law professor Christina Wells agrees prosecuting content providers would be difficult, especially with the vitality of the Internet. “Journalism publishing has evolved so much with the Internet that it would be impossible to stop the spread of information, even if the government legally could,” Wells stated in a news release. Although he does not agree with WikiLeaks execution, Dvorkin pointed out how the Internet media and mainstream media can work together to inform the public. “The bloggers are the sharp end of the newsgathering lance and the mainstream media contextualize the content,” he stated. Although some public figures in journalism already view the WikiLeaks case as a threat, many others, including MU journalism professor Charles Davis, feel it is too early to determine the effect of the cable releases.
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“I don’t think anything released so far is a threat to national security,” Davis said. “So far, (WikiLeaks) is filtering and letting (media) outlets have stuff first…they’re taking a measured approach.” A schedule to periodically release documents over the next week is evidence that news editors at media outlets are doing some form of editing, Davis said. But he also said there is legitimate concern about whether reporters are using proper news judgment. “The fact that we’re in possession of something does not make it newsworthy,” Davis said. “Are we really bringing meaning and context to these documents?” Although considering WikiLeaks has collaborated with mainstream media outlets, Davis differentiates between journalists’ role and the role of the nonprofit website. “WikiLeaks is a conduit of information that journalists then use,” he said. “Mere disclosure of information does not make them journalists. We’re sympathetic to whistleblowers, but what they did is not what we did.”
Texan students go on hunger strike to support DREAM Act passage Brad Grim Reporter Students at several universities in Texas are in the third week of a hunger strike to protest against their Republican senator who opposes an act that would help students who are illegal immigrants attend U.S. colleges and universities. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act would provide certain illegal-alien students the opportunity to earn conditional permanent residency if they complete two years in the military or at a university. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s office released a statement saying the senator supports giving temporary student visas to so-called “DREAMers,” but the DREAM Act is not limited to the young people themselves. Instead, it extends entry to other family members — even amnesty for those illegally in the United States. Sixteen of the protestors were arrested last week on criminal trespassing charges, and DREAM Act organizers said the strikes are spreading elsewhere. One of
those places is Kansas City, Mo., where protests organized by the Kansas/Missouri DREAM Alliance (KSMODA) have been happening throughout the week outside of the Lathrop and Gage Building, which is known for its immigration court. “The current immigration system is outdated and unjust,” KSMODA member Jessica Piedra said in a posting on the blog Tony’s Kansas City. “We must support the Dream Act so that children and students aren’t targeted solely for seeking an education.” The controversy with the bill lies in the idea that too many undocumented students would be able to take advantage of this program and would get an easy way out. Others say if the bill were to be enacted, those who meet the qualifications would be able to take away jobs from those who were born in the United States. Hutchinson’s office released a different statement saying the senator supports certain parts of the bill, but cannot vote for it in its present form. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., made good on his pre-election promise to bring the
DREAM Act up for a vote in the lame duck session. The new version is filled with several compromises with the hope of gaining the 60 necessary votes from those, such as Hutchison, who have been opposed to former versions. One of the major differences between this most recent version and the previous ones is the qualifications are much stricter as far as how many and what kinds of undocumented youth will be able to benefit from the bill. Many advocates hope these changes will be enough to swing the votes of those who are on the fence. The question of whether this bill is going to be passed not only weighs on those at the University of Texas, but on those at MU as well. Freshman Anthony Martinez said he has witnessed firsthand the struggles and the obstacles illegal immigrants are faced with here in the United States. “These people, my culture, have the opportunity to evolve though an open-armed structure of legislation,” Martinez said. “Our culture, both noble and recognized, can now be established via productive means if this act is indeed passed.”
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Delta Delta Delta sorority displays a banner above its front door supporting Hazing Prevention Week in 2009. Two University of Maine professors have launched a “National Agenda for Hazing Prevention in Education” after determining in a study that 55 percent of students in extracurricular organizations are hazed at some point during college.
Research pushes national prevention of hazing Michelle Reichmeier Reporter University of Maine associate professors Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden launched a “National Agenda for Hazing Prevention in Education” last week in an effort to combat hazing nationwide. According to a 2008 study by the university, 55 percent of college students involved in extracurricular organizations, including fraternities and sororities and all other campus groups, are hazed. The national agenda operates as a call to action for educational leaders, students and their families to understand hazing. It supports the prevention of hazing through information sharing, research and the development and execution of prevention strategies. “Given the vast numbers of students affected by hazing and the emotional and physical harm it can cause, it is critical to use the information we have available to improve our prevention efforts and advance the field as a whole,” the agenda stated. The purpose of the agenda is to further hazing prevention on a national scale, using this guiding question: “What do we know from research that can advance hazing prevention efforts across the U.S.?” The agenda draws attention to hazing studies and encourages the advancement of researchbased prevention. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Cathy Scroggs says much effort is being made across the country and at MU to fight the idea that hazing is a normal aspect of college life. “The NCAA is trying to (pre-
vent hazing) for athletes, and fraternities and sororities on a national level and on campus are trying to deal with that and help students understand that hazing is not the norm and shouldn’t be an expectation,” Scroggs said. The agenda states nine out of ten students who experience hazing in college do not consider themselves to have been hazed and recognize hazing as part of campus culture. The majority of these students do not report hazing to campus officials. “Hazing is a behavior that needs to be addressed and needs to be taken more seriously in terms of prevention,” Madden said. “Most college students don’t go along with the idea of hazing and would prefer to be a part of an organization that does not haze.” MU’s Adviser for Greek Life Danny Jonas said it is important to help educate students on hazing. “When people think of hazing, they think physical, but that is not always the norm,” Jonas said. “People are not educated on the exact definition of what hazing is.” All MU organizations are required to abide by Missouri’s anti-hazing legislation. The state defines hazing as an act which recklessly endangers the mental or physical health of a student for the purpose of admission into any organization. Hazing is divided into three categories: subtle hazing, such as name calling; harassment hazing, such as sleep deprivation; and violent hazing, which often involves forced alcohol or drug conception or illegal activity. Madden said the agenda is meant to bring people together. She and her colleagues are looking to many groups to collaborate with them in this venture.
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Sassy letters between CPD, CPRB do little for justice The Columbia Police Department is at it again with its constant, dramaturgical approach in dealing with the Citizens Police Review Board. Up front, of course, CPD says they want to cooperate with CPRB in order to build trust with Columbia citizens and eventually have such a harmonious relationship that CPRB might not even be needed. But, rather than taking part in respectful exchanges with CPRB, CPD has chosen to dismiss its rulings as ignorant, which is seemingly symbolic for its relationship with the rest of the community CPRB is meant to represent. CPRB was formed earlier this year to address misconduct on CPD’s part, yet it’s become clear the organization is useless without legitimate power, lacks respect and has become a futile last resort for those wronged by the CPD. Complaints that are internally investigated within CPD take forever. And CPD administrative process, because it’s so ineffective, forces complainants to take their complaints to CPRB. If CPD doesn’t have time to effectively handle complaints (which it appears to not), CPRB should also be a legitimate body for handling complaints. Furthermore, if CPD aims to promote such a harmonious, trusting relationship with Columbia citizens, it needs to actually recognize CPRB. Sending sassy letters back and forth does nothing but prolong any issue being discussed and highlight the hypocrisy of CPD and the illegitimacy of CPRB. Rather than being an effective check and balance on the CPD, we feel like we’re watching an angry pen pal argument unfold without any room for progress. It’s time to actually get something done. Columbia City Council needs to pass an ordinance requiring CPD to, at a bare minimum, take some kind of action under CPRB’ws resolutions, not just downplay them as ignorance. It’s time for CPD to stop discrediting CPRB members any chance it gets and time for it to accept the open dialogue CPRB is trying to create for the sake of a safer Columbia. As we’ve written before, CPRB is structured for failure. Without power, it’s useless. Why even have a board such as CPRB if it’s unable to effectively evaluate officers’ actions? CPD might say its actions are taken, and thus justifiable, in split-second decisions based on the judgment of the officer. But at the same time, what good is having a police department if the officers on the streets don’t act without considering the feedback they ’d receive from the community they ’re supposed to be serving? Our small, mid-Missouri democracy elects the city officials who, in turn, control CPD. The community at large should control them, not the other way around. CPD needs to act in accordance to the standards set by the citizens of Columbia through CPRB, not on its own whims. The drama surrounding CPD and CPRB is keeping justice from being served. It was almost a year ago when a suspect was restrained using excessive, unnecessary force, and because of the year long, middle school-esque bickering, all he has today is a letter. So much for justice.
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Living on borrowed karma
Rachel Allred rma6f8@mizzou.edu
“Should I accept my role as a villain?” LeBron James asked this question in a recent Nike commercial. But after I heard it, I wasn’t thinking about basketball, LeBron or shoes. I was thinking about my role as a villain. When I hear the word villain, I usually picture this: a handlebar-mustachioed, hunched-over man, with a black cape pulled around to cover half his face, walking with a sneaky, tiptoed gait. Somehow, I don’t think this was the type of villain LeBron was talking about. Admittedly, I don’t really follow basketball, and I certainly don’t know LeBron’s life story or all the presumably villainous things he’s done. I don’t need to know that, though, to ponder the idea that maybe we all have a sort of villain in us. Perhaps those internal villains are the most dangerous. Before your imaginations get too carried away, I’m not suggesting we’re all possessed by some evil, raging entity. Rather, I’m supporting the idea no one’s perfect, and that’s OK. Each person possesses both positive and negative tendencies and character traits. We’ve all got bad habits, and we’ve also got good attributes. Thankfully, we can decide which ones we focus on and make more dominant. In order to more fully understand and better ourselves, we do need to accept the fact that, whether intentionally or innocently, sometimes we will assume the role of a villain. As any superhero knows, weaknesses can’t be controlled if they’re not recognized, and accepting that mistakes might occasionally villanize us doesn’t mean we should embrace that role. But sometimes the role is in the eye of the beholder. As Bill Cosby said, “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” For example, some see protesters
Illustration by Chelsea Myers as radical and obnoxious, but others see them as valiant and brave. It’s often easier to focus more on others’ negative traits than their positive ones. Some assume everyone is a ‘villain’ until he or she has proven him or herself otherwise. For whatever reason, the negative seems more obvious. I recently heard several people debating whether or not some famous historical figures were good people. It became pretty heated when some vouched for Abraham Lincoln by saying he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, granting freedom to millions of slaves. He was a hero of sorts. Others retorted that he issued the proclamation to help him politically — not so much because he wanted equality. His intentions, then, were not so heroic. I won’t try to prove which idea is correct. I never knew the guys. I will, however, say since everyone has skeletons in their closet and no one can always
be flawless, we have to take the good with the bad and decide which has more weight. More important than all this villain jibber-jabber is the flip side: If anyone can play the role of a villain, anyone can play the role of a hero. The inner hero has more strength than comic book superheroes that wear spandex, capes and can tear down buildings. Inconspicuous heroes try to focus on the positive and do what they can to eliminate the negative. They aren’t perfect, but they try to outweigh the bad with good. The roles of villain and hero aren’t as black-and-white as they might seem. Heroes can become villains, and villains can become heroes. I’ve certainly had my moments of both. Although I can’t expect to be ‘the good guy’ all the time, I can make an effort. What will I strive to be? What will you strive to be? Hero, or villain?
A time for self-reflection, change Mary Novokhovsky mn5p6@mizzou.edu
The Year of the Rabbit is almost upon us. I don’t know much about rabbits, except they like to make a lot of rabbit love. Lately, I’ve been flipping through mountains of self-help books, because I’m trying to build self-awareness. Nauseating, right? I want to ring in 2011 with a sober and open mind (it kind of embarrasses me to write that in print). So as my columnist career draws to a close, I’m going to let it all hang out. Who knows when I’ll get another to chance to publicize bits of my moral inventory? I learned the hard way I am not cut out to live in the footsteps of Hunter S. Thompson. When I think back on it now, my justifications for initial experimentation held much of their weight in the name of gonzo journalism. Of course, I never played the tape past the glamorous artistic existence, to the part where the films rolls to Thompson dead at 67 via a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. I guess it’s easy to cut and snip
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the details that don’t suit your perfect picture. For the first time in my life, I am making an honest effort to change my thinking, but I’m not doing it alone. Writing this kind of sentimental selfhelp stuff in a “party” college paper makes me feel awkward — but that’s exactly why I’m doing it. A little discomfort isn’t a bad thing. I have huge cravings to let loose and get schwasted. I really want to “like” the “R.I.P Four Loko” Facebook page, because that’s what “cool kids” do. But the truth is I’ve filled my fun cup to the brim, and popularity has dropped to the bottom of the priority list. My message today is it’s OK to seek help if you have an issue. You don’t need to be an addict or on the verge of insanity; you might just need another opinion on a simple problem. Sometimes we must face the fact we can’t do everything on our own. If nobody ever taught you how to build a house, you’re probably going to struggle — it’s likely you’ll fail. It’s the same for rebuilding character or making changes or decisions you’ve never had to before. There’s nothing wrong with learning from other people’s experiences and mistakes. It could save you a load of pain. My advice for anybody who is unsure
of his or her New Year’s resolutions is just to be honest yourself. I’m not proud of my addiction — but that’s really just the cherry on top of the cake of vices. I can be a liar, a manipulator and an overall asshole. It’s shameful and irritating, but the first step to any real improvement is facing the issue straight on. Drugs, sex, the internet, morning coffee, cigarettes, compulsive rituals, codependency: We’re all bound to exhibit some sort of poor coping behavior. There’s no such thing as overnight change, but it won’t hurt to acknowledge the things you’ve grown dependent on today. You should know by now you can’t keep relying on tomorrow. It’s easy to forget the things we’re grateful for when the reins of life tighten, but if you’re reading this, you’re a lucky bastard, because you’re alive. Your life might be tough, because you’re an alcoholic/drug addict, a depressive, a genius or just another, statistically average human being, but you have the opportunity to do whatever you please with your time on Earth, as long as you take real and honest action. And with that, I’ll leave you with a few words I read somewhere not too long ago, “Rationalization, justification and masturbation are all just ways of fucking yourself.”
Like so many of us living on borrowed karma, I’m a fan of others’ trips, falls and discomfort. Unfortunately, my tab catches up with me and I find myself paying for taking pleasure in other’s misfortune in the most satisfying situations. During the summer, on my way back from Cici’s Pizza, I found out just how much I enjoy falls. Shamelessly stuffed with the Cici’s “pizza” (generously offered at $4.99 for all-you-can-eat), I started home on my roommate’s bike. Deciding to cut a corner and traverse a small ditch, I failed to notice that my front tire was loosely fastened to the front fork. When I braved the ditch, which came to be known as Death Valley, the front wheel popped off and I rode right into the ground — a sort of Platform 9 3/4 approach. I wasn’t hurt, but I was sorely disappointed. Not with the damage to the bike, or my knee or ego, but the combination of my wearing a clumsy backpack and the stupid look on my face right before the fall; I was no doubt thinking about something sugarcoated and dumb. I didn’t even get to see my own fall, but all Broadway did. And to start this week, while giddily returning from Taco Bell (I got the number one, a classic) I attempted to scurry up my front steps only to slip and fall Supermanstyle on my face. It had to have looked great. The Ford Focus I spotted before my fall had a small boy in the passenger seat. I imagine him springing from his melancholic “The Thinker” position into an explosive display of gut-grabbing laughter. You’re welcome, kid. But, in the great balance of the universe, I got my treat just the other day. Like a patient shaman waiting for the rains, I got my much-desired dose of Lowry Mall slips, trips and near falls. It was great. I will preface these accounts. I do not blame a single sole for slipping on the brick drag. It has always reminded me of a carpet laid out hastily at a movie theater. With surprise wrinkles and furrows hidden like embarrassment mines, even on days without rain, a subtle secret mound will stutter my walk, forcing a low airy utterance out of me. So, I understand the surprise slips. But when rain comes, it’s anybody’s guess as to when your footing’s goose is cooked. The student success center offers a frontrow seat to an arena of falls and near-falls. My friend described a slip she had on the mall last winter. Despite efforts to avoid ice, her right leg slipped behind her, leaving her in a marriage proposal stance. Weighted down by her backpack (she reads thematically heavier books), she was stuck for a moment, unable to remove herself from the awkward pose. And her deepest regret was not being able to share the fall with any strangers. Nobody was braving the cold, and when I think of her solitary fall, I laugh. I full-body laugh, too. Just as I did when I thought about the story during illustration class. Everybody was hard at work, and I looked like a mad man bursting out in laughter. I like to think karma works around any tiptoeing around ice to get her comeuppance during class. But if I take my Adderall, I stay focused on my work and let karma find another way to embarrass me. I’m living on borrowed karma.
Friday, December 3, 2010 "On the Mike"
Mike Vorel Sports Columnist
Jeter’s future up for grabs Picture this scenario: On Opening Day 2011, Derek Jeter, one of the best shortstops of all time and the “face of the Yankees,” steps to the plate, batting in the leadoff spot for an AL East and World Series contender. As always, Jeter takes his time in the on-deck circle, adjusting his batting gloves and staring down the opposing pitcher. He steps in the batter’s box and props the bat high above his head, wiggling it back and forth, timing the pitcher’s delivery. The only difference this year is when he makes contact, and the ball shoots back up the middle for a sharp single, the crowd erupts in his new home — the friendly confines of Fenway Park. Granted, this is a far-fetched possibility, but it is a possibility nonetheless. Jeter is a free agent, and his negotiations with the Yankees this offseason have been far from cordial. Jeter wants somewhere in the neighborhood of four to five years and $23 million per year. The Yankees have only gone as far as to offer him 3 years and $45 million. In previous years, during the George Steinbrenner regime, money probably wouldn’t have been an issue in this situation. “The Boss” gave out multimillion-dollar contracts like he was tossing change to homeless people. His sons and current owners, Hal and Hank, seem to be much more stubborn and insistent in their approach. “As much as we want to keep everybody, we’ve already made these guys very, very rich, and I don’t feel we owe anybody anything monetarily,” Hank Steinbrenner said. “Some of these players are wealthier than their bosses.” The Yankees’ general manager, Brian Cashman, has urged Jeter to test the market if he thinks he can get a better deal elsewhere, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of significant interest in a 36-year-old shortstop who posted career lows in batting average (.270) and on-base percentage (.340) in 2010. The fact is, Jeter is invaluable to the Yankees not solely because of his production, but also because he is the New York Yankees. He is their heart and soul, a clutch performer who can handle the media and command respect of his superstar teammates. He is a symbol of their past success and an example of how to conduct yourself in the Yankee organization. In fact, the only team that might value Jeter more highly than the Yankees is the Red Sox. Nobody knows more about Jeter’s production in October and November than Red Sox Nation. Over the years he has been their kryptonite, the symbol of everything they aspired to be. How demoralizing would it be for the Yankees organization if Derek Jeter, New York’s favorite son, signed with the Boston Red Sox? I don’t think the impact of that move could be overstated. If Boston offered him $20 million each year for four years, what would happen? Many people think a player that beloved could never sign with their heated rival. To those people, I present Johnny Damon as Exhibit A. Damon was Boston’s bearded Adonis, the leader of “the idiots” who finally broke the Curse of the Bambino in 2004. He spent four years in Boston, and in that time generated a cult following that has been noticeably absent since. And yet, in 2005 when the Yankees and their checkbook came calling, Damon couldn’t help but listen. He shaved the beard, signed with the Yanks and left many New Englanders crying into their clam chowder.
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Analysis: Missouri football goes bowling The Tigers finished with a 10-2 record on the season. BRIAN HAENCHEN Staff Writer As the dust begins to settle on a wild Big 12 football season, fans’ attention turns to the mess that is the bowl selection process. There is a set order in which bowls are allowed to select teams from each conference. In the Big 12, the BCS picks first, followed by the Cotton, Alamo, Insight, Holiday, Texas, Pinstripe and TicketCity Bowls. For Missouri, the first three bowl games are essentially out of the question. The BCS announced Wednesday that Missouri is one of seven teams still eligible for an at-large bid. But, that announcement was just a formality, as the top 12 teams are automatically eligible for at-large bids. There is still no scenario for the Tigers to somehow steal a BCS bid. Next in line would be the Cotton Bowl, but the selection committee announced Tuesday that Texas A&M has been selected to represent the Big 12 as part of the Bowl’s 75th anniversary game. The third game teams are selected for is the Alamo Bowl. Two years ago when Missouri played Northwestern in the Alamodome, the Tiger faith-
BIG 12 BOWL SELECTION ORDER Tostidos Fiesta Bowl Jan. 1-Glendale Big 12 vs. BCS At-Large AT&T Cotton Bowl Jan. 7-Arlington Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4 or 5 Valero Alamo Bowl Dec. 29-San Antonio Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-10 No. 2
Insight Bowl Dec. 28-Tempe Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 6
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl Dec. 30-San Diego Big 12 No. 5 vs. Pac-10 No. 4
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ful only bought about half their allotted tickets, a nightmare for any bowl committee. Look for the Alamo Bowl to go with either Oklahoma State or the loser of the Big 12 Championship game. The Insight Bowl is a tossup. It could go with Missouri, Oklahoma State or the loser of Oklahoma vs. Nebraska. It’s hard to predict, because though Missouri will have a better record, it does not travel as well as the other three schools. In terms of an opponent, the Insight Bowl will have the fourth pick in the Big Ten conference, assuming there are two Big Ten BCS teams. Because Missouri already played Illinois this season and was matched with Northwestern two years ago in the Alamo Bowl, Michigan, Penn State and Iowa are the only bowl-eligible teams left. It’s difficult to give an edge to any of those three teams, but it appears Iowa and Michigan are two contenders for an Insight Bowl bid. Iowa vs. Missouri would provide an interesting match-up because the Tigers recently canceled a noncon-
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Sophomore defensive end Aldon Smith celebrates with his team and fans after the Tigers defeated Oklahoma at MU’s Homecoming game Nov. 23. The Tigers will likely go to either the Insight Bowl or Holiday Bowl. ference series they had with the Hawkeyes. Michigan’s offense is led by one of the nation’s most prolific quarterbacks, Denard Robinson, so having one of the nation’s top run defenses pitted against one of the best running quarterbacks around could draw in the viewers. The bowl committee might also elect to set up a match-up between Big Tenbound Nebraska and one of its future foes from the Big Ten conference as a sort of mini-preview of things to come. That would obviously depend on if Nebraska wins the Big 12 Title game or not, but should it lose, a Nebraska vs. Big Ten game might prove more appetizing than Missouri vs. the conference that overlooked it this summer. Should the Insight Bowl
snub Missouri again, that leaves the Tigers for the Holiday Bowl. Projecting an opponent for this game is complicated, but it boils down to this: If Washington knocks off Washington State this weekend, it would become bowleligible. Assuming Oregon State loses to Oregon, the Holiday Bowl would have to select Washington by default, because the Pac-10 doesn’t have enough bowleligible teams. But if Washington State wins, Notre Dame, an independent, appears to be the odds-on favorite to take the vacant spot. All these scenarios and breakdowns are dependent on the respective bowl selection committees. This is a political process, and to say any bowl projections are a lock would be foolish.
Missouri suffers first loss of the season to Georgetown, 111-102 ZACH MINK Sports Editor The Missouri basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday night, falling to the Georgetown Hoyas in overtime, 111-102. The Tigers surged back from an 18-point deficit to take the lead, but missed crucial free throws with less than a minute remaining to give the Hoyas an opportunity to score. Sophomore guard Michael Dixon, who missed a free throw that would have put the Tigers up four points with only seconds remaining, said there are no excuses for how the game turned out. “I just missed the free throw,” Dixon said. “There’s no excuse. I kind of pride myself on shooting free throws, and I take responsi-
bility for that. I kind of let my team down. There are about 50 different things you could say if it went the other way in this game we could have won, but I’m a point guard, and point guards make free throws.” Capitalizing on the miss, Georgetown senior guard Chris Wright hit a threepointer as time expired to force overtime, and junior guard Jason Clark hit three treys in the extra period to earn the victory. Clark finished with 26 points, and senior guard Austin Freeman led all scorers with 31 points. Missouri finished 23-31 from the free throw line, and Georgetown was a perfect 18-18 from the charity stripe. Georgetown was lights out from the field in the first half, hitting 13 of its first 16 shots to jump out to an early lead.
But, the tenacious Missouri defense forced turnovers and brought the game within reach. Junior guard Marcus Denmon paced the Tigers with a career-high 27 points and six rebounds on an efficient 10 of 12 shooting. “Our defense got us back in the game, but we’ve got to zero in and knock in free throws,” Denmon said. “Its not every day a whole team goes perfect from the free throw line, but that’s the goal. They did it and we didn’t, and that’s the difference in games.” Junior transfer Ricardo Ratliffe had another big game for the Tigers. He was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week after a stellar performance in the Cancun Challenge. The 6-8 forward had a career-high 22 points and seven rebounds in the loss. Although Missouri’s trade-
mark “fastest 40 minutes in basketball” usually flusters opposing teams, Georgetown coach John Thompson III said his team was not concerned with pace. “We don’t worry about pace,” Thompson said. “We just want to get a good shot, whether that takes three seconds or 33 seconds. We never come into a game determined to play fast or slow.” Missouri fell to 5-1 on the season, and Georgetown remained undefeated at 7-0. Despite the loss, Dixon said this game would help the Tigers improve their play. “These are the games, when you’re a little kid, you live to play,” Dixon said. “It was our first huge game, and we fought but we didn’t step up. We can use this as a wakeup call to get back in the win column.”
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Junior Brittney Brimmage goes up for the ball Oct. 27 in the Hearnes Center. The Tigers will be traveling to Iowa this week for the NCAA volleyball tournament.
Tigers take on Panthers in tournament opener ZACH DISCHIANO Staff Writer The Missouri volleyball team will take on the Northern Iowa Panthers in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament on Friday. The Tigers will make their ninth appearance in the tournament, entering the bracket with a 20-10 overall record and 12-8 Big 12 record. Missouri comes into the game winning nine of the last 12 games, which put it at fifth in the final Big 12 standings. Missouri and Northern Iowa have met once in the tournament before, a five-set victory for the Panthers back in 2002. The Tigers won the first two sets, but were unable to finish off the Panthers, who won the next three consecutive sets to move on to the next round. Three Tigers earned conference awards at the end of the regular season. Senior outside hitter Paola Ampudia earned a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team and freshman setter Molly Kreklow was voted as an honorable mention. Kreklow and freshman outside hitter Lisa Henning both made it on the All-Big 12 freshman team. All three players are entering Monday’s match on a hot streak. Ampudia has recorded five doubledoubles in her last seven matches, Kreklow tallied a career-high 62 assists in her last match against Oklahoma, and Lisa Henning is hitting .262 with 48 kills during her last five matches. The No. 10 Panthers will be making their fifth consecutive appearance in the tournament and their 16th in program history. The team comes into the match with a 30-2 overall record, which marks the second consecutive season with at least 30 wins.
Northern Iowa coach Bobbi Petersen won Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year for leading her team to its second straight undefeated season in conference play. Junior setter Bre Payton won the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Award for the second straight season, and three other Panthers earned spots on the MVC First Team. Northern Iowa is ranked in the top ten nationally in kills per set, winning percentage, assists per set and digs per set. The key to taking down the No. 10-ranked Panthers for the Tigers will be hitting percentage. Missouri has an 18-3 record when hitting above .200, but just a 2-7 record when hitting below the same percentage. The Tigers are also 11-1 when their opponent hits under .200. Winning on the road is a must for Missouri, who has done a solid job thus far with 11 victories away from Columbia. The team led the Big 12 in service aces during conference play with 1.16 aces per set, so the Tigers will look to continue their success in the serving department against the Panthers to ensure victory. Senior libero Caitlyn Vann has won Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for the last three weeks of the season, so Missouri will need her to keep up her strong defensive play in the back row. Stopping Payton will be a difficult but necessary task for the Tigers, who will try and limit the junior setter’s production offensively. Payton has recorded six tripledoubles this season and 13 in her career, which is a Missouri Valley Conference record. The game starts at 8 p.m. Friday night in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The winner of the match will move on to face the winner of Northwestern and Arizona.
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