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Springfield Sleepout helps raise awareness of youth homelessness MSU Sociology Club participated in the seventh annual Springfield Sleepout event By Jenna DeJong Staff Reporter
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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. The event titled “Tour of the Globe,” was held at the Jim D. Morris Center and displayed five floors of classrooms u See WORLD TOUR, page 8
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
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MSU creates program to combat sexual assaults
Some excited Royals fans vandalize MSU’s campus By Trevor Martin Staff Reporter
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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. Many questions have been raised about the extent to which the incidents should be investigated. Many students u See ROYALS, page 2
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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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