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True/False is Columbia tradition with hometown roots The festival occurs each year in February and keeps growing every year according to reports from the Missourian. JOE CROSS
MOVE Angles Editor With over 52,000 attendees in 2017, True/ False has become a Columbia tradition, with this year marking the festival’s 15th anniversary. It’s become so deeply ingrained in Columbia’s culture that it’s hard to imagine a time without it. In 2003, Paul Sturtz and Ragtag Cinema founder David Wilson felt inspired by the increasing commercial viability of documentary filmmaking, which they dubbed “Year of The Documentary.” Both working as film exhibitors in the Columbia area, the two decided to bring their technical
know-how and love of nonfiction filmmaking to new heights by establishing a film festival of their own. Columbia, with its rich history of journalism, seemed like the perfect place for such a festival. The festival got off to a strong start in 2004, with sellout crowds and ticket sales increasing with each successive year. In 2006, the festival added its game show event “Gimme Truth!” which will also be featured at this year’s event, and brought in guests and filmmakers from around the world. The festival eventually grew to garner national attention from the film industry, with IndieWire noting it as “a preview of just how limitless the future of documentaries can be” prior to 2018’s festival. Not only does True/False screen nonfiction works, but they’ve also delved into showcasing fiction filmmaking inspired by documentary aesthetics. Last year’s award-winning “The Rider,” a hybrid of documentary and drama,
screened as part of the festival’s “Neither/Nor” series, which places an emphasis on “repertory work that broadens the boundaries of nonfiction filmmaking,” the festival’s website claims. In the past year, the documentary genre has seen some of its biggest commercial and critical hits in films like “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” which screened at last year’s True/False. In the years since its founding, True/False has grown to become one of the nation’s premier festivals specializing almost exclusively in documentaries. The festival’s mission statement seeks to provide “a heightened four-day weekend of creative placemaking in which filmmakers, artists, musicians,” with this year’s festival including concerts, marches and art exhibitions. The True/False Film Fest takes place from Feb. 28 to March 3 in Columbia, Missouri. Edited by Janae McKenzie jmckenzie@themaneater.com
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TRUE/FALSE
True/False operation team prepares mobility, auditory accommodations The True/False team paired with the MU Division of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity to make the festival broadly accessible. LAURA EVANS
Staff Writer
With True/False Film Festival just around the corner, planning and preparation are underway to make sure everything runs smoothly. One important area in which these preparations are being made is in accessibility accommodations. This year, True/False has improved its accessibility accommodations by emphasizing volunteer training more, True/False operations manager Carly Love said. “I think that internally we’ve done a better job at training and educating our venue staff as to how to handle those things,” Love said. “We train volunteers for individuals with physical disability and individuals with hearing impairments specifically, and we encourage them to call either me or our manager or theater operations if they aren’t sure how to handle a situation.” Love oversees the festival’s nine venues and synapses and their various accommodations. To make sure the accommodations are sufficient, the True/False team corresponds with the MU Division of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity. One main area of accommodations
offered at the festival is mobility accommodations. “We’ve walked through every venue that we utilize with an individual that uses a wheelchair as their mode of mobility,” Love said. “They’ve given feedback on how we can rearrange our venue to make it more accessible or how we can train our staff that is in all of those venues to provide simple accommodations when they recognize somebody who might need any extra mobility assistance.” Also, transportation from venue to venue will be available throughout the festival via Go COMO. Love encourages anyone with mobility issues to use this service, as it’s free for the festival’s pass holders. For those needing auditory accommodations, hearing assisted devices will be available at Jesse Auditorium, Missouri Theatre, Rhynsburger Theatre and Ragtag Cinema. According to the True/False website, 12 films and the Campfire Stories will include American Sign Language interpretation for their introductions and Q&As. True/False’s ASL interpreter Karen Hodges began to learn ASL by working with a deaf theater, then went on to get a bachelor’s degree in ASL interpretation at William Woods University. With 27 years of interpreting experience, she is certified and licensed as a level five ASL interpreter in the state of Missouri, meaning that she can interpret in legal, educational,
business and mental health settings. year she said she has also taken Hodges has been attending the requests for interpretation at Q&As festival since its beginning. Along the even for films without subtitles. Hodges said she hopes to expand way, she noticed that she didn’t know of any deaf or hard-of-hearing people True/False’s ASL services in the going to the films, and she developed future, and she has received feedback the idea of interpreting the Q&As in from those in the deaf community order to use her skills to give back to saying that they would appreciate more options. the True/False community. “For me, it’s one of my favorite “Every year when I walked away things that happens in this community from True/False, I continued to think about what skill or what talent I every year. I find it so joyful, so could offer them,” Hodges said. “So, much fun, so inspiring,” Hodges said. If any extra accommodations I thought that maybe I could bridge are needed, Love said she can set that, bring some enthusiasm to the them up if the person seeking the community, bring some awareness accommodation contacts her via and accessibility for them while I email or phone, which are both enjoyed the films myself.” available on the True/False website. While not many people utilized this If a person reaches out, Love will service the first year it was offered, work with them to provide the in the following years Hodges began needed accommodations. to notice a consistent audience of Edited by Joe Cross at least one or two members for her jcross@themaneater.com interpretations. “I think it’s really exciting if you can reach one or two people and bridge that language barrier for people on stage and for the audience,” Hodges said. While Hodges usually decides which films she will interpret based on which ones are subtitled and fit with her Downtown Columbia, Missouri accessibility map. | schedule, this COURTESY OF TRUEFALSE.ORG
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MSA
Five takeaways from first MSA presidential debate Solomon Davis and Jennifer Sutterer, the two presidential candidates, differed on topics such as transportation but generally agreed on student health. ETHAN BROWN
Student Politics Editor Both slates in the Missouri Students Association presidential campaign touched on issues of transparency, transportation and health in the campaign’s first debate, which took place Feb. 21. “All In Mizzou” — comprised of presidential candidate Solomon Davis and vice presidential candidate
Briana Dinwiddie — faced off against the “Show Your Stripes” slate, led by presidential candidate Jennifer Sutterer and vice presidential candidate Mary O’Brien. The two slates often found common ground on issues facing MU, differentiating instead within the details of policy. 1. Support was universal for bringing overdosereversing medicine to MU The topic of student health was brought up on multiple occasions, and Missouri’s struggle with opioids made its way into the debate. Upon being asked what each campaign could do to ensure student safety on campus, Sutterer brought up a policy initiative she previously introduced on her
MSA slate Jennifer Sutterer and Mary O’Brien at the BEC debate on Feb. 21, 2019, at The Bengal Lair. MSA slate Solomon Davis and Briana Dinwiddie were also at the debate. | PHOTO BY VINCE ABRIGO
campaign’s website: bringing opioid-overdose antidotes to MU. The policy, according to the slate’s website, would allow the access of naloxone
in Greek chapter houses and MU residence halls. Naloxone reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, allowing time for emergency care to reach the person experiencing
an overdose, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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SCIENCE
WEATHER
New Bachelor of Science degree program adds concentration on microbiology
National Weather Service holds storm spotter training at MU
Incoming freshmen can enroll in the program directly. ADELE DU
Staff Writer
The Department of Veterinary Pathobiology in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine recently announced a new Bachelor of Science degree program in microbiology. The core curriculum of the program includes five subject areas: bacteriology, immunology, mycology, parasitology and virology. “We are taking advantage of courses that do exist on this campus and packaging them with new series of courses that we are putting together,” professor George Stewart, chairman of the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, said. He mentioned that the degree requirement for microbiology is very similar to the course curriculum for biology and biochemistry. Thus, it is very easy for
students within those programs to transfer in or out of the microbiology program. He also emphasized that any incoming freshmen can enroll in the microbiology program right away, and there is no extra application as long as they meet the MU’s enrollment qualifications. Stewart believes the microbiology program provides a solid foundation for students who are going for advanced degrees, researchrelated field or work as technicians in biotech and pharmaceutical companies. “A former student in my laboratory started a company from some of the intellectual properties we developed in MU,” Stewart said. “He told me that he had a difficult time finding employees who have a good background in microbiology. The student also mentioned that those who have microbiology backgrounds could potentially earn a higher salary, especially in the St. Louis and Kansas City area. “Our program is the only
undergraduate science degree program in microbiology in the state of Missouri,” Stewart said. He also stressed that although there are other universities in Missouri that have a degree affiliated with study of microbiology, they don’t have the breadth of the courses MU is going to offer in their program. Stewart said a lot of people were confused initially about why the degree of microbiology falls under the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology. He said the factual answer is that the biggest collections of microbiologists on MU campus are under his department. He explained that the Veterinary Pathobiology Department is a merger between the Microbiology and Pathology Department. Senior Fawn Whittle, who is studying biochemistry, said looking back she would have considered microbiology as her major because it would allow her to study particular
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NWS relies on trained spotters to have accurate on-site weather reporting, which they use to issue watches and warnings. WICKER PERLIS
Staff Writer
More than 100 students and local residents gathered in Memorial Student Union for Skywarn Storm Spotter Training, an event held by the National Weather Service of St. Louis on Thursday, according to event organizers. NWS relies on trained spotters to improve their issuing of storm watches and warnings. The event’s audience was comprised largely of professional meteorologists, amateur weather experts and meteorology students, but
also containing members of the general public. Tom Hurley, deputy director of the Boone County Office of Emergency Management Services, introduced the event. “You give us information that is invaluable, you are our ears and eyes out in the field,” Hurley said. Kevin Dietsch of NWS’s St. Louis office gave the bulk of the presentation, teaching those in attendance about the dangers of storms, how to spot certain types of storms and how to report them to NWS to improve public safety. He also made clear that while storm spotting is a vital part of NWS’ ability to keep people safe, storm chasing is a very different matter. “The NWS does not condone, endorse or recommend storm chasing,” Dietsch said during the
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MSA
Taking a closer look at the ‘All In Mizzou’ campaign The campaign introduced ideas such as an MSA email database and a new bike share system. ETHAN BROWN
Student Politics Editor The “All In Mizzou” slate’s platform emphasized the issues of transparency and transportation at MU during the Feb. 21 Missouri Students Association presidential debate. The campaign — led by presidential candidate Solomon Davis and vice presidential candidate Briana Dinwiddie — is one of two slates vying for the office. They will take part in the second debate, hosted by The Maneater, on Feb. 27. Transparency within MSA Throughout the campaign’s early weeks and during the first debate, Davis placed emphasis on improving the connection between MU students and MSA’s operations. On the slate’s website, the campaign references multiple ways they claim could improve transparency within MU’s student government,
including a public email database. The database would allow for students to access emails sent by MSA executives, according to the slate’s website. At the first debate, Davis said this would increase the organization's accountability. The campaign’s website also outlines goals to create a “public calendar” where all MSA meetings are posted. The MSA senate currently posts meeting schedules on its OrgSync site. The slate was pressed on this transparency during the debate by MSA senate speaker Jacob Addington, who referenced the public information’s posting on the senate website. In response, Dinwiddie said she wants to see the information more easily accessible, as she claimed the OrgSync page could be hard to maneuver through. Transit at MU The issue of on- and offcampus transit also played a large role in the “All In Mizzou” campaign’s platform, with Davis suggesting new and updated solutions for transportation. The campaign hopes to introduce a bike share program from an outside company that they claim
could alleviate parking and transportation troubles at MU. The university currently sponsors a bike-sharing program, which MU’s Sustainability Office directs. However, Davis has said he hopes to bring in an outside company to establish an updated bike share program. The campaign claims on its website that this could create competition for the Bird and Lime scooters that appeared on campus during the fall 2018 semester. Davis’s plan for a bike share draws from his work as a senator in the MSA senate. “All In Mizzou” wants to educate students about the Tiger Line system through further outreach campaigns. The program, paid for by student fees, incorporates a fleet of buses that travel throughout MU’s campus on a daily basis, according to MU’s Office of Parking & Transportation. Davis also voiced support for the electric scooter companies operating throughout Columbia, but said he hoped to see a larger discussion about student safety in relation to the scooters. Student ID reform The “All In Mizzou”
MSA presidential candidate Solomon Davis. | PHOTO BY SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER MADI WINFIELD
campaign released plans on their platform to change how the student ID system works at MU. In what they claim would make ID use more accessible, Davis and Dinwiddie said they want to make the student ID a digital system. Davis expanded on this idea in a Feb. 25 campaign Twitter video, mentioning that the ID could be integrated into an app for students. The campaign’s website also mentions that they would want to include certain services, such as a direct link to the National Sexual Assault Hotline, in the ID app. Edited by Emily Wolf ewolf@themaneater.com
MSA
‘Show Your Stripes’ takes stance on Greek life, academic technology The slate hopes to introduce an opioidoverdose antidote to campus and push back against proposed changes to Greek life.
The “Show Your Stripes” slate started their campaign aiming to talk about accessibility at MU and change toward the Greek life system. The campaign is comprised of presidential candidate Jennifer Sutterer and vice presidential candidate Mary O’Brien, and they will take part in the second Missouri Students Association presidential debate hosted by The Maneater on Feb. 27.
Sutterer’s recognition that Missouri continues to struggle with drug overdoses throughout the state. In 2017, 951 people died from opioid overdoses in Missouri, according to the Missouri Department of Health & Human Services. Moderators for the MSA-sponsored debate did not press Sutterer on how the policy would be implemented. However, Sutterer’s administration would work with on-campus organizations and Missouri’s state government, according to the slate’s website. The idea — which “All In Mizzou” presidential candidate Solomon Davis endorsed at the debate — was first introduced by MSA policy and advocacy director Anthony Garcia. Sutterer and Davis both credited him for the policy.
Opioid treatment drugs at MU On the slate’s platform and in the debate, Sutterer led with her plan to introduce naloxone, the opioid-overdose antidote, to residence halls and Greek chapter houses. The idea was a part of
Greek life Sutterer and O’Brien, both members of MU’s Greek community, have stated their opposition to proposed changes to the university’s Greek system. Their platform focuses on chapters hosting social events at their houses and freshmen
ETHAN BROWN
Student Politics Editor
living in-house during their first year at MU. These changes, originally proposed by MU’s Fraternity and Sorority Advisory Board, would allow first-year students to live in chapter houses if both the chapter and the student met certain academic requirements. The proposed changes would also limit the number of social events a chapter could hold at its houses, according to previous Maneater reporting. “Show Your Stripes” claims these changes would harm the Greek life system at MU, according to the slate’s website. The changes were discussed by the FSAB at a Dec. 4 open forum, where they also addressed concerns about first-year student housing. Academic transparency and technology The slate also spoke on the use of academic technology and transparency during the first debate, something originally addressed in the campaign platform. At the debate, O’Brien spoke about concerns that students were overpaying
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
Email from MU provost explains makeup class conditions Provost Latha Ramchand sent an email to instructors detailing the rules and conditions for professors using Reading Day. RIDDHI ANDURKAR Staff Writer Students may be upset
about the possibility of class on Reading Day, Friday, May 10, but there are multiple
stipulations in the bill that was passed that make that
it harder for professors to schedule a class that day.
There are a few conditions
listed in the email, sent by
MU Provost Latha Ramchand to MU instructors, to inform them about steps to take if they decide to use this day for makeup classes.
First, the use of Reading
Day
is
optional
and
professors are encouraged to
consider alternative options such as an online or evening reschedule before deciding to use Reading Day.
Only courses that meet on
Tuesdays and Thursdays are eligible for this makeup class
day, and the makeup must be for Thursday only.
Additionally, if instructors
choose to use Reading Day,
they cannot use it to give MSA presidential candidate Jennifer Sutterer. | PHOTO BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER BECCA NEWTON
or paying multiple time for digital attendance software, such as iClicker and Top Hat. “Show Your Stripes” said they want the ability to notify students of what materials they need, claiming it will help avoid double purchases by students. The slate also supports the creation of a syllabus database on their campaign platform. This database would allow students to view their syllabuses before registering for classrooms, according to the campaign’s website. Edited by Emily Wolf ewolf@themaneater.com
students
a
final
test
or
exam; they cannot penalize students for not attending; and they must schedule the
makeup class for the same time that the regular class meets during the semester.
Instructors who want to
use this time to make up their
missed class must request
and confirm the availability of the room ahead of time
and through the appropriate scheduling unit. These
instructors
must
inform students that they are
going to use Reading Day no later than Friday, April 5. Edited by Emily Wolf
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Davis also voiced his support for the policy, and both candidates credited Anthony Garcia, MSA’s policy and advocacy director, for the idea. 2. Candidates see multiple paths to reforming mental health treatment processes The other common student health concern voiced during the debate was both candidates’ goals to streamline and increase mental health services at MU. Both slates mentioned support for creating an online scheduling system for on-campus mental health appointments. Under current procedure, appointments with MU’s Counseling Center must be scheduled by phone. O’Brien said she believes scheduling by phone could be intimidating for students looking to find a time for their first appointment. Davis also voiced support for a policy that would allow students to take a “mental health day” for classes each semester. This day would work like an approved absence due to illness, according to “All In Mizzou’s” website. 3. Both slates view transparency as a highlevel issue The theme of transparency in student government was mentioned early and often throughout the debate.
In response to a question about openness in MSA, Davis said in the debate he believes that students are generally unaware of basic information regarding their elected officials. “Most students probably don’t even know that the president and vice president gets paid,” Davis said. The MSA president makes a yearly salary of $6,600, while the vice president makes $4,500, according to the 2018-19 MSA budget. Nonetheless, both candidates agreed that the organization could do more to reach out to students. During the debate, Davis and Sutterer vouched for an email database that would contain executive emails and operations from MSA officials. Dinwiddie — who is not currently involved in MSA – said she believes MSA senate could make its agendas and minutes more accessible. The documents are currently published on the senate’s OrgSync. 4. Transportation was an issue where the candidates found their own space While both slates mentioned a need for increased transportation options at MU, this was an area where differences were clear. Davis said that he wanted to see more outreach from Tiger Line, the university’s on- and offcampus transit system. MU students pay for Tiger Line with their student fees, therefore they can ride specified line at no extra cost, according to the Office of Off-Campus Student Services. Sutterer’s campaign spoke more toward increasing the number of electric scooters and
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areas of biology more in-depth. “In life sciences, I think it’s important to distinguish yourself [from others],” Whittle said. “A lot of people have science degrees, but they don’t necessarily know what they can do with their degree.” Whittle is also an officer of the Mizzou Student Chapter of the American Society for Microbiology. She said the student chapter in MU is a relatively new student organization where they hold workshops, meet and greets and mock interviews for MU students who are interested in microbiology. “All majors are welcome and we take students from undergraduate to post-doctoral students,” Whittle said.
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presentation. “It is a dangerous practice and should not be attempted.” Dietsch’s presentation was interactive and included polls and audience participation. At one point, attendees were shown videos of heavy winds and asked what speed they thought the winds were in a poll. This was meant to show that people tend to report winds as being much higher than they actually are. The threshold for severe wind that should be reported is 58 mph, or when damage begins to occur, said Dietsch. Other types of severe weather that spotters report to NWS are hail the size of a quarter or larger, flash floods, snow or ice and tornadoes. Attendees were taught how to spot storms that might develop into tornadoes, as well as how to distinguish between a tornado and storms that look similar but are far less dangerous. Spotters are needed for NWS reports because radar is not always accurate for what is happening on the ground, especially in Columbia. The radar is located in St. Charles and is at an angle meaning that the further away a given place is the further off the ground the storms that the radar is reporting are. The lowest objects that the radar can see in Columbia are 6,000 to 7,000 feet in the air due to the scan angle, Dietsch said
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other “free-market options” available to students. The “Show Your Stripes” website specifically references Bird and Lime scooters as possible options. The two slates were able to agree, however, that they would work with MU’s administration to increase safety and enforce compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in terms of where scooters are parked. 5. Neither slate thinks enough is done to streamline academic technology Both slates framed the issue of academic technology, such as the use of iClickers in class, as one that affects college affordability. O’Brien, speaking for Sutterer’s campaign, detailed personal frustrations about needing to use iClicker and Top Hat softwares — used to help track attendance digitally — for different classes. The slates outlined policy goals that would establish a standardized product to be used for digital attendance or participation. They claimed this would help students avoid buying the same product multiple times and could create clearer technological expectations. Both campaigns also stated they would like to see a syllabi database created for students. They said this would help students understand the structure of classes in advance. The next MSA presidential debate, hosted by The Maneater, takes place at 6 p.m. on Feb. 27 in Mumford Hall 133. Edited by Stephi Smith ssmith@themaneater.com Second year graduate student Gustavo Santiago-Collazo serves as a representative of the Mizzou ASM student chapter. Santiago-Collazo said although he doesn’t know anyone who has transferred into this new program personally, he has talked to several students about the undergraduate program during the involvement fair recently. He believes once people start to know more about the program, there will be more people who consider transferring. “We have faculty who were excited about the prospect, but the opportunities weren’t there until we decided to get this program running,” Stewart said. “We saw what we perceive to be an important need for these classes and in October the Board of Curators approved it and the Missouri Department of Higher Education approved it in the following month. And we are set to go in the coming fall.” Edited by Emily Wolf ewolf@themaneater.com
during the presentation. For this reason it is vital to have an on-ground source of information, and that is where spotters come in. “Our spotters really are our eyes and ears on the ground we learn so much from them that we can’t get from anywhere else,” Dietsch said. Severe weather sirens were also discussed at the training. There are 74 sirens in Columbia with three located on MU’s campus, and they are tested the first Wednesday of every month at noon, said Hurley. The event was put on by Campus Activities, Kevin Dietsch from St Louis National Weather Service speaking at MU about how to spot specifically junior Annika a storm on Feb. 21, 2019. | PHOTO BY PHOTOGRAPHER CATHERINE DAVIS Meyer who said she heads the Safe Mizzou initiative. For those who were not in attendance, Dietsch “We wanted to teach students and the public had some advice when dealing with severe weather. about being safe in storms and how to spot “Just be aware of what’s going on,” Dietsch said. storms,” Meyer said. “Have a plan and have ways of getting updates on She was thrilled that the event had a large the situation. With any severe weather situation, turnout. “I think we had a really good turnout,” Meyer you want to be as aware as possible.” Edited by Emily Wolf said. “I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect but ewolf@themaneater.com I think we have a good mix of students and the public.”
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FOOD
Nonprofit Food Not Bombs fights hunger, waste, severe weather in Columbia The organization goes to health food stores and farmers markets to collect food that would otherwise be thrown away, preventing waste.
week, most often True North and
AUDREY ROLOFF
said. Because of this, Morrison makes
Harbor House. They also run a free
coat rack downtown, and have a goal of donating at least 500 coats this winter.
Food
Not
Bombs
is
a
vegan
organization with the exception of
vegetarian baked goods, Morrison it a point to get the highest quality
Staff Writer
food he can, which is why he primarily
Every Saturday at the corner of
receives his food from health food
Columbia, a small group of locals are
has been able to witness the quality
in
obtain and is still in awe.
Ninth and Broadway in downtown
stores and farmers markets. Meece
changing the stereotype of greediness
of food that Morrison is able to
a Columbia resident and activist,
“It’s all the organic stuff,” Meece
America.
Robert
Morrison,
spends his Saturdays collecting food
said. “So this is really the best stuff,
and giving it out to local shelters,
and fruit.”
who is interested in free food through
is incredible,” Meece said. Food Not
Bombs.
of foods that are in its harvest season
that will otherwise be thrown away
the highest nutrient-dense vegetables
those in need and anyone in Columbia
In the summertime, “the spread
Bombs makes sure to have a variety
the nonprofit organization Food Not
during the summer.
Food Not Bombs started in 1980.
Not only does Food Not Bombs
Growing out of a protest about
the Seabrook nuclear plant, the
bring free food to those in need, it
Bombs gained its name from a
waste in Columbia, Morrison said.
food not bombs.” The organization
In the past year, Food Not Bombs put
privilege, and gives the food they
and typically deal with as much as
freely, Morrison said. It’s a grassroots
and gathered 300 coats for the free
1,000 of them internationally.
Morrison said.
volunteers that help him whenever
locations around Columbia for Food
Phillip Meece, a Columbia resident
importance of keeping the Saturday
to contribute to Food Not Bombs a
“Ninth and Broadway to me is the
Not
also contributes to helping with food
stencil that was used that said “drop
They compost the food that goes bad.
believes that food is a right, not a
out around 30,000 pounds of food
collect out to all with no questions,
1,700 pounds of food each week,
organization, and there are about
coat rack downtown in the past year,
organization
flouried.
Food
After
Morrison has gained a group of
having
a
few
different
they can.
Not Bombs, Morrison said he sees the
and neighbor of Morrison, started
drop-off on Ninth and Broadway.
year ago. Ever since then, Meece
heart of town,” Morrison said. “It’s
residence around 3 p.m. to prep the
who need us here are downtown. We
an hour later.
happen. We create community, we
walks across the street to Morrison’s
central to town, and a lot of the people
food that will be given out downtown
just all come together and make it
“I help him pick the vegetables
what’s going to go to the food bank,
(Top): Robert Morrison helping out at a Food Not Bombs event on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. | PHOTO BY MAUDE CHIBNALL-VOLTMER (Middle): Nonprofit organization Food Not Bombs provides free coats to people in need in downtown Columbia . | PHOTO BY MAUDE CHIBNALL-VOLTMER (Bottom): Nonprofit organization Food Not Bombs helps people in need with free fruits and vegetables every Saturday in downtown Columbia. | PHOTO BY MAUDE CHIBNALL-VOLTMER
Meece said. “He has this logistical
please and thank you and having two
that he’s going to keep for the people
that come here for vegetables and
fruit, and then make selections of pantries and the local shelters,”
turnaround between receiving the vegetables and he has about an hour
and a half before he has to be on the corner.”
Morrison is far from boastful about
his position with Food Not Bombs and refers to himself as “the guy with
the van.” He attributes his actions to having free time, his ability to say
hands. Robert reports to any calls of
The organization goes around on Saturday morning to different health-
free food throughout the week, and
food stores and to the Columbia,
keeps busy with sorting all of the
Boone
food and giving back to local shelters
farmers markets in town. The group
in Columbia.
stops at Uprise Bakery on Sunday
County
and
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Farm
Food Not Bombs can receive a
to collect day-old bread. Food Not
call at anytime, but mainly runs on
Bombs brings the collected food to
Saturday.
all the local shelters throughout the
create friends. I’ve gotten to know a lot of people through doing this that I wouldn’t have met.”
Morrison plans to continue to
run the Food Not Bombs Columbia
chapter as long as he can, and is
grateful for the chance to do it in the first place.
“[Morrison] is undeniably the
heart and soul of the operation,”
Meece said. “He spends all day every day, serving others. When you’re around him, you can’t help but be drawn into the effort.”
Edited by Janae McKenzie
jmckenzie@themaneater.com
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Best and worst of awards season 2019 An awards season narrative with new developments every day is reflective of an industry in transition. JESSE BAALMAN
Columnist
Best: Mahershala Ali’s handling of “Green Book” controversy There’s been no shortage of smear campaigns this year, mostly directed at “Green Book” and the sins of its creators. The film took some heat after screenwriter Nick Vallelonga’s antiMuslim tweet was revealed and the family of Don Shirley denounced the entire project. Also, co-lead Viggo Mortensen uttered the N-word at a press event. It was Mahershala Ali’s consistently open and mature dialogue that aided him in winning Best Supporting Actor for his work, despite these incidents and some concern about the film’s treatment of race. Worst: Lack of female director nominations Those who thought Greta Gerwig’s directing nomination last year was the start of something new, including myself, were wrong. Debra Granik (“Leave
No Trace”), Marielle Heller (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”) and Tamara J e n k i n s (“Private Life”) were all more deserving of the last slot given to Adam McKay (“Vice”) who has already been nominated. Maybe next year, with G e r w i g ’ s star-studded adaptation of “Little W o m e n , ” Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga after singing “Shallow” at the 91st Academy Awards on Feb. we will see 24, 2019. | COURTESY OF IMDB a n o t h e r woman make months actually is. Judging that Best Actor trophy in it in the category. by the reaction to her the bag. I don’t think there performance of “Shallow” are many men in Hollywood Best: Lady Gaga’s at the Oscars, Gaga honored who worked as hard as promotional efforts Lady Gaga did everything her film with a strong sense he did last year, but that mostly right on the campaign of first-timer pride that work doesn’t end when the trail this year. She was her fellow nominees found movie comes out. If Cooper would’ve talked himself up engaging, highly dedicated contagious and inspiring. as a director half as much as and willing to discuss her Worst: Bradley Jonah Hill did for “Mid90s,” project with anyone who Cooper’s promotional he would’ve got in. Looking asked. These are qualities of efforts forward, it’s doubtful that an artist who is passionate Unlike his “A Star is Born” was his last shot at the gold. about the work they produce. Sure, her emotions co-star, Bradley Cooper is all Best: Elsie Fisher’s occasionally got the best of about letting the work speak pantsuits her and she used the “100 for itself. His approach, The likelihood of Elsie people in a room” saying while noble, did not translate over and over again, but one to awards traction. The fact Fisher getting a Best Actress must think of how grueling a that he wasn’t nominated for nomination for her work in press tour lasting for several Best Director means he had “Eighth Grade” was next
to none. She is too young and too new, but that didn’t stop her from becoming everyone’s favorite newbie at awards events. Her win for Breakthrough Actor at the Gotham Awards was a deserved moment of celebration and one of many where the actress got to show off her extravagant collection of pantsuits. As a presenter at the Golden Globes and the Oscars, she’s the cutest thing since Jacob Tremblay of “Room.” Worst: Christian Bale’s acceptance speeches I don’t know why Christian Bale acts the way he does on TV. Maybe it has to do with how good he is on film. Either way, how he presented himself to the public was uncomfortable enough to mention. The “Vice” star made some offthe-cuff remarks about the administration and his own public persona before thanking Satan for inspiration during an acceptance speech at the Golden Globes. Bale’s tone-deaf outing here and at the Critics’ Choice Awards might’ve been the last thing Rami Malek needed to steal the big prize. The odd behavior and quirky comments worked better from Olivia Colman. Edited by Joe Cross jcross@themaneater.com
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Sir Babygirl’s debut album is endearingly, excessively vibrant “Crush on Me” is a brief, fast-paced pop album that looks beyond the genre’s normal tropes. SPENCER MENDE
Columnist
Pop music is usually not something that is considered to be “weird.” In fact, its very name suggests that it is not supposed to be strange, outlandish or bizarre. This does not reflect the reality of the situation, as it seems like more artists and producers are willing to freely borrow and twist pop tropes into songs that are dynamic and colorful. Under the name Sir Babygirl, Kelsie Hogue locates herself in the vein of other creators who are straddling the alternative and the popular. On her debut album “Crush on Me,” she embraces the space between genres with gusto, gleefully crafting her own hyperindividualistic sound. “Crush on Me” is built
around a curious mix of “Crush on Me” moves 90s pop production and at a breakneck pace with Hogue’s distinct voice. On songs that are maximalist in the track “Everyone is a Bad every sense of the word. The Friend,” she balances lyrics short runtime is not really about uneasy and insecure an issue at all, then – it lets the listener appreciate friendships with spiky synths. “So you think you’re good at denial/ Got a knife in my back but all you see is my smile,” she sings over the track’s synthbased production. Moments like this – where Hogue’s personal songwriting juxtaposes her extravagant production – are the crux of what makes “Crush on Me” such a magnetic album. Coming in at nine songs, the only major weakness of “Crush on Sir Babygirl releases her debut alt-pop album Me” is its short track “Crush on Me.” | COURTESY OF SPOTIFY list – three of the songs are under two minutes, leaving very little room for error over the the album’s vibrancy without album’s 26-minute runtime. getting exhausted by its Fortunately, Hogue’s glittery, consistently high energy eclectic alt-pop is compelling levels. "Crush on Me” is concerned and catchy enough to leave a strong impression in such a with self-expression in the most personal sense of the short window.
world. The album is driven by a wide-eyed excitement that is maintained from the propulsive drums and blissful vocal layers of “Heels” — which opens the album — through its close with the glitzy synthesizers and quirky cuteness of the titular “Crush on Me (Outro).” Sir Babygirl’s creativity reigns supreme as she takes touchstones of Generation Z angst and pulls them out into the vivid lyrics of “Crush on Me.” “Cheerleader” is about popularity as much as it is about sexuality, while “Haunted House” is a surreal look at empty hedonism and party culture. “Crush on Me (Outro)” is an ode to selflove, but differs from the standard formula for self-empowerment in its cheekiness. As the song concludes, Hogue fauxnervously speaks the album’s closing lines: “So, yeah, I have a new crush/ I didn't want to tell you until it was
official/ But, I have a–/ It's on me, um we're just gonna ride this one out/ We're gonna see where it takes us/ I’m not trying to project too much into the future/ But I’ve got a good feeling about this one, so.” The song “Flirting with Her” also addresses difficulty with self-expression, but lyrical focus on queer romance help prevent it from sounding played out. In fact, the entire album sounds refreshing and creative, despite the obvious 90s pop nostalgia that informs its sound. “Crush on Me” is fast-paced and consistently exciting across its runtime. Each song is another trip through a charming wonderland of glittering synthesizers, lyrics that are just as catchy as they are insightful and Hogue’s impassioned vocal delivery. At a cursory listen, “Crush on Me” might seem overblown and absurd, but deeper focus uncovers an album that is not only deeply personal, but also infectiously exciting. Edited by Joe Cross jcross@themaneater.com
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Editorial: Sexual assault survivors should not have to be cross examined by their alleged abuser just to report their crime Missouri colleges and universities shouldn’t have to choose between protecting survivors of sexual assault and survivors of false accusations. The new Title IX reform bills introduced by Missouri Republicans in the State House and State Senate are sending a foreboding message to sexual assault survivors that all Missouri colleges and universities should reject. Missouri Senate Bill 259 and House Bill 573 were created to ensure due process for both parties involved in a Title IX investigation. However, the passing of either of these proposed legislations would create a systematic imbalance in the scales of justice and power in college sexual assault and harassment claims. House Bill 573, sponsored by Rep. Dean Dohrman (R), would allow for
the cross examination of those who filed the claim. Giving the accused the right to cross examine the accuser is wrong and can be extremely detrimental to the survivor. Even though it would be the lawyer or representative questioning the survivor and not the alleged accuser, this process is extremely aggressive. Since many students can’t afford it, the right to a lawyer isn’t guaranteed at all schools. Additionally, a cross examination would be used as a tool to re-traumatize victims. A process so invasive and intimidating discourages sexual assault survivors from coming forward. Ultimately, it could decrease the rate at which people report their sexual assaults – further perpetuating the grave prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses. At least 20 percent of college women and 15 percent of college men have been raped during their time in college, according to the National Sexual Violence Research Center. Both versions of the bill would
allow for students to sue the university and any employee who conducted the investigation if administrative courts rule that a student did not receive due process throughout the investigation. This part of the legislation will most likely serve to benefit assaulters. What’s even more problematic is that in Senate Bill 259, sponsored by Sen. Gary Romine (R), if the alleged assault happened but the accused student is not found responsible, this legislation would also make it possible for the accused to sue a survivor for simply filing the complaint. The bill fails to properly distinguish a false assault claim from an assault claim that cannot be proven because a lack of evidence. This could be anything from a lack of physical evidence or credible witnesses. As of Feb. 26, House Bill 573 has not had a hearing scheduled. This bill should be vehemently rejected and ignored by politicians in the Missouri House. Similar action should be taken in regards to Senate Bill 259. All students deserve to be
protected. While rare, false sexual assault claims are a problem and should not be tolerated. According to a 2010 study, 5.9 percent of rape allegations are later proven false. However, further traumatizing rape survivors is not the way to solve that problem. Sexual assault survivors already have a difficult time reporting their assault. More than 90 percent of sexual assaults on college campuses go unreported, according to the National Sexual Violence Research Center. What universities need to do is investigate each sexual assault and harassment claim on a case-by-case basis. More importantly, colleges and universities need to be encouraging their students to report the crimes committed against them, rather than making it harder for survivors to come forward. These bills would allow the accused to be more protected than they are in any other state in the U.S. Before allowing these bills to pass, we must think of the message that would send to the rest of the country.
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Column: Why having a job and going to school isn’t as easy as it seems Working in college is something that is a norm to many student, but it is also extremely difficult to balance with classes. OLIVIA APOSTOLOVSKI Opinion Columnist O l i v i a Apostolovski is a freshman prejournalism major at MU. She is an opinion columnist who writes about social issues opinions for The Maneater. College is no walk in the park. Students have to balance their course load as well as time-manage and prioritize assignments and homework. They also have to fit into their schedule eating, sleeping, MizzouRec, socializing and most importantly to some: working. MU offers students an assortment of jobs, ranging from working a register at The Mizzou Store to working at one of the dining halls
to managing the front desk at the residence halls. Having a job while in college is essential for many reasons. For many students, their freshman year of college indicates that students are now (mostly) independent from their families. This means trips to the grocery store, the doctor, the mall and other establishments end with the bills coming out of their own pocket. This is also the first major lesson in money management. Depending on your family, you could more than likely ask for some money here and there. However, if you have decided to become independent and have a phone bill of $100 or more, odds are your family won’t be very willing to pay it. However, college does not make it easy to balance a job with all of your schoolwork. In order to attend any school, you will either need to pay out of pocket or use financial aid. For some students, financial aid will not cover enough of their expenses, so they have no other choice but to fit a job into their schedules. Federal Work Study programs exist for this exact reason. They allot students a certain dollar amount per semester that they can work to make
and the university jobs that allow this are plentiful. The only issue with this, however, is that it depends on family income, and a majority of the time, the parents of students are not contributing money to their education. The main reason most students become employed is to provide for themselves, but also to save up in order to start paying off their tuition before the end of the semester. There are many complications that may occur — loans that were taken out may not be the right amount or they may not be credited to the students account in time, which would lead to paying out of pocket for the time being. Tuition is also not getting any cheaper, especially for out-of-state students. The estimate on the MU Admissions website for the 20182019 school year is $43,884. Yes, that estimation may be a little more than what tuition really costs, but that is impossible to pay on a student salary, although many students have to use their own money to pay for tuition. The reality of college is that students are extremely stressed and expected to adapt to their circumstances as fast as they are aware of the
situation. While attending, students are expected to worry the most about their grades and their study habits, but after talking to many of my peers, many of them are worried about money as well. Circumstances will, of course, be different with every student, but the fact is that college students often times don’t have just one job, but two. They’ll work on campus and then at another job during the weekends in order to make sure rent is paid or that they have groceries for the week. This is very disheartening and frustrating because the reason that most students have to do this is that they are not getting paid enough or they do not have enough hours. However, you can only work so much when you are a full-time student with multiple hours of homework every night. While it is extremely important to understand what it is like to provide for yourself, having the responsibility of having a job and working on classwork is a large commitment and that doesn’t go without having stress. Once you start worrying about money, it doesn’t stop.
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Geist’s basketball career has dealt fair share of triumphs and tribulations As he prepares to end a basketball career that started at just 2 months old, those close to Geist recognize what’s made him the player and leader he is today. EMILY LEIKER
Assistant Sports Editor Two Jordan Geists existed at Ranger Community College during the point guard’s freshman year. There was the homesick Geist: the one who called his father in Indiana to complain that Texas was too hot; that the basketball coach was too demanding; that he wanted to return home and play NAIA ball. Then there was the Geist that Ranger coach Billy Gillispie saw: the one who "never missed one day of school, never missed one day of practice, never wasn't on time to class, never was late to practice." That's the Geist that Jordan’s father, Scott, was approached about in February while officiating a high school tournament in Indiana. A cameraman shooting the tournament introduced himself to Scott as a University of Missouri graduate. The proud father soaked in every word as a stranger raved about the growth of his son as a player and leader over the years at Mizzou. “I know he’s turned into a great young man, but it’s been pleasant this year to see the fans kind of come around, from not seeing the kid with the chip on his shoulder to understanding that he just gives everything he’s got,” Scott said. Jordan Geist always needed more than sheer talent to earn his way, but the MU senior has fought past plenty of adversity, including blame for a few big losses. Most notable may have been a February 2018 loss to Ole Miss, in which he airballed a potentially game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of overtime. He was also criticized for mistakes in losses to West Virginia, Arkansas and in the NCAA Tournament against Florida State. “It’s been hard in the past two years, hearing some of the comments that people would say about him and his play,” Jennifer Perham, Jordan’s
Missouri point guard Jordan Geist flexes his biceps in celebration of an and-1 layup during a game against Oral Roberts on Dec. 7, 2018. | PHOTO BY SPORTS EDITOR ADAM COLE
mother, said. “Last year, I couldn’t even get on social media because some of it was so bad and it made me sick to read it.” Jordan stopped using social media as well during the ‘18 season and spent his time in the gym instead, a practice that carried into the summer. “I think that a lot of the work you put in off the court gives you the confidence to take tough shots … and the more work you put in, the more confidence you get,” Jordan said. That would explain why Geist is averaging 14.1 points per game this season, almost double his average a season ago. He’s also shooting 36.5
percent from behind the arc and grabbing 4.7 rebounds per game. He may have also avenged the Ole Miss shot in the eyes of Missouri fans when he hit an improbable buzzer-beating 3 to force overtime against Central Florida on Dec. 2. Missouri went on to win 64-62, and Geist hit 5 of 8 triples to tie his career high. His Spanish mistranslation of a certain word during a post-game interview earned him a new nickname — “Big Kahuna” — and his status as a fan favorite was cemented.
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Dominant first quarter sets tone for Missouri in win over Auburn The black and gold Tigers never trailed en route to their sixth straight home victory. OWEN KRUCOFF
Senior Staff Writer
Mizzou Arena erupted as the first half came to a close. A buzzer-beating 3 from senior Sophie Cunningham just extended Missouri’s lead to 43-23, and it seemed as if nothing could stop the hosts from running away with the victory.
The second half proved much more difficult than the first, but the crowd never lost its enthusiasm as No. 25 Missouri (16-6, 5-3 SEC) pulled out a 74-65 win over Auburn (15-5, 3-4) on Sunday afternoon. The home Tigers struck early and often from beyond the arc, scoring the game’s first 9 points via 3-pointers. MU forced its visitors to battle from behind for the entirety of the game, running the score up to 18-0 before Auburn responded. Missouri took advantage of Auburn’s 3-point defense, which ranked last in the SEC entering the game, to assert its first half dominance. Cunningham drained seven of her 10 first half 3s as her team shot a total of 11-of-20 from
downtown. The rebounding battle was decidedly won by Missouri as well. Mizzou outrebounded Auburn 38-28 and held sophomore Unique Thompson, Auburn’s leader on the boards, under her season average of 10.6. It was a stark contrast to Missouri’s recent losses against No. 19 South Carolina and No. 15 Kentucky. “A lot of it comes back to the effort on the boards,” Missouri coach Robin Pingeton said. “I think that just shows toughness and grit and
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Missouri takes 2-of-3 from Rhode Island in weekend baseball series
The Tigers rebounded from a loss to Northeastern to pick up their first series win of the young season. OWEN KRUCOFF
Senior Staff Writer
BEN RAMIREZ
Staff Writer
Missouri baseball finished its season-opening trip through Florida by winning a three-game series against Rhode Island over the weekend in Fort Myers, Florida. The Tigers batted as the home team throughout the series, which was played at City of Palms Park. After losing the opener on Friday night, Missouri bounced back to take the final two matchups and finish the trip with a 4-4 overall record. Bullpen blues plague Tigers in Friday night defeat The same late-inning troubles that haunted Missouri in the first five games of the season derailed a 5-2 lead in the series opener against Rhode Island. The Tigers put together their best offensive game of the young season after Rhode Island starting pitcher Tyler Wilson exited with an injury in the first inning. Four Missouri starters racked up multiple hits, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Rams from pulling ahead late for an 8-6 victory. Both teams struggled with defensive errors in the first five innings of the contest. In his first start of the year, junior southpaw TJ Sikkema struck out eight over four innings but gave up Rhode Island’s first run when he committed an error in the second inning with Missouri up 1-0. Three batters later, an error by sophomore third baseman Mark Vierling brought another run home. The Rams would fall victim to their own mistakes in the fourth and fifth innings as the Tigers scored four unanswered runs. Each frame featured one run scored directly off of a Rhode Island error followed by a second run immediately after the fielding mishap. Once the Tigers had built up the three-run lead, the bullpen wasted little time in unraveling to put the Rams back on top. Four relief pitchers combined to allow six runs on six hits in the sixth through eighth innings, including sophomore Ian Bedell, who gave up a three-run home run to right fielder Sam Ilario on his very first pitch. That long ball put Rhode Island up 8-5 in the eighth inning. Missouri’s hitters put up a fight to get back into the game over the final two innings. Freshman Luke Mann, pinch hitting for Vierling, hit a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth to pull the Tigers to within two. The Tigers then loaded up the bases with one out in the ninth, giving junior cleanup hitter Chris Cornelius a chance to tie or even win the game on one swing. Cornelius already had two hits and one RBI to his name on the evening, but he promptly grounded into a double play to end the game. “It was a really difficult game tonight and hard to digest right now,” Missouri coach Steve Bieser said in a press release. “We got to find a way and that was the message after this game. We have to change things up, dig deep and find a way to make something different happen.” Hits come out in throngs in Tigers’ 12-4 win Saturday Missouri responded to Friday’s loss with a hitting show on Saturday, putting up the largest run total of the season to this point. In its 12-4 win in game two of three against Rhode Island, Missouri tallied 13 hits behind five strong innings from junior Art Joven. The transfer gave up four hits, seven strikeouts, one walk and no earned runs in his second outing of the year.
Mizzou baseball before their series opener against Rhode Island on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. | COURTESY OF MIZZOU ATHLETICS
The scoring for the Tigers started in the second inning with a triple from sophomore Chad McDaniel, followed by an RBI single by senior Tony Ortiz to plate McDaniel. In the next at-bat, Mann reached on an error that scored Ortiz. The third run of the inning scored on a single from Vierling. The lead extended to five in the next frame. Junior Kameron Misner walked to start the inning, and Cornelius crushed the one ball, two strike pitch for a two-run home run to left field. In the sixth inning, Bieser went to his bullpen. As quickly as Missouri extended the lead, it got reduced to just two. Sophomore Luke Anderson, pitching in relief of Joven, gave up a single with runners on first and second to plate the first Rhode Island run of the game. That would be it for Anderson, who threw only two-thirds of an inning. The next pitcher on the chain, sophomore Cameron Pferrer, gave up a walk to load the bases. He hit the next batter to bring in a run, and then walked the third batter, bringing in the third run. Pferrer didn’t record an out. Freshman Tommy Springer was brought in as the third pitcher of the inning and recorded the long awaited third out. In the bottom half of the inning, Missouri put two more runs on the board to take a 7-3 lead. The following inning, Springer encountered a bases loaded jam once again. This time, senior Jordan Gubelman came in to get the Tigers out of the inning. Gubelman gave up a run on a groundout for the second out of the inning and ended the inning with a strikeout. Rhode Island would not score another run in the game. In the eighth inning, the Tigers scored the final five runs of the game on five hits to extend the lead to 12-4. Leading the offense was Vierling, who went 3 for 4 with a walk and sophomore Clayton Peterson and Cornelius, who both finished 2 for 4. Cornelius also had a home run. Strong pitching, early offense
overwhelm Rams to close out series Missouri carried over its offensive production from Saturday into the series finale on Sunday. The difference between the two games was the pitching of junior Jacob Cantleberry, who shut Rhode Island down for six innings en route to the Tigers’ first shutout victory of the year. A smattering of runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings was more than enough for Missouri to claim the rubber game of the series, finishing off Rhode Island with a 7-0 victory. In his second start of the season, Cantleberry struck out 10 and earned the win. Rhode Island’s best chance against the lefthander came in the second inning, when a pair of singles put runners on first and third with two outs. Cantleberry struck out Rams third baseman Joe Fortin to end the threat. Missouri broke the scoreless tie in the third on an RBI single by Tiger senior left fielder Connor Brumfield. Three batters later, Misner brought Brumfield home with a single of his own to make it 2-0 The Tigers used small ball to tack on another run in the fourth. After a leadoff single, Cornelius advanced to second on a groundout and to third on an error. Ortiz then grounded out but earned the RBI as Cornelius reached home on the play. A pair of two-run home runs by Mann and McDaniel broke the game open in the fifth to give Missouri the seven-run edge. After Cantleberry’s removal following the sixth inning, three relievers combined to hold the Rams scoreless and finish off the victory. “It was a really clean game,” Bieser said in a press release. “We wanted to be offensive at the plate and go out and pitch. We were able to do those things. I’m pleased with how we concluded this trip.” Edited by Emily Leiker eleiker@themaneater.com
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Once Jordan could walk, he started going to girl’s basketball practices at Elkhart Memorial High School with his dad, who was the coach. “He was that little kid that used to make the local news during the basketball season highlights,” Scott said. “They’d see him on the sideline dribbling the ball or in the middle of the huddle. He was always wanting to be in the gym.” During Jordan’s senior season at Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he played alongside Caleb Swanigan, who was drafted by the Portland Trailblazers. Together, the pair led Homestead to a state championship, while Jordan set a Homestead single-season record with 89 steals. The success led Geist to a new opportunity, when Elkhart resident and former Michigan State Spartan Daimon Beathea offered him a spot in a program for prep basketball players to play in China on an 11-day tour. “[Jordan would] tell you the food was awful and the basketball was good,” Scott laughed. Good enough, though, that Jordan
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work ethic and discipline, and that was probably the most disappointing thing in those other two games.” By shutting down Auburn’s attack early in the game, Missouri was able to take its opponents out of a pressbased defensive system. “If we don’t score, we can’t set up
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caught the attention of Billy Gillispie. Jordan only went on a handful of Division 1 visits his senior year, so when Gillispie gave the Geists a call, it felt like the most beneficial option for Jordan’s future successes. By the time the Rangers finished fourth at the 2016 NJCAA Division 1 National Championship (with Jordan earning second-team All-American honors), there were more than two dozen mid-major schools knocking on his door, Scott said. The small D1 schools were one thing, but Geist aspired to more. He needed to be “discovered.” His moment came in fortuitous fashion at the NJCAA Championships, where then-MU coach Kim Anderson saw him play and later offered him a spot at Mizzou. When Jordan’s MU offer became official, the Geist family was ecstatic. In his first season at MU, Jordan appeared in all 32 games and made 14 starts, averaging 7 points, three rebounds and two assists per game. He also averaged 28.6 percent from behind the arc. “[He was] a great guy to coach cause he wants to get better,” Anderson said. “The year I had him, I really enjoyed coaching him.” Despite the difficulties faced his junior year, including crucial in-game
blunders that caused backlash from fans, Jordan recorded a team-high 95 assists and set a career-high point total when he scored 28 against Green Bay. Missouri’s NCAA Tournament berth that March spelled a dream come true for Jordan and his family. Scott described it as “a climax for [Jordan’s] basketball career thus far.” “It was one of his lifelong dreams. It was unbelievable,” Jennifer said, choking up at the thought. “Sorry, I don’t know why I’m getting emotional right now.” Jordan’s improvement from 20172018 to now is evident in more than just his statline. He’s received honors like a spot on the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team and set new career records, such as his first career double-double against LSU. However, most people who know Jordan will say his most obvious improvement has been in his leadership ability. “We can look at Jordan and he know every spot on the floor, like whenever a play is getting called, he’s the first person to look at,” sophomore forward Jeremiah Tilmon said. “He just stepped up and try to be a leader more.” Other coaches have noticed
Jordan’s improvement and leadership throughout this season as well. “When you got better leadership, especially in that point guard position, it’s a big advantage for your team,” Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drew said after the Commodores lost to the Tigers on Feb. 2. “Geist brings a lot of confidence to the floor, he makes a lot of winning plays.” Jordan’s also noticed the difference in himself, noting his leadership role as the biggest improvement he’s made since coming to Missouri. “Probably just like, the leadership aspect,” Jordan said at a press conference on Feb. 22. “I think that helps me with confidence, helps me just play better, so I think that boosts all parts of my game.” As the end of the regular season approaches and any hope of a postseason seems slim for the Tigers, Jordan hopes the younger guys can learn one thing from him. “The work you put in in the offseason can really help you in the season,” he said. “I don’t think people realize how much that actually helps. When people are getting tired, and you’re still hitting shots late on in the season, it really helps you, that work you put in in the summer.” Edited by Adam Cole acole@themaneater.com
the press, and we had 2 points in the first quarter,” Auburn coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. “So there wasn’t a whole lot of setting up the press that was being done.” Auburn’s defensive frustrations showed as Missouri was consistently able to find open shots in the first half. This offensive momentum engaged the crowd of 5,119, the largest for any of Missouri’s SEC home games this year. “I play best when I’m feisty, and I just want to protect this program,” Cunningham said. “When we’re hitting our shots like that and we have
such a great fan base… I just want to get them involved in it because it was so awesome.” Cunningham used her feistiness to perfection, leading all scorers with 30 points and adding four rebounds. “Sophie is Sophie, and Sophie did Sophie things,” Pingeton said. “She plays with so much passion, and we don’t talk about this a lot, but she knows her time left is limited, and I think she just wants to empty her tank for our team, for our program, for this fan base.” Things changed in the second half as Auburn chipped away at the deficit. Missouri suddenly lost its 3-point stroke, only hitting one deep shot after the break. Turnovers remained a problem for Missouri as well. Auburn exploited Mizzou’s 17 giveaways for 20 of
its 65 points, while Missouri only scored a single point off a turnover all afternoon. Junior Amber Smith helped close the door on Auburn, scoring 9 of her 14 points in the second half. After being held scoreless on Thursday in the loss to Kentucky, she bounced back and ended up two rebounds short of a double-double. The win snapped Missouri’s twogame skid and left it sitting in fifth in the SEC standings. The top four teams will earn a double bye at the conference tournament in March. After finishing a busy stretch of three games in seven days, Missouri will enjoy a midweek bye before traveling to Louisiana State on Feb. 4. Edited by Adam Cole acole@ themaneater.com
Mizzou guard Lauren Aldridge dribbles during the game against Vanderbilt on Feb. 10, 2019. | PHOTO BY SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER MADI WINFIELD
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M OV E M AG A Z I N E | F E B R UA RY 2 7, 2 0 1 9 MUSIC
Indie’s fastest rising star Soccer Mommy to visit True/False Sophie Allison’s music is leading the next generation of indie. JACOB LUEBBERT
Columnist
When I drive back to my hometown of Kansas City from Columbia, I’ll often put on an album I missed at its release. On one such drive, I put on Soccer Mommy’s latest record “Clean.” I fell in love with its clean melodies and insecure lyrics like on the song “Last Girl” where she cries, “I want to be like your last girl / She’s the sun in your cold world and / I am just a dying flower.” Instead of listening to the other records I had in my backlog, I just kept “Clean” on repeat. Soccer Mommy is visiting Columbia on Feb. 28, where she will perform for the True/False Film Festival at Cafe Berlin. Sophie Allison’s work under the name Soccer Mommy got me addicted to the new wave of young, female singer-songwriters like Lindsey Jordan and Lucy Dacus (check out Jordan’s “Lush” and Dacus’ “Historian” if you haven’t already). I would get withdrawals if I didn’t listen to their records. It was bad. Apparently I wasn’t the only one addicted though, because Allison’s career has taken off like a rocket since “Clean”– she’s toured with Liz Phair, Phoebe Bridgers and she has an upcoming tour with indie-rock behemoths Vampire Weekend. But as the old cliche goes, “you must know where you came from to know where you’re headed.” The 21-year-old got her start in Nashville,
Singer Soccer Mommy at Barboza in Seattle on April 4, 2018. | COURTESY OF FLICKR VIA DAVID LEE
uploading songs to Bandcamp the summer before she went to college. After a couple of years living in New York City while studying at New York University, she dropped out in 2017 and headed back home. Like so many other liberal arts students before her, Allison wondered if her degree would actually be of any use. Her master plan? Go all in on her music. She spent the next fall finishing up “Clean” and touring with one of her idols, Mitski, and the shoegaze legends Slowdive. “Clean” was released in March of 2018 to critical acclaim. It’s easy to see why – the sound is captivating, the songwriting is straightforward, and the emotions hit hard. Fans and critics alike latched onto its fiery yet pensive lyrics. The album has a way of sucking its listener into Allison’s
world, something I attribute to its overwhelming confidence. On the track “Your Dog,” it’s easy to get mad at Allison’s ex, even though you’ve never met him. Then there’s “Blossom (Wasting All My Time),” which makes even the most popular guy feel lonely. There’s a reason just about every music publication had this record on their “Best Albums of the Year” lists. In support of “Clean,” Allison began touring, which brings us to where she is now. So why should you listen to Soccer Mommy? She’s a 21st century indie success story whose latest record was one of the best of 2018. But be warned – her music can be dangerously addicting. Edited by Joe Cross jcross@themaneater.com_
ENVIRONMENT
True/False handles its environmental impact True/False is getting more eco-friendly all around. From Camp True/False to film screening venues, understand what the fest is doing to help the environment. MARIANA LABBATE
Senior Staff Writer
True/False Film Fest has a history of being careful with its environmental impact. In 2018, for example, the fest won the Mayor’s Award at the Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement Awards for its exceptional work in recycling and reducing single-use items. This year, the festival’s green mission is going even further — going 100 percent straw free, among other efforts. Not only is True/False eliminating straws and encouraging local businesses to do the same, but it’s also making changes all around its structure. Camp True/False, a weekend film boot camp for high school students, will substitute disposable plates and flatware for reusable ones. When it comes to transportation, True/False invests in a green campaign, encouraging fest-goers
to bike, walk and ride-share. A bike station will offer riders free inspections and safety tips, and extra bike racks will be placed downtown. The festival has also partnered with Go COMO to provide free bus rides during the fest’s weekend, as well as a special True/False route. In addition to that, the festival’s Green Team will pay attention to waste. The City of Columbia’s Solid Waste Utility is contributing with extra recycling bins that will be monitored by Green Team members, making sure that people are disposing of their trash correctly. “We basically are tracking our progress over time,” Patricia Weisenfelder said in an interview with the Columbia Missourian last December. “We recycle and compost at all of the venues.” Weisenfelder is True/False’s sustainability coordinator. “We track the amount of food waste we are collecting and diverting from the landfill. Ultimately we would like to be a zero-waste fest, kind of focusing on the solid waste aspect of sustainability.” The art installations are also included in this zero-waste program. The installations and material management teams of the fest make sure that art pieces are repurposing, reusing and recycling materials and supplies, sometimes even inspiring
True/False Film Fest has started a Green Mission to promote sustainability in the community. | COURTESY OF FACEBOOK VIA @TRUEFALSEFILMFEST
installations for the following years. They focus efforts on the festival’s diversion rate, meaning the amount of waste that does not end up in landfills. “For their continued efforts in reusing through artistry, composting, recycling and reducing single-use items, True/False earned the 2018 Mayor’s Award,” a statement from the Office of Sustainability of the city of Columbia read. “Their Green Team has achieved a diversion rate of over 87 percent and continues to educate staff, students, volunteers and festival goers on the importance of environmental responsibility.” Besides that, True/False is also partnering with specific businesses to make the fest greener. Kaldi’s Coffee,
for example, will offer discounts for customers using reusable mugs. “Sustainability is part of our focus on healthy living,” Matt Off said in a statement for the festival’s website. Off is the director of Columbia’s Rock Bridge Hy-Vee, one of the True/False sustainability sponsors. “Working towards more sustainable ways of doing business is part of our overall mission to make people’s lives easier, healthier and happier.” Green Team members will combine efforts to create a sustainable festival for attendees coming from all over the world. Edited by Janae McKenzie jmckenzie@themaneater.com
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M OV E M AG A Z I N E | F E B R UA RY 2 7, 2 0 1 9 TRUE/FALSE
True Life Fund gives back to film subjects The fund is supported by the True/False team as well as The Crossing, a Columbia-based church. LAURA EVANS
Staff Writer
The True Life Fund recipient this year is the film “Midnight Traveler.” The film is the first recipient of the fund where the subjects of the film, Hassan Fazili and his family, are also the filmmakers.
Since its inception in 2007, the True Life Fund has worked to give back to the subjects of films featured at True/False Film Festival. After Wilson and and Paul Sturtz, the festival’s other co-conspirator, attended a film festival in Europe in 2007 with a similar component, they were inspired to create the fund. The fund awards the subjects of one of the festival’s documentaries each year with money amassed from individual donors and screening donations. According to the True/ False website, the fund has raised nearly $300,000 so
are often facing substantial obstacles. “From the beginning, we saw it not as charity, but as the completing of a feedback loop,” Wilson said. “They give us something and we are able to give something back. Money is sort of the smallest thing in some ways, but it is tangible, and it is real, and it makes a difference in people’s lives.” By watching the documentary, there is much one can learn about the refugee experience, Dave Cover, co-lead pastor of The Crossing, said. “It’s basically an adventure
False around 13 years ago, Cover knew that he wanted the church to be involved with the festival in some manner based on the artistic and intellectual benefits he saw the festival bring to Columbia. The Crossing approached True/False a year after the fund had been established. “What they wanted was an opportunity to support the community of Columbia,” Wilson said. “They wanted to not be separate from Columbia, but of Columbia. And that felt good, that felt real, that felt like a shared value that we could build
were. We have found that True/False films have been a great way to talk about big ideas.” Supporting the True Life film is consistent with the overall mission of The Crossing because it allows the church to learn more and to foster empathy, Cover said. “We’re all for anything that helps us become more empathetic as a church and helps us become more informed people,” Cover said. “Being a part of the True/False Film Fest always makes us more emotionally
on.” Though there are differences within this partnership, it has allowed True/False and The Crossing to find unexpected common ground. “I’ve gotten to know the pastors at The Crossing,” Wilson said. “We personally disagree on a lot of things theologically and politically. But I’ve been consistently surprised at the points of commonality that we have, and points where we’re not as far apart as I thought we
intelligent, but it also makes us more intelligent when it comes to the issues that are happening on our globe today.” The fund has also allowed True/False to experiment more and to try out new ideas of what a film festival can be or do, Wilson said. “I think the True Life Fund is an idea that stuck,” Wilson said. ”It’s something that we’d love to see other festivals pick up and adopt.” Edited by Joe Cross jcross@themaneater.com
Documentary “Midnight Traveler” is this year’s True/False True Life Fund award winner. | COURTESY OF IMDB
The film documents the story of the Fazili family fleeing Afghanistan under death threats from the Taliban. “I think for anybody, if you look at them, you think ‘oh, that could be my family,’” True/False co-conspirator David Wilson said. “They’re able to document that entire journey themselves because they’re shooting it with iPhones. It brings an immediacy and a level of empathy that I’ve never seen in that kind of story.”
far for various documentary subjects. “It’s really tricky dealing with money in documentaries,” Wilson said. “People tend to not pay their subjects for good journalistic reasons. It can be a lot more involved to be the subject of a documentary. It’s often about having some of the hardest parts of your life put out for an audience to judge or discuss.” In appreciation for those seen on screen, the fund gives its earnings to subjects who
story that has this current events twist to it because it’s part of the long story of people migrating from violent areas into more stable areas,” Cover said. “It helps us have a better understanding of the kind of things that motivate people to become refugees, but also the kind of things that are the typical struggles refugees have to go through to find safety so they can survive.” As a church, The Crossing sponsors the True Life Fund. After going to his first True/
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