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The vote is in: Curators OK 5.8% hike for tuition, fees Fees for the Colleges of Business and Engineering and the J School will also rise.
session, the board voted 5-3 in favor of raising tuition at its meeting at MU. Curators Don Downing, David Wasinger and David Bradley voted against the proposal. Across the four-campus system, tuition and required fees will raise an average of 5.5 percent. These rate hikes come on the heels of Gov. Jay Nixon’s proposal to cut system funding by 7 percent, or $29.9 million. Even with the tuition increase that will generate $24.1 million, Vice President of Finance and Administration Nikki Krawitz said the system will still see
JIMMY HIBSCH Associate Editor The ongoing discussion regarding tuition increases was put to rest Friday, as the UM System Board of Curators voted to accept the system’s recommendation and raise tuition and required fees at MU by 5.8 percent. Effective with the summer 2011 BY THE NUMBERS
TUITION AND FEE INCREASE The Board of Curators voted to raise tuition and fees Friday.
See TUITION, page 6 5.8% percent change with an annual increase of $488 making yearly undergraduate resident tuition and required fees total
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Chancellor Brady Deaton speaks to the UM System Board of Curators on Thursday at the Reynolds Alumni Center. During the meeting they discussed tuition increases for all UM System schools that will decouple tuition rates among the four campuses for 2011-12.
Curators support barring voting student curator Three-decade old DOISY MURDER TRIAL
Gov. Jay Nixon appointed three new curators in the past week. SALLY FRENCH Staff Writer Gov. Jay Nixon made nominations to fill three of the four soon-tobe-vacant spots on the UM System
Board of Curators this week, but the board supported an amendment Thursday that would eliminate the possibility of a voting student curator filling the fourth spot. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, filed House Bill 174 in light of Missouri’s lost congressional district. Thomson’s bill would permit “at least one but not more than two” curators from “each congressional district.” Previously, the bill allowed
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SUSTAINABILITY
Six students chosen to live in ‘Sustainahouse’ JAIME HENRY-WHITE Staff writer Sustain Mizzou selected six students to live in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly house the groups calls “Sustainahouse” starting in the fall. The Sustainahouse board of directors chose Monica Everet, Kat Seal, Henry Hellmuth, Li Tang, Sally Waldman and co-project leader Claire Friedrichsen as the first residents to live in the house. The application called for a
group of students from diverse backgrounds that would be willing to live in an experimental atmosphere. “I think it is a really great opportunity because people need to be able to see that you can live in a sustainable manner without changing your lifestyle,” co-project leader Briney Bischof said. Five of the six residents, excluding Waldman, are members of Sustain Mizzou. Friedrichsen became passionate about the idea of a sustainSee SUSTAIN, page 6
murder trial unfolds Becky Doisy was a former MU student last seen in The Heidelberg more than 30 years ago. JARED GRAFMAN, KELSEY MAFFETT, SALLY FRENCH AND MEGAN HAGER Of The Maneater staff The Becky Doisy murder trial continued Thursday with retired Columbia Police Department Detective Chris Egbert’s cross-examination. Defendant Johnny Wright is on trial for the murder of former MU student Becky Doisy in 1976. Defense attorney Cleveland Tyson began by reviewing a report written by Egbert, detailing the detective’s interview with William Simmons on June 4, 1985. According to the report, Simmons met Wright and Harry Moore, Wright’s roommate at the time of Doisy’s disappearance, at a methadone outpatient clinic in St. Louis in 1983 to discuss the murder. In the report, Simmons said Wright told the group he had killed a woman without shooting her. When Simmons talked with Moore later, Moore said Wright had cut the woman’s
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CASE TIMELINE Johnny Wright was arrested more than thirty years after Becky Doisy went missing. 1976
Aug. 5 Doisy last seen at the Heidelberg with Wright.
Aug. 7 Doisy reported missing. 1985
Warrant issued for Wright’s arrest for second-degree murder.
Sept. 22 2009 Wright requests a background check in Georgia to apply for a job. Sept. 23 Police arrest Wright for outstanding 1985 warrant. Oct. 20 Wright extradited to Columbia from Georgia. 2011 Jan. 27 Opening statements begin murder trial. Source: Maneater archives, court proceedings JOYU WANG| GRAPHIC DESIGNER
INSIDE AVERAGE GPA AT 3.05
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SPRING FLING The LGBTQ Resource Center opened the doors of its new office in the MU Student Center for its Queer Spring Fling. PG. 8, NEWS
GUN FOUND AT HIGH SCHOOL Columbia Police arrested a student at Douglass High School connected to two Columbia shootings. PG. 9, OUTLOOK
THE SEARCH IS ON The Board of Curators voted to bring in an outside firm to help in the search for the next UM System President. PG. 7, NEWS
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Juniors Amelia Smith and Ben Vigil catch up during the Queer Spring Fling on Thursday night at the LGBTQ Resource Center in the MU Student Center. Smith and Vigil were two of many students that partook in crafts and eating pizza at the event.
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TIGER SPOT
Details of Tiger Spot lawsuit emerge, but no comment from MU JARED HOGAN Reporter Details of Tiger Spot artist Paul Jackson’s lawsuit against the UM System Board of Curators allege negligence and misrepresentation on the part of the university as reason behind the lawsuit. Tiger Spot, a 30-foot-wide mosaic bearing the face of a tiger, was completed in 2001 and has since been the subject of heated debate between students, administration and Jackson, the work’s creator. The university blames weather and vandalism for the damages that have led the mosaic to be covered by a large tarp since August 2007. Jackson’s complaint, filed Jan. 12 through Columbia attorneys Tofle and Oxenhandler, cites the university’s failure to uphold the artist’s specifications and defamation as motivations for the lawsuit. In an e-mail, MU spokesman Christian Basi said the university is unable to comment because it has not received a copy of the lawsuit. “When we are served with the lawsuit, our attorneys will review it and file an appropriate response,” Basi said. According to the complaint from Jackson, the concrete pad that the mosaic sits atop was installed incorrectly, resulting in an uneven
plane that caused poor drainage and water damage. The exact dimensions of the concrete pad were also slightly smaller than originally specified, according to the document. The complaint also alleges the removal of a protective tent without Jackson’s consent led to further damage while the concrete was still setting and curing. When the area in front of Ellis Library was reopened immediately following the opening ceremony, the mosaic became open to skateboard, snowplow, foot, vehicular and other traffic. Jackson’s complaint also states his protests were ignored when the university used jackhammers to install 21 steel bollards around Tiger Spot and a Bobcat loader was driven on the surface of the artwork. “The Defendant University has wrongfully, intentionally and negligently deprived the Artist of his right to prevent distortion and mutilation of the Tiger Spot mosaic,” the complaint stated. By using Jackson’s name and reputation in connection with Tiger Spot and subsequently preventing him from maintaining the artwork, the artist claims his rights under the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 have been violated. He also claims the university has violated his copyright on the image and prevented him from profiting financially from licensing the Tiger Spot image for the past nine years. The document moves for the university to
MU’s fall semester GPA averages to 3.05
undergraduate GPA at MU has increased in small but regular increments. At 3.01 Reporter in 2007, MU’s GPA climbed to 3.03 in MU turned out an undergraduate grade 2008, 3.04 in 2009 and 3.05 in 2010. Sophomore Eric Brewster said he didn’t point average of 3.05 for the Fall 2010 semester, a continuation of an upward trend over the past know the reason for the upward trend but attributed it to a stronger commitment to few years. According to the annual Fall Semester school work by incoming students. Vice Provost for Undergraduate Students Enrollment Summary conducted by the University Registrar, the undergraduate popu- Jim Spain said MU’s consistently strong GPA lation of 24,901 students, one could be attributed to a few of the highest ever, produced factors. the highest cumulative GPA “We continue to increase in at least five years. the programs designed to Leading the academic help students be academicharge was the Sinclair cally more successful,” Spain School of Nursing with a 3.43 MU’s average fall undergraduate said. has been on a upward trend GPA, and the Non-Divisional GPA Two developments Spain since 2007. 3.05 Department brought up the 3.05 mentioned were increasrear with a 2.63 average. The 3.04 ing the availability of tutors average male GPA was 2.95, 3.04 and creating the Freshmen 3.03 and the average female GPA 3.03 Interest Groups program. 3.02 ended up at 3.18. 3.02 “All of those things are 3.01 It was the second consecu- 3.01 designed to help students be tive year MU had more than more successful, and if they half of its major departments 3.00 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 are indeed effective then you score above a 3.0, with seven Source: MU Fall 2010 Enrollment would expect student GPAs Summary out of 12 this year. to increase over time,” Spain This fall semester was also JOYU WANG | GRAPHIC DESINGER said. the first time any department In the past few years, edged out the School of Journalism as the top seniors have had the highest GPA at MU, ranked department in regards to grade point speaking to the survival-of-the-fittest aspect average. of many universities. Grade order also lines up School of Nursing Dean Judith Miller said with GPA, with juniors and then sophomores she was not surprised at the success of her following the seniors in terms of GPA. department. As for the usurped School of Journalism, “(Nursing) students are very industrious,” Miller said. “They know they have to have good Dean Miller said there is no need for worry. “They have a national reputation, and nursgrades. I think all of that attributes to them being high achievers, and them having the ing does, too,” she said. “We attract the best and brightest students as well as the best and highest GPA of all the majors.” Since the fall 2007 semester, the brightest faculty.”
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A mound of snow sits atop the Tiger Spot mosaic in Lowry Mall Thursday evening. Paul Jackson, the artist who created Tiger Spot, announced Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit against MU.
properly repair, display and maintain Tiger Spot and reimburse the artist’s attorney fees within reason. Additionally, Jackson calls for the specific details of Tiger Spot’s maintenance and preservation fund to be publicly accounted for. In July 2006, the university announced plans to remove Tiger Spot as the result of
harsh Missouri weather and notified Jackson in March 2010 that it would not repair the mosaic. Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services Jackie Jones, who has dealt with complaints regarding Tiger Spot in the past, could not be reached for comment.
Student committee recommends fee increase The undergraduate student fee would increase by 0.78 percent. KELLY OLEJNIK Staff Writer The Student Fee Review Committee recommended a 0.78 percent increase in undergraduate student fees for the fiscal year 2012 to the UM System Board of Curators. Six of the 18 student fee areas were recommended for an increase; two were for a decrease and nine for no change. Most of the student fee increases were due to increasing costs and reductions in funding from other areas, SFRC Chairman Bryan Goers said. “The offices and organizations requesting and receiving fee increases were facing potential salary increases next year and most of them had not received increases to their fees in a few years,” Goers said. The Counseling Center is receiving the largest increase in student fees percentage-wise with a 21 percent increase. The percentage equates to a $1.30 increase, totaling a $7.79 fee. “When (students) see a large percentage, they freak out,” said Matt Sheppard, new Secretary of Auxiliaries and member of the SFRC Committee. “Right now, the Counseling Center has seven less counselors than they should.” According to the legislation, the mission of the Counseling Center is vital to the safety and betterment of students on campus and recommends more marketing, assuming the center can handle the influx of students. Students will also see a 1.5 percent increase in their student health fee, equaling a $1.39 increase. “A lot of students use (Health Center) services and there are a lot who do not as well,”
Goers said. “(SFRC) spent a lot of time talking about this and eventually recommended that they should receive an inflationary increase.” A 2.3 percent decrease in the Org student fee has also been approved due to large amounts of carryover. In the past, SFRC had asked Org to take control of their carryover so students were receiving services while in school and not funding future years, Goers said. “No action, that we saw, had been taken on Org’s part so we decided to reduce their funding and recommended to future committees to restore it if they do take action to reduce the carry forward,” he said. The diversity fee has also had a past of large carryover, but will see no change in the 2012 fiscal year. How the fee is allocated to organizations will be changed to better use the money the fee generates, Goers said. The diversity fee is divided between multiple organizations. Currently, 45 percent is allocated to the Legion of Black Collegians, 20 percent to the Asian American Association, 15 percent to the Hispanic American Leader Organization, 15 percent to Four Front, 5 percent to Triangle Coalition and the remainder is allocated to various student organizations and staff funding. The internal changes will make the allocated percentage of the Triangle Coalition and Four Front both 10 percent to help reduce carryover, Goers said. “The students in these organizations have signed off on the changes as well and because there were students involved in these changes the committee felt comfortable not making any changes to the fee and seeing how the internal changes work out,” he said in an e-mail. “We might recommend that internal changes should take place to help reduce carry forward but we do not tell organizations and offices how to spend the money they are allocated from student fees.”
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2. VICTIM HOLDS SUSPECT AT GUNPOINT. A Columbia citizen held a gun up to a suspect’s head when Shamakeith Taylor, 27, broke into their car at the victim’s residence at 101 W. Texas Avenue on Jan. 25 at about 1:45 a.m. The victim’s husband called 911 after Shamakeith locked himself in the victim’s truck, according to a news release.
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“It looks like he was just in the dining facility Tuesday afterarea trying to find cars he could noon. The victim left the combreak into,” Columbia Police puter out because no lockers Department spokeswoman Jill were available. The Apple laptop was taken Wieneke said. She said the victim had left the sometime between 12:15 and 4:15 p.m. car open. “Lock your car doors,” Wieneke said. “Don’t leave any- 4. SHOOTING SUSPECT ACCUSED OF BRINGING GUN thing of value.” Wieneke said the victim will TO SCHOOL Police arrested 17-year-old not be charged with anything for holding his gun up to Shamak- Alonzo Stevens at Douglass High School for three counts of eith’s head. “‘Would we ever arrest some- unlawful use of a weapon and body for doing this in this situa- one count of receiving stolen tion?’” Wieneke said. “I don’t see property. According to a CPD news rethat happening.” She also said Shamakeith was lease, Stevens was connected to two weekend shootings, one on the victim’s property as well. Shamakeith eventually got out at Town and Country Bowling Lanes and another at the interof the car at section of request of Wilkes Boupolice and was found Lock your car doors, don’t leave levard and Paris Road. to have sto- anything of value. Detectives len items determined from other Columbia Police Department a .45-caliv e h i c l e s , spokeswoman Jill Wieneke ber gun was including a used in the cell phone. incident at the bowling alley. After the initial incident, ofStevens admitted to firing sevficers later received a larceny eral shots at the alley but refused report for a stolen phone that to reveal his target. matched the description of ShaTwo juveniles, 15 and 16 makeith from the previous case. years old, were shot in the later Shamakeith was found to have incident and were taken to the broken into three cars in the hospital. parking lot of the Waffle House Stevens admitted he was with on Vandiver Street and Rangethe two men when they were line Drive, where he stole the shot and he attempted to return second victim’s phone. fire, but it was too late, as the
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Woods sworn in as new MSA president Woods said he would focus on sustainability goals first. Eric Woods and Emily Moon were officially sworn in as the Missouri Students Association president and vice-president during the Senate meeting Wednesday evening. "It was a surreal moment,” Moon said. “It really sunk in that I am in office." After a controversial MSA presidential election in the fall semester, Woods said he feels good about being sworn in, and he is excited to get to work. Moon, who will take on the role of overseeing MSA's budget as vice president, said she is also looking forward to fulfilling her new duties. "The budget process has already been set in motion,” Moon said. “It's going to be a very long journey, but I'm confident it will be a great year." Woods said his first order of business will be tackling the sustainability initiative of his platform. “We're going to talk more about sustainable dining,” he said. Woods said he also wants to organize outreach in Senate. He said other goals will become more apparent as they receive input from the students. Woods said he moved in to
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Student Court Chief Justice Lischen Reeves swears in new Missouri Students Association President Eric Woods on Wednesday in Chamber Auditorium. Woods and his vice president, Emily Moon, beat out two other slates last fall to take MSA’s executive spots for 2011.
his new office on Tuesday. “It felt kind of weird because I've been there so many times when it was Jordan's and Tim's, but it's starting to feel like my
own," Woods said. The inauguration ceremony will take place this Saturday in Memorial Union's Stotler Lounge, and Moon said she
Campus political groups plan events for new semester The two groups plan to attend political conferences.
She said she feels “Race to the Top” and “No Child Left Behind” were both ineffective programs. Tharp said he does not know if he would limit the debate topic to education because it is a complex issue and parties have been fighting ALLISON PRANG within themselves about the issue. Associate Editor Both Mashburn and Tharp plan to meet before the debate to discuss debate topics. The MU Democrats and Mizzou College Mashburn said six of the Mizzou College Republicans have planned a variety of events Republicans are going to the Conservative for spring semester, including another debate Political Action Conference in Washington D.C. in March. in two weeks. MU Democrats President Matt Tharp said She said during CPAC, the Republican they are planning a debate with the Mizzou Party’s 2012 candidate for president will be College Republicans that is set to be at 7 p.m. announced. Other party members including March 16. Sarah Palin and Michelle Duggar of the televiWhile a location and debate topics both sion show “19 Kids and Counting” will be in have yet to be determined, Tharp said he thinks attendance. focusing on education Tharp said the would be a good plan. College Democrats are He also said he hopes to going to attend Dem make it more informal We tried debates last semester, Days, held in Hannibal than their fall semester and because of failed planning, on March 4 and 5, where debate which was inef- they weren’t exactly what we Democratic party leadfective. ers come from across the “We tried debates last were envisioning. state to meet. semester, and because MU Democrats President Matt Tharp During Dem Days, of failed planning, they the College Democrats weren’t exactly what we will be attending the were envisioning,” Tharp Young Democrats of Missouri’s annual meeting. said. Mashburn said the Republicans plan to Mizzou College Republicans attend Lincoln Days in March, which is similar Chairwoman Sophie Mashburn said she to Dem Days, but for College Republicans. eager to discuss issues President Barack Tharp said on Feb. 21, the College Democrats Obama's State of the Union addressed will be hosting a fundraiser at the Heidelberg Tuesday. restaurant with the Young Democrats of “I personally would like to discuss some of Missouri. Their first meeting of the semester the things mentioned in State of the Union," was Thursday, Jan. 27. Mashburn said. The College Republicans will hold their first She said green jobs and their cost effective- meeting Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Room 107 at ness, alternative energy, the economy, health Strickland Hall. care and education were all topics she would be Mashburn said they are working on recruitwilling to discuss for the debate. ing more members this semester.
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"It's really humbling. I'm so honored to be a part of it." Amanda Capua —Staff Writer
Student Center considered green A student center spokeswoman said the center’s infrastructure consists of "green" material. GARRETT RICHIE Staff Writer The MU Student Center, which expanded to include Mort’s Grill, The Shack and the Mizzou Traditions Lounge this semester, is the largest undergoing construction project on campus. With increasing pressures to keep buildings and facilities eco-friendly, the university adopted a number of strategies in an effort to keep the new student center, sustainable. Student Sustainability adviser Ben Datema said this involved using some of the standards included in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification program. “I know for this building they looked into getting LEED certification,” Datema said. “They didn’t decide to go with that, but they still incorporated a lot of the ideas and sustainable practices.” Student Auxiliary Services spokeswoman Michelle Froese said the university incorporated environmentally conscious materials into the basic infrastructure of the student center. “In terms of actual features, we used a structural steel with a high level of recycled content and concrete that’s made with fly ash, which is also a reuse of material,” Froese said. Along with energy-saving sensors on lights and plumbing throughout the MU Student Center, Froese said the facility implemented other interior designs to increase the sustainability of the building.
“We try to maximize indoor air quality and reduce emissions through the selection of different finishes and furnishes,” Froese said. “Our carpeting meets requirements for the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Green Label Plus program. We’ve also got furniture that is SCS (Scientific Certification Systems) certified, meaning it doesn’t emit a lot of chemical emissions.” Froese said the student center’s efficient HVAC system has also contributed to the building’s sustainability. “We’ve doubled the size of the old Brady Commons, but with the entire building open we’ve only seen about an increase of 30 percent in our utilities, so we think that’s going well,” Froese said. The model of sustainability present in the MU Student Center is being adopted across campus through various initiatives promoted by the Sustainability Office, Sustain Mizzou and Student Life. Campus Facilities spokeswoman Karlan Seville said the university will participate in the annual RecycleMania competition to promote environmental responsibility among students. “It’s a national competition to see which campus can recycle the most per person during a 10-week time period,” Seville said. “We’ll be advertising that in MU Info. We’ve placed pretty high in the past, and we just want to improve our record with that.” Campus Facilities is focused on encouraging students, faculty and staff to take part in making MU more sustainable, Seville said. “We want to start really working with students, staff and faculty on behavior modification and the fact that all of us contribute to the university’s carbon footprint,” Seville said. “Even little things like turning off your computer or turning out your lights can make a difference.”
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TUITION: UM still faces budget shortfall Continued from page 1 a $42.4 million shortfall. And that’s after an additional $11.3 million in efficiencies were cut in next year’s budget planning process. “As we said at the meeting before, we could not bring any recommended increases that would completely close the funding gap,” Krawitz said. Specifically at MU, the cost for resident undergraduate students will rise about $488 yearly, to a total of $8,917. Non-resident tuition will increase by 6.5 percent, or $42 per credit hour. This percentage, however, does not reflect the additional required fees the in-state cost includes. These numbers, if included, would lower the total percent.
For the first time, tuition is being decoupled across the system. At UM — St. Louis, the raise is 4.7 percent, and a 6.6 percent raise will be seen at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. UM — Kansas City is increasing tuition by 4.8 percent. This is to better reflect the four institution’s individual markets, Board Chairman Warren Erdman said in a previous Maneater report. “Each of those campuses offers a little different product and is in a different marketplace,” Erdman said. “Each campus is different and has a different cost structure.” More controversial among the board was the decision to increase specific course fees, notably the College of Business’ suggested rise from $35.50 to $70 per credit hour, a 97
percent increase. After a few amendments, the board agreed in a 6-2 vote to pass a recommendation that increases fees half of the suggested increase this year. The other half will be raised next year. This means the College of Business will increase course fees by $17.30 per credit hour, or 48.7 percent; the School of Journalism will increase course fees $9.30, or 22.5 percent; the School of Health Professions will increase course fees $10.20, or 18.6 percent; and the College of Engineering will increase course fees $7, or 11.7 percent. All remaining course fees at MU will rise 6.5 percent. “No one’s going to leave this room happy,” Curator John Carnahan said.
Now that the system has increased tuition, it will have to appeal to a provision in Senate Bill 389. The bill restricts Missouri fouryear institutions from raising their tuition by more than the Consumer Price Index, which is 1.5 percent this year. Although the bill has never been appealed since its enactment in 2007, Krawitz is confident it shouldn’t pose a problem to the system. The deadline for applying for this provision is Tuesday.
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VOTING: Nixon has yet to tap fourth, final new curator and success to the Board of Curators,” Nixon just hope to do what I can.” appoint you to this position, you just can’t said in a news release. “I am pleased to nomiCupps works at the law firm of Ellis, turn him down,” Van Matre said. one person from each congressional district to nate him to serve on the board of one of the Cupps and Cole. If confirmed by the Missouri One of the major jobs the Board of Curators be appointed by Nixon to serve on the board. nation’s pre-eminent university systems, as it Senate, Cupps will represent the Seventh will have is finding a president. “It seems to me that this is very consis- continues to meet the challenge of providing Congressional District. His term would end “Finding someone to do his job is obvioustent with the position the board has taken an affordable, first-class higher education to Jan. 1, 2017. ly very important,” Van Matre said. “The unipreviously,” UM System Board of Curators its students.” “I’m just a little overwhelmed right now,” versity is the most important enterprise here. Chairman Warren Erdman said. Steward, a Cupps said. “I’m It’s important not only from a The board also said it believes republican, is CEO very grateful for statewide standpoint but to the its composition should remain of World Wide the confidence city of Columbia.” the same, with each curator repTechnology, a comthe governor has Once he assumes his posiresenting the public. This means pany that provides in appointing me tion on the Board of Curators, that no curator should reflect any technology prodto this position. I Van Matre will step down from specific constituency group, such ucts, services and hope to live up to his role as a member of the as students, faculty, staff, alumni supply chain soluthat confidence.” Coordinating Board for Higher or retirees. Consequently, the tions to customers L a t e r Education, which he has held debate over whether the ninth around the world. Wednesday, Nixon since 2010. curator spot will be filled by a WWT, founded in announced the Van Matre said he does not student is put to rest. 1990, was ranked nomination of plan on making any major The three new members nomno. 201 in Forbes’ list Columbia attorney changes to the UM system once inated to the Board of Curators, of America’s largest Craig Van Matre to he assumes the new role. CRAIG DONALD DAVID the university’s executive board, VAN MATRE private companies. serve out the remain“The University of Missouri CUPPS STEWARD thanked Nixon for their selections On Wednesday, der of retired Curator is an enormous undertaking,” he this week but said they had no specific agendas Nixon announced his nomination to replace Bo Fraser’s term. said. “There’s a lot of complexity to it and yet for their time as curators. outgoing Curator John Carnahan, Cassville Van Matre, who has resided in Columbia there’s a lot to learn before I try to make any On Tuesday, Nixon nominated St. Louis attorney David Cupps. since 1975, will represent the 9th Congressional changes.” businessman David Steward to replace outgo“I have a great love for the University,” District, and will remain on the board until He said he wants to spend the first few ing Curator David Wasinger. Cupps said. “I think being a part of the Jan. 1, 2013. He is the president of the law months learning how the system works, Steward’s term would end Jan. 1, 2017, and University of Missouri community gives you firm of Van Matre, Harrison, Hollis, Pitzer instead. the nomination is subject to confirmation by a sense of how important it is to the State of and Taylor. “There are people here who have much the Missouri State Senate. Missouri.” So far, Van Matre said he has only made more experience. It’d be totally presumptuous “David Steward is one of this country’s Cupps said he has no plans for once he one goal for once he’s on board – to not make to say I have the right to make changes at this leading entrepreneurs and will bring a back- assumes his new position. any mistakes. point in time. I guess that’s why they call it the ground of tremendous business experience “I really don’t have an agenda,” he said. “I “When the governor says he wants to ‘Show Me’ state.” Continued from page 1
SUSTAIN: House not MURDER: Trial to continue through Friday affiliated with MU Continued from page 1 throat and the two of them cleaned and hid the body, but Moore wouldn’t say where. “There was no blood in that vehicle,” Egbert said during cross-examination. “I didn’t really believe that statement, about the throat cutting business.” Moore was arrested in St. Louis for a traffic warrant in 1985, and he was later arrested on charges of withholding information relating to Doisy’s disappearance. “That’s when I decided to be forthcoming,” Moore said during his testimony Thursday. “If I could have gotten out without revealing what I knew, I would’ve.” When Egbert questioned Moore in 1985, Moore said Wright showed him Doisy’s body in the backseat of Wright’s Toyota on Aug. 5, 1976, outside Faces bar.In a video recorded in 1985 and shown to the court Wednesday, Moore said Wright came to the bar after Wright and Doisy spent the evening together, stopping at the Heidelberg for dinner. “He said to me, ‘Things got a bit out of hand. I had to croak this bitch’,” Moore said in the video. “I looked inside his car. I saw the body covered in a blanket. She appeared to be dead. Extremely dead.” When contacted in 2009, Moore altered his story, saying he saw the body in the trunk of the
car outside of a different bar. “After the deposition, I went to where Faces used to be, and I knew it couldn’t have taken place there,” Moore said Thursday. Wright went missing following the murder. He allegedly changed his name to Errol Rodney Edwards, obtained a different Social Security number and moved to Georgia. In 2007, Wright’s driver’s license was cancelled after the Georgia Department of Driver Services noticed his Social Security number and name did not match. He then reverted back to his previous name. On Sept. 22, 2009, Johnny Wright requested a background check so he could apply for a job as a truck driver and police discovered the applicant had an outstanding warrant. “The morning watch officers had run a background check on him and came up with a hit on a murder warrant out of the State of Missouri,” Lawrenceville Police Department Lt. Gary Kotkiewicz said. “It was pretty unusual because the warrant was for something that occurred in 1976.” After confirming that this was the same person, officers arrested Wright. “I placed him in handcuffs and informed him that I was putting him under arrest,” Kotkiewicz said. “He sat down in a chair and said ‘OK.’ Didn’t argue. Didn’t try to say it wasn’t him.”
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able house in November of 2009, but did not develop a proposal until this year. When Friedrichsen and Bischof presented the idea of Sustainahouse to Sustain Mizzou, the group responded with great interest, Bishchof said. “We went through a couple avenues and finally we decided to just rent a house on our own,” she said. “That was the easiest way to get it started in the first place.” Sustainahouse is not affiliated with MU, but Bischof said she hopes Sustainahouse will lead to more sustainable housing in the future. Sustianahouse has many goals, but the foremost is education, she said. “It is to show people that you can live sustainably, but it is also to provide people a community so that they can reach their goals to live sustainably,” she said. Hellmuth, Sustain Mizzou Vice President of Administration, said he is excited to live with people from different majors. “There really aren’t any sustainability living options through the university or any clubs, and sustainability is obviously very important for conserving energy,” Hellmuth said. “I am mainly just looking to live with a group of students who are all likeminded, motivated in sustainability and have good communication.” The six students have collaborated on calling realtors and presenting their idea to local
landlords. They are hopeful about living in a house on College Avenue, but Hellmuth said risk assessments and parent guarantees will delay the decision at least a week. Some of Hellmuth and Seal’s ideas include keeping chickens and bees, composting, recycling, insulating water heaters, implementing water saving technology and installing energymonitoring technology. “I like all the people living in Sustainahouse because they have projects ideas already and that is what is going to keep it going, their interest and their enthusiasm,” Bischof said. Once in the house, each resident will have a house responsibility. Responsibilities will include waste management, food and gardening and educational tours. But Sustain Mizzou Secretary Kat Seal said Sustainahouse is an experiment for everyone. “Everyone that is committing to living in Sustainahouse is committing to a year of research and hard work,” Seal said. “Essentially, we are hoping it isn’t just for the residents. It is a community house for Mizzou and Sustain Mizzou, so people can come by and see how it is done and hang out.” Visit themaneater.com for a word on the street podcast about sustain a house.
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Outside firm to aid in UM president search The UM system will also launch a website for interested candidates. JIMMY HIBSCH Associate Editor The UM System Board of Curators began its January meeting Thursday at MU discussing the search for the next university president. Dialogue mostly concerned whether to hire a search firm, something that has been done in many previous searches. The board approved the hiring of a presidential search firm, as well as sending a letter out to possible firms showing the system’s interest in hiring them to find a replacement for former president Gary Forsee, who resigned in early January. “All of this leads up to getting a search firm, and you all getting input and advice on choosing the next president,” said Betsy Rodriguez, UM System Human Resources vice president. Board of Curators Chairman Warren Erdman said, although he doesn’t think the search committee should rely on a search firm for the entire process, it is necessary. He said the firm could conduct background searches, for instance. “I think it’s worth having a
qualified search firm that we interview and approve,” Erdman said. “I think the university deserves that kind of approach.” He said he has already received recommendations for the new president, which he will turn over to the search firm. Rodriguez said it is the search committee’s responsibility to attract and maintain a diverse applicant pool. She said there are eight to 12 firms the System is looking at hiring, but she said she believes about five are capable of conducting the search. Important qualifications for the search firm, she said, include firm experience and knowledge and the ability to maintain candidates’ privacy. Rodriguez said the timeline ebbs between six and 12 months, usually. “Is it realistic to expect to have someone on board when the first semester of next school year starts?” Curator Don Downing said. Probably not, the board agreed. Rodriguez said it is extremely rare for the decision to be made in only six months. “Sometimes it happens very quickly, and sometimes it happens very slowly,” Rodriguez said. Board members echoed this sentiment. Curator John Carnahan said the process is going to take longer than someone would think. In addition to the search firm,
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Interim UM System President Steve Owens listens during the UM System Board of Curators meeting Thursday at the Reynolds Alumni Center. The board chose to hire an outside firm to consult them on finding a new president.
Erdman said he believes the committee should elicit the input of stakeholder groups, one being students. He said these groups should lie out expectations for the president’s job description. Student representative to the board Laura Confer said graduating members of the Intercampus
Student Council should not be involved in the search, to maintain continuity. Consequently, the council will recommend two students, likely juniors, for service on the advisory committee. “It is important that we bring the public into this process the best that we can,” Erdman said.
UM System spokeswoman Jennifer Hollingshead said for the first time, the System will host a website providing information to interested candidates. It will be unveiled Friday. “We’ll just continue to funnel current information there,” Hollingshead said.
groups use social media Office of Greek Life remains MU to connect with community silent on workgroups' findings Accounts target GREEK LIFE
The workgroups were formed in response to a report analyzing Greek Life at MU. MADELINE O’LEARY Staff Writer
Workgroups formed in response to a report analyzing strengths and weaknesses within Greek Life at MU concluded meetings at the end of the fall semester. But the Office of Greek Life has yet to reveal the workgroups’ findings or overarching goals. Council presidents and officials in the Office of Greek Life refused comment or said they were unable to answer questions in regard to the workgroups, instead deferring questions to Greek Life Director Janna Basler. The Npower report, released in spring 2010, identified 12 weaknesses within Greek Life communities. The workgroups were formed according to these weaknesses. For example, the Npower report listed Alcohol Abuse and Risk Management as a weakness with lawlessness as a focus. “Many stakeholders described lawlessness in the (fraternity and sorority) community when it comes to alcohol,” the Npower report stated. “General comments included ‘...it’s pretty wild out there,’ and ‘game days are an excuse to be stupid. There’s lawlessness. It’s a free for all.’” According to the report, some sorority members said they recognize the threat of alcohol and have seen their peers taking things to the extreme. In the report, Panhellenic Association members described their fears about something bad potentially happening in the Greek Life community due to alcohol abuse, as well as the general perspective that this generation as a whole drinks too much.
“One sorority woman stated, ‘When we drink, we get wasted. We need scary facts about alcohol, not the social norming information. People just say, ‘I’m not the norm,’” stated the report. The alcohol workgroup, along with seven others, were formed to tackle this issue and others addressed in the report. “The workgroups met last fall and created objectives and strategies,” Basler said. “Over the holidays, we took the information the work groups compiled and synthesized it into a document of all the goals and objectives of all the workgroups.” The goal is to begin rolling out the documents to Greek Life’s other stakeholders by February. Stakeholders include students, staff, alumni, advisors and national offices, Basler said. This list also includes Cathy Scroggs, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs; Director of Student Life Mark Lucas; members of the Office of Greek Life and the four council presidents. Together, this group makes up the Greek Community Implementation Team. “(Six task forces) will be brought together in the spring to determine what needs to be done with certain policies, if anything,” Basler said. “Recommendations will then be made to the (Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association). The task forces will be made up of students, alumni and staff.” Future steps concerning the Greek Life Strategic Plan will involve educating the community and implementing possible new policies, Basler said. “Greek Life has never had a strategic plan of how to address community issues,” Basler said. “I find it rewarding. Before, the PHA, IFC, the Multicultural Greek Council and the National Pan-Hellenic Council each had their own perspectives, yet the Greek Community Strategic Plan has made the general perspective more community-specific.”
different audiences. CASEY PURCELLA Reporter
MU, an institution more than 170 years old, has rarely hesitated to embrace new technology, such as cable television in the dorms and Internet access throughout campus. In the last few years, the university has established its own foothold as a part of the social media craze. Dozens of the university’s schools and organizations have joined social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to keep those associated with MU connected. Different educational departments and organizations have a loosely connected web of social media accounts, with varying amounts of usage. The College of Engineering tweets multiple times per week to its nearly 600 followers. Hudson Hall has an active Twitter account, with about 20 followers. MU spokesman Christian Basi said MU departments and organizations each decide which social networking accounts, if any, to maintain. He said the accounts must be professional and adhere to the university’s acceptable use policy regarding online communication. “If an office deems that a social media account will help them with their goals and missions, they’re free to,” Basi said. Of all the accounts - on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube – the account with the largest number of people tied to it is the official MU Facebook page. The page has approximately 148,000 “likes.” Ryan Gavin, associate editor for MU’s Web Communications department, said the school’s Facebook page is the ninth largest among domestic universities. “I think it just really speaks to the pride
people have for the university,” he said. Web Communications Department Editor Karen Pojmann said parents, students, faculty, fans of the university’s athletics program and others interested in MU comprise the community connected to MU’s Facebook page. “I would say that it’s sort of a good way to challenge ourselves to continue to come up with a diverse amount of information,” Gavin said. The Web Communications staff posts athletic updates, news about the UM system, information about campus events and student organizations and a photo of the week, which Gavin said is one of the page’s most popular features. “We put a lot of energy into our Facebook account because it’s more visual and more interactive,” Pojmann said. In addition to sharing information with MU’s many online fans, the department also uses the university’s Facebook pages to answer questions from prospective students or share information with other posters. “We can respond quickly and directly to requests for information,” Pojmann said. One benefit of comments on MU’s facebook page is that it has become a type of frequently asked questions archive. “Someone who needs similar information can see that information on the Facebook page,” Pojmann said. Other schools within the university use social media to provide relevant updates to those who are interested specifically in those individual organizations. “We kind of see our pages as promoting school of medicine news, and if campus decides to promote it as well, then that’s great,” School of Medicine Information Specialist Laura Gerding said. The department’s page, which has more than 400 followers, displays messages regarding news and achievements by the school and its students and professors.
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State senate debates renewable energy bill from 2008 MADELINE O’LEARY Staff Writer
UI first to join international recruiting program in India The University of Iowa is the first college in the United States or Canada to join the new international program Gen Next, an organization focused on improving the access to quality education for students worldwide. “It can be risky and expensive to set up individual offices in different parts of the world,” Dean of UI International Programs Downing Thomas said. “But Gen Next is a cost-effective way to provide education and expose culture.” Joining the program could increase the UI’s networking with foreign education institutions as well, Thomas said. “It’s important for people to study in different countries so we can get to know different cultures,” UI freshman Chengxi Yang said, who is from China.
— The Daily Iowan By Michelle McConnaughey
Professor co-authors model to predict hot spots of political violence Two political science professors have designed a model to predict hot spots of political violence across the globe. The model, known as the Predictive Societal Indicators of Radicalism Model of Domestic Political Violence Forecast, was co-authored by K-State assistant professors of political science Sam Bell and Amanda Murdie and Binghamton University political science professor David Cingranelli said. “I would say that Bell and his coworkers are on the cutting edge of research in this area, and this will have a tremendous relevance – both in academia and in the policy world,” Department Head of Political Science Jeffrey Pickering said. The model examines three concepts the authors identify as important for predicting political violence: coercion, coordination and capacity. “Based on those results, we can generate a total forecast of predictions about where we might expect to see future violence, going forward into 2010, 2011, 2012, ‘13 and ‘14.” Bell said. — Kansas State Collegian By Tiffany Roney
Smoking ban hits City University of New York schools On Monday, City University of New York forbade smoking entirely on all its campuses. It joined at least 466 other campuses in this endeavor. Authorities hope that the ban will discourage students who smoke from continuing to do so. It is also intended to decrease the amount of second-hand smoke on their campuses. The issue is still very divided on the Fairfield campus. “Smoking should not be permitted,” one student smoker said. “A ban serves as an incentive for smokers to quit, keeps the air clean for those who don’t and supports good health in general.” Others disagree with this view. Senior Elizabeth DeSiena, who does not smoke herself, understands why some students wish to retain their right to do so. “Smoking tobacco is not illegal in this country,” she said. “There is no reason why smoking should be forbidden. I know many more people who engage in underage drinking – which is still against the law – than smoke cigarettes.”
— The Fairfield Mirror By: Rosemar y O’Connor — Compiled by Lauren Bale, staff writer
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Despite passing with a two-thirds majority vote in 2008, a resolution concerning Proposition C, the Clean Energy Initiative, will be debated in the Missouri State Senate. At the center of the debate is the fate of Missouri’s future with renewable energy and job production. Proposition C required Missouri utility companies to either purchase or generate renewable energy. This requirement also stipulated that 2 percent of sales made by utility companies in Missouri must be earned from renewable energy resources. Upon review by a legislative committee, one of the rules was rejected: The written requirement that the renewable energy acquired by the utility companies comes from within Missouri state lines. A resolution was written to remove the rule amid controversy. “The language of the amendment contains no express restriction on where (the utility companies) get power,” said Troy Rule, MU Associate Professor of Law. The statute also states that every kilowatt-hour of renewable energy generated in Missouri will count as 1.25 kilowatt-hours. But the bill explicitly states the energy source may come from outside state boundaries. Opponents of the resolution claim job creation within the state should be
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A wind turbine spins Monday on The Alpaca Company property. State senators will decide if Ameren’s renewable energy sources must come from Missouri in upcoming meetings.
considered. “Should these bills pass, the economic benefits and green jobs that the Renewable Energy Standard would bring to our state
could be completely dissipated, negating some of the greatest benefits of the RES for Missouri,” Executive Campaigner at Solar Nation Chris Stimpson said in a
statement. Rule said arguments in favor of the rules based on the need for local job creation are understandable. But allowing utilities to comply with Proposition C through purchasing renewable energy generated outside Missouri’s state lines could be more beneficial for society as a whole, he added. “Using renewable energy is ultimately a way to get at the global problem of carbon emissions, so many of the benefits of renewable energy accrue to everyone in the world,” Rule said. “Based on that perspective, one could argue that our policies should encourage the generation of renewable energy wherever it’s cheapest and where renewable energy devices will be most productive, such as having lots of solar farms in Arizona and wind farms in Kansas.” Opponents of the resolution, however, remain unconvinced. “Recently filed bills would allow utilities to comply with the Renewable Electricity Standard by purchasing renewable energy from places as far away as California and Canada,” Stimpson said. The production of new jobs could also be stimulated in more effective ways such as the implementation of tax credits and certain subsidies - ways, Rule said, that would be more cost-effective, too. “They are trying to impose a requirement not consistent with the statute, and I find that inappropriate,” Rule said.
Teen found with gun at Douglass JIMMY HIBSCH Associate Editor Police linked two weekend shootings to a Douglass High School student after he brought a loaded .45-caliber handgun to classes on Tuesday. Police arrested 17-yearold Alonzo Stevens and an unnamed 16-year-old female at about 10:20 a.m., after a staff member reported the two engaging in suspicious activity. The staff member noticed the two were acting oddly near a bathroom, a Columbia Police Department news release stated. Stevens exited the bathroom carrying a purse, which he subsequently handed off to the female. Administrators then stopped her and found the weapon concealed in her purse. Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said CPD provides school resource officers in several buildings. Employees
are also trained to recognize said. “If you look at the policy, suspicious activity. bringing weapons to school “Our employees did exactly would have you as subject to what they’re supposed to do,” expulsion.” Baumstark said. “We’re very After Stevens’ arrest, detecproud of the fact that they tives learned he was present at were able to recognize the sus- two crime scenes early Sunday picious behavior and bring it morning; the shots fired at to the attention Town and Country to administrators Bowling Lanes within the buildand a shooting ing so it could be shortly later near handled quickly.” Wilkes Boulevard She said this is and Paris Road. not the first time Detectives a weapon has been determined a brought to school, .45-caliber gun but she could not was utilized in place an extra date the incident at on the last time ALONZO STEVENS the bowling alley. it had happened. Stevens told the The school district has a pol- police he fired several shots icy in place to deal with these at the alley, but refused to say occurrences. whom he was targeting. “The first step is for the During the latter incident, police to go through their two victims, 15 and 16-yearinvestigative process, and then olds, were shot and taken to we’ll follow our board policies the hospital. Stevens admitregarding these types of situ- ted he was with the two men ations that occur,” Baumstark when they were shot and
attempted to return fire, but was too late, as the van with the perpetrators had already departed. “Due to the investigation being active, we will likely not release a lot more until we have more info and are ready to make an arrest, if there are even more arrests to be made,” CPD spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said. He also admitted he knew the gun was “dirty,” or stolen, when he bought it. This was later confirmed through computer records. Detectives on the case believe the two incidents are gang related, and Stevens has been verified as a member of one of them. No motives for the feud are known at this time. Stevens was charged with three counts of unlawful use of a weapon and one count of receiving stolen property. The other suspect was arrested for one count of unlawful use of a weapon.
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State senator pushes for health care repeal ALLISON PRANG Associate Editor Missouri Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield, filed a resolution asking Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to join a national lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s health care act that was passed March 2010. The lawsuit also questions the effectiveness and legitimacy of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. “With more than 71 percent of Missourians supporting passage of Proposition C — the highest vote among states in opposition to ‘Obamacare’ — our state’s citizens have made themselves loud and clear,” Cunningham said in a news release. “However, we need to go a step further and join the more than 20 other states that are participating in this lawsuit.” Cunningham also said Missouri was the first state to pass a proposition barring the state government from requiring citizens to have health insurance, according to the release. “Our state joining the ranks of others against this unconstitutional mandate will help strengthen our state’s convictions against those who want to force unprecedented requirements upon its citizens,” Cunningham said in a statement. MU political science professor Marvin Overby said while he thinks the state Senate will pass it, he said it probably will not have much of an effect. “These resolutions are nonbinding,” Overby said. “They don’t actually require the government to do anything.” Overby said the health care act
challenges are working their way up to the federal government. “My personal view is that the Supreme Court is likely to uphold Congress’ ability to reform health care in this manner,” Overby said. “I would be surprised if the state suits challenging the constitutionality are resolved in favor of the states.” Overby said it is also likely the health insurance companies will file amicus curiae briefs for the health care act once it reaches the Supreme Court. He said as a result of the government requiring all citizens to have health insurance it will give them 20 to 30 million new customers. “I don’t agree with a plan that requires a person to buy a product or plan against their will,” Cunningham said in a news release. “With an overwhelming majority, Missourians took action to protect themselves from being penalized for refusing to purchase a product or infringe upon the right to offer or accept direct payment for lawful health care.” In January 2010, according to a news release from the Missouri Senate, Cunningham introduced Senate Joint Resolution 25, prohibiting laws interfering with freedom of choice in health care. Proposition C, passed by a wide margin by Missouri voters in August 2010, is like SJR 25, saying the Missouri citizens are not required to have health insurance and cannot be punished for lack thereof. Both Cunningham and State Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
US Congress eyes cuts to Pell Grants JADE EARLE Staff Writer Domestic spending cuts will be cut by approximately 22 percent this year under a new plan led by Republicans in the United States Congress. Pell Grants may be on the chopping block as part of the new plan to reduce the national deficit. As they outlined in their “Pledge to America” campaign last year, the GOP is planning to cut Pell Grants by at least $1,330 per award. These grants can provide financial assistance for middle and low-income students to pay for college. Higher education costs are a significant portion of many state budgets, and Nixon, a Democrat, suggested a plan Monday regarding state institutions. The proposed 7 percent budget cut to four-year higher education institutions will result in about $53 million less for Missouri’s colleges. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is concerned about the effect the proposed national budget cuts will have on future college students. “Senator McCaskill supports programs, like Pell Grants, that aim to make higher education less financially burdensome for hardworking American families,” spokeswoman Laura Myron said in an e-mail. “She will be looking closely at any proposed changes to these kinds of programs to make
sure we continue to help people who may not have otherwise been able to afford college.” Although there is apprehension about the national budget plan for higher education institutions, MU College Republicans said they understand the GOP’s reasoning for their proposals. “Many House Republicans are pushing for large decreases in overall spending and tying this back to taking responsibility for reckless government spending in the past,” MU College Republicans Vice Chair Malorie Howe said in an e-mail. Due to the state budget cut of nearly $29.8 million and the UM System’s budget gap of $72 million, the UM System advises increases in tuition and fees at MU as much as 5.8 percent. John Payne, Research Assistant for the Show-Me Institute, said increasing the tuition is understandable depending on the category of financial aid being cut. “If they are cutting direct spending grants, it makes sense that they raise the tuition,” Payne said. “But, if the money being cut is going directly to students, then being used for tuition, and the tuition is increasing, more people would not want to attend the school.” The fiscal year started on Oct. 1 and will almost end before Republican proposals can be enacted into law.
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Cross-cultural group creates jazz mosaic
CHASE KOENEKE movie columnist
‘True Grit’ the new face of Westerns I’ve always been more of a cops-and-robbers kind of guy than a cowboys-and-Indians one. The plot lines of most Westerns have been boring to me. They’re slow and clunky. There never seems to be enough action, and you don’t get nearly the psychological thrills you do from the “genius criminal vs. resourceful lawman” dynamic. Instead, they opt for a heavy dose of intimidating stare-downs and sparse shooting. It just feels like an old, outdated way to make a movie — a relic of the past. It hasn’t been until recently that I’ve really started to “get” Westerns. Movies like the r e v i e w 2007 mouthful “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Ford,” and video games TRUE GRIT Robert such as “Red Dead Redemption” AN ETH : DIRECTORS have seen me changing my tune COEN, JOEL COEN about the Wild West. The genre FEATURING: JEFF itself has seen a bit of an evoluBRIDGES, MATT DAMON AND tion. Westerns are no longer so LD HAILEE STEINFE black and white (both literally and RATING: PG-13 figuratively), and technology has 1 E: TIM RUNNING allowed the visceral nature of the HOUR, 50 MINUTES West to really come through. of 5 Armed with my newfound respect for the Western, coupled with my eternal love for Jeff Bridges, I was absolutely pumped for “True Grit,” and it didn’t fail to deliver. “True Grit” follows the story of Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld,) a girl whose father is killed by outlaw Tom Chaney (played by the incredibly underutilized Josh Brolin). Ross is determined to see Chaney put to justice, but the local sheriff isn’t about to waste resources going after him. Instead of accepting this, Ross hires the meanest U.S. Marshal of them all to track Chaney down: Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges.) At the same time, Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) is also tailing Chaney for the murder of a senator. Despite the star power coursing through “True Grit,” it’s Hailee Steinfeld who ends up stealing the show. Never once does she come off as the whiny kid the character appears to be made for. In fact, nothing about “True Grit” feels stereotypical. Jeff Bridges is able to pull double duty, as both a total badass and the movie’s main source of comic relief, without jeopardizing either aspect of the character. Josh Brolin, a big star in his own right, only appears in half the film, despite being the main antagonist. And the movie doesn’t end on a happy note to boot. Most know “True Grit” is a re-make of the 1969 film of the same name. The question then predictably becomes, “Which one is better?” In all actuality, it’s an unfair question. With over 40 years separating the two, there’s little they have in common other than similar plot threads and Rooster’s eye patch. But refusing to answer isn’t very sporting, so here’s my recommendation: if you’ve yet to see the Oscar-winning John Wayne original, don’t feel bad for skipping it and seeing the new one. For those who have caught the 1969 version, go in with an open mind and you’ll be reaping the rewards of a well-acted, well-written and welldirected movie.
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* Stanley Clarke and Hiromi will play Tuesday at The Blue Note.
Stanley Clarke and Hiromi share a love of music, but that might be all they have in common. Bassist Clarke has been performing on the American jazz scene for 40 years, and Japanese pianist Hiromi has lived only 31 of those. He played with New York jazz greats of the 1970s, who he calls “the old guys.” She plays solo concerts to audiences, delighted by her wildly bobbing ponytails and a refusal to define her genre. Together, the world-renowned artists form a powerful duo. “It’s kind of like two race cars getting together,” Clarke said. “It’s really exhilarating.” Their differences are actually exactly what the “We Always Swing” Jazz Series looks for in performers, according to the series’ executive director Jon Poses. The series will feature Clarke and Hiromi at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Blue Note. Poses books 10 to 12 artists throughout the season, aiming for a variety in gender, age, instrument and musical style. “We look at artists who bring something different or special to the stage,” Poses said. “It’s meant to be a nice mosaic of modern jazz.” Clarke and Hiromi usually play together in a Grammy-nominated trio called the Stanley Clarke Band, and have played less than 10 duet gigs. The drummer’s absence is not to the audience’s disadvantage, though. Clarke said duets not only force a bassist and pianist to work harder, but also release the performers from traditional restraints. “There’s such a freedom that you get when you play duet,” Clarke said. “It’s a really unusual sort of format to play in.” Performers are also more exposed when they are few in number, which Poses said is to the listener’s advantage. “The audience will get a remarkable experience where they zoom in and look at a great bass player for a while, then a great piano player,” Poses said. “It’s a very focused kind of presentation.”
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From left to right: Hiromi, Stanley Clarke, Ronald Bruner Jr. and Ruslan Sirota. A smaller version of the group, made up of Clarke and Hiromi will play a show Tuesday at The Blue Note. The concert is meant to appeal to audiences interested in jazz, but also classical, a tradition in which both musicians were trained. “What I would expect is some wonderful improvisation (and) some seriously impressive technical ability,” Poses said. “We’re talking about people who have command of their instruments.” Clarke’s musical career began when jazz pianist Chick Corea invited him to join Corea’s band “Return to Forever” in 1971. The two met in saxophonist Joe Henderson’s band when Clarke was only 18 years old and grew up together. Corea actually introduced Clarke to Hiromi, and she is a Corea-influenced pianist, but Clarke didn’t choose her for that reason. “It’s not so much that she’s a different piano player,” Clarke said. “She has a different way of
hearing music, playing music.” Clarke’s 40 years of making jazz music has enabled him to watch music evolve, via its musicians. “(Music) always changes when someone decides they’re going to change something,” Clarke said. “New players come along and have new ideas.” New players, like Hiromi, might have new ideas, but the shared concepts of jazz improvisation allow communication across generations. Clarke and Hiromi’s audiences can’t even tell their duet “Global Tweak” is entirely improvised. “We can make it sound like we wrote it,” Clarke said. “We’re both using the same language. When you play jazz music, you’re dealing with a particular language.” grace lyden | staff writer
RE-WATCH will be * Hathaway the next Catwoman.
The Purrfect New Catwoman Princess Mia is about to don a cat suit. Director Christopher Nolan recently announced Anne Hathaway would play Catwoman in his third Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises.” The “Princess Diaries” actress will follow in the paw prints of five other actresses who have threatened Gotham before her. I was extremely surprised at Nolan’s villain choice. 2004’s “Catwoman,” starring Halle Berry, turned a once purrfect villainess into a seemingly untouchable joke. Then again, few directors wanted to touch the Joker after Jack Nicholson mastered the role in 1989 — yet Nolan brought us a Joker that we had never seen before and would, sadly, never see again. Nolan’s got a lot to work with — for 50 years, Catwomen have terrorized both the large and small screens. It all started with Julie Newmar and her role on the cult 1960s TV show, with Adam West and Burt Ward. She was the sexy American redhead, decked out in black, with a touch of sparkle. She tried to seduce Batman quite often,
but elegantly never shed a single piece of her full-body suit. Eartha Kitt then became the feline fiend, adding her exoticness to be less of a seductress and more of a striking adversary, with better tools and more bling. She kept the puns rolling too, which made the already campy show delightfully cheesier. When the 1966 Batman film came out, America was introduced to my favorite dastardly cat, Lee Meriwether. She was not only a great villainess, but also a sexy Russian journalist, who succeeded in seducing Bruce Wayne. Her speech pattern was my favorite — while Kitt rolled every R she could, Meriwether used her cat lingo sparingly. Michelle Pfieffer made Catwoman a far more sex-driven feline in Tim Burton’s 1992 “Batman Returns.” I didn’t like the new suit she donned, which hissed dominatrix with its vinyl, stitched-together skin appearance, but she was one of the first Catwomen to physically fight, rather than let cronies take down Batman. These were no ordinary catfights; she actually had claws.
Which leads us to Halle Berry, who walked away with a Raspberry award for Worst Lead Actress. In fact, “Catwoman” won five of its seven Razzie nominations, including Worst Film of 2004. Only George W. Bush could beat it as Worst Lead Actor for “Fahrenheit 9/11.” Berry’s Catwoman didn’t live in Batman’s world, or even the DC universe. Her alter ego, Patience Phillips, was different from the original Selina Kyle, and she was a protagonist, instead of villainess. Berry’s body, plus a costume of pleather and chains, equaled the ultimate film for those looking for eye candy without a plot. I have full faith in Nolan’s ability to bring his viewers a realistic look at Catwoman, much like he did with the Joker. I’ve heard and read many suggestions that Megan Fox would be better, but Anne Hathaway has classiness that emanates the 1960s felines. I can’t wait to see her kick some bat butt, like Pfeiffer. I think Fox would just be another Berry, and no one wants that, especially Nolan. kate everson | reporter
MOVE HIGHLIGHTS (EVENT) MARIJUANA LOGUES TIME: 8 P.M. AND 10:15 P.M. DATE: FRIDAY, JAN. 28 AND SATURDAY, JAN. 29 LOCATION: DEJA VU COMEDY CLUB, 405 CHERRY ST.
M o v e over Cheech and Chong, Marijuana Logues is the pipe dream of comics Tony Camin, Rob Cantrell and Dan Gabriel. In their joint effort, the trio takes on the comedic nature of the stoner culture. Hurry over to the Vu this weekend to see Marijuana Logues light up the stage.
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(EVENT) THE MANEATER PRESENTS GIANT RADIO WITH FOUNDRY FIELD RECORDINGS, LETS TALK AND O GIANT MAN TIME: 8:30 P.M. DATE: FRIDAY, JAN. 28 LOCATION: MOJO’S, 1013 PARK AVE. TICKETS: $5
Kansas City-based Giant Radio is gaining momentum, more than a year after their rise from the scraps of previously disbanded KC creations. In a 2010 Reviewsic interview, singer and guitarist Chris Thomas named Mojo’s as one of the band’s top three favorite venues. It would only follow suit that it would make for one of the top three venues to witness GR’s greatness. Join The Maneater and Mojo’s in hosting this rising KC act.
(EVENT) DR. ZHIVEGAS TIME: 8 P.M. DATE: FRIDAY, JAN. 28 LOCATION: THE BLUE NOTE, 17 N. NINTH ST. TICKETS: $10
Dr. Zhivegas takes advantage of mixed media in his hard rock meets disco stage perfor mances. With a healthy dose of slideshows, video, pyrotechnics and creative lighting, a Zhivegas show is a treat for all of the senses. Whether the music is up your alley or not, a Zhivegas concert is guaranteed entertainment.
(EVENT) 3 INCHES OF BLOOD WITH HOLY GRAIL, THUNDERUNDERUS, SLAVELORD AND CREATUREZOID TIME: 8 P.M. DATE: SATURDAY, JAN. 29 LOCATION: MOJO’S, 1013 PARK AVE. TICKETS: $10
Fans of Iron Maiden are sure to love 3 Inches of Blood. A four-piece metal band out of Vancouver, 3IOB will be joining several lesser-known metal acts from across the state. One of their stage partners, Creaturezoid will be playing at Bandamonium in February. So let down your hair and prepare for a head bangin’ good time.
PROFILE
Le Maître de MOVE
Shining light on a phantom tradesman
KRISSY TRIPP food columnist
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Eastern dishes trend toward vegetarianism As those of you who have been following MOVE’s food blog since last semester know, I’ve been treading uncharted recipe websites and religious information websites in order to take a look at the food-related traditions of various religions. I’ve taught myself a lot in the process, including a great hummus recipe and the ability to school my family on the reason we set out cookies for Santa. The final installment will discuss the traditional recipes of Eastern religions. Of course, I’m writing generalities, as there are various cultures, sects and beliefs among these religions. It seems many have some sort of vegetarian ties, even if it’s not a required restriction. In Buddhism, there are not strict dietary laws or guidelines of right or wrong, such as those associated with non-secular Judaism and Islam. The Faith and Food website explains many Buddhists are vegetarians, but it’s an individual decision, most likely related to their first Precept, which is not to harm. As reincarnation is also a Buddhist belief, many choose not to eat animals to avoid negative karma. The Bahá’í also encourage vegetarianism. This religion promotes it as a simple, natural diet. Many Hindus are also vegetarian, but their dietary restrictions are more uniform than Buddhist and Bahá’í beliefs. Meat and some other animal products, especially cow, fish, poultry and eggs, are considered forbidden. They are believed to have a negative influence and are linked to ignorance and disease. Stricter followers will also abstain from alcohol and caffeine — it is believed to pollute the mind, making meditation difficult — as well as garlic, onions and mushrooms. It is their belief that mushrooms make one ignorant, and garlic and onion may make one too passionate. Food rituals are common in Hinduism. Because it is common for Hindus to have alters in their homes, many will sacrifice their food before eating. It seems Hindus also have an affinity for celebration, as there are 18 days warranting a feast on the Hindu calendar, plus personal feast days, which may include celebrations such as birthdays, weddings or anniversaries. According to the Faith and Food website, Hindus also fast for a variety of reasons, depending on other factors, such as gender, age or family, among others. It’s also common to fast on the anniversary of a parent’s death. During the Hindu New Year, which happens in January, they serve sesame derived sweets, a symbol of health and friendship. They might be exchanged, but the overall reminder of these desserts is to remember it’s important to resolve past quarrels, according to Cooking Light.
* Visitformove.themaneater.com a recipe for sesame sweets.
Ragtag projectionists invited MOVE behind the scenes.
When you go to the movies, you’re paying for more than a seat in front of the screen. You’re paying for an experience. As the lights dim, the cold volatility of reality fades away, and you are immersed in the warm security of the film’s vision. But rarely do you consider the catalyst of this artistic escape. However, if you were to enter into the hidden world of Ragtag’s projector’s booth, you would see how much skill and passion projectionists bring to their vital role in a moviegoer’s experience. Ragtag moviegoers likely feel a certain combination of excitement and comfort as they walk into the theater, because they know what they’re going to get: the stimulating juxtaposition of an alluring, unpredictable film, and a cozy, familiar, welcoming environment in which to experience it. Last week, Tony Layson, looking dapper, yet quirky in a pale yellow cardigan, sold tickets to “The King’s Speech,” which was about to start. Before the film began, he walked through the Little Theater, into a back-room filled with cases of beer, and up a narrow staircase into the projector’s booth. In what looked like a small office with purple walls and windows overlooking the two theaters, Layson introduced MOVE to the projection process. “I get nervous every time,”
Layson said. “There’s so many small steps. None of them are difficult, but there are so many that if you mess up even one, you can either really damage the print or just completely mess things up. It’s all on such a tight time schedule.” Both Simplex projectors had run over 55,000 hours of 35 mm film. In the corner of the room lay a stack of “platters,” which hold the film reels. One platter holds the film for an entire movie, usually between five and seven reels. The “brain” is a gadget placed in the middle of the reels that controls the speed of the platters, so that the film is running at a constant rate. The film runs through a series of timing mechanisms called rollers over to the projector. The top portion displays the images and the bottom runs the audio. The film comes out of the projector and runs through another series of rollers back onto the platter. Audience members trickled into the Big Theater to see “The King’s Speech.” As it began to fill and show time neared, Layson turned down the music he had been playing and went downstairs to give the introduction. When he returned, it was time for what he described as the most anxious part of the process. He lowered the lights, then amidst a whirl of sound and focus adjustments, played DVD bumpers,
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Steve Ruffen describes the details of his job. Ruffen had been working as a projectionist for more than 10 years. pulled a red lever to open the shutter and flipped the switch to start running the film. Watching Layson work, it is clear projectionists are more than mere middlemen who press a button to make a film play, they are passionate professionals who nurture the film and the audience in order to communicate the film’s full artistic potential. They are caretakers of the movie-going experience. “I think (film) was my first artistic love, so I’ve stayed true to it,” Ragtag projectionist Jon Westhoff said. “I define art as a symbolic communication of ideas and experiences…My art of choice is film to communicate the human experience to people, and (to) unite people.”
Westhoff got his start in the business more than 10 years ago, projecting 16 mm film for the MSA film series at MU. “I love when we get to show a movie that wouldn’t otherwise be offered in Columbia,” Westhoff said. “It’s neat to contribute to the artistic community in that way.” When the lights dim and the trailers begin, moviegoers rarely think about who or what is making it happen. But according to Layson, that means he’s doing his job right. “The whole idea of being a projectionist is you don’t want people to know you’re actually there,” Layson said. susan costa | reporter
VICES
Heavy-tempered hotshots cool down stress
* Gordon Ramsay’s short temper and Judge Judy’s quick wit reduce stress.
At the end of a long day, with an aching body from sitting in class for too long, and mind awhirl in history textbooks, nothing brightens my mood more than cursing. No, I don’t perch on my rooftop and spout off remedial expletives. The neighbors might not like that, though I do live on East Campus. I’m talking about Gordon Ramsay, Britain’s most outspoken and talented chef and host/ judge/reason to watch Fox’s “fine” dining reality show “Hell’s Kitchen.” Ramsay deliciously abuses the poor contestants on the program — most of which probably don’t know salt from pepper, and were most likely found in a mall somewhere by the casting directors — with his sharp-as-a-steakknife tongue. The juxtaposition of the culinary insubordinate and Ramsay’s foul mouth make for some excellent television — and dinnertime entertainment. After preparing my anything-but-exquisite macaroni and cheese with hot dogs meal, I let the stress of the day vanish by watching Ramsay verbally whiplash young chefs. This isn’t some type of weird masochism. Sometimes I just like to know that other people have had a stressful
day. And having a red-faced Brit call you every insulting name, from “donut” to “donkey” and worse, certainly qualifies for a bad day. In a strange reversal, the stress others feel relieves mine. YouTube season 1 of “Hell’s Kitchen,” which aired in 2005, to see Ramsay at his finest. Andrew, the first unfortunate contestant to present his food to Ramsay, received the iconic line that had me hooked on the show. Ramsay tasted the dish, a plateful of penne and vegetables, then promptly spit out the pasta and proclaimed, with not so much as a hint of hesitation, “That was absolute dog sh*t.” Classic. Since then, Ramsay has tasted everything from an entire Cornish hen stuffed inside a pumpkin to gumbo that had an eerie resemblance to a bowl of mud. As a result, the curses keep coming, as do my view total of episode reruns on YouTube. Akin to Ramsay in both vocal sassiness and hairstyle is queen of the courtroom, Judge Judy Scheindlin. This seasoned judge rules her courtroom with a nimble mind and quicker tongue. She often points this out, motioning around the
room as a warning to mouthy defendants, saying, “This is my playpen, my rules.” And Scheindlin’s rules involve a lot of personal jabs at the intelligence of the trailer trash litigants who maybe aren’t the sharpest knives in the puppy. Watching the painfully lopsided interactions between the sassy and the, shall I say slow, help me unwind. And I for one, eat it up like I would Ramsay’s signature scallops appetizer. Scheindlin’s greatest rant happened when a stepfather used his stepdaughter’s college grant to buy new rims for his car. Scheindlin screamed, “The government doesn’t spend $2,500 on your rims. Do you get that?” The audience applauded, and I snickered. I’m not ashamed to admit that I patrol YouTube in search of the sassiest, rudest and, frankly, meanest celebrity encounters. Sure, it’s a little off-kilter to think of it as catharsis, but watching the famous humiliate the ordinary with his or her quick wit and unrelenting cruelty helps me get through the slog of the school year. eric dundon | associate editor
MOVE HIGHLIGHTS (EVENT) NOOK FILM SERIES TIME: 7 P.M. TO 9 P.M. DATE: SUNDAY, JAN. 30 LOCATION: PEACE NOOK, 804-C E. BROADWAY
The Peace Nook takes us back in history with “Modern Times,” Charlie Chaplin’s last silent feature length film. A commentary on the struggles of the working class during the Great Depression, Chaplin takes his Little Tramp character into the struggles of the modernized world. “Modern Times” has been deemed the greatest of the greatest’s, and is a must-see for any aspiring history buff or film critic.
(MOVIE SCREENING) “MURDER LOVES KILLERS TOO” TIME: 9:30 P.M. DATE: SUNDAY, JAN. 30 LOCATION: RAGTAG CINEMA, 10 HITT ST.
This unique slasher-comedy received a wildly underwhelming response upon its release. Fortunately, Ragtag lived up to its reputation of recognizing the awesomeness of indie films who acquired little credit elsewhere, and is hosting a onenight-only screening of “Murder Loves Killers” Sunday. With sex, murder and campiness, what more could we ask for?
(EVENT) 100.1 THE BUZZ PRESENTS BANDAMONIUM BATTLE OF THE BANDS TIME: 6:30 P.M. DATE:MONDAY, JAN. 31 LOCATION: MOJO’S, 1013 PARK AVE. TICKETS: $3
Support your local favorites at this preliminary round of 100.1 The Buzz’s Bandamonium. Join local and regional phenoms as the tension builds for the Feb. 26 final round at The Blue Note. The winner takes home a wopping $2,000, so this battle will be no joke for serious rockers. The Defiance, Isabella, Almost Taken, Soundtrapp and Many Colored Death will all be facing off.
(EVENT) WAKA WINTER CLASSIC TIME: 8:30 P.M. DATE: TUESDAY, FEB. 1 LOCATION: MOJO’S, 1013 PARK AVE. TICKETS: $5
Root on Columbia favorites in their mission to make it to the four-day Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival in Ozark, Ark. Tuesday is one of 20 stops across the Midwest, in search of a full Waka line-up. Last year, five local DJs battled it out to win a spot on the Interstellar Meltdown stage, the electronic portion of the eclectic festival. This year, Reelfoot, Richard the Lionhearted, Nifty 50 and Mary and the Giant will follow in their footsteps.
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PROFILE
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Columbia dealers discuss the need for younger buyers to revamp the antique industry.
Antique. For some, it’s a word reminiscent of dusty trinkets. For others, antiques are tangible history — and the pursuit of a prized antique is an adventure. LuAnn Riggs, of Artichoke Annie’s, said antiquing is as popular as ever. “We have 130 dealers from five states, and we’ve had buyers from almost every state,” Riggs said. “Everyone comes, from small children to grandmas.” Still, she would like to see the younger generation reignite their interest in antiques. “We need to figure out how to get them started,” she said. “We need younger dealers. Someone that wants to deal and wants to earn a little money on the side.” Riggs explained that attending auctions and maintaining a dealer’s booth at an antique mall could be both a fun pastime and a good parttime moneymaker. The Marketplace manager Dwaine Witte said competition between antique malls isn’t too fierce, because they never sell the same pieces. “When someone comes to an area, they usually go to more than one,” he said. “So when they come to town, they shop until they find the piece that they’re looking for. Having more stores in the area makes it more of a destination, because they know there’s a variety of places to visit.” Both Witte and Riggs agree that antique galleries are often more enjoyable, because buyers can peruse the showrooms at their leisure. “At an auction, they would have to stay all day. Here they can just shop
and leave,” Riggs said. Auctions can be a jackpot for deal-seekers, though. At auction, the price of each piece is only as high as the highest bid. However, antique dealers have to buy low at auctions and sell higher at galleries, in order to make a profit. Professional auctioneer Al Tweet advises all antiques buyers to research before they purchase. With auction sites such as Ebay and Craigslist, it’s easy to find out what similar items are selling for. Antique auctions also put their more interesting pieces online before the auction, in order to draw people in. This can give you a chance to do some research. Also, websites and books exist to help even the novice buyer become knowledgeable on specific types of antiques. It’s important to know the value of items, because value fluctuates greatly depending on demand. Tweet says buyers who keep pieces on the shelf for sentimental reasons can expect to lose money. The best-selling trend right now is jewelry, because gold and silver prices are up, Tweet said. Even sets of silverware are selling high, just for the silver. A certain level of expertise is a good thing in the antique world, because falsification can be a real problem for naïve antique purchasers. For instance, hand-made quilts have a certain number of stitches per inch, as opposed to those made by machine. With wooden furniture antiques, specific types of wood, joints, varnish-
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Various Asian antiques, including a hand sculpted dragon and a 1930’s multi-drawer cabinet, are displayed Wednesday at McAdams’ Limited. McAdam’s Limited is a jewelry and antique store located on Providence Road near Broadway. es and saw cuts were used, depending on the time the piece was made. It’s these seemingly minor details that can make a huge difference. Fear of falsification, combined with a lower regard for antique items, is taking its toll on the industry. “Younger people in America are
not as into the old-fashioned, collectable stuff anymore — they’re into modern things. It’s a dying thing, and that’s a shame.” Witte sees hope for antiques, though. “There’s been such an influx of reality shows that concern antiques,”
he said, mentioning “Antiques Roadshow” and “American Pickers.” “People may get a little more interested from that exposure. As more students come out and shop, more may realize they really like it.” teresa klassen | reporter
TRENDS
America’s blood type: Starbucks America, you have a drug problem. You heard me. Nearly 90 percent of you have a daily habit of taking the world’s most widely used psychoactive drug: caffeine. The consumption of caffeine dates all the way back to the Stone Age, when humans chewed on seeds, leaves and other parts of certain plants to increase energy and alertness. Once people discovered that steeping the plants in hot water multiplied the caffeine’s affects, the beverages we know today as coffee and tea were born. Since then, the industry has exploded, and the caffeine-crazed America that we know today has come into its own miserably peppy existence.
In fact, Americans’ escalating need for caffeine has become so great, it led to the invention of iPhone apps that can locate coffee shops and purchase drinks, without standing in line. It even sparked a whole new language. (Can you say grande, double shot, extra hot, non-fat, mocha latte five times fast?) As if that were not enough, Starbucks recently introduced its new Trenta cup size. The Trenta amounts to a massive 916 milliliters, larger than the average capacity of the adult human stomach. We are so caffeinecrazed, that a company is making a profit selling us a serving larger than our stomachs can physically hold! But scientists and innovators have taken notice of this caffeine craze, and several of them have some ideas
brewing that could render that once ever-present cup of Joe obsolete. First came the creation of energy drinks. From Red Bull to Rockstar, energy drinks spill over the shelves of convenient stores and supermarkets everywhere. Such drinks boast ingredients such as ginseng and guarana, both of which are natural energy boosters. Despite these drinks’ high amounts of caffeine, they are nowhere near as controversial as the creation of alcoholic energy drinks. Most notably, the unofficial drink of every college campus, Four Loko, came under fire for the alleged danger presented when caffeine masks the effects of alcohol. But caffeine junkies who want to avoid such risks need not worry.
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Americans should take the time to smell the coffee.
There are plenty of other options for getting a quick and convenient caffeine fix. Those with a sweet tooth can stay awake with various caffeinated treats. Eating two Buzz Strong Real Coffee Cookies delivers the equivalent of one cup of real Brazilian coffee. Just one Snickers Charged candy bar packs 60 milligrams of caffeine. Not hungry? One piece of Blitz Caffeine Energy Gum contains 55 milligrams of caffeine. For the caffeine addicts on the go, look no further than the local drug store. With products as diverse as lip balm and body wash, people now can kill two birds with one stone and get their java jolt while sprucing up. We live in a hectic and hurried
society, and the need for speed can be tiresome. It seems only natural that new and innovative sources for caffeine such as these would arise. But there is a line that separates a healthy energy boost from a persistent addiction, and that’s a line that many of us have already crossed. From fidgetiness and irritability to ulcers and gastric reflux disease, overdosing on caffeine can cause both short-term symptoms and longterm health problems. I myself am in no position to criticize caffeine enthusiasts — any barista can assure you my blood type is Starbucks. But perhaps once in a while, it would do us all some good to slow down and take the time to smell the coffee. angela andera | staff writer
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(ALBUM RELEASE) ROLLING BLACKOUTS, THE GO! TEAM DATE: MONDAY, JAN. 31
(ALBUM RELEASE) PARTY STORE, THE DIRTBOMBS DATE: TUESDAY, FEB. 1
(ALBUM RELEASE) MUSICA + ALMA + SEXO, RICKY MARTIN DATE: TUESDAY, FEB. 1
(BOOK RELEASE) “DELIRIUM” BY LAUREN OLIVER DATE: TUESDAY, FEB. 1
In Brightonbased sextet The Go! Team’s newest album, Rolling Blackouts hosts Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino and D e e r h o o f ’s Sartomi Matsuzaki as gueststars. Where old school hip hop meets new school innovation, The Go! Team promises not to disappoint.
If anyone knows how to make old new again, its The D i r t b o m b s. They’re known for reviving ‘60s and ‘70s punk rock and soul, but with Party Store The ‘Bombs take on a whole new genre: techno. And not just any techno, Party Store conquers Classic Detroit techno in this all-covers album.
It would be unrealistic not to acknowledge that nine studio albums from Martin is a little excessive. Don’t expect anything new, and don’t expect anything revolutionary. But, hell, that’s what we all love about Ricky anyway: the nostalgia that his familiar grooves summon up in our insides. With an all white album cover, decorated with hot pink stars and a scarcely dressed Ricky, we can count on this album being fun, if nothing else.
Fine tune your romantic cynicism in preparation for Valentine’s Day with New York Time’s bestseller Lauren Oliver’s newest title “Delirium.” Set in the dystopian future, scientists have discovered the truth about love: it’s not the mushy feelgood emotion we once thought it to be, but instead a vicious deliria, whose grasp we cannot escape. Luckily, scientists have found the cure.
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In their words: Richards runs for First Ward As part of the continuing series covering potential First Ward Council members. LAUREN BALE Staff Writer Mitch Richards is one of four candidates running for Columbia City Council in the First Ward, which includes MU and downtown Columbia. The Maneater interviewed Richards about his political beliefs and his plans to better the community. The Maneater: Why do you want to run for First Ward City Councilman and what makes you qualified? Mitch Richards: Well, last year I was involved quite heavily in the campaign against the downtown surveillance cameras. That really got me involved. Also, there have been some troubling developments in the community in the last year or two, particularly with the installation of the red light cameras, license plate readers and iris scanners at the jail. I think it’s getting a little out of hand and someone needs to speak up. M: How are you planning on fixing these issues? Richards: Well I mean obviously
a councilman is only one vote, but I can say how I would vote and react. I would say with very few exceptions, I would categorically vote against any type of surveillance technologies. M: What political experience do you have? Richards: Aside from the Political Action Committee and my involvement this last year, not much. M: What do you think are the biggest issues facing the ward and Columbia? Richards: Well, there are obviously the jobs and the economic issues. Particularly in the First Ward, there is a lot of unemployment. There are a very high number of Columbia school students who make use of free lunches because they can’t afford it. So there’s very obviously a poverty issue. M: Since the First Ward contains the dorms and downtown, what do you think the relationship should be between MU and Columbia? Richards: It should be a working relationship. The students are part of the community and if I were elected I would do anything to better forge that relationship. M: Infrastructure is a huge problem in the First Ward, but the city’s budget is restricting. How will you overcome budget deficits to improve infrastructure? Richards: I think it’s important
to be very honest with people that the city has falling tax revenues, falling property revenues. I think it’s important to understand we are working in the context of very little money. What I can promise people is that I will be an excellent steward for what resources we do have. M: Speaking of the budget, what do you think are the best ways to overcome economic pressures, right now? Richards: I think the city has made pretty good strides so far in streamlining the process for creating a business or for developing land. I want to continue to support that and see what we can do to make it very easy to start a business or engage in economic activity. M: Why should MU students pick you over the other candidate? Richards: I’m 29 years old so I have a perspective that you might call the younger generation and with that in mind, I think there are a lot of people in the student community that have a very different view than folks who are maybe a different generation. I think my views are going to reflect some of theirs. Visit themaneater.com to hear the full interview with Mitch Richards.
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Mitchell Richards is running for the open First Ward spot on the Columbia City Council. He said one of his main goals is to help financially struggling people in Columbia.
Missouri receives "F" in Obama harps on education food safety report card in State of the Union A CDS spokesman said MU rarely encounters causes of food-borne illnesses. JAIME HENRY-WHITE Reporter The Center for Science in the Public Interest gave Missouri an “F” in reporting food-borne illness outbreaks. The report, published Jan. 19, failed 14 states and gave only 2 states an “A”. The report, titled “All Over the Map: A 10-year Review of State Outbreak Reporting,” grades the 50 states on how well they detect, investigate and report food-borne illness outbreaks. Higher and lower grades between states could mean a difference of budgetary means, a difference of staff members or policy constraints. Two of Missouri’s neighbors received a “B,” Kansas and Illinois. The report encourages states to look at how other states are doing well despite the budgetary crises. “We hope that this report can start a dialogue about this and people go to the governor and say, “Hey, look! We need some money!” Sarah Klein, Attorney with Food Safety Program at CSPI said. During his State of the State Address, Gov. Jay Nixon proposed cutting spending in several state departments, including the Department of Health and Senior Services. His proposal would cut 6.15 percent from the department, totaling roughly $821,000. “Our overall goal is to inform consumers in ways that can affect public policy issues,” Klein said. “The
reason we are looking at the way that states deals with reporting is because it really deals with public food safety in general.” Klein said an outbreak is defined as two or more illnesses, which can be linked to either the same food source or pathogen. Grades are given to states according to their level of investigating and reporting systems. According to Andrew Lough of MU Dining Marketing Services, the campus rarely encounters a food-borne illness case. “As part of the marketing service, we take food-borne illness very, very seriously,” Lough said. “We have a lot of training and lot of processes in place to not only minimize foodborne illnesses, but also to investigate any cases and report those that come forth as soon as possible.” Oregon and Minnesota were the only states to receive “A’s” for their high-quality laboratory facilities, public health departments and quickness to interview individuals with possible outbreaks. The two states report around nine outbreaks per million people each year, whereas Missouri reports only one outbreak per million people. “What we found is that the states are not doing an equal job in investigating and tracking food-borne illnesses,” Klein said. Dick Fancher, MU Environmental Health and Safety Sanitarian, investigates all outbreak cases on campus, looking at diet, temperature logs and any food-handling glitches. In agreement with the report, Fancher believes the public also has a responsibility to report outbreaks “People have to be trained to know that, should they have a case of salmonella or one of these, it does have to be reported,” Fancher said.
After the spending during the recession, Obama called for a spending freeze. KARI PAUL Staff Writer President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address Tuesday, in which he called upon Republicans and Democrats to unite in support of his goal to advance America in the global community. Obama’s message carried a constant theme: Americans must invest in innovative technology, education and health care reform if they want to “win” the future. The president made it clear he believed in order for Americans to be competitive, students would need some form of higher education. “Nearly half of our new jobs going forward are going to require some form of post-secondary education,” said Roberto Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy. Despite the promise of more affordable post-secondary education, Congress’ “Pledge to America” campaign proposes cutting Pell Grants by $1,330 per award. Obama stressed the importance of increasing the quality and availability of education. “Before we take money away from our schools, or scholarships away from our students, we should ask millionaires to
give up their tax break,” he said. bankruptcy,” Ryan said. “Our In respect to the recent shoot- debt is out of control.” ing in Tucson, many lawmakers Af ter t he president’s paired up to sit next to members address, White House officials of the opposite party in a gesture answered questions live from of bipartisanship and civility. Sen. Claire McCaskill, individuals across the nation. D-Mo., sat next to Sen. Jerry National Economic Council Moran, R-Ks., and joked in a Deputy Director Brian Deese tweet overcoming the Democrat reiterated the importance of vs. Republican differences were job creation through innoeasier than overcoming the fact vation and technological that she is a Tiger and he is a advances. Jayhawk. “The president recognizes As part of his economic that in order to create the long recovery plan, Obama proposed goals of making America more term incentives for investors in competitive with countries like the United States to invest in China by improving educa- things like wind and solar and tion and advancing new and renewable energy, they need a improved infrastructure, such as long term incentive and they cross-country rails. need clarity that those incen“ W e tives are need to going to stay out-innovate, out- Before we take money away from in place over e d u c a t e , our schools, or scholarships away time,” Desse and out- from our students we should ask said. Deese went build the millionaires to give up their tax rest of the on to say w o r l d , ” break. Obama has he said. made a lot of “We have President Barack Obama progress in to make pulling the America economy out the best place on Earth to do of the poor state it was in when he business.” In the Republican response first came into office, but there is to Obama’s speech Rep. Paul always room to improve. Ryan, R-Wi., explained why “With an unemployment rate many Republicans are repealing over 9 percent and millions of the healthcare bill and called for Americans out of work, we can’t an end to what they believe is be satisfied,” he said. excessive spending. “Health care spending is drivVisit themaneater.com ing the explosive growth of our for a word on the street podcast on the state of the union address. debt, and the president’s law is accelerating our country toward
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Noce lacked follow-through, strong on commincation The time has come for now-former Missouri Students Association president Tim Noce to hit the dusty trail and for his legacy as the leader of our student government to be evaluated. As we do each year, The Maneater has given the outgoing MSA president a grade in individual categories (goals, advocacy and visibility), as well as an overall grade for his effectiveness in his position.
Goals accomplished: B Although he ran unopposed, Noce released a “platform” of 10 goals during his “campaigning” process. A few were effectively achieved or at least set into motion during Noce’s presidency. Others? Not so much. In the technological realm, Noce promised to “decouple the IT fee from the system level.” This much was achieved — the fee decoupled over the summer, meaning each UM system campus pays a different fee for technology-related funding. On the same note, Noce also led the development of the MU iPhone app, which was released this past fall and has become a decently-popular tool for students. Another goal was to “implement a student-led tailgating initiative by fall 2010.” Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is what we know as The Jungle. The endeavor came off as a flop, though we’d be the first to say that it is indeed an accomplishment that Noce was able to work with the administration to create a school-sponsored student tailgate space that would be exempt from MU’s “dry campus” alcohol policy. Among Noce’s failures, his inability to realize the limits of his own power and responsibilities hindered the MSA president and left him overwhelmed. For example, his promise to completely overhaul the parking system proved impractical and ran into opposition from MU Parking and Transportation and the Residence Halls Association. There are several examples of Noce’s ideas, though ambitious, lacking any sort of follow-through. Noce’s Student Leaders Advisory Council, which he said would meet monthly, never really took off and served as little more than a meet-and-greet for student leaders. During Noce’s campaign for the MSA presidency, a rocky meeting with Four Front caused many of the group’s members to doubt his knowledge of diversity issues at MU. During his presidency, this lack of knowledge seemed to translate to a lack of motivation to aid efforts such as IncludeMe, and Noce’s promise to “create a comprehensive diversity plan” never saw fruition. It is true that Noce did complete some of the goals he set out to complete, which is why we gave him a B in this area. He did get some things done, but were those what he should have focused his time and energy on first? It seemed that Noce placed all his eggs in two baskets: parking and a student tailgate. And we all know how both of these initiatives turned out.
Advocacy: D Our main frustration with the performance of MSA, and, in turn, Noce, in the past year comes from the fact that MU students lacked almost any representation or voice on the UM System Board of Curators’ level, the level at which real decisions that affect us are made. Yes, we have a student curator who sits on the board, but it is also the responsibility of MU’s student government to bring proposals and ideas to the UM System level. This never seemed to be a priority for Noce or his administration. And someone needs to explain to us how he can travel to Texas and D.C. for student government meetings and summits, but can’t go to more than a single curators meeting, which, at most, is two hours away?
Visibility: C+ It’s our belief that MSA’s visibility and reputation as a legitimate student organization has seen a slight decline, if not total stagnancy, during Noce’s presidency. Unfortunately, the three things the average student will remember first about their student government’s past year are as follows: The Jungle, a controversial MSA presidential election and a bizarre call for MU to purchase a live tiger for home football games. MSA’s overarching goal to reach out to the student body and expand its campus presence also fell short — how many students would recognize their MSA representative if they passed them on the street. Speaking of which, if anyone sees Noce’s vice president, Danielle Bellis, let us know. Apparently no one within MSA can find her or knows what she’s been up to over the past year. Noce didn’t do much to encourage outreach to students. Odds are, less people know what MSA is than would have a year ago. However, one bright point is that Noce was always willing to hear students’ ideas and was very willing to communicate with the press, be it The Maneater, The Missourian or The Tribune. This, if anything, did get MSA’s name out in the public and maintain a feeling that MSA was staying busy. Noce now takes over the helm of the Intercampus Student Council. We obviously wish him the best of luck, and we hope he takes our words to heart in regard to student representation at the Board of Curators’ level.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Teach For America offers hope It was August of 2001 when my dad asked me to visit the new school he had been assigned to. My summer break was still in session, so I decided to join him. Later that day we arrived in downtown St. Louis at Sigel Elementary School. The school looked like a castle and appeared to predate most of the buildings around it. My dad found a key ring from his pocket and we entered the main lobby. The inside looked even older than its exterior and my voice echoed like in the corridors of a museum. This didn’t look like my elementary school or any school I’d ever been in. My dad started to preach about the kinds of teachers that worked there and the quality of books the students received. He told me about the shortage of technology and the lack of air conditioning. But the latter needed no introduction. Even for a hot summer day, heat seemed to fill the building in ways I had never felt before. I couldn’t imagine being there any longer, let alone spending an entire school day there. I was only eleven years old, but even I knew that this was not a good school. My dad is in the process of completing his 40th year in education, a feat that most in the profession will likely never reach. After retiring from a suburban school district, he took a job as an administrator in St. Louis city. In almost 10 years, my dad has taken a school with low attendance and raised it to the highest attendance rate in the district. He then added computer labs, central air conditioning and hired teachers with the capacity to inspire, rather than discourage. Since then, he has moved to a middle school and helped successfully transform it into a high school, with a full athletic program. Growing up, most of my friends went to school and then came home. But for me, ‘education’ was my home. Education is the epicenter of societal growth and helps break down barriers; it is a vehicle for progress and change. Without sufficient education, we simply cannot move forward. The United States is a world leader in technology and medical advancements. However, despite such growth, our country’s health care system continues to decline, and our delivery of
education is failing. Narrowing the gap amongst different socioeconomic areas is crucial in providing equal education. Education is about opportunity and many of the children in low-income communities are simply not provided with the tools to succeed. This summer I am moving to New York City to further help the cause that my dad introduced me to ten years ago. Teach For America has provided me with an opportunity to help close our academic achievement gap even though I don’t have a degree in education. As a corps member I hope to make a significant difference in the same way that my father has. He taught me that with patience and dedication, one person can create a significant change within a classroom. By the end of my tenure, I will measure my success by the success of my students. I do not only want to see their abilities grow, but their passion as well. Education is not just about high test scores. It is about discovering what you love and finding the means to achieve it. Your last chance to apply for Teach For America this year is February 4. Please check out TeachForAmerica. org and join me on this mission. — David Rosenfeld djrvnc@mail.mizzou.edu
If anything, correct Obamacare, don’t repeal it In response to Taeler De Haes’s Column ‘Repeal the Job-Killing Bill’. President Barack Obama’s health care bill is certain to animate discussions on constitutionality and spending. Florida Federal Judge Vinson’s ruling provides a Libertarian-like rebuttal to the Democrats, stating that the decision not to buy insurance does not constitute “interstate commerce” and therefore the government lacks power to compel you to do something you do not want to do. However, it is the case that Democratic judicial appointees have sided in favor of the health care law, and Republican appointees have done the same for their side. After all, Judge Vinson was appointed by President Reagan in 1983. Judge George Steeh from Detroit who sided in favor of the new law, was appointed by President
Clinton in 1998. It would also be interesting to see whether or not the new Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan will recuse herself from the bench if a challenge to the health care law reaches that far in the judiciary. To Congressional matters, if the Republicans wish to repeal the new health care law, they should better understand the possible consequences. As Mitt Romney understood in Massachusetts, as John Chafee, Bob Dole and the Heritage Foundation’s Stuart Butler understood, the reason for the individual mandate is that President Obama would like to achieve universal coverage through a private insurance system. Anyone who understands the insurance market knows that you cannot allow consumers to buy insurance whenever they want to, because you will end up with people who wait to get sick until they buy (mainly due to today’s high prices, the loss of jobs, and the lagging economy). The new health care law, with the individual mandate, was designed to preserve private insurance and to get universal coverage while providing security to the American citizenry in various ways (eliminating pre-existing conditions, lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, staying on parents’ insurance until age 26, etc). If the law is fully repealed, the Republicans might lose members of a key constituency: senior citizens. Seniors would find it difficult to get the prescriptions they need. In theory, seniors would have to return the rebate check, according to the Chief Actuary for the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid services. The best option for the Republicans is they should try to correct the items in Obamacare they want to see changed, rather than repeal the entire law and accuse Obamacare proponents of being “socialists”. Harsh, unfounded political rancor distracts us from the real problems. The results of full repeal: seniors and taxpayers will lose, the reputation of the Republican Party is compromised, and insurance companies would have the go-ahead to screw over patients with their fatal pre-existing condition policies. — Mike Madden jmpc5@mail.missouri.edu
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THOUGHTS? The Maneater received several responses from (presumably) law school hopefuls in response to this headline posted on Twitter: American Bar Association considers dropping LSAT requirement for law school admissions. You have to be kidding me. Seriously? — Rachel Lawrence (rachelannne) via Twitter
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Last week’s response to “How did you get to campus after heavy snowfall last Thursday?” 50% said “Trudged through the snow on foot” 45% said “Took the bus” 5% said “Dug my car out of the snow” 0% said “Took a personal snow day”
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A day without a ginger could be upon us
I think I just heard @LindaJHabibi scream! — Erin O’Neil (erinjeanne) via Twitter Woah.
— (eyokley) via Twitter
We also got a lot of feedback on an article about Eva J’s soon-to-come transformation into Sabai, a dining option with East Asian cuisine modeled off of Baja Grill. Here’s the headline: Eva J’s replacement will offer East Asian cuisine this fall. No SA food? :(
— Mizzou SASA (MizzouSASA) via Twitter
Say it ain’t so!
— CJ Travis (cjtravis) via Twitter
What? No more Eva J’s? My 3rd gig... — (nursenelly) via Twitter Now to Facebook, here’s a post in response to an article on the Tiger Spot lawsuit announced Tuesday: BREAKING: The artist behind the Tiger Spot mosaic that has been covered by a tarp on Lowry Mall since 2007 announced he has filed a lawsuit against MU. Caitlin Jones: It’s a shame that most students at the University now never got to see the actual Mosaic when it was still in good condition. And online, we had several comments on a variety of articles. Here are a few excerpts: Business course fees recommended to increase, met with slight board reluctance Rob: Deaton is so delusional at this point. Someone should get the man checked for alzheimer’s, because at this point his words are so incoherent. Please, explain to me, who in this entire university, beside him and the curators has worked for a increase in course fees? The man is an idiot. I guess its time for a new chancellor too. Repeal the job-killing bill Bradley Steed: You say the middle class will be burdened with taxes and debt, correct? So let’s cut taxes for the wealthiest 2% of America! It’s the obvious solution!
Friends, readers, other more legitimate columnists, lend me your ears; a new age is upon us. An age null of the token ginger comrade, null of the beaten redheaded stepchild and null of infamous fire crotch. It has been suggested that due to the recessive nature of the redhead gene within the next 100 years redheads will, for the first time, earn an exclusive spot...wait, calm yourselves firecrackers, don’t get too excited yet...as an endangered being and possibly even be complaining their way to total extinction. However, other scientists do say the extinction theory is not sufficiently supported, asserting that the gene is rare now, but will most likely resurface again in the near future. Regardless, do not be distraught. Redheads are not idly sitting by, they are preparing! But, will this new breed of ginger be the ginger we all knew and abused? Negative! They have responded by consolidating forces. I have been observing this trend for a while now, and the change is astounding. Gingers are much more confident, assertive and well adapted to society. The Red Americans are no longer one per group; no my friends these pink skinned minority members are seeking shade in groups! This all became starkly real to me on the eve of my brothers 13th birthday. Now, I was birthed into a family of pseudo-gingers, or more commonly known as day-walkers. But, being a
pseudo ginger is kind of like being biracial, we are forced to identify with the side of most grievance. So for all of you with hair ablaze do not be offended by my words: I feel your pain - middle school P.E. was rough for me too - and at least I had half of a soul. Anyways, I was meeting our ginger clan at Applebee’s for my brother’s birthday dinner. My brother was bringing two of his friends that I had not had the privilege of meeting yet. Due to his record of attracting ethnically diverse, therefore equally discriminated against companions, I crossed my fingers that his affirmative action approach to friending would lead us to have a Brangelina like family affair. But, my god, I could not have been more wrong.
The way I imagine how midgets get excited about platform shoes is how I feel about birthdays. I came bounding into the restaurant with the perfect gift for a thirteen-yearold boy in the middle of suburbia-a potato gun wielding enough power to rip through a port-a-potty door and immobilize the inhabitant. I stopped mid-bound to locate my family. Scanning the crowd I was suddenly blinded by a fiery glow from the back corner...target located. Extreme discomfort, like genital poison ivy, crept over me as I approached the table. I knew my family’s ginger glow seemed brighter tonight and sure enough, sitting next to my brother were, not one, but two full-fledged soulless bleeding hair ginger friends with freckle patch-
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es so thick their albino epidermis struggled to be seen. This was so awkward. People were staring. We just looked ridiculous, and the three Red Hots’ incessant talk of magical video games, death metal and other activities fit for the most Vitamin D deficient individuals was not helping. Throughout the whole meal I sat in silence, wide-eyed, only contributing uncontrollable bursts of very invasive questions, trying to further understand this phenomenon. However, my parent’s displeasure with my behavior prevented any conclusive observations. So please, I am eliciting you to rise up, restore the order, restore the insecurity...or just beat them mercilessly with a stick.
POLITICS: THE FIFTH COLUMN
Obama hits nail on the head with infrastructure talk Steve Pan President Barack Obama’s recent State of the Union Address was a centrist manifesto that offered everyone something to hate. Liberals bemoaned his plot to gut the federal government. The Conservative Red Meat Brigade bristled at the thought of ending oil drilling subsidies and the creation of a nationwide high-speed rail network. Foreign Policy’s SOTU drinking game was downright brutal. Your correspondent received a hateful five drinks when the president named not one, but all of the nations involved in recent U.S. trade deals. Like most things he’s done, there’s a lot of good to be said about his agenda. And a lot of bad. Consider his timid plan to reduce the budget deficit. Generally, nations
facing deficits cut spending and raise taxes. To his credit, President Obama insisted that spending must be reined in. But where to slice? According to an Economist poll last April, the only spending cuts the majority of Americans approve are in foreign aid. Unfortunately, those make up way less than even 1 percent of the total budget. Ironically, the largest pigs that feed at the federal trough are also the most popular- Social Security, Medicaid, and defense spending make up 52 percent of the budget this year and are politically off limits for dramatic cuts. Obama won’t touch these. Instead, he plans to squeeze blood from the stone of America’s least well off government departments by freezing their spending for the next five years. We’re talking about such notoriously wasteful and pointless entities like the Department of Transportation (2.05 percent of total spending) and the Department of
Justice (0.63 percent). These departments are so underfunded and understaffed that they can’t even do their jobs as is. These agencies depend on modest yearly budget bumps just to try to cope with the colossal workload. Cut even more deeply into their bones, and you might as well do away with them altogether. But Obama offered a lot to like as well, despite what the pundits might have you think. Most promising for the nation’s transportation future was his commitment to phase out oil subsidies and invest in a national high-speed rail network. Any bargain bin course in economics teaches that subsidies distort the market; oil industry subsidies allow gas stations to sell oil at below the market price and encourage excessive consumption. Instead of taking the bus, many people might drive to a Sustain Mizzou meeting because of low gas prices. Jack them up to what the rest of the civilized world pays and alter-
natives to driving suddenly look that much more appealing. High Speed Rail is one American infrastructure project which has been overdue for a while. The rationale for a nationwide HSR network is clear-not only would it free congested freight lines of passenger traffic, but high-speed trains are a far more environmentally sustainable method of moving people long distances quickly than airplanes or cars. Train food probably doesn’t suck as much as airline food either. America is at an important crossroads. As a nation, do we really need 11 aircraft carrier strike groups when the rest of the world can scrape up 10 carriers combined? Can Social Security sustain itself without an increase in the payroll cap? Can we end our tawdry love affair with the automobile and lead the world in sustainable transportation and energy? Keep these questions in mind this year as we plunge into the dark and unhealthy world of the 112th Congress.
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Passing the superstar torch Today’s NBA is truly a spectacle to behold, a league jam packed with more young stars than the roster of “Backyard Baseball” could hold. In Los Angeles, Blake Griffin’s only worry is hitting his head on the rim during one of his earth-shattering, gravity-defying, DVR-rewinding dunks. In Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant’s jumper is so beautiful that pictures of it are being framed and hung in The Louvre. In Chicago, Derrick Rose slices through the defense with the grace of the white swan and untamed ferocity of the black swan simultaneously (your move, Natalie Portman). And in New Jersey…actually, never mind. Think about the sheer number of athletic, likable, up-and-coming stars the Association currently has to offer. There’s the aforementioned Griffin, Rose and Durant, of course. Then we have to consider the likes of Russell Westbrook, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Love, Brandon Jennings, John Wall, Tyreke Evans, Dwight Howard and Monta “Shot a Minute” Ellis. It’s a mind-boggling collection. It used to be that one or two superstars would reign over the league for five to seven seasons, enforcing their will and leaving hopeless defenders in their wake. Then, the next star would emerge, and the torch would be ceremoniously passed, a sort of “changing of the guard.” Dr. J. gave way to Bird and Magic, who eventually relinquished power to Michael Jordan, who most of you may know as the Charlotte Bobcats hapless owner, but was once a pretty good basketball player. Jordan, in turn, gave the reigns to Kobe Bryant, who is in the twilight of a controversy-riddled, yet extraordinary career. So who’s next? It seems a dozen eligible stars are waiting in the wings. Where once the league was top-heavy and dominated by a small, talented group, now successors are peering in from every direction. Lebron James seems to be one of the league’s elder statesmen, a veteran already at the age of 25 (18, if you’re measuring by maturity level). With the radically changing look of the NBA, it seems that the learning curve of young players in general has sped up dramatically. While fresh faces used to need several seasons to truly adjust to the speed and complexity of the game, now rookies are dominating and exceeding expectations from day one (provided that you’re not Greg Oden). It seems that the NBA’s decree to force players to spend at least one year in college before declaring deserves some of the credit, allowing players to develop their skills in the college game and be slightly less raw when they finally make it to the big show. Whatever the reason, the league is more athletic, high-flying, and fun to watch than it has ever been. Period. The 2011 NBA All Star Game, taking place in Los Angeles on Feb. 20, will feature all the flash the NBA has to offer, minus any of that boring and monotonous “defense.” It’s true that the game is nothing more than a glorified scrimmage, few people ever tune in, and it tends to resemble a pick-up game at the Y more than an actual competitive exhibition. But if there was ever a time to give the NBA All-Star game a whirl, this is it. You’ll have all of the NBA’s best players on the court at the same time, all trying to one-up each other and prove that they are the present and future of the league. You’ll have Lebron getting insincere hugs from rivals who hate him, Blake Griffin attempting somewhere in the ballpark of nine alley-oops, and Kobe trying desperately to persuade the world that it’s not quite time to pass the torch. I don’t know about you, but I’m sold. Plus, Shakira and Alicia Keys are headlining the halftime show. That has to count for something, right?
No. 11 Missouri to face steamrolling Texas No. 7 Texas is coming off road victories against Kansas and Oklahoma State. JOHN MONTESANTOS Staff Writer The No. 11 Missouri basketball team will travel to the heart of the Lone Star State on Saturday to face the No. 7 Texas Longhorns. Missouri sits at 17-3 after taking two straight at home over Kansas State and Iowa State. The Tigers will leave the comfort of Mizzou Arena and look to improve upon a 4-3 road record that includes an 0-2 tally in Big 12 away games. The Longhorns are just the opposite, NICK AGRO /PHOTO EDITOR as they come off two consecutive conferJunior forward Ricardo Ratliffe looses control of the ball during a game against ence road wins, including a monstrous Vanderbilt on Dec. 8, 2010, at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers will face off against the upset at Allen Fieldhouse. Texas Longhorns on Saturday. Texas snapped a 69-game home winning streak for Kansas that was four his roster. Texas is once again the opposite, years in the making. “Texas is probably playing as good basically using four players to get the job as anybody in the country,” Coach Mike done every game. Four Longhorns play over 30 minutes Anderson said. “They went into one of the places where not many people have per game while the Tigers have just one The 2010-11 Tigers run deep. Six had success, and came out with the in junior guard Marcus Denmon. The players go for over 20 minutes per win after being down double figures. Texas bench averages just over 10 points game and eight Tigers have started in They’re one of the hotter teams in the per contest to Missouri’s 25. multiple games this season. Sophomore guard Jordan Hamilton country, not just in our league but in the minutes is one of the reasons that the Longhorns country.” per game Texas then travelled to Stillwater and can win games with just a handful of Junior guard Marcus Denmon guys. stomped Oklahoma minutes The 6-foot State to move to per game 7-inch Hamilton a perfect 5-0 in They’re a young basketball Junior guard Kim English serves as both conference. guard and forThey’ve also team but a very talented team. minutes been nearly perfect They’re playing with a swagger ward, but no matper game ter where he plays inside the Erwin it seems like. And they’ve been Junior forward Lawrence Bowers Center, posting a playing great at home. This will he’s putting up minutes numbers. 13-2 home record per game be the ultimate challenge. The sophothis year. Junior forward Ricardo Ratliffe more is averaging The two losses Coach Mike Anderson a team-high 19.5 were narrow ones, minutes per game points as well as 2.6 three-pointers and both by a margin of two points or less. Sophomore guard Michael Dixon Anderson acknowledges the strength 7.2 rebounds per game. Joining Hamilton in the Texas arsenal of schedule for Texas in non-conference minutes play, which included a trip to USC and a are some fellow underclassmen in freshper game man forward Tristan Thompson and host of Connecticut. Freshman guard Phil Pressey “They’re battle-tested,” Anderson freshman guard Cory Joseph. Thompson leads the team in said. “They played some good teams ASHLEY LANE | GRAPHICS ASSISTANT early on and took a couple of bumps rebounding (7.6 per game) and blocks early on. To their credit, their kids have (2.2) while Joseph mans the backcourt but a very talented team,” Anderson with a team-leading 3.1 assists per game. said. “They’re playing with a swagger really responded in a positive way.” With three of the four leading scor- it seems like. And they’ve been playing The Tigers best chance at the upset might be to use depth to their advantage ers for Texas being underclassmen, and great at home. This will be the ultimate two of them freshman, one category the challenge.” and wear down the Longhorn starters. Missouri boasts six players who go Longhorns lack is experience and age. Tip off in Austin is set for 8 p.m. on for at least 20 minutes per game and But Anderson said he knows they make Saturday. It will be the first of two Big 12 Anderson never fails to mention that he up for it with raw talent. road games for the Tigers, as they will “They’re a young basketball team travel to Oklahoma State on Wednesday. has eight or nine potential starters on
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Senior RaeShara Brown makes a drive toward the basket against Kansas on Wednesday night in Mizzou Arena. The Tigers defeated the Jayhawks by a score of 66-52.
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Missouri improves in victory over Kansas NATHAN ATKINS Staff Writer In any type of sports season, few experiences lift spirits like a classic rivalry victory. At Mizzou Arena on Wednesday, the Missouri women’s basketball team checked the experience off of its list of firsts for the Robin Pingeton era with a 66-52 win over archrival Kansas. In a transition year centered on building a new program, in a Big 12 Conference stretch where heartbreaking defeats have become the norm, the intensity with which Missouri took, controlled and departed the court in Thursday’s win is quickly becoming the heartbeat of a young Tigers team desperately trying to turn the corner. “We’ve really been talking a lot about trying to get consistency, understanding that it’s a 40 minute game,” Pingeton said. “We’ve been so close in so many games, and as a player you feel like you’re playing so hard, but as a coach you feel like there’s always more in their tanks.” While the intensity has become a commodity for the Tigers, it was maximized by the opportunity to upset rival Kansas. The Tigers ripped off runs of 12-0 and 15-0 and never let up en route to the victory. “I’ve seen firsthand how crazy (the rivalry) gets sometimes,” Senior guard RaeShara Brown, who dropped 22 points on the visiting Jayhawks, said. “I think for players, it brings up a more intense level for us. We take a different approach to it because we want it so bad, but I think today we (were) really
good with the amount of intensity and amount of poise we had with it.” The changes in the Missouri program are becoming evident even to the biggest of Tigers rivals. “Their effort is good, their intensity is good, their scouting report defense is good,” Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson said. “They’ve been good on film, not just tonight. They’ve played people well, and their focus and concentration and attention to detail has been better.” Pingeton’s goal all along her first season at Missouri has been to establish that type of culture on a nightly basis. “We talked about that earlier this season, about laying the foundation,” Pingeton said. “As long as we’re doing things the right way, (being) committed, disciplined, having accountability…sooner or later, things are going to pay off for them. And it doesn’t always happen immediately, especially in this league, but I know that they’re going to feel good about their effort, knowing they did it the right way.” The win was the first for the Tigers in a five-game conference stretch and evened their record back up at 10-10 (2-4 Big 12). With victories coming at a high price in the Big 12, Missouri made sure to make the most of its rivalry upset. “I think you absolutely have to enjoy your successes,” Pingeton said. “(The players) earned it and worked hard. When they commit and they make that effort, win or lose, you’ve got to celebrate and acknowledge those things. They need to enjoy this.”
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Missouri women surge in second half to topple rival Jayhawks The Tigers improved to 2-4 in conference play with the victory. PAT IVERSEN Staff Writer Armed with momentum going into halftime, the Missouri women’s basketball team used a 15-0 second half run to put away the Kansas Jayhawks by a score of 66-52 Wednesday night. The victory brought the Tigers’ conference record to 2-4 and their overall record to 10-10. Missouri now sits ninth in the Big 12 standings with 10 games remaining, including a road test at Iowa State Saturday. Coach Robin Pingeton said she was impressed by the intensity the team showed against the Jayhawks. “I’m proud of the effort from start to finish,” Pingeton said. “We’ve really been talking a lot about trying to get consistency, understanding that it’s a 40 minute game. We’ve been so close in so many games, and as a player you feel like you’re playing so hard, but as a coach you feel like there’s always more in their tanks.” Missouri completed 14-4 at end the first half to take a 30-27 lead at halftime. RaeShara Brown hit a jump shot with just over seven minutes left in the game, sparking a 15-0 run to widen Missouri’s lead to 63-47 with two minutes remaining in the half. Pingeton said Missouri’s 21 takeaways were the key to those long scoring streaks. “I felt tonight we were very quick to lose balls, and I thought it was contagious,” Pingeton said.
“It really set the tone tonight. From there, I really think these girls are trying hard to make a commitment to staying together and making the next play, the most important play. And I felt like we did that tonight.” Kansas’ shooters went cold in the second half, going only 34.8 percent from the field. Jayhawks coach Bonnie Hendrickson gave the Missouri defense credit after the game. “They sagged, and didn’t guard kids that they didn’t think could make shots,” Hendrickson said. “It’s similar to how (Missouri coach) Robin (Pingeton)’s group guarded us last year in the NIT. And they’ve been good on film, not just tonight. They’ve played people well, and their focus and concentration and attention to detail has been better.” Missouri snapped a four-game losing streak with the win, and is now 9-2 when leading at halftime. Brown, who led the team with 22 points, said that the victory could be a season-changer for the Tigers. “The way you approach the next game can determine whether you continue down the same road or if you change it,” Brown said. “And I think we had the mindset tonight that we wanted to change how things were going. We had some tough losses coming in, but we pushed those to the backburner and we learned from them.” Pingeton attributed much of the success Wednesday night to the team’s work ethic, saying Monday the team had its “best practice in the nine months.” Pingeton has been at Missouri. She said the team would celebrate the win for only one night before moving onto Iowa State. “Again, I’m very, very proud of
STEVE CASSIDY Staff Writer The Missouri Tigers’ wrestling squad will take on Nebraska in the first conference dual of the season Sunday. The Tigers are 14-5 in dual meets this year and are ranked No. 7 in the nation, the second highest school in the Big 12. The young Tiger squad has been through its toughest schedule to date. Missouri scheduled a number of non-conference foes that ended up being much better than expected. “The schedule this year for us was really unexpected,” coach Brian Smith said. “We were told a few of the programs we scheduled this year were down, but all of our opponents came out strong.” Squads like Hofstra, American and Lehigh were some of the dark
AP TOP 25 1. Ohio State 2. Pittsburgh 3. Duke 4. San Diego State 5. Connecticut 6. Kansas 7. Texas 8. Villanova T9. Syracuse T9. Brigham Young 11. Missouri 12. Purdue 13. Texas A&M 14. Kentucky 15. Notre Dame 16. Minnesota 17. Wisconsin 18. Washington 19. Vanderbilt 20. Illinois 21. Georgetown 22. Florida State 23. Louisville 24. Florida 25. Michigan State
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17-3 19-1 17-2 17-3 13-6 14-7 14-5 10-9 14-6 14-7 10-11 14-7
TOTAL 5-0 4-1 4-1 3-2 3-3 3-3 2-3 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-5
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Senior RaeShara Brown dives through a group of players during the Missouri women’s basketball game against Kansas on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. Brown was the high scorer of the game with 22 points in the 66-52 win. them, but a long way from being satisfied,” Pingeton said. “This is a great win, let’s save this effort and that same kind of focus and resil-
iency for the next game. It needs to get more consistent. I want more, I’m not satisfied and I don’t think they are either.”
No. 7 Missouri wrestling squad to face Cornhushers in conference opener horses in Missouri’s schedule. In the week’s latest rankings, Lehigh held the 12 spot, American 19 and Hofstra was just a few votes shy of making the Top 25. “After surviving a non-conference schedule like that and still maintaining a number seven ranking,” coach Smith said. “I’m one hundred percent confident in our squad going into this Big 12 season.” Missouri wrestling has been focusing on the finer things in practice lately. Conditioning, setting up takedowns and keeping opponents down are the main focus of practice as a team. “As a team we try to focus on broader concepts,” Smith said. “In such an individual sport, you really have to tailor the training to the guy you’re working with.” Smith also said the word of the day was “uncomfortable.” “We want to get ourselves into situations in practice where it’s uncomfortable for our bodies to be there,” he said. “This way we can teach the guys how to maneuver out of them not only in a way that makes them more comfortable but won’t put them
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in a more compromising position.” Freshman standout Alan Waters said that practice has been focused on mechanics more than anything. “Coach is drilling us on getting bonus points for the team,” Waters said. “If you have the win, work on scoring some more points for the team so we can win the meet overall.” Even though they cannot compete in the duals, even a few of Missouri’s redshirts have noticed the change in pace of practice. “Practices are a lot more intense now,” redshirt freshman Phillip Perry said. “We’re working on hand fighting to get ourselves in position. Really it’s just a lot of technical stuff.” The marquee matchup in this contest will be Missouri’s Zach Toal, a redshirt freshman, versus Nebraska’s Jordan Burroughs who is a senior. Burroughs is No. 1 in the nation at 165 pounds, where Toal is No. 11. “Zach did not begin the year as a starter but has worked his
way into that spot,” Smith said. “He has earned his way into the lineup through hard work and dedication to getting better.” Another intriguing matchup is between one of Missouri’s best in junior Dom Bradley and junior Tucker Lane of Nebraska. Bradley is the No. 9 heavyweight in the country, and Lane comes in at No. 11. Smith said that his squad is self-motivated and they don’t need much encouragement. They just get the job done. “I don’t really do the whole big motivational speech thing before a big meet,” he said. “With this sport, you give them the tools to win, and the tools to believe they can win.” Missouri wrestling is a program that can sustain itself on and off the mat. This weekend’s meet is part of the “Wrestling Supporting Wrestling” program. All proceeds from ticket sales go toward the Missouri Wrestling Scholarship Fund. Tickets are $5 and the action is slated to begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Hearnes Center.
BIG 12 18-1 Texas A&M 18-1 Baylor 15-4 Oklahoma 14-5 Kansas State 16-4 Texas Tech Iowa State 14-5 Texas 13-7 Colorado 11-8 Missouri 10-10 Oklahoma State 13-5 Nebraska 11-8 Kansas 14-16
TOTAL 6-0 5-0 5-1 4-2 3-3 2-3 2-4 2-4 2-4 1-4 1-4 1-5
WRESTLING Last meet: 48-0 victory over Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
TENNIS Last match: 7-0 victories over Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City
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