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STUDENT LIVING

Housing Fair allows students to weigh options, take advantage of deals for next year Many housing representatives at the Housing Fair showed students that there are plenty of options for leasing an apartment or house for next year.

BRYNN MCCARTHY

Staff Writer

House and apartment hunting can be difficult, especially when you are not at the level of Jonathan or Drew Scott of “Property Brothers.”

However, as you start hunting for off-campus housing, there are many resources to help students find the perfect home to suit their needs.

MU hosted a housing fair on Nov. 7, which included representatives from almost every offcampus housing service. Some of the most popular booths were TODD, The Lyfe, Brookside and UCentre. Other options included were Campus Lodge Columbia, The Pointe, Grindstone Canyon, The Reserve at Columbia and Kitty Hawk Apartments.

Walking around the housing fair, many of the booths had similar advice when it comes to choosing the right place to live. Sidney Owens from Off Campus Student Services recommends students do lots of research and think about what matters most to them.

“Students should think about distance to campus, do they need a shuttle, do they have a certain budget they should stay within and things like that,” Owens said. “That kind of helps them refine their search because there [are] a lot of options and that can get kind of intimidating.”

Brookside representative Holly Edmondson also suggests that students tour all of their options prior to selecting a location.

“I know there are a lot of people that will

just tour one place and then not look at the rest of what’s available,” Edmondson said.

“I think as a student, it is best to find what’s the best fit for you because each place is going to offer something different.”

As far as pricing goes, Edmondson said now is the time to put a payment down. Most of the tables at the Housing Fair had deals currently available or deals just starting up. The tables e n c o u r a g e d Brookside Downtown is one of the many housing locations that was featured at the housing fair. | PHOTO BY SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR MADI WINFIELD students to start narrowing down their options. journey to buy off campus housing. For first-time “Most of [the deals] are happening now and the buyers, students should consider the types of sooner you sign, the more say you have in what leases, creating a budget, finding roommates, the floor plan you get and what building you get,” cost of utilities, food options, transportation and Edmondson said. “The sooner the better.” pet ownership.

“Leasing 101” is another resource offered by Owens also mentioned that if students don’t end up signing this semester, deals fluctuate and Off Campus Student Services. This includes rental could be offered in the spring for students who terminology, property viewing tips, rights and didn’t end up committing or need a place for the responsibilities and property condition, comparison and research checklists. summer.

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HISTORIC COLUMBIA

Dumas Apartment buildings house students since 1915 The Dumas buildings have been home to many students, including an Olympic athlete.

RIDDHI ANDURKAR

Staff Writer

The Dumas Apartments are some of the oldest off-campus housing options for MU students, some of which are over 100 years old.

Dumas Apartments has four buildings: Dumas, Belvedere, Beverly and Frances. The Dumas building itself was built in 1915. The original owner, the Beverly Realty Company, purchased the property for the Belvedere and Beverly buildings from Columbia College in 1927. Belvedere and Beverly were built in 1928, within six months of each other, and the Frances building was built in the 1950s, according to the Dumas website.

“There’s a certain amount of character that goes with a building that old,” Linda Doles, assistant manager for Dumas Apartments, said. “It’s also an old building, so you have to like the ambiance to put up with some of the things that happen with old buildings.”

Beverly has housed a 1932 Olympic athlete, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Belvedere was home to former Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman.

Dumas Apartments was formed by cousins Roy Cox and Jack Richardson when they were looking for investments after they returned from World War II. They both decided to invest in real estate and later they formed what has now become the Dumas Apartments, according to the Dumas website.

In addition to serving as the oldest off-campus

housing for MU students, Dumas Apartments buildings have been historic properties in Columbia.

In 2008, Belvedere and Beverly apartments were recognized as two of the 10 most Notable Historic Properties in Columbia, according to reporting done by the Columbia Missourian.

Linda Doles and her husband Joe Doles began helping Linda’s father with the apartments in 1999, and they both took over as managers in 2002.

The Dumas building is located at 413 Hitt Street, between MU’s campus and downtown Columbia. Belvedere is located at 206 Hitt Street, Beverly is located at 211 Hitt Street and Frances is located at 603 Old Highway 63.

Linda Doles believes that there are some students who can adjust to living in an older building. She also said she believes that students choose Dumas because of its location and price.

“There are some students who grew up in an older house and they know [what it’s like],” Linda said. “For people who come from Brookside and have lived in new, expensive housing, when they come to us, sometimes we don’t meet their expectations.”

She also said she believes that these apartments will help students adapt to living independently.

“People like [the Dumas Apartments] because we leave them alone and they are autonomous,” Linda said. “If you are out on your own for the first time, you are really getting the feel of what it’s like to be out on your own.”

One of the old features of these buildings is the steam radiator heating system. Sometimes in the winter, it will get vapor locked, meaning that cold air gets trapped in the radiator. When this

The Dumas apartment building in 1915 in Columbia, Missouri (top), compared to the Dumas apartment building in 2018. | COURTESY OF DUMAS APARTMENTS & PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER CATHERINE DAVIS

happens, the apartments can get too cold because the warm air is prevented from entering. To solve this problem, the cold air has to be pushed out so the hot steam can get inside.

Junior Pate Richardson has been living in Dumas since August and she said she loves the charm of the old building, despite the challenges of living. “[Dumas] is a really authentic living space,” Richardson said. “It’s a little eclectic and it has a very homey feel, which I like a lot. It reminds me of my childhood, especially during the holidays. It just really feels like home…I just feel close to the heart of campus.”

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STUDENT LIVING

Students choose from new, old options for off-campus housing Different types of housing bring their own unique benefits and challenges.

BEN WICHE

Reporter

Every year, thousands of underclassmen go from the quiet certainty of dorm living to the raucous world of living off campus. With the sheer amount of apartments and condos available, it can often be hard to decide what type of housing is right.

MU junior Megan Conrad rents a house east of campus with two other girls. Her rent is $595 a month, no utilities. She likes that the house has three bedrooms rather than the average of six or eight, and a good patio and lawn.

Conrad’s friends found her apartment through Denice.com, a website focused on apartments, houses and condos on East Campus. While Conrad enjoys her apartment, living close to campus is not without its surprises.

“The house is really old so none of the doors to bedrooms or bathrooms close all the way but all the ones to [the] outside do,” Conrad said. “Also it’s a 20-minute walk to Cornell Hall, where I have class.”

Conrad’s house is located east of College Avenue in an area that has been providing housing for MU students for decades.

Along with East Campus housing, plenty of new apartment complexes have popped up further away from campus.

Sophomore Baylee Hudson lives at The Domain.

She takes a shuttle for the 15-minute drive

to campus. Her four person apartment rents for $570 a month per person. According to her, everyone who comes over comments on how well put together and modern the apartment is.

The Domain was recently built in 2013 and is just east of Highway 63.

Apartments include Apple TVs and access to a community pool for all residents. Hudson thinks that the service could use some work.

“Maintenance is not very good at all,” Hudson said. “I had this leak in the bathroom ceiling and East Campus is a hub for students because of the affordable housing and short distance from it made four different leaks in the ceiling campus. | PHOTO BY SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER EMMALEE REED and maintenance can’t figure out what it is. using the wealth of resources that can be found So now I have a big gaping hole in the bathroom online. MU Connect allows students to schedule because they took out this tile from the ceiling.” a meeting with Off-Campus Student Services, a The Domain gives Hudson a space at a decent university center dedicated to educating students price that lacks in the upkeep. Conrad’s rented house has a higher rent, but brings with it a sense on their housing options. Zillow and Denice.com have also made it easier to browse prospective of old charm and coziness.

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AWARENESS

Transgender Empowerment and Awareness Week highlights the importance of transgender visibility and acceptance The second week of November marked the beginning of Transgender Empowerment and Awareness Week.

LINA SIMPKINS AND TANNER BUBECK

Reporters

Transgender Empowerment and Awareness Week emphasized the importance of transgender visibility while informing individuals on how to treat transgender or gender nonconforming individuals with respect and empathy.

From Nov. 5 to Nov. 9, The LGBTQ Center, Oasis, the Triangle Coalition and Queer Trans People of Color teamed up to present Transgender Empowerment and Awareness Week for transgender students and allies.

“The main goal behind Trans Empowerment and Awareness Week is spreading awareness of the fact that trans people exist,” Alexander Childers, advocacy chair for Oasis, said. “We are people just like everyone else, pretty boring but also really cool.”

The week kicked off on Nov. 5

MU students stand in Speakers Circle holding signs about transgender rights for Trans Empowerment and Awareness Week. | COURTESY OF TWITTER VIA @MIZZOUOASIS

with the “How to be a Better Trans Ally” workshop held in the Women’s Center. Events continued throughout the week, with a screening of the film “MAJOR!,” a documentary about Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a formerlyincarcerated black transgender activist, on Nov. 6 and the Gender and

Sexuality Panel, which explored the intersection of gender and sexuality ,on Nov. 7.

“At Mizzou, we celebrate Transgender Empowerment & Awareness Week to empower transgender individuals on campus while still raising awareness for

the issues these communities face,” according to the LGBTQ Resource Center’s Website.

Nov. 8 marked the Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil, where students honored and celebrated the lives of those who perished because of transphobic violence.

“It can be a really rough time, especially on Thursday when we had transgender day of remembrance,” Childers said. “Just remembering that we are beautiful people, we’re stronger together and we can make it, you know?”

The week closed with two events: Let’s Gender Together, a workshop that explored the difference between gender identity and gender expression with a goal to foster a better understanding of the struggles trans people face on a day to day basis and the Trans History Presentation, a discussion on the history of trans people from Ancient Egypt all the way to the Stonewall Riots.

The events had speakers teaching students about transgender culture and encouraged students to participate in various activities,

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FUNDING

FINANCES

‘Signature’ local festivals and programs receives $80,000 to aid local tourism

MU professor finds financial planning education critical to reduce student loan stress

Recipients included the True/False Film Fest, Show-me State Games, Art in the Park.

ADELE DU

Staff Writer

Several local festivals and programs will receive $80,000 from the city of Columbia through the Tourism Development Program for the purpose of attracting more tourists to the area.

The program is an annual budget funded by the lodging tax, said Megan McConachie, strategic communication manager of the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The lodging tax was established in 1999 to provide financial support to enhance and develop attractions, festivals and events that have potential to attract visitors from outside the local market

and generate overnight visitation in Columbia hotels, according to the Convention and Visitors Bureau website.

McConachie said this is one of the four categories funded by the tax. The other three include festivals, events and sports development as well as attractions and community sponsorship.

She said the Signature Series events funding is specifically for established events such as True/False Film Fest, Roots N Blue N BBQ Festival, Art in the Park and more. Start-up events are funded through the festivals, events and sports development funding which is under the same program as the Signature Series funding.

These start-up events can apply for the Signature Series funding after three years.

In 2019, The True/False Film Fest, the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival and the Show-Me State Games will each receive $20,000, while Art in the Park and the

MU Concert Series will each receive $10,000, according to reporting done by the Columbia Missourian.

The True/False Film Fest has been sponsored by Convention Visitors Bureau since the year it started.

“It has a strong tie to [MU],” McConachie said.

“Some of the venues are on campus, a lot of students are involved in different film programs.”

The funding makes it possible for them to bring in more filmmakers and to help make the festival more diverse and international, said Jody Mitori, development director of Redtag Film Society and the True/False Film Fest.

“Last year, we had filmmakers from all over the world, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Romania, China, Russia,” Mitori said. “We really want to bring people from all over the world.”

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Researcher Lu Fan recommended students explore free financial counseling on campus and various introductory budgeting courses.

ADELE DU

Staff Writer

Lu Fan, an MU assistant professor of personal finance planning, found in a recent study that 55 percent of the respondents were worried about their student loans, while 30 percent reported receiving formal financial education from school and employees.

The study also showed that financial education, either formally from a school or informally from parents, is a significant factor that helps to reduce stress associated

with paying student loans, as well as to reduce risky financial behaviors.

“It’s important to raise [student] awareness on risky behaviors, like carrying out debts will hurt their credit scores in the future when they really want to borrow money to buy a house or a car,” Fan said.

The Department of Personal Finance Planning offers a list of introductory personal finance courses taught by faculty members covering various basic financial topics with realworld application.

“In these courses, you not only learn about student loans, but also on things like how to pay off your credit card, how to keep track of your credit scores, how to save money to buy cars and mortgages,” Fan said. “Even

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CEREMONIES

Wreath Laying Ceremony honors veterans Ceremonial events such as the posting of the colors, the laying of a wreath and the reading of fallen veterans’ names commemorated and those who have served in the military.

LAURA EVANS

Staff Writer

As the clock struck noon, seven uniformed military men and women, five bearing flags and two bearing rifles, approached Memorial Student Union for the posting of the colors. This was the beginning of the Wreath Laying Ceremony, an annual event and staple of MU’s Veterans Week.

The Wreath Laying Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 9 and Veterans Week celebrate Veterans Day, which falls on Sunday, Nov. 11 this year. The week annually offers a range of events, such as the Joint ROTC Annual Veterans Day Parade, the StudentVeteran Panel Discussion and Lunch, the U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors Concert and the Military Appreciation Football Game.

The events of the week center around recognizing those who have served or are serving in the U.S. military.

The Wreath Laying Ceremony was sponsored

by Missouri Student Unions and was open to the general public.

Once the presenting of the colors ended under the arch of Memorial Student Union, the national anthem was played. Then, a series of speakers gave remarks, including Joey Schellhase, the traditions chair of the Student Union Programing Board; Chancellor Alexander Cartwright; Kyle Smith, the president of the Mizzou Student Veterans Association; and James Musgraves, the outgoing executive officer of the Navy ROTC. Afterward, the names of fallen veterans were read, a moment of silence passed and “Taps” was played.

As the event wrapped up, attendees took a picture to support veterans under the Memorial Student Union arch, then proceeded to a reception in the Bengal Lair.

Musgraves, who was deemed the event’s guest speaker, graduated from MU in 1993 in the ROTC program, earned his Wings of Gold while at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, was a part of several

squadrons and returned to MU to serve in the MU Navy ROTC, where he helps train the next generation of leaders for the Navy and Marine Corps.

In his speech, he emphasized the work and sacrifices required to preserve freedom, using quotes from figures such as Ronald Reagan, George Orwell and Dwight D. Eisenhower to support this point.

“I think it’s great that we recognize the sacrifices of those men and women that came before us, like I quoted in my speech, like what Ronald Reagan Members of MU ROTC hold flags at the Wreath Laying Ceremony that honsaid, whether they did or did not ors veterans on Nov. 9, 2018 at Memorial Student Union. | COURTESY OF FACEBOOK VIA MIZZOU LIFE have to make the ultimate sacrifice,” Musgraves said. “The fact that the recognizing how much we value and appreciate University of Missouri does is fantastic.”

Memorial Student Union was a focal point of the continued efforts of the people in the military the various remarks made in the ceremony. The and our veterans that are here.”

Acknowledging the work of those in the military ceremony honored the 117 MU veterans who lost their lives in World War I and whose names are is consistent with MU’s principles, he said.

“It’s something that aligns with the core values engraved inside the Memorial Student Union arch. of the university,” Cartwright said. “Anytime we “I thought it was unique to hear, even though we heard it three separate times including from can honor all the work and dedication of those myself, the history behind the Memorial Union,” individuals, it’s great to be able to do that.”

Musgraves said. “I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t Rose Schauffler, a junior biological engineering really know too much about Memorial Union major, attended the event. As someone with until I started writing my speech for today. It’s personal ties to those in the military, Schauffler amazing... You’d never know that it was built so appreciated the event and its different features. many years ago.”

“I think they did a very nice job,” Schauffler Musgraves wants the event’s audience to said. “It was very formal and respectful. I’ve be mindful of servicemen and servicewomen had family members and friends who have been throughout their daily lives rather than just on involved in the Army, and family members who specific holidays. are veterans. Hearing the names listed off, it seems “I just want [the attendees] to remember why kind of long, but it makes you reflect on why we’re we have holidays,” Musgraves said. “I want them here and the freedom we have.” to know why this memorial was built. It’s not Schauffler thought the event effectively about the memorial, it’s about the people that it prompted its attendees to be grateful for the represents. I want them to think about veterans every day, not just one day a year or two days a freedom and safety they receive due to those who year if you throw in Memorial Day. Just a thought, serve in the military.

“I think mostly, the event is a reminder of why that’s all it takes.”

Cartwright also emphasized the importance of we should be grateful to be in America, why we acknowledging the work of veterans and those should be grateful to be part of this university, that our lives are really not that hard,” Schauffler currently in the military.

“This event is about recognizing the veterans,” said. “We have it pretty nice, and a lot of times Cartwright said. “It’s recognizing what the we take that for granted, and I think this is a good Memorial Union means for the community and also reminder of things to be thankful for.”

Edited by Morgan Smith the sacrifice that so many men and women made for this country. For us as community, it’s also mosmith@themaneater.com

RESEARCH

MU faculty member co-leads study to create a pain-free, no calibration required, glucose test device Director of biomedical innovations at the MU School of Medicine Institute for Clinical and Translational Science aimed to provide aid to the diabetic community.

NOAH KLEIN

Reporter

There has never been a way for people with diabetes to test their glucose levels without pricking their body in some form. However, one MU medical professional has recently done work to try to change that.

Anandhi Upendran, director of biomedical innovations at MU School of Medicine Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, recently conducted a study for a non-invasive glucose test device.

Upendran worked in conjunction with Jeon Woong Kang, a research scientist for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Laser Biomedical Research Center and co-author of the study.The two conducted the research at MU where Upendran recruited 20 volunteers through flyers and an MU

System-wide email.

“We recruited human volunteers for the study and made sure that the glucose measurement values were best correlated with that of the fingertip measurement that is regularly used,” Upendran said.

The device was developed at MIT and uses a laser scanner connected to the patient’s wrist.

The device uses a technique known as Raman spectroscopy, which scans the skin to measure glucose levels.

Upendran discussed the importance in making the device non-invasive, stating that the constant pricking can create pain for any diabetic.

Upendran’s point about pain is something with which freshman Max Smith agreed. Smith, a Type 1 diabetic for nearly 10 years, pricks himself 6-7 times throughout the day in order to make sure his glucose levels are where they need to be. He said this is not something that is easy for him.

“I have scars on the side of finger from doing [pricking] too much,” Smith said.

Smith said having a device that is non-invasive would be an incredible help for the diabetic community, as well as himself.

Smith also expressed interest in other new technology, such as the CGM G6, which requires no finger pricking and no calibration.

The difference between the device Upendran

worked on and the new technology is that the CGM G6 requires an abdominal prick.

“The one problem with all devices are that they still need pricking still which can lead to infection,” Upendran said.

Smith is not alone. 1.25 million Americans suffer from Type 1 diabetes with an estimated 40,000 people receiving a diagnosis each year, according to the American Diabetes Association.

Upendran is done working with the device which will go through a clinical trial before seeking FDA approval.

“This study has been performed only in healthy volunteers, in order to make sure that this can go for FDA approval or for a complete or authenticated future we have to do a clinical trial,” Upendran said. “They are looking for patients to take part in it.”

The device has since returned to MIT and allowed Upendran to pick up other projects here at MU. “I loved working on the project,” Upendran said. “I am glad that it came to a point that we could match or correlate it with a fingerprint in the future. Whatever is done I am confident it will be successful in the diabetic population too.”

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HEALTH

MU to make changes to mental health services Changes include hiring more counselors and integrating the three branches of MU’s behavioral health resources.

CHRISTINA LONG TONY MADDEN

Staff Writer Reporter

After a report by outside consultant Keeling and Associates found that MU’s mental and behavioral health resources “serve students neither effectively nor appropriately,” the university is making changes to its services.

Currently, mental health services are offered in three different places: Behavioral Health at the Student Health Center, the Counseling Center and the Wellness Resource Center. The report from Keeling and Associates found that “health promotion and outreach is delivered separately and with little coordination across all three services.”

Students have voiced their complaints about counseling services on campus, often taking to social media to express their concerns. MU junior Natalie Nepper said her story began in November 2016 when she sought help from the MU Counseling Center. However, Nepper decided not to follow through upon discovering that there was no availability to meet with a counselor until the following February — four months after her request.

“I just scratched that idea because it was too long,” Nepper said. “Who knows what could happen between now and four months?”

In September 2017, Nepper said her mental health began to decline once again. She began to have frequent panic attacks, as well as unusual episodes of déjà vu, increased heart rate and dilating and constricting pupils.

After one particularly intense panic attack in which Nepper said she could not control her breathing, her roommate brought her to Behavioral Health at the MU Student Health Center. After Nepper was prescribed drugs to temporarily soothe her anxiety, professionals at Behavioral Health recommended a followup counseling session. It was here, Nepper said, that her unusual “déjà vu” episodes were chalked up to her “dissociation” due to stress.”

Nepper said she did not return to Behavioral Health for another follow-up appointment. While fulltime students are entitled to four free sessions with a psychologist at Behavioral Health per semester, she thought she would only receive three sessions.

“I just felt like I was crazy talking to [the counselor],” Nepper said. “It didn’t feel very productive for me to

go back. I knew I wouldn’t be able to get my panic attacks to stop in three sessions.

Why waste time talking to one person three [different] times [when] they’re just gonna tell me I have to go somewhere else?”

When her anxiety worsened later that fall, Nepper made the decision to withdraw from the fall semester and take the next one off to get help from mental health professionals The MU Counseling Center is located at Parker Hall on campus. | PHOTO BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER PAIGE SAILoutside the ORS university. It was then that Nepper “I feel like the people that they an acute crisis would not be turned was diagnosed with anxiety disorder, do have [at the Counseling Center] away.” panic disorder and depression. are good people who care about the In addition to the integration, MU She also learned from these issues and the people that come in,” has taken steps to increase staff. The psychologists and psychiatrists that Riley said. “A lot of people are afraid Student Services Enhancement Fee her episodes previously identified as to speak out about any type of mental that passed in March 2017 brought “dissociation” were actually simple illness or mental health issues, so I in more money for campus mental partial seizures, also known as focal think that they should try to kind of health resources. According to the onset seizures, brought on by a eliminate that shame wherever they Division of Student Affairs, money different medication she was on. can by creating conversations.” from the fee has already allowed the “That really freaked me out,” Since the report by Keeling Counseling Center to hire one fullNepper said. “Because I had been and Associates was released, the time counselor and search for two having seizures for a year at that university has taken steps to improve point and I was just made to seem its services. Liz McCune of the MU others. Additionally, the new revenue “funded two Mizzou Cares events to like I was crazy.”

News Bureau, speaking on behalf promote awareness of mental health While Nepper said she doesn’t of the Counseling Center, Student place any blame on Behavioral Health Health Center and Wellness Resource resources available to students.”

“In addition to filling positions for misidentifying her condition, she Center, said MU is working to with funding from the student fee, does wish they had referred her to combine these three resources. the Counseling Center made changes other professionals for an official “At this time, we are focused this summer to increase the number diagnosis. on aligning the Counseling Center, “It really messed up my life,” she Student Health Center and Wellness of student appointments available.”

McCune said. said.

Resource Center and better After all of Nepper’s difficulties Nepper returned to MU in May coordinating our services with the with the university’s mental health and now sees an off-campus therapist goal to provide students greater weekly, as well as an off-campus and more timely access to services,” services, she is relieved to hear about a plan for the future of these services. psychiatrist biweekly.

McCune said. “We understand that “I like the idea that they have a MU senior Tyler Riley also cited students are looking for a one-stopissues with the university’s mental shop experience to serve their mental plan and that they’re not keeping health services. Riley said she sought health needs, so the university is everything the same,” Nepper said of the integration of MU’s mental health treatment at the Counseling Center for being responsive to that.” services. “Hopefully with all that staff anxiety that stemmed from an abusive In October, Richard Keeling of relationship. She cited understaffing Keeling and Associates met with the they’ll be able to get everyone in and and lack of awareness as her primary Missouri Students Association senate refer them to other people within concerns. Riley said she “had to ask to discuss plans to integrate the their behavioral health program if around about the Counseling Center” three services into a new “Center they can’t specifically help them, or to get information and would like to of Student Health and Well-Being.” refer them to outside sources.”

Nepper added that anyone see more awareness and conversation The Maneater reported that “the about mental health and the available integration will begin around Dec. 1 struggling with anxiety, panic or resources for struggling students. in order to allow time for the office depression should seek help at all Despite these concerns, Riley to start operations before the Spring costs, whether from on or off-campus resources. said she is “very grateful” for the 2018 semester.”

“Reach out and know that you’re counseling center, particularly the In the meantime, however, McCune emergency services available through said students can use the website not a burden, even if you feel like the counseling center. wellbeing.missouri.edu as a “one- you are,” Nepper said. “Something is According to the Counseling Center stop shop” to access information on better than nothing in every single website, the center “has therapists on all three resources, and emergency case. Don’t be like me and just give up and withdraw and go home when call during business hours to offer assistance is always available. help” for students in crisis. These “I think it’s important to note that there’s so many people who can and on-call therapists can also be reached any student who is in crisis will be will help you.”

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like gender identity questionnaires and group discussions on what it means to be transgender or gender non-conforming.

“The purpose behind this is understanding the difference between gender identity and gender expression, and seeing what all can be going on there,” Childers said. “It also [gives] trans people an opportunity to explore their own gender with different worksheets, clothing, and makeup.”

One of the prevalent points throughout the week was the correct usage of gender pronouns, and many

of the volunteers with Transgender Empowerment and Awareness Week emphasized the importance of these pronouns to the transgender community.

“In order to affirm each person’s gender identity, experiences, and their lives, it is important to ask and check in with others about their pronouns,” according to the LGBTQ Resource Center’s Website.

“This simple effort can make a profoundly positive difference in the experiences of safety, respect, and support for those who do not identify with the gender binary.”

A majority of the events hosted were open to the general public, and those who wanted to participate did not have to identify as transgender or gender non-conforming to take part in the

activities. The “How to be a Better Trans Ally” workshop, for example, aimed to educate students on how to be respectful and supportive of the transgender community.

“A really easy thing to do is to say at the start of meetings or just introducing yourself to people, go around and say your name and your pronouns because that’s going to put less of a focus on trans people that maybe always need to say their name and pronouns for people to say it correctly,” Childers said. “Also, do not immediately assume that everyone that you meet is cis. Some people may be trans, some people may be questioning.”

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She said filmmakers have a lot of opportunities to engage with the audience and help with education programs by talking to young filmmakers.

The festival creates a platform where filmmakers and audience have a chance to talk about the latest film, music and art in person, whether it’s during the venue or in a local cafe, said Mitori.

“We are so grateful for the grant and it’s a cool opportunity to highlight Columbia,” Mitori said.

“There are so many things [that will happen] that will bring people who probably will not come to the city otherwise.”

McConachie said the signature events reapply for funding each year. One of the key components in application evaluation is anticipating how many people may end up spending the night in local hotel rooms during these events. ”The advisory board put these applications into tiers, and each tier is awarded a significant amount of funding,” McConachie said.

Tracy Lane, the festival director of Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, said the application process is straightforward. She said she always has a positive experience in her interactions with the Convention Visitors Bureau staff over her 20 plus years of experience working as an art administrator in Columbia.

“I have chosen to live in Columbia because this is a community that genuinely supports arts programming and appreciates the value that the arts contribute to our economy,” Lane said.

Show-Me State Game is the only sport themed event in the signature series. It’s a statewide amateur sports festival that runs all-year and invites missouri residents regardless age or ability, according to the festival website.

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things like how to manage portfolio [combination of financial assets such as stock, bonds and cash].”

One of the introductory personal finance courses offered in the upcoming spring semester is Financial Success (FINPLN 4483), a one-credit hour course designed for students from any major. It examines financial management issues needed in post-college years, including afterschool budgeting and forms of insurance. The course is graded on the basis of pass or fail.

Fan said the personal finances courses, taught by assistant teaching professor Starla Ivey and associate professor Deanna Sharpe, and financial survival courses, taught by Jim Green, director

Ragtag Cinema hosts various films for the True/False Film Fest which brings in revenue for the city of Columbia. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER LILLY ANNA BRINSON

our website,” Emily Lorenz, the media and marketing coordinator of the festival, said. “We also used it for the e-newsletter which is something that we do every year and it’s a great way to reach out to our database. We started like 5 years ago at about 20,000 subscribers and now we have over 37,000 subscribers.”

Lorenz said she doesn’t know where exactly the funding would be used for since they are still in the planning stage for the following year.

She thinks the funding will definitely help them improve the events they have currently.

Lorenz said a lot of the activities take place inside MU campus facilities such as the MizzouRec

and Hearnes Center. She thinks it’s a great way to showcase MU to young athletes and their families, especially when the parents are MU alumni who would like to witness the changes on campus in person.

“We want to continue support these events and help them grow,” McConachie said. “Although we don’t necessarily have a specific target [in terms of how many people attend], we want to know how well the event went so we can learn more about how they are doing and how many people are staying overnight.”

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of the Office of Financial Success, are helpful for students who are not finance majors.

When asked how students can seek out resources on campus to assist in other financial related issues, Fan also mentioned the Office for Financial Success. She said the professional financial counselors and student peers working there are willing to help solve these types of problems.

The service is free and covers a wide range of financial topics including student loans, credit building, tax planning and insurance, according to the office’s website.

Fan said there should be more promotion about the office.

“I’ve heard that the financial aid office has sent people to [us],” she said. “A lot of time, students have no idea where our office is.”

Freshman Grace Schulte said she is stressed about paying off her student loans.

“I know I have a lot of [loans] and it will take

me a long time to pay off all of it,” Schulte said.

“I haven’t paid any of the student loans yet, but I know I have taken some of them out.”

She said she didn’t know about the financial budgeting courses offered on campus, but she feels the need to take some of these courses before graduating.

Fan said if students can’t take a course, they are still sources available online that might be helpful for students to look at. For example, on the UM System website, there is a web page dedicated to topics associated with finance, including benefits, compensation, retirement and wellness. But most students, she said, have no awareness of budgeting.

“They should start [financial budgeting] as early as they can if they think it’s necessary,” Fan said. “If they do budgeting well, the [other] financial issues are far less likely get accelerated.”

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Four ways to make any snow-filled day better Even though the weather outside is frightful, there are many ways to make a snowy day delightful.

can build a snowman by The Columns, create

is freezing out. When the snow hits this winter,

Stankowski Field. Find a safe spot to go sledding

grilled cheese. These warm comfort foods will not

snow angels or even have a snowball fight on

or attempt to build an igloo. With so many snow-

filled activities, you will be sure to enjoy the snow.

ELIZABETH PRICE Staff Writer The first snow of the season has come and gone

with the first fall on Nov. 8. It certainly won’t

be the last: Farmers’ Almanac predicts a “teethchattering cold” winter ahead with plenty of snow.

The cold may be daunting to many, but there are plenty of ways to make the best out of a snowfilled day.

Sometimes the best way to appreciate snow is

Before a large snowstorm, panic can cause

from afar. It can be nice to watch the snow fall

grocery stores to sell out of important things like

Throw on some pajamas, make a cup of mint

sure you are stocked up with everything you

from your window while having a movie day.

hot chocolate and watch holiday movies such as “Home Alone” or “Elf.” Snuggling up with a

snow.

This winter, go outside and enjoy the weather.

There are so many activities for snowy days. You

weather after a long walk from class.

4. Stock up on groceries

can be just as enjoyable as running around in the

Playing in the snow is not just reserved for kids.

disappoint when you’ve just had to brace the cold

2. Enjoy the snow from inside

blanket and not worrying about the blistering cold 1. Play in the snow

make a steaming pot of soup or a homemade

milk or eggs. If snow is even on the radar, make

need so you do not run the risk of running out of something without the ability to purchase it. In addition, you will not have to drive in the snow to make a quick Target run. To check the weather

radar, download the AccuWeather app. This free app has a feature that breaks down precipitation

3. Plan meals around the snow There are some meals that taste better when it

“on a minute-by-minute basis.”

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MUSIC

Ariana Grande teases new chapter with ‘thank u, next’ The pop singer pays homage to the sound of her recent album, “Sweetener,” while sharing candid messages of self-love and healing.

ABBY MONTEIL

Columnist

Ariana Grande is already back with new music after releasing her fourth studio album, “Sweetener,” in August, and — as she has freely admitted — still has a few tears left to cry.

While the pop singer previously remained largely silent about her breakup with “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson in mid-October, she began to drop hints about new work via Twitter (“I love sweetener sm...but yea i’m v excited for dis one too,” Grande wrote on Oct. 24).

When Davidson jokingly proposed to musician Maggie Rogers as a jab at his and Grande’s whirlwind relationship in an “SNL” promo, she responded with a deluge of since-deleted subtweets (the last of which simply read, “thank u, next”).

This declaration was revealed as the title of her next song and upcoming album and, in a delightfully petty move, the former was released only thirty minutes before “Saturday Night Live” began taping.

However, despite its snappy title and the timing of its release, “thank u, next” is anything but vengeful. Much like “Sweetener,” Grande’s new single invokes elements of R&B and exudes casual genuineness as the singer thanks her exes for helping her grow (“So, look what I got / Look what you taught me”) and looks optimistically toward the future.

In contrast to many pop breakup anthems, Grande isn’t ambiguous about who inspired “thank u, next.” Instead, in a knowing nod to the extensive media attention that her personal life has received, she name drops four of her ex-lovers — Big Sean, Ricky Alvarez, Davidson and recently deceased rapper, Mac Miller (who she eulogizes in the song, singing, “Wish I could say, ‘Thank

Ariana Grande’s single “thank u, next” is her newest break-up anthem. | COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

you’ to Malcolm / ’Cause he was an angel”). In the next verse, Grande turns questions of romance and compatibility on their heads as she openly sing-talks about her next love — herself (“Plus, I met someone else / ...her name is Ari / And I’m so good with that”).

The lyrics’ directness also allows Grande to differentiate her single from a number of recent breakup songs that have preached self-love (see Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Party for One,” which debuted only two days before “thank u, next”). Unlike many pop singers who have garnered such a massive level of mainstream success (such as Rihanna, Lorde and Beyoncé), she hasn’t chosen to retreat from interviews, frequent releases and personal statements — instead, Grande regularly shares about her life and musical experimentation,

assuming an active voice in conversations surrounding her position in pop culture.

More than anything, one can’t help but admire Grande’s reflective gratitude, especially after the tumultuous year she’s had. With such a frenzied news cycle on all fronts, it can be easy to forget that she was recently blamed on social media for Miller’s death, survived a suicide bomb attack in Manchester and was scrutinized following the end of her engagement. With that context, the pop star’s willingness to reflect on her personal life on such a large platform speaks to her musical range, as well as her maturity at only 25 years old. As she croons in her new single, “God forbid something happens / Least this song is a smash.”

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NEW TO NETFLIX

‘Super Drags’ tackles homophobia with humor, glam The Netflix Original’s campy humor is endearing, but might not be for everyone EMMA BENNETT

Columnist

This review contains spoilers for the show “Super Drags.”

“Super Drags,” Netflix’s new Brazilian animated series, follows three drag queens who have superpowers. | COURTESY OF IMDB

Among the monthly wave of Netflix arrivals and departures came Netflix Original “Super Drags,” on Oct. 10. The Brazilian cartoon show, created by Paulo Lescaut, Anderson Mahanski and Fernando Mendonça, takes place in a fictional town ruled by an extremely homophobic mayor bent on ending homosexuality. The show’s three main characters are gay men who, after transforming into drag versions of themselves, possess superpowers.

Throughout the series, the trio faces off against the homophobic mayor and an evil drag queen on a mission to drain the LGBTQ community of their spirit.

The English version of “Super Drags” features “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestants Trixie Mattel (Champagne) and Shangela Laquifa Wadley (Donizete/Scarlet).

Before even being released, “Super Drags” faced many obstacles. Conservative groups such as The Christian Film and Television Commission opposed the show, claiming that “Super Drags” is “clearly geared towards young and vulnerable children” which is “driven by a ‘politically correct’ transvestite agenda and is chock-full of sexual innuendos that are completely inappropriate for

young audiences.” The commission even started a CitizenGo petition, which has received over 40,000 signatures. Such resistance has led to the show’s creators placing a banner over the show’s cover that reads, “Adults only, honey!”

From a purely political standpoint, “Super Drags” is making great progress in the field of diversity in media. Not only is the show heavily populated by LGBTQ characters, but characters of several gender identities, races and ethnicities. It also showcases these characters working together as a community and tackles topics prominent in the LGBTQ community such as fat-shaming through online dating and use of conversion therapy.

“Super Drags” breaks from the archetype of LGBTQ characters being downtrodden and unhappy by creating a show that the LGBTQ community can not only relate to, but find humor in.

As for the actual content of the show, it wasn’t the best. It seemed that many of the jokes were just the same punchline or concept repeated over and over again, which got boring after a certain amount of time. However, the overall campiness of the show was endearing and the five 30-minute episodes were easy to binge watch within one day.

Fans of shows such as “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Big Mouth” should definitely take the time to watch “Super Drags.” However, those who do not like sexual innuendos and profanity should not, because that is what the majority of the show is composed of.

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ShowMe Healthy Relationships offers free classes to singles, couples Offered every Monday night, this five-week course gives people, in a relationship or not, research-based advice.

SKYLAR LAIRD Staff Writer In two different rooms sat two different groups of people, ranging anywhere from single collegeaged men to couples who have been married for 20 years. All of them showed up with different goals, but all of them had the same question at the core: how to find and maintain a healthy relationship. To answer this question, they all attend the ShowMe Healthy Relationships class on Mondays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

ShowMe Healthy Relationships is year four of a five-year program implemented through a partnership between the Department of Human Development and Family Science and the College of Human Environmental Sciences. Program director Dr. Chelsea Garneau-Rosner said the goal of the program is to offer classes to anyone over the 18 years old looking to improve their romantic relationships across Missouri.

“Our primary emphasis is reaching lower resource and maybe lower income populations who wouldn’t otherwise have access to resources such as ours, such as couples’ therapy and things like that that you have to pay for in the community,” Garneau-Rosner said.

Both people who are single and in relationships, whether casual or long-term, are welcome in the ShowMe Healthy Relationship classes.

These feature two separate curricula: one for those already in a relationship, called “Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work,” and one for those who are looking for a relationship, called “Pick a Partner.”

ShowMe Healthy Relationships now offers free classes on Monday nights in Columbia, Missouri. | COURTESY OF SHOWMEHEALTHYRELATIONSHIPS. COM

Despite its name, those in “Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work” do not have to married; it’s for any couple looking to improve their relationship. GarneauRosner said it is strongly encouraged for couples to attend together if possible.

“There’s a lot of emphasis on taking a step back and looking at the state of your friendship with one another and how well you really know each other,” GarneauRosner said. “Even for couples who’ve been together for 20 years, coming back in and kind of getting to know each other all over again is important. We take for granted that we know what our partners’ current stressors and worries and what’s going on in their lives... so we kind of help people slow down, turn back toward one another and prioritize their relationship regardless of how long [they’ve] been together.”

“Pick a Partner,” on the other hand, focuses more on the process of getting to know a potential partner and getting into a relationship.

Garneau-Rosner said it also addresses how participants can use what might have gone wrong in former relationships to improve the ones they may have in the future.

These classes are taught primarily by graduate students, including Emily

Charvat and Brianna Fletchall. Charvat is currently training to teach the couple’s class by co-facilitating these sessions, while Fletchall has been involved in the program since January, first interning and now facilitating a course. Both got involved with the program through an interest in relationships and education and wound up sticking with it because they felt it was an important class that truly made a difference in people’s lives.

“Maintaining relationships between spouses -- there are all sorts of benefits for life satisfaction, happiness, wellbeing, positive health behaviors,” Charvat said.

“You have a better immune system, your wounds heal better if you have a supportive partner, all that kind of stuff.”

Fletchall said relationships are an incredibly important aspect of a person’s life, making them something worth working toward, just as a person may work toward any other goal or challenge they are facing.

“I think if you just think about how we as a society value our relationships, our friendships, our family ... if you value them so much, why not put all the work into that, like you would put the work into any other thing you do or any other aspect of your life?” Fletchall said.

Although ShowMe Healthy

Relationship classes are offered and encouraged for community members of all ages, Garneau-Rosner said they can be particularly prevalent for college students.

“I think it’s an important topic on the minds of a lot of college students, that even if you’re not dating someone right now or if you’re kind of casually dating someone but you aren’t quite sure about what it really is that you’re looking for in a lifelong partner, that taking our classes could help with that,” Garneau-Rosner said.

“Making that transition from college into the working world and trying to figure out how to start a life and do that with someone else can also be a challenge that maybe our couple’s classes can help prepare couples for.”

This program allows couples and those seeking relationships to learn these lessons in a relaxed group environment. Charvat and Fletchall both said one of the good qualities of ShowMe Healthy Relationships is the classes aren’t like the lectures students sit in most days; instead, they involve activities.

“I think you can expect to build an interesting sort of group dynamic with the other folks that are in the class with you,” GarneauRosner said.

Charvat said what

participants are learning is all research-based, as opposed to popular relationship advice often given on TV or in magazines, giving those in the classes an opportunity to sort through potentially confusing, contradictory or just plain incorrect information they may have received before.

Similarly, attending relationship classes can be viewed negatively, as though a couple should only attend if they are struggling or need the help. Garneau-Rosner, however, said this is not the case.

“Healthy relationships don’t necessarily come naturally, and unless you grew up in an environment where your parents were really really good at being in a relationship and modeling some really good behavior for you, it’s not uncommon [to need help] and you shouldn’t feel alone if you don’t know exactly how to do it,” Garneau-Rosner said.

ShowMe Healthy Relationships classes will end Nov. 27. Classes are open to anyone looking to better their relationships, whether a current or potential one. To enroll in classes, email admin@ showmehealthyrelationships. com or call 573-882-4325.

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Citizen Jane’s ‘Never Goin’ Back’ is deeply funny, touching ode to friendship The film, following two teenage girls in desperate need of cash, was a hit Saturday night at Citizen Jane Film Festival.

JOE CROSS

Assistant Move Angles Editor This article contains spoilers for “Never Goin’ Back.”

Sometimes the funniest films aren’t the high-concept ones, but the ones that are laid-back and unafraid to be silly. “Never Goin’ Back” has a simple premise that’s rendered delightfully — the film follows two teenage girls who spend all their rent money on a trip to Galveston, Texas and have to scramble for cash quickly. Of course, things don’t go according to plan at all, and the two wander the streets of Dallas as chaotic, hystericallyunpredictable scenarios ensue.

Director Augustine Frizzell has done something remarkable with her film by creating a gross-out comedy that’s surprisingly witty

and offers actual characters in place of overused comedic tropes. Frizzell introduced the film as being partially based on her own experiences, and shows it through her compassion for her characters, no matter how foolish they are.

Maia Mitchell and Camila Morrone share wonderful chemistry as the film’s leads, waitresses Angela and Jessie. Their performances and rapport could make or break the film, but the two actresses manage to play the characters like believable, life-long friends.

Even when the film’s narrative feels aimless or unclear, the two manage to make conversations about virtually any subject, from pancakes to desktop screensavers, feel casually hilarious.

Their various schemes may not always be fully thought through (or even ethical), but the two deeply care about each other despite their occasional shortcomings, and Frizzell makes it clear that their friendship is the most important thing. For all the film’s vulgar humor and narrative drift, it’s oddly moving and even hopeful.

Beyond the talented

“Never Goin’ Back” is a coming-of-age comedy that tells the story of friendship. | COURTESY OF IMDB

cast and terrific dialogue, however, Frizzell’s strong comedic timing as a filmmaker shines. Her film never relies too heavily on stylistic flourishes as its main source of laughs, but she understands the humorous effect a subtle visual gag or sudden needle-drop can have. For a debut feature, her sense of style is already

well-developed, and it’ll be interesting to see what she does next.

The film, which served as Citizen Jane’s Saturday Night Gala screening, proved to be a major crowd-pleaser, with constant uproarious laughter from the audience throughout. In a postscreening Q&A, Frizzell discussed the importance of

staying true to yourself and writing what you find funny, in response to a question about advice for writing comedy. The director also expressed her admiration for a wide range of comedies, from “What We Do in the Shadows” to “Dumb and Dumber.”

“Never Goin’ Back” may not be a typical coming-ofage film, or even a typical comedy, but it excels in both genres because it refuses to play by the rules and never caves to the expectations that come with them. Frizzell also told the audience after the screening that comedy is an incredibly subjective medium, and that not everyone is going to find what you write funny, but some certainly will, and that’s what matters. “Never Goin’ Back” may not have found its intended audience upon its theatrical run earlier this summer, due to a limited release. However, it's likely to live on as a cult favorite, and become a movie its fans will want to watch over and over, which is about the highest honor a modern comedy could earn.

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DIGITAL

MU creates new MizzouOne website to tailor MU digital experience with a digital center With over 100 different applications, or tasks as the website names them, nothing is out of reach.

ALEX WILSON

Staff Writer

Much of the MU experience already has a comfortable, relatively-streamlined pace to it. Consistent notifications appear on your phone through the Canvas app, telling you all what your TA or professor has to say as well as allowing you to check and manage classes. Bills, money, class registration and class searching are handled through the notoriously difficult to navigate yet extremely useful MyZou website. Although, most freshmen don't know or understand OrgSync’s website until halfway through their first year. Some sophomores and upperclassmen still don't quite understand its purpose.

The only difficulty left with

these sites is that they are scattered across the internet with no real noticeable link between them. To ease this issue, a group of MU staff, one undergraduate student and one graduate student created MizzouOne, implemented by team leader Brenda Selman.

The idea is to take every digital aspect of MU and put it all in one convenient place.

MizzouOne has quite literally everything. With over 100 different applications, or tasks as the website names them, nothing is out of reach.

Each icon block has several functions as well as different interactions with the four main categories of the home screen. The first function of the icons is their actual clickability.

You can click on the tasks badge, or icon, and open up the corresponding application in a separate page much like you would do to a hyperlink. You can also click the information button, located next to the heart, to learn about the other applications within the site that are related to it, a basic

description of the application and any announcements made on the application about the app. The last part to the task is the heart icon.

This pins the application to your favorites bar, allowing for quick access, especially if the task is normally obscure or unpopular.

The final part to this one stop shop of a website is the four main categories for the applications. The first is the most popular list. It has all the most used applications on a rotating list. For example, this article was written during the registration period for next semester's classes. Thus, the most used application was the MU schedule planner followed by, funny enough, the “change my major” application and an app called “Estimate Grade’s Impact on my GPA.” The next list you’ll find is student essentials, which holds the most common, most necessary apps. These may change based on what the school deems important for students to have quick access to.

MU released a new website called “MizzouOne,” and will release an app version of the website for even more student accessibility. | COURTESY OF MIZZOUONE.MISSOURI.EDU

The last two lists you’ll find are the favorites tab, which ties back into the heart icon found on the task badges, and the recently viewed list.

These are good for keeping tabs on the lesser-known apps that can float around the site such as “Box” or “Mizzou Immunization Policy.”

There are 124 tasks listed on MizzouOne, and that number is still rising. But

past the first 20 tasks or so, they become extremely specific.

There is a mobile application set to release, but the date for its drop has yet to be determined. Despite this unspecified date, the application is most likely to be released sometime in the late fall semester.

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MUSIC

Show-Me Opera debuts ‘A Certain Madness’ The opera, written by student composer Hans Bridger Heruth, tells the tale of what happens when renowned detective Sherlock Holmes meets the supernatural.

JANAE MCKENZIE

MOVE Culture Assistant Editor MU’s Show-Me Opera program presented the original piece “A Certain Madness,” which made its worldwide debut on Nov. 9 in the Rhynsburger Theatre. The plot of the one-act opera is based in the classic Sherlock Holmes stories.

Sherlock (Marques Jerrell Ruff) is brought to the home of Major Blake, a friend of Watson’s (Connor Cochran) who was killed. When Sherlock gets there, he’s hesitant to begin his normal investigations. The family, composed of daughter Ada (Martha Allen), son Jasper (Savon Hayes) and wife Constance (Madison Page) has decided to call a medium, Madame Derochés (Aubrey Smith), who will conjure the spirit of Major Blake in order to reveal the murderer.

MU’s composition program drew in Hans Bridger Heruth to composed “A Certain Madness.”

As a composer, singer, pianist, conductor and violinist, Heruth is no stranger to music. However, he found composing opera to be an entirely new challenge to face, particularly in its construction and conception.

“You have to think about the balance between the orchestra and the singers, how much time the singers need to be [there] for their lines onstage [and] how much music is necessary for scene changes,” Heruth explained. “You’re not only portraying musical ideas, but you’re trying to further up a plot with the music and it becomes sort of a puzzle rather than just a game.”

In choosing to base his opera on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective, Heruth was able to connect back to his childhood love of mystery novels and the way they connected the reader to the story.

“I just think [the novels are] fantastically created and I love how [Doyle] lays out all these clues for the reader so that, potentially, you could solve it at the same time that Sherlock would,” Heruth said. “So I thought that if I were to create an opera, there’s really nothing like it in any other operatic repertoire to have a mystery unfolding onstage.”

Heruth spent two years working on the development of the opera before presenting it to Christine Seitz, MU School of Music Voice Area Coordinator and Director of Show-Me Opera.

Having worked with Heruth as a singer and witnessed his work as a composer, Seitz had a lot of faith in Heruth’s drive and was very willing to work with him when he approached her with the idea of creating an operatic piece.

The cast of Hans Bridger Heruth’s “A Certain Madness” gathers for a haunting scene, lyrically depicting the classic “Sherlock Holmes” characters consulting with a spiritual medium, played by Aubrey Smith. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER TANNER BUBECK

“I knew that he was a worthy composer,” Seitz said. “He had a lot of talent, and he was able to finish projects that he started, which is a really important thing. We had just done a world premiere of another one-act [opera] by a different composer; he had seen that and he knew about the process.”

Heruth said he was friends with all the cast members, so he was familiar with their different voice styles and used that to match with his conception of the characters’ voices. In casting the lead, Heruth selected Ruff largely due to his “wonderful, warm, full voice,” finding it to be powerful and parallel to Sherlock as this “very towering force of intelligence and presence.”

Ruff, in his preparation for the role, found himself having to adjust to a newer music style, where the music can be atonal and doesn’t quite follow the melodic patterns of more traditional pieces. Once he felt that his body had adjusted to singing that way, he focused on getting to know the character of Sherlock, who he was previously unfamiliar with.

In working with the composer, Ruff said he felt very grateful for the patience Heruth showed to the cast members. He was said to have helped the cast understand where his mind was as he composed, being clear about what fit and what did not. Ruff especially appreciated this considering the limited time they had to learn the piece.

“Hans has been living with [“A Certain Madness”], fine-tuning this and rewriting, so he

knows this thing so well,” Ruff said. “Then he turns it over to us and then we have to, in two months, get as familiar with it as he is after two years.

That’s like giving somebody your Lamborghini and saying, ‘here, take it around the corner.’ But he’s very patient, especially because there are some tricky spots.”

Something unique about “A Certain Madness” is the intersection of Sherlock Holmes, a man of science and reason, with the supernatural. In creating this twist on the classic tales, Heruth looked into the connection between Doyle and his belief in spiritualism.

“I thought that it would be really cool to introduce spiritualism into the characters that [Doyle] created in his novels,” Heruth explained.

“In this opera, you’ll sort of see the dichotomy between Sherlock’s somewhat intellectualized methods and the medium’s sort of organic spiritualism in contacting the spirits. In the beginning, they clash. [But] at the end, I think they coincide a little more than Sherlock might have been willing to expect.”

Despite opera’s general reputation as an older art form, Heruth finds that “A Certain Madness” puts a modern twist on the genre in a way that makes it accessible to the audience. The characters sing in English and he feels the music resembles more of a film score than an antiquated classical piece.

Edited by Alexandra Sharp asharp@themaneater.com

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Column: Your vote mattered in the 2018 midterm elections, but not the MSA Senate Race MSA says they represent the entire student body, but their main form of communication only has the ability to reach approximately 31 percent of students - and that’s the best case scenario.

ABIGAIL RUHMAN Abigail Ruhman is a freshman journalism and political science major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about student life, politics and social issues for The Maneater.

November starts off with some important elections. While the midterm elections impact the world around us, there is one election that affects MU students specifically.

The Missouri Students Association is a student government organization.

Each resolution they pass is supposed to represent what the student body believes, and what they want changed on campus. As the student body government, that makes sense.

The issue is that MSA is failing at making their elections fair. The MSA elections are Nov. 12 to 14, despite the fact that their OrgSync page stated that they were already held Nov. 5.

This year there are 33 vacant academic seats and more opening up for the spring semester. Each one of these spots allows student advocates to share their ideas for MU, yet not a single candidate has to campaign for their spot.

There are two ways to become one of 81 MSA senators: academic and at-large elections. The general student body votes in candidates for the 50 academic seats, which represent the different schools on campus. Academic elections occur twice a year, once during the fall semester and once during the spring semester.

The lack of information shared about the election creates an unlevel playing field between students who already have some connection to MSA and those who do not. Most information about the MSA senate elections was shared through the senate’s Twitter account and OrgSync page.

With only one reminder posted on the senate Orgsync page, Twitter

The Missouri Students Association senate is the legislative branch of the Missouri Students Association at MU. | COURTESY OF TWITTER VIA @ MSASENATE

seemed to be the main place to spread the word. The problem with this is that it fails to actually spread the word evenly through campus.

Only 6,459 accounts follow the MSA main Twitter account as of Nov. 12, meaning that even if all those accounts represented current students approximately 29 percent of undergraduate students would have seen the reminders. That’s assuming that no faculty, alumni, organizations or other people follow the account.

Also, it assumes that all 6,459 people just happen to go on Twitter at the right time to see one of five reminders for the senatorial race.

Understandably, the MSA Board of Elections Commissioners and MSA senate also posted about the election on their Twitter account.

MSA Board of Elections Commissioners’ account is only followed by 269 accounts as of Nov. 12. Once again, assuming that none of these accounts expand past current undergraduate students, as well as not repeating from the MSA main account account, an additional 1percent.

The MSA senate Twitter account adds 236 followers to the mix, as of Nov. 12. Assuming that all of their followers are MU undergraduate students and no one account follows more than one of the three Twitter

accounts then MSA has only reached approximately 31 percent of the undergraduate student body.

The organization states, “We represent the undergraduate student body at the University of Missouri,” on their OrgSync page, but they fail to live up to their description.

Because they didn’t reach a majority of the student body, this election has come down to a single candidate for each seat. This means they only need a single vote to gain that senate seat. The student body vote does not matter because there is only one candidate they can vote for.

When students aren’t aware of these elections, they are less likely to run for a position. The low exposure of the elections means that only students who managed to find information on their own are represented.

Each candidate is practically guaranteed the spot, even if they don’t represent the values of the school they are representing. It may seem over dramatic, but it almost happened in 2018 spring presidential election.

Two presidential, and one vice presidential candidate withdrew from the race after offensive tweets surfaced, according to the Columbia Missourian. Ben Stover, an editor and anchor at KCOU, collected the tweets

and shared them over his personal account.

These candidates only dropped out because there was an inclusive, large conversation among student body that provided a behavior check.

The low student involvement in the current MSA election means that these candidates are less likely to have their power checked. Also, because the candidates are running uncontested the student body doesn’t exactly get the opportunity to vote out someone who doesn’t match their values.

Furthermore, the lack of information makes it difficult for students to know when elections are actually occurring. With the low publicity for the fall senatorial elections, that check on the candidates’ behavior doesn’t exist. This doesn’t mean that the fall candidates will fail to represent the student body. It means that it could happen more easily, and without student knowledge to deter it.

It is MSA’s responsibility to reach as many students as possible, even if that means some old-fashioned flyers.

It is their job to inform all students of elections and opportunities to represent and serve the student body.

It is their job, and it’s time that they do it.

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KEEPING UP WITH KYLEIGH

COLUMN: Why you should invest in learning a foreign language Learning a foreign language might be an essential step to communicating both personally and professionally.

KYLEIGH POLSTON Kyleigh Polston is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about student life for The Maneater.

Language has been around for approximately 150,000 years, and there are around 6,000 different languages spoken worldwide.

In high school, I took two years of Spanish, and became familiar with simple conversational sentences.

Since I have started classes at MU, I have enrolled in the honors section of French 1100.

The course is much more accelerated than I was used to in high school, but the way that I have begun to draw similarities between the different languages has made me realize how much information I have retained.

Today in U.S. colleges and universities, foreign language requirements are being removed from many general education studies. In doing this, there is much more harm being done than good, as there are personal, professional and psychological benefits to learning a second language.

At MU, there are only a few different schools and majors that require foreign language. Among these are the School of Journalism, School of Nursing and School of Health Professions, along with hospitality management and animal science majors. All of these prioritize communication by requiring a foreign

language, but there are more majors that could utilize this skill to prepare students for the workforce.

As technology advances and our country continues to increase its global presence, foreign language skills are needed more than ever, especially for business majors.

The market is continuously becoming more competitive. In order to effectively communicate in international affairs, Americans involved need basic communication skills in other languages.

Other majors at MU that would benefit from adding foreign language requirements include education and social and behavioral majors.

Educationally, many schools throughout the nation are projected to become even more diverse over the coming years. One of the selling points of MU is its above average rank in overall diversity. So, making it a requirement for educational majors to have some background in foreign language is very reasonable.

Reducing the influence of some language barriers would help them develop deeper relationships with students and other faculty.

This also goes for students majoring in social and behavioral sciences. In order to connect and truly understand their patients or the groups of people they are studying, it would benefit them to have some knowledge of foreign language under their belt.

Communication and strong relationships with others shouldn’t be just another class to cross off your list of requirements — it should be worth putting your efforts into learning a new language.

These days, employers are becoming more and more inclined to hire workers that can speak multiple languages. It could be the deciding factor between two otherwise equally skilled individuals.

Along with the fact that you are more likely to get hired if you are bilingual, studies have shown

The Department of Romance Languages is in charge of the French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese classes for MU. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER CATHERINE DAVIS

that people who speak English and Spanish earn a salary 1.5 percent higher than the national average.

There has always been a tight relationship between language, culture and how we think, and this relationship has proven to be one way to keep your brain healthy.

People around the world have come to view language as a verbal expression of culture, and the way that we express many of our emotions and thoughts. Therefore, it’s only natural to assume that much of our thinking is shaped by the languages we use and our connection to the values and customs of our culture.

Neuroscience research has also shown that when learning a second language, the vocabulary acquisition portion of your brain grows stronger.

Learning and acquiring new information stimulates the brain for growth, therefore increasing gray matter and overall brain function.

Promising research has also suggested that learning a second language could delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia by up to four years.

Just as a child learns to speak and communicate their understanding of the world around them grows, and as you learn a different language your understanding of others does the same thing.

Working and improving the functions of your brain will help you throughout the rest of both your educational and professional career.

Adding another language to your skill set is simply smart.

BEHIND THE MAD[I]NESS

Column: Classes at Mizzou need to be more accessible Transportation and accessibility on and around campus is something a lot of us take for granted, but it affects more students than you think.

MADI BAUGHMAN Madi Baughman is a sophomore journalism and political science major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about political and civil rights issues for The Maneater.

As I’ve been getting to know more and more people around MU, I’ve noticed some issues with transportation that would have normally gone right over my head because they do not impact me. As someone who can drive and lives close to campus, I feel extremely fortunate. However, a lot of students aren’t as fortunate. Many students, especially freshmen and out-of-state students,

don’t have cars on campus, which makes it hard for them to get around Columbia without paying for transportation. This is something that they might not be able to afford due to the already tight budget that often comes with college life.

Basing an entire class structure and curriculum around going places that may not always be accessible by public transportation is a major issue.

One example of a class like this is Journalism 2150, which deals with multimedia journalism. The class is structured around different multimedia projects for students to complete, and in order to avoid repeating the same project, student almost always have to go off campus at least once to cover a story.

While this would be fine with ample time to plan, the class moves very fast, and often students are left without time to find reliable transportation.

To put this into perspective, my roommate and I live off campus. As I said before, I drive, but he doesn’t — which isn’t a problem most days, because there is a shuttle that runs from our apartment complex to campus.

However, especially in the School of Journalism, transportation is key for a lot of classes. When I’m not able to take him places because of the times I work, he often has to resort to pursuing on-campus stories, which could negatively affect his grade

just because of how limited that makes his range of options.

Then you can add in the fact that weather in Missouri can be hard to predict and even harder to navigate sometimes, even for the most experienced drivers. With all of this, you’ve got a big spectrum of factors that can make it really hard for people who live off campus to access their classes.

This column doesn’t even begin to get into the challenges that people with disabilities face. My roommate and I are both able-bodied, but for people with disabilities, this range of accessible options just shrinks. Many places that they may have to go may be less accessible than areas on campus. As much as I love MU and the J-School for all the opportunities that they offer, the classes weren’t really designed with accessibility in mind.

Offering more class options, such as more online classes, changing class structures so they don’t rely as heavily on going places with so little time to plan transportation, and working to provide more forms of transportation are only three ways to help that would go so far for students. MU needs to work on making their classes and campus, as a whole, more accessible to everyone, not just students who live on campus or close to campus.

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FOOTBALL

Missouri becomes bowl eligible after fighting off Vanderbilt down to final play The Tigers said they learned from the mistakes that doomed them against Kentucky in a dramatic loss two weeks ago.

BENNETT DURANDO

Sports Editor

Perception can be a cruel and often random tool in measuring a coach’s performance, a scale left to the radically fluctuating opinions of fans and media and the eyes of whatever other beholders care to assert ethos.

Perception of Missouri coach Barry Odom hit rock bottom after a lastsecond loss to Kentucky riddled with what-ifs. His guffaws in late game management were deemed a fireable offense. One week later, he was perceived as a resilient steward of the program for having the gumption to rebound with a dominant win at No. 13 Florida.

One more week later, perception of Odom reached both its highs and lows. Missouri was concerned with a different metric of success.

Points, not perception.

“I’m never going to apologize for a win,” Odom said.

His Tigers rallied from as many as 11 points down then averted another late disaster to win on Saturday afternoon, 33-28 over Vanderbilt, in the coldest conditions the program has played in this century. With the win, Missouri (6-4, 2-4 SEC) is bowl eligible.

“It wasn’t pretty,” Odom said, “but I’ll take a bunch of ugly [wins].”

Under Odom, Missouri is 15-5 when it wins or ties the turnover battle. It is 2-13 when it loses in that category. After losing to Vanderbilt 2-0 in that department, Saturday became the second of those outliers.

This contest, like three others before it in Missouri’s 2018 season, came down to the final play. The Tigers trailed 21-10 late in the first half and 28-19 in the third quarter.

They didn’t take their first lead until senior quarterback Drew Lock ran, not threw, for a 3-yard touchdown with 9:18 left. It capped an eventual game-winning, 99-yard touchdown drive.

Lock completed 22 of 33 passes and threw for two touchdowns and two interceptions. He finished with 253 yards passing, while his counterpart Kyle Shurmur threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns.

Shurmur’s final throw was a jump ball to the end zone from the Missouri 25-yard line, but it fell incomplete as the clock hit all zeros, and Vanderbilt’s bid at a gamewinning drive fell short. But the Commodores, fresh off a bye week, gave Missouri a wake-up call from kickoff to final whistle, sending a message that the final trio of games wouldn’t be a cakewalk.

“ T h e y ’ r e really well coached, coming off their bye week,” Lock said.

“They could sit for two weeks and just bask in our film.”

T h e Commodores had a chance to win with a touchdown – rather than tie with a touchdown plus a two-point conversion – because Missouri kicker Tucker McCann pulled a 33-yard field goal attempt with 1:48 left.

As Vanderbilt started at its own 20 with one timeout left and a 5-point The crowd watches as Missouri defensive tackle Walter Palmore applies pressure on Vanderbilt quarterback Kyle deficit, the Shurmur’s throw on the final play of a 33-28 Missouri win on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. | PHOTO BY ASSISTANT SPORTS circumstances EDITOR ADAM COLE felt eerily similar to those defenders along the goal-line and to 28-26 while filling in for two when Kentucky initiated its gameemphasized one-on-one matchups to injured tight ends. winning drive against the Tigers two win the play, again taking from their But even that touchdown, during weeks earlier. mistakes against Kentucky. One thing the comeback in the third quarter, “You think about Kentucky, you’re gonna lose,” senior linebacker Terez they did right in that game was stop reminded Odom and Missouri of the Hall said. “You learn [from Kentucky] fourth-and-short plays thrice. Hall negative perception looming over said they adopted the same approach them in the case of a loss. This too don’t get beat no more.”

Vanderbilt’s final drive then for what was effectively a fourth- was due to a game management choice that went wrong. started the same way Kentucky’s did, and-25.

“It’s a fourth-and-1 mindset,” Hall After McCann kicked a field with a sack. Senior Terry Beckner Jr. said.

“Mano y mono deal.

You versus goal to get Missouri into halftime dealt Shurmur a 7-yard loss. After me.

Me versus yau.” down 21-13, running back Damarea Missouri’s sack against Kentucky, Perhaps the turning point of the Crockett scored his second touchdown though, the rest unraveled. game was an actual fourth-and-1 on of the game four minutes after the “We learned to keep going,” the first play of the fourth quarter. intermission.

Odom could send Beckner said.

With the Commodores leading 28-26 McCann out for the extra point and That meant keep going even after and one yard away from a two-score cut the deficit to 1 point, or he could Vanderbilt completed a circus pass lead, Missouri stuffed a fourth-andgamble and go for a 2-pointer to tie. for 26 yards on a high deflection. goal run at the 1-foot line.

He chose the latter – some coaches Missouri’s containment defense in Akial Byers was credited with the would say it was far too early to take the secondary adjusted and kept stop within a mountain of humanity that risk – and Crockett was stopped Vanderbilt receivers in bounds with on the play, but Odom said every short.

The lost point meant that short-yardage gains for the rest of defender was taking credit for it Vanderbilt’s next touchdown made the drive, and the clock ultimately as they emphatically returned to it a two-score game instead of one. ran down to five seconds with the Commodores still just outside the red the sideline. The offense turned the Later on the decision would have zone. They set up for a pseudo-hail momentum into a decisive 99-yard nullified McCann’s kick – had he made it – from being a game-clincher mary from 25 yards out to decide the (and then some) drive.

Lock’s go-ahead touchdown by 1 point. Criticism awaited Odom game.

"Down to the last play,” Odom scramble to finish it was the only if the game ended in the loss column. score tallied by either team in But the defense made the late-game said. “I'm kind of tired of those."

After the ball fell to the ground in the fourth quarter. Saturday was stop it was missing against Purdue, the end zone, another sense of deja Lock’s birthday, a fact he reminded South Carolina and Kentucky, and vu crept into the Tigers’ minds. They teammates of repeatedly as they Missouri survived a gut punch from thought they had Kentucky beaten tried to battle back from 7-0, 14-7 a Vanderbilt team the Tigers were on an incomplete jump ball until and 21-10 holes. Urging them not to favored against by 16 points.

That’s a different perception than a controversial pass interference ruin his celebration kept everyone the underdog archetype Missouri penalty gave the Wildcats one loose on the sideline, players said.

“I don’t want to sit around at my adopted against Florida, but it got more chance. Odom said this time around, he looked for a flag before house on my birthday,” Lock said. “I the same result. And whichever want to be in good spirits.” perception rules, the birthday boy celebrating.

It helped Missouri get boosts from Lock said resilience was constant.

“Twice,” he added.

“We were Rocky Balboa today.”

Before the play, Odom had called unlikely sources such as converted a timeout after seeing Vanderbilt’s defender Daniel Parker Jr., who Edited by Adam Cole formation. The Tigers set up scored a touchdown to cut the deficit acole@themaneater.com

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Sports journalist Jemele Hill speaks to MU students about the role of politics in sports Hill spent 12 years at ESPN and was named the 2018 Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists.

MAX BAKER Reporter Some say sports are a form of

escapism. Jemele Hill would say the opposite.

Hill, currently of The Atlantic

and formerly of ESPN, spoke to MU community members and students

at Memorial Student Union Monday

night in an event sponsored by the

MU

School

of

Journalism’s

Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

She discussed a variety of subjects

during a Q&A, ranging from her time on ESPN’s SportsCenter to her experiences covering the intersection of gender, race and politics with the world of sports.

“There are a lot of people who

feel as if [these issues] is not a place where sports conversations belong,”

Sports journalist Jemele Hill speaks at Stotler Lounge at MU on Nov. 12, 2018. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER SKYLAR NAVARRO

After meeting in Boston during an

“ESPN is the best job I’ve ever

She advises young journalists to

Hill said in her presentation. “Most of

NBA playoff game, ESPN’s Michael

had,” Hill said in her presentation.

pursue this career if they have a

lazy and at issue with the viewpoint

over the next few years. They later

people there and it’s a constant fight

“If you want to do [journalism]

actual intersection happening.”

and Hers where they became more

Hill currently operates in for The

were moved to television after the

those people are being intellectually

Smith and Hill stayed in touch

being discussed, as opposed to the

started a podcast on ESPN called His

That intersectionality is the arena

popular over time. They eventually

Association

departure of Jalen Rose.

Year. She believes that part of her

Atlantic. It’s also what got her in trouble with ESPN after her tweets

“The podcast was born out of being

criticizing Donald Trump and the

tired of asking people to see what we

violated the company’s social media

presentation. “We started developing

Dallas Cowboys’ kneeling policies policy.

After

college,

Hill

began

her

journalism career at the Raleigh

News & Observer, which is located

saw in ourselves,” Hill said in her

“But there’s a lot of very talented for real estate.”

Earlier this year, the National of

Black

Journalists

named Hill the Journalist of the success as a journalist came from knowing that she wanted to be a journalist from a young age.

“I loved writing and I was a

a bit of a following and essentially

voracious reader,” Hill said in her

because we won the war of attrition.”

fell in love instantly with journalism.”

we wound up on television together In February 2017, Smith and Hill

presentation. “I was lucky because I

Recently, she has been narrating

in North Carolina. She also worked

began co-anchoring the 6 p.m. hour

the

ESPN in 2006 as a columnist and

brought a unique style of broadcasting

the collision between sports, race,

in Detroit and Orlando before joining television contributor.

of SportsCenter. Their chemistry to the show.

documentary

“Shut

Up

and

Dribble.” This documentary portrays politics and culture.

desire to find the truth.

because you want to tell stories,

get at the truth and hold people

accountable, you’re in the right job,” Hill said in her presentation. “Don’t

worry about how much money you will make. Worry about doing the job well.”

She noted that political issues

have played a role in sports well

before the Civil Rights Act with athletes such as Jackie Robinson.

“Sticking to sports has never been

a thing because the athletes haven’t

allowed us to,” Hill said in her presentation.

Edited

by

Bennett

Durando

bdurando@themaneater.com

CROSS-COUNTRY

Revord, Wood rewarded NCAA All-Midwest Regional Team honors Tigers put their best foot forward at regional championships.

MCKENZIE KNAPP Reporter The Missouri men’s and women’s cross-country teams completed their

seasons on Friday, Nov. 9 at the NCAA All-Midwest Regional Championships

in 29th and Mikayla Reed in 30th.

On the men’s side, Wood placed

in Peoria, Illinois. The women placed

19th followed by Thomas George,

Freshman Reilly Revord and junior

have been Missouri’s leading finishers

11th overall, and the men took 13th.

Kieran Wood both earned NCAA AllMidwest Regional honors by finishing

who finished 39th. Wood and George in five of the six meets this season.

Ironically, Iowa State dominated

in the top-25.

Missouri and won the meet on both

20th overall, followed by Tori Findley

hours before Iowa State also beat

For the women, Revord placed

the men's and the women’s sides,

Missouri basketball at Ames, Iowa, Friday night.

Indoor Track and Field will kick off their season at the Hearnes Center for the Mizzou Holiday Opener on Dec. 8.

Edited

by

Bennett

Durando

bdurando@themaneater.com

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VOLLEYBALL

Inside coaching mindset of Missouri volleyball’s winningest duo With assistant coaches Molly and Joshua Taylor on board for their second season, the coaching staff has fostered a successful team environment.

BEN RAMIREZ

Staff Writer

Wayne and Susan Kreklow didn’t just lead the Columbia College volleyball team. They were the program. The husband and wife were responsible for everything, from doing team laundry to driving the bus, to serving as their own marketing department.

“You really become familiar with every aspect and component of a program,” Wayne said. “It gives you a great opportunity to learn by doing.”

Almost 20 years later, Hearnes Center — and Mizzou Arena for the time being — is their castle.

The Kreklows, now the Missouri volleyball coaches, have guided close to two decades worth of athletes at MU, including their daughter Ali and their niece, now another assistant coach, Molly Taylor.

In their tenure as leaders of the kingdom, the Tigers have made 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, won the SEC twice, produced 20 All-Americans and won a programrecord 411 games together.

They put an emphasis on doing the unglamorous work as a group during practice and don’t let the team get too far ahead of itself.

“It’s in little incremental steps,” Wayne said. “It’s good to have longterm goals and high aspirations, [but] it’s what you do on a daily basis that goes a long way in determining what kind of success you have.”

This was a lesson Wayne learned first hand as a member of the 198081 Boston Celtics team that won the NBA championship. With future Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Nate Archibald, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish as teammates, Kreklow learned from players with high work ethic.

“If you go back and look at different championship teams in all

sports, there’s the common denominator,” Wayne said. “The great players on those teams are also the greatest leaders, the hardest workers and they’re super committed.”

Using his past teammates as examples, Wayne and his coaching staff preach high work ethic in everything their players do, starting in the classroom.

He and Susan say there is a direct correlation between academic and athletic success.

“When you’re talking about student-athletes, you’re talking about people Wayne Kreklow has been coaching volleyball at Mizzou since 2000. | PHOTO BY ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR that need to get ADAM COLE it done in the classroom and be successful at a high level there,” they coach. I married a Midwestern thing there that we do here,” Wayne Susan said. “Our chief expectation girl [Molly Kreklow Taylor] and she’s said. “We’re just trying to get kids to be the best players and best people is academically, you need to show perfect.”

With two married couples — who they can be whether that be at a up every day and do your best.

The result is different for different also happen to be extended family high school, NAIA school [Columbia people, but we’re hoping that they’re — making up the Tigers’ coaching College] or Division I. At the end of working hard and giving it their staff, the players do not need to the day, that’s the long-term goal.” look far to find the importance of Once at MU, they decided bringing best.”

Assistant coach Joshua Taylor family and trust in a team culture. the Taylors onto the coaching staff chalked their dedication to hard The family does not stop with the would bring a fresh perspective in U.S. National Team experience. And work up in part to their Midwestern coaches, according to Susan.

“Our approach to our team is that the Taylors offered more than just roots — Susan grew up in Missouri while Wayne bounced around small we’re part of an extended family,” volleyball expertise. As a young she said. married couple, they act as an towns in Wisconsin.

That approach includes “lunch example for the team as to how to do Joshua, who is from Honolulu, played college volleyball at buddies” among teammates and life well with a partner.

As the Taylors teach their Pepperdine in Malibu, California. weekly, individual player-coach Since his arrival at MU as a coach meetings. Volleyball is rarely players, the Kreklows are teaching their young coaches. In addition to prior to 2017 season, he has noted discussed at those.

“Once a week you go out to eat learning about coaching volleyball, various characteristics of the people with a lunch buddy and you spend the Taylors have received life lessons in his new home. “[Midwesterners] are hardworking, time with that person,” Susan said. from their bosses, who have decades they’re kind and they look out for “Just fostering personal relationships worth of experience working together their neighbors,” Joshua said. “I with each other; it gives you time as a married couple.

During the Taylors’ first season think that directly translates to how to get to know your teammate. [As for the] coaching with the program, Missouri lost a staff, we meet with game on the road. At dinner with the players once a the family afterward, Wayne made week just to see how a point to say there was a time and they’re doing.” place for talking about volleyball.

Joshua said he That night at the dinner table, it learned how to wasn’t the time. establish mutual “Them creating personal time to trust with players take care of themselves and come from Wayne. That back fresh into the workplace, is has been especially one of those things that I’ve been important, coaches learning,” Joshua said. attest, on a Missouri Almost 40 years after watching team that features Bird, Archibald and Parish lead by seven newcomers this example with the Celtics, Wayne has season. shared the same mentality with his “Volleyball is the athletes at Missouri. But one of the purest team sport that teacher’s greatest lessons has been there is,” Joshua said. set by example.

“You can’t do any While the rest of the coaching staff one skill by yourself spoke highly of a husband, uncle and besides serving.” boss, Wayne deflected topics toward Starting their his team whenever possible. He says coaching careers at he feels uncomfortable tooting his the high school level own horn, and doesn’t even like — Susan at St. Clair showing off his NBA championship outside St. Louis, swag. There’s a reason he is never Wayne at Central seen wearing his Celtics title ring on Decatur in Leon, the sideline at Missouri volleyball Iowa — both taught games. classes primarily “I keep it with the other [rings] in while fulfilling their my sock drawer.” coaching duties.

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DECORATING

Easy, cheap ways to decorate your room Here are four ways to personalize your room without emptying your wallet.

EMMA BENNETT

Columnist

Moving into a new place, whether it be a dorm room or apartment, can be scary. What doesn’t help is bare walls and empty desks. Making the space you live in a little more homey by decorating can make living on your own a little less frightening.

However, attending college is pricey enough, so some don’t have the money to line their walls with the finest decorations. Luckily, there are some tricks to personalizing living spaces without going broke.

Posters One of the most basic ways to decorate a room is with posters.

Although they are simple and used often, they’re a great way of displaying to visitors what you’re passionate about, your favorite

movies and role models. Many stores, like Hot Topic and Spencer’s (both of which have locations at the Columbia Mall), sell 2- by 3-foot posters for modest prices, so buying one or two won’t cost a fortune and will take up a considerable amount of space.

If you’re looking for a true bargain, Ragtag Cinema gives out the movie posters they use for promotion for free after the film is no longer showing. Keep an eye on the box of posters outside the entrance to the theaters — you might find some unique posters.

MU also hosts a poster sale during Welcome Week and the beginning of the spring semester every year. This provides a large selection of music, movie and TV show posters, as well as photo prints. The sale during Welcome Week is located by the fountain outside of Strickland Hall, while the spring semester sale takes place in the Bengal Lair at Memorial Student Union.

This year’s winter poster sale will run through Jan. 29 and is sponsored by the Department of Student Life.

Photos

An easy way to keep your loved ones close while you’re away from home is with pictures. Whether they be snapshots of your furry friends, selfies with your family or throwback pictures with your childhood buddies, it’s great to have memories right by your side. Pictures also serve as a great decoration.

Getting prints from places like Walgreens and Walmart is easy and cheap. By using the Walgreens app or Walmart website, you can upload your photos directly and have them ready for pickup within 24 hours.

If you’re printing 74 prints or less, Walgreens charges only 33 cents per 4- by 6-inch photo. Walmart is slightly cheaper, with 74 prints or less being only 25 cents each. Pick up some twine and clothespins from the dollar store and you’ve got a cheap, easy way to display your photos.

Buttons Have a bulletin board that sticks out like a sore thumb in your room?

Cover it with buttons. Buttons are relatively easy to find for free at places like the Women’s Center, various campus events and booths

and at Speakers Circle. If you don’t like the free buttons you’re offered, buttons are normally sold for $1 to $3 a piece. Simply bend back the pin of the button and stick it into your cork board and you’ll have a decoration!

The dollar store is your friend The dollar store is not only the perfect place to buy snacks on a budget, but trinkets for your room as well. Stores like Dollar Tree house a surprising amount of house décor, from wall art to ceramic figurines and even miniature mirrors. Another great resource is Bullseye’s Playground at Target, which is the section of the store with lower-priced house décor, crafts and various knicknacks.

Apartments, houses and dorms alike all can be intimidating on move-in day. The best way to make your living space feel less cold and more like a home is to decorate it with the things you love.

Edited by Siena DeBolt sdebolt@themaneater.com