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The Senior Teanna Bass leaves mark on MU Briefing: through hard work, innovation MU Pride Bass was also recognized as of this year’s Mizzou ‘39 Month kicks one award recipients. off HANNAH NORTON

There are 19 events throughout the month.

EMILY WOLF

University News Editor The first floor of the MU Student Center became noticeably more colorful Monday, as students gathered to ice cupcakes, learn about Pride Month at MU and grab free sexual, romantic and gender identity stickers.

MU officially began its 2019 Pride Month celebration Monday with the Pride Month Kickoff. While Pride Month is traditionally celebrated in June, the MU festivities take place in April so that students can attend the events during the spring semester.

“Pride Month at Mizzou, for me, is [MU] recognizing there are communities on campus that need to be represented and it gives them a way to express themselves without having backlash that may come from being a

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Reporter

At the first annual Entrepreneur Quest Student Accelerator pitch competition on March 19, Teanna Bass, Sweet Tea Cosmetics owner and CEO, received a $10,000 check for her business. Bass placed second after sharing her business plan and current ventures for Sweet Tea Cosmetics. She presented alongside nine other MU students to close out the eight-week program.

Less than a month before, Bass and 38 other seniors won the Mizzou ‘39 honor, as a part of the annual Mizzou 18 and ‘39 Reveals, which were held on Feb. 26 at Traditions Plaza. The Mizzou ‘39 Reveal honors 39 outstanding seniors each year, after selecting them through a rigorous application and interview process.

Bass, a textile and apparel management major, also made the 2017-2018 dean’s list and was awarded the Missouri Student Unions and U.S. Bank Entrepreneurial Scholarships and Grants.

Bass founded Sweet Tea Cosmetics, located in the MU Student Center, during her sophomore year. Bass lived in an off-campus apartment and was working multiple jobs to make ends meet. She had been doing makeup on the side for years and said she realized that if she wanted to continue, she had

Teanna Bass is a Textile & Apparel Management major and is CEO/owner of Sweet Tea Cosmetics. | COURTESY OF TWITTER VIA @MIZZOU

to take it to the next level.

Bass used the last $200 she had, which would previously have gone to

her next rent payment, to buy storage

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COLUMBIA SCHOOLS

Worley Street Roundtable dedicated to supporting students harmed by biases in Columbia Public School District Columbia activist group helps students and parents by raising support systems around families and the community through dinners and local outreach.

CLAIRE WILKINS

Staff Writer

Adrian Clifton noticed something

different when her son started attending kindergarten.

Back-to-back trips to the principal’s office and buddy room became a common occurrence. Clifton, as a mother of a black son, became concerned this treatment was racially motivated, regardless of unconscious or conscious biases.

In response to this, Clifton talked to her mother, a community activist, about ways to improve relationships between her son and his teachers.

After these talks, Clifton founded

Worley Street Roundtable.

WSRT is a support organization for students harmed by biases in school.

They were founded in 2015 by a group of concerned parents, teachers and community members to give a voice to minority families and build a support system for parents who are struggling to advocate for their children.

“I’m a mother and a teacher,” Clifton said. “I saw the issues that I was facing and instead of continuing to go to my mom and complaining

about them, we’re taking action to support families like mine and teachers like the one I am.”

WSRT builds many initiatives and has many goals for the Columbia community.

They work with community members to create action plans with teachers and parents by going to parent-teacher conferences and holding monthly community dinners.

Working with teachers and school

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Sutterer and O’Brien’s first initiative will be getting NARCAN on campus Newly elected MSA president and vice president are tackling getting NARCAN on campus as their first initiative and have plans for income-sharing agreements and putting the counseling center online by the summer.

SHELBY MATTHEWS

Reporter

First on the list for newly elected Missouri Students Association president and vice president is getting naloxone on MU’s campus.

Jen Sutterer and Mary O’Brien campaigned on getting the overdose medication inside of residence halls and Greek houses. NARCAN, a brand of naloxone, is a drug that treats narcotic overdoses in emergency situations.

“I don’t think it’s an unreasonable goal to say by the beginning of next semester we have NARCAN in all the buildings we want to have them in,” Sutterer said. “We just want to make sure that we follow through and get that implemented especially because recently in the news there has been a lot about the opioid epidemic, which

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The MU Student Health Center. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER CATHERINE DAVIS

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Davis reacts to MSA presidential UM System Board of Curators hosts public meeting with Health election results Davis saw fault with the election process, but he plans to implement his platform as chair of the external affairs committee.

BEN SCOTT

Student Politics Assistant Editor Solomon Davis, chair of the Missouri Students Association external affairs committee, was shocked. After a strenuous campaign for the MSA presidential seat, he described losing the election as disheartening.

“It was definitely teary for the first couple hours after,” Davis said. “But at the end of the day, we ran a good campaign.”

Davis, current head of the MSA external affairs committee, alongside running mate Briana Dinwiddie, lost the MSA presidential election to Jennifer Sutterer and Mary O’Brien by a margin of 120 votes.

Despite the defeat, Davis still has plans for the future. He wants to rebrand his “All In Mizzou” campaign slate into a hub for MSA transparency, where students can view voting and attendance records, sponsors and MSA news.

“I think transparency is a thing that comes up in every single election and people are always like ‘what is MSA?’,” he said.

Davis also still aims to implement initiatives from his presidential platform, particularly his plan for creating virtual MU student IDs. In the bill he introduced the idea for virtual IDs to serve the same function as a physical ID card and that students could also choose to use their preferred name.

“Basically anywhere you would use your ID, this would apply,” he said.

Other initiatives Davis listed are transit reform, improving STRIPES and refining MSA’s election process.

During the voting window, two staffers from the “Show Your Stripes” slate filed a campaign violation against “All In Mizzou,” saying that

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Affairs Committee There were a few updates from the committee, including the introduction of MU School of Medicine interim dean.

RIDDHI ANDURKAR

Staff Writer

During The UM System Board of Curators meeting on April 1, meeting, there were a few updates from the Health Affairs Committee, including an introduction of the interim dean of the MU School of Medicine, Steven Zweig.

Maurice Graham, chair of the Health Affairs Committee, gave a brief introduction and talked about the committee and its existence.

“This is the only committee of the Board of Curators that has outside members,” Graham said. “That is for a reason. We value the participation of the members of this committee who are not members of the Board of Curators.”

The committee was founded in 2016 and since then, has continued to address the issues for the university and health care, Graham said.

Graham then discussed the academic health center and the importance of strengthening its financial performance.

“As an academic medical center, MU Health Care margins are vitally important to help fund other assets of the MU Health Care system, including the medical school,” Graham said. “We are dealing with the same challenges as MU Health Care, the same challenges as academic health institutions are dealing with, that is the high cost of health care.”

Graham introduced Steven Zweig, interim dean of the MU School of Medicine, and mentioned some of the awards he has received. Zweig was

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Continued from page 1 and other makeup supplies. She used a carry-on suitcase to transport her makeup and made a makeshift ring light.

“I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into, but I did know that this was something I wanted to do,” Bass said. “It came with a lot of responsibility and accountability, more than I realized at the time. I think it built character, so I don’t regret it.”

Bass’s mentor, Professor Jaime Mestres, textile and apparel management senior academic adviser, said that Bass is motivated, passionate and determined.

“Teanna demonstrates these values in not only her business ventures, but also about her education,” Mestres said. “She’s a great student, and she takes on opportunities to continue to learn and grow as an individual both personally and professionally.”

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system, instead of against them, is one of the key aspects for WSRT members. They hope to bring love and family back to the community through communication.

“We are on a foundation of love, since I’m a teacher, you can’t go in attacking teachers because I know what we go through,” Clifton said.

The organization also works with MU students and faculty by providing lectures, workshops and internships. “[MU is] always calling on us to come and talk about community engagement. How to impact these young minds to think more in the lines of building relationships with their community,” Clifton said.

Last summer, WSRT created a city-wide research study centered around the needs of the community.

Using MU interns to collect and analyze data, the organization created a needs-based assessment of different families around the Columbia area.

Sadia Moumita, WSRT member and a junior in high school, is also working toward making classes at public schools more inclusive for minority students. She said that, despite being a high schooler, it doesn’t stop her from raising support for her strong beliefs.

One such belief is trying to create a more diverse Extended Educational Experiences program. The program — often verbally referred to as Triple E — allows gifted students to take more challenging

Sweet Tea Cosmetics moved to the MU Student Center on Sept. 12, 2018, two days after sauce retailer Lost in the Sauce opened down the hall.

Bass gained the space through the the UM System Entrepreneurial Quest program. She considers her company’s success to be the luckiest thing that has ever happened to her.

“I did not expect this type of success in any way, shape, or form and I just went out on a limb all on my own,” Bass said. “I have two teams now, but at first it was just me making the PowerPoint and writing the business plan. I had no idea what I was getting myself in to.”

When Bass applied for the Mizzou ‘39 Award, she once again did not necessarily expect to win.

“I did not fully realize how much of an honor it was until I actually got it and people were like, ‘Woah, you got Mizzou ‘39?’” Bass said.

“Personally, I really just went for it and applied, but I’m really happy that I pushed myself to do that.”

Bass advises other entrepreneurs to take risks and do things they are scared of often.

“When I invested in my makeup, that was a huge risk because I could have fallen way behind

on my bills instead of profiting off of it like I did,” Bass said. “But I think that in general, if you believe you should do it and that you are the right person for it, go for it and do it, even if it absolutely terrifies you.”

Mestres said she agrees with this sentiment, and emphasizes that she sees Bass’ success in many ways.

“She has a continued willingness to learn — if she doesn’t know something, she asks the question or she’ll come in and talk through some stuff with you,” Mestres said. “She’s really open to suggestions and ideas to help herself grow.”

The public’s reaction to Sweet Tea Cosmetics has been more than Bass said she ever could have imagined.

“I never know how many people are rooting for me — my name could be spoken in rooms that I never even enter,” Bass said. “There’s always a little voice in the back of my head telling me to stop, but I know that if I listen to what the people around me are saying, I’ll be OK.” Edited by Emily Wolf ewolf@themaneater.com

and enriching Schools on. As the classes at Columbia first teacher of Public Schools. color at her school, Sadia was able to Clifton realized that have this experience minority children but noticed a stark weren’t getting contrast in the type teacher role models of students who that looked like were in attendance. them.

“There was The program clearly a racial bias aims to fix this by towards having reaching out to white students, who minority students have the sort of who want to become privilege of higher teachers.

WSRT IQs, and those were provides them a the only students summer internship that were a part with a teacher, a of the program,” free scholarship Moumita said. to college and “There were very a guaranteed few Asian students teaching position in that looked like Columbia.

The Columbia activist group, Worley Street Roundtable, logo. | me, and even fewer Clifton said COURTESY OF FACEBOOK VIA @WORLEYSTREETROUNDTABLE African American WSRT often creates students.” events like this to In looking for ways to bridge this gap, Moumita build a bridge between schools and families in found WSRT and Missouri Faith Voices, an the community. She believes support from groups interfaith cooperation that address the causes of like WSRT provides parents a way to voice their injustice, racial inequality and economic dignity. concerns about biases in public schools.

Moumita worked as co-moderator with Clifton “We’re just a village of advocators, who advocate on March 13 for a debate between two school for families and for teachers who are struggling,” board candidates organized by WSRT and Faith Clifton said. “Particularly, families that don’t have Voices. the advocacy and the voice that we have.”

The Ed-X program is another initiative that Edited by Ethan Brown WSRT is collaborating with Columbia Public ebrown@themaneater.com

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certain minority,” freshman Paola Rodriguez said.

Other students pointed out the importance of

Pride in recognizing LGBTQ activists.

“Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate

folks in the community who don’t get a space on this campus. It’s an opportunity for us to recognize the powerful impact of folks in the

LGBTQ community, and how they have changed and shifted the narrative, how they’ve changed

MU 2019 Pride Month kicked off on Monday April 1. | COURTESY OF LGBTQ.MISSOURI

Vishnani said. “It’s to celebrate the work of

he enjoys spoken word.

to create a safe and inclusive environment for

MU LGBTQ Resource Center has coordinated 18

how we even work in this school,” senior Ayesha

activists, and the work that they’ve done in order folks all over the world and the United States, and especially on our campus.”

Sophomore Dylan Johnson said he is excited

about the Queer Monologues on April 25, because

One of the more interactive events offered is the

In addition to the Pride Month Kickoff, the

Let’s Get Loud Drag Show on April 19, where MU

other events throughout the month. These include

A full list of these events and more details can

shows, film screenings, workshops and more, as

well as Lavender Graduation, a celebration of the graduation of LGBTQ MU students.

students give drag performances.

be found at the LGBTQ Resource Center website.

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continued from page 3 “All In Mizzou,” according to previous Maneater reporting “We don’t believe the incident happened,” Davis said. “That’s the bottom line.”

Joseph Sell, former chair of the MSA Board of Elections Commissioners, ruled that “All In Mizzou” would receive a 24-hour campaign ban as a result, assuming the MSA judicial branch would hear the appeal from “All In Mizzou.”

“My decision was made hastily on the grounds that they would hear the appeal,” Sell said.

The court ended up not hearing Davis’ appeal, which prompted Davis to have MSA senators sign a petition that mandated the student court to hear the appeal. The court

then met on March 6 and ruled to extend voting by one day.

Davis said the ordeal may have affected the election’s outcome, mainly due to public perception, especially because the outcome was decided by such a small margin: 120 votes.

“Seeing that one of the slates got in trouble with the court might encourage [students] to vote the other way,” he said.

He’s still reviewing how else elections can be improved. This experience encouraged Davis to advocate and change how MSA elections are handled, including issues such as campaign finance where the MSA could cap individual donations.

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named the Jane Hickman Teacher of the Year in 2004 and he received the MU Faculty-Alumni Award in 2013.

Zweig discussed the student mission, which is to improve the health of all people, especially Missourians. He also said he values education and

research.

“We’re going to build on our past successes and advancing our stated mission of the medical school, which is to improve the health of all people, especially Missourians,” Zweig said. “We’re going to do this by working with outstanding faculty and students.”

Jonathan Curtright, the CEO of MU Health Care, discussed a few statistics about MU medicine students. He said that the School of Medicine has a 98 percent match rate.

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Sutterer said the process so far has been a lot of meetings with outgoing MSA President Julia Wopata and Anthony Garcia, outgoing director of policy and advocacy, along with administrators.

Sutterer and O’Brien plan on meeting with Residence Halls Association and Greek houses soon to take the next steps in the process.

The incoming administration also wants to focus on income-sharing agreements and putting the MU Counseling Center online.

Sutterer was vocal about income-sharing agreements throughout the campaign during debates.

An income-sharing agreement is a contract agreement between a student and their school and was created by economist Milton Friedman in the 1950s. The student agrees to receive borrowed money from their school for tuition and other expenses and, in exchange, they pay the school a fixed percentage of their salary after graduation.

“I just think it’s a really cool idea, and I think that it would be really beneficial for the students and MU and I also think it would be good PR for the university,” Sutterer said.

O’Brien is most excited

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a b o u t implementing the counseling center being online because mental health has been an issue that she is passionate about throughout the campaign.

“Mental health is something that, personally to me, is so important,” O’Brien said.

O’Brien said, as an organization representing students, it should be MSA’s job to be able to do that.

She said that putting the counseling center online is a tangible way to make the process of getting counseling and getting help easier.

Both Sutterer and O’Brien met with their opposing slate, Solomon Davis and Briana Dinwiddie, following the election to discuss what they wanted to see from Sutterer and O’Brien.

Sutterer also mentioned incorporating one of their opponents’ ideas about making student IDs virtual.

Part of Davis and Dinwiddie’s platform was making student IDs accessible on students’ phones.

“We really want to keep a working relationship with Solomon and Bri because we think they’re both amazing people with a lot of great ideas,” Sutterer said.

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“We are the most important school of medicine in Missouri,” Curtright said. “It is an incredibly important aspect of the state of Missouri.”

Curtright also said four in 10 MU medicine students are going to remain in the state of Missouri.

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Body snatchers invade Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ The horror maestro’s second feature is funnier and scarier while sparing no viewer of their own reflection.

JESSE BAALMAN

Columnist

This article contains spoilers for “Us.” Jordan Peele shared the cryptic first poster for “Us” last May. For months, it was all fans knew about the writer-director’s follow-up to “Get Out.” By December, a red one-sheet had landed of a pair of hands holding golden scissors that are prominent throughout the film. It wasn’t until Christmas day that the trailer featuring a haunting remix of Luniz’s “I Got 5 on It” sliced its way through the internet and got everyone wondering why Lupita Nyong’o would have an evil doppelgänger threatening to ruin her family’s vacation and destroy their beach house.

As it turns out, Adelaide (Nyong’o) and Gabriel

(Winston Duke) aren’t all that innocent, and neither are you and me and everyone else who bought a ticket. At least that’s how Peele sees it, and judging by a title that’s conveniently missing two period marks, that’s how he sees the state of our country.

In our divided landscape, his film is hilariously entertaining and dreadfully resonant as it suggests all of us with a roof over our heads and food in our mouths are a part of the problem. It challenges viewers to project their own experiences of duality instead of defining the villain outright with its effective use of the age-old doppelgänger effect.

“Invasion of the Body Snatchers” used this trick to explore McCarthyism, “Us” uses it to explore Trumpism.

These alternate versions of ourselves could represent the impoverished, immigrants or anyone else who has been marginalized. Clues like a clip of the failed Hands Across America campaign for the homeless hint that this story is mostly about class, but also race. Elisabeth Moss shows up as a friend among others whose plastic zombies get bludgeoned to death by

Nyong’o wielding weapons that symbolize wealth like a golf putter and fire poker.

If this movie were made ten years ago, it definitely would’ve been the other way around. There’s a variety of other messages and motifs including a title card describing thousands of miles of underground tunnels, a reference to Jeremiah 11:11 in the Bible and red costumes that evoke prisoners or slaves.

One would think with such interpretive themes the movie would be a bore, but that’s not the case. Peele has strengthened his balance of comedy and horror — he keeps it light when he can and dark when he should.

The whole piece is tense and dreadful, but surprisingly laugh-out-loud funny thanks to its secret weapon: Duke as the goofball dad. The kids, played by Evan Alex and especially the creepy Shahadi Wright Joseph hold their own against their on-screen parents.

Speaking of, Nyong’o gives a brilliant performance as the lead of the doppelgänger clan that is so believably different from Adelaide the characters become clearly

distinguishable.

“We’re Americans,” she whimpers in the film’s most telling scene with a raspy voice and killer grin. Her work should finally launch an Oscar campaign for an actress in a horror flick where Toni Collette’s failed to last year for “Hereditary.”

It helps that Peele knows what he’s doing behind the camera and makes pointed stylistic choices throughout the movie. He nods to the directors of New Hollywood several times with a character wearing a t-shirt from Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” twins from Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” and some threatening seagulls reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds.” I don’t know how he feels about comparisons to cinematic legends, but he’s making hugely satisfying movies for large crowds that are also rewarding cultural experiences just like those guys did back in the day.

The visual of Peele’s that strikes me most is that of an unforgettable black face with a single tear streaming down both cheeks, portrayed previously in “Get Out” by Daniel Kaluuya and now here

by Nyong’o.

“Get Out” was everything a first feature from an angry artist should be — a streamlined punch in the jaw he’d been practicing in the mirror for years. That film’s subtext _was_ its text, while “Us” is less conceptual and more ambiguous in its ideology. It’s the perfect rebuke to the sophomore slump as it clearly comes from someone who has a lot on their mind and is in control of it. The best part is he’s not afraid to point his finger at anyone in the theatre. His movie might be the only wide-release this year that demands a response from each and every viewer.

“Us” earned $71.2 million in its opening weekend at the box office. It’s the biggest debut ever for an original horror film and for a film starring a woman of color.

Jordan Peele has a first-look deal to create more social thrillers with Universal Pictures via his production company, Monkeypaw Productions. His next project is a reimagining of the classic series, “The Twilight Zone,” for CBS All Access.

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Exploring the hidden meanings of ‘Us’ Jordan Peele’s sophomore film is packed with rich cultural touchstones.

ABBY MONTEIL

Columnist

This article contains spoilers for “Us.” If you’re one of the millions who watched the Wilson family confront their murderous doppelgängers in Jordan Peele’s “Us,” your post-viewing course of action could’ve gone any number of ways. Maybe you looked distrustfully at your reflection in the movie

Government officials then abandoned the Tethered in the underground tunnels where the experiments first took place, dooming them to spend their lives copying the actions of the people they were bound to above ground.

It’s ultimately revealed that –– major spoiler alert –– the woman we’ve been following for the past two hours is actually the original Adelaide’s doppelgänger.

When the young girl (Madison Curry) wandered away from her parents at a boardwalk carnival, she came faceto-face with her Tethered.

Her double strangled her, tied her to a bedpost underground and took her

people’s bodies, the title is also a nice wink to Peele’s first film.

1980s pop culture references can also be found in characters’ clothing.

Young Adelaide wins a “Thriller” shirt right before her kidnapping. Michael Jackson is a notable influence on the Tethered uniform that she later creates — a red jumpsuit similar to Jackson’s “Thriller” music video outfit and his signature single glove. The doppelgängers themselves act like the zombies in the song, stiffly imitating the people to whom they are bound.

These inclusions are notable and controversial

doppelgänger, who carved “11:11” into his forehead.

While never spoken aloud in the film, the verse reads, “Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.”

In the Bible itself, the verse refers to God warning the Jewish people that he would turn his back on them if they continued worshipping false idols. Red is driven mad with a desire to avenge the normal life that was stolen from her as a child. After observing people in the human world living in ignorant privilege,

This real-life charity event took place in 1986 and involved 6.5 million people linking hands to create a human chain across the continental United States.

Intended to raise money to combat African famine and American homelessness, only $15 million of Hands Across America’s $50 million goal was actually distributed after costs.

The original Adelaide wears a Hands Across America T-shirt that remains with her once she’s trapped underground. When she grows up, her crackedmirror view of the ‘80s culture she was first raised in reemerges as she stages a

given that HBO’s “Leaving Neverland” — a documentary recounting two men’s childhood sexual assault allegations against the singer — premiered weeks before “Us.” Costume designer Kym Barrett said that she had no idea how timely these Jackson references would be.

She and Peele explained that they wanted to capitalize on his duality — especially since he was part of the original Adelaide’s jumbled perspective of the world she last saw at age eight.

it’s clear she doesn’t believe that they deserve mercy.

The mirror nature of “11:11” also speaks to the consistent duality at play in “Us.”

similar demonstration. After they’ve killed their human counterparts, the remaining Tethered join hands to celebrate their victory. “Us” ends with a macabre aerial shot of their human chain stretching across a California mountain range.

Peele said that he came across a Hands Across America commercial on YouTube, and was scared by its hollow Reagan-era optimism. The dark Tethered version of the event upends the Stepfordesque notion that American class inequality and systemic prejudice can be solved when we briefly put up a united front.

“The feeling that we all feel we are the good guy in our own story prevents us from facing our demons,” the director told the Los Angeles Times_. “I wanted to make a movie that allows everybody to face their demons. But as a starting point ... the United States and our xenophobia was the front and center idea to grapple with.”

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A still of the “tethered” in Jordan Peele’s “Us.” | COURTESY OF IMDB

theater bathroom mirror or became involved with lead actress Lupita Nyong’o’s 2020 Oscar campaign for portraying Adelaide Wilson and her double Red. Or — if you’re anything like me — you thought about how weird it would’ve been had the doppelgängers worn those pastel Urban Outfitters jumpsuits instead of red ones.

Regardless of what your reaction to “Us” was, it’s bound to encourage viewers to debate the many spinetingling Easter eggs that it doles out. To save you a few rounds of Googling, MOVE has delved into the film’s recurring symbols and motifs.

About that ending In the third act, we learn that the doppelgängers — or the Tethered, as they’re called in the movie — were products of a failed government experiment to control the American people through cloned doubles. Although the original humans’ bodies were successfully copied, the clones lacked “souls” and the ability to speak.

place in the human world.

Later, as an adult, the real Adelaide leads the Tethered in a revolution to kill their privileged counterparts and assume their lives. This information adds another layer of subtext to the larger themes surrounding Adelaide and Red. ’80s pop culture A collection of VHS tapes are littered next to the TV that young Adelaide watches in the film’s first scene, including “The Goonies”(1985), “C.H.U.D.”(1984) and “The Man With Two Brains” (1983).

“The Goonies” and “C.H.U.D” both center around populations living underground, with one doppelgänger even shouting the iconic line from “The Goonies,” “It’s our time now!”

“The Man With Two Brains” quite literally refers to the idea of two people sharing a single personhood. Because “Get Out” was predicated on a white community forcing their brains into black

Jeremiah 11:11 Before Adelaide’s fateful boardwalk encounter, she passes a homeless man (Alan Frazier). He’s carrying a cardboard sign with the Bible verse “Jeremiah 11:11” written on it. When she returns to the same spot around 30 years later, one of the first signs that something is amiss comes when the Wilsons see the same man being carried off on a stretcher. We later learn that he was murdered by his

Rabbits The film’s opening credits roll as the camera slowly pans out from a single rabbit’s eye, revealing an entire wall of the caged animals. Red later tells Adelaide that they were forced to survive on raw rabbit meat underground.

The rabbits might be included because they’re one of the most common species used in laboratories. Like the Tethered were created in the name of a scientific plot, these animals are often put through in corporate product testing and medical research.

Another explanation?

Jordan Peele is afraid of them! The director had a pet rabbit as a child and told Uproxx that he fears “their weird glazed-over dumbness.”

Hands Across America “Us” opens on a commercial for Hands Across America.

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ACROSS 1. “Hey, I just met you...” (key to this puzzle’s theme) 12. Locale in Annihilation (2018 film) 13. University in Tempe 14. Spike or Harper, for example 15. Small, in Paris 16. “If you could, _______ great.”

20. “___ got it!”

21. “Spider-Man: _____ The Spider-Verse” (2018 film) 23.

Ethical Trading Initiative 24. Spin 26. Singer of 41 across and the key to this puzzle’s theme 30. U.S. soccer player who famously scored on his own goal 31. BMI alternative 32. Oceanic island featured on “Survivor” 34. Nike alternative 36. Tennessee Department of Transportation, for short 40. Baseball stat 41. Song that contains the lyrics to 1-across 44. 2017 Best Picture Nominee “Get ____” 45. Nimble 46. 2011 Ryan Gosling film 47. “Gangnam Style” artist 48. Well-known for 49. Surname of “How I Met Your Mother” character, minus vowels

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It’s crossword season, baby!

GLAAD Media Awards honor best in queer art BEN WICHE

Staff Writer

The GLAAD Media Awards were March 28 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The annual ceremony celebrating the best in queer media representation also celebrated its 30th anniversary. TV personality Ross Mathews, of RuPaul’s Drag Race, hosted the event.

Drag queen and “A Star Is Born” actor Shangela paid tribute to Beyoncé with a medley of her most famous songs, with Beyoncé herself in the audience. The pop superstar was with her husband Jay-Z to accept the Vanguard Award, given each year to queer allies who have promoted sexual equality.

In her acceptance speech, Beyoncé thanked a gay man who had made a huge impact in her life.

“I want to dedicate this award to my uncle Johnny,” Beyoncé said. “He lived his truth and he was brave and unapologetic during a time when this country wasn’t as accepting. Witnessing his battle with HIV was one of the most painful experiences I ever lived.”

Starz’s “Vida” won Outstanding Comedy Series while teen romance “Love, Simon” took home Outstanding Film - Wide Release. Rapper and flautist Lizzo gave a spirited

rendition of her hit song “Juice,” and the Fab Five from “Queer Eye” joyfully accepted Outstanding Reality Program.

Notably absent from the ceremony was “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

The Oscarwinning Queen biopic had been withdrawn from consideration after new allegations of sexual misconduct and assault were reported against director Bryan Singer.

GLAAD explained its decision in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

“This week’s story in The Atlantic... brought to light a reality that cannot be ignored or even tacitly rewarded,” GLAAD said.

“The team that worked so hard on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ as well as the legacy of Freddie Mercury deserve so much more than to be tainted in this way.”

The Stephen F. Kolzak Award, given to an openly queer artist for their work toward eliminating homophobia, was awarded to Sean Hayes, star of NBC’s “Will & Grace.”

This ceremony was the first of two. The second set of winners, including Outstanding Film – Limited Release, will be announced on May 4 in New York City.

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1. Where sports are played 2. With “net,” a hot topic 3. Yes, in Moscow 4. Standard text file extension 5. French composer and pianist 6. Independent school district 7. Type of teacher or sandwich 8. They work in residence halls 9. “It’s _____!”

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“Werewolves of London” singer Warren 11. 2014 meme originating from a Vine 12. “Let’s take _______!”

17. Villain’s opponent 18. Divided, or tied 19. “House” actor Omar 22. Common Russian name 25. “But _________?” (Alien meme) 27. “_______ count on me!”

28. Stuck 29. Site where you might find true love?

32. Stage item 33. One way to get to school 35. Estonian name 37. “In My Time of ____” (Bob Dylan song) 38. Duh, in textspeak 39. Someone who might use 25 down 42. “A long time ______” 43. Doctors, for short

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Dollar & A Dream Management promotes networking among young professionals Dollar & A Dream Management event planning provides young black professionals in Columbia with opportunities to celebrate black culture by showcasing their talents and networking.

NICKETA COOMBS

Reporter

Akil Hutchins is the CEO of Dollar & A Dream Management and has found a home in Columbia through his event planning business.

Daad Management creates events for young black professionals who are interested in mingling, trying new things and meeting new people.

Hosting events at blackowned businesses is also an important aspect of Daad Management, giving it a sense of pride as it rebuilds black businesses in the community. Joshua Williams, former collaborator and owner of Columbia restaurant Papadoo’s, said he had a great experience working with Hutchins. “[Hutchins] brings new and fresh ideas to Columbia,”

Williams said. “My favorite event so far was the comedy show, we all had a really good time with a big crowd.”

Williams has been to more than five events and enjoys that Akil is “bringing something positive to the black community that is outside that box for students to do.”

Hutchins’ goal when hosting Daad Management events is “improving social networking among young black professionals where they are off their phones and actually speaking to people and connecting.” He coins this ideology as “partying with purpose.”

Daad Management hosts a variety of events that celebrates and highlights various aspects of black culture. The diversity of entertainment provided at these events caters to different ages, interests, talents and overall needs. In the past, this has included comedy shows, silent parties, art shows, brunches and other themed parties like “Rhythm N Brunch,” a regular Sunday event generally hosted at a restaurant that features food, music and teamed tournament games like spades, dominoes, Uno and other board games.

Hutchins said “other than profits, event success is measured using reviews, recommendations and feedback.” Online reviewer Jay Michelle wrote on the Daad Management’s

Facebook page, “Every event is an experience. I love the way they incorporate their authenticity into each event and the vibes are always good.”

Hutchins also provides a platform for students who are hopeful in having a career in event planning and hosting.

“Students who are interested in event planning have the opportunity to collaborate and gain experiences from various aspects of the event planning process,” Hutchins said.

The next upcoming event, “Sip & Paint with Live Poetry,” will take place on April 12 at 7 p.m. at Sidelines Sports Bar in Columbia, and will provide a platform for upcoming artists and poets to showcase their talents, network, gain support and interact with those interested in buying their work. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to paint and listen to live poetry while getting support and advice from local professional artists.

“I pride my events on being different,” Hutchins said. “I enjoy showing people a good time; it makes me feel good.”

Gabrielle Love moved to Columbia four years ago and has been a regular attendee of Daad Management events.

“I really enjoy being a part of Dollar & A Dream events because it is a good opportunity to network, especially if you are new to

Akil Hutchins, CEO of Daad Management. | COURTESY OF DOLLAR AND A DREAM

town,” Love said. “You get to meet black intellectuals, which is always a plus.”

Love said she commends Hutchins for hosting events that give a good vibe, particularly being around and engaging with likeminded people.

“You work hard, you play hard and you are able to do that with Dollar & A Dream,” Love said. “I would have to say one of my favorite events, which was a while ago in St. Louis was a sock party at a loft. You had to take your shoes off and if you had the craziest socks, you would enter a contest. It was a really good time, with a good crowd and really good food.”

Love expressed that she is really looking forward to the “Sip & Paint” April event and is convinced that it might become her new favorite.

Even though past events have been successful, Hutchins said his biggest setback has been student turnout. He hopes to find new ways to promote the upcoming events to college students, especially those looking for something to do, or people to network and connect with.

Additional information about past and upcoming events can be found at modreamz.com.

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TELEVISION

‘Most Beautiful Thing’ shows gender inequality in late ‘50s Netflix looks at sexism in the late 1950s with a new Brazilian show that mixes social issues and the country’s popular culture.

to meet her husband, who is opening a new restaurant, only to find out that he left with all her money. He left no explanations and no letters.

All she was left with was a vague phone call of a quick

trailer for the show, “Never let your husbands control your money. Let alone your lives.”

In the process of creating her music club from scratch, she gets the help of three

MARIANA LABBATE

Senior Staff Writer

This article contains spoilers for “Most Beautiful Thing.”

“Most Beautiful Thing” is the newest Brazilian Netflix addition, exploring a brand new take on intersectionality.

The show debuted on March 22 and it follows the lives of four Brazilian women with different stories but one thing in common: a desire to challenge society’s view of women in the ‘50s.

The plot develops around the life of Maria Luiza (Maria Casadevall), or simply Malu.

Daughter of a wealthy family of coffee farmers in São Paulo, she moves to Rio de Janeiro

The Netflix original “Most Beautiful Thing” follows the lives of four Brazilian women who want to challenge society’s view of women in the late ‘50s. | COURTESY OF IMDB

and out-of-context apology, an old and messy apartment and the empty space where the restaurant should be.

From this moment on, Malu decides to fight and open the business her way: a music club, with live music and without the help of a man. As she says during the

women.

Adélia (Pathy Dejesus), a black woman, granddaughter of slaves, single mother and Malu’s main partner on the business, with whom she shares half of the profits; the feminist Thereza (Mel Lisboa), who is the only woman writing for a magazine which focuses on

the female public; and finally Malu’s childhood friend Lígia (Fernanda Vasconcellos), who has the dream of becoming a singer but can’t pursue her passion because her husband wouldn’t let her.

“Most Beautiful Thing” comes down to four women fighting for their right to work in four very different ways. While they do so, the show approaches themes such as the racism towards Adélia, Thereza’s bisexuality and Lígia’s abusive relationship, creating a sense of intersectional feminism.

As a March release, the show falls in time with Women’s History Month.

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 worldwide, and “Most Beautiful Thing” is getting national recognition in its home country for its female empowerment.

“It’s very rare to see this many female protagonists,” Maria Casadevall said during a press conference. The actress plays Malu in the show. “To be able to talk about [women] with this spotlight is great.”

The show is also provides a look into one of Brazil’s most popular music genres: bossa nova. The mix of American jazz and Brazilian samba was born in the ‘50s and is the main genre played in Malu’s and Adélia’s bar, named “Most Beautiful Thing.”

Throughout the show, other references to Brazilian culture at the time are made, such as politics and the change of the national capital from Rio to Brasilia.

The seven episodes of “Most Beautiful Thing” create the fourth original Brazilian work on Netflix. The drama is already having an impact on its home country, especially with its cast speaking out on social issues.

“I believe I’m an empowered woman and playing a woman with no voice at her time was very hard for me, it really hurt,” Dejesus, who plays Adélia, said in a press conference. “But my character’s transformation really comforted me.”

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‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ wraps up after four seasons of love, musical numbers The TV musical dramedy will come to a close after four seasons of portraying mental illness, diverse experiences and the messiness of love.

JANAE MCKENZIE

MOVE Culture Editor

This article contains spoilers for the TV show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”

It is the end of an era for The CW’s sleeper hit “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” On Friday, April 5, the show will conclude its fourth and final season with the episode, “I’m In Love.”

The events of the series were set into motion when depressed New York lawyer Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom) runs into her old summer camp flame Josh Chan (Vincent Rodriguez III) and follows him across the country to West Covina, California. With this premise, it’s easy to assume this woman is simply as the show's name implies. But, as the season one theme song declares and the show has spent four years proving, “The situation is a lot more nuanced than that.”

A unique part of the show’s legacy is its use of original musical theater in a modern television format. The music is used to highlight issues, character development or just add a new layer of comedy or drama to a scene. Each of the series’ 61 episodes has at least two original songs in it, with a over 150 original songs as of the penultimate episode “I Have a Date Tonight.”

The songs often parody real music, with co-creator and star Bloom drawing inspiration from her background in musical theater. The songs have no real limit as to what they’ll cover. Examples range from an “Uptown Funk” ode to motherhood to a “La La Land” parody about antidepressants to an “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” parody about vibrators. Pete Gardner, who plays Rebecca’s

The CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” series finale will air on Friday, April 5. | COURTESY OF IMDB

boss Darryl Whitefeather at the West Covina law firm, finds that this feat sets apart the show and will continue to do so.

“There is nobody, I don’t think, that will ever touch 150 or whatever original songs on a television show,” Gardner told The A.V. Club.

“I just think that legacy is untouchable and unbeatable.

And they were so clever and funny and dark. I think that will be the thing that will stand alone for a while.”

With these songs from composer Adam Schlesinger and writing from Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” showcases the diversity of the human experience. The protagonist, Rebecca, is Jewish, and her culture is highlighted beyond negative stereotypes, and the main love interest is Filipino.

Several characters are LGBTQ, and Rebecca’s best friend,

Paula Proctor, is a plus-sized middle-aged mother with several storylines relating to motherhood, issues in her marriage, her return to law school and abortion. Donna Lynne Champlin, who plays Proctor, finds that one of the show’s strengths was its ability to portray these different experiences with a normalized lens.

“For me, ‘Crazy Ex’ created the world that we all wished we lived in,” Champlin told The A.V. Club. “Where you can be bisexual and nobody cares. You can be a plus-sized woman and nobody cares.

Instead of making an ABC after-school special about it, you get an abortion and it’s nobody’s business.”

Mental illness is also a key part of the show. In season three, Rebecca is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. This diagnosis marks a significant

change for the character and is a turning moment for the series after two seasons of questioning Rebecca’s obsessive tendencies. The label of “crazy” is given a new meaning as Rebecca explores her habits, attends therapy and makes positive strides toward a healthier lifestyle.

Scott Michael Foster, who plays Nathaniel Plimpton III, finds that this in-depth view of mental illness defines the show’s legacy.

“I think the way they [approached mental illness] in season three was incredible television,” Foster told The A.V. Club. “The message throughout the season and the show was, ‘If you have a mental illness or you’ve got a disorder, don’t be ashamed of it. Everyone’s got problems.

Tackle it head-on.’”

Beyond this, the truly central theme to “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” is love.

Rebecca is a character whose view of love in her life is obsessive, to say the least. It is largely framed by romantic comedies and clichés, so much so to the point that it often blinds her. Bloom designed Rebecca this way to accentuate her point that love should be shown in its real, messy state, as opposed to the way it can be glorified in media.

“I want us to be remembered for the fact that we took love off its pedestal and put it where it should properly be, which is on the ground with everything else,” Bloom told The A.V. Club. “Love is very human and it comes from human beings. It’s not some ethereal thing to be worshipped, in good ways and bad ways.”

The penultimate episode featured a “The Bachelor” type setup between Rebecca and the three objects of her affection: Josh Chan, Nathaniel Plimpton III and Greg Serrano. Each date was equally romantic and meaningful, leaving viewers wondering who Rebecca will choose in the finale. With four seasons’ worth of mental growth, the choice she makes could be reflective of her matured perception of love, as opposed to the way she blindly chased it in season one.

In respect to the show’s inseparable connection with its music, airing immediately after the finale will be a taped concert special with the cast performing a variety of the show’s original songs.

The “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” series finale will air at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 5 on The CW. The taped concert “Yes, It's Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert Special!” will air immediately afterward at 8 p.m. The behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the finale, “Oh My God I Think It’s Over,” is currently available at cwseed.com.

McKenna warns fans of watching the documentary before the finale, as it provides “an eight out of 10 on spoilers.”

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OLIVIA’S OCCURRENT

The worst thing about coming to college is having to retake algebra A certain amount of general education credits are necessary for every freshman and sophomore before they are able to focus on their major. The cost and the required amount of classes needed to be taken is questionable and frustrating.

OLIVIA APOSTOLOVSKI Opinion Columnist Olivia Apostolovski is a freshman prejournalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about social issues and opinions for The Maneater

General education courses are classes that many freshmen may not dread taking at first. Once the classes start, however, they are the most timeconsuming and frustrating classes to be taken.

Personally, I didn’t mind my general education courses at first, but as my first semester progressed, I slowly began wondering why I needed to take classical mythology and geology, especially as a journalism major. This coupled with the fact that I only had one journalism course, one that was only eight weeks might I add, meant that all the credits I accumulated had relatively nothing to do with my major.

The frustration with general education courses is the fact that as students at MU, we are required to take 27 credit hours of classes in behavioral/ social science, humanities and/or fine arts, biological and physical science or mathematical science. Additional courses must be taken that include American history or government, math proficiency, a writing intensive course and then to finish it all off, students must complete a capstone that follows the students’ major, meaning that the total amount of general education credits would be closer to 36, assuming the three additional courses were each three credits.

However, it usually ends up being more than 36 credit hours, considering that by the end of sophomore year, students should have 60 credit hours underneath their belt. On top of this, certain courses need to be taken as prerequisites. Taking classes becomes a linear process with no ability to speed up, unless a student came in with transfer credits.

Cost is a large factor as well — for undergraduates that are Missouri residents the cost per credit hour is around $284.80, while nonresident undergraduate students have to pay

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$856.90. This is a startling difference and when multiplying both of these totals times 36, the differences are staggering. Missouri residents will have to pay $10,252.80, compared to the nonresident rate of $30,848.40.

I am also keeping in mind that many students will choose to go from nonresident students to gaining their residency over a summer to significantly decrease the price per credit hour.

However, students will take 27 credit hours, if not more, between two semesters so that price will sadly still be applicable.

There are many factors to take into account for general education courses, however. Sometimes they have necessary courses that will benefit majors, such as social sciences and sciences classes for STEM majors and languages for English students.

These combinations all make sense because in one way, shape or form, the skills learned from those courses can be utilized. However, it does not make sense for students to have to have credits in classes that will never be beneficial in real life.

Some general education courses for students should be mandatory, like government, economics and psychology, all because they will and could be applicable to real life. You could educate yourself about all of these topics online as well, but taking classes will give you a foundation of knowledge.

While a few of these courses are beneficial and useful for certain majors, (depending on what they are) the real issue is that if we were not forced

to finish a certain amount of general education courses, most students would be able to get their degrees faster. Thirty-six credit hours is roughly around three semesters of work, and if students were not required to have that many general education courses, there would be more emphasis on their majors instead of classes that may not prove beneficial in the future.

Another problem with general education courses is that some of them have been deemed “weed-out classes” by many students, meaning that either that the material is not taught to the students thoroughly enough or the material is too difficult to understand. These classes are intended to frustrate the students but at the same time, they will give the university more money. Many students will fail and as a result, they will have to take another class in order to make up for the credits they did not receive. Because of this, many students will fail the class or classes and will be behind on credit hours because of it, having wasted hundreds or thousands of dollars on a course that set them up to fail.

College courses are difficult as is, and I believe that even as entering college as a freshman there should be more emphasis and focus on your major from the very beginning. This would allow students to graduate faster and could possibly increase retention rates if students were not forced to take difficult classes that do not benefit their progress toward a desired degree path.

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COLUMN: Victoria’s Secret can’t keep up with the lingerie brands’ move to comfort over sex appeal If Victoria’s Secret embraced society’s changing view on lingerie, then they wouldn’t be losing business.

RACHEL SCHNELLE Rachel Schnelle is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about student life for The Maneater.

At the beginning of March Victoria’s Secret announced that it plans on closing 53 stores this year, according to CNBC. The company claims that the closures are because of the brand becoming outdated. Victoria’s Secret became outdated the minute it created unrealistic body image expectations for women.

Victoria’s Secret was founded in 1977, and it has since become one of the most valued apparel brands worldwide. In 2017 alone, Victoria’s Secret generated $7.4 billion in sales, according to statista. However, in the same year, the company also saw a decrease in sales for the first time since 2010.

When people walk into Victoria’s Secret stores, the first thing they see are flawless models wearing bras, panties and sweatshirts. The first thing I think about is how I’ll never look like the

models. They’re not only posing provocatively, but also have a seemingly perfect shape. I also think about who they’re trying to target with those ads.

It's almost as if the ads are aimed more at men than women. This makes sense, because Victoria’s Secret was originally created so that men could comfortably shop for women, according to CNBC. With fewer women and young girls buying their products, it’s unclear what audience Victoria’s Secret is trying to market.

This is hurting the brand even more, because one of the most successful parts of Victoria’s Secret is its clothing brand Pink, which is worn by teenage girls. These bras are also extremely overpadded, therefore adding to the notion that you have to have bigger breasts to be pretty.

This can cause customers to stop buying those products because they know they'll never look like the models. Stores like Victoria’s Secret create a false sense of what beauty actually is, resulting in low self-esteem and dangerous body image issues in both young girls and adult women.

In 2014, American Eagle’s lingerie brand Aerie decided to do something different than other lingerie stores. The company started using untouched models instead of airbrushed ones to model its products.The company has featured women of every race and body shape posing in all kinds of lingerie. Since this campaign’s launch, sales have increased by an impressive 38 % in the first quarter of 2018, according to CNBC. Before the Aerie Real campaign, immaculate supermodels in ads seemed like the only option for selling lingerie. After Aerie’s campaign, women have realized that every girl can look beautiful in

Victoria’s Secret recently stated that it is closing 53 stores this year. | COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

a well-fitting bra or lingerie set, regardless of her body type.

As soon as I saw Aerie’s campaign, I decided to stop buying any of Victoria’s Secret clothing.

As someone who struggled with my body image, I didn’t want to buy underwear and bras from a company that creates false expectations for girls.

Teenage girls are already struggling with selfesteem and body issues. The last thing they need is to buy from a store that enforces the idea of a perfect body.

Victoria’s Secret is teaching girls all of the wrong things. Rather than teaching girls that they need to wear skimpy clothing and revealing bras to be pretty, teach them that they’re beautiful because of their mind and heart, rather than their clothing.

MOVIN’ WITH MO

COLUMN: It’s 2019: time to hold major league baseball players accountable for abuse off the field Since 2015, over seven MLB players have been temporarily suspended for violating the MLB’s joint domestic violence, child abuse and sex abuse policy.

MAUREEN DUNNE Maureen Dunne is a freshman journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about student life for The Maneater.

This winter, the release of Lifetime’s explosive “Surviving R. Kelly” TV series brought about a new understanding in American society: Art can no longer be separated from the artist.

The public could no longer be complicit in supporting a man who committed such heinous crimes against women over the years, embodied in the emergence of the #MuteRKelly movement.

Its aims were to dismantle the system in which a notorious abuser benefits from public attention to their art by radio stations banning and individuals boycotting R. Kelly’s music.

Even other artists, such as Chance the Rapper and Lady Gaga, recognized the need to stop supporting him and removed their collaborations with him from all streaming services in solidarity with his victims.

Just as is in the music industry, every MLB club is a business intent on making money, even if that means putting a proven domestic abuser at second

base. From attending games or purchasing jerseys to buying a hotdog in the stadium, every move a fan makes reinforces the money making ability of decisions made by upper management.

With the MLB season a few weeks away, we need to keep the same energy harnessed over the winter for the newest season of America’s favorite pastime. MLB’s domestic violence policy is a mere slap on the wrist for players and perpetuates the narrative that the rich and famous can commit crimes and have a multi-million dollar salary waiting for them after their punishment.

Since the MLB’s joint domestic violence, child abuse and sex abuse policy came into effect in 2015, over seven players have been temporarily suspended. The policy grants the MLB Commissioner’s Office latitude to investigate all claims, and provides no minimum or maximum punishments for players found to have committed these crimes.

As a result, punishments for abusive players are minimal in some cases and completely arbitrary in others. For example, Roberto Osuna, a Houston Astros relief pitcher, was suspended for 75 games for a domestic violence related incident at the beginning of the 2018 season. On the other hand, Chicago Cubs player Addison Russell received merely a 40 game suspension for the physical and emotional abuse of his ex-wife. Inconsistent numbers of game suspensions send the message that certain types of domestic abuse are worse than others.

Russell, Osuna and many other players are still profiting despite the abuse they have inflicted upon women and children because the punishment handed down from the MLB hasn’t been severe enough. Since the implementation of the new policy in 2015, there has been no decrease in the amount of domestic violence cases cropping up

in the MLB, despite violence prevention being its expressed goal.

MLB Upper Management is aware of the magnitude of its decisions regarding known abusers. Regarding the recent case of Addison Russell, Cubs General Manager Theo Epstein stated to ESPN reporters that “with all of [the Club’s] words and actions going forward, whether we know it or not, we’re sending messages to our fans.” Although Epstein seemed aware of the implications of extending another contract to a known abuser, the team ultimately decided to invite Russell to fully participate in spring training, and have him finish the rest of his suspension in the early 2019 season. The message here seems to be that the Cubs are willing to play a domestic abuser in the infield as long as he performs well.

Allowing known abusers back on the diamond also alienates a significant portion of MLB’s fanbase, namely, the one in four women and one in six men who have been sexually assaulted in their lifetimes.

In order to achieve actual change, the MLB needs to be hit where it hurts: the bank. Fans need to reach out to their team this season and tell upper management that their choices have consequences. Their decisions are in fact alienating a portion of their fan base, and in effect, costing them money. Something as simple as not buying food in the ballpark, or as severe as boycotting the team entirely can make huge waves if accompanied by an explanation from fans.

Making the MLB feel the losses in income that R. Kelly is facing right now is not as easy as pressing the “mute artist” button on Spotify, but it’s a task needed to be undertaken for its improvement.

Emailing upper management or refusing to buy ballpark food doesn’t make you less of a fan, but is an investment for improving the team you love.

Online this week: SEC weekend baseball, the Mizzou Tournament and more at themaneater.com.

BASKETBALL

Missouri loses to Iowa in NCAA Tournament, ending season The Tigers couldn’t keep up with Iowa in the final game of the season and Sophie Cunningham’s career in a Mizzou uniform.

WILSON MOORE

Staff Writer

IOWA CITY, IA — The Sophie Cunningham era at Mizzou – one that spanned four years, 128 games, and 4164 minutes – came to a close on Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa, as Missouri (2411, 10-6 SEC) lost to the Iowa Hawkeyes (28-6, 14-4 Big Ten) 68-52 in the round of 32 of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

Cunningham, the Columbia native, scored 8 points, 6 of which came in the first quarter, in her finale. She fought through tears as she exited the court at CarverHawkeye Arena after the final buzzer.

“It wasn’t because my season’s over,” she said. “I’ve been blessed. I’m healthy.

I have more basketball in my future, but it’s just the family. It’s the culture. It’s the community that has embraced me and I’m so blessed and humbled that God gave me this platform.”

“I don’t know if there are words to describe it,” Missouri coach Robin Pingeton said. “I don’t know that it’s set in quite yet.”

Missouri got off to a quick start, knocking down four 3-pointers in the first quarter. Junior guard Jordan Roundtree put an exclamation point on the period with a half-court buzzer beater to give Mizzou a 20-16 lead heading into the second.

It was in the second quarter that Iowa’s AllBig Ten forward Megan Gustafson began to wake up.

The senior, who had made just two field goals in the first quarter, scored 8 points, all of them on shots within 15 feet of the basket.

“They adjusted after the first quarter, so it was tough to stay in [a defense that worked],” junior forward Hannah Schuchts said.

“She’s a really good player, so we just tried to have different ways to have help coming from somewhere, but obviously it’s difficult when they’re used to facing defenses who are trying to help in on her.”

Gustafson stayed hot for the rest of the game, ending the afternoon with 24 points and 19 rebounds.

She and juniors Makenzie Meyer and Kathleen Doyle combined for 57 of Iowa’s 68 points.

Contrasting Gustafson’s dominance in the post, Meyer did her beyond the 3-point line, shooting 4-7 from beyond the arc.

“We felt like if they hit seven, eight, nine, ten 3s and we were able to slow Megan down a little bit, we’d be willing to live with it,”

Junior guard Jordan Roundtree, left, lets out a cry during a foul on freshman forward Allie Cruce during the second half of the Missouri vs. Alabama women's basketball game on Saturday, March 3 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri. | PHOTO BY SPORTS EDITOR ADAM COLE

Pingeton said. “But she’s got a great supporting cast and I think those girls really know their roles. They know what’s

expected and they just play such unselfish basketball and they just executed really well.”

As Iowa made offensive

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Missouri baseball finishes strong spring break in Texas The Tigers took home three wins over ranked opponents during the stretch.

BEN RAMIREZ WILSON MOORE

Staff Writers

OWEN KRUCOFF

Senior Staff Writer

Missouri baseball played eight games during MU spring break, finishing the stretch 5-2-1. The long week started March 22 with a three-game series at home against Mississippi. The team then traveled through Texas on a five-game road trip.

March 22 to 24 vs Mississippi

Before heading south for the week, Missouri (18-10-1, 3-5-1) won its first SEC series of the year at home against then-No. 20 Mississippi. After a winless trip to then-No. 10 Arkansas the weekend prior, the Tigers needed a spark to get back on track in conference play.

The offense supplied that spark in the fifth inning of Friday night’s series opener when freshman Josh Holt Jr. doubled to drive in senior Paul Gomez. The extra base hit gave Missouri a 2-1 lead that would prove to be the final scoreline in the Tigers’ first SEC win of the year. Junior pitcher Jacob Cantleberry earned the win, striking out eight Ole Miss batters in 6.1 innings while giving up the Rebels’ lone run.

Ole Miss pulled even in the series on Saturday

behind the dominance of freshman pitcher Doug Nikhazy. The southpaw starter allowed just five baserunners over 7.2 scoreless innings as the Rebels took a 3-0 victory. Missouri junior T.J. Sikkema could not match his opponent’s brilliance on the mound, giving up three runs on six hits in a seven-inning start.

The loss was MU’s first of the season at Taylor Stadium and set up a winner-take-all series finale for Sunday afternoon.

Sunday’s rubber game was more offensive than the series’ first two contests combined. The Tigers and Rebels combined for 13 runs on 18 hits, with Missouri earning an 8-5 victory after bursting into the lead with a four-run fourth inning.

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After sweeping No. 13 Kentucky on the road last weekend, the Tigers picked up right where they left off.

Despite earning a split in the Sunday doubleheader against No. 5 Tennessee (276, 5-3), Missouri (17-13, 6-5) only trailed for one inning on Sunday after winning the first game 5-4 and losing the second 2-1.

In the first game, Madi Norman got the start for the Tigers. She went 5.2 innings, allowed four runs, two earned and struck out five Volunteer hitters.

“The key with her today was that her off speed was so effective,” coach Larissa Anderson said. “It really kept them off-balance and some of her key strikeouts were because of her changeup.”

MU jumped on Tennessee freshman pitcher Ashley Rogers early, scoring three runs in the bottom of the

Redshirt Senior Madi Norman pitches against Tennessee. Mizzou Softball Stadium, Sunday, March 31, 2019, in Columbia, Missouri. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER MARCO STOREL

first. The rally began with a leadoff triple by sophomore Brooke Wilmes, a Regan Nash walk and an RBI single from freshman Jazmyn Rollin.

Both Nash and Rollin came around to score later in the first on a wild pitch and a fielder’s choice.

The Tigers extended their lead to 4-0 when Wilmes hit an RBI single in the second.

“We’re a very good hitting team and when we make them bring the ball into the zone, we’re gonna crush it,” Wilmes said. “During the first game, that’s what we did and we were able to put up a lot of runs from it.”

Both teams went scoreless in the third and fourth innings. In the fifth, Tennessee got on the board with a single to center field.

Missouri got the run right back after Kimberly Wert hit her team-leading 11th homer of the year in the bottom of the fifth. The Lady Vols did not go down quietly, rallying for three runs in the top of the sixth. Junior Eli Daniel came on in relief and recorded the final out of the inning to escape the jam.

In the top of the seventh,

junior Chelsea Seggern led off the inning with a walk, but Daniel retired the next three Lady Vol hitters to close out the game.

In game two, Tennessee used a late inning rally to defeat the Tigers 2-1.

Both teams were scoreless until sophomore Hatti Moore homered with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. Moore’s homer was the only hit that the Tigers scraped across in the game.

“In game two, we were a little overly aggressive,” Anderson said. “We’re such a potent offensive team.

Sometimes when the pitch isn’t there you chase pitches out of the zone and that really was the difference.”

The Lady Vols knotted the game up with an RBI double by junior Cailin Hannon in the sixth and took the lead on a Seggern double in the seventh.

Missouri sophomore Cassie Gasper quieted the Volunteers No. 14 ranked offense for the first five innings but took the loss after giving up two runs in six innings of work.

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TENNIS

MU Tennis picks up sixth SEC loss against Texas A&M Mizzou moves to 0-6 in the SEC after dropping four straight singles matches in a 5-0 loss to Texas A&M. KAYLEE SCHREINER Reporter The Missouri Tigers (117, 0-6), coming off of an unsuccessful road trip to Arkansas on Friday, are 11-7 on the season and 0-6 in SEC play.

MU, having struggled with securing the doubles point this season, saw some changes to its lineup during this match. With the lineup frequently consisting of junior Mackenzy Middlebrooks and sophomore Ellie Wright at No. 1 doubles, Friday’s match saw Middlebrooks paired with

junior Serena Nash instead against TA&M sophomore Tatiana Makarova and freshman Jayci Goldsmith.

Despite looking for a win with this change, the Tigers fell 6-2 in their match.

In her own match, Wright was partnered with sophomore Taylor Gruber at No. 2 doubles where the duo defeated the nation’s No. 55 ranked doubles team of freshmen Renee McBryde and Katya Townsend 6-3. However, the Tigers ultimately lost the doubles point when junior Gabrielle Goldin and freshman Lisa Fukutoku dropped to sophomore Riley McQuaid and freshman Lucia Quiterio at No. 3 doubles 6-3.

After giving up the doubles point, Mizzou lost four straight singles matches to TA&M, leaving two matches

unfinished. No. 3 singles finished first with Nash falling to Makarova, 6-1, 6-1, followed by Middlebrooks dropping to Townsend at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-4. Wright, despite having success at No. 4 singles success the past two weekends, was defeated by McBryde in two sets, 7-5, 6-1.

Freshman Vivien Ábrahám rushes for the ball in her doubles match with sophoShortly after, more Taylor Gruber. Mizzou Tennis Complex, Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Columbia, Mizzou suffered Missouri. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER MARCO STOREL a 6-2, 6-1 loss to TA&M when matches at No. 2 singles The loss to TA&M still Goldin fell to sophomore between Fukutoku and leaves Missouri without an Dorthea Faa-Hviding at No. Goldsmith and No. 5 singles SEC win this spring season.

6 singles.

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adjustments to free up its best players, the 3-pointers that were so lethal for Mizzou in the first quarter stopped falling. After starting out the game 4-7 from downtown, the Tigers shot 5-22 over the final three quarters.

“I think we’re a team that what we’re known for is knocking down shots, knocking down 3s

and they were not falling today,” senior forward Cierra Porter said. “They do a good job. They mix up their defense, try to keep you on your toes for sure, so I’m not trying to take any credit away from them. I think it’s a combination because we normally knock down those shots.”

While Mizzou trailed for most of the last 25 minutes of the game, it was a close competition until the fourth quarter. Junior Amber Smith and senior Lauren Aldridge scored all 12 of MU’s points in the third, as the Tigers never trailed by more than 6 points.

Up by seven, Iowa began the final period with

a 10-0 run and didn’t look back to end the Tigers’ season. For Pingeton, it was a rough way to finish the season and the careers of Cunningham, Porter and Aldridge.

“This is always the toughest press conference of the year, and it doesn’t really settle in immediately, but just the thought of this being it for our three seniors is hard,” she said. “I just love these girls to death and this senior class has been so incredibly special to the University of Missouri.”

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Junior Peter Zimmermann put

Missouri

ahead

with

an RBI single in the fourth before junior Chris Cornelius broke the game open with a

three-run

blast.

The

explosive inning gave the Tigers a 7-3 lead they would not relinquish. Senior Jordan Gubelman shut the door on the Rebels with two clean frames in the eighth and ninth to earn the save.

March 26 to 27 vs UTSA and Incarnate Word As

MU

students

left

campus for spring break, so went the team, traveling to San Antonio, Texas, for the first two of five games in the Lone Star State. The Tigers went 2-0 in their midweek games.

In inning

its

12-11, victory

extra against

UT-San Antonio on March 26, Missouri completed a comeback from down three runs with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. The winning run scored in the top of the 12th inning on a sacrifice fly from sophomore Mark Vierling.

Coach Steve Bieser used eight pitchers in the game.

Sophomore

Trey

Dillard

was tabbed as the winning pitcher after a scoreless 11th inning.

Junior

Art

Joven

was awarded the save. The victory would be the first of three extra-inning games during the road trip.

The Missouri offense put up a double-digit run total for the second day in a row, in

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game less than 24 hours

after recording the final out

against UTSA, Joven went five innings, giving up one

earned run while allowing

Antonio leg of their roadtrip Starting

Wednesday’s

A&M. The series gave the Tigers another test against a ranked opponent.

Cantleberry

went

5

just two hits. After Joven

1/3 innings, allowing two

Luke Anderson surrendered

With Senior Cameron Dulle

exited the game, sophomore the

final

five

runs

Cardinals would score.

the

Two insurance runs for

Missouri a

would

bases-loaded

come walk

on by

Zimmermann and a wild pitch that scored senior Connor

Brumfield in the following at-bat.

March 29 to 31 at Texas A&M

route to defeating Incarnate Word 11-7 to finish the San

Texas, to face No. 11 Texas

After its Incarnate Word

victory,

Missouri

traveled

northeast to College Station,

runs while striking out eight. on the mound and a 3-2 Tiger

Thomas

Broyles

stepped

to the plate with a runner on first. Broyles, who only started three games before

the series, lifted a fly ball to right field that sneaked over

the winning run in the 15th The win set up a rubber

just two hits. Mizzou fell 7-3.

match

of the same tight, evenly-

contested

plentiful during spring break.

Senior

left-hander

Tyler

LaPlante pitched nine innings and allowed one earned run, but Mizzou still found itself

down 2-0 with two outs in the ninth as reserve outfielder

went with the game still tied,

team able to push across a

inning.

matched baseball that was

The ninth inning came and

Six innings later, Vierling

game-tying home run.

errors, two walks and a wild

Game two brought more

the fourth.

and the teams again went to

singled home Cornelius for

pitch to put up five runs on

score two in the bottom of

the wall for an improbable

lead in the eighth inning, the

Aggies took advantage of two

an error allowing TA&M to

on

Sunday,

which

extra innings. With neither run in the 10th, the game finished a 2-2 tie.

The nearly unprecedented result

stemmed

from

the

true to form, was a tightly-

Tigers needing to catch their

scored

afternoon. It was the first tie

in

game. the

Missouri

first

and

fourth innings on singles from Cornelius and Gomez,

but gave the runs back on more fielding woes. Junior Kameron first

base

Misner,

instead

playing of

his

usual centerfield, committed

plane leaving Houston that for Missouri since March 7, 2004.

In total, Missouri went 5-2-1 during break.

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