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Springfield Sleepout helps raise awareness of youth homelessness MSU Sociology Club participated in the seventh annual Springfield Sleepout event

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By Sydni Moore Staff Reporter @sydnimmoore

Last Friday, MSU students and faculty, as well as other members of the Springfield community, were able to experience a completely free cultural showcase downtown.

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Another sexual assault reported on MSU’s campus

To spread awareness about youth homelessness, Missouri State’s sociology club took part in the seventh annual Springfield Sleepout, hosted by The Kitchen Inc.’s Rare Breed program, on Nov. 6.

The event encouraged participants to sleep outside in tents or structures made out of cardboard to simulate what it’s like to be homeless, while also raising money for Rare Breed.

The Kitchen Inc., is a Springfield-based organization that works to end homelessness by providing housing and a variety of services to those in need. One of those services includes the Rare Breed program, geared specifically toward youth homelessness.

This year’s sleepout was hosted at the Wesley Methodist Church. The cost of $15 was for those who wanted to spend the night. It bought a meal that had been donated by various restaurants, activities and a T-shirt, while supplies lasted.

The Sociology Club has been involved with Emily McTavish/THE STANDARD Springfield Sleepout for six years. Sociology Club Jaelle Jenkins, a member of the sociology club, tries to create sheladvisor Dr. Tim Knapp said club members were ter to simulate what it’s like to be homeless. trying to match last year’s goal of $500.

“We have a jar on the counter at the department sounds really bad,” Ferguson said. “The whole point is that office and people throw dollars and quarters into there,” Knapp you are really thankful for what you have, and I remember said. “But, basically, it’s people who are participating. They are thinking the whole time, ‘I can’t wait to go home and sleep hitting up family and friends, and we announce it in classes.” in my own bed.’”

For the club’s president and sociology major, Jessie FerFor this year’s event, there were four teams signed up who guson, Springfield Sleepout proves to be a thought-provok- had been competing for best structure and who could raise the ing experience. She said when she first got involved last year, she immediately understood the purpose of the event. u See SLEEPOUT, page 8 “I was really glad I wasn’t spending the night –– which

By Emily Joshu Staff Reporter @EmilyJoshu

MSU creates program to combat sexual assaults

Some excited Royals fans vandalize MSU’s campus

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Some students dyed the fountain blue, which led to its early closure. front of Blair-Shannon House, the Bear Park North elevator and stop signs, students had seen enough. The PSU was buzzing in agreement with Cardinals fans and Royals fans alike.

It had been taken too far.

Senior criminology major, Kansas City native and long-time Royals fan Mason Phillips feels the same way that many of the students on campus do.

“People might view the dye in the fountain as something artistic,” Phillips said. “But I don’t think anyone is going

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to view the spray paint as pretty.”

Kansas City, also known as the city of fountains, has made a recent tradition of dyeing their fountains blue in honor of the Royals. At least for MSU students from Kansas City, they can identify with the blue-dyed fountain because it is something that they are used to.

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It has been exciting time for Royals fans in the past few weeks. They won their second straight American League Championship, then proceeded to win their first World Series in 30 years.

However, some overzealous Royals fans took it to the extreme after the Royals won the World Series by spraypainting a ‘KC’ onto the butt of our beloved bear at the PSU and several others places around campus.

It was not the first time some excited Royals fans took part in some campus celebratory activities. Earlier that weekend, some fans put blue dye in the fountain in front of Duane G. Meyer Library. At first, many students thought the university was joining in on the “Take the Crown” Royals festivities. It soon became apparent that the university had no part in the blue dye, and the fountain was consequently shut off for the winter.

Many students thought the dye in the fountain was a rather harmless prank that brought a bit of energy to the MLB Postseason. By the time some fans took it upon themselves to spray paint the bear, the rock wall in

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On the afternoon of Nov. 3, Missouri State University Department of Safety and Transportation issued another sexual assault crime alert.

A female student claimed to have been sexually assaulted in her residence hall room on campus in the early morning hours of Nov. 1. The male suspect is not a Missouri State University student and the suspect and victim are acquainted with each other. The specific location has not been revealed.

On the afternoon of Nov. 2, the report was made to the Residence Life staff. In comparison to the eight misconduct reports last year, this is the sixth sexual assault that has been reported this semester alone.

In today’s issue of Clif’s Notes that appears in “Inside Missouri State,” a weekly faculty and staff update, President Clif Smart addresses what seems to be an alarming number of reports.

“We believe the education and awareness that MSU provides has pulled back the curtain on what sexual assault is, creating a safe and supportive environment for reporting,” Smart wrote.

A separate report was issued earlier regarding a case that occurred on Oct. 21. The sexual assault that occurred on Nov. 2 is not affiliated with the five previous cases.

MSU staff and prominent student leaders traveled last week to University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg to attend a conference regarding the Green Dot Prevention Program, which is set to be implemented in fall 2016. This program focuses on bystander intervention and the involvement of all campus parties in prevention and addressing sexual assault cases.

“Sometimes doing what is morally correct is hard, but over time our course of action will lead to meaningful change,” Smart wrote.

Sexual assault cases are punished not only by the university, but by law. This case is currently being investigated by the Springfield Police Department.

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Tuesday, Nov. 10

A MO State student gives her thoughts on what it means to be Native American, the struggles Native Americans face every day

One Homeless Night, 7-9 p.m., PSU North Mall

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Carrie’s Cafe, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Pummill Hall room 404

SAC Concerts presents: YouTube Week Artist Julia Nunes, 7-9 p.m., PSU theater

Wednesday, Nov. 11 Veterans Day, all day

Veterans Recognition Breakfast, 89:30 a.m., PSU ballroom MSU Veterans Day Canteen, 9:4510:15 a.m., PSU food court TAPS Project, 11-11:15 a.m., McDonald Arena SAC Lectures presents: YouTube Week Button Poetry, 7-8:30 p.m., PSU theater International Game Night, 8-10 p.m., PSU food court SAC Films presents: “Social Network,” 9 p.m.-midnight, PSU theater

Thursday, Nov. 12

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 7:30-10 p.m., Craig Hall Coger Theatre SAC After Hours: YouTube Challenge Night, 9 p.m.-midnight, PSU theater

Friday, Nov. 13

SAC Campus Events presents: Rock-N-Bowl, 7-10 p.m., PSU Level One Game Center “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 7:30-10 p.m., Craig Hall Coger Theater

Saturday, Nov. 14 Go support your football team at their last home game at 2:04 p.m. over in Plaster Stadium

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In last week’s edition of The Standard in “Renovations to Ellis Hall coming soon,” it was reported the Ellis Hall renovations would be done by Patterhn Ives, LLC for “for a cost of $630,000 plus ‘reimbursable expenses’ and up to $60,000 of additional fees.” The cost of renovations for Ellis Hall will be about $7 million as part of a $18.9million state bond that will fund Ellis Hall and Hill Hall renovations on MSU’s campus and a post office on MSU West Plains’ campus.

At Missouri State University, the American Indian Student Association strives to promote Native American culture, history and leadership, as well as educate students on American Indian resources and programs here at the university, or other tribal agencies and organizations. Native American Heritage Month is an important time for the group.

Vice President of AISA and intercultural communication and diversity major Simone Hinzo is a transfer student from California, and is from the Winnebago tribe of Nebraska. Both of her parents were in the Marine Corps, so she described herself as a “military brat.” Saying that, while she

has a reservation, she isn’t a “reservation Indian,” so to speak. However, there’s no “right” kind of Indian, especially in AISA. “Whether you’re a carded Indian or non-recognized or state recognized, it doesn’t matter. We have membership in our group from all nations, and there’s hundreds of different nations, hundreds of different languages,” said Hinzo. “There’s any number of thousands worldwide and we’re not trying to be exclusionary in terms of that.”

In fact, here in Missouri, up until roughly 100 years ago, it was illegal to be Native American.

“You would be shipped off to ‘Indian Country,’ Oklahoma, if you were identified as Native American,” she said. “So, a lot of people identify as Black Dutch, Black Irish. There’s a lot of people that have Cherokee ancestry and have had to hide it.”

While there are plenty of Native Americans in Missouri who hid their heritage, they aren’t recognized by the federal government.

“In the state of Missouri, to this day, there are ‘no Indians in the state of Missouri,’” Hinzo said.

“There are no state recognized tribes, no federally recognized tribes. There are tons of Indians who are not federally recognized –– and that’s policy. That’s the United States Government policy to assimilate us.”

This makes it difficult for Native Americans in Missouri to receive the help they may need.

Organizations such as the Southwest Missouri Indian Center have had to turn away those who aren’t federally recognized, according to Hinzo.

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MSU will start a new program Royals to combat sexual assaults

By Emily Joshu Staff Reporter @EmilyJoshu

In lieu of the six sexual assault cases that have been reported this semester, students and staff members are wondering how they can help fight against these rising statistics.

“It is a national norm for one in four women and one in 10 men to have been a victim of some form of sexual violence,” Jill Patterson, Title IX coordinator, said.

The Green Dot Prevention Program, a bystander intervention initiative, hopes to provide that solution.

“The Green Dot Prevention Program involves the concept that there are red dots that represent instances of harm done to someone,” Patterson said. “And we, as a community, work to place green dots all over the same map to show instances where someone intervened, assisted someone or prevented an instance of harm.”

The program promotes the idea of a safe community that involves individuals taking small steps to combat issues such as sexual assault. It will include students, faculty and staff members, its ideals encompassing the entire campus environment.

“It can be something small, like having a green dot statement on a syllabus or checking in with someone who appears to be scared or sad, or something large, like intervening if someone appears to be in danger,” Patterson said.

The Green Dot initiative is not exclu-

sive to Missouri State University. Along with Missouri State, other Springfield area institutions, such as Evangel, Drury and Ozarks Technical Community College, are partnering with the University of Missouri to implement this program. It has also been implemented at various universities across the nation as well.

The program is expected to launch for the fall 2016 semester, but training has already begun. Along with Patterson, Missouri State University faculty members Laura Whitmire, Associate Director of Student Engagement; Alex Johnson, Director of Community Involvement and Service, Citizenship and Service Learning; Patrick Parnell, Director of International Services; Brenda Polyard, Director of University and Community programs, Andrea Weber, Director of Student Conduct; and Tracey Glaessgen, assistant director of first-year programs recently participated in a fourday training conference at University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.

A key to reducing the number of sexual assaults that occur on campus is education on awareness and bystander intervention, and the Green Dot initiative hopes to achieve this.

“The ultimate goal of the green dot program is to reduce instances of sexual violence and sexual harassment on our campus,” Patterson said. “The goal is to reduce these numbers and empower people to feel like they can do something to help stop instances of harm.”

Questions regarding the Green Dot initiative and bystander intervention should be directed to either Patterson or Dr. Thomas Lane, dean of students.

Continued from page 1 find the spray paint scattered around campus to be much worse of a crime than the blue dye in the fountain. Several students are asking: Should both incidents be treated with the same severity?

In the eyes of many students, including Phillips, it depends on whether the dye did damage to the fountain.

“As people, we flip coins into a fountain, and if it doesn’t damage the fountain, then it isn’t considered vandalism,” Phillips said. “So, in that way, the blue dye was one hell of a coin.”

Many baseball fans were happy to see the Royals win the World Series, but to a lot of those fans, it was disappointing that it was celebrated in such a destructive way at MSU. Hopefully, the next go around can be better for the students, the university, our beloved fountain and Bear statue.

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By Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC

The Kansas City Royals won the World Series.

That’s not a boastful statement — it’s a statement of fact.

I’m sure you’ve seen copious Facebook posts, tweets, Instagram posts and news articles about how the Royals won the World Series and how everyone that’s a Royals fan is so grateful to have been able to see their hometown boys in blue take the crown. I’m sure you’re also quite sick of seeing those posts, too.

I, for one, will never be sick of seeing replays of the Royals beating the New York Mets. I’ll never get tired of seeing photos of the more than 800,000 people that celebrated the World Series win at the victory parade and rally. I’ll never stop feeling pure joy whenever I see Salvador Perez smile.

But now, thanks to a few people with a few stupid ideas, “crown taken” has turned to “crown tainted.”

First, came the blue coloring in the fountain.

Then, the spray painted Bear statue.

Then, an elevator door and a stop sign joined the mix.

A small group of individuals decided that vandalism was a good way to show their appreciation of the Royals’ success and now I can’t even bring up my hometown team — whom I’ve supported for more than 15 years and hasn’t won a World Series during my entire lifetime until now — without someone voicing their disgust with my entire fanbase.

It’s infuriating. I just want to enjoy my hometown team’s win. Can’t I have that?

What’s even more upsetting than the vandalism, though, is the way people have been reacting to it. I feel like I can’t even wear a Royals shirt without risking a snarky comment about causing the fountain to be shut down or the Bear statue to be defiled by spray paint.

What makes this worse though, is that people almost immediately jumped to

making a sweeping generalization about all Royals fans. This isn’t something I’m attributing to solely to Cardinals fans or any other sports fan —it’s a hypocritical mindset that I’ve seen a large number of people recently fall into, sports fan or not.

We’ve spent so much time and effort learning how to not make generalized conclusions about people groups over the last 10 years that when people reacted how they did, I was nearly livid.

I’m about to make some comparisons that are a bit of a stretch, but I feel like my logic still stands. Bear with me, people.

Not all police officers are out to murder people. Not all Republicans are exactly like Donald Trump. Not all Democrats are like Bernie Sanders. Not all people of the Islamic faith are terrorists. Not all members of fraternities are beer-drinking, skirt-chasing, rape-cultureencouraging meatheads. Not all Christians are just like Brother Jed. Not all Royals fans are responsible for, or are encouraging of, vandalism as a method of celebration.

I know the examples I started with were pretty extreme, but like I said, the logic stands. One small group of individuals that exhibit uncommonly extreme behavior for a given people group do not, I repeat, DO NOT represent that group.

Yes, they’ve certainly poisoned the well when it comes to other’s perception of Royals fans — or any of the other groups I mentioned — but that doesn’t give others the right to persecute the large majority fans who think that the vandalism is unacceptable and just want to enjoy a World Series victory.

It’s unfair to demonize an entire group of people based on the poor choices of a few individuals. It would be nice to be able to go through a day at school where I don’t feel like scum because people blame all Royals fans for some spray paint and food coloring. I’m tired of hearing, “You Royals fans are the worst, Cardinals fans would never have done this.

Thanks for ruining our campus landmarks.”

I didn’t cause any of that damage. Neither did a majority of the Royals fanbase.

Check your hasty and sweeping generalizations at the door. Go Royals, go Bears.

By Keenan Andrea Story Teller @iKeenandrea

On the corner of Grant and Mt. Vernon, in truly the most golden city on the map—that’s right, folks, Springfield, Missouri — sits the Mr Bubbles laundromat, co-owned by the most charming lady you can ever hope to come across.

We’ll call her Sue. All of last year I visited Mr Bubbles weekly, and when I did, Sue and I struck up conversation. One time in particular, she shared with me her story. Now, it’s my duty and responsibility as a writer to listen, fixedly, whenever another person shares with me the stories that made them who they are. So here I’d like to transmit to you what Sue so openly shared with me, because I feel there are two types of stories people tell: those which serve to entertain; and those which must be told. The story of Sue is one that needs to be told.

So, ladies and gentlemen, it’s with both sincere and deep pleasure that I present to you, here and now, the rich and heart-throbbing tale of Sue. Sue told me she grew up in Laos. A country in Southeast Asia, which spoons the left flank of Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, Sue’s grandfather was employed by the CIA as an informant. Soon after the United States had withdrawn their war effort, the ruling communist government in Laos

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By Mike Ursery Staff reporter @MikeUrsery Veterans will be a focal point this week being that Veterans Day is on a Wednesday. The university has several activities to honor veterans on this campus and in the community, and select restaurants around town will offer free meals to those who served.

Students across this campus are familiar with veterans. You all know who we are. You might have identified us as veterans based on a T-shirt or “ball cap” we were wearing with the insignia of the branch we served in, or it simply says “veteran.” Perhaps you heard one of us offering our personal opinions on war or politics in one of your political science classes. Or, chances are, you found us in our natural habitat, the veterans lounge located on the third floor of Carrington Hall.

One thing you probably know about us is that most of us served in one of two, or maybe even both, of the most recent conflicts that went on for the last decadeplus: Operation: Iraqi Freedom and Operation: Enduring Freedom. Perhaps, while walking around Springfield, you encountered someone who participated in Operation: Desert Storm, or maybe, quite possibly, someone who was in Vietnam.

People know about the wars in the Middle East and Vietnam. People also know about World War II, and the brave men who fought in Europe and the Pacific. They became known as the “Greatest Generation,” forever engraved into the pages of history.

However, sitting in between the “Greatest Generation” of World War II and the “Baby Boomers” who served in Vietnam are another class of veterans

wanted Sue’s grandfather executed for treason. The United States refused to grant him asylum. So the family had no two ways about it. They had to flee Laos.

They left in the still of the night. It was Sue, her mother, her father — grandfather, grandmother — and siblings. At that time, Sue was no older than four years of age, so there was no way for her to analyze the high degree of threat operating against her in such a situation. But, she did remember the moon. Bright and set in the star-bedazzled sky like a well-positioned plaster mold. She told me how it gleamed down over the faces of her mother and her father, who both looked more alive to her than she had ever seen.

They moved westward, toward Thailand. Only problem being, slicing down and serving as the border marking Laos from Thailand, flowed the daunting Mekong River. This isn’t your grandmother’s coy pond. The Mekong is longer than the Mississippi, with a girth wide enough to swallow this side of the Earth. Thousands. Literally thousands of emigrates seeking life outside of Laos were huffed out of existence at the Mekong, either by the river drowning them, communists shooting them, or the Taiwanese, who detested any surge of immigrants into their country, killing them on sight.

So, Sue and her family’s chances of survival were slim to none. But what else could the family have done? It was one of those rare situations we, as an inductive mass of more or less comfortable Americans, constantly deny the existence of because of the farfetchedness of the plot within our lives: It was a choice between being murdered in once place, or murdered in another. A real devil and the deep blue sea scenario. The family had to decide on the way that con-

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that don’t get as much attention – those who fought in the Korean War. Korea was part of the Japanese Empire until the Japanese surrendered at the end of World War II. The area fell to the U.S. and the Soviet Union, who were left to decide what should be done with it. An agreement was made to divide the land mass at the 38th parallel.

In 1950, the North Korean People’s Army invaded South Korea, kickstarting a three-year conflict that resulted in 40,000 American service member deaths, $30 billion spent by the U.S. government (which today would equal upwards of $320 billion), and an armistice that left the region still divided at the 38th parallel.

I spent a majority of my military career at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. In 2000, the base held an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Korean War. I was able to participate in a 21-gun salute, in which myself and others fired three blank artillery shells from M101 105mm howitzers.

After the ceremony, Korean War veterans came to thank us for the salute and to look at the howitzers, which were used during that conflict.

The men then began telling us stories about their experiences while we intently listened. I remember one man telling me about fighting at the Chosin Reservoir, and how the sub-zero temperatures prevented his unit from firing accurate artillery at Chinese soldiers.

Here in Missouri we have a chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association and monuments are located in various locations around the state. July 27 is designated as a day for Missourians to honor and remember those who served in the Korean War. This conflict began 65 years ago. One day, all of the men who fought this war will be gone. It would be a shame if their stories were to pass on along with, untold and unremembered. Every veteran is a walking history book. Learn from them.

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tained the longest follicle of chance.

Sue and her family scurried down to the bank of the Mekong and set a small raft in the water. Each member climbed aboard. They set off.

That night they were in direct contact with good fortune.

The world wanted them to push along further. Even though they trudged through such an unstable balance between life and death, the family crossed the Mekong and banked on the shores of Thailand without incident.

It was there, by the passage of time, that the family was apprehended, arrested, and promptly thrown into a refugee camp by the Taiwanese government. Sue remembers large metal gates foaming in barbed wire. She told me thousands of refugees were being held within those gates. Rations of food were doled out among them. Four years. That’s how long her family made that camp their home. It would’ve been shorter a time, cut in half, most likely, perhaps in fourths, but the weight of a one-way ticket out of Laos, leaving for good and immigrating to the United States crushed the family. Imagine that. Leaving all you ever knew, not because you wanted, but because you were forced. And I sometimes worry about nicking myself shaving.

Finally, the family decided to leave for the United States.

Sue had three children of her own, two of which are enrolled in college. I think the gravity of this story comes not from its danger, its uniqueness or its triumph, but rather, the true force is found in the stretch of it all. Not the seeding that one whisp of life can produce, but the spread by which that seed can travel, just to pause at a seemingly accidental, fortuitous place, only to hand the telling of the tale to someone new.

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Meet the musical brothers of MSU

Heidi Klum’s Bangs release second long-play album

By Emily McTavish Photo Editor @EmMcT

Dylan and Zach Beck haven’t always gotten along as brothers. Zach, a senior history major, is three years older than Dylan, a senior math major. Ask them about their separate ear-biting incidents as kids. Ask them because it’s too good to read here.

The Becks are normal siblings from Mountain Home, Arkansas, who have gotten closer as they’ve gotten older. As they got older, they formed the band Heidi Klum’s Bangs in 2009. On Saturday, Nov. 7 they released their sophomore long-play album “A Place We Know.”

“The album is like a novel, and it has some sort of intertwining concept,” Zach said.

The long-play album means if someone were to listen to it all in one sitting and then start it over again, there would be a smooth loop. Everything cycles back to the beginning.

“I think the flow for us is very important, in that we definitely want to have a sense of movement throughout the album, which I’ve sort of discussed this with Dylan before,” Zach said. “It’s spatial quality and it inhabits a sort of mental space.”

Dylan explained there are three distinct movements in the album. The first, Dylan said, is more atmospheric.

“The second part is murky and cloudy,” Dylan said. “The closing movement, it’s sort of a weird take on the things you’ve just experienced. I think the songs are more straightforward.”

Their music has a lot of instrumentals, and it’s a wide variety of instruments. Zach plays the guitar, trumpet and keyboard, and Dylan plays the drums, keyboard and orchestral bells.

“I can play some other stuff, but for the sake of our band, I usually let Dylan do that stuff,” Zach said.

On their Bandcamp website –– where you’ll find their music –– the Beck brothers file themselves under indie pop, indie rock and folk rock, among a few other things.

Bandcamp is a free service that allows artists and fans to connect to each other and also allows fans to support artists monetarily.

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Dylan and Zach Beck record their music in Dylan’s apartment one instrumental track at a time.

Zach said he isn’t sure if at the time of the band formation supermodel Heidi Klum even had blonde, fringe bangs.

“We went through a lot of names, and most of them were pretty ridiculous,” Dylan said.

Dylan does have more of a traditional musical background. He started playing percussion in his middle school’s band and played through high school in the marching and jazz bands.

Zach, though, is a self-taught musician who started later in life than Dylan. He started with rudimentary guitar chords, but then he said he was listening to a lot of brassbased music; so he taught himself the trumpet.

“I literally had no musical hope in myself until I was 19,” Zach said.

The bangs and the band process To create music these days, Zach is usualThe launch point for making music was when Zach wrote a poem, a poem for a girl. ly the lyricist and starts composing first on “I was really into this girl at the time, and the keyboard or guitar. He said the process is she had the blonde cut bangs, but the bangs like creating the skeleton of the body, and then he will bring the piece to Dylan, to fill were the prominent thing,” Zach said.

ing to continue into higher education. Dylan said he is applying to doctoral programs for math to become a math professor someday.

Zach said he’d like to continue at MSU for a Master’s in religious studies.

Their goal for their music is not to sign at a record label.

“The ultimate goal is just to bring, and we’ve said this from the beginning, is to bring some sort of beauty, truth and healing into the world,” Zach said. “We have no intention of becoming famous or making money.”

Dylan said he’s selfish in the sense he wants to keep their music production between the two of them, but made for everyone.

“The subject matter is sort of the universal experiences, told from a unique perspective, not necessarily for anybody and any The ultimate goals point in time,” Dylan said, “Whatever you Since both brothers are set to graduate take away from it, is what it’s meant to be.” from Missouri State, the next step is actually more school. Both Becks said they are hop-

in the body with additional harmony and melody.

“For this album, the songs were all created with the express purpose of being on the same album,” Zach said.

However, for this latest release Dylan did more of the editing processes, using software such as Magix and Fruity Loops.

“It’s been the norm that I’ve not heard Zach’s lyrics until the actual album has been released,” Dylan said. “It’s been a recent development. You hear the lyrics before the sound is even completed and that’s bound to change the way it sounds.”

Also changing the sound is where Heidi Klum’s Bangs is recording. They record each instrumental track in Dylan’s apartment, which has wooden floors, though Dylan prefers carpeted rooms.

Musical Inspiration for “A Place We Know”

Dylan’s Picks: “Feeling Yourself Disintegrate”

by The Flaming Lips “Soma” by Smashing Pumpkins “Irene” by Beach House

Zach’s Picks: “Circulatory System” by Circulatory System “Carrie & Lowell” by Sufjan Stevens

Campus Eats Carrie’s Cafe expands kitchen and seating area with new location in Pummil Hall Anita Lumley Staff Reporter @lumleyanita

Sunlight splashes across the tables and chairs through the large open windows of Carrie’s Cafe, which is now located on the fourth floor of Pummill Hall.

Named after a former Missouri State Alumnus that died in a car accident, Carrie’s Cafe is the product of student work in the hospital and restaurant administration class, HRA 435.

The 15 students are currently working through the coursework in five groups, and rotate through the different responsibilities that are required to run the cafe. The groups are then separated into a prep team, a line team and the service staff.

“Every single student does every single position in the

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Carrie’s Cafe is now in Pummil Hall along with the rest of the hospitality and restaurant administration classes.

cafe,” hospitality and restaurant administration professor, Abigale Ehlers said.

The class gives students the closest real-life experience in running a cafe, by having the students do everything from menu creation to marketing the cafe. The students even decide on how the money earned is spent. Most of the money goes back into the cafe to pay for groceries, uniforms and other items required to manage a restaurant. Any leftover money is spent to help future students of the class.

“There’s a lot of feeling of creating a legacy for each class,” Ehlers said.

According to Ehlers, previous classes have bought chef’s coats and even a freezer. This semester’s class is planning to

buy new plates to match the new location. The former location on the fourth floor of the Professional Building didn’t have as much natural lighting as the new home in Pummill.

The new cafe also has more color than the previous cafe’s grey carpets and walls.

The new location has enough space to have half the kitchen area as a classroom, which is utilized by other classes. According to Ehlers, the cafe can also seat up to 68 people.

Carrie’s Cafe is open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Pummill Hall room 404. Reservations are preferred, but walk-ins are welcomed.

To make a reservation, call 417-836-4409.

MOVIE REVIEW

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“Spectre”: Not quite as good as other Bond films but still entertaining

By Nathan Momper Movie Reviewer @mompermagic

In the four films Daniel Craig has portrayed James Bond, he’s always brought out a darker side to the British spy. Considering some of the goofier installments in the secret agent series, Craig’s Bond is probably the most brooding and serious we’ve seen the movie icon. In fact, the overall theme of the last four Bond films have provided more grit and depth to the franchise. Love is lost, vengeance is enacted, betrayal is perpetual and cruelty is paramount. Though the recent Bond films have been far more despondent than previous entries, it hasn’t kept them

from being immensely entertaining. “Spectre” is no different.

After the attack on MI6 and the death of M, Bond is on the hunt for a mysterious criminal organization connected to the enemies of his past. Naturally, this campaign takes him around the world where he encounters spectacular settings, gorgeous women and grotesque henchman. Admittedly, the story can become a bit muddled. The over twohour runtime becomes cumbersome, and the movie features two of the lamest Bond seductions I have ever witnessed. However, a jaw-dropping opening shot, an excellent cast and some outstanding set pieces always grabbed my attention before it waned into boredom.

Comparing “Spectre” to the previous three Bond films, it’s easily the

most formulaic of the batch, superficially playing on tropes that previous Bonds have already touched on. However, I would argue that an adventure harkening back to the swashbuckling days of the original Bond, a la Sean Connery, is something the new series needed. Especially if “Spectre” is Daniel Craig’s swan song. It represents a side of Bond the audience is most used to and prevents the newest interpretation of the character from becoming something of a ruminating and repetitive bore. Bond seems to be enjoying himself more, even when he’s being tortured at shot at.

All in all, “Spectre” may not supply the enthusiastic adrenaline rush of “Casino heft of “Skyfall.” But “Spectre’s” sometimes Royale,” the tenacious vengeance of “Quan- juvenile nature still provides an extremely tum of Solace,” or the ponderous narrative entertaining experience.

Film screening promotes National Food Waste Prevention Month

By Courtney Cramer Staff Rporter @CourtneyRCramer

All throughout the world, over one-third of the food that is produced is never eaten. Regardless of the poverty and hunger issues, it is destroyed or ends up in a landfill where no one is able to eat it.

November is Food Waste Prevention Month at Missouri State University. Throughout the month, several events will highlight the food waste problem nationally and globally.

On Thursday, Nov. 5, the Plaster Student Union theater showed a screening of “Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story,” which is a documentary that discusses the issues of food waste and portrays a couple that decided to only eat food that otherwise would have been, or already was, trash.

Over the period of six months, Jen and Grant, the couple performing the experiment, only spent $200 on groceries.

Their money went toward food that was already expired or

past the shelf life allowed at a grocery store. The rest of their meals were found largely in dumpsters.

However, the couple did not eat leftovers from other people’s dinners found in the garbage. Instead, they discovered whole packages of perfectly good food that were thrown out, either because they were close to expiring, or because they were not aesthetically pleasing.

By the end of the project, the couple saved over $20,000 worth of food in only six months.

Dr. Samantha Mosier, an assistant professor in political science, is passionate about the reduction of food waste and thinks that “Just Eat It” is a good way to start caring about the issue.

“It’s a visual representation that should really illuminate how much food is actually wasted,” Mosier said. “So, we can talk about food waste. We can say it happens, we can give figures and numbers, indicators that suggest how much we waste. But until you actually see it, it’s something just completely different.”

According to Mosier, 30 to 40 percent of the food pro-

duced in the U.S. eventually ends up in the garbage. In each individual household, 15 to 20 percent of the food that is purchased winds up being wasted. However, she did give advice for ways to reduce personal food waste.

“Plan your meals, only buy what you need and learn to love leftovers,” she said. “Get involved with campus sustainability. That’s going to be the best way to become aware, and to try to be more active with it.”

Throughout the month, there will be other events to highlight the food waste issue in the country, including a composting event and a social media campaign. For more information, event details can be found on Missouri State’s website.

“It’s not just an economic issue,” Mosier said. “It’s not just an environment issue. It’s really a moral issue when we look at it at the end of the day. We have enough food to feed our population, but then it ends up becoming an access problem and a distribution problem. If we’re truly concerned about hunger, then we should be care about the food we end up getting rid of. It’s a terrible injustice.”

Behind the scenes: Traditions’ Council president Josh Johnson

By Wyatt Wheeler Trainee Reporter

While in his second semester at Missouri State University, Josh Johnson was starting to wonder where he could find his place on the MSU campus. That was until he received an email from an adviser suggesting that he should join the Missouri State Traditions Council.

“I was like, ‘Traditions Council? I’ve never been about traditions. Maybe this is my chance to kind of give back to the school,’” Johnson said.

He would go on to apply, and he was taking the Traditions Council’s meeting minutes a week later.

Fast forward to now, and Johnson is the president of the Traditions Council. The sophomore administration major is doing things behind the scenes that hundreds of students around the campus have enjoyed this semester as a part of the Traditions Council’s goal of getting people to the athletic events and enhancing their experience.

Johnson and the Traditions Council started out the semester by putting on the hit “Rally in the Valley” before the first Bears football game. Rally in the Valley was in its second

year, and Johnson said that there will be a third one next year.

The Traditions Council is also responsible for the “Wichita is not a State” T-shirts that have been given out before basketball games.

The shirts will have a new design this year and will be given out when the Bears take on the Shockers on Jan. 13.

While traditions can’t be created overnight, Johnson and the Traditions Council are attempting to revamp MSU traditions from the past.

The Traditions Council will be bringing back “Pumpkin Bust.” It will include an oncampus pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving and

painting, food, and live music. The Pumpkin Bust will take place from noon-3 p.m. Nov. 2 on the North Mall in front of Plaster Student Union.

Johnson hoped to be the Traditions Council president for as long as he can be. Johnson also plans on being involved with the council post-graduation by being a graduate assistant.

Johnson said his goal is that when his presidency ends, the council will be a “household name.”

“All these large groups, people know what they are,” Johnson said. “That is definitely where I think Traditions Council is headed.”

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Scorecard Volleyball: Win vs. Northern Iowa 3-1. Win vs. Drake 3-0.

Field hockey: Loss vs.

Miami (Ohio) 3-0.

Men’s soccer: Win vs. Central Arkansas 3-0.

Football: Loss vs.

Youngstown State 47-7.

Hockey: Loss vs. Lindenwood 5-1. Loss vs. Oklahoma 5-2. Loss vs. Oklahoma 4-2.

Men’s basketball: Win vs.

William Jewel 88-62.

Women’s basketball: Win vs. Quincy 73-54.

Calendar Wednesday, Nov. 11 Men’s soccer: 6 p.m. vs.

Loyola Chicago in Edwardsville, Illinois

Friday, Nov. 13

Women’s cross country: NCAA Midwest Regional in Lawrence, Kansas Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs.

Bradley in Peoria, Illinois Men’s basketball: 7 p.m. vs. Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Oklahoma Women’s basketball: 7:05 p.m. vs. Missouri in Springfield, Missouri

Saturday, Nov. 14

Football: 2:04 p.m. vs.

Northern Iowa in Springfield, Missouri

Sunday, Nov. 15

Women’s volleyball: 2 p.m. vs. Loyola Chicago in Chicago, Illinois

Briefs

Gabby Gomez Sosa will not return as the head coach of the Missouri State field hockey program.

Athletic director Kyle Moats announced that the university would not renew the contract of Gomez Sosa on Monday, Nov. 9.

After five seasons as the Bears’ head coach, Gomez Sosa’s teams went 25-62, with MSU’s most recent record being 6-12. Despite the losing record, 2015 marked the first season the field hockey program had reached the Mid-American Conference Tournament since 2011 after posting a 3-3 record in conference play.

“We are grateful for Gabby’s services to the university and her efforts during her tenure as head coach,” Moats said. “At this time, we believe a new direction is best for our program.”

Prior to her five years as head coach, Gomez Sosa served as an assistant coach for the field hockey team for two seasons. From 2001-2004, Gomez Sosa played for the Bears and was named an All-American her senior season.

The field hockey program was established in 1971 and has had five coaches to this point. In 1979 the Bears won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women National Championship, which stands as the last MSU athletic program to win a national title.

Moats said that a national search for Gomez Sosa’s replacement will begin immediately. Until a coach is found, Senior Associate Director of Athletics Casey Hunt will take over the everyday operations for the program.

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Men’s soccer shuts out Central Arkansas Bart Anders Sports Editor @bartanders42

Before the Missouri State men’s soccer team beat Central Arkansas 30 on a clear and beautiful Nov. 7 night at Allison South, the Bears’ future was extremely unclear.

They entered their final game of the regular season with a 5-5-5 record overall, a 2-2-1 record in conference and uncertainty as to where they would be placed in the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference Championship.

Capturing a win on Saturday night shifted momentum drastically in the Bears’ favor. Without a win over Central Arkansas, the Bears would not have finished the season with a winning record overall or in conference.

Also, without a 1-0 Loyola loss to SIUE on the same night, the Bears wouldn’t have secured the No. 4 seed in the tournament.

Every little thing went MSU’s way this weekend, and it all started with high-powered and aggressive offensive play.

In the 25th minute, senior forward James Thomas scored his fourth goal in four matches to continue his offensive dominance. His chip from eight yards out gave the Bears an early 1-0 lead.

But, one goal just wasn’t enough for an MSU squad determined to finish the season strong.

The Bears took time to perfect their corner kicking before the half concluded. In the 33rd minute, junior forward Phil Woods lobbed a corner kick in the middle of the box for freshman forward Conor Ingram to climb the ladder of a UCA defender’s back and head the ball into the back

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James Thomas heads the ball away from Central Arkansas on Saturday, Nov. 7. Thomas scored the opening goal for the Bears, who will now head to the MVC Championship Tournament.

of the net.

Then, 10 minutes later, the Bears’ sophomore midfielder Scott Midgley found the ball after a corner kick scramble and found the back of the net to give MSU a dominating 3-0 halftime lead.

Sophomore goalkeeper Liam Priestley kept the game in check the remainder of the game. He stopped all two of Central Arkansas’ shot

attempts and recorded his seventh shutout of the season. He ended the season sixth on the MSU single-season shutout list.

The Bears will be able to take their positive momentum into Edwardsville, Illinois, for the start of the MVC Men’s Soccer Championship.

The No. 4 seeded Bears will be matched up with No. 5 seed Loyola

for a Nov. 18 game at 3 p.m. The defending MVC Tournament champion, SIUE, won the MVC regular season and the No. 1 seed after defeating Loyola on Nov. 7.

If the Bears win at Ralph Korte Stadium on Wednesday night’s opening round, they will play the highpowered home team Cougars in the second round.

Boone and newcomers lead way in exhibition win Eli Wohlenhaus Editor-in-chief @eliwohlenhaus

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Freshman forward Obediah Church reaches for the basket on Saturday, Nov. 7. Church added to the 41 points made by newcomers.

Missouri State welcomed Division II opponent William Jewell College for their one and only exhibition game on Saturday, with the Bears taking it to the Cardinals in an 88-62 win.

Senior forward Camyn Boone led MSU with 19 points and added seven rebounds, while only recording 20 minutes.

Entering the season, Bears head coach Paul Lusk stressed a mentality of ‘teamwork,’ which was a struggle a season ago.

MSU showed off its teamwork by having 12 of the 13 dressed players score.

“It was good to be back out there,” sophomore guard Chris Kendrix said. “Especially in front of everybody… to show everybody what we’ve been doing [in practice].”

The Bears started with a scattered offense that moved quickly. Within the first four minutes, MSU already had a 10-6 lead and had already recorded four assists. That highvelocity machine put up 39 points in the first half, but also turned the ball over five times.

Lusk was not bothered by this due to it being an exhibition.

“The closed scrimmage is great because you get to work on so much,” Lusk said. “But there’s nothing like the popcorn popping.

When the popcorn is popping, there’s some nervous energy and I thought our guys showed it, especially our new guys.”

Lusk said that nervous energy is good and is proud of the effort.

As the game went on, the nerves progressively waned. Taking a 39-27 lead into half-

time after shooting 47.1 percent, the Bears came out in the second half and scored 49 points off of 53.8 percent shooting.

Although only 2,859 people were in attendance, the fans reacted well to the new players and the speed of the game.

The Bears open the regular season on Friday, Nov. 13 against Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 7 p.m. MSU‘s next home game is against William Woods College on Friday, Nov. 27 at 2:05 p.m.

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MSU won the rebound battle 36-32, but Lusk is asking for even more physicality.

Junior guard Austin Ruder only played 10 minutes — all in the second half — yet he went 2-3 from the 3-point arc. He is coming off a sports hernia surgery and Lusk said limiting him on Saturday was because Ruder has not had the chance to get in good shape yet.

Junior center Tyler McCullough was held out of the game, as he is still recovering from injuries sustained to his ankle late last season. There was no timetable given for McCullough.

As a team, the Bears went 15-23 from the line. I’ll extend forgiveness since it is the first game, and it was an exhibition, but the Bears cannot let that become a habit. Guys need to convert, especially down the stretch.

Senior guard Dorrian Williams, junior guard Dequon Miller, freshman guard Jarred Dixon, freshman forward Obediah Church and Boone comprised the starting rotation for the game. Lusk said there are seven or eight guys who could, and will, start through the season as each starting five will be a situational decision.

Volleyball goes 3-0 last week, now 4th in MVC standings Eric Knifong Sports Reporter @e_knifong

The Missouri State volleyball team is happy November is here after a rough October. The Bears have turned a corner since the start of the month, after a 4-5 record in October.

“To be 3-0 in November and on another win streak shows we are a different ball club right now,” head coach Melissa Stokes said. “This is exactly where we need to be peaking and playing our best.”

The Bears (15-9, 6-5) started the month with a trip to Evansville (8-18, 2-10) on Nov. 2. The Bears went on to sweep the match by scores of 2523, 25-17 and 25-24.

The match against the Aces featured three Bears setting career milestones. First, senior setter Kinsey Batten became the seventh player in MSU history to record 2,500 assists after a 44-assist night. Freshman libero Emily Butters became the first player in MSU history to record 400 digs in a season as a freshman. She had 18 and was tied for the team high with senior defensive specialist Elise Munroe. Lastly, sophomore outside hitter Lily Johnson finished the night with 21 kills giving her 400 for the second consecutive season. It is the first time a player has done that for the Bears since Erin Murphy in the 2002 and 2003 seasons.

On Friday, the Bears (16-9, 7-5) returned to Hammons Student Center to take on Northern Iowa (15-11, 9-4). The Panthers came into the match third in the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Bears came out firing and got the victory in four sets (25-14, 25-22, 19-25 and 25-16).

The Bears jumped out to a two sets to none lead on the Panthers for the second straight match. UNI did not want to go away quietly, though, and battled throughout the second set. That helped them go on a 9-1 run in the third set after the Bears held 13-11 advantage. The run gave them a 20-14 lead and they went on to take the third set.

The fourth set belonged to sophomore middle blocker Lynsey Wright, who had six kills and two blocks in the final set. She finished the night with 11 kills and five blocks. Johnson led the team with 20 kills and added 11 digs. Both teams had 55 kills,

but MSU had only 10 hitting errors compared to 31 for the Panthers.

On Saturday, MSU (17-9, 8-5) faced the Drake University Bulldogs (14-17, 5-9). The Bears remained hot after a three-set sweep over the Bulldogs with scores of 25-19, 25-18 and 25-16.

MSU held off a scrappy Bulldogs team in the first set with some great defense. They had four blocks and 24 digs in the set as a team. The second set was all Bears after they gained a 3-2 lead. The Bulldogs stayed close until MSU went on a 6-0 run to give them a 13-6 lead. The third set was more of the same after the Bears jumped out to a 12-2 lead.

Wright was in double figures again with 13 kills on a .500 hitting percentage. Johnson got her third straight double-double with 15 kills and 15 digs.

Junior middle blocker Simone House added eight kills and tied a season high with seven blocks.

House now has 27 kills to one error in the month of November. Butters added a team-high 16 digs, and sophomore defensive specialist Brianne Dixon added a career high 15.

“We know that this month is a new month,” Wright said. “We just have to keep working hard in practice because it shows in games. October was a little rough and we know November is championship month.”

The Bears (18-9, 9-5) have now won nine out of their last 10 sets. With the three wins, the Bears have seen themselves go from sixth in the MVC standings to fourth. MSU will have a chance to Kristen Stacy/THE STANDARD improve that winning streak, as they hit the road The team celebrates between plays on Nov. 6. next weekend at Loyola Chicago.

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Bears to take on Panthers John Robinson Sports Reporter @SaxmanJohn

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James DeMarco scored the first goal on Friday, Nov. 6 against Lindenwood.

Ice Bears score, but suffer two losses to ranked teams Ben Gilbert Staff Reporter @TheGilb24

The Ice Bears returned home to Mediacom Ice Park this past weekend for three games versus ranked opponents.

No. 2 Lindenwood and No. 6 Oklahoma both defeated Missouri State over the weekend. Thursday night, Lindenwood defeated MSU 5-1 and Oklahoma followed suit on Friday and Saturday with victories of 5-2 and 4-2, respectively.

“This team continues to evolve with each game,” head coach Bob Bucher said.

“We are going to be a formidable opponent if we keep continuing to get better.”

The second ranked Lin-

denwood Lions jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first period.

The Lions scored off a turnover, a power play and a rebound in front of the net. The Ice Bears did have 43 shots on goal, but nothing was finding its way past the goaltender.

The Ice Bears looked to rebound against another strong opponent in the Oklahoma Sooners. The two teams were very even and play the same style of hockey. Physical.

“There wasn’t much room in the neutral zone and it was difficult for our guys to create momentum,” Bucher said.

MSU scored first on Friday behind freshman forward James DeMarco, who shot from the point. The Ice

Bears then killed off two power plays to end the period.

The Sooners came out in the second period and scored three goals and never looked back. The Ice Bears were 0-7 on the power play.

The Ice Bears (9-12) have played strong opponents all year and knew it was going to be a difficult transition to Division I. “We are learning as we go,” Bucher said. “We are a young team and we are taking our lumps as we go.”

The Ice Bears head out on a road trip and will return back to Mediacom Ice Park on Dec. 4-5, when they take on another ranked opponent in the Arkansas Razorbacks.

With only two games left on the schedule for the 2015 season, the Bears will face off against the 5-4 Panthers from the University of Northern Iowa.

The Panthers are a team who have had success both running and passing the ball on offense, averaging close to 200 yards every game.

A big part of that is junior quarterback Aaron Bailey, a transfer from the University of Illinois. Bailey leads UNI in both rushing yards, and passing yards, 1,120. He has 17 touchdowns in total.

Daurice Fountain is Bailey’s No. 1 target this season, the sophomore wide receiver has 435 yards on the season. Overall, UNI does a good job at spreading the ball around on offense as six different players have nine passing touchdowns between them.

Behind Bailey at running back has been junior Tyvis Smith, the junior is a bruiser at 224 pounds and has ran for 358 yards this season and two touchdowns.

Defensively, the Panthers have done a good job containing the run, allowing only 120 yards per game, on average, while also holding opponents to a 35 percent conversion rate on the third down.

Passing has been a weakness for the UNI defense. However, the Panthers have given up over 2,000 yards –– 226 yards, on average, per game.

This UNI defense is more than capable of forcing a turnover though, 16 forced fumbles and 11 interceptions, five of which have been the work of senior defensive back Deiondre’ Hall.

The Panthers are a nationally ranked team and although they have a weakness against the pass, the Bears do not have a passing game to threaten UNI with.

The Bears just broke the 1,000-yard mark in the 49-7 loss to Youngstown State, and they average four yards with their pass attempts.

To get an idea of where both teams stand this season, the Panthers are coming off a 5913 win over the Indiana State Sycamores, the team which stomped Missouri State at home 56-28. Kickoff for senior day is at 2:04 p.m.

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See page 9 for a recap of the Lady Bears’ exhibition game wins.

Field hockey ends after MAC semifinal loss Eric Knifong Sports Reporter @e_knifong

The Missouri State field hockey team faced Miami, Ohio, with a trip to the Mid-American Conference Championship finals on the line. The Bears (6-11) came into the tournament as the No. 3 seed and the RedHawks (12-7) are the two seed.

It is the first time the Bears have appeared in the MAC Tournament since 2011.

The Bears came out with pressure early against the RedHawks and earned a penalty corner in the 11th minute. Senior forward Holly Scherer had the first open look one minute later that was blocked by the RedHawks goalkeeper, Alysa Xavier.

The only other shot for the Bears came in the 18th minute when senior defender Patrice Ahl’s shot went wide of the net.

MAC Player of the Year and senior midfielder Bea Dechant scored the first and only goal of the first half – it was the RedHawk star’s 12th goal of the season.

The second half remained 1-0 in favor of the RedHawks until the 58th minute when redshirt sophomore back and midfielder, Mariona Heras scored on the second penalty corner of the night for Miami.

The Bears looked to have cut the deficit in half in the 69th minute when senior midfielder Charlie Redhead had her pass deflected by Scherer into the Miami goal. However, it was ruled that Scherer did not make contact with the ball, keeping

the deficit at two apiece.

The Bears did not get another opportunity and the RedHawks added their third goal on a breakaway by freshman midfielder Paula Portugal with six seconds remaining.

The victory for the RedHawks sends them to the MAC Championship where they will face the number one seed, Kent State Golden Flashes. The Bears finish the season at 612 with the loss.

MSU had three players earn All-Conference Team selections with junior defender/midfielder Liz Young earning First Team honors, and seniors Ahl and Redhead selected for Second Team Honors.

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Liz Young is now an All-Conference Team selection.

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most money, one of the competitors being the Sociology Club.

The Sociology Club raised $678 for the event.

According to Special Events Coordinator Jaque Harness, the goal for Springfield Sleepout had already been surpassed.

“The goal for the event this year was $10,000, and we have already surpassed that before we even had it, and that was from our sponsorships and donations,” Harness said. “We are well over $13,000 and that is before the event even started.”

really glad I wasn’t spending “Ithewasnight –– which sounds really

bad. The whole point is that you are really thankful for what you have, and I remember thinking the whole time, ‘I can’t wait to go home and sleep in my own bed.’

-Jessie Ferguson

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Besides just acting as a fundraiser, Knapp also believes the event is powerful in the sense that you are as close as you can get to gaining a different perspective. He said the majority of people who attend don’t stay in tents, so they are truly learning what it’s like to be in another’s shoes.

“It’s different to say you’re sleeping in a tent than sleeping in a box,” Knapp said. “It means something different in the eyes of the students and the public.”

with tables and booths assigned to international students desiring to display their home countries’ cultures.

According to Samantha Francka, Marketing and Web Specialist for International Programs, the event first began 10 years ago.

“In the beginning, it was a way for international students to share their cultures,” Francka said, “and a way for the university to showcase what kind of students we have here at Missouri State.”

Furthermore, it was a way to get people away from the main campus to exploring other parts of it downtown.

During the event’s earlier years, students and departments’ staff were seemingly the only ones invited. Now, Francka believed that since the event is more advertised and is being held on the First Friday Art Walk, it is getting more public attention. By the end of the night, Francka said 600 to 700 people had been in attendance.

“I would say it’s more of the community who shows up now, rather than Missouri State,” Francka said.

Additionally, the event could also be considered an endeavor toward achieving MSU’s public affairs mission.

“There are so many community

members who attend, so it’s a good way for us to showcase the cultural competency aspect of public affairs to Springfield,” Francka said.

At the event, 21 different countries were represented. The Chinese room featured origami, and the room assigned to the Palestine became a party — several students enjoyed performing their traditional dance moves. A room was also held for Native American students, where dreamcatchers could be made.

Paula Rivero, a junior graphic design major at Missouri State, was proud to show off a part of her Colombian culture by presenting the process of taking coffee from the ground to seeing it in a cup.

“Columbia is a small country,” Rivero said, “and a lot of people don’t know many good things about it, so we like to show off the good parts.”

Rafael Vite Fuentes, from Saltillo, Mexico, located about three hours away from Texas, had a booth at the event that displayed traditional Mexican food and clothing. A junior entrepreneurship major, Fuentes has participated in the event since he arrived at Missouri State.

“A lot of people come to this event,”

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A student plays the zither.

Fuentes said. “It really shows how diverse our university is.”

Francka agreed.

“It really is cool to have so many of our students come together that are so diverse, and also that we have so many community members that want to come to see the different cultures,” she said.

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At Missouri State University, where one of the pillars of the public affairs mission is cultural competence, there are some things that could be improved on.

“Make things more accessible,” Hinzo said. “Realize who you’re serving, who your population is. We don’t need all the frills and everything all the time. Including this part of history in history requirements, not just multicultural requirements, I think would help a lot.”

Hinzo also said that the visibility of Native Americans on campus is another important aspect.

“Obviously, to be a part of the community you have to be visible, and if ancestrally and historically Indians have been hidden away, thought of as extinct or some ancient culture –– they’re not thought of as a part of modern society,” she said. “If people don’t stand up and say, ‘Hey, we’re here,’ then how is that going to be reflected to the leadership higher up?”

Native American Heritage Month events are one of the things MSU does to celebrate American Indian Students. The events this November include the Osage Travelling Trunk Show on Nov. 16, a presentation by the daughter of an original Navajo Code Talker the following day and the Plains Indian Hands Game on Nov. 19.

One event missing from the lineup this year is the Native American powwow.

Once an annual event, AISA hasn’t been able to raise the $4,000 needed to use JQH Arena yet. Dr. William Meadows, advisor of AISA and a sociology and anthropology professor, said the university has made it increasingly harder for the group to hold the event.

A handicap accessibility issue at McDonald Arena forced the group to cancel the dance several years ago and since then, it has been a struggle to find an ade-

quate and affordable place to hold the powwow.

“After a while, you kind of have to wonder. It’s almost like ‘these guys just aren’t important and we don’t care,’” Meadows said. “Life is nothing but challenges, so you just dig in and keep going.

But I’m not pleased with the leadership, and the dedication to diversity here is very thin.”

The most important things a student who is not of Native American heritage can do to help that cultural competence is educate themselves.

“Go educate yourself, go read a book.

It’s important to understand how things affect everything else. Be open, don’t make assumptions,” Hinzo said.

Aside from general education, those who are not of Native American heritage should be aware that not everything Hollywood and the media say about American Indians is accurate. Stereotypes are extremely common in movies, news and even Halloween.

“I’ve had people ask ridiculous things like ‘Do you live in a Winnebago? Do you live in a teepee?’ ‘Oh, it’s raining, were you dancing?’ Really insensitive, racist things,” she said. “And having been just after Halloween, there’s that whole thing.

Our culture is not a costume. And people say ‘Oh, you’re being insensitive, get over it,’ and it’s not something to get over.”

“It gets old,” Hinzo added, “but if there’s one thing Natives have, it’s humor, and that’s something we’ve always used to deal with issues. Even when we’re told ‘Get over it’ or ‘Why are you still holding onto these old issues’ we know it’s important, we know it’s part of our history and culture.”

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Lady Bears finish exhibitions, regular season approaches MSU outscores opponents by combined 66 points

By Eric Knifong Staff Reporter @e_knifong

Hearing swishes and the screeching of sneakers on the court can only mean one thing. Basketball is back, and the Lady Bears are back on the court. They come into the 2015-16 season with high expectations. The Lady Bears were picked to finish first in the Missouri Valley Conference this season after a 18-15 record last season. They ended last season on a 10-game win streak that was snapped by Wichita State in the MVC Tournament finals.

The Missouri State Lady Bears started the season with two exhibition games before starting the regular season. The last exhibition game was Sunday afternoon against Quincy. The Lady Bears won the game 73-54 after a strong second half. The game was tale of two halves, with the Lady Bears shooting 30.3 percent in the first half and 58.1 percent in the second half. The Lady Bears were running a good offense for easy looks, and playing hard for offensive rebounds (they held a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds), but the easy ones were not falling.

“We weren’t scoring easy baskets which I think would have loosened us up and settled us down a little bit,” head coach Kellie Harper said. “But we have to be able to make the short ones.”

The Lady Bears took only a five-point lead into halftime, but they came out on fire

in the third quarter. They scored 24 points in the third and extended their lead to 12 for the start of the fourth quarter.

The Lady Bears were led by sophomore guard Liza Fruendt with 13 points on 13 shots. She was 3-6 from beyond the 3-point arc, but 2-7 inside it. Senior guard Tyonna Snow was her usual aggressive self on the court. She scored 10 points, but got to the charity stripe a team high eight times. Also, Snow wreaked havoc for the opposing team on defense, coming away with six steals.

“Tyonna is going to affect just about every possession and she can affect it on offense and defense,” Harper said.

The Lady Bears start the regular season Friday, Nov. 13 against Missouri at JQH Arena at 7:05 p.m.

Who: University of Missouri vs. Missouri State.

When: Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:05 p.m.

Where: JQH Arena

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Missouri State University film series wraps up with “Is Anybody Listening?”

Paula Caplan examines listening as a method of therapy for veterans

By Mike Ursery Staff Reporter @MikeUrsery

One effective measure people can do to help a veteran is to simply lend their time and attention and let those suffering express what they are feeling.

Missouri State University concluded the Fall portion of its annual Film Series with “Is Anybody Listening?” a documentary by Paula J. Caplan that describes how listening can be an effective tool to assist one who is suffering.

“Just listening has the power to transform not just the person who’s listened to, but also the listener, which was something I hadn’t expected, “ Caplan said. “I also hadn’t expected the huge variety of positive results. It’s such a simple thing to do.”

A native of Springfield, Caplan attended Greenwood Laboratory School before attending Radcliffe College at Harvard University. She later received both a Masters and a Doctorate in Psychology from Duke University.

Caplan’s father, Jerome Caplan, was a veteran of World War II. who served as a forward observer with an African-American artillery battery with the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army

during the Battle of the Bulge.

“These were mostly very poor, not very welleducated black men from the deep South who worked very hard and scored well on tests, so they were allowed to go into battle,” Caplan said. “Back then, the myth was that black men weren’t allowed to go into the battle because their talents aren’t right for it, a horrible racist myth. But since these guys scored so well, they were allowed to go into battle.”

Those who attending the screening watched the film and then were allowed to participate in a Q&A session with Caplan.

One attendee asked how “Is Anybody Listening?” has been received at the Department of Veterans Affairs, in which Caplan replied that it hasn’t.

“The VA can’t imagine anything but therapy of various kinds,” Caplan said. “Now, they’re doing more of things like yoga and meditation, but not nearly on a big-enough scale. There are so many things like gardening, the arts, speaking at high schools or political action that are helpful and healing.”

The evening concluded with people allowed to ask Caplan additional questions, and were also given the opportunity to purchase copies of the film, along with other merchandise such as T-shirts and books written by Caplan.

“Just listening has the power to transform not just the person who’s listened to, but also the listener, which was something I hadn’t expected,” -Paula J. Caplan