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Volunteers from Central High School’s Student Council work together to package Toms shoes. Convoy of Hope has volunteer opportunities every Tuesday night from 6:30-8:30 for all those who need volunteer service hours.

From Missouri to Florida Local charity organizations aid in natural disaster relief after hurricanes on East Coast DEREK SHORE Staff Reporter @D_Shore23 Two disaster relief groups around Springfield have made a huge impact helping those affected by natural disaster, especially over the last few months.

The local American Red Cross and Springfield-based Convoy of Hope still have teams in North Carolina and Florida following Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael.

“We’re still going strong on the relief efforts in North Carolina and Florida,” Springfield’s Convoy of Hope spokesman Jeff Nene said. “It is starting to slow down, but the slowdown is mainly in the larger community. Many of the rural communities are without power and still in need of product and that sort of thing.”

Both nonprofit organizations are in the business of helping people get through one of the worst times of their lives.

They’re always closely monitoring the weather and daily fires to determine where they are needed the most, according to Jenny Solomon, disaster program specialist for American Red Cross of Southern Missouri.

“We also work in all of the communities — Greene County and all of our other counties in the state — with preparedness,” Solomon said. “We work with the local emergency management and all of the other nonprofits to coordinate pre-

paredness in the event of any kind of disasters.”

Nene said Convoy of Hope has distributed well over 100 tractor-trailer loads of food, water, hygiene products and emergency supplies to those affected in Florida.

Nene said early in the disaster relief efforts the main focus for Convoy of Hope was to provide immediate food and water, especially since the majority of people will lose their water in the initial days after a disaster.

Convoy has also established a main distribution hub, including a drive-thru site that has been set up at Rivertown Community Church in Marianna, Florida.

“We can do that in 10 to 15 different locations all at once and we can help even more people,” Nene said. “That is one of the reasons we have been able to get the numbers up is because of that distribution method which we started.”

Solomon said working daily fires depends entirely on the situation.

The local American Red Cross most often gets contacted by the local fire departments via the dispatch when the family affected by the fire is in need of assistance.

Then they send a responder to the scene.

“We have volunteers that do what we call Disaster Action Team,” Solomon said. “They are trained volunteers that go to the scene of the fire. We try to get there before the fire department leaves so that we can assist the family. We

provide immediate assistance on the scene for the clients, depending on their needs.”

Solomon said the American Red Cross also provides a prepaid debit card that has funding for essential emergency needs such as housing, emergency food or clothing, so they can go right from the scene to a hotel for lodging or the store to regain what they lost from fire damage.

Disaster is a constant in the relief effort line of work, which Nene said can stretch his team thin at times.

“Last fall, we had three hurricanes going at once —Harvey, Irma and Maria,” Nene said. “The response was ongoing for all three of those at the same time. We were really spread out. I mean, we had Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands along with a few

smaller islands.”

According to Solomon, the local American Red Cross has sent volunteers from the Springfield area to 13 different disasters throughout the world – including three in Greene County.

“The biggest thing we do is community presence in the time of their greatest need,” Solomon said. “We worked with the Emergency Management to make sure all of us know each other, and when there is something that goes on, we connect with each other. We have our certain expertise that we deal with.

“That way it works more smoothly with the communities and we can get our people safe as quick as possible.”

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Volunteers at Convoy of Hope bag cereals to be donated to the community.

Several Missouri State students and dozens more Greene County voters were kept from the polls on Nov. 6 because of incorrect information on their voter registration cards.

A social media post by one MSU student stated that some members of the Missouri State NAACP chapter were unable to vote after turning in their voter registration cards to the organization.

The post claimed that the NAACP had not turned in the cards. The student who made the post declined to be interviewed.

But, Cheryl Clay, the president of the Springfield branch of the NAACP, said that claim is not true. The issue, Clay said, was not that the cards weren’t turned in — it’s that they were filled out incorrectly. A common issue was missing apartment numbers in addresses.

“For instance, if they lived in the Aspen (Heights) apartments — and those I know for a fact were all returned — they did not put an apartment number on there,” Clay said. “So they were returned.

I called the Aspen and the Aspen said ‘Well, we know what apartment they were in, we would have delivered it,’ but the post office knew that they needed an apartment number to be delivered. They just stamped them undeliverable and returned them.”

Green County Clerk Shane Schoeller said the cards were returned by the post office based on a law that states: “If such notice is returned as undeliverable by the postal service within the time established by the election authority, the election authority shall not place the applicant’s name on the voter registration file.”

This means that if a voter registration has an incorrect address that can’t be validated by the United States Postal Service, the applicant cannot be placed on the voter registration file.

“This means no voter was removed or purged from the voter registration file as some have concluded, as they can only be added once the address on the application is validated as the residence of that individual,” Schoeller said.

The voter cards were returned to the Greene County Clerk’s office, Clay said.

At least six cards of NAACP members were returned to students, but only three of them were corrected and re-sent in time.

Clay said she tried to review the cards to make sure they were correct before they were sent in, but it is possible she may not have realized some of them needed apartment numbers. But, she said she heard from other organizations that this happened to their members as well. Clay mentioned the Missouri State College Democrats as one of those organizations.

Skyler Johnston, the executive director of the Greene County Democrats, said the organization received reports of dozens of people who were unable to vote because of incorrect addresses on their registration.

Johnston said the biggest issue is that those voters were often not offered provisional ballots like they should have been.

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‘Every disability is unique’: Disability resources on campus aim to be proactive for all students REESE RADMACHER Staff Reporter @Reese_Radmacher The Disability Resource Center at Missouri State held their very first Disability Equity Week for students, faculty and staff throughout the week of Oct. 29.

One of the sessions offered was tailored toward instructors, intended to help them better understand the accommodations process with the DRC. Shannon Wooden, a professor at MSU, hosted two sessions regarding disability representation in the media and the evolving language of disability.

There was also a traveling exhibit from Saint Louis University called “Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit,” which covered various topics regarding disability inclusion through a multimedia approach.

Director of the DRC Justin Lozano described the events as a “more interactive way of learning about disability inclusion,” as opposed to just lecturing about it.

Two offices serve students with disabilities: the DRC and the Learning Diagnostic Center.

The DRC serves students with physical, health and sensory disabilities. The LDC serves students with psychological, cognitive and learning disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders and traumatic brain injury.

These resource centers help to ensure that students’ individual needs are met.

“We’re not an office where if you have ‘blank’ disability that means you get ‘blank, blank and blank,’” Lozano said. “Every disability is unique, every person is unique.”

Ashley Foley, a senior political science major who is legally blind, relies on assistance from the DRC. They get all of her textbooks each semester, schedule her tests and provide a distraction-free space to take them in.

“They offer communication between stu-

dents and professors,” Foley said. “I’ve never had a problem with them, but sometimes professors are not very accommodating and it helps to have that university office there to advocate with you.”

Lozano said if students come across a barrier, they can use the DRC page on the MSU website to submit it directly to Lozano, “whether that’s in the environment, or an attitudinal barrier from a faculty or staff member.”

Along with the DRC, the student organization Advocates for Disabilities (A4D) helps to ensure that any problems on campus that need to be fixed for disabled students are brought to the attention of those who can assist.

A4D also sponsors the Tree of Hope every December, which collects clothing for children and young adults who do not have these items, as well as a food drive for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Michael Rodrigues, President of A4D and Student Government Association senator, said that Missouri State’s campus is “20 times more accessible” than his previous colleges and the resources are better because they do more to assist in the classroom.

Implementing handicapped-accessible entrances into bathrooms around campus is an addition that Rodrigues is strongly advocating for.

Rodrigues promoted the idea through SGA for three years before accessible entrances were added in the Plaster Student Union over the summer.

If there is an issue that needs to be addressed, Rodrigues said the faculty and staff are receptive and he feels like all of his concerns are heard.

During the upcoming winter break, the PSU is getting new furniture, and Rodrigues found that the original setup was not handicap friendly.

Rodrigues has been discussing this issue with Terry Weber, director of the PSU, in order to find a solution to the problem.

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Michael Rodrigues and Scott Steelman are the president and vice president, respectively, of Advocates for Disabilities. Rodrigues is also a Student Government Association senator, and he fights for accommodations such as hand rails and automatic doors. dent’s Council on Disability, a committee put in place by University President Clif Smart to monitor the overall accessibility and compliance on campus.

Parking has been a central focus for the committee. They have been working on projects to help ensure accessible spots for disabled students.

For Grace Lopez, a senior advertising and promotions and fashion merchandising major who uses a wheelchair, unauthorized people parking in handicapped-accessible parking spots is an issue she runs into frequently.

However, Lopez said that the issue has improved significantly in her time as a student.

Lozano said the committee plans to continue increasing accessible parking spaces this summer.

An accessibility page can be found on the DRC website that contains blogs from planning, design and construction as well as administrative services, that serve to keep students, faculty and staff updated on any areas that are not currently accessible.

“It’s another way we are trying to be proactive,” Lozano said.

Resource centers and organizations at MSU that advocate for and assist students with disabilities are taking the necessary steps to create an accessible campus and learning environment.

Here’s how MSU accommodates students of different religions ANDREW UNVERFERTH Staff Reporter @unverferthandr1 As the holiday season approaches, students and faculty all over campus can look forward to their Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks for some time off. These holidays are a staple of the school year, and they allow those at Missouri State University to both relax and celebrate their cherished traditions.

But Missouri State has quite the diverse

campus, and many here partake in celebrations from all over the world that don’t correspond with official breaks. How do they get to celebrate their holidays?

No matter someone’s cultural or religious identification, their beliefs and traditions are protected under university policy. According to the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance, “The University makes reasonable accommodations for students, staff and faculty based on a person’s sincerely held religious belief unless the provision of such an accom-

modation would create an undue hardship.”

Excused absences for religious observances are one example of a religious accommodation.

“If, for example, somebody was going to miss a class or they needed to have an alternative assignment due to an absence … then they would need to request that of their instructor,” said Melissa Berry, director of Equity and Compliance.

The Accommodations for Religious Observances Policy says students must submit a request for religious accommodation form to their instructors within the first three weeks of

a semester. The two can then work out any accommodation they feel is appropriate.

Accommodations are decided on an individual basis between the student and instructor.

With an excused absence, the accommodation might be an alternative assignment that, as per the policy, “is intrinsically no more difficult than the original exam or assignment.”

Berry also said that if the instructor refuses to provide some sort of reasonable accommodation,

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Vince Staples delivers with the short, sweet ‘FM!’ AUSTIN MYERS Reviewer Being one of the most intriguing personalities in hip-hop today, Vince Staples always finds a way to keep a buzz around around him and his music. Whether it’s his hilarious posts on Twitter, or common trolls such as starting a $2 million GoFundMe towards his early retirement earlier this year, Vince certainly pulls his weight in creating beautiful chaos on the internet.

But these antics should not take away from his brilliance in music, as Vince has quietly been releasing some of the most consistent music in the last five years. From his debut album “Summertime ‘06,” to his most recent album release “FM!,” Vince has more than established himself as one of the more underrated artists in hip-hop today.

“FM!” is meant to feel like you are listening to the radio, with the intro and interludes being hosted by Big Boy from the famous radio show “Big Boy’s Neighborhood.” The record starts with “Feel Like Summer,” a bright yet smooth track featuring some wellplaced vocals from Ty Dolla $ign on the chorus. “Don’t Get Chipped” is one of the best tracks on the album, as Vince and Jay Rock prove to be the collab we didn’t know we needed (but we definitely do).

Also, it was great to hear Earl Sweatshirt return on the track “New earlsweatshirt (interlude).” Other standout tracks include “No Bleedin” and “Tweakin,” with the latter featuring additional vocals from Buddy and Khalini, as the dark track delves into the impact of gang violence on both him and the life of his friends.

The 11-song, 22-minute record is certain-

ly a short listen, but it does a decent job filling the time with solid content. The biggest complaint of this record is that at times it feels unfleshed out. Songs like “Relay” and “Run the Bands” do just enough: They are catchy, the beat makes you bob your head, but all in all there is not really many memorable moments.

Although most of the instrumentals have a similar bouncy and bright feel to them, very rarely are there moments with the instrumentation that seem inventive or boundary pushing in any way. Coming off of his last record “Big Fish Theory,” listeners were fed a variety of off-the-wall instrumentals. It would have been nice to see some of that on “FM!.” But, with this record attempting to give a modern West Coast radio feel to it, it’s limited in how adventurous it could go along that path.

In order to execute this concept to its full-

est, Vince had to sacrifice a bit of experimentation and instead replace it with consistent trap production in order to try and be as catchy as possible.

“FM!” is Vince’s most commercial album to date in his career. Despite how short it is, the record feels like a complete listening experience. If there were a bit more variance in the production choice, the album could have been taken to the next level. When it comes to “FM!,” there’s one thing that is certainly easy to tell: Vince had a lot of fun making this record. And at the end of the day, you have to appreciate that.

Favorite Tracks: “Feels Like Summer,” “Don’t Get Chipped,” “No Bleedin,” “Tweakin’” Least Favorite Tracks: “Relay,” “Brand New Tyga (interlude)” Rating: 7.0

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Navigating Wi-Fi problems download, it will be better all-around if you connect through Ethernet.

Another problem I’ve faced everywhere on campus is the “no internet” error I get One common complaint when connecting to Wi-Fi around Missouri State’s camon my Surface Pro or occapus is Wi-Fi. No matter where sionally on my phone. I you are on campus, it is likely know of many others who have struggled with this you will run into some kind of from time to time, and it problem.

Recently, I’ve had discongets really annoying when nection problems with my you need to access somephone that I believe are due to thing on the internet in a my physical proximity to an hurry. access point. This has only There are a variety of reasons this may be hapbeen in my room in Woods House, though, and the prob- Jonathan Petesch pening, though the most lem seems to be resolved when likely reason is that there I leave my residence hall to go are a lot of people trying to class, the dining center or another res- to connect or are connected to the Wi-Fi idence hall. at any given moment. We have over If you also struggle with this, I’m sor- 22,000 students on the Springfield camry to say there isn’t much you can do. If pus, so that’s to be expected. you are using a desktop or laptop, the best As more devices connect or try to conthing to do is simply connect it to Ether- nect, the access points (commonly renet, as this will eliminate the need to be ferred to as routers) have to do more work within range of an access point, as your to keep up with all the traffic. Eventually, this means more wait time to connect, data will just go over a wire.

This is almost always faster too, even and it could get to the point where speed in areas where connection is great over slows down if there is too much traffic.

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If it still doesn’t connect after a minute or two, try restarting your device. Sometimes this works, but other times it doesn’t.

If restarting doesn’t work and you have this option available to you, move to a different location, such as a different floor, room or even building as space allows.

This should be a hard fix for whatever is going on, but if campus Wi-Fi lives up to its reputation, it still may not work.

If you can’t move to a different location, simply wait after restarting your device and eventually it should work. Just be patient, and the Wi-Fi will eventually choose to anger someone else.

These tips and tricks should be able help you with some of the most common problems I experience, though you may experience others.

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After 44 years of business, Anton’s Coffee Shop continues to stay in business on Glenstone at Grand. This quiet, hidden restaurant was recommended to me through my mom, an alumna who said that she would go every Sunday for breakfast, so I decided I had to try it, too.

Owner Anton Tasich has run his coffee shop since opening the doors on April 1, 1974, but struggled financially before his wife Roberta brainstormed a .99-cent breakfast special: two eggs, hashbrowns, toast and jelly. Since then, Anton and Roberta have been running their restaurant successfully, enough.

Although, I do not think many students know about it.

I went for a Sunday brunch with my family to Anton’s Coffee Shop, and as we pulled into the parking lot I immediately recognized and loved the old-fashioned look of the building. The sign out front was old and chipped with faded paint, and the building looked the same way. I could tell I would enjoy the restaurant because it held so much character.

The first thing I noticed walking in through the doors was a sign that warned customers that they took cash only, which in this day and age is highly uncommon and would turn many college students away. I personally never have cash on me, so I suspect many potential customers are repelled by being unable to pay unless they go out of their way for an ATM. Despite this odd requirement, my family and I walked in to be faced by a small room, barely able to fit the meager amount of people already in the building. Fortunately, there was one tiny table available for my party of five, but the tables were squished together to the point that I would be able to eavesdrop on four consecutive conversations from the customers around me.

Although the restaurant and room were particularly cramped, the overall atmosphere of the place was enjoyable. The walls were packed with menus from different businesses around the U.S., I even found one for a local business near my hometown.

However, it was almost painfully obvious that the coffee shop had not been renovated since Anton opened it in 1974, but I found that charming, to a point. The building could definitely use an addition to create more space for the customers to enjoy.

As advertised on the signs outside the building, I ordered an iced coffee to try their specialty for myself. Admittedly I usually do not enjoy iced coffee from restaurants because they tend to be bitter, but Anton’s was smooth and delivered a large amount to last me the whole meal. The unexpected positives to the coffee shop ended there.

The menu was extensive and I was indecisive between many different options, but ultimately I ordered The Hungry Student, which was biscuits and gravy with hash browns.

Sadly, I was disappointed but still satisfied.

The gravy had little sausage and seasoning — I even thought it tasted sweet at times. While the biscuits and gravy was still delicious, I have to admit I have had and made better. The hashbrowns, on the other hand, were good, but nothing too exciting. I would prefer IHOP’s to Anton’s, but overall I was satisfied with my meal and would definitely go back to try a belgium waffle or some chocolate chip pancakes.

While the food was only average, I would recommend this place to anybody with a desire for breakfast or brunch.

I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and retro vibes, the waiting staff was incredibly nice and the coffee was good.

I loved the cute, simple and comforting ambience the place held. You could feel and see the history of Anton’s hard work. I think every student should try it at least once, if not to support a local business then to enjoy some delicious coffee and a good meal.

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Missouri State remembers, honors local veterans for Veterans Day TERRY CHAPMAN Staff Reporter @TerryEChapman To observe Veterans Day, Missouri State University hosted a breakfast to honor veterans in the Springfield community on Friday, Nov. 9.

The breakfast, in partnership with Central Bank of the Ozarks, was free to all veterans in the community and was not limited to MSU alumni.

University President Clif Smart was one of many in attendance at the breakfast. Smart said the recognition given to veterans is an important part of the university’s public affairs mission.

“Over the course of about 10 days, we like to recognize and honor our men and women who have served in all parts of the American armed forces,” Smart said. “It begins with a concert and concludes with the football game.

The highlight of the week is probably when taps is played throughout campus so that all of our university community has an opportunity to stop and think about the service and sacrifice that our veterans have provided for our country.”

After the breakfast, at 11:11 a.m., MSU played taps throughout campus.

Historically, taps is played to honor soldiers at military funeral services or during various flag ceremonies.

Brent Dunn, executive director of the Missouri State University Foundation and vice president for University Advancement, said the events provide an opportunity for veterans — old and young — to be recognized and acknowledged for their service.

“Missouri State has had a long history of education with our students, from World War I up until ROTC today,” Dunn said. “It’s important for the university to pay tribute to our entire fam-

ily, which is pretty big in terms of alumni who are serving our country and current students.”

Dunn said the Missouri State University Foundation was crucial to making the event a reality.

“The foundation has taken this program and helped find support for this program outside of the community so we can actually fund it,” Dunn said.

Dunn said it’s an honor to pay recognition to community veterans.

Joselyn Baldner, executive vice president and chief retail officer at Central Bank of the Ozarks, said the bank was eager to support veterans in any way they could, as the bank has several employees who are veterans, including the former CEO and current chairman of the board.

“Two years ago, we decided that we would start our employee program to recognize those veterans,” Baldner said. “In the last five years, employing veterans has become incredibly im-

portant, and that’s something that we have a special initiative on.”

Baldner said it’s incredibly important for veterans to understand that the community they live in is supporting them, not only through MSU programs like the breakfast, but also through the Honor Flight of the Ozarks organization.

“All of those initiatives that we have recognize our veterans not only in active service, but when they come home as well,” Baldner said.

Frank Bridges, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and MSU alum, said the university exceeded expectations in showing support to its community’s veterans.

Bridges also taught ROTC for the university when it was still called Southwest Missouri State University in the 1970s.

“I’m Missouri State through and through,” Bridges said. “This breakfast shows that Missouri State respects (veterans’) service and wants to show their appreciation.”

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Researchers gather at the Lednia tetonica stonefly’s habitat, what is referred to as a “blue ribbon Lednia stream” in the Grand Teton range.

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Kent Melton poses with a table full of his sculpture work for films from Disney, Universal and Laika production studios. His studio, located in Cape Fair, Missouri, is full of the sculpted characters.

big-name Hollywood studios LAYNE STRACENER Senior Reporter @LayneStracener When he was 2 years old, he drew a wall mural of cowboys and American Indians behind his parents’ couch. As a child, he spent his days compulsively drawing and creating Play-Doh sculptures. Now, he’s an animation artist for big-name Hollywood studios.

Kent Melton has sculpted characters for Disney, Universal, DreamWorks, Sony, Warner, MGM, Pixar and Laika Studios. He helped create many characters, from Aladdin to Mufasa to Coraline.

Kent said he’s felt a strong need to create art since the day he was born. When he was a child, he thought he was the only artist in the world.

His school didn’t have art classes. He drew compulsively and then threw the drawings away.

“I didn’t care about the drawings,” Kent said. “To me, it was about the action and being able to get closer to your imagination being a reality.”

Kent was a middle child. His older brother, Mark, was an athlete and straight-A student.

“I had no identity,” Kent said. “It was like I was invisible in the room, which I actually grew to like as a middle child. I got really into creating my own universe. I spent all my days in the house drawing and making things.”

Once when he was a child, Kent got off the bus and saw people replacing telephone poles.

There was an old, withered telephone pole with rusty brackets and green, discolored glass insulators on the ground. He dragged it home, set it on an old Christmas tree stand and drew it.

“Mark thought I was crazy,” Kent said. “He was staring at me like, ‘He’s drawing an old piece of crap.’ But, I just saw something other people didn’t see. … My mother once said, ‘You’re just not smart enough to know you can’t do this stuff.’”

Kent was born in Springfield, Missouri, and he lived in Aurora and Marionville, Missouri, in elementary school. Then, his family moved to Illinois, about three hours away from the Art Institute of Chicago.

Despite living close to one of the biggest art schools in the country, Kent had never heard of art school. His school counselors never mentioned it, and he never went to a school with art classes. Instead of applying to art school, he worked at a Heinz ketchup factory.

Shortly after Kent and his wife, Martha, got married, Martha pointed out a $3,000 wood carving at an art gallery in Branson. Kent confidently told her he could do that.

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When a Smithsonian exhibit asked for a photograph of himself, Kent created a “self-portrait” sculpture. Kent’s work has been featured at the New York Museum of Contemporary Art, the Smithsonian Institute and more.

“I look at everything like I can do it,” Kent said. “Everything I do, I just do it intuitively.

I learn by trial and error.”

Martha didn’t believe he could carve something like that. In fact, she didn’t even know he was an artist. A man at the art gallery towered over him and asked if he carved wood or sculpted.

“Yeah, I did with Play-Doh when I was a kid,” Kent said.

In an attempt to prove Kent couldn’t do it, the man told him he’d give him $200 to carve Elvis Presley for one of his clients, because he couldn’t find anyone else who could.

“About two weeks and three Band-Aids later, I finished,” Kent said. “I didn’t know what good carving tools were at the time. I used an X-Acto knife and sandpaper.”

The man looked at the carving and asked if he could carve John Wayne next. Kent worked for him for about three years, carving everything nobody else could.

At a music festival in Chicago, Kent met a Disney animator and showed him some sculptures he made as a kid of the Beatles cartoon series. The man told him he could make a lot of money in Hollywood. Through networking, he was promised a job at Disney Animation Studios.

Kent and his family moved to California, but the man who promised him a job didn’t return his calls.

His wife supported the family for about two years in California while Kent did some work for Hanna-Barbera, another animation studio, sculpting figures on his kitchen table.

He often dropped off job applications at

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Disney, not knowing the artists usually got hired through connections and never through applications.

At Kent’s youngest son’s fourth birthday party, he noticed a child’s parent staring at his sculptures on the kitchen table. Two days later, Kent got a phone call from Disney.

Turns out, the man at the birthday party was an art director at Disney, and they happened to need a sculptor for Aladdin. He had passed on the birthday invitation with Kent’s phone number on it.

After looking at Kent’s sculptures, the directors hired him on the spot, skipping the test that is usually required. He was hired as a freelance artist and has since sculpted characters for about 16 Disney movies, from “Aladdin” to “Tangled.”

Kent’s daughter, Missouri State University alumna Nellie Melton, is also an animator. She recently worked on a movie for Laika Studios that is not yet released.

Nellie said she’s always known she wanted to do animation because she looks up to her dad and has always loved drawing and creating characters.

“My dad has always been super supportive, and the stuff he makes has always been really amazing, so I’ve always asked him to teach me,” Nellie said. “He was always there for me, and we really bonded over art.”

Kent said trying to choose a favorite character he’s sculpted is like choosing a favorite child.

“My favorite thing to sculpt is what I’m sculpting at the time,” Kent said.

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Stoneflies may soon be on the endangered species list with climate change as their main threat.

Debra Finn, assistant biology professor at Missouri State University, said stoneflies are classified as order, so there are many different species with varying characteristics.

Finn, along with three other researchers, have been studying high-altitude stoneflies in Wyoming during the summer.

The whole order of stoneflies tend to be more “primitive,” meaning they have older evolutionary traits. This also makes them sensitive to environmental conditions, Finn said.

Some species of stoneflies require their habitats to be very cold with running water and plenty of oxygen.

“The very origin of streams is where these things live,” Finn said.

This is what led Finn and three of her colleagues to the Grand Teton mountain range — a subrange of the Rocky Mountains — to begin their research in 2015.

Lusha Tronstad, lead invertebrate zoologist at the University of Wyoming for the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, said they backpack and carry a lot of gear that they to use sample the water quality, algae and even the stoneflies themselves.

Their team, Tronstad said, wasn’t even sure the stoneflies were even there.

The Grand Teton mountain range is located in western Wyoming and is approximately a twohour drive from Yellowstone National Park.

In these mountains, streams are fed by melting ice, such as glaciers or seasonal snowmelt.

There are also glaciers covered by rocks that are not able to be seen and do not seem as easily affected by climate change, Finn said.

Because the climate is so cold and the streams are at such a high altitude, Finn said these are some of the most “pristine” environments.

Finn said the major factor that is impacting stoneflies’ environment is climate change.

“Overall warming temperatures are melting the ice sources, and that’s why people are worried about these particular stoneflies that live in really cold water,” Finn said.

One question Tronstad said they have been trying to answer through their data collection is whether or not the sources of water are melting at the same rate.

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A group of banquet attendees (left) laugh together at the 40th annual Association of International Students banquet. Emma Farley (right), a graduate student at MSU, sings a song in Swiss, French, German and English.

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40th annual Association of International Students banquet at Missouri State celebrates cultural diversity, expression AFTON HARPER Staff Reporter @affie888 The sound of laughter and the mixing of accents and languages from all over the world echoed at Missouri State University in the late evening of Saturday, Nov. 10.

Men and women from different countries came together to share a meal and dance in the Plaster Student Union during the 40th annual Association of International Students banquet.

University President Clif Smart was introduced by Ebraheem Bouq, president of AIS, and began the banquet by discussing his recent trip to China.

He said many of the schools MSU has partnered with are very happy with the education their students are receiving at MSU. After Smart’s speech, the audience was then shown a montage of AIS members’ memories.

Darren Young, advisor for AIS and technical support specialist for International Programs, said he is proud of the hard work that the AIS executive board put into the banquet.

“They have been working together as a team,” Young said. “They divide up into committees over food and the show and decora-

tions, so each member of the executive board has a job.”

Young said the most difficult part of planning the banquet is deciding on the theme.

“Everything will flow from the theme,” Young said.

However, deciding on the theme this year was easy, Young said.

“Because it was our 40th banquet, AIS wanted a theme that would denote that with cultural treasures,” Young said. “Then we found out ruby was kind of the color for the 40th anniversary, so that’s how we decided on the ruby theme.”

The dinner was held in the PSU ballroom.

Young said the food committee collects recipes from various students on campus to provide a diverse meal for the banquet.

These AIS students prepare the meal themselves at Blair-Shannon Dining Hall.

A few of the entrees served included Indian shrimp curry, Russian salad and Saudi Arabian kabsa.

After dinner, everyone made their way down the stairs to the PSU theater to watch the planned performances and fashion show.

Some of the students’ performances included traditional Chinese dances as well as Alpine yodeling and Hawaiian hula dancing.

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Anar Enkhbat, 23, a Mongolian dancer, said her favorite part of the banquet was the food.

She also said she enjoys spending time with people from all over the world because Springfield does not seem very diverse to her —the AIS banquet provided the diversity she was looking for.

Enkhbat’s performance included traditional Mongolian dancing with a twist of hip hop.

The fashion show consisted of students walking across the stage in their country’s native apparel. Some of the countries represented in the fashion show were Russia, Germany and Japan.

Colleen Noland, sophomore creative writing and Spanish major, said she attempted both this year and last year’s AIS banquet.

She said she was very impressed with how beautiful they turned out.

Noland also said she was impressed with how complex the dances were.

“That must’ve taken so much work,” Noland said.

AIS hosts one of the largest banquets held at MSU, Bouq said during a speech.

Bouq said more than 500 people attended.

The AIS banquet was sponsored by SocieTea, Taco Bell, Bear Village and Baker Bookstore.

life cycle of a fly.

All flies have two stages — maggot and adult.

The maggot stage is the longest stage of a fly’s life, and for many stoneflies, it is spent living in the cracks of rocks at the bottom of these high-altitude streams.

The maggots will then undergo a type of metamorphosis, similar to a butterfly.

Then, a fly’s adult stage serves one purpose — to procreate.

Tronstad said the research has become a conservation issue because these stoneflies’ numbers are waning so severely that scientists are petitioning that they be added to the endangered species list.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, gases like methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide contribute to the greenhouse effect and are directly emitted by humans.

These greenhouse gases absorb energy from the sun, rather than reflecting it, which creates overall warming temperatures.

These gases are released when people use coal and oil to create electricity, according to the EPA. The U.S. Geological Survey also said human activity now emits more than 135 times as much carbon dioxide as volcanoes each year.

As of right now, actions are being taken at MSU to lower the emission of greenhouse gases.

Hannah Harness, sophomore wildlife conservation and management major and chief sustainability commissioner for Student Government Association, said almost every building around campus recycles and uses LED or occupancy sensor lighting.

MSU is also part of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education and the Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System.

These programs provide feedback to MSU on what could be improved in regards to their sustainability practices on campus.

Students also have access to a sustainability fund through SGA which allows students to propose projects and execute their plan to further sustainability on campus.

The sustainability fund is financed through students’ tuition at a cost of $2 per semester.

Harness said that she would like to see a more unified recycling system around campus.

“Not all buildings have consistent recycling,” Harness said. “So it makes it hard for people to distinguish recycling containers from building to building because they don’t all look the same.”

In order to have accurate, reliable data over the stoneflies, Finn and Tronstad must collect their data over a long period of time.

Finn and Tronstad plan to make another trip to the Grand Tetons again during the summer of 2019 to gather more data.

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College student, D-I athlete, father Tyler Lovelace is raising a child while playing football in college CLAIRE NIEBRUGGE Sports Reporter @claireniebrugge The 20-year-old Missouri State linebacker takes naps on the couches in the locker room between weights and meetings. Since moving 15 minutes from campus, there isn’t time to drive home. This is the new norm for the football player because he has taken on a role that he thought was years ahead of him: a father.

On Oct. 31, 2017, Tyler Lovelace became a father to a baby boy named Leo. Fatherhood can be a little scary for anyone, but especially so for a college kid.

“I was a little nervous, you know, I didn’t know what my future held really,” Tyler said.

One thing Tyler knew for sure, he was not going to quit football or drop out of school. He was going to finish college. It was key for him and his family that he earn a degree.

From the moment Tyler knew he was going to be a father, he has not been alone. With a great support system behind him, he has been able to juggle all of his responsibilities much more easily.

“It is easy to lean on them,” Tyler said. “My mom, my dad and my grandparents all showed me support.

My coaches all showed me love — anything I needed to take care of, they understood.”

All athletes are given an academic counselor when they come to Missouri State. An academic counselor is an extra set of helping hands, eyes and ears. Tyler’s academic counselor, Carla Morton, said he is doing a great job in his academics.

“Tyler is a very organized, determined student,” Morton said. “He works hard and is focused on completing his degree.”

Morton sees the daily sacrifices Tyler has to make in order to be successful in all aspects of his life.

“I am very proud of how Tyler handles the responsibility of parenthood while also being a stu-

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Tyler Lovelace and Madison McCoy pose for a photo with their son Leo. Tyler manages to be a father and a student-athlete for the Missouri State football team. dent-athlete,” Morton said. “He has a lot on his schedule daily, but he clearly makes sure he has a plan to be his best in all areas. As a mom with young kids as well, it is fun when we can chat about the craziness of parenthood. I love hearing about his son.”

Madison McCoy, Tyler’s girlfriend and Leo’s mother, 20, said even though football exhausts him, Tyler always makes time for Leo.

“My favorite thing about parenting with Tyler is his eagerness to see Leo every day even though I know he’s worn out from classes, weights, practice, study hall and meetings,” McCoy said. “He somehow still has the energy to play with Leo for a couple of hours before bed.”

Missouri State football head coach Dave Steckel says he is beyond proud and amazed at how well Tyler successfully manages to be a student, a

Division I athlete and a father.

“Personally, I can’t fathom that,” Steckel said. “I was a dad, and I couldn’t handle it at 28, 29, and to be a college student and be doing all of that, he’s doing it very gracefully.”

The football coaches are understanding and supportive, even when Tyler needs to bring Leo to football with him.

“He’s very proud to be a father,”

Putting down sticks, razors for a cause though, as over 8,000 student-athletes have participated in the annual fall event. So far in 2018, the fundraiser has raised $178,000 and that number continues to grow with each day.

The Missouri State club lacrosse team has The HEADstrong Foundation’s ultimate goal pledged an interesting and inspiring message is to reach $300,000 by the end of the event. this season — throwing out their razors to Universities — and even high schools — fight cancer. The team recently joined an onparticipate in a tournament-style bracket, line fundraiser called “Lax Stache Madness,” competing for donations instead of goals. Each team tries to bring in more funds than their opponent for a chance to move on to the next round.

The event began on Oct. 19 and will stretch until the final round on Nov. 28, when the “stache champion” is crowned.

MSU lacrosse head coach Dustin Rich was contacted by representatives at HEADstrong and knew that he had to get involved.

“I had heard about it before,” Rich said.

“It’s a near-and-dear-to-my-heart type of cause, so I really looked at it this year and what it would take to actually do it and how to get our team involved.”

The lacrosse team had done some charitable acts in the past but nothing like this, according to Rich.

“We do fundraising, but not anything like this in terms of something so big in philanthropy,” Rich said. “It’s really unique. I mean, how often do you hear of someone growing their mustaches for charity?”

Graduate transfer Jerrad Davis knows the importance a cause like this holds within the team.

“There’s a lot of people who have been touched by cancer and the people who have real relationships with those individuals, it just means more to them,” Davis said. “It’s a good cause, it’s not just fundraising for the team. You’re gonna make a difference in someone’s life. It’s a little something you can do here that has a big impact.”

The Missouri State lacrosse team has already brought in almost $900 to the campaign, making them one of the top 40 schools in donations.

If you would like to make a donation on behalf of the MSU lacrosse team, simply go to https://pledge.headstrong.org/team/197851 and donate.

The philanthropic efforts aren’t stopping there for MSU lacrosse, though.

The men’s and women’s teams are holding a charity game on Nov. 17 at Betty and Bobby Allison North Stadium.

DAVE AICHOLTZ/THE STANDARD The $3 admission for the game will go to A lacrosse alum fights sophomore Jake Parker (24) for the ball during GYN Cancer Alliance, a local organization helping women deal with gynecological cancers. the alumni game on Nov. 10.

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created by the HEADstrong Foundation. This fundraiser is calling on student-athletes across the country to grow out their mustaches and compete against other lacrosse programs to raise money for the cause.

The foundation was founded in 2009 by Ken Clausen and has already raised over $1 million for families affected by cancer.

Clausen hasn’t done it all on his own

Steckel said. “It’s fun to see his son when he’s here with him.”

Football does not always come first, however. McCoy said Tyler puts the needs of his family before all else when needed. Leo had complications after he was born, McCoy said, so Tyler stayed in Kansas City with her and Leo, missing a week of practice and a game.

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Women’s soccer coach reflects on young team, end of season MONICA BLAKE Sports Reporter @monicablak3 The women’s soccer team finished the season 8-9-2, ranking fifth out of the eight Missouri Valley Conference teams. The Bears won the MVC Championship in 2017 and expected more from this year.

“We expected to do better,” head coach Rob Brewer said. “Players need to learn that you have to focus on the season at hand. You have to play every game and every season independent onto itself.”

Brewer said the coaching staff is taking this time to reflect on the season and use what they see to improve next year.

“We were competitive every time we played,” Brewer said. “Of our eight wins, every one was a one-goal game. There were no easy wins.”

Of the team’s nine losses, seven of the games were one-goal games as well. The only games with more than a one-point spread were against Central Arkansas and Saint Louis University, both are nonconference teams.

“A little bounce here or someone having a better week could have made a big difference for us,” Brewer said.

The Bears were 2-3-2 in conference play.

“I don’t fault the effort,” Brewer said. “We showed up and played hard every game.”

Loyola was crowned MVC regular season and tournament champions. The Bears played the Ramblers in October and lost 1-0 in overtime.

“We had a fairly young team,” Brewer said.

“Most games we started two seniors, many other games we started just one. So, we have a lot of good pieces coming back.”

This year’s roster consisted of 11 freshmen, six sophomores, seven juniors and four seniors.

Sophomore Kaitlin Maxwell was awarded MVC goalkeeper of the year.

“Kaitlin Maxwell was excellent from start to finish,” Brewer said. “It’s really difficult to play that many matches and with the scores that we had she never had a chance to relax.

She answered the call every time.”

Maxwell racked up 41 saves, tying her season best. Her save percentage was 87.2 percent.

Brewer said the schedule the Bears played this season also contributed to some road losses.

“Things were set up in a very unkind way for us,” Brewer said. “We had three home matches in the league and four away matches. Our away matches are grueling; driving to Drake or Valparaiso are long trips.”

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for the bench guys,”Leamy said.

MSU’s top scorers then picked up the last two goals, with senior forward Conor Ingram scoring from the top of the box in the 54th minute and sophomore forward Josh Dolling scored on a penalty kick in the 70th minute to secure the 5-2 victory over the Purple Aces.

The semifinal matchup was a different tale for Missouri State, as they took on No. 1 Central Arkansas, whom they narrowly lost to just six days before.

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The Missouri State football season is nearing its close. After one of the best starts in recent history, the Bears record has slid in the opposite direction.

Adversity and frustration has hit this team hard, and after losing to the top team in the nation in a blowout, it seems to have struck even harder.

The Bears have lost four straight games since Oct. 20, giving up near record yards in those losses as every team recorded more than 470 yards, with two surpassing 540.

Only 11 teams in the nation have given up more yards than the Bears and less than twenty teams have allowed more third down conversions.

Head coach Dave Steckel pointed that the Bears simply gave up too many big plays after the loss to South Dakota State on Nov. 3 and reiterated the lack of discipline after losing 48-7 to North Dakota State on Nov. 10.

Before the loss to North Dakota State, Steckel said nearly 399 of the Jackrabbits 500-plus yards came on 12 plays.

Steckel said the Bears need to improve on fundamentals to fix that.

But big plays plagued the Bears yet again against North Dakota State with seemingly no answer to halt the Bison offense.

The Bison scored two of their first three touchdowns on wide open play-action passes because the Bears’ secondary read wrong.

“It’s frustrating especially since we practice that in practice,” senior safety Jared Beshore said. ”We do it right during the week, and it didn’t transfer to the game today (against North Dakota State), and that is frustrating.”

This program’s record is trending in the same directions as its past. Players and coaches share a common brotherhood this year that all programs should have, that fans haven’t seen in the past.

According to the players and staff, the Bears are doing the little things better off the field, but it’s not turning into wins.

“At the end of the day all everyone sees is the scoreboard,” Steckel said. “I see all of big steps we are making as a program, and it’s not showing up on the scoreboard. That is the disappointing part because I think we are good enough that a couple of those games the score should’ve been different on the scoreboard.

“Now what we have to do is correct the discipline, correct our focus and take care of the all the little things so it does show up on the scoreboard.”

Not everything has been bad this Bears season, though.

This is the first season under Steckel the Bears have knocked off two ranked opponents.

The Bears defeated No. 20 Northern Arizona 40-8 on Sept. 15 and No. 9 Illinois State on Sept. 29. However, in losing five of their last six it is also the Bears fourth-straight season losing five or more conference games.

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Bears fall short in postseason KYLE DERRINGER Sports Reporter @Kyle_Derringer The Missouri State men’s soccer team fell in another heartbreaker to Central Arkansas, this time in the second round of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.

Missouri State began the tournament as the fourth seed after finishing the regular season with only two losses. The Bears went 2-2-2 in MVC play, and vied for a share of the regular season title in their last regular season matchup against Central Arkansas. The 1-0 loss dropped the team to

fourth in the final regular season standings.

The Bears began the tournament against Evansville, the host team of the tournament. MSU conceded a goal within the first minute of the game, and Evansville struck again at the 23rd minute mark.

Down 2-0 to begin the first half, the Bears substitutes began to cut into the deficit. Junior midfielder Stuart Wilkin scored at the 34-minute mark to cut the deficit in half.

Less than a minute later, sophomore forward Greg Stratton scored another goal to tie the match at two with 10 minutes

left in the first half.

The Bears took the lead right before halftime after senior forward Harry Lewis finished the back end of a corner kick to give the Bears a 3-2 advantage.

“That was pretty wild,” head coach Jon Leamy said. “We gave up a goal in the first minute. We conceded a goal later in the half.

To come back 3-2 in the first half was huge.”

The Bears’ generally sparse offensive production this season was reversed within one half of play coming from the reserve players.

“The first three goals came from off the bench, so it was huge

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ball, I was really short,” Amelia said. “Obviously, hitting wasn’t really in the question. So, I grew up playing in the back row.”

Afterwards, her coach made her try something new: middle.

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Missouri State volleyball has seen a number of freshmen step up to become a crucial part of the team. However, one freshman, Amelia Flynn, is killing it more than others. During her first year, she is leading the team in kills with 350 and broke Missouri State’s freshman single-game kill record with 27 kills against Drake on Nov. 10.

Before her days of just playing volleyball, Amelia played multiple sports such as tennis and swimming. But her siblings influenced her to play sports.

Amelia is the youngest of four, with one sister and two brothers.

Growing up, all of her siblings played sports — her sister played volleyball and her brothers played hockey.

“I think she was indoctrinated into sports because of being the last of four, and the other three were into athletics as well,” Keith Flynn, Amelia’s father, said. “She just fell into line.”

Amelia and her siblings were all competitive, playing many different sports in high school, and her sister even played volleyball for a year in college. Still when they were younger, they made sure to have some fun at home by creating their own sport.

With a decently-sized backyard in suburban St. Louis, all four of the Flynn siblings created a collaboration of sports. Mixed in were some field hockey nets, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks, tennis rackets, tennis balls and soccer shin pads, which they had to wear to prevent themselves

from hurting someone else.

Using these different items, they teamed up, boys versus girls, to score as many points as they could.

“We would always make up fun games around the house,” Amelia said. “We would always be so competitive … but it was really fun.”

Her siblings not only inspired her to play fun backyard sports, but also swimming and volleyball. All her siblings grew up competing in swimming, and her sister motivated her to play volleyball in elementary school. “(My sister) taught me a lot — almost everything I know,” Amelia said. “She would always help me. I would practice and play with her. That’s how I got started.”

Amelia not only went to some of her sister’s practices, but also practiced in the backyard of their home peppering the ball.

During her early seasons of volleyball, Amelia wasn’t playing where we see her today but at libero. With her dominance as an outside hitter, it’s hard to believe that, at 6-feet tall, she once played as a libero. The libero is the roaming defensive player who wears a different color jersey.

In third grade, Amelia played libero for her church volleyball team, Immaculate Conception of Dardenne, which she started playing to get an early start in the sport. Her sister also played in the church league.

When she got older, Amelia started playing club volleyball on the Rockwood Thunder team, playing all the way until freshman year.

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the ball. She went to the outside position because she was used to playing the position for club volleyball, but her coach wanted her to play in the middle position.

Amelia found success in middle, as she finished her high school career with 1,039 kills and 948 digs.

She also earned first-team all-conference and all-district honors each of her final three seasons.

Though to have this success in volleyball, Amelia had to give some things up.

During her time before high school, Amelia played both tennis and swimming, which is something all her siblings did.

Playing volleyball was a year-round sport, with school in the fall and club volleyball nationals in the summer.

This made her miss several practices for her swim team, and she was not allowed to compete.

Amelia then had to make the tough decision to leave a sport she had grown to love and play volleyball.

While it was a tough decision, volleyball is where Amelia’s passion lied and was what she wanted to do.

“It was weird, since I did it all my life, but

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Amelia Flynn goes for the kill. volleyball was more fun,” Amelia said.

After her successful career in high school volleyball, Amelia was looking at out-of-state colleges to play volleyball at.

She wasn’t thinking about Missouri State until after a visit to MSU with her brother

where she was recruited by head coach Melissa Stokes.

“She was very excited about Missouri State,” Stokes said. “I don’t want to say it was an easy sell, but it was a good recruiting process. I think mutually it was one of the easier fits and easier recruiting processes we’ve been through; things happened very quickly.”

Now, Amelia works hard on the court to help put her team in the best position to win the game.

But when you see her make a big play you won’t see a big uproar because, as Stokes says, Amelia is a quiet killer.

“She’s kind of like a stealth bomber,” Stokes said. “Somebody who has a super heavy arm, and I think she is a little deceiving personality-wise, because she’s not ‘rah rah’ in your face.

She plays super competitive and like someone who’s very confident.”

While she is dominating on the court, she is also working on a degree to become a nurse.

As a little girl, Amelia went to her siblings’ games to watch them play.

At the games Amelia want to see the ambulance so much, so her mother had to argue with her to not go.

She liked seeing injuries so much she look would them up on her phone.

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picture and send it to (Amelia),” her mother Kara Flynn said.

Not only was Amelia interested in seeing injured people, but also with people who have passed on.

Kara said at a very a young age, Amelia was curious, wanting to pry open the person and look at everything.

For a while, Amelia wanted to be a coroner but in her last year of high school, she changed her mind.

Amelia joined a program where she witnessed a baby being born. Afterward, Amelia came home to tell her parents she wanted to be a nurse.

With more years to finish her degree, she will have more years to work on her game.

“I think Amelia is putting herself in a position to be on the all-freshman team,” Stokes said. “I would see that she would be someone that could advance to be in first-team all-conference athlete and making the all-region team.

“I’m really proud of the way that she has managed all of the pressure and stress. I think she is somebody who is doing well in the classroom and managing her time well.”

Now, Amelia is about to finish her first year playing at Missouri State with the Missouri Valley Conference Championship a week away.

Next year as a sophomore, don’t be surprised if you see her continuing to kill the competition.

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defender Ben Stroud headed in a free kick.

Central Arkansas stormed back and scored a free kick of their own at the 43-minute mark and the game remained tied going into halftime.

Wilkin finished the rebound of another free kick at the 57-minute mark to give MSU the 2-1 lead.

Central Arkansas scored seven minutes later to tie the game, and the game remained

When Tyler eventually returned to Springfield, he lost his starting position for missing so much football.

He earned his spot back by showing up and showing out at practices.

“I’m just really proud of him that he’s owned up to that responsibility and that

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tied through the end of regulation time.

Overtime went scoreless and the teams went to penalty kicks.

“In OT we had five shots on goal and we were the stronger team,” Leamy said. “We think we should have had another PK at the end (in overtime) where Josh got plowed, but it didn’t get called.”

Both teams converted four of their first five kicks. Central Arkansas scored their sixth kick, and MSU missed their sixth, giving Central Arkansas the victory.

“It was a tough one,” Leamy said. “We played well, we were on the ball, we started better than the game the week before.”

Missouri State ended the season with a 9-26 record and will look to swing their strong 2018 season into the 2019 campaign. “(We had a) fantastic season overall,” Leamy said. “We only lost two games and not many teams can say that.”

MSU will graduate five seniors but will retain the scorers of 20 of their 26 goals this KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD season. Leamy said the seniors meant more than just statistics.

Sophomore Greg Stratton passes “Those five seniors were massive for the the ball around his Central Arkanteam this year,” Leamy said. “They meant so sas defender on Nov. 3. much, we have a lot of space to fill next season.”

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THE-STANDARD.ORG 9 he understands that the best way he can take care of his family is to graduate college,” Steckel said. “He’s doing great in the classroom and great on the football field.”

Although parenthood is wonderful, it comes with its challenges.

“I think the most difficult thing for me is time management, how to devote most of my day to practice, class, weights, being there for Leo,

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program with understanding this rebuild will take time.

But the program must continue to adapt to create a winning culture in the conference they are in.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference is the best league in the Football Championship Subdivision, but it is a lazy point to make when

describing why the Bears have been bad.

The fact that the Bears are playing some of the best teams shouldn’t be an excuse of why they are bad, it should be a reason why they are good.

Indiana State’s season is a perfect example of the change Missouri State has tried to make.

just juggling all of that,” Tyler said. “But I FaceTime him while I’m on the road, so it’s not a big deal. He knows how to use an iPhone.”

Tyler loves being a father and couldn’t stop smiling while he was talking about his son.

“My favorite thing is seeing myself in him and seeing him grow up to be who he’s going to be,” Tyler said. “I get to raise him and be a part of his life and that’s important to me.”

The Sycamores took South Dakota State to overtime and lost on a field goal, beat South Dakota 51-48 in three overtime periods and defeated No. 22 Illinois State after an 0-11 season last year.

Again, yes, the Bears play in the best league in the FCS, but it shouldn’t be an excuse to how long the rebuild takes under Steckel.

Is this program headed in the right direction? Should you still believe in them?

I’ll let you decide.

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should be handed out anytime that there is a question precisely like this,” Johnston said. “(If) there is a question about a voter’s eligibility, they should be offered a provisional ballot so that they can vote on Election Day and follow up with the county clerk’s office.”

Johnston said it’s possible poll judges were not trained to provide provisional ballots.

He has seen issues like this in the past, but he said it has not been on this scale before. He attributes this to higher voter registration.

“It’s my hope that the county clerk’s office would have followed up with those people, instead of just finally getting to tell them on Election Day that there’s nothing they can do for them,” Johnston said.

It wasn’t just new voters who had the issue either, Clay said.

“It happened all over town,” Clay said. “I have one case that the woman had previously been registered to vote. She had moved, did an address change, and they claimed that it came back to them, that it was returned, so they erased her from the roster.

“She had been voting for years, and her address change, somehow or another, came back so they purged her from the registration roll.”

Clay has a meeting planned with Schoeller next week to discuss the issue.

“I am very unhappy with this procedure, and it’s just strange that this law has been around for 20 or 30 years, and now all of a sudden, it’s being enforced like this,” Clay said. “If the card comes back, then you’re just tossing the registration. You’re not creating another list or something, so they at least can vote a provisional ballot. I have a lot of issues with this.”

Schoeller said the voter registration team works to prevent problems like inaccurate registration, but issues still happen.

“It is disappointing when issues like this occur and most especially when they are found on the day of the election that due to the law prevent the person from being able to cast a ballot that day,” Schoeller said.

Johnston said, in the future, if someone has an issue at the polls, they should not leave without requesting a provisional ballot or assistance from a supervisory judge.

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for a sculpture, and the sculpture is used for reference. He has co-designed some characters and had some input in others. He designed the cat in “Coraline” himself and had a significant role in designing Mufasa for “The Lion King” and the villain in “Boxtrolls.” However, Kent said it’s not about who does what in animation.

“No one person gets credit for anything,” Kent said. “The janitor is just as important as me. If someone doesn’t show up, it causes problems down the line.”

The sculptures are built around a wire armature, a framework that looks like a stick person positioned in a pose.

When creating Brick for “The Incredibles,” Kent started out with a 10-pound ball of aluminum foil instead of an armature and sculpted about 40 pounds of clay around it.

Kent said a small character can be sculpted in a day, but a large character like Brick takes about a month to only cover the surface.

For “The Incredibles,” the sculptures were scanned, and the expressions and movements were adjusted on a computer.

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the student could contact the Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance, which would take steps to rectify the situation.

Berry and Chief Diversity Officer Wes Pratt said requests are usually accepted, and accommodations are typically provided with ease.

The university recognizes a number of ob-

When creating character sculptures, Kent focuses on the character’s personality and body language. For example, a hero looks straight ahead with their chest out, leaning in. If it is a reluctant hero, their foot could be placed behind them in case they want to run away. Kent figured this out by studying films and art.

“I looked at fine art a lot for sculptures because there weren’t a lot of great film sculptures at that time,” Kent said. “I try to really capture the character’s attitude and who the character is to the story because everything that is done in animation is done for the story.”

Kent said it’s humbling to have people tell him certain characters resonated with them and helped them through hard times.

“The best part of my career is being able to accomplish something I wouldn’t be able to myself and hopefully make something that will make people laugh or find strength or comfort in it,” Kent said. “To be part of a team that does that is a special honor to be part of. I think that’s the power of animated films — people coming together from different walks of life and bringing something to the table.”

Recently, Kent has worked on movies for Laika Studios from his studio in Branson, Missouri. He has worked on stop-motion films “Paranorman,” ”Boxtrolls” and Laika’s first film, “Coraline.”

down. Schools are still closed.

People still don’t have jobs because the stores have either been destroyed or the places of employment have been impacted.

“We want to stay for that. We also want to stay, so they don’t

servances across various religions and cultures.

A full list can be found on the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s website, but a few examples include the Hindu Makar Sankranti, Jewish Passover and Islamic Ramadan.

Pratt said the events are listed to better cultural awareness and to help with scheduling.

“We do that so folks can recognize that there are various holidays that have been established and try not to schedule various school-wide events on those particular dates,” Pratt said.

Students, faculty and staff can also submit events that might not be on the calendar, as

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Kent worked on both the original film “The Incredibles,” as well as the recent “Incredibles 2” to create the superhero Brick.

Kent said working on “Coraline” was one of the biggest challenges in his career. The sculptors had to collaborate and adjust their work to look similar. Kent had never collaborated with other sculptors before.

“The great thing with working on ‘Coraline’

feel forgotten. That is one of their biggest fears right now is that people forget them. It is out of the news media, and people will move on.

“We just want to assure people that we are going to remain.”

long as they can provide the event’s cultural origin, date and manner in which it is observed.

Pratt said the accommodations policy and the inclusion of these observances are part of MSU’s emphasis on cultural competence.

“When I talk about cultural competency, I’m more talking about cultural consciousness,” Pratt said. “Being aware, being knowledgeable of the cultural differences that exist, and the similarities … being knowledgeable enough to be able to negotiate those cross-cultural differences.”

was learning how to sculpt characters in ways I wouldn’t have before,” Kent said.

For “Paranorman,” Kent sculpted a blank face and magnetic face parts that can be attached to the face to create the characters’ faces and facial expressions. The bodies are jointed, and they film one movement and expression at a time.

Kent said he enjoys working on Laika films because every film is a different challenge.

“One film might be a musical; one might be real heavy,” Kent said. “It’s just all over the place, which I like as a creative person, because you get to do new stuff.”

Anything seen in Laika movies is made by hand. Kent described it as a “miniature world” where former hairstylists now create wigs for characters and people knit tiny mittens using straight pins and magnifying headgear and build miniature cars with glass windshields that roll up and down.

“Stop motion is the most incredible process to watch,” Kent said.

Kent said he’s glad to work in animation because he believes it’s an important job.

“People can bond over it, like a good Thanksgiving meal,” Kent said. “Considering all the things you can get involved with in the art world, animation is one of the best, in my opinion. I feel proud of everything I’ve worked on, and I have no regrets.”