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NickEL and dimed A new city initiative seeks to help homeless people downtown, but has it been effective? (pg. 8)

Gaining respect How the story of racial equality

trailblazer Lloyd Gaines is finding a new audience (pg. 3)

More than MUSIC Columbia rappers open up about race, culture and how their lives are represented in their music (pg. 10)

Report Card What Missouri football has done

well and what the team has missed the mark on so far this season (pg. 15)

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Inside this Issue

Courtesy photos: Fifth Lap: DC Pender Blog; Thom Bowling: Sinclair School of Nursing; Horner/Endersby: College of Arts and Science

New digs

campaign prep

After over 100 years at Ellis Library, the State Historical Society of Missouri is moving (pg. 3)

Take a look inside Boone County’s Republican and Democratic Party offices in an election year (pg. 7)

the fifth lap

runs in the family

Columnist and fifth-year senior Kurtis Dunlap gives advice on how to live with less-than-ideal roommates (pg. 12)

For Karissa Schweizer, one of Missouri’s top women’s cross-country runners, running is a family affair (pg. 13)

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111 Years the State Historical Society of Missouri has called Ellis Library home.

The society will move in spring 2017.

Thom Bowling, an executive staff assistant in the Sinclair School of Nursing who passed away on Oct. 6.

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Greek Life

Two fraternities suspended in one week Delta Upsilon and Kappa Alpha Order will not participate in Homecoming because of reported misconduct.

ZIA KELLY Reporter Unless the Office of Student Conduct concludes investigations into alleged violations within the next two weeks, Delta Upsilon and Kappa Alpha Order will not walk in the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 22.

Because of reported misconduct, the university temporarily suspended

the official recognition of both houses.

While suspended, organizations cannot use university facilities or amenities or participate in university activities, MU spokesman Christian Basi said.

For Greek chapters, this includes Homecoming.

Basi said the suspensions do not have any specified time limit, but for the DU and KA cases, the length of the suspension will depend on how long the investigation takes.

“In this case, there is an investigation taking place, so the suspension will probably hinge on the results of that investigation,” he said. “There is no specific timeline.”

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The Delta Upsilon house on Sept. 28. Alexzandria Churchill | Assistant Photo Editor

Inclusion

CHANGING THE CULTURE story by AYESHA VISHNANI · feature photo by JESSI DODGE

Campus Buildings

Historical society relocates after a century in Ellis State Historical Society spokeswoman: Its current space can only show one-half of one percent of what the historical society holds.

MAGDALINE DUNCAN Staff Writer

“I see Lloyd Gaines in every single black student that’s in law school. We’re not supposed to be here, and we are. There’s no way I can compare to him, but I think we all kind of invoke his name every day we walk through the doors.”

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n 1935, Lloyd Gaines applied to MU’s law school.

Gaines was a graduate of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, the premier black undergraduate institution of the Midwest at the time.

During Gaines’ time, the state of Missouri provided scholarships for black students to study out-ofstate. The goal was to dissuade black students from studying at white institutions.

Gaines was qualified, and he wanted to stay in-state. However, a letter from Silas W. Canada, the university registrar at MU, informed Gaines that his admission was denied.

But Gaines was relentless, getting help from NAACP lawyers and suing

A portrait of Lloyd Gaines, who sued MU to gain entrance to the law school in the 1930s, in the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center. Courtesy of GOBCC website.

Canada for denying him admission into the law school. Despite his legal team’s persistence, Gaines faced defeat at the local and state levels.

The case — Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada — then went to the U.S. Supreme Court, where Gaines achieved a strange victory. In a landmark 6-2 decision, the court ruled that the state of Missouri either let him in or set up a separate law school for black students that would be equivalent in standards to the white one.

The state of Missouri, set on barring black students, created a “separate but equal law school” within Lincoln University, converting a former cosmetology school. Horner said the “law school” was an old, underfunded building that clearly was

for the rest of the story, see GAINES on pg. 4

The State Historical Society of Missouri has been located in Ellis Library since the library was built in 1905, but in spring 2017, the historical society will move to a new location.

“As you can imagine, our needs have changed a lot from 100 years ago,” said Mary Ellen Lohmann, strategic communications associate for the historical society. “The space is just too small for what we hold.

Our collection — we can only show onehalf of one percent of what we hold. So that’s one area that we vastly hope to improve in the new building.”

The historical society will move to the block directly across from Peace Park and Lee Hills Hall. Groundbreaking is scheduled for spring semester, depending on weather.

The historical society hopes that the move will lead to an increase in visitors and allow the society to be a bridge between the campus community and the citizens of Columbia.

“We’ve heard from a lot of patrons that the pedestrian campus, the fact that they can’t park right outside our doors, is a barrier for them being able to come,” Lohmann said. “Just for accessibility — being able to walk that far, inclement weather, those kinds of things.”

The new building will have climate controls to protect the artifacts that the historical society holds. Ellis Library is currently steam-heated, which can be a problem for preservation efforts.

“There’s definitely instances where

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not equal to MU’s law school.

In spring 2016, MU political science professors Bill Horner and James Endersby published the first book ever to be written about the Lloyd Gaines case. “Lloyd Gaines and the Fight to End Segregation,” published

by The University of Missouri Press, covers the history of the case, in which Gaines, a young black student, was fighting for his right to attend the law school at MU. “We felt very strongly that it should be the University of Missouri Press because it’s such a University of Missouri story,” Horner said. · · · · Over half a century after the historic Lloyd Gaines case, black law student Christopher Hamm, who is in his final year at the MU School of Law, echoes the experience of exclusion within the law school.

“There isn’t much emphasis put on Lloyd Gaines here by the law school,” Hamm said.

“We have a case and a lounge, but other than that nobody really knows the story.”

While Gaines paved the way for black students to gain entry into the law school, today, Hamm describes fighting a law culture ingrained with a different, more covert, kind of racism.

“Racism, prejudice never dies; it just adapts with the times,” Hamm said. “I still think there are remnants of the past in the law system in general, not just here at Mizzou.”

Endersby said during the time of the Gaines case, racial tensions were high within the MU community.

The lynching of James Scott had occurred on what is now known as Stewart Road approximately 15 years before. MU students and business leaders within the Columbia community were involved in the lynching.

As a member of the faculty, Endersby said he wished he could have uncovered the motives of the segregationists, especially those within the academic community.

“At this time, the thought of admitting African-American students to the university just didn’t seem right to a large number of people in Missouri, including a large number of faculty and staff,” Endersby said. “I find that puzzling — why was there so much opposition from faculty and staff and from political leaders?”

Trial practice law professor Chuck Henson views MU students’ lack of knowledge about Lloyd Gaines as concerning. Henson, one of three black professors at the law school, said Gaines and his trial team played a huge role in shaping the opportunities available to minorities.

“I certainly wouldn’t be sitting here,” Henson said. “Nor would many of the students I teach.”

“The pressure on Lloyd Gaines as someone who stepped up early on for civil rights was enormous,” Endersby said. “He had no job; he had no graduate education; he had no future in law because he didn’t have a law degree.

He was well-known but didn’t have any real opportunities. That’s a very tough position to be in.”

However, before NAACP could file the lawsuit about the unequal law school, Gaines disappeared. To this day, there is no explanation for his disappearance.

Due to Gaines’ mysterious disappearance before the trial of his second case, Horner said the case may have not been given as much attention over the years.

“It’s a case that could have been as important as Brown v. Board of Education, but it wasn’t because Gaines disappeared,” Horner said.

Hamm moved from Cincinnati two years

ago to go to MU’s law school. Racial tensions were heightened at MU at the time following the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. He said the environment in the school was hostile and racist. From being called the N-word constantly, being harassed by the police and receiving death threats, Hamm said the experience was a culture shock.

Endersby said a lot of credit does not go to those that worked under Houston. He said two local black attorneys, Sidney Redmond and Henry Espy, played a major role in the outcome of the case.

“They were putting themselves on the line, too,” Endersby said. “And there was really no incentive for them to do that except that they just thought they were doing the right thing.”

“IT DEMONSTRATES HOW FAR WE’VE COME AND HOW THINGS HAVE IMPROVED. AT THE SAME TIME, IT SHOULD MAKE YOU THINK ABOUT HOW BAD THINGS CAN BE UNLESS WE’RE VIGILANT AND KEEP PUSHING FORWARD.” — PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR BILL HORNER “In 2014, it was rough,” Hamm said. “I’m not a stranger to any like racism or any type of prejudice or anything like that. But to see it be so close and be around to see it affect so many people, it kind of felt like it hit home almost.”

In his first year, Hamm participated in protests. However, he said it was a struggle because of the way the law school is set up. He said this led to a mix of emotions at the time.

“You feel a sense of helplessness in the sense of being in law school,” Hamm said.

“There’s some stuff I can’t do, like I can’t get arrested for protesting because then the bar won’t pass me. So I can’t be on the frontlines, where I feel like I belong fighting for what I believe in. I would say after the sadness and the anger wears off, you feel helpless.”

Hamm said there was hostility within the law school, specifically between students at the time.

Students were avoiding eye contact, interaction and were closed off to those who were black and standing up for change in the law community.

“I thought it was very close-minded, stuck in their ways, not willing to talk,” Hamm said. · · · · Hamm hopes to use his law degree as a step to break down what he calls the racist system. Along with other law students, Hamm said he would work to help figure out ways to prevent protesters from getting into trouble.

Although he teaches trial practice, Henson said he starts every semester by talking about the main attorney of the Gaines case, Charles Hamilton Houston.

Houston was a prominent black lawyer under the NAACP and trained Thurgood Marshall, who went on to win Brown v.

Board of Education. Hensen said that though he is largely unknown, Houston shaped the outcome of the case and has been a major influence in litigation in the current age.

Horner said the impact of the case is a testimony to the history of civil rights within MU. “It demonstrates how far we’ve come and how things have improved,” Horner said. “At the same time, it should make you think about how bad things can be unless we’re vigilant and keep pushing forward.”

Though Hamm has played a role in trying to change the law culture both within MU and outside it, he said he does not think he would have been able to show the same type of bravery as Gaines. But he said being a black

student, he values what Gaines did to get him through the door.

“I see Lloyd Gaines in every single black student that’s in law school,” Hamm said.

“We’re not supposed to be here, and we are.

There’s no way I can compare to him, but I think we all kind of invoke his name every day we walk through the doors.”

Hamm, who has a job set for him in Chicago after he graduates at the end of the school year, said he knows his experiences with racism is not the end.

“Legal culture is still run by white men,” Hamm said. “Although it’s more diverse, it’s not more inclusive.”

Although Hamm said the law culture has improved in some ways over the last few years in dealing with racial issues, he said there was not a specific discussion within the law community addressing last week’s racist incident. Hamm did say Associate Dean David Mitchell, who is black, sends out emails discussing events, including the one last week.

Hamm said there needs to be a specific administrative response, similar to strict repercussions associated with the bar’s monitoring of students’ records and behaviors, which if problematic can prevent them from getting their law degree. Hamm said if there were a similar accountability system in place for the undergraduate program, it might prevent further racist incidents.

Currently, Hamm said undergraduates do not have much to lose.

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Students discuss Tiger Plan at MSA forum Campus Dining Services said the department will change its marketing to reflect the targeted audience, which Director Julaine Kiehn said was students who plan to eat at mostly all-you-care-to-eat locations.

FIONA MURPHY Reporter Campus Dining Services will consider changing The Tiger Plan after reviewing student surveys at the end of the semester.

The Missouri Students Association held its second Roar At Us meeting Thursday.

Sammie Arnold, MSA director of student communications, hosted the open forum, which featured CDS this month.

The forum began with Arnold asking students what they like or dislike about campus dining. The Tiger Plan quickly became the topic of discussion.

“Some of the problems that some of the students had with The Tiger Plan was that it was slightly deceptive in a way it was put out,” Student Affairs Chairman Trevor Mandy said during the forum. “I did the math myself, and if you’re only going to eat at dining halls, you come out ahead, but if you only use EZ Charge you’re going to come out way behind. I don’t think that that was accurately expressed in your advertising.”

CDS’ website advertises up to 63 percent off the cash price at 21 locations. That 63 percent does not apply to the total cost of the

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Depending on what is found during the investigation, the organization may be subject to long-term conditions or sanctions. Basi said the university is able to issue warnings and make recommendations that, if not followed, can lead to loss of recognition as a school-affiliated organization.

“The ultimate enforcement is the university not recognizing the organization, which means they cannot permanently utilize any of our facilities or take part in any of our activities as an organization,” he said. “So, when we recommend that an action be taken, we can always impose additional sanctions if those actions are not taken.”

Disciplinary actions like suspensions

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there’s some damage, and a lot of it has to do with the environment, and so in the particular case of the things I’m seeing, it’s more temperature and humidity-related damage,” historical society photograph archivist Anne Cox said. “It’s things like curling of photographs. I know that the artwork has also had some issues in the past with water infiltration.”

The historical society currently features art from two particularly prominent artists, Thomas Hart Benton and George Caleb Bingham. Benton is best known for his mural at the state capital.

“George Caleb Bingham is the oldest well-known painter that we have in the collection,” Lohmann said. “He’s actually called ‘the Missouri painter,’ and he’s known across the country. He actually has a painting in the White House.”

With its expanded space, the historical society hopes to show documentaries and bring in lecturers from all over the country and traveling exhibitions from

plan after the additional base cost is taken into account. Students must pay the base cost to receive flex dollars, to which the 63 percent discount actually applies.

“When you ask for change of The Tiger Plan, one of the changes that we will make, and have learned, is we need to clearly identify and say, ‘Here is the targeted audience,’” CDS Director Julaine Kiehn said. “If you are going to eat everywhere, and at least half of those are in the residence dining [halls], this is the plan for you.”

However, due to the structure of the plan, it is cheaper for students to buy a block plan and spend cash at a-la-carte locations than it is for them to use The Tiger Plan, even if they usually eat at all-you-care-to-eat locations.

CDS Associate Director Nancy Monteer and Kiehn meet with the MSA and Residence Halls Association presidents every month.

Their last meeting was Sept. 12. MSA President Sean Earl met with CDS on April 7 to initially go over the plan.

CDS sent out a customer expectation survey three weeks into the school year for students with The Tiger Plan. Students were asked to rate the plan on a scale from one to 10. The same survey was sent at

the beginning of October to track students’ continued feelings toward the plan. The results of the survey won’t be released until the end of the semester when CDS has longterm data.

“When that data is complete over winter semester, we can already have that conversation,” Senate Speaker Mark McDaniel said. During that conversation, MSA plans to ask questions such as, “‘Did

people see the value [in The Tiger Plan]?

What restaurants did they go to?’ When we can get that data to MSA we can say, ‘OK, we need to tweak this here, we need to tweak this there.’”

CDS has made no changes to advertisements of the Tiger Plan on the organization’s website.

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are handled by the Office of Student Conduct, which has specific rules and procedures for when incidents of misconduct are reported.

First, a primary administrative officer or an appointee of the office investigates the allegations of misconduct. That officer decides whether any disciplinary procedures should take place.

If they decide that further actions are necessary, Student Conduct holds a preliminary meeting with the accused student or organization.

At that meeting, students can choose to accept consequences through an informal disposition, which allows students or organizations to forgo a formal disciplinary process by accepting charges then.

If the student or organization does not accept the sanctions suggested after the preliminary meeting, formal procedures will commence. A hearing

panel, a committee appointed by the vice chancellor for student affairs, will review the case. The panels, according to Office of Student Conduct policies, consist of at least five people, up to two of whom can be students.

The accused has the right to request the presence of members of the student panel. Up to three of these appointees can be present at the hearing and maintain the same rights and powers as other members of the panel.

The panel controls consequences given to the accused. Alhough the Office of Student Conduct can consult student committees and boards, it is the sole issuer of disciplinary actions to fraternities. Student groups, such as the Interfraternity Council, do not have authority when its member chapters are accused of misconduct.

“What the Interfraternity Council does is we just govern over 32 chapters,

so we can’t necessarily give disciplinary action to any of the members that were said to be involved in the incident,” said Jacob Farkas, vice president of public relations for IFC. However, when IFC is informed of sanctions against member chapters, Farkas said the organization follows protocol to respond to the incident.

After talking to the members involved in the alleged misconduct, IFC contacts the national organization of the fraternity the students are members of, as well as the National Interfraternity Council.

Ultimately, IFC works with affiliated bodies to gather enough information to write a statement to release to the public about the misconduct.

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other institutions.

“We’ve dreamed about all kinds of things, from having a film on the side of the building and people being in Peace Park,” Lohmann said. “We hope to do really great imaginative work that brings history to life in the new building.”

As for the space that the historical society will leave behind, it is currently undecided how the university will fill it. The library’s proposal is that the university archives, which are considered a part of the libraries, be moved from their current location in Lewis Hall.

“It’s not the most centrally located location, so that is our recommendation that the archives be over here,” MU Libraries spokeswoman Shannon Cary said. “There is a gallery space, which means that we could have materials available. There’s a lot of great historical materials that people would be able to see. That’s the library’s proposal, and something that the campus is considering.”

This would also allow the current gallery space to be used for rotating, themed exhibitions for materials in the archives.

“Something that’s really popular this time of year is Homecoming items, old

A view from the upper level of Plaza 900. Emil Lippe | Senior Staff Photographer

Historical Society will move to a new location in spring. Maddie Davis | Staff Photographer

Homecoming programs, pictures from the games and clothing that people wore at that time,” Cox said. “It’s not just documents — it’s all kinds of things that the university wants to keep for historical purposes.”

A university representative contacted about other potential options for the space did not respond to requests for comment.

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STAFF MOVE Editor: Katie Rosso MOVE Assistant Editor Victoria Cheyne Social Media Coordinator Ben Jarzombek Collaboration Coordinator Grant Sharples Writers Brooke Collier Hannah Simon Lyndsay Hughley Mackenzie Wallace Michelle Lumpkins Michaela Flores Nat Kaemmerer Videographer Hunter Bassler Ad rep Sally Cochran Columnists Ally Rudolph Alycia Washington Bianca Rodriguez Cassandra Allen Emmalee Wilkins Jack Cronin Kristyna Kresic

Jimmy Eat World If you’re looking to throwback to your middle school days, Jimmy Eat World is coming to The Blue Note on Oct. 16. The band began in Mesa, Arizona, in 1994 and you’ll probably remember them from hits like “Big Casino,” “The Middle” and “Lucky Denver Mint.” The band was one of the frontrunning leaders in the “emocore” genre in the mid’90s and still is the anthem of many rockers today. Tickets are $29.50 in advance and $35 the day of the show.

St. Lucia and Baio St. Lucia and Baio will be coming to The Blue Note at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17. St. Lucia is actually just one man, Jean-Philip Grobler.

Grobler is from South Africa and is Brooklybased. He produces indie rock music with a pop influence. Baio is a producer whose previous credits include working with Ezra Koenig. His new album, The Names, features Banksy-inspired quirky pop tracks like “Brainwash yrr Face.” Tickets are just $20.

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Move recommends Shryock’s Corn Maze If you’re looking for a fun fall activity, look no further than the Shryock’s Corn Maze. The Shryock family has had a farm in Northern Callaway County since 1889, and in 2002 they began bringing people to their elaborate corn maze.

They design the two-feet-tall corn mazes using a “spatial management program.” It takes walkers roughly an hour and a half to go through the maze. Past designs have featured I-70, Truman the Tiger, Grandma Shryock, the Presidential Election and Mount Rushmore.

Mizzou After Dark: Mystery After Dark Mizzou After Dark is hosting a mystery dinner theatre where patrons can show off their detective skills. The event is free for MU students and $5 for the general public.

Children under 17 are not allowed. This is a Halloween thing, so prepare to feel the scary spirit in Memorial Union.

Easy Netflix just released Easy, an eight-episode season that delves into the vignettes of sexual and romantic relationships in Chicago. The show is reminiscent of one of Netflix’s earlier series Love as it is far more about the feeling of intimacy than an actual storyline. The show begins with a discussion of gender roles and the progressive, semi-comedic tones continue throughout the rest of the series. The show also has a big cast of well-known actors, including Aya Cash, Orlando Bloom, Dave Franco, Zazie Beetz, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Raúl Castillo and Jake Johnson. fair use photos from Wikipedia Commons

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Democratic and Republican political offices in full swing for election Boone County political headquarters are ready for the Nov. 8 elections.

BROOKE COLLIER Reporter Yard signs burst out of a storage room door, and a Rosie the Riveter poster — with the First Lady as Rosie — adorns a big wall. There are plenty of “Missouri for ClintonKaine” and “Jason Kander for Senator” signs decoupaged around the room. A woman steps inside, takes a Clinton-Kaine sign, and signs for a local congressman. This is just a normal day in the Boone County Democratic Party office during a big election year.

Aside from the presidential election, Missouri will be voting for several offices this election season, including various state officials: state senators, state representatives, secretary of state, lieutenant governor and governor.

Eight U.S. House seats and one of Missouri’s U.S. Senate seats are up for election. With a full ballot on Nov. 8, the Democratic and Republican Party offices of Boone County have a full schedule until the big day.

Campaigning is in full swing at both of these offices. The Democratic office, located at 300 E. Broadway, has any sign you could think of under the Democratic

ticket, including Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.

The Republican office, at 1900 N. Providence Road, also provides signs in support of its Republican candidates. The offices are making phone calls and knocking on doors, getting the word to all of the voters in the Boone County area. They are also building a volunteer staff to help make phone calls and/or go door to door.

“Volunteers will make calls to a list of people for the day reading off of a script. Or if they’d rather hand out information they can go door knocking,” said Mike Zweifel, Boone County Republican Central Committee chairman.

The Democratic office is primarily focusing on building up volunteer staff to be “precinct captains” to help manage voting polls on election day.

There are different offices for specific candidates, and the Republican and Democratic offices coordinate with them as much as possible. The Republican Party office is sharing its space with state senate candidate Caleb Rowden.

Hillary Clinton’s new office is located at 15 S. Tenth Street.

The offices have noticed traffic picking up with the major election

just around the corner.

“We’ve seen up to 20 to 25 people in the office a day now,” said Angie Wood, chairwoman of the Boone County Democratic Central Committee.

Some of this traffic includes college students from around Columbia looking for information on candidates or even signing up to volunteer to help either office in its campaign endeavors.

“More college students tend to volunteer at the offices of Roy Blunt or Eric Greitens because they’re [students] from St. Louis or Kansas City,” Zweifel said.

The Republican Party office hosted an event at Columbia College for the first presidential debate. The offices also schedule other events like the Democratic office’s election day watch party at The Blue Note on Nov. 8.

At either office, there is help available to fill out voter registration forms. Once the form is filled out correctly, the prospective voter will then send it in the mail to their county clerk. There are other options to register to vote, such as registering online or in person, that Wood also lets future voters know about. If a voter is unsure of what district they live in, Zweifel can

Boone County Democratic and Republican Party offices.

Jennifer Levin | Staff Photographer

help them locate their district with the map available at www. showmeboone.com/clerk. The Democratic and Republican offices are making sure they can

help as many people register to vote as they can before the deadline on Oct. 12.

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Local clothing company aims to empower women Elizabeth Rae seeks to teach female interns and ‘Rae Dolls’ hands-on business skills such as management, product inventory and promotion.

MACKENZIE WALLACE Reporter Clothing sketches are tacked flat against the walls of the small second-story room that makes up the online business Elizabeth Rae. The sketches represent more than the next fashion trend. Every pencil mark scratched onto paper and every stitch sewn into rich fabric is another step forward for a childhood dream.

Cousins Felice Brown, who goes

by Franky Karmen, and Jasmine Harris, who goes by Rae, began the Columbia-based clothing company after spending the greater part of their childhoods drawn to the fashion industry. The business not only fulfills the owners’ dreams, but also aims to empower the lives of high school- and collegeaged women in the community by providing them skills and jobs at a local business.

“We’re really just two family members living out our dream and fighting for others,” Karmen said.

The two programs offered through the company include ‘Rae Dolls’ and the intern program.

As a Rae Doll, women are taught the components of modeling, hair and makeup to showcase new products and promote the company. Through the intern

program, women learn the ins and outs of business and marketing through hands-on experience.

While the clothing designs are produced by Karmen and Rae, the interns are responsible for business operations.

“They can say, ‘I did an internship at this company and we ran it,’” Karmen said. “It wasn’t ‘I did papers and got coffee and answered phones all day and hoped they let me get my hands on.’ No, I’m expecting you to get your hands on.”

This childhood dream did not transform into reality overnight, nor did it start without its fair share of struggles. The company became a legal business in 2014, but it is not officially affiliated with any area universities or high schools yet. The company hopes to form an official program with schools in the future, but in the company’s start, Karmen began recruiting interns on her own by calling colleges until she formed a group of 10 interns. Due to lack of funding, Elizabeth Rae currently has no interns. However, women who worked for Elizabeth Rae speak highly of what they took away from the experience.

“Well, what I’ve taken away from working there is basically like being dedicated to something that

you love,” Rae Doll Ereisha Brown said. “I love doing modeling stuff … watching Franky and Jasmine being so dedicated for doing what they want and chasing after their long life dream of actually having their own business, it’s pretty impressive and makes me want to go after what I want to do with my life.”

Karmen is open in sharing her own struggles. From a house fire after the birth of her second son to her “dysfunctional domestic relationship,” Karmen uses her story to show Rae Dolls and interns that it’s possible to continue fighting for a dream no matter how many obstacles must be overcome in the process.

“I really feel like us as women, we can do it, and I want to show them through my struggle like no, this wasn’t pretty,” Karmen said. “No, I didn’t just wake up and say, ‘Tomorrow I’m going to start my business and it’s going to be perfect.’ It took for me for my house to burn down, it took for me to go through other battles so that I can be strong enough to do whatever comes out now.”

Karmen said the primary issue Elizabeth Rae faces revolves around funding and that the business is ready to get the financial help it needs.

“I know I’m meant to help other people because I’ve been that person who needed somebody,” Karmen said. “I just understand that hunger, that fight that I was meant to do something. I know I have this talent and I have this

gift, and I know it’s so deep within that it just makes you wake up in the middle of the night and you can’t sleep because you want it so bad.”

Edited by Katie Rosso krosso@themaneater.com

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A homeless person’s shelter outside of the Calvary Episcopal Church on Ninth Street. Photo by Alessandro Comai | Staff Photographer

‘Big Hearts, Real Change’ Falls Short on both The program urges people to donate or call Phoenix Health Programs’ hotline instead of giving homeless people in Columbia spare change.

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he signs are unmistakable.

“No home, no work.” “Down on my luck.”

“Homeless and hungry.” “Hard times, need help.”

Similar-looking signs hang on the front of some storefronts downtown, except with a different message. The sign, printed on a cardboard-like background, says “It’s okay to say no.” The new initiative, “Big Hearts, Real Change,” is aimed at providing an alternative option to help Columbia’s homeless population. Instead of giving money to panhandlers, the program encourages people to make a call.

After someone calls and reports a person who looks in need of help, Phoenix Health Programs sends a counselor over to “personally assist” by helping with housing, jobs and paperwork.

“The outreach Phoenix phone has given the businesses downtown a number to call if they see someone in need of our assistance,” said Heather Jacobson, program manager at Phoenix Health, in an email. “This phone number has been quiet for the most part but is there for when it is needed.”

The program was enacted in early August. Big Hearts, Real Change aims to discourage panhandling and instead turn public donations toward health programs, rehabilitation and housing.

“Unfortunately, when we give a panhandler our change, we aren’t helping,” The Downtown Community Improvement District’s page about the program said. “Instead, our wellintentioned gifts can actually serve to keep them on the streets.”

But how much is the program helping?

The website for “Change for Columbia,” as it is alternatively called, offers some basic information on the goal of the program and how citizens can help. The page says to either call Phoenix Health or donate directly to the Columbia-Boone County Basic Needs Coalition, an organization that aims to “assist the citizens of Columbia and Boone County, Missouri in meeting their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.”

The program’s official website features the slogan “Real change, not spare change” on its front page. It also has a list of facts about panhandling. Although these statements say that panhandling does not solve issues of homelessness, they offer no details to back it up.

The District’s page encourages people to donate money, but provides little information

on where the money will go. The proceeds raised from its text-to-give campaign will go directly to the Basic Needs Coalition.

“We thought we were communicating with the community where the money was going,” said Jennifer Coffman, assistant director of outreach for The District. “The Basic Needs Coalition is supported by the Heart of Missouri, which is a well-vetted program.”

The Basic Needs Coalition and Phoenix Health work together on the Big Hearts, Real Change campaign; however, they are separate organizations.

Phoenix Health, one of the organizations cooperating within this program, has its own website detailing what it does for people with drug and alcohol problems, but as of Tuesday, it listed no information on its involvement with Change for Columbia. However, Phoenix Health does offer several different types of services for people, including rehabilitation and housing.

“Our core programs are our residential/ outpatient drug/alcohol rehabilitation center,” Jacobson wrote in the email.

“Outside of those programs, we have housing, emergency services, case management, adolescent programs, SATOP, and veterans programs.”

The organizations work directly with individuals downtown who find it necessary

MOVE MAGAZINE | STREETS OF COLUMBIA | OCT. 12, 2016 to panhandle, Jacobson said. Their goal is to treat these individuals and then get them into housing.

“Phoenix Health Programs can come out and specifically address problems that people are worried about,” Coffman said. “They walked around and identified a core group of 13 people who were here [downtown] all the time, and by the time they got the program public, they had solved three out of the 13 problems.”

Further information on the core group and the three “problems” that had been solved was not available.

A page on The District’s website offering information about the campaign urges people to ‘like’ the Big Hearts, Real Change Facebook page because they would have updates and success stories, but as of Tuesday, the page had not been updated since July 25. Several comments left on the Facebook page also criticize the program.

“Does anyone in this “project” actually know what it’s like to beg for money, and literally dig in trash cans for something to eat?” Columbia resident Torri Thrower wrote in a Facebook comment. “To sleep outside no matter the weather, because the shelters are full, or because you have a substance abuse problem that won’t allow you in the shelters? What if you have an animal companion because you are disabled, and you can’t bring that animal inside with you, because you can’t afford the paperwork, or can’t even get your disability in the first place?”

Other online critics call out the lack of concrete information and the fact that it seems like a “report the homeless program.” The wording of the posters that go up — “It’s okay to say no” — has also been called into question.

“You can’t get anything positive out of a negative statement,” said a homeless-by-choice traveler who calls herself Sparkledust.

As of Tuesday, none of the comments on the Big Hearts, Real Change Facebook page spoke positively about the program.

Despite criticisms, the program has had some early success, said Michael Trapp, former Phoenix Health director and current Second Ward councilman.

“It has been effective,” Trapp said. “I wasn’t sure if anyone would take up the offer for help.

It takes time. You have to plant the seeds and open the opportunity up, even if it takes a while to see the results.”

No information on the specifics of people

“Phoenix HEalth [addressES] problems that people are worried about.

They walked around and identified a core group of 13 people who were [downtown] all the time, and by the time they got the program public, they had solved three out of the 13 problems.”

— Jennifer Coffman (Of The District)

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The District and The Loop, a community improvement district for Business Loop 70, are working with Phoenix Health, Heart of Missouri United Way and the Basic Needs Coalition to try to provide help.

“Our goal is to get them to a program that will address homelessness,” Coffman said.

“Panhandling is basically an enabling situation.

It’s helping them squeak by and giving them the choice to stay in this situation.”

Downtown stores have differing opinions on the program. Business participation is indicated by a window poster that reads, “It’s okay to say no,” in large letters with red hearts around the edge. Stores that support the program accepted posters from The District. “[The District] just went door-to-door and asked if people wanted the posters,” said Liza Babington, who runs Alpine Shop. “From what I understand, the city of Columbia is trying to be proactive and promote more responsibility with the issue, because generally giving money to the homeless doesn’t help.”

But some businesses disagree.

“I feel like it’s not really our place to tell a person to not give a homeless person money,” Slackers employee Will Smith said. “It felt to me like [The District was] trying to establish an us-and-them thing.”

Smith feels the city has not handled the program well and that different things could be done to help the homeless population.

“It seems super misguided,” Smith said. “I guess their hearts are in the right place, but I don’t know.”

According to Big Hearts, Real Change’s Facebook page, the program’s intention is to create “lasting help.”

“The idea behind [the program] was not to shame or arrest or stigmatize folks that need help,” Coffman said. “We’re trying to raise awareness that there are other ways to help.”

Edited by Katie Rosso and Bailey Sampson krosso@themaneater.com, bsampson@themaneater.com

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Mixtapes of Mizzou: How Race and Music Unite Columbia rapper Richard Bihomora: “[I make music] because we live in a lonely world.”

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here was something unifying about the sweaty bodies sticking together, jumping up and down. The spiky elbows continuously probing me in the back and the entire crowd screaming lyrics into the sky. Out of the multitude of people in the small auditorium, no one minded the closeness. It was a blissful discomfort. Everyone was fully immersed in the music that related to them.

I was at a Chance The Rapper concert. It was hot and sticky. Loud and uncomfortable.

But it was the best moment of my life.

Usually, when thinking of music that brings people together, what comes to mind is an annoyingly catchy pop song or people holding hands around a campfire singing “Kumbaya.”

However, rap music has the same kind of unifying quality about it, if not even more so because it articulates the reality of life for so many people.

“Rap music is [a] reflection of people’s lives, most artists talk about the situations they are in or been through rather its violence or bad behavior,” Columbia-based rapper Mu$iLiN said in an email. “Rap music does not promote anything outside of what other music genres promote; we can say the same thing about R&B promoting sex or rock ‘n’ roll promoting violence and death. We can’t categorize one without categorizing the others.”

Mu$iLiN, who was born in Rwanda, uses rap music as a “stress reliever” and an outlet to express his culture.

“I would say, there has never been an artist like me in the game,” Mu$iLiN said. “Being born in the genocide of Rwanda and having to move to America, I’ve faced many obstacles, I have a lot to talk about and a story to tell.”

Rap music, particularly mixtapes, allow artists to project their personalities and cultures fully into their music, reminiscent of the pre-trap-music era of hip-hop that gave young black people a voice.

“My inspiration comes mostly from Tupac,” Mu$iLiN said. “He is the reason why I express myself through music. Then later, Lil Wayne genocide baby.” Immediately after, he raps because of his creative approach. Both were about how he is trying to work hard just to true pioneers.” take care of his family, ending the verse with In Mu$iLiN’s early single “How to Live,” the lyrics “I hope you understand me.” This you can clearly hear influences of Tupac and is a plea to the people who think of rap as a Lil Wayne, who he said inspired him to “make nonsensical call to violence, asking them to music from the heart.” The lyrics are gritty, have empathy for a young man just “trying hard and violent. The beat is his best” to make it. animated, resolute and stark.

In Mu$iLiN’s favorite track, The lyrics reference guns and “Thank God,” he repeats the drugs, but most importantly, phrase “I just want to thank reality.

God for the life I live,” bringing In another single, “Hard his life narrative through rap in the Game,” Mu$iLiN still music full circle. There is still raps about the situational a foreboding feeling in the violence and hustle mindset, gratitude when he raps about but interwoven are lyrics about the uncertainty of making it how proud he is that his uncle another 22 years. beat cancer or how he is trying “I definitely fall in the to help take care of his mother. no-genre group,” Mu$iLiN said.

Mu$iLiN on the set of his “My mother would be my “I don’t try to make music off music video “Thank God.” biggest inspiration in life,” what’s popular. All of my songs courtesy photo Mu$iLiN said. “Because of her come from the heart and soul. wisdom and strength, she is I create music best like that truly a queen.” instead of trying to categorize In his song “Lord,” a more mellow track, my style. I want to make music that inspires he raps: “Mama look how far we made it / people.” through the jungle and the swamps and the Mu$iLiN’s music is best described as raw.

Mu$iLiN at work in the recording studio. courtesy photo

“I want to make music that inspires people. we already have enough odds playing against us daily.”

-Mu$ilin His raps place you into his reality and takes you through his life experiences with him.

And while there’s this jagged melancholy, there’s also hopefulness. In his upcoming mixtape, FDG2, he promises to further express those emotions.

“I want people to know how powerful as a unit we stand,” Mu$iLiN said. “I want to make music that inspires people. We already have enough odds playing against us daily.”

Music has always been a tool to verbalize different cultures and authenticate the artist’s background, but no genre has prevalently redefined or articulated the conditions of a culture and race like hip-hop. Richard Bihomora, another Columbia rapper, says musical style is no exception, and he uses influences from his Rwandan roots. “[My best track] instrumentally, is a song I sampled from Rwanda, where I’m originally from,” Bihomora said in an email. “I named it ‘Flower in the Sun.’ The reason I love it so much is because it is from my home country, but my parents don’t really understand what I do when I create music. They just see me on my laptop. When I showed them what I did with the song they grew up on, they were blown away, and I think that was the point

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they started to understand what I was really whimsical nature of the millennial approach doing.” to rap music but is still rooted in the origins Bihomora has a versatile take on music, of hip-hop with piercing bass and a mellow using the influence of several artists of atmosphere. His most accomplished track, numerous genres to create a nuanced and “What I’m Bout,” leans more toward the Tupac eclectic sound, but there is also an artistic generation of rappers, specifically with Snoop aspect using rap as an art form and an Dogg’s “Nothing-but-a-g-thang” vibe — not in expression of pride. melody or lyrics, but in atmosphere. There’s “[I make music] because we live in a lonely also a sense of humor that is grounded by world,” Bihomora said. “Everyone in the world occasional lyrics on the harsh circumstances are prisoners in their own mind, and music is of struggling to become something in life my escape to express myself to the world.” with the odds stacked against you.

Bihomora states “individualism” as the “You have to be yourself and have your key to being successful in the rap industry own sound,” Uno said. “The older generation and hopes the rap continues to evolve. When wants lyricism while the younger generation he talks about his music, you can tell how wants something fun that they can dance to, passionate and particular he is with his sound. and I want to make music that is a mixture The only reason his mixtape isn’t out yet is of both.” because he wants to make his In tracks like “After Dark” music “solid” and something and “Runnin to the Money,” he can be “proud of.”

Uno references pop culture “I think the biggest pitch figures like the Kardashians, for me would be my music uses popularized terminology and letting it speak for itself,” like “thot” and “on fleek” Bihomora said. “If I make and goes in and out of music worth listening to then characterized voices. Tracks I won’t have to be knocking on like “What I’m Bout” feature every record company’s door, lyrics about running from the but they would be coming to police and having to “work on me.” the streets to make money” to Rap music is just as artistic survive. This contrast in his as people say other genres music shows that rap, though of music are. Rap is about Columbia rapper Richard fun and entertaining, is still a reality, honesty and intensity.

Bihomora and his family musical outlet.

Bihomora is an artist directly courtesy photo When talking about the fighting against the negative violence depicted in rap music, stigma of rap music as being the conversation strayed as he artless. began to recall how many people he knew “I’m just a brush creating the art, but I had died due to gang violence or any other don’t know what the art is until it’s finished,” unfortunate circumstances, a conversation Bihomora said. that too many people can tragically relate Rap music is a reflection of reality, a form to. This foreboding uncertainty is always an of art and a fun and unifying genre of music. underlying feeling in rap music that makes it Jonathan Mail, who goes by Yoni Uno, has so universal. the persona of your “friendly neighborhood “Everyone thinks we live in the same rapper” with beats that are elastic and eclectic, America,” Uno said. “But the reality for black lyrics that are charismatic and relatable. He people and minorities in America is very uses varying voice and ad-libs to create music different. People look at rap thinking they are that is wholly original yet familiar enough to violent or ignorant. But they should look at it be entertaining. like, these people are trying to tell you where “If I were to describe my sound, it would be they are coming from, and try to find ways to ambient trap music that makes you feel some make it so that they don’t have to rap about type of way,” Uno said. “Music that makes that stuff anymore.” you listen.”

Edited by Katie Rosso Uno’s most popular song on Soundcloud krosso@themaneater.com is “After Dark,” a track that applies the

“You have to be yourself and have your own sound.

The older generation wants lyricism while the younger generation wants something fun that they can dance to, and I want to make music that is a mixture of both.”

- Yoni Uno

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Living up to our role as ‘the student voice’ We have not always been perfect, but we are striving to align our coverage with our values.

The Maneater bills itself as “The Student Voice of MU.” This is a legacy we have inherited from the 62 years of Maneaters before us, but it’s a title we must consistently work to earn. And we don’t feel everything we’ve done in the past has helped us earn that title.

We remain committed to our objectives of covering campus fairly, holding student government accountable and telling the stories of people on campus with stories to tell. However, as we get wrapped up in the day-to-day functioning of our newspaper, our coverage has not always reflected our values.

As we watch the one-year anniversaries of major campus milestones come and go, we’re prompted to consider our role in campus conversations about race. We are not the only newsroom in the country considering these issues — editors across the country are also discussing their role and the role of advocacy in journalism.

We acknowledge that our Editorial Board is mostly white. This stems from a staff of writers that is not particularly diverse because our editors are generally hired from our pool of writers. It’s a cycle that we need to break.

In terms of our coverage, our missteps are primarily a build-up of small blunders, large failures of judgment and a sometimes-flawed approach to coverage. We realize that in many instances, The Maneater has principally covered minority communities when there is a perceived “problem,” rather than telling all their stories. We need to make sure we are not harming the communities we cover.

We know we are imperfect, and we want to address it. To this end, we are redeclaring our commitment to existing policies and announcing a new editorial position.

For The Maneater to be the student voice, we also have to listen. We are bolstering our audience engagement and outreach. Our goal is to facilitate more reader feedback and participation. We will continue to require every writer to

verify the accuracy of the quotes they gather, whether they check via a recording, by email or in person. As always, if we get something wrong, we’ll correct it. We encourage our writers to attend events outside of reporting — for their own betterment as citizens of MU. Also on the subject of listening, we are planning to hire a public editor. This person will act as an advocate for readers, actively scrutinizing, criticizing and praising The Maneater’s coverage where each is due, and they will publish their findings. They will also take reader concerns to the Editorial Board, ensure they are addressed, and report back to readers with solutions. This is another mechanism to ensure The Maneater is being held accountable and working transparently so we can work to truly earn our role as the student voice.

It often feels that student journalists can’t exhibit empathy or allow that empathy to affect their coverage.

That is not the model a student newspaper should follow, and we should not take ourselves so seriously that we forget to care about our sources. We as a newspaper, and journalists as a whole, are still figuring out the line between objective reporting and advocating for our fellow students.

To some extent, this year’s Editorial Board is part of a long chain of previous Editorial Boards. But new editors are selected each year. We recognize that when our terms wrap up at the end of this school year, the systemic issues facing this campus and the journalistic coverage of them will not stop. We’re working to improve. What we’ve laid out in this editorial isn’t all we’ll do. We will keep learning and keep adapting, and we’ll keep you posted through that process. Even if we can’t fix these problems, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t work our hardest to take steps toward that goal.

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MSA must challenge Campus Dining on Tiger Plan

Since Campus Dining Services unveiled The Tiger Plan this year, it has become clear that the plan rips off students who buy it. However, no changes have been made to The Tiger Plan, partially because the Missouri Students Association has not pushed CDS to make any.

MSA has dropped the ball on The Tiger Plan since the plan’s conception. Before it was presented to students, it was brought to MSA. Members expressed some concerns, but the association didn’t try to stop the plan. MSA should have recognized that the plan was a bad deal for students from the start.

Especially after students started to question the plan, MSA should have stepped in and said something to CDS to help make changes to the Tiger Plan. If MSA didn’t take it to CDS, MSA should have at least tried to educate students on what the plan’s cost actually entailed. Instead, it’s been practically radio silence from both CDS and MSA. As the group that is supposed to advocate for students, MSA standing by and hoping all the excitement would dissipate is not only unacceptable, but shameful. It is MSA’s job to stand up for students, and this has been a concrete example of it not doing its job.

It is time for MSA to step up to the plate and tell CDS that changes need to be made to The Tiger Plan. MSA doesn’t have to have all of the solutions, but the association needs to make it clear to CDS that MSA won’t roll over when its constituents are being scammed.

A good place to start is with changing Tiger Plan advertising to be less deceptive — even an attempt would be a step in the right direction. So many students have already lost money with the plan that MSA should at least try to prevent more damage from being done by adjusting the way the plan is presented.

MSA’s current course of action this semester is basically just to sit around and wait until CDS tells them the results of their consumer survey before MSA will take action. The association shouldn’t be hiding behind a survey to avoid making a move. MSA should be taking action on its own accord, and it should be taking action now.

MSA is supposed to be the group that picks fights with the big dogs on campus to stick up for students. If representatives from our student government aren’t doing that, they aren’t doing their job.

How to deal with new roommates KURTIS DUNLAP

Kurtis Dunlap is a fifth-year senior at MU. He is an English major. He writes about student life as an opinion columnist for The Maneater.

For the majority, or maybe all, of your time in college, you will have some sort of a roommate. Many students who live in the dorms will literally share a room with someone. After moving out of the dorms, normally you won’t be sharing a room, but you will still live in apartments where you will have to share spaces with someone else. The relationship with your roommates could be one of the most important relationships you have in college, and they should be ones that are built on communication.

I find it is much easier to get along and live with some people for short periods of time. I can look past you leaving your dishes in the sink a couple times or making a mess in the kitchen and occasionally not cleaning it up. Unfortunately, you have to live with these people for extended periods of time, and when you have to consistently pick up after someone, you start to lose patience.

During college, you might spend more time with and around your roommates than anyone else. The chances of having some sort of problem with your roommates is very high. Not being comfortable in your home can really take a toll on your social life and your mental state. Living with someone with whom you don’t get along can morph your college experience into a time filled with drama or unwanted arguments.

After freshman year, you get to choose who you want to live with. Most people will live with friends they met on their floor or people they met through an organization. Before even

THE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR ROOMMATES COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS YOU HAVE IN COLLEGE. moving in, you need to all sit down and discuss all the things that go into living with someone. Talk about cleaning up after yourself or quiet hours, but overall just talk about how to make living with each other the most pain-free experience it can be. Communication is the most important aspect of a happy home.

I have lived with people to whom I barely talk, and the lack of communication has caused tension and disdain for one another because we don’t address problems head-on. I have gone through many situations where I have come home and we are in the same room and don’t even acknowledge each other’s presence. Tensions can boil over and eventually confrontation can and will take place, just furthering the disconnect. Because we don’t communicate, nothing is resolved and we grow further apart. Instead of being condescending and rude, sit down with your roommate and talk out the problem, and don’t leave the conversation until a solution, or understanding, is found. Leaving it bottled up will just make the problem worse.

Maybe your roommate didn’t even realize they were doing something that bothered you. Having a conversation is the best way to get things out in the open.

In some cases, you will find that you have nothing in common with the person and there is just no way you can deal with their presence. Don’t be afraid to apply for a room change or find a new apartment to live in. The hassle of finding a new place and moving is worth living in a more positive environment. Your dorm room or apartment is supposed to be a place where you can go to unwind and feel protected. Coming home to a toxic environment is just a waste of your time.

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Junior Karissa Schweizer leads the pack in a high school cross-country race. courtesy of James Kirby

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Schweizer looks to lead women’s crosscountry to record finish with grace Coach Marc Burns: “She’s a really respectful, thankful person, and she’s a coach’s dream because she does whatever you tell her to do and does it to a T.” JOE NOSER Staff Writer Junior Karissa Schweizer, Missouri’s top women’s cross-country runner, grew up in a running family.

Her grandfather Frank was a Division II All-American runner at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Her parents,

Mike and Kathy Schweizer, met at MNSU and were also All-Americans. Her brother, Ryan, runs for Notre Dame, and her younger sister, Kelsey, is a high school freshman running for Karissa’s alma mater, Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa.

For many high school runners, all the dinner-table talk about running

might be overwhelming — but not for Schweizer.

“She never felt that way,” said James Kirby, Schweizer’s high school crosscountry coach at Dowling Catholic. “She was always wanting to embrace it and try and process and digest all that input. She really valued what her grandfather said and her parents and siblings told her.”

Her current coach, Marc Burns, agreed with Kirby’s assessment of his top runner’s demeanor.

“She’s a great, go-with-the-flow kind of kid,” Burns said. “She doesn’t freak out if we have to change something.

She’s a really respectful, thankful

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Despite travels, Molly Kreklow finds home at Mizzou Kreklow: “I guess I didn’t know I’d come back here, but I’m really thankful I got to come back.”

ANNE ROGERS Staff Writer Molly Kreklow knew she was home when she stepped onto the Missouri volleyball court for the first time as a top recruit seven years ago. Part of that had to do with the atmosphere the team and Hearnes Center gave off.

Another part of it had to do with the coaches — her aunt and uncle.

“When it came down to it, I decided that it was most important for me to play at a place that I love with coaches that I respect and knew would treat me well and could take care of me,” said Kreklow, the former Tiger who’s now a professional volleyball player. “That was here.”

Molly’s father is the brother of Missouri’s head coach, Wayne Kreklow.

Wayne’s wife, Susan, is Missouri’s

assistant coach.

The family atmosphere helped Molly know exactly what she was going to get when she put on a Missouri jersey.

“I always described it as playing for a coach that you knew really well,” she said. “I think that’s what I liked the most about it was I wanted to play well for him. And I knew he was taking care of me and wanted me to play my best, not just for the program but for me and my

career in general, and I really liked that part of our relationship.”

Molly’s career skyrocketed under Wayne and Susan as coaches. She was named the 2013 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in her senior season, and she helped guide Missouri to a 35–1 overall record and its first-ever SEC championship.

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From there, Kreklow went on to play for the U.S national team. She was named best setter at the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Grand Prix tournament, where she led her team to the gold. She was also named USA Volleyball’s female indoor most improved player for 2015.

In between playing with the national team, Molly played professional volleyball overseas, which is common for U.S. professional players. Molly signed a contract to play in Dresden, Germany, and helped her team win the Bundesliga, the country’s national title.

After a year in Germany, she went to Istanbul, Turkey, where she helped her team place third in the professional volleyball league.

Being overseas and playing volleyball year-round had a heavy effect on her mentality, Molly said. She said she felt herself grow mentally because it was more difficult than she thought it would be.

“When I was in college, my dream was just going to practice and not have to worry about school or anything else, and when I was in that situation, it became more like work,” Molly said. “I had to learn how to balance the sport that I love so much becoming my job.”

When in Germany, Molly was expected to speak German. The culture was more rural and less modern. In Turkey, the people are more Westernized and spoke more English, but the culture was different due to the influence of Islam.

Learning to adapt to these different situations and coming back to the U.S. for breaks was what helped Molly change as a person. She said before she went overseas, she was always spending time

with friends and family. Afterwards, she was more independent.

“All of a sudden, I was on my own, and I had to figure out all this stuff,” she said. “It’s a lot to learn. You have to be okay with being uncomfortable and realizing you can survive on your own, and you’re strong enough to live in a different country on your own. I learned how to be strong enough on my own without other people helping me or defining who I am or deciding who I want to be.”

Molly came back to the U.S. in the summer to try out for the national team with hopes of making the Olympic team. She was well-known, and many volleyball analysts had her locked in as a setter on the U.S. Olympic team.

However, the U.S. coaches went a different direction than the analysts saw it. Molly was cut from the team, and since she had not signed a contract to play overseas again this fall, she was out of a job.

“It was really sudden. I wasn’t expecting that cut so soon,” she said. “It was kind of like a whirlwind of ‘what’s next?,’ and I decided to take some time off. It was a great learning experience, I grew a lot and realized, ‘Hey, volleyball isn’t everything.’”

Just like when she was being recruited in high school, Molly chose to go back to a place she could call home. She started graduate school at Missouri and became one of the volleyball team’s graduate assistants.

Being a coach gave the 24-year-old a new perspective. She learned what it was like to not have as much control on the court and with the players. She also understood the patience the coaches have with players.

“It’s cool to work with Wayne and Susan now and see that side of them and how much time and effort they put into the program and for the girls,” Molly said. “As a coach, you want your player

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to do this and that, but that can’t always happen right away, so you have to work with them and teach them the way they learn best.”

Current Missouri player Emily Thater saw major improvements in the team’s mindset when Molly returned to work with the team. Thater said the team took everything she said to heart because of Molly’s experience.

Thater was a freshman during Molly’s last year on the team. For Thater, now a senior, having Molly back with the team meant she could reconnect with someone she hasn’t seen for three years.

“I was just a freshman last time she was here, but she really took me under her wing,” Thater said. “She was my ‘big sis’ my freshman year, and I had such good memories with her. She’s a great person and I’m so proud of her and honored to be her friend.”

For the current Missouri team, having its star back was short-lived. Molly received an offer to play professionally for Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Volley Modena in Italy last week. She took the offer and left the U.S earlier this week.

Molly said time off from playing has helped her regroup and remember why she loves to play volleyball. While she doesn’t always know what her future holds, she said coming back and being with her team and family was much needed in her career.

“It was nice that I got to coach a little and have some time away from volleyball and figure out what I want,” she said. “I guess I didn’t know I’d come back here, but I’m really thankful I got to come back.”

Edited by Tyler Kraft tkraft@themaneater.com

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THE MANEATER | SPORTS | OCT. 12, 2016

Report card: Grades are in for Missouri football While Missouri’s O-line and quarterbacks have seen success, much of their defense has struggled to live up to expectations.

TYLER KRAFT Assistant Sports Editor With the Missouri football team coming off a much-needed bye week, it is time to take a look at the Tigers’ performance this season. Despite having a 2-3 record, some areas of Missouri’s game have been surprisingly successful.

Take a look at Missouri’s report card midway through the 2016 season.

Quarterbacks: B The quarterback position was a bit of a question mark at the beginning of the season. How many reps would Marvin Zanders see? Was Drew Lock’s position as a starter in jeopardy?

Those questions have been answered after five weeks of football.

Lock’s sophomore campaign has been a massive improvement over his freshman debut. In five games, Lock has thrown 10 more touchdowns and 343 more yards than he did his entire freshman season.

However, the majority of his production has come against subpar opponents Eastern Michigan and Delaware State. In those two games, Lock threw for 10 touchdowns without throwing an interception.

Against Power Five schools, Lock has been subpar. He has only thrown four touchdowns in three games while also throwing four interceptions.

Running Backs: D The Missouri run game has been nonexistent this season.

Fans have caught glimpses of Damarea Crockett’s potential, as the freshman is averaging more than 6 yards per carry. However, Crockett has struggled with holding onto the football and has fumbled twice.

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Continued from page 13 person, and she’s a coach’s dream because she does whatever you tell her to do and does it to a T.” Schweizer’s first coach was her grandfather, and she still calls him before every race, which she calls a “good luck thing.” As she has matured as a runner and a person, she has relied on him less for running strategy and more for support.

“I don’t necessarily need him to give me advice anymore, but I always call him before every race for comfort anyway,” she said.

Schweizer has won her last two 5K races for Mizzou, including a personalrecord time of 16:09 at the Chile Pepper Invitational on Oct. 1 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where she finished 10 seconds ahead of the next runner.

She is coming off a third-place finish at last June’s track NCAA Championships, where she ran the 5K in 16:02 and was named a Division I All-American.

The way Schweizer ran the race last June impressed Kirby the most, and it showed him that a runner who he had occasionally reminded to “dial it back a little” had matured significantly since her days at Dowling Catholic.

“Towards the beginning of the race, she’s 21st, and then all of a sudden she’s 12th, and she ends up finishing third,” Kirby said. “That shows a maturity that

Ish Witter is Missouri’s go-to guy when avoiding turnovers is paramount.

He just hasn’t been the go-to guy when the Tigers need to gain yards, averaging a measly 3.8 yards per carry.

Subpar play-calling in the running game has led to Missouri’s struggles.

The Tigers rarely attempt to spread opposing defenses out, instead opting to jam the ball into the middle of the defensive line.

Wide Receivers: B Nobody knew quite what to expect at the start of the season when it came to the Missouri wide receiver corps.

Last season, Missouri’s top receiver, J’Mon Moore, only recorded 29 catches for 350 yards and three touchdowns.

Missouri’s top scoring receiver in 2015, Nate Brown, suffered a high ankle sprain in fall camp, putting his season in doubt.

After five games, the Tiger receivers appear to be a different animal than the tamed beast they were last season.

The receiving corps, led by Moore, a speedy group of slot receivers and a three-headed monster at the tight end position, has dominated opposing defenses. The reason the group is receiving a B is the fact that the receivers have suffered many drops and have struggled holding onto the football after the catch.

Offensive Line: AAfter last season’s atrocious play, the Missouri offensive line came into 2016 with a chip on its shoulder.

Despite having only three combined starts between them prior to this season, the Missouri offensive linemen look like one of the nation’s most seasoned blocking groups, only surrendering three sacks in five games.

The only area the Tiger offensive she has to hang in there even when it seems like a race is getting away from her.”

Schweizer herself admitted that she had a tendency as a freshman to come out and immediately try to lead the pack. With the help and guidance of her coaches, though, Schweizer changed her approach to help her take advantage of her greatest asset as a runner: her kick.

As Burns described it, Schweizer’s speed in the last 1,500 meters is “as good or better than anyone else in a cross-country race.”

Schweizer said she has focused on maintaining her composure at the beginning of races.

“Staying relaxed towards the beginning of a race has been key for me,” she said. “It’s a long race, and as a freshman I would get nervous right away, and if you can’t relax, normally you get tired a lot easier. It’s nice to just go in and know that I have speed and that I can kick it at the end. It took me all of freshman year to realize that.”

Both Schweizer and Burns pointed to an increase in confidence as the biggest factor contributing to this season’s successes. While Schweizer said this confidence has come out of her having greater faith in her training and the overall process of running, Burns said the experience Schweizer gained has been instrumental in her becoming a premier national runner.

Kirby said he knew Schweizer was going to be special from her freshman year at Dowling Catholic and sees no limits as to what she can accomplish.

linemen have struggled in is run blocking. With the Missouri offense being an air raid attack, however, this is not a huge concern.

Defensive Line: DMissouri football prides itself in having consistently strong defensive lines. This year was supposed to be no different.

With the exception of Walter Brady, the Missouri defensive line returned all its 2015 playmakers for the 2016 season. Among those playmakers was Charles Harris, who was supposed to be one of the nation’s top defensive ends.

Through five games, the Missouri defensive line looks a shell of its former self. The Tigers only have nine sacks and are allowing an average of 189 yards on the ground per game. Last year, the defensive line only permitted 133 rushing yards per game.

Pressure is on defensive coordinator DeMontie Cross to turn the defensive line’s play around, especially after a 418-yard, six-touchdown thrashing at the hands of LSU. Linebackers: C With the defensive line’s struggles, the Missouri linebackers have been under constant pressure to clean up the mess.

Michael Scherer has been solid when countering opposing running backs and has racked up 42 tackles. However, his zone is often targeted when opponents need to complete a pass.

Meanwhile, Donavin Newsom, who was praised in fall camp for his ability to cover slot receivers, is no longer a non-factor when countering opposing passing attacks. He is now being used to pass rush and has one sack on the year.

“Right away, everybody knew that she was going to be good,” Kirby said. “She races courageously and is very gutsy.

If I’m running a race and I know she’s behind me, I’m worried, no matter what.

With the way she’s built, her background and her competitive nature, who knows what she can do?”

Burns added that he feels she is just starting to reach her full potential as a runner.

“I think the sky’s the limit for her,” Burns said. “We’re just scratching the surface with her, and that’s exciting.”

Burns said he is unsure if Schweizer will pursue post-collegiate running. He imagines that if she chooses to do so, she will have realistic Olympic aspirations.

Right now, though, her focus is on becoming a national champion.

“I think now that she’s finished third at the NCAA Championships, she’s realized a national title is within her grasp before she graduates,” Burns said.

“Beyond that, it’s qualifying for the Olympic Trials and putting yourself in a position to be in a final at an Olympic Trials.”

Burns said he believes Schweizer is a top-five cross-country runner in the nation, and Flowtrack.org ranked her 17th in preseason rankings before she had picked up two of her three career wins. But Schweizer’s primary motivation is not herself; rather, it is her commitment to her team. Her goals reflect what she wants to see for Mizzou’s cross-country program.

Schweizer hopes the team can reach Nationals and finish top three

Defensive Backs: BThrough five games, Aarion Penton has emerged as a lockdown corner. He has two interceptions to go along with six pass breakups.

However, the rest of Missouri’s pass defense has been streaky throughout the season.

While Thomas Wilson is second on the team in tackles, he has struggled to break up passes and is without an interception. Anthony Sherrils, who started every game last season, is in a position battle with Cam Hilton after coaches questioned Sherrils’ play quality in practice.

Penton’s counterpart, John Gibson, has been average this season. The redshirt senior has one interception and four pass breakups.

Special Teams: B Missouri’s kicking game sounded alarms early in the season, when the Tigers only hit one of their first three field goals and missed two extra points in the game against Eastern Michigan.

Since then, Tucker McCann has settled in. The freshman has not missed a field goal since his nightmare start at West Virginia and has converted 19 of his 21 extra point attempts.

Corey Fatony’s success in the punting game has continued over from his freshman season. The sophomore has hit 13 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard-line and is averaging almost 44 yards per punt.

Missouri’s return game has been night and day from last season. With the help of Johnathon Johnson and Chris Black, the Tigers have returned one punt for a touchdown and are averaging almost 20 yards per kickoff return.

Edited by Peter Baugh pbaugh@themaneater.com at the Southeastern Conference Championships. Burns said Schweizer hopes to be leading the program in its ascension up national rankings.

“One of the things we talked about her freshman year was building this [program] into a national power,” Burns said. We want to be a team that’s in the top 20 every year and on a good year be a top 10 team. I think it’s important to her to set that tone.”

Her coaches say she will try and set that tone the same way she did during her days in high school: leading by example.

“On a long run, she would be the one setting the pace, and people would complain, ‘OK, let’s not make this a tempo run again,’ but that was the kind of influence she had,” Kirby said.

“People would gravitate towards her due to the success she had, and it fostered a great culture on our team, and I feel it does the same at Missouri.”

Whether Mizzou can establish the perennial national power program that Schweizer and Burns envision remains to be seen. But one thing is for certain — she will never back down during a race. “[She’s] not giving up, not throttling down, nothing until she crosses the finish line,” Kirby said. “Even when she has a huge lead, she’s still thinking there’s someone behind her trying to catch her, so she fights to the bitter end.

She’s always fighting.”

Edited by Peter Baugh pbaugh@themaneater.com

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