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Students in the Bear POWER program talk with Bear POWER Ambassadors during a meeting as part of Student Orientation, Advisement and Registration on Jan. 11. Student ambassadors will work with the students in the program on socialization, academics and health and wellness.
Program welcomes first cohort of students to MSU REESE RADMACHER Staff Reporter @Reese_Radmacher This semester, eight students will begin their journey at Missouri State through a new program called Bear POWER: a two-and-a-half year inclusive program implemented for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities who wish to pursue a post-secondary education. “It’s important for us to continue creating new opportunities for students with IDD,” Rachel Heinz, director of the program, said. “Especially after high school, there’s not a lot of options for students that have IDD.” POWER stands for Promoting Opportunities for Work, Education and Resilience. There are four pillars within the program: academic, social, independent living and job readiness. Heinz said the pillars are the main areas of focus in terms of learning outcomes and goals for each student. Every spring, a new group of up to 10 students will join the program. Heinz said they plan to keep the number of incoming students small to provide a personalized experience. Throughout their time at MSU, Bear POWER students will participate in 12 credit hours of equivalent course- and internship-based experiences each semester and learn how to live independently through MSU Residence Life. Students will make a Person Centered Plan throughout their first two semesters to help pinpoint employment areas of interest. They will then aim their focus toward resumes and interviewing during their third semester.
As a way to help integrate students around campus, each student will have four Bear POWER Ambassadors to aid as a mentor in specific areas including social, academics and health and wellness. Hannah Peak, senior special education major and president of the ambassador program, joined Bear POWER following a semester spent working in a residence hall. During this time, she realized a lot had been done to make a more accessible learning environment for students with physical disabilities, but no changes were made for students with IDD. “Individuals with disabilities, especially young adults, deserve a chance to prove they are capable of the same things everyone can do, which includes attending college,” Peak said. “They have the same goals that every college student has: to get a job, raise a family and live independently.” According to Heinz, there are over 30 ambassadors who volunteered for the first semester. Heinz said the plan is to have training at least once a semester for any students who would like to get involved. To join the ambassador program, students must meet a GPA requirement, fill out an application and submit to a background check before the training process. Hannah Grills, senior speech language pathology major and vice president of the ambassador program, said that the students involved in the ambassador program work as a cohesive team. “With this being the first year this program is at MSU, we are still learning what it takes to lead this program effectively,” Grills said. “Each and every one of our volunteers are a
“They have the same goals that every college student has: to get a job, raise a family and live independently.”
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The case against former Missouri State University professor Edward Gutting has been suspended after Gutting was deemed unfit to stand trial due to mental defect at a pretrial conference on Jan. 3. Gutting is charged with two counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree burglary, one count of second-degree assault, and one count of first-degree murder. On Aug. 17, 2016, Gutting, then a professor in the College of Humanities and Public Affairs at MSU, allegedly killed retired MSU emeritus professor Marc Cooper in his home and also allegedly injured Cooper’s wife. Gutting was found outside the Coopers’ home, according to search warrants. Gutting’s attorney Joseph Passanise entered in a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity in June 2017. The mental evaluation, which was ordered on Sept. 30, 2016, and was subsequently filed with the courts on Dec. 21, 2018, found Gutting unfit to aid in his own defense and unfit to stand trial. “This is a very rare situation that the defendant is unable to assist in his own defense,” Passanise said. Passanise said that the mental evaluation determined that Gutting suffers from schizophrenia. The case against Gutting has been suspended. Gutting was ordered on Jan. 3, 2019, into the custody of the Missouri Department of Mental Health by Judge Thomas Mountjoy.
MSU adds new Bear Line route EMILY COLE News Editor @EMCole19
Over winter break, Missouri State University announced they would be adding a new shuttle route to Darr Agricultural Center, which houses the William H. Darr College of Agriculture. Darr Agricultural Center, on South Kansas Expressway, hasn’t been accessible from campus by the Bear Line until this semester. The new route, which will run on weekdays, began on Jan. 14. The bus will only have two stops — one at the Carrington Hall bus stop, and the other at Darr. The route will run on Mondays and Wednesdays, starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Carrington Hall stop and will make its last stop at 6:30 p.m. at the same stop. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the route will start at 10:30 a.m. at Carrington Hall and run until 6:30 p.m. On Fridays, the route will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to the schedule on the Missouri State University website, the bus will take around 30 minutes from Carrington Hall to the Darr stop. For any questions, contact the Parking Office at 417836-4835.
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Classes canceled on first day of semester due to winter weather conditions AMANDA SULLIVAN Sports Editor @mandasullivan14 Brown grass and clear windshields covered the Missouri State campus on Jan. 14. Students filled the residence halls and professors sat in their offices. But no classes happened. On Sunday, Jan. 13, Missouri State’s Twitter account announced that classes scheduled to start before 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, would be canceled due to weather conditions outside of Springfield. All classes after 4 p.m. went on as scheduled. Winter Storm Gia first hit the Midwest on Friday, Jan. 11. Kansas City, Missouri, schools canceled weekend events like debate tournaments and basketball games. The KC area picked up 4-10 inches of snow from Friday to Saturday, while St. Louis accumulated up to 10.9 inches, according to the Weather Channel. Columbia, Missouri, accumulated over 20 inches. Interstate 44 was described as “virtually impassible” by the Weather Channel on Friday when more than 800 motorists were stranded on the interstate. “There’s some bad hills, there’s some bad curves, just one little flub up can stall traffic for a long time. It’s dangerous,” said Gary Stewart, director of Missouri State Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services. Before the storm hit on Friday, Missouri State tweeted that road conditions would be monitored and a decision would be made by Sunday morning. “Your safety is of paramount importance,” the tweet read. ResLife also tweeted out early Friday morning that all residence halls would open Graphic by BILL SIOHOLM/THE STANDARD immediately because of the winter weather
What the legalization of medical marijuana means on campus KAYLA CURRY Staff Reporter @kaylalcurry A new amendment to legalize medical marijuana in Missouri may lead to changes for Missouri State and its students as early as next fall, but the school’s drug policy remains the same. By a margin of 66 percent to 33 percent, voters passed Amendment 2 – a constitutional amendment which legalizes the use of medical marijuana and imposes a 4 percent tax to use towards veterans’ healthcare. Amendment 2 allows qualified patients with physician approval to apply for identification cards from the state. This card gives them freedom to use cannabis for medical purposes and grow up to six marijuana plants. To students who voted on it, the amendment shows a step in the right direction. “Even though it’s only prescribed cannabis, that is still a win in my book,” freshman business major Robert Blakely said. “Coming from someone who has personally seen people incarcerated for misdemeanors with drug related issues, I can personally say this allows law enforcement to focus on bigger issues in the world.” In the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Article IV Section 10 states, “use, possession or distribution of narcotics or other controlled substances, or related paraphernalia, except as expressly permitted by federal law.” The use of medical marijuana on campus still violates policy and federal law, so breaching these policies can result in fines, probation, or even suspension from the university up to a year at a time for offending students. Andrea Weber, assistant dean of students and director of student conduct, said students need to be aware of the policy and make sure
they are following it. “We have a strong relationship with Safety and Transportation as well as the Springfield Police Department,” Weber said. “They will continue to document incidents where they believe there to be a policy violation and provide it to the Office of Student Conduct for adjudication on student discipline matters.” Although Amendment 2 gives citizens a new freedom, it also gives students and staff at Missouri State a new responsibility to acknowledge the university’s drug policy and to work with local law enforcement to abide by the law. “As far as the school goes, I believe it is the responsibility of any school to meet all students’ needs, and for the individuals who have prescribed marijuana, the school must create certain areas for individuals to participate in this act without the fear of getting into issue with law enforcement,” Blakely said. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services implements the regulations for Amendment 2, and their website informs Missourians it will begin accepting applications for individual medical marijuana cards beginning June 4, 2019. Review for these applications will begin July 4, 2019. Those who qualify for a medical marijuana prescription must visit a state-licensed physician to obtain physician certification before applying for an identification card from the DHSS, according to their website. Once approved, patients are free to purchase medical marijuana but not from pharmacies. The amendment applies only to purchases made from state-licensed dispensaries. General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for MSU Rachael Dockery said the university is closely monitoring the process, but they don’t anticipate making any policy changes until the fall 2019 semester at the earliest.
system coming in. The residence halls were originally set to open at 8 a.m. on Saturday, but Stewart said they thought it would be the best for the students to open early. “Knowing that there was inclement weather certainly to the northeast and to the east of us, we went ahead and said we would let those that felt like they could travel safely get here on Friday to go ahead and come on in,” Stewart said. “First and foremost is safety of our students,” said Suzanne Shaw, vice president for Marketing and Communications at MSU. “Our students come from across Missouri and also from Illinois and the surrounding region and they were all impacted by a lot of snow which we did not receive here.”
“There’s some bad hills, there’s some bad curves, just one little flub up can stall traffic for a long time. It’s dangerous.” Emily Reichgeld, a junior anthropology major from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, said she was relieved the university decided to cancel classes for the day. Her normal drive without stops is 10 hours. The storm would’ve made that much longer. The Missouri State University Chorale returned to Springfield after an 8.5-hour drive from a concert in St. Louis on Friday when the storm was only beginning. The concert
was canceled. Reichgeld was supposed to start an internship with AIDS Project of the Ozarks on Monday, but with classes being canceled and the storm, her internship handlers were understanding and delayed the start of her internship. “With Missouri State canceling classes, it kind of gave me a backing for why I couldn’t come into my internship,” Reichgeld said. Parents were also relieved that their kids could wait a day to return to campus. Kelley Edwards, a mother of an MSU sophomore, said she was appreciative of classes being canceled. Her daughter, Emma, returned to Springfield Monday afternoon after waiting out close to 14 inches of snow, Kelley said. “I was very thankful that they decided to delay a day just to make sure everyone made it safe and sound,” Edwards said. “I can breathe a little easier knowing (Emma) was going to be home another day.” The Twitter account saw an outpouring of generosity from students and parents for canceling classes. Some on Twitter, however, were frustrated that Monday evening classes were still to be held. Shaw said this was primarily because Monday night classes are only held once a week and they don’t want those students waiting until the third week of classes to start the course. “Especially because we have Martin Luther King Jr. Day next Monday. That would be two Mondays in a row,” Shaw said. “The Monday evening classes, ... when they only meet once a week, it’s an important part of the semester.” Due to the schedule change, MSU also extended the deadline to get a 100 percent refund or to add or drop a class one day to Tuesday, Jan. 22. Cortlynn Stark contributed to this article.
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Rachel Mast (above), Jordan Bateman (right) and Annya Bogart (below) are a few of the first eight students in the Bear POWER program starting this semester. Bear POWER is a twoyear program designed to help individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities go to college, live independently and complete internships.
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vital part of this program, and this program would not be effective without them.” The program has received widespread support from the community through partnerships and donations from organizations such as ARC of the Ozarks, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Springfield Public Schools and SB40 boards, which are local services for individuals with develop-
mental disabilities located in various Missouri counties. “This first cohort of students are so eager to be on campus,” Peak said. “They are the most kind, selfless, and funny individuals that you will ever meet. They not only want to be here but deserve to be here. If you ever have the chance to meet them, you won’t regret it.”
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one, you’ll give them a hug in the U.S., but anything more than that is unusual. The eating schedule is also generally different. Spaniards typically eat lunch around 2-3 p.m. and dinner around 10 p.m. This didn’t impact me as much I expected as I already tend to eat late lunches and dinners, but the amount of food was surprising. I overate during lunch constantly.
The hit television series “Black Mirror” has finally released the much anticipated “Bandersnatch” film on Netflix this winter break following a year hiatus since the successful season four. “Black Mirror” is a highly awarded show created by Charlie Brooker inspired by “The Twilight Zone.” The success following has led the show and its creators to be nominated for 79 awards and win 21 of them. The most acclaimed episodes being “USS Callister” which won four Emmy awards and “San Junipero” winning two. However, since each episode has different actors in respect to the “The Twilight Zone” layout, many of the awards are given to the production of certain episodes. With the success and widespread popularity “Black Mirror” has gained since its original 2011 release, the anticipation for interactive film “Bandersnatch” has grown to enormous heights, even pushing back the release of season five in order to accomplish the filming needed for the different endings. Production took around eight months, while filming took 35 days, which is much longer than an average episode of “Black Mirror” would take. “Bandersnatch” is Netflix’s first interactive film in which the person watching has control over the course of the movie, but a previous exploration into interaction with the viewer was released by Netflix in 2017 with “Puss in Boots.” This type of viewer gameplay relationship is similar to many books and video games throughout history, but has now been brought to streaming services. However, to be able to watch “Bandersnatch” you need a smart tv, smartphone or laptop that can stream Netflix. While I did not know much about the new interactive feature Netflix was trying on “Bandersnatch,” I had high expectations after being an avid fan of the previous series of “Black Mirror.” As my friends and I began the film, I was incredibly impressed with the camera work, set design and stability of the corresponding choices the viewer had to make. The film work was impactful and intense and made the choices, right and wrong, much more interesting to see the outcome. Many times I was shocked by the decisions and the following outcomes. Some were dramatic, some terrifying while others were hilarious and entertaining to watch. The story follows Stefan Butler, played by Fionn Whitehead, on his path to create his very own choose-your-ownadventure video game inspired by a book called “Bandersnatch,” but the viewer is actually in control of Butler’ decisions. The first choice we faced was between two types of cereals in order to allow the viewer to become comfortable with the controls, and seeing the timer tick down added a stressful and intense awareness to each decision, which added a truly memorable experience for the viewer. However, as the film continues the decisions become increasingly stressful and impactful on Butler’s life. My friends and I had to loop back to wrong decisions multiple times in order to continue a pathway that works, but eventually we were able to come to what we believe was the right ending. Overall, my first play through took about an hour and a half, and my friends and I were all fascinated by the complexity of this film and its many twists and turns, but we did not try to discover every separate ending and choice we could have made. However, I knew there were more endings to be explored. I played with my dad next, and the decisions he made showed me two separate endings from the original conclusions I had discovered and truly shows the complexities that the creator had to go through in order to create such a unique
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I spent a month in Spain. Here’s what I learned. CORTLYNN STARK Editor-in-Chief @Cortlynn_Stark Tourists gathered in a semi-circle around two musicians — one playing the guitar and singing, the other clapping and singing — and clapped along. Some recorded videos of the men while others focused on taking pictures of the breathtaking view from El Mirador de San Nicolas. The Albaicin neighborhood decorates the ground below and the Alhambra towers over on a hill above. The Sierra Nevada mountains rest behind it all, snow covering the peaks of part of the range. To the right, the city of Granada, Spain, sprawls out below the sun. El Mirador de San Nicolas was one of my favorite places I was lucky enough to visit over winter break. Through an affiliate program with Missouri State University’s Office of Study Away, I spent a month in Granada taking two Spanish classes. I met people from across the world, including from countries like Saudi Arabia and South Korea, and saw the most incredible places. If you can, you should travel too. Here’s why. It’s incredibly important for people to learn to get out of their bubbles. While it can feel safe to always stay where you’re comfortable, it’s important to challenge yourself. There were no other students from MSU in Granada while I was there — at least that were in my same program. I was forced to branch out, but because of that, I made friends with people from across the world and learned about different cultures. I also tried some incredible food, like paella, a rice-based dish usually with seafood, and croquettes, which look similar to mini corn dogs, but are essentially fried balls of goodness. I tried liver on accident too, as I ate the food before my host parents told me what it was. I wasn’t a fan. But most other food was fantastic. Because I spent all of winter break in Spain, I wasn’t home for Christmas for the first time. While it was a difficult day to be away from family, I spent the holidays with the 20-something member family of my host mother. It was most definitely out of my comfort zone, but a
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Top: The view of the Alhambra and Sierra Nevada mountains from El Mirador de San Nicolas. Above: I pose for a picture in front of the Royal Palace of Madrid, one of the cities I visited. during my month abroad. Right: One of the ornate organs in the Granada cathedral. great experience. One of Missouri State’s pillars of the public affairs mission is cultural competence. (The other two are ethical leadership and community engagement). Improving your cultural competence is a huge advantage of travel. You expose yourself to people from different cultures and you can experience what life is like for others when you travel. One of the biggest cultural differences I found was “besitos.” This is when you touch cheeks with another person and making a kissing sound. It’s a common greeting, though you don’t actually kiss the other person, whether meeting new people or greeting loved ones. In the U.S., a handshake is typical. If you’re reuniting with a loved
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Members of the MSU Sugar Bears dance team perform their nationals routine during halftime of the Lady Bears game on Jan. 13. The cheer and dance teams will compete in Orlando, Florida, on Jan. 18-20.
MSU Cheerleaders, Sugar Bears prepare for nationals LAYNE STRACENER Senior Reporter @LayneStracener Through teamwork and dedication, the MSU Cheerleaders and Sugar Bears have perfected their routines and are ready to compete at nationals, despite challenges. Missouri State University Cheerleaders and the Sugar Bears dance team are competing in the College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships Jan. 18-20 in Orlando, Florida at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Spirits Squads coordinator Susan Brown said both teams have a high percentage of members that have never competed at nationals before. “They work very hard and are very dedicated,” Brown said. It is the competition’s 35th year. The cheer and dance teams both placed sixth in nationals last year. In the fall, the Sugar Bears practice about five days a week, and the cheer team practices about three days a week. During winter break, the teams practiced twice a day almost every day to prepare for nationals. At these practices, the teams do team fitness workouts and create and perfect their routines. The cheerleaders also cheer year-round for four sports, and the Sugar Bears cheer and perform at three sports. Head cheerleading coach Nikki Love-Adkins said the team has been working hard to prepare for nationals. “The goal is to go out on the mat and give it everything they have and to finish knowing that they did their best and that they’ve put in every ounce of effort that they have,” Love-Adkins said. The Sugar Bears are competing in Division 1 Jazz and Division 1 Pom. Boomer will also compete at Nationals for the first time with the Sugar Bears in the Game Day Competition Friday. The MSU Cheerleaders are competing in Division 1 Cheer. There were few returners from the cheer team last year and therefore many new members this year, Love-Adkins said. But through the team’s unity and commitment, even the new members learned how to do stunts they did not know they were capable of. “I was a little unsure of how the team dynamic would be this year, but they are so focused,” Love-Adkins said. “They progress really quickly in everything they do because they are such a family, and they want to work hard for each other.” Love-Adkins said the cheer team’s diversity makes it unique. There are many teams at nationals that recruit mostly students who have received large cheerleading scholarships and go to school specifically for cheerleading. MSU is unable to offer large cheerleading scholarships, so the university
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The MSU Cheerleaders engage the student section during halftime at the Lady Bears game on Jan. 13.
“ ... they are such a family, and they want to work hard for each other.” recruits based on tryouts. “People are here because they have drive and determination, and they’re looking for ways to constantly better themselves and the people they are around,” Love-Adkins said. Some team members had no cheerleading experience before joining the team. One of these members is sophomore Jake Aug, an entertainment management major. Aug decided to try out for the team after his friend invited him to an open gym. There, he found a love for cheer. He played multiple sports until college, so cheer helped him experience a form of sports again. “I like the challenges that cheer gives me and learning new stunts, pyramids and tumbling that I had never tried or thought about until I joined the team,” Aug said. Since the team includes members with all different skill levels, it took each member different periods of time to develop skills. While some skills can be learned in a day, others can take weeks or months. Although
it took time and dedication, Aug said, the team has succeeded through teamwork. “I have had many experienced teammates teach me new skills while on the team and am very grateful for it,” Aug said. “Everybody works together to help the team succeed as much as possible. We’ve been working really hard.” Due to injuries, the team has had to make changes to the routine regularly. Some injuries were minor, and some were more serious. While preparing for nationals, one cheerleader suffered a concussion and one suffered a stress fracture. The cheerleader with the stress fracture and one other team member now cannot participate in the routine. Despite these setbacks, Aug said the routine has come together nicely because of the way the team responds to challenges. Part of the routine is set to music and part of it is a cheer the team created. It includes tumbling, pyramids, stunts and baskets. “Nobody on the team wants to let any of their teammates down, and that’s why we all fight together to overcome challenges,” Aug said. “Nobody is afraid to learn or try something new.” Aug said the team’s goal is to do better than last year and put together the best routine possible that everybody can succeed at. “It’s difficult to overcome those setbacks, but the team’s positive attitude and how much we’ve bonded throughout the season so far has really helped us overcome them,” Aug said. “We’ve become more of a solid team and a family, and everybody realizes that nationals is a super important time, not just for our team and the program, but for the school.”
From homecoming to Fountain Day to every pep rally throughout the semester, Missouri State has events throughout the year available for students to come and have fun. These events take some planning to make sure they happen, and for many of these events, Traditions Council takes the helm planning and organizing them. “We’re an organization that’s put here to help to grow traditions at Missouri State and to help create new traditions at Missouri State,” said Jaquelyn Saunders, president of Traditions Council and a junior elementary education major. Traditions Council hasn’t been around as long as the traditions they hold. Saunders said this is only the fifth year of the group. Many students are still not aware of who they are or what they do. Saunders said students avoid her at events because they think she’s going to pressure them to donate. “We usually have a bookend of $10 per person at the max,” Saunders said. “A lot of our events are costing $1-2 per person.” Traditions Council receives their funding through Bear Fee. Saunders said this is why all projects have to go through rigorous voting before they can become a reality. First, the project has to get an OK from the Traditions Council advisor. After this, it is brought to a vote by the Traditions Council general assembly, composed of about 30 students. If it passes through both of these checks, the event then lastly gets voted on by the Traditions Council executive board. “We pass all our money through the general assembly and then the executive board,” Saunders said. “All of us as an organization are doing this.” Sophomore communication studies major and spirit events chair Anna Pellegrini said that proposals for events have to be made about eight months before they’re ever supposed to be held. As the spirit events chair, Pellegrini is responsible for working out the logistics of holding the event and picturing the atmosphere she’d like to see the event have. Traditions Council giveaways chair Cara Hawks said that there’s a lot more pieces to the process behind the scenes than most would expect. Hawks, a sophomore exercise and movement major, said the most important part of the process is communication to make sure word gets out about the event. “We make flyers for these events so we have to go through the PSU’s graphic designer and make sure those are right, and even just in the executive board there’s a lot of communication,” Hawks said. Once the day finally arrives for the event to take place, one of the chairs holding the event will reach out for volunteers, typically within the general assembly, and those volunteers will help see the event run smoothly. “We get our volunteers, and the chair will organize everybody and put them where they need to be,” Saunders said. “You’re going to see a Traditions Council person when you walk through the door. You’re going to see our people seating you. It’s pretty much all our people.” While Traditions Council is also in charge of giveaways at games and holding spirit events and pep rallies, something new they’ll be starting this semester is their Traditions Bearer app. “If you complete 60 of the 65 traditions at Missouri State, you get a huge medal that you get to wear at graduation,” Saunders said. By fostering traditions and making sure they are kept alive, Saunders said she hopes to reignite some of the school spirit that’s faded away over the years. “It’s not a secret nobody goes to football games,” Saunders said. “It’s the idea that MO State is a great institution and you’re going to be here for four years, probably the most important four years of your life because it’s going to change a lot of things for you. “I want everyone I know to be bragging about their university and saying we’re so great because we are.”
Choosing a career that will pay out — sooner or later CARISSA ALFORD Staff Reporter @carissabalford Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics students are known to make thousands of dollars more than College of Arts and Letters students. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel for COAL students, and good news for STEM students as well — despite an average difference of $15,000. Shawn Wahl, interim dean of the College of Arts and Letters, said altogether there are 2,815 students across the seven programs under COAL, according to a report made in 2018. He said with a COAL degree, there are multiple job options and opportunities. “The degree in professional/technical writing has close to
a 100 percent job placement rate,” Wahl said. “Many students who major in public relations or communication studies end up working in marketing firms (and) public relations firms all across the nation.” Wahl said students in the musical theater program are also finding jobs around the country in places like New York City and Los Angeles, typically in commercials, movies, shows and the entertainment industry. Not every graduate from the COAL department goes on to do something mainstream. Wahl said an alumna from the theater and dance program is working in Washington, D.C. for a non-profit organization. “It’s a story that shows a student might have a background in the arts, but when they go out and put themselves out there and apply for jobs, there’s many industries who are looking for
students who have really confident communication skills and who can relate to others,” Wahl said. He said there are many skills that COAL students have that are beneficial in any workplace, such as written and oral communication skills, creativity, working in teams and innovation. If students are interested in a major pertaining to COAL, Wahl suggests they contact that department head or the department office, stating that “affordability and efficiency” is the department’s goal. “We really do want to provide a pathway,” Wahl said. “Students can expect that direct connection with our faculty to try to set goals and work on their degree plan.” He said he sees his students having emotional breakthroughs
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with people and building relationships that last a lifetime. “Sometimes arts and letters are misunderstood as, ‘Well, what are you going to do with a theater degree?’” Wahl said. “And the answer is that our students are successful.” On the other side of the educational spectrum, Tamera Jahnke, dean of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, said there are just over 2,000 STEM students in her department. Jahnke said there isn’t a common job STEM students go into, but there is a common job for each major. “If they are a lab person, a lot of them are going to work in environmental labs for large or small corporations,” Jahnke said. “They are working in crime labs. They’re working in labs for pharmaceutical companies or for the oil companies.” She said some students end up working for the government, whether through labs or the National Park Service and other similar organizations. Jahnke said some students also go into public policy, which, although she said is a great job, is considered abnormal for a graduate with a STEM degree. “Some (students) will even go on to law school, so they can write policy,” Jahnke said. “Or even go into politics, which is great.” She said these jobs are abnormal because they aren’t using the technology skills they learned in a lab but are
still helping the general public. While COAL and STEM are very different, Jahnke said she doesn’t believe one is more beneficial than the other because a student has to follow their passion. Jahnke said STEM majors find employment and have good salaries. “Right now, the hiring in STEM fields is outstanding,” Jahnke said. “So students who go into that and have a passion for that have no trouble finding a career path.” According to the Department of Education, STEM majors make approximately $65,000 a year while nonSTEM majors make about $15,000 less. Jahnke said so much of the outcome depends on the student and their passion that it isn’t right to compare one to the other. “I can’t take an art major who has a passion for art and put them into a chemistry lab because they’re not going to be happy anyway,” Jahnke said. If a student were to go into a STEM major, they could expect to take a lot of courses with labs, especially science and engineering students, and according to Jahnke, “a great deal of math.” “(STEM is) very data driven in most of the disciplines,” Jahnke said. “It’s very interdisciplinary as well.” However, in a study done by Learnvest, an American financial planning company, liberal arts students end up making approximately $2,000 more than STEM majors in what is considered the “peak earning years” — 56 to 60 years old. So yes, right out of college STEM students will have a stable career and a decent salary. But, COAL students have a chance of catching up.
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Hey! Did you have a winter break? Did you have a television or screen device? Did you have access to internet? A Netflix account? Did you maybe participate in a dumb Twitter trend where you ran into things blindfolded? Well then you know that today we are going to talk about the ins and outs of the latest Netflix original horror thriller “Bird Box.” Alright guys and gals, let’s start this off by saying I am a big time Super Weenie Hut Junior scaredy cat when it comes to scary movies. And you might say, “Cole, ‘Bird Box’ wasn’t even that scary!” To that I would say, “Shut up. Let a man be scared.” Because of me trying to keep from s------ myself the whole film, if you have any disagreements about my interpretation of the film you can yell at me on Twitter.com. That’s what Twitter is for. Of the recent films that have played with the senses, “Bird Box” is the recent-est. It has also gotten the most social media attention due to Netflix’s killer PR team and the shift corporations have made to humanize their marketing to make you forget that they’re soulless money-making machines. Ha ha. “Bird Box” is the story of Malorie, played by Sandra Bullock, trying to get her children to safety by traveling down a river while under the threat of supernatural monsters. If you watched “A Quiet Place,” you might think that “Bird Box” ripped it off. While it is true that both try to play with fear by manipulating one specific sense — hearing for “A Quiet Place” and sight for “Bird Box” — the two ride that trend more than rip anything off. The way “Bird Box” plays with the senses is a pretty good way to write a horror movie: if you look at the monsters, you die or harm others. This means that the film almost entirely avoids showing you the monsters at all, instead letting your imagination create all the imagery. Nothing ruins a scary movie like revealing the monster looks like a coat rack with a trenchcoat on it or like a tall person with eczema. The story flips back and forth from the river trip to when the monsters first began causing the usual death and destruction and then to how the characters got to where they are. The big-
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gest issue is that the present story of the journey down the river is massively less interesting than the flashbacks. There are quite a few interesting characters that come and go. You have the cop and the drug dealer who form a flash romance, the superstore clerk who is well-prepared for the end times, and the mean old guy who gets proven right about the things he was mean about. These characters are well written and could have a good amount of depth, but they aren’t explored enough. As a main character, even Malorie isn’t explored much. She is shown experiencing trauma which is a beginning, but the effects of her experiences and personal feelings take a backseat to fulfilling the next step in the plot. Overall, this was a fine film. And I don’t meant that in the way cowboys say stuff like, “This is a fine can of beans.” I mean it was a little bit better than OK. I think it was a little bit better than “A Quiet Place” but not by a ton. It was definitely scarier, but it was less cool. The directing is pretty mediocre, especially the part where you see the bird box for the first time. It creates an unintentionally funny moment before the director explains what it is, and I just saw it and said, “Wow, a bird box. We did it. We got there.” Netflix sure has a knack for churning out mediocre originals, and I guess that won’t be proven untrue with “Bird Box.” It isn’t great, but it is some fine entertainment that got people talking about Sandra Bullock again — any film that does that is OK in my book. 6/10
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Lady Bears take six-game win streak back to classes; Harper earns 100th win BRYCE DERRICKSON Sports Reporter @BruceyD17 Entering winter break, the Missouri State women’s basketball team had a 1-6 record. Now, the Lady Bears are exiting the break on a six-game winning streak making them only one game under .500. “I think the overall theme was our players didn’t give up on who we can be,” head coach Kellie Harper said. “They kept believing and kept working towards it.” One thing helping this team improve their record is playing at home and neutral areas. So far, Missouri State is 6-2 when playing at home or at neutral sites. The only two losses are against No. 14 Gonzaga and a 14-3 South Dakota. The Lady Bears lost both those games by single digits — nine to South Dakota and three to Gonzaga. While at home, three out of their four wins have been by 15 or more points. At the Roo Holiday Classic, they won a close game by three points and another by 12. Missouri State won’t play a neutral game through the rest of the season until the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Missouri State has also done well beating teams with around .500 records. During their winning streak, they routed Little Rock, SIU Edwardsville and Evansville, who all have under .500 records. MSU also beat Indiana State and Louisiana Tech, who are a game or two above .500. Even during their six-game winning streak, the Lady Bears still suffered a loss when junior Shameka Ealy left the game against SIU Edwardsville two minutes in after injuring her right knee. Later, Harper announced Ealy tore her ACL, putting her on the sideline for the rest of the season. Before Ealy’s injury, the junior started in all 10 games, averaging 5.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists. Replacing Ealy in the starting lineup is sophomore Abby Hipp. In Hipp’s three games starting, she is averaging 22 minutes, 3.3 points, two assists, 3.3 rebounds and one turnover per game. With Ealy out for the season, junior Alexa Willard and senior Danielle Gitzen are the only two upperclassmen left. Both Gitzen and Willard have used their experience to help lead this team as they’re No. 1 and 2 in scoring. They are leading the team in points per game with Gitzen scoring 12.4 and Willard 11.8. With only three upperclassmen on the team and only two who can play, the younger players are needed now more than ever. Another sophomore who has been
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(Left) Sophomore guard Elle Ruffridge shoots a layup before getting fouled. The Lady Bears are now 2-0 in conference play after defeating Evansville 88-66 on Jan. 6. (Top) Freshman forward Jasmine Franklin grapples for a loose ball. Franklin achieved a double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. (Bottom) Junior guard Alexa Willard scored a career-high 25 points in the Lady Bears’ win over Evansville. playing well is Brice Calip. In her second year starting, she is averaging 9.5 points. Freshman Jasmine Franklin started 11-13 games this season and averages 9.7 points. She also leads the team in blocks with 18 and in rebounds per game, 6.8. Franklin is one of the reasons the team is dominating on the boards. Missouri State is out-re-
bounding opponents with 40.2 rebounds per game compared to 33.4 rebounds. Not only are they out-rebounding their opponents on the defensive side, but they’re also doing it on the offensive side. The Lady Bears have pulled down 195 boards on the offensive end compared to their opponents 125. “We use a lot of block-out drills
in practice and that’s been really beneficial in games,” Franklin said. “Just the fact we all want the ball. We want the offensive rebounds, we want the defensive rebounds and just get it and score.” Coming back from break with a six-game winning streak Missouri State looks like all the pieces are falling into place. “Obviously, we love winning,”
Gitzen said. “What we’ve been doing in practice is paying off and showing. So, I think that kind of helps us to continue and push harder everyday in practice. I feel like everything's coming together.” The Lady Bears will hit the road again to Peoria, Illinois, to play against Bradley. This Missouri Valley Conference matchup will be on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.
Ice Bears return to action after month off SAM GRUS Sports Reporter @SCGRUS_6 After a month off, the Missouri State Ice Bears returned to action on Friday, Jan. 11. Having won their past four games, dating all the way back to Nov. 30 2018, there was some residual confidence coming into the second half of the 2018-19 season. “It was tough, after not playing for a month,” head coach Jeremy Law said. “It’s almost like starting from scratch.” On Friday night, the Ice Bears faced the Iowa State Cyclones. The Cyclones going into the weekend series were 12-4-0 and had won three of their past four. Law decided to start Brady Griffin in goal for the Ice Bears. Friday night was one that Griffin would like to forget about. Between the defense and Griffin, the Cyclones scored five goals on 27 shots. “(You) can’t fault Griffin tonight,” Law said. “We played poorly in front of him, giving them too many opportunities and second chances.” The biggest difference in the game, though, was special teams. The Cyclones scored on both of their power play opportunities. “Iowa State is operating at 25 percent on the powerplay,” Law said. “If you give them too many chances, they are going to connect.” The first power-play goal came just past the five-minute mark, as Cyclone defenseman Nathan Marquardt scored his first of three goals on the night.
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Forward Nikita Salnikov charges down the ice looking for a shot on goal against Colorado State University at Mediacom Ice Rink on Nov. 3. The Ice Bears defeated the Rams 5-1. Since defeating Colorado State on Nov. 3, the Ice Bears are 7-5. Law’s squad didn’t seem to get anything going offensively mustering just 20 shots on the night and not converting on three power plays. Cyclone netminder Matt Goedeke had all the answers between the pipes. After getting shut out on home ice on Friday night, the Ice Bears
were looking to come out swinging on Saturday night. “We were sluggish, slow and just got outplayed,” Law said. Missouri State made sure to not miss out on special teams, going two of five with the man advantage. While having five power plays of their own, the Ice Bears struggled to
stay out of the penalty box themselves. Giving Iowa State six power plays and allowing them to convert on two made the difference in Saturday’s contest. Getting the start in between the pipes for the Ice Bears was sophomore Bailey Stephens.
Stephens turned away 46 of 51 shots faced, while playing just shy of a full 60 minutes. Stephens kept the Ice Bears in the game. The offense for Missouri State looked more focused on Saturday night. The scoring started just before the 10-minute mark in the first period from forward Jordan Bratton. The Cyclones netted their first goal at the 12-minute mark to tie the game up. Defenseman Brennan Anderson; scored the first of his two goals within next two minutes. Iowa State took the lead midway through the second period, and they never looked back. The game winner for the Cyclones came early in the third period. Missouri State tried rallying back with a late power-play goal from defenseman Chris Brown, but it seemed too little, too late for the Ice Bears. As the Ice Bears come down the stretch, the team has a tough schedule. “We’ve got some big rivalry games at home against Oklahoma and Mizzou,” Law said. “We expect big turnouts and an exciting atmosphere.” Missouri State will hit the road to Colorado to face Colorado State on Jan. 17. They will also face the University of Colorado on Jan. 18 and 19 before heading home six games. The Ice Bears will face Lindenwood, Mizzou, Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma at the end of January into the beginning of February.
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After having one month off from their second-place finish at the Missouri Holiday Opener, the Missouri State women’s track team went to the Arkansas Invitational with four athletes setting new personal bests. As the team returned to school, interim head coach Jordan Fife said it looked like the training went well over break. “Coming back from Christmas break, you don’t really know what to expect,” Fife said. “We’re kind of in a good spot to start the new year and get ready for our conference championships.” During the invitational, some MSU runners set new personal bests. Senior Sidne’ Williamson finished second place — the highest placing for the team — with her personal best 5.71-meter leap in the long jump. This was the second-straight meet where she improved her personal best. Junior Chicago Bains placed the next highest, claiming third place in the 60-meter hurdles and setting a new season best at 8.86 seconds. Following behind her for Missouri State, senior Olivia Ott finished seventh with 9.31, and freshman Tomi Bamigbade finished eighth with a time of 9.37. In the 200-meter dash, senior Taryn Smiley finished 10th in 25.19 seconds. Bamigbade
also ran in the 200 and set a season best of 25.69 seconds and finished 13th. Ott and Bains also finished 17th and 19th with new personal bests at 26.40 and 26.47 seconds, respectively. Smiley also set a new season best with a 7.62 seconds ninth place finish in the 60-meter dash. Bamigbade and Bains also added season highs in the 60 at 7.84 and 8.09 seconds, respectively. Junior Grace Breiten took 10th place in the mile with a personal best 5:06.76. Following right behind her was sophomore Erica Wollmering who finished 11th with a 5:11.9. Junior Jordyn Capra trailed three places behind Wollmering, finishing with a 5:21.37. Even with good performances from Missouri State runners, Fife said he knows the team could be even better down the road. “We just need to get sharper, and that’s going to happen just as the season goes along,” Fife said. “We worked really hard during this phase of the season knowing that some of the results are not going to be the real fancy headline results.” Missouri State will head to Terre Haute, Indiana, for the Sycamore Team Invitational on Jan. 19. “These meets give us a chance to work out those things outside of a practice environment,” Fife said. “It gives us a chance to be in a better facility with race-like conditions and get us used to that feeling, so when we go to a conference meet, we don’t get overwhelmed.”
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Senior day swim meet canceled due to weather
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Any update on Obediah Church? That’s the question followers, fans and media members have been asking since Dec. 22 when the senior forward wasn’t on the bench for the game against Arkansas Pine Bluff. Media was told it was for personal reasons. Church wasn’t on the bench for the next home game on Dec. 30 either. He was, however, sitting in Section K right next to the media and on the opposite corner of the court from his teammates. A member of the media approached him and he said, “No comment.” The concern is a widespread one for the Bears fans. We’ve heard fans yell, “Where’s Obediah?” and tweets have asked where he has been. The truth is: We don’t know. Comments from head coach Dana Ford make it seem like Church isn’t in agreement with Ford’s coaching style. “He didn’t sign up to play with me.” That’s what we keep hearing. But — to me, at least — everyone else seems on board. I mean, Jarred Dixon and Ryan Kreklow are buying in. They’ve been around just as long as Church has and are thriving under this
new coaching staff. Personally, I enjoy Ford’s coaching style. He loves his job — no matter how difficult it may be. He got a technical and called himself out on it. Ford is an upfront coach. He tells it how it is. The truth is, no one will know what’s going on behind the black curtains of the JQH tunnels until we get a release. It’s been five weeks since we’ve seen Church on the court. And the Bears are doing fine without him. Now, having freshman Szymon Wojcik out with a ligament tear in the middle of his left foot causes some problems at the bottom of the court, but the Bears are responded well. Without Wojcik, the Bears have won two of the last four. Again, we don’t know what’s going to happen with Church. But, I don’t think it’s going to matter as much as people will expect it to. Ford has preached earning a 100 percent buy in from the beginning. Church clearly doesn’t have that. Kreklow does. Dixon does. It shows on the court. Kreklow is averaging nine points per game and shooting .435 from behind the arc. Dixon is averaging 14.5 points a game and he reached 1,000 points as a Bear this season. Church’s case is a unique one. I guess everyone should just sit and wait.
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Ben Whetstone saw a jump in playing time from his freshman to sophomore years. In 2017, he played in 15 games starting two. In 2018, Whetstone started in all 57 games.
CLAIRE NIEBRUGGE Senior Sports Reporter @claireniebrugge The Missouri State softball team lost seven seniors to graduation last spring. Those seniors brought big bats to the lineup, and shoes will have to be filled by February. The young team for the upcoming season will see all new outfielders and three out of four new infielders. “There’s a lot to do in terms of team building and teamwork and learning to trust each other and getting to know each other,” head coach Holly Hesse said. “It was a lot of learning this past fall, and they did a lot of growth from the beginning of the fall season to the end.” The Bears will see a tough schedule this spring, facing five teams who saw NCAA Tournament play last season such as Auburn (Feb. 8), Alabama (Feb. 22-23), Minnesota (Feb. 24), Arkansas (March 6), and Tulsa (April 10). “We have some really good challenges early on in the season that will get us ready for conference play,” Hesse said. As for conference play, the Missouri Valley Conference Championship is always up for grabs. In the last nine years, nine different teams have taken the title. Missouri State will begin its 2019 season in Gulf Shores, Alabama in the Sand Dollar Classic on Feb. 8. The Bears will bring it back home on March 6 against Arkansas after 20 games on the road. Conference play begins March 13 at Southern Illinois. “It’s going to be a fun and exciting year, and it will be fun to see how we handle those challenges,” Hesse said.
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One of my favorite things about my time in Spain was how relaxed it felt. While I was constantly busy walking to activities or going to class, Spaniards tend to be more relaxed than Americans. According to the European Commission, workers in Spain are required to be given no fewer than 30 paid vacation days each year. But in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Labor, there’s no law requiring paid vacation days. My host dad told me the required vacation time was a factor in the happiness of Spaniards. Learning about all these cultural differences heavily increased my level of cultural competence as I learned about the differences between our cultures. However, travel is expensive. I spent months working to save for my program’s initial required payment and will continue saving this semester as I finish paying the program off. But the experience is worth the financial pain. I don’t recommend going into extra debt to travel, but if you’re able to work and save enough to travel, do it.
Baseball Bears look to repeat last year’s conference championship CLAIRE NIEBRUGGE Senior Sports Reporter @claireniebrugge The defending Missouri Valley Conference baseball champions are looking to repeat last year’s success. Last season, the Bears went 18-3 in conference play and 40-17 overall. Despite their conference championship — the first since 2015— the road to Omaha was short-lived as the Bears’ season ended in the NCAA Regional in a 2-1 decision against Tennessee Tech. Collegebaseballdaily.com’s preseason poll ranks the Missouri State Bears No. 24, just behind some of their biggest challengers this upcoming season. A strong nonconference schedule stands between Missouri State and a playoff berth. University of California Irvine, Arkansas State, Oklahoma State, Arkansas and Oklahoma are among the many. “Our nonconference schedule is about
as challenging as I can remember,” head coach Keith Guttin said. “The early weekend tournaments and series will give us a good feel for developing our pitching depth and seeing which of the newcomers can help us right away.” Missouri State fans will see some new bats in the lineup. Junior college standouts Collin Clayton and Joey Polak are expected to deliver key hits for the Bears. “Joey Polak and Collin Clayton are two guys we expect to help right away,” Guttin said. “On the pitching end, we have seven freshmen and we need a few of them to step up and separate themselves from the pack to help us early.” Junior catcher Drew Millas led the team last season in batting average, hitting .321. Guttin expects Millas to be a big part of the Bears’ offense this season. When asked if Millas was going to be a big contributor this season, Guttin said,
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experience for each viewer, and this discovery sparked my interest in the film again. Netflix also wanted to create more interest after a recent tweet hinting at another ending that can be achieved by choosing the family photo twice, and although I have not explored this option I am excited to rewatch and replay this expansive interactive film once again. With the many different choices provided throughout the film there are over one trillion different
“If he’s not, we’re in trouble.” Millas has taken on a bigger leadership role this season, helping the new guys settle into a college team dynamic and talking to them about what to expect. “The biggest thing for them is failure,” Millas said. “They were the best. They just got done hitting .400 in their high school season. It’s not going to be that way in college.” As for expectations for himself, Millas said he is going to work on being a great leader for the team, setting an example for the freshmen and planting a seed for the future. “We have high expectations for all the returners as they continue to grow mentally and physically along with their continued skill development,” Guttin said. The Bears begin their season with the Texas State Invitational on Feb. 15-17. The home opener will kick off on Feb. 26 against Central Arkansas and conference play starts March 29 against Indiana State.
‘This film is a fascinating and unique experience to the average way to watch movies’
paths for the viewer to take. This film is a fascinating and unique experience to the average way to watch movies, and every viewer can conceive a different ending no matter how many times it is played through. “Bandersnatch” is creating a new platform for directors and filmmakers to pursue in the future, and a new experience for viewers as well. I highly recommend trying this interactive film and discovering which ending you decide.