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Curators approve $30 million project to replace Sinclair School of Nursing building
Board of Curators approves new human environmental sciences degree, hopes to boost retention
The project is part of a five-year capital plan for the UM System. EMILY WOLF
University News Editor The UM Board of Curators approved a $30 million project to replace the Sinclair School of Nursing building in a meeting Thursday. Curator Julia Brncic, chair of the finance committee, said the project will demolish the current building housing the nursing school on MU’s University Hospital campus and build a smaller, threestory building over the The design for the new MU Sinclair School of Nursing. | COURTESY OF TWITTER VIA @MIZZOU existing basement. The new building will allow “overall explained how the new square footage to be more efficient,” Brncic said. "[Sinclair School of Nursing] Dean [Sarah] Thompson building will help recruit new
The degree will add an emphasis area in family and consumer sciences. LAURA EVANS
University News Assistant Editor
Warner, associate professor in political communication and a member of Kearney’s dissertation committee, said. “I think it’s no surprise that he won the award. His dissertation was unconventional.” The research centered around how partisan and nonpartisan social media users communicated and connected leading up to the election. “The main goals were to see if political polarization and user networks increased in relation to proximity to the elections,” Kearney said. “As [the election] got closer, did we see more polarization, and also, was there a difference in users who followed political accounts versus users who tended to follow more entertainment-oriented accounts?” For this research, Kearney collected data from 3,000 Twitter users who either followed Democrat partisans, Republican partisans, or non-political, entertainment-based accounts, seeing how the amount of partisan users they followed changed over a seven-month period. Twitter makes its data openly available to the public,
A new Bachelor of Science in human environmental sciences with an emphasis in family and consumer sciences degree was approved for MU Thursday at the UM System Board of Curators meeting. Steve Graham, MU professor in the College of Education and senior associate vice president for academic affairs for the UM System, delivered the proposal. The new emphasis area is intended to keep human environmental sciences students from having to switch their majors or stop attending MU. “[There are] no new courses or faculty required in this. It’s just more of a way to catch that student so that she doesn’t have to transfer to some other program, let’s say psychology, history or some other arts and sciences program, and then extend her stay at the university for an extra year,” Graham said in the meeting. The MU College of Human Environmental Sciences is ranked nationally as the number four college
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MU researcher looks into political polarization, lack of moderate voices on social media Michael Kearney developed his own software called rtweet to collect mass amounts of user data from Twitter. LAURA EVANS
University News Assistant Editor MU research has found that although partisan Twitter users became more polarized leading up to the 2016 election, polarization as a whole may be exaggerated since many moderates remained uninvolved in political conversations. In January, Michael Kearney, assistant professor in the MU School of Journalism with a joint employment in the Informatics Institute, published his research into political polarization and social media in the peer-reviewed journal “New Media & Society.” Kearney’s research won the 2017 Lynda Lee Kaid Outstanding Dissertation Award, an award from the National Communication Association. “It’s a very prestigious award, very competitive,” Ben
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MSA
Full senate to consider resolution on oncampus emergency contraceptives The resolutions would push for the implementation of virtual student IDs and a larger student health fee in order to provide access to emergency contraceptives on campus. ETHAN BROWN
Student Politics Editor The Missouri Students Association senate passed a resolution during its April 2 full senate session that supports digitizing student IDs at MU. The resolution, Senate Bill 58-27, follows the introduction of the idea by Solomon Davis’ “All In Mizzou” slate during the 2019 MSA presidential campaign. Davis, who ran for the
body’s presidential office and currently chairs the senate’s external affairs committee, authored the resolution. Davis originally listed the idea on the campaign’s website, now a site dedicated to transparency in student government and said it would modernize the process of using a student ID on campus. “If you’ve ever lost your student ID, you know how much of hassle it can be,” Davis said in a Feb. 25 video about the proposal. “What we want to do is work with the ID office to allow you to use your student ID from your mobile phone.” The resolution passed full senate with 22 yes votes and only two no votes. Following her victory in the presidential election, MSA President Jennifer Sutterer stated her intent to support the idea, according to previous Maneater reporting.
bill The MSA senate also will consider a resolution during its April 16 session that would support the increased accessibility of emergency contraceptives to students on campus. The resolution, Senate Bill 58-30, was authored by Audrey Aton, president of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Mizzou, an organization founded in part to lobby for increased women’s health at MU. The bill would request that MU investigate the costs of providing free emergency contraceptives to students on campus. In a previous presentation to full senate during the fall 2018 semester, the organization stated that they hoped the supply of contraceptives would average out to two Plan B pills per student.
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MSA holds special election, inaugurates new presidential administration The special election will change the senate’s seating composition. BEN SCOTT
Student Politics Assistant Editor The Missouri Students Association is holding a special election for a constitutional amendment that would alter the senate’s current seating allocation by splitting academic seats from colleges and university-wide seats. As of April 16, the MSA senate has 22 empty academic
seats, according to the senate roster. Of the senate’s total 81 seats available, only 39 are occupied. According to previous Maneater reporting, the MSA senate has historically lacked proper representation of all MU academic colleges. Senate Speaker Jacob Addington made the issue a primary focus with the start of the spring semester, hoping that new initiatives, such as the amendment, would help solve the issue. “This is my third year and we’re actually at the fullest we’ve ever been this year,” Addington said. “We’ve dropped off a little since the fall semester. We started
with 14 people last semester and these seats are rarely utilized and evey college will still have a seat. It’ll just cut down on some of them and that way we can reapportion and allow more people to run for different colleges.” Student voting ends at 6 p.m. on April 17. In a press release from MSA, it said the amendment’s purpose is to increase the number of seats held. “The constitutional amendment would split seats between various colleges and university-wide seats,” the press release said. “College senators would represent their individual academic college, while university-
wide senators would represent the campus as a whole.” Addington authored the amendment and passed it through the senate on April 2. “The main thing is right now we have 50 seats and each of those seats are tied to an academic college,” Addington said. “The goal with this is to free up some of those because of a lot of those seats haven’t been used. We’ve reached out to a lot of student councils. Last election we reached out to all the deans and we still weren’t filling them.” In addition to the special election, the MSA inaugurated
President Jennifer Sutterer and Vice President Mary O’Brien on April 16, ushering in MSA’s new presidential administration. They are replacing former MSA President Julia Wopata and Vice President Connor McAteer. Sutterer and O’Brien ran on a platform emphasizing income-sharing agreements, an alternative way for students to pay for student loans, and improving MU’s mental health services. They defeated opponents Solomon Davis and Briana Dinwiddie during the presidential election. Edited by Ethan Brown ebrown@themaneater.com
ORGANIZATIONS
MU Sustainability Week spreads importance of sustainability through partnerships with other organizations Featured events included Thursday’s rally calling on MU to use more renewable energy and Ecochella Friday night. KYNDALL HUBBARD
Reporter
Sustain Mizzou held Sustainability Week April 8 through April 13,
featuring a variety of events during the week to underline the significance of sustainability in students’ lives. “Sustainability Week has been a long running tradition with Sustain Mizzou and the Sustainability Office, and it’s a way to show people how the university is sustainable or what’s going on on campus or how you can be more sustainable in your life,” Sustainability Week co-coordinator Kathryn Kidd said. Sustainability Week began on
Monday, April 8 with Sustainapalooza, located in the MU Student Center. The purpose of the event was to kick off the week, along with a screening of a documentary, and bring awareness to different organizations on or around campus dedicated to sustainability, including Sustain Mizzou and the on-campus office. “We really want to spread awareness that we’re here and it’s a campus-wide effort to be the sustainability change we want to
see,” Sustain Mizzou member Sydney Schack said. Organizations and student resources at Sustainapalooza included Mizzou Tigers for Tigers and the MU Student Health Center as well as the MU Honors College and off-campus organizations in the Columbia area such as Peace Nook and the Columbia Farmers’ Market. The Honors College was involved
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but because of Twitter’s rules about how a person can get data and how much data they can access, the process of collecting mass amounts of data would take a long time. As such, Kearney developed software called “rtweet” to make this mass data collection feasible. “Because of the rate limits that Twitter puts on the amount of certain data you can get, each time I wanted to get a snapshot of what the user networks looked like took 50 hours,” Kearney said. “I did that 20 or more times. I basically had to write the computer code to do that so I could let it run for 50 hours.” The software has been used by other academics to study Twitter data, and according to the rtweet website, it has over 74,000 downloads. The fact that Kearney developed his own software is unique for communicationsbased research, Warner said. “It’s not an overstatement to say very few people in the department of communication in any university write dissertations where one of the chapters is software programming,” Warner said. “He didn’t really come from a software background, he came at this wanting to study Twitter and teaching himself how to code so that he could study Twitter.” There were many factors
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to Kearney’s decision to use Twitter for this research, including Twitter’s openness with its data and the platform’s focus on information, Kearney said. “On Facebook, [user connections are] symmetrical, meaning two people actually know each other, agree to be friends, and then we see each other’s content,” Kearney said. “On Twitter, it’s asymmetrical. I can choose to follow you, and you don’t have to follow me back, or you can follow your favorite celebrities, see what they’re up to, follow organizations or mascots or sports. That type of asymmetry actually makes the platform more attractive for information seeking.” One of Kearney’s findings was that partisans followed more partisan accounts leading up to the election. “People weren’t magically balancing out their media diet,” Kearney said. “As the election got closer, they just continued to find more people on their side that they agree with and follow them.” Additionally, Kearney found that the moderate, entertainment-focused accounts continued to not engage with partisan accounts or become polarized. “I think a lot of attention gets put on that there is growing division between Republicans and Democrats, and in some respects that might be true,” Kearney said. “I think that division is
Steve Graham is an MU professor in the College of Education that delivered this proposal. | COURTESY OF MU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
and retain students," Brncic said. “To bridge gaps in the imminent nursing shortage, classrooms will be larger, more interactive and will provide more space for simulations and research.” The project, a part of a five-year capital plan for the entire UM System, will be funded through the School of Nursing’s reserve funds, MU Health Care funding, private gifts and proceeds from land sales, Brncic said. The current Sinclair School of Nursing building was initially built in 1979. The school itself was founded in 1920. Edited by Ethan Brown ebrown@themaneater.com
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organization stated that they hoped the supply of contraceptives would average out to two Plan B pills per student. More than 1,200 students have signed a petition to support the implementation of free emergency contraceptives on campus, according to the resolution’s language.
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SUSTAIN continued from page 3 in Sustainability Week to support the efforts of Sustain Mizzou, volunteering at Wednesday’s Recycle Mountain in Speakers Circle and Friday’s Ecochella while also encouraging students to join courses available next semester related to sustainability. “Seeds of Equity is a class that the Honors College is promoting,” sophomore Zoe Rich, who was representing the Honors College at the event, said. “It focuses on sustainable farming and especially working to highlight marginalized groups within that community. It was started by the founder of the Henry Kirkland Community Garden, which is located right near the MKT trail. That project is a part of a bigger project called the [George] Washington Carver project.” Those involved in planning this year’s Sustainability Week worked to partner with non-environmental groups to expand students’ perceptions of sustainability. A result of this effort was the Sustainability Ambassadors Presentation on Tuesday in the MU Multicultural Center,
where students could come in and discuss sustainability over lunch. “Particularly this year I have been really trying to focus on broadening people’s definition of sustainability, so it’s not just environmental sustainability,” Kidd said. “We’re talking about social sustainability and economic sustainability as well, because if you don’t address all of them, then you are not addressing the problem.” Sustainability Week also held a rally at the columns on Thursday afternoon in partnership with the Mizzou Energy Action Coalition to promote the importance of sustainability for environmental health. The rally featured speakers from multiple organizations on and off campus. “This rally is put on by Sustain Mizzou and the Mizzou Energy Action Coalition to raise awareness on campus of the growing concerns of its students, calling the University of Missouri to action,” Haley Gronniger, Mizzou Energy Action Coalition president, said. “We call for the university to divest from
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fossil fuels and to invest in renewable energy. We call for the University of Missouri to adhere to its students’ demands.” Through the efforts of its coordinators, Sustainability Week brought together many different organizations in the Columbia area, emphasizing the value of collaboration and connections in the MU community. “I hope that people recognize that [Sustainability Week] is a student-ran thing, and the way that we pulled it off is through partnerships, through building that community to support each other,” Kidd said. “I want people to walk away knowing that Mizzou is a lot more interconnected than we might think.” Edited by Laura Evans levans@themaneater.com
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A sign from the Ecochella event held by Sustain Mizzou on April 12, 2019. | COURTESY OF FACEBOOK VIA MIZZOU SUSTAINABILITY WEEK
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Record Store Day satisfies some audiophiles’ addictions, leaves others wanting more The annual event gave local record stores a set of limited edition vinyl and cassette releases. BEN WICHE
Staff Writer
Local record stores celebrated Record Store Day on April 13. The annual consumer event saw the release of a wide variety of rare and unreleased albums, singles and compilations to celebrate the culture of independent record stores. The wide range of releases, about 550 records in total according to the BBC, offer a little bit of something for everyone. “I got Fela Kuti and Roy Ayers’ ‘Music Of Many Colours,’” MU freshman Jocelyn Luffel said. “I’ve gone to Record Store Day [for] several years and Hitt Records is honestly better than the place I had back home.” Hitt Records celebrated the day with snacks and various live music performances. However, store
co-owner Taylor Bacon has a few problems with the annual holiday. “I think Record Store Day is a total sham, but people demand that we have it, so we participate,” Bacon said. “It’s just manufactured garbage repackaged to be collectable. The people behind it choose really stupid albums to reissue. The records will clear out in the first hour and a half. We take the cost.” Though Bacon personally dislikes Record Store Day, he still enjoys serving the local community’s demands. “The good side of it is that it’s really fun to interact with the city and our fans and friends who support the shop,” Bacon said. “We try not to have it be just about the releases...that’s over in the first hour and a half, and the rest of the day is just a party.” While Bacon would rather have Record Store Day be just another afternoon, other local record sellers have a more positive view of the annual event. “It is pretty good for the downtown community,” Steve Brink, a team leader at Slacker CD’s and
Games, said. “It’s definitely one of our biggest days. So far we’ve done $2,000 in sales and we’ve only been open 40 minutes. We had a guy come by here and he bought $800 worth of all kinds of stuff.” Record Store Day coincides with a recently renewed interest in older music mediums, as both vinyl records and cassettes sales saw double digit growth in 2018, according to BuzzAngle Music’s End-Year Report. Specific releases of note include original test pressings of Bob Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks,” a reissue of Captain Beefheart’s avant garde epic “Trout Mask Replica” and a Prince cassette previously only released to attendees of Versace’s 1995 Paris Fashion Week Collection. Though most of the releases are quickly sold on Record Store Day, the few that are unsold are still for sale at local record stores, and many resellers put up releases for sale on websites like eBay and Amazon. Edited by Janae McKenzie jmckenzie@themaneater.com
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‘Queer Eye’ star Antoni Porowski comes to Jesse Auditorium The culinary expert of the Fab Five shared his experiences from the Netflix hit and his cooking skills with MU students. MARIANA LABBATE
Senior Staff Writer
“Queer Eye” food connoisseur Antoni Porowski spoke to a full house in Jesse Auditorium on April 11. Tickets were sold out and lines started to form before 6 p.m. even though the event started at 7 p.m. By 6:30, the two lines were already making their way outside Jesse Hall. The talk was mediated by Sean Olmstead, coordinator of the MU LGBTQ Resource Center. However, the “evening of conversation with Antoni Porowski,” as MU Stuff To Do called the event, had more than just chatting. After telling Olmstead about his early life and how it changed after “Queer Eye,” Porowski got to cooking. He made a vinaigrette with carrots straight out of his new cookbook “Antoni in the Kitchen.” He also mentioned how welcome he felt when filming the third season of “Queer Eye” in Kansas City.
Sean Olmstead, coordinator for the MU LGBTQ Resource Center, with “Queer Eye” star Antoni Porowski at Jesse Hall on April 11, 2019. | PHOTO BY MU COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER RYAN GAVIN
Porowski said the Fab Five got to the city with a list of businesses’ names who welcomed the show crew with open arms, which made Kansas City natives in the crowd cheer loudly. Behind the organization of the
event was the Campus Activities Programming Board. Rachel Trokey, speaker’s chair of CAPB, mentioned how CAPB organizes its events and speakers and how long it takes to organize evenings like this one.
“We’ve been in contact with him for a while now,” Trokey said. “ When I got here last January, I started looking for next year’s speakers. [His talk] was already in the plans.” She also talked about why they chose Porowski to come speak to MU students. “When we want a speaker, we think of who will fit our mission statement and who will connect with the students,” Trokey said. Ruby Wu, CAPB multicultural committee chair, said Porowski really connected with the students. “He was very kind and was not in a rush to leave at all,” Wu said. “When you meet him, he’s not just a celebrity. He’s this dorky, happy guy that doesn’t shy away from his fans.” While cooking, Porowski told anecdotes about his time filming “Queer Eye” and even mentioned episodes of the show filmed in Japan, which he wasn’t very sure if he could talk about in order to avoid spoilers. He was constantly connecting with his audience and sharing advice. “Food should tell a story,” Porowski said to the audience. “The heart and the stomach are connected.” Edited by Janae McKenzie jmckenzie@themaneater.com
FASHION
Stephens College hosts annual student fashion show The show featured 102 garments, ranging from bathing suits to children’s wear. MADELEINE BUNTEN
Staff Writer
Stephens College hosted its annual fashion show and celebrated 75 years of the show’s continuation Saturday, April 13. There were three different showtimes beginning in the afternoon and ending in the evening, each featuring pieces designed by current, past and prospective Stephens students. The show is treated as a collaborative effort between the students in the fashion design and fashion communication departments. “This is a student designer fashion show,” Maggie Holper, assistant professor of fashion marketing and management, said. “It is entirely student-run from the production team running lights to those dressing models.” The show began with a student briefly addressing the audience saying how the show was focused on liberation and growth and that each garment was designed to not only empower the individuals wearing them, but impact the world around them. The students spent many hours on each of their garments and were involved with every step of the process: from sketches to sourcing fabrics to the final construction of the piece and its fit on the model. “It is a lot of hard work, a lot of countless nights
of not sleeping, but in the end it is so rewarding to see my pieces and my classmates’ pieces walk down the runway,” student Madeline Buasri said in an email. “It is crazy to think that my hands have touched every aspect of the garment and produced something so great, whereas, before I began Fashion Design, I had no idea where the clothing at the store came from.” There were 19 collections shown. Each was introduced with a projected graphic of the collection name. Some collections had a small multimedia video. While many were women’s wear collections, there were also multiple children’s collections as well as men’s and unisex looks. As the show went on, something that became evident along with the diversity in the collections was the diversity in the models. Not only were there multiple races represented in the show, but there were different age ranges and size ranges among the models as well. “At the beginning of each year, there is a modeling audition in which anyone is allowed to come and walk for a panel of judges, and student designers come to watch and write down their favorite choices,” student Abby Burns said in an email. “Modeling is a huge commitment because we meet several times a week for fittings and the show is a huge time commitment for them as well. The show would not be able to happen without them so we are all so grateful.” Edited by Janae McKenzie jmckenzie@themaneater.com
A model walking down the runway at the Stephens College 75th annual The Collections student fashion show. | PHOTO BY WILLIAM VIQUEZ MORA
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The faces of FACE: serving families of Boone County The Family Access Center of Excellence improves access to high quality social, emotional and behavioral health services for all youth and their families who live in Boone County. NICKETA COOMBS
Reporter
There is identifying that a problem exists, then there is actively taking steps to impact policies and practices for change. In 2012, the citizens of Boone County did just this with the Family Access Center of Excellence. FACE is a free, cross-sector implementation center aimed at providing a coordinated, transparent and collaborative approach to improving access to quality mental health services, according to its website. FACE grew from Proposition 1, which was initiated by Putting Kids First, a children’s advocacy program. This created the Children’s Services Fund, which uses a quarter-cent sales tax to fund programs and services such as FACE that target the social, emotional and behavioral health of Boone County children and youth, making it a true community effort. Aaron Thompson is the lead and principal investigator for FACE and also serves as an evaluation consultant. Thompson is an associate professor in the MU School of Social Work. “The motivation for FACE came from a 2014 Community Impact Study that showed us that families did not know where to get services, they did not know the choices that were available, and even if they knew, they had multiple barriers to access services,” Thompson said. Some of these barriers that Thompson mentioned include transportation, lack of insurance or underinsured status and the inability to pay for these services. “FACE provides more than mental health services. FACE also helps families link to basic needs like food and utility or rent vouchers, as well as employment assistance programs,” Thompson said. FACE uses the family check-up and motivational interviewing techniques to enhance engagement and ownership for families in the treatment process. Thompson attributes the success of FACE through the use of evidence-based approaches that are child-focused and family systems assessments, while connecting families to services of their choices, with ongoing follow up to service attainment. “FACE accomplishes the provision of highquality services through accepting any and all families in Boone County, regardless of their concern or socio-economic status,” Thompson said. Additionally, other members of FACE’s leadership team include Wendy Reinke and Keith Herman both from the College of Education, serving as co-principal investigators and providing consultation and evaluation services. “One of the most beneficial aspects of FACE for Mizzou is the visibility and meaningful engagement with our community,” Herman said. “We are all involved, especially through paying taxes, and it gives us a sense that we are coming together to solve a big real-world problem.” “FACE is a one of a kind organization, there is no one else that does the same work. We are very innovative and all of our approaches are evidencebased, ensuring improved outcomes,” Reinke said.
FACE is a nonprofit that supports Boone County youth and families by providing resources for social, behavioral and emotional health concerns. | PHOTO BY WRITER NICKETA COOMBS
In a display of genuine interdisciplinary collaboration, FACE’s leadership team also consists of the director for the Center for Evidence-Based Youth Mental Health , Kristin Hawley and Clark Peters, an associate professor in the School of Social Work and Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs. Peters is a co-investigator and legal consultant at FACE and has presented, taught and written widely on issues of juvenile justice, foster care and child welfare. “Through FACE, a vision has been realized that led to increased collaboration and improved services,” Peters said. “It provides an opportunity to identify where policies don’t work well simply by applying legal sanctions.” Throughout most systems, there is a hierarchy that usually leads to disparities of those who are being served. There is a similar phenomenon in social justice and mental health provision realms. “There are disparities within juvenile justice systems, especially for marginalized groups,” Peters said. “However, through FACE, we are able to step in and connect the dots when there is a failure in services or policies that are negatively impacting these kids and their families.” Peters also collaborates with Children’s Division, the state’s child welfare and foster care agency, drawing on the lessons provided by FACE to advocate for policies that are not specific to Boone County, but rather apply to the whole state. According to a Data Dashboard Report on FACE’s website, Boone County residents see a
return on their investment in FACE. Just in 2018 alone, FACE has tended to a total of 323 referrals, which is 100% of those received; a total of 178 assessments, which is 55% of the referrals; and linked 334 families to high-quality services. “For families that have stuck with FACE’s process, overall symptoms, concerns and severity decreased while coping skills improved,” Thompson said. FACE launched an ongoing initiative called “Look Around” which means being actively aware and supporting neighbors, friends and loved ones who are experiencing mental health issues. Look Around is focused on the concept that good mental health is an everybody issue, and emphasizing that it’s OK to ask for help. It is funded by Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services and supported by all six public school districts in Boone County. “Look Around data from 11,478 youths grades 6 to 12 showed that this initiative increased youth responses, awareness and acceptance of mental health,” Thompson said. “The data also shows that there was an increase in willingness to seek help.” FACE incorporates awareness about mental health through various outreach programs including social media, creative contests and other forms of connection throughout Boone County. As their motto declares, “See something. Do something.” Edited by Janae McKenzie jmckenzie@themaneater.com
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‘Game of Thrones’ premiere lays groundwork for final season While the premiere wasn’t action packed, it was full of heart. RACHEL PICKETT
Columnist
This review contains spoilers for the season eight premiere of “Game of Thrones.” Exactly 595 days since its last episode premiered, “Game of Thrones” is finally back. While fans have been anxiously waiting to learn the fate of Westeros, the series has taken their time in shooting the final season, which will reportedly include the biggest battle scene ever filmed in TV history, according to Entertainment Weekly. Because of the long wait and the fact that there are only six episodes this season, many fans were certainly hoping to hit the ground running in the season premiere and dive straight into the important stuff: the advancing Night King’s (Vladimir Furdik) army, the mounting attack from Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) and the many brutal deaths that are presumed to be coming down the pipe. Much to the dismay of some hardcore fans, the episode is largely spent laying the groundwork for the rest of the season. Who can blame the producers of “Thrones”? There is so much to be set up and reminded of in the complicated series. There are the long-awaited reunions, some of which have been seven seasons in the making, the first-time meetings between important characters and the reminder of the ever-present threat that is closing in on Winterfell. While it may have not been the explosive premiere that some fans were hoping for, it was the premiere that the audience needed. The episode begins with Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) riding into Winterfell with the Unsullied, Dothraki and their two loud and showboating dragons. While the opening was exciting and a good reintroduction to where the story left off, it mainly served as a subtle homage to the pilot of the series when King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) rode into Winterfell with his own royal entourage. Even though this grand procession has been long-awaited and it is exciting to see Daenerys ride into
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The North, the real thrill comes with all the possible reunions between our favorite characters. At the center of it all is the tearjerking reunion between Snow and his little sister Arya Stark (Maisie Williams). It is perhaps the last of the great reunions that we will see in the show. While it is a sentimental moment, the two quickly get into the politics of the situation and the audience is forced to remember that there is no time to for hugs and a good cry when an army is marching steadily toward your home. The remainder of the episode is largely filled with the complicated politicking that fascinates some fans and bores others to death. Despite the threats that loom large and the feeling that this is the end of Westeros as we know it, the characters of the show seem to be in surprisingly good moods. The jovial tone is most obvious with Daenerys. Regardless of the fact that she is in a strange and unwelcoming land, she is laughing throughout the episode in a way that is unusual for the harsh and stoic leader that fans have fallen in love with. Much of this laughing takes place in scenes with Snow that serve to reinforce their romantic relationship, but are ultimately at odds with the characters’ history and temperaments. Thankfully for the hardcore
fans, the episode wasn’t all smiles and jokes, and there were some important plot points addressed. Most importantly, Snow finally learns from Samwell Tarly (John Bradley) that he is actually the child of Lyanna Stark (Aisling Franciosi) and Rhaegar Targaryen (Wilf Scolding) and the true heir to the Iron Throne (which makes him Daenerys’ nephew… oops). Snow doesn’t seem to take the news well but who could blame him? While Jon learning his true heritage would have been a perfect way to conclude the episode, the final scene of the premiere is actually the seemingly-futile reunion between Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Bran Stark (played by Isaac Hempstead Wright, whose constant lurking provides
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unintentional comedic relief throughout the episode). Considering that the last time we saw these characters together was when Jaime pushed Bran out of a window in the very first episode, this reunion is yet another way that the show is drawing parallels between the pilot and the season eight premiere. If the full-circle moments of this episode are any indication of what’s to come, then we will see the show go to great lengths to resolve the many loose ends that have been hanging over Westeros for the previous seven seasons. We’ll just have to wait and see whether five episodes is enough time to wrap up the show in a satisfying way. Edited by Joe Cross jcross@themaneater.com
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Everything we know about ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
The “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” teaser trailer was recently released and the film is set to come out on Dec. 20, 2019. | COURTESY OF IMDB
Star Wars Celebration’s Episode IX panel gave fans their first look at the end of the Skywalker saga. ABBY MONTEIL Columnist This article contains spoilers for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” Friday morning at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, the Episode IX cast and director J.J. Abrams joined host Stephen Colbert to share a first look at the hotly-anticipated new installment. While most plot details are still tightly under wraps, here’s what we learned about the upcoming Skywalker saga finale. Skywalker sun, Skywalker moon, Skywalker rising At the end of the Episode IX tea ser trailer — which debuted at this year’s celebration — the film’s title was finally revealed: “The Rise of Skywalker.” As far as we know, the only remaining Skywalkers are Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) and her son Kylo Ren (Adam Driver). “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” revealed that protagonist Rey (Daisy Ridley) wasn’t related to the Skywalkers or another wellknown “Star Wars” family, but the Force-sensitive child of unknown scavengers. Debate ignited online, as fans puzzled over what the name could mean. Could “The Rise of Skywalker” refer to Kylo getting a redemption arc, or Abrams retconning Rey’s parentage? Others theorized that the use of “Skywalker” signifies the family’s legacy living on beyond blood relatives alone. Speaking on the title, Abrams explained, “The challenge of this movie was obviously taking eight movies and telling a satisfying conclusion… this movie is about this new generation and what they’ve inherited, the light and the dark, and
asking the question as they face this evil — are they prepared? Are they ready?” Getting the gang back together In “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” the sequel trilogy’s characters were spread out across the galaxy on various missions of their own. Now that “some time has passed” since the events of the last film, Episode IX will see the core group — Rey, Finn (John Boyega) and Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), along with regulars like Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) — reunited. “One of the great things about the movie was the dynamic between the characters,” Abrams said. “They are just the most wonderful together, and that’s the thing I’m sort of most excited for you to see.” Familiar faces The ninth film might be centered around the new “Star Wars” generation, but many of the series’ original characters will still appear in some capacity. “We’ve passed on all we know,” Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) says in the teaser via voiceover. “We’ll always be with you. No one’s ever really gone.” Hamill, while not at the celebration, was confirmed as part of the film after Luke died at the end of “The Last Jedi.” It’s safe to assume that, like Obi-Wan Kenobi, he’ll show up as a Force ghost to offer guidance to Rey. Carrie Fisher, who died in December 2016, will also remain in the sequel trilogy thanks to the inclusion of unused scenes that were shot for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” “Princess Leia exists in this film in a way that’s kind of mind-blowing to me,” Abrams said. The trailer includes a shot of Leia embracing Rey in what seems to be an emotional scene between the two. One of the most uproarious responses from the celebration crowd came when Billy Dee
Williams came onstage to tease his character Lando Calrissian’s role in Episode IX. When Colbert asked the actor how he prepared for a role that he last embodied for “Return of the Jedi” in 1983, Williams responded, “Lando never left me.” And some new ones Although “Rise of Skywalker” is the last in a nine-part series, the panel dropped hints about the multiple new characters who will be joining the franchise. Most prominent among them is Jannah (Naomi Ackie of “Lady Macbeth”), who crosses paths with the main trio in the film and may or may not be Lando’s daughter. “Listen, Lando’s a very charming man,” Ackie quipped when asked about her character’s lineage. “He could have children all over this universe.” Also in attendance was an adorable new droid named D-0, a new companion of BB-8. Info about other newcomers played by Richard E. Grant and Keri Russell — who is currently starring in Broadway’s “Burn This” with “Star Wars” co-star Driver — remains secret. The Emperor’s new groove Before the Episode IX panel ended, fans were treated to one final surprise. As the trio approached the remnants of an old Death Star and the trailer faded to black, the familiar evil cackle of original “Star Wars” big bad Emperor Palpatine could be heard. To confirm his reappearance, Ian McDiarmid (who portrayed Palpatine in the original and prequel trilogies) appeared onstage, bathed in ominous red lighting. Chronologically, the Emperor was last seen in “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.” He seemed unquestionably dead after Darth Vader tossed him down a shaft in a ship that subsequently exploded. But, hey, if Darth Maul could show up in last year’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” after being cut in half, what’s to stop Palpatine from joining the fray in some capacity? “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” opens in theaters on Dec. 20. Edited by Joe Cross jcross@themaneater.com
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Column: Hypocritical politicians are common even if they shouldn’t be When it comes to politics, both major parties have issues doing what they say they will. ABIGAIL RUHMAN Abigail Ruhman is a freshman journalism and political science major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about student life, politics and social issues for The Maneater.
No matter where you fall on party lines, it is absolutely vital to the health of democracy to stop the constant cycle of hypocrisy. When different groups are held to different standards, it creates a world where politics becomes a game of calling people out rather than serving the interests of the people. The Republican Party and the Democratic Party are both guilty of creating a double standard that lets them get away with more power. By idolizing one party over the other, it creates a world where people are willing to justify any behavior as long as it’s their party. For the Republican Party, there is evidence of Republicans saying one thing, but doing something else with their policies. One of the more prominent examples of this is the party claiming that they are protecting Americans with
preexisting health conditions, while taking away protections when they vote. Approximately 75 percent of Americans believe that keeping protections for preexisting conditions is very important when it comes to insurance companies denying coverage, according to the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. At a rally in Philadelphia, President Donald Trump told the crowd, “We will always protect Americans with preexisting conditions,” according to Vox. Other candidates, including Missouri’s own Sen. Josh Hawley, have showcased a similar stance on the issue when talking to the public, but in terms of policy, they tend to go against the grain. Despite Trump stating that he would protect those individuals, his administration asked a federal court in Texas to remove those protections. In addition, the party itself spent most of 2017 trying to remove that part of Obamacare, according to Vox. Another example of this comes from one of the Democratic Party’s concerns with Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court justice confirmation hearings, which was the accusations brought up against him of sexual assault. The Democratic Party called for an FBI investigation into the allegations brought up against Kavanaugh, and they used it as part of the reason against putting him on the bench, according to CBS News. While this might have been an appropriate response, the Democratic Party didn’t have a similar response when Lt. Gov. of Virginia Justin Fairfax was accused of sexual assault. The Democratic Party called for Brett Kavanaugh to step down almost
immediately, but took their time in saying that Fairfax needed to step down, according to CNN. W i t h V i r g i n i a Gov. Ralph N o r t h a m being asked to step down due to accusations of blackface, t h e Democrats n e e d e d Fairfax to take over that position. If Fairfax also steps aside, Mark Herring, the attorney general of Virginia, would take over. The only issue with that is he was also accused of blackface, according to CNBC. Democrats have already condemned the governor and the attorney general, so they seem to be hesitant to do the same to Fairfax. The main reason is because the likely replacement is a Republican. The issue with both of these occurrences is that the party is being hypocritical. If Democrats have zero-tolerance of all sexual assault accusations, then they have to stand by that even if it means they lose power. For Republicans, doing one
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thing while saying something else isn’t fair to the constituents they represent. Whichever party someone falls into doesn’t matter if they abandon their beliefs and values for the sake of that party. While these examples are in no way the only examples of hypocrisy in government, they showcase how saying one thing and doing the other is not a partisan issue. This needs to stop. It is hurting constituents and building distrust in government. It doesn’t matter what party you affiliate with, it’s time for society to hold politicians to their words.
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COLUMN: Want to fix a heroin epidemic? Treat addiction, don’t criminalize it Criminalizing addiction only makes it harder to solve its underlying problems. As the opioid epidemic persists, lawmakers need to see the softer side of treating addiction. BRYCE KOLK Bryce Kolk is a freshman journalism major at MU. He is an opinion columnist who writes about politics for The Maneater. Addiction is an incredibly complicated illness. Treating it requires support and advice from medical professionals. It can take years of therapy and kid-glove treatment before an addiction is remedied. So, when lawmakers consistently criminalize addiction, it’s hard to tell whose side they’re on. On Feb. 25, the Missouri House of Representatives passed HB 239 and would make possession of fentanyl a felony offense. The bill is currently in the State Senate. Fentanyl is dangerous. Don’t get the wrong message here. It’s an extremely potent opioid that can put your life in danger. Addiction, however, is a problem best left to medical professionals, not law enforcement officers. Opium has been criminalized in the U.S. for over 100 years, but there exists an epidemic of opioid abuse across the country. In 2017, over 70,000 Americans died of drug overdose — a record high since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started recording
in 1999. That number has nearly doubled since 2007, when about 36,000 Americans died after overdosing. It should be evident by now. Criminalizing heroin and other opioids is not going to solve the problem. We need to rethink how we handle addiction in America. When we label opioid users as outcasts and treat their illness as a felony, we make it harder for them to get the help they need. Destigmatizing addiction is critical in treating it. Safe injection facilities could be a good first step in treating the opioid epidemic. These facilities offer a safe environment to use while being supervised by medical professionals. Safe injection facilities are used in Canada, Australia and throughout Europe. Naturally, safe injection facilities are controversial, as they’re seen as enabling drug use. With addiction being a national epidemic, however, we need to understand that this problem isn’t going to go away without treatment. Safe injection facilities don’t enable drug use, as they don’t provide any narcotics or even do the procedures themselves. Their purpose is to make using safer and overdosing less likely. In the first two years after Vancouver opened a safe injection facility, overdose deaths fell 35% in the immediate area, according to a study published in The Lancet. Overdose deaths in the city as a whole only decreased by 9.3%. Beyond the benefits of treatment, they also can prevent diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C that can be transmitted from shared needles. While safe injection facilities can help mitigate the worst aspects of the opioid epidemic, they’re not a total solution. For that, we can look to Portugal. In the 1990s, Portugal was in the midst of a heroin epidemic not unlike our own. The government acted much as ours is now — by heavily criminalizing drug use. As addicts filled
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jails and prisons, the underlying problem persisted. The government decriminalized all drug use in 2001. Rather than send users to prison, anyone with less than a 10-day supply of any drug is sent to a local commision. There, they get advice from a doctor, social worker and lawyer. The effects of the policy are stunning. The drug-induced death rate in Portugal fell to less than one fifth the EU average in 2015, according to a 2015 EU report on drug use. Since 2006, HIV diagnoses attributed to injecting have fallen from 493 to 30 in 2016, according to another EU report. We are in the grips of the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history, and it’s only getting worse. It’s an institutional problem that needs an institutional solution. Criminalizing addiction only exacerbates the problem. We can fix this, we just have to make a change soon.
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COLUMN: The story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard helps to examine what a healthy relationship with parents doesn’t look like Children have to be willing to speak up, and parents have to be willing to listen. ROSHAE HEMMINGS Roshae Hemmings is a first year journalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about civil rights. When people have kids, there is an understanding that they now have the job of being a parent, but what exactly does that mean? What exactly does the job of a parent entail? Merriam-Webster defines a parent as one who “brings up and cares for another.” Gerber Life says that “a parent’s job is to raise children to be the best men and women that they can be.” It’s a huge responsibility and one that requires patience, love and understanding. From the outside looking in, those familiar with Dee Dee Blanchard would crown her as the shining beacon of what a parent is. She would align perfectly with the aforementioned definition and exceed it. Dee Dee was the mother of Gypsy Rose, a teenage girl with a smile as big as the list of health problems she possessed. Gypsy, who was wheelchair bound due to her muscular dystrophy, had a slew of other health issues. Due to Gypsy’s health, Dee Dee’s sole occupation was being the caretaker of her daughter. On June 14, 2015, Dee Dee’s body was found bloodied and inflicted with stab wounds, while the only sign of Gypsy was her empty wheelchair
in the bathroom. With Gypsy being discovered in Wisconsin the next day, along with then-boyfriend Nick Godejohn, their whole story started to unfold. Godejohn killed Dee Dee under the instruction of Gypsy, who claimed that her mother had been abusing her and orchestrating an elaborate lie about her illnesses for years. Suddenly, the picture of Dee Dee being the perfect parent was dismantled. On March 20, 2019, Hulu released an original show called “The Act,” starring Joey King and Patricia Arquette as Gypsy and Dee Dee, respectively. After watching the most recent episode, I had an unshakeable thought. Gypsy was lead to believe a fabricated narrative of her life for years, and was told so by the person who was supposed to guide, protect and love her: her mother. If the dynamic between Gypsy and her mother demonstrates anything, it’s that parents are not exempt from being toxic and problematic individuals. It’s weird to come to this realization, for the sheer fact that parents are supposed to be these omnipotent beings that can do no wrong and know everything. They’re supposed to know what to say in every situation and they’re supposed to always know what to do. Most importantly, the way they are supposed to raise and care for their children is supposed to be without error. As I’ve gotten older, however, I’ve understood that this naive way of thinking couldn’t be further from the truth. Parents aren’t beyond reproach; they’re flawed individuals that, in some ways, don’t know what they’re doing. They aren’t perfect, and neither were their parents or their parents’ parents. Because of this, they mess up sometimes. Hopefully not to the extent of Dee Dee
and the ways in which she failed her daughter, but the statement still stands. Parents, and families in general, have their own shortcomings. With this being said, they are not free from criticism and improvement. In an interview with ABC News, Gypsy said that “for a long time, I believed that [my mom and I] were best friends and so I thought that she was a great mother, no complaints, we got along perfect. I saw her as an angel that could do no wrong.” Because of this perception of her mother, this prevented Gypsy from questioning Dee Dee’s motives. To a certain degree, I think that this is a relatable line of thinking for a lot of kids: that because their parents are their parents, they are always right and that we as children are in no position to correct them. While I don’t condone killing parents as a response to disagreements and frustrations children may have with them, I do believe that children are within their rights to express an issue they have with their parents. Just like any relationship with friends or a partner, having an open line of communication with parents is necessary to keep the relationship healthy. Not only is this necessary for the longevity of the relationship, but it’s also necessary for the personal well-being of children. While we may love our parents, and families in general, our first obligation is to ourselves. Therefore, if our relationships with parents or family members aren’t serving us in the way that we see fit, it’s okay to have a conversation stating what we as children need from our parents. Hopefully coming to them in an adult-like fashion will garner positive and effective conversation that will help to propel the relationship forward.
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Notebook: Black and Gold game serves as finale for growth throughout spring Coach Barry Odom spoke positively of new quarterback Kelly Bryant, his potential backups and the special teams. EMILY LEIKER
Assistant Sports Editor Missouri’s annual Black and Gold Spring Game saw the Black squad — composed entirely of first and second string players — come out on top by a score of 21-3 on Saturday. The Gold squad was made up of the reserve players. The low scoring, scrimmage style game featured as much sideline dancing and on-field fan contests as it did football, but coach Barry Odom thought it was a solid finale to spring practices. “I thought throughout the course of what we did this spring was positive in a lot of ways for both sides of the ball,” Odom said. “Offensively, we made a lot of ground up with new faces in key spots. Defensively, I think we got better as the spring went on.” With a strong group of returning players and a sizeable group of new ones, Odom felt the progress made in the past several weeks was
noticeable across the entire roster. “Excited to see some of the veteran guys, so to speak, that picked up where they left off last year and improved throughout the course of the spring,” Odom said. “But then also some of the new faces that were in the spots that we needed them to be, the things that they did this spring really helped our team.” Bryant attracts crowd While Missouri’s new starting quarterback may not have gotten the packed stadium he was hoping for at the Spring Game, Kelly Bryant did have a crowd that was excited to see him. On his first drive as a Missouri Tiger, Bryant passed for 53 yards, including a 36-yard pass to wideout Dominic Gicinto, which elicited a roar from the east side of the stadium. “It was surreal,” Bryant said in a written statement about his first time in front of Mizzou’s fans. “Especially with a good turn-out from the fans for the Spring Game. Everything was good.” The senior quarterback did not appear for interviews following the game. Bryant played the entirety of the first half, throwing 12-for-17 on 150 yards. In his final
season at Clemson, Bryant played four games before deciding to transfer, going 36-for-54 for 461 yards and two touchdowns. Memorial Stadium noticeably cleared out during halftime, making Bryant’s impact more obvious. The second half began with a redshirt sophomore quarterback Taylor Powell interception three plays in, his first passing attempt of the game. Backing up Kelly While Powell was listed as the second string quarterback on the spring depth chart, Odom said he’s not quite sure who will be the first to enter a game after Bryant come fall. Powell completed 50% of his passes in the spring game, throwing for 142 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He played the entirety of the second half for the Black squad, taking Bryant’s place. Junior Lindsey Scott Jr. started in the quarterback position for the Gold squad, finishing the game 6-for-11 for only 38 yards. “Taylor and Lindsey battled all spring,” Odom said. “If you go back and look at the entire body of
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Ortiz, Misner home runs power Missouri past No. 8 LSU Art Joven threw 6 ⅔ innings and allowed two runs in the seriesdeciding game. WILSON MOORE
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The Missouri Tigers hit two home runs Saturday against No. 8 LSU. Both went to right field, but that’s all they had in common. The first was courtesy of first baseman Tony Ortiz in the second inning. The senior turned on a low, inside slider and golfed a wind-guided fly over the wall. The blast gave Mizzou a 3-0 lead in what had been a tight series. “I think it gave our pitching staff some confidence,” Ortiz said. “Just to finally have the lead. Honestly, I feel bad for the pitchers because most of the time it’s pretty close so they’ve got to pitch good, so it was good to take the pressure off them.” The second homer came in the eighth. With MU leading 9-5, center fielder Kameron Misner launched a no-doubter onto the roof of Devine Pavilion. Misner watched the ball travel far out of Taylor Stadium to, as coach Steve Bieser said, “put the dagger” in No. 8 LSU (24-13, 9-6 SEC). Missouri (25-12-1, 7-7-1 SEC) won the game 11-5, and the series two games to one.
Junior Art Joven tries to take out the first base. Taylor Stadium, Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER MARCO STOREL
“This is a statement win for our program that we’re here to stay, and we’re here to compete,” Bieser said. With senior starting pitcher Tyler LaPlante out with forearm tightness, junior Art Joven made his first career start in SEC play. The lefty was
dominant, not allowing a hit until the sixth. Overall, he went 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out six. As he left the game in the seventh, many in the crowd
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Missouri takes one game against No. 17 Ole Miss Junior Eli Daniel earned her fifth save of the season on Sunday. MAX BAKER, CAROLINE STIEFBOLD AND JERRY DUGGAN
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Missouri (24-18, 7-8) took one game in a threegame series against No. 17 Ole Miss (30-11, 9-5) on the road over the weekend. In game one of a doubleheader on Friday, redshirt senior Madi Norman put up zeros in each of the first two frames, but the Rebels got to her in the third as she gave up two runs on one play thanks to a single and an errant throw. In the fourth, she gave up three more runs thanks to a bases-loaded walk and a two-run single. All told, Norman got through four innings of work and was tagged for five earned runs. She allowed five hits and three walks and only struck out two. The Tiger offense was asleep for much of the contest, but finally woke up in the fifth, as center fielder Callie Martin connected for an RBI double. Missouri continued to chip away in the sixth with a solo shot by second baseman Kendyll Bailey, her third of the season. Later in the sixth, shortstop Jazmyn Rollin scored on a passed ball, and designated player Kara Decker knotted the score with a two-run single. The score would remain tied as the game went into extra innings. The Tigers nearly went ahead in the top of the eighth, loading the bases with only one out, but could not cash in. The Rebels made them pay, as junior Eli Daniel, otherwise excellent in relief of Norman, gave up a walkoff two-run homer and Ole Miss took game one, 7-5, in eight innings. Unlike the high-scoring first game, the second game of the doubleheader was a pitchers’ duel.
Sophomore Cassie Gasper went all seven innings, recording four strikeouts and giving up three hits and zero walks. Ole Miss scored the only run of the game on a double from senior Brittany Finney in the second inning. Missouri’s offense produced three hits, but couldn’t drive in a run. Martin singled in the third, but got out on a double play. Sophomore Brooke Wilmes led off the fourth with a single, but was left on base, while sophomore Hatti Moore was stranded in the seventh after hitting a single. The Tigers ultimately fell 1-0. “Game two, what a performance from Cassie,” coach Larissa Anderson said in a press release. Mizzou softball senior Regan Nash slides to a base during a game against Ole Miss “She just seems to shine when the on April 12, 2019. | COURTESY OF OLE MISS ATHLETICS lights are brightest. Thought the defense was excellent behind her Daniel shut down the Rebels and earned her as well. Needed some offense, but credit the Ole fifth save of the season, the most by a Missouri Miss defense. They made some phenomenal plays.” In game three, Missouri fell behind early, giving pitcher in 12 years. She pitched 1.2 innings in up a run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the relief and did not allow a hit or a run. "When you get great pitching, all you need is a second inning. The Tigers would later respond with five runs in the top of the fourth inning. few things to go your way offensively," Anderson Moore began the rally by working a walk on four said. "Cass and Eli were both fantastic for us. All pitches. After a single by sophomore Kim Wert, of our runs came in one inning, which just goes Decker singled to drive in Moore. Senior Kolby to show that hitting and offense are both so often Romaine followed with an RBI double down the contagious." left field line. The Tigers tacked on three more Missouri will head home and take on Texas runs in the inning after an error and a sacrifice fly A&M for a three-game series Thursday. to make it 5-1. Edited by Emily Leiker Ole Miss rallied in the bottom of the sixth, but only managed to get one run across in the innings. eleiker@themaneater.com
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Bryant, Nance shine for Missouri in spring game In their first appearance together, the duo connected three times for 48 yards.
It’s for sure something that is going to help us this year with their maturity and being able to go into hostile road environments.” With the Razorbacks, Nance led the MAX BAKER team with five touchdowns and 539 Staff Writer receiving yards. Nance, whose average touchdown catch was 32.2 yards in As senior Kelly Bryant dropped back 2017, knows that he can be a deep on his third drive for the black team, threat for the Tiger offense. he saw senior Jonathan Nance streaking “I just wanted to show them I can down the left sideline. Bryant fit the catch a ball deep because that’s what ball into double coverage for a 25-yard I’m trying to do most of the time,” gain. The very next play, the Clemson Nance said. “It’s good to put on a show transfer found Nance again for a 15-yard for the fans and make plays for Kelly.” pick up. These flashes in the Missouri The duo took an official visit together Spring Game may signal what’s to come on Oct. 27 ,when the Tigers lost in from the Tiger offense in the fall. the final seconds to Kentucky. Bryant Bryant and Nance both transferred to chose Missouri on Dec. 4 over Arkansas, Missouri for their last year of eligibility. Auburn and North Carolina among Nance last played at Arkansas for his others. Eight minutes after Bryant junior season in 2017 and Bryant played committed to the Tigers, Nance tweeted four games as the quarterback for the that he was joining him at MU. Clemson Tigers last season. In his junior Quarterback Kelly Bryant makes a pass during the Missouri football spring game on “Kelly is a people person so he really year at Clemson, Bryant led the Tigers Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. | PHOTO BY SPORTS can gel with anybody,” Nance said after EDITOR ADAM COLE to the College Football Playoff. the game. “We were going through the In the first half of the spring game, it. We’re going to have to lean on him in some same thing and I guess we were trying to follow Bryant connected with Nance three times for 48 situations because of those things.” our dreams.” yards. Redshirt sophomore Barrett Banister also spoke Sophomore receivers Jalen Knox, Kam Scott and “These last few scrimmages before we got of his teammate following the game. He finished Dominic Gicinto also had receptions in the game. to the spring game, we’ve been making some with 8 receptions for a total of 73 yards on the After strong freshman campaigns, Knox picked good completions,” Nance said. “I feel like it all day. up 38 yards for the black team and Scott grabbed transitioned and geared over to the spring game.” “After passes, it’s not a yell at each other type three passes for 73 yards and a touchdown. Gicinto Coach Barry Odom acknowledged the role that of thing,” Banister said. “It’s a talk to each other, caught a 36-yard pass for the longest reception on Nance could play in key situations down the road. here’s what I saw, here’s what he saw. It’s a very the day. Edited by Emily Leiker “Nance has got experience,” Odom said. “He’s mature relationship, and you can tell [Bryant eleiker@themaneater.com played in real games. He’s an older guy so he gets and Nance] both played at big time programs.
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work, both made a lot of improvement, did some good things. It’d be foolish to think that Kelly’s gonna take every snap of the season.” Junior quarterback Shawn Robinson also saw the field during the game, throwing 3-for-10 for 44 yards in the second half. The transfer from Texas Christian University has to sit out this season.
Special teams struggles Sophomore kicker Sean Koetting hit the crossbar on a 46 yard field goal attempt, bouncing the ball back into the endzone, but earning the three points nonetheless. It was Missouri’s third field goal attempt of the day, and its farthest, but still barely made it through the uprights. Koetting and senior Tucker McCann’s two previous attempts, both for the Black squad, went wide from the 28 and 27 yard
lines, respectively. In comparison, a fan had his kick ricochet off the left upright from 25 yards out during a fan contest in the first quarter. “Obviously it wasn’t very good on the actual field goal opportunities,” Odom said. Three of MU’s rostered kickers punted during the game, led off by McCann, who punted 54 yards following the Gold squad’s first drive. He later punted for 45 yards, while Koetting punted for 55 and sophomore punter Josh Dodge punted for 41 yards. It is unclear who will take the position as first string punter come fall, however, McCann held the place on the spring depth chart. Although the rest of the special team positions weren’t put on display during the game, Odom feels confident in the progress the players have made collectively this spring. “I thought throughout the course of the spring, I thought our teams were better,” Odom said. “Our coverage teams were better, our return unit and punt return and also kickoff return, we made some fundamental changes there which helped us. But we’ve gotta get better. Injury updates
Quarterback Kelly Bryant signs a young fan's football after the Missouri football spring game on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. | PHOTO BY SPORTS EDITOR ADAM COLE
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of just over 1,000 stood and applauded. “I started off slow, and my offspeed wasn’t really there,” Joven said. “But I just tried taking it one out at a time.” The Missouri offense struck again the third. Sophomore Clayton Peterson led off with a single. He advanced to second on junior Chris Cornelius’ double and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Misner. It was the first of five times a Mizzou Tiger scored on a sacrifice. “We had to be able to do those things,” Bieser said. “And that’s something that we have to continue to be able to do as the season goes, is take runs whenever we get a guy in scoring position, being able to move him over to third and find another way whether it’s a sac bunt or a sac fly, and guys are understanding that that’s what works.” MU added two more in the fourth on Peterson’s sacrifice bunt and Cornelius’ double, then another two on a pair of sacrifice flies from Ortiz and senior third baseman Paul Gomez respectively. With one out in the seventh, second baseman Mark Vierling popped a ball high into the air between first base and the mound. As LSU freshman Cade Beloso drifted over from his
position at first base, LSU third baseman Hal Hughes charged from across the diamond and collided with the 227-pound Beloso. Both fell, the ball dropped onto the turf and Vierling ended up on second base with — thanks to a generous scoring decision — a double. The sophomore scored two batters later on Gomez’s second sacrifice fly of the game. “When the ball gets that high in the wind like it did today, it’s not an easy play for anybody, especially somebody who’s trying to run and chase it as opposed to coming back to it,” Bieser said. “So I’m pretty sure [Vierling] is pretty excited about that double.” LSU didn’t get on the board until the seventh, when sophomore catcher Brock Mathis crossed the plate on a groundout. LSU junior shortstop Josh Smith came home on a sacrifice fly in the next at-bat. It added three more in the eighth, but it wasn’t enough as senior Cameron Dulle got the final five outs to close the door. Mizzou has a midweek contest against Missouri State before traveling south to take on No. 2 Georgia next weekend. Edited by Adam Cole acole@themaneater.com
Senior wide receiver Johnathon Johnson suffered from a sore hamstring throughout the week. He had limited participation in practice on Thursday, but wasn’t ready to go during pregame warm-ups Saturday afternoon. Junior center Trystan Colon-Castillo exited the game after the first drive with a sprained ankle. Redshirt junior tight end Albert Okwuegbunam was still inactive on Saturday. He injured his shoulder early last season and was forced to redshirt. “I think other than that we were pretty healthy,” Odom said. “So that’s good.” Edited by Adam Cole acole@themaneater.com
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