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‘Grown Man’ Tim Kasher performs new solo album *

The artist will play at The Blue Note on Sunday with Minus the Bear.

In American society, monogamy is not only practiced, it’s expected.

Little girls plan their weddings, they play out different scenarios with Barbie dolls, while young adults stress about finding “the one.”

In his new, self-written and selfrecorded album, “The Game of Monogamy,” Tim Kasher, who will be performing Sunday at The Blue Note with Minus the Bear and Rah Rah, deconstructs the practice of monogamy, and what’s expected of Americans.

Also a member of the bands Cursive and The Good Life, Kasher spent about a year and a half writing his first solo album.

He then recorded it on and off at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, Mont., for five months, all the while channeling certain inspirational musicians.

“I find Paul Simon to be an influence in general,” Kasher said. “But for this record, I listened to a lot of David Bowie. I’m not sure whether or not that comes through on the album, but it was what I was listening to at the time that inspired me.”

Kasher said that he’s not against monogamy, though many of his songs, including “Cold Love” and “Bad, Bad Dreams’” express a cynical outlook.

Kasher’s lyrics are arguably the most important part of the album, expressing the complex human emotions that factor into relationships.

Kasher had Cursive band member Patrick Newbery’s help in producing and arranging “The Game of

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Monogamy,” but he does notice a difference between performing as part of a band and performing as a solo artist.

“With band mates, you’re all taking a risk together, which you don’t have when you’re doing albums on your own,” he said. “You’re out there on your own, which can be both good and bad.”

As an artist in his mid-30s, Kasher said that this album is important to him, because it’s fresh and a product of a new name -- his own.

“The tour has been great so far,” he said. “There’s a fair amount of anxiety with a new album, but the audience response has been really positive.”

After his current tour, Kasher plans to do more touring in the spring, and work on other music projects.

He plans to write more music, as he said musicians are always learning and growing.

“I think one of the best ways musicians learn is from other musicians,” he said. “Musicians share with each other, and you can pick up tips.”

But for now, Kasher is enjoying live performances and sharing his album and message with fans.

“I’m an extroverted person, but sometimes it can be hard to make the show feel inspired night after night,” he said. “But when performing live, it’s great because in the end, you and the crowd are there together.” allison pohle | staff writer

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Minus the Bear conquers the mainstream

KATY WAGNER movie columnist

The beginning of the end for Harry Potter Sometimes this journey ends with glee and sometimes with disappointment. The Harry Potter films have had a hard track record, and the big screen installments have been more than uneven.

The hardest hitch is often the inevitable comparison to the impossibly rich source material.

As you could tell from the handy “Part 1” in the title, it is clear the filmmakers decided to divvy up “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” into two separate films.

It’s a decision that serves the film well, as it nipped screenwriter Steve Kloves’ penchant for detrimental arc-consolidation in the bud.

Everything in “Part 1” fits into the puzzle quite nicely, and anything that seems like a rough edge will be addressed in the next film.

Naturally, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint return once again as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.

This, of course, marks their best performance to date, milking their chemistry for everything it’s worth.

And this time it’s Grint’s turn to stand out, allowing the cowardly Ron we usually see to twist into a growling ball of anger in the face of war. r e v i e w impending The veritable menagerie of background characters has been HARRY deftly downsized for “Part 1.”

POTTER The late addition of Bill Nighy as the new Minister of Magic AND THE Rufus Scrimgeour was shortDEATHLY lived, but delectable. Most of HALLOWS: the characters are barely seen, but don’t fret. The entire stable PART 1 will be out for “Part 2.”

ID DAV DIRECTOR: The unflagging focus on YATES Harry makes this the first Potter IEL DAN : FEATURING film that is mostly about him. , RADCLIFFE, EMMA WATSON It was a great decision by direcRUPERT GRINT tor David Yates, who injected RATING: PG-13 enough artistry into this film to 2 E: RUNNING TIM elevate it above and beyond the HOURS, 27 MINUTES franchise’s usual fare. of 5 Many film critics loudly complain that this Potter film is devoid of action and generally feels more like a prelude to a battle than an actual film.

To this, I would like to offer up my favorite quotes from the incomparable Roger Ebert: “It’s not what a movie is about, it’s how it is about it.”

If “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” is a preface to the final chapter, then it is a damn good one. How can you fault a film for being what it is?

Full disclosure: I have, at the time of writing this article, seen this film twice. For the life of me, I cannot find the plodding nature that naysayers are pointing toward.

Are there big battles, a chorus of characters or a Quidditch match? No. But that is not what this entry is about.

This entry is about Harry Potter out on his own, hopeless, yet forced by fate to press forward. This isn’t the Harry Potter we are used to. This is Harry Potter growing up.

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After touring and recording together for nearly a decade, Seattle band Minus the Bear has seen and done it all.

Their music has been described as everything from progressive, indie and grunge rock to discotinged funky jam band. Too eclectic to be easily labeled, Minus the Bear has proved its flexibility and willingness to take chances as they develop as a band.

“I think the cool part about the group is that we all have different influences that we bring together,” bassist Cory Murchy said. “I don’t think there’s really one artist in particular that influences us.”

The band met each other through Seattle’s music scene, and came together to create music back in 2001.

Since then, its music has matured and changed, as is evident just by looking at the song titles, which have developed from names on past albums like “Hey, Wanna Throw Up? Get me Naked” to more grown-up titles from their new album Omni, including “Into the Mirror” and “Fooled by the Night.”

Minus the Bear’s new album Omni has faced tough criticism from fans and music critics (Pitchfork gave it a 3.5 out of 10), but Murchy said the new album has several differences

from past albums that should be embraced.

“We recorded this album live and worked with an outside director to develop it,” he said. “This album took the longest to record out of all of our records — we started recording in April and didn’t finish until August.”

The outside director they worked with on this album is producer Joe Chiccarelli, who has produced bands like My Morning Jacket and The Shins.

“I think Omni definitely has the stamp of Joe on it,” Murchy said.

“That was really the point of bringing someone else in. We wanted to change things up a bit.”

Omni is characterized by more R&B-esque riffs and sexier lyrics than past Minus the Bear albums.

“We were totally listening to more R&B and funk and I think that definitely shows in this album,” Murchy said.

He explained that Omni was recorded live, in hopes of bringing some of the character and energy of their live performances to their fans.

“Our live shows are great because we’re all there in the flesh, sweating and drawing energy from the crowd,” Murchy said. “It’s always fun to play live just for the huge energy there.”

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the band has gained a lot of experience, but what some may describe as experienced others call jaded.

Perhaps the band has a reason to be cocky, as their new album has propelled them closer to mainstream music and more fame.

Omni reached No. 49 on U.S. Billboard charts and No. 8 in top alternative albums — numbers that far surpass their albums in the past.

As the band inches closer and closer to a larger, more mainstream

fan base, some older fans are crying “sell out,” but Murchy said he thinks otherwise.

“I don’t think we’ve really changed our sound as a band,” he said. “We’ve done a really good job of staying Minus the Bear. I just think with each album we try to grow as a band.”

Minus the Bear will play at 7 p.m. Sunday at The Blue Note. kari paul | staff writer

MOVE APPROVES

Frigid-weather foods * are extraordinary Being able to articulate the cultural origin of different foods tends to be a difficult task for the average consumer. One might find it easier to categorize food by season, if asked, but would likely employ shallow means of classification.

Our seasonal food associations, such as ice cream with summer and pie with fall, seem less determined by culinary convention, and more by institution or commercial interest.

As fall transitions into winter and its bitter cold straits, what is grown and what is produced by local vendors and restaurants changes.

Flavor profiles, consistencies and substance all transform with the seasons, so it would seem intuitive that our food habits might as well. This, however, as reflected by commercial markets, is not the case. Habits are hard things to break, but if you’re ready to put down your year-round McNuggets and try something new, here are some suggestions.

BROADWAY BREWERY 816 E. Broadway A local staple in Columbia farmer’s markets, Ken Duzan opened Broadway Brewery in 2009 to feature a rotating menu of local produce and meat. Broadway Brewery’s menu in October began its transition from light, produce-dependent dishes of tomatoes, fruits

and greens, to heavier, well-seasoned fare.

Dishes of squash, richer meats and aromatic stocks are among the menu’s limited, but diverse options. The Portobello mushroom risotto was perfectly cooked, a feat not consistently achieved in the restaurant world, and despite being a more filling dish, the flavor was light with citrus and herbs. Their spinach flatbread as an appetizer was a warm wholesome beginning, and a perfect pair with their hoppy, house-made IPA. Broadway Brewery also serves up local cuts of steak, which, compared to restaurants like Bleu, are quite reasonably priced.

UPRISE BAKERY 10 Hitt Street In a quiet spot of downtown, just on the precipice of noisier streets, Uprise Bakery serves up house-baked breads in addition to a full menu of sandwiches, soups and salads.

From breakfast to lunch, Uprise’s food is homemade, and almost exclusively sourced from local vendors and farmers. Their chalkboard menu is a promising sign of revolving choices. Uprise takes something as mundane as a potato and uses it flexibly between flavorful options, starting one day as a traditional, but not-boring potato cheddar soup,

These restaurants’ menus adapt to seasonal changes.

transitioning the next day into a mildly spicy, green curry potato soup. Their sandwiches are some of the best in Columbia, and their banh mi is no exception. Uprise takes strong, piquant pulled pork and kimchi and contrasts it with cool mint, cilantro and cucumber. On top of their house-made bread, it is a memorable sandwich experience to shield you from deceptive ice and unforgiving wind.

SYCAMORE 800 E. Broadway Executive chef Mike Odette’s restaurant Sycamore has gained national fame for its frequently rotating menu and incredible wine selections. Its winter menu represents modern takes on classical dishes, using thick sauces and slow-cooked meats to create a rich dining experience. Sycamore’s braised short ribs are one of the most famous dishes in Columbia, a meal simultaneously delicate from the slowcooked meat’s texture and deeply satisfying due to its braise. Sycamore is certainly not a restaurant a typical college student would frequent, but at least one meal at Sycamore seems like a rite of passage for any Columbia resident. alex pesek | associate editor

MOVE HIGHLIGHTS (MOVIE RELEASE) “THE TOURIST” DATE: Friday, Dec. 10 “ T h e Tourist” has everything you could ask for in a film: guns, gangsters, secret agents and two smoking hot leads: Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. When Jolie’s character, sexy British agent Elise, seduces and cons an innocent American tourist(Depp), heart-racing action and heart-warming romance are sure to ensue. The perfect combination of Hollywood-worthy action and steamy chemistry between Jolie and Depp makes this film the perfect date movie.

(MOVIE RELEASE) “THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER” DATE: Friday, Dec. 10 Check out the third installment of everyone’s (second) favorite seven-part children’s series. Although this film has a tough act to follow, coming out the month after “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” the children’s series fans shouldn’t worry. With a few change-ups in the production staff and a new emphasis on the series’ younger characters, “Voyage of the Dawn Treader” should be the best entry yet in the Narnia series. Don’t miss it in 3D.

(MOVE RELEASE) “THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST” DATE: Friday, Dec. 10 LOCATION: Ragtag Cinema, 10 Hitt Street The finale to Stieg L a r s s o n’s “Millenium” trilogy, “The Girl Who Kicked the H o r n e t ’s Nest” promises to be the most actionpacked yet.

Opening with Salander being airlifted to a hospital with a bullet lodged in her brain, we know from the start that this will be a no-popcorn flick.

(EVENT) TECH N9NE TIME: 8 p.m.

DATE: Friday, Dec. 10 LOCATION: The Blue Note, 17 N. 9th St. TICKETS: $25 You will be running to catch up with this Kansas City rapper’s renowned speed rapping.

Joining him are fellow Kansas City acts Krizz Kaliko and Big Scoob and homegrown Columbia rappers Stevie Stone and Steddy P. with DJ Mahf. This show is the best of both worlds, with the Kansas City and CoMo rap scenes colliding for a guaranteed night of entertainment.

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Conan goes to TBS, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno moves to primetime and then moves back to late night and Jimmy Kimmel comes out on top.

4. Lebron James leaving Cleveland

Arguably the biggest superstar in the NBA, James not only left his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers after essentially quitting on them in the 2010 playoffs, but also slapped them in the face by doing it on national television.

Lebron James went from hero to villain as fast as you can say “I’m taking my talents to South Beach.”

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2010 Top 5 trashiest reality

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Jersey Shore/The Real Housewives of New Jersey

Sometime between its unfortunate admission to the union in 1787 and the year 2010, something went curiously, unfathomably wrong in the Garden State.

Where to even start? Well, the state looks like a capital letter S that, at some point in its development, decided it would rather park its gross, sleazy ass on Pennsylvania with a nice Delaware ottoman, rather than become a real, adult state. Furthermore, its state animal is a horse. Really.

These two shows embody everything that is New Jersey.

4. Tool Academy

Keeping up with the Kardashians/Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami

Seriously, everything about this dumb, overexposed family is both loathsome and inane (and these morons and their shows have more unnecessary K’s than someone with an abundance of potassium. Zing!).

Regardless, there’s a certain refined charm to a show about two rich, snotty sisters, one of whom is most famous for, well, “Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami,” and the other has no discernible talent, aside from closely resembling Mickey Rourke) and having sex with sleazeballs of both genders.

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Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch/The T.O. Show

I’m on a strict word count here, so using as many words as the Cincinnati Bengals have wins, I’ll describe both of the underachieving, insipid Bengals wide receivers’ failing dating programs together: shameful, offensive.

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3-D TV

When we were kids, 3-D meant the paper glasses with the red and blue lenses, books were made of paper and phone calls were restricted to voice-to-voice conversations. In 2010, 3-D became virtual reality in theaters, and even at home, with the release of the first ever 3-D TV by Samsung. When is enough, enough?

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Politicians on reality TV We’re not talking about Bill O’Reilly, people. We’re talking “The Apprentice” featuring former governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, “Dancing with the Stars” featuring Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol and “Sarah Palin’s Alaska.”

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Oprah gives away a car that isn’t out yet

Oprah is famous for giving things away on her shows. This year, on her final season’s “Favorite Things” episode, she gave a VW Beetle that hasn’t even come out yet. jasmin james | staff writer

Top 5 movie moments

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“Machete don’t text”

Think texting in movies is annoying? So does Machete.

4. “Toy Story 3’s” incinerator scene

It’s hard to imagine the best action scene of the year happened in a 10-foot long box. Pixar stuffed so much drama, so much emotion and so much character into animated toys, we’re convinced they could make our toothbrushes into action heroes.

3. “Tron: Legacy’s” “Derezzed” trailer

Tool Academy : highbrow :: Tool (band) : baby-friendly

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Late night TV self implodes

Dog the Bounty Hunter

Fans have been waiting 28 years for a sequel to 1982’s “Tron.” Then, with only two months before the much-anticipated follow-up, this gorgeous trailer/music video comes out, making the wait oh so much harder.

2. “You better lawyer up, asshole!”

Before we sat down in the theater to watch “The Social Network,” we knew this was coming: At some point, Zuckerberg was going to betray poor Eduardo. What we couldn’t have known was how heartbreaking the computer-smashing, tear-filled Hulk-out that ensued would be.

Oscar nomination ahoy!

1. “Catfish” twist

You might be skeptical that the top spot goes to a movie that hit theaters less than a month ago, but anyone who’s seen “Catfish” will undoubtedly agree it was one of the most surprising twists, not just of this year, but of all time.

Honorable Mention: 3D penis in “Piranha 3D”

But on the bleached-bright side, Honolulu is 5,709 miles from Seaside Heights, New Jersey. Dog, you’re in the clear. But definitely not in the clean.

Don’t feel shafted. With stiff competition from all the other great movie moments this year, there’s no shame with sixth place. You still stood up quite well.

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katy wagner and chase koeneke | movie columnists

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5. Glee 4. Mad Men 3. 30 Rock 2. Betty White on Saturday Night Live 1. Modern Family

5. “Home” by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros 4. “Tighten Up” by The Black Keys, 3. “Cousins” by Vampire Weekend 2. “All of the Lights” by Kanye West 1. “Fuck You” by Cee Lo Green

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Games 5. Super Mario Galaxy 2 4. Fallout: New Vegas 3. Minecraft 2. Red Dead Redemption 1. Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood

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Missouri volleyball to play in Sweet 16 against Duke Missouri will play in the Sweet 16 for the second time in Missouri history.

see VOLLEYBALL, page 6

Gov. Jay Nixon will appoint four new curators in 2011.

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ZACH DISCHIANO Staff Writer For the second time in MU history, the Missouri volleyball team has advanced to the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 with a first round upset over fifth-ranked Northern Iowa and a second round victory over Northwestern.

On Friday, the Tigers will face the Duke Blue Devils, which are ranked No. 12 in the country. Duke swept High Point in the first round and took Ohio to five sets in the second. Missouri has won 11 out of its last 14 matches, and its win over Northern Iowa was the biggest first round upset in tournament history.

“It was an amazing feeling,” senior middle blocker Catie Wilson said. “It was a battle between both

Curators, student leaders meet

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The Missouri volleyball team celebrates after scoring a point against the Texas Longhorns on Sept. 22 at the Hearnes Center. After an upset win against no. 5-ranked Northern Iowa and a victory over Northwestern, the Tigers will play in the Sweet 16 against Duke on Friday at University Park, Pa.

Student leaders met with the UM system Board of Curators during the board’s December meeting at UM-St. Louis on Thursday.

At a roundtable discussion, student leaders from each of the four UM system campuses addressed the board and university administrators and chancellors.

Missouri Students Association President Tim Noce said the meeting was an opportunity to present student voices to the curators.

During the discussion, students and curators discussed changes in student fees, tuition and the student voice.

MSA President-Elect Eric Woods said the discussion centered on the ability of administrations to levee infrastructure fees on students to pay for new academic buildings.

Fees to pay for such buildings see CURATORS, page 6

Greek Life proposal aims to revamp Police step up Winter Break burglary prevention Dry 2000 no-alcohol policy A proposal to revitalize Greek Life’s Dry 2000 alcohol policy by barring freshmen from living in fraternity houses will be presented to university administration during winter break, Missouri Students

Association President Tim Noce said.

The proposal, drafted by members of an alcohol workgroup formed from the Npower report on Greek Life, will be presented to chapter presidents at the presidents’ retreat.

Instituted 10 years ago, the

Dry 2000 policy sought to enforce an alcohol-free Greek Life community among chapters in the Interfraternity Council. However, execution and compliance with the policy have since become issues within fraternities, Noce said. see GREEK, page 6

40 programs back on chopping block JIMMY HIBSCH Staff Writer The Missouri Department of Higher Education has pulled 40 programs that had seemingly been salvaged back into review.

In October, the department put 75 programs up for discussion, classifying them as “low-producing” degree programs. The programs didn’t produce an adequate amount of graduates, according to the department.

This list was then shortened to about 25 programs. MU assumed

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the remaining 50 were going to be safe and removed them from the list.

Following MU’s decision to remove these 50 programs from its list of “low-producing” degrees, the department said it needs further

justification from Provost Brian Foster as to why 40 of the programs are necessary and should avoid cuts or elimination.

“He needs to do something about each one of them,” Faculty Council Chairwoman Leona Rubin said.

Foster sent an e-mail to deans addressing the issue Tuesday.

Even if Foster were to justify the 40 programs, 25 still require further discussion.

“We will NOT have the option of see MDHE, page 6

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Last year, the police responded to 71 holiday burglaries.

The Columbia Police Department saw an increase in burglary reports during the last holiday season.

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Stop day has passed, finals are next week and soon many students will start leaving Columbia for the holidays, leaving behind belongings vulnerable in their college residences.

The MU and Columbia Police departments are stepping up enforcement around Columbia to help ensure students’ things remain safe and sound in their homes.

“Some of the things we’re going to do are just some extra duty things for officers who are off duty,” CPD spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said. “They can come in and work overtime doing proactive burglary patrol.”

CPD is also coordinating with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department to identify repeat offenders, utilizing police volunteers as well as driving through and

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monitoring neighborhoods in both marked and unmarked vehicles.

Residence halls will also be monitored of by both MUPD and CPD. “We just work with Res. Life,” MUPD Capt. Brian Weimer said.

“We try to watch the areas and look for problems and issues.”

The extra steps CPD is taking see POLICE, page 6

Tigers take win in OT

Frederick Schmidt, candidate for the City Council's First Ward councilperson, shares his goals for his campaign in an interview.

Junior guard Marcus Denmon led the Tigers to a dramatic overtime victory over Vanderbilt on Wednesday.

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Events Calendar FRIDAY 10

SAT/SUN 11/12

MONDAY 13

Textbook Buyback All day MU Bookstore

Textbook Buyback All day MU Bookstore

Textbook Buyback All day MU Bookstore

Exhibition: Charles Schwartz, Missouri’s Audubon: An Artist in Nature 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

State Historical Society (Ellis Library)

Women’s Basketball Game: Mizzou v. UMKC 12 p.m.

Mizzou Arena

Nebraska Theatre Caravan’s “A Christmas Carol” 7 p.m.

Jesse Auditorium, Jesse Hall Papa’d

Men’s Basketball Game: Mizzou v. Presbyterian 4 p.m.

Mizzou Arena

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Early textbook adoption benefits students DSA wants ADOPTION RATES Adoption rates have shown a 19 percent decrease since this past summer.

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As of Wednesday, textbook adoption rates, the number of professors who have notified the bookstore of the textbooks they’ll require for the next semester, are at 65 percent.

Student Auxiliary Services spokeswoman Michelle Froese said University Bookstore is trying to ensure every student gets the best price for their textbooks by informing professors they can impact buyback prices, enacting new policies this semester and improving students’ options.

“We need to be resourceful for students and campus, and we have to find affordable ways to do this,” Froese said.

Froese said the bookstore is hoping to improve their rental title selection next semester because the option is becoming more popular among students. This semester, University Bookstore was able to offer 200 titles for rent. They are guaranteeing they will buy any book, up to 20, for $5. The bookstore has bought back more than 9,000 books for $5.

Froese said University Bookstore also hopes to increase digital book sales and purchase more used books to sell to students. MU is ranked as no. 1 of 80 schools in the Large Stores Group for highest percentage of used book sales.

Some of its peers are the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Washington and Harvard University.

“Used books require lots of infor-

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mation,” Froese said. “We have one full time employee who looks for used book sources. That is our commitment to students.”

Froese said University Bookstore is implementing other actions to help keep prices for books low and the money students get for selling books high. One way they can ensure reasonable prices is publishing their own books with introductions by MU professors. University Bookstore encourages professors to create custom course packets, which are often cheaper than textbooks they might have previously made students buy.

“As long as they promise to use it again, we’ll buy it back,” Froese said.

A professor’s decision about what books they will be using in future semesters is one of the largest factors in what buyback prices will be. Once their textbook adoptions are in, University Bookstore can know which books can be bought

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A sign advertising the University Bookstore’s Book Buyback program sits in the bookstore. Rates for textbook adoption, the amount of professors who’ve notified the bookstore of which books they will require next semester, are down 19 percent from last semester. back for top dollar. Textbook adop- $300 bio book, I would have sold it tion rates are at 65 percent, which on Amazon for more money. I know might affect prices for the semester. you get better prices from Amazon, “(Adoption rates) just aren’t on but the bookstore is convenient. I faculty radar with finals around this liked it. It was easier than I thought.” time,” Froese said. “Orders were due Although textbooks are bought at midterms. They’re busy, and I back for at a price lower than new don’t think they are aware of the or used, Froese said the bookstore impact they have on students in doesn’t turn around and sell them terms of buyback.” for a higher price, though not a sigFroese said the Bookstore would like to dispel students’ fears they are nificant profit. For example a new cheated out of money. book that sells for $100 would earn “You barely get any money back,” a student $50 at buyback and then freshman Summer Marra said. “I the store would sell it for $75. The paid $300 for my books and got $56 Bookstore does make a profit but back.”

Some students go to other plac- they are not out to gouge students, es to try to get more money for their Froese said.

“If we were out to make pure book.

“All of my books were paper- profit, we would just sell sweatshirts back,” Marra said. “If I had bought a and T-shirts,” Froese said.

Lloyd Gaines honored for fight against segregation Catherine Newhouse Senior Staff Writer When Lloyd Gaines applied to the MU School of Law in 1935, he was rejected, but not because he didn’t measure up to the program’s academic standards.

Valedictorian of his St. Louis high school and senior class president at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Gaines was denied admission after the university realized he was black.

About 74 years later, students at the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center celebrated Gaines’s fight against segregation while recognizing his battle for racial acceptance is not yet finished.

“To most people, he symbolizes progress, not to be confused with completion,” BCC Director Nathan Stephens said. “I think several people on multiple campuses would say, ‘We’re so past that,’ when in reality, we’re not.

We’ve made great gains, pun intended, great strides, but we still have work to do.”

The annual Lloyd Gaines commemoration recognizes the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dec. 12, 1938 ruling that required the state of Missouri to either admit Gaines

to MU or start an equal law school for black students in the state. About 10 students came to Wednesday’s discussion at the center, where they gathered around refreshments and casually chatted. The center is named after Gaines and Marian O’Fallon Oldham, the first black female MU curator who was also denied admission because of her race.

Stephens gave a speech about Gaines, the progress MU has made since his case and the work that remains. He compared Gaines’s case to the later Brown v. Board of Education, which ruled in 1954 that separate public schools were “inherently unequal,” and therefore needed to be desegregated.

But unlike Brown v. Board of Education, the ruling in Gaines’s case gave Missouri the option of maintaining segregation. Rather than invite Gaines to study at MU, Missouri scrambled to establish a St. Louis law school at the historically black Lincoln University to comply with the Supreme Court decision.

Dwyane Smith from HarrisStowe State University, who wrote his MU dissertation on Lloyd Gaines, said Gaines’s lawyers thought this new law school

paled in comparison to MU’s.

Smith spoke at the Lloyd Gaines Commemoration in 2008.

Smith said Gaines’s lawyers prepared to challenge segregation, and they argued, “How could you put together a law school in a couple of months and expect it to be equal to one that’s been established for decades?”

But before Gaines could attend either law school, he disappeared in 1939. In 2006, the MU School of Law awarded Gaines an honorary degree.

The first black student did not graduate from MU until 1951, when Gus T. Ridgel earned his master’s in economics, Stephens said.

“Your grandma or greatgrandma could not have been a student at this campus,” junior Candace Williams said.

Stephens said events such as the Lloyd Gaines Commemoration are important because they jumpstart a dialogue about MU’s racial history and why it matters today.

During his speech, he said he heard about a white male student who touched a black female student’s hair, leaving her feeling very offended.

“I’m sure this person meant no

harm, but this incident occurred,” Stephens said. “And that is why we need to continue to be educated and learn from each other, so we can have a climate more conducive to (positive) interactions between students.”

Sophomore Portia King, who works at the center, said she appreciated the event creating a dialogue about MU’s racial history.

“If you don’t talk about it, it wouldn’t be within your conscious mind, so if you were doing something offensive, you wouldn’t know,” King said.

Stephens said MU needs to move from a politically correct attitude to cultural appreciation and inclusion. To get there, he suggested the university could create an online diversity assignment for incoming freshmen, so they can learn more about other cultures before they arrive on campus. He said he would also like to see students create a diversity organization to encourage dialogue between people of different backgrounds.

“It’s beyond being politically correct,” Stephens said. “It’s why I want to be respectful of people’s values, norms and experiences.”

The Missouri Students Association Department of Student Activities will submit an estimated $9,000 Contingency and Reserve request to reimburse the DSA budget for money spent on The Jungle this semester.

The Jungle was funded through the DSA programming budget, but those funds were not meant for The Jungle, DSA Director Ben Hansen said.

“The Jungle was a series of events that the DSA put on, but it was not what the budget was intended for,” Hansen said.

DSA usually puts on events such as bringing a comedian to campus, not tailgating spaces, Hansen said.

According to the MSA website, the special events committee within DSA is responsible for programming comedians, novelty events around campus and student competitions.

“The C&R request will not be to reimburse DSA for The Jungle, but regain the money spent on the Jungle so that DSA will have the budget to put on its usual events,” Hansen said.

DSA will submit a C&R request for funds in January, but might not ask for or receive the total amount spent on The Jungle. “$9,000 is the estimate I have right now,” Hansen said.

“We might ask for $10,000 or $8,500.”

Student Fee Review Committee chairman, Matt Sheppard said he had originally planned for the DSA request to be around $20,000.

“The request will be for much less,” Sheppard said.

“But that is what (carryover) is there for.”

Although DSA had not budgeted to put on and fund The Jungle, Hansen said he thinks The Jungle was worth the money spent.

“There was a need for a student tailgating space,” Hansen said. “With any new event or program you are going to have to invest and spend money on it.”

Sheppard said that if The Jungle continues next year, the turnout would improve.

“Advertising is what we were lacking,” Sheppard said.

“We’ll have a better plan (next year).”

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William H. Clark, 19, of Excellence Hall, on suspicion of first-degree tampering — Ally McEntire, staff writer

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

MU POLICE MONDAY, DEC. 6 Mason X. McIntosh, 18, of Discovery Hall, on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia Justin J. Moore, 19, of DefoeGraham, on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana TUESDAY DEC. 7 Tyler J. Prazma, 18, of 2900 Old 63 S., on suspicion of possession of false identification WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8 Ryan J. Bierman, 18, of South Hall, on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia Nolan M. Greenaway, 18, of Wolpers Hall, on suspicion of use or possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled

COLUMBIA POLICE MONDAY, DEC. 6 Nathan E. Ellis, 22, of Sedgewickville, on suspicion of theft Damon D. Gaines, 31, of 8 Third Ave., on suspicion of resisting or interfering with arrest Michael A. Key, 17, of 806 Clinkscales Road, on suspicion of first-degree trespassing Chanvessna A. Meas, 20, of 1410 Risen Star Court, on suspicion of distribution or manufacturing of a controlled substance and possession or sale of certain prohibited weapons Jesus S. Pereida, 20, of 3901 St. Charles Road, on suspicion of possession of controlled substances TUESDAY, DEC. 7 Kenny L. Ashcraft, 25, of 218 Anita Court, on suspicion of second and third-degree domestic assault Shontia M. Conner, 25, of 2623 E. Oakbrook Drive, on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked driver’s license Carrie L. Horner, 26, of 4513 Oakview Drive, on suspicion of second-degree child

endangerment Leslie A. Mallett, 21, of 5451 Bethel Church Road, on suspicion of theft William T. Shoemaker, 21, of 1111 Pannell St., on suspicion of yelling, shouting WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8 Kenny D. Cheffen, 17, of Kansas City, on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle on a highway with a suspended or revoked driver’s license Caroline M. Gardner, 35, of 119 Mohawk Ave., of driving a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked driver’s license Jerome Gilbert, 19, Kansas City, on suspicion of possession of controlled substances and unlawful use of weapons Trevor J. Martin, 18, of Dogwood Hall, on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Zebulun J. Ore, 33, of 1310 Essex Court, on suspicion of third-degree assault and second-degree sexual misconduct Grace M. Roemerman, 18, of St. Louis, on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Robert L. Settle, 22, of 5220 N. Burning Bush Road, on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of controlled substances and use or possession of drug paraphernalia — Allison Prang, staff writer

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Purse stolen at Shakespeare’s Pizza The suspect was going through the stolen purse when police arrived.

Police officers responded to Shakespeare’s Pizza during the weekend after a customer reported that someone stole her purse while she was at the restaurant.

Andrew Bramman was arrested in connection with the Dec. 4 incident.

Two officers responded to the restaurant on S. Ninth Street at about 1 a.m. on Saturday, Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said.

“The female victim was able to identify the man and told officers that she believed Bramman stole the purse,” she said.

The police officers arrested Bramman at the restaurant within 10 minutes of their arrival, she said.

The officers then reviewed the surveillance videos.

The police saw a suspect steal the customer’s purse at about 12:40 a.m.

“They were able to watch him walk by the table and take the purse,” Wieneke said.

While watching the surveillance video, the officers also saw someone going through the victim’s purse in the outdoor patio area of the restaurant.

The police returned the purse to the victim, but she noticed there were confidential documents and property missing from the purse.

Shakespeare’s Pizza staff members later found the victim’s documents after the store closed down, but some property is still missing.

“The police couldn’t find the other property,” Wieneke said.

The police report doesn’t say where in Shakespeare’s Pizza the purse was stolen.

After the police reviewed the footage and confirmed the crime, Andrew Bramman was charged with misdemeanor theft.

He was released from Boone County Jail on a $500 bond.

— Aimee LaPlant, reporter

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Men auctioned off to benefit Relay for Life The highest bid placed was $200.

Jimmy Hibsch Staff Writer Men’s shirts flew off and women’s auction cards flew up at the Little Sisters of the Gold Rose’s third annual date auction Wednesday evening at Memoir.

The Little Sisters of the Gold Rose is a women’s non-Greek community service organization partnered with the Beta Sigma Psi fraternity. The women raise money annually to donate to Relay for Life.

“Our number one philanthropy is Relay for Life, and it’s always been that way,” event organizer Kaitlin Oxenreider said. “All of the fundraising we do goes to Relay for Life. About 10 of the sisters are on the Relay for Life Steering Committee, so it kind of goes hand in hand.”

Junior Taylor Sandelin said she has seen the program grow since her freshman year.

“It’s a work in progress for us,” Sandelin said. “We’re trying to make it a really big campus-wide event. I just feel like it’s really different than any philanthropy-type thing that I’ve heard of since I’ve been at Mizzou.”

Emceed by sophomore Jim Grundy, the event brought 26 men on stage to flaunt their looks and personality.

“Tonight, we’re here for several reasons,” Grundy said. “But mostly because we hate cancer.”

Bidding started at $10 for each man.

Some were sold for $15, but others were sold for $200. The organization garnered more than $1,500 at the event, Sandelin said. She expects this number to approach $2,000 after all of the funds have been collected.

“We didn’t even really have that many people there,” Sandelin said. “If we could make this event even better in the future, imagine how much money we could raise.”

In the past, Oxenreider said the men auctioned were all from the Beta Sigma

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A date with senior Paul Schulz, a member of the Beta Sigma Psi Fraternity, is auctioned off at the Sisters of the Golden Rose date auction Wednesday evening at Memoir. Schulz was eventually sold off for $160, which will benefit Relay for Life.

Psi fraternity, but this year she chose to reach out to all of MU’s fraternities.

“I didn’t turn anyone away,” Oxenreider said. “The more guys we had, the more money we could make.”

Oxenreider said she thought the night was a success. In the spirit of the night’s purpose, Memoir’s bartenders climbed on top of the bar and auctioned themselves off to the women.

“It looked like everyone was having a great time, especially when the bartenders got up on the bar,” Oxenreider said.

“It was like a ‘Coyote Ugly’-style thing,” Oxenreider said with a laugh.

After the transaction was complete,

the couples swapped contact information. The women were given a gift bag with a gift card to fund the couple’s rendezvous, or provide the purchaser with solace if her purchase neglects to call her back.

Oxenreider said the event is the organization’s biggest fundraiser of this semester. She said LSGR holds two big fundraisers per semester. The spring event could be a bar crawl, she said, but it’s open to discussion.

Sandelin said she hopes to attract more than just members of LSGR to the event, as it would allow more money to be raised.

“We’ve had these events in the past, but then only people from our organization go, and then it’s really not a fundraiser,” Sandelin said. “We’re really trying to get our events out to the campus, so we can get more people involved rather than just our organization.”

The events will help the organization collect more money to donate to Relay for Life, which will be held at the Student Recreation Complex on March 19.

“This year, I’m almost sure we’re going to raise $6,000 or $7,000 because of all of the fundraising we’ve done,” Oxenreider said. “Our goal is still $5,000.”

Budget constraints, leaky faucets drain sustainability efforts Megan Hager Staff Writer

ing occupants to report any issues that they see and believe this works well.”

Campus Facilities and the Sustainability Office are responsible for working together to inform students, faculty and staff about reporting maintenance issues and staying aware of sustainability. But, due to tighter budgets, Campus Facilities spokeswoman Karlan Seville said the department is relying more heavily on students to report maintenance problems.

Both offices print materials and use MU Info to encourage people to use less water and energy and to report leaky faucets, Seville said in an e-mail.

It is Campus Facilities’ main job to keep up with maintenance problems across campus and a vast amount of requests come in each month, Assistant Custodian of Records Marsha Moore said. Campus Facilities receives roughly 2,500 work orders each month to service campus facilities, such as Memorial Union and the Student Center. Residential Life, which oversees residence halls, sees about 1,500 requests a month.

Seville said the Customer Service Center, which receives and dispatches work orders for Campus Facilities, received more than 2,700 work order requests through e-mail, phone and its website in September. In October, this number was more than 2,300 calls and in November this number was 2,215.

“We do not have the staff available to ‘sweep’ the campus, with the volume of work requests we receive,” Seville said. “We rely on custodians, building coordinators and build-

The leaky faucet Relatively small, unreported problems have proved to be a larger concern for Campus Facilities than one would expect. In the case of one incident, a faucet leaked for at least three months on the second floor of Memorial Union’s north tower in the women’s bathroom.

Over that time period, the faucet wasted an estimated 2,520 gallons of water. This estimation was determined by sampling the rate of the leak at various points after the problem was reported.

Dozens of people use this bathroom every week, which is located next to the Center for Social Justice, The Maneater and various conference rooms.

Ross Obernuefemann, project leader of Sustain Mizzou’s Stream Team, said he was surprised the leak went on for so long. He also said a higher value should be placed on water and that students must break the misconception that clean water is an unlimited natural resource.

“I was in the same situation last year,” he said. “I came across a leaking water fountain in Anheuser-Busch. I reported it to the Head of Natural Resources right away.”

Reporting problems People often disregard issues because they assume others will report the issue, which exacerbates the problem.

It is up to a person’s own initiative to report problems such as leaky faucets, Student and Auxiliary Services spokeswoman Michelle Froese said.

“It’s more cost effective for everyone to go to Campus Facilities,” she said. “That’s what they’re there to do.”

According to Campus Facilities, response times to problems are quick, and after The Maneater filed a request for the faucet, an automated e-mail was sent back saying the faucet would be fixed within one business day. However, three days later, the faucet was still running. Water to the faucet was shut off in about four business days, but it was not permanently fixed until the week after, because Campus Facilities needed to order a new part.

“Maintenance generally responds to work orders immediately for emergencies,” Seville said. “Within one day for level two issues, and as time allows for level three, usually within the work week of a call to the customer service center.”

A leaky faucet would be considered a class two issue. That means a leaky faucet would not be as important as a broken pipe that could cause flooding, a level one work order.

It also means that the faucet was fixed after all level one issues and all reports of level two issues submitted before it.

“The problem is getting people to recognize and do something about less dire issues,” Sustainability Coordinator Steven Burdic said.

“A broken water main needs immediate attention. A leaky faucet taken many times over can be as big a problem over time, but it is

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Over one month, the water wasted was about flushes of a new, high-efficiency toilet.

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The water wasted in one day is times the recommended amount of water a person should drink in a day

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The water wasted in one hour could have made: boxes of Easy Mac OR cupcakes The total amount of water wasted before the faucet was fixed was enough hours to water the average yard for straight

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Obernuefemann said students, faculty and staff need to learn how to conserve water and the first step is to unite in the sustainability effort.

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VOLLEYBALL: 2005 marked last Sweet 16 trip Continued from page 1 teams, both teams were well prepared and worked really hard and it was a great game.”

Finishing fifth in the Big 12, the Tigers were not expected to win the first round match against the Panthers, let alone find their way into the Sweet 16.

“I think we always knew we could do it,” senior libero Caitlyn Vann said. “But I think it’s special that no one else did, and we’re doing it and it’s just kind of like proving everyone wrong and making people respect us.”

The key to Missouri’s success in the tournament has been the balanced attack on offense. In the Tigers’ first round upset over the Panthers, four players recorded at least 12 kills. Three players had at least 14 kills in Missouri’s win over Northwestern, one of which was the freshman outside hitter Lisa Henning, who led the Tigers with a career-high 18 kills.

“Every team by this time of the year has their go to swings,” coach Wayne Kreklow said. “So everybody prepares for Jules and Paola and Brittney and Catie, and Lisa really hasn’t been a real focal point but against Northwestern she had a lot of opportunities to really step up and be a big part of our win. She took advantage and Molly went to her early, went to her often, and she came up with a career match for us.”

The defensive play for the Tigers has been stellar, with Vann leading all teams in the tournament with 59 digs over the first two matches.

Vann was named AVCA All-Central

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Region honorable mention, recording an outstanding 6.19 digs per set. Missouri won 14 Big 12 weekly awards this season, which was a league high. The team’s 22 wins and 12 conference wins are the most since 2005, when the Tigers last made it to the Sweet 16.

Duke, the ACC’s only remaining team, finished its season with a 26-6 overall record and a 16-4 conference record. The Blue Devils have an exceptional lineup, which includes ACC Player of the Year Kellie Catanach at setter, to go with four All-ACC selections to make up their starting lineup. Duke is averaging 14.17 kills per set, which is good for 22nd in the nation. Middle blocker Christiana Gray was the ACC’s top attacker at her position, hitting at a solid .391 on the season.

If the Tigers come up with the victory, they’ll face the winner of Oklahoma and Penn State.

The match begins 4 p.m. Friday in University Park, Pa.

CURATORS: New chairperson to be elected now could set a precedent to create similar fees in the future, Woods said, which many students do not agree with.

In addition, students and curators discussed the possibility of breaking the tuition freeze.

“Obviously, students don’t want tuition to go up,” Noce said.

“That being said, you don’t want the quality of your education to suffer.”

Woods said a tuition increase is likely to happen soon, and is something the board has to consider in the coming year.

He said the curators took the financial implications of a tuition increase seriously, but the state budget threatens to break the tuition freeze.

Overall, Noce said the roundtable discussion was an important way for student leaders to convey student’s voices to the

board.

Curators met for meetings throughout Thursday, and discussed tuition, fees and an update on the retirement plan project.

Friday, the board will move to approve action items including the renaming of the UM-Kansas City Henry Bloch School of Business and Public Administration.

Five outgoing members of the board will be acknowledged during Friday’s meetings. Curators David Wasinger, Doug Russell, John Carnahan and Secretary of the Board Kathleen Miller’s terms will expire at the end of the year.

Curator Bo Fraser will retire.

To end Friday’s meetings, the board will elect new chair and vice chairpersons for 2011. Gov. Jay Nixon will appoint four new curators to the board to replace the leaving members.

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The Sigma Chi Fraternity house sits Thursday night at College Avenue. A work group formed out of the Npower report will be presenting a proposition to Campus Administration to repeal Dry 2000, a law prohibiting alcohol in Greek Life houses.

GREEK: Underage drinking targeted Continued from page 1 “The current policy has been in place for five to ten years and it’s still not being followed,” Interfraternity Council President Mike Zeiter said.

“We need to come up with a policy that actually can be followed, otherwise there’s no point in even having a policy to begin with.”

Concerning enforcement, reports of alcohol policy violations go to the Greek Judicial Board. The board runs under the Office of Student Conduct and makes recommendations as to what disciplinary actions should be taken, Noce said. Previously, the Greek Judicial Board was advised by the Office of Greek Life as opposed to the Office of Student Conduct.

“The Office of Greek Life brought forth charges (for alcohol violations) and advised the judicial board,” Noce said. “This caused a conflict of interests and we are hoping recent changes on the advisement of the judicial board will help the enforcement of the alcohol policy.”

Aside from enforcement, another main issue addressed in the proposal is underaged drinking.

“The majority of students living in the fraternity houses are under 21 years of age,” Noce said. “If a lot more fraternity members were 21 or older, the allowance of alcohol would be more realistic.”

Noce said issues concerning the current policy are in part due to its unrealistic nature.

“Alcohol is a part of college culture,” Noce said. “Everyone knows college students consume alcohol, even the underaged students. And that might sound like crazy talk to some people. However it is an issue and it’s the elephant in the room no one wanted to talk about.”

The proposal will outline ways to curb the problem of underaged drinking by suggesting freshmen fraternity members live in residence halls their first year as opposed to the fraternity house, Noce said.

“Having freshmen in the fraternities is something that’s unique to our campus,” Zeiter said. “Currently, the freshmen are thrown into the frats and it’s a reality shock. Living in the dorms would not only help them adjust, but they would build a sense of Mizzou pride instead of just frat pride.”

Alcohol-related hazing was discussed as a result of conversations regarding under aged drinking, Noce said.

“I’ve seen hazing happen firsthand and I know forcing members to drink comes into play,” Noce said.

“Hazing and younger members are related in some aspect, and it would get better if younger members gained more experience before living in the houses.”

Noce said the adjustments would have no real long-term negative effects on the MU fraternities.

“There’s not a whole lot of downfall other than short-term monetary effects,” Noce said. “Fraternity members try to have a full house for monetary reasons and rely on the freshmen, which could potentially pose a problem.”

Zieter said despite changes that need to be made to the alcohol policy, discussions concerning improvements are a step in the right direction, but that it will be a long process.

“We need to address these issues honestly and keep up a clean image and an honest image,” Noce said. “Everyone has flaws, even the Greeks at Mizzou. The goal right now is honest discussion.”

POLICE: Patrol forces to be increased Continued from page 1 begin today with the increase in patrols and force, Wieneke said.

“We all know the mass exits will happen (next) Thursday and Friday,” Wieneke said.

Wieneke said the action begins with the students making sure their possessions are secure in the first place.

Students should make sure they lock their doors, lock their belongings in closets and take valuables home with them to make their

property more secure, Weimer said.

Wieneke said homes are the most vulnerable over break because, not only will residents of certain homes be gone, but residents all around may be gone as well.

“There’s not a lot of people home, and there may not be anyone home within three or four houses,” Wieneke said. “They can kick a door, make a really loud entry, and may not be found. Those are the areas we really have to focus on.”

Wieneke recommends students secure their apartments, homes and dorms by locking ground floor windows, shutting their blinds and turning on a few lights so the home looks occupied.

She also suggested students take any valuables they can home over break and avoid putting boxes from large purchase items on the curb for trash pick-up.

More information as well as forms to track serial numbers of big-ticket items in student housing can be found on CPD’s website.

MDHE: The 40 programs were originally protected from cuts simply not acting on those that are ‘under consideration,’” Foster said in his letter to university deans. “I will have to have a compelling reason, with supporting data, for sustaining or realigning EACH of the 25 programs.”

Rubin said the department measures a program’s success based on how many students it graduates, not taking into account the program’s cost or national-recognition.

“We think that those are not good metrics for whether or not a

program should exist,” Rubin said.

“But nevertheless, they are the only ones that they are giving us. They will not allow us to address quality, only quantity.”

Although Foster said he has persistently said the situation presents

an opportunity to better MU, Foster must submit the final report to the state by mid-December. He said he hasn’t heard back from several of the departments, and if he doesn’t hear soon, he will have to respond to the state without their input.

“We have said many times that the number of degrees awarded by a program is not an adequate measure of program productivity,” Foster said. “I still see that longerterm discussion as the most important outcome.”

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The Right Road

Megan Roberts Politics Columnist

Does Obama really get it?

Earlier this week, President Barack Obama came forward in support of extending the Bush-era tax cuts. While I am quite pleased at the prospect of keeping income taxes from increasing, I do find the President’s latest broken promise to be even more baffling than all of his others.

His plan, a compromise with Senate Republicans, would extend Bush’s income tax cuts from 2001 and 2003, cut payroll taxes to incentivize hiring, would bring back the estate tax at a lowered rate of 35 percent for all estates worth more than $5 million and would extend federal unemployment benefits yet again.

I cannot help but find myself wondering what the president could possibly be thinking. Is he catching on? Did he take a hint from the midterm elections turned Republican landslide? Is he finally getting it?

The past year has not been kind to Democrats who lost more than 60 House seats and several Senate seats. Perhaps Obama is finally getting the message that maybe Americans really do want lower taxes and less government spending. Or maybe all of his years of extensive education are finally coming back to him. Maybe he actually does have some basic understanding of economics after all.

Personally, I don’t think so. I see the President’s endorsement of extending the Bush-era tax cuts as a peace offering to the GOP. At this point, he must realize how totally screwed he is once the new Congressional session begins. The Republican House will control all of the money.

Not only will Obama face obstacles passing any new agenda items, but the items that have passed could potentially be starved for funding. Basically, he has to trust Republicans not to completely tank his legislative accomplishments so far.

So, in a last ditch effort to win some favor with the Republicans, Obama suddenly supports tax cuts for the rich and poor alike, throwing Democrats everywhere into crisis.

How dare he insinuate that cutting taxes on wealthy employers spurs economic growth!

Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats are pledging to stop the bill, though the White House seems confident the compromise will pass the House and Senate as is. While reaching for Republican support, Obama has lost, yet again, the support of his own party. I don’t know if I’ve ever been happier to see the Democrats in such peril.

If this action was, as I believe, Obama’s olive branch for Republicans, then I applaud him. He made a tough choice and went against his party in the better interest of the American people. Now, maybe we can start moving out of this recession that supposedly ended sometime last year.

Now that employers know their taxes will not increase and they have relief from payroll taxes, perhaps they will start hiring. Now that families know they won’t owe at least $2,000 more in taxes next year, maybe they will go shopping. At last, Americans know what to expect, and can start planning for the future.

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In their words: Frederick Schmidt Steven Dickherber Staff Writer

The Maneater: The most obvious question and the first question I’m going to ask you is why do you want to run for First Ward Councilman?

Fred Schmidt: I have a vision for what Columbia could be. The First Ward is an interesting ward because it’s very diverse. It’s got a lot of the dormitories, it’s got a residential section, which is sort of the center of town and it’s also got downtown, which is really for everybody. It’s an interesting ward, and it’s got a lot of complex issues.

M: What is the vision you have for Columbia?

FS: Right now, the burning issues are the economy, the budget and jobs.

These are issues which really effect the First Ward. There is a little bit more unemployment in Ward 1 than there is in other wards. We’ve made a lot of progress in recent years in making Columbia a wonderful place to live and work. You can conceive the challenge, so how do we continue to maintain our quality of life and maintain a vibrant community in this environment? Government’s really having to rethink a lot of what it does.

M: What’s your background, what skills do you bring to the table for City Council?

FS: I’m an accountant, my degrees are in economics, I have a B.A. in economics from Vasser and an M.A. in economics from UC-Berkley. After grad school, I worked on Wall Street as a bond analyst, which is the number crunching behind all these wonderful products like mortgage backed securities and derivatives.

M: So you can explain what a derivative is then?

FS: (Laughing): Yeah, but let’s not

Sarah Hoffman/Senior Staff Photographer

First Ward contender Fred Schmidt speaks about his political agenda Wednesday from his office. Schmidt is running unopposed for the position, which represents part of campus, on Columbia City Council.

University? on the record.

FS: It’s this accident of geography M: You’ve spoken to several council members and worked with others. that the university happens to be With all the local government people close to downtown and that has saved that are leaving, Laura Nauser and our downtown. I think the University Paul Sturtz are on their way out, City benefits from having a vibrant downManager Bill Watkins is retiring and town. You know, it’s a fun place to eat Director of Finance Lori Fleming is and shop.

M: I mean, I enjoy it. Could you leaving, you have huge turnover this year, how does that affect the way talk about what most interests you about local government? things run in the coming years?

FS: What I really love about local FS: You’re losing a lot of institutional memory, these are all people government, and about our local who have been with the city for a long government in particular, is that it’s time. This is both sad in losing the an small enough and they know each opportunity if we’re going to change other well enough, they will actually listen to each other and occasiondirections in areas.

M: A big part of the Ward 1 con- ally change their mind. You don’t get stituency is the dorms and MU. Along that in the U.S. Senate; a lot of the that line, what relationship do you politicking takes place behind closed think the city should have with the doors.

McCaskill backs legislation for increased oversight of Arlington National Cemetary Allison Prang Staff Writer The United States Senate passed legislation to increase oversight at Arlington National Cemetery after eight cremated remains were found under one gravesite marked ‘unknown.’

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., backed the legislation, which passed on Dec. 4.

Senators Scott Brown, R-Mass., Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Richard Burr, R-N.C., also worked with McCaskill on the legislation.

According to a news release from McCaskill’s office, the legislation would require the Secretary of the Army to report to Congress on the cemetery’s ability to verify its information pertaining to each gravesite and on its progress in changing management and oversight. The legislation would also require the Government Accountability Office to report on the management and contracts regarding various operations at the Cemetery.

McCaskill is chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight that held a meeting July 29 to look into contract mismanagement that lead to

headstone mistakes and incorrect burials at the Arlington National Cemetery, as well as potential fraud and millions of dollars wasted, according to a news release.

“I am outraged at the problems that continue to surface at Arlington Cemetery,” McCaskill said in the news release. “The families that have loved ones at Arlington Cemetery deserve so much better than this. These are our heroes. This is the most sacred ground we have in the United States, and we’ve got to make sure we have the appropriate oversight.”

The Arlington National Cemetery issued a statement on Dec. 4 detailing the ongoing investigations as a result of qqwtheir errors this year.

“In late October, the Executive Director of the Army National Cemeteries Program, Kathryn Condon, became aware of questionable practices that took place at Arlington National Cemetery and requested that the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command open an investigation into allegations involving multiple burials of cremated remains in a single location,” according to Arlington’s statement.

It was then discovered that eight

unmarked cremated remains were all buried under one grave marked “unknown.”

But Arlington records showed only one set of cremated remains was to be buried there.

Three of the eight unknown cremated remains have been identified. The cemetery is in the process of notifying families of the situation.

In Arlington National Cemetery’s statement, the Criminal Investigation Command will be considering all evidence regarding improper burials. They are working on identifying the other five cremated remains.

“The leadership of Arlington National Cemetery and the Army take these matters seriously and are fully committed to taking the necessary actions to restore the integrity of Arlington National Cemetery,” the Arlington National Cemetary said in the statement.

John Picray, member of the Mizzou Student Veterans Association and former member of the Navy, said it is more important to worry about correcting the mistakes that were made in these situations.

“For me, it’s never so much about the mistake,” he said. “It’s more so about the actions taken to correct the mistake.”

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CPRB undecided on misconduct definition The board says it would rather discuss statute revisions with the police chief.

es until further discussion with Burton.

“It’s hard to have a discussion that reaches all the questions without the requester for this change in the room,” CPRB member Steve Weinberg said.

“There’s certainly a couple sentences in his Dec. 1 memo to us that suggest it’s Alex Pesek an extreme narrowing he has in mind.”

Associate Editor “I think if we want to get in his head a little bit more, we should defer our vote Discussion regarding Columbia Police until we have someone who can answer Chief Ken Burton’s request to redefine to us,” Weinberg said. the powers of the Citizens Police Review Columbia Police Officers Association Board stood at a standstill Wednesday Director Eric Dearmont, who spoke durnight. ing the public comment portion of the Burton’s proposed ordinance chang- meeting, said open negotiations might es, an appeal to limit the scope of the be healthy for both parties affected. definition of police misconduct, came “We really value the opportunity to a week after responding to the board’s be able to sit down with you and discuss handling of an excessive force case. our concerns in a public, informal setBurton’s recommended language ting,” Dearmont said. “Everything I hear revisions in Missouri state statute to says that in order for civilian review to classify misconduct as “excessive use of be successful, it has to be something force, abuse of authority, discourtesy, or that happens with the police, not to the use of offensive language.” police.”

CPRB Chairwoman Ellen LoCurtoThe board also voted in favor of Martinez said current use budgeted funds

language in the statute is to meet with a repIt seems a clear and a change would resentative of the little odd to me not be a necessary.

National Association that (CPD) is “I really don’t see for Civilian Oversight coming to us the need for an ordiof Law Enforcement with language to nance change,” LoCurto(NACOLE) for a one control what we Martinez said. “The task do.” day training session. force who wrote the ordiL oCur to-Mar tinez Stephen Alexander, nance really worked hard said NACOLE might CPRB member to base their writing on offer a different viewthe recommendations of point on working with the oversight committee, and I’m not CPD and City Council. comfortable trying to change that now.”

“Working with NACOLE will bring a CPRB member Stephen Alexander national perspective to our local comsaid he did not understand why CPD munity,” she said. “They have dealt with was negotiating ordinance language similar issues to ours on a national with CPRB that might limit CPRB’s oper- scale, and I think it proves, if anything, ating power. that we aren’t in a vacuum.”

“It seems a little odd to me that Other potential statute revisions dis(CPD) is coming to us with language cussed regard the public relations functo control what we do,” Alexander said. tion of CPRB and whether they should “They can make recommendations, but have an official spokesperson to comI don’t think we necessarily have to just municate with the media. A meeting agree to them.” to discuss potential statute language The board voted to wait to vote on revisions with Burton has not yet been whether to approve the proposed chang- scheduled, LoCurto-Martinez said.

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Alcohol limitations, parks tax discussed at Park and Rec. Meeting The drinking limitation would affect Paquin Park, Flat Branch Park and Village Square Park.

The Columbia Parks and Recreation Commission met Thursday to discuss the implementation plan of the renewable sales tax for park renovation as well as to debate whether action needs to be taken on alcohol consumption in public parks.

“A proposal to ban drinking in public parks would be a preventative measure,” Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said. “It’s 10 times easier, from a law enforcement standpoint, to prevent the problem in these parks instead of people going to the park, getting drunk and then arresting them.”

The proposition would include Paquin Park, Flat Branch Park and Village Square Park. City law prohibits open alcohol containers on city streets, sidewalks and parking garages, but parks are not included. The exclusion of parks from specifically banned areas leaves them prone to individuals drinking within them.

“What tends to happen is people go to the park to drink because it is the only open place they can go,” Parks and Recreation Director Mike Hood said.

“They become intoxicated and they start to cause problems for others.”

The commission also discussed

implementation plans for the oneeighth cent sales tax for parks renovation, which was renewed by voters in November.

Projects beginning in the near future include the restoration of the Maplewood Barn, which burned down in April, and expanding Atkins Park. Atkins is primarily used for baseball in northeast Columbia. The park has two fields, but Hood hopes to have another field as well as sufficient restrooms.

“We currently have enough money to construct a third field, but we don’t have enough money to maintain lighting,” Hood said. “With the money from the tax we would be able to construct and light a third field, as well as put in a concessions stand and restrooms.

The park sales tax rate in Columbia is a quarter of 1 percent, which is further divided into two separate categories.

One-eighth of one cent is permanent and generates roughly $2.4 million per year in revenue. The other one-eight cent has been renewed by voters with a five-year sunset that is expected to generate $12 million over its life.

“There are about 25 projects which the sales tax will fund,” Hood said. “It is more of a pay as you go plan so we don’t start a project or make significant changes until we have the funds to do so.”

— Brad Grim, reporter

Alex Pesek/ Associate Editor

Citizens Police Review Board member Stephen Alexander rubs his forehead during discussion of the board’s operating power Wednesday night. The board voted to postpone decisionmaking regarding statute language changes requested by Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton.

Victim threatened with handsaw during assault Ryan White was charged with armed criminal action and felonous restraint.

from behind, wrapping his arm around her neck and choking her to the point where she almost fainted.

The argument continued as the victim went into her bedroom and White followed her.

The report said White threw her to A Columbia man was arrested on the floor several times, causing her to suspicion of holding a handsaw up to hit her head. his ex-girlfriend’s throat and assaultAccording to the report, White ing her multiple times. retrieved a handsaw from another The suspect, 24-year-old Ryan D. room and held it to the vicWhite of Columbia, was tim’s throat. taken into custody on Dec. CPD officers received the 2 on charges of felonious call around 11:30 a.m. that restraint, armed criminal day and located him later at action and two counts of 4360 Santa Barbara Drive. assault.

“The victim was seen by Columbia Po l i c e medics at the scene, but did Department spokeswomnot want to be transported to an Jill Wieneke said White the hospital,” Wieneke said in entered the apartment of an e-mail. the victim, 33, at 2707 Quail The victim said that she Ryan Drive. White, who fathered a begged White not to kill her.

White child with the victim, became When she tried to call 911, White enraged during an argument. took her cell phone and removed the According to the police report, battery. Later, he blocked the door of White told the victim it was time for her apartment with his body so she her to take a nap. could not escape.

She knew this meant he was going White remains in the Boone County to choke her to the point of uncon- Jail. sciousness, which she said he had done before.

—Sally French, White proceeded to grab the victim staff writer

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Textbook adoption rates decrease is concerning We’ve all been there: venturing out in the blistering cold and trekking to the bookstore tents to sell our semester’s used (if at all) textbooks for a fraction of the price we bought them. Needless to say, it isn’t a generally pleasant experience, especially when one finds their egregiously expensive books might not be worth so much the second time around, no matter how good of condition they’re in.

The bookstore offers students more money for books that it knows will be used again, and will give a student $5 for any other book they used, even if it might not be required the following semester. In the end, we commend the bookstore for doing its best to try to help students save money. However, an important third party in this biannual transaction isn’t quite pulling its weight during these trying economic times.

Textbook adoption rates measure the percentage of professors who tell the bookstore what books they’ll be using during the next semester.

This allows the bookstore to not only know what books it needs to buy in order to properly prepare MU’s students, but also offers students more money for books it know will be used again.

If the forms are turned in on time, it helps to eliminate the risk of a student being cheated when he or she sell a “useless” book back to the bookstore when, in reality, it’ll end up being sold at a higher price because a professor didn’t turn in his or her forms.

Two years ago, textbook adoption rates stood at about 40 percent. Last year, they had increased to 85 percent, but have now fallen to about 65 percent. A lower rate means more students who get cheated when it’s time to sell back their books even though all professors have to do is submit some paperwork.

Yes, we students know finals season is a busy time for professors too, but that’s no excuse.

The deadline for submitting the textbook requisition forms was in October, nearly two months before finals.

Even if the deadline were this week, students can’t use their tests as an excuse to ditch their responsibilities. Professors shouldn’t be able to either.

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Why I am teaching for America I remember while in high school, I could walk into a classroom feeling confident in myself and certain of the dedication and passion of my teachers. As a student, it is not difficult to figure out when an instructor sees potential and promise in you or when they’ve given up and lost faith in your abilities. Luckily for me, when I look back on my elementary and high school classroom experiences, I can find only the former, however many of our nation’s youth are less fortunate.

While working for Teach For America this summer, I saw firsthand the results of a lifetime of people saying, “No” and “You can’t” in addition to having increasingly lower expectations for students in Chicago Public Schools. Many of the students at Paul Robeson High School were stuck in a hole without much hope of escaping. At the same time, a study from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has found that children in the United States rank 21st and 25th out of 30 industrialized nations in science literacy and math literacy, respectively. Both of the problems are interrelated but solvable, and the answer is invested, high-achieving change agents working as teachers in the classroom.

The achievement gap in this country has been well documented, but over and over again, Teach For America has shown that the obstacles that these students face can be overcome. I am joining the corps to help change the American educational system from the ground up, becoming one of the many bridges that span the achievement gap and thereby remaking America into the land of opportunity for all of its children.

Teach For America is a national corps of high achieving adults who are passionate about creating real change in the field of education. Serving in the corps is a two-year commitment to helping eradicate the achievement gap plaguing our nation’s most underperforming schools. I am teaching for the future, and I hope you apply before the next deadline, Dec. 17!

Sincerely, Justin Yeater Senior, Biological Sciences

Anti-Greek sentiments perpetuates stereotypes I am increasingly irritated by the anti-Greek sentiment in The Maneater. If the goal is legitimacy and respect, making unnecessary comments like “It’s rare that you hear these sort of sensational stories of scandal outside of mygreekgossip.com” don’t really help you attain that goal.

While I realize greek gossip is a deplorable website, statements like that make it seem like we’re all addicted to the drama and gossip. This is not the first instance in which your publication has insulted the Greek community. I’m just asking that unless you have something positive to say about our community, or something actually newsworthy, leave Mizzou’s Greek life out of everything.

By publishing anti-Greek statements you perpetuate stereotypes and look unprofessional. Mizzou’s Greek Community has a lot to be proud of and if The Maneater doesn’t cool it, they won’t be able to say the same.

I read The Maneater every time a new one is published, and I would hate to have to stop doing that because some writers have no respect for the tradition and prestige that is Mizzou Greek Life.

Sophie Mashburn, sophomore sbm8c8@mail.missouri.edu

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There’s still good to be found in our world Rachel Allred rma6f8@mizzou.edu

Nearly nothing, nor no one, is unbreakable. Likewise, nothing and no one is unfixable.

I often desperately try to fix anything I can. This becomes a problem when I fail to realize there are some things that don’t really need fixing. Maybe you can relate; you want to make things better but you fail to recognize how good things already are.

Thanks to a little housefly that had a tragic end, I began to see how fixing something that doesn’t need fixing could cause harm. This pesky fly was trapped in my house, and I decided to fix things.

I managed to scoop it into my hands and put it outside where it was safe. That wasn’t good enough for me. I scooped it up again so I could move it to some plants. Doing so, I thought, would further “fix” the little guy’s life. Sadly, in my fixing process I accidentally squished the fly.

There’s a lot wrong in the world and improvements can always be made, but there’s also a lot that’s right with the world. It’s about time the positives get some positive reinforcement.

I applaud dedicated students and faculty. Waking up early for class, staying up late to study and giving up weekends in order to succeed in school doesn’t fit most definitions of fun. Students who have perfect attendance and remain diligent in their studying impress me.

Although professors and teaching assistants are credited for assigning ridiculous amounts of work and having high expectations, their interest in student learning is under recognized. I’m grateful for staff members who have shown genuine interest and concern for my education and personal wellbeing.

Guys who continue to be gentlemanly deserve thanks as well. There’s a popular assumption that college guys are a bunch of tools. I started to believe this, but I’ve seen that notion proven wrong on many occasions. One frigid night I was helping two other girls haul several large, cumbersome boxes across campus. Five heavy boxes distributed between three girls typically doesn’t work out too well.

We had to stop every few feet to reposition the boxes or take a breather. I began to get frustrated after several macho guys saw us struggling but only laughed as they proceeded to walk down the street.

When we were about to give up on getting the boxes to their destination and on the valor of men, a guy from across the street

rushed over to help us. His kindness, along with the kindness of many other gents, has assured me good guys have not gone extinct.

I give kudos to compassionate people who make hard circumstances a little better. I’ve seen health care providers offer patients whole-hearted kindness and attention, friends who would walk across the desert for each other and parents who show undying love for their rebellious children.

They say this is the most wonderful time of year. I believe that’s partly because people seem to get along a little better despite differences in religions, beliefs and backgrounds. It’s great to see people giving graciously to charity, people gathering together to help the less fortunate and homes and businesses displaying festive decorations of all sorts. Students on campus display their seasonal pride with tinsel scarves and silly Christmas tree hats: Props to their confidence and excitement for the season.

Often the things that need the least fixing are the things seldom noticed, the simple things. Playing in the rain, a happy child, a lit up tree, people who are so in love with life they can’t stop smiling... they remind us some things don’t need fixing. Some things are just right the way they are.

We can rise above 'the great pigeonhole'

Illustration by Chelsea Myers

Mary Novokhovsky mn5p6@mizzou.edu

Imagine a newborn bundled up in a bunch of blankets, a little hat atop their head and mittens on. Their eyes are closed: pure serenity.

The child is a few days old and is so unbelievably precious. You’re afraid to hold them because the stakes are high.

How awful would it be to accidentally drop or pinch this pure being?

Before disease screenings or adoption papers, before expectations and anticipations, before schools and social scales, standardized tests and ink blots, we see unlimited potential.

And yet, time happens. As the child grows, society begins to narrow their options for them. Those who can’t read at a certain level get sifted into one path, those who can’t multiply by nine into another, there are those who won’t talk and those who talk too much; they go elsewhere. Within 10 years, that newborn will be broken down and compartmentalized so many times that you’ll cease to see the bundled up infant any longer.

Time bends, breaks, twists and feeds our egos. I remember waking up early my first day of kindergarten. The anticipation pulsed in my veins and sent tingles up the hand that held my toothbrush. I cleaned those buckteeth with vigor and excitement. I felt hope for the first time. By the end of first grade I felt unease. I remember standing on the playground when out of nowhere some random boy charged at me like a bull, head butting me hard in the stomach. After that school didn’t seem so great.

My family moved while I was in junior high. I was an inch from failing seventh grade math by then, but I never told my parents. The move was so perfectly timed, a complete blessing. I remember brushing my teeth like it was the first day of kindergarten.

Fast forward seven hours-I’m sitting in front of my shiny new locker at the end of the school day with tears in my eyes.

Someone picks up my coat and runs off with it. It’s January. I find the puffy jacket in the middle of the hallway on my way out of the building. I barely make the bus. By the time I get to my new house, I’m thoroughly regretting my decision to transfer schools, and I have to pee. I realize I forgot my garage code. I say screw it, walk around

back, pull my pants down and piss on the patio. From that point onward I did a lot of metaphorical urination. I wanted to wander down the path of least resistance.

For some of us dreams remain constant, we continue to seek success in the same categories. Yet, for others, the scope of our futures narrowed as we grew. When I first started swimming I aspired to be an Olympian. When I danced I wanted to be the Prima Ballerina. But in the end I turned out to be average at the long list of all my temporary hobbies. Those dreams, among other ones, would never become realities.

At this point in my life, I just want to write. However, sometimes even that seems like a tall order to ask for. This article is going to be my last piece of work for The Maneater. I won’t be a columnist next semester or any kind of reporter. In fact, I’ll be in Chicago attending community college: going backwards and starting over.

Life is not a walk in a park. I’ll leave you to imagine the course of action that led to my academic demise, but I wouldn’t dare leave you on a sour note. I’m done pissing on reality. In fact, I see newborn potential in myself. I am somebody who can assure you, dear reader, that if we work and desire, we can rise above the great pigeonhole.

Merit Myers

mvmq49@mizzou.edu

Nervous day well worth ending For those who find themselves tattered and quivering from this week’s exhaustion of both body and mind, I share with you my story of both learning to focus and remembering that we all just want to get along.

This week, a mindset I’d left behind in high school resurfaced as both a few new friends I never thought I’d have and the nauseous, breathless state in which I presented my final project.

I don’t get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. If I am prepared, well rested and fed, I can imitate a confident public speaker pretty damn well. But this time was unexpectedly different.

The spirits and forces of the Fine Arts Building had held their summit and decided it was my turn to present. I was broken down from ill-advised attempts at allnighters and I had just run to class in the frigid cold (wheezy mucous). Couple all that with a mad morning tea bender and you’ve just made yourself a dangerous blend of delirium and absent alertness. I call it turning yourself into a used sock: empty and lethargic, yet open and ready for a kick in the face.

Having started my presentation well into my transformation into a tube sock, I realized I had in fact forgotten my PowerPoint project on my crippled Dell computer. No worries, I had the wealth of the Internet on my side and I pulled up the website of my topic and my presentation was underway.

Here’s where my mind began to wonder and I was doing my darndest to stay on topic and structured. I had labored hard on my work and I was damn excited to talk about the work and its concepts. (If I were to illustrate my excitement I’d draw a leg first, and a poodle humping it--gray slacks, white dog). What should I talk about first?

Apparently, my body thought I’d better not speak because tightness in my chest began to constrict my throat and my tongue became wet clay. Did my body think I was breaking up with someone?

Was I delivering a Dear John letter?

Before I could make things worse with my parched mouth’s audible clicks and smacks, I found my arms up and outstretched for no reason.

Here I am, like a wide-eyed, crucified Jesus talking about whatever my mind was thinking about 5 minutes ago. I thought to myself, calm down and smile. These people aren’t bad and they don’t mean you harm.

The same words I reminded myself of when I find myself swapping numbers with two classmates I thought didn’t enjoy my company.

Like my classmates during my presentation, my peers were waiting for me to open up and relax. We had class together all semester but kept our distance and remained cordial. But for what reason?

Probably me, probably them. Either way, by the end of today, I had two new friend requests and a revived sense of self.

I had survived my presentation. It may not have been the smoothest, but I made my classmates laugh and I my work was well received.

That night, I reviewed the events of my day, Boy Meets World-style, looking up at my eggshell ceiling thinking about my near-puke presentation and my definite slip grip hands. I took peace in knowing that I can take deeper breaths and retain in mind that people enjoy surrounding themselves with positive people. And if I don’t throw up, maybe they’ll even enjoy being with a person like me.

Friday, December 10, 2010 "On the Mike"

Mike Vorel Sports Columnist

It’s a good time to be a Mizzou fan I don’t think anyone can deny that this is going to be a trying week. A lot of people just try to survive it, and remember that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. For some people, that light is the chance to go home and see their family. For a small minority, it’s the fact the highly anticipated movie “Yogi Bear” opens in theatres on Dec. 17. Still others hang their hat on the hope that this year they’ll finally get something other than socks in their stocking. As a sports enthusiast, my “light” is the knowledge that though this is a bad week to be a Mizzou student, there has never been a better time to be a fan of Mizzou athletics.

I’ll start with the obvious. The buzz about Mizzou football has been everywhere these past few months, like the song “California Girls” was during the summer (obviously I’ve enjoyed hearing one much more than the other). While nabbing a Big 12 North title was familiar, the way in which Mizzou won 10 games was new. The defense gave up an average of only 15.2 points per game (good for 6th in the nation), a far cry from previous teams that tried to put up 50 points and then hang on for dear life.

They also earned their most significant win of the Gary Pinkel era, a homecoming victory over then-no. 1 Oklahoma. I can say honestly say that storming the field, celebrating with the team and watching a goal post being carried away as a parting gift is something I will never forget. And with a Dec. 28 Insight Bowl victory over Iowa, Missouri can complete one of its most successful seasons to date. Hopefully Adrian Clayborn, a St. Louis Native, doesn’t disrupt that plan.

Competing with football in the media spotlight isn’t easy to do, but Missouri basketball has been giving a heck of an effort.

The Tigers are ranked 15th in the AP poll, and would have been higher if not for an overtime loss to Georgetown in which everything bad, short of an anvil falling on one of the players, occurred in the final moments. Even so, the future is bright.

Mike Anderson collected his best recruiting class since coming to Columbia this season, and Justin Safford is the lone senior on the roster. I can only guess what this team would look like if prized recruit Tony Mitchell didn’t get lost somewhere on the yellow brick road to Mizzou Arena.

The success doesn’t end there, however.

The Lady Tigers volleyball team has also soared, finishing 22-10 in the regular season and reaching the Sweet Sixteen for only the second time in school history.

Mizzou softball is anticipating similar results, after reaching the Women’s College World Series for the second straight season last spring. With Chelsea Thomas and Kristin Nottelmann returning to head one of the nation’s most talented and experienced pitching staffs, few would be surprised to see Tiger softball in Oklahoma City for the College World Series again in 2011.

I think it says a lot about the amount of success Mizzou sports has had that when I try to write a column appreciating it I can barely fit in all the details.

It’s a lot to document, and I expect that success to continue going forward. It better, because I’m not looking forward to “Yogi Bear”, and I’m still bound to get socks in my stocking.

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

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Denmon leads Tigers past Vanderbilt in overtime ZACH MINK Sports Editor

Marcus Denmon has stepped up and led the Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team all season. On Thursday against Vanderbilt, Denmon proved himself once again.

With the game tied at 82 in overtime the junior guard jumped the passing lane for a steal and drove down court for the basket and the foul, giving the Tigers the 85-82 victory.

The performance came only days after the death of his cousin, who was murdered in Kansas City last week. Marion Denmon and another man were caught in crossfire between two cars Dec. 3. He died Tuesday.

NICK AGRO/PHOTO EDITOR Sophomore guard Michael Junior guard Marcus Denmon rushes past Vanderbilt forward Jeffery Taylor during Dixon said Denmon provided a tribute to his cousin with the the second half of Wednesday night’s game at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers defeated the Commodores in overtime by a score of 85-82. victory.

“He was like a brother to at 72. The Tigers were plagued Missouri’s high-risk high- pointer from way beyond the Marcus,” Dixon said. “It’s been yet again by free throws, hitting reward defense, getting wide- arc to put the Tigers up 80-79 a long couple of days. That’s only 15 of 22 in the game. open looks from long distance with 1:16 left. After a basket just a tribute to where he’s from “I was really nervous on the in transition. The Commodores and foul by Ezeli, a driving and what he’s been through first one,” Ratliffe said. “I never stuck with the Tigers the entire layup from Dixon and the steal his whole life. He attributed it had an atmosphere like this first half, and trailed by only and score by Denmon put the to the person who passed and playing against a good team three points at halftime.

Tigers ahead for good. he came out and played his like that. We went into the Redshirt junior Festus Ezeli “What a finish,” coach Mike heart out.” The Tigers leading timeout and everybody talked gave the Tigers trouble in the Anderson said of Denmon’s scorer poured in a team-high me up. Kimmie (English) put paint all night on both sides of play late in the game. “In the 21 points and six rebounds to a little bug in my ear and I just the ball. The 6-11, 255 pound first half he played with a help Missouri improve to 7-1 made sure I made the second center was six of seven from heavy heart, he lost a family on the season. one.” the field for 16 points, while member. I thought the second Junior forward Ricardo Vanderbilt had equal hard- grabbing eight rebounds and half, he looked more like the Ratliffe also contributed for the ships at the charity stripe, mak- blocking six shots. Sophomore Marcus Denmon that has been Tigers, adding 13 points and ing only 11 of 22 on the night. guard John Jenkins led the playing.” nine rebounds.

The Commodores came Commodores with a gameMissouri continues the seaRatliffe sent the game into out firing from long distance high 23 points. son at home Saturday against overtime when he hit split a in the first half, knocking down In overtime Denmon con- Presbyterian. Tip off is schedpair of free throws with six sec- 6 of 12 three-point attempts. tinued to lead the offense, uled for 4 p.m. at Mizzou onds remaining to tie the game Vanderbilt capitalized on including a go-ahead three Arena.

Women’s basketball victorious in home opener NATHAN ATKINS Reporter It’s been a long road home, but the bright lights and cozy confines of Mizzou Arena were a welcome sight to the Missouri women’s basketball team Tuesday night.

Following a road trip that spanned seven games over nearly a month, the Tigers kicked off the home season in fashion with a 53-30 win over visiting Tennessee-Martin. As the events of the game continually worked in Missouri’s favor, the team kept no secrets about the building they call home.

“This (was) my last ‘first home game’ ever at Mizzou, so that’s what I was thinking about,” senior guard RaeShara Brown said after leading the Tigers with 15 points. “I was just excited to be back on my home floor in front of my home fans, and to have a white jersey on instead of a black one.”

As Brown’s play reflected

her excitement, her teammates matched the intensity en route to their most dominating win of the season. Missouri controlled the tempo from the first whistle, the team playing tight defense that held the Skyhawks to all of 30 points for the game.

“To be able to come out and help my team and get a win, especially in our first home game, feels good,” sophomore guard Sydney Crafton said.

As much as the Tigers enjoyed their homecoming, they didn’t shy away from the benefits gained by playing on the road. The extended stay away from home—which boasted two ranked opponents, including a 54-45 upset of 12th ranked Georgetown— presented a test in character for a rebuilding Tigers team eager to take the next step.

“I do think there are advantages (to playing on the road), and you have to look at the pros in having that many road games,” first-year coach Robin Pingeton said. “We’ve had a

lot of opportunities for team talks, and I’ve seen a lot of team bonding take place. We’ve had a lot of opportunity as a staff to talk with our team about what our expectations are, what our standards are and how we operate. And the buyout has been tremendous.”

On top of the challenge of playing in an adverse environment, the road trip presented an opportunity to play against some of the better teams in the country. Georgetown and a fourth-ranked Tennessee squad presented the Tigers with two top 15 opponents during their stay away from home.

“You find out exactly where you’re at and what your strengths and weaknesses are,” Pingeton said. “Playing those kinds of schools prepares you for what we’re going to face night in and night out in about a month. It’s not going to get any easier.”

The long road trip, the upscale competition, the start

WIN SOME, LOSE SOME The Missouri women's basketball team has alternated wins and losses for the past few weeks, resulting in a 4-4 record.

Tennessee Georgetown Georgia Tech Ball State Northwestern Tennessee-Martin

Loss, 82-44 Win, 54-45 Loss, 61-46 Win, 56-45 Loss, 79-68 Win, 55-30

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away from home-- all intertwine on the path to building a winning program, Pingeton said.

“It’s a process, a change in mentality, and we’re trying to grow and instill confidence,” Pingeton said. “It all takes so much time. This is a group that hasn’t won in the past. Now, it’s a group that is trying to invest emotionally, physically and mentally. But it takes time to get back to that level.”

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FUN FACTS • Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.

• People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.

• No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.

• Most NASCAR Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air.

• Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.

• It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs.

• In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.

• From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!

• Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.

• During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.

• Cheetahs were raced at Romford greyhound stadium in 1937!

• Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.

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Top 5 worst celeb facial hair decisions 5. Zach Galifianakis

Over the last two years, America has gotten really familiar with “The Hangover” break-out star, Zach G. He seems to be popping up everywhere with his signature bushy face. Although it’s good for laughs, it makes for terrible personal hygiene.

4. Courtney Love

Ex-rocker and celebrity jester Courtney Love is known for a lot of things. This year, she picked up yet another as the bearded lady. Check the Internet, people. Her blonde beard is everywhere.

3. Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt has a lot going for him. Angelina, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Viviene....maybe too much. Could this explain his rogue, sloppy appearance? Or is he simply hiding something special in there, to be revealed at a later date? Either way, Brad Pitt needs a good shave.

2. Jim Carrey

Funny man Jim Carrey is usually pretty well-trimmed. This year, he went for the old, man of the forest look.

Needless to say, it didn’t flatter him much. Maybe it was because of his somewhat rocky relationship with Jenny McCarthy, or maybe it was simply to get attention. Whatever it was, he almost had the worst hair of 2010.

1. Joaquin Phoenix

Top 5 15 minutes of famers 5.

“General” Larry Platt

4.

John Tyner

3.

Steven Slater

2.

Paul Vasquez

1.

Antoine Dodson

Platt came from American Idol tryouts and is known for his “Pants on the Ground” song. Although Platt didn’t make it in Idol, people across the nation wear T-shirts with the “Pants on the Ground” slogan, and know they’re “lookin’ like a fool with (their) pants on the ground.”

Tyner, who threatened TSA officials with arrest if they touched his goods. “Don’t touch my junk” has turned into the new “don’t tase me bro!” If you haven’t heard of this guy, go check out the news report on YouTube.

Another “folk hero” born out of the airport is Slater, the flight attendant who drew national attention after he announced over his plane’s PA system that a passenger had insulted him using a homophobic slur and then promptly threw himself down the emergency exit slide.

Give a guy a camera and some hallucinogens, send him out into the wilderness, and you get the double rainbow. What could it mean? Hopefully the viral video on YouTube can answer that, or at the very least, fascinate you.

Perhaps the most famous of all of these famers is Dodson, whose auto-tuned news report from Huntsville, Ala., made him famous. This popular YouTube video helps spread some very specific safety tips by informing everyone to “hide yo wife, hide yo kids and hide yo husband.” megan hager | staff writer

This year, Phoenix kept up his routine of random projects with his overgrown beard, complete with untrimmed hairs and a grittiness that resembled an old hillbilly. His facial hair was by far the worst of 2010. jasmin james | staff writer

Top 5 most ridiculous commercials 5. GEICO Little Piggy

“Could switching to GEICO really save you 15 percent or more on car insurance?” is apparently as rhetorical of a question as, “Did the little piggy cry ‘wee wee wee’ all the way home?” Laugh along as Maxwell the pig, sitting in the back of a minivan holding two pinwheels, screams “wee” out the window to the annoyance of his friend’s mother as she drives him home.

4. BP’s Apology

Tony Hayward feebly attempts to apologize for the oil spill by saying, “We’ve helped organize the largest environmental response in this country’s history.” What he means is, “We first created the largest environmental disaster in this country’s history.”

3. Dos Equis, The Most Interesting Man in the The beer company surprised us all with its clever, yet nonsensical descriptions of the most interesting man in the world, who also happens to drink Dos Equis.

2. Huggies Jean Diapers

At the words, “When it’s a number two, I look like number one,” you’ll be cracking up while watching a toddler strut his stuff like a celebrity in Huggies denim diapers.

1. KU Football

The most ridiculous commercial is none other than the one daring enough to promote tickets for KU’s pathetic excuse of a football team.

Top 5 blogs 5.

Damn You, Auto Correct

"Your mom and I are going to divorce."

"Disney. I meant your mom and I are going to Disney."

Anyone with a texting plan knows what this is like.

This blog shows the dangerous humor that can ensue from cell phones' auto-correction.

4.

Hangry Pants

One day, I will be the type of person who gets up at 5 a.m. everyday to run 5 miles and who only eats nonfat, vegan foods. Until that day, I will read healthy living blogs, such as Hangry Pants.

3. Stuff White People Like Since he started his blog Stuff White People Like in January 2008, Christian Lander has landed two book deals, created a list of 134 things white people like and had 75,513,337 (and counting) hits on his website. Lander’s list features gems like #124, “Hating People Who Wear Ed Hardy” and #75, “Threatening to Move to Canda.”

2. The Man Repeller

The Man Repeller, a blog started in April 2010 by the self-professed celibate Leandra Medine, is part fashion blog (á la the Sartorialist and Sea of Shoes) and part satire on male-female interaction, focusing on the realm of apparel. Built on the premise that she’s not getting laid because she’s oh-so-fashionable, Medine posts her favorite clothes and accessories with humorous names, such as birth-control sunglasses.

1. Fuck Yeah, Harry Potter Tattoos

With the final installment approaching, Harry Potter fans everywhere are filled with bittersweet emotion.

Some fans mark their dedication permanently, such as those on fyhptattoos.tumblr.com. abby spudich | staff writer

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1. Andrew Garfield 2. Joseph GordonLevitt 3. Jesse Eisenberg 4. Teal Bunbury 5. Justin Timberlake

1. Sofía Vergara 2. Marion Cotillard 3. Anne Hathaway 4. Carey Mulligan 5. Yaya DaCosta

1. iPhone 4 2. Mixed prints 3. Knee high boots 4. Tumblr 5. Faux fur

1. Boat shoes 2. “Ironic” hipster fashions 3. Toe sneakers 4. Leggings as pants 5. Uggs

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JASMIN JAMES fashion columnist

The best fashion show of the year We all know who Russell Simmons is; he is singlehandedly responsible for the word “def,” which he attached to his record label, video game and subsequent spin-offs, Def Poetry and Def Comedy Jam. He has more money than most people will ever see in their lifetime, and has become one of the biggest names in the music world. His entire family has a hand in fame, fortune and the American dream.

Aside from being a businessman, philanthropist, investor and advisor all over the world, Simmons is also a pretty big deal in the fashion industry.

He has his own jewelry brand, Simmons Jewelry, which is sold to everyday Americans, as well as elites in the music industry.

He is responsible for Phat Farm, Baby Phat (via ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons), American Classics-his discount brand featured at Walmart-and Argyleculture, his designer gentleman’s line.

The three distinct brands represent Russell’s different personas, which can be best understood by watching Oxygen’s “Running Russell Simmons.”

As someone who stays clear of ridiculous reality TV shows with bad editing, scripts and stage drama, I was skeptical about Oxygen’s project.

I thought, “Now, why would anyone care to watch the inner workings of Russell Simmons entire platform of businesses?”

But, the show proved to be interesting, informative and very insightful on the “____ industry.” You fill in the blank: music, modeling, jewelry and, of course, fashion.

His entourage includes two very different personal assistants, two interns and an entire team of eager, hardworking young professionals.

Every week, the show introduces some of Russell’s closest friends, including fashion icon Amber Rose, Victoria’s Secret Angel Selita Ebanks, Maxim models Paige Butcher, Heidi Albertsen and Katie Post, John Legend and Kelly Bensimone.

Russell Simmons is a billionaire who does charity work across the globe, but he is also a well-dressed fashion guru, and a lot more savvy and creative than the competition, which might include Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.

The show was better than some competition/elimination shows that only show the preliminary work that it takes to get your foot into the door.

It took a deeper look inside of the things people do to stay there. The show wasn’t a traditional fashion show, like “America’s Next Top Model,” “Project Runway” or “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency” (see “Celebrity Rehab” with Dr. Drew), but it was an everything show that could impress anyone who watched it.

I might also add that in the new job industry where everyone wants the best PR, communication and entertainment internship, this reality show was REAL. These girls were busting their butts and competing for a final position. It’s not as easy as Whitney made it look on “The City,” and we saw why.

Fashion is hard work. Russell Simmons makes it look easy.

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As students swap their studies for Santa hats and shopping lists, the rush to finish holiday shopping ensues. Once finals are over, there won’t be much time left to buy gifts for the endless list of family, friends and loved ones. But, don’t let the lack of time cause a lackluster shopping performance on your end. Here’s what not to buy when it comes to this year’s holiday gifts: the 2010 MOVE anti-gift guide. The Tickle Me Elmos of the year, if you will. Stay away from these gifting pitfalls and you won’t have to worry about picking up a gift receipt with all of your holiday purchases.

GOOD INTENTIONS GIFTS You’d think that these wouldn’t be an issue, since everyone acknowledges how offensive they can be, but a mysterious onslaught of weight loss DVDs, gym memberships and other notso-friendly hint gifts seem to pop up every year.

Unless your target has specifically requested some sort of exercise-oriented gift or one of the many self-improvement books, DO NOT BUY. Nothing ruins the holiday spirit like a gift that comes with a subliminal “you’ve really let yourself go” message. Even the Grinch failed to spoil the holidays, so don’t go there.

SEASONAL GIFTS We’ve all seen the reindeer boxers, Christmas T-shirts and Santa pajamas, but unwrapping any of these on Christmas leaves the recipient anywhere from five minutes to a few days worth of use until the following year, depending on how long he/she hangs around the house before heading off to a family Christmas dinner.

Rudolph briefs and Santa pants are all nice and dandy come Christmastime, but they’re better off given around Thanksgiving, to usher in the season, than on Christmas day. Save them until next year.

NOVELTY ITEMS Sure, $5 stocking stuffer gag gifts are a hit, but the joke’s on you when the main ticket item is along the lines of a pillow pet (if you haven’t seen one, head to your local Walgreens end cap to observe an item that barely delivers at either of

Photo Illustration by Chris Barrett

Freshman John Mitchell shows off his Christmas spirit with a holiday sweater Thursday at McDavid Hall. Holiday themed gifts are a part of our list of what not to get someone because of their impracticality. these functions) a Shake Weight (also available at Walgreens) or a Snuggie (another Walgreens specialty, unless you’re one of those people who can’t cope with a regular blanket). These gifts make for a nice giggle or two,but will end up underneath wrapping paper for the majority of the day, and in the back of a closet or the garage a few weeks into the new year.

REPEATS When you have a long list of people to buy for, it’s easy to forget what you wrapped up last year. Dad doesn’t want another Christmas tie, Mom has enough cutesy picture frames with inspirational quotes about family on them and you got your best friend a gift card to Best Buy for his birthday three months ago. The only thing more disappointing than a bad gift is the

same gift, because bad gifts are at least a change of pace.

All warnings and difficult decisions aside, there’s a pretty simple strategy to conquering your holiday shopping. Think about your target’s hobbies, interests and needs. If you know them well enough, you shouldn’t have too much trouble coming up with something they’d appreciate.

Just stay away from the Shake Weights and Santa Snuggies and you’ll avoid the bad wrap as a gift giver this season. garrett richie | staff writer

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Underground art festival unites local talent Artlandish Art Gallery will host an underground art market Friday and Saturday — no, really, it’s underground. The gallery provides unexpectedly ample space beneath the floorboards of the century-old building on Walnut Street. Normally, this space is rented out to artists as studios where they can create their work, but this weekend it will house the Catacombs Art Market. Owner Lisa Bartlett explained the ground level was once used as storage for a railroad company and makes for a one-of-a-kind space to house an art festival.

“There were once railroad tracks that went through to store cars, and there are tunnels that go from building to building,” she said. “It’s just a really interesting and unique festival especially because of its location.”

Bartlett began the Catacombs Art Market last year and plans to host five markets annually. The art market will be held this weekend in conjunction with the North Village Holiday Market. Also participating in the holiday market are The Bead Gallery, Sven’s Kafe & Gallery and Orr Street Art Studios.

“There’s a huge diverse collection of artists,

artworks and mediums,” she said. “We have a film company, three photographers, six mixed media artists, mosaic artists and a jewelry store, as well as soap makers, potters, glass blowers and more.”

The cellar of Artlandish Gallery, where the event is to be held, is a winding labyrinth of eclectic art, including statues, paintings and empty space waiting to be filled by stands and tables for the festival.

“When this place is decorated, it looks great,” Bartlett said. “We’ve been sold out of space for months and months -- we really use every nook and cranny.”

She said this festival is different than past art markets, because it is more geared toward the holiday season and finding irreplaceable gifts for loved ones.

“Uniqueness is something that has kind of become obsolete in our society,” she said. “It’s so much better to buy from someone who is passionate about what they have made, rather than buying from a sour sales clerk at a major department store.”

Domestic artist Karina Koji has sold artful

wares from all-natural, homemade jam to toys for pets at this market, and said the welcoming atmosphere and support for local business keep her coming back.

“It’s very inspiring to see all kinds of artists there,” she said. “It’s not all fine art and expensive paintings, there’s domestic art like mine too.”

Koji said it’s beneficial to the artists and the community to shop local.

“Chances are, if people are doing shopping at the market, they’ll eat at restaurants downtown and the businesses will stimulate each other. It’s wonderful to keep all that money in Columbia,” she said.

For Koji, the best part of the art market is maintaining the holiday spirit of giving.

“I think everyone is always looking for that perfect gift that nobody else has,” she said. “If you buy your gifts at the mall you aren’t going to know who created it. Gifts bought here are different because you know the artist made it with care and that is a unique feeling.” kari paul | staff writer

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(EVENT) DAN CHOPIN TIME: 9 p.m.

DATE: Friday and Saturday LOCATION: Déjà Vu Comedy Club, 405 Cherry St. TICKETS: $7 With more than 20 years of experience, Dan Chopin has mastered the art of turning acute observations of the world we live in into ridiculous, silly comedy songs and stand-up routines. Born and raised in St. Louis, this star now resides in L.A., where his comedy career took off. Returning to his home state Friday for a show at Deja Vu Comedy Club, where he’s been a regular since his career started in the ‘80s, this show is a must-see for comedy fans from all ends of the comedic spectrum.

NORTH VILLAGE HOLIDAY MARKET TIME: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

DATE: Saturday LOCATION: Artlandish Gallery, Orr Street Art Studios, The Bead Gallery and Sven’s Kafe and Gallery Visit these District favorites Saturday to take in the Columbia art scene, and finish some holiday shopping. The North Village Holiday Market is a series of art markets featuring local and regional artists.

The market includes Artlandish Gallery’s Catacombs Art Market, a budding Columbia staple.

(EVENT) CAT-TV AND “WE ALWAYS SWING” JAZZ SERIES LIVE TELETHON TIME: 3 p.m.

DATE: Saturday LOCATION: Mediacom Channel 85, Charter Communications Channel 21 and CenturyLink Channel 603 Local musicians, including Tom Andes, Lisa Rose and John D’Agostino will perform during this six-hour telethon, along with music students from Lee Elementary School.

CAT-TV will coordinate the studio production, including the cameras, lights, audio, graphics and phone calls, and the Jazz Series is in charge of booking the entertainment. This event promises the best of the Columbia jazz scene, and is the perfect way to support these local non-profits.

(ALBUM RELEASE) CRYSTAL BOWERSOX, FARMER’S DAUGHTER DATE: Tuesday You might remember Bowersox from the 2009 American Idol.

Ro c k e r- g i r l Crystal didn’t fit the bill for the traditional Idol star, and she almost didn’t make it past auditions because of this. However, once in the Top 24, the whole world realized that Idol or not, Bowersox was for real. Check out Farmer’s Daughter to see what Mama Sox has been up to since Idol.

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