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Briefs Living OUR Legacy game honors service members

Missouri State University’s third annual Legacy soccer game has partnered with the Code 3 Sertoma Club chapter of Springfield, whose purpose is to serve in any fundraising efforts to support local public safety and service personnel in need. MSU’s legacy game’s theme is “Soccer Salutes Service,” to honor efforts in law enforcement, firefighters, and EMT, medical and rescue personnel. A portion of the proceeds of ticket sales will be donated to Code 3 Sertoma Club.

The game will be on Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at Plaster Sports Complex.

A pregame fun zone for families and children will open at 4 p.m.

Admission to the game is free for all service and military personnel with valid ID, children, high school students and MSU students, $3 for MSU faculty and staff and $5 for all others. For more information, visit msulegacygame.com

Flu shots available for residents without health insurance

The Springfield Flu Immunization Coalition is offering several adult flu shot clinics in November.

Vaccinations will be available for residents without health insurance.

Health care workers and individuals with insurance coverage should get flu shots through employers or physicians.

The clinics are scheduled throughout the month of November and will be open from 7 a.m.

Until 11 a.m. The clinics are available Nov. 2 at St. Agnes School, 531 S. Jefferson St.; Nov. 3 at Salvation Army, 1707 W. Chestnut Expressway; Nov. 4 at Northview Senior Center, 301 E. Talmage St.; and Nov. 14 at Crosslines/Council of Churches, 627 N. Glenstone Ave. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Flu shots will be available on a firstcome, first-served basis. For details, call 417-874-1228.

Calendar October 18 to October 24

Tuesday

Last day to drop second block classes for 100 percent refund, all day Study Away 101, 10 to 11 a.m., Plaster Student Union 309 Brown Bag Lunch: “LGBT Springfield 1945 to 2010,” noon to 1 p.m. at PSU 317 Student Government Association meeting, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at PSU 313

Wednesday

The Vine, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Carrington Hall

Thursday

Mid-semester grades available online, all day Brown bag lunch: Queering the Warrior Queen, noon to 1 p.m. at PSU 317 The Big Gay Talent Show, 7 to 9 p.m. at PSU Theatre

Friday

Last day to drop second block classes at 75 percent refund, all day Grammar Fridays at the Writing Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Meyer Library Bear CLAW MSU Care Open House, 3 to 5 p.m. at The Kitchen Medical Clinic, 1630 N. Jefferson

Monday

Up ‘til Dawn Kick Off Party, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the PSU Ballroom

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The female ROTC team carries a 185-pound dummy and a 5-gallon water jug through an obstacle course for the Casevac Challenge.

Bear Battalion reigns supreme Ranger Challenge tests the grit of Missouri State’s ROTC program

By Megan Gates The Standard FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Missouri State’s ROTC Bear Battalion dominated the Ranger Challenge at Fort Leonard Wood this past Saturday.

The female team took first place, the men’s Alpha Team took second place and the men’s Bravo Team took eighth in its division.

The Ranger Challenge, considered a “best of the best” competition that mirrors the Army Ranger Challenge consists of ten challenges: a Physical Fitness Test, Land Navigation, Cavesac, OneRope Bridge, Weapons Qualification, Weapons Assembly, Knot Tying, an Obstacle Course, a Grenade Toss and a Ruck March.

“This Ranger Challenge course mimics what the active Army does for all Ranger qualified personnel, which is the Best Ranger Competition,” said Lt. Col. Troy Wisdom, professor of military science and department head. “It’s extremely huge, it’s the varsity sport for the Army as it is the varsity sport for ROTC.” The challenge began on Friday

night with the Physical Fitness Test and Land Navigation Written Test and continued at 7 a.m. Saturday morning with the rest of the challenges against teams from across the region, including Missouri S&T, Truman University, University of Missouri, St. Louis University, Washington University, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and Southern Illinois University at Evansville.

“The female team, this is the first one I know of that we’ve had, is very, very strong physically and mentally so I think our teams have a very good shot at winning this overall competition,” Master Sgt. David Dowell, professor of military science, said.

MSU’s female team consisted of Captain Amanda Ehrhardt, twins Abby Clabaugh and Ariel Clabuagh, Meghan Stark, Amber Lekey and alternate Ann Robbis, under the direction of Sgt. 1st Class James Young.

Stark had the highest female score for the Physical Fitness Test, with 357 points out of 300, and was given a chance to relax with her teammates during the challenge before competing in the Casevac Challenge.

“I’m most nervous about the Casevac because we’re pulling stuff under barbed wire and I’m kind of worried about getting stuck,” she said. “Hopefully it goes well.”

See ROTC page 9

Ranger Challenge Events Physical Fitness Test Team members do as many push-ups in two minutes, sit-ups in two minutes and run two miles as fast as they can. Fastest mile, most push-ups and sit-ups wins.

Land Navigation Teams are given a map of an area and plots to plot on the map and then find to gain points with a time limit of one hour. Team with the most points wins.

Casevac Female teams take one 185-pound dummy and one five-gallon water jug through an obstacle course. Fastest time wins.

Male teams take two 185-pound dummies and two five-gallon water jugs through an obstacle course. Fastest time wins.

One-Rope Bridge Male teams construct two one-rope bridges and transport their equipment and the entire team across. Fastest time wins.

Weapons Qualification Teams shoot at targets on a computer system. Scored on accuracy.

Weapons Assembly Teams assemble and disesemble weapons. Scored on accuracy of assembly.

Obstacle Course Teams go through an obstacle course of monkey bars, over low walls, tunnels, one rope bridges, a maze and a hanging rope as a team. The fastest team time wins.

Knot Tying Teams tie various knots. Scored on accuracy of the knot.

Grenade Toss Teams are divided into groups of three and go through a course where they throw dummy grenades at targets. Scored on accuracy and throwing technique.

Ruck March Teams march 10 km./6 mi. with a 30 lb. ruck sack. Fastest team time wins.

MSU offers help to students facing depression Counseling and Testing Center is available for free student use

By Brandon Corrigan The Standard “Joey” is a bright freshman who brought along high ACT scores when he entered MSU. He is an aspiring athletic trainer and is attending school on an academic scholarship.

Since the end of a three-year relationship with his high school girlfriend, which crashed for good a month ago, Joey has been acting differently.

At night, he parties and drinks obsessively until he blacks out or pukes. He sleeps throughout the entire day and rarely attends class.

His friends see him eating at the dining hall once a day, if at all.

Joey’s friends think that he is just trying to cope with the breakup of his girlfriend and don’t see his behavior as a serious problem. Joey feels

anguish and emptiness inside but assumes there is no one who can understand or sympathize with his problems.

This hypothetical scenario is a Greiner genuine psychological quandary for any number of MSU students. And too many students are reluctant to seek help when they are feeling depressed.

“It can be scary to go in and talk to a stranger — a person you don’t know — about your personal concerns or problems that you might be dealing with,” said Doug Greiner, director of the Counseling and Testing Center and licensed psychologist.

“Sometimes there may be a feeling of ‘I have to be really ill to go talk to a counselor,’ and that’s not necessarily the case. Students can come in and meet with a counselor and talk one-on-one about what’s going on and about what they might be able to do differently.”

October is a significant month for

depression awareness. Oct. 2 through 8 was Mental Illness Awareness Week and Oct. 6 was National Depression Screening Day. The Counseling and Testing Center offered free, anonymous, educational screenings for a range of conditions including depression, eating disorders, manic-depression, anxiety, alcohol and post-traumatic stress disorders.

“I think it was great for MSU to participate in National Depression Screening Day because it helps educate students about depression and helps connect those who are struggling to get help for their problems,” said junior nursing major John Rundle.

Greiner said that over the last five years approximately 25 percent of the students who visited the Counseling and Testing Center met the criteria for depression. At MSU, 12 percent of students reported that they sought assistance for depression within the past year and 55 percent reported seeking assistance with “major depression” at some point in their life.

Greiner said depression is a mood

disorder that is broadly defined.

“Typical signs of depression can include a feeling of sadness or a numb or empty feeling, kind of a lack of feeling,” Greiner said. “Finding it hard to concentrate, withdrawing from things that used to bring pleasure, not spending enough time with friends are all signs.”

Greiner said that over the past few years more people have recognized depression as a real and serious concern.

“I think more people are aware of depression and how it comes across, but it still involves some educating and making sure people know that it is a real concern,” Greiner said. “I think the hard thing for some people is that depression can sometimes come on very slowly and gradually, that a person will be depressed before they know they’re depressed.”

Students with concerns about depression can visit the Counseling and Testing Center for free services.

The Counseling and Testing Center is located in Carrington Hall 311.

Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Faculty retirements leave voids in departments MJF and biology departments face task of finding new professors

By Kris Collins The Standard

Fall retirement will leave several departments having to make due with less faculty members during the upcoming spring semester.

Although the Media, Journalism and Film Department will be without Karen Buzzard and Thomas Dickson, Department Head Mark Biggs said he doesn’t foresee any major problems.

“It won’t affect course offering, it will affect course staffing,” Biggs said. “We’re certainly trying to make sure that it doesn’t have adverse effects.”

At the moment, there is only one advertised opening for a full-time replacement for Dickson.

He will continue to teach an online course after his position is filled.

“The searches are underway right now, but we officially start looking at the applications on Oct. 17,” Biggs said.

In addition to finding a replacement for Dick-

son, the department is searching to fill positions in digital film/media production and multimedia production.

The Biology Department is also facing issues with retiring faculty members.

Alicia Mathis, head of the Biology Department, said she has some concerns about a shrinking number of faculty members and the larger amounts of students in the department.

“Three years ago, we increased our students by 100,” she said. “We’re already doing more with less.”

This fall John Steiert and Lynn Robbins will be adding to the “hidden costs” of losing a faculty member.

“There are issues with covering classes because the class still needs to be taught so it’s an issue of whether you try to scramble the teaching loads so that you don’t teach something else and an existing faculty member can pick up a class,” Mathis said.

There is difficulty in finding a replacement for instructors who taught upper-level courses.

Steiert and Robbins both taught upper-level courses that are integral to the strength of their programs.

“It’s not like you can just go out into the community and find people who are specialists at the level needed to teach upper-level courses,” Mathis said.

Besides teaching courses, instructors on the university level have many more responsibilities that aren’t as obvious.

“Teaching is just a part of their job,” Mathis said. “Academic advising of undergraduate students is a huge issue in my department because we have 600 (student) majors. When you divide that up amongst our existing faculty and staff, there are huge advising loads. We have advisers with 75 advisees.”

Steiert and Robbins will both continue to teach part-time, but unfortunately their advising loads are still an issue to be dealt with.

Mathis said she was concerned about filling in for other faculty responsibilities such as committee positions and service commitments.

“We’re trying to play catch up, and we’re using half-time appointments, temporary instructors and per course instructors to fill the gaps, but even though they may be filling the gaps in the courses, they’re not filling the gaps,” she said.

The Biology Department doesn’t expect to reduce any courses offered, but may restrict the number of courses offered for any one class.

Some courses offered in both the fall and the Josh Campbell/THE STANDARD spring may be limited to one semester as well. Karen Buzzard will be retiring from the The application process will start at the end of October with the hopes of getting a new faculty Media, Journalism and Film Department at the end of the semester. member by fall 2012.

Radio station faces major changes and opposition The Growl looks for new home and members

By Alexis Reid The Standard

The Growl’s office sits empty, the equipment collecting dust in the Student Media Center, locked up.

The airwaves are quiet. On the third floor of Strong Hall, in room 332, a small soundboard sits on Brian Calfano’s desk, waiting.

After being asked to leave their location in the Student Media Center, recently renamed Clay Hall, in the spring of 2011, The Growl staff was left without a location and essentially without a way to broadcast.

“We were told we weren’t being involved enough with school and we needed to have more of an educational side to us,” senior adviser and media studies major Andy Vargas said. “We made arguments that we were fulfilling these things, but one day it was just said that The

Standard is taking over our space and they changed the locks on us, so I have a key to a lock now that no longer exists.”

After keys to the Student Media Biggs Center were lost

by The Growl students on two separate occasions, the locks were only part of the problem with the station, according to Media, Journalism and Film department head Mark Biggs.

“There was kind of the feeling that it wanted to be a freewheeling student’s DJ experience, as opposed to what it was originally conceived of as an opportunity for students to really run a radio station, which is a whole lot more than pulling an air shift,” Biggs said. “It’s coordination, it’s scheduling, it’s providing information that the public needs – both the student public and the surrounding community.”

The Growl’s longtime advisor Derek Haff left his position with the station in 2010, and student leadership changed three times during a

15-month period, leaving The Growl vulnerable to other problems as well.

“There were a couple of episodes where keys to the Student Media Center were lost,” Calfano Biggs said. “There some language issues, at least for me, in terms of what was being said during Growl shifts that I thought was inappropriate. And there was an inability for the student leadership of The Growl to enforce policies about that kind of issue. This is one of those organizations that demands a fair amount of supervision, because there are all kinds of guidelines and all kinds of laws that apply to broadcast, or students should act as if they do apply.

Even though the middle ground is a bit greyer when it comes to internet radio, I think they need to be thinking ‘This is the way that a real radio station runs, these are the rules that radio stations have to live and die by and we should live and die by those same rules.’”

As the months went by, The

Growl’s former space in the Student Media Center remained empty, as The Standard does not have control of the space, according to Standard advisor Jack Dimond.

In the meantime, The Growl moved to Calfano’s office in Strong Hall, and the station remained inactive as members tried to figure out how to get the station back up and running.

“This is it. This is The Growl,” Calfano said, motioning to the small soundboard on his desk. “And there’ll be another computer there, kind of underneath the desk, because what’s happening is we’re basically going to re-launch the thing from here starting, I’m hoping, in January.”

The Growl owned a wide range of equipment, but it only needs the soundboard, a microphone, automation software and an encoder computer to broadcast.

“If we can get all that basic equipment into an office, we can, in theory, broadcast,” Vargas said.

“But the issue is, with just that soundboard and a microphone, we can’t do anything. We have to have access to these computers that are

locked up in the Student Media Center. Right now The Growl’s kind of floating out in nowhere.”

Because of space restrictions The Growl would eventually need to find somewhere to broadcast outside of Calfano’s office. They have turned their sights on other places around campus, including level one of Plaster Student Union.

“We met with someone in charge of the space at the PSU and he offered us a little corner – like literally just a corner,” Vargas said.

“There’s no walls or anything in level one, or the game room.

There’s like a stage there, but since we’re a radio station we’ll have to build walls and get tower supplies and Internet access. It’s a space, but I don’t know how feasible it’s going to be just because of the logistics of running the station.”

The Growl also faces the issue of putting a staff back together as numbers have slipped from 40 last year to three – President Skylar Mosca, Vice-President Jim Pruett and Vargas – who remain intent on rebuilding the station.

See GROWL page 9

Tuesday

Oct. 18, 2011

University needs to be more sensitive to campus, community history of diversity

Increasing diversity on campus is among several things the Missouri State administration has said it plans to focus on this year.

Creating a more diverse campus community is an important mission, but it’s one that’s encountered several bumps in recent and distant history.

The most recent hurdle occurred earlier this month when an accidental scheduling conflict led to Missouri State’s Showcase being held on Oct. 8, the same day as Yom Kippur, essentially blocking Jewish students from participating in the recruitment event. Once the conflict was realized, it was too late to reschedule the Showcase event.

In 2007, a Christmas tree was placed in Strong Hall, leading to a discussion about religious-oriented decorations. A Menorah was constructed to share the space.

In 2004, a letter from then SMSU President John Keiser to an alumnus was revealed in which Keiser called homosexuality a “biological perversion,” and added that “homosexual and lesbian acts are intrinsically disordered, contrary to natural law, and cannot be approved.” Since then, the university has added sexual orientation to the non-discrimination policy.

Obviously, these three events have varying degrees of severity, and there’s always been some kind of attempt to correct the problem.

But these individual events are piled on to a long history of discrimination in the community. Even though the recent stumbles have been accidents, they still hurt

Stephen Herzog Columnist the mission for increased diversity because we live in a region that is already on thin ice.

Since the 1906 lynchings, after which most of the black population in Springfield left town, the area has basically been uniformly white, heterosexual and Christian.

No event since then has been as serious, but the city still struggles with issues of intolerance. On April 10 of this year, a threatening letter and three burned Qurans at the local Islamic Center highlighted continuing problems.

These are just a few examples from the city and university’s history, and they’re not close to being equal offenses, but they add up over time, and it puts us in a position where achieving diversity will be more difficult here than in many other places.

We’ve certainly made progress over the past century, and the hiring of Kenneth Coopwood for the newly created position of vice president for diversity and inclusion is a recent example of that progress.

And the university’s transgressions these days tend to fall somewhere between neglect and accident as opposed to malice.

But it’s important that we remain aware of the challenges we still face and how those challenges are framed by our community’s history.

If we’re going to achieve

What is Missouri State’s stance on diversity?

Missouri State shares the beliefs of the American Council on Education’s 1998 Statement on Diversity: • Diversity enriches the educational experience.

• Diversity prompts personal growth and a healthy society.

• Diversity strengthens communities and the workplace.

• Diversity enhances America’s economic competitiveness.

To increase diversity, Missouri State plans to pursue the following strategies and initiatives: • Create a campus climate that values and respects differences.

• Expand programs that explore the experiences, perspectives and contributions of various cultures, groups and individuals.

• Enhance efforts to recruit a diverse student body.

• Emphasize diversity in the recruitment of faculty and staff.

• Encourage a diverse community of faculty and students and staff that reflects both our pluralistic society and our commonalities and that is consistent with the goals of a public affairs institution.

• Foster institutional environments and opportunities, including academic courses, that enhance learning about and respect for diversity.

Source: This information was gathered from Missouri State’s website’s page on diversity - Inclusive Excellence - as part of the university’s long range plan.

the diverse campus we’re striving for, it’s going to take a lot of hard work — and that includes avoiding accidents

in discrimination. If we can do that, we’ll eventually achieve the diversity we need.

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Students should find ways to participate in breast cancer month

As many may know, October serves as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time for Americans to remember those who have been taken by the disease, those who have survived its treacherous challenges and those who are currently fighting it.

According to the American Cancer Society, 39,520 women have died from breast cancer in the United States in 2011. It’s a disease that can happen to basically any woman, and its impact can shatter the morales of families dealing with the loss of loved ones.

This is the reason it is important for us to become more aware of this disease and the people that it affects. Most of us have been impacted by breast cancer in one way or another. It is a disease that shows no mercy, and those who fight it deal with more than we can imagine.

There are many tributes that take place during October, serving as a reminder of the disease and those who battle it. In the National Football League, players wear pink cleats, wristbands and other gear in memoriam. On Oct. 6 and 7, Mediacom Ice Park held an event in correlation with the Missouri State Ice Bears called “Making Strides on Pink Ice.” The Ice was painted pink for the hockey games and the players wore pink jerseys, which were auctioned off with a portion of the sales going to the American Cancer Society.

Oct. 7 was Lee National Denim Day and MSU employees were encouraged to wear denim in exchange for a $5 donation going to breast cancer research.

We at The Standard encourage all students to get involved in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in some capacity. Even if it is a simple $5 donation, anything will help. When it comes to diseases like this, we as Americans need to band together to raise awareness and continue to combat it head-on.

Chances are that every student will feel the impact of breast cancer in some way during their lifetime. That’s the harsh reality of it. So please, help out in any way you can this month. And keep in mind all of the courageous women who have been taken from us, those who have battled and won, and those who are currently refusing to give up the fight.

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ROTC program triumphs, remains unnoticed by university

Eleven General Officers in the Army. That’s an impressive statistic for a university ROTC program and one Missouri State should be proud of. But how often do you hear that number mentioned?

As a junior who lived in Freddy my first two years at MSU — where the Military Science Department is located — I had never heard about the program’s record. In fact, other than attending football games where ROTC cadets fired the canon, I heard no mention of the program at all.

This is troubling as the ROTC program at MSU has 175 enrolled students and

outshines many other university programs in our area.

“I don’t know the status for every school, but I do know that we have more (generals) than the schools around here,” said Master Sgt. David Dowell, professor of military science. “We’re definitely above average. It’s always looked at, and when others hear that number 11, they always bat an eye.”

Of those 175 currently enrolled students, 76 are on their way to becoming commissioned officers in the military, said Lt. Col. Troy Wisdom, professor of military science and department head.

These students devote

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Megan Gates Managing Editor their time to training exercises and special competitions throughout the year, such as the Ranger Challenge.

“These guys work extremely hard and they get up and they’re out for training at 5:30 every morning and go to 7:15, then they go to their classes,” he said of those competing in the challenge. “So extremely hard workouts, everyday of the The Standard reserves the right to edit or reject any advertising copy at any time. The Standard encourages responsibility and good taste in advertising. Political advertisements must show clear endorsement, such as “Paid for by (Advertiser).” A sample of all mail-order items must be submitted prior to the publication of the advertisement. Advertising having the appearance of news must have the word “advertisement” printed above. Such ads must be bordered.

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week just to get ready for this.”

This year, for the first time in recent memory and perhaps ever, MSU was able to send a female team to the competition.

Speaking with some of the female team members at one of their 5:30 a.m. training sessions I asked the simple question, “Why do you participate in ROTC?” and was surprised by the variety of answers I received.

Ariel and Abby Clabaugh, twin sisters, said that they chose ROTC because it would help pay for their schooling and continue a family tradition.

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Amber Lekey said it was a way for her to get involved at the university and to do something meaningful with her life.

Ann Robbis said it was a way for her to connect with her older brother, a cadet in ROTC, when she started at MSU. And Meghan Stark said that she’d been planning to join the Air Force, but then when she decided to attend MSU she changed her mind and joined ROTC. Their team, along with their Captain Amanda Ehrhardt, went on to take first place at the Ranger Challenge this past weekend. A first for

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the program and the university.

But when I checked MSU’s website Sunday and Monday, there was no mention of their success in the News and Events section.

Needless to say, I was disappointed. These women worked incredibly hard, devoting their time to training for this challenge and won, representing themselves, the ROTC program and MSU with honor. They deserved some recognition for their efforts.

Hopefully their victory won’t become another unmentioned impressive MSU statistic.

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Oct. 18, 2011

Calendar

One More Round to tribute Johnny Cash Saturday

October 18 to October 24

By Lauren Healey The Standard

Tuesday

Missouri Jazz Orchestra 8 to 10 p.m. at Marty's Sports Bar, free Quantum Groove 8 p.m. at Lindberg’s, free Let's #@%! 9 p.m. at Jekyll & Hyde’s, free for 21+ and $5 for 18+ (only 100 minors allowed in at a time) Open Mic Night 9 p.m. at the Outland, free

Wednesday

Dug and the SOULar Panels 7 to 10 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free St. Dallas & The Sinners 11 p.m. at the Outland, $3

Thursday

The Detectives Rock ‘n’ Soul 10:30 p.m. at the Outland, $5 for 21+ and $7 for 18+ Ha Ha Tonka 9 p.m. at Lindberg’s, cover charge The Spacetones 9 p.m. at the Highlife Martini Lounge, cover charge Think ‘n’ Drink Trivia 7 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free

Friday

Miranda Lambert 7:30 p.m. at JQH Arena, $26.75 to $44.75 with MSU ID Young Frankenstein 8 p.m. at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, $12-$50 Brother Bagman 9 p.m. at the Highlife Martini Lounge, cover charge Mountain Sprout and Dumptruck Butterlips 9 p.m. at the Outland Ballroom, $8 for 18+ Moon City Faculty Rotational Reading featuring Professor W.D. Blackmon reading from his new book “Blood and Milk: A Novel in Stories.” 7 p.m. at PSU Theater, free

Saturday

Jackstraw 9 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, cover charge Young Frankenstein 2 and 8 p.m. at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, $12-$50 One More Round: A Tribute to Johnny Cash 9 p.m. at the Outland Ballroom, $8 for 21+ and $10 for 18+ Sowing Season, Whist, Little Legend, Paper Anchors, Chris Gnarly 9 p.m. at the Outland, $5 The DJs of Mr. Deuce with Johan of Black Box Review 9 p.m. at the Highlife Martini Lounge, cover charge

Sunday

Members of Speakeasy 8 p.m. at Ebbet’s Field Downtown, free

Monday

Open Mic Night 7 to 11 p.m. at Harlow’s, free

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Big Whiskey’s is 21 and up after 2 p.m. and offers half-priced appetizers to students with MSU ID.

Downtown venue need-to-knows

By Nick Simpson The Standard

or whether to throw on your dancing shoes. Listed below are a number of popular bars and hot spots in the Springfield area and all the information you need to know to start your night.

If the entrance fee varies by event, you can expect to pay about $5 to $10. Check with the venue prior to the event to avoid any surprises.

One of the keys to becoming familiar with a city is knowing the wheres and whens of the local bar scene. The Missouri State campus is located very close to downtown Springfield, giving numerous options for something to do on weekends.

But there are several things that must be pre- Ernie Biggs Dueling pared for — such as if a bar Piano Bar 312 South Ave. allows minors, if you 21 and up should plan on a cover fee

http://erniebiggs.com Entry fee varies by 417-865-4782 event.

Tuesday and Wednesday 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Outland Ballroom 324 South Ave. Thursday through Saturday Age limit varies by 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Entrance fee varies by event.

417-869-7625 event. http://www.facebook.co Outland Bar m/outlandballroom 326 South Ave. Tuesday through SaturAge limit varies by day 8 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. event.

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Brown Egg brings drinks, desserts on a budget New coffee shop to stay open 24 hours during finals week this year

By Dylan Becker The Standard Beginning with a dream, Brown Egg was brewed up

by Arianne Hubach. This friendly place has a soothing atmosphere and collegiate decor that makes anyone feel like they are close to home.

Conveniently located one block west of the Missouri State campus on 607 E. Madison St. Suite 112, Brown Egg is the new hot

spot for your caffeine fix.

“We price our entire menu around a college student’s budget,” Hubach said, giving one of the many reasons why students shouldcheck out the local coffee shop.

Another reason why students should check out Brown Egg is because of its exclusive coffee, Hubach said.

“Our coffee comes from Eureka Springs, so there is nowhere else in town that

carries it,” Hubach said.

They also offer four flavors of drip coffees. The food at Brown Egg is centered around making students feel like they are getting a home-cooked meal.

“Here we have homemade recipes, comfort foods, at reasonable prices,” Hubach said. “There is chicken pot pie, and soon we are going to have available mac and cheese and meat loaf.”

Brown Egg is located next to the student bookstore, Textbucks, but it isn’t linked with them in any way.

“We have a close business relationship,” Hubach said. “We might do some

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The Brown Egg is one block west of campus. marketing with them. But for now we are two separate entities.”

Brown Egg offers coffee, foods and a comfortable atmosphere, but that’s not

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Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts will present “Young Frankenstein” at 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 21 and at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Based on the Oscar-nominated film, “Young Frankenstein” is the musical re-imagining of the Mary Shelley classic by Mel Brooks.

Single tickets, ranging from $12 to $50 can be purchased by calling the Hammons Hall box office at 417-836-7678 or toll-free at 888-476-7849. For more information call 417-836-6767 or visit http://HammonsHall.com.

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‘Hot Mikado’

Springfield Regional Opera (SRO) Lyric Theatre opens its 2011-2012 season with the regional premiere of “Hot Mikado” at the Gillioz Theatre, Friday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m.

Hot Mikado follows a hilarious romp through Titipu, Japan, circa 1940, where the ancient East meets 20th century West. With an intoxicating mix of jazz, blues, swing, and gospel styles, classics such as “Three Little Maids” are transformed into a clever showstopping mix that will bring audiences to their feet.

For tickets, call the Gillioz Theatre at 417-863-9491 or visit http://www.gillioz.org. Tickets start at $12. For more information, call SRO at 417-863-1960 or visit http://www.srolyrictheatre.org.

Prepare for a blast from the past this Saturday when Johnny Cash tribute band One More Round performs at the Outland Ballroom.

Bill Forness, who plays acoustic guitar and is Johnny Cash in the band, said overwhelming response is what made him decide to start the tribute band.

“I’m a singer-songwriter and have been playing music for about 25 years,” he said. “I’ve always done covers but, basically, I added some Johnny Cash material to some shows and more and more people asked if I’d learn their favorite Cash song. Eventually, I started to develop a catalog, and I figured I’d give the tribute band the shot.”

Forness said he was drawn to Cash’s music because he saw similarities between the musician and himself.

“I was always an acoustic guitar player just like him,” he said.

“A lot of his songs are dark and my songs were as well. So it was really easy to gravitate towards those songs — it just came naturally.”

Brandon Jacoby, who sings backup and plays lead guitar, said Cash’s music is a lot deeper compared to Elvis or other popular artists of the time.

“He’s a musician — but more of a story-teller,” he said. “His songs tell stories and I like that because you can learn so much about his life.”

It’s hard to break down and say what Cash’s musical style is, Jacoby said.

“That’s interesting because Bill and I have had this conversation many times,” he said. “Some songs would be considered country, while others would be considered rockabilly or early punk. And his later records are more like folk. Most of his music was done in the early ‘60s and that genera-

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The Itch got crowds dancing at the Highlife Martini Lounge.

Downtown concerts raise money for Springfield Skate Park improvements

By Kaycie Surrell The Standard The Springfield Skate Park Project took over downtown South Street last Friday night, bringing together three venues and an amazing number of local bands to support the upcoming improvements to be made to the facility.

The park was the brainchild of Annette Weatherman and Dave Reynolds, who decided to open the park for their kids who enjoyed

skating and needed a place to do it.

Their hard work and dedication to the project has created a highenergy environment where skaters, rollerbladers and BMX bikers enjoy equipment designed by Team Pain, a talented group of skate park designers led by Tim Payne.

Payne and his team are responsible for the impressive wood park indoors complete with ramps and rails and lots of kids skating on and See SKATE page 5

Sometimes in the day-to-day bustle between classes, work and what little social life we can put together with whatever time left over, it’s no surprise we can sometimes neglect one of the most important aspects of being a living creature — what foods we put in our body.

Sure, it is easy to just throw a TV dinner in the microwave and stop thinking about preparing a meal, and even easier to just hit up a drive-thru, but there are many benefits to preparing your own meal that aren’t often thought of.

Barbara Bushman is a professor of health, physical education and recreation at Missouri State. She said it is critical that students begin forming smart eating habits early in life to prepare

for health concerns in the future.

“I think starting out in your college years you’re developing habits that are easy to hold on to throughout life,” she said. “It becomes difficult if we get entrenched in the idea that fast food or convenience foods are the way that one should eat. Later on in life when we start to see concerns with heart disease and hypertension where diet can play a major role, it can be difficult to make those changes.”

Bushman said she believes availability is one of the biggest factors for Americans and the food we consume each day.

“I think planning ahead is a big thing,” she said. “When you have some time, make a multiple serving dish that you can refrigerate or freeze so it isn’t a matter of ‘I’m so hungry, I just got back

from classes, I’ll eat anything.’ Have those preparations in place so you do have good choices available.”

Bushman said that ultimately the ability to share and enjoy the food we consume is an idea we are straying from in a fast-food nation.

“To me there’s something about being able to sit down at home with your family unit or your friends and be able to consume a nice meal,” she said. “And not stand while we eat, or drive while we eat. We do that too much in this country. You’re not even conscious of the food you’re taking in.”

Etta Madden, an English professor at MSU, said food preparation took a drastic turn in the 1970s with the invention of the microwave, which ushered in a new way to look at food.

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She said that dietary philosophies have changed as revelations of the state of our food industry begin to reach the mainstream consciousness.

“When you think of a movie like “FOOD, Inc.” or “Super Size Me,” there’s definitely a lot more in popular culture—even in documentaries—that call attention to obesity in America, and also the raising and slaughtering of animals,” she said. “People see it as cruel, not allowing chickens to be chickens or turkeys to be turkeys, or cattle to be cattle. They’re not allowed to live a nice animal life. When people see things like that they get disgusted about it, and so they may jump on the bandwagon and become a vegetarian. So in a sense it’s a moral choice but it’s also influenced by popular culture.”

Madden said one of her favorite sources of inspiration on the subject of vegetarianism is Benjamin Franklin and his writings in his autobiogra-

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off of things at high speeds.

One ambitious 12-year-old, Chasity Calbert took off on her bike on the extensive outdoor cement course attempting to land a small jump but one wrong move sent her flying off of her bike. Like any good athlete she got back up, smiling and making jokes despite a few scrapes.

Though there were plenty of youngsters biking and boarding over the weekend, the park also proves to be a big draw for an older crowd as well.

The Outland, the Outland Ballroom and the Highlife Martini Lounge joined together to provide one massive venue for the event, opening their side door that lets patrons move freely from one building to another and upstairs as well without having to go outside.

“A lot of the regulars at the skate park are our regulars as well so it was kind of a natural fit, with three stages in the same building it made sense,” Highlife owner Scotty Dickinson said.

Music began about 7 p.m. at the Outland with King Clarenz and Jenny Vinyard starting off the night, followed by performances at the Ballroom by Ghost Dance and the Highlife by

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Jah Roots rocked the Outland Ballroom.

The Drunk Handsome Bastards.

Skater kids and grunge rock bands go together like peanut butter and jelly, delicious and messy, so getting them all together proved

phy of his experiences as a vegetarian.

“What he discovered was that it was cheaper,” she said.

“He was always interested in being financially successful. I think there’s a lot of college students who find they really cut down on their meat consumption when they’re buying their own food. If they buy things like noodles, rice and beans, their grocery bills are a lot lower.”

Madden said another author whose words on the subject have also been of inspiration is Henry David Thoreau, from the pages of his famous work “Walden,” in which he describes the changes in his diet.

“Of course he goes and lives by the pond in the woods alone,” she said. “But what he discovers and writes about is if you have to kill, clean and cook your own meat that you will find it disgusting. I do know people that if you ask them to go buy a whole chicken or fish they don’t want to deal with it because it grosses them out.

On the other hand they might eat little squares of chicken that have been breaded that they can just throw in the

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microwave and might not think of it as a chicken.”

Shawn Hayden, a recent Health and Wellness graduate from MSU, spent the last year and a half as an employee at MaMa Jean’s Market on South Campbell Ave. He said organic foods may be a smart option for many people who purchase their own produce.

“Certain fruits and vegetables have 30 plus different kinds of pesticides on the outer layering,” he said.

“Whenever you go towards organic or more sustainably grown produce you don’t have to deal with things of that nature.”

Hayden said if you’re looking to find locally grown produce you may have some luck at MaMa Jean’s, but your best bet would be to find a local farmers market.

“During the summer months local produce is much more accessible,” he said.

“When it gets to be fall we still carry some local vegetables like squash and garlic.

Most of our produce is from the United States. It’s really cool that we are taking a much more conscious effort to grow organic and sustainable produce.”

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Scorebox Football Saturday, Oct. 8 Illinois State 3 0 7 28 - 38 Missouri State 13 0 0 0 - 13 Saturday, Oct. 15 North Dakota St. 10 14 17 10 - 51 Missouri State 7 7 7 0 - 21 Men’s Soccer Saturday, Oct. 8 Central Arkansas 0 1–1 Missouri State 1 1–2 Wednesday, Oct. 12 Creighton 0 0–0 Missouri State 1 0–1 Saturday, Oct. 15 Evansville 0 0–0 Missouri State 0 3–3 Women’s Soccer Friday, Oct. 7 Drake 0 0–0 Missouri State 1 0–1 Sunday, Oct. 9 SIU-E 1 1 0–2 Missouri State 2 0 1–3 Saturday, Oct. 15 Creighton 1 0 0 0–1 Missouri State 0 1 0 0–1 Volleyball Friday, Oct. 7 Creighton 16 25 19 21 – 1 Missouri State 25 21 25 25 – 3 Saturday, Oct. 8 Drake 14 19 13 – 0 Missouri State 25 25 25 – 3 Friday, Oct. 14 Southern Illinois 16 21 19 – 0 Missouri State 25 25 25 – 3 Saturday, Oct. 15 Evansville 17 25 16 26 – 1 Missouri State 25 13 25 28 – 3 Ice Hockey Friday, Oct. 7 Northern Illinois 1 2 0 - 3 Missouri State 3 1 2 - 6 Saturday, Oct. 8 Northern Illinois 3 3 7 – 13 Missouri State 5 0 2– 7 Friday, Oct. 14 Loyola Univ.-Chicago 2 1 1 0 – 4 Missouri State 0 1 3 1–5 Saturday, Oct. 15 Loyola Univ.-Chicago 1 3 1–5 Missouri State 0 3 1–4 Field Hockey Saturday, Oct. 8 Miami (Ohio) 2 1–3 Missouri State 1 1–2 Sunday, Oct. 9 Ball State 2 1–3 Missouri State 1 1–2 Saturday, Oct. 15 Ohio 0 3–3 Missouri State 0 0–0 Sunday, Oct. 16 Kent State 0 1–1 Missouri State 1 2–3 Women’s Golf Tuesday, Oct. 4 Johnie Imes Invit. 9th of 15 Swimming and Diving Saturday, Oct. 8 Show-Me Showdown Men’s 1st, Women’s 2nd Softball Saturday, Oct. 8 Central Arkansas 1 Missouri State 3 Tulsa 0 Missouri State 11

Calendar October 18 to October 24

Tuesday

Men’s Soccer, 7 p.m. at home vs. UMKC Men’s Golf, 8:30 a.m. away at UMKC Intercollegiate Women’s Golf, 8:30 a.m. at home, MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial

Friday

Men’s Soccer, 7 p.m. away at Southern Methodist Volleyball, 6 p.m. at home vs. Wichita State Ice Hockey, 5:30 p.m. away at Iowa

Saturday

Football, 6 p.m. away at Western Illinois Women’s Soccer, 7 p.m. at home vs. Northern Iowa Field Hockey, 1 p.m. away at Lindenwood Ice Hockey, 6:15 p.m. away at Iowa

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Head coach Paul Lusk is entering his first season as the head coach of the Missouri State University men’s basketball program.

The next chapter begins The Bears and Lady Bears start season with ‘Tip-Off’ preview

By John Cook The Standard On Sunday night, Oct. 16, the men’s and women’s basketball teams kicked off the 2011-12 season with a fan-interactive Twilight Tip-Off Event.

The event began with an intrasquad scrimmage among a Lady Bears team that brought back all but one of its starters from last season.

Junior Christiana Shorter said that although it was just a scrimmage, it was good for the fans to see how the team may look.

“It’s nice for the fans to see what we’ve accomplished so far in the offseason,” Shorter said. “Practice just started, so really it’s just an event to mingle with the fans and get everyone excited for the season.”

Women’s head coach Nyla Milleson said that she was just happy no one got injured.

“We got some good conditioning,” Milleson said. “Other than that, it was good for some of our younger players to get some time in front of the crowd and see what a game atmosphere is kind of like.”

After the Lady Bears scrimmage, fans helped participate in a 3-point contest as well Michael Gulledge/THE STANDARD as a dunk contest.

Junior forward Corbin Thomas is one of eight Freshman forward Drew Wilson won the dunk contest after a select group of guest newcomers for the Bears this season.

judges, including swimming and diving head coach Jack Steck and student body president Scott Turk, named him the winner.

“The fans got a little sneak preview of what we’re going to have this year,” sophomore forward Nathan Scheer said.

The last event was an intrasquad game

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Pink ice pays homage to breast cancer awareness

By Adam Hammons The Standard Pink is a color that is usually associated with girls, but on Oct. 6 and 7, the Missouri State hockey team glided along pink-colored ice.

Bubblegum pink was the shade of the ice as the Ice Bears played to benefit the American Cancer Society in the first annual event, “Making Strides on Pink Ice.” The Bears hosted the Northern Illinois Huskies on Friday and Saturday, playing both games on the pink ice.

“I’ve been playing hockey for 15 years and I’ve never seen pink ice,” junior forward Evan Leuchtmann said.

The ice wasn’t the only thing that was pink during the games. The event staff, referee jerseys, player jerseys and the concession staff were all in a shade of pink.

“It might have been over the top, but I don’t

think it is at all,” event coordinator Joe Combs said.

To get the normally white ice its new color, workers spent three days painting the ice. The process went as follows: take off about an inch of ice, mix paint in an 80 gallon barrel, paint the ice, let it dry, put another layer on, paint again, put some water on, then let the Zamboni (ice resurfacer) finish it off.

It was a long process, but Combs said he was happy with the results.

“There aren’t a lot of sports where you can change the whole playing surface in order to match the event,” Combs said. “It might have been a little dark for our taste, but now we know exactly how to do it next year.”

The pink ice got a lot of attention from both the Springfield media and the national

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Steck leaves behind more than a legacy

By Colleen Hamilton The Standard

Men’s Golf, all day, away at SIUE Intercollegiate

Briefs Men’s soccer shuts out No. 4 Creighton

On Wednesday at Plaster Field, the Missouri State men’s soccer team beat the No. 4 nationally ranked Creighton Bluejays 10 to remain undefeated in the Missouri Valley Conference.

The only goal of the game came in the 23rd minute from senior Heath Melugin. After the break the Bears now sit at 5-5-2.

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Karly Buer is one of 12 returners from last year’s (24-11) Lady Bears.

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Head coach Jack Steck has coached for MSU and Drury.

Jack Steck has definitely left his mark on Missouri State University after nearly three decades of coaching.

Steck came to MSU in 1983 after coaching at Drury for 15 years. His goal was simple: make the program the best he possibly could.

Steck will step down as the head swimming coach at the end of December, his 29th year.

“He’s had a great impact.

He’s established Missouri State swimming in a way because he has been here so long,” senior Katie Lindeman said.

Steck established the women’s program in the 1998-

99 season, and it has been a dominant force in the Missouri Valley Conference ever since.

The women’s team has eight conference championships under its belt. The men boast 11 conference championships since Steck took over the program.

Steck has been rewarded for his success with three men’s MVC Coach of the Year awards and seven time women’s MVC Coach of the Year honors.

“He’ll obviously be remembered as someone who’s been very successful with winning a lot of championships,” associate head coach Dave Collins said.

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Crutcher tackles with a dash of ‘Love’

By Harrison Keegan The Standard

When you think of intimidating football players on the defensive side, names can have a lot to do with it — just ask A.J. Hawk or Takeo Spikes. Michael Love Crutcher isn’t sure why his parents decided to expose his sensitive side in his middle name. Love doesn’t quite evoke the same emotions as say Tank Johnson or Melvin Bullitt, but Crutcher said he uses this to his advantage on the football field.

“I’m glad they did, it makes me seem kind of soft so everybody kind of lulls to sleep on me and then I just come out there and bang them,” Crutcher said.

Whether or not his middle name is throwing them off, opposing offenses have done little to slow down the Bears’ not-sosensitive redshirt freshman safety. Crutcher leads the team with 31 solo tackles this season.

So what goes into making a solo tackle?

Crutcher has a check list: keep your feet moving, anticipate the ball-carrier’s next move, run straight through him, wrap up his legs and bring him down. Sounds straightforward enough, but Bears’ senior running back Stephen Johnston said that the true source of Crutcher’s tackling prowess is his mindset.

“I think the thing that makes him a good player and a good tackler is that when he goes in, he’s not afraid to fail,” Johnston said.

“That’s the biggest thing for a defender if someone on offense makes you miss, it shouldn’t be the end of the world, and he takes that mindset to it.”

Crutcher’s fearless attitude was on display in the team’s season opener at Arkansas. In his first college game, on the road against the No. 15 team in the country, Crutcher led the Bears with 10 tackles.

MSU head coach Terry Allen feels like it’s the same athleticism that Crutcher used to play basketball at Timberland High School in Wentzville, Mo. that allows him to make so many plays on the gridiron.

“He’s athletic, so he can get to the spot and he does a nice job keeping his head up and moving his hips,” Allen said.

Last season, the Bears coaching staff decided to redshirt Crutcher so he could learn behind senior safeties Derek Miller and Skylar Smith. Allen said that the year of practice is really helping Crutcher this season.

“He had an opportunity to come in as a freshman and learn, and not using that year of eligibility made it great for him,” Allen said.

Although Crutcher will end up getting five years with the Bears, he said it was not easy watching from the sideline. That’s a big reason why he came out with something to prove this season.

“It was hard, I’ll tell you that,” Crutcher said. “It was hard to go out there and work your hardest every day and still not get on the field, but obviously the work is paying off so

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Redshirt freshman safety Mike Crutcher leads the Bears with 59 total tackles.

I’m glad I did it.”

The Bears still have a long way to go on defense. They have given up at least 28 points and 400 yards of total offense in six games this season, all losses.

However, the future of the secondary is bright in more ways than one. Crutcher and fellow redshirt freshman safety Caleb Schaf-

fitzel are not only two of the team’s top five tacklers but they were also on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll last season.

Crutcher uses those smarts on the field, but he is hoping opposing offenses stay foolish and keep running plays in his direction — something that he would love.

California connections run throughout field hockey Bears’ roster

By Kyle Boaz The Standard

What force can connect two distant places?

Huntington Beach, Calif. and Springfield, Mo. have that link through field hockey, sending players from the west to the middle of the country for an opportunity.

Sophomore defender Meagen Good and senior midfielder Ramie Masters are two California natives and high school friends currently on the Bears’ field hockey roster.

The choice for Masters to come to MSU was clear-cut.

“Missouri State was my number one option,” she said. “I would have come here

Tip-Off Continued from page 6 among the men’s team. Head coach Paul Lusk welcomed seven new players to the team, including Springfield’s own freshman Christian Kirk and senior standout Michael Bizoukas who transferred from DePaul University.

Scheer said it was more than an

Steck Continued from page 6 someone that really cared a lot about his athletes.”

Steck said his favorite part about coaching is the relationships with the athletes and coaches.

“He really connects with each person individually,” senior Bryson Cramer said. “He really cares about your life. If you have a problem, you can come to him and he’ll do his best with all his resources to help you figure it out.”

Steck said he treats his athletes as if they were his own children. He hopes that he has taught them everything they need to

regardless of if I played (field hockey) or not. I thought it was a good school overall and I wanted to leave home.”

Choosing a school in a different time zone wasn’t an issue for Good because she was looking for a change of scenery.

“I kind of wanted to get away,” she said.

“Everyone I knew from high school was still in California.

Family ties to the region were another source for picking the right school, Masters said.

“I choose MSU because both of my parents came here and my mom played field hockey here so I knew about the school,” she said. “I decided that I wanted to be bold and go somewhere and not stay around home and start over.”

exhibition to him.

“We were out there trying our best to show the fans how hard we’ve been working,” Scheer said. “Coach was getting on to us and we were trying to implement some of the things we’ve learned in practice.”

Lusk said with a game right around the corner, it was good for some of the younger players to get their nerves knocked out.

“There was a bunch of things I saw

know to succeed in the real world.

“I hope I’ve prepared every one of my athletes for going out in life,” Steck said.

Collins said one of Steck’s strong points is motivating athletes.

“He’s made me a harder worker than I ever thought I would ever be,” Lindeman said. “He’s just made me a better person and just made me harder and always striving to do better than what I’m doing.”

Steck is a motivator in and out of the pool. Last season the women’s team had a combined G.P.A. of 3.5, which ranked 11th in the entire country. The men’s team also performed well academically with an average G.P.A. of 3.07.

The idea to start over helped bring both players to Springfield. Good said Masters played a big part in her decision to come to MSU. “I knew Ramie from high school and she kind of convinced me to go to Missouri State,” Good said.

Good’s college choices weren’t limited to just field hockey opportunities. Some of the schools she was eyeing were for track, and the list included the University of California-Irvine and Santa Barbara, she said.

Since arriving at MSU, both players have adapted to living in the Midwest compared to living on the West Coast.

“At first it was a little different,” Masters said. “I’m pretty close to my family, but the longer I’ve been gone this feels like

that I didn’t like,” Lusk said. “But that being said, it was an event more for the fans so I was just happy that the guys came out and played hard.”

The Missouri Valley Conference preseason polls and preseason all-conference teams will be announced Oct. 25. The Bears’ first exhibition game will be Oct. 27 against Truman State, while the Lady Bears will get their first taste of exhibition ball on Oct. 30 against Harding.

However, the water has not always been smooth for Steck and the Bears.

Last season the team lost about seven athletes to issues with K2 use. After what Steck described as a “cleansing process,” the team is back and better than ever.

“We are back in business this year, and it makes you appreciate what you have even more,” Steck said. “I’m extremely proud of the group that we’ve got left.”

Another issue Steck had to deal with is the lack of facilities for his athletes.

The swimming pool at the new recreation center is not regulation size and will force the Bears to continue swimming at Hammons Student Center.

Steck said the facilities hurt the most when it comes to recruiting, but he does love being the “underdog” to Mizzou.

The Bears kicked off the 2011-12 season in Columbia at the Show-MeShowdown. Steck began the season with an overall all-time dual meet record of 452-200-1 with both Drury and Missouri State.

The men’s team placed first and the women’s team finished second. Steck said he hopes the success will continue throughout the season.

He leaves the Bears in good hands and will continue to support the team.

“It’s been a wonderful job, and I don’t think I would be happy doing anything else,” Steck said.

home and back home feels like vacation.”

Time only allows both players to travel back to their native city during winter break and the summer, Masters said.

However, there are some perks in California that are absent in Missouri, like the ability to be minutes away from an endless body of water doesn’t exist in the Midwest.

“I miss the beach a lot,” Good said.

“That’s the hardest part.”

Masters said the choice to join the Bears has been ideal for many reasons, but most of all because of the relationships she has forged in her time here.

“I think that coming here was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life because I’ve made really great friends,” she said.

Hockey Continued from page 6 media. Before Friday’s game there were references from CNN, CNBC and by sports media personality Jim Rome.

Combs even said one website said the pink ice was better than Boise State’s blue field for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

“I just know the guys were amped up for tonight,” Leuchtmann said after Friday’s game. “They had a lot of coverage and a lot of media stuff and everybody was just real excited to get out there and have a good game.”

However, players had something else on their mind: winning. Earlier that week the team got to have one practice on the ice to see how different it would be.

Players said it was important to get out there before the game, but it wasn’t easy to adjust.

“Getting used to it, yeah it was a little tough with your eyes,” freshman forward Dylan Clark said.

“You’re not really used to

seeing bright pink ice under you.”

Clark said playing the game was different because you couldn’t see the lines on the ice or the circles for faceoffs. He also said it didn’t impact the game too much because the refs helped to signify where those lines were.

“It’s just like a big game of pond hockey,” head coach Tony Dunseith said.

In Friday’s game, the Bears came out strong with a 3-0 lead and a big crowd cheering them on. They never lost the lead and won the game 6-3.

On Saturday it was a different story though, as the Huskies themselves came out with a 3-0 lead and eventually won 13-7.

However, the weekend wasn’t all about the game results. Player jerseys were auctioned off and a portion of the booster club sales all went to support the American Cancer Society.

“All in all it turned out to be a fun event,” Dunseith said.

The Bears next game will be at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa against the University of Iowa.

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Stokes reaches MVC wins milestone MSU volleyball coach sets record for career victories

The Missouri State volleyball Bears are one of seven teams in the country to have 12 consecutive 20 win seasons. They’ve made it to the NCAA Tournament six out of the last eight seasons. And now, they have the winningest coach in Missouri Valley Conference history.

With a Sep. 30 victory over Bradley, Melissa Stokes passed former UNI coach Iradge Ahrabi-

Fard for the record and now sits atop the leader board with 199 conference wins and 348 total at MSU. Now in her 16th year at MSU, a lot has changed since Stokes first started coaching.

“This was my first, and has been my only collegiate head coaching job,” Stokes said. “I remember when I first came in. I would rant and rave and would tell players to leave practice if I didn’t like what they were doing. Over time I learned that wasn’t the best way to handle things.”

The San Diego State alumna first came to MSU in 1996. It was a decision Stokes said not a lot of people expected.

“At the time that I was offered this job I also had an assistant job offered to me at the University of Washington,” Stokes said. “The Washington offer was a Pac-10

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Wuenschel, McNeley and Hubach are all Missouri State graduates.

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In the future Hubach said she is open to sponsorships or hosting fundraisers for organizations on campus.

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to be a pretty easy task for Weatherman.

“They were eager to do it, they were thrilled to do it, they know a lot of the skateboarders and they know us,” Weatherman said.

Weatherman wants to make the park even better by altering the focus of their facility to meet the changes in skateboarding culture and popularity.

“We want to rebuild the inside and make it into a street course,” she said. “Right now it’s a lot of ramp skating but we’re building a skate course that is really popular right now.”

It’s an improvement that has the support of artists like The Jah Roots Band and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, as well as the crowd that certainly got their $10 worth for an event with a lineup boasting more than 20 performers.

Reynolds, who has been a part of the park with Weatherman since the park’s opening in 1997, said the bands‘ familiarity with the project and their support of the cause has prompted requests for a possible yearly event.

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin rose to the occasion by playing Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album in its entirety and the reaction from the crowd

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job, and also paid more, so everyone expected me to go there. But I had a weird gut feeling here and it just felt right. So here I am.”

Sophomore setter Carly Thomas said what separates her from other coaches is how much she cares for players even off the court.

“You can go to her with any problem you have and she always has the best advice,” Thomas said.

“She’s a very motherly figure. Of course there are days where she’s very serious, but there are also those days where she’s very goofy and likes to have fun.”

Assistant head coach Jeni Jones relayed the same message.

“If you were to ask alumni that have graduated from her (Stokes’) program, one of the things that they continually say is that Stokes is more than just a coach,” Jones said. “She’s also a person that

cares about them off the court.

Whether its academics, boyfriend problems or family issues, it doesn’t matter, she’ll take care of it.”

Stokes said that if it wasn’t for her players, she never would have reached such a goal.

“When a player gets individual success, it’s a result of team success,” Stokes said. “It’s the same thing for me. If it wasn’t for 16 years worth of great players, there’s no way I could have done that.”

Thomas said that since Stokes was an All-American setter at SDSU, she understands the ins and outs of the game and can relate to where the players are coming from.

“Coming from one setter to another, she really helps me understand every detail of the game,” Thomas said. “And since a setter has to know how to attack, block,

would have almost made you think that Cobain himself was the one screaming the words to “In Bloom.”

Of course they weren’t the only band channeling early ‘90s punk. Local bands like Thee Fine Lines played fast garage rock on the Highlife stage preceded by the Itch and Josh & the Jerks.

The Ballroom featured Muzzle, According to Nadia, hip-hop artist Sincerely Yours and ended its night with The Jah Roots Band.

Downstairs at the Outland the crowd enjoyed performances by Dale McCoy with Fools Face & Big Beat Club, the Royal Nonesuch, Heartpunch, the Skeletons featuring Mark Bilyeu and the Bootheel.

The Springfield Skate Park is open Tuesday through Sunday at various hours but most often between the hours of 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. though the park is open until midnight on Fridays. They offer a skate camp and beginner skate session between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturdays and bikes sessions are offered on Sundays from noon to 10 p.m.

A yearly membership is $25 and sessions are only $5 for members and $10 for non-members. If you don’t have your own helmet or pads, they’re available to rent for $1. Interested in improving your moves and learning some tricks to impress people on campus? Learn to grind down the rails or at least successfully stand up on your

dig and serve, Stokes is very confident in the way she coaches.”

A native of El Cajon, Calif., Stokes said that although she’s had many opportunities at other schools, she doesn’t plan on leaving anytime soon.

“As long as I still feel hungry and that I’m accomplishing things, I know that I’m at the right place,” Stokes said. “A year and a half ago I was offered the head coaching position at San Diego State. Since it was my alma mater people thought for sure that was going to be the job that lured me away.

“For other coaches that would probably be their dream job, but I think with the atmosphere and the type of players we can recruit here, this is my dream job. Growing up I thought for sure I was going to coach high at the high school level, so having an opportunity like this never even crossed my mind.”

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The skate park will host an event Oct. 29 called the Heroes Bowl Jam. The entry fee is $10

and it starts at 3 p.m. They do something similar to this every year around Halloween. An added bonus is that staff member Michele Sanders said she thinks there will be chili.

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Spectrum hosts youth suicide vigil for LGBT history month Group shares personal stories with community

By Damien M. DiPlacido The Standard

Students and faculty members gathered on the front steps of Carrington Hall on Oct. 6 for a vigil in remembrance of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth suicides.

“Suicide happens for a lot of reasons,” Doug Greiner, director of Missouri State’s Counseling and Testing Center said. “Maybe it’s the bullying. The young woman who’s

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The Casevac for the women begins with a tractor tire flip for approximately 75 yards.

After flipping the tire, the teams must pick up a 185 lb. dummy and a five-gallon water jug and carry it 100 yards to a litter. They then transfer the dummy onto the litter and must carry that and the water jug through an obstacle course of mud, wires and hills to the finish line.

Stark didn’t need to be worried about her

called a lesbian because someone assumes she is, or the young man who’s picked on for being gay.”

October is LGBT history month and members of the LGBT alliance group Spectrum organized the vigil on Carrington Hall’s steps to make certain it was viewed publicly.

“I think it’s symbolic since this is the administrative building and we’re standing up, showing our presence,” junior sociology major Trevor Grayless said. “It’s not okay to have this many people killing themselves. When it becomes a national issue it’s not okay.”

During the vigil, students and several members of the faculty formed a circle, lit candles and shared their personal stories,

team’s performance though.

Demonstrating his leadership abilities, Young motivated the women to keep moving throughout the challenge — even when their litter collapsed causing them to spend precious seconds attempting to fix it - resulting in the best female time of 30 minutes and 47 seconds.

The men’s Alpha Team also earned the top men’s time for the Casevac, carrying two dummies and two water jugs across the finish line in less than 20 minutes.

The Alpha Team consisted of Captain Karl

Hausfeld, Nick Hash, Richard Frock, Joseph Asano, Jay Lord, Justin Cosgrove, Bryan Vanbuskirk, Chris Wolf, Dalton Mink and Alternate Jeff Lewis, under the direction of Dowell.

Hausfeld, a senior global studies major, was chosen as team captain because he had the most experience with the competition, he said.

“I’ve done the Ranger Challenge the most years. I did it my freshman year, so you could say I’ve had the most experience,” he said. “It’s kind of surreal just because I can remember my freshman

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changed my major and changed what I wanted to do with my life because of The Growl. And I think everyone Continued from page 2 should have access to that “The Growl’s kind of my opportunity. I’d hate to see it baby,” Vargas said. “It really fizzle away the way it’s lookbecame a part of me. I ing like it might.”

Cash Continued from page 4 tion of music is an overall good time. You’ll get to relive a little bit of history.”

Tara Schmittgens, who is June Carter in the band, said Cash helped to open the door between country and rock.

“He did stuff that nobody else did,” she said. “He was the badass, and it just grew from that. Young people really appreciate his music; they love it. He is a classic artist and there aren’t many Johnny Cash tribute bands in the area, so you’ll get to experience something you wouldn’t normally.”

Schmittgens said she thinks June Carter helped Johnny Cash appreciate music more.

reflecting on the young LGBT lives lost to suicide. Some students had stories of acceptance, but most shared their personal feelings about the pressures they have faced.

Christopher Garcia, Spectrum’s publicity director attended the vigil and spoke about the LGBT community at Missouri State.

“We want to open the minds of other people that the LGBT community is just normal people, just like straight couples,” Garcia said.

“It’s a community for students to feel welcome and safe. We have love lives and relationships to maintain like everyone else.”

Spectrum, formerly known as BiGALA, is the university’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender

“I would think he took it more seriously after June came around,” she said. “Not that he didn’t in the beginning, but she helped him get back on track and focused more on the importance of music. It reinvented each of their musical styles when they joined together. I can’t speak for them because I don’t know them, but anyone who stands by you through your hardships gives you a new perspective on life.”

Schmittgens said One More Round is a totally different genre than she normally sings.

“This opportunity opened me up to a lot of great music that’s new to me,” she said.

“Now I enjoy music I didn’t necessarily listen to before.”

Forness said the band provides a young and vibrant Johnny Cash show.

alliance, Garcia said. Their meetings give LGBT students and their straight allies a chance to talk about current events and organize fundraisers for the community.

If a student is having thoughts of suicide or dealing with other serious emotional issues, the Counseling and Testing Center located in Carrington Hall 311 is the place to get immediate professional help on campus.

“We’re here to help students whether they need individual counseling or if they just have to come in one time to talk to someone,” Greiner said. “If there’s no one they feel comfortable approaching or if they want a more objective perspective, they can turn to a professional counselor.”

All the services offered at the Counseling and Testing Center are free to currently enrolled students and completely confidential, Greiner said.

“Sometimes students get worried about the cost,” Greiner said. “Our counseling services are at no charge to students.”

Anyone wishing to visit the Counseling and Testing Center at Missouri State can check out their website at http://counselingandtesting.missouristate.edu. Their office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m, Monday through Friday. Anyone who would like to get involved with Spectrum can visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/#!/msuspectrum.

year and not knowing any idea of what was going on and now just leading it, it’s kind of sad that this is the conclusion, but at the same time it’s fun and it makes it all the more better.”

Hausfeld’s job throughout the challenge was to keep his team members motivated, go over each challenge with them beforehand and to take charge of situations.

“Mainly my job is to lead and go over each event,” he said. “I have to understand all the events, Master Serge briefs me on all of them,

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An MSU cadet throws a dummy grenade in one of the challenges.

In the past, virtually any student could pay a fee and host a show on the station.

The Growl is moving in a new direction and has turned its sights to developing a more professional station that features local artists and a

more focused music genre, Calfano said.

“This is an educational institution, so my thought is, they really need to learn something as a result of their participation,” he said. “It can’t just be ‘hey, I’m gonna

pay 30 bucks a semester and get an hour to myself every week so I can do and say anything I want.’ That’s not the point. If it’s going to be something that’s recognized through the university, it needs to be a professional

experience that you actually learn from. Because if it’s not, I don’t really know what the point is.”

For more information about The Growl, contact Brian Calfano at BrianCalfano@MissouriState.edu.

“Most Johnny Cash tribute artists are a lot of guys who are 65-plus years old,” he said. “We’re considerably younger and we provide an overview of his career from a young perspective. Most other bands stick with the hits, but we don’t. And we use very old, authentic instruments.”

Jacoby, who joined the band in March, said Springfield is very significant because it was his first show with the band.

“There were two guitar players in the band before

me,” he said. “I went to every one of their gigs and every time I was like ‘Hey, if you ever have any opportunities for a guitar player let me know.’ When Bill finally had a spot for me, I learned 30 songs in two weeks.”

Jacoby, who has been playing since he was 11, said the guitar is a tool you can use to express yourself in many ways.

“For me, it’s been a stress reliever,” he said. “Whenever I’m angry or bored I can play guitar. It has so many possibilities and so many

things you can do with it.”

Jacoby said the band is very interactive with the audience.

“We break it up a lot with some jokes, a lot of laughs,” he said. “It’s a family environment — good for all ages.

Everyone always has fun, and when you think you know what’s going on with

the show we hit you with something new.”

Opening for One More Round on Saturday will be St. Dallas & The Sinners, The Thompsons and The Deadnettles. Entry will be $8 for ages 21 and up and $10 for ages 18 and up, according to the Facebook event. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.

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ROTC Continued from page 9 and just execute them. I also have to decide who’s going to be on the team and compete in the challenges.”

Hausfeld showed his leadership through constantly providing motivation to his teammates, making sure that everyone had their gear and knew what the next challenge was going to be and communicating with Dowell about changes that needed to be made to the team.

One change that came after the One-Rope Bridge challenge, where the Alpha Team had the fastest time, was the replacement of Mink for Lewis.

Mink was unable to compete in the Casevac and Ruck March challenges due to dehydration, giving Lewis the opportunity to compete in his place.

“I know when one of them goes down, I can step up,” Lewis said.

“I’m kind of nervous, but mainly excited. We’ve definitely prepared well as a team.”

Another team member who brought his expertise to the team was Chris Wolf, who was the top scorer for the Alpha Team for the Physical Fitness Test.

“I just work out a lot, it’s something you have to commit to,” he said of his completion of 122 pushups in two minutes, 91 sit-ups in two minutes and 12:21 two mile run.

Wolf also wore glasses during many of the challenges, a good luck charm for the team, he said.

“I need glasses and those are kind of funny because I’ve gone through Basic Training and Advanced Training and those are the glasses the U.S. government makes people wear; you can’t wear your civilian ones,” he said. “It’s kind of like an inside joke and a good luck charm.”

Preparation for the challenge began the first week of the fall semester, Wisdom said.

“Each school takes their most physically fit, mentally ready cadets and they really do a competition within that school for the team,” he said. “They go out to the team and do a physical fitness test, which consists of two minutes of pushups, two minutes of sit-ups and a two mile run and you’re evaluated on those. I think the best scores are usually selected for the team with a couple alternates and then they go through training.”

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News Training consists of 5:30 a.m. practices every morning to go over techniques for the various challenges, Dowell said.

“We do different training every day of the week,” he said. “We have weapons day where we’re concentrating on weapons. We have the construct one rope bridge day where that’s all we do in the morning time is constantly go over and over construction. We have kind of built our own little obstacle course out here by the rappel tower where we do everything from lifting up tractor tires and throwing them over fences, to carrying other cadets on litters, practicing hand grenade throws, climbing ropes and shuttle runs.”

Lekey said that waking up in the morning for training was one of most difficult aspects of preparing for the challenge.

“Waking up in the morning on time is probably the most challenging,” she said. “But with a team, it makes it easier because you hold each other accountable.”

The leadership abilities that go into the teams for the Ranger Challenge are a main focus of the ROTC program, Wisdom said.

“ROTC is one of the premier leadership development programs in America,” he said. “We teach that decision making process, that leadership development, to get really a leadership course. We’re actually a military science minor, but I consider it more leadership, not military science because that’s what we focus on.”

Going through the ROTC program, attending West Point or Officer Candidate School are the three ways to become a commissioned officer in the military, Wisdom said.

“Going through a university, such as ROTC, I think you are more well rounded,” he said. “You have that interaction with social organizations on campus. At West Point, it’s all Army all the time. You can do very well with that, I just think an ROTC commission is actually more well rounded.”

ROTC also allows individuals to develop leadership over time, Wisdom said.

“I believe that leadership is developed, you’re not innate born with it,” he said. “I think it has to develop so I think this is a great program to do that.”

Missouri State was also included in “G.I. Jobs” magazine Military Friendly Schools’ List for 2012.

Wilson, who attended MSU for his undergraduate degree, said he could see those qualities on campus.

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MSU cadets cross a rope bridge during the obstacle course challenge at Fort Leonard Wood. The challenge was just one of ten that cadets competed in on Saturday.

“I think we see it every day in the support in the community. If I walk around the campus in uniform, I get thank yous,” he said. “They really support the military and I

honestly believe that we would not be able to win our nation’s wars without the society supporting the military. We’ve seen it in the past and we know that without the sup-

port of civilians we just wouldn’t be successful so I think that also helps our recruitment and the development of the ROTC program so it’s incredible, absolutely incredible.”