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It started with 17 Republican hopefuls crowding the GOP presidential primary race.

The field had eventually dwindled down to a man whose only experience was as a celebrity billionaire who had never held a political office in his life: Donald J. Trump.

Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States of America in the early morning hours of Nov. 9.

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Supporters at the party were surprised by how close the race was. “(It’s) shocking,” freshman cell and molecular biology major Zach Lawrence said. “I tried to be optimistic going in, but I thought Hillary would win in a landslide.”

Trump won what many thought would be an easy victory for Democratic opponent and former Sen. Hillary Clinton. The Los Angeles Times predicted on Monday, Nov. 6, that Clinton would win the race with 352 electoral votes; Clinton finished the 2016 presidential race with 218 electoral votes.

Trump won Missouri, receiving 57.1 percent of the state’s total votes, while Clinton won 38 percent of the votes in Missouri, according to The New York Times. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson had 3.5 percent of the final votes in Missouri.

Lawrence said he hopes the country will be able to unite post-election, no matter the outcome. However, this change will not happen overnight.

“With so many issues going on, it’ll take a lot of work to make it all come back together,” Lawrence said.

Mark Maynard, 62, has voted in every presidential election since he turned 21. He said this presidential election was the most important one he has been a part of. Maynard shared Lawrence’s opinion of the country needing to unite post-election, saying that no matter who won the election, compromise between the two parties would be important.

“There’s got to be some compromise you

and I can agree to,” Maynard said. “It may not be totally what you want or I want, but, hey, we’ll figure it out.”

Maynard also said that he thinks it’s important that the younger generations have showed such an interest in the election.

“I’m very impressed with the millennials really getting involved and getting active,” Maynard said. “I think (the millennials) are the answer. The sad news is (the older generations) turned over a lot of bad stuff to (them).”

Freshman general business major Matt Heinz said he didn’t support Trump until after Florida Sen. Marco Rubio dropped out of the Republican primary race, but he thought Trump could win the nomination.

“I definitely thought that Trump would be the (Republican) nominee, since he was polling so much higher than everyone else,” Heinz said. “I thought that from almost the start.”

A number of battleground states were tightly contested during Tuesday night’s election.

Some were decided by less than 100,000 votes.

Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina were some of the closest states during the election.

The Republican Party also kept control of Congress. The GOP has 51 seats in the Senate, giving them the majority, and the House of Representatives has 235 seats to the Democrat’s 191. In the House, a party needs 218 seats for a majority.

Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt won his re-election bid Tuesday night and spoke at the watch party.

“People have been asking me for months now, ‘What do you think the Trump administration would be like?’” Blunt said before the final results were announced. “Well I said, ‘The two pieces of evidence that are already on the table are Mike Pence and that list of judges that President Trump would appoint to the Supreme Court.”

William (Reid) Hansen, a senior political science major, said he probably wasn’t going to sleep much Tuesday night after the election.

“It’s unreal what’s happened,” Hanson said.

“The Republicans sweeping down and Donald Trump about to be president of the United States. I’m very excited.”

Others shared Hanson’s disbelief in how the election was unfolding.

“Overwhelmed. To be quite honest, I didn’t see (a close election) happening,” Austin Suddarth, a junior computer science major, said.

“I still can’t believe (the GOP) swept the entire way down (in Missouri). I came into this night trying to keep my mind as free as possible and to just accept whatever happens. I mean, the best thing that can happen has happened.”

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MSU Democrats react to Trump's victory Chloe Skaar Staff Reporter @chloeskaar A detrimental loss was faced by the Democratic Party after candidate former New York Sen. Hillary Clinton lost the presidency to Republican opponent Donald Trump. The loss was undeniable to voters after Trump’s announcement early Wednesday morning that Clinton had called him to concede the election.

The Greene County Democrats hosted a watch party for live election coverage at The Old Glass Place. Springfield community members, activists and students of all ages were in attendance.

Spirits ran high throughout the evening, but frustration was quick to settle in as battleground states repeatedly turned red. Those in the crowd were enthralled for hours, but attendance began to thin shortly after 11 p.m.

Some members were seen leaving in tears and growing extremely frustrated by the progression of the Electoral College votes. By the time The Old Glass Place closed its doors at 1

a.m. on Nov. 9, a small gathering of volunteers and college students remained.

“A lot of college students are very scared, are worried about the future and have turned to protesting as a way to display their frustration,” Conor Wadle, sophomore political science major, said. “While I admire their passion, we have to remember the importance of accepting the results. This wasn’t a rigged election; it just simply didn’t work out the way that we hoped.”

Aside from acceptance of the disappointing results, the Democratic Party must also turn their focus to the inevitable shift of power within the government after the inauguration in January. President Barack Obama addressed this concern in a speech early Wednesday morning, inspiring disappointed Democrats to not lose hope.

“We are now all rooting for (Trump’s) success in uniting and leading the country,” Obama said. “The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. And over the next few months, we are going to show that to the world.”

Kolby Eller, junior socio-political communications major, said that he believed the party will unite under the ideologies of Obama’s speech despite a strong divisive element to this particular election season.

“I think it will be relatively peaceful,” Eller said. “Part of the foundation of this democracy relies solely on the peaceful transition of power, so I think that will be respected and taken seriously.”

Both major political parties reflected surprise at Trump’s victory due to Clinton’s slight (yet consistent) edge in polling numbers during the last few weeks before the election. This means that in order to move forward and strategize for future Democratic victories, the party must be able to identify the factors that cost their candidate the election.

“I think there will initially be a lot of finger-pointing and blame going around, especially towards Hillary,” Eller said. “Then, I think we will see the Democratic Party try and court the white, blue-collar voters more because, clearly, they were overlooked in this election.”

At this point, a growing concern for Dem-

ocrats is whether or not the disappointing results will encourage or inhibit young voters from participating in future elections.

“It’s important to remember, especially in times like these, that the future of our country is going to be what we make it,” Wadle said.

“It is not time to become disenfranchised in politics, give up and be inactive. Losing hope that the future can be better is the (biggest) thing that can actually stop it from being better.”

Wadle also said he believes this is a potential opportunity for college students to become more committed to an involvement in politics.

“It’s time to move forward, together, to push for the change we want to see,” Wadle said.

“While I’m just as disappointed in last night’s results as I can imagine most of the students on campus are, it hasn’t changed the fact that I know our generation can and will do great things for this country. We just have to be willing to put in the work.”

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Before and after: The crowd at the Democratic watch party begins to decline throughout election night as Republican nominee Donald Trump takes the lead.

Raise a shot glass to the nine percent vote Casey Struble Staff Reporter @Casey_A_Struble As the gray electoral map lit up with blue and red, a small room, filled with yellow posters, stayed silent, almost dismissive. The Libertarian Party of Greene County had different views on victory, defeat and struggle.

The Libertarian election watching party, held at Billiards of Springfield showcased what victory looks like for a third, much smaller political party.

“But why call us a third party?” Cecil Ince, the event’s organizer, said. “We’re an official party in Missouri. We’re on the ballot.”

Ince had been running on the Libertarian ballot for county commission for District 2.

Ince explained the event was to build goodwill and PR, not necessarily to watch an office be secure. When Ince received 21 percent, losing the vote to Lincoln Hough, the small room in the bar erupted into applause.

“This is more or less the after-party. All of these people are our friends and family,” said Benjamin Brixey, the lib-

ertarian ticket for U.S. Representative from Missouri’s District 7.

Brixey explained that the Libertarian’s strategy is longterm, past the four year mark.

“If we can ever get past 15 percent, the bell curve, then we’re golden,” Brixey said.

Brixey said that first 15 percent are the trendsetters, like in marketing, that open up the party to new people.

When Johnson received 9.1 percent of the votes in New Mexico, the 16-20 people in the room cheered. Someone took a shot of alcohol.

Among the small group of attendees were some college students.

“People are voting out of fear,” Karissa McIntire, senior merchandising and fashion major, said.

McIntire explained that the Libertarian gatherings were important because they were out of choice, not coercion.

"We’re targeting young people because the older generations are too indoctrinated,” Desira Perley, local Libertarian campaign coordinator, said.

There are weekly, Thursday meetings along with campaign opportunities around the

year for young canvassers.

The local chapter discussed its current crisis: identity.

“We’re still recovering from the Republican image,” said Brixey, who wants the party to be welcoming and accessible to socially liberal citizens.

The event’s attendance started to fade around 11 p.m.

“I can’t believe it ever got this close,” Samantha Colona, senior entertainment management major, said.

As Colona left, Trump had taken a lead with Florida.

Around 11:30 p.m, the room for the Libertarian watch party had completely emptied aside from Cecil Ince cleaning up. The election results hadn’t been concluded.

“If you were choosing between Satan and Hitler, and then this guy, Jesus, shows up, you wouldn’t be voting for the two,” Ince said. “It’s about voting for someone you actually believe in.”

At around 1:40 a.m. on Nov. 9, Clinton called to concede the presidential race to Trump. The Libertarians of Greene County had already gone to bed with plans for the next election.

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Top to bottom: Governor-elect Eric Greitens, Senator Roy Blunt and Lieutenant Governor-elect Mike Parson were elected on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

GOP dominates in Missouri elections Matt Campanelli, Chloe Skaar Staff Reporters @THE_MattyCamp, @chloeskaar New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump weren’t the only ones running for political office on Election Day. Republican Eric Greitens, a former Navy Seal who has not held political office before, was elected governor of Missouri after beating Democrat and former Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster.

“Let us be humble; let us be welcoming,” Greitens said in a victory speech. “Let’s let everyone who worked for Chris Koster know that we aim to serve them as well.”

Before Tuesday night, Republicans had only won the governor’s race once since 1992. This

also marks the first time in eight years that Republicans will have control over the Missouri House and Senate with a GOP governor.

The GOP in Missouri also won the offices of lieutenant governor, attorney general and the secretary of state.

Senator Roy Blunt won his re-election bid Tuesday night, as well. Blunt made an appearance at the Greene County GOP watch party and spoke to the eager crowd.

“What a great night for our state,” Blunt said. “The opportunity to move forward in our state just multiplied by a significant number of times with the governor, lieutenant governor, the attorney general (and) secretary of state.”

Blunt said the group of newly elected Republicans will fight for family values in Washington D.C and the creation of new jobs.

“A Republican Senate and a Republican

House can do things to change this country and focus again on opportunity,” Blunt said. “We’ve had eight years of hearing what the world ought to look like 25 years from now. We need to be thinking about how people can get better jobs next month and next year.”

Blunt went on to say that nothing gets done in a political campaign alone, thanking supporters for helping.

“The last few months, traveling with the candidates that were elected today, I was thinking about the future of Missouri in ways we haven’t had a chance to in a long time,” Blunt said.

Newly elected Lt. Gov. of Missouri Mike Parson also made an appearance at the party.

Parson thanked supporters for their help and said he was looking forward to working with Governor-elect Eric Greitens.

In addition to elected office positions, Missouri’s ballot contained several proposed amendments to the state’s constitution, as well as propositions for new and updated laws.

Constitutional Amendment I (regarding the continuation of funding for soil, water and state parks) was passed with the highest margin of vote—80 percent in favor to 19 opposed. A surprising denial was Constitutional Amendment III, which proposed increasing taxes on cigarettes by 60 cents per pack to generate funds for a new early childhood and education program. This proposition was voted against by a margin of 59 percent to 40 percent.

There were three other amendments made to the Missouri Constitution as a result of the 2016 general election ballot, as well as Proposition A, which was an unsuccessful measure.

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opinion 3 Skipping Thanksgiving Letter to the Editor United but divided, together we will heal TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016 | THE-STANDARD.ORG

Spencer Martin Columnist, Avid Eater @Spencer_XC

Well, it’s been one whole week and the country hasn’t fallen apart quite yet. I’m sure by now you’re pretty sick of seeing terrible things on Facebook, Twitter and every other form of media, so I’m going to do my absolute best to distract you from what feels like imminent doom and unending nihilism.

Here goes nothing; bear with me.

Since we’re into the third week of November now, it means that one of the great under-appreciated holidays is rapidly approaching. I’m talking, of course, about Thanksgiving.

These days, the second the calendar hits Nov. 1, all the retail outlets and grocery stores bust out their freshest Christmas displays.

Some radio stations start playing Christmas and other holiday-type music. It’s just too soon, I tell you.

Honestly, it’s really not that big of a deal, though. I don’t mind hearing holiday music every now and then, and I can easily avoid holiday music on the radio, but it’s just not fair to Thanksgiving to casually skip right over it and move on with the rest of our year.

Sure, you might say that Thanksgiving gets a lot of recognition, but how much of that is actually just for Black Friday? Exactly. Most of it.

Much like my good friend, Brandon McCoy, I feel like Thanksgiving is a severely under-appreciated holiday when you consider how quickly people jump to Christmas straight from Halloween, leaving the turkey, stuffing and gravy in the dust, as you go out to purchase even more lights for your house or tree this year.

Thanksgiving deserves your attention for a number of reasons.

First off, this year, we get another full week for Thanksgiving break. I don’t know about the rest of you all, but I’m a huge fan of the full week off. It’s like having spring break in the fall.

Not only does it give me adequate time to relax and recoup before finals week, but it also gives my family more time to travel to visit relatives. Instead of maybe one or two days with extended family, I can now have four or five days devoted to family with a few extra days to myself.

The next important reason is stuffing. Stuff-

ing was something I never dared to trifle with up until only a few years ago when I tried some homemade stuffing, courtesy of momma Stacey Martin. Let me tell you, it was a food epiphany. Things have never been the same.

In addition to stuffing, there’s all the other awesome fixings, like mashed potatoes and gravy, turkey and a large basket of hot rolls, but you can have those other times of the year.

Stuffing is a Thanksgiving exclusive.

Another reason Thanksgiving commands your attention is that creeping obesity is a thing, and it doesn’t start when you pound a massive helping of stuffing and gravy on the fourth Thursday in November. It doesn’t mean you’re one day going to wake up with an extra 20 pounds around your midsection. It starts with the extra foods you stress-eat in the time leading up to Thanksgiving break.

Those extra holiday pounds start sneaking up on you sometime in the week before Thanksgiving, the days leading up to it and of course during the winter break that comes after the school semester.

Don’t play the fool this year during the holidays. Exercise and eat healthier in the weeks leading up to those indulgent dining experiences. With some careful planning, self-restraint and a little luck, you can either offset those high calorie meals and maybe even come out of the holiday times a little thinner.

The most important reason of all not to mentally skip Thanksgiving, though, is the time spent around family. Thanksgiving is about taking time to sit around the dinner table and enjoy each other’s company, even if your family is constantly throwing shade at you about your choice of major, lack of significant other or even your future career plans. One day, you won’t have those exact family members to share a meal with, so cherish their company while you can.

With all these things in mind, I hope I’ve convinced you of the merits of Thanksgiving.

But even if I haven’t, at least I distracted you long enough for you to get a reprieve from all of the crappy things that are happening in our world right now.

Turn off Facebook/Twitter for a few minutes, and take a breather. You can’t save the world on your own, so don’t try to be a witness for all of its awfulness on your own. Give yourself a minute to fantasize about stuffing and turkey legs for a bit before you come back to the world of reality.

Have a great break.

Campus Chat: Q of the Week When is it OK to start listening to Christmas music?

“After Thanksgiving, unless it pops up on shuffle.”

Sam Meilink, Graduate Student Master of science in biology

“Whenever you’re feeling holly jolly.”

Trish Price, Sophomore acting major

“The morning of Dec. 1.”

John Emery, Junior acting major.

“The day after Thanksgiving.”

Brock Birkner, Junior musical theatre major

“It’s an outrage if it’s before Thanksgiving.”

Amanda Sheets, Senior biology major

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We are living in a rare moment where we can all decide to either harden our hearts or let the beauty of change awaken a new self within. I was given a similar opportunity last year — all my fellow travelers can testify that we lived in a healing nation. The Polish country has been broken in ways I will never understand, and its core rattled to pieces.

My host mother sits on the edge of the padded couch, sipping her espresso and says, “I remember the tanks rolling through the streets.

I was eight or so.”

She takes me to see films about the Second World War and tells stories of times not long ago. She has never cursed the name of another for their prejudice, but she challenges the strength within my soul to make a beautiful exit.

Last week, I woke up to read the news and felt unnerved. I do not know if it was the media or my own heart that had advocated for this feeling, but nevertheless it came. With this feeling came a voice telling me that it is our time to heal.

The message reminded me of a line in Beyonce’s iconic “Lemonade” film. It was a tribute to her grandmother who had once said, “Nothing real can be threatened.”

For those who feel threatened or abandoned, oppressors will come and go as always, but our decision to stand together will be what lasts.

Last Christmas, I stood in Old Town Wrocław beneath a stained glass window and sang “Hallelujah.” As the music reached the audience, people began joining hands. A Jewish rabbi joined hands with a Catholic priest.

The French joined hand-in-hand with the American.

Tears came when I looked into the eyes of my best friend and she mouthed, “I love you.”

Months later, she would express her fear for a wall that might come between us.

When we stand united, we repel any threat to our beliefs and values. When we stand together, a curtain is torn and any act of treason against our humanity crumbles.

I walk the streets of Warsaw, and the ghosts

of destroyed buildings and roads haunt my steps. All of this was a product of fear. An elderly woman rests on a pew, a rosary wound through her fingers. Golden plaques have been nailed to the altar of Saint Jude.

There is no one on Earth who can collectively advocate for the people. It is the people who can advocate for their neighbors.

Fear is the cause of tragic measures, but our courage will prevail. It is not a time of passivity or grief, but of love. As “Hallelujah” says, “Love is not a victory march. It is a cold and broken Hallelujah.”

Nothing good or impactful has been accomplished on still waters where storms did not threaten success. Rightful change happens when our morality meets reality, and we feel obligated to act on the change.

Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”

The only loss that matters to me is the loss of our harmony as a nation. Some say it never existed and some days I have to agree, but I have never felt so separated and alone.

There is no reason for bitterness or anger.

If you thrive on acceptance, then accept this change. If community is your foundation, reach out to those who feel abandoned.

The women of Poland wear all black, and thousands walk through the rain for their rights.

They know all that we have yet to learn. When the people speak, they are heard, and anyone who impends upon their movement will not stand in victory.

You cannot tell me that anyone is incapable of love. We all have the capacity.

It is together that we will heal. It is together that we will learn to love. And together, we will make America great.

Sincerely, Emma Sullivan Freshman global studies major

Thanks, MO State: The opportunities are endless Andrew Webster Columnist @anjrew12 In 2011, I made a huge decision that would change my life forever: I applied for admission to Missouri State University.

Four-and-a-half years later, I’m looking down the barrel of my last three weeks of classes before I don the cap and gown.

I recognize and understand that the branding has since changed, but when I applied, “Follow your passion, find your place” was the university’s message to potential new students. It’s probably my fault for not trying, but it has taken me four-and-half years to understand what the latter actually meant.

Looking back, it started with move-in day 2012. I arrived on my own and moved myself in long before my roommate ever arrived.

One of the first organizations I discovered was my fraternity. Fraternity and Sorority Life opened the door for me to discover what I was passionate about.

I know that I enjoyed business before I ever

applied for college. My passion for business is what drove me to Springfield and to Missouri State’s exceptional College of Business.

Greek life introduced me to Missouri State’s annual Relay for Life event held each spring.

I had no idea what Relay was before I showed up. The moment I walked into the event, I was welcomed into a group of cancer survivors and ushered around a track to celebrate my own survivorship. My freshman Relay for Life was one of the most emotional moments of my life.

I will never forget that night. What was amazing about it was that the event was organized by students like myself. They immediately welcomed me into their arms, and since 2012, I’ve done anything I can to help Springfield’s American Cancer Society office. I have to give a personal thank you to one of the staff members there, Whitney.

My dedication to fighting cancer will not end after graduation. I hope to see you at future American Cancer Society events around southwest Missouri.

Another organization that I am proud to have discovered was the university’s student chapter

of the American Marketing Association. In my junior year, I received an email asking me to attend an information night for an organization simply called, ‘Marketing Club.’

After one meeting, I found myself to be one of two people rebuilding an organization that had otherwise died. I should note that Hannah, the other one of the two, has led the rebuilding effort. She’s put in a lot more work than myself, and has done an excellent job with everything.

We took an organization that had all but ceased to exist and took it to New Orleans for a week, and organized a philanthropic car show the following spring.

Finally, I want to thank my fraternity. Greek life has been an adventure that taught me more about myself than any other experience I’ve ever taken on. I’ve always considered it an alternative learning platform.

Classes are great for learning how to perform business operations and how to find a job well-suited your skills, but Greek life has given me the opportunity to look at myself introspectively like I never have before.

My fraternity introduced me to a passion

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How students are making an impact in the homeless community Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark Thousands of young people were counted as homeless — about 128,000 — according to the 2016 Homeless and At Risk Youth Survey Report, in January 2015.

In Springfield, not-for-profit and government agency sites administered a survey to 213 young people.

There were 207 responses to the two questions about homelessness, and 49 percent said they had experienced being homeless at some time. A total of 51 percent of survey participants were defined as youth at high-risk but not yet homeless, according to the report.

At the “One Homeless Night” event on Thursday, director of development at The Kitchen, a local non-

profit to help and prevent homelessness, Kippie Kutz told students there are youth living in the Springfield sewer system.

This was the fourth annual night for Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society.

Senior kinesiology major and president of Phi Eta Sigma, Erin Bennett, came up with the event based on a similar event she participated in during high school.

“At my high school, it was on the football field, and we actually slept outside all night,” Bennett said. “But you can’t really do that on a college campus, so I compacted the event and made it into what it is now.”

Participants started off listening to Kutz speak. Then, they attempted to make a shelter out of cardboard boxes. According to Kutz, this is what Springfield’s homeless are forced to do in order to stay warm.

“I’m hoping that they just understand more about the homeless people that they see on the street corners and the kids they see walking out at night,” Bennett said. “(I hope they understand) why they’re in that situation and to not necessarily judge them and look down upon them, and to know that we can impact them and help in some way.”

They also tied fleece blankets together for Kutz to hand out to youth on the streets.

Sophomore photography major Bree James said she went to the event last year as well.

“Honestly, I think we just need to give back to the community more,” James said. “It doesn’t take much to just donate and take time to help them.”

Kutz, who has been working at The Kitchen for 23 years, said there

are always things students can do to get involved. She said there is need for canned food, water, bug spray, personal care items and lots of typical winter clothing, like hats and heavy socks.

“It’s really hard to stay warm when your feet get cold and when your socks get wet,” Kutz said. “A lot of our homeless don’t have socks to change into once their feet get wet.”

Kutz has spoken at the event all four years.

“I think it really opens their eyes to what some of the other members of their community are going through,” Kutz said. “I think the little exercise building the cardboard protection to sleep in—I think that’s an eye opener for the kids to see that there are people in our community this evening who will be sleeping in

cardboard. That’s what they have to keep warm.”

According to the report, of the 81 youth who had been homeless, 44 percent said unemployment makes it difficult for them to find permanent housing.

“It’s not hard to just give back because they’re struggling so much, and we have so much just because we’re at this university,” James said.

“We’re privileged, and they’re not, and we need to give some of our privilege to them.”

Kutz said students should get involved in their community.

“Wherever they go, they need to be involved and they need to be informed,” Kutz said. “The best way to do that is to pick a charity or pick an organization that you’re passionate about and really become involved.

That way you make a difference.”

‘The People’s Poet:’ Hardship, music and poetry Sarah Teague Life Editor @SarahTeague96

Hunched behind Siceluff Hall, Larry Jamerson sits on a fold-out stool set up under the green shade of a looming tree on a mild Missouri day, reciting his poetry among the chatter of students scurrying from class to class on Missouri State’s campus. Jamerson refers to himself as “The People’s Poet.”

His albums and poetry books are lined up on a nearby bench and hold his life story. While many do not have time to answer his questions or peruse his poems, a few decide to stop along the beaten sidewalk amongst their peers, and look into the eyes of a man who wishes to share his journey to “Spiritual Warrior,” like his ancestors.

From St. Louis, Jamerson spent his adult years traveling the West and experiencing moments that have influenced his writing and musicianship. His poems speak of the meaning of love and peace, but they also have a darker side.

Some tracks share his time in San Francisco, during the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s, and his process of healing. Other tracks share his thoughts on the civil rights movement, before beating a drum that takes the listener back to his roots in the Buffalo Choctaw tribe.

Jamerson’s clothes are not lavish.

A harmonica hangs from his neck, waiting to be played. His teeth are not perfectly straight, and his accent is Western, and tired. He looks taken aback as I approach, while others my age hurry by in an attempt to avoid conversation.

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Larry Jamerson travels the west sharing his experiences through his music and poetry, inspired by the blues, boxing legends and even the crack cocaine epidemic of the ‘80s and ‘90s. helped him overcome the hardships of his childhood.

“When I was a kid, my mother used to abuse me,” Jamerson said.

“She would tell me I was stupid like my dad, I was lazy like my dad, I was greedy and I was on a road to be a nobody. I got put back twice in school.

“Then, I’d see Muhammad Ali fight … and I said, ‘I want to be a

boxer.’ So, I went to the gym, and my boxing coach told me that I was smart and he could teach me all the tricks.

I said to myself, ‘I’m stupid at home; I’m stupid at school, but down here, I’m smart,’ and I never failed another course after that.”

As a child in St. Louis, Jamerson was not only influenced by Ali’s boxing techniques, but also Ali’s experience with writing.

Martin: ‘Arrival’ keeps audience engaged with realistic sci-fi thrills Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC A lot of science fiction movies just don’t get the job done. This is because science fiction absolutely requires the audience’s suspension of disbelief—and for obvious reasons.

We don’t have machines that allow us to enter people’s dreams, we can’t arrest people for pre-crime, and we most definitely don’t have time traveling death cyborgs sent here by future robot technology to kill the leader of the human resistance faction—at least not that we know of.

As a result, science fiction movies can sometimes find it difficult to convince the audience that what they’re seeing is both real, feasible and explainable.

At best, the audience is convinced that something, though it hasn’t happened, could have the possibility to.

At worst, the audience is able to poke holes in a flimsy explanation as to why a phenomenon has occurred. Midi-chlorians, anybody?

This is where “Arrival,” my film choice for this week, got things right. There’s plenty to be left up to interpretation. Incidentally, it’s also why I can only convey so many things to you without giving up the entire plot of the movie.

Starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, and directed

by Denis Villenueve, “Arrival” features a look into what the human experience of first alien

contact might look like. When “they” arrive, 12 alien ships take up residence around the world and initiate contact with humanity.

What are their goals? Are they sinister? Do they want to annihilate us? What if they want to invade?

The answers to these questions only raise further questions in this sci-fi mystery/ drama. Trusting the audience to pay attention to minute details subtle clues in the film, “Arrival” treats the viewers like they are smart enough to unlock the puzzle of why the visitors have chosen Earth for a landing site.

The director doesn’t spoonfeed the audience answers; they’re carefully hinted at and depicted as the movie progresses.

This honestly might be my favorite part of the movie; The fact that I’m treated like a person with a brain and my own ability to draw complex conclusions and to figure out the tough answers that the main characters are also looking for themselves.

On top of fantastic writing, “Arrival” features some of the best camerawork I’ve seen this year, as well as a phenomenal score and excellent special effects work. The mood set by the movie drew me in fantastically, and I found myself with a dropped jaw for about a quarter of the movie.

“I’ve been a poet all my life,” Jamerson said. “I’ve got five books in poetry, a novelette and seven albums. Muhammed Ali was a poet.

(Boxing) is mind and body synchronicity. Boxing is nothing but poetry, but it’s done with the body; it’s all rhythm. Boxing has a lot of art to it, and if it’s two artful fighters, they won’t hurt each other.”

Jamerson said Ali was an artist

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The foreshadowing and symbolism throughout the film is also quite remarkable. Toward the end, I thought back to some very subtle scene clues and dialogue that helped many pieces of the puzzle fall into place simultaneously.

Even with this newfound understanding though, I still had so many questions that would be left unanswered, and all for the better.

If you have a spare 116 minutes this week and you want a science fiction puzzle that will fill you a sense of awe and wonder, go see “Arrival.”

You won’t regret it. In fact, I might go see it a second or a third time while it’s still in theaters.

and boxed for the craft of it, not to hurt others. Much of Jamerson’s writing is influenced by Ali. “My first book I wrote, ‘The Greatest Poet,’ I dedicated it to Ali,” Jamerson said. “He was one of my first heroes.”

Jamerson has been writing for many years, however, most of the work he shares on campus have similar themes from certain moments of his life. After traveling throughout the West, he has many moments to share.

“I’ve been spending part of the year in Washington state, (and) then I go to Las Vegas for part of the year—that’s how I travel,” Jamerson said. “When the weather gets really, really bad, I go to warmer states like (Nevada). When the weather (gets better), I go to Atlantic City. I stay there sometimes for a month, then go (back) to Vegas and stay two months.

I’ve learned a lot (along the way).”

Jamerson stayed in San Francisco for a time, and his most memorable experiences there were in the 1980s, during a time of desperation and drug addiction on the streets by many living in poverty. On top of a surge of crack cocaine, America was also dealing with the fear and spread of AIDS. “People were dying from AIDS and crack,” Jamerson said. “(The police) would be busting people on one side of the street, and on the other side, you’d see people smoking and selling crack. I made a mistake and started smoking (crack cocaine).”

In his album “Buffalo Choctaw Talking Drum Blues,” Jamerson shared the tragic images he witnessed on the streets of San Francisco during this time. These moments pushed him to change his life and write for people.

Sometimes when Jamerson speaks,

There are over 300 organizations on Missouri State’s campus this semester, according to the MSU Office of Student Engagement website. The reason this number is so high is because students can easily start organizations that fit their interests.

Jaret Scharnhorst, freshman history major, said he is a “hardcore Libertarian” and wanted to get involved with an organization that aligned with his interests. So, he started the Young Americans for Liberty, an organization that is “dedicated to promoting the ideals of individual liberty, limited government, fiscal responsibility, sound economic policy, non-interventionist foreign policy and a return to the law set forth in the constitution,” according to its CampusLink bio.

There used to be a Young Americans for Liberty student organization on campus several years ago, but it disbanded. Instead of being disheartened by this news, Scharnhorst said he took matters “into my own hands and raised it back up.”

There is a process Scharnhorst went through in order to re-establish this organization.

Since Young Americans for Liberty is a national organiza-

tion, he had to contact the regional director and get it approved. He then went to the Office of Student Engagement on campus.

Regan Barker, a graduate assistant in the Office of Student Engagement, helps manage new organization registration. She said while “any student can start a new organization,” students do have to go through a five-step process in order to be recognized as an MSU student organization.

The steps to creating a new on-campus organization are: 1. Set up a meeting with a co-curricular involvement graduate assistant to talk about what the requirements are for a new organization.

2. Create a constitution, which has to be approved by the Office of Student Engagement and the Student Government Association.

3. Appoint a president of the organization and find a faculty advisor.

4. Attend an orientation meeting that talks about the university’s policies and the Student Organization Funding Allocation Council.

5. Register the organization on CampusLink and attend a CampusLink training session.

Students can work at their own pace when creating new organizations.

“We want the process to be as easy as possible for organizations, so we are

flexible about meeting times and work at whatever pace the student is able to work at,” Barker said. “Some students want to finish as quickly as possible to get started, and others are swamped with school work and need to move more slowly.”

Scharnhorst said while creating a constitution would be the hardest step, he luckily did not have to create one from scratch. The officers from the previous MSU Young Americans for Liberty gave him permission to use their old constitution, he just had to revise it slightly.

Dacota Maddox, senior natural resource major and president of the Forestry Club, said creating the constitution and bylaws were difficult for the club’s officers because of how specific they have to be.

“They’re pretty generic, but they do take a lot of time, because you have to tailor them to you and your organization,” Maddox said.

Maddox started the Forestry Club this semester after his advisor asked him if he was interested in it. He said it took him about two-and-a-half months to finish all of the paperwork and steps to create the organization.

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International Game Night incorporates global activities Trinh Nguyen Staff Reporter MSU students had the chance to learn games from different countries; they were taught to play Brazilian dodgeball, British kickball and duckduck-goose.

The International Public Affairs Leaders hosted a game night for students to learn how to play different activities from countries around the world. Students, both international and American, played three common games from England, America and Brazil.

International Game Night was organized as a part of the International Education Week that offered various events Nov. 4-11, such as “Tour of the Globe,” keynote speaker Aman Ali, “Tales from Abroad,” and so on.

Pooja Vaidya, a chemistry senior and IPALS event coordinator, said that IPALS hosted an event during international week. They have hosted board games or in-house games in past years, but this time, they decided to host sportive games so that they could be more active.

According to Vaidya, the event’s location was originally in the Hammons Student Center, but they moved to the FRC’s basketball court due to a sport match in Hammons.

IPALS opened a Facebook page to announce the games night and invited students to join. Students were encouraged to post activities that they liked to share to the group.

“We basically asked students to lead a game from their respective countries,” Vaidya said. “As more

people got invited, more people got interested.”

Students came up with three games: kickball from England, duckduck-goose from the U.S. and dodgeball from Brazil.

Vaidya is an international student from England; she introduced the British version of kickball, which is similar to baseball, but it does not require specialized equipment and a skilled pitcher. The game is commonly played among children.

“You kick the ball, and you have to run to the other side of the court, and if the other team catches the ball and tag you with the ball, then you’re out,” Vaidya said.

After kickball, students played duck-duck-goose and some other childhood games that are played in the U.S. The third game was the Brazilian version of dodgeball, which is called “burn ball” in Brazil, according to Selma Beltran, a public health master and an international student from Brazil.

“Because whenever you hit someone (with the ball), you say you burn (that person),” Beltran said.

Dodgeball is widely played in the U.S.. Players divide into two teams and try to attack each other by throwing balls and avoiding being hit themselves. Burn ball is a bit different when they only play with one ball.

“I’ve played dodgeball, but I’ve never played like that,” Nathan Landes, a junior in pre-nursing, said. “It’s a lot of teamwork.”

IPALS is a student-run organization; their goal is to help internation-

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Students enjoy different activities from around the world at the International Game Night on Nov. 11. al student in MSU academically, culturally and socially. They also organize various activities to help connect international students with domestic students.

“I saw a lot of optimism out there.

Everyone is just being happy and having a good time all together,” Landes said, “Not taking anything too serious.”

The International Game Night was the last event of International Education Week 2016.

Retail jobs trap students from going home during seasonal sales Casey Struble Staff Reporter @Casey_A_Struble While many students are taking their fall break to get back to their family, some are left trapped. These students must meet the extreme demands of holiday shopping as customers flock to major retailers in the Springfield area to get the best deals before the Christmas season.

The week of Thanksgiving, many college-aged employees are forced to stay in their university’s town to keep up with Black Friday’s broad sweep of sales and promotions.

“No one’s really getting Thanksgiving, (and) that’s how it is across the entire mall,” Ashley Carroll, international business and literature

major, said. Carroll, working at the Hickory Farms stand in Battlefield Mall, claimed there was no point in asking off.

“Our family might get together during lunch that Thursday, that will be our Thanksgiving. We’re right across from Macy’s, so we have to be prepared,” Carroll said.

As described in archives.gov, Black Friday has its roots in large department stores’ marketing. It is the first day after Thanksgiving and sets the precedent for Christmas advertising.

“Working in retail has forced me to hate Thanksgiving,” Monica Patterson, manager at Battlefield Mall’s Pacific Sunwear, said. Patterson expressed scorn that her employees, many in school, are expected to work

long, irregular hours.

Patterson explained that schedules for the holidays are organized by corporate. “We’ll start Thursday night (Nov. 25 at) midnight and go until 10 p.m. Friday. I don’t really have a choice.”

Patterson, with seven years of retail management experience, shared a deeper concern—that Black Friday debases other holidays, specifically Thanksgiving. “It’s not about spending time with family. It’s about money. I know this isn’t my employees’ ‘forever job;’ it’s ridiculous.”

According to the National Retail Federation, in 2015, Black Friday yielded $50.9 billion in spending nationwide.

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cording to the NRF, 23 percent of retail workers are between 16-24 years old. The NRF also found that the majority of retail workers do not receive Christmas bonuses.

“It’s about academics, first,” said Cheryl Combs said, describing the modus operandi of MSU’s student employment. Combs, the assistant director of student employment, stressed that working on campus during breaks was completely voluntary.

However, this represents a strong dichotomy compared to off-campus employed students. While Combs has plans to brainstorm better balancing for on-campus employees, off-campus employees are left to the power of corporate retail.

“It’s crazy, my parents are more

mad than me,” said Jaynel Pleska, senior management major. Pleska plans to work until the evening of Nov. 24, then spend the rest of the night with family a few towns away.

Pleska will drive back the next morning to work her retail job.

“And people get mean,” said Pleska. “Last year, we had a lady break a glass because someone else bought the other two.”

On Black Friday last year, 151 million U.S. citizens went out shopping to take advantage of seasonal sales. That represented 47 percent of the nation’s population.

This cultural phenomenon spells fun for some, but a grueling week to those working—so please, be kind.

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Football Bears blanked by Redbirds Wyatt Wheeler Sports Editor @realYitWheeler Nothing went according to the plan on Saturday for the Bears.

The Missouri State Bears dropped their second-straight game in an ugly 37-0 loss to the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, Illinois.

“They beat us in every phase of our ‘plan to win,’” Bears head football coach Dave Steckel said on his post game radio show.

None of the phases were clicking for the Bears. Offense, defense and special teams all struggled to get anything going, which resulted in the Bears being shutout for the second time this season.

“We did a very, very poor job on both sides of the ball,” Steckel said. “That comes back to me with schemes and coaching the

right fundamentals to take care of it.”

The Bears struggled from the opening drive. They started with a three-and-out on their first two drives. Three of the first four drives for the Redbirds resulted in points.

The Bears struggled to get off the field on third down on defense while struggling to stay on the field on third down on offense.

“We emphasize ‘third down, key down,’” Steckel said. “That’s critical on both sides of the ball, and we didn’t do a good job of it.”

Missouri State was 3-14 on third down conversions when Illinois State was 9-18.

Big plays doomed the Bears all afternoon when the Redbirds were able to score on touchdown passes of 38 and 35 yards out in the second quarter.

Illinois State senior running back Jamal Towns scored on a 50-yard touchdown run

early in the third quarter.

“I knew (Illinois State) was a good football team coming in,” Steckel said. “If I were on the playoff selection committee, there’s no way I’d leave them out.”

The Redbirds ended their regular season on a three-game winning streak with a record of 6-5. No team with five losses made the playoffs in the FCS a season ago.

Towns and redshirt freshman DeMarco Corbin each had 100 yards rushing for a combined 236 yards rushing.

Missouri State wasn’t able to get anything going on the ground or through the air.

Senior quarterback Brodie Lambert led the team in rushing with 44 yards on 10 attempts. He also went 15-27 for 77 yards and two interceptions.

The Bears were outgained 514-193 by the Redbirds.

“Things went from bad to worse,” Steckel said. “It’s very depressing right now because that starts with me.”

After having a conservative approach to an early fourth and short call midway through the first at the Illinois State 36-yard line, Steckel decided to keep his offense on the field, the next drive, for a fourth-and-short play at their own 35.

Sophomore running back Jason Randall was stuffed in the backfield for a loss of two.

The Redbirds would score on a 35-yard touchdown pass, a play later.

Missouri State will close their season at home against the Penguins of Youngstown State on Senior Day on Nov. 19 at 2 p.m.

“We’re going to prepare like we always do,” Steckel said. “We have to have razor-like focus so we can send our seniors out with a victory.”

Missouri Valley Volleyball Tournament preview Eric Knifong Staff Reporter @e_knifong

#4 Southern Illinois Salukis (21-9, 12-4)

The 2016 volleyball season comes to an end this weekend with conference tournament play beginning next week. Here’s a closer look at the projected top six teams for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

The Salukis will have the toughest time moving up in seeding with their final two matches coming against the top two teams in the MVC. They will likely stay in the fourth-spot, but if they can extend their four match winning streak into six and receive a little help, then they are still in position to get a bye in #1 Missouri State Bears the tournament. Their finish to the season will likely determine who (23-7, 14-2) finishes in the top two spots, so all Winners of 14-straight matches, eyes will be on Carbondale. the Bears look ready to roll into tournament season with the hottest streak in the entire tournament. The #5 Illinois State Bears were picked to finish second Redbirds (16-12, 9-7) The Redbirds enter the final week at the beginning of the season, but need one victory this weekend to of the season as the only top-six team lock up a bye and the one seed in a losing streak. They have lost through the first round of the tour- their last two, and look to end that nament. streak to gain some momentum for the start of the tournament. The have the fifth seed locked up with two #2 Wichita State wins over Loyola earlier in the seaShockers (20-7, 13-3) son. The worst they can do is end The favorite to win the MVC with the same 9-9 conference record coming into this season, the Shock- as the Ramblers. Those two victories ers, have not disappointed and look give them the tiebreaker if this does to enter the tournament as the two happen. seed. Last years MVC champions have once again put themselves in prime position to win it all. The #6 Loyola Ramblers (13Shockers could still fall to the fourth 17, 8-9) seed of the tournament after the Loyola will enter the tournament weekend’s matches. Their biggest as the six seed and are the only team match is Saturday against the pro- with just one match remaining in the jected four seed, Southern Illinois. regular season. They have lost three The Shockers enter that match on a of their last four, but a victory over Bradley (7-21, 2-15) will give them five match winning streak. a two match winning streak entering the Valley Tournament. #3 Northern Iowa The top six teams are locked in Panthers (21-8, 12-4) for the Valley Tournament with exThe host of this year’s tournament act seeding to be determined this and winners of three-straight, the weekend. The tournament starts on Panthers will hit the road to finish Thanksgiving Day and ends on Satthe 2016 season. The Panthers cur- urday, Nov. 26. The six teams this rently sit in the third spot but could year are the same six teams that still finish as the second or fourth appeared in last year’s tournament. seed. They could finish with the same record as the Bears, but they were unable to beat MSU during the regThe Bears hit the road on Friday ular season, so MSU would hold the for Evansville, Indiana to take on tiebreaker if that happens. However, the University of Evansville (5-24, the Panthers may want to stay in the 1-15) and then finish their season third spot after MSU hosted the tour- with a trip to Carbondale, Illinois to nament last season and made the take on Southern Illinois University. championship match as the third seed.

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Jarrid Rhodes attempts one of the many three’s that were taken over opening weekend.

RAINING 3’S Men’s basketball breaks school-record for 3-pointers in a single game while starting season 2-0

Alec McChesney Staff Reporter @Alec_McChesney Twenty-seven 3-pointers, including a school-record 15 threes in one game, helped the Missouri State men’s basketball team start the 2016 season 2-0.

“We have seven or eight guys who can get double digits, and we have all been putting in the work on the outside shot,” sophomore guard Jarred Dixon said. “Any guy can go off from three on any night and it makes our

team dangerous.”

It was evident over the weekend that anyone on the floor is capable of shooting from beyond the arc. Junior Austin Ruder hit 10 3’s, senior Dequon Miller and junior Jarrid Rhodes hit four 3’s and sophomores Ryan Kreklow, Dixon and junior Alize Johnson all hit three 3’s.

The Bears defeated the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 96-62 on Nov. 11 to start the season. Then on Nov. 13., MSU defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 91-65.

“It’s a good feeling because it took us awhile to get going last season, but

we aren’t satisfied with just these wins,” Dixon said.

Miller, who was the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year in 2015, struggled against Alabama A&M, scoring just one point. With the leading scorer from a year ago being limited, the Bears turned to three new junior college transfers.

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Lady Bears fall in opener, rock Jayhawks Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark The Lady Bears shot off their season with a 60-69 loss at Memphis on Friday and a quick turnaround 87-64 win over Kansas on Sunday.

The Bears struggled to put baskets away against Memphis. They were held to 38 percent shooting and a meager 16 percent from beyond the arc.

“We have a really good shooting team,” Lady Bears head coach Kellie Harper said on her postgame radio show. “We have to take higher percentage shots, and so many times tonight, we took really quick shots. It didn’t really give us a chance to get anything easy.”

Memphis shot over 55-percent of field goals and 3’s, and out-rebounded the Bears 33-25.

“Our defense has to be much better,” Harper said. “They shot 71-percent in the second half. We have to influence them more on that.”

The Bears continued to be competitive throughout the game with 16 lead changes between the teams.

Junior guard Liza Fruendt led the Bears with a team-high 17 points. Freshman guard Alexa Williard was next with 13 points. Williard also had the highest shot percentage of the team at 60 percent and a team-high of six rebounds.

“It was good for her to get this one under her belt,” Harper said about Williard. “She needs to understand now that she needs to take her game up a notch when we’re already asking a lot of her, but she’s capable.”

With only a day of travel separating the Memphis game from the game at Kansas, the Lady Bears needed to figure something out.

“They have a choice: they can learn from (the loss) or I could teach it to them,” Harper said. “It would be a whole lot easier if they learned it themselves.”

The Bears pounded KU, leading the Jayhawks in everything but steals and blocks. MSU held KU to 36 percent

shooting and only 25 percent 3’s while the Bears shot 53 percent.

Senior guard Lexi Hughes shot 100 percent on her four 3’s and scored 22 points. Three other Bears were in double figures: Fruendt with 18, junior forward Aubrey Buckley with 14 and freshman guard Brice Calip with 10.

Except for a brief two minutes, MSU led the Jayhawks the entire game. They went on a 12-0 run in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, KU tied the score five times but was never able to take the lead.

KU took the lead briefly in the third quarter 44-43 and then a three from Hughes put the Bears back on top. In the fourth quarter, MSU went on another run, this one 9-0, to crush Jayhawk hopes.

The Bears will take on Northwestern in Illinois on Wednesday at 7 p.m. before they head to Anchorage for the Great Alaska Shootout. The Bears will MIRANDA ROLLER/FILE PHOTO be back home on Nov. 28 to play Little Rock at 7:05 p.m.

Alexa Williard led MSU in rebounds in her debut.

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One goal short Cinderella run ends in MVC Championship game

Trevor Martin Staff Reporter @Trevorsaur “To be honest with you, it didn’t end the way we’d planned,” senior forward Ricky Hoegg said. “We wanted the regular season title, we wanted the tournament championship and we wanted an NCAA bid. We missed out on all three.”

The MSU Bears men’s soccer team’s season ended on a somber note this past Sunday afternoon, as they fell to the SIUE Cougars in the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Soccer tournament championship on Allison South Field. The Bears had won their previous two tournament matches after coming back from 1-0 deficits, once against Central Arkansas and once against the No. 11 Loyola Ramblers.

MSU saw themselves in a similar situation on Sunday after an early SIUE goal put the Bears down 1-0 once again. This time, however, the story would have a different end. The Bears managed seven shots, three of them on goal, but never managed to find the back of the net, ending in frustration for the Bears.

On the other end, the stat line was simple: one shot, one shot on goal, one goal. The Cougars’ only shot of the day came in the 36th minute, and it would ultimately decide the MVC champion.

“Their keeper made some really

great saves,” Hoegg said. “They had one shot, and it was their one goal.

Sometimes it’s just not your day.”

This was the third time in the past five seasons that the Bears had made the MVC championship match, and it was the third time they had missed out on a championship. Head coach Jon Leamy believes that things are still looking up.

“You can’t even win it unless you get to one,” Leamy said. “We need to get there next year and go for it again. We’ve got a strong core returning that’s going to lead us there.”

One player of that returning core that played a huge role for the Bears in the tournament is sophomore midfielder Jake Buckle.

Buckle scored two goals in the tournament, once against Central Arkansas and once against Loyola, both of which were game-tying goals to give the Bears an opportunity to win.

“I was finally able to show up for the team when it counted,” Buckle said.

“It just sums up all of us putting in hard work when it counted.”

Buckle finished his sophomore season with three goals, three assists and 23 shots.

Freshman midfielder Stuart Wilkin played great minutes for the Bears this season, finishing with one goal, two assists and 27 shots.

Hoegg believes that the returning players have what it takes to bring home a championship.

“These guys have fight and grit.”

Hoegg said. “These guys fight and battle every day in practice. Guys like Ian and Langton, they’re unbelievable. I can’t wait to see what they can do in four years ... I want to see some titles.”

The Bears have eight seniors who played their last match on Friday. Two of those seniors, Hoegg and midfielder Mike Lightbourne, played key roles in the team’s tournament run.

Lightbourne hit the game-winning PK against Central Arkansas in Game 1, while Hoegg netted the golden goal that took Loyola and handed them their third loss of the season.

“I just couldn’t have asked for more from this team,” Hoegg said.

“I’ve seen this team progress from just kick the ball and will people to win, to a team that really knows how to play.”

Hoegg will leave the team as MSU’s all-time leader in game-winning goals with 13.

Though the Bears came up short, their season was not in vain. They finished the season with a stellar home record (6-2-3), and they pushed their way to an MVC Championship by taking down one of the best teams in the country in Loyola.

“The loss stings for us,” Leamy said. “It’s hard to see these seniors go out like that, but we’re excited for the future. We’ve got some great, exciting young players. It will sting for a little bit, but then we’ve gotta get back to work. It’s what we do.”

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Ricky Hoegg hugs assistant coach Cory Herchenroeder after playing his last game as a Bear.

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Mike Lightbourne celebrates after scoring the winning goal in the Bears’ opening round game over Central Arkansas.

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Johnson stayed hot in the second game of the season against the Gamecocks as he poured in 20 points and collected 10 rebounds. The 6-foot 9-inches tall forward finished 3-5 from three as well.

“Division I is very different from junior college, but my teammates and coaches have been sticking with me,” Johnson said. “I am just trusting the process and am playing with a lot of confidence right now.”

Though Miller struggled to score in the home opener, he has been assisting the junior college transfers in the transition from junior college to Division I. “I just tell them to keep their heads up ... to never get too high and never get too low,” Miller said. “I don’t want

these guys to go through any of the struggles that I went through last year, so I just let them know early what to expect this year.”

On Sunday, Miller rebounded with 20 points on 7-11 shooting and 4-7 from beyond the three-point line.

Miller credited Rousseau for finding him when he was open.

“Big props to Ronnie because he knows what spots I like, and he got me open looks today,” Miller said.

Although head coach Paul Lusk was thrilled by the scoring output without Miller scoring on opening night, he was pleased by Miller’s performance against the Gamecocks on Sunday.

“I was really happy to see (Miller) have a good game,”

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Dylan Cole prepares for his last game in a Missouri State uniform

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Dylan Cole will graduate as one of the top four tacklers in Missouri State football history.

Wyatt Wheeler Sports Editor @realYitWheeler Saturday will be Dylan Cole’s last game in a Missouri State Bears uniform, and he’s sure that the emotions will be flowing when Saturday comes around.

“I may let them flow afterwards,” the starting middle linebacker said. “I’m going to try to control my emotions; you don’t

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want to play with emotions; you want to play with passion.”

Cole has been a Missouri State football captain since his sophomore year at the school.

When the Bears take the field on Saturday against Youngstown State, Cole will be going out to midfield partake in his final coin toss.

Over his senior year, Cole has made it a point to take in his final year and live in the moment.

“With this being my last year,

I’ve made sure to take in some of these moments and cherish the guys who are around me,” Cole said.

When the final whistle blows on Saturday, the next chapter of Cole’s football career will begin.

He will be attempting to make a National Football League roster, and his head coach feels that his starting middle linebacker will have that chance.

“I think he is probably a middle-round draft pick who will make

a football team because he’s smart, athletic, he has good instincts and he can run,” head coach Dave Steckel said. “I easily see him being a draftable player and making the league.”

Cole is approaching third in the all-time Missouri State rankings in tackles, with 441 over his four years. John Harvey, who played for MSU from 1978-81, currently sits in third with 452 tackles.

Although the Bears will not be making the playoffs after losing their past two games, Cole is still motivated to go out and play the best game that he can play, while having fun.

“I try to focus on the good,” Cole said. “I’m pretty encouraged by football itself. I try to reminisce grade school, like in sixth grade when I was still playing Mighty Mites and I wasn’t sure if I won or lost. It was just fun.”

Before Steckel took the Missouri State coaching job, it was Cole who was taking him and his wife on a tour of the campus and Springfield. Steckel knew then that he had a special person and player at the team that he would eventually sign with.

“Dylan’s a warrior. He plays with passion and plays all out,” Steckel said. “He’s the kind of kid you want playing linebacker for you. My only wish is that I would have been around for all four of his years.”

On and off the field, Cole feels that he has grown as a person and a football player as he goes into his final game.

“I think I’ve matured a lot,” Cole

said. “I’ve matured within this game, and I’ve matured through football. It’s crazy how much life and football correlates so much, and I think through football I’ll be better at life.”

After last year’s 1-10 season, the improvement this season has Cole confident for the future of the MSU football program.

MSU All-Time Tacklers No.--Player--Years----Tackles 1. P.J. Jones, 1998-01, 500 2. Corky Martin, 1997-00, 487 3. John Harvey, 1978-81, 452 4. Dylan Cole, 2013-pr., 441 5. Dennis O’Hagen, 1976-80, 428 6. DeLaun Fowler, 1992-95, 420 7. Caleb Schaffitzel, 2011-14, 386 8. Bill Walter, 1988-91, 385 9. James Houston, 1982-85, 378 10. Cornelius Blow, 1981-84, 368

“I think we’ve definitely built a foundation,” Steckel said. “We need more than just one leader. This year, we’ve brought up a lot of young leaders who have a lot of potential in leading. (Steckel) preaches that the best teams are player led.”

Although Cole never made the playoffs in his four years at Missouri State, he says that he regrets nothing about his time as a Bear.

“No regrets,” Cole said. “I don’t believe in regrets. I think they are mistakes, and mistakes are there for you to learn from. Mistakes have made me who I am today. “

YOU’RE HIRED, DONALD TRUMP

One of the most pivotal elections in recent U.S. history has concluded with Republican Party candidate Donald Trump taking the presidency.

At around 1 a.m. CST, Trump made an appearance at his headquarters in New York to announce that he had received a call from Hillary Clinton, the N.Y. Democratic Party candidate. He said Clinton accepted the results and was conceding the election.

When Clinton conceded, the Electoral College votes stood at 247-218 in Trump’s favor, according to CNN. Shortly afterwards, he addressed the nation, congratulated his opponent and began to outline his proposed first initiatives in office.

John Podesta, chairman of Clinton’s campaign, announced early in the morning that

Clinton would not make a concession speech, but had scheduled an appearance later in the morning to address voters.

Trump’s victory came as a surprise to many voters, as Clinton maintained a slight lead of about 51 percent, according to BBC polls, until the week before Election Day. According to exit polls conducted nationwide by CNN, Trump’s strong points in winning over voters were the issues of trade, immigration and terrorism.

Brooke Reinhart, junior and political science major, said that she had anticipated a win for Clinton, but those predictions changed quickly after the start of the live election coverage.

“It was pretty evident early on that Trump was getting an early lead, especially after he started winning the bigger states,” Reinhart said. “It is definitely still sinking in … I expected to leave here with the people around me in tears and devastation.”

Reinhart also said that the issues she prioritized most were aligned with a large portion of young voters, including gun control, education, immigration reform, health care and LGBTQ rights.

Clinton’s campaign had a strong focus on these areas, likely in an effort to help secure the millennial votes. The strong effort she made to secure the millennial votes is another reason for the surprised reactions at her loss of the election.

Christian Rehder, sophomore public relations and business management major, said that he went into the evening expecting to see a win for Clinton, particularly in the battleground states of Ohio and Florida. Rehder said he was happily surprised to see Trump win these two cornerstone states and that he thought the pivotal moment for Trump’s campaign did not happen until the very end of the election.

“He did what is known as a ‘splurge,’” Rehder said. “They compiled leftover funds

and raised a lot of new ones to pay for a new wave of ads, new locations for rallies and more efforts across the board.”

Rehder said that although this election was an incredibly divisive one, voters on either side should make strong efforts to accept the country’s decision and move forward.

“Even though all Americans are not going to agree with every policy and everything he says, it’s still important to give him a chance,” Rehder said. “Those who are upset should keep track of the status of the economy and see how things measure up in all categories a year from now. Let’s wait and see.”

Reinhart said that disappointed voters should look to previous leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. when dealing with disappointment in election results. She referred to one of his famous quotes regarding democracy: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”

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Auto thefts increase in Springfield by 30 percent Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark Missouri State sophomore biology major Will Sappington locked his truck and walked into Panera Bread Company to meet a potential employer at about 5 p.m. in late July or early August. He walked out about an hour later with the job.

He searched the parking lot, which wasn’t big, for his truck so he could drive back to campus for SOAR. It wasn’t there.

“I was in disbelief and had a sinking feeling in my chest,” Sappington said.

His truck had been stolen.

According to the Springfield Police Department’s Quarterly Public Safety Report, from July to September, vehicles were stolen 508 times. This is up by 119 from 2015, when 389 vehicles were stolen, according to the report.

Sappington said he kept a spare key underneath his truck, a ‘98 Chevy S10, in case he locked himself out of his car. He said he remembers locking his car and believes whoever took it used the spare key.

Later that night, Sappington said his boss saw his truck around 2 a.m. and followed it.

“He calls me to make sure it’s mine and he sees the license plate and immediately he’s like, ‘I’m calling the police. Get ready to go get your truck,’” Sappington said.

Sappington said he drove separately with a friend, trying to find his boss and the truck; they lost the truck.

“Ironically enough, there was another black S10 like mine,” Sappington said. “They ended up splitting, and we couldn’t really see because it was dark. We ended up losing him for the night.”

After that, all Sappington could do was drive around and hope it would show up.

Six days later, Sappington got a call from his dad, who said he saw the truck pulling out of a north-Springfield neighborhood and followed it to a Walmart.

His dad made sure it was the right truck, locked it and then called the police, Sappington said.

“It had a different license plate. I guess he had like punched the dash a couple times,” Sappington said. “It wasn’t a new truck by any means, but it was definitely in worse condition

than I had left it.”

Sappington said his radio, speakers and truck bed cover were gone. “(The police) still haven’t called me about it,” Sappington said. “He’s not been charged.

They did find some mail with a return address that pointed right back to where my dad had seen it come out of the neighborhood.”

According to a news release from the SPD on Oct. 31, auto thefts include traditional cars, scooters, motorcycles, golf carts and ATV’s. “(The police) did their job whenever they were called upon, but at the same time, I don’t feel like they went out extra to get this back or get things right,” Sappington said. “Springfield police probably have so many other things to do. I don’t blame them for not pursuing a $1,500 truck.”

Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the SPD, said the department now has a Vehicle Theft Unit of detectives to focus on auto theft.

“As numbers of auto thefts have continued to grow over the years, Chief Paul Williams found it necessary to put a new focus on the crime and work on getting and keeping some of our repeat auto thieves incarcerated,” Cox said.

Cox said drivers should either memorize their license plate number or have it available to give to police if their vehicle is stolen.

“You also want to be sure to not keep anything in the car with personal information on it—bills, checkbooks, credit cards, etc.,” Cox said. “These items being stolen along with the vehicle could open you up to even more crimes being committed against you.”

MSU Director of Safety and Transportation Tom Johnson said they help the police by providing camera footage if cars are stolen on campus.

“I think it’s important to remember if you see something suspicious around cars to report it,” Johnson said. “Lock your car; don’t leave your keys in it. Park in a well-lit area.”

Johnson said the only auto thefts he’s dealt with this year were a stolen and recovered motorcycle in October and a car that was stolen in November.

“Contact the police right away,” MSU criminology professor Aida Haas said. “The sooner you report a car theft, the more likely the car is to be retrieved. The longer you wait, the less likely.”

The Wells Project raises money to help drill fresh water wells in Africa Danisha Hogue Staff Reporter @Danisha_Queen A non-profit organization has made its arrival to Missouri State. The Wells Project is a community service organization that raises money to drill fresh water wells in Africa.

The organization had a kick-off event for its first fundraiser on Friday called “The 10 Days.”

From Nov. 7–16, pledges only drink water. The money one would use for coffee, energy drinks or other beverages is donated to the project.

BAILEY VASSALLI/THE STANDARD “If you are too addicted Colin Byers is the president of the Wells Project. to it or can’t live without it and still want to go through the process and donate, we’d love to Batson is the community outreach director.

The Wells Project is active on college camhave that,” Colin Byers, sophomore philosophy and marketing major, said. Byers is the puses across the U.S. It was founded at Texas A&M in 2007. Byers communicated with president of the organization.

“The 10 Days” kick-off event featured leaders there and other universities. The orperformances by local band Willikers,” and ganization became official on MSU’s campus student-run dance company, MO State Move- fall 2016. ment. Over a dozen students were in atten“I joined The Wells Project because service dance. is a very big part of my life,” Batson said. “I In the first five days, the group raised just wanted to be able to help people, and this $340—their goal is $10,000. is a really important thing.”

The organization is linked to Living Water The main goal of the organization is fundInternational. The faith-based non-profit helps raising. Members hope to raise enough moncommunities in developing countries obtain ey to go on mission trips and build wells clean drinking water. According to their web- themselves some day. site, at least 663 million people lack access to “I think we could maybe in the next year safe water. More people have college degrees or two,” Byers said. than clean drinking water.

Donations for “The 10 Day”s can be “This is something that I can do,” Luke made at www.10days.cc/universities/missouBatson, freshman psychology and gerontolo- ri-state-university. gy major said, “This is something that everyone can do to help give back to the people who are less fortunate than us.”

While divisive Americans watched their country elect the United States’ 45th president, Donald J. Trump, so did the rest of the world. The 2016 presidential election was not only one of the most significant decisions in American history, but also for countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 9, Trump gave his victory speech after the Democratic opponent, former New York Secretary Hillary Clinton, called Trump to concede. In the days following the election, mixed reactions have been expressed from around the globe.

Dr. Dennis V. Hickey, a distinguished political science professor whose area of specialty is mainland China, recently returned from a trip to Beijing. In Beijing, he spoke with officials about the election, who expressed a preference for Trump.

According to Hickey, Clinton was secretary of state when the U.S. initiated a political pivot to Asia, specifically with the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which excludes China.

“Some people see (TPP) as a trade organization we are pushing with the main idea of keeping China out and drawing (surrounding) countries closer to us,” Hickey said, “The Chinese don’t like the pivot.”

Currently, MSU has a population of about 1,000

students from mainland China, Hickey said. Trump has stated that he opposes TPP and values the American alliances with countries like China and South Korea.

However, other Asian countries do not share the same feelings as China.

“I think South Korea, Japan and Taiwan will be nervous,” Hickey said. “(Trump) is an unknown entity. Nobody has said these things that he’s said in that we have to look at some of these relationships.”

In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United States with a video message. In the message, he congratulated Trump on his victory.

“You are a great friend of Israel,” Netanyahu said. “I’m confident that the two of us, working closely together, will bring the great alliance between our two countries to even greater heights.”

According to The Guardian, British Prime Minister Theresa May looks forward to working with Trump and maintaining the relationship between the two countries.

However, many European countries have expressed concern about Trump’s victory. In France, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault questioned what will become of certain international agreements between France and the United States, according to the New York Times.

“What will become of the Paris Agreement on the climate, of the nuclear deal with Iran that Donald Trump wants to reconsider?” Ayrault said.

According to the New York Times, Germany expressed reservations about Trump’s campaign and the issue of human rights.

“If Donald Trump really wants to be president of all Americans, then I think his first duty is to fill in the deep rifts which arose during the campaign,” said Frank-Walter Steinmeier, foreign minister of Germany.

Aline Dos Santos Gomes, senior global studies major and president of the Association of International Students, came to MSU from Brazil. Though Brazil’s president was recently impeached, Gomes said she sees the surprise filtering through her home country.

“People think it’s kind of crazy. They never thought it was going to happen,” Gomes said. “I never thought it was going to happen.”

Gomes tries to remain optimistic about the future of Trump’s presidency.

“We were sad and all that, but there’s nothing we can do,” Gomes said. “I, honestly, just hope we were all wrong about him and everything’s going to be all right in the end. I just really hope this is going to bring out the best in us instead of the worst.

No matter what, this is what we have to do to make our country better and make the world better.”

Though many AIS members have taken a lighthearted approach to the result by joking about going back to

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“When I fell to the lowest point in my life fail, because it’s who I am,’” Jamerson said. ... the spirits really started talking to me,’” “Success isn’t measured in dollars and cents; Jamerson said. “War is (within) our own spir- it’s measured in making a difference.” its; it’s not with other people. Once we learn

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Organization Election Continued from page 4 “It’s not going to be given to you, but if you want to do it, it’s super easy,” Maddox said.

Although the process can be overwhelming, Scharnhorst said the outcome is worth it.

“Just do it,” he said.

“Don’t hesitate. I could have very easily have been like, ‘Well, they’re not active anymore. I don’t want to have to deal with all of this.’ It is overwhelming at first, but once you get it and get into the swing of things, it’s not as overwhelming.”

Scharnhorst advised not to get discouraged if the organization is slow at gaining momentum at first.

Continued from page 9 “If you’re disappointed that nobody is going to be interested, so what?” he said.

“I’ve had some meetings thus far where I’m the only one that shows up and nobody else shows up, but I know that eventually I’m going to get to the level where I want to be, and I’m committed to continuing to grow us as an organization.”

Regan said there are several organizations currently in the process of being created. If students want to know how to get involved with new organizations, she recommended going to CampusLink and contacting the organizations’ presidents.

their home countries, many still express fear.

“I know some women from Saudi Arabia,” Gomes said. “They’re really scared around campus, but I think it’s not going to be a problem around campus. I don’t want anyone to have a problem with that, with people calling them racial slurs.”

Trump’s victory has been referred to as unexpected and uncertain, and Hickey said he believes the result adds to what has already been an interesting year.

“There’s an old Chinese curse,” Hickey said. “‘May you live in interesting times.’

We are now in interesting times.”

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