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Vol. 82, Issue 28
APRIL 20, 2016
GRADUATE UNION
Grad workers vote for unionization
MU and UM System officials have said they won’t recognize election results. KYRA HAAS Staff Writer
Graduate student workers made their support for unionization official Tuesday, with 84 percent voting in favor of authorizing the Coalition of Graduate Workers to represent them in collective bargaining with MU and the UM System. The Columbia chapter of the League of Women Voters reported 668 graduate workers voted in favor and 127 voted against. “This result is in spite of eleventh hour voter intimidation by the University of Missouri
administration, and it unequivocally demonstrates that graduate student employees will not accept the status quo,” CGW wrote in a news release. “It is also the culmination of an academic year of tireless organizing during which the graduate student employees of the University of Missouri have provided inspiration to universities across the United States. If the University of Missouri is to move forward, it will be due in no small part to the resolute desire of graduate students to make the University of Missouri a better institution of higher education.” Graduate student Jesse Hoff, a research assistant in the department of genetics, said he voted in favor of unionization to solidify graduate workers’ place at the table. He believes the union will help graduate students consistently
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BUDGET
MU works to tighten budget
CLAIRE MITZEL Staff Writer MU colleges, schools and departments have been working to trim their budgets following interim Chancellor Hank Foley’s announcement of a 5 percent budget cut, including laying off staff, not filling open positions and not providing merit raises. The anticipated $32 million budget shortfall comes from a projected 1,500 fewer students for fall 2016. Even with the 5 percent cut, MU will still be $10 million short of reaching $32 million. Reserve money will be used to make up the difference, Foley wrote in the email announcing the shortfall. In addition to the cut, Foley has imposed a hiring freeze. It is up to the discretion of campus administrators to hire
EMIL LIPPE | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Two members of the League of Women Voters wait for graduate student workers to vote on unionization Tuesday, April 19 in Memorial Union. Eighty-four percent of graduate student workers who voted were in favor of allowing the Coalition of Graduate Workers to represent them in collective bargaining with MU and the UM System.
faculty or staff, but the need must be “exceptional,” he wrote in the email. What’s being affected For the College of Arts and Science, that means cutting $4.2 million. Dean Michael O’Brien said he is hoping most of that money can come from not filling open positions. “Level of instruction will not be affected,” O’Brien said about the decision to hire fewer faculty. “We may have to offer some larger classes … (but) I think we've done a really good job of holding that kind of thing absolutely the same.” Jim Spain, vice provost for Undergraduate Studies, said laying off staff will be a last resort for his department because of the negative
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FOOTBALL
Witter ready to be primetime Missouri running back In the 2015–16 season, Witter ran for 518 yards and one touchdown in 12 games played. ALEC LEWIS Sports Editor Russell Hansbrough was supposed to man the backfield for Missouri last year, not Ish Witter. Fresh off a 1,084-yard, 10-touchdown and 5.3 yards-per-rush 2014–15 campaign, the former Missouri running back in Hansbrough was bigger, faster — every cliche in the book and was supposed to have a stellar senior season. But in the first series of the year against Southeast Missouri State and on his first carry, Hansbrough injured his leg on a 20-yard first down run,
leading to a disappointing year and a heavy workload that then-sophomore running back Witter would have to carry. The 5-foot-10, 190-pound running back wasn’t ready. Looking back, Witter has admitted that. In 12 games played, Witter ran for 518 yards and scored just one touchdown. He lacked the strength necessary to be an every-down back. He lacked power to burst through tackles. But even more than that, he lacked the confidence it takes to be the starting running back for a football team in the Southeastern Conference. A year and an offseason later, Witter seems to have done a complete 180. “I think he, maybe as much as anybody on the offensive side of the ball, has
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MU boosts recruitment efforts MU hired four new admission reps following a decrease in enrollment for next year.
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Listen up: Hitt Street Records now occupies two levels instead of one.
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After a not-so-good season, Missouri’s O-line looks promising.
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Brief
What you missed at this week’s Board of Curators meeting TAYLOR BLATCHFORD University News Editor The UM System Board of Curators met at Missouri University of Science and Technology last Thursday and Friday for its final scheduled meeting of the 2015–16 school year. Presidential search qualification statement Presidential search committee members discussed what they want to see in the next UM System president following open forums for public input that had been held at each of the four system campuses. An understanding of higher education is at the top of the list, as well as communication and relationship-building skills. Middleton addresses board In his report to the board, interim UM System President Mike Middleton asked the Board of Curators to engage in difficult conversations and consider the system’s future. “Each of us who believe in a bright future for this great university must ask ourselves if we’re willing to become comfortable with the uncomfortable,” Middleton said. “Often when we are uncomfortable, it is because we are in the process of learning. This is an important part of advancing our individual and collective growth.” He also discussed ongoing efforts to improve diversity, including a systemwide task force and a third-party diversity audit of all four UM System campuses. Academic programs approved The curators voted to approve the addition of a Master of Science program in Applied Behavioral Analysis, which trains behavior analysts on working with people with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The program will be housed in the School of Health Professions and work in collaboration with the College of Education and the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. The board also approved a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Arts at UM-Kansas City. Edited by Nancy Coleman | ncoleman@themaneater.com
Admissions
MU boosts recruitment efforts nationwide MU has hired four more admission representatives for various regions of the country. THOMAS OIDE Staff Writer This past March, MU estimated that 1,500 fewer students would enroll this coming fall than last year, but the university is doing everything it can to boost enrollment for this fall and the future.
Interim Chancellor Hank Foley announced in a letter to staff that MU’s budget for next year would be $32 million short due to the enrollment decline. To combat the decreased enrollment, Foley announced a hiring freeze and a 5 percent budget cut across all departments. However, the cuts won’t impact recruiting efforts, interim Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Barbara Rupp said. “The hiring freeze and budget cuts have not affected recruitment, as it is understood that recruitment efforts must continue,” Rupp said in an email.
Rupp also said many individual schools have been reaching out to students with personal calls and emails and that more faculty and students have participated in their yield events this year. She anticipates that those programs will continue for the class of 2021. Foley also announced in the letter that MU would be implementing several recruitment initiatives to attract more prospective students. Rupp said MU has hired four new admissions representatives who will
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MSA committee wants to remove chief justice Proposed legislation clarifies the removal procedure, but Senate cannot impeach Chief Justice Whitney Barr while she is out of the state. EMILY GALLION Assistant News Editor Amid frustration over MSA Student Court Chief Justice Whitney Barr’s absence, the Operations Committee passed legislation adding a section in their bylaws outlining the removal of chief justices.
The legislation, Act 55-45, passed through the committee April 13 and will be voted on during the April 27 full Senate. The authors of the legislation, Sen. Levi Doyle-Barker and Operations Chairman Josh Tennison, said the legislation came in response to Barr’s unavailability throughout the semester. During the resignation of former President-elect Haden Gomez and running mate Chris Hanner, as well as the resulting special election, Tennison and Doyle-Barker said Barr was out of the state and slow in responding to issues. Barr is interning in Washington, D.C., through the Mizzou Congressional Leadership program. She is currently enrolled at MU as a full-time student.
After screenshots surfaced of Gomez and Hanner’s campaign GroupMe, the committee drafted legislation for their removal based on the knowledge that the court would not be able to meet for three days. The committee received the screenshots the night before Gomez and Hanner’s scheduled inauguration. Tennison said her absence made it difficult to move forward with the special election. “The appointment of the (Board of Elections Commissioners) chair is one instance that (we ran into trouble),” he said. “That appointment has to be made unanimously amongst the speaker, the president and the chief
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Continued from page 1 have their voices heard and their rights respected. “Grad students run the university,” Hoff said. “We do the research, we do the teaching and we need to make sure that we have full representation of what our needs are at all levels and across all departments of the university.” The union authorization election came after a year of tension between graduate students and administration. In August, graduate students were informed 13 hours before their health coverage period ended that it would not be renewed. The
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THE MANEATER | NEWS | APRIL 20, 2016 insurance was quickly reinstated. The Forum on Graduate Rights and CGW formed shortly thereafter, and CGW began planning for unionization in early September. They met with administration at the MU and UM System level several times throughout the year, according to previous Maneater reporting. In an interview with the Columbia Daily Tribune on April 9, interim Chancellor Hank Foley called the election a “mock vote” and a “straw poll,” adding that seeing the results would be important, but ultimately the university would look to the courts for a determination of whether graduate workers are employees. Graduate student Jennifer
Lewallen said she voted yes after conferring with colleagues. She took offense to Foley’s comments. “That’s another reason I came out: for us to kind of stick it to him,” Lewallen said. “Graduate students are not kids. We are adults. Many of us have kids of our own, and we do a lot of work here at the university, and we do it happily, and we want to be recognized for the work that we do as employees of the university.” Although the vote proves the graduate workers’ support of unionization, CGW still needs the administration to recognize the election results and the union itself before it can move forward as graduate workers’ collective
bargaining agent. In February, interim UM System President Mike Middleton said the administration needed legal clarity on the employee status of graduate students before the union could be recognized. CGW is preparing to file a lawsuit in order to get a court ruling on their employee status. The Missouri Constitution does not specify whether graduate workers are employees. Graduate student Ben Daniels said he voted in part because of graduate student issues raised after the health insurance scare in August. He cited lack of graduate student housing and accessible, affordable child care as other factors in his decision.
“I’m lucky enough that I don’t have a child or a family right now, but I can’t imagine supporting that on a stipend of $1,200 a month,” Daniels said. In its news release, CGW said it looked forward beginning contract negotiations with the university. “We view the results as a clear mandate for in favor of graduate student employee collective bargaining, and we call for the administration of the University of Missouri to duly recognize these democratic results,” the news release read. Amos Chen and Andrew Frein contributed to this report. Edited by Taylor Blatchford | tblatchford@themaneater.com
in the books that way. We will have quite a few less people working in Student Life. We will have fewer student employees.” Lucas said that the Department of Student Life is losing $100,000 a year and is increasingly having to do more with less. “We only get $1 million in student fees,” Lucas said. “I say 'only' because if we're losing more than $100,000 a year, you're losing 10 percent of your entire budget in one year.” MU Operations will be cutting 50 jobs, according to an email from Vice Chancellor Gary Ward obtained by the Columbia Missourian. Unfilled positions will remain unfilled, layoffs will occur and fewer student positions will be available in the fall. Among other changes, faculty will be responsible for emptying the trash from their offices, and trash from Saturday football game tailgates will not be cleaned up until Monday. Snow removal and response times for maintenance requests will also be slower. “We will be unable to sustain the level of service for which you have become accustomed,” Ward wrote in the email. “I do not anticipate that changes beginning July 1, 2016, will inhibit the academic mission at Mizzou, nor is it my
intention for that to ever happen.” The Trulaske College of Business will not be making layoffs, but it will be instituting cuts in other ways, interim Dean Stephen Ferris said in an email. “Unfortunately, we will be unable to grant merit raises for the coming year,” Ferris said in the email. Kathryn Chval, dean of the College of Education, said her school will be eliminating positions from the administrative level down to graduate student level. She said in an email that faculty and staff have been professional throughout conversations regarding the budget cuts. “Our faculty and professional staff have provided valuable insights into suggested costsaving measures that we can make as well as ways in which we can increase revenue by offering further programs and services to the current Missouri workforce,” Chval said in the email. In an email to faculty and staff following Foley’s announcement, Chval said that searches started before his announcement would be continued; future searches will depend on the necessity of the position. MU Libraries will be losing $894,000 as a result of the budget
cuts, according to the Missourian. These cuts will affect employee numbers, collections and hours. The libraries have already had to make cuts after a proposed library fee was failed.
as possible … We don't like it, but at least we know everyone’s under the same gun. Somebody's not being treated better or worse than someone else.” The budget shortfall, Spain said, will have a multi-year impact. His department is already planning ahead to reduce disruption in future years. “Our budget planning scenarios are actually accommodating to our need to think forward or think ahead … It allows us, I think, to have a better handle on what cuts and what size of cuts to make within programs this year that will minimize not only the disruption this year, but can help us minimize the disruption the next fiscal year as well,” Spain said. While there will still be campus programs and activities for students, Lucas said, they will be different than they are currently. “Our job is to make the out-of-class experience really meaningful,” Lucas said. “Our job is to provide those experiences for all the different components of our campus, and we will still be able to do that, we just may not be able to do that as much to benefit the people who are paying for it. It's going to change.” Edited by Taylor Blatchford | tblatchford@themaneater.com
group, and Witter specifically, to get bigger and stronger for obvious reasons. Heading into the summer and fall, the Tampa, Florida, native has taken that to heart. “To sum it up a little bit, I’ve tried to get more muscle than fat and I feel good and quicker,” Witter said. “I just have to work harder. I’m the No. 1 back now, so it definitely is a bigger change. I’m not saying I was trying to avoid contact last year, but I’ve needed to work on my balance so that’s what I’ve been doing.” Being the No. 1 back isn’t a foregone conclusion. Witter will compete against two incoming running back recruits, Natereace Strong and Damarea Crockett. Strong, who stands at 6-foot-1 and comes from Hinds Community College, was ranked No. 15 in the nation (and the No. 2 running back) among junior college recruits. Crockett is a 6-foot Little Rock, Arkansas, native who guided his high school team to a state runnerup mark as a senior rushing for
more than 1,400 yards and 20 touchdowns. And as much as he recognizes they’ll have the advantage of a fresh start, Heupel has watched Witter’s progression and seen his confidence grow. “I think he saw himself doing things (this spring) that he physically maybe could not or wouldn’t do a year ago and he’s starting to make very good, decisive, fast vertical cuts,” Heupel said. “He’s running with a great physical presence, finishing runs and gaining an extra yard or two. I like the direction that he’s really taken his game.” As Witter attempts to proceed in that direction, the questions at the running back spot for Mizzou will remain. A year later, though, means a year stronger and a year more confident — attributes that will bode very well in Witter’s hopes of shouldering the rushing load for Missouri. Edited by Katherine Knott | kknott@themaneater.com
Making the cuts Lucas is allowing his staff to prioritize and decide what to cut. He said that he decides the monetary amount that programs will have to cut and his staff then has conversations. “We sit down with everyone and say: 'OK guys, we can only do 80 things. Let's figure out what those 80 things are for next year,’” Lucas said. “As these discussions are happening in each office, I have staff that will update me on those discussions.” O’Brien said he is also allowing each department within the College of Arts and Science to decide what to cut. He said despite the hard conversations about the budget, the faculty has been cooperative and understanding. “I think they've responded like the true great citizens of the campus they are,” O’Brien said. “I work carefully with the chairs of the departments and the programs, they work with their faculty, we try to make everything as transparent
JORDAN KODNER | PHOTO EDITOR
Junior running back Ish Witter takes a handoff from sophomore quarterback Drew Lock during the annual Black and Gold spring game on April 16.
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Loftin’s new position focuses on connecting faculty with research opportunities R. Bowen Loftin: “People seem to think I’m doing nothing, which is totally false. I’ve been very busy since all this happened back in November.” TAYLOR BLATCHFORD University News Editor R. Bowen Loftin is still working at MU, but five months after resigning as chancellor, he doesn’t yet have a defined job title. “It’s close to being finalized, and then I’ll have a business card, finally,” Loftin said. Loftin and interim Chancellor Hank Foley have worked together to create a completely new role focusing on connecting MU faculty’s research goals with national security organizations to increase research opportunities and funding. “We have great faculty here who have a lot of expertise, but we aren’t going after these particular sources of funding right now the way we could go after them,” Loftin said. “If I can find ways to make that more available and more easily done, that would be helpful.” His work to obtain research funding could improve MU’s standing in the Association of American Universities, which has taken a backseat to other issues in the face of budget cuts and administrative transitions. Loftin said he is still earning his full chancellor’s salary of $459,000 per year until May 1, when he will begin earning $344,250 per year. He said he doesn’t know if his role will be affected by the university’s budget shortage. “The system decided to keep
paying me through the end of April as part of the transition,” Loftin said. “The idea was that I would assist in the transition to a new leader here on the campus, and that was the way they put it together.” Loftin stepped down Nov. 9 following a semester of tension with some administrators, faculty and students. According to his transition agreement signed the day he resigned, he planned to take two administrative roles: director for research facility development and director of university research in support of the Tiger Institute for Health Innovation. Five months later, neither of these positions are solidified, Loftin said in an interview with The Maneater. The development of new facilities has been slowed considerably because of campuswide budget shortages. The position with the Tiger Institute, which is a partnership between MU and health care IT company Cerner, is “still a possibility,” Loftin said, but it’s uncertain right now. Cerner spokesman Dan Smith told the Columbia Daily Tribune that a job for Loftin had not been submitted to the institute’s Board of Governors. So far, Loftin said he’s been reaching out to people he has worked with who are involved in government organizations to find opportunities for faculty to expand their research. He’s also spent time meeting with faculty members to discuss their research and goals for the future. “The faculty here are really very good people,” he said. “They know a lot and they can do a lot. They need to be encouraged to think bigger. We need to realize that we are really a good place and that we haven’t been good
JORDAN KODNER | PHOTO EDITOR
Former Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin answers questions during an interview in the Residence on the Quad on Dec. 15, 2015, in Columbia, Mo.
enough about telling other people how capable we are of doing some extraordinary research and extraordinary teaching.” He said he’s also been able to gain a greater understanding of what faculty are doing on an individual level. “I studied the university a lot as chancellor, but not at the level I’m doing right now,” he said. “I
need to really understand who our faculty are in terms of our research capabilities and their research aspirations. To me, that takes a lot of time and energy, but I don’t mind doing it.” Even in a less public position, Loftin has still been involved on campus, meeting personally with students who reach out to him and attending sporting events as
“purely a spectator.” “People seem to think I’m doing nothing, which is totally false,” he said. “I’ve been very busy since all this happened back in November. It’s really on relationships and on learning more about the university at the right level.” Edited by George Roberson | groberson@themaneater.com
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justice, and we found difficulty in contacting Whitney to discuss the appointment.” Barr said in an email that she had been fully able to complete her job despite her physical absence. She phoned in to every meeting and case, voted on every case, participated in weekly phone conferences and facilitated the court’s semesterly handbook review. She also said, with regard to the special election and appointment of the BEC chairwoman, that she had not received any emails from the Operations chairman. “To be very clear, I do agree that there needs to be a procedure for
THE MANEATER | NEWS | APRIL 20, 2016 that this will help our non-resident recruiting efforts.” In a March Faculty Council meeting, Rupp did not address whether the events of last semester impacted the decreased deposits but did admit that they may have played a role in the decreased enrollment projection. “While we do not think that the campus unrest was the only factor, we certainly believe that it was a factor in our decreased deposits,” Rupp said. “This seems to be particularly true out-of-state, where many families were not able to come to campus, or return to campus, and relied only on what they were able to
see in the media.” But Rupp is confident that the recruiting efforts will yield positive results. She has been particularly encouraged by the faculty’s response to help recruiting. “The faculty response has been very positive and they have been more than willing to assist with recruiting students to Mizzou,” Rupp said. “I expect that this will continue with more coordinated efforts next fall and beyond. Students seem to enjoy receiving a phone call or an email from faculty, and faculty have been delighted to have personal conversations with prospective new students.”
Journalism professor Berkley Hudson has been making some personal calls to prospective students. He said he has made calls and sent emails in years before, but this year was the first time that he did it formally for admissions. As a parent who has sent two kids to college, Hudson said he understands that fit is the most important aspect. “My main job is to listen very carefully to what the prospective student is saying and to see whether there’s a possible fit,” Hudson said. “And if there is, my job is to answer questions to make sure that Mizzou is a great fit.” While he did receive some
information to talk about with students, Hudson said that he already knows what to say and what to listen for. “(MU has) always been a great place to be a journalism student, but I’m saying right now, there ain’t no better place to be a journalism student,” Hudson said. “The world knows who Mizzou is now. They think whatever they think, but we’ve got their attention. We have the opportunity to be a global leader in race relations, teaching, service and economic development.” Edited by Taylor Blatchford | tblatchford@themaneater.com
the removal of a justice,” she said. “I believe the legislation written now has been crafted thoughtfully and will allow for a clear process to remove a justice in the event that is necessary, and I commend the senators for their diligence in writing that legislation.” Previously, there was no procedure in the bylaws for the removal of justices. In the constitution, the process is housed under the Inferior Officer clause, which makes no distinction between chief justices and other justices. “We do have a procedure in place (in the constitution),” Doyle-Barker said. “It’s just not clear that’s what it’s for, and it’s in an awkward place. It’s not even under the judicial section of the bylaws.” The bylaw revision would make the impeachment process the same for chief justices and the
other branch heads, the president and the Senate speaker, with one difference. While these positions are impeached by a petition of 20 percent of all Senate and removed by a vote of two-thirds of present senators at a full Senate meeting, the chief justice would go through a different appeal process because the Student Court presides over all appeals. If a chief justice were to appeal their removal, remaining justices would have to vote on the appeal. The addition to the bylaws would require a unanimous vote of all present justices to overturn the chief’s removal, to compensate for any sort of bias the justices may have toward their own leader. This is not the first bylaw revision passed concerning the court this semester. Act 55-21 passed Feb. 10 and also included
several reforms to the judicial branch. The act created new requirements that the court meet at least once a month, two judges must be present at each full Senate meeting, and justices have to respond within certain timeframes during elections. The court has two hours to respond to requests from the BEC or slates and must be available to begin judicial proceedings by 5 p.m. on the same day as complaints during polling days. Tennison said he expected impeachment proceedings to be brought against Barr, but not immediately after the legislation passed. The constitution requires impeached officers to be “allowed to make a defense before the Senate and before any committee considering the issue.” Tennison said he does not
believe this could be done while Barr is out of the state. “You can’t hold an impeachment trial for somebody who’s not here,” he said. “But that would be the only thing stopping us from seeing an impeachment trial. If there were a way for her to be here to be impeached, I definitely would expect that (to happen).” Barr said she looked forward to applying the skills she learned at her internship to her position as chief justice. “The associate chief justice has presided in my place when the chief justice was required this semester,” she said. “It sets a dangerous precedent to punish those for physical absence if they are still fulfilling their judicial duties of voting.” Edited by Waverly Colville | wcolville@themaneater.com
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The Netflix gems you should be watching JACK CRONIN Reporter Netflix seems to have millions of options. When you’re trying to pick a show or movie to watch, it can be pretty overwhelming. Most of the time, we just settle with whatever options we already know and like. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing. After a long day of class and homework, watching “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” or a few episodes of “Parks and Recreation” can be exactly what we need to wind down and relax. Although our favorites are always great options, sometimes it’s good to watch some new stuff. For those days when you are trying to pick a new show or movie, here are a few of Netflix’s best options that you might not have watched yet. “Short Term 12” In February, Brie Larson won her first Oscar for her fantastic performance in “Room.” For those of you who enjoyed the emotional journey of “Room,” you might also enjoy one of Larson’s earlier works. Set in a short-term foster care facility similar to Columbia’s own Rainbow House, “Short Term 12” follows the lives of the facility’s staff and the children that they care for. When a new girl is admitted to the facility, Grace (Brie Larson) is forced to confront some traumatic memories that she had been suppressing for years. “Short Term 12” is a rare film. Despite its low budget, it boasts a strong cast of up-and-coming actors and actresses including Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Rami Malek and Keith Stanfield. Moreover, each shot of the movie captures the beating heart at the center of this facility through the monotonous day-today tasks that they perform. Yet, it still packs an emotionally potent narrative centered around Grace, ultimately asking the audience to confront their past no matter how difficult or traumatic that might be. “Fruitvale Station” In recent years, issues of police brutality have appeared to increase in the eyes of the public. From Michael Brown to Eric Garner and countless others, these tragic instances seem to go viral about once a month, if not more often. Due to the recurring nature of this phenomena, we often see these deaths as just another news story with no ramifications for our personal lives. This causes us to lose sight of what is truly important: the individual who died and those who mourn his loss. In Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s first project together, the young director-actor combo tackled this sensitive subject. On New Year’s Eve in 2008, Oscar Grant III was shot and killed by a police officer in Oakland, California. “Fruitvale Station” is the dramatic portrayal of the last day of Oscar Grant’s life, offering insight into his personal life and the events that led to his tragic death. “Fruitvale Station” is an emotionally heavy film. The last few scenes will surely resonate with anyone who has a pulse. But perhaps the most effective feat of “Fruitvale
Station” is its ability to humanize the recurring tragedy of police brutality. It reminds us that Oscar, like anyone else, was a human with friends and family who loved him. It also shows us how a police officer might panic in a tense situation. With the increasing relevance of police brutality, “Fruitvale Station” is essential to understanding how these events occur and why they deserve our attention. “Love” Over the last two decades, Judd Apatow has made a name for himself through romantic comedies such as “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up” and “This Is 40.” His movies often consist of incredibly flawed characters who bumble through relationships and life. Unlike other romantic comedies, Apatow’s films discuss how love is a more complicated concept than we are led to believe. In many respects, his works offer some of the best and most realistic portrayals of navigating relationships in modern society.
His most recent project is no exception. In the Netflix original series, “Love,” Apatow and his co-creators Lesley Arfin and Paul Rust have created yet another comical, insightful portrait of modern relationships. After the demise of their own personal relationships, Gus (Paul Rust) and Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) meet and begin to reevaluate their lives, questioning why they wanted to be in relationships in the first place. Similar to most romantic comedies, “Love” is centered around the question of whether or not its central couple will start dating. Yet it is unlike its peers in many ways, it asks if these characters would even be good for each other. “Love” challenges the viewers to dislike Gus and Mickey while still sympathizing with them. Gus, for example, presents himself to be a typical good guy, hiding his selfish tendencies. Mickey similarly suppresses her personal baggage in order to appear to be cool and collected. By asking us to dislike its main characters, “Love” challenges
us to question ourselves and our own ideas of love, making it a unique, interesting and insightful series. “BoJack Horseman” Adult animated series can be some of television’s funniest shows, and some are excellent satires of American culture, like “South Park.” Few of this genre’s shows, however, become serious dramas with threedimensional characters. “BoJack Horseman” is a rare adult animated show that simultaneously is a dark drama and satirical comedy. Set in a world co-inhabited by humans and anthropomorphic animals, “BoJack Horseman” follows the washed-up star of a ’90s sitcom, named BoJack Horseman (Will Arnett), as he works on an autobiography with his ghostwriter, Diane (Alison Brie), and attempts to turn his career around. A few aspects of “BoJack Horseman” set it apart from its peers, but the main ones are its characters. BoJack and Diane are both successful in their careers,
but neither one seems to be truly happy. As they delve further into their careers and personal lives, they begin to feel unsure if they will ever be happy. The unfulfillable desires and perpetual unhappiness of BoJack and Diane have led some to refer to “BoJack Horseman” as one of television’s best portrayals of depression. Beyond the emotionally resonant character drama at the heart of the show, “BoJack Horseman” is also successful simply because it is hilarious. Capitalizing on its complete and utter devotion to its world with humans and human-like animals, the show uses an unceasing amount of puns. Moreover, its setting in Hollywood (or Hollywoo) opens it to comic satires of life in Hollywood. As a hilarious animated adult comedy and a dark character drama, “BoJack Horseman” is one of television’s best shows. Edited by Katie Rosso | krosso@ themaneater.com
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The road to Unionization
THE MANEATER | NEWS | APRIL 20, 2016 TAYLOR BLATCHFORD University News Editor
Graduate students have been asking university administrators to meet their demands since last August. Tuesday night, they voted IN FAVOR OF unionization. Here are all the events that led up to the vote.
Aug. 14
Nov. 16
MU announces that graduate student health care subsidies have been cut
Task Force for Graduate Health Insurance releases report The task force’s report recommends increasing stipends for graduate students, providing fellowships and providing a health insurance plan that qualifies for a “silver” plan under the Affordable Care Act. On Dec. 11, FGR releases a statement in response and concludes that all three of the task force’s solutions “would leave graduate students materially worse off ” than their current subsidy plan.
Thirteen hours before graduate workers’ health insurance coverage period ends, they are informed via email that MU will no longer offer them health care subsidies. MU officials had been aware of the need to make a change to insurance policies due to new Affordable Care Act rules since July 21.
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Aug. 17 MU holds forum to discuss changes to health care policy Graduate students discuss unionization and staging a walkout as potential responses to the university’s decision to cut health insurance subsidies. Then-Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin issues an apology for the “lack of appropriate notice and prior consultation.”
Forum on Graduate Rights issues demands The Forum on Graduate Rights forms to promote graduate student rights and issues a list of seven demands to MU administration, including the reinstatement of subsidized health insurance, affordable housing and university child care.
AUG. 21
MU reinstates health insurance subsidies Administrators release a statement announcing that they will pay for health insurance for graduate workers.
Aug. 26 Grad students walk out During the first week of school, hundreds of graduate students march from Francis Quadrangle to Traditions Plaza in protest of the university’s failure to meet their demands.
Interim UM System President Mike Middleton says in a statement that the university “needs clarity on the graduate students’ legal right to organize, as there is no legal precedent or clarity in current Missouri law to make that determination.” The UM System does not technically recognize graduate workers as university employees.
Dec. 22
Graduate students express concerns at public forum Students discuss their experiences as graduate student employees and share concerns about health insurance, lack of child care and student loans at an open forum. At the close of the forum, the Coalition of Graduate Workers, a branch of FGR, collects signatures from graduate students interested in unionization.
Foley says university will not recognize vote to unionize Foley tells graduate students in an email that any vote to unionize will not be recognized by the university. “It is surprising, and disappointing, that at the same time MU administration has responded to graduate student requests for improved communication that this announcement was made without any consultation with us,” Foley says in the email. FGR responds and “unequivocally condemns” Foley’s statement, saying they have notified administrators in person and over email of their intent to hold an election in the spring semester.
April 6 CGW emails administrators to notify them of upcoming election
In an open forum with the UM System Board of Curators, representatives from FGR discuss their plans to form a union and say they are willing to work with the university throughout the process.
Sept. 8
April 8
In a statement to the Board of Curators, CGW states its plan to hold a union authorization vote in the spring 2016 semester in order to determine representation for graduate workers in collective bargaining with the university.
Graduate students share concerns at Board of Curators listening session
CGW starts the process of unionization after beginning to affiliate with the National Education Association. The group hopes for collective bargaining rights and unity among graduate students.
At the first Faculty Council meeting of the school year, Leona Rubin, associate vice chancellor for graduate studies, says administrators haven’t reviewed survey data about graduate students’ experiences in 12 years, but a task force has been organized to examine the data.
UM System asks for clarity on legal right to unionize
Nov. 20
Coalition of Graduate Workers announces plans to unionize
Graduate satisfaction data hasn’t been reviewed in 12 years
Feb. 10
Graduate workers sit in Jesse Hall to grade, write lecture plans, hold office hours and tutor in order to make their labor for the university visible.
CGW announces plans to hold union authorization vote
The day after Loftin and UM System President Tim Wolfe resign, graduate students rally and share their admiration for graduate student Jonathan Butler, who went on a hunger strike for eight days until Wolfe resigned. They ask for an improvement in leadership at MU.
Aug. 27
Graduate workers hold grade-in in Jesse Hall
Feb. 3
Graduate workers walk out after administrators resign
Sept. 30
Aug. 19
Feb. 24
Task Force on the Graduate Student Experience releases report The report recommends improving the compensation and workload of graduate workers, improving support structures for graduate students and promoting graduate education culture.
Jan. 27
CGW emails Foley, Middleton, the Board of Curators and other administrators to notify them of the planned union authorization election April 18–19.
Foley announces increases to graduate student stipends In his State of the University address, Foley says the current minimum graduate student stipend of $12,000 per year will be increased by $3,000 for the next two years, resulting in a new minimum stipend of $18,000 per year. FGR responds with a statement and says the increase is “a step toward advancing the wellbeing of graduate student employees at MU.”
Jan. 19
Foley guarantees graduate students health insurance for another year Interim Chancellor Hank Foley emails graduate students and faculty assuring them that they will have at least one more year of health insurance coverage.
April 8 GPC emails graduate students about upcoming election The Graduate Professional Council, which has passed a resolution affirming graduate workers’ right to unionize, emails all graduate students encouraging them to vote in the upcoming election. GPC does not have an official position about whether graduate workers should unionize.
April 15 Election Begins Polling locations are open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 18–19 at the Student Center and Memorial Union. The Columbia chapter of the League of Women Voters operates the election and certifies its results.
April 19
Polls close Eighty-four percent of graduate student workers who voted support unionization, with 668 votes for and 127 votes against.
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OPINION
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Foley’s rhetoric is unacceptable After months of buildup, the Coalition of Graduate Workers finally held their unionization election, and unionization won in a landslide 84 percent victory. The series of events leading up to the election has been long and messy, but the rhetoric and choice of language on the part of interim Chancellor Hank Foley in the past two weeks has been especially upsetting. Regardless of whether unionization is the best solution to graduate workers’ problems, the way Foley has addressed this whole debacle has been beyond disappointing. We never expected the condescending language, the constant misrepresentations and the borderline lies from Foley, who up until recently seemed to have a reasonable grasp on this issue. In a recent interview with the Columbia Daily Tribune, Foley attempted to calm down the situation regarding the election, but in doing so only further insulted and infuriated graduate workers. “I am not trying to go to war with these kids,” Foley told the Tribune. The fact that Foley, after everything that has happened since the original health care debacle in August, could refer to graduate workers as “kids” is stunning. This isn’t just a public relations misstep or some unfortunate slip of the tongue during an interview. The comment perfectly
encapsulates the attitude of university officials toward graduate workers, the same attitude that has frustrated them to the point of unionization. Graduate workers are tired of being treated like petulant children with the UM System acting as a paternalistic figure that knows what’s ultimately best for them. With a median age around 30, the 2,800 graduate employees at MU are anything but children. Graduate students are professional educators and researchers, many of whom have children themselves. It’s long overdue that the UM System recognized this. Foley goes even further with the condescending language in the letter by implicitly threatening graduate students. “The decision to unionize carries both significant pros and cons for our graduate students, and we feel it is in your best interest to be fully educated on the ramifications of unionization,” Foley said. He firmly claims that the decision to pursue unionization has negatives, but never goes on to say what those negatives are. The election allows graduate workers to decide if CGW should act as their exclusive representative for the purpose of collective bargaining. The election itself carries no clear negatives, and the UM system has made no case against unionization. If Foley wants to present an argument against
unionization, he should do so. Foley even lies outright about the circumstances leading up to this election, claiming that it’s “surprising” and that administrators were not consulted on it. Representatives from CGW met with administrators five times between December and early February. During that time, the administration indicated to CGW that they would seek legal counsel if they held a unionization election. CGW decided, in response, to force this legal action and they made it clear to numerous UM System and MU administrators that they were going through with the election in the near future. If none of this was made clear to interim Chancellor Foley, then it reveals yet another exceptional failure in communication by MU’s administration. The responses from the UM System and Foley indicate that they are not truly concerned that a union would be a negative for them, rather than a con for the graduate workers themselves. The administration’s primary concern ought to be the well-being of MU’s 2,800 graduate workers, not their own. Regardless of whether a union truly is the best option for graduate workers, the condescending and misleading rhetoric must come to an end.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
What addiction recovery in Missouri lacks It’s hard. It’s costly. For some, it’s impossible. Addiction destroys people. It destroys their families, communities, friends and futures. We are facing an addiction epidemic like no other, and it is killing a generation of Missourians. But long-term, sustainable recovery can and should happen, and we have the power make recovery services more accessible to Missourians who struggle with substance abuse disorders and other mental health issues. As a graduate student in Public Health, I have had the fortune of working with students in recovery from substance use disorders. I have seen strong fellowships knit by students in recovery, whose common ground is often found in their lowest moments. Despite their struggles they are bright, passionate, and loyal young people who care fiercely for one another and their communities. And although each individual’s path to recovery is different, one thing holds true for all of them: They wouldn’t be where they are today without help. Recovery support services are critical to the long-term success of young people fighting addiction — many of whom suffer from co-occurring addiction and other mental health disorders. In fact, studies show that students with recovery support services on their campuses are more likely to stay enrolled in school and graduate than those without such services. However, when recovery services like rehab, treatment, counseling, and other behavioral health services can’t be accessed, there may be little that individuals can do to pull themselves out of addiction alone. This is the critical barrier faced by those who fall into the Medicaid gap in Missouri — people who earn less than 138 percent of the federal
poverty level (just $24,300 for a family of four), make too little to qualify for marketplace subsidies, but are ineligible for coverage through Medicaid because our state has not expanded this lifesaving program. Contrary to the stereotypes that are often used to label these people — lazy, unemployed, or gaming the system — most people who fall below the federal poverty level are actually the working poor, the elderly or people with disabilities. According to the Department of Health & Human Services, a staggering 91,000 Missourians are struggling with substance use disorders and/or mental illness without insurance to help cover their healthcare costs. Of the 300,000 currently uninsured Missourians who would receive coverage under Medicaid expansion, that’s nearly 1 in 3... 1 in 3 Missourians who may not succeed in their recovery from addiction or mental illness if they have to do it alone. We have the power to change this. As a community, we can drastically reduce the prevalence of substance use disorders in our state. We have the power to choose to value the health and well-being of our fellow Missourians, enabling them to become active participants in their communities, and in our economy. I recently had the opportunity to speak with several state legislators about statewide collegiate recovery efforts. Representatives from both sides of the aisle are in favor of recovery support services, because they understand the dire need for such services in our state. But not all of those representatives support Medicaid expansion. Why is that? Is it because they don’t know that Medicaid expansion is the single most comprehensive change
that we can make to fund recovery support services in Missouri? Because it is. Medicaid expansion would effectively provide more than 300,000 Missourians with immediate access to healthcare services that they could not previously access. Is it because they think it will cost Missourians too much money? Because it won’t. Medicaid expansion will save our state approximately $348 million in the first three years after implementation, and comes at no cost for taxpayers during that time. After the first three years of expansion the state will pay some money, but at a fraction of the cost we are currently paying. These savings mean that, in the long run, it will not cost Missouri taxpayers to expand Medicaid. In fact, by not expanding we are losing money that we pay in federal taxes because it is being redistributed to other states that have already expanded Medicaid. In other words, we’re already paying for our neighboring states to access healthcare and recovery resources, but not for the citizens of our own state. What you should know about addiction recovery in Missouri is that we can do better. We can confront the stigma of addiction with facts, and choose to treat each other with compassion, dignity, and respect. We can tell our legislators that we expect them to do more than toe the party line when they know that there is a pressing need for recovery funding in our state, and citizens whose lives are at risk. Most importantly, we can expand Medicaid and collectively lift up 300,000 of our friends and neighbors who cannot - and should not have to - do it alone. Jordan Hoyt is a graduate student in Public Health at the University of Missouri.
THE POLITICAL PUPIL
Alternatives to Cruz and Trump exist TESS VRBIN The Republican Party is facing a serious dilemma. Donald Trump’s sizable delegate lead in the GOP presidential nomination race has led party leaders to mount an anti-Trump campaign, practically begging delegates not to support him. Some Republicans have begun to see Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as the best alternative to Trump, but that just goes to show how much of a mess this race is, because Republican legislators can’t stand Cruz. He was the last of the remaining Republican candidates to get an endorsement from a current senator. When he finally scored two in mid-March, the second one came from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), a former opponent who said in January that choosing between Trump and Cruz was like choosing between “being shot or poisoned.” Looks like he chose the latter. Cruz could win the nomination at a contested Republican national convention in July, but if party leaders wised up and started lobbying against him as well, from whom would they be left to choose? Gov. John Kasich: He’s the only one still running against Cruz and Trump. Winning his home state of Ohio on March 15 kept Kasich from exiting the race, but he lags so far behind Trump and Cruz that his chances of winning look somewhere between nonexistent and extremely slim. But according to Politico, Kasich is the candidate most acceptable to the party, mostly because he has stayed calm and classy while his opponents have torn into each other. He’s also the only remaining Republican who could beat Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the general election, according to several recent polls. The GOP might want to look twice at him if they really want to win the presidency in November. Sen. Marco Rubio: This might sound crazy, but I’m not ruling him out. Even though he suspended his campaign March 15 after losing his home state of Florida, his 172 pledged delegates are still required to vote for him at the convention. In late March, he wrote to the 21 states and territories in which he had won delegates and requested to keep them all. Additionally, of all the candidates who made it past the New Hampshire primary, Rubio is the only one who hasn’t endorsed another candidate, a move that would allow his delegates to vote for that person. With that freedom, though, they could choose Trump over Cruz or Kasich, and Rubio claims his reason for keeping his delegates is to keep them away from Trump. I’m sure that’s true, but with so many votes for him guaranteed in the first round of the national convention, it’s possible that this election hasn’t seen the last of the ambitious Rubio. He said after leaving the race that he was “not running for anything,” but although his loss dealt a blow to his ego, he might have recovered and changed his mind since then. Paul Ryan: The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate said on April 12, “I do not want nor will I accept the nomination of our party.” His former running mate Mitt Romney also refused the nomination in early March, making his point of view clear by saying the current candidates besides Trump would be better for the party. Deception experts, literally people who are trained and qualified to analyze speech in search of dishonesty, assessed Ryan’s comments and pointed out that he said nothing about any of the Republican candidates. He’s the chairman of the Republican national convention, and if by July the party is frustrated enough, it might seek a nominee that hasn’t run in the election. Ryan adamantly refused the House speakership in 2015 and took it only when his colleagues insisted. If the GOP decided to push Ryan into entering the presidential race, his record doesn’t make him likely to say no.
THE KEY TO YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
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Hitt Street Records undergoes expansion The expansion came in time for Record Store Day. NAT KAEMMERER Reporter Although the signs on the building still read “9th Street Video” and “Hitt Street Records,” only Hitt Street Records remains. The store’s expansion came just in time for Record Store Day last Saturday. 9th Street Video, first located on Ninth Street and then on Hitt Street next to Ragtag Cinema and Uprise Bakery, had been open for about 23 years until its closure April 2. Many have come in asking where the video store went since its closure seemed so sudden. “We knew basically since last summer that (the owner of 9th Street Video) would retire, so we had time to prepare,”
MOVE MOVE Editor Katie Rosso
Hitt Street Records owner Kyle Cook says. “But two weeks ago, it was a functioning video store. It’s weird.” Cook says the videos from 9th Street Video may start going on sale in the next couple weeks. As the last remaining video rental store in Columbia, the store’s closing means saying goodbye to that era. It was where people used to go to find out about underground or independent film back in the early 2000s before internet streaming existed. “The internet was a resource if you wanted to read about something,” Cook says. “No one was streaming yet. I got to know all the clerks here, and it was the same with Ragtag.” Cook is one of two owners, along with Taylor Bacon, of Hitt Street Records, which opened in 2012. Their store used to just be the small top floor of the building, but now they can spread out. Short wooden shelves filled with records
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now sit in place of tall shelves of movies. “It allows for sections and some room to breathe,” Cook says. “The whole shop used to be upstairs, and the bins were so packed that you had to pull stuff out to look at it.” The top floor is still remarkably full, but it now houses more of what Cook calls “niche sections,” like country or jazz. It’s a pretty even mix of used and new records on both floors for now. “We’re adding more records daily,” Hitt Street Records employee Eric Butterwick says. “Perfecting the stock is an endless task.” While Columbia is still feeling the loss of 9th Street Video, the expansion of the record store comes at a good time for Record Store Day. According to the event’s website, since 2008, record stores have been celebrating the event with concerts and special release records. Now, record stores on all continents except Antarctica celebrate
their own holiday. Every year, Record Store Day is a big event for Hitt Street Records. On Saturday, bands played on the roof of the Hitt Street Records building, and there were around 50 exclusive titles for the day. The event featured both Harold’s and Strange Donuts, Pizza Tree, Mugs Up root beer and Sparky’s Ice Cream. At 10 p.m., the store played the film “Be Kind Rewind” as a tribute to 9th Street Video. The store is open every day from noon to 8 p.m., but on Record Store Day, it opened at 10 a.m. Cook says there are more expanded-hour days to come, and that the store will eventually be open later on Fridays and Saturdays. “Right now, we’re focusing on what we’re good at,” Cook says. Edited by Katie Rosso | krosso@ themaneater.com
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‘Hardcore Henry’ is a gimmick without a plot The film bears some of the worst aspects of video games. JACK CRONIN Reporter
First-person shooter video games are often catered to middle-school boys. Their primary draw is that it puts the gamer in the middle of the action. The film “Hardcore Henry” is no different, with a plot of little more than convenience. Written and directed by Ilya Naishuller, “Hardcore Henry” is a first-person thriller told from the perspective of the titular character, who is played by a variety of stuntmen. Henry leads the audience through a wide assortment of action sequences, captured with GoPros, as he seeks to rescue his scientist wife, Estelle (Haley Bennett), from a telekinetic warlord named Akan (Daniel Kozlovsky). After waking up on an airship
to find his super-soldier body put back together, Henry and Estelle are ambushed by Akan. When he ill-advisedly turns his attention away from them, they slip out of his grasp in an escape pod, thus beginning “Hardcore Henry’s” plot of convenience. Akan’s men quickly recapture Estelle, but Henry manages to elude them with the help of Jimmy (Sharlto Copley). As Jimmy leads Henry away to safety, he offers Henry a slew of advice and tasks that must be accomplished before he can rescue Estelle. The first task that Henry must complete is to steal the battery of another super-soldier in order to charge himself. After getting a fresh battery, Henry meets up again with Jimmy, who keeps appearing in a variety of new bodies and disguises. Jimmy’s background and motives remain unclear throughout much of the film, but it is obvious that he wants to help Henry fight Akan. “Hardcore Henry” is similar to a video game in many ways. It is told from a first-person perspective. Because Henry cannot remember his past and is
unable to speak, all exposition and plot conveniently comes from conversations with secondary characters who, like Jimmy, are constantly offering advice. Moreover, Henry conveniently manages to escape the clutches of Akan multiple times, despite Akan’s telekinetic abilities. The gender roles of “Hardcore Henr y ” also resemble that of a video game, as the few female characters — including Estelle, who is a scientist — are oversexualized through scant or absent clothing. All of these similarities do not even begin to touch on the film’s glorification of action and violence. But “Hardcore Henry’s” similarities to first-person shooters are not always a hindrance. Complemented by a soundtrack that includes Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now,” the highs of the film’s action sequences can sometimes successfully capture the energy and thrill of playing a first-person shooter. One car chase scene in particular is exhilarating, as Henry soars
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from car to car. Some viewers may enjoy “Hardcore Henry” for these reasons. Still, it is easy to see the successes of “Hardcore Henry” as nothing more than a simple first-person gimmick. The story is thoughtless, requiring a few twists and explanations at the end to tie up the loose ends of the plot. Characters are generally two-dimensional with little development. In fact, there is little else to enjoy in this movie other than the action into which it throws audiences. “ Ha rd co re He n r y ” is certainly not for all
audiences, with its obsession with violence and uninteresting plot. Individuals who have grown up enjoying first-person shooters may still enjoy it, but those who are not avid video gamers will not be as likely to overlook its many flaws. MOVE gives “Hardcore Henry” 2.5 out of 5 stars. Edited by Katie Rosso | krosso@themaneater.com
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recipes Nerdy that bring magic to the kitchen
GABRIELA VELASQUEZ Columnist
We’ve all seen the cute R2-D2 cupcakes and the impressive Tardis cakes, but what about the deliciouslooking meals and beverages that are actually in the movies and television shows we love? From a sizzly and
Butterbeer Perhaps the most famous drink in all of nerd-dom, butterbeer is a frothy treat enjoyed by wizards and witches in the “Harry Potter” series. While the best version of this drink can only be found in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, here’s an easy recipe for making your own butterbeer at home. Your muggle friends will love you for it. Ingredients: — 2 liters of cream soda — 1 tablespoon butter extract — 1 teaspoon brown sugar — 1 tablespoon rum extract — Marshmallow creme — 1 cup whipped cream Directions: Mix the cream soda, extracts and brown sugar together in a bowl, stirring swiftly. Mix the marshmallow creme and whipped cream in a blender. Pour the butterbeer into a glass and top it off with the cream topping to taste.
magical beverage to a meal fit for a Jedi, here are three easy recipes straight from science fiction and fantasy that will not only impress your friends, but make your taste buds sing!
Rey’s Portions Straight from “Star Wars” itself, Rey’s fascinating portion bread can actually exist in our galaxy! The “Star Wars” official site posted its own recipe a while back, but this recipe looks more like what we see in the movie. It takes a bit longer to make, but your friends will definitely be impressed and you’ll be ready to hunt for Luke Skywalker in no time at all. Ingredients: — 2 pounds ground pork — 1 pound fresh kale — ½ cup green onions — 1 clove garlic — 1 tablespoon parsley flakes — Rye dinner rolls Directions: Put the pork, kale, garlic and parsley into a blender and blend until well-mixed. Shape the mix into small squares or cubes and then steam until cooked. Do NOT bake or fry them, or else you will lose the awesome green color. Serve with rye rolls and then go discover your Jedi destiny.
Fish Fingers & Custard Ah, yes, the meal that can draw tears from any fan of BBC’s “Doctor Who.” Fish fingers and custard is the first meal shared by Amy Pond and the Eleventh Doctor. And lo and behold, it is incredibly easy to make! Now, fish fingers and custard, literally, is kind of gross. But we’ve concocted a variation that is a little more appetizing while retaining the look of custard! Ingredients: — Fishsticks (yes, this is a cop-out, but what college student has time to make them by scratch?) — 1 cup mayonnaise with olive oil — 1 ½ tablespoons mustard — 1 tablespoon dijon mustard — 1 lemon Directions: Bake, fry or microwave whatever iteration of fish sticks you want. Mix the custard ingredients together until even, and enjoy!
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Redshirt junior offensive lineman Adam Ploudre blocks a defensive lineman to give a hole for the running back to run through during the the annual Black and Gold game on April 16.
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Offensive line ‘getting better’ as spring finishes J’Mon Moore: “I see them as one of the best offensive lines in the SEC.” TYLER KRAFT Assistant Sports Editor Last season is one that most Missouri football fans would like to forget. The Tigers went on a three-game streak without scoring a touchdown, due in part to a struggling offensive line. But the brunt of the blame fell on inexperienced quarterback play and wide receivers who simply could not get open. This season, that offensive line experienced a massive turnover, leaving
fans to wonder how the unit would perform. If Saturday’s spring game is any indication, this year’s line is a work in progress. Despite a few mishaps, including two snaps over the quarterback’s head, the offensive line held up well against an undermanned but still strong Missouri defensive line. The game, won 21–0 by the Gold team, saw Missouri’s quarterbacks throw for three touchdown passes from relatively clean pockets. It also saw holes that did not exist in the 2015 season opened up in the defensive line. The offensive line featured five brand-new starters, as redshirt junior Nate Crawford is out for the spring. “I think (the offensive line) had a
good 15 practices including the spring game,” redshirt sophomore center Samson Bailey said. “I think we did well, competed every day, got better.” The offensive line was by no means perfect. There were a few sloppy snaps as well as a few false starts to set the offense back. Still, it was just a spring game. The offensive line and the team in general have a long time before they suit up to take on West Virginia on Sept. 3. The offensive line’s work ethic this spring has not gone unnoticed. Missouri’s other offensive players have taken notice to what the big men have been doing during spring practices. “That offensive line and that new offensive line coach has definitely put
a new culture in them,” junior wide receiver J’Mon Moore said. “I see that offensive line getting better and better. I see them as one of the best offensive lines in the SEC.” The offensive line’s performance especially benefitted junior running back Ish Witter. Witter found much more space against last season’s fifthranked scoring defense Saturday than he did for the majority of last season. “We’re down a few linemen,” Witter said. “I’m proud of them. They’ve been doing good and if they can transfer that over to next season we’ll be fine.” Offensive coordinator Josh Heupel was impressed with how well the
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Softball team needs to learn to win close games Missouri performed well, but the team has some things to work on before the next SEC matchup. ANNE ROGERS Staff Writer The Missouri softball team dropped its latest Southeastern Conference series to Kentucky last weekend, winning one game on Saturday but losing on Friday and Sunday. The team fought hard to come back in the two games it lost, but the Tigers unable to get the job done.
Having lost another SEC series, Missouri is now 6–9 in SEC play. If the Tigers want to do well in the SEC tournament in May, they’ll need to learn how to win close games. Here are three things that can help it do just that: Find cohesion The senior leaders have been helping Mizzou get on the same page ever since it dropped all three games in the Georgia series. When Missouri played Wichita State last Wednesday, coaches and supporters could tell that
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Redshirt senior shortstop Sami Fagan looks on toward the plate as the sun sets over the right field fence during the second game against Wichita State on April 13. The Tigers played a doubleheader against Wichita State and won both games.
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Missouri golf teams finish up SEC play The men and women finished 12th and ninth in their respective SEC tournaments.
over," Priesmeyer said. "We did not have our A game the last two days but there were definitely some highlights with our entire team. We played our way into a second round pairing with Alabama, the No. 1 team in the country and eventual SEC champs.”
ALEC LEWIS Sports Editor Missouri’s men’s and women’s golf teams teed it up last weekend in their Southeastern Conference tournaments in hopes of securing good enough finishes to propel them to NCAA regionals. The men, who traveled to St. Simons Island, Georgia, and the women, whose tournament was played in Birmingham, Alabama, ultimately finished 12th and 9th, respectively. Although both finishes were less than stellar, the youth on each team speaks to the ongoing growth of the two programs. Here are some highlights from the weekend. Women Heading into the tournament, the inexperience and youth on the women’s golf team was obvious. Both teams, which were each comprised of five-player rosters for the tournaments, were young, but the women specifically started three freshmen and finished ninth with an overall 36-over score. Two of the freshmen led the way for the Tigers. Amanda Kim, who hails from O’Fallon, tied for 9th individually at the tournament shooting 2-over, and Marrit Harryvan, who is from Winschoten,
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Matt Echelmeier practices swinging out of a bunker at The Club at Old Hawthorne Golf Course on April 12.
Netherlands, tied for 31st shooting 10-over. “Amanda Kim was extremely solid for us this weekend,” coach Stephanie Priesmeyer said in the team’s news release. “We learned a lot and our players know they left some shots out there over the last two days, but we are ready to prepare for the postseason." The third freshman, Emma Allen,
tied for 46th at 15-over, redshirt senior Michelle Butler tied for 40th shooting 13-over, and junior Jess Meek shot 21-over, which tied for 63rd and rounded out Mizzou’s score. This finish places the Tigers in a great position to compete in an NCAA regional May 5–7. "Despite our finish today, we feel so motivated that our season is far from
Men Although the Missouri men’s golf team only started two freshmen, the tournament was a struggle. The 2015–16 season as a whole has been somewhat of a rebuilding year under coach Mark Leroux and firstyear assistant Grant Milner, and the tournament proved that as Mizzou finished 41-over and in 12th. Missouri was led by junior Euan Walker, who tied for 18th individually shooting 8-over-par. Behind him in a tie for 38th was freshman Preston Fleenor. He, along with Rock Bridge High School alum Matt Echelmeier and sophomore Hayden Buckley, were competing on the SEC Tournament stage for the first time. Buckley tied for 58th at 17-over, just behind Mizzou junior Linus Lilliedahl who tied for 52nd shooting 15-over. And then, in a tie for 64th, Echelmeier shot 18-over. Although the finish almost certainly places Mizzou outside of the NCAA regionals, the Tigers are focused toward next year. And with the late-season emergence of Buckley and others, the future looks bright. Edited by Katherine Knott | kknott@themaneater.com
Takeaways: Missouri baseball swept at home by LSU Mizzou falls to 0–11 all-time against LSU. JASON LOWENTHAL Senior Staff Writer Missouri baseball suffered its third sweep of the season last weekend at the hands of Louisiana State, but once again put up a good fight in the first two games of the series. Missouri (20–18, 4–11 SEC) can certainly build off solid offensive displays against some of the top arms in the Southeastern Conference, but it cannot afford to go another conference series without coming away with at least one win. Here are some takeaways from the weekend: Lavy continues to carry the offensive workload Somewhat unexpectedly, senior first baseman Zach Lavy has been the catalyst for Mizzou’s offensive attack this season. He continued to hit the ball well against LSU’s Jared Poche and Alex Lange, widely considered two of the top pitchers in the conference. Lavy kicked off the series with a three-hit display on Friday with two extra-base hits and two RBIs. He followed that up with two more base hits on Saturday, including a double and an RBI. In the finale, he hit another double to left center, his SEC-leading 25th extra-base hit of the season. After a respectable junior campaign, Lavy has leaped forward this year. His
average (.338) is a full 100 points higher than last season and he has already notched career highs in numerous offensive categories, including runs (31), doubles (15), triples (7) and RBIs (34). Bullpen struggles resurface Mizzou’s inexperienced bullpen has mostly flown under the radar this season, which is good for the Tigers. However, its struggles resurfaced in the final two games of the LSU series. Redshirt freshman Liam Carter allowed a grand slam on his second pitch in relief of sophomore right-hander Tanner Houck, breaking open a 5–4 game in the seventh inning Saturday. Things didn’t get much better in the finale. Five Tigers relievers combined to surrender eight runs (six earned) on 12 hits in just 4.1 innings of work. LSU fans travel in bunches Large pockets of LSU purple could be spotted throughout the stands. Taylor Stadium tailgates were rocking hours before each game. Baseball excellence is a longstanding tradition for LSU, and its fans make their presence known on the road. Attendance surpassed 1,400 in all three games of the series, including a season-high crowd of 2,559 on Saturday afternoon to see Houck go head-tohead with LSU sophomore right-hander Lange.
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LSU junior shortstop Kramer Robertson gets a hit during the final game of the three-game series between Missouri and LSU on April 17. LSU swept Missouri by winning the last game 15–2.
Mizzou needs its top players to step up Following a 15–2 drubbing on Sunday, Missouri coach Tim Jamieson called out his top players for needing to step up and assert themselves. Jamieson specifically named junior shortstop Ryan Howard, sophomore outfielder Trey Harris, sophomore catcher Brett Bond and sophomore third baseman Shane Benes. Howard’s average dipped to .264 over the weekend in what was expected to be a breakout season, while Harris, Bond and Benes all sit with averages below .240. Jamieson also said Houck and redshirt senior Reggie McClain, who each were on the wrong end of their outings against LSU, need to perform better on the mound.
Next up The road won’t get any easier for Mizzou as the Tigers will hit the road to take on No. 8 South Carolina (29–8, 11–4 SEC) this weekend. The Gamecocks have lost just once at home this season, a 13-inning defeat against the College of Charleston on March 29. Last season, Mizzou took three of four from South Carolina, including a 5–1 win in the SEC Tournament. All three games in the series will be broadcast on SEC Network and KTGR, with the series opener set for 6 p.m. Friday. Edited by Alec Lewis | alewis@themaneater.com
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offensive line performed on Saturday. “Those guys have done a
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the players were on the same page. It was evident in the score of the doubleheader, 11–0 for the first game and 9–2 for the second, that the Tigers were together both offensively and defensively. One could see that momentum a little bit in the series against Kentucky, but if
THE MANEATER | SPORTS | APRIL 20, 2016 pretty good job,” Heupel said. “They’ve done a pretty good job of giving (the quarterbacks) a pocket and giving them the ability to step up.” Heupel’s offense is also designed to help the offensive line protect its quarterback. His offenses at Oklahoma and the Tigers want to win more SEC games, they will have to be one team during every inning. That means knowing who will make the play, having confidence when at bat and, most importantly, supporting fellow teammates. When the Tigers feel good about how they are playing, they will perform well. Learning how to play together is just as valuable as any batting or fielding practice. Follow the leaders
Utah State gave up sacks on only 5 percent of possessions at worst, mostly because his quarterbacks were able to distribute the ball quickly. “Part of sack problems is quar terbacks not understanding where to go with the ball,” Heupel said. “They
Seniors Taylor Gadbois, Emily Crane and Sami Fagan are the ideal leaders for Missouri. All three have been here for at least four years and have gone through many seasons together. They know when the team isn’t performing to its best ability and how to overcome that off the field. Their leadership, not to mention their athletic ability at the plate and in the field, is impressive. From Gadbois’ speed to Crane’s
don’t understand where to go with the ball, they’re late, they’re holding onto it a long time.” Missouri’s offensive line was one bright spot for the Tigers. If the team can improve on its performance before the season, the Mizzou offense should
perform much better than it did last season. “I haven’t felt any pressure of that,” Bailey said. “I’m just trying to do the best I can every day.” Edited by Katherine Knott | kknott@themaneater.com
power hitting and Fagan’s intelligence in the infield, every player should look up to these three leaders’ example for athletic and moral support.
players in terms of positioning. If opposing teams can capitalize on that weakness, they will be able to get more runners in scoring position and, ultimately, get those runners across home plate. The good thing is that it is fixable with practice. Missouri needs to communicate and have those plays down in order to make the outs as quickly as possible. Edited by Alec Lewis | alewis@ themaneater.com
Work on bunt defense Mizzou won the second game of the series against Kentucky 9–2, but the defense seemed a little shaky, especially when a Kentucky player bunted. When a batter would attempt to lay down a bunt, there were miscommunications among the
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