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DECEMBER 3, 2014

‘Pivotal time in history’ MU4MikeBrown holds demonstration in Student Center

MU students stand with their hands up during a protest Tuesday for Mike Brown in the MU Student Center.

Protesters cast shadows on the floor of the MU Student Center with their hands raised as they chant, “Hands up, don’t shoot!” Hundreds of protesters showed up Tuesday to protest the shooting death of Ferguson, Missouri teenager Mike Brown.

JENNIFER PROHOV Staff Writer Hundreds of students showed up as MU4MikeBrown held a

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Protesters lie on the floor of the MU Student Center for a 4.5-minute “die-in” during Tuesday’s demonstration.

demonstration in the Student Center on Tuesday.

The demonstration, protesting a grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the former

Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in August, started at noon and lasted about an hour and a half.

The event began with a group

performing some of the call-andresponse chants that have become a part of many of the movements surrounding the Brown shooting.

Demonstrators chanted phrases

such as “No justice, no peace, no racist police” and “Black lives matter.”

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Tigers dismiss underdog label clinch the division title.

But even after navigating a treacherous path through conference play, Mizzou enters Saturday’s game versus No. 1 Alabama (11-1, 7-1) as a 14-point underdog.

The underdog label has been attached to this team all season — Mizzou was only favored to win in two of its final six victories — but

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With time winding down in the fourth quarter and Arkansas driving, senior defensive end Markus Golden jumped from the line.

Razorbacks running back Alex Collins darted toward the hole, but Golden stopped him. He wrestled Collins to the ground and came away with the football.

Golden’s strip secured Missouri a 21-14 victory and a second consecutive SEC East crown.

“Nothing is going to be given to you,” senior receiver Bud Sasser said. “In this league, you have to work all four quarters to get the win.”

The Tigers’ road back to Atlanta wasn’t the smoothest. The No. 13 Tigers (10-2, 7-1) had to win their final six games to

NEWS

Senior and Rhodes finalist Fares Akremi sets his sights on law school.

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A Missouri fan holds a sign Nov. 20 at Neyland Stadium, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Missouri Tigers beat the Tennessee Volunteers 29-21.

MOVE Starting as a yard decoration, Magic Tree has become a local landmark.

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ANDREW MCCULLOCH

SPORTS

The Tigers have won out their last six.

Can they stop ‘Bama in Atlanta?

SPORTS

Senior transfer Shamburger said he wishes he’d been at Mizzou all along.

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MU, city and state news for students

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The effects of

Tobacco

smoking can cause many health effects on the human body.

stroke

blindness

pneumonia

diabetes

coronary heart disease

rheumatoid arthritis

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention BEN KOTHE // GRAPHICS MANAGER

administration

MU’s next provost may be second woman in position Three of the four candidates for the position are women.

TAYLOR BLATCHFORD Staff Writer MU has been searching for a provost since Brian Foster retired on Jan. 1, and there are four candidates for the position: Michele Wheatly, John Wiencek, Nancy Brickhouse and Garnett Stokes. If one of the three female candidates is hired, she would become the second female provost in university history.

Lois DeFleur, provost from 1986 to 1990, was the university’s only female provost since the position was created in 1966. Lori Franz also served as interim provost from 2004 to 2005.

Six of the 12 schools in the Southeastern Conference currently have a female provost: the universities of Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee, Texas A&M University and Vanderbilt University. Four other schools have a male provost, and two — MU and the University of Alabama — currently have male interim provosts.

Men outnumber women in other areas of MU’s administration. According to the MU Council of Deans website, only two of the university’s 13 deans are women.

One of the two female deans, Judith Miller, held a variety of administrative positions at Marquette University in Milwaukee before becoming dean of the Sinclair School of Nursing in 2008. She said she sees being a woman as an advantage in the academic field.

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city council

‘Tobacco 21’ lights up debate The bill’s proponents aim to aid public health, but opponents argue it would curtail individual rights.

RUTH SERVEN Staff Writer Two Columbia commissions may encounter a fight over personal freedoms

after endorsing raising the legal age to purchase tobacco to 21, First Ward Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick announced the initiative in September, and the Boone County Board of Health recently recommended sending legislation to Columbia City Council that would restrict anyone under 21 from buying tobacco products, as well as a separate amendment that would ban e-cigarettes indoors.

Ron Leone, Missouri Petroleum

Marketers and Convenience Store Association executive director, said raising the legal age would harm sales tax revenue, conflict with state and federal law and infringe upon individuals’ rights.

“If people are old enough to vote, have an abortion, enter a legal contract and most significantly, fight and die for our country in the military, then I’m confident, and the state and federal government

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law enforcement

Child abuse cases increasing in Missouri In 2009, there were 51,896 cases.

In 2013, there were 61,765.

ON THE RISE Over the past five years, reported child abuse cases have risen in Missouri about 10,000.

SHANNON BECKER Reporter

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The reporting of child abuse or neglect might be increasing in Missouri.

In 2009, total reports of child abuse or neglect were 51,896. In 2013, that number was 61,765, according to the Missouri Department of Social Services.

“I think there was a theory going around that when the economy’s not doing so hot, it increases all sorts of crimes, especially familial crime, where you have a lot of stress,” said Alison Dunning, former Jackson County assistant prosecutor. “I think sometimes there

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51,896 total reports 56,897 total reports 61,083 total reports 62,460 total reports 61,765 total reports

Source: missouri.edu BEN KOTHE // GRAPHICS MANAGER

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THE MANEATER | NEWS | DECEMBER 3, 2014

UM hospitals see greater numbers after ACA JENNIFER PROHOV Staff Writer Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace, established by the Affordable Care Act, has begun for a second year, right on the tails of the 2014 midterm elections.

The Republican Party, which cruised to victory in Missouri and in U.S. Congress, has made repealing the Affordable Care Act one of its top priorities.

In the last enrollment period, the marketplace signed up 8 million people for insurance coverage across the country, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website.

As of July, Missouri has seen 33,299 fewer people enroll in

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program since the start of the first open enrollment period in Oct. 2013.

These changes have affected Missouri hospitals, such as the University of Missouri Health System. System spokesperson Mary Jenkins said patient admissions and revenue have increased steadily since 2011.

Jenkins said she has observed that the hospital is experiencing changes in its insurance operations as well.

“We’ve found that our negotiations with insurers have not become easier or harder since the ACA was implemented, but the focus and topics of our discussions have changed and expanded,”

MIKE

Continued from page 1 Protesters held up signs expressing frustration with the justice system and law enforcement, showing phrases such as “Indict the System” and “End Racism.”

The leaders of the protest finished the chanting after about 15 minutes and then asked the crowd to participate in a ‘die-in’ for four and a half minutes to represent the four and a half hours Michael Brown lay in the street after police officer Darren Wilson shot him.

Following the die-in, senior Naomi Daugherty began a series of speeches by presenting her version of Peggy McIntosh’s “White Privilege Checklist,” which Daugherty altered to apply directly to MU. She titled it, “Unpacking the Invisible Mizzou Backpack,” modeling it after McIntosh’s title “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.”

Daugherty listed privileges such as the ability to attend Mizzou for its entire 175 years, which was denied to black students until the 1950s, being surrounded by people of one’s race in classes, being treated with respect by one’s professor without receiving surprise at one’s intelligence and having MU’s Homecoming Court, administrators and professors reflect one’s race.

Following Daugherty, a series of speakers discussed how African-Americans are forced to navigate a system that is opposed to treating them fairly. In between speakers, the organizers of the demonstration read the names of African-Americans killed by police within the last several years who were unarmed, such as Eric Garner and Oscar Grant.

Senior LeChae Mottley, Legion of Black Collegians President and an organizer of the event, shared afterward what the demonstration and the larger movement mean to her.

“We’re literally fighting for our lives,” Mottley said. “We’re literally fighting so that people understand that black lives matter, just like all the other lives in the U.S., and the world, matter, which our justice system and police enforcement haven’t proven to agree with.

Really, what we’re doing is standing up for our beliefs. We’re standing up for people to value our lives and to realize that we are people that deserve to live, essentially.”

One of the speakers at the event was Student Life Assistant Director Donell Young, who oversees the Office of Student Conduct, Multicultural Center and the Gaines-Oldham Black Cultural Center.

He discussed in his speech how he fears for his sons, his emotions regarding the case

Jenkins said.

Julie Brookhart, Kansas City Regional Office of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokeswoman, said she does not know how the recent turnover of party control in Congress will affect the law.

“As far as any predictions of how these numbers could change given the newly elected Republican Congress, we do not speculate on what Congress will or will not pass into law,” Brookhart said. “(CMS) implements, through programs, what is passed into law, and until the law changes, we will continue to implement the current ACA law as it stands today.”

According to the Department of Health and Human Services

and his anger toward the results, but also his excitement of the potential change that could occur.

“I’m very emotional. I want to cry, because I’m so happy,” Young said. “I’ve been here over 10 years, and we’ve had issues or incidents on campus where students do get motivated or organized to address and explain to administrators how they feel, and I think they’ve done it in a productive way. I’m so happy for the opportunity because the students are passionate. I’m sad that we don’t have more men being supportive, but I’m happy with the leadership and the direction we’re going.

I think if we channel this energy, something very great and positive can come out of this.”

Young also said how this issue ties into his role on campus.

“As a black male, it’s something very close and dear to my heart,” Young said. “I’m supportive of our students. As students are affected, it doesn’t matter what side you’re on, as a person in student life my job is to support our students emotionally to help them be successful. My job is to help students, so that’s part of what I do.”

Young said he hopes to see concrete change as a result of the protests and discussions that have been occurring on MU’s campus.

“I would like to see a plan,” Young said.

“People are upset and frustrated, and we need to identify issues. Once you identify the issues, then you can figure out what the solution to that issue is.”

Young said he wants students to be excited about the potential positives that could result from the movement.

“Be excited about this pivotal time in history,” Young said. “Use the energy to strategize a plan to effect change; don’t be a bystander, be a part of it. We need to understand that this issue is bigger than our individual selves and we need to lay down a foundation for the next generation. We may not see the fruits of our labor, but it’s important for people that follow behind us to have Mizzou be a better place than what it is now.”

Senior Curtis Taylor Jr. said he attended the demonstration because it represents much to him.

“I think it means a wake-up call,” Taylor said. “I’m a firm believer that subtle racism is just as bad as blatant racism, and so to allow students who have been seen as invisible for so long to finally become visible, whether that be to administrators, professional staff, to faculty, or to other students … if we can bring that reality to light and understand that this is the life that we live every day; if you can only see it for a glimpse, then we did our job.”

Taylor said he wants students to do one thing as they continue with the movement.

“Wage peace,” Taylor said.

MISSOURI HEALTH Here’s a look at how the Affordable Care Act has affected Missouri.

CLINIC VISITS

ADMITTED STUDENTS to the University of Missouri Health System

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24k

22k

22,011

568,675

2013

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23,956

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Source: UM Health System SARA-JESSICA DILKS // GRAPHIC DESIGNER

website, 3,034 people in Columbia

Enrollment for the Health Insurance

enrolled in the Marketplace during

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the first open enrollment period.

period will end Feb. 15, 2015.

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Cathy Scroggs also spoke at the event and addressed the issue of being invisible.

“I have white privilege,” Scroggs said in her speech. “I know this. I recognize this. I am also a woman, and I’m old. And so, as a woman, I know what it’s like sometimes to be treated as if I was invisible.”

Scroggs said in her speech that MU is aware it needs to address racial problems on its campus and she is actively looking for solutions.

Junior Byron Norman, who is on LBC’s Political Committee, shared with the crowd how he was disappointed in a recent meeting with Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, which only 25 black men attended.

In his speech, he talked about the discrimination African-Americans face solely based on their skin color.

“Education and voting is not going to solve everything, because all of us here are educated and we’re in school and we’re trying to do something positive with our life,” Norman said.

“But as soon as we go home to wherever we’re from, Chicago, St. Louis, Texas, Atlanta, we have a bulls-eye on our back. Nobody knows what kind of education we have, they just know what they see in the media, (which is) that we’re bad people. And we’re not bad people.”

Norman then asked more members of the community to get involved and make their voices heard.

“We have to change the system in which we’re in, and how do you do that?” Norman asked. “You can be a senator, you can be a governor, you can be a mayor; those are people who can affect change. You can be a police officer; those are people who can affect change.

Even if you’re studying journalism, the media is the most powerful thing, so everyone has a part they can do.”

Norman ended his speech expressing his disapproval of current race relations in the U.S. “Everyone should be safe walking down the street: Whether you’re at home, at the store, we shouldn’t be followed; we shouldn’t have to deal with this every single day,” Norman said.

“This is 2014. The shackles have been off for hundreds of years, but we’re still in some type of slavery? Come on.”

Daugherty brought the event to a close with her own call to action.

“This is a collective,” Daugherty said. “We need all of you. It can’t continuously be five of us organizing. I am tired. We are tired. I need all of you to go home and email MU4MikeBrown and say, ‘I want to organize.’ You need to take this movement and put it in your heart because this is ours.”

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Continued from page 1 senior receiver Jimmie Hunt and his team aren’t buying it.

“We really don’t care,” Hunt said.

“Everybody’s entitled to their own opinion. We’ll roll with it.”

The Tigers’ game with the Crimson Tide marks the fourth straight week in which they won’t be favored to win.

During that stretch, Mizzou faced Texas A&M, Tennessee and Arkansas, which finished with a combined 8-16 conference record. Some might see that as a slight against the program, but Sasser said it doesn’t matter what outsiders think of his team.

“Honestly, there will be people who respect us and people who don’t,” Sasser said. “The whole respect thing has gone out the window and we’re OK with that.

All it’s about now is winning.”

Mizzou won five of the six games in which it was picked to lose this season, the exception being its 34-0 loss to Georgia. Underdog or not, coach Gary Pinkel said it doesn’t matter to him or his team, and that preparation ultimately outweighs everything else.

“I don’t do the underdog thing,” Pinkel said. “You prepare regardless of what’s out there whether you’re a favorite or underdog. Players see things on TV, they read things and they hear things, and I’m not naive enough to believe that doesn’t motivate some of them. But our preparation will determine how we play.”

Sophomore cornerback Aarion Penton said his teammates don’t focus on the jerseys across from theirs.

“We’re not going to let a big name school intimidate us because we’ve been here several times,” Penton said. “Any team can be beat any day. It’s just how you execute.”

Even with the Tide favored, Missouri’s goal remains the same: win a conference championship. It’s something Golden has dreamed about even before his Mizzou career began.

“It would mean a lot not just to me, but to the program,” Golden said. “Coach Pinkel has put in a whole lot of work over the years to build this program. … We respect ourselves now, and we’re just trying to bring this program a championship.

“We know what we can do, and we’re not worried about what everyone else has to say about us.”

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THE MANEATER | NEWS | DECEMBER 3, 2014

Interfraternity Council elects seven for 2015 executive board RACHEL PIERRET

the IFC executive board that we have kept on file,” Rosga said. “Secondly, I plan to continue updating and revising the current IFC constitution in the section of finances as the IFC sees fit to create a more transparent and efficient environment. Finally, I would like to work with the IFC executive board to set up more scholarships with excess funds to create more ways to give back to the community.”

Rosga said the two most important parts

Staff writer The MU Interfraternity Council held elections Nov. 9 for the seven positions on their 2015 executive board.

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“Transparency is also key because it establishes trust within the IFC community with how our finances are handled.”

of his job are “consistency and transparency.”

“It is absolutely vital that I stay consistent with the way IFC’s finances are handled as well as how records are kept,” Rosga said. “This keeps everyone on the same page, which keeps things running efficiently. Transparency is also key because it establishes trust within the IFC community with how our finances are handled.”

“I hope to create is an IFC Newsletter Committee that writes monthly publications to inform and educate the Mizzou community on what we as an IFC community embody.”

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Vice President of Membership Development – Cole Lawson

Vice President of Public Relations Parker Briden

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“It is my goal to begin work on a new member curriculum that chapters can choose to adopt to reinforce what they already teach,” he said.

Lawson said he believes education is prevention.

“I believe the most important part of my position is maintaining the mindset of being proactive rather than reactive,” Lawson said.

“I hope that my position can help bridge the gap between different fraternities and better unify chapters while still upholding the values of IFC.”

Junior Trace Murray is majoring in psychology and Spanish, and is from Naperville, Illinois. He is a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

Murray will be in charge of making sure that member fraternities are meeting current IFC risk management policies, and helping with the IFC Peer Educator program.

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Vice President of Programming Nick Danter Junior Nick Danter is a mechanical engineering major with a math minor from St. Louis. He is a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

Danter’s role is to create and sustain programs for IFC chapters and their members

“I’m hoping to start a program where IFC exec talks directly to Greek students about substantive policy issues.”

“I hope to see the negative stereotypes that have formed around Greek Life diminish.”

Murray said he sees ensuring safety at the IFC fraternities as the most important part of his position.

“This means chapters are following policies correctly like registering socials, making sure there are sober monitors at those socials, keeping a dry house if the house is supposed to be dry and continuing to develop the IFC peer education program,” he said.

Murray said he will be successful as the new vice president of risk management if he can change the stereotypical view of Greek Life.

“I hope to see the negative stereotypes that have formed around Greek Life diminish; our community is often seen in a negative light,” Murray said. “If we can properly educate Greek members through the IFC peer education program, and crack down on bad decisions and neglectful behavior, perhaps some of the negative stereotypes will dissolve. Should this happen, I’ll consider my term a successful one.”

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Junior Marshall Rosga is an accounting major from St. Louis. He is a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

Rosga handles IFC’s finances and keep records of meetings and events.

He said he hopes to institute more transparency towards where IFC’s money comes from and what it is allocated for.

“First, I would like to work with the VP of Programming to develop a monthly newsletter sent out to the IFC, disclosing monthly statements, as well as all activities of

Sophomore Parker Briden is a strategic communications major from St. Louis. He is a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

Briden will serve as the liaison between media and IFC, and manage all of IFC’s social media accounts.

“I'm hoping to start a program where IFC exec talks directly to Greek students about substantive policy issues so that the Greek community at large can understand better the specifics of and reasoning behind the rules and programs that affect them,” Briden said.

“I would hope to have started a productive conversation about Greek Life policy that can lead to specific action instead of a cyclical debate.”

Briden said the most important part of his new position is communicating and emphasizing all of the good that goes on in the Greek community.

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“It is my goal to begin work on a new member curriculum that chapters can choose to adopt to reinforce what they already teach.”

“I wanted this position because I have experienced both formal and informal rush, and I feel that I can use my experience to help me accomplish the tasks set forth with the position of vice president of recruitment,” he said. “I also wanted this position because I would like to be an advocate for Greek Life here at Mizzou.”

freedom to originate some of my own ideas and put them into action. This position gives me a chance to give back to the community that has given to me tremendously.”

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Blincow said he hopes to ensure the success of the IFC Peer Educator program that makes the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center a centralized focus, and to create a coalition between IFC, the Panhellenic Association and National Pan-Hellenic Council.

“Our three councils are striving to bring more unity to the Greek community, and it starts with the three boards coming together,” Blincow said. “We hope to use this coalition to tackle problems collectively and develop new programs and solutions that benefit the entire Greek community.”

Blincow said he believes his most important job is as a voice for IFC to the university.

“It’s imperative that I am always acting on behalf of the best interest of the council and continue to uphold the values in which our constitution embodies,” he said.

IFC means a lot to Blincow, he said.

Joining a fraternity helped give him a sense of belonging to campus.

“I have become so passionate about Greek Life because my involvement has developed me into the leader that I am today,” he said.

“Giving back to this community is how I show my appreciation for what it has done for me and even my peers.”

Junior Cole Lawson is a psychology major from Tuscumbia, Missouri. He is a member of the Delta Chi fraternity.

“The role of Membership Development, in my eyes, is threefold,” Lawson said. “To promote professional development and personal growth, to maintain positive relations between IFC and the departments of Student Life, and to cultivate a culture of fraternity gentlemen through education and investment in those that fall under the overall IFC umbrella.”

“The new programs that I would like to institute include an app for formal recruitment.”

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Janasik will be in charge of formal recruitment, the guidelines for informal recruitment and providing information for potential new members on MU fraternities.

He said he hopes to institute three new programs to facilitate recruitment.

“The new programs that I would like to institute are an app for formal recruitment, more time-efficient days during formal recruitment and a Greek Life question on the general application form for Mizzou,” he said.

Janasik said he sees the most important part of his job is providing an equal opportunity for all potential new members wishing to join Greek Life. He said he will especially focus on out-of-state applicants, because they may not receive as much exposure to Greek Life as in-state residents.

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Junior Jason Blincow is a business major with emphases in finance and real estate, from Lewisville, Texas. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. Blincow is also involved in the Alumni Mentor Program in the Trulaske College of Business, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Rho Epsilon, a new professional real estate fraternity in the business school.

“As president of the IFC, my main role is to act as the mediator between the university and the IFC,” Blincow said. “We have over 30 fraternities at Mizzou and are able to create one voice through the council. I will be spending the next year helping the IFC best act as a resource for all of the respective chapters and ensure that we operate as an equally representative body of all of the fraternities.”

for development in various aspects of fraternity life.

“During my term, I hope to implement two new programs,” Danter said. “The first program I hope to create is an IFC Newsletter Committee that writes monthly publications to inform and educate the Mizzou community on what we as an IFC community embody.

The second program I hope to introduce is a (once-a-semester) pairing of each fraternity with another random fraternity. Each pairing would be required to complete several events designed to better relations between chapters.”

Danter said he believes the most important part of his position is to create programs that will have a specific purpose to benefit the IFC community.

“Since I joined a fraternity at Mizzou, I have seen ways in which the IFC community could be improved,” he said. “This … position has always stuck out to me because it allows me

“I wanted this position because I saw it as the best use of my skills in order to serve Mizzou and the Interfraternity Council,” Briden said.

Vice President of Recruitment Ryan Janasik Sophomore Ryan Janasik is an accounting major from Kirkwood, Missouri. He is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

THE MANEATER | NEWS | DECEMBER 3, 2014 6 Student leaders work with CDS to offer nutrition info, vegan dining RACHEL PIERRET Staff Writer The Missouri Students Association and the Residence Halls Association are working with Campus Dining Services to make three major improvements to the campus dining halls.

The first change was a reaction to a resolution passed at the fall semester joint session. The resolution asked CDS to provide visible nutritional information available at the point of sale of food, a concern brought to attention by a diabetic MU student.

The unexpected results were an immediate commitment from CDS to add a Zoutrition kiosk, which is currently only in Dobbs, to all dining halls. “(The resolution) signifies that all of the major government bodies on campus support that action,” Student Affairs Committee chairman Kevin Carr said.

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“That piece of legislation being passed actually had quite a few unexpected results, and it took very little time to get established.”

The kiosks provide appealing and easy-to-read nutritional information signs for the everyday menu items and is offering that same information at the point of service for food items that change daily, Carr said.

RHA President Steven Chaffin meets monthly with CDS Director Julaine Kiehn to discuss students’ dietary needs.

“CDS wanted to make sure that RHA approved of everything they were doing by consulting the on-campus student body that will primarily be affected by them,” Chaffin said. “I think it’s a good idea, especially in the short term.”

These monthly meetings will judge success of the pilot program of the campus-wide Zoutrition kiosks by student use.

“It’s not about having a lot of students using it,” Chaffin said.

“As long as a few students are using it and benefitting from it, that’s great. That’s what we want.”

All students will benefit from the new accessibility of information, MSA senator-elect Abby Ivory-Ganja said.

“Personally, this is super important to me as a Type 1 diabetic,” she said. “I need all the nutritional information to make sure that my blood sugar stays in check. Students who come to college are often in control of their diet for the very first time in their lives, so it’s important to be able to have that information and be able to access it without too many difficulties.”

After receiving suggestions through last year’s MSA whiteboard event, the MSA Student Affairs committee paired with CDS to serve more vegan food options in the dining halls.

“One suggestion that we took to heart was that there were very few choices for vegan dining

here on campus,” Carr said. “So we started looking around, and outside of salads, veggie bean burgers and veggie nuggets, there weren’t many options. We felt that had to be addressed.”

For the past four months, Carr has been working with Mizzou Hillel, the Muslim Student Organization and Chief Diversity Officer Noor Azizan-Gardner to provide both vegan and kosher dining options.

“For things to be kosher, one of the big considerations is that dairy and meat have to kept separate,” Carr said. “Currently, it’s very hard for dining halls to accommodate that, because they cook such a variety of different food on their ranges.”

The 2016 remodel of Pavilion at Dobbs will host a vegan section with specific alterations such as specific sets of color-coded utensils and a dishwasher under the counter to ensure things are washed separately.

Carr said the Student Affairs committee hopes to see these same sort of considerations made in every dining hall.

“Students, if they live in a residence hall, have to purchase a dining plan,” he said. “So making sure that everyone has food that they can eat, without having to change their religious practices, was taken into high consideration as we progressed forward.”

RHA also passed a resolution asking CDS to offer blenders in the dining halls.

The original idea was to have blenders available for student use.

However, the sanitation standards for that would be difficult to meet, Chaffin said.

“Starting January 2015 when Emporium Café reopens, they will be offering smoothies,” Chaffin said. “In the spring, Dobbs will begin to offer smoothies, again made-to-order, and I believe that will be two to three days out of the week.”

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Senior reflects on campus involvement Akremi was selected as one of 12 Rhodes Scholar Finalists in the Midwest region from hundreds of applicants.

MARILYN HAIGH Staff Writer Fares Akremi had 1,000 words to describe his identity for the Rhodes Trust Scholarship. Twenty-five drafts later, he said he learned more about his identity.

“I’ve had a very intensive, introspective process that has forced me to reflect on who I am and what I stand for,” Akremi said.

Last month, Akremi was selected as one of 12 Rhodes Scholar Finalists in the Midwest region from hundreds of applicants. He was not a finalist in the national competition.

The Rhodes Scholarship gives students the opportunity to study at the University of Oxford for one to two years.

Thirty-two winners were selected from 877 applicants, who are nominated by their universities.

Completing his applications made Akremi realize the importance of the people around him.

“It was kind of humbling in a really fulfilling way, realizing that I’m kind of this agglomeration of all of these contributions of the people that I really care about,” Akremi said.

Although he wasn’t selected to receive the scholarship, Akremi’s goals remain the same as a senior entering his final semester at MU. He has wanted to be lawyer since he was five years old.

When he graduates with degrees in political science and geography this spring, Akremi said he hopes to study immigration policy abroad.

He plans to go to law school and would like to work for an immigration-advocac y focused non-profit or nongovernmental organization.

Akremi is drawn to immigration law for its relevancy. He said he feels it is the most needed discipline within law today.

“For just about anybody enter ing (immig ration) law, it’s a field that’s really extraordinarily important in the United States at this point,” Akremi said. “And there are tens of millions of people whose fate

is totally at question.”

Immigration law appeals to Akremi on a personal level as well. His father immigrated to the U.S. from Tunisia in the ‘80s. His great-aunt, a German Jew, immigrated to the U.S. to avoid internment.

Doug Hurt, director for undergraduate studies for geography, said Akremi relates topics taught in class to his family’s migration history. Hurt is Akremi’s geography advisor and has taught him in class.

“He’s somebody who’s always trying to take what we’re talking about in class and apply that somehow, some way, to something that he’s learned before,” Hurt said. *** Through multiple leadership roles on campus, Akremi has built relationships with students and faculty.

Akremi led a Freshman Interest Group as a Peer Advisor his sophomore and junior years.

After success as a PA, Akremi took on a leadership role as a Student Coordinator this year.

FIG Coordinator Anna Valiavska wrote one of his letters of recommendation for the Rhodes scholarship.

“Fares is very hardworking, and he cares so deeply about the students that he works with,” Valiavska said.

As a PA, Akremi stood out to Valiavska for his dedication and hard work, she said. After working with him directly for the past five months, Valiavska said Akremi is consistently working hard and exceeding expectations.

“It struck me so much how genuine he is and how kind he is and how hard he works to make sure that not necessarily that he’s recognized, but that he does his best job because quality is so important to him,” Valiavska said.

Akremi was the Multicultural Issues FIG PA as a junior, which appealed to him because it was relevant to his interests and experiences. “(The Multicultural Issues FIG) really spoke to his strengths,” Valiavska said. “He cares a lot about multicultural education, he cares a lot about creating a world that is global and that is open and that is based on us understanding identities that we carry with and how those shape us.”

In the FIG, Akremi started conversations with students on diversity, privilege and ability. He said living with students is especially valuable to continuing lessons outside

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Fares Akremi is a senior majoring in political science and geography. Last month, Akremi was selected as one of 12 Rhodes Scholar Finalists in the Midwest region from hundreds of applicants.

of class.

“We got to experience in our students the planting of some seeds and the opening of some doors,” Akremi said.

Now in his leadership role as a Student Coordinator, Akremi oversees 21 PAs, meeting with them weekly and going over lesson plans. Although he doesn’t have direct interaction with the FIG students, Akremi indirectly influences about 400 freshmen.

Akremi said he values mentorship from his own experience in a FIG as a freshman.

“Having my student staff members around to kind of help me connect to resources and feel at home, feel comfortable with all of these awesome people who were my friends, was pretty important to me,” Akremi said. *** Akremi, who was homeschooled from kindergarten through 12th grade with his twin brother, hadn’t received a letter grade or sat in a classroom until his first year of college.

Akremi said his education “was great, but it was different” compared to traditional experiences. He said it laid the foundation for his academic success in college, though.

“Every day, I had to make the decision to do school,” Akremi said. “For a sizable chunk of my teenage years … it was very much my choice what I was going to do. After a considerable amount of time not really doing much, I realized that … that wasn’t who Fares was.”

The passive management style of his education taught Akremi to self-motivate, a skill he feels most people don’t learn through conventional high school but is most similar to college.

William Horner, director of undergraduate studies for political science, has known Akremi since he was a freshman.

“He is a leader among his fellow students, while at the same time being a friend to many,” Horner said in an email.

Horner has taught Akremi in class and supervises the honors capstone course Akremi is in this semester. He said Akremi is a deeply engaged student.

“Fares frequently stops by my office just to chat about political topics, his research, his studies, and his plans for the future,” Horner said in an email.

“I find this to be relatively rare and I am impressed with his drive, his sense of direction, and his personality.”

Through the department of political science, Akremi

was selected as the inaugural Betty Anne McCaskill Scholar for summer 2015. Sen. Claire McCaskill created the scholarship in honor of her late mother to give a native Missouri student with financial need the opportunity to intern in Washington, D.C. “When Claire McCaskill asks you if you would like to come work with her as an individual, you say yes,” Akremi said. *** FIGs Student Coordinator Jessie Lueck said she knew Akremi was a natural born leader. As a second-year Student Coordinator, she meets with all of the incoming Student Coordinators to give advice for the upcoming year.

“I just knew that at my meeting with Fares, that wasn’t what he needed from me,” Lueck said.

Instead, their meeting addressed how they would work together.

“I think that was really helpful to set that standard … so that I knew exactly what he expected from the team,” Lueck said.

Akremi notes that leadership is a collaborative effort.

“Good leaders know when it’s time to support,” Akremi said. “Not necessarily follow, but support.”

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Missouri lists 12 coalitions across the state that are advocating for more stringent tobacco laws, in addition to Columbia.

“We do not have an inalienable right to smoke,” Cooperstock said.

“We have freedom of choice, but there are other instances when we stop people under 21 from taking certain actions — like renting a car or drinking alcohol.”

Cooperstock also pointed out that the age of military service has only been at 18 since 1942, while the drinking age has been 21 since 1984, saying that the legal age of certain actions has been fluid and should be fixed more on psychological

readiness than historical precedent.

“There is a point where tobacco is a bad thing and it’s addictive, but it’s lawful and adults should have the right to choose whether or not to consume a lawful product,” Leone said. “If people want to change that, they should pass laws in Jefferson City or in Washington, so all retailers are playing by the same rules, so it’s uniform, predictable and consistent for all consumers and sellers.”

Cooperstock said her organizations don’t focus on the economic impact to retailers that would be unable to sell tobacco. but They focus on public health.

“The motto of the state of

Missouri is, ‘Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law,’” Cooperstock said. “That’s another way to say that we should look after the health of the general public.

While we can’t control every single person’s actions, if we reduce the number of people smoking as young adults, then we will reduce the number of people suffering from health complications like coronary heart disease and cancer and reduce the cost to the state and public and ensure the welfare of the people for a long time down the road.”

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Cheryl Rose, deputy chief of the Kansas City Police Department, said she believes “the biggest roadblock is detecting (child abuse) and getting abusers into programs to help them be better parents.”

Dunning said a major obstacle is a dilemma between reporting and accountability — parents are scared to report because they feel in turn, they might be reported on. She said the inherent imbalance of the court system often hinders the proper evaluation of cases as well.

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Almost 18 percent of high school students in Missouri smoke, according to information on the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ website. When including products like smokeless tobacco, that number shoots to nearly 27 percent. Nearly 90 percent of adult smokers begin using tobacco before the age of 18.

“If you raise the age, it throws the damper on everyone younger who’s trying to use tobacco,” said Linda Cooperstock, a board member of Tobacco Free Missouri and president of Missouri Public Health Association. “It helps put a barrier up.”

If advocates want to raise the legal age of tobacco, Leone said they should do so at the state and federal level and it would be illegal to have a city law that conflicted with state law.

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“I think the number of women in administration has increased because diversity is recognized as a very positive attribute to have,” Miller said. “Diversity brings varied perspectives, worldviews, thoughts and ideas.”

Director of MU Equity Noel English said she believes diversity is essential to hiring the best possible candidate for university positions.

“Diversity is not only about the numbers, but it is in part about the numbers,” she said in an email.

“Diverse hiring brings new ideas and allows us to consider our decision from multiple perspectives.

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Scroggs said a strong academic leader in the position will help move the university forward and offer a role model for people across campus.

“If the new provost is a female, then I think young women can look at that person and say, ‘I can do that someday,’” she said. “The first time I had a woman who was a professor in a science class I was taking … I thought, ‘Wow, this may be something I could do. There’s somebody that looks like me.’”

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Miller said she believes a female provost would bring unique leadership skills to the university, including team building, inclusivity and sensitivity.

“I think women are interested in learning about others and varied perspectives and have a decisionmaking model that depends on input of experience from others,”

candidates and I felt that each of them has really good background experience to bring to the position,” she said. “I will certainly embrace whoever gets the role. As another woman, I don’t mind rooting for them, but I want the most qualified candidate to get the job.”

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Cathy Scroggs started her career as a residence hall coordinator at Stephens College before becoming the director of Greek Life at MU. She said she doesn’t believe being a woman affected her rise to administration at MU. “The provost is an academic leader that helps us shape and provide the academic programs for undergraduates and graduates,” she said. “I don’t know that gender is going to matter in terms of a

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Vice Chancellor for Finance Rhonda Gibler said when she was hired, she was surprised to hear that she was MU's first female budget director.

“It hadn’t crossed my mind that it mattered one way or another,” she said. “I think my gender hasn’t really mattered (in my career), compared to the content of my work, my interest and working with other people on the team.”

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Campus protests highlight crucial need for empathy, change We should always be paying attention to our campus’s passionate advocates and taking advantage of campus resources.

During the “Ferguson Listening Session” Monday evening, students criticized the delayed response from several administrators, including Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, to the ongoing events in Ferguson.

Students expressed frustration and disappointment with the administration’s inactivity to close the racial divide on campus and foster an environment in which marginalized students feel comfortable voicing their concerns.

Several solutions were proposed by students in attendance, such as introducing a mandatory “diversity education” course and imploring the administration to act proactively rather than reactively. Another student urged for a mandatory sensitivity training program for all faculty members to help prevent racial disregard around campus.

We, as students, should acknowledge and understand that we live on a campus that has struggled with race relations, both overtly and subtly, for all of its 175 years. These issues are all a part of a broad cultural problem that is rooted in the past of our university and of

our country. Our culture still struggles with the remnants of that history and recognizing that is the first step toward creating a more inclusive environment for everyone.

For more than half its existence, MU did not even admit black students. It was only in 1950 that the first black student, Gus T. Ridgel, was admitted, and the desegregation process was not easy. In 1977, the Missouri Students Association condemned the Ku Klux Klan for reportedly authorizing a Columbia chapter. In 1988, the Legion of Black Collegians hosted the first LBC Homecoming with the theme, “Show Me a New Mizzou,” in response to MU’s “Show Me Ol’ Mizzou” Homecoming.

Senior Naomi Daugherty, an organizer for MU4MikeBrown, said to administrators at Monday night’s forum: “We’ve been tweeting at you about this since August. Why is this discussion happening only now?”

The administration has not done enough to address how the events in Ferguson impact MU students or to create a safe space where students can discuss the changes they want to see.

This forum was the first event that encouraged students to speak freely to MU officials on these issues.

The university should have taken more proactive steps months ago. Loftin said in a statement Tuesday that the administration has been “listening” to students, but listening doesn’t

affect change. Students need to see that their words matter and resonate with administrators in responding to situations like this one. The administration needs to work to foster a more open relationship with its students so that they can feel comfortable to approach administrators and help make a change.

Unfortunately, some of MU’s students haven’t done so. Some made blatantly racist statements on anonymous social media like Yik Yak and Erodr. One Yak called for students to “burn down the black culture center & give them a taste of their own medicine.” We were glad to see Loftin’s swift response and condemnation, saying “The behavior we are seeing on these anonymous social media sites is deplorable and unworthy of this institution and its values.”

But an even bigger problem on our campus, and in our society, is the subtle racism that makes its way into everyday discussions. The kind of racism that is sometimes difficult to detect, that is so deep-seated we might not notice it, even within ourselves. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but it’s vital that we question why we hold those opinions.

As university students, now is the time to examine our ideas and values — and how they formed.

For this conversation to move forward, it’s important that we all actively educate ourselves about our fellow students’ experiences and our

community. We can’t wait for something terrible to happen before listening to our community — we should always be paying attention to our campus’ passionate advocates and taking advantage of campus resources. If you are walking by a protest or demonstration that you don’t understand, stop and listen. If you feel as though you are lacking understanding on these longstanding issues, get involved with events like “You in Mizzou,” Coffee with Noor or any of the other 750+ student organizations designed to educate.

Everyone — including us, the Maneater Editorial Board — needs to work harder to become educated and understanding members of our campus community.

We’ll strive to use our platform to give these topics the coverage they deserve, both in our reporting and in our opinion. As individuals we will seek to better educate ourselves, and as an institution we will work to better fulfill our duties as journalists, which includes fostering conversation.

On our nameplate, we say that we are “The Student Voice of MU.” It’s more than a slogan — we aim for it to be a guiding principle with every issue we publish. We welcome our readers’ insights — through letters to the editor, website comments, social media and guest columns — and hope to promote conscious discourse and help better our campus’s culture.

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Why you should (or shouldn’t) give sexting a chance Because when you’re an adult, you’re allowed to act like it.

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We’d been apart for six months, and our text conversations were going the way of summer’s leftover hot dog buns, sitting forgotten in my cupboard: stale.

Stale! We were two young 20-somethings.

We were crazy about each other. Yet, with the crippling physical distance between us, we could feel ourselves getting stale. So one night, I sat on my bed, took off my clothes and snapped a picture on my phone’s front-facing camera and hit send.

If you limit “sexting” to only the visual, screenshot-capable type of photograph exchange, then yes, that was my first. For me, it felt like the natural evolution from a few years’ worth of digital sexual communication.

First, there were the flirty emojis.

Then the booty calls, both of the subtle and of the even subtler, “Hey, get in my bed” variety. Then, the more creative messages/emails sent during a slow economics class or trips out of town.

These avenues were fun, and they were also easy to deny if, for some reason, I ran for president in 2030 and wanted to make sure no one thought I’d ever been a sexual human before.

Before that night, I’d been thinking a lot about taking the next “step.” A lot of people have done it. Jennifer Lawrence did it. Kate Upton did it. Olivia Munn’s character in “The Newsroom” did it.

Arguably, everyone does it.

Even more so, though, I thought about how long distance had changed my relationship. We’d gone from being a couple who unanimously decided to sprint home and get busy only 15 minutes into our first conversation, to a couple that amiably chatted every day about school, work and journalism.

So, one day, tired of missing each other’s bodies, as typical young adults do, we brought up the idea of sending provocative photographs to each other.

And the result was electrifying.

Instantly, we felt like two 20-somethings

again: having fun, sharing ourselves, reminding each other that we were two rather attractive individuals.

So, I’m not saying that sexting, like, saved my relationship, or that it’ll have the same effect on yours. There are a lot of reasons why you should definitely, absolutely not sext.

Ultimately, though, it’s your body.

If you’re 18 or older, doing it out of your own free will and desire to express yourself as a hottie, and sending them to someone who is eager to receive them and who you trust enough to keep it to themselves, then why not?

But Edna! you may gasp, especially in light of the celebrity photo leaks from this year. Don’t you worry about hackers?!

My reasoning is this: Let’s say I wrote an extremely personal diary entry in Microsoft Word and saved it into my computer/cloud thing. And some devious hackers get in, find it and post it online for the entire world to see.

What are you going to think? Silly Edna, she shouldn’t have been writing down these personal details into a digital document on a computer she owns. No. You’d be livid, right along with me, because that is a total and unforgivable invasion of privacy.

So why are private photographs treated any differently? All those poor female celebrities whose photos got hacked are getting chewed out for simply having these photos in the first place, as if they shouldn’t possess a certain kind of content if they aren’t prepared to deal with the consequences of illegal activity.

Um, if you had an item of private content with you while walking down the street (let’s say a Pulitzer Prizewinning manuscript in your pocket), and someone tackled you and stole it, you can bet your ass you wouldn’t be feeling bad about “having it” in the first place. You would lawyer up and go get ‘em.

Sexting is fun and sexy and takes the idea of “a picture is worth 1,000 words” to a whole new level. Don’t let anyone tell you or make you feel differently. If you’re an adult and you want to extend this certain part of your life into the digital realm, then who’s to say no?

You’re effing hot. Let someone know that today.

Love, Edna

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MOVE Trends with benefits

Taylor Swift’s got style Columnist Angie Andera on the “1989” singer’s fashion sense.

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The Magic Tree is located in The Village of Cherry Hill in Columbia. Creator Randy Fletcher describes the tree as a “senseless act of beauty.”

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The holidays are here: a trip to Magic Tree “I hope when people see the Magic Tree, they’re not only excited by the bright electric colors, but calmed at the same time somehow.”

ELANA WILLIAMS Staff Writer Magic Tree is the perfect example of holiday spirit: It brings CoMo together, it’s an amazing photo (selfie?) opportunity, and there’s a rumor that it helps out during finals week.

But you see, dear reader, it’s a whole lot more than all that as well.

In 1995, Columbia resident Will Treelighter started lighting a tree in his front yard. But when Treelighter (also known as Randy Fletcher) lights a tree, he doesn’t half-ass it. We’re talking every single inch.

Soon, the tree began attracting attention from neighbors, and eventually the whole town started to notice how great it was.

Fletcher says he soon began to feel conflicted about the project, though.

Part of him was hearing incredible encouragement from the community to continue his now-annual tradition; the other part was feeling pretty guilty about the monetary investment.

Rather than quit the project altogether, Fletcher decided to adapt it. It was time for his Magic Tree to have a higher purpose –– truths espoused in the form of flyers.

“I begin with simple spiritual sort of truths, I think, such as ‘beauty is the signature of love,’” Fletcher says.

Junior Gabry Tyson sees Fletcher’s efforts through a slightly different light.

“You can see that the person who does this is obviously passionate about this town and wants to provide something to the people who live here,” she says.

Tyson respects the tree as primarily

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DOWNTOWN

Living Windows Festival brings life to CoMo

Festival will put local businesses on display.

LEAH THOMAS Reporter

Soon after loosening our belts and stuffing our faces with Thanksgiving treats, Christmas will be quickly approaching. Whether you celebrate the holiday or simply enjoy the festivities, there’s plenty of joy to go around, and Columbia has a special event planned for everyone.

The Living Windows Festival has been a downtown Columbia tradition for several years. The festival, a walking tour of downtown, will take

place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.

Various shops will transform their storefronts into winter, holiday and movie scenes, complete with live actors performing the scenes in the windows.

Last year, approximately 23 businesses participated, and Josh Wright, the marketing coordinator for The District, the 50-square-block downtown area, expects a similar turnout this year. Wright says that the festival is a great way to kick off the winter and holiday season, and that it would never happen “without the great effort of each individual shop owner.”

So what can festivalgoers expect from this holiday madness? Wright says not only to look out this week for maps, which will show which shops are participating (he says to expect a

window based on the movie “Frozen”), but also to look for carolers, sidewalk cafes and live music.

This event is extremely familyfriendly, but it’s also an overall good time that attracts people of all ages from around and outside of Columbia.

Amy Schneider, the director of the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau, says the festival is “great for Columbia (and is) look(ed) forward to every December.”

Another festival feature will be holiday video greeting cards made in part by Columbia Access Television.

The greeting cards, part of CAT’s display, will feature three televisions stacked on one another to make a

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Taylor Swift seems like the kind of girl who spent hours planning her outfit the night before the first day of school. And I love her for it. Her perfectly planned ensembles are works of art that belong in The Louvre. Love her or hate her, you can’t deny Swift’s got style.

I like to think of her as my style twin — if your twin can be 10 inches taller than you. The 5-foot-10 fashionista wears more high heels and flirty frocks than I do, and that’s no easy feat. Except when she wears them every day, she gets stared at by paparazzi and adoring fans; I get stared at by sweatpants-clad students who think I’m crazy. Haters gonna hate (hate hate), right, T. Swift?

The 24-year-old singer has been showcasing some serious sartorial prowess this past year. Don’t just take it from me — she was chosen to perform at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for the second year in a row and even landed the cover of the fashion bible otherwise known as Vogue. The girl who used to wear nothing but cowboy boots, her heart on her sleeve and Hollywood men on her arm has completely reinvented herself and her wardrobe.

Equal parts preppy and retro, Swift’s wardrobe looks like a walking mix ModCloth-meets-J. Crew-ad. Her closet full of cutout dresses, polka dot prints and Peter Pan collars has turned her into a street style pro who continues to make us normal people look as stylish as Mark Zuckerberg.

Granted, most of us don’t have to think about a million people’s eyes when they get dressed in the mornin,; but no one should look that good leaving the gym. No one.

She actually looks like a doll. A 1950s-Stepford-wife-pinup-doll. She seems to have zero-percent body fat and an inability to sweat. Scientists should do tests on her.

How anyone manages to look so effortlessly chic after a workout is beyond me. And don’t even get me started on how her clothes are never covered in cat hair, despite the fact that she owns two. In the Taylor Swiftiest of ways, she always steps out in polished perfection.

One quick Google Image search for the iconic “Taylor Swift crop tops” and ladylike high-waisted skirts is enough to inspire any Swiftie to want a wardrobe makeover.

Taylor’s look is an ideal blend of sweet and sultry. She isn’t afraid to show some skin (and her mannequin-long legs) in her favorite high-waisted shorts, but always does so in a tasteful manner.

Taylor Swift loves a lot of things, from kittens to Starbucks coffee, but her love of fashion is undeniable. She has become just as well known for her style as her songs and is fashion’s new darling. It’s Taylor’s world, and we’re all just living in it. And when you’re living in Taylor Nation, you’re going to need to step up your style.

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THE MANEATER | MOVE | DECEMBER 3, 2014 pop culture shock

Hark, the herald Angels strut down the runway MOVE columnist McKenna Bulkley on her not so (Victoria’s) Secret obsession — the Angels.

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Guys, I have a confession to make.

I’m obsessed with Victoria’s Secret Angels.

It’s a pretty big confession for me, considering my huge stance on body positivity and loving yourself and all that. But I just can’t stop staring at them. I know their names and their hometowns, and I’ll be the first to admit that my obsession is a little disturbing.

So it should go without saying that I’m probably more excited for the 2014

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show than most men or women.

Because of my obsession, I will be tuning in to the fashion show when it airs on Dec. 9 (and the entire week after the actual event, unfortunately).

I will watch Karlie Kloss and Candice Swanepoel and Alessandra Ambrosio walk the runway, and I’ll watch Taylor Swift perform, and then I’ll probably check my Active Minutes on my Fitbit app and regret whatever I ate for dinner that day. And then I’ll probably make my roommate pinky-swear that we will go to the gym tomorrow.

So why do I torture myself like that?

Why do I, the girl with the history of food-related mental-health issues and a fierce defender of body positivity, look forward to this show every single year?

Is it because I like torturing myself? I know I’ll never look like ex-Angel Miranda Kerr (who I have an embarrassingly strong girl-crush on) because I don’t have the time or the energy or frankly the genes to look like that.

And I know that these girls get paid to look good. While I work two jobs and

go to school full-time, they’re at the gym four hours a day. While I try to find the time and energy to cook a semi-healthy dinner after getting home at 10 p.m. on a Wednesday night, they go to bed at 9 p.m. after a healthy, reasonablyportioned meal that they could afford to have delivered fresh to their door.

Their lives revolve around maintaining a fit body and perfect skin and hair.

Their careers depend on it. Mine does not and hopefully never will. I get that, really, I do. And I even understand that their specific type of beauty is not the only type of beauty, and that all weights and sizes are beautiful. I truly believe that, too.

But that doesn’t stop me from looking at my thighs in the mirror and weighing myself after I watch the show. I know it’s bad for me. I know it’s triggering for someone with food-related issues like me. I know I shouldn’t watch it. But why can’t I turn away? Do I secretly like feeling insecure? Or is it because they represent the epitome of beauty and I’m fascinated?

There’s this thing called the “halo

effect,” which, in layman’s terms, is when someone who is beautiful is seen to be perfect or to “have it all” based on his or her looks. The Angels embody the halo effect. Their lives probably aren’t perfect (except for Behati Prinsloo’s, because she just married Adam Levine, and that just isn’t fair). But I can’t stop staring at these girls. And I know I’m not the only girl who thinks, “Hey, maybe if I looked like a Victoria’s Secret model, maybe my life would be easier,” even though we have no idea if that’s true or not.

I probably shouldn’t watch the Fashion Show this year. It’s not good for my self-esteem. It’s triggering.

They don’t include all body types.

It perpetuates the idea of only one definition of beautiful, and I’m probably promoting sexism by watching it.

But I will probably still let the media control me when I tune in next Tuesday, if only to watch Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift perform. But hey, as long as I’m admitting to letting the media control me, it’s not as bad, right?

Right?

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‘Living museum’ tells Boone County’s history Village at Boone Junction is home to four historical Boone County structures.

TAYLOR YSTEBOE Associate Editor

Easley Country Store

1890 shotgun house

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gordon-collins log cabin

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But the structure itself was too far gone to move it entirely to Nifong Park.

“We worked out a deal with the family who owned it to salvage what we could,” Sapp says.

The Historical Society officially opened a recreation of the Easley Store to visitors in 2007, complete with the CocaCola logo on the side of the structure.

“The store is the most comprehensive,” Sapp says.

“It’s stocked with period pieces, some of which are replicas from its 100 years of operation in Boone County.”

The historical society recreated the store by replicating photographs and conducting interviews with people that remembered the layout from as early as the ‘30s.

The inside of the Easley Country Store is furnished with authentic artifacts like Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin box and a countertop coffee mill. *** The next home on my stroll was the Ryland Farmhouse.

Sapp also rediscovered this structure on another drive.

“I was driving in the county and saw a house that I’d forgotten about,” Sapp says.

“The two owners of the house didn’t have plans with it. In 2009, we had enough money to move the house to Nifong Park in two pieces.”

Originally built around 1880 by William and Maggie Ryland, the Farmhouse, like the Shotgun House, serves as a distinctive addition to the Village at Boone County.

“Not many farmers in the 1890s were affluent enough to build in this Victorian style,” Campbell says. “The front-

facing gable is a sunburst, which is unique and beautiful in its own way.”

Detailed carvings of branches and leaves were also sculpted into the trim of the door and windows.

As preparations were made for the Ryland Farmhouse’s arrival in Nifong Park, Sapp says community interest began to steadily increase, especially due to the Heritage Festival, held every September by Columbia Parks and Recreation.

One year, as crafts poured into Nifong Park, the historical society welcomed sightseers to two new structures.

“The Ryland House and the Shotgun House were looking good, so we invited visitors in,” Sapp says.

When the society opened the Ryland Farmhouse and Shotgun House, one of the visitors at the Heritage Festival was Will Finlay, a former medical equipment reliability engineer.

Finlay had retired to Columbia and was seeking a new interest to fill his time. “(Will) wasn’t a member yet, but he was interested in becoming involved and volunteering,” Sapp says.

Initially, Finlay helped with manual labor, but he later assumed leadership of the village reconstruction effort after Sapp stepped down from the position.

“I have always been good with tools and had done a good bit of remodeling work over the years, so when I learned at the Heritage Festival that they were looking for volunteers to help out with village reconstruction, it seemed ideal for me to pitch in,” Finlay says.

Some of Finlay ’s responsibilities now include

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creating work plans, establishing work days with fellow construction volunteers, leading and performing rejuvenation efforts on the Ryland Farmhouse and McQuitty Shotgun House and generating a five-year prospective.

Finlay sees community involvement as not just important but essential.

“The Boone County Historical Society and its Museum, Gallery and Village are reliant on community generosity for their existence,” Finlay says. “ Without volunteers and monetary support, there would be none of these historic and cultural assets.”

Additionally, Sapp says that Larry Joe Pauley and Mike Lynch have contributed tremendously to the society with their time, talent and monetary aid.

Even MU students have given to this project.

“We had help from student groups from the university on two Step Forward Days,” Sapp says. “We had more people than we knew what to do with. That was fun. We were very grateful for the help. With a slug of enthusiastic young people, you can get a lot done even in a short span of time.”

Recently, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Boy Scouts and other community organizations have volunteered.

“It’s gratifying to see community involvement,” Sapp says.

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I carefully wander across the gravel outside the Boone County Historical Society Museum in Nifong Park, my Oxfords gently kicking the fallen, crunchy orange and red leaves. It’s an oddly warm day for autumn, but a chilly breeze still rustles the leaves.

I loosen the knitted scarf from around my neck and shuffle toward the structures of the Village at Boone Junction.

The idea of this village originated in the early 2000s.

David Sapp, currently the head of finance for the Boone County Historical Society, says that its inception began when he served on the board, first as treasurer and later as president. The plan for the Village was developed by the board and members of the Boone County Historical Society and Columbia Parks and Recreation and was approved in May 2005.

Since then, the Village has grown to include four historical structures with the possibility of more in the future. *** For now, though, I arrive at the first building in the Village: the McQuitty Shotgun House.

One of the only surviving structures of this kind in Columbia, it is called a “shotgun house” because if I stood at the front door and fired a gun, the bullet would directly hit the back door without grazing any other wall. Built in 1910 by African-American contractor Luther McQuitty on Garth Street, this simple white house is long and narrow with three rooms. McQuitty built several houses similar to this style for African-American families on Garth Avenue.

Chris Campbell, executive director of the Boone County Museum and Galleries, said that the McQuitty Shotgun House appealed to the Historical Society because of its uniqueness.

“The Shotgun House was a type of house that was so common at that time, but now there are so few of them left,” Campbell says.

The owner of the Shotgun House reached out to the historical society and donated the structure.

When deciding which structures to place in the Village, a representative from the historical society brings a suggestion to either the

Historical Site Committee or the Board of Directors.

Campbell says two primary questions are asked in the decision-making procedure.

“The first is, ‘Why is this historically significant?’”

Campbell says. “It could be because of its rarity or that it was the site of special and unique events, or it could just be a landmark. The second thought process is, ‘Is it reasonable to have (a new building) here?’” *** After examining the Shotgun House, I make my way toward the next structure: the Easley Country Store. This multipurpose building served the community as a general supply store, a post office and a stockyard.

William Greene Easley built the country store near the Missouri River around 1890, when he was granted a post office commission. Above the whitewashed double doors hangs a proud blue sign reading “U.S. Post Office Easley, MO.” He later relocated the store closer to what was then known as the Missouri, Kansas and Eastern Railroad, less than 100 feet from the tracks.

Once the store was moved to its new location, the business blossomed due to its appeal to the community. William Easley was affectionately known as Uncle Billy in the neighborhood.

He was remembered for giving away more candy to local kids than he actually sold. The store was open every day of the week, even if neighbors just wanted to chat instead of purchasing any supplies.

Later, in the 1930s, store operations transferred to Easley’s son, Hall Easley. Hall was said to have been popular as well and similar to his father.

Hall then turned the store over to his nephew, Raymond Easley, in the early 1950s, but his wife, Amy, mostly maintained the operations.

Despite the three changes of proprietorship, the Easley Countr y Store remained a charming center for the community.

As the ‘80s rolled in, the Easley Country Store served more as a testament to past successes than an actual business.

The store officially closed after the great floods of 1993 and 1995.

The Easley Country Store entered the minds of Historical Society members when Sapp was traveling through the county.

“One day, I was driving by the Missouri River with my wife and a friend in 2004, and I saw the Easley Store,” Sapp says.

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TREE

Continued from page 10 a CoMo holiday tradition.

“That’s one of its unique quirks,” she says. “It brings the community together.”

Sophomore Ginger Hervey also used “quirky” to describe the tree.

“I think Columbia is this weird mix between a college town and a family town,” she says. “Little quirky places like that are kind of an appeal to both.”

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Fletcher also uses his flyers to promote some of his more nontraditional viewpoints, such as the idea of a “world teacher,” an interfaith Messiahlike figure.

Nowadays, Magic Tree is located at the Village of Cherry Hill in southwest Columbia. It’s a short drive from campus, but totally worth the trip.

“No matter where you’re from…you can’t help looking at the tree and thinking, ‘Wow,’” Hervey says.

Don Ginsburg, one of three developers at Cherry Hill, says the tree is the best thing,

publicity-wise, that has ever happened to the community.

“It’s only been a positive attribute,” Ginsburg says.

The community recently planted a crabapple tree that will become the new Magic Tree once it has grown.

Fletcher is grateful to the community, which donates a substantial amount of money to promote the tree each season.

He still completes the task on his own, though, and considers himself a volunteer. He says it’s all worth it so he can continue to produce his flyer and share his views.

“I hope somehow to share with people the same sense that I got from the very beautiful natural scene I saw that caused me to seek out beauty more in my life,” he says.

Fletcher encourages college students to come see Magic Tree, but warns them to be quiet and respectful of the community they are visiting.

The tree will be lit from dusk to 11 p.m. starting Thanksgiving Eve and continuing until Jan. 6. There will be an official tree-lighting ceremony on Dec. 11 at 5 p.m. as a part of the Village of Cherry Hill’s annual holiday festival.

crew, who will be filming people and replacing the snowman’s head with their own.

Jennifer Erickson, CAT’s Executive Director, says “the sky’s the limit” when it comes to filming these cards, and that they are a “really creative way to reach out to people,” for the fun

festive season. Participants can choose from a variety of backgrounds and music for their card, and the cards will be available in about one week.

The stores will also be open for shopping during the twohour festival, making the event a good opportunity to get a

start on your holiday shopping.

Parking will be free in all city garages the night of the festival, and the Living Windows Festival lines up with the North Village Arts District’s First Fridays Art Gallery Crawl from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Missouri Tigers wide receiver Jimmie Hunt (88) celebrates with a fan after the Tigers’ 21-14 victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks on Friday at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

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Fourth quarter crucial for success JASON LOWENTHAL Staff Writer Last Monday, as Missouri football prepared to play Arkansas, coach Gary Pinkel said his team couldn’t afford to be “eating hot dogs with eight minutes left in the fourth quarter.”

Saturday’s inaugural “Battle Line Rivalry” and de facto Southeastern Conference East Division title game against Arkansas was just another stepping stone in a season that has been defined by contests’ final 15 minutes.

Mizzou rattled off six

straight victories en route to a second consecutive SEC East title. Five of those six games were decided by 10 points or less.

“I think we just kind of accepted it at that point, that’s what this season might be like,” Pinkel said. “This season might be a fourth-quarter season.”

Against the Razorbacks, Mizzou once again rose to the occasion late in the game. After three quarters saw an offense that had been smothered by Arkansas’ defense, something clicked, and Mizzou caught fire.

“We just started executing, and it starts with (Maty Mauk) obviously and a bunch of guys

making plays,” Pinkel said after the game.”

Mizzou trailed 14-6 when Mauk, Missouri’s sophomore quarterback, connected with senior receiver Jimmie Hunt for a 44-yard gain on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Hunt finished the drive with a four-yard touchdown reception, and the Tigers executed a trick play on the ensuing two-point conversion to tie the game.

The scoring drive lasted 10 plays and 98 yards. Ninetyone of those yards came in the fourth quarter.

“When it’s crunch time,

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STEPPING IT UP

With its win against Arkansas last weekend, the Missouri football team has reached the Southeastern Conference Championship Game for the second year in a row. This season, however, did not come without difficulties. After being shut out 34-0 against Georgia at home, the Tigers have won out, going on a six-game win streak.

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basketball

Cunningham and Porter sister additions look to develop program BRUNO VERNASCHI Assistant Sports Editor The day sophomore guard Lindsey Cunningham committed to Missouri in her junior year at Rock Bridge High School, she got a call from her sister, Sophie Cunningham.

Sophie, an eighth-grader at the time, told Lindsey she would eventually join her at Mizzou.

Lindsey didn’t pay much attention to it, but when she got home, Sophie had Missouri coach Robin Pingeton on

the phone. Sophie verbally committed to the program three days later.

The sisters had been scouted together; although Lindsey said her younger sister received her offer first, despite having never played a high school game.

The Cunninghams only played together one high school season, and both said they are looking forward to being a part of the same program next year.

“I got my work ethic from (Lindsey),” Sophie said. “She has pushed me ever since I was

little. She definitely has pushed me to become a better person off the court as well, so I really look up to her.”

Now, Sophie is a senior at Rock Bridge, where she has set a precedent. The guard has helped the Bruins win three state championships, and she recently broke the school scoring record with 1,362 points.

On the other end, her older sister has become a leader with the Tigers, stepping up this year as starting point guard

following an injury to junior guard Lianna Doty.

Lindsey said she thinks she and her sister will perform well together. “(Sophie’s) a very crafty player,” she said. “Our games aren’t too similar, but she’ll bring energy, scoring. She’s got a high basketball IQ, which is something pretty much our whole team has, but I think she’ll be able to come in at a young age and really impact the game.”

This year’s recruiting class

also includes forward Cierra Porter, who also plays at Rock Bridge and has family ties to Mizzou.

Her sister, Bri Porter, is a freshman forward on the team.

Their father, Michael Porter, is an assistant coach, and they are also Pingeton’s nieces.

The Porters have been raised on basketball. Michael Porter said that when they lived in Indiana, the whole family would play two-on-two in the

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Shamburger’s unexpected journey DANIEL WITT Staff Writer Keith Shamburger speaks with experience. He’s been through it all.

“When the going gets tough, he’s been there,” Missouri coach Kim Anderson said of his senior guard.

“No one else on this team has really been there before.”

It’d be difficult to find many college athletes in the country who have experienced the same amount of adjustments that Shamburger has had to make: three high schools, three colleges, six different coaches in eight years, two of them being fired. Shamburger has transferred schools four times in the past seven years and has lost two years of competitive basketball in the process.

“To be honest with you, I wish it never went out like this,” he said.

But it did, and it started in high school nine years ago. After attending Dominguez High School in Compton, California, his freshman year, Shamburger transferred to Lutheran High School of La Verne in Bonita, California, to play under Eric Cooper, who he had played for since he was 10 years old.

Shamburger was on Cooper’s Rising Stars of America team that won the 12-and-under Amaetur Athletic Association National Championship in 2005.

Cooper describes Shamburger as a “very competitive person,” whether it be shooting free throws or playing cards.

“Anything where he can challenge you, he will try to beat you,” Cooper said. “He has a dominating personality and he just competes.”

Their championship success together continued at the high school level. The Trojans won their first 24 games en route to a 29-1 season during Shamburger’s sophomore year. The season concluded with a California Interscholastic Federation Division V championship. Shamburger averaged 14 points per game, 6 rebounds and 7.9 assists and won the Southern Section Division’s John R. Wooden Award, given to the most valuable player in each of the five CIF Southern Section divisions.

Despite the championship and recognition, Shamburger decided to transfer to Junipero Serra High School in Gardena, California, to be closer to his home in Los Angeles.

“It definitely was tough (to lose Keith),” Cooper said. “We had a lot of good pieces, but we lost in the

championship game the next year.

If he had been there, we would’ve won.”

Shamburger then sat out his junior season due to transfer rules.

He continued to win at his third high school. His senior year consisted of a 34-2 record and another CIF championship, this time Division III. In the state championship game, Shamburger led the Cavaliers in scoring with 14 points in Junipero Serra’s 63-59 win over Bishop O’Dowd.

Shamburger averaged 21.3 points per game his senior season of high school. He added on with 4 rebounds per game, 4 assists per game and 2.3 steals per game, and was named a CIF Southern Section Co-Player of the Year for the second time.

Shamburger’s high school basketball career concluded with a 87-11 record over three high school seasons and three different schools. *** Shamburger’s journey had just begun.

Coming out of high school, Shamburger committed to San Jose State. After starting all 63 games in his first two years for the Spartans, rumors of the college firing its head basketball coach, George Nessman, began to catch fire following records of 17-16 and 9-22 in those two years. San Jose State ultimately did fire Nessman, after one more season, but Shamburger was already gone.

He couldn’t take the uncertainty, he said, so after his sophomore year he made the first transfer of his college career to Hawaii, leaving behind the 12.7 points per game and 3.7 assists per game he averaged in two seasons with the Spartans.

Shamburger sat out the 201213 season due to NCAA transfer guidelines. One year later, he started 30 of 31 games at point guard for Hawaii and led the team in assists (5.4) and free throw percentage (.832) to go along with 9.3 points per game.

But the coach firing rumors continued. Following his first season playing as a Rainbow Warrior, Shamburger began hearing once again that his head coach, Gib Arnold, would get fired. This time, Shamburger said someone told him, it would surely happen before the next season starts.

“A lot of people don’t understand the transfer situation I was in; a lot of people never will,” Shamburger said. “My coaches got fired. I just got lucky that I transferred early this

shamburger in transition Senior guard Keith Shamburger has become somewhat of a staple for the young Missouri basketball squad this season. Mizzou Arena has become Shamburger’s third home stadium as a college player.

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Missouri Tigers senior guard Keith Shamburger (right, 14) in action Nov. 16 at Mizzou Arena, in Columbia.

Missouri beat Valparaiso 56-41.

year before my coach got fired.”

Arnold and assistant coach Brandyn Akana would be fired on Oct. 28, Shamburger’s 22nd birthday.

But Shamburger had already jumped ship months earlier. On May 10, Shamburger officially transferred to Missouri, where he would both continue his education as a graduate student and play his final collegiate basketball season.

“With Hawaii, I was just dealing with a whole lot of distractions with who the coach is, who’s not the coach,” Shamburger added. “I’m just glad I’m in this situation with Coach Anderson and his first year here. I don’t have to worry about my coach getting fired.”

Just like that, Mizzou had acquired the 2013 Big West Conference’s leader in assists per game.

Shamburger said former Mizzou guard Jabari Brown played a big role in Shamburger picking Missouri.

According to Shamburger, he and Brown, who is currently playing in the NBA Development League, have been close since fifth grade, playing basketball together back in California.

Coming from Hawaii to the Midwest, Shamburger said the only downside to the transfer was his buddy Jabari not leaving him a coat.

“Jabari told me this was a good place for him like that,” Shamburger said. “I put my trust in him, and I still believe him.”

But it was the quick connection Shamburger developed with Anderson and assistant coach Bryan Tibaldi that sealed the deal.

Shamburger said he likes how Anderson pushes the Tigers but still gives them the freedom to “do what they can do.”

“When you’re a fifth-year senior and your time is limited on relationships and you build a relationship with somebody so quick like that, I had to trust him,” Shamburger said.

The trust is mutual.

In his first year with the program, Shamburger has started all six games thus far for the Tigers. He has seen an average of 31.3 minutes on the floor, good for second on the team. In that time, he is averaging 7.8 points per game, 3.2 assists per game and 2.3 rebounds.

“I’ve been pleased with what he’s done,” Anderson said. “I think he’s just going to get better and better as he continues to play.”

Anderson said his point guard doesn’t have to score to be effective.

According to the coach, Shamburger brings a sense of intelligence, maturity and stability to the court often occupied by underclassmen Tigers.

“There might be some nights where Keith will score 12 points or there might be nights where he doesn’t score, but he’s still a valuable part of our team,” Anderson said.

“You’re bringing the ball up (the court) against Arizona; they’re pretty good. You’re bringing the ball up against Purdue. Those are major teams. He’s done that.”

Anderson praises how Shamburger makes the extra pass on offense. He gives up his own shots to find his teammates for better scoring opportunities. He’s second on the team in assists, with 19.

In his high school and early collegiate career, Cooper said Shamburger was more of a shooter. But as time passed, so did Shamburger.

“He’s a very unselfish player,” Cooper said. “He gets people the ball at the right time, and takes his shots at the right time. That’s why everyone likes to play with him.”

He exhibited this in high school.

Cooper said that in their storied championship run in Shamburger’s sophomore year, Shamburger made a pass to his teammate with one second left on the clock to give them the championship win.

Cooper calls Shamburger a champion.

“He’s going to be the last man standing,” Cooper said. “No matter what he’s doing, he’s going to be the last guy holding up that ring. He won the championship with me, and he went to Serra High School and won a championship there. He wins championships wherever he goes.” *** A championship is likely not in Shamburger’s sights this season, however.

Shamburger has had his individual struggles as he leads the Tigers in turnovers. And Mizzou is unlikely to win a Southeastern Conference title, let alone an NCAA one.

Shamburger said a successful season for him would be making the tournament, something he did not do in his years at San Jose State and Hawaii. But at 3-3 and with losses against University of MissouriKansas City and Purdue, the Tigers will have to play better to get back into tournament talks. Shamburger is ready to face teams like No. 1 Kentucky (Jan. 13 and 29) and No. 18 rival Arkansas (Jan. 24 and Feb. 18).

“I want to play against the top level of competition, so that’s why I came here,” Shamburger said.

“That’s why I like it. Every night is going to be a great game. You just have to go out and go as hard as you can, and everything will work out.”

Cooper said Shamburger’s hardworking attitude has always been there. In high school, he was the one encouraging others to do extra in gym. He ran the hardest and led by example.

“He always led them the right way,” Cooper said. “He was the heart and soul of the team. He had the ball in his hand 80 percent of the time and was a coach on the floor. I didn’t have to worry about him.”

At Missouri, Shamburger has been thrown into the role as a leader.

He said he didn’t expect to have his teammates’ respect when he arrived in Columbia, and he’s been working to earn it. He has given advice to the freshman about his experiences with transferring schools.

“To this day I tell them, ‘If you transfer, just transfer because you have to,’” Shamburger said.

“I wouldn’t transfer just because I wanted to.”

Shamburger may have not wished for the journey, but he has accepted it.

“It has been a lot on me about that, but at the end of the day I really can’t think about that,” Shamburger said. “I just have to worry about how I’m here now at Missouri.”

Now in his final year of eligibility, Shamburger said he’s finally where he wants to be.

“I’m grateful I’m here,” Shamburger said. “This a ‘dream come true’ place. It’s a good opportunity for me to come out here and do what I can do. My coach has trust in me. There’s nothing else I could ask for.”

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THE MANEATER | SPORTS | DECEMBER 3, 2014

Scouting the opposition Missouri takes on Alabama Saturday in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game in Atlanta. Maneater writers Andrew McCulloch and Jason Lowenthal scouted the Crimson Tide and give their predictions for the game.

Quarterbacks

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Senior quarterback Blake Sims leads Alabama’s offense. Sims has been a model of consistency for the Crimson Tide, and he rarely makes mistakes. He leads the SEC in yards per attempt (9.1) and passing efficiency (159.5), making him the most effective quarterback in the conference. However, the Iron Bowl proved there are some cracks in the foundation.

Sims may have only thrown four interceptions through Alabama’s first 11 games of the season, but he threw three last Saturday against Auburn.

The Crimson Tide’s backfield holds a two-headed monster. Junior T.J. Yeldon provides the thunder while his teammate, sophomore Derrick Henry, supplies the lightning. Yeldon is a bruising power back who runs straight through opposing defenses. He racked up 127 yards and two touchdowns on just 17 carries against Auburn, but a lingering ankle injury could hamper him come Saturday. Fortunately for ‘Bama, Henry just had his best game of the season, bolting for 72 yards and a score while averaging 14.4 yards per carry.

Grade: B+

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Receivers Junior Amari Cooper is the best receiver in the SEC, and it’s not even close. He leads the SEC with 103 receptions on the year, nearly double his closest competitor. (Missouri’s Bud Sasser is second with 65.) Cooper also has a conference-best 1,573 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns, another league high. But the Tide has plenty of other perimeter options as well.

The speedy receiver DeAndrew White, towering tight end O.J. Howard and elusive, jack-of-alltrades specialist Christion Jones each add their own wrinkles to a dynamic offense.

Grade: A+

Offensive line The Crimson Tide’s front line is one of the biggest and baddest in the country. Anchored by senior guards Arie Kouandjio and Leon Brown and senior tackle Austin Shepherd, this unit one of the best in the entire country. The average size along Alabama’s starting offensive line is 6-foot-5 and 315 pounds, with only one player weighing in under 300. The Tide’s line has surrendered a league-best 11 sacks on the season and doesn’t draw many penalties either. Shepherd and Kouandjio may decide this game depending on how well they can contain Missouri’s pass rush led by Shane Ray and Golden.

Grade: A

Defensive line PETE PAJOR | CRIMSON WHITE STUDENT NEWSPAPER

Alabama running back TJ Yeldon (4) in action against Auburn on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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While junior Reggie Ragland certainly stands out, Alabama boasts one of the most experienced linebacker corps in the nation.

Ragland leads the team in tackles and ranks third in tackles for loss, but two other guys who will cause problems are seniors Trey DePriest and Xzavier Dickson. All three have tremendous experience against top-notch competition, have size (each are at least 6-foot-2 and 250 pounds), and are leaders on the field.

Mizzou must watch out for where Dickson lines up, however, as he often ends up on the line of scrimmage.

JK Scott is the SEC’s top punter and ranks second in the nation in punt average (47.2 yards). He has been on for 45 punts this season, including a long of 70 yards. Scott will be key in changing field position and will likely force Mizzou to go on some long drives.

Grade: A-

Secondary The Crimson Tide’s secondary, led by junior safety Landon Collins, is among the best in the nation. Collins, a preseason AllAmerican and finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award (the nation’s top defensive back) anchors a defense that ranks just sixth in the country in points allowed per game. He leads the team with three interceptions and is second with 84 tackles. Collins isn’t the only notable man in the Alabama secondary, however. Cornerback Cyrus Jones and safety Nick Perry wreak havoc on passing games as well.

Grade: A

Alabama’s defensive line will outsize and have a speed advantage over almost any team’s offensive line, including a Mizzou line that has struggled at various points throughout the season. Although Alabama’s linebackers contribute a great deal to an impressive pass rush (two of the team’s top four sack leaders are linebackers), the defensive line is very balanced, meaning it is hard to single out one man to double-team. In one-on-one matchups, the Crimson Tide’s defensive line will win nearly every time.

Grade: B+

Grade: A+

Kicker

Kick/punt return

On the other end of special teams is kicker Adam Griffith. The sophomore has struggled mightily this season, connecting on just 12 of his 18 field goal attempts. He has missed a field goal in five of the last six games in which he has attempted one. Alabama fans should feel nervous if the game rests with Griffith’s feet.

Christion Jones is up there with some of the most explosive return men in college football.

Last season, he was named SEC special teams player of the year. Although he has seen a little bit of a drop-off in his return average for both kicks and punts this year, Jones can break one at any point. He has four returns for touchdowns (two kickoff, two punt) in his career, but none this season.

Grade: C-

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Jason’s game prediction

Alabama 31, Missouri 17

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THE MANEATER | SPORTS | DECEMBER 3, 2014 The Wit of Schmidt

I am thankful for Gary Pinkel DANIEL SCHMIDT

My family and I sat down to dinner last Friday a couple of hours after Mizzou had beaten the Arkansas Razorbacks 21-14 to win the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division and its spot in the SEC title game.

Though it was the day after Thanksgiving, my mom asked everyone at the table to say something or someone they were thankful for, which is something only Susan Cahill would do the day after Thanksgiving.

We went around the table and each person ping-ponged between the standard “family” and “friends.” When it was finally my turn, I confidently said, “Gary Pinkel.”

My mom scolded me. My sister gave an “oh, c’mon” look. My sister's friends squirmed as most friends do when witnessing another family argue. And my father, Wayne-O, made eye contact with me and said, “Absolutely.”

Missouri currently has a record of 10-2 and is headed for its second straight SEC title game in Atlanta. The regular season schedule was weak (relative to those of other SEC teams) and the losses were bad, but someone had to win the East.

As marvelously as the Tigers defense has played, the credit goes to Pinkel, the oft-questioned, never-satisfied head coach. When your team is picked to finish fourth in your division, who else should get the credit?

I may have written and said otherwise, but after the Tigers lost to Georgia, I wrote them off and began turning my attention to the upcoming basketball season (not Mizzou's basketball season, mind you, just basketball in general). But Pinkel has since rallied the Tigers to six straight victories following the debacle against the Bulldogs.

The last three were especially remarkable, given that two of them were on the road to quality opponents and the last one was at home against possibly the hottest team in the country.

They haven't been pretty wins or dominant wins, but they have been wins.

People can question where we’d be if we would have beaten Indiana all they want, but in the end, it is it what is. My point there is that instead of saying, “What if we had beaten Indiana?” we should be saying, “What if we had lost to South Carolina or Arkansas and not won the division?”

Pinkel will be the first to take blame for not having his guys ready to play the Hoosiers and the last guy to take credit for the Arkansas victory. (Though in fairness, credit for the Arkansas win probably should go to senior defensive lineman Markus Golden, who sat out against Indiana.)

Pinkel has turned Mizzou into a top-20 program, as unbelievable as that sounds.

He is the winningest coach in program history and has established a tradition of excellence and winning that this university has never seen before. Regardless of how the SEC title game turns out — even with a win, the Playoff is a longshot — I hope all of Tiger nation can appreciate the team and season that Pinkel has given us.

Twenty years from now, we may be giving him a statue, and I won’t be the only one at the dinner table thankful to have him.

Q&A AARON REISS Sports Editor

with The Crimson White’s sports editor

With the Southeastern Conference Championship Game this weekend in Atlanta, The Maneater talked to Kelly Ward, the sports editor of the University of Alabama’s student newspaper, The Crimson White.

Another SEC Championship Game appearance under Nick Saban. Do people in Tuscaloosa care about division titles?

I think this season, people are excited to go back to Atlanta. I just remember my freshman year, that was when Alabama played Notre Dame in the national title. The game before was the SEC Championship. I think getting to the SEC Championship after that loss to A&M was something in itself. People were really excited about winning that.

And I think people are excited this year. I mean, Alabama had that early loss to Ole Miss, so it was kinda like, “Wait, the season’s done.” And then you’ve got this team who’s a little bit scrappy, to be honest. They get it done when their backs are against the wall. So with that, I think people are excited. And I think people realize that if Alabama were to get to the Playoff, if they win, they had to go through Atlanta.

What have you thought of the way the team reacted (to the Ole Miss loss)? With the College Football Playoff being new this year, there was kind of this hesitation or this

you get a sense that this team ever thought that? Or did the fanbase ever think that?

I think with the College Football Playoff being new, people aren’t really sure what to expect in that area. You look at the last two — of course, at Alabama you talk about national titles — you look at the last two national titles they won, and they lost one game that season — each time. A loss didn’t mean the end of the world (this season), especially when they had LSU, Mississippi State and Auburn coming up.

So I think with that, there was a little bit of a sense of “Wait, what’s going on? What happened to Alabama football?”

We talked about this as a newspaper about what to put on the front page.

When they lost to Auburn, it was this spread called “Nightmare in JordanHare” and underneath the fold was: “What would have to happen for Alabama to get back?” It was too early to tell. So I think there was a little bit of “it’s too early to tell” after the (Ole Miss loss). I think the team took that loss and kind of just started a new season and learned from mistakes, really. I mean, the Arkansas win was incredibly scrappy. It was not pretty football. That’s kind of an SEC thing: football really is just gritty. You’re not going to have that finesse to it.

With that, I think the team has a little bit of a chip on its shoulder. They kind of had to maybe prove themselves again. I think because of that loss — you can never tell for sure — you look at the games where they got behind:

they got behind against Arkansas, against LSU, against Auburn, you see them come back. You have to wonder if maybe that was because they had lost one, so then it really was: They had to win or their season was done.

about this Alabama team?

Besides (receiver) Amari Cooper?

The grit of the team. The offense has been very impressive to watch with (offensive coordinator Lane) Kiffin coming in. And (quarterback Blake) Sims has been impressive to watch. He’s been here five years now. He just is The Guy. It’s really impressive to watch that offense. And honestly, the defense too. Kind of that red zone defense. Everyone compared them to last year’s defense, which was impressive too. Alabama always seems to have a very good defense. And so kind of watching the team form its own identity after last year, and after the disappointment they had last year.

Yeah, what have you thought of Sims in his first year as a starter?

Probably the best first-year starter quarterback Alabama’s ever had. What?

Seven interceptions (all season)? He had four going into the last game, and come back from that, as a first-year starter, to come back from a 12-point deficit (against Auburn) and help lead the team? It’s pretty impressive. He’s very well liked on the team, and you can tell that.

thing about the Tide this season?

The ongoing joke, or not even joke: Alabama for a very long time has had a very good punter. The offense doesn’t have to get it done. They can punt the ball. Their special teams has been good with (defending) returns; they’ve been keeping them pretty small.

Most surprising, really, was the Iron Bowl. In the press box I was talking to the people next to me … I was like, I don’t think they’re coming back from this. … That comeback was so surprising. I don’t know if the team in recent past could do it like they’ve done.

is going to be a bit overwhelmed here.

I wouldn’t say that.

Missouri can exploit, what is it?

If they’re going to exploit anything, it’s the secondary. I think Alabama’s secondary can be easily exposed, as you can see. I think it’ll be interesting how they respond to it and whether or not you see the same matchups you saw with Auburn — if you see Eddie Jackson starting again, or Bradley Sylve. Secondary all season has been kind of an issue. Kind of been seen as the weak point.

With Missouri being considered an underdog in the game, how do the Alabama players appear to be approaching this game? Are they already kind of looking forward, beyond Missouri?

Well, they’re pretty well-trained with media to say, “They’ve got the 24-hour rule and they’re focusing on Missouri.” I think they really are. Like I said, they have a chip on their shoulder.

They know they have to beat Missouri to have any postseason hopes beyond just a bowl game. … They saw what happened when they don’t do anything past the Auburn game. They had a very similar aspect to them last year with the Iron Bowl last year and then the Sugar Bowl. Two losses. Landon Collins, the safety, said pretty much that they’d run them out the stadium.

So, I think they’re taking every team pretty seriously. And I think they also saw what happens when you don’t take a team as seriously as you should, and that was Western Carolina.

deserves to be in the playoffs?

No, because I think you’re going to see two Big 12 teams. I think Mizzou will somehow have helped the Big 12 after leaving them. I think you’d see TCU and Baylor get in. I don’t think Ohio State can get in. But of course there’s a lot of things that can happen, but I don’t think Alabama losing gets them (the Crimson Tide) in. Unless Florida State loses, which I don’t see happening, actually.

think so? prediction?

I wouldn’t say completely overwhelmed. It’s a championship game. Anything can happen.

I hate doing scores. I do think it’ll be Alabama — go 27-21.

I agree with you in a respect. Just the talent level is so different. thought.

A little different.

(Reiss went Alabama.)

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On Mizzou’s next offensive series, Marcus Murphy capped

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“Neither (Bri nor Cierra) loved the game or was super

linebacker play and physical defensive linemen could present problems for Missouri.

“It’s another game,” Mauk said. “It’s just got a title on it.”

Mizzou comes in as 13.5point underdogs against the Crimson Tide, but senior defensive lineman Markus Golden said the team doesn’t even pay attention to the “underdog” role anymore.

“We respect ourselves,”

Golden said. “We know what we can do. Now, we’re just trying to bring this program a championship.”

Not many are giving the Tigers a chance against Alabama, but if the game comes down to the final 15 minutes, Pinkel likely won’t be handing out hot dogs along the sideline.

talented to begin with,” Michael said. “But they put in the time along with their brothers and started to love it, and it got to the point where it wasn’t me dragging them along, they were pretty much driving the bus.”

Bri said her sister has always been her best friend. From

playing on the same team to having the same friends, the pair has done everything together.

“Having (Cierra) here with me feels right,” Bri said. “I’m really excited. I’ve been looking forward to it for a really long time and it’s finally arrived.”

The two new pairs of sisters will join twin juniors Morgan and Maddie Stock to round up a total of six sisters.

The incoming Cunningham said she thinks the family dynamic, along with the Rock Bridge connection, will help the team out.

“Us four sisters get along so well, and we read each other so well,” Sophie said. “I think having so many sisters on the team next year is really going to help our chemistry. If that spreads throughout the whole team, hopefully we can get something really special going.”

This season marks the debut of the new College Football Playoff, in which the nation’s top four teams will play for the championship.

Maneater staff writer Jason Lowenthal gives this week’s predictions for the field of four.

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Forcing six turnovers, Texas Christian shut down archrival Texas in a 48-10 victory last weekend. There are a large amount of fans clamoring for Baylor or Ohio State to be ahead of TCU in the playoff, but clearly, the committee thinks otherwise. A narrow four-point win over Kansas didn’t move the Horned Frogs down, so a 38-point win should only move them up. TCU will conclude the regular season against Iowa State.

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Florida State capped off an undefeated regular season in a way only the Seminoles could. The Florida Gators had the entire college football nation on its back against the Seminoles this week and shot themselves in the foot one too many times. FSU quarterback Jameis Winston threw four interceptions, but Gators quarterback Treon Harris threw two as well. The Gator kicker Austin Hardin missed two late field goals, allowing the Seminoles to escape yet again. It will be Florida State pitted against a Georgia Tech team on the rise for the ACC title. Don’t be surprised to see the Yellow Jackets come out on top.

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has benefited late in games.

“I think that’s in his makeup, his DNA,” Pinkel said. “He’s playing better and better each week.”

The offense will have a significant challenge against Alabama in the SEC championship game. Crimson Tide safety Landon Collins is widely considered to be one of the top defensive forces in the nation. Alabama’s strong

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off an 85-yard drive with a go-ahead rushing touchdown.

The defense forced a turnover to clinch the victory. Fans rushed the field while Ray Charles’ “Georgia on My Mind” played in the background.

The team’s fourth quarter success started with Mauk’s improved decision-making.

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