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The Campus Lodge shuttle passes in front of Memorial Union on Monday. Enforcement of Columbia City Ordinance 14-180 began this school year, prohibiting private shuttles from certain streets on campus.
LIFE AND LITERATURE
On the first day of the new school year, drivers of private campus shuttles — and the students who ride them — were caught by surprise when police began enforcing a new city ordinance that alters their routes and pick-up locations on campus. The change came after City Ordinance 14-180 was put into effect this fall, prohibiting nearly all private vehicles from using sections of Rollins Street, Hitt Street, Ninth Street, Conley Avenue and Missouri Avenue from 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on weekdays. Private shuttles, which are often operated or contracted by off-campus student housing companies, must now change their routes to drop off and pick up students near Strickland Hall and Memorial Union, said Mike Sokoff, director of MU Parking and Transportation Ser vices. Previously, the shuttles dropped off alongside city buses, outside of the Student Center. “The city had a regulation
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Doctoral student to City mulls downtown parking changes debut original play RUTH SERVEN Staff Writer
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“Sleeping with Hitler,” an original play by doctoral student Aaron Scully, will premiere at the 12th annual Life and Literature Performance Series. The series will feature four different acts and will be hosted at the Corner Playhouse Sept. 17-21. Scully said this series differentiates from others because it holds a personal
NEWS
Students and citizens expressed their thoughts on Ferguson at a forum.
meters run an hour later
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Columbia’s first Jamba Juice rolled into downtown late this summer.
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Residents of Columbia might find themselves paying more for parking in the near future. The Columbia City Council is considering changes which would raise the cost of parking downtown. The proposal, included in the 2015 fiscal year budget, would increase the rates charged by parking meters and garages, extend the hours charged, and increase fines for parking tickets. The changes include: running the meters an hour later each day; increasing meter rates by
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connection for those involved. “The inspiration is from a short story my cousin William Scully wrote before he passed away in 2000,” Scully said. “He wrote the story in his late teens, and I read it shortly after he passed away, and it always stuck with me. It’s been very cool because it’s in the spirit of my cousin.” The story is about three lifelong childhood friends who are 15 years old and spend their summer days trying to
Columbia is changing some rules about the parking meters, including making the hours longer and increasing the rates.
SPORTS
Ray and Golden are playing well in their first season as starters.
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MU women’s soccer has two sets of sisters in this season’s lineup.
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The Forum on Ferguson open dialogue event was held Tuesday at Hulston Hall. Members of the Columbia community were welcomed to express their voice on the conflict in Ferguson. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Zakiya Adair.
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Alternative energy discussed for city CHRIS BEYER Reporter Columbia’s Water and Light Board is reviewing a proposal to create and maintain renewable wind energy in Missouri. Mark Lawlor, a representative for Clean Line Energy Partners, spoke with Columbia’s Water and Light Board on Sept. 2. The proposal is part of the “Grain Belt Express Project,” which includes states located within the “Wind Belt.” The Wind Belt, including Missouri, is a handful of states that have the highest wind speed levels in the country. The Grain Belt project will be a 750-mile, high-voltage direct-current transmission line delivering about 500 megawatts of low-cost wind energy from western Kansas into Missouri. “The purpose of the meeting was purely informative,” Water and Light spokesperson Connie Kacprowicz said. “It is up to the city manager and council to see if this idea gets implemented. The board voted on whether they favored the proposal, and the majority did say that they recommend the council endorse the project. Only one person was opposed to the idea.” Columbia’s Water and Light Board members responded positively to Clean Line Energy’s idea. “They were actually quite excited to go forward with the plan,” Lawlor said. “They’re tasked with the city of Columbia’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) goal, and they need more renewable energy on their system.
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Open forum
University hosts a ‘Forum on Ferguson’ PATRICK MCKENNA Staff Writer Students, faculty and concerned community members came together Tuesday evening for an open forum on Ferguson to discuss the current situation since the shooting of Michael Brown. “Forum on Ferguson” took place
in Hulston Hall from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and was led by Dr. Zakiya Adair, assistant professor of women’s and gender studies Adair guided the conversation by fielding questions and comments from audience members who voiced their concerns on the Michael Brown case and its reflection on issues the U.S. currently faces with race.
Adair said the goal for the evening was to get as many voices and opinions involved to help further the role of activism at MU and within the Columbia community. “I wanted to offer an opportunity for the community of Columbia as well as the larger University of
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Discussion continues over removing rock wall CLARISSA BUCH Staff Writer The fate of the rock wall in the MU Student Recreation Complex is uncertain. Speculations continue that Scroggs Peak, a 35.5-foot climbing tower, and Brewer Butte, a 180-square-foot bouldering wall, may be taken down within the next year, but no final decision has been reached so far. MizzouRec Director Diane Dahlmann held a “rally” with the center’s staff Aug. 31, where projects for the upcoming year were discussed. Dahlmann said the possibility of taking down the wall to expand the Pump Room, which is becoming increasingly overcrowded, was discussed at the event. “So many factors go into this conversation, which is why we presented it at the rally,” she said.
“We are in the process of studying and looking at the Pump Room problem, and this is just one option for it.” Usage of the wall has significantly decreased in the last five years. At the wall’s peak in the 2009-2010 academic year, 236 annual passes were sold for a fee of $39 each. Last year, only 138 annual passes were sold. Only seven passes have been sold since the beginning of this academic year, but Dahlmann said she expects sales to increase throughout the year. After the possibility of taking the wall down was discussed, fearful students flocked to social media to air their concerns. Senior Jamie Blankinship created a Facebook page called “Save the Mizzou Rec Wall” to spread awareness on the issue and collect personal testimonials in an attempt to save the wall. The Facebook group had more than 830 members as of Tuesday. “I am not surprised that the group
has gained so much momentum,” Blankinship said. “The wall is a really important place to a lot of past and present students. For me, the community that I found there is what kept me from transferring to another school.” However, because Blankinship is a Mizzou Rec employee, she cannot lead any more plans to save the wall. “I just wanted to start the discussion,” she said. “I will continue to encourage everyone I meet to come in and try it out, but that's all I can do at this point.” MU graduate Wesley White said he first heard the news from Blankinship’s Facebook group. “My college experience was really shaped by climbing, and I don’t want that taken away from future generations,” White said. “If the wall is taken down, a lot of students will never
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Dermatology department celebrates 50 years About 130 people attended the brunch and evening gala event. ESTHER SEAWELL Reporter The School of Medicine’s Department of Dermatology celebrated its 50th anniversary with a brunch and evening gala event Saturday. Former and current dermatology faculty and former students in the program were all invited to the gala. Keri Martin, assistant professor of dermatology and pediatrics and a former resident of the program, said she was excited to welcome back the participants of the program. “The residency program has been in existence for 50 years, so it’s celebrating all the people this program has trained and sent out all over the country to do dermatology,” Martin said. Dermatology department chairwoman Karen Edison said about 130 people attended the celebration. Some of the guests included Los Angeles-based dermatologist David Woodley; Will Eaglstein, former chairman at Miami University; and Larry Millikan, who is a professor emeritus at Tulane University. “We’ve (had) people from every decade, and quite a few people from the first decade,” Edison said. For Martin, that is the most exciting part of the anniversary
celebration. “I’ve heard stories about the people before me and a lot of those people that have trained with the program are going to be back at the gala, so it’ll be neat to put faces with those names and meet all those people that have been the history of the department and set up all the great training I had,” Martin said. The theme of the gala was “honoring our past, securing our future.” “The most exciting thing is to take a pause and really honor what has been done and honor our past,” Edison said. “This gives us an opportunity to do that, but it will also give us an opportunity to reflect on and plan to secure our future.” The division was founded in 1960 by Norman Asel as a part of the School of Medicine. In 1963, Philip Anderson joined the division as the director of the now-famous residence program. The program was initially made up of a small faculty, but even from the beginning it made an impact. “In the early years, we were a very strong clinical and educational residency program and the focus was primarily on clinical services and education,” Edison said. She said the program started with only one clinic location and eight resident leaders, and has since expanded to over six locations throughout midMissouri. “Some of these locations
include the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Woodrail Clinic, and Jefferson City Dermatology,” Edison said. She said the residency program has also increased the number of people who supervise the program from eight to nine in 2008. The residence program takes three years to complete. Edison said the participants of the program are medical doctors who have already done internships and are now doing dermatology training. Only a few students can enter the highly selective program each year. “ We get about 400 applications every year, and we take 3 residents every year,” Edison said. “We have trained 124 residents so far.” Martin said she hopes the program could accommodate more residents in the future. “I help with the training of future dermatologists,” she said. “That’s my real passion, so it’s really exciting to think about everywhere we can go, not just as a department, but all the neat things we can do educationally. We’re hoping to increase over time to four residents every year.” The Dermatolog y department is also developing new technologies. “It’s been changing a lot already; the more we can stay on the forefront of that and keep up with technology the
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better,” Martin said. One of the main aspects of this is through teledermatology, Edison said. Teledermatology is defined by the American Academy of Dermatology as “the remote deliver y of dermatologic services and clinical information using telecommunications technology.” “We’ve always been on the cutting edge of teledermatology,
but now we’re getting into more online teledermatology,” Edison said. The Dermatology Division became a department in 2003, allowing the faculty to create their own laboratory, use electronic medical records and train expert derma-oncologists. Edison said she hopes to expand the department’s fellowship programs, as well.
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‘Legendary’ Jane Goodall to speak at Mizzou Arena The world-renowned scientist and advocate will speak as a guest lecturer Sept. 17. ELANA WILLIAMS Reporter
The chimp champ. The ape aristocrat. A speaking savant for scientific society. Alliteration aside, Dr. Jane Goodall is kind of a big deal, and she’s coming to speak at MU. On Sept. 17, Goodall will give her speech, “Sowing the Seeds of Hope,” at Mizzou Arena. Senior Cale Sears is the mastermind behind the Speakers Committee, a group within the Department of Student Activities, that brainstorms, coordinates and executes four to eight guest speaking events a semester. The committee collaborated with the Delta Gamma Lectureship Foundation to bring Goodall to campus. The DG Lectureship, which has been working with the
Speakers Committee since 1998, is comprised of a committee of its own, mostly volunteers and alumni of the Delta Gamma sorority. Lucinda Rice-Petrie is the chairwoman of the Delta Gamma committee. The goal of the lectureship is “very simply, to promote ethical behavior and values through exposure to distinguished lecturers,” Rice-Petrie said. Goodall will talk on contemporary and sometimes controversial issues. Known primarily as a primatologist, Goodall is much more. She’s an advocate for global action, non-human rights and environmental sustainability. At 80, she travels 300 days out of the year and is a UN Messenger of Peace. “There is only one Jane Goodall,” Sears said. “She is one of a kind. She is legendary in the science world.” Goodall doesn’t just appeal to science buffs, though. “Even I had to do my own research to learn about Jane,”
Sears said. “It took me a period scholars who can really get of time to understand what I students involved. think is the gravity of this visit.” Deciding on Goodall was no Sears equated Goodall’s easy task. The committee often appearance to that of Maya has to try and find up-andAngelou in 2012. After Angelou’s comers in the lecture field, a death this past similar job to that May, students the students THERE IS ONLY of will never who plan the ONE JANE again have Fall Welcome the chance Concert. GOODALL. SHE IS to hear her “I look at ONE OF A KIND. inspirational trends as far words or SHE IS LEGENDARY as what kind experience of issues are IN THE SCIENCE the depth of popping up — WORLD.” her character. what could affect “ This is campus life,” going to Sears said. CALE SEARS be… a once In the DG senior in a lifetime L e c t u re s h i p ’s opportunity for students who case, Goodall has been a goal for attend,” Sears said. close to eight years. He said that it was his (“kind “It’s a dream come true to of selfish”) hope that students us who have been with the look back on their time at MU lectureship from day one,” Riceand remember the Goodall Petrie said. lecture. In Goodall’s case, she’s a In recent years, Sears said, timeless speaker and an expert it has been the goal of the at relating to young people and Speakers Committee to bring in discussing very pertinent and more content-driven lecturers: popular topics.
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In a twist from previous speakers, Goodall will be speaking at Mizzou Arena instead of past lectureship venues such as Jesse Auditorium or Missouri Theatre. The event was moved after DSA members noticed a trend of large audiences in universities that Goodall has spoken at previously. Sears said the committee’s top priority was to make sure that students who wanted to attend would not end up without a ticket. The DSA is planning for 4,000 audience members, a huge hike from the 1,200-to-1,700member audiences of previous lectures. The Speakers Committee will also be hosting many more speakers this semester, such as actress Laverne Cox and J.R. Martinez. “If you want to make a difference, come see how it’s done,” Sears said.
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New Missourian paywall looking promising WAVERLY COLVILLE Reporter Since switching to Google surveys on June 23 instead of a 24-hour paywall, the Columbia Missourian has found the new method of generating revenue to be successful. After responding to complaints from students that the Missourian was not accessible enough, the newspaper researched different methods to allow access to their stories while continuing to make a profit. Under the old paywall method, a reader could not access content over 24 hours old unless they were a subscriber. “The time meter wasn’t working for us in terms of revenue, satisfaction or social media,” Missourian executive editor for innovation Tom Warhover said. “The stories you wanted to share were often more than a day old, so you couldn’t.” By using Google surveys, the reader answers survey questions, then gains access to the content for free, regardless of how old it is. For every survey a reader answers, the Missourian receives 5 cents. The cost is shifted from the readers to Google. In return, Google uses the survey answers for market research. “We knew we could no longer open up everything for free to everybody in this day and age when newspapers are really struggling to make money,” Missourian general
manager Dan Potter said. “We think the surveys were a great compromise and we consider it a free model as long as you take a few seconds and answer a survey.” He said the Missourian still receives income when readers visit the website, even if they aren’t paying for the articles themselves. If readers don’t want to answer surveys, a subscription costs $5.95 per month for unlimited access. The idea to use Google sur veys originated with Missourian marketing manager Bryan Chester. After looking at other newspapers’ w e b s i te s , specifically the Albuquerque Journal, that used similar methods, he contacted Google and other newspapers to hear their feedback. After gathering information, he presented it to Dean Mills, dean of the School of Journalism. Since switching to the survey method, the Missourian’s website views have grown, Chester said. “Website traffic is increasing by about 15 to 20 percent,” he said. “We are getting a lot of search traffic because when we had the 24-hour metered model, we were removed from search engines.” With the start of the new semester, Potter said he believes students will increase the traffic as well. The growth in website traffic will hopefully lead to an increase in revenue, Chester said.
Students and faculty have given an almost unanimous positive response, Potter said. “We’re glad we found something that solved what students viewed as a problem, and we’ve gotten positive comments,” he said. “Other than about two people who were bothered, the response has been overwhelmingly positive.” Chester said before implementing the surveys, there were concerns about maintaining this method. “If for some reason market research firms no longer see the data they’re receiving is valid, then the inventory would shrink up and we would lose revenue that way,” he said. “That’s always a concern but it’s not a reason not to do something.” More concerns dealt with the surveys themselves. “We’ve been assured that when (viewers) take these surveys, (they’re) not passing along particularly private information that Google is using in other ways,” Warhover said. Although the Missourian has had a positive experience so far with the Google surveys, it will continue to keep searching for ways to improve its website. “Every day, we’re looking for new ways to strengthen ourselves or better serve our readers,” Potter said. “We’re constantly looking for ways to improve and we’re willing to listen to people who think they’ve found it or to find it ourselves.” Because technology is
perpetually evolving, readers may have a different experience at the Missourian website if its staff finds a more efficient method. “It remains to be seen how well this will work in the long
run,” Warhover said. “If there’s one thing we can be sure of, it’s there’s nothing constant when it comes to digital business models, so what works today may not work a year from now.”
how it works
A nickel for your thoughts. For every user-completed survey, market research firms pay Google 10 cents. Of that 10 cents, Google gives the Missourian a nickel. That way, non-member users aren’t paying to view content over 24 hours old. Since switching to this pay method, the Missourian’s online traffic is increasing by about 15 to 20 percent. User completes survey. answers are anonymous.
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NCTQ to take UM System to Missouri Supreme Court ISABELLA ALVES Staff Writer The National Council on Teacher Quality is filing litigation with the Missouri Supreme Court against the UM System to gain access to course syllabi. Arthur McKee, NCTQ managing director of preparation study, said the council wants to acquire the syllabi for its Teacher Prep Review. The study’s goal is to gather data on how education programs are teaching students, and to make sure essential teaching techniques are used by professors. McKee said the research is gathering information from 1,127 institutions. MU and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system are the only two that refused to give out the syllabi. The council requested the material in October 2012, and lost an appeal case to a panel of judges on Aug. 26. The council’s suit against the UM System rests on the premises of the Missouri Sunshine Law, which opens all government records to the
public. “These syllabi are public documents, or at least we think that they are public documents,” McKee said. “We know that they are copyrighted. We believe that for the purpose that we are using the syllabi for, it goes under the Sunshine Law.” The study is also focusing on assisting K-12 school districts in selecting recent graduates as new hires. “We have been getting information from (K-12) school districts that have said for years that the quality of graduates is not what they need,” McKee said. “We want to provide school districts with information about where to get the best teachers.” McKee said the court case is not a vendetta against the UM System, but a matter of making sure that students have open information about their school and educational program. “We are perplexed at the stance of this institution, which uses open scholarships for students,” McKee said. “We are more than happy to have open, honest debates about the research (collected
from the syllabi) ... (Not releasing the syllabi) seems counter-productive for an open university.” Faculty Council chairman Craig Roberts said some members of the faculty believe the council is attempting to “muzzle” MU to get the information they want. Roberts said the syllabi is the professors’ intellectual property, which falls under the protection of copyright law. “We don’t know much about them, (but) we do know they are a highly political organization (that) is staffed with former administrators from ... Washington, D.C.,” Roberts said. “But (the NCTQ) can’t just request a syllabus from a professor and expect them to turn it over. That falls under the area of intellectual property and the faculty didn’t react well to their attempt at muzzling us.” Roberts said even though MU is a public university, the syllabi fall under the category of closed records that should be excluded from the Sunshine Law. “We are hired by the state, but these fall into the area of
closed records and are copyright protected,” Roberts said. “That was the argument presented by (UM System President Tim Wolfe) and the General Counsel and it stuck.” UM System spokesman John Fougere said system administrators stand by their argument that syllabi should be protected by copyright laws, and that they were pleased after the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the system. “In responding to the NCTQ’s request for course syllabi, we felt it was important to respect the rights of the faculty members who created the syllabi,” he said in an email. “We are glad that both courts (that reviewed) the matter have concluded that we acted lawfully.” Economics pro fess or Michael Podgursky said he has a different idea about what is public record versus what is closed. “I think it’s absurd,” he said. “I’ve never seen a course syllabi copyrighted. Once more, the evidence that suggests it is a legal fiction. It is a fact that in the academic world, we routinely take syllabi from other
people and use them ourselves. In terms of writing, though, if someone took my writing and copied it, that would be plagiarism (of ) intellectual property.” Podgursky said he also believes putting up copyright barriers could damage MU’s transparency. “It’s entirely inconsistent with the idea of an open university (and) open intellectual environment ... that’s not what we want,” Podgursky said. “We should share information. We shouldn’t be building up a little copyright silo around that knowledge.” Roberts said he is confident that the syllabi will remain closed, since students are paying for the classes in which the syllabi are used. “I believe that MU will remain firm,” he said. “These are copyrighted documents. People pay to go to these classes, and the syllabus is part of our class work. I guess (NCTQ) can enroll in the class if they would like to see these, but I don’t even believe that it is legal for them to make copies and circulate these widely.”
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15 cents per hour; creating a three-hour minimum for meters that accept credit cards; adding a 50 cent charge for using a credit card; and increasing the cost of parking garages and lot permits by $5. None of the proposed changes would apply to parking on the MU campus. The proposal comes as part of an effort to meet a budget shortfall. “The parking utility is losing money,” Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas said. “We need to fix the hole in our budget. A way to do that is to
his father had dubbed Hitler,” Scully said. “Later that same day, his father died. So it’s like (Buster) trying to catch the fish is equivalent to him coming to peace with his father’s death.” Scully said the play is supposed to be “funny, cute, violent and sweet.” “It’s basically a story about friendship and how tight of a bond it is,” Scully said. “Sleeping with Hitler” is
directed by theatre professor Jon Drtina. This is his first time directing, but he’s been involved with the Life and Literature series for many years. “People often say theater is a collaborative art form, and it is, because there are always so many different people involved in the creation of a production,” Drtina said. “I’ve been working with Life and Literature Series
performers for the last 12 years, and every year, everyone involved in the process brings something new, exciting and different to the table.” Not only will “Sleeping With Hitler” be performed at MU, but Drtina and Scully have been invited to take the act on the road to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in January.
Scully said he hopes the audience is reminded of their youth and the friends they have made. “I hope they laugh because it’s a comedy as well as a drama,” Scully said. “And I hope this play reminds the audience of the friendships they built when they were children and on into high school.”
increase parking fees and fines. Real estate for parking cars is a valuable retail commodity, and we need to fix prices accordingly.” Third Ward Councilman Karl Skala said he agreed. “We want to increase rates only to the extent that they don’t negatively affect business downtown,” he said. “On the other hand, rates and fees need to keep up with the cost of maintenance and upkeep of the parking facilities.” Columbia’s parking costs still won’t compare to bigger cities, Thomas said. “I’ve visited a ton of cities that have very vibrant, active downtowns,” he said. “They all have more expensive parking
than we do.” Both councilmen said they hope Columbia will better enforce its collection of delinquent parking fines. Skala said the city needs to collect what he estimated are “hundreds of thousands of dollars of unpaid parking fines.” Thomas, Skala and First Ward Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick all said they believe the increased cost of parking will not negatively affect downtown businesses. Chadwick, whose district includes the downtown area, said she has not heard any negative feedback from business owners. Though business owners may have been quiet on the issue, commuters like MU graduate
student Scott Hawf said they are unhappy. “Parking downtown is one of the most anxiety-provoking things of my day,” Hawf said. “I can leave home an hour early and still not be able to find a spot in time for class.” Hawf said price increases won’t change the shortage of parking spaces, and they won’t cause him to leave his car at home or find alternative transportation. “I still have to go to class,” he said. “I won’t stop driving just because I have to pay more. I can’t do anything about it. They have us bent over backwards, and they know it.” The changes are not meant to discourage people from
coming downtown, but would hopefully increase turnover and keep people from tying up valuable parking spaces for hours, Thomas said. “We want to see people come downtown for a short time and use spaces carefully,” he said. If passed, the proposed changes would go into effect Jan. 1, 2015. Thomas, a longtime advocate of alternative modes of transportation, said he hopes the parking will spur Columbia towards being a more walkable, environmentally friendly city. “ We want downtown Columbia to be a more attractive, vibrant place for people to live, work and play,” he said. “It’s a big-picture vision.”
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MSA joins COMO Connect system revamp JACK WADDELL Staff Writer The Missouri Students Association worked with the Columbia City Council on the city’s bus system revamp to improve transit for MU students. COMO Connect, the rebranding of Columbia Transit, has already implemented several new transit routes and has announced its ideas to make the new bus transit systems more accommodating to students. “(Columbia Transit) has always been here, but they have had a lot of issues getting people to ride their buses and use them,” Campus and Community Relations Committee chairman Chad Phillips said. “ They have rebuilt their whole system this year with new routes, more buses and drivers, and more routes going through the heart of campus,” he said. “So, we’re trying to help them and help the students utilize them as much as possible.” The new routes pass through Greek Town and in front of the MU Student Center, as well as several other places around campus and the city of Columbia. City Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick said the efficiency and availability of the buses is the biggest change from last year to this year. “The biggest difference is the routes and the timing,” she said. “Buses are now running on cycles of 30 minutes, whereas before they were 45 minutes. So, they’re running a little bit quicker, which is important for students.” In addition to the new routes and more efficient pick-up and drop-off times, MSA and Columbia Transit are finalizing an agreement to make passes cheaper for students.
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Phillips said student passes will eventually be somewhere between $65-75 per semester, which is significantly cheaper than what non-students pay to ride. “(Columbia Transit) originally sells (bus passes) for $100 to the public, but for developers, they sell them for significantly less if you buy 20 or more,” Phillips said. “They offered that to us, so we’re going to buy as many as we can, and try to sell as many as we can (to students).” In addition to having a discount rate, Phillips said he has been working with the city to get the passes available for sale at the MSA/GPC Box Office in the MU Student Center. This is still pending, but city multi-modal manager Drew Brooks said he hopes to see bus passes for sale in the MU Student Center by the end of this week. “We already have seen a pretty sharp uptake in sales for our semester passes, and that’s due to our online presence,” Brooks said. “We hope that we will see a large increase in rides from students, especially once tickets are for sale on campus.” Phillips said one of the main stimuli for CCRC’s involvement with this issue is that students demanded more transportation to get off campus last year. “We heard from a student last year that was confused on how to get to the mall, and why there wasn’t public transportation options to get to the mall,” Phillips said. “We couldn’t really help them. These new transportation routes can get you to the mall, so we’ve been trying to help solve the issue of students being trapped on campus.” Phillips said, for now, CCRC’s main goal is make COMO
Connect more visible to students. “Immediately, we just need to increase awareness,” Phillips said. “We’ll use ads, fliers and little things like that. We just want to get the word out there to students. A lot of these students would probably utilize (the
system) if they knew it was there, but a lot of students don’t even know the routes or where they go.” Brooks said the new routes were organized with students’ ease of use in mind. “Our new routes run both
be picked up and dropped off. “We (MU) were the ones who came up with the alternate areas for students to be dropped off, especially Memorial Union,” Sokoff said. “We thought that perhaps having a location at the north end of campus would really help people and buses coming in. It was kind of a joint decision between the city and MU to provide these alternate spots because we didn’t want any student to suffer unnecessarily.” Student safety was a top concern for the city and MU when coming up with these alternative locations and routes, Sokoff said. “The change was made to facilitate better movement and reduce the congestion, to make it safer and more available … that was the goal to begin with so students can get to school and get to class as safely as possible,” Sokoff said. Second Ward Councilman Michael Trapp said the city wants more students to use COMO Connect over the private shuttles. COMO Connect is the rebranding of the public bus system that resulted from the city’s growth and a demand for new routes, Trapp said. The city redrew neighborhood routes and designed them to pass schools and shopping and medical centers. “In the first two weeks of operation, there has already been
a substantial increase in bus new ordinance in place because ridership, but it’s also led to a they’ll have to walk through way lot of changes,” Trapp said. “Any more busy streets, and that puts a lot time you change something, it more stress on my drivers,” he said. disrupts what people are used to, “The students that I bring in from and that causes consternation.” the apartment complexes all bring Doug Dickherber, owner in tax money that pay for bus spaces of Green Way Shuttles, which to be built, and those bus spaces services 18 off-campus housing are being taken away from me.” complexes, said he spoke to City With the implementation of Council members in 2012 and this ordinance, some students in again in August 2014 to voice his off-campus housing complexes have own concerns about the ordinance. switched from their complex shuttles “(The city) has kind of turned to the city-operated bus services. the campus itself into a community Stuart Watkins, spokesperson for bus stop and that opens up seats for Aspen Heights Housing Complex, people that are homeless, people that said he has not received negative are potentially dangerous and people feedback from students thus far. that don’t really need to be at school “Initially, Aspen Heights was to sit with students, rather than my concerned about the new dropshuttles, which are filled entirely off location, especially during with students,” Dickherber said. inclement weather,” Watkins said. Sokoff said safety was a top “However, since the change we have concern for the city and MU heard some positive feedback on when coming up with these the new location. Many residents alternative locations and routes. have stated there is less congestion “The change was made to facilitate and the private shuttle travels to better movement and reduce and from campus at a faster rate.” (traffic) congestion, to make it safer However, junior Hailey and more available, and that was the Lenahan said she has been using goal to begin with: to get students the private shuttle buses for two to school and get them to class years and has noticed the change. as safely as possible,” Sokoff said. “It honestly doesn’t affect me However, Dickherber that much because a lot of my said he disagrees. classes are on this part of campus, “To me, it’s riskier for my but when I have to go to Cornell students on the buses to have this Hall it kind of sucks,” Lenahan said.
ways and intersect at Rollins Street and Hitt Street near the MU Student Center,” Brooks said. “What we hope we’ve done is create routes that are a lot more convenient for students to use.”
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“The shuttles have been running kind of late, too. I don’t know if it’s just them or if it has to do with where we are being dropped off.” Ben Bolin, the Missouri Student Association Senate speaker, said MSA will be taking a formal stance against the new shuttle routes and steps to repeal the city ordinance. Bolin said Campus and Community Relations Committee chairman Chad Phillips has met with City Councilwoman Ginny Chadwick to discuss repealing Ordinance 14-180 while also drafting an MSA Senate resolution, which will be ready for the committee meeting Sept. 10. Trapp emphasized that the process is still ongoing, and the city is continuing to seek student and community feedback. “I understand some amount of the frustration from shuttle owners, but we’re trying to open a transit service for students around the city and so we need an understanding that we need some sort of transit system that works for the most people,” Trapp said. “Sometimes, we have to make small sacrifices for the greater good, and I think efficient transit is worth that community investment.”
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Steffens receives alumni award from IU Steffens is one of six journalism alumni to receive the award from Indiana this year. STEVIE MYERS Reporter MU business and financial journalism professor Marty Steffens will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana University this Saturday. Steffens, who earned her bachelor's degree from Indiana in 1978, is one of six journalism alumni to receive the award this year. Steffens said it is a tremendous honor to be selected as a recipient. “This is equivalent to the Missouri Honor Medals in the way it looks at the achievements of your career, so it’s very amazing to get this award from the university,” she said. “It’s actually only the third or fourth year they’ve even done this award. They began this award on the 100th anniversary of the university’s journalism school.”
In addition to serving as a reporter and editor for publications across the nation, Steffens has organized many workshops for journalists in different countries across the globe. Steffens also worked as the executive editor of the San Francisco Examiner and The Press & Sun Bulletin in Binghamton, New York. “With the San Francisco Examiner, I pretty much restarted a mega-metro newspaper from scratch,” Steffens said. “Here, I’ve taught hundreds of journalists about business journalism, and I’ve taught hundreds of journalists around the world.” Steffens has taught both business journalism and basic journalism skills like writing, editing and how to start a newspaper. While teaching in the Middle East, she taught about working as a journalist in a democracy. Steffens said she was set on entering the field of journalism at an early age. “I worked on my high school newspaper and was fortunate enough to work for my local
newspaper while I was still in high school, so I had an early opportunity to really feel what it was like,” she said. “This was also before Watergate happened and the power of journalism was evident, plus our ability to bring truth to power.” Tom Warhover, associate professor and executive editor for innovation at the Columbia Missourian, has known Steffens since 1993. “We discussed journalism a lot when she was an editor at the Dayton Daily News and I was an editor at the Virginian Pilot,” Warhover said. “We were both involved in trying to figure out better ways to do our craft through what was then called civic journalism.” Warhover said Steffens has been an important figure in the newspaper industry for the last 25 years, both in her work in civic journalism and with various projects. “She’s always been in the orbit of doing good works,” he said. Steffens joined the MU faculty in 2002, after a renowned 30-year career in the news industry.
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Journalism professor Martha Steffens will received a distinguished alumni award from Indiana University on Saturday. Steffens is one of six journalism alumni to receive the award this year.
“I think overall it’s my international work right now that’s very satisfying, as well as
my work here at Mizzou,” Steffens said. “I’m very happy to be a part of the Missouri faculty.”
Students discuss multilingual national anthem You in Mizzou creates an opportunity for students to discuss controversial issues with peers. TAYLOR BLATCHFORD Reporter For four years, You in Mizzou has brought students and faculty together to have creative dialogues that give students the opportunity to communicate with each other about different topics. Started by MU alumni in 2009, the original objective of You in Mizzou was to give faculty the opportunity to hear the voice of students. “(You in Mizzou) is a safe place for students to be able to communicate about difficult issues on campus, the nation or even international topics,” said Charlie Parker, Diversity Programs coordinator for
the Chancellor’s Diversity educational system and the Initiative. “This is a place American expectation that where differences can be heard people will globally speak from a simple standpoint. English. There’s no bad perspective “To me, multilingualism is because everyone has their own second nature, but to a lot of perspective.” Americans, it isn’t,” said junior Twenty - four students Vera Tan, a new ambassador gathered in Memorial Union for the Chancellor’s Diversity South for the first You in Mizzou Initiative. “I was interested in dialogue of the hearing what school year other people THERE’S Sept. 4. had to say about NO BAD The topic this topic.” for the first Tan grew PERSPECTIVE dialogue was up in Malaysia BECAUSE whether the before moving U.S. is ready for to the U.S. her EVERYONE HAS a multilingual sophomore year THEIR OWN n a t i o n a l to attend MU. PERSPECTIVE. anthem, but the She said conversation moving from expanded to one country to CHARLIE PARKER include other another gave Diversity Programs relevant issues. her a unique coordinator for the Students perspective Chancellor’s Diversity discussed on the topic of Initiative the balance multilingualism, b e t w e e n as in Malaysia language and identity, the many languages are typically merits of the American spoken in conversation,
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including English, Malay, Mandarin and Cantonese. Tan said she believes it’s very important for people to be open not just to accepting other cultures, but to understanding them. “I enjoy these kinds of things because you get different perspectives,” she said. “It’s more about putting yourself out there, not for your own gain, but so you can help other people with your understanding.” Senior Danielle Levy is the lead ambassador for the Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative. She first attended a You in Mizzou dialogue her sophomore year. Now, she is responsible for facilitating the discussions and preparing specific conversation topics and questions. Levy said since her sophomore year, the program has changed for the better, growing and becoming more structured. “Tonight’s discussion went really well,” she said after the
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Sept. 4 meeting. “At other (discussions) in the past, we haven’t had as big of a turnout, and there wasn’t as much discussion. We got a lot of people to speak today, so that was really exciting.” Levy said she hopes that this year, the program will be successful enough to sustain itself and grow. “It’s at risk of becoming smaller, and I want it to get bigger and better,” Levy said. “We had a really great turnout today, but I want even more people to come to the next one.” In the future, Parker said he hopes to take the discussions to the next step, to give students skills they need to implement change outside the dialogues. “We want to give students the tangible skill sets to be able to effectively bring about change,” Parker said. “We’re always looking to evolve and fill a need that isn’t already being filled.”
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MU researchers find link in HIV infection A discovery surrounding the TIM-1 protein’s effect on viruses leads MU researchers to study HIV. GRACE ROGERS Reporter In a recent study, MU researchers found a link between a T-cell membrane protein and HIV infectivity. Shan-Lu Liu, associate professor of molecular
microbiology and immunology and an investigator with the Bond Life Sciences Center, and graduate student Minghua Li were studying the role of transmembrane immunoglobulin and mucin (TIM) family proteins in the immune system and suspected the TIM-1 protein is involved in viruses’ entry into cells. “While we were working on the possible role of the TIM-1 protein in viral entry, we found, by accident, this protein actually blocked HIV release,” Liu said. The research team went on to prove the discovery by studying the protein and HIV
very carefully. A collaboration with Eric Freed from the National Cancer Institute was a vital part in discovering how and where the TIM-1 protein worked. Freed helped the team discover that the protein was trapping the virus on the membrane of the cells. “You have to be prepared (for the unexpected),” Liu said. “We look at the data very carefully.” The TIM-1 protein has the ability to cross-link with the chemical compound phosphatidylserine, making the cell membrane stronger and more rigid. Membrane strength aids the cell in preventing
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viruses, such as HIV-1 and Ebola, from being released. “We spent a lot of time to find the mechanism behind the phenomenon — how and why TIM-1 can inhibit HIV and a broad reach of other viruses,” Li said. However, the researchers said they could not be certain this prevented the virus from spreading. To further explore the biological role of the TIM-1 protein, they are looking into what happens after the protein prevents the virus from being released. “Regardless of if (the protein has) a positive effect
or a negative effect, we will gain the knowledge of the TIM protein in terms of viral infection and other biological functions,” Liu said. An understanding of the TIM-1 protein could be a factor in future HIV treatment. While it may not provide a cure or treatment, the study provides important information and an exciting opportunity to the researchers. “We did not plan to work on HIV so quickly,” Liu said. “Now that we found this, half of the people in the lab are working on HIV.”
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Grant created to offer locally-grown food at Missouri schools Applications are now open to receive the grants. JENNIFER PROHOV Staff Writer In an effort to bring locally-grown food into Missouri schools, the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority has created a grant to offer local farmers. “We’re thrilled that we can offer this program to incentivize Missouri businesses, which will in turn increase the amount of nutritious and delicious Missouri-made food served to students and benefit Missouri farmers,” agriculture director Richard Fordyce said in a news release for the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Rep. Jacob Hummel, D-St. Louis, created the program and introduced the legislation to the Missouri House of
Representatives. Senate Bill 672 and Senate Bill 701 brought into existence the program when Gov. Jay Nixon signed both into law in early July. “Locally-grown foods can and should be an important part of everyone’s diet, especially children,” said Scott Holste, the press secretary for Nixon. “By making those Missouri-grown agricultural products more available in schools, it will help keep kids healthier and help our farmers at the same time. This is another way in which Nixon has been supportive of Missouri agriculture.” Missouri Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Sarah Alsager said the department is also excited about the program. “This program provides businesses with the opportunity to place locallygrown agricultural products in Missouri school meals and snacks, while at the same time strengthening local farming economies,” she said. “It’s one more outlet for Missouri
farmers to do business.” The grants also aim to allow Missouri businesses better access and ability to process locally-produced foods. Columbia Public Schools is excited about the new oppor tunity, District Communications Committee member Michelle Baumstark said. “The district has been using locally-grown produce for several years,” she said. “We welcome opportunities to be able to expand quantities and varieties of what is offered as well.” Missouri has a strong a g r i c u l t u ra l e c o n o my, which provides endless opportunities to expand and bring local food to schools. “As evidenced by Missouri being in the top 10 states in the number of farmers markets, producers in Missouri grow some of the best food around,” Fordyce said in a news release. Despite this, there are some concerns about the viability of producing enough local food
to meet the needs of schools. “The challenge for any school district and local farmer that provides locally-grown food is having an adequate quantity to meet the need,” Baumstark said. “Columbia Public Schools has nearly 18,000 students. About a third of those students are purchasing school lunch and/or breakfast daily.” The grant would give the recipient of the grant up to $200,000 to fund necessities such as coolers, freezers, washing, bagging, sorting, packaging and other equipment. Grants could also be used to hire professionals to create Good Agricultural Practices/Good Handling Practices, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plans for businesses. However, there are limitations to these grants. They cannot be used to fund a g r icultural production practices or equipment, grant recipients (or their employees) salaries or wages, or pay for motor vehicles
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operating expenses. “Legislative intent was that the grant cover infrastructuretype expenses,” Alsager said. In addition to these funding limitations, to be eligible for the grant an applicant must be a small business that processes and/or purchases locallygrown agricultural products. These small businesses must have their main consumer be Missouri schools and they must use products that are purchased from a small farmer. Another aspect of the grant program is the competitive nature of applications. Applicants will receive a score based off of their economic development potenti al, credibility and merit, as well as the source and level of matching funds. Those eligible must pay a 10 percent cash match towards the item they are requesting be funded by MASBDA. Applications opened Aug. 28, and will close Oct. 31 at 5 p.m.
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have the same opportunities I had.” White, along with dozens of other current and former MU students, expressed their concerns on the Facebook page, writing paragraphs of personal testimonials and listing dozens of reasons why MU should not remove the wall. Another Facebook page, “MizzouRec PumpRoom Expansion,” was created on Sept. 3 to support the expansion of Pump Room. It is currently not clear who founded the page, but the page had garnered nearly 230 members as of Tuesday evening. “We have received such magnificent testimonials from parents, students, and alums, and those are very valuable in coming to a decision,” Dahlmann said. “Part of our job here is to listen to students and solve problems.” Dahlmann said she anticipates a decision to be reached sometime this school year. “The only decision the department made was to try to come up with options to solve the Pump Room problem,” she said. “We know this might be the best option, but we don't necessarily need to exercise it."
Missouri campus to have a dialogue around not just the shooting of Michael Brown, but a dialogue about race, gender, class, community,” she said. “Hopefully, this can be the catalyst of further conversations surrounding the many issues we face today.” Emotional students and citizens took turns sharing how they’ve felt in the past when confronted with discrimination, while attempting to come up with plans to improve how society treats race issues today. Questions of handling racial issues in both Columbia and nationwide arose and anecdotes of personal experiences from attendees led the discussion. “To prevent things like Ferguson from happening in the future, people at Mizzou need to help others toward becoming just better people,” junior Byron Norman said. “With the portrayal of Mike Brown in media, people need to really learn more about what’s actually happening.” The forum included a number of speakers who volunteered to start the dialogue for the evening, including law professors Frank Bowman and David Mitchell, Brian Houston, assistant professor of communication, Bishop Lorenzo Lawson and MU NAACP President Storm Ervin. The conversation was held
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“The reason we’re doing it is because Missouri has a RPS that requires 15 percent of energy be renewable. They need it cost effectively, and we have the lowest cost renewable energy out there. The need is apparent, real and immediate.” Columbia needs to receive a certain amount of renewable energy by 2017. “I think it’s a great idea,” Mayor Bob McDavid said. “It is about getting access to energy as cleanly and inexpensively as
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Senior climbing technician Nathan Dierkes climbs on the Scroggs Peak rock wall inside the MU Student Recreation Complex on Thursday. MizzouRec is considering plans to take out the wall.
you can get it. We are under a mandate to get 15 percent of energy from renewable sources by the year 2017. If they’re successful, they’ll deliver us to a substantially lower cost than what we are now paying for.” Lawlor said the energy would not cost Missouri taxpayers. “People want cost-effective energy, and we’re not asking any rate payers to fund the development of this,” he said. “We’ve arranged it with Missouri companies, like General Cable, to assemble and build the line.” If such a proposal came true, the economic, social and environmental advantages would be numerous, Lawlor
said. “The property tax revenue will increase for rural counties with a shrinking tax base,” he said. “An estimated 1,000 jobs will be created, and 70 permanent jobs will exist after the construction. It will provide clean energy to the environment. Currently, 30 percent of Missouri’s energy comes from coal. This will be challenging in the future.” No official course of action has been issued. A final decision is to be made in the future. “The meeting just showed an expression of interest, but the next step is going to the City Council members to plead the case,” Lawlor said.
this particular Tuesday as it marked the 30-day point since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. While Brown’s death was the focal point of the forum, the discussion eventually worked its way toward a multitude of racial and social issues, including housing discrimination, militarization of the police force and living through institutionalized discrimination. “I’m someone who thinks you do effect change by talking about difficult issues and discussing your feelings,” Adair said. “Continuing to discuss and be informed is the beginning of action, and I believe anger and frustration have a place as a motivator to actually make change happen.” The discussion also touched upon the media portrayal of young black males and the misrepresentation of the general black demographic in positions of authority. The public forum captivated both older community members and MU students, and some attendees said they found the forum helpful in simply learning more about current events regarding race. “I think (the forum) is a great opportunity for people to learn more about what’s going on and be able to formulate a strong opinion, especially those unaware of the context and closeness Ferguson has,” freshman Samantha Christensen said.
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Booty buddy New bus ordinance is absurd benefits EDNA SMITH
Alien construction of the pyramids and Illuminati conspiracy theories aside, the actual age-old question of this great human civilization is, dear readers, whether or not a successful booty call buddy relationship can be had. A booty call buddy is like having friends with benefits (as what one observes in that Justin Timberlake/Mila Kunis film), where two platonic people who enjoy spending time doing non-sex things together try to throw sex in, too. But a booty call buddy is someone you primarily see for bedtimeonly activities. You might throw in a movie or dinner beforehand to hang a threadbare curtain of social decency over the arrangement, but you both know that it’s not as if you actually want each other’s take on “Guardians of the Galaxy” or someone to split an appetizer with. Everything in pop culture, from rom-coms and their I’m-secretly-in-love-with-you plots to magazine articles advising on how to admit your true feelings while you’re simultaneously trying their 835 tips for great sex!, insinuate that booty call buddies never work out. At least one person is always frickin’ falling in love. Perfect, dependable, casual sex just can’t be done. Prior to this year, the sexual partners I had existed in two categories: the kind I secretly created lacy Pinterest wedding boards for, and the kind where I would wait until they were in the shower so I could sneak out and catch my train. But then, because the sex (and Tinder) gods looked down favorably upon me, I discovered the joy of having my first casual booty call buddy. He was a Tinder match who struck me with his interest in sculpture and penchant for compliments. We grabbed a few beers at a bar one night, chatting long enough to realize we had nothing in common. The week after, I invited him over to watch a movie. The sex that ensued after watching probably the least sexy Tom Hanks movie ever ended up being ridiculously great. Over the next few months, we saw each other every few days. We decided neither of us wanted a relationship. We pretended to talk about our day and our lives, but then would always shortly get down to business. We saw movies and got dinner, but we paid separately. We never asked to meet each others’ friends. We tried weird things, things we’d never be so bold about with an actual significant other. We cuddled. We were comfortable. We had so much fun. It was three months of lovely, dependable casual sex — the holy grail to a 21-year-old’s libido — before, well, things naturally fell apart. He started sending flowers and cooking for me; I met and fell in love with someone else. It was unfortunate, though we ended things on sheepish, but good, undramatic terms. On my part, I regret nothing. Our interactions were an outlet for just being myself with someone who I wasn’t worried about impressing or locking down for a someday-wedding. Which is why, as a result, I believe that not only can booty call relationships be doable, but they can also make you happier and more confident in your own skin, sans emotional drama. True, booty call buddy relationships are not without their problems. I eventually discovered that mine gave me chlamydia. But I think that’s a story for next week. Love, Edna
Once again, City Council has failed to listen to the people they represent and govern. Enforcement of City Ordinance 14-180 began on the first day of school, restricting private shuttles from dropping students off in front of the Student Center from 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on weekdays. Shuttles now have to drop off students in front of Memorial Union or in front of Strickland Hall. Students who previously relied on their residential complexes’ shuttle services are now expected — and pressured by this ordinance — to rely on COMO Connect, the revamped city bus system that was launched in August, to get them to and from their off-campus homes. Replacing the reliable private shuttles with COMO Connect, an inconsistent and significantly inferior bus system, is absolutely ludicrous. The shuttle systems provide students with an unchanging, frequent schedule they can easily follow to get home in between or after classes. COMO Connect’s system, which the city claims is improved, is confusing and ultimately less efficient. The whole reason that these private shuttle systems came into existence was to provide convenience for students, and students have already been reporting horrible experiences with COMO Connect in its first weeks of operation. Also, this decision is extremely irrational for traffic purposes. The south side of the Student Center is well-positioned for students to await transportation, due to the large windows
and waiting space that becomes handy in inclement weather, and Rollins Street is wider to allow easy pick-ups and drop-offs. Instead of logically having all buses on campus pick people up there, City Council is forcing private buses to pick up and drop off students on Hitt Street, a much narrower, more congested road and a major crossing for pedestrians. And what’s going to happen when it’s constantly raining and snowing? This is not only an illogical decision, but a dangerous one. This ordinance was passed without speaking to anyone from the university, or from any private shuttle service, for that matter. Locally-owned private transportation services are going to be negatively affected by this change. Some off-campus housing complexes, such as The Reserve, have already discontinued their shuttle services due to this news. If this ordinance remains, these companies are going to be even more impacted. Many of these off-campus housing complexes have only existed for the past 10 years, and they only exist because our university is growing and needs more room. The shuttles were created to help for students who found no choice but to live far off campus. This ordinance completely ignores that fact. All of this boils down to one simple problem: City Council fails to listen to the public. The council decided to enforce this ordinance that was created in 2012 because of an impending budget deficit. One of the many reasons they are facing this deficit is because of
longtime low ridership on its public transportation system, perhaps due to its confusing and unreliable schedule. However, more riders on COMO Connect buses means more funding for the bus system. Instead of finding a way to improve the system or to encourage students to take the bus, they are instead pressuring us to use this significantly inferior transportation system, by making it inconvenient and even dangerous to do otherwise. As usual, City Council made this decision despite much opposition from students and citizens. Petitions have been circulated throughout campus all week, and even the mayor has voiced his concerns with this new plan. City Council seems to not care at all about how their actions affect students and the community. This decision was made simply because the council is concerned about the budget deficit, not because they thought it would benefit our students or any of the citizens of Columbia. City Council, now is the time to connect with MU students. Instead of making a blind decision about something that greatly affects people on campus, why not hold a forum? Why not wait until students are back on campus to enact this new plan? We ask you to please think more of students than of money. Needless to say, this ordinance needs some change. Whether it involves making the COMO Connect system more reliable or allowing shuttles to use Rollins Street, something needs to be altered to improve this absurd situation.
RED, WHITE & YOU
Sensationalism, die another day JORDAN MCFARLAND
Not everyone is Nancy Grace. Still, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart blur the line between news and commentary for a reason. As Stewart himself put it, the Fox News business model is agendadriven sensationalism. MSNBC tried to model it, but has failed to reach that degree of “politically charged agendas.” In the ongoing war between Fox and Jon Stewart — which, if you haven’t looked into, is almost as entertaining as President Frank Underwood versus anyone, really — Chris Wallace, Bill O’Reilly and the Fox Sunday newscast have stood firm on the front lines of defending the only truthful commentary on television. Denouncing Stewart as a left wing sensationalist, they charge that he is an operative of the “liberal media” who will do anything to denounce Christian conservative values. Let me warn you, though, that the war on Christmas won’t be covered for another two months, at least. An important battle within this war
was when four years ago, Wallace had Stewart on his program and attempted to point out the overwhelming liberal bias of the “lamestream” media, as O’Reilly coined it. Stewart turned around and collectively decried that neither he nor the “lamestream” media were hardcore liberals, rather that they are addicted sensationalists. I talked about this two weeks ago with the Ferguson incident. If the national news media hadn’t magnified the entire issue and taken advantage of the sensationalism surrounding the whole incident, then perhaps maybe outof-state looters may not have come to the riots. Instead of hypotheticals, the public may have heard the facts of the case, many of which were undetermined. Not to mention, does anybody remember Benghazi? The relentless news coverage some 18 months later, specifically by Fox, riled up voters and just regurgitated old news with recycled questions aimed at energizing viewers. This past month, with the gridlock in Washington and controversies in Eastern Europe and Middle East, the Fox “news organization” hypothesized whether or not Washington would run more smoothly with Underwood as president rather than Barack Obama.
According to Fox, Obama being the president in a time of war doesn’t deserve the same respect as George W. Bush, just, you know, because. To their defense, the beige suit was something Bush never would have worn. But, while Frank may trump Barry in some alternate universe where Obama is the one pushing people in front of Metro trains, the reality of it is that whatever puts ratings up, the broadcast news media is more likely to cover, so it seems. After all, who could resist the business model of Sir Ron Burgundy? As disappointed as I am in Fox for not following the ten commandments of journalism, it has compelled me to wonder what if it was the Burgundy Factor or the Ron File? Wouldn’t it go more smoothly since he is a fictional character, you know, kind of like that Kenyan, Hussein Obama? No matter the speculation, it is true that Brick Tamland and Brian Fantana would bring in more viewers. Veronica Corningstone would run a show more smoothly than Megyn Kelly, as well. It’s true that in any alternate hypothetical wishwash reality that things would be better. So, I want to remind every political viewer that, yes, despite what the Bible says, Fox is, too, just as sensationalist, if not more than the “lamestream” media. The sensationalist media will die another day.
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THE MANEATER | FORUM | SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
it’s ben a while
RUHE’s MUSE
Race day at Swipe left for online dating ‘The Dragstrip’ chosen “baes” have chosen me too. Wait a second! That magical app exists! It’s Tinder! That’s right, ladies and gents, you can check out all of your options while only being wildly creepy and completely judgmental. Now, I know it is supposed to be used to help the lonely find love, so being the investigative journalist I am, I decided to check out what Tinder is all about. That’s right, I have a Tinder — but let’s be clear, it is for the sole purpose of finding out why it’s so big among my peers. My profile description also clearly states, “Please don’t think I take this seriously.” I mean come on, I’m not that shallow. Since finding personality, intelligence and shared interests attractive in a person is just too mainstream for today’s college student, Tinder provides the perfect platform to meet someone on the sole basis of looks. Judging people solely on looks is the new socially acceptable thing to do now. Get with it, people, shallow is the new trend. Besides, if you get a match on Tinder, there’s so many different cute pick-up lines that people use to make you like them even more. My friends have helped me get some matches by stealing my phone and liking as many guys as possible,
NINA RUHE
BEN BROWN
LGBTQIA+ Issues
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Take, for example, the segregation movement in the 1960's. Further assimilation was achieved by ridding the US of the distinctions between colored and white bathrooms, restaurants, buses, etc. People came to eventually realize that we are all human, and these excessive labels describing the same action performed by different types of people was not needed. It was much simpler to accept people for who they were and not for their skin color. So we got rid of the separations, and we worked, and are still working, toward looking at humans based on their character instead of their outside appearances. This is the next step in the LGBT equality movement. We need to destroy the notion of this constant distinction between heterosexual and other identities. I understand the need for labels. It helps people identify with likeminded individuals in a seemingly overwhelming world of identities. However, if we are to use labels, we need to use the correct ones for the appropriate sets of people. I hope that one day instead of having gay couples, gay marriage, and gay rights, we can just have couples, marriage, and rights.
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Gay couples. Gay marriage. Gay rights. These descriptions are all over the news, discussed among families and used worldwide. In the past few years, these terms have become even more widely recognized and accepted in some parts of the world. But for a large part of the LGBT community, the use of the adjective ‘gay’ has come as a disturbance. There are many issues that surround this word that many people are unaware of. By eliminating this incorrect terminology, we can hopefully work toward a more equal movement. For some people, using ‘gay’ means they’re discussing the whole LGBT community. This is not an accurate use of the word. If someone is going to use ‘gay,’ they need to be discussing solely homosexual issues. However, this is often not the case. This explains why many of the other identities in the LGBT community are not widely known. People keep misusing this description to describe a whole subset of
people that are not necessarily gay. A same-sex couple is not synonymous with a gay couple. A same-sex couple could be bisexual and asexual (not sexually attracted to anyone) or pansexual (sexually attracted to all genders) and polysexual (sexually attracted to many genders, but not all). Labeling a same-sex couple as gay is not only wrong, it diminishes the importance of multiple identities. By using gay as the go-to adjective for same-sex couples, people are delaying the process, even if they were not meaning to. The LGBT community is hoping for equality regarding the whole acronym, not just the first two letters. Furthermore, by using gay as an adjective to describe common everyday occurrences, people make the clear distinction between homosexual and heterosexual people. It makes it seem as though being gay is ‘outside of the norm’ because it requires its own adjective for the same act. It is impossible to gain full acceptance for a community without destroying unnecessary labels. This is the main hindrance in the fight for equality. People still feel the need to separate themselves based on sexual orientation and ostracize anyone who is not in the majority.
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Gay is not synonymous with LGBT
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On Friday, my buddy Shawn called me up. “Hey Ben — I just heard about this new club on the north side of downtown. You want to come wingman for me?” “Yeah, sure. I can put off some homework. What’s this place called?” I asked. “The Dragstrip; I’ll pick you up in an hour.” So Shawn rolled up and we drove to “The Dragstrip.” We walked in, got marked as under 21 and started our quest for single women. At first, we weren’t really sure what to think. This club had more art in it than any other venue we had been in. There were a ton of nude paintings and pictures of people in compromising positions. They also had a stage with pictures of famous female singers (like Tina Turner and Liza Minnelli) lining the walls around it. “Let’s set up camp at the bar,” Shawn said. We sat down, ordered some Pepsis and looked around to gauge the crowd. “Man, there aren’t very many girls here,” Shawn observed.“Yeah that is kind of odd — especially for a Friday,” I added. “What about them over there?” he said, referring to two girls sitting across the bar from us. “They are kind of cute; I’ll go build you up.” And with that, I initiated the wingman walk. I tried for several minutes to get them to notice Shawn, but they were glued to the TV. When I got back, Shawn was gone — he was trying to talk to a shorter, stockier girl at a high-top table. I sat down with my Pepsi when a guy in red pants sat down next to me. “And what is your name?” he asked. “Ben,” I answered as I held out my hand to shake. “I’m Will. So what’s your story? I h av e n ’ t s e e n y o u i n h e r e b e f o r e .” “Oh, well my friend heard about this place and wanted me to come wingman for him. That’s him over there.” At this point, Shawn had moved to the dance floor. His moves weren’t bad, but they were nowhere near the level of the other guys out there. I could tell that a couple of guys were talking to him and trying to teach him some new things. “I see, I see,” Will responded. “So are you seeing anyone right now?” I proceeded to tell Will about how I had just gotten out of a relationship with my long-time girlfriend, Sam. Sam being short for her full name, Samantha. I told him about how we dated for a little over a year. “ Yeah, I thought things were going well, but then I found out Sam was running around on me with another guy,” I concluded. “I can’t believe that. Sam sounds like a real dick,” Will answered. “Hmm, that’s kind of an odd way to describe her,” I thought, “but I guess that is accurate.” “Look,” Will said, “if you ever need to anyone to talk to, here is my number.” He scratched out his name (and dotted the i with a heart) and number on a coaster and handed it to me. Shawn walked up to us, “Hey, I’m striking out all over the place. You want to split and get some food?” “Yeah, sounds great,” I answered. I said goodbye to Will and told him I’d see him around. As we were leaving, two men walked in holding hands and kissing. They walked past Shawn and me and headed straight for the dance floor. Shawn and I both agreed that they were brave for being true to themselves and not caring what everyone in the bar thought of them.
When you move away from home, whether it is a few miles or a few hundred miles away, you’ve moved away from old friends and have started a new journey. So what ever will you do without your childhood BFF by your side in your newest stage of life? Meet new people! But how? The answer is simple nowadays: social media. Forget traveling from floor to floor in your residence hall to socialize and meet new people! Forget hanging out in the lounge and introducing yourself to new people that walk around! Forget all of that old-school communication and put that nose of yours in a phone, computer or tablet of some sort! Starting over also means it's time to start a new, exciting love life. Most of us have come to college with intentions of finding that smokin’ hot guy or girl. If there was only some mobile application that allowed me to look at all of my options within a certain radius and hope that my
hoping that I’d get some matches. I’ve received a comical amount of matches in the past couple days, but the lines to get the conversation started have been even more hysterical. My favorites so far have been: "You down to clown?” “I see you’re drinking 1 percent. Is that because you think you’re fat?” and the ever-so classy “Yo yo yo.” Even though we live in an age of technology, it doesn’t give us the excuse to go all Kim Possible and expect people to call us or beep us if they want to reach us. If you’re addicted to all of this online dating stuff, you might as well have tried out for the role in the movie “Her.” You know, that creepy movie where the guy falls in love with his phone. That could be you. Just let that one sink in. FaceTime on your phone is great for talking to family and friends who are far away, but please, put down that phone, close that computer, and pick your head up and say “hello” to someone. Go out into your lounge and meet the people you’re living with. And please, for everyone’s good, get off of Tinder and if you see someone you like, go introduce yourself in person. Stop hiding behind a screen — you can’t stay there forever.
MOVE
The key to your entertainment
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CLAIRE ROUNKLES | PHOTOGRAPHER
Jamba Juice employee Alex Wilkiason serves a smoothie to a customer Sept. 6. The store recently opened at the corner of South Tenth and Elm streets.
Pop Culture Shock
Joan Rivers’ death is still sad MCKENNA BULKLEY I can’t believe we lost another comedian less than a month after the death of Robin Williams. Joan Rivers died on Sept. 4 after being placed on life support following a procedure during which she suffered from cardiac arrest. And even though it hadn't looked good for her when she was on life support, I was still shocked when she died. How could someone I had just seen on TV now be gone just like that? Don’t get me wrong; I was never Joan Rivers’ biggest fan. I thought her show "Fashion Police" was mean and shallow, and the things she said about celebrities like Rihanna and Justin Bieber to her 2.1 million followers were even worse. But that doesn’t make her any less of an icon in today’s society. Rivers was the first woman to host a talk show on a major television network, which was no small feat. It can even be said that Rivers paved the way for female comedians like Sarah Silverman and Kathy Griffin with her crude and typically insulting humor. I want to make it clear that I don’t think the best way to get to the top is to make other people feel bad, but we can’t deny that she made a career out of it. Rivers was a woman who was so clearly herself. I can’t think of anyone else who was so unapologetically upfront about who they were. She knew she had a lot of plastic surgery, and she frequently brought it up and poked fun at it on her television shows. She knew that she could be mean, but to her, she was just being honest and funny. I don’t want to excuse Rivers for being a truly awful person sometimes. She had some good qualities, because everyone does, but
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Ice cold treats
Jamba Juice comes to CoMo MARLEE BALDRIDGE Reporter Jamba Juice, founded by avid cyclist and health advocate Kirk Perron in 1990, has since taken over hip neighborhoods across the nation and the world. No proper college town can be found without one. Recently, the chain opened up shop in downtown Columbia. Students certainly aren’t feeling indifferent with the acquisition. The attractions vary from health to taste to simple brand-named smoothies, and college kids are extremely excited about the store. Jamba Juice’s modern-rustic décor cries out to the twenty-somethings, the neon sign set into the counter declaring “Squeeze
the Day!” and setting the stage for all the hipsters and yoga girls to come. Columbia was an obvious choice for former Anheuser-Busch President Dave Peacock, who bought the franchise rights to Missouri and Kansas. The demographic was prime. College kids were clearly eager for some Caribbean Passion — the most popular smoothie in Columbia — which just so happens to also be the favorite smoothie of employee Kaitlyn George, a health science major at Mizzou. “My favorite part of the job is definitely getting to try all the different smoothies we make,” she says as a straggling customer leaves happy with his Mega Mango smoothie. It’s nine at night and most of the typical Jamba customers
have gone home for the day. What’s left is an eclectic grouping of the hangers-on of college life; a couple of frat boys, a photographer and an old man in a fisherman’s cap who sips his smoothie standing up. George also explains that the store caters to other unexpected crowds; apparently Sundays after church are best spent at the Jamba Juice. “We have a secret menu… and apparently everyone knows about it,” he says. “A lot of it is, like, made with yogurts and stuff so we can make (the smoothies) taste like candy.” Jamba Juice is beneficial not only for the college kids who frequent it, but also for the community. Jerry Amsler, the owner for
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Concerts
I’m Shmacked is headed for the Blue Note
BRITTANY EMOND Reporter Jeffrie Ray and Arya Toufanian are the two masterminds behind what is considered a “movement” by many fans. This movement goes by the phrase “I’m Shmacked,” and it’s coming to CoMo. On Friday, The Blue Note is hosting “I’m Shmacked” at 9:30 p.m. The tickets are sold out. This movement began in 2011 with Ray and Toufanian’s visit to Temple University, where they filmed inside footage of college parties and concerts. Using that footage, the pair produced a short film and posted it to YouTube. Now, I’m Shmacked has more than
95,000 subscribers to its YouTube channel that includes more than 120 videos, each with thousands of views. These three to five minute videos take the viewer on a journey through campuses from morning to night. They typically begin with a couple of students giving an introduction and welcoming the viewer to their campus. This is followed by a variety of music playing while the video pans across different nooks of campuses including the elaborate architecture, urban landscapes, apparel merchandise and almost anything with a school logo on it. As day turns to night, the videos cut to a stereotypical college party scene, with students dancing on tables, drinking, smack-talking rival schools, giving shout-outs
to their own university and more. Somewhere immersed in these videos are groups of students screaming, “I’m Shmacked!” Many of those clips come from their ticketed event. I’m Shmacked will be using the footage from its Mizzou visit to create a YouTube video as part of its Fall Crawl Tour. Loudpvck will be DJing the event while the I’m Shmacked crew does the filming. Before the event sold out, regular tickets were sold for $35; however, with the popular demand for the soldout show, many students are selling their tickets for more than $60 each. “I think the event will be better in Columbia because we have a welcoming atmosphere, and
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THE MANEATER | MOVE | SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Brad ‘n’ butter
Handling stress this semester BRAD SPUDICH
FAITH SALAMON | PHOTOGRAPHER
The final product: your homemade pumpkin spice latte topped to perfection with whipped cream, cinnamon and dark chocolate shavings.
MOVE DIY: Pumpkin Spice Latte Make the iconic drink at home. With the start of September comes the re-emergence of the famous Pumpkin Spice Latte. With this recipe, you can sit on your couch in the air conditioning sipping your homemade pumpkin spice latte in blissful denial about the 90-degree temperatures outside. Makes 2 servings
1. Brew a pot of coffee. (You will only need enough for half of your cup). 2. Combine a pinch of cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, ground cloves and allspice. You will need this “pumpkin pie spice” mixture to equal two tablespoons. 3. Turn the burner on medium heat. Combine milk, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla in a small saucepan. Constantly stir mixture until it comes to a slight boil. 4. Pour the contents of the saucepan into a mug, filling the mug halfway. 5. Add coffee to the mug, filling the remaining half. 6. Pour three tablespoons of chocolate coffee syrup into mug and stir. 7. Top the drink off with whipped cream, cinnamon, and some dark chocolate shavings. 8. Enjoy! — Faith Salamon, staff writer
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1 1/2 cups whole milk 6 Tbsp pumpkin puree 2 Tbsp brown sugar 2 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, ground dried ginger, ground cloves, allspice) 1 Tbsp vanilla extract 3 Tbsp chocolate coffee syrup 1 cup coffee Cinnamon, whipped cream, and chocolate shavings, to taste
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Stress is so common in collegiate culture that, just like expensive textbooks, it’s guaranteed. There’s healthy stress, the kind that keeps you motivated and helps you get things done, but there’s also stress that will leave you in such an irritable state that you want to scream at the nice old lady at the coffee shop talking loudly and distracting you from your work. The American College Health Association’s National Health Assessment, conducted last fall, found that within a 12-month period, 84.4 percent of students reported that they felt overwhelmed by all they had to do, and 80 percent reported feeling exhausted not from physical activity. The mismanagement of stress can lead to unwanted behaviors, thoughts and emotions, and it’s physically and emotionally draining. I spoke with Kimi Nolte, a graduate assistant at MU’s Wellness Resource Center, about how students can manage and deal with stress. For many college students, stress is fueled by a lack of time management. Nolte says time management is vital for preventing stress, and the center offers free planners for students. “It lets you reflect back to see what time you have for yourself,” she says. The center offers a Wellness Coaching Program that is free for all students, faculty and staff at MU. The program is designed to help overcome issues such as stress, time management, sleep and other aspects of living well with the help of a wellness coach. The program puts an emphasis on keeping track of your responsibilities and setting time aside to take care of them. Nolte says they give participants a time sheet, from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., to write down everything they need to get done and set priorities. Students rank their priorities and responsibilities: class, work, exercise and other activities. The time sheet helps them see where they can condense things to set free time to relax. “I know it might sound funny, but set time in your schedule to have fun,” Nolte says. But what about people who are organized, manage their time and are still incredibly stressed out? Nolte recommended utilizing the progression relaxation exercise, a 10-minute-long exercise that pairs deep breathing with the tightening and relaxation of muscles. The resource center will teach the exercise to all students, faculty and staff as part of its stress reduction plan. To do the exercise, you target a specific muscle group and apply tension to that part of the body while holding your breath. After holding the tension, you quickly relax the tense muscles and exhale deep breaths. This helps to decipher the difference between feeling relaxed and tense, and allows you to recognize and avoid oncoming stress. The exercise is particularly useful for academics, because ten minutes of relaxation are recommended for every hour of studying. If you’re stressed out mid-week, there is a “Relaxation Station” in the center, located in the lower level of the Student Center. The station has massage chairs for 15-minute relaxation sessions and is open to all students, faculty, and staff Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Exercise is key to stress management, and Nolte says there are a lot of small things students can do to increase their physical activity without spending a lot of time. “Exercise helps you focus and stay healthy, and there’s a lot of little things you can do like biking around town and taking the stairs instead of using elevators,” she says. Most importantly, you need to make sure you’re not over-scheduling yourself. If you’re overly involved and can’t manage school, working and all of your other activities, you won’t have time to relax. Nolte recommends students look at on-campus and work-study jobs because they’re generally easier on schedules than off-campus jobs. MU has many resources for students to help manage their stress. The Student Health Center offers a onecredit “Integrative Restoration iRest Yoga Nidra” class, a Yoga for Stress Management class, an eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course, daily noon meditation, a Biofeedback for Stress Management program and mindful meditation and relaxation videos.
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An afternoon with Ninth Street buskers MOVE asks: “Why did you start playing music?”
Ninth Street is the breeding ground for so many talented musicians of all age groups. Some set up to play just for fun, while others depend on their talents to meet everyday standards of living. But what really inspires me about these artists is that their sincerity is all identical. They love music. They love what they do. Have you ever just stopped to talk to them? I did and I met some of the nicest people.
ALEASE LEE Staff Writer
Ted: “I love it. I started several years ago, trying to get feelings out.” Carroll: “I’ve been playing for 57 years. 15 years on the road, 15 states. 384,000 miles on my truck. I was in a band, the Missouri Time Piece. Now I’m in Fish Eye. I’m just taking a break from the road so I come out here and play quite a bit. This is Syd, my friend. Syd, say something to the lady!”
Syd: “My uncle played so now I play. You’re real classy! I like that hat!”
Jessie Sue Hester: “All my life, I’ve played. I play banjo fiddle music. It’s just what I grew up to do — a way of life. It reminds me of when things were simple and pure minded. It’s close to the earth.”
Brennus: “I had nothing else to do at 45. I always wanted to play, got a good deal on a fiddle, and ran with it.”
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Rants and Reviews
The influence of cinema grows on TV shows ROBERT MECCHI
In the past decade, television shows have become increasingly serialized. This shift from episodic formats has lent an air of epic storytelling to many television shows. In 2004, ABC took a huge risk when it decided to air “Lost,” but to many network executives’ surprise, the show drew huge numbers and went on to run for a full six seasons. At that point, serialized shows were almost unheard of on most networks aside from premium cable channels, like HBO or Showtime. Shows were designed to be instantly watchable, easily digestible and, in some cases, utterly forgettable. O verarching
stories were few and far begun to feel like 12-hour films. between, with studios opting With this paradigm shift, instead for self-contained show creators have been given stories within each episode. the freedom to tell stories However, thanks to the without compromise, pulling success of shows like “Lost” and inspiration from cinema in the ever-increasing availability both terms of emotional of television shows on demand, intimacy and epic scope. Shows networks have been able to can now take the time to devote produce a growing number of an entire episode to developing cinematic shows, eschewing a character, using around 45 the episodic format in favor minutes to show what made of season-long storylines and a character the way they are. characterizations the likes of This is a luxury that is generally which had rarely been seen on reserved for film, but as television. Once shows were evidenced by shows like “Mad freed from the constraints of Men,” a slow-burning serialized having to fit an entire story drama that is no longer a into a 45-minute episode, they fantasy for television writers. began to tackle increasingly Aside from the storytelling difficult stories. Many shows leaps made by television shows today have mastered showing in recent years, the technical the audience instead of shoving advancements of production loads of exposition into 10 have also brought the world minutes of dialogue. Characters of TV closer to the world of grow over the course of cinema. HBO’s “True Detective” a season, and thanks to the is a wonderful showcase for relatively new ability to binge- the aesthetic influence that watch an entire television the movie industry has had on show, individual seasons have television. The color palette
is strikingly similar to David Fincher’s films, and the show’s cinematography would be right at home on the silver screen. The camera regularly lingers on characters and scenery past the point of comfort, forcing the audience to contend with the demons bubbling just beneath the surface. Filming techniques like this are becoming increasingly common among serialized television shows, and it is enthralling to see television shows pay more attention to the framing and blocking of scenes. “Breaking Bad” is another fantastic example of the influence that cinema has had on television stories. It is rather difficult to recall another show where the central character had an arc as powerful and dramatic as Walter White’s. Episodes regularly opened immediately after the conclusion of the previous episode, and while many television shows were concerned with pacing in regard to commercial breaks, “Breaking
Bad” feels like it was designed to be watched in one sitting. The ups and downs of the show are spread out over an entire season, and the show never gets repetitive. Where episodic shows generally rely on a formula, like the policeprocedural formula of shows like “CSI” or “Law and Order,” modern television shows no longer adhere to a comfortable formula for an episode. I understand the appeal of a show that offers a familiar experience every episode, but as with cinema, I prefer being surprised by a story. In many aspects, I believe the quality of modern television is certainly on par with that of film. In some cases, I even prefer television over film. The home theater experience is becoming more common, and the advent of Video on Demand films is causing yet another dramatic shift within the media landscape, though that’s a topic for another column.
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COLUMN JUICE Continued from page 13
she also had some bad traits — again, just like all of us do. Just because someone dies doesn’t mean we should forget the terrible things they said or did. One does not become a saint by dying. I understand that she said some awful and hurtful things during her career, but I do not approve of any hateful posts about her or towards her family at this time. Yes, Joan Rivers could be nasty. She made millions from being hurtful. Her humor insulted thousands and probably millions daily while humiliating individual celebrities for their choice of clothing. It was what she was known for. But no one deserves to die just for being mean on television. Rivers did not deserve what she got. She did not get what was coming to her. Her death is sad, and anything related to the online equivalent of dancing on her grave is making yourself just as bad as she was. So, if you truly hated Joan Rivers, don’t stoop to her level. Step away from the computer before you get into an argument online. Don’t post a nasty tweet or Tumblr post. You know who can see those posts? Her family. Her daughter. Her grandson. People who loved her dearly. Just because someone was mean during their lifetime doesn’t mean we can celebrate their loss of life. And if you hated her so much for her attitude, then why be just like her? You’re better than that. It’s unnecessary, and it’s just wrong and messed up on so many levels. Rest in peace, Joan Rivers. She was not my idol and I don’t think she was anything close to a good role model. But I am truly saddened by her death and am sending good thoughts towards her family and friends during this tough time. And, in the end, I’m really going to miss the Queen of Mean.
Continued from page 13 Columbia’s Jamba Juice, counts 20 employees on staff when most
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stores only hire eight to ten. The company also works with whatever community it inhabits for charity and awareness programs. Columbia’s Jamba Juice is already involved with multiple charities, including
the Ronald McDonald House, a Rock’n’Roll Marathon, Camp Hope and multiple bike races and 5Ks. Amsler says he hopes to bring all the community action already in St. Louis to Columbia soon. “We’ve been very well
received, very busy, and we hope to continue to do so,” he says. You can get your delicious and healthful smoothie on the corner of Tenth and Elm streets, underneath the Brookside apartments.
Out of the 22 schools I’m Shmacked plans to visit on their Fall Crawl tour, only five (including the Columbia stop) have sold out. “I am expecting this event to be very energetic and
crazy,” freshman Ashley Torres says. “There will people of all kinds and ages.” With such a large fanbase, many people are exposed to the college life shown in their videos. Their slogan, “A
new way to scout colleges,” ref lects the response generated by the student body. “I definitely think I’m Shmacked will publicize Mizzou to a greater audience,” freshman Taylor Dailing says.
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Missouri Tigers quarterback Maty Mauk (7) hands the ball off to running back Russell Hansbrough (32) in the first half. Hansbrough rushed for a net of 126 yards in Saturday’s game against the Jackrabbits.
TIGER TRACKER PLAYER TO WATCH #12 Sophomore Jacoby Glenn The Knights' golden boy broke out as a freshman en route to a Fiesta Bowl win. The lockdown cornerback showed in Week One that he is no one-hit wonder, racking up 11 total tackles and an interception against Penn State.
#8 Senior Darius White White burst onto the scene in Week One against South Dakota State and followed that up with an even better showing at Toledo. The receiver has proven he has deep threat ability, as he is second on the team in receiving yards and first in touchdowns. His size will give the Tiger offense a much-needed boost against a tough UCF secondary.
PREDICTION While not overpowering, the Tigers showed noticeable improvement from Week 1 in their victory over Toledo. Central Florida poses the first major test of the season for a Missouri team that is still developing. The Knights’ defense will keep this one close for longer than most Mizzou fans would like, but ultimately the Tigers will pull out the win.
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Golden, Ray enjoy early success JASON LOWENTHAL Staff Writer The most admirable play of Saturday’s 49-24 drubbing of Toledo might have happened on a touchdown… for Toledo. Rockets running back Kareem Hunt took a handoff and darted
38 yards up the middle to the end zone, an exciting run. Even more impressive, however, was the man in pursuit. Missouri senior defensive end Markus Golden was hot on Hunt’s trail all the way, and tracked him down just as the ball crossed the plane. Not a cornerback, not a
safety, not even a linebacker, but a defensive lineman managed to stick with one of the most explosive backs in college football. “That pursuit says a lot about him,” Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. “That’s a captain, that’s
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Volleyball
Mental inconsistency plagues squad MICHAEL NATELLI Assistant Sports Editor They weren’t ready. “I don’t think we prepared mentally for this game,” Missouri coach Wayne Kreklow said of his team after a surprise loss at the hands of Oakland University on Saturday. Coaches and players alike have given similar reactions after games so far this season. The team is a respectable 4-3, but just seven games into the year, that’s already three more losses than the Tigers had all of their last regular season. The Tigers are a young team looking for a leader. With 10 of 15 players on the roster being freshmen or sophomores, it’s an inexperienced
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Mizzou lost its first set in each of its four match matches this weekend.
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The Tigers had no higher than a .167 attack percentage in the first set of any game this weekend.
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The Tigers made at least five errors in the first match of all four games this weekend.
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The wit of schmidt
KC fans deserve (some) respect (just some)
Cornerbacks gaining experience Said Penton: “I want the ball to be thrown to my side.” ANDREW MCCULLOCH
DANIEL SCHMIDT
I live in a house with dozens of Kansas City natives. I’d like to say there are pros and cons that come with this, such as lively and productive debates about who has the superior barbecue or public parks — KC or my hometown of St. Louis. But really there are only cons, and none are more annoying than the level of passion these guys have about the Royals and Chiefs. The Kansas City Royals have not been to the playoffs since 1985. (The outcome of that playoff appearance is completely irrelevant for the purpose of this column.) Yet the optimism these Royals fans bring to every season borders on insanity. As a Cardinals fan, I find it pathetic and amusing. Royals fans follow their team religiously twelve months out of the year, hoping, praying that this year is finally the year. For me (and most St. Louis fans) the Cardinals’ season starts Sept. 1 and ends whatever day in October the World Series finishes. For the longest time during my childhood, I truly believed the Cardinals had the Best Fans in Baseball. (Relevant sidenote: Follow @BestFansStLouis on Twitter for evidence as to why Cards fans are not the best fans in baseball.) The Cardinals sold out virtually every home game and almost everyone I knew was at the very least a casual Cards fan. But then, a few summers ago, I was working a basketball camp at Missouri Valley College and got into a discussion with a high school coach who was a native of Kansas City. He said that undoubtedly Royals fans were better fans than Cardinals fans. I actually laughed in his face. “How can you possibly justify that?” I asked him. “We have 40,000 at Busch on a Tuesday night against the Marlins. You guys can’t get 20,000 in the K on a Friday night against the Yankees.” “Let’s say the Cardinals just had 25 straight losing seasons,” he retorted. “Now how many fans are showing up to that Marlins game?” I doubt the coach — Jay Blossom of Webster Groves, someone I reluctantly call a friend — even remembers the conversation, but it has stuck with me ever since. It’s easy to go to games when Adam Wainwright is pitching, Yadier Molina is catching, Albert Pujols is playing first and you’re in the playoffs every year. But when you’re a Royals fan, when the biggest star your organization has had since George Brett is Mike Sweeney and it’s surprising when you finish in any place other than last, it’s tough to draw a crowd. Then there are the Chiefs fans, with their legendary tailgates (that they love to talk about without you asking) and their stupid “Red Friday” (who comes up with the idea to wear their team’s color two days before they play?). Do you know what it’s like to wake up every Sunday morning for four months to Native American war music blasting at 8 a.m.? It’s terrifying! But it’s not the Sunday mornings I dread, it’s the Sunday afternoons. I say this because if my Rams lose and the Chiefs win, I go into hiding. The house becomes a literal hell with 20-yearold males, clad in red, screaming Chiefs’ chants throughout the house with that damn war music shaking the entire foundation. What sets apart the Chiefs fans, though, is the number of females I see wearing Chiefs attire on Fridays and Sundays in the fall. And no, I don’t mean tank tops with Chiefs logos (cc: female Cardinals fans). I’m talking about full-on jerseys, and not just Jamaal Charles or Alex Smith jerseys, either. I’ve seen multiple girls sporting Tamba Hali and Eric Berry jerseys as well. I’ll never forget the day I meet a female Rams fan wearing a jersey with a last name other than “Warner,” “Faulk,” “Bruce” or “Holt,” because it will be the day I meet my wife. So to Chiefs fans, I express my admiration, and say I’m excited to finally get the tailgate experience when the Rams visit Arrowhead Stadium in a few weeks. And to Royals fans, I tip my Cardinals flatbill and say, “I hope to see you in October.”
Staff Writer The words are embedded in Aarion Penton’s head. Get takeaways. Run to the ball. “Turnovers are what we focus on,” the sophomore cornerback said. “Every time the coaches talk to us they say, ‘We need takeaways; we need to run to the ball’ … It comes natural to us.” Penton has tallied two takeaways of his own since becoming a starter for Mizzou this fall. He’s helped boost the team’s record turnover streak to 45 consecutive games. But the single number, which dates back seasons, doesn’t explain everything about the Mizzou secondary’s play through two weeks. Penton and sophomore defensive back John Gibson — also a first-year starter — have combined for 15 tackles and two interceptions. “I do not put anything past me,” Penton said. “I want the ball to be thrown to my side. “I still have a lot of stuff to work on to be the best player I can be. John and I have a big task ahead of us, but we know we are going to get better each week and bring our best every week.” One of the things the two will have to work on is their tackling, especially in the open field. Coach Gary Pinkel said good tackling is a key element of any great defensive unit. “You do not think of it as being that important until you see so many missed tackles,” he said. “You want (to give up) the 16-yard gain, not the 45-yard gain. We have to improve on that, but the guys on the back end are very capable of doing that.” While some of those defensive
miscues can be attributed to rookie mistakes, cornerbacks coach Cornell Ford has been working with his young players to prepare for different situations on the field. But the 20-year coaching veteran said no player can be prepared for every potential game scenario. “There are so many different situations, and we talk about them often, but we only have so many minutes in practice and you cannot see all of them,” Ford said. “There are going to be times in a game when things come up and that is when you have to be able to trust your fundamentals and your preparation.” Ford said he constantly stresses the importance of turnovers to his players. His unit’s goal is to get the football away from the offense by any means possible.
“That is what the whole game is about: the football,” Ford said. “It is our job as best as we can to take it away from the offense. It is just as much our ball as the offense’s, so we are trying to steal as many balls as we can.” It’s a confidence Ford wants to instill in his players, that the defense has just as much of a right to have the football. And when it comes to confidence, Penton makes up for his lack of experience. “You know your opponent is going to get big plays on you sometimes, but it is how you bounce back from it,” Penton said. “You cannot let it get to you. You have to calm yourself down and focus on the next play. “If you just trust your technique, good things will happen.”
Growing up Fast Mizzou’s sophomore cornerbacks Aarion Penton and John Gibson, are getting their first experiences as full-time starters.
combined tackles Gibson and Penton have combined for 15 tackles this season
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The duo has broken up three passes, all in the toledo game. Penton has two of the team’s three interceptions this season. Senior safety Duron Singleton has the other one.
gibson and penton played in a combined 26 games last season. penton started two in place of E.j. gaines.
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Sister Act
The Missouri women’s soccer team has two sets of sisters for the first time in history. DANIEL WITT Reporter
Clark sisters’ championship connection alive once again with Tigers
MIKE KREBS | PHOTO EDITOR
Senior middle Kaysie Clark and freshman middle Kaitlyn Clark pose for a portrait Tuesday at the Audrey J. Walton Soccer Stadium. The Clarks are one of two pairs of sisters on the women’s soccer team.
The last time Kaysie and Kaitlyn Clark were on the same soccer team, they walked off the pitch with a state championship win June 4, 2011. The sisters won the 2011 Missouri Class 3 State Championship, defeating Ursuline Academy 2-1 in overtime. The victory capped a 27-3 season for the Liberty High School Lady Jays in Kaysie’s senior season. Three years later, the Clark sisters are reunited at MU in the
same freshman-senior scenario. Kaitlyn is once again the freshman, a midfielder seeing minutes each game, and Kaysie is the senior, a captain and a member of the 2013 All-SEC first team. “It’s interesting in the sense that there (are) a few years between them,” Mizzou coach Bryan Blitz said. “We have a senior who is one of our captains and an incoming freshman. Kaysie has done a great job with being
a big sister and helping Kaitlyn adjust and at the same time, not being overbearing. She’s allowing Kaitlyn to be Kaitlyn.” And Kaitlyn being Kaitlyn is her being funny, Kaysie said. When Kaitlyn was asked to choose a word to describe her sister, she said “strong.” Kaitlyn said she has always looked up to her big sister, who is mentally tough on the field. “She makes me want to get better as a player and as a person,”
Kaitlyn said. “I know she will always be there.” Kaysie was there for Kaitlyn when it was time for her little sister to make the transition from high school soccer to Division I at Mizzou. Kaitlyn said Kaysie has helped her adjust to the college environment and given her pointers on the field. Kaysie said she is grateful that she once again gets to have this experience with her sister. “It’s been cool just because we’ve both been able to share that passion for playing soccer together,” she said. “It was really cool to see her grow as a player and develop and get as good as she is today.” Blitz said he can’t wait to see what the younger Clark sister does in the future for the Tigers. He said he enjoys the dynamic the sisters bring to the team. “It’s where we are right now, and it’s where we’re going to be in the future,” Blitz said. “You’ve got Kaysie Clark, who’s one of the top players in the country and that’s where we are right now. Our goal is to push into that realm of elite teams. And then you have Kaitlyn, who is where we’re going to be. She’s a hard worker and someone who’s getting quality minutes as a freshman. “She’s presenting to our coaching staff, ‘Wow, this is
what we can do in the future.’ I think we’ve got both things to be successful right now in one family.” Blitz refers to his team frequently as a family. In fact, the sisters said it was the comfortable family environment that attracted both of them to committing to Mizzou in the first place. “They’re all sisters,” Blitz said. “We have 25 sisters. In the end, it brings an extra element.” When asked about their favorite soccer memory together, both sisters go back to their state championship win on that Saturday night in 2011. “That’s just something that we will never forget,” Kaitlyn said. “It was just the fact that we did it together, and for our last year, you can’t really get any better than that.” In the state semifinals and championship game, the Clark sisters combined for two goals and four assists. In a district-round 8-0 win against Oak Park, the sisters had six points together. Kaysie had three goals and an assist, while Kaitlyn contributed two assists in the contest. “They’re in a unique position,” Blitz said. “They shared a high school season that was special to them. Our hope is that this season is special to them as well.”
Johnson sisters, reunited on the field, look out for each other Jasmine and Jessica Johnson grew up in Los Angeles, playing one-on-one soccer in their backyard. Jessica would play offense, pulling moves and trying to score on Jasmine. Jasmine would occasionally push Jessica into the bushes. The two sisters played at different high schools: Jessica at Notre Dame Academy and Jasmine at Windward School. But this fall, they are together at school and on the soccer field. Jasmine is a sophomore defender on the Missouri squad, and Jessica is a freshman attacker. Jasmine chose Mizzou in 2013. Before she committed, she didn’t think she would end up in Missouri, of all places. But she likes it as a nice change of pace from Los Angeles and loves the university’s sports facilities. When asked if she recruited Jessica to Mizzou, she said confidently, “Yes. It was all me.” Jessica joining Jasmine at Mizzou meant they would once again share the same soccer friends. The sisters played club soccer together for the Westside Breakers before Jasmine left for college. “It’s a little weird, to be honest, but I love having her here,” Jasmine said. “It’s like someone you’ve
known for your whole life is on the team, and she’s also your best friend.” Jessica said having a familiar face on campus and on the soccer pitch has helped the transition from high school to college. She said Jasmine has helped her a lot with meeting new people and has shared advice on playing college soccer. Jasmine visits Jessica’s dorm at least once a week to hang out, and Jessica will come to Jasmine’s apartment to do the same. “It’s a great support for me to have her here,” Jessica said. “Whenever I’m struggling I can always come to her for help and support, and she makes it more comfortable to play and be with the team. It’s great. I love it. She makes it more like home.” But home for the Johnson sisters is about more than just soccer. The two were very playful growing up and constantly teasing each other. Jasmine remembers playing tag inside the house with Jessica. Jasmine ran outside, closed the screen door and Jessica ran into it, shattering the door with her head. Jasmine laughed while recalling the memory. But Jessica said they are always looking out for one another. When they were both in high school, the
sister’s schools faced each other once in soccer. But while Jasmine was on the field playing defense for Windward, Jessica was on the sidelines with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. “Seeing her come back from that and her recovery — how much she wanted to be on the field when
she couldn’t be — was inspiring,” Jasmine said. “It’s been great watching her mature into a college soccer player.” Missouri coach Bryan Blitz described Jasmine as bubbly and Jessica as quiet. Jasmine enjoys playing with Jessica’s familiar playing style and is
thankful that they are on the same college team. “It means a lot,” Jasmine said. “We grew up playing the same sport, and we would work our butts off during the summer when we were off. We helped each other get to where we are today. It means a lot to me that she’s here.”
MIKE KREBS | PHOTO EDITOR
Missouri freshman middle Jessica Johnson and sophomore defender Jasmine Johnson pose for a portrait Tuesday at the Audrey J. Walton Soccer Stadium. The Johnsons are one of two pairs of sisters on the women’s soccer team.
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Meister emerging as a leader for Tigers With a squad of 10 underclassmen, the senior libero is taking a leadership role. MICHAEL NATELLI Assistant Sports Editor
MIKE KREBS | PHOTO EDITOR
Missouri senior defensive specialist Sarah Meister yells after a point Saturday at the Hearnes Center. Missouri lost to Oakland 3-1.
The postgame press conference was a struggle for senior libero Sarah Meister. Her voice was almost gone. “Very gone,” she said with a smile, clearly straining to deliver her words. “I don’t think I’ve ever yelled so much in a game.” Meister acted almost as a coach on the court for the Tigers during the match, calling out plays and getting players set on before each serve. On a young team with 10 underclassmen, the talk has been that Missouri lacks a true leader. But with Sunday’s performance against the Xavier Musketeers, Meister may have taken a step toward filling that role. Meister converted 11
straight serves with Mizzou trailing 4-0 in the fifth set. The Tigers went on to win the set and match. “That was a really, really phenomenal performance,” Tigers coach Wayne Kreklow said of Meister’s fifth set. “We’ve been doing this a lot of years, and I‚ have to say that ranks right up there with just a really stellar, gutty performance in a Game 5.” With the team struggling mentally, Meister’s ability to dial in and focus in a clutch situation against Xavier might just be the beginning of a mental shift for the team as a whole. “I was kind of mad, and kind of had this rage,” Meister said. “But it was controlled at the same time. I knew I needed to put some pressure on this team, because that was the only way we’re going to win.” After eight points, the Tigers switched sides, but Meister managed to keep it going. She attributes her mental toughness to a special technique. “It’s a refocus method,” she
said. “You see, when I serve, I bounce the ball, really have to zone everything out. I have to do that every time and refocus in order to continue serving.” Kreklow said Meister’s consistent accuracy was remarkable. “The name of the game at that point is that you want to make the other team earn their way out of a little hole, and she did a phenomenal job of keeping the pressure on,”Kreklow said. Meister’s teammates were impressed with her performance as well. The season is still young, and Kreklow said the team is still looking for a leader. But more performances like the one on Saturday could find Meister filling that role fairly quickly. “Her serve is very powerful, so sometimes it’s hard to control that,” sophomore middle blocker Emily Thater said. “And she controlled it on every point and that was a game-changer.”
Following two ACL tears, Herrman is back and ready to go “I just knew I had to be there for (my teammates),” Jessica Herrman said. BRUNO VERNASCHI Assistant Sports Editor An anterior cruciate ligament injury is an athlete’s nightmare.
The only imaginable thing that’s worse: two ACL injuries. That’s what happened to Missouri forward Jessica Herrman, who was forced to sit out her first two college soccer seasons due to two ACL tears in the same leg. She first injured her ACL during the spring of her senior year of high school, then again the summer going into her second year of college.
“It was rough at first,” Herrman said of the injury. “It didn’t really hit me, but then once I got used to it, I just knew I had to be there for (my teammates). Seeing them perform well really helped me get back on the field.” Sporting a Tiger gold knee brace, Herrman, who is a redshirt sophomore following the injuries, was able to play her first game with the Tigers
this year when she stepped onto the field in the team’s sole preseason match against North Carolina. Since then, Herrman has tallied 226 minutes of play and five shots in seven games. “She’s just a warrior,” Mizzou coach Bryan Blitz said. “She’s getting better each game, and I think as the season goes on, her athleticism will show more and more.”
Seven games in, she’s still getting used to being back on the field. “It’s a shocking feeling after every game,” she said. The Kansas City native hasn’t looked just to her team for motivation. Her older brother coaches a youth league team and she said that team is a main source of hope for her, as well. “They look up to me,” Herrman said. “I want to keep playing for them and for everything that I did before my injuries to get to where I am now.” At the Tigers’ first home game against Northwestern, the group of little girls were present to watch Herrman perform. “It was amazing,” Herrman said of the night. “I love playing for them. They’re another reason why I play: to inspire them.” Junior defender Candace Johnson said Herrman is her best friend. She’s excited to have Herrman back on the field this year. Herrman’s combination of speed, touches on the ball and powerful shot have given way to Johnson setting lofty hopes for her friend. “I want her to score, like, seven goals,” Johnson said. “And I want her to just have fun and make it through the season without any injuries.” Herrman said that she’s “not at the potential that (she) was,” but believes she can get there again. “You can’t dwell on it,” Herrman said. “It’s life. It’s going to happen. You just have to stay positive and it’ll come back and be a good thing in your life.”
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No pain, no gain A more effective way of working through pain is tricking yourself into thinking it’s not so bad. MITCHELL FORDE
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Missouri tailback Marcus Murphy makes a run during their Black & Gold game April 19 at Memorial Stadium.
Marcus Murphy’s defining role JASON LOWENTHAL Staff Writer
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Marcus Murphy was unsure what his role would be coming into this season. In fact, nobody was entirely sure what Murphy’s role would be. “I think I’ll play some receiver and get some carries in the backfield at the same time,” Murphy said following Missouri’s final fall scrimmage last month. “I think it’ll just go with the game plan for that weekend.” Two games into Mizzou’s season, there might be an answer. In Mizzou’s opening victory over South Dakota State, Murphy had 12 offensive touches. Nine of those touches — 75 percent — came rushing the ball, while the other three were receptions. Murphy finished with 54 yards on the ground and 20 yards receiving, and head coach Gary Pinkel liked what he saw. “He looks so good out there at running back and at receiver,” Pinkel said. “We’re just trying to be smart about what we do with him.” In Saturday's 49-24 drubbing of Toledo, Murphy played a similar role, picking up 16 offensive touches with 81 percent coming on the ground. Murphy totaled 56 rushing yards on 13 carries. He added three receptions for 41 yards and a receiving touchdown. Murphy, a senior, seems to be developing into this 3:1 ratio between the backfield and out wide quite nicely, and it has brought early-season success to the team. Mizzou has opened the season 2-0 and holds a top 50 rushing attack, and a top 50 offensive efficiency rating. Murphy is also the team’s top kickoff and punt returner. He took one kick back
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Pain is scary. Human beings instinctively shy away from pain, but for athletes, it’s unavoidable. Regardless of their sport, all student-athletes at the collegiate level have become familiar with the suffering that comes with training. (Except maybe golf. No disrespect, though, golfers. If I could choose any sport to play well, it would definitely be golf.) We are often told to embrace the pain, but embracing it implies acknowledging its effect. In my experience, a much more effective way of working through strenuous training is tricking yourself into believing that the pain is not so bad. At this point in the swimming season, pain is pretty much constant. Each week, we lift three times, run two or three times, and visit Devine Pavilion for a brutal circuit workout once a week. Oh yeah, and we do a little swimming as well. By Friday, it takes all of my willpower to drag myself to 6 a.m. practice and get into the mind frame necessary to attack the workout. My whole body hurts, and I know it’s not going to feel any better during the impending aerobic pull set. So how do I make myself ignore the pain? My teammates and coaches are a huge help. One of the coaches, Jack Brown, is a graduate assistant studying sports psychology. He works hard to foster a positive atmosphere at workouts by reminding us of simple ways we can help ourselves and one another get through a grueling set. Brown teaches the importance of the little things. When we have the urge to complain as we rest on the wall between efforts, he implores us to instead yell out something positive. Likewise, making yourself look enthused rather than beaten down during a set can make a big difference in the entire team’s performance. While Brown’s tactics have helped me, they are worthless unless my teammates also embody them. Attitude, both positive and negative, is contagious. If I hear someone else complaining before a workout, it is easy to start feeling sorry for myself and back down from the pain. On the other hand, if I see others entering into a practice or set with energy, I can work through the pain, because I know they are going to perform well and I don’t want to be left behind. When the swim team has its best workouts, the pool is alive with the yells of swimmers and coaches encouraging one another. In the locker room afterwards, everyone is discussing the times they were able to hold on the set. When you can jump into one of those conversations with fast times of your own, it is an incredibly rewarding feeling. The point of this column is not to portray student-athletes as pampered, receiving free food and special benefits. Nor is it to make athletics sound like drudgery. I love swimming, and throwing down a best time at the end of the season makes all of the pain of training worthwhile.
102 yards against South Dakota State in the opener and leads the nation in kickoff return average (49.3 yards). “He’s just got that ‘it’ factor,” Pinkel said. “He senses the right things to do, and you can’t coach that.” There’s no telling if Murphy’s role will change throughout the season, but he looks very comfortable out there right now.
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On Monday afternoon, the Week Three depth chart was released. Murphy was moved atop the chart at tailback for the first time this season. In prior weeks, Murphy had been listed as option 1-A to junior Russell Hansbrough. “When we look at two guys that are very close and one plays a little bit better, we’ll move him up,” Pinkel said. “But both guys are going to play.”
The Mighty Murphy Senior Marcus Murphy has been doing it all for the Mizzou football team this season.
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Source: Mizzou Athletics CAMERON THOMAS // GRAPHIC DESIGNER
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compe titiveness , that ’s leadership. It has a huge influence on the rest of your team.” Golden didn’t think as much of it. “When somebody’s running with the ball, that’s what I’m supposed to do,” he said. “50-yarder, five-yarder, that’s my job and that’s football.” Golden’s counterpart, junior defensive end Shane Ray, concurred. “No matter how far a guy is down the field, we’re taught to go after the ball,” he said. “Markus was just doing what’s expected of him.” Golden and Ray have started the season on a tear. The duo has combined for 8.5 of
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Although they will be facing a difficult task next Saturday against Central Florida, Ray said he believes the defense is up to the challenge of facing a
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want to continue to see how far I can push myself.” That motor of Ray and Golden’s is exactly what Pinkel and his coaching staff preach on defense. “ They are both great competitors,” Pinkel said. “They both flat-out get after it. It’s certainly great to have guys like that on your defense.” Part of the duo’s success against Toledo may have come from picking up the snap count pattern of Toledo backup quarterback Logan Woodside, who had replaced an injured Phillip Ely. Golden said Woodside clapping — a signal to the Toledo center that he was ready for the ball — was one reason why he was jumping off the line with such speed. “Any time you can get an advantage in football, you take it,” Golden said. “(Woodside’s) clapping was my advantage.”
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group — one still looking for reliable leaders when times are tough. “What we’re really lacking right now is the one or two go-to players that you know are going to be there,” Kreklow said. “We don’t have that right now, so what you see often on the court is when they start to get out of control a little bit, everyone is (looking around) asking, ‘OK, who’s going to get us out of this?’” While they may lack a “goto” option, the Tigers aren’t without talented players. Several Mizzou players set new career highs in various statistical categories over the weekend. The problem is getting them to repeat those types of performances on a regular basis. “ We just don’t have consistency from anybody right now,” Kreklow said. “That’s something we have to find.” But what is perhaps most frustrating for the Tigers is that they’ve shown they’re capable of exuding mental toughness and playing at a high level in spurts.
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After dropping two of the first three sets against Xavier on Saturday night, Mizzou was able to stay focused and win the final two sets, scoring 11 straight points in the fifth set to kill any momentum the Musketeers had. Sophomore outside hitter Carly Kan said the coaches told the team, “Do whatever you need to do to get into your mental state.” And it worked. But then there are other times, like earlier that day, when the Tigers lost to the Oakland Grizzlies, an opponent they were heavily favored against. After the game, the Tigers said the same thing in different ways: “We lost focus”; “we underestimated them”; “we were taking mental vacations.” The emphasis going forward for Mizzou will be coming out strong from the get-go. The Tigers dropped the first set in each of their four games over the weekend, but proceeded to bounce back and win the second set in all four matches. “We’re not the type of team that can just go out being lax,” senior libero Sarah Meister said. “We have to bring it. We have to play like we’re playing in the national championship every time we go out there.”
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Mizzou’s 14 tackles for loss and 5.5 of the team’s six sacks. There was hype around the duo during training camp, and their performances are impressive. Pinkel said he knew how good his defensive ends were even before they became starters. “I had an NFL scout come in and say (Kony Ealy and Michael Sam) are pretty good, but those two behind them (Golden and Ray) might be better,” Pinkel said. He added: “Don’t tell Kony and Michael I said that.” Against Toledo, Golden totaled 10 tackles and three tackles for loss. Both marks set new career highs. Ray also had a career outing, picking up his first-ever multi-sack game. “Last week, I understand, was a good game for me,” Ray said. “But personally, I’m not satisfied. I have a hunger and I
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