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Briefs

Speaker tells story of mom’s immortal cells

By Alexis Reid The Standard

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Occupy Springfield MO protests at McCaskill’s office

Occupy Springfield MO occupied Sen. McCaskill’s downtown Springfield office Friday afternoon because of her vote to allow the U.S. Military to indefinitely detain American citizens who are deemed to be aiding “terrorism.”

Occupy Springfield said they intended to share their concerns with the senator who is up for reelection in 2012. The group said they support all who stand for freedom and First Amendment rights to peacefully assemble to communicate grievances to the government. The group said they ask for the bill to be stricken down so U.S. citizens are not unjustly placed in jails without any timeline for release.

McCaskill’s office is located on the corner of Campbell Avenue and Park Central East.

Starbucks to open in January

After originally being scheduled to open in October, Starbucks in Plaster Student Union should open in early January.

Thomas Lane, director of the PSU, said construction started to finish the Starbucks about six weeks ago and should be open Jan. 9 before spring semester. The project was delayed because design drawings had to be modified over time to meet Missouri State and Starbucks criteria for the venue changes.

Chartwells will be serving samples of Starbucks products in the PSU during finals week, Lane said.

Calendar December 6 to December 12

Tuesday

BFA Senior Exhibitions, 1 to 6 p.m. at Brick City Student Government Association meeting, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at PSU 313

Wednesday

Voice Area Recital, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Ellis Hall 217b Spectrum meeting, 7 to 9 p.m. at PSU third floor (look for the flag)

Thursday

Students for a Sustainable Future meeting, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Temple Hall pit

Friday

Study Day, no classes Student Activities Council presents: Finals Massages, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at PSU Remembrance Lounge

Saturday

Final Exam Period, all day SAC Comedy presents: Amy Schumer, 7 to 9 p.m. at PSU theater

Monday

Final Exam Period, all day College Republicans meeting, 7 to 8 p.m. at PSU 314C

Photo Illustration by Steph Anderson/THE STANDARD

Some students have turned to the prescription drug Adderall to help them prepare for finals week.

Adderall used as a quick fix Finals week causes an influx of drug use

By Brittany Meiling The Standard As finals week approaches, students are scrambling to find an entire semester’s worth of notes, time between jobs, sleep and a quiet study space to relearn four months of material.

For those who skip class frequently or forgot to read the textbook all semester, a quick fix is needed to help them study through the night in order to learn four months of material for the first time.

While some students rely on Red Bull or espresso to get them through long nights, others take a gamble on the prescription drug Adderall.

Michael Greinke is a senior at Missouri State majoring in business.

Greinke was diagnosed

with attention deficit disorder as a child and took Adderall for years to help him focus.

“Students see their buddy or know a friend who takes Adderall by prescription and they think that Adderall is the magic ‘good student’ drug that helps you focus and get good grades,” Greinke said. “This is not true. In fact, it’s not even how the drug works. If it’s not been prescribed in the right dosage for you, at most, it will keep you up all night long.”

Burnie Snodgrass is the director of the campus health care center, Taylor Health and Wellness. He said there are many myths about Adderall.

“A lot of students who come in wanting prescriptions for this drug haven’t studied and

suddenly it’s finals time,” Snodgrass said.

“Just like people who take a pill to lose weight, they’re just looking for a quick fix which probably won’t work. There are a lot of misnomers and myths about what the drug will do for you. It’s not going to take you from a D to an A.”

Acquiring Adderall is all about who you know or who your friends know.

--Michael Greinke, senior Missouri State business student

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an organization directed by Congress and dedicated to reducing the impact of substance abuse, conducted a national survey on drug use and health.

The survey data showed

that in 2006 and 2007, full-time college students ages 18 to 22 were twice as likely as those in the same age group who were not in college full-time to have used Adderall non-medically in the past year.

Few students who take Adderall during finals week are actually prescribed the drug, Snodgrass said. Some students come to Taylor Health and Wellness just a couple weeks before finals claiming they need the drug to treat their attention deficit disorder.

“We have students who have no history of ADD come in and ask for Adderall, typically right before finals,” Snodgrass said. “We don’t write prescriptions for people to get through finals. We have to go through medical analysis to see if they need it, or transferred medical records showing their See DRUGS page 2

Preparing for colder weather How to be ready for the winter season

By Damien M. DiPlacido The Standard Last winter, harsh snow and dangerous ice pummeled Missouri, shutting down businesses and prompting the Missouri Department of Transportation to periodically close Interstate 44 from St. Louis to Springfield.

Dubbed by some as “Snowpocalypse,” the lengthy winter storm even canceled a St. Louis Blues hockey game in downtown St. Louis — the first and only cancellation due to weather in the team’s 44-year history.

Greene county was covered with 8-12 inches of snow on Feb. 1 alone, with several of

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It is important to have a kit of everything you might need for your car, including a scraper and antifreeze, in case extreme weather occurs. the surrounding counties getting up to 20 inches, The National Weather Service’s online snowfall summary said.

Steve Runnels, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the weather extremes seen at the beginning of this year in southwest Missouri prove that citizens must take responsibility for informing themselves and to be attentive to watches and warnings.

The Springfield-

Greene County Office of Emergency Management is readily available to keep the community informed and prepared in the event of a disaster.

Their website is http://www.greenecountymo.org/oem.

Ryan Nicholls, the office’s director, urges Springfield residents to utilize the simple, easy to use home disaster preparedness materials that are available on the Springfield-Greene County OEM website.

“We’ve identified all the hazards that could impact Greene County,” Nicholls said. “Basic disaster preparation is the same for all. Make a kit with emergency supplies, make a plan to keep in touch with your family and stay informed before, during and after an emergency.”

The Office of Emergency Management’s website offers viewers education, training and exercises to inform themselves about what to do in the event of an emergency or just simply preparing for a potentially rough cold season.

“On the front page of our website we have some resources for folks to download and use,” Nicholls said.

“It includes all the local social media sites to get disaster information. It also has a disaster kit and other ‘what to do’ tips.”

The materials include

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They are in labs at Missouri State and all over the world. They were essential in developing a polio vaccine and went up in the first space missions. They’ve been used in scientific landmarks for decades, from cloning to in vitro fertilization.

Called “HeLa cells,” they were the first cells to survive outside the human body — they never died and no one knows why. They came from a woman named Henrietta Lacks, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1951. Doctors took two small samples from her and when she died later that year, the cells they took lived on.

Today, her story also lives on in “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot and in Henrietta’s children and grandchildren.

“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” was selected as the First Year Experience Common Reader and all freshmen GEP 101 classes read the book. On Nov. 30, her son, David “Sonny” Lacks and his daughter Kim Lacks, spoke to students at Juanita K. Hammons Hall about the book, the cells and the woman behind them.

“To see young people like this in college that want to know the story, that makes you feel good inside,” Sonny said. “It’s something my sister, Deborah, always wanted — to get the word out about Henrietta Lacks and the HeLa cells. It’s get-

“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” was the Common Reader for all GEP 101 classes.

ting so now that a lot of colleges are doing that as a first read for freshmen. It’s a wonderful thing.”

It was Deborah who first agreed to work with Skloot in researching the cells. Deborah was an infant when Henrietta died and had always wanted to know who her mother was. When she found out that part of her mother was still alive, she wanted to understand what that meant.

She wanted to know if it hurt her mother when researchers injected the cells with viruses and if the cloned cells meant that scientists had cloned her mother.

She traveled with Skloot to talk to people about Henrietta and the cells and the two became good friends. Over the years, other researchers had tried to get in touch with the family, but Skloot was the first to truly get through.

“Other people had tried to get in contact with the family, and they just kind of gave up,” Kim said. “I guess I feel like when Rebecca came and she put in that effort, maybe it was my mother saying, ‘This is the person that needs to tell my story.’”

Skloot spent 10 years researching and writing the book. She learned there was a person behind the HeLa cells when she was in high school and began her research in the late 1990s, which continued until the book was published in 2010.

“The way she wrote the book was amazing to me,” Sonny said. “Nothing surprised me, nothing upset me. Some of my family got upset about some of

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News

Masters students try to start tradition of finals week rave Party provides a chance to take a break from studying

By Dayle Duggins The Standard

Stressed out to the max?

With finals week approaching, it’s crunch time for many students at Missouri State. The Masters of Business Administration Program and Dining Services will be sponsoring a flash rave at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 in the Plaster Student Union atrium for students to take a short break from the

Lacks Continued from page 1 the things she said, but I said sometimes you’ve got to tell the truth and sometimes the truth is hard to take in.”

The Lacks family themselves didn’t know much about the woman behind the HeLa cells. She died when Sonny was just four and his only memory of her is her funeral.

“All we knew was that she died and that she died of cancer,” Kim said. “We didn’t know the type of person she was, we didn’t know she liked to cook and invite families over for gatherings and loved fingernail polish. So the children and grandchildren learned a lot about our grandmother.

“Meeting Rebecca and letting her in really helped all of us. Rebecca did a wonderful job. Really, all people knew was HeLa — they didn’t know what HeLa stood for. She put that out there so the world knows that HeLa stands for Henrietta Lacks. She was a mother, she was a grandmother, a family member that loved giving. It really put a person on that HeLa.” The First Year Experience Common Reader selection committee chooses a book every year that students will

books before the majority of finals begin.

A group of MBA students in the fall 2011 Marketing Seminar taught by Melissa Burnett have been planning throughout the semester to create an event that will highlight the program’s work, strengthen student satisfaction in their educational experience while also bringing together the students of Missouri State.

A flash rave is similar to a flash mob in that a large group of individuals spontaneously gather together and dance. However, a flash rave steps away from a coordinated dance and gives participants a chance to let loose — rave style.

Maggie Johnson, an MBA student and event coordinator for the flash rave, said she hopes the event will engage students all over campus to extend the program’s “work hard, play hard” mentality.

“The flash rave is all about going crazy and relieving your stress for that 20 minutes and then going on your way after that and getting back to the hustle and bustle of studying,” Johnson said.

Establishing a tradition was also an important aspect that the students took into consideration when planning the event, said Jordan Barker, another event coordinator for the marketing group.

be able to discuss both inside and outside the classroom.

John Turner is the chair of the Common Reader selection committee and also teaches a GEP 101 class.

“We looked at three titles as our finalists, and everyone thought that the Henrietta Lacks book was the clear front-runner,” Turner said. “It was a unanimous vote. And even though it might not be directly about what people were defining as cultural connectivity — social media — we all felt the book fit the theme in terms of connection, connectivity in the sense that we, all of us, because we receive modern medical treatments, are connected to Henrietta Lacks.”

Turner said all the students he talked to about the book really connected with the story, despite being initially apprehensive about reading a book about science.

“Before, I thought it was going to be this boring book about cells,” freshman global studies major Charissa Buckner said. “Since I’m not a science person I wasn’t that interested. However, I ended up really enjoying the book and even created an emotional connection with Deborah — as with most of the characters in the books I read — and found it very interesting and moving. I was excited to hear Sonny Lacks speak and

“We wanted to do something that could be repeated again and kind of establish tradition at Missouri State,” Barker said. “Missouri State lacks tradition compared to a lot of other universities, and we wanted to put something on that students will like and enjoy and want to keep continuing on every semester.”

Barker and Johnson said they hope the flash rave will continue throughout the semesters by passing the event off to a student organization. The MBA program is currently considering making an MBA association that could continue to plan the tradition each semester, they said.

“The Marketing Seminar

thought of it as a continuation of the book.”

Sonny, his family and the book bring up important issues such as the history of experimentation on African Americans and the birth of bioethics.

“I think the most important thing students can learn from this book is that people matter,” Turner said. “That when we look at the discoveries of science, when we think about the technologies that we have, when we think about the developments that happen in our culture and society that there are always people behind those and sometimes it’s too easy to forget that.”

Although HeLa cells have generated billions of dollars for the medical industry, many members of the Lacks family still don’t have health care.

While many family members remain angry about this, Sonny sees the situation — as a whole — as a good thing.

“I look at it like this: She was a giving person,” Sonny said. “I take it that she would love the idea that her cells were helping someone else.

And I just feel good inside when I think about that. And I just think about everything they say, about the cells going into space, they were changing some of the rules about taking a person’s tissue. It makes me feel real nice inside.”

students have been working to perfect the event and class project since the second week of school,” Johnson said. “Event planning is difficult but this sets the tone for real-life experiences, so it’s definitely a rewarding class. The experience is so great that while it is hard work, at the end of the day when you see that hard work pay off, it’s a great feeling.”

Burnett said she plans to be in attendance at the flash rave to see the hard work of her students firsthand.

“From my point of view, this has just been an incredible experience to watch a young professional group of students really become connected and take ownership

Drugs Continued from page 1 history.”

Students who don’t have prescriptions for the drug still have access to Adderall, however.

“Acquiring Adderall is all about who you know or who your friends know,” Greinke said. “The closer the connection, the easier it is to get. Sadly, I could get you three different dosages of Adderall and two different brands right now if you wanted me to.

“Adderall is usually bought by parents of kids who have been prescribed it. Then the kid is sick of taking it or doesn’t take it properly and has some extra to sell and has a friend who has a big assignment coming up.”

Side effects of Adderall include things as minor as headaches and nausea to changes in sex drive or ability, all the way to hallucinating and mania.

“Any drug can be dangerous and has side effects,” Snodgrass said.

of their ideas and to go past the initial development of ideas to actually implementing them,” Burnett said.

At the flash rave, students will find Missouri State student DJ St. Arnes; free giveaways including Tshirts, glow sticks and bracelets; and pizza provided by Papa Johns.

To find out more information about the flash rave, log on to Facebook and look for the “MSU FLASH RAVE 2K11” page and rave on.

Healthy Studying Tips: 1. Healthy eating: Foods high in iron and B vitamins are important in maintaining physical and mental energy to study well.

2. Avoid caffeine binges: Excessive caffeine can affect your sleeping habits and make you tired rather than energized.

3. Carefully choose your study groups: Choose focused classmates that you can compare notes with.

4. Get organized: Clean your work space and organize notes and study materials.

Tips compiled by Brittany Meiling

“That’s why you have to have a prescription to use it. You don’t want to take any drug unless it’s need-

ed. In this world there are not a lot of quick fixes.

There are other ways to prepare for finals.”

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Dec. 6, 2011

Don’t abuse drugs to prep for finals week

Cartoon by Rachel Brown

Make your voice heard; create a Wyrick proposal to improve life at Missouri State

For many students at a big university, finding a way to make a difference can be a challenge. This can easily be applied to Missouri State University. With more than 23,000 students, it may seem like a daunting task to get involved in a way that will positively impact the entire campus and campus community.

Some students might feel like there is no way that they can possibly make a difference. However, students need to realize that there are ways to get involved and have an impact on the university they attend and love. One way is through Wyrick proposals.

Missouri State University's Wyrick Commission was established in 1983 and is a capital-improvement fund dedicated to improving many aspects of campus. Among the projects that started as Wyrick proposals are the digital parking space counters at Bear Park South and sand volleyball courts.

How do you get involved with a Wyrick proposal? All a student needs is an idea to better our campus and the willpower to act upon it. According to a press release from Missouri State's Student Government Association, they are "Encouraging all students with possible project ideas to submit Wyrick proposals, which are reviewed and voted on annually by the student body."

Depending on the funding available to the commission and the cost of the proposals, a certain number of projects can be completed through the commis-

Jon Poorman Editor-in-Chief sion each school year. If there are more approved projects than funding, the students of Missouri State get to vote on which projects they would like to see put into action.

For students feeling a little bit out of the loop at Missouri State, these Wyrick proposals are a great way to start becoming active on campus. The students are the people who make up and represent this university, so their opinions about how we can improve should be greatly valued. With the Wyrick proposals, any student on campus can submit an idea, and if it's good enough, it can be put into action.

If you are interested in using a Wyrick proposal to help improve our campus, SGA suggests that you contact Chief Wyrick Commissioner Ben Roberts at Roberts311@live.missouristate.edu.

The commission is willing to help any student or group of students wanting to prepare a Wyrick proposal.

However, the commission's deadline is fast approaching — Friday to be exact.

If you would like to get involved, now is the time. Let your voice be heard.

Past Wyrick proposals 2000 • Theater Equipment - PSU 2001 • Climbing Wall Project 2002 • The Growl Equipment • Bowling Equipment Upgrades 2003 • Retreat Garden - Kings Street 2004 • Artificial Turf - Intramural Field 2005 • Veteran’s Memorial • Recreation Center Study 2006 • GPS Clock System • Intramural Scoreboard 2009 • Artificial Turf - Intramural Field 2010 • Free Weights • PSU Theater Project 2011 • Wayfinding Signs • Current Events Marquee • Light Pole Banners/Fence Painting • Bear Park South Count System 2012 • Rename and Install Parking Signage • Sand Volleyball Courts

Feeling anxious about finals week? Worried that you won’t be able to focus enough for your exams? Word to the wise, don’t use drugs to help you study if you haven’t been prescribed them.

Adderall, or “College Crack” and “Cognitive Steroid” according to Adderall Abuse Treatment’s website, has become a popular drug for people — especially students — to abuse when looking for a way to focus. “(Adderall) works directly on the pleasure center of the brain and is highly addictive on both a physical and emotional or psychological level,” according to AAT’s website. “It increases energy, alertness, concentration, libido and a general sense of well-being but also creates dependency and addiction.”

For those with a prescription, Adderall can be an effective method of treatment for attention deficit disorder and other similar conditions.

However, if you’re simply using it for recreational purposes it can lead to dangerous consequences like insomnia, rage, hyperactivity, anxiety, mania, mental disorders and “increased chance of acquiring additional addictions or transitioning to different drugs,” according to AAT’s website.

Obviously none of these are likely to help you get an A on your final exam. Instead of turning to drugs to help you cram last minute, start studying now in short periods so you’ll actually learn the material.

Eating healthy meals and getting adequate sleep are also more likely to help you come test day as well, instead of prescription drugs which can lead to long-term mental changes.

Fortunately, there are treatment options if you have an addiction to Adderall ranging from medical treatment, to 12-step programs, counseling and spiritual care.

Check out AAT’s website at http://www.adderallabusetreatment.com, or call their 24-hour hotline at 1-888-858-5709, to find out about confidential options available to you and start finals week off right.

Eliminating the A-minus would create a fair grading system

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It’s time Missouri State students stood up for the value of an A. The Student Government Association is asking students for their views on the plus/minus grading system, which was implemented in fall 2009.

SGA spoke out against the new system before it was implemented, primarily because it seems to create a disadvantage for “A” students.

They were right to question it before, and they’re right to question it now. Unless adjustments are made to the system, the university needs to scrap plus/minus grading.

The problem primarily lies in the lack of an A-plus option. While other grades across the spectrum now have a variety of values, an A can only be worth less now than it was before.

The variety provided by pluses and minuses might portray a more accurate picture of the grades students are earning, but it’s also made things more difficult for students who were achieving at the highest level.

There doesn’t need to be special treatment for successful students, but there shouldn’t be additional hurdles.

The questionnaire SGA has online provides some options for adjusting the current system. One of those would be creating a designation for A-plus, where students would earn 4.33 points for the grade instead of just 4.0. It makes sense, if we’re going to penalize students who obtain a low A, to reward students who earn a high A.

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The other suggestion similarly levels the playing field for “A” students by simply removing the A-minus grade.

This would basically have the same effect. It keeps us from devaluing the average of possible “A” outcomes.

Currently, the only balance for the lack of an A-plus is the lack of a Dminus. But students who are striving for A’s typically aren’t concerned with the difference between a D and a Dminus. While it might create balance for the spectrum of grades, it does little to provide a fair evaluation for successful students.

It might seem like splitting hairs to argue about the difference in value between a 92 and a 94, but when scholarship requirements and post-graduate admissions criteria rely on GPAs, a few points here and there can make a big difference.

If you haven’t yet participated in the online survey, I urge you to do so, especially if you’re an overachieving student who understands the need for a fair grading system. You can find the questionnaire on the SGA website at http://sga.missouristate.edu.

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Calendar

Ten things not to do during the final weeks of school

December 6 to December 12

Tuesday

1 Rely on ramen noodles and doughnuts

Quantum Groove 9 p.m. at Lindberg’s, free

for sustenance. It will backfire, and possibly in a literal sense.

Let's #@%! 9 p.m. at Jekyll & Hyde’s, free for 21+ and $5 for 18+ (only 100 minors allowed at a time)

2 Spend valuable time trying to come up

Laughing Stock Open Mic Night 9 p.m. at the Outland, free

with funny finals-related Facebook statuses.

Shawn Eckels 8:30 to 11 p.m. at Ebbet’s Field Downtown, free

3to beBuyglued a video game that will cause you to the couch for days on end.

4openLeave your social networking sites in other tabs — hours will be lost

Tuesday’s Stew 9 p.m. at the Outland Ballroom, free for ladies 18+ and gents 21+

Wednesday

Dug & the SOULar Panels 7 to 10 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free

and you’ll not know where to find them.

5for last.

Save your most difficult assignment 6burner.

Put all your relationships on the back If you feel you must, at least keep

Daryl Hance (JJ Grey & Mofro guitarist) 8 p.m. at the Outland Ballroom, $5 St. Dallas & The Sinners 11 p.m. at the Outland, $3

Thursday

them on low heat.

The Imagine Concert 7 to 10 p.m. at the Gillioz Theatre, $10

7youGet so excited for spending cash that sell your books back before finals.

The Detectives Rock ‘n’ Soul 10:30 p.m. at the Outland, $5 for 21+ and $7 for 18+

Even if you never used the book in class, it might come in handy for the final.

Think ‘n’ Trivia 7 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free The DJs of Lemondrop with Kids And Chemicals 10 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free Deitra Magazine Issue Release Show with ALG, Video Vamp, Spinrad and Ewag3 9 p.m. at the Outland Ballroom, $5

Friday

Jazz Trio 8 to 10 p.m. at the Outland, $3 The Chris Lager Band and Honkysuckle 10 p.m. at the Highlife Martini Lounge, cover charge Digital Leather, Golden Giant and Black Box Revue 10 p.m. at the Outland, $5 Bella Donna 9 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, cover charge

Saturday

Slapdash Science, The Low Litas and Penny Hill 10 p.m. at the Highlife Martini Lounge, cover charge Lucero and The Bootheel 8 p.m. at the Outland Ballroom, $16 The First Teenager Ever 9 p.m. at the Outland, cover charge

Sunday

Members of Speakeasy 9 p.m. at Ebbet’s Field Downtown, free Five Finger Death Punch, All That Remains, Hatebreed and Rains 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. at The Shrine Mosque, $35 day of show or $30 in advance at Stick it in Your Ear, Kaleidoscope and http://metrotix.com

Monday

Open Mic Night 7 to 11 p.m. at Harlow’s, free

Briefs Imagine concert

Imagine: A Tribute to John Lennon will be Thursday, Dec. 8 at the Gillioz Theatre (325 Park Central East) from 7 to 10 p.m.

The all-ages show, which is on the anniversary of Lennon’s death, will feature a series a local bands each playing one or a few of Lennon’s songs. Local musicians will include: Truett and the Traitors, Kristi Merideth, Dale McCoy, Cindy Woolf, The Bootheel, Heartpunch, Distant Relative, Speakeasy and Big Beat Club.

Tickets will cost $10 and can be purchased at http://gillioz.ticketforce.com or by calling 417863-9491.

Five Finger Death Punch to perform

Heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch will play an all-ages show Sunday, Dec. 11 at The Shrine Mosque. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will start at 7:30 p.m.

All That Remains, Hatebreed and Rains will open for Five Finger Death Punch.

Tickets will be $30 in advance and $35 the day of the show.

Tickets are available at Kaleidoscope (1430 E. Sunshine St.), Stick it in Your Ear (300 E. Walnut St.) and http://metrotix.com.

For more information, visit http://www.theshrinemosqueo nline.com.

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Eddie’s Headies, downtown Springfield’s premier head shop, is also a glassware museum. The store has a few glass pieces that cost several thousand dollars.

Mr. Eddie leaves a legacy

studying just before the test, improves test performance.

9thinkSkipyouclass the last week because you won’t learn anything new. You will at least learn that you didn’t miss anything.

By Nick Simpson The Standard Mr. Eddie’s Headies, located at 414 South Ave., is a familiar business throughout our city of Springfield, but few have had the privilege of knowing the life of the man behind it. Nathaniel “Nat” Cowen passed away due to asphyxiation in his sleep in the early hours of Nov. 1 — the morning after his 25th birthday.

The business he developed almost four years ago has been a local staple in glassware such as tobacco pipes and decorative pieces. They also carry home decor merchandise and clothing.

On Friday, Dec. 2, Honkysuckle and Mr. Eddie’s Headies came together to present a memorial for the little shop’s forefather. The show was $2 for those under 21, free for those 21 and up and sold out, filling the bar to capacity — an overwhelming grace for those close to Cowen.

8sleeping Pull all-nighters — studies show after you study, rather than only

10 Trust in the state-dependency theory. Taking a test under the influence is never a good idea, even if you’re under the same influence while studying.

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Honkysuckle played a memorial show at the Outland Ballroom for Cowen that was free for anyone older than 21 and only $2 for anyone under 21—the normal minor surcharge.

He’d do anything for anybody. He was really generous.

turned-success story.

“He started small at music festivals like Schwagstock with a couple cases full of glass in his spare time,” Leader said. “He was a manager at a McDonald’s in Marshfield. After a couple of years he just started selling a bunch of -Chris Leader, Eddie’s glass and got into the scene, scraped up what he Headies employee had and here we are.”

Leader said their success was also in part due One of those most proud of the tribute to Nat to Cowen’s outgoing nature and positive perwas Headies employee Chris Leader. He said sonality, attracting customers and spreading his their little business began with Cowen’s drive See MR. EDDIE page 6 and his everlasting passion for his hobby-

Take your mind off finals Student Activities Council will be presenting free massages to students on Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Plaster Student Union Remembrance Lounge. All massages will be given by professionals from Back Rubbzz, a local massage parlor.

Students looking for a break from studying this week can also attend movie showings at the PSU, presented by SAC. Showings include "Crazy Stupid Love" and "Horrible Bosses" at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. respectively on Wednesday and a Disney movie marathon starting at 3 p.m. on Friday.

Comedian Amy Schumer will be performing at 7 p.m. in the PSU on Saturday. All events are free to Missouri State students.

Guide to holiday gifts for the gamers in your life

By Tyler Tinnin The Standard

their new line of EarForce gaming headsets. With wireless 5.1 surround sound technology, they’ll experience a 360-degree sound field that defies all expectation and can really lend an advantage in the thick of battle!

For the “World’s Greatest Detective”...

It’s important to keep in mind that the thought behind a gift is always what counts the most. That being said, here are a few gift ideas that will ensure the gamer on your list knows you thought about them this year.

For the FPS enthusiast... Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady studios received unprecedented Battlefield 3 There’s one in every critical acclaim for “Batfamily. First they dominated man: Arkham Asylum,” “CounterStrike,” they including Game of the Year, fragged countless noobs in a 92 percent positive rating “Halo,” and finally racked- on GameRankings, and up kill streaks in “Call of even a Guinness World Duty.” Now it is time for Record. “Arkham City” has them to elevate their war- you donning the cowl again fare. DICE’s “Battlefield” to clean the mean streets of series has a rich pedigree of the eponymous super-prison strategic and frantic online of crime, corruption and multiplayer, and have once conspiracy. To put it simply, again upped the ante with there is no better crimecostumed-hero “Battlefield 3.” The new fighting Frostbite 2 engine with simulator on the market (not Destruction 3.0 redefines to mention that if your battle with advances in ren- gamer still has Batsymbols dering, physics, and scale. on their underoos, this is a Once your shooter-fanatic must-have). With over 400 experiences his first “Bat- Riddler challenges, this tlefield Moment” (a com- game is absolutely packed munity term for unique with content. gameplay sequences native only to the “Battlefield” Bonus Round Rocksteady worked with series) he/she will never TriOviz to create a special look back. inficolor 3D system for the game, allowing players on Bonus Round If you want to make this standard HDTVs to experiChristmas extra-special, ence the game in spectacupop on over to http://turtle- lar stereoscopic 3D. The beach.com and check out glasses must be ordered

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online though, and are available at http://US.trioviz.com.

Finally, for those who fancy fantasy...

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda’s “Elder Scrolls” series have proudly stood at the forefront of freedom and player choice since their first installment, “Arena,” back in 1994. The face of gaming has changed dramatically since then, but Todd Howard and his cre-

ative team are still dedicated to giving the player an unparallelled experience.

“Skyrim” is quite possibly the most ambitious and beautiful game to ever be released on any gaming platform. Though there are some bugs and glitches which may detract from your gameplay sessions, no game can impart the sense of wonder and discovery that “Skyrim” offers. If your gamer wants to create a life in a far-off, mysterious land, you should look no further

If your gamer couldn’t wait (I imagine this might apply to quite a few people, judging from my experience at the 11/11/11 midnight launch of “Skyrim” at GameStop) but still fancies fantasy gaming over any other variety, there could still be a spectacular surprise in store for them.

“Dark Souls,” from Japan’s FROM software, is another ambitious and rewarding experience, though quite the opposite of “Skyrim.”

“Dark Souls” is one of the most challenging and harrowing gaming experiences the average western-hemisphere gamer will ever face.

If you have the patience and the skill, however, this game will become the crown jewel of your collection. If you think your gamer fortuitous enough, than “Dark Souls” may just become their new obsession.

If none of these titles catch your fancy, than your best bet may be to get in line and pick up a copy of “Modern Warfare 3.”

Though, honestly, you could probably just get a used copy of “Modern Warfare 2” and Photoshop the cover, I’d be hard-pressed to find any substantial differences between them.

Happy holidays!

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DIY crafting makes comeback Save money giving meaningful gifts during the holiday season

By Kaycie Surrell The Standard

It’s that time of year again: Christmas trees, holiday lights, carolers and, of course, the holiday gifts. It can all get to be a little overwhelming not to mention a little expensive. With new tech gadgets debuting more rapidly every day, the wish lists of your loved ones might look a lot like the inventory pages of a Best Buy. This doesn’t exactly reflect the bank account capabilities of the average college student.

Insert the handmade holiday gift. They’re stylish, heartfelt and slightly kitschy.

Your mom will feel guilty for throwing it away, and siblings will feel obligated to use the gift—placing it somewhere in their own homes to be used later as a conversation piece.

The handmade gift is no longer for kindergarten stu-

dents with an endless supply of macaroni noodles and glitter at their disposal, unless you want it to be. I’ve seen some pretty nice-looking picture frames decorated with scattered noodles and glitter.

Crafty DIY gifts are making a big comeback this year.

Think crocheted iPhone cases adorned with big decorative buttons and handmade jewelry featuring feathers and bird patterns.

Websites like Etsy sell lots of handmade gifts, but no matter how you slice it, shopping online can add up. When it comes to giving a handcrafted gift, it really is better to just do it yourself.

Sitting at home one night after a few too many shots of espresso, I found an easy crochet how-to video on YouTube. The woman in the video used simple terminology and several attempts later I was on my way to my first handmade scarf — a reward-

ing feeling.

Personal blogs can be accessed through websites like StumbleUpon and Pinterest that open up all kinds of doors when it comes to things you can make yourself.

Inspired by these sites and the items for sale in downtown stores like Good Girl Art, I came up with my own Christmas 2011 initiative: to replace store-bought gifts with handmade ones this year, and put “it’s the thought that counts” to the test.

A crochet needle costs a little less than $2, and a ball of 100 percent acrylic yarn is a little less than $3. If you get two balls of yarn, that’s definitely enough to make a scarf. If you want to class it up a little bit with an extra stitch, turn it into an infinity scarf. It’s a circular scarf that has no end, so you can keep wrapping it. Women love them. Throw some buttons on it and you might as well hang it up in Forever 21 and sell it for $15.

And it doesn’t stop with outerwear. Jewelry is a whole new territory that has

matured since the friendship choice but there’s a lot to be necklaces have evolved from bracelets some of us may said for some craft wire and a nothing but jewelry wire and remember from grade school. few beads.

See DIY page 7 Hemp jewelry is the obvious Some pretty nice-looking

IMAX opens in Springfield

Elizabethan Christmas Dinners raise money for Music Department

By Megan Gates The Standard

By The Standard

The 46th Annual Elizabethan Christmas Dinners kicked off the holiday season at Missouri State this past week.

Held Nov. 30 through Dec. 3 in the Plaster Student Union Ballroom, the dinners were hosted by MSU’s Music Department and featured performances by the university’s Chamber Singers, Collegiate Singers and Concert Chorale.

The event was open to the campus community and the public for $30 for an adult ticket and $25 for a student ticket.

The Chamber Singers dressed in Elizabethan clothing for the dinners and performed a variety of Christmas carols throughout the evening along with the other MSU choirs.

The dinners’ theme also featured an Old English style menu of king’s butternut squash soup with creme fraiche and chives, the king’s fowl stuffed with goat cheese, a gingerbread truffle with citrus custard and many other dishes.

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The supplies to crochet DIY crafts out of yarn can cost as little as $5 per gift item and leave plenty of room for customizing goodies for those picky people on your list.

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The festive dinners featured performances by MSU’s Music Department.

The Concert Chorale will return to the stage on Feb. 12 at Immaculate Conception, 3555 S. Fremont Ave., for their first performance of the spring semester.

To find out more information about choral performances at MSU visit the Music Department’s website at http://www.missouristate.edu/music.

ShowPlex Cinemas Springfield 8 reopened this fall to bring the Springfield community its first local IMAX theater just in time for the holiday blockbuster season.

The theater, located at 3200 E. Montclair St., was originally an eight-screen theater, but underwent major renovations this past year to become the Springfield 11 IMAX Theatre.

“The new Springfield Theatre offers more than 2,400 seats in 11 auditoriums,” said ShowPlex’s website. “In addition to the new IMAX auditorium, ShowPlex Cinemas has added the new auditoriums with stadium seating and digital capabilities, a completely remodeled lobby, as well as a new auxiliary concession and new restrooms.”

ShowPlex Cinema could not be reached for comment before The Standard’s press time on Monday.

Student ticket prices at Springfield 11 range from $9.50 for a 2D movie, $10.25 for a 3D movie and $11.25 for an IMAX movie.

Kelly Hoskins, vice president of marketing for Wehrenberg Theatres, said she was not concerned about the opening of the IMAX theater affecting their business at 4005 South Ave. “We have very large screens and are all digital at our location,” she said. “We have very good digital, and our 3D capabilities are better than the IMAX’s. Most of IMAX format comes out in digital and we have the benefit of being all digital and having a lower ticket price.”

Student tickets at Wehrenberg Campbell 16 range from $7.25 for a 2D movie and $10.25 for a 3D movie.

“Moviegoing is wonderful in the Springfield market, and we have a successful theater there,” Hoskins said. “We hope to have a lot of the large blockbusters for the holiday season.”

On Dec. 16, Springfield 11 will host a special preview of “Mission: Impossible— Ghost Protocol” five days before the nationwide release on Dec. 21 in IMAX format.

For ticket information, call its box office at 417-882-8370 or visit its website at http://www.showplexcinemas.com.

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Eddie’s Headies 414 South Ave.

Monday through Saturday:

name throughout the city.

10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

“He’d do anything for anybody,” Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m.

Leader said. “He was really generous. He was really outgoing, too. He For more information, call tried to be a part of anything that was 417-832-9915 or visit the going on downtown, sponsoring a shop’s Facebook page. bunch of music shows and stuff like that.

“It’s really hard. He was a really good friend. I’ve known him for a his spirit being there and stuff. I defilong time. It’s probably one of the nitely felt a presence. There were peoworst things I’ve been through. He ple there from out of state, out of had one son named Eli, though he town. Honestly, I think they still would have came even if it were $10.” was never married.”

“Honkysuckle are best friends of Leader said it was Cowen’s optimistic attitude that instilled upon the ours,” Williams continued. “They do a employees at Headies a very real lot for us. They actually booked the sense of family and created that show. It wasn’t about money for us, it relaxed, comfortable, almost familiar was who’s going to come out for our atmosphere felt every time you enter brother’s show. It was a really overwhelming experience. Towards the end the store.

“We don’t really have managers I was getting kind of choked up because — we’re kind of all managers,” he of all the people that came out.”

Honkysuckle was the only band said. “It’s really laid-back, we all get along pretty well. Most of the time to perform that evening, whose crowd threatened to cave the floor in we’re just real happy and mellow.”

Leader said at this point the shop with the energy from their vibrant will attempt to branch out even fur- and melodic roots rock and bluether, extending their influence on the grass.

Banjo, dilruba, dobro, sitar player glass-blowing industry throughout and vocalist Eric Howell said Cowen the country. was a great “We’re supporter of doing a lot of It wasn’t about money their incesglass shows in santly popular for us, it was who’s LA and Vegas band. and stuff like going to come out for “He was a that,” he said. our brother’s show. good friend of “We have a guy Towards the end I was ours,” he said. out on the road getting kind of choked “Our harmonidoing a wholeup because of all the ca player grew sale route to people that came out. up with him. head shops and He showed things. We have -Zach Williams, Eddie’s support for another shop Headies employee everybody in down in Little town. He was Rock and a glass a good friend blowing school — that’s about it, just a good friend.” down there.”

Howell said he has been proud to Another close friend of Cowen who was overwhelmed by the memo- support Cowen’s memory in what rial was Zach Williams. He is a long- ways he is able.

“It’s an honor,” he said. “We time employee of Eddie’s Headies — played his funeral and the whole the new name for the shop.

“He was my best friend,” he said. thing is an honor. It’s awesome that “It was kind of one of those right- one person can bring this many peohand-man deals. The store now is ple together. It’s a cool thing.”

Eddie’s Headies is currently runEddie’s Headies, LLC for the simple fact that Nat was Mr. Eddie. Mr. ning a sale now until Dec. 10 on all Eddie’s was in fact a tribute to his merchandise, offering 30 percent off father Eddie. We think Eddie’s Head- any orders over $50. Williams said that while there was initial worry folies is definitely more appropriate.”

Williams described the emotional lowing Cowen’s death concerning current running through the huge the future of the store, he remains crowd, and his own feelings during confident in their continued success.

“We feel we should be fine,” he the inspired show.

“It was better than expected,” he said. “We’ve got lawyers and stuff. said. “Some people were talking about Honestly, I think business is going to

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Top: Eddie’s Headies prides itself on having the largest selection of glass in Springfield.

Middle left: The shop is downtown at 414 South Ave. Lower left: Honkysuckle filled the Outland Ballroom to capacity at Cowen’s memorial show Friday, Dec. 2. Lower right: The poster for the memorial show featured a picture of Cowen in the upper right corner (image courtesy Eddie’s Headies). get bigger. Now we have a reason to Williams said he and Eddie’s do what we do. Before, it was just a Headies can only hope that Cowen’s cool job but now it’s turned into passing can serve as a lesson to us all. something much, much more than “It’s just one of those things that that.” can happen to anyone,” he said.

“Whenever it comes to alcohol, there actually is a limit. You’re playing with fire at a certain point. We just like to tell everyone just to be careful.”

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DIY Continued from page 5 some beads. String them together and wrap the wire around till it looks like a nest and you’ve got a meaningful and personalized gift for your mother. Just adjust the number of beads to match your family size.

Something else that works in a pinch or if you’ve got a last minute gift to put together for that coworker that slipped your mind is the gift that keeps on giving: alcoholic beverages. Mason jars are somehow attractive and reminiscent of making moonshine. Mix a few peppermints in with a jar of vodka and wrap with festive bow or a handmade card and you’ve got a gift that will come in handy come crunch time at the office.

Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting or knitting small stuffed animals and toys. The website http://allaboutami.tumblr.com features a blogger and her love for the craft, along with tutorials to make useful little items like iPhone cozies.

You can crochet two pieces together on three sides, leaving one open for the phone and use small pieces of felt cut into adorable shapes like mini ice

The Standard cream cones, fruits, cupcakes or owls to adorn the bottom of the cozies.

The finished product will be way more useful than a noodle and glitter picture frame, and every time they pull their device out they’ll be thinking of you.

Depending on your skill level when it comes to sewing, it can be relatively easy to whip up something like a handmade apron personalized for the cook in your family. Neckties make fancy waistbands, and a few hand stitches with colorful yarn bind two fabrics together. Add some fabric paint and an interesting design and you’ve got yourself a thoughtful apron to be worn while drinking the crafty vodka.

If you’re planning on exchanging gifts with your family and friends this year, consider giving something handmade. It saves you the hours spent walking through a crowded mall pricing gifts all day and shows your loved ones that you care enough about them to get a little messy.

There’s still time to get some crafting in before the big day and many more ideas at your fingertips when you start searching the web.

All you need is some cash, an endless supply of emotion-inspiring Christmas movies and a glass of spiked eggnog.

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Do-It-Yourself crafting is a great way to save money during the holiday season while providing meaningful gifts that you can feel good about giving, not to mention that everyone on your list will feel extra special having warranted a homemade gift. Check out Pinterest.com for lots of DIY craft ideas.

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Scorebox Men’s Basketball Wednesday, Nov. 30 Oral Roberts 36 32 – 68 Missouri State 22 41 – 63 Saturday, Dec. 3 New Mexico 39 37 – 76 Missouri State 23 37 – 60 Women’s Basketball Tuesday, Nov. 29 UALR 21 29 – 50 Missouri State 46 27 – 73 Volleyball Thursday, Dec. 1 Pepperdine 25 25 25 – 3 Missouri State 22 21 16 – 0 Ice Hockey Friday, Dec. 2 Lindenwood 0 2 2–4 Missouri State 0 1 0–1 Saturday, Dec. 3 Lindenwood 3 1 0 1–5 Missouri State 1 3 0 0–4

Calendar December 6 to December 12

Tuesday

Women’s Basketball, 7:05 p.m. at home vs. ETSU

Wednesday Men’s Basketball, 8 p.m. at home vs. Oklahoma State

Thursday

Women’s Basketball, 7 p.m. away at Oklahoma State

Friday

Ice Hockey, 7:30 p.m. away at Arkansas

Saturday

Men’s Basketball, 4:30 p.m. away at UALR

Sunday

Women’s Basketball, 1:05 p.m. at home vs. North Texas

Briefs Melugin receives academic honors

Senior forward Heath Melugin received Academic All-America honors by being named to the Capital One Academic All-America Men’s Soccer Division 1 first team. This season marks the second year in a row that Melugin has earned academic honors, and comes as a result of his 3.97 grade point average in cellular and molecular biology.

For the Bears this season Melugin scored a team high six goals and had 17 points in his 1,173 minutes played in 19 total games while helping the Bears go 9-8-2 on the year, including a trip to the conference championship game.

In his career at Missouri State, Melugin played in 78 games and had 22 goals in four seasons.

Two seniors earn ‘of the year’ awards

At the Missouri State football recognition banquet senior wide receiver Jermaine Saffold was named the Missouri State University Player of the Year.

Saffold played in all 11 games for the Bears and caught 45 passes for 913 yards receiving. Saffold had eight touchdowns and averaged 20.3 yards per catch and 83 yards per game.

Also receiving an award for the Bears was punter Jordan Chiles who received the Arthur Briggs Award.

Chiles had 67 punts this season for 2,720 yards and a 40.6 yards per punt average.

The football Bears went 2-9 this season, 0-4 at home, 2-6 in Missouri Valley Football Conference play and were outscored a total of 408-222 this season in 11 games.

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The Ice Bears have played Lindenwood at home and away this season and are 0-4, including a 5-4 and 4-1 loss this weekend.

Rival overcomes Ice Bears Overtime goal nails down sweep for Lindenwood

By Adam Hammons The Standard The Missouri State Ice Bears were inches away from finally beating rival Lindenwood University on Saturday night, but it was the Lions who hit the back of the net in overtime to win 5-4.

Over the weekend, the Ice Bears played the Lions twice, once on Friday and again on Saturday. Having already lost to Lindenwood twice earlier in the season, the Ice Bears wanted to prove something.

“We knew we had to practice harder this week than usual and come out harder,” freshman forward Jack Ryan said. “After taking three losses to them it was about time to step it up and give them a good game.”

On Friday night, the Ice Bears came out strong against the higher seeded Lions and played even with them throughout the game.

However, players said they mentally lapsed in the third period and eventually lost 4-1.

Going into Saturday’s game, the players knew they needed to be mentally stronger.

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We out-skated them, we out-hit them, we played smarter hockey all around and this one really stings. But it’s what hurts us that makes us stronger.

—senior Ryan Armstrong

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were a man down. The Lions took advantage and scored three goals during those minutes.

“Penalties are part of the game,” senior captain Ryan Armstrong said. “But whenever you get a five-minute like that it really takes a toll on you.”

At that point it didn’t look good, but the Ice Bears never let down and got a goal to spoil the shutout before the end of the first period. Feeding off the crowd and a change in

The Ice Bears are 13-10-1 this season and will not play again at home until Jan. 20.

momentum, the Ice Bears tacked on another goal in the second period. Finally, Jack Ryan scored the tying goal with an assist from his brother Blake Ryan.

“It always feels great scoring a goal,” Jack See ICE BEARS page 9

Oishi swims her way to new level

Bizoukas adds a weapon to the Bears’ arsenal

By Colleen Hamilton The Standard

By John Cook The Standard It’s easy to see why senior guard Michael Bizoukas was recruited by the Missouri State Bears. He had many of the tools in his basketball arsenal that the Bears were looking for. He was a smart, crafty veteran who already had a degree in management.

Transferring from DePaul University, a campus located in the heart of Chicago, Bizoukas had gone through hard times, faced adversity both on and off the court and had grown into a leader.

Leadership is something the Bears desMichael Gulledge/THE STANDARD perately needed. Four seniors were gone Bizoukas transferred from DePaul. from last year’s team, one of who (Nafis Ricks) left a hole at point guard. “Bazooka defensive-minded game plan.

Joe,” a nickname for Bizoukas that fans “He’s a really important part to the have chanted in the past, was a perfect fit in that position for head coach Paul Lusk’s See BIZOUKAS page 9

The beginning of Melissa Oishi’s collegiate swimming career was far from predictable. Now a junior at Missouri State University, she has become one of the team’s top breaststrokers. But the Seattle, Wash. native had not always planned on being a Bear.

“When I first started looking at schools, I ended up — my freshmen year — at the University of New Orleans and then in June they cut the whole athletics program there so I didn’t even think I was going to go to school that year,” Oishi said. “It was a big mess.”

The University of New Orleans was able to get their athletics programs back, but announced in December that the school would be switching divisions. Former Bears’ assistant swim coach Randy Horner — who was the head coach at New Orleans at the time — told Oishi that he knew the program that she would do very well at.

Missouri State assistant coach Dave Collins said the Bears sold Oishi on a fresh start and a new oppor See OISHI page 9

Shorter’s desire to win helps Lady Bears Junior forward leads battle in the paint

By Harrison Keegan The Standard

Saffold had eight touchdowns.

“This team — Lindenwood — is great at getting in your head and messing with you,” head coach Tony Dunseith said. “So we talked about that before (Saturday’s) game, and if we just mind our duties and our responsibilities as players in our positions we’ll be fine.”

In the first few minutes of the game, the Ice Bears came out firing and had a lot of opportunities to get a goal. The puck just wasn’t going in. Then the Ice Bears got a fiveminute major penalty in the first period and

Like all Division I head coaches, Nyla Milleson of the Lady Bears knows that you don’t get every recruit you go for. Some girls just aren’t interested. Milleson figured Christiana Shorter, a talented forward from Tulsa, Okla., was one of those girls. Fearing her voicemails had fallen on deaf ears, Milleson decided to give it one more shot.

“She didn’t want any part of the recruiting process,” Milleson said.

“We got into August and we thought ‘OK, we’re going to try one more time,’ and she

answered and the rest is history.”

That might have been one of the best calls Milleson has ever made. Shorter has already built an impressive résumé as she begins her junior season with the Lady Bears. She was the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year her first season and was second team all-conference a year ago.

This season, Shorter is off to a hot start, averaging 15 points and a team-leading 7.8 rebounds per game for the 3-2 Lady Bears. She had a career-high 27 points in the team’s win against Oral Roberts on Nov. 26.

Lady Bears senior forward Lacey Boshe said that Shorter is always a big part of the Lady Bears’ game plan.

“She’s one of our leading

scorers, and you have to run your offense to try to get the best shot every time,” Boshe said. “But a lot of times getting her for a layup is a pretty good shot.”

Despite being a bit undersized at 6-foot-1, Shorter is able to use her quickness to get around defenders for layups and then out-muscle those same forwards for rebounds on the other end.

“For being no bigger than she is, I think she does a pretty good job of posting and being able to go against bigger players,” Milleson said. “(She is) a great rebounder. She’s got a real nose for the ball.”

The real reason Milleson made that last phone call, however, doesn’t have anything to do with points or rebounds — it has to do with wins, and Shorter had

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Shorter is averaging 7.8 rebounds per game. plenty of those at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa. She won state her junior and senior seasons, and left the team with a 42game winning streak.

“I really want to win,” Shorter said. “That’s what I told coach Milleson when I first got here. I said ‘I’m

used to winning so I want to come here and win, and I want to get to the NCAA Tournament.’”

Shorter said she takes losses pretty hard, and that she’s shed some tears in the locker room after tough See SHORTER page 11

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Freshman forward plays key role for Ice Bears on offense

By Kyle Boaz The Standard

When a freshman is able to perform as a leader, it draws attention.

That is exactly what forward Jack Ryan has been able to do for the Ice Bears this season.

Although he has been such a key player to the team immediately into his college career, Ryan is able to stay humble about his on-ice achievements.

“I just try to do my role, really,” Ryan said. “The older guys lead and the younger guys try to fit in and help the team.”

Ryan has been doing his share of helping so far, playing in 21 of 22 games so far this year. Head coach Tony Dunseith said Ryan not only performs well on the ice, but is also a good teammate.

“Jack’s a pretty lighthearted guy,” Dunseith said. “I think he’s a great student and great to have around. It takes the freshmen a little while to

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tunity.

“You select a school thinking you’re gonna be there for four years and have a great career, and to be hit with that as a freshman, that was a very emotional time for her,” Collins said.

Collins and Oishi agreed that her sophomore year was a transition year where she had to get used to different

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team,” Lusk said. “Not only does he understand his job, but he also understands everyone else’s job, and puts them in the best position to be successful.”

Bizoukas hasn’t always had the most playing time, but he’s always been a true student of the game. Lusk calls him a “gym rat” because he’s always working on his game and figuring out a way to make it better.

get used to the program, but he’s a great kid and gets along with everybody.”

This freshman has evolved quickly, posting a team-leading 33 total points (17 goals and 16 assists) in his first year at Missouri State.

“He started out in high school as kind of a star, so he’s used to getting a lot of attention early on,” Dunseith said. “He probably kept the puck a little too much when he should have passed it, but he’s got that sorted out.

He’s certainly been a key player on our power play.”

Ryan has been a key player to keep on the ice at any time. His +18 mark leads the forwards and ranks second behind defenseman Peter Cero’s +20.

“He brings a lot of speed, and he’s got great hands,” Dunseith said.

“He’s our leading goal scorer right now. Anytime he’s around the net we expect something good to happen.”

Jack isn’t the only player named Ryan playing for the Ice Bears. His

coaches and a different atmosphere.

Head coach Jack Steck said he is astonished and extremely proud of her improvement from last year.

He said that she has dropped about eight seconds off her time in the 200-yard breaststroke, which is phenomenal for a sport that is often determined by hundredths of seconds.

“She’s a Spartan,” Steck said. “When she gets up to race it’s all business. She’s got one of those personalities that is very quiet but boy,

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Before practice last Tuesday, Bizoukas was already out on the court working on ball control by dribbling two balls in between his legs at once. That’s one of the things that impressed Lusk and his teammates the most.

Coming in as the oldest player on the team and a fifth-year senior, Bizoukas works just as hard, if not

brother Blake is also a forward on the team, unifying them on the same team for one of the few times in their lives.

“When we were younger we played together,” Blake said. “I’m a year and four months older and was at the cutoff age so I usually played a year ahead of him. In high school we played three years together. We never played on the same line until my senior year in high school and on our club team.”

Blake has been a major contributor to the team as well with 13 goals and 20 total points. When the brothers were younger, it was mostly about the head-to-head matchup.

However, the early sibling rivalry fizzled out and became an alliance as the pair grew older.

“When we were young we were really competitive, especially me,” Jack said. “I had to beat the older brother. Around high school, we stopped being competitive and started working together. It’s been more

beneficial, but there’s still a little If the duo of brothers can keep competition. But if anything it helps their level of play up, this could be us be better players — it pushes us the making of the next Sedin twins of further.” the Vancouver Canucks.

highly competitive. She’s like a hired killer.”

Oishi’s coaches believe that by the time she is a senior, she could be the first female from Missouri State to make it to the NCAA national championships.

Oishi started the 2011-12 season off with a bang as she outraced the competition at the Northwestern University TYR Invitational.

“Within that three-day meet up there, she took herself to a whole other level,” Collins said. “She went faster than any breaststroker that’s

ever been at this school, and it was by quite a bit.”

Oishi made the final championship heat in three out of the four events she competed in. She also set two new Missouri State varsity records for her swims in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard breaststroke. She placed fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke, third in the 200yard breaststroke and fifth in the 200-yard individual medley.

“She’s a hard worker, she’s motivating,” Collins said. “I’ve noticed within the

last three months I think she’s really stepped up her training to another level, and it was really refreshing to be able to see her have the success that she had at the Northwestern meet because in this sport the hard work pays off so it was really nice for her to see that.”

Her performance at Northwestern was enough for her to grab the title of MVC Swimmer of the Week for the second time this season. This was the fourth straight week a Bear has won the title. Oishi was also awarded the honor on Nov. 8. She credits her

success to her new outlook.

“I came out this year with a new attitude for swimming because last year I didn’t perform the way I wanted to,” Oishi said. “It was a transition year and I get that, but I just didn’t swim as fast as I wanted to at conference so I really came in this year really wanting to work hard and it paid off. I’m really happy with the way I’ve been swimming this year so far.”

On Dec. 17, Oishi and the Bears will head to San Antonio, Texas to compete at the Incarnate World Invitational.

harder than ever.

“I don’t know what it is about Mike, but there’s just something different,” junior guard/forward Jarmar Gulley said. “The gym’s like a classroom to him. At nighttime, after practice, he’ll stay in the gym until after 11 just working on fundamentals.”

In five games played, Bizoukas leads the team in minutes (177) and assists (32), and is 15-33 from the field for a .455 shooting percentage. Lusk said that it was just a matter of time before he and Bizoukas crossed paths.

“He’s a northwest Indiana kid, and I coached at Purdue,” Lusk said. “So I heard about him then, and when I heard he was leaving DePaul I started inquiring about him. I knew if we had an opportunity to get him, he would be a great addition.

“A lot of people probably looked at his statistics and said ‘Who are they getting?’

But I knew he had great value beyond statistics, and I think he’s showing that.”

Bizoukas and his last name have been dynamite for fans in the past when it comes to nicknames.

“My teammates like to

call me ‘Zouks,’” Bizoukas said. “And since that’s a Greek name and I’m 50 percent Greek, Keith Pickens actually likes to call me Zeus. Also, since Bizoukas sounds so much like ‘bazooka,’ fans like to make a lot of play on that. Things like ‘Bizoukas is gunning for you,’ or any variation of it.”

Fans can call him what they want, but the bottom line is that Bizoukas is making an immediate impact for the Bears.

On Nov. 26, with just seconds left in the game against Tulsa, Bizoukas

drove the ball up the court and made a perfect pass to Anthony Downing, who sunk a game-tying three, taking the game into overtime where the Bears prevailed 69-64.

Last Wednesday, with the Bears trying to make a lastminute comeback against Oral Roberts, Bizoukas contributed with a clutch 3pointer, which brought MSU within six points with just 39 seconds in the game.

“I’d take him as my point guard any day,” Gulley said.

“He’s got his own pace and his own swagger, and I love him as a teammate.”

Ryans came together for a second tying goal. The score remained 4-4. Right before overtime, however, the Ice Bears got a lucky break as a Lions player got a two-minute penalty just before time expired. This meant the Ice Bears had a man advantage for two minutes in overtime when teams play 4-on-4 instead of 5-on-5.

“Overtime is overtime,” Armstrong said. “You play the same way, you don’t change anything. You play the game the same way you do 5-5.”

As time went on, it seemed like the Ice Bears were going to score. However, the Lions defense stayed strong.

“We had a couple posts in overtime,” Dunseith said.

“So you know if you have those go over a half an inch here or there the game would have been different.”

With under a minute

remaining in overtime, the Lions got a break and scored the winning goal.

For Armstrong, he said it was one of the worst losses he’s had at Missouri State.

“Today we out-shot them,” Armstrong said. “We out-skated them, we out-hit them, we played smarter hockey all around and this one really stings. But it’s what hurts us that makes us stronger.”

The Ice Bears play again at 7:30 p.m. Friday night at Springdale, Ark. against the University of Arkansas.

Ice Bears Continued from page 8 Ryan said. “But I couldn’t have done it without Blake.”

The two weren’t finished with that goal. After the Lions got another goal to gain the lead again, the two

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Gelato Mio store gets backlash from Skepticon Shop manager offers apology after ‘impulsive response’ angers patrons

By Brandon Corrigan The Standard

Skepticon, the fourth annual skeptic convention took place Nov. 18-20 at the Gillioz Theatre. Many attendees of the convention stopped at Gelato Mio for ice cream. Later, the manager of the store, Andy Drennen, went to the conference to see what was going on and found himself offended by the performance of Brother Sam Singleton.

Drennen put up a sign stating “Skepticon is not welcomed to my Christian Business.” Drennen said in his apology letter that the sign was only up for 10 minutes. Chaos ensued after the photo of the sign went viral and was posted to the Internet. Many question whether the sign violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Drennen did not respond to emails or phone calls before The Standard’s press time. Kathleen Tims, a MSU junior and conference attendee, answered a few questions about the incident.

The Standard: Can you give me a basic summary of what happened with Gelato Mio? Tims: The issue is pretty much over and done with now. What had happened is Gelato Mio was one of the sponsors for Skepticon. The store owner, Andy Drennen, was serving a lot of people that went to the conference and was a sponsor. Later he

goes into the conference and saw a show going on which was basically making fun of evangelical ceremonies.

He got offended, went back into his store and put up a sign saying ‘Skepticon is not welcome to my Christian business.’ The fact that he is offended does not really come into play here, Christians offend atheists, atheists offend Christians.

The only problem is he went the next step up and started denying business based on religion. That turned into a civil rights issue which is why it became such a big news thing.

The Standard: Did you see the sign?

Tims: I didn’t see the sign. I saw some of the after effects. I heard about everyone avoiding the business. I saw a bunch of the aftermath before he apologized because this happened with a conference with 1,000 people minimum, so of course there is going to be retaliation. And from what I know, Andy’s store went from a 4 or a 5 to a 1 on all online review sites because people were pissed.

The whole situation got to the point where for a while I think Andy was worried he was going to lose his business. He wasn’t just getting atheists that refused to come in. He had other Christians that were refusing to come in because of the sign he put up.

He’s less than 40 (28).

He saw something that

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offended him. He got pissed. He put up a sign and whenever he realized that ‘hey, this isn’t going to fly,’ he took it down. For about a week afterward he was still having to deal with ramifications because he made a very stupid business decision, especially for a small business.

He went ahead and put out the apology which some of the atheist community accepted because it was a pretty good apology, some of them didn’t accept because he’s trying to save his ass.

The Standard: Do you personally accept his apology?

Tims: I’ll accept his apology on a theological side of it. I accept that he apologized. I accept that he means it. I would still be fine with his business tanking, but that’s just because he’s a small business owner and he made a very bad decision for his business; this isn’t the kind of economy where you can just get away with that. It looks like he will, which is again fine but it’s because he had to do a lot of apologizing.

The Standard: Could you tell me about Skepticon?

Photo provided by Kathleen Tims

“Skepticon is not welcomed to my Christian business” was placed on the door of Tims: I’ve been going to Gelato Mio for about 10 minutes after its manager found out what Skepticon was.

Skepticon since the first one because I was friends with some of the people, for atheists and it’s a part of attached and are still in the becoming more mainstream like JT Eberhard, that origi- an effort for the atheists to minority so this is an effort and it offers people a place to try and get people togeth- where it’s okay to make fun nally put it together and build a community.

People who are atheists er like that. have been going on and off See GELATO MIO page 11 The conference is ever since. It’s a conference have a very bad stigma

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Shorter Continued from page 8 losses. However, she said they only motivate her for the next game.

Milleson said Shorter’s distaste for losing is as evident on the court as it is in the locker room. “She’s one of them who really take it tough,” Milleson said. “She’s also one of them that even when she doesn’t play a great game you feel like she laid it all out on the floor and played very, very hard.”

Although Milleson said she is very pleased with Short-

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er’s effort on the court, she would like to see her star forward improve her conditioning and stay on the floor longer than the 27 minutes per game she is averaging so far this year.

Although Shorter has put up impressive individual numbers at Missouri State, the most important thing is that the team has won more than 20 games in each of her seasons with MSU. That’s the kind of leadership that is worth an extra phone call.

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Gelato Mio Continued from page 1 have a bunch of people telling me I’m going to hell.

The Standard: Drennen was a sponsor of Skepticon Conference.

Did he not realize what he was sponsoring?

Tims: It was a general business thing, I guess, and he never bothered learning what he was sponsoring. On his online apology he mentioned he thought it had to do with UFOs. An apology was posted on Reddit, an online user-generated news site. The apology is supposedly from Gelato Mio manager Andy Drennen. Drennen did not respond to calls or emails to veri-

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fy the apology note. This is the apology as seen on Reddit: To the World: Hello, my name is Andy and I’m the owner of Gelato Mio, a gelato shop located in Springfield, Missouri. There has been quite a lot of buzz and discussion concerning a picture of the sign I briefly posted in my front window Saturday evening.

I’d like to take this opportunity to tell my story and offer a heartfelt apology to your community. I messed up, plain and simple. This is NOT an excuse, but how it happened from my perspective.

I decided to welcome the convention downtown by offering the attendees 10% off their purchases at my store. A lot of the group from the convention were stopping by, being very polite and

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enjoying my Gelato. Saturday night started out as a great night.

Once the store slowed down, I decided to walk down the street to learn more about the convention, fully thinking it was something involving UFOs (“skeptics”).

What I saw instead was a man conducting a mock sermon, reading the bible and cursing it.

Instead of saying “Amen”, the phrase was “God damn”. Being a Christian, and expecting flying saucers, I was not only totally surprised but totally offended. I took it very personally and quickly decided in the heat of the moment that I had to take matters into my own hands and let people know how I felt at that moment in time.

So, I went quickly back to my business, grabbed the first piece of paper I could find, wrote the note and taped it in my front win-

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dow. This was an impulsive response, which I fully acknowledge was completely wrong and unacceptable. The sign was posted for about 10 minutes or so before I calmed down, came to my senses, and took it down.

For what it’s worth, nobody was turned away. I strongly believe that everybody is entitled to their beliefs. I’m not apologizing for my beliefs, but rather for my inexcusable actions. I was wrong.

Guys, I really don’t know what else I can do to express my apologies. I’ve received dozens of calls and hundreds of emails since the incident, and have done my best to reply to each and every one and express my regret for what happened.

For the thousands of you whom I’ve offended, I sincerely

apologize. I hope you can find it in your hearts to forgive me. This is me as a human being sincerely apologizing for my actions.

To those of you who accept my apology, Thank You; it means a lot. To those of you who haven’t, I hope you will. I’m just a 28year-old small business owner who made a big mistake. I hope you see that I have not made any excuses, I’ve owned up to what I did, and I apologize.

For what it’s worth, an Atheist reached out to me to help me work through all of this and contact your community directly. I graciously accepted his offer.

I will give everyone who comes to my store this week 10% off as a token of my apology.

Really, what’s more universal than ice cream?

Sincerely, Andy

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The Elizabethan Dinners were hosted by Missouri State’s Music Department Nov. 30 through Dec. 3 at the Plaster Student Union and featured performances by the Chamber Singers, the Collegiate Singers and Concert Chorale.

Elizabethan Dinners kick off the holiday season, bring festive entertainment to campus

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