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The details inside Missouri’s Amendment 2 The amendment has certain qualifications for licenses, most being dire medical conditions.

disorders (e.g., PTSD), HIV virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, medical conditions treated with medication that could lead to physical or psychological dependence, any terminal illness or debilitating medical condition.

Essentially, the amendment doesn’t allow Missourians to legally obtain marijuana for recreational reasons. It doesn’t explicitly state mental health problems as a qualifying condition, but some cases could count under the “debilitating medical condition” clause.

The amendment also doesn’t grant any legal immunity to qualifying patients under the influence of marijuana, nor does it allow patients to smoke in public areas, which includes MU’s campus, unless they

BEN SCOTT

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While Missouri passed Amendment 2, which legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes, qualifying conditions limit who can obtain marijuana.

According to the Missouri Secretary of State office, these current qualifying conditions are: Cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, intractable migraines unresponsive to other treatments, a chronic medical condition that causes severe pain or persistent muscle spasms (e.g., Tourette syndrome, Parkinson’s disease), psychiatric

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14 Faculty, Alumni honored in faculty-alumni Awards Ceremony Recipients included a biologist advancing knowledge of genetics with research into corn and fruit flies and a hospice researcher with a personal connection to her work.

LAURA EVANS

Staff Writer

During its 51st annual FacultyAlumni Awards Ceremony on Nov. 9 in the Reynolds Alumni Center, the Alumni Association recognized 14 alumni and faculty members for their contributions in research, teaching and service.

Among the 14 recipients, two special distinctions were awarded.

Catherine Allen received the 63rd Distinguished Service Award, and James Birchler received the 59th Distinguished Faculty Award.

Allen, the chairwoman and CEO of The Santa Fe Group, has varied experience in the field of financial services. The group offers expert advising regarding areas such as technology and cybersecurity to a variety of institutions such as law firms and health care providers, according to its website.

Birchler, a curators’ distinguished

professor of biological sciences, has conducted research in genetics by using corn and fruit flies in order to find out more about topics such as centromeres, chromosomal dosage and the creation of synthetic chromosomes.

“We are involved in making artificial chromosomes, so we basically make them from scratch the way we want to rather than relying on what Mother Nature serves up,” Birchler said. “This allows us to ask what are the characteristics of a chromosome that allow it to work.”

This work can have a range of potential uses in genetic research.

“It also potentially has some biotechnological applications where we could put onto a separate chromosome various biochemical pathways for useful metabolites or resistances to insects, viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc.,” Birchler said.

Working with these “model organisms” allows for research that can’t be done on humans, but that can still apply to human genetics, he said.

“You use model organisms because they have a lot of tools that are available, and you can do a lot of manipulations in corn and fruit flies that you can’t do in humans,” Birchler said. “You can’t make controlled matings in humans. With fruit flies, the generation time is about 11 days,

so you can get data really quickly.

Once you understand the principles of a scientific problem, then they can be picked up and applied to our understanding of various aspects of human biology.”

During Friday’s ceremony, Birchler gave a presentation called “What My Students Have Taught Me.” “The first part of it was funny answers to test questions that I’ve accumulated over the years,” Birchler said. “I keep a second file of notes from students that I started over 20 years ago that has a few hundred notes from students. In the latter part, I reflected upon what I’ve learned from those notes. I’ve learned that students are ambitious, they care about helping others, they’re interested in exploring the world and they are grateful for the help they have received along the way.”

Birchler appreciates the component of the award that recognizes interaction with students, since he makes a special effort to acquaint himself with his own.

“When I went to college, I went to a university where there were only 35 students per class, so I knew all of my professors and they all knew me,” Birchler said. “They encouraged me to go on to graduate school and offered to write letters of recommendation. I’ve always been grateful for that encouragement, and

so I’m interested in passing that along to my students.”

Outside of Allen and Birchler, six other alumni and six other faculty members received awards.

The awarded alumni include Glenn Blumhorst, president and CEO of the National Peace Corps Association; Jim Fitterling, CEO of The Dow Chemical Company and the chief operating officer of the Materials Science Division of DowDuPont; Elsa Hennings, senior systems engineer of the Naval Air Warfare Center; Bobbette Ranney, retired physician and clinical professor of pediatrics; E. Richard Webber, senior U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Missouri and Bruce Whittle, veterinarian at the Honey Creek Veterinary Hospital.

The awarded faculty include Lori Eggert, professor of biological sciences and director of graduate studies in the division of biological sciences; Anne-Marie Foley, the founder and director of the MU Office of Service-Learning; Rafael Gely, James E. Campbell Missouri Endowed professor of law and the director of the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution; Sandy Rikoon, the dean of the College of Human Environmental Sciences, a curators’ distinguished

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BOARD OF CURATORS

Board of Curators discusses textbook affordability, student housing changes A new partnership with Cengage and updated housing and dining rates headlined the November board meeting.

for MU included the university’s success in this year’s homecoming service events and projects, as well as the establishment of a financial assistance fund for graduate students in financial crisis by the MU Graduate Professional Council.

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Housing and dining affordability changes During the Finance Committee portion of Thursday’s meeting, Ryan Rapp, UM System chief finance officer, introduced changes for student housing and dining at MU for the the 2020 fiscal year in order to keep prices more affordable and competitive with those of the Columbia housing market.

These changes include keeping all residence halls open for fall, winter and spring breaks, making dining plans easier to understand for students and reducing rates for over one-third of available rooms. Housing rates will range from $3,999 to $9,995 per year, while dining rates will range from $1,650 to $3,760 per year.

Rapp said with these modifications in place, 83 percent of MU students are expected to pay less for room and

Reporters and Staff Writer The UM System Board of Curators met last week at the University of Missouri, St. Louis to discuss enrollment and acceptance data, changes to student housing and dining, a plan to reduce textbook cost and a number of other topics.

Student Representative Report The UM System Board of Curators meeting on Nov. 15 and 16 began differently than in the past, with the introduction of Avery Welker, student representative to the board. Welker will receive his master’s degree in petroleum engineering from Missouri Science & Technology in December, and will continue working for his Ph.D.

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Welker spoke about a number of different student accomplishments

and concerns from the four universities in his report. His report

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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

PRESENTATION

MU celebrates National American Indian Heritage Month with guest speakers, art exhibitions, film screenings

Missourian reporter, editor on investigating sexual assault evidence kits

Speakers shared the insights of Native American communities through topics on media portrayal, food, culture, clothing, art and more.

ADELE DU

Staff Writer

MU is hosting a series of events in celebration of the National American Indian Heritage Month, including indigenous film showings, presentations, crafts, art and speakers.

The span of events spread throughout November, including presentations and

guest lectures by Native American speakers from around the U.S. One of the events was “Backing into Transindigenous Futures” and was presented by Vicente Diaz, a Filipino-Pohnpeian.

Another, “Indigenous Representations in Media Pop! Goes the NDN,” was presented by Lee Francis IV, Pueblos of Laguna.

Tony Ten Fingers gave a presentation about indigenous teaching and Lakota wisdom. He is an Oglala Lakota and was raised in the traditional ways of his people. Ten Fingers works as an Indian Health Program analyst, substance abuse clinician and college instructor, according to Twin Eagles Wilderness School’s website. He has been essential

in the founding of the school.

As part of the series of guest lectures, Selina Curley and Carrie Curley from San Carlos Apache tribe spoke about how they used the traditional art to educate others about their cultural heritage and to advocate protecting their sacred land, the Oak Flat, where the tribe has resided for years.

Selina shared her personal story about moving back to the reservation camp in San Carlos in early adulthood and being amazed by the beautiful clothes Apache women wore at that time.

She said she realizes the importance of keeping those customs alive and decided to create her own clothing brand, Traditions by Selina,

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The investigation resulted in a state audit, revealing nearly 5,000 untested evidence kits.

RIDDHI ANDURKAR

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Anna Brett, senior and Columbia Missourian writer, and Katherine Reed, Missourian Public Health and Safety editor, spoke during a workshop hosted by the Missouri School of Journalism and Investigative Reporters and Editors to share their experience writing an awardwinning investigative story on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

The Columbia Missourian published Brett’s article titled “When evidence goes untested, sex offenders go

undetected, advocates say” on Oct. 29, 2017. Brett’s story won an IRE student reporting award in 2017.

During investigating and writing this article, Brett encountered sources who were not willing to cooperate and were obstacles in the process. “[I learned] to persist even when there are a lot of roadblocks with information,” Brett said.

“The people you’re reporting on don’t want you to report, but you have to keep going because there is probably a story there.”

Brett said that this was her first investigative story, so she learned some new skills.

“I had never sent in a records request before,” Brett said. “I had never

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have special permission granted by the law.

As for students living on campus at MU, so far the school administration hasn’t released an official statement regarding qualifying students possessing marijuana in their dorms. However, the MU Residential Life Policies and Procedures prohibit the possession, manufacture, or consumption of any “controlled substance.” It can be assumed that there will be multiple marijuana dispensaries located in Columbia once Missouri implements the amendment, since it calls for at least 24 dispensaries in each U.S. Congressional District in Missouri.

The amendment doesn’t have any major restrictions in the administration of marijuana to a patient,

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Parker Oliver has been researching hospice care for over 20 years.

“For every dying person, there is someone at home trying to take care of them,” Parker Oliver said. “The science shows us that this is incredibly burdensome. In fact, anywhere from 25 to 30 percent will be anxiously to moderately depressed.

My research develops and tests interventions or programs that improve that caregiving experience and target depression and anxiety specifically.”

Her research in the area took a more personal turn when her husband, David Oliver, was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2011.

“I knew in my head the dangers and the challenges of caregiving, but I didn’t know the feeling,” Parker Oliver said. “When David was diagnosed and I took care of him for 42 months, I suddenly had the personal experience and feelings that went along with that. And so, it has increased my passion all the more for what I was already doing.”

T H E M A N E AT E R | N E W S | NOVEMBER 28, 2018 whether that be through edibles, smoking or other typical methods.

Distribution The Missouri government requires there be one cultivation facility for every 100,000 citizens, which will allow for at least 61 locations.

There is a 4-ounce limit on any amount of marijuana product purchased, but qualifying patients can grow up to six flowering marijuana plants for private use if they apply for a special license.

In addition to the local sales tax, every transaction will have a 4 percent sales tax that funds an initiative officially called Missouri Veterans’ Health and Care Fund. The fund will serve to support veterans in regard to services like operations, drug rehabilitations and mental health services.

Implementation The amendment will become effective on Dec. 6 Oliver and Parker Oliver shared their story in a variety of ways. The two made a series called “Depriving Death of Its Strangeness” on their YouTube channel, spoke all over the country and even went on CBS This Morning.

Though Oliver died in March 2015, Parker Oliver continues to share their experience and the lessons they have learned. In January 2019, she will release her memoir, “Legacies from the Living Room: A Love-Grief Equation.”

“At the end, what I learned is something David called the love-grief equation, which means the more you love, the more you grieve,” Parker Oliver said. “The answer to comforting that grief is to remember the love and be grateful for that, because the grief is just a symptom of how much love that you had.”

Gely, another faculty member, was awarded due to his nationally recognized research into labor law and employment law.

“I basically study the legal issues to the regulation of labor markets, particularly in the context of workplaces where employees are represented by a labor organization,” Gely said.

“So, I have written about the process of organizing unions, the legal constraints and protections that are provided to employees who seek to organize in the form of a union, the obligations that are imposed on the employer and the limits on what the employer can do to prevent the employees from organizing collectively.”

Since Gely has been at MU for only 10 years, he felt

this year. 180 days after that, people may apply for their qualifying patient licenses and within 210 days after Dec. 6, the government will begin accepting or denying those applications.

Each patient applying for an identification card for marijuana must list a primary caregiver, who the state defines as “an individual twenty-one years of age or older who has significant responsibility for managing the well-being of a Qualifying Patient.”

Applications for cultivation, testing, dispensary and manufacturing facilities will also begin 180 days after Dec. 6.

The state requires that all licenses be renewed annually.

They will charge $25 per license and may increase or decrease that price depending on the Consumer Price Index for medical marijuana.

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“I have not been here that long compared to some of the other faculty recipients, so I think it’s meaningful to know that one has been welcomed by the community and appreciated,” Gely said.

“With the effort that one puts in his job on a daily basis not expecting to be recognized, it’s nice to know that people have noticed.”

Gely appreciates the Alumni Association’s work in organizing the ceremony.

“It’s not often that one is the center of attention,” Gely said. “At an event like that, the Alumni Association certainly makes you feel welcome. The care with which they do that, it speaks highly to their ability to reach out and make alumni and others feel part of the university community. My sense is that if they make other people feel the way they made me feel, they are certainly doing a good job in making the university a welcoming place.”

Parker Oliver noticed the effort that the Alumni Association put into the event as well.

“The Alumni Association goes all out,” Parker Oliver said. “It was spectacular.

We were very busy with receptions and meet and greets. I had family that came in from all over the country.

My family was so excited and so happy to be a part of it. We had a magnificent dinner. I got to meet amazing people. The other recipients just really make you feel quite humble in all of their accomplishments.”

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board next year.

“I think it’s important [students] have the ability to know what their on-campus rates are going to be for next year,” Rapp said. “I think we’re continuing to keep our commitment to lowcost options.”

A project approval was also passed at the meeting to begin repairs to the exterior of the MU Health Care Women and Children’s Hospital.

While the repair project’s cost was previously estimated at $16 to $20 million, the estimated cost is now $26 million. The project will be funded by the hospital’s own reserves.

New bachelor’s degree program In the Academic, Student Affairs and Research & Economic Development Committee meeting, a new Bachelor of Science in Computing Technology degree program for UMSL was passed. Teresa Thiel, associate dean of UMSL College of Arts and Sciences, introduced the degree program, citing that six out of 10 Missouri jobs with the “best outlook for employment” are in the computing science and technology area.

Thiel said that the computing technology studies vary from the information technology studies already offered at MU, but remain complementary to these studies.

“We anticipate increased opportunities for crosscampus collaboration in these two complementary programs,” Thiel said.

University application rate update Friday’s meeting began with a report from University of Missouri Board Chair David Steelman.

Steelman expressed his satisfaction with progress made over the past year, crediting “the whole university family” with the positive changes.

“One of the real concerns that we had in this university was our very broken relationship with Missouri,” Steelman said. “We were a punchline in campaigns and people in office for a while.

We’ve now got to the point that Governor Parson has written a letter praising us for the movement we’ve made. We’re back to having the respect of every member of the legislature.”

Steelman said applications are up more than 20

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which consists of dresses of both contemporary and traditional styles.

“I want to have the respect for these young women but also hang on to the traditions that we have. It’s more than just fashion and more than a dress,” Selina said.

Selina’s daughter Carrie was the second speaker of the night. She was raised in the San Carlos reservation camp by her mother and aunts. Carrie expresses her cultural heritage through art.

She shared with the group one of the paintings she did on a water tower by highway 70 in San Carlos, Arizona to raise awareness on the issue of

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interviewed police in an in-depth, adversarial way.

This was all new to me. The only thing I had done before [writing this story] was talk to survivors of trauma.”

Reed noticed Brett’s persistence while she was investigating. “[Brett] is just very tenacious naturally,” Reed said. “She’s not a person who is easily discouraged.

She got frustrated a couple times, but not nearly as frustrated as I got. I wanted people to stop messing with her.”

This article caused former Missouri Attorney

percent.

“The glass is way more than half full,” he said.

Textbook affordability partnership and unified campus technology UM System President Mun Choi announced a new partnership with Cengage, one of the largest textbook distributors in the U.S. Choi said the partnership will save UM students an estimated $3 million on textbooks and course materials.

Kevin Stone, chief sales and marketing officer at Cengage, said students will be able to subscribe to Cengage Unlimited, which will allow them access to e-books, access codes and other resources.

“Textbooks cost on average, $1,200 for a freshman student per year,” Choi said. “That is a number that makes students think twice about purchasing books that they absolutely need to be successful.”

Stone said this will be the first system-wide implementation for the company.

Choi also announced Project Unify for Student Success, an initiative to combine the enterprise software systems used at all four campuses.

“It is unacceptable that we have PeopleSoft, Canvas, Starfish and Slate implemented at four universities in four different manners,” he said.

“They can’t communicate with each other.”

Choi said the project should be complete by October 2019, but that it’s not going to be easy to implement.

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of Education eMINTS National Center also received $22 million to train teachers in 58 high-need, rural middle schools and seven districts with high poverty rates.

Choi also presented expectations for the future.

MU has set goals to attain a six year graduation rate of 80 percent by 2023. Choi said he hopes to see continued gains in research funding and enrollment as well.

“There’s nothing more important than graduation rates and research expenditures for a public research university,” he said.

The UM System is restructuring the organization of the Precision Medicine Initiative and the Translational Precision Medicine Complex. Part of that restructuring will involve a search for a project manager who will report directly to both Choi and MU Chancellor Alexander Cartwright.

UM System president’s report Another new development in Choi’s report was a proposed new process for the selection of quality department chairs. Under the new process, the dean would be in charge of appointing a department chair from a pool of diverse candidates, along with a committee of faculty, staff, students and external partners.

Choi presented data on enrollment and research grants. According to his report, the Columbia campus expects an 8.9 percent increase in enrollment in fall 2019. MU research awards for July to October 2018 were up 16.4 percent from a year ago.

“None of us are really satisfied with where we are,” Choi said. “We have to grow that even more.”

Two UM researchers, Rachel Winograd of UMSL and Holly Hagle of University of Missouri, Kansas City, recently received a $36 million grant for research on the U.S. opioid crisis. The MU College

Incoming staff reduction and program elimination Marshall Stewart, UM System chief engagement officer, discussed the need for better stewardship throughout the UM system.

“We lost trust, we lost relationship, we lost the narrative,” Stewart said of MU’s past relationship between students, staff and executives that was essentially destroyed after mishandling of the 2015 protests.

Stewart presented the need for leaders to adjust to all things and improve themselves as needed.

He also talked about a reduction in staff and administration going forward.

“We have a good portion of staff that are happy,” Stewart said, “we have a portion that are not and it’s all about dialogue.”

Stewart stressed the “Listen to Learn, Learn to Lead” approach, which calls on the staff to review and distill everything they do on a day to day basis before adjusting and then adjusting again. The vice chancellor of MU Extension also introduced a new staffing structure, which will change the number of professors and administrators hired by the university and the addition of strategic partnerships and programs. The vice chancellor also opened up about the fact that critical decisions will be made in regards to the elimination of programs and services, such as certain classes and professors as well as the reduction of administration and communications.

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toxic chemical spray which was spread over the reservation since the 1970s.

Carrie and her mom are currently traveling around the U.S. sharing with others their perspectives and informing them about their land.

“For a lot of people they think it is just land, but for us, it is somewhere we [apache people] have lived for decades, it is where we pray,” Selina said. “It’s like some foreign companies comes to your community says they want the land under your church and then destroys the church.”

Senior Hayden Hastings said he learned a lot about Native American culture through the event.

Hastings said he has taken one class with assistant professor of digital storytelling Joseph Erb, who is very vocal in the Native American community.

“I think I have learned a little more than an

average person, but still not enough for sure,” Hastings said. “I never would have known about the [Oak Flat issue] without the event. And now I am super interested and really hope that their push back with the protest will be successful.”

The National American Indian Heritage Month events are sponsored by various departments in MU including the College of Arts and Science, undergraduate studies and linguistics.

There are a few final upcoming events this week, including “Wakki” (Sanctuary), a work-inprogress screening at 3 p.m. on Nov. 28 in the Fred Smith Forum, as well as Indigenous Research & Art Exhibition from 4 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 29 in 216 Stewart Hall.

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General Josh Hawley to conduct an audit of Missouri’s sexual assault evidence backlog. As a result, nearly 5,000 untested sexual assault evidence kits were found. The audit also found that the untested kits alone would take more than five years to test, according to reporting done by the Missourian.

Before, there was no specific time requirement for evidence kits to be tested, but the audit found that the average crime lab processing time was 98 days, according to reporting done by the Missourian. However, as a result of Brett’s reporting, legislation was passed that set time limits on sexual assault evidence kits.

Law enforcement agencies are now required to take possession of completed evidence kits from

hospitals within 14 days and are required to send the evidence to the crime lab within 14 days, according to the bill. Law enforcement agencies are also required to retain sexual assault forensic evidence for 30 years for unsolved cases.

Reed said that observation is important to discover issues such as the sexual assault evidence backlog.

“It was one of those [situations] where you trust your own instincts,” Reed said. “You notice something, you observe something, you check it out and it turns out to be wrong. That’s the thing that sometimes drives us, a sense of right and wrong on the public’s behalf.”

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RESIDENTIAL LIFE

RAs: An integral part to making MU home From teaching freshmen how to do laundry, to being someone to sit with at lunch, RAs aid residents in whatever they need.

ABBY WERNER

Staff Writer

Everyone who has ever lived in a residence hall has worked with a resident adviser, more commonly known as an RA. They are the people that residents turn to when they have roommate drama, need a condom at the last minute or just want someone to talk to about how college is going.

Being an RA can mean a lot more than what immediately comes to mind, sophomore Shane Nichols, a peer learning assistant at Mark Twain Hall, said. A peer learning assistant is an RA that also leads a Freshman Interest Group class.

“Being an RA, especially in a dorm with freshmen, means we are often students’ first introduction to college life,” Nichols said. “We show them activities they can join or events they can go to. In a way, we act as counselors.”

For many students, living in a residence hall is their first time living on their own, so they are constantly learning. Those learning experiences include figuring out how to do laundry, how to wake up for class without

their mom or how to tackle other adulting tasks. Senior Sally Heil, an RA at Respect Hall, says it’s often up to the RAs to teach residents how to take these important next steps.

“I’ve been on call before and have had to help freshmen out in the kitchen,” Heil said. “It’s always fun because you watch these guys really learn how to do all of these things they need to do to just live life as a fully-functioning adult.”

Many people associate their RA as being a party pooper or someone who just wants to catch them drinking underage. But for sophomore Adam Woodward, an RA-PLA at Discovery Hall, they just want to build connections with their residents and

make sure they are safe and thriving in college.

“I really try my best not to be the bad guy,” Woodward said. “As long as my residents aren’t doing anything stupid, I try not to get them in trouble. I feel like it’s my job to make sure they are all doing okay, especially if I don’t see them around all of that much.”

Students become RAs for all kinds of reasons, not solely because they get free room and board. For instance, Woodward became an RA to get to know other residents better.

“When you’re an RA, you become invested in your residents’ lives,” Woodward said. “You really do want them to do well. You want to be someone they can turn to,

and you try your best to be a resource to them.”

Another reason being an RA is an impactful experience for many is the friendships they make with other RAs. Heil said they need to have each other’s backs in all kinds of situations, whether it be a roommate screaming match or a fire drill.

“Some of the best friends I’ve made in college are because I’ve been an RA,” Heil said. “Between the training we go through before school starts, our weekly meetings and just generally spending a lot of time together, you can’t help but love the people on your team.”

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MOVIE

‘Widows’ adds striking social dimensions to heist formula In this gripping and perceptive depiction of Chicago’s urban sprawl, there’s little distinction between the good guys and the bad.

JESSE BAALMAN

Staff Writer

This review contains spoilers for the 2018 movie “Widows.”

“Widows” begins, as many good movies do, with a scene that reaches beyond the screen and takes hold of the viewer. Wasting no time getting the ball rolling, the grand opening is a lengthy cross-cutting sequence between a group of men’s failed criminal operation and the impact it has on their wives. Trying their best to mourn without anger, the women are soon rounded up by Viola Davis, who sports a trenchcoat and convinces them to carry out the heist of their late husbands.

This is an irresistible setup that proves not all good movies need to be great. Writer-director Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) and co-writer Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”) nearly strike the perfect balance between commercial entertainment and art-house fare. Their sensibilities combine to deliver a vision of contemporary Chicago that is observant of its socioeconomic spectrum while still managing some twists and turns. In his relentless visual style and with a tinge of cynicism, McQueen lightens up a bit and makes his most accessible film to date.

As is the case with films that have four main protagonists, screen time is divided between the characters. With a narrative as fragmented yet overstuffed as this one, some viewers might be

left wanting to know more about them and their inner lives. This is no fault of the women who lead the film. Davis is the obvious lead, bringing her signature blend of emotional intensity and warriorlike ferocity to the part, but Elizabeth Debicki also stands out in her role with a satisfying arc. She, like every character in the film, must grapple with the effects of normalized violence and abuse as a means of living.

Forced to take their fate into their own hands, the team of women, including action-star Michelle Rodriguez and stage actress Cynthia Erivo, accept the dangerous job because it’s the only option left. In this noirish territory, it’s difficult to apply a moral compass to the characters as there is no clear distinction between good and evil. There are no heroes or villains in the film — everyone comes from a different background and chooses to act in order to secure themselves independently.

This is the most somber aspect of the film that might lessen the excitement that audiences have come to expect from the genre, but the idea that all the characters are broken or leveled by the city’s political system makes for thrilling drama.

One scene about midway through the movie tracks Colin Farrell as a politician on the campaign trail discussing a neighborhood’s turmoil while driving away from it. The camera rests on the outside of the car as it slowly makes its way from the slummy side to the classy townhouses. It’s these visual flourishes that only McQueen would think of to capture the economic divide amongst his characters and the actual people of Chicago.

With a great ensemble cast including Liam Neeson, Robert DuVall, Carrie Coon, Jacki Weaver, Brian Tyree Henry and Daniel Kaluuya, “Widows” is studio entertainment done right. Whether or not the film goes beyond some surface-level

Widows is a gripping heist thriller with strong female leads. | COURTESY OF IMDB

commentary on the state of Chicago’s politics, it’s

still a timely look at how years of injustice can corrupt the lives of those who have been wronged by social systems.

Edited by Siena DeBolt

sdebolt@themaneater.com

THANKSGIVING

What to do with Thanksgiving leftovers Here are four recipes for all diets that will have you loving your leftovers. From breakfast to dessert, there is something for everyone.

ELIZABETH PRICE

Staff Writer

With Thanksgiving over, many Americans will have their fridges stuffed full with turkey, stuffing and cranberries. Having leftovers to eat is great, but eating the same meal over and over again can get a little dull. Here are four ways to spice up your Thanksgiving leftovers: Turkey Cranberry Sandwich This recipe is of my own creation.

What you’ll need: Whole grain bread Cheese (optional, but Havarti cheese works well) Turkey Cranberry sauce How to: Place a couple pieces of leftover turkey on a piece of bread. Add cranberry sauce and cheese of your choice if desired.

Apple Turkey Salad This recipe is from InsideBruCrewLife.com, with some modifications.

What you’ll need: 3 cups cooked shredded turkey ¾ cup chopped pecans (optional) 2 celery stalks, diced ½ cup fresh finely diced parsley 1 cup diced apple chunks

½ cup mayonnaise ½ cup plain greek yogurt Salt and pepper as preferred How to: C o m b i n e e v e r y t h i n g together in a bowl, ensuring to stir until completely mixed. Refrigerate for a couple hours and then serve.

Eat alone or on a King’s Hawaiian Roll.

Cranberry Cream Cheese This recipe is of my own creation.

Apple Turkey Salad is a recipe to use up leftover Thanksgiving food. | COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

What you’ll need: Cream cheese Cranberries or cranberry sauce Bagel How to: Mix cranberries or cranberry sauce into cream cheese. Enjoy spread on a bagel.

Pie Crust Cookies This recipe is from CompletelyDelicious. com.

What you’ll need: Pie crust scraps 1 tablespoon water

1 egg (Can be substituted for applesauce) Sugar or cinnamon-sugar, for sprinkling How to: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Collect pie crust scraps and roll into a ball. Roll dough on floured surface until ¼ inch thick. Cut into shapes and place on a cookie pan lined with parchment paper.

Then, stir together water and egg. Brush onto dough, then sprinkle on sugar/cinnamon-sugar as desired. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

With the help of these recipes, dining on leftovers for a week after a Thanksgiving meal might not be as dull.

Edited by Janae McKenzie jmckenzie@themaneater.com

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CAMPUS

MOVE Investigates: Understaffing creates plastic problem for Campus Dining Services With the amount of plastic used in dining halls, Campus Dining Services is looking to find new ways to recycle and compost in order to be more environmentally friendly.

BRYNN MCCARTHY

Staff Writer

Last year, when someone got a meal from a dining facility, they got a reusable plate and metal silverware.

Once they were done eating, that plate and utensil disappeared on a dish belt to be cleaned. This semester, when you receive a meal, you are eating off of plastic plates and using plastic silverware. This recent switch has made dining halls less environmentally friendly.

As of their most recent payroll, Campus Dining Services only has 469 out of 700 student positions filled. Therefore, they are prioritizing having their employees work the buffets and cook food rather than wash dishes, Nancy Monteer, campus dining director, said.

Understaffing has created a big problem, one that is not good for the environment.

Campus Dining staff is greatly lacking in Plaza 900 and Rollins dining halls specifically. Each location must use plastic plates, silverware and cups in order to lessen the amount of dishes that need to be washed. While some of the plastic is recycled, not all of the trash can be recycled or composted.

“It is really tough with food because anything that has any type of food contamination is immediately not recyclable,” Ian de Boer, president of Sustain Mizzou, said. “There’s really no good way to use plastic ware in a mass dining facility that isn’t going to create a lot of waste.

It’s just not possible.”

Hand-washing dishes takes too much time and too

Campus Dining Services is currently understaffed in multiple locations including Rollins which causes the dining halls to use more plastics than washable dishes. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER CATHERINE DAVIS

many employees, according to Monteer. Campus Dining suggests utilizing automatic dishwashers to solve the problem.

“How do the dishes get washed at home?” Monteer said. “They get loaded into a dishwasher and they get unloaded out of a dishwasher.

It takes people to load, unload and clean the dishwashers.”

There is a simple solution to this wasteful problem: hire more employees. However, Campus Dining has been struggling to recruit student employees this year. They believe students do not want to work for Campus Dining because they do not have the time or they choose other campus employment that requires less manual labor.

“Some of our jobs are pretty tough,” Monteer said.

“Our students are hands-on helping produce the food, helping clean up the food and keeping the facilities clean. So when students have the choice, they choose a job that allows them to sit and study while they work.”

Because the minimum wage will increase in Missouri as of January 2019 due to Missouri Proposition B, also

known as the $12 Minimum Wage Initiative, higher pay could push students to work for Campus Dining. However, once the law goes into effect, Campus Dining will not be increasing their hourly wage.

Currently they pay $8.64 per hour, which is 79 cents higher than the current minimum wage. In January, the pay rate will only be four cents above the minimum wage. Campus Dining will not pay their students higher than what they pay their full-time positions which ranges from $10.25 to $14.

Therefore, every employee would need an increase.

“Looking at the potential for what [the wage increase] could cost, it is about a half a million dollars for students and full-time employees,” Monteer said.

Besides their interest in reducing plastic use, in the past, Campus Dining has invested their interests into making dining halls more environmentally friendly through composting.

Campus Dining funded part of a composting facility in Bradford Research Center that was shut down due to broken equipment that is

beyond repair.

“Are there attempts being made to resuscitate [the composting facility]?

Absolutely,” Srinivasan Raghavan, MU sustainability manager, said. “But we have to confirm the pretty serious funding challenges that we face. At this point, I have submitted a request for a grant to purchase composting infrastructure. That would include the trucks, the bins, the containers, all of those kind of things.”

In addition to the composting attempt, Campus Dining makes an effort to be environmentally friendly by recycling all of the plastic cups used in dining halls. All of the cups go into a blue bin right outside of each of the dining facilities.

Students cannot lessen their plastic waste in dining halls because reusable containers are prohibited.

Campus Dining sells a reusable mug that can be taken into facilities, but sanitation rules prevent the use of reusable silverware, plates and bowls, Monteer said.

Ian de Boer suggested that if a student wanted to

address the plastic issues in dining facilities, not going to the dining halls may be a good way to send a message.

Campus Dining noted that awareness is the biggest thing students can partake in to be more environmentally friendly in dining halls.

Knowing the different types of recyclables and which bin to put trash in is the key to being more sustainable.

“Campus Dining Services has reached out to partner with the larger campus to put up actual pictures of what can be recycled versus what can’t,” Monteer said. “This way, students are stopping and thinking before it just automatically goes into the bin.”

Campus Dining hopes to promote more students to work for them by giving out scholarships, discounts on meals, working with student schedules and allowing students to learn valuable skills they can use in future careers. Campus Dining says they welcome suggestions from students on how to recruit more employees.

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WOMEN OF MIZZOU

Women of Mizzou: Medieval queens, graduate students’ dreams with Lois Huneycutt Graduate alumna Heather McRae: “[Huneycutt] is incredibly open and honest. If you mix that with her ability to care about her students and get to know them on a personal level and not just a professional level, she ends up being an incredible advocate and resource for her students.”

ELIZABETH PRICE

Staff Writer

Along the shelves of Lois Huneycutt’s office, you will find trinkets of times past and frames of awards previously won. Cases of books line the walls in organized chaos.

This room is a part of Huneycutt and her work as a medieval history professor at MU. However, the origins of Huneycutt’s work began far from MU. “I started as a linguistics major in college [at the University of California, Los Angeles] and I thought maybe I would be a speech pathologist or speech therapist,” Huneycutt said. “I actually dropped out of college my junior year. I ended up taking off almost seven years.”

After dropping out, Huneycutt worked as a 911 operator in California. While the job paid well and she enjoyed the work, Huneycutt said that shift work soon became exhausting. She proceeded to go back to college, this time at the University of California, Riverside.

Huneycutt hoped to save her money during school and, during breaks, travel Europe for two months. Huneycutt said she decided that she needed a job that would pay for her to go to Europe. She had fallen in love with Europe and paid travel was the only way she could go to Europe while also be able to afford a house and groceries.

“I kind of fell in love with history, and I fell in [love with] English medieval history in particular,” Huneycutt said. “I had studied Latin in high school and so that was a plus. I was raised in a kind of fundamental Christian sect that I’m no longer a member of, but that gave me a lot of information about the Bible and religion, which is also really important for [a] medieval historian.

So everything started coming together.”

Her love of history transcended into her future.

Huneycutt decided to follow her intuition and took all her retirement money and put it into her schooling to become a historian.

“Actually, my husband was hired by the University of Missouri and I had a job out in California, which was kind of tough,” Huneycutt said. “We were making it work until we had our kid. There just happened to be just a series of coincidences that got me here. They [MU] lost an ancient historian right before the semester opened. And I mean, he was supposed to teach these classes. He had already ordered his books and the classes were full.”

Huneycutt taught ancient history classes for the year. By the time the next school year came around, Huneycutt said, a modern English historian was going on leave, and MU allowed her to take over his classes. Eventually, as new opportunities opened up, Huneycutt was able to apply for a permanent teaching position in medieval history.

Several years later, Huneycutt was working with graduate students as the director of graduate studies in the History Department. She made an impact on several students, including former graduate student Heather McRae.

“I think one of the biggest influences she has had on me was the way that she worked with me with professional and academic conferences,” McRae said.

“I gave a lot of different papers and we would travel t o g e t h e r , sometimes with other students.

Her support has been really special.”

Her support of students was evident in her work. In fact, professor and History Department Chair Catherine R y m p h noted how Huneycutt’s commitment goes beyond the classroom.

Huneycutt has n o m i n a t e d Lois Huneycutt grades students from her England Before the Glorious Revolution class’ essays on Oct. 30, students for 2018, in Read Hall. Huneycutt is a professor in the MU Medieval and Renaissance Studies Department. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER JESSICA BELLE KRAMER awards and, in the words of Rymph, has The book is titled “Matilda of Scotland: A Study in done her best to extend their careers.

Medieval Queenship.”

“She was a wonderful director of graduate “She is an important part of a network of studies,” Rymph said. “She really cares about scholars,” McRae said. “Her own work has been, in students and worked hard to make different a lot of ways, foundational in looking at medieval processes work better and to advocate for students queenship and women in the middle ages. She is with the administration.” an incredible scholar and has interesting points of McRae agreed on this subject, and went on view on her field.” to explain that she is incredibly supportive and Huneycutt’s contributions on medieval England, successful at aiding students to become their own particularly medieval queens, have been important scholars. in her field, but also important in viewing women “She will drive people to conferences so they of the future. Her work has shed light on the don’t have to worry about transportation,” McRae history of women. said. “She does whatever she can to make everyone “I think that destroying myths about women in feel welcome and put their best professional foot the past is really important because we have this forward as they work on their graduate degrees. picture that says that, really up until recently, That isn’t something that directly benefits her most women were housewives and they didn’t do or her career. She does a lot more than a lot of anything outside the home,” Huneycutt said. “Even advisers do because she genuinely wants you to be if they were ‘just housewives,’ they’re contributing successful.” a vast amount of the household economy. In fact, After 2015 budget cuts, Huneycutt was unable noble women of the European past were really to take any more graduate students and turned involved with leadership.” to focus on undergraduate studies, now as an Huneycutt’s studies on women of the past and associate professor. She specializes in medieval the study of historical women in general have, history and currently teaches several courses in McRae’s words, absolutely had an impact at MU, such as History of England Before the on women of the future. In fact, Huneycutt has Glorious Revolution and the Age of Vikings. Her opened doors for many young women at MU. work focuses specifically on medieval England, “There are a lot of graduate students that are particularly on noble women. women at Mizzou, and Lois has definitely been “Most of my career I have spent looking at a big part of that,” McRae said. “The fact that female aristocrats and queens and really looking she’s opened up one aspect of looking at women’s at how these women serve their kingdoms and history with queenship of the middle ages is communities and families,” Huneycutt said. “I incredibly important. It allows for a place for looked at queenship and how it changes over women to talk to each other about their history in time.” a good way, without the dialogue being controlled Huneycutt has wrote several articles and books. by males.”

She recently published two book chapters and a Edited by Alexandra Sharp biography of Henry I’s queen, Matilda of Scotland. asharp@themaneater.com

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JOSH AND EFFECT

Column: The unnecessary spread of disease: dangers of anti-vaccination As vaccination rates fall the spread of disease rises to levels only seen before vaccines were invented.

JOSHUA WAITSMAN Joshua Waitsman is a junior English and sociology major at MU. He is an opinion columnist who writes about sports and other miscellaneous topics for The Maneater.

Over the past few years there has been an increase in people who wish to do away with vaccines. This is because of a supposed link between vaccines and autism. The people who participate in this movement are simply known as as anti-vaxxers, and by refusing to vaccinate their children they are putting their children’s lives in danger.

A large portion of the anti-vaxxers movement is consists of parents in western countries, and even includes notable celebrities such as Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, but the

question still remains: Why do these people not want their children to be vaccinated?

Because of a study that was quickly debunked, anti-vaxxers believe that there is a link between vaccines and autism, especially in the case of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

Another part of the anti-vaccination argument is that they don’t want to infringe on their child’s rights. The thing is that children don’t want to get shots anyway because they can be painful not because they are worried about autism.

This has lead to many parents refusing to let their children get this vaccine despite there being no scientific evidence that the MMR vaccine, or any other vaccine for that matter, can cause autism.

Not only are anti-vaxxers hurting their own children, but they can potentially hurt other children as well. Even those who have been vaccinated are falling ill to previously eliminated diseases. In 2000 measles was completely eliminated in the U.S., and this was thanks to a highly effective vaccination program in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

Unfortunately, measles has been

able to make a return with one of the most notable cases occurring at the Disney theme parks in California.

Between Jan. 5 and Feb. 11 there were 125 reported cases of measles coming from the two Disney theme parks.

Out of those cases, 28 of the patients were intentionally unvaccinated including the first case that started the outbreak. Because vaccines only work with community immunity, even those who were vaccinated against measles suffered from this outbreak.

Measles has a death ratio between 5-30 percent in unvaccinated patients, especially those who are under the age of fourteen. Vaccinated children, that develop measles after exposure, have less severe symptoms and much lower mortality rates.

Vaccination programs, are used to increase the average age of infection, and therefore shift the burden of disease out of the age group with the highest case fatality (infants), further reducing measles mortality.

So, if a child were to die from measles or some other easily preventable disease should the parents be held liable? Yes, they should. Is it fair for a child, who

doesn't know any better, and can’t get the vaccinations they need to suffer.

All because their parents believe in some sort of pseudoscience? No, it is not. If a child dies from a preventable disease like measles their parents should be charged with nothing less than criminal negligence, if not involuntary manslaughter.

Choosing not to vaccinate your child should be treated the same way as if someone were to intentionally infect someone with a disease because that is essentially what these parents are doing.

Don’t be fooled by those who make ludicrous claims that vaccines cause autism. If you were to do any small amount of research it would become clear that vaccines are not bad for you. In fact, it's the opposite — because of vaccines humans are able to survive once-deadly diseases like polio with a 99 percent survival rate.

Make sure to stay up to date on your vaccines, and if you know anyone who participates in the antivaccination movement try to reason with them. If you can’t, then steer clear because they are only putting themselves and everyone around them in danger.

BRYCE’S BLATHER

Food drives are a poor solution to America’s hunger Despite surpluses of food, many Americans go hungry. Food drives are inefficient and expensive — let’s do better.

BRYCE KOLK Bryce Kolk is a freshman journalism major at MU. He is an opinion columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater.

As the days get shorter and the holidays approach, canned food drives are inevitable. We’ll ship our old canned goods to the less fortunate and hold our heads higher, knowing we’ve made a difference. Right?

Well, we could do much better for our food banks.

Canned food drives may make us feel warm inside, but they don’t help as much as we like to think.

Food drives can put a significant strain on local food banks, according

to Feeding America, a nonprofit network of food banks. Logistical factors, such as sorting and inspection, make processing canned goods difficult and expensive.

These drives also waste food.

As much as 50 percent of food provided to needy families goes uneaten, according to Katherina Rosqueta, executive director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania. It’s not that families are wasteful, they just may not like the food picked out for them.

Food banks are still a desperately needed resource, however. One in seven Americans rely on these food banks to avoid hunger.Though roughly 46 million Americans rely on food banks, America has a surplus of food. The problem isn’t a lack of food, it’s a lack of access.

So, how should we help?

The solution is simple — donate money.

Food banks can stretch less money into more food. They can buy in bulk rates at fractions of retail costs.

Rather than pay full price for one can of beans, let a food bank turn that money into five times the amount of

food.

Giving money may not feel as rewarding as donating large sums of cans, but it’s clearly the better option for needy families.

MU started the Donations for Citations program, encouraging donations to Tiger Pantry, the on-campus food pantry, instead of paying traditional parking tickets.

Violators can drop off 10 nonperishable food items or full-sized hygiene items to the MU Parking and Transportation Services office within five days of receiving a citation. The program is only valid for the first three citations.

Rather than have students buy 10 canned goods to pay off parking tickets, MU should restructure the program. Students could pay a reduced fine for each of their first three violations, but have the revenue go directly to Tiger Pantry. More food could be donated to students and staff in need, and the food pantry wouldn’t be burdened with an abundance of unwanted canned goods.

MU organizations also often use canned foods as admittance to events.

The goods would then be donated to

Tiger Pantry. These organizations should charge a low admittance fee, and donate the funds, instead. Tiger Pantry can stretch the money much further, and feed more.

None of this is to say canned food drives are bad. They provide desperately needed relief to people in need. A food drive can raise 700 pounds of food per location, or about 583 meals, according to Feeding America. Any charity is welcome, but a cash donation of $700 would translate to 2,100 meals, nearly four times the food.

There are a couple options in Columbia if you’d like to donate.

Tiger Pantry accepts monetary donations online at tigerpantry. missouri.edu. They also have a swipe transfer option, if you’d like to donate directly from your meal plan. Another great option is The Food Bank For Central and Northeast Missouri, which also accepts monetary donations online.

Canned food drives help those in need, but they’re inefficient and expensive. This holiday season, consider a small cash donation to a local food pantry.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor: MSA participation is up to electorate, not elected MSA senator Jeffrey Ford shares his opinion on MSA senate elections.

to which I respond, we are not making our

looking to serve, to make a difference and to have

single aspect of efforts was ever mentioned in the

which I respond is correct in pointing out that we

membership aware of our work. Seeing as not one article, I personally find that unfair.

I’d like to take this opportunity to respond to

the opinion column published in the Nov. 14, 2018 edition of The Maneater titled, “Your vote

mattered in the midterm elections, but not the MSA senate race,” by Abigail Ruhman.

My name is Jeffrey Ford, a senator serving in

the Missouri Students Association representing the College of Arts and Science, a first year transfer

student and a junior majoring in geography. I

am not representing MSA or speaking for the MU student body as I write, I am speaking

only for myself as a fellow student. I joined the MSA because I, like many, feel a calling to

be involved in representative government – to

actively participate in the discussion and decision making.

It’s not a matter of fair elections. With more

than 600 clubs and organizations on campus, MSA

must compete for participants among students who belong to several organizations as well as their academics. Those who have the time and calling to serve, and this is service mind you, seek

out MSA. Undergraduates are all members of MSA and it is the responsibility and duty for us each to be advocates. MSA is only the mechanism by

which to do so. By placing all the burden on MSA and specifically the senate is not only unfair, but unjust.

“All meetings of committees, commissions,

departments or other sub-agencies with the Association governmental structure and meeting

of Association recognized organizations must be open to the public,” according to The Constitution

of Missouri Students Association, Article XI, Open Meetings.

In my experience joining MSA this past fall, there

were advertisements, applications, orientations

and even a mock Senate meeting, which was

covered by The Maneater. Ample opportunity is afforded to every member to participate. Can

we do better recruitment and retention, better

communication of the work we do? Of course,

If there are only 80 seats and 80 good people

who want to serve, then it is still 80 good people.

At least we know they are people who really want

to be there (all meetings are mandatory for all

a say in our combined experience. The column to

do need participation, diversity, broad scope and greater representation of the entire student body.

I agree we can and must do better, even though I am contentious of the conclusions made.

Every member of MSA (the entire undergraduate

senators). In the case of the MSA Senate, each

class) is encouraged to participate, run as a senator,

as well as senators that meet bi-weekly. Each

bring agenda items to be heard. While we can, as

committee has members who are not of the Senate

member brings forth ideas, issues and comments

on ongoing projects or issues that need attention.

Also, each committee several times per year

invites key faculty members to appear and give presentations several times per year whereby there

is a good discussion by all parties. In addition, high level faculty are invited to appear before

sit on committees, present legislation, speak or MSA, do better at making the organization known

to as many members as possible, it is ultimately up to each member to seek out information via OrgSync or by going to the Student Union on the second floor during business hours and get information should they choose to be involved.

I am the first to admit, as a new student, I

the full Senate meetings, also bi-weekly (full

am thoroughly disappointed to see the lack of

faculty who have presented include Chancellor

government. This does not mean MSA Senate

Senate and Committees alternate weeks). Such

Cartwright, Provost Latha Ramchand, Vice Provost

Jim Spain, Mike Sokoff, director of parking and transportation, Gary L. Ward, vice chancellor

for operations and Tiffany Bowman, Wellness Resource Center coordinator, just to name a few.

The

student

body

of

undergraduates

are

ultimately responsible for participation in MSA,

participation within all facets of our student

is not filled with the very best MU has to offer,

we only need for MU to offer more of us. I must

re-emphasise the lack of participation of the body

as a whole should not reflect negatively on those who have decided to serve nor, does it mean the whole is not well represented by the part.

Can we do better? I will say this: with issues we

should they choose to be and at whatever level

face as MU students and citizens of the world, we

OrgSync, where everyone will equally be advised

better. That’s why we are here at MU. That’s why

they are able. The best way to do this is via of seat openings, elections, legislation and all issues under consideration by MSA. Twitter and

must do better, we can do better because we are I’m here.

Full Senate meets 6 p.m. every other Tuesday in

other social media, even The Maneater either on

the Student Union Leadership Auditorium. When

official election information as they are incidental.

Academic Affairs: 7 p.m. in room 2204 of the

the web or in print, are not to be relied upon for

Constitutionally the Legislative Branch of MSA

Senate has a Board of Elections Commission. The

not in full session the following meet on Tuesday: Student Center

Budget: 7 p.m. in room 2203 of the Student

BEC does not have the power nor the direction

Center

a member of the Operations Committee is that

Student Center

mandated by the Constitution.

the Student Center

working on the challenges facing our campus.

Student Center

to advertise elections. One thing I can say as we are very careful in carrying out the duties Those of us in MSA spend many long hours

Personally, I would love nothing more than to have

Campus Affairs: 7 p.m. in room 2205A of the External Affairs: 7 p.m. in room 1209 A&B of Operations: 8 p.m. in room 2203 of the Social Justice: 7 p.m. in room 2205B of the

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and we shall. It seems to the writer of the column

our meetings busting at the seams with students

Student Center

Online this week:

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BASKETBALL

MU women fall from rankings after 2-1 outing in Gulf Coast Showcase With a fifth-place finish in the impressive eight-team field, the Tigers showed flaws again but left Florida more comfortable with their offensive game plan.

OWEN KRUCOFF LUCAS SMITH

Senior Staff Writer Reporter

The Missouri Tigers were coming off of a sloppy three-game homestand as they headed in to the Florida Gulf Showcase over the weekend. The results yielded an overall mixed back that seemed a fitting representation of the wobbly start to MU’s season.

By its end, Missouri (5-2) had taken an unexpected beating, rebounded with two wins against potential NCAA Tournament teams, then still fallen from the ranks of the AP top 25.

The Tigers’ first game clashed them with the Big Ten’s Michigan Wolverines, considered a team reaching the fringe of the league’s elite. The Tigers were at a loss for offense and Michigan (5-1) beat them handily by the final of 70-54.

The Wolverines got off to a fast start, scoring the first 9 points of the contest. Missouri never got in rhythm offensively and never could close the gap to take any sort of lead. It only scored 14 points in the half, shooting 17 percent from the field. The Tigers

Missouri forward Sophie Cunningham gets boxed out after a free throw by a Western Missouri player on Monday, Oct. 30, 2018. | PHOTO BY ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR ADAM COLE

also managed to only make it to the free throw line four times in the half, converting two of those attempts.

Meanwhile, the Wolverines overpowered the Tigers on offense.

Michigan shot 46 percent from the

field, and 75 percent (15-for-20) from the free throw line. The Wolverines also out rebounded the Tigers 42-28.

This was in large part due to the fact that Missouri was missing

so many shots. It shot a mere 33 percent from the field overall. No Tiger could emass double figures in points, as the leader was senior

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Men’s Basketball returns from Paradise Jam, prepares for nonconference play Missouri will host Temple and UCF this week after a second-place performance at the Paradise Jam. ANDY KIMBALL

Senior Staff Writer

Missouri returned home from the Paradise Jam with up-and-down results: two close wins against Oregon State and Kennesaw State, then a blowout loss to Kansas State in the championship.

The Tigers now return to Columbia, where they will stay until they travel

to St. Louis for the Braggin’ Rights Game against Illinois on Dec. 22.

Missouri will play all of its remaining nonconference games in Missouri, starting with Temple and Central Florida this week.

Here are some notes from coach Cuonzo Martin before the stretch run of nonconference play.

Geist not practicing, Santos progressing In the Virgin Islands, senior Jordan Geist was the standout performer on the offensive end for a team on which points are hard to come by.

He ended the tournament with two

20-point performances and became the team’s leading scorer through the first five games.

But ailed by a back injury, Geist hasn’t practiced with the team since returning to Columbia, Martin said.

Geist also didn’t practice during his breakout stretch in the Virgin Islands due to the injury. But he is expected to play in Missouri’s games this week, Martin said Monday.

“He’s progressing well,” Martin said. “It was more than what he showed because he’s a competitive player and more than what he displayed because he played so well, but it was a big issue.”

K.J. Santos also isn’t practicing, still sidelined by a foot injury in preseason. Martin said Santos has begun “individual skill work” but hasn’t practiced with the team. He added that Santos could return to the floor soon.

“If he stays at the pace he is now for the next week or two, I would think he’d be on the floor,” Martin said.

Santos would give a boost to Missouri’s outside shooting woes in the early part of the season. The career 36 percent 3-point shooter

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BOWL GAME

Assessing the possible bowl game destinations for Missouri football The Gator, Music City and Liberty bowls have all appeared in recent projections as MU awaits its assignment Sunday.

BENNETT DURANDO

Sports Editor

Drew Lock won’t tell anyone his bowl game preference until after it’s announced.

That was the senior quarterback’s stance when grilled on the matter by reporters following Missouri’s 38-0 defeat of Arkansas to close out the regular season on Friday. Others were more outspoken. Lock’s top receiver, senior Emanuel Hall, said he wants the Tigers to end up in Florida.

That’s likely a popular opinion among fans, too.

Missouri (8-4, 4-4 SEC) is waiting to receive its postseason bowl game assignment on Sunday after tearing off a four-game win streak to finish the regular season. Eleven teams from the SEC are bowl eligible, and with Missouri considered among the middle to upper tier, it is expected to land somewhere in the league’s “Pool of Six.” These are the six games to which SEC officials, rather than the bowls, assign teams.

They are the Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.), Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.), Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.), Belk Bowl (Charlotte, N.C.), Liberty Bowl (Memphis) and Texas Bowl (Houston).

Though each of these six games are technically equal in prominence, some by precedent are considered more distinguished than others. The Outback Bowl in particular usually receives a high-profile team, and the Gator Bowl is often close behind it in reputation.

But before Missouri can be placed, the hierarchical system of bowl placement must start at the top with the “New Year’s Six.” It remains unclear how many SEC teams will be named to college football’s six most prestigious postseason games, but Alabama (12-0) and Georgia (11-1) are considered locks.

LSU (9-3) was set to be a third lock, but it missed out on a crucial 10th win Saturday when it lost a monumental seven-overtime classic to Texas A&M. Had LSU won, Kentucky (9-3) and Florida (9-3) would have been lobbyists for a fourth SEC New Year’s Six bid. Instead, the league has three 9-3 teams, and it’s unclear whether one or two will make a New Year’s Six contest. The Sugar Bowl will take someone, and the Peach and Fiesta bowls have the option to do so as well. Kentucky, with a loss to Tennessee, is the least likely of the three to land in the New Year’s Six. The Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) gets next choice among the SEC, with Florida and LSU as its most appealing options if either is still unselected. If only one of them reaches the New Year’s Six, the other is probable to end up here. Kentucky and Mississippi State (8-4) are other potential fits

that various outlets have projected.

T h e n comes the Pool of Six, with three 8-4 teams – Missouri, Mississippi State and Texas A&M – next in line behind the 9-3 trio.

Record isn’t the only factor in determining placement, however, especially once the Pool of Six comes into play. Since Missouri coach Barry Odom talks to sideline reporters just after Missouri’s 38-17 win over No. 13 the SEC Florida on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. | places its PHOTO BY ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR ADAM COLE own teams in each of those games, location proximity and projected A&M’s seven overtime upset of LSU catapulted the Aggies over Missouri in priority. Even if all 9-3 ticket sales dictate the decisions as well.

With that in mind, South Carolina (6-5) is a teams are taken before the Pool of Six, there is likely candidate for the Belk Bowl in Charlotte, a chance Missouri falls to Music City or Liberty. even though the Gamecocks have one more make- Still, Music City would be an appealing result as up game to play this Saturday first. The SEC well for the Tigers.

There are still games left that could have a also avoids sending teams to the same game two straight years, so Missouri likely won’t return to reverberating impact through the conference. If the Texas Bowl. And at 8-4, it won’t fall below the Georgia defeats Alabama in the SEC Championship Pool of Six to the Birmingham or Independence on Saturday, both teams would probably end up in the College Football Playoff, making it more likely bowls.

That leaves the Outback, Gator, Music City and that an extra SEC team makes the New Year’s Six. And if Central Florida loses its conference title Liberty bowls.

Either four or five SEC teams will be placed game to Memphis, UCF would fall from the New before the Pool of Six – three or four New Year’s Year’s Six and also leave an opening.

Here are The Maneater’s projections on SEC bowl Six games plus the Citrus Bowl – and five SEC destinations, including Missouri’s, as researched teams have more than Missouri’s eight wins.

Assuming each of those five gets priority over by sports editor Bennett Durando: Alabama (12-0): Cotton Bowl (College MU, there will be either one or zero 9-3 teams left Football Playoff semifinal) when selection reaches the Pool of Six. If there is Georgia (11-1): Sugar Bowl (New Year’s Six) a leftover 9-3 team, that candidate will likely land in the Outback Bowl. If not, Outback isn’t out of Florida (9-3): Peach Bowl (New Year’s Six) the picture for Missouri, but many have speculated LSU (9-3): Outback Bowl that the Tigers won’t get first priority of the three Kentucky (9-3): Gator Bowl 8-4 teams regardless.

Mississippi State (8-4): Citrus Bowl Mississippi State is the closest of the three to Missouri (8-4): Music City Bowl Florida, which could help it land the Outback, but Texas A&M (8-4): Texas Bowl the Bulldogs played in the Gator Bowl last season Auburn (7-5): Liberty Bowl and won’t end up there again. It doesn’t help MU’s South Carolina (6-5): Belk Bowl case that the Tigers are the farthest from Florida Vanderbilt (6-6): Birmingham Bowl of the three. Some haven’t ruled Auburn (7-5) out Edited by Adam Cole of Gator Bowl contention yet. acole@themaneater.com Perhaps the biggest question is whether Texas

TOURNAMENT

NCAA Tournament Essentials: Missouri vs. Arizona

The Tigers will head to Lincoln, Nebraska, with four all-SEC players and one SEC All-Freshman player.

BEN RAMIREZ

Staff Writer

Missouri volleyball will take on Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday, Nov. 30.

The winner of the clash between MU and No. 23 Arizona (22-10, 11-9 Pac-12) will advance to face the winner of Nebraska and Hofstra in the second round, also in Lincoln, on Dec. 1. No. 6 Nebraska (24-6, 15-5 Big Ten) is the top-seeded team in the group of four on the bracket and is hosting the games.

Missouri (23-7, 13-5 SEC) enters the field ranked No. 24 in the country. This is the Tigers’ fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth, and their 15th appearance under coaches Susan and Wayne Kreklow.

Missouri has reached the Sweet Sixteen two straight seasons, last year with wins over Kansas and Wichita State. In 2016, the team lost to No. 2 seed Minnesota, and No. 1 seed Penn State in

2017.

Missouri finished the regular season with a five set victory at LSU on Nov. 21. The victory put the Tigers back in the win column after dropping two straight matches against ranked opponents, to No. 22 Tennessee and No. 11 Kentucky.

Missouri wins SEC postseason awards The Tigers were awarded a program record five postseason awards from the SEC league office on Sunday.

Four players — senior Alyssa Munlyn and sophomores Kylie Deberg, Dariana Hollingsworth and Leketor Member-Meneh — were named to AllSEC teams. Redshirt freshman Andrea Fuentes was named to the SEC All-Freshman team.

In her final season in the program, Munlyn finished second in the SEC in blocks.

Complimenting the three time All-American, the other four players are underclassmen, an important factor for Kreklow’s program after this was considered to be a rebuilding season at its outset. Missouri introduced seven new players, six of them transfers, to replace the hole created by last season’s sizable graduating class.

For more NCAA Tournament preview coverage,

The Mizzou volleyball team during a time out against Auburn on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. | PHOTO BY ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR ADAM COLE

visit themaneater.com/sections/sports.

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Sophie Cunningham with 9 points.

The Wolverines were led by sophomore Deja Church with 15 points. The Wolverines forced 18 turnovers and scored 20 points off those turnovers. While the Tigers also forced 18 turnovers, they couldn’t overcome their poor shooting night in the loss.

After Friday’s loss, the Tigers took on Quinnipiac University on Saturday in the consolation semifinals. Cunningham made an early statement, scoring 11 points in the first quarter to become the fifth all-time leading scorer in program

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would be a welcomed addition to a team with only two players shooting over 31 percent from downtown this season.

The emergence of Ronnie Suggs With the shortage of scoring sources, one player who saw an increased role in the Paradise Jam was walk-on Ronnie Suggs. The transfer from Bradley played at least eight minutes in each of Missouri’s last three games and could continue to play a larger role for Missouri in the future.

“I think you’ll see Ronnie,” Martin said. “Walk-on is just a label. It’s not who you are and I believe Ronnie has the ability to give more and do more.”

Suggs has been a beneficiary of a deep rotation for Martin. Missouri has played at least 10 men in each of its last four games, contrary to Martin saying before the season that he hoped to use only nine regularly.

Freshman Christian Guess saw his first action as a Tiger in Missouri’s loss to Kansas State.

According to Martin, Guess has gained almost 20 pounds since joining the team in September.

Martin praised his work in practice so far this season.

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history. Missouri led 17-13 after the opening period.

Cunningham and Amber Smith would each lead the way with doubledoubles as the Tigers never trailed en route to a 65-51 win. Missouri stretched its lead to as many as 19 points in the third quarter before Quinnipiac narrowed the margin slightly in the fourth.

The Bobcats, who had lost their opening round game to eventual tournament champion Texas in by 1 point, struggled offensively against Missouri. They created chances with 20 offensive rebounds, but it wasn’t enough to overcome their 21 percent shooting.

After the Quinnipiac victory, Missouri advanced to Sunday’s fifth-place game, where it would face Duke. The Blue Devils, who

advanced to the Sweet 16 in last year’s NCAA Tournament, had begun their weekend with a loss to Fordham and a win over Ball State.

In a bizarre first half, the Tigers went to the locker room tied at 26 despite not making a 2-point basket in the opening two quarters. Eight 3-pointers and two free throws were the entirety of Missouri’s first half scoring.

The second half was defined by the sudden offensive dominance of Missouri redshirt junior Hannah Schuchts. The Florida native played the game of her college career in her home state, scoring 25 points on perfect 8-of-8 shooting from the field. Her six 3-pointers set a program record for the most 3s made in a game without a miss.

The Tigers were able to pull away

for the work they put in,” Martin said. “It was great for him to get that experience against tough competition.” ##Tilmon’s foul trouble resurfaces All offseason, a focus for MU was limiting Jeremiah Tilmon’s foul troubles.

With two double-figure performances and only seven fouls over his first three games, Tilmon’s foul troubles looked to be a thing of the past. But the later stages of the Paradise Jam saw a regression when Tilmon fouled out in two straight games, picking up 10 fouls in 37 minutes.

The foul trouble tied him to the bench at the end of a close win over Oregon State and a loss to Kansas State. More importantly, it showed Missouri could have to deal with Tilmon’s foul troubles restricting minutes within the short-staffed frontcourt this season.

"With his fouls, it’s almost like we have to be able to take the next step,” Martin said. “In most cases, he takes himself out of games and it puts a strain on our team now.”

Martin said Reed Nikko has made tremendous strides and taken advantage of the playing time from Tilmon’s continued foul trouble.

Nikko is averaging four points per game this season and saw a big increase in minutes, averaging 15 per game in the Paradise Jam. Edited by Bennett Durando bdurando@themaneater.com

Missouri point guard Jordan Geist looks to his left at the top of the key in a 68-55 win over the Central Arkansas Bears on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at Mizzou Arena. Geist finished the night with 5 points. | PHOTO BY ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR ADAM COLE

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in the second half and pick up a 62-54 win.

The victory marked the first time this season where Missouri was able to come out on top despite a bad game from Cunningham. The star senior scored 8 points on 3-of-14 shooting, and was the only Tiger to play all 40 minutes of the game.

Later Sunday, Schuchts was named to the Gulf Coast Showcase AllTournament team.

Missouri was dropped from the AP top 25 rankings in the wake of the tournament, and won’t be in action again until next Sunday, Dec. 2. The Tigers will travel to Morgantown, West Virginia to face West Virginia, who received the same number of AP votes as the Tigers this week.

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