The Maneater -- Volume 77, Issue 6

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Vol. 77, No. 6

Jungle debuts as student tailgate, off to slow start MSA plans further promotion for the universitysponsored event.

GARRETT RICHIE Staff Writer

The Missouri Students Association welcomed fewer students to The Jungle on Saturday than had been anticipated.

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MU stands by blue-lights

The tailgate, MU’s first university-sponsored lot for pregame gathering, opened at 2:30 p.m., prior to MU’s football home opener against McNeese State.

Ben Hansen, MSA Department of Student Activities director, was one of the students responsible for planning the event.

“It’s a university-sponsored see JUNGLE, page 6

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A blue light emergency phone sits near Schweitzer Hall on Wednesday. The poles are placed around campus for students to use if they feel they are in danger.

JIMMY HIBSCH Staff Writer

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With the rise of cell phone use and a recent California college’s decision to do away with its emergency blue-light phone systems, many colleges, including MU, are facing the same question: Is the service worth the cost?

Dispersed throughout campus, MU’s 214 blue-light phones will remain a facet of the emergency response system, Campus Facilities spokeswoman Karlan Seville said in an e-mail.

According to a report from Inside Higher Ed, the Contra Costa Community College District removed emergency call boxes from its campuses due to their high maintenance costs.

Missouri Students Association President Tim Noce said, at MU,

the blue-light phones are strategically placed throughout the campus.

“Anywhere you’re at on campus, you should be able to see a blue light,” Noce said. “You have the opportunity to have that kind of safety feature there and ensure that you can get a hold of some kind of authority figure at any given time.”

MU Police Department Capt.

Brian Weimer said the police respond to every blue-light phone call.

“When the button is pressed, an officer will respond to address whatever the problem or issue is,” Weimer said. “The phones simply just provide one more way for individuals in our community to contact our department if they

EMERGENCY

SERVICE MU’s emergency phone system has been used 1,634 times since July 2005.

.18% OF THE TIME A REPORT WAS TAKEN (3 REPORTS TAKEN OF 1,634 CALLS) unfounded

31

were false alarm

18

856

578

were handled by were gone on arrival the officer

149 no report was filed

Source: MU Police Department ASHLEY LANE/GRAPHIC DESIGNER

see LIGHTS, page 6

Freshman Molly Carlino scans her ticket before entering Missouri’s game against McNeese State University on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The scanners made it easier and more convenient to get into the game.

Washington arrested, refutes New ticketing system domestic assault charges relies on scanners ANA STOCK Reporter A new ticketing system was enacted for the first home game of the 2010 Missouri football season Saturday.

Associate Athletics Director Whit Babcock said the Athletics Department draws feedback from students through speak-

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ing with student government, like the Missouri Students Association.

“Each year we meet with MSA leadership to see what we can do better, what students liked and what they didn’t like,” Babcock said.

In an effort to decrease wait time entering the stadium, new see TICKETS, page 6

Less than two weeks before his Sept. 22 arraignment on felony deviate sexual assault charges, Derrick Washington was arrested on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault Sunday.

A spokesman from Boone County jail confirmed police arrested the suspended football player early Sunday morning on suspicion of hitting an ex-girl-

friend in the face and refusing to leave her apartment after an argument.

Washington was charged with deviate sexual assault in late August and was “permanently suspended” from the football team shortly after the arrest, but has kept his athletic scholarship.

Because the MU Police Department handled the sexual assault investigation, Columbia

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iPods: Hearing Hazard?

Listen to The Maneater's Word on the Street podcast for student reaction on the College Democrats' "Carnivoil."

Check out our photo slideshow from the "Yard to Skillet" workshop on preparing live chickens.

Health columnist Chris Gu examines the effects of iPods and MP3 players on hearing among students.

News, page 5

Police Department spokeswoman Jessie Haden said she could not be sure if the victim is the same in the two cases, but said the incidents happened at different addresses.

“I think it’s a different woman,” she said.

An officer was dispatched to Grindstone Canyon Apartments see ARREST, page 6

Remembering 9/11 Members of the Columbia and MU communities gathered at A.P. Green Chapel to commemorate Sept. 11, 2001.

Outlook, page 9

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Events Calendar TUESDAY 14 Exhibition: Charles Schwartz, Missouri’s Audubon: An Artist in Nature 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

State Historical Society (Ellis Library) Social Justice Involvement Fair 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lowry Mall

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Arts & Science Fall Welcome 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lowry Mall

“Diversity in Action” seminar series 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

S206 (Memorial Union)

“The Blind Side” Tuohy Family: 2010 Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

University Bookstore

Multicultural Community Hour 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

S304 (Memorial Union)

Weather Forecast Sam Gause/Senior Staff Photographer

Members of the Mid-Missouri Knitting Guild knit while selling baked goods and their own knitted clothing Saturday at the Forum Shopping Center.

Showers High: 82 Low: 63

Showers High: 84 Low: 67

Showers High: 72 Low: 62

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CDS installs new balance inquiry readers Jessi Turnure Staff Writer As of last week, students are able to check their meal plan balances via card readers located at the registers in the Emporium at Plaza 900, Time Out at the Pavilion at Dobbs and Rollins dining hall.

“The cashiers’ registers could handle transactions but could not read balances,” Campus Dining Services spokesman Andrew Lough said. “It was a priority to get a solution as quickly as possible.”

Lough said the activity readers are easy to use; students simply swipe their cards to see their meal balances.

Due to a glitch in a software upgrade during the summer for the dining plan access system database, the dining halls no longer have the ability to tell customers the number of meals remaining on their cards.

Students with EZ Charge or points can find out their weekly available balance by asking any dining hall cashier to do a balance inquiry.

“I haven’t heard any complaints,” Emporium Assistant Manager Kristen Hasan said. “The only thing is if the reader sits a while unused, you have to reset it and wait a little to be able to use it.”

Time Out employee Lisa Lee

said having the readers are easier for students and staff, because students no longer need staff ’s help to check their card balances.

Lough said before CDS installed the activity readers, its office phones were constantly ringing every day with students requesting the remaining amounts on their cards. The offices were receiving so many phone calls that it had to bring in more people just to answer the phones.

“I always just call the office and ask how many (meals) I used and how many I have left,” freshman Britney Howard said. “I’ve never used the readers.”

Lough said CDS has received mostly positive feedback from customers. Students no longer have to wait on the phone for employees to look up their information and the office is receiving many fewer phone calls.

“The readers make checking my balance a lot easier because the dining hall services number they give you to call is only open at certain times,” freshman Mike Roth said.

Freshman Caroline Sanner said she used the scanner a couple days ago and found it convenient.

“I like not having to wait in line at the dining halls to check my meal balance,” Sanner said.

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A card reader sits in the Plaza 900 Emporium on Thursday. The reader is designed to help students track how many meals they have to use for the week.

CDS also upgraded many of the cash register systems in various dining halls.

“With the new system, you have to swipe out one meal at a time and sometimes it freezes up,” Lee said.

“But overall, the new computer systems are simpler to use than the old ones.”

Lough said the biggest project in the near future for CDS is a collaborative effort with the Division

of Information Technology to set up an online ID card system.

Once installed, students will be able to login to a website for balance inquiry and to update their meal plans.

Sustain Mizzou keeps MU's College Republicans attend Tea Party rally gameday tailgating green Student volunteers handed out recycling bags to MU fans Saturday.

Megan Swieca Staff Writer Saturday signified the start of tailgate season as students, families, alumni and friends flooded campus for the first home game of the year.

Among the crowds of fans enjoying barbecue and beverages were members of Sustain Mizzou.

But instead of tossing them back, Sustain Mizzou focused on tossing them out.

Tiger Tailgate Recycling has been one of Sustain Mizzou’s projects for five years. During this time, they have collected over 80 tons of beverage containers.

Each MU home game, student volunteers form into teams and visit tailgating sites throughout campus in order to encourage recycling.

The Jungle student tailgate, sponsored by the Missouri Students Association, took care of their own recycling, so Sustain Mizzou focused on other areas on or near campus.

“If people are tailgating,

we’ll be there,” Sustain Mizzou President Tina Casagrand said.

There were two shifts of volunteers. The first shift handed out recycling bags to the tailgaters and the second checked the recycling bins and switched out the full bags.

Casagrand said, in general, everyone does a fairly good job of recycling during tailgating.

“I don’t think that anyone is really morally against recycling, they’re just lazy,” sophomore Andrew Wendt said. “That’s why this is great, because it doesn’t take any extra effort.

They give you all you need.”

Many tailgaters brought their own recycling bags. One man took his bottles out of the trash and put them into his recycling bag once it was provided to him.

Junior Daniel Wedemeyer, a first time Tiger Tailgate Recycling volunteer, said he would participate in the recycling event at next weekend’s game.

“I like helping people make good decisions, otherwise they wouldn’t think of it,” Wedemeyer said. “A lot of people think it’s a lot of work.”

Aluminum, glass and number one and two plastic can be thrown into one bag, meaning tailgaters don’t have to sort their recyclables.

Larger cities have the ability to recycle more varieties of plastic, but Columbia is limited to varieties one and two.

“The volume of recyclables is not high enough,” said Monica Everett, Sustain Mizzou Vice President of Programming.

“It’s not cost effective to do it here.”

This is the first year without a third shift of Sustain Mizzou members picking up the recycling bags.

The third shift was always the least popular because members would either have to stay late after the game or come early the next morning to pick up the recyclables, Project Manager Maggie Holleman said. Campus Facilities now takes care of it, as they are picking up the trash.

“It was kind of a pain, now there’s no reason not to come (participate in Tiger Tailgate Recycling),” she said. “The program is getting institutionalized more.”

Holleman said this institutionalization is one of the club’s pursuits.

Like many other Sustain Mizzou members, Tiger Tailgate Recycling was the first event Holleman participated in.

“It’s a good event for people to come hang out and get involved,” she said.

Allison Prang Staff Writer

The College Republicans took a road trip to the “Gateway to November” St. Louis Tea Party rally on Sunday at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial under the St. Louis Gateway Arch.

Amanda Swysgood, vice chair for social events, was among the approximately 20 members of the College Republicans who attended.

“Sometimes we volunteer with different candidates or just in general for the Tea Party,” Swysgood said.

According to stlouisteaparty. com, the Sept. 12 Tea Party was sponsored by the St. Louis Tea Party, the Tea Party Patriots and News Talk/97.1 FM. Speakers addressed national and local political issues. “Gateway to November” was the last nationally coordinated Tea Party before the November elections, according to the website.

Swysgood said the significance of holding the St. Louis Tea Party on Sept. 12 was to honor America after Sept. 11.

The St. Louis Tea Party also served as an outlet where Republican candidates could have tables selling and giving away things, said Swysgood. There were parades and concessions as well.

Professor Bill Horner, director of the Undergraduate Department of Political Science at MU, said Tea

Parties typically consist of a variety of different organizations on the local and national level.

“I suppose they are conservative advocacy groups that clearly don’t agree with things the Obama administration has done, and they seem to feel the Republican Party has not been strong enough in standing up to the Obama administration,” Horner said.

Swysgood said the event was the fifth or sixth party she has been to.

“This was a bigger one because it was weekend-long thing, so more people came,” she said.

College Republicans Co-Chairman Brett Dinkins said a few people within their group hosted a Tea Party in Jefferson City two years ago. Dinkins said the point is not who hosts a Tea Party, but rather to get people involved who have never had an active role in politics before. He said there are no specific platforms for tea parties, and people are not members, just participants trying to be actively involved in politics.

“The point is to get people out with conservative viewpoints,” Dinkins said. “They’re getting out and they’re talking.”

Horner said he feels it is very useful for young people to get involved in events like tea parties.

“I think it’s a good idea for young people to get involved in politics,” Horner said. “It’s still true that young people are less likely to vote than any other age group."

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

MU Police

Friday, Sept. 10 Justin T. Fettig, 19, of 1629 Holly Ave., on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 Steven E. Richter, 20, of 400 Conley Road, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor and altering a driver license Jacob C. Huebert, 20, of 301 N. Cedar Lake Drive W., on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Tyler J. Benjamin, 19, of Excellence Hall, on possession of alcohol by a minor Robert B. Mayfield, 19, of Wolpers Hall, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor John G. Voelker, 19, of 601 Rollins St., on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor James A. Ryan, 19, of 1202 Rollins St., on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor

NEWS Christopher M. Rolle, 19, of 3217 S. Old 63, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Connor Coleman, 20, of 316 W. Old Plank Road, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Alyssa A. Bell, 19, of 301 Campusview Drive, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Blake W. Jones, 20, of 3702 Chinkapin Court, on suspicion of possession of alcohol by a minor Trevor A. Brockman, 20, of 4910 Royal Lytham Drive, of suspicion of resisting or interfering arrest and first-degree motor vehicle tampering — Amanda Del Buono, staff writer

columbia Police

THURSDAY, SEPT. 9 Eric J. Owen, 23, of 2401 W. Broadway, on suspicion of thirddegree domestic assault Nicholas M. Stipanovich, 20, of 1307 Wilson Ave., on suspicion of possession of false identification Logan S. Tittle, 19, of 2500 S. Old 63, on suspicion of possession of false identification Charles W. Caldwell Jr., 23, of 1013 Marcassin Drive, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated Peter A. Conn, 20, of 916 S. Providence Road, on suspicion of possession of false identification and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Matthew M. Kane, 21, of 3544 Prescott Drive, on suspicion of nuisance in places open to public view FRIDAY, SEPT. 10 Rita K. Burke, 20, of 705 Hickman Ave., on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Andre S. Dunn, 21, of 765 Demaret

Drive, on suspicion of stealing John P. Gallagher, 19, of 211 Waugh St., on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor and possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana Jenny C. Gottsch, 19, of 705 Hickman Ave., on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Arreal S. Nelson, 19, of 5545 Pinehurst Lane, on suspicion of stealing Parker Oles, 19, of 1301 University Ave., on suspicion of possession of false identification and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Linzee N. Safron, 19, of 301 Campusview Drive, on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Tyler R. Bradley, 23, of 1717 Louise Circle, on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Adam J. Byrnes, 19, of 4905 Panorama Lane, on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Trent J. Dulle, 21, of 1612 Anthony St., on suspicion of third-degree assault of a law enforcement officer and police order to disperse Zachary N. Nisson, 20, of 1402 Rolling Rock Drive, on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Michael F. Omalley Jr., 19, of 1402 Rolling Rock Drive, on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Stephen T. Peel, 21, of 1400 Rolling Rock Drive, on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Nichole A. Rosenberg, 22, of 312 Sanford Ave., on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle with suspended or revoked license and second-degree assault Eric R. Schierbecker, 20, of 106 Dillon Drive, on suspicion of nui-

TUESDAY, SEPEMBER 14, 2010 sance parties prohibited SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 Corey J. Cullen, 20, of 120 S. 10th St., on suspicion of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Madeline R. Darden, 20, of 5309 Tessa Way, on suspicion of possession of false identification and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Megan A. Dower, 19, of 1507 University Ave., on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Joshua J. Frelich, 22, of 1414 Rosemary Lane, on suspicion of resisting or interfering with arrest Molly E. Gegg, 19, of 912 Richmond Ave., on suspicion of deceiving a law enforcement officer and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Brandon T. Greene, 19, of Jefferson City, on suspicion of possession of controlled substance, resisting or interfering with arrest and operating a motor vehicle on a highway with a revoked license Timothy Johnson, 18, of 500 S. College Ave., on suspicion of possession of false identification and purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Anthony L. Molina, 23, of 1419 Ross St., on suspicion of nuisance parties prohibited Cassandra K. Robinson, 20, of 915 Richmond Ave., on suspicion of possession of false identification Adam Stefanek, 17, of 1200 E. Broadway, on suspicion of purchase or possession of alcohol by a minor Culen J. Walsh, 18, of 120 S. 10th St., on suspicion of purchase or

possession of alcohol by a minor Brian M. Coale, 21, of 4020 N. Azalea, on suspicion of possession of an open container Genevieve K. Curtis, 21, of 1603 University Ave., on suspicion of possession of controlled substance Tyler Lewandowski, 22, of 1419 Ross St., on suspicion of hindering prosecution Justin D. Reckner, 22, of 20 N. Broadview Court, on suspicion of disturbing the peace Jacob T. Sevits, 21, of 2420 Churchill Court, on suspicion of stealing Derrick G. Washington, 21, of 3515 La Mesa Drive, on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault SUNDAY, SEPT. 12 Anthony B. Ellis, 23, of 3809 Koala Drive, on suspicion of thirddegree domestic assault Deshayra M. Kelly, 19, of 701 Claudell Lane, on suspicion of second-degree property damage Cody A. Moody, 22, of 2406 Parker St., on suspicion of second-degree tampering — Amanda Del Buono, staff writer If you have information on these crimes, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 875-TIPS. All calls are confidential.

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Know Your Student Body

Chris Gu

Health Columnist

The dangers of iPods When I was a freshman, way back in 2004, iPods were a relatively new commodity on campus. A handful of my friends owned the revolutionary music-listening device and attempted to convince the rest of us that this was the next big thing. Since then, iPods have dominated the portable music player market and have taken a permanent resting place in the ears of college students. MU has joined more than 50 colleges and universities nationwide by adopting the iPod as a learning tool and even recommends that all incoming journalism students meet an “audio-video player” requirement by purchasing an iPod touch.

While the technology of iPods and other portable MP3 players has given students the ability to access their media in once-unimaginable ways, students are often unaware of how much these devices are used and their longterm effects on hearing health.

Surveys have revealed the average college student listens to MP3 players for one to three hours every day, most often during exercise or while walking to class. Most students report using the factory-issued iPod earbuds and listen to music at a “medium” volume.

Although these findings may not seem alarming, the inherent design of iPods and the environment in which they are used might increase potential risk of hearing impairment.

The iPod’s long battery life allows users to listen to music for an almost unlimited amount of time and the factory earbuds do not block out ambient noise. This inability to cancel out unwanted noise is often compensated by users increasing the volume of the device while walking to campus, riding the bus or exercising at the gym. In addition, a significant percent of students reported using their iPods while driving a car (18 percent) or riding a bike (39 percent), activities in which reduced awareness of what’s going on around them could result in serious accidents.

Although studies have found the majority of college students listened to MP3 players at safe volume levels, a small number of students reported occasional use at maximum volume levels and experienced soreness and ringing in their ears after listening sessions. A chainsaw produces 111 decibels of sound. Considering that some MP3 players can achieve maximum sound output upwards of 100 decibels, permanent hearing loss can result from just 10 minutes of continuous use at these maximum volume levels. Extended exposure to sounds 85 decibels or higher causes cilia, the delicate hair cells in your inner ear that transmit sound, to be irreversibly damaged. There also exists a misconception that music is only too loud if the people around you can hear it. Research has shown that this statement might be true for quiet environments, such as the library or a quiet room but underestimates the volume of music in almost all other conditions.

As iPods and MP3 players play an increasingly important role in classrooms and college life, students should be aware of the potential harms of using these devices. Some recommendations for maintaining hearing health include: 1. Follow the “80-90 rule” by limiting the volume to 80 percent of the maximum and listen no longer than 90 minutes per day, if using the factory-issued earbuds that come with the MP3 player.

2. Use sound-isolating earphones that block out background noise and allow for better regulation of volume in more noisy environments.

3. Be aware that using MP3 players in loud environments can cause listeners to increase the volume subconsciously and might increase the risk of accidents when driving or riding a bike.

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi holds formal rush The Jewish interest sorority was chartered in the spring Sarah Clancey Reporter Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish interest sorority, held formal recruitment this week to gain new members.

Twenty-one girls attended at least one recruitment event.

Each day’s activities pertained to the “Sex and the City” theme. The first day began with an information session that allowed potential members to understand Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi’s core values and the differences between the Multicultural Greek Council and the Panhellenic Association.

“The information session helped me see what kind of people were in the sorority and it made me feel welcome and at home,” freshman Molly Yarosh said. It made me feel confident about my decision to rush.”

The following days included a “dressy dessert” social where potential members mingled with current members, a spa day and a fashion competition at Peace Park during which the potential members had to make couture outfits out of everyday items like newspaper and foil. The recruitment process ended with Bid Day on Monday.

“We try to make each day interactive, so the rushies get to know all of us,” Rush Chair Andrea Horowitz said.

“We also somehow relate it back to the theme to make it cohesive.”

As Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi is a member of the MGC, its recruitment process differs from PHA’s Formal Recruitment.

“It’s a lot more informal than Panhellenic rush and less selective in a sense that we call ourselves a sorority for every girl and it’s mutual selection,” Horowitz said.

This week marked the chapter’s second formal recruitment. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi became a chartered chapter of the MGC in January of this year. Increased publicity led more girls to be interested in joining the chapter, President Belinda Kocen said.

“We’re starting our third year on campus,” Kocen said. “It makes it a little bit easier because people are starting to get to know our name,

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi President Belinda Kocen and freshman Emily Schiffman help freshman Jody Gerth put on a costume during the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi recruiting event. Rush members were given random materials such as tin foil, fabric and feathers to create wacky outfits related to their “Sex in the City” rush theme. which helps girls know that there is a Jewish sorority out there and there is an opportunity where previously we weren’t as well known.”

The MGC consists of three culturebased sororities: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Phi Gamma, an Asianinterest sorority, and Sigma Lambda Gamma, a Latina-interest sorority.

Though Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi is a social sorority, participating in formals, philanthropic events and Homecoming, it focuses on appreciating Jewish culture.

“We’ll maybe do one or two events per semester that might not be praying, but we will talk about the Jewish culture and how that relates to students on campus and our lives,” Kocen said.

The sorority provides a way for members to stay connected with their religious roots while away at college.

“I grew up very involved in Jewish life,” Horowitz said. “After high school I moved to Israel and did a gap year then came to Mizzou as a sophomore and I didn’t want to lose my Jewish connections.”

Kocen was a charter member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi at MU, helping to found the chapter.

“I joined figuring that I could help bring more Judaism to campus because the Jewish population here wasn’t as active,” she said. “I wanted to get to know people who had similar interests as me and help start something that I knew would benefit the Jewish community in the future.”

Greek Life develops eight workgroups The workgroups are composed of members from each of the four Greek Life councils.

Madeline O’Leary Reporter Greek Life has developed eight workgroups in response to the Npower report filed in the spring semester. According to the Office of Greek Life, the purpose of the workgroups is to concentrate on creating and implementing strategies to allow progress within Greek Life organizations.

“The goals of each group will differ depending on the subject being discussed but overall the goal is to receive as much student input as possible,” Panhellenic Association spokeswoman Michelle Hanko said.

“Chapter members are the most knowledgeable about how our chapters and councils can be improved, so we’re giving everyone the opportunity to make Greek Life the best it

can be for our members.”

The workgroups are composed entirely of chapter members from each of the four councils: the Interfraternity Council, the Multicultural Greek Council, the National Pan-Hellenic Council and the Panhellenic Association.

They will concentrate on eight separate issues: alcohol, academics, NPHC, MGC, the IFC Freshmen Male Experience, PHA chapter size, values-based community standards and community competition.

Each workgroup has areas of interest that it will focus on. For example, the alcohol workgroup will examine issues concerning lawlessness, sexual assault, destruction of property and hazing.

“The work groups were not formed around subjects that were ‘problems,’ some of the subjects were evaluated to be very strong, but everything can always be improved,” Hanko said.

Hanko said the workgroups will hold meetings to promote discussions based on the various areas of improvement designated to each. For example, the values-based commu-

nity standards workgroup will focus on brotherhood, sisterhood and leadership within the Greek Life community.

“Each chapter has its own ‘value’ workgroup,” Hanko said. “They will ask questions such as, ‘Are we living our values?, How can we make service better?, How can we make scholarship better?’”

The members of the workgroups will initiate conversations while staff members from the Office of Greek Life will be present to stimulate discussion and record important ideas.

Although specific dates for workgroup meetings have not been set, next semester is when the meetings will begin.

The Greek Life community wants more time so maximum participation can be achieved, Hanko said.

“Some programs and changes may be able to be implemented immediately, others will take planning and time to achieve,” Hanko said.

“The work groups were formed so the opinions of members from every corner of our large Greek community can voice their thoughts.”

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ARREST: Argument LIGHTS: Police respond to all calls set off domestic assault Continued from page 1

Continued from page 1 at 1:22 a.m. Sunday. Washington was not at the woman’s apartment when police arrived and one of the woman’s friends had come over to lend support, Haden said.

“We made contact with the victim then,” Haden said. “She had swelling to her forehead, blood on and around her nose and on her shirt.”

The victim, 23, told police she invited Washington over, but while he was there, the two got into an argument and Washington struck her in the face, causing the injury, Haden said.

When she asked him to leave,

he refused.

Police went to Washington’s home in the 3500 block of La Mesa Drive and arrested him without incident.

“He said they got in an argument but denied assaulting her,” Haden said.

According to the Missouri Revised Statutes, third-degree domestic assault is a class A misdemeanor.

A spokesman for the Boone County Jail confirmed Washington had been arrested Sunday and was later released on a $1,000 bond.

— Alicia Stice, News Editor

TICKETS: Students to no longer show IDs Continued from page 1 ticket scanners were put into place and the student sections were relocated. Babcock said the scanners were a good change, but they are still working on the system a little bit.

“In general, on the way in the gate, we felt like they were very efficient,” Babcock said. “From the student section we eliminated the wristband and the showing of the student IDs and we felt like it streamlined things.”

Babcock said an area that needs work is re-entrance into the stadium. Students can come and go at their leisure but those handling the scanners had difficulty keeping up.

“We want to scan the tickets again to allow the students back in because once the barcode is initially scanned it is not valid,” Babcock said. “If people want to leave and tailgate at halftime and they want to come back in the third quarter, we have to rescan the ticket on their way out of the stadium to revalidate it. We had trouble with that, because there were so many people going out that we did not get the chance to rescan the all of the tickets of the students going out.”

Babcock said they will continue to improve the system, but it really boils down to getting the tickets scanned out so they can come back in.

“We always want to analyze and improve our system efficiencies,” Babcock said. “We had to be a little flexible allowing students back in after halftime as a result.”

Junior Chelsie Temmen said the scanners weren’t much of a time reliever compared to last year’s system.

“I don’t think the scanning went faster,” Temmen said.

“Usually they just checked the tickets and gave you a wristband.

It seemed like there was a delay of three or four seconds before it would actually scan the barcode and ring it through.”

Sophomore Shakera Scott said she liked the scanning system.

She just didn’t expect the change.

“I liked the wristbands last year because I got to keep them as a keepsake from each game and as a freshman that

need assistance.”

The campus’ emergency phone system, which includes emergency phones in elevators, residence hall buildings and parking structures and the bluelight system, has been used in 1,634 situations since its inception in July 2005, according to data from MUPD. Of the calls, three resulted in filed reports. The most recent report was filed April 27 and the remaining two were in 2008.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Statistical Analysis Center website, 375 crimes were reported on MU's campus in 2004. In 2005, when the system was first implemented, 356 crimes were reported. For subsequent years, 384, 388, 368 and 370 crimes were reported.

Charles Gibson, chief of the Contra Costa Community College District police department, said in the Inside Higher Ed article that there has not been a verified emergency call in his five years at Contra Costa. Most uses of the phones came from people calling to report flat tires or ask for directions.

“The blue phones might make people feel good, but if I’m a bad guy, I’m not really deterred by that phone,” Gibson said.

Gibson said he expects most emergency calls to come in from cell phones.

Despite the low number of reports filed at MU as a result of the blue-light phones, Noce said the system is worthwhile even if it helps one person.

“Even if it just saves one person from being held at gunpoint for their wallet or something like that, it’s definitely worth the money,” Noce said.

Each emergency phone costs $25.25 per month to operate, Telecommunications Infrastructure engineer Mike Anderson said. This puts the operating cost for the system at about $64,842 annually. Anderson said he is unsure of the electrical cost for each blue-light phone, but guessed it was minimal.

Seville said maintenance on the blue-light phones is conducted frequent.

“Telecom services the telephones and the MU Police check to make sure the telephones are working,” Seville said. “Campus Facilities has evening maintenance employees who check all outdoor lighting in parking lots, along pathways and emergency lights.”

One of former MSA president Jordan Paul’s goals in office was to post additional blue-light phones in Greektown.

“We commissioned a Greek Safety Survey to gauge what the safety issues and concerns were in the Greek community, and the blue-light item came back over 75 percent in favor of expanding blue lights,” Paul said. “I don’t know that there was a glaring need for more blue lights on any area of campus, but one area that did concern us was Greektown because so many students live there.”

Because of these results, two new blue-light phones were added to Greektown in 2009.

According to Maneater archives, in 2009 the Student Fee Capital Improvement Committee rejected a funding request for additional emergency phones in Greektown due to the devices’ infrequent use.

“We didn’t see enough of a usage in present emergency phones for actual emergencies,” then SFCIC Chairman Bryan VanGronigen said.

VanGronigen, who is a former Interfraternity Council president, said the majority of calls were false alarms once police officers got to the phone.

Although Noce said he would like to see more blue-light phones on campus, he said MSA has been looking into a new safety measure similar to the blue-light phone system.

“There was another emergency phone service that we were looking into that has to do with having something on your cell phone that tracks it down,” Noce said. “I don’t know much about the new program since it’s so new, but it essentially squeezes an entire emergency blue-light phone into your cell phone.”

Noce said this would be beneficial to improve safety on campus, but it is unlikely to happen anytime soon because of financial issues.

“I definitely think that is a pretty viable option, but the problem is that it costs money,” Noce said. “Budget times are pretty tight, and a lot of people aren’t willing to spend money like they were a few years ago.”

JUNGLE: 10 of 50 spots were filled Continued from page 1

was important,” Scott said. “I guess it is kind of easier though because you don’t have to waste time to put the wristband on and stuff. They just scan your ticket.”

Students are not required to show their student IDs anymore, but it is still suggested, according to Babcock.

“We are encouraging students to have their ID and tickets visible so we can get them into the stadium as fast as possible,” Babcock said.

Student organizations, such as Tiger’s Lair and the general student section have new seating arrangements this season after students complained their organizations seating was not together.

Babcock said they are suggesting members of student organizations enter through specified gates for the students’ convenience.

“We are encouraging students to come in through gates 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the east side,” Babcock said. “Tiger’s Lair should come through gate 4E, so students can just walk through to their section straight ahead. Student groups should come through gate 3E and general students through gates 5E and 6E.” Temmen said with the way the sections are now set up, she could save her money and still get close to the action.

“I was on the 50-yard line first row, so I had just as good of seats as Tiger’s Lair,” Temmen said.

event,” Hansen said. “We’re spending money on the event for hiring police, creating a perimeter, more or less, having reservations. So this is the first official student tailgate that actually has infrastructure.”

According to estimates from MSA, The Jungle was only expected to fill 20 percent of the lot. Hansen said the low turnout wasn’t a problem for MSA. “We want to test it out and see how it goes to begin with,” Hansen said. “It’s to our advantage to have fewer people come than for it to be so overwhelming that we can’t even control it.”

Hansen said about 200 students attended the event, and out of the approximately 50 spots available, 10 were filled.

Aside from MSA, five student organizations reserved spots at the tailgate: Tiger’s Lair, The Residence Halls Association, The Student Bar Association, The Maneater, KCOU/88.1 FM and Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity.

The MU Police Department was also on hand, with one to two officers on bicycle stationed at the lot throughout the hours leading up to the game.

RHA Programming Coordinator Natasha Desai said the event was a great way for students to get into the

mood for the game.

“It’s a cool idea to gather a lot of students together from different organizations and be able to have them all in one place to kind of emphasize the game day spirit,” Desai said.

MSA President Tim Noce said The Jungle was created in order to compensate for the troubles MU students had establishing a tailgating spot in the past.

Previous unofficial tailgates, such as Frat Pit and Reactor Field, were shut down due to safety issues.

Noce said the problems that arose at Reactor Field motivated MSA to establish an official tailgate for students.

“That was really the spark that lit the flame for the student government,” Noce said “When that was shut down, it was a huge area for all sorts of students, and no student was involved in the conversation of shutting it down.”

With more than 80 percent of the lot vacant, The Jungle seemed empty compared to surrounding fraternity and alumni tailgates.

Hansen said the low attendance was a result of the event’s marketing not being the main priority for the first game of the season.

“Up until now we’ve been spending our time trying to build a sound infrastructure, a solid event that we can handle,” Hansen said. “Since we’ve been spending so much time

on that, we haven’t had as much time to market the event for the first game.”

Noce said MSA is planning to improve communication for the event in order to increase attendance.

“I think the bottom line is we need to do a better job communicating,” Noce said.

“That’s what we need to do to make the event better. I heard a lot of myths that people asked me about the tailgate.

Some people said, ‘Oh, I can’t drink there,’ but that’s obviously not true.”

Hansen is also aiming to improve attendance for The Jungle.

“We’re looking at in what ways can we make the event more accessible,” Hansen said.

“By that I’m referring to possibly allowing one vehicle inside the lot per group as a viable alternative to having an unloading zone, and also exploring the possibility of increasing the number of wristbands we give away per group.”

Despite the slow start, Noce said he would like to see The Jungle become a mainstay at MU. “My vision is, I want to come here 10 years from now and have it be the place that students want to go on game day and be the place where alumni want to say, ‘Oh, this is the place where I was as a student,’” Noce said. “I’d like eventually for it to become a campus tradition.”

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Green Dot program aims to prevent sexual violence The event teaches how to intervene safely in potentially violent situations.

JIMMY HIBSCH Staff Writer In an effort to combat sexual violence on campus, MU’s Green Dot program held its first public event Monday at Lowry Mall.

“We are tabling to raise more awareness about our Green Dot program,” said Holly Hanover, Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center co-coordinator, at the event. “We started the program last semester, but we’re still trying to get more people involved. We want people to get a better idea of who we are.”

Green Dot is a new branch of RSVP, which aims to proactively prevent relationship violence. The program accomplished one of RSVP’s missions, Co-Coordinator Kim Scates said.

“Green Dot is our violence prevention strategy,” Scates said. “A goal of the RSVP Center is to significantly reduce the number of individuals affected by powerbased personal violence. We do that by teaching students to make their part of the world a little safer by intervening in potentially violent situations, so everyone goes home safe that evening.”

A Green Dot can be anything from breaking up an argument to keeping an eye on a friend, Hanover said.

GAME CHANGERS Green Dot statements and actions anyone can use to create a culture intolerant of violence:

Violence against women is a serious problem on college campuses, including ours.

We have to create a culture intolerant of violence.

When we are going to a party, my friends and I always have some plan in place to look out for each other.

If I know I’m getting drunk, I have worked out with a friend I trust how I’m going to get home.

We don’t ever leave a friend behind.

Source: The Green Dot Strategy SPENCER PEARSON/GRAPHICS ASSISTANT

“If you see two people having a heated argument, maybe check in to make sure it doesn’t get to a level of violence,” Hanover said.

“Green Dot is really about checking in with people, making sure they’re OK.” The MU program began last April, after Dorothy Edwards, founder of the national Green Dot Strategy, came to campus for an educational consultation.

RSVP Center Coordinator Danica Pape said Edwards laid out guidelines for initiating the program at MU. “We started by gradually introducing bystander intervention in general before using the Green Dot Strategy,” Pape said. “Today’s event was our first large-scale, public Green Dot event, but we have been participating in fairs and having trainings in classrooms, residence halls and Greek chapters since last year.”

Green Dot spoke with 1,200 new Greek Life women Sunday,

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Buttons, bracelets and information from the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center sit on a table Saturday on Lowry Mall. Green Dot Mizzou attempts to educate students on preventing violent sexual crimes. as a part of the Greek 2 Greek program, and will speak to 600 new Greek Life men Tuesday.

Freshman Chi Omega member Theresa Beno said Green Dot’s lessons comforted her.

“I learned about how we, especially women in the Greek community, need to look out for each other and stop acts of violence before it’s too late,” Beno said. “It’s reassuring to know that other people are concerned with your safety when you go out

at night.”

Pape estimated thousands of students, faculty and staff are involved in the program by actively performing Green Dots after learning about the program.

She said there are about 30 to 45 people who are in charge Green Dot’s internal operations.

Last spring, MU hosted its first Green Dot Conference, where participants were given opportunities to practice Green Dot’s philosophy. The event will be held

again this year at 10 a.m. Oct. 2 in Stotler Lounge.

Pape said she encourages anyone to attend.

“I think Green Dot is so important because it is something everyone can do to keep violence from happening in our community,” she said. “No one has to do everything, but everyone can do something. We would love to have a ton of people attend. The more people who know about Green Dot, the better.”

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Left, Right and Center

Ethan Simonds Political Columnist

Senate has no good pick By all appearances, the U.S. Senate race in Missouri is boiling down to Democrat Robin Carnahan and Republican Roy Blunt. Both are established political names; Carnahan is in her second term as Missouri’s Secretary of State and Blunt is already a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Each side came to the race armed with standard-issue political rhetoric and took no time in using it, with Blunt calling Carnahan a “rubber stamp” for President Barack Obama’s agenda to Carnahan calling “bull” on Blunt. I’d like to take a moment to call out some “bull” of my own.

Both have taken generic approaches to their campaigns. Blunt has fallen back on the basic Republican model of critiquing Obama and the health care reform bill and linking his opponent to those issues.

Carnahan appears in commercials wearing work gloves, surrounded by the livestock of her family’s cattle farm. She cites her bovine expertise as justification to call bull on not only Blunt, but also the bigwigs in Washington D.C. Blunt criticizes Carnahan as being an Obama crony in the making, just another liberal face in the crowd. As the polls show, Obama is losing his luster to the American people — even those who voted for him in 2008.

Carnahan fills page after page of her speeches with concern and anger over Blunt’s penchant for taking lobbyist dollars and his backing of controversial earmarks.

This race embodies what I see as one of the chief problems in American politics. Neither candidate really says anything of merit about what they plan to do if elected. The focus is not on what they themselves plan to do, but on the terrible things their opponent has done or will continue to do.

Neither candidate is subtle in their generic campaign philosophy. They push the same idea from different sides of the political spectrum by basically saying they are tired of the same old bull from Washington.

The nature of their campaigns seem to me to show they are more concerned with being elected than actually giving voters any real reason to elect them. Sure, America is tired of Washington and Obama to one degree or another, but is that really the biggest issue in your mind, or is it just the easiest route to office?

Carnahan decries Blunt’s and Washington’s spending habits, saying they shouldn’t spend money they don’t have, and yet she is a vocal supporter of both the health care bill and the stimulus package.

The health care bill should cost at least $900 billion, and the stimulus package set us back another $862 billion. Maybe we had almost $2 trillion sitting in our national checking account.

Or maybe that should fall under the “spending money we don’t have” category.

Blunt, in his plaid shirt, acts the part of the down-home Missourian, but the lobbyist contributions, earmarks and financial bailout that characterize him say otherwise.

Carnahan and Blunt seem to be in a twoperson race for the Senate seat. Unfortunately for Missouri voters, it looks like it’s going to be picking your poison.

Ethan Simonds is a sophomore journalism major at MU. He can be reached at ewsxv7@ mizzou.edu.

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Groups meet to call for peace The Columbia Peace Coalition has met to commemorate the events of 9/11 since 2001.

Beth Pearl Reporter

Nine years ago, on Sept. 11, several Columbia residents spontaneously gathered in Peace Park to commemorate the tragedy.

They have continued to meet each year on the anniversary of the attacks to remember the lives lost and to ask for peace, reconciliation and an end to war.

They are the members of the Columbia Peace Coalition, a collection of local groups that promote non-violence and tolerance.

Stephanie Ebbs/The Maneater Saturday, they held a vigil called Geography professor Larry Brown speaks at the Mid-Missouri Peaceworks’ Sept. 11 “No More Victims” at the A.P. Green commemoration Saturday night at the A.P. Green Chapel. His speech advocated nonvioChapel. lence in dealing with present issues.

Mid-Missouri Pe a c e wo rk s violence.

Director Mark Haim helped organize umph of love over war.

Rev. Heather Morgan of the “In supporting a war that has the memorial, which featured speakColumbia Hope Church was the first caused the end to many lives, we are ers and songs about peace. speaker.

She emphasized the imporall terrorists,” Brown said.

The event’s call for an end to viotance of inter-religious dialogue and The night ended with a canlence and the beginning of forgiveunderstanding between conflicting dlelight vigil beneath the arch of ness, he said, is necessary now more peoples.

She also urged the audience Memorial Union.

The crowd gaththan ever as the nation faces division to give up its desire for vengeance. ered in a circle, each holding a small over issues fueled by “Islamaphobia,” “Retribution does not work,” she candle, and participated in two minas he called it, and hatred. said, comparing violence and hatred utes of reflective silence before sing“We’re issuing a call not only to to a thorn that must be uprooted ing together three verses of “We end foreign wars, but for peace and and reconciled in every community.

Shall Overcome.” reconciliation at home,” he said.

MU geography professor Larry Letitia Denhartog, a member of The night’s message was to honor Brown delivered a speech on the the Rock Bridge Christian Church, the lives lost on Sept. 11, to ask for need to end the conflicts abroad.

He attended the gathering. an end to the wars in the Middle asked the audience to look for alter“I remember how much I shut East and to promote tolerance and natives to war and violence in order down after Sept.

11,” she said. “I diversity. to achieve an end to terror. don’t want us to have to go through About 50 people attended the “We’re not going to get peaceful that again as a country or as a event, which began with songs from results from violent action,” he said. world.”

Caravan, a choral group whose perHe also spoke of the recent Haim said the group would gather formers sing and dance with mesthreat by one Florida pastor to burn again next year. sages of peace and love.

Qur’ans, condemning people who “(We gather) in the spirit of hope Their songs echoed the hope of he believes manipulate the fears of for peace, and in the need to end a the event’s organizers. The lyrics the masses in order to create more tragic cycle of violence,” he said. focused on world peace and the tri-

String of vehicular theft continues Multiple unlocked cars in Columbia have been broken into.

Steve Cassidy staff writer Columbia Police have seen a rapid increase in the number of items reported stolen from vehicles in the past week.

According to a Columbia Police Department news release, officers investigated two cases where items were reported stolen from cars parked at the Academy of Fine Arts, located at 3210 South Providence Road.

The thefts reportedly occurred at about 7:30 a.m.

“The items were unable to be recovered and no suspect has been found at this time,” CPD spokeswoman Jessie Haden said.

The string of thefts continued later on Sept. 8. At roughly 5:30 p.m., officers were called to investigate three separate reports of vehicular theft.

All three cars were parked in the

parking lot of Jazzercise, at 120 East Nifong Blvd.

The next day, Sept. 9, officers were called to Green Meadow Day Care, where a resident spoke of another theft.

The reason for the large and sudden increase in thefts is believed to be the weather.

“This time of year, theft rates always increase because people want to leave their windows down so their car won’t get hot or because they think they can leave for just a moment without locking their cars,” Haden said.

She also said police are advising residents to lock their vehicles, as all of the reported cases involved unlocked cars.

Another tip she offered was to secure items of value and keep them out of sight of passersby.

“Criminals are more likely to break into a car if they know for sure there is something of value to take,” Haden said.

CPD is stressing that these are the only things that can be done.

According to a news release, the most popular items stolen were purses because of their contents: wallets, money and identification.

The police have developed multiple leads.

One officer recognized the suspect’s vehicle to be a 2010 black Chevrolet Tahoe with dark tinted windows. On Sept. 11, a Columbia resident said he saw a vehicle that fit the description at a business just outside of city limits.

Haden said the citizen was a little concerned upon seeing the Tahoe and his concern elevated when he saw the passenger walk out to the car and switch its current Tennessee license plates for Missouri ones.

At that point, he called the police and told them what he had witnessed.

The police believe the string of thefts to be the work of a local identity theft gang known as the Felony Lane Gang.

“We urge anyone who may have information to call Crime Stoppers at 875-TIPS,” Haden said in the news release. “It is our main priority that no one else be victimized.”

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5K raises money for health awareness The series is part of an MU Health Care program.

Wes Duplantier News Editor About 30 Columbia residents took off running Sunday morning down Bethel Road to raise money to tell the story of Benjamin Saar.

Saar, a boy who died in 1987 at the age of 8 from complications brought on by AIDS, is the subject of a play titled “Yellow Boat.”

Saturday ’s runners ran to raise money so that Columbia arts group, Performing Arts in Children’s Education can produce the play in January.

PACE has local children audition and rehearse for the plays, some of which are performed at Jesse Auditorium.

According to the story of “Yellow Boat,” Saar coped with his illness, which resulted from hemophilia, by learning to paint and draw.

At Saturday ’s race, PACE Executive Director Megan White said the group chose the play to demonstrate the healing power of a positive attitude.

“The idea behind it is educating our actors, our audience

and our community about an issue that affects a lot of people,” she said.

White said the turnout for Saturday ’s race at CosmoBethel Park in south Columbia was about what she expected since the race was held on the same day as the first MU home football game.

PACE Youth Theatre produces the plays annually through Art in Health Care, a program within MU Health Care that is meant to raise awareness of childhood illnesses and disability.

White said PACE decided to hold the 5K as a fundraiser because it was easy to coordinate and because they wanted to choose an activity that promotes a healthy lifestyle.

“This is a really healthy town that loves to race so it seemed like a perfect match,” she said.

Columbia resident Brad Earnest was the first runner to cross the finish line at Saturday’s race, taking the win in a time of 18:05.

Earnest — who is training for a marathon with his wife, who finished second in the race — said the course consisted of gently rolling hills and relatively mild terrain but also said the heavy humidity for the early morning race made running difficult.

James Militello/Staff Photographer

Abbey Kempf, left, and Chloe White, right, finished the ‘Pace Race’ step by step Saturday morning at CosmoBethel Park. The ‘Pace Race’ was a charity event to fund the arts program “Kids in the Act.” “The course is nice,” he said.

“It’s kind of flat and gentle and then rolling but the humidity is really high and that tends to take a lot out of you.”

Earnest said his children have performed in PACE plays in years past and that was in part what drew him to the race.

TV task force sends City Council complaints Two cable companies provide the majority of the service in town.

Steve Cassidy Staff Writer In a July letter to the Columbia City Council, the Columbia Cable Television Task Force presented its complaints.

According to the letter, the task force is dissatisfied with pricing and customer service and that public access, education and government channels are not available to everyone.

“The problem is, the state last year took power from local governments to approve franchising agreements,” Fifth Ward Councilwoman Laura Nauser said.

That change in the law limited the city’s options for dealing with the complaints.

The state is now responsible for regulating the fees the cable companies charge.

Although the city might not be able to do much about the complaints, Second Ward Councilman Jason Thornhill said it is good to know how residents feel, so they can at least be aware of the problems they are faced with.

The task force was assem-

bled in 2003 to deal with problems the community was facing from cable companies MediaCom and Charter Communications, but the group has less power since the law changed.

In its letter to the Council, the task force said it hoped the city would send out a news release explaining why Columbia can’t fix the situation.

The task force asked the City Council to urge residents to contact the state and voice their dissatisfaction. “(The task force) recommends that citizens contact their legislators about the situation and consider another source of television,” task force member Marty Riback said in the letter.

Nauser said that the most effective thing Columbia residents can do is to file complaints with the Missouri Public Service Commission — the state agency that regulates cable television companies.

“All we can do for the unhappy citizens is redirect them to the state,” Nauser said.

“Hopefully, if enough people complain, the state can do something about it.”

Mediacom and Charter Communications did not respond to a request for comment by publication.

Mediacom’s Vice-President of Legal and Public Affairs Tom Larsen said Mediacom is aware of the problems.

He doesn’t see the letter as a list of complaints for his company, though.

“They are simply expressing their frustration with the change in law,” he said.

Larsen said channel owners set the pricing and there is nothing the cable company can do about that.

“Viacom, owners of MTV and other popular channels set the prices for their broadcast,” he said. “We simply resell a product.”

The overall choice of programming was another issue the task force identified.

“Content is chosen by companies like Viacom,” Larsen said. “We have been pushing to get more digital content in HD because that is where television is heading.”

Mediacom has plans to assess the complaints. It is in the process of getting the system to handle more HD. The entire system has been under upgrade for the past year, and Larsen said that is what caused many of the outages.

“I sympathize with the customers,” Larsen said. “We understand their frustration with the outages, but the customer has to understand that we are doing this to make the service better as a whole.”

The yearlong revamping of the system is scheduled to finish sometime next week.

“We’re very supportive of the theater,” he said.

Several people at the race were acquainted either through PACE or the Columbia Track Club and ran the race together.

Abby Kemp and Chloe White, both 12, ran the entire race and sprinted across the finish line matching each other step for

step as their parents and other racers cheered them on.

Kemp said that she and White are both involved in PACE and are currently rehearsing for the performance of “Yellow Boat.”

“We’re actually going to play practice right after this,” Kempf said, smiling as she caught her breath.

National Award honors solid waste manager Christine Cauthen Reporter Walking into Richard Wieman’s office gives a great sense of who he is.

Hanging on one wall is a poster exclaiming in big white letters: Determination. As Columbia’s Solid Waste Utility manager talks about how the city, as a whole, needs to get away from landfills as much as possible, a cowboy statue made of recycled metal parts sits in the corner.

Wieman has channeled his determination into improving Columbia’s environmental program. He helped to get Missouri’s first and only bioreactor landfill up and running in 2009. It’s one of very few in the country, putting Missouri at the forefront of solid waste technology.

“He has a stellar track record,” City Manager Bill Watkins said.

“He’s always looking for ways to provide better service at less cost.”

This year, Wieman was rewarded for that effort. He was named Professional Manager of the Year — Solid Waste by the American Public Works Association.

“The selection of the award is done by a panel of judges appointed by the APWA president,” APWA spokeswoman Laura Bynum said.

Wieman said he is an advocate for reusable resources.

“We are a throwaway society,” Wieman said. “We buy things designed to be discarded when broken or not wanted anymore.

TVs and MP3 players can be recycled. Our mindset should

change from disposable to longterm benefits to society. We must choose wisely.”

During his 35 years with the department, Wieman has always tried to keep an open mind for improving Columbia.

“People have to expand their thinking about how to do things better,” he said. “If there’s a strong will you can make it happen.”

But he said one man cannot change an industry on his own.

“The community is very supportive,” Wieman said. “They are very receptive, and our administration is as well.”

One might consider art and the environmental industry as drastically different fields, but Wieman said they are more similar than some might think.

“The artwork and the work are very much related,” Wieman said, gesturing to one of his statues. “They involve an identical thought process of taking something that exists and improving on it and making it better.”

Wieman described attending the American Public Works Association International Congress and Exposition as an once-in-a-lifetime experience.

“There were a lot of neat projects created by talented people,” he said. “It was like winning an Academy Award. It was an honor to be recognized among all of those great people.”

All in all, Wieman would just like to leave people thinking.

“People need to look within themselves and think outside the box,” he said. “They need to think that maybe there is a better way.

Maybe it is possible.”

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Misinformation surrounds The Jungle tailgate Were you at The Jungle on Saturday? Yeah, we know you weren’t.

As a few lonely tents (sans the Law School tent — they were having a great time) sat in the parking lot, a steady stream of people ready to tailgate flowed down Maryland right past what was supposed to be the “official MU student tailgate.”

About 200 people in all came to The Jungle, said Ben Hansen, the director of the Department of Student Activities within the Missouri Students Association.

Although it didn’t even seem like that many people attended, we’re going to take his word on that number.

Still, it’s not a lot of people, and it’s not nearly what MSA was shooting for.

MSA is trying to stay optimistic, which we think is the right thing to do here.

The Midnight BBQ only had about 80 people turn out their first event, and now there are thousands of people who attend every year.

However, MSA, you’ve got a limited amount of time to start marketing this right before the tumbleweeds start to roll through and it becomes a legitimate failure.

The core differences between the Midnight BBQ and The Jungle — how often they occur, the amount of time they take and general nature of the event — are key in deciding its success.

The first issue lies in how the tailgate is marketed. At Senate, start talking about how you’re going to get the message out to your constituents, specifically the details regarding what’s up with the booze.

A big problem deterring students is misinformation; whether they need to be 21 to attend and whether they’ll be carded when they attend are both concerns we’ve heard about. Whatever the rules are, they need to be getting out to MU students.

Another suggestion: allow anyone to rent a tent rather than limiting it just to student organizations. If groups of friends, or even families, could rent a spot and tailgate, there would be a better chance of people coming.

If the bar on Greek Life isn’t lifted, groups of friends who just happen to be chapter members could congregate together for a tailgate. Rather than coming as a fraternity, just come as a fraternity boy.

We don’t want to give the impression that we think it’s a bad idea. On the contrary, we’d say it’s a good idea, which is why we care.

There was free food from Sub Shop, and the people running the tents were up for some fun (and a few games of ladderball with The Maneater editorial board).

The one thing The Jungle is lacking is solid attendance, and fixing that problem rests within MSA.

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“I’m the biggest baby when it comes to baking. I’m not patient enough. It’s terrible when you have to bake 200 pies in a day. If people were a fly on my wall, they’d think, ‘This bitch is crazy.’”

— Food blogger Sara Trikenskas

“You have to make something out of nothing in literally hours.”

—Sophomore Kate Carter regarding having to write, produce and act out a play in 24 hours for “23:59—A Revolution of Plays”

“Come see what we’re doing to the ocean and wildlife by tarring the goldfish, knock out a sea turtle or a pelican or a dolphin or something like that.”

—Consequence Campaign Deputy Director Benton Strong about CarnivOIL

“In supporting a war that has caused the end to many lives, we are all terrorists.”

— Geography professor Larry Brown during a vigil commemorating the events of Sept. 11, 2001

“Grow up.You might as well be taking a Furby to class.”

—Sophomore Kate Everson about the Silly Bandz trend

“Every swingout is like a hug, only better.”

--Vice President Tristan Hunnewell said about swing dancing at Mizzou Swing Society

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True Blood sex actually encourages real romance, provides 'girl porn' Katie McCormick kmmwgb@mail .mizzou.edu

I, like many other young women across the country, have recently become obsessed with the phenomenon that is True Blood.

I made fun of all my friends who would obsess over it until I began watching finished all three seasons in a mere two weeks.

Mind you, these are hourlong episodes we’re talking about, so some days consisted of seven hours straight on the old laptop in bed.

After completing my conquest, I really started to think of why I liked this show so much. It has an element of fantasy what with the vampires, fairies, werewolves and some even more ridiculous characters that would take too long to mention.

However, I absolutely loathe “ Twilight,” which contains many of the same elements.

While I’m on the topic, let me just reiterate, “Twilight” is truly the worst thing to

ever grace the pop culture world. Back to the topic at hand, I was confused at my intense attraction towards True Blood when a lot of its media companions are far from enjoyable. It didn’t take long for me to recognize the true element of appeal: sex.

Oh yes, True Blood is one of the most sexualized programs I have ever watched.

It is raunchy, overwhelming and the all the blood might cause slight bouts of nausea.

I now may come off as this hyper-sexualized person, but I am actually the polar opposite.

I feel awkward when I see people kissing or canoodling in public.

The million-dollar question then is: why the hell do I enjoy seeing a bunch of characters sex it up? The answer is that the passion is just a manifestation of the love formed between the characters.

It couldn’t get any cheesier, but True Blood, and a lot of premium cable shows like it, use the intense sex to show how in love most of the characters are.

Granted there are plenty of pointless sexual encounters, but for the most part, True Blood showcases romance.

It is no wonder they call these shows “girl porn,” because girls swoon over how much these guys use compassion and adoration in their relationships.

These shows receive a lot of slack for leaving little to the imagination, but I believe they are more morally sound than the average reality television show.

The fictitious programs that stations like HBO and Showtime produce promote healthier relationships than shows like Real World and Jersey Shore.

The reality programs make sexuality out to be some sort of tool used in a loose and unapologetic fashion.

One night stands and meaningless flings are prevalent with almost every person on the show and it’s sending out a message that sex has lost all function as something special.

Highly impressionable young people view these and

assume that is what a desirable relationship should be.

True Blood is just one of many shows that sends out a message to appreciate your sexuality.

It puts love on a pedestal, and those foolish enough to have sex for no reason are usually viewed as pathetic or just plain dirty.

I am aware that True Blood is complete fiction and could obviously never happen in real life. I am beginning to believe though that it is only a matter of time before some highly attractive vampires show up and sweep me off my feet.

Fantasy aside, I appreciate this show for helping me realize how important one’s sexuality should be.

It is easy to become completely desensitized and make it seem like reality show sex is attractive. I now know more than ever that it is not and that sex should be far more romantic and passionate.

Everything would just be easier if we live in the True blood world ... that may be pushing my obsession a bit too far.

We need to talk about 9/11 Ryan Schuessler

ryanschuessler@gmail.com I remember that day. I think we all do, and always will.

I was in fourth grade at Keysor Elementary School in Kirkwood and, as we all know, what seemed like an ordinary day ended up changing our world forever.

And today, almost a decade later, we still talk about it. And we should.

After all these years of talking, some are telling us to forget, that we need to move on and not dwell in the past.

But, alas, I disagree. I’m sure that every perspective on that day has been presented over the years, but we still need to talk about it. We still need to learn from it.

It was a remarkably tragic moment for our country and the world; nobody can argue that. But every cloud has a silver lining; I just don’t think we’ve found this one yet.

Sure, 9/11 brought us together as a country. It unified us as a people. But, as a nation, what have we come to stand for?

When the world’s eyes turned to us on that day, what did we show them? What are we showing them now?

We showed them war and vengeance. We showed them that we were not a people to provoke.

Illustration by Chelsea Myers This had its place, mind you; the antagonists of that day could not go unpunished. But, ten years later, we’re still showing the world war.

We showed them division and fear. The patriotism that brought us together that day has long since faded, and all we do now is point fingers, spread vicious lies and blame each other for our nation’s problems.

A lot of people no longer are proud to be Americans. Not to mention the foundation of every issue always ends up back at taxes, as if money was actual-

ly more important than people.

We showed them xenophobia, which I’ve touched on before.

Whether we like it or not, we’ve become a country which, to the world, vandalizes mosques and wants to burn Qurans.

What I hope is a minority of our people has turned us into that in the eyes of the rest of the world.

As a world power, what have we shown them since that day?

What have we learned about our world and ourselves? Clearly, we haven’t learned much.

I remember getting a letter after 9/11. A lot of us got one. First Lady Laura Bush sent a letter to America’s children shortly following the attacks, and I still have mine in a box back home.

And she said it best.

“September 11 changed our world. But with each story of sorrow and pain comes one of hope and courage. As we move forward, all of us have an opportunity to become better people and to learn valuable lessons about heroism, love and compassion.”

Tripp Stelnicki tstelnicki03@hotmail.com

Why oppose marijuana?

A pair of stories before anything else.

During a floor meeting my first week on campus, two peer advisors cordially laid out their ground rules, spending more than a few minutes going over what we couldn’t have on the floor. The usual things. Special attention, however, was given to the very real possibility of marijuana possession among the assemblage.

“If we even suspect,” one PA declared, widening her eyes, vigorously emphasizing each syllable, “that you have marijuana in your room, we — oh, we will call the campus police, and they will be at your door before we are.”

The second PA nodded and added a concurrent word or two. The two girls sitting to my left turned toward one another — one, with unmistakable sincerity, whispered the following: “That’s good. That’s probably for the best.”

Story number two. The other weekend, a friend of mine traveled to St. Louis for the day, leaving early Saturday morning and returning that same night. We’ll call this friend Nico.

We’ll call his roommate Assbag. When Nico left his room that morning, his desk drawer held both a small amount of marijuana and a glass piece. Nico returned Saturday night and both items were nowhere to be found -- similarly absent, it seemed, was Assbag.

Assbag called Nico the following morning; he explained he had gone home for the weekend. Nico then posed the question: “Hey, man, you know that bowl I had in my desk, and the weed? You know where that went?”

“I actually do know where it went, yeah,” Assbag replied. “The police have it.”

He had gone into Nico’s drawer and turned the items in. Assbag, indeed.

What, exactly, is the logic behind opposing marijuana’s very existence? (To the extent seen in these two stories, I mean.) It’s both an untenable and nonsensical position, and largely inexcusable. Really — what’s the excuse? Fear? The most dangerous thing anyone has ever done while high is order too much Taco Bell. Morality? I’d assert that a holier-than-THC attitude is infinitely worse than actually possessing the stuff; imposing your beliefs onto — and, worse, in the case of my friend, into — someone else’s life and lifestyle to that degree has no place in 2010 America.

The unreasonable opposition to or fear of marijuana — “that’s probably for the best” — solely due to its current, debatable position under the banner of illegality is both offensively stupid and laughably narrow-minded.

The movement for its legalization gains momentum by the year. It will without question be legal — in this country, in some capacity beyond medical — within our lifetimes.

The girls’ comments in my floor meeting and Assbag’s unforgivable breach of common human/roommate courtesy are legitimately bizarre. To me, at least. Although I feel I’m among the majority here.

Understand, this isn’t an argument for legalization. This is merely an argument for common sense, highlighting the absence of logic in the two girls unnecessarily frightened by the prospect of marijuana being in their dorm; the perhaps overly stern-sounding threat issued by my PAs; the fact that Assbag committed a crime against manhood and decency far worse than Nico’s crime against drug laws that will change radically within ten years, yet Nico is lawfully at fault.

Last Thursday The Maneater ran an article concerning NORML and their plans to have medical marijuana legalized by 2012 — in it, a comment regarding the need to “educate students and increase awareness” struck me, then, as unnecessary. College students shouldn’t need an education on this issue. But perhaps some do. Bombs away, NORML.

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True Prep: It's a Whole New World Rating: 4.5 out of 5 By the authors of “The Official Preppy Handbook,” the prepster bible is back with the uber-hyped “True Prep: A Whole New World.” Updated with illustrious photo descriptions and directions, the handbook leaves no question as to how preps (and prep wannabes) are expected to conduct themselves in matters from selecting a college to the art of the perfectly frayed shirt collar. Whether you’re running rampant through the yards of Princeton or crisscrossing the campus we all know and love, Lisa Birnbach and Chip Kidd make it clear there is no excuse for slacking on preppy style.

And in true prep fashion, such style must be achieved as effortlessly as possible. The necessities of a well-worn pair of classic chinos or the richness of a pair of luxurious loafers are timeless traditions spanning geographical and generational divides. Although the book predictably capitalizes on flexing its mastering of appropriate style, other topics arise, including the proper way to “weekend” (yes, it’s a verb now).

Perhaps the best parts of “True Prep” are the photo guides accompanying almost every topic.

Typical preppies are depicted with running dialogues over their heads, revealing not only what today’s prep looks like, but how they think as well.

In the section “Hair: An Education,” the reader witnesses the progression of preppy college freshman through her senior year of college by way of her hairstyle.

“I am going to Berlin for a semester, and I have to write this damn paper as part of my application. Get my hair off my neck to concentrate...

Just concentrate, Sophie... Do I look too much like my mother? Eeeww. Clark likes it this way. But he likes Mummy, too. Gross.”

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The Walkmen Libson Rating: 4 out of 5 On their sixth studio album, The Walkmen whisk listeners away to another world with a stripped-down sound and vibrant new melodies. Unlike earlier works, Lisbon is lush with upbeat, happier melodies, rarely striking a depressing note. It captures The Walkmen’s raw rock ‘n’ roll roots and celebrates them without throwing it in your face.

The album opens with “Juveniles,” a sunny song that instantly sets the mood. The next song on the album has the highest energy of the collection - “Angela Surf City” is a fast-pace rocker to be expected from The Walkmen.

From the outset of the album, the band shows us that this is, for the most part, a straightforward rock record with a vintage feel to it.

After the only transitional track on the album, “Follow the Leader,” the band really hits its stride. “Blue as Your Blood,” and the album’s single, “Stranded,” are both romantic and warm.

“Torch Song” slows down the pace and features Beach Boys-style background harmonies — it’s unexpected and one of the album’s most shining moments.

The Walkmen can now be revered as indie rock veterans. They’ve been consistently making good music for almost a decade. Writing music almost seems effortless to them.

—Jonas Weir, reporter

STEVEN DICKHERBER Staff Writer Huffstutter Orchards, a youpick apple orchard located west of Columbia, opened its gates to the public during Labor Day weekend. Customers of the farm are allowed to walk freely through the orchard and pick their choice of Gala and Jonathan apples.

Huffstutter Orchards is located in New Franklin, about 25 miles west of Columbia, a city boasting just more than a thousand residents. Although Huffstutter Orchards used to be a commercial farm with wholesale and retail business, the owners Rick and Pam Huffstutter sold the rest of the property this year, leaving only the you-pick section.

The parking lot was filled Saturday morning despite the dreary weather as families and students from across Central Missouri came to fill bags, baskets and wheelbarrows full of apples.

“It’s nice to have somewhere to go where I can buy apples that haven’t been caked in chemicals,” said Rick Anselm, a firsttime customer of Huffstutter Orchards.

Co-owner Pam Huffstutter recognizes her customers can enjoy the autumn atmosphere and still help local families. One hundred percent of the proceeds are given to the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri.

“Everybody thinks of it as all altruistic, but I think everybody needs to understand that no matter who you are, something could make you be a hungry

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Use the apples picked at Huffsutter Orchards in your own kitchen creation.

Huffstutter Orchards 2621 State Route P New Franklin, MO 65274 (660)848-2330

Pam's Old Fashioned Skillet Cake 2 cups apples, peeled and sliced 1 1/2 sticks of butter, melted 1 cup sugar 1 cup flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. allspice 1 cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup dark brown sugar

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.

1. In a medium-sized bowl, mix sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, milk and vanilla.

2. In a large bowl, combine apples with 1/4 cup melted butter and brown sugar.

3. Add remaining butter into a 10-inch skillet. Pour the batter into the skillet, then add the apple mixture.

4. Bake at 350 degrees in the skillet (make sure handle is oven-friendly) about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out cleanly.

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person sometime,” Huffstutter said. “I think that everybody needs to have a philanthropy that makes a difference in other people’s lives.”

The food bank has several programs that care for families in poverty — especially hungry children.

One of the more creative programs, called Buddy Pack, helps feed low-income families on the weekends. Buddy Pack identifies children who might be hungry in classrooms and fills a backpack with kid-friendly food for them to share with brothers and sisters at home.

“The idea behind Buddy Pack is that we want to feed hungry children, and that’s the idea behind everything around here — we want to feed hungry people,” spokesman Mike De

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Hickman High School senior Cyrus Rautman inspects apples at Huffstutter Orchards in New Franklin on Sunday. Rautman has picked apples every year as a family tradition.

Santis said. “By far, it’s probably then giving it to more than 140 one of the most successful pro- charitable nonprofit agencies. grams we do.”

These agencies then pass on The Food Bank for the free and discounted food to Northeast and Central people in need.

Missouri operates by receiv“There are so many hungry ing donations and food from people,” Huffstutter said. “We wholesalers, distributors and just felt like this is something growers like the Huffstutters, we could do.”

Local group brandishes bardiches in battle

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Robb Schuster helps Orion Harman stretch before they take on sword fighting Wednesday at Peace Park. The Society for Creative Anachronism gathers every Wednesday at the park.

LINDSEY WEHKING Reporter In 1966, knights were summoned to defend the honor of their ladies in a tournament meant to revive the Middle Ages.

Donning pointy hats and armed with trash can shields, a clan of UC Berkley’s history buffs and science fiction zeal-

ots set off for a rendezvous in the park. With the clink of their makeshift swords and an ardor for the Dark Ages, the Society for Creative Anachronism was spawned.

“We have come a long way since the pickle barrel armor,” said Deborah McDuffy, also known as Lady Emma bat Avraham, president of Columbia’s chapter of the

SCA, Shire of Standing Stones.

Composed of 19 Kingdoms spanning the world, the SCA is an international non-profit historical foundation with a mission centered upon researching and re-creating the arts, skills and traditions of pre-17th century Europe.

“It is in between live action role play and Civil War reenactments — we don’t do fairies, dragons or wizards, but the outcomes are not predetermined like Civil War reenactments,” McDuffy said.

“There is room to be creative.

A 12th century French lady can marry a sixth century Celtic warrior.”

Upon entering the society, each member takes on his or her own persona — not only a name, but a whole character embodiment derived from some aspect of medieval history. McDuffy was inspired by the fashion in the 12th century.

“I looked at history, and I really liked 12th century England -- what was going on and the garb,” McDuffy said.

“I got to choose what clothes

I looked good in and what clothes I could make.”

Members are able to dabble in whatever activities arouse their interests, including, but not limited to, combat, archery, dance, music, art and culinary arts.

For MU employee Robert Schuster, the SCA offers a perfect concoction of sports and fantasy.

“I was an old Dungeons and Dragons fan and football player,” Schuster said. “Where else can you find a combination of the two?”

Schuster has been involved in the SCA since the ‘90s, and it is not unusual to find SCA members who have been involved for 20 or more years.

“The SCA provides that sense of family, and I think that is what draws and holds most people in,” McDuffy said.

During their activities, the SCA tends to attract the attention of curious onlookers.

“Of course we get a lot of stares,” McDuffy said. “What I find most interesting is the people that don’t look. I mean, come on.”

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Student food bloggers serve up tasty treats to experiment with new recipes, relieve stress Kaitlyn Gibson Reporter According to the Food Network, anyone with a personality and a basic understanding of kitchen utensils can have their own cooking show, and with the rise of individual online journaling, anyone with an idea and an hour can start a food blog. Although she might not appear on “Top Chef ” or take on Julia Child, tattoo-clad Sara Trikenskas has a homemade butter pecan ice cream recipe to die for.

“I have cooked since I was old enough to walk and my mom and grandma cooked for me growing up,” Trikenskas said. “I started blogging about a year and a half ago. It’s a way to keep me cooking and writing and taking photos and keep me true to what I like doing.

I’ve always thought that if I had more tattoos, I could have my own cooking show.”

Trikenskas’ blog, “Sara Tea’s Culinary Cracks,” (for online: sarateasculinarycracks.blogspot. com) features a variety of cuisine, ranging from pâte à choux to taco pasta, all on a college student’s budget. She also works at the University Club, an exclusive restaurant catering specifically to alumni, and is working toward a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management to one day open her own bakery.

Trikenskas, a senior, enjoys cooking because of food’s ability to relieve stress and bring people together, she said.

“Cooking is a de-stressor,” she said. “I’m a very anxious person.

My favorite part is feeding other people. Nine times out of ten I don’t even eat what I make, but food brings people around a table.”

Baking pastries, Trikenskas’ specialty, is often a test of fortitude, she said.

“I’m the biggest baby when it comes to baking,” Trikenskas said.

“I’m not patient enough. It’s terrible when you have to bake 200 pies in a day. If people were a fly on my wall they’d think, ‘This bitch is crazy.’”

Because her boyfriend’s tattooing job requires traveling to various conventions around the state, Trikenskas has begun to sample small-town Missouri fare and blog about it. The process has made her realize her love of food and her home state even more, she said.

“A lot of people hate on Missouri and it makes me mad,” Trikenskas said. “I love Missouri. I’m doing this new thing with my blog where I go to tiny, tiny towns and visit the restaurants that keep them alive.

They have such Midwestern hospitality, it’s amazing — like eating with your grandma.”

Trikenskas is not alone in her desire to combine food and writing.

Senior Kaitlin Foley, author of “The Green and Bean” began blogging in March after reading her roommate’s blog.

“I’ve always been interested in cooking, and I like the idea of having a creative hub where I can write creatively,” Foley said.

Kim Aumer, Foley’s roommate, graduated from MU last year and has since moved to St. Louis to work in Bistro 1130, a new restaurant opening soon. Aumer’s blog, “The Adventurous Student” stemmed from her desire to keep track of new techniques and recipes, she said.

“I like to write about the things I am learning at work,” Aumer said.

“I like creating something and just being able to have fun, be original and take chances.”

Professional talent and experience are not necessary to an enjoyable cooking experience, Foley said.

“If anyone wonders if they can cook or can’t, they can,” Foley said.

“I don’t consider myself a real cook, but I still cook all the time. It’s fun for everyone.”

Clare Dussman/The Maneater

Food blogger Sara Trinkenskas mashes potatoes as a part of the dinner she prepares to write about on her food blog Sept. 5. Trinkenskas’ blog includes recipes and stories about her cooking experiences, as well as accounts of her visits to Missouri restaurants.

Theatre Troupe invites students to the stage Stephanie Ebbs Reporter

Jayme Gardner/Staff Photographer

Taaj Reeves tells a story as a part of her audition for the Interactive Theater Troupe on Monday in the Fine Arts Annex. Each person auditioning was required to read a sample from a sketch.

Jumping into a performance with several experienced actors is not something many audience members would do, but it’s exactly what one MU theatre company asks of its audience.

The Interactive Theatre Troupe performs scenes about controversial topics and allows the audience to question the actors in character.

The company then asks audience members to actually enter the scene and attempt to influence the conflict.

Faculty members Suzanne Burgoyne and Clyde Ruffin used a model from a similar group at the University of Michigan when they founded the troupe in 2003.

The group worked with the Difficult Dialogues project during its grant funding, which aimed at raising awareness of diversity issues and creating conversation in an intellectual environment.

The company has grown since it was created. It has become a model for creating Interactive Theatre groups at other universities.

New members also continue to join the company, many of whom are theater majors.

Five-year member Mallory Taulbee said the troupe learns a lot about each other as people, and she hopes the audience also learns to be more accepting.

Burgoyne also remembers an important day when a young Muslim woman questioned the characters after their performance.

The woman later confessed that the dialogue was the first time she had been able to talk about the issues facing American Muslims since the attacks on 9/11.

This is the kind of difference that the Interactive Theatre Troupe attempts to make.

“Usually in every class there are a few students that are actively involved in the scene

and want to find a resolution to the situation,” sophomore member Sheldon Price said. “One of the goals of the group is to teach people how to approach situations differently.”

The group has goals it wishes to achieve for its audience, but the experience is also very rewarding for the actors.

“Most of the actors in the group do it as much because they care about the issues, as for the performance,” Burgoyne said.

Although acting is an artistic outlet, Burgoyne said the group aims to enlighten and help its audience to look at difficult situations differently.

Taulbee said that she has learned a lot about dealing with conflict from being in the group.

“I became a theater major to learn about people from the inside out,” Taulbee said. “What I hope people realize from it is that all people have a heart and a reason or rationale and (people) try to solve problems by yelling at them.”

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010 Jake's Takes

Jake Kreinberg Sports Columnist

Big 12 fumbled TV contract I tried to watch the Missouri football team’s demolition of McNeese State Saturday night. I just couldn’t.

Don’t get me wrong. I wanted to. But needing to travel to St. Louis and miss the game, I was shut out of any Tiger football on television. I, along with some small bars and restaurants, wasn’t spending $40 to watch MU eat a Louisiana-flavored cupcake.

And therein lies the rub. By not being on television, MU is missing out on exposure in cities across the state.

While MU will receive the brunt of criticism for being shown on pay-per-view, the university is hampered by the Big 12’s television contract.

ESPN and Fox Sports Net have exclusive television rights to games hosted by a Big 12 team, and once they make their picks, other games may only be shown via PPV to avoid competition with those networks. Therefore, Missouri may not make deals with local stations around the state to carry its games.

Theoretically, this ensures a maximum audience for the games on ESPN and Fox. But what the Big 12 doesn’t seem to realize is that Missourians would rather watch MU take on McNeese State than see Texas play Wyoming, no matter how riveting that might be (it isn’t).

Not surprisingly, the television schedule favors Texas and Oklahoma and their established fan bases. Because the Big 12 doles out television revenues based partly on number of appearances, the Longhorns and Sooners receive more money from the conference than Missouri.

And as Gary Pinkel will attest, exposure is important. The more games MU has televised, the more people can see the team, university and surrounding community. Pinkel wanted to stay in the Big 12 so recruits in Texas could often see the Tigers play.

It’s ridiculous that Missourians can’t even see the Tigers play. This hurts Pinkel’s efforts in securing the border and recruiting in St. Louis and Kansas City.

The television contract is the main reason the Big 12 is losing two members. It is also the reason why the conference won’t be able to stay together much longer if it keeps the status quo. The Big 12 is stuck in an eight-year contract it signed with ESPN in 2007 for $480 million. By comparison, the Southeastern Conference signed a 15-year, $2.2 billion deal in 2008 with ESPN that obligates the network to show every SEC game.

ESPN agreed to the deal to ensure that the SEC would not purse its own network, a la the Big 10. The Big 12 misplayed its hand in negotiating and opened the door for potential turmoil that surfaced this past spring.

The conference is getting a second chance, though. The Big 12’s annual $19.5 million contract with Fox runs out after next season and the network is proposing to increase the annual amount to between $130 and 140 million, according to the Sports Business Journal. As part of the deal, Fox could create a quasi-Big 12 Network and be able to televise additional games.

The Big 12 needn’t match the SEC and Big 10 in dollars to achieve harmony; it needs to force its television partners into televising more games. Until it does, its universities will continue to look elsewhere.

The lack of assertiveness in the front office is why I have a hard time seeing the Big 12 staying around for the long-term.

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

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Josey impresses in home opener John Montesantos Staff Writer The Missouri running game was thrown for a loop after the permanent suspension of senior Derrick Washington, but the Tiger’s rushing responsibilities may be more defined after Saturday’s blowout against McNeese State. Freshman tailback Henry Josey took advantage of the playing time, scoring on three of his first four carries.

The 5-foot-9-inch, 180-pounder rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries. A 62-yard score off a jet sweep brought him up to 16 yards per carry as he piled up more yards than the other six Tiger rushers combined.

Coach Gary Pinkel saw a lot of potential in the youngster’s play but knows that one game means little in the long run.

“He’s learning the offense well and he’s got a lot of ability,” Pinkel said. “This is one game, so we don’t need to build any statues yet but he did a lot of good things. The most important thing is that the kids keep getting better.”

Pinkel added that he’d like to see Josey break a few more tackles in the future, a skill that the freshman may not need if he continues to outrun everyone on the defense. Josey is considered the fastest on the 2010 team and recalls running a 4.38 in his last 40-meter dash.

“Speed wise he’s off the charts,” junior quarterback Blaine Gabbert said. “Seeing him over the summer and in two-a-days, I knew he was a legit, fast threat on the field."

While fans and teammates looked on in wonder, Josey never let the big numbers get to him during the game.

“I didn’t look up on the board at all,” Josey said. “I always stay hungry and humble. ” Putting the team before personal performance is one of the reasons coach Pinkel is impressed with the freshman’s maturity.

“In order to play at this level as a freshman, you have to have a maturity level,” Pinkel said. “With all the stuff that happens in the arena here, in front of 60,000 people on national television, all the good and bad, you have to deal with it all and stay focused.”

James Militello/Staff Photographer Freshman running back Henry Josey strides into the end zone for his second of three touchdowns against McNeese State University on Saturday at Faurot Field. The Tigers defeated the Cowboys in their home opener winning by a score of 50-6.

Josey fought off any pregame jitters and seemed to tune out the bright lights and screaming fans of Faurot at game time.

“I thought I was going to be really nervous because I used to be always in high school,” he said. “But I wasn’t nervous at all about the game. My heart was beating pretty fast but I was ready. It was good to be back on the field.”

Only getting one carry in the week one Illinois game, the McNeese State matchup was Josey’s first real action since high school. Josey was an all-district running back in each of his last two seasons at Angleton High School in Angleton, Texas.

The football, basketball and track star was ranked by Rivals.com as the nation’s No. 39 overall prospect in the “athlete” category.

When Josey isn’t going hard in practice or suiting up on game day, he tries to make time for his favorite pastime: fishing.

“I love fishing,” Josey said. “There’s no football, you’re just out there. It helps keep the stress level down and just focus.”

Next up for Josey and the Tigers

is another home night game at 6 p.m.

Saturday. They will look to top San Diego State and stay undefeated in week three.

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FOR JOSEY Freshman tailback Henry Josey's statistics in the game against McNeese State:

7 >> carries 112>> rushing yards 3 >> touchdowns 16>> yards per carry 62>> long, resulted in TD

Josey scored on three of his first four carries.

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Missouri Cross Country strong in home meet Steve Cassidy Staff Writer The Missouri Cross Country team held its only home meet of the season Saturday, and did so with a strong performance.

The team hosted Kansas, UM-Kansas City and Stephens College at A.L. Gustin Golf Course. The women’s team did particularly well with three runners finishing inside the top five, including the top finish in the women’s meet.

“I am so happy for our team as a whole,” first-place winner Kaitie Vanatta said. “It’s an early meet, and I think we really set the tone for the season.”

On the men’s side of things, five runners finished inside of the top 25. Sophomore Max Storms, who took eigth, recorded the top finish for the men. Storms put up an impressive time of 26:26. A few new faces, including freshman Merid Seleshi and Hayden Legg, who took 14th and 23rd respectively, also aided the team.

The biggest story of the day was redshirt junior Aaron Dixon. An 800-meter runner, Dixon likes to use cross country as a way to train himself in the offseason. This season, Dixon challenged himself to make the cross country team and be a competi-

tor in meets. He made a good start on his goal, claiming a 13th place finish with a time of 27 minutes.

“I’m very happy with my performance,” Dixon said. “It’s a personal record, and to do it on this course is exciting.”

The runners were in consensus about the difficulty of the course. The course at A.L. Gustin Golf Course is known for it’s many rolling hills. It begins with a downhill slope, and the hills immediately begin. 3.2 miles into the course there is an 800-meterlong hill to climb.

“We invite other teams here and they are really intimidated by what they see, especially the hill,” coach Rebecca Wilmes said.

The runners were all fatigued after the event and had much to say about the difficulty of the course. Dixon said the big hill was what was the hardest, and that he underestimated how big it truly is.

Dixon also joked about the task of running the course.

“That was the hardest course I have ever ran,” Dixon said. “I’d rather have a kidney stone than do that again.”

It rained for much of the morning before the meet and the course was wet when the runners stepped up to the line. To Wilmes, that was not a problem.

“In cross, they all have to run the same course,” Wilmes said. “It’s a level playing field.”

The runners also weren’t worried about the course conditions. Seleshi said there were some soft spots to watch out for, but overall the weather was great.

As a program, they did well for the first meet of the season. Runners and coaches alike were pleased with the performance, but admitted they have a lot to work on.

“We need to work together and push each other,” sophomore Megan Kowalik said. “That’s what it’s all about.”

Dixon graded the team’s performance as a “solid B.” He cited his reasoning for the grade as the fact that his runners simply could have done better.

“We had to sideline some guys because of injury,” Dixon said. “That makes it hard to go out and do your best when you can’t put your best out there.”

Wilmes spoke about the program needing to close gaps between teammates. She wanted the team to run in small groups and avoid having stragglers. Doing that, she said, will lead to a better overall performance for the program.

The Tigers will continue their season Oct. 2 at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Challenge in Louisville, Ky.

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Tigers blow by Cowboys, improve to 2-0 on season Freshman tailback Henry Josey led the Tigers with 112 yards.

ZACH MINK Sports Editor The Missouri football team surged to a big victory over the McNeese State Cowboys on Saturday, winning 50-6.

The Tigers were nearly flawless in the first half, shutting out the Cowboys while putting up 33 points. Freshman tailback Henry Josey led the charge for the Tigers, scoring three first half touchdowns while rushing for 105 yards.

Josey became the first Tiger true freshman in 15 years to score three touchdowns in a game. Corby Jones accomplished the feat for the Tigers back in 1995.

Gabbert was impressive in the half, completing 24 of 27 for 190 yards. The junior found sophomore wide receiver T.J Moe 10 times in the half for a total of 79 yards.

Gabbert finished 26-31 for 220 yards and one touchdown, sitting out for most of the second half. Josey finished with 112 yards on seven carries and three touchdowns, also sitting out most of the second half.

Gabbert was impressed with the play from the true freshman tailback.

“Henry did a great job all game long, protecting the foot-

ball and breaking a bunch of big plays out,” Gabbert said. “He’s a big play threat. With his speed and vision, when he hits a hole there’s always a chance for him to break it.”

The Tigers continued to put the pressure on the Cowboys in the second half. The Tigers tacked on 17 more points in the third quarter, extending the lead to 50-0. One minute after a 32-yard field goal by junior kicker Grant Ressel, Gabbert found junior wide out Jerrell Jackson on a 24-yard touchdown pass.

Missouri utilized most of the reserves for the remainder of the game. Freshman quarterback James Franklin saw his first snaps as a Tiger, and scored late in the third quarter on an 8-yard rush.

Franklin said he did not feel nervous despite playing in his first collegiate game.

“To be honest no, I didn’t think so,” Franklin said. “The first time I went out there I kind of looked around at the crowd more than I needed to but after that I dialed in.”

Franklin finished 6-8 passing for 25 yards with the lone rushing touchdown.

Coach Gary Pinkel was happy with the performance from his reserve quarterback.

“I think he did good,” Pinkel said. “We kind of controlled what we did with him, because

NICK AGRO/PHOTO EDITOR

Michael Sam, redshirt freshman and defensive lineman, watches his team from the sideline during the first quarter of the Tigers’ game against McNeese State University. During the game, Sam led the defense with a blocked punt and a safety. we didn’t want to throw the ball downfield, and we just let him manage the clock. It was a good experience for him.”

Another reserve that made an impact throughout the game was defensive end Michael Sam. The redshirt freshman highlighted

Senior Bonnick leading the way for Tiger soccer Senior forward Alysha Bonnick is leading the Tigers in goals through six games this season.

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Senior forward Alysha Bonnick scored her fourth goal of the season in a 4-0 victory over Arkansas on Friday night.

Bonnick scored unassisted four minutes into the second half against Arkansas to give Missouri a 2-0 lead.

Bonnick also played a role in the Tigers’ early first half goal by playing the ball in and missing a shot before junior forward Kendra Collins scored.

Bonnick, one of four seniors on a young team, is the team’s leading scorer through the first six games of the season.

She was the second leading scorer with eight goals on last season’s Big 12 championship team.

“It was a huge, huge change because there were six seniors last year, and most of them were captains,” Bonnick said.

“I just kind of hid behind Michelle Collins and Kristen Andrighetto, so I really had to step up a lot this year.”

Andrighetto and Collins were key players in Missouri’s conference championship run last season.

Andrighetto led the team with 11 goals and Collins notched seven goals and six assists.

The only other seniors on this year’s team are midfield-

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SHOTS ON GOAL ASHLEY LANE/GRAPHIC DESIGNER

er Krista Kruse, forward Kari Adam and goalkeeper Paula Pritzen. Pritzen, however, just transferred from Clemson before the start of this season.

Coach Brian Blitz, who has now won 200 career games, says Bonnick has stepped up as a leader this season.

“She leads by example,” Blitz said. “She’s been trying to verbally lead. We have such a young attack that if you look at her stats in the past six games, she’s certainly given us a great example against good teams. We’re going to need her all year long to continue that.”

Bonnick also feels part of her success can be owed to taking advantage of adjustments opponents are making.

“Teams have found out that we’re fast, so they clog the

middle, so now I have to play wide and get the crosses off,” Bonnick said.

Bonnick has made headlines since her freshman year at Missouri, where she set freshman records in goals, assists and points and won the Big 12 Rookie of the Year award.

She earned All-Big 12 first team honors in her sophomore year, and Academic All-Big 12 first team honors her junior year.

“Her freshman year she had pure talent and now she’s able to have some leadership qualities mixed with that talent and that’s how she’s continued to reach her potential that way,” Blitz said. w Bonnick’s leadership goes beyond the playing field, to the practice field as well.

“Alysha is a really good role model,” said freshman midfielder Danielle Nottingham, one of six freshmen on this year’s squad. “She’ ll always be there telling you what to do. She’ll help me a lot with the technical stuff that I don’t know already. She’s a really good motivator and a really good positive leader.”

Bonnick will have to continue to play well as conference play approaches. Missouri will host Loyola (Md.) and Milwaukee next weekend starting conference play with a home game against Kansas the following weekend.

the defense with a blocked punt and a safety in the game.

Sam said he hopes to keep making plays on defense throughout the year.

“It felt awesome,” Sam said. “I have to watch it and learn from it and not let it go to my head.

I have to keep making big plays throughout the year.”

The Tigers improved to 2-0 on the season with the win over the Cowboys. Missouri will look to continue its success as the team faces San Diego State next Saturday at Faruot Field.

Sports Shorts: Football players reinstated ZACH MINK Sports Editor BASKETBALL The Missouri Tigers basketball team announced the 2010-11 schedule Monday.

The Tigers have put together a challenging year, facing the powerhouse Georgetown Hoyas as well as the rising Illinois Fighting Illini. The games will be played in Kansas City and St. Louis, respectively.

Another notable scheduling is the 2010 Cancun Challenge, which will take place in Playa del Carmen, Mexico during Thanksgiving break.

The Tigers will face Wyoming in the first game, followed by either Providence or La Salle in the second.

The Tigers have 12 scheduled games against returning NCAA Tournament teams. Missouri also has a number of firsts on the schedule. The Tigers will play five schools for the first time, with a possibility for a sixth in the Cancun Challenge.

FOOTBALL wJunior linebacker Will Ebner and junior tight end Beau Brinkley have been reinstated for Saturday’s game against San Diego State, coach Gary Pinkel said in a press conference Monday.

Ebner and Brinkley served twogame suspensions due to alcoholrelated arrests.

Ebner was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated Aug. 24 after reportedly swerving in an SUV and later failing a Breathalyzer test.

Five days later, Brinkley was arrested and charged for a DWI as well.

Both players were part of a rough offseason disciplinary-wise for the Tigers. Earlier in the offseason

coach Bruce Walker was arrested for suspicion of DWI. Following Walker, Ebner and Brinkley was Washington, who was charged Aug. 30 with a Class C felony deviate sexual assault and permanently suspended from the team the next day.

VOLLEYBALL After winning the first seven matches of the year, the Missouri volleyball team finally stumbled over the weekend, dropping two out of four matches in the Western Kentucky Invitational.

Missouri jumped out to a good start, sweeping Tennessee Tech in the tournament opener. However, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers finally took down the Tigers in the second game, 3-1.

Missouri bounced back in game three, sweeping Central Arkansas 3-0 but couldn’t carry the momentum over to game four, losing to Virginia Tech 3-1.

Missouri will try to bounce back in the Big 12 opener at Texas Tech on Sept. 15.

SOCCER The Missouri soccer team earned its first win of the season in a 4-0 victory over Arkansas on Friday.

Senior Kari Adam led the way, scoring her first two goals of the season for the Tigers.

The win was also a milestone for coach Bryan Blitz, who earned the 200th win of his career. Blitz’s overall record is now 200-172-25 Another standout in the victory was senior Alysha Bonnick, who scored her teamleading fourth goal of the season.

Missouri continues its six-game home stand on Friday against Loyola (Md.).

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