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Weekend protests across Springfield Sexual Assault reported

In both cases this semester, the victim knew the person

By Emily Joshu Staff Reporter @EmilyJoshu

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Protesters meet peacefully outside of Zan nightclub

Students gather to protest local nightclub’s alleged discrimination

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Many gathered to protest the new Springfield city ordinance.

“I’ve been told all kinds of things from students,” he said. “One girl told me her shoes had been too bright of a color. Another girl had been turned down when her clothing was too loose. Another girl — because her clothing was too tight.”

Florence said all that had expressed problems with Zan were, in fact, black students.

MSU students Mary Keathley and Marleena Ghattas, however, wore simple black leggings, T-shirts and sneakers the night of the protest. Both girls got into the club with “no problem at all,” said Keathley. Neither Keathley nor Ghattas are black.

Meanwhile, a small mass of students came together just outside the nightclub.

Over 50 students protested around Zan’s entrance, bearing signs they hoped would send a message.

“People were expecting a riot,” Florence said. “It was so peaceful.”

Some passersby reacted by flipping them off or yelling. The manager at Zan even made an appearance at the entrance himself.

“He said, ‘Hey guys!’ and he smiled at

us, mocking us,” Florence said.

Florence was still proud of how the protesters responded.

“Everyone acted with so much dignity,” Florence said. “Not a single one of them said anything back.”

As for the dress code, Florence is still scratching his head. The dress code regulation on Zan’s website reads, “Dress to impress. Fashionable attire is appreciated.

No hats, saggy clothing, flipflops, or jerseys.

Otherwise, dress code is at management’s discretion.”

“It’s vague. It’s up to their discretion,” said Florence. “It’s a license to discriminate.”

A similar story was published two years ago in The Standard in 2013. Florence wishes more action had been taken sooner.

“People need to stand up for other people,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if you don’t look the same as they do.”

The management of Zan declined to be interviewed or make any comment for this story.

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Rape culture continues to be a hot-button topic in today’s society. One group in Springfield has decided to take a stand against it.

Springfield Skeptics, a member-led community, organized the first “SlutWalk” in Springfield on Oct. 2. “SlutWalk” is a transnational movement assembled to protest rape culture and victim blaming.

“We want people to know that rape is never the victim’s fault,” Destiny Hodge, a junior psychology major and one of the organizers of the event, said.

The “SlutWalk” movement originated in Toronto, Ontario in 2011. Two Toronto police officers were addressing campus rape at York University when one of the officers, Constable Michael Sanguinetti, made a comment that alluded to blaming the victim.

“I’ve been told I’m not supposed to say this –– however, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order to avoid being victimized,” Sanguinetti said, according to the Toronto Star.

Sanguinetti issued an apology, also according to the Toronto Star, but it didn’t stop citizens in Toronto from organizing on April 3, 2011, in what became the first-ever “SlutWalk.”

In Springfield, activists took to downtown on Friday evening, embarking on a quarter-mile walk that started and ended at Park Central Square. Participants also displayed signs with slogans such as “No means no,” and “Real men get consent.”

Other signs simply said “SLUT.” “However we dress. Wherever we go.

Yes means yes. No means no,” activists chanted as they walked.

Men and women of various ages attended “SlutWalk,” and students from Missouri State University also attended the event.

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“This is an important cause that I wanted to support,” Madison Autens, a senior mass media and digital film production major, said. “I strongly believe that rape culture needs to be eradicated from our society.”

“There’s no reason for women to be blamed at all,” Michelle Hayes, a senior professional writing major, said. “Rapists should be put away for their crimes. We shouldn’t (be) blamed for being raped.”

Statistics from the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network show 293,000 Americans are victims of sexual assault each year, one person every 107 seconds. Sixtyeight percent of those assaults go unreported to law enforcement. Approximately fourfifths of sexual assaults are committed by someone who is known by the victim, with 47 percent being a friend or an acquaintance.

Hodge said that Springfield Skeptics are planning to organize another “SlutWalk,” which could take place as early as December.

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It was a spring night when Dylyn Florence took his dog for a walk when a friend approached him outside of Zan. The friend told him that the bouncer had denied him entrance to the nightclub because he had not been “dressed to impress.”

“The guy was wearing a white, polo button-down,” Florence said. “Long-sleeved, tucked in, jeans and nice shoes.”

Florence’s friend is African American.

A week later, two more of Florence’s friends, Teric Lewis and Charles Partee, also black, were turned down at the entrance of Zan. This time, no one had been given a reason.

Florence questioned the dress code. He had been suspicious of racial discrimination at Zan before, but at this point, he decided that something needed to be done.

More recently, after the Facebook page titled “Bears say NO to Zan” was created, Florence began passing out flyers on campus. He also invited anyone who felt like they had been victims of discrimination to meet at the PSU to fill out city discriminatory forms. Through his efforts, he began to hear more and more stories.

According to a crime alert from the Missouri State University Safety and Transportation Department, the second campus sexual assault was reported on the evening of Sept. 25 to the Residence Life Staff. The report stated that a female student was sexually assaulted by a male student in his residence hall room on Aug. 26, and the female student waited to report the situation.

“In alignment with the Clery Act, the university reports incidents of sexual assault, regardless of the time between the occurrence of the incident and when it was reported,” Suzanne Shaw, vice president of marketing and communications, said.

Both students involved already knew each other beforehand, according to the report.

Though this occurred within days of the sexual assault incident that was reported in Woods House on Aug. 30, the two incidents are not related.

This current report is being investigated by the Springfield Police Department, and no charges have been filed yet.

“A detective has been assigned, but nothing has been released,” Lt. Grant Dorrell, spokesman for Springfield Police Department, said.

In regards to the campus and residence hall safety, certain measures are already in place within the residence halls, such as visitation policies for the majority of living areas. The more traditional residence halls that are community style, such as Freddy, Woods and Wells, have a 24/2 visitation policy. Hammons House, where the second incident took place, recently adopted a 24/7 visitation policy, as well as coed floors.

“Students are going to tell you they want 24/7 all the time, and that they can handle that,” Gary Stewart, director of residence life, housing and dining services, said. “That’s not always the case. We try to keep the 24/2 in the more traditional halls where you have first-year students who haven’t been out on their own and are at a spot in their college career where they probably need some limitations.”

Guests are also required to register at the residence hall front desks if they are staying past midnight.

There are still improvements that need to be implemented in order to prevent more situations like this from occurring. This begins with education on the matter.

“That means talking about sexual assault, understanding what sexual misconduct is, knowing what consent is and isn’t, and committing to intervening in situations when we see or sense something is wrong,” Dr. Thomas Lane, Dean of Students, said.

Education and awareness methods that are already in place include the mandatory, online HAVEN program for new and transfer students, the “Consent is Sexy” campaign in residence halls and GEP units on Title IX. In terms of future programs, innocent bystander programs such as Step Up are being proposed. “[It is] important knowing how to effectively step in and stop someone engaging in bad behavior before it crosses the line to sexual assault,” Lane said. “Students should look forward to increased bystander intervention campus training opportunities and participate in those sessions when offered.”

Stewart urged students to be responsible for how they conduct themselves, especially in the presence of alcohol and situations that feel uncomfortable. Doors should always be locked, and it is best to attend parties in groups rather than alone.

“Don’t just be a bystander; take an active part in looking out for each other,” Stewart said.

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Calendar Students have problems with Sunvilla apartments

Tuesday, Oct. 6

AI Days: Guilty or Not? Mock Panel Hearing, 9:30-10:20 a.m., PSU Ballroom AI Days: What Would You Do?, 12:30-1:20 p.m., PSU Ballroom AI Days: Nuts and Bolts of AI-Collaboration, 2-2:50 p.m., PSU Ballroom AI Days: Guilty or Not? Mock Panel Hearing, 3:30-4:20 p.m., PSU Ballroom

The Sunvilla apartments are not meeting the high expectations of some of its new residents

By Brian Wright Staff Reporter

Sunvilla Apartments have become a disaster for a group of female students, even after renovation and a month-wait at University

AI Days: Making the Right Choices, 6-7:30 p.m., PSU Ballroom Jazz Symposium, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Ellis Hall 217B

Wednesday, Oct. 7

AI Days: Nuts and Bolts-Plagiarism, 9:05-9:55 a.m., PSU Ballroom AI Days: Guilty or Not? Mock Panel Hearing, 6-6:50 p.m., PSU Ballroom SAC Lectures presents: Cullen Hoback-Terms and Conditions May Apply, 7-8:30 p.m., PSU theater SAC Films presents: “Milk,” 9 p.m.-midnight, PSU theater

Thursday, Oct. 8

AI Days: Guilty or Not? Mock Panel Hearing, 9:30-10:20 a.m., PSU Ballroom AI Days: What Would You Do?, 12:30-1:20 p.m., PSU Ballroom AI Days: Guilty or Not? Mock Panel Hearing, 3:30-4:20 p.m., PSU Ballroom “Dogfight,” 7:30-10 p.m., Craig Hall SAC After Hours: Gift Basket Bingo, 9 p.m.-midnight, PSU food court

Friday, Oct. 9

SAC Campus Events presents: Rock-N-Bowl, 7-10 p.m., PSU Level One Game Center “Dogfight,” 7:30-10 p.m., Craig Hall

Correction

In the article titled, “MSU sets enrollment record,” in last week’s issue of The Standard, it was written that close to a quarter of a million students are enrolled in the fall semester. The actual number is 24,735 students.

Photos courtesy of Allie Reichenberg

There are exposed wires in their bathroom

Plaza Hotel.

MSU students and members of Xi Omicron Iota sorority Allie Reichenberg, Jessica Preston, Alexa Rogers and Nicole Bulotta signed up to live together in the newly renovated Sunvilla Tower last spring, and received a very underwhelming two-bedroom apartment when they moved in on Sept. 10.

“The big thing is the kitchen,” Reichenberg said. “We have no drawers to keep utensils in or anything, our silverware is in mason jars, there’s barely any counter space, and the whole setup of this kitchen is backwards and I’m just going to say it’s wrong.”

The kitchen is incorrect in its arrangement. It’s about half the size of regular kitchens in Sunvilla. The refrigerator is placed in front of the dishwasher, requiring Reichenberg

Photos courtesy of Allie Reichenberg

Reichenberg, Preston, Rogers and Bulotta have to open the fridge door in order to open their dishwasher.

and her roommates to first open the fridge door so they can use the dishwasher. The stove is in a corner, making it hard to cook because they never stand directly in front of their food. Additional counter space is behind the refrigerator making it impossible to access.

“We don’t have a garbage disposal and we’re also supposed to have a garbage shoot, where we push it through and they’re supposed to pick it up outside, but we don’t have one of those where a lot of other people do,” Reichenberg said.

A bathroom in the apartment has wires hanging from the ceiling where the ceiling light is supposed to be. According to Chris Straw, Director of Building and Development Services for the City of Springfield, this is an electrical hazard that would u See SUNVILLA, page 8

“What are you going to do?”

State of the MSU students, faculty and guest University Address speakers discuss civil issues at the All Black Lives Matter panel

By Han Zhao Staff Reporter @hanzhao0620

When was the last time you participated in a civil movement, whether it was starting a conversation or engaging in an activity?

“Shattering the Silences: All Black Lives Matter” panel was held on Wednesday, Sept. 30 in Temple Hall.

The event was sponsored by the Division for Diversity and Inclusion, Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning, Multicultural Center and Programs, History Department and Political Science Department. The goal was to engage university and com-

MSU President Clif Smart, Provost Frank Einhellig talk about the future of the campus

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Churena White speaks at All Black Lives Matter.

munity members in discus- equality and justice. sion and make connections Many messages can be across groups to ensure

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On Thursday, Oct. 1, MSU President Clif Smart and Provost Frank Einhellig delivered the annual State of the University Address to the public. Their report, which was also broadcast on a livestream, addressed a variety of topics that appealed to both faculty and student populations.

Smart first discussed the record-breaking levels of enrollment for the fall 2015 semester that have not only been seen among first-time students at Missouri State University, but within the

entire system. Total student enrollment within the entire system is 24,735 students.

Of these students, more are graduate, international and underrepresented students are currently seen than in previous semesters.

“Enrollment matters,” Smart said. “The most important metric of a university is, ‘Is your enrollment growing?’”

Smart added that enrollment matters because in terms of increased funding, the formula for funding includes an equity component for the first time. This is in direct correlation to students and the increase in student enrollment. u See ADDRESS, page 8

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By Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC

This past Thursday, another 10 people became victims of gun violence. More specifically, they became victims of another mass shooting: A mass shooting is generally defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as four or more deaths in a given incident.

These mass shootings, or even gun-related violence in general, have become all too familiar to Americans over the past few years. This is not only sad, but disturbing. We’ve experienced enough consistent shootings that they seem almost commonplace. Nothing seems to truly surprise us anymore. We describe them as being travesties, tragedies, horrific scenes of carnage, sadness and mourning. Yet we have consistently done nothing about them.

Some places, notably movie theaters, have started establish-

ing themselves as gun-free zones. I can only imagine that they’ve discovered some sort of force field technology that removes guns from people as they approach it like some sort of magnet picking up a bunch of screws and nails. But if that’s not the case, then a gun-free zone doesn’t mean squat to someone wanting to cause serious damage to a soft target like a movie audience.

Others insist that we should arm more people. If only a teacher or one of the hundreds of other passersby had a weapon on them, then all of this could have been avoided. This falsely assumes that people are constantly on the lookout for potentially life-threatening situations — which they aren’t, usually — and also implies that these types of shootings can be predicted, which they can’t.

Let me be clear, I am not saying we should ban guns. I don’t want President Obama to show up at your door with a big sacko’-guns asking for your firearms.

People have a right to defend themselves, but there isn’t a reason why we can’t have stricter regulations or rules associated with gun purchase and gun ownership. After all, a gun has no other purpose than being a weapon of destruction and death. You can say that it’s a defensive measure, but bullets are designed to kill things, not be a protective shield.

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Oktoberfest is just another wonderful example of how we as citizens of the United States have adopted celebrations from some of our ancestor’s culture, even if all mostly consider it to be all about the booze. It’s the fun part about living in a “melting pot” as we celebrate our own freedom and other such holidays or traditions, especially here in the Ozarks.

All of that considered, how awesome is it that this country has its own reasons for celebrating this time of year?

October is arguably one of the best months in the year for many reasons, but because I am and have been a lifelong sports fan, that is the route we are about to take.

The United States loves to celebrate everything and within that regard they like to honor everything. For example, October stands for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, AIDS Awareness Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, Caramel Month, Cookie Month, Dinosaur Month, E-Card Month, Sarcastic Month, LGBT History Month, Stamp Collecting Month and Vegetarian Awareness Month.

While being aware of all these issues is important and celebrating Oktoberfest shows appreciation and acceptance of another’s culture, this country really needs to embrace itself on something.

In October, we the American people are blessed with postseason baseball, NCAA conference football, NFL games three nights a week, hockey and, in arenas everywhere near you, the preparation for basketball.

Sports is our thing. It is. American football, baseball and basketball are ours; created here, played here, perfected here. And we get it all right here and right now. So, let’s celebrate.

Of course, a lot of you are not sports fans or even more so hate the very notion of the barbaric activities, but as is often taught and expected in especially today’s society: give those who do care and who plan their fall season around sporting events fair treatment. Not only that, take a chance to learn more about something you don’t know. That’s the quickest way to appreciate something you don’t like or enjoy is to learn more about it.

Celebrate what you will and spend your October as you wish, but know that sports is what a lot of us will be doing, especially around here, when the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals have both won their divisions and are pushing for a pennant.

If it's one thing to take away from this, it is that there are many reasons to enjoy this season, and there are more ways to look at where the hype is and why it is there.

Oh, and one more thing: the Monday after the Super Bowl should absolutely be a holiday in the United States.

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Whenever I’m in the mood for a non-lethal dose of Russian roulette in which the outcome gives me either an inferiority complex or an inflated ego, I fiddle around with my Tinder account.

For those of you with self-esteem to the housetops who’ve never used Tinder – because, after all, why would you? – Let me explain.

Tinder is an online dating app peopled by oodles of emotionally unstable individuals whose common points of interest revolve around finagling each other into the bone-zone by nearly effortless propulsion. In short, it’s the meaning of life in a nutshell. In long, it’s an open door from which you may, if Lady Fortuna favors your boldness, lure out a worthwhile relationship.

But there’s a catch, always a catch. See, Tinder operates on the theory of “to the gorgeous, go the spoils.” In layman’s terms, Tinder is a “yes” or “no” program in which a user creates an account, then swipes through picture after picture of other user’s accounts in the preferred gender – deciding whether or not they find the other users attractive. If they find them attractive, they click “yes.” If not, they click “no.” If the attraction is mutual between users, then it’s a match. And so on.

From this you may eke out the generalized rules of Tinder, if any there are to be, which state that a user shall always swipe “no” to anybody below their wishy-woshy, abracadabra standards, and shall always swipe “yes” to users they believe to be of equal or greater desirability.

Keeping this in mind, we can posit that no matter how decorative, humorous, or catching one’s Tinder profile may be, one will find themselves constantly questioning just how heartrendingly distant they really are from the higher echelons of beauty.

But we like it. Leaning drowsily into our phones and swiping “yes” or “no” ‘til we match with the other of our dreams is a way to thwart the crippling loneliness of individuality.

Plus, every so often Tinder awards our endurance with a match that’s too good to be true.

My too-good-to-be-true match happened about mid-summer. She was dark-skinned, had a model-esque face and figure, loved to read, write, and had a passion for the piano. You should’ve seen her. Boy. Way out of my league, like, way, way out. But old Lady Fortuna sent her right to me.

After Tinder sends you a match, your next move is to send your match a message. In my case, the rudimentary “hey” or “howdy” or

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people treat it exactly like that, like an entitlement. Gun ownership is a privilege and is something that should not be taken lightly.

With all of the above said, I don’t know what course of action is best for the future of firearms. There are too many factors up in the air. But let me offer a few observations.

Before people are allowed to drive a car they have to pass a car safety test. Insurance has to be purchased to insure your car and you have to have a valid driver’s license.

In the state of Missouri, you don’t need to a permit to purchase a firearm. You don’t have to register your weapons either.

You don’t have to attend any sort of class or safety course either.

With just a valid photo ID, a background check and a few days of waiting, you too, can own a gun.

Before a new driver gets behind the wheel, that person is supposed to register their car with the state, obtain a valid driver’s license, pass a driver’s test and provide the minimum level of car insurance.

People have to jump through more hoops to be able to drive to school and work than to purchase an object that has the capability of killing an entire room full of people just by the simple pull of a trigger. Just some food for thought.

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even the witty pick-up line was too base for a girl of this caliber. My message had to be ablaze, vast and bedazzled in both comedy and romance, so I wrote: Let’s cast all else aside and cut to the chase. You and I both know full well there’s two ways we can go about this: 1) I take you on a date. We have a lovely fountainside picnic at the park. We fumble through an awkward beginning, as, after all, we met on Tinder, but after you realize how funny, intelligent, and handsomely caring I am, then we’ll relax into each other’s company. From then on things progress swimmingly. Frequent dates blossom into a relationship. We have our ups-anddowns, our ups-and-downs. Eventually I gather the courage to ask for your hand in marriage, and you accept. We move into our first home. You pursue your bliss. I pursue mine. As it tends to go when pursuing bliss, neither of us make enough money. We live by the skin of our teeth. After conceiving our child and falling pregnant, you take a hiatus from work. This is when, while stuck in our quagmire, I push myself to strike sparks. I set the world aflame. I write a novel which tops the New York Times best seller’s list for months in a row. With our financial worry now nonexistent, we turn from America and trek the bluegreen globe. We buy fashion in Paris, stroll cobbles in Rome, dine on cooked okra with garlic and coriander sauce at the foot of the pyramids, ski the Swiss Alps. While trading statuettes with Malaysian aboriginals, you witness a life-revising epiphany and, due to your passionate genetic makeup, dedicate your life to making the world a better place. Meanwhile our children grow, acquire degrees, and have children of their own. I continue to write the world. You continue to rewrite the world. After a time, as goes with everything, we get old, wrinkled and baggy-limbed. We retire to a log cabin nestled deep in Californian woodlands no more than an hour from the beach and enjoy ourselves in the same spontaneous way we used to when we were young. The rest is epilogue. Or: 2) you could choose not to respond. The choice is yours.

I pressed send. After a day with no response, I strolled to her profile to see what all was up but couldn’t find her. She had disappeared. Befuddled, anxious, and even a bit cramped, I searched Google for answers. What I found would’ve been better let alone. Apparently, if a Tinder match disappears from your account, then that person has found you disreputable, and has blocked you indefinitely.

Misinterpreted yet again, I clicked my phone off and sat without moving. I looked out the window and saw a group of girls passing by. I mentally tagged them as “nos” and “yes’,” took my phone back in my hands and went after that Tinder grind once more again.

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MOVIE REVIEW

Everest falls short

By Nathan Momper Movie Reviewer @mompermagic

Why would anyone climb Mount Everest? That was the question that plagued my mind during the entire 121-minute runtime of “Everest.” Why would anyone risk the cold, heights, money and potential loss of life for a half hour on top of the world? The movie eventually attempted to answer that inquiry, but basically makes a joke out of it with the main characters never giving a straight answer. Furthermore, when they finally did reach the summit, I expected to at least partially comprehend what the point of so much work and anguish was for, but “Everest” did not convince me.

The film is about the 1996 Mount Everest disaster in which eight climbers were caught in a blizzard after summiting the mountain and died. It was one of the deadliest climbing seasons on Everest and the object of much media attention. This true story of man versus nature was bound to be made into a Hollywood film. To credit the filmmakers, the way in which “Everest” was made had jaw-dropping, breathtaking moments. The special effects were both beautiful and terrifying. Plus, “Everest” is one of the few movies that I have seen that was improved by a 3D-viewing experience. But even though the story is mostly factual from what I’ve researched and the visual aspects are impressive, I still couldn’t shake my issues with the narrative. After walking out of the theater, I still felt like climbing Everest seems like too much work, money and pain for such a seemingly miniscule reward.

Also, it didn’t help that I had difficulty distinguishing characters in the film. This was partially due to the cast being completely covered up by parkas, oxygen masks and a colossal blizzard for the majority of the time I was in the theater. But, for the most part, I blame it on the lack of character development. Aside from the main character, the expedition group leader Rob Hall (Jason Clarke), the rest of the cast seemed pretty insipid. This made it hard to really care about their well-being, especially when they knowingly embarked on such a vexing journey. Even A-list actor Jake Gyllenhaal took on a rather flat performance as an American mountaineer that operated more like a surfer dude from SoCal than a hardened expedition leader.

The lack of character development paired with the lackadaisical death scenes made characters’ deaths less impactful. The filmmakers really skated over death scenes without much weight given to how awful freezing to death would be. Imagine being stuck in a blizzard, not being able to see, not being able to feel your extremities, not being able to breathe and just slowly dying with no one around to help you. The idea sends a chill up my spine even as I type it. Unfortunately, “Everest” never tapped into that kind of fear.

In fact, most deaths occurred off-screen. I wasn’t asking for the morbid details of how these real people met their deaths, just a small amount of edginess to get me more invested in the characters’ fragile mortality.

To synopsize, “Everest” is a visually captivating film. The cinematography is dizzying and the special effects are stunning. But it was a 3D movie with 2D characters.

“Everest” never tapped into its strong cast and never once persuaded me that climbing Everest is anything but an ego-driven, rich person’s trophy grab.

Kicking off LGBT History Month

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Students gather outside the PSU for the beginning the LGBT History Month on Friday, Oct. 2. Events will continue all month.

By Sydni Moore Staff Reporter @sydnimmoore

Students gathered at the North Mall last Friday night to celebrate the kickoff event of LGBT History Month.

The history month has been celebrated at MSU for the past several years. According to the Missouri State website, “It is observed during October in the United States, to include National Coming Out Day on October 11. LGBT History Month originated in the United States and was first celebrated in 1994.”

Jordan Upchurch, a member of the kickoff’s planning committee, hoped that the

event would get people excited and would encourage more talk about the LGBT community as well as the rest of the month’s activities.

“If people go to these events, or they show support of these events, that is a huge impact on the people who are learning to come out and be comfortable around others,” said Upchurch.

Members and supporters of the LGBT community had the opportunity to hear slam poetry and watch a drag queen performance while chowing down on free pizza. Advocates and SPECTRUM, two separate LGBT organizations on campus, also had tables that offered up information as well as candy.

In addition to National Coming Out Day on the 11, MSU will host an open dialogue,

mixer, and health fair. Stephen Snyder-Hill will also be speaking in the PSU Theatre on October 12. Snyder-Hill is a U.S. Veteran and an LGBT activist. His partner, Josh SnyderHill, will speak alongside him during his presentation, “A Soldier of Change: From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement.”

Upchurch believes the LGBT community has come a long way.

“Everyone is different and everyone should get to celebrate those differences. This is the LGBT community’s way of getting to do that.”

For more information regarding LGBT History Month and its included events, students may contact the Office of Multicultural Programs at 417-836-5652.

Majors Fair not just for undeclared students

By Anita Lumley Staff Reporter @LumleyAnita

Students lined up in front of the Theater and Dance Department’s table at this year’s Majors Fair to take a selfie with Dr. Christopher Herr, Theater and Dance Department head, and Mark Templeton, managing director of the Theater and Dance Department, for extra credit in Micheal Foster’s Theater 101 class. Foster had decided to give his students an opportunity to earn extra points while administering a midterm in hopes to encourage them to check out the fair.

The Majors Fair was held last Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Plaster Student Union ballroom.

This year’s fair featured several different departments and their

majors, but also two minors.

“Every program at the university is welcomed to attend,” said Amy Marie Aufdembrink, majors fair coordinator, said. “It’s called the Majors Fair, but it’s really by department, and some minors choose to participate as well.”

The two minors at the fair were the new sustainability minor and the museum studies minor though the majors were the main attraction.

Along with refreshments, students attending the fair had a chance to win a voucher to register with seniors and could even change their majors while at the Jenna deJong/THE STANDARD fair.

Dr. Tyler Morris and freshman Kayla Kreitler, a freshman and Grace Hammack. radiology major, attended the fair out of curiosity, but instead of and I think that’s where I want to finding a new major, the fair go,” Kreitler said. helped her reaffirm her previous The fair was not only a good decision. opportunity for students to talk “I spoke to the radiology girl, with faculty members of the dif-

ferent departments represented, but was also good for departments to talk with students about their programs.

“We had a great turn out, and we’re excited to see all the students come out and learn about all our programs,”Kate Haring, enrollment and recruitment manager for the College of Business said.

The Majors Fair is held every fall semester, so students taking GEP 101: First-year Foundations or other students wanting to explore their academic options can have a chance to find a major.

According to Aufdembrink, some GEP 101 instructors may even assign the fair as an assignment or as extra credit.

“It’s good for students to start planning what they’re going to use as an undergraduate degree to get to their graduate program,” Aufdembrink said.

A reel good time: The Manhattan Short Film Festival

Annual festival attracts movie professionals from all over to Missouri State Missouri State has been participating in the event for at

By Courtney Cramer least the past 11 years, according to White.

Finalists and Winners Staff Reporter This year, the event was held on Saturday, Oct. 3, in the @CourtneyRCramer

One September night, 1998, in New York City, Nicholas Mason projected 16 short films to an audience of approximately 300 people from the bed of his truck during what became the first annual Manhattan Short Film Festival, according to his website.

Now, 17 years later, the film festival has grown to include hundreds of participating theaters and thousands of viewers all across the world.

The Manhattan Short festival takes place over one week every year, during which the participating venues show audiences the finalists in the festival. The viewers then vote on their favorite film and favorite actor.

Each participant in the festival is given a voting card before they watch the films and turn it in when they are over.

The results of the votes are then emailed to Manhattan Short, who announces the winners when the week of the festival is over.

This year, for the 18th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival taking place from Sept. 25 to Oct. 4, 10 finalists were chosen out of the 678 entries that came from 56 different countries.

According to Dr. Tim White, assistant department head of the Department of Media, Journalism and Film, the Plaster Student Union Theater is the only venue to host the festival in Missouri.

“I actually had a guy call me to say that he (drove) four hours from Arkansas and got a hotel room for the night just so he could see these films,” he said.

PSU, with approximately 150 people in attendance.

Anyone could participate in the Manhattan Short festival and vote for their favorites at the PSU for a $10 entrance fee, which goes toward funding the Digital Film Production scholarship at Missouri State.

“A lot of people really like the idea that they’re involved with the winners,” White said.

Luke Mueller, a senior facility management major, attended the Manhattan Short Film Festival for the first time.

“It was really good,” he said. “It’s a good way to experience other cultures.”

Those who participated in the film festival at Missouri State voted “Bis Gleich,” a 15-minute German short film about the view of Berlin from two neighboring senior citizens’ perspectives, as their favorite film.

For best actor, Springfield voters chose Stephanie Caillol, from the French short film “Grounded,” a 19-minute story about a stewardess who did everything in her power to get a woman a seat on a flight to her mother’s funeral.

Springfield’s favorite, “Bis Gleich,” was announced as the winner of Best Film of the Manhattan Short Film Festival on Monday, Oct. 5.

Horst Westphal was voted Best Actor for his role in “Bis Gleich” as one of the senior citizens viewing Berlin.

The Department of Media, Journalism and Film shows the films in the Manhattan Short Film Festival every year at the PSU. People wishing to attend next year can follow the department’s Facebook page to stay updated on the event.

Gold Medal: “Bis Gleich” directed by Benjamin Wolff (Germany) Silver Medal: “Shok” directed by Jamie Donoughue (Kosovo & UK) Bronze Medal: “Bear Story” directed by Gabriel Osorio (Chile)

Finalists: “Listen” directed by Hamy Ramezan & Rungano Nyoni (Finland and Denmark) “Dad in Mum” directed by Fabrice Bracq (France)

“Forever Over” directed by Erik Schmitt (Germany) “Grounded” directed by Alexis Mikhalik (France) “Sundown” directed by Sinem Cezayirli (Turkey) “Patch” directed by Gerd Gockell (Switzerland and Germany) “EL Camino Solo” directed by Shawn Telford (USA)

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Springfield and all that jazz Jazz on the square brings music downtown

By Emma Jones Staff Reporter @WildEmmaChild

The chill of autumn was in the air as the First Friday Art Walk kicked off in downtown Springfield.

This month, however, the bulk of the crowd gathered around Park Central Square, where the sixth Annual Springfield Jazz Festival was in full swing.

The melodic sounds of the saxophone and the upright bass floated across the square and people did not seem to mind the cold bite on the wind as they huddled under blankets to listen to bands like The Richard Bruton Quintet, the MSU Jazz Faculty Quintet and The MSU Jazz Symposium.

Though jazz is a more distinct style of music geared towards an older generation, the square was crowded with people of all ages.

Children danced uninhibitedly as their parents tapped their feet, and people ranging from high school, to college, to retirement all came together under the common banner of good music.

Dillon Hackworth, an 18-year-old student who only recently moved to Springfield, said he was enjoying his first Art Walk.

“Jazz is alright,” said Hackworth. “But really, I’m just here to meet people, to try to connect.”

The festival was sponsored primarily by Metropolitan Bank. There was an entire VIP section designated to members of the bank.

Britt Baugherty, who was helping run the VIP section, said that they reserved the spe-

cial tables for elite clients of the bank.

“We feed them, get them drinks...show them a good time and hope they enjoy the music.” Baugherty said.

Mother’s Brewing Company was also set up in the square to provide beverages for the over-21, while many others used the gathered crowd as a platform for petitions, protests and advertising.

There were people advocating for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, people petitioning for the legalization of cannabis and people participating in the SlutWalk, a protest of rape culture.

The entire evening had a feel of community. The whole city seemed to have gathered in one place or another.

The main attraction of this year’s Springfield Jazz Festival was four-time Latin-Jazz Grammy nominee, Conrad Herwig.

Herwig runs the jazz program at the prestigious Rutgers University in New Jersey, as well as touring the country with his band, Conrad Herwig and the Latin Side All-Stars.

Jon Poses, who ran Herwig’s merchandise booth, said that Herwig and the band had played in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the night before, and were traveling back to New York the next day.

Poses, who runs a non-profit in Colombia, Missouri, called “We Always Swing Jazz,” said that working with Herwig was great, but he loved jazz in any form.

“I’ve been doing what I love for almost 30 years now,” Poses said.

According to Missouri State President Clif Smart, who was also in attendance, it was Missouri State jazz studies director,

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Different jazz bands perform in downtown for the Springfield Jazz Festival.

Randy Hamm, who brought the legendary Conrad Herwig to Springfield, Missouri, for one night.

“He’s a great asset,” President Smart said of Hamm. “The jazz program is really something to be proud of.”

And last night, the two MSU affiliated

bands proved that statement to be more than true.

Together, with the help of the Grammynominated Herwig, they created a beautiful night of melodious jazz that was enjoyed by people of all ages from all walks of life.

Student-created show “Show Me Chefs” premieres on TV

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Last Saturday, Oct. 3, reality cooking competition “Show-Me Chefs” premiered on KOZL, channel 27, at 1 p.m. “Show-Me Chefs” was created by students in the Media, Journalism and Film department at Missouri State University and aims to highlight local chefs and food producers from across the Ozarks.

Each week, two chefs face-off in a three-part competition where they utilize mystery ingredients and appeal to the three judges. There are also segments of the show that highlight the chefs’ talents and their businesses, as Maddy Cushmanr/THE STANDARD well as a highlight for the local producChelsea Eichholz, Dr. Deb Larson and Brian Light are the er who provided the main ingredient “Show-Me Chefs” producers. The show’s purpose is to for the challenges. The premier episode showcase local chefs in the Springfield area. featured sous chef Wes Johnson from

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“Show-Me Chefs” producer and graduate assistant, Chelsea Eichholz, said that the goal of the show was to celebrate what the Ozarks has to offer.

“We wanted all local chefs, stuff you could not find outside of the Ozarks,” Eichholz said. “For ingredients, we went to the Farmers Markets of the Ozarks and there’s another farmers’ market at the Battlefield Mall. We talked to the food producers there, and then Farmers Park was very generous and donated to us as well.”

“We got those for our special highlighted ingredients you’ll see in the baskets,” Eichholz continued. “And then the rest of the pantry was supplemented by Mama Jean’s, and they kindly donated for seven episodes and a little outside of that.”

Besides giving exposure to chefs and businesses around the Ozarks,

“Show-Me Chefs” also exposes students in the media department to a professional work atmosphere.

“It is a professional production,” Eichholz said. “It may be students working on it, but we conduct ourselves like we’re a real set. One of our judges in the finale has worked on several cooking shows, like “Rachael Ray” and “The Chew,” and he complimented us, saying we are a great professional production.”

Eichholz emphasized that the exposure of working on a television show makes a difference for media students.

There are plans to continue the show into a second season and to enter it into the local Emmys and the Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts. If you missed the premier of “Show-Me Chefs” or don’t have access to cable television, episodes are available the day after they air, online at their website.

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Scorecard Men’s golf: Placed 4th out of 15 at the Derek Dolenc Invitational Women’s soccer (7-4-1): Loss vs. Loyola Chicago 3-0 Volleyball (12-4): Win vs.

Wichita State 3-1 Softball: Win vs. Saint Louis 9-3 Win vs. Maryville 8-0 Field hockey: Loss vs. Miami (OH) 3-0 Win vs. Saint Louis 2-0 Men’s soccer: Loss vs.

Creighton 4-0 Loss vs. Drake 2-1 Football: Loss vs. Indiana State 56-28

Calendar Tuesday, Oct. 6 Women’s golf: 8:30 a.m.

Chip-N-Club Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska Baseball: 3 p.m. Team World Series Game 3 in Springfield, Missouri Men’s soccer: 7 p.m. vs.

Eastern Illinois in Springfield, Missouri

Friday, Oct. 9

Baseball: 3 p.m. Team World Series Game 4 in Springfield, Missouri Field hockey: 4 p.m. vs.

Ohio in Springfield, Missouri Swimming and diving: 4 p.m. vs. Evansville in Springfield, Missouri Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs. Drake in Des Moines, Iowa

Saturday, Oct. 10

Swimming and diving: 11 a.m. vs. Southern Illinois in Springfield, Missouri Women’s soccer: noon vs.

Indiana State in Terre Haute, Indiana Baseball: 3 p.m. Team World Series Game 5 in Springfield, Missouri Football: 6 p.m. vs.

Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Illinois Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs.

Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa Men’s soccer: 7 p.m. vs.

Loyola Chicago in Springfield, Missouri

Sunday, Oct. 11

Field hockey: noon vs. Kent State in Springfield, Missouri

Monday, Oct. 12

Men’s golf: 8:30 a.m.

UMKC/Bill Ross Intercollegiate in Kansas City, Missouri Women’s golf: 8:30 a.m.

MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial in Springfield, Missouri

Briefs

The women’s soccer team record fell to 7-4-1 after a 3-0 shutout loss to Missouri Valley Conference rival Loyola University (6-4-3) on Oct. 4. This is the Bears first conference loss and fourth shutout loss this season. The Bears next game is against MVC foe Indiana State on Oct. 10.

The baseball Bears are currently in the middle of a series. The Fall World Series is a seven-game series at Hammon’s Field in which the Bears take on themselves. The first game was on Oct. 1 and the final game is on Oct. 15.

Lily Johnson posted the first 20-kill, 20-dig match at Missouri State in nearly a decade on Oct. 2 to lead the Bears to a 3-1 (20-25, 2522, 27-25, 25-22) Missouri Valley Conference victory at Wichita State. Johnson was name the MVC Defensive Player of the Week.

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In desperate need of a win After giving up a record 56 points at home, MSU has a chance to rebound against 1-3 SIU John Robinson Staff Reporter @SaxmanJohn

To paraphrase a quote from St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher, the Southern Illinois Salukis, MSU football’s next opponent, are just a few plays away from being undefeated. Only unlike the Rams, SIU could actually make that claim.

SIU is 1-3 on the season, but unlike MSU’s 1-3 record all of the Salukis’ losses have all been close.

A 27-24 loss to Southeast Missouri State, a 37-36 loss to Western Illinois and a 47-46 loss to FBS opponent Indiana, a team which suffered their first defeat of the season in a seven-point loss to the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes. The Salukis would have won if they had been successful with the two-point conversion with 18 seconds left.

So how have the Salukis, picked just two spots ahead of the Bears in the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll, accomplished more than their record would imply? They simply outgain on offense compared to what their defense gives up.

Opponents are averaging 31.2 points per game against SIU, so SIU averages 35.2. Teams have rushed for 739 yards on the ground and 1137 through the air, and SIU goes one step further running for 872 yards and passing for 1163 yards.

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Mark Iannotti is the senior quarterback leading the way for SIU. 1140 of those 1163 passing yards belong to him, along with 268 rushing yards and 10 total touchdowns on the year.

Iannotti’s main target in the passing game has been Billy Reed, a junior wide receiver. Reed is averaging 74.5 yards a game with 298 yards on 20 catches, but has yet to step into the end zone this year.

Daquan Isom is the running back leading the way in yards on the ground. The freshman has 216 rushing yards to go along with 163 receiving yards, making him the second most productive target behind Reed in the passing game.

So how are the Salukis 1-3? Well, unfortunate-

ly for SIU, they’ve outperformed their opponents in most categories this season, including turnovers and penalties.

Nine total fumbles for SIU, seven of which have been recovered by the other team to go along with 263 yards off of 24 penalties, which means SIU is averaging 65.8 penalty yards per game in flags.

Missouri State was let down by their defense against Indiana State, and SIU does a lot of things right on offense.

If Missouri State plays at the same level defensively against the Salukis, don’t let the similar records fool you, the gap between these 1-3 teams could be a lot further than it appears.

Volleyball wins big against Wichita Eric Knifong Staff Reporter @e_knifong

Sophomore outside hitter Lily Johnson nabs the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week and Scholar-Athlete of the week awards.

Johnson won the awards for the week of September 21-27. She won the scholar-athlete of the week award because she carries a 3.98 cumulative grade point average in cell and molecular biology and after, averaged 4.5 kills, 3.75 digs and 5.13 points per set against MVC foes Illinois State and Indiana State. Those numbers helped her secure Player of the Week as well. She finished with a double-double in each match.

“I think the level of play I have been able to consistently play at is

attributed to the great passers behind me, to the servers that are getting the other team out of system and setting us up for great blocks, and Kinsey putting up great balls for the outside; she makes it easy to get kills,” said Johnson. “It’s a whole team effort.”

Johnson kept up her strong play against MVC favorite, Wichita State, after a 20-20, double-double in the four set victory. Johnsons’ 20 kills and 21 digs were the first for an MSU player since Erin O’Connor in 2006.

The Bears (11-4, 2-0) entered Charles Koch Arena to take on the Wichita State Shockers (11-5, 2-0) on October 2. The match pitted the top two favorites in the conference against each other, and is the first of four games on the road for the Bears.

Missouri State was able to secure the victory in four sets with scores of

20-25, 25-22, 27-25 and 25-22. The Bears got off to a slow start in the first set with only nine kills against eight hitting errors. The Shockers were able to take advantage of the mistakes by the Bears and won the first set. However, the Bears picked it up in the second set with 16 kills and led 18-12 at one point. Wichita State answered the call making it 21-22, but freshman outside hitter Paige Perego and sophomore middle blocker Lynsey Wright answered with back-to-back kills and teamed up for the set-winning block two points later.

The third set was the closest set of the night and featured eight ties.

MSU fought off a pair of Wichita State set points at 24-23 and 25-24.

The Bears closed the match on a 3-0 run, and secured set point after fresh-

man outside hitter Cambree Villarreal and Wright combined for a block.

After opening up a 13-9 advantage, the Bears found themselves only up 19-18 in the fourth set before going on a 4-0 run to help secure the match.

MSU held he advantage in digs at 83-73 with four different players in double digits; Johnson with 21, freshman libero Emily Butters had 18, senior setter Kinsey Batten had 15 and senior defensive specialist Elise Munroe added 12. Junior middle blocker Simone House led MSU with five blocks. Wichita State owned a slight advantage in kills at 60-57 and hitting percentage .214-.190.

The Bears are the lone remaining undefeated club in the conference and travel to Carbondale, Illinois Monday, Oct. 5 to take on Southern Illinois (11-5, 2-1).

Bears are no match for No.1 Creighton

After loss to Creighton, Bears fall to MVC-rival Drake Bart Anders Sports Editor @bartanders42

The men’s soccer team is coming off a week to forget after losing to No. 1 ranked Creighton on Sept. 29 and MVC foe Drake on Oct. 3.

The Bears began the week by heading north to Omaha, Nebraska for a highly anticipated match with the ex-MVC and top-ranked Blue Jays.

Creighton has handily defeated all their opponents this season and the Bears ended up being no exception.

When MSU eyed Creighton on their schedule before the season, the Blue Jays were ranked No. 6 in the country. But when the Bears took the field at Morrison Stadium on Tuesday, they were quick to learn why they were currently ranked No. 1 and 9-

0 on the season.

Creighton tallied four goals before the half concluded and MSU had little response. Junior midfielder Jack Griffin, last week’s hero and reigning MVC Defensive Player of the Week, led the way for the Bears with two shots, but none landed as they lost 4-0.

Looking to rebound, the Bears traveled east to Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday to play the Drake Bulldogs.

The Bears found themselves in much of the same trouble early on as Drake’s redshirt junior defender James Grunert was left wide open in the box and executed a goal in the 32nd minute. Then, in the 62nd minute, Drake was able to cut through the MSU defense and score again to put the Bears down 2-0.

All hope wasn’t lost in the final two minutes of

the game as Griffin was able to take freshman defender Nick Burtenshaw’s assist and fire it into the goal for a Bears’ goal. But the game clock was the Bears’ enemy as the game concluded with a final score of 2-1.

After a long road trip and a long week, MSU doesn’t have much time to recoup. This week, the Bears have to bounce back and play Eastern Illinois at 7 p.m. on Oct. 6 at Allison South.

The good news: the Bears get to stay at home this entire week. After the matchup with the Panthers they have to jump back into MVC play and take on the Loyola Ramblers at 7 p.m. on Oct. 10.

MSU and Loyola are currently 1-1 in Valley play and the Bears are in a good position with three conference points after their win against SIUE, but still need at least a tie to continue to build points against conference leaders Drake and Bradley.

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Senior wide receiver Eric Christophel lines up for a play against the Sycamores on Oct. 3.

The Missouri State men’s golf team is playing strong in the early part of the season, after they finish in fourth place at the Derek Dolenc Invitational in Edwardsville, Illinois on September 28-29.

The fourth place finish is their second in three events. The event they did not finish in fourth was

a first place finish at the South Dakota Coyote Classic in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.

“We’ve got off to a really good start,” said head coach Neal Stafford. “Overall, I’ve been most impressed with our consistency. I think good teams are very consistent.”

The team has had great play from their golfers.

Senior Brik Brauburger, set a school record at the Derek Dolenc Invitational shooting 207 through 54 holes. Brauburger shot a 68, 69 and 70 through the three rounds. The score was good enough to finish in sixth place at the event, and win him the Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week.

The Bears continue play at the UMKC/Bill Ross Intercollegiate in Kansas City on October 1213.

Missouri State women’s golf has gotten off to a slower start in the early part of the season, but they have a star in sophomore, Stine Pettersen. Pet-

tersen was named the MVC Women’s Golfer of the Week after breaking two school records at the Johnie Imes Invitational in Columbia, Mo. on September 28-29. She shot a round two score of 65 shattering the previous record of lowest score in a single round. The previous record was 68, held by Kelsey Welber in 2011 and Lyndsey Adams in 2006. Also, through the 54-hole tournament, Pettersen shot scores of 72, 65 and 75. The total score of 212 broke the school record through 54 holes.

“She’s capable of this any time she tees it up,” said head coach Kevin Kane. “This is obviously an extraordinary round.”

The Bears finished the invitational tied for ninth place after starting the season with an eighth place finish at the Diane Thompson Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa on September 12-13.

The team is currently finishing up the Chip-NClub Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Tough schedule takes toll on the Ice Bears After losing to the defending national champions, the Bears lose three-in-a-row to No. 15 Colorado and Lindenwood

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The Missouri State Ice Bears returned home for a trio of games over the weekend.

The Bears were shorthanded due to sickness and injury and fought hard, but lost all three games to Colorado and LindenwoodBelleville.

The Ice Bears had played defending champions and top-ranked Central Oklahoma two weekends ago, and seventh-ranked Iowa State last weekend. On Thursday, the

15th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes came to town and defeated the Bears 3-1.

The Bears were 0-6 on the power play, while the Buffaloes were 1-3. A slow line change led to Colorado jumping out in front the first period. They added another goal in the second, but sophomore defenseman Brennan Anderson drew the Bears closer with a goal just one minute later. Colorado capitalized on the power play to give them the 3-1 advantage that held for the rest of the game.

“We are right there and beating on the doorstep,” head coach Bob Bucher said.

“We knew it would be tough and it makes it even more difficult when we aren’t healthy.”

Friday and Saturday, the University of Lindenwood-Belleville Lynx defeated the Bears by a score of 6-2 and 5-2 respectively.

The Bears jumped out to an early lead on Friday thanks to a goal by freshman forward Marshall Gevers and assisted by sophomore forward Andrew Kovacich. Senior goalie Justin Davis stopped 42 of 48 shots on goal.

The shorthanded Bears showed signs of fatigue in the second period as they were outshot 19-4, and outscored 5-1 in the period.

“This team is fast and quick and we weren’t able to play our normal game,” Bucher said. “We are so close right now competing with the top teams but we knew it would be difficult.”

Bucher emphasized that the move to Division I is going to take time for the team to adjust to the competition.

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Junior forward Ryan Hogland looks on during a loss to Lindenwood on Oct. 2.

“We have to save some gas for the following games on back-to-back nights,” Bucher said. “I want to be furious, but I can’t because we just aren’t at full strength at the moment and it shows when you play

this level of competition.”

The Bears will look to rebound on October 9-10 against the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. The Bears return home on October 16-17 for a series against SIUE.

Field hockey home opener a success

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Sunday afternoon, the women’s field hockey team held their home opener against Saint Louis. The fans at Allison North Stadium endured a cold and windy day to see the Bears win an exciting 2-0 game.

Senior forward Holly Scherer jumped on an opportunity off a Billiken turnover to score her sixth goal off the season only three minutes and 22 seconds into the game.

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The Bears pressure resulted in 12 Head coach Gabby Gomez Sosa said penalty corners. Gomez Sosa said playing that the Bears have been working on their in front of the home crowd for the first transition play from defense to offense. time all season added a boost for the team.

“Building from the back all the way up “We are used to traveling and all but it has been important for us,” Gomez Sosa is nice to have the fans here,” Gomez Sosa said. “We still need to try to remain con- said. “It is that extra player on the field.” sistent the whole game which we will keep Missouri State will remain at home for working on.” their following two contests against conThe second half saw a defensive strug- ference rivals Ohio and Kent State on gle in which possession was key, and scor- October 9 and 11.

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State funding was allocated for the addition of buildings such as the O’Reilly Clinical Health Sciences Center and the Davis-Harrington Welcome Center this year, as well as renovations. These renovations included Pummill Hall, Sunvilla Tower, Blair-Shannon Dining Center and sections of Meyer Library. Future renovations will be Hill Hall and Ellis Hall.

Smart said that these renovations will “improve teaching, learning, recruiting and raise our profile as a university.”

Smart’s final topics included the LongRange Plan and commentary on retention rates. The Long-Range Plan, which is currently being developed by a Steering Committee for 2016-2021, will focus on three or four long-term goals for the university.

The committee is working to revise the university’s mission statement, which will be taken to the Board of Governors within the next two weeks. However, students and faculty will have the opportunities throughout this school year to influence

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taken home from the discussion.

MSU President Clif Smart’s hope is to focus on engaging as a community to make everyone feel at home.

Dominiece Hoelyfield, assistant director of multicultural center and programs and the coordinator of LGBT student services, was also the moderator of the panel and strongly encouraged everyone to continue the conversation and effort to push the movement along.

“By all means, please do not just leave here with this information in mind,” Hoelyfield said. “Share it. Talk about it. Engage with these leaders (panelists) here at the front. Talk to your community leaders who are out here in the audience as well as your student leaders.”

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Students are encouraged to become engaged in the community and talk about racial tensions and injustices.

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decisions made by this committee.

“We all have a stake in deciding what we want our university to be in the next decade,” Smart said.

In terms of retention, the one-to-two year retention rate has increased over the last year.

“Retention of last year’s freshmen will be about 78 percent,” Einhellig said.

However, Smart said the opposite effect is seen with long-term rates.

“Four- to six-year graduation rate is 55 percent, so there’s work to be done there,” he said.

Einhellig believed that one area of improvement could be giving more attention to transfer students in order to increase graduation rates.

Einhellig said the new degree audit system will be put into place on Oct. 5, including graduate programs. He also praised the university for its over 100 years of accreditation.

“It gives us stimulation for self-improvement and where we’re going,” he said. “Fifty percent of students in a major are in a specialized, accredited program.”

In the question-and-answer section of the address, Smart and Einhellig encouraged students to become involved with the Long-Range Plan, as well as the plans that will accompany it. They urged that the student’s voice is important, and will be noticed if it is absent.

The highlight of the discussion was H. Wes Pratt’s question. Pratt, the equal opportunity officer of institutional equity and compliance office, raised the simple, yet powerful question to the panel and the community: “What are we going to do?”

“There are so many issues that came out that we haven’t even touched surface on,” Pratt said. “If some of you think the black life movement just started with Ferguson, you are sadly mistaken. This has been going on since slavery… (Ferguson) was just being publicized. It gets down to me: ‘What are you going to do?’”

Pratt emphasized that there needs to be pervasive policies and approaches when it comes to dealing with these issues practically.

“The conversation is good, but where do we go from here?” Pratt asked the crowd.

The panel ended with a poem presentation from Rachel Heard, a senior administrative management major. Her piece received great appreciation from the audience in response to the poem written in spring 2014.

“The inspiration behind this piece was my frustration towards the disregard for black lives in America and the flippant attitude that the media had in portraying each victim such as but not limited to Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Mike Brown and even the way textbooks overlook individuals like Emmett Till,” Heard said.

Heard was fed up with black lives being neglected. She decided to “give a voice to those who either couldn’t speak, was not being heard or were afraid to speak.”

“I'm still trying to figure out what my role in this movement is,” Heard said. “But in the meantime, I will continue to use my God-given gift as a tool to reach those who would otherwise turn a blind eye.”

What is your role, and what are you going to do?

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usually be fixed by tucking the wires away. This has been resolved according to Susanne Shaw, vice president of marketing and communications.

The bathroom shower lacks borders around the bottom of the shower, so water leaks onto the floor. There are bars in the bathroom to assist someone who may be in a wheelchair or need a physical accommodation. None of the women have a physical disability of any kind and were not told the room was ADA accessible. Shaw admitted that the tenants had not been notified about the ADA accommodations.

However, the apartment still doesn’t feel like home because they can’t decorate the walls with pictures. This is because the coat of paint is still drying and requires another month to complete.

The hallways of Sunvilla remain unpainted which Shaw said is on purpose.

“Painting in the hallways and around the elevators was intentionally left until all move-ins, and other punch-list items were completed in order to prevent damage to the work,” Shaw said. “This will be completed in the near future.”

Nicole Bulotta’s mom is considering legal action, and she finds the apartment unacceptable.

Reichenberg, Preston, Rogers and Bulotta pay $525 each per month to stay in Sunvilla, even though their apartment was not ready at the start of the school year. They did not have to pay rent while they stayed in University Plaza.

“While students were moved in as soon as possible, there were still punch-list items that still needed to be completed,” Shaw said. “This is common with major remodeling and construction projects.”

Shaw also said there is no hard date for the finishing of Sunvilla, and the contractors will be making finishing touches and repairs on an apartment-by-apartment basis.

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Some of the doors are not yet on the cabinets. also lives in Sunvilla and moved in on time said workers continue to work on her apartment. Her cabinets are missing doors.

Reichenberg, Rogers, Preston and Bulotta lived together in University Plaza Hotel like a lot of other MSU students whose Sunvilla apartments were not yet complete. The XOI members were notified two weeks before the start of this school year that they were assigned to University Plaza Hotel while workers were finishing the room.

“The motivation was not there,” Prestor said. “We had no room to do anything, we were on top of ourselves and suitcases.”

The school compensated for students’ stays and provided meal plans and shuttles for students staying at University Plaza or Holiday Inn Express.

These accommodations cost MSU about $200,000 according to Gary Stewart, director of residence life, housing and dining services.

Reichenberg and her roommates said it was hard to get motivated to get their homework done, and moving twice in a semester has been a huge distraction. They have tried to contact building administration about their issues through phone calls and emails, but according to the women, most of the time they can’t get a response from the building administration.

Shaw said Reichenberg, Prestor, Rogers and Bulotta are in the process of being relocated by Resident Life, Housing and Dining Services to other apartments.

Reichenberg, Prestor, Rogers and Bulotta don’t want to move for the third time in a semester that is already halfway complete. They said there are some positives in Sunvilla too. They enjoy the laundry facility and how much space is in the apartment, not to mention the Smart Tv that came with the room when they moved in and the meal plan provided by the school to compensate them in some way.

“Especially with remodeling projects, which this was, there can always be surprises with older buildings once initial demolition begins,” Shaw said. “While the University timeline was reasonable, given the work to be completed, the university took steps to reduce the inconvenience to the residents.”

Shaw said there have been very few complaints, and will work with tenants to reduce inconveniences.

Shaw is answering questions on behalf Doug Sampson, the director of planning, design and construction.

Siobhan Byrne, coordinator of Residence Life-Apt Living, and James McTavish, associate director of Planning, Design and Construction, did not respond to interview requests for this story.