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See who’s who in the MU Administration.

Ragtag Cinema is the go-to spot for independent films.

Volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow is handling a team full of newcomers.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Hello!

My name is Skyler Rossi, and I’m the Editor-in-Chief of The Maneater. I’m thrilled that you have decided to pick up our newspaper!

If you’re new to MU, you may be wondering why we are called “The Maneater,” or what a “Maneater” even is. Our paper was founded in 1955 by Joel Gold when he became editor of the paper the “Missouri Student.” Gold made it his first order of business to change the name to reflect a more aggressive editorial policy.

“The Maneater is a tiger

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with fangs bared and claws sharpened ready to analyze the facts and then to pounce,” Gold wrote in the first publication of the paper.

“A tiger exists because it is, and not for one group or another.”

After 63 years of publication, The Maneater still has its fangs and claws.

We hold ourselves to the high standards of journalism that Gold wrote in his first editorial policy. We are student-run and self-funded.

We exist to tell the truth.

I hope that in between the busy days of class and nights

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of making memories, you make a habit in picking up our print issue each Wednesday, scrolling our website for the latest stories, and keeping up with live tweets. In the meantime, we’ll be working hard to give you the latest news.

It’s very exciting to have a new class of students on campus, and I wish you the best as you embark on your college journey!

Skyler Rossi Editor-in-Chief

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Behind the scenes of student government A guide to how the various governing bodies at MU work.

CAITLYN ROSEN

Student Politics Editor Behind many campus events, decisions and ideas are student voices represented in various student governments.

It can be confusing to keep track of everyone, so here’s a guide of the governing bodies at MU and their functions: The Missouri Students Association MSA is MU’s main student government system. It’s entirely student-run and is the first place administrators turn when they want student’s opinions on major administrative decisions.

MSA controlled $1.2 million of MU’s budget last year, and is in charge of various on-campus initiatives like the smoking policy and the bikeshare program.

MSA is composed of 71 Senate seats, consisting of academic and at-large senators, respectively.

Academic senators are elected for the respective colleges on MU’s campus apportioned each year based on enrollment. There are 50 seats designated to academic

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senators. There are also 20 seats designated “at large” for students that don’t represent a specific college.

These senators are elected by senators and serve only for a semester, while academic senators are elected by students and serve for the entire year. Aside from at large and academic senators, there are also 10 senate seats reserved for “joint session,” that is, students who aren’t directly serving on MSA, but represent other student

organizations and can vote on their behalf.

There is one Senate seat reserved for the speaker who is elected in the spring.

The current Senate speaker is Jacob Addington. The current MSA president is Julia Wopata and the vice president is Connor McAteer.

They will serve until the MSA presidential election, which is typically held in early spring.

The Legion of Black

Collegians LBC serves as a voice for black students on campus, as well as a government to advocate on their behalf.

It is the only black student government in the nation; all other schools have either a black student union or alliance.

LBC holds regular bi-weekly senate meetings, and students can participate in LBC by joining one of their 16 umbrella organizations.

These organizations are

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, African Students Association, Black Business Students Association, Black Pre-Law Students Association, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, The IMPACT Movement, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Legion of Black Collegians Gospel Choir, Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, NAACP, National Association of Black Accountants, National Association of Black Journalists, National Society of Black Engineers, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Target and H.O.P.E. According to the LBC website, their mission is dedicated to enhancing experiences through opportunities available for student leadership in student government senate, as well as working to eradicate ignorance and promote positive change through education, motivation and advocacy for Black students at Mizzou.

LBC is in charge of various campus events, such as the Welcome Black BBQ, LBC Homecoming Week and Black Love Week. The current president is Kelsie Wilkins and the vice president is

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RESIDENTIAL LIFE

SUMMER BRIEF

Increased enrollment creates changes within RHA and Residential Life

Summer Briefing: Changes to leadership, finances and studies

The 14.4 percent increase in enrolled students causes five residence halls that weren’t operational last year to reopen.

CAITLYN ROSEN

Student Politics Editor MU’s enrollment has increased by 14.4 percent, according to a report by the MU News Bureau. The report stated that 4,547 students had paid enrollment deposits as of May 2.

This is a 538 increase from the 4,009 students who had paid the deposit around this time last May. With these changes in enrollment, five halls that weren’t operational

last year are reopening. These halls are Respect, Discovery, Excellence, Schurz and Center.

“There’s an estimated increase of about 1,000 residents from last year,” Residence Halls Association president Nathan Dare said in an email. “We didn’t track how many upperclassmen have lived in the halls in the past, but with the success and popularity of the upperclassmen community in Defoe-Graham Residence Hall, I think there will be a noticeable change in the years to come.”

Compared to previous years, Residential Life officials also expect that more upperclassmen will be moving into residence halls this year.

“With the increased enrollment as well as the increase in returning students, the demand for residence halls is a lot higher,” residence assistant Trey Cook said. “We’re at around 94 percent capacity this year, which is quite an increase from last year. That has increased the number of residence halls as well as the number of staff members required for those residence halls.”

The increase in students has also called for an increase in Residential Life staff members.

“Residential Life also extended desk hours to promote an even safer environment than before, so

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New provost, MSA council and revised graduate programs to move MU forward despite financial difficulties.

MORGAN SMITH AND CAITLYN ROSEN

News Editors

Since students departed for summer break in May, MU officials have been hard at work. Here’s a recap of some of the summer’s biggest news updates.

New Leadership Those returning to campus will be met with fresh faces leading both individual colleges and MU as a whole this upcoming

year.

Concluding a six month search, Chancellor Alexander Cartwright announced on June 21 that would step in as provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs, effective August 15.

Ramchand, who formerly served as dean of the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, said she’s interested in opening up a dialogue between herself, students and faculty on campus as well as bringing MU’s existing schools, colleges and research to the national conversation.

She fills the vacancy left by former provost who resigned in January to become president of the University

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WHO’S WHO OF MU ADMINISTRATION UM SYSTEM Since the student protests in 2015 that led to the resignations of the UM System president and MU chancellor, the university’s administration has undergone several personnel changes. Meet the current administration, from the board that runs the UM System to the groups that represent faculty and staff.

UM SYSTEM BOARD OF CURATORS The UM System Board of Curators comprises nine members, appointed by the governor and approved by the Senate, and one student representative. The board is the primary governing body of all four UM campuses — Columbia, Kansas City, St. Louis and Rolla.

MU CHANCELLOR Alexander Cartwright began his duties as MU chancellor in August 2017. In his first year, Cartwright announced two new scholarships, the Black and Gold Scholarship and the Border State Scholars program, hoping to incentivize out-of-state students to attend MU. Cartwright has also overseen cuts to funding and jobs, including the closure of 12 graduate programs.

Cartwright launched a new podcast, “Inside Mizzou,” on August 7, which will feature discussions with students, faculty and staff.

UM SYSTEM PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST

The UM System Board of Curators named Mun Choi as the new president of the UM System in November 2016.

Choi has cut funds and jobs across the system’s four campuses in response to the tightening budget. During Choi’s time as president, MU has seen a 13 percent increase in enrollment and its fundraising efforts rewarded to the tune of more than $1 billion. In July, Choi signed a contract extension through 2024, but declined a pay increase, saying the system’s budget should be focused on raises for faculty.

FACULTY COUNCIL

The MU Faculty Council on University Policy is made up of elected representatives from every college or school that has a dean.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

MU has 13 schools and colleges, each of which is led by a dean.

Chancellor Cartwright announced Latha Ramchand as the new MU provost in June. Ramchand is coming to MU from her post as dean of the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. Former provost Garnett Stokes left MU in January to become the president at the University of New Mexico, prompting the formation of the 21-member search committee that ultimately hired Ramchand.

STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL The Staff Advisory Council has 16 elected members who represent MU staff.

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more DA’s had to be hired,” Dare said in an email. “I think the largest change that was made for this move-in was the amount of volunteers

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of New Mexico.

The Sinclair School of Nursing also welcomes a new perspective. Interim provost Jim Spain announced appointment as dean for the upcoming year on June 11.

Thompson brings her experience as a nurse, research scholar, professor and administrator to her new role. Prior to her appointment

Residence Halls Association RHA is the governing system for the residence halls on campus. RHA governs through educational and social programming and policy-making decisions.

RHA also facilitates communications between the residents and the Department of Residential Life, university administration and other organizations. Each residence hall has four elected officials that represent residents at the full RHA meeting where

they vote on various issues.

MU gathered to ease the process for our new Tigers.

Student Affairs really stepped up this year and brought hundreds of volunteers to ensure the success of the new centralized move in process.”

The hiring increase has also caused a switch in the programming methods for RHA and Residential Life.

“They’re changing the programming model a lot between RHA and Res Life,” Cook said. “It used to be that RAs did a lot of programming themselves, and it was kind of bottom-up. RAs would create the programming stuff and send it to RHA. Now, it’s kind of top-down where a lot of the programming is

coming down from RHA and onto Res Life.”

The increase in enrollment not only makes programming changes, it also improves diversity within the Residential Life network.

“I think by having a bigger team you also have a more diverse team,” Cook said. “So you can work with

different student staff across

she served as dean and professor of the College of Nursing and associate vice chancellor of health professions at the University of Colorado-Denver. She began work Aug. 1.

2018-19 fiscal year in June.

In response to the lack of funds, the university is eliminating 185 positions. Of these, 30 will be considered layoffs while the remaining 155 will only affect staff.

Where faculty are under tenure and tend to hold advanced degrees in their field, staff perform a broader range of duties across campus.

Many of these eliminations will come from positions left or vacant from retirees.

To accommodate the decrease in funds, tuition

will increase by 1 percent for in-state undergraduates and 2.1 percent for out-ofstate undergraduates. The Board of Curators lowered that of in-state students after striking a deal with Missouri lawmakers who agreed to not lower state funding. The curators voted unanimously to approve increases in tuition on all four UM System campuses.

Despite the upcoming year’s budgetary difficulties, in July university officials announced that MU raised over $147 million in cash gifts during fiscal year 2018.

This accomplishment broke the university record set the year prior by 22 percent.

In May, Cartwright also announced the launching of a College of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies. The college aims to address the future needs of graduate education through the merging and collaboration of graduate programs. It will be established in 2019.

University Finances, Tuition and Layoffs Chancellor Alexander Cartwright, vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer Rhonda Gibler and interim provost Jim Spain present MU’s budget for the

budget provided by the hall.

The current RHA president

Within RHA there are also hall governments, where residents are elected by other residents. Hall government representatives serve with the purpose of planning activities for residents with a

is Nathan Dare and the vice president is Alexia Donovan.

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campus that have a different background than you, which opens

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Missouri Students Association

The MSA created a freshman council this summer for incoming freshmen. It will serve as a way for freshmen to get leadership experience prior to entering MSA as an academic or at-large senator.

It will consist of up to 20 students.

MSA also attended the SEC exchange conference in Kentucky in July to work with other SEC student governments on ideas to better the university.

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Graduate Studies Following the conclusion of the year long graduate education review by a 17-person committee, Chancellor Alexander Cartwright accepted 15 improvement plans to issue a decision to inactivate 12 graduate programs across campus.

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6 COFFEE

Five coffee spots to try in Columbia MADALYNN OWENS

Reporter

Downtown Columbia and Mizzou’s campus are peppered with shops and cafes all boasting the one thing college students can’t seem to live without: coffee.

Coffee Zone Coffee Zone is a small, Mediterranean cafe and coffee shop that has been family owned and operated since 1994. Right next to The Blue Note, it’s the perfect spot to grab a drink or snack before a show. Coffee Zone is home to the famous house blend referred to as “Rocket Fuel” and serves many styles of coffee. Their Vietnamese Cold Brew is one of the best iced coffees in Columbia, with the perfect balance of coffee and sweetness.

It has a full menu of traditional breakfast and lunch items as well as a myriad of pastries. Their hummus, gyros, falafel plates and baklava are all must haves. The shop also sells more than 10 types of coffee by the pound for the home brewers.

Coffee Zone is beautifully decorated with large, ornate chandeliers hanging throughout the shop and a dark wooden bar.

The old brick walls are adorned with rugs and framed pictures from the 1930s to add to the cozy atmosphere. The shop contains mostly two person tables which are perfect for a long day of studying.

There are also chairs outside on the sidewalk fit for warm days of sipping coffee and people watching.

Soft R&B and soul music provides the perfect background music for a study session with Rocket Fuel or a bite with friends.

Coffee Zone is located at 11 N. Ninth St. and is open from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays.

Fretboard Coffee Fretboard Coffee is located on the opposite side of downtown Columbia from campus in the eclectic North Village Arts District.

It’s easy to get lost trying to find this hidden gem, but after walking through a gate and down a flight of stairs you’re greeted with a beautiful and spacious patio. The electric blue sun umbrellas shade the tables littered with coffee drinking conversations. The baristas are both friendly and fast and can easily cater to the large crowds that often occur. The staff are willing to explain the different types of coffee they sell. Cold brew is their claim to fame, with a dripper in the back right corner that produces strong and delicious cold brew. There are several roasts available with a variety of brewing techniques for everyone’s taste. If coffee isn’t your drink of choice, they also sell lavender honey lemonade by the glass or in a growler. Harold’s Donuts are also sold to supplement your coffee.

There are a couple tables near the coffee bar perfect for conversation and a quieter room off to the side with wooden tables and couches seemingly made for studying. Music is an integral part of Fretboard Coffee and can be seen in the artwork throughout the shop.

Founder Dave Elman wanted to open a coffee shop that combines his love of music with his appreciation of coffee. Fretboard often hosts live music in the shop. Fretboard is also an avid participator in First Fridays, a free art crawl taking place the first Friday of every month, and often hosts musicians on their spacious patio. Each barista brings in their own taste of music to the store through the music they play when they work. They roast a variety of coffee in store; their bagged coffee includes a card detailing what music the barista was listening to when bagging the coffee. You can also see Fretboard Coffee at the Columbia’s Farmers Market on Sundays from March to November.

Fretboard Coffee is located at 1013 E. Walnut St. and is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

Kaldi’s Coffee Kaldi’s Coffee originated in St.

Louis in 1994, and since then has opened locations in Kansas City, Atlanta and Columbia. Their menu consists of a variety of traditional coffee drinks such as macchiatos and sidecars as well as a plethora of espressos, smoothies, teas and other coffee drinks. They provide a large variety of food for all times of the day, including vegetarian options.

Kaldi’s sources their coffee beans from Mexico to Ethiopia, a large map of coffee producing countries providing decoration near the back of the store. Kaldi’s also provides a large variety of organic and fair trade coffee.

Kaldi’s has a large variety of seating options, each seeming to cater to a different type of customer.

Near the back of the store there are comfy couches, bright orange chairs for two person tables and a fireplace that are perfect for the studying students. There is also an adorable Little Free Library which encourages people to leave and take books while they sip their coffee.

In the middle of the shop, booths and larger tables hold small groups.

There is also a bar next to the window perfect for people watching or studying with a view. Kaldi’s has an upbeat atmosphere with constant conversation and cheery folk music that provides background noise.

Kaldi’s Coffee is located at 29 S. Ninth St. and is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends.

Lakota Coffee Company Lakota’s menu is large and and filled with delicious drinks, sandwiches and treats. Their coffee shake is one of their most popular menu items and a definite staple in the Missouri heat. Other top sellers include caramel lattes, white chocolate mochas and iced coffees. They also have a large variety of non-coffee drinks such as dirty chais, real fruit smoothies and freshly squeezed juices and lemonades. There are no bad options on their food menu either; fresh salads, tasty soups and a large variety of sandwiches ensure that you’ll always have a tasty, quick meal while at Lakota.

Made for sleepless students, they’re open until midnight every day of the week, perfect for a late night study session. Lakota still has the original brick wall from the 1920s and is accompanied by rustic wood floors and comfortable wooden chairs, bar stools and tables. The shop is decorated with local artwork and burlap sacks of coffee beans, which rest in piles on the floor and contribute to the homey feeling.

Lakota Coffee Company is located at 24 S. Ninth St. and is open from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. MondaySaturday and 6:30 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Sundays.

Shortwave Coffee Shortwave’s menu is simple, yet expertly crafted, for the true coffee lovers. Shortwave’s baristas manually brew each cup for every customer. The baristas help customers navigate their condensed menu, focused mainly on espressos and pour-over coffee. Even with the simplest of coffee orders the baristas make sure you are able to customize your cup to your liking. Shortwave focuses on light roast coffees,which they believe brings out the flavor in the beans instead of hiding it.

They also provide fresh donuts from Harold’s Donuts and bagels from B&B Bagel Company.

Shortwave Coffee is tucked away in Alley A, between South Ninth and Tenth Streets, making it one of the many hidden gems in downtown Columbia. The light wood panelled walls, metal accents and low lighting contribute to the relaxing atmosphere Shortwave provides.

Students are often found studying at the bar or at the two person tables while the patio seating and plush armchairs are suited more for those wishing to catch up with friends.

Shortwave Coffee is located at 915 Alley A and is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.

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MOVIES

The Ragtag Cinema brings independent film to Columbia The local arthouse theatre exists to champion independent and international film.

JESSE BAALMAN

Staff Writer

There’s no place like the Ragtag Cinema, located right off Broadway at 10 Hitt St. in downtown Columbia. As a non-profit arts organization, its sole purpose is to serve the film community by exhibiting a wide array of projects from around the globe. It’s the ultimate midwest arthouse and my favorite venue for watching movies.

A real sense of community and passion for stories can be found at Ragtag. That’s a bit more than I can say about both St. Louis Landmark Theatres, the country’s biggest distribution chain specializing in independent and foreign film. I’ve seen some amazing movies at these locations over the years, usually in a sparsely attended auditorium.

This rarely happens at the Ragtag. All viewers, even parties of one, watch films together as a part of a larger engaged audience. From the sceptic small talk before each show to the heated discussion and debate at the end, the art becomes a communal experience as its form intended. Not to mention the Uprise Bakery is a convenient partner of the venue that offers a place to sit down and digest the imagery afterwards, as well as food and drink during the show.

Some industry leaders tout Netflix and Amazon as great disruptors with claims that outdated theatre models are unessential to film spectatorship.

While these media giants provide easy access to

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underrepresented artists, it is still humbling to spend the night in a dark room full of strangers without their phones.

Part of what’s humbling about seeing films at the Ragtag is that its content is curated to offer stories of all kinds. Not everyone identifies with characters in mainstream movies; after a while, it’s easy to get discouraged by media that doesn’t honestly represent certain demographics.

Conversely, films produced independently can offer an uninhibited window into someone else’s experience. They function as empathy injections that have the power to change the beholder.

The Ragtag Cinema knows the value of these kinds of films. They have made it their mission to expose Columbia to a world’s worth of perspective and even started the True/False Film Festival, one of the biggest events for documentary filmmaking in the country. If a place existed where one could go to escape and walk in someone else’s shoes for a change, the Ragtag is that place - and a certified safe haven for Mizzou cinephiles.

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WELCOME WEEK

What to expect from this year’s Fall Welcome Week From free concerts to open houses, know exactly where to be during this semester’s Welcome Week.

MARIANA LABBATE

Staff Writer

Fall 2018 Welcome Week is mainly made to welcome incoming tigers to campus, but many of its events are open to all MU students. The Week officially starts on August 15, the same day as Residence Halls’ Move-In date, and lasts until Sunday, August 19, right before classes start.

The kick-off events for the class of 2022 start with the First Roar on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., at the Mizzou Arena. Freshmen will get to know some Mizzou traditions, take a class photo and meet Chancellor Cartwright, MSA President Julia Wopata and athletic coaches.

Also on Wednesday night, Block Parties start at 8:30 pm. They’re happening in each Residence Hall neighborhood, and you don’t have to be in your first year at Mizzou to attend. They will have bean bag tosses, free food and much more.

Thursday will be a busy day on campus.

MizzouRec will be showcasing its different activities throughout the day for free, the MU Student Center is hosting all sorts of games — from flip the cup to Family Feud – and at 7:30 p.m. at Tiger Plaza, there will be a Glow Yoga session with glow sticks provided. Also, on Thursday night at 10 p.m., the Midnight BBQ, a freshman Mizzou tradition, will be held in front of the Student Center on Rollins Street.

On Friday, a lot of courses will have open houses during the day, such as Anthropology, Geological Sciences and the School of Journalism. As for new students, freshmen will have the opportunity to Paint the M at Faurot Field at 7:30 p.m. and watch “ Avengers: Infinity War” right after at 9 p.m. in Jesse Auditorium.

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Perhaps one of the most awaited events is the free Fall Welcome Concert. This year’s performer is the band American Authors. They are playing at Carnahan Quad on August 18 at 9 p.m.

But that’s not all the fun on Saturday. MU students also have the chance to be part of a Human vs. Zombies Mini-Game of nerf tag at Peace Park or play some ultimate frisbee at Stankowski Field, while learning all about the sport with MU Men’s and Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Club teams.

Finally, on Sunday, the class of 2022 will run through the Columns of Francis Quad during the Tiger Walk at 6 p.m. This is considered by many to be the most traditional event of Welcome Week.

But before that, they can experience the second most traditional event of their first week as tigers: Shakespeare’s Pizza Party with free slices to all MU students.

Welcome Week also has some activities for

more than one day. For example, the Morning Runnings, that will show to Mizzou’s new runners the best routes on and off campus, and the Coffee Walks, made to introduce some coffee places on campus and downtown to the new students, will both happen in the morning from Thursday to Sunday. Mizzou’s Observatory, on the fifth floor of the Physics Building, will also be open for students to take a look at the stars on the nights of August 16, 17 and 18 at 8 p.m.

For more information on dates and times or details, all of the events mentioned and many more can be found at the MU calendar website (calendar.missouri.edu) so that students can plan out their best Fall Welcome Week possible.

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CONNECT

Five tips to form a great connection with your new roommates Follow these five roommate suggestions to ease into your new environment and get to know your roommate with less stress.

HAILEY GRILLO

Reporter

Meeting somebody new can be an exciting experience, but let’s face it, meeting somebody new that you’ll be living in tight quarters with for the next nine months can be a life changing and downright terrifying experience. The two of you could become best friends instantly or settle into a painfully awkward routine of that half smirk and quiet hello as you pass each other in the snugness that is the college dorm room.

We all know how it starts.

“What’s your name, where are you from, and what’s your major?” In between each question you’ll smile, nod and add those unnecessary side comments about how much you can relate to each other over the smallest things. Nobody enjoys that cringe-worthy small talk and absolutely nobody wants it to last for two brutal semesters.

Why not make the most of it and dig a little deeper to connect with your roommate?

Take a shot at these five tips to ensure a unique bond between you and any of your roommates this school year.

1. Go shopping for your dorm or apartment Living in your own space can be both nerve-wracking and exhilarating all at

once. This is your chance to create your own living space. Your mom won’t be by your side in Bed Bath & Beyond directing which canvas to put above your bed or what desk accessories you need. Meeting up with your roommate beforehand can be an excellent way to bond and not have to do all of these tasks on your own. Freshman Jessie Myer believes shopping together makes the process less mundane and much more enjoyable.

“The way you decorate your dorm says a lot about you and your roommate’s personality, and getting to shop with them is an easy way to bond over similar styles and the future fun to come that fall,” Myer said.

2. Find a similar interest It is so easy to ask what your roommate is interested in, but try exploring new things to see if you are interested in his or her favorite things too. Not only is this a great way to get to know your roommate, but you could learn a little something about yourself along the way. This could be anything from going with your roommate to watch the new movie he or she has been dying to see or joining him or her for a walk at their favorite park.

Columbia boasts over some of Missouri’s most beautiful parks such as Stephens Lake Park and the Cosmopolitan Recreation Area. Make it a mission to discover your favorite. College is all about new activities, so don’t be afraid to step outside of the box and try something past your comfort zone.

3. Pick a Netflix series to watch together

ROOMMATE ELIZABETH USTINOV // DESIGNER

Netflix: the only thing many people think keeps them sane. You know those shows you binge watch in the middle of the night when you can’t sleep? Or your go-to series that you’ve already watched seven times but you’d rather start again than actually study. Find a new one for you and your roommate to keep up with together. Watching that new episode will give you quality time in each other’s company along with much needed entertainment and relaxation outside of classes. You could even recommend a series that you love to watch for him or her to try.

4. Hit up a class at MizzouRec Working out with somebody is a great way to get to know them. Through sweaty reps and water breaks, interesting conversation is sure to ensue. It’s a great time to catch up on your roommate’s happenings and get in shape. Sounds like a win-win! If the two of you are both into fitness, you could also share workout routines to keep the gym interesting.

MizzouRec will even be

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having their Fitness Programs Free Week August 20-26 where students can enjoy a week of free MizzouRec Services and Facilities. This will include the TigerX classes, Clark’s Boxing Gym and Scrogg’s Peak available for use. Take advantage and find a class you and your roommate would enjoy together. Motivating each other will get that support system flowing that you can carry into activities outside of the gym too.

5. Communicate, communicate, communicate As the saying goes, communication is key.

Junior Ben Schnelle believes this is especially true for roommates.

“I’d recommend talking about any issues that could come up before they happen,” Schnelle said.

Be sure to lay down the law, so to speak, with your roommate in a polite manner.

Talk through personal schedules. Are you okay with your roommate coming in with Taco Bell at 3 a.m. on a weeknight?

How about playing music out loud while studying? Try

to find a fair solution for any disagreements ahead of time to minimize any future arguments. If problems do arise during the school year, do not be afraid to confront your roommate about them.

You always want things to be as open as possible.

As useful as these tips are, just know that not everybody is meant to be best friends with their roommate. Be sure to branch out and meet people from different Residence Halls to maximize a variety of social opportunities.

Talk to an Involvement Ambassador on campus to learn about different clubs and organizations you can be part of. Schnelle believes that whether you stick around with your roommate or just become casual acquaintances, you can benefit from these tricks of the trade in the long run.

“You’ll learn many lessons about getting along with someone, and you’ll carry those lessons with you, and that in itself is great,” Schnelle said.

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A- Attend all of Mizzou’s homecoming festivities B- Buy a pair of tiger ears C- Climb onto the tiger statue for a photo in Tiger Plaza D- Dance the hours away at MizzouThon E- Eat late at El Rancho F- Feast on Insomnia Cookies G- Go to Welcome Week’s Midnight BBQ H- Have a picnic by the Columns I- Invite a friend to visit you at Mizzou J- Jump in the fountain by the Student Center K- Kiss the 50-yard-line on Faurot Field L- Listen to a show at The Blue Note M- Make new friends on the Quad N- Nap on a couch in the Women’s Center O- Offer your time on a Mizzou Alternative Break P- Pull an all-nighter in Ellis Q- Quietly walk under the arch at the School of Journalism R- Rub Governor David R. Francis’ nose before an exam S- Snack on a slice of pizza from Shakespeare’s T- Try a crazy ice cream flavor from Sparky’s U- Unwind at the Tiger Grotto V- Visit the Big Oak Tree W- Watch a movie during the True/False Film Fest X- X Classes at the Rec Y- Yell “I love Mizzou” in Speakers Circle Z- Zoom down the MKT Trail on your bike GRAPHIC BY PRODUCTION COORDINATOR COREY HADFIELD // LIST CURATED BY STAFF REPORTER HAILEY GRILLO

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TECHNOLOGY

Make sure technology stays tuned before first classes Keeping your technology tuned can be done on your own with little hassle, and wire services are just a stone throw away to help you out in a pinch.

ALEX WILSON

Reporter

Computers are costly pieces of hardware that break, scratch and fry, and it can be difficult and expensive to keep one performing perfectly.

Keeping your technology dusted, making sure your motherboard stays cool and giving your keyboard a dose of compressed air are good examples of ways you can keep your technology clean and tuned in.

Although we are beginning to see more technology and a bigger emphasis on it in our daily lives, problems, such as the ones the above remedies solve, are not going away. Aside from physical components, devices can get tricky to fix. Devices get viruses, malware and experience occasional hiccups. Thankfully, keeping your technology tuned can be done on your own with little hassle, and wire services are just a stone throw away to help you out in a pinch.

1. Keep Screenshots and Photos of Error Messages and Pop-Ups Nothing messes with your ability to fix something more than not knowing what went wrong. In order to keep your computer healthy, recording error messages and pop-ups is a smart plan. It allows you to reference back to what the error was and keep track of the techno babble written in the error message, allowing for an easier time fixing it in the long run.

2. Backup Your Files While it may seem like an obvious idea, backing

up your computer can be a life saver in the event of a fatal crash. Using either an external hard drive or even a cloud database, such as Apple’s iCloud system or ASUS’s online cloud database, is a great way to backup your computer. Keeping your files backed up will make certain that your precious essay due the next day won’t be lost forever.

3. Personal Troubleshooting Troubleshooting is just more techno babble for figuring out an issue. Before you go see any kind of specialist to fix your technology, make sure that the specialist can fix it — even if you can’t — by knowing what the issue is beforehand. Reading the error message that pops up or researching the specific issue you have are examples of this.

4. Know your computer Another personal prevention method is to take time to understand the specific parts of your computer. Knowing your motherboard from your computer mouse can go a long way into making sure that any repairs you attempt to make will be successful and you don’t end up doing more harm than good.

5. Trusted Virus Protection Using trusted virus protection such as Norton, McAfee, PC Protect and TotalAV are all good at giving you the lowdown on any issues you might not see yourself. These can help to keep your computer clean on a day-to-day basis.

6. Keep Your Software Up To Date Keeping your software up to date can help prevent basic malfunctions and errors. As different programs run off each other in the background and foreground of your computer, some programs may start to fail or function incorrectly. This can be the cause of many computer problems and can be fixed quickly and without technical know-how.

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7. Tiger Tech Support One of the more valuable services in our digital age is a state of the art tech support.

Thankfully, MU has you covered. TigerTech, located underneath the MU Student Center, can fix a variety of issues from the very complex to the most basic, and with a smile to boot. Whether you drop your device on the floor or download some shady files, you can always get help from your neighborhood technicians. If you happen to break a part of your device or need an add on and you aren’t sure what to use, they also offer support on how to get the correct accessory to fit your needs.

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SOCIAL MEDIA

Incoming freshmen take social media by storm Class of ‘22 uses social media to get to know their peers ahead of time.

ABBY WERNER

Reporter

This week, thousands of incoming freshmen will be flooding MU’s campus looking to make new friends and have new experiences. But what has become an increasing trend is that many freshmen have already met a few of their peers through social media. One example is freshman Kylie West from Allen, Texas who used Snapchat and Facebook to connect with other freshmen prior to coming to Columbia.

“I didn’t know anyone going to Mizzou before finding people through social media, and I was very nervous, but I knew I still wanted to go to Mizzou,” West said. “So the whole social media thing has helped me get to know people ahead of time, which has made me so much more comfortable about going out-of-state.”

Students have joined Facebook groups, GroupMe group messages, added each other on Snapchat, found roommates through looking at Twitter hashtags and so much more. Social media has given incoming students a chance to connect with each other before they even step foot on campus. Freshman Jake Fein says it’s given him the opportunity to share his common nerves and become even more confident in his decision to come to Mizzou.

“The best part of getting to know people on social media has been knowing that there is someone who is going through the same things

The Mizzou Class of 2022 Facebook group has over 1,400 members where freshmen can connect to others in their graduating class. | COURTESY OF FACEBOOK

you are,” Fein said. “Because a lot of time you’re nervous about going to a new place and trying to meet new people, but just talking to other people and seeing that they’re nervous too is really comforting. It’s made me even more excited about the school year.”

Facebook groups like ‘Mizzou Class of 2022’ give incoming students a platform to find someone to carpool home with, buy a parking pass off of or promote clubs and organizations they plan to partake in.

“It’s made my parents feel better knowing that I have resources,” freshman Delanie Vinzant said. “I don’t drive, and I live four hours away, but some of the people I’ve met have said that they only live an hour away from me, so we could carpool.

It’s comforting to my parents that I already have friends there and I won’t be alone.”

Freshmen parents have also joined in on the

social media action. There’s a ‘Mizzou Parents and Families of 2022’ Facebook group where parents are able to talk about their own fears of sending their kids off to college. According to Fein, parents also use the platform to share pictures and what their child is majoring in with the hope of finding an online community of their own.

“My mom is always scrolling through Facebook asking me if I know this girl or that guy; ‘he’s going to Mizzou,’” Fein said. “They’re excited for me too because they want me to be successful and meet new friends. It’s their way of getting involved.”

Naysayers may claim that social media is ruining this generation’s ability to connect, but as the class of ’22 has proven, it gives students an opportunity to foster even more relationships.

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Column: Why libertarians never win elections For the party of free markets, the libertarian message seems to be the least marketable.

COREY DAVIDSON

Opinion Columnist

Corey Davidson is a junior journalism major at MU. He is an opinion columnist who writes about student life and politics for the Maneater.

One of the most prominent characters of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” is Ron Swanson. Ron is a pretty good stereotype of a rightwing libertarian: placing property rights, privacy and the free market above all else. In the episode “Road Trip,” Ron teaches a young girl about involuntary taxation, among other things. Later, the girl’s mother is upset that, instead of writing a “cute report” about the government, her fourth-grader instead wrote that government doesn’t matter.

I thought about this a lot after the Missouri primary on Aug. 7.

The Libertarian Senate primary was uncontested, according to The New York Times. Austin Petersen is a self-proclaimed minarchist, someone who believes in the least amount of government possible. Petersen was an outspoken supporter of liberty, with an enormous social media following, memes and fervent support for the constitution.

Petersen polled better than Josh Hawley against Claire McCaskill.

Despite his 16 percentage favor against McCaskill, Petersen took third place in the Republican primary.

This was after Petersen was the runner-up of the libertarian presidential ticket in 2016. Gary Johnson then took the party to what was considered the best election ever for the U.S libertarians...with a whopping 3.3 percent of the popular vote.

The bottom line is, libertarians don’t win elections. A big part of this may be that young people tend not to value libertarian ideals. This makes sense, however, because progovernment views are more or less instilled from day one.

If you were born in a hospital, your doctor was licensed by the government and your insurance was regulated in some way. Your public elementary school was funded by local government, with common core standards set by the federal government. The road you took on your tax-funded school bus was also paid for, built and maintained by your state or city government. To top it all off, despite McDonald’s being a private company, the meat of your McDouble was inspected

Davidson column - Austin Petersen, an outspoken Libertarian, lost in the Republican primary to Josh Hawley. | COURTESY OF FLICKR

by the United States Department of Agriculture. For most teens and twenty-somethings, government trust and provision is all you know.

Add all this to getting to college and hearing politicians talk about free tuition, and it’s hard not to feel attached. Northern European countries like Denmark even provide free healthcare, at the low price of 8 percent overall taxation. For a broke college kid, it sounds like there are no downsides to a big government.

It can be argued that college students also tend to value predictability. You seek to graduate on time and know what classes you’re going to take in two years, and most people pay attention to their calendars or even a weekly planner. Libertarian candidates do not offer the same predictability that their opponents do. For example, the corporate media machine was quick to jump on Gary Johnson after a 2016 CNN interview. Johnson forgot what Aleppo was, and was dragged through the mud for days. This sort of lack of concrete knowledge about foreign affairs is a turn-off to young voters who want to know what they’re getting into when voting for

a candidate.

Libertarian views tend not to be as sexy. In unregulated markets, it’s easy to doubt that big businesses would adhere to rational selfinterest. College students, by and large, don’t want to take those risks. It’s much easier to have a government to protect you than to hope that everyone acts rationally and non-aggressively.

So, what can libertarians do? To gain any sort of foothold, they need to keep up with the pro-government parties who have a lot to offer.

Jordan Peterson, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto, thinks that conservatives can offer personal responsibility.

In an interview with the BBC, Peterson argues that young people are fulfilled by responsibility.

Libertarians, with their lack of dependence on government, would benefit from advertising this narrative. After all, with less government comes more weight to pull for individuals.

Another effective approach is to highlight where the government is questionable. A great example is Rand Paul tweeting his “airing of grievances” last December.

This thread is backed by Senator Paul’s 2017 waste report. Reading through the report reveals some unconventional spending, such as almost $450,000 on a climate change video game developed by the National Science Foundation.

Climate change is an important issue, but it doesn’t seem all that important for the U.S to continue funding an Afghanistan cricket league started in 2015 by a federal grant, which Paul also touches on. It doesn’t sound all that fair for someone living paycheck to paycheck that a significant portion of their taxable income may go to funding nonsense.

As it stands, small government movements such as anarchocapitalists, libertarians and constitutional conservatives seem to be a rising trend. While not making significant inroads in elections, we may be seeing a start to a counter-cultural movement.

With authoritarian policies being the norm for so long, Millennials and Generation Z have almost no recollection of small government views being dominant. As a way to rebel, perhaps libertarianism, or a brand of it, will become hip.

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SEC Media Days: Drew Lock’s ability will be display soon enough, but his personality already is Missouri’s star quarterback candidly discussed his senior year mentality, Heisman potential, offense under Derek Dooley and more in Atlanta.

BENNETT DURANDO

Sports Editor

ATLANTA - Drew Lock misses basketball most for the face-to-face.

“There’s no pads on, there’s no helmets,” Lock says. “If someone has a problem with you, they’re this close to you. You’re just right in their face.”

Basketball, it turns out, is as perfect for his mouth as football is for his arm. In the Texas Bowl last year, Lock provoked mockery from Texas coach Tom Herman for his ‘secure the bag’ touchdown celebration. And the Missouri quarterback still vividly remembers his first technical foul as a high school hoops player, during a game in St. Louis against eventual college roommate and Tiger safety Cam Hilton.

“I’d like to think it was a St. Louis thing and Kansas City thing,” Lock said. “I gave a ref a thumbs up after he told me not to do something, and I guess he felt it upon himself to give me a T. That was one of the more confusing things that had happened to me in my basketball career, for giving an OK, gotcha, then walk away and just … straight T’d up.”

After picking up another foul moments later, Lock began to slam the ball in frustration. Instead, his hand “slipped” and the ball soared 30 feet toward the rafters.

“The whole crowd went crazy trying to get me another T,” he recalls. “But it slipped out of my hands, so they didn’t T me up for it.”

That was his senior year in high school. Now his senior year in college is about to kick off, and he still hasn’t been handed the football equivalent of a technical foul (a taunting penalty?). Is one on his Mizzou bucket list?

“We’ll see. I’m sure Coach Odom wouldn’t be very happy with it, but we’ll see.”

Lock has never been afraid to talk on the playing field — nor has he ever gleed so much at gabbing with the press than at SEC Media Days. The senior candidly discussed everything Wednesday from philosophy regarding Mizzoudoubters to how he would approach being on the Bachelorette, from his chemistry with new offensive coordinator Derek Dooley to whether he thinks a hotdog is a sandwich (he

Drew Lock speaks at the 2018 SEC Media Days. | PHOTO BY BENNETT DURANDO

doesn’t).

“I think it’s just my last go-around,” Lock said. “I might as well say the things I’ve been thinking for the last three years here. Talk is talk, but right as the ball gets snapped, no one’s thinking about the sh*t that was talked. No one’s thinking about any of that. It’s thinking about: I’m gonna do my job, play the best game of football that I can.”

That’s the mentality this no-holdsbarred manifestation of Lock hopes to embed in his team. Especially considering the building frustration he opened up about regarding criticism against Missouri, even after its six-game win streak that erased a 1-5 start in 2017.

“Whenever we play well, it’s because the other team didn’t play well,” he said. “It’s not because the Missouri Tigers are a good football team. When someone catches a pass, it’s because they were wide open. It wasn’t because we made a good play on the ball or it was a good throw … I think that’s the chip we have on our shoulder. People talk about our comebacks, and the teams we played weren’t as good as other SEC

teams. Well they had better records than us. They were technically, in the media’s eyes, in others in college football’s eyes, in rankings’ eyes, better football teams than us. And we beat them.”

Lock knows not to linger too much on the past, though. With a fresh start and a new play-caller in Dooley, the quarterback says he’s open to the numerous changes to Missouri’s look this year.

He was onboard with the pitch to run a more NFL-style offense that Dooley could introduce as a former wide receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys. And although he says things will move a tad slower and even feature him under center from time to time, Lock insists the core principle of speed will persist.

“A couple,” he said, laughing, when asked how many times Missouri would use a huddle before plays.

Huddles were few and far between in 2017, and the tempo helped Lock compile an SEC single-season record of 44 touchdown passes. With that still in mind this fall — particularly this week in Atlanta — no topic presents more opportunity to talk

than the one that comes up the most now in Lock’s world: his 2018 Heisman Trophy potential.

“I do feel like I hear it almost every day; it’s an awesome problem to have,” Lock said, again passing on an opening for a cliché insertion.

“It’s been a fun ride so far with it. I think if that [Heisman] is to happen, we’re gonna have to win football games, and it’s going to be because of the defense, because of the wide receivers, how we block. I think the Heisman is really the greatest team trophy to win besides the national championship.”

If one thing’s for sure, it’s that Lock will have fun vying for the prestigious honor. Maybe even more fun than he had showing off his personality with the media on Wednesday. Maybe even more fun than he’ll have when the occasional trash-talking opportunity comes along this season.

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SOFTBALL

The Anderson ascension Larissa Anderson, others discuss Hofstra success and what’s to accomplish at Missouri.

ADAM COLE

Assistant Sports Editor “You better hire me because if you don’t, I’m going to come back and beat you.”

Those were the only words former Hofstra softball coach Bill Edwards needed to hear to make up his mind on bringing then-LIU Post assistant Larissa Anderson onto his staff in 2001. Anderson still remembers that moment clear as day.

“When the job opened up at Hofstra ... I knew it was going to be my job to take,” Anderson said. “I was a Hofstra groupie; I went to all their camps; I picked coach Edwards’ brain.”

Edwards spent 25 seasons at the helm of the Hofstra program and, between serving as a mentor to Anderson, helped coach the Pride to a 928-419-3 record over a quarter century. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association hall-of-famer also made 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, won 18 Colonial Athletic Association postseason tournament championships and earned 10 CAA regular season titles.

“He’s sitting there and his feet are up on the desk,” Anderson said, “and he goes, ‘So, what are you thinking right now?’

“It’s a no-brainer,” Anderson recalls replying. “It’s a no-brainer that I’m the right person for the job, and if you don’t hire me I’m going to go somewhere else and I’m going to come back and I’m going to beat you.”

With that, Edwards offered Anderson an assistant position, where she climbed the ranks of the Hofstra staff, serving as an associate head coach for a decade then overtaking the head coach position after Edwards’ retirement in 2014.

According to Edwards, his relationship with Anderson continually flourished.

“It was a good match,” Edwards said. “It was a good relationship.

It was something that grew over a period of time. She grew into being a pretty good associate head coach, which says a lot for her ability to go after what it is that she really wanted and she wanted to become a head coach … You could see that she had a plan, had goals and the ability to stay focused.”

Anderson’s journey to Columbia has been years in the making. From her years at Hofstra, going even further back to her time growing up in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, she’s been a competitor and someone determined to pave her path to the highest level.

From ski slopes to ball fields To be clear, Larissa Anderson is not an Olympian. She’s just competed against Olympians and trained at their facilities.

Around age 8, Anderson began downhill skiing and competed in the

sport through high school. Competing for the Gore Mountain Ski Club, she made their Eastern Cup team.

According to Anderson, that was “kind of the next level” and she competed against “future Olympians.”

She also trained at Olympic Facilities in Lake Placid, including Whiteface Mountain.

With the amount of training Anderson was doing at such a young age, it taught her a lot about selfdiscipline.

“I would train slalom,” Anderson said. “You spend hours studying the course prior to — I mean here’s a 15-16 year old studying the course and then having to actually be able to close your eyes and visualize exactly what that course is and then race for 60 seconds.”

That discipline and precise visualization was something Anderson quickly applied to softball.

“When I realized how valuable visualization was, I took that into my own personal game as a hitter and a pitcher; being able to close my eyes, visualize what I wanted to do, see the strike zone and then being able to execute that skill.”

Softball began for Anderson about the same time as skiing and she quickly progressed — playing all over the field, joining all-star teams.

She fell in love with the sport, but it wasn’t until her sophomore year of high school that she realized just how much.

“I went to the New York state championships and I saw my first windmill pitcher,” Anderson said. “I pitched all through high school but I was slingshot [pitching]. I threw hard, but that’s how I threw because that’s all I ever knew, and then I saw my first windmill pitcher and was just blown away.”

Anderson told her high school coach she wanted to try out the windmill style.

“She told me, ‘Well, if anyone can do it, you can,’” Anderson said. “And that message has resonated with me my entire life.”

With that message in mind — and after spending three days at a fastpitch summer camp — Anderson quickly learned to pitch windmill.

That next season, she led her high school to a state championship, and a career in softball was born.

What’s next at Mizzou Shortly after Anderson told Bill Edwards she would come back and beat him if he didn’t hire her, she let him in on a personal goal of hers.

“She told me many years ago that one of her goals is to get to the Women’s College World Series,” Edwards said. “I know that she would not have taken the Missouri job if in fact she didn’t think that she was going to be able to successfully complete the task.”

Asked about reaching the pinnacle of softball with her new Missouri squad, Anderson had a simple response, the answer of a realist.

“We have the ability to, but we have a lot of work to do.”

One of the first steps for the Missouri coach will be wiping the slate clean of former coach Ehren Earleywine, who was fired just before

Larissa Anderson is only the tenth softball coach in Mizzou history. | PHOTO BY ADAM COLE

the start of last season. Earleywine had a tumultuous relationship with former AD Mack Rhoades and saw players transfer after accusations of verbal abuse.

“I want to have so much respect for coach Earleywine and what he did for this program over his tenure here,” Anderson said. “Unbelievable talent, great success. Played at a very, very high level and I will never take anything away from what they did while he was the head coach here … but I have to make sure that I am my own person.”

Anderson said she not only needs to “mend some of the wounds” of her new players, but she needs to harbor a culture that’s “family first” and says “I’m with you.”

“They went through a really, really tough year, an emotional year,” Anderson said. “And they persevered and they got through it. But I do have to listen to some of their concerns …

And then we have to get over it. We have to turn the next page and we have to start looking to the future, but I have to pay attention to what their needs are.”

“It’s more like she’s my mom more than my coach,” said Brielle Pietrafesa, a former Hofstra outfielder under Anderson. “She really stresses the family aspect and I feel like even though Mizzou had some turmoil with the coaches, she’s going to bring everyone together.”

Anderson cites both her coaching and recruiting philosophies to better the program. Her first goal? Keeping the best Missourians home.

“When I look at this roster,” Anderson said, “and I see that there’s someone from the state of Missouri or even our border states that has gone outside of our area to

another institution? I take that very personally.”

It’s a strategy Anderson prided herself on at Hofstra within the New England area. But now, she, says, it’s about a new page, a new identity.

“Once I work with this team,” Anderson said, “I’ll really figure out what our identity is going to be. You can’t go in and say we’re going to be great at everything. We’re going to be strategic in how we plan our team and we manage our team.”

Anderson sees a high ceiling, but she speaks as though the journey to hitting that ceiling will be a gradual one.

“I said this to the team during my press conference, that finishing in the bottom of the conference is not acceptable,” Anderson said. “That we should have higher standards than that and this year we have to go in and say, ‘We’re going to get in the upper half and then once we get in the upper half, we’re going to get in the upper third,’ and we’re going to work our way, building ourselves back up to give us an opportunity to compete, first, for that SEC championship, and then an opportunity to go to the World Series.”

It’s a plan that’s true to the coach’s realism. That philosophy is consistent, but optimism prevailed when Anderson was asked just how much she has left to accomplish.

“Oh, there’s a lot to accomplish for me,” Anderson said. “I’m not going anywhere and we’ve got a lot of work to do.”

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FOOTBALL

Missouri picked by media to finish fourth in SEC East; six earn preseason All-SEC honors Also included are The Maneater’s votes for where and why Missouri will place in the standings.

BENNETT DURANDO AND ANDY KIMBALL

Sports Editor and Senior Football Writer

A year after tying for third place in the SEC East, Missouri football was voted to finish fourth in the division this season by media at the conference media days in Atlanta.

The Tigers did not receive a first place vote in the East division, but were confusingly picked by one voter to win the conference championship (the winners of the East and West divisions play in the conference title game). 285 voters submitted ballots.

Missouri also had six players voted onto preseason All-SEC teams — the fifth most in the conference out of 14 teams — including three first-team selections, one second-team and two third-team.

Quarterback Drew Lock, tight end Albert Okwuegbunam and punter Corey Fatony earned first-team honors; defensive tackle Terry Beckner Jr. was the lone Missouri defender picked and the only second-team Tiger; and wide receiver Emanuel Hall and kicker Tucker McCann were third-team choices.

Since transitioning to the SEC in 2012, Missouri has finished higher in the standings than its projected spot three times and lower three times.

Winners of the division title twice since joining, the team most notably placed first after being picked to finish sixth (second-to-last) in 2013.

The Tigers were picked to finish last in the seven-team division last year and appeared to be on track to comply with that expectation, but six straight wins to end the regular season catapulted them to a third-place tie.

This season’s fourth-place projection is the highest for Missouri since 2015, when media predicted it would finish in third. The Tigers placed sixth that year.

Georgia and Alabama dominated voting in the east and west divisions, respectively. The Bulldogs earned 271 first-place votes and Alabama picked up 263. Auburn got 19 picks to defend its SEC

West title, even though Georgia beat it in the 2017 conference championship game and the Crimson Tide subsequently went on to win the national title over Georgia.

In this year’s voting, behind Georgia in the East comes South Carolina in second, Florida in third, Missouri in fourth, Kentucky in fifth, Tennessee in sixth and Vanderbilt in seventh.

In the West, Alabama is projected to be followed

by Auburn in second, Mississippi State in third, Texas A&M in fourth, then Louisiana State, Ole Miss and lastly Arkansas.

Andy: Why Missouri will finish 3rd in the East: Missouri has the advantage of being in the far weaker division and will also maintain a quarterback advantage with Lock over virtually every opponent. Neither of those aspects will be enough to upset top-tier teams like South Carolina and Georgia, but the Tigers should be able to overpower wild card Florida on the road and Tennessee, both of whom are entering the season under first-year coaches. Barry Odom’s an old hand now in this conference.

Bennett: Why Missouri will finish fourth in the East: Unless Missouri’s defense has made Crimson Tide-sized strides this offseason, it’s still going to be an unconvincing product when pitted against most SEC opponents this year, especially the young secondary. Lock has a big offensive line and fairly reliable corp of receivers to help him out, but until we see it on the field in September, it’s still unclear how that offense will adjust to new OC Derek Dooley’s style. It doesn’t help that the Tigers’ rotating cross-divisional game this season is at Alabama on the Tide’s homecoming weekend, and the other first two conference matchups are with Georgia and at South Carolina. But with a back half of the schedule that ends against Vandy, Tennessee and Arkansas, the Tigers could be poised for a higher finish than I give them credit for … if they can manage to win one of that opening trifecta. Mark Nov. 3 in Gainesville, Florida as the key swing game.

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SEC VOTES ANDY’S PICKS SEC WEST: 1. ALABAMA 2. AUBURN 3. LSU 4. MISSISSIPPI STATE 5. TEXAS A&M 6. ARKANSAS 7. OLE MISS

SEC EAST: 1. GEORGIA 2. SOUTH CAROLINA 3. MISSOURI 4. KENTUCKY 5. FLORIDA 6. TENNESSEE 7. VANDERBILT

SEC CHAMPION: ALABAMA

BENNETT’S PICKS SEC WEST: 1. ALABAMA 2. AUBURN 3. MISSISSIPPI STATE 4. LSU 5. TEXAS A&M 6. OLE MISS 7. ARKANSAS

SEC EAST: 1. GEORGIA 2. SOUTH CAROLINA 3. FLORIDA 4. MISSOURI 5. KENTUCKY 6. VANDERBILT 7. TENNESSEE

SEC CHAMPION: GEORGIA

VOLLEYBALL

Missouri volleyball makes most of limited preseason time in identity search “At this point you’re almost just throwing stuff up against the wall and seeing what sticks,” coach Wayne Kreklow told local media this week as the Tigers try to adapt to a brand new roster.

BENNETT DURANDO

Sports Editor

Before practice on Monday, Missouri volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow addressed the elephant in the room.

“You can already sense the anxiety,” he recalled while speaking with local media the next day.

“Looking around, who’s next to who, who’s doing well, who’s doing well on that side, on this side … people are getting nervous because we’re keeping stats when we’re doing passing and serving and things like that. And you can’t make that stuff go away. That’s part of the game.”

Kreklow knows the unfortunate truth is that the stats being kept at these preseason workouts are especially vital. They’ll play a factor in evaluating Missouri’s options and, ultimately, determining the starting lineup and rotations come opening night on Aug. 24.

The 2018 Mizzou volleyball team is gearing up for a the season with nearly half of a new roster. | COURTESY OF TWITTER.COM “We just have to make sure that they feel comfortable enough to make mistakes and know it’s not gonna be the end of the world,” Kreklow said. “We just don’t want to repeat the same mistake multiple times.”

The problem the 19th-year helmsman is faced with is urgency. Missouri’s 14-person roster

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season. So someone just got a little butthurt about it, probably because they probably got to do it like 10 times.”

Lock said that won’t be his celebratory dance this year. He’ll be free-wheeling, just like in Atlanta.

And as for the competition for top quarterback in the SEC?

its use of two setters rotating out.

But Kreklow doesn’t hesitate to note that the most daunting aspect of this year’s turnover is the inexperience at that reverberating position.

One fact resonates most: Redshirt freshmen Andrea Fuentes and Jaden Newsome have “never set a collegiate match,” as their coach puts it.

“My suspicion is that when we start, they’re gonna be very nervous,” Kreklow said. “They’re probably gonna start off a little bit rough, but I anticipate them, as you go, just settling in and getting more comfortable. They’re certainly very talented.”

Those two pieces will be crucial ones in the puzzle that is Missouri volleyball’s identity. The last few seasons have established the program’s identity as a dominant one within the Southeastern Conference and beyond.

One of the factors in getting there has been senior middle blocker Alyssa Munlyn, already a three-time all-SEC honoree. She is one of the few familiar faces and solidified presences on the 2018 roster.

“It’s just been one of those things when I’ve been here all along and I’ve been in a position to make change from the time I got here, which isn’t something that everyone is able to do,” Munlyn said. “I’ve been with great leaders, I’ve been with great teams.”

Kreklow says the stability and leadership she provides will be important on a team featuring so many newcomers.

“She’s very intelligent; she’s got a really good head on her shoulders,” he said, “so when you have someone like that on your team, especially as a senior, especially with a lot of new kids, she’s a great role model for the younger ones and the new ones to come in.”

Those new ones aren’t so much freshmen recruits anymore, like in other sports. Those six transfers, Kreklow says, indicate another transforming trend within the program’s culture.

“We’re kind of at a point now where you’re always looking ... and so it has changed a little bit, our philosophy of recruiting,” he said.

“If we find somebody we’re really excited about who we think can really come in and help us, we’re gonna go after her pretty hard. But if not, I think we’ve learned that we’re better off being patient, even though it’s a little nerve racking because you’re looking potentially at a big hole in your roster. But more often than not, something pops up.”

Three of the Tigers’ transfers this time around came from Illinois, a factor that Kreklow and players vouch has helped boost chemistry on a team that would be otherwise starting from square one. Instead,

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as the next week progresses leading up to the Aug. 24 opener against Delaware State, who plays and who doesn’t remains the biggest question mark.

“Right now we have no idea; I mean, we’re looking at everything,” Kreklow said. “At this point you’re almost just throwing stuff up against the wall and seeing what sticks. But I would anticipate [lineups] evolving over the course of the season too.”

It’ll be a slow start and a bumpy road to maintain the program’s winning

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anticipates that too. And Munlyn anticipates more than maintaining.

“SEC Titles, it’s in our name now,” Munlyn said. “It’s something we have to expect. We expect to win. We expect to be in the tournament. We expect to go far in the tournament.

Sweet 16, that’s great. But we’re ready to see a national championship.

We’re ready to see the Final Four.”

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Lock said.

He insisted that meant in a good way. “A super good way.”

“There’s an occasional trash talk,” he then admitted with a grin. Then he laid one down for Texas about that tired backpack trick.

“I had been doing that all year. I got to do it almost 44 times in that

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complete turnover at the outside hitter and setter positions. With nearly half of the roster brand new, the Tigers will have a vastly different look from last season’s Sweet 16 team.

And unlike in college basketball, as Kreklow pointed out, the volleyball coaching staff wasn’t able to work with players this summer until official practices started on Aug. 8.

That gives the Tigers little more than two weeks to sort out their new cast before the season starts.

“That’s one of our big challenges as a staff, so what we’re doing now is a little different than years past,” Kreklow said. “We’ve had to get into our team system part of practice much sooner, so we’ve actually been going scrimmage, 6-on-6, for almost the second day. We’ve got to have enough time that we can put different combinations out there and give everybody a fair shot at playing with the right people.

“We’re gonna have to make some decisions, and we don’t have a lot of time to do that.”

The most pressing decision is what that team system will be. Missouri’s 6-2 system of past years thrived in

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