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MARCH 23, 2016

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Missouri women have hope after tournament loss For the women’s basketball team, its season is not about the ending.

LEXI CHURCHILL Assistant Sports Editor

COURTESY OF SHANE EPPING

J’den Cox looks to Mizzou fans in the audience and punctuates a win by pin against Minnesota’s Brett Pfarr, a No. 3 seed, in the semi-finals of the NCAA Wrestling Tournament on March 18 at Madison Square Garden.

Wrestling Tournament

J’den Cox learns from semifinal loss, clinches second national championship Cathy Cox: “One of the big differences between last year and this year in wrestling is that J’den had fun all year long.”

ALEC LEWIS Sports Editor After the second match of the 2014–15 Missouri wrestling season, Cathy Cox texted her son, J’den, and asked if he was having fun.

His response? “No. No, I’m not.”

Fast forward a year later to this past Saturday night, the junior was having fun. He had ascended back to the first-place podium by winning his second national championship under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden in New York against, yes, Penn State’s top-ranked Morgan McIntosh.

McIntosh spoiled Cox’s hopes

at repeating as national champion last year. After winning an NCAA national championship as a true freshman in the 2013–14 season, Cox rolled through regular-season opponents en route to what he hoped would be back-to-back national titles. Ultimately, Cox fell in the semifinal in St. Louis and again in the third-place match to Penn State’s McIntosh. It was a huge setback.

In primetime and on ESPN, the junior prevailed 4–2 in the 197pound match to win his second national title — tied for the most in school history.

“Saturday night was amazing — it was absolutely electric,” Cathy Cox said. “Just to be in Madison Square Garden where performers perform and the Ali’s have boxed, you could just feel the excitement in the air and was probably better than anything I’d ever been to.”

Cox, who won four state

championships at Hickman High School, wasn’t supposed to lose as a sophomore, but he did.

Looking back, the adversity from those losses propelled thought, the thought propelled change, and from Cathy Cox’s perspective, that helped her son in many ways. From an attitude perspective to a work ethic perspective, J’den Cox was able to not only change and reassess his goals, but to learn from them.

“One of the things that I heard him say last year was, ‘I didn’t lose, I learned,’” Cathy Cox said. “I think he learned a lot about himself. He learned a lot about what it takes to stay on top and that he can’t take anything for granted, and I don’t think he took it for granted. I just think he faced a lot of adversity with keeping up with his weight like he should have.”

It’s no secret. Texas is huge.

That is one of the first and most important aspects the Missouri women’s basketball players and coaches hinted at before they took on the Longhorns on Monday.

With nearly half of the Texas roster at 5-foot11 and up, including 6-foot-7 senior center Imani Boyette, the Tigers knew they had their work cut out for them on the boards. They didn’t need to watch film to predict that one.

During the first five minutes of the game, Mizzou kept Texas scoreless, which served as a false precedent for the game ahead. Once Missouri’s 6–0 streak ended, so did its command.

The Tigers trailed for the rest of the game, seeing spurts of hope, but they ultimately couldn't overcome the first half double-digit deficit. They would fall 73-55.

“I felt like we got ourselves in a little bit of a hole in that first half and had a hard time recovering,” coach Robin Pingeton said. “(We) got to within 11 in that fourth quarter with about eight minutes to go and had a couple costly turnovers. We knew we were going to give up some offensive boards, but gave up more than what we anticipated, and then had to fight our way back from there.”

Although it wasn’t the only factor, height was indeed the most talked-about difference in the

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Redshirt junior Lindsey Cunningham passes to a teammate Feb. 12.

Student curator talks about her two-year tenure Tracy Mulderig is going to take time to recharge after serving as the student rep to the UM System Board of Curators. She says she has had a good relationship with the UM System presidents.

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McKee Gymnasium stands along Hitt Street on March 21. The building, built in 1922, faces demolition in order to make space for new STEM-focused facilities.

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STEM building to replace McKee Gymnasium The demolition project would create 370 new jobs and add $42.2 million to the local economy, according to the 2017 State Capital Appropriations Request from MU. BRANDON BUSCHER Reporter McKee Gymnasium has stood next to Read Hall and down the road from Memorial Union since 1922.

Since the initial construction, not much work has been done on the building. Now, MU officials plan to

demolish McKee Gymnasium and erect a new facility dedicated to STEM-focused labs and teaching facilities.

In January 2014, MU discussed renovating the building, which is home to the nutrition and exercise physiology department. The building then had a Facilities Conditions Needs Index score of 0.8, meaning that the university determined 80 percent of the building required renovations. Two years later, the building still holds the same FCNI score.

There are 40 facilities at MU with an FCNI greater than 0.4, which is the level MU indicates is necessary to constitute a building’s complete renovation, according to a UM System report. The FCNI is a calculation of the cost of

maintenance, repairs and replacement of deficiencies of a given facility, divided by the overall cost of replacement of that facility.

Currently, McKee accommodates approximately 700 students per week, but the new building will serve more.

The building was named after former MU head of women’s physical education Mary McKee. McKee will be replaced on site with a new mixed-use building that will include interdisciplinary class labs, a student project lab, a nutrition and exercise physiology lab, two performing arts class labs, seminar rooms and faculty/ staff work spaces.

Professor Dale Brigham, who currently works in McKee, said he

hasn’t been told much about the plans for renovation, but the demolition is planned for summer 2017 if approved by the curators.

“I plan on staying put until the wrecking ball starts swinging,” Brigham said.

According to the 2016 Fiscal Year Capital Report for the UM System, McKee has small and overcrowded classroom environments and building repairs that are too frequent and costly.

The project to replace McKee, in conjunction with separate renovations to Lafferre, Waters, Stewart and Mumford halls, is 100 percent STEM-focused,

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Journalism students studying abroad in Brussels are safe J-School Brussels program director Gareth Harding: “It’s a really appalling atrocity, what took place this morning, but life will get back to as near normal as it can be.”

KYRA HAAS Staff Writer MU students studying abroad in Brussels get on the metros every day and go to the airport almost every week, said Gareth Harding, director of the MU School of Journalism’s Brussels Program, in a Skype interview.

So while no MU students were injured in Tuesday morning’s attacks

in Brussels, the explosions “felt close to home for them.”

Two bombs in the international airport and one in a metro station left at least 30 people dead and 200 wounded, Belgian officials told NPR. The city was placed on lockdown and public transit was shut down. The Islamic State released a statement claiming to be responsible for the attacks.

MU journalism students still worked Tuesday, though they were not allowed to participate in any dangerous coverage, such as following police operations.

“They’ve been resolutely shut in their offices like they’ve been advised to by the Belgian authority,” Harding said.

The university’s Policies and Institutions of the European Union spring break program is set to fly out to Brussels on Saturday. In light of

this morning’s events, members of the International Center and the faculty program directors met to discuss whether to move forward. They will decide Wednesday, based on student interest and anticipated safety, program director Willi Meyers said.

One student has already canceled, program director Tom Johnson said.

Harding said life was getting back to normal more quickly than he expected, noting this was a sharp departure from the way Europe responded to the attacks in Paris in November.

“It was a surreal situation in November, when basically every school, every shopping mall, every transport, public building, was completely shut down,” he said. “So we’ve already seen a different response. I think that people have realized that you can’t live under

a leaf and that closing down a city in response to an attack kind of hands the terrorists victory.”

Harding does not believe the attacks will have any lasting effect on MU’s study abroad programs in Brussels, though people are “quite rightly worried about security.”

“Frankly, if you look around the world, there are very few regions which haven’t been hit by terrorist atrocities, whether it’s New York or London or Madrid or Casablanca or Moscow or Istanbul or Paris,” Harding said. “They’ve all been hit by terrorist attacks. Brussels is the latest one, and it’s a tragedy for the city.

It’s a really appalling atrocity, what took place this morning, but life will get back to as near normal as it can be.”

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THE MANEATER | NEWS | MARCH 23, 2016

ALEXZANDRIA CHURCHILL | ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR

Freshman Sophie Cunningham cheers on coach Robin Pingeton’s 100th victory recognition before the Vanderbilt game on Feb 28, 2016. The women’s basketball team beat BYU in the first round of the women’s March Madness bracket and then lost to Texas.

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postgame press conference.

“I mean, again, their size, pretty lengthy,” junior Jordan Frericks said. “And I think their guards did a great job of going to the boards. It's definitely something that hurt us a little bit. But I mean, we still — I'm not sure. We just didn't have that right mentality to get them off the boards.”

Of course, Mizzou gave credit to Texas’ successful shooting and lockdown defense that forced 18 Missouri turnovers as well. On the other end of that, the Tigers struggled on offense.

But hey, there’s room to grow.

Let’s step back and look at the bigger picture.

First, it is rare that a No. 10 seed is ever expected or highly favored to beat a No. 2 seed, so the loss was more of a letdown for fans.

Second and most importantly, this was Missouri in the NCAA tournament’s second round, a position the program hadn’t seen in 15 years. Simply getting to that stage was a major step for the team.

“Every year, it's going to be our goal to get here,” Frericks said after the Texas loss. “It was just an awesome opportunity to be able to get here and really showed our hard work that went into this season. We're looking forward to another year that's going to get us right back to where we are now.”

When senior Morgan Stock signed her contract with the

program four years ago, she didn’t have any particular goals, but she had a direction in mind: forward.

“I didn't really have any expectation, but I wanted to build the program and we have,” Stock said before Selection Monday. “I think this year especially we checked some things off the list that haven’t been done for a long time and I think it's going in a really good direction.”

In those four years, not only did she rise to finish with the fifth-most 3-pointers in program history, but the team progressed with her.

This year alone the team checked off milestone after milestone: a 13–0 start, 100 wins for Pingeton, 1,000 points for Frericks, a record-setting

42-point performance for freshman Sophie Cunningham, a 20-win season and then this, the ultimate goal.

Not only did the team make the big dance for the first time in a decade, but it found success. It might’ve only been one game, but that single match had substantial gain in it.

A win's a win, but a victory in March has a little leverage to it. Given the highly competitive nature of the tournament, it speaks volumes when a team coming off losses in the first round of its conference tournament and on senior night turns around to win.

To say the least, Pingeton’s constant description of her “resilient” team came to life in March.

With a new program

precedent set, the team will end the season looking forward.

Because now, the players not only know how to make the tournament, but how to win in it.

“It was at that point in our building process that we talked a lot about this, and so they need to experience this opportunity in the NCAA and to understand what it takes to not only get here but to be successful here,” Pingeton said. “And I think we've got an incredible group coming back. We've got to put a little bit more muscle on with our interior kids, and we've got some nice additions coming in to join our team next year...

Know they know. Let's see how they utilize that knowledge.”

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THE MANEATER | NEWS | MARCH 23, 2016

MU Police explain protocol for alerts A communications operator and alert supervisor are at the MUPD office 24/7 to take in, evaluate and respond to threats when necessary.

ANNA SUTTERER Staff Writer An MU Alert reporting gunfire near campus Sunday night was criticized after a Twitter update clarified the gunshot sounds were fireworks. No additional clarifications were sent to students, faculty and staff by text or email, and the initial alert did not specify where the reported shots were fired.

Maj. Scott Richardson, MU Police Department spokesperson, said MUPD received three different calls around 11:50 p.m. about possible shots fired and no indication of seeing fireworks. The tips went through the communications operator, and an alert was approved by a supervisor and sent out at 11:58 p.m.

After the alert was sent, the office received a call confirming a fireworks

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This is the third MU Alert of the semester relating to gunfire.

Here’s an overview of how the MU Alert system receives information, processes it, and decides to alert students, faculty and staff: — MUPD takes in calls and online threat tips.

— A communications operator, on hand 24/7, compiles incoming information.

— A supervisor assesses information and instructs the operator to send out one of 10 to 12 alert templates through an appropriate communication tool. These include phone calls, text messages and campus computer desktop notifications.

According to the MU Alert website, messages are not sent when an immediate danger is isolated to one location. MU generally restricts campus-wide alerts to a threat impacting the entire campus

JORDAN KODNER | PHOTO EDITOR

An MU Police Department officer pulls over a student in the Student Center parking lot on Feb. 2.

or the location of the threat can not be pinpointed.

According to the MU Alert website, its goal is to reach students and staff quickly, while being selective in order to avoid over-notification or spreading partial information.

“Our overall (vision for campus safety) is to support a safe learning environment for students, and provide information about threats on and near campus,” Richardson said.

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JORDAN KODNER | PHOTO EDITOR

Drum Major Keller Shelton conducts Marching Mizzou during the halftime show of the South Carolina football game Oct. 3 at Faurot Field. The band won first this past week.

Marching Mizzou visits Ireland for international band competition

MU’s marching band won the title of Overall Parade Champion.

ALLYSON VASILOPULOS Assistant News Editor

Marching Mizzou departed Tuesday on its second trip to Ireland to perform in the Lord Mayor of Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Limerick International Band Championship.

The band competed in this competition once before in 2012 and walked away with a top award and the title of International Band Champion. Although it didn’t know it was competing, Marching Mizzou was also granted the Judges Discretionary Award for the parade in Dublin.

This year, director of bands Brad Snow brought 260 students to perform abroad.

He said he is looking forward to sharing traditional MU music with the people of Ireland.

“Every chance we get, we always want to show Mizzou in its best light,” Snow

said. “It’ll be the first opportunity for a lot of people in the world to even know about the University of Missouri, so (we want to) make a good first impression for those people who have never seen us before.”

The band performed in the parade March 17 following a seven-hour flight from Chicago O’Hare International Airport and a day of sightseeing in Dublin. The parade featured bands and floats from across the world and lasted approximately two hours. According to the parade’s official website, more than 80,000 people were in attendance.

The band dedicated Friday to sightseeing. The itinerary included a tour of Trinity College, which houses Parliament Square, the Old Library and the Book of Kells, as well as a visit to St. Patrick’s Cathedral. That afternoon, Marching Mizzou performed at the Guinness Brewery Storehouse, where they also got the opportunity to tour the facility.

Freshman Kyle Matl mostly looked forward to being able to drink at and tour the Guinness Brewery Storehouse. In

JORDAN KODNER | PHOTO EDITOR

Marching Mizzou performs the Missouri Waltz, as per tradition, on Oct. 3 at Faurot Field.

Ireland, the drinking age is 18.

“You get to actually be where they make (Guinness),” he said. “That’s an awesome experience.”

The following day, the band toured the Cliffs of Moher at Galway, a ridge that rises 702 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

“It’s like the Grand Canyon of Ireland, so it’s pretty awesome,” senior Meredith Morris said.

Morris said she couldn’t wait to see Ireland’s landscape.

“It’s pretty beautiful in Ireland and there’s lots of green,” Morris said. “I’ve missed seeing that since it’s really cold here in winter.”

On Sunday, the band departed for Limerick, where they performed at the Limerick International Band Championship.

Snow said Marching Mizzou competed against 15 bands from across Ireland, along with three other U.S. bands: Shorecrest High School, Old Dominion University and Smoky Hill High School.

“We felt like, with the success of 2012, we kind of set the standard for all the

JORDAN KODNER | PHOTO EDITOR

Marching Mizzou performs during the South Carolina football game on Oct. 3, 2015, at Faurot Field.

other bands who have competed in that,” Snow said. “We want to maintain that tradition of excellence.”

Marching Mizzou was awarded the title of Overall Parade Champion after its performance in the competition.

Following the competition, the band visited Bunratty Folk Park and Bunratty Castle and then moved on to Monroe’s Tavern for Irish music in the evening.

Their last day in Ireland featured a tour of Blarney Castle in County Cork, and they returned to campus late Tuesday night.

Snow said he loves having the chance to provide his students with experiences abroad.

“I’m always excited just to share an international experience with people who have never been anywhere international before, and going to Ireland is a really great first trip because there’s no language barriers, the Irish people are very friendly, and they love American bands,” Snow said.

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JORDAN KODNER | PHOTO EDITOR

The trumpets of Marching Mizzou sparkle in the sunlight during the South Carolina football game on Oct. 3, 2015, at Faurot Field.

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THE MANEATER | NEWS | MARCH 23, 2016

Q&A TAYLOR BLATCHFORD University News Editor From resignations to substantial changes, Tracy Mulderig has seen a lot in the past two years as the UM System Board of Curators’ student representative. From February 2014 to February 2016, she was the voice of the UM System’s 77,000 students and had access to the curators’ inside information and executive sessions.

Mulderig, a doctoral student at UM-St. Louis, discussed her time in the position with The Maneater.

How did your experience as the representative match up to your expectations?

I think it’s safe to say that it far surpassed any of my wildest dreams. Reflecting on last fall, things happened that I never would have imagined when I applied for the position in the fall of 2013. Overall, I had numerous opportunities to have an impact and ensure that the student voice was heard throughout the entire two years.

It was rewarding, but I think a two-year term is the ideal length for a student representative to the board.

While I could relay student concerns and relate to the student perspective, it became increasingly difficult for me to be objective. The student representative is both a student and a board member. After spending a lot of time with other board members, there’s a point toward the end where you may think more like a board member than a student. That’s one of the beauties of board members cycling in and out every two years.

You’re constantly being pushed by new perspectives and people who were not around when certain events occurred. You can challenge your thinking and things that you might take for granted because everyone else experienced it from the same perspective.

JORDAN KODNER | PHOTO EDITOR

Student Curator Tracy Mulderig (left) speaks to UM-Kansas City Chancellor Leo Morton (middle) and UM-St. Louis Chancellor Thomas George (right) during the Board of Curators meeting on Feb. 5 at Reynolds Alumni Center. Mulderig’s term as student curator just ended with the appointment of junior Patrick Graham.

Former student rep talks time with curators What was it like being on the board during everything that happened last fall?

It was challenging. There were a number of extra meetings.

Thankfully, my dissertation advisor and my boss at work were both supportive of me fulfilling my role to the best of my ability. The student representative is the voice of all students in the system. I worked hard to stay engaged with what was happening at MU, while also trying to reassure the other campuses that I was focused on how decisions might affect their campuses as well.

It was an isolating experience.

For better or for worse, the student representative is likely to have a more complete or different set of information about events that unfold in the system. Because of this and because executive session topics must remain confidential, you can feel isolated at times. It’s important to have people in your corner you can lean on even if you cannot confide in them. We all need a support system, especially students in leadership positions.

I think it will be great for the next student representative because he/she will have an opportunity to impact the rebuilding process.

The events of the fall happened at the end of my term. I continued to be engaged, but it was difficult knowing that I wouldn’t be around to help rebuild. That was personally challenging for me, to continue fighting and engaging when I knew it would be time to pass the baton in a month or two.

During executive session, there are things that only you and the curators knew. Was it hard to not be able to tell friends, family or anyone else this information?

Absolutely. I think that is

probably one of the biggest burdens that comes with the position. Any one small thing is fine, but it gets to be cumulative. It certainly was a great challenge. We would use each other as sounding boards, but there are times when you just really want to talk something through with someone who has a fresh perspective. But it’s so important to protect the confidentiality of executive session, because your decision-making ability is compromised if you’re racing against the clock. That’s difficult, but I found that individual curators were incredibly encouraging and supportive of me personally. People would always accept my call if I needed to talk something through.

Did you ever feel left out of conversations among the curators?

Yes, but I think it was an accident.

The nature of the role involves a lot of one-on-one phone calls, which can make it difficult to stay up to speed. There were times when I felt like I was the last person to know things, but I never felt that it was intentional. In hindsight, it was never detrimental. I think it might be different if the student had a vote, but who knows.

How do you think the role would be different if the student were able to vote?

I don’t think it would be different in terms of student engagement.

As the student representative, you know you’re the only student at the table. You’re eager to pay attention and ask questions to make sure that the student perspective is heard when it needs to be.

Having a vote might have changed my approach with getting things done. Currently, the student representative has a lot of ability to influence decision-making, but

it’s entirely based on the power of persuasion. Persuasion is still important if you have a vote, but your final opinion does not go on record for action items. I suppose that the student representative could proactively use time at the end of open discussions to say “I would vote yes/no on this”, but that was not my style. There were a number of times when I would have liked to go on record by voting on an action item. There were also times when not having a vote was preferable. If I had a vote, I might have abstained from these items. At the end of the day when board meetings concluded, I had to return to my campus and make progress toward my degree. While it would be unfair, there is a risk that a voting student representative could face backlash from faculty or administrators during difficult times if the board takes actions that upset individuals who have power over a student’s degree progress.

Moving forward, do you think there’s hope for the UM System’s relationship with the Missouri legislature?

I’m very optimistic. I know that a number of people are working very hard to repair these relationships.

Members of the General Assembly only have so many resources to give out, and there’s always going to be conflict over how these funds should be allocated. I will always say that an investment in education is a solid investment. I believe it’s important for individuals to reach out to their elected officials to help communicate the importance of funding higher education. We can all do our part.

It’s not only the responsibility of leaders at the university. Citizens of the state can also help repair the relationship by communicating how the university has impacted their lives for the better.

How has your perception of the UM System changed after your time in the position?

I learned so much about the university and the financial responsibilities that come along with steering such a large organization. For example, I learned about extension and MU Healthcare. I think I grew to have more compassion for people who work at the system level, because I think there are perceptions on individual campuses that the system is too big or that the system is interfering with campus operations.

Coming from that and then getting to know people in the system personally, I think I have a more balanced perspective now. I deeply respect Interim President (Mike) Middleton. I had a good working relationship with President (Tim) Wolfe. Prior to taking the position, I had many misunderstandings about the roles and responsibilities of the president.

Do you plan to be involved in anything related to the UM System in the future, such as lobbying?

Absolutely. I think I need a little bit of a break to recharge and try to focus on school because it’s been difficult to ramp back up.

I’m a believer in quality affordable public higher education. I think it’s a very important investment that our state should absolutely make.

Anything that weakens public higher education has dramatic consequences on people’s lives in so many ways. I don’t know that I’m the right person to visit Jefferson City, but I’d like to continue serving, giving back and playing my part, because I think every alumni has the responsibility to do their part.

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THE MANEATER | NEWS | MARCH 23, 2016

Title IX Office expects rise in investigations MU’s new Office for Civil Rights and Title IX handles a wider range of discrimination besides sexual harassment.

ALYSSA BESSASPARIS Staff Writer Since its creation in June 2014, the Title IX Office has made significant changes to its policies and procedures, which have resulted in an expected increase in sexual harassment investigations.

According to its first annual report, the Title IX Office received reports of 374 alleged policy violations from Aug. 1, 2014, to July 31, 2015.

Most of the reports have been student -to-student complaints, said Cooper Drury, chairman of MU’s ad hoc faculty committee on Title IX. “What I see it as, in my understanding, is it’s not an increase in things actually happening, but an increase in reporting, which the committee sees as a success in the reporting rules, activities and training that the Title IX Office has rolled out,” Drury said.

However, the Title IX Office has only released one report, from the 2014–15 school year, which makes it hard to draw comparisons with previous years.

“We expect an increase in reports as the university community learns more about the services offered by the Office for Civil Rights and Title IX,” Title IX Administrator Ellen Eardley said in an email. “Many people know that we investigate discrimination and sexual violence, but that is not all that our office does.”

According to the MU News Bureau, the Title IX Office has made the following changes since fall 2014: – Creating a new Title IX Office, hiring a permanent Title IX administrator and three investigators.

– Implementing the “Not Anymore” online program, a video-based educational program about sexual assault, consent, dating violence, stalking and bystander intervention required for all new undergraduate, graduate and transfer students.

– Executing online sex discrimination training for all faculty and staff during the 2014–15 academic year.

– Implementing and revising new policies regarding sex discrimination, which include requiring all employees to report incidents to the Title IX Office.

– Adopting new procedures for investigating complaints against faculty and staff.

– Training 60 employees on gender discrimination and university policies through a two- to eight-day training course.

– Creating promotional materials including a website to report Title IX violations and provide information about students’ rights and options regarding Title IX incidents.

– Working with the Department of Residential Life, Greek Life, Athletics, the Provost’s Office and the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center to hold workshops and other educational opportunities including Green Dot, a bystander intervention program.

–Ongoing coordination among campus and community stakeholders who most frequently respond to reports of sexbased violence in monthly meetings of MU’s Sexual Assault Response Team.

“Students, faculty and staff now have a better understanding of how to report and help people who have been victims of sexual harassment or discrimination,” Drury said.

Garnett Stokes, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, announced the creation of a new Office for Civil Rights and Title IX on Dec. 2.

Prior to the creation of the Office for Civil Rights and Title IX, discrimination and sexual harassment reports were not investigated in a centralized location or with a standardized set of procedures.

“The Title IX Office was only responsible for reports of all types of sex discrimination against students or third parties,” Eardley said in an email. “The scope of the Office for Civil Rights and Title IX is much broader.”

The new office investigates discrimination or harassment due to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information and disability or veteran

status, according to the office’s website.

According to the article, the Office for Civil Rights and Title IX is coordinating nondiscrimination and equity efforts throughout campus through partnerships with the Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative, the Office of Student Conduct, the MU Equity Office, Office of Accessibility and ADA Education, MU Police Department, Human Resources and the Provost’s Office.

The Office for Civil Rights and Title IX provides victims of discrimination with

resources and referrals to help them stay in school and/or continue employment, Eardley said.

“No one is required to pursue a complaint of discrimination,” Eardley said. “In some cases, a full investigation is not pursued and may not be necessary. It is important to remember that the number of reports to my office is not the same as the number of incidents of discrimination.”

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with different experts and engage various forms of therapy, including dance, yoga and art.

“Eating disorders are very complex — it’s not unusual for people to have an eating disorder and other psychological factors or medical issues resulting from their eating disorder,” Bagby-Stone said. “We have to have a treatment program that handles all of these things.”

Dr. Kimberli McCallum, psychiatrist and founder of McCallum Eating Disorder Centers, approached Bagby-Stone about the possibility of opening the facility, she said.

The number of high school and college students made the location desirable.

“The reality was that (before), people would have had to drive to St. Louis and leave school to do it,” Bagby-Stone said. “We work very hard with students so that they can balance their academic goals with eating disorder needs.”

At McCallum Place, patients can choose from two levels: intensive outpatient treatment or partial hospitalization programming. With the first, patients eat dinner at the facility and attend group

therapy for three hours, three to five days a week. With the second, patients spend six to 10 hours at the facility for the entire week and consume two meals and two snacks.

Casey Frost, the safety and wellness chairwoman for the Department of Student Services within the Missouri Students Association, said students’ stress levels and busy schedules often cause them to ignore their mental health.

According to the Missouri Eating Disorders Association website, about 95 percent of those with eating disorders are between 12 and 25 years old. Eating disorders also have the highest fatality rate among mental illnesses at 20 percent.

“Everyone focuses on physical health and going to the gym three to five times per week, but your mental health is just as important,” Frost said.

She recommends that students get seven to eight hours of sleep per night and suggested visiting on-campus resources like the Counseling Center, Wellness Resource Center, Women’s Center, LGBTQ Resource Center and Active Minds Mizzou.

“Just try and take a step back and look at

things with a different perspective,” Frost said. “People think ‘I need to get an A on this test’ but it’s OK to say ‘maybe it’s OK if I get a B just so I don’t stress myself out as much.’”

Skipping meals, evidence of purging, spending excessive amounts of time at the gym, extreme dieting, isolation or signs of mental illnesses like depression and anxiety can be signs of a potential eating disorder, Bagby-Stone said.

If someone suspects that a friend or relative is suffering from an eating disorder, she recommends bringing it up gently by reminding them that you care and want to help. She also suggests not bringing it up while they are eating, as someone with an eating disorder already has a negative relationship with food.

“There’s a lot of shame associated with eating disorders because they may feel guilty if they do eat and can be very secretive,” Bagby-Stone said. “But we try to treat the whole person.”

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Eating disorder treatment puts patients on path to recovery Medical director of McCallam Place Columbia: “We try to treat the whole person.”

ANNABEL AMES Senior Staff Writer The negative stigma surrounding eating disorders and lack of local treatment options were issues local doctors knew needed to be fixed.

McCallum Place Columbia, an eating disorder treatment facility that provides help for local residents, opened in late January.

The facility can treat up to 24 patients suffering from anorexia, bulimia or binge eating at a time, said Dr. Stephanie BagbyStone, medical director of McCallum Place Columbia. Two adolescent medical specialists, three dietitians, four therapists, nurses and direct care staff cover all aspects of the healing process.

Bagby-Stone said that patients meet

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Dan Miller: “I am a sort of idealist. I think we need to be thinking about the next generation and thinking about our kids.”

MANYUN ZOU Reporter When Dan Miller was 25, he was diagnosed with metastatic papillary thyroid cancer, which spread into his lungs and bones.

“It was like the floor dropped out from the underneath of my feet,” Miller said.

But the disease did not defeat Miller. Instead, it inspired Miller’s interest in cancer research. Eleven years later, Miller, a doctoral candidate in the School of Medicine, is devoting himself to cancer research.

“In my experience with cancer, I’ve learned what cancer looks like macroscopically, on a human scale,” Miller said in an email. “Understanding the pathobiology of cancer, and especially in creating new therapies that might treat it, or enhance early cancer detection, has always been my professional motivation, but also a deeply personal one.”

While Miller was doing cancer research, he noticed a serious problem with funding.

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according to the report.

The specific McKee demolition project would create 370 new jobs, produce $14.5 million in personal earnings and add $42.2 million to the local economy, according to the 2017 State Capital

“There are too many people applying for too little money,” Miller said. “For me, I saw my mentor constantly writing grants, constantly writing.”

In February, a group of researchers from the American Association for Cancer Research went to Washington to ask for more funding for cancer research. Miller was one of them.

He saw the AACR email last winter and decided to apply for the Hill Day opportunity immediately.

“I think it is so critical for the U.S. to continue being a world leader in biomedical research,” Miller said.

Miller’s passion for cancer biology and pathology research derived from not only his own cancer experience, but also his strong interest in evolution and biology.

During his surgeries and radiation treatments, Miller learned a lot about the behavior of cancer cells.

“To me, cancer cells are just incredible, in terms of their ability to adapt to different situations,” Miller said. “Brains are boring to me partially because, in cancer, you can see it in front of you and hold it in your hand … but brains you can only do that after the person is dead.”

When Miller was an undergraduate student at Regis University in Denver, he thought he was going to be a

teacher. After volunteering for two years with AmeriCorps and spending a year doing research at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Miller decided to focus on cancer research.

“I am a sort of idealist,” Miller said. “I think we need to be thinking about the next generation and thinking about our kids. Because of that, I think I will always be in an academic environment.”

In 2010, the federal budget for cancer research decreased significantly. The funding from federal government goes up and down, and an unstable funding situation affects people who want to take part in cancer research.

“Ever yone is really depressed,” Miller said.

“Everyone doesn’t go into it anymore. Lots of people who used to want to go into research are choosing careers away from it because funding is so terrible.”

To improve the problem, the AACR group asked lawmakers to increase a little bit more funding in National Institutes of Health each year, about a $2.5 billion increase in 2017 funding.

Miller said it is more important to have more sustainable funding rather than have one huge funding surge.

Now, Miller lives in Columbia with his wife and two young daughters. In June, he will start

a position at the Department of Pathology in the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

“I will always be at an academic and medical institution and involved in kind

of the study of, hopefully, cure

Appropriations Request by MU. MU is requesting $16.8 million in funds from the state to carry out this project and will add another $4.2 million from a separate funding source.

This plan of renovations to all five of the buildings previously listed will create 1,930 new jobs, produce $77 million of personal earnings and add a $256 million increase in the area’s economy, according

to the capital report.

“It is difficult to assess the economic impact until a budget is established,” Campus Facilities spokeswoman Karlan Seville said.

Although the specifics are far away from being concrete and confirmed, an increase in producing STEM graduates drives economic growth, according to a 2014 MU report on the case for increasing

STEM programs. An average of 3.1 jobs are available per every one unemployed graduate with a STEM degree. Jobs that require STEM skills have stayed in demand despite economic downturn in past years, and MU plans on filling that demand one step at a time by improving the university’s ability to give these programs adequate resources to produce more graduates, according to

the report.

These renovations are also part of the MU stewardship model, which emphasizes full renovation or replacement of buildings to improve academic performance, improve building condition and reduce the facility’s annual operating costs, Seville said.

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A complete guide to Girl Scout cookies You’ll become a Girl Scout expert with this guide to their history and recipes.

KATHERINE ROSSO MOVE Editor March 12 was the Girl Scouts’ 103rd birthday, and while its delicious cookies are definitely one of its best accomplishments, Girl Scouts also encourages the support of its fellow women.

Throughout its history, Girl Scouts has tried to be an organization that supports girls of all backgrounds and opinions.

In 1917, in accordance with the segregation laws at the time, Girl Scouts opened a troop for black women. Troops for

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American Indian and MexicanAmerican women followed later, as well.

Then in the early 1950s, Girl Scouts was one of the first big organizations to desegregate.

In 1936, it was one of the first clubs to begin inclusive practices and welcome disabled women into its organization, then called Girl Guides.

In 2011, when a Colorado Girl Scouts chapter didn't accept a 7-year-old transgender girl, Bobby Montoya, the organization said she must be allowed to join.

"We accept all girls in kindergarten through 12th grade as members,” the organization responded. “If a child identifies as a girl and the child's family presents her as a girl, Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes her as a Girl Scout.”

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And hey, badass women from Lucille Ball and Condoleezza Rice to Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright were Girl Scouts, too.

Now that you’ve got the history down, let’s talk about arguably the best American season: Girl Scout cookie season.

There are a lot of tips and tricks that can turn a simple (but delicious) Girl Scout cookie into an experience. An easy way to make Thin Mints taste better? Put them in the freezer.

If you don’t already know this trick, try it now. The cold chocolate brings out the minty taste, and when paired with a glass of milk or hot chocolate, it can make any regular old cookie into a dessert.

Another way to spruce your Thin Mints up is to make them

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All you need is:

—1 package of Thin Mints —1/2 package of cream cheese —1 bag mint chips Crush up the Thin Mints until they're as crushed as you can make them. If you don’t want to make a mess, throw the Thin Mints into a bag and pound it lightly with a hammer.

Then, put the cream cheese and cookies into a bowl and mix it. You can roll these into little balls, then put them on a few plates or a baking sheet to put in the fridge for around half an hour.

After the truffles have cooled, melt the mint chips in the microwave until they are liquefied.

Cover each ball in the liquid, then put on wax paper. Repeat until all of the balls are covered.

Put the truffles back in the fridge for a while to harden the truffles, then enjoy, you Barefoot Contessa, you.

If Thin Mints aren't your style, Samoa ice cream sandwiches are perfect for any spring day.

All you need is:

—Samoas (also called Caramel deLites in some incorrect parts of the country) —Vanilla Bean ice cream —Caramel

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Everything you need to know about Lollapalooza 2016 MOVE is here to help you make the best of Lolla 2016.

REGINA ANDERSON Staff Writer What is Lolla?

Lollapalooza is a three-day music festival in Chicago. The festival started in 1991 when Perry Farrell, the lead singer for Jane’s Addiction, wanted to do a farewell tour. Lollapalooza toured North America with a small but diverse lineup representing the best of alternative rock and continued until 1997, when the festival was suspended. In 2003, Lolla was brought back, but was canceled yet again in 2004 because of low ticket sales.

Farrell teamed up with C3 Presents and established the festival as a two-day celebration of music in Grant Park, Chicago.

Since then, Lollapalooza has grown in popularity, extending its original two-day lineup to three days and even bringing back the touring element. In 2015, Lollapalooza was also in Brazil, Chile and Berlin.

Lollapalooza has hosted some of the most popular artists of today in addition to many smaller alternative artists. Headliners from last year include The Weeknd, Paul McCartney, Metallica and Florence and the Machine.

Lollapalooza 2016 This year will be Lollapalooza’s

25th anniversary. To celebrate, the festival has been extended to four days, and the hype is real. The worst thing about Lollapalooza is that the lineup isn’t revealed until after the ticket sales, but there’s been speculation about Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and LCD Soundsystem as headliners for this year.

Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Four-day general admission passes were $335 each and one-day general admission passes were $120. If you had your heart set on going to Lolla, I hope you purchased tickets at exactly 10 a.m., because they sold out fast and resale tickets are sold for twice as much, sometimes more.

Preparations Chicago in July tends to be hot, so dress accordingly. Wear a pair of comfortable shoes that you are willing to part with at the end of the weekend; you’re going to be on your feet all day and the ground tends to be muddy. Sunglasses are probably a good idea if you don’t want to squint all day, and sunscreen is a must. Sun poisoning is a thing and it’s very painful, so save yourself the trouble.

The most important thing you should bring is water. The rules at Lollapalooza allow you to bring empty water bottles to fill at water stations or two sealed plastic water bottles you can refill. Keep yourself hydrated. It’s not cute to be fainting in the middle of a set.

Also plan out what you’re going

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to be eating that day. You can easily get distracted by all the activities going on, but it’s important that you eat something to keep your energy up for the later shows.

Pros and cons of Lolla Lollapalooza is a weekend of great music and can be really fun, but as a college student, is it worth your hard-earned cash?

The festival is one for all ages, so there’s always a range of attendants, including young teenagers who don’t know how to drink. Lolla is known for its high number of hospitalizations because of young teens who don’t know their alcohol limits

yet. There are also a lot of people who get sick because of the heat. The festival has faced weather issues, and just last year, 100,000 people were evacuated out of Grant Park for an hour to ensure safety.

As mentioned earlier, the lineup isn’t usually announced until after ticket sales, which might make it more difficult to gage whether a four-day or oneday pass is worth it. Tickets are expensive, and if you don’t get them right away, the price gets even higher.

But if you’re a music lover or just want to have a good time, Lolla is the place for you.

While Lolla has had some great headliners, it’s true strength is in all the smaller bands that

represent the alternative rock vibe that the festival originally had. One of the cool things about the festival is that sometimes they’ll host a band when they’re smaller then host them again when they’re more established.

And music isn’t the only thing at the festival. There’s an art market, a food court and even booths for charities that help make Lolla unique. Good music and good vibes can make for a great time.

If you decide to go to Lolla, the experience will likely be one you’ll never forget.

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Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’ remains the king of the binge-watch In its fourth season, the Netflix series begs you to do it all in a few days, even if it can be a bit much at times.

JACK HOWLAND Warning: This contains spoilers.

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It turns out there may be a correlation between bingewatching and depression, according to a recent study from the University of Texas.

As someone frequently in the throes of a mental health crisis, the details of which don’t make for particularly exciting column fare, I can say the assessment is fair. That’s because consuming a TV show until your eyes are bloodshot is about as potent an antidepressant as you can find.

Like visual Lexapro.

Netflix’s “House Of Cards,” the series that introduced the idea of releasing all the episodes of a season at once, remains the undisputed champ of this recent fad. I say that not because

it’s the best show out there, or even close; there are more than a dozen programs that are objectively “better” than this, ones that share insights into the human experience or do things in a wholly original way. No, what Beau Willimon’s over-the-top political soap opera does better than most is distract.

Consistently entertaining , occasionally surprising and sometimes confoundingly stupid, the drama is nevertheless endlessly watchable. You want to see what happens next, to whisper to yourself “just one more episode” until there are none left.

The fourth season of “House of Cards” represents a significant improvement over the tedious, policy-heavy third season, precisely because it’s starting to embrace the outlandishness that makes it so devilishly entertaining. In the beginning, the show, which is produced by filmmaker extraordinaire David Fincher, tried to present itself as a sort of high-prestige cross between “The West Wing” and “The Social Network.” But,

really, it’s closer to another Fincher product — “Gone Girl.” Like that big screen book adaptation, it depicts a world of moody shadows and elegant cinematography in service of a bombastic story. And that’s perfectly fine.

This season, Kevin Spacey’s Frank Under wood, the murderous southern politician with the power to speak to the audience, is still the leader of the free world after his forced impeachment of President Walker. He’s in the middle of an election — the only part of the story that feels less crazy than our frightening Donald Trump reality — and his campaign is imploding. His cold-blooded wife/partner-incrime/mortal enemy, Claire (Robin Wright), threatens to sabotage everything, which concerns both him and his human lapdog, Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly). This deliciously nasty game of political chess between husband and wife dominates the first third of these episodes, resulting in the two inexplicably becoming running mates. The major arcs from there on out deal with

their race against well-groomed Republican nominee Will Conway (Joel Kinnaman), and the growing threat of Islamic extremists.

The show is at its worst when it’s trying to make nuanced political points, like how likable family man Conway turns out to be a conman or how America’s looming Middle Eastern drones should make us question who the real terrorists are. These are both fair points to be made, but the binge-watchers of the world didn’t come here for eye-opening morality lessons.

We came for Underwood’s hospital bed hallucination of a ménage-à-trois with the two people he has murdered; the immensely entertaining DNC convention that shows the interminable self-interest of these politicians; all those chilling speeches, unexpected deaths and calculating schemes that reveal themselves as they unfold. Lucky for us, Willimon and the writing staff have loaded up on these moments for the fourth go-around.

The season’s brilliant final stretch escalates every plot point to the point of absurdity,

with Underwood’s presidential bid — and the country — devolving into wartime chaos. In the final scene, our drawling South Carolinian president looks into the camera and begins speaking about “making the terror.” Only this time, Claire joins him in the fourth-wall break. They have apparently morphed into one super-villain, a team and no longer a romance. Together, they’re our guides through this blood-stained dystopian fantasy.

As they glared at me, I almost wanted to look back at them and utter a thank you for the past 48 hours of television. Part of that may have been because my brain was in a delirious state, but mainly, it was because the pair had reduced all of my stresses to mere background noise.

That’s what’s great about binge-watching. As silly and maddening as it can be, that’s what’s great about “House of Cards”: It sweeps you up in its world.

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THE MANEATER | MOVE | MARCH 23, 2016 review

‘The Brothers Grimsby’ relies too much on crass jokes Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Strong use stupidity to their advantage while saving the world.

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‘45 Years’ reveals the fragility of marriage

“45 Years” deals with precarious relationships and unexpected discoveries.

growing preoccupation with Katya, Kate begins to wonder if their marriage has ever been genuine at all. Kate finds Geoff ’s old flare with Katya becoming quickly reignited as she finds him talking about Katya without prompt, as well as finding Geoff going through the attic just to look at pictures of Katya. Katya’s presence has invaded the Mercer household, tainting everything as Kate angrily tells Geoff one night.

Tension builds as the days pass. Will the Mercers still be able to hold it together in time for the big anniversary celebration Saturday? Will they be able to hold it together at all? Geoff, albeit naively and without proper consideration, doesn’t consider how his wife might feel each time he brings up Katya. For Kate, on the other hand, it’s becoming harder for her to keep her to composure, and act as if everything is okay.

Has her marriage ever been genuine? Was she simply just a second choice and nothing else? These are the questions that are tearing Kate up inside as she struggles to move on and continue more years of a happy marriage. What “45 Years” does so well is tell a story by not revealing too much at all. The audience never sees a clear shot of Katya, nor a flashback scene of Geoff and Katya’s relationship. In fact the film even ends just when the issue really thickens, yet perhaps for the better. “45 Years” shows how sometimes a slight turn of events can rupture the soundest relationships.

MOVE gives 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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STEPAHINE HAMANN Director Louis Leterrier’s “The Brothers Grimsby” is full of disgusting, crude humor.

The movie begins with couple Nobby and Dawn (Sacha Baron Cohen and Rebel Wilson) having sex in a mattress store, and from there, things just get more raunchy.

Nobby is an obsessive soccer fan who lives in Grimsby, England, and is a horrible influence on his kids.

Separated from his brother, Sebastian (Mark Strong), since childhood, Nobby has always hoped to reunite with him. Sebastian is a spy, and when he runs into Nobby while carrying out a mission, Nobby insists on joining him.

“The Brothers Grimsby” is

the kind of movie you should never see with your family, unless graphic elephant sex is somehow not awkward for you. Nevertheless, the movie is enjoyable and well-cast. The movie thrives on the contrast between Cohen’s cluelessness and Strong’s stereotypical cool spy persona.

Penélope Cruz plays Rhonda George, the antagonist Sebastian and Nobby must stop. Wilson’s performance as Nobby’s girlfriend Dawn is as sleazy as Cohen’s, even though she has a fraction of screen time. Gabourey Sidibe plays a hotel maid who catches Nobby’s eye. Isla Fisher has a role as well. Still, the film mainly focuses on Nobby and Sebastian and whether or not they can succeed as a mismatched duo.

There are times when “The Brothers Grimsby” tries to be more than superficial, like when there are flashbacks to Sebastian and Nobby’s childhood. The flashbacks show the brothers playing together before they were separated and the time

when they get separated.

While these scenes may be somewhat insightful about the brothers’ relationship, they seem pointless. The attempts to show the meaning of brotherhood, whether sarcastic or not, don’t fit in with rest of the movie. Any emotion “The Brothers Grimsby” wants to evoke is lost amid crass jokes.

This also is not the type of movie to watch for the plot or cinematography. That’s OK though, because you’re entertained for an hour and a half.

Sometimes “The Brothers Grimsby” is offensive, like when Sebastian accidentally shoots a young boy from the Middle East who has AIDS, causing him to infect others.

Don’t expect witty humor or clever plot twists. This movie is about immaturity above all else, making it an amusing film to see.

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All seems well on a Monday morning. Walk the dog. Have a friendly chat with the mailman.

Five more days until the big celebration, a party that will be thrown commemorating a long and successful marriage. And for Kate (Charlotte Rampling) and Geoff Mercer (Tom Courtenay), a middle class couple now enjoying the leisure lifestyle of retirement, 45 years of marriage seems like a milestone worth celebrating. The Mercers have no children, yet they still manage to enjoy the comforts of their retirement.

“45 Years,” written and directed by Andrew Haigh, is a slow yet engrossing drama, revealing that some stones are better left unturned. For the Mercers, that stone arrives in the form of a letter Monday morning from Switzerland, notifying Geoff that the body of Katya, his lover from the 1960s, has become visible in a melting glacier. Geoff and Katya had been hiking in the Swiss Alps when Katya falls through a crevasse. Initially forgotten about, the news of Katya has opened a Pandora’s Box, threatening the long stability of the Mercers’ marriage.

Kate has always known of Geoff ’s relationship with Katya before her and it has never been an issue. Yet with the recently unveiled news and Geoff ’s

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Open the pack of Samoas and a layer of single cookies out on a baking sheet.

Take a small scoop of ice cream and place it on each cookie, then cover with another Samoa.

Drizzle caramel over the whole batch and then place in the freezer to avoid melting.

Now you’ve got mini ice cream sandwiches, enjoy!

If you like the idea of ice cream and Girl Scout Cookies, a Tagalong milkshake could be just what you need.

You’ll want to get:

—A box of Tagalongs (also called —Peanut Butter Patties in some parts of the country) —Hershey’s chocolate sauce —Vanilla ice cream —A blender Put three to four scoops of ice cream into the blender, 3 teaspoons of chocolate sauce and as many Tagalogs as you want (the more you put in, the stronger the chocolate and peanut butter taste will be.)

Blend it up and you’ll have an easy dessert for any movie night or girls’ night in.

If you just want to make Girl Scout cookies instead of buying them, that’s a great solution to spending your hard earned

cash. Thin Mints are the Girl Scouts’ best selling cookie, so making them can be an easy solution to spending $60 for an entire case.

This recipe is from Baking Bites, and it is exactly what any

Thin Mint lover needs in their life. First, use a small bowl to fold together flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder and salt until it’s smooth. In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar on low speed, then add in the milk, creaming together the butter and sugar.

With the mixer on low speed, add in the milk and the extracts.

Mixture will be a little lumpy, but that’s how you know you’re doing it right. Gradually, add in the flour mixture until it’s all completely mixed. Shape dough into two logs, about 1 1/2 inches thick and then wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for at least 1-2 hours, until dough is pretty hard.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Then, slice the dough thin to ensure that the cookies are

crisp as they bake. Bake for 13-15 minutes, until cookies are firm at the edges. Cool cookies completely on a wire rack before dipping in chocolate.

What chocolate, you ask?

Combine a block of semisweet dipping chocolate and butter in a microwave safe bowl and melt on high power, stirring every so often, until the chocolate is smooth. Deep each cookie in the chocolate using a fork (or some chopsticks, if you’re really fancy) and then let the cookies dry on some wax paper for at least 30 minutes.

Sit back and enjoy. You get the Girl Scout badge for being a great chef.

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from artists like CeeLo Green, Jay Rock and SZA, set “untitled unmastered” right up there alongside our expectations with the rest of his previous art. It’s ingenious.

Lamar opens the album with “untitled 01|8.19.2014.,” which right out the gates offers the listener a lustful, almost uncomfortable spoken intro by Bilal, setting you up for the anxious track that unfolds.

Lamar throws out intense diction paired with stammered and rushed lines that give a strong sense of urgency, and we begin to realize that he is elaborating on the chaos of an inevitable rapture. Lamar is reflecting on a fear of this judgment day, and we are even given slight hints of absurdism, with lyrics like “I guess I’m running in place trying to make it to church”; this skepticism is contrasted with Lamar’s

thoughts and feelings on purpose, and this same contrast can be noticed throughout the album.

In almost every track following this, Lamar paints a picture for listeners of an inner struggle between two minds of thought, the conflict between the ways of the street life he was raised amidst, and his purposeful role as an artist in society. The track “untitled 02|6.23.2014.” features obvious vocal mutations on Lamar’s part, representing his flip between these mentalities as he moves through the song, leaving the listener bouncing back and forth trying to play catch up with his thoughts. The same, practically in-your-face discussion of the two different mindsets is heard in “untitled 05|9.21.2014.,” which features a frantic, slightly unraveled jazz tempo that lends furthermore

to the frantic nature of the experience that he is trying to describe.

Lamar takes on other heavy subjects and ties in themes from “To Pimp a Butterfly,” for example slashing the exploitative white man in the hip hop industry, and he elaborates on the art behind the music that is being disregarded in exchange for its profitability.

He does manage, however, to close out the album with a more upbeat track that will have anyone with even a slight rhythmic inclination bumping along to the refreshing mix and buoyant lyrical play.

Following his previous studio albums, this surprise compilation release does everything but disappoint.

Whether you were an initial fan of Lamar or not, this album is packed with musical variety and intrigue, and it’s worth a listen.

Purposefully rooted in characteristics of his 2015 album “To Pimp a Butterfly” and reminiscent of the typical unique Kendrick sound, “untitled unmastered” offers a tasteful dose of the irresistible edgy poetic flavor that today’s listeners are hungry for, and only leaves us wanting more.

MOVE gives “untitled unmastered” 4.5 out of 5 stars Edited by Katherine Rosso | krosso@themaneater.com

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Kendrick Lamar’s untitled tracks prove to be genius Lamar’s compilation album features hidden gems that didn’t make it into past albums.

MADISON SKAHILL Reporter Kendrick Lamar once again quenched the poetic thirst of devout listeners March 4 when he unexpectedly dropped his album, “untitled unmastered.”

All the tracks are named “untitled” with a number and a date and fit perfectly with the mysteriously titled album.

The compilation album features eight tracks, all untitled but dated, that are confirmed unreleased demo tracks from the recording of his third studio album, “To Pimp a Butterfly.” Lamar left audiences curious earlier this year, after a handful of late-night television show performances at which he premiered a few live versions of these unknown tracks, but the release of this most recent album clearly answered all of those curiosities.

His undeniable jazz undertones and edgy voice inflections on this album, along with a handful of guest vocals

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MU needs to educate on sex ELANE EDWARDS Sex is easy to talk about when you give it no meaning. But the moment a conversation about sex and how to keep yourself safe arises, it is hard to find the right words.

More social acceptance for sexual behavior has coincided with a lack of education and understanding when it comes to the dangers sex can bring. Although the current generation has been vocal about the fact that they are generally sexually active, older generations have been apprehensive about teaching these young, sexually active individuals about what safe and rewarding sex looks like compared to what unsafe and destructive sex looks like.

Sexual assault on college campuses is not a new issue, but rather an old issue that has recently been brought to light. Baby steps have been taken in order to address sexual assault, starting with blame and a lot of one-sided conversation.

Title IX has been a part of this process. Slowly but surely, we have moved out of dull, awkward and ultimately uninformative lectures about sex safety to open discussions about what to means to be sexually assaulted.

On March 10, law professor Frank Bowman and Assistant Vice Provost and Title IX Administrator Ellen Eardley held a discussion panel in Memorial Union South. The two addressed the issue of sexual assault on MU’s campus and invited students to ask questions in order to openly discuss the causes and solutions for sexual assault.

I appreciate MU leadership finally treating sexual assault as a problem that will only be solved with student participation.

They also brought up two pieces of legislation that involve sexual assault, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act and the Safe Campus Act of 2015. The Campus Accountability and Safety Act, if passed, would put pressure on universities that do not enforce Title IX by fining them up to one percent of their annual operating budgets, according to previous Maneater reporting. The Maneater also reported that the Safe Campus Act of 2015 would “require sexual assault survivors to report the incident to police before the university can investigate it.”

Both Bowman and Eardley expressed concerns about the Safe Campus Act of 2015, and I agree with them. If the Safe Campus Act of 2015 is passed, many sexual assault survivors will not seek help. Narrowing the places where

survivors can report their assaults takes away the minimal power they already have. Not to mention that not all survivors wish to proceed with further police involvement, but they do wish to receive other forms of help through the university.

Moving beyond the legislation, Bowman and Eardley wanted to talk about how sexual assault is such a hard act to proactively protect students from in a “hookup culture, with a lack of sex education (and) with a lot of alcohol,” Eardley said.

I agree with this, also.

Consequently, the responsibility of a safe campus truly lies with the students. I appreciate MU reaching out to students in an effort to give them the tools and knowledge they need in order to make our campus a community that is working together to fight sexual assault.

Student participation is essential in creating a safer campus climate, but without proper education, they will fail. We need to instill confidence and bravery in the MU student body.

I ask for more discussions about sexual assault and what safe and happy sex is. The more knowledge MU gives its students, the better prepared they will be in order to stop a sexual assault happening to themselves, their friends or strangers.

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Wrestling mats are illuminated Nov. 15, 2014, at Hearnes Center in Columbia.

Wrestling finishes in sixth place at NCAAs The Tigers left the national tournament with only four AllAmericans and a finish that was two spots lower than what they achieved last year.

CHASE LYNN AND ANNE ROGERS of The Maneater Staff The Missouri wrestling team set out this season to be the top non-Big 10 team in the country. After the NCAAemblazoned mats were cleared out of Madison Square Garden, the Tigers fell short of that goal.

As the No. 6 team in the

country and with nine wrestlers in the national tournament, expectations were high. Two days of wrestling left the team with one national champion and four All-Americans.

Their 74.5 team points gave the Tigers a sixth place overall finish in the team standings, two spots lower than last season. While there were some bright spots for the Tigers, five of the Missouri’s wrestlers suffered a loss at the national tournament to opponents they beat this season.

Riding high J’Den Cox, the Tigers’ 197-pounder, contributed the most points for Missouri, scoring 25 points en route to his second national title. Penn State’s Zain Retherford was the

only other wrestler in the entire tournament to score more team points than Cox, scoring 28.5.

Cox wasn’t nominated for the Hodge Trophy, an award given to the best collegiate wrestler.

He was disqualified earlier this season against Ohio’s Phil Wellington after driving him into a media table. All four nominees for the award were undefeated national champions this season.

Cox, a junior, is already looking toward next year and setting goals for his senior season.

“Next year, I want to dominate the NCAAs and win the Hodge Award,” he said after winning the title. “Be a part of something special and be recognized as the best.”

Redshirt sophomore and 184-pounder Willie Miklus went

on a run in the tournament.

Starting at the 14th seed, Miklus finished sixth and took home All-America honors for the second time in his college career. Miklus reached the semifinals, but fell to Nebraska’s Tim Dudley, whom he’d beaten twice before.

Redshirt freshman Daniel Lewis became Mizzou’s third straight freshman to reach All-America status. Lewis was seeded fourth at 165 pounds, and finished fourth. Lewis was defeated in the semifinals by three-time national champion Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State.

Lavion Mayes was one of two wrestlers on the Tigers’ roster who entered the tournament seeded third.

In Mayes’ match and at the

NCAAs, reviews played a key role. Two of those takedowns occurred in the final seconds of Mayes’ quarterfinal match and if the takedowns had been awarded, both wrestlers would have won their matches.

The redshirt junior finished in the same place at 149 pounds and earned All-America honors.

Mayes was knocked out of championship contention by Oklahoma State’s Anthony Collica. Mayes beat Collica later on to win third.

Sinking low Junior Zach Synon, junior Matt Manley and senior Le’Roy Barnes contributed zero points for the Tigers. Synon went

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Missouri gymnastics places last in SEC Championships The Tigers did earn a bid to NCAA regionals, though.

TYLER KRAFT Assistant Sports Editor In most sports, the 20th-ranked team in the nation usually has a chance at winning its conference. But in Southeastern Conference gymnastics, that team comes into championships as the No. 7 seed and only a sliver of hope of walking away with a trophy.

The Missouri gymnastics team (6–9, 1–6 SEC) was slated to compete in the afternoon session with No. 8 Georgia, No. 13 Arkansas and No. 22 Kentucky. The afternoon slate was composed of the bottom four teams in the SEC. Missouri put together a combined score of 195.750, its highest score ever at SEC Championships. However, the performance was the worst out of any team competing in Little Rock.

The Tigers finished fourth out of the

four teams they competed against. When the day was over, Missouri sat in last place out of the eight teams competing in SEC Championships. Georgia put together the top score of the afternoon at 196.850 while Florida took the championship with a score of 197.775. For the Tigers, it was their highest score at the championships.

Freshman Britney Ward dominated the vault, scoring a 9.900, finishing tied for second in the event. Her score was good enough to earn All-SEC honors. Meanwhile, freshman Morgan Porter finished tied for fourth in the event after scoring a 9.850.

The Tigers scored decently in the uneven bars, placing three gymnasts inside the top 10. Sophomore Becca Schugel was Missouri’s top finisher, turning in a performance that merited a 9.825 from the judges and tied her for fifth in the event.

Schugel also placed well on the balance beam, earning All-SEC honors. She was Missouri’s top finisher, posting a 9.875 to finish tied for fourth. Porter was the only JORDAN KODNER | PHOTO EDITOR

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Missouri gymnast Brooke Kelly performs her routine on the bars during the State of Missouri Meet on Feb. 5 in Hearnes Center.

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J’den Cox wins his second national title Continued from page 1 “Everybody loses, and it’s not guaranteed that you’re going to be a winner,” Cathy Cox said. “He came back and obviously learned and made it back to the top.”

From Jan. 1 in his freshman season to March 21, 2015 — yes, that’s 443 days — Cox amassed 56 straight wins, though at times during that run, Cathy didn’t see the same “J’den the wrestler,” which sparked the text after his second match in his sophomore year.

For many athletes, the dedication and hard work intervenes with one essential to all sport — fun. As much as “winning assists the fun,” as Cathy put it, for Cox, in the 2014–15 season, that wasn’t the case.

“When J’den was little and my husband started to coach, he would tell J’den ‘to just have fun,’” Cathy said. “One of the big differences between last year and this year in wrestling is that J’den had fun all year long.”

Ben Askren is familiar with what J’den Cox has gone through — he’s the only other Mizzou wrestler to have won two national championships.

As a freshman and sophomore at MU in 2004 and 2005, Askren wrestled for coach Brian Smith and made it to the final match in two-straight NCAA national championships. In each match, he fell to his opponent.

Then, as a junior and senior, he won back-to-back titles.

Like Cox, Askren’s goal was to rebound and like Cox, the losses aren’t what ultimately defined the former Mizzou wrestler. It’s overcoming adversity that Askren is familiar with, and it’s something he mentioned in connection with Cox. “It’s just devastation (when you lose a big match),” Askren said. “The hard part about it is you have to wait a whole other year. You can’t just wait a week and go win the title, you’ve got to wait a whole freaking year to have another shot at redemption.”

Askren has known Cox since he was 8 years old.

Seeing the kid he used to work with at the local youth clubs when he was in college allows a lot to come full circle.

During the championship match and throughout Cox’s time in the NCAA tournament for that matter, Askren showed signs of support on social media and elsewhere.

“I’m just happy for him, I know him and he’s a great kid,” Askren said. “He doesn’t need advice, he knows what he’s doing. I’ve spent a good amount of time with him and we’ve worked out together, so that’s been a lot of fun.”

Coming into college, Cox won four straight state titles, so the success isn’t unexpected. Asked about the

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J’den Cox celebrates a 4–2 victory against Penn State’s Morgan McIntosh to earn his second national championship title. Cox ended his season with a 35–1 record in front of a sold out crowd of 19,270 fans at Madison Square Garden on March 19.

second championship, J.D. Coffman, who coached Cox at Hickman and is now the athletic director there, isn’t surprised in the slightest.

“J’den is a goal-oriented person whether it’s on the mat, in the classroom or working on music or sign language — he puts his whole heart and mind into those things,” Coffman said. “If you’d told me he’d have done what he did this year after last year or done what he did after high school, I wouldn’t have been surprised.”

In 2014, after winning his first championship, Cox told The Maneater he was a bit nervous.

“I was like, ‘This is something big to me. It means a lot to me and I have something to prove to myself,” he said. “I proved something to myself today, and I'm very proud of myself.”

In 2016, after winning his second, ESPN reporter Quint Kessenich asked, "You won this as a freshman, you're back as a junior. What's the difference?"

“I’m a junior,” Cox replied.

The same fun, the same wrestler, but a different Cox. One who’ll enter next year with a chance to repeat and become the first-ever Tiger to win three national championships.

Wisconsin buzzer beater proves parity in NCAA tournament Wisconsin guard Bronson Koenig: “I can’t really explain the feeling. It was my first real game winner like that. It was a lot of excitement.”

ALEC LEWIS ST. LOUIS — The sensation is unlike anything else, but it kind of exceeds expectations each and every year.

Game-winning shots have become normal procedure in the NCAA Tournament: Team A has the ball with a chance to steal the game from Team B with seconds remaining on the clock. With the fans on their feet, Team A launches a shot that grazes the net and madness ensues.

On Sunday night at the Scottrade Center, Team A was Wisconsin, and the shooter was Bronson Koenig. Inbounding with seconds left, Koenig did the unthinkable in hitting a fadeaway prayer at the buzzer to propel the Wisconsin Badgers over the Xavier Musketeers.

Concurrently — because it’s the NCAA tournament and these types of things tend to happen in the NCAA tournament — Texas A&M was en route to pulling off one of the wildest comebacks in college basketball’s history against Northern Iowa on Sunday. According to

David Worlock, the NCAA director of coordination and statistics, Texas A&M's rally from 12 points down with less than one minute to play is the largest last-minute deficit overcome to win in college hoops history.

With 35 seconds remaining in the game and Texas A&M trailing 69-57, the Aggies scored a layup, stole an inbound and scored another layup; stole a pass and dunked the ball, forced a turnover and hit a 3-pointer; scored an and-1 basket and stole another pass to score another layup to force overtime.

Ultimately, the bigger name prevailed, and the sad thing is that Northern Iowa itself was on the other side of things just days ago when it pulled off the unthinkable Friday night and hit a last-minute shot from half court against Texas.

And though it’s crazy to think something could even top what Texas A&M did, some would probably vouch for Notre Dame and its contest Sunday that also ended in dramatic fashion. Trailing Stephen F. Austin for a majority of the game, the Fighting Irish scored a tip-in with 1.5 seconds left to move on to the Sweet 16.

Oh, the parity.

It’s pretty wild, to be quite frank. Put brackets aside for a second — partly because mine is bad, so I’d prefer not to talk about it — but how special is this sporting event?

The process of the brackets being released to everyone picking their oh-so-clever upsets to the games that come and the upsets that take place creates the madness that is March. Don’t argue, it is madness.

But after the opening weekend, as we do most years,

we’re left asking, “Is this March madder?”

Well, this year was the first since 2012 that all No. 1 seeds advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, so in that sense, no. But in every other sense, there’s no denying the breathtaking drama that has ensued in this 2016 tournament.

Take Koenig’s shot for example. Even with the Wisconsin and Xavier matchup, a game that featured countless fouls and was a matchup of offenses who pride themselves more on precision than pretty, the excitement at the end overcame everything else.

“I just let it fly and knew it was going in,” Koenig said postgame. “I can’t really explain the feeling. It was my first real game winner like that. It was a lot of excitement.”

Nobody else can explain the feeling, either.

Sitting there in section 104, row U and seat 12, my mouth was open and my eyes were big as the shot fell through. Behind me, a Xavier fan who had lost her voice yelling “defense” every single time the Badgers brought the ball down the floor just shook her head. In front of me, a Wisconsin fan packed in the Musketeers’ section jumped up and down.

Triumph for one side and tribulation for the other — the name of the game.

As fans started to pack out, actor Bill Murray, whose son Luke coaches for Xavier, was the last one up the stairs. The feeling of agony for him after a college basketball game was unlike anything else.

Only in the NCAA Tournament, folks.

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Tigers build off of Florida’s sweep JASON LOWENTHAL Senior Staff Writer Missouri showed some fight on the road against No. 1 Florida this past weekend, but dropped all three games in its first Southeastern Conference series of the season. It was the first time the Tigers have been swept to start conference play since 2003. Despite the 0–3 mark, it was not all bad news for Mizzou. Here’s what we learned: Production against top SEC pitchers will be a mixed bag The good news: Mizzou managed 23 hits against Florida’s three-headed monster rotation and didn’t show signs of backing down. The bad news: the Tigers struck out 44 times over the weekend. Gators starters, junior Logan Shore, junior A.J. Puk — a contender to be the No. 1 MLB draft pick — and sophomore Alex Faedo, accounted for 30 of those. So, what does this mean? Well, it shows the Tigers will remain aggressive at the plate and will continue to sit on early-count fastballs.

freshman Deacon Liput, the list of weapons is endless.

Mizzou’s bullpen was far from perfect, but it showed some signs of growth again over the weekend, limiting the Gators’ explosive offensive attack to three earned runs over a combined 7.2 innings of relief work.

Freshman Brian Sharp (2–1) was saddled with the loss on Friday night as the Tigers fell in extra innings.

However, freshmen Graham Ruopp and Ty Shoaff, along with redshirt freshman Liam Carter and redshirt sophomore Cole Bartlett, helped keep the Gators at bay in the final two games of the series.

Reggie McClain showed some mental toughness

At the same time, though, they need to get better with their two-strike approaches.

Too many times were batters caught looking in key situations late in the game. Aggressiveness and attacking the fastball is crucial, but only if you can make adjustments when you fall behind in the count.

After getting knocked around for three runs in the first inning of the series, redshirt senior starter Reggie McClain was dialed in. He delivered a complete game performance with eight strikeouts and no walks stifling Florida as the Tigers mounted their comeback effort.

McClain could have easily called it a day after falling behind 3–0 early, but he battled back to turn in one of his best starts of the season, given the highpowered opponent. McClain got the Tigers to extra innings and left with a no-decision. On the season, McClain is 3–0 with a 1.11 ERA and a remarkable 34:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, which ranks second in the nation.

The bullpen showed nice growth against a top offense

The back half of the Tigers’ rotation is still up in the air

Top to bottom, Florida’s lineup is loaded. With junior Buddy Reed, sophomore JJ Schwarz, junior Peter Alonso, sophomore Dalton Guthrie and

It appears that senior southpaw Austin Tribby has a hold on the third spot in the rotation, but nothing is a given.

Tribby has walked a fine line in

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Michael Plassmeyer releases a pitch toward home plate at Taylor Stadium on March 15.

Missouri lost to Southeast Missouri 7–2.

his outings and has stumbled to a 2–2 mark after losing his last two starts. He’s shown improvements in his stamina after spending most of his collegiate career as a reliever, reaching 80-plus pitches in three of his last four starts.

However, after surrendering five runs in just three innings against Florida and seeing his ERA climb to 4.40, his stake as the third starter is not a given.

The race to be penciled into the fourth spot in the rotation

is even more wide open. Neither freshman Michael Plassmeyer nor redshirt sophomore Ryan Lee pitched over the weekend, as they are both typically reserved for midweek contests, but it will be interesting to see how coach Tim Jamieson uses them going forward during conference play.

Next up The Tigers will return to Taylor Stadium this weekend

for a three-game series against Vanderbilt (17–3, 1–2 SEC), beginning 6 p.m. Friday. The Commodores are 10–0 alltime against Mizzou. However, the Tigers took Vanderbilt to the wire in last year’s SEC Tournament, eventually falling 7–6 in extras. Vanderbilt has won two of the past three SEC East titles and has reached the national championship series in consecutive years.

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Missouri swimmer Dan Graviss swims the breast stroke on Feb. 19 during the SEC championships in the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Missouri got the chance to host this year’s SEC swimming and diving championships.

Off the blocks: Missouri set for strong NCAA showing The Tigers will send seven individual swimmers to the meet and are entered in all five relay events.

PETER BAUGH Feature Projects Editor After a program-best finish at the women’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, Missouri looks to continue its momentum at the men’s meet.

Competition starts Wednesday and runs through Saturday.

Here’s an event-by-event analysis for the Tigers: 800-yard freestyle relay: Missouri is currently seeded 13th in this event.

Assuming junior Michael Chadwick is on the relay, do not be surprised if the Tigers jump up a few spots to place in the top eight. If coach Greg Rhodenbaugh sticks with the same relay team he used at Southeastern Conference Championships last month, Chadwick will be joined by freshman Mikel Schreuders and juniors Carter Griffin and Nick Davis.

200-yard freestyle relay: After finishing sixth in this event last year, Missouri could move into the top five relay teams if all goes well. Chadwick, a sprint specialist, will lead the way for the Tigers.

Juniors Andrew Sansoucie, Christian Aragona and senior Matthew Margritier will most likely make up the rest of the team.

200-yard individual medley: The Tigers have two swimmers entered in this event: juniors Eddie Mapel and Fabian Schwingenschlogl. Mapel and Schwingenschlogl are seeded 51st and 52nd, respectively, and will need to drop significant time to make the top 16.

50-yard freestyle: Chadwick enters this event seeded seventh. He will be rested for NCAAs and is capable of posting a toptier time at the meet. He will have a tough time winning because of U.S. record holder Caeleb Dressel, but he could certainly crack the top three with a strong swim. Sansoucie will also swim in this event.

1-meter diving: Two Tigers qualified for NCAAs in this meet: senior Clark Thomas and freshman Kyle Goodwin. Both placed at SEC Championships and could score points for Missouri.

400-yard medley relay: Missouri is seeded eighth in this event. Expect a big swim here. Schwingenschlogl, Sansoucie and Chadwick could all post major times to propel the Tigers into the range of the nation’s finest.

100-yard butterfly: Sansoucie enters this event ranked 18th. However, the junior has not swum rested since November and could see a major time drop. If all goes well

for the Wentzville native, he could place in the top eight.

200-yard freestyle: This event has major potential for the Tigers. Though Chadwick is currently entered in the event, he may not swim so he can be eligible to compete in all five relays. Still, the Tigers could see strong swims from Schreuders and Griffin. Both placed in the top eight at SEC Championships.

100-yard breaststroke: Like the 200-yard freestyle, Missouri could score major points in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Schwingenschlogl enters the meet with the nation’s top time, half a second ahead of the next closest swimmers. Mapel and sophomore Jordy Groters will also contest the event and could move into the top 16 if they have breakout swims.

100-yard backstroke: Griffin will swim this event for the Tigers. Though better in longer distances, the junior could still post a strong time.

3-meter diving: Goodwin and Thomas will also compete in this event.

200-yard medley relay: Like the 400yard medley relay, Missouri has serious potential in this event. The Tigers go into the meet seeded tenth, but could place in the top three teams if all goes well for the team. The team will most likely consist of senior Dillon Love, Schwingenschlogl, Sansoucie and Chadwick.

200-yard backstroke: Griffin is the

only Tiger in this event. He is one of the top swimmers nationally in the 200-meter backstroke. If he can take this potential into the yards pool, he could find himself in the top eight at NCAAs. 100-yard freestyle: This event is Chadwick’s specialty. Like the 50-yard event, he will have a hard time winning due to Florida’s Dressel. Still, if anyone has the potential to track down the Gator junior, it’s Chadwick. Sansoucie, Schreuders and Groters are also entered in the event.

200-yard breaststroke: Though he is stronger in the 100-yard event, Schwingenschlogl could still place highly in the longer distance race. The junior is seeded 11th and could move into the top eight. Mapel and Groters will also compete in the race.

Platform diving: Like the other diving events, Goodwin and Thomas will both look to score points for the Tigers in this competition.

400-yard freestyle relay: Missouri enters this race seeded 12th. If everything goes perfectly for the Tigers, they will move into the top eight. Chadwick will certainly compete in this race, but the other three spots are unclear. Margritier, Schreuders, Schwingenschlogl, Groters and Sansoucie could all earn a spot on the relay.

Edited by Nate Gatter | ngatter@ themaneater.com

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0–2 at 133 pounds and ended his season with four straight losses.

Manley entered as the No. 5 seed at 141 pounds, but he was

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other Tiger to finish in the top

limited by a lingering injury from the MAC tournament. He exited the tournament after two consecutive defeats. He’ll have surgery to repair ligaments in his right knee and is expected to be back for the Tigers next year at 141 pounds.

Barnes lost two consecutive matches to bring a quick end

to his NCAA tournament experience.

Senior Blaise Butler, a 174-pounder, was upset at the start of the tournament, but he wrestled his way back to have a shot at the podium. Butler fell to Ohio’s Cody Walters, whom he defeated twice this season.

McGhee was seeded eighth at

125 pounds and was defeated by UNI’s Dylan Peters 3-2. McGhee dominated Peters in the MAC conference finals, yet Peters finished sixth at this year’s national tournament. McGhee, a sophomore, will return next season at 125 pounds for the Tigers.

“We have some work to do for

next year, setting the bar even higher than this year,” Lewis said after his match. “This tournament was a grind the whole way through, as a team, we want to be right up there on top next year, receiving a team trophy.”

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10, finishing in a tie for sixth place.

The floor exercise was Missouri’s downfall. Only Porter emerged inside the top 10, finishing tied for

fifth. Missouri’s remaining competitors finished tied for 15th, 20th and 22nd.

Sophomore Shauna Miller finished with the event’s lowest score, 9.350, to finish in 24th.

Missouri’s next event will be the NCAA Regionals at 4 p.m. April 2 in Minneapolis.

The Tigers are slated as the No. 4 seed in the region and will be competing against Florida,

Denver, Minnesota, Ohio State and Brigham Young. It is the 26th regional bid in program history.

Edited by Nate Gatter | ngatter@themaneater.com

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