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Gutting murder case moves closer to trial Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark Missouri State instructor Edward Gutting, 43, towered over his attorneys in the courtroom as Judge Mark Powell sent the case to circuit court and waived the preliminary hearing, sending Gutting closer to a trial date.

Gutting is accused of killing retired MSU professor Marc Cooper, 66, and injuring Nancy, Cooper’s wife. He faces five charges: first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, first-degree assault and first-degree burglary.

The murder charge, originally second-degree, was ramped up to first degree after the state filed an amended felony complaint.

Joseph Passanise, one of Gutting’s attorneys alongside Dee Wampler, answered questions after the hearing.

“We weren’t surprised,” Passanise said. “We anticipated that the state would file an amended complaint. Originally, when the charges were filed, they had limited information, and they wanted to get a charge on file. In fact, I believe, based on our discussions with the state today, they are still receiving discovery on this matter as it is an ongoing investigation.”

Wednesday’s preliminary hearing was waived at Passanise’s request. Instead, Gutting will face an arraignment in circuit court on Dec. 16 where Passanise said Gutting will plead not guilty. A trial will also be scheduled.

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Edward Gutting is led into court by defense attorney Joseph Passanaise.

“We fully anticipate at some point the state is

going to move for a mental health exam because they are aware we have had doctors examining him and looking at issues in the case,” Passanise said.

According to court documents, Gutting was charged with driving while intoxicated in April 2015. His 90-day jail sentence was suspended in place of two years unsupervised probation, according to court documents.

In Wednesday’s court appearance, Passanise dealt with Gutting’s probation violation. Since Gutting’s arrest, he has served 90 days in Greene County Jail. Powell revoked Gutting’s probation and said his sentence was executed.

According to the probable cause statement, at around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, a man later identified by Nancy Cooper as Gutting entered the Cooper home through the back door, wielding a large knife.

The statement said the man chased Marc Cooper through the house while stabbing Cooper the entire time. In the living room, Marc Cooper was knocked to the ground, according to the statement.

According to the statement, Gutting told Nancy it was between him and Marc, and Nancy ran outside the home to call for help.

Gutting was found by police walking in the street outside the home with blood on his clothes and body, the statement said. Police took Gutting into custody without incident.

“This is a tragic case on both sides,” Passanaise said. “You have obviously the victim and their families grieving as well as on the defendant’s side. You have a wife, parents, relatives who are also grieving. It’s a tragedy all the way around.”

Making MSU Safe: NCIS Agent Style Casey Struble Staff Reporter @Casey_A_Struble Ditch the pepper spray and learn some real self-defense. Former NCIS agent Heather Ryan lectured students on how to defend themselves and their friends.

Ryan, who spent 14 years as an NCIS Agent, founded “Safe in the City,” an organization where Ryan gives students the confidence, knowledge and intuition to protect themselves and become leaders. Ryan was able to communicate that knowledge to Missouri State Nov. 16, in the PSU Theatre.

Ryan started her justice career as a social worker. She had a love and need to help those that were vulnerable. While Ryan cherished the responsibilities of being a social worker, she couldn't handle the non-interventionist methods that had to be used.

Ryan, as a social worker, once worked with a family whose child was being sexually abused. Ryan had asked the grandfather if he was the culprit.

“When he said 'might be,’ I knew this wasn't for me,” Ryan said. “I had to get the bad guys.”

As an agent, Ryan tracked down spies, worked undercover narcotics and caught “a glimpse into the criminal mind.”

“I found what criminals told me they look for in victims. It's vulnerability,” Ryan said.

Ryan claimed that the number one deterrent to assault was to show that you're confident and in control.

As far as defense weapons were concerned, Ryan said that “they market to our fear,” and that they're largely ineffective. Pepper spray wouldn't deter a crazed attacker––even in Ryan's agent days.

“Martial arts are great if you're taking them for exercise and discipline, but if you're really trying to defend yourself, you only need about five moves,” Ryan said.

The former agent said the basics taught in self-defense classes are more than enough to

protect yourself.

Ryan stressed awareness of the situation as defense. “The sad reality is that most sexual assaults are perpetrated by people we know.”

According to specialagentheather.me, Ryan’s website, three out of four sexual assaults are perpetrated by someone the victim knows.

To feel people out can take intuition, but a system called “Cooper's Colors” can put situations in four levels of danger, awareness and proper response.

“This is all encompassing, but some of it leans towards women,” Ryan said.

However, her website shows that male college students are 78 percent more likely than non-students to be a victim of sexual assault.

The seminar asked those that are not vulnerable to take action against sexual assault.

It called for “sober sisters” and “sober brothers” to watch out for vulnerable, often impaired friends.

Guys were told they have the responsibility to watch out for their male friends to prevent them from being in legally compromising situations. If there is any ambiguity of any party's sobriety, then the situation should be avoided.

At the end of the lecture, students were given the chance to ask questions. One student asked about the proper way to handle a situation where her friend was belligerently drunk and impossible to get home.

“Then you stay with her,” Ryan said. “The shame of not preventing something is far worse than that one horrible night. Trust me, I know.

I know it's 2 a.m. and you just want to sleep.”

Mandy Klemp, criminology major, came to the seminar to better her understanding of her field.

“I thought the part on weapons was interesting,” Klemp said. “It’s true that you need the right training to use your weapon properly.”

At the end of the event, every attendee had a chance to anonymously ask questions via email and note cards.

“Everyone has potential to make this (university) safer for each other,” Ryan said.

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Heather Ryan speaks to students about how to be responsible while drinking.

‘Run. Hide. Fight’ Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark When threats are posed on campus, intuition is the first priority “Run. Hide. Fight.”

Those are the three steps Andrew Englert, associate director of Safety and Transportation, said students should take if faced with an active shooter threat at Missouri State.

Englert said if possible, the first thing to do is get out of the area safely. If that’s not possible, he said to be in a secure location and barricade the door. If there are no hiding options, Englert said to be prepared to fight back.

“What we know in these situations is there is strength in numbers,” Englert said.

“Typically, you’re going to be with other folks. Basically, it’s just overwhelming with force and distraction. We have natural impulses to protect ourselves.”

For him, the first step is prevention.

“If we can avoid having an active shooter by identifying a student of concern then that’s a preventative piece,” Englert said.

MSU’s Behavioral Intervention Team, run by the Dean of Students Office, receives concerns about students, faculty and staff from anyone in the university community.

“If a student does see

alarming behavior in another student or staff member or a faculty member, they can report it to that team, and it will be addressed,” Englert said.

Englert said the Springfield Police and campus substation officers would respond immediately in an active shooter situation.

“They’d be responding to immediately address the threat,” Englert said. “The institution, our department, would be putting out information about what you need to do and basic information of what was going on and what you need to do, very similar to Ohio State.”

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LED lights in commuter lots save MSU money Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark Missouri State University is expected to save almost $5,000 after installing 47 new LED lights in two campus parking lots.

Junior economics major and Student Government Association Chief of Staff Brandon McCoy spearheaded the project.

“I love finding ways to create a better experience for students — even if it's things more behind the scenes like this,” McCoy said. “Sustainability is something I've always cared about. This is a project that was talked about in my SGA committee two years ago. Gabe Crain and I put it to paper last school year, and now we get to see it being implemented.”

Crain, a sophomore psychology major and SGA director of sustainability, said the goals of the project were to save the university money and make the lots safer.

The lights have already started being installed and are expected to save MSU $4,915, according to the sustainability proposal presented in SGA. According to the proposal, the initial cost of the project will be paid back in a little under eight years.

Including the cost of the lights and installation, the upfront cost will be $20,912.58, according to the proposal.

Project manager and MSU Energy Manager Pilar Karlen has supported many sustainability projects in the past.

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environmental quality,” Karlen said.

According to Karlen, LED lights are brighter than the typical fluorescent lights.

“The idea is not only to reduce the energy consumption with the LED retrofit projects,” Karlen said. “But also increase the lighting levels of parking lots, parking garages and pedestrian walking areas, which in my opinion increases the safety factor around campus.”

The lights will be used only 11.5 hours per day, 4,200 hours per year. The lights use only 140 watts, compared to 472 watts for the fluorescent lights, according to the proposal.

The new lights also have a lighting lifespan of up to 100,000 hours, or 24 years, McCoy said.

This proposal reduces the total power used in all 47 lights by 15,604 watts which is a 70 percent reduction in used energy, according to the proposal.

McCoy said there will be a reduction of 99,627 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent, which is used to compare “emissions from various greenhouse gases based upon their global warming potential.”

Karlen said that level of carbon dioxide emissions is similar to 5,085 gallons of gasoline consumed.

“Gradually, I expect to see lighting all over campus change to LED,” McCoy said. “This is a change that is already occurring, as numerous outdoor lights have been converted in recent years, and new campus buildings and large renovations include LED lighting.”

Uber is finally coming to Springfield, and MSU students are eagerly waiting.

Springfield City Council unanimously passed the “Uber bill” on Nov. 14. This will allow Uber, a ride-sharing service, to operate in Springfield.

“I think it’s a great thing coming to Springfield, finally,” Evan Dockstader, freshman electrical engineering major, said. “I think it’s a good benefit for people to rent an Uber if they’ve been drinking or something. They can easily get home safely.”

The original “Uber bill” was proposed in March, but due to disagreements between Uber and City Council, the bill was tabled. A substitute version was passed instead.

For several MSU students, this will be their first time using Uber. Alyssa Wehr, a junior entertainment management major, said she wants to try the ride-sharing service at least once.

“I remember seeing someone on Twitter post that they used an Uber just to go to (Meyer) library, and I think that would be really cool,” Wehr said.

Haley Day, an MSU graduate with a bachelor’s in environmental plant science, said Uber will give students more transportation choices.

“When college students go out on the weekends downtown, it’s going to be either Uber, the bus or call a taxi,” Day said. “It’s going to provide more options for them.”

To request an Uber, students can download the app.

They will have to set up accounts and provide means of payment. After that, they can request an Uber, look up information about drivers and more.

Students will not only have the option of using Uber but also being a driver. Students interested in becoming Uber drivers can fill out an application on Uber’s website and go through a background check.

They will then be notified by Uber whether or not they qualify to be drivers.

Dockstader said he is interested in becoming an Uber driver since it’s a way to make extra money, but he doesn’t think he will use Uber for rides himself.

“I can drive around myself,” Dockstader said. “I don’t feel like I need to have someone to drive me.”

While Dockstader wants to

become an Uber driver, Wehr said she doesn’t think she would like being a driver.

“I feel like a lot of people who use Uber are people who go out on Thursday nights, and I can drive my friends, but I don’t know if I could do that for random strangers, even though it’s for money,” Wehr said.

Not everyone at MSU will use Uber, though. Marisa Bartee, sophomore sociology major, said that while the ride-sharing service will help college students, she thought it was “sketchy.”

“It’s weird getting a ride, even though it’s supposed to be really professional,” Bartee said. “It’s still weird getting a ride from someone you don’t know necessarily.”

Several students said they thought Uber will be especially useful for college students who don’t own cars.

“People who don’t have cars on campus, they’re going to use it the most,” Dockstader said. “How else are they going to get around if they want to go to a party, or they want to go to a movie theater?

They can easily get there without having to call a friend.”

An Uber representative could not be reached for comment by publication.

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An ode to man’s best friend Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC What did we do to deserve dogs?

The question has been posed time and again by way of Twitter memes, Facebook posts and countless GIFs sent to friends via text message.

The answer still evades me. To be honest, we probably don’t deserve dogs. No amount of love, affection or care we provide them could ever match the amount they give to us. There’s always something else that pries our attention away from them, but rarely is there something to distract them from us, except perhaps food and treats.

Cats, while absolutely amazing, cuddly, snuggly and adorable, often opt to function on their own. They pick and choose their human interaction, carefully deciding when it will benefit them to curl up on their owner’s lap.

It’s not the same with dogs. More often than not, dogs simply cannot get enough of their environment. They explore; they seek attention from their owners and any guests in the room.

They’re always ready to play. Petting of the head and ears could extend for eternity, and it still wouldn’t be enough.

Naturally, this makes for endless internet fun.

Don’t pretend like you haven’t searched for dachshunds dressed in ridiculous outfits, corgis prancing around a beach during Corgi Beach Day or husky puppies howling along with their owners. If you actually haven’t, please clear your schedule tomorrow and act accordingly.

Even with all this fun, our lovable pets have the drawback that we will likely far outlive them.

Until this past week, I had only a slight idea of what this would feel like. Last week, my dog, Scout, passed away from old age having lived just over 15 years in human time — 105 in doggy years.

For 15 years, Scout brightened my world. He consoled me in times of sorrow, he celebrated with me in times of joy; he was there for every moment. And now he’s gone.

It’s sad. Since second grade, all I’ve known is life with an energetic, sable-colored sheltie.

My childhood home feels empty. A vacant space sits where his bed used to lie.

Again, I ask you, “What did we do to deserve dogs?”

He always greeted me with a wagging tail and licks when I returned from college.

All things considered, however, Scout is certainly in a better place now. In his old age, he lost much of his hearing, and his vision deteriorated to near blindness. He was slower, and his joints surely ached and were wrought with fatigue. It was nothing he had done to himself but simply the nature of things.

All the while, though, he always greeted me with a wagging tail and licks when I returned from college. He was always happy to have guests and loved playing hide and seek with my brother.

FROM CHINA TO AMERICA Qiuyue Li Guest Columnist Pitch darkness and dead tranquility was my first impression of the USA when I got off the plane at Branson National Airport on the night of Aug. 8, 2016.

Unlike most Chinese students who couldn’t wait to explore the “Land of Freedom,” I was more scared than hyped, because I was terrified of racial discrimination, gun violence and domestic terrorism, especially after recent incidents in Ferguson, Missouri and at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Watching CNN was my only way of getting to know this nation, and I believed what I saw.

However, after three months of observation, I realize my professor was right when he said the media distorts everything.

I remember walking to Craig Hall for my first class on the morning of Aug. 22, nervous and terrified. What if my professor holds stereotypes towards Chinese students and decides to ignore me the whole semester? What if my professors all neglect me because I can’t speak English as well as other students? What if my classmates bully me because they perceive me as a short and weak Asian girl?

On that first day, I could barely lift up my head and look at everyone in class. I’m pretty sure that my answers to teachers’ questions were full of grammatical mistakes and not logical at all. The first week was an absolute nightmare to me. I was too afraid of not being accepted and recognized.

Luckily, now, everything seems to be going very well. The people I’ve met, including pro-

fessors and classmates, have never looked down upon me because of my race, gender or remarks. Horrifying things that have happened in other places missed this little peaceful city of Springfield. Most of the people I’ve met are friendly and polite, filled with unconditional care and love. One time, overwhelmed by the hospitality and kindness from some terrific Americans, I asked my host family dad, Sage Acorn, “Do you have jail in Springfield?” I still can’t believe he answered, “Yes!” Before coming to the States, impacted by American TV dramas, I had several stereotypes about young Americans. One per-conceived idea was that young ladies dressed very sexy.

It came as a shock to me that nearly all of them dressed as conservative as me. Another assumption was that American college students live on alcohol, drugs and sex, with Rihanna’s Work as background music on loop, without a care for their coursework. This was another groundless presumption. Many American students work hard, even harder than me, while maintaining several part-time jobs. It seems that “partying all night like there ain’t no tomorrow” only exists on television.

It was an interesting experience for me to be here during an election year. I was impressed by my American friends’ love and passion for their country. This country embraces a respect for others, a sense of inclusion, and a spirit to fight for what’s right. It is these gracious qualities that make this nation powerful in the world and a good example for other developed countries. If I had the chance to study in a foreign country again, I would choose the United States of America, without a doubt.

I’ll always miss him, but I’m glad he’s no longer in pain.

We definitely don’t deserve dogs. With all the horrible things that humans willingly bring into the world, we deserve some sort of hellish animal that passive aggressively reminds us of our shortcomings via Post It notes and occasionally poops underneath our pillows.

Instead of this, we got dogs. I, for one, am certainly not complaining.

I feel like we seldom take time to observe this fact, though, and it extends to pets of all kinds. Like most good things in life, we never really grasp how amazing pets are until we have to learn to live without them.

I don’t say this to bum you out or to provoke a cosmic epiphany. I only want you to take time out of your day to appreciate life — specially your pets. Especially your dog(s). They might only be here for part of your life, but for them, you are their whole life.

Hopefully that didn’t bum you out too much.

I just wanted to throw some perspective into your life for a while. In other news, it’s almost finals time. Less than two weeks of classes remain before we corner the market in energy drinks and takeout food. Plan your puppy and snuggly pet time accordingly.

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Campus Chat: Q of the Week Do you have any family traditions during the holidays?

“My dad and I make Chex party mix — enough to feed 15 people for 3 days.”

Catherine House, junior computer science major “We have to find the pickle in the Christmas tree, and we do a white elephant gift exchange.”

Grace Sullentrup, freshman sociology major “We cut down our own tree every year.”

Sarah Harp, sophomore professional writing major

“When I was little, we used to make a family video each year with a script and everything.”

Kelsey Luedecke, junior exercise and movement science major

“My grandma and uncle play Christmas songs on the piano, and the whole family sings along.”

Kristen Bretzke, senior dance major

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‘Everything on the internet is true,’ -Abe Lincoln Andrew Webster Columnist @anjrew12 In the past week, I have noticed an incredible amount of falsified news shared on social media, so I did a little research.

I’ve seen it, and I’m sure you have too. You jump on Facebook and there’s a big picture of the flavor of week, underscored by some outrageous headline. The Washington Post might be the best example of this.

Back in March, the Post ran sixteen different articles headlined with anti-Bernie Sanders messages. For instance, there was an article written about how the executive powers in our country don’t directly affect how states deal with prisoners. The article was headlined, “Bernie Sanders pledges the U.S. won’t be No. 1 in incarceration. He’ll need to release lots of crim-

inals.”

It’s worth noting that I did not support Sanders in the primary and have no intentions of swaying your opinions of the man. The Washington Post, however, had an agenda.

It was worrisome to think that tabloids and blogs could match the influence of actual journalism, but there is very little left in this world that I can consider ‘normal.’

If the fact that anybody can publish their opinions as facts doesn’t alarm you, then you have more fortitude than this opinion writer.

Even more frightening is that publishers of fake news can’t be entirely blamed. There is a responsibility that comes along with getting information from the internet.

Readers should be able to differentiate between fact and fiction. ‘Should be’ are the important words in that last sentence.

Another alarming point that has to be made is that there is very little anybody can do to

control the spread of phony news.

Decision makers in the industry have an important decision to make going forward.

Somebody like Mark Zuckerburg, creator of Facebook, must consider that falsified news is a detriment to society and can influence opinions based on lies.

He must also recognize that Facebook is a platform for free speech and will receive serious backlash if the path he chooses ends up restricting speech.

I want to warn faculty and students not to fall into the traps of opinion writers. There are still authentic news sources in our country. The BBC, NPR, and The Economist are excellent sources for news coverage and are revered by both ends of the political spectrum.

What you read may not appeal to you as much as an article written into your biases, but you will come out on the other side a more informed citizen, further capable of creating

more informed opinions.

At Missouri State, we have a readership program that provides students and faculty with the New York Times, USA Today, and Springfield’s local paper, the Springfield News-Leader.

Carrying around a large newspaper everyday might seem like a difficult chore, but I have no qualms about saying that it is worth the inconvenience.

The readership program costs students very little and provides us with quality information about the world around us.

In my opinion, it is irresponsible not to take advantage of the availability of high quality news on our campus. It is even more irresponsible to accept biased and false information found on blogs as fact.

Get in touch with the real world. Get your news from trustworthy sources. Help yourself create more educated opinions.

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Community members gather to protest the President-elect Chloe Skaar Staff Reporter @chloeskaar

“An incredibly simple statement with a strong message,”according to the demonstration’s Facebook page, was the peaceful ideology brought to downtown Springfield by the demonstrations of a “Love Trumps Hate” rally.

The rally was hosted in the wake of numerous protests that have been occurring nationwide since the election. The protest focused on unifying those in the Springfield area that were in support of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and disappointed with 2016’s general election results.

Not all of those present at the demonstration were motivated by political movements— appearances were made by a variety of guest speakers, performers and artists that all encour-

aged community members to focus on unity and positivity despite disappointment. Specified prayer and meditation sessions were conducted throughout the event.

“There was a paraplegic woman speaking, and she gave a great speech about coming together to support children with disabilities,” Zoe Zelonky said, who graduated from Missouri State last spring. “It was really all about coming together, supporting each other and creating a safe space.”

While the rally had peaceful and positive NINA TODEA/THE STANDARD intentions, there were naturally some in attendance that were motivated by other agendas. Protesters crowded the square on Sunday, Nov. 20 holding signs and speaking According to a report by KSPR, a group of out to rally against Donald Trump and discrimination. about 25 citizens showed up to display their support for Republican candidate Donald not affected by the presence of Trump’s sup- until they went away and decided it wasn’t Trump. One man was taken into custody by the porters. worth their time,” Zelonky said. “Overall, it Springfield Police Department for resisting “There were a couple people protesting (the was a really peaceful environment. Every perarrest. Zelonky said that the demonstrators were event,) but we handled it by offering them hugs son there was kind and giving out hugs.”

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While protesters rallied against Donald Trump and discrimination, Trump supporters stood across the way holding signs in support of the President-elect.

Students discuss election results during time of healing Casey Struble Staff Reporter @Casey_A_Struble “Can we move on?” Lyle Foster asked. The half-filled lecture hall was tensely quiet. Temple 001 was polarized with Democrats, Republicans and any who wanted to know what the other sides were.

“We’re not here to change minds. We’re here to understand,” Lyle Foster said, sociology and anthropology faculty member.

Foster was the host of “Time to Talk, One Week Later.” The event promised a space for open discussion and conversation about the presidential election.

The discussions were open-ended. Students were allowed to say whatever was on their minds. The discussion revealed some felt disenfranchised, and others felt misunderstood. Some students were feeling very vulnerable.

“We’ve legitimized a religion of hate,” Maya Sudduth, a senior with a personalized sociology major, said. Sudduth worried that forms of oppression had been normalized after the election results.

These ideas were echoed by the students who came from MSU’s LGBT communities and people of color.

The term, ‘people of color,’ was even discussed in-depth.

The historical significance of terminology for minorities became huge talking points.

“You can’t believe that to happen,” Chris Beyer said, on some of the students’ predictions regarding discriminatory U.S. policies to come. Beyer, executive director of MSU’s College Republicans, took part in the discussion to represent those who supported the right-wing voters.

“There’s a negative connotation of safe spaces among conservatives,” Beyer said. “We’re all Americans. We want to be more educated.” Beyer encouraged the idea of these discussions

and was glad to participate, he shared.

“What’s the take-away after all this?” asked Foster. As the hour-long program came to an end, Foster wondered how the discussion could be implemented tomorrow. “We’re all paying the same bill. So what’s some common ground we can find?”

It was quiet after that question. While it was ambiguous as to whether the students had understood each other or not, the tension had somewhat subsided.

It was made very clear by Foster that students who felt unrepresented or personally attacked could find solace in MSU’s Bias Response Team and Diversity Task Force. The Bias Response Team offers mediation, and counseling to students who feel discriminated against.

There was nervous laughter and friendships being made as the students walked out of Temple at 8 p.m. With an anxious future in the political sphere, it was nice to know that opposites can attract.

Professor studies how music soothes patients with aphasia Matt Campanelli Staff Reporter @THE_MattyCamp Imagine going home after a long week of class and sitting with your family around the dinner table. Now imagine that you are unable to hold a conversation with your parents or even speak to them. People who have suffered a stroke often experience this because they suffer from aphasia.

Dr. Alana Mantie-Kozlowski, an assistant professor for communication science and disorders at Missouri State University, studies how music can help those who suffer from aphasia feel more empowered and comfortable with the disorder.

Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that is caused by an injury to the left side of the brain, the side that controls language.

Aphasia is primarily caused by strokes, and 25 to 45 percent of people who survive a stroke will develop the disorder, according to the National Aphasia Association.

“It robs them of some of their language capacity,” Kozlowski said. “That can mean, that when I’m talking to you, you are grappling with the words coming at you. Maybe a few words are making sense and you’re putting together my facial expressions (because) that’s all intact.”

“The ability to judge gestures and facial expressions with aphasia is a strength. It’s the words that aren’t making sense or when you go to say something the words don’t come out right,” Kozlowski said.

According to Kozlowski, there’s a medical model and a social model to helping patients who have aphasia. The medical model is more cut and dry, she shared. For example, you break your arm, so doctors are going to fix your arm.

In terms of aphasia, you can’t say words, so they’re going to help give you words.

According to Kozlowski, music has been used in the medical model for a long time.

“There are some shared neural networks between music and speech that we could maybe tap into so that the music helps carry speech,” Kozlowski said. “Or maybe music uses some different neural networks that can support speech and language so that we can tap into surrounding, intact cerebral areas that can help produce words.”

For Kozlowski’s study, she said she is using a social model approach. “(The social model) says you can have a lifetime of living with aphasia, and this identity has been thrust on you, usually acutely,” Kozlowski said. “One day you’re working at the bank and have a stroke, so now it’s hard to go to work. You can’t make sense of the words people are saying to you, and you can’t respond to what they’re asking you, so that’s a new identity for you.”

Kozlowski also said that it is not just a new identity for the person who suffers from aphasia but also family members of the victim who are thrust into the role of caregiver.

“Suddenly we’ve got this huge power shift.

You were running the show a moment ago, and now you’re a care receiver,” Kozlowski said.

“That’s hard. It’s hard to have this unwanted identity that you’re going to have to make adjustments for.”

The music isn’t just for those who suffer from aphasia but also their caregivers. The goal isn’t necessarily to help the victims get words back, but to help them feel more empowered and comfortable with the disorder.

Kozlowski said that she’s always wanted participate in a study that involves music. Clara Keller, a music therapist who is getting her

master’s degree to become a speech pathologist at MSU helps Kozlowski. According to Kozlowski, Keller would go to her with research ideas for studies and the idea to use music came from Keller.

Kozlowski also received help from her

brother, Dr. Roger Mantie, who is a music professor at Arizona State University. He helps her pick out songs for the group to perform and sing.

According to Kozlowski, she is co-writing an article on some of the outcomes from the study with the help of Keller and Mantie.

Kozlowski received an undergraduate degree in statistics before going on to receive her master’s degree that would help set her up for a career as a speech pathologist. While working as a speech pathologist, Kozlowski focused on adults with neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease or those who have suffered a stroke.

“Speech and pathology is an incredible career choice. It’s such a diverse field,” Kozlowski said. “It’s personally rewarding, and I hope it’s rewarding for the patients. Bringing language back to someone who can’t express their needs or who can’t engage socially, that’s a cool way to make a living. I get paid for that.

I get to do something that’s important for patients.”

Kozlowski worked in the field for nine years as a speech pathologist before getting into teaching.

“I love to teach. I mean, who wouldn’t want to help other people do what I do? I can’t imagine doing a job that didn’t feel like I was having a meaningful influence over people.”

Kozlowski’s first job was at a university where she worked as a speech pathologist and was also a clinical supervisor over graduate students. She also watched researchers in the same department work with kids and adults doing research that influenced practice patterns with less time. These researchers also had COLLIN HADLEY/THE STANDARD Ph.D.s

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Danisha Hogue Staff Reporter @Danisha_Queen Although the first day of fall was Sept. 22, temperatures in Missouri have yet to steadily reflect this. With temperatures above 70 in October to the possibility of snow, dressing for the weather can be tricky. In mid-November, students have experienced ranges from above 80 to mid50s. While many students throw on whatever is most comfortable, others take the opportunity to look their best. Here are some Missouri State students tackling the weather while dressing to impress.

Tia Jones, junior exercise and movement science major Tia said she went back inside and changed because of the temperature.

“I’m shocked to be honest,” Jones said. “It shouldn’t be this hot.”

Marcy Watkins, senior history major Watkins was dressed in multiple layers. She said she is still getting used to the unpredictable weather.

Chris Hill, graduate student studying student affairs and higher education In his scarf, jacket and boots on a warmer day, Hill said he thinks there has been a good mix of weather this season.

“Layers help because it doesn’t feel like fall,” Hill said. “I’ll enjoy it while it lasts.”

Cubcakes: New baking club takes over MSU Bailey Vassalli Staff Reporter @baileyvassalli One of the newest clubs on campus is dedicated to bringing together students through baking cupcakes.

Freshman marketing major Morgan George created the club “Cubcakes” because Missouri State did not have a club that fit her interests.

Now the club has grown to 15 members and counting. Cubcakes has had one meeting so far.

“I addressed what I wanted it to be, more or less,” George said. “What I want for the club is for it to last.”

There had previously been a baking BAILEY VASSALLI/THE STANDARD club on campus, but it didn’t last long Morgan George, freshman marketing major, founded Cubcakes. due to either a lack of funds or space, she said.

George’s adviser is the director of catering, so the club will have access to Kentwood and similar locations..

She says that space isn’t an issue that necessarily concerns her. As for financing the club, George has plans for a bake sale to raise funds. Her hope is to be able to give back to the community through donations once they’ve grown large enough.

George admits that getting people to join was probably the most difficult thing of starting a new club. Yet, when she began speaking to others about her desire to start Cubcakes, the word spread, and about fifteen members came to her first meeting. She expects more as time goes on.

“The Office of Student Engagement was really helpful, and they were always available,” George said.

“It wasn’t that hard of a process.” The waiting to officially start her club was the most difficult part, she shared.

George couldn’t speed up the date or time of the meeting since it was for all new clubs on campus.

The club was something that George wanted to be involved with since high school, but neither of her choices for college had a group of students officially involved with a baking club.

“I started to plan and (looked) into it whenever I was in high school,” George said. “If I were going to open one here, what would I have to do?”

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The volleyball Bears will be playing Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Bears beat Ohio State 3-2 on Sept. 9.

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Volleyball qualifies for their second-straight NCAA tournament Eric Knifong Staff Reporter @e_knifong It’s NCAA Championship time for 64 schools in the country and Missouri State University is among those 64. The Bears (26-8, 16-2) were selected Sunday night to travel to Manhattan, Kansas to take on Ohio State in the first round of the big dance. Missouri State defeated Ohio State 3-2 on Sept. 9. The rematch is on Friday at 5 p.m.

The Bears lost in the Missouri Valley Championship match for a

second consecutive year to the Wichita State Shockers (24-7, 15-3). However, a 17 match winning streak going into that match and an MVC regular season title helped them secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament as an at-large bid.

The MVC Tournament began on Thanksgiving Day with matchups between Illinois State (17-15, 9-9) vs. Southern Illinois (21-12, 12-6) and Loyola (14-18, 9-9) vs. Northern Iowa (24-9, 14-4). ISU and UNI won their matches by sweeping their opponents and advanced to take on the top two seeds on Friday. WSU took

care of UNI in four sets and MSU outlasts ISU in five sets.

In the championship match, WSU jumped out to a two sets to none lead over MSU. It was the first time the Bears had been down two sets in a match since Sept. 17 against Iowa State when they lost in a three-set sweep.

It was not easy for the Shockers, though, as their widest margin of victory for any of the four sets was six points (31-29, 25-19, 26-28 and 25-23).

MSU was well represented before the MVC Tournament started as two

of their players took home MVC awards and four made all-MVC teams.

Junior outside hitter, Lily Johnson won her second consecutive MVC Player of the Year. It is the first time a Bear has won multiple player of the year awards. She also became the fourth player in MSU history to be named to three all-MVC firstteams.

Freshman setter Daniele Messa won MVC Freshman of the Year, was an all-freshman team selection and earned MVC first team all-conference honors. Senior middle blocker,

Simone House also earned first-team all-conference honors, and junior outside hitter Lynsey Wright was named to the second-team all-conference team.

The players were not the only ones taking home awards on Thanksgiving Day as head coach Melissa Stokes took home the MVC Coach of the Year award. It is the second time that Stokes has won the award.

She helped lead her team to their longest winning streak since 2003, most wins since 2007 and set a school record for most consecutive conference wins.

Bears bounce back

Bears, Johnson rebound after first loss Wyatt Wheeler Sports Editor @realYitWheeler With the second half collapse still on their minds, the Missouri State men’s basketball team wasn’t going to let history repeat itself.

Missouri State (4-1) cruised to a 64-50 win over the North Dakota State Bison on Sunday to bounce back from their first loss of the season.

The Bears took the lead with 17:18 left in the first half, and they didn’t look back.

While the offense struggled, the Bears were carried by their best defensive performance of the season.

“I thought our defense was the best it’s been all year,” head coach Paul Lusk said. “It was our worst offensive performance, but yet our defense won the game and that’s what is important.”

Missouri State went on a 15-0 run early in the first half to give themselves a 17-4 lead. They were able to take a 38-21 lead into the half.

Unlike their previous game at DePaul, the Bears were able to withstand a second half run.

“We learned a lesson (against DePaul),” Lusk said. “You have to keep playing.”

Missouri State led DePaul by 13 points with eight minutes left in the game on Wednesday night. The Bears would go on to lose at the buzzer.

“We thought the game was over,” Lusk said. “Teams in college basketball are going to make a run, and we know that. It got within 10, but we got with it and it never got in that danger zone.”

Senior guard Dequon Miller finished the game with 12 points and he said that the team knew that they needed to start putting together a full game defensively.

“Coming off that loss to DePaul, we blew that lead in the second half,” Miller said. “We knew that we needed to come into this game and really guard and get after these dudes.”

North Dakota State was able to bring the game within 10 points with 11:14 left to play. The Bears would go on a 7-2 run to put the game out of reach.

Junior forward Alize Johnson struggled on his first road trip of the season, but he was able to bounce

back against the Bison.

Against DePaul, Johnson had a season-low five points. Sunday, Johnson had 17 points and 10 rebounds on his way to his second double-double of the season.

“He was engaged, and he had a great bounce back,” Lusk said. “He thought it was all going to be easy like it was in the first couple games.”

Johnson had since Wednesday to think about his performance against DePaul, and he credits his bounceback performance to the senior leadership from his point guard. “(Miller) talked to me about bouncing back since he’s been through the process already,” Johnson said. “He gave me a call the night after (the DePaul game), and we just talked about it. He has really been in my corner.”

Like Johnson, Miller is a junior college transfer. Miller in the past has talked about how difficult it was to go from a junior college to playing Division I basketball.

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Lady Bears off to a rocky start Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark Junior guard Liza Fruendt started the Lady Bears off with a 3 pointer and a hot streak that didn’t last in the Lady Bears 58-47 loss to Little Rock Monday evening.

The Lady Bears (2-4) started out strong, forcing a turnover on the Trojans first possession to give them possession. MSU went on an early 7-0 run, but Little Rock caught back up to take the lead 11-10 with less than three minutes in the first quarter.

Senior forward Rachel Swartz attempted a 3-pointer and, after two offensive rebounds, freshman guard Alexa Willard put it back to score. Right after, Swartz sunk a shot just outside the paint.

In the second quarter, senior guard Lexi Hughes drove around Little Rock’s defense and

laid it in the basket to make it 21-19. Seconds later she drove again, almost tripped and laid it in to take the lead for the Lady Bears.

The Lady Bears lost their hold on the game in the second half. Little Rock got the first basket to keep their lead. MSU countered with a quick basket from Swartz.

Junior guard Lee Ann Polowy made all three of her 3-pointer attempts, adding to the Lady Bears 53.3 3-point percentage.

“I think there are stretches where the ball is going in, and we play well, and we just have to figure out when shots aren’t going in how to offset that with our defense or find another way to score,” Polowy said.

The Trojans went on a 17-0 run in the third quarter. The Lady Bears didn’t score again until Polowy hit a 3-pointer with just under six minutes in the game.

“We just really have to work on picking our heads up,” Hughes said. “It happens. We have

to understand that it happens. We’re young, and that’s hard to understand when you’re young.”

It took the Lady Bears about eight minutes to score after a jumper from Hughes in the third quarter.

“I’m trying to find combinations that can stop the bleeding, trying to find combinations that can make plays,” Harper said. “I think the hardest part for me was finding the combination that can play both offense and defense well.”

The Lady Bears fell to Northwestern 75-52 on Nov. 16 at Northwestern. Freshman forward Shameka Ealy and senior forward Rachel Swartz led the Lady Bears with 10 points each, a career high for Ealy. Fruendt and junior forward Aubrey Buckley followed behind with nine points each.

MSU dominated Northwestern on the board, out rebounding the Wildcats 46-36. Almost half of the Lady Bears’ rebounds were offensive.

Swartz pulled in nine rebounds herself.

The Lady Bears fell next on Nov. 22 to the University of Southern California 89-67 in the first game of the GCI Great Alaska Shootout in Alaska. They started off slow, only scoring 10 points to USC’s 23 points in the first quarter.

USC shot 54.8 percent while MSU improved slightly from the previous game to 29.7 percent.

Fruendt led the Lady Bears with a season-high 21 points and shot 33 percent. Sophomore guard Danielle Gitzen scored 12 but shot 63 percent.

USC outrebounded the Lady Bears, but barely, only leading 38-36 on rebounds. Buckley grabbed six of MSU’s 18 offensive boards.

The Lady Bears knocked down Alaska Anchorage the day before Thanksgiving with a 65-58 victory in the third place game of the GCI Great Alaska Shootout.

The Lady Bears take on Missouri University in Columbia on Friday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m.

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Alec McChesney Staff Reporter @Alec_McChesney It was a Senior Day to forget for the Bears on Saturday afternoon.

The Missouri State Bears lost their third consecutive game in a disappointing 65-20 loss to the Youngstown State Penguins at Plaster Stadium.

“It just came down to the fact that we didn’t show up today,” sophomore defensive back Jared Beshore said. “Effort is not enough at this level; we gotta make plays.”

The Bears struggled from start to finish against the Penguins.

Youngstown State marched down the field on their first drive of the game with senior running back Martin Ruiz rushing for a touchdown to cap a 9-play, 69-yard drive.

On the ensuing Bears’ possession, senior quarterback Brodie Lambert’s pass was deflected and intercepted in the end zone.

Youngstown State turned the interception into points with an 82-yard, 11-play drive resulting in Ruiz’s second

touchdown of the game.

Turnovers and big plays doomed MSU throughout the game. Lambert committed his second turnover of the game with a fumble late in the first quarter.

The Penguins capitalized on the turnover just two plays later when senior running back Jody Webb took a handoff 52-yards for a touchdown to give YSU a 21-0 lead.

“We needed to do a better job taking care of the football,” senior quarterback Brodie Lambert said. “That ultimately is what set us back the most today.”

After freshman punter Zach Drake’s punt pinned the Penguins on their own 2-yard line, the Bears were burned by another big play.

On the second play of the drive, Ruiz took the carry from the 6-yard line, 94 yards to the end zone for his third touchdown of the game.

Trailing 27-3, Lambert found senior Zac Hoover for a 63-yard touchdown on the ensuing drive. Lambert finished the day 18-34 for 197 yards and two touchdowns.

“The touchdown would’ve felt a lot more special with the

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MSU ended their season with four straight losses. win, but I am glad (Lambert) threw it to me,” Hoover said.

“I couldn’t be happy about that, but a win would’ve been nice.”

The Penguins added another touchdown just before the half to take a 34-10 lead into halftime.

MSU didn’t see much success in the second half either.

Once again, it was turnovers and big plays that hurt the Bears.

Freshman quarterback Michael Briggs fumbled on the Bears’ first drive of the second half, and the Penguins instantly capitalized.

Webb scored his second touchdown of the day on a 53yard touchdown run.

Youngstown State finished with 572 yards on the ground on 54 carries. The Penguins had three running backs rush for over 100 yards.

YSU finished with 747 yards of offense compared to the Bears’ 272 yards.

“I think it was a very undisciplined defensive performance, from coaching right on down to playing,” head coach Dave Steckel said.

Just two plays after the score, Lambert was leveled on a blindside hit by senior cornerback Kenny Bishop.

Lambert fumbled, and Bishop scooped up the ball and returned it for a 19-yard touchdown. The scoop and score gave the Penguins a 48-10 lead.

Lambert found junior receiver Erik Furmanek for a

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touchdown early in the 4th quarter to cut the score to 4817. The touchdown was Lambert’s 18th of the year and Furmanek’s fourth of season.

The Penguins would add two more rushing touchdowns by freshman Joe Alessi. Alessi finished with 190 yards on seven carries.

The Bears added a 33-yard field goal by Zach Drake. The freshman finished 2-2 on the day.

With the loss, the Bears finish the 2016 season with a record of 4-7 (2-6 MVFC).

MSU finished in 8th place out of 10 teams in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

“It was very embarrassing to let our seniors go out like that,” Steckel said. “But I believe in our system and our program, and I know what direction we are headed.”

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As students and faculty alike headed home for Thanksgiving break, the Missouri State University ice hockey team stayed in Springfield for a two-game series against the University of Alabama.

The Ice Bears split the back-to-back with the Crimson Tide, winning the first game 6-5 and falling 8-5 in the second contest. In both games, the Ice Bears fell behind early and were forced to attempt a comeback.

“Well, we went down and had to battle back in both games, which didn’t help, but we showed a lot of heart in the first game coming back to get the win,” freshman defensemen Chris Brown said.

“In the second game, we just couldn’t find the magic to complete the comeback again.”

Taking one of two games against the 29th ranked team in the country would typically be seen as a positive, but the Ice Bears are not satisfied with the series split.

“We really wanted both wins because they are ranked 29, and to go to nationals, you have to be ranked in the top 20, so that sweep would’ve helped us,” Brown said.

The 27th ranked Ice Bears completed the comeback in the first game on Nov. 18 thanks to a game-winning goal by sophomore defenseman Brennan Anderson.

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The Ice Bears didn’t fare as well in the second contest, as they fell behind 6-3 after two periods. MSU did fight back, but the comeback fell short the second time around, and the Ice Bears dropped the contest 8-5.

One bright spot in the loss was the Ice Bears’ performance on the power play.

Three of their five goals came from having the one-man advantage.

With the series split, the Ice Bears figure to remain just outside of the top 20 in the rankings. And the players fully intend to improve upon that ranking in the coming weeks.

“It was a good series against Alabama, but we really needed to sweep them and continue our winning streak,” McClew said. “We want to crack the top 25 before Christmas break, so winning one game was okay, but we needed two.”

Up next, the Ice Bears will host the University of Arkansas for a pivotal two-game series on Dec. 2 and 3.

Last season, the Ice Bears and Razorbacks split the season series 2-2 with the Ice Bears winning a heated overtime battle in the beginning of the season.

“This weekend against Arkansas is a very important weekend since they are in our league,” McClew said. “And there is some bad blood between us, so it will be an intense battle between to WCHL rivals.”

The series against Arkansas ends a 13-game home streak for the Ice Bears. Following this weekend, MSU will travel to Arizona to take on both Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.

“Going forward, we are still extremely confident we can win games,” Brown said.

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Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC

Forget everything you know about reality.

No, seriously. Anything you thought was stationary, immutable or impossible—throw it out the window. Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange himself, “Doctor Strange” makes for a mind-bending experience.

I expected to have my mouth agape for much of the film, and I was not disappointed.

To say that some of the concepts explored in “Doctor Strange” are abstract doesn’t quite cover it. How do you conceptualize something outside of time? What about pure time itself?

Formulating weapons and shields from energy? Yeah. Some of the things in “Doctor Strange” are a bit complicated.

For the sake of your sanity, though, I’ll try to keep things simple in an attempt to not reduce your mind to primordial ooze.

Doctor Strange is, well, a doctor. Strange is a neurosurgeon to be specific. Through an unfortunate turn of events, he comes to find himself in a rather broken state. In the quest to find healing and be able to return to his old life, he’s pointed in the direction of a source of spiritual healing.

Of course, the desperate Strange will do anything to heal his body and return to his gifted ways of neurosurgery, so he goes in search of this healing and wisdom. What he finds transcends his comprehension of reality.

I won’t spoil the movie for you, but it would take me far more space than I have here to describe even half of the movie. Just prepare yourself to take a journey through the infinite planes of the multiverse.

The camerawork and CGI in “Doctor Strange” are Academy Award winning by themselves. Then you factor in the costume design, the action and the excellent writing, and you’ve got a recipe for success.

Cumberbatch performs excellently and approaches the role of a highly successful, proud and even arrogant doctor with gusto.

Confident brokenness is the best way to describe Strange in my mind, and Cumberbatch embodies that guise well.

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“Doctor Strange” is certainly a must-see, even if you aren’t a huge fan of superhero movies. It’s a trip unlike any other. The closest example might be “Inception,” but even that doesn’t quite grasp the incredible world of the good doctor.

For those who do like superhero movies, you will not be let down. “Doctor Strange” begins connecting the dots that span multiple superhero movies and series. If you’ve been waiting for everything to come together, this is it. This is when the folds of the Marvel universe start to weave together to tell an impressive story that’s many years in the making.

“Doctor Strange” is only the beginning of some very important and long-awaited movies to come. If you don’t have time, make some.

Go see “Doctor Strange” in theaters. I plan to see it multiple times, both in 3D and standard format.

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Safety Continued from page 1 day, Nov. 28, morning before being shot and killed by a campus police officer.

The Springfield Police Department did not provide tactical information on exactly what they do in a similar situation.

“It is not in the best interest of the public’s safety to disclose these protocols,” Lisa Cox, Springfield Police Department spokeswoman, said.

However, she said that the police department works closely with MSU’s Safety and Transportation Department on how to handle these situations.

“We have a clear understanding of how it would be handled, and we are very proud of our collaborative relationship,” Cox said.

Cox said the department encourages people to use the ALICE active shooter response: alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate.

According to Englert, this training is provided about once a month.

“If you’re seeing suspicious behavior, (or) if you know that someone has acquired some type of weapon, you certainly want to let us know so we can have the appropriate folks follow up with that individual,” Englert said.

At the Nov. 1 Student Government Association meeting, Tori Howe, director of infor-

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mation services, said she hopes to partner with campus safety and ALICE to host an active shooter simulation in February.

“I can’t tell you exactly what to do because each scenario is different,” Englert said. “We can offer you training that will give you options, but you have to evaluate what your options are and make the decision based on that situation there.”

“They’d be responding to immediately address the threat,” Englert said. “The institution, our department, would be putting out information about what you need to do and basic information of what was going on and what you need to do, very similar to Ohio State.”

An assailant at Ohio State University stabbed 11 students, faculty and staff Monday, Nov. 28, morning before being shot and killed by a campus police officer.

The Springfield Police Department did not provide tactical information on exactly what they do in a similar situation.

“It is not in the best interest of the public’s safety to disclose these protocols,” Lisa Cox, Springfield Police Department spokeswoman, said.

However, she said that the police department works

closely with MSU’s Safety and Transportation Department on how to handle these situations.

“We have a clear understanding of how it would be handled, and we are very proud of our collaborative relationship,” Cox said.

Cox said the department encourages people to use the ALICE active shooter response: alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate.

According to Englert, this training is provided about once a month.

“If you’re seeing suspicious behavior, (or) if you know that someone has acquired some type of weapon, you certainly want to let us know so we can have the appropriate folks follow up with that individual,” Englert said.

At the Nov. 1 Student Government Association meeting, Tori Howe, director of information services, said she hopes to partner with campus safety and ALICE to host an active shooter simulation in February.

“I can’t tell you exactly what to do because each scenario is different,” Englert said. “We can offer you training that will give you options, but you have to evaluate what your options are and make the decision based on that situation there.”

Networking is an important step while in college, and those connections can be significant when it comes to finding a job. Having those networks can be important too if you wanted to, say, start a business.

But starting a business takes resources and time. The eFactory and The Network have molded both into one by partnering together to help start “Rosie.” According to a press release from The eFactory, “the goal of “Rosie” is to connect, partner, collaborate and continue to increase the support and access to resources for women for things such as professional development, business assistance and leadership in the Springfield area.”

“We want this group to evolve to meet the needs that everyone has,” said Rachel Anderson, Entrepreneurial Specialist at The eFactory. “It started when I came to The eFactory and I also had a tech startup. Believe it or not, I was the only female founder out of all of the companies in here. I was like, ‘Where are all of the females?’”

The name “Rosie” is a reference to the famous Rosie the Riveter posters from World War II. Anderson said that she and Paige Oxen-

dine, program coordinator for The Network, and the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce decided to put together a group that was made of female business owners from Springfield.

“As a leading resource for young professionals in Springfield, The Network is excited to partner with The eFactory for “Rosie,”” Oxendine said in a press release. “The opportunity to connect young women to a network of founders and business leaders for inspiration and mentorship aligns directly with our mission of retaining and engaging great young professionals in our region.”

According to Anderson, they want to create a database that women can join that will list their names, show a picture and job titles and contact information to help them network within the group.

“We are going to reach out to (them) over the next few months and find out what (their) interests are,” Anderson said. “So if that’s serving on (a) board, if you want to be a mentor to someone else or maybe change job occupations, we’ll help make all of that possible.”

A launch party was held for the initiative on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at The eFactory, located in the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center in downtown Springfield.

To join Rosie, go to theefactory.typeform.com/to/wiSK3S and fill out a membership application.

Kozlowski Continued from page 4 According to Kozlowski, Medicare and Medicaid do not pay for long-term therapy anymore, meaning researchers have to find ways to do that work in less time and prove what they did worked.

Kozlowski says this is what help motivate her into getting her Ph.D. Kozlowski says that getting students involved with the research is important, as it gives them invaluable real world experience.

“It’s really important to me that I’m sending my students out with an understanding of what has evidence to support what you’re doing,” Kozlowski said. “To make sure that when they’re with a patient … they have to do meaningful things quickly. I have this obligation to the clients we serve and to my students to be sure that we’re focused on what works.”

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mascot—and tigers— Mizzou’s mascot, have long been referred to as cubs. So George decided “Cubcakes” would be a good fit for whichever school she decided on and began to design her logo.

George is hoping the club will be making “Better Than Your Boyfriend Brownies” at their first baking event. She says they have caramel and a bunch of chocolate chips.

It’s time to apply for scholarships Nichole Ferguson Staff Reporter @Nikinzz It is that busy time of the semester when projects and papers are due, and students are studying for finals and picking out classes for next semester. With all of those impeding stressors, students also need to remember to apply for the general and departmental scholarships at Missouri State.

“We have well over 1,000 general and departmental, or what we would call privately-funded scholarships,” said Stephanie Smith, senior director of donor relations and special events at the Missouri State Foundation. “Scholarships are run through the foundation and when students apply, if they complete that application, they’re not just applying for one scholarship,

they’re applying for all of them.”

Students can access this application by logging into their My Missouri State accounts. They must complete the online financial aid agreement before applying for the scholarships. More information can be found under “General Scholarships” in the Financial Aid section of Missouri State’s website.

Advisers were notified by email in early October that Enrollment Services has changed the criteria for scholarship renewals. The annual MSU credit hours criteria has been reduced from 30 to 27 for the Presidential, University, Board of Governors, Provosts, Deans and Out-Of-State Fee Waiver/MSEP scholarships.

The cumulative GPA re-

quirements have been slightly lowered, according to that email. The Presidential scholarship requires a 3.50 GPA. The University, Board of Governors, Provost, and Deans scholarships require a 3.25 GPA. The Out-Of-State Fee Waiver/MSEP scholarship requires a 3.00 GPA. Enrollment Services sent out an email to students impacted by the change in late September. They encourage students to contact the Office of Student Financial Aid with any questions beyond the scope of that email.

The Missouri State Foundation is the “charitable arm of the university,” Smith said.

She said that donors who invest through the Missouri State Foundation are interested in investing in the university and in the students.

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