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Over the weekend, the Missouri State football team defeated No. 9 Illinois State.

Performances from quarterback Peyton Huslig, cornerback Darius Joseph, defensive end Eric Johnson and running back Jason Randall helped the Bears to a win.

The Bears’ win over the Redbirds moved them to No. 24 in the STATS FCS Poll. This is the first time the Bears have earned a rank in any poll since 2014.

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Missouri State University has reached a settlement in a recent claim against a New York law firm for the remaining amount owed to the university for the naming rights of JQH Arena.

The law firm, JD Holdings LLC, agreed in the settlement to pay $8.4 million over four installments, beginning in 2019 and ending in 2022, according to a university press release.

The firm previously paid $1.2 million in May 2018, totaling the payments to $10.2 million.

“We are very pleased with the settlement agreement. We think the terms are fair,” MSU President Clif Smart said. “And we’re optimistic that, between the settlement and the resale of the naming rights, the university will recoup the amount still owed.”

The university previously received $24.4 million in payments from the Revocable Trust of John Q. Hammons for the arena’s naming rights, according to the release. However, the trust’s payment obligations were transferred to JD Holdings LLC in May 2018 during a bankruptcy settlement between the trust and the law firm.

According to the release, this settlement allows the university to “plan for the future” and work to form a redemption of the trust’s bond portion on April 1, 2022, which would save $3 million in interest.

The MSU Board of Governors’ Executive Committee approved the settlement on Sept. 19 followed by the MSU Foundation Board of Trustees’ approval on Sept. 21, according to the release.

The terms of the proposed settlement are now awaiting final approval from bankruptcy court.

In addition to the settlement, the university’s license of Hammons Field will be extended through June 30, 2030.

The license fee is $225,000 per year but could increase subsequent to an annual consumer price index increase, according to the release.

Smart speaks on state of the university AMANDA SULLIVAN Sports Editor @mandasullivan14 Missouri State University President Clif Smart and Provost Frank Einhellig focused on areas Missouri State did well in over the last year — like increased enrollment rates — and areas that Missouri State could improve on — like focusing on raises for the faculty — during the State of the University address on Oct. 1.

Smart’s plan for the university in the coming year included five initiatives: Find a strategic way to grow academic programs, improve retention rates, expand Idea Commons, advocate for more state funding and increase compensation for faculty and staff.

Increasing compensation was a strong focus of the crowd, as questions about budget, raises and expenses were brought up.

“Our budget situation is the most challenging thing we deal

with,” Smart said. “Stephen Foucart, our chief financial officer, and I are always looking at, ‘How do we continue to fund the university to make it both a good place to work and to accomplish our mission?’”

Smart mentioned the University of Missouri, who spent a large sum of their budget on marketing to potential new students.

He said Missouri State is unable to spend as much on marketing because the university is focused on ensuring a proper education to those on campus by paying faculty and staff.

Smart specifically highlighted the effect of limited state funding on raises for staff across the board. This was the first time in Smart’s seven years that this has happened.

“We will, and we must, do better this year,” Smart said.

Smart started the address by highlighting some of the university’s greatest successes. Missouri State is bringing mechanical u See SMART, page 10

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University President Clif Smart gave the annual State of the University address on Oct. 1.

Jenna Bush Hager delivers Public Affairs keynote, focuses on ‘Unity in Community’ AFTON HARPER Staff Reporter @affie888 The lights begin to dim. The audience settles as Clif Smart makes his way up to the lectern in the middle of the stage at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. His voice echoes through the large room where hundreds of people of all ages await the introduction of the public affairs keynote speaker — Jenna Bush Hager.

Bush Hager, a contributing correspondent on “The Today Show” and daughter of former President George W. Bush, began her speech at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25.

The Public Affairs Conference theme was “Unity in Community,” which focuses on encouraging citizens to get involved and help their communities, according to the MSU website.

Hager said people are divided in our country now more than ever and there are many ways that we can help in our communities to bring people together. Bush Hager also said people tend to get bogged down in the everyday negativity of our news cycle.

“It’s important that we realize that we have voices and that we can use them for good,” Bush Hager said. “I just got back from Africa. I watched as these women

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were changing their communities — these were people living in some of the most marginalized areas of the world. They were in power to make their communities better for their kids and for the other people living there.”

There are people right here in Springfield that need our help, Bush Hager said.

“I think so many times we can think the problems are too big for individuals to help, but they’re not,” Bush Hager said.

Bush Hager said she wanted her audience to have fun but also realize how powerful they are.

“I think my talk is full of stories of singular people — of one person who has changed the lives of so many,” Bush Hager said. “And these people aren’t famous; they aren’t necessarily powerful. They just use their voices the right way to make a change.”

Bush Hager said Barbara Bush, her grandmother and former first lady of the United States, inspired her to do what she is doing today.

“We miss her so much, and now that I have reflected on her life and that I have read these stories about her … I do think she was an inspiration, and I didn’t even really know it,” Bush Hager said.

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Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush and correspondent on “The Today Show,” spoke in Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing u See HAGER, page 9 Arts on Sept. 25.

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‘We Need To Talk’: Journalist shares tips for better conversations LAINEY SANDERS Staff Reporter “Unity in Community” was the theme for Missouri State’s Public Affairs Conference, and Celeste Headlee, a journalist, professional speaker and author, shared lessons on how to enhance personal and professional relationships by learning how to communicate more effectively in her lecture, “Ten Ways to Have a Better Conversation.”

Headlee said it’s important that people have face-to-face conversations, and knowing how to have better ones can make them easier.

“We tend to overestimate how well we talk,” Headlee said. “We tend to overestimate how well we communicate to other people … but the other thing is conversation is not really about talking.”

Her ten tips are: don’t multitask; don’t lecture; ask open-ended questions; go with the flow; if you don’t know, say you don’t know; don’t equate your experience with theirs; try not to repeat yourself; leave out the details; listen; be NINA TODEA/THE STANDARD brief.

It’s hard to have a better conversation and Celeste Headlee speaks about the ten ways to have better conversations,

connection with someone when people don’t realize that they, like everyone else, try to turn the conversation back to themselves. People are doing this because they are unknowingly getting rewarded by a chemical called dopamine. Headlee mentioned a study done at Harvard.

“They found out that talking about yourself, what scientists call self-disclosure, activates the exact same pleasure center in the brain as sex and heroin,” Headlee said.

She said humans often find creative ways to keep talking about themselves so that the brain can keep producing dopamine.

Since it’s inherently pleasurable for people to talk about themselves, Headlee said most of us feel the conversation would be easier if the other person didn’t talk.

“Dopamine makes you a terrible person,” Headlee said. “It makes you greedy. It makes you the type of person who takes things from others because you need that dopamine shot.”

On the flip side, there is serotonin.

“Serotonin is the neurotransmitter that is lasting, not addictive,” Headlee said. “It’s felt only in your brain. It’s cerebral; it’s the kind of

including trying not to repeat yourself.

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For here or to-go? SGA wants to know Student government considers togo meals for dining halls AFTON HARPER Staff Reporter @affie888 Student Government Association is considering a plan that would allow students to bring their dining hall meal with them on-the-go.

This plan would allow students with a pre-existing meal plan to use to-go boxes in any of the dining halls on the Missouri State University campus.

Students would leave their BearPass at the front counter while they fill up their recyclable to-go box, said Sydney Ladendecker, SGA director of student affairs.

When the students return, they would return their previous box so it can be washed and they will receive a different one.

“What I'm proposing in the coming weeks, however, is just a pilot program to see if a full-scale program is warranted,” Ladendecker said.

Ladendecker said projects similar to this have existed on campus for at least the past four years.

“It's one of the projects I received at the beginning of the year to check in to as students have needed a program like this, but there hasn't been one available,” Ladendecker said.

Chartwells has funded pilot projects in the past, but students who were involved in the test didn’t utilize the system, according to Ladendecker.

“For this relaunch, I'm seeking out individuals that fit the demographics of students who would benefit from this — commuters, athletes, theatre and education majors.”

Joy Bounds, the grill cook at Blair-Shannon Dining Hall, said this would make her area chaotic and she wouldn’t mind if she had an extra hand if it were implemented.

“I think it’ll take away from the staff getting to know our students personally … they are not going to know much about the dining hall experience,” Bounds said. “It might be a time saver for students, but it is not necessarily going to be a great dining experience.”

On the other hand, Jacqueline Baetz, sophomore undecided major, said she would use this plan.

“I know a lot of people don’t come (to Blair-Shannon) because they get stressed out by all the people here, so I feel like it would be better than dining in,” Baetz said.

Ladendecker said she’s hoping to raise approximately $150 in funds to request the SGA Senate to roll the pilot program out in the spring for this to-go plan. It is the SGA Senate's decision if it is actually implemented.

If extended to a full program, students might have to pay $5 or $6 to cover the cost of a lost or damaged to-go tray.

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Noise-rockers KEN Mode return to their roots with new album, ‘Loved’ JOEY MUELLER Reviewer Often enough, music artists find success when they are able to take their core sound and mold it to reflect the world around them.

This ensures that the music stays true to both the artist and their audience. KEN Mode does an excellent job of embracing their own core sound and lacing it with feelings of turmoil and confusion that, I believe, reflect the feelings of many people in our current sociopolitical climate.

KEN Mode are a Canadian noise rock/sludge metal band that have recently returned with their eighth album, “Loved.” KEN Mode has enjoyed critical success at points during their 15-year career, with albums such as 2011’s “Venerable” and 2013’s “Entrench” serving as high-points for the band. However, after facing some criticism on their softer 2015 release “Success,” KEN Mode faced an uncertain future. While far from perfect, I believe that “Loved” serves as a proper return to form for the band.

This album offered little in terms of true standout tracks, but the opening track, “Doesn’t Feel Pain Like He Should,” certainly qualifies.

The track opens up with wailing distortion before the drums bust in, opening the door for a true barn-burner. The thunderous drums, screeching/ shouting vocals and distorted guitar come together to set the tone for this album nicely. The song also features some excellent lyrics that read like abstract, free-form psycho-horror poetry.

Another standout track on this album is “This is a Love Test.” This track continues the recent tradition of blending saxophone with rock that we’ve seen from the likes of Kansas City-area doom metal band Merlin and Swedish rockers Ghost. “This Is a Love Test” bounces between intervals of dreaminess and aggressiveness. The dreamy sections feature groovy bass lines, the aforementioned sax, and almost spoken-word vocals. This is juxtaposed nicely with the fastpaced, guitar-led chorus.

Not everything on this album manages to stand out, unfortunately. Tracks such as “Learning to Be Too Cold” and “Not Soulmates” end up getting lost in the middle because they simply don’t have anything to offer that you cannot find elsewhere on “Loved.” I think the major issue with these tracks is that the guitars tend to fade into the background too much. The best tracks on this album are able to propel those riffs into the forefront while still creating the dark, dreary atmosphere the band desired.

Overall, I think “Loved” is a solid release for the band. “Loved” features a return to form for KEN Mode sonically, and it features a fantastic vocal performance from singer Jesse Matthewson.

I think this is a record that all KEN Mode fans would enjoy, and I would also suggest it to anyone looking to get into heavier music.

Rating: 6/10 Genre: Noise Rock, Sludge Metal, Hardcore Album Length: 35:29 Favorite Tracks: “Doesn’t Feel Pain Like He Should,” “Feathers and Lips,” “This Is a Love Test” Least Favorite Track: “Learning to Be Too Cold”

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Another Facebook breach confirmed: Tips to keep yourself secure JONATHAN PETESCH Columnist @thepeach1999 Facebook said it experienced a breach on Friday, Sept. 28, exposing over 50 million users’ data, including full account access to hackers at a press conference on Friday.

Hackers were able to gain access to accounts by stealing “access tokens,” which are generated when a user logs in for the first time on a device. These access tokens allow users to stay logged in, and they allow Facebook to connect to third-party apps.

This would include websites or apps that use Facebook to log in, websites that link comments to Facebook or websites that have Facebook feed integration so you can see what someone has posted but not actually be on Facebook.

This vulnerability was completely Facebook’s fault, as users could not protect themselves in any way from it besides to simply not be signed in. Many recent breaches have been similar to this, in that it was caused by a security flaw within a service such as Facebook. Despite this, there are still many ways

to protect yourself from typical account hacking online.

One thing I always encourage people to do is use multi-factor authentication.

Two-factor authentication is the most common multi -authentication method.

Two-factor authentication is when you go to a website, enter your password like normal, but then have to verify it’s really you logging in by putting in a code given to you or by approving a request through a security app.

This way of authentication ensures that even if someone was able to steal your password, they still have to have access to a physical device like your phone in order to fully gain access to your account. Though there are ways around this, such as intercepting text messages, they are very complicated and often not worth the effort.

Two-factor authentication can be enabled on most major websites in your account settings. Google often prompts users to set up two-factor authentication if you don’t already have it set up for your Google account.

With two-factor authentication, you should still use a strong password, though, and don’t that password in multiple places.

This keeps accounts completely separate outside of the fact that they are all yours.

Another way to keep yourself secure is to simply not sign up for accounts at websites when you don’t need to. This seems like common sense, but many websites push for you to set up accounts when you really don’t need to.

Going back to using a password in multiple places, if you sign up for a website you don’t need that might have lower security, your account could be an easy target for hackers. Since you’re using the same password, hackers would then have access to multiple accounts unless you are using a form of multi-factor authentication.

Overall, use common sense when keeping yourself protected online. Don’t visit sketchy websites, and keep your accounts separate whenever possible. Make sure to use multi-factor authentication when possible, especially when an account is very important.

Many attacks may be unavoidable as there are vulnerabilities within a website, but make sure you do whatever you can do to keep yourself protected from avoidable attacks.

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Practice makes perfect, MSU hosts worldwide short on the stage and turf film competition ‘The Wolves’ works toward family dynamic, showcases spirit and newfound soccer talent CONNOR WILSON Staff Reporter @Connor4Wilson

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The Manhattan Short Film Festival shows films from New Zealand, Germany, Canada and more CARISSA ALFORD Staff Reporter @carissabalford A worldwide film festival made its way to the Plaster Student Union Theater on Sept. 29, filling the room with excited chatter and the drifting smell of popcorn.

The Manhattan Short Film Festival is a yearly competition where a handful of films are shown in 300 venues across six continents in just 10 days.

The competition used to be judged by a selected panel but has evolved into letting the audience choose best film and best actor at the end of each showing.

Timothy White, associate professor of media, journalism and film, said the winners will be announced on Oct. 8.

The ballots will be sent to New York, where the festival originally started 21 years ago. After the initial panel in New York evolved to letting audiences vote, they decided the films should also be sent to other cities for viewing. “(The festival) was here when I got here 14 years ago,” White said. “But we’ve been doing it at least that long.”

Senior Graham Steinkamp, digital film production major, heard about the festival from a professor.

“It started when a teacher offered extra credit to come to (the festival), and then I discovered I really liked this,” Steinkamp said.

“So I decided to keep coming back, and I’ve loved it ever since.”

Steinkamp said he has seen a lot of diversity within the films in the past year.

This year, the festival started with a horror film that ended with a twist. The second film was an animated action and comedy film about a town made completely of cardboard getting set on fire.

“What I’ve seen in the past are a couple of really good ones, some OK ones and one or two that will really hit you on another level,” Steinkamp said.

While Steinkamp has never entered any short films into this contest, he said it would be great someday in the future to enter a piece of work in a contest as big as the Manhattan Short.

Jill Timbers and Cierra Strickland go to Ozarks Technical Community College but came to MSU for the film festival.

Strickland heard about Manhattan Short from one of her coworkers and wanted to bring Timbers along.

“I’m going into it blind, but I’m excited to see what’s playing,” Strickland said.

Neither Timbers and Strickland had ever been to a showing of the festival, but they were hopeful beforehand that there would be professional, diverse films.

“Maybe some different genres,” Timbers said. “Like an abundance of horror — I hope — action, just all different kinds.”

After finding out the audience gets to judge the films, Strickland said she felt important and was excited to be a part of the experience.

This year, the festival received 1,565 entries from 73 countries. Only nine finalists from New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Kosovo, Germany, Hungary, Canada and Austria made the cut.

Also this year, the festival ran a special showing in Los Angeles from Sept. 21-27. Because of this screening, the nine finalists are qualified for a 2019 Academy Award nomination, as listed on the Manhattan Short official site.

While there are over 300 venues that show the selected films, the PSU Theater hosted the only showing in Missouri.

The team gathers into their huddle amid several sniffles coming from the audience. All is still and quiet for a few, brief moments until the team breaks into a chant, timid at first, before building into full-force cheering, “Wolves! Wolves! Wolves!”

Missouri State University’s Theatre and Dance Department puts on several productions every semester. This year, they opened the year with a production of “The Wolves,” a play written by Sarah DeLappe.

“The Wolves” tells the story of a high school girls indoor soccer team, with each scene taking place during the team’s routine warm-ups. Kurt Heinlein, director of “The Wolves,” said the play is unusual, featuring nine main cast members without a lead.

“It’s written non-traditionally with all the overlapping dialogue; we’re not really used to that,” Heinlein said.

“When we go to the theater, you want to hear one thing at a time, so for the first ten minutes you’re (weirded out).”

All characters portrayed onstage remain unnamed aside from the numbers they wear on their backs. Sophomore theatre and dance/acting major Emma Keifer plays #8.

For Keifer, this is her first time on the stage outside of the high school musical productions she performed in in her hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska. Keifer auditioned for over 30 theater programs before choosing to come to Missouri State.

Keifer laughs through describing her all-over-the-place character.

“Holy frickin’ cow, she’s a little bit of a mess, but I love her,” Keifer said.

“When I first read the play before auditions, I was like, ‘I don’t really know who I could play in this show. I just really have no idea.’ Once I got cast and reread it, I was like, ‘I’m exactly like this character.’”

Auditions for the play took place last May, with those who were cast having the full summer to prepare before rehearsals began. Keifer spent her summer getting in shape, practicing soccer, getting into character and holding down two jobs.

She’d played a bit of soccer before, but Keifer never thought she’d touch a soccer ball again — that quickly changed in preparation for “The Wolves.”

Keifer’s roommate and sophomore musical theatre major Caitlin Palmisano said Keifer was committed to the play and her role over the summer.

She said Keifer spent her summer preparing for the show while Palmisano would go out and do her typical summer activities.

“Last year, I had to wake Emma up every day, like she would have a really hard time getting out of bed, and over the summer, there was this really dramatic shift of her waking up at 8 a.m. every day to work out, so I was like, ‘That’s new,’” Palmisano said.

Keifer tried to better connect to her character by binge-watching all of

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Sophomore theatre & dance/acting major Emma Keifer spent her summer preparing for her role as #8 in MSU Theatre and Dance’s first show of the year, “The Wolves.”

“Game of Thrones” and “Lord of the Rings” — two shows that had never interested her before, but that she quickly fell in love with — over the summer, as well as practicing soccer drills.

After summer for their first meet-up before rehearsals, the cast played a game of soccer against one another.

They held team spaghetti dinners and sleepovers to help build an authentic team bond between one another. Their first half-hour of rehearsals was spent practicing dribbling and ball-handling.

In addition, every member of the cast filled out detailed character biog-

“You really have to depend on everyone. … You have to trust everyone in the show, which is kind of scary.” raphies on the characters they would be playing. They created a chart outlining every connection each character had to one another and other characters mentioned in the story.

Aside from Keifer, there’s only one other sophomore featured in the cast — the rest are seniors. Keifer said this didn’t keep the upperclassmen from

welcoming them with open arms, and that the production came from the equal effort of everyone involved.

“That’s what was really interesting, because you really have to depend on everyone,” Keifer said. “You have to trust everyone in the show, which is kind of scary — in high school usually there’s the (main lead) who carries the show, whereas in this one, we all carry the show together.”

When one member of the cast had an offday, the rest of the cast was there to pick them up. Before every show, the cast held a dance party together, performed a breathing exercise while holding hands and would finish preparing by doing their “Wolves” chant.

Keifer said the show can be emotionally taxing.

“When my parents came and saw the show, after the show was over, I was crying for a straight hour,” Keifer said. “I think it’s just because having them there — and with my character her mom died — was really easy to connect emotionally because my parents live 10 hours away,” Keifer said.

Showings for “The Wolves” were held from Sept. 20-Oct. 3. Keifer said the show has gone by fast, and that the coming final performance is both exciting and sad for her.

“I don’t know what shows we’re gonna be doing, but I feel like this is the coolest thing to be doing as a start to my ‘career’ as an actor at Missouri State,” Keifer said. “It was such a unique show, and I was able to work with really cool girls and a really cool director.

“I’m really happy that this is my first show here. Hopefully it sets a good foundation for the rest of the shows I do.”

Theater group helps give voice to students CARISSA ALFORD Staff Reporter @carissabalford One theater troupe is working to represent Missouri State University students who feel oppressed or discriminated against.

Giving Voice was started by Carol Maples, coordinator of BSEd Speech and Theatre Education and a professor for the university.

The idea was developed in 2009 when MSU was involved in a 2009 Harvard campus climate study on issues of oppression. Maples said the study showed all of the universities, including MSU, could do better for diverse students.

“I was approached for ideas to improve the campus climate,” Maples said. “I immediately thought of the research project I had just finished on use of interactive theatre for professional development.”

Maples then created the theater troupe in 2010, starting with only seven students.

The group’s goal is to address discrimination and teach solutions to these problems; they do so through a series of mock situations.

Giving Voice started by trying to re-enact real stories they heard around campus.

“The seven original students’ assignment

was to gather true stories of oppression from our campus and share in rehearsals,” Maples said. “Fortunately for our purposes, but unfortunately for the university, they had no trouble finding stories.”

Giving Voice currently has 11 members.

Every spring, the group gets bigger as it combines new troupe members with experienced members.

The troupe workshopped the true stories they had found until they developed their first short scene.

“We not only depict blatant oppression but microaggressions,” Maples said.

The students have approximately a semester and a half to conduct interviews and workshop the scene before their first forum of the year.

They spend multiple hours a week pouring into these performances.

Giving Voice also does performances focused on politics, religion and “any type of ‘ism.” It was only three years ago when the troupe was asked to perform scenarios about Title IX issues.

The troupe started as professional development for faculty. Now, they perform for organizations, classes, faculty development and special events.

“They saw the power, and many asked us

to come to their classes,” Maples said. “We then held forums for various community organizations and events, then businesses.”

In addition to performing for high school and university students in Missouri and Arkansas, they have also performed at national conferences in San Diego and Washington D.C. Senior Mason Kirkland, theatre and dance/ acting major, started performing for Giving Voice during his freshman year.

“Being a part of this troupe has opened my eyes to how much I didn’t know about other current struggles America faces,” Kirkland said.

He said being open and vulnerable with strangers is the biggest struggle of the troupe, due to the incredibly intimate stories.

Performances are especially intimate when Kirkland plays a gay character due to his past experiences.

“I am actually sharing my own personal experiences, such as my coming out story and personal times when I have been harassed or calledout because of my sexuality,” Kirkland said.

One of the main goals is to understand both sides of a story to effectively bring an open dialogue and spark conversation with the audience.

“Changing hearts and minds is not an easy feat; however, we believe that by each forum

we do, we are creating more safe spaces around campus because by seeing our forum, you now know how to better navigate classroom situations that may seem problematic or oppressive,” Kirkland said.

Jill Patterson is Maples’ partner, and calls Maples the inspiration behind the concept of using theater as a way to bring awareness.

“I love partnering with Giving Voice, as they are very talented and committed actors,” Patterson said.

Patterson is the Title IX coordinator for MSU. She believes this troupe gives audiences something to think about after the shows. “(They) provide an opportunity for audiences to contemplate how they might intervene or respond to situations involving sexual assault,” Patterson said.

Giving Voice is nationally recognized and provides the opportunity to practice what students would do if they were in a situation they knew was oppressive or discriminatory.

“Giving Voice literally gives voice to those that, for whatever reason, cannot speak up for themselves, or are not being heard,” Maples said.

The troupe works to empower participants and observers to take action for what they believe is right.

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Saturday morning’s tailgate overflowed with students and their parents (left) for Family Weekend. Grilled hot dogs (far left) filled the air with a savory smoke. The MSU Pride Band (bottom far left) marched through BearFest Village to the stadium where parents and their children watched the game (bottom left), which ended in a 24-21 victory.

Right: A game of cornhole was set up on the lawn for parents and their children to enjoy.

Far right: The Bear families were joined by their furry companions who mingled among the hundreds of maroon-clad bodies.

Despite slow start, ‘Maniac’ will draw you in HANNAH HAWORTH Reviewer Netflix has been constantly creating new TV shows that seem to gain massive popularity upon their releases, such as “Stranger Things,” “Orange Is the New Black” and “Black Mirror,” and its newest release could mimic their success.

While searching Netflix for something to watch on a Friday night, the top banner automatically began to play, as it does, and the first few seconds of “Maniac” drew me in. Specifically, I found myself drawn to the show out of curiosity in Stone’s appearance in a Netflix original.

“Maniac” is a Netflix original, released Sept. 21, starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill as the two main actors. The storyline follows Stone, playing Annie Landsberg, and Hill, playing Owen Milgrim, as they battle with their inner demons and family life in a slightly futuristic world.

Stone and Hill’s characters are seemingly intertwined throughout the season but do not meet until they are both selected for a highly dangerous pharmaceutical test to decrease pain with three pills, labeled A, B and C. From there, the plot diverges to focus on four main characters throughout the season: Stone, Hill, Sonoya Mizuno as Dr.

Azumi Fujita and Justin Theroux as Dr. James Mantleray as they find themselves battling a robotic program named Gertie for dominance over the scientific testing trial.

This limited series seems similar to “2001: A Space Odyssey” in the battle of humans versus artificial intelligence, which has been done many times before, but with a more realistic approach to the sci-fi future. The slight difference from the reality in “Maniac” and our current state is the slight upgrade in technology. The only noticeable difference is the increase in advertisements, which conceal every empty space in New York City.

The beginning of the season was awfully slow, as any exposition will be, but I found it to be this way through episode seven. I was intrigued by the concept of the show, which was unique and interesting, but the dialogue and filming sometimes made me bored and I found myself seeking asylum on my phone.

The dialogue dragged on consistently throughout the season when I knew there was a much more efficient way to get to the point. While my boredom may be attributed to the length of the episodes, which ranged from 30-45 minutes, I have had movies longer than that keep me interested, and the viewer should never be bored.

I had mixed thoughts on the show up until episode nine, when

the climax started to build.

Episode nine was when the four characters’ problems all converged on one enemy, the computer, Gertie. From there, I was able to enjoy the show more and focus on the connections between all of the characters.

While episode nine encapsulated the man versus machine aspect of the show, it also managed to show the viewer moments where the characters had self-reflection to focus on their inner demons as well as their relationships between each other, which really rounded out the episode and brought the season full circle.

Although “Maniac” had its many errors, overall the show was intriguing and inviting to watch. The episodes definitely built suspense leading to episode nine, while episode 10 was a falling action to the problems established in the beginning of the show, but I would say those two episodes balance the rest of the season and its slightly dull moments.

I would highly recommend “Maniac” to anyone interested in sci-fi, but it is so close to reality that anyone could enjoy it.

Stone and Hill are amazing actors who convincingly show the pain and confusion they feel throughout the show and overall; “Maniac” showed great character development, a strong concept and a truly satisfying conclusion to the series.

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BEARS WIN Missouri State football becomes ranked for first time since 2014 CLAIRE NIEBRUGGE | AMANDA SULLIVAN Sports Reporter | Sports Editor The Missouri State football team defeated No. 9 Illinois State 24-21 on Saturday, Sept. 29.

Missouri State, who took a 10-0 lead into half, dominated on defense. At the half, juniors Angelo Garbutt and McNeece Egbim and sophomore Zack Sanders each had three tackles.

In the first quarter, Illinois State only had one first down on 12 plays.

The Bear defense held the Redbirds to 21 yards in the first quarter.

The game was scoreless for both teams, though, through the first 11 minutes until freshman Parker Lacina managed one through the uprights to give the Bears a 3-0 lead.

Missouri State called a timeout on third-and-one, inches from the goal line with 10:51 left in the first half.

On the next play, quarterback Peyton Huslig looked to throw to tight end Armand Baker, but the pass was incomplete.

With senior Jason Randall on the roster, who has five touchdowns in four games for 290 yards, the Bears could’ve looked for the 183-pound senior to add points to the board.

Randall tripped on his way into the end zone on fourth-and-one, causing a turnover on downs. With the right play calling, a touchdown would have been a dominant way to capitalize in the second quarter and extend Missouri State’s lead.

On the next Bear possession, the Bears boosted the lead to 10-0 with a touchdown after Huslig carried the ball for five yards into the end zone.

At half, the Bears led the Redbirds in offensive yards by 175 yards, with 248 yards on 46 plays.

The Missouri State defense looked explosive in the first half, holding the Illinois State offense to 51 passing yards, 47 receiving yards and 30 rushing yards.

Missouri State, on the other hand, had a dominant first half with 158 passing yards, 161 receiving yards and 91 rushing yards. The numbers prove Missouri State should’ve been

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Missouri State hasn’t defeated back-to-back ranked opponents since 1989.

In their last two games, the Bears defeated No. 20 Northern Arizona and No. 9 Illinois State.

Missouri State is now ranked No. 24 in the STATS FCS Poll after beating Illinois State 24-21.

leading by more than a field goal and a touchdown going into half.

Halfway through the third quarter, Illinois State’s offense found its way into the end zone on a short, 5-yard touchdown pass.

On the following Bear possession, Huslig got flustered and made a bad pass to a well-covered receiver, resulting in his second interception of the game.

Huslig threw four interceptions against Northern Arizona two weekends ago, despite the Bears’ victorious outcome. He seemed more

confident against Illinois State, settling in better each time he was out on the field.

Head coach Dave Steckel said he saw maturity and confidence out of Huslig on Saturday.

“In the past, he went out and threw whatever and threw a couple backto-back, and this time he had more confidence,” Steckel said.

The turnover led to a second Illinois State touchdown, the exact same play as before — Redbird quarterback Brady Davis found wide receiver Spencer Schnell for

a short, 4-yard pass to give the Redbirds a 14-10 lead, their first and only lead of the game.

But that did not stop Huslig and company. Missouri State hasn’t had a quick offense this year, but rather a steady, confident one. Two of the three touchdowns took 10 plays, more than 75 yards and longer than four minutes to get down the field and into the end zone.

As for the Bears’ defense, the second half showed their lack of durability, especially the last couple drives when their fatigue almost cost them

Volleyball earns first conference win, Stokes records 500 wins BRYCE DERRICKSON Sports Reporter @BruceyD17 Riding a four-game losing streak, Missouri State volleyball played against Southern Illinois on Friday, Sept. 28.

Both teams were looking for their first win in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Before the game, MSU had a 7-9 record while SIU had a 4-12, and both were 0-3 in the conference.

The first set saw the Bears’ offense come alive as they looked like a completely different team compared to the last four games.

In the beginning, Missouri State and Southern Illinois traded blows as they were tied four times, with the last one being at 6-6.

The Bears then went on a 7-1 run, thanks in part to freshman Amelia Flynn’s three kills, which put MSU in the lead for the rest of the set.

The Bears managed to hold the Salukis to only 12 points as they won the set 25-12. The offense combined for 20 kills in the first set and a .486 hitting percentage.

Flynn and junior Aubrey Cheffey each had six kills in the first set.

In the second set, the offense picked up where it left off, going on a 9-2 run.

Five different Bears had a kill during the run.

The Salukis didn’t give up though, as they went on two different 3-0 runs, which brought them within a point at 15-14 and forced the Bears to take a timeout.

Two Saluki kills tied the game at 1818, but the Bears answered with a kill and ace from senior MacKenzie Irwin.

Southern Illinois managed to keep the set close, tying the score once and never letting Missouri State get a larger lead than three. MSU never relinquished the lead, though, winning the set 25-23.

The Bears struggled in the second set, hitting a .268 compared to the Salukis’ .297 hitting percentage.

the game, allowing the Redbirds to get into great field goal position.

Luckily, junior Darius Joseph clinched the win for the Bears, blocking the 32-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds of the game that would have sent the game into overtime.

Joseph’s block earned him Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

On Sunday night, Steckel told KOLR-10’s Dan Lucy that Eric Johnson

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Junior Gerri Idos serves the ball. The Bears were 0-3 in conference play before sweeping Southern Illinois on Sept. 28.

Missouri State also had five errors compared to Southern Illinois’ three, but led in kills with 16 compared to SIU’s 14. Missouri State then made it three sets in a row where they scored the first point.

The Bears’ offense started off hot again, going on a 6-2 run, with Flynn getting half the points with three kills.

The Bears kept up the barrage, going on a 7-3 run, with four different Bears recording kills.

The Salukis also made all three of their errors for the set during these two runs.

Southern Illinois didn’t go down without a fight, working to bring the score to 18-15.

The Bears responded with back-toback kills from Cheffey and senior Ashley Ophoven to give MSU a 20-15 lead.The set ended with kills from Irwin and sophomore Laynie Dake for a 25-21 final score and a Missouri State sweep.

The Bears offense came back alive in the third set, hitting .333 and recording 22 kills.

During the match, the Bears’ offense saw success, hitting .355 with 58 kills, while the Salukis hit .225 with 32 kills.

Five different Bears recorded kills with three of them in double-digits.

Flynn led the way with a game-high 16 kills.

Not only did the Bears get their first conference win this year, but they also gave head coach Melissa Stokes her 500th career win.

Stokes leads all active MVC volleyball coaches in career wins, with University of Northern Iowa’s head coach Bobbi Peterson in second with 470 wins.

“It might’ve been the hardest win that I feel like that I ever had to get,” Stokes said. “We were stuck on 499 for a while, but we never talked about it as a team; it was never the focus. It’s not about that at all, but I will just say it’s a total credit to all the athletes I had, all the administrators that I’ve had to work for, all the assistant coaches that u See VOLLEYBALL, page 8

The Missouri State men’s soccer team continued their undefeated season on Saturday in a double overtime tie at Evansville. The Bears tied with Evansville 1-1 moving their record to 5-0-3 on the season and 1-0-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Going into the game, MSU ranked first in The Valley.

Evansville was ranked fifth with a 1-4-3 record.

BILL SIOHOLM/THE STANDARD Before the game, head coach Jon Senior Ian Wu attempts to Leamy emphasized fake out a UMKC defender. that no MVC game is The Bears have stayed undeeasy to win. Evans- feated this season. ville was MSU’s second Valley game after defeating Valparaiso earlier Creek. Creek had an impresthis week. sive game with seven saves, “Every league game is one save behind his season hard fought in different ways,” high.

Leamy said.

After Evansville scored, The game against Evans- the game shifted. The Purple ville was no different. Both Aces were far more aggresteams went into the second sive on offense than they had half stalled at zero. At half- been earlier in the game. time, the announcer said it During the overtime minwas looking like a “typical utes, the Purple Aces continMissouri Valley game.” ued to be aggressive in front The Bears took the lead of the goal. Creek made two with a goal from senior for- key saves to keep the game ward Conor Ingram five min- tied. No one was able to put utes into the second half. They a goal away during either continued to be dominant in overtime period, resulting in terms of possession until the a draw.

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England, injury and experience Niamh Lendrum gets back into the swing of things after facing adversity KENNEDY BRIGHT Sports Reporter @KennedyBright24

Going to college away from home can be an adjustment for any student, but going to school halfway across the world from your family adds a new twist to the college experience.

Sophomore golfer Niamh (NEEV) Lendrum knows that experience all too well, being from Newcastle, England.

Niamh was always a happy child and always had a smile on her face.

People would always comment on her happy face and her rosy cheeks.

Everyone knew who she was because of her red hair and relaxed, outgoing attitude.

“Niamh is a bubbly character with a really good sense of humor,” Niamh’s father, Matt Lendrum, said. “She has a Geordie accent and is very proud of her hometown, Newcastle upon Tyne.”

When she was young, her favorite thing to do to pass time was race in the swimming pool, and that is where she developed her competitive edge.

“Niamh always loved doing sports and trying out new sports like football, tennis and finally golf,” Niamh’s mother, Dawn Lendrum said. “She was always told that she was a natural at whatever sport she tried.”

Niamh began playing sports at the age of 7 and played soccer for Swallwell Juniors and joined the tennis club in Blaydon. At the tennis club, her coach told her she was a natural with hand-eye coordination. One day, Niamh decided to tag along with her

father to the driving range, where a pro at the club told her she had a natural swing. At the age of 11, she began playing golf competitively.

Four nights a week, straight from school, Niamh went straight to the driving range for at least two hours every night. Afterwards, she would go home, do her homework and eat dinner and be in bed early due to her busy day.

“I always just worked part time, so I was around to take her to the driving range in the winter or out for a round of golf in the summer,” Dawn said.

Matt spent 22 years in the Royal Air Force, where he was only able to see his family for a few weeks at a time.

He currently works at British Aerospace and lives in Saudi Arabia.

“Currently, working in Saudi Arabia does make it very difficult to spend quality time with (Niamh),” Matt said.

“Using FaceTime does allow the distance between us not to be a barrier.”

Prior to going to Saudi Arabia, he worked in the oil and gas industry, and the rotation he was working allowed ample opportunity to go with Niamh to competitions. Matt had a fantastic sense of pride and achievement whenever he watched her play and loved when he could caddy for her.

Niamh gave up at lot when she was growing up — friend’s birthday parties, going out to eat or simply hanging with her friends due to her packed golf schedule.

“When we started to get older, I wouldn’t be able to go out on a Friday night because I would have to be up early for golf on a Saturday,” Niamh

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Niamh Lendrum is a sophomore originally from Newcastle, England. During her first year at Missouri State, she sustained an injury and was unable to play. She is now getting back to playing, competing in the first two tournaments the women’s golf team have been in. said. “Or if they would go out on a Saturday, I wouldn’t be done in time to get home and change.”

Looking back at the times she had to give up hanging with her friends, Niamh believes it’s totally worth it.

Niamh always knew she wanted to get a golf scholarship and come to an American university, so when her golf coach, Sally Hinton, who is a Missouri State alum told her about MSU, she knew she couldn’t pass it up. She emailed and

had Skype conversations with Kevin Kane, MSU’s head golf coach, before coming to America for a week to visit Missouri State and two other universiu See NIAMH, page 8

Students might attend games Women’s soccer records first conference win if football continues to win has looked better,” Lorenz said. “I think that we need to improve and that will get fans more involved. I think I can speak for some students who would definitely attend games if we contended.”

Lorenz’s thoughts are shared by many across campus — look no further than Bears head coach Dave Steckel.

Steckel and company will surely have a bump in attendance numbers after their impressive performance against a nationally ranked Football Championship Subdivision team in No. 9 Illinois State. The Bears earned their third victory in four games in a big way, winning 24-21. The win gave the Bears the No. 24 spot in the STATS FCS Poll on Oct. 1.

Missouri State’s victory came down to the wire with Illinois State’s field goal attempt getting blocked by junior cornerback Darius Joseph as time expired in the

The Missouri State women’s soccer team finished playing five games on the road at the end of September with two Missouri Valley Conference games.

The away trip started on Sept. 2 at University of Missouri-Kansas City, where the Bears won 2-1.

On Sept. 9, the Bears fell to Saint Louis 3-0 on the road.

Goalkeeper Kaitlin Maxwell finished the game with a career-high 11 saves. The Billikens scored on back-to-back corner kicks that put them ahead of the Bears 2-0 in the first half. The Billikens scored their third goal in the 88th minute to seal the deal against the Bears.

On Sept. 14, the Bears won 1-0 against Kansas State. This was the first time in Wildcats history that the Bears kept them scoreless in the first half at home.

In the 62nd minute, defender Brittney Robinson headed the ball into the back of the net off a corner kick for the Bears to win.

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If you look just north of Plaster Stadium before kickoff, you will observe a sea of Bears alumni, students and families, but as the whistle blows inside the stadium, the student section looks bare.

Many Missouri State students make their way home from tailgating at Bearfest Village as the game gets underway, but what makes them not walk a mere 40 feet to cheer on their school’s football team?

Freshman undecided business major Brendan Murphy was surprised to see the size of the tailgate compared to how many make their way through the stadium entrances.

“I thought after our first tailgate that more people would’ve been going into the game,” Murphy said. “I saw a lot of my friends just go home, which surprised me, especially with how much they like college football.”

Especially on special occasions like family weekend or homecoming, Bearfest Village is the place to be as a fan of Missouri State football, and if the product on the field continues to heat up, Plaster Stadium will be just as lively on any given Saturday afternoon.

Junior computer information systems major Andrew Lorenz didn’t hold back on his reasoning for not attending the game this past Saturday.

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fourth quarter. A thrilling end to a game gave the Bears a great start for Missouri Valley Conference schedule at home.

The incredible upset victory gives the Bears plenty to be optimistic about on the field, securing a statement win in front of their home crowd.

Bears quarterback Peyton Huslig demonstrated his strong arm throughout the game, putting up 232 yards through the air, but the real impact from MSU came on the ground. Rushing touchdowns from Huslig and running backs Donovan Daniels and Jason Randall also found their way into the end zone via the running game.

The Bears’ performance so far this season is the best senior marketing major Zac Monica has seen during his time as a student.

Monica thinks the performance put on the field will result in a little extra home field advantage for their next home matchup against Western Illinois on Oct. 20.

“I think that we’ll see more fans at the games after these big wins,” Monica said. “The team looks really good. With the next home game

being homecoming, if we can continue this momentum, it would be a crazy atmosphere.”

Missouri State has won three in a row for the first time since the 2013 season, when they won four straight games.

This piece of success is something that sophomore finance major Brandon Winder hasn’t been apart of.

“Coming from a smaller community college, I didn’t have any football to watch,” Winder said. “But if we keep winning, I think football games here could feel pretty legit.”

Winder and the rest of Missouri State’s student body will have to keep that excitement on hold for now, as the next home game for the Bears isn’t slated until Saturday, Oct. 20.

The Bears hope to continue their three-game winning streak on the road next week against the South Dakota Coyotes (2-2).

They will travel to Terre Haute to face the Indiana State Sycamores (2-2) on Oct. 13.

The Bears return home to play against Western Illinois for homecoming on Oct. 20 at 2 p.m.

“The team showed determination and delivered an outstanding performance,” head coach Rob Brewer said. “The backline battled the entire game, and Kaitlin made some amazing saves. The toughness the team displayed is an indicator of how we will continue to play the rest of the season.”

The Bears fell to Oral Roberts in overtime on Sept. 16.

Late in the second half, junior Olina Einarsdottir headed the ball into the back of the net.

Three minutes later, sophomore Emma Skornia shot from 20 yards out to put the Bears ahead 2-1.

In the 87th minute, ORU tied it up at two to push the game into overtime.

The Golden Eagles scored six minutes into overtime, beating the Bears 3-2.

The Bears started their MVC season at Illinois State on Sept. 22.

Forward Jordan Eickelman scored nine minutes into the game and gave Missouri State

its only goal of the game.

The Redbirds scored twice to defeat the Bears 2-1. Maxwell collected another game with double-digit saves with 10 saves.

The Bears finished off the month with their first conference win.

On Sept. 29, the Bears took on Northern Iowa and won 1-0.

The Bears took shots early in the game, but it came down to freshman Kennady Orlick’s goal in the 23rd minute to win it for Missouri State.

Maxwell recorded her second game in a row with 10 saves.

“ISU and UNI on the road has shown that we need to be ready to battle to compete in the Valley,” Brewer said. “We have two more road games and three at home, so we still have some hard work ahead of us.”

The Bears take on Indiana State at home on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. Missouri State will head to Valparaiso on Oct. 13 before heading home to play Evansville on Oct. 17.

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was actually the one who blocked the field goal. Steckel still gave credit to Joseph for his quick pressure on the kicker.

Saturday’s game was big for Huslig.

He finished the game with 232 passing yards and 52 rushing yards, including a touchdown.

Huslig earned a nomination for the MVFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance but did not win.

Randall led the rushing game with 63 yards and one touchdown.

Freshman Damoriea Vick had an outstanding game, leading the receiving game with seven catches for 99 yards.

Illinois State is the highest ranked opponent the Bears have defeated since 2005, when Missouri State topped No. 6 Northern Iowa 24-21, which, coincidentally, was the final score of Saturday’s game.

This team showed a lot of maturity, proving they can compete with the best of the Football Championship Subdivision.

NIAMH:

The coaches train their athletes to forget about a game after 24 hours, win or lose.

But each win gives this team the confidence they need to overcome the adversity they face on and off the field.

In back-to-back home games, Missouri State has taken down the No. 20 and No. 9 teams.

The last time the Bears defeated back-toback ranked opponents was 1989.

This earned the Bears the No. 24 spot in the STATS FCS Poll.

Illinois State dropped down to No. 15 after the upset. Including Missouri State and Illinois State, the MVFC had five teams in the poll.

The last time the Bears were ranked was 2014 when they broke the FCS Coaches Poll at No. 24 and 23.

Before that, the Bears hadn’t been ranked since the 1997 preseason when they earned No. 21 in the ESPN/USA Today poll.

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“I am just itching to get over (the injury) now.” - Niamh Lendrum

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“I liked (MSU) the most because Coach Kane was nice, going to be safe.” and I already knew some things about the school because Dawn was very upset when she finally had to say goodof what my coach told me, so it made me feel a lot better,” bye to Niamh and cried for almost the entire 18-hour trip Niamh said. “My mom and dad really liked Coach Kane home. as well, so that was a big thing for them to know I was Dawn then remembered what a fantastic opportunity it is for Niamh and how hard she had worked to get here.

Being halfway across the world, Niamh uses FaceTime and WhatsApp to talk to her family every day, even if it’s just for a few minutes to say hello while she gets ready for practice.

“All of my family is supportive of me, but my main supporters are my parents,” Niamh said. “They do everything they can to make sure I enjoy my time here.”

Niamh’s parents try to visit her every semester to break up her time from being away from home for so long.

“We always try to do something when my dad comes home; we don’t eat out a lot, so we go out to eat,” Niamh said. “When we both come home, like this past Christmas, we spent the weekend in Scotland, to have a nice getaway.”

In September 2017, just after Niamh’s arrival, she tore a disc in the lower left side of her back and was out from September to March.

The injury was difficult for Niamh to cope with due to the unexpected timing.

“I was always on the phone with my mom saying I wanted to go back home,” Niamh said. “Being so far from home, and then having that happen within the first few weeks of school, I was a bit emotional for the first few months.”

Niamh kept wanting to go home, but only a couple of her golf friends understood how she felt.

“I knew I would never actually go through with it, but me, just being so emotional, that’s how I felt,” Niamh said.

Her days consisted of rehab, stretches and getting work done on her back.

She couldn’t sit down for longer than five minutes without feeling pain, and it made her very uncomfortable.

By Christmas, the pain died down a little, but once she returned home, it flared up again.

“I was having to take painkillers like six times a day just trying to get through everything,” Niamh said. “I am just itching to get over it now.”

This year started off better for Niamh, as she has played in two tournaments this year and is excited to see how much better she can get.

Niamh finished tied for 31st with a sore of 236 in the Lady Maxwell, held in Oklahoma.

In the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial tournament, hosted BRADLEY BALSTERS/THE STANDARD in Springfield, Missouri, Niamh improved her scores, shooting Niamh Lendrum spent her freshman year recov228 and tying for 30th.

The Bears play in the Johnie Imes Invitational at Mizzou ering from an injury and is back to playing golf.

Oct. 1-2.

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Sophomore defensive end Darrius Montgomery lies still on the field as officials check his status in the game against Illinois State on Sept.

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Montgomery was carted off the field and taken for testing.

The Bears defeated No. 9 Illinois State 24-21.

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have been through this program and probably my biggest hero, Shannon Derricks (the team’s athletic trainer).”

The Bears don’t get to spend much time at home, as MSU will hit the road. The Bears will play at Indiana State on Friday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. On Oct. 6, MSU will face off at Evansville at 7 p.m.

“I think something we did well (Friday) is focus on lots of the little things,” senior Emily Butters said. “I think that it’s really important for us to stay in the process and keep on working toward that goal of winning conference at the end of the year.”

In the conference, Evansville and Indiana State are tied last with Southern Illinois, as all three have yet to get a win in the conference. Next is Missouri State, which has a 1-3 record followed

by Drake with a 2-2 record. Loyola is fifth with a 3-2 record. Then, in fourth, is Valparaiso with a 4-1 record. Illinois State, Bradley and Northern Iowa are tied for first with a 4-0 record.

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MSU tuition costs remain low despite rising cost of tuition in Missouri LAYNE STRACENER Senior Reporter @LayneStracener While Missouri State University’s tuition costs have increased, they are still among the lowest in the state.

Inflation is the main reason for the increase of tuition costs, said Chief Financial Officer Stephen Foucart and Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Services Donald Simpson.

The decrease in state funding and the increase of the required contribution to the state retirement system is a significant factor in tuition costs, they said.

The required rate that public universities in Missouri had to pay for the state retirement system this year was about 20 percent. It will increase next year, Foucart said.

It pays for retired employees healthcare, so the rising cost of healthcare is a significant reason the required rate continues to rise.

Foucart said he does not think state funding will decrease next year because the governor’s two priorities are infrastructure and education.

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After being a teacher in inner-city Washington, D.C. and west Baltimore, Bush Hager said she felt like she needed to move to the region where many of her students had immigrated from — Latin America.

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Hundreds attened the Public Affairs Conference keynote speech

by Jenna Bush Hager.

He said the main focuses are maintaining roads and buildings and providing funds for students to go directly into the workforce after school.

“We hope, based on that, that we will not see a decrease,” Foucart said.

Foucart said tuition costs will most likely increase next year, because the consumer price index continues to rise due to inflation; although until the governor’s budget is released in January, it is still too early to determine if an increase will be proposed.

Out of the 13 public universities in Missouri, Missouri State has the fifth lowest tuition cost. MSU’s in-state tuition and fees are $7,376, and the out-of-state tuition and fees are $7,950. The average cost of other public universities in Missouri is $9,970.

Missouri State’s undergraduate in-state tuition and fees have increased by about 15 percent in the last 10 years. The average national undergraduate in-state tuition and fees have increased by about 34 percent in the last 10 years.

Simpson said faculty in charge of tuition costs at Missouri State do the best they can to

“I decided to volunteer for UNICEF mainly because it’s the best organization for children,” Bush Hager said.

“At the time, I didn’t have kids of my own, but my students were like my kids. So I moved to Latin America, and I worked in their education policy department.”

Once she traveled back to the U.S., Bush Hager got engaged and decided to stay there for the most part, but she still wanted to stay involved.

That’s why she helped create UNICEF’s Next Generation — a branch of UNICEF made up of people under 40 years old.

Bush Hager said she and others specifically created it to get her generation involved in philanthropy.

UNICEF, also known as the United Nations Children’s Fund, is an organization that focuses on providing medical or nutritional assistance to families in various countries around the world, according to the UNICEF USA website.

“I wanted to stay involved because I saw every single day the people that work on the ground, in the field with moth-

ers and children who don’t know where they’re going to get their next meal, dedicate their entire lives to making our world a better place,” Bush Hager said.

Sydney Weber, a sophomore economics and global studies major, said the speech was nice and was a good reminder of what’s truly important in life: compassion, family and making a difference.

“I liked that it was personal and sincere,” Weber said. “I wish it would have focused more on advice on making a difference in our community.”

Bush Hager said the best way for students to start getting involved is to find what they are interested in.

“I have a mom who had a lot of the same passions as me when I was in college, and she saw that I loved being with kids,” Bush Hager said. “She took me to a place called the Austin Children’s Shelter where I lived in high school, and she didn’t push me into it because I probably would’ve rebelled, but she just said ‘I think you would like this place’ — and I did. I spent my weekends there volunteering.”

make sure tuition costs are as low as possible.

“We don’t like to raise tuition, but sometimes it’s necessary to maintain quality,” Simpson said. “When making decisions, we ask what we can cut or reduce to minimize tuition increases.

“I think it’s safe to say that we try to be more efficient and get more return on our dollars in investments than many other institutions.”

Missouri State has fewer faculty in charge of tuition than many other public universities in Missouri, said Simpson. Foucart said the faculty works hard to make sure tuition costs are keeping pace with the consumer price index.

“We think about how we can do things as efficient as possible with the staff that we have,” Foucart said.

At Missouri State, the total average cost of housing and meals is $8,755, according to the Missouri State website. The average cost of books and supplies is $1,250. The total cost of attendance is $17,381 for Missouri residents and $25,331 for non-Missouri residents, on average.

This cost includes tuition, fees, books,

supplies, room and board and other living expenses.

The average cost of attendance for all Missouri universities and colleges in 2018 is $19,420 for Missouri residents and $24,006 for students from other states, according to College Tuition Compare.

The average undergraduate tuition fees for Missouri colleges in 2018 is $6,327 for Missouri residents and $10,913 for students from other states, according to College Tuition Compare. The tuition and fees rose 103.68 percent from last year.

The average books and supplies costs of Missouri colleges in 2018 is $1,275. The tuition and fees rose 98.6 percent from last year, according to College Tuition Compare.

The average on-campus living cost of Missouri colleges this year is $11,818. The average off-campus living cost is $11,817. Sixty-five schools have on-campus living facilities in Missouri State.

The on-campus living costs rose 103.7 percent, and off-campus costs rose 102.96 percent from last year, according to College Tuition Compare.

FSL plaques installed outside McDonald Arena CARISSA ALFORD Staff Reporter @carissabalford

“Currently, the construction is on the pergolas at each end of the patio.”

Vice President for Student Affairs Dee Siscoe led a group of NPHC members during the planning process of this project, along with members of the construction and design team.

The goal of this project was to represent the “Divine Nine” and make sure each organization was appropriately recognized.

The patio outside McDonald Arena is taped off and under construction. The reason? Fraternity and sorority plaques.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council Plot Project was created to bring a visual representation of the “Divine Nine” organizations that make up the NPHC. Laura Backer, associate director of student engagement, said the construction for the project began early in the summer.

“Each of the nine organizations have a plaque that displays their crest, founding date, and charter date, if applicable,” Backer said.

The fraternities and sororities that make up NPHC are Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. and Iota BRADLEY BALSTERS/THE STANDARD Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. Backer said the construction is set to be Plaques representing the “Divine done late this semester.

Nine” have been installed outside “The plaques for each of the NPHC orgaMcDonald Arena. nizations have been installed,” Backer said.

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thing that says, ‘You know what? That feels really good, and I’m content.’”

Headlee said there’s an easy and nongreedy way to achieve this feel-good contentment, and it’s as simple as having a friendly conversation with another person.

The problem is, more and more people turn to texting rather than calling or talking face-to-face.

While millennials often take the blame, Headlee said baby boomers are just as prone to being addicted to their phones.

“This is a cultural problem we are having right now,” Headlee said “It’s not a generational problem.”

There’s a simple solution, Headlee said — to start using phones as phones again.

People are unknowingly having the dopamine lever in their brains pulled every time they use their phone.

“What they do when they design your smartphone is design it so it completely bypasses your prefrontal cortex — the executive function of your brain — and it goes straight to the animal part of your brain, and it just sticks on the dopamine lever,” Headlee said.

This addiction has led to a decline in face-to-face conversations and left people actively avoiding talking to each other, Headlee said.

Headlee clarified that this addiction is the product of overuse, not technology.

This overuse of technology has left many people feeling isolated because they think that texting while watching

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Celeste Headlee spoke to a crowd in the PSU Theater about having better conversations.

Netflix is the equivalent of having a faceto-face conversation, Headlee said.

She said there’s a way to overcome this epidemic of self-inflicted loneliness and isolation — social interaction.

People need each other Headlee said.

She went on to say that people who regularly interact with people in their social circle live longer, are less prone to depression and less likely to have a fatal heart attack.

Headlee’s speech was based around her book, “We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter.”

“My book is not a self-help book,” Headlee said. “You can’t follow this program and become a better conversationalist in a few weeks.

“This book is how to change habits of a lifetime, and it’s hard.”

1. Don’t multitask 2. Don’t lecture 3. Ask open-ended questions 4. Go with the flow 5. If you don’t know, say you don’t know 6. Don’t equate your experience with theirs 7. Try not to repeat yourself 8. Leave out the details 9. Listen 10. Be brief

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Provost Frank Einhellig discussed several areas where Missouri State has succeeded in, including graduation and enrollment rates.

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engineering to campus in the fall of 2019, the athletics department brought in the All-Sports Champion trophy and the debate team placed second in the national sweepstakes.

While both speakers focused on the positives of Missouri State over the last year, Smart was adamant about continuing to increase enrollment into the future.

Missouri State’s website listed 21,309 enrolled students for the fall 2018 semester. It was the seond highest opening enrollment ever.

“Maintaining our enrollment is critical,” Smart said.

Einhellig said focusing on affordability and proper teaching in the classroom will help keep the enrollment rate high.

“Looking at the data, (affordability) is the No. 1 reason students come to us,” Smart said. “Another reason students come to us is the quality of our academic programs.”

Even with the successes and difficulties of the past year, Einhellig sees an overall success in how Missouri State is responding to each individual obstacle as it arises.

“Innovation is a part of our life now,” Einhellig said.

“Change is a part of it, and I believe that is is evidence that we are being responsive to that.”

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senior goalkeeper Liam Priestley.

Leamy said his team’s ability to score has been essential to their success so far this season.

“We’ve been scoring some goals,” Leamy said. “But to be honest, we want to get better defensively, and the last game (against Valparaiso) showed that improvement.”

The depth in different positions has helped improve both sides of the field.

“This year we’ve got a lot more depth through the team,” sophomore Josh Dolling

said. “We have subs that are able to come on and make a big impact when they play.”

Dolling was instrumental in the win against Evansville.

He assisted Ingram for the Bears’ only goal of the game.

Dolling also scored the game-winning goal in the first conference game against Valparaiso.

“We respect all of our opponents, but it’s about us,” Leamy said. “We feel like if we can put our game plan together and play our game, the opponent doesn’t matter.”

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Sophomore Dylan De Jong dribbles towards his UMKC opponent.

De Jong recorded his only goal of the season so far against UMKC on Aug. 24.