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Report: Flat tuition still a possibility Enrollment grew in 2010, but tuition held steady.

TONY PURICELLI Staff Writer

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Junior desk attendant Aver Yakubu lights a menorah on the sixth night of Hanukkah on Monday at Hatch Hall.

The university made an effort to accommodate Hanukkah celebrations during this holiday season.

Hillel, res halls offer Hanukkah celebrations The halls allow the lighting of candles under staff supervision.

SALLY FRENCH Staff Writer Students are gathering at Hillel for each night of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish

holiday that ends Wednesday.

This year, for the first time since 2007, Hanukkah takes place during the fall semester, not winter break.

Hillel bustled with activity Friday evening especially as about 40 students gathered to celebrate the third night of Hanukkah in an expanded ceremony.

Freshman Teddy Nykiel was among the students in atten-

dance at the ceremony, where students had the opportunity to light menorahs and later eat latkes and matzo ball soup.

In addition to the Hanukkah services at Hillel, Residential Life allows students the opportunity to celebrate Hanukkah in their dorms as long as they follow specific guidelines, like using candles only in public commons under the supervisee HANUKKAH, page 6

JIMMY HIBSCH Staff Writer The image of Truman the Tiger could become a permanent fixture on campus if proposals regarding the purchase of a bronze Truman statue come to fruition.

“It’s really just a concept right now that we have been exploring,” Student Auxiliary Services spokeswoman Michelle Froese

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Other universities’ statues, said. “We want to see if there’s any interest on campus. It’s not like such as University of Kansas’ it’s not being pursued right now, Jayhawk and UM-St. Louis’ it’s just more being discussed.”

Wayne Goode statues, were parStudent Affairs tial inspiAssistant Vice rations Chancellor Jeff for the "Ideally, it Zeilenga said the would symbolize p o s s i b l e concept of the Truman the Tiger p urcha s e , Truman statue and maybe have F r o e s e would complement said.

At something that what MU is try- would talk about the evol- UMSL, stuing to accomplish uation of our tiger." dents put SAS spokeswoman in both Memorial T-shirts on Union and the MU Michelle Froese the statue Student Center: to to promote celebrate spirit and different traditions. events, and it has become a “We’ve been tossing around see BRONZE, page 6 the idea,” Froese said.

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Analysis: Big 12 bowls present notable storylines The Tiger football team finished 10-2 MU’S BOWL

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on the season.

BRIAN HAENCHEN Staff Writer

Truman the Tiger statue considered No decisions have been made regarding the possible purchase.

The UM system’s fiscal year 2010 report shed a positive light on the university’s financial status, despite talks of budget cuts and a possible tuition increase.

The report, an analysis of the collective finances from all four campuses of the UM system, praised the university’s flat tuition for undergraduate in-state students for this year, its increased financial aid of more than $5 million, a continually fully-funded pension plan and flat non-compensation expenses, which include university expenses other than personnel costs, such as supplies, travel and professional services.

The 2010 net tuition per student for the four system campuses came out to $7,709, which is $200 less than the 2009 net tuition. Net tuition is the amount of tuition the uni-

versity collects in a given year minus the total of scholarships and discounts awarded.

“You’ll see by looking at the 2010 annual report that we’ve really been able to hold costs even in light of increased enrollment,” UM system spokeswoman Jennifer Hollingshead said.

“It costs more when you have additional students.”

The total financial resources of the UM system per student amount to $39,139.

According to the report and based on this year’s numbers, the UM system does not expect tuition to rise, but many variables, namely state funding for higher education, influence the decision.

The UM system Board of Curators will meet Thursday and Friday in St. Louis and will continue the discussions on tuition rates, which is typically determined at the January meeting in Columbia.

UM system President Gary Forsee said in the report the UM system enrollment grew to more than 71,000, bringing the growth in enrollment since fall

It may be cliché, but the bowl gods finally looked kindly upon the Missouri Tigers, giving them an invite ahead of Nebraska to the Insight Bowl.

Played in Tempe, Ariz., the Insight Bowl has a higher payout than both the Alamo and Holiday Bowls with a guaranteed $3,325,000. Even though MU’s payout will be invested in the Big 12 and re-distributed among the conference, the school still gets a comparatively-larger share due to their increased national television exposure and selection to an upper-tier bowl game.

But in addition to financial incentives, MU’s opponent presents some interesting storylines.

This will be the two teams’

Underage drinking down CPD spokeswoman Jessie Haden says underage drinking in downtown Columbia is lower than it has been in recent years.

Outlook, page 11

Under Coach Gary Pinkel 2009 Texas Bowl: Navy 35 vs. Missouri 13 2008 Alamo Bowl: Missouri 30 vs. Northwestern 23 (OT) 2007 Cotton Bowl: Missouri 38 vs. Arkansas 7 2006 Brut Sun Bowl: Oregon State 39 vs. Missouri 38 2005 Independence Bowl: Missouri 38 vs. South Carolina 31 2003 Independence Bowl: Arkansas 27 vs. Missouri 24

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first meeting since 1910.

Originally, there was a fouryear series between them scheduled for the mid-2000s, but just 15 months before the series was set to start, Missouri contacted Iowa to cancel their agreement. Iowa was not happy. The Hawkeye brass see BOWL, page 6

Missouri vs. Vanderbilt The Missouri basketball team will face off against the Vanderbilt Commodores on Wednesday.

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Events Calendar TUESDAY 7 University Band/ Symphonic Band 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Jesse Auditorium Honor Roll: A Dance Party Benefit for Schools in Uganda 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY 8 Lloyd L. Gaines Commemoration 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center

THURSDAY 9 An African Afternoon 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Chiddy Bang Concert 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

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The new members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. stand at the ready in Conservation Auditorium during the sorority’s probate before being revealed to the audience Friday.

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MU to submit report on ‘low-producing’ programs Dec. 31 Megan Hager Staff Writer MU must submit its much-discussed report to the state listing low-producing programs, which could face significant budget cuts or elimination, by Dec. 31.

The Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education compiles the list of low-producing programs, and the University then decides what to do with it. To stay off of the list, programs must graduate 10 bachelor’s students, five master’s students and three doctoral students every three years. Seventyfive programs have made the list this year.

“According to the board, we’re producing too few degrees,” Anthropology Chairman Lee Lyman said.

Anthropology is one of the degree programs that needs restructuring. Lyman said this is a historical error on the university’s part.

“If you back up 10 years, we had 15 faculty members,” Lyman said.

“We had two cases of early retirement, many resigned and one died from cancer. We stopped accepting students because we had too few

faculty, and small programs have a small number of students. We have only been below three of the 10 years the Coordinating Board looked at.”

Lyman said it is not clear yet what restructuring will entail for his department. The department is still waiting for the administration to clear it up.

“Communication breakdown is a big cause for a lot of stress,” Lyman said. “I’ve spoken with six to eight other department chairs. We’re all stressed. We’ve spent hours in meetings to figure out what we need to do.”

According to a document submitted to the Missouri Department of Higher Education, some of the programs that are supposed to be restructured have historically had small numbers of faculty and students, and they might not have the numbers they need now due to the hiring freeze. Through restructuring, MU is attempting to meet budget challenges, but that does not mean they will further reduce the numbers of faculty in programs that are already small.

Instead, MU’s goal is to sustain what is crucial to the subject matter within that program. One way MU

would deal with this is by merging programs that have subject matter and methods that overlap. Another way would be forming new programs that will include a mixture of subject matter from two or more programs under scrutiny.

“We have a lot of graduate students who are very worried,” Lyman said. “We have a lot of faculty that are very worried about jobs and the program they agreed to work with."

Another program that has been listened on the Board’s low-producing list is Natural Resources. The program is set to close after current students within the program graduate.

“This is a brand-new program they’re eliminating, and we don’t know why,” Associate Director of Natural Resources Bruce Cutter said. “We have to meet the criteria of so many graduates per year, and we’ve only had three years of programs. There’s been low enrollment, and we’ve only had three graduates so far.”

Since the Natural Resources program is no longer admitting students, those who were admitted this fall will be the last to graduate within the program.

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Freshman Britney Stutz studies Monday in the Geological Sciences Building. The Geology Department’s bachelor program was selected as a ‘low-producing program’ that could see significant budget cuts or elimination.

“They’re not saving any money or staff time by cutting the program,” Cutter said. “We’re all good team players, and we’ll handle it.”

According to a document submitted to the Missouri Department of Higher Education, some programs on the list such as Statistics, Educational Studies and Forestry are not expecting any changes,

because they are either a new program that has not admitted a full set of students, they are certificate programs, they have a high national ranking or they are critical to MU’s mission.

Other programs, such as Special Education, are classified for immediate closure, because they have no current students.

NPHC organizations host HIV/AIDS RJI sponsors competition educational discussion mini-series Jimmy Hibsch Staff Writer

Coordinators hope to foster a healthy environment for discussion.

Madeline O’Leary Staff Writer Three National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations are coprogramming a series of events Tuesday through Thursday to increase awareness and knowledge about AIDS and sexual health.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the Legion of Black Collegians are coordinating the HIV/AIDS Awareness and Education Mini-Series to foster a comfortable environment to promote conversation and encourage informative discussion.

“Sexual health is not a topic heavily discussed simply because of the subject matter,” said Lauren Grant, Alpha Kappa Alpha Chapter Hostess.

“We can talk about current events and who dropped what mix tape, but when it comes to health we’re uncomfortable. If I tell someone I have AIDS, I’m subject to being cast out from my friends and from society.

You can even be judged for advocating (AIDS education).

We’re promoting a comfortable environment for discussion by letting people know it’s okay to talk about (it). There should be no fear.”

The NPHC organizations and LBC hope to receive posi-

tive reactions from the student body and MU community, LBC Activities Chairwoman Kristen Andrews said.

“The issue of sexual health is big in the minority community,” Andrews said. “Although it seems to affect our community much more, it’s important that all people are educated.”

The event series will begin with “Sex Games” on Tuesday.

Attendees will participate in games pertaining to sexual awareness trivia concerning misconceptions and myths in order to dispel misunderstanding, Grant said.

“There will be sexual health Jeopardy and the Condom Olympics,” Andrews said. “The purpose is to play educational games with a sexual twist.

I’m sure the natural reaction will be for people to laugh and giggle, but we’re hoping everyone walks out having learned something important.”

Representatives from the Boone County Health Department will be present at Memorial Union on Wednesday night to speak about sexual health and provide resources.

“Betsy Smith is coming in to talk about HIV and how it specifically affects college students and the risks posed by it in the black community,” Alpha Phi Alpha member Brian Hamilton said. “She’ll also be talking about prevention, condoms will be handed out, and there will be on-site HIV testing on Wednesday and Thursday.”

A screening of the movie

“Philadelphia” will be held Thursday night to end the event series. “Philadelphia” centers around a man infected with AIDS, while asking questions people had both when AIDS first became prominent and still have today, Hamilton said.

“The main character is discriminated against because of his disease and gets fired from his job,” Hamilton said. “The movie brings to light misconceptions dealing with AIDS. For example, some people may not understand how the disease is transmitted. Yes, it’s transmitted through sex, but it can also be spread through needles and breast milk.”

The common purpose of all three events in the series is to foster a comfortable atmosphere to allow free-flowing conversation and educational discourse.

“Sex in itself is a heavy subject, and we’re taking it a bit further by talking about its consequences,” Hamilton said.

“These are personal subjects, and we want to make people more willing to share."

Aside from promoting personal security during controversial conversations, the more obvious goal of the event series is to educate, engage and enlighten, Grant said.

“We want to get people talking, get them educated, get them to be conscious of what they ’re doing in their bedrooms, get them to be safe, get them tested, get them to do all of that and then some,” Hamilton said.

Representatives from Hearst will provide students with information on the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s fourth annual student competition at a meeting Wednesday. Along with Hearst, RJI is partnering with Adobe, Google and Sprint to sponsor the contest.

For the competition, teams of students will work to create journalism-based applications for Google’s Android operating system.

“Each year, we try to find an emerging technology to wrap the competition around,” competition organizer Keith Politte said.

“We just figured this year, with the emergence of the Android operating system, we should dive into that because we wanted to be practical."

Past competitions have centered on the iPhone and the Adobe Flash Catalyst program.

Any MU student is welcome to compete. Politte said the competition encourages the intermingling of different academic programs.

“Because the competition is structured the way it is, it’s an interdisciplinary competition,” Politte said. “Once everyone graduates, they’re going to have to figure out how to work with people in different disciplines."

Politte said journalism and computer science students could benefit from collaborating on the project.

“We don’t expect, say, our journalism students know how to program,” Politte said. “That’s where the computer science students come in. The journalism students, however, are very adept at working with the client.”

Senior Zach Wade, a convergence journalism student, participated in the contest last year

and is looking forward to competing again this year. He said he gained invaluable experience at last year’s competition that would have been difficult to obtain anywhere else.

“I think that, without a doubt, the future of journalism lies in finding creative ways to deliver information,” Wade said. “Using technology is a huge part of that, because most people get their information from some kind of mobile device, which is what the competition is centered around.”

Interested students can attend the informational session with representatives from Hearst on Wednesday. However, given that Hearst will be sharing intellectual property at the meeting, Politte said anyone in attendance should be ready to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement. The session will be held at 6 p.m. in RJI room 2000.

“This event will unveil the challenges offered up by Hearst employees for this year’s competition,” Beth Polish, senior vice president of Hearst Innovation, said in a letter. “This event is an unmatched opportunity to get an inside peak at where the industry is prospectively headed.”

Politte said the playing field will be narrowed to five teams near the end of January. These five teams will be paired with a project manager from Hearst, who will meet with them weekly via conference calls. The winning team will be announced in late April, and will receive a trip to Silicon Valley, Calif., to present its project to Google.

“It’s a real-world experience,” Politte said. “They’re going to be working on real problems with a real company. It’s a practical experience that is unequaled."

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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 THURSDAY, DEC. 2 Chase E. Schaefer, 20, of 500 S. College Ave., on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana, possession of false identification and driving while intoxicated Anna P. Von Holt, 19, of Jones Hall, on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana Diana M. Langie, 18, of Jones Hall, on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia David P. Shoemaker, 19, of 311 S 6th St., on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana Robert M. McArthur, 19, of DefoeGraham Hall, on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and possession of false identification Brian J. Harmon, 19, of DefoeGraham Hall, on suspicion of pos-

session of less than 35 grams of marijuana FRIDAY, DEC. 3 Chase D. Ratliff, 18, of Discovery Hall, on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia Rachel K. Neff, 19, of 2500 Old 63 S., on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Taylor C Amberg, 18, of Jones Hall, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Taylor P. Wade, 19, of Excellence Hall, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Sarah E. Ives, 18, of 904 Excellence Hall, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Stephanie M. Willenbrink, 20, of 808 Richmond Ave., on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Valerie N. Pollan, 18, of Jones Hall, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Cameron M. Price, 19, of 310 Campusview Drive, on suspicion of theft Jonathon A. Adams, 18, of 310 Campusview Drive, on suspicion of theft Jennifer L. Sanchez, 19, of 900 S College Ave., on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor SATURDAY, DEC. 4 Jennifer L. Sanchez, 18, of 900 S College Ave., on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Shane D. Stewart, 18, of 900 S College Ave., on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana Zane P. Thompson, 18, of 900 S College Ave., on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Blair D. Metzger, 18, of 1202 Rollins St., on suspicion of possession of false identification and possession of alcohol by a minor

Alaina R. Harris, 19, of 903 Hitt St., on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana Olivia M. Scalise, 19, of 404 Kentucky Blvd., on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and possession of false identification SUNDAY, DEC. 5 Adam B. Clark, 18, of Laws Hall, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minorne — Amanda Del Buono, staff writer

COLUMBIA POLICE THURSDAY, DEC. 2 Barbara D. Adams, 21, of 10761 E. I-70 Drive, on suspicion of theft Megan A. Dower, 19, of 1507 University Ave., on suspicion of false identification and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Matthew B. Smith, 37, of 1004 Taft St., on suspicion of resisting or interfering with arrest, third-degree assault of law enforcement officer and second-degree trespassing Alexandria Stanek, 18, of 1202 Rollins St., on suspicion of false identification and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Ryan D. White, 24, of 4360 E. Santa Barbara Drive, on suspicion of armed criminal action, second-degree criminal assault and felonious restraint Ryan C. Hackett, 21, of 1505 E. Walnut St., on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia Benjamin J. Keller, 20, of 1505 E. Walnut St., on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams marijuana Laura Niekamp, 20, of 1115 Ashland Road, on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010 minor Dane P. Wobbe, 20, of 1505 E. Walnut St., on suspicion of possession of controlled substance FRIDAY, DEC. 3 Peter N. Feuerborn, 19, of 1200 E. Broadway, on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor David A. Gerke, 19, of 2207 Grindstone Parkway, on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Bradley R. Hargis, 22, of, on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams marijuana Stephanie J. Johnson, 19, of 3908 Buttonwood Drive, on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Nicholas J. Luca, 19, of 907 Hitt St., on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Zachary K. Smith, 21, of 900 Moss St., on suspicion of third-degree assault Brett A. Stoddard, 20, of 2207 Grindstone Parkway, on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Cooper J. Wilburn, 20, of 2207 Grindstone Parkway, on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Andrew R. Bramman, 23, of 309 N. William St., on suspicion of theft Anupama Mohan Kale, 20, of 104 E. Green Meadows Road, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated Kyle A. Luke, 22, of 1114 Locust St., on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited of nuisance parties prohibited Zachary J McCrady, 22, of 1114 Locust St., on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited and obstructing a government operation Leslie Muench, 20, of 603 Kentucky Blvd., on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Lauren K. Thomas, 18, of Jones

Hall, on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Garrett W. Varner, 23, of 1114 Locust St., on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited SUNDAY, DEC. 5 Arthur E. Alvis III, 20, of 2500 Old 63 S., on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Thomas Brennan Boehms, 20, of 2500 Old 63 S., on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Brianna Lachelle Johnson, 22, of 1709 Hinkson Ave., on suspicion of second-degree domestic assault Jessica N. Pace, 21, of 5551 W. Wilhite Road, on suspicion of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident Matthew T. Pfeiffer, 19, of 2500 Old 63 S., on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Kyle J. Willcoxon, 17, of 2801 Wooded Creek Drive, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor — Caitlin Jones, senior staff writer If you have information on these crimes, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 875-TIPS. All calls are confidential.

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Members of Lincoln University’s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. dance during the Best of the Midwest Stepshow on Saturday evening in Jesse Auditorium. Judges chose the fraternity to win the $1,000 prize for the competition.

NPHC hosts Best of the Midwest step show Organizers said the show was the beginning of a tradition.

Jimmy Hibsch Staff Writer National Pan-Hellenic Council sororities and fraternities from across Missouri gathered Saturday evening in Jesse Auditorium for the “Best of the Midwest” step show.

Hosted by MU’s chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, the competition brought together performances from chapters at MU, Southeast Missouri State University, Truman University and Lincoln University.

The four competing chapters were vying for a $1,000 prize.

Judges chose Lincoln University’s Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity as the night’s winner.

The night began with a performance by the Missouri High Steppers, a Columbia-based youth group.

“I always get a rush afterward, not really before like most people do,” member Lexis Barry said. “Afterward I’m always still so hyped up from the crowd. When it’s a good crowd, you’re still going after.”

The High Steppers’ performance was met with enthusiasm from the crowd, which is a reason event organizer Drew Kelly said they were included in the show.

“They’re just a youth group that’s out here doing really good and positive things,” Kelly, a senior in Phi Beta Sigma, said. “It was established to help the kids have something to do other than get into trouble, so we wanted to bring them out here too.”

The Zeta Phi Beta sorority was the only MU chapter to compete, but the MU Outer Limits Dance Team performed as well.

Junior Aris Williams and senior Anthony Martin were the night’s emcees.

“We were really good friends in high school, so we’ve known each other for a really long time,” Williams said. “To host with him was really fun, because I’ve always looked up to him as kind of like a big brother. We fed off of each other, it wasn’t like anything was rehearsed.”

Kelly said Saturday’s show was the start of a tradition.

In addition to planning to have the “Best of the Midwest” show in the future, he said he hopes for his fraternity to host a MU-exclusive NPHC step show in the spring.

“Generally, everybody in the NPHC steps,” Kelly said. “It’s kind of traditional.”

This tradition, Kelly said, originated within the Psi Beta Sigma fraternity.

“It actually started out in Africa,” Kelly said. “We were the first organization in the NPHC to have chapters in Africa. That’s where tribal rituals and stuff like that happen.

They use all the, you know, beats with their hands and their feet. It started out there and came over here.”

Kelly estimated 400 people showed up to see the show, but he said final numbers on money weren’t available yet.

Nonetheless, he said the night was a success.

“I was in the back, but I was mostly listening to crowd reactions and feeling their energy and stuff,” Kelly said. “They seemed to enjoy it and that’s really the main focus of the night.”

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BOWL: Cotton Bowl picks Texas A&M, LSU for 75th game Continued from page 1 hoped to bring a big-time opponent to their newly-renovated stadium, but Missouri, under newly-hired coach Gary Pinkel, had no desire to play them.

In addition to Iowa’s residual animosity towards MU, there are also three Saint Louis players on Iowa’s roster, most notably senior defensive end Adrian Clayborn.

Clayborn, who attended Webster Groves High School, is considered to be one of the top defensive ends in this year’s draft class and actually turned down a scholarship offer from Missouri to play at Iowa.

Wide receivers Marvin McNutt ( Junior-Hazelwood Central) and Don Shumpert (Freshman-Hazelwood East) are the other two Saint Louis natives on Iowa’s roster.

Oklahoma, who bested Nebraska in the Big 12 title game, will be headed to the Tostidos Fiesta Bowl to take on BCS newcomer Connecticut.

Both teams finished in a threeway tie atop the standings: OU in the Big 12 South and UConn in the Big East.

The Cotton Bowl was the first bowl to make its selection, picking Texas A&M to help cel-

ebrate the game’s 75th anniversary. It was announced Sunday evening the Aggies would play LSU, renewing an old rivalry.

Oklahoma State will be in search of the first 11-win season in school history when they play Arizona in the Alamo Bowl.

Meanwhile, the Texas Bowl, MU’s destination last season, will feature Baylor and Illinois.

Baylor became bowl-eligible for the first time since 1994 when they beat Kansas State on Oct. 24. The following week, the Bears knocked off the Texas Longhorns for the first time since 1991.

There are also two bowls in their inaugural season.

The first, the Pinstripe Bowl, will feature Kansas State and Syracuse in the first postseason college football game played at Yankee Stadium in 48 years.

Additionally, Texas Tech will make its 11th straight bowl appearance in the first installment of the TicketCity Bowl. The Red Raiders will be opposed by Northwestern.

Nebraska, with a 10-3 record, was the final Big 12 team to be selected by a bowl game.

Both Missouri and Oklahoma State, two teams Nebraska beat decisively during the regular

REPORT: Operating expenses up for 2010 Continued from page 1 2000 to 15,600 students in 2010.

“In their own right, these numbers are impressive, but they are even more so when you take into account a burgeoning enrollment that has resulted in 15,600 more students coming to one of our four campuses in the last 10 years,” said Nikki Krawitz, UM system vice president of finance and administration, in a news release.

The system is outlining new programs to halt its yearly increase in expenses.

Total operating expenses increased by $53.1 million, or 2.2 percent, in fiscal year 2010 compared to an increase of $72.9 million in fiscal year 2009.

“In fiscal year 2010, our non-compensation expenses increased only a half percent, and we are in the midst of benchmarking our adminis-

trative processes to identify shared service opportunities with a goal of reducing costs and improving service quality,” Forsee said.

Hollingshead said a rise in students comes at the same time as a rise in energy costs for utilities, such as electricity.

“That we’ve been able to hold our non-compensation expenses relatively flat, at half a percent of an increase, is really a testament to the university’s continued focus on cost cutting,” Hollingshead said.

According to its website, the UM system believes this report shows its continued commitment to be good stewards of state resources.

“In so many ways, the four campuses of the University of Missouri System advance the education, economy, health, culture and overall prosperity of the state and the citizens we serve,” Forsee said.

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The MIssouri football team celebrates its win against the Kansas Jayhawks on Nov. 27 at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Tigers finished their season with a 10-2 record and were selected to play Iowa at the Insight Bowl on Dec. 28. season, received invites ahead of the Huskers, leaving them for a second consecutive trip to the Holiday Bowl.

This is the worst matchup the Cornhuskers could

have asked for. As if a repeat bowl appearance was not bad enough, Nebraska will be matched up against Washington, a team they beat 56-21 earlier this season.

As for Missouri, they will be the first Big 12 team in action with the Insight Bowl scheduled to kick off December 28 at 9 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN.

HANUKKAH: Residential Life allows for candle-lighting in commons Continued from page 1 sion of a staff member.

“We have a long-standing, close working relationship with the campus Hillel Center which has allowed our Jewish students, or those interested in learning about the Jewish faith, history and celebrations, to celebrate Hanukkah in the residence halls for many years,” Director of Residential Life Frankie Minor said in an email.

But some students said they were not aware of the offering.

“Mizzou should publicize it more,” Nykiel said.

Traditionally, Hillel provides the residence halls with materials so students can celebrate Hanukkah.

“We have the requisite number of menorahs, candles and literature for each hall, should they choose or desire to celebrate this holiday,” Minor said.

Residence hall policy pro-

hibits the use of lit candles in dorm rooms, but Residential Life worked with Hillel to make accommodations to celebrate the holiday.

“We typically don’t allow candles in the residence halls, but for this we do it in a common space, which might be a lounge or lobby area depending on the preferences of the students,” said Kristen Temple, associate director for Residential Academic Programs. “They do light the candles, but there is a staff member there to observe.

Once the celebration is concluded, they put out the candles and make sure there is nothing lingering.”

Temple said after the ceremony is concluded, they put the candles away and take them out again the next evening.

The lighting ceremonies vary among each residence hall.

“In the past, some halls have

had more students who were interested in a traditional ceremony, and some may have had events like potlucks,” Temple said. “Some students come from more traditional backgrounds so it would be more of a traditional ceremony, while others come from a more liberal background, and they don’t find that they want it to be as traditional of a celebration.

Temple said some ceremonies are brief, and it’s based on the preferences of the students.

In the past years, some halls have had as few as two people, while others have 15 to 20 people in attendance.

“It’s not the same as being home,” Nykiel said. “But being at Hillel for Hanukkah brought a little taste of home to college.”

BRONZE: Statue purchase in 'very early' stages of planning Continued from page 1 sort of tradition. Froese said she hopes something similar would happen if MU were to adopt a Truman statue.

“Ideally, it would symbolize Truman the Tiger and maybe have something that would talk about the evolution of our Tiger,” Froese said.

Because the statue is only a topic of conversation as of yet, there are still a number of unanswered questions, Froese said.

“Where would we put it?”

Froese said. “Would it be inside the new Student Center? Would it be outside? This is all just in discussion right now.”

Missouri Students Association President Tim Noce said he would definitely be in support of the statue, granted it wouldn’t greatly interfere with student fees.

“Truman is a kind of a rare commodity,” Noce said. “You can’t really see him all the time, because he’s kind of a busy guy.

It would show our mascot, and that’s what we’re all about.”

Freshman Kara Sharp said

she believes MU’s campus is already spirited and beautiful, making a Truman statue somewhat unnecessary.

“I think that one of the biggest positives of Mizzou is its beautiful campus, and up until now all of the renovations and new buildings have continued to add to that beauty,” Sharp said. “But something like a second large Truman statue sounds obnoxious and frankly, pointless. I think it would be a big mistake.”

Sophomore Ali Lehr echoed

Sharp’s sentiments, though she doesn’t totally oppose the idea.

“The one that’sa already here is so close,” Lehr said. “It’s right down the road. But at the same time, I don’t think that it would necessarily be a waste of money.

I guess I’m not really for or against it.”

That being said, Sharp said she understands MU’s reasoning behind possibly purchasing a Truman statue.

She said she is just curious if it is the most integral purchase MU could make at this time.

“I understand that a Truman would be a good representation of school spirit,” Sharp said.

“But I think the money might be better spent elsewhere.”

Zeilenga said he hopes any alumnus can come back to MU’s campus and find a piece of their experience somewhere in either building.

He said incorporating a life-sized Truman statue correlates with this hope, instilling yet another way to elicit excitement and pride in the university.

Know your student body

Chris Gu

Health Columnist

Staying safe this winter break If you’re like me, winter break is filled with mixed emotions.

Going home to see family and friends, and catching up with their lives is warm and comforting, and taking a break from the stress of exams, essays and research projects couldn’t come at a better time.

All of these feelings are soon forgotten when we settle in at home and realize that we have simply traded the stress of school for the stress of the holiday season.

Somewhere between the frustrations of spending 30 minutes to find a parking spot to finish last-minute holiday shopping and the demands of spending “family-time” with a family larger than we’d ever remembered, we realize that we need a break from our winter break.

When you take into account this added stress, it’s no surprise that the holiday months are some of the unhealthiest months of the year.

A recent study that analyzed death certificates in the U.S. for 25 years, found that there were more emergency room deaths on Christmas, the day after Christmas and New Year’s Day than any other day of the year, according to Social Science and Medicine.

The study also revealed that the number of deaths due to substance abuse, accidents, homicides and suicides is higher during the holiday season, and peaks around New Year’s Day. When the data is further broken down into different disease groups, including cardiac and respiratory causes of death, there are a significantly higher number of deaths in all disease groups during Christmas and New Year’s week.

A 2004 study showed that more than 4 percent more cardiac and nearly 5 percent more non-cardiac deaths occur during this time.

In addition to the added psychological stress during the holiday season, many other factors might contribute to the increased number of deaths during this time.

People who are critically ill might have to wait to receive treatment in overcrowded and understaffed emergency rooms.

Those who are sick might choose to stay at home with family, rather than spend time in the hospital.

The increased travel during the holidays might result in more motor vehicle accidents.

The latest U.S. Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration analysis of highway crash fatalities revealed the highest number of fatalities occurred during three major holiday periods: Fourth of July, Christmas and New Year’s.

“People seem to think unintentional injury is a freak of nature, purely an accident,” said Jeffrey Coughenour, a trauma surgeon at MU’s Frank L. Mitchell, Jr. MD Trauma Center. “While no one plans on getting hurt, these events are often predictable. If you drink enough and act or drive careless enough, you’re likely going to see me.”

Whatever the reason, the holidays are a time of increased health risk.

Being aware of these risks, and not delaying appropriate care, is especially important during this time to have a safe winter break.

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JSO hosts nightly Hanukkah candle-lighting at Hillel The eight-day celebration of Hanukkah ends Wednesday.

Since Hanukkah does not coincide with this academic year’s winter break, Jewish students are altering their holiday traditions to celebrate on campus.

This year, Hanukkah started on Dec. 1, and ends on Wednesday, Dec. 8.

Freshman Jessica Smith said she usually celebrates Hanukkah at home, with her family.

“At home, I eat latkes with my family on the first night of Hanukkah,” Smith said. “Then, later on in the week I get together with my mom’s whole side of the family for our annual Hanukkah party. We all exchange gifts and have a latke eating contest.”

But, being on campus during Hanukkah has forced Smith to change her usual celebrations.

“I brought an electric menorah to light in the dorms,” Smith said. “I also brought a few dreidels and some gelt (chocolate coins) so I could teach my friends at school how to play dreidel.”

Aside from private dorm room celebrations, the Jewish Student Organization is offering students the opportunity to celebrate Hanukkah alongside other Jewish students.

JSO Vice President Emily Shyken said there has been candle lighting at 4:30 p.m. every night during Hanukkah at Hillel.

The tradition behind the candle lighting dates back to a historical event in ancient Israel, Shyken said.

“The reason we light candles is to celebrate the fact that the Maccabees in ancient Israel were fleeing from the Greeks, and they took off with whatever they could, and they only had enough oil to light lamps for one day, but somehow they got this oil to last for eight,” Shyken said. “That’s why we light candles every night, adding a new candle each night.”

Along with candle lighting, JSO also held a Hanukkah party after the

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Freshman Jeremy Hershey-Nexon lights candles and sings Sunday at the Mizzou Hillel.

The Jewish Student Organization holds menorah lighting ceremonies during Hanukkah.

Friday Shabbat dinner that fell during Hanukkah.

Hanukkah ends at 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday with the final candle light-

ing ceremony at Hillel.

— Garrett Richie, staff writer

MSA, BEC plan to make bylaw changes Amanda Capua Staff Writer The Missouri Students Association and the Board of Elections Commissioners are in the process of planning changes to the MSA and BEC bylaws regarding election procedures to prevent future incidents like those that occurred this year’s presidential election.

“Operations is going to amend the bylaws and explore the ideas proposed at the meeting last Tuesday,” MSA Senate Speaker Evan Wood said.

Operations Committee Chairman Justin Mohn said when making changes, the committee will mainly be concerned with changing procedures for the BEC and exempting certain offices from endorsing candidates running in an election.

Mohn said the BEC would still be allowed to delay the election by a majority vote, but the student court would have the power to veto that vote. The way the BEC handles infractions will be addressed as well.

“We’re going to clarify that the BEC can levy infractions,” Mohn said. “They’ll need to give the slate notice of the infraction in a certain amount of time. The slate will have

a certain amount of time to respond to the infraction.”

BEC Chairman Jake Sloan said there needs to be changes made to both the MSA bylaws and BEC handbooks so they coincide with one another.

They clash when they list the procedures for different circumstances. Sloan also said such legal documents need clearer definitions.

“We need to put definitions in the handbook so we can know what intentional and negligent infractions are,” Sloan said. “We want to add those for us to use and the slates to use.”

Wood said the process for handling infractions needs to be changed.

“We’ve been following traditions, but there is not a good process,” Wood said.

“There is no strict process on levying infractions.”

Mohn said another practice that raised problems in the election was key MSA leaders publically and actively endorsing candidates. They will be examining the legality of such endorsements. Those unable to endorse a candidate will most likely include the MSA president, vice president, senate speaker and the operations committee chairman.

“The tradition of these leaders not endorsing a candidate has been a longstanding one, so I don’t anticipate much opposition to the measure in Senate,” Mohn said in an e-mail. “This doesn’t so much represent a sweeping change as a return to a rule that we’ve had in the past.”

Mohn said banning endorsements from MSA leaders loses nothing of consequence.

He said it was argued in the meeting that endorsements happen all the time in the real world, but he said MSA is far from the real world.

“Our primary concern needs to be getting things done that benefit students, and that cause isn’t best served when people use their office to endorse a candidate,” Mohn said in an e-mail.

Mohn said more research must be done before effectively deciding on what they want to ban in terms of endorsements. He said it will most likely involve public declarations by officers.

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Moving Forward

Jacob Klinghammer Politics Columnist

Diplomats bite their tongues The scandalous events surrounding WikiLeaks’ recent posting of secret U.S.government documents concerning diplomatic relations have prompted mixedreactions on the relationship between politicians and journalists, but it is the language used in those documents which is of much greater interest.

Some praise the whistle-blowing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a paradigm of investigative journalism and transparency, while many others are demanding his head. The publication of these leaked cables reveals embarrassing comments from U.S. diplomats that could possibly damage U.S. relationships abroad.

These cables reportedly reveal Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ordered U.S. embassies and intelligence services to gather private information on U.N. leaders and diplomats.

Clinton said that the documents simply show “diplomats doing the work of diplomacy.

Given his Australian citizenship, the question of whether Assange could be charged with espionage or treason is a highly debated subject. The recent revelations raise far more concerns over the manner in which U.S. diplomats report their findings.

The 250,000 candid conversations between high-level ambassadors don’t exactly reveal earth-shattering information on other nations, but they show us that, when they get together, ambassadors like to shoot a loose cannon of colorful rhetoric. We have been suspicious of mental instability in Afghanistan leadership and the mafia-like ways of a Russian autocracy, but never have we heard diplomats deliver their opinions with such loaded, even comical, poetry as “Afghan President Karzai is driven by paranoia” and “Dmitry Medvedev plays Robin to Mr. Putin’s Batman.”

It is because of this that U.S. embassies should be embarrassed. In many cases, these diplomats fail to give honest or professional assessments in favor of rhetoric that would make Perez Hilton proud. Colorful writing is great, but some of the diplomats have gone too far. French President Sarkozy was described as “thin-skinned” and “an emperor with no clothes.” The Libyan Prime Minister Muammar al-Qadhafi is apparently very close to his “voluptuous” Ukrainian nurse.

Watch out. It’s rare that you hear these sort of sensational stories of scandal outside of mygreekgossip.com. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il suffered the biggest blow, after being called a “flabby old chap.”

No wonder they didn’t want this information leaked. Their language sounds like an international version of “Mean Girls.”

Just imagine a news anchor saying: “And in other news, Iranian ambassadors have called President Ahmadinejad a ‘punk-ass, supercrazy wannabe’” We all think it. But it wasn’t until these WikiLeaks cables that we realized our diplomats actually agree. They just need to be reminded of professional decorum. When you compare Medvedev to Robin and Putin to Batman, we all know you’re saying, “Medvedev is Putin’s bitch,” but a more appropriate phrase would go something like: “Putin has a great amount of influence over Medvedev’s administration.”

Same idea, not as insulting.

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Nixon opens new Columbia autism center Wes Duplantier News Editor Clipping together a pair of oversized scissors to sever a gold ribbon, Gov. Jay Nixon helped to open a renovated autism treatment center with a new director Friday morning in east Columbia.

The Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, an MU treatment center for the disease, reopened at 26,000 square feet, about 10,000 square feet larger than the previous building, according to an MU news release.

The expanded facilities will allow doctors to treat more patients, because it has two more exam rooms and five more therapy rooms, as well as a family resource center with toys, books and computers for autistic children.

Speaking to a crowd before the ribbon cutting, Nixon linked the opening of the new center to a law he signed over the summer that requires health insurance companies to cover autism treatments both at the center and in patient’s homes.

The therapies often involve intensive face-to-face interaction between patients and doctors, which can cost thousands of dollars. Nixon said patients, doctors and public officials had lobbied for the law’s passage.

“Together we said it was time for a change,” he said.

“Together we passed a strong autism mandate and together we made sure those families will have access to the diagnosis and treatments they so dearly need.”

Nixon said the law will expand treatments for teenagers and adults, through a program called Partnership

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Gov. Jay Nixon speaks at the opening of new facilities at the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders on Friday. Nixon said expanded treatments like those at the new center were the goal of an autism-related health bill he signed into law this summer. for Hope. The law will allow an autism research center at gration of clinical care, profespatients to receive up to $12,000 Emory University in Boston. sional education and training in services with funding from Bregman said the new pro- and clinical research,” he said. the Missouri Department of grams at the Thompson Center Chancellor Brady Deaton Mental Health, county devel- drew him to the job. also spoke at the ceremony, “The Thompson Center’s opmental disability boards and and said the center’s improvevision to develop integrated Medicaid funding.

“These are the older folks, multidisciplinary assessment ments would help it conduct the folks who are in their teens treatment programs is innova- more cutting-edge research, and in their twenties, the folks tive and one of the key reasons and expand that care to famiwho have been gapped out,” he why I was so interested in the lies in Columbia and the rest of said. “Our law will further posi- position,” he said. the state.

Bregman also emphasized tion Missouri and research cen“We know under his leaderters like the Thompson Center that the new center, located ship and our interdisciplinary to become national leaders in on Portland Street in east culture, our goal is to create autism research and teaching.” Columbia, would appeal to a center than can be a world The center also named younger patients and famileader in thinking and in transautism researcher Joel lies to help treat diseases like lational work and in taking the Bregman its new executive autism sooner. director. Bregman previously “The center’s design pro- latest knowledge in so many served as Director of Clinical vides a very welcoming envi- areas to bear on families for Research at an autism center ronment for children and fami- the well-being of children as we in New York, and developed lies while promoting the inte- move to future,” he said.

Still proposes legislation to remodel tax brackets, reduce budget shortfall Steven Dickherber Staff Writer State Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia, will propose legislation in the coming week to tax Internet sales at a more equal rate with traditional brick and mortar sales, a move that could provide $160 million in additional revenue to Missouri. Still will also propose a raise in cigarette tax by 12 cents per pack, and wishes to readjust income tax brackets to reflect inflation.

Still said the state cannot continue to cut its way to a better economy.

“We must take action that will support the University of Missouri and our state’s public schools if we are going to compete economically,” Still said in

a news release.

Her proposal, The Main Street Protection Act, would provide tax code structure to level the playing field for traditional businesses against Internet sales.

State Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia, has not filed any bills yet, but said he will file bills in the coming week which will simplify the organ donation process and reconcile the budget.

Kelly said he enthusiastically supported Still’s proposed legislation, but said he thought the bills had next to no chance of getting through the majority party, since they would raise taxes on some people.

“I think the most likely to get any traction might be the Main Street Protection Act,” Still said.

“The people that are getting squeezed are the middle class people who are working for a living, and that includes many of our store owners.”

Still said there is an unfair advantage given to online sales because they are not required to pay the same state taxes as traditional small businesses.

Still said the proposal to raise taxes on cigarettes could get attention, but because the tax would still be the lowest in the country, the state would not lose money to individuals driving across the state line to buy cigarettes elsewhere.

Both Kelly and Still agree Still’s third proposal, which would account for inflation to decide income tax rates, is the least likely to gain support.

Inflation rates have not been

adjusted since 1931, so the highest income bracket is still $9,000.

“When someone making $9,000 has to pay the same rate of taxes as a multi-millionaire, that is just wrong,” Still said.

Her bill proposes updating the tax rate to reflect current income levels. According to Still, it is unlikely to get through, because it would raise taxes on some people, though it would decrease taxes for lower income individuals.

“People in the State House of Representatives like to protect the rich, and they don’t want to raise taxes on the rich,” Still said.

“I feel it’s the middle income people who need our protection.”

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State should consider tax proposals before eduction cuts It’s no mystery: The nation’s economic crisis has led to some tough budget decisions across the country, and the state of Missouri is not exempt. The UM system and MU have been somewhat protected from the drastic budget cuts the state has been making across the board the past couple of years due to a tuition freeze agreement with Gov. Jay Nixon, but other departments can only bleed for so long.

The UM system has become a sitting duck, and it’s hunting season in Jefferson City.

The state’s budget shortfall stands at $604 million, and state legislators will likely turn to higher education’s budget with machete in hand to help close the gap — metaphorically speaking, of course. After remaining safe from the rest of the state’s budget cuts, our university and Missouri higher education as a whole is set up to be screwed over by the state in the coming year.

Bu† there are alternatives: State Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia, will be proposing three bills this week in Jefferson City that will allegedly reduce the state’s deficit by up to $229 million.

One of the three bills, called the “Main Street Protection Act”, would create provisions in the state’s tax code that would collect (presently) lost taxes from sales made on the Internet. It is expected this act would generate $160 million in tax revenue, which is a massive chunk of the state’s budget. Other states have begun to collect these taxes and are generating millions of dollars to help pull state’s budgets out of the economic crisis.

Missouri lawmakers have been ignoring this easy, untaxed source of income that could very well save higher education in our state down the road.

Another bill would increase the tax on cigarettes in Missouri from 17 cents per pack to 33 cents, an increase of 12 cents. Missouri’s tax on cigarettes is the lowest in the country, and an increase of 12 cents will only elevate Missouri’s status as the second-lowest cigarette tax in the country. Virginia taxes at 30 cents a pack, and, odds are, Missouri revenue won’t be lost by smokers driving to Virginia to save 3 cents on a pack of cigs.

This increase would generate around an additional $68 million in state revenue.

The last bill would restructure the Missouri income tax brackets, which, as of 2010, haven’t been updated since 1931. That’s right; Missouri’s income tax brackets haven’t been changed since President Herbert Hoover was in office — since a preWWII world, since there were only 48 states in the Union. The result? Missourians making $9,000 a year pay the same tax rate as those making millions.

But because politics can be generally defined as doing pointless, absurd crap over and over again, none of this is likely to pass. In the past, the majority party in Jefferson City has kept this bill in committee and never talked about it or brought it to a vote on the floor. The same is expected for the coming year.

And that is some straight bullshit. Here we are, passing up hundreds of millions of tax revenue for the sake of essentially protecting the rich of Missouri. Yes, politicians are wary of supporting raises in taxes, but at the same time, who wants to be the politician that puts a heavier burden on Missouri families already struggling to send their children to college? Ignoring these bills means disaster for MU. Departmental cuts and tuition hike, reminiscent of those in California two years ago are only some of the nightmares that could come to be if this legislation is ignored yet again.

What it comes down to is weighing long term cost and gain. Yes, taxes will go up for a while, but it’s worth continued funding of the state educational system.

Contrary to constituent demand, it’s literally impossible for a state to give more money to educational system without taxing more. It’s not even simple enough to be economics — it’s common sense. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

We urge the Associated Students of the University of Missouri to take a stance on this issue, as it is their job to protect the interests of MU students in Jefferson City.

We also urge all MU students to write to their hometown representatives in Jefferson City. A massive influx of letters to our representatives will not only emphasize our political power as constituents, but also show our politicians that MU students are a powerful, unified force that transcends any political party. We are going to school to get an education in order to make our state and country even better when our time comes to take the reins, and our noble politicians are jeopardizing it all.

At MU, we have students from every county in Missouri, and it’s time for us to use our English 1000 skills and tell our representatives what’s best for our education, our families and our state.

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“When someone making $9,000 has to pay the same rate of taxes as a multimillionaire, that is just wrong.”

— State Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia on proposing legislation to modernize taxes and reduce budget shortfall

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This column ends, but pop culture carries on Katie McCormick

kmmwgb@mail.mizzou.edu

To quote the Pikachu Goodbye Song, the time has come. Yes, it is time for me to put down the metaphorical pen on this pop culture column. I can’t even tell you, hopefully dedicated readers, how great it has been to berate you with my criticism on pop culture this past semester. However, I do think the best part of writing is all the criticism I get back. Some constructive, some straight for the jugular, but all is equally well-received by me. Since I love to dish out the criticism, getting it in return always strikes my fancy.

Moving on, even though I will not be here to light up your world with my insight, why not tell you all what I think will transpire in the pop culture world in the future?

This year has been a whirlwind of drugs, parties, jail sentences, lost jobs and so much more for the mess that is Lindsay Lohan. In my dream world, Lindsay would rise from the ashes that are her scorched career like a phoenix! In the real world, I’m almost certain that Lindsay is going to drift into obscurity. I do think she will get over her addiction, but without the drug and alcohol abuse

she is basically nothing. Depressing, am I right? Attached to that point, the coverage of Hollywood starlets is taking a turn. Now the media has always been fascinated with the trials and tribulations of young female celebrities, but it seems to get younger and younger. For a while now, celebrities like Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and the other usual suspects have clouded the media with their partying antics. However, the newest generation of Disney and Nickelodeon stars is young, fresh, and equally, if not more, fucked up. I predict that these new girls will take over the tabloids and some of our old favorites will be desperately clinging to their former fame with a form of sex-ploitation.

Now as far as aspects of pop culture that normal people care about, change is imminent. When it comes to television, it is only a matter of time before reality television takes over. Sure there will still be sitcoms, but the amount of genuinely great fictitious shows produced will soon dwindle. However, I do think the networks like HBO and Showtime will become more popular and will be responsible for most of the great shows on television. The movie industry will not change drastically, but I believe more great films will be produced. Sure, there are the pointless movie franchises like Twilight, but other movies are being produced that challenge the

audience mentally and really push the envelope. However, I think I am most optimistic about the change in the music industry. Great music is becoming more prevalent in mainstream media. In my opinion, multiple genres of music are going to revamp their style and produce better music than we’ve seen in a while.

Another important aspect to discuss is the evolution of pop culture coverage. I am beginning to think that the E! News and Entertainment Tonights of the media will be pushed out by the bevy of gossip blogs out there. I know that blogs like Dlisted and What Would Tyler Durden Do are far more entertaining than stupid Ryan Seacrest. When the actual correspondents on these programs are considered celebrities themselves, their coverage is boring and far too nice. I think people are starting to enjoy the more creatively mean writers behind all the gossip blogs.

Now to quote the great Vitamin C, as we go on, we’ll remember all the times we spent together. I hope that is true with at least some of you readers because I have truly enjoyed writing this column. If that isn’t true, I at least hope that my deep seeded fascination with pop culture has made you feel better about what you do in your free time. Thanks for the memories!

An honest letter to TSA agents

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Ryan Schuessler ryanschuessler@gmail.com

Dear TSA agents, I write you this letter to give you a warning: I’ll be flying this January to Chicago with my parents. You see, my father has some meetings and my mother and I are visiting some friends and enjoying the city. But that’s beside the point. Before I make my way into Lambert-St. Louis, I wanted to give you a warning that I’m coming, and, for the sake of any potential future Schuessler generations (and for the sake of your eyes, too), I’m going to opt out of the radiation from the full body scans.

You all have been getting a lot of heat the past few weeks over these new air-travel safety regulations, but I just wanted to let you know that I feel sorry for you. Odds are, you all didn’t meet in a damp cave in the middle of nowhere to diabolically plot how you can invade our privacy even more.

I understand that these new “inspections”

were a bureaucratic decision, probably in Washington. It’s not your fault, and I think the best we can all do is stick it out with a stiff lip as long as we have to. I can only imagine what all your wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends and other loved ones think of what you’ve been told to do at work now: thousands of strangers waiting in line every day so you can get to second base without even buying them dinner. If I were a TSA agent spouse I wouldn’t be too happy. But that’s just me.

Some of you may think the new inspection requirements are necessary, which is okay. We can all have our own opinions, but I’m going to go ahead and hope that none of you actually enjoy feeling up children, teens, adults and the elderly.

While it seems like a sex-offender’s dream job, I hope all of you have had thorough background checks. I’m optimistic that you have.

I’m sure that you all don’t want to grope me just as I don’t to be groped. But our nation’s ever-wise leaders have decided that it’s necessary for the sake of national security, and of course we must oblige (unless, of course, we decide acknowledge this thing called the

Fourth Amendment and the American judicial process).

So, TSA agents of America, I would encourage you to join the resistance to these new regulations. I know it may cost you your jobs in a tough economy, but speak up about it. Yes, it may not work and we may be stuck like this, but at least you would have tried, right? And I must commend our government for at least putting EVERYONE through these invasive searches and not resorting to archaic racial profiling as so many of our nation’s citizens are calling for.

On a slight tangent, the whole concept of racial profiling for terrorists doesn’t really make sense to me. We’re searching for terrorists, right? Terrorist isn’t a race—it’s an ideology that transcends race.

I’m glad that the government is at least making you assault (gently, of course) us equally. Although, I might not fly anymore when you guys start using thought scanners.

Anyway, I’ll see you next month.

Love, Ryan

Julia Boudreau jlbw7b@mail.mizzou.edu

Keep your Facebook profile classy When turning on Facebook, it can sometimes seem as though you have opened a Playboy magazine.

Between the crude status updates and provocative photos, you are left wondering what the person is selling.

Although the goal seems to be to appear sexy, the results of such actions can be detrimental to future employment prospects and harmful to personal welfare.

For most people, having a fit body takes great effort.

After spending countless hours in the gym, eating healthy and practicing good hygiene it is only natural to want to show off the rewards of your efforts.

When this is done in a positive, mature manner, most people will be happy for you and enjoy viewing your Facebook page.

It is the images of teaser classroom attire and duct-tape as costumes that push some viewers over the edge.

Men in their boxers flexing their muscles are just as bad. These images make both sexes appear slutty.

I am not saying that appealing outfits should not be worn; appealing clothing that accentuates your best features should be shown on Facebook.

Just be reasonable and use some judgment.

After meeting a new person in college one of the first things you both do is Facebook friend each other.

Through this you are able get to know more about your new acquaintance than what you learn the 15 minutes you originally spend speaking with them.

They are no longer the chemistry classmate you have wanted to date all semester.

Facebook allows you to see a person for who they truly are. Unfortunately, if what you find is an update on how they got drunk last night and had sex, they become much less attractive. What was I thinking; date this guy?

While in college, Facebook seems like a world free of the scrutiny and judgment; your true friends know your postings are harmless and fun.

Facebook, however, is a public domain capable of being viewed by everyone.

A potential employer might have a different opinion of a status update, “just drank four shots before class, have no idea what’s going on.”

What you say now can have detrimental effects on your ability to receive a job offer in the future.

The censoring of pages, for viewing by employers, is a step toward making them appropriate for everyone.

Any form of personal writings or photography is an expression of self.

Your choice of images and writings shape the perception people have of you.

This portrayal can and should only be chosen by the people themselves.

If your goal is to be seen as the go to guy or girl for hook-ups then that is your choice.

If however, your aim is to further your personal and professional connections, then your Facebook page might be in desperate need of some maintenance.

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Jazmine Sullivan Love Me Back Rating: 4 out of 5 While Missy Elliott continues to tease the public by withholding her newest album, she’s still submitting enough to please us.

What I’m referring to is her consistent administering of musically adept divas: this time in the form of Jazmine Sullivan.

Sullivan’s sophomore album, Love Me Back, wows. The singer’s scratchy voice sounds similar to Mary J. Blige’s, but with a little more rasp. At only 23 years old, her voice’s sexiness far exceeds its age. It shines on “10 Seconds” and “Stuttering.”

There’s no “Bust Your Windows” this time around, but there’s still an adequate amount of bitchassness — notably because of “Redemption.”

Channeling her inner-raconteur, Sullivan begins the song reflecting on her experience as a young girl dating an older man, but quickly transitions to the perspective of the man. Sullivan vocally attacks the man, who was responsible for her degradation as a woman. Holding nothing back, this song is easily the album’s best.

The biggest concern with the album is its reluctance to stray from its overridingly breezy theme. “Excuse Me” and “Famous” further give credence to Sullivan’s vocal talent, but they sound faintly similar.

Nonetheless, Sullivan’s album will undoubtedly tide you over until the release of Elliott’s latest.

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Daft Punk Tron: Legacy Rating: 2 out of 5 Disney continues its classic series this next week, with “Tron: Legacy.” The soundtrack is created by legends in their own right, Daft Punk, and its release will precede the film.

The French duo Thomas Bangalter and GuyManuel de Homem-Christo, and their Daft Punk helmets fit right into the world of Tron.

I will give the album a double rating: a 2 out of 5 for the album as a whole, and a 3 out of 5 with consideration for the fact it is a soundtrack. The track titles and compositions with dramatic rhythms allow even the most absent-minded of rubes the ability to guess how the movie’s plot will play out.

We should be excited by the fact “Tron: Legacy” would be scored by a band that looks and sounds like a couple of cosmic robots. The soundtrack has a familiar tone on two levels. It has the basic theme score of an action thriller, with tracks such as “The Game Has Changed” and “Flynn Lives,” while maintaining the recognizable feel of all that is Daft Punk, with pieces such as “End of the Line” and “Solar Sailer.” The album culminates with a nice combination of these two levels in “Tron Legacy (end credits).”

Although I have taken into consideration “Tron: Legacy” is a soundtrack, it doesn’t make up for the fact that this is a dreary purchase for even the biggest fan of either the film series or Daft Punk. I would not recommend wasting your money on either, honestly.

— Joe Riling, staff writer

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Buck’s Ice Cream carries MUthemed flavors, colorful history Kristen Herhold Reporter Ice cream is an $11 billion industry and Americans consume 23.2 quarts of ice cream annually – more than any other country. With the highest percentage of American ice cream consumers residing in the Midwest, it is only natural that the students at MU enjoy ice cream, and Buck’s Ice Cream Place has been satisfying their cravings since the 1960s.

Buck’s Ice Cream Place was originally established as Arbuckle’s Ice Cream Parlor in downtown Columbia, next door to a theater. Every time the theater would have a new movie showing, Arbuckle’s would create a unique flavor and name it after that movie.

“We had a beautiful thing going,” said James Reed, a founder of the original Buck’s. “We had lots of business and lots of regular customers.”

However, when Wendell Arbuckle, another founder of Arbuckle’s Ice Cream Parlor, decided to retire in Maryland, dreams of Arbuckle’s expansion were slashed. Without Arbuckle, the ever-popular ice cream shop failed. It was reopened again with the current shortened name in 1989 — this time on the MU Campus as part of the College of Agriculture’s Food Science program.

“Our ice cream is all student made,” Buck’s manager Richard Linhardt said.

“The students that are studying food science have an interest in diary production and ice cream production, so they’re the ones mainly asking for jobs.”

Linhardt is the only faculty member who works at Buck’s — the rest are students.

Angela Lee is one of the many food sciences students working there part time.

“It’s very fun and interesting working

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Various flavors of ice cream sit in a cooler at Buck’s Ice Cream Place in Eckles Hall.

Buck’s was originally a downtown establishment, but moved to MU’s campus in 1989. here,” Lee said. “The best part of this job is being able to create new flavors.”

The well-known Tiger Stripe Ice Cream sold at Buck’s has become a tradition at MU for events such as the Tiger Walk through the columns.

“I think it’s great,” Reed said. “It’s kind of neat that a flavor I saw created is such a big tradition.”

Although vanilla, chocolate and strawberry are popular selections at Buck’s, the bestseller is by far Tiger Stripe.

“It’s our signature ice cream,” Linhardt said. “It’s got the black and gold tiger aspect of it. It’s very unique. I think we’re probably the only university that has it.”

Although Buck’s now is completely different from the original Arbuckle’s in the 1960s, it still contains some memorabilia

from the original parlor, including its sign and a model of its interior.

“I was taken aback when I walked through the door and there was the sign,” Reed said. “It’s really cool that it’s still there. I get an eerie feeling when I go in there and see the signs and the ice cream I knew so well back in the 60s.”

In 1989, when Buck’s opened, the cost of the ice cream cone was 65 cents.

Today, though the price of the cone has gone up to $1.50, Buck’s continues to bring tradition to MU. “I love Tiger Stripe Ice Cream, because it reminds me of how awesome and tradition-filled my school is,” freshman Andy Laws said. “It’s an aspect of Mizzou that everyone knows about. Not to mention, it’s delicious.”

Seniors market touch, feel of Missouri cotton Tony Puricelli Staff Writer The fabric of our lives might receive a facelift as a result of the business proposals from MU’s department of textile and apparel management.

MU seniors will present business plans of more than 100 pages from their capstone projects at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Life Sciences Center. The event is free and open to the public.

According to a news release from the department, Missouri farmers account for more than 6 percent of national cotton production. Students have now made proposals to four major retailers with ideas for a brand that would use only Missourigrown cotton.

“Two of my colleagues and I were involved in a research project to promote Missouri cotton,” Textile and Apparel Management professor Jung Ha-Brookshire said. “Part of that project was to initially research whether consumers would be willing to pay for products made from Missouri cotton.”

Over the past two years, other classes completing their capstone projects were involved in creating a brand known as Heartland Premium, which would use Missouri cotton fibers. The project this year was to determine which retailers would be the best for this brand and answer questions such as: who would carry

the products and what kind of products would they be?

“Students had all the previous research, and the four groups this semester came up with four different ideas,” Ha-Brookshire said.

Senior Steffi Dickmann said the groups did a lot of consumer research and looked up different studies that were done on the specific type of cotton that has been growing, and what people said would be best.

“One of the things they said would best fit the soft cotton would be T-shirts,” Dickmann said. “So we kind of went with that and did some research on the cotton industry and different cotton apparel.”

Students in Dickmann’s group found there is a market for a line of basic apparel geared toward younger demographics.

“When you think of brands like Hanes and Fruit of the Loom, you kind of think of the older demographics,” Dickmann said.

“Like, that’s what my dad wears. So, we’re doing something more cut and fit and a little more stylish for the younger market.”

Dickmann’s group developed a line of basic apparel, such as T-shirts, leggings and tank tops to present to The Buckle.

Other groups’ product lines include a wedding collection for Ralph Lauren, a line of blue jeans for J. Crew and bedding and home goods for Vera Bradley. Each group researched its own demographics to find out why the brand would be ideal for each of the retailers.

“I would say the most challenging part was probably the research because it’s hard to find a lot of specific studies on the cotton industry that are relevant,” Dickmann said.

Ha-Brookshire said this project not only shows how Missouri cotton can be branded and retailed but also shows everything the students have learned in the past 22 years of their lives.

Dickmann said the project has taught her a lot for future jobs.

“Basically, it summed up everything we’ve learned for the past four years from consumer analysis to merchandise plans, merchandise budget,” Dickmann said. “We actually had to think of a price, do it at cost and make a 12-month merchandise budget. So, that definitely will help with the buying side of the industry. No matter what job you go into, it really has helped.”

The Missouri Department of Agriculture, Bayer CropScience, who sells cottonseeds to Missouri farmers, and Missouri cotton farmers are all invited to the presentation.

This will help them see in real life how the retailers could brand their cotton. Parents are also invited to the event.

“I think the most rewarding part is actually going to be the presentation on Wednesday because I know we invited actual cotton farmers and it’s just people that actually will get to see all the research and the hard work we put into it,” Dickmann said.

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Bud Hennekes, sophomore and personal development blogger, stands under the Memorial Union arch Wednesday. Hennekes runs his own blog called “A Boundless World” and has been featured on numerous other personal development sites.

Student’s blog seeks to inspire A Boundless World is meant to motivate its more than 2,000 readers.

few people at MU know about it.

“It’s a little weird for me to explain it to people at Mizzou,” he said. “Most of my fans are from all over the world. I have been looking for ways to incorporate the Mizzou audience Kari Paul more.”

Staff Writer Chelsea Hulse, a friend of Hennekes’ from his high school, As they drudge through the said “A Boundless World” serves final weeks of school before a more personal purpose to his break, many students are seeking inspiration, motivation or friends, as a window into his life maybe just a new outlook on through which those close to him can better understand him. life.

“For me, ‘A Boundless World’ Sophomore Bud Hennekes’ was an opportunity to learn blog “A Boundless World” promore about Bud as a person,” vides this with more than 100 Hulse said. “He entries dedi is a really neat cated to help"The main person, and it’s ing people theme of my blog cool that I’ve conquer their is freedom, not come to underfears and freedom in the stand him make the sense of doing more through most of life. anything you want, but his blog.”

Hennekes freedom emotionally and Hulse said said he was spiritually."

“A Boundless inspired to Sophomore Bud Hennekes World” begin the has blog in high changed since school, after the death of his she first began reading it. friend.

“The big thing is profession“I realized I wasn’t doing alism,” Hulse said. “When he a lot of the things I wanted started out it was kind of just to do, like write and share my him putting stuff up there but experiences,” Hennekes said. “I it has been amazing to watch it wanted to write for a long time, evolve. but his death helped me realize Not only has his writing that you don’t always have a lot improved but his ideas have gotof time.” ten broader.”

Although the themes of “A Jonathan Anderson, a colBoundless World” are ever- league of Hennekes, has folchanging, Hennekes said one lowed “A Boundless World” main idea remains consistent since its beginnings, and is colthroughout all of his entries. laborating with Hennekes on a “The main theme of my blog new blog called “Gluten Chef.” is freedom, not freedom in the As someone who has folsense of doing anything you lowed “A Boundless World” want, but freedom emotionally from the start, Anderson said it and spiritually,” he said. “It’s has been exciting to watch the really about overcoming negablog mature.

He said Hennekes’ tive beliefs that hold you back.” blog has developed from a way “A Boundless World” usually receives a couple thousand for him to reach out to other views per week, Hennekes said. people, into a way to help others People from more than 50 coun- succeed in life.

“Everyone in this world is tries have contacted him about looking for a miracle fix or his blog.

He attributes a lot of his cure to their problems, but ‘A blog’s popularity to Twitter, Boundless World’ shows you it where he has almost 2,000 is you yourself that is that miracle,” Anderson said. “You have to followers.

Despite his blog’s popularity look at yourself to do something on the Internet, Hennekes said and achieve your dreams.”

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Jake's Takes

Jake Kreinberg Sports Columnist

Thoughts on basketball, Insight Bowl As the final seconds ticked off in overtime last week in Kansas City, the players on Missouri’s mens basketball team looked lost, wondering how a four-point lead, with 20 seconds left in regulation against Georgetown, evaporated.

Sullen fans quietly made their way to the exits of the Sprint Center, now reduced to angrily muttering choice words under their breath, compared to 15 minutes earlier when they combined to produce as favorable an atmosphere as Missouri will see this year.

Everyone was heartbroken, except for one: coach Mike Anderson. “(Georgetown) shot the ball unbelievable,” Anderson said. “Anytime you go 18 for 18 from the free throw line and you’ve got to go to overtime to win, that tells you a little bit about our basketball team.”

Ever the optimist, Anderson knows this battle contained several teaching points for the Tigers — the most obvious being how to protect a lead against top-caliber teams.

This isn’t football, where one slip-up puts an irreparable dent in a team’s national title aspirations. Nay, this is basketball, where as long as you have a little number in front of your team’s name, you’ll have a shot to go deep into the postseason.

Three months from now, on Selection Sunday, last week’s game will essentially have meant nothing. A win would have been a bonus, one to put in the “Good Wins” category, but a loss doesn’t hurt.

As long as the team maintains its aggressiveness without losing control, the combined speed of junior guard Marcus Denmon and sophomore guard Michael Dixon on the outside, as well as a renewed, legitimate inside presence with junior forwards Ricardo Ratliffe and Lawrence Bowers, should allow Missouri to emulate its Elite Eight success from two years ago.

In basketball, teams (not the BCS) control their path to destiny. For Missouri, and the rest of the Big 12, this year promises to be a wild ride. **Insight Bowl** When I learned Missouri would be playing Iowa in this year’s Insight Bowl, I didn’t know what to think.

On the other side of the border, Iowa doesn’t know what to think about itself.

A team that entered the year with national championship aspirations finds itself in the Big Ten Conference’s sixth-best bowl game.

No doubt about it, the Hawkeyes, and the relatively low number of fans that will accompany the team to Tempe, will be deflated — not only because of the team’s 7-5 record, but also by how the bowl selection process carried out.

Two New Year’s Day bowls passed over the Hawkeyes in favor of Penn State and Michigan, which both possessed identical records.

Sorry to deepen your depression, Iowa.

This year marks the 100th anniversary since the last meeting of these teams, and the Tigers will be anxious to prove themselves against anybody the Big Ten has to offer.

So while Missouri figures to have an advantage both in terms of talent and morale, the Tigers shouldn’t forget that in all five of Iowa’s losses, the opposing team scored a game-winning touchdown in the final five minutes.

Prediction: Missouri 24, Iowa 2

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6-1 Tigers to start four-game home stand against 7-1 Vanderbilt John Montesantos Staff Writer

Missouri (6-1) will host Vanderbilt (7-1) at 8 p.m.

Wednesday as the Tigers come off a busy two-week stretch in which they played seven games in 14 days.

The majority of those games, including a trip to Oregon that will be their farthest of the season, were on the road. Wednesday’s game will be the first of four straight at home.

Sophomore guard Michael Dixon knows how much comfort some time at home can bring.

“It’s always good to be at home in the confines of somewhere comfortable,” Dixon said. “It’s pretty heartwarming and we just have to take these few practices into the game.”

Comfort has been hard to come by for Dixon recently, as he has been put in some high-pressure, late-game situations in the past two games. Dixon was put on the free throw line in the final minute of both the Georgetown and Oregon games.

The Tigers suffered a close loss to the Commodores last season at the hands of nowgraduated center A.J. Ogilvy.

Junior guard and leading scorer Marcus Denmon knows that this is a new Vanderbilt team, and it’s time for some payback.

“They lost a lot of guys that they had last year,” Denmon said. “They had some good leadership. But that was at their place, so we

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Freshman guard Ricky Kreklow loses control of the ball after attempting a rebound during the Nov. 28 game against Arkansas Pine Bluff at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers will play Vanderbilt on Wednesday at home. want to try to force our will on them at our place.”

It has been out with the old and in with the new for the Commodores, as some rising stars have filled the shoes of players like Ogilvy.

Junior guard and NBAprospect Jeffery Taylor has led their front court while junior center Festus Ezeli has dominated the inside.

Dixon called Vanderbilt’s new rebound leader a bigger, more athletic Ogilvy and knows this new team has many weapons.

“It’s going to be tough,” Dixon said. “They’re a good, solid team. I don’t think they’re going to be intimidated coming in here, but we’re going to try and make

them intimidated.”

Junior forward Laurence Bowers is one of the rebound leaders for Missouri and knows how this Vanderbilt team can get on the glass.

“They have great size and they have a lot of athletes,” Bowers said. “A lot of guys that crash the boards. We have to play with a higher level of intensity and hit the glass really hard.”

The Tigers have struggled in that category to start the season, coming in at 165th in rebounding nationally.

Missouri might not need to crash the boards, if they keep shooting like they have been. The Tigers have five players averaging in double figures in points, and are

shooting 55 percent in their last three games.

More important than the top scores and starters, have been the Tigers bench players. Missouri has averaged more than 30 points per game from its reserves this year.

This will be Missouri’s third consecutive foe from the “Power Conference,” but it will be the first time in 52 years since it has hosted Vanderbilt.

Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. Wednesday inside Mizzou Arena. Coach Mike Anderson will look to stay undefeated in non-conference home games, as he is 43-0 all-time in such contests.

Sports shorts: Volleyball advances to NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 Zach Mink Sports Editor Volleyball: The Missouri Tigers volleyball team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament this weekend, beating the Northwestern Wildcats 3-1 (25-13, 22-25, 25-22, 25-20). Freshman outside hitter Lisa Henning paced the Tigers with a career-high 18 kills, and senior outside hitter Paola Ampudia chimed in 17.

“I felt like our hitters made good decisions throughout the match,” coach Wayne Kreklow said after the team’s performance. “Our biggest concern heading into the match was how we could bounce back

emotionally after that big win last night, and I really challenged our group to suck it up and tough it out, and they did that tonight.”

Missouri came out strong in the first, hitting .500 in the frame while blowing out the Wildcats 25-13. However, Northwestern clawed back in the second, hitting .487 and narrowly besting Missouri 25-22. The Tigers came from behind in the third set after trailing 21-17 to earn the 25-22 victory. The team was able to close out the match in the fourth, winning 25-20.

Missouri now advances to the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history. The Tigers will square off against the Duke Blue Devils on Friday

at Penn State’s campus. In the Tiger’s only other appearance in the Sweet 16, they coincidentially also played on the Nittany Lions’ campus.

Gymnastics: The Missouri gymnastics team will begin its season Friday with the Black and Gold Exhibition meet. The Tigers enter the season ranked No. 13 on the GymInfo’s 2010 Women’s Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

Missouri faces stellar competition this year, squaring off against No. 2 Alabama, No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 10 Nebraska., No. 12 LSU, as well as several other ranked opponents.

The Tigers finished the season ranked No. 12 in the nation, the highest end-of-

season ranking in program history.

Football: Three football players were honored with first-team All Big 12 selections last weekend. Senior center Tim Barnes, junior tight end Michael Egnew and senior linebacker Andrew Gachkar were recognized for their achievements this season.

Barnes was a key factor in the success of the offensive line this season, and Egnew led all tight ends in the nation with 83 receptions for 698 yards and four touchdowns.

Gachkar led the stellar Tiger defense with 81 tackles, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and two blocked kicks.

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Tiger wrestling outlasts Kent State, improves to 6-3 Missouri freshman Alan Waters upset Kent State’s Nic Bendelyon.

Zach Miller Staff Writer The No. 11 Missouri wrestling team beat Kent State 19-15 Sunday afternoon, with No. 5 junior heavyweight Dom Bradley winning a 5-3 overtime decision to give Missouri the victory.

The match began at 125 pounds when No. 11 freshman Alan Waters upset No. 5 Nic Bedelyon 3-1. Both wrestlers came into the match undefeated on the season.

Each wrestler scored one escape in the match, and the difference was a two-point near fall

by Waters in the second period.

“I knew I could ride him on top, so that made me a lot happier to get the back points,” Waters said. “It pretty much sealed the deal there.”

Waters, a true freshman, has not lost a match since his junior year of high school.

“He’s had a lot of big wins, and I’m just pleased with the way he’s wrestling,” Missouri coach Brian Smith said. “He keeps battling and battling, he’s tough on top, he’s tough on his feet and he’s tough to score on, he does a good job.”

Following Waters’ victory, the Tigers dropped three of the next four matches and trailed Kent State 9-7 at the halfway point of the match. Senior Todd Schavrien was the only winner, with a 12-0 major decision at 141 pounds.

Missouri bounced back with three straight close victories to take a 16-9 lead. Freshman No.

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Senior Todd Schavrien puts Kent State’s Chase Skonieczny in a hold Sunday in the Hearnes Center. MU won the meet with a final score of 19-15.

12 Zach Toal overcame a 3-0 deficit to beat No. 24 Ross Tice 7-4 at 165 pounds. Junior No. 15 Dorian Henderson followed Toal with a 5-4 decision at 174 pounds, with a riding time bonus point marking the difference in the match.

Sophomore Mike Larson won his 10th match of the season with a 4-3 decision at 184 pounds.

Larson recorded a takedown in the final minute of that match, and kept his opponent down to

pull out the tight victory.

“I think (Larson) wrestled a slow pace in the beginning there, and Mike likes to wrestle a hard pace, but he let the guy slow him down a little,” Smith said. “When he started attacking, he got to a leg and got the takedown.”

Larson understood how big the win was for Missouri, with No. 1 Dustin Kilgore lurking at 197 pounds for Kent State.

“We needed that win to be able to set it up to have Dom win

the dual for us,” Larson said.

Kilgore beat Missouri 197-pounder Jake Glore by fall to make the score 16-15 and set up a do-or-die heavyweight matchup between Bradley and No. 12 Brendan Barlow of Kent State.

Bradley scored a takedown with two seconds left in a oneminute sudden death overtime period to win.

Bradley had led 3-1 after two periods before Barlow had an escape in the third period to pull

within one point. Barlow got that point in the final seconds when the referee awarded him a point because Bradley jumped out of bounds to avoid a takedown that would have ended the match.

“You don’t want to put it in a referee’s hands to let him make a call like that, but he did, and he kept his composure to get a takedown in overtime,” Smith said.

Missouri is now 6-3 on the season and continues dual play Sunday at No. 23 Purdue.

Swimming and diving takes first at Mizzou Invitational Steve Cassidy Staff Writer The Missouri swimming and diving team enjoyed multiple victories at the Mizzou Invitational this past weekend, with the men and women’s teams each finishing in first place. The men posted 1,380 points, and the women put up 1,241.

The runner up in the men’s competition, Drury University, was the toughest competition among a field that included University of Nebraska, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Truman State and Boise State.

The women’s toughest competition came from Boise State. The Broncos recorded a total of 880 points, good for a second place finish.

The Tigers began the threeday invitational Friday, by taking first place in six of the eight preliminary events. Missouri added to its strong performance later in the day by winning nine out of 12 finals events. At the close of the invitational, coach Greg Rhodenbaugh said he was speechless at his team’s performance.

“We did so great today,” Rhodenbaugh said. “As a whole we were impressive. We put up a lot of new records this weekend

and to do that so early in the season is just beyond words.”

Missouri began the second day of competition Saturday, leading by a vast margin. The Tigers continued their dominance, possibly putting up their best performance of the weekend. Missouri had a swimmer register a first place finish in every one of the eight preliminary events.

In the second session of the day, the Tigers took eight of the 12 finals. Senior captain Anders Melin, one of the crucial members of the 200-medley relay, said he was very pleased with their performance.

“In the past, at the meet, we have always looked at other teams and asked ourselves how they can swim so fast,” Melin said. “I feel like after this meet other teams are looking at us. Even I am still amazed at how well we swam.”

Saturday, the diving team concluded its competition. The Missouri divers did much better than they had in the past, claiming the top three finishes in the men’s and women’s three meter.

They also took the top three spots in the men’s one meter, and the top two in the women’s.

On the third and final day of competition, the Tiger swimmers won a majority of the ten preliminaries, continuing their winning

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Missouri senior Spencer Lauver races in the men’s 1650 meter freestyle Sunday at the Student Recreation Complex, as a part of the Mizzou Invitational. Missouri won the invitational with a score of 1380.

At the close of day three, ways with six first place finishes. tor, Drury University. Senior capIn the finals, the Tigers took seven tain Jordan Hawley said the win Rhodenbaugh said he was was a crucial one. impressed with his teams’ perforof the 12 events.

“The relay teams really stepped mance overall.

The final event, the men’s 400 “It’s always nice to be able to free relay, showcased Missouri’s up today,” Hawley said. “They had speed. The Tigers won with a final a really good weekend overall, and close out such a long invite like time of 2:58.55, more than three its those kind of wins that will get this one with a strong performance on day three,” he said. seconds faster than top competi- you to (the NCAA Tournament).”

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