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november 11, 2015

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A NEW TRADITION Five weeks after members of the Legion of Black Collegians Homecoming royalty court were called the n-word during a rehearsal, a different group of students stood on the Traditions Plaza stage.

This time, over 500 students, faculty members, administrators and national media were watching.

The 11 original members of Concerned Student 1950 addressed the public the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 9, following UM System President Tim Wolfe’s resignation. A few hours later, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin also announced his resignation, effective Jan. 1.

Graduate student Jonathan Butler’s hunger strike, which he began with the goal of Wolfe’s removal, ended on its eighth day. Students celebrated on Carnahan Quad after a week of camping out in tents and holding rallies in support of his cause. The football team announced it would play on Saturday after boycotting practice in solidarity. The foundation for Monday’s events was laid well before last week, though, as tensions mounted throughout the semester.

The group made it clear at Traditions Plaza that the fight is not over. They presented an updated list of demands for the UM System Board of Curators, including future shared university governance and a strategic 10-year plan to create a safe and more inclusive campus.

Group members closed by chanting an Assata Shakur quote that has become their rally cry. They used it in the original Homecoming parade protest that stopped Wolfe’s car. When they chanted it Monday, a crowd of hundreds repeated after them.

“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.”

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anti semitism

Anti-Semitic acts not new to MU

President of Jewish Student Organization: “When incidents like what happened in Gateway occur, I do feel unsafe as a Jewish student on campus.”

ALLYSON SHERWIN Staff Writer The swastika smeared in feces at Gateway Hall on Oct. 24 is one of several anti-Semitic incidents that have occurred in MU history.

A legacy of incidents of anti-Jewish sentiment that has helped create a campus culture where Jewish Student Organization President Thalia Sass said she feels unsafe because of her Jewish identity.

“When incidents like what happened in Gateway occur, I do feel unsafe as a Jewish student on campus,” Sass said in an email. “This happened last semester with the event in Mark Twain and countless times before that on campus. It's concerning and terrifying that there is such a hatred on our campus.”

Sass referred to the anti-Semitic graffiti found burned in a Mark Twain Hall stairwell last year on April 9, 2015. Multiple anti-Semitic images were smeared on the walls, along with an ominous threat: “You’ve been warned.”

A similar incident occurred the same weekend, where a swastika was drawn in charcoal in Twain’s northwest stairwell. The swastika was accompanied with an eye and the word “heil.”

Then-freshman Bradley Becker was later charged with second-degree property damage motivated by discrimination and was sentenced to two years of probation. He attested his crime to being under the influence of illegal substances.

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Wolfe, Loftin step down, allow campus to heal QUINN MALLOY University News Editor It is hard to say for certain when the clock began ticking.

It could have begun in 1969, when the Legion of Black Collegians first issued demands for diversity advancement in a letter to then-Chancellor John W. Schwada. Or on Aug. 9, 2014, when Michael Brown was shot dead

by Darren Wilson in Ferguson.

It might have been when UM System President Tim Wolfe sat motionless on the trunk of his red convertible, wearing a thin, naive smile, as protesters all but begged

him to engage in a dialogue with them.

It is unclear when the clock began ticking, but when Jonathan Butler declared his hunger strike Nov. 2, the hourglass was glued firmly to Wolfe’s desk.

UM System President Tim Wolfe announced his resignation Monday morning to a room of reporters, MU officials and the UM System Board of Curators amid growing racial tensions on MU’s campus. Hours later, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced his resignation, effective Jan. 1, at a meeting with the UM System Board of Curators.

Loftin will become the director for research facility development.

He said he will work with different areas of the university to advance research and “assist the campus community.”

In a statement, Wolfe addressed the frustration of students and members of the MU community.

He also acknowledged that a lack of communication “forced individuals like Jonathan Butler to take … unusual steps to effect change.” “ To our students, from Concerned Student 1950, grad

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Students fear for safety after Yik Yak threats “Some of you are alright,” the first yak said. “Don’t go to campus tomorrow.”

HAILEY STOLZE Outlook Editor Many students were concerned for their safety last night after several threats arose via social media. Police were all over campus investigating the threats.

Yik Yak threats Severals post on anonymous social media app Yik Yak resulted in the increased police presence on campus.

“Some of you are alright,” the first yak said. “Don’t go to campus tomorrow.”

Students immediately starting posting screenshots of the post on social media.

Leaders on campus, including outgoing Chancellor R. Bowen

Loftin and the Missouri Students Association, also tweeted to inform the student body.

Other threatening yaks have since surfaced. MU Alert sent out a statement at 7:44 p.m. stating that the MU Police Department “increased security” in response to the threats. Several sorority houses went into lockdown.

“We’re aware of it and we’re looking and trying to identify who it

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Members of Concerned Student 1950 join hands at a press conference at Traditions Plaza on Nov. 9. The 11 original members of the student movement gave new demands, which must be met “in totality.”

Concerned Student 1950 issues demands The group demanded immediate meetings with Faculty Council, UM System Board of Curators and Gov. Jay Nixon GEORGE ROBERSON AND QUINN MALLOY of The Maneater Staff Concerned Student 1950 announced a new demand at a news conference Monday afternoon: immediate meetings with the UM System Faculty Council, Board of Curators and Gov. Jay Nixon to “discuss shared governance and create a system of holistic inclusion.”

Marshall Allen, one of the original 11

members of the group, added that the demands must be met “in totality.”

The new demand comes in the wake of former UM System President Tim Wolfe’s resignation at 10 a.m. Monday.

Concerned Student 1950 called Wolfe’s resignation a “glimmer of hope” for marginalized students but said Wolfe leaving is “just the beginning.”

The UM System president was under pressure to resign after graduate student Jonathan Butler’s weeklong hunger strike, Mizzou football players’ boycott of football activities and a day of national media coverage.

Butler spoke publicly for the first time since the end of his hunger strike in front of more than 500 people at Traditions Plaza.

“It would be inappropriate if I did not acknowledge the students who have

been fighting for us,” Butler said. “This was not Jonathan Butler. This was the Mizzou community for one of the first times I’ve seen stand together united.”

Butler also recognized the work of graduates Naomi Daugherty, Storm Ervin and Ashley Bland, the founders of social justice advocacy group MU4MikeBrown, who he said are “igniting” the current conversation about race on campus.

Six of Concerned Student 1950’s eight original demands have not been met. Many of the demands require longterm planning and execution, including implementing a strategic 10-year plan that will work toward increasing retention rates for marginalized students, increasing black faculty to 10 percent and creating a more safe and inclusive campus climate.

Concerned Student 1950 leaders said

JENNIFER PROHOV | PHOTOGRAPHER

Graduate student Jonathan Butler removes an anti-media sign from the campsite on Carhanan Quad on Nov. 10.

they criticize MU because they love MU, and want to see it change.

“I can say the last eight days, I’ve seen an outpouring of love that has empowered me to continue this fight,” graduate student Reuben Faloughi said.

“If you’re marginalized, keep fighting.

You can get what you want. You can get what you deserve.”

The students said they want “full shared governance” over the university, including input in the selection process for Wolfe’s successor.

They said they would like to come back in 10 years and see a more inclusive campus and 15 percent black faculty.

Butler ended the press conference with a message for all students.

“We are all facing different struggles,” he said. “Our humanity is worth fighting for.”

LIV PAGGIARINO | PHOTOGRAPHER

Graduate student Jonathan Butler gets into a car Nov. 9 before the Concerned Student 1950 press conference at Traditions Plaza .

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UM System Board of Curators announces new diversity initiatives The initiatives include a first-ever chief diversity, inclusion and equity officer for the UM System and one at each system campus.

NANCY COLEMAN Reporter The UM System Board of Curators announced Monday a new series of diversity initiatives to be implemented over the next 90 days.

The initiatives will address the racial climate on UM System campuses, and the board announced its plan for “an open communication process that invites perspective from across the system,” according to a news release.

The list also includes initiatives that are specific to the MU campus.

The announcement came after Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced his resignation and transition into director for research facility development, effective Jan. 1.

“The Board of Curators will not tolerate hateful activities on our campuses — period,” Board of Curators Chairman Donald Cupps said in a press conference. “We are taking additional measures beginning today to ensure that our campuses are free of acts of hatred, so that our campuses all embody a culture of respect.”

The initiatives include a first-ever chief diversity, inclusion and equity officer that will be appointed for the UM System. This position will also

MORGAN MAGID | PHOTOGRAPHER

Chairman Donald L. Cupps speaks at a UM System Board of Curators meeting Nov. 9, 2015 at the Old Alumni Center. During the meeting, Tim Wolfe announced his resignation as president of the UM System.

be established on each individual UM System campus, with the officer reporting to the chancellor.

In regards to racial climate on the UM System campuses, the board also announced a full review of all UM System policies as they relate to staff and student conduct; additional support for students, faculty and staff who have experienced discrimination and disparate treatment; and additional support for the hiring and retention of diverse faculty and staff, according to

the news release.

The board will also create a diversity, inclusion and equity task force to develop both a short- and long-term strategy, plan and metrics for the UM System; establish campus-based task forces to develop diversity, inclusion and equity strategies, plans and metrics on individual UM campuses; and launch a diversity, inclusion and equity leadership training and development education program, which includes the board of curators, president and administrative

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leadership along with broader faculty and staff training, according to the news release.

Specifically on the MU campus, the press release reads that there will be a process in place to identify external diversity, inclusion and equity consultants to conduct a comprehensive assessment of diversity and inclusion efforts on campus. There will also be mandatory diversity, inclusion and equity training for all faculty, staff and future incoming students.

In addition to the diversity initiatives, the board will also continue the comprehensive review of student mental health services to ensure that students are referred to the most appropriate resources for their needs at MU. “I think the biggest part to take away from this is that the administrators are actually starting to listen to us,” said Andrew Pham, external vice president of the Asian American Association.

Dr. Berkley Hudson, chairman of the Faculty Council Committee on Race Relations and an associate professor in the School of Journalism, said in a phone interview Monday night that while he has not had a chance to read the new initiatives at the time of the interview, the main goal for him and the rest of the committee is to “work as closely as possible with administration to make (the initiatives) as effective as possible.”

“I’m more hopeful with the addition of diverse faculty,” Pham said. “I think the presence is what’s really needed here on campus.”

Chuck Henson named interim vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity

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Henson is currently the associate dean for academic affairs and trial practice in the School of Law. NANCY COLEMAN Reporter Chuck Henson was appointed as the interim vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity by MU Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Garnett

Stokes on Tuesday.

Henson is currently the associate dean for academic affairs and trial practice in the School of Law. His appointment is effective immediately, according to an email sent to students Tuesday.

Henson’s position was first announced Oct. 8. The appointment comes a day after the UM System Board of Curators announced a series of diversity initiatives for both the UM System and MU. The curators announced the initiatives after Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin resigned, effective Jan. 1. Earlier that day, UM System President Tim Wolfe also resigned.

Henson acknowledged that these tensions will not be easily resolved, nor will the amount of progress on the issue following the creation of the curators’ diversity initiatives be easily measured.

“I hope that a measurement for progress will be that people continue to talk to each other, that they’re happy and willing to talk to me,” Henson said.

Part of Henson’s role will be to assist in increasing the percentage of diverse faculty and staff at MU. "The reality is that to be focused on the percentage at the end of a set period

of time is super difficult,” Henson said.

“Even if our processes are fantastic, people may well decide not to come to University of Missouri. So we can take responsibility for improving processes and hope that ultimately, 10 or 20 years from now...people accept those offers and come to the University of Missouri.”

Henson will report directly to Stokes in his new position.

“We’re pleased that Professor Henson has agreed to serve in this very important and crucial role at our university,” Stokes said in a news release. “We’re looking forward to working with him as we continue to make Mizzou an inclusive and welcoming community for everyone who teaches, works and studies here.”

Henson, who has worked at MU since 2009, has served as an adjunct professor, visiting professor of law and trial practice professor of law, according to Stokes’ email. He was an honoree at the 27th Annual Lloyd Gaines Scholarship Banquet, and he also received the Graduate Professional Council’s 2014 Gold Chalk Award and the Division of Student Affairs Excellence in Education Award.

Henson currently teaches Pretrial Litigation, Trial Practice and Advanced Trial Practice in the School of Law. Previously, he has taught Client

Inter viewing and Counseling , Lawyering, Employment Discrimination and Professional Responsibility.

According to the email, Henson’s studies focuses on Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.

Before working at MU, Henson served as an assistant attorney general and the assistant general counsel for human resources in the Missouri Attorney General’s office. He was a vice president at Adelphia Communications, and he also worked in a private law practice in Colorado. He is a licensed lawyer in both Missouri and Colorado.

Henson received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University in economics and political science and his law degree from Georgetown University.

“This isn’t something that can be automatically fixed,” he said. “It took time for it to get this way. So we’re auditing our resources on campus, we’re reviewing current programs, and we’re working on having relationships, which will require a lot of listening.”

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A NEW TRADITION:

Concerned Student 1950

PHOTOS BY ALEXZANDRIA CHURCHILL AND ELIZABETH LOUTFI

Concerned Student 1950 group members and supporters celebrate at the Mel Carnahan Quad after Tim Wolfe announced his resignation as UM System president at a UM Board of Curators meeting Nov. 9, 2015.

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MSVA supports transition from military to school life “The MSVA is always there, and that’s the main reason I got involved,” McLafferty said. “If it weren’t for the MSVA and the Veterans’ Center, honestly I would have transferred out of Mizzou.”

MADISON PLASTER Reporter Missouri Student Veterans’ Association President Sean McLafferty and Associate Vice President Traci Howells agree that the transition from military to civilian life, especially as a student, can be very difficult.

After serving 12 years in the military, Howells began her undergraduate studies in strategic communication through the School of Journalism. She was 31 years old when she began her first semester on campus.

“I went through my whole first semester walking around campus not knowing anyone,” Howells said. “After six months of not having the connection to the military that had been a big part of my life, I felt a little bit lost.”

A current graduate student, McLafferty first became involved with MSVA when he came to MU for his undergraduate degree in the spring of 2009. After finishing his military service, he was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, PTSD affects 11 to 20 percent of service members involved in recent conflicts.

“I noticed that I sat in the back right in the large lecture halls and would run into other veterans there,” McLafferty said. “That was because of open spaces and stuff like that.”

For both Howells and McLafferty, MSVA made them feel more at home because the organization allowed them to connect with people who understood what they were going through and had similar experiences in the military.

“It does create a community for giving us a place to go and people to talk to and helping us along the way with our paperwork and filing our financial aid and registering for classes,” Howells said.

McLafferty said that even though not everyone has suffered through PTSD, traumatic brain injury or other disorders, members of MSVA relate to the stories and understand military jargon that other people would most likely not understand.

“The MSVA is always there, and that’s the main reason I got involved,” McLafferty said. “If it weren’t for the MSVA and the Veterans’ Center, I would have transferred out of Mizzou.”

The MSVA characterizes itself as a “one-stop shop” for veterans, who are typically non-traditional students who return from service with a set of different experiences and expectations.

The office is located in Memorial Union and is run by two full-time staff members and six work-study students who are all veterans or active duty members.

The organization works as a support system, McLafferty said. They help with mentoring, tutoring, housing, finances, and are connected with outside resources to help veterans if they need disability or health services.

Another focus of the MSVA is to give back to the community and highlight what the organization does, Howells said. “(For) a lot of the events we’ll do a blood drive, we have a speaker coming,” Howells said. “We’ll just give other students a glimpse like ‘oh, here we are.’

A lot of students don’t even realize the veteran presence on campus. Everyone gets caught up in their little worlds. It just happens.”

One of McLafferty’s favorite examples of how MSVA gives back is Operation Free Lunch, an annual spring barbecue held on Lowry Mall where members of the organization pass out free food to students.

“It’s kind of like us trying to be part of the community,” McLafferty said.

The MSVA has expressed issues that student veterans face on campus to administration and student organizations like Graduate Professional Council and Missouri Students Association. McLafferty said they have been supportive of veterans and addressing concerns.

McLafferty used MSA as an example of outreach, as they scheduled a meeting with MSVA earlier this year to discuss concerns.

“They were like, ‘What is the concern for veterans, what are some things

that we can do?’” McLafferty said. “I told them what I thought were the No. 1 concerns. Feeling embraced by the campus culture, that’s one. PTSD, TBI (traumatic brain injury), disability issues are extremely important. I never want those to go underneath the radar.

They sat down with me, it was great.”

Howells believes Columbia in particular does a satisfactory job of providing resources to veterans.

“I think in this town especially and with our MSVA, we have the Mission Continues organization that really gives back a lot and gets the veterans together, we have Welcome Home homeless shelter,” Howells said. “I can’t really speak for the whole nation, but it seems that we should keep doing more for veterans.”

Howells said that when she began school, veteran graduation rates were very low. She acknowledged the barriers and stress that come with being a student veteran, but hopes that the graduation rate will continue to grow.

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students, football players and other students, the frustration and anger that I see is clear, real, and I don’t doubt it for a second,” Wolfe said.

Loftin also issued a statement following his resignation.

“It has been my pleasure to serve as chancellor of this great institution,” Loftin said in the statement. “I hope that every member of our campus community will embrace each person’s right to express their opinions in a respectful manner and to make progress toward our common goal of an inclusive campus that values the contributions of all individuals.”

Earlier on Monday, nine deans called for Loftin's resignation in an open letter to the curators, according to the Columbia Tribune.

How we got here A series of controversial events have caused growing tensions on campus this semester.

On Monday, Nov. 2, graduate student Jonathan Butler began a hunger strike with the goal being Wolfe’s removal.

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is,” MUPD Maj. Brian Weimer said.

Later, MU Alert tweeted that there was no “immediate threat.”

Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center threat Weimer said the Gaines/ Oldham Black Culture Center was also possibly threatened Tuesday afternoon. It received a phone call at 11 a.m. while the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus was meeting.

“The person (who answered the phone call) perceived it as a threat,” Weimer said.

MUPD is still investigating the incident.

This wasn’t the first threat to the Center or that MU has seen surface on Yik Yak. Last December, someone posted threats to the Center on Yik Yak. “Let’s burn down the black culture center & give them a taste of their own medicine,” the yak said.

The individual who posted the

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Sass said these repeated vandalisms directed toward the Jewish community is a symptom of a larger trend of anti-Semitism that has been growing on campuses nationally.

“Anti-Semitism is rising not only on Mizzou's campus, but on the national scale,” Sass said. “There is a lot of anti-Israel movements and rhetoric that have turned to antiJewish and thus anti-Semitism.”

In April 2004, swastikas were drawn on the dust of idle vehicles belonging to the faculty of the Department of Fisheries and

THE MANEATER | NEWS | NOVEMBER 11, 2015 Wolfe’s resignation fell on the eighth day of Butler’s hunger strike.

Social justice groups such as the Student Coalition for Critical Action have staged several protests directed toward administration, including a series titled “Racism Lives Here”, since the beginning of the semester.

On-campus activism directly affected officials from UM System on Oct. 11 when Concerned Student 1950, a student advocacy movement, held a protest during the Homecoming parade by blocking Wolfe’s car.

filled by Ellen Eardley in April 2015.

Racial tensions on campus have escalated since the killing of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in August 2014.

Several protests from student group MU4MikeBrown and others focused on racism on campus. At race relations forums held on campus, Loftin and other administrators were called out for their lack of action.

Graduate students protested in August 2015 after MU announced they would lose their universitysponsored health care. In a Faculty Council meeting the following week, Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies Leona Rubin revealed administrators hadn’t reviewed graduate satisfaction data in 12 years Loftin was criticized for his slow response to Missouri Students Association President Payton Head’s Facebook post Sept. 11 detailing an instance of racism on campus.

Loftin released a statement Sept.

17 condemning discrimination on campus.

A few weeks later, members of the Legion of Black Collegians’ Homecoming royalty court were harassed on Traditions Plaza while rehearsing a skit Oct. 5. Loftin responded the next day with a

statement and video. On Oct. 8, he announced the development of a mandatory campus-wide diversity and inclusion training for incoming students.

Rumors of the Ku Klux Klan being on campus Rumors of the KKK being present on campus arose over social media shortly after the threats.

“There's absolutely nothing to indicate that (the KKK is on campus)," MUPD Maj. Brian Weimer said.

Missouri Students Association President Payton Head posted on Facebook that the KKK had been confirmed on campus.

“I’m working with the MUPD, the state trooper and the National Guard,” Head said in the post.

Shortly after Head deleted the post and posted a new statement:

“I'm sorry about the misinformation that I have shared through social media. In a state of alarm, I was concerned for all students of the University of Missouri and wanted to ensure that everyone was safe,” Head said in the post. “I received and shared information from multiple incorrect sources, which I deeply regret. The last thing needed is to incite more fear in the hearts of our community. In the future, please receive emergency updates from MUalert.missouri.edu or @ MUalert on Twitter ONLY.” Head could not be reached for an interview, but texted a Maneater reporter a similar statement: “Please follow @MUalert for all OFFICIAL inquiries as to what’s happening,” Head said in the text.

“Many rumors are spreading.”

A Missouri State Highway Patrol representative said they do have units on campus now. She has not heard any info regarding whether they're investigating the KKK. Weimer said he hadn’t been in touch with the investigator of the unit, so he was unsure of whether the The Federal Bureau

of Investigation and The National Guard were working with them.

“We may reach out to other agencies,” Weimer said. “They help us a lot … That could, I use the big word could, include the FBI, Highway Patrol, etc. I mean, that’s not unusual.”

Weimer said Head talked to MUPD, but he doesn’t know whether he’d talked to any other agencies. The FBI and National Guard could not be reached for comment.

Class Wednesday MSA sent email to professors demanding them to cancel class Wednesday, following the various threats.

“Due to the nature of threats on campus, we must remain vigilant to protect students first and foremost,” the email read.

“There is absolutely no reason to keep classes in session, as ALL STUDENTS lives are at risk.”

Some professors have already canceled Wednesday’s classes.

Provost Garnett Stokes said she’s been in constant contact with leaders on campus. She met with administrators, including Loftin

and interim Chancellor Hank Foley Tuesday evening, trying to “carefully” decide whether classes should be in session.

“I have to think about whether it’s is in the best interest of the campus to make that decision earlier,” Stokes said of the decision.

Stokes said she was “beginning to wonder” about when the class cancellation decision would be finalized, but the aim was to make an announcement by 6 a.m. Wednesday. She encouraged anyone who doesn’t feel safe on campus to not attend class Wednesday, regardless of whether it’s cancelled.

The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps were advised in an email not to wear their uniforms Wednesday, and many posted on social media saying that Greeks shouldn’t wear their letters.

MU spokesman Christian Basi could not be reached for comment.

Lauren Wortman, Bruno Vernaschi and Quinn Malloy contributed to this report.

Wildlife Sciences.

Rabbi Avraham Lapine mentioned a study conducted

by Trinity College professors measuring the amount of antiSemitism personally experienced by Jewish students.

“A February 2015 study by two Trinity College professors revealed that over half (54 percent) of the 1,157 Jewish respondents indicated that they were subjected to or had witnessed acts of anti-Semitism at their campuses,” Lapine said in an email.

Lapine also attributes the perceived rise of anti-Semitic behavior at colleges to a swiftly growing anti-Israel movement, which in some cases have transformed into negative attitudes

toward the Jewish population.

“Many have connected the rise in anti-Semitism with the increasingly aggressive anti-Israel activism on campus,” Lapine said in an email. “While it (is) of course not anti-Semitic to criticize Israel, there are activities that cross the line, as defined by the U.S. State Department under the Global AntiSemitism Review Act of 2004. For example: Drawing comparisons of Jews to Nazis, delegitimizing Israel by suggesting that Israel is an illegitimate state, denying the Jewish people their right to selfdetermination.”

MU delved into Israel-related controversies last year when the university appointed George Smith, a well-known anti-Zionist activist to

teach a class titled “Perspectives on Zionism.”

The controversial class was later cancelled due to low enrollment.

Rabbi Lapine said that despite the recent incidents that have come into light, Jewish students should not fear for their physical safety while on campus. Lapine encourages Jewish students who do feel uncomfortable pursuing a Jewish identity on campus to talk to him as the campus rabbi.

“I also believe that by Jewish students gaining a deeper understanding of their heritage and traditions, they will not fear anti-Semitism but rather feel a deep sense of gratitude at being able to represent Judaism on campus,” Lapine said.

Sass said that though administration has acknowledged and been receptive to the concerns of MU’s Jewish community, it is not enough. She said students refusing to remain silent can remedy these issues.

“The Jewish Student Organization was not consulted when the events in Mark Twain and Gateway happened,” Sass said.

“I, as the President of the Jewish Student Organization, have not been contacted by administrators to discuss these events and how we can combat them. JSO has made statements and has held events in response to these incidents, but we can always do more, and the administration can do more.”

A sordid tenure Just three weeks into Loftin’s time as chancellor, an upper balcony collapsed at the MU-owned University Village apartments, causing the building to be evacuated.

One Columbia firefighter, Lt. Bruce Britt, died responding to the incident. The complex was demolished in July 2014.

After a report in April 2014 found MU failed to properly handle former swimmer Sasha Menu Courey’s sexual assault case, Loftin pledged to improve MU’s sexual assault procedures. Menu Courey killed herself in June 2011, 15 months after the assault was reported.

Loftin later created a full-time Title IX coordinator position, which was yak was never found.

Individual in Speakers Circle Around 8 p.m., an individual began yelling in Speakers Circle about freedom of the press, but declined to comment. The individual was observed closely by police.

Police in Speaker’s Circle at the time declined to comment.

Weimer said that incident was unrelated to the threats.

The men behind the negligence Loftin became MU’s chancellor Feb. 1, 2014, after Brady Deaton stepped down from the position in November 2013. He was formerly the president of Texas A&M University.

When he was hired, Loftin said he expected to enjoy a lengthy tenure.

“I wouldn’t have even dreamed of coming here without a long-term commitment,” he said at the time.

Wolfe grew up in Columbia. He graduated from MU in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree from the Trulaske College of Business.

Wolfe’s father taught communications at MU’s College of Arts and Science, and his mother now teaches law at the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover after earning four degrees at MU. He was also the quarterback on the 1975 state championship winning team for Rock Bridge High School.

His presidency was announced Dec. 13, 2011, after a yearlong

search by the Board of Curators.

“I am very much looking forward to talking to students and trying to understand how we’re doing in delivering a quality education to each and every student on the campuses we serve,” Wolfe said when hired.

In 2014, the curators extended Wolfe’s contract to June 30, 2018.

He had originally been contracted through Feb. 15, 2015.

At the time of the extension, former board Chairman Don Downing said that enrollment and donations have “substantially increased under Wolfe’s watch.”

Previously, Wolfe served as an executive for IBM for 20 years and then became the executive vice president of Covansys in 2000. He then served as president of the Americas at Novell from 2003-07.

Closing remarks Toward the end of his announcement on Monday, Wolfe choked on his words with tears in his eyes.

“My decision to resign comes out of love, not hate,” Wolfe said. “Use my resignation to heal and start talking again, to make the changes necessary.”

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Campus climate affects prospective students Prospective student Shawnee McDonnell: “By going (to MU), they are getting a minimum of $25,000 from each of us, which is profiting the school and paying the salaries of those who are acting racist and sexist.”

JARED KAUFMAN Copy Chief Campus tours didn’t stop for the protests this week.

Saturday, Nov. 7, was a day marked by Concerned Student 1950 demonstrations and chants in several dining halls, the Student Center and the Reynolds Alumni Center. Not coincidentally, those demonstrations were scheduled on Meet Mizzou Day, a day of high-volume tours of MU. The protesters aimed to show prospective students a side of MU they felt tour guides would not showcase.

For Shawnee McDonell, from Wright City, Missouri, the activists changed her mind about attending MU altogether.

McDonnell explained that through her conversations with protesters during her campus visit, her perception of MU shifted.

“I always imagined it as a great school where programs and academics were important,” she said in a Twitter message. “I realize now that such a high emphasis is put on the athletics and funding focuses on it as well. And the minorities feel as if their views (religion for example with the recent anti-Semitic actions) and their races are not being taken seriously as well as attacked.”

Other Twitter users reached out to McDonnell, asking her why she would choose to avoid MU rather than attend and join the cause. She said the campus movement does need more voices, but she explained that her tuition payments would only be “profiting the school and paying the salaries of those who are acting racist and sexist.”

“I need to know that my money and my time is being spent in a place where we are advancing and progressing to ensure equality for every student,” she said in a message.

Not all prospective students were turned away by the protests, though.

Tori Brew, from Kokomo, Indiana, visited MU on Monday, Nov. 9, the day both UM System President Tim

JESSI DODGE | PHOTOGRAPHER

Members of Concerned Student 1950 march through campus on Nov. 7. These demonstrations were scheduled during Meet Mizzou Day to show students a different side of MU.

Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin resigned. She viewed the protests as a positive aspect of the school.

“I saw a lot of unity,” Brew said. “I heard people chanting and it gave me a sense that this school is great, can come together and be unified. It made it seem that it was more of a family and that it had a greater sense of community than other schools.”

JT Westcott, from Kirkwood, also toured MU on Monday. He said he was unaware of recent events on campus, and praised the way his tour guide explained the current campus climate. “(The tour guide) did a really good job of letting us know that it was happening, and they did a good job just guiding us through it,” he said.

Tour Team, the group of students who lead all official campus tours, was not given any specific talking points regarding the Concerned Student 1950 movement or campout, according to LeAnn Stroupe, manager of visitor relations and coordinator of Tour Team.

“In regards to various rallies, guides have been told to use the facts, be open and transparent about what's going on, and continue to share information about their personal experiences,” Stroupe said in an email.

Tour guide Lauren Giwa-Amu said she has not received any specific questions

about recent campus movements as she has not led any tours during protests, but received several questions last year relating to the events in Ferguson in the summer of 2014. She said Tour Team has always encouraged her to answer honestly.

“Tour Team has never asked me to lie — ever,” Giwa-Amu said. “It’s always been, ‘present the facts, present exactly what you know, exactly what you’ve seen.’ All of us present the same facts throughout our tours, and then we all add our personal experience. So if it’s something that’s relevant to me, I will add my personal experience.”

Giwa-Amu said that while she loves MU and generally feels safe on campus, the current campus atmosphere, especially the racism on social media, makes her uncomfortable. She urges all prospective students to fully educate themselves on the current issues on campus as they make a college choice.

“I don’t think that anyone should commit to anything for four years without knowing all aspects about it, good and bad,” Giwa-Amu said. “So if a prospective family were to ask me specifically about the things going on on campus, of course I would tell them.

I would tell them the facts, I would tell them the timeline of events that have occurred on campus. Because I think

they deserve to know that when making their college decision.”

Stroupe said she cannot predict the effect that recent campus events will have on enrollment, because many factors influence the size of a freshman class and it’s nearly impossible to foretell which factors will prove most impactful. She said she has not noticed any downward trends in the short term, though.

“I have not looked at actual numbers of visitors, but at this point have not noticed a drop in number of tours being given to prospective students visiting campus,” Stroupe said in an email.

Giwa-Amu said that though recent campus events have seemed negative, they have helped her grow as a person and find her voice on campus. At the end of the day, she said, she would still encourage a prospective student to attend MU. “I think that if you wanted to go to an institution where everyone looks like you, I definitely think that you could find that,” Giwa-Amu said. “But Mizzou isn’t that type of a place, and you choose to come here for a reason.”

Tyler Kraft contributed to this report.

Hank Foley to take over as interim chancellor Jan. 1 Foley has served as senior vice chancellor for the past year.

QUINN MALLOY AND THOMAS OIDE of The Maneater Staff Senior Vice Chancellor Hank Foley will assume the chancellorship on an interim basis beginning Jan. 1.

Foley will take over as chancellor after two years of service as executive

vice president for academic affairs and a year of service as senior vice chancellor for research and graduate studies. Foley served on the task force for graduate student health care earlier this year as well.

Before coming to the UM System, Foley spent 13 years at Pennsylvania State University as a professor in chemical engineering, the dean of the college of science and technology, and vice president for research at the graduate school.

After his arrival, Foley generated a

plan to improve the university’s research efforts. MU’s goal was to raise its ranking in the Association of American Universities, a group of 34 universities, from No. 32 to No. 28 by 2018.

Foley’s plan revolved around five separate points, according to reporting done by the Columbia Tribune: 1. Increase collaboration between the four campuses across the UM System.

2. Promote entrepreneurship across all four campuses to advance ideas 3.

Give faculty the opportunity

to decide whether the university or the company they conducted research with owns their intellectual property 4. Reward faculty for commercializing their research, which could increase federal funding for research.

5.

Borrow good ideas from other universities.

Foley has been honored for his work as a researcher and scientist at Penn State and MU. In January 2014, Foley was recognized as a American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow.

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Grad student and supporters gather around the columns on Francis Quadrangle Nov. 10 for the Grad Student walk out and March to the Columns.

Grad students stage walk out amid protests Eric Scott from Coalition of Graduate Workers: “A few personnel changes do not change the fundamental problems of this university.”

ALYCIA WASHINGTON AND LAUREN WORTMAN of The Maneater Staff The MU Grad Rights rally began with a reminder from Coalition of Graduate Workers Co-Chairman Eric Scott that there have been “tremendous shake-ups” on MU’s campus. The announcement of the resignation of both former UM System President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin was met with applause from attendees in Traditions Plaza on Nov. 10.

“A few personnel changes do not change the fundamental problems of this university,” Scott said. “Tomorrow, we need to wake up and we need to keep working.”

Scott’s sentiment was echoed by graduate student speakers at the rally, who each had something to add to the ongoing conversation about graduate rights, diversity and inclusion on campus.

Speaker Sarah Senff, a graduate student, encouraged students to continue to speak out against discrimination and exploitation of graduate student workers on campus, even after both Wolfe and Loftin have left office.

“On his way out, President Wolfe said that we stopped listening to one another, but I think we know who stopped listening,” Senff said. “As graduate students, we are in a unique position to continue to create change on this campus.”

While addressing diversity, speakers expressed both admiration and relief for Jonathan Butler, a member of Concerned Student 1950 who recently ended his hunger strike after Wolfe’s resignation.

During his speech, graduate student Timothy Love read aloud a letter of solidarity from the English Graduate Student Association to Concerned Student 1950 that was written before Wolfe’s resignation. Love said the topics in the letter were still relevant.

“President Wolfe’s words are indicative of a larger problem,” Love said. “Systematic oppression exists.

Systemic racism exists. They exist in America and on campus.”

Love also proposed MU introduce courses into the curriculum that address racial and sexual injustice.

Speaker and Coalition of Graduate Workers Co-Chairman Connor Lewis then took the stage in support of unionizing graduate workers and providing a contract that ensures better working conditions and dignified work.

“A union can continue to work in solidarity with activists on campus,” Lewis said. “We cannot let the resignation of two administrators let us think that reform will come from higher up.”

The final official speaker was Maxwell Little, one of the original members of Concerned Student 1950, who expressed his appreciation for the graduate rights movement and the group’s part in movements across campus.

“We have something unique,” Little said. “We have unity. That is rare. We must continue this unity for all students on campus.”

Members of the graduate rights movement also received inspiration from Concerned Student 1950.

“Before we even started school we

had our insurance taken away,” Busselle said. “I tended to wait to see what my department said before I took any action, but when it came to Concerned Student 1950, I felt the need to move on that very quickly because racism is something that shouldn’t be tolerated anywhere.”

The rally concluded with a walk of silent protest from Traditions Plaza through Jesse Hall and to the Columns on Francis Quadrangle.

In the aftermath of Wolfe and Loftin’s resignations, graduate students are looking for improved leadership at MU. “We are looking for someone who understands the experience of marginalized students, staff, and faculty on this campus,” Senff said.

“We are committed to making sure that marginalized staff, students and faculty are involved in the search and hire process.”

Graduate students also said that they

do not want a leader who will not focus on business aspects of leading a university as much as diversity and other initiatives.

“Tim Wolfe had no experience in education, he was a businessman, he was brought in to run the university system like a business,” Scott said. “We want an educator, we want someone who when asked the question ‘Do you know what systematic oppression is?’ will have a good answer to it. We want someone who understands the unique culture of colleges and who can actually run them not in a way to monetize it like a startup, but to appreciate it like the public good like it is.”

However, graduate students such as Lewis said they realize that changes to the system may not occur quickly.

“What we need to keep in mind moving forward is that the tide is turning,” Lewis said. “But we know that while the tide is turning, joy comes in the morning.”

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Get to know the 2015 MSA candidates NEETI BUTALA, JENNIFER PROHOV, EMILY GALLION, CLAIRE MITZEL, ALLYSON VASILOPULOS, DAVID SOLER CRESPO of The Maneater Staff

Due to the events of this past week, the Board of Elections Commissioners pushed the MSA elections back a week. Voting will being at 5 p.m. Nov. 16. Before voting, get to know the candidates beyond the platforms. Read the candidates’ full profiles online.

Jordan McFarland — presidential candidate As an eighth grader, Jordan McFarland searched for “top 25 schools for journalism majors” on Google. He came across a picture of Memorial Union on one list and said he felt “completely intoxicated.”

Fast-forward seven years and junior McFarland is no longer a journalism major, but Memorial Union remains one of his favorite places on campus.

Currently, McFarland is giving back to the community by working at Fun City, a non-profit organization that offers programming for children.

“They call them at-risk children (but) I like to say ‘full-of-potential children,’” McFarland said. “All they want to do is know the world without all of the trials they have been through and that pure innocence keeps you driving.”

In 2009, McFarland endured his own trials when he became paralyzed from an H1N1 vaccine. He said he remembers waking up less and less everyday and how much pain he felt seeing his family watch him go through it.

When McFarland was released from the hospital, doctors told him to take a three-month break from school. Instead, he turned to his dad and asked about starting on Monday.

COURTESY OF MCFARLAND/SEGERS CAMPAIGN

Jonathan Segers — vice presidential candidate Jonathan Segers is a well-known name on campus. Despite having transferred to MU only last year, he has already had an impact on the university and its students.

“I thought that I wouldn’t see those bad things, you know, the racial tensions that are going on,” he said.

He soon found out that wasn’t the case, he said, and took issue with how racial problems were being handled.

“Getting involved in the Social Justice Committee (of MSA) right off the bat, it kind of showed me that some things are being handled generically,” he said.

Segers has been involved in several different organizations over the past few years, but he lists two as being instrumental in his life: Jumpstart and Missouri Boys State.

Segers said he experienced a series of struggles early in his life.

“I came from a single-parent household,” he said. “My mom, at one point in time, was getting her third master’s degree.

She was working also a part time job, a full time job and dealing with my dad and my sister’s dad, two ex-husbands, at the same time.”

Syed Ejaz — presidential candidate Syed Ejaz never planned on running for president, and originally didn’t want to join the Missouri Students Association at all.

He said he initially thought MSA was “a joke,” but he eventually went to a few CCRC meetings.

He said the turning point for him was when he addressed Columbia City Council for the first time about the College Avenue median.

“I think part of it is because students don’t typically engage with City Council, and they were just surprised to see me up there, but I had their attention, and that was a really cool feeling,” he said. “It felt like what I was saying was really important.”

One year later, Ejaz was confirmed as the CCRC chairman.

“Leaving CCRC was like leaving home,” he said. “The people in my committee were some of my closest friends, and I don’t get to see them that much any more. Our friendship is founded on the work that we did, and I don’t get to do that work any more.”

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Heather Parrie — vice presidential candidate Junior Heather Parrie is everywhere. Fliers bearing her name and face have been strewn about campus for the past few weeks as she and Syed Ejaz campaign for the Missouri Students Association vice presidency and presidency, respectively.

The glossy pictures and posters can be seen everywhere from Speakers Circle to random bulletin boards.

In those pictures, Parrie is frozen in time, smiling but unmoving. In real life, Parrie is anything but stationary. She calls herself a “passionate person” who “deeply care(s) about people.”

Parrie has also talked openly about her experience with depression and anxiety. One day in June after having an “exceptionally bad morning,” she decided to get a tattoo of a semicolon, a symbol that has become synonymous with suicide prevention. Soon after, she penned a blog post that received 7 million views.

“Being an incredibly passionate person, it was easy for me to get angry about this stuff and want to make a difference and want to change things,” Parrie said. “It’s been a journey, but I’ve found what I love through sociology.”

Haden Gomez — presidential candidate When it comes to junior Haden Gomez, there’s much more than meets the eye.

His close friend, junior Colleen Burns, whom he met while working as a leadership advisor in Hawthorn Hall, describes him as being like an onion.

“Every time we hung out, we always found out something new about him,” Burns said. “It was just like peeling back the layers one at a time.”

Gomez is originally from the small town of Ozark, Missouri, and said breaking away from his comfort zone and coming to a highly populated college town was terrifying.

In fact, it wasn’t until he went through formal recruitment for Greek Life that he knew MU was the right place for him. He has since found a home in the Delta Chi fraternity, where he said he is proud to be a part of such a caring and involved brotherhood.

Gomez enjoys just about anything having to do with the outdoors. If it’s nice out, expect to see him hiking and watching the sunset at the Pinnacles, running along the MKT Trail or swimming.

“Outside, I just fall in love,” Gomez said. “It’s incredible.”

COURTESY OF GOMEZ/HANNER CAMPAIGN

Chris Hanner — vice presidential candidate His roommates wake up to find him sitting at the kitchen table doing homework, reading the newspaper or watching any type of political show with a coffee. Chris Hanner is definitely a morning person.

A finance and international studies major, Hanner has always been interested in politics.

“Usually, if my parents want to know something in politics, they’ll come to me,” Hanner said. “I probably influence their voting procedure more than they influence me.”

He said his first year at MU was a bit of a shock.

“Socially, Mizzou has changed me,” Hanner said. “There were so many things I had never experienced … a lot of identities.”

Hanner has been involved in MU organizations since his first week on campus. He has been chairman of the MSA Budget Committee, a leadership advisor for the Department of Residential Life and vice president of Tigers Advancing Political Participation. Hanner also spent three months studying abroad in China this summer.

“At first I got involved for my own development,” Hanner said. “I was scared that I would end up sitting in residence halls doing nothing.”

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TAYLOR BLATCHFORD AND TESSA WEINBERG

OCT. 5

OCT. 1

second ‘racism lives here’ rally calls for action The second “Racism Lives Here” rally takes place in the Student Center calling for the administration to take a serious stance on racism present on campus.

of The Maneater Staff

NOV. 3

NOV. 2

racial slurs directed at lbc homecoming royalty courrt The Legion of Black Collegians’ 2015 Homecoming royalty court is harassed during their play rehearsal on Traditions Plaza by an intoxicated man yelling racial slurs.

wolfe concerned about butler’s safety

student begins hunger strike calling for wolfe’s removal

Graduate student Jonathan Butler announces he will be beginning an indefinite hunger strike that will end either in his death or the removal of Wolfe from office.

Graduate student Jonathan Butler announces he will be beginning an indefinite hunger strike that will end either in his death or the removal of Wolfe from office.

OCT. 6

NOV. 4

students boycott Student Center Those in support of Butler protest outside of the Student Center and boycott all Student Center food and apparel.

jesse hall sit-in protests racism

NOV. 5 at 11:30 a.m.

Professors and students join together in a study hall demonstration in which attendees sat on the floor of Jesse Hall to protest racism and administrative inaction on campus.

OCT. 8

Aug. 14

Graduate student health care cut MU cuts graduate student health care and notifies students in an email about 13 hours before domestic students’ health care expired and 13 days after international graduate students’ health care had started. Graduate students issued demands to administrators a few days later, including graduate student pay, housing, childcare facilities and health care.

MSA President speaks out on racism Missouri Students Association president Payton Head posts on his Facebook page about racial slurs that were yelled at him. The post quickly goes viral.

first ‘racism lives here’ rally

Loftin testifies on MU’s action with Planned Parenthood

mandatory diversity training and inclusion training annouced

SEPT. 12

SEPT. 24 at 1 p.m.

Aug. 25

The first “Racism Lives Here” rally takes place in Speakers Circle, where demonstrators criticized Loftin for taking six days to respond to the incident of racism described in Head’s post. Students later march to Jesse Hall, where “I am fed the fuck up! Signed, an angry black student,” is written on a sign underneath a photo of Loftin.

Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin is called to testify in front of a hearing led by Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, who questioned whether MU misused public funds and broke state law by granting “refer and follow” privileges to Dr. Colleen McNicholas.

OCT. 10

cpd shows force with demonstrators at the homecoming parade

OCT. 11

diversity course proposal moves forward

The third “Racism Lives Here” rally takes place on top of Turner Avenue parking garage. However, the event is cut short when demonstrators are asked to leave by the MU Police Department, and the second event scheduled for the day is canceled.

Professor Angela Speck, chair of the Faculty Council Diversity Enhancement Committee, publishes a proposal that recommends all students take a three-credit-hour general education course called, “Educational, School and Counseling Psychology 2000 Experiencing Cultural Diversity in the United States.”

A walkout takes place, culminating with a rally at noon in which graduate students speak about their cause at Traditions Plaza. Sept. 30, the Coalition of Graduate Workers announces their plans to begin the process of unionization in hopes of improving graduate students’ working conditions through collective bargaining.

OCT. 24

#concernedstudent1950 issue list of demands

swastika drawn with feces in gateway hall

The Concerned Student 1950 group issues a list of demands that calls for Wolfe’s removal as well as increased hiring of professionals of color and diversity training. MU is given eight days to respond.

The symbol of a swastika is drawn with feces on the floor and wall of a bathroom at 2 a.m. in Gateway Hall. This is the second antiSemitic incident to take place in a residence hall within the past year after a similar event occurred in Mark Twain Hall in April.

The first-ever “Pink Out Day” rally in support of Planned Parenthood draws close to 1,000 demonstrators to Speakers Circle, where calls are made to reinstate “refer and follow” privileges and academic partnerships with Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri. New contracts were eventually signed Oct. 21.

Graduate student walkout

OCT. 14

third ‘racism lives here’ rally cut short

planned parenthood rally

OCT. 21 at 1 p.m.

board of curators hosts closed meeting

Students, faculty and staff gather in front of the Student Center for a walkout led by Concerned Student 1950. Students walk through the Student Center to Memorial Union, Lowry Mall, Speakers Circle, Jesse Hall, Reynolds Alumni Center and end the walkout by the tents where supporters of the #MizzouHungerStrike are camping out.

Loftin announces that mandatory diversity and inclusion training will begin in Jan. 2016 for all admitted students and as soon as possible for faculty and staff.

Eleven demonstrators who call themselves Concerned Student 1950, after the year the first black students were admitted to MU, are met with force and threatened with pepper spray by the Columbia Police Department after locking arms trying to get UM System President Tim Wolfe’s attention. One demonstrator is bumped by the car Wolfe was riding in.

OCT. 20 at 8:29 p.m.

SEPT. 29

Aug. 26

students walk out in support of hunger strike

The UM System Board of Curators holds a closed meeting that lasts four hours. Rumors spread on social medi a that Chancellor Loftin is to be fired, but members present in the meeting release no comment and keep the reason for the meeting private.

meet NOV. 6 at 3:55 P.m. 9:30 p.m. protesters wolfe in kansas city

WOLFE APOLOGIZES to CS1950

Wolfe tells students at UM-Kansas City that "systematic oppression is because you don't believe that you have the equal opportunity for success," hours after issuing a statement of apology.

Wolfe tells students at UM-Kansas City that "systematic oppression is because you don't believe that you have the equal opportunity for success," hours after issuing a statement of apology.

NOV. 7

students protest during meet mizzou day During a prospective student and parent visit day, Concerned Student 1950 protests in dining halls and other campus locations, encouraging students to meet "the real Mizzou."

NOV. 8 at 1:37 P.m. NOV. 7 at 8:30 P.M. wolfe releases statement, will not resign

Wolfe releases a statement discussing the UM system's upcoming “systemwide diversity and inclusion strategy.” He said he will not resign.

NOV. 9 at 10:15 a.m. wolfe resigns Wolfe announces his resignation at an emergency curators' meeting. “My decision to resign comes out of love, not hate,” Wolfe said. “Use my resignation to heal and start talking again, to make the changes necessary.”

football players plan boycott until wolfe resigns

Black Missouri football players announce their boycott of football-related activities until Wolfe is removed from office.

Mizzou Athletics released a statement supporting the studentathletes' right to “tackle these challenging issues.” The rest of the team announced it would be joining the boycott Sunday morning.

NOV. 9 at 1 p.m.

concerned student 1950 holds press conference, issues new demands Concerned Student 1950 holds a press conference at Traditions Plaza after Wolfe's resignation and issues several new demands, including an immediate meeting with the UM System Faculty Council, Board of Curators and the governor of the state of Missouri to discuss shared university governance.

NOV. 9 at 4:30 P.m.

LOFTIN RESIGNs

Loftin announces his resignation during a meeting with the curators, hours after Wolfe's resignation.

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A Historic Fall at MU

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November brings literary mayhem KATHERINE ROSSO

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‘Fall Into Art’ in its sixth year

Local art show gives back to community in more ways than one.

BIANCA RODRIGUEZ

November is my favorite month. It has Thanksgiving, No-Shave November (hallelujah) and National Novel Writing Month, affectionately coined NaNoWriMo. I, among many Americans, have decided to embark on this almost ridiculous task: writing a novel in a month. This means writing 1,667 words per day, 50,000 total. As of right now, I’m supposed to be at 8,333 words. Where am I really? 952. According to my novel stats, I’ll finish my book by September 2016. This is totally disappointing, but it’s not over yet, and I know it can be done.

There are already some amazing novels that originated from NaNoWriMo. In my column from a few weeks ago, I wrote about loving “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen, which was a WriMo creation. The book saw incredible success at bookstores and was even turned into a film with Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon. While I can’t really expect this kind of success, it is only one of the many success stories that come from NaNoWriMo. One of the most famous novels from WriMo is “Fangirl” by Rainbow Rowell. During November of 2011, Rowell exceeded her word count by double the monthly goal just after selling her other bestseller, “Eleanor & Park,” solidifying her name as a prominent YA author.

“Fangirl” is a realistic portrait of an older teenage girl, Cath, who writes fanfiction about her star crush, Simon Snow. Cath is an introvert who is a very relatable character for anyone who’s coming of age. Her honest portrayal of her day-to-day life and awkward moments

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Staff Writer Fall is my favorite season.

I love the changing of the leaves, the cool breeze that makes you tug your sweater a little tighter and all the festivities that come with the season that is fall.

One of those festivities is the “Fall Into Art” art and craft festival which will kick off its sixth year the weekend of Nov. 14 and 15, at the Parkade Center.

Farah Nieuwenhuizen, the event’s organizer, says the festival first came to the Columbia art scene because the art community felt they didn’t have anything like it.

In its early years, the festival could barely find 20 artists to participate in the event, but they now have to enforce a cut-off for the amount of artists they will accept.

Nieuwenhuizen says the selection process uses a four-person committee, all artists, who inspect three photos from each artists’ online submission.

The judges base their decision on which works of arts will fit with the theme of the show.

Among the 53 artists showcasing their work this year, there are 12 different categories of art, ranging from ceramics to photography.

Most of the artists come from the Columbia area, but Nieuwenhuizen

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Five reasons to love the Magic Tree Magic Tree symbolizes the holiday season and CoMo tradition.

AMANDA BATTMER Reporter Ahh, yes, the locally adored Magic Tree has made its way into our hearts once again. The tree brings the Columbia community together every year, attracting visitors from all over mid-Missouri. This CoMo tradition lives up to its hype for all the right reasons, besides serving as a prime Instagram photo-op.

1) Magic Tree is an object of 20 years of tradition. Its holiday debut was in 1995, marking this season

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THE MANEATER | MOVE | NOVEMBER 11, 2015 TALK TV TO ME

‘Master of None’ is a master class in comedy

As a half-Filipino woman, it’s hard for me to find shows on television that portray the reality of living in America as an Asian. Characters are typically either token minorities (minority characters who are usually onedimensional stereotypes of how Western culture views them) or completely erased of any cultural identity.

Netflix’s “Master of None,” starring Aziz Ansari of “Parks and Recreation” fame, gets it right.

“Master of None” centers around Dev (Ansari), a struggling B-list actor living in New York whose career seems to have peaked at a successful GoGurt commercial.

The series’ ten episodes are loosely connected, each presented as

thirty-minute mini movies with their own independent stories, similar to “Seinfeld.” The pilot deals with Dev’s internal struggle of whether or not he wants to be a dad someday, while the second episode centers around his relationship with his immigrant parents (played by Ansari’s real-life parents).

“Master of None” showcases Ansari at his best: honest.

Dev’s struggles of always being typecast as just an Indian man, the etiquettes of dating and texting in the era of smartphones, technologyinept parents and the scary unknown of long-term commitment are not portrayed in overhyped, slapstick comedy.

His experience as an Asian man in the entertainment industry is funny in itself; it doesn’t need to be exaggerated to be ridiculous.

Like many Netflix originals,

“Master of None” boasts a very diverse supporting cast. The second episode, for example, involves a comparison of East and South Asian family dynamics, as opposed to the overused “white character is shocked by Asian culture” trope, when Dev’s family goes to dinner with his Taiwanese friend’s family. Lena Waithe and Eric Wareheim, as Dev’s two friends Denice (an African American lesbian woman portrayed by an actual African American lesbian woman!) and Arnold, provide two wonderful and different foils to Ansari’s quirky optimism.

If anything, “Master of None” is a more realistic alternative to “How I Met Your Mother” in its portrayal of romance in a big city, and is updated for a 2015 audience. Courtship for millennials is different than it was a mere 10 years ago. We use Uber to get around, we hyper-

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analyze the amount of time it takes to text someone back and we use social media to connect with others. Ansari portrays these nuances of dating in this world without making fun of it or through a judgmental lense.

His portrayal is honest, and his comedy is all the better for it.

His comedy also wonderfully — and bluntly — portrays the different hardships faced by women, especially in cities like New York. One particularly well-executed scene cuts back and forth between Dev and Arnold’s walk home from a bar at night and the walk of a young black woman, Diana. Dev and Arnold’s walk is fun and relaxed, as “Be Happy” plays in the background, while Diana’s walk is backed with piano music befitting a horror soundtrack.

Oh, and she’s followed home by an obnoxious creep, who insists she give “nice guys like him” a shot for once.

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Turns out Diana and Dev are both working on the same commercial set, and her story prompts Dev to ask new flame Rahel (Noel Wells) and Denice if her situation was normal.

The episode, through wellwritten anecdotes, explores gender dynamics and just how annoying being a woman can be.

C ul turall y inc lu sive , progressive, and wonderfully hilarious, “Master of None” looks to be one of the best new comedies of the fall television season. Aziz Ansari and his dynamite cast shine brightly, and one binge-watch of this show will leave anyone with a smile on their face.

“Master of None’s” first season is available for streaming exclusively on Netflix.

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says 20 of them come from areas such as Kansas City, St. Louis and even Oklahoma.

Each artist is given the opportunity to participate in a silent auction that benefits The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri.

Melynda Lotven, an artist

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as a big anniversary. Columbia resident Will Treelighter started wrapping thousands of miniature lights around every branch of the tree in his front yard, and the project has only grown ever since.

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make her a character who seems like your best friend. Beyond Cath, the other personalities in the novel vary enough that there’s a character for everyone to relate to. Cath is a strong female character, and the slowburning romantic undertones

THE MANEATER | MOVE | NOVEMBER 11, 2015 and member of the event committee, says raising money for the food bank made the event feel like a “real community.”

The committee was unsure of how the event would turn out, but to their surprise, the event raised $1,500, moving the festival in a positive direction.

Nieuwenhuizen explains that you “really have to have a cause to get things started and get things going.”

In addition to participating in the silent auction, festival-

goers can also visit the food bank’s booth where they will be serving complimentary cookies and cider free of charge.

Something new at the festival this year will be the Michael’s vendor booth as they offer door prizes and arts and crafts activities for children and adults.

Nieuwenhuizen says this event “gives the Columbia artists and the mid-Missouri artists an opportunity to exhibit and show their work.”

Even children will have the opportunity to showcase their talents as well. The festival is welcoming students from Lee Expressive Arts Elementary School this year in hopes to inspire art at all ages.

B oth L otven and Nieuwenhuizen agree that the festival is great for all artists alike as they not only get to present their work to the public, but as the holiday season rolls around, they also get to sell their work to festival goers as

gifts for their loved ones.

“These are professional artists, this is a high-quality art show”, Lotven says.

‘Fall Into Art’ begins Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. and goes to 5 p.m. and starts the following day at 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The festival is free to the public and is located at the Parkade Center which is located on 601 Business Loop 70 West.

2) This year, the forest heartthrob will steal the hearts of locals in a new location because of construction. The original tree is still at its usual location in the Village of Cherry Hill, with the official lighting taking place at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3. You can find a second Magic Tree, however, in front of Commerce Bank at Ninth Street and Broadway, instead

of its usual spot in front of Shakespeare’s.

3) The project is based on spiritual ideals. Treelighter (also known as Randy Fletcher) envisions the Magic Tree as a representation of universal truths, such as “beauty is the signature of love.” He promotes these ideals through the use of flyers, which also represent his nontraditional beliefs such

as that in a “world teacher,” an interfaith figure embodying goodness and love.

4) The tree serves as a “senseless act of beauty” for both college kids and families. Magic Tree aims to be something everyone can truly enjoy. It is pointed out on its website that beauty has a powerful way of influencing our lives, along with conveying

hope, goodness, peace and love.

5) Magic Tree brings the community together. Fletcher kept up his efforts with the original project thanks to local support, and today much of the project’s promotion is funded by the community. Fletcher hopes the lighting will bring to others the same joyous feeling he gets from beautiful scenes in nature.

don’t take precedence over her spirit.

Another NaNoWriMo novel is “The Forest of Hands and Teeth” by Carrie Ryan, leading into “The Dead-Tossed Waves” and “The Dark and Hollow Places.” The novel is dystopian and stems from the allpowerful Guardians watching over the city and controlling it.

Although the main character, Mary, is a bit annoying, her

unique storyline is intriguing enough to keep you turning the pages.

NaNoWriMo has stemmed another trilogy as well. “Cinder”

by Marissa Meyer is the first of “The Lunar Chronicles.”

“Cinder” is a dystopian, robotic version of the classic fairytale “Cinderella.” Although the plot is age-old and has a certain predictability that comes along with every Cinderella-inspired

tale, the novel is incredibly engaging and comes together as an intriguing and unique story.

The romance in the novel is realistic and it isn’t too sappy, all put together in the elaborate world of New Beijing.

Although NaNoWriMo is a huge challenge, the more I read, the more I’m inspired to write (even though I totally know how freakin’ corny that sounds). Honestly, though,

NaNoWriMo kind of sucks. It’s tough to force yourself to write everyday, but in the words of Ray Bradbury, “You must write every single day of your life ...

You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads... may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world.”

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FROM THE EDITORS Dear readers, Given everything that has taken place this week regarding Concerned Student 1950 and the resignations of UM System President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, you might have expected an editorial in our issue this week. However, this week, there will be no editorial. We are still primarily focused on the coverage of these issues and believe it is too immediate to develop an opinion as a majority of The Maneater editorial board.

In the coming weeks, we ask that you look to our editorial page for the student voice regarding everything that has taken place.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Silence of any kind is considered oppression Holtzman was a student who regrets remaining silent at the Homecoming Parade.

To my friends, family, and the Mizzou community, R acism exists.

R acism is pervasive. Racism is subtle. Racism is institutionalized. Racism can be unintentional.

I know this because I sometimes harbor racist thoughts. Not on purpose, but I do. It’s something I acknowledge and am working on. I am working to engage in meaningful dialogue with the oppressed and to question the oppressor. I am reaching out to my friends and mentors to learn about racism, discrimination and prejudice.

I am writing because it’s OKAY to be confused, uncomfortable, and (temporarily) dismissive about racism – what really defines you is what you do with that confusion, tension or anger.

There are two sides to every story, and I challenge you to think differently.

Why does someone feel the way they feel? Perhaps, it’s because they’re

emotional, but more often than not, there’s a deeper reason. There is never a good reason to invalidate someone’s emotions or experiences anyway. You can’t tell anyone how to feel, but you can listen.

I am Asian American, and I have been the victim of discrimination and racism, many, many times throughout my life.

There are times when I question my safety because of my race, and I always question my social acceptance before meeting anyone new. I’ve conditioned myself to accept rude, degrading and derogatory comments to fit in. However, the hatred I’ve experienced – I can only imagine – is a fraction of what many of my black peers face on a daily basis.

Racism does exist – I can attest to this as both the victim and perpetrator. People are hurting. This movement has woken me up, and I hope it wakes you up, too.

Now is the time to listen. The black community at Mizzou is crying for help.

Do you hear them? Do you hear the cries of your friends, students, and peers? Do you understand why they are protesting? If you don’t, educate yourself. Read articles. Multiple articles

from multiple sources. There is so much to be learned.

Learning is a curve; a sign of good learning is the ability to think critically and ask questions. I have learned so much this past year, this past semester even. My views have evolved. I used to believe that neutrality was the best route, and that I should appease both parties, but I was wrong. Silence of any kind fuels oppression. It is the same silence that happens when a kid is being picked on, and no one says anything.

It is the same silence that happens if you witness a crime and choose not to testify. Silence is a privilege. Silence is why Concerned Student 1950 is boycotting UM and Tim Wolfe.

I was at the 104th Homecoming parade when Concerned Student 1950 stopped the event and had a peaceful demonstration. In fact, I was 3 cars behind Tim Wolfe with my Homecoming Royalty partner. I remember being confused and frustrated about situation – I wanted to continue on with the parade and saw the demonstration as an inconvenience. Why did these students have to break up our /seemingly

harmless/ tradition? Aren’t there better ways to send a message? My thoughts changed when I watched Concerned Student 1950’s video on YouTube. It was heartbreaking. How would you feel if the UM system President (the person sworn to protect, serve and lead you) did not acknowledge your plea for help?

How would you feel if the school whose chant you love was used to drown out your voice?

I am not here to tell you that you are wrong for thinking what you think; I am just here to encourage you to think differently. I am here to tell my friends, family, and the Mizzou community that I will be silent no more. Silence is a form of oppression. I will no longer allow myself to be oppressed, and I will not let my peers face this oppression alone.

This is my community, and these are my friends.

I am a student here. I am student at the University of the Missouri. I am a student who has been silent. But tomorrow is a new day.

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Kyle Holtzman, MU Senior, kwhqnf@mail.missouri.edu

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Former Maneater Editor weighs in on CS1950 The fight doesn’t end with Wolfe’s resignation.

Fifty-one years ago, The Maneater carried a series of editorials aimed at the racism on campus that was evident in the clauses of virtually every white fraternity and sorority that barred membership to anyone other than people of the same color and faith. To the credit of student and university leaders that time, there was a significant effort made to eliminate those clauses, and some greek groups began to recruit more diverse pledge classes. Significantly, at about the same time QEBH, the senior honor society, tapped its first African-

American member.

The university – particularly a university with the national stature of MU – should not simply create an environment that is merely safe and accepting for students of color – it has an obligation to its students to lead in every aspect of campus and public life to create an environment that embraces, celebrates and promotes a color blind society. The resignation of the University System president will have limited long-term impact unless the entire administration, the faculty and the students today begin the very hard work of reconciliation and undertake the very difficult challenge of making campus racism a footnote in history and

not a recurring stain on the reputation of a great academic institution.

The late Professor William P. Murphy, during his distinguished teaching career at the University of Missouri School of Law, taught constitutional law and provided an example of character and leadership every day in the classroom and in the broader university community.

Earlier in his career, Professor Murphy had left his teaching position at the University of Mississippi under pressure after attempting to help his state make a positive transition to integrating its school system following Brown v. Board of Education. For someone who grew up in the Segregated South, Professor Murphy throughout his career

set an example of the importance of establishing the highest standard of diversity and equal opportunity in our institutions of learning.

I would hope that the University and the University leadership, including the Board of Curators, will move forward in a manner that honors the legacy of leadership offered by Bill Murphy and the many students, graduates and faculty of our University who have stood up against discrimination of any kind.

That would make a much better story than the one that greeted New York Times readers this week.

Jim Davidson Editor, The Maneater 1964

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the big-eyed believer

the kaleidoscope view

CS1950 is our chance to change minds A silent and movement will make a powerful vow This difference.

How four days of complete silence changed my life.

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HUNTER BASSLER

To whom it may concern: This past week has been emotional for us all; Jonathan Butler's hunger strike and the Concerned Student 1950 movement have stirred up a lot of dialogue at MU. His strike has propelled Concerned Student 1950 into a frenzy of action. MU’s black community has become a family like no other, and this is something you should be paying attention to. This is an article I'm having trouble writing; I know there is nothing I should be writing about right now other than this, but I don’t know how to approach it.

I could tell you that this is the realest week I've gone through in my

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journalists say, “Well, I’m not racist!” or “Well, I only want to tell their stories!” But how can they know that?

How can they differentiate between those who intend to do good, honest work and those with an agenda? They can’t.

That’s not a personal indictment against individual journalists, but against the depictions of people of color in mainstream media. Think of how media, even beyond Fox News, portrayed those riots and protests in Ferguson and Baltimore over the past year. CNN and NBC, as mainstream as any media outlets, were just as guilty of searching out conflict for their viewers who expected to see angry young black men. Why should they expect to be covered differently?

I know, you, the journalists, were trying to cover it fairly and accurately.

I know you were trying to document important events in the history of this university. I know the protesters made serious mistakes, mostly choosing a public space and yet still expecting absolute privacy on their terms. I know you had no intentions of telling a slanted story or portraying these protesters in a certain way. But look around at some of the coverage of these events already (see: Travis, Clay and Review, National). Maybe some media members were.

“Context, context, context,” Mislan said.

There aren’t two sides to every story.

Sometimes someone is wrong and someone is right. But this isn’t one of those times; there are two sides to this story. Both are worth acknowledging and trying to understand.

Please, journalists, try not to make the story about your frustrations or your jobs. Not everything illegal is inherently wrong, not everything wrong is inherently illegal.

Empathy, empathy, empathy.

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During Monday’s protests on Carnahan Quad, student protesters and faculty members clashed with reporters, notably a student photographer, over the protesters’ right to privacy. They attempted to restrict media with signs reading “No Media, Safe Space” or by physically restraining reporters by forming a human circle around the quad.

Most columns are arguments, but this isn’t an argument. It’s not as simple as right and wrong, one side or another. This is a plea. Not to see things my way or your way or their way, but in multiple ways. Let us strive for empathy in our thoughts and actions.

First things first, the behavior of the protesters and the university employees who aided them was illegal.

MU is a public university, and Carnahan Quad is a public space. The First Amendment guarantees journalists the same rights to that ground as the protesters and gives the protesters no right to restrain the journalists in any way. That much is inarguable.

However, let’s ask all the indignant journalists to put away their newfound law degrees for a moment and think beyond what’s legal.

Try to put yourself in the shoes of a young protester or a college professor trying to shield those young protesters, especially protesters who are young, black and have something to say. They’re trying to have a human moment of celebration with the other people who engineered their

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victory, not the journalists who want to cover their victory. Wouldn’t you be scared of putting your message in the hands of a largely white group of professionals that has no apparent interest, other than their own good faith and professional responsibilities, to tell your stories accurately?

“There’s a lot of mistrust,” said Cristina Mislan, an assistant professor at the School of Journalism. “(Minorities) don’t necessarily always trust mainstream media to tell our stories the way we think they should be told because the history shows us that, time and again, we’ve had narratives that have demonized us or made us into violent people. There are so many different stereotypes, and those stereotypes continue to be told (in the mainstream media). And we know those stereotypes because we live them.”

Mislan teaches courses on qualitative research methods and cross-cultural journalism. She feels people of color and entire communities remember the mainstream media coverage of past protest movements.

“That mistrust comes from that historical relationship,” Mislan said.

“We have concrete examples of it in Ferguson and Baltimore, and we know that — these communities know that.

It’s kind of public knowledge.”

You can’t possibly understand what they’re going through unless you’ve been where they are, but you can try to cover the gap in understanding with empathy rather than aggression.

Those people often suffer from misrepresentation in the media, and it’s not unreasonable for them to be wary of such misrepresentation here and now. Are you, as journalists, prepared to vilify a movement over the understandable, while perhaps ill-conceived, actions of a few wellintentioned protesters?

This is the point at which all

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Sincerely, Kennedy Jones Mizzou '19 #ConcernedStudent1950

To journalists covering MU protests, breathe

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nationally, and here in this moment is our chance to change the dynamic of all predominantly white institutions.

This is not the moment when we tell all black students to attend a historically black college or university instead; that would be shying away from the problem. That would be looking racism and systemic oppression in the face and running in the opposite direction.

That would be to regress 50 years into the past. This is the moment when all black students at all predominantly white and historically black institutions stand together in unison to change the ideas of a community that has been oppressing us for years.

I've realized that I'm here for a reason, and so are you.

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The world runs on communication. We talk, call, tweet and text every day. Silence seems to have completely disappeared from our society. Seeing this, when I had the opportunity to return to the practice of silence, I took it.

The opportunity I’m describing came when my world religions class issued its final project. The project invited students to experience some of the rituals performed by religious people all over the world. The project wasn’t made to convert you to a certain religion, but was more concerned with how the experience went and what you gained or lost from it.

The options included fasting, meditation, wearing a mark, taking a vow of nonharm and taking a vow of silence. Vows of silence are common in ascetic forms of Christianity, Islam and Buddhism.

The idea of a vow of silence immediately appealed to me because I always thought the concept was an interesting one. The project stated that the student would have to spend a 24-hour time period not communicating in any way, shape or form. That meant we could not talk, text or post anything on social media. The only forms of communication we were allowed to use were facial expressions and a notecard reading, “I am not allowed to speak at this time as I have taken a vow of silence.” This concept interested me so much that I thought 24 hours was not enough. Instead, I took a vow of silence for four days. Little did I know just how much this experiment would impact me.

The hardest and most gut-wrenching aspect was that I could no longer say “thank you” or “you’re welcome.” It hit me when someone held the door for me and I just walked on by. The second-worst aspect was that I couldn’t have conversations with Sandy from Plaza anymore. She would ask me, “How’s it going, Hunter?” and all I could show her was my notecard and walk on by. However, these were the only negatives I encountered.

The life-changing aspects of this vow began after the first 24 hours had ended.

Silence was no longer awkward for me.

Something that I hadn’t thought of was the listening aspect of the project. I could no longer participate in conversations; I would only be present for them. Now that I didn’t have to think about what I was going to say, how I was going to say it, or how my words would affect other people, I could truly listen to the other person. And I wasn’t the only one who realized this, either. People were actually more open toward me and would just sit by me and talk. I was completely genuine because there was no pressure for me to lie. Body language can’t lie, and that’s all I had.

After the fourth day ended, I felt like a different person. I know this is a cliché thing to say, but I really felt like I was changed by the experience. Now I actually listen to people and have better control over what I say. Other than that, I feel better attuned to who I really am. In my silence, all I had to talk to was myself. I grew closer to myself in that time and, in a sense, closer to everyone else.

Silence truly is golden. Sometimes all we need to do is listen to others and, more importantly, ourselves.

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entire life. Butler will finish graduate school this year, yet he is willing to risk his own life for the safety and comfort of me and other black students who will be here years after.

The tension and emotion that builds up in the big room of the Gaines/ Oldham Black Culture Center during Town Hall meetings is unlike any other because everyone is thinking the same thing: Butler shouldn't have to do this.

We are here at this university, all of us at the same time, to make a difference in our own ways. Every student here, black, white, etc., is here to show people how a difference is made. Watch us as we come together as a student body to stare systemic oppression in the face.

As of Nov. 7, the football team agreed that no player will participate in football-related activities. Wolfe will step down, and that will only be the beginning of the change that is coming to MU. Our campus is being covered

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Missouri Tigers football players gathered to release a statement on Tim Wolfe’s resignation as UM System president and the conclusion of their boycott Monday at Mel Carnahan Quad.

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Missouri football united after boycott Gary Pinkel: “(Concerned Student 1950) can do what they want to. No judgments on them at all. But that should not have come out.”

BRUNO VERNASCHI, ALEC LEWIS AND WILL JARVIS of The Maneater Staff Monday evening, members of the Missouri football team said they had wanted to use their platform as highprofile athletes to make a difference.

It worked.

Tim Wolfe, the UM System President, announced his resignation at 10:15 a.m.

Monday. A number of controversial events on campus brought pressure on Wolfe, who was criticized for his inadequate response to racial issues at MU. “It started with a few individuals on our team and look what it’s become,” sophomore defensive end Charles Harris said. “Look where we are right now. This is nationally known, and it started with just a few.”

Wolfe, who had served as system president since 2012, failed to find an alternative solution to the demands from Jonathan Butler and Concerned

Student 1950, who demanded he step down.

Graduate student Butler, 25, announced a hunger strike via Facebook on Nov. 2, stating he would not eat until Wolfe either resigned or was removed from office. That night, tents appeared on Carnahan Quad with the hashtag #MizzouHungerStrike displayed on signs outside the camp.

Tensions rose on campus all week as Butler’s hunger strike continued, but it wasn’t until the Missouri football team came out in full support that the headlines reached front pages of national media outlets.

The team’s involvement began when sophomore wide receiver J’Mon Moore

met with Butler Wednesday morning.

The next day, he spoke to safety Anthony Sherrils, his roommate, about the situation. According to Moore, the two brought the idea of getting the football team involved to Harris and senior safety Ian Simon.

By Saturday, the entire team had been notified, and a photo was tweeted out

by Sherrils of 32 black football players, arm-in-arm, with Butler in the center.

Following a lengthy meeting in the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex Sunday morning, coach Gary Pinkel sent out a tweet emphasizing unity within

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Strike support demonstrates power of student-athletes Long-term ramifications of Mizzou Football’s strike could change college sports.

NATE GATTER Columnist If you go to Mizzou, I don’t have to tell you how quickly your world is changing.

I don’t have to tell you that your campus is leading the charge against systemic racism present in institutions of higher learning across the country.

I don’t have to tell you that student protests have found massive successes very quickly, largely because of the impact Mizzou’s football players made when they refused to participate in football activities until UM System President Tim Wolfe was no longer in office. I don’t have to tell you there might, one day, be an ESPN 30 for 30

film on Monday’s events and the lead-up to them.

But what if I told you the impact of the Mizzou football players’ strike will go far beyond racial relations on this campus, or any campus, in ways they probably never could’ve predicted?

Mizzou football players proved this week that they have more power than their university, their conference or their governing body wants them to have or thought they had. They proved they don’t need the unions college athletes have been earnestly working for in recent years, notably at Northwestern University. They proved they could change the landscape of a university, and, collectively, can change the landscape of college athletics.

You’ll notice I didn’t use the term “student-athlete.” I won’t. For years, the NCAA’s handling of amateur “studentathletes” has been decried as unfair and even illegal. But, until now, there was

little the so-called “student-athletes” could do for themselves that their grievances were rendered irrelevant.

Walter Byers, the NCAA’s first executive director, concocted the term “studentathlete” in the first place for the express purpose of avoiding labor laws and worker’s compensation. Byers later published a book in opposition to the NCAA’s practices and testified before Congress in favor of overhauling collegiate athletics with new legislation.

That overhaul hasn’t come. Yet. The crux of the modern argument over “student-athletes” concerns the NCAA’s treatment of amateurism, fair compensation, and, perhaps most importantly, what constitutes an employee. Current NCAA President Mark Emmert has gone to great lengths as he tries to convince this country that “student-athletes” are not employees, but rather that they are students first who simply happen to play football once

in a while. Unfortunately for Emmert, Mizzou football just gave collegiate athletics a push toward exposing the NCAA’s true and inherent hypocrisy.

After the Mizzou players announced their strike on Sunday, the pervasive argument among many tough-guy Twitter enforcers encouraged Mizzou to simply revoke the scholarships of the players who refused to play.

On the surface, that seems logical enough, right? Maybe it would be a great solution for Mizzou, but the NCAA has backed itself into a corner from which there is now no escape.

If Mizzou tried to revoke the players’ scholarships, it would be effectively eliminating the Mizzou football program, as it currently exists. In the best-case scenario, Mizzou would be unable to compete for the remainder of the season. In a worse scenario for

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Award snub is motivation for Brothers Michael Scherer: “He’s got more ahead of him than being worried about being on some list.”

BRUNO VERNASCHI Sports Editor It’s simple: Kentrell Brothers was on a mission.

After being utterly snubbed, left offw of the list of semifinalists for the Butkus Award, annually given to the best linebacker in college football, earlier this week, the Missouri Tiger showed why the selection committee was wrong.

With a 14-tackle game against Mississippi State Thursday night — not to mention a blocked punt and forced fumble — Brothers padded his stats. He now leads the nation in tackles with 117.

“I think every linebacker who thinks he’s playing well belongs on that (Butkus) list,” Brothers said. “Sometimes, it just happens like that. They have some good players on there, and their teams are in the position to win some big games. I was kind of upset at first, but I’m kind of over it now.”

Brothers is by no means a stranger to playing with a chip on his shoulder. Last season, after leading all of the Southeastern Conference with 122 tackles, Brothers was left off of the AP All-SEC First Team.

Then, during the preseason, he wasn’t elected as a captain by his teammates.

This year, he came out with an even fiercer fire burning within him.

“It’s more motivation for me to show them that I can be a great player, and I am a great player,” Brothers said. “That’s what I plan to do night in and night out.

“I’ve been doubted my whole life, and I’ve overcome a lot of things to get to where I am right now. That’s just another one of them.”

On a Mizzou squad that is struggling through and through, having lost its last four games, including Thursday’s 31-13 loss to the Bulldogs, Brothers has managed to stay consistent.

“I don’t like him very much,” junior linebacker Michael Scherer said jokingly.

Tally another chip, even if it’s just the team jokester messing with his buddy.

Then, Brothers walked out of the media

room.

“He’s gone now — we can talk good about him,” Scherer bantered. “You can say (being left off the Butkus Award list) lit a fire in him, but he did what he’s done every game this year. What he did this year is no different than what he’s done for the last seven, eight games. He’s got more ahead of him than being worried about being on some list.”

The next-most tackles in that Butkus semifinalist group is 91. Then, 74, 71, 66 and 60. The remaining six linebackers on the list each have less than half as many as Brothers.

So what exactly would Brothers tell the selection committee given the opportunity?

“Thanks,” he said proudly. “Thank you. It’s motivation.”

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Anderson and MU go from boycott to basketball Kevin Puryear: “Mack Rhoades and Coach Anderson did a great job of clearing things up for us. We’re really glad that the situation is over with and that we can now grow as university.”

ALEC LEWIS Assistant Sports Editor Donning gray at the podium, Missouri basketball coach Kim Anderson ran his hand past his hair, pondering what might’ve been had former UM System President Tim Wolfe not resigned Monday.

He opened his press conference by speaking about the situation — not about

what his team has to do to defeat Wofford, last year’s NCAA tournament 13-seed, this weekend; not about the 92-53 exhibition game win against Missouri Western last Friday; not about the plans to improve on last season’s ninewin record. Rather, Anderson’s opening statement touched on the support he provided his players amid a history-altering moment at the university he graduated from in 1977.

“I became aware Saturday night of the situation and I communicated with one of our players who had communicated with the rest of the team,” Anderson said. “At that time, I had a talk with Mack Rhoades so on Sunday we met (as a team) and I told our guys at that time that I would support anything that they wanted to do.”

By Monday, when Anderson

and his team chose to regroup and speak about assisting the Missouri football boycott, Wolfe had been fired and Jonathan Butler had ended his hunger strike.

For an underclassmen-laden team and one that’s recovering from a its worst season in almost 50 years, the unity this situation yielded was much needed, said freshman point guard Terrence Phillips.

“We know we’re all one family here at Mizzou, so you know, if one of one of us is in, we’re all going to be in,” said Phillips.

“I’m not going to lie, it was a little hard mentally trying to stay focused on the upcoming game against Wofford on Friday but now I’m glad everything is resolved.”

Phillips, who made sure to point out his 88-4 high school record at Oak Hill Academy at the media availability on

Tuesday, has been an advocate for the program since taking his first step in Columbia.

Against Missouri Western on Friday, with the score at 25-17, Phillips called his teammates together during a timeout.

“Come here, come here,” he demanded of his fellow Tigers.

A minute later, the huddle dispersed.

“They should not be in this game.”

It’s that freshman attitude prior to this year tipping off that’s made the biggest mark on the program, according to Anderson. Their leadership, their passion and their energy have allowed Mizzou’s basketball team to fixate on their goal to win each time they take the court.

“Our freshman played well and gave us some energy (against Missouri Western),” Anderson said on Tuesday. “I

think these are guys, all four of them, have come in and created competition and brought some energy to our program and they’re pretty good players too.

Those four guys, almost every day of practice, have come in with that extra gear which last year we didn’t really have.”

Kevin Puryear, a freshman forward from from Kansas City, chuckled when the conversation shifted from the boycott to Wofford as he was asked about that aforementioned energy.

And for him, the focus lies solely on winning as many games as possible.

“My Missouri pride weighs very heavy,” Puryear said.

“I’ve been a Mizzou fan since the eighth grade so I want to represent for this state (each time I take the court).”

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year, they’re still here,” Margritier said. “Getting to see them is nice because I still love the guys on the team, but there’s a little bit of a rivalry there.”

Margritier’s journey with swimming has been a long and decorated one. He started swimming at age 8, and he still holds four Missouri State High School Activities Association records from his time at Rockhurst High School.

Throughout his career, from elementary school to college, one aspect of Margritier’s life has remained constant: the support of his parents.

“In 15 years, they’ve only missed maybe five meets,” he said.

The supportive nature of the family has not gone unnoticed.

“They’re good people, the Margritiers are, and I’m glad they’re part of our program,” Rhodenbaugh said.

According to Rhodenbaugh, there are many lessons that younger swimmers can learn from Margritier.

The senior’s coach has watched his strong work ethic in both practice and in the classroom, and also credits Margritier with being a strong communicator.

As he wraps up his collegiate career, Margritier wants to continue to build Mizzou swim team’s tradition.

“I’ve only been a part of it for a few years, but I think it’s something that you buy into pretty quick once you get here,” he said. “I think we can teach our juniors, sophomores, freshmen about what we’ve started and what we’ve seen and what we want to build as a team.”

Before leaving the pool deck after a meet against his former team, Margritier packs up his kickboard and other swimming supplies. With ice still strapped to his shoulder, he exits to the locker room and leaves the facility. He has to meet his parents for dinner.

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Matthew Margritier walked across the pool deck with a bag of ice strapped to his shoulder. The senior, who had just competed in a weekend swim meet, smiled and called out, “Injuries are the worst!”

He would know.

Margritier’s story is one of character. It’s one of family and determination and it’s one of resilience.

Two years ago, Margritier’s swimming career was in jeopardy. The Kansas City native had just transferred to Mizzou from Northwestern and was dealing with a severe back injury. Margritier, who is missing three discs in his back, battled through severe pain his entire sophomore season at Northwestern.

“I was just in a ton of pain,” he said. “Everything hurt. Sleeping was hard, (it was) just a really bad situation.”

Margritier came to Mizzou looking for a school that was a better overall fit than Northwestern. He had to redshirt his first year with the Tigers and, through his first semester with the team, was still unsure about his swimming future.

When he joined the Tigers, Margritier had physical therapy sessions several times a day to deal with his back. He credits the Mizzou trainers for getting him to the point where he could compete again.

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“The Mizzou staff has done a great job with that,” Margritier said. “Just getting me to the point where I could even swim again, because I had a time there where I debated, ‘Am I ever going to be able to swim?’”

After redshirting during the 2013-14 season, Margritier made his Tigers debut in the fall of 2014.

In his first season with Mizzou, he qualified for the NCAA championships in the 50-yard freestyle. He also earned first team All-American honors as a member of the Tigers 200-yard freestyle relay team.

This season, coach Greg Rhodenbaugh feels that his fifth-year senior can be even better. For relays especially, Margritier’s presence will be invaluable and will help other swimmers on the team.

“He can be faster than he was last year, especially on the relays,” Rhodenbaugh said. “And, if he does that, we’ve got a whole group of people that are coming behind him that are going to be faster than what we had last year, too.”

Margritier experienced a small setback going into the season. He suffered a shoulder injury during dryland exercises that sidelined him for the first meet of the year.

“For as tough as he looks, his body lets him down a lot,” Rhodenbaugh said. “His body’s fairly fragile.”

After swimming in limited fashion the second meet of the season, Margritier moved into more of his normal role in the Tigers’ next meet. Oddly enough, one of the teams swimming at the meet was Northwestern, Margritier’s former school.

Since Margritier is a fifth-year senior, most of the Wildcats he swam with have since graduated. Still, he was able to see some of his former teammates.

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his program.

Following a statement on Sunday, Pinkel and athletics director Mack Rhoades took the podium Monday to further expand on the events.

“I got involved because I support my players and a young man’s life was on the line and basically that’s what it came down to,” Pinkel said.

“My support for my players had nothing to do with anybody losing their job and, with something like this, football became secondary.”

The coach met with his team Sunday morning at MATC, addressing what to do about a group of players who refused to practice football until Butler’s

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life was no longer on the line.

Pinkel was split: Stand with his players and feel the scrutiny of outspoken alumni and season ticket holders, or risk putting the team’s unity at stake?

In the end, the team is his family. These are his kids, he said, and he had to stand behind their right to protest a cause they felt strongly about — strongly enough to put their scholarships and athletic careers on the line for.

“I kept asking them, ‘Is it the right thing to do? Shouldn’t you wait?’” Pinkel said. “And so on and so forth. I’m talking to guys that have tears in their eyes, and they’re crying. They asked me if I’d support them, and I said I would.”

On Tuesday, the Tigers returned to practice, preparing for their upcoming game against Brigham Young at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.

Pinkel spoke on WBH 810 Radio Tuesday morning about the team’s boycott and his involvement. The coach came under pressure from fans and media, who figured he supported the ousting of Tim Wolfe, his superior, by allowing his players to take such a strong stance.

A particular point of contention the hashtag #ConcernedStudent1950 at the end of Pinkel’s tweet in support of his player’s protest. During Monday’s press conference, Pinkel stated his only concern was getting Butler to eat, not directly addressing the group’s goal to oust Wolfe.

“What happened was, I have somebody who tweets for me a lot to get information out and that person should not have put that hashtag on it,” Pinkel said during the radio interview.

“That organization can do what

they want to. No judgments on them at all. But that should not have come out.”

Although players chose to abstain from Monday’s weekly media availability, a small group including Sherrils, Moore, Harris and Simon, gathered for a meeting at the MU Student Center. When they came out of their conference, the athletes, followed by members of the media and accompanied by supporters, walked over to Carnahan Quad, where the Concerned Student 1950 campout was set up.

A number of football team members met in private within the sea of tents, after which they approached the media with a statement.

“We love the game,” Simon said. “But at the end of the day, it is just that: a game.

Through this experience, we have really been able to bridge

the gap between student and athlete in the phrase ‘studentathlete.’ By connecting with the community and realizing the bigger picture, we will continue to build with the community and support positive change on Mizzou’s campus.”

Moore said he has been in contact with Butler throughout the day, noting that he had resumed eating, though slowly.

While the football players spoke to the media, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced his resignation.

T he four studentathletes who had been key in spearheading the boycott expressed their pride for the Tigers’ unity.

“This can do nothing but just make a team closer and tighter,” Moore said. “Like Coach Pinkel always says, ‘Circle the wagons.’

This can do nothing but bring us together and make us stronger.”

Andy Staples wrote on Campus Rush, a production of Sports Illustrated. “Northwestern’s attorneys argued to the NLRB that athletes are not employees because they are, in fact, regular students.”

Emmert has also voiced strong opposition to allowing his “student-athletes” to become employees.

“The notion of converting a student to an employee— particularly a paid employee— is something that is utterly antithetical to the whole principle of intercollegiate athletics,” Emmert said at a 2014 luncheon at the City Club of Chicago.

Of course, that’s pretty easy for Emmert to say after he made over $1.8 million off of intercollegiate athletics in 2013, according to USA Today.

One is left to deduce that money is not “utterly antithetical to the whole principle of intercollegiate athletics,” as long as the money doesn’t find its way into the hands of those who earned it. I wonder how Emmert would feel about being paid in an education.

How about some classes on just

compensation?

So, if the NCAA won’t back down on its “students-notemployees” stance, universities are powerless to prevent their players from boycotting because they have very little practical leverage. They find themselves either conceding to the athletes’ demands—as happened here at Mizzou with the resignation of Tim Wolfe— or upending amateurism as it exists in college sports today, unless they’re willing to sacrifice the money brought in by their major sports programs.

Weistart agrees that the NCAA and its universities often act in their own self interest,

even at the expense of their “student-athletes.”

“The NCAA has a part in the play and it sticks to its script,” Weistart said in an email. “Their financial self-interest is fully served by solemn protestations that this is not about the money.”

Bearing those points in mind, college athletes in major, high revenue sports are one well-timed, well-planned, and committed strike away from bringing the NCAA to its knees.

Previously, unionization seemed the route to progress.

Now? Just don’t play.

“At most schools, if the tennis team strikes, it is a non-event,”

Weistart said in an email. “The Missouri players proved that when important civil rights are at stake, effective group action can be mobilized.”

I’m not advocating for college football players to lay down their pads on a whim, but the Mizzou football players’ strike certainly sets up the potential for a chain of events that could culminate in sweeping changes to collegiate athletics. This newfound power should be used to overhaul a system that refuses to give exploited athletes their worth, even while lining the pockets of administrators, coaches and executives.

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the university, current players and future recruits would abandon the program due to the university’s open social oppression of its players.

“While the university has the greater power in this (formal scholarship) relationship, it obliterates its social role if it becomes oppressive,” John C. Weistart, a law professor at Duke University School of Law and the author of The Law of Sports, said in an email.

Moreover, the NCAA could expose its treating “studentathletes” as employees, and open the door to players seizing even more agency and, eventually, a level of fair compensation.

“They can’t revoke the players’ scholarships, because the NCAA’s attorneys have spent years spitting out court filings that claim the key reason athletes should not be paid to play college sports is that they are simply members of the student body participating in an extracurricular activity,”

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Housing Fair Nov 11th | 10am–3pm Lower level of the Student Center

THE COTTAGES OF COLUMBIA

Be one of the first 10 people to sign a lease at any property Nov 11th–15th & get a

$100 gift card

GRINDSTONE CANYON

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be entered to win a

$1,000 gift card Save up to $300 with zero down Nov 11th-15th College communities to fit your lifestyle, & your budget. All just steps to campus. · · · · · · · · · ·

Great locations to campus Private bedrooms Private bathrooms available Fully furnished apartments & cottages available Amenities for a fit & healthy lifestyle Academically oriented environments Professional, on-site management & maintenance Individual liability leases available Joint leases available Roommate matching available

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