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Sandy from Plaza to retire in early November MU students will miss Sandy Cunningham’s welcoming smile at Plaza 900. SKYLER ROSSI
Staff Writer
Anyone who has gone to Plaza 900 knows who Sandy Cunningham, or simply “Sandy from Plaza,” is. And chances are she knows who you are, too.
Recognized by her uniform, her brooch of the day on the right side of her chest and, of course, her radiant smile, Cunningham is a memorable character to all that walk through the doors of Plaza. Cunningham will be retiring after 12 years at Plaza on Nov. 3. “She’s always really happy to see us any time of the day,” MU freshman Nikki Greco said. “She puts you in a good mood right off the bat.” Cunningham said her favorite part of working at Plaza, and the part
she’ll miss the most, is the students. “There’s just something about seeing people come from high school, grow up and go in their directions,” Cunningham said. “It’s kind of like watching my kids when they were growing up, and as they went on.” The students are actually the whole reason that she started working at Plaza. She wanted to play a role in helping them adapt to college life. “I started working here because I had three kids that when they went to college, I had hoped that there had
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been someone there that made them feel at home when they were there,” Cunningham said. In honor of her retirement, there is a decorative table set up for Cunningham inside the doors of Plaza, complete with a nearly four-foot cardboard cutout of Cunningham. This table also has a memory book open to students, friends and staff of Plaza to write their thoughts for
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Citizen Jane Film Festival Preview MU students, staff and faculty provided the search committee with feedback on the qualities they would like the assistant vice chancellor to exhibit. MAWA IQBAL
Staff Writer
The search committee for a permanent assistant vice chancellor for MU’s Office for Civil Rights & Title IX held an all-campus open forum on Oct. 18 in the Reynolds Alumni Center. Students, faculty and staff provided feedback on the qualities and characteristics they want the person selected for the role to reflect. The forum was hosted eight days after the Division of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity announced that it would be conducting a national search for
Andrea Hayes, interim vice chancellor of the PHOTO COURTESY OF MU NEWS BUREAU
candidates for the role. The committee itself consists of a variety of university stakeholders, including leaders and representatives from the MU Disability Center, the MU Police Department and the Missouri Students Association, to name a few.
After former Assistant Vice Chancellor Ellen Eardley announced she was resigning this past July, Division of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Vice Chancellor Kevin McDonald announced on Aug. 31 that Andrea Hayes would serve as interim vice chancellor, effective Sept. 1. After consulting with Chancellor Alexander Cartwright, McDonald announced on Oct. 10 that the national search for that replacement was officially underway. To help carry out the search, McDonald recruited members of the university community to form a search committee that would work alongside MU Human Resource Services and the UM System Office of Human Resources. According to McDonald’s announcement on Oct. 10, the committee aims to seek input from various MU stakeholders by hosting multiple listening sessions. The forum on Oct. 18 was the first of
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SOCIAL WORK
MU, UMSL schools of social work receive $1.8 million grant for integrated behavioral studies TATYANA MONNAY
The Student Voice of MU
Staff Writer
The Schools of Social Work at MU and UM-St. Louis received a $1.8 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration. “The grant is a workforce training grant,� grant training director Suzanne Cary said. “So as a part of the grant we train both students and the existing workforce in integrated behavioral health settings.� The HRSA grant will be disbursed over the next four years and fund stipends for 120 master’s students spread across both campuses in the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training for Professionals Program. “For MU, we will be training up to 18 students and 18 field instructors,� Cary said. “We are also providing education for the existing workforce that is across the state, not just for our field instructors but for all the folks that work at our various agencies.� The grant provides students with a $10,000 stipend for their advanced clinical practicum. It also provides field instructors who work at local agencies with a $500 stipend. Grant recipients are able to use the stipends however they see fit, as long as it allows more time for their studies or improves their work in some way. The grant will also be used to assist students with behavioral health employment opportunities in needed areas once they complete training. “The requirements are that they do have to participate in the grant evaluation process,� Cary said. “They also have to commit to seeking employment in the integrated health or behavioral health field and seek a practicum in that area as well, and then they go through an application process.� The grant recipients are studying integrated behavioral health, which is the study of the interaction
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between mental and physical health. “[Integrated behavioral health is practiced] at a community health center or a primary care center,� Cary said. “You’re combining mental health or behavioral health with physical health, so you can get all of your needs met in one area. The whole reason for integrated behavioral health is that people were dying 25 years earlier with mental health issues because of associated physical problems that tend to accompany mental health.� HRSA previously awarded a $1 million grant to MU and UMSL that disbursed from 2014 to 2017. Missouri is the leading state in employment for integrated behavioral health jobs, and many awards have been given within the state for fieldwork, Cary said. “[The grant] gives students so many more opportunities,� Cary
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said. “In addition, it helps them seek out employment in the area of integrated behavioral health, so it helps them to find jobs and helps to train our proprietors through the whole state.� Integrated behavioral health is a growing trend in social work, so MU and UMSL want to educate their students on the subject, Cary said. “This is important work happening in important places,� said Sharon Johnson, dean of UMSL’s School of Social Work and lead principal investigator on the grant, in a press release. “Being able to build an educated and experienced workforce to deliver needed behavioral health services to vulnerable individuals and their families is beyond beneficial — it’s necessary.� Edited by Olivia Garrett ogarrett@themaneater.com
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Student groups decorate downtown area businesses for Decorate the District Many local businesses downtown enjoy participating in this annual Homecoming tradition. MICHAEL WILMARTH
Reporter
Down Ninth Street and Broadway, students crowded in front of businesses with their paintbrushes. Some crouched, while others worked high on ladders to cover the taller windows. Thursday marked MU’s annual tradition of Decorate the District, where student groups painted images of campus traditions on downtown Columbia’s business fronts. Decorate the District is a Homecoming tradition that extends celebrations to the off-campus community, giving businesses a chance to participate and offering colorful window murals for passersby to enjoy. Outside Lizzi and Rocco’s pet market, MU senior Maureen Calhoun was perched on a barstool, her paint spread out on the window sill, putting finishing touches on a David Bowiestyle thunderbolt over Truman the Tiger’s face.
Members of Sigma Sigma Sigma utilize their artistic skills and paint the leftmost external window of The Heidelberg for “Decorate the District” in celebration of the upcoming Homecoming festivities on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in downtown Columbia. These decorated windows are part of a competition held by Homecoming’s Steering Committee and the Mizzou Alumni Association. PHOTO BY JACOB MOSCOVITCH | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Calhoun is a member of Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority and an employee at Lizzi and Rocco’s. “It’s a really good way for Mizzou students to interact with other businesses and organizations
that aren't on campus,” Calhoun said. “That's something I really like about Mizzou, it's not insular. We participate with all other kinds of organizations around Columbia and around the world.”
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MU doctoral nursing student nationally recognized Sharon Van Wicklin has worked in perioperative nursing for 40 years and has been inducted to the American Academy of Nursing. MORGAN SMITH
Staff Writer
Doctoral nursing student Sharon Van Wicklin knew she would become a nurse when she was in high school at the end of the 1960s. She was a candy striper at the Adventist Hospital in Simi Valley, California, where she spent a couple days a week performing small tasks for patients, wearing the quintessential red pinstripe dress. It may not have been much, but for Van Wicklin, it was just the beginning. Van Wicklin was inducted to the American Academy of Nursing at its fall meeting from Oct. 5-7 in Washington, D.C. She is the first Sinclair School of Nursing student to become a fellow while still attending MU.
“It was pretty exciting, and I think it still hasn’t sunk in,” Van Wicklin said. “It feels like quite an honor. When you look at the people who are already members, it’s very humbling.” Currently, Van Wicklin is working on her doctoral degree at MU and said she chose the school because of its faculty, which includes some of the instructors she looks up to now. “I just read the profiles of the faculty and I just felt an affinity with them. I don’t know why,” Van Wicklin said. “When I called them to get a feel for the program, they were very helpful and very knowledgeable and I felt like it was the right fit for me.” The AAN is made up of nursing’s most accomplished leaders, according to its website, and its over 2,500 fellows include names such as Martha Hill, former dean of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and Ann Burgess, who pioneered the treatment of victims of sexual violence and trauma internationally. Van Wicklin has worked in the field for over 40 years
Each student group was designated sub themes, all in line with this year’s Homecoming theme of “Rhythm of the Roar.” Paintings ranged
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The Briefing: Homecoming SARAH HALLAM
Student Politics Editor
Campus traditions put on full display in this year’s house decorations
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as a perioperative nurse, who monitors a surgical patient during and around their operation. “I loved it immediately,” Van Wicklin said, “It’s exciting. There’s always something new and in the [operating room] there’s a real team atmosphere;
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MU students, alumni and Columbia residents all flooded the streets of Greektown on Friday, Oct. 21 for the annual Homecoming house decorations showcase. In yards and parking lots around MU’s Greek houses, decorative plywood boards hung from scaffolding high above the crowds in Greektown, fixed with lights and moving parts to assist in the skits performed by Greek house members for MU’s 106th Homecoming celebration. Every year, members of Greek Life spend hours upon hours meticulously designing and constructing these house decorations, spending most of their time on pomping. “Pomping” is a Homecoming tradition during which designs on plywood boards are filled in with small, rolled-up tissue papers. The process is intentionally tedious to encourage house members to spend time with each other and with members of the one or two Greek houses that they partner with for Homecoming festivities. Each house prepares its decorations differently, with the biggest workloads often falling on
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continued from page 1 Cunningham. This book is nearly half full of messages ranging from long, thoughtful memories to, as one student wrote, “I LOVE YOU!” While Cunningham sports a flip phone and isn’t a big part of the digital world, she is loved on social media as well. In 2013, MU students created a “Sandy of Plaza 900” Facebook page. This page has nearly 3,000 likes. Campus Dining Services has also tweeted about her in the past.
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continued from page 1 these sessions. The forum was led by committee co-chairs Tina Bloom, associate professor in the Sinclair School of Nursing, and Emily Love, program consultant and Title IX coordinator in the UM System Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. To guide the discussion, Bloom and Love presented PowerPoint slides at different points during the forum. These slides included examples for three different prompts: demonstrated experience, leadership characteristics and desired qualities of a prospective candidate. Attendees were encouraged to share their thoughts on the
T H E M A N E AT E R | N E W S | OCT. 25, 2017 Last year, MU students wanted to do something special for Cunningham for Christmas, so they created a GoFundMe page for her that raised over $5,000. Instead of accepting the money, Cunningham donated it to MizzouThon, an MU philanthropy that raises money for the MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital. “Every time I walk in she says something nice to me and greets me warmly,” MU freshman Suzanne Brown said. “She tells me to have a good day and stuff. She’s really sociable and lively, so it’s really nice.” Cunningham plans to spend her retirement with
her family, particularly babysitting her grandchildren. She also plans to visit an ocean because she’s never been to one before. But, most importantly, she plans to let life take her where it wants her to go. “Life is a journey, anyways,” Cunningham said. “You never know where it’s going to take you.” Over the last 12 years, Cunningham has enjoyed being a part of the MU family. “I’ve been honored and privileged to be a part of all of the kids’ lives,” she said. Edited by Sarah Hallam shallam@themaneater.com
examples listed on the slides and any others they could think of. Representatives from several on-campus organizations cited expertise in handling conflicts concerning various marginalized groups as an integral quality of a potential candidate. Understanding equity and Title IX-related issues that went beyond the policy was another concern raised during this discussion. In addition, many of the representatives echoed each other's desire for a prospective candidate to have transparency when it comes to addressing issues and reflecting the school’s mission statement when working to solve them. “Pressing the larger institution to build more transparency is very important,” said Tara Warne-Griggs, senior diversity assessment
and research management consultant for the UM System’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. “Someone with experience in higher education would be able to address the issues head-on, take the heat from it and then work to move forward from that.” While many of the attendees agreed that upholding the values of the school is an important characteristic to have, some raised the potential issue of putting the interests of the university over those of the students and their civil rights. Elisabeth Zufall, executive assistant at the Office for Civil Rights & Title IX, said the candidate should be “willing to challenge an institution where [they] don’t always feel comfortable looking at biases.” “It would be difficult for someone to do that, but a person who would fit this role would be
able to do it,” Zufall said. Rhodesia McMillian, MU associate director of K-12 programming, shared a similar sentiment. “You need someone who is unbossed and unbought,” McMillian said. “I would rather them say no to the dean because it’s fair and just, even if their reputation may be on the line.” This concern prompted further discussion of the search committee itself potentially being biased toward protecting MU’s reputation, impeding its ability to recruit a truly diverse candidate pool. “Because we didn't hire a national firm for this search, how do we make sure that this search committee isn't being biased in their decision and holding on to those MU ways?” McMillian said. Bloom responded to this question by mentioning a
follow-up public forum the committee is hoping to put together sometime in January or February. This forum would give university stakeholder representatives and other MU faculty a chance to personally meet with and ask questions to candidates. Most of the attendees agreed that the most important characteristic of the individual who will assume this role was to not only combat issues related to civil rights but to also be an advocate for social justice issues on campus. “We want someone who’s not only going to just respond to issues but also raise discussions on campus,” a former MU employee said. “They have to be critically involved … and willing to educate the people on this campus.” Edited by Sarah Hallam shallam@themaneater.com
HOUSE DECS
Greek house decorations celebrate the beginning of MU’s 106th Homecoming MICHAEL WILMARTH
Reporter
In yards and parking lots around MU’s Greek houses, decorative plywood boards hung from scaffolding high above the crowds in Greektown, fixed with lights and moving parts to assist in the skits performed by Greek house members on Friday, Oct. 20 for MU’s 106th Homecoming celebration. Every year, students bond during the long hours constructing the decorations. For alumni like Matt Frerking, the decorations are imbued with memories of the time he and his fraternity brothers spent preparing for Homecoming weekend. Frerking graduated from MU in 1991 with a degree in engineering and spent his Homecomings decorating at FarmHouse fraternity. Walking through Greektown with his wife and daughter Friday night, Frerking said he felt “fond memories of the traditions and good times [that he had] as a student here.”
The decorating process, however, is a dedicated effort for students involved in Greek Life. Sophomore Cole Kelley was Phi Delta Theta’s Homecoming liaison this year. Sometimes Kelley had to put extra pressure on members to help decorate, he said. "I think now, in an undergrad situation, house decs kind of seem unnecessary,” Kelley said. “But as we become alumni, we come back and it offers us a chance to feel still a part of the campus.” Each house prepares its decorations differently, the biggest workloads often falling on underclassmen. Freshman Alex Lehman, a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, said that her schedule became much busier when Homecoming preparations started. “It was definitely a big adjustment, doing regular school for a few weeks and then all of a sudden adding 10 hours of pomping to the mix,” Lehman said. “Pomping” is a Homecoming tradition in which designs on plywood boards are filled in
with small, rolled tissue papers. The process is intentionally tedious to encourage house members to spend time with each other and with members of the one or two fellow Greek houses that they partner with for Homecoming festivities. “There’s nothing like a conversation between 6 feet of a plywood board you’re sticking tissue paper to,” Kelley said. Kelley said that while tedious, the process is integral for meeting new people and developing friendships. Other groups held alternate events in place of traditional pomped displays. Sigma Pi raised money for Children’s HeartLink by selling hot dogs and cotton candy at its carnival in honor of a member who passed away, according to the chapter’s Twitter account and GoFundMe page. People of all ages enjoyed the shows and decorations put on by the houses. Parents pushed strollers and walked arm-in-arm with grandparents. Food trucks dotted the streets, and at the intersection of Providence and Burnam roads,
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kids played and ate cotton candy on Sigma Pi’s front lawn. Lorri Wheeler walked with her husband Gene Wheeler down Richmond Avenue against a current of people pooling at the end of the street between FarmHouse and Kappa Alpha Theta. Lori studied economics at MU before deciding to move to Columbia with Gene. “This is the busiest Greektown has been all year,”
Gene said. Lori said the house decorations feel like a step in the right direction for Greek Life. “There's been so much bad news about fraternities in the news, about hazing and all that, so it’s nice to come down to something like this where you can see people having a good time,” Lorri said. Edited by Olivia Garrett ogarrett@themaneater.com
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from Mizzou traditions to popular Columbia destinations. The groups began working at 10 a.m. Thursday and raced to finish by their 4 p.m. deadline, often working in rotations. Later in the evening, Homecoming judges stopped by to view their work.
Fraternities and sororities comprised most of the participants, but it was not only Greek organizations out decorating. Lynn DeCapo, assistant manager of Alpine Shop, enjoyed her third year participating in Decorate the District. “It's always fun to see the artwork and participate in things that are going on in the community,” DeCapo said. “I have fun going to the bank and seeing all the different themes play out throughout all the different businesses.”
On some occasions, the window decorations actually compliment the businesses. DeCapo said she was excited to see trees and nature on her outdoor shop’s window. Across the street, Cookie Monster covered the window of Hot Box Cookies. Students and residents also understand the event’s function as a bridge between the school and the community. Freshman Tess Phillips painted
Yogoluv’s windows with her sorority Alpha Delta Pi. Phillips recalled parents stopping so their children could gape at the paintings. “They think it’s awesome,” Phillips said. “It's cute; I love it. You know that everyone is excited. It’s a way to bring the whole town together for Homecoming.” Edited by Sarah Hallam shallam@themaneater.com
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underclassmen. Freshman Alex Lehman, a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, said that her schedule became much busier when Homecoming preparations started. “It was definitely a big adjustment, doing regular school for a few weeks and then all of a sudden adding 10 hours of pomping to the mix,” Lehman said. Winners of the house decoration portion of Homecoming were announced Monday night at Traditions Plaza. Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Kappa Psi and FarmHouse placed first overall in house decorations.
MU student groups paint campus traditions in this year’s Decorate the District Students who participated in MU’s annual Homecoming tradition Decorate the District painted the town to this year’s Homecoming theme of “Rhythm of the Roar” on Thursday, Oct. 19. Decorate the District extends celebrations to the off-campus community, giving businesses a chance to participate and offering colorful window murals for passersby to enjoy. Each student group was designated sub themes, all in line with the “Rhythm of the Roar” theme. Paintings ranged from MU traditions to popular Columbia destinations. The groups began working at 10 a.m. Thursday and raced to finish by the 4 p.m. deadline, often working in rotations. Later in the evening, Homecoming judges stopped by to view their work. Fraternities and sororities comprised most of the participants, but it was not only Greek organizations out decorating. Junior Alyssa Norberg painted the Alpine Shop windows with other
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you have to depend on each other.” Working at different types of medical institutions across the country, Van Wicklin has explored many areas of her field including general, plastic, ophthalmic and neurological surgery. “I think, like anything, as you grow into a profession you really begin to understand it more and learn more about it,” Van Wicklin said. “That’s when you really find what you love and what you don't.” Van Wicklin worked at the Williamson Medical Center for 20 years as an operating room
As MU student Sean Earl is announced 2017 Homecoming king, Lillie Heigl congratulates him at the Mizzou vs. Idaho football game on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at Memorial Stadium. He won alongside Queen Tori Schafer. PHOTO BY JACOB MOSCOVITCH | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
members of the Catholic Student Association. Norberg feels the event brings down borders between different student groups. “It illuminates different aspects of Mizzou that might go unnoticed,” Norberg said. “It’s not just a tradition for the CSA or for Alpha Delta Pi or for any sorority or anything like that. All of these traditions are all of ours, and so to have them all come together in one place really exemplifies that.”
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competition were announced Monday night at Traditions Plaza. All four levels of Homecoming participation were announced, with the amount of required activities varying between the levels. Placing first in the Traditions level of involvement was the grouping of Kappa Kappa Gamma, FarmHouse and Phi Kappa Psi, followed by Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Sigma and Tau Kappa Epsilon in second, Chi Omega and Delta Sigma Pi in third, Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Gamma Rho and Alpha Kappa Lambda in fourth and Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Sigma and Phi Delta Theta in fifth. Placing first in the Truman level of involvement was Alpha Kappa Psi,
followed by Alpha Phi Omega in second, Alpha Kappa Alpha in third, Mark Twain Residence Hall in fourth and Hatch Residence Hall in fifth. Placing first in the Columns level of involvement was the Alumni Association Student Board, followed by the Mizzou Student Foundation in second, Sigma Eta Rho in third, the Catholic Student Association in fourth and Gateway Residence Hall in fifth. Placing first in the Black and Gold level of involvement was MizzouThon, followed by Delta Sigma Pi in second, Sigma Alpha Iota in third, Mizzou Students for Life in fourth and Army ROTC in fifth.
nurse and perioperative education coordinator. She also has worked for the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, writing guidelines for practice for perioperative nurses. “Writing practice guidelines makes you feel like you’re able to shape policy, like you’re really making a difference in the profession,” Van Wicklin said. Patricia Seifert, former president of AORN, was one of Van Wicklin’s sponsors to become a fellow of the academy. Van Wicklin also helped to edit some of the papers Seifert wrote during that time. “She has an incredible work ethic; she’s candid and she’s good at what she does,” Seifert said. “I’m very, very proud of her and I have a great personal fondness and professional
respect for her.” Van Wicklin has also worked on the standards committees for the American Association of Tissue Banks, the International Society for Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. Since she became a registered nurse in 1974, Van Wicklin has seen a great deal of change in the field and the perception of nursing. “When I started in nursing, when a doctor walked into the room, we got up and give him our seat and got him coffee; we obviously don’t do that anymore,” Van Wicklin said. “I think [people] have come to recognize that we are a distinct profession. We’re not the physician’s handmaiden.” Van Wicklin received her associate
degree from Ventura College in California, and both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing at Middle Tennessee State University. She is also a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing and Phi Kappa Phi. Now a wife of 44 years, grandmother of five and pianist at her church, her love for nursing that began when she was a teenager still grows today. “I love that nursing is an art, as well as a science,” Van Wicklin said. “I love the interaction with patients. I love the feeling that we have a body of knowledge that’s different from medicine and that we are autonomous professionals.” Edited by Olivia Garrett ogarrett@themaneater.com
2017 Homecoming winners announced for all four involvement levels
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Editorial: MU lacks the procedure to guarantee campus safety The active threat on campus last Wednesday revealed the university’s lack of readiness when dealing with potentially deadly threats to students. At 11:21 a.m. last Wednesday, MU Alert issued an alert to students reporting that there was “an active threat near Hitt St/Locust St.” Over an hour later, an “all clear” statement was sent to students. Throughout that hour plus, the entire alert process was incredibly vague. The alerts were infrequent as well; MU Alert’s Twitter account posted an update labeled as information from 11:38 a.m. at 11:54 a.m. After this 11:38 a.m. update was released, there was not another
update until 12:08 p.m. In the event of an active threat on campus, 30 minutes without updated information leaves ample room for, to say the least, questions to arise. This proved that MU’s means of disseminating information aresub par to say the least. On top of the reported failure of some faculty’s ability to deal with the situation, this has ultimately led students to lose confidence in MU’s ability to keep them safe. After the situation dissolved, reports of faculty’s actions during the situation revealed absolute faults in MU’s protocol to address active threats. The Maneater staffers witnessed professors in some classes blatantly ignore the alerts, leave the classroom with students still inside and, on one occasion, panic and ask students, “What should we do?” It goes without saying that plenty of
professors and faculty responded to the threat accordingly. But in a situation that could have ended with a student being harmed, a single failure by any professor is one too many. Several professors pointed out in the following days that they had received no training whatsoever prior to the incident; one of these professors has been teaching at MU for over a decade. To some departments’ credit, after Wednesday they issued guidelines as to how faculty and staff should address an active threat. But the mere idea that these protocols were not already in place is incredibly embarrassing on MU’s part. Parts of MU are capable enough to enforce some form of a lockdown. Residence halls run by staff and students were able to lock down and inform the students
inside of the threat outside. We did not see the same sort of reactions all over campus, however. While some major university buildings did go into a form of lockdown, many high-traffic areas such as Speakers Circle remained relatively unrestricted during the incident. Crowds of students were seen walking in both Red and White Campus before the situation was all clear. This is incredibly problematic and proof that news of a threat on campus was not made widely available to all students. What transpired this past Wednesday was an opportunity, a test, for the university and, by extension, the MU Police Department, to show its readiness in response to a shooting or some other form of attack. For all intents and purposes, MU failed this test.
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Trump’s constant barrage of controversy distracts from real issues With the growth of the 24-hour news cycle, President Trump’s controversial statements receive news coverage over more important things. MADDIE NIBLETT
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Maddie Niblett is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinions columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater. On this week’s episode of the new hit show “Trump in the White House”, Donald gets himself into a pickle when he faces a new challenge: respecting fallen soldiers and their families. Not only did he wait until two weeks after Sgt. La David T. Johnson died fighting in Niger to make a condolence call to his family, Trump stands accused of disrespecting the fallen soldier, apparently forgetting his name and claiming that “he knew what he signed up for.” Trump attempted to defend his disrespectful actions, claiming the Obama administration did not make such condolence calls. This outrageous claim was quickly debunked. On another note, the Senate passed a budget plan on Friday morning that would rip hundreds of billions of dollars away from Medicare and Medicaid over the next decade and give massive tax cuts to the wealthy, adding as much as another $1.5 trillion to the national deficit, and
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yet the media’s current focus is elsewhere. Trump’s perpetual showcase of missteps and controversial comments result in he said/she said situations that are ultimately meaningless in the grand scheme of public policy and distract from more important issues like budgets with trillions of dollars of deficit spending. The sheer amount of inflammatory material that Trump gives people to be angry about is, frankly, exhausting to keep up with. Trump has been in the public eye for so many years, taking control of an audience, and making his life into the most successful, yet too horrible to look away reality TV show is what
he does best. He knows exactly what kind of reactions he’ll get if he does something as blatantly insensitive as claiming that a deceased soldier “knew what he signed up for.” The media (or “fake news”) perpetuates this 24-hour news cycle of stupidity. Mere hours after Trump sparks anger over his words, every major news organization runs a story about it. Journalists try their best to get in on the conversation while simultaneously raising their ratings by only talking about the easy issues like offensive, offhand comments rather than important policies that most people view as boring, such as tax or health care reform. He floods
the media with stories of his latest disrespectful gesture in the hope that people become so apathetic because of the constant controversy that they stop paying attention to the “fake news” and just accept whatever he decides to tweet. If the media were to stop playing into Trump’s hands by covering comments that he makes and start covering actions that he takes, this ridiculous circus of a political climate would seem significantly easier to handle. People would be more informed about real issues that affect them instead of experiencing the intense political apathy that seems to be at the center of American society and culture.
5G technology will change our world
With carriers testing 5G technology, the ultraconnected world is fast approaching. SOLOMON DAVIS
Opinion Columnist
Solomon Davis is a sophomore journalism major at MU. He is an opinions columnist who writes about technology for The Maneater. Imagine an ultra-connected world filled with self-driving cars, faster connection speeds and even advances in health care. This year, networks like AT&T and Verizon began testing the fifth generation of wireless technology or 5G. 5G, the successor to 4G, will be able to provide speeds 100 times faster than what we currently experience with LTE and connect more parts of the world. Outside of consumers making use of greater speeds, the real benefits present themselves in the evolution
of certain technologies, driverless cars being one of them. Currently, driverless car technology, much like what the company Tesla is creating, is self-contained. Selfcontained means that the car has all the sensors and smarts needed to drive itself without further data, but that could change in the future. With infrastructural upgrades, everything on the road would be interconnected. That is where 5G comes into the equation. With 5G, not only will vehicles be able to talk and communicate with each other for things like speed, distance or road conditions, but vehicles will be able to talk to infrastructure in the same manner. Providing details such as traffic data, patterns and other information, traffic lights could use this technology for timing or changing the light. Some companies such as Amwell have begun testing remote health care services. Amwell is an online doctor visit platform that allows “video visits with board-certified doctors” at any time. From the comfort of your home, you can speak to a doctor via digital means and receive care without having to sit in a waiting room. With 5G, this technology could take
5G speeds may improve driverless car technology, allowing vehicles to wirelessly communicate with one another about to speed, direction and destination. PHOTO COURTESY OF PIXELS
a step closer to being more practical; doctors could operate on patients from anywhere around the world. 5G allows telemedicine to be possible because the lag is so brief it would not put the patient in any danger. In an interview with CNET, Y.K Kim, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics America, said, “You can get the best doctors in the world to
work on your mother’s cancer. That was not feasible years ago.” The evolution of wireless technology could not come at a better time. In the next decade, technological advances that are still developmental will come to rely on the 5G standard and change the way we interact with the world around us for generations to come.
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CONCERT REVIEW
Snail Mail brings emotion and charm to Cafe Berlin JANE MATHER-GLASS
Staff Writer
Snail Mail, Shady Bug and It’s Me: Ross took the stage at Cafe Berlin last Friday for a show presented by CoMo Girls Rock!. The three bands provided a variety of styles while still creating a cohesive show overall. St. Louis-based band Shady Bug began the evening. Its singer, Hannah Rainey, is originally from Columbia, and told the crowd before the band played its song “Walk Me Home” that the song was written about the time she lived here and walked everywhere since she didn’t have a car. The band’s songs, in just three or four minutes, often switched from gentle and soft verses to hard, energetic choruses, creating a dynamic set. Snail Mail took the second performance slot of the evening. The Baltimore-based trio has been making a big splash in indie rock, especially over the past year. Lindsey Jordan started Snail Mail when she was in high school and has since been touring nationally and internationally. At 18, her musical prowess is impressive and not what you might expect from someone fresh out of high school. Her rock is permeating, sincere and ultimately very
relatable for a lot of her audience. Jordan began the set alone onstage with a gripping and heartfelt rendition of “Stick,” a slower and almost interrogative song from the band’s EP Habit. Starting with this song, Jordan displayed her intricate guitar skills that come from a lifetime of training. She’s unassuming, but brilliant, and her voice is loud and powerful. Her voice commanded the attention of the audience as she sang “It’s a hard trip to the kitchen sink, ‘cause I can’t wash this one clean.” The way Jordan sings on Snail Mail’s EP is remarkable, but her vocal talent was even clearer in concert. Jordan performed three more songs from Habit alongside bassist Kate Meizner and drummer Matt O’Conke, who are joining her for the tour this fall while her usual bandmates are at school. The first was “Slug,” a song that details an uncertainty of purpose and a struggle with sense of self. Following that was “Static Buzz.” This song is similar in feel to “Slug.” It details a listlessness and boredom with life, bordering on frustration. The last song from Habit that the band played was the most popular and probably most upbeat song, “Thinning.” This song is a coming-of-age track about
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wanting to sleep through life and how the singer “just feels gross.” Jordan’s melancholy songs aren’t reflected in her personality. Onstage and off, she was charming, cheerful and had many interactions with the crowd, asking about ice cream and John Mayer. The band also played five new songs from its upcoming album, which it spent time recording this fall. These songs stay true to Snail Mail’s unmistakable sound while also bringing a new energy. Jordan played her last two songs solo as well, which brought the show full circle and ended everything on a mellow and wistful note. Following them, Columbia band It’s Me: Ross played a fast-paced and upbeat set. The energy of their music
and the chemistry of the band onstage was infectious. The four piece has gained considerable name recognition in Columbia, and for good reason. Its sound fits in perfectly with other indie-rock bands while still maintaining unique riffs and lyrics. This set contrasted the previous one, which ultimately made performances sets stand out. This group of three bands packed Cafe Berlin and were engaging from beginning to end, complementing each other well while still bringing individual sounds to the table. Overall, it was a remarkable evening of music and one of the highlights of Columbia’s music scene this fall. Edited by Brooke Collier bcollier@themaneater.com
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DOCUMENTARY REVIEW
‘Whose Streets?’ documents protests after Michael Brown’s death MU students share their opinions on the impact of the documentary. OLIVIA JACKSON
Columnist
The documentary Whose Streets?, directed by Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis, tells the story of the death of Michael Brown and the civil unrest that arose in its wake through the people who experienced it firsthand. On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown was shot in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, by then-police officer Darren Wilson following accusations that Brown had committed armed robbery at a convenience store. Much debate arose over whether Brown had initiated an altercation with Wilson or if he had his hands raised in surrender. This uncertainty caused a stark division of people in the St. Louis area and the world as a whole. Whose Streets? captured the uprising of the citizens of St. Louis through the eyes of the people who were actually there. As a resident of a suburb of St. Louis, I vividly remember this event as one of the most polarizing topics I’d ever discussed. I was 16 years old at the time and had never previously engaged in conversations concerning social topics. However, when Brown was killed,
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I felt the need to speak up and talk with people about my thoughts on the tragedy that had just occurred. Since that time, however, I have realized how incapable I am of truly commenting on the terror and pain of the events that transpired in Ferguson. As a white person, I can have profound feelings and form opinions, but I cannot feel the systemic oppression placed upon people of color or understand their fear. For this reason, I decided to speak with people of color who would be able to provide context to the impact
of the event and the documentary. “As a bystander who wasn’t a resident of the city, I thought that once the shooting occurred, a brief lapse of intense unrest ensued and then ended,” said Justin Moore, a senior at MU from Kansas City. “I was nearly blind to the persistent mistreatment of protesters.” In addition to providing clarity, the film also portrayed the events in a realistic way by communicating with people live during the protests. “I loved how there was
a little message of hope [in the documentary],” said Tyler Rand, a senior at MU from Chicago. “I thought the portrayal of the events was done in a way that made them more personal and made the whole thing hit home even more.” Although it is undeniable that the documentary was powerful, it is disputed whether or not it has affected change. “I think the social impact abroad was the appearance of documentary filmmakers who were part of the movement and affected by its consequences,” Moore said. “It’s always important to see members of minority communities on the ground and bringing the lessons home and abroad.” Rand was unsure of the impact the film had due to the lack of personal impact on the audience members. “I wouldn't say that it produced a social impact simply because I feel like the people watching this documentary are not the people that need to be watching it,” Rand said. “Only people ready to receive the message will learn and change.” The events that occurred on Aug. 9, 2014, sparked an undeniable change in conversation and action within many communities. Whose Streets? captured the importance of these discussions and shed light on a tremendous tragedy. Edited by Claire Colby ccolby@themaneater.com
CITIZEN JANE
Features programmer Donna Kozloskie: “It’s like a little home for filmmakers and students who want to come and interact.” SARAH HASELHORST
Reporter
For decades, women have been underrepresented in the film industry. Only 3.4 percent of film directors were female in 2016, according to NPR. Women only fill 28.7 percent of all speaking roles in films, according to an additional study from the Institute for Diversity and Empowerment at Annenberg. While the gender gap still prevails in Hollywood, it does not mean the issue can be neglected, which is precisely why Stephens College is addressing the inequality at a local level by defying industry standards and bringing female film directors to the forefront with its annual Citizen Jane Film Festival. It was 10 years ago that the Citizen Jane Film Festival came to fruition. Professors in the digital film department at Stephens recognized the disparity in women’s representation in the film industry and wanted to create a forum for discussion and a platform where women’s film achievements could be celebrated. “Women were making films, but there was no focal point for people to convene and share what they were making,” CJFF features programmer Donna Kozloskie said. “It started as a series of lectures and one-off
screening and now it’s snowballed into a four-day event.” The four-day extravaganza begins Thursday evening with the Citizen Jane Summit, a public dialogue where industry professionals examine topics about women in film. Friday offers a film school for aspiring young female film directors, then daylong panels discussing topics such as the rise of web series success. That evening marks opening night with the first movie showing, Landline, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday are packed with film screenings, which, according to the CJFF website, include narrative, documentary and short films. “Citizen Jane Film Festival is special because we show films directed only by women and most festivals don’t do that,” Kozloskie said. “The festival is small and there is a sense of community. It’s like a little home for filmmakers and students who want to come and interact.” While the film festival may be smaller in size than most, it is anything but insignificant, especially for its students. Stephens student Anna Tripolitis attended CJFF last year and noted that the festival is an integral part of the school’s calendar year. “Students talk about it non-stop. It’s a way for people to find a commonality,” Tripolitis said. “And that’s the point of Citizen Jane, films by women — it brings back girl power of being at a women’s college. It lets everyone know you can be successful and be a woman.” The festival highlights the importance of a woman’s voice, and the selected films touch on concepts of love, sexuality, coming of age, life as a millennial and much more. And
A Citizen Jane Film Festival poster hangs in the MU Arts & Science Building. PHOTO BY LANE BURDETTE | VISUALS DIRECTOR
while these films are directed and expressed solely by women, they are intended to be viewed by both men and women. Kozloskie wants filmgoers to understand that CJFF is an inclusive event, and a greater variety of viewers means moving closer to eliminating rigid industry standards. “While it is a women’s film festival, it’s not just for women,” Kozloskie said. “We’ve all gone to see men’s films, so there is no reason to not see women’s films. That is one of the main stigmas stopping women from being more successful in the industry.” The CJFF is open to the public and MU students are encouraged to attend. MU graduate Mackenzie Landa believes the festival to be a
crucial part of Columbia’s culture. “Mizzou students value tradition and realize it is important,” Landa said. “And if they recognize it as part of Columbia’s culture and tradition, it will be a really unique opportunity for them to take advantage of.” comprehensive list of the weekend’s featured films, including their scheduled times and locations. Once you have identified films that have piqued your interest, head to the Citizen Jane box office, located at 1405 E. Broadway, to purchase individual tickets for films. Ticket prices run $10 for the general public and $8 for students and seniors. Edited by Brooke Collier bcollier@themaneater.com
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DOCUMENTARY REVIEW
‘The Departure’ shows the life of a Buddhist priest Between Nemoto’s grappling with his health and helping others, the audience is shown a complex range of emotions. LIV JACKSON
Columnist
In The Departure, a documentary directed by Lana Wilson, audiences are given a unique look into the life of a reformed party boy who became a Buddhist priest and now counsels people grappling with suicidal thoughts. Ittetsu Nemoto lives in the Japanese countryside with his family, which includes his young son. In addition to being a husband and father, he spends his days taking numerous calls and making home visits to the people he spends his life helping. The viewer is taken into Nemoto’s life as he goes on doctor visits. On these visits, the audience finds out that he is at risk of heart disease from frequent smoking. His concern is heightened by the fact that he has suffered from a heart attack in the past. It is the delicate balance of grappling with his own potential death and trying to help others avoid their desire for death that makes this documentary such an intensely beautiful story. The topic of rising suicide rates is frequently addressed in the film. Nemoto’s patients often report they feel hopeless and uncertain of their future. In response to this, Nemoto has them do an exercise in which they write down nine
things about their lives that they value. Then he has them slowly crumple all of the pieces of paper into balls and throw them away. At the end, he tells them this is what they would be left with if they committed suicide. Wilson explained that the concept for the documentary was so interesting to her because she believes death reminds people what is important in life. She was also interested in communicating with Nemoto to figure out what he says to people to encourage them to live. “I love the idea of creating a film that helped the audience think about dying and try to remind them about what’s most precious in the time they have alive,” Wilson said. The audience is forced to understand the stress Nemoto feels between his personal life and the work he does to try and save others from themselves through watching his interactions with his patients and family. This emotionally charged documentary is a beautifully painted portrait of a lifestyle no one could ever come to understand or appreciate any other way. I recommend seeing it to anyone who would like to widen their comprehension of people who struggle with mental illness. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, there are resources available on campus. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255 and the MU behavioral health crisis hotline is 573-8826601. Edited by Claire Colby ccolby@themaneater.com
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T H E M A N E AT E R | M OV E M AG A Z I N E | OCT. 25, 2017 MEME-TASTIC HALLOWEEN
Wonder Woman and memes among best potential Halloween costumes this year These costumes are fun, topical and easy to put together. ASHLEY DORF
Reporter
With new TV shows and movies, changes in politics and the evolution of the internet come the frontrunners for Halloween costumes for 2017. These five costume concepts are sure to be popular picks this year due to their relevance and presence in culture from the past year. Fake news Why it’s trending: The idea of “fake news” is not a new one, but it has been brought into light during President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and term in office. The back-and-forth war between journalists and the Trump administration is a serious issue, but it’s also easy to make fun of. The phrase itself even sounds fake. A sexy "fake news” costume has even gained attention on the internet — though that idea is laughable at best. How you can do it: Write words that look like newsprint on a plain shirt with solid-colored pants or a skirt and dripping red dye to achieve the fake news look. To make it more obvious, the shirt could say “FAKE NEWS,” but that’s no fun, is it? “Stranger Things” characters Why it’s trending: Characters from the hit Netflix television series are sure to be prominent this year, especially with the second season premiering on Oct. 27, just a few days prior to Halloween. The intense hype over the
new season will likely cause these costumes to be immensely popular. Costumes portraying characters in the show were popular last year, too, as the show became more well known. How you can do it: Look for cues from the series by flipping through episodes. Because the characters are normal kids, in a sense, buying clothes similar to theirs shouldn’t be too difficult, and many of the outfits can be bought at a modest price, too. For instance, to get Eleven’s pink dress look, Amazon offers a pink dress for just $9.99 plus shipping. Pair it with a military jacket and knee-high socks to get a quick and easy look that can be worn as a regular outfit, too. Wonder Woman Why it’s trending: Wonder Woman was the feminist movie of the summer, empowering women everywhere with a strong heroine who’s able to put the bad guys in their place. Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot and Director Patty Jenkins helped further promote the strong image of women, even outside of the movie. During the movie’s time in theaters and at Comic-Con a few months later, Wonder Woman costumes were extremely popular, so it is no surprise that this trend is emerging as a Halloween frontrunner. How you can do it: Wonder Woman costumes are available at many retail outlets. If sticking to a budget, iron the logo using printable fabric transfers onto a plain T-shirt to get a similar look. A pair of boots, cardboard shield and some gold accessories — including a tiara — would make the outfit complete. Anything Star Wars-related Why it’s trending: It’s hard to go
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wrong with Star Wars, period. Given the buzz over the release of The Last Jedi this December and the death of notable cast member Carrie Fisher, these costumes could see a boost in popularity. In general, Star Wars characters are a safe, fun option that people of all ages can enjoy. How you can do it: Like Wonder Woman, many costumes from the movies can be bought due to the timelessness of the series. Or, a white robe or toga, decorative belt and the signature buns would make a quick and easy Princess Leia outfit. For Darth Vader, a black shirt and pants, a mask and a cape (either fabric, a bed sheet or a store-bought cape) would make an easy costume, too. Memes Why it’s trending: Memes are a prime source of laughter and fun on
the big bad internet, and there’s always a new one circulating. Memes such as Gavin, Distracted Boyfriend and Cash Me Ousside have become popular and are widely recognizable. They can also easily be transformed into a costume. How you can do it: It depends on the meme. Unless you’re not portraying a human at all, it might be easiest to dress up as a meme that shows a person that looks similar to you. Of course, putting the name of the meme or person on the costume will help people recognize it, too. Some memes might also require more than one person to get the point across, so round some friends up to tackle the challenge together. If you have three people, you can take on the Distracted Boyfriend: One person can wear a red dress, another a blue plaid shirt with jeans and the last a light blue blouse to achieve the look. Edited by Claire Colby ccolby@themaneater.com
AVOIDING APPROPRIATION
When choosing Halloween attire, avoid culturally appropriated costumes Misrepresenting cultures harms those depicted. SARAH HASELHORST
Reporter
Halloween embraces the abnormal — it encourages unhealthy habits, happily evokes terror and suggests temporarily disowning your identity. And while it is a celebration that disregards some societal standards, it should not welcome disrespect. There is still an overall decency that needs to be considered, especially before stepping into costume and out into the world. Perhaps at one point or another this phrase graced your Twitter or Facebook: “We’re a culture, not a costume.” The expression comes from an ad campaign designed by Ohio
University students in 2011, and it strives to inform people about the negative impacts of cultural appropriation. The ads emphasize that culturally appropriated costumes are not only harmful, but they also reiterate the stigma felt by the people to which the culture belongs. Whether you revel in the art of costume-making or haphazardly throw together odds and ends at the last minute, keep in mind that it is never acceptable to exploit another culture’s traditional dress and call it a costume. Native American headdresses, kimonos, Geisha makeup and African tribal makeup are examples of cultural ideals that are deeply rooted in tradition. They serve ceremonial, religious and ancestral purposes. Misusing these tangible representations can cause harm to those being
depicted and belittles their traditions. And while it may seem obvious that portraying a race that is not your own is blatantly racist, avoid blackface at all costs. Dressing as a Nazi or Hitler is also racist. These figures represent a grim period of time where the Jewish population were targeted and the effects still resonate today. Make sure keep it culturally aware and remember that Halloween is a celebration that should be lighthearted and fun but respectful above all else. So, throw on a wacky costume, indulge in endless confections and enjoy Halloween’s freakish festivities without risking cultural appropriation. Edited by Brooke Collier bcollier@themaneater.com
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SPORTS
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Online this week: Mizzou Madness and “Showdown for Relief” coverage, soccer eliminated from SEC tournament eligibility and more at themaneater.com.
VOLLEYBALL
Missouri volleyball’s depth outside proves to be a strength for the Tigers Melanie Crow, Sydney Deeken and Leketor Member-Meneh each have more than 100 kills this season. LIAD LERNER
Staff Writer
Missouri volleyball head coach Wayne Kreklow has a problem: His outside hitters are too talented. His team’s trio of Melanie Crow, Sydney Deeken and Leketor MemberMeneh each have more than 100 kills this season and at least 2.4 kills per set. The problem is that since they all play the same position, only two of them can be on the court at the same time while the third is forced to watch from the bench. Put in this situation, another coach might have dropped one of the three players to a backup role, favoring the consistent use of the same two outside hitters. But Kreklow instead opted to play all three regularly and to strategically use their individual strengths when they are most needed. “You’re in a situation where you’ve got three [players] that all bring different things to the table,” Kreklow said. “As a coaching staff you have to decide, ‘This person brings this and we need this right now, or maybe that person is best suited in this role.’” Crow, a redshirt senior, has been a strong, dependable option in her second year as a Tiger. The returning All-SEC player missed a few matches early in the season due to a leg injury suffered against Middle Tennessee State on Aug. 25 but has been on fire since her return. Crow leads the three outside hitters with eight serving aces and has the second most kills per set (2.45) on the team. Although the 2016 season was
Sydney Deeken goes for a hit during the second set of Mizzou’s home match facing the University of Kentucky on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIZZOU ATHLETICS
Crow’s first playing for Mizzou, she had previously been a regular starter for Ole Miss for three years. That experience is what really sets her apart from her teammates. “Experience is a big factor; she’s a fifth-year senior,” Kreklow said. “She’s played a lot, and she provides a lot of firepower for us out there and is a very good hitter. She has a great jump serve.” Crow is also the most well-rounded
outside hitter on the team, as she is the only one who has regularly played in the back row during her collegiate career. “[Crow] just does it all,” MemberMeneh said. Deeken has seen an enormous increase in playing time this season as a senior, and she has made the most of her opportunity. The newly appointed starter leads the outside hitters on the team with 168 kills, 47
total blocks and 71 digs. Where Deeken really stands out in relation to the other outside hitters is her blocking ability. Standing at 6-foot-1, 15 of Deeken’s 47 total blocks have been solo blocks. “[Deeken] is a very good intuitive blocker,” Kreklow said. “She has good timing and good instincts. She’s long and puts up a pretty good
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COLUMN
After “Showdown for Relief,” the Border War faces an uncertain future
On Sunday, the Border War was briefly renewed. But will Missouri fans ever see the Tigers and Jayhawks compete on a consistent basis again? ELI LEDERMAN
Sports Editor
In many ways, Sunday’s “Showdown for Relief” was everything it was cracked up to be. Fans from Missouri and Kansas flooded Kansas City’s Power & Light
District clad in black and gold and crimson and blue and brought passion with them into the Sprint Center. The Tigers and Jayhawks showed up ready to play, treating a preseason exhibition with the intensity of something larger. Once the ball tipped, the two teams combined for a thrilling, high-scoring affair. The renewal of the previously dormant Border War fully lived up to its billing. It gave fans from both sides — and any fan of a traditional college basketball rivalry, for that matter — a taste of what one of college basketball’s greatest rivalries once provided on an annual basis. After
the smashing success Sunday proved to be, both as a fundraising event and as a contest between once bitter rivals, it would be fair for fans from Missouri and Kansas alike to wonder when the matchup might become annual once again. The answer to that question, which may come as a disappointment to the many who traveled up and down I-70 to catch the game Sunday, is that the Border War likely won’t return any time soon. Just ask Kansas head coach Bill Self, who threw a wet towel over the suggestion that the two schools might meet again in the coming years. “I’m not gonna ever say never,
but I don’t think there’s been any change in our position as far as the university goes,” Self said. “I’m the spokesman I guess on this, but trust me I’m not the only one who feels that way. There was a very large contingent of KU people that wasn’t happy we were doing this initially until they realized it was for a good cause. What happens a few years from now is certainly not what we’re wanting to talk about now.” Self made his stance clear on forging a deal to play Missouri annually.
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T H E M A N E AT E R | S P O RTS | OCT. 25, 2017 RUNNING IN THE FAMILY
Thomas George chases after twin brother, an SEC champion, in postseason with lofty goals George has been the Mizzou frontrunner in all but one of the races this season. TITUS WU
Staff Writer
When cross-country redshirt sophomore Thomas George first arrived in the United States from England two years ago, some things threw him off. He wasn’t used to cars being on the right side of the road, so whenever he crossed, he would be looking in the wrong direction. Whenever he tried to order a glass of water, his English accent when pronouncing “water” made it hard for people to understand. But his success on the course this season hasn’t differed from his success in England. This year, George has been the fastest Tiger in all his races but the first, where he was the second Tiger to cross the finish line. This came as no surprise to head coach Marc Burns, who met George through his twin brother senior Alex George, who runs for Arkansas. When Burns was coaching at Bradley University, he attempted to recruit the highly coveted Alex, and while he failed to bring him in, Burns later landed his identical twin for Mizzou. “The brother was really good,”
2016. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIZZOU ATHLETICS Burns said. “But everybody I talked to back [in England] said that Thomas had just as much potential.” In England, Thomas George had an impressive resume. He was ranked in the top 20 in the country for U20 in the mile, 2,000-meter steeplechase and the 1,500 meter. He placed third in the mile in the Welsh Athletics U20 Outdoor International in 2015, in addition to other top finishes in multiple prestigious races. The success that made George a desired recruit for Burns and got him to Mizzou was also the reason he
struggled in his first collegiate season. “I was expected to do well, but I ran horribly,” George said. “I was too arrogant, because of my talent. I thought I didn’t have to work really hard. Because of that, I slacked and I didn’t run as much as I should.” Burns said there were minor injuries as well that needed to be sorted out. In addition, George said he put on weight because of all the American food he consumed, and he had difficulty transitioning between two different countries. “All the support systems I had
at home were gone,” George said. “I did a pretty bad job of using the resources I have here, and I was a bit shy and afraid to ask about stuff.” As a result, he redshirted the following year, which George credits for humbling him and letting him focus on what he needed to focus on. The redshirt season paid off. “He’s kind of coming into his own a little bit,” Burns said. “He’s definitely one of our top guys right now.” Despite being humbled by a redshirt season, George never set his goals any lower. With his brother Alex winning the SEC championship last season and a 15th-place finish at the NCAA championships afterward, Thomas aspires to eventually do the same, if not better. “I’d really like to be in the top 14 in the SEC, but I’d like to sneak into nationals as a team or individual,” he said. “I don’t want to be a midpacker. I want to be on fire.” Chasing after his brother, an SEC champion, is not an easy task. But George is not daunted, he said, because after all, they are identical twins. Alex became an All-American last season, making him one of the best in the country. Thomas’s goal? “I’d like to be an All-American,” he said. Edited by Eli Lederman elederman@themaneater.com
CROSS-COUNTRY
Lutzow looks to provide depth as women’s cross-country enters postseason ANDERSON KIMBALL
Staff Writer
Mizzou cross-country coach Marc Burns watched the 2016 Illinois State Cross Country Championships at Detweiller Park in Peoria, Illinois, and he knew he had found something. Burns saw freshman Jenna Lutzow pull away from the field as a senior at Belvidere North High School with a winning time of 16:35. Burns became excited about how she could contribute to Missouri’s women’s cross-country team in her freshman season. “Anything under 17 minutes is really getting after it and she ran 16:36,” Burns said. “So I think we felt like she had the ability to make an impact right away, so it’s really awesome when you see it happening.” Lutzow has been making an instant impact in her first season with the Tigers. She was named SEC Freshman of the Week after an eighth-place finish in her debut at the JK Gold Classic. She set a new personal record of 21:56 in her 24th-place finish in the 6K race at the Cowboy Jamboree this year and has finished in the Tigers’ top five in three of their four meets this season. Lutzow is happy to be contributing early for the Tigers and hopes to continue her success throughout the rest of the season. “My goal is just maintaining [my performance] there,” Lutzow said. “I’m just happy that I can be a part
of our team to begin with, but just to make sure that my times keep getting faster and faster and that I do what I need to do for the team.” Coming into the season, Lutzow wasn’t sure where she would fit into the team and was more focused on improving throughout the year. “I had no idea where I was gonna come in at,” Lutzow said. “I was just more focused on [it being my] freshman year, and my goal was just to get stronger and see where I’m at. I had no idea I would have this much impact on the team, so it’s just really awesome that I get to be here.” Lutzow’s performance will be vital for the Tigers as they enter championship season. In crosscountry, five runners score for each team. The total score for a team is the sum of the places by the top five runners. The sum creates a total score for a team and the team with the lowest score wins. Missouri has low scorers at the top of the lineup with seniors Karissa Schweizer, Jamie Kempfer and Megan Cunningham, but the key for the Tigers’ postseason success will be a consistent presence to round out the scoring in the fourth and fifth spots. Burns said the bottom of the lineup will be important as Missouri goes into the postseason and feels Lutzow can step into that role. “Obviously we’re scoring four with Karissa; she’s going to be a low [place],” Burns said. “Now Megan [Cunningham] is running really well,
Jenna Lutzow PHOTO COURTESY OF MIZZOU ATHLETICS we’re running Jamie [Kempfer] back in the lineup, [so] that four-five becomes really important. Now the question is if that four-five comes around, and Jenna Lutzow is coming big-time. She is really coming on strong, so we feel really good about that.” Burns said he has been impressed with Lutzow’s quick transition in her first year and acknowledged that making the move to college can be difficult for a lot of athletes.
“I think that she’s come in with a great attitude as she’s come to this transition,” Burns said. “I think her poise and her ability to adapt to that new environment has been really impressive. We know she’s talented, but not everybody makes that transition very easily. She’s done a really good job of managing that transition to college life.” Lutzow has noticed a little bit of a difference with college races but said that the racing itself has not changed. “The traveling is different,” Lutzow said. “When you get to the meet there are a bunch of colleges and it seems more professional, but once you’re on the line, it feels the same.” The strategy Burns has used this season has been to bring Lutzow along slowly throughout workout groups as she transitions from high school to college. Burns said he has been pleased that Lutzow is trusting the coaching staff as they handle her progression in workout groups. “She’s been very patient; she hasn’t freaked out,” Burns said. “She’s just trusting us. We’re just slowly bringing her through the training groups.” Burns said he thinks that trust will be rewarded in the coming weeks and predicts Lutzow will break out. “I think in these last few weeks you’re going to really see her go crazy,” Burns said. Edited by Joe Noser jnoser@themaneater.com
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Mizzou women’s golf took home its fourth consecutive first-place title at the Johnie Imes Invitational Oct. 2-4. The tournament, hosted by Missouri at The Club at Old Hawthorne, is particularly special for the team. Not only is it the team’s only home tournament, but it partners with an organization called Rally for Rhyan, which works to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer research. In the fall of 2015, then5-year-old Rhyan Loos, daughter of Brad Loos, a former Mizzou men’s basketball assistant coach, was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma. Shortly after she started kindergarten, she started to get frequent headaches, suffer from attitude problems and eventually developed an unexplained limp. Out of concern, her family took her to a doctor only to be told their daughter had cancer. Since Rhyan’s diagnosis, the Loos family has partnered with different events and organizations to raise money, both locally and nationally. The Missouri men’s basketball team has designated a yearly home game as its #RallyforRhyan game to raise funds in support of pediatric cancer research since 2015; its first two #RallyForRhyan Games raised more than $100,000. Two years ago, women’s golf head coach Stephanie Priesmeyer was inspired by a Facebook post from Jen Loos, Rhyan’s mother. The post contained an article about taking action to support pediatric cancer awareness. After talking with the Loos family, Priesmeyer decided to make “Rally for Rhyan” the beneficiary of the annual Johnie Imes Invitational. Brad and Jen worked with Priesmeyer to make the tournament a meaningful experience for the teams that
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compete. “We take the 14 teams that compete and pair them with a child that has pediatric cancer,” Brad said. “We initiate conversation between the team and the players and hopefully let these players know what these kids deal with on a daily basis. We raise a little bit of money, but more than anything, we raise a lot of awareness.” According to Brad, supporting the cause gives perspective to the teams and the coaches because it is easy for college athletes to get wrapped up in the game or the competition. “I think it’s an eye-opener for these athletes,” Brad said. “I think it makes them think about how fortunate they are to be able to play college golf and to be able to do things that normal college kids do. For cancer patients, nothing is promised; tomorrow is not promised. I think it teaches all of us to value life a little bit more and appreciate being healthy and living a normal life.” Brad said the partnership with the Johnie Imes Invitational is a great way for competing teams to develop lasting bonds with the children. It allows for the visiting teams to bring their experiences back to its home campus and raise awareness. “The Mercer women’s golf team had gotten really close with the young lady they were paired with from Georgia,” Brad said. “They ended up taking her to a movie, a women’s basketball game and doing a bunch of other great things with her. I think there have been a lot of cool relationships built and gives a new perspective on what pediatric cancer is and what it looks like.” The Loos family has used its daughter’s fight against cancer as an opportunity to engage the community and the country in raising awareness. With the help of the Loos family, the Tigers were able to share their win at the Johnie Imes Invitational with pediatric cancer patients and the Rally for Rhyan community. Edited by Joe Noser jnoser@themaneater.com
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“That’s what fans want to know, but we’re going to do what’s best for us,” Self said. “We’re not interested in doing what’s best for Missouri, or best for Missouri fans. But if it’s best for us to play them we will.” On the other side of the Border War, Missouri’s first-year head coach Cuonzo Martin holds a different viewpoint. Martin joked Sunday that he hoped to make it out of his press conference without having to face the question but said that he continues to be open to a deal to play the game each year. He also said he knows that no amount of enthusiasm and desire on one end is going to make it happen. “Of course you want to play the game,” Martin said. “Both sides have to agree on something like that. But you saw the energy behind it.” The differing viewpoints of the coaches from Missouri and Kansas on Sunday mirrored the dichotomy fans have seen from the two schools in the years since the Tigers left the Big 12 and the rivalry was put on the backburner. The sentiment in Kansas remains that Missouri sold out the conference when it left in 2012 for the supposedly greener pastures of the Southeastern Conference. Even as time has passed, and desperation for the glory of Border Wars past has grown, KU saw no reason to reward Missouri for ditching the Big 12 up until Sunday. The debate over the rivalry was brought to a head this past June after former Missouri Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin spoke scathingly of Kansas and blamed Self’s ego for keeping the two schools from returning to the rivalry in a story by John Talty of AL.com. The report seemingly reinforced the finality of the rivalry and only deepened each school’s stance on the Border War. Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk reaffirmed in June that MU remained interested in renewing play between the two schools. “I think they made it a point when we left the Big 12 that they weren’t going to play anymore,” Sterk told the Kansas City Star. “But we’re
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block. She’s very athletic, so she jumps well; she reaches high.” While Deeken may not have the power of some outsides, she has demonstrated an ability to place the ball in areas where the opposing defense can not reach it. “[With Deeken] it’s more hitting around the block and being able to make those quick decisions,” Crow said. “She’s able to do a whole variety of shots and that’s more her being able to see the block well.” Freshman Member-Meneh has proven to be the most explosive hitter on the team. The Lutheran High School South alumna is only 5 feet 8 inches tall, but her incredible leaping ability more than makes up for it. Member-Meneh leads the outside hitters with a .237 hitting percentage and leads the team with
Kansas and Missouri fans stand for the national anthem at the Showdown for Relief. Jayhawk and Tiger fans packed the Sprint Center on Sunday, Oct. PHOTO BY ADAM COLE | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
certainly open to that and I know Cuonzo will work on that behind the scenes and see if that can happen.” Kansas AD Sheahon Zenger responded with the stance that Self echoed on Sunday, saying that it was a decision that the university had made, and that the school would stand pat. “Our stance is the same,” Zenger told the Lawrence Journal-World in June. “This is an institutional decision and has been from the very beginning.” That was then, and this is now. Four months after Zenger declared that KU would stand pat, the Tigers and Jayhawks met on the floor of the Sprint Center, albeit in a charity exhibition, and the Border War was briefly renewed. Now the two universities find
themselves at another impasse. Will the two sides bury the hatchet and find a way to reach a deal, or will they remain in a stalemate? Sunday provided evidence that there is still substance to this rivalry, and that both the fan interest and economic potential are still there. The $1.75 million raised in ticket sales alone prove both. Time will tell whether or not the two sides can reach any sort of agreement. It may require Missouri to make further strides as a basketball program before Self and the Jayhawks deem the Tigers a worthy annual opponent. It may also simply require the two sides to evaluate the economic potential Sunday’s game demonstrated. Either way, what Sunday proved is that the door is not officially
closed on the Border War. If the Tigers and Jayhawks could figure out a way to meet on the court for an exhibition on two weeks’ notice, a long-term agreement can almost certainly be found. As he finished discussing the atmosphere and the intensity of Sunday’s exhibition, Martin left the possibility of Missouri and Kansas meeting on an annual basis on the table. At the very least, just the same as some of the 18,951 fans who filled the Sprint Center, Martin has hope that it could happen. “I thought it was great across the board; we’ll see,” he said. Edited by Joe Noser jnoser@themaneater.com
2.53 kills per set. “[Member-Meneh] is probably one of the more physical, athletic, powerful kids that we’ve had here at Mizzou,” Kreklow said. “She’s a great leaper and she hits a very heavy ball. She’s the person that can hit with enough pace and power to literally score any time she swings.” Not only can she jump, but Member-Meneh also has the strongest swing on the team. “[Member-Meneh] is a very strong power hitter,” Crow said. “She can just drill the ball into people’s hands and hit the crap out of it.” Recently, Kreklow has consistently started the two seniors and then substituted Member-Meneh in whenever the offense has needed a spark. “We have gone with [Crow] and [Deeken] as the ones that begin the match, and then we’ve used [Member-Meneh] as the instant offense off the bench,” Kreklow said. “So if somebody is struggling or if
we need to change the pace of the game, [Member-Meneh] has been a great person to bring in. Having the three of them has been a big plus for us because it allows us to make adjustments based on who we’re playing and how things are going. It’s a big advantage to have three quality players like that.” It has been a bit of a struggle for Member-Meneh to adjust to her limited role on the team. The high school star is used to being the focal point of the attack, having been named the 2016 Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association Missouri Volleyball Player of the Year. “It’s been really rough, but it has taught me a lot,” Member-Meneh said. “I’m just trying to work on my skills every day in practice, trying to see what I can do better to help myself in the long run, and to just be ready whenever they need me so that I am there. It has been a hard transition and I’m still struggling
with it, but it gets better every day. It’s a good learning experience.” In the spring, however, the two upperclassmen will graduate, and a sophomore Member-Meneh will lead the Tiger attack into the 2018 season and beyond. “Right now I’m working on the little things,” Member-Meneh said. “I’m good at the big things, like hitting, but now they are developing my
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passing. That’s what this year is giving me. Those little things that are going to be key for me next year when they leave. That way I’ll have the whole package instead of having one part of the package.” Edited by Eli Lederman elederman@themaneater.com