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‘What’s the actual (dress code) policy?’: Students kicked out of the recreation center

Employees lack communication; director says no discrimination present MEGAN BURKE Senior Reporter @Megs96_ What happens when an institution enforces safety rules that make members feel targeted or discriminated against?

What happens when those rules are vague, unclear or not properly marketed or enforced?

What happens when employees aren’t on the same page with the rules?

“He told me I couldn’t come in ‘indecently covered,’” freshman fashion design major Lucia Kasoff said about her experience getting kicked out of the Foster Recreation Center at the beginning of the semester.

She, like many other students, said she was frustrated and upset when told to leave the Rec

due to its dress code policy.

“Enforcing our policy has become really difficult because students, instead of understanding that it’s for health reasons, think that we’re attacking the way that they are dressing,” Cindi Barnett, director of campus recreation, said. “It’s not singling out women, but it’s the female attire, not women in general.”

Barnett said the policy has been in place for five years but is not stated anywhere on the Rec Center’s webpage.

“It’s in the university policy library,” Barnett said. “To be honest, to find the university policy manual and then to find the policies for the Rec Center, you kind of have to know what you’re looking for and where to look because it’s embedded in a whole bunch of links.”

Barnett said the Rec staff is working on mak-

Article VII. Section 10. Proper Attire Shoes must be closed toe and heel athletic shoes with rubber soles to participate in activities outside of the Aquatic Center. Shorts and Pants must be of athletic type. Jeans cut-off or frayed shorts, or any shorts/ pants with belt loops or belts are not permitted in workout areas. In order to help prevent the transmission of disease, shirts must have a full front, back, and sides, no lower than the elbow, to participate in activities outside of the Aquatics Center, including basketball.

ing direct links to the policy on the Foster Recreation Center webpage on the Missouri State website to make it more accessible to students.

Certain exceptions to the rule are not written into the official policy, however. Shirts without sleeves are allowed but only if the opening for the cutout doesn’t dip below the elbows. The policy concerning how much of the back is covered is complicated.

To see the policy in the update book, which each desk has a copy of, see page 2.

Emily Fedynich, senior exercise movement science major, has worked at the Rec Center for five years and says they do allow racerback shirts.

“I’ve never actually used the 10-inch or piece of paper rule; we kind of go off the eye,” Fedynich said. “It’s really a judgment call on us, and it’s really hard to make that judgment call. I don’t think it was ever clarified. What’s the actual policy? Can we clarify it? It’s been an ongoing thing where (administration) had to clarify it.

Facility attendant Devon Couch, senior business administration major, said employees were told to enforce the “10-inch rule,” which refers to the length of shirt fabric on the upper back.

“There’s a little bit of discrepancy,” Fedynich said of the instructions that were given to the student facility attendants. “Some kids will hear it and they’ll be told, ‘This is the policy. Enforce it.’ And, I mean, it literally goes out one ear and

they’ll be like, ‘This is what I thought we were doing.’”

However, Fedynich said, staff is supposed to enforce what’s in the update book and there are only two policies in the binder: Article VII and the update.

“It just takes time for them to actually go through the policy manual,” Fedynich said. “Konya Knackstedt is working on it right now; updating everything. She revises a lot of things, does all the behind the scenes. … It all has to go through the higher up.”

Communication is lacking, said one student employee, who wished to remain unnamed, between administrators, student staff and student Rec Center patrons.

The unnamed employee said many student facility attendants don’t know what to tell students when the employees aren’t informed on the policy, but are told to enforce it.

The employee said that earlier in the semester there was an poster in a panel next to the gym that read ‘Appropriate dress attire.’

“I told them you need to consider taking those down because the word appropriate can completely misconstrue what we’re trying to go for,” the unnamed employee said. “What your whole point for the dress code is. Instead it should (read) ‘safe’ because it really is all about health.”

Barnett said the Rec Center puts up signs at u See REC page 2

Cultural competence: Mission or work in progress?

HANNA FLANAGAN Staff Reporter @hanna_flanagan Unidentifiable protesters, masked and dressed in black from head to toe, silently encircled Bearfest Village on Oct. 18, 2014, while Missouri State Homecoming attendees abandoned their tailgates to watch the demonstration unfold.

This Missouri State protest was one of many nation-wide responses to the riots in Ferguson, Missouri.

Early that October morning, a group of students chalked campus sidewalks with the names of police brutality victims and images to represent them. In the hours before kick-off, the same students stood solemnly, holding signs in support of Black Lives Matter. Outbursts from the crowd sparked questions of

intolerance and racism within the Missouri State community.

“I participated in a protest on campus for Black Lives Matter and it was probably one of the hardest things that I’ve had to experience on the college campus,” senior intercultural communications major Dorrean Cunningham said. “We were being cursed at, we were being yelled at … faculty and staff were doing the same thing. Most black students didn’t feel comfortable.”

According to the Missouri State website, the goal of cultural competence is to help students “recognize and respect multiple perspectives and cultures.” Cultural competence is one of the three pillars of the public affairs mission — a major piece of the Missouri State experience.

But Cunningham, the president of the Association of Black Collegians, said backlash from the 2014 Homecoming demonstration is a direct example of Missouri State failing to abide

by its own governing principles.

“They should pay attention to their own public affairs mission,” Cunningham said. “Out of the five years I have been at Missouri State, I haven’t really seen them implicate the public affairs mission.”

Despite advertisements emphasizing diversity and the public affairs pillars, Cunningham said most black students do not feel welcomed at Missouri State.

Statistically, black students and other minorities are outnumbered, both on campus and off. According to the 2016-2017 Missouri State Diversity Report, about 80 percent of students who enrolled in the fall were white.

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VICTORIA DAVIDSON @V__Davidson Staff Reporter Will Allen, CEO of Growing Power, and author of “The Good Food Revolution” made his appearance at 7 p.m.

Thursday, to inspire the next generation to find importance in having locally-grown food.

As students flocked into Hammons Hall for Performing Arts, Allen took the stage to begin talking through the process of his success.

“I am here to teach the next generation how to cook food and how to preserve it. And how do we do that? On a local level,” said Allen.

Allen’s powerpoint of over 1,000 slides provided images of his work from all over the globe. Allen has worked to build his “hoop houses” and gardens in Kenya, Ukraine, New York, to Georgia, plus multiple other places along his journey through teaching his craft.

“The number one thing,” Allen said, “ is you have to have is the right soil.”

Allen teaches the students and members in the audience how his processes work: using food waste and worms to help create rich soil, spreading water through aquaponics within the hoop houses, and using solar energy, instead of fossil fuels, to save money.

The crowd shouted “eww” and “gross” when Allen transitioned to the topic of worm castings, and his stories of people being able to enjoy being part of a down-to-earth plan by holding these worms.

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Will Allen talks about his book, the Missouri State Common Reader for Fall 2017 on Nov. 2. known, that growing soil is the most important thing for urban farming, and worm castings are the best fertilizer.

Mike Burton, Professor in the College of Agriculture, speaks on his thoughts of the speech, saying “the inspiring thing that Will Allen brings to agriculture is his love for industry and as a local producer.

And as an instructor in the college of agriculture, I’d love for people to catch on the the same things that drive me.”

“More importantly, I think what he does in terms of a broader interpretation of sustainability is inspiring. The reason why I like what he does is because he’s not just thinking about food productions, but how he can teach moral values to young people … how to grow in the community.”

Allen is not one to stay in his own comfort zone; he spoke on his inclusion of school systems, the Boys & Girls club, corporations, rural

company workers, and the elderly to help assist with his work. He goes out to teach his passion for good, local food to as many people as he can.

“I thought the speech was very informational. It is just nice to see this many people to come out to learn more about Ag, especially from Will Allen himself,” said College of Agriculture student, Lauren Dresch.

After the speech, President of Missouri State, Clif Smart, opened the floor for the audience to ask Allen questions.

Allen’s advice to beginners, wanting to start their own urban farms, was to invest small at the beginning and grow from there. He shared stories of his own projects that had failed in their newer years, encouraging others to persevere through and make it happen.

“This can be done, Folks, anywhere,” Allen said. “ You just have to do it.”

Proper Attire There have been several patrons coming in with inappropriate shirts. Our policy says that the back of the shirt has to be fully covered. Jason’s rule of thumb is that our mats are 10 inches wide, the shirt should be able to cover the mat. (this is about

the entrance at the beginning of each semester for new students to become aware of the policy. The only current signage in the Rec Center informing the policy is a slideshow page amongst other ads and notifications on screens throughout the Rec Center.

Fedynich said college students don’t pay attention to signs and “maybe putting one of those cardboard cutouts-out of a person” would better inform patrons.

The employees agreed the dress code policy is in place for health reasons. If patrons have skin contact or sweat on benches or mats and don’t clean it up, others can contract skin irritations or diseases.

“I’ve seen people get up and leave a seat completely drenched and somebody will come down and sit on it,” Fedynich said. “People don’t realize you can get staph infection and the craziest things you’ve ever seen and people don’t see that.”

Sydney Swing, senior economics major, said she has gone to the Rec Center four to five times per week for the past four years. She said there are other solutions than to enforce the dress code policy.

“Maybe put efforts into cleaning instead,” Swing said.

“If (the Rec Center) is going to be worried about health ... monitor people using the machines. If you see someone walk up and not wipe it down, approach people like that.”

“It’s just as easily spotted as someone walking in and having to do like an eye measurement. I think that would be even more effective because I sweat all over my body not just on my back.”

She said she thinks the policy becomes a problem when it starts affecting people’s morale.

“We’re worried about our students health?” Swing said.

“I’m a huge advocate of mental health. I think if someone who is not super confident was walking into the gym and was told what you’re wearing isn’t appropriate you need to go

change. … “I can only imagine that being my first day in the gym, ready to take on a new fitness goal and being told you have to leave.”

Many students, including Swing and Kasoff, are concerned that the policy targets women.

“I told the administration we also need to make sure we’re also holding accountable the men because I feel like the women think they’re getting attacked,” the unnamed employee said. “It can’t be a double standard. Some guys, they may as well be shirtless.”

Kasoff said she felt unwelcome when she was kicked out of the Rec Center.

“I was dissuaded from going to the Rec Center,” Kasoff said. “It’s a facility where you are trying to go to better yourself and I felt like they were tearing me down by claiming I was ‘indecent.’”

Barnett said the student advisory board, composed of 11 students, is researching other schools’ policies, trying to figure out a solution.

“Trends in workout attire have changed, this semester in particular,” Barnett said.

“We still think it’s more of an educational issue versus wanting to change the policy or necessarily making it more liberal.

“I’m really proud of the fact that we haven’t had any issues, health-wise, in our building and I certainly don’t want that to start. I don’t know for sure where we’ll end up, but the staff feels it’s more and more a matter of educating students about why it’s important.”

She said student staff are supposed to tell patrons when they are not following the policy and inform them that the policy is for health reasons.

“People don’t always, I think, hear that part of it,” Barnett said. “They’re just like ‘what do you mean I’m not dressed appropriately? This is the cutest outfit I could find.’

(Staff) asks them to change or put on something over their top. If they don’t, they need to leave.”

“They know to explain what the reasons are. I think it’s just difficult, approaching a peer. Some people are better

at addressing concerns and issues. We try to teach our student staff how to do that and what to say, but no matter what people are different.”

Barnett said, when it’s busy, the staff is more focused on making sure patrons don’t get injured than if they are violating the dress code policy.

“We have anywhere between 2-3,000 students in here a day and everybody sees different things,” Barnett said. “I probably have walked by I don’t know how many students who weren’t dressed appropriately, but then it might be the day I happen to notice somebody. And so, nobody’s perfect.

“I know we try really hard to make sure that we treat everybody who comes in this building equally and fairly. We don’t try and discriminate against anyone. I guess it’s an issue of, do we just totally let everyone wear what they want and then maybe we take the chance of health issues that do happen.”

Barnett said adapting the policy is possible but not probable for the Rec Center.

“You look at a commercial place, they allow you to wear whatever you want, that’s their choice. Maybe they have staff try to educate or maybe they have lots of staff that come behind you and clean stuff off – I don’t know. But we’ve chosen to be a little bit more strict.”

Barnett said she thinks the health concerns outweigh what the students want in a dress code.

Barnett said students who feel their voices aren’t heard about the issue are more than welcome to email her or drop comments in the suggestion boxes on the front desk of the Rec Center.

The unnamed student thinks the administrative staff at the Rec Center is not engaged enough with students, resulting in the lack of communication.

“They completely come from a different perspective because we’re constantly hearing feedback,” the unnamed employee said. “I think they’re just now noticing. Miscommunication has gone on for too long.”

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opinion 3 THE STANDARD A letter to those in the anxiety war TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 | THE-STANDARD.ORG

KATIE HAYNES Columnist @JournalistKatie It’s 7 a.m. and I’m waiting in the lobby of the therapeutic office my doctor recommended. It’s pretty quiet, except for the clicking of keyboards and the “Top 40” radio hits.

There’s plenty of time to think about why I’m here.

I could be stronger than this. I could eliminate my anxieties like everyone else.

That’s what my old friends told me. That's why you're alone. No one gets you because you can’t do anything for yourself. I could be stronger. I could be stronger.

That’s why I’m interrupted by my therapist calling me into his office.

Over the course of time, I still battle these thoughts, even with the help of a professional.

Some will not understand why, so let me give an example: Just imagine that you’re in a river with a strong current and you keep pushing, walking back upstream, and you

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have miles to go. Rocks cut your skin, you can barely feel your feet anymore, and those with a boat seem to find it challenging, but can do it easier than you.

My actions and reactions are normal to me on a daily basis. I have to let others know that it’s just something I’m going through. I constant-

ly have to explain to others why I do what I do, sometimes not realizing it.

“Well, you have so many things in life to love. focus on that.”

“Everyone has hardships and you don't see me taking pills for it.”

“If you find happiness within yourself, you won't

need any of this anymore.”

It makes me wonder just how many people go through the same hardships I do. Not “I have OCD because I have to have things organized,” or “I have anxiety really bad when I take a test.” I mean the people who are in it bad.

The ones who can't focus because of the same thought that

circulates in their heads for weeks, making it hard to get out of bed. I mean the anxiety that’s so crippling that they cannot make eye contact. The ones that have to make a conscious effort just to stay at least somewhat okay each day.

Every day when I wake up, I have no idea what the

storm will be like.

Honestly, I hate that it’s even out there affecting people. Knowing what I go through on a daily basis with the effects of this mental health and knowing there are others who have it worse than me, absolutely kills me.

But whoever is reading this, you feel these words hit you like a ton of bricks, I feel it, too. You aren’t alone in this. I know the world expects so much and these are extra troubles you were given, but I understand. I’m here.

For those who don't understand, it doesn’t make you a bad person. Sometimes, we’re going to break down.

We’re going to have anxiety attacks. It’s something that cannot be controlled. Care for your loved ones that maybe suffer from this. That’s all we could ever ask for.

Everyone is different, of course. No one comes with a manual. People change, people grow, people are people.

It’s not ever going to make sense. It’s time to start listening and trying. Nothing will change unless we do.

Exploring the roots of sexual assault ALI SPIES Columnist @AliceTheSpy As most of you probably know, there have been many people in Hollywood and otherwise coming forth with stories of how they were sexually assaulted. The perpetrators of these crimes have been met rightfully with harsh reactions, many losing their jobs and spouses.

Because of the publicity of these stories, different social media campaigns have been created to raise awareness to how common sexual assault is in our society. One of these campaigns is “#metoo” where people, mostly women, publicly share that they have also been sexually assaulted or harassed.

I think it is amazing that more light is being shed to how common this awful act is, but it

is also sickening to see how prevalent it is. It seems like so many of my friends and family have come forth saying “me too” on social media, people I never even would’ve thought went through something like that. It also makes me wonder how many people this has happened to who do not want to share their experience.

I thought about myself, how I never thought I had ever been sexually harassed or assaulted.

I thought rape and molestation were really the only things that could be considered an assault, but after doing research and thinking about the situation, there are so many more things.

An unwanted butt-slap, boob-grab or x-rated photo can all be harassment. What I previously considered “joking around” is actually quite damaging. A comment yelled from across the street. When you politely decline, and then get attacked for your looks on social media.

These are all examples of everyday harassment that most women go through.

I used to think these things were just normal parts of living. That’s because I was born into my gender and society, and this is just what I have to deal with. That’s ridiculous.

The society we live in conditions women to expect harassment and normalizes it. It also conditions men to feel like they need to do these things to feel masculine. When a boy baby looks at a girl baby, everyone jokes that he is into her and that they are boyfriend and girlfriend, but that is so weird to say considering they are infants. From birth, humans are conditioned to think that any contact with the opposite gender is inherently sexual, which can be very damaging.

Women are conditioned in a very different way from men though. They are taught to live

in fear of assault and to always be on defense.

They are taught that assault can be their fault because of what they wear, what they do and what they have done in the past. They are taught that consensually having sex makes them impure or unwanted. Something men are praised for is used to attack and harm women.

To fix our problems, society needs to change the way we treat men and women starting from birth. It starts with how parents raise their kids, and it starts with decisions made by individuals. People coming forward with their stories and raising awareness to these situations helps, but we need to work together as a society to prevent assault and harassment from happening, and work toward giving the proper reaction to these situations.

‘Smart fabric’ discovered, easier alternative might be its fatal flaw JONATHAN PETESCH Columnist @thepeach1999 What if you could walk into a security checkpoint where you have to scan something like an access card, but instead of scanning your card, the door just unlocks? Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered a way to make that sci-fi fantasy a more plausible reality.

The technology doesn’t have a name besides ‘smart fabric,’ and it uses conductive threads which can be put into fabric. These patches can be put into most clothing and can store different types of data such as passwords, different strings of code or even 2D images.

For people like me who live in the residence halls or any complex which requires

something such as an access card to enter, this kind of technology would greatly benefit us in the struggle to simplify our lives. I mean, in theory, you could just wave your arm and unlock the door. However, this technology is not without its flaws, especially in barrier to entry.

When this technology gains popularity and has hit the mainstream market, it will be easier to implement. Even then, how do you convince people such as residents to have technology sewn into all of their clothes? The simple answer is you can’t.

This issue is what will most likely keep this technology from ever hitting the mainstream market. So, what options are available as alternatives to this? I think the answer lies in our pockets.

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In the same way we tap our current access cards to readers, why can’t we do the same thing with our phones? We already trust them with our banking information among other important forms of information, so why can’t we trust them with something such as building security?

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Though current access cards aren’t bulky by any means, allowing this type of access through our phones would serve to eliminate the need to double check yourself every time you leave to make sure you have your access card. It would allow for more convergence in media as we seek to put everything on one device.

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Left: Sophomore communication studies major and member of Gamma Phi Beta, Alec Rothman is preparing to explore Jerusalem, where her family is from. Right: Rothman holding an Israeli flag.

NOAH STANDISH Staff Reporter @NoahjStandish Twenty miles from the coast of the Dead Sea, Jerusalem is a city with the weight of thousands of years of history and conflict on its shoulders. With its rich and expansive past, many consider it to be the holiest city in the world.

Among Jerusalem’s notable sights is the Western Wall.

At 62-feet tall and over 2000 years old, millions of tourists and worshipers insert written prayers into its limestone crevices each year. During the final weeks of 2017, that’s where sophomore communications major Alec Rothman will be.

Between the fall and spring semesters, she’ll be studying abroad — not for college credit, but for spiritual enlightenment.

Rothman was recently invited on a 10-day trip sponsored by Birthright, a non-profit educational organization that encourages young Jewish adults to learn about Jewish history and culture. According to the program’s website, over 600,000

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applicants between the ages of 18 and 26 have been accepted since its inception.

As a nearly expense-free trip, it will serve as an opportunity for Rothman to visit family and explore her background and heritage. She wasn’t ready to pass it up — after she finishes her finals, of course.

“To spiritually connect with my religion (of Judaism) and my culture is something I just wouldn’t be able to experience to the same extent here in Springfield,” Rothman said. “I’ll also come back with more knowledge to share with people who may be curious about it.”

Rothman said that encouragement from her family and the desire to learn more about her heritage were her primary sources of motivation. She’s known about the program her entire life, but it was her mother’s own trips to Israel that finally convinced her to

apply.

“My mom has always told me that it’s such an enlightening trip, and that she really came back a different person,” Rothman said. “Plus, I’ve always had family there, and I’ve always been interested in learning more about my religion. I know this trip can help me do that.”

After the experience and time spent with her family, Rothman’s friends will be waiting to hear every detail when she returns to Springfield in January.

“I’m definitely excited to see pictures of her family while she’s in Israel and to hear the stories of what she learns about the culture and her heritage,” sophomore theatre education major Mackenzie Bryan said.

“When Rothman was cleared to go on the trip, I just wanted to cry I was so excited for her,” Karmen Colley, sophomore psychology major

said.

“She’s getting the opportunity to see all of these landmarks that are significant to her religion, and I can’t wait to hear about it.”

For Rothman, the trip to Israel and Jerusalem represents more than personal growth. She said her desire to visit Israel had been a dream of hers far before being admitted to Missouri State.

“I’ve known about (the Birthright program) my whole life, especially in my Jewish Youth Group as a freshman (in high school),” Rothman said. “I never thought I’d actually be able to go someday.”

In December, that dream will be realized, and even though she won’t be taking any courses, Rothman knows her experience will benefit her studies in communication anyway. “(The trip) will definitely help me learn how better communicate with people of di-

verse backgrounds, and I can bring that back to my studies,” Rothman said. “It’s more of a personal growing experience for me, but I know it will help me in my classes, too.”

Assistant Professor of Judaism Vadim Putzu called the trip an opportunity for Rothman to witness Jerusalem’s extensive diversity, as well as its longstanding tension, firsthand.

Citing the variety of holy monuments and buildings at the center of Jerusalem, Putzu calls the city’s diversity astounding. “(Jerusalem) is really one of the most diverse places in the world,” Putzu said. “Traveling there means being exposed to such a variety of different people, religions and cultures.”

Despite the variety of cultures the city sees on a daily basis, it’s been a hotbed for political turmoil throughout

its history. But with security measures and a group of other Birthright applicants, Putzu said he’s confident Rothman would be able to focus on her experience.

He also noted that her time in the city would be beneficial for her studies in communication when she returns to MSU. “The tension (in the city) would definitely be a factor, but Birthright will only take (Rothman’s) group to particular sites,” Putzu said. “It will create an opportunity to be exposed to the potential for dialogue to happen in spite of the city’s historical conflict.”

While students flock to their homes for the holiday season, Rothman will be a long way from hers in the Middle East. She won’t be taking any classes, but she’ll be learning, and she hopes it could be a precursor to something more.

“Of course I don’t know where my life is going to take me,” Rothman said, “but I know it would be amazing to be a part of that culture. I’d love to live there someday.”

MOORE: Second Enabled and equal season of Media, Journalism and ‘Stranger Things’ Film professor advising new organization includes beautiful storytelling MARY KAY GAGNEPAIN Staff Reporter @MKay4545

BRENNER MOORE Staff Reporter @brennerm2 So, I usually review movies that are shown at the Moxie, but this week we are going to shake things up. This may seem weird, I know, but you know what they say, stranger things have happened.

If you haven’t figured it out by now, I will be taking a look at the second season of “Stranger Things.” You might have heard of it.

Episode one does a great job of reuniting the cast and catching up the audience.

Will is back from the Upside Down, Nancy and Steve are going steady and Joyce has a new boyfriend.

Two new characters, Max and Billy, are introduced and boy, do they bring a lot to the table.

Max is a nice addition to the original gang, meshing well with the characters. Billy is a rollercoaster. You want to hate him so much, but deep down you know there’s something more to him.

The returning characters are even better than before.

Dustin, who has front teeth now, went from being one of my least favorite characters to one of the best in the show.

His unstoppable bravery and curiosity are highlighted in this season really drive him home.

Mike, on the other hand, changed for the worse. Not to say he is a bad character,

because he isn’t. This season Mike is dealing with the loss of Eleven. Constantly crabby, he lashes out at nearly everyone. It’s hard to blame him though, he really did care for Eleven.

Lucas is still himself. A true friend to Dustin while also the first to make fun of him, Lucas is a good source of comic relief, especially when it is needed most.

Will has changed a bit.

But, when you get stuck in a different dimension filled with monsters that want to destroy world, that tends to happen. Once again, Will is the vessel for the Upside Down.

Eleven is finally learning the ropes of society and is adjusting to being a normal girl after leaving the lab.

Eleven’s sister, Eight is also introduced this season.

The story of Eight, in my opinion, seems useless for this season, but sets the stage for seasons to come. Hopefully it pays off.

The supporting cast all return better than ever. I could spend all review talking about them, but there is so much more to dive into.

The setting is just as good if not better than season one.

The set department absolutely did their research. A good example is Joyce’s house.

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“I can’t believe that on a campus of 23,000 students that this is something that didn’t exist,” Dr. Holly Holladay, professor of media, journalism and film, said.

Holladay is referring to an organization dedicated to gender equality.

Women’s Empowerment and Leadership at Missouri State is having their first meeting on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. in the Multicultural Resource Center Annex.

“The goal of this organization is … equality for women and girls through advocacy, activism, education, philanthropy and leadership development,” Holladay said.

Holladay, faculty advisor for the club, and junior communication major Meaghan Duda, president of the organization, have been working to make this club a reality since December 2016.

“I want to make the need for a women’s organization a reality for incoming students and students who are already here, so that they can get really excited about women’s

rights and be able to have that outlet to be active and make a change in the community,” Duda said.

They plan on being affiliated with The American Association of University Women by the end of the year, Holladay said.

Women’s Empowerment and Leadership at Missouri State will provide a wide range of social and educational activist opportunities.

“It will be a place for women to come together and talk about this issue, a community of like-minded people to bounce ideas off each other and a place to people that have had common experiences,” Duda said. “We are looking to host speakers, movie screenings and even create art displays around campus.”

Intersectionality — the overlapping of many discriminatory social categorizations such as race, class and gender — will be a main focus within the organization.

“I want to emphasize the intersectional component, that is really important to me,” Holladay said. “I want this to be a space in which we can discuss issues of race, sexuality, class and ability and know

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that everyone is welcome along lines of marginalization and difference.

“We not only welcome that, but we seek those voices to be able to do what we can on our campus and provide resources.”

They are eager to address issues that are taking place on MSU’s campus, such as “Title IX and sexual assault, or domestic violence in the community,” Holladay said.

By addressing these issues, this organization is hoping to make a change on the MSU campus.

“I think it’s great that we finally have an organization at Missouri State that is going to take a stand against the issues women on campus face,” Rachel Ricketts, sophomore fashion merchandising and design major, said.

Gender equality, Holladay said, is what the organization

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will strive for.

“As somebody who self-identifies as a feminist, I don’t want that to be something that turns people off,” Holladay said.

The anticipation is building, and Duda and Holladay are excited to hold their first meeting.

“I keep joking on Twitter, and sharing on social media that I want to break the fire code when we all gather in this room and have so many people there that are interested in this,” Holladay said.

The Women’s Empowerment and Leadership at Missouri State club will meet the first and third Monday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Multicultural Resource Center Annex, in the basement of Freddy.

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Filmmakers “It makes me hungry … to want to create, to be an artist. If that's what I know to be true of success, I’ve got a lot of work to do.”

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Jonathan Dailey films Tyler Coleman walking down the center aisle of a church during the production of “Dark Room.”

‘I want to be a contender’: MSU filmmakers bounce back from rejection

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he man could’ve fought, he could’ve cried — he could’ve even given up.

But after six long months unknowingly leading to a blatant “no,” Jonathan Dailey stood his ground, accepted the decision and turned around. He was more determined than ever.

Dailey is an independent student filmmaker who loves being told no and feeds off of the people who don’t believe in him. When the university made the decision to shut down one student film, it inadvertently sparked another. Months later, after countless hours spent filming, an exhausting trip to the sand dunes of Colorado, numerous time sacrifices and beer on tap, “Dark Room” is ready for exposure.

The eight minute short film is a passion project, fueled by dreams, experiences and emotions.

“I thought that the only thing I could do from this point on was to pursue a project that was very personal, that I could devote my whole self to,” Dailey said.

“Dark Room” signifies the metaphorical split between good and evil, right and wrong and heaven and hell. It follows the struggles of a young man, played by senior acting major Tyler Coleman, who makes a deal with a demon. He ultimately fails to keep his end of the bargain.

The repercussions that follow drastically affect the young man’s relationship with his girlfriend, played by senior acting major Reagan

Drake.

The film is shot entirely in black and white, a nod to the stylistic choices of Alfred Hitchcock in “Psycho,” a 1960s thriller. The majority of the film is silent, choosing to draw out emotions instead of laughs based on one-liners. In fact, in the beginning stages of production, “Dark Room” was script-less.

“I needed to create this visually first,” Dailey said. “I wanted the whole film to feel like this crazy, sporadic, psychotic search for someone he loves. It wasn’t until I finally started sitting down and having all these completed scenes did I see how it was all going to connect.”

Visually, “Dark Room” presents one storyline. Metaphorically, it is a loose discussion of religion, love and “everything else that we grow up with and try to use to define ourselves,” Dailey said. The topic hits close to home for Dailey, but is meant to be ambiguous.

“I never wanted it to be looked at as religious,” Dailey said. “But rather our conscience, our own mind that drives us crazy.”

For Tyler Coleman, main actor and the personification of Dailey’s imagination, production for “Dark Room” brought back memories of his childhood.

Raised Southern Baptist, Coleman never had a strong sense of unity with other Christians, and more or less never felt at home in the churches he frequented. During a scene filmed at a local church, Coleman said he found himself reflecting on his faith.

“In the church, there were definitely a few moments when we

would be aside and I would stop, have a conversation with God,” Coleman said. “It was so … secular in a way.”

The relationship between actor and director, Coleman said, is one of a kind. Hearing from Dailey’s perspective, although drawn from a different background, helped him portray the character Dailey had envisioned.

“There’s something there so special for him, and I want to make it as special as he sees it,” Coleman said.

The pressure Coleman felt to do well, he said, stemmed from the film being so personal to Dailey.

Dailey and his crew have been working together for some time.

Dailey said he met and bonded with Coleman over a mutual dislike for a professor they felt put boundaries and limitations on what students could do creatively.

When Coleman was told to shoot lower and change his creative vision for his senior project, Dailey offered to do it for him outside of class time.

Ever since then, both Dailey and Coleman have said it's been a “scratch my back, scratch your back” relationship.

Dailey believes the dynamic of his team to be extremely important.

After numerous productions and film crews, he began to notice the individuals who wanted more than just a name on a credit. For “Dark Room,” he selected only those who believed in him and wanted to work with him. Their passion for film, he said, shows in the quality of work produced.

Luke Millard, a senior digital film

“

You can say success is having a ton of money and a nice car, but that's not necessarily the truth. If you love what you do, and if you’re always doing it, then I feel like you’re doing something successful.”

-Tyler Coleman production major and member of Dailey’s filming crew, has known Dailey ever since they attended Longview Community College together roughly three years ago. Millard was one of the few and one of the first to join Dailey on “Dark Room.”

“I think people, especially filmmakers in school, should help each other,” Millard said. “You can’t make a film all by yourself at all.”

For the three students, acting and filmmaking have not always been clear cut pathways. As a teenager, Millard said he took a film class in high school and was “terrible at it.”

During high school, Dailey was part of a band and was convinced he wanted to be a musician for the rest of his life. From show to show, he grew less passionate about music.

At community college, he pursued a criminal justice degree before realizing he was pouring money and time into what he called a “scapegoat job.”

“If I put a lot of time and money into anything, it's going to be what

I want to do,” Dailey said. “I’ll never get there if I subject myself to this mental stigma that says I have to get a realistic job to be able to survive in the world.”

His reasoning echoes that of Coleman’s.

“I never chose acting out of want for the silver screen or stardom,” Coleman said. “I just love acting.. I don’t even care about having a name with (big-name movie actors). I just want to be a contender.”

“Dark Room” may never win awards. It may never make it to a big screen, or be compared to the works of Inarritu or Lubezki — but that almost doesn’t matter. When it comes to Dailey’s projects, fame and success are never synonyms.

The American Dream, Dailey said, has ruined people’s idea of success.

“I see people who slave to be rich and famous. (We) say, ‘I did everything right!’” Dailey said. “People drown in this life they thought they were supposed to live and they thought was success.”

Success is not a state of being, Coleman explained, but rather one of doing.

“You can say success is having a ton of money and a nice car,” Coleman said. “But that's not necessarily the truth. If you love what you do, and if you’re always doing it, then I feel like you’re doing something successful.

“It makes me hungry … to want to create, to be an artist. If that's what I know to be true of success, I’ve got a lot of work to do.”

How much waste is actually picked up from tailgates? STRANGE SHELBY DOWLER Staff Reporter @DowlerShelby54 Before the Bears take the field at Plaster Sports Complex on game day, you can find hundreds of tailgaters gathered in BearFest Village — north of the stadium — or in the parking lots 18, 22 and 24, just south of the stadium across Grand Street.

Activities of these pregame tailgating areas include eating, conversation and beverage consumption.

Many people and businesses are involved with the set up, clean up and tear down of BearFest Village and the parking lot tailgate.

John Clark is the assistant director for Grounds Services, a section of the MSU Facilities Management Department. He gave an overview of all the logistics that go into a Missouri State tailgate.

The Set Up BearFest Village is set up

by Learfield. Tents, port-apotties and trash cans are supplied by Weiser Tent.

Grounds Services orders a 40 cubic yard landfill dumpster and a recycling dumpster for Bearfest Village.

Grounds orders port-apotties and another 40 yard landfill dumpster for the tailgating south of Grand Street.

Grounds also delivers trash cans and charcoal cans on game day to different areas based on where tailgaters set up.

The Clean Up The initial clean up begins after kickoff and ends around half time, but sometimes goes into the third and fourth quar-

ter depending on the number of tailgaters and amount of trash.

While most of the BearFest Village trash is contained in that area, there is usually trash on the ground and in the bushes leading to the village from the north and west sides of campus.

Trash from the parking lot tailgate is found throughout the parking lots as well as the green space separating the parking lots from the Phelps Grove neighborhood.

Clean up consists of emptying trash cans and picking up loose trash off the ground.

The trash from BearFest Village is picked up by Grounds Services as well as volunteers from student organizations as part of the Student Organization Funding Allocation Council volunteering stipulation.

“These student organizations have been a tremendous help in cleaning up after BearFest,” Clark said.

Students for a Sustainable Future is the organization that recycles at BearFest Village.

Tailgaters south of Grand are responsible for cleaning up after themselves. Grounds Services cleans up the remaining trash. Both 40 yard dumpsters are usually filled by the end. That is around 2,160 cubic feet of trash.

A groundskeeper comes in

the the day after the game and gathers trash that was missed because of cars parked in the lots.

Clark said trash can still be found in bushes and trees weeks after a tailgate.

The Tear Down Weiser Tent returns the Monday after the came to retrieve the tents, tables and chairs at the BearFest Village.

The port-a-potties are picked up by a subcontractor for Weiser.

Sunday used to be the tear down day but has been moved to Monday as a cost-saving measure. The service costs more on the weekend because of overtime charges.

The dumpsters and porta-potties are retrieved on Monday as well for the same reason.

Clark kindly asks tailgaters to please pick up after themselves or their group.

“Unless you have specifically arranged for staffing at your event, the expectation is for the organization to clean up after itself,” he said.

Clark specifically mentioned two fraternities that had been tailgating in the green space and had done a good job of cleaning up after themselves.

“This has been very helpful in keeping down cost of cleaning up after the event,” he said.

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Her house decorations are muted browns and oranges, something that was popular in the 1970’s, implying they couldn’t afford to upgrade their decor. A very minor detail that could have gone unnoticed, but when it was it made the show that much better.

With nine episodes, the pacing is great. The show was made to binge, with each episode ending on a big cliffhanger.

Lastly, the storyline in this season is great. Answering almost all of the questions posed in season one, the flow of the story fills the appetite of the viewers. Bringing the Upside Down into the world through a new antagonist was the best step the writers could have taken.

The gravity of the situations presented really up the ante from season one.

“Stranger Things” season two is a masterpiece of storytelling. Every episode packs an enormous punch and delivers upon all promises. If you are going to watch it, be sure to carve out nine hours of your schedule, because you won’t want to stop.

Overall, I give “Stranger Things” season two a nine out of 10. Do yourself a favor and watch it.

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Bears head coach Rob Brewer takes the Gatorade shower after winning the 2017 MVC Championship.

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The Missouri State women’s soccer team won the Missouri Valley Championship, claiming its first title since 2000. As the last seconds ticked by, the bench rushed the field celebrating its well-deserved 1-0 victory over the University of Northern Iowa.

Junior forward Brooke Prondzinski scored the game-winner for Missouri State in the seventh minute, her sixth goal of the season.

She lobbed it over UNI junior goalkeeper Jami Reichenberger who came off her line.

The ball arced high and bounced into the goal as a UNI defender attempted to chase it down.

“You can’t really describe a feeling like this,” Prondzinski said. “We worked so hard for this. We started the season out rough, but we never stopped believing.”

Mid-season, Missouri State lost three straight home games and lost 5-0 to Loyola in Chicago on Oct. 5.

“It didn’t start the way we wanted it to,” head coach Rob Brewer said. “We had some disastrous results, but the girls battled through and found a way and somehow we overcame the adversity and found some chemistry and they’ve just been fantastic here.”

Early on in the season, Brewer said one of the team’s strengths is the depth of the team.

Starting players from every class throughout the season, including freshman goalkeeper Lexi Palacio who played in

ers throughout most of their college careers.

“They played huge roles in our team this year, and really for all four years,” Brewer said.

“I’m going to try and enjoy the next week or so with them.”

Zimmerman, who stepped up to play centerback mid-season, was awarded Most Valuable Player in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and made first team All-Conference. She had tears in her eyes as she described winning the championship.

“Unreal, it’s a surreal feeling,” Zimmerman said. “We’ve worked so hard and we deserve everything we’ve got today.

Just overwhelming.”

Disidore made first team All-Conference for her third year in a row and the MVC All-Tournament Team. She scored four goals and made three assists during the season.

Catrell scored three goals and had two assists during the season. She made both the assists for the game-winning goals in both the MVC semi-final and championship games.

“It’s been four years and it’s been a long-time coming,” Catrell said.

Sophomore Brittney Robinson and junior Brooke Prondzinski made the MVC All-Tournament Team.

MSU will go on to the NCAA Tournament and play against Oklahoma State on Saturday at noon.

The Cowboys finished the season 16-3-2 and placed first KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD in a competitive Big 12 Conference. If the Bears defeat the The Bears celebrate their first NCAA Tournament birth since 2000.

Cowboys, they’ll take on the winner of Duke and the Unievery season game — the full made the MVC All-Freshman team’s depth.

Brooke Zimmerman and Ra- versity of North Carolina at 90 minutes, 9 of 12 games — team and truly represented the Seniors Mary Disidore, chel Catrell were starting play- Greensboro.

Moore: Little changes yield big results for Bears The Bears started the 2017 football season 1-6, and head coach Dave Steckel promised changes. Those changes are finally paying off with back-to-back victories.

BRENNER MOORE Staff Reporter @Brennerm2 Bears head coach Dave Steckel spent all season reassuring fans he had a plan. The plan included small fundamental changes, more time watching film and better second-half play.

Steckel’s plan might finally pay off. The Bears defeated University of Southern Illinois 36-28 for the team’s second win in a row. From what I saw, the Bears reached the turning point.

Defensively, the Bears looked like a whole new team.

Wrapping up tackles, reading the offense and strong coverage won this game.

A key example is when the Salukis would look for a quickdump pass to the left side. Each time they set it up, two wide receivers lined up and acted as blockers. The running back for that play, usually sophomore D.J. Davis, would follow the receivers and take the pass for a gain of 5-10 yards.

That play worked two or three times. After that, the Bears recognized the play, lined up strong against the two wide receivers to snuff any attempt the running back made.

The Salukis tried to force the play for the entirety of the game, and each time the Bears tackled the running back for a bigger loss.

This is the type of heads-up defense the Bears have been missing all season. This lack of versatility is why they lost in the second half.

Now, this defense showed up against Indiana State and SIU, not the strongest offensive teams. But, it’s a start, and sometimes that’s all a team needs.

Offensively, the Bears fired on all cylinders. Junior Jason Randall had another huge week as the main running back.

Randall can see holes before they are made. His mix of football IQ and natural athleticism make him a force to be reckoned with.

His footwork allowed him to shed tackles left and right.

One play required him to break three tackles for a short first

down before the defense tackled him. Stutter-stepping to get out of the first tackle, Randall followed up with a short juke and a spin move to shake the next two defenders.

This play might have not seen like much at first glance, but it was Randall’s approach to every single run.

While his touchdown count wasn’t as high as it was last week, Randall helped the team by converting in tight situations and moving the ball downfield.

Sophomore Peyton Huslig also showed what he is made of, passing for 265 yards and two touchdowns.

Like I talked about after game one against Mizzou, Huslig can air the ball out. He likes making hard passes and taking chances. Huslig takes few too many chances, but as the season went on, made changes to his pass selection.

That pass selection paid off against the Salukis. Huslig made multiple deep passes and they all worked in his favor.

The Bears still have a long way to go, but this is a good start. Steckel told us to wait, and after what feels like an eternity, Bears fans can see the change.

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Thirty MVC victories in a row for Bears BRENNER MOORE Staff Reporter @Brennerm2

Southern Illinois University walked into Hammons Student Center intending to give Missouri State its first conference loss of the season. But the Salukis only beat themselves.

“I think teams are coming in here and showing people that they’re better than what their record shows,” head coach Melissa Stokes said.

The Bears and Salukis traded off shots in set one, neither team breaking away with a large lead.

SIU encountered its biggest problem early on in the set: digs.

Redshirt senior Andrea Estrada stuck out the most when it came to missed digs. Setting up outside right, Estrada ran into the middle of the court nearly every play she was out there. She dug over the setter,

preventing a good angle.

Other times, Estrada just misread the ball. She failed to notice when a ball would dip short causing her to practically punch the ball into the ground.

The Bears eventually broke away late in the set, winning 25-20.

The Salukis’ troubles didn’t end in set two. The Bears capitalized on strong setting from both sophomore Daniele Messa and freshman Emelie Orlando.

Orlando showed off her court vision in nearly every set.

She even had the wherewithal to notice, twice, a huge gap between SIU defenders and set the ball over the net for a kill.

“I try not to think about it too much. I feel like when people do, they over-analyze,” Orlando said. “I have an idea of who I’m setting to, but, obviously, look at the other team, too.”

The Bears took set two 25-

22.

SIU started to get digs under control in set three, but bigger issues arose.

The Salukis had issues converting kills the entire match, but the issues came to a head in set three.

SIU found few holes in the Bears defense, and when they did, they couldn’t capitalize.

A good example comes from senior Kolby Meeks, who had three kills on 15 total attempts.

A couple times, Meeks tried to tip the ball over the Bears defenders. This works when there isn’t a setter behind the blockers, but every time Meeks tipped it, Messa was there to set the ball.

The set led to a quick kill, usually in front of Meeks, because the Salukis didn’t have time to get back to their defensive positions.

Issue number two came in the form of poor blocking. Senior Lauren Boone exploited

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The Bears celebrate another MVC victory against SIU. the most blocks.

Boone’s kills had an interesting effect on SIU blockers.

When the ball left her hand, it grazed the top of the defenders’ fingertips, but they never got more.

The slight deflection, com-

bined with the velocity behind the ball, sent every kill Boone had soaring over the back blocker. Once or twice, the Saluki defense recovered and set the ball back over the net, but they lost points when the ball returned.

The Bears took set three 2521, sweeping SIU. University of Northern Illinois steps into Hammons Student Center on Nov. 11, looking for revenge after the Bears ended their undefeated conference season.

Ashley Dudenhoeffer: From just for fun league to the big stage in one year

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Dudenhoeffer’s work ethic combined with her natural serve, makes her a threat on the Bears roster.

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“Competition is a lot higher because obviously you have a bunch of young athletes,” Dudenhoeffer said. “It’s not just ‘Oh we’re going to join the club team and have some fun and be competitive about it.’ No, this is D-1 volleyball and it’s a commitment.”

For Dudenhoeffer, figuring out her role on the team turned out to be the hardest transition.

In high school, Dudenhoeffer played with the same team for her school and her club. Team consistency such as that allowed Dudenhoeffer to tailor her game to the girls around her.

Transitioning to a brand new team for the first time, Dudenhoeffer started back at square one. Adding to the chaos, she also had to learn a new position in just one offseason. Eventually, things began to click.

Dudenhoeffer put a few weeks behind her and eventually found a rhythm. Her hard work in practice and quick adjustment to an intense Division 1 atmosphere earned the trust of her team and her coaches.

“She’s kind of my ace in the hole,” Stokes said. “We’ve brought her in at key times to serve in some pretty critical matches for us.”

Senior defensive specialist Brianne Dixon became the de facto mentor for Dudenhoeffer.

A veteran of the Bears, Dixon knows exactly what to look for in newcomers, and she thinks Dudenhoeffer has what it takes to become a strong defensive player.

“All she wants to do is learn; she’s competitive and she loves to be out here,” Dixon said.

“I think she’s the best server on the team, and she does get put into hard situations, but she

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This time last season, redshirt freshman Ashley Dudenhoeffer didn’t exist. Well, at least she didn’t in the world of Missouri State volleyball.

The service specialist came to MSU as just a student after deciding her senior year of high school to not pursue college volleyball. Dudenhoeffer toured Missouri State and instantly fell in love with the school, much like her grandfather had many years before her.

“My entire life, (my grandpa) has been going ‘Bears, Bears, Bears!’ ... so I was like ‘OK, might as well check it out,’” Dudenhoeffer said. “I came to campus and loved it.”

Before coming to MSU, Dudenhoeffer made the decision to not pursue volleyball in college.

A team leader her four years at Helias Catholic in Jefferson City, Dudenhoeffer said she wanted to take a step back to see what life was like without volleyball.

She soon realized life without volleyball was a life she didn’t want and began talking with the MSU club volleyball team. Her short time on the team caught the attention of none other than volleyball head coach Melissa Stokes.

“We saw that she was developing as a defensive player, but in reality, she’s one of the best servers on the team,” Stokes said.

A unique opportunity like this has a lot of weight to it, especially for someone like Dudenhoeffer who didn’t plan on playing in college.

Dudenhoeffer, however, welcomed the chance to play with open arms the minute she heard

from Stokes.

“The second I got the text message I was like ‘Yes! Yes!,’ and then I’m like ‘Ashley, don’t jump to conclusions yet, just calm, you’re going to think this through,’” Dudenhoeffer said.

Her enthusiasm of joining the team was matched by her parents, who supported her decision to join the team from the very beginning.

Originally a setter, Dudenhoeffer began her transition to a defensive player after she joined the Bears, specifically focusing on serving.

Dudenhoeffer has one of the most unique serves on the team. Starting with the ball in both hands, she dribbles it, left right left right, then tosses it in the air, where she connects with it to send it over the net.

The most interesting part of her serve is the consistency. She follows the same routine each time she sets up, starting slightly off center on the right side of the court. Dudenhoeffer begins dribbling with her left hand each time and manages to place the ball toward the back left of the court nearly every serve.

Dudenhoeffer’s consistency comes from years of practice and refinement at the service line.

“Thankfully, I’ve always served any time I’ve played, so it’s just been a lot of honing in on my serve, making it tougher,” Dudenhoeffer said.

While she has a natural talent to her serve, moving from setting to defending challenged Dudenhoeffer.

On the MSU club team, Dudenhoeffer practiced two, maybe three times a week. All of that changed when she walked onto the court as a

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