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Four Directions advocates for indigenous voices in climate justice movement Four Directions creates a community of indigenous students dedicated to educating the MU community on indigenous issues including climate justice.

IZZY COLÓN

Reporter

Four Directions is an MU student organization that has been dedicated to advocating for Native American and indigenous students’ concerns on campus and throughout the community since the 1980s.

Four Directions President Ryder Jiron said a major goal for the club is to educate other members of the community who may not be aware of the issues affecting the Native population at MU. “Our overarching goal and purpose is to serve as a way to cultivate a native community between native students, faculty, community members,” Jiron said. “We work towards advocating for indigenous students and faculty to the administration.

Working towards indigenous visibility rather than erasure.”

Jiron said he has always been invested in indigenous advocacy, which pushed him to participate in other types

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FOOD

Kaldi’s officially breaks into college market in true MU fashion Kaldi’s Coffee opened up its first official store on the MU campus, furthering a partnership that dates back to long before the company took off.

JEB GOLDMAN

Reporter

It was the prospect of giving students a great cup of coffee and an exciting new learning opportunity that brought Cornell Hall its latest addition.

St. Louis based coffee company Kaldi’s Coffee has finally made its way onto the MU campus.

After its product has been served at Ajay Vinzé, Dean of the Trulaske Business College, hands a cup of coffee to MU alumna Tricia Zimmer Ferguson at the grand opening of the new Kaldi’s Coffee location in Cornell Hall on Oct. 1. the Bookmark Cafe, Catalyst Cafe | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER LUKE HOFFMAN and Infusion, Kaldi's Coffee, located in Cornell Hall, will be the first coffee shop opened officially under the actually working with a real company allow students to take theoretical, in real time.” company name at MU’s campus. conceptual business ideas and actually The Kaldi’s location on MU’s campus turn it into a hands-on experience.”

However, this particular location will offer MU students more than solely will be much more than just a cafe. It The partnership MU has with Kaldi’s will serve as a classroom of sorts where goes back much further than the 18 coffee and tea.

“Obviously everyone gets a great cup students can learn the ins and outs of months it took for this location to of coffee, but in addition to that, what how businesses are run. Gay Albright, be imagined, approved and ultimately it really does is [it] allows students to who serves as the associate dean of implemented. Tricia Zimmer Ferguson, experience businesses in their most open undergraduate programs, believes that Kaldi’s Coffee president and owner, format, in real-time,” Ajay Vinzé, dean this is a key addition to the Trulaske is an MU graduate and continues to of the Trulaske College of Business, said College of Business. be a very active alumna within the “We’re very interested in helping university. at the grand opening. “If students want to study an audit course, now thanks our students to become career-ready,” Zimmer Ferguson, who currently to our partnership with Kaldi’s, they she said. “Opportunities like this can actually audit this Kaldi’s. So we’re experiential learning opportunity will

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AWARD

MU graduate student wins Inclusive Excellence award Melina Constantine Miseo is a sociology PhD student studying transgender youth and their parents.

CAITLIN DANBORN

Student Politics Reporter

For Melina Constantine Miseo, a sociology class changed the way they look at the world. Miseo, this year’s recipient of the MU Inclusive Excellence and Engagement Individual Award, is now pursuing their Ph.D. in sociology at MU. Rebecca Scott, Miseo’s adviser and director of undergraduate studies in the sociology department, wrote a letter of recommendation for Miseo to receive the award.

Scott pointed to Miseo’s involvement in the Columbia LGBTQ community, like speaking at a Columbia city council meeting Oct. 8 to ban conversion therapy for minors. “That’s

just another example of how they are standing up for the youth of Columbia,” Scott said.

“I can’t really say enough about what Melina’s been doing for the youth of this community.”

Miseo took a sociology class their freshman year at Western New England University and fell in love with how sociology viewed the world.

“The class completely blew my mind and changed the way I see the world and the way I think about myself,” they said.

Now in their fifth year as a Ph.D. student at MU, Miseo is still deciding what they want to go into after they get their degree.

“I like providing people with the resources and skills to learn more about marginalized communities, particularly about LGBTQ stuff, about gender,” Miseo said. “I also am really passionate about using that knowledge and information

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Climate strike in Speakers Circle indicates change The president of Climate Leaders at Mizzou hopes the event will spur community members to become more involved in action against climate change.

AUSTIN WOODS

Reporter

On Sept. 20, students and community members gathered in Speakers Circle to demand action on climate change from world leaders. This was part of a worldwide series of climate-related events called the Global Climate Strike, spurred by activist Greta Thunberg.

The event was organized by Sunrise Movement CoMo and Climate Leaders at Mizzou. Barb Kuensting, a sophomore biology and journalism major, is the president of Climate Leaders at Mizzou and played a major role in organizing the event.

“I’ve always been passionate [about environmental issues],” Kuensting said. “I remember reading about the Amazon rainforest in fifth grade and telling all my friends about how important it was to the world. From there, it really took off.”

Kuensting was involved with Climate Leaders at Mizzou during her freshman year. However, after many of the members graduated, she decided to

More than 400 members of the community attended the rally advocating for climate action on Sept. 20, at Speaker’s Circle. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER DANIEL DAUGHERTY

rebrand and revitalize the organization along with others.

Aside from organizing protests, the group is also heavily involved in directly educating community members about climate change. They do this through hosting documentary screenings and presentations.

Kuensting said the event in Speakers Circle

was by far the most impressive one she helped organize, having drawn 400 community members.

“It was singlehandedly the biggest environmental event Columbia has ever seen,” she said.

Kuensting emphasized that while individual

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TECHNOLOGY

JOURNALISM

Engineering researchers work to advance automatic driver assistance functions

Journalism professor awarded Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity

This technology was adopted in response to negative consumer opinion about the current ADAS systems and their accuracy.

HANNAH NORTON

University News Staff Writer As humans, we like to think that we are smarter than technology.

This can ring true in terms of the sometimes faulty Advanced Driver Assistance Systems that are common in newer cars. These systems can be likened to that of the boy who cried wolf, according to Jung Hyup Kim, assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering.

Just as the villagers began to ignore the boy in the common fable, people have a tendency to ignore the alert systems on their cars when they feel that they are receiving false warnings.

“When they are really facing the danger, then they might ignore the warning and that might lead to critical death,” Kim said. “And sometimes they just turn off the function.”

ADAS are becoming increasingly common in the modern car, but these systems are still far from perfect.

Drivers often receive alerts claiming they are illegally changing lanes, not keeping their hands on the steering wheel or getting too close to another car when they are driving in what

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The award is given to professors who have made major accomplishments at MU but are still in their earlier stages within the university.

HANNAH NORTON

Staff Writer

Shortly after Robert Greene was hired as a new MU professor in 2014, he founded the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism with Stacey Woelfel.

Since then, Greene — the filmmakerin-chief at the Murray Center — has had his work featured in The New York Times and the Independent, received various documentary awards and had a film premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Greene is also the 2019 recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity. Greene is the first journalism professor to win the award since its conception 40 years ago.

The award includes a $1,000 stipend and another $2,000 to be

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serves on the Strategic Development Board of

choose from several different companies to work with, ultimately deciding

the College of Business, is always looking for

on Kaldi’s.

new and interesting ways to give back to the university. For her, helping students has been a

long-time passion, dating back to before her success at Kaldi’s.

“When I was in college I had the opportunity to start a program, and we called it P.L.A.N. back in the day,” she said. “It stood for Planning, Learning and Networking a job for the day, and we would pair students with business professionals and give them exposure to real businesses. Learning how that can complement their traditional school studying was really exciting for me” Zimmer Ferguson’s success with Kaldi’s has allowed her to contribute above and beyond what she was able to accomplish while she was a student.

This means a great deal to her.

“To be able to come back and do something special, like what we have with Kaldi’s today, is taking it a step further than just serving great coffee, but also providing an opportunity to really empower students to see how a

“We’re MBA students, so we have to take a class called consulting and you can also take it as an elective,” Taylor Banholzer said. “We were given 12 projects we could choose from, and we ended up choosing the Kaldi’s consulting project as our first choice.”

Though everyone involved admits that bringing quality cups of coffee into Cornell Hall was a key factor in the deal, this partnership was really all about what the school and the company could give to the students.

“First and foremost we hope to serve students really great coffee and tea across campus, but more importantly, it’s to provide opportunities for students to engage in something new and different with an experiential learning program,” Zimmer Ferguson said. “It’s about giving students those opportunities to come in and truly be a part of what building a business can look like here, where they go to school.”

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business is run and operated is really exciting for us,” she said.

In the creation of this project, MU students were given the opportunity to

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of advocacy, including the climate justice movement.

“I’ve always been Continued from page 1 involved in indigenous advocacy and realizing that climate change is affecting our communities rapidly got me spurred into it,” Jiron said.

But he said the climate justice movement has not always been accommodating to the indigenous perspective, despite the fact that native people are at the forefront of facing the effects of climate change.

“Indigenous people are going to be the hardest affected and they already are being affected,” Jiron said. “Making sure our voices are heard and that people understand what’s happening to indigenous communities right now is vital.”

Jiron represented Four Directions and spoke at the MU climate strike on Sept. 20 to spread a message of indigenous inclusion in climate advocacy.

Geography professor Mark Palmer researches how geography affects cultures around the world, including indigenous people in the U.S.

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to better our

Four Directions is an MU student organization for all indigenous peoples and allies. | COURTESY OF TWITTER VIA @MU_4DIRECTIONS

are

and

better equipped in our society to be allies to trans

our world.”

Miseo currently teaches a transgender studies

learning

so much and I know that they’ll be

people and advocate for trans people in whatever field of work they’re entering into,” Miseo said.

class at MU. They had been teaching sociology of

Miseo added that trans students are also gaining

gender as a grad student for the last few semesters

from the class as they learn more about their own

but saw the need for a class that would specifically

gender identities.

cover transgender topics.

“But it’s also really powerful for trans people,

“In the class we learn about the often erased

trans students to learn about this stuff because

and untold stories of trans history and how trans

we don’t learn about this stuff ever,” Miseo

people have been a really prominent part of

said. “Learning about your communities is really

history throughout every corner of the world,”

important.”

Miseo said.

Miseo will be teaching a LGBTQ youth studies class next semester, and it will be the first

Scott pointed to the example Miseo is setting as a non-binary person at the university and as a supportive adult to LGBTQ students.

time the class is offered at MU. The class will

“I think it makes a huge difference in the

focus on pathologization of LGBTQ youth, youth

community⁠ , ” Scott said. ”It’s a great example for

in K-12 education and family relationships.

our students here at the university to go beyond

Pathologization involves treating LGBTQ youth as

the gender binary to be more accepting and

other or even inhuman.

inclusive of gender diversity at the university as

The class centers around Miseo’s research focus: transgender youth and their relationship to their parents.

Palmer said the climate justice movement should be a bottom-up effort where groups threatened by climate change work together. Palmer said he believes it is important that indigenous perspectives are given a platform and are incorporated into climate justice movements.

He also said it is necessary to balance respecting and providing indigenous people a platform in the climate change movement without placing the sole responsibility on indigenous people to solve the issue. He said the most effective movement will come from everyone doing their part to incorporate indigenous ideas into the movement.

Jiron said Four Directions is always willing to participate in climate justice advocacy and education as the opportunity arises in the future.

“Indigenous people have solutions to these problems,” Jiron said. “Overextraction and overuse of minerals is very rooted in western thought. In indigenous ways, that’s completely foreign. It’s about a reciprocal relationship with the land and non-human beings around you.”

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“In this trans studies class, the cisgender students

communities better

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Ph.D. student and transgender studies professor Melina Constantine Miseo was awarded the MU Inclusive Excellence and Engagement Individual Award for their activism within minority communities. | COURTESY OF THE MU COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE

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lifestyle changes are valuable, it’s most important to understand the larger structural issues that allow climate change to persist.

Continued from page 3 “Climate Leaders at Mizzou focuses more on dismantling the systems that are actually making climate change as big of a problem as it is,” she said. “You’re not destroying the Earth by using a plastic straw. It’s the corporations that are putting billions of gallons of oil into the ocean and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.”

Neil Fox, a professor of atmospheric science, said he hopes that MU’s own climate protest, along with the Global Climate Strike as a whole, is an indication that people are beginning to realize that climate change is a dire issue.

“Maybe politicians will say, ‘okay, this is something that can gain me votes so I should make it part of my platform,’” Fox said. “So maybe this is the sort of massive movement that we need.”

Fox said he thinks Earth’s recent natural disasters will also hopefully play a role in increasing people’s awareness of the threat of climate change.

“I think the wildfires in California in particular [can increase awareness],” he said. “It’s easy to link droughts to wildfires. When you think of climate change you think of the Earth getting hotter and things drying out. People see it as a clear indication that something is changing.”

Anthony Lupo, professor of atmospheric science, said that climate change has not historically been a prominent issue to most people, perhaps because of the fact that it’s a long-term issue.

“Most people don’t think 20 or 30 years down the road, most people are worried about where their next paycheck is coming from or what’s going to happen next year or the year after,” Lupo said. “In survey after survey, people have climate change way down on the list of things to be concerned about.”

Lupo said that students who are passionate about the issue should directly correspond with lawmakers as a way to get them to listen.

But altogether, Lupo said, the most important thing students should do is educate themselves.

“You don’t even have to take a class on it,” he said. “There’s a lot of good resources out there on the internet. Get educated and informed about it, regardless of your point of view.”

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they believe to be a safe and normal fashion.

“This is one-way communication where the machine gives the warning, saying ‘this is dangerous, this is dangerous, I don't care if you accept it or not, I will just keep sending this message to you and [I] don't care about your response,’” Kim said. “It will just do its job and keep sending it like spam mail.”

As a result, many drivers will decrease the sensitivity of their car’s system or turn notifications off altogether, thereby defeating the purpose of the technology and potentially putting themselves and others at risk in the event of an actual accident.

To bypass this issue, Kim and industrial engineering Ph.D. candidate Xiao Nan Yang designed a driving simulator through the College of Engineering. This allowed researchers to track participants’ pupillary movements and Electromyography responses in real time when they were faced with lifelike driving experiences.

Participants were asked to wear eye-tracking goggles as well as an EMG device on their arm.

“The goggles will directly track your pupil dilation, like how much your pupil depth and diameter changed,” Yang said. “We also include the muscle signals, because we think that most of the time, the pupil doesn’t tell the whole story for the driver’s reaction. Once we add another channel for the

physiological data, [we can] reveal a clearer picture for how people respond to the different warnings.”

Kim and Yang found that drivers’ responses changed over time.

“The first time we tested the warning, everybody responded well to the warning,” Kim said. “But after they have an understanding of how much it was accurate, then if [they] experience a false warning, then they do not respond at all.”

They want to create a two-way communication system in which the driver and the vehicle interact allowing the vehicle’s artificial intelligence function to learn from the driver and adapt according to how people react.

“We want to let the warning system know how the driver is going to respond,” Yang said. “If the warning system detects that you’re going to respond, it will directly mute itself [in order] to avoid providing an unnecessary warning.”

However, drivers won’t be wearing eye-tracking goggles or EMG electrodes on the road. Kim hopes to streamline the process, allowing people’s reactions to be tracked constantly via tiny electronic chips in everyday objects.

“If the technology is advanced enough, then we can put some sort of stationary eye-tracking device in the dashboard so that we can capture the pupil,” Kim said.

“And nowadays, people use their Apple Watches to measure their heartbeat, so maybe we are able to collect some of this muscle activity data through a smartwatch.”

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used for research purposes.

Woelfel, the Murray Center’s director, has worked at MU for 33 years. Woelfel said that he knew from the start that he wanted to hire Greene as his partner.

“I’m the journalist and he’s the documentary filmmaker,” Woelfel said. “He had a lot of questions because I think rightfully so, he wanted to make sure that he wasn’t going to scuttle his filmmaking career — could he come here and continue to make films and frankly grow as a filmmaker?”

It seems that the answer was yes.

“It’s been a great pairing; we’re really kind of opposite people,” Woelfel said. “I like to also say that he’s the art and I’m the science in the program, [so] I think we’re very complementary.”

Greene feels that his position at the university has helped expand his work as a filmmaker.

“I’m making a film right now, and students are helping me make the film and have helped me make the past few films as well,” Greene said. “That’s an important part, an important integration between my university life and my creative life, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

He said that the award will allow him to work on further projects and continue to succeed in his field.

“There’s a little bit of a grant that comes with it, so I’m going to use it [with] my wife, Deanna Davis,” Greene said. “She has an idea that she wants to co-direct with me, and we’re going to use this money to start the process of raising money to make that film.”

Greene did not expect to receive the award, but his colleagues feel there is no one more deserving of the honor.

Bradley Prager, professor of German and film studies, received the Chancellor’s Award for his work in German and Russian Studies in 2015.

He has worked closely with Greene for years. Prager said he believes Greene presents a type of artistry and voice in his work that is typically hard to achieve.

“If you look from the very beginning of his filmmaking practice, you can see questions getting raised and revisited,” Prager said. “As much as each film is a new film, it’s still put forward with a particular voice. And that voice, that signature style, it’s your identifiable work, and I think that’s a real measure of competence.”

Robert Greene, an MU documentary journalism professor, was recently awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity. | COURTESY OF THE MISSOURI SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM

Greene emphasizes this concept in his work in the classroom.

“I feel like this award and what it stands for shows that what we’re doing is unique and that my process of making films is completely integrated with our classroom,” Greene said.

“That’s what we said we were going to do, and the award is a validation of that in a lot of ways.”

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The Culinary Discovery Series, presented by the MU Campus Dining Services, allows students to experience multiple course meals that are created by executive chefs. The series occurs in the Culinary Development Kitchen located inside Sabai. | COURTESY OF MU CAMPUS DINING SERVICES

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Culinary Discovery Series helps students break dining routines MU’s executive chef crafts themed menus for each event, hoping to offer students a fun and educational culinary experience to spark their interest.

MADDIE SCHUCK MOVE Culture Reporter It’s no secret that college is full of pizza, pasta and other easily-microwavable meals often eaten on the go. The goal of the Culinary Discovery Series, however, is to get students out of this rut, help them discover new recipes and meet others who share culinary interests.

In the Culinary Development Kitchen, located inside Sabai at Johnston Residence Hall, Executive Chef Eric Cartwright and his staff prepare and serve five courses over two hours. Each event in the series has a theme. The Oct. 9 event’s recipes were a highlight of popular foods from past decades.

“The themes are just really cool.” Ray Waidmann, MU sophomore and returning diner, said. “It ties it all together and makes it something to look

forward to.”

As newcomers and regulars alike took their seats, Cartwright greeted them. Taking his place at the preparation area, he dove into the first course: a duo of deviled eggs from of the 1920s.

As he prepared and plated each concoction, a camera and TV gave the audience a view of his work. He walked students through each step, highlighting the key ingredients, methods and utensils he used to craft each dish. Cartwright even snuck some chemistry into the night, explaining how to thoroughly mix oil into salad dressing and why a pastry puff rises in the oven the way it does.

“We have three goals for the night,” Cartwright said. “One is to teach them something, whatever that may be. Two, for them to make a new friend … three, that they walk away with a full and happy belly. If we do those three things then we feel like we’re doing pretty good.”

The kitchen staff followed this mantra with the remaining four courses. Next came a spin on the classic 1950s tuna casserole topped with seared ahi tuna. Following that was a Caesar salad with homemade dressing. The main dish of the night was a beef Wellington straight out of a 1960s dinner party. Diners finished up with a molten

chocolate cake, which is the effect of a careful process that leaves the inside uncooked.

Between each course, music played and diners socialized with those around them. Many students pulled out their phones to snap pictures of the creative plating. For some students, sharing a meal with others was their favorite aspect of the event.

“After I got here, I met a couple of people at the table and made some friends,” Ashley James, MU sophomore and Culinary Discovery first-timer, said. “It was really good to make some connections and enjoy a nice night.”

Students weren’t the only ones who benefited from the event. “[I love] getting to share a passion for food with people that appreciate it,” Cartwright said. “It’s more than ‘Hey, here’s a plate of food.’ We start to share experiences.”

These events happen five or six times each semester, and reservations always fill up quickly.

The chef’s creations and insight into his culinary work cost students four Block Plan meals, or $14.50 on the Tiger Plan. The next event is scheduled for Nov. 14 at 6 p.m.

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MU Department of Theatre hosts performance series for climate change awareness MU Department of Theatre partners with Climate Change Theatre Action to perform a series of plays related to environmental issues.

SOPHIE STEPHENS Move Culture Reporter As

climate

change

and

environmental

preservation become more of a priority in society,

the desire for change and conversation about

what to do moving forward grows across the world. From global climate strikes

connect the Columbia community to the larger

interpretations of the global climate issues while

not only to raise awareness on the issue, but also

Cornejo is directing “every.single.one,” a piece

global issue. He sees these performances as a way

also sparking action.

to create a space for audience members to discuss

written by associate professor Cherie Sampson.

answered.

cancer, and, for Cornejo, provides new ideas for

program this year, believes that with the selection

change.

range of perspectives on the topic for audiences to

to really think about what is the role of the

“This is not an after school special that’s going

the experience of survivors and how it impacts

what they see on stage and get their questions

The piece documents Sampson’s own battle with

Heather Carver, the artistic director for the

audience members to consider outside of climate

of pieces and the discussions, there will be a wide

“There are moments … for audience members

consider.

environment, what is the role of science, what is

to tell you what to think and how to believe and

family,” Cornejo said. “Then, in the process of

chemotherapy and other ways to

and famous activists to local steps

treat cancer, how is that related

to limit environmental impacts, the

to the environment and medicine

urgency for change is on the forefront

and things of that nature. In this

of many people’s minds. Although

case, I think it would be very

theater may not come to mind when

different.”

thinking of ways to save the planet,

Sampson started documenting

MU’s Department of Theatre is using

her journey through cancer from

its resources as part of a national

the moment she got the call from

movement to spark conversation on the issue.

The

17th

annual

Life

her radiologist, and has been working on the piece for two

and

years. The CCTA performance of

Literature Performance Series, a part

“every.single.one” will only be

of the global Climate Change Theatre

15 minutes of the whole piece,

Action program, will begin at MU on

as she is still working on the

Wednesday. This will be the second

final project. Sampson said the

time MU participates in the CCTA program.

The

CCTA

program

piece can be connected to the environmental

combines

theater and climate change activism

a movement to educate others.

conversation with audience members.

“One of my goals for the

The program also partnered with Leaders

incorporate

more

at

Mizzou

bigger picture for this project is

to

to educate, enlighten, edify …

environmental

resources from campus into the discussion.

This year, the Life and Literature

Performance Series will feature 12

plays, selected either from the 50

to bring these issues and these The works of performance artist professor Cherie Sampson will be featured during the University of Missouri’s Climate Change Theatre Action program from Oct. 16-20. As part of the 17th Annual Life and Literature Performance Series, the Climate Change Theatre Action project will present short solo performances, poetry, ethnographic adaptations and plays. | COURTESY OF FACEBOOK VIA @MIZZOUTHEATRE

pieces CCTA provided from across the world or

act,” Carver said. “It’s an invitation to understand

student directed.

for students to think about what part they want to

featured at the event this year, there will also

shaping the future.”

experts will come in and lead a discussion with

holds significance in the pieces being performed

Joshua Saboorizadeh, one of the student

“Lighting the Way is an idea of if we just turn

from local playwrights, and it will be entirely

how climate change is influencing our future and

In addition to the 12 stage performances

have in that future, what role they want to have in

be “talk backs” at the end of each night, where

The CCTA theme this year, Lighting the Way, also

audience members.

and what conversations may happen as a result.

directors this year, believes the panel discussions

to despair, it decreases our ability to make change

with the topic of climate change.

people feel like there’s no hope means they’re less

because we don’t think that it’s real, it’s just we’re

climate change is serious and we know we have to

“Hopefully our show will create a space where

already in too much trouble, why do anything?’

will create a space for discourse that is uncommon

just as much as apathy does,” Carver said. “Having

“We just don’t really talk about it and it’s not

likely to do something. Even though we know that

finding ways to talk about it,” Saboorizadeh said.

do more, having people just sort of say ‘well we’re

people can sit with their friends and keep talking

[is] not working for us either.”

about it after the show has ended.”

being

CCTA, but sees the piece more as

to spread awareness and spark a

Climate

issues

discussed in the other pieces for

Saboorizadeh also sees CCTA as a way to

CCTA Student director Xiomara Cornejo sees the

event as a way to explore new perspectives and

experiences

Sampson said.

into

the

light,”

The overall hope of those

involved in the program is simply to bring awareness to climate

issues, especially in a time when climate change is growing in severity.

“There’s so much momentum happening right

now with the movement as it is,” Cornejo said.

“Last weekend there was a march for the Earth

that was led by a fourth grader from Columbia and then a few weeks ago there was the climate

strike that was also done here at Mizzou. I feel like there’s this energy of folks who want to get

involved and who want to do something … This is

a time of urgency, it has to happen now, it has to happen yesterday.”

The Life and Literature Performance Series will

last from Wednesday to Sunday. Tickets cost $7 and are available for purchase online in advance or an hour before the show begins. More information can be found on the theater department’s website.

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jmckenzie@themaneater.com

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Review Roundup: Angel Olsen, Danny Brown, Wilco A trio of short reviews for last week’s biggest releases.

JACOB LUEBBERT

MOVE Angles Columnist

Angel Olsen’s newest album “All Mirrors” was released Oct. 4. | COURTESY OF APPLE MUSIC

Angel Olsen - “All Mirrors” The use of orchestral instrumentation is such a welcome addition to Angel Olsen’s fourth full length album. “All Mirrors” feels vast. I mean, just listen to the chorus on “Impasse.” This album is overpowering in the best way possible. At this point, I’m not sure there’s a stylistic choice she can’t pull off.

The production from John Congleton is absolutely incredible,

but I feel Olsen’s vocals and ethereal melodies really steal the show. The vocal melodies on “Summer” are complete earworms and Olsen’s vocals are as passionate and breathtaking as they’ve always been.

Her other records are great, but the atmosphere on “All Mirrors” is completely unmatched in her discography. We already knew she was a great songwriter, vocalist and lyricist, but “All Mirrors” adds a new dynamic to her sound that makes me very excited for whatever she does next after she releases the acoustic counterpart to “All Mirrors” next year.

Danny Brown “uknowwhatimsayin¿” Is it possible to not like Danny Brown?

Brown’s 2016 masterpiece “Atrocity Exhibition” put him firmly among the decade’s greatest artists. It was the album of a man in rehabilitation, a twisted look at Brown’s psyche as he battled addiction and self-destructive thoughts.

That’s what makes “uknowwhatimsayin¿” such a welcome change of pace for Brown.

It’s far funnier and more upbeat than his previous effort. Still, it does a decent job of retaining the weirdness that made “Atrocity Exhibition” so great. Q-Tip’s production (along with some production cameos from JPEGMAFIA, Paul White, Thundercat and Flying Lotus) is consistently innovative and eccentric throughout. My only real issue with

the piano on “White Wooden Cross.”

Lyrically, Tweedy is as masterful as ever. Honestly, “Ode to Joy” reminds me of Wilco’s 2002 classic “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” in the way it attempts to capture our current cultural moment. We live in an era of growing authoritarianism and queasy uncertainty. “Ode to Joy” does a pretty good job of capturing that feeling in a bottle. Sure, “Ode to Joy” may not pull it off quite as nicely as “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” did, but what album could?

The latest album by artist Danny Brown, “uknowwhatimsayin¿”, was released Oct. 4. | COURTESY OF APPLE MUSIC

“uknowwhatimsayin¿” are the few lackluster hooks on the tracks about halfway through the record.

I have a feeling “uknowwhatimsayin¿” will be overlooked simply because of the greatness of “Atrocity Exhibition,” but it shouldn’t be.

Wilco - “Ode to Joy” While the glory days of Wilco may seem like distant memories, “Ode to Joy” proves Jeff Tweedy and crew are not out of ideas yet. This album is particularly sparse, featuring mostly drums and an acoustic guitar.

While many albums this quiet tend to fade into the background, Wilco does a great job of keeping listeners interested. They do it by either changing the pace, like on the song “Everyone Hides,” or by adding little instrumental flairs to their songs, like

Wilco’s latest album “Ode to Joy” was released Oct. 4. | COURTESY OF APPLE MUSIC

While it doesn’t quite reach the heights of their earlier stuff, “Ode to Joy” might be Wilco’s best album since “A Ghost Is Born.” What a return to form for the “American Radiohead.”

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MUSIC

University Singers anticipates concert tours, raises money with ‘Pie in the Face’ event The University Singers will tour the Kansas City region and is finding new ways to raise money for an upcoming trip to China in 2020.

ABBY PROFFER

Move Magazine Reporter MU’s University Singers make fundraising look as easy as pie while they prepare for this year’s tours through Kansas City and Inner Mongolia, China.

One walking around Lowry Mall on Oct. 8 might have noticed a small table set up nearby. To the right of the table, people sitting in ponchos were coated head-to-toe with whipped cream. This was the MU audition choir University Singers hosting its “Pie in the Face” fundraiser.

“I’ve seen other groups do it, and the School of Music is a pretty tight-knit group,” Vice President Kate Mosier said. “So, we thought if we could get some professors to volunteer to have pie shoved in their face, people would pay for it. We think it’s a fun way to get people involved and get our names

out on campus.”

Mosier said the event raised over $400 in one day, so the singers see themselves hosting another “Pie in the Face” event in the future. Most of the University Singers’ excursions are funded through the School of Music, but raising extra money lifts weight off the shoulders of individual members.

Over winter break, the choir will tour schools and churches throughout Kansas City. This May, it will travel and sing overseas in Inner Mongolia, China.

“Ultimately, we’re trying to facilitate people’s love for music and show that even if you’re not a music major, you can still sing in college,” Social Chair Michelle Peters said.

Director of Choral Activities R. Paul Crabb is reportedly composing pieces about several heartfelt topics, ranging from South African apartheid to World War II bombings. His conducting goes past the musical aspect for his students, particularly striking a chord with president and junior Dayton Job. “Dr. Crabb programs a lot of really emotional music,” Job said. “He considers it his purpose on this Earth to promote social ideas through

emotional programming. The importance of fine arts and classical music is declining in the eye of your everyday person. That’s all fine and well.

Popular music is always going to be popular, but the music that we do in University Singers affects you on a really deep, emotional level.”

All 60 members of University Singers come from various academic backgrounds. Though many students in the program are geared towards musical careers, many are also non-music majors.

“It really becomes a family. The unifying factor is that we are all coming together to create something for other people,” Mosier said.

University Singers will next perform Oct. 19 at Campus Lutheran Church. Typically, a concert will consist of eight to nine songs over the course of an hour. The choir is gradually beginning to learn the pieces off-paper.

“When those chords click in, you can’t help but smile and it’s the greatest feeling in the world,” Peters said. “Everyone there is super talented and it’s great to be a part of an organization that cares so much about the music they make.”

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‘Honeyland’ wows with gripping story of environmental struggle Macedonian movie “Honeyland” delves into human duality as it examines how we choose to treat the environment.

to jeopardize her own living. In comparing how both of these cultivators treat the world around

them, the film creates a parallel that can be seen as a warning to audiences everywhere. In

an age of increasingly important environmental awareness, “Honeyland” condemns the neglect

EMMA BOYLE

of nature and instead opts to showcase how

MOVE Angles Columnist

kindness can benefit the world around us.

In spite of her frustrating conditions, Hatidze’s

The documentary “Honeyland” begins with a

life maintains a few glimmers of hope among all

stunning portrait of the Macedonian countryside,

its struggles. Hatidze continues to be kind and

focusing in on beekeeper Hatidze Muratova as

gentle when she can, especially toward one of

she makes her way to her beehives. Hatidze’s

her neighbor’s sons who has taken an interest in

passion for her craft quickly becomes evident as

her way of doing things. She remains optimistic,

she collects the honey, singing to the bees before

a beacon of hope in the turbulent world around

returning home to her small village. There we

her, and she goes about finding ways to work

meet Nazife Muratova, Hatidze’s aging mother and

around the new roadblock in her business.

only other human companion in the surrounding

When the family moves, disappointed by their

deserted area.

overall failure in the fields, Hatidze works hard

Within these first few moments, Hatidze’s

to repair what she lost and build a new future.

compelling personality allures the audience and

encourages them to further observe her unique lifestyle. She goes through life with a cheerful

disposition that makes even the most mundane of activities interesting. In doing so, she immediately

becomes a likeable protagonist full of charm and charisma.

Just when it seems as though we have a good

understanding of Hatidze’s life and her passion, struggle and opposition arrive in the form of

Honeyland is a documentary following the last female beehunter in Europe as she attempts to save the bees while also being threatened by a family of nomadic beekeepers who invade her land and threaten her livelihood. | COURTESY OF IMDB

those of fear and violence. Rhythmic bee buzzing and soft singing are drowned out by the startled cries of cattle and angry yells from those who are determined to deal with them in the most abusive

another family looking to utilize the natural life in

manner possible.

quickly forgotten as we are instead presented with

things decline rapidly as her new neighbors begin

the area. The calm, caring moments of before are

At first, Hatidze tries to remain jovial, but

Just as everything seems to be looking up,

Hatidze is hit with one last shock and mourns yet another loss in her life. In spite of all she

has lost, she looks toward what life may soon

offer her and appreciates all that still remains

after what happened prior. Fading out on the mystification of Hatidze as she eats the last of the honey she farmed, we as the viewers are instilled with a new hope that proves things are not so bleak despite how they seem on today’s planet.

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jcross@themaneater.com

MUSIC

A night of music: Mesonjixx, Tonina feature at Cafe Berlin Artists Mesonjixx and Tonina featured at Cafe Berlin in downtown Columbia. Their atmospheres and music contrasted with each other.

ELIZABETH PRUITT

Move Culture Reporter

Friday night, Cafe Berlin in downtown Columbia presented two artists as part of the True/False Music program. Mesonjixx and Tonina performed with a jazz and soul style while staying true to their corresponding moods.

Mesonjixx opened the night with her psychedelic style of music. Her mother comes from the South Pacific Islands, while her father comes from Alabama. Her music is widely inspired by her mixed heritage. According to her Spotify page, “she writes songs to find deeper truths in her own life” and “hopes to inspire others” to also find their truth. While writing her songs, she works with an eclectic jazz collective. She often performs live with a quartet, trio or duo.

Playing with a soundboard and accompanied by a synth, the music was electronic. The crowd swayed along with the calming sense Mesonjixx’s music gave off. Audience member Sierra Wakkure was feeling the vibe as they played.

“My favorite was ‘August Manchester’,” Wakkure

said. “It cheered me up and made me think about good things.”

After Mesonjixx finished her set, Tonina came out with the intense cheers of the audience.

The St. Louis native got people on their feet and dancing to her soulful music. Tonina writes her own songs, plays bass and writes poetry. In addition to performing her original songs, Tonina performs covers of songs in Spanish and English.

Her musical inspiration comes from her family and her heritage.

Growing up, Tonina was surrounded by many different genres of music thanks to her family. Her Sicilian background helps inspire her musical style as well.

Tonina graduated from Berklee College of Music where she received two degrees. She has performed at the National Music Auditorium in Madrid, the Ellas Crean music festival in Madrid and the Catania Jazz Festival in Sicily. She also opened for Grammy-winning artist Lalah Hathaway. She was even placed on a list of former president Barack Obama’s top songs.

Liz Hagens had a great time while watching Tonina, one of her favorite artists, perform.

“I’ve been following her for a while,” Hagens said.

The concert allowed the audience to experience different kinds of music. It showed them the serenity of Mesonjixx’s electric music and Tonina’s explosive jazz.

The True/False Music program featured artist Tonina at Cafe Berlin on Oct. 11. Tonina, an independent singer/ songwriter, bassist, music journalist and poet from St. Louis, performs her original music and covers. | COURTESY OF FACEBOOK VIA @IAMTONINA

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Homecoming Hurrah: Missouri tops Ole Miss, 38-27 Missouri’s defense forced three fumbles, and its offense had 560 total yards in the win.

EMILY LEIKER

Sports Editor

With 14 seconds left in the first half, Ole Miss lined up for a fourth down at Missouri’s 1-yard line.

Nick Bolton had just been credited with the third-down stop, also at the 1. The Rebels were set to try their hand again at a Snoop Conner rushing touchdown, which would put them ahead by two points heading into halftime.

In front of a sold out homecoming crowd and missing its star senior linebacker Cale Garrett, Missouri’s defense held the Rebels from the end zone. The goal-line stand guaranteed the Tigers would enter the locker room on top, as they have every home game this season. Tre Williams and Cameron Wilkins — Garrett’s replacement — were credited with the stop.

“See ball, get ball, that’s all I could see,” Wilkins said. “My teammates were in the right gaps. Everybody [was] very physical on the fourth and one. Just have to make a play, and the team came up good with it.”

Missouri (5-1, 2-0) topped Ole Miss (3-4, 2-2) 38-27 in its 108th homecoming game capping a fivegame, undefeated home stand.

Quarterback Kelly Bryant completed

Missouri's defense makes a goal-line stop at the end of the first half to hold the Tigers' 12-7 lead over the Ole Miss Rebels heading into halftime.

Missouri went on to beat Ole Miss 38-27 in its 108th homecoming game. | PHOTO BY MADELINE CARTER

23 pass attempts for 329 yards, with his top receiver being Johnathon Johnson, who caught eight passes for 110 yards. Bryant played with a brace on his left knee after the sprain he suffered last week against Troy.

“All the things that we continue to try to build this program on, I saw it tonight,” coach Barry Odom said.

“The way that Kelly battled through the injury he had [was a] huge performance.”

The Tigers’ biggest offensive play came on a 54-yard touchdown run by third string back Dawson Downing with just over five minutes

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FOOTBALL

Johnson stars on offense, struggles on special teams against Ole Miss The redshirt senior had eight catches for 110 yards, but also two major blunders in the return game.

WILSON MOORE

Assistant Sports Editor As junior Mac Brown’s punt sailed through the air, Missouri wide receiver Johnathon Johnson positioned himself in anticipation for a return.

It looked like any other mundane punt until the ball hit Johnson between the numbers on the front of his jersey and fell to the ground. Ole Miss recovered and scored the first touchdown of the game six plays later.

Johnson would also recover, on offense at least.

Special teams remained a struggle.

“I knew I had to step up in other ways to try to

get our offense going, just try to pick myself up and just get me going,” he said.

On Missouri’s first possession after the Rebels’ score, Johnson caught three passes for 28 yards, including a 23-yard connection with quarterback Kelly Bryant to push the Tigers into Mississippi territory. Missouri wound up with a field goal.

“It was just about our offense,” Johnson said.

“We were just out there executing plays. We [are] doing the best that we can do as an offense. Just making sure we keep our foot on the gas and make sure we ain’t letting up and just keep going.”

The redshirt senior ended the night with eight catches for a season-high 110 yards, 73 of which came in the first half.

“Big-time performance,” coach Barry Odom said. “He’s a gritty player. [He] has made a lot of plays for Mizzou over the years and tonight was one of his biggest nights.”

As big of a performance he had offensively, however, Johnson never recovered on special teams after his initial blunder.

After his first quarter mishap, Johnson was relieved of his punt returning duties for the rest of the night, replaced by redshirt freshman receiver Cade Musser.

Johnson continued to return kickoffs, though, and arguably the lowlight of his game came on one in the fourth quarter.

Seeing that junior Luke Logan’s kick wouldn’t make it to the end zone, Johnson called for a fair catch. Unable to get in position to catch the ball on the fly, he let it bounce, hoping it would roll into the end zone. It didn’t, forcing Johnson to pick it up and — in a momentary lapse of judgement

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Missouri gets back on track with win over Tennessee The Tigers had been winless in their last five games before getting two goals late to beat the Volunteers.

IAN LAIRD

Sports Reporter It had been a rough go at the start of SEC play for the Tigers, as they struggled to pick up any points, and until last Sunday, were tied for 12th place in the conference with only one point through five games. In a 2-0 win over Tennessee (8-5-1, 2-4-0 SEC) though, Missouri (7-6-1, 1-4-1 SEC) finally seemed to right the ship and get back on track as it looks to regain the form that saw it rip off five straight wins to start the season.

After a hot start to the season that saw her score five goals in the first five games, she had run cold and struggled to get into the starting lineup. “[Cisneros] was a freshman last year and everything went right for her and I think when you become a sophomore, there’s a sophomore slump for a reason,” Blitz said. “It’s a different game, people know who you are … Struggle is good and I think she has used it to her advantage and you saw that today.”

Luebbert’s goal was assisted by Cisneros, who played her in with a similar pass to the one Luebbert provided on Cisneros’ goal. Luebbert elected to not cut the ball back towards the center though, and instead kept the ball on her right foot and lifted a shot over a diving Pogany to seal away the win.

Blitz said. “But we’ve just played some teams [where] we didn’t finish the way we did today … we told them sometimes … you’re not going to be confident doing your job, but you’re going to have to just go in and perform.”

The offense wasn’t the only area that saw noticeable improvement to their level of play as the defense also played well to keep their first shutout since the Tigers’ season opener against Southern Mississippi. Missouri also managed to hold Tennessee without a shot for all of the first half, and freshman goalkeeper McKenna Sheehan didn’t have to make a save until the 84th minute.

“That’s really difficult in the SEC to have the other team not have a shot,” Cisneros said. “It comes with experience and [the defense has] the experience, they have that leadership.”

Sophomore Julissa Cisneros dribbles the ball away from a Loyola Chicago defender during Missouri’s 2-1 loss on Sept. 8. | PHOTO BY ANDREW MOORE

“I’ve got to credit the players to stick together,” coach Bryan Blitz said. “I mean it’s hard, but I think they’ve acquired some toughness and I think you saw that against a really good Tennessee team.”

The game saw the Tigers get goals from their star forwards, sophomore Julissa Cisneros and senior Sarah Luebbert. Both goals came fairly late in the game with Cisneros scoring hers in the 82nd minute and Luebbert adding one in the 86th minute.

Cisneros’ goal came off an assist from Luebbert who played a pass into space down the right side of the field. Cisneros beat her defender to the ball then cut it back to her left foot to open up the angle for a left-footed shot that came off the inside of the post to beat redshirt sophomore Charli Pogany.

It was Cisneros’ first goal in well over a month.

Luebbert has been a consistent contributor all season for Missouri, with a goal or an assist in nine of its 14 games. She has been the driving force of the offense, accounting for 12 of Missouri’s 23 goals with seven goals and five assists.

For Cisneros, it was exciting to see the connection with Luebbert reemerge after her recent slump.

“It’s kind of been a progression thing, when I first got here there was the potential in both of us,” Cisneros said. “We had this desire to do better and to do more for the team and I think it’s just coming off well.”

The game showcased a much more clinical performance finishing off opportunities up front, after the Tigers had struggled to capitalize on many of the chances they were creating earlier in SEC play.

“Since the Georgia game we’ve improved,”

Blitz was also very complimentary of the shift his backline and goalkeeper put in after the game.

“It’s a shutout and our defense has been taking a hammering, but they stuck in and they’ve been working hard,” Blitz said. “You have two seniors and two juniors … and really the midfield has been doing more work for them as well … I’m very happy for them.”

Even with the win over Tennessee, Missouri is still on the outside looking in for the SEC Tournament with four games remaining. Ten teams make the tournament, and the Tigers currently sit in sole possession of 12th place with four points, three behind 10th place Mississippi State who Missouri will face in its final game of the season.

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left in the third quarter.

The redshirt junior’s first career touchdown Continued from page 10 punctuated a seven play drive for the Tigers and pushed them to a three touchdown lead over the Rebels. “[Dawson’s] earned playing time — not just mop up duty — he’s earned time in the game,” Odom said. “Every week, he continues to get a little bit better. What a great run tonight by him.”

As a whole, Missouri’s offense put up 560 yards against Ole Miss, 296 more than the Rebels allowed in their last game, a 31-6 win over Vanderbilt.

The defense allowed 440 yards from the Rebels. Freshmen John Rhys Plumlee and Matt Corral both threw for over 100 yards, and Plumlee led the team in rushing with 143 yards on 23 carries.

Missouri’s first defensive stand without Garrett went smoothly, but Johnson muffed the punt and A.J. Finley got the ball back for the Rebels at Missouri’s 29. Ole Miss was the first on board six plays later, when Plumlee found senior Scottie Phillips for a 21-yard touchdown.

The Tigers responded with a steady offensive drive, highlighted by a 23-yard connection between Bryant and Johnson and an 18-yard one with Johnathan Nance. They couldn’t find the end zone, but senior Tucker McCann cleared a field goal to get them on the board anyway.

A holding penalty saved Missouri from going down two touchdowns two drives later when Plumlee ran 57 yards on a reverse fake for what would have been a touchdown. Instead, the Rebels’ drive ended with a fumble recovery by sophomore defensive lineman Jatorian Hansford after Plumlee botched a handoff.

Missouri ended the first quarter with a 29-yard connection between Bryant and Johnson to move into Ole Miss’ territory. “[Johnson] was special tonight,” Bryant said. “That’s just who he is. He made a bunch of great grabs on field. Good to see JJ, whenever he got the ball he turned to make it more of a long play.”

It was the first time the Tigers ended the first quarter trailing all season.

In its first four games of the season, Missouri outscored its opponents 58-0 in the opening quarter. Last week, Troy was the first on the board, but Missouri quickly responded with 21 points to take the lead.

Tyler Badie gave the Tigers their first touchdown just over a minute into the second quarter, only his third of the season. McCann’s kick bounced off the right side upright, leaving Missouri with a pickup of only six with the score. He added three with a field goal on the next drive.

Badie rushed for only 24 yards on five carries in the game, but finished with 69 receiving yards.

“I can do a lot of things,” Badie said. “It’s just our offense. I got to stick to the gameplan. It’s not all about me. It’s a team effort.”

After a touchdown-less second quarter, Larry Rountree III rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown on third to punctuate a five-play drive for the Tigers coming out of the locker room. Once again though, McCann botched the extra point attempt.

McCann was 2-4 on PATs, but 4-4 on field goals. He added his third to cap Missouri’s second offensive drive of the second half, which included a 49-yard connection between Bryant and Badie, and his fourth just over halfway through the fourth quarter.

Missouri allowed one more Ole Miss touchdown late in the third quarter with a 28-yard pass from Plumlee to Elijah Moore. The Tigers responded with a touchdown of their own the following drive on a 1-yard rush by Rountree.

The Rebels attempted to stage a fourth-quarter comeback with two touchdowns by Plumlee and an interception by Sam Williams, but the Tigers’ strong third quarter and McCann’s fourth field goal kept the game out of reach.

“We knew it was gonna go down to the fourth quarter,” Odom said. “We’ll be in a fourth-quarter game next week would be my guess.”

Missouri will hit the road again for the first time since Week 1, traveling to Nashville next week to take on Vanderbilt (1-5, 0-3) for its third SEC matchup of the season.

Edited by Wilson Moore wmoore@themaneater.com

LOGAN

— kneel the ball down on the one yard Continued from page 10 line.

“I thought it was gonna bounce in the end zone,” he said. “It didn’t bounce in the end zone. I wanted to pick it up and run it, but it was one of those crazy moments, so I’m just thinking too much, so I end up taking a knee on the one.”

Despite his tumultuous night on special teams, Johnson’s contributions on offense have been a staple at Faurot Field for the last four years.

Saturday’s 110 yards vaulted Johnson from 10th to seventh on the all-time Missouri receiving list, passing T.J. Moe, Victor Bailey and William Franklin.

“I just go out there and play,” Johnson said. “I mean, I don’t look at the records and all this stuff.

I just keep playing and listen to what the people tell me after the game. It’s a blessing to be able to come from 10 to seven, so I just look at every opportunity I’m given [as] a blessing.”

Edited by Emily Leiker eleiker@themaneater.com

Redshirt senior Johnathon Johnson runs the ball downfield after catching a pass from quarterback Kelly Bryant during Missouri's Oct. 12 win over Ole Miss. | PHOTO BY MADELINE CARTER

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