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Four candidates vie for provost office TAYLOR BLATCHFORD AND RACHEL PIERRET Of The Maneater staff

Since Brian Foster, former executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost, retired Jan. 1, MU has been conducting a search to fill the vacant position. According to the Office of the Provost, the provost is the chief academic officer for the university and oversees all academic priorities, activities and policies of the university. The provost is responsible for MU’s colleges and schools and their departments and centers, as well as many other units that support academics. Four candidates have visited MU this fall for open forums: Michele Wheatly, John Wiencek, Nancy Brickhouse and Garnett Stokes. full story on page 12

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Missouri Students Association Vice President Emily Moon, Residence Halls Association Lauren Thomas, Legion of Black Collegians President Lisa White, Chancellor Brady Deaton and MSA President Eric Woods sign a pledge to uphold respect and responsibility on campus at the launch event for the One Mizzou diversity campaign April 7, 2011, at the MU Student Center. Deaton called the event his “proudest moment” as chancellor.

michael brown

Students plan rally after Ferguson decision

Diversity

Campus leaders rethink One Mizzou NEETI BUTALA Staff Writer “One Mizzou,” MU’s unofficial slogan, can be found everywhere from recruitment packets and T-shirts to the university’s Strategic Operating Plan. The phrase, though, has very recent origins, and was initially conceived as a response to hate crimes committed on campus in 2010 and 2011. One Mizzou was created in 2011 by the Missouri Students Association after offensive words were found spray-painted outside Hatch residence hall. This incident took place about a year after a hate crime occurred outside of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center, in which cotton balls were found strewn across the lawn one

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50k words in 30 days: Students have accepted the “NaNoWriMo” challenge.

morning. When One Mizzou was first created, it was an initiative made up of three tiers: a steering committee, a council and the general student body. The council comprised

many organizations’ presidents, while the steering committee was application-based. Former One Mizzou steer ing committee member Shane Stinson said the problem with the

THE REAL ONE MIZZOU One Mizzou is comprised of the MU student body, the One Mizzou council and the One Mizzou Steering committee.

The Steering Committee The Council The Student Body Source: onemizzou.missouri.edu CAMERON THOMAS // GRAPHIC DESIGNER

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A demonstration is scheduled to take place in Speakers Circle immediately following the upcoming grand jury decision on the Michael Brown case. The decision whether to indict Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri police officer who shot and killed Brown on Aug. 9, is widely expected to be announced between now and Thanksgiving. Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency for the state of Missouri and National Guard troops have been deployed to the Ferguson area in anticipation of unrest if Wilson is not charged. The state of emergency will last for 30 days, according to Nixon’s executive order. The MU chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People released a flyer Monday on Twitter regarding the upcoming event. The flyer lists MU4MikeBrown, the Legion of Black Collegians and Four Front Minority Student Leaders Council as co-hosts of the demonstration. The flyer encourages students to attend to show their support for Brown, his family and the community of Ferguson, Missouri. The organizations declined comment on the event. MU4MikeBrown held a “die-in” protest in support of Brown on Oct. 8, where students laid on the ground of Speakers Circle to represent victims of police brutality. Slam poetry and speeches to rally supporters were also performed.

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structure was its large size, which marginalized students and important factors on campus. The steering committee was supposed to meet with the council and advisors, but it never did, he said. Additionally, the steering committee was designed to take action, but it never received direction from the council as to what steps to take. “The thing that is so frustrating, when I think about One Mizzou, is that it reaches so far,” Stinson said. “Like, everybody talks about One Mizzou, everyone talks about how they want to experience One Mizzou. But the administration, not the advisers, has done a very poor job at listening to all

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a numbers game The Missouri Students Association is considering raising its GPA requirement for leadership positions from 2.2 to 2.5. Here is a comparison of their current GPA to other large student organizations on campus. —Liz Loutfi and Ben Kothe

breakdown of missouri students association Freshmen: 24.5%

Seniors: 35%

Sophomores: 19%

Juniors: 21%

Panhellenic Association required minimum GPA for scholarship or members holding office:

2.2

Interfraternity Council required minimum GPA for scholarship or members holding office:

2.75

Residence Halls Association required minimum GPA for scholarship or members holding office:

2.2

Minimum GPA required to be active in NCAA sports at MU:

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Source: Registrar.missouri.edu/grades-transcripts-records

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MSA looks into changing its minimum GPA

RHA currently has a minimum GPA of 2.2, and Greek chapters have a minimum of 2.7. JACK WADDELL Staff Writer

The Missouri Students Association is trying to pass

legislation to raise the minimum GPA requirement of several MSA leadership positions from a cumulative 2.2 to 2.5. Senate Bill 54-15, an act to increase the GPA requirement, will go through its first readings at full senate Nov. 19. The act will increase the GPA requirements of the president, vice president, chief of staff, secretary of auxiliaries, department directors, senate speaker, senate committee

chairs, senate clerk and the chief justice of MSA, and the chair and vice chairs of the Board of Elections Commissioners. MSA Operations Committee chairman Nick Schwartz, who authored the bill, has advocated the change for the past three weeks in Operations Committee meetings. He was unavailable for further comment. Senate Speaker Ben Bolin, who signed the bill, said a 2.2

GPA is very low for someone who is in a leadership position. “I think (raising the GPA) comes from a good place,” Bolin said. “If someone is below a 2.2, it’s hard to lead by example is our thought.” Senate Bill 54-15 outlines how Executive Cabinet verbally committed to having a GPA of 2.5 or higher, but the bill will put it in writing. Current MSA Vice President Matt McKeown said this

is something he and MSA President Kelsey Haberberger considered since it holds MSA leadership to a higher standard. “We want to make sure we have leaders who are balanced both in academics and MSA leadership,” McKeown said. “We are students first, so we still want to encourage that students are continuing their academics and holding themselves to a

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Smoking ban mulled for Columbia public housing Public housing residents in Columbia may soon no longer be permitted to smoke in their homes. HAILEY STOLZE Staff Writer Growing up with a mother who chain-smoked affected the childhood of Lee Radtke, director of public housing operations for the Columbia Housing Authority. Though she didn’t realize it until high school, she said she always smelled like smoke and her house reeked of it. She

was sick with bronchitis almost every year until she moved away from home. Radtke said since then, she has been an advocate for smoke-free movements. The CHA recently proposed a policy which could potentially ban residents from smoking in public housing. “I kind of have a lot of sympathy for people who want to breathe smoke-free air, but I know that it’s asking a lot to ask people to not smoke in their own homes,” Radtke said. The policy is being considered for three main reasons: to improve residents’ health, fire safety and public housing stock.

Radtke said CHA wants to make the units as smoke-free as possible, especially for residents who have asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or cancer. Although in some units it has made particular floors smoke-free, secondhand smoke can still travel to the other floors. Radtke said the cost of “turning a unit,” meaning preparing the unit for the next resident, where someone has smoked is about four times higher than a smoke-free unit. The additional costs come from smoking damage, as well as having to pay workers for a longer period of time. This can add an extra cost of $500 to

$1,000, Radtke said. Additionally, Radtke said a non-smoking policy would provide them potential to obtain a better insurance deal. The proposed policy is currently only a draft. Within the next three months, residents and the Resident Advisory Board will have a chance to review and help craft the proposed policy. Radtke said she understands how this policy could upset smokers. “I think long-term smokers are going to feel quite threatened at the thought of having to change their routines surrounding cigarette smoking,” Radtke said. “We’re

not asking anyone to quit, but we are asking people to get up and go outside. We’re trying to be very sensitive to that.” R adtke said they ’re considering installing additional lighting or security cameras to improve the experience of smoking outside for residents. They’re also looking into weatherproofing outdoor areas with buffers from wind. Some smokers who live in public housing smoke outside already, often to prevent harm to their children, Radtke said. While CHA is not asking

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THE MANEATER | NEWS | NOVEMBER 19, 2014

‘NaNoWriMo’: A novel in 30 days JARED KAUFMAN Reporter Some MU students think they can write a novel in a month — and now they have their chance. November is the National Novel Writing Month, and more than 100 students, faculty and community members in the Columbia area are participating in “NaNoWriMo.” For freshman Emily Waters, who has participated in NaNoWriMo for four years, the challenge provides a reason to just sit and write. She has “won,” or successfully completed 50,000 words during the month, twice. “(NaNoWriMo) is a crazy month wherein, with all the other things you do, you write a 50,000-word — or more — novel,” Waters said. “It’s fun, it’s hectic and it’s one of the most stressful things I’ve ever done, and also one of the most rewarding.” Waters said, for her, winning matters less than producing “good literature.” “I’ve never regretted starting NaNoWriMo,” Waters said. “I was so proud of the words that even in this hectic time had come from my mind.” Across the 30 days of November, the 50,000 — word total divides to about 1,667 words per day. Writers need to work hard to balance writing with schoolwork. “I set a time for myself to write at least a chunk of my daily word count,” Waters said. “I write a lot on my phone. I type out scenes and email them to myself. But I fell sick early on, and I was struggling to keep writing enough words per day, so catching back up from the words I missed while I was ill has been tough.” Freshman Eunice Wang has participated for five years, and she has “won” three times. “Sometimes it’s hard (to balance NaNoWriMo and homework), but I’ve

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Mary Chris and Andrew Bunk discuss their novels at Coffee Zone, 11 N. Ninth St., during a National Novel Writing Month work session Tuesday. The writers that participate in the NaNoWriMo month-long challenge attempt to write a 50,000 word novel during the month.

been working harder recently so I think it’ll turn out well,” Wang said. “It’s a good way to get motivated to write because sometimes I make excuses like ‘I don’t have ideas’ or ‘I’m too tired.’ It’s a goal that I can keep aspiring to.” To help minimize distractions, some of the writers in the Columbia region gather twice a week for “write-ins” to write together. “Write-ins” are held on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. in 215 Tate Hall, and Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Coffee Zone downtown. Art Smith is one of two NaNoWriMo municipal liaisons (MLs) for the Columbia region. “The main thing I do is put together ‘write-ins’ and all the other events: a meetand-greet dinner before NaNoWriMo

starts, the kickoff event on Halloween night, a closing event the night of Nov. 30 going up to midnight and a ‘TGIO’ party — ‘thank goodness it’s over’ — in early December,” Smith said. Smith has been an ML for four years and explained that his other duties include sending weekly emails that offer encouragement. He urges writers to find ways to carve out time to devote to writing. “Don’t be worried about homework. Don’t be worried about the test. Don’t be worried about your girlfriend,” Smith said. “Just be pushing words out. It’s tough, but that’s what it’s all about.” Some writers are “planners,” carefully outlining their novel before the month begins. Other writers are “pantsers,”

and begin November with just a blank document and their imagination. Wang said she only plans out her characters before the month, not the plot. “I let the events unfurl as I go,” Wang said. “It makes my characters seem more like people, and once I establish their personalities, I have an idea of what they would do in certain situations.” Since the beginning of this month, nearly two million words have been written for NaNoWriMo by writers in the Columbia region. “Last year, the 150-ish writers in the Columbia area wrote one out of every 1,000 words written for NaNoWriMo internationally,” Smith said.

Local charities seek volunteers for the holiday season “We want to make sure children have something to open on the holidays.” JESSICA KARINS Staff Writer During the holiday season, Columbia’s major charities are preparing to implement holiday programs for families in poverty. The Voluntary Action Center describes itself as a program functioning to “ensure that low-income people's basic needs are met, so they can overcome economic hardships and become self-sufficient.” Currently, it is focusing on its Holiday Program for families. “We pair sponsors with families in need,” VAC Social Services Director Leslie Pitchford said. “Every year we help over 1,000 families. We still have over 300 families waiting for sponsors.” This year, 1,100 families signed up. All live in Boone County and live below the poverty line. While the VAC also partners with local business for some of its programs, this one relies on the donations of individuals. “Last year, we were a little short,” Pitchford said. “We hope to provide sponsors this year for every family. The program is mainly focused on children because we want to make sure children have something to open on the holidays.” The program goes beyond that to provide food, especially for a holiday meal and necessities for adults and the household, like cleaning products and personal

care items. The Salvation Army is well-known for its program of bell ringers who solicit donations during the holiday season. This year, it is still looking for volunteers, Salvation Army Area Coordinator Cynthia Chapman said. However, the international charity also runs several other programs in the Columbia area. Similar to the VAC’s program, “angel trees” are located around the city, allowing people to pick up a child’s Christmas wish list and bring the donated item to the Salvation Army service center. Harbor House, a homeless shelter in Columbia operated by the Salvation Army, provides Thanksgiving and Christmas meals as part of its regular services. Lunch is open to anyone in need, not just the residents, on both of those days as it is year-round. Chapman said they also like to focus on families with children during the holiday season, and the program tries to provide each person in need with personalized help for their situation. “People want to know how they can help, and we tell them they can help us out by sending a check,” Chapman said. “Some of these people need (the) most basic things, like really thick gloves, not the thin ones.” Apart from families with children, the largest group the Salvation Army deals with is the elderly, especially veterans. “Any amount of donation will help us,” Chapman said. To learn more about volunteering through either the VAC or the Boone County Salvation Army, you can contact both on their Facebook pages.

The gift of giving Every year, charities use the holiday season to gather funds for their causes. Here’s a look at how America gives during that time. —Maggie Stanwood and Ben Kothe

total giving to charitable organizations $349.5 billion

2007

$335.17 billion

2013

From 2006 to 2012, Americans who earned $200,000 or more gave 4.6 percent less to charities. Americans who earned less than $100,000 gave 4.5 percent more in that time. Source: charitynavigator.org

THE MANEATER | NEWS | NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Maynard case re-ignites long-standing debate about euthanasia Five states have passed Death with Dignity laws.

people would like to be given the legal option to end their own lives should they ever find themselves in that situation. PAIGE LALAIN “National and state polls Staff Writer consistently show the vast majority Following the death of 29-yearof Americans across the demographic old Brittany Maynard, a woman and political spectrum want to diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, maintain their right to choose their the media has been abuzz with both medical treatment at the end of their the story of her life as well as the life,” Crowley said. nature of her death. Maynard, instead of waiting for According to a Compassion and her prognostic six months of life to Choices study, the current policy of expire, chose to end her life on her making Death with Dignity illegal “own terms.” “poses a risk to physicians” while This death on one’s “own terms” simultaneously denying “quality care” is referred to as Death with Dignity, a national program formed out of a to patients. “profound commitment to the idea Palliative care studies estimate that personal end-of-life decisions that anywhere from 5 to 30 percent should be made solely between a of terminally ill patients experience patient and a physician,” as stated labored respiration, vomiting and on the Death with Dignity National pain that cannot be controlled Center website. Presently in the United States, a without sedation or unconsciousness. total of five states — Oregon, The Compassion and Washington, Vermont, New WHILE THERE ARE MANY Choices study also indicated Mexico and Montana — have CHOICES AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW that doctors provide aid in passed Death with Dignity about one in every 250 deaths laws. Most recently, a sixth THAT MAY BE RIGHT FOR CERTAIN has begun the legislative PEOPLE, THERE IS ONE MORE CHOICE, nationwide, which is four process, with New Jersey’s times the rate at which these state assembly passing its NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, THAT practices occur in the state own version of the law on DESERVES AN HONEST DISCUSSION.” of Oregon alone, where aid in Nov. 13 dying is legal. "Like society, medicine, JOHN BURZICHELLI palliative care and hospice “ The current policy New Jersey assemblyman ser vices have changed supports this covert practice dramatically since a similar by ignoring its existence,” the piece of legislation was introduced regard to physician-assisted death. The Anglican Church has stated study stated. “Secrecy increases the in 1978,” New Jersey Assemblyman John Burzichelli said in a statement that, although it recognizes physician- risk of felony prosecution and loss on the New Jersey Assembly Majority assisted death presents a “strong, of medical licensure for doctors who Office website. “While there are many compassionate case,” its church will don’t know what else to do.” choices available right now that may remain opposed to the practice. In the same vein, 53 percent of American Baptist Churches have be right for certain people, there is one more choice, not currently adopted a policy of advocacy for AIDS doctors in San Francisco available, that deserves an honest increased care to be taken in allowing reported issuing lethal prescriptions for dignity with death, while Southern per patient request. discussion." As increasing awareness has been Baptists and the Catholic Church have Death with Dignity is not a legal brought to the public, more states taken a firm stance against physician- practice in California. are having this aforementioned assisted or “hastened” death. In the case of Missouri, the A Missouri Lutheran Church “discussion.” One organization, state allows for the terminally ill to Compassion and Choices, has been located in Kansas City issued a working to promote aid-in-dying statement for the Death with Dignity terminate their artificial nutrition National Center writing, "Advocates and hydration, so long as the wish to legislation. “Compassion and Choices’ End- of euthanasia, as well as of assisted end their treatment is proven with Of-Life Consultation program helps suicide, have sought to justify the “clear” and “convincing” evidence mentally competent, terminally taking of human life on moral ill adults, as well as those who just grounds by describing it as a truly outlined in the case of Cruzan v. want to plan ahead, to understand compassionate act aimed at the relief Director, Missouri Department of their peaceful options at life’s end,” of human suffering. In light of what Health. said Sean Crowley, Media Relations the Scriptures say about the kind Currently, Missouri state law Manager for Compassion and Choices. of care God wills that we provide prohibits the practice of aid in dying. According to a May 2014 Gallup to those who suffer and are facing survey, 70 percent of Americans death, we reject such claims as neither According to the State-by-State Guide to Physician-Assisted Suicide, support allowing doctors to "end the compassionate nor caring.” The church went on to write that Missouri is not alone, though, and (terminally ill) patient's life by some painless means,” but only 59 percent “Christians aim always to care, never joins 37 other states with active laws support doctors helping a terminally to kill." prohibiting the these procedures. Regardless of religious viewpoints ill patient "commit suicide.” “Even in states without an explicit This 11-point difference indicated and stances, statewide polls conducted that the term “assisted suicide” is by PURPLE Strategies Group for legal framework for aid in dying, no “inaccurate, biased and pejorative in Compassion and Choices in February one must suffer needlessly,” Crowley indicated that a majority of voters in said. “Options exist, supported in law this context,” Crowley said. A considerable portion of Connecticut, Massachusetts and New and medicine throughout the nation, Americans who have taken stances Jersey in fact support the legality against the advancement of Death of allowing mentally-competent, enabling people to face the end of life with Dignity across the nation have terminally-ill patients to bring about in relative comfort and harmony with done so on a religious basis, according their own death, and a majority of their values.”

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to the Death with Dignity National Center. Aid-in-dying laws allow a terminally ill patient to “hasten an inevitable and unavoidable death. It's not suicide nor euthanasia; rather, a possible option if the pain from the underlying illness gets to be too much or quality of life too degraded,” according to the Death with Dignity National Center Religion and Spirituality information page. The Death with Dignity laws in Oregon, Washington and Vermont outline that actions taken in accordance with the act won’t, for any purpose, constitute suicide, assisted suicide, mercy killing or homicide under the law, Crowley said. With regards to religious standpoints on the practice of aid in dying, some faiths have offered statements of support while others have taken the stance of withholding contempt. The United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist faith have issued pro-choice statements with

EUTHANASIA IN

AMERICA The debate about euthanasia in America has been happening for quite a while. Euthanasia is illegal in every state, although physician aid in dying is legal in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Vermont and New Mexico. Here’s a look at euthanasia throughout the years.

WA OR MT

NM 1870 Samuel Williams proposes using medication to end a patient’s life.

1906 A bill to legalize euthanasia in Ohio is shot down.

1976 New Jersey Supreme Court rules in favor of Karen Quinlan’s parents, who wanted her removed from the “extraordinary” measures keeping her alive in a coma.

1997 United States Supreme Court rules in Washington v. Glucksberg a right to assistance in suicide was not protected by the Due Process Clause.

2014 Brittany Maynard releases her story about her decision to die at 29, sparking the debate over euthanasia again. Source: supremecourt.gov CAMERON THOMAS // GRAPHIC DESIGNER

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Continued from page 1 different realms of students and what they want to see changed on this campus.” One Mizzou has never been up to par with what others want it to be, Stinson said but instead it has always been a few steps behind. He said he believes it takes a certain level of education and passion for social issues to be involved in One Mizzou. “One thing One Mizzou was supposed to do was create that sense of unity between student organizations, on campus especially,” MSA President-elect Payton Head said. “It is our big diversity initiative, our big call to action, but there isn’t a lot of action we are seeing right now. Honestly, I think a lot of that is a lack of vision of what exactly we want to do.”

THE MANEATER | NEWS | NOVEMBER 19, 2014 Head said he felt there was a lack of vision of what the initiative was supposed to accomplish. Now that he has acquired a seat on the One Mizzou council, Head said he already has plans to help “re-ignite” the initiative. “I think the main thing as of now is to just come together and to evaluate the role of One Mizzou,” he said. Additionally, Head said that time needs to be set aside to reevaluate the outcome of the desired solution. “I want to see more action,” he said. “I know One Mizzou will be having a transition in leadership soon, and so I think the biggest thing when it comes to leadership is making sure that they have clearlydefined goals.” Jennifer Pagan, political chairwoman for the Legion of Black Collegians, said the biggest push for One Mizzou was football player Michael Sam’s coming out last year, because a spotlight was

placed on the university after his announcement. “I think that Michael Sam, and the whole him coming out, definitely ignited a fire in terms of social change at Mizzou,” Pagan said. “But One Mizzou’s job was to keep that fire going and get people involved, but it didn’t.” She said the administration has taken One Mizzou into its own hands and has transformed it into a marketing brand for campus diversity. She added that the university has not devoted enough time to the initiative and has left students confused about their desired roles. “It is really supposed to be something that brings together the community of Mizzou, but I know that a lot of people have felt like it hasn’t been successful, as of late,” MSA Vice President Matt McKeown said. “I know a lot of people are thinking right now, ‘What can we do to improve that community?’ ‘What

can we do to make sure people are actually following through on that and not just having it be a hashtag?’” Although One Mizzou is said to have virtually collapsed and is now restructuring, the initiative did host One Mizzou Week earlier this semester, including a panel dedicated to discussing the initiative’s success. Right now, McKeown said, the council is using the testimonials and opinions heard at the panel to try to find the best way to offer what students want. “A lot of people at the panel agreed right now that One Mizzou was not a successful initiative,” McKeown said. “They thought of it as just a hashtag or phrase. A lot of people believed there was not a lot that followed through behind that phrase or that feeling that students were living in a One Mizzou community.” Campus leaders said One Mizzou should be an initiative that proactively educates students about

making a more inclusive campus. “As a diversity initiative it kind of fluctuates depending upon situations, and I honestly do not think that’s a good thing,” Head said. “I think that if One Mizzou has a clear mission, (and a) clear goal of what it needs and wants to accomplish as a council, then we can make sure that this isn’t a reactionary movement.” The more people tried to make One Mizzou primarily an organization, the more it continued to plummet, Stinson said, because the initial message was lost. “It’s an initiative,” Stinson said. “It’s a feeling. It’s not something that’s necessarily tangible that you can grab and do footwork in, rather than just live your true life and try to teach other people to accept and embrace people for living their truth.”

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Panhellenic Association elects 2014-2015 executive board Six of the eight executive positions were elected Nov. 9.

Junior Allison Fitts is a marketing major from Kansas City. She is a member of the Kappa Delta sorority, the president of Mizzou Music Management, and a part of Tour Team.

Junior Carolyn Welter is a journalism and political science major from Prairie Village, Kansas. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity. “I will serve many roles for PHA such as maintaining our social media platforms, working with the media on coverage of Greek life, overseeing our PHA philanthropy, … aiding each chapter's communications positions and fostering the relationship between PHA and the sororities, as well as the Mizzou community,” Welter said. She wishes to increase support of Circle of Sisterhood and create a more positive relationship between the Greek and non-Greek communities at MU.

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“I want to see the completion of a published budget so that the Panhellenic community is assured that their fees are going toward the unity of chapters and the ideals that PHA stands for: sisterhood, service, scholarship and leadership,” Rasche said. She said she also plans to create additional opportunities to educate PHA women on financial skills such as college budgeting and credit scores. “As a PHA (executive) member, my first priority is the Greek community,” Rasche said. “I want each woman to view me as an approachable woman for ideas and issues that they might have in regard to PHA. I am here to represent them.”

“We have the ability to be such a powerful force in support of women, but we need the support of our community in order to be that agent of change.”

Vice President of Programming — Abby Flores

Junior Abby Flores is a Spanish and biological sciences major from Chesterfield, Missouri. She is a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.

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Junior Kendall Foley is a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority. She is a journalism major from Gower, Missouri. As vice president of risk management, Foley coordinates the registration of alcohol-involved social events and oversees meetings of chapter and the social and risk management chairwomen. She also communicates with chapters about national and university policy changes and issues, and works with the vice president of programming to coordinate functions related to risk management. “In my upcoming term, I would like to work to expand the scope of the focus in risk management issues to include personal wellness in college,” Foley said. “I would like risk management to include a wide variety of resources and education about responsible alcohol management, personal safety and health and stress and anxiety management.”

[ “I will be a resource for all aspects of programming for the Panhellenic executive board,” Flores said. “This includes being knowledgeable in all that the university has to offer for our community.” PHA already conducts chapter visits, and Flores said she would like to add to those. “I would like to implement town hall meetings,” Flores said. “These meetings would be a safe space in which any and all members of our community can express concerns and share ideas. This type of forum will allow me to gain ideas and create purposeful programs.” Flores said she hopes to become a bigger resource for the executive board and members of the PHA community in order to create meaningful programs for members. “This position requires a lot of coordination between the members of the executive board,” Flores said. “I think, most importantly, the members of our community need to have the ability to share their ideas with others.

Vice President of Recruitment External — Erin Mikel

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Junior Erin Mikel is a member of the Chi Omega fraternity from Eureka, Missouri. She is majoring in communications and minoring in human development and family studies. As vice president of recruitment external, Mikel represents PHA at university recruitment events and works to meet the needs of potential members. She works with the vice president of recruitment internal to plan PHA formal recruitment, meets with the chapter recruitment chairs and serves as a resource to chapters concerning informal recruitment. Mikel said she hopes to institute an

“Upperclassman quota would be separate from the new pledge class bid day quota.”

“It is important that we hold our peers to a high standard and keep all chapters accountable for our expectations of them.”

Foley said she plans to create a code of standards that includes all existing policies of PHA member chapters and to continue efforts to create a PHA standards board to handle policy violations among chapters. “It is important that we hold our peers to a high standard and keep all chapters accountable for our expectations of them,” she said. Foley said she hopes to make an impact on the women of the PHA community through community outreach and education. “Giving sorority women the resources to better themselves and make the most of their time in the Greek community is the most important thing I can do in this role,” she said.

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Junior Meg Rasche is an accounting major from St. Louis and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity. As vice president of finance and records, Rasche is responsible for making agendas, recording minutes, keeping

“I think, m o st importantly, the members of our community need to have the ability to share their ideas with others.”

Welter said she wants to maintain a positive image of the PHA executive board, as well as the entire Greek community. “Many of our goals require the support of the entire Mizzou community, so building that image is crucial in gaining support for what we want accomplished,” she said. “We have the ability to be such a powerful force in support of women, but we need the support of our community in order to be that agent of change.”

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Vice President of Finance and Records — Meg Rasche

Vice President of Risk Management – Kendall Foley

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[ “According to the PHA bylaws, the president’s job is essentially keeping everyone else organized,” Fitts said. The president presides at the executive board meetings, PHA council meetings and acts as a face for the organization on campus, Fitts said. She said she hopes to be a leader that can help all of the other executive board members achieve their goals in the upcoming year. “I’d really work to combat sexual assault within the Greek community and on campus in general,” she said. “I’d like to have not only the PHA exec board, but also chapter presidents, chapter risk managers — really as many Greek members as we can — be informed on Title IX reporting procedures.” Fitts said she also hopes to garner more support within the Greek community for its PHA-wide philanthropy, Circle of Sisterhood. She said she wants to make the budget more transparent and to continue previous presidents’ efforts to create a judicial board. Fitts said she has been involved in PHA since her freshman year. She was Kappa Delta’s Panhellenic delegate this last year and a recruitment counselor. “Everything that we hope to achieve this year will center around one, if not all, of those,” Fitts said. “I’m really excited to get started and think we’ve got a good year ahead of us!”

Vice President of Public Relations — Carolyn Welter

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“I’d really work to combat sexual assault within the Greek community and on campus in general.”

upperclassman quota. “Upperclassman quota would be separate from the new pledge class bid day quota,” she said. “This way, chapters could still take full freshman pledge classes while adding new upperclassmen to fill in the gaps. I believe this would also raise the percentage of sophomores that go through formal recruitment successfully.” In her new position, Mikel said she hopes to “successfully facilitate one of the largest Panhellenic recruitments in the country” and represent recruitment positively.

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The Panhellenic Association held elections for its 2015 executive board on Nov. 9. Six of eight available positions were filled. Re-elections will take place for the positions of Vice President of Recruitment Internal and Vice President of New Member Education.

“I want each woman to view me as an approachable woman for ideas and issues that they might have in regard to PHA.”

I'm hoping the goals for myself will help integrate the community more, creating buy-in and ownership of all programming aspects.”

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higher standard.” Bolin said he thinks academics should come first and that the Greek Life population is a good example of prioritizing. “I think it’s really cool that fraternities and sororities have

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their residents to quit smoking, Radtke said some residents might see this as an opportunity to stop. In preparation, CHA is working with different agencies in hopes to provide aid to residents who wish to stop smoking. They’re also looking into offering counseling. Graduate student Jenna Wintemberg worked for a year as a tobacco cessation coach at CHA. She’s a proud supporter

a GPA requirement that’s 2.7 or above … because they are putting academics first,” Bolin said. “You’re a student first, and (MSA) needs to make sure (it is) keeping that as (its) first priority.” While several Greek chapters have GPA requirements above 2.7, the Residence Halls Association, the second-largest student government on campus, only requires a 2.2 as well.

“I think a 2.5 GPA is a good, solid ground to start with, and we can go up from there,” McKeown said. “It raises the current standard a little bit, but not too high.” McKeown also said his experience in MSA has helped him to improve academically. “Something I have found is that being involved has helped me hold a stricter standard from academics as well as knowing I

have this much time to do MSA things,” McKeown said. “I have to find the appropriate time to make sure my grades are staying high as well as keeping that steady leadership and involvement.” Bolin said he doesn’t necessarily think better grades make somebody a better leader, but a GPA change to the MSA Bylaws would help members be better students and leaders.

“When we’re in these (leadership) positions, we push our academics to the side to make meetings, send emails and just get things done,” Bolin said. “But we’re all paying a tuition to be here, and most of us aren’t being paid here. Making sure you’re meeting those requirements is good, and raising (the GPA) bar up should be good for all of us.”

of CHA’s proposed policy. Walking down the hallways, Wintemberg said she would smell smoke everywhere, yet see large “no smoking” signs hanging on the apartment doors of residents with oxygen tanks and other medical conditions. Wintemberg said she believes policies like this are one of the most effective methods of encouraging people to quit smoking, especially for those wanting to live long-term in public housing. “Pretty much, at this point, everybody knows that smoking is bad for them, but it’s such a powerful addiction that just

that knowledge alone isn’t enough sometimes to help people quit,” Wintemberg said. After losing her grandfather to lung cancer, Wintemberg became a strong smoke-free advocate. Her father is also currently battling liver and colorectal cancer related to smoking. Radtke said she thinks CHA’s policy will be completed and ready for the board to vote on by January. However, it may take longer. “We’re being as flexible as possible about this, because we want the best possible policy and one that the residents have

had plenty of time to weigh in on,” Radtke said. This policy is one of many efforts to limit smoking in Columbia. MU banned smoking on campus and Tobacco 21, a bill proposed by First Ward Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick, would ban tobacco use for persons under 21 in Columbia. CHA is receiving consulting help from Linda Cooperstock, who R adtke said was instrumental in the smoking ordinance for the City of Columbia. She’s also a part of Tobacco Free Missouri Association, which helped with

Tobacco 21. Cooperstock said she commends the various groups in Columbia that have promoted smoke-free environments. “We will eventually see reduction in heart attack rates (and) hospitalization for myocardial infarction,” Cooperstock said. “ This is known to happen in communities that are smokefree. I think our community is so progressive in certain ways and this is one of them. We set a tremendous example for our state and the country.”

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A deadly disease that needs publicity LILY CUSACK

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, is a deadly disease that kills millions of people every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, HIV affects specific cells in the immune system through the spread of bodily fluids. The virus can affect so many of these cells that the body is unable to fight off infections and disease, resulting in the diagnoses of AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Once a person acquires HIV, they have it for the rest of their life, and currently, no cure exists. Among many other communities, the LGBT community is severely affected by HIV. Gay and bisexual men seem to acquire the most diagnoses in this group. The Human Rights Campaign reported that among 50,000 people newly diagnosed with HIV each year, approximately two-thirds of them are gay and bisexual men. According to the CDC, at the end of 2010, 56 percent of those with HIV in the U.S. were gay and bisexual men. They also reported that in 2010, gay and bisexual men accounted for 63 percent among all new infections and 78 percent among all newly infected men. The HRC also mentioned that transgender women have a large chance of developing HIV. They are nearly 34 times more likely to be infected than other women. It is apparent that HIV is a rampant and dangerous disease that needs to be addressed immediately. However, this matter does not seem to get much press time or attention. Earlier this week, Zachary Quinto, an actor known for his role as Dr. Spock in the recent Star Trek films, made some scathing remarks concerning HIV and the LGBT community, according to The Independent. He criticized the community for its laziness and complacency toward HIV awareness. After a mild uproar among LGBT individuals, he clarified his position in an article in the Huffington Post. He affirmed that he never meant to be judgmental or make generalizations; he was just trying to encourage more conversation and awareness within the community. Despite his honorable intentions, Zachary Quinto is putting the blame on the wrong people. The LGBT community has done a tremendous amount to raise awareness about HIV. However, they are hindered by a society that shuns and discriminates against individuals with HIV. According to the HRC, more than 30 states have laws that have been used to prosecute people with HIV, and there are still general criminal laws in existence that target HIV-infected people. The HRC also pointed out that advancement in HIV research has been encumbered by the ideology behind certain policy decisions. For example, instead of allotting money for the prevention of HIV through syringe exchange programs, the government gave more than $1 billion to fund abstinence-only sex education. The LGBT community is not only fighting against the government, they are in a battle with the rest of society. Many individuals with HIV have been stigmatized, stereotyped and discriminated against. They are more hesitant to seek out helpful resources because of the possible backlash they may receive from society. HIV is a terrible disease that surely needs more publicity to raise sufficient funds to hopefully find a cure for those that are affected by it. Despite the disproportionate amount of people in the LGBT community that are affected by this disease, they are not to blame for the lack of awareness for the disease. The government, and society as a whole, needs to assist the LGBT community in combating this disease. If we all band together, we can one day live in an HIV-free world.

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Keep Ferguson spotlight in mind when rallying for change Gov. Jay Nixon expects a grand jury to make its decision in whether to indict the police officer responsible for the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, before the month’s end. The ongoing unrest isn’t solely about a single event, as detractors often claim. The shooting of Brown turned on a massive spotlight to the ongoing, systemic problems within the criminal justice system, not just in Missouri, but across America. Cruel and unnecessarily violent policing of black Americans has continued for far too long — Martin Luther King, Jr. referred to police brutality multiple times in his “I Have A Dream” speech — and we believe the events of Ferguson have the potential to result in positive and vital reforms to oppressive and discriminatory American institutions in this country. Four student organizations — MU4MikeBrown, the Legion of Black Collegians, Four Front Minority Student Leaders Council and the MU chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — are organizing a demonstration on the day

of the announcement to show solidarity and support for Brown, his family and the Ferguson community. Previous events held by MU4MikeBrown, LBC and the Queer People of Color, such as the “die-in” and a silent march held in August, are examples of peaceful and progressive demonstrations in response to the events in Ferguson. These events effectively advocated for change in our society. We commend these student organizations’ goals and actions in advocating for racial equality, and our campus has positively reacted to previous events held for Brown. However, we believe the name of the event, as it stands, might take away from the intended message behind the efforts of our student advocates. The organizations referred to the event as “D-Day: Decision Day” in a flyer for the event tweeted out from MU NAACP’s Twitter account on Monday night. Intentional or not, “D-Day” may recall for some people the images of soldiers invading the beaches of Normandy and

storming through Europe. This title thus connotes an urgent tone that could easily be construed as belligerent. Since Monday evening, the flyer has been the only information we have been able to obtain from these student organizations regarding the purpose of “D-Day.” These student organizations have shown they can be progressive in peaceful protests, but we urge them to be careful with this emotionally-charged event. When the decision breaks, all eyes will be on our state, and MU students need to be aware of the intense public sphere in which they’ll be demonstrating. Vested in language is the power for social and political change. When used effectively, this language can persuade people — a few, then many — and chip at cemented institutions of thought. However, when used unintentionally, perhaps negatively, language loses its power of persuasion — people stop listening — and it deters present and future progression for the goals of organizations as these: the advancement of the goodness and equality of mankind.

Provost must be a voice for faculty, students MU has been searching for a new provost since Brian Foster retired from the position in January. The provost serves as the university’s chief academic officer, and his or her responsibilities include working with MU’s 2,000-plus-person faculty, directing MU Extension and making budgetary decisions. Needless to say, this is an incredibly impactful decision for the university. Four candidates — Michele Wheatly, John Wiencek, Nancy Brickhouse and Garrett Stokes — have visited campus for open forums and spoken to faculty, staff and students. We have a few suggestions for these candidates on how to make their time as the new provost as involved and effective as possible. We want to see the new provost champion the MU faculty. They should be able to efficiently communicate with members of the faculty and communicate their concerns to the rest of MU’s administration. We don’t want the provost to be a tool used by other administrators to “deal with” faculty members. They should work with and for faculty members so that they can create a healthy, successful relationship between the administration and faculty. The university has been struggling with faculty morale and this should be one of the main problems the new provost addresses. One way to start is to listen to and advocate for faculty members from each school and areas of the university. A primary cause for the morale issue is that much of the faculty feel marginalized or ignored. Supporting these members of our university and keeping their best interests in mind will certainly help boost morale on campus. Another step to take is addressing the inequality in compensation at the university. Foster created Mizzou Advantage, a program that provided

much higher bonuses to high-performing faculty. The program has been integrated into the MU Strategic Operating Plan, which was launched last year at the end of Brady Deaton’s term as chancellor. Under this plan, nearly every department gives 2 percent of its annual budget back to the university to fund initiatives like increasing faculty salaries and strengthening MU’s interdisciplinary learning and research programs. While these programs have many ambitious goals, the way it distributes pay raises has helped create a pay gap among faculty. Consider that administrators have much higher salaries than most faculty members, and that STEM programs tend to receive preference over liberal arts programs in terms of funding and bonuses. While focusing on rewarding these programs may help us maintain our membership in the Association of American Universities, that should not be the sole factor to consider when increasing their funding. MU should not be funding programs for the sake of prestige, but based on what is best for the university and the citizens of Missouri it serves. Addressing these gaps could be key to increasing faculty morale across the university. Improving faculty retention is another important goal to keep in mind. We could potentially lose valuable faculty members if they feel that they are underpaid and underappreciated for the work they do. When the university begins to lose talented professors and researchers, its ability to effectively educate students and conduct vital research is in danger. The new provost should also reconsider where the university’s immediate priorities lie. When students consider enrolling at MU, one of the first things that they should investigate is academic excellence. Attracting and retaining the brightest

students from Missouri and elsewhere, as MUSOP aims to do, will only occur once our academics are as rigorous and rewarding as at our main competitors. If we want to prepare students to succeed in the 21st century, then we must update our educational programs so that they can be taught effectively. The hiring of MU’s next provost is as opportune a time as ever to consider undergraduate curricula at the university. As it currently stands, the general education system is often a series of hoops students have to jump through in order to take classes that apply to a student’s major. This falls short of the traditional goal of a liberal arts education, which is to produce thoughtful, well-rounded citizens who contribute to society in positive ways. The provost should help revitalize this system and ensure general education curricula are pertinent and meaningful for students. The new provost should also work to create more involved and interactive learning on campus. In large lecture halls, students are typically passive in the learning process, as they simply sit and listen to a professor speak. We want to see MU be a leader by having more of its educators take advantage of modern technology and teaching methods to be creative, innovative and engaging in courses. Overall, the focus of our provost should be to optimize all aspects of academia at MU. While the external prestige of maintaining our membership in the AAU may be an important goal, it should not come at the expense of faculty, students or academic programs. Whether it be faculty morale, classroom structure, the relevance of our curricula or representing faculty and students, the provost’s goal should be to improve MU in as many ways as possible.

THE MANEATER | FORUM | NOVEMBER 19, 2014 it’s ben a while

Predicting your Thanksgiving break in 500 words Fall break has the potential to be a time for relaxation and study. It’s a shame it never happens that way. “The problem is that the administration is telling us that only 20 percent of us are worthwhile and the rest might as well leave.” — Karen Piper, professor of English and Faculty Council member, on the MU Strategic Operating Plan (story on page 12).

“If someone is below a example, is our thought.” — MSA Senate Speaker Ben Bolin on the proposed legislation to increase the minimum GPA requirement for most MSA leadership positions to 2.5 (story on page 3).

BEN BROWN

I like Thanksgiving, but I’m not crazy about it. It’s a holiday of extremes. The food is hot, but the weather is cold. The break is nice, but it’s spent studying for finals. And of course, there is the most polarizing aspect of Thanksgiving: family. The first day you come home, you’re welcomed like a war hero. You eat hot, home-cooked meals, relax on the couch and let the stresses of college melt away. But the shine wears off pretty quickly. Your parents snap back to reality and remember that they actually prefer when you’re not there. They start asking questions like, “Why you aren’t working on homework?” Or,

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have to go out there and play our hardest.”

EDNA SMITH

— Senior Missouri goalkeeper

“I think that Michael Sam, and the whole him coming out, definitely ignited a fire in terms of social change at Mizzou. But keep that fire going and get people involved, but it

— Jennifer Pagan, Legion of Black Collegians political chairwoman, on missed opportunities for the One Mizzou initiative (story on page 1).

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you don’t have anything in common with any of them. Rick’s alternativemetal band, Quatro Mud Flap, is doing really well. They are set to open for Courtney Love’s cousin’s band in December, so they’ve got that going for them. Jenn is still managing a CVS Pharmacy. Bill has inexplicably developed a Southern accent and won’t take his cowboy boots off. Thomas, who is either five or six, doesn’t understand that this is not Christmas and won’t stop running around looking for presents. And Stacey is pregnant … again. After only four hours of small talk, it’s time to eat. Everyone grabs a plate and silverware and gets in a single-file line. You are strangely at peace because it’s actually a lot like the dining halls. You finally get to the front of the line only to find that there was some sort of miscommunication about who was bringing what for dinner. There are seven casseroles, but no turkey. At least there is some cornbread. You’ll just fill up on that. Before you know it, break is over. It was nice seeing family, and great to see your friends. You were even able to get a little bit of homework done. It’s just too bad there wasn’t more time for your two favorite activities: eating and not moving.

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NCAA tournament second-round match against the fourth-seeded Washington Huskies on Friday (story on page 19).

“Shouldn’t you be studying?” And, “Why haven’t you showered yet?” But still, this is all nothing compared to the world’s most awkward holiday dinner. On that Thursday morning, ever yone travels to the most centrally located relative’s house with their designated dish. The last time you saw everyone was at Christmas. It has been 11 months, and you still have nothing to talk about. Your relatives will ask you questions like, “So how are you liking college?” Oh, it’s OK. I am in crippling debt, and I think I should switch majors, but I can’t afford to do that at this point. I also have a five-page paper due for my required lab science class that I haven’t even started yet. But you’ll just reply, “It’s good.” You won’t really be able to have a conversation with your aunts or uncles because they keep making comments about how much older you look and how much you’ve grown. I haven’t grown since eighth grade and my grandma keeps telling me how much taller I’m getting. I keep telling her that I’m not growing; she is shrinking. That may sound a little harsh, but she doesn’t wear her hearing aids, so she can’t hear me. All of your cousins are there, but

Dear reader, Having sex with someone is a lot like sharing your first secret. After all’s said and done and the glass of water has been fetched, there's still all of this pleasant oxytocin and dopamine and other good stuff flowing around in your head. There’s something about touching genitals that makes you feel comfortable enough to start sharing other secrets afterward, or even just things that you held back on Date 1 or 2 or 47 because you were afraid they were deal-breakers. But now you’re propped up on elbows, in between pillows, talking about art and that new episode of “The Newsroom” and, more often than not, your number. You know. Number as in the number of sexual partners you’ve had — besides each other. So, you might say, trying to keep your voice at the optimal casual tone, “How many other people have you been with?” Cue enormous pause. I always say that I’ve had sex with seven male individuals. In actuality, it’s debatable. See, #2 was unable to

get the organ in question 'up' to task, so it lasted maybe 5 seconds. And #4 tried to slip in without a condom, which earned him an abrupt stop and a ”drive me home now!” So, really, seven is just the number of different PIV (P in the V) sexual partners I’ve had. But if we went by the medical definition for sex, which includes any genital contact, that would also would bump my number up in ways that would force me to recall some literally fumbled accounts from the teenage years. What counts and who counts was something that bothered me for a long time, particularly when I got asked and didn’t know what to say. If I rounded down, would that make me seem more virginal or whatever? If I rounded up, would that make me cooler? Counting hadn’t given me this much of a headache since preschool. For now, I’m sticking with seven. This isn’t college algebra. It’s no one’s business to correct me. So I’ve decided that if I think #2 and #4 count, they count. There’s this perception that women in particular with larger numbers are looked down upon. I don’t know if seven is supposed to be a big number or not, but I say to hell with the haters. “Slut” is just a word people use to describe others who have more sex than them. I’ve never encountered judgment on my number (though #5 — a science major, unsurprisingly — did the math and calculated my average partners/year, and raised a pretty judgmental eyebrow. I moved on pretty quickly to #6 after that).

I have friends who’ve had sex with more than 40 people; I have friends who are virgins. The idea that someone could deem the amount of sexual partners they have as “good” or “bad” seems ridiculous. It’s not that numbers don’t matter at all. But the whole point of asking, especially between sexual partners, is so you know if you need to approach things differently based on whether it’s your partner’s first time or their 90th. The bottom line is that your number matters only as much as you want it to matter. There is one exception to this rule: A few years ago I was at a house party where a few girlfriends and I were completely bored. So we sat on the couch and started discussing our numbers, giggling as we recounted the most disastrous ones. And this awful guy comes swaggering in, overhears us, and literally, I kid you not, pulls out his phone, opens a Word document and starts reading off the 30+ names on it. Like, props to this guy and his apparently magical penis, but there is no bigger turnoff than someone bragging in public about many various sets of genitals he’s touched. Because each sexual experience is great and unique and ultimately should be of more worth to you than a party trick. So, to reiterate: Your number matters only as much as you want it to matter. But don’t be Braggy Word Doc Guy. Love, Edna

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A critical choice MU’s next provost will need to address many challenges facing the university, such as a shrinking budget, issues related to Title IX and faculty morale and retention problems.

When we came out of a rancorous meeting, we had had our say but still knew who the boss was and went on about our business. I have a lot of respect for that kind of leadership.” Tyrer also pointed to Foster’s work in creating Mizzou Advantage. The program is a collaboration among MU faculty, staff, students and external partners to solve problems in four issue areas: Food for the Future, Media of the Future, One Health/ One Medicine and Sustainable Energy. Tyrer said although the program brought some advantages to faculty, he said he believes it did not go far enough and contained “illconceived initiatives that really did not work.” “While there have been some concerns with it, the fact is that there have been some benefits that have improved the university,” he said.

A full slate of challenges The new provost would face a series of challenges related to the university budget and anxiety over MU’s standing in the Association of American Universities. AAU is an association of top-tier research universities that meet strict standards by providing quality undergraduate education, pioneering research and offering notable graduate programs. MU is currently the only public member of AAU in Missouri. Many faculty and administrators said they wish to see improvements to MU’s standing in the association. Roberts said he believes the new provost must build a team of faculty members capable of raising MU’s standards to remain in the AAU. “I believe the provost needs to go through all academic units, extension, colleges,

schools and ask the hard questions,” he said. “Are these the people that can raise the bar, that can inspire and enable? Are these the right administrators, junior administrators included?” Faculty Council member Tony Lupo also expressed wishes for the new provost to improve MU’s standings. MU has many faculty members who could be fellows in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Lupo said, but the university has not been good at nominating potential members. “This is important because scientists who are National Academy members are taken from this group,” he said. “These are intangibles that impact our AAU status.” Another major challenge for the new provost will involve the annual 2 percent budget cut enacted under the MU Strategic Operating Plan, which hopes to bolster the university’s AAU metrics. The current plan centers around four ideas the university wishes to invest in: human capital, infrastructure, metrics and implementation. “The idea behind it is to reward 20 to 30 percent of faculty with raises while giving 0 percent raises to everyone else,” Faculty Council member Karen Piper said. “They want to keep the smartest faculty and save money to recruit faculty from elsewhere. The problem is that the administration is telling us that only 20 percent of us are worthwhile and the rest might as well leave.” Khatri said he would like to see a plan that inspires rather than demoralizes faculty. “The new provost needs to pay attention immediately to some new, wellmeaning but somewhat flawed, initiatives to boost research productivity that are being implemented without taking in confidence the university faculty,” he said.

“The university faculty members are highly knowledgeable, intelligent and thoughtful individuals, and thus should not be managed like manufacturing workers.” Several university members also cited faculty morale problems as another major issue the new provost will need to address. Faculty morale that stem from current problems with MUSOP, and Mizzou Advantage before it, will have to be dealt with by the new provost. “It’s not horrible, but with all the reallocations, withholdings, et cetera, I think the faculty and staff would like a provost who is solid as a rock and has a steady hand,” O’Brien said. “Campus budgeting is a big issue, and the new provost certainly will play a significant role in that.” Piper compared the current state of management at MU to that of a corporation, which she said contributes to issues with faculty and staff compensation. “The consumer — student — pays more and the workers — faculty — are rewarded less every year,” she said. “This has been a serious problem for the past ten years, during which faculty salaries have been going down while the administration’s are going up. The provost and chancellor can blame the state, but as long as administration finds tens of millions to build new buildings, it’s hard to believe the state is the only problem.” Piper said faculty feel they have no real power, due to lack of responses from administration on the issue of salary cuts. “The chair of Faculty Council gave an impressive presentation about this matter at the last Faculty Council, but the lack of response reveals how little the administration listens to us, even though we are supposed to be ‘co-governing’ this university,” she said. Tyrer said faculty morale is also lessened by controversy over recent raises.

“There is a lot of concern among the faculty about the recent raises that have been disproportionate,” he said. “There were a lot of people that got very small raises that are very productive in doing good things for our students, but not necessarily the things for which the raises were given.” Tyrer said the new provost will also be tasked to work with Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin on budgeting for the university. “There is an enormous amount of pressure nationally, within the state and within the (UM System) for budgets,” he said. “They need to be able to be creative and figuring out how to do great things with dwindling resources.” Tyrer also addressed the university’s growth in juxtaposition to budget cuts. “This institution has grown 50 percent in size in the last 10 years, and we have had a budget that has dropped 25 percent,” he said. “While students are getting hit with higher tuition, the state is not providing the funds that they need to provide in order to reduce student tuition.” Director of Libraries Jim Cogswell said he hopes to see more funding go towards MU libraries. “The libraries have been underfunded on campus for a good many years, and I'm hopeful that we can find ways to remedy that,” he said. “Improving the amount of funding that is distributed to the libraries would be a good way to improve the overall quality and stature of MU.” Read more about the four candidates and their open forums at themaneater.com

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What does a provost do? Various faculty members and administrators gave their opinions on the provost’s many roles. Faculty Council member Harry Tyrer said the provost works with the chancellor, the deans of each school and college, department chairs and other campus leaders, but mainly serves as “the deans’ boss.” He said other roles a provost must fill include managing reports from the vice chancellor for student affairs, currently Cathy Scroggs, and the Student Success Center. The provost oversees MU Extension, a research program that helps MU fulfill its mission of extending benefits of university research beyond the campus. “Extension is the way that we take our technology out to the public,” Faculty Council chairman Craig Roberts said. “(The provost) is in charge of working with community in college.”

The provost also manages MU’s more than 2,000 faculty members. Roberts said a major aspect of faculty management is economic development of the members, such as grants and startups. “Faculty here are encouraged to try to launch their own startup companies through entrepreneurship,” he said. Tyrer said the provost should recognize the achievements of faculty members and encourage faculty to excel in what it does. In addition to working with faculty members, the provost has obligations to students. Michael O’Brien, dean of the College of Arts and Science, said the provost must “(make) sure that MU offers the most intensive programs that combine opportunities for students to excel in and out of the classroom.” Roberts also said the provost should provide leadership rather than being in charge.

What qualities are important in a provost? Faculty members and administrators said they view a variety of personal qualities as

vital for the provost position. Roberts said he believes the most important quality is the individual’s character. “It doesn’t matter if the new provost has talent, abilities, leadership skills, and is an accomplished researcher of scholar,” he said. “The character has to be there, particularly honesty. On top of the character, you can add the ability to lead and to enable. The provost needs to be somebody that’s not self-centered but is a service person, honest and helping the faculty to achieve goals.” Tyrer said it is important for a provost to have contributed significantly to his or her academic field and have teaching and management experience. “The person needs to be able to recognize problems and come up with creative solutions to those problems and concerns,” he said. “This person has to be a very good administrator, has to be a scholar and has to have the creativity and the intellect to be able to come up with new, novel and workable solutions.” Faculty Council member Naresh Khatri said he believes that to lead, a provost must have attributes like intelligence, energy, open-mindedness, authenticity and integrity. “The individual should have a broader

strategic view of things rather than being a micromanager,” he said. “The individual needs to have a proper perspective of a comprehensive research university.” O’Brien said he believes a mindset of service is essential for a provost. “Effective provosts, just like good deans and department chairs, always remember that it's about others, not about them,” he said. “By this, I mean that good administrators always keep in mind that their No. 1 priority is to ensure that those they serve excel as teachers and researchers and have opportunities to teach really bright, motivated students.”

Filling in Foster’s shoes Some faculty and administrators suggested one leader for the new provost to emulate might be his or her predecessor: Foster. “Our immediate former provost, Brian Foster, allowed the deans to do their jobs,” O’Brien said. “He also made sure we worked together, and he fostered a sense of doing the job together. He had an open style that encouraged discussion and even dissension at times, which I found absolutely refreshing.

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vice provost for enrollment management Ann Korschgen

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Kim Kardashian Have the perfect ‘friendsgiving’ tries to ‘break Give thanks for what’s really important in life: friends, food and the Internet’ “HIMYM”-inspired drinks. The True Friendsgiving

Columnist McKenna Bulkley isn’t entirely sure what to think about the newest Kardashian controversy. MCKENNA BULKLEY

I’m having a bit of trouble trying to form an opinion on the Kim Kardashian “Break the Internet” photo shoot for Paper Magazine. There are so many factors to consider, and there are a lot of things wrong with it. Firstly, while Kim has every right to do whatever she wants with her body, I don’t really want to see pictures of a naked Kardashian all over my Twitter feed. Especially because I tend to innocently scroll through my Twitter app in public places, and all of the sudden there’s a naked body on my screen. And everyone, I mean everyone, retweeted it. I couldn’t not see it. But does it make me a bad feminist that I don’t think she should have done the shoot for that magazine? I want her to do whatever she wants with her body, but I think a fully-naked photo spread should be saved for the pages of Playboy. If she wants to pose for Playboy or another risqué magazine, I wouldn’t purchase it, but I would absolutely support her in her

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KATELYN LUNDERS Staff Writer The perfect college-kid Thanksgiving: what a concept! You are away from home and your family and all of a sudden, you no longer have a traditional day to look forward to. For some, this is a relief, for others a tragedy, but as many know, when you’re with your friends, anything can happen. Here are some options to help you achieve the perfect “friendsgiving.”

This first option is inspired by the show “Friends.” If you aren’t familiar with this extremely popular sitcom … do you not like to laugh and experience happiness? But luckily for you, “Friends” will be on Netflix on Jan. 1, so you can watch this episode and understand why I’m talking about it. In the episode, “The One Where Underdog Gets Away,” all of the friends’ Thanksgiving plans fall through, and they decide to spend the holiday together. After Monica fails to make everyone’s Thanksgiving favorites exactly the way their mothers do, they settle on grilled cheese, with dark and light cheese, Funyuns and wine. It’s a classic and

well-suited for anyone who likes grilled cheese (so basically everyone). Give thanks for your heritage

One thing I’m thankful for is the way America is a melting pot of different cultures — and cuisines. My mom’s side of the family is Italian, so I have two Thanksgivings, one with traditional food and one with Italian food. Honestly, it is one of the greatest innovations on Thanksgiving food ever, because homemade lasagna is a gift from the gods. This brilliant melding of traditions sparked an idea of my own: a Thanksgiving with Mexican food. If

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Music

Five-song playlist: Thanksgiving break KELSEY HURWITZ Reporter With Thanksgiving break just around the corner, there’s finally time to set aside the textbooks and listen to some tunes. ‘Tis the season for giving thanks, and here are five songs that you can rock out to while remembering to be grateful this Thanksgiving holiday: For when you finish your last class and are officially free: “Shut Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon This new track is perfect for the

moment you jump out of your chair after watching the last seconds of class wind down. Even if you’re not a dancer, you’ll find it impossible not to bob your head along to this upbeat song. The second it starts to play, you’ll be smiling — a perfect start to Thanksgiving break. For when you start feeling festive: “Helluva Life” by Frankie Ballard Each time Ballard sings that it’s a “helluva life,” you start to believe it a little bit more. It’s the perfect song to put you in the Thanksgiving mood. Plus, there are lyrics prime for using when you go around the table saying

what you’re thankful for. For when your family acts crazy but you love them anyway: “Home” by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros This song is folksy, whimsical and upbeat; Just what you need to stay sane when your family is anything but. They may be a bit out of the ordinary, but hey, they’re family. For when you have the perfect Thanksgiving meal: “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong

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We all love Starbucks. We also love being able to make amazing drinks in the comfort of our home. During the winter months, I experiment with ingredients to come up with new and exciting drinks to stay warm. Here are my favorite four. Vanilla spice eggnog with whipped cream and a cinnamon drizzle This is a hot OR cold beverage (but we recommend hot — it’s November, yo). What you need: 1 ½ cup, vanilla spice eggnog Whipped cream (optional, but highly recommended) 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 Crème de Pirouline Dark Chocolate Artisan Rolled Wafers

ALEASE LEE Steps: 1. Shake eggnog before pouring it into your cup. 2. Add ½ tsp of ground cinnamon to the eggnog and stir. 3. Add whipped cream to your liking. 4. Sprinkle ground cinnamon on the whipped cream. 5. Add wafer garnish.

Steamed milk with peppermint What you need: 1 ½ cup milk (I used 2 percent reduced-fat milk, but the choice is yours) 6 crushed peppermint circles Whipped cream, to taste

Classic Hot Cocoa What you need: 1 pack Swiss Miss Simply Cocoa 1 cup hot milk (I used 2 percent reduced-fat, but the choice is yours.) Toppings of your choice 1 Crème de Pirouline Dark Chocolate Artisan Rolled Wafers

Steps: 1. Empty packet contents into a mug. 2. Add 1 cup of hot milk, and stir. 3. Top with whipped cream and toppings. 4. Add a wafer garnish.

Caramel Macchiato What you need: 1 pack Supreme Caramel Macchiato ½ cup of hot water (use milk for a heartier drink) ground cinnamon, optional chocolate chips, optional (omit only if you hate fun) Whipped cream

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Steps: 1. Steam the milk. 2. Once the milk is warm, add in 3 crushed peppermints. 3. After the peppermints are melted, pour the mixture into a mug. 4. Top with whipped cream and add more of the crushed peppermint to the top.

Steps: 1. Empty mix into a mug. 2. Add hot water, or hot milk, to the mix and stir. 3. For an awesome cappuccino, top with chocolate chips or cinnamon. 4. Use whipped cream sparingly so that you don’t overpower the great, rich taste of the caramel.

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Three YouTube talk shows to check out “Good Mythical Morning”

Forget “Late Night”: Here are three online talk shows you should watch. ELLIE PAPADAKIS From the time I’ve spent on YouTube, I’ve noticed that there are two types of channels. You have your regular vlog-y type channels, usually hosted by twee British 20-somethings, and then you have YouTube shows. Normal YouTube channels don’t have a set theme or format, but YouTube shows do. So forget Netflix, below are a couple of my favorite YouTube shows to binge watch over break.

Move over, Jimmy Fallon. Rhett and Link are here. Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal have been best friends since the first grade. On their primary channel, rhettandlink, they make silly music videos and commercials. “Good Mythical Morning ” is the duo’s daily morning talk show in which it tells stor ies and do quirk y challenges. I’ve only started watching them recently, and I’m hooked. Right now, the show is on its sixth season and has over four million subscribers. The camaraderie between the two is great and you can’t possibly pick a favorite (but

if I had to choose, it would be Neal). As if that isn’t enough “internetainment,” McLaughlin and Neal also have a weekly podcast on iTunes called “Ear Biscuits.” Notable episodes: “The What If ? Game (ft. Daniel Radcliffe)”

The Mental Floss YouTube Shows When people ask me what Mental Floss magazine is, I always describe it as the “Buzzfeed for smart people.” In other words, their magazine is filled with nerdy stories and listicles that will make you a lot smarter, should you ever end up on “Jeopardy!” While the physical and online portions of the magazine have

been around for a while, it’s only recently that the publication has gotten on YouTube. John Green hosts Mental Floss’s “List Show,” where, every week, in rapid-fire succession, he lists a variety of trivial facts about a certain topic. For example: Did you know that college students helped popularize the banana split? The channel also has “Misconceptions,” in which a misconception is debunked every week, and “Big Question,” hosted by fellow Chicagoan Craig Benzine, in which questions you didn’t know you needed answers to are, in fact, answered. Notable episodes: List Show: “36 Facts About Cats,” “Misconceptions you learned in school”

SciShow Disclaimer: I am not a science person. I hear the word “science,” and my brain stops working. That said, SciShow is great. Hosted primarily by Hank Green, the show aims to answer common science-y questions, as well as inform viewers about new discoveries and awesome stuff. The show is well-researched and tries to stay as accurate and timely as possible. On SciShow Talk Show, Green and his co-hosts meet and interview different scientists who are experts in their fields. Notable episodes: “SciShow Talk Show with Jeff Good & Jessi Knudsen Castañeda,” “Blue Whales and the Smartphone Morality Experiment.”

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endeavors. However, I think the argument that she shouldn’t take naked pictures because she is a mother is ridiculous. Naya Rivera felt the need to remind her of her daughter (you know, like Kim forgot or something) when she commented on Kim’s Instagram picture saying “I normally don’t. But … you’re someone’s mother …” I guarantee Kim did not forget about her daughter. But just because she’s a mother doesn’t mean she has to hide her body and become a nun or something. She can still have her sex appeal. It’s basically how she built her empire. Secondly, Paper’s headline “Break the Internet” is annoying. What does that even mean? Ellen DeGeneres brought down Twitter with her celebrity-filled Oscars selfie, and Blake Lively crashed her online site, Preserve, when she announced her pregnancy. Those people could be considered to have broken the Internet, but Kim Kardashian? Not so much, and especially not because of a random magazine spread in which she was naked. She already posts pictures of her rear end on Instagram, and the first time she made headlines was from a pornographic movie. Naked Kim Kardashian is not groundbreaking news here. Stop trying to break the Internet, Paper. it’s not going to happen. And finally, there’s a lot of controversy on the cover photo, the photographer and the history behind it all. The photo was a recreation of an old photo taken by renowned photo g rapher Jean-Paul Goude, which shouldn’t be a problem by itself, because photographers use old photos as inspiration all the time. But the photo was a part of a photo book called “Jungle Fever,” which was filled with black women posed to look like animals. And Goude has been known to fetishize black women’s bodies in a lot of his past work. Why would Kim be OK with recreating a photo in a book that is so clearly racist? Was she just not aware, or did she look into it and think it was nothing more than a nod to his past work? So I’m still torn about this whole thing. Naked pictures aren’t new, and I’m all about body positivity and showing off your body. So, like everything else in the pop culture world (and especially like all things Kardashian — does anyone even play her Hollywood game anymore?) I’m just going to let it blow over and forget about it in a week or so.

First of all, this peaceful song is perfect to soothe your food coma. Secondly, it’s lyrically perfect for the holiday. Mr. Armstrong will get you smiling about all the little wonders of the world worth being thankful for this year and every year.

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your friends are anything like mine, Mexican food is never turned down. My personal recommendations for Mexican restaurants in Columbia are Las Margaritas, La Siesta and Mi Tierra. Luckily, these restaurants have specials on margaritas on Thursdays, so it will be a fiesta indeed. Other cultural foods can be substituted if Mexican isn’t your thing — Asian, Italian, whatever tickles your fancy. So if celebrating our country with a different country’s cuisine sounds like a party, this is the option for you.

consisting of every type of fast food imaginable. This option puts a twist on that, creating a Thanksgiving made up of everyone’s favorite CoMo fast foods. This means Chipotle, Gumby’s, Noodles and Jimmy John’s — turkey sandwiches, of course. Obviously, if you’d rather have Moe’s and Dominos, substitutions can be made, but the whole point of this option is to gather around a big table with your friends and feast on the classic fast food we all love. Maybe even say a prayer to baby Jesus if the moment feels right.

share what you are thankful for with your friends, but it is a good way to let the people you love know how much they mean to you. Volunteer at a homeless shelter or soup kitchen. Around this time of year when school is stressful, sometimes it is easy to forget how lucky you are to have so much to be thankful for. Volunteering with your friends can be a lot of fun, so take the time to give back and make Thanksgiving special for someone else. For those of you who are of age, make a Thanks-tini. “How I Met Your Mother,” another show I hope you have all seen, inspires this Thanksgiving martini. One of the main characters, Barney, makes a Thanks-tini out of potato vodka, cranberry juice and a bouillon cube. If this seems at all desirable or interesting to you, have some fun and experiment with your friends.

For when you head back to Mizzou after missing your friends for a week: “Hold On! I’m A Comin’” by Sam & Dave

The Ultimate “Talladega Nights” Thanksgiving

So hopefully you’ve seen the scene in “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” where they have the feast

Thanksgiving Activities

No holiday is complete without some fun ways to celebrate the occasion, so here are a few you can try: Say what you are thankful for. This is a tradition in my family, and it’s my personal favorite. It may feel kind of weird to go around a table and

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By the end of the week, you’ll be ready to see your friends again, and as you’re getting ready to return to Columbia, this should be your theme song. This song will definitely psych you up as you head back into town. You’ll be a’ comin’ back to Mizzou with your toes tapping and a smile on your face.

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Missouri Tigers guard Montaque Gill-Caesar (13) in action Sunday at Mizzou Arena. Missouri beat Valparaiso 56-41.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH Tennessee Volunteers #11 Josh Dobbs

Dobbs has only held the reins of Tennessee’s offense for three weeks, but, wow, has he made a difference. Since taking over for quarterback Justin Worley, Dobbs has led the Volunteers to a 2-1 record, losing only to Alabama. Dobbs had 467 total yards of offense against South Carolina. If Mizzou doesn’t come ready, the same thing could happen Saturday.

Missouri Tigers #32 Russell Hansbrough Hansbrough rushed for a career-high 199 yards and two touchdowns in Missouri’s win over Texas A&M. He did it in only 20 carries, averaging nearly 10 yards per carry. The Volunteers defense has struggled all year in stopping the run, giving up an average of 164.2 yards per game (66th in the nation). Hansbrough should run wild at Neyland Stadium, and he will help the Tigers pull off the victory.

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Tennessee is the most improved team in the Southeastern Conference in the past month, hanging with Alabama and grabbing its first two SEC wins of the season. But the Volunteers’ defense ranks near the bottom of almost every major statistical category, and with leading tackler A.J. Johnson out amid rape allegations, it’ll be tough for the Vols to win.

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Clearer picture for Mizzou squad The starting lineup is seemingly set, and Clark and Allen are standing out early. MICHAEL NATELLI Assistant Sports Editor Two games down for Kim Anderson. With Missouri’s opening weekend completed, we’ve learned a lot from its first two games, a loss to Missouri-Kansas City on Friday and a win over Valparaiso on Sunday.

The team is leaning on Wes Clark early. Missouri coach Kim Anderson said before the season started that he still wasn’t sure who his scorers would be. Two games in, sophomore guard Wes Clark has provided the Tigers with a steady scoring option, recording 29 points — #13 against Missouri-Kansas City and 16 vs. Valparaiso — over the weekend series. Clark was the only player to put up double-digit points in both games, and demonstrated a knack for getting to the basket, drawing

fouls and getting to the free-throw line. Clark scored 10 of his 29 points from the charity stripe, hitting 10 of 12 shots from the line. The starting lineup seems to be set. While Anderson has said “there’s always competition,” the Tigers have seemingly found their starting lineup for the time being. The same five players started Missouri’s first two games. Guards Wes Clark, Keith

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Tigers adapting to critical injuries Missouri’s most experienced point guard is out for the season. BOBBY CERESIA Staff Writer She knew it right away. “It was just one step that felt like my foot just snapped in half,” junior guard Lianna Doty said. Before she went in on a drive for the ball during practice Oct. 31, Doty was Missouri’s starting point

guard, a leader of the team. Minutes later, she was out for the season. Instead of a uniform, she wore a boot and crutches. Doty partially tore her Lisfranc, the major tendon going across the center of the foot, and also dislocated her first and second metatarsals. Just like that, the most experienced point guard on the Missouri women’s basketball team was out. “(Each guard) brings something different to the table,” Missouri coach Robin Pingeton said. “But what Lianna Doty had was those

minutes played, that experience. And that’s a hard thing to replace.” With Doty’s injury keeping her off the court for the foreseeable future, she said her job as a mentor to younger players has become even more important as the Tigers look for her replacement. “I’m another set of eyes removed from the court, and now I’m starting to see things from the coach’s perspective,” Doty said. “All of (the young guards) are open to learning and want to grow, so I’m sharing

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Grant soars, scores in her final NCAA tournament

“We all know we can rely on everyone on the field, but especially her,” Clark said.

a low shot past the Kansas goalkeeper. “She really came out strong and did really well with stepping up and creating those two opportunities,” Clark said of the impact Grant had on the game. “That was awesome to see.” DANIEL WITT When asked about her two goals Staff Writer Sunday, Grant humbly focused on her teammates and the good crosses and Senior forward Taylor Grant balls they fed her. remembers the last time Missouri faced “I think that every player had a Kansas on the soccer pitch. Down 2-0 in big part in that win,” Grant said. “It the 84th minute, the Tigers scored three just happened goals in the game’s final to be that I got six minutes to complete two goals. It was the dramatic comeback good to have two SHE SETS THE over the Jayhawks on goals, but I think Oct. 21, 2011, at Walton EXAMPLE FOR everyone had a Stadium in Columbia. huge part in it.” THE REALLY YOUNG Goalkeeper McKenzie Grant’s goals Sauerwein made 15 FORWARDS. IT’S THE were her teamsaves in goal for the leading eighth Tigers, and Kaysie Clark SELFLESSNESS THAT and ninth goals of played all 90 minutes HAS ALLOWED HER the season. She is at midfield, recording tied for fourth in an assist on the gameTO START ALMOST the Southeastern tying goal. That was Conference in EVERY GAME.” their freshman season. goals scored. Both are now seniors. “She’s worked Absent from that BRYAN BLITZ hard all the way Friday’s action three Missouri soccer coach up (from freshman years ago was the third year),” Clark said. of this year’s Mizzou “She’s finally let it loose this season. seniors: Grant. Grant played in 18 games as a I’m really happy for her. We all know we freshman, excluding that Kansas game. can rely on everyone on the field, but She scored four goals in the 2011 season. especially her.” But what the statistics wouldn’t Three years later, in what could have show is that Grant experienced a 47-day been her final collegiate soccer game, scoring drought during her senior Grant finally got to face Kansas on season. She didn’t record a goal from Sunday. Mizzou defeated the No. 19 Sept. 14 through Oct. 30. Jayhawks 3-1 in Lawrence, Kansas, in “She’s been riding the roller coaster, the first round of the NCAA Division I but she’s having a career year,” Missouri Women’s Soccer Tournament. coach Bryan Blitz said. “She’s been Grant made her mark on the game, where temperatures were in the low resilient, and that’s a part of being a 20s. She scored the game’s first two forward: You’re either a hero, or you’re goals, putting the Tigers up 2-0. She the goat. I think that’s hard on any also recorded an assist on Mizzou’s final player, but I think she’s handled that goal, scored by junior midfielder Reagan well and it’s allowed her to continue to be successful.” Russell. Regardless of whether she scores, The first tally came from Grant chesting a cross into the net from a yard Blitz said Grant stays on the field out in just the third minute. Her second because of the “dirty work” she does goal came nearly 50 minutes later when defensively. Blitz praises Grant for being she took the ball into the box and sent a “teacher by profession” and pressing

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Missouri Tigers senior midfielder Taylor Grant (18) in action Friday at Audrey J. Walton Stadium. Missouri beat Montana 4-3.

against opponents’ defenders. “That’s the number one thing,” Blitz said. “She sets the example for the really young forwards. It’s the selflessness that has allowed her to start almost every game.” Grant and the rest of the Tiger squad will hit the pitch against No. 24 Washington on Friday in second-round

action of the tournament. Grant said she is thankful she and teammates got to renew their rivalry against Kansas last Sunday. “It was great getting those two goals being my senior year and my last chance to play them,” Grant said. “It’s definitely up there with all the memories that I have. It will be one that I remember.”

Missouri sets sight on Washington in second round “I think our chemistry is great at this point,” Missouri coach Bryan Blitz said. “I think everybody is dialed in so that’s a good thing.” BRUNO VERNASCHI Assistant Sports Editor In an exhibition match in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in August, the Missouri soccer team took out then-No. 4 North Carolina in a 2-1 upset. It didn’t count, but it foreshadowed a successful season. Now, the Tigers have done it. They have reached the NCAA Tournament, beaten archrival Kansas and punched their ticket to Stanford, California, to take on Washington in the second round.

Senior goalkeeper McKenzie Sauerwein said that this matchup against the Huskies is going to be similar to preseason games in that the Tigers don’t know what to expect. She said that watching film will be key to victory. “We’re going to need to do what we do best,” Sauerwein said. “We’ll have to go out there and play our hardest.” The Tigers defeated the Jayhawks 3-1 on Sunday in Lawrence. Missouri coach Bryan Blitz attributes the team’s use of the width to the win. “The one good thing is in the past, we played a smaller team (in the tournament), but I think with Kansas being such a good program, it’ll allow us to be ready for Washington,” Blitz said. Washington, which was awarded a No. 4-seed at the beginning of the tournament, took out New Jersey’s Rider Broncs 1-0 last weekend. Ending their regular season with a

record of 13-6-2, 5-4-2 in the Pacific-12 Conference, the Huskies are a team that has seen success through a strong defense. One of Missouri’s biggest threats will be senior midfielder Kate Bennett, who has scored six goals this season and is ranked No. 89 in the Top Drawer Soccer’s College Player Rankings. However, Blitz said the Kansas match showed the Tigers’ spark as a team, something that will help them Friday, despite the long season. “I think our chemistry is great at this point,” he said. “I think everybody is dialed in so that’s a good thing. It’s a long season, so who can handle the grind at the end?” Junior midfielder Reagan Russell, who notched the Tigers’ third goal to seal the win over Kansas, said Mizzou’s backups and younger players will be crucial to the Washington matchup. “A lot of our freshmen have stepped

up,” she said. “We have a lot of depth that’s able to get goals. We’re pretty lethal from everywhere and that’s an exciting thing.” With the Southeastern Conference being the second-best league in the NCAA behind the Pac-12 in terms of top 25 teams, Blitz said he believes his squad’s accomplishments have come from the rigor of its opponents, along with its scheduling. Blitz also said he thinks the Kansas game was one of the team’s best of the year. However, he does not want it to be the end of the road. “I think our kids can take some confidence,” he said, “but we’ve moved on from Kansas and now we’re onto Washington. “I hope (Sunday’s performance) wasn’t a novelty in the first round. I think that’s the maturity that we’ll have to show to be successful on Friday.”

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Mizzou faces newfound Tennessee offense The Volunteers have won both of their games since Dobbs took over as Tennessee’s starting quarterback. JASON LOWENTHAL Staff Writer A change at quarterback may have been all Tennessee coach Butch Jones needed to turn around his team’s season. The Volunteers were 3-4 on the season and were in danger of missing out on a bowl game for the fourth consecutive season. Sophomore Joshua Dobbs came in behind center, and the scope of the Volunteers’ season changed. Dobbs, who had yet to appear in a game this season, replaced starter Justin Worley on the team’s third

offensive series against Alabama after typical backup Nate Peterman struggled early on. Dobbs never looked back. Dobbs totaled 267 yards (75 rushing) and two touchdowns against the Crimson Tide and nearly led the Volunteers to a historic comeback. Tennessee trailed 27-0 before Dobbs took command of the offense and closed the gap to 27-17. “All of a sudden, (Dobbs) gets an opportunity in a big-time environment, and he’s played really well,” Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. “He’s playing at a whole different level.” Since his performance against Alabama, Dobbs has continued his success in crucial games for the Vols. He has started back-to-back games on the road against South Carolina and at home against Kentucky. Both games resulted in Tennessee victories, and in both games Dobbs lit up the scoreboard. With the two wins, Tennessee is within one victory of bowl eligibility.

In that pair of games, Dobbs led an offense that put up outbursts of 45 and 50 points. He recorded 812 total yards (214 rush) and nine touchdowns (four rush) in that span. After his first career start against the Gamecocks, a 45-42 win, Dobbs was named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week. “(Tennessee) is competing at a very high level, and you’ve got to point to (Dobbs) and say he’s the reason why,” Pinkel said. Senior defensive end Markus Golden said that Dobbs’ ability to run the football does not change the Mizzou defense’s strategy from other games. “Our job is to get after the quarterback no matter if they’re dual-threat or pocket-passer,” Golden said. “(Dobbs) is a leader out there controlling their offense, but we’re going to be ready to get after him.” Although Dobbs will still pose a

significant challenge, Mizzou does have the luxury of having faced him last year. The Tigers held Dobbs to 240 passing yards and forced two interceptions in a 31-3 Mizzou victory. Despite Mizzou’s familiarity with Dobbs, sophomore linebacker Michael Scherer is only concerned about his performance this season. “I focus more on this year,” Scherer said. “I think he’s a completely different player.” Mizzou will have to be at its best in order to limit Dobbs and the Vols’ offense in the blare of a 100,000-seat environment. The Tigers must win out to capture a second straight SEC East title. “This is game three (in November), and this is the most important game for us in November to this point,” Pinkel said. “There are opportunities out there. The margin of error is that there is no margin of error.”

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alabama crimson tide (9-1, 6-1 sec) It wasn’t easy, but Alabama held off a second-half surge by Mississippi State and knocked off the top-ranked Bulldogs. The Crimson Tide forced junior quarterback Dak Prescott into throwing three interceptions — and jumped out to a 19-0 lead. Wide receiver and Heisman Trophy candidate Amari Cooper continued his monster season, grabbing eight passes for 88 yards and one touchdown as Alabama won its fifth straight game since losing to Ole Miss on Oct. 4. The Crimson Tide still have a non-conference matchup with FCS Western Carolina and an Iron Bowl rematch with Auburn, but for now, it’s hard to make an argument against them as college football’s top team.

oregon ducks (9-1,6-1 pac-12) Oregon had a bye amidst all the craziness this week, and it likely served the Ducks well. In addition to Mississippi State falling to Alabama, the Ducks sat back and watched No. 3 Florida State struggle against Miami (Fla.), No. 4 TCU struggle against Kansas and No. 6 Arizona State lose to Oregon State. Some could make the argument that the Ducks should be the top-ranked team behind one of the nation’s most powerful offenses, while others say that Oregon doesn’t deserve to be ahead of undefeated Florida State. I’m taking the happy medium on this one and am sticking Oregon at No. 2.

florida state seminoles (10-0, 7-0 acc) Another week, another ugly win for the Seminoles, who continue to find ways to escape upsets. Florida State has won seven games this season decided by two possessions or less, with four of those games coming against unranked opponents. This past week, the Seminoles renewed their rivalry with Miami, and it took a big second half effort to come back against the Hurricanes. Sophomore quarterback Jameis Winston threw for over 300 yards, and freshman running back Dalvin Cook scored the game-winning touchdown with just 3:05 left for the Seminoles. I’ll say it again: Florida State is not one of the top four teams in the nation, but somehow it keeps finding ways to win games. With two games to go before the ACC Championship, it’s hard to see Florida State not making the playoff.

missisippi state bulldogs (9-1, 5-1 sec) Mississippi State fell from the ranks of the unbeaten, yet there is no doubt that the Bulldogs are one of the nation’s top four teams. In fact, the Bulldogs are better than Florida State, but I don’t see the committee moving an undefeated team down a spot for a second straight week. Let’s look at the Alabama loss more closely: Although that certainly seemed to be the case in the first half, it’s not like Mississippi State got blown out. It played perhaps the nation’s top team on the road and lost by just five points. Although Prescott may have been knocked off the top of the Heisman watch (Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, in my opinion, is the frontrunner), the Bulldogs still deserve a spot in the playoff, and victories over Vanderbilt and Ole Miss will get them there.

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Give Anderson his time

FORDE POINTS

Mizzou Invite a big chance

The Tigers made the extra pass against Valparaiso, which was a rarity in the Haith era. DANIEL SCHMIDT

I am an emotionally unstable fan. This applies to all teams I support, whether it be the Missouri Tigers, the St. Louis Rams or my sister's JV volleyball team. This can lead to outbursts and overreactions over the smallest of plays, which is why I've always shied away from tennis. When the Mizzou men's basketball team lost to the Missouri-Kansas City Roos on Friday night, I nearly Googled former UCLA coach Ben Howland's contact information. Unexpected losses happen to even the best teams, but to lose to UMKC, at home, at the first game of the year? The first game of Kim Anderson's Mizzou head coaching career? I was beside myself. Fortunately, Sunday evening's win against Valparaiso calmed me momentarily. By no way was it a pretty win or game. There was again terrible 3-point shooting and a poor field goal percentage. There were multiple awkward moments of a Mizzou player receiving a pass and appearing to have no idea of what to do with the ball. Mizzou can address and fix those issues. Many have extensively talked about the youth and inexperience of the team, which plays a huge factor in developing a cohesive and functional offense. That said, multiple times in the second half of the Valpo game, I saw Mizzou players make an extra pass or drive and draw defenders to create a kickout opportunity. Fans saw these situations as frequently as a road win during Frank Haith's three years as head coach. The defense, which Anderson wants to make a staple of his teams, looked strong in both games, holding both opponents to shooting less than a 40 percent from the field. In theory, the defense should only improve as the season goes on, and perhaps it really can become a staple as Anderson wishes. Holding opponents to under 40 percent shooting can only do so much for you, though, when you're shooting under 40 percent on your end. Regardless of how well the defense plays, the Tigers will struggle to win games until the offense starts to play well. The success of the offense will rely on sophomore point guard Wes Clark and his ability to get the Tigers into their offensive sets. Clark needs to play with more awareness, as he has shown a tendency to over-dribble, as well as not look to shoot as many threes. Despite his negative assist-to-turnover ratio Sunday, Clark scored well, going 2-3 from distance and finishing with 16 points. It's a luxury to have a point guard who can score, but if the Tigers want to maintain success, Clark will have to accept a secondary scoring role and leave the bulk of the scoring to the rest of the starting lineup. Freshman forward Montaque GillCaesar has shown glimpses of how good he can be, even leading the Tigers in scoring in Friday's loss to UMKC. If sophomore forward Johnathan Williams III and junior forward Ryan Rosburg can get their touches and establish a post presence, then the Tigers might actually have something on offense. I'm not promising a Final Four contender. I expect we will see plenty of more growing pains as the Tigers and their coach try to understand each other. I'm just saying, have patience and trust that the talent and potential of this team will, at some point, present themselves.

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This is a big one. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, the swim and dive team will host the Mizzou Invite, a swim meet that will match us against Drury, Florida International, Illinois, Missouri S&T, New Mexico, UNLV and West Virginia. If you’ve been reading my column, you’ve heard about Mizzou Invite already. That’s because it is our most important meet of the season, outside of the Southeastern Conference and NCAA championships. Mizzou Invite is our first opportunity to truly see what we are capable of this season. We have been gradually easing up in training for about two weeks now, and we will all be shaved down and suited up in the fastest swimsuits allowed for the meet. (An interesting aspect of swimming: Because competition suits are expensive and wear out so quickly, we only use them for big meets.) We place such an emphasis on Mizzou Invite because swimming quickly this week will allow swimmers and relays to qualify for the NCAA

championship. To qualify, a swimmer must either swim faster than a pre-established “A” cut, which will qualify them automatically, or they must be among the fastest 30 or so in the event nationally. However, the exact times vary every year and will not be announced until a couple of weeks prior to the meet, so at this point in the season, it is hard to predict whether or not someone will qualify unless they have an “A” cut or are very close to it. Making the NCAAs early in the season is advantageous because it eliminates the pressure of trying to qualify at the SEC championships or a “last chance” meet. Swimmers do not have to fully taper and try to swim their best race at one of these meets, then try to turn around and do it again for NCAAs a few weeks later. Like the championship meets at the end of the season, Mizzou Invite is a three-day meet with two sessions each day: prelims in the morning and finals at night. Each swimmer is allowed to swim three events during the course of the meet — usually one each day — although it is possible to swim an event for exhibition by just participating in prelims. Both times swam in prelims and finals can count to qualify for NCAAs, but only finals count toward points for the meet standings.

From a swimmer’s perspective, it is nice to have two opportunities to swim an event at big meets. That way, you can learn from the morning swim and make adjustments for finals. At the same time, however, the six-session meet can be exhausting. After a couple weeks of easier workouts, the process of warming up, swimming fast and warming down six times in three days can be a bit of a shock to the system. That is where all the training we did in the three months leading up to taper comes in. Mizzou Invite will provide us our first good idea of where this year’s team is in relation to the rest of the country. Ideally, we want to not only win the meet but also have all five of our relays, on both the men’s and women’s side, get their “A” cuts. We also want to come as close as possible to filling our 18-member roster for NCAAs for both genders by having that many people either get their “A” cuts or swim a time very close to it. Put simply, a successful Mizzou Invite will set us up to achieve our goal for the season of placing in the top 10 at NCAAs, for both men and women. It will also be the fastest meet hosted at MU this season, so come out and watch a session. We won’t disappoint.

bevy of big plays. “He had five or six great plays, especially the touchdown catch on that third-down play,” Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. “That was a real important part of the game. It was pouring down rain, and somehow he made that one-handed catch.” The senior wide receiver helped bring life to a Missouri offense that had struggled through much of Southeastern Conference play. The Tigers had racked up 587 total yards, a season high. Additionally Mauk threw for 252 yards, the most in nearly two months since losing to Indiana. He credits his success to White’s return. “He’s a guy I know like the back of my hand,” Mauk said. “Darius and I were here all season working together. I know where he’s going to be on scrambles and I know what he’s going to do. For him to be out there and making plays for us is something we’ve been waiting on.” White’s size (6’3”, 205 pounds) and speed make him a downfield threat for Mauk and the Tiger offense. Mauk said his return was the key to spacing out the defense and giving him enough room to spread out the offense.

“It was big having Darius back out there just to spread the field,” Mauk said. “Now you don’t have to worry about just Bud and Jimmie (Hunt) on the one side. He’s a guy I know and having him out there is a big help to our offense.” Even though it meant fewer looks in his direction, Sasser said he was happy to see his teammate back out on the field showing his competitiveness and making plays once again. “He’s a big time playmaker and he made a few big plays,” Sasser said. “He and Jimmie are just as excited as I am when we’re those type of situations. We’re all expecting to get the ball. It’s great to have those type of people out there.” Leading up to their game against Texas A&M, Pinkel spoke to the team and stressed the importance of playmakers and the need for people to step up. White rose to the challenge, and Pinkel was quick to applaud the senior for his play “You’ve got to have players make plays,” Pinkel said. “We have to make plays; there’s no magic out there. It’s the greatest team sport in the world but you still have to have individuals make plays. Darius certainly did a great job.”

Tigers fortunate to have White back Said Pinkel: “Football is the greatest team sport in the world, but you still have to have individuals make plays.” ANDREW MCCULLOCH Staff Writer Amidst the deafening chorus of 100,000 Aggie voices, Missouri senior receiver Darius White left the friendly confines of the huddle and jogged into howling winds and sheets of rain to take his place along the line of scrimmage Without hesitation, White made a beeline for the back corner of the endzone and turned his head skyward. He pinpointed the ball mid flight, fought off his defender, stuck out an arm and snagged a onehanded touchdown reception on his back. “That was nasty,” senior receiver Bud Sasser said. In White’s first action in nearly a month, he stole the lead and momentum from Texas A&M and ignited his offense in the process. He ended the night with a seasonhigh six receptions, 55 yards and a

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Continued from page 18 Shamburger and Montaque GillCaesar manned the backcourt, with forwards Johnathan Williams III and Ryan Rosburg playing up front. The Tigers are 1-1 with the lineup and will likely give it another go on Wednesday against Oral Roberts. While the current starting five have been fairly effective to this point, forwards Keanau Post and D’Angelo Allen could see time against teams with bigger lineups. Allen is making his presence known.

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Missouri Tigers head coach Kim Anderson claps after a play Sunday at Mizzou Arena. Missouri beat Valparaiso 56-41.

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Continued from page 18 with them as much as I can about the point position.” Doty is the second player to end up on crutches for the Tigers this season. Junior forward Michelle Hudyn got an MRI on Nov. 10, for some long-term pains she’s felt in her

shins since the summer. Hudyn, however, is only expected to be out for two to six weeks. Another injury scare occurred during the Tigers’ exhibition game against Missouri Western on Nov. 11, when sophomore guard Lindsey Cunningham was taken off the court early in the first half with discomfort in her knee. Cunningham and Pingeton feared the worst. But after getting tested by

doctors the next day, it turned out her possible meniscus tear, which would’ve most likely been season ending, was just some swelling, and both Cunningham and Pingeton were relieved to hear the good news. “We’ve had a lot of curveballs,” Pingeton said. “It seems like they just keep piling up on us, but it’s huge that Lindsey’s injury came back negative. Lindsey has always been, from the first time I met her and watched her play, a

Freshman forward D’Angelo Allen keeps managing to find his way into Anderson’s press conferences. “I thought D’Angelo Allen made some really big plays,” Anderson said with a smile after Sunday’s game, answering a question about improved offensive performance. It was the second time in the last few weeks that Allen came up. “I keep going back to D’A,” Anderson said at a press conference on Nov. 8. “He continues to make things happen ... He plays with a little bit of recklessness, which I think

is good.” Allen has five points and four rebounds in 20 minutes between the Tigers’ first two games. There’s still work to do before the Maui Invitational. The Tigers are scheduled to travel to Hawaii after Wednesday’s game against Oral Roberts for next week’s EA Sports Maui Invitational, where they’ll face Arizona, Kansas State and Purdue. The competition represents a significant jump in talent from the Tigers’ first three opponents (MissouriKansas City, Valparaiso and Oral Roberts), and Anderson says the team still has preparing to do before getting on the plane. “We haven’t touched on some things we need to on the offensive end,” Anderson said after Sunday’s game against Valparaiso. “We got a lot of work to do in three days.” The Tigers have a tough set of games in Maui, as they play the second-ranked team in the country (Arizona) and a Kansas State team that’s received Top 25 votes. But Anderson is looking forward to seeing how his team sizes up against toptier opponents. “It’s a chance for us to see where we’re at as a basketball team and as a basketball program,” Anderson said. “I’m excited about that.”

competitor and wants to be out on the court.” Cunningham did get out on the court, starting at point guard Saturday against Western Illinois, as the Tigers cruised to a 89-52 victory in their first regular season game. “We recruit players into our system that have versatility,” Pingeton said. “We have a handful of players I feel can play in multiple positions.” The Tigers will need them.

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