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CLEANUP COLUMBIA FRANKLIN, GABBERT VIE FOR BREAKS RECORDS QB SPOT AT SPRING SCRIMMAGE The 15th annual Cleanup Columbia saw more particpants and total trash collected.
The Missouri football team will play its annual Black and Gold game Saturday at Faurot Field.
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RHA calls for gender-neutral housing option A resolution calls for Residential Life to implement the program by 2012. ANA STOCK Staff Writer A resolution supporting the implementation of genderneutral housing passed through CHARLEY FIELD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Freshman Jack O’Brien smokes a cigarette Sunday outside of McDavid Residence Hall. Effective July 1, smoking will be restricted to designated areas only, and smoking will be completely banned on campus in 2014.
MU prepares for next step of smoke-free policy The second phase of the policy will designate specific areas for smoking in July.
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down,” School of Medicine professor kevin Everett said. “That falls in line in terms of goals for creating that healthy environment for people.” School of Medicine professor Kevin Everett said survey work, which the Student Wellness Center has compiled, finds that smoking rates increase while attending college. “We have fewest students smoking daily when they come to the university, and we have more students smoking as they
leave the university,” Everett said. “I think that these policies that we’re setting up may help to reduce the number of people who smoke full time or daily as we go forward.” The policy will rely on the cooperation of everyone on campus in order to be effective. Basi said consequences for violating the policy will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Phase one mandated smok-
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the Residence Halls Association Congress on Monday night. Although the resolution serves as a show of RHA’s support for the program, the decision to give students a gender-neutral housing option lies with Residential Life. Service and Sustainability Chairwoman Taylor Dukes introduced the resolution after noticing what she said she considered a
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Nixon announces $250,000 for Missouri public universities STEVEN DICKHERBER AND ABIGAIL GEIGER of The Maneater staff Missouri’s 13 public four-year universities will receive a $250,000 education grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Gov. Jay Nixon announced Thursday. According to a news release from Nixon’s office, the Next Generation Learning Challenges funds will be used to redesign courses using technology to improve student learning and
Wright to serve 30 years in prison KELSEY MAFFETT Staff Writer Johnny Wright was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for the 1976 murder of former MU student Becky Doisy. During the hearing, 13th Circuit Court Judge Gary Oxenhandler heard a victim impact statement from Becky’s younger sister, Kathy
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collaboration among Missouri’s universities. In a nationwide, competitive grant process, the Missouri appli-
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INSIDE MU REMEMBERS LIVES OF 11 DEPARTED STUDENTS The annual MU Remembers ceremony Friday honored the memories of students who died in the past year. PG. 7, NEWS
AID FOR JAPAN The Japanese Students Association has raised $7,000 for a relief fund. PG. 3, NEWS
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Japanese Students Association raises funds for earthquake victims The Japanese Students Association raised more $7,000 as of Monday to give to the Japanese Red Cross Society in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan a month ago. On March 11, Japan suffered an 8.9 magnitude earthquake, which caused a tsunami to hit the Japanese shores. Hundreds of people were killed, and more than 300 were declared missing, according to a Washington Post article. Since then, Japan has suffered multiple aftershocks, causing more deaths and more devastation in Japan. The death toll has risen to more than 13,000. The JSA and volunteers sold “Pray for Japan” T-shirts to raise money along with any money donations the group received. “We want people to not forget what happened last month,” organizer Sarah Almahmoud said. “Help is still needed and will be needed for a long amount of time since Japan has to be rebuilt.” JSA President Kiho Ogura said helping Japan also helps the world since no one knows what will happen in the future. When
the typhoon hit Vietnam in 2009, JSA helped the Vietnam Student Association. Because of that help, Ogura said VSA helped JSA with fundraising. “Helping each other is most important,” Ogura said. “Nobody knows what is going to happen to your country in the future.” Almahmoud said JSA heard stories of families from the United States who were personally affected by the tragedies in Japan. She said one girl’s father was forced to cut back working hours at a car factory because of what happened in Japan. “It’s important because as of today, everything that happens in the world has global consequences,” Almahmoud said. “We are all linked together in some way.” JSA plans to continue fundraising for the rest of the semester, and Almahmoud said its new goal is to raise more than $10,000. “Every cent, every gesture — no matter how small or big — counts,” Almahmoud said. PETER YANKOWSKY/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Paper cranes sit on display Thursday in front of Memorial Union. The Japanese Student Association held a bake sale all week in support of natural disaster victims in Japan.
Brother Jed, MU atheist Pell Grants likely to remain in to debate Thursday on campus place with new federal budget SALLY FRENCH Staff Writer Jed Smock, commonly referred to as Brother Jed, and MU student and atheist activist Dave Muscato will face off Thursday night on campus in a debate. The debate, hosted by the MU Skeptics, Atheists, Secular Humanists and Agnostics, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Physics Building and is open to the public. “I’m going to be defending the truth of Christianity by basically pointing out that the Christian religion answers the basic questions of life,” Smock said. “It gives reasonable, coherent answers to these questions that I don’t think Atheists can answer.” Smock, who often speaks in Speakers Circle and travels to different campuses across the country, defended himself against critics who call him intolerant. “I am intolerant of evil,” he said. “I am intolerant of sin, idolatry. So is God. Not that I want to deny people the opportunity not to believe, but I’m warning them of the terrible consequences if they choose not to believe in God.” Muscato, a junior who is also an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church in Seattle, will debate opposite Smock. The church’s website advertises free ordination for all. “I’m not trying to de-convert people,” Muscato said. “What I’m trying to do is show that the conclusions people like Brother Jed hold are not rational conclusions. Insofar as the evidence, logic and reason show, there’s no rational reason to believe that this stuff is factual.” Muscato often debates Smock and his followers in Speakers Circle, but this is the first time they have had a formal debate at MU. “I thought it would be beneficial for Christians to hear it in a more controlled situation than you have in Speakers Circle,” Smock said. “I don’t necessary hope to convince Dave (Muscato), but I’m sure a lot of people will be attend the debate who haven’t made up their minds.”
Last year, the two debated in front of about 50 people at Smock’s house, discussing “Why I Am A Christian” vs. “Why I Am An Atheist.” “The problem with that is there’s not really a conflicting point,” SASHA spokesman Jeremy Locke said. This year’s topic is “Is Christianity True?” — a topic both sides agreed was more debatable. “That’s a really different topic than ‘Why I Am A Christian’ because you can believe something even if it’s not necessarily true,” Muscato said. “It’s a different topic, and I think we’re going to get a lot of mileage out of it.” SASHA decided to sponsor the debate this year with hopes of providing a bigger and more conveniently located venue, Locke said. Organizers expect that college students, professors and administrators will attend. “I once read an article about a survey of college professors asking them about what they think is the most important thing about the college experience,” Muscato said. “Over 90 percent of them said the most important thing is learning how to think critically. I think it’s important for people this age to learn how to think critically, to be exposed to different cultures. The better you know how to think critically, the better off you will be later off in life.” But Smock says it is important for students to hear this information for educational purposes. “I think there’s not much emphasis on religion and theology in the classroom,” he said. “This gives them the opportunity to hear the theology type of view.” Organizers expect the debate to be formal, but don’t anticipate any tension. “We usually have good-spirited, thorough interactions while he is out there,” Muscato said. “I’m confident in my position that Christianity isn’t true. I don’t have to show that their claims are false, just that they are inconclusive.” Smock said he is not nervous for the event. “I’m confident that I have the advantage because I have truth on my side,” he said. “So I don’t think I can lose.”
This is a result of the agreement on a federal budget for the remainder of 2011. TONY PURICELLI Staff Writer
With the United States congressional agreement on a federal budget for the remainder of 2011 comes news that Pell Grants will likely remain intact for the year. According to the Department of Education’s website, the Federal Pell Grant is awarded to students with the greatest financial need according to a federal eligibility formula. Award amounts range from $555 to $5,550 and are available only to undergraduate students working toward their first bachelor’s degree. The program began in 1972. In an email, MU Student Financial Aid Director Jim Brooks said MU has just more than 5,600 students receiving a Pell Grant for the 2010-2011 school year. “The program is helping many of our undergraduate students fund their education at Mizzou,” Brooks said. During the 2009-2010 school year, MU students received a total of $18.5 million in Pell Grants. That number has increased so far this year, as students to date have received more than $21 million from the grant program. Brooks said that number could change since the school year is not yet over and students could potentially receive a Pell Grant during the summer depending on the final appropriation of the program. According to the federal budget for fiscal year 2012, the U.S. plans to sustain the maximum award amount to support President Barack Obama’s 2020 higher education goal. The budget acknowledges that maintaining this amount will require tough choices.
“We are on our way to meeting the goal I set when I took office: by 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world,” Obama said. “To get there, we are making college more affordable for millions of students, through the extension of the American Opportunity Tax Cut and maintaining our historic expansion of the Pell Grant program while putting it on firm financial footing.” Some steps outlined in the budget include eliminating the year-round Pell Grant, which it says has cost 10 times more than anticipated without a noticeable impact on students’ academic standing. This measure would cut an estimated $535 million from the budget. The budget agreement reached Friday included the decision to set spending levels $38.5 billion lower than the current amount. However, it is currently unknown from where this money will be taken. The Pell Grant, as an educational item, is considered a mandatory item in the budget and is therefore less likely to be reduced than other, discretionary funds. Although, it is unclear how the cuts will be spread. Brooks said there are alternatives to the Pell Grant in the case that it is cut from the budget. Aside from MU funded scholarships and need-based grants, the state of Missouri offers grant awards to Missouri students who meet their program criteria. Brooks also said 20 percent of next year’s tuition increase will go toward financial aid. “Many of our students work part time jobs using their income to help with the costs of attending Mizzou,” Brooks said. “Also, Ford Federal Direct Stafford Loans are an option for students, and Ford Federal Direct PLUS Loans are an option for parents who qualify.” Students qualify for the Federal Pell Grant by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
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The following investigations are in progress, and the following people were arrested or issued summons, according to police reports.
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3. MU POLICE OFFICERS MAKE INDECENT EXPOSURES ARRESTS Two students were arrested over the weekend in separate incidents of indecent exposure. Senior Keith Kelly reportedly exposed himself to a group at about 2 a.m. Friday. “He exposed himself to someone at 1000 Elm St. and they called it in,” MUPD Capt. Scott Richardson said. Richardson said Kelly, 24, was not located and arrested until about 2 a.m. Sunday. Kelly was arrested on suspicion of second-degree sexual misconduct. A second incident of indecent exposure happened early Saturday. “There was a large party on Tiger Avenue near Stankowski Field and an officer witnessed the suspect exposing his genitals,” Richardson said. Junior Nicholas Espenschied, 21, was arrested on suspicion of seconddegree sexual misconduct at about 2 a.m. Saturday.
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before 8:30 a.m. Sunday. “The officer made contact with the suspect outside Hudson,” Richardson said. “The incident was not called in by Residential Life.” Richardson said a search of the room on the seventh floor of Hudson yielded marijuana, orange pills and alcohol. “The pills turned out to be a type of amphetamine, a Type 2 controlled substance,” Richardson said. Brungard was arrested on suspicion of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, possession of less
than 35 grams of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance and minor in possession of alcohol. —Kelsey Maffett and Tony Puricelli of The Maneater staff If you have information on these crimes, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 875-TIPS. All calls are confidential. If a court authority later proves innocence of a charge stated in the Blotter, contact The Maneater to request an updated entry.
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MU celebrates Confucius Institute opening The Confucius Institute was founded to provide language and culture learnings. KATE GRUMKE Staff Writer MU celebrated the opening of the Confucius Institute on Friday with a musical concert in the morning and an opening ceremony in the afternoon. At the opening, Chancellor Brady Deaton, former senator Kit Bond and former Governor Bob Holden, who is the chairman of the MidWest US-China Association, spoke about the benefits of opening a Confucius Institute at MU. The Confucius Institute is a program started by the Chinese government that promotes Chinese language and culture learning, economic understanding and research opportunities. The program is non-profit and is funded by the Chinese Ministry of Education. There are 82 other Confucius Institutes in the United States, and there are many others around the world. The Confucius Institute is collaborative and pairs MU with Shanghai Normal University. Students from SHNU performed traditional folk music at both cer-
emonies, and SHNU President Jin Li spoke at the opening ceremony. “The world needs to understand each other and the countries need to communicate with each other,” Li said through a translator. “People from different countries need to improve their friendship, and the universities need to have cultural collaboration.” MU went through a yearlong application process in order to receive a Confucius Institute. “We would not have been as competitive had it not been for the work the J School did,” said Handy Williamson, vice provost for International Programs at MU. “The ties built a foundation of understanding between our countries.” During the opening ceremony, a slide show was presented to explain the long history that MU has with China. Since the 1920s, MU and specifically the School of Journalism have had a close relationship with the Chinese government. The 600-yearold stone lions outside of the J School are symbolic of this and were given to MU by the Chinese government in 1931. MU alumnus and journalist Edgar Snow’s work in China also solidified the relationship. Being chosen by the Chinese government to have a Confucius Institute is a high honor for MU,
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Internationalization specialist Wen Ou Yang explains the Chinese characters on the banner Shanghai Normal University President Jin Li and Chancellor Brady Deaton hold during the MU Confucius Institute opening ceremony Friday at Jesse Hall. The Confucius Institute will promote language courses as well as Chinese events.
said Wen Ouyang from the Office of Vice Provost for International Programs. She also said it will benefit the university and Columbia. The institute will provide and fund Chinese language teachers for MU and Columbia K-12
schools. The institute will also train Chinese language instructors and provide teaching resources, and provide information and consultative services on Chinese education, culture and economy. This institute will also promote MU’s international rela-
tions, hopefully increasing the number of international students in the future and providing more opportunities for MU students to study abroad. “We are neighbors, whether we are separated by the Pacific Ocean or not,” Bond said.
Mizzou Hydrogen Car Team Alpha Pi Alpha holds forum to compete in Eco-Marathon discussing gang stereotypes competition. MHCT President Jonathan Lavallee said Staff Writer it is great to meet people from all over the Two years of work for the Mizzou country and world at the competition. Hydrogen Car Team will culminate Thursday “We were still working on final-minute in a race fueled with both hydrogen and things on our car last year, and other people emotion. came over and gave tips about what we’d From April 14 to 17, the team will com- been working on, like riveting the windows pete in the annual Shell Eco-marathon race — stuff that we hadn’t thought of,” Lavallee in Houston. said. “So it’s just nice to share information The competition, which has taken place for more than 20 years, brings together 77 with other teams. Even though you’re comteams from around the globe to find out peting against them, they still have a comwhose car can go the farthest distance with mon goal.” Hezel, who joined MHCT three years ago the lowest amount of energy. According to a news release, MHCT will after seeing a flyer about the club, said the compete against 14 other teams in the urban hands-on experience has been rewarding. concept category of the competition, which “Just working on a big project with a team, requires a four-wheeled problem solving,” vehicle fit for on-road use Hezel said. “In the to race 10 laps around “In the classroom, a lot of classroom, a lot of a track for a total of six times you’re working by your- times you’re workmiles. ing by yourself, but The MU group com- self, but when you get to the when you get to the petes annually and this real world, it will be mostly big real world, it will be year will enter its second- projects.” mostly big projects.” generation hydrogenThe club also fueled vehicle, TigerGen MHCT spokeswoman Victoria Hezel participates in one II, into the race. to two events per The car raced last year month either on but did not complete the race because of campus or in other cities around technical difficulties. It did, however, achieve 480 miles per galMissouri, where it showcases its car lon equivalent of gasoline. and teaches people about alternative fuel “Last year, the car wasn’t quite complet- sources as a representative of the college of ed,” MHCT spokeswoman Victoria Hezel engineering. said. “So, we were finishing it down at the “We like to use the term ‘fuel of the race. Not being able to complete the race future,’” Lavellee said. “We think hydrogen after all the hard work we put into it was definitely has some great possibilities and tough and frustrating, but that’s why we’re going back this year. We’re hoping to com- might sometime replace gasoline as a possible fuel.” plete it this year.” The team has 30 to 40 consistent members Since then, the team has made significant changes, and Hezel is confident the car will who show up to weekly meetings throughout the year. improve its performance. Fifteen members and a faculty adviser Hezel said the team is designing its third hydrogen car to race in next year’s will attend the competition Thursday.
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The panel included members from representatives of the eight NPHC chapters. MADELINE O’LEARY Staff Writer
On Monday night, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. held the “Black Greek State of The Union: Are We Just Gangs?” public forum concerning misconceptions and current issues within the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Conversation topics such as negative perceptions and identity issues were discussed throughout the evening. “The stereotypes that black sororities and fraternities just act as gangs and that all we do is throw parties are prevalent within the black community,” said Kazi Ngwenyama, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. President and NPHC Vice President. “People tend to think we’re more social organizations, and we want to combat those stereotypes. We want the campus to see what the whole council does.” Ngwenyama said the origin of such stereotypes is simply a lack of education, thus leading to a general misunderstanding as to what NPHC Greek Life is and the values upon which the NPHC organizations were founded. “You can relate stereotypes to ignorance,” Ngwenyama said. “People see something, and they gain a certain perception, and sometimes that perception is misinformed. We want this to be a growing experience for the organizations and the general campus. We want to know what the campus needs and what we need from the campus.” With a panel of eight representatives from each of the NPHC chapters and an audience of between 30 and 50 people, spoken and anonymously-written
questions were presented to the panel members. An especially heavy focus was placed upon the misperception of black sororities and fraternities acting more as gangs and less as organizations. “If you get into a chapter and you want to fight, that’s when it’s a gang,” Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. member Gregory Green said. “It’s a gang when it’s not about scholarship and brotherhood. It’s about your choices.” Tying in with the gang stereotype, the audience mentioned the perception of exclusivity among NPHC members, claiming that some members appear elitist and unapproachable. “People approach us all the time, and there’s a certain way to go about it,” said Jamal Andress, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. vice president. “I want to know you as a person before I call you my brother and my friend. The first time we speak should not be about you wanting to be an Alpha.” But panel member Chanecka Williams said elitism is justified within the NPHC community. “A lot of people take the organizations lightly, as if it’s a joke,” Williams said. “But the fact is, we are non-profit businesses in the community. When people come up to us acting playful, it’s offensive. Some of us are elitists because we’re scholars, and we have pride.” Despite differing opinions, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. member Ricky Hoskins said encouraging open discussion about community issues is the first step to developing solutions. “Solutions occur when people start to talk,” Hoskins said. “At the end of the day, we join (NPHC organizations) to either be better people, or to bring something to the organization to make it better. This is a panel for students to ask questions and for us to give answers.”
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SMOKE: MU to go NIXON: MU was selected for smoke free by 2014 Continued from page 1 ers stay 20 feet away from an entrance to any building. Phase three, which will be put into affect Jan. 1, 2014, will make the campus completely smoke free. “It’s just a commitment to make the Mizzou environment kind of be the healthiest place it can be for living, learning and working,” Everett said. Basi said this is a part of the
constant evolution of smoking policies. The university has taken steps to reduce smoking because of the health risks. “We’re hoping folks will respect the beauty of the campus and the intent of the policy and their fellow person, whether they are a smoker or non smoker,” Basi said. “This way we will be able to have a successful policy.”
RHA: The resolution passed by a 28-3 vote Continued from page 1 void. “I saw a need for this resolution as part of different LGBTQ organizations and hearing stories of people who have been discriminated against as well as other universities that have done this,” Dukes said. Dukes said Rutgers University recently implemented genderneutral housing for the fall 2011 semester in response to Tyler Clementi’s suicide last October. Clementi was taped by his roommate while having sexual relations with another male student. The roommate later uploaded the video onto the Internet. Clementi committed suicide three days later. Representatives in RHA Congress voted to pass the resolution that would uphold RHA’s mission. “The purpose of this resolution is to create a more inclusive environment at MU; and it is just an option not a requirement for anyone, and it encompasses the direction that MU is headed with the diversity movement,” Dukes said. “It is in RHA’s mission to create an inclusive environment.” Freshman Spencer Melgren said he agreed with the resolution to allow gender-neutral housing. “I feel like people should focus on the ‘neutral’ word which is the most important part,” Melgren said. “You will see lots of support from the LGBTQ community and there are lots of people besides them that will support it as well and as a straight male I am in support of this because I am against gender polarization.” Other students expressed concerns with the resolution. “I fear the negative potential of
this resolution passing,” freshman Austin Popham said. “If gender issues which were not addressed, such as relationship issues and possible rape, (they) could be the negatives that could happen from such a resolution.” Popham said he thinks students who sign up for gender-neutral housing could be put into uncomfortable situations. Dukes said gender-neutral housing would be offered in suitestyle residence halls and MU would make gender-neutral housing an option on the Residents Online Access to Rooms site. “(Gender-neutral housing) would be implemented in suite style rooms, because of the state laws regarding bathrooms,” Dukes said. “Student staff members would be properly trained to deal with situations that could arise (with gender-neutral housing).” Freshman Skyler Thomas felt the pros outweighed the cons in the situation. “I do feel that it is kind of bad to make some students feel comfortable, but not make other people feel comfortable, but I have to say that the benefits (of gender neutral housing) outweigh the problems,” he said. Dukes said when living off campus in Columbia, there is nobody there regulating whom you live with. In a 28-3 vote, RHA passed the resolution to show their support for gender-neutral housing, to be enacted by 2012. Visit themaneater.com Friday for a video from the debate between campus preacher Jed Smock and atheist activist Dave Muscato.
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cation, jointly filed by its 13 higher education institutions, was one of only 29 selected from a pool of 600 applicants. “Working in close collaboration to redesign courses and make the best use of innovative technology, our public four-year schools can serve tens of thousands of students more efficiently and effectively, reduce costs, and meet higher academic goals, including college completion,” Nixon said in a statement. Next Generation Learning Challenges is a collaborative, multiyear initiative created by the Gates and Hewlett foundations and others to address the barriers to educational innovation and tap the potential of technology to dramatically improve college readiness and completion in the United States. “Online testing helps the economic process and the learning process for students,” former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said. “A teacher would be like a coach. It would create customized learning.” Nixon said the grant money would be supplemented by an additional $240,000 from Missouri’s
public universities, $100,000 from the state and $15,000 from the Missouri Department of Higher Education. In addition to benefiting university students with redesigned courses, the public four-year universities also eventually will share their redesigned course materials with the 21 public two-year colleges in Missouri, which currently enroll more than 100,000 students. “About 10 years ago, the Gates Foundation decided to focus on health and education, and suddenly, big money was available for education reform,” Center on Education Policy President Jack Jennings said. Education reformation has been a political hot topic for the past 10 to 15 years and was a focus of Nixon’s State of the State address given in January. Universities, especially state universities in the absence of state support, have become more dependent upon donations and outside support. “This funding will provide all of us with an opportunity to pursue an unprecedented level of collaboration on a broad academic agenda, with a laser focus on providing a quality education experience for students,” said Christa Weisbrook, the faculty fellow at the UM System
who is coordinating the initiative among Missouri’s higher education institutions, in a statement. New York University research professor Diane Ravitch is concerned with non-educators controlling the debate in education reformation. She said it is important to realize education is intertwined in society, not simply a cause and effect between grades and tests. For example, if poverty decreases, education improves. “It’s true that learning in the classroom would be different,” Bush said. “I think education reform should be a national priority, but not led only by the people within education. There’s a national trend and I think it’s good for people to get involved.” Bush said he believes integrating non-educators is healthy for the system. “I think change in the classroom is good for our teacher work force and will ultimately affect student achievement,” said Jim Hull, Center on Education Policy senior policy analyst. “However, you can’t completely dismantle the old system. There are always unexpected consequences, so that’s why taking baby steps is the best thing.”
WRIGHT: A warrant for Wright's arrest was first issued in 1985 Continued from page 1 Doisy. “Everything changed after Becky’s death,” Kathy Doisy said. “There was a gap, a hole that we couldn’t fill. That’s when I went from expecting the best in life to bracing for the worst.” Kathy Doisy spoke about her family’s struggle to move on, her own survivor’s guilt and her sister’s character. “She and her children would have made great contributions to the world, but we will never know, because she was also pretty enough to attract the attention of this vicious sociopath sitting in front of you,” Kathy Doisy said. “If you spend the rest of your life in jail, you and your family will not suffer a percentage of the misery we did.” Becky Doisy was last seen with Wright on Aug. 5, 1976. Shortly after she was reported missing, Wright left Columbia, staying briefly in St. Louis and later moving to Georgia
under an assumed identity. “What makes life wonderful are the relationships you form with other people, and Becky was deprived of that because this man took her life,” Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Richard Hicks said. “Mr. Wright got to choose women to love, live with and have children with. He lived a full life.” A warrant for his arrest was issued in 1985. In 2009, Wright requested a background check under his original name and was arrested on the outstanding warrant. The jury found Wright guilty of second-degree murder In January after about six hours of deliberation. The option for a life sentence was not legally introduced until 1978, two years after Becky Doisy’s disappearance. Hicks said he was instead seeking a sentence of 30 years. “Any sentence less than 30 years would be showing Mr. Wright mercy
that he doesn’t deserve,” Hicks said during the hearing. “The most serious crime that can be committed is to take someone else’s life.” Wright’s attorney Cleveland Tyson argued Wright did not leave the state to avoid prosecution, but rather to avoid death threats and start his life over. “If you look at the past 30 years, there’s nothing to suggest that he had any contact or problems with the law,” Tyson said. “The sentencing assessment report recommends 15 years, and I believe that is a more appropriate sentence. I think that reflects the changed man and reflects the maturity and what type of person Mr. Wright is today. “ After hearing from Kathy Doisy and both attorneys, Oxenhandler handed down a sentence of 30 years in the Department of Corrections. “He deserves to end his life in prison,” Hicks said. “As harsh as it sounds, he deserves it because of the life he took. The sins of his youth caught up to him.”
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MU celebrates memory of 11 departed students JIMMY HIBSCH Associate Editor While organizers scurried to grab more chairs to accommodate the larger-than-expected audience minutes before Friday’s MU Remembers ceremony, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Cathy Scroggs held up a finger to pianist Christian Basi, telling him to play one final piece. As that piece ended, Scroggs took the stage to begin celebrating the students whose lives ended too soon. “One of the best aspects of my job is working closely with students,” Scroggs said. "The saddest aspect of my job is when I learn that a student had their life taken too early.” Scroggs then introduced Missouri Students Association President Eric Woods and Graduate Professional Council President Kristofferson Culmer to commemorate the lives of the 11 students who have passed in the last year. These students include: Matthew Bazoian Matthew Bazoian, or “BAZ” as he was known by his many friends at MU, was a music guru. Bazoian constantly opened his friends’ eyes to new bands and songs. Out of the thousands of songs on his computer, his favorite lyric was by the band Sound Tribe Sector 9. In addition to his music tastes, Bazoian is remembered for his humor. Family and friends said he was loved by everybody he met. His first name means “Gift of God,” and after his passing, Bazoian gave a gift of his own. An organ donor, Bazoian gave the gift of life to a 13-year-old girl to whom he gave a kidney. Shortly after completing his freshman year at MU, Bazoian died in early June from injuries resulting from a skateboard accident. Eric Krieger Friday was Eric Krieger’s birthday. He would have been 20 years old. MU was in Krieger’s blood. After his two older brothers, Kurt and Todd, attended MU, Krieger followed suit. He could often times be found joining his family and younger sister Heidi at the “Krieger tailgates” before games, even before he was a student. Family and friends remember Krieger as being a smart and a hard worker, consistently on the Dean’s List. He could be found oftentimes listening to music, watching movies and playing video games. Krieger’s smile was infectious, loved ones said. He might have been quiet at times, but he wouldn’t ever miss the chance to make someone laugh. A sophomore in the Trulaske College of Business, Krieger died Jan. 29. Caitlyn LeClerc Born weighing only two pounds,
Caitlyn LeClerc didn’t let her smaller-than-average size get in her way. Twenty-one years later, a 5-foot-2inch LeClerc was a second lieutenant in the National Guard and able to complete 88 pushups in two minutes. LeClerc graduated from the Wentworth Military Academy in 2010 and began taking classes at MU this fall. While at Wentworth, LeClerc won the Outstanding Company Commander award, recognizing her leadership and service. “The thing I remember most about her is the fact that she always had a smile on her face,” Col. Michael Lierman, who worked with LeClerc at the academy, told The Maneater in September. She was a Military Intelligence officer in the Missouri National Guard. LeClerc died Sept. 6 from injuries sustained from a car accident as she returned to MU from the Lake of the Ozarks. Michael Miller Sunday evening, an audience at the Mizzou New Play Series saw “Spirit’s Traveling Salvation Show,” one of Michael Miller’s brainchildren. Miller loved the theater, and he loved to write. “And was he ever a playwright,” Director of Undergraduate Studies David Crespy told The Maneater in February. “He was incredibly prolific.” Heavily immersed in the Department of Theatre, Miller’s work was often recognized. “Trouble in the Mash,” a one-act play he wrote, won the 2010 Undergraduate Creative Writing Award. Crespy coined Miller a “young Tennessee Williams.” Miller was also a three-year volunteer at the True/False Film Festival. He loved attending Columbia’s many music concerts. Miller died Jan. 27 after an ongoing battle with muscular dystrophy. Jonathan Morgan Jonathan Morgan had a lot to give. Whether it was a laugh or academic help, Morgan was always helping others. After three years at MU, Morgan was a student tutor and interned at the MU Research Reactor. “He was adored by his colleagues and those he helped to teach just the same,” Woods read at the ceremony. Family and friends remember Morgan for his bright blue eyes, rosy cheeks and his brain. His sense of humor was contagious, and he often changed peoples’ days for the better. “He was sweet and kind and touched the hearts of many people who were close to him,” Woods read. Morgan died Jan. 8. Daniel Schatz Daniel Schatz lived and breathed sports and the outdoors. A reserve quarterback for the MU football team, Schatz was a
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David Schatz mourns with others Friday at the annual MU Remembers Ceremony at Stotler Lounge. The ceremony is dedicated to the memory of the student lives lost in the previous year.
sophomore studying business and marketing. Family members noted that, though he excelled in a variety of sports, Schatz’s true love was the outdoors. His passions included hunting, fishing and horseback riding. Schatz was also a member of the Temple Baptist Church back home in Sullivan where he was involved with mission trips and the youth group. “Daniel had a way of making everyone he came in contact with feel very special,” Woods read. He is the son of Missouri House representative Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan. Schatz died Aug. 5 in a school bus and truck collision on Interstate 44. Scott Schmitt In his senior year at MU, Scott Schmitt was contemplating the future. He was considering a career in radio or broadcast sports journalism. Schmitt was also considering graduate or law school, his father John Schmitt said. He was probably going to take the LSAT exam. “He was getting ready for life after Mizzou,” he told The Maneater in September. Schmitt enjoyed vacations, whether it was to a far city or somewhere as close as the Lake of the Ozarks with family. An avid John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen fan, Schmitt loved live music. Schmitt died Aug. 28. Ian Thomas Ian Thomas was a writer. Oftentimes, Thomas could be found on the easternmost column in Francis Quadrangle writing. He told friends it was his favorite because it was the closest to his home state of Pennsylvania.
“He enjoyed not only the academic world of Mizzou but the social one,” Woods read. “He had developed many good friends here.” These same friends held a ceremony shortly after his passing in which they placed 150 carnations on this column. A creative writing student, Thomas admired Mark Twain. He served as sports editor of his high school newspaper, and was a senior staff writer for The Maneater. Thomas passed on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Caitlin Valora The second Caitlin Valora walked onto MU’s campus her senior year of high school, she knew where she wanted to attend college. “She was hooked from that moment on, and it ended up being a perfect fit,” Woods said. She loved Columbia’s small-town feel and the people that inhabited it. She loved her friends and she loved children, and she worked for daycares at home and in Columbia. Although she wasn’t involved in any organizations at MU, her father said this is what set her apart from others. “She was a free spirit,” he said. “She did not do a lot of organized groups. She did her own thing.” A sociology student, Valora dreamed of helping orphans in Romania and volunteering in Africa. She couldn’t wait to become a mother. Valora died Aug. 9 in a motorcycle accident; days before beginning her junior year at MU. Mason Cummins Mason Cummins was one week from graduating from the School of
Medicine in May. A graduate student, Cummins attended Drury University where he was a member of the Sigma Pi fraternity. “Mason was very passionate and loved photography,” college roommate and fraternity brother Eric Levell said. “He was just an artist all around, as he enjoyed playing the piano, violin and singing.” He even photographed Levell’s wedding. Andrew White, another friend of Cummins, reiterated Levell’s thoughts. “I would describe him as a man of passion,” White said. “It didn’t matter if it was school, photography or art.” Cummins died May 8. Norman “Paul” Nolen Norman “Paul” Nolen dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. Studying pathobiology, Nolen was a research fellow at MU. His bachelor’s degree was from Tuskegee Institute. At Tuskegee, Nolen was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. While at MU, Nolen worked with the Division of Animal Research. Nolen was found dead in his car on the Interstate 70 exit ramp March 23. The audience observed a moment of silence after the names were read. Each student’s names were engraved into the wall of Memorial Union and Ellis Library donated a book in each’s honor. The deceased students will always remain a member of the MU family, Deputy Chancellor Mike Middleton said. “All families experience happiness together, and we all experience sadness together,” Middleton said. “The MU family is no exception.
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Violence in Mexico affects schools, families, campus community UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON — As the continued violence in Mexico begins to draw closer to home, students from both sides of the border are affected. For some students, the violence has made it difficult to visit family in Mexico and has turned what was once a routine trip into a gamble for their lives. “It’s keeping us away from our family, our friends and from the lives we used to know,” said Arianna Martinez, a UH alumni who graduated in 2009. “It’s been a struggle because we want to be with our family, but at the same time you begin to think about all the things that could happen if you go to Mexico.” For Martinez, the violence in Mexico hit close to home last August when her brotherin-law, a bodyguard for a CEO, was kidnapped after a gunfire battle in Monterrey, Mexico. Two days later, Martinez’s brother-in-law was found. “He was in a car stranded in one of the neighborhoods along with the other bodyguards,” Martinez said. “He was pretty beaten up and was in the hospital for five days.” Mexicans attempting to leave the violence behind have applied for asylum. According to the US Department of Justice, in 2010 there were 3,231 asylum requests from Mexican nationals, but only 49 percent of them were granted. By Jesus Acevedo, Miguel Cortina, Louis Casiano, Jorge Porras The Daily Cougar — Compiled by Lauren Bale, staff writer
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More volunteers leads to less trash in Columbia Volunteers at Cleanup Columbia collected 1,820 bags of trash. KATE GRUMKE Staff Writer Saturday morning marked the 15th annual Cleanup Columbia, an event in which an estimated 1,509 volunteers worked together around the city to pick up trash. “We had just incredi bl e p ar t i c ip at i on ,” Neighborhood Services Manager Leigh Britt said. “People were eager and very excited about picking up trash. They accomplished quite a bit.” Volunteers ranged from Cub Scouts to the Sierra Club, with a few MU student organizations in between. The event had at least 36 more volunteers this year compared to last and collected at least 415 more bags of trash. “It really gives back to the community and it’s not just going to only affect Mizzou,” Phi Gamma Delta sophomore Gideon Berdahl said. “It’s for the whole town. If you live in a nicer town, people are going to be happier. They’re going to try to work together to keep it that way.” The cleanup happened all around Columbia. “We had a section of east campus and I really think we cleaned it up pretty well,” senior Kristi Eftink, who is a member of the
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Columbia Falcons member Garrett Walker picks up debris with his teammates Saturday morning along I-70 Drive. Cleanup Columbia gathered more than 1,700 volunteers to pick up trash around the city.
Pre-Dental Club, said. “It made it look a lot better once all the bottles and the trash were picked up off the streets and in the yards. It makes Columbia a prettier place.” Throughout the day, volunteers collected an estimated 1,820 trash bags. “I think the event as a whole kind of raises awareness about cleaning up litter and recycling and not littering, so that hopefully more people will do it on a daily basis,” Beta Beta Beta member Amanda Marie said. The city provided the volunteers with trash bags, gloves and safety vests, if necessary. The city also assigned the groups to their locations. “Anyone can participate
and have an opportunity to clean up, so it unites the community with the goal of making Columbia cleaner,” Marie said. The volunteers picked up litter in public places, such as streets, parks, streams and trails and also removed graffiti. “It’s an easy way for people to volunteer,” Britt said. “It’s a great way that people can spend a few hours and really be part of something that’s much larger than themselves and make an important contribution to the community.” The city also has a program called Adopt-A-Spot, in which groups can commit to keeping an area clean all year. “If groups want to clean
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up more often, we’re quite happy to try to give them ideas and resources to be able to cleanup, and then, we’ll also provide the supplies so they can do it other times of the year,” Britt said. “I think we can feel very good and the citizens who participated should feel very good about it too.”
Sigma Chi member arrested after fight at Kappa Alpha house The suspect was arrested Sunday on charges of third-degree assault. Police arrested junior Quinn Damon after he got into a fight with members of the Kappa Alpha fraternity for pretending to be a member of the house. Damon, 21, and some of his friends went to the Kappa Alpha house at 2:22 a.m. Sunday morning and pretended to be a member of the house. “When members of the house confronted them about not being members,
it looks like the suspect got into it and hit the victim who actually confronted him about not being a house m e m b e r ,” Columbia P o l i c e Department spokeswoman Latisha QUINN Stroer said. Damon and the victim got into a fight, and the victim was transported to the hospital for a laceration on the bridge of his nose, a purple and swollen upper
lip, a large bump on the left side of his face and possibly a broken nose, the report stated. Officers spoke with the victim at the hospital, who was able to help identify the susDAMON pect. “The officers went there, and I guess somebody knew him from another fraternity,” Stroer said. Damon, who is a member of Sigma Chi, was arrested
at 3:47 a.m. at the corner of University Avenue and Lawrence Place. He was arrested for third-degree assault and was released from Boone County Jail on a $500 bond. Stroer said she was not aware if alcohol was involved, but said assaults like these are fairly common. “I would not say anything like this is rare,” Stroer said. “Whenever there’s drinking and partying going on, there’s always a chance that something like this could happen.” —Sally French, staff writer`
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Students weigh value of experience in paid, unpaid internships The Trulaske College of Business requires an internship for students to graduate. KARI PAUL Staff Writer With summer around the corner, many students are finalizing plans on summer internships. Career advisers report that because of the recession in the past few years, paid internships are few and highly competitive, but unpaid internships are fairly plentiful. This imbalance in options leaves students with the responsibility of weighing the value of experience. Donna Monning, an academic advisor in the College of Arts and Science, said though many internships available to students are unpaid, the experience could result in a better paying job in the future. “To give them that real life experience is so differential on a resume,” she said. “Unpaid internships can lead to a better paying job, so you have to look at the give and take.” Monning said within the College of Arts and Science, students can fill out paperwork and get one credit hour for an internship, though internships are not required for a major within the school. “Students in Arts and Science find internships all over the board,” she said. “Even if it is not an internship within their major, sometimes it’s just that next step towards what the end goal is going to be." All students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration are required to complete an internship within the field, Lynsie Steinley, director of the Professional Development Program in the Trulaske College of Business, said. “We require this so students develop the professional competencies necessary for success in the business world,” Steinley said. “Some competencies need to be learned by doing.” She said these internships have only been
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The Trulaske College of Business requires that its students work an internship before graduation. The Business Career Services center works with students to assist them in their internship search.
required since 2008, so it is hard to tell if the amount of paid internships has been affected by the economy. Steinley explained there are many opportunities available for business majors within Missouri and around the world. “St. Louis employers like Boeing and Edward Jones have been particularly supportive,” she said. “We also had quite a few internships abroad this semester.” Another program that will soon be requiring internships is the agroforestry degree within the Department of Forestry. Michael Gold, the associate director of the program, said it is a brand new graduate pro-
gram that will have its first students this fall. He said the internship is required because, as the program is based online, they wanted the students to gain more real life experience. “Given the fact of the limitations that it’s online we want to build in somewhere where they’re applying their agroforestry expertise into a real situation before they walk off with a masters,” Gold said. He said the internship would be tailormade to the specific student’s interest. “Depending on what their interests are, we can have them collaborate with a researcher or a farmer, focused on agroforestry and relevant to the degree.”
Barbara Willis, the new assistant director of Career Services in the School of Journalism, said though most opportunities are for unpaid internships, she finds many students seek out ones that are paid. “Places that once had paid internships now either have gone completely away from internships or have gone to unpaid,” she said. She said many of the paid positions are in smaller media outlets. “I find the greatest number of internships are in small towns across the country,” she said. “People are saying newspapers are dead but that’s just not true.”
Man found with packaged meth Victim jumps from moving and ecstasy behind McDonald’s car, escapes armed robbery Carter had an active warrant for a parole violation. A sheriff ’s deputy arrested a man in possession of methamphetamines and ecstasy Thursday behind the McDonald’s located at 1012 Smiley Lane. He also had an active warrant for a parole violation. Boone County Sheriff ’s Department Detective Tom O’Sullivan said deputies observed strange behavior from Boone County resident Ralph Carter before arresting him. The officers became suspicious when the vehicle they were following in their patrol car quickly pulled into a Break Time parking lot. “Mr. Carter immediately gets out of the vehicle and walks to McDonald’s,” he said. “A little while later, Mr. Carter comes out of the McDonald’s and notices the cop car. And then he began walking over toward where the dumpsters were at McDonald’s.” Deputies made contact with Carter behind a fence near the restaurant’s dumpsters. O’Sullivan said upon investigating Carter and the surrounding area, they found meth and ecstasy, probably packaged for sale.
On top of his probation and parole violation, Carter will be facing additional charges for possession of a controlled substance. “On a parole violation you don’t get any bond,” O’Sullivan said. Carter has a history of substance abuse arrests. His original parole was for an aggravated driving while intoxicated charge. O’Sullivan said meth use is the most prevalent drug problem in Missouri. According to statistics from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s website, nearly 2,000 meth incidents were reported last year. “I’ve been a cop for 23 years, and weed is the least of our problems,” O’Sullivan said. “We don’t necessarily go looking for people at their house smoking weed and watching cartoons. We go looking around for people smoking meth.” O’Sullivan added the dangerous substances in meth, such as Drano and battery acid, made meth use more confusing. “How do you know not to stay away from meth?” O’Sullivan said. “It’s like not knowing what a red light means. Meth makers are like rats making their own poison.” — Megan Hager, staff writer
The victim told police she came to Columbia to purchase a wig. Sherriff ’s Department deputies are still investigating an armed robbery that forced the victim to jump out of a moving car to escape. On Wednesday afternoon, deputies responded to a call on the 700 block of Demaret Drive when a woman said three men attempted to rob her in an apartment building. The victim, a Chicago resident, told deputies she flew to St. Louis and rented a car to drive to Columbia. She also told investigators she was supposed to purchase a wig. “I guess on her way from St. Louis she contacted the person who was supposed to facilitate this sale,” Detective Tom O’Sullivan said. “The guy told her to meet him at the parking lot of a convenience store at the Lake of the Woods exit. So she meets this guy with one other person at that time.” After making contact with the two men, the woman was directed to Demaret Drive to purchase the wig, O’Sullivan said. When the three reached the apartment building, they got out of the car where
another man met them. “There was a third guy there that was probably in cahoots with the first two guys,” O’Sullivan said. “They tried to rob her, and she said, ‘I don’t have any money with me now.’” The suspects took the woman to an ATM, but she was unable to withdraw any money. They told her to get back into the car and drove off. When they slowed down the woman jumped out of the back of the car and ran off to get help. All of the suspects are described as being of medium height and weight. The suspect who met them at the apartment is said to have shoulder-length, braided black hair. The rental car, which the men drove off in, is a 2011 silver Hyundai Elantra. “There’s a lot of mystery and confusion about that case,” O’Sullivan said. O’Sullivan said drug use is a suspicion in the case. “There’s probably more to it than she’s telling us,” O’Sullivan said. “That’s all that goes on at Demaret Drive, dope activity. It’s the biggest dope street in the county.” — Megan Hager, staff writer
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Police are continuing their search for a suspect wanted for demanding money during an armed robbery at Ramada Inn. Columbia Po l i c e Department officers were dispatched at 1:54 a.m. on April 3 to Ramada Inn at 901 Conley Road, a CPD news release stated. A 5-foot-5-inch man in his early 20s, wearing a green sweatshirt with the hood cinched around his face, entered the hotel lobby where he wrote a robbery note to the night clerk demanding money. The suspect implied he had a weapon through physical movements with his hands, but none was displayed. He left the business on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. Before leaving the hotel, a Red Chevrolet Camaro with a black top was seen pulling out of the area, the news release stated. Police have not identified a suspect, but are actively pursuing the search, CPD spokeswoman Latisha Stroer said. Security images from cameras both inside and outside the hotel caught the suspect demanding money and leaving the property. Police released the security images Thurdsay, generating a response from the public regarding the recognition of the suspect or the vehicle. “Detectives are looking into some Crime Stoppers (tips) that have come in,” Stroer said. “They’ve just got to check out if people come in with any leads.”
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Crime Stoppers is a program that allows the community to provide anonymous information about criminal activity and often offers rewards for information that leads to the arrest of the criminal. In this case, people called into Crime Stoppers saying they had seen the car seen pulling out of the hotel. As more businesses invest in security technology, security cameras are increasingly used to identify suspects, Stroer said. “A lot of businesses now have security cameras,” she said. “Even if they don’t, we can look at a neighboring business’s images.” It is unclear how long the investigation will continue. “It just depends on what information they have so far,” Stroer said. “If that information leads to other information, it all depends. If it doesn’t, the colder this case gets.” No one was injured during the incident. Police ask the public to call Crime Stoppers at 875-TIPS with information regarding the robbery. —Sally French, staff writer
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Gender-neutral housing options guarantee safety, inclusiveness
Following the pattern of more than 50 universities nationwide, the Residence Halls Association passed a resolution to recommend the implementation of gender-neutral housing at MU in 2012. Already in place at Stanford University, Rutgers University and Colorado College, to name a few, gender-neutral housing provides housing for those who feel more comfortable living with someone of a different gender. In most cases around the country, gender-neutral housing is a voluntary option only, generally limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors in apartment-style housing. Generally, schools that provide gender-neutral options for freshmen randomize the roommate selection process but allow upperclassmen to select their roommates. At MU, discussions regarding the addition of a gender-neutral housing option have taken place, and the passing of this resolution is a concrete step toward future implementation in residence halls. We’re glad that RHA is recognizing the need for safe, inclusive housing for students whose gender identity doesn’t conveniently fit in previously determined gender binaries. For LGBTQ students, the option to live with someone of a different gender guarantees privacy and avoids concerns of safety and conflict that are the very cause of such programs across the country.
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For us, in response to concerns raised against such housing programs, the potential for students taking advantage of the program does not outweigh the benefit it provides for students of any gender.
Letter: MSA Senate needs time to change
At Rutgers, for example, gender-neutral housing was implemented after the suicide of Tyler Clementi, the victim of harassment from his roommate for his LGBTQ identity. Clementi later committed suicide after his roommate disseminated a video of Clementi and his partner having sex in their residence hall. Along with RHA, we strongly recommend the implementation of gender-neutral housing to Residential Life. We do recognize the concern of both students and parents who see gender-neutral housing as a system through which students, for romantic or sexual reasons, can take advantage of the freedom provided. For this reason, we recommend a policy similar to those at other universities, detailing that only upperclassmen can choose their roommate specifically. For freshman, we find it best that the gender-neutral option be randomized. In response to this concern, too, it is worthwhile to mention that universities have reported a general trend among heterosexual students to room with friends rather than people of romantic or sexual interest. At Brown University, the gender-neutral housing policy directly discourages students of any sexual orientation from living with each other in residence halls. In addition to those, universities with gender-neutral housing policies on average see 1 percent and 3 percent of students who end up choosing gender-neutral options, rates lower than initial expectations. It’s also important to note that students who do not request gender-neutral housing would not be randomly placed with a roommate of opposite gender or in any gender-neutral accommodations. For us, in response to concerns raised against such housing programs, the potential for students taking advantage of the program does not outweigh the benefit it provides for students of any gender. If we are to create diversity initiatives to establish a campus environment of safety, inclusion and openness, we must as well provide housing options that guarantee comfort and privacy for our students. We must do what is within our power to foster communities centered on principles of diversity and respect for individual differences. Implementing gender-neutral housing is feasible and has proven successful elsewhere, and it is our hope that Residential Life follows suit in approving such a program for MU.
I write, at least in part, to affirm The Maneater’s editorial calling for a shakeup in the Missouri Students Association Senate that was published last Friday. For four years I’ve watched with varying levels of interest and involvement as Senate flirted with total irrelevance. It’s proven itself in years past to be a group that’s all go and no show, more interested in long-winded speeches and posturing than action. However, the catch to that statement is “in years past”. Through the diligent work of the Senators that are involved, a foundation is being laid for a culture change that will help make MSA Senate once again a force for progress at MU. I reject the assertion that internal reform has no place in the push to make Senate useful. Internal reforms provide a framework of success, a structure that will build commitment to the values and mission of the Association: to work tirelessly to advocate for students at Mizzou. Without this structure, Senators will act as individuals and will shy from pooling resources and working together. With this structure, the capability of the Senate will be multiplied. Many of those pushing for these culture changes; Clark Maynard, Everett Bruer, Grace Haun and Patrick Sellars to name a few, began their careers as at-large Senators. Many individuals elected from academic colleges never take their seats, and few remain past their first semester. The immediate future will be built by individuals who sought out Senate when they felt called to serve and who will
stay because of their unflinching commitment to progress. The Ed Board is wildly out of touch to imply academic college Senators are superior to at-large Senators in their commitment to students. The individuals and reforms that I’ve mentioned will not be able to affect these changes overnight. They’re laboring against an entrenched attitude that values demagoguery and style over substantive gains. I ask that students and reporters alike consider this a rebuilding period for MSA Senate. Just as Tiger Basketball needed years under the tutelage of Mike Anderson to recover from the Quin Snyder slump, and just as The Maneater needed a year to change from a newspaper that published the personal business of students on the front page back to a paper that sticks to hard news, so too does MSA Senate need just a bit more time to make itself great again. I ask you to give them that time. Justin Mohn MSA Operations Committee Chairman jamd4b@mizzou.edu
Letter: One Mizzou successful because of you For those of you who weren’t able to attend, The One Mizzou Launch event last Thursday afternoon was very successful, and I couldn’t be more proud of our community here at MU. Students were lined up across the food court for their chance to sign the pledge banner and receive a free
t-shirt showing their commitment to the values of Respect and Responsibility that this campaign aims to promote on campus. The crowd was an enthusiastic mix of students, faculty, and staff of all races, religions, sexual orientations and identifications, and pretty much any other factor you can think of, all gathered together to celebrate the beginning of a greater sense of unity prevailing at Mizzou. Bottom line: YOU, the student, are the reason that this program has gotten off to a great start, and YOU are the reason that it will continue to grow in the future. This movement is more than any one person or organization. Without the input of the four student governments (LBC, RHA, GPC, MSA) and more than a dozen student organizations, we could not have achieved the amount of momentum that we are maintaining today. Myself and others involved have been receiving positive e-mails and comments from students who are excited about the prospect of One Mizzou bringing the campus together and embracing our differences through the lens of Tiger Pride. It is important to remember that we are ALL part of the Mizzou community, and we are all now reminded of the need to promote and maintain a culture of Respect and Responsibility on this campus, which has become a second or even first home to many of us. I am sincerely thankful to all of those who have made a difference by contributing to the development and initial success of this program, and I know that I speak for many of my fellow student leaders in saying that I am equally as excited to see how it will develop in the years to come. Eric Woods MSA President Emw6g4@mail.mizzou.edu
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THOUGHTS? With the threat of government shutdown looming last week, readers responded to political columnist Nick Calcaterra’s most recent column “Shut up or shut down.” Below are excerpts from the dialogue on themaneater.com Zach: Was this supposed to be political analysis? Do you think the public really would agree with you on the fact that we shouldn’t have the Civil Rights Act or labor laws? I don’t think it’s the American people that are deluded, I think it’s you Nick. PS - Who will be blamed for shutting down the Government? The Party that distrusts it, or the party that supports it? Seems too obvious. Brandon: You seem to forget that it’s the ECONOMIC CRISIS that further deepened this recession which caused so little tax revenue to be collected by the feds, which ballooned deficits! I mean, before the financial crisis, Bush’s deficit in 2008 was only $450 Billion. Yet in 2009, it was $1.3 Trillion. If you actually take a second to look at the numbers, the budgets for 2008 and 2009 weren’t all that different in TOTAL spending. It’s just that tax receipts were far less than outlays thanks to an ailing economy. Yes, the gov’t has increased SOME spending, but once the economy picks up, I can assure you that the deficit will be much lower thanks solely to growth and more tax revenue. Of course, this isn’t to say we SHOULDN’T focus on cutting spending and balancing the budget, but now is not the time. Let’s wait until our economy can afford it. We’re nowhere near a freaking default on our debt. Anyone who says otherwise is, frankly, an idiot who’s putting ideology ahead of the facts or is getting his ‘facts’ from bad sources. Japan got indebted over 100% of GDP thanks to the stimulus spending throughout the 90s, yet they STILL have not defaulted or had a major national debt crisis. I mean, if the gov’t shuts down for a prolonged time period, and the economy continues to get worse thanks to needed services it DOES provide, the deficit will only get bigger! Less jobs, higher deficits, etc. I don’t wanna risk THAT for some pseudointellectual bullcrap about how “gov’t spending hinders growth too much” and how we’ll all be SOO prosperous as a nation once gov’t quits spending.” It’ll be counterproductive. SG: Libertarianism is the ideology of young frustrated men.
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‘One Mizzou’ is patronizing, incomplete Alex Pesek During the course of the semester, diversity has routinely come up as a topic of concern on campus and in the community. We foamed at the mouth when that dreadlocked kid spray-painted unmentionables on campus property and we were disappointed when all the university did was suspend him. And within the community of people who actually read the news, there was much celebration when the diversity course initiative passed through Faculty Council, a large, but by no means final, step toward implementing a diversity course requirement. And now, we have the “One Mizzou” campaign, what some call a “new beginning” in a collective attempt to “promote diversity and end discrimination” in our community in a glowing, rosy-cheeked article on the matter). The Maneater provided a collective circle-jerk platform for campus leaders to sing praises about the initiative. What could be more assuring than an article opening with the newsworthy mention of Brady Deaton smiling? “Inspired,” “positive reaction,” “enthusiasm,” “respect” and “responsibility” are just some of the buzzwords used to describe the initiative, which
makes Deaton feel like “we have needing to care about black truly arrived at the base of the and gold merely resonates false mountain.” patriotism and makes me roll “The only colors that mat- my eyes. ter to us at Mizzou are black Why don’t we create genderand gold,” Missouri Students neutral housing initiatives that Association President Eric create safe homes for those Woods said. who desire them, rather than Or are they? sign symbolic pledges meant I apologize for being such a to “(reside) in our hearts and troll about this. I’m not trying to minds?” minimize the accomplishments Why don’t we hire residence of those who worked toward hall staff members who see Safe this, and I’m also not trying to Space training as more than just minimize our communal need an option that gives you brownie for something to address the points? Why don’t staff members diversity issues we deal with. learn how to actually hold conOne Mizzou can have an extraor- versations with their residents d i n a r y who feel at impact on risk, rather campus, than build and taking For me, direct discrimination is up divera shit on it not something I truly believe is sity issues and run- addressed by initiatives under so much ning away the guise of romanticized that staff is clearly communal pledges. members unproducare hesitant tive. and afraid to But I’m not one to pretend it’s reach out when things actually actually addressing the things come up? that impact students in real life. Even broader, when we rattle As an LGBT student, part of off the list of diversity groups a community that this initia- we intend to recognize, why tive radiantly purports to pro- is gender identity the optional tect, I’m growing tired of hear- caboose, subjected to a position ing about overarching initiatives of vague relevance compared to whose intention is to put an end race, sexuality, etc.? to chronic symptoms of diverAnd getting back to before, sity ignorance. For me, direct although I know it might not discrimination is not some- specifically be The Maneater’s thing I truly believe is addressed responsibility to be skeptical by initiatives under the guise of One Mizzou in its article, of romanticized communal I’m annoyed that the article pledges. implies all diversity groups gave Frankly, compared to safety the stamp of approval on the and support, the idea of only initiative.
I’m not pretending to be the mouthpiece of all opposition to One Mizzou, but I have a hard time believing there aren’t people who feel patronized when MU’s big shots and MSA hand down half-assed, symbolic spirit initiatives that don’t address concrete issues. So was it most relevant to get twinkling quotes from Brady Deaton, who calls it “the proudest moment” he’s had in his regime or Woods, whose MSA budget can put a dollar sign in front of the idyllic jargon of Department of Student Services Director Greg Loeffler? Or would it potentially have been worthwhile to talk to those who the bill purports to represent? I would hope. Am I annoyed by all of this, because it’s just not to my taste or because I don’t legitimately feel like minority groups were given a voice to the extent MSA feels they were? Maybe. Am I annoyed because, aside from this, I don’t give a shit about Mizzou patriotism? Yes, I’m probably more cynical than most. But legitimately, our need for safety and inclusion is not addressed by watered- down manifestos. Talk to the people who are actually at risk. Talk to the people who are actually disenfranchised. Quit writing fluff PR. Quit putting Tiger Pride over cultural pluralism. It’s time to liberate our initiatives from false symbolism to action that affects real people in real contexts.
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You can’t put a price tag on security Taeler De Haes The United States is known for having a strong military devoted to the safety of our citizens, and this is one thing that should never be underfunded. Only the economically ignorant would argue that unnecessary spending on the best military in the world would be a blow to the economy. Looking at the 17 powers granted to Congress in Article 1, six relate specifically to defense, and the Constitution gives Congress all means necessary to establish the defense of this nation. For those who take the Constitution seriously, the national defense is a higher pri-
ority than other areas of federal activity. Although other parts of the federal budget may make more headlines, spending on the national defense is vital. Every category of international risk facing the U.S. is demonstrably growing. President Barack Obama decided to pull the U.S. into yet another Middle East war, and he wants to cut back spending? The U.S. has spent over $100 million on this new Libya fiasco. Can we focus on the war that we are already in before we enter another? The strength of the U.S. military needs definite upkeeping. The Pentagon’s inventory of ships, aircraft and tracked vehicles is old and out of date technologically speaking. The Navy has not had this few of ships since 1916. The Air Force is as small as it was before Pearl Harbor. The Army needs to replace its inven-
tory of combat vehicles. Once again, this takes funding. Aggressive peer competitors are developing the military capacity to challenge the vital national interests of the United States. China, for example, is rearming at a rate far ahead of American intelligence predictions. The $80 billion the U.S. spends on military research and defense alone surpassed China’s entire military budget by more than $10 billion. The U.S. spends as much on military as the rest of the world combined, but this spending is necessary to keep the U.S. ahead in security. The U.S. Navy recently discovered a new laser weapon that can penetrate up to several miles by focusing 15 kilowatts of energy through a solid. This is the first time a high powered laser has been put on a naval ship, so we are advancing.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says China’s rapidly developing defense capabilities are worrisome to the U.S. China has made strides in building a new stealth fighter jet, and Washington is also concerned about a new ballistic missile that could theoretically explode an aircraft carrier nearly 2,000 miles out to sea. Although we may be spending a significant amount of money, the cause is clearly stated. Other countries are passing us technologically, and we must keep up for the security of this nation. Of course military capability takes funding. The protection of America should be our No. 1 priority. As former President Ronald Reagan once said, “Defense is not a budget issue. You spend what you need.” One cannot place a price on security.
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ALBUM REVIEWS Snoop Dogg: Doggumentary 3 out of 5 stars Back in the day, Snoop Dogg rapped alongside the likes of 2Pac and Dr. Dre. Today, Snoop Dogg’s newest album features T-Pain, R. Kelly and Wiz Khalifa. As a result, Doggumentary has a lot more of a pop music feel to it. Snoop Dogg’s 11th studio album certainly isn’t lacking in good songs. As an album, though, it doesn’t really have much of an identity, theme or story. Another part of the reason behind this album’s lack of cohesiveness is there are too many featured artists. Of the 21 songs on the album, there are only four in which Snoop Dogg is the only artist on the track. On some songs, Snoop Dogg plays second fiddle to his guests. For example, on “Platinum,” R. Kelly’s vocals are the clear main attraction of the song. If it were to have appeared on an R. Kelly album, it would be easy to forget that Snoop Dogg’s verse, which was sandwiched in between two of R. Kelly’s, even appeared on the song. Similarly T-Pain’s energetic chorus on “Boom” carried more than Snoop Dogg’s verses. There are some true gems on this album, though. The chorus of “El Lay” does a great job of capturing the laid-back Cali atmosphere of Los Angeles. Snoop Dogg’s menacing tone of voice on the verses adds a nice juxtaposition, complementing the beaches and palm trees with a reminder of the gang culture that thrives in parts of Los Angeles. Although it’s not a classic on par with Snoop Dogg’s older hits such as Tha Doggfather, Doggumentary definitely has quite a few songs worthy of downloading. — Hank Koebler, reporter
The Foo Fighters: Wasting Light 4 out of 5 stars The Foo Fighters’ newest album Wasting Light was recorded in front man Dave Grohl’s garage with the intent of producing a truly raw rock record. What the band has emerged with is its best disc since 1997’s The Colour and the Shape. The Foos have typically been a band that punches out insanely good singles but semi-moribund LPs since their late ‘90s masterpiece. Wasting Light breaks this trend, possessing very few weak spots (“White Limo”) and playing on the strengths of the group. For fans of obscure ‘90s musicians, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic makes an appearance on “I Should Have Known,” former Foos guitarist Pat Smear is welcomed back as an official member, and Nevermind producer Butch Vig takes a familiar role in the bigboy chair. Perhaps these additions translated into an exciting form of pre-millennium energy, because the band really revels in every power chord and cymbal crash. The album kicks off with some dirty riffage in “Bridge Burning,” as Grohl screeches “these are my famous last words!” The Foos then tear through the first single, “Rope,” and the catchy “Arlandria.” The highlight comes on the sixth track, “These Days,” a back and forth power-pop gem in which Grohl delicately lifts you off the ground then punches you square in the face. “Easy for you to say!” he screams (sneers?), and one’s immediate reaction is to openly weep when you realize Grohl is kicking your ass through a set of speakers. To expound on the ‘90s theme, the band opens “Miss The Misery” with a vintage Alice In Chains intro, complete with minor vocal harmonies. “I Should Have Known” is part Heartbreakers and part Pearl Jam, soaring on the wings of reverb and swooping vocals. The final track, “Walk”, rages until its dying breaths, despite Grohl’s efforts to keep it from ending: “I never wanna die, I never wanna leave, I’ll never say goodbye.” If we are lucky, he won’t. — Alex Smith, staff writer
Toy soldiers take flight for student’s art project TEDDY NYKIEL Staff Writer Forty toy soldiers are floating through the air, and junior Jessica Brown is hoping they find their way home. Brown “deployed” the soldiers Wednesday afternoon at Carnahan Quadrangle as part of a project for her sculpture class. Each solider had a brightly colored balloon tied to its leg and a note rubberbanded to its back. The toy soldiers represent United States soldiers who have been deployed to serve in the military and defend our freedom, Brown said. She is asking whoever finds the soldiers to help them return home. The note includes an email address where people can send Brown stories and pictures of their loved ones that are overseas. “I think everybody probably knows someone who is fighting over there,” she said. “I think everyone can relate and be like, ‘Oh, I would want my friend to come home too.’ I think that message is the strongest, that we all have someone we’re praying for.” Brown received her first email Thursday, 24 hours after she released the soldiers. Brown said the respondent liked the idea, but has yet to reply to her follow-up email. For Brown, an art education major, this is more than an assignment — it is an issue she holds close to her heart. Thirteen of her friends are members of ROTC and will be deployed after graduation.
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Junior Jessica Brown and graduate student Catherine Armbrust wrangle balloons against the wind Wednesday on Carnahan Quadrangle. Brown released 40 helium balloons with toy soldiers attached as part of an art project.
Brown’s boyfriend, Tommy Nigro said Brown has expressed her feelings about soldiers even before the project began, so he knows she feels strongly about it. “She got to see the transition they go through becoming soldiers,” Nigro said. “She got to see in real life how they go from being kids to becoming soldiers.” Brown fears her friends won’t come home. Many of her past pieces of artwork deal with a larger concept she calls, “a loss of innocence,” and this project follows suit. “The thought of what people go through to lose their innocence and how they can still cling onto it, even with
all the craziness of the world,” Brown said. “I think that part of it is a beautiful thing.” This concept is embedded in every artistic decision Brown made, saturating the project with symbolism. The number 40 represents a platoon of soldiers, and the brightly colored balloons they are tied to represent their innocence. “So when they go off, they are going to be clinging onto innocence, and whenever they lose that, that’s when they’ll fall, without the balloon.” Brown said. Brown’s teacher, Catherine Armbrust, was present for the deployment, and said she felt concerned — not for the
toys but for the soldiers they represent. “I think that it’s very brave of her to declare her intentions about this project,” Armbrust said. “It’s not specifically prowar or anti-war, it’s pro-soldier, because she cares about the individual. Brown says she wants to see at least half of the soldiers come home, but her eyes light up as she thinks about the entire “platoon.” “I’m hoping, just hoping,” Brown said. “How awesome would it be if all 40 were found?” Visit themaneater.com for a slideshow of junior Jessica Brown’s balloon art.
Music transcends language barrier, celebrates opening of Confucius Institute at MU KATE GRUMKE Staff Writer When facing a language barrier, people often turn to music to express themselves and tell stories. On Friday morning in Jesse Hall, music told the story of friendship between two countries. A concert featuring the Shanghai Normal University Chinese Folk Music Band and the MU Graduate String Quartet celebrated the opening of the Confucius Institute at MU. Ye Jin, assistant professor in the College of Music at SHNU, said through a translator that the event was important, because people feel the emotion of music despite language barriers. The SHNU Chinese Folk Music Band had five players from SHNU who played music that ranged from typical Chinese folk songs to more upbeat ones. All of the songs had stories behind them. There was a piece that represented the Chinese version of Romeo and Juliet. There was also a song that was about horse racing and was very up-tempo. Some songs even had influences from
other countries; one was in the Latin style, for example. The musicians were students and professors in the music school at SHNU. “They’re excellent,” School of Music Associate Director Dan Willett said. “They’re really very talented, the technical skill, the expressive qualities. Speaking as a trained musician, I recognized immediately good chops as players.” The SHNU group had many different traditional instruments, including the pipa, which is similar to a guitar but played upright, the guzheng, which is like a horizontal harp, the urheen, which is played like a violin, the suona, which is a woodwind instrument that sounds similar to the oboe and many different types of wooden Chinese flutes. “The instruments are very different,” Willet said. “They operate on the same principle, woodwind, string and percussion instruments, so the sound is the same, but the shape and the particular sounds are very different than our Western traditional instruments.” The Confucius Institute is a partnership between MU and SHNU in China
that was set up by the Chinese government. The goal of the institute is to promote Chinese language and culture learning and teaching and will promote better business relationships and research. It is an honor to be chosen to have a Confucius institute, according to Wen Ouyang from the Office of Vice Provost for International Programs. The concert was held in the morning, and there were local elementary school children in attendance. “I think you can have two people sit in the same concert and not understand a word when they speak but be emotionally connected very much hearing the same music,” Willett said. The music played by the Graduate String Quartet was a two-movement piece by Haydn. Ouyang said the music was a cultural mix to promote friendship between the countries. “Language is difficult for people to immediately understand and the music does not have a country boundary,” Ouyang said. “It’s easy for people from different countries and cultural backgrounds to appreciate, to enjoy.”
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Performers in the Show-Me Opera rehearse a scene from their production of “The Merry Widow.” The show opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Missouri Theatre.
Students bring opera to Missouri Theatre DANI KASS Staff Writer The MU School of Music Show-Me Opera Company will present “The Merry Widow” in a live theatrical performance Friday and Saturday at the Missouri Theatre. “The Merry Widow,” which is sung in English but takes place in Paris, tells the story of an incredibly rich widow from the fictional country of Pontevedro. Hanna, the widow, is pursued by many suitors who want access to her wealth. In the midst of this she finds her old flame, Count Danilo Danilowitsch, and the two fall back in love. The operetta will feature a cast and orchestra composed entirely of students. The main cast is different for the two performances, which allows a larger amount of students to show off their talent. “We have solo singers singing the lead roles, a chorus, a full orchestra and a story that is lighthearted and witty and funny,” Director Christine Seitz said. “ The tunes are quite beautiful. There’s a lot of wonderful dance music in the piece.” The opera, originally by Franz Lehár, was written in the early 20th century and reflects the style of the time. “Its very much like an early movie, musical plot, one of those Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers shows that is all about ‘let’s watch them sing and dance and we don’t really care what the story’s about too much,’” Seitz said. Sophomore Anna Bridgman plays Hanna Glawari. “I love playing this role because she is very bright, very outgoing and she sees right through all of the men who are trying to marry her,” Bridgman said. “She knows they’re only trying to marry her for her money.” This is Bridgman’s first lead role in an opera, but she was in the chorus of last year’s production. She participated in her high
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school’s music theater program as well. Bridgman said this opera is similar to a musical theater style, because it contains a lot of spoken dialogue, but the singing styles are very different. “The singing is a lot more classically trained,” Bridgman said of opera. “It takes a lot more energy because you have to use your entire body to sing classically.” Brandon Browning, who plays the role of Count Danilo Danilowitsch, had not participated in any opera before coming to MU as well. This will be his first leading role. “Last spring, I was a smaller role in the spring opera and they also have an Opera Scenes program every fall semester so I participate in those,” Browning said. The University Philharmonic Orchestra will accompany the performers and will be led by guest conductor Donald Schleicher, Director of Orchestras at the University of Illinois. MU Professor Michael Budds will give a pre-opera lecture an hour before the show. Tickets for “The Merry Widow” are free for MU students and $10 for the general public. They can be purchased at the School of Music Office or at the door.
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Franklin, Gabbert vie for QB position in final spring scrimmage RYAN HOOD Staff Writer
Golf needs Tiger For 30 minutes on Sunday, the golfing world had a chance to reminisce about a time not long ago where drama only existed on the course, and not TMZ. Tiger Woods had just eagled the eighth hole to gain a share of the lead at the Masters, golf ’s first major championship of the year. “Absolutely,” Woods said when asked if he still had a chance to win, despite falling behind by seven strokes after Saturday’s disappointing two-over-par 74. Given Woods’ personal issues off the course and the fact that he has not won a single tournament since November 2009, when he won the European Tour’s Australian Masters, everyone except Woods’ most ardent fans wrote him off. This was the “New Tiger,” an inconsistent, much-less-intimidating shell of the “Old Tiger,” who attracted the largest galleries and captured the imaginations of millions, some of whom previously had no affinity for golf. Woods had charisma; his theatrics on the course made you want to root for him every time. And most of the time, he won. Growing up, I watched golf almost every time Woods played. The perfect Sunday summer afternoon was wondering alongside my dad if Tiger would climb up the leader board and steal a win or simply close out a victory. Woods not only transcended the game of golf, he was the game of golf. So it was no surprise golf faltered in his absence the past two years. Fair-weather golf fans turned their attention elsewhere, as newer players on the scene failed to reel in new viewers. They’re all nice guys, I’m sure, but they all promote the polite, status quo nature of golf. Woods offered a zesty contrast. Just as he did Sunday. With Woods birdieing his way up the leader board, the Masters became the talk of the day around the sporting world, maybe even outside of it, as people wondered if Woods could return to the winner’s circle and reclaim the green jacket. Even though Woods’ comeback stalled on the back nine, it’s obvious he’s closer to winning than last year. But Woods is never out of the discussion, because he can hit shots no one can, such as his approach shot on the eighth hole, a 270-yard uphill blast from the fairway that rolled within eight feet. Woods proved he still has the shots to win another tournament; it’s only a matter of time before he can string them together four days in a row. Many people claim to be fatigued of Woods, that every golf story revolves around him. And they’re mostly correct. But it’s also true most people who care about golf, and everyone who doesn’t, only become interested once Woods enters contention. CBS had a real snoozer on its hands entering Sunday’s final round, with the headlines of the day concerning the younger generation of golfers and the international players’ recent dominance of major tournaments. But that was before Woods’ putter rolled back time. The cursing and tossing of the clubs ceased, the cheers became a little (nay, a lot) louder, and a familiar strut and fist pump reemerged. Woods will always have his critics, and for good reason. But there won’t be many among golf fans. Because, as this one golf fan knows, Woods needs golf, but even more importantly, golf needs Tiger.
The Missouri football team held its final spring game scrimmage of the year last Saturday morning at Faurot Field. As has been the case throughout spring ball, the defense impressed with its aggressive style of play, which led to a handful of opportunistic turnovers. Redshirt freshman defensive end Kony Ealy and redshirt junior defensive end Brad Madison continued their strong springs as each recorded a sack to go along with a forced fumble, while Ealy also contributed on special teams with a blocked field goal attempt. Elsewhere defensively, the secondary would appear to be a weakness because of the departures of starters Carl Gettis, Jerrell Harrison and Kevin Rutland, but the unit as a whole had a strong showing as they were never once beat deep and tallied four interceptions on the day, including two returned for touchdowns. Coach Gary Pinkel, who recently signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at MU through 2017, came away very encouraged by what he saw from the secondary. “Kip (Edwards) and E.J. (Gaines) played an awful lot last year, and Kip was basically a starter,” Pinkel said. “We have a lot of depth there. They all run real well. There’s just a lot of competition there, and it will be interesting to see how that position plays out.” As is typical for spring practice, the defense outperformed their offensive counterparts, as neither sopho-
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Sophomore quarterback James Franklin hands the ball off to redshirt senior De’Vion Moore during last Saturday’s scrimmage at Faurot Field. The Tigers will play in their annual Black and Gold game Saturday at Faurot Field.
more quarterback James Franklin or redshirt freshman Tyler Gabbert, younger brother of Blaine, separated himself as the number one guy. Offensive coordinator David Yost doesn’t foresee a starter to be named anytime soon. “It’s been a very competitive situation. I don’t envision this competition ending anytime soon,” Yost said. “Both Tyler and James have been very competitive going back and forth splitting a lot of the reps. We see flashes of things we need at the quarterback position, but then we see a lot of things that have to be fixed.” Gabbert saw majority of the first-team reps Saturday, while Franklin mostly handled second-team duties.
That said, Franklin made the most of his opportunity when guiding the first unit. The sophomore led the Tigers to end-zone on three of his four drives with the first unit while Gabbert failed to guide the Tigers on a scoring drive. Franklin supplied one of the more exciting plays of the day. On fourth down with six seconds remaining on the clock, the pocket collapsed, sending Franklin to his left, he darted up the sideline and into the end-zone for the 12 yard score. The effort caught the attention of Yost as the offensive coordinator ran down the sideline and leapt into his quarterback’s arms to celebrate. On the day, Franklin was 19 of 30 for 222 yards with two total touchdowns and one interception. Gabbert fin-
ished the day 14 of 26 for 103 yards with an interception. Junior wide receiver T.J. Moe has been encouraged by the overall progression of the young quarterbacks. “They’re getting better everyday,” Moe said. “James led those nice touchdown drives, and Tyler’s been improving all spring. He looks like a totally different player. He’s really doing some good things. They’re starting to get the ins and outs of the offense, which is making it easier on the rest of us.” The quarterback battle will continue to unfold this Saturday afternoon at Faurot Field as the Tigers hold their annual Black and Gold game. Visit themaneater.com for a slideshow from the scrimmage Saturday.
Tigers drop three to Cowboys on the road Missouri fell to a dismal 1-7 in conference and 13-19 overall. NATE ATKINS Staff Writer The heart of the Big 12 Conference schedule continues to be a road less desired for the Missouri baseball team. The Tigers dropped all three games for the second straight series over the weekend, this time at the hands of No. 23 Oklahoma State at Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Okla. The series extended the Tiger losing streak to six and dropped the team’s record to 13-19 overall and 1-7 in the Big 12. The Tigers lost the
series opener on Friday 3-2 on a walk off due to error. Missouri came back from a 2-0 first inning deficit by tagging a single run in the fifth and utilizing sophomore outfielder Blake Brown’s first home run of the season in the seventh to tie the game at 2-2. Freshman left-hander Rob Zastryzny allowed just two runs while striking out a career-best eight in 7.2 innings, but it was not enough to net the victory. Late Cowboy production doomed the Tigers for a second straight game en route to a 4-1 Oklahoma State victory. The Cowboys broke open a 1-1 game in the seventh with two runs and added a run in the eighth to spoil an otherwise solid start by junior Matt Stites (3 ER in 7.0 innings). The lone Tiger run came in
the form of Brown’s second home run of both the series and of the season. The final game followed the same story line as the first two: a home run by Brown, but not enough other production to net a victory in a 7-3 loss. Brown’s first inning homer was followed up by a home run by senior outfielder Jonah Schmidt to give the Tigers an early lead; but a five-run fourth inning was all the Cowboys needed to edge out the victory. The Tigers didn’t only continue a streak of losing against Oklahoma State but a streak of offensive stonewalling. Not once in the 11 games the Tigers have played since the start of the Big 12 season has the team scored better than five runs. Not coincidentally, Missouri is just 2-9 in that
stretch. A bright spot of the Oklahoma series was unsurprisingly Blake Brown, who made each of his three hits of the series count in the form of three home runs. The next most productive Tigers were fellow members of the outfield in Schmidt (5-of-12) and sophomore Brannon Champagne (4-for-13). After capping off the road stand at 1-7, the Tigers should relish the opportunity to return to Taylor Stadium this week. Missouri boasts a winning home record of 10-7, as opposed to a dismal road mark of 3-12. The Tigers will play a game against SIUEdwardsville on Wednesday before embarking on a series with archrival Kansas starting Friday to finish up the home stand.
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ON THE MIKE
Mike Vorel
Charl takes charge at Masters I’ve heard it all. Golf is too boring. It’s not fit for the younger generation. Many of the players lack engaging personalities. There aren’t nearly enough fistfights. Golf certainly faces many critiques, especially from its younger viewers, and in many cases I don’t necessarily disagree. But to all its critics, golf presents one consistent, undeniable defense: Sunday at the Masters. It’s a truly unique sports day, unlike anything offered by America’s more traditional sports. I say this because there’s no two-hour game for all the marbles. It’s not a short, abbreviated showcase of athleticism. This tournament is mentally grueling. It’s more like a slow burn, a tension-filled episode that tests the mettle of the fans as well as the participants. Many golfers will inevitably crack under the weight of the moment (Exhibit A: Greg Norman). Others will make their best bid, just to see their chances wither away in the face of superior competition. And then, there are those who will embrace the pressure; they will channel it into shots that will be remembered and treasured forever. Those are the champions. All this for the opportunity to don a green jacket. The jacket is another quality that sets the Masters apart from other tournaments. It’s not a blasé trophy, destined to be stashed on a mantle and overcome by dust. The green jacket means more. For a golfer, the jacket represents the pay-
But to all its critics, golf presents one consistent, undeniable defense: Sunday at the Masters. off of countless hours of hard work. It’s the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It’s the favored wardrobe of legends. Once you become a Masters champion, you’re a Masters champion forever. The green jacket is something that no one can ever take away. I know, it’s hard to justify all that build-up. But this year’s final day lived up to the hype. We had the young leader, Rory McIlroy, crumbling under a mountain of pressure, inexperience and errant shots. We had the grizzled veteran, Tiger Woods, trying desperately to shake the critics and regain the throne. We had a group of young up-and-comers, Adam Scott and Jason Day, vying to win Australia’s firstever green jacket. And, from relative anonymity, we had the unknown commodity, Charl Schwartzel, sneaking up the leader board and shocking the world with each and every putt. It was a veritable overload of intriguing plotlines. In the end, Schwartzel, the consummate dark horse, swooped in and grabbed the jacket. The 26-year-old South African made four straight birdies to close out his round, an unheard-of performance from a relatively unheard-of performer. In the face of enormous pressure, an unforgiving course and several proven contenders hot on his heels, Schwartzel calmly stepped back, took a deep breath and shut the door. He had the tiger blood that Tiger lacked. This type of story could only unfold at the Masters. And so, the greatest weekend in the golf season has come and gone. There is no shortage of tournaments in the near future, but then again, none of them have quite the same overwhelming drama or tradition. Some things cannot be explained, even by Jim Nantz and Sir Nick Faldo’s hushed mutterings from the 18th hole. The Masters just has that “it.” If you don’t believe me, ask Charl Schwartzel.
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Analysis: Missouri extends home winning streak to 30 games The team improved to 32-5 and 7-1 in conference play with the two victories. PAT IVERSEN Staff Writer The No. 12 Missouri Tigers softball team knew what was at stake this weekend: Take care of business against Texas A&M and it could further solidify its spot near the top of the Big 12 standings. Missouri did just that, sweeping the No. 20 Aggies in two games during the weekend to extend its nation-best home winning streak to 30 games. The Tigers (32-5) improved to 7-1 in conference play (second best behind only the 7-0 Texas Longhorns) and have rattled off five consecutive wins since losing two straight earlier in the month. Going into the weekend series, coach Ehren Earleywine mentioned the offense would need a good effort against A&M ace Melissa Dumezich. Dumezich looked strong early Saturday, allowing only one runner while striking out three through three innings. But freshman standout Maddison Ruggeberg struck for Missouri in the bottom of the fourth, driving in a run with a double. Seniors Catherine Lee and Lisa Simmons also got RBIs in the inning, and Missouri took a 3-1 lead. The Tigers would tack on three more runs in the bottom of the sixth. Redshirt sophomore Chelsea Thomas helped keep the Aggie offense at bay all day throwing a complete game with eight strikeouts, four walks and five hits. Thomas had a shaky seventh, allowing two runs to cross the plate, but ended up earning the 6-3 win. Thomas took the circle again Sunday and looked just as, if not more, impressive than the day before. She fanned nine batters and walked only one while giving up four hits, earning her eighth shutout of the season. She improved to 17-3 on the season with a miniscule 0.67 ERA. With Thomas throwing a shutout behind them, senior Rhea Taylor led
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Missouri softball third baseman Nicole Hudson prepares to swing at University Field on Sunday. The Tigers shut-out Texas A&M, winning 3-0.
the Tigers at the plate. Taylor, batting .143 in her last two outings, made two key hits for Missouri. She led off the fourth with a bunt single, stole second and advanced to third before eventually scoring on an RBI by junior Ashley Fleming. Taylor then led a two-out rally in the fifth by singling to left and coming around to score. Missouri held on for the 3-0 win over Texas A&M. It was an impressive weekend for the Missouri offense, which scored runs in high-pressure situations. Six of the Tigers’ nine total runs came with two outs, including all three of their runs Sunday. Perhaps more impressive is how they acquired the runs with no power, since Missouri didn’t hit a home run all weekend. Instead they were content to chip away with singles and aggressive baserunning, a strategy that worked out well in the end. However, it was a rough time at the plate for Missouri’s two power hitters. Although they have 17 homers between them on the year, sophomor Nicole Hudson and junior Ashley Fleming combined to go 1-for-10 against A&M. It is a testament to the Tigers’ offensive versatility that they found success while their two mashers struggled. Missouri will travel to Cedar Falls to play Northern Iowa on Wednesday
PULLING THE PLUG Although Missouri ended up sweeping the Aggies, Nicole Hudson and Ashley Fleming suffered a power outage at the plate this weekend.
Fleming:
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MEGAN HAGER | GRAPHIC DESIGNER before returning to Columbia for a two-game set with Oklahoma. Expect junior pitcher Kristen Nottelmann to get the start Wednesday as she tries to regain the form she showed last season.
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THE NEXT WEEK IN SPORTS
Baseball seeks payback Tiger, Sooner softball against Jayhawks to meet this weekend The Tigers will square off against the Kansas Jayhawks in a three-game series starting Friday at Taylor Stadium. Missouri is 212-128-2 against its arch rival, but dropped its meeting last week, 7-1. The game was at Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals and was not counted toward conference play. Missouri has a 13-19 record on the season, including a 1-7 record in conference play. On the other side, the Jayhawks stand at 15-17 and 6-6 in the Big 12. The Jayhawks were 4-0 against the Tigers last year.
The No. 12 Missouri Tigers will take a 30-game home winning streak into this weekend’s two-game stint against the No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners. The Tigers are 32-5 on the season and stand at second in the Big 12 at 7-1 in conference play. The Sooners are currently 32-11 and 5-3 in conference action. Redshirt sophomore pitcher Chelsea Thomas, who is 17-3 on the season, leads the Tigers. Thomas has bounced back after missing most of the 2010 season because of injury. Missouri is coming off a two-game sweep of Texas A&M, and Oklahoma split a two game series with Baylor during the weekend.
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