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Vol. 81, Issue 11
november 5, 2014
Elections
Midterm Elections Tuesday was a banner night for the Republican Party, as the U.S. Senate turned red for the first time since 2006. In Missouri, the GOP increased its majorities in both houses of the state General Assembly.
Missouri
gubernatorial budgetary recommendations
U.S. House
Amendment 10
Passed
Vicky Hartzler
republican incumbent
Missouri
state house
Evaluation
stephen webber democrat incumbent caleb rowden republican kip kendrick democrat chuck bayse republican
teacher performance
Amendment 3
failed
Missouri Early voting period
Amendment 6
failed Missouri evidence in sexual crimes against minors
Amendment 2
Passed BEN KOTHE // GRAPHICS MANAGER
Source: ballotpedia.com
campus DINING
Research team creates campaign to reduce food waste
Reporter
Over the study period, the task force found the residential dining halls produced an estimated: (Units are in CO2 equivalent metric tons of greenhouse gases)
67.2 metric tons in food waste 11.1
56.1 metric tons
metric tons in pre-consumer food waste
in post-consumer food waste
Even though meat and protein products ranked fourth of all food categories in total weight, they ranked first in greenhouse gas emissions.
34.1
of which metric tons came from beef products
Source: Christine Costello, “Waste Not, Want Not” member BEN KOTHE // GRAPHICS MANAGER
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“Waste Not, Want Not,” a task force that studies food waste and how to decrease it on campus, is launching a two-week campaign to raise awareness of food waste generated by campus dining halls. The food waste task force is a Mizzou Advantage-sponsored undergraduate research team made up of students from a wide range of majors. LuAnne Roth, assistant teaching professor of English who is working with the task force, said because creating awareness about food waste is
The “Waste Not, Want Not” task force conducted a study examining food waste generated in four dining halls between Feb. 17 and May 16.
NEWS
Two new student housing complexes are slated to open in August 2015.
NEWS
The MAA Homecoming king and queen share what MU has taught them.
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HANNAH BLACK
half of the task force’s goal, the success of the campaign will be partly gauged by tracking the reach of the social media campaign. “We want to create the positive social norm to not waste food and have students think about personal reasons why they shouldn’t waste food,” she said. Roth said the project’s success will also be determined by measuring the plate waste generated after the campaign and comparing it to the amount of food waste generated previously. “We have an entire semester of food waste data measuring the amount of waste produced in different categories of food,” she said. “Grains, for example, have less of an environmental impact than beef.” Christine Costello,
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Its three-month study estimated 16.4 percent of dining hall food is lost as waste.
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A CoMo Connect bus passes by the MU Student Center on Tuesday. CoMo Connect is adjusting some of its lines with the aim of providing better service to Columbia residents.
transportation
COMO Connect adjusts schedules to be more timely The change was implemented Monday. RUTH SERVEN Staff Writer City officials tweaked COMO Connect’s bus routes and schedules Monday in an effort to make transportation more timely and efficient. “We have had lots of feedback since the new schedules started,” Columbia Public Works spokeswoman Teresa White said. “We’ll still have the same basic bus routes, but some neighborhoods are getting tweaks.” Since COMO Connect rolled out routes and schedules in
August, it has received mixed reviews. “I think they should have tested the routes better beforehand,” junior Russell Levine said. “They were unrealistic about the amount of time it would take the bus to get from one stop to another, so they’re always late.” Delays may be inevitable in any public transportation, White said. “With any transportation on the road, delays are possible, and they do happen,” she said. “We have seen quite a bit of that in the center of town and on campus, where traffic backs up.” The schedules have been revised to try and provide more
accurate times. White also said School to serve the Bethel each bus is equipped with a neighborhood along the No. GPS tracker, 7 Dark Green so that riders route. White ...THAT WAS can watch the stop THE GOAL TO said their bus’s was added due progress on BEGIN WITH: TO to feedback a mobile app, GET STUDENTS TO f ro m the DoubleMap. neighborhood. SCHOOL AND GET “The app is “ I t ’ s outstanding ,” THEM TO CLASS important for Levine said. AS SAFELY AS any healthy “The app isn’t community the problem. POSSIBLE.” to have a I can see the good public bus coming transportation in real time. MIKE SOKOFF system,” White The problem director, MU Parking and said. is that it’s 10 Transportation Services Much of minutes late.” s t ud e n t s ’ COMO Connect is adding dissatisfaction with available a stop near Gentry Middle transportation seems to stem
Living at the corner of Fifth Street and Conley Avenue — are scheduled to open in August 2015. Complications in the process of new student housing development were seen last year with Aspen Heights, a student housing complex located in south Columbia. A September 2013 Maneater article reported that Aspen Heights had promised a movein date of July 27, 2013 to
student leaseholders, but when faced with conflict from inclement weather and a change in construction contractors, was forced to push back movein to July 30, then again to Aug. 1. By Aug. 21, a total of 80 students were still living in temporary housing that had been arranged by the complex. Following this construction conundrum, lasting public concern over the on-schedule
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from an ordinance that shifted private shuttle pickup to Hitt Street outside of Memorial Union and Tiger Avenue west of Strickland Hall. Ordinance 21390 Section 14-180, which the city began enforcing this fall, mandates that only city buses can make stops in front of MU’s Student Center. Previously, both city buses and student housing shuttles made stops outside the Student Center. In a Sept. 10 Maneater article, MU Parking and Transportation Services Director Mike Sokoff said the ordinance was made to benefit students. “The change was made to
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New student housing complexes planning to open on schedule PAIGE LALAIN Staff Writer Throughout the past year, residents of Columbia and students at MU have been introduced to two student housing development projects located near campus. These developments — the Opus Group’s District Flats at the corner of Locust and Eighth streets, and TODD Student
completion of the latest additions to MU student housing has been evident. Despite the complications with Aspen Heights as well as concern that developments will not be completed on time, both student living complexes are scheduled to be move-in ready by their projected dates. District Flats will be completed for residents to move in on Aug. 15, 2015, said Joe Downs, Opus Real Estate
Development senior director. “The Opus Group has a long history of successfully completing C lass A+ construction projects on schedule with the utmost quality,” Downs said. District Flats will primarily comprise one- and twobedroom apartments, but will also feature some four-bedroom
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THE MANEATER | NEWS | NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Mizzou’s ‘wishmaker’ finds his place in service
CLAIRE ROUNKLES | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Senior Hai Kim poses for a portrait Monday in the MU Student Center. Kim created Mizzou Wishmakers and has helped Mizzou Alternative Breaks grow and evolve.
EMMA DILTZ Staff Writer In 2012, Hai Kim went on his first Mizzou Alternative Break. After an EF5 tornado struck Joplin, Missouri, in 2011, Kim was sent to the site by MAB (then known as Alternative Spring Break), an organization that sends groups of students around the country during various school breaks to volunteer at places in need. When Kim found out he was headed to a location only four hours away in the same state, he wasn’t ecstatic, especially when he had friends going to places like Florida. But once he got on-site, his perspective changed. “I remember seeing Joplin High School in a complete state of rubble,” Kim said. “I, as an outsider, was filled with a sense of dread and hopelessness. Yet everyone I had the fortune to interact with was filled with optimism and vision for the future.” Kim’s experience in Joplin inspired him passion to continue with organizations like MAB. He believed he had the mindset to help those who needed it. He has been on other MAB trips to sites such as Jacksonville, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. “Serving with my group in these various sites of tragedy, I was both humbled and grateful to be invited
to serve people in what was likely one of their most vulnerable points of their lives,” Kim said. “I distinctly recall becoming very aware of my own mortality and realizing how fleeting and transient life is. This experience truly cemented not only my passion for service but also my place at Mizzou.” Now, as a senior, Kim’s involvement in the program has increased. He holds a position on the MAB Board of Directors as the Director of Spring Service. Senior Katie Yaeger, the MAB Director of Logistics, said that Kim is enthusiastic and passionate about many different things, especially for MAB. “He always makes sure everyone is excited for the alternative break trips,” said Yaeger, a former Maneater staffer. “He’s very friendly and a really great guy who gets excited about MAB and everything else he does. He always tried to do a little bit more than he has to.” Graduate student Dawn Schillinger met Kim while on a MAB site retreat in 2013. “Hai is an absolute bright spot to that memory,” Schillinger said. “It was the first time I got to witness his trademark friendly attitude and positive leadership, a trend I have seen numerous times in our friendship. It sounds cheesy, but Hai is a passionate human dedicated to high ideals.”
MAB was not the only organization Kim became involved with during his freshman year. He also co-founded Mizzou Wishmakers, an organization that works with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri to grant wishes for children who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition. The Make-A-Wish Foundation provides a variety of resources for Wishmakers to facilitate wish granting. They try to grant wishes of children around the Columbia area or from more rural parts of Missouri. Kim refers to Mizzou Wishmakers as his “child.” Before Kim created it, there wasn’t anything like the program at MU before. Over the past years, Mizzou Wishmakers has granted wishes to five children. Though he holds all the kids they work with close to his heart, Kim’s favorite wish was to a child named Austin who has cerebral palsy. The Wishmakers program sent him to Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Austin’s wish was the first one the program was able to grant, and Kim said he considers Mizzou Wishmakers to be the most rewarding organization in which he participates. “We work directly with the kids,” Kim said. “We get to pick kids in
breaking down
mizzou alternative breaks Mizzou Alternative Breaks was established in 1991 as Alternative Spring Break, but in the past few years, the program has experienced rapid growth at the university.
1619
the number of applications submitted for MAB trips in 2014
69
the amount of MAB trips offered in the amount of students who 2014 went on MAB trips in 2014
842
15%
of those students on a 2014 MAB trip had been on a MAB trip before
Source: Mizzou Alternative Breaks website SARA-JESSICA DILKS // GRAPHIC DESIGNER
the Columbia area who are usually Kim sees a lot of advantages forgotten about when it comes to from working with different granting wishes. Usually the kids organizations. He considers from St. Louis or Kansas himself as someone who likes City get their wishes to be involved and take granted first. action. Student Mizzou Alternative Breaks But, by doing o r g a n i z ations Trips for the 2014-2015 this, we have a lot of school year total: 132 get to impact, and spring: 65 fundraise he is glad winter: 31 ourselves he has the thanksgiving: 3 international: 5 a n d opportunity weekend: 28 make the to do that. number of students going wishes Through on trips this year happen. h i s total: 1,624 spring: 780 It’s really involvement, winter: 372 cool and Schillinger said thanksgiving: 36 impactful to Kim has grown Source: Mizzou Alternative Breaks see a wish being as a person and granted.” impacted not only those Senior Ashlie Andersonhe volunteers for with MAB and Rice has been with Kim through his Wishmakers, but his peers around development of Wishmakers and him as well. considers seeing him grow through “When Hai is confronted with it one of her fondest memories challenges, he doesn’t let them because of his leadership and set him back,” Schillinger said. perseverance. “Instead, he finds workarounds “This was a time when there and overcomes them. Whether it’s were many uncertainties on where leading the largest group of spring the organization was going to go, service trips in Mizzou history or but Hai's leadership skills helped listening to ‘Problem’ until he knows guide all of the executive board into all the lyrics in the Iggy Azalea rap, success,” Anderson-Rice said. “I had Hai just strives to succeed.” the opportunity to serve as the Anderson-Rice also said she treasurer, while he was president, sees Kim in a light that shows his on the founding executive board. passion for change and leadership. Hai's high spirit and eye for detail “He is the type of person who really kept the new organization would do anything for anyone, together.” wanting nothing in return,” she said. Along with MAB and Mizzou “He is one of the greatest people on Wishmakers, Kim has delved into Mizzou's campus. Overall, Hai is an other various organizations such incredible human who will go on to as Alpha Kappa Psi, Caring for change the world.” Columbia, the College of Business Kim has walked away from his Ambassadors and the Cornell experiences with a lesson that will Leadership Program. Kim also be difficult to forget. made the Top 10 Homecoming “Everything comes down to how Court Royalty this year. much you can serve others,” Kim On top of his schoolwork, Kim said. “No matter the organization has a lot to balance. But he stays or the task, at the core is the people involved because it’s something he you interact with, the choices you enjoys and he wants to do his best make, and how those define you as to give back. a person.”
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THE MANEATER | NEWS | NOVEMBER 5, 2014
MSA slates talk student involvement
JACK WADDELL, WAVERLY COLVILLE AND GEORGE ROBERSON
McFarland/Hinch
Head/Smith-Lezama
Artis/O’Brien
of The Maneater Staff
This week, the Missouri Students Association slates addressed how they want to increase student involvement on campus. Each slate suggested different tactics on how to connect MSA more with students.
Juniors Myles Artis and Mary Cate O’Brien said they hope to unite MSA with other student governments and the student body by being active in events and educating students about involment opportunities on campus. “We can’t expect students to go to events that we ourselves don’t go to,” O’Brien said. “If MSA goes to different events to support them, other people will follow suit
hopefully.” O’Brien said she wants to create a universal schedule for the student governments to list events so that each government could stay in contact. “The whole concept of joining in and having everyone on the same page is the true goal,” Artis said. Artis and O’Brien said they want to work with the student governments to help
unite the campus. “One entity cannot facilitate all the different events,” O’Brien said. “There are so many different people with different talents. It’s a collective effort to get as many people involved as possible who are passionate about what they do.” Artis and O’Brien said they hope to work with many different organizations, such as the various resource centers and the MU Equity Office, to implement their program PROWHL (Patrolling the Risk of Walking Home Late). They also suggested having MSA representatives work closely with Linda Bennett, the Title IX Coordinator. To address mental health, O’Brien said she wants to coordinate with the MU Counseling Center and student groups that work with mental health issues to promote their events, volunteer opportunities or training sessions. Artis and O’Brien said they hope to make the campus feel smaller to the large student body by helping students find their niche and providing the resources to make students aware of their opportunities. “We want to make sure students find a
Juniors Payton Head and Brenda SmithLezama said they have many ideas they would like to convey to students through their campaign, Ignite Mizzou. One of these is encouraging students to get more involved with MSA, so they can strengthen their connection with the rest of the campus. They have started to communicate with students about changes they want made and have put several on their platform. The two have been doing several meet-andgreets with students to figure out what some problems on campus are and how MSA can help them. Head and Smith-Lezama emphasize the need to communicate with other organizations, and have communication go both ways equally. Smith-Lezama said that in the past, MSA has done a lot of campaigning to bring people to them, but MSA needs to go to these organizations as much as they need to come to MSA. “One thing that (Head) and I are very adamant about is the fact that (MSA)
needs to stop treating other organizations as being below us,” Head-Lezama said. “I think Head did a really great job of that when he was chairman of the Social Justice Committee.” Head and Smith-Lezama said they are actively reaching out to students all across campus, and talking to organizations that are typically underrepresented in MSA. Head said MSA often tends to forget that they target a lot of students who are already involved on campus. “There’s a big (group) of students we’re not tapping into,” he said. “Their student fees still cover all the services of MSA, but there is that group of students that comes to class every day, then goes home.” Head and Smith-Lezama said they want to get these students more involved, and one aspect of their plan is more promotion of activities that are going on, Head said. “Although we’re doing a good job of creating awareness about things going on at Mizzou, there is still so much more we need to do and that we can do,” SmithLezama said.
Head and Smith-Lezama pointed to their idea of “Coffee Chats with Cabinet” to create a more welcoming environment in MSA. Head said they also want to revamp the Department of Student Communications and turn its outreach department into a team of student ambassadors who would
be going to different learning communities and talking about what MSA’s different entities and programs offer. “MSA is everywhere, and there are so many different ways to get involved,” Head said. “If we get students excited about the different programs under MSA … we can definitely make the government more accessible.”
said. “Outreach goes beyond a pamphlet. It’s really important for students to know what MSA does because maybe we can do something for them.” They also said fostering a relationship between MSA and the Residence Halls Association can get more students involved on campus. McFarland criticized what he sees as a lack of communication between the two
governing bodies. “There’s always so much talk about sustainability and fluidity and staying connected,” McFarland said. “When was the last time an MSA president went to an RHA Presidents Council, which affects every corner of campus? I could probably count on one finger how many times somebody from MSA came in to an RHA congress last year. When we talk about that Mizzou experience and getting freshmen involved and connecting students to organizations, why don’t we talk about the students who live on campus 24/7?” McFarland said he and Hinch would draw on their experience in RHA if elected. “When you look at the three slates, there’s no one more suited than T.J. and I to work with RHA,” McFarland said. “We’ve been in it. I’ve held leadership positions in it. I have a good working relationship with the current president and probably the next one.” McFarland and Hinch identified getting international students involved and assimilated as something dependent on collaboration with RHA. McFarland also suggested bringing
organizations into the fold with a Diversity Caucus, which would be chaired by the Chief Diversity Officer, Noor AzizanGardner, and comprised of representatives from different organizations on campus. Each member would receive a seat in the Senate, and its main purpose would be to engage students. “You don’t need any more money for it,” McFarland said. “You don’t need any fliers or mass emails. All you need is structure. If you’re serious about activating students, that is a serious structural change that could provide a consistent body and forum for students of diversity-related organizations to be an active part of the decision-making in MSA.” McFarland and Hinch said they value any student ideas, no matter where they come from, and any student organization, regardless of size. “If we preach that One Mizzou message, we need to be serious about it,” McFarland said. “One Mizzou implies that one voice is not stronger than 26,000 others. It means that every voice is the same. There are no glorified positions. There are only students working with other students on behalf of the student body to improve student life.”
Sophomores Jordan McFarland and T.J. Hinch suggested educating students on MSA through social media, starting by having incoming freshmen follow MSA on different platforms during Summer Welcome. “If I had a dollar for every time I’ve told people MSA puts on Wednesday and Friday movies, I’d be able to buy myself a lot of Chipotle for a very long time,” McFarland
comfortable place on campus that they can go to and can identify with and know this is (their) home,” Artis said. Although they said there is somewhat of a disconnect between MSA and students because of MU’s size, Artis and O’Brien said they are hoping to communicate more with the student body by increasing visibility. They want to communicate with social media, email or MSA auxiliaries such as MUTV and KCOU 88.1 FM to raise awareness of MSA. They also will be physically present by tabling in the MU Student Center and talking with students to hear their concerns. “MSA is in the (MU) Student Center, but it’s secluded,” O’Brien said. “It should be an open environment where MSA approaches students, not forcing students to seek out MSA.” Artis said he hopes to keep MSA transparent, and keep students updated by working with MSA Outreach. “We want to make sure they recognize a face,” Artis said. “We want to let students know we’re your student government. We’re here to be your resource.”
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THE MANEATER | NEWS | NOVEMBER 5, 2014
2014 election results
GOP surges to across-the-board victory MAGGIE STANWOOD AND SCOTT MACDONALD of The Maneater staff
U.S. CONGRESS
MISSOURI GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE
Republicans have taken the United States Senate, gaining the six seats needed for control. The GOP picked up seats in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia. This is the first time Republicans have controlled the Senate since George W. Bush was president. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is poised to take the majority leader position after handily defeating Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes by more than sixteen percentage points.
HOUSE
Republicans also strengthened their majority in the U.S. House, winning 19 seats previously occupied by Democrats. The House has been held by Republicans since 2010.
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 4
Republican incumbent Vicky Hartzler of Harrisonville has been re-elected, defeating Democrat Nate Irvin and Libertarian Herschel Young. Hartzler has represented Missouri in the U.S. House since 2011. Hartzler opposes abortion and same-sex marriage and would like to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Additionally, she said she would like to reform Medicaid and Medicare. Hartzler voted against the Violence Against Women Act due to a provision including same-sex couples.
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assistant research professor of bioengineering and a task force member, said in an email that the group conducted a threemonth study in spring 2014 to examine food waste at Dobbs, Rollins, Plaza 900 and the MARK on Fifth Street dining halls. T he study found approximately 246.3 tons of food reached the retail level of the facilities during the study period. An estimated 232.4 tons were served and 13.9 tons — 10.1 tons of edible and 3.8 metric tons of inedible food, parts of food products not normally eaten such as corn cobs — were lost as preconsumer waste. The study also estimated that 26.4 tons — 21.2 tons of edible food and 5.3 tons of inedible — of post-consumer food waste was generated at the four dining halls over
Republicans increased their majorities in Jefferson City, adding eight seats in the state House and two seats in the state Senate.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 44
Republican incumbent Caleb Rowden defeated Democrat Tom Pauley for District 44 state representative. He’s been serving Missouri since 2012. Rowden opposes abortion, would like to cut government spending and pledged to keep taxes low for citizens and businesses. He said he would like to increase funding for MU.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 45
Democrat Kip Kendrick ran unopposed and was elected to his first term in the Missouri General Assembly. Kendrick said he would like to expand Medicaid and Columbia’s health care industry. He formerly worked at MU, as a study abroad adviser for the journalism program.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 46
Democrat incumbent Stephen Webber ran unopposed and was re-elected. He has been serving Missouri since 2008. Webber opposes the death penalty. He would like to increase the minimum wage and Medicaid coverage.
the period. Out of the food categories examined by the study, fruits and vegetables constituted the largest amount of food waste by weight. In all, 16.4 percent of the food that reached the retail level in the study was estimated to have been lost as waste. Campus Dining Services spokesman Michael Wuest said each year CDS sends approximately 180,000 pounds of food and compostable waste from its six kitchens to Bradford Research Center to be converted into compost. Wuest said wasting food can create issues for both the university and dining halls themselves. “It’s a greater financial commitment the more food you waste,” he said. “The average price of food goes up when you waste it, (and) there’s also the logistics of getting staff to compost food.” Wuest said inspiring students to be more conscious of only taking the amount of food they will actually eat is the project’s
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 47
Republican Chuck Basye has defeated incumbent Democrat John Wright for control of District 47. Basye supports gun rights and would like to work to protect Missouri farmers from special interest groups.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 50
Republican incumbent Caleb Jones ran unopposed in the election and was re-elected. He has been serving Missouri since 2010. Jones opposes abortion and supports gun rights. Additionally, he would like to prioritize education to be the state’s top funding priority, opposing the cuts of recent years.
STATE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT 2
Amendment 2, known as the Missouri Evidence in Sexual Crimes Against Minors Amendment, was passed in Missouri. With its passage, past evidence of relevant criminal acts will be be admissible in courts in prosecutions of crimes involving a victim under 18 years of age. The amendment has received some controversy, as the past evidence would not have to actually be a conviction to be used in court.
AMENDMENT 3
The Missouri Teacher Performance Evaluation Amendment, or Amendment 3, was shot down. This amendment
would have allowed teachers to be judged based on performance evaluations, which would use data from student performance. It might have allowed for reforms to prioritize higher standardized testing scores, but it was opposed as a problematic method for measuring teacher performance.
AMENDMENT 6 Amendment 6 also failed in Missouri. The Missouri Early Voting Period Amendment would have created an early voting period in an effort to increase voter turnout. Opposition to the amendment was largely based on its financial burden on taxpayers. Had it passed, it might have increased costs for Missouri residents, but it would not have increased taxes.
AMENDMENT 10 Amendment 10, the Missouri Gubernatorial Budgetary Recommendations Amendment , was passed. The amendment limits the governor’s power when it comes to the state budget. The Missouri governor will no longer be able to make recommendations to legislature about the budget based only on proposed legislation. Additionally, the governor will not be able to reduce appropriations for paying off public debt.
main focus, but reducing food week of the campaign, the task waste may benefit students in force will launch the hashtag other ways as well. #RespectZouFood, which “The biggest thing we try students are encouraged to use to influence is to post photos to have people of themselves The biggest only get what holding a thing we try finished plate they’re going to eat and eat and explain to influence is what they take, how and why to have people which can also they avoid keep prices low wasting food. only get what in the dining Roth said they’re going to those reasons halls,” Wuest eat and eat what may be moral, said. T h e they take, which economic or campaign environmental, can also keep targets Plaza depending on 900, Rollins, prices low in the the person. Pavillion at Dining halls dining halls.” Dobbs and the will also have MARK dining a whiteboard h alls . To where students MICHAEL WUEST promote the can write their Campus Dining Sevices campaign, new reasons for spokesman posters and avoiding food literature will waste. Roth appear in dining halls to remind said working with the dining students to be conscious of halls, which have partnered with how much food waste they are the project from the beginning, producing when eating. has been a very convenient way Roth said during the second to conduct research.
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MAA Homecoming king and queen reflect on four years of service, passion RACHEL PIERRET Staff Writer
“Never stop learning and growing,” Schnitker said. “Because every person you meet and every experience you have shapes who you are.”
“It is very much a humbling experience to receive that recognition from your peers as Homecoming king,” Colbert said.
Shortly after Ethan Colbert was born, he was taken to University Hospital Allison Schnitker, the 2014 Mizzou Alumni Association Homecoming queen, is on campus. There, he was diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries, a best described by her friend and Homecoming royalty court pair Bobby Hofman as congenital heart defect. “passionate, talkative and loving.” “I kind of like to think that I have come full circle, being born close to Columbia,” Schnitker, a strategic communications major, was sponsored for Homecoming said Colbert, who was crowned 2014 Mizzou Alumni Association Homecoming king. royalty by Mizzou Alternative Breaks, where she is currently director of marketing. “Mizzou will forever hold a special place in my heart and my family’s heart because She is also a member of Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity and Omicron Delta Kappa, of the connection we have here. The fact is that I was born with that, and I have a Tap Day society. been able to overcome all of those health obstacles to be a fullySchnitker described her passions in two words that she functioning 23-year-old college student.” summed up as cheesy, but true: “helping others.” “Fully functioning” for Colbert today means wearing “I think oftentimes people forget the impact many hats, as a senior print journalism and they can have on others’ lives,” Schnitker said. political science major who has shaped many “I think that was kind of a reminder to me student organizations on campus. with the whole Homecoming experience. He reports for the Columbia Missourian, It’s a constant reminder that we can is involved with the Missouri Student touch other people’s lives and make Foundation, was a Summer Welcome them better and be a positive force Leader and worked for New Student in the world.” Programs. Colbert is also a Schnitker said she was member of Delta Chi fraternity, honored to even have been where he was treasurer for two nominated, so she went into years and currently serves as the selection process to have the chapter social chairman. fun. The process includes “I’m very project-driven, an application, which so when I joined Delta Chi, Schnitker said she almost I saw where it was very much a project,” Colbert didn’t do, and two rounds said. “It was something of interviews. that I could walk in and “I was myself,” she said. make a difference in. I “I answered the questions think that has really been as I saw best and had fun just an overarching fantastic with it.” experience, for me to walk Being herself was enough away as a senior and look for Schnitker to be crowned back and know that something MU’s Homecoming Queen on that was 35 members is now Faurot Field during the Oct. 25 something so large. That it will football game. continue to survive and thrive “It was a very, very surreal even when I’m no longer here as a moment,” she said, “There are student.” so many incredible people on this Colbert said the predominant campus, and this university means so sentiment he feels about being crowned much to me. I’ve been born and raised a Homecoming king is humility. MICHAEL CALI | SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Tiger, so being able to be crowned was one “To be quite honest, I’m still taking it all Seniors Allison Schnitker and Ethan Colbert smile after being of the biggest honors that I ever could have crowned 2014 MAA Homecoming king and queen in,” Colbert said. “It is so very much a humbling imagined.” during halftime of the Oct. 25 football game. experience to have that recognition from your peers. Being crowned was most special for Schnitker, she You look at that list of names, and as a senior, I can look said, because of the people she shared the experience with, such at them and say that those are fantastic peers of mine who as Hofman and Theresa Mullineaux, last year’s Homecoming queen who have challenged me to be a better leader on this campus and who have done coincidentally met Schnitker on her first MAB trip. tremendous things to improve MU.” In spring 2013, Schnitker went to Aurora, Colorado, for a children’s health trip. What sets MU apart, Colbert said, is its intangible spirit. On this trip, Mullineaux was her site leader and Hofman was a participant. “MU is a great university (with a) great academic reputation,” Colbert said. “But “Since then, I've seen our friendship flourish, and I count myself blessed to be also just the programming that’s here makes sure that students feel comfortable and friends with such an unbelievable leader,” Hofman said. “I know I'm the luckiest feel at home. It’s things that they can’t really show you on the tour, but that any current student can tell you for sure.” guy on royalty; I got to walk with the queen!” Colbert said his first class sparked his passion for MU. It was held in Waters Since her first MAB trip, Schnitker led another to Greenville, South Carolina, Auditorium, which he described as bigger than his hometown of Frankford, Missouri. and currently supervises 12 other trips. “I’ll never forget that first professor met us at the door with a handshake on the Schnitker touted Homecoming as her favorite MU tradition, and said she is first day and she said, ‘Welcome to MU,’” Colbert said. “She kind of got to know us grateful for the experiences she’s had during her four years at the university. over the course of the semester. Just the way this university embraces people from “I think that one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned from Mizzou would be to a variety of backgrounds, myself coming from a small town.” take advantage of the different opportunities that present themselves in life,” Friends and family were there to support Colbert at his crowning on Faurot Field Schnitker said. “To not be afraid to be yourself, and also in the sense of college, to on Oct. 25. He described seeing them in the stands and knowing they were just as find out who you are. To never stop learning and growing because every person you happy, if not happier, than him. meet and every experience you have shapes who you are.” Colbert said his friends would describe his approach to life as old-fashioned for Schnitker said MU has taught her to go after every opportunity wholeheartedly, his values on family and friendship. and she will bring her passion for service into whatever field she pursues. “I definitely have a passion for politics, for family, friends and developing those “I want to love life,” Schnitker said. “I want to love what I do. Anything that relationships,” Colbert said. “I’ve truly met some fantastic individuals here at would give me the opportunity to travel and give back to the world would be ideal Mizzou.” for me. If I can tie my love for communication in to making a difference in other Aside from maintaining the relationships he has developed, Colbert has high people’s lives, I think that would be the best possible scenario for the future.” aspirations after graduation. He said he has always been fascinated with community journalism, as he believes it to be a staple and a constant in the news industry. “I would really like to go and be an editor at a community newspaper,” Colbert Look for our profiles of the Legion of Black Collegians said. “Then to one day own my own newspaper or set of newspapers I think that Homecoming king and queen in next week’s issue! would be a great adventure and would be a really great way to spend my life.”
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An artist’s rendering of District Flats, which will be located at 127 S. Eighth St.
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units with a 259-bed total. Each residence will feature a private bathroom for each bedroom, a washer and dryer, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, a complete furniture package and a flatscreen television, Downs said. The complex will offer amenities such as tanning beds, a movie theater and a cyber
café. Downs pointed to the complex’s downtown location as another primary appeal. “ The location allows students to maximize their collegiate experience on many levels,” Downs said. District Flats’ monthly rent options will start at $650, with tenants who sign earlier receiving better floor plans and prices, Downs said. Development for TODD Student Living is also on schedule, its representatives said, with a set move-in date of
Aug. 16, 2015. Contrary to the Aspen Heights development plan, TODD Student Living has scheduled its construction completion date two months prior to the move-in date. “We have had a great response in leasing number due to our location on campus and next to Greek Town,” said Saad Arij, regional representative for TODD Student Living. “We hope to continue our marketing efforts to spread the word about TODD and give Mizzou
students the opportunity to learn about us and hopefully choose to live with us in the coming months.” TODD, like District Flats, emphasizes more upscale living and student-oriented facilities, its developers said. According to the TODD Student Living website, the community includes a, “variety of 2, 3 and 4-bedroom apartments and spacious 4-bedroom 2-story townhomes,” and “with designer interior finishes
and resort-style community amenities,” TODD claims to offer “an upscale alternative to dorms, student co-ops, or other traditional student housing.” Both companies have set up physical leasing offices near campus. TODD’s office is across from Middlebush Hall on University Avenue, and District Flats’ office is in the former Blue Fugue space on Ninth Street.
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Reducing food waste is a campus imperative “The app is outstanding.
— junior Russell Levine on the new COMO Connect bus system and its bus-tracking app. The city is adjusting a few of its bus lines this week. (story on page 3)
— Amy Atkinson, owner of The Candy Factory, on the downtown
MU is ranked 16th on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the top 30 green-power-using schools, and yet we are perpetuating a serious environmental problem due to our high levels of food waste on campus. “Waste Not, Want Not”, a Mizzou Advantage-sponsored task force that studies food waste, is launching a twoweek campaign to bring attention to food waste produced by campus dining halls. A recent study the group conducted found that during a three-month period, Dobbs, Rollins, The MARK on Fifth and Plaza 900 lost 16.4 percent of all food that reached the retail level as waste. The food waste generated in the dining halls also produced 67.2 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in food waste, 34.1 metric tons of which came from meat and poultry. In the final results of the 2014 RecycleMania Tournament, MU ranked 133rd out of 162 schools competing in the category of food service organics. Comparatively, the University of Kansas came in 58th. Food waste is a growing problem on campus. If we keep wasting food at this level, we will likely see continued increases both in food prices and in the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from the waste. We must improve the way we deal with
food waste on this campus to curb these environmental costs. Campus Dining Services has been doing good work in trying to effectively decrease the amount of food waste produced from our dining halls. By going trayless and giving 160,000 pounds of food waste to Bradford Research Center for composting, it has made a significant impact. However, it can improve. CDS needs to change the way students purchase food. Having affordable singular items at its to-go locations is one way to change this. Creating more affordable prices for singular food products that students can save and eat later would be an effective way to curb food waste. With lower prices on these items, less students will waste food in the dining halls. The all-you-can-eat style currently used in dining halls causes problems. Allowing students to get as much food as they want with a single swipe tends to lead to students taking more food than they will eat and creating more waste. Starting with the replacement of Dobbs, CDS should work to redesign the overall system of residential dining halls. Consider introducing a new system in which every meal a student takes is worth one meal swipe, as opposed to using one meal swipe to get as much food as they want. This way, students would be less
inclined to go get another plate of food that they won’t finish. Another problem that contributes to more food waste in dining halls may be the quality of the food being served. If a student takes a plate of food, tries it and dislikes it. Providing students better quality food is not only healthier for them, but would help also conserve food in dining halls. That said, CDS cannot be solely held responsible for reducing food waste on campus. Students must make a serious effort to take they will eat and to eat what they take. If you aren’t sure whether or not you’re going to finish a part of your meal, take less food. Don’t force yourself to overeat, but don’t waste food that you take from dining halls. Look at the way you consume food and take food accordingly. MU’s sustainability mission statement says the university is “committed to leadership in demonstrating local and global environmental stewardship”. But, reducing emissions and increasing efficiency must be an across-the-board effort, and our dismal ranking among U.S. schools in food waste detracts from MU’s other efforts to be “green.” If we truly want to be leaders in sustainability, then let’s be a leader in all categories.
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— sophomore guard Lindsey Cunningham on the Missouri offseason improvements. The against Lindenwood. (story on page 16)
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I do a lot of things with this mouth. I kiss my mother with it. I ingest valuable nutrients with it. I answer questions in class, communicate with friends and stand up for myself with it. So it’s not outrageous to say that I like to be selective with my mouth, especially concerning the things I put in it. This includes penises. As a non-penis-touting specimen myself, I somewhat lament the fact that I will never know what it’s like to receive a blowjob. I’m told it’s basically like taking a little side trip to heaven, where you can practically hear the pearl gates clanging open and where little dopamine angels are singing sweet, harmonious sonatas in your brain. I’m sure it’s great. And it’s not that I ever want to deny someone that kind of pleasure, or because I hate penises (see: all previous columns), but I am just a generally unenthusiastic blowjob giver. As far as I can tell, no one I’ve ever met has ever been like, “Yeah, putting a penis in my mouth while kneeling on dirty tiles/propping myself up until my wrists threaten to snap is the greatest!” I think blowjobs are just frighteningly intimate, take hard work and make you think, the entire time, about better things you could be putting in your mouth
— like tacos. Part of my natural aversion to giving a blowjob (besides, you know, the whole placing someone’s genitals into the same organ you talk to your parents with), I think, stems from my first experience with one. I was in this guy’s bed after a party. We were drunk and horny. But I was A) on my period and B) still a virgin, so any move toward a 2-foot radius around my abdomen was off limits. So this guy, who I’d been texting for a week and mildly liked, suggested that I give him a blowjob. I said, ‘Nah.’ And then he pleaded. I said, ‘Nah,’ again. And then he wheedled. I became silent. I was feeling more uncomfortable by the minute as he pointed out in some twisted you-scratch-my-back-I’ll-scratch-yours-butI-don’t-mean-back way that he wanted to give me head first but couldn’t because of Aunt Flo. He said he liked me and that he wasn’t going to stop liking me after I gave him a blowjob. He said he knew I was inexperienced and that he wanted to help me “figure it all out.” I think a lot about that night sometimes. Had he been trying to simply be persuasive, or had he been hellbent on not taking “no” for an answer? Had he been manipulating me, or had he just been trying to make me not freak out as much? Had I said no a third time, would he have dropped it? I’ll never know the answers to that. Did analyzing this situation, even years later, make me a paranoid little girl who wanted to rationalize away her discomfort? No. That
is I do know. Something else I know: No one is ever allowed to make me feel that uncomfortable, ever again. In the end, I decided to do it. I wanted to make him feel good, and I also figured that I probably needed to learn how to give a blowjob at some point, anyway. The whole experience was clumsy and awkward, and I learned pretty quickly what “gag reflex” meant. I was terrified about being terrible. I wanted water. I was mildly worried about getting an oral STI. I thought a lot about tacos. I never saw the guy again after that night, and for a long time I carried that anxiety about blowjobs with me. It wasn’t until I was in my first relationship and realized I could care about someone so much that the thought of allowing another’s body part near my mouth didn’t gross me out. My first boyfriend was patient and kind and the complete opposite of the wheedling type, and he let me decide when I was comfortable enough to do it. And then blowjobs became great, not because anything inherently changed about the physical logistics of a blowjob, but because they were a very simple way that I could make someone I cared about feel amazing. To hell with rude assholes who don’t understand basic principles of consent. Making someone special feel good, dear readers, is the only reason you, or I, or any of us should ever, ever deign to let anyone else do anything to our own bodies.
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A family enters The Candy Factory on Oct. 28. The Candy Factory is located at 701 Cherry St in Columbia.
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Recapping the Fashion Weeks ANGIE ANDERA
Six of the reality show’s stars presented their stylish stuff in Kansas City and St. Louis. Recently, both Kansas City Fashion Week and St. Louis Fashion Week featured collections from some of the most talented local and national designers. Many of this season’s designers at KCFW were cut from the same cloth. Six of the mostanticipated designers all got their big breaks as contestants on the reality show “Project Runway.” While they may have gotten to present their looks to industry icon Heidi Klum in New York or Los Angeles, these Project Runway veterans were made to measure for Missouri fashion. “Runway” alumnus Casanova showcased a collection of sexy swimsuits and beachwear. From the cutout monokinis and floppy hats to the sheer cover-ups and army-green banana hammocks, Casanova’s swimwear exuded more sass than Tim Gunn himself. Casanova says he is excited to return to Missouri next season and present a polar opposite collection to this past season’s. “(My next collection) is full of drama,” Casanova says. “I’ve always been inspired by the women I have on my mind who have lots of confidence.” In the most memorable moment of the night, alumnus Joshua McKinley was able to, ahem, “Make it work!” with Make-A-Wish. Partnering with the foundation and a hopeful model named Elizabeth, McKinley showed off a show-stopping neon green dress that was custom-made for her in collaboration with
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The sweet life of Amy Atkinson LIZA ANDERSON Reporter Is your partner mad at you? Did you forget about your mother’s birthday? Are you really craving something sweet? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you should probably get some chocolate. The Candy Factory, started by Georgia Lundgren in 1974, is an old-fashioned candy store located
in downtown Columbia. The store serves gourmet chocolates and candies ranging from classic chocolate-covered strawberries, specialty truffles and endless flavors of fudge, to novelty items like chocolate-covered potato chips and chocolate pizza. The store also includes a large retail space with all sorts of gift items, trinkets and cards, making it a perfect stop to get a special gift for any occasion.
Current owner Amy Atkinson runs the store with her husband Mike and his parents Donna and Sam. The Atkinson family bought The Candy Factory from Lundgren in 1986. Amy Atkinson says they still keep in touch with Lundgren. “Georgia is still a Candy Factory customer,” Amy says. “She gets a lifetime discount.” Amy says the shop is well-known for its chocolate-covered strawberries
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‘It’s only forever’: Think before you ink There are things to consider before getting your first tattoo. CORIN CESARIC Staff Writer You’re in college now. You’re finally free from mom and dad’s rules, and you have entered a completely new era of independence. What are you going to do with it? The options are seemingly endless, but tattoos are particularly popular among students. I’m sure it’s crossed your mind at least a time or two, but before you get lifelong ink, there are some important factors you should know and consider. Many kids do not understand that tattoos are forever. A tattoo isn’t something that can be washed off when it goes out of style, and it is not something that will fade away
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Iron Tiger Tattoo is located at 11 N. 10th St.
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Citizen Jane showcases ‘Hellion’ UPenn’s MOVE chats with Kat director of the social (media) Candler, festival’s opening film. experiment ELLIE PAPADAKIS
Well, folks, I’m transferring to the University of Pennsylvania. OK, not really, but the university is offering a course next semester called “Wasting Time on the Internet” and I, for one, am super interested. According to the school’s English department website, the class would require students to sit in class twice a week and communicate only by using chatrooms, bots, social media and listservs. In other words, it’s like any other class. Except this time, you don’t have to worry about getting caught on Facebook. Jokes aside, the class will help students use social media to create works of literature. The course description poses a lot of interesting questions, such as “Could we reconstruct our autobiography using only Facebook?” or “Could we write a great novella by plundering our Twitter feed?” We often joke about family members “writing a book” on their social media, explaining what they did today or how nice it was to see their friends again. I guess over time, these status updates, intermingled with shared news stories and cat videos, really do tell a lot about a person. Of course, there’s that unspoken rule that you shouldn’t use Facebook as a personal diary, but the more time you spend on the website, the more it seems to turn into one anyway. Diaries are something to look back at so that we can reminisce. People often go back and comment on old Facebook posts or old pictures, saying “Remember when we did this thing?” See, it’s kind of the same thing after all. Diaries are like autobiographies, which are a lot like social media sites — personal (though not really) and in the moment. Maybe it’s kind of a stretch, but also maybe we can actually have a Facebook autobiography. Doesn’t it feel like people are almost born with a Facebook, anyway? Like, when was the last time you heard about someone signing up to Facebook for the first time? But can we write a book using Twitter? That question has already been semi-answered by Twitter user @ihatejoemarshall, who has been tweeting out the entirety of “The Great Gatsby” 140 characters at a time since Sept. 9. The author of the “Goosebumps” series R.L. Stine, recently took to Twitter to try to write an entire story in chapters of 140 characters. The short story, called “What’s In My Sandwich?” isn’t the first time Stine has tried to write “books” on Twitter. He also did it in February 2012 and on Halloween of the same year. So I guess the short answer to that question is yes, you can write a novella on Twitter. Is it going to be the next great novella? That might be a different story. After all, the instantaneous nature of Twitter might make it hard for readers to keep up, or continuously care, about the subject. Also, 140 characters doesn’t leave a lot of room for important metaphorical resonances. Still, the ever-changing nature of the way that we consume and create media is something to think about. There seems to be more that we could do with social networking sites than just posting pictures of food and cute animals.
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found first-time actor Wiggins to play the role of Jacob Wilson, it was all smooth sailing. “Josh (Wiggins), our lead, had done a bunch of YouTube videos with Tommy from the short of Hellion,” Candler says. “We saw his YouTube videos and saw something really special about him in (them).” One of the most important aspects of the film was location. Shooting in southeast Texas, Candler was determined to keep the film honest and accurate. “We want to portray the community and the people … We needed to be there and shooting them, essentially,” she says. “It was so special to us to see that and for everyone to be able to be a part of it. When we were able to bring the film back to them before we officially released it early in the summer, (the locals) being able to see themselves on screen was really cool.” If there’s anything Candler wants viewers to take from “Hellion,” it’s that being a kid isn’t always easy. “There are a lot of kids in the world right now who’re dealing with a lot of shit,” she says. “They need to be heard and sometimes they’re not able to use their voices. “Hellion” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Missouri Theatre with a special Q&A with Candler afterward.
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each character through.” Casting for the roles of Hollis Wilson (Paul) and Pam Noonan (Lewis) was a fairly simple task. “Aaron (Paul) had been in a movie KENNEDY WARD called ‘Smashed,’ which I really loved and I thought his performance was Staff Writer stellar,” Candler says. “I knew the “Hellion” is a dark drama that director of that film and he helped follows the struggling father-son with going through the agencies relationships within a southeast and getting the script to Aaron. Aaron just … fell in love with the Texas family. Once a short film, “Hellion” has story and character. He came on board and then been adapted into Juliette (Lewis) ‘Responsibility’ a feature film and came on board.” has been chosen as is the word that On the other the Opening Night i tried to hang hand, casting Film for this year’s for the roles Citizen Jane Film everything on and of Hollis’ sons Festival. Written tried to create wasn’t nearly and directed by as simple. With Kat Candler and each character casting running starring A aron through.” from spring Paul, Juliette Lewis through summer and Josh Wiggins, 2013, Candler “Hellion” is a must- KAT CANDLER looked for boys see. director all across Texas “It’s about how who would be a perfect fit for the all of these characters, specifically film. the father and the son, take “We would go to small towns responsibility for their lives,” in Texas and, with permission, we Candler says. “They’re good people would sit in cafeterias and watch who, under the circumstances, are all these kids and pick out who I making really poor choices. The thought was interesting,” Candler whole film is about them learning says. and growing and taking ownership Eventually, two Texas-born boys of their actions. ’Responsibility’ is the word that I tried to hang were found to play the roles of Wes everything on and tried to create and Lance Wilson. Once Candler
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Peter Vack and Natalia Dyer in “I Believe in Unicorns.” The film will be featured at the Citizen Jane Film Festival, to be held Nov. 7-9 on the Stephens College campus in Columbia.
A raw self-portrait of young love (and unicorns) MOVE reviews “I Believe in Unicorns,” playing at Citizen Jane this weekend. WENDY HAYWORTH Staff Writer “I Believe In Unicorns” takes viewers on an emotional journey through the turmoil and tribulations of young love and the uncertainty of growing up. Davina is a young girl drowning in reality. Her entire young life, she has helped care for her mother with multiple sclerosis. With a dependent mother
and an absent father, Davina is forced to be independent and imaginative. The movie takes viewers through her mind and allows them to see her selfconstructed fantasies filmed in beautiful stop-motion. Sterling enters the scene with his long hair, studded vest, bad boy attitude and the promise of adventure. Davina quickly falls for his charm as Sterling sweeps her into his world of reckless behavior and uncontrolled impulses. Sterling and Davina take to the road and travel through the countryside. They quickly switch between childish antics, lust-filled encounters and
volatile fights. Sterling may be older, but he matches Davina in maturity. Throughout the film, his violent past begins to surface. Petty crime and forceful impulses hint at future trouble. Sterling himself does not dream but shares Davina’s desire to get as far away from home as possible. The home-movie feel gives the story an extra layer of childhood innocence. Scenes of roller-skating, running through fields and purchasing plastic dinosaurs add to the mix. In addition to this, viewers are reminded of Davina’s youth through her whimsical actions
and desire for a fairytale love story. While the specific events may seem extreme, the emotions involved are too familiar to viewers. First love is a emotional in not knowing what is right and what is wrong. It is easy to give in to impulses and ignore any warning signs. This film was very raw and did not attempt to sugarcoat what took place. At times the intensity was hard to stomach and closure seemed to be lacking. This is a film worth catching at this year’s Citizen Jane Film Festival. MOVE gives “I Believe in Unicorns” 4 out of 5 stars.
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A different kind of documentary comes to town MOVE reviews “Meet the Patels.” KENNEDY WARD Staff Writer
“Meet The Patels” is a different kind of documentary. Starring and directed by sibling duo Geeta and Ravi Patel, the film follows the love life of Ravi Patel, a firstgeneration Indian-American man who’s facing the pressure to get married from his traditional Indian family. He allows his parents to play matchmaker in hopes of finding the perfect Indian woman to wed. This film is just as entertaining as it sounds.
Ravi, who is almost 30 and newly heard of biodata (which I hadn’t before broken up with his girlfriend due to viewing the film), it’s basically a marriage his inability to commit and his fear resume that’s crucial to the process of of disapproval from his parents, faces arranged marriages in Indian society. constant criticism Watching the Patel from his family family search through meet the patels regarding his single is not particularly stacks of paper with and unmar r ied women’s biographical status. He eventually tear jerking or and educational data gives in to the laugh-out-loud was one of the most pressure and allows refreshing things I’ve his parents to set funny, but that’s seen in a while. him up on a series what keeps this film “Meet The Patels” of dates across North honest and real.” is not particularly America. tear jerking or laughOne of the most out-loud funny, but interesting aspects of “Meet The Patels” that’s what keeps this film honest and is its focus on Indian culture and the use real. Throughout the film, you get to of biodata matchmaking. If you’ve never follow Ravi on awkward first (and last)
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dates as he tries to look for the right woman in all the wrong places. The film is also very candid. With amateurstyle shooting methods, it feels as if you’re watching a home video. The film also uses a unique form of random animated sequences to narrate Ravi’s inner thoughts whilst giving the film a new, attention-grabbing dynamic. Unfortunately, the film is a bit anticlimactic and ends rather abruptly with a heart-warming, but rather lackluster, ending. However, “Meet The Patels” is still a great film about love, culture and family from a fresh point of view. MOVE gives “Meet The Patels” 4 out of 5 stars.
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Johnathan Kayne. The fourth designer to present her line was alumna Althea Harper. Her models floated across the runway in her stunning collection of maxi dresses and bohemian beachwear. Predominantly prints in shades of sky blue and sage green, Harper’s clothes felt extremely calm. Ending the evening’s show was alumnus Anthony Ryan Auld. His creative collection of jungle-themed jackets and futuristic frocks made of leather and wool highlighted the show with their geometric shapes and impeccable cuts. St. Louis’ own Laura Kathleen Baker of seasons nine and two was my personal favorite from KCFW. Her collection conveyed confidence that any woman could wear, both in the boardroom and out at the bar. The color-blocking white and bronze pencil skirts and crop tops were effortlessly chic, while the smattering of blue pants and jumpsuits was surprising and bold. Baker says she is excited to see Fashion Week continue to put Missouri on the fashion map. "KCFW is run by a great team of people,” Baker says. “It's only going to keep getting better and better each year.” Up next was Baker's fellow St. Louis native and season eight
alumnus Michael Drummond. From harnesses and hemlines to hats and harem pants, Drummond’s collection was all about the details. Silver sequins and beaded bodices bedecked his presentation in brilliant fashion. "My collection continues to build upon my existing belief that a woman should own clothing for a lifetime, transition from season to season effortlessly and have a quality product that speaks of an urban street culture," Drummond said. Just a couple weeks after showing his collection at KCFW, Drummond returned home to St. Louis and presented his line at STLFW. Drummond said he is grateful for the ability of both fashion weeks to put a spotlight on local designers. "St. Louis Fashion Week continues to impress year after year," Drummond says. "The opportunities they present to independent and emerging designers is priceless. … An unexpected bonus was the knowledge, ability and organization of the Kansas City Fashion Week team. They made it so easy for me to be there to see the city and show my collection." All six talented designers were unforgettable to watch and a perfect fit for both KCFW and STLFW. It seems clear that at Missouri's Fashion Weeks, these Project Runway designers will always be in style.
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but it also has a unique caramel recipe that is kept secret. “Most caramels, when you chew on them, they stick to your teeth, and you have to work really hard to chew on it,” she says. “Our caramel is really soft and smooth and nearly melts in your mouth.” The shop owners stay true to the old-timey theme by making some of their candies using old-fashioned methods. “Right now, we are making
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within a few months. Local tattoo artist Tommy Volmert from Living Canvas says, “You gotta think about it a little bit before you stamp something on you for sure.” Be original. While that tattoo you found on Pinterest may look cool now, will you still like it five years down the road? Inking up should not be a thoughtless process. You need to make sure you are getting the tattoo because you want it. “Don’t be inf luenced by everybody around you” Volmert says, “Make sure it’s your idea and your design.” Although your friend likes that sick dragon, it’s OK if you don’t want a giant green creature tattooed on your forearm for the rest of your life. Deciding what to get tattooed is only half the
a lot of caramel apples,” Atkinson says. “We cook our caramel in an old-fashioned copper kettle on an open flame, and we hand-dip the apples into the hot liquid caramel.” Although the store can’t share its secret caramel recipe, customers can go to the upstairs viewing room to watch Atkinson’s husband or the two other confectioners make the shop’s sweets, free of charge. Atkinson says the amount of candy they produce depends on the season and what holiday is coming up. However, she
says, each holiday brings its own challenges. “Valentine’s Day is very busy, but it’s only really busy for a week leading up to it,” Atkinson says. “Christmas is also very busy, but it’s really busy for up to a month and a half before. For Easter, we’ll make thousands of chocolate bunnies in all sizes. Each holiday has its own personality.” The family-owned store is celebrating its 40th year in business, and Atkinson says the shop is proud to be a part of the community.
battle. Part two is choosing a skilled artist who can make your wildest artistic dreams a reality. Finding an experienced tattoo artist with refined talent can make all the difference between a great tattoo and a terrible one. There are a few factors when it comes to deciding if a tattoo artist will do your body art justice. “Look for solid line work, ask around to get a good opinion, know people that have been tattooed by them, see the tattoos they have done that have healed and look at their portfolio,” says Lars Van Zandt, a tattoo artist at Iron Tiger. By looking into these factors, you can make sure your tattoo artist is worthy of permanently marking your skin. Of course, the tattoo will hurt, but it probably won’t be as bad as you think. “People think way too much about tattoos most of the time,” Van Zandt says.
It all depends on sizing, placement and your pain tolerance, but most people work themselves up too much beforehand. “I compare it to, like, a fingernail going down a sunburn,” Volmert says. If you do decide to get a tattoo, bring a friend along for support, be prepared for some pain and make sure the tattoo is something you will still be proud of 20 years from now. After you get the tattoo, make sure you take care of it. Follow all of the instructions given to you by the tattoo artist. Although tattoos may seem like a fun way to abandon the strict confines set by parents, just remember they are permanent, and you will have to live with that decision for the rest of your life. Make sure you are committed to the artwork you choose to attach to your body and, like Van Zandt says, “relax. It’s only forever.”
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Missouri Tigers head coach Kim Anderson calls a play Oct. 29 at the Hearnes Center. Missouri beat William Jewell 72-31.
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Anderson teaches players to ‘make the extra pass’ MICHAEL NATELLI Assistant Sports Editor The Missouri Tigers have spent the last few months trying to gel together their new-look roster while simultaneously learning the systems of new head coach Kim Anderson. “(It’s) up and down,” Anderson said of the team’s progress. “What’s frustrating is you work on it, then in a
scrimmage situation sometimes guys don’t react the way you want them to. But we’re getting there. I think we’re way ahead of where we were when we started.” Since his arrival, a key part of what Anderson has been trying to teach his team is to “make the extra pass.” And with the personnel on his roster, that shouldn’t be much of an issue. Anderson has spoke at length
about how he’s willing to play multiple point guards at once. “I got three (point guards), and I’m happy with all three of them,” Anderson said. “I won’t hesitate to play all three of them at the same time. The only thing you give up is some size.” With the season less than two weeks away, Anderson is content with the progress his team has made so far.
“Some of them have made some extra passes, some of them haven’t,” Anderson said with a smile. “We’ve really simplified what we’re doing offensively ... It’s trying to be that deal where you do a few things really well instead of a lot of things mediocre.” The other key installment Anderson has made is the addition of a zone defense. Although the team still plans
to predominantly run man-toman, they’ve spent the last few weeks adding a zone to give opposing offenses a different look defensively. “It’s different,” junior forward Ryan Rosburg said. “We hadn’t done anything besides man defense up until (a few weeks ago), so it’s definitely different. But we know we need to work on it to have another (look) in our back pocket.”
Soccer
Inconsistent Missouri squad prepares for SEC Tournament The women’s soccer team has experienced both ends of upsets this year. DANIEL WITT Staff Writer The Missouri women’s soccer team has three wins against ranked opponents this season, all on the road. The Tigers began their season with a 2-1 exhibition win over then-No. 4 North Carolina on Aug. 15. Mizzou defeated thenNo. 14 South Carolina 2-1 on Sept. 26. The most recent upset came Oct. 17 in a 2-0 win over then-No. 17 Georgia.
“I think from the standpoint of ranked versus unranked, that’s a maturity step,” coach Bryan Blitz said. “We try to not look at the jersey and see where they’re ranked.” But the story has been reversed, too. Mizzou, which finished the regular season 11-5-3 and 6-4-1 in Southeastern Conference play, has not always been the one upsetting others. The Tigers have lost following each of their wins against ranked opponents this season, experiencing both sides of the upset. Blitz explains this by saying that his team, after big victories,has played thinking that it is “too cool for school.” After upsetting North Carolina, Mizzou went winless
at the Penn State Invitational. Mizzou tied Syracuse, which currently ranks No. 120 in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Rating Percentage Index. Against then-No. 17 West Virginia, the Tigers blew a 2-0 lead. Following its win over South Carolina, Mizzou played at then-No. 7 Florida. Without senior midfielder Kaysie Clark, who was suffering from illness, the Tigers took a 3-1 loss to the Gators. After a 2-1 win at Georgia — a game Blitz called “emotional” — Missouri went winless in its next three contests. The Tigers lost 1-0 to visiting Alabama on October 19. Following that loss — the
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UPSETS GALORE Missouri has had a certain level of inconsistency this season, experiencing upsets on both sides of matchups. It has upset various ranked opponents, while also being upset by losing teams. The Tigers are heading into the Southeastern Conference Tournament this week, in which they could play multiple ranked teams in a run for the championship.
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OUTCOME WIN
aug. 15
NORTH CAROLINA | #4
aug. 24
syracuse | #121
sept. 26
south carolina | #14
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oct. 3
kentucky | #24
WIN
oct. 26
tennessee |#60
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Source: Missouri Athletics, NCAA SARA-JESSICA DILKS // GRAPHIC DESIGNER
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Oddsmaker: SEC Championship Game ANDREW MCCULLOCH Staff Writer
After Missouri’s win over Kentucky and Florida’s upset of Georgia, Mizzou controls its fate in the Southern Conference Eastern Division. Take a look at The Maneater’s odds for each team that could end up playing in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta.
SEC East Standings Missouri Tigers (7-2, 4-1)
Remaining games: at Texas A&M, at Tennessee, vs. Arkansas After a huge home collapse to Georgia, somehow the Tigers managed to find their way back to the top of the divisional standings. Missouri sits at 4-1 in conference play, and aside from the 34-0 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs, it has rolled through SEC play. Mizzou owns the tiebreaker over Florida by virtue of its win in The Swamp a few weeks ago, meaning the Gators aren’t a legitimate threat to the Tigers’ title hopes. Missouri controls its own destiny: Wins against Texas A&M, Tennessee and Arkansas secure it a spot in Atlanta. Odds of winning division: 70 percent
No. 17 Georgia Bulldogs (6-2, 4-2)
Remaining games: at Kentucky, vs. No. 3 Auburn, vs. Charleston Southern, vs. Georgia Tech Florida complicated things by steamrolling rival Georgia this weekend. Now, the Bulldogs have an uphill battle to reclaim the SEC East’s top spot. To start that long road back, Georgia has to win the rest of its conference games, which requires a huge upset at home against No. 3 Auburn. If the Dawgs can manage to do that, they’ll still require some help. Georgia would need to have the same conference record as Missouri to win the division. For this to happen, the Bulldogs can either go undefeated and have Mizzou lose one game, or they can lose to Auburn, but Mizzou would have to lose two of its final three games. Odds of winning division: 25 percent
1. Missouri (7-2, 4-1) 2. No. 17 Georgia (6-2, 4-2) 3. Florida (4-3, 3-3) 4. *Kentucky (5-4, 2-4) 5. *South Carolina (4-5, 2-5) 6. *Tennessee (4-5, 1-4) 7. *Vanderbilt (3-6, 0-5) * Denotes elimination from SEC Championship Game contention
Florida Gators (4-3, 3-3)
Remaining games: at Vanderbilt, vs. South Carolina, vs. Eastern Kentucky, at No. 2 Florida State Florida looked down and out after the team’s blowout loss to Missouri at home. But the Gators rebounded and smashed rival Georgia to launch themselves back into title contention. The Gators have a fairly favorable road ahead of them. Their only remaining conference games are against a Vanderbilt squad that hasn’t won an SEC game and against South Carolina at home — both very winnable games. And even more fortunately for Florida coach Will Muschamp and company, the season finale against Florida State won’t matter since it’s a non-conference contest. But winning isn’t all Florida has to do. It has to hope and pray a little bit, too. For the Gators to claim first place, they would not only have to win out, but Georgia would need to lose again and Mizzou would have to drop all three of its final SEC games. Not very likely. The Gators look dead in their swampy water. Odds of winning division: 5 percent
SEC west Standings 1. No. 1 Mississippi State (8-0, 5-0) 2. No. 4 Alabama (7-1, 4-1) 3. No. 3 Auburn (7-1, 4-1) 4. No. 12 Ole Miss (7-2, 4-2) 5. No. 14 LSU (7-2, 3-2) 6. *Texas A&M (6-3, 2-3) 7. *Arkansas (4-5, 0-5) * Denotes elimination from SEC Championship Game contention
No. 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0)
Remaining games: vs. Tennessee Martin, at No. 4 Alabama, vs. Vanderbilt, at No. 12 Ole Miss Mississippi State is the only undefeated squad in the conference, and as such, it’s the leader of the pack right now. But things are about to pick up again for the nation’s top team. In the final three weeks of the season, the Bulldogs have to make road trips to both Alabama and Ole Miss. Mississippi State could feasibly still lose one of those two matchups and make the SEC Championship Game, but that might be unlikely. Alabama would own the tiebreaker if the Crimson Tide won in Tuscaloosa against the Bulldogs, and that could complicate things. But if Mississippi State loses in Tuscaloosa and in Oxford, things will really get interesting. Don’t get too confused, though: The Bulldogs still control their own destiny. Odds of winning division: 55 percent
No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1, 4-1)
Remaining games: at No. 19 LSU, vs. No. 1 Mississippi State, vs. Western Carolina, vs. No. 3 Auburn Alabama may be the best team in the SEC West, but the Crimson Tide have the toughest road remaining. The final month of the season will see the Tide travel to Baton Rouge for another slugfest with the Tigers of LSU. Then, a week later, they return to Tuscaloosa to defend their home turf against the nation’s top ranked team, Mississippi State. If the Tide beat the Bulldogs, they’d own the tiebreaker over Mississippi State and be in the driver’s seat. Finally, before it’s all said and done, the Iron Bowl brings Alabama and Auburn together for a high-powered, end-of-season clash. No matter how talented the Crimson Tide is, it isn’t making it through that three-game stretch unbeaten. That by itself might be enough to ruin Alabama’s title aspirations. However, if Alabama does win out, the Tide is rolling to Atlanta. Odds of winning division: 27 percent
No. 3 Auburn Tigers (7-1, 4-1)
Remaining games: vs. Texas A&M, at No. 11 Georgia, vs. Samford, at No. 6 Alabama Auburn earned a massive win on the road at Ole Miss this past weekend, and suddenly, it’s back in the thick of things in the West. The Tigers could realistically win out with two of their SEC matchups against Texas A&M and Georgia — two teams that have been exposed in big ways over the past few weeks. All that remains is a big road date with in-state rival Alabama. The Iron Bowl is never an easy one to predict, but with the injury bug biting the Crimson Tide, Auburn could very well pull this one out. Even if they run the table, it might not be enough for the Tigers. The Tigers not only have to win out, but also must see Mississippi State lose to Alabama and Ole Miss. Odds of winning division: 15 percent
No. 14 LSU Tigers (7-2, 3-2)
Remaining games: vs. No. 6 Alabama, at Arkansas, at Texas A&M LSU looks like it might have finally figured it out offensively, but it might be too little, too late. If the Bayou Bengals can pull off another home upset this week against Alabama, then they could very easily win out with road wins over Arkansas and Texas A&M. But it’s a lot more complicated than that. LSU would also have to see Auburn lose twice and Mississippi State lose three times. With the schedules those two teams have remaining, this is nothing more than a long shot. Odds of winning division: 2 percent
No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels (7-2, 4-2)
Remaining games: vs. Presbyterian, at Arkansas, vs. No. 1 Mississippi State Ole Miss really shot itself in the foot by losing at LSU and again the following week at home versus Auburn. Both games were close and could have easily gone the other way, but all that matters now is the tally mark in the loss column. The Rebels have a lot of ground to make up now, and it goes without saying they’ll have to beat their rival Bulldogs at home to finish the season. But in addition to winning out, Ole Miss must have Mississippi State lose to Alabama, Alabama lose to LSU, LSU lose to Arkansas or Texas A&M, and Auburn lose to Alabama and Georgia. That’s a lot of variables. Odds of winning division: 1 percent
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Tigers’ seniors take control
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Missouri Tigers senior guard Bree Fowler (3) dribbles Oct. 14 at Mizzou Arena.
Eye and Fowler are set to take on the SEC side by side. BRUNO VERNASCHI Assistant Sports Editor Morgan Eye is one of the greatest basketball players in Missouri history. The senior guard has scored a total of 1,041 points and is 110 3-pointers away from breaking the NCAA record. Despite her 283 treys, among other accolades, “Mo” is not only crucial for her skill, but for her leadership. Eye has said in the past that she sees herself as the mother of the team, but recently said that
she prefers the term “big sister.” “I just care for these girls so much,” she said. “When they hurt, I hurt. When they’re happy, I’m happy. You care about each other; you want each other to do well. I just want the best for them.” Although she is the only starting senior, Eye is not the only influential upperclassman on this Mizzou squad. Guard Bree Fowler, Eye’s senior counterpart, has only started in 18 games during her career in Columbia. Although Eye will most likely be running the floor, Fowler said she thinks she’ll impact the team vocally, whether or not she’s on the starting lineup. “It takes a lot to actually
know the game,” she said. “I have a little coach’s niche. Doing the little things always has a big impact. You just have to be an unselfish basketball player.” Junior starting point guard Lianna Doty, who recently tore her lisfranc tendon to ending her season, idolizes both seniors in different ways. She said that Fowler is “one of the most selfless people (she) know(s)” and that she reaches out to teammates and lifts them up regardless of the situation. Of Eye, Doty said that she “sets the tone in terms of work ethic” and tends to keep everyone accountable. “There’s only two seniors, so they’ve been through it,” Doty said. “Everybody looks up to
them so much. It’s definitely someone you go to for advice.” The two Missouri natives know each other well, which is sure to help them adjust and work together to guide the Tigers this year. They have played together since their senior year and are roommates and best friends, according to Fowler. “Bree Fowler is my rock,” Eye said. “If something bad happens, she’s probably the first person I’m going to tell. If something good happens, she’s the first person I want to tell. We’ve always been there for each other.” Missouri coach Robin Pingeton recognizes that Eye has had a great deal of attention
for the impact she has had on the program. However, she said that the team will need Fowler’s leadership just as much, despite the fact that she may not have seen the minutes that she’s wanted in her career. “Bree Fowler has absolutely done things the right way,” Pingeton said. “She’s a great teammate and a cornerstone of this program.” The team’s fourth-year coach said she wants the pair to realize that they will be relying on it heavily. “(Fowler and Eye) are so much more confident this year than they were last year,” she said. “All of us, collectively, want nothing more than to send Bree and Mo out on the right note.”
confidence from my teammates’ help, and my coaches help my confidence on and off the court.” The same holds for the other sophomores of the Missouri women’s basketball team — forwards Frericks and Kayla McDowell and guards Sierra Michaelis and Lindsey Cunningham. The four sophomores are entering their first returning season with boosts in both skill and confidence. Mizzou coach Robin Pingeton said Frericks and McDowell are feeling more comfortable now compared to their freshmen seasons. The coach said the forwards are more versatile, faster,
stronger and more explosive than they were a year ago. “They’ve really embraced the opportunity to be where they’re at, and I think they knew their teammates are sort of leaning on them,” Pingeton said. “When you look at some of the footage from last year and where they’re at this year, there’s been some giant strides made, and they’re a big piece of what we’re doing moving forward.” Pingeton said Michaelis has also grown to be more comfortable with the team. The guard, Pingeton said, has a better understanding of what the team is looking for in its offensive system.
The comfort, perhaps, comes from a greater connection that Michaelis said she has with her teammates this year. “We have amazing team chemistry, and I’ve never been on a team that has been this close before,” Michaelis said. “That (chemistry) transfers over to when we‘re playing, and it helps my confidence on the court, too, knowing that they have my back and I have theirs.” Senior guard Bree Fowler said Michaelis has improved her defense by becoming faster. The same goes for Cunningham, Fowler said. The sophomore has improved her full-court defense
and decision-making ability. Beyond any individual skill improved, though, Cunningham said there is a teamwide increase in confidence heading into the season, which begins Wednesday with an exhibition against Lindenwood. “We don’t do a whole lot of fancy stuff, but we take care of the fundamentals and that’s one thing that every single one of us has stepped up,” Cunningham said. “We haven’t completely changed our game. We’re staying within our limits, but what we do do, we have gotten better at. We focused on the little things and made sure not to let them slip through the cracks.”
Sophomore class optimistic through improvement
“I’ve never been on a team that has been this close before,” Michaelis said. BOBBY CERESIA Reporter Jordan Frericks said she sees a reminder of herself at practice. The sophomore forward said her teammate, freshman Bri Porter, is quiet, much like Frericks herself was a year ago. “I really didn’t use my voice often last year,” Frericks said. “But now, having freshman year under my belt, I’ve gained a lot of
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THE MANEATER | SPORTS | NOVEMBER 5, 2014 The Wit of Schmidt
Forde Points
Did someone Team chemistry still vital for individualists say playoffs?! MITCHELL FORDE DANIEL SCHMIDT
Let me preface this column by saying I’m very much a legitimate fan of Missouri football. I’ve been listening to Mike Kelly call Mizzou football since the Corby Jones days. I have been to at least one game a year since grade school. One of my favorite memories of high school is stealing three beers from a tailgate following the Oklahoma game my junior year (wow, was that an adrenaline rush). It’s because of my fanhood that I feel comfortable writing that this year’s team is not a great team. I do like this team. I think that it has done a nice job of finding wins despite the fact it simply doesn’t have the offensive talent it did last year. The Tigers are an above average team, even a good team, with talented players on both sides of the ball and with (as usual) a knack for causing turnovers. It is a privilege to watch junior defensive end Shane Ray terrify quarterbacks every Saturday. Missouri had a good win (South Carolina), and a bad loss (Indiana). The Tigers got embarrassed at home by a vengeful Georgia team and promptly responded with a dominating defensive performance against Florida in The Swamp. These are things that a good team does: It has a hiccup or two over the course of the season, and it responds with wins. I don’t want to make any assumptions about how the season is going to play out. I made that mistake in an earlier column before the Indiana game, but there’s a strong possibility the Tigers end the season with a 10-2 mark. Their remaining opponents — Tennessee, Texas A&M and Arkansas — have a combined four conference wins. Mizzou was lucky enough to be put in the Southeastern Conference Eastern division by some sort of geographical ignorance. The SEC East is by far the weaker of the two divisions, and this year is no different with Mizzou currently in first place with a 4-1 conference record. Now I’m about to unleash one helluva a hypothetical, but if the Tigers finish the season at 10-2, they’ll win the SEC East and will play in the SEC title game. And if the Tigers can win that game (a game I acknowledge that they’ll be significant underdogs in), then…? Can the College Football Playoff be a legitimate playoff without the SEC champion represented? It’d be one thing if we still had to put up with the BS that was the Bowl Championship Subdivision, where a team with two losses had nearly no chance of making to the title game (save for the 2007 LSU team). But with the four-team playoff, if there were one team that could skeeze its way in it with two losses, it would have to be the SEC champion. This “good” Tigers team could potentially be one win away from a shot at the national championship for the second year in a row. The Tigers will have to take care of business against those three lesser opponents first. If they do, though, I hope to see you in Atlanta to watch our Tigers play for the opportunity to be a part of the first College Football Playoff.
Swimming is unique because it is such an individual sport. Unlike other sports, success in swimming and diving is not centered on working with one another to make plays or formations work. In swimming, we don’t even get to talk for the majority of practice, and everyone swims his or her own race. Even though we spend most of our time with our faces underwater, the swim team is extremely close. To say that we are a family doesn’t quite do it justice. I never spent as much time with my family members as I do with my teammates. We almost all live in the same neighborhood. We eat every meal together at the Missouri Athletic Training Complex. We hang out with one another in our free time.
We compete against each other every chance we get, whether in the pool or outside in pickup football or basketball games or in the team fantasy football league. With 32 members, our team is the perfect size. It is small enough that everyone can be close with one another, but big enough that whenever you want to go to lunch at the MATC or get a sand volleyball game together, others will always be available. Although I am close to everyone on the team, I am especially close with the other sophomore guys. Last year, I showed up to campus not knowing a single student here. The guys in my class quickly became my best friends, and our bond has only grown since. Last year, we roamed campus in a pack, everywhere we went. We would rearrange the tables and chairs at dining halls so that the nine of us could all sit together. When we were on campus over Christmas break, we had Nerf gun wars in Hawthorn Hall. Now that we don’t all live in the same building, it would be easy to drift apart a bit, but we still remain about as close as
possible. My two roommates are sophomore swimmers, and all of the guys in our class live in the same subdivision. We still eat dinner together frequently and play pickup football games in a field nearby. An outside observer might not see swimming as a team sport, but I can attest to the importance of having such a close team. During the hardest training, it is extremely beneficial to have a group of friends who know what you are going through. Only other swimmers can fully appreciate the demands of our sport, and as a result we can hold one another accountable for our effort and attendance at practice as well as our decisions away from it. Plus, we all have similar schedules, so there is always another swimmer around if you want to hang out. And when it comes time to perform, having an intimately close group of friends to fight for is the best motivation. In a big meet, nothing gets me more excited than watching the people I have trained with, laughed with, and struggled through pain with swim fast, then hearing them encourage me.
College Football Playoff Projections Jason Lowenthal Staff Writer
This season is the first with the new College Football Playoff. Here are The Maneater’s projections for the field of four.
Mississippi state bulldogs
8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference
There’s really no debate here. Mississippi State has continued to handle everyone in its path, including three straight top 10 opponents at the time. Quarterback Dak Prescott has emerged as the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy and has accounted for 25 touchdowns this season (15 passing, 10 rushing). The Bulldogs still have two more tests on the road at both Alabama and Ole Miss, both of which could be losses. There’s a lot more football to be played, but for now, Mississippi State is the clear No. 1.
florida state seminoles
8-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coastal Conference
Florida State is not the second-best football team in the nation, but its undefeated ranking puts it here. The Seminoles didn’t deserve to beat Notre Dame and won on a technicality. Quarterback Jameis Winston has failed to prove himself both on and off the field this season, and coach Jimbo Fisher’s responses toward the media have only worsened the situation. However, the fact is that Florida State will remain the No. 2 team in the nation until it loses, which likely won’t happen.
auburn tigers
7-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference
After the Tigers impressively went to Mississippi and knocked off then No. 4 Ole Miss, some had them moving ahead of Florida State for the No. 2 spot. Unfortunately for Auburn, no matter how impressive their victories are compared to the Seminoles wins, they likely will not move up until Florida State’s 24-game winning streak comes to an end. Regardless, the Tigers have a special man under center in Nick Marshall, who has improved statistically as his decision-making has improved. Running back Cameron Artis-Payne also leads the SEC in rushing. Biggest takeaway here: Auburn should remain in the top four at least until their Iron Bowl rematch with Alabama.
oregon ducks
7-1, 4-1 Pac-12
Quarterback Marcus Mariota puts Oregon here. The Ducks get a pass for their loss against Arizona because they have rolled over almost everybody else on their schedule. Oregon should finish as a one-loss team, but watch out for a potential trap game against Utah this week. Source: missouri.edu
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Mizzou relying on Rosburg, Post early The big men will play a big role on and off the court. MICHAEL NATELLI Assistant Sports Editor Missouri men’s basketball coach Kim Anderson knows his personnel. He knows he has a young team, with six freshmen on a twelve-man roster. “When you’re dealing with these freshmen, the biggest thing is trying to get them to play consistently,” Anderson said. And he has a plan to account for the multitude of young shooters on his roster.
“We’re a team that’s evolving from an offensive standpoint,” Anderson said. “We want to try and throw it inside to get some easy baskets.” Anderson will be relying on forwards Ryan Rosburg and Keanau Post for his interior offense and likes how they’ve progressed so far. He says the team will often be throwing the ball inside, but how they’ll accomplish that remains to be seen. But in coaching his two bigs to be aggressive, Anderson cautions them not to think shoot-first if there’s a man open outside. “They have to do a good job of not only scoring themselves, but (remembering) that just because we throw it to them
doesn’t mean they can’t throw it back out,” Anderson said. “That’s something that we continually work on. I think that we’ll find that as we get into the season when we do throw it inside, there’s going to be people clawing at them and they’re going be have to kick it back out.” Anderson is also preaching that Rosburg and Post have to be conscientious on defense and not commit careless fouls. “We can’t afford to have them get in foul trouble because after that we get thin,” he said. “Then we have to go to (Johnathan Williams III), Jakeenan (Gant) and Hayden (Barnard). Those (two) have to be careful, and in order to do that they have to move their feet better.”
Rosburg is entering his third season with the Tigers, making him the longest-tenured player on the roster. But Post, who is going into just his second season with the Tigers as a senior, has stood out to Rosburg early. “I think he realizes that this is his last go-around, and he wants to do it right,” Rosburg said of his teammate. “We have a whole new team and not a lot of guys saw who he was last year, so he’s really taking it upon himself to be the vocal leader and call people out.” Rosburg marvels at how Post has managed to back up his leadership style with his on-court performance. “It’s carried over perfectly,” Rosburg said. “When he’s
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Continued from page 14 first game in the loss, tie, loss series against the Crimson Tide, Ole Miss and Tennessee — Blitz admitted he could have prepared his team more for that game. He said his team has gone into games with passion, referencing the Georgia game, but has also gone into games like Alabama, unfocused and over-confident. “We thought they were going to roll over, which no one does in the (Southeastern Conference),” Blitz said. “I give (my team) credit for the away game on
telling everyone else what to do, he knows he also has to hold himself accountable. He knows everyone else is is looking at him to do certain things and play the right way, and I think that’s given him more confidence.” But Rosburg knows that as the team’s most senior player, he has to play a role in leading the young squad as well. “Being here three years, I have all these younger guys asking me about different things that I never even thought of as a freshman,” Rosburg said. “I’m trying to help them with anything that I think they would want to know, and they always know they can come to me with anything else.” Friday, and I want to credit Alabama for their play.” Alabama, Ole Miss and Tennessee have RPIs of 54, 64 and 56, respectively. Meanwhile, Mizzou is at 29. The Tigers sit unranked with a conference record of 6-4-1, but are still good enough for a fourseed and first-round bye in the upcoming SEC Tournament. The Tigers will face off in a rematch against a familiar foe for their first tournament game, as they are scheduled to play No. 17 South Carolina at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Orange Beach, Alabama. “You’re one-and-done (in the SEC Tournament), so I think there’s a sense of urgency from everybody,” Blitz said. For red shirt senior goalkeeper McKenzie Sauerwein, the SEC tournament means a lot. “It’s a time to get back at teams we lost to,” she said. “I think it’s going to be fun playing teams we've played before. Now we have a feel for them, so we have that advantage.”
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