The Maneater -- Volume 77, Issue 45

SPORTS | PG 12

GABBERT IMPRESSES NFL SCOUTS AT PRO DAY The former Missouri quarterback completed 44 of 49 passes at the Dan Devine Indoor Pavillion.

NEWS | PG 7

FOUR CANDIDATES VIE FOR CITY MANAGER ROLE The candidates will go before City Council and the public during a three-day interview process.

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DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT

Faculty OK diversity course requirement

MEGAN HAGER Staff Writer

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Missouri guard Marcus Denmon and Cincinnati forward Yancy Gates chase after a loose ball in the second half of the teams’ NCAA Tournament Second Round game Thursday at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The Bearcats eliminated the Tigers, 78-63.

End of the road

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The Missouri Tigers fell to the Cincinnati Bearcats on Thursday night and were plagued by many of the same shortcomings that haunted the team throughout the year.

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In a season of high expectations and disappointment, the Missouri men’s basketball team had a legitimate chance to impress as an underdog No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Perform well in the Big Dance, and all previous shortcomings would be erased.

But the Tigers’ chance for redemption came and went Thursday night as Missouri exited the NCAA Tournament with a 78-63 loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats.

The team finished with a 23-11 record on the season.

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Missouri finished the season with a 23-11 record despite losing five out of six games to end the year.

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Committee presents eighth annual Tribute to MU women

MARIE MANDELBERG Staff Writer

The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women presented the eighth annual Tribute to MU Women on Thursday, which recognized seven MU students, staff and faculty members.

Ellen McLain, MU Chancellor’s

Committee on the Status of Women co-chairwoman, said the award winners go above and beyond their job responsibilities to help create a safe and fair environment for women on campus, demonstrate respect for women’s experiences and help promote the advancement of women.

“We feel that it is important not

The product of years of debate and amendments, a diversity course requirement proposal passed through Faculty Council on Thursday.

Members also discussed the next step of the smoking policy to be implemented later this year and changed capstone requirements.

A large part of the meeting was spent discussing the details of the Diversity Intensive course requirement.

The proposal, which will go before the UM System Board of Curators for final approval, requires students to fulfill a 3-credit-hour minimum of diversity education.

The written proposal passed by faculty members contained a list of classes that could end up qualifying as “diversity intensive” courses, including Culture

only to create a means for the campus to recognize women who have performed outstanding service to other women on campus, but to let those selected know how much they are appreciated,” McLain said.

Every recipient must be nominated by two different people to be considered for the award and the

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HJR 31:

Watchdog or

wasteful?

The bill proposes a ban to Sharia law and "law of other cultures" in United States courts.

LAUREN BALE Staff Writer Increasing Islamic tension across the nation found its way into Missouri legislation this week in the form of HJR 31, a bill to bar Sharia law.

The bill, sponsored by Missouri Rep. Paul Curtman, R-Pacific, and Rep. Don Wells, R-Cabool, aims to ensure Shariah laws and foreign laws are not implemented in U.S. Courts.

Professor of Religious Studies Richard Callahan said HJR 31 only continues to foster the fear of foreign people and minorities in the United States.

“There is no reason to pass the bill, other than to signal both a sense

See ISLAM, page 6

DIVERSITY

PROJECT TIMELINE 2000-2005

The council discussed the smoking policy and capstone requirements.

March 2011

CINCINNATI BEARCATS, 78 • MISSOURI TIGERS, 63

2000: MU approves a Campus Climate Study designed to gauge campus perceptions about acceptance for minority groups on campus and create recommendations for improving diversity and tolerance.

Fall 2001: Data collection for phase one of the Campus Climate Study begins.

2002: Phases two, three and four of the Campus Climate Study are completed.

2003-2004: Data from phases two through four of the Campus Climate Study is scrutinized and published publicly.

March 31, 2004: The MU Campus Climate Research Team presented findings from phases two through four to a joint meeting of the Chancellor’s and Provost’s offices.

2004: Four Front Co-Chair Jackie Cook-Eberle saw campus tensions and began researching diversity course requirements around the nation.

2004-2005: From summer 2004 to winter 2005, phase five of the Campus Climate Study gathers qualitative analyses of 13 focus groups and six individual interviews to develop a broader interpretation of earlier findings.

March 4, 2011: Faculty Council discusses adding study abroad programs to fit the requirement March 17, 2011: Faculty Council passes Diversity Initiative requirement

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INSIDE HAVE IT YOUR WAY Sophomore Daniel Brick, the founder of the new D Dogs hot dog stand, offers specialized franks near Greektown. The stand opened this week.

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IN THE BLOODLINE Missouri baseball player Brannon Champagne is the team leader in hits and batting average, but he's not the first Champagne to impress on the diamond.

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Speaker discusses science of arousal Sheri Winston, a sexuality educator, used photos and humor in her presentation.

SHAPE Vice President Ellen Chancey said. “She brings a different spin to what SHAPE normally does, as we focus a lot on STI and prevention and bringing in something like pleasure was important to us.”

With a medical background as a VINEETA TAN registered nurse and legal midwife, Winston’s presentation was a fuse of Staff Writer a scientific anatomy lesson with her Sexuality educator Sheri Winston own brand of erotic humor.

“I am revealed the penetrating secrets of sexyou all with ual pleasure my words to students It is challenging because we in Stotler want to represent sexual health and images,” Winston said Lounge on in a positive way. There are during her Wednesday. presentation.

Wi nston negative things that occur with SHAPE spoke in sexual health, and we are always c o n j u n c - concerned with that, but we also spokeswoman Hannah tion with the want to focus our attention on Keel said Sexual Health positive ideas. arousal is a Advocate Peer topic most E d u c a t o r s’ Ellen Chancey people do annual Sexual SHAPE Vice President Responsibility Week, which began not know about and do not talk on a regular basis.

Tuesday.

“It is challenging because we In her presentation titled “Men’s and Women’s Anatomy of Arousal,” want to represent sexual health in a Winston engaged her audience with positive way,” Chancey said. “There explicit photos and her wit, drawing are negative things that occur with sexual health, and we are always conlaughs from the audience.

“We picked Sheri because she is cerned with that, but we also want to a well-rounded sexuality educator,” focus our attention on positive ideas.”

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Describing the exploration of one’s own sexuality as the hunt for buried pleasure, Winston’s presentation covered beyond the physical aspects of sex to include the self empowerment that arises from it.

“Foundationally, sex is not about how we connect with other people, that is secondary,” Winston said.

“The absolute bedrock foundation and core of your sexuality is about yourself, and how you feel about yourself, what you experienced, what you learned. That is your sexuality, and it is unique and yours.”

Chancey said it is challenging to represent sexual health in a positive light, but she hoped students will learn something new, feel more comfortable about their own bodies and to be more at ease learning about sexual pleasure in general.

“It’s really difficult because we want people to be comfortable with themselves, but sometimes it is hard for people,” Chancey said. “We understand that, but we want to be open to everybody’s background and comfort level, and meet them with where they are and try to help them as much as we can.”

Visit themaneater.com for audio clips from Wednesday’s presentation “Men’s and Women’s Anatomy of Arousal.”

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Sheri Winston explains how exploring sexuality starts with examining one’s self Wednesday in Stotler Lounge. Winston speaks for the Center For The Intimate Arts educating individuals about sex.

Campus political groups UM System campaign debate on topical issues focuses on health projects ALLISON PRANG Associate Editor The Mizzou College Democrats, the Mizzou College Republicans and a new campus group, the Young Americans for Liberty, all took part in a debate on politics Wednesday in Memorial Union.

College Republicans Chairwoman Sophie Mashburn said she thought the event remained more civil than some previous debates between the College Republicans and MU Democrats.

Wednesday’s debate centered around questions from audience members, including upto-date topics like foreign affairs issues in Libya and Egypt.

The three groups primarily held similar opinions on the war going on in Afghanistan.

Young Americans for Liberty debater Stuart Hughes argued that libertarians had stood up against the war in Afghanistan first.

“The best exit strategy was to never go there in the first place,” he said.

Mizzou College Republicans debater Craig Arnzen agreed but noted that the United States has never left other areas where they have had foreign wars in the past, such as in Germany.

“It’s a job that if we were to just leave, we would leave them in a state of turmoil,” Arnzen said.

Tom Wright of the College Democrats said he thinks the United States will eventually have to completely remove their presence but the U.S. currently should try to build democracy as best as they can.

Debate teams established their opinions on U.S. involvement in the overseas protests.

“I think our job as far as response is concerned is to monitor the situation and see how it’s going to affect us,” former Mizzou College Republicans Chairman Brett Dinkins said. “I don’t want us to jump in anything too quickly.”

But Wright said the U.S. needs to stay out of it because they do not want to get involved in war.

But he said the U.S. does need to monitor situations like those with the Muslim Brotherhood, who tend to have anti-Western ideals.

“It’s their country — let them figure it out,” Hughes said.

A hot topic in politics today, what to do about the public school system and education in general, promoted the most differences in opinions for the debate overall.

Hughes said public education should come down to a natural selection process where schools are allowed to fail.

“Furthermore, the overall idea is to bring it back to the local level,” Dinkins said for the Republicans. “You’re painting a wide brush over very detailed schools.”

The Democrats disagreed, saying they believed natural selection was not the best method to take care of educational problems in the U.S. “You can’t just let schools fail,” said Madeline O’Leary for the Democrats. O’Leary is a member of The Maneater staff. “That means you’re letting down children.”

O’Leary said benefits of “Race to the Top” include the fact that it is very centered around states where each state can make their own standards and plans, but still does not believe it will fix everything.

“Republicans and libertarians are going to be in agreement here,” libertarian debater Abhi Sivasailam said. “I tend to believe that the government should be involved in promoting education. That doesn’t mean that government should produce education.”

The groups closed the debate with a discussion of the teachers’ unions, the United Nations and nuclear reactors in the U.S.

The debate was between student Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians.

TONY PURICELLI Staff Writer An MU project to treat pancreatic cancer using gold nanoparticles is one of several health initiatives across the four-campus system highlighted by the UM System’s new website.

In a new campaign, the university if focusing on contributions by members of its campuses advancing the state of Missouri in fields such as healthcare, economy, art and culture and competitiveness.

“Once we realized there was a communication understanding gap about the university we decided to brainstorm internally about ways to combat that,” UM System spokeswoman Jennifer Hollingshead said. “We decided that a communications campaign geared toward communicating the impact of the university might go a long way in that endeavor.”

Kattesh Katti, radiology professor and senior research scientist at the MU Research Reactor, and assistant radiology professor Raghuraman Kannan are testing the effectiveness of these particles in radiotherapy for shrinking cancerous tumors.

Their goal is to create a treatment that will shrink inoperable tumors until they are operable again.

“To the best of our knowledge, we are the first group in the world who have been able to produce radioactive gold nanoparticles coated with biocompatible Gum Arabic protein within our nuclear reactor here,” Katti said.

The process involves injecting the gold

nanoparticles directly into the tumor, which Katti says minimizes the toxic side effects of radiation therapy by avoiding the particles traveling through the body.

“Gold is the only element in the periodic table which retains nanoparticle properties at nanoparticle size,” Katti said. “Gold is the only element that remains unoxidized at the nanoparticulate level.”

The research team has tested the treatment on prostate tumors in mice. Katti said the data clearly shows single injections of the radioactive nanoparticles reduced tumor growth to unprecedented levels.

“What we have seen so far is there are no toxic side effects and the tumors have reduced in size to almost 80 or 85 percent of their original size,” Katti said. “This is for real. It’s not a hypothesis.”

Although it has only been tested on prostate cancer, this radiotherapy would work on a variety of cancers, including breast and pancreatic cancers.

Tests on larger animals, such as dogs, are in progress and only limited data is available. Katti expects testing on humans to begin in about 18 months. Initial tests will be on the safety of the treatment in humans.

“Once we determine safety in humans, we will begin testing human patients to determine drug efficacy,” Katti said. “It is never a fast track.

There is no such thing, but we have been very happy so far with the progress that we have made.”

Kannan said the project is a collaboration between him and many faculty at the university, including Katti and Cathy Cutler, senior research scientist at MURR who helped in the production of the nanoparticles.

“It’s an example of team effort,” Kannan said.

“The work has to be shared by everyone.”

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1. FRESHMAN ARRESTED AFTER ASSAULT AT PARY Police arrested a freshman Sunday after he was reported to have punched another man in the face.

Columbia Police Department officers responded to a party on North College Avenue just before 3:30 a.m. and arrested freshman Devin Z. Mellon.

CPD spokeswoman Latisha Stroer said the victim had lacerations around his eyes and nose and was taken to the hospital by a friend.

“They were not transferred by ambulance,” Stroer said.

Mellon, 18, was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault. Mellon was released from Boone County Jail after posting $500 bond.

“When alcohol and drugs are involved, the likelihood of assaults go up,” Stroer said.

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MU’s Campus 2. BOYFRIEND ARRESTED AFTER REPORTED DOMESTIC ASSAULT A Columbia man was arrested Monday after a domestic assault involving his girlfriend.

At about 6:23 p.m. Monday officers were called to an assault at the 1600 block of Boyd Lane, Stroer said in an e-mail. When officers arrived, they spoke with the victim, who said her boyfriend Gilbert Garcia had assaulted her. The two were living together, Stroer said. Garcia was arrested on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault.

3. POLICE PURSUE DRUG SUSPECT A suspect was arrested early Tuesday after a Columbia police

officer pursued him and found him lying on the ground and with cocaine and marijuana in his car.

At about 1 a.m., an officer saw a suspicious vehicle parked in the eastbound lane of Business Loop 70 near Rumors, Stroer said. The suspect got into his vehicle and drove away, and shortly after, the officer pulled him over for a traffic violation.

When the officer approached the vehicle near the intersection of Hathman Place and Paris Road, the suspect drove away.

When the officer located the vehicle on Whitegate Drive, he saw footprints leading to Tarrico D. Smith, who was lying on the ground near a house, Stroer said.

ASHLEY LANE | GRAPHICS ASSISTANT Smith smelled heavily of mar- S. Richardson were apprehended ijuana and the officer found a while trying to leave the store. plastic bag with the corner torn The suspects were reported off nearby. The officer found placing items inside a bag in cocaine, marijuana and digital their cart before they left the scales in Smith’s vehicle. store with before purchasing the Smith was arrested on sus- items. picion of possession of a conAll four suspects were arresttrolled substance and resisting ed and charged with one count arrest. of theft.

4. FOUR SUSPECTS APPREHENDED LEAVING WALMART, CHARGED WITH THEFT Four suspects were arrested Wednesday for reportedly trying to steal items from the Walmart at 415 Conley Road.

At about 6:30 p.m., Rafenee M. Jordan, Micala D. Leavell, Jamie D. Richardson and Jellisa

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KELLY OLEJNIK Staff Writer The Legion of Black Collegians continued amending its constitution Wednesday, adding a policy for making financial requests and increasing the required GPA for officers.

According to Section 3a of the current LBC constitution, the cumulative GPA requirement for executive board members is a maintained 2.2. LBC Political Chair Whitney Williams proposed an increase in the cumulative GPA to 2.5 for executive board members, but after further discussion it was amended to increase to 2.7.

“The second change we went over was regarding funding requests from BSO’s (Black Student Organizations),” Williams said.

The funding request amendment is already an MU regulation that restricts LBC from funding events that are not student related or beneficial to MU students, Williams said during LBC’s meeting Wednesday.

Both changes will see their first reading during LBC’s next Senate meeting before further editing by the political committee and Senate’s approval during the second reading of the changes.

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All changes made to the constitution regarding the executive board should be made before the executive elections take place."

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“All changes made to the constitution regarding the executive board should be made before the executive elections take place,” LBC President Lisa White said.

Executive board nominations

SALLY FRENCH Staff Writer

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Legion of Black Collegians President Lisa White speaks to participants at Wednesday’s LBC meeting. The meeting gave participants a chance to voice their opinions before voting on constitutional amendment changes.

will commence next week and elections will fall on April 15, White said.

Constitutional changes will continue throughout this semester, but LBC has no specific timeline, Williams said.

“Our political chair (Williams) has a list of changes she wants to propose to Senate,” White said.

“We talk about them during executive board meetings and then bring those changes to Senate.”

Two changes have been confirmed this academic year.

“We changed how many seats are available in our Senate,” White said.

LBC harbors senators from each grade level as well as their umbrella organizations, she said.

“We prefer to have at least

two senators from each class,” Williams said.

Senators are elected for the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior class and one seat is reserved for each umbrella organization, White said.

LBC also changed the use of general assembly meetings, Williams said.

According to constitutional act 2, LBC amended article VII of its constitution to increase the productiveness of Senate.

Williams said there will be more changes throughout the semester, but no changes are major.

“We are just trying to make sure the constitution is what we want it to be for next year,” Williams said.

D Dogs, a student-run hot dog business specializing in garnishing franks with special sauces, opened Monday near Greektown.

The cart, located outside the Alpha Epsilon Pi house across from Stankowski Field, serves hotdogs, chips and soda.

All the names of the sauces begin with the letter D, and coincide with the business’s slogan, “What’s Your D?” “There’s Daring, which is a kind of heavier, thicker, delicious sauce,” founder Daniel Brick said.

“Dazzle is sweet with a little bite to it. Danger is going to be spicy.

And Delight — we’re still working on that one.”

Sophomore Matt Norris, who serves as the business’s head chef, created the recipes for the sauces.

“He’s been working in the food business for a while, so we’ve kind of just played with different ideas that we’ve had from other sauces,” Brick said. “We’ve created our own out of them. He’s really the brain behind the design of the sauces. It’s experimental.”

Brick was inspired to start the business as a way to raise money for his fraternity’s philanthropy and to offer MU students an alternative dining option when walking past Greektown.

Due to the snow, business was slower than expected, but Brick remains optimistic due to the positive response.

“I think it’s great,” sophomore Lisa Korte said. “It takes less time if you’re on your way to class.”

Alpha Epsilon Pi housemother Shirlee Zumwalt was the business’ first customer.

“It was delicious, like a ballpark hot dog,” she said. “If you don’t like what’s for lunch, you can go out there and get a hot dog. If he’s out there every day, I’ll eat them every day.”

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Starting up a business was a greater effort than Brick initially imagined, who said the business has been in the works since December.

Startup was delayed due to food handling and business permit requirements.

“I’ve had a lot of skeptics throughout this entire process, but we’ve far exceeded some people’s thoughts of where we would be,” Brick said. “I’m learning quite a lot. If this works, and I think it will, I’ve proven that all it takes is determination, because I don’t have the skill or the knowledge of business before this. But I really want to make it happen. I’ve just been pushing and pushing.”

D Dogs also has plans to launch a catering service and to work the bar scene in downtown Columbia.

“That takes different permits to finish, which we have almost completed,” Brick said. “It’s harder because in the city, you have to have a certain amount of locations. There’s more red tape. D Dogs serves on a van which needs to be registered and properly hygienically cleaned so we can serve food out of it.”

Brick said all of the profit is going to go to Alpha Epsilon Pi’s house philanthropy, Rock-A-Thon, which raises money in support of colon cancer research.

“People always need food,” Brick said. “It’s easy. It’s quick. I help Mizzou out, and I help out charities.

It’s just something that I do.”

The hot dogs cost $2, or $2.25 with a sauce.

D Dogs is open on weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will reopen from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

RHA seeks smooth transition between presidencies RHA will announce the executive board during spring break.

ANA STOCK Staff Writer Since his election to the 201112 Residence Halls Association presidency in February, Chris Rucker and RHA President Lauren Thomas have worked to make the role’s transition a smooth one.

“Already, me and VicePre s i d e nt - E l e c t Caleb (Krenning) are in constant meetings, and Lauren and I still meet on a regular basis to talk about the future of the organization,

things she would have done differently and things she would like to see accomplished,” Rucker said.

Rucker said he feels that it is necessary for the executive board to be close-knit, and it is important they know their roles so that they can get representatives involved.

“It is important that representatives know what our organization is about, and the executive members can also help them write legislation,” Rucker said.

Krenning said it is disheartening to find out there are many returning students to the residence halls who do not get involved with RHA. Rucker said they have talked about cutting some positions on

the executive board, but nothing is official. For now, they are primarily concerned with getting the new executive board in place.

“We just finished all of our interviews and are deciding on our executive board soon, but it will not be announced until over spring break, because people have applied for student staff and we want to make sure that everything is settled before we make the announcement,” Rucker said.

Krenning also said he and Rucker have been talking about the services they would like to offer students moving in this fall.

“We are getting ready to sign the same linen contract that we had last year, so new residents will be sent a packet this summer

with linen options, like sheets and towels and things of that nature,” Rucker said.

Rucker and Thomas hope to ensure a smoother transition of leadership than in past years by hosting a retreat.

“To ensure that the transition among the executive board goes better than it has in the past, we are having a transitional retreat the weekend after we get back from spring break,” Thomas said. “All of the current executive board members and those who Chris and Caleb hire will be attending.”

Rucker said the funding for the retreat is not going to be paid for by student fees.

Rucker said the retreat is meant to give new executive

members training from their predecessor on the duties of their new position.

They will be talking with their predecessors and will also be discussing events for summer.

“We hope to talk about what we can do for at Summer Welcome to promote our organization as well,” Rucker said.

Thomas said they want to make the leadership transition smoother than it has been in the past, even though Rucker and Krenning will not be sworn in until the end of this academic year.

“At the last Congress meeting (of the year), Chris and Caleb will be sworn in and Chris will technically take over in May,” Thomas said.

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FACULTY: Requirement first proposed in 2005 Continued from page 1 of Communication, African American History and Urban Geography and about 160 other courses.

“We’re living in a very diverse world,” Academic Affairs committee chairwoman Victoria Johnson said. “We want to prepare students for a diverse market. It will also help improve campus and social interactions through the program.

Sometimes students do abusive actions toward people different than them. It will help improve the campus climate.”

According to the Diversity Intensive Course Requirement Proposal, the incorporation of a Diversity Intensive requirement will help students view complex worldviews, policies and issues from different perspectives, analyze cultural myths and stereotypes of minority groups and communicate with other social groups with an open mind.

“It double dips into other courses such as humanities courses,” Johnson said. “It is not adding any new courses.”

The proposal outlines the criteria all Diversity Intensive courses

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Faculty Council members vote to add a diversity intensive course requirement to the university’s general education requirements Thursday at Memorial Union. Faculty members also discussed changing capstone requirements for smaller departments.

will meet.

The first is that courses will focus on understanding different

social groups on a local, national or international level. The second is that courses will explore a broad

definition of social inequalities.

During the meeting, faculty also discussed the next step of

MU’s smoking policy, which will be implemented in July.

“A map will be made available to the public that shows where designated smoking areas will be,” Intercampus Faculty Council representative Bill Wiebold said.

“Most of those areas will be parking lots and the top floor of parking garages. Some spots without parking lots are also indicated on the map, such as Lowry Mall.”

Wiebold said this step of the plan will be implemented for two to three years in order to prepare smokers to the transition of a smoke free MU. No fines or punishments are outlined to enforce the spaces, but if multiple complaints come from an area, the police will be informed.

Faculty members unanimously decided to change senior capstone course requirements as well, because a capstone class or seminar does not work for all of the schools on MU’s campus. The wording for the proposal was amended to avoid confusion.

“Any department can use a capstone course or a 4000-level course to meet the capstone requirement,” Johnson said.

BASKETBALL: Tigers ISLAM: Bill mentions Sharia lost 5 of last 6 total games law, 'laws of other cultures' Continued from page 1 There were no quitters, no lackadaisical play, but in the end, pure effort wasn’t enough to keep the Tigers afloat.

“We were always fighting uphill,” coach Mike Anderson said in the postgame news conference. “When you’ve got guys that normally score for you not scoring, it puts a burden on those other guys.”

Junior forward Ricardo Ratliffe led the Tigers with 13 points in the loss. Sophomore guard Michael Dixon also added 11, but regular season leading-scorer Marcus Denmon was held to 10 points on 3-11 shooting.

Denmon said the shooting woes were the difference in the loss.

“Its hard to get into your defense when you’re not making shots,” Denmon said. “You can keep playing defense for 40 minutes, but eventually you’ve got to put the ball in the basket.”

Forward Yancy Gates, the team’s leading scorer in the regular-season, led the Bearcats in the victory. The junior scored 18 points and 11 rebounds for the double-double, hitting seven of eight shots from the field.

Cincinnati moves on to face the Connecticut Huskies in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, a rematch of Big East Conference foes.

Gates said people counted the team out because of the lack of experience.

“A lot of people had us losing because it was our first time in,” Gates said. “The first

time in, we got a win.”

Missouri was plagued by the same deficiencies that haunted the team throughout the season. The Tigers were out-rebounded 35-27, shot 36 percent from the field, and had a stalled offense for much of the second half — all telltale signs of a Missouri loss.

After holding a lead for the majority of the first half, the Bearcats took over after a poor foul by junior guard Kim English on a dunk by Larry Davis. Cincinnati would hold the advantage for the remainder of the game.

Missouri clawed back into the game midway through the second half, cutting the deficit to single digits, but a 13-2 run by the Bearcats capped by a technical foul on Missouri coach Mike Anderson sealed the fate of the young Tiger squad.

For Anderson, the disappointment only adds to the swirling rumors of the possible move to Arkansas.

“Well, I don’t deal with rumors,” Anderson said. “Again, that’s a rumor, and I thought I’d dealt with that already. I’m excited about what’s taking place at Missouri, and I plan on being at Missouri. That’s the bottom line.”

Anderson has avoided making conclusive statements about his future throughout the postseason. Whether he stays with Missouri or not, Anderson and the Tigers will be watching the rest of the tournament from the comforts of their homes. Fitting, considering home has been the only place kind to the Tigers this season.

Continued from page 1

that Muslims are not American, and that America as we know it is under threat of being transformed into some sort of alien Muslim state,” Callahan said.

The text of the bill first calls for U.S. courts to uphold the U.S. Constitution’s laws but also mentions Sharia law as a law courts should reference for guidance.

“The courts shall not look to the legal precepts of other nations or cultures,” the bill states. “Specifically, the courts shall not consider international law or Sharia law.”

Rep. Stephen Webber, D-Columbia, said he believed the bill will only create fear of Islamic belief and isolate a group of people from society but that the bill would probably pass once sent to the House floor.

“I think the bill is certainly fueling antiIslamic sentiment,” Webber said. “I think at best, it is an absolutely frivolous waste of time and money that will have no impact on anything and will only drain the resources that should be used actually helping the people of Missouri.”

Wells acknowledged that the laws that he is trying to ban are not actually applied in U.S. Courts but said Missouri is at risk of being influenced by Islamic practices. Specifically, Wells said Sharia law threatens the safety of Americans.

“Missouri does not need foreign law in addition to the ones stated to make decisions in our courts,” Wells said in a state-

ment. “Prohibiting Sharia law will also protect Missourians.”

Muslim Student Organization President Arwa Mohammad said she believes the proposed bill is the result of misunderstandings of Islamic faith and Sharia law in general.

“Sharia is not just a body of laws,” Mohammad said. “It actually comes from a method in which Islamic jurists, through years of scholarship, study religious text to ascertain what divine rule is. I think a lot of times people simplify it into a black and white issue of what is allowed and what isn’t.”

Mohammad also said that those with little understanding of Islam mistakenly believe Sharia law is strict and unchanging.

“Shariah has been used throughout many different time periods and many different areas and can be adjusted to local customs,” Mohammad said.

Callahan said many religions have laws and legal codes, and the fact that Sharia is being singled out and treated differently confirms anti-Islamic sentiment.

Callahan also said Islam should not be viewed as foreign, seeing as the religion has been a part of the U.S. for centuries.

“Unfortunately, some Americans seem to have something at stake in suppressing religious diversity in this country and trying to use religious affiliation or belief as a marker of who is or is not 'truly' American,” Callahan said.

A hearing for the bill is not yet scheduled, according to the Missouri House website.

TRIBUTE: Committee received about 20 nominations Continued from page 1 Committee receives about 20 to 25 nominations each year, said Wendy Sims, Tribute to Women Committee Chairwoman.

The seven recipients were Rebecca Calvin, June DeWeese, Jill Ford, Stephanie Mathieu, Peggy Placier, Stephanie Smarr and Vicky Riback Wilson.

Award winners were introduced by a member of the MU campus who had nominated them.

Calvin, a member of the Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative, was introduced by Noel

English.

“Anybody who knows Rebecca knows that she is passionate,” English said.

“Passionate about her work and passionate about her family.”

McLain introduced DeWeese, a faculty member in Library Science and a member of the Task Force on Violence Against Women.

Colin Daly introduced Ford, who developed a female engineering freshman interest group.

“Her contributions have been outstanding to all students in the college of engineer-

ing,” Daly said.

Rebecca Wolfson introduced Mathieu, a School of Journalism graduate student who founded the non-profit organization Workforce of Women and often works with the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center.

Jeffrey Brooks introduced Placier, a faculty member in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis who serves as a member on the Chancellor’s Standing Committee on the Status of Women.

Paula Carter introduced Smarr, a Public Health graduate student who serves as an

advocate for females with autism spectrum disorders and established a local support group for females on the autism spectrum.

Jim Spain introduced Wilson, who serves as an advocate for Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life.

Sims said this event recognizes women who work on women’s issues on a voluntary and regular basis.

“We feel that it is important to recognize those who make the campus a better place for women in the many roles that we occupy at Mizzou,” McLain said.

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Four candidates vie for city manager role The three-day interview process begins Friday.

NICHOLE BALLARD Staff Writer The public and City Council will get their chance to interview the four city manager candidates vying to fill Bill Watkins’ former role during a three-day process that begins Friday.

The city of Columbia issued a news release identifying the potential candidates for city manager last Friday. The city also described the interview process and schedule, which will be a sort of round table event.

The interview process is standard for the position, Columbia Human Resources Manager Margrace Buckler said.

The candidates are scheduled for a reception with city staff and council members this evening and will then attend a meet and greet with the public at 6 p.m.

Friday.

“It’s an event to get the public aware,” Buckler said.

Residents are encouraged to provide feedback on the candidates for the council to consider, as well.

Fourth Ward Councilman Daryl Dudley said even though council members consider feedback; it doesn’t have a lot of influence over the process of hiring the new city manager. He said the interviews are what really matter.

Council members will interview each candidate in groups Saturday where they will be given

LORI LUTHER

DAVID VELA

MIKE MATTHES

KENT MYERS

Lori Luther has been the city Administrator for Waukesha, Wis., since 2008. Her background involves a brief stints as city administrator for Reedsburg, Wis., and Overland Park Kan. She also held positions in administration for Johnson County, Kan., and Harrisonville, Mo. Luther has a Master of Public Administration from University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Spanish from Baker University.

David Vela has been the assistant city manager in Abilene, Texas since 2006. Previously, he was the assistant city manager of Alice, Texas, and a local government analyst for the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts in Austin, Texas. He also served as the public information specialist for the Office of the Attorney General of Austin from 19972001.

Vela holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Texas State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Texas State University in Austin.

Mike Matthes is the assistant city manager and chief information officer in Des Moines, Iowa. He has worked in public service as assistant city manager, acting director and deputy director of the Municipal Housing Agency, management analyst of Finance Office and as a management intern to the city manager in Des Moines since 1996.

Matthes has a master’s degree in Public Administration from Iowa State University and a bachelor’s degree in American History from Graceland College.

Kent Myers is the city manager for Port Angeles, Wash.

Before taking this position in 2009 he was the city manager for Hot Springs, Ark., Casa Grande, Ariz., and Converse, Texas. He was a research associate for the University of Texas at Arlington and an administration intern at Hurst, Texas.

As the most experienced candidate, Myers received his Master of Public Administration from Texas Christian University and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from University of Texas at Arlington.

the chance to ask specific questions.

First Ward City Council Candidate Mitch Richards said he was going to try to attend Friday’s meet-and-greet.

“As for what questions I would ask, I need to think about it,”

Richards stated in an e-mail.

“Definitely something about the budget, pensions, red-light cameras and police oversight.”

The council has yet to learn about the candidates other than what is on paper. Dudley said that from what he has seen he

feels it is an extremely excellent pool of candidates vying for city manager.

“All we know about them is what we have from their resumes,” Dudley said.

The city has not committed to a specific deadline to fill the posi-

tion. And, if there is pressure on making a decision, Buckler said she hasn’t noticed it yet.

“I have no idea when the decision will be made,” Buckler said.

“The mayor said it depends on how quickly (council members) can build a consensus.”

convictions to officials.

Virginia Tech Public Relations Coordinator Amy Widner said the relationship between students, staff and faculty was a function of trust.

“On the application there are some trigger questions,” Widner said. “Some of the triggers are, have you been suspended, have you been arrested?”

If students answer yes to any of these questions, their application is flagged and sent to a committee.

“If it’s, oh they snuck alcohol into the prom, a staff member will see that they disclosed that and they’ll waive it,” Widner said. “If it’s a violent offense, it goes to the threat assessment committee and they decide what happens from there.”

Similarly, if an MU student athlete has a violent offense in their criminal record, administration and those involved with the athlete would be informed, Moller said. He added that those involved would do what they could to learn more about the offense before deciding what to do with the athlete.

“We don’t want to take a piece of paper for its word so we try to find out more,” Moller said.

Mark Cohen, athletics

department spokesman for TCU, one of the two schools to perform background checks, said the background checks are a key part of the recruiting process for the school.

“We utilize background checks as one of many tools when recruiting prospective student athletes,” Cohen said in a news release. “Suffice it to say, we try very hard to recruit athletes who are good community citizens and leaders in their respective sports.

So far, we are pleased with our recent recruits and we look forward to continued success in all of our sports programs.”

Moller said student athletes’ crimes draw more media attention due to the prestige associated with college athletic programs.

“We tell our student athletes that they are held to a higher standard because of the prominence the athletics department has and the notoriety athletes have,” Moller said. “Whether it’s fair or not, if a student non-athlete gets a ticket, it’s no big deal.

If it’s a student athlete, you’ll hear about it.”

Student athlete background checks left to each MU program For administrators, certain crimes raise more concerns than others.

mind we have over 500 studentathletes,” athletics department spokesman Chad Moller said in an e-mail. “I’ve never personally priced a background check, but I’m certain that you could get well over a couple hundred MEGAN HAGER dollars per search if you engaged certain companies, so it just isn’t Staff Writer economically feasible to go to A CBS/Sports Illustrated inves- that level for every kid.” tigation into criminal records of Each MU athletics team has student athletes revealed that its own policy for doing backone of every 14 players on top ground checks on incoming stu25 Division I football programs dent athletes because there is no had criminal school-wide records. mandate on T h e Whether it’s fair or not, if a them, Moller study, which said in an lasted six student non-athlete gets a ticket, i n t e r v i e w. months, also it’s no big deal. If it’s a student Although found that athlete, you’ll hear about it.” they do go many coach- Chad Moller through es were MU Athletics Department spokesman companies unaware of for crimitheir athletes’ criminal records. nal background checks, much Of the 25 schools the investiga- of their assessment comes from tion focused on, only two — relationships established with the University of Oklahoma and athlete’s coaches, family memTexas Christian University — bers, friends, administrators and performed background checks the like. on student athletes.

Virginia Tech was the only “We certainly don’t engage in school within the investigation full-scale background checks for that performed background every single student-athlete, and checks on all admitted students, again you’re looking at exorbi- not just athletes. The state of tant costs if you did so — keep in Virginia established a law that

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CRIMINAL RATES

AMONG TOP 25

SCHOOLS’ ATHLETES A six-month SI/CBS News investigation ran criminal background checks on 2010 preseason Top 25.

7%

2,837 PLAYERS

had criminal

RECORDS

39%

of which included VIOLENT OFFENSES such as cocaine possession and domestic violence

8.1% of scholarship players have been/are in trouble

NONE

ONLY 2 SCHOOLS of the background (TCU and Oklahoma)

of the 25 perform regular background checks on recruits

checks included juvenile records

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ONLY SCHOOL (Virginia Tech) of the 25 do background checks on admitted students.

WITHIN THE PAST 15 YEARS,

background checks on athletes have become more commonplace.

MU’s athletics department performs background checks on its athletes.

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required all schools of higher education to perform background checks on incoming students. Virginia Tech also requires for students to annually disclose in writing any arrest or criminal

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03.18.11 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 20

“There is nothing better for a developing independent band than having their music heard by as many people as possible,” — Evan Walton, of Ptarmigan,

THE KEY TO YOUR ENTERTAINMENT

Yards and Gods label

Yards and Gods puts music over profit IN THIS ISSUE MARCH MADNESS

+ MOVE's guide to the

best sports bars for watching the NCAA Tournament.

DAVID NAIL

Nail + David shares his

journey from a smalltown to the big time.

HOLY BOOKS, ROCKY BATMAN!: VOTALATO

A new Votalato + Rocky publisher opens up in town looks about the to publish realities of undiscovered touring.

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PREVIEW

Fierce like a tiger

Local label promotes free music

ABBY SPUDICH fashion columnist

Flight-friendly packing list I am not one to pack lightly. I once packed five different tops for a weekend trip to Chicago. But this spring break, I will be limited to only carry-on luggage, an endeavor I have never even attempted before. Fortunately, I have streamlined my getaway routine and packing list significantly through the years.

Do you really need that?

A few things I usually leave at home are my hairstyling tools. I know many of you don’t believe you can live without your flat iron, but your hair could use a break for a week anyway. Beachy waves are my go-to vacation look, which I create by spritzing KMS California Hair Play Sea Salt Spray onto wet hair.

Of course, if you’re lucky enough to be spending your break on the beach, all you need to do is wet your hair in the ocean to achieve this look.

You probably do not need your entire makeup bag either.

Cut your collection down to these essentials: bronzer, lip balm, tinted moisturizer and waterproof mascara. Bronzer can double as blush and eye shadow, and many come in a multi-shade color palette. Physicians Formula bronzers are great options, because most of their products provide multiple hues in one container. Tinted moisturizer is another great spring break option, because it replaces moisturizer and foundation, and most contain SPF. Wet ‘n’ Wild Ultimate Sheer Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 is a steal at $4 (available at Walgreens) and got rave reviews online.

This spring break all of my beauty products have to be 3 fluid ounces or less due to TSA guidelines. As daunting as this seemed at first, 3floz.com proved to be a lifesaver. This website, as the name suggests, carries only products in 3 oz containers or less, from popular brands, with the tagline, “For those who travel, those who are curious and those who can’t commit.” I purchased several new products from the site that I am itching to try, and I’m also bringing an old standby, Yes to Cucumbers Facial Towelettes, $6.

I’ve found huge space hogs in my suitcase are bras.

Traditional bras are also difficult because they lose their shape in your luggage. Swap out a few underwire and padded bras for bandeau and bralette styles. These lingerie alternatives are generally inexpensive and take up minimal space. Victoria’s Secret’s bandeau tube top comes in a variety of colors, and you get two for $20.

Another huge space waster is shoes. Don’t over-think your footwear. Unless you are attending a formal event, all you will want to wear is flip flops and possibly running shoes. Reef carries some of the most stylish and comfortable sandals I have ever worn, perfect for sightseeing all day or just hanging out by the pool. Reef sandals can be purchased from the MU bookstore. Packing a pair of closed-toe shoes is also generally a good idea. Keds canvas shoes, $35, are a great choice for vacation.

As far as clothing goes, choose items that won’t wrinkle.

Monochromatic, cotton T-shirts like Madewell’s tomboy tee, $29.50, are a great travel staple, because they can be dressed down with jeans and shorts, or up with a floral mini skirt. Knit dresses are also easy. You can wear them as a cover-up, during the day or dress them up for night. The Ruffled Stripes Tank dress from Forever 21 is a versatile buy at $9.80.

By now, we all know that spring weather can be unpredictable (especially in Missouri), so make sure to bring a light jacket and scarf. I am already getting a lot of wear out of my classic wash denim jacket from Gap, $69.50, and I have been coveting Fred Flare’s lightweight cherry ombre infinity scarf, $14, to pair with it.

When it comes to packing in general, just remember less is more. Keep in mind the weather and activities and plan accordingly.

* Columbia music label Yards and Gods puts music before profit.

In a country that prizes individualism and identity over conformity and orthodoxy, independence remains surprisingly rare within the music industry. Columbia indie pop band Nonreturner seems to have uncovered the secret to procuring this very ideal.

The suggestion that musicians bestow their audiences with the gift of free composition and boundless harmony shocks the ears of the music industry, which has fought piracy so intensely.

But, to Nonreturner and other bands associated with the Yards and Gods label, providing the public with their music as openly as possible is the only way to combat the musical deviant brought about by the Internet and other gateways.

“People are going to get your music for free if they want it, whether you give it to them or not,” said Zach Biri, who plays guitar, keys and vocals for Nonreturner. “We would rather them hear our music, enjoy it and donate a couple bucks than ask for money and not have people listen to it. It is an outmoded notion, to put music before profit.”

Although this appears to reflect a completely original concept, it is a mentality shared by most bands allied with Yards and Gods, the co-op of both Nonreturner and Ptarmigan. Ptarmigan is a powerfolk ambiopop band that just announced the release of its second album this week, also located in Columbia.

“There is nothing better for a developing independent band than having their music heard by as many people as possible,” Ptarmigan guitarist and vocalist Evan Walton said. “If that music is free, people don’t even have a choice but to hear it. Small bands don’t make much money on album sales and printing albums is costly.”

Yards and Gods consists not of cold contractual business ventures, but of bands that share a commitment to independence from the capitalistic-driven nature of the music industry.

“All of your money, when you sign with a label and are contractually bound, comes from merchandise and door sales anyway,” Biri said.

Breanne Bradley/ Staff Photographer

Ted Carstensen, Evan Walton and Peter Marting from Ptarmigan sit Thursday night at the Blue Fugue. Ptarmigan along with Nonreturner are under the label Yards and Gods.

“We don’t really see a reason to put ourselves shows and make enough money to get by on that under those restrictions.” alone,” Biri said. “And what a coup it would be Walton expands on this notion that Yards and to do it all on our own: production, distribution, Gods offers them the same, if not better, benefits all of it.” as an official label would.

The promotion of free music that these “(Wil Reeves, of the Centro Cellar Studio) bands have adopted embodies what Biri believes provided every imaginable means for us to do to be the detail most music lovers take for whatever we wanted,” Walton said. “Once we get granted. into the studio with him, he becomes sort of the “I feel compelled to make music,” Biri said. fourth member of Ptarmigan, without imposing “Music is one of the only enjoyable things you upon or controlling our ideas.” can do in life that is worth it. Even with all of the Bands connected to the Yards and Gods social connections people make through media corporation are driven by a self-entitled license to today, it is still really easy for people to feel emosucceed on their own terms. The ultimate goal is tionally disconnected from others.” freedom by definition of following their cathartic Both Nonreturner and Ptarmigan will perneed to express themselves through music, with- form music that maintains the independence out resigning their art to the looming superiority most artists crave Saturday at Eastside Tavern. of an official label.

“We would just like to be able to travel, play emily adams | reporter

TRENDS

3-D movies: Way too real? * Films like “The Great Gatsby” don’t need to be in 3-D.

When I was younger, a 3-D movie was a mystical thing that I figured I would never get to see. My parents would tell me about “Jaws 3-D” and how it felt like everything in the film was reaching out into the audience. I personally thought that was the coolest thing ever. I waited and waited until I would get the opportunity to finally see these different types of movies and get to wear the funny glasses with blue and red lenses.

When I was 11 years old, I finally got my wish. “Spy Kids 3-D” was released in theaters and I begged my mom to take me. I watched in awe as I saw everything coming out of the screen. (I may have tried to grab at something once or twice, too.) But, after the wonderment wore off, I really didn’t care about seeing a 3-D movie anymore. I got my childhood wish and

that was the end of it…or so I thought.

My junior year of high school, I prepared myself to see a new 3-D movie: “My Bloody Valentine.” A group of friends and I sat in the theater while we watched a big guy with a pickaxe slaughter people for nearly two hours. Yes, seeing the pickaxe thrown at the camera was scary enough, but in the midst of the blood and gore, I realized 3-D movies weren’t that awesome. Who wants to feel like they’re in the middle of a gruesome murder scene? Not me, that’s for sure.

Now, it seems like there’s not a movie that doesn’t have the option of going to see it in 3D. I can even understand wanting to make some movies come alive. But, when you have movies coming out like “Jackass 3D” and “Piranha 3-D,” the movie industry might be

taking it a little too far. Case in point: “The Great Gatsby” is being made into a 3-D movie.

That’s when you know that this is one craze that needs to go away.

Hope might not be totally lost for the wonder of 3-D movies. The concept would be so much better if used sparingly. We go to the movies to escape our boring and mundane lives, not to get thrust into an action movie where we have to escape terrorists or a thriller where we find out our neighbor is a depressed widower, who’s bound to go on a shooting spree at any second. Now, if they want to make a movie with Jake Gyllenhaal, in which every girl can be his leading lady, that might not be so bad. ellen fike | reporter

MOVE HIGHLIGHTS (EVENT) SMARTPUNK TOUR TIME: 8:30 P.M. DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 31 LOCATION: MOJO’S, 1013 PARK AVE.

The Word Alive headlines a rock-based tour that any metalhead will enjoy.

Joining them in the hardcore extravaganza is Upon a Burning Body, Abandon All Ships, For All Those Sleeping, The Color Morale and Light the Shadow.

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(EVENT) THE MANEATER PRESENTS: DALE ERNHARDT JR. JR., REPTAR, WALK THE MOON TIME: 8:30 P.M. DATE: TUESDAY, MARCH 22 LOCATION: MOJO’S, 1013 PARK AVE.

Dale Ernhardt Jr. Jr. is set to headline this show hosted by The Maneater. What better way to get excited for spring break than with a band that harmonizes like the Beach Boys?

(ALBUM RELEASE) PANIC! AT THE DISCO, _VICES & VIRTURES_ RELEASE DATE: MARCH 22

Two of Panic!At the Disco’s original members, Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith, are still keeping the band’s infamous name around.

Going back to their poppy A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out style, Panic! hopes to make a solid comeback despite the absence of half the original band.

(ALBUM RELEASE) CHRIS BROWN, F.A.M.E. RELEASE DATE: MARCH 22

Attempting a second CD release since his 2008 incident with Rihanna, Brown collaborates with current big names like Lil Wayne/Busta Rhymes, Wiz Khalifa and even Justin Bieber with desire to regain his stardom and respect in the industry.

PREVIEW

Movie musings

Rocky chooses the road over the abode

LAUREN HUMMEL movie columnist

'Paul’ is a sci-fi spoof with heart They’ve battled zombies, paid homage to a myriad of action films while fighting off a crazed village, and now British comedy duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have returned to take on one genre that is out of this world.

Pegg and Frost play a pair of sci-fi loving best friends named Graeme and Clive, respectively, who embark on a journey across the U.S. to see the country’s most famous alien hot spots.

But they’re unaware that their adventure will turn into something straight out of r e v i e w an episode of “The X-Files” when they unexpectedly meet an extra-terrestrial in the PAUL flesh. His name is Paul.

DIRECTOR: GREG Paul, voiced by Seth Rogen, MOTTOLA landed on planet Earth when FEATURING: NICK his spaceship crashed in 1947, FROST, SIMON PEGG, and since his arrival the govSETH ROGEN ernment has held him captive RATING: R in the notorious Area 51 in RUNNING TIME: 1 order to observe and possiHOUR, 44 MINUTES bly replicate his supernatural of 5 healing powers.

Paul’s recent escape results in a full-fledged search for his capture, led by agent Lorenzo Zoil (Jason Bateman) and his ruthless boss “The Big Guy” (who’s not really a guy at all), played by Sigourney Weaver.

After Graeme and Clive almost run into him on a desert road, Paul eventually persuades the flabbergasted pair of comic book geeks to help him outrun frantically searching government agents.

But before they can get carried away with the nerdy fantasy playing out before their eyes (does Paul want to probe them?), they fire up their dilapidated camper and head on their way.

Many of the jokes cracked in the film come from Paul, but I wasn’t surprised to find what we were getting was Seth Rogen essentially playing himself as an alien.

He’s crude, crass and likes to smoke weed in his free time — stuff we’ve seen a million times over in Rogen’s past films.

But Paul’s humor doesn’t necessarily diminish Pegg and Frost’s.

Granted, a good amount of the laughs in film were a bit stale, many of the best moments having been shown in the trailer, the sci-fi spoofed bromance emanates the kooky characteristics we’ve come to love since “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz.”

I didn’t feel like Pegg and Frost were done being the two guys who we can count on to team up, fight evil and deliver some good laughs.

One thing I definitely wasn’t expecting “Paul” to touch on was the topic of religion versus science.

After Graeme and Clive meet the one-eyed, overtly Christian Ruth (Kristen Wiig), she and Paul have a tiff over the existence of God. Paul is unabashedly not religious, but he does have the power to do things some people would call miracles.

Although this might seem like a heavy turn for an otherwise lighthearted film, “Paul” balances the subject with enough heart to make it meaningful but the right amount of humor to keep it from being a downer.

Ultimately, “Paul” isn’t Pegg and Frost’s best film to date, but Graeme and Clive’s close encounter is a humorous and heartfelt romp that is worth the time watching it.

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* Rocky Votolato will perform March 26 at Mojo’s

Dualities splinter the art and life of Rocky Votolato. A tension is heard in the lo-fi corners of the singer-songwriter’s aesthetic indie folk. Votolato wrote last year’s True Devotion after he suddenly stopped touring and dropped into a quiet period of respite. Again, he’s circuiting cross-country, limning stories with his frosty voice in-person, but it’s the friction of his touring life and tranquil time-off that have made him a captivating songwriter.

“That album is really about the process of healing and recovery from years of hard touring,” Votolato said of True Devotion. “But also depression and mental problems that I had been dealing with my whole life. Taking that time off and getting a handle on that. I’m in a way better place now.”

Although now essential to the Seattle scene, Votolato came out of Texas as a teenager, an origin that leaves as much of an impression on his music as the Northwest has.

After cycling through a few bands in Washington, Votolato found success as the frontman of indie rock band Waxwing. Making music as a solo artist became his full-time job though, when Waxwing disassembled in 2005. The bare, seasonal vibes of Votolato’s Americana greatly counterpoises Waxwing’s four-piece punk rock, but for him the sound comes naturally.

“When I was a young, angsty teen, I had all of this anger and frustration, and a lot of those feelings went into Waxwing,” Votolato said.

His transition into the more pensive songwriter happened without need for pause or practice.

“It was what came out when I would sit to play acoustic guitar,” he said.

Although haunted most of his career by depression and anxiety, Votolato’s songs toggle between the poles of despair and hope.

“They’re not all gloom and doom,” Votolato said. “I feel like I’m an optimistic person. Hopefully, some of that makes it into the art.”

His most recent album was a force of catharsis for Votolato, and he conceded that organizing his pain into music is the best way to rid it. But when he does write, he also strives to create something larger than himself and, perhaps, cathartic for others.

“I’m trying to make timeless, classic songs that can also be relatable for people,” Votolato said.

There are vivid stories in the crackle of his voice on “Don’t Be Angry” and the hilly, desperado tones of “Red River,” but their source remains a greater mystery.

The real and imagined chapters of Votolato’s life coexist in his lyrics.

“I’ve always tried to walk that line between autobiography and fic-

Courtesy of Rocky Votolato

tion,” he said. “I think it would feel vacant if it didn’t have some legal, concrete meaning for your life. But if you go too far in that direction, then you’re doing a confessional diary entry and it’s annoying the shit out of everyone who’s listening.”

“The harder you fight the tide/The less likely you’ll survive,” Votolato sings on “Fragments,” staring into some past demon.

Willpower permeates his music, but there’s also a wise resignation every time he exhales into the microphone and realizes much is out of his control.

“I have tried to avoid sentimentality,” Votolato said. “I think being honest is a political act these days. I

try really hard to be honest.”

His music captures a busy mind, an artist questing for personal healing but also striving to be greater than just Rocky Votolato, the man.

It seems paradoxical that a punk rocker could transition so smoothly into such clear-eyed folk, but Votolato has become pretty good at balancing acts. Between optimism and realism, fact and fiction, pause and play, Votolato channels his ambivalence for a living into profound records and energetic live shows, telling of just how truly devoted he is. parker tarun | staff writer

GUIDE GUIDE

Top 5 restaurants for Madness maniacs

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MOVE’s guide to viewing the NCAA tournament

It’s March. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming… and the brackets are filled. Millions of sports fans everywhere are anxiously sitting by their TV watching the NCAA March Madness Tournament, hoping that the team they chose will move on to the next round. For those who do want to leave the comfort of their home to experience the craze with other fans, Columbia sports bars provide the perfect atmosphere.

Buffalo Wild Wings For many sporting events, Buffalo Wild Wings, or “B Dubs” as it is known to its patrons, is the place many students choose to go. With flat screen televisions lining the restaurant, the games here surely cannot be missed. The restaurant doesn’t mind if you stay for one game or the whole night; it is very flexible and easygoing toward its customers. Buffalo Wild Wings also has its own March Madness competition. Brackets can be filled out on their website. Winners of the competition will receive an iPad, an iPhone or gift cards to enjoy their delicious wings again.

Harpo’s At Harpo’s you can get a discount throughout the entire tournament for simply filling out a bracket and turning it in. This local bar is a popular selection for students, both during the day for its food and at night for its drinks. It offers typical American bar food for a reasonable price, so spending your tournament here won’t break the bank.

Shiloh Bar and Grill This restaurant claims to serve the “best ribs in Columbia” and “way too cheap drink specials every night.” With 12 plasma TVs, it does not dissatisfy sports fans. Their friendly service and classic sports bar vibe makes Shiloh a good choice for people who want to intently watch the games. With the menu varying from pizza to burgers to barbeque, this bar will not disappoint even the pickiest eaters.

Campus Bar and Grill Come here on a Sunday and you won’t regret it. You can get a filling meal consisting of a hamburger and fries for just $2. Most would think that paying a measly dollar for a burger makes it comparable to a fast food

restaurant, but at Campus, that is simply not the case. Campus’s slogan is “It’s always game time at Campus Bar & Grill!” So why not live up to this and spend a night watching basketball here?

Stadium Grill Although the other establishments mentioned have made their mark on Columbia for many years, Stadium Grill was established just two years ago. There are 21 big screen TVs that fill the restaurant, so not catching a basketball game here is nearly impossible.

Very close to both the Mizzou Arena and Faurot Field, Stadium Grill is very popular during game days. However, its popularity often makes for a crowded environment.

In a college town like Columbia it is virtually impossible to not catch a serious case of March Madness. This is the time of year where both the diehard and passive fans unite to participate in one thing: the NCAA Basketball Tournament. So get your brackets ready and let the madness begin. kristen herhold |staff writer

MOVE HIGHLIGHTS (EVENT) ERIC O’SHEA FEATURING ANDY HENDRICKSON TIME: 8 P.M. AND 10:15 P.M. DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 18 AND SATURDAY, MARCH 19 LOCATION: DÉJÀ VU, 405 CHERRY ST.

Showcasing his unique humor, Eric O’Shea will hit the stage with a variety of comedic approaches, ranging from celebrity impressions to creative stories. O’Shea has performed at over 1,200 colleges and universities in his career.

(MOVIE RELEASE) “LIMITLESS” RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 18

Starring “The Hangover’s” Bradley Cooper and infamous Robert De Niro, the drama-thriller “Limitless” entails the transformation of Eddie Morra (Cooper), a man suffering from writer’s block, to a Wall Street “expert” through the use of an untested drug. Although the drug enhances his abilities and financial success with the help of Carl Van Loon (De Niro), it soon leads to unexpected side effects and dangerous encounters, putting Eddie’s life on the line.

(MOVIE RELEASE) “THE LINCOLN LAWYER” RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 18

Drama-thriller “The Lincoln Lawyer” features Matthew McConaughey as Michael “Mick” Haller, a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles.

Usually handling ordinary criminal affairs out of the back of his Lincoln Continental sedan, Mick is surprised when a case involving a Beverly Hills playboy accused of attempted murder falls into his lap.

(EVENT) ZAPPY LAREEL TIME: 8:30 P.M. DATE: SATURDAY, MARCH 19 LOCATION: THE BLUE NOTE, 17 NORTH NINTH ST.

Free event “Beach Ballzin” features Columbiabased Zappy LaReel. The group consists of members from Slippy LaRue, Reelfoot and Z.A.P. who, together, form an improvisational supergroup.

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Maitre de MOVE

The big city can't drag the country out of David Nail

KRISSY TRIPP food columnist

Gluttonous, irresistible cake on a stick This column is about Starbucks, and no, I’m not writing a behind the times piece about their new logo.

The logo is fine — they change all the time and neither a company facelift nor the blitz of media attention they garnered with it are bad things.

No, this column is about my love of Cake Pops. If this column has any loyal followers, then you know about my love of cute foods.

Normally, I go for cupcakes, especially of the mini variety, and whole grain Goldfish, but a recent trip to Starbucks has my dietary cravings honing in on this new delectable treat.

I find myself making excuses to visit the corporate coffee shop, even though I much prefer buying the local fair trade fare of Kaldi’s or using my employee discount for medium non-fat mochas at McDonald’s.

This is American finger-food at it’s finest.

Perhaps only fried Twinkies could be more gluttonous.

These delicious cake pops are literally cake on a stick.

They come in Tiramisu, Birthday Cake and Rocky Road flavors.

Weighing in between 170 and 180 calories per bite size pop and approximately one fourth of the day’s recommended saturated fat, these babies are obviously delicious and unhealthy.

While I recommend buying the trio to try all three, perhaps after that, one per visit should suffice your sweet cravings.

The best part is the doughy texture. Starbuck’s cupcakes have a reputation for being too dry, but Cake Pops seem to avoid the overcooked Starbuck’s cake curse.

Due to being a ball of cake batter, the inside is moist and not quite gooey, but far from dry.

I think the thick layer of icing is the only thing keeping the cake and popsicle stick together.

Cake Pops are part of the Starbuck’s Petites collection, which also includes other adorable treats such at the Carrot Cake Mini Cupcake, Lemon Sweet Square, Peanut Butter Mini Cupcake, Red Velvet Whoopie Pie and Salted Caramel Sweet Square — all of which I have thankfully resisted, considering bathing suit season is just around the corner.

If you’re interested in making your own cake pops, I recommend reading Bakerella.

The blog author also wrote the book “Cake Pops.”

It has step by step instructions, complete with photos, so anyone of any skill level can create these mouthwatering desserts.

The shop link on the site also offers a variety of other instruction booklets and links to all the tools you need to create festive baked goods and, of course, cake pops.

For all those Gossip Girl fans, there’s a post complete with photos of Blake Lively enjoying cake pops.

If homemade isn't your thing, make your way to Starbuck's before beach season looms too near and indulge in their best invention: the cake pop.

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Country music artist David Nail will perform Friday at The Blue Note.

Growing up in Kennett, Mo., David Nail never imagined becoming a country music star or receiving a Grammy nomination. Even after this became a reality, Nail still thinks about being back in Kennett with his family and friends.

“I miss the fact of going out to eat and having the option of Dairy Queen and the two Mexican restaurants,” Nail said.

Nail, who is the son of a former Kennett High School band director, attended college in Nashville with the hopes of playing baseball.

But, the transition from small town to big city was a jarring one. He decided to head back home after being in Nashville for a short time and went on to attend Arkansas State University. But Nail dropped out of college during his sophomore year to pursue a career in music.

In 2005, he returned to Nashville to start his newfound career. There, a mutual friend introduced Nail to Brian Wright, who worked for two record labels in Nashville.

They began to work on Nail’s debut album, I’m About to Come Alive, which was released in 2009.

Nail wrote one of the songs “Missouri” and co-wrote four others. “Turning Home” and “Red Light,” the two major singles from the album, have garnered Nail quite a bit of radio play and prestige by critics and fans alike.

In 2010, Nail was noticed by the Academy of Country Music for his musical prowess. He was nominated for Single Record of the Year, but ended up losing to country music superstars (and good friends of his) Lady Antebellum.

“I didn’t even bother making a speech for the ACM Awards,” Nail said. “I knew I didn’t have a chance of winning when I was up against them.”

Nail’s Male Country Vocal Performance Grammy nomination for “Turning Home” really surprised him.

“I honestly thought (my manager had) been drinking and was just playing a joke on me,” he said.

“After we’d hung up, I turned to

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my wife and said, ‘Baby, people actually like what I do.’ It was the single most emotional day of my life, apart from getting married.”

Nail lost to Keith Urban at the ceremony.

Filming the video for “Turning Home” was a homecoming in itself for Nail. He returned to his hometown to film at various spots, including the high school and foot-

ball field.

“It was a very surreal moment,” he said. “I always dreamed of the days that I would have my own bus and step off of it into my own hometown.”

David Nail will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at The Blue Note. ellen fike | reporter

RE-WATCH

When Charlie Sheen contributed to something other than tabloids * We take a glimpse at the brighter points of Charlie Sheen's career.

Contrary to popular belief, there was once a time when the words “Charlie Sheen” and “Stone” were found in something other than a tabloid headline.

Of course, that was when impactful war films were about Vietnam and stock numbers were listed on computers the size of microwaves.

It’s too easy to take cheap shots at a man who has thrown himself on the ground in fits of insane mediaaddiction. I don’t condone his recent actions, but it would be a shame to forget the career he had before he let drugs, alcohol, sex and the media take hold.

Sheen’s positive contributions to society include “Platoon” (1986) and “Wall Street” (1987), both written and directed by Oliver Stone. These were the days when being “Stoned” was beneficial to Sheen’s career.

“Platoon” is one of the most difficult films to watch. Sheen follows in his father’s footsteps in this iconic Vietnam film, stalking through the jungle with a cast of up-and-coming actors, such as Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker.

Stone’s war tragedy famously coined the tagline, “The first casualty of war is innocence.” Watching the characters enter the jungle as wideeyed boys and exit as hardened men forever shapes the viewer’s perception of war, making it one of the most influential war films ever made.

Sheen gives by far his best performance as Chris Taylor, a new soldier to the platoon. Baby-faced and terrified, he experiences the atrocities of jungle war, including the massacres of Vietnamese civilians, as well as the deaths of fellow soldiers.

Don’t feel bad if you have to

stop halfway through — the film is so overpowering, I found it impossible to get through in one sitting.

The violence is as real as the war itself. The acting is magnificent. The writing is even better. The message is universal.

One year later, Stone released “Wall Street,” a film very different from “Platoon,” but starring just as many big names. Sheen plays Bud Fox, a Wall Street wannabe who gets ensnared in the insider-trading web of the infamous Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas).

Sheen didn’t stretch himself like he did in “Platoon,” but he nailed the part. For me, however, Bud is not the show. Neither is Daryl Hannah, who plays the main love interest.

The real attraction of “Wall Street” is the antagonist. Douglas plays one of the greatest movie vil-

lains of all time, playing a hardnosed investor, armed with relentless greed and a brick-sized cell phone.

One of my favorite parts in “Wall Street” is toward the beginning. Bud tells his father (played by Sheen’s real dad, Martin), “One day you’re going to be proud of me.”

This might happen by the end of the film, but in real life Martin Sheen is probably stuck in a perpetual cycle of face-palming these days.

Perhaps popping in one of these DVDs could do him some good, or at least remind him of days when his son was an actor and not a gossiprag king. kate everson | staff writer move.themaneater.com *forVisit a pop culture podcast with Curtis Taylor Jr. and Bridget Botchway.

MOVE HIGHLIGHTS (ALBUM RELEASE) JOSH KELLEY, GEORGIA CLAY RELEASE DATE: MARCH 22

Named one of the “11 Artists to Watch in 2011” by “Tennessean,” Georgia Clay is Josh Kelley’s country album debut.

Surrounded by famous names, such as brother Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and wife Katherine Heigl, Kelley hopes to make a name for himself with the promising release.

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(EVENT) DIRTFOOT, MIKE KENDRICK, THE BLUE EYED SONS TIME: 8:30 P.M. DATE: THURSDAY, MARCH 24 LOCATION: MOJO’S, 1013 PARK AVE.

Louisiana rockers Dirtfoot offers a little something for everyone, boasting to be the only “front porch, whiskey swillin’, foot stomping, gypsy, punk, country, grumble, boogie band in the land.”

(EVENT) “WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?” FREE SCREENING TIME: 7 P.M. DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 27 LOCATION: PEACE NOOK, 804 E. BROADWAY

Based off of Thomas Frank’s best-selling book, “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” analyzing why voters in the heartland vote the way they do.

The movie claims to explain the evolution from “an outpost of radicalism to a bastion of conservatism.”

THE BLUMES ALBUM RELEASE SHOW TIME: 7:30 P.M. DATE: MARCH 31 LOCATION: THE BLUE NOTE, 17 N. NINTH ST.

Touting a complex musical ancestry, citing The Foo Fighters and Muse as long lost ancestors, along with other modern greats like The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Sick Puppies, Columbia-based band The Blumes hopes to conquer a new generation of alt-rock.

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New Academic Progress Rate shows improvement for MU athletics Although total graduation rates have improved, a racial divide persists.

KARI PAUL Staff Writer MU’s Academic Progress Rate for student athletes has been on the rise in the last five years, according to a comprehensive study done by the NCAA. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said it is important for a coach to take the responsibility of making sure his athletesboth black and white, succeed on and off the field.

“Last year I proposed teams not on track to graduate should not have a chance at post season glory,” he said. “If you can’t manage to graduate half of your players, how serious is the coach and the program about their students’ success?

As a coach you need to help them succeed on the court and in life.”

He said that while the majority of teams in the NCAA graduate over half of their athletes, some teams’ practices are unacceptable and they should not be rewarded for their bad behavior.

“Eight teams of this year’s tournament graduated 100 percent of their black and white students,” he said. “Why do we allow a program like Kansas State to participate, that graduates 100 percent of white players but only 14 percent of their black players? That is not good enough.”

According to the NCAA, the Missouri men’s basketball team improved its Academic Progress Rate from 930 to 980 from 2004 to 2009; 1000 is the highest score a team can attain. Teams with a score below 925, the equivalent of a 50 percent graduation rate, may be penalized by loss of scholarships. Duncan said he believes teams with an APR less than 925 should be ineligible for postseason play. He said not being able to bring in postseason revenue would hurt their program and encourage them to clean up their act.

“If these teams wouldn’t be allowed to play if they didn’t improve their graduation rates, I guarantee there would be changes,” he said.

In a previous interview with The Maneater, Joseph Scogin, assistant athletic director of Academic Services, said he thinks MU’s improved graduation rate in student athletes can be attributed to two programs implemented to ensure their success. One program, called The Freshman Transition program, helps students make the switch from high school to college and teaches them to balance the full-time job of being an athlete with their academic responsibilities.

The other program, called Tigers for Tomorrow, helps students prepare for a post-college job.

“I think what we have seen is a cultural change in the freshmen coming in,” Scogin said. “They now have seen the leadership of our seniors and the expectation that the students are taking care of their academic responsibilities.”

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Former Missouri third baseman Brett Nicholas tosses the bat after being walked against Arkansas-Pine Bluff March 24 at Taylor Stadium. Nicholas was drafted in the sixth round his junior year by the Texas Rangers before graduation from MU.

Richard Lapchick, director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, University of Central Florida, has done extensive research regarding racial equality in college sports and said although America’s overall graduation rate as a whole has increased, the disparity between black and white athletes’ graduation rates has actually increased.

“In 2010 we had 66 percent overall graduation rate of athletes, 91 percent white and only 59 percent black,” he said. “That’s an increase from a 22 to 32 percent disparity between black and white graduation rates since 2006.”

Jealous said although there is much speculation on whom to place the blame for poor graduation rates of black athletes, the

ultimate responsibility lies with the coach of the team.

“In any equation you have constants and variables,” he said. “The constant in this situation is kids coming in with bad backgroundsthe variable is the leadership and what results from that. We should control the variable and make sure the coaches help these kids succeed.”

House committee revises bill Partygoer shot in Boone County, suspect arrested eliminating teacher tenure The original bill would have created a tier system for teachers’ salaries.

eliminate the original bill’s plan to rank teachers and pay them according to their rank in a tier system.

Teacher tenure would still be eliminated, though.

Fuller said MSTA has had many ALLISON PRANG of its members call their representatives about the bill who have told Associate Editor them they won’t vote on it.

He said representatives on the A bill substituting for House Bill 628, dealing primarily with elimi- education committee said they did nating teacher tenure, was expected not vote the bill out to the floor to be voted on in the Missouri House because they did not want to open of Representatives Wednesday up debate on a bill which is not morning, but has since been written as well as it could be.

Fuller said MSTA feels they are postponed.

The bill is sponsored by Rep. creating legislation to do something that the legislature doesn’t Scott Dieckhaus, R-Washington. need to do “The bill because tendoesn’t have ure isn’t as support from strong in the House The theory on tenure that it is Elementary impossible to fire a bad teacher M i s s o u r i compared a n d is not true; a strong administo other S e c o n d a r y tration will do that. states.

Education Missouri Committee,” Rep. Mary Still S c h o o l said Todd D-Columbia Boards’ F u l l e r, Missouri State Teachers Association Association Spokesman Brent Spokesman. “So the sponsor of the Ghan said their group initially bill, Representative Dieckhaus, is agreed with the original bill with a having trouble getting it out of few reservations.

“The substitute that is now committee.”

According to the Missouri under consideration has for the School Boards’ Association’s most part taken out those considwebsite, the substitute bill would erations we were concerned about,”

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he said.

Ghan said the MSBA is in favor of replacing the tenure system with another system.

He said the larger issue is that while there is a process in place to dismiss teachers with tenure, it is expensive and time consuming.

Therefore school board administrators don’t want to tackle the issue of removing a teacher.

Fuller said it is not the school board association’s job to make the decision for school administrations and that some board members do not understand tenure.

“If they were to really understand how teacher tenure works, they probably would not be as concerned about it as they are,” he said.

Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia, said strong administrations would do their job to fire bad teachers who do have tenure.

“I think we need to be supporting our teachers, not bashing our teachers,” Still said. “I’m tired of the Republican party doing nothing but trying to erode us in our public schools. The theory on tenure that it is impossible to fire a bad teacher is not true; a strong administration will do that.”

The substitute for House Bill 628 has not yet been posted online and is not currently on the House calendar according to their website.

The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries during the altercation.

A suspect remains in the Boone County Jail after argument at a party led him to shoot another partygoer in the leg, a Boone County Sheriff ’s Department news release stated.

Deputies responded to a shots fired call just before midnight on March 11.

The call came from Patrick Baker’s residence on Highway NN West near Clark.

Five adults were present at Baker’s residence for a small party when Baker and another man started to argue, said sheriff ’s department Maj. Tom Reddin.

“An argument between two people in the residence prompted the suspect to end up grabbing the shotgun,” Reddin said.

“I don’t know the exact details of what started the initial confrontation.”

The fight became physical before Baker produced the .410 gauge shotgun.

According to the news release, the two men struggled briefly over the shotgun and the victim was shot in the thigh.

The victim was taken to University Hospital by helicopter with non-life-threatening injuries.

As of Thursday, Reddin did not have an update on the victim’s condition. No other partygoers were injured in the altercation.

Baker, 42, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a weapon and a failure to appear warrant.

Baker is charged with three felonies in the incident, according to the Missouri Revised Statutes.

Unlawful use of a weapon, usually a Class D felony, is upgraded to a Class A felony because of the victim’s injury.

First-degree assault, usually a Class B felony, is also upgraded to a Class A felony because of physical harm.

Unlawful possession of a firearm is a Class C felony, and if convicted, armed criminal action carries a minimum sentence of three years in jail.

According to Boone County records, Baker remains in Boone County Jail on $5,000 bond. ­—Kelsey Maffett, Staff writer

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Diversity requirement is important step in right direction Representing a positive step toward its potential implementation, a version of the diversity course requirement was approved

by Faculty Council on Thursday.

Although this is by no means a final effort — the UM System Board of Curators will need to review the proposal in future meetings — we’re pleased that an initiative that’s endured years of collaboration, deliberation and stagnancy has finally broken through the layers of bureaucracy that held it back.

As it stands, the Diversity Intensive Course Requirement Proposal includes a three-credit-hour addition to core graduation requirements.

The list of courses that meet the requirement, which still holds the possibility for expansion, include courses in sociology, political science and black studies, to name a few. Study abroad opportunities can also qualify for this requirement.

What these courses represent is the growth of culturally and intellectually stimulating material alongside traditional course components.

These courses deepen awareness, provoke questions about our cultural and social assumptions and advance our ability to communicate. The criteria for these courses is useful both as a supplement to our individual academic endeavors, as well as to our day-to-day interactions.

For many, the addition of three hours to graduation requirements might induce sighs and questions of relevance. However, the requirement as proposed does not include newly created classes; it acts much in the same way as a humanities or writingintensive component would.

Our need for this requirement has been advanced and supported by students and organizations for years now, and especially catalyzed by cultural issues on campus.

While the requirement is in no way intended to heal or solve systemic racism or various other “isms,” it is certainly a concrete response to the Hatch Hall graffiti and 2010’s cotton ball crime.

We understand that those in non-liberal arts fields might question the importance of the requirement, as it might seem like a diversion from already difficult course responsibilities.

However, we feel the benefit of diversity-intensive classes is not exclusively beneficial to certain groups. The questions and conversations provoked by these classes are cross-cultural and relevant to anyone who considers themselves an active member in their community or society at large.

We also feel that three credit hours is an appropriate and manageable amount for the requirement. It can easily be completely by taking one course, and does not force extensive extracurricular requirements. It counts towards anyone’s general education requirements, making it a natural, integrated part of our studies, regardless of major.

Although Faculty Council has exclusively collected the list of potential diversity-intensive courses, we feel this proposal— which started at a grassroots, student level — should include more collaboration with students.

We want to advocate for a venue where students can suggest additions to this course list, given their experiences in certain courses.

This agency in decision-making can make the final product the result of direct student experience.

This proposal is by no means completely comprehensive, and its future date with the Board of Curators might present concerns, as they have the final say in which courses are included and which are not.

However, we are optimistic that this is still a concrete way to get the ball rolling, and future amendments and adaptations can be made to modernize the proposal along with cultural changes and course requirements.

It has been a long time coming.

After the collective efforts and optimism of Four Front, other minority organizations and members of the administration to propose a diversity course initiative, the proposal floated in limbo, seemingly going nowhere throughout unproductive debates.

Even having the Faculty Council review the proposal was the result of two years of collective bargaining and activism.

Once the proposal got to this stage, it stalled, hitting administrative hurdles and causing disenchantment among those who desired efficient progress. However, despite predictions otherwise, it has finally been approved by Faculty Council. This battle is certainly not over, but our need for it is crucial, and it is our job as students to address its need to the Board of Curators before and during its review of the proposal.

ILLUSTRATION BY RYLAN BATTEN

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter: Racial profiling by MUPD unwarranted, appalling Two of my friends and I attended the Scissor Sisters concert at the Blue Note on Friday night, March 11, 2010.

The concert was amazing and it was really nice weather so we decided to walk back to the dorms from The Blue Note. We were having a great time walking and on our way back a car pulled up next to us to ask us directions.

After about 2 minutes of trying to explain to them how to get where they wanted to go (no success), they drove away.

There had been an MUPD police car parked on the side of the street the entire time we were giving them directions and the moment that they pulled away the police car pulled out

and sped right toward them to pull them over.

This all happened next to the student center on Mizzou’s campus.

The car asking for directions was a car full of black males.

They were not doing anything illegal or even out of the ordinary but the police car still felt it necessary to pull them over immediately.

My friends and I were appalled at the racial profiling and were disgusted for the rest of the walk home.

We were all, and still are, convinced that the police in the car were chasing after the car because the driver and passengers were black.

If all of MUPD is as racist as this car, that is a serious problem.

MUPD needs to address this problem before the entire black community at Mizzou is targeted on Mizzou’s campus for no reason except for the color of their skin.

Letter: MU Info announcement ignored Japanese crisis I was just wondering if anyone else has noticed that in today’s (Wednesday’s) MU Info announcement e-mail there is an ad for rebates on plastic surgery injections?

It says it’s sponsored by “Columbia Facial Plastic Surgery” — which is operated by the MU school of medicine.

Isn’t this somewhat absurd?

I find it even more disturbing that this ad is in an official MU announcement e-mail along with NO MENTION of any earthquake relief efforts for Japan...Pitiful.

— John Thomas Jmt5x7@mail.mizzou.edu

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THOUGHTS? Column: NPR losing credibility Parker: Cute that you backpedal to assure everybody you’re not Islamophobic. As you said, NPR’s funding is a drop in the pond from the standpoint of the American government’s budget. Most of the funding comes from external sources who care about the education of the nation. While FOX News is patting Juan Williams on the back and saying “Shame on you” to NPR, they’re only offering arguments on-demand.

Same is true for many liberal news networks, I’ll concede.

NPR, contrarily, offers culture; something most news outlets are lacking severely. Much of the programming, if you listen to it, is people having conversations, not red-faced debates. It’s educational, which should be the aim of all journalism. Also Schiller corrects himself when he says refers to Republicans as xenophobic. In the video, he corrects that he doesn’t believe that’s the GOP, but a bunch of Evangelists who’ve hijacked the group. If you’re going to write a column, please go directly to the source, instead of reading other news-sites’ takes.

John E.A.: It’s official, Taeler De Haes’ commentary is more biased than Glenn Beck (at least in this one, head-scratching instance). Better check your facts next time. As a rule, I don’t pass judgment on edited videos until I see the whole thing.

Convenient editing is a staple of O’Keefe’s and Breitbart’s “journalism.” How does one call someone out for being an elitist, then patronize their readers by defining xenophobic for them?

Also, one does not become Islamophobic for talking about the Muslim Brotherhood. I don’t think that’s what any of your critics were saying. When you call them terrorists and prescribe negative stereotypes to them, that’s when you cross the line. And do you even listen to NPR or watch PBS? They are some of the only media that is doing real journalism.

You should take the “Ira Glass challenge” and try to find some bias. Please post your evidence in the comments or write about it next week.

Adderall abuse: Unhealthy, unfair or ineffective?

Zach: The idea of fairness is laughable really. Attention is not a quantitative value where the base is -5 and adderall increases it to 0. Some people with ADHD may try to claim this as so, but they have first hand experience on how powerful the drug can be for focusing.

In fact, people who had ADHD and are now on Adderall might have above average focus now. In summary, I don’t see an ethical difference between Adderall and excessive amounts of caffeine.

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Disney World, OCD and me Lindsey Wehking Where the sidewalk ends.

Where the sidewalk ends?

Where the sidewalk ends! No, no, no, I knew of no such place.

This could not be the case.

There was always something, something to count, an infinite, indefinite, never-ending amount.

Everywhere cracks broke the concrete. I timed my life to a broken beat. Where the sidewalk ends, just another begins.

Comfort came only in steps of time; it’s how I lived that life of mine.

My mind, when it was not a ticking metronome, found another irrational home. Images of anxieties and fears constantly previewed heart-throbbing tears.

Over and over not a thought left sober. A picture, a song, a phrase, a beat, any of it, all of it stuck on repeat. Turn it off! Make it stop! I craved the silence to hear a pin drop.

I did things, I thought things,

I never knew why. At six years old I couldn’t even try.

The sidewalk never ends for an obsessive-compulsive sixyear-old. No, I never kissed doorknobs (so many germs, what an OCD noob thing to do), but the prior passage was a recounting of my childhood mental affliction, or one of them.

I was a hand-washing, doorlocking, tile-counting, crazyeyed little freak-a diagnosed obsessive-compulsive.

Looking back I find my irrational behavior and fears a definite side-splitter, but I probably would have kicked you in the shin if you laughed at me then.

Granted, my sense of humility was not fully ripened yet.

But now all that is left is all a blur of climactic moments, fragmented pages from the diary of an obsessive-compulsive adolescent.

Houdini’s Suspended Straight Jacket Restraint was the beginning to one of my most memorable flapjack flips.

Ironically, that is probably what I should have ended up shoved in by the end of the night.

We had taken a vacation with my dad’s side of the family to Disney World, and all the adults

had gone out to get drunk with Mickey Mouse, leaving my eldest cousin in charge of us younglings. Little did he know, I was Woody-Allen-whacked.

Prior to this trip I had become interested in magicians and magic shows. This interest developed into an unhealthy obsession, which became a concern with the magician’s well being during their suspenseful stunts (I know what a humanitarian I am). This of course transformed into concern for my own well being, manifesting a fear of my own entrapment (and we’re back to being a selfish bastard). That fear finally cultivated a solid obsessive-compulsive phobia of slow asphyxiation.

So there we were, five kids packed into a Disney down under-themed suite (a.k.a a marketable way to say cramped and damp) watching Disney’s live feed of their dinner shows.

Which I would like to point out, were shows that kids with parents who loved them more than booze would be attending in person.

But anyhow, tonight’s main feature was a magician performing the great works of Harry Houdini.

Oh boy, I was stoked like a bro at a kegger. Overwhelmed with excitement I was momentarily ignorant my new anxieties. As the tank was locked on the suspended magician I began to get a tingling feeling as my fear crept up like a bike-trailrapist on a 16-year-old runner.

He could not breathe! Could I breathe? I can’t breathe! I CAN’T REMEMBER HOW TO BREATHE! Frantic thrashing ensued as images of my blue, oxygendeprived body flooded my mind. I flailed around the room, flinging myself on the floor, scooting around and grasping my throat while my terrified cousin frantically tried to get a hold of our parents.

They were out of reach, and the best solution hotel management could conjure was sending an entire basket of candy and stuffed animals.

But luckily, you have to breath to eat candy, so three snickers later I was back to reality.

And four psychologists, three years of medication, two straightjackets and one sketchy case study later, my dream of being a magician’s showgirl is now permanently revived.

POLITICS: RiGHTER THAN RIGHT

US infrastructure should be priority Nick Calcaterra As some of you may have figured out by now: I’m not a big fan of excessive government spending.

I think the private sector does a better job than the government in most situations. I hope someday we can turn over many of the services we associate with government to the free market. But for the time being, there are some services that need the government’s fullest attention.

While we all have our own salient issues, possibly one of the most important government expenditures is our transportation infrastructure.

Not only is our entire private economy reliant on our transportation system, but also the ability of our government to fund other public programs. Therefore, it should be the government’s number one priority to repair fixable

roads or upgrade them where needed.

Basically, I’m angry at all the potholes.

Seriously, have you driven north on Old 63 lately? It’s like a terrible game of Mario cart where hitting a hole costs you 100 bucks, everyone is Donkey Kong and using mushrooms lands you in jail.

I understand the severity of these potholes is due to the recent blizzards and freezing temperatures, but we have had plenty of time to fix them.

Just today, one day after the last snow, I saw two guys on Green Meadows filling potholes.

However, the conditions of Columbia roads have been absolutely terrible every year I have spent in Columbia.

Driving on the abysmal roads and parking in AV-14 (I’m looking at you Parking and Transportation Services) has done a fair amount of damage to my car, causing me to buy a new set of tires.

I can only imagine how much damage has been caused

to the thousands of trucks, cars, and semi’s driven on Columbia’s roads every day.

I’m sure the amount of damage in dollars dwarfs the cost of a truck full of hot melting gravel and tar.

OK, the roads in Columbia aren’t bad everywhere and I know the city/state does build new roads and upgrade old ones.

But we will continue to face budget shortcomings in the future, and maintenance funding has been decreased steadily the last three years.

The Columbia Public WorksGeneral Fund Operations, the budget containing money for engineering, repairing and regulating roads, had a 6.2 percent cut.

While cracking down on pet breeders, building biking lanes and making new signs for Rock Quarry Park are critical to our standard of living, we cannot allow our government to regress on infrastructure.

Until we are ready to hand over the transportation system to private ownership, we cannot

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One pothole might only seem like a nuisance, but its cumulative effect on our society is more expensive than just fixing it immediately.

slack on its upkeep.

One pothole might only seem like a nuisance, but its cumulative effect on our society is more expensive than just fixing it immediately.

So if a pothole can be this much of a vexation on our society, we can apply the idea to other problems with our transportation system.

In order to truly compete with other nations and rejuvenate the nation’s economy, we must allow ourselves to become more conducive for trade and commerce.

Yes, we need to rebuild the American infrastructure, but in the meantime, can we just fix these damn potholes?

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FRIDAY,MARC H 18, 2011 — THE MANEATER

SPORTS ON THE MIKE

Mike Vorel

Upset specials You really shouldn’t be reading this.

Now, don’t get me wrong — I appreciate all my readers. If you went through all the trouble to pick up a newspaper or seek out this article online, by all means, continue reading. I’m just saying that, given the magnitude of the day, I wouldn’t blame you for not fitting my little column into your schedule. Today, of course, is day two of the NCAA Tournament’s highly anticipated college basketball orgy. Between Thursday and Sunday, 48 total games will be played, all airing on national television. If you like basketball, consider this Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, July 4th and Arbor Day all wrapped into one. If you don’t like basketball, consider it Friday. Either way, there’s reason to celebrate.

And if March Madness is known for one thing (other than Gus Johnson celebrating a routine layup like Blake Griffin just dunked over a car), it’s the upsets. So, before diving headfirst into a sea full of basketball, here are a couple upsets to consider from Friday’s slate.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t start with the 11:15 a.m. game, a matchup between 4-seed Texas and 13-seed Oakland. When it comes to the Longhorns, we know what to expect. Rick Barnes recruits great athletes, they look nearly unbeatable in November and December, and then they fade down the stretch, routinely making less noise in March than Northwestern (almost). This team was no different; they jumped out to a 21-4 start, but stumbled down the stretch, going only 6-4 in their last 10 games.

Oakland, on the other hand, is no slouch.

They finished 2nd in the country in scoring, racking up 85.6 points per game. They are led by 6-foot-11-inch center senior Keith Benson, a physically imposing big man that averaged a double-double in the regular season (18 points, 10.1 boards).

With that said, this game isn’t about Oakland. The Longhorns are going to decide their fate. They’ll either play their best basketball when they need to and win, or follow tradition and squander their talent. Only time will tell.

The upset alert should also be ringing loudly at 6:15 p.m., when No. 2 seed North Carolina meets No. 15 seed Long Island in the East Region. North Carolina showed some warning signs throughout the ACC tournament, producing extremely slow starts against Miami, Clemson and Duke. They were able to claw back in the first two games, stealing a win over the Hurricanes at the buzzer and narrowly beating Clemson in overtime. However, you just can’t start slow against a team of Duke’s caliber, and they paid dearly for it. If they continue that trend and come out of the gates slowly against Long Island, they could be in for a world of hurt.

Long Island can score against anybody, and if the Tar Heels give up a big lead early this game might be over before it begins. The Blackbirds are 4th in the nation in scoring, averaging 82.6 points per game. They’re also a phenomenal rebounding team, finishing third in the country in that regard. Long Island can score, period. If North Carolina takes the first ten minutes off, they might have a tough time explaining to their fans why they got upset by a No. 15 seed.

Granted, anybody can be upset. March Madness is so named for a reason, and any of Friday’s games could realistically end surprisingly. I’d profile all of them, but I don’t have enough room on the page, and you probably wouldn’t care to read it. So, until next time, Happy Christmas/Easter/Thanksgiving/July 4th/Arbor Day to you and yours!

Comprehensive coverage of Missouri athletics, by students, for students Reach Sports Editor Zach Mink at zmink@themaneater.com.

Gabbert impresses at pro day BRIAN HAENCHEN Staff Writer An estimated 500 people were on hand for Missouri’s pro day on Thursday afternoon. Among that large crowd were representatives from each of the 32 NFL teams, including Hall-of-Fame quarterback John Elway and New York Jets coach Rex Ryan.

The main attraction for a few of those NFL officials and a large portion of that recordsized crowd was quarterback Blaine Gabbert. The former Missouri star is projected as the number one overall pick by many analysts, including ESPN draft expert Todd McShay, who said, “barring catastrophe,” Gabbert was the top quarterback in the draft.

Gabbert, who chose to forgo his senior season to enter the NFL Draft, has spent the last 10-weeks in Arizona preparing for his chance to impress scouts at MU’s pro-day. Scouts focused primarily on Gabbert’s transition from the shotgunheavy spread offense to the under-center style of a prooffense. As a result, this made up the bulk of Gabbert’s work with quarterback coach Terry Shea.

“I’ve tried to build him from the ground up,” Shea said. “He’s natural with it. His feet work very efficiently…He has large hands, so taking a center snap is not going to be a problem.”

Shea, whose coaching resume includes Sam Bradford and Matthew Stafford — two No. 1 overall picks, said that Gabbert separates from center as well as anyone he has ever seen.

The drop-back mechanics

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Former Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert warms up to throw for NFL scouts at Missouri’s pro day on Thursday. Gabbert completed 44 of 49 passes at the Dan Devine Indoor Pavilion.

described by Shea were apparent during Gabbert’s passing session. He handled each snap from under-center cleanly and set his feet before throwing each pass that required him to drop back.

Notably, the NFL Players’ Association lockout restricted Gabbert to current draft-eligible receivers only, effectively narrowing his selection to just D-II and NAIA receivers.

Despite only having a few days to work with his new receivers, Gabbert dazzled scouts, throwing just a few poor passes. While he did have some problems on the deeper passes, his overall accuracy was exceptional.

“I missed a deep ball down the sideline, that’s going to happen,” Gabbert said following his workout. “It’s pretty hard to

be accurate at 65 yards. You’re going to hit about one out of every eight of those. I missed it by a few yards, but, hey, that’s fine, I over threw him a little bit.”

McShay noted Gabbert’s inaccuracy down field but said he believes the former Missouri quarterback has the tools to be a successful NFL quarterback.

“I thought he did really well,” McShay said. “There were a few throws that he missed on and he doesn’t have the elite arm strength, but I think he has enough arm strength to make all the throws. I think the most important thing was getting in his drops, showing he can do that, and having good mechanics and throwing the ball accurately and I think he did that today.”

The hype surrounding

Gabbert as the potential first number one overall pick in the entire history of Missouri athletics drew one of the largest crowds ever seen at a MU pro day. Fans, family, and media members filled the bleachers at Dan Devine Pavilion, giving it the feel of a professional team’s training camp.

“It was awesome to have everybody here,” Gabbert said.

“It was a great atmosphere not only for myself and every other player that was participating here today, but our coaching staff, our current players, this university, this state, it was cool to have all these NFL coaches and general managers here. It put Mizzou on the map having all this media attention here.”

The NFL Draft is set to begin on April 28 in New York City.

Missouri gymnasts prepare for conference meet RYAN HOOD Staff Writer After concluding the regular season with a second-place finish in last weekend’s tri-meet at Ohio State, the Missouri gymnastics team is preparing to host the Big 12 Conference meet Saturday.

Heading into the meet, the Tigers find themselves playing the role of the underdog. Out of 82 NCAA Division 1 programs, the Tigers’ Regional Qualifying Score of 194.620 places them 32nd nationally, while this weekend’s competition — Iowa State, Oklahoma and Nebraska, are ranked 20th, fourth and 11th, respectively.

Playing the role of underdog does not bother junior Mary Burke.

“We have a lot to prove and people don’t know how good we are, so it’s a chance to showcase ourselves,” Burke said. “We’re the underdog, which takes the pressure off of us and places it on other teams, it’s a good spot for us.”

Missouri is hosting the meet, which is a welcome advantage

for the Tigers. In five meets at the Hearnes Center this year, the Tigers have compiled an average score of 195.005. In five meets away from the Hearnes Center, they have amassed an average score of 193.615.

After watching the ups and downs of this current squad, combined with last year’s group qualifying for Nationals while hosting NCAA Regionals, coach Rob Drass understands the importance of being the host school and having a pro-Tiger crowd in the stands.

“The bigger the crowd, the better we will perform,” Drass said. “Our athletes are so much better with the home crowd supporting them, and it makes competing more difficult for the opposing teams coming in. And as a judge, when a few thousand people scream and yell and you’re trying to decide between a 9.700 and 9.800, you’re going with the 9.800.”

The girls welcome any extra help they can get, as it’s been a topsy-turvy year for the Tigers.

After a rough start, the team rebounded in mid-February to put together a stretch of three-

straight scores above 195.000.

In three meets since that stretch, the Tigers have failed to reach the 195.000 mark, and last weekend’s score of 193.325 at Ohio State was their secondlowest total of the season.

Despite the team’s recent struggles, sophomore Lauren Swankoski remains upbeat about the remainder of the season.

“We’re still confident in our ability, we just need to prove that we can do it,” Swankoski said.

The team has come to practice with more energy this week.

The girls are fine-tuning their routines, with an emphasis on perfecting their handstands and hitting their landings.

Junior Allie Hiezelman said she believes this week of practice has allowed the team to turn the page and put their struggles permanently in the past.

“We were going through a low point in our season,” Heizelman said. “We were tired from tests in school and after having competed for so long, things tend to get tougher at the end of the season. That’s done now, I think this week we’ve had

TRAILING THE PACK A team's RQS is calculated by dropping a team's lowest score of the year, and finding the average of each other meet score. Of the four Big 12 teams, Missouri ranks fourth.

Oklahoma

196.655 Nebraska

196.040 Iowa State

195.285 Missouri

194.620 CASEY PURCELLA | GRAPHIC

a much better attitude and work ethic, and are looking forward to the meet.”

The Tigers will host the Big 12 Conference Meet at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the Hearnes Center.

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Sophomore Brannon Champagne throws from the outfield Wednesday against Gonzaga at Taylor Stadium. Both Champagne’s father and grandfather played baseball for professional and semiprofessional leagues.

Baseball runs in bloodline for Tigers' Champagne Brannon Champagne leads the Tigers in hits and batting average.

game series with Le Moyne, Champagne has quickly established himself as a focal point of the Tiger offense.

“His on-base percentage goes up and up and up, and that’s what we have to have,” Missouri coach Tim Jamieson said of his NATE ATKINS young outfielder. “He’s been a Staff Writer good table-setter.”

Though a sophomore, Twenty five years ago, the Champagne is embracing his name Brannon Champagne first opportunity to shine on the could be found on the roster Missouri diamond.

After a shoulder injury cut of the Eugene Emeralds, then the minor league affiliate of the short his freshman year, he looks Kansas City Royals. Decades at 2011 as a challenge to keep his before that, another Champagne days spent injured in the past.

“My approach is just to get — Brannon’s father — was making noise within the Chicago on that plate and look away,” Champagne said. “If they come Cubs organization.

For Missouri sophomore base- inside, (I have to) react and not be afraid to ball standwear one. (I’m) out Brannon just trying to Champagne, the call to His natural progression is to get on base and help the team.”

A m e r i c a’s get on base and, as he gets According Pastime a little stronger and a little to Jamieson, lies in the more confident, start drivC h a mp a g n e’s bloodline. natural gifts With a ing the ball to the gaps. The make the climb natural itch thing about him is he's a a manageable for the crack gamer. He likes to compete of a bat, the when the game is on the line. one.

“He has third gengood handeration of Tim Jamieson eye coordinaChampagne Coach tion and he b a l lplayers — currently the Tigers’ leader can run,” Jamieson said. “He has in hits, runs and batting aver- some attributes that can help him age — knew his calling at a very in the game.”

The raw talent, the family hisyoung age.

“My dad and my grandpa have tory and an undying desire to been around me my whole life,” excel make Champagne the projsaid Champagne, who holds 10 ect a coach dreams of in a young football records and four var- player.

“His natural progression is to sity basketball letters in addition to his baseball accolades at St. get on base and, as he gets a little Charles West High School. “Even stronger and a little more confiwhen I was in little league, they dent, start driving the ball to the were always on me and telling me gaps,” Jamieson said. “The thing the right technique and the right about him is he’s a gamer. He fundamentals. That’s definitely likes to compete when the game been a big help to me, just being is on the line.”

For the remainder of his around the game.”

Champagne now finds this Missouri career, when the game early dedication to the game pay- is on the line, Champagne ing off in this Missouri Tigers plans to step up to the plate and deliver. season.

The Champagne family story Raking in six runs on seven hits in last weekend’s four- couldn’t script it any other way.

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