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February 18, 2015

The Maneater turns 60 KATIE POHLMAN Editor-in-Chief

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MU nursing students follow directions given by their instructor at the clinical labs of the Sinclair School of Nursing on Feb. 11.

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State faces nursing shortage

Officials say an aging population is worsening the shortage. ESTHER SEAWELL Staff Writer As state officials attempt to relieve a significant shortage of nursing professionals in Missouri,

nursing educators are asking the state for additional resources to keep up with demand. Out of 114 Missouri counties, 109 are currently labeled as “health professional shortage areas,” Missouri Nurses Association spokesman Sarah Felts said. These counties do not have sufficient access to health care providers in their area. The

shortage will only get worse with the aging population, said Roxanne McDaniel, associate dean of the Sinclair School of Nursing. “(The shortage will grow) because of the increase in nurses that will be retiring,” she said. “In Missouri, over a third of the nurses are 55 and older. And we

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COMOtion to showcase improv teams

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Seven college improvisation teams and three professional improvisation troupes will be showcasing their talents at the COMOtion Improv Festival this weekend.

Jake Wallach said. “And then on the eighth year, it would be a really big year, but the idea was turned down by (the Department of Student Activities). They helped us sponsor it, and didn’t really want to call it that, just because it’s really confusing.”

NEWS It’s Vag Mons time! For the first time, this year MU will present two shows.

NEWS The long-running “Stitch ‘n Bitch” helps students ease midweek stress.

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This is the third year of the improvisation festival, but the second year with its current name. During the first year, it was called “The University of Missouri Improv Festival.” “I think … the president at the time wanted to call it ‘The 8th Annual 1st Annual Improv Festival,’” MU Improv member

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Sixty years ago today, Joel J. Gold published the first issue of “The Maneater” on Feb. 18, 1955. Before that, it was called “The Missouri Student,” a paper originally published in 1926. The new name and leadership under Gold promised a more aggressive stance on reporting and journalism, something the university had not seen before. Since then, The Maneater has striven to produce the best content possible. For 60 years, under 61 editors-in-chief and at least half a dozen newsroom locations, Maneater staffers have lived by the age-old manifesto: “If you want to keep us out, better bar the door. And don’t try getting rough or screaming ‘libel’ when a Maneater reporter crashes your meetings. When The Maneater gets mad, all hell is going to break loose. You’ve been warned.” Throughout our existence, The Maneater has served as the main source of campus news and coverage of student organizations and the Missouri Students Association. We have provided coverage of city, state and national news that apply to campus. Recently, we’ve opened a focus on long-form and profile stories. We’ve also provided an open forum for students to share their viewpoints and opinions about current issues that affect their daily lives. The Maneater has changed to fit the ever-evolving field of journalism, winning many awards along the way. From we’re exploring the possibilities of multimedia and long-form journalism, to designing a new website (which has happened roughly six times), Maneater staffers have always been given the opportunity to explore journalism. Whether students spend one year at the publication or four, The Maneater has provided a family for many of those who have walked through the door, picked up a pitch, designed a page or taken a photo for us. The Maneater has helped students discover their passion for journalism, earn internships or find their voice on a campus that is constantly growing and changing. This publication holds a different place in each staff member’s heart and sticks with them through their alumni years. While today marks a significant milestone for the history of the newspaper, it also marks the beginning of a new era of journalism and a new era of The Maneater. As journalism continues to progress toward a almost completely digital industry, college newspapers are having to decided whether or not they will continue to print a physical copy. While The

MOVE Another cure for February monotony: the PS Gallery’s Late Winter Exhibit.

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An MU student performs her poem during The Womanhood Collective event Feb. 11 at The Shack in the MU Student Center. The night of performance was held to benefit the MU Vagina Monologues.

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Vagina Monologues inspire change

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Students at Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication, where Missouri School of Journalism dean candidate David Kurpius is a professor, simply call him Kurpius. It’s not a sign of disrespect, he said, but a sign of the deeper connection he’s made with them. Kurpius visited MU for an open forum Tuesday. The forum was originally scheduled for Monday, but was rescheduled when campus closed due to snow. Kurpius said he loves students, and that they should always come first. Student leadership, he said, is critical for student development. “When I became a news director (at WMGT-TV), I found that I have a knack for building journalists,” Kurpius said. “You can build a lot more journalists at a university than you can in the news room.” The core of Kurpius’ goals, he said, is student success and entrepreneurship. Kurpius acknowledged MU’s elite status in the world of journalism, and said he hopes to expand and grow that legacy. “The foundation is strong but this will require strategic work and focusing of resources … to make sure that we are moving in a direction that maintains and expands and moves forward in the legacy of the school,” he said. Kurpius previously worked as an associate dean for undergraduate studies and administration at the Manship School of Mass Communications and interim director of student media at Louisiana State University. He is

A spotlight will beam down on junior Adrienne Donica as she stands before the audience in the Missouri Theatre.

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This is the first year there will be two performances of the monologues.

She will approach the microphone, holding a piece of paper. Along with her castmates, Donica will open her mouth and spout a rapid-fire, comprehensive list of different slang terms for vaginas. It’s not about getting a rise out of people and, as far as Donica is concerned, it is a far cry from a feminist extreme. Rather, the moments Donica spends on stage will serve as her opportunity to

inspire awareness about women’s issues going on in the community and on the global scene. Donica is just one of 140 MU women who will take the stage Saturday for The Vagina Monologues. Performances will be at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The women are adapting Eve Ensler’s “Vagina Monologues” in an effort to

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Behavioral Health

Active Minds combat mental health stigma

GEORGE ROBERSON Staff Writer Active Minds Mizzou is trying to eliminate the stigma that surrounds mental illness. The student-run organization does this by promoting mental health awareness through various events and through peer outreach. Active Minds Mizzou was adopted by the Wellness Resource Center in 2013, Active Minds advisor Christine Glissmann said, but it has been on campus for about 10 years. It was housed in the Counseling Center before moving to the Wellness Resource Center.

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THE NATIONAL NORMS OF AMERICAN FRESHMEN IN 2014

The New York Times published a story Feb. 5 on how more college freshmen are reporting feeling depressed than ever. The story linked to a survey done by the University of California, Los Angeles that surveyed over 150,000 students nationwide.

9.5 percent of respondents had felt Those who felt “overwhelmed” by “frequently depressed” during the past schoolwork and extracurricular year, an increase from the 6.1 commitments rose from 27.1 percent percent reported five years ago. to 34.6 percent. BEN KOTHE // GRAPHICS MANAGER

THE MANEATER | NEWS | FEBRUARY 18, 2015

New center aims to empower female engineers The center is funded by an anonymous donation of $330,000. CLAIRE SCHWARK Reporter A new program within the College of Engineering hopes to promote women’s roles in engineering and to enhance female students’ education in the college. The Women in Engineering Center celebrated its launch with an open house event Feb. 3. The center was made possible by an anonymous donation of $330,000 and will provide female engineering students with resources and support, such as access to study sessions and career advising. Through the center, students can participate in organizations like the Mizzou Women Mentoring Women Program; Alpha Omega Epsilon, an engineering sorority; and the Society of Women Engineers. Jayme Gardner, the center’s COURTESY OF SHELBY KARDELL, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING programs coordinator, said one Women in Engineering Center Director Kate Trauth and Programs Coordinator Jayme Gardner at the center’s launch event Jan. 29. The center hopes to of the center’s goals includes promote better representation of women in engineering. assessing the climate of the college to get a handle on Lisa Wilken, president of the She said the SWE is especially continuing to face more and Class, Gardner said. She said this what the student and faculty Society of Women Engineers, involved in recruiting more women more complicated problems both program will allow a select group experiences are in terms of said the new center’s initiatives into the field. It previously headed technically and societally,” Trauth of passionate and elite students to diversity and how welcomed could help transform the overall the mentoring program before said. “If we can broaden the scope of develop leadership skills, a plan to and supported students feel. culture within engineering, the founding of the Women in the individuals who are addressing impact the world and connect to Out of 3,795 students which she said she believes is a Engineering Center, which will these problems, I think we’ll have resources. enrolled in the College of major part of the problem. now take reins of the mentorship better results. If you ask more minds Gardner said the center will host Engineering in 2014, 656 were “We’re not trying to fix our program. who bring different experiences career service workshops geared female or about 17.3 percent. women,” Wilken said. “We’re The SWE also visits middle to the table, I think that can just toward women, focusing topics like Gardner said trying to fix schools to host Girl Scout Day, improve that creative process.” companies’ attitude toward women the college has the attitudes during which they complete projects The center also seeks to connect IF YOU ASK seen many of t o w a r d s with students and inform them students with opportunities and and minorities. MORE MINDS Through its programs, the center its first-year our women. about the roles of engineers. other students to improve the female students seeks to eliminate pre-existing Getting the WHO BRING “(The students) can look at community within the school, and minority conversation somebody and say, ‘Oh, I can see Gardner said. A major issue that barriers present to women in the DIFFERENT s t u d e n t s going is what myself in that role. I could see myself needs to be addressed is lack of College of Engineering and enhance transition from EXPERIENCES TO it’s really as an engineer,’” Trauth said. engagement of female students students’ experience, Gardner said. engineering, about.” Heather Hunt, assistant Trauth’s own inspiration to within the college, she said, which THE TABLE, I THINK which is A large become an engineer came from can lead to those students’ failure to professor of bioengineering and THAT CAN JUST predominantly f a c t o r having six older sisters to look see past things in which engineering faculty advisor for MWMW, said in male, to other keeping more up to, a support system that is is often associated: cars, planes and IMPROVE THAT an email that she is excited about math-intensive women from now replicated by the Women in trains. CREATIVE PROCESS.” the center’s focus on increasing fields despite engineering is Engineering Center, she said. The center hopes to address this engagement of female engineering their high grade that science, “I had these wonderful role issue by creating new programs that students. point averages. t e c h n o l o g y, KATE TRAUTH models of women who were going will broaden the its ability to meet “It’s great that our donors and “The problem engineering director and Croft for what they wanted. I had my own student needs. Gardner said the our university have realized the doesn’t lie with and math associate professor of personal support network,” Trauth center hopes to create a student the women,” fields are potential of all of our students in civil and environmental said. “I think it is so important that advisory board that will develop dayGardner said. not often engineering, and that they want engineering we provide that.” to-day programs and other ideas. “It lies with the presented to She said lack of diversity in “They’ll give us student to help them succeed,” she said. “I environment young women also think we have an opportunity they’re placed in. It’s something as career options, said Kate engineering can have negative experience and student voice,” to showcase what a coordinated about what we’re doing that Trauth, the center’s director consequences over time, especially Gardner said. The center also hopes to create effort to improve recruitment and isn’t right. 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flourish in engineering because it’s just not their interest, and not because they feel like they don’t fit in with this environment.” According to an American Sociological Association study, women studying engineering have lower confidence levels than their male counterparts. The story attributes this issue to engineering’s association with men and masculinity, leading to differential treatment based on gender during engineering education.

to be able to clearly understand what it means to be an engineer. She said students should not be gripped by engineering only because they excel at math and science. “Engineering, at its core, is about helping people,” she said. “Sometimes we don’t do a good enough job talking about that.” Programs within the center, such as the Society of Women Engineers, a mentoring program, and AOE help serve as outreach and support in order to better explain engineering’s purposes to young students, girls and boys alike, Wilken said.

Women only made up 18.6% In 2011, 81.4% of all undergraduates enrolled in an engineering program in the u.s. were men. Source: National Science Foundation

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‘Stitch ‘n Bitch’ provides midweek stress relief The name ‘Stitch ‘n Bitch’ is a way to reclaim undervalued “women’s work.” WAVERLY COLVILLE Staff Writer For students who easily get tied up in the stresses of college life, from classes to tests to projects, the Women’s Center hosts a program called Stitch ‘n Bitch. The program, held from 4-6 p.m. every Wednesday, provides students with an opportunity to cope with their stress by learning how to crochet and meet new people. Sophomore Brittani Savage, co-coordinator of Stitch ‘n Bitch, teaches students how to knit and crochet. Before, she said she didn’t know how to do either and learned through this program. “I started out as a regular Women’s Center employee and now I help run Stitch ‘n Bitch,” Savage said. “I really like the idea of teaching someone something that is a dying art. It’s cool to make something with your hands and be able to say you made it.” The event offers different projects to make while knitting and crocheting. They recently added friendship bracelets to the program as a part of the Love Your Body Week event held in October. Two friends, freshmen Erin Farmer and Jamie Seibert, said they started attending Stitch ‘n Bitch this semester. “I’ve always wanted to learn how to knit and crochet, so this is the perfect place to do it,” Farmer said. “I’ve never done it before, but they taught us what we should do. I’m starting to understand what I’m doing now, so it’s very calming.” This event also provides Seibert with a place to relax

ZACH BAKER | PHOTO EDITOR

MU students knit and crochet together Feb. 11 at the Women’s Center in the MU Student Center. The Stitch ‘n Bitch event is held by the Women’s Center every Wednesday.

and get away from the stress of college. “It’s a fun atmosphere,” Seibert said. “It’s very calm and inclusive. It’s one of my favorite things to come to during the week.” Stitch ‘n Bitch is not exclusive to MU. The name Stitch ‘n Bitch was a slang term referring to social knitting groups since World War II. In 2003, “Stitch ‘n Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook” was published as an instructional knitting book. Since then, knitting clubs of the same name have emerged all over the world. The name itself is a way to

reclaim undervalued “women’s work,” according to the Women’s Center website. Savage said she hopes this activity helps people take time to themselves and deal with problems they may be dealing with. “You’ll find people that come in here to let some steam off, but once they start getting into their projects they calm down and forget what they came here to bitch about,” she said. “It’s a good activity to get you centered and zone you out if you’re really anxious about something. It’s a nice way to take some time for yourself.” On average, anywhere from

10 to 25 people attend the event, Savage said. No matter what your level of knitting or crocheting skill, all are welcome to work on or start a new project. The event is open-house style, meaning students can come and go as they please. Farmer said she encourages other students to attend to meet new people and learn a new skill. “I like being around different people that I wouldn’t run into just being in class,” she said. “Don’t be intimidated if you don’t know what you’re doing. The people here know what they’re doing so you’ll pick it

up pretty quickly. It’s really rewarding.” Savage said she hopes this has a positive impact on the people who attend and this activity continues to spread. “I hope it creates a whole new world of crafty people that can pick up anything because sometimes crocheting and knitting is pretty hard to pick up depending on who you are,” she said. “If you can pick up this, you can pick up pretty much anything. I hope this helps boost people’s selfesteem.”

to the Highway Patrol’s records. There’s been a 10 percent decrease in violent crimes from 2013 to 2014. That’s an average of about 14 fewer violent crimes per month, excluding July, which wasn’t included in the 2014 records. Latisha Stroer, Columbia Police Department public information officer, said CPD has made many efforts to reduce violent crimes in Columbia. She said CPD was trying to keep the same officers in their respective beats to work with the community in their area to help solve crime problems. “We did a lot of different efforts throughout the year of geographic policing in different areas of town,” she said. CPD also had two-man units in Douglass Park and in the

northeast section of town off of Brown School Road. Two-man units are two police officers in a car stationed somewhere in town to increase safety, Stroer said. “The two-man units were there to build relationships in the community policing,” she said. “(They) handle all the calls for service in those areas and work with the community in reducing crime.” CPD Public Information Officer Bryana Maupin said many factors are responsible for the decreases. “I think that there’s a lot of things that play a role into the decrease of violent crime,” she said. Violent crimes have been decreasing in not only Columbia but also Missouri statewide.

Missouri’s violent crimes have been decreasing for the past three years. In 2014, there were 1,234 fewer violent crimes reported than in 2012 according to Missouri State Highway Patrol records. Over the past year, however, the rate of violent crime per month seems to vary in Columbia. Reports of violent crimes went from 19 in January 2014, to 31 in June, to 54 in September and back down to 35 in December. MU Police Department spokesman Brian Weimer said MUPD hasn’t noticed any changes in terms of the rate of violent crimes. “To be honest, we haven’t seen any big ups or downs,” he said. “Some years are slightly up; some years are slightly down.”

The number of property crimes also decreased from 2013 to 2014, with 748 fewer reported. Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, robbery and arson. Stroer said this might be because of CPD’s efforts to reduce burglaries during MU’s breaks. “We focused … on getting a lot of information out to the community as well as students about the breaks and how to prevent burglaries from occurring,” she said. “We also had officers that were in uniform and in plain clothes who were working overtime in marked and unmarked vehicles, going around neighborhoods and trying to prevent burglaries from occurring.”

Columbia continues trend of decreasing violent crimes

Community policing has helped lower crime rates, the police department said. HAILEY STOLZE Staff Writer Violent crimes have been consistently decreasing since 2011 in Columbia — crimes in 2014 were down nearly 35 percent from 2011. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, as defined by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Reports of violent crimes went from 582 accounts in 2011, to 476 in 2012, to 416 in 2013, to 377 in 2014, according

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Two independent teams from Chicago will open for both nights. The troupe “Sand” will go on the first night and “Sugar” will open the second night. Two MU alumni are current members of Sugar, and will be performing with them during the festival. Six other college teams, in addition to MU’s team, will perform at the festival. The colleges represented include Ohio University, Washington

have an aging population, so that makes it more difficult.” School of Nursing Dean Judith Miller said a major part of the problem is that medical settings like critical care, neonatal, cardiac intensive care and neuro-ICU facilities require a higher patient-to-nurse ratio than other types of care facilities. States like Missouri have been taking various measures to increase the number of nurses. According to the American Association of Colleges for Nursing, these measures include the creation of state-backed programs that would connect universities and employers. The UM System Board of Curators recently approved

University, Ohio State, Kansas State, Missouri State and the University of Illinois. Friendships among many of the teams have formed over the years as a result of going to various festivals and seeing each other perform. “We grow so much by getting feedback and seeing other groups perform, and we've made some great friendships by going to festivals and competitions over the last few years,” said Lianna Cohen, a member of Washington University’s “K.A.R.L. Improv” team. Matt Roeder, president of Kansas State’s “On the Spot Improv,” said the team is

a supplemental fee increase of $20 per credit hour for the School of Nursing. Miller said these funds will be used to keep students from having to pay extra lab fees and update the equipment in the school’s simulation center. “Replacing equipment is an ongoing need, and the machines in the simulation center are used by students to become confident before they go to a clinical setting,” she said. “The simulation center is very important to educating our students, and in order to maintain the facilities … we need to have monies to do so.” During a Jan. 15 presentation to the board, Miller said the funds are also necessary in hiring additional faculty that would help balance the school’s student-to-faculty ratio in clinical settings. A ssistant Teaching

excited to see everyone again. “Something I’m personally looking forward to is watching new members of ‘On the Spot’ getting immersed in their first improv festival,” Roeder said. “Being at an improv festival, with so many people that also love doing what you love, is a truly unique and rewarding experience.” MU’s improvisational team for this festival,“Fatt Motis,” consists of six members: Wallach, Clint Cannon, Jason Clark, Josh Ejnes, Drew Kohler and Chase Newman. Each team will have between 15 and 20 minutes to perform onstage. Cannon and Wallach

Professor Gina Oliver said she believes the state government could also offer a loan forgiveness or grants for universities for additional funding. “The state government could help universities ease the nursing shortage … for students wishing to enter the profession of nursing or become nursing faculty,” she said. “Students could then be required to work in Missouri as a nurse for a selected number of years or mandate repayments of monies.” McDaniel said additional government initiatives could help add to the resources that the School of Nursing is currently using to train nursing students. “It would help if we had more state funding for higher education so that we could have more faculty, have a building that could accommodate all of our

said it’s more of a showcase to highlight each team’s talents rather than a competition. “It’s a chance for everyone to get together and see what the other colleges are doing improv-wise, a chance just to bond over this thing that we have in common, and also show Mizzou how widespread improv is, and how funny our friends at other schools are,” Cannon said. This year the Improvised Shakespeare Company, a Chicago-based professional team, will perform at the festival on Feb. 21. Team members Joey Bland, Brendan Dowling and Blaine

students and could admit more students, because we turn away a large number every year,” she said. According to the Missouri Department of Economic Development, registered nurses, licensed practical and vocational nurses, and nursing aides are jobs with the highest number of openings for recent graduates. McDaniel said most nursing graduates at MU take jobs in acute care settings, such as intensive care, maternal-child and adult health units. Graduates tend to enter these fields because of their maximum impact on patients and the number of positions available due to the ratio requirements. “Nursing is a fabulous profession, one that is the ultimate of altruism,” Miller said. “We give ourselves to the comfort, well-being and health of others.”

Swen are attending the festival with the goal to create an ad-libbed play based on a suggestion from the audience, which is then spoken and performed in the style of a Shakespeare play. The festival begins Friday at The Shack in the MU Student Center. Sand will kick off the event at 7 p.m. and the college teams will follow. On the next night, the festival will move to Stotler Lounge in Memorial Union where Sugar will open for the Improvised Shakespeare Company at 7:30 p.m.

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THE MANEATER | NEWS | FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Family, friends and faculty gather to honor scholar killed in accident

MU Friendship Association of Chinese Students and Scholars raised more than $20,000 for Zou’s family. DUN LI Reporter

A memorial service was held Feb. 13 at Reynolds Alumni Center for Kui Zou, a scholar from China who was killed in a car accident Jan. 22. Family, friends and students along with faculty members attended the service and took turns sharing memories of Zou with others. Zou was born in Hunan Province in 1990. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University in 2011, she continued to pursue a doctorate in solid mechanics at the same university. Sponsored by the National Chinese Scholarship Council, she came to MU as a visiting scholar to engage in a oneyear research program in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

in December 2014. She was as he tried to go over his struck and killed by a car on thoughts on this tragedy. Providence Road on the night “I still cannot believe that of Jan. 22, at the age of 24. such a lovely young lady has left David Currey, assistant this beautiful world forever,” director of the MU International Guo said. “May she rest in Center, began the service by peace.” conveying condolences to the Robert Schwartz, Interim family of Zou on behalf of the Dean of the College of MU family. Engineering , l a m e n te d “We have lost a very talented that Zou’s brilliant life was and promising young scholar, tragically cut short. and our “ T h e hearts are u n fairness WE NEVER ASKED broken,” in the FOR MUCH. WE Currey said. unexpected “The sorrow JUST WANTED TO LEAD and tragic is not only incident A HAPPY LIFE WITH d e e p l y that halted OUR FAMILY, ALL OF US felt by the her bright f a m i l y , f u t u r e TOGETHER. WE NEVER friends and filled all of GOT TO FULFILL OUR colleagues us at the here at MU, College of PROMISE.” but also by Engineering PENGJIE ZOU those from first with Zou’s brother B e i j i n g shock and Jiaotong then with University.” unbelievable sorrow,” Schwartz Xiaoyu Guo, chairman of said. “On behalf of the College MU Friendship Association of of Engineering, we express our Chinese Students and Scholars deepest condolences to her (FACSS), who took charge of family and friends. We will not arranging for Zou’s family to forget her.” come to the U.S., kept choking The majority of Zou’s family up and had to pause his speech traveled from China to attend

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to her affairs after she had passed away. Her mother could not come due to health reasons. Zou’s elder brother, Pengjie, shared their family story with others at the service with a shaking voice filled with grief. Zou came from a family of four in the rural area of Hunan. For decades, the family had lived their lives in toil and the misery of poverty. They never had a place of their own, and Pengjie and his little sister sought shelter from relatives so their parents could pursue whatever work they could find in the cities. Zou’s father could not get his fingerprints registered for a visa to come to the U.S. as years of harsh work had already rendered his hands too callused, according to a newsletter from FACSS. Although Zou and Pengjie were looked down upon by their peers throughout their lives, he said, with the support of parents, they worked their way up in academia and were both admitted into universities. Pengjie said he and his little sister had made a promise to each other that while Pengjie would join the workforce and strive to provide for their

family as soon as possible, Zou would put forth her best effort to achieve academic success in higher education. “We never asked for much,” Pengjie said. “We just wanted to lead a happy life with our family, all of us together. We never got to fulfill our promise.” “She will always be the pride and honor of our family, forever,” Pengjie continued. “I feel like as if she never left us.” At the end of the service, Zou’s father bowed to thank all those who helped and cared. Afterwards, FACSS president Wenyi Lu disclosed that the fundraising campaign for Zou’s family had raised close to $20,000, which will be donated directly to the family. Lu said that the members of FACSS will pursue the followup progress of the incident, including any legal action that would potentially arise. “We are not yet certain if (the family of Zou) would choose to hire a lawyer or have a representative of legal presence,” Lu said. “We will stay closely in touch with any update.”

Consultant would create ‘master plan’ for COMO Connect Falling ridership on COMO Connect spurs desire to create master plan for public transportation in Columbia. RUTH SERVEN Staff Writer

Since COMO Connect was introduced last August, the city’s bus system has seen a decline in ridership and continued criticism from various community voices. Columbia will submit a proposal in March to hire a consultant to develop a long-term plan for COMO Connect that will best serve various groups efficiently.

Drew Brooks, a manager in the Public Works department, said that the city’s current master transit plan was created in the early 2000s based on the old hub model that centered around Wabash Station, so it is outdated. “We need to revamp our master plan to reflect how people currently use the public transportation system and how we think people will use it in the future,” he said. Ridership of the bus system has been decreasing since 2011. In August, when fares were free, ridership increased 17 percent over 2013 numbers, but ridership quickly fell below 2013 numbers in the fall, bottoming at 33 percent below 2013 numbers in October.

Two apartment complexes that bought passes for their residents did not renew those contracts this year, Brooks said, leaving only three complexes that utilize COMO Connect. Brooks said there are no plans to expand the transportation budget, but he estimates that hiring a consultant for the project will cost between $100,000 and $300,000. “At the end of the day, this is really a funding problem,” Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas said. Comparable college towns across the Midwest have three to five times the transportation budget as Columbia and have expansive bus systems, Thomas said. “In Lawrence (Kansas),

Ames (Iowa) and ChampaignUrbana (Illinois), students ride the buses for free,” he said. “There is a fee attached to their tuition, which is the student’s contribution to the bus system, but they don’t buy passes or fares. In those towns, students tend not to bring cars. MU doesn’t do that and has traditionally always planned for students who bring cars.” Thomas said he has been a longtime advocate of public transportation and sustainable energy and sees COMO Connect as an example of how to encourage more Columbia residents to give up their commutes for bus rides. “This is a huge opportunity to bring in best practices from across the country,” he said.

“We can look at demographic trends and bring in a consultant who has worked with forwardthinking cities, bring in students and faculty and small businesses and create a robust community conversation about this topic.” Brooks said he hopes to submit the proposal to hire a consultant in March. If approved, the city will search for a consultant in April and May. Throughout that process, he said, he wants to include all types of Columbia residents. “It’s very important that we include the universities in this process,” Brooks said. “Students make up half of our ridership, and we have to include faculty and students on the campuses in our committees.”

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currently the interim vice chancellor for enrollment at LSU. K ur piu s ’ prev iou s administrative experience helped him become one of the four finalists, said Clyde Bentley, associate professor of journalism who is a member of the search committee. “We have a professional school, so we want to have people with professional experience,” Bentley said. “We’re also a star academic school, so we want to have someone who has the knowledge of research.” Kurpius said this experience helped prepare him for the work of a dean. He said he now has an understanding of how upper levels of the universities work. Along with his previous experience at WMGT-TV, Kurpius worked for WTTV-TV as a production assistant and WTIUTV as master control. Kurpius said his jobs in journalism helped him develop the connection between journalism and democracy. “The importance of newspapers

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raise awareness about issues facing the female community, such as oppression and sexual violence. Some of the monologues will contain acting, but others will simply be read. Tickets are $12 before Saturday at the MSA/GPC Box Office in the MU Student Center, and $15 at the door. The event serves as a fundraiser for Columbia-based organizations, such as True North and The L.E.A.D. Institute, that exist to aid women facing domestic and sexual violence. The MU-based Stop Traffic Columbia will also benefit from the Vagina Monologues, as will individuals who receive personally tailored support through a survivors fund set up on campus. This will be the first year that the Vagina Monologues will be performed twice at MU. Donica said two performances will help expand the reach of the play. “Two shows this year is a really cool change,” she said. “It just means that we have that much more exposure within the community and have the ability to raise that much more money.” Donica said she hopes her performance in the Vagina Monologues will be an educational tool and catalyst for change within the Columbia community and onward, hopefully. “Even through all the serious moments, I do think people leave the show feeling very aware about new things but also empowered,” Donica said. Junior Shelby Fullerton said MU’s performance of the Vagina Monologues is just one in a series of international monologues meant to end violence against women. “Different women put on monologues at universities and communities and cities to try to spread the word about the

THE MANEATER | NEWS | FEBRUARY 18, 2015 and television stations and radio stations is upholding the information exchange that is critical to a democratic society,” he said. Kurpius went on to emphasize three key points during his forum: collaboration, diversity and change. While Kurpius said having faculty input is important to improving the school, he believes student feedback is equally crucial. Kurpius said as dean, he would have an open, collaborative and conversational style of authority. However, he warned not to mistake that for indecisiveness. Collaboration between students and faculty would require student interaction, Kurpius said. To build this connection, he said he would work to encourage more students to attend events that affect them, like the journalism dean forums. Bringing more diversity to MU is another main goal for Kurpius. Recruiting students from all over the world with various ethnic and religious backgrounds will help further diversify MU students’ experience, he said. Kurpius said being exposed to diversity could help students empowerment of women and also the violence that many women have faced,” she said. As a first-time performer, Fullerton will be perform the monologue entitled “Crooked Braid” that speaks to issues of oppression faced by women in Native American communities. Donica will be taking to the stage for the second year. She said she enjoys being part of a production that influenced her so profoundly when she saw it performed during her freshmen year. “I went freshman year, actually by myself, and just had the greatest time,” Donica said. “It’s such a great show. It’s just very emotional and funny. I just really left it feeling so empowered, and so I knew I had to do it the next year.” Now two years later, Donica, along with many of her castmates, has spent multiple hours every Sunday since November preparing the monologues, understanding identities outside of herself and becoming educated on women’s issues in order to ensure an impactful performance. Fullerton said the monologues reflect a variety of themes and women’s issues. She said the Vagina Monologues exist not to offend but rather to point out societal issues and call for change. “A lot of people hear ‘Vagina Monologues’ and think it’s just a bunch of radical feminists, but it’s not that at all,” Fullerton said. Rather, she said she believes the event has the ability to impact a variety of audience members. “I hope (audiences take away) that female empowerment and feminism are very important and the fight to end the violence is not over,” Fullerton said. “This is something that affects everyone, not just women, and it’s very important. I just think people should try to go into it with an open mind.”

understand the world in which they work. A student needs to do so for when they report on controversial subjects such as the events in Ferguson, he said. “Free speech is critical, but so is the cultural understanding of the issues at hand,” he said. Change was another point Kurpius emphasized. This is a time for change in journalism, Kurpius said. He said technology is growing faster every day, and MU needs to remain an elite icon for journalism, despite this change. “We talked about all this change happening, but if we don’t manage the change, it’s unlikely to go well,” he said. Kurpius said journalism will continue to change as technology advances. Therefore, he said, throughout the course of current MU students’ career, they will need to be adaptive and open to this change. Kurpius said it’s important to teach journalism students how to reinvent themselves throughout their career. This constant change has led Kurpius to deeply believe in convergence journalism. Kurpius said teaching future journalists

how to interact on varying platforms will aid them in the continuous change. The uniqueness of convergence journalism is fading away, Bentley said, as all platforms begin to converge. Bentley said he believes Kurpius meant convergence not in terms of technology, but in terms of what one individual person can do. “I think what he was saying was: ‘Look at your strengths,’” Bentley said. “It’s not just the technology ... Look at what you can do for journalism and that’s where it’ll probably be going.” Kurpius said technological advances ignite change in journalism, values such as accuracy and truthfulness will remain constant. Technological change is not only affecting the reporting aspect of journalism, but also strategic communications, he said, and while these changes are “cause for communication heartburn,” they also bring opportunities for the field to grow. “Don’t just be happy with the status quo, because that means you’re moving backward … others are moving forward,” he said.

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Most recently, group members hosted a bake sale in the MU Student Center on Feb. 17. They will also be organizing Stress Less Week in April. Currently, the organization is in the application process for Send Silence Packing, an event which would bring 1,100 backpacks to campus to represent the number of college students who take their own lives each year. More than 16 percent of college students or collegeaged people in the United States have "seriously considered" suicide, according to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Suicide prevention is just one facet of mental health awareness , Glissmann said. "Those numbers are why we do what we do," she said. "The events and speakers start the conversation. It gets the community talking. We want to utilize the student voice to raise mental health awareness." Active Minds Mizzou is just one of 422 chapters nationwide under the umbrella of the national nonprofit Active Minds. The nonprofit was founded in 2000 by a college student at Penn after her brother took his own life, according to its website. In addition to putting on events, Active Minds Mizzou provides four types of presentations about mental health that they give to other groups. These presentations cover the topics of stress,

anxiety, listening and the mental illness stigma. "We like to inform our peers on how you can help, how you can talk to people, how to fight the stigma," said senior Rachel Dutton, the presentation tridirector. "I enjoy it because my reason for joining was educating people. It was one of those things that I didn't know about until it affected me personally. Since I didn't know about it, I figured other people didn't, either. People actually want to learn and to listen, and it's fun to give people resources." Junior Anthony Orso, the co-recruitment chairman, said he would call the group an “activist organization.” "The stigma is very detrimental," Orso said. "You're ostracized by people.

Kurpius admits he is not an expert in strategic communication, but said he will consult those in this field. Bentley said he agreed with much of what Kurpius said at the forum. He said Kurpius did not dodge questions, but was open when they were not questions he could answer. “He’s very good at fielding questions in a friendly way,” Bentley said. “I have been in that situation. It’s very easy to get very nervous and to respond inappropriately, but I thought he did a very good job of maintaining his composure, even in some pretty tough questions.” Bentley said the four finalists are not ranked in any order and that Kurpius and the other candidates each have multiple levels of experience and qualifications. Provost Garnett Stokes will review all four candidates — Sonya Forte Duhé, who visited campus for an open forum last week, Esther Thorson and Thor Wasbotten — for the position of dean and consult the search committee before making a hire. Thorson will visit campus on Feb. 23 for the next open forum. People think of prejudice as race, gender or sexual orientation, but mental illness is a part of it, too, and I think what we do is really important in raising awareness and affecting change." Active Minds also promotes the Ask. Listen. Refer. program on campus, a statewide suicide prevention campaign to train people to identify and respond to warning signs. "(Mental illness) affects so many people," senior Megan Fleming said. "It affects one in four adults. That's a really big deal. It's really important to be aware of how to have those conversations, even if you don't struggle with it yourself. It's also good to be prepared and recognize the warning signs in others and in yourself."

OPINION Diversity

Avoiding more pedestrian deaths LORETTA LEE

With a visiting scholar dead, it’s time for the city and the university to consider adding more crosswalks across campus. I am sure most of you know about the tragedy that occurred earlier this year. At the beginning of the semester, a scholar visiting from China was struck and killed by a car in Columbia. This is one of three car accidents that occurred on the same day. This fatal accident cost the life of Kui Zou, a young, intelligent woman hailing from China. Zou came to MU to pursue her one-year research program with a scholarship; however, she will not have the chance to continue with her study. This is truly a tragedy for this young woman, who traveled 8,000 miles from home to pursue a better education opportunity. It must have been devastating news for her family. There is a Chinese saying that says there is nothing worse for a parent than a daughter or son “dying in a strange, foreign land.” The one-child policy in China tends to emphasize a child as extremely precious and meant to be pampered under the care of the parents. Losing a child is any parent’s worst nightmare, and this fear is embodied in another Chinese saying, “grey head people deliver black head people,” meaning older parents with grey hair have to say goodbye to a young offspring. I cannot help but think about the factors that have caused this tragic accident. Was it a careless mistake of a reckless driver? Or was it an illegal crossing for the pedestrian? The answer, I would say, is actually the design of the road. Providence Road has always been one of the busiest roads in the city of Columbia. There are schools, residential buildings, restaurants and supermarkets nearby. However, before I got a car this semester, it was a challenge for me to cross the road as a pedestrian around that area. For example, if I need something from Lucky’s Market, I have to risk my life to cross Providence for my groceries. I have also heard multiple complaints about the lack of pedestrian crossing in the area. People prefer to risk crossing Providence to avoid having to walk all the way down the road to the designated pedestrian crossing area. Does it really take a tragedy for officials to realize a problem? It cost the life of a young student from China, but I have yet to hear about the correction about the road inefficiency. Zou was a beloved 24-year-old woman. She was given a great opportunity to pursue a career in the United States. Not only was it a fantastic opportunity for her, but also a source of great pride for her parents. However, this opportunity has been taken away from Zou and her parents. She no longer has the chance to pursue a higher education, and more importantly, she does not have the chance to go home to her parents. Accidents like this can be avoided with effort from city officials and the university.

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MSA presidential report card: Mason Schara and Kelsey Haberberger The Maneater assesses the collective terms of our past two presidents, including their transparency and the effectiveness of their programs. Juniors Payton Head and Brenda Smith-Lezama were sworn into office Jan. 31. As Head begins his term, we take a look back at our last two Missouri Students Association presidents, Mason Schara and Kelsey Haberberger, and assess their terms in the five areas we feel best represent their time in office.

OUTREACH: C A major part of the MSA president’s job is to connect with students and keep them informed on the issues that affect them. While Schara and Haberberger didn’t do poorly in this regard, they didn’t necessarily do well either. During the 2013 MSA presidential election, Schara said a primary problem with MSA that made him angry was the disconnect between MSA representatives and the student body. He said he wanted to resolve this issue, but we didn’t see any solution to this problem arise in neither his nor Haberberger’s terms. Neither of them actively communicated with the student body on a regular basis, nor did they fully take advantage of their ability to send mass emails to all the students. However, we must admit we saw an improvement of the relationships between MSA and smaller student organizations, so we applaud both Schara and Haberberger in that regard. Schara and Haberberger also faced issues when it came to student advocacy. When a open forum on East Campus parking was held in March 2014, students failed to show up en masse with only a smattering of MSA members in attendance, including Schara. MSA conducted a successful survey that was helpful in finding out how students felt about East Campus parking; however, we felt Schara did not successfully rally students behind their intended mission. We applaud Schara’s efforts in the continuing push to remove the Columbia Missourian’s online paywall. While we cannot necessarily attribute the end of the paywall directly to Schara, we appreciate his continued efforts in making the paper more affordable for students.

TRANSPARENCY: D One of the four pillars of Schara-Haberberger’s campaign was “transparency,” but the complete lack of transparency seen in their terms was disappointing, to say the least. The best example of this problem was their handling of the 2014-15 MSA budget. In February and March 2014, Haberberger refused to share the details of the budget to almost anyone, including MSA members. When the draft was finally presented in front of the MSA Senate, Haberberger had to rush through several spreadsheets in only a matter of minutes. The budget was finally shared when The Maneater filed a Sunshine Law request for documents. This complete indifference toward transparency is unacceptable in any institution including MSA. Haberberger’s limited time to share the budget is no excuse for this blatant disregard of transparency.

PROGRAMS: BThe programs enacted under Schara-Haberberger’s terms were relatively well-executed. Most notable among these programs is Enough is Enough, the sexual assault awareness campaign. While the program slightly suffered from a late rollout, Enough is Enough successfully caught students’ attention and helped inform them on an important topic. Several members of MSA stood in Speakers Circle to get students to sign their pledge to stop sexual assault. However, we noticed a lack of programming regarding a very important issue for students. For the entirety of the

first semester, students expressed their outrage regarding the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and held multiple protests and events in response. MSA, however, did not effectively use their resources to reach out to students about this issue. No events were created, no forums were held and there was nearly no reaction of any kind from MSA. It’s unacceptable for the student leaders to be silent on such divisive issue. While we were proud to see MSA taking a stand against sexual assault, we expected more from the student government of the flagship university of the state in which this tragic event occurred. Both of these presidents had a lot of heart and a lot of ideas, but they lacked the leadership and organizational skills required to fulfill all of these ideas. With all of the time constraints they faced, they should’ve made their efforts more focused.

CABINET: B MSA’s executive cabinet was relatively effective and well-rounded in their individual skillsets. Myles Artis was a good chief of staff and worked very closely with Schara during his presidency. Sandy Patel, as secretary of auxiliaries, was able to create strong relationships between MSA and their auxiliaries during her term. Chelsea Fricker did a great job managing the many responsibilities that come with being Director of Student Activities. Together, however, we felt that the executive cabinet was incredibly exclusive and had trouble communicating well with Senate. We would like to see more inclusivity and openness from our new executive cabinet. But there was one event created by DSA that the cabinet had to have known was incredibly problematic: the “Seis de Mayo Fiesta.” This event was incredibly offensive towards Mexican culture, and it was revealed that while members of DSA and MSA could have and tried to stop the event from occurring, the event was merely moved and went on as scheduled. While we recognize that this event is not reflective of every member of the executive cabinet, we know that this event could have been prevented by members of the cabinet, which is well worth mentioning.

PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION: B+ Haberberger was put in a very difficult situation when Schara announced his resignation at the end of July. Both Schara and Haberberger were very open and transparent throughout the whole transition. Haberberger was facing a packed schedule in the following semester, and she clearly didn’t know early on that this would happen. It took a great amount of bravery for her to step up to the plate as she did, and we applaud her for her courage. It was a difficult semester for Haberberger and the executive cabinet. With all of the changes that had to occur because of Schara’s resignation, Haberberger basically had to start off this semester from square one with a new cabinet and a new plan. Keeping the momentum of the previous semester going was a challenge that was never quite accomplished this semester. Schara and Haberberger were full of bright ideas and ambition when they entered office in early 2014. But while they excelled in enthusiasm, they fell short in leadership as their efforts in outreach never materialized and their disregard of transparency was obvious to all. While they were mostly successful in their programs and had a strong cabinet, they don’t make up for the shortcomings of their term.

Final grade: C GPA: 2.4

THE MANEATER | OPINION | FEBRUARY 18, 2015 relationship advice

Campus Issues

Girl code: Friends first, guys second

UNC shooting can be a lesson for MU

Simply don’t hit on a guy you know your friend likes.

In order to avoid events like the UNC shooting, students need to start educating themselves.

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Girl code isn’t limited. If someone actually tried to sit down and write out all of the innate rules that girls are expected to follow, I wouldn’t be shocked if it was longer than all seven Harry Potter books combined. That being said, no one has ever tried because everyone is expected to know. I think most people have a good enough sense of right and wrong to know when they’re breaking girl code. I mean, come on. But then there’s another population of girls who either decide not to follow girl code or just don’t get it. These girls need to learn. The other night I was with a couple of my friends, and one of them introduced the rest of us to a guy she knew from back home. He was obviously cute, and her smile was beaming while she talked to him. It was clear early on that she liked

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“right” way to change your lifestyle! Keep yourself in check: Whether you jot down what you eat in a journal or count your calories, it’s important to be conscious of what you’re putting into your body. If you feel like you’ve been eating healthy and exercising but still haven’t seen the results you want, take a serious look at everything that goes into your mouth. Those couple of chips you ate with your lunch and that tiny piece of cake you ate straight out of the pan (does it really count if you didn’t put it on a plate?) can add up. Utilize apps: There are tons of health-related apps available. A few suggestions: TwoGrand: an Instagram-esque app that lets you keep a food diary through pictures! Follow other people for food inspiration and encouragement. MyFitnessPal: a great way to personalize your diet. Enter your height, weight and weight loss/ fitness goals, and My Fitness Pal will generate a personal calorie-count for you. Then, enter in what you’ve been eating (you can search for the food or snap a picture of the barcode which the app will read and then enter in for you), track your calories and try to stay under your goal for that day. As always, don’t forget to keep at it! You’re never going to lose 10 pounds in a day. Aim for something sustainable not a temporary solution to problems you may be facing with your weight or health.

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non-water drink a day, then gradually cut out sugary drinks entirely. Swap foods: Instead of removing bread from your diet, trade in your Wonder Bread for a slice of whole wheat or whole grain. (Multi-grain is also an option, although it’s often more processed than whole grain; plain wheat, as opposed to whole wheat, is typically just white bread that’s been dyed to appear brown. The audacity!) Exercise: Generally, exercise reinforces your healthy life. Most people don’t want to ruin their hard work in the gym with a plate of nachos. Go have a great workout and make a plan for what you’re going to eat afterwards to “treat” yourself. Just make sure it’s nutritious and will replenish your body. Don’t overcompensate for your workout: Just finished a onehour spin class? Great! You probably burned upwards of 500 calories! However, this does not mean you need to refuel your body with more calories than what you burned. Eat something filling but not massive after your workout, like an apple with peanut butter. Find your own methods: Some people follow the 80/20 rule: eating healthy 80 percent of the time and treating themselves 20 percent of the time. Some abide by the “cheat day” life: eating clean foods for a week and, on the last day of the week, treating themselves to a particularly decadent meal. Figure out what works for you. There’s no

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interest to us. At that point, he was off-limits. At least this case was very minor and nothing bad came of it. However, there are other cases where people get hurt and friendships get broken. I once heard a story about a girl who had the biggest crush on a guy for a long time. She talked about him constantly and fantasized about their future. Her best friend was well aware of it, probably more than anyone else was. All this time, her best friend was secretly hanging out with him. She sat through endless conversations about how much her best friend loved him and never told her about what she had been doing. Once the feelings were real and the two came out as a couple, you can imagine how crushed the girl was. These two girls, who were best friends, lost their friendship over a guy. It would honestly shock me if these girls didn’t feel at least a little bit wrong for doing what they did. A good rule of thumb to keep in mind for this is if it feels wrong, odds are it probably is. It’s better to resist the attraction to a guy if it means risking a friendship that could last a lot longer.

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Three students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus were shot dead last week. Investigators still don’t know if the shooting was a hate crime or an isolated incident over something as small as a parking spot. The three students were all Muslim, which sparks the questions as to whether this factor could have played a role in what motivated the killer to take the lives of the students. Some say it was over a parking spot dispute in their apartment complex, while the victims’ families say it might have been a hate crime because of their religion. We are all college students, constantly surrounded by many different people of many different faiths, beliefs and backgrounds. It’s time we start paying attention to these differences and figuring out ways to make them work for us rather than against us. It’s not to say that anyone on MU’s campus is capable of doing what the shooter in North Carolina did to three innocent victims, but we are a campus just as diverse as UNC, and we should feel what they are feeling right now. Anywhere you look on MU’s campus, you can see someone who doesn’t necessarily look just like you. This is a good thing because, in the real world, there are people of all skin colors, and we should all be able to adapt and thrive in situations with people who are not exactly like us. It’s obvious that whites are the most populous race on campus, but the rest of the people here shouldn’t feel uncomfortable. The situation that happened at UNC could have been a hate crime or it could have been an isolated event. Either way, three young people of a specific faith with an unfortunate reputation in America are dead. The day after the shooting, Twitter and other social media blew up with complaints to mainstream media about certain news organizations not doing a good job covering the event. Many people said that there wasn’t extensive coverage right away because the victims were Muslim. We the students can’t control what the media does or what they choose to cover, but we can change our ways of thinking about religions and the people who belong to them. We have Muslims as well as followers of many other religions on our campus, and we should be willing to learn about all of them. We can’t let what we see in movies or on TV dictate how we think or feel about people of a certain religion different from ours. The victims of the shooting were just like you and me. They were students trying to better themselves by getting an education so they could be equipped with knowledge and tools as they enter the workforce and the real world. Regardless of what religious faith they belonged to, these students were normal people with a purpose in this country and on their campus. They deserved to live, and they deserved to be a part of that campus and pursue the education they wanted. Something as tragic as the Chapel Hill shooting might never happen at MU, and hopefully it doesn’t. But it is important to learn from incidents like this, even if it was 900 miles away. We should make this tragedy that has affected the UNC campus a way to unite people of all religions and backgrounds and make them feel like they belong on our campus. We can stand in solidarity with the victims’ families, as well as the UNC campus, and support them in this time of tragedy.

him. When I had a chance to bring it up without him there, I asked, “He’s cute, are you into him?” “Into him?” she replied. “I’m just about obsessed.” I smiled and assumed the position of wing-woman and expected the others to do the same. However, they seemed to have no interest in helping our friend pursue the guy and proceeded to make moves for themselves. Minutes later, I look over, only to see one of them grinding with him on the dance floor. I was so confused, but I tried to distract the friend who liked him. A couple more minutes passed and she stopped dancing with him. But then I look over again, and he’s dancing with our other friend! At this point, I decided that he was obviously just a guy trying to get as many girls as he could because I saw him dance with multiple other girls through the rest of the night. When he reached for me, I politely declined — something we all should have done. I’m not saying I’m an angel for this. People have broken girl code on accident or when they don’t even know they’re doing it. But this was a clear situation. Our friend knew him previously and was extremely interested and expressed that

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Artwork is displayed Feb. 17 at the Late Winter Exhibit in the PS Gallery at 1025 E Walnut St., Columbia, Mo. The exhibit will run until March 28.

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Lucy in the sky Art by the enigmatic PS Gallery PS Gallery, a local fine with bacon art gallery in Columbia’s GEORGE SCHRAMM

North Village Arts District releases its first exhibit of the year. WHITNEY MATEWE

So who had an exam this past week? Who went to celebrate at the bars or a party? Who drank too much? "Woooo! College!" But now what happens? You wake up in the next morning (yes, 1 p.m. is still the morning) with a throbbing headache, a queasy stomach and a hunger for something more than just Tylenol and yellow Gatorade. You want a big plate of pancakes as large as your head. You want sausage in the form of patties and links. You don't want to wait in line for Waffle House and you have no idea where IHOP is. With chain restaurants ruled out, there are few restaurants with satisfactory breakfast choices. Here is one of the best. Lucy's Corner Cafe, across the street from Trops downtown, is the perfect downhome-feeling diner option. Located at 522 E. Broadway, it is easy enough to find when you finally peel yourself off the floor. The hours are strictly based in the morning: on Saturdays, the Cafe is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lucy's has two small dining rooms and a bar where you can watch your food be prepared right before your very squinty, baggy eyes. But this breakfast destination is not only for the hungover college student. The shop is always packed with regulars who have a clever rapport with the staff. The portions are extremely generous: the pancakes are roughly 11 inches in diameter and have been known to defeat even

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Reporter The “Late Winter Exhibit” is the PS Gallery’s first exhibition of the year, and showcases the work of four artists whose mediums of choice vary from gouache to needlework, yet share a unified forceful voice, vision

and impact. The exhibit debuted Feb. 6 as part of the North Village Arts District’s First Fridays event, which simultaneously hosted the display of the MU Thompson Center’s Art for Autism original artworks by kids in the program. “The ‘Late Winter Exhibit' reception was a wonderful event that drew in huge crowds,” says Katie Rapp, the gallery’s marketing director. The exhibit, which runs until March 28, holds over 40 pieces by artists Ahzad Bogosian, Stephanie Clark, Laura Lloyd and Joel Sager in an assortment of mediums — oil on canvas, ceramic sculpture,

needle work and gouache on paper — so there’s sure to be something for everyone. “(The exhibit is) kind of hard to describe,” gallery designer Jonny Pez says. “Each artist brings something different.” The exhibit features a diverse mix of pieces, like “Mini Minotaur” by Laura Lloyd, which brings to life a charming half-man, half-bull dressed in what appears to be a bouquet of blue King’s Mantle blooms. “You have these goofy caricatures that are funny and whimsical and dark,” says Pez, elaborating on Lloyd’s sculptures.

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Columbia Art League to open new exhibit

“Everything is a Remix” opens Feb. 28. NIAMH CREMIN Reporter The Columbia Art League will debut its new exhibit “Everything is a Remix” on Feb. 28. The exhibit encourages young artists to adapt, interpret and revitalize works of art, be they traditional or contemporary, that have served as sources of inspiration. There is a limit of two pieces per contestant, but submissions of all mediums are welcomed.

“Our mission is to provide the public with a stimulating environment in which art can be enjoyed,” says Diana Moxon, executive director at the Columbia Art League. “We want to make people think, get them talking, and form strong opinions.” Moxon says she often finds inspiration for her exhibits through media outlets, things she reads or other influences she comes across during the year. She chooses a concept that she feels “has multiple entry points” and will entice young artists or beginners by enabling them to create personal interpretations and gain accessibility to all forms of media.

The exhibit is juried, meaning not all submissions will be admitted. Moxon says she expects to receive over a hundred submissions of art on the weekend of Feb. 20 and 21. The exhibition offers students and Columbia locals the chance to share their authentic adaptations, as well as earn a small profit if their work is sold. “We love selling art for the enjoyment of others,” Moxon says. “Our walls exist for their expression.” If you wish to expand your horizons and explore an innovative area of Columbia, come immerse yourself in modern culture at the opening reception on Feb. 28 at 207 Ninth St.

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MU’s own Ray Wild releases debut EP TAYLOR YSTEBOE Associate Editor When I sat down with the retro band Ray Wild in the green room of the newly-christened Rose Music Hall (the venue formerly known as Mojo’s), the air sparked with a nervous energy. It was about two and half hours until show time. It was the band’s release party for its debut EP, “Good Fortune.” Sitting on the couch were four distinct personalities. On the far right was lead guitarist Tyler Stock, most comfortable with a smile on his face. Next sat singer and rhythm guitarist Jack Pritchett with a clear dream in his eyes. Radiating a quiet intensity was bassist Ari Shellist as he sat next to Pritchett. Finally, drummer Tom Hipchen sat on the far left, thoughtful but lighthearted. The members of the eccentric quartet, all current MU sophomores, share a love for music, stemming from their childhoods. Pritchett was raised on The Beatles and did not venture into heavier rock until high school and college, and Stock, Shellist and Hipchen all credit their fathers with their foray into rock music. Due to the band’s rich musical influences, all four members have been involved with music since a young age. Hipchen began with piano and transitioned into drumming by elementary school and then participated in his high school’s marching and jazz bands. Meanwhile, Pritchett, Stock and Shellist started to form other bands until the three convened in high school to create a prototype of Ray Wild. A, uh, reggae rock prototype. Those were certainly different times for all four members. Stock actually learned how to play chords rather than simply shred, and Pritchett broadened his vocal range and began to sing a lot higher. “We just started realizing that it’s a lot more fun to go nuts than to play reggae rock,” Shellist says. “We went into Ray Wild having no idea of what we wanted to sound like.” What they did know is they wanted a Chad Smith or a Dave

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Local band Ray Wild plays on stage during their show at Rose Music Hall on Feb. 11. The band uses a mix of funky bass lines and shredding guitar riffs, bringing back a style of rock ‘n’ roll from the golden age of rock.

Grohl-esque drummer, someone who is hard and fast. When Hipchen came along at Mizzou, the band fell into place. “What makes me laugh is that I wasn’t like that before I met them,” Hipchen says. “Once I started playing with them I figured out how I wanted to play, and everything worked out.” As for the name Ray Wild, well, it just happened. “We wanted it to be original, have a ’70s vibe, and it had to overall match with other bands that we look up to,” Pritchett says. It was indeed important to the band to have a name that harkens back to old-school classic rock legends. But it also couldn’t be too dated — it needed to sound fresh. “We wanted it to sound good on a bill,” Stock says. “Led Zeppelin, (Red Hot) Chili Peppers, Ray Wild. It kind of works there.” Though they found a name that fits on a concert bill with classic rock legends, Ray Wild believes that its groovy vibe, complete with throbbing bass, thrashing drums and shredding guitar, still gives

listeners a fresh soundscape. “I think it’s a benefit to us because a lot of music now is literally made with three writers in a room for an artist,” Hipchen says. “The ’70s and ’80s and ’90s bands, the good ones, definitely didn’t do that — they did it for themselves.” While the band certainly evokes a retro rock vibe, they also weave contemporary elements into their songs, crafting their own, new sound. “People still come to our set open-minded — they just know that it’s going to be something that they haven’t heard before,” Pritchett says. “It’s going to be loud, and it’s probably not going to be stuff that they heard on the radio.” Listeners can expect this unbridled and high-energy sense in the band’s debut EP, released Feb. 11. A months-long effort, Ray Wild began recording “Good Fortune” during the first week of October. Though they previously practiced and recorded in a garage, the band recorded the EP in KCOU’s studios and Shellist personally mixed and

produced the five songs. “For the actual songs, one person will bring an idea or just a riff and bring it to practice and jam on it until something cool comes out or until we like what we hear,” Shellist says. Jam sessions often produce full-fledged songs — “Good Fortune,” the EP’s title track “ was just a two-second riff that turned into a whole new song, a six-minute song,” Pritchett says. The band members emphasize the importance of collaboration during the songwriting process and determining the song structure. “You have to paint the picture of what the song is going to be,” Pritchett says. “Otherwise, it’s just one idea.” Though the band m finds it challenging to balance their schoolwork with the band, Stock still thinks the band is “a damn good time.” “The band is one big project,” Shellist says. “We’re working on it all the time. It’s a life dedication. Music and the band is all we talk about. The small payoffs (are)

what makes it worth it.” Releasing “Good Fortune” proved to be their proudest effort and an enormous weight off of their shoulders. “You’re always worried if it’s going to sound good or if it’s going to turn out the way it sounds in your head,” Shellist says. “So for it to be done, it’s nice.” The EP is available digitally on iTunes, Spotify and SoundCloud and can be found at Vinyl Renaissance downtown. As their fan base grows, the band is grateful for all of the support they receive from both their friends and Greenlight Management. “Listening to music is my favorite thing to do, so somebody listening to my music and enjoying it is a really great feeling,” Hipchen says. “Good Fortune” serves as a way to gain credibility and is just the first step in sharing the band’s vivid sound. “We’re definitely dreamers, and we’ll take this to the end,” Pritchett says.

Sartorial Sara

Outsmart the weather: Knits are legit (and warm) SARA DRISCOLL

Columbia’s free-spirited weather makes planning the day’s outfit a little bit tricky, especially if, like me, you have days where you are on campus from the crack of dawn to the darkening dusk. That’s where outer layers come in handy. Specifically, knit layers. Yes, this trend that many people envision grandma clutching two needles and weaving yarn together is in — very in.

As I perused the Mizzou campus in late January for the first time as a street style columnist, quite a few things crossed my mind. Here are a few of those thoughts in chronological order: 1. Are people really still wearing Uggs? 2. What is that guy in the shorts trying to prove? 3. I hope people don’t think I’m being creepy when I stare at them; I’m just trying to get a good look at their outfit. 4. Maybe I should wear sunglasses when I do this — that way people won’t know how long I’ve been looking at their outfit. Then, alas, my fifth and final thought that actually pertained

to what this week’s column topic was about all the knits I was seeing, and how they’re legit. From beanies to scarves to hats, knits were everywhere on campus post-break. Christmas presents? Perhaps. I got a couple of sheepish grins when I asked where certain ensembles came from, and was told, “My mom knit this one for me.” How adorable, right? Others named H&M, Urban Outfitters and Forever 21 as the main connoisseurs of this cottony warmth. The beauty of this trend is that it is just as easy to put on as it is to take off. Have class at 8 a.m. when it’s freezing until 3 p.m.

when it’s balmy? No problem. Throw on a beanie or a knit scarf in the morning. They’re warm enough to prevent your ears from reddening and your neck from going full-on goosebump, and they’re easy enough to slip off and throw in your bag as the day goes on and the temperature goes up. Missouri weather is no match for you and your trendy, cozy self. These knits act as an accessory. I know I get tired of putting on the same old knee-length black nylon coat, but I love picking out different hats and scarves to spice up the staple to my warmth. If I’m having a bad hair day? Knit hat. If I’m feeling cooler than I actually am? Beanie. If I’m wanting to

add color and warmth and match what’s underneath my coat? Scarf. That, or something similar to that, is usually what’s going on in my head as I groggily open my closet door attempting to take on the day in a fashionable way. So next time Mom or Grandma takes the time to knit you something nice, thank them. No really, genuinely thank them. Also, take a moment to appreciate how they are on point, and recognize them not only as providers and caretakers to your cold, cold self but also trend forecasters. Thanks, Mom.

THE MANEATER | MOVE | FEBRUARY 18, 2015

A guide to yoga downtown and around CoMo Do Yoga in comoWorley St.

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Yoga is a proven way to beat stress, and in the middle of second semester, we could all use a little mental clarity. While MizzouRec offers plenty of yoga classes, sometimes it’s nice to get away from campus. But with so many local studios to choose from, it’s important to consider what you want out of a yoga session. Located in the North Village Arts District, Yogasol is a professional yoga studio and registered yoga school. Owner Polly Sweitzer trains instructors through Yoga Alliance and ensures her teachers are certified. Sweitzer is passionate about the power of yoga. “It’s a deep, ancient, artistic and spiritual process,” Sweitzer says. She attempts to make the Yogasol environment nurturing and tranquil. The beach ambience of the studio echoes her home in California. Yogasol offers lrengyr and vinyasa flow yoga, variations of Hatha and specialty classes. Yogasol has classes for all levels throughout the day, each day of the week. Sweitzer is excited about the newest leg of Yogasol, a series of excursions around the world called “soljourns.” These soljourns are weeklong retreats in exotic locations that fully immerse students in yoga through practice twice daily, meditation and the ability to experience local culture through

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food, exploration and activities like surfing. Sweitzer and her studio have traveled to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Bali and more in pursuit of the yoga lifestyle. A single class at Yogasol is $15 and passes for different levels of participation can be purchased online at yogasol.org. alleyCat Yoga, located on 17 N. Fourth St., offers many different types of yoga, such as align and flow, hatha, dharma, candlelight yoga and kripalu. “Every kind of yoga we offer is based upon authentic traditional practices,” studio owner Susan Mathis says. She selects her teachers based on spiritual and professional guidelines. “I’m looking for someone my students can entrust their mind, body, and spirit to. They need to bring a deep understanding of yoga as a philosophical practice,” Mathis says. Mathis and instructor Ken McRae are both E-RYG200 certified, the highest level of professional yoga. All teachers are trained through a registered yoga school, and have more than 1,000 hours of experience under their belts. Mathis’ goal revolves around creating a safe and sacred place for yoga practice for students from every spectrum. She is enthusiastic about the abilities of her teachers, and urges people of all skill levels to try yoga. In addition to yoga classes, McRae leads retreats around the world to places such as Europe, Costa Rica and India. These trips allow students to experience

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BEN KOTHE // GRAPHICS MANAGER yoga in its full capacity. In the Summer, alleyCat offers 21 Day Sunrise, a multiple-week-long excursion that commits to a practice every single day. “alleyCat retreats are intensive experiences that allow people to step outside everyday life and really steep themselves in the practice,” Mathis says. alleyCat’s new student special gives beginners the chance to try classes for two weeks for $36. Sunday classes are $5, weekly drop-in classes are $16 for 75 minutes or $13 for 60 minutes.

There are also several different levels of monthly passes available. All alleyCat classes require no registration. If you don’t mind traveling a little out of the way, Sumits Hot Yoga at 505 E. Nifong Blvd. offers a unique twist to regular yoga. The heated rooms cause profuse sweating, which benefits the body in many ways. In 100-105-degree temperatures, students can sweat their way to calm minds and toned bodies by ridding their bodies of toxins. Regardless of familiarity or

skill level, Sumits encourages people of all ages and skill levels to participate in hot yoga. Anyone over 15 can sign up online to take classes. Each session is at least 60 minutes long and some are 80 minutes. Sumits offers mostly hot yoga, although there is also a weekly deep stretch class. Sumits has community classes for $7 and other classes are $15 each. Class cards beginning at five classes for $139 and up can be purchased online along with registration at sumitsyogacolumbia.com.

Pass the Popcorn

'Kingsman' astounds aggressively, yet politely Columnist Caleb Bishop reviews “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” CALEB BISHOP

“Kingsman: The Secret Service” is about a mischievous, unquestionably nongentlemanly boy named Eggsy who gets recruited to train for a spot in a secret gentlemen’s spy organization called Kingsman after the death of a current member. In just his fifth outing in the director’s chair, Matthew Vaughn has shown his consistent ability to make highoctane, stylish and spectacular films. “Kingsman” is his most fun movie to date, with enough interesting espionage, mindblowing action sequences, subversive humor and witty self-awareness to make for an

incredibly wild ride of a movie experience that, if you can stomach it, you won’t want to miss. What “Kick-Ass” was to superheroes, “Kingsman” is to spies. Vaughn took a relatively overdone genre and amped up the violence, style and humor with brilliant results. While it very clearly draws from the likes of James Bond and Jason Bourne, who take themselves seriously, “Kingsman” is fully aware of its cartoonish and playful nature. It pays homage to those films by making references without being satirical, and as soon as you think the story is going to degrade into the generic spy movie formula, a character will say something along the lines of “This ain’t that kind of movie” and proceed to completely surprise you. I love that the filmmakers managed to put some fresh aspects into a well-explored genre. For those of you who don’t know, one of Colin Firth’s most well-known roles is his portrayal of King George VI in “The King’s Speech,” where he had a speech impediment.

That being said, the fact that he is nearly invincible in this movie and his main adversary is Samuel L. Jackson with a speech impediment is entirely welcome and definitely comical. Firth is spectacular as the chivalrous, bad-to-the-bone spy, and Jackson clearly has a wonderful time as the verbally afflicted, tree-hugging villain, whose quirk of not being able to handle the sight of blood is even funnier than the voice he uses to tell us that. Newcomer Taron Egerton does surprisingly well in his role as a povertystricken, ill-behaved youth, and I can’t wait to see what he’ll do in the next few years. As far as fight scenes go, Vaughn is the best in the business. He avoids the slapstick action of Edgar Wright and the abundant gore of Tarantino, and even if little else is taken seriously in this movie, as soon as weapons are brandished, Vaughn doesn’t mess around. He films the fights in a way that you can easily follow exactly what’s going on because of the excellent choreography and minimal use of shaky cam. On top of that, he takes the

action scenes from memorable to legendar y with his unconventional song choices. With fights, you’re used to hearing some epic orchestral piece that makes you feel like you’re in “Lord of the Rings,” but not with “Kingsman.” There’s a certain scene in this movie that may just be the best fight scene I have ever seen, and I’ve seen a few. The “church scene” should go down in the history books of fight scenes, and it seems to be a blatant stab at Westboro Baptist Church. There’s something about seeing a polite British gentleman in his 50s killing somewhere upwards of 100 people effortlessly that is really exciting to watch. What song does Vaughn choose for that? “Free Bird.” Seriously. And it couldn’t be more awesome. If I had to have a problem with this movie, I’d say that at one point they emphasize teamwork, but in a scene soon after, they ask the candidates to do something that completely goes against that, and there’s a joke that goes just a little too far at the end, but those circumstances are completely

forgivable compared to the rest of the film. Overall, “Kingsman” is a ridiculously enjoyable, enjoyably ridiculous movie that never falls into parody despite its unashamed self-awareness and extremely cartoony nature, and it solidifies Taron Egerton as a rising star. Its vulgarity and over-the-top violence probably mean that “Kingsman” is not for everyone, but it made for the most enjoyable trip to the movies I’ve had in 2015. Pass the Popcorn if: You are a firm believer that chivalry never goes out of style. You’re a die-hard fan of the “Bond” films and need something to tide you over until “Spectre.” You find a way to sneak out of “Fifty Shades of Grey” and into this. You want to see an action scene people will be talking about. Pass it up if: You can’t stomach excessive violence (You see someone throw up once, too, so that’s kind of gross, I guess). A speech impediment makes you irreconcilably furious. You are a member of Westboro Baptist Church.

patrons walk in the front door. A warm atmosphere and inspiring, unintimidating art greets all guests. “My hope is to break down the barriers between gallery snobbery and the visitor,” Sager says. If you happen to visit the PS Gallery during the daytime, you’ll find serenity to accompany your browsing. But if you attend during the evening at the exhibit receptions or First Fridays, you’ll have quite the opposite experience. The gallery undergoes a transformation “not unlike a speakeasy from the ’20s with drinks flowing and consequently spilling, eccentric visitors and upbeat music keeping everyone in rhythm,” Sager says. “The gallery is an enigma.”

In summer 2014, PS Gallery featured Lindsay Bottos and her viral “Anonymous” series. The gallery’s inclusive mantra allows them to serve as a safe haven for artists of all stripes from all over. “I am constantly exposed to incredible art in a myriad of mediums,” Rapp says. “No two people experience a piece in the same way.” As for what the future holds for PS Gallery, Pez teases, “a lot of change lies ahead. Our shows are almost fully booked for the year.” The gallery’s staff all share an undeniable passion and love for what they do and as a result the community of Columbia benefits from for the exposure to unique fine art.

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moody and haunting, as well as the delicately detailed and familiar. Sager, the gallery’s residing artist, owner and director, reveals the origin story of the PS Gallery, one of Columbia’s gems. Named after the original creators of the space, Perlow and Stevens, Sager opted to keep the name. “I decided to keep that as both an homage to the founders, but (I) also liked the idea of p.s., as in ‘post script,’” he says via email. “Art is something beyond words.” The gallery, located in the heart of Columbia’s North Village Arts District on Walnut Street, displays six exhibits yearly, each titled by the season. The gallery’s philosophy is “art should be inclusive, not exclusive,” and this ideology is evident as

The needlework by Clark might cause patrons to do a double take; a hybrid of sketches and thread give the illusion of paint on canvas. And Bogosian’s oils on canvas range in size as well as the time of day each depicts, all embodying dusky romantic memories. Sager’s watercolors portray moody, almost otherworldly, deconstructions of landscapes with stark white trees encased in stark white frames to match. Yet the pieces aren’t altogether dark; they have sprigs of promise and vitality. “My new series is simply a change in media to watercolor

and gouache from my typical mixed media of collage, wax, and oil paint,” Sager says. Although there is a continuum in the mood, the “hazy and atmospheric landscapes just felt like they should be portrayed with a softer and more organic medium such as watercolor.” When asked what sets the PS Gallery apart from other galleries in Columbia, Rapp credits the gallery’s welcoming atmosphere. “We are a fine art gallery that is welcoming to all, something fairly rare in the art industry,” she says. The gallery, with its rustic wooden floors, exposed structural beams and open space allows visitors to be instantly immersed in all manner of art, from the whimsical and eccentric, to the

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I know that I am just a food columnist, but as an aside for this week, I would like to acknowledge the journalistic world right now. With the tragic and sudden death of David Carr, the suspension of Brian Williams and the retirement of Jon Stewart, there will be many changes coming soon. Most people outside the journalistic world won't know the story of Carr or know why he is so important, but he was on the forefront of bringing journalism into the technological era. That history, paired with his harrowing past overcoming

drug addiction, made Carr one of the most interesting people in journalism. Stewart became one of the biggest political and media watchdogs in modern memory. His retirement from “The Daily Show” will open him up to many new projects that will be nothing short of the 20 Emmys he won during his tenure. For Williams, the future is uncertain, but I agree with his network in saying he deserves another chance. Newsworthiness requires strong narratives, something Williams was great at. All right, I'll go back to food now.

would give this place a thumbs up for food, a gold star for price and a happy face sticker for wait staff.

the hungriest of my friends. The Cafe would be out-of-place as a stop before prom — it is extremely plain. There are no crystal chandeliers, no tuxedoed wait staff and no champagne. But for the laid-back Columbian, this is a great place. I am 100 percent not a morning person, so having a calm place to wolf down some carbohydrates is perfect for me. I sat at the bar to cut down the wait time (I was late for the basketball game). My friends both got two huge pancakes, eggs, hash browns and bacon. I had

experience was when one of the two gentlemen working the grill looked outside, yelled "Meter maid!" and ran outside to feed more change into his parking meter. The entire bar section had a good laugh as they watched him stare down the meter maid. The service was quick, and we were served by Lucy herself. All in all, the place was great. Maybe a bit greasy and sometimes a bit too bright for hungover eyes, but for a cold winter morning, it was just what we needed. It would be okay for a date, if you are into breakfast dates. I think it would be better served as a place you could go with some friends on the weekend. I don't ever give the restaurants I review a rating, but I

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biscuits and gravy with sausage links and the biggest possible Dr. Pepper they could give me. The hash brown recipe is extremely special because these were some of the best hash browns I have ever eaten (and yes, I do eat a lot of hash browns). The pancakes were huge and tasty and required copious amounts of syrup to cover them efficiently. The gravy for the biscuits was thick enough to make a fork stand straight up, and being from the South, that is the only way gravy should be served. Unfortunately, the biscuits were a bit dry and felt microwaved. The food was not expensive at all, and I don't believe any of us had a bill larger than $7. The most exciting and memorable

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Missouri Tigers forward Davionna Holmes (5) passes her defender during practice Tuesday at Mizzou Arena.

Women’s basketball

Missouri’s Holmes gets her first minutes The forward remains on the team following disciplinary issues in October. BRUNO VERNASCHI Sports Editor On Feb. 5 at Mizzou Arena, a tall figure checked in for Missouri’s women’s basketball team as it took on Texas A&M. This player was not on the Aggies’ scouting report.

In her first minute on the court, the 6-foot-3-inch forward hit the post and got a basket. The arena, particularly the home bench, went wild. This player was sophomore forward Davionna Holmes, who on that day, played her first four minutes as a Tiger. Holmes transferred from University of Louisville, where she was on a volleyball scholarship, two years ago. She had to sit out last season due to NCAA regulations but was removed from the Missouri roster in October to attend

to personal matters, Missouri coach Robin Pingeton said. Holmes was included on the Columbia Police Department’s report of arrests made and summonses issued from Oct. 28 to Oct. 29. She was arrested on suspicion of stealing, per the report. On Dec. 13, Holmes was reinstated onto the Missouri roster, but was not on the bench and dressed to play until February. Now that she’s back, Holmes has played in three of the last four games, tallying four points

in nine minutes. Holmes’ intentions this season are simple. “I just want to be able to produce when needed,” she said. After her first volleyball season, Holmes was able to compete on the Cardinals’ basketball team for the first few games, but her year was cut short when she tore her patellar tendon. “Volleyball’s a choice I made for my mom; basketball’s a choice I made for myself,” Holmes said when asked about

her transition to collegiate basketball. As a senior playing for East St. Louis High School in Illinois, Holmes averaged 14.4 points and 4.4 rebounds. “Davi is one of the most athletic people I’ve ever seen,” sophomore guard Lindsey Cunningham said. “She doesn’t need to do anything crazy, but if she can give us rebounds here and there, a couple of finished buckets around the rim, we’ll

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Wrestling

Wrestling a family affair for the Miklus brothers Willie Miklus: “It’s pretty special to have somebody wrestle with you from day one through all of college.” QUINN MALLOY Staff Writer For a pair of boys who lived so close to an amusement park in Altoona, Iowa, the Miklus brothers had a lot of excess energy. When they were five and six years old, their father devised

a unique and, as it turned out, productive way for the boys to spend some of it: He laid out a mat on the living room floor and had the boys duke it out. There weren’t any punches or kicks thrown, though. The brothers were wrestling, like their father did in high school. He asked his young sons if they would like to be wrestlers some day. They responded with a resounding yes. Fast-forward fifteen years. Older brother Willie is the No. 9 ranked wrestler in the 184pound weight class as a redshirt freshman, while younger

brother Tim is honing his skills during his redshirt season. All of their success is the product of practicing together for years. In high school, the boys wanted to wrestle all year round as opposed to just during the season, so their father designated a room explicitly for wrestling in the basement of their house. Tim said the room wasn’t very big, so they couldn’t work on everything, but it was still useful for practicing fundamentals. The two brothers were wrestling and workout partners

throughout middle and high school, helping each other improve in any way they could. “It was always kind of nice having someone under the same roof who was going through everything you were,” Willie said. “We were able (to) push each other through the hard times.” All the hard work they did as youngsters at home paid off in high school competition at Southeast Polk High School. Willie won Iowa state titles in his junior and senior seasons at 171 and 220 pounds, respectively. He had a perfect senior season, going 47-0 with a total of 368 takedowns.

Tim had a perfect season of his own during his senior year, winning a state title at 160 pounds. The success has continued for Willie at Mizzou. He’s 25-4 in duals this season and will be wrestling in the NCAA Nationals Championships in March. He said he feels good about his prospects. “I don’t expect to get beat from here on out,” Willie said. “I expect to win every match.” He said confidence is a crucial component of success in wrestling.

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Teammates, roommates, ‘brothers’ in the backcourt DANIEL WITT Staff Writer When fifth-year senior guard Keith Shamburger transferred to Missouri for his final season of college basketball, all he could think was: Man, I wonder who they’re going to room me with. Questions filled his mind: Would his roommate be like him, or unlike him? Shamburger would soon be paired with sophomore Wes Clark who, like Shamburger, was a guard himself. Their experience together would begin with a friendly dispute. Both Clark and Shamburger wanted the same room. Shamburger, who may have pushed his seniority, won the room. They would later realize that Clark’s new room was actually bigger, and it had a walk-in closet. From then on, Clark and Shamburger were “like brothers.” Shamburger said it was crazy how well they got along. Their families even met each other and loved one another. Clark was from the frigid winters of Detroit, and Shamburger grew up in the much warmer climate of Los Angeles. Despite the different childhoods, they found their connection talking basketball. Both had won state titles in high school. When they’re not sharing the guard duties at practice, studying, or receiving visits from Clark’s 10-month-old daughter, Cobi, the roommates fill up the rest of their free time playing video games, particularly NBA 2K15 on the Xbox. Shamburger traditionally picks to play as the Phoenix Suns, while Clark has the Golden State Warriors as his team of choice. At one point last semester, Keith had a streak of 2K wins tallied up against his roommate. “In December I had Wes quit,”

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Missouri Tigers guard Wes Clark (15) controls the ball Feb. 7 at Mizzou Arena. The Texas A&M Aggies beat the Missouri Tigers 83-61.

Shamburger joked. “He didn’t want to play 2K anymore. Now we’re back to playing. It’s back and forth.” Amidst the video game rivalry, Shamburger still had some nice words to say about his sophomore roommate. “He’s older than what you would think,” he said. “He acts like an older guy. He’s mature — really mature.” Clark spoke highly of Shamburger in return. “Keith is great,” he said. “Mentally, he tries to stay positive with all the guys and keep everyone on the same page. He’s got a lot of history, so he’s a good guy to listen to.” Shamburger, a two-time transfer, began his collegiate career at San Jose State before transferring to Hawaii. At his third and final basketball program, and on the home stretch of his collegiate career, Clark is someone for Shamburger to reflect with and share wisdom from his travels. The Tigers currently sit at 7-18 on the season, 1-11 in conference

play and are in an 11-game losing streak. The roommates have been there for each other through the season’s many lows. At the end of a Jan. 24 game against Arkansas, Clark missed a pair of free throws in the game’s final seconds and walked off the court sobbing. Two makes would have presumingly won the game for the Tigers. Just one made free throw would have tied the game. After the heartbreaking loss, Clark returned to his apartment and was consoled by his fellow guard. “I got a little depressed,” Clark said. “(Shamburger) was there for me as a shoulder to lean on. He kept me motivated, made me look over some film and got me back to where I needed to be.” But none of Clark’s lows this season were as devastating as the most recent. On Feb. 10, Clark suffered a dislocated elbow after diving for a loose ball in a game against South Carolina. The injury will not require surgery, but Clark will sit out the remainder of the

Missouri Tigers guard Keith Shamburger (14) in action Feb. 7 at Mizzou Arena. The Texas A&M Aggies beat the Missouri Tigers 83-61.

season because of it. “We know it’s tough,” Shamburger said of Clark’s injury. “His mood is up high. That’s the good thing about Wes. He seems real confident about everything.” Shamburger himself is confident his friend will be fine in the long term. “This is going to make Wes a better player and make him stronger,” he said. “He probably won’t dive for a loose ball for a long time, but he’s going to come back better.” Besides the frequently-sleeping Clark and pain medications, Shamburger said nothing has changed in the confines of their apartment. He said they’re still “kicking it” like always. “He told me the other day it was fun playing in the backcourt this year with just me and him,” Shamburger said. “We wish it could have happened one more year. Unfortunately, it was going to end here.” But Shamburger assures that

their friendship is just beginning. He said he and Clark will stay in contact after he graduates this May, even if it’s just “little texts here and there.” “We’ll always have a good connection,” Shamburger said. “That’s what a brother does. That’s what a warrior does. You’ll never leave his side. I’ll always have him there right by me.” With his roommate injured on the sidelines, Shamburger will be in charge of the ball-handling for the rest of the season, with help from a couple freshmen guards. But when the start of the 2015-16 season comes around, it will be the junior Clark taking over for Shamburger, while his former roommate is gone and pursuing further basketball ventures. Clark is gracious for the 23 games he was able to play with his roommate. “I don’t know how things would be without him on this team if I was here alone,” Clark said. “He’s great to have.”

the wit of schmidt

Every child’s dunking dream, ruined in just three attempts DANIEL SCHMIDT

Growing up playing basketball, there is one thing you and your friends practice in the driveway more than hitting a buzzer-beater to win a championship. And that is dunking. Dunking on a 7-foot rim with a mini-basketball, to be more precise. I remember hours and hours in Clark Randall's driveway in grade school throwing down ridiculous alley-oops and windmills with Pat Conners and Dan Tlapek, inspired by grown men dunking full-sized balls on regulation-sized rims. One of my favorite activities was when we'd go one-on-one, with one guy dunking and the other guy trying to block him at the rim. Oh, how my 13-yearold testosterone would peak in those moments! Nothing was better than capturing one of these blocks or dunks on video on our flip phone

cameras and reliving them right after. (I recall specifically doing this to both Clark and Connor Flemming at the start of one summer.) I hope any kid who had half a childhood and any sort of athletic ability can relate to these memories. As we got older, though, we grew out of dunking on lowered rims. By high school, it was a race to be the first to dunk. The first to dunk anything actually, all the way down to tennis and even golf balls. I began to dunk (basketballs) on a regular basis during my sophomore year. I was just shy of 6-foot-4 at the time, but once I started dunking, I rarely told people I was above 6-foot2 (it's essential that people attribute your dunking ability to your hops, and not your height). My junior year, I was playing varsity basketball but never had an opportunity to dunk in a game. Plus, once you’re at the varsity level, dunking just isn't as sexy, given that the vast majority of high school big men can dunk. My senior year, though, in one of the early season tournaments,

we had a dunk contest. It was the Statesmen Classic at Webster Groves High School. It was a tournament I'd been attending since the seventh grade –– a dunk contest whose dunks I had been mimicking for years. This was my moment, in front of friends and family, to showcase my dunking prowess. To have grade school kids imitating my dunks in their driveways. I had my good friend and team manager DJ LaPoint record the spectacle on my iPhone from the stands. This would be a moment my grandkids were going to have memorized before they could walk. Something I would be casually pulling out at parties and work functions down the road to impress anyone who would watch. The plan was for Matt Clark, our star guard, to dribble ahead of me from half-court while I got a running start behind him. When Matt got to the basket, he would lay the ball off the backboard directly back to me, at which point I would rise, cup the ball in one hand and emphatically slam

it down. The crowd would roar, my teammates go crazy and the women swoon. The PA guy called my name, I removed my warm-up (underneath, I had a hand-written message instructing the crowd to follow me on Twitter) and did some quick, obnoxious calisthenics to get the crowd laughing and on my side. After briefly going over the plan one more time with Matt, it was time. Unfortunately, Matt's pass off the backboard was too high, and the ball bounced off my fingertips. No matter. I had three attempts. We regrouped and went for it again. The pass wasn't right where I wanted it, but it was still dunkable. I missed. Nerves began to settle in. I wanted this dunk, damn it. I needed this dunk. I walked back to halfcourt. I turned, gave Matt a look of confidence, made the sign of the cross and took off behind Matt one last time. My jump was perfect, and Matt nailed the pass. The rim was halfway up my forearm as I grabbed the ball off the backboard. I threw it down. I threw it down and the ball

went in and out. I had missed my last attempt. My dunk contest was over. I was beside myself. Mothers' chants of “good try, Schmidty!” fell on deaf ears. My grandkids would grow up without proof of whether or not their grandfather could dunk. As upset as I was, I still uploaded the clip to YouTube (because I have no shame). It received decently negative feedback. This gave me an idea. I made a response clip to my dunk contest failure. With Nate Heagney recording, I spoke a brief message to my viewers, walked over to the basket and dunked the basketball (while wearing sweatpants), which I then followed with a primal yell. I think it speaks volumes that my response clip has more views than my initial failure. In life, you're going to miss some shots. Shots on big stages under the bright lights, just like I did. And when you do, I want you to know that you can recreate it and make those shots in a controlled setting of your choosing. Just make sure you have someone there to record it.

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Sierra Michaelis looks to keep The absurdity offense consistently exceptional of NBA All-Star Weekend The GridIron

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Missouri Tigers guard Sierra Michaelis (24) works on her offense during practice Tuesday at Mizzou Arena.

Michaelis scored an SEChigh 28 points against Alabama last week BOBBY CERESIA Staff Writer

Against the top-ranked South Carolina women’s basketball team, she scored a career-high 22 points. Going up against Texas A&M and Auburn a month later, she didn’t make a single shot. Her very next game, she put up 28 points against Alabama, the most points scored by any Southeastern Conference player all season. For those who haven’t kept a close eye on sophomore guard Sierra Michaelis, she can either be the highest-scoring player on the court or just another player on the bench, depending on the game. She’s had the highest highs and lowest lows throughout her sophomore season, and per Missouri coach Robin Pingeton, Michaelis is making strides to combat her inconsistencies. town Columbia has 4,589 parking spots, of which “She is certainly showing signs of being a big-time impact player formeters us. running We justan hour needlater, it more Keeping the from 8 consistently,” Pingeton said. “I feel like (staying consistent) is an ongoing process. I don’t think we’ve arrived yet but I really like where her focus is at. I think we’re moving in that direction, but my expectations of consistency are pretty high.” Michaelis said she can feel when she’s on her game or not soon after the start of the game. “Going into games, I don’t know how my scoring is going to go,” Michaelis said. “But after I make a shot towards the beginning of a game, I start to feel it. But if I’m not scoring on offense, then I need to

do something on defense, because I can’t let my offense dictate my defense.” In addition to her offensive capabilities, Pingeton said Michaelis has the ability to create havoc on the defensive end due to her quick hands and ability to anticipate. Senior guard Bree Fowler said she has seen huge growth in Michaelis’ offensive and defensive capabilities from freshman year to now. “She’s always been an offensive threat since she’s been here,” she said. “She’s doing a great job making sure she’s fulfilling that role in being a playmaker. She’s very good at what she does offensively and defensively. “Her decision-making has been a lot better and she has a lot more poise on offense instead of just putting her head down and going, going, going,” Fowler added. “Now she is assessing the floor and having court vision.”

But even during her biggest games, one negative aspect of her game remains consistent; turnovers. Michaelis has been averaging 3.2 turnovers, with eight against Mississippi State being her worst and zero against Colorado being her best. The Colorado game is the only one she’s gone without a turnover. All in all, the guard has given up more possessions than any Tiger, accumulating 82 this season. “She’s got the ability to be a really good passer,” Pingeton said, “but she’s got to continue to shore up on her turnovers. Way too many turnovers. I think she’s been pretty mindful of that as of late.” Currently averaging 9.8 points per game, Michaelis will test her efforts towards consistency against Vanderbilt at 1 p.m. Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee.

INCONSISTENT STAR

Sophomore guard Sierra Michaelis has become a key player for the Missouri women’s basketball team, having scored over double the points she did as a freshman. However, she has gone from having some of the best games of her life to putting up zero points from day to day, showing a bit of inconsistency. —Bruno Vernaschi

Date

Opponent

Points Scored

2/8

Auburn

2/15

Alabama

28*

AVERAGE POINTS PER GAME

*career high

9.8

SEASON STATS

TIME: Michaelis has ranged from playing just seven

minutes in one game to playing 39.

3-POINTERS: This season, Michaelis went 5/5 in one game but 0/6 in another. REBOUNDS: Michaelis tallied 13 rebounds in one game but only one three games before.

Source: www.wbbstate.com

BEN KOTHE // GRAPHICS MANAGER

This past weekend, the NBA took its biggest event to the biggest stage. The world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, played host to basketball’s most infamous game, the NBA All-Star Game. It’s a chance for the game’s true stars to gather on a global stage and promote the game they love, and where better to host the event than New York City, the Mecca of basketball? But at a certain point, fanfare turns into absurdity, and that line was crossed years ago. The NBA All-Star Game, and All-Star weekend for that matter, has transcended the game of basketball entirely. It’s now no longer just about the game but about the dunk contest and the three-point competition and the skills challenge and, for some reason, there’s now a style show. The NBA is going too fast, and it’s time to pump the brakes on all of this change. Don’t get me wrong, the All-Star Game is a great tradition with some spectacular moments. Watching Magic Johnson come out of retirement and win the game’s MVP award? Classic and memorable. Watching J.R. Smith strut down the runway in a mink coat? Unnecessary and disturbing. And what ever happened to the dunk contest? Zach LaVine won this year’s dunk competition, and deservedly so. But he’s not a star. Forgive me for being picky, but isn’t it supposed to be the All-Star weekend? No disrespect to LaVine, but the rookie is averaging 7.6 points per game as part of the worst team in the league. Sorry, but that’s not star power. What happened to the legendary slams with Jordan, Vince and Dominique? Call me crazy, but I say something is wrong when Jeremy Evans, a reserve for the Jazz who averages 1.3 points per game, has as many slam dunk titles as Vince Carter, arguably the greatest dunker of his era. But let’s not forget about the main event: the AllStar Game itself. When you put 24 of the world’s most talented athletes under the same roof, you’re bound to see a great show. At least that’s what you’d think. But that’s no longer the case. The effort in the All-Star game is at an all-time low, and that’s a shame. Sure, the game doesn’t really matter. But this is world-class talent we’re talking about. If for nothing else, play for your own pride. LeBron James is the best basketball player in the world. Don’t tell me he couldn’t swat a layup into next week if he wanted to. Even if you’re not going to try, at least try to pretend. I saw James Harden put up 29 points on Sunday night. I also saw him watch from half-court as the man he was supposed to defend hurdled unguarded to the hoop. The game has become an unnecessary offensive display. If I wanted to see monster dunks, I would watch the slam dunk competition. If I wanted to see raining threes, I would watch the three-point contest. What I want to see from the NBA All-Star Game is less than 300 points scored in a game. I want to see some real competition. Give me a game that I can watch for more than three minutes before second-guessing my decision to tune in. Don’t get me wrong, the All-Star Game is in an institution and a tradition. But there needs to be some change, and until that happens, a mink-clad J.R. Smith will keep parading around New York City.

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MU dual-sport signee Doherty ready to make impact “I think the football guys and the baseball guys are both onboard. And if they’re onboard and I’m onboard, then I think we’re going to make it work.” BRUNO VERNASCHI Sports Editor During his official visit to the University of Missouri on Dec. 12, 2014, Marquise Doherty was sat down by a handful of coaches. Among them were football coach Gary Pinkel and baseball coach Tim Jamieson. In an effort to push him to commit to Mizzou, the Winnetonka High School senior was shown a mock schedule of what his time at the school would look like. Specifically, the faces of these two programs showed Doherty what his springs would consist of. He could be playing a doubleheader one day and show

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Continued from page 15 take it.” The transition onto the team hasn’t been easy for Holmes. She has had to jump in at a point where the other players have been playing together for a longer time, and has had to learn the playbook at a difficult time in the season. Due to her absence, it would be expected that Holmes’ chemistry with her teammates would suffer, but the forward

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Continued from page 15 “If you don’t believe in what you can do and you step out on the mat against someone who does, it makes a world of difference,” Willie said. Tim had been considering

up to football training the next. He was sold. Doherty committed to Mizzou 14 days later, choosing the Tigers over Oregon, and signed on National Signing Day. Dedicated to becoming a dual-sport athlete at the collegiate level, Doherty said it wasn’t easy to pick between the two athletic powerhouses. “You’ve got all of the great things like facilities, the (Southeastern Conference), a bunch of guys in the NFL, that type of thing,” Doherty said. “But what it really comes down to is the people. I felt the most comfortable, not only with the coaches and staff at Mizzou, but with the campus and university as a whole.” The four-star football player is listed not only as a running back and a safety, but also, and more fittingly, as an athlete. “You obviously have to be a pretty special athlete (to play two sports in college),” Winnetonka football coach Sterling Edwards said. “If you’re not of that elite caliber, then they just want you to play one.

The fact that they’re letting him play both tells you what kind of an athlete he is.” With Missouri losing running back Marcus Murphy to graduation this year, Doherty could come in handy for the football program. As a senior, Doherty secured 1,037 yards in 137 carries for 15 touchdowns for his high school team, making him the fourth-ranked player in the state of Missouri. At 6-foot-1-inch and 205 pounds, Doherty runs a 4.62 40-yard dash and won the 55-meter dash at the 2012 AAU National Indoor Track and Field Championships, making it likely for him to be used as a running back for the Tigers. In terms of baseball, the outfielder could be an asset to a Missouri team that, after last season’s 6-24 conference record, could use all of the help it can get. Although this is his first year with the team, Winnetonka baseball coach Heath Lay praised Doherty’s work ethic, saying “he’s always willing to

go the extra mile” in everything he does. “On top of his work ethic, he’s a super fast kid,” Lay said. “He also has great range in the outfield and he can hit it. He can swing it really, really well. I think you put all of those characteristics together, then there’s a really good ballplayer coming to Mizzou.” Along with his knack for performing on both fields, Doherty’s character adds a big strength for Missouri. Edwards said that during Doherty’s recruitment trips, he would get phone calls from coaches who said they’d “never seen a kid who handled himself that well.” “He’s the type of kid that most coaches want to coach, and not just because of his ability,” Lay said. “He holds himself to high standards and does well in the classroom. He’s a leader for everyone.” Balancing two sports is never easy, especially at the collegiate level. Doherty, however, said he is ready for the challenge. “It will be difficult, but I

think I’ll be able to grow into it,” Doherty said. “I think the football guys and the baseball guys are both onboard. And if they’re onboard and I’m onboard, then I think we’re going to make it work.” However, nothing is set in stone. The athlete will likely be selected in this year’s MLB Draft, and if selected high enough, he’ll have to make a choice. Doherty said he hasn’t put much thought into it and will think more about that decision when June comes around. For the time being, Doherty is focused on his final high school baseball season, and maintains his plans to come to Mizzou. The athlete is not only taking on the challenge of playing, but is setting the bar high for succeeding once he’s a Tiger. “I want to take Mizzou to the next level,” he said. “Take them to the SEC Championship, win it. And national championship, hopefully in both sports. We’ll see how it goes.”

doesn’t think so. “Coming back, my bond with my teammates has gotten a lot stronger,” Holmes said. “I don’t feel like (the connection) died during the time that I was gone. So I came back pretty much the same, if not stronger.” Captain and senior guard Morgan Eye, after calling her a “sweetheart,” said Holmes visited her at home in smalltown Montrose, Missouri during the summer, and experienced her first bonfire. “Me and her, you look at our backgrounds and we’re totally different people,” Eye said. “But

getting to know someone is so much different, and getting to come together on the court is a really cool thing.” Pingeton has played Holmes in moderation in her first few games, allowing her to go in for short minutes at a time to make some sort of impact. “If we can steal minutes here and there, it can help (Holmes) get her feet wet,” Pingeton said. “But I also think we can steal a rebound or a putback here and there. She could definitely help us and it’ll help her move forward.” The head coach added that

she doesn’t see Holmes getting extended minutes this season. Despite Holmes’ mistakes, Pingeton said that although she’s putting her on a bit of a shorter leash, she is also holding her to the same standard she holds all of her players. “It says that she truly cares and she truly does love her players and that she obviously sees some sort of potential in me to be a good person or a great player,” Holmes said concerning Pingeton’s decision to keep her on the team. “It says a lot about her and her character.”

With the Missouri men’s basketball team having disciplinary issues and seeing the suspension of many players, Pingeton’s decision to put faith in Holmes was not an easy one. “Certainly, our goal is to win games and compete for championships,” Pingeton said. “But our passion is to impact people’s lives and make a positive difference, and help them to understand what it’s going to take to really be successful after that ball quits bouncing.”

a couple other schools, so deciding on Mizzou wasn’t a sure thing. Willie said that when he heard that his younger brother was coming here, he was ecstatic. “I wanted him to come to Mizzou, but I also wanted him to go wherever he felt happiest,” Miklus said. “I’m thrilled to have him here with me. It’s pretty special to have somebody

wrestle with you from day one through all of college.” As a redshirt, Tim’s role on the team is somewhat confined. He said his primary job is to wrestle with starters in practice and try to prepare them for their duals. Tim thinks he can be a helpful practice opponent for Willie because he “knows how he works.”

Thanks to his help in practice or not, Tim thinks very highly of what his brother has been able to do this year. “(Willie’s) doing really well so far,” he said. “He just has to keep it up and he’ll be an All-American and a national champ.” Even with all of the success Willie is having, and the promise Tim shows, the Miklus

brothers will always see each

other as just that –– brothers. “He’s been there with me through thick and thin,” Willie said. “He’s my best friend, he knows me better than anyone. It’s hard to put into words how much he means to me and how much I like having him around.”

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