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U.S. Senate candidate hosts roundtable Brian Wright Staff Reporter @WWritersNews Ethan Auten is a substitute teacher and a graduate student studying history at Missouri State University. A few years ago, Auten graduated from Drury University and was working full time. Auten has dreams of becoming a state attorney, and plans on going to law school after he finishes his master’s degree.

He is no longer working full time and must rely on student loans to cover his cost of living.

Auten already has $50,000 in student loan debt, and that debt is growing.

Auten is one of the many stories that Missouri U.S. Senate Democrat candidate Jason Kander listened to during a roundtable discussion on Tuesday.

Kander met with faculty and students in the Multicultural Resource Center Annex in Freudenberger House. Kander has been traveling to Missouri colleges to talk about the rising cost of education and student debt.

Kander stated that he would be in favor of a plan to refinance student loans. Refinancing means to change the terms of your current loan.

He is also in favor of capping the interest rates and believes he can get congress to act on this issue.

Kander said he is willing to support a Republican plan on higher education.

“If they show me a plan and it’s a great plan to make it so the folks at Missouri State are going to have a experience in college that’s more affordable and not going to put them un-

“I think everyone can relate to the massive loan debt that everyone has. He didn’t come here as a democrat, he came here to talk about an issue that everyone is facing right now which is college debt,” Moore said.

One of the many dilemmas that students are facing with rising cost of education is the inability to pay for school while in college. When the Baby Boomers attended college, it was so affordable that a student could pay for the school year with a summer job. However, costs have risen faster than the minimum wage. Today, a student would need to work 70 hours a-week year-round and only spend that money on school in order to pay for tuition and books.

Forty-three million Americans have student loan debt. The national student loan debt stands at $1.26 trillion.

Robert Moore, the associate director of financial aid, was present for the discussion with Kander. Moore was invited to speak on the trends of student borrowing. Moore believes it’s helpful to have these discussion to give a face to the numbers.

RYAN WELCH/THE STANDARD “Big numbers don’t mean a lot to people Jason Kander listens to questions from media professor Dr. Deborah Larson. but when you hear the one on one stories on how it’s impacting a student, their parder debt for a generation, then I’m going to be Democrats and shared his own story on how ents, their grandparents. I think that can be more the first person who’s going sign up and support student loan debt is affecting his family. impactful at times,” Moore said. that bill,” Kander said.

Moore’s father has a PhD, but has recently had Despite his growing debt, Auten plans to Kander is running against Republican in- to file bankruptcy because of his $90,000 stu- finish his degree and get into a law school. For cumbent Roy Blunt, and was invited to campus dent debt. him, it is still worth it. by the Missouri State University College Dem“Yes, I don’t like that debt is going to be Moore had been trying for a long time to ocrats. Sophomore James Moore and political persuade Kander to come to MSU. Moore feels there but if I want to do what I want to do, I science major was at meeting representing MSU student debt is a bipartisan issue. have to have that education,” Auten said.

Lowering the requirements

Requirements decreased for university scholarships Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark Students struggling to keep their scholarships for next year are in luck: requirements to renew university-provided scholarships are now lower and easier.

“I think it’s great for people who already have scholarships as they are,” sophomore speech pathology major Amber Holao said. “I know that some of my friends are like ‘thank god they were lowered, I don’t have to worry about getting straight A’s this semester, I don’t have to worry about if I don’t get a good grade in this class.’”

The changes will affect all of MSU freshman and transfer scholarships including: the Presidential, University, Board of Governors, Provost and Deans’ scholarships, Out-of-State fee waivers and the Midwest Student Exchange Program.

Previously, each scholarship required 30 credit hours each year. Now, students only need 27 hours.

Freshman psychology major Robbyn Rose said she is “pretty stoked” about the changes.

“Well first off, I don’t have to take 18 hours next semester which is nice,” Rose said.

Holao said the credit hour reduction will be helpful for her.

“That’s so much nicer because I don’t have to worry about taking 15 credit hours every semester or 16 or 14,” Holao said. “It’s definitely help-

ful because you don’t have to cram your schedule full of things every semester.”

The GPA requirements also changed. Rose has a Presidential Scholarship, she was previously required to keep a 3.6 cumulative GPA and now needs a 3.5.

“I just enjoy that I can be more involved with campus, now that there’s not so much pressure put on me to meet all the requirements,” Rose said.

Holao has the Board of Governors Scholarship. Her GPA requirement was lowered from 3.5 to 3.25.

“I think it definitely helps people who already have their scholarships since they might be worried about possibly losing it,” Holao said.

The University Scholarship GPA requirement was also lowered from 3.5 to 3.25. The Provost Scholarship was reduced from 3.4 to 3.25, and the Deans’ Scholarship was lowered from 3.3 to 3.25. The Out-of-State fee waiver and Midwest Student Exchange Program GPA requirement was lowered from 3.25 to 3.0.

Director of Scholarships Heather King sent out an email to all affected students in September, telling them about the changes to their specific scholarships.

“The hope; however, is that these changes will allow more flexibility for students who enter college with dual credit and/ or find themselves in a particularly challenging semester in school or life,” King said.

According to the email, the Financial Aid office will also allow students who lose their scholarships to get them back after a year if the student submits a form before the next school year starts.

The changes were made to follow MSU’s Long Range Plan.

In the email, King said they hope students will see the changes positively.

For students to receive their scholarships, they must be fulltime, taking at least 12 credit hours. They also must fulfill specific scholarship requirements.

“Scholarship requirements have increased for several of our programs,” King said. “Those changes will only be applied to students who start next year.

Current students will be grandfathered under the old policy.

No scholarship requirements were increased for current students.

“Most importantly, know your renewal criteria,” King said. “That way, if you find yourself falling short, you can seek advice as soon as possible.

Take the initiative to talk with the Financial Aid office, and if you need help figuring out a strategy to increase your gpa or work in additional credits, seek guidance from your academic advisor.”

For more information, students should email the Financial Aid office at FAScholarships@ missouristate.edu, visit them in Carrington Hall or call them at 417-836-5262.

Ruddick suspended for remainder of season Wyatt Wheeler Sports Editor @realYitWheeler Sophomore quarterback Breck Ruddick has been suspended for the remainder of the 2016 season after being cited for animal cruelty and for allowing a dog to run at large, Missouri State Bears head football coach Dave Steckel announced at a press conference on Monday afternoon.

Ruddick will remain on scholarship during the suspension. “(Ruddick) has admitted and has taken full responsibility for his actions,” Steckel said.

“He has apologized to me and to the university.”

On Sept. 26, Ruddick was issued a citation for animal cruelty and allowing a dog to run at large, according to an incident report from the Springfield Animal Control.

Katie Riggs owns Luca, the Australian shepherd that was allegedly attacked.

Riggs is a student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy at MSU. Steckel said he talked to Riggs the night before the team played Kansas State.

After talking to Athletic Director Kyle Moats and Title IX that night, Steckel suspended Ruddick indefinitely.

Steckel said on Monday that Moats and President Clif Smart fully support his deci- Breck Ruddick sion.

“I am very comfortable with the decision and am 100 percent behind it,” Moats said.

“What (Ruddick) did was wrong …. We have to move forward and forgive him and hope that will continue to do the right things.”

Steckel said Ruddick will not travel with the team. He will practice with the team but won’t play in any games.

Ruddick will have to meet certain standards

in order to play in the 2017 season, Steckel said.

Steckel would not elaborate on what those standards are, but he said Ruddick will have to agree to a written contract, written by Steckel, which will include “academic and social environment guidelines.” Failure to meet the standards will result in a dismissal from the team, Steckel said. The contract will last the rest of his MSU career.

Ruddick has been suspended indefinitely since Sept. 23 for conduct detrimental to the team.

“We have to have installed discipline on our football team,” Steckel said. “His actions were wrong, and he has to be held accountable for them.”

While choking up, Steckel repeatedly said the team is like a family.

“I have one daughter and I have 95 boys,” Steckel said. “I try to treat them fairly, honestly, I discipline them when they have to be disciplined, and I love them when they have to be loved.

Right now, (Ruddick) needs to be disciplined.”

Since Ruddick’s suspension, senior quarterback Brodie Lambert has started at quarterback. The senior has thrown for eight touchdowns and five interceptions. He has led the Bears to one win in the four games he’s started.

PHOTO SERVICES The Office of Student Conduct will continue to investigate and will announce its own disciplinary actions, according to Steckel and Moats.

In the meantime, Steckel said he has forgiven Ruddick and that Ruddick now has to work to regain Steckel’s trust by following the guidelines in the contract.

“I have to do what I feel is right for the young man,” Steckel said. “That’s why I’m here for him and will help him.”

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MSU alum runs for state representative Alec McChesney Staff Reporter @Alec_McChesney It’s not every day that Missouri State University alumnus runs for state representative. But, that’s exactly what Daniel Bogle has been doing since April 2016.

Bogle, 25, announced in April that he would be running for Missouri’s 92nd House District. His lone competition is Democrat Doug Beck. The seat was previously represented by Democrat Genise Montecillo.

The incumbent later announced that she would no longer be running for state representative and was replaced with Beck. Because Montecillo withdrew from the race, Bogle expects the election to be extremely close.

“So at this point, it’s an open seat, and I expect it will be close on Election Day, regardless of the outcome,”

Bogle said.

Bogle graduated from MSU in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science with minors in Economics and History. Following his undergraduate degree, he earned his Master’s in Public Administration.

During his tenure at MSU, Bogle became very involved on campus. He was a member of Student Government Association, as well as the MSU Pride Marching Band.

“Being a part of the Missouri State Pride Marching Band for four years was a defining aspect of my time at Missouri State and still causes me to feel connected to what happens on campus,” Bogle said.

Furthermore, Bogle attests a lot of his campaign values to his time at MSU. According to Bogle, the provost at the time gave a speech about the process of respecting other cultures, as well as understanding the different opinions and life experienc-

es of others.

“Ultimately, Missouri State formed me into a person who deeply believes in civility and who is capable of engaging in a conversation with someone with different thoughts without walking away seeing them as the enemy,” Bogle said.

At just 25 years old, Bogle understands that he is not what voters have grown accustomed to. He addressed the issue recently on the Annie Frey Show in Saint Louis.

“My hope is that people will respond more to the message I’m trying to get across, instead of just my age.” u See BOGLE, page 8

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ished.”

Noblin set both of her released novels in the Ozarks, and says she wanted to give a An author whose roots date friendlier light to the region back to Missouri State’s Enshe grew up in than other auglish department was back thors have. After returning on-campus on Oct. 11, to sign home from St. Louis with her her newly released novel “Just husband, Noblin said she fell Fine with Caroline.” Alumna in love with the Ozarks all over again.

Annie England Noblin is cur“(My book) was a little bit nicer to the Ozarks than ‘Winter’s Bone,’” Noblin said. “(‘Winter’s Bone’) is beautifully written…and I wanted to write something that was also a true representation of where I live, but I also wanted (to write) something that was a little lighter.”

“My first book is set in Arkansas, and I had an interview with a woman who was from New York; it was a phone interview for NPR,” Noblin continued. “She really did ask me, ‘Do you guys (in the BAILEY VASSALLI/THE STANDARD Ozarks) wear shoes? Do you Annie England Noblin signs books on Oct 11 at Paw Prints. really kill squirrels and eat Sarah Teague Life Editor @SarahTeague96

rently working on a third novel to be released next year.

“I’ve written three (books),” Noblin said. “‘Just fine with Caroline’ is the second one, and my third one ... is a Christmas book. So it’ll be out (around) November of next year. I’m almost done with it; I have (around) 10,000 more words and I’ll be fin-

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MSU to establish NAACP chapter Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark Missouri State University’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People campus chapter is returning this fall, after over a four-year break, according to Bree Moore, Student Government Association’s director of diversity and inclusion.

The organization already has 25 members and is currently working to finalize their chapter constitution to become an official campus organization, Moore, a senior psychology major, said.

To be considered an official part of the NAACP national chapter, every student has to apply, Moore said. They go through the Springfield NAACP chapter, who is helping get them registered.

“When we reached out to them, they were very receptive to us wanting to restart the chapter here and excited about students wanting to get involved with it and giving a lot of ideas, and things of that nature, and support, lots of support,” Britt Spears, programming graduate assistant for office of student engagement, said.

The Springfield chapter’s president, Cheryl Clay, is working closely with Moore.

“She makes sure that all of these people I

brought on board aren’t going to graduate, because that’s been the recurring thing,” Moore said. “This isn’t the first time that it’s been on campus. But every time it’s picked up, everyone graduates, so it’s just been different waves of ‘let’s do this, it’s going to be great,’ and then everyone graduates and it dies.”

Moore wants the organization to stick around even after she’s gone. She said she tried to ensure the 25 people she chose would be around for a while.

“I tried to make sure that the 25 people that I chose were at least sophomores at the latest,” Moore said. “Or if they were seniors, that they were going to be around at least in the area.”

These initial 25 members do not have to pay the typically required dues to become a part of the NAACP. “Their dues will be covered, because they are reactivating the chapter,” Moore said. “So that was something that was a really good perk that I wanted to throw in when I was telling people about it.

While they have the numbers, the organization is still in the paperwork phase of starting up. Moore said she already sent in the first draft of the constitution to be approved.

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Give up your afternoon to watch your favorite movie Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC There are some things in life that you just can’t pass up. For me, “The Shawshank Redemption” is one of them. Any time I’m flipping through TV channels and I stumble across “Shawshank,” I feel morally obligated to sit there and finish the movie.

It doesn’t matter where in the movie I started watching, I’m locked from that point on until the end of the movie.

Why, you ask?

It’s simple. For some works of art, be it music, film or even just a TV show, there are some cultural icons that are just too fantastic to pass on.

Sometimes it’s the quality of the work in question; other times, it’s simply a nostalgic factor.

For example, if “V for Vendetta” just happens to come on at one in the morning right as I’m about to go to sleep, well, sorry, but I’ve now started a more than two hour movie and I guess I’ll just be seeing you later.

The same thing happens when any of the following grace my presence: “Braveheart,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Lord of the Rings,” “Star Wars” and

“Pulp Fiction.”

The list goes on and on, but I can’t very well take up column space to list every one of my favorite movies and TV shows. The thing is, while we all wouldn’t agree on the same set of “important creative works,” I think we can all agree that there is certainly something for which you would spontaneously give up a few hours of time—or maybe a whole afternoon.

Maybe you have a soft spot for “Mean Girls”—let’s be honest though, who doesn’t? Or perhaps you can’t bear to pry yourself from your car if a Led Zeppelin song comes on right before you get out.

Whatever your weakness is, it’s only critical that you embrace it. With college life as busy as it is, you never know these days when you’re going to happen upon some free time.

And by the time that free time happens, you may be so exhausted from school that you have to take a nap instead of re-watching “The Office” for the third or fourth time—and nobody wants that to happen.

What I find fascinating about this, though, is that it really does transcend culture, race and many other divisions in our society.

My friends that are huge sports fiends take time to watch even the

most peculiar sports. My theater friends constantly peruse YouTube and Facebook for the next big Broadway hit.

My question to you is, “Do you have what it takes to indulge in those precious golden moments of life?”

Will you take a chance with your nightly priorities so that you can fall back in love with “Parks and Rec” or with Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” album?

While it may feel like a time vampire at that moment, I think we all know that deep down inside, there are some things that are always worth giving up our time.

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Slowly but steady, candidates open up to the idea Brian Wright Staff Reporter @WWritersNews “So, you’ve got to legalize it, and it don’t criticize it. Legalize it, yeah, yeah. And I will advertise it.”

Peter Tosh’s reggae song “Legalize it” debuted in 1976, calling for the legalization of marijuana. Yet, it is only this year that the powers at be have considered lifting the ridiculous restraints on this plant.

After decades of politicians and special interest groups demonizing pot, it seems the United States is ready to address this issue with seriousness it deserves.

Both presidential candidates of the two major parties view the legalization of marijuana as a state issue. However, they are in favor of using pot as medical treatment.

Clinton is in favor of medical marijuana and decreasing the incarceration rate of marijuana users. Yet, Clinton is not sold on the idea of recreational use entirely. She prefers to examine states like Colorado and Washington who have legalized pot for recreational use.

Donald Trump’s position on pot is similar to Clinton, except he is skeptical about total legalization.

“In terms of medical, I’m basically for that, (because) I’ve heard some wonderful things,” Trump said during a MSNBC town hall. “I’m watching Colorado very carefully. I’m getting some very negative reports. I’m getting some ok reports, but I’m getting some very negative reports coming out of Colorado, so we’ll see what happens.”

The approach by the candidates for legalizing marijuana is slow. Erik Laird, the vice president for the Missouri State organization, Student for a Sensible Drug Policy, said he believed this is good.

“I don’t see that as a bad thing,” Laird said.

“I’m glad they have that stance to at least give it a try. Clinton said she would look into descheduling it, which the DEA won’t do even with the scientific evidence. It really comes down to what happens when they get into office.”

For the record, the Drug Enforcement Administration still recognizes marijuana as a Schedule one drug. Schedule one drugs include heroin, LSD and ecstasy, according to the DEA website.

Laird said it would be chaos to legalize pot all at once. The first step should be to deschedule pot.

Laird also recognizes that legalization has had some drawbacks. For instance, marijuana is a Schedule one drug, and store owners lack access to banks. So, consumers have to use cash to buy the product at pot shops. Making them targets for thieves.

“Colorado’s drawback right now is that there are too many dispensaries,” Laird said.

“I’m a proponent, but there is, at a point, too much.”

Laird and Student for a Sensible Drug Policy primarily want the drug descheduled. As a Schedule one drug, the DEA says it has no medical benefits and is just as harmful as much more harmful substances.

“Still schedule it, so it’s regulated. Focus on the medical benefits because there’s so much to the plant,” Laird said. He believes pot should have the same schedule as Tylenol.

If left to Missouri, pot advocates should feel lukewarm to the opinions by the candidates for governor.

Eric Greitens is the Republican candidate for the Governor of Missouri. At the Missouri Republican Governors Debate, Greitens gave this answer when talking about marijuana legalization: “It is simple, there is no stoned path to prosperity,” Grietens said. He went on to say that Missouri should be compassionate and help children with epilepsy.

Democratic candidate Chris Koster hasn’t addressed the issue in a public way.

If Grietens is for medical marijuana, then his opinion is not only irrelevant, but also senseless. If pot has medical benefits, then you can’t pick and choose which benefits it provides and for who.

The point of science and medical research is exploration, and unfortunately, marijuana still has not undergone a complete scientific biopsy. Which is why this country in large is still undereducated on the topic of cannabis.

For Koster to not have a comment on marijuana is laughable, I think. It would seem as a whole that Missouri is not ready to take pot seriously.

Certainly the changing views on marijuana is big news. Advocates have been pointing to the known science for a long time, and progress has been made. Missouri really needs to do something about marijuana and not just because of the potential medical benefits.

Jeff Mizansky, 62, spent 20 years in a Missouri federal penitentiary on marijuana possession charges. Mizansky and people like him spent part of their lives in jail because of the witless war on drugs. Not because pot is was so dangerous, but because a country-wide narrative ignored science.

Certainly, we, as a country, can’t have people in jail because government officials are allowed to ignore science to felicitate a political base. Real lives are damaged because of our nation’s insane war on drugs.

The small victories for pot are small victories for science and research. Hopefully, the United States is moving in a direction where narratives and feelings don’t trump the facts.

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Andrew Webster Columist @anjrew12 For the past year, I have had the privilege of working alongside people who I now consider some of my best friends. Sometimes, walking into work feels like walking into the locker room after a big win.

Everybody communicates so well that we all know what each other had planned the evening before. There is a sort of comradery that comes from that.

During downtimes and lunch breaks, we don’t waste time gossiping. We have genuine conversations about society and current events.

The ladies I work with all share a political allegiance different from mine, but it doesn’t affect our friendships. I’m pretty sure my workplace is the only place in the universe where a discussion about politics doesn’t evolve into petty name-calling.

There are a few reasons why I think your work relationships are as important as anywhere else. When I walk through the front door, I know that I’m going to spend eight hours surrounded by the same people. Some weeks, I spend more time with my coworkers than I do with my friends at school. (That isn’t a complaint; I love my work family.)

I know everybody’s habits. If I forget to take a pen with me or want to go out for lunch, I know who to ask. There are a few culinary experts at my work, that like to tutor me, and teach me their secrets. This often includes free

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Caleb Hearon Columnist @calebsaysthings I hope women will start wearing sweaters even when it is too hot outside to be wearing a sweater. We wouldn’t want them going around in a t-shirt, inviting unwanted sexual attention. Better yet, maybe if we find some room in the national budget, we can just buy all women riot gear for Christmas. That way, if anything should happen to them, we can avoid the too-often-resulting narrative that a female victim was “asking for it.”

The most special gift you can get a girl is not diamonds. Rather, get her mace — and lots of it. I recently saw an advertisement for a new kind of pepper spray that takes a picture of the assailant when you spray them and immediately sends that image to the police in seconds.

Just seconds, about the same amount of time a rapist will spend in jail if he has the right bank account and skin color.

Let’s find the best, most foolproof, surefire way to protect women from being sexually assaulted. Because lately, it’s become super apparent that other men are not looking out for them. In fact, a lot of the straight men I know seem to be preparing their dismissal of a woman’s accusation as baseless before such

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lunch. *Fist pump* Cooking tips aren’t the only secrets we share. Some of the older ladies I work with know more about my personal life than my friends at MSU do. I have nothing to lose from letting them know about my relationships and activities.

At the end the any workday, no matter what your job is, it is natural to have some complaints. Coming home and complaining to friends that don’t understand the nature of your job can often be confusing for the party listening. However, there is a good chance that your work-family members have already had the same experience that is bugging you, and complaints can easily evolve into a problem-solving conversation.

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an accusation can even be made.

So, that’s it then. Instead of asking women to dress in riot gear and never consume alcohol or walk alone, we will just ask them to avoid straight men. But, yikes, that won’t work either.

Because some of the gay men I know are the first ones to grope a woman at a party without her consent and completely write that off as being no big deal.

We’ll ask women, then, to just avoid all men — regardless of their sexual orientation.

And that might work if it weren’t for the internalized misogyny that causes women on my timeline to shame other women, who speak out about their harassment, for what they wear and how much they drink.

The problem with rape culture is often portrayed as being singularly perpetuated by straight frat guys (who often don’t make a case for themselves to suggest an alternative framing of the issue). And that’s problematic, because that portrayal fails to acknowledge the misogyny we all partake in.

Asking women to do things differently so that they may avoid being assaulted is just as inane as pretending that this issue is subcultural rather than societal. Rape culture isn’t merely a college thing or a frat guy thing or a strictly heterosexual thing but an America thing. Ask yourself how you fit into the issue.

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‘Legally Blonde: The Musical’ sells out Sarah Shepard Staff Reporter

The Missouri State University Theatre and Dance Department finished a successful run of their latest production, “Legally Blonde.”

Five performances were given, starting on October 13-17 in Coger Theatre in Craig Hall. Almost every performance was sold out.

The musical follows Elle Woods, a bright- blonde UCLA sorority girl who follows her ex-boyfriend, Warner Huntington III, to Harvard Law in an attempt to prove herself after being dumped because she wasn’t serious girlfriend material.

From there, the show features her struggles at Harvard Law School, where she starts attempting to win Warner back, but finds a more worthwhile goal.

Elle, of course, brings along her pet Chihuahua, Bruiser; the MSU production featured two live dogs in their performances.

Cast members fostered the dogs and are in the process of adopting the animals. The cast and crew have been very vocal in supporting the adoption and fostering of pets; there was even a display table outside of the theatre

with more information on the process.

While the show was fun and comedic, senior theatre major, Natalie Gorman, who plays Elle Woods in the MSU production, doesn’t want the audience to overlook the underlying themes.

“Elle is more than just a stereotypical sorority girl. She is a champion for women’s rights; she is a champion for equality for everyone,” Gorman said.

The musical was full of high-energy dance numbers and songs. Gorman spoke of the difficulties that came with the fast-paced show.

“It was challenging energy-wise and stamina-wise,” Gorman said.

“The show is so go-go-go, and Elle doesn’t leave the stage, so I had to find ways to keep energy up and improve my stamina throughout the rehearsal process.”

The preparation process for the show was quite extensive, according to stage manager Jantzen Bates, a senior design, technology and stage management major. They rehearsed five nights each week for five weeks, The hard work paid off, with and then they did a ten-hour tech re- standing ovations given at the end of hearsal along with a dress rehearsal. opening night along with lots of After that, they took the stage for the laughter, Bates said. performances.

The cast put forth a wonderful

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effort, with a hilarious Greek chorus that guided Elle through her hardships and a spot-on Paulette by Liv Gallo, a senior musical theatre major.

“The actors seemed to create real

chemistry on the stage. I absolutely loved it,” Kaitlyn Frangenberg, a sophomore early childhood education major, said of the show on Friday night.

FSL organizations recognized nationally Bailey Vassalli Staff Reporter @BaileyVassalli Throughout 2015 and 2016, eight fraternities and sororities were presented with nearly 30 national awards combined.

Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Nu, Delta Chi and Phi Gamma Delta received national recognition.

The Zeta Sigma chapter of Alpha Chi Omega won the Chapter Innovation Award for Sorority Field Day and Seeking the Heights: Policies and Standards in 2015. One of last year’s seniors, Ellie Edwards, was also presented with the Estelle Leonard Outstanding Senior Award in 2015.

“It definitely an awesome feeling,” Abby Rittenhouse, junior marketing major and president of Alpha Chi Omega, said. “It just makes me really proud of all of the chapter members.

We wouldn’t be getting all of these awards without them. It comes from the women of the chapter and their commitment and involvement.”

The Gamma Mu chapter of Alpha Delta Pi was awarded for Excellence in Finance in 2015 and Excellence in Panhellenic, Philanthropy and Recruitment and Marketing in 2016. They were also the recipients of the 3-Diamond Award; receiving the 3-Diamond Award means their chapter had above a 95-percent retention rate of new members, members maintained a GPA over 3.5 and 85 percent of their members are involved in another group on campus. Pres-

ident Savannah Moore says the 3-Diamond award is one that her chapter is proudest of.

“We were one of six chapters nationwide to get this award,” Moore, junior administrative management major, said. “I’m honestly just so excited.”

The Beta Sigma chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha received the 4-Star Chapter Award in both 2015 and 2016, and the Recruitment Excellence Award in 2016.

“Our chapter was really average for a while on the national level,” Taylor Proske, senior communication science and disorders major, said. “To have recently come up from that has been really cool to see. Since I was a freshman to now, it’s a completely different organization.”

The Theta Lambda chapter of Pi Kappa Phi received the Founders Award, an award Champion Master Chapter along with Excellence in Membership Experience, Governance, and Recruitment in 2015. Three of the chapter’s members––Andrew Geer, Brandon Jeson, and Connor Aller––received the David D. Morgan Scholarship in 2015. Current president, Aller was recognized for being a Pi Kapp Scholar in 2016 NINA TODEA/THE STANDARD “It makes me feel pretty good, but it’s always a collaborative effort to win those awards,” (From left) Connor Aller, President of Pi Kappa Phi; Caitlin Schaefer, Executive Aller, junior accounting major said. “It’s defi- Vice President of Alpha Delta Pi; Luke Wiesboeck, President of Sigma Nu; nitely a group effort and mentality to win these and Taylor Proske, President of Alpha Sigma Alpha, show off their chapter’s kinds of awards.”

The Theta Sigma chapter of Sigma Nu was awards. given the Individual Scholarship Award in 2016.

“Retention is our main problem,” Wies- Phi Gamma Delta were not returned.

The chapter’s president, Luke Wiesboeck, said boeck, senior criminology and sociology major, that the fraternity has plans for improvement–– said. “They’re both on the rise.” mainly with retention and GPA. Emails to the presidents of Delta Chi and

Christian Campus House teaches about ‘Adult Life’ Matt Campanelli Staff Reporter @THE_MattyCamp There’s a lot more to college than just going to class. There’s organizations to join, sports to watch, tests to study for and, hopefully, a degree to earn. While there’s a lot to do in college, how much of it helps prepare you for life after graduation?

That’s where Christian Campus House is trying to help.

This semester, CCH has put together the series: Adult Life—Real Info for the Real World, to help teach students life skills they may not learn in college. The series is made up of four different sessions spread out over the semester.

The idea to do a series focused on

adult life came from Carly Schulte, women’s minister for CCH. Schulte graduated from the University of Missouri in 2012 and said she felt like there were some aspects of adult life she never really learned how to do while she was in college.

“Based on my experience, there were things I felt I wasn’t prepared for,” Schulte said. “I noticed there were a lot of practical life skills I didn’t know how to do.”

The four sessions this semester discuss health insurance, buying a house, workplace relationships and personal finances. Each session will have a guest speaker who is an expert in that field discussing and taking questions about the topic.

This isn’t the first time CCH has done this series.

“We did two sessions last semester about buying a house and personal finance. It was kind of a last-minute thing,” Schulte said.

This semester’s first session was Thursday, Sept. 22 and covered health insurance.

The second session for Thursday, Oct. 13 was supposed to cover buying a house but was canceled after the guest speaker had a family emergency. That session will not be rescheduled this semester, according to Schulte.

Just like college, there’s more to life after graduation than just using that expensive piece of paper to find a job.

Staying up all night studying for that midterm you know you’re going to fail might be important for your

grade, but probably won’t come in handy while trying to buy your first house.

Promising yourself that your days of procrastinating are over after you stayed up all night, again, to write a paper you had three weeks to write might be helpful depending on your career field––but probably won’t be very helpful figuring out health insurance.

The ideas for the topics came from a combination of what Schulte felt was important and what students she talked to felt were important to know according to Schulte.

According to Schulte, one of the motivations behind doing the series was to help students be prepared for life after getting a diploma.

“I want to give people a head-

start,” Schulte said. “I care that students know how to do these things.

I’m really looking forward to doing this more” Schulte says she would like to have the series each semester with rotating topics. Topics would include other things, such as buying a car, other forms of insurance, such as car insurance, and various important topics, according to Schulte.

The third session will be held on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 3:30 p.m. and will be about workplace relationships.

The fourth and final session of the semester will be Thursday, Nov. 10 at 3:30 p.m. and will be about personal finance. Both sessions will be held in room 308C in the Plaster Student Union.

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‘The Accountant’ Action-filled film performs well on big screen Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC Action movies come in many forms. Some are pure action with sprinklings of a plot. Others focus on flashy graphics, slow motion camerawork or just pure shock and awe.

Every movie is different, but there are some common characteristics. Modern action flicks lend themselves to lots of gunplay or hand-tohand combat, while some others focus on the intense gore and general violence. To have a good action movie, you need just the right balance of these and a few other factors.

To have a great action film, you need all of these traits laid on top of a well-written story.

“The Accountant,” directed by Gavin O’Connor and written by Bill Dubuque, has a healthy dose of this mix.

The main character, known primarily under the cover name Christian Wolff, is played by Ben Affleck. The accountant is introduced to the audience as a man who is, of sorts, a forensic accountant.

His job is to dive deep into the less-thanlegal books of crime syndicates, cartels, assassins and many other dangerous people and conduct an audit of sorts. When money goes missing, it’s his job to figure out who is responsible.

How does he do this? Simple. He’s a mathematical savant. Christian Wolff has a high-functioning form of autism, but he is also exceptionally gifted with numbers, puzzles and critical thinking. Relationships, communicating and reading social cues pose a huge challenge for him. At times, he is prone to outbursts of aggression.

With some weapons and hand-to-hand training picked up along the way, he has certainly learned to channel this aggression toward those who violate his moral code. Using his mathematical gifts, Affleck’s character discovers a huge sum of money has been stolen from a robotics company. But when his investigation is cut short and his life is threatened, he goes on a violent tear to bring down the person who tried to have him killed.

The body count begins to pile up very quickly from there. Affleck’s character is ruthless, cold, calculated and incredibly dangerous, to put it lightly.

All the while, he’s being tracked down by supporting cast J.K. Simmons and Cynthia Addai-Robinson, who play treasury agents

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charged with tracking down financial crimes.

The movie itself does a great job of mimicking Affleck’s character. While there’s plenty of action to keep viewers interested, it does so in a way that portrays the cold and calculated personality of the accountant himself.

There are enough twists and turns in this crime/action/drama to keep you guessing for most of the movie, but if you’re very attentive, you might catch some hints about the air of mystery that surrounds the characters and discover just how they’re all connected.

The action, camerawork and character development are truly what make this movie shine. The music is good and appears pretty standard for an action flick, but there are a few moments where it helps paint a great scene.

As an added bonus, audiences get an excellent perspective about people who have special needs or mental challenges, as well as great information about how common autism is in our world.

If you’re looking to take your night from “boring time at home” to “pink mist and shell casings,” then look no further than “The Accountant.”

See it in theaters

Wait for DVD Don’t waste your money

It’s the season of pumpkin spice, melted caramel and everything fall. These things are everywhere from cakes to pie and lattes. But how much of the nutrients from their original crops are in these treats?

If you want to get an actual binge on fall flavors, check out a local market or grocery store for ways to add to your daily diet.

Most fall treats carry the taste of seasonal fruits and vegetables. There are many ways to get the nutrients from an apple or pumpkin.

“Think about adding it to things other than desert,” Sarah Murray, senior instructor in the dietetics department said.

“You can bake a pumpkin down and scoop it out yourself (and) add it to things like oatmeal.”

Most foods are cheaper when they’re in-season and in

store, and can be a healthy addition to many meals.

Some can be over-enjoyed.

With three major American holidays within 90 days of each other, some take this is their only opportunity to have candy, pie and specialty breads.

Don’t forget to be mindful of the possibility of overeating in the colder seasons. According to Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D., founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, although it varies from person to person, one can gain five-to-seven pounds in the winter.

The Starbucks in the Plaster Student Union said they make an estimated 200 pumpkin-flavored drinks a day. A venti pumpkin spice Frappuccino at Starbucks is 500 calories Kylie Blacksher, sophomore and supervisor at the Starbucks in the PSU, said their total sales are an estimated $4,000 a day for the past

month. Blacksher says she attributes the increase in sales, especially hot drinks, to fall.

“The caramel macchiato is probably our best seller,” Blacksher said.

The artificial flavors are not the only way these can be enjoyed.

“I would question how much pumpkin is actually in them,” Murray said. She says it’s probably not worth the calories and sugar.

Murray said the best way to enjoy cool weather crops, from squash to cranberries, is to get the nutrients the way they come: straight from the ground.

Fall is also a busy time of the year for most, which could explain the jump in Starbucks sales. Some find it difficult to stick to their previous routines of diet and exercise. Health officials suggest getting a workout in whenever you can.

Don’t deny yourself your favorite fall treat. Every once in awhile, treat yo self!

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Western Illinois wide receiver Lance Lenoir gets pushed out of bounds. Lenoir had seven catches for 142 yards in Western Illinois’ win.

HOMECOMING HEARTBREAKER WIU’s touchdown with 43 seconds left ruins Bears’ rally

Wyatt Wheeler Sports Editor @realYitWheeler

Down 17 going into the fourth quarter, all hope seemed to be lost for the Missouri State Bears, but an incredible fourth quarter rally came up just short in the Bears’ 38-35 loss to No. 12 Western Illinois.

The Bears (3-3, 1-2) scored 21 unanswered points to give themselves a 35-31 lead with 3:02 left in the game.

Leatherneck running back Devon Moore fumbled the ball after MSU’s first

fourth-quarter touchdown, and he was the one to punch in Western Illinois’ game winning touchdown with 43 seconds left in the game.

“It’s tough,” Bears head coach Dave Steckel said. “I feel bad for the kids because they put so much into it and did a great job in the second half.”

MSU’s offense could get nothing going in the first half, only having 123 of total offense and 63 of those yards came on a trick play which had sophomore tailback Jason Randall setting up the Bears for their first touchdown of the day.

“We started out slow and came out the second half firing,” senior starting quarterback Brodie Lambert said.

“Had we played the way we played the second half, we would’ve won that game no doubt.”

The Bears opened up their playbook and were taking shots down field, while in the first half they took more of a conservative approach.

Early in the fourth, senior wide receiver LeMarcus Stewart broke a tackle to score a 49-yard touchdown pass from Lambert.

One minute and 17 seconds later, senior wide receiv-

er Zac Hoover brought in a three-yard touchdown pass from Lambert to capitalize off Moore’s fumble.

The Bears would come away with a few key stops to set-up their go-ahead touchdown with a Lambert pass to junior wide receiver Deion Holliman with 4:22 left in the game.

WIU would go on a 11play, 75-yard drive to score on a fourth and goal from the one. After having the key fumble earlier in the fourth, Moore was the one to punch in the game winner for the Leathernecks.

“When it comes down to

it, you have to have trust in your teammates that everyone is going to do their job,” junior linebacker Kurran Blamey said. “If one person messes up, that could be it, as you saw at the end.”

The Bears were without star junior wide receiver Malik Earl due to a foot injury.

Multiple Bear receivers, including Holliman, stepped up in the fourth quarter in Earl’s absence.

“When you have an elite receiver out, we knew we needed someone to step up,” Holliman said. “We knew we had to build off each other’s energy.”

Holliman brought in one of Lambert’s MSU record-tying five touchdown passes.

Lambert is one of four Bears to ever throw for five touchdowns. He also had four touchdown passes in all of last season. Lambert also threw the ball to the wrong team three times, including on the potential game winning drive. “(Lambert) is a really smart kid,” Steckel said. “(Lambert) is believing in himself and he’s doing a fine job for us. Now we just need to limit some of the turnovers and keep going with the rewarding.”

Wheeler: No quit in Prondzinski hat trick loss to Leathernecks gives women’s soccer first conference win Wyatt Wheeler Sports Editor @realYitWheeler

There we were: The guy next to me was packing his bags to go home, while others started to write their articles about how the Bears looked like last year’s Bears and that we hyped up the rest of the season for nothing.

Man, the media sucks!

But wait! A glimpse of hope!

Western Illinois’ Devon Moore fumbles and gives the Bears the ball back in good field position! The Bears score a touchdown! Then the Bears score another touchdown and take the lead!

They’re going to do it! The Bears are going to beat the Leathernecks!

Moore redeems himself with a game-winning touchdown run with a little over 30 seconds left.

Darn. Here’s what I saw in Saturday’s loss to Western Illinois:

Conservative Offense

With star wide receiver Malik Earl surprisingly out with a foot injury, quarterback Brodie Lambert was without his go-to guy.

It was a problem early.

The Bears had only 123 yards of offense in the first half, with half those yards coming on one run by Jason Randall.

The Bears were running very simple plays and weren’t looking for anything down the field.

Lambert blamed the slow start on the different looks that WIU was giving them, but the adjustments have to come faster if that was indeed the case.

In the second half, the Bears came out throwing the ball downfield and the MSU receivers were burning the WIU secondary the whole half.

Lambert missed a few deep balls and MSU receivers dropped a concerning number of balls that would have resulted in easy touchdowns.

The Bears offense was conservative against a very good North Dakota State defense, and that resulted in only three points for the whole game.

This week against Western Illinois, the Bears were on their way to being held to a minimal amount of points again, until the Bears made their halftime adjustments and opened up their playbook.

Their second half resulted in 272 yards and 28 MSU points.

Like Lambert said, if the Bears played the first half the same way that they played the second, there’s no doubt that the Bears would have won the game.

No quit in this team

Head coach Dave Steckel wasn’t that impressed with how his football team fought back in their 38-35 loss on Saturday.

“To me, that’s what they’re supposed to do,” Steckel said.

Well that’s what we should expect to come out of a coach, in any sport. Lambert expanded on what he saw in his team’s second-half battle.

“It shows heart,” Lambert said. “Nobody quit. That’s what I love about our guys. We left it all out on the field.”

That’s more like it.

It felt like the Bears were down by more than they were throughout most of the game, until they made their fourth quarter rally. Somehow, the Bears were still in it and they even had a late fourth-quarter lead.

The Bears did not quit. Even after costly turnovers, dropped wide-open passes and overthrown open passes, the Bears never quit.

That’s why the game came down to a fourthand-goal at the one. It was a good, hard-fought football game that the Bears came out on the wrong side of.

With more experience in these situations, the Bears will come out on top in more closely contested games.

The MVFC is hard

I’ve written it before, and I’ll probably write it next week; the Missouri Valley Football Conference is a very difficult conference to play in.

Western Illinois was ranked No. 12 going into this game, and they’ll be ranked even higher after a win.

Football’s a game of inches, and the Bears were inches away from coming up with the upset.

The Bears are headed nowhere but up.

They’re playing tough competition every week and eventually, they will be one of the top teams in the Valley.

Once this offense starts clicking for all four quarters, the sky will be the limit for this football team, and the Bears will be among the top teams in the Valley.

If they aren’t, don’t come after me. I’ll be graduated by then (hopefully), and I (hopefully) won’t be writing for The Standard.

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Brian Wright Staff Reporter @WWritersNews As the clock finally reached triple zeros on the scoreboard at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium, relief was the only emotion the faces of the Missouri State women’s soccer team could muster.

After a month of one-point losses and ties, the Bears conquered conference rival Indiana State in a 3-1 victory on Homecoming.

“The really big difference I saw was that we finished chances today,” head coach Rob Brewer said. “We have not done that all year.

We’ve been in games ... we’ve had the opportunities but we haven’t quite had the composure to finish. So, today is hopefully a great sign that we’re getting better.”

The Bears started the Homecoming Game aggressive, taking two shots on IDSU senior goalie, Brittany San Roman. However, the Sycamores were able to take control of the ball, sprint down field and score. Putting the Bears in a 1-0 hole at the 20-minute mark.

After the goal, the team had a meeting on the field to sort things out.

“It’s always rough when you put yourself in the situation where now you have to really chase the game, being down a goal,” Brewer said. But I thought they responded pretty well.

They had a little meeting about it , sorted it out. They moved on.”

Eight minutes later, freshman forward Ashley Coonfield kicked the ball, and it struck the crossbar. Sophomore forward Brooke Prondzinski rebounded the ball with her head to score and tie the game 1-1.

Bears then made a substitution, bringing senior midfielder Molly Brewer off the bench.

Thirty-one seconds later, Brewer scored after junior midfielder Rachel Catrell kicked a crossing assist.

“I just stepped on the field. At that point you’re kind of shaking off nerves, trying to get into the momentum that’s already been going,” Molly Brewer said.

Brooke Zimmerman got a ball at her feet and she was able to commit the defender, who was originally marking me, the ball was then volleyed between Bear teammates. Brewer was attempting to cross the ball again, instead however the ball crossed the line for a score and a 2-1 Bears lead.

In the 86th minute Prondzinski scored again giving her a total of three goals in 2016, tying a team-high. 2015 first-team All Missouri Val-

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Brooke Prondzinski ley Conference selection Mary Disidore said the last month has been extremely emotional for the team. Despite the losing, the team has had to quickly recover emotionally and continue to play.

“You get defeated and you don’t have time to stay there,” Disidore said. “So we’ve had to pick our teammates back up, ourselves back up and immediately just escalate back to that high intensity. So we take that low feeling and turn it into something that can push us.”

Disidore described the win as amazing and what the team needed to get back on track.

“We came together and we basically just said let’s play us. Let’s do what we’ve been doing and actually use what we’ve been practicing and have fun. When we go out there and have fun, we play the best soccer we’re ever going to play,” Disidore said.

The Bears currently sit in sixth place in the MVC standings. Out of the seven competing teams, only six can make it to the conference tournament. If the Bears can string together a few more victories, they could potentially play a MVC conference game at Allison South.

Saturday’s win has created some momentum that could help the team accomplish that goal.

“This is a turning point for us. I think we are going forward with a lot of momentum. We want to take on the rest of our league games with as much effort and zest as we can,” Molly Brewer said.

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THE #BEARATHON MAN Alec McChesney Staff Reporter @Alec_McChesney

It’s safe to say that Missouri State University’s Homecoming and my Bearathon lived up to the lofty expectations we bestowed upon them.

In the five home games on Saturday, the Bears finished with a 2-1-1 record. The day started with a wonderful display of spirit at the Homecoming parade. Even at 9 a.m., it was evident the Bears were ready to seize the day.

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Alec McChesney, the #Bearathon Man, starts his day at field hockey.

As the parade came to a close, the action picked up at Betty and Bobby Allison North Stadium where the MSU Field Hockey team hosted the Central Michigan Chippewas. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Bears sported pink uniforms.

Let’s just say this: MSU came ready to play. Minutes into the first half, senior Liz Young put the Bears on the board first with a beautiful snipe. As someone who had never been to a field hockey game before, I was falling in love. I had no idea the amount of excitement involved in the game.

The Bears took a 2-0 lead into the half.

Once halftime hit, I sprinted over to the Betty and Bobby Allison South for the start of

the Women’s soccer game. The soccer Bears were taking on Indiana State in an important Missouri Valley Conference match-up.

Just know that when I say I sprinted to a stadium, I mean I literally sprinted. If you were fortunate enough to be on-campus yesterday, there’s almost no doubt you saw me running around. Anyway, I finally made it over to the soccer game, and the momentum carried from field hockey to soccer.

Once halftime of the soccer game hit, I darted back over for the finish of the field hockey game. The Chippewas scored to cut the lead to 2-1, but the Bears held on for their second victory of the season. One game down, one victory.

Back to the women’s soccer game I went.

At this point, my phone was dying, I was exhausted and extremely hungry. But then, Kassie Flynn started doing flip throw-ins and I caught a second wind. One of many second winds needed throughout the Bearathon. Anyway, back to soccer.

With less than five minutes remaining, Brooke Prondzinski scored her second goal of the game. Women’s soccer defeated the Sycamores 3-1.

Two games down, two victories for the Bears.

The Bearathon continued as a I ran from women’s soccer to BearFest Village. At this point, I desperately needed a phone charger and a water but instead found my way to a tent that offered me a free hot dog. Respect.

Bear fans came to play (or party) on Homecoming. Bearfest Village was as packed as ever and frankly, the students of Missouri State truly did BearUp. With just 20 percent battery remaining on my cell phone, I entered Plaster Stadium for the MSU Football game against the twelfth ranked Western Illinois Leathernecks. It was now time for the football Bears to step up. And, they did.

Without Malik Earl at wide receiver, the Bears’ offense struggled in the first half. At the break, MSU trailed WIU 17-7. The second half was much different, and the Bears’ offense came to life. It all started with senior

quarterback Brodie Lambert. Lambert tied the MSU record with five touchdown passes on the day.

His last touchdown pass gave the Bears a 35-31 lead with just 4:22 remaining in the game. Unfortunately for Missouri State, the Leathernecks drove down the field and scored a touchdown. Though the Bears fell to WIU, they played an excellent game and competed valiantly till the clock ran out.

Three games down, two victories for the Bears.

It was at this point that I headed home. I know, it was disappointing that I had to leave campus. But, I needed to grab my laptop and a phone charger. Once I got home, I chugged two bottles of water, grabbed my charger and laptop, used the restroom and headed back to campus.

Sadly, the football game ran longer than expected and I missed the entire swimming event. It just didn’t work out, and I send my formal apologies to the members of Missouri State University swim team.

I made my way back to Allison South for the last game of the night: MSU men’s soccer versus the Drake Bulldogs. Ninety minutes were all that stood before me and the end of the Bearathon. I am not going to lie. I had mixed emotions. I had fallen in love with the Bearathon, and I wanted it continue. At the same time, I had been awake for way too

long.

Of course, the Bears and the Bulldogs decided that I should stay on campus a little bit longer. After both teams scored a goal in the first half, the second half saw zero goals.

The Bears played the bulk of the second half one man down, as senior Jack Griffin received a red card.

After 90 minutes of soccer, the game was still tied, and overtime was necessary. Ten minutes of time didn’t do the trick, as neither team found the back of the net. This was it.

As the Bears and Bulldogs geared up for the second overtime, the Bearathon would come to a close at its end. All 10 minutes were used, and no goals were scored.

Five games, two victories, one loss, one tie.

Ten hours and 50 minutes. That’s how long the Bearathon lasted. I’ll see you next year Homecoming. McChesney out.

Just hold on, we’re going home with a draw against Drake Alec McChesney Staff Reporter @Alec_McChesney Even though the Missouri State men’s soccer team played with just 10 men for close to 60 minutes, they were still able to come away with a 1-1 draw against the Drake Bulldogs.

Less than 10 minutes into the second half, MSU’s Jack Griffin was issued a red card, forcing the Bears to play a man down for the remainder of the game.

“Taking a red card that early in the second half is obviously going to be difficult, but I thought the team really rallied to play a brilliant second half to the get the result,” sophomore goalkeeper Liam Priestley said.

Before the red card, the Bears and the Bulldogs exchanged possession and goals. The action picked up in the ninth minute of the game when the Bulldogs were called for a handball in the box, resulting in a penalty kick for the Bears.

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Midfielder Phil Woods defends in game vs Drake.

But, much to the dismay of the Bears, Drake’s goalie Darrin Macleod made a diving stop on Emmerich Hoegg’s penalty kick attempt.

Just 10 minutes after the missed penalty kick, MSU won a corner kick. Throughout the course of the game, the Bears threatened on a number of corner kicks, but they capitalized on this one. Senior midfielder Phil Woods sent the corner to the middle of the box where junior defender Rob Oslica met the ball with his head. u See MEN’S SOCCER on page 8

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Five MSU alumni were honored at the Wall of Fame event on Friday, Oct. 14.

Former faculty honored on Wall of Fame

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On Oct 14 Missouri State University’s “Wall of Fame” welcomed five new honorees.

The Wall of Fame, a set of plaques on the third floor of the PSU, is set to honor emeriti at least, five years of retirement. They must have performed “service that has resulted in meaningful change. They are individuals that are respected by their peers, “ Dr. Dee Sisco, vice president of student affairs, said.

The nominees must also have worked at least ten years for the university at some point.

The Nomination Committee for the Wall of Fame took suggestions from both faculty and students.

“It’s actually the students who are excited to nominate these individuals. You can see how these people really affected the students’ lives,” Clif Smart said.

The ceremony, held in The Robert W. Ballroom, honored five such individuals: Dr. Don Aripoli, William Thagett, Wayne Bartee, Dr. Lawrence Banks Jr. and Michael Smith.

Dr. Don Aripoli was honored for starting and overhauling MSU’s Enrollment Office.

This was credited towards raising and maintaining the enrollments standards.

Dr. Lawrence Banks Jr. was the first physics professor on campus. Banks was also the

Dean of Natural and Applied Sciences.

Wayne Bartee, former department head of history, “motivated students around him to explore their interests and pursue their expertise,” Dr. Peter Hoeffer, chair of MSU’s board of Governors, said.

William Daggett was the campus’s first librarian and first men’s basketball coach. Daggett developed the library science curriculum to inspire students to pursue history and academics.

Daggett is survived by the William Daggett Society, founded in 2010, which strives to fund the historical book and document endowments at MSU. The final honoree was Michael Smith, former voice of KSMU. His work increased the audience of KSMU from 11,000 to 50,000.

Smith maintained high expectations and learning opportunities for the media and journalism students on campus.

“We instructed students in position of responsibility,” said Smith. The radio personality and instructor explained that he wouldn’t have been to achieve the award without his mentors and team.

To conclude, the honorees had their names attached to the Wall of Fame.

“There is no doubt that people make difference in the success of an organization. To be here today, to celebrate the best of the best, is truly an honor,” Dr. Hoeffer said.

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“Today’s students will be the new, To find out more about Bogle’s campaign, optimistic face of our next generation you can visit votebogle.com. of political leaders, but that all starts with voting this November. So it doesn’t ation. Previously, he worked as the Government matter if you tweet #ImWithHer, you’re on the Relations Coordinator for the MGA and as a Trump Train or you’re stuck somewhere in Legislative Intern for the Missouri House of between. You absolutely have to seize your Representatives. chance to vote on Election Day and be a part Bogle resides in Affton, Missouri, where of determining the direction for our nation and he lives with his wife, Clare. If you are interour state.” ested in finding out more about Bogle’s camCurrently, Bogle is the Director of Com- paign, you can find it at votebogle.com. munications for the Missouri Grocers Associ-

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Oslica’s header found the back of the net and gave MSU an early 1-0 lead. The goal was Oslica’s third on the season. Following the goal, the Bears dominated the majority of the first half. Possession went back and forth, but MSU held Drake scoreless until the 44th minute.

Like the Bears, Drake’s Scott Miselhorn capitalized on a corner kick by finding the back of the net with his header. The Bulldogs’ goal evened the score at one as the first 45 minutes came to a close.

In the 52nd minute, Griffin received the red card, and the momentum shifted in favor of the Bulldogs. From the moment Griffin was sent off, Drake outshot Missouri State 10-3, but Priestley and the Bears’ defense stood tall.

Late in the second half, with the score still locked at one, Drake’s James Wypych launched

giving. That is my goal is to have it ready by thanksgiving.”

Once the campus NAACP chapter is approved, they are already planning on collaborating with other multicultural organizations.

“To be in the NAACP you do not have to be African American which is a common misconception but it’s not true,” Spears said. “You want everybody who basically stands up for what the NAACP stands for.”

a shot from just inside the box. The shot beat Priestley, but ricocheted off the post going out-of-bounds. That was the last true test for Priestley, who finished with five saves on the night.

After 90 minutes of play, the two teams were still in a stalemate, so the game headed to overtime. Golden goal applies in college soccer overtimes, so the first team to score would subsequently win the match.

Two overtimes went by, and no goals were scored. Playing a man down for most of the second half, and two 10-minute overtime periods, MSU held on to tie Drake.

“Obviously, we want to win the games but with the situation we had to tonight, we really dug in,” Priestley said. “It’s a credit to the guys on our team.”

With the tie, MSU improves to 7-4-2 and 3-1-1 in the MVC. The Bears have only four regular season games before the MVC Tournament begins.

“We just got to keep at it, get back to training and keep getting better, continue to get good results out there,” Priestley said.

them?’ That is not an accurate representation of who we are as a people, so I hope that this book is more accurate.”

Noblin credits her success in writing to her time in the English department at Missouri State. However, for a time, creative writing was a path of uncertainty.

“I’ve always loved to write,

so I got a degree in creative writing. My parents were like, ‘What are you going to do with a degree in creative writing?’

Now I teach, but I had no idea what I was going to do…it’s worked out.”

Noblin’s childhood friend, Rhiannon Megenhardt, also originally from Koshkonong, came to the book signing Tuesday night to congratulate her friend.

“We graduated together,” Megenhardt said. “We had such a small school that every grade was really close. So, we

were really close in high school, and she’s exactly the same as she was in high school. We’ve stayed in touch through social media, but we live so far apart we never see each other. She’s still the sweetest person ever. I’m so proud of her, and she’s worked so hard.”

Noblin returned for her book release and signing and shared: “I feel like I learned how to write (at Missouri State University.)”