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A student walks at night near one of the many blue lights on MU’s campus. PHOTO BY KATE SEAMAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus Safety Walk aims to identify possibly unsafe locations around campus A report outlining specific areas will be sent to various MU offices that would be in charge of addressing hazards. STEPHI SMITH

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The Missouri Students Association hosted its annual Campus Safety Walk on Sept. 12 to identify areas of campus deemed unsafe. Students from various organizations, including the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center and the Residence Halls Association, participated in the walk, which took place after dark while street lamps were on.

The event began at Memorial Union. Participants were then split into five groups with each assigned to a different area of the university. One member of MUPD walked with four of the five groups. Each was given a map of its assigned area and two blank sheets of paper to record any findings. Justin McDonald, director of the

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Department of Student Services, a branch of MSA, was in charge of planning and carrying out the event. “That’s a huge area,” Josh Nunn, Environmental Health and Safety technician, said to McDonald when he saw his group’s map.

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Black Studies Department holds open forum MU leaders work to in response to St. Louis shooting verdict increase inclusivity Professor Stephanie Shonekan led on campus discussion on how to move the campus forward in response to Jason Stockley’s acquittal.

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heroin deal. Stockley was in pursuit of Smith when he crashed his police vehicle into Smith’s vehicle. Once he approached the wreck, Stockley pulled his gun on Smith. Stockley said he believed Smith was reaching for a handgun in

MU and Rankin & Associates Consulting released a full report of the 2016 Campus Climate Survey results, which measure perceptions of respect by students, faculty and staff, on Monday. The full 578-page report follows a pair of town hall forums on Sept. 12 and Sept. 13, where officials from the consulting firm and the university presented a summarized report to the public. The Campus Climate Survey measured feelings regarding race relations on campus, graduate student rights and levels of respect felt by faculty and staff. In the town halls, audience members and live stream viewers were able to ask MU leadership questions about the survey results. Audience members asked about department accountability, increased parking options for students, Title IX protections and how MU administration

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In response to the news that former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was found not guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith after a police chase, the MU Black Studies Department hosted an open forum at Gentry Hall on Friday. The forum featured testimonies and personal experiences from undergraduate students, graduate

Professor Stephen Graves discusses recent events at the open forum. PHOTO BY MAWA IQBAL | PHOTOGRAPHER

students and faculty. Toward the end of the discussion, the floor opened up to ideas regarding further action on improving campus culture. Political science professor Stephen Graves explained the details of the case during the meeting. In 2011, Smith was involved in a police chase after a suspected

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MU law student earns prestigious veterans scholarship Paul Wade served on active duty for 12 years and currently participates in the Missouri National Guard while volunteering in the community. SARAH PETERSON

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MU law student Paul Wade has served his country through the U.S. military for much of his life. This summer, he was recognized for his service, leadership and impact on the community when he was awarded the Pat Tillman Foundation scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships for veterans. Wade first enlisted in 2003 after graduating from Truman State University with a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in history. Wanting to serve his country in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks and the invasion of Iraq, he decided to enlist in the army. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was probably going to enlist anyway, but when we invaded Iraq, there was obviously something to do for our country,â&#x20AC;? he said. At the time, he worked at Wal-Mart and had applied to a management program at the company but was told that few people would be accepted due to economic conditions. The day after he enlisted, he was informed that he had been recommended for the program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just looked at [the human resources lady] and I was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You should have told me that yesterday because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the army now, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much I can do,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he said. He initially enlisted as a specialist in the infantry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you first get there, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just like really low-level work,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I joke because you know

I was manager of the Wal-Mart, so I used to be in charge of the guys who cleaned the bathrooms. Then when I joined the army, I was the guy who cleaned the bathrooms.â&#x20AC;? However, he quickly rose to positions of leadership. During his first military tour, he was a squad leader supervising two poll sites in the first Iraqi elections. A year later, he was deployed again as a truck commander in a quick response force that responded to trouble on the east side of Afghanistan. He then applied for officer candidate school and was trained as a lieutenant in the U.S. He returned to Afghanistan once more as an officer and worked to improve the training of the Afghan National Police in areas such as vehicle and weapons proficiency. In total, he served on active duty for just under 12 years. Wade said his time spent overseas helped him gain a deeper understanding of other cultures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you deal with cultures of different people and you see what they value and how they value it and why they value it, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to say it makes you question what you value, but it gives you a more detachment of how the culture works, and it makes you kind of see the common humanity between people,â&#x20AC;? he said. He earned a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in international business while in the army and is now enrolled in the MU School of Law. His long-term plan is to combine knowledge of law and business along with the cultural understanding he gained while deployed to bring more businesses to poorer countries and help include them in the global economy. His experiences in Afghanistan allowed him to see how much of a difference business and infrastructure can make in developing countries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When people can actually get employed and life is worth living, you start getting people going to

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school, you do all these different things, the violence goes down across the board,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing.â&#x20AC;? Wade currently uses his knowledge of the law to help fellow veterans through the MU School of Law Veterans Clinic, which aids veterans and their families in securing disability benefits. He also volunteers with Team Red, White and Blue, an organization that focuses on creating connections between veterans and the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think part of the thing that happens is when people come back, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get connected with the community,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen it happen, where when you get a lot of community members and you get veterans both together and you do that shared hardship thing, you run a 5K, 10K â&#x20AC;Ś You have those shared hardship experiences, and that brings you closer together.â&#x20AC;? Wade was awarded the Pat Tillman Foundation scholarship, which was given to only 60 students in 2017, in June. Robert Ross, director of the MU Veterans Center, encouraged Wade to apply for the scholarship. He believes that Wadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideas for impacting the world after he graduates helped his application stand out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for people who have ideas that are achievable,â&#x20AC;? Ross said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are not looking for someone to say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well, I got this medal. I got that medal. I was named the soldier of the year.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; They want to know what you are going to do with your background, your training, to move the needle forward on solving some of the issues in the world.â&#x20AC;? Wade continues to serve his country through participation in the Missouri National Guard and hopes to join the JAG Corps, the legal branch of the military, after he graduates from law school. Edited by Olivia Garrett ogarrett@themaneater.com

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CAFNR announces establishment of Brazeale Family Scholarship The fund will cover 25 percent of the annual tuition costs each year for eight Missouri residents; when fully endowed, it will amount to approximately 30 annual scholarships. MORGAN SMITH

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At its annual scholarship donor recognition dinner, the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources announced an estate gift donated by alumnus Chuck Brazeale and his wife Ina Rae to establish the Charles R. and Ina Rae Brazeale Family Scholars program on Sept. 6. The scholarship fund will cover 25 percent of the annual tuition costs each year for eight Missouri residents. When fully endowed, the fund will provide approximately 30 scholarships annually. “For students, it shows them that there were other students that were here before them that valued their own education so much they chose

Charles R. and Ina Rae Brazeale Scholarship Fund donors Chuck (left) and Ina Rae (middle) Brazeale pose with Marc Linit (right), senior associate dean of the MU Office of Research and Extension, at the Monticello Society Brunch in May 2017. COURTESY OF THE MU COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD & NATURAL RESOURCES.

to give back,” CAFNR Advancement Director Brent McCauley said. “That’s inspiring in its own right.” For the past five years, McCauley has been with the college’s Office of Advancement, which processes all

donations to CAFNR. The scholarship, which is open to all in-state CAFNR students, will give preference to students from Monroe County, where the couple’s hometown, Paris, Missouri, is located.

After Monroe County, students from surrounding counties will receive secondary preference. “[The Brazeales] want to be sure

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School of Journalism receives $26.1 million The Mizzou Store donation to create the Novak Leadership Institute sales drop this semester

The money was donated by 1974 MU graduate David Novak, co-founder and former CEO of Yum! Brands.

MU’s tough-love decision to limit student charge has not come without repercussions. CLARE ROTH

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MU graduate David Novak, co-founder and former CEO of Yum! Brands, donated $21.6 million to the School of Journalism to create the Novak Leadership Institute. MU formally announced the donation on Friday. This will be the “world’s first institute for strategic communication-based leadership education,” according to the event program. The institute includes both graduate and undergraduate courses, online programs and seminars and will be housed in Lee Hills Hall. Novak said the NLI is a program that provides students with educational benefits that they would not receive elsewhere. He said students will have a leg up when entering the workforce after taking these classes. “We can give the people that come to this university an advantage that no other university provides,” Novak said. “University of Missouri students that go to the Novak leadership program are going to walk out better prepared

professional field. “We are already training leaders in media but also in other parts of corporate America at a very high level,” Kurpius said. “This is an opportunity to take a good model and provide great benefits to our students so that they start out with

Businesses on campus are suffering after changes to student charge and affordability initiatives were introduced this semester. The Office of Cashiers announced in July that student charge purchases at MizzouRec, Campus Dining Services and The Mizzou Store will be limited. Student charge is a credit form of payment many students have historically relied on to charge items such as coffee or clothing to their student accounts to pay off later. Compared to last year’s term, starting July 1, The Mizzou Store has seen a 35 percent drop in course material sales, which can be student charged, a 19 percent drop in clothing sales and a 9 percent drop in snack sales. Sales of gift items were up 28 percent, likely due to the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, Liz McCune, associate director of the MU News Bureau, said in an email. According to Jim Spain, vice provost of Undergraduate Studies, the guiding thought behind the decision to limit student charge was students’ academic success.

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to enter the workplace to drive more success and have greater careers than any other students in America.” David Kurpius, dean of the School of Journalism, spoke at the gift announcement ceremony. He said the NLI will help students in any discipline build skills that they can immediately use in their

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plans to balance freedom of speech and students’ need to feel safe. “Policies are not going to move the needle; we need to read the report and reflect on it,” UM System President Mun Choi said. The findings are part of a wider survey of campus climate on all four UM System campuses and reveal that only 66 percent of the MU community feels comfortable on campus, which is lower than the national average of 70 to 80 percent, according to Dr. Emil Cunningham, senior executive associate of Rankin & Associates Consulting. The 120-question survey featured open- and closed-ended questions and was available online and on paper from October to November 2016. 9,952 students, staff and faculty participated in the survey, which equals about a 22 percent response rate. Cunningham, who presented the survey’s findings, noted that the results must be viewed in context, as the survey was taken just after the 2015 protests, a time on campus when racial tensions were high. Campus climate is defined as “the current attitude, behaviors and standards of faculty, staff, administrators and students concerning the level of respect for individual needs,

T H E M A N E AT E R | N E W S | SEPT. 20, 2017 abilities and potential,” according to the Campus Climate Survey website. In addition to the lower levels of on-campus comfort, the wider survey found that 19 percent of respondents had experienced some form of hostile conduct. Of that number, the majority of respondents reported that the treatment was based on gender and gender identity, followed by ethnicity, position, racial identity and age, respectively. The survey report also includes quotes from respondents. “We all need to be treated the same no matter our sex, color, political views, etc. No one should have a leg up for any reason other than experience and qualifications,” said one respondent, who elaborated on suggestions within the survey. Despite those reports, 54 percent of students felt that the university encouraged open discussion about difficult topics. The survey also reported that 38 percent of employees seriously considered leaving MU, and that 47 percent of employees listed “limited opportunities for advancement” as a reason for considering a departure, while another 25 percent gave an unwelcoming campus climate as a reason. However, most of the staff who strongly considered leaving actually stayed at MU, Cunningham said. Senior administration such as Choi,

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“We have a huge campus,” McDonald said to Nunn. Before the teams went their separate ways, McDonald notified the room what to look out for, including dimly lit walkways, tripping hazards and overgrown bushes or trees covering lights or signs. MUPD Officer James Young walked with McDonald, Nunn, senior Gabby Vest and sophomore Rebecca Wilkes. Young attended the walk last year and brought a light meter to measure the amount of visible light in a given area on campus. The light meter measured the illumination in “foot candles” and Young said most walkways should be 1-2 foot candles. Young tested a sidewalk by Ninth Street, where a tree blocked most of the light. It came up as 0.2 foot candles and

Provost Garnett Stokes, Chancellor Alexander Cartwright and Kevin McDonald, UM System chief diversity officer, acknowledged that while the survey results were relatively consistent with national averages, improvements still need to be made. “While our results are very similar to what has been found at other institutions, we are not happy with some of the findings, and it helps us identify areas that we should address in the future,” Cartwright said in a press release. Nearly one year after the survey’s distribution and two years after the protests, multiple steps have been taken to increase inclusivity across campus. Students, staff and faculty now have representation in the Chancellor’s Cabinet and administrators have begun “Listen and Learn” tours where faculty and staff communicate how they think their work could be better supported. These steps will be followed by the final phases of the survey initiative, where Cartwright and the Chancellor’s Cabinet will begin developing and implementing strategic actions to create a more inclusive campus environment. Development is set to begin in the spring semester, according to the survey website. Edited by Sarah Hallam and Olivia Garrett shallam@themaneater.com, ogarrett@themaneater.com

the discussion and emphasized the different resources that students affected by current events can utilize. One of these resources, led by graduate student Oscar Rojas Perez, is a weekly counseling group that calls for addressing racial injustice; it meets every Friday at 2 p.m. in the Multicultural Center. Students will soon have the opportunity to get involved in a new initiative that also focuses on discussion, which will meet Mondays at 3:30 p.m. In addition, the attendees proposed an idea of a mapping project that would involve a visual representation of “safe spaces” around campus and in the surrounding downtown area. The group felt that a map would be beneficial to MU students, especially freshmen who aren’t familiar with the area. Olivia Mcgee was one of those freshmen. Mcgee felt isolated when she first arrived at MU and faced difficulties as a black student, she said. “I knew coming into Mizzou a little bit about the history, having family members who had been here before,” she said. “The first thing they told me to do was to

go to the [Black] Culture Center and find black groups to join.” Since arriving on campus, Mcgee has joined MU’s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. She said having the opportunity to meet other black people on campus helped her to adjust to the environment. Aaric Doyle-Wright, office support assistant for the Division of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, would love to see more student allies on campus who aren’t “stepping on the voices of the marginalized.” Instead, more student allies should allow black students to speak for themselves about their experiences, he said. “The awareness piece is crucial. We need to create more [safe] spaces like this,” Doyle-Wright said. “We need to have higher-ups talking about ally-ships for people who’re being directly and indirectly traumatized.” Involvement from the administration was a primary goal of the meeting. Shonekan said she wanted the messages in the room to “trickle up all the way to the chancellor.”

Chancellor Alexander Cartwright sent an email to students Friday. “The University supports every individual’s right to express personal opinions and feelings in a peaceful manner,” Cartwright said in the email. “Our values of Respect, Responsibility, Discovery and Excellence guide all of us, and we remain committed to free expression, but that expression must be shared in a peaceful manner.” Graves hopes that by having the administration recognize how the issue is impacting MU students, the university will be able to move forward. The Stockley-Smith case has a severe impact on the campus as a whole, Graves said. “The shock value continues to be diminishing and diminishing as more of these things come up,” he said. “We’re no longer being surprised by violence and that’s disheartening and discomforting. When people aren’t being shocked by injustice anymore, people are becoming numb to it, and that’s essentially a problem.” Edited by Olivia Garrett ogarrett@themaneater.com

McDonald wrote it down. McDonald said having MUPD officers is crucial to the walk as they provide more information about the campus that students may not know. They’re aware of what it means for a light to be “up to code,” he said. As the group walked their designated areas, surrounding and within the Francis Quadrangle, they marked burnt street lights and broken lamps outside MU buildings. On the stretch of Ninth Street between University Avenue and Elm Street McDonald noted two street lamps were not illuminated. McDonald also wrote down whenever a member of the group said they didn’t feel safe. Vest expressed concern in the walkway leading up to the Neff Hall Arch between Neff Hall and Walter Williams Hall. “I don’t like how dark it is,” she said. “Whenever I’m walking alone at night, I don’t walk through there.”

McDonald said it’s important to note those places since he believes every college student should feel safe. “I think it’s important to address that if a student doesn’t feel safe, it could be an issue even if everything is up to code,” he said. Campus safety affects not just students, McDonald said. From prospective students on a tour to faculty at MU, he thinks everyone should feel safe on campus. “I think safety is just part of the overall college experience,” he said. “You want to have a safe campus so you’re allowed to have that.” Vest attended as a member of the Mizzou Unity Coalition, a student-run group that aims to integrate the disabled population with the community of Columbia. Vest decided to participate after McDonald reached out to her through her group. The Unity Coalition puts on its own walk in the spring, called the

Accessibility Walk, aimed to target and note any problems regarding accessibility, specifically. Vest said MSA representatives have walked and participated in that in the past and she wanted to return the favor and provide expertise with accessibility problems at MU. “A lot of campus safety has to do with accessibility, which is what I specialize in and know a lot about,” Vest said. After McDonald and his team finished, they headed back to their original meeting place, Memorial Union, to turn in their notes and marked-up maps. McDonald and others at MSA will later gather the notes to write up a complete report and reach out to various offices around MU who would be in charge of reported areas. The report should be finished within the next two weeks, McDonald said. Edited by Olivia Garrett ogarrett@themaneater.com

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to support their community and the folks they know,” McCauley said. Charles Brazeale graduated from MU in 1957 where he earned a degree in agricultural economics at CAFNR. After being a member of the ROTC, he fulfilled a 20-year career in the military and at the Pentagon before returning to Paris. “We strongly believe in higher education,” the Brazeales said in an MU

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much higher skills as they go out into the workforce.” Three pilot classes have already been created based on Novak’s book “Taking People with You.” Graduate student Mary Jane Rogers took one of these pilot classes and said

News Bureau nrelease. “We also believe that CAFNR has world-class faculty and staff who are student-focused and oriented on preparing its graduates for careers in today’s ever-changing global economy.” Charles Brazeale is also involved with the college as the CAFNR representative of the Mizzou: Our Time to Lead campaign. The campaign aims to place MU alongside other elite public universities by building MU’s endowment, establishing signature centers and institutes and spurring a campus renaissance. “Providing scholarship assistance is our way of helping individuals attend

the University of Missouri who may not otherwise be able to do so,” the Brazeales said in the news release. Like many of MU’s alumni, the Brazeales are frequent supporters of Mizzou Athletics and often come to university events. “The Brazeales are great proponents of the CAFNR student experience, and we cannot thank them enough for their remarkable generosity,” CAFNR Dean Christopher Daubert said in the news release. Once the scholarship is available, both incoming and continuing students will be considered through the general

CAFNR application due Feb. 1. Each year the college awards more than $1.3 million in scholarships and nearly threequarters of all the students that apply are awarded, according to the news release. Freshman Allison Hofer, a possible future scholarship applicant, is majoring in animal science at CAFNR with plans to attend veterinary school. “People donating scholarships to my college is validating,” Hofer said. “It inspires me to continue pursuing my degree and my aspirations, knowing that other people care about them too.” Edited by Olivia Garrett ogarrett@themaneater.com

the institute will help her and many other students understand the ideals of leadership. “Since I’m graduating, I hope to use it for networking,” Rogers said. “The skills that I learned in the classroom, I’m going to be taking with me for the rest of my life. For future students, I’m really excited for them because it’s going to change the way that we look at leadership and how we become leaders.” Chancellor Alexander Cartwright made the formal announcement of the

gift during the ceremony. He said MU is where future leaders should be to advance themselves even further. “If you want to teach, study or conduct research on leadership, you need to come to Mizzou,” Cartwright said. Professor Margaret Duffy, executive director of the Novak Leadership Institute, worked with Novak to create the NLI. She said the leaders trained at the institute will have a worldwide impact. “Together, the Novak Leadership

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Journalism, the University of Missouri and the state of Missouri will make the world a better place by creating ethical, courageous and effective leaders, and we are going to have fun doing it,” Duffy said. Edited by Olivia Garrett ogarrett@themaneater.com

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“The bookstore recognizes that they’re not there to be a profit center, but as a support center for students to get the materials they need,” Spain said. Student charge was used to pay for 59 percent of Mizzou Store purchases last year and 52 percent of purchases this year, according to McCune. McCune said that UM System President Mun Choi, Chancellor Alexander Cartwright and Spain are focused on reducing the financial burden on MU students and have implemented several initiatives within the past year in the wake of budget cuts and enrollment decline. Last month, Cartwright and Pelema Morrice, vice provost for enrollment management, signed the Missouri Land Grant Compact, which will cover tuition and fees for all students eligible for the Pell Grant starting next fall. Pell Granteligible Honors College students will have room and board paid for as well. Spain said that on July 17 there were 1,756 students who hadn’t re-enrolled for the fall following the spring semester. Of those 1,756, he said, 1,065 had a hold on their academic record. Of those 1,065 holds, 521 were cashiers holds from any of the 180 cost centers on campus. Spain said that after receiving this information he did an audit of what these 521 students had charged at The Mizzou Store. “A high percentage of the students had charged non-academic items, such as snacks, makeup and electronics,” Spain said. A group of Missouri Students Association senators is currently working with Spain and other administrators to address the needs of students with “chronic financial shortfalls” who relied on student charge for things such as food and hygiene products. Spain said this committee is coming up with a few “safety net” approaches to find a solution that is “really going to be in the interest of [students’] long-term financial needs.” This decision hasn’t come without opposition. In a Twitter poll conducted by the MSA Senate in June, 80 percent of the almost 500 students who responded

A guide to new Student Charge policies at the MU Student Center. PHOTO BY CLARE ROTH | PHOTOGRAPHER

said they were opposed to the new limitations. Blaine Thomas and Drew Rogers, co-founders of The Bridge, a student business run though the Missouri Student Unions Entrepreneurial Program, also expressed dissatisfaction with the decision. “As a student entrepreneur, what’s honestly painful is that people can go student charge a round of golf but they can’t come into the student unions and student charge a product made by a student entrepreneur in a store owned by student entrepreneurs,” Thomas said. “So the way I look at it is, if this whole student charge thing is gone, make it gone, but I don’t think it’s fair for the university to play a pick-and-choose game.” Students can still use student charge for course materials at The Mizzou Store such as textbooks, pens and calculators because they are academic in nature. The limit of $1250 per semester will stay in place. Students can also charge tickets to some cultural and sporting events. The “round of golf” Thomas referred

to can be student charged at the A.L. Gustin Golf Course. “We pumped 70 percent of our revenue — $40,000 — back into the entrepreneurial program last year; our business was helping entrepreneurial students primarily,” Rogers said. “With this policy now in place, it’s not going to totally ruin our business at all, but it’s going to definitely impact it greatly, which is going to hurt student entrepreneurs on this campus.” McCune and Spain both said that the drop in sales was likely due to lower enrollment, changes to student charge and the bookstore’s new textbook affordability initiative. Textbook prices are currently, on average, 18 percent cheaper than this time last year, McCune said. According to Todd Mackley, assistant vice chancellor of finance administration, other schools in the Southeastern Conference use systems similar to the one MU is currently working to enforce — Tiger Cash, a prepaid payment option, treats the student ID more like a debit card than a credit card.

Mackley is currently leading a group working to identify cost centers affected by student charge, such as student-run entrepreneurial projects like The Bridge. But, with around 70 percent of The Bridge’s profits last year coming from student charge, Spain said this is not a sustainable business model. “We are not going to support businesses not devoted to student success,” Spain said. Both Rogers and Thomas understand why the limits have been put in place, and they believe the university’s intentions are good. “I do wish that we, as people who were going to be directly affected by this decision, had at least been contacted about it,” Rogers said. “I don’t think they realize how big of a negative impact it will have on other parties. And this isn’t just us. It’s The Mizzou Store, too. It’s going to really hurt this campus and the type of capitalistic structure we have.” Edited by Olivia Garrett ogarrett@themaneater.com

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MU club Quidditch prepares for competitive season Assistant captain Kaylee Skistimas: “If more athletes looked at this as something serious, it would be even more elevated than it’s become in the past few years.” ALEXANDRA SHARP

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MU’s club Quidditch team is facing the new season with optimism. Quidditch is a co-ed, full-contact club sport similar to a combination of rugby and dodgeball loosely based on the game from the Harry Potter series. Quidditch practices are held Mondays and Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m. at Stankowski Field. Tournaments occur all semester until the regional tournament on Nov. 4 in Madison, Wisconsin, and then the national tournament in Round Rock, Texas, from April 14-15. According to head captain Jacob Parker, practices include conditioning, individual position drills and scrimmages. MU’s Quidditch team hopes to take the sport to the next level with its competitive and welcoming atmosphere. “[Quidditch is] something

Captain Jacob Parker runs practice for the club Quidditch team. “I thought it was a Mizzou Rec Sports booth at Summer Welcome, but it turned out to be Quidditch so I decided to try it out. Four years later I am still playing and I have been the captain for the last two years,” Parker said. COURTNEY VILLMER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER that a lot of people haven’t ever done before or seen,” Parker said. “Everyone’s super nice and we really help people learn the sport and we’re a big kind-of family ... We all hang

out together after practices and get together on weekends and things like that. Like we all just kind of care about each other and are just out there to have fun and compete.”

One thing the Quidditch team prides itself on is inclusivity. According to assistant captain Kaylee Skistimas, the co-ed team has a policy of ensuring at least

two minority players are on the field at all times, which they refer to as Title 9¾, a

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MUSIC

Ohmme’s indie rock delivers emotion and pure technical talent The trio Ohmme may just be starting out, but their concert showed they have more amazing music to come. JANE MATHER-GLASS

Reporter The Chicago-based indierock trio Ohmme played an incredible and intimate set at Café Berlin on Thursday night. Though Ohmme only released its first EP in June, its unique sound and discordant harmonies are mesmerizing. The band started as a duo with singers Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham, who have worked with each other

for years as well as with many other artists, including Whitney, Chance the Rapper and Wilco. Recently, Ohmme added drummer Matt Carroll, who also plays in the Chicago-based band Marrow with Stewart. The two women complement each other’s voices perfectly, and their live performance is amazing because it’s easy to see how the pair matches up their harmonies to create an incredible range of effects. Their sound ranges from sweet to haunting, and the way they collaborate and layer vocals is skillful and intriguing. On Thursday, they gave the audience a taste of their self-titled EP as well as some new songs that Cunningham

mentioned won’t be coming out for a while, but they enjoy playing anyway. One of these, Stewart said, “is about being hangry, so I dedicate it to the burrito we ate about two hours ago.” They also included a cover of Kate Bush’s “There Goes a Tenner.” A highlight of the set was one of their most-played songs on Spotify, “Fingerprints.” In this song, Stewart and Cunningham captivate with the use of hocketing, which is when notes in a single melody are alternated between the vocalists. Seeing this technique executed live is fascinating and gives an overall sense of how in sync Stewart and Cunningham are. Halfway through the set, Cunningham brought

the show down by playing perhaps the most melancholy song on the band’s EP, Bully Clouds. “This song is dedicated to the idea that we should all look out for each other,” Cunningham said. “Tell people you love them. The compassion these women carry comes through when they play live and is evident in their songwriting, and Bully Clouds is one of the most prominent examples of this. The hook, “You’re happier when we are dying,” illustrates discontent with the lack of empathy in the world, particularly from leaders. Played live, it’s especially heartwrenching and moving. While the band has more serious moments, Cunningham and Stewart

also display a playfulness and interact with each other in a way that is charming and engaging. They’re especially charming offstage when interacting with fans and were eager to chat with audience members at their merchandise booth. Cunningham, at one point engaged in conversation, didn’t hesitate to rip the plastic off of a new vinyl just so she could show the political message discreetly etched onto the record. In Ohmme’s second performance in Columbia, songs rich with emotion and showed how genuine the band’s art is and the natural talent each member harbors. Edited by Brooke Collier bcollier@themaneater.com

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play on Title IX and Harry Potter’s Platform 9¾. Skistimas enjoys the gender-inclusive dynamic of the team. “I like [Quidditch] much better than the cliquey all-girls teams that obviously I was forced to be a part of throughout high school,” Skistimas said. “It’s a different dynamic for sure: guys and girls on the same team and being together so often ... I mean, I met my fiancé on the team so some relationships on the team do last. But as far as game play, it’s the first time the boys have ever had to throw a ball to girls, so it’s a learning curve for them ... They’ve been pretty good about it for sure.”

Skistimas wishes everyone would treat Quidditch the same as other school sports. According to Skistimas, others viewing Quidditch legitimately would enhance the team’s performance. “If more athletes looked at this as something serious, it would be even more elevated than it’s become in the past few years,” Skistimas said. While exploring clubs to join, freshman Cameron Hoffman chose Quidditch in order to get in better shape and try something new. For Hoffman, Quidditch has become an outlet for stress when faced with difficult classes and a new environment. “I have school and people, which is stressful, and then I have Quidditch, which is less stressful,” Hoffman said. “It’s kind of like my place to go and [think], ‘Hey, I don’t need to worry

about school right now. I’m just going to worry about taking out the dude that has the Quaffle [ball].’ It’s really good as like a destresser and like a semi-sanctuary.” Parker hopes to provide new recruits like Hoffman with the same great experience he’s had playing Quidditch for the last four years. Parker’s favorite memory was the nationals tournament in Kissimmee, Florida, last year. “[I enjoyed] being on the field, playing in the quarterfinals with close to like 2,000 people surrounding the field ... almost all of them cheering for our team and rooting us on,” Parker said. “It was really loud, everyone screaming and yelling and just a few of us on the field playing. It was really cool.” Looking toward the season ahead, Hoffman is committed to improving

both individually and as a team member. “I just want to improve myself and get to know the team better,” Hoffman said. “I want to go to tournaments; keep at it … This game is definitely not for the weak of heart.” Similar to Hoffman, Parker is ready to take on the year’s tournaments, hoping to go as far as possible in nationals this year. Last year, MU’s Quidditch team placed third in the national tournament. “We’re planning on winning the whole thing this year … and we think we have a good shot at it,” Parker said. “So if anyone wants to come play on a team, come down to Texas with us and help us; come out any time.” Edited by Brooke Collier bcollier@themaneater.com

MOVIE REVIEW

Social media’s detrimental nature is discussed in “Ingrid Goes West” Aubrey Plaza delivers a performance that is equal parts haunting and hilarious in her role as an internetobsessed young adult. LIV JACKSON

Columnist

Aubrey Plaza delivers an equally dark and hilarious performance in her most recent film, “Ingrid Goes West,” now playing at Ragtag Cinema. Plaza produced the film in addition to starring in it. The film centers around Ingrid Thorburn, played by Plaza, a social mediaobsessed woman whose mother recently passed away. Feeling distraught and unloved, Ingrid sabotages her high school friend’s wedding. After a stint in a mental institution, she decides to take her inheritance and move to Los Angeles. She plans to meet and befriend social media mogul Taylor Sloane, played by Elizabeth Olsen, a woman whose Instagram she had been obsessing over for a few weeks. Ingrid arrives in LA, rents an apartment from a drug-dealing landlord named Dan Pinto, played by O’Shea Jackson Jr., wedges her way into Taylor’s life and many antics ensue. What Ingrid thought to be a perfect plan slowly begins to unravel. Her obsession with Taylor backfires and leaves her completely abandoned by the person she thought was her best friend. Overcome with an allconsuming emptiness, she is driven by madness to make an unsettling decision. The complicated issues addressed in this movie are very relevant in modern

"Ingrid Goes West" PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTSECHNICA

society. In wake of her mother’s death, Ingrid found herself craving companionship in whatever form she could find. This caused her to pursue an unrealistic friendship with Taylor, a person she became obsessed with through superficial posts on social media. This also encouraged her to seek a romantic relationship with Dan, despite the fact that she was initially disinterested in even becoming his friend. She used him to her advantage and then slowly found herself becoming dependent on him in an unhealthy way. These two relationships exemplify the natural human response to loss. When someone loses someone

important to them, it is often quite normal to seek companionship from others, no matter who they may be.

craves. It causes her to doubt her worth and react irrationally. Today, popularity and acceptance from an online

in which Ingrid is a symbol

for anyone who is unable to define their own worth. I

“Today, popularity and acceptance from an online presence is glorified and made to seem like a necessity for succeeding socially.” In addition to dysfunctional dependency, the film touches on the toxic nature of social media and the tremendous toll it can take on an individual’s self-esteem. Ingrid spirals out of control the moment she doesn’t receive the online attention she desperately

presence is glorified and made to seem like a necessity for succeeding socially. If anything can be learned from this film, it is that a culture that encourages superficial interaction over genuine connection is destined to fail. It is a cautionary tale

would recommend this film to anyone who is interested

in observing the damaging

effects that social media can have.

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ART BEAT

Filmmaker Nathan Wright aims to spread empathy through his art Wright: “Movies introduced me to this world that you can dive in and lose yourself. For those few hours, nothing else matters, and by the end of it you’re back stuck in your own life.” FIONA MURPHY

Columnist

Nathan Wright revels in escape, and the 22-year-old filmmaker produces stories that allow his audience to do just that. With his use of lights, colored deep blue and hazy purple, and his way of manipulating darkness itself, Wright’s short films offer viewers release into a far dreamier reality, a reality similar to the one he watched in his childhood. “When I was young, escapism was very important to me because my parents were strict, so I spent a lot of time watching movies and reading books,” Wright said. The art of cinematography grasped Wright at a young age. “Movies introduced me to this world that you can dive in and lose yourself,” he said. “For those few hours, nothing else matters, and by the end of it you’re back stuck in your own life. But for those two hours, you’re in this world that people built and put time and money into. They set the rules and you sit back and watch, and it’s this magical thing.” Most of Wright’s films can be found on Vimeo, and he’s working on his first feature-length film this fall. Wright approaches film in a philosophical yet business-minded way. After starting school as an architecture major and failing his first class, he changed course and soon devoted himself to filmmaking. The pursuit of uncertainty often requires healthy delusion. Pressure from his parents and the urge to prove himself in a cut-throat industry drives much of Wright’s’ passionate, and at times, reckless work ethic. “When I’m really into a piece, the obsession is something that’s needed for anyone to make a great film,” he said. “I’m a filmmaker in the middle of Missouri. I can’t just make an okay film and think I’m gonna go to the East Coast and tear it up.” Anguish and intensity are much of where Wright draws inspiration for the visions of his work. Maybe I Wasn’t There is his upcoming 20-minute film surrounding a man’s mourning after the death of his girlfriend. The film became much more personal than Wright had initially intended, with his former lover playing the role of the girlfriend in the film, and implementing genuine experiences he’s had through scenes in the film. “I really have to spend a huge amount of time to make sure that if I go somewhere else, I’m taken seriously,” Wright said. “I’m young and I can make mistakes, but at the same time it doesn’t really feel like it.” Wright grappled with the specificity and eminently personal nature of Maybe I Wasn’t There. The piece was becoming too vulnerable with casting his former lover to

effectively communicate a message to a broad audience, which Wright believes is the key to a hard-hitting film. “It’s dangerous to make films about your own life that really reflect your life,” Wright said. “It’s an obsessive place. I wanted to get the film finished and just express my feelings for this person through the film. In real life, I was so connected to these moments I thought, ‘I have to fit this in somewhere,’ but what I was blind to before was putting this thing in the film was crippling it even though I was so attached to it. Now I’m going through the process of taking things out and making it a story that everybody can relate to instead of it being my personal, crazy experience.” The elements of filmmaking, which include editing, shooting, sounds, lights, acting, etc., are by nature a manipulation of reality. Wright summarizes the art of film as lying in service of an ultimate truth and sees a higher purpose in entertainment. “If you made a really good piece of art, people will come to you after a film and they’ll talk about how their life is reflected through the film,” Wright said. “They’ll give different instances and different situations, but the feeling is the same. My selfish goal is to have people understand my stories and create empathy where there wasn’t empathy before.” Exposing audiences to story lines through moving pictures forces the public into someone’s shoes for 90 minutes. The benefit of escape is compassion, and Wright finds great power in that. “I’m just trying to make the world

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a better place in the end,” he said. “It’s an education. Educating people about something they did before just in a very artistic way because films stick with you more than most art.” Through his fanciful use of lighting, deep primary tones and willingness to be vulnerable in his films, Wright is able to undress the guard of his audience with ease. With his goal being to “conquer” the Midwest with his art, Wright has big plans, and even though he can’t disclose much, reputable directors have been taking notice. Experience being the root of empathy, Wright will continue living unapologetically and in return, tap into the universal truths the public will soon understand exiting the theatre after one of his films.

“Wherever I go, I just don’t want

things to be easy because then I stop

advancing as a filmmaker and as a human being,” Wright said. “Every time I’m in a terrible situation I get really good ideas for films, so some of my life is lived kind of recklessly.

I’m not too careful because all those things give you more experience that

you can contribute. It enables you to understand other people. I invite

chaos in my life; it teaches me a lot sometimes. As long as I don’t die, I’ll be fine.”

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T H E M A N E AT E R | M OV E M AG A Z I N E | S E P T. 2 0, 2017 FASHION FORWARD

Tennis skirts now serving more than just athletic purposes Tennis skirts no longer belong to just tennis players, but many non-athletes around campus, too. KATIE HARFF

Columnist

Though they are typically seen as athletic apparel, tennis skirts are making their way to mainstream fashion. PHOTO BY KATIE HARFF | PHOTOGRAPHER

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If you know me, you know I don’t play sports, but I try my best to go to Zumba and go for runs when I’m feeling motivated. Since I only need to know where the dance studio and the track or treadmills are for that, I really couldn’t tell you where some of the athletic resources are located on campus. For example, I don’t know where the tennis courts are, but the funny thing is, I don’t think all the girls walking around in tennis skirts do either. W h e n you see a clothing item called a “tennis s k i r t , ” what do you think it’s for? It would be easy to make two assumptions. The first is that this item is a skirt. The second is that this skirt is used to play tennis, most likely on the tennis courts that I do not know the location of. That concludes an analysis of the tennis skirt. I grew up in Minnesota and lived there until I arrived on MU’s campus. Having lived in the same place, I was aware of many fashion trends that came and went. However, until I moved to Columbia, I was unaware that the tennis skirt was something Minnesota lacked. Sure, there were probably people who wore tennis skirts that didn’t play tennis in Minnesota, but not enough for me to notice. When I got

to Columbia there were tennis skirts everywhere. The trend became evident after being here for just a couple days. Picture this: You’re walking to class behind a few girls in tennis skirts. You think to yourself, “Wow, tennis must be popular here at Mizzou,” but then you realize you’re still following the girls in the tennis skirts all the way into your lecture. In that moment it would become evident that they might not actually play tennis. The trend seems to be common among girls in sororities. Considering Greek Life in Minnesota is not nearly as big as it is at MU, I can see why a foreigner like myself would not be aware of the tennis skirt trend. At this p o i n t , someone is probably wondering about the t e n n i s shoe. Not everyone uses the t e r m “tennis shoes” to describe sneakers, running shoes, gym shoes or whatever the heck you want to call them, but I know that term has always been a part of my vocabulary. If you wear tennis skirts and you’re offended, don’t be. I don’t see myself purchasing a tennis skirt anytime soon, but many who choose to wear them are fashionable and many people can pull off the look. It’s just one of the many differences between Missouri and Minnesota culture that I get a kick out of. So if anyone reading this was wondering about the amount of tennis players MU has, it probably isn’t as many as you think. Girls just really like tennis skirts. Edited by Claire Colby ccolby@themaneater.com

“When you see a clothing item called a ‘tennis skirt,’ what do you think it’s for?”

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NIBBLING AWAY AT CORRUPTION

Violence is never a good solution, so why is antifa gaining popularity? Antifa uses violence to gain attention for its cause, but it only makes the other side seem more credible. MADDIE NIBLETT

Opinion Columnist

Maddie Niblett is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinions columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater. Many extremist groups have grabbed the attention of the American public in the past century. Some of the most famous ones have names that strike fear into the hearts of many; these are groups like the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and many more. A new, arguably just as dangerous organization is on the rise, and while the goals of the group are understandable, its tactics make the members no better than the people they despise. You guessed it, folks; the group I’m referring to here is antifa. Short for “anti-fascists,” this ragtag volunteer army of sorts has graced the nightly news many a time since their formation in the U.S. They hate President Donald Trump and anyone associated with him from the bottom of their hearts. They have been active at many rallies

Antifa protestors in April at the University of California, Berkeley. PHOTO COURTESY OF DOWNTREND.COM

and protests over the last year or so, most prominently at the University of California, Berkeley. Antifa members reportedly smashed windows and threw Molotov cocktails in protest of Milo Yiannopoulos, a controversial conservative figure, speaking at the school. They dress in all black, hide their faces and carry riot gear with them, often disrupting peaceful protests and counter protests with violence. This past April, members of antifa sent so many threats to a parade in Oregon for letting open

Trump supporters march that it had to be cancelled because the organizers feared for the safety of the participants. Of course, antifa is not the only group that uses violence to get things done. Plenty of right-wing organizations employ similar tactics as demonstrations of their beliefs. Neither polarized side of the political spectrum is acceptable. There is a large number of conservatives that condemn the altright and the white supremacy that comes with it, but antifa has gained some, albeit passive, support from the

more moderate left. This legitimizes the tactics that they employ and gives conservatives leeway to point their fingers and say, “Look! The Democrats are nothing but a bunch of violent children who throw fits when they don’t get what they want!” When people answer political ideologies with violence, it discredits any legitimate argument that that group may have; it turns rational human beings into monsters in the eyes of the public and demonizes any objectives they have.

COLUMN

Informed, rational discussion benefits everyone Clashing views on political issues decrease the amount of discussion. MADI BAUGHMAN

Opinion Columnist

Madi Baughman is a freshman journalism and political science major at MU who writes about political and civil rights issues for The Maneater. In President Donald Trump’s first year in office so far, the amount of executive orders and appointments coming through makes Washington, D.C. seem more chaotic than ever before. Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike have all been thrown for a loop at the pace in which we all have to digest this information. Some people are excited, some people are terrified and some do not have an opinion leaning toward one way or the other. One thing that is the same for everyone is that it is nearly impossible to escape discussion when all of our phones are buzzing with

news updates every hour. This brings up a question that many people have been wondering: How do we talk about politics in a school setting? The University of Missouri is a place that is filled with different people, and therefore, vastly different worldviews. It may feel like walking on thin ice when you are trying to have your voice heard and not offend someone at the same time. The answer is simple: We express our opinions, but we also learn from the opinions of others. Of course, there are unspoken rules to this solution. Being respectful is an absolute must, no matter how much you might disagree with someone. Not only is it kind of a no-brainer, but when someone explains something to you, you are more likely to listen to them — and actually get something out of it — when they are not insulting you or screaming in your face. We all have different ways that we see the world based on our own personal experience. Because of this, you will probably never truly be able to “walk in someone else’s shoes,” but you can do your best to see why someone has a certain worldview by

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listening to them. In fact, studies done by researchers at Cornell University have proven that predominantly aggressive stances do little to nothing to make someone change their opinion. Think about it: If someone is insulting you and putting down your beliefs in an attempt to make you see a different

side to the story, you are going to think, “This person is crazy. This is just another reason why I am right.” We are already predisposed to believe things that align with our worldview because of confirmation bias, so the most effective way to get

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T H E M A N E AT E R | O P I N I O N | SEPT. 20, 2017 COLUMN

Donald Trump prioritizes ending DACA over the damages of hurricanes Harvey and Irma Trump briefly visits victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma while focusing on ending DACA. ANNIE JENNEMANN

Opinion Columnist

Annie Jennemann is a freshman journalism and English major at MU who writes about politics for The Maneater. Donald Trump’s mind has been elsewhere the past few weeks, focusing on ending the DACA program rather than making the main focus about the destruction caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Natural disasters such as these destroyed the homes of thousands of Americans. It is the job of the president of the United States to take action and focus on rebuilding these parts of the country. How can America be great if thousands of Americans are now homeless due to the destruction caused by these natural disasters? Trump’s focus shifted on Sept. 5 when his administration announced the removal of DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. This program was put into place during Barack Obama’s presidency and allowed over 800,000 child immigrants brought to the United States illegally to remain in the country, work and receive an education for five years without the worry of being deported. Trump has said he ended the program out of worry for “the millions of Americans victimized by this unfair system.” While Trump’s focus is on ending DACA, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have caused $150 to $200 billion in damage to Texas and Florida. This

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someone to see what you are saying is through logic or emotion. People who are quick to defend their beliefs without real evidence are stuck in a state of what psychologists

President Donald Trump leads a video teleconference monitoring current tropical storm conditions and damage assessments in southeastern Texas, Sunday, Aug 27, from a conference room at Camp David, near Thurmont, Maryland. PHOTO BY SHEALAH CRAIGHEAD AND COURTESY OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY.

can be compared to the damages of Hurricane Katrina, which caused about $100 billion in damage. Three weeks after Hurricane Harvey struck Houston, 20,000 people still remained in hotels and shelters due to home damage, according to CNN. Trump must begin to act as the responder-in-chief as the president of the United States in a much more effective way. He has visited Houston twice to survey and hug and shake hands of the victims in a shelter. He has also visited Florida to survey to damage of Hurricane Irma, the more recent natural disaster. Trump has also donated $1 million to Hurricane Harvey relief funds. These

are beginning steps to acting as the responder-in-chief; however, more can be done to address the damages of the two hurricanes. The main thing Trump should be focused on is beginning to rebuild the parts of Texas and Florida that were damaged. Instead, his focus shifted to the removal of children brought to the U.S. to work and receive an education. These 800,000 “DREAMers” may face deportation starting March 6. If Congress does not act before this date, the formerly protected DREAMers "would be like any other person who's in the country illegally,” according to a senior official of the Department of

Homeland Security, meaning they may face deportation like the other illegal immigrants not part of the DACA program. Why should Trump’s focus, especially in the past few weeks, be on sending undocumented immigrants who have worked hard and received educations back to places they do not know? After all, Trump’s campaign slogan was to “Make America Great Again.” It does not seem so great to neglect the thousands of nowhomeless Americans by focusing on ending a program allowing young adults to receive an education and work for this country.

call cognitive dissonance, which is an inconsistency in their thoughts or beliefs, especially as they relate to attitudes and decisions. Basically, this means that they have conflicting thoughts, and in an attempt to preserve self-identity, their brains will cling tightly to a certain belief or idea. This is a real problem when trying to discuss politics with an open mind, as you might imagine. Deep

canvassing — taking conversations to a more personal level, leading the audience members to realize for themselves the point that the canvassers are trying to get across — is one way to try to combat this, but not everyone is going to be swayed, and that is just a reality we have to face as opinionated citizens. There is nothing wrong with expressing your political views; in

fact, it is probably better to be able

to have healthy discussion instead of

keeping everything to ourselves. It allows us to broaden our viewpoints

and gain valuable knowledge about the diversity of people’s lives and

ideologies. Just remember to keep

it respectful and to allow your own ideas to be challenged.

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SPORTS

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VOLLEYBALL

Missouri volleyball getting back on track in conference play after offseason full of injuries

Ali Kreklow plays against Miami of Ohio in 2016. MANEATER FILE PHOTO

The Tigers are looking to defend their SEC title from a season ago. CHELSEA ROEMER

Staff Writer

Last time Missouri volleyball competed against a conference opponent, the match ended with a downpour of black and gold confetti, followed by the raising of a Southeastern Conference championship trophy. Missouri had a successful 2016 season to say the least. By earning

an SEC title and a spot in the Sweet Sixteen, the Tigers are now viewed as the team to beat going into conference play for the 2017 campaign. Since their NCAA tournament loss last season, the Tigers have been competing to get better during the offseason in hopes of defending their conference title, but the rebuilding process has not come without a few bumps in the road. “The team situation this offseason was very hard,” head coach Wayne Kreklow said. “We had several injuries, and some of our athletes, like Andie Hanus and Sydney Deeken, were not able to compete for us.”

Not only did the team face critical injuries during the offseason, but the possibility of losing a key player, outside hitter Melanie Crow, also became very real. “Melanie did not compete at all during the spring because of her injury and had to step away for a bit,” Kreklow said. “She was even deciding if she needed to give up the game and not come back for her last year.” Other than injuries, the program faced a huge gap in the lineup after losing five seniors in 2016. In the offseason, the program added three freshmen and 10

returning players to its roster. Since August, the coaches and returning athletes have been working to get the freshmen comfortable in their new environment in order to build a stronger team. “It is always hard for the freshmen because the game is faster, and the athletes you compete against are bigger, stronger and better at it,” Kreklow said. “On top of that, they are in school, but the freshmen are making great adjustments and we are very pleased with them.” Not only did losing five seniors

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FOOTBALL

Inconsistencies on special teams haunt Missouri football in 1-2 start Special teams’ poor play has ruined scoring opportunities for the Tigers. GARRETT JONES

Staff Writer

Of all the things that went wrong in a 35-3 blowout loss to Purdue on Saturday, Missouri’s struggles on special teams stood out the most.

Special teams is an enigmatic entity of football that can change the game on a dime. For Missouri (1-2, 0-1 Southeastern Conference), it’s been a major factor in the team’s lackluster start. After struggling mightily last season, sophomore placekicker Tucker McCann has marginally improved. He’s 4-5 on field goal attempts this season, up from an inconsistent 6-12 stat line a season ago. The most significant special teams issue has been the punt-returning

game. After emerging as a formidable punt-returning threat last season, this year sophomore Johnathon Johnson looks timid. He was benched after muffing a punt — albeit under adverse circumstances and a questionable no-call — in the team’s second contest of the season against South Carolina. Sophomore Richaud Floyd was named his replacement. He muffed a punt against Purdue and looked just as timid fielding the ball. The numbers back it up — Missouri

is scared to field the ball. Of 17 possible punt returns, Missouri has fielded only three. In those three returns, the team has recorded a net return total of two measly yards. Passively allowing the kicking team to down the ball on 12 separate occasions is not a recipe for success. The two muffed punts have also had an undeniable effect on the team’s momentum, shifting the proverbial

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FOOTBALL

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It’s no secret that Mizzou has become a wrestling powerhouse. The Tigers have consistently put out some of the best teams and individual competitors in the sport in recent years, dominating the Mid-American Conference every year since joining for the 2013 season. But wrestling can be a hard sport to understand at times. Follow The Maneater’s “Countdown to Wrestling” series for features, player and coach profiles and even explanations for new wrestling fans in the months leading up to the new season. The Tigers’ first home dual, apart from the annual Black and Gold dual on Oct. 27, will not take place in the team’s traditional home at Hearnes Center. Instead, it will be less than a block away at the Mizzou Softball Stadium, which officially opened last April. On Sept. 12, wrestling coach Brian Smith released Missouri’s 2017-18 schedule, which features the opener on the softball field, a slew of intriguing conference matchups and a tournament at Lindenwood University, which the team did not participate in last year. In the opener at Mizzou Softball Stadium, the Tigers will face Illinois on Nov. 4, the same day as Mizzou football’s home game against Florida. Nick Britton, the director of facility operations at Mizzou Softball Stadium, said that other wrestling teams have done outdoor matches before but that the idea of hosting one on a softball field was different. He said that this was

a way for the Mizzou teams to be trend-setting instead of trend-following. Britton said that there are a lot of details still to be worked out but that the concept seemed like a great opportunity to expose the wrestling team to something different. On Nov. 12, the team will host three separate dual meets against the University of Central Missouri, Truman State University and Missouri Valley College. The beginning of December will bring the start of conference play for the Tigers; Missouri will host Old Dominion University on Dec. 2 at Hearnes Center to kick off Mid-American Conference competition. This is the second year in a row the Tigers will open conference competition against Old Dominion. Last year, Mizzou (11-4) beat the Monarchs (4-9) 36-3. Two of Missouri’s toughest losses came at home last year at the hands of Oklahoma State University and the University of Northern Iowa. The team will face these universities in January and February, respectively. The Tigers placed first overall in last year’s MAC Championships, beating second-place Northern Iowa. Mizzou wrestling broke an MAC Tournament record with 154.5 team points. This year, the MAC Championships will take place in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, a much farther hike than last year’s championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The NCAA Championships will take place in Cleveland. Edited by Eli Lederman elederman@themaneater.com

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2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 1: vs. Tennessee at Martin Sept. 8: vs. Wyoming Sept. 15: at Purdue Sept. 22: vs. Georgia Sept. 29: Bye week Oct. 6: at South Carolina Oct. 13: at Alabama

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While many Missouri football fans remain focused on the daunting nine games left on the Tigers’ 2017 schedule, Mizzou released its 2018 football schedule Tuesday afternoon along with the rest of the teams in the Southeastern Conference. For the second time in three years, Missouri will open conference play at home against the Georgia Bulldogs in 2018. The conference opener at Faurot Field will also mark the third consecutive season in which the Tigers will open conference play at home.

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first conference meeting on Oct. 13, 2012, Alabama rolled over the Tigers 42-10 at Faurot Field. Two years later, in the SEC Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, the Tigers were once again overmatched against the Crimson Tide, losing 42-13. Next fall’s trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will be the Tigers’ first in team history, with Missouri’s most recent visit to the state to take on the Crimson Tide taking place in Birmingham in 1975. After Georgia, Missouri’s home schedule features Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Arkansas. Missouri’s annual Battle Line Rivalry game against Arkansas will be played the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 2018, contrary to the Friday after Thanksgiving installment fans have come to know since 2014. Edited by Joe Noser jnoser@themaneater.com

The Tigers are currently 1-4 against Georgia since joining the SEC in 2012, and will travel to Athens, Georgia, on Oct. 14 this season to take on the Bulldogs. Missouri will open the season with two consecutive nonconference home games against UT Martin and Wyoming, marking the first time the Tigers will face off against either team in football. The Tigers then round out their 2018 nonconference schedule with the second half of a twoyear home-and-home series with Purdue on the road Sept. 15, then a visit from Memphis on Homecoming weekend Oct. 20. The game that stands out most from next year’s schedule is the Tigers’ Oct. 13 visit to Alabama to take on the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. Missouri has faced Alabama just twice in the five years since the program joined the SEC, and neither contest went well for Missouri. In their

Home games against Georgia and Arkansas and an October trip to Alabama highlight the Tigers’ 2018 slate.

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Mizzou club hockey looks to improve with new head coach The Tigers will be looking to get their first win against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Sept. 29. AIDAN CARLSEN

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Missouri’s club hockey team began its regular season against the Illinois State Redbirds in Jefferson City, Missouri, on Sept. 15, losing both games. For a team that finished with a 7-15-2 record last year, the Tigers are looking for a fresh start this season. One of the biggest changes for Missouri this season is that Cory Cannon was named the club’s new head coach. The Mizzou hockey alumnus played on the team for four years and concluded his playing career last season with seven goals and seven assists. Joining Cannon is Ryan Hodges as assistant coach, another alumnus and a previous line mate of Cannon’s.

Cannon is excited about his transition from the ice to the bench and feels ready to guide the team he played for just months ago. “As some one [sic] who was able to play for this team as well, it is a great honor to be named head coach,” Cannon said in a statement on the team’s website. “I look forward to getting to work this season and building on some of the successes the team had last year.” Mizzou had several wins against its Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association rivals Illinois State, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Iowa last season. Cannon isn’t the only person with high hopes for the season; s e c o n d year player and winger Z a c h a r y Pierucci believes his team is going to have a much stronger year. “We have a lot of really, really good rookies,” Pierucci said. “Most teams will have like two, three really strong lines and then a weak fourth line; it’s looking like we’re having all four

“I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO WORK THIS SEASON AND BUILDING ON SOME OF THE SUCCESSES THE TEAM HAD LAST YEAR.” - CORY CANNON, HEAD COACH

MU club hockey poses next to the Border War trophy after taking down Kansas in its annual showdown on the ice two years ago. COURTESY OF MU CLUB HOCKEY

really good lines. Each line is evened out so that there’s no weak line, and there’s a lot of skill on each one.” The Tigers already played their first two games this past weekend against Illinois State, but fell short in both, losing the first 4-5 and the second 4-5 in a shootout. The team is now 0-1-1 and will look for its

first win on Sept. 29, when division rival Southern Illinois University Edwardsville comes to Jefferson City. To keep up with the latest news and scores, you can follow the team on Twitter @mizzouhockey or visit its website, mizzouhockey.wordpress.com. Edited by Eli Lederman elederman@themaneater.com

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bring change to the lineup but to the team's leadership status as well. “Losing Carly Kan was hard; she was a leader and did everything really well,” Kreklow said. “The challenge every year is having to adjust when you lose those players. Every day it's always striking how when personnel changes the team changes.” The class of 2017 has stepped up to fill Kan’s shoes. “Our leadership group is our seniors Melanie Crow, Kira Larson, Courtney Eckenrode, Ali Kreklow and Sydney Deeken,” Kreklow said. “As a group, they are working hard to take on that role, and it's not easy

and is a big adjustment for them. As coaches, we try our best to help; we sit down and talk with them often.” While working to prepare for tough conference opponents, the Tigers dealt with several obstacles that restrained the team from progressing to the shape they wanted to be in for the start of the regular season. “This has been a really difficult preseason because of injuries and having people out of the game at different times,” Kreklow said. “It's hard to develop a system and a cohesiveness with the team.” Last year, the athletes in the program spoke highly of how crucial the team chemistry was to its success. While struggles at the net make this year's team chemistry look a bit shaky, the coaching staff is sure that this team bond is better than last year’s.

“The chemistry this year is stronger; we have a very together group of people,” Kreklow said. “Our group is on the same page.” During the preseason, the Tigers struggled, losing to powerhouse teams such as No. 17 San Diego and No. 16 Utah. In conference matches, the team will have to play against other tough teams like No. 10 Kentucky, No. 3 Florida and Texas A&M. Defeating these tenacious programs would give the Tigers another shot at going to the NCAA tournament in December. “We are going to have to do several things a lot better, but I am encouraged that we were able to knock off some good teams during preseason,” Kreklow said. “We can always improve.” The Tigers’ ability to improve is a skill the team can build on and an

advantage their opponents may not posses. “Going into the season this time of the year against SEC opponents, I think that some teams are just so good they have no room to get better,” Kreklow said. “I feel that our advantage is always being able to work on improving our game.” For now, the Tigers are focused on making progress. “Our approach to all of it in general is to bring our ‘A game’ and play to the best of our ability,” Kreklow said. “Our task is to get better by challenging ourselves. If we prepare, we can win our fair share of matches.” Edited by Joe Noser jnoser@themaneater.com

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pendulum toward the kicking team. Even amongst all the negativity, there’s a positive that shines bright for Missouri’s special teams: The punter is good. Really good. After Missouri’s nine failed thirddown conversions in Saturday’s game, junior Corey Fatony was one of the few consistencies. He recorded nine punts for an average of 48 yards in the loss. “I wouldn’t trade [Fatony] for anyone in the nation,” head coach Barry Odom said during his first teleconference of the season on Aug. 29. Missouri fans and coaches aren’t the only ones taking notice of Fatony’s play. He was named to the preseason Ray Guy Award watch list, which is given to the nation’s most outstanding punter every year. “You obviously never want the offense to be stopped,” Fatony said postgame. “But when they are, I’m ready to go. That’s my mindset each and every week.” He is currently second in the SEC in average yards per punt, racking up 50 yards per kick. There are still nine weeks to figure out the special teams woes.

A lone fan watches the football team in the second half of the game against Purdue. PHOTO BY KATE SEAMAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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