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Springfield citizens march in freezing temperatures during the Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 Unity March. The theme this year is “We Stand As One.”

By Wyatt Wheeler Staff Reporter @realYitWheeler

While there were whispers amongst the crowd of the frigid winter temperatures, the fear was that there would be a significant drop-off in attendees, compared to the year before, which was highly successful. Those fears quickly went away as residents and students in Springfield gathered early Monday morning for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. March.

Springfield NAACP President Cheryl Clay was applauded by the packed house at the Gillioz Theatre in downtown Springfield when she congratulated the crowd for braving sub-zero temperatures.

It was estimated in 2015 that there were around 2,000 marchers; a crowd at the Gillioz Theatre was at its near capacity of 1,130 following the march.

The marchers began at the MediaCom Ice Park and made their way to the Gillioz Theatre during a march that stretched about a mile. The marchers were social amongst each other as they were led by marchers singing through a

megaphone in the front of the group. Marchers carried signs with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. quotes and the names of their organizations.

Springfield Mayor Bob Stephens addressed the crowd at the Gillioz Theatre and applauded the turnout despite the weather. Mayor Stephens shared with the crowd a post he saw on Facebook inspiring people to turn out for the march in the cold temperatures.

“He had the same thoughts. The weather was cold. It was u See MARCH, page 10

President Obama delivers his final State of the Union Address Foreign policy, economic growth, advancements in technology, immigration were a few of the key points in Obama’s State of the Union Address

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In the midst of a hostage situation in Iran, President Barack Obama gave his final State of the Union Address on Tuesday, Jan. 12.

The news anchors of NBC Studios speculated that President Obama would discuss the American hostages taken on Tuesday when their ship’s engine broke down and they drifted into enemy territory.

While foreign policy was a major topic for the president’s speech, he did not go indepth about the hostages. However, the kidnappers did release a statement saying they would release the sailors at daybreak.

President Obama stressed that his first priority is to protect Americans and go after terrorist networks.

In reference to the Islamic State group, President Obama said, “We just need to call them what they are, killers and fanatics who need to be rooted out…and destroyed.”

President Obama said that 10,000 air strikes are taking out the Islamic State

group’s leadership and bases.

He also said that if congress is serious about destroying the Islamic State group, they should take a vote to send out more military force.

“Our foreign policy has to be focused on the threat from ISIL and al-Qaida,” Obama said. “Leadership means a wise application of military power.”

According to Obama, America can’t save every country in danger while risking our own people and treasure. He stressed that we need to focus on protecting our nation first.

However, he stated that America can work together with other countries to help those in need.

President Obama opened by stating that the Union is still strong and that he didn’t just want to focus on this year, but the next five-to-10 years. He

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Tuesday, Jan. 19

IFC Spring Recruitment, all day Community Reception, 5-6:30 p.m., David-Harrington Welcome Center SAC Campus Events Presents: National Popcorn Day, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Plaster Student Union North Entrance Printmaking and Ceramics Students' Biennial Exhibition, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Student Exhibition Center

Wednesday, Jan. 20 IFC Spring Recruitment, all day

Printmaking and Ceramics Students' Biennial Exhibition, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Student Exhibition Center Board of Governors' Executive Committee Meeting, 4-5 p.m., Carrington Hall room 203

Thursday, Jan. 21

IFC Spring Recruitment, all day Printmaking and Ceramics Students' Biennial Exhibition, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Student Exhibition Center Faculty Chamber Music Recital: David Hays and Friends, 7:30-9 p.m., Ellis Hall room 217b

Friday, Jan. 22

Deadline to request a FERPA hold, all day

Saturday, Jan. 23

Jason Aldean concert, 7:30-10:30 p.m., JQH Arena

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Tent Theatre Auditions

MSU’s Theatre and Dance Department will be holding auditions for this summer’s Tent Theatre on Feb. 13-14 at Craig Hall.

The productions will be “All Shook Up,” Unnecessary Farce,” and “My Fair Lady.”

Students can reserve audition times online. Technical positions for Tent Theatre are also available. Individuals can apply to these positions online by Feb. 12.

People in these positions will work from May 16-July 22.

Applications, information about characters, productions and requirements can be found at tenttheatre.com.

Local attorneys provide free, legal consultation to students

By Danisha Hogue Staff Reporter

Students in need of legal counseling can get free help from a local attorneys through the Dean of Students Office.

The university has partnered with Springfield Metropolitan Bar and Student Government Association to offer free legal advice to current students.

Since October 2015, legal advice has been available under the name Bearisters. Crista Hogan, the Springfield Bar Association executive director, presented the idea to President Clif Smart and the dean of students as a service that could be useful to campus. “(This partnership) gives the university something else to offer

to students at no cost,” Hogan said.

Legal issues might be stressful for students, many of whom are on their own for the first time.

This free service will help students who find themselves in messy legal situations. Students will learn from the experience about the legal system and have guidance to take the next step.

“Going to college, for most people, is their first experience in ‘adult-ing,’” said Hogan.

Bearisters assistance with legal difficulties can help students solve problems that may be too difficult or impossible to get out of on their own.

The initiative also creates philanthropy work for the attorneys.

Seven attorneys are volunteering their time and skills for students

found in a legal dilemma.

Those attorneys are Scott Pierson, Kyle Harmon, Matt Russell, Thomas Carver, Corey Kilburn, Topper Glass and Arthur Haseltine.

Dean of Students, Thomas Lane, said this is an expansion of the previous legal service offered to Missouri State students.

He said that in the past, his office only provided legal advice on Wednesdays with just one attorney. But now, Bearisters is available Mondays beginning at 3 p.m., Wednesdays at 8 a.m. and Thursdays at 3 p.m. Students must make an appointment though the Dean of Students’ Office by 2 p.m. one business day u See BEARISTERS, page 9

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Students get the chance New Multicultural Center to learn a second language is coming to MO State

By Hanna Sumpter Staff Reporter @hannasumpter

The Foreign Language Institute gives students from six local universities, including Missouri State University and its international students, the opportunity to learn a multitude of languages, which can allow students the ability to grow personally and gives

them an edge in the job market.

Students from MSU not only have the opportunity to take classes through the FLI. Five other colleges, Drury University, Evangel University, Ozark Technical Community College, Southwest Baptist University and Baptist Bible College, have partu See FOREIGN LANGUAGE, page 9

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Currently, students can learn up to nine foreign languages through the Foreign Language Institute.

By Sydni Moore Staff Reporter @sydnimmore

An additional space for Missouri State’s Multicultural Resource Center will be created in the basement of Freudenberger House with the hopes that it will be completed by March.

The plans call for 3,000 square feet of space that will allow students and organizations to congregate, hold study groups, have meetings and host events.

More specifically, the center will have a spacious lounge, a conference room and organizational meeting space.

Dr. Dee Siscoe, Vice President for Student Affairs, expressed her excitement for the project.

“The mission of the Division of Student Affairs is to support student success, foster student engagement, inspire commitment to public affairs and instill pride and tradition,” Siscoe said. “We believe that this additional student space in the Multicultural

Resource Center will align nicely with that mission by providing an environment where students and student groups can meet and interact.”

Additionally, a consultant, Dr. Lori Patton Davis, who is a national expert on cultural centers, has been hired by MSU. “She will work with us to ensure that we are planning and creating this new space in a way that allows for the greatest benefit to students,” said Siscoe.

Davis is expected to be on campus from Feb. 18-20.

The new space has already engaged some students. Last fall, open meetings were held so that students could help decide the carpet and furniture fabrics for the center.

The new space is also without a name. However, there will be an opportunity for students to help come up with one.

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One last State of the Union Address

President forecasting the future, reflecting on legacy

By Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC

Say what you will about Barack Obama’s administration, but it hasn’t been the absolute dumpster fire that a number of people will lead you to believe.

In Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, President Obama set out to recap his presidency and cast a vision for the country for the next 10 to 15 years. The economy, technology, American safety and public perception of politics were his four main talking points for the night.

Since I only have so much space, let’s pare things down to just the economy and public perception of politics.

Since the beginning of President Obama’s first days in office, our country has been on the road to recovery from one of the most damaging economic recessions in decades.

The housing market was a mess. Everybody was still reeling from the bankruptcy of the Lehman Brothers and banks were bailed out like a college student trying to avoid failing a general education course.

During Obama’s time in office, unemployment rates dropped from a peak of 10 percent in 2009 to a low of five percent in 2015. 14 million private sector jobs have been created since 2009. Economically, things have been on an upturn since Obama took office. To be fair though, the president largely doesn’t have an effect on making the economy any better or worse—those effects mostly stem from congress, if any.

Furthermore, I don’t claim to be an economic expert by any means, but the American economy seems as strong as it’s ever been. The stock market has been performing rather well over the last few years, despite a rocky start in 2016, and to top everything else off, we’ve cut our consumption of foreign oil significantly—by 60 percent according to the president. Quite impressive.

At the same time though, some key points lack significant wage growth in the U.S., and the large number of people who have given up searching for a job have contributed to

things similar to the drop in unemployment.

Now let’s turn to how the general public views politics. President Obama made an important observation that, over the last few years especially, the American public has felt less and less like it can trust its own government. To be fair though, people should always be a bit distrustful of their governments; you should question everything.

But recently people have perceived the government in such a distrustful way that some of the basic functions of government have become a struggle.

Obama pointed out that people don’t feel like their voice is being heard, voter turnout has been absolutely dismal and shifty campaign finance funding leaves people feeling like the world is run solely by banks, the rich, the powerful and the Illuminati.

Mistrust of elected officials was something also mentioned in the GOP response to the address by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. Even she explicitly said this doesn’t stem solely from Democrats or Republicans; it’s a bipartisan issue—that means something that both parties are responsible for.

Between shifty campaign finance backers, gerrymandering and some serious lack of diversity in those who run the country, everyday American citizens feel voiceless and underrepresented.

This is especially true in terms of lack of diversity. The Republican party specifically is heavily underrepresented by minorities and is largely staffed by white men. This isn’t an accusation, but rather a fact — GOP house membership specifically is bare bones when it comes to diversity among their ranks.

As I’ve said before, Barack Obama’s presidency wasn’t nearly the dumpster fire you’ve been led to believe. That said, I do think that there is always significant room for improvement in our publicly elected officials and our leadership.

Here’s to the impending hurricane of nasty campaign ads and uncomfortable debates that are already taking place in the hunt for the 2016 presidential victory.

Onward and upward.

Editorial: Cultural competence and being politically correct

By The Standard @TheStandard_MSU

As students at a school which emphasizes public affairs—specifically cultural competence—we are learning to be more accepting of others not like ourselves. It’s truly an awesome goal and college is a great time and place to be interacting with different cultures.

However, how often do we stop speaking, learning and asking questions because we fear that we will be insensitive?

We, at The Standard, hope you never clam up because you’re afraid of being politically incorrect, insensitive, rude or wrong.

To be honest, sometimes we as students, journalists and editors are scared of that, too.

The Standard does its best checking ourselves in order to ensure we are saying the correct things. We are trying to double check meanings.

For instance, we could write a headline in the sports section that read “New baseball players looking well-endowed.”

Sure, we wanted it to mean the new team members were talented, but it could also read as they were...well, well-endowed.

Other times, we as reporters interpret what a source says as completely different than his or her intended meaning. We need to be honest when we don’t understand things.

We are trying our best, and we’re going to do better.

When it comes to being politically correct, though, it’s hard. We’re still trying our best. We have no intentions of offending anyone. We’re trying to be culturally competent.

Thinking about how much society is changing and how we use words to reflect these changes is exhausting. We are probably still using the word ‘fleek’ wrong. Do we

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even know when something is ‘fleek?’ Do we know when an event is happening that is in fact ‘giving us the feels?’

The Oxford English Dictionary adds new word four times a year, according to their website. In December, they added about 500 new words and phrases. One of which is ‘the bank of mom and dad.’ For all of us college kids, we suppose, when we have to add to our Boomer Meals and need our parents financial help.

In all seriousness though, for example, when should we be using gender neutral pronouns? Are we supposed to be writing “they” or “them” even if our subject is a single individual?

Ze is an emerging pronoun for an individual that does not identify as either he or she.

Our society is slowly adjusting to the fact that gender isn’t binary. Our solution here?

Tell us how you identify yourself.

Tell us if you call yourself black or African American, Indian or Native American, deaf or hearing-impaired.

Tell us if you’re an advocate or an ally.

However, we will not say you are culinarily challenged or vertically challenged.

Friend, your cooking stinks and you’re short.

But the likelihood of us writing something like that is slim. We’ll let the photos illustrate how short you really are.

In addition, if you find something offensive in class or anywhere on campus, don’t be afraid to speak up and say it. Hopefully no one will be offended that you found something offensive. This is college and our time for learning to be culturally competent is now.

All of us in class need to be receptive to changing vocabulary. We also can’t remain fearful of being offensive.

This week’s goals: saying what we mean and listening when we’re wrong.

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Flashback: President-elect Obama takes a last look in a mirror before taking the Oath of Office on Jan. 20, 2009.

Why Obama will be missed

By Emily Joshu Staff Reporter @EmilyJoshu

On Tuesday, Jan. 12, President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union Address. As he declared with confidence that the State of the Union is strong, I couldn’t help but smile. I was 12 years old when Obama was first elected, and it has taken me the past seven-and-a-half years to dip my toe in the political flood. It took me this long to realize what I stand for not only as a millennial, but as a voter. And as the president stared out into a sea of democrats, republicans, honored guests and reporters, he had a look in his eye. It was a look of assurance to himself and us that our country is going to be okay.

Let’s put politics aside though. Yes, I know that’s hard. There will never be a general consensus on the correct way to run a country. Politics aside, Obama will be missed for who he is, not just the office he holds.

For example, over 16 million people saw the Humans of New York photo of Dr. Refaai Hamo, better known as “The Scientist.” The Scientist, a refugee who was recently cleared to move to Michigan, was one of many honorees invited to sit in the balcony with Michelle Obama and Jill Biden. After having surgery to remove a thankfully benign tumor from his stomach, he watched the State of the Union as an American. Saying that, the pres-

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ident treated him as such by speaking with him after the address. Small moments like that give much needed names, faces and humanity to the refugees who come into this country, and Obama sees their future rather than their past.

That being said, Obama sees people as who they are: people. Not votes, but people.

He is so widely respected for the manner in which he treats the average American. I began understanding politics because the president made it relatable. He does this by breaking up concepts like employment and health care into simpler perspectives. A job is an opportunity, not a statistic. Health care is a necessity, not a privilege.

By personally lending a hand to people like The Scientist and Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case for marriage equality, the president stands with them rather than over then.

Yes, Speaker Ryan, I know you said on Twitter that you don’t agree with the majority of the president’s agenda. We saw the look on your face. That’s fine; there will always be opposition for various reasons. Obama is not perfect and no president ever will be.

But the president does not just acknowledge the need for change, he demands it.

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The Beautiful Soul: Jesse McCartney rocks the PSU theater

90s pop-singer relives his glory days during Winter Week

By Jenna deJong Staff Reporter @Ima_Jen

As part of the Winter Week festivities hosted by the Student Activity Council, Jesse McCartney gave a live performance in the PSU theater on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m.

McCartney had been contacted by a middle man agency through Student Activities Council for the performance. He said he wanted to play for his fans from younger years and see the energy they brought with them.

“Obviously a lot of my fans have kind of grown up with me throughout the years and some are in college now,” McCartney said.

“It’s nice to see the 14-year-old fangirl come out.”

In charge of the event concerts, SAC Chair Alexandra Gustin explained the budget each year for concerts is around $100,000. From there, they choose which artists are within that realm.

“We get lists of available artists that are in budget and available for

when we're looking to have the tions relating to their thoughts on show,” Gustin said.

SAC’s activities.

Specifically for Winter Week, One of those winners, freshman Gustin said McCartney worked Marlena McReynolds, found out about the concert through the contest on Facebook.

“I thought I might as well try,” McReynolds. “I’ve never seen him “People can be pretty stiff in concert and I thought it would but you always know at a college gig that you’re still be fun.”

Currently, McCartney said he going to get the energy of performs more in professional seta young crowd.” tings so when he gets the chance to visit a college campus, he enjoys the more lively atmosphere.

-Jesse McCartney “I perform for a lot of older audiences and business meetings,” well with what they were given.

McCartney said. “People can be “With the budget we have for pretty stiff but you always know at our Winter Week concert, we usu- a college gig that you’re still going ally have to take a risk on an up to get the energy of a young and coming artist, like when we crowd.” had Echosmith,” Gustin said. “Or The concert was free to all stuwe go with a bit of a throwback dents; tickets were handed out on a that people love, like Aaron Carter first-come, first-serve basis. Of and now Jesse, so we went that those that went, senior Lauren route this year.”

Flieg said McCartney’s music For the concert, 20 pairs of brings her back to her youth. meet-and-greet passes were given “I listened to him growing up out. Students could enter in the so it kind of brings me back to my drawing by answering a few ques- childhood,” Flieg said.

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Missouri State students swoon oversinger-songwriter, Jesse McCartney after waiting in line all Tuesday to get tickets to the Winter Week concert . McCartney also held a Meet-and-Greet with lucky winners from the SAC giveaway. McCartney’s hit songs include “Beautiful Soul,” “How Do You Sleep?” and “Leavin.”

Missouri State’s own Josh Gates opens the night with his Libby Rule, freshman animation major snaps a Jesse McCartney sings hits like “Beautiful Soul,” to a full own music. selfie with her friends before the concert.

PSU theater. Students began lining up early Tuesday morning in hopes to score tickets to McCartney’s show.

The whole world is her stage: Meet Danielle Thompson

By Jessica Sheley Staff Reporter @jessica_sheley

Danielle Thompson, a sophomore theater studies major, is new to Missouri State University’s Theatre Department and has dreamt of becoming an actress since she was in grade school.

“I remember going to see the high school play productions and just falling in love with the concept of theatre in general,” Thompson said. “I started acting in high school productions in seventh grade, and from that point on I knew it was what I wanted to do.”

While in high school, her director played a large role in her decision to continue with theatre as a profession.

“She was the one who cast me in a high school production as a junior high student and continued to push me through high school,” ThompMaddy Cushman/ THE STANDARD son said. “Also, everyone I've come Danielle Thompson, sophomore theatre studies major, has into contact with here in the Missouri State Theatre and Dance been in productions since middle school.

department has been absolutely amazing. Everyone is so supportive and they want to see students grow.”

Thompson was involved in the backstage workings of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” last semester on campus.

“I worked as part of the props crew, and I really loved being backstage and seeing the production through a different view,” Thompson said. “It's still just as enthralling as it is from the stage or from the audience, but this time I was able to see the inner workings of a large stage and space. When I was first starting out, my school didn't have the equipment or tools that Coger has, so I spent a good portion of my free time in the first rehearsal just looking around and taking it all in.”

According to Thompson, the biggest lesson she learned working on the set last semester was to always smile.

“Even when everything is going wrong in a show and you just want to scream, try to find the bright side and don't just stand around complaining,” Thompson said. “If

there's a problem, jump in and try to help in any way you can. Plus, friendly faces backstage are always nice.”

Overall, Thompson said she wishes to grow as an artist and learn to trust her impulses more while studying at Missouri State University.

“The theatre classes here at MSU are really focused on that,” Thompson said. “I didn't even realize that was an issue for me until I started working in class, and then I was able to see where I needed work.”

For Thompson, being in the theater department is more than just acting.

“I've always had a love for ‘becoming someone else’ for a part, but I think my favorite part would be helping to build a reality that isn't what we live in day-to-day and transporting the audience to that other place for a short period of time,” Thompson said. “The people in the department are amazing, as well. The connections built within the department are truly incredible.”

The Standard’s tribute: Remembering Alan Rickman

Staff reporter Courtney Cramer looks back on the late actor’s career

By Courtney Cramer Staff Reporter @CourtneyRCramer

The first few weeks of 2016 brought many devastating blows to fans across the world. On Jan. 10, David Bowie, a music legend, passed away after an 18-month battle with cancer, according to CNN. Only three days later, Brian Bedford, known for voicing Disney’s fox Robin Hood passed away at the age of 80, also from cancer, as reported by The Mary Sue. According to Time Magazine, the very next day, Alan Rickman, an actor known for portraying villainous, yet heart-wrenching characters, also passed away after a secret battle with cancer.

Rickman was a brilliant actor and was loved by thousands of people across the world.

He entranced an entire generation, and more, with his portrayal of the not-quite-villain Severus Snape in the movie adaptations of JK Rowling’s best-selling “Harry Potter” series.

Rickman perfectly encapsulat-

ed the professor that played a vital role in the story of “The Boy Who Lived” that many of us, including myself, grew up with.

He broke our hearts in “Love Actually” and captured them in “Sense and Sensibility;” he made us laugh in “Galaxy Quest” and “Dogma”; and he frightened us in “Die Hard,” “Harry Potter” and “Sweeney Todd.”

Rickman took his acting very seriously and portrayed every part to the best of his ability. He told beautiful stories and captured the hearts and imaginations of people of every age all over the world.

Emma Thompson, a co-star in several films with Rickman and his friend, wrote a devastatingly beautiful tribute to the actor to tell him goodbye.

“What I remember most in this moment of painful leave-taking is his humour, intelligence, wisdom, and kindness,” she said. “He was, above all things, a rare and unique human being and we shall not see his like again.”

Daniel Radcliffe, who portrayed Harry Potter in the movies, also wrote a farewell to Rickman.

“As an actor he was one of the first of the adults on Potter to treat me like a peer rather than a child,” he said. “Working with him at such a formative age was incredibly important and I will carry the lessons he taught me for the rest of my life and career. Film sets and theatre stages are all far poorer for the loss of this great actor and man.”

Rickman himself once said, “Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.”

He was certainly right about every role that he played. He made a huge impact on the art of acting and, at the very least, changed my world.

When I am found by my roommates in the coming months lying on the couch, eating cookie dough and crying through my favorite movies starring Rickman, such as Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy or Harry Potter, and they ask, “After all this time?” My response will be, without fail, “Always.”

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By Rebecca Biundo, Design Editor, @rebeccabiundo

So you want to drop that pesky math class or that pointless art elective? However, the week of full refunds is over, so now what? Well, students can still drop classes up until Friday, April 8. Refunds won’t be the same but GPAs will not be affected. Here is a lists of reasons, to and not to, drop classes.

Pros

Pro #1: GPA

That F isn’t getting any better with passing weeks and thought of it killing your GPA is terrifying. If the class gets dropped, ultimately your GPA will remain the same without that dreaded failing grade.

Cons

Con #1: Money

Pro #2: Credit Hours

Did you know that one credit hour is $205 and most classes are three credit hours? This makes most classes cost $615. Dropping a class means wasting some of that money on class you won’t receive credit for.

Pro #3: Money

Con #3: Graduation Timeline

If there’s a class that is bringing you down and you have enough hours to continue being a full time student, it might be best to cut your losses and remove that class from your schedule. You will have more time for your other classes and less stress on your plate.

While it won’t be a whole refund, you will get some money back and if your class isn’t going the way you wanted, it’s better to stay ahead than continue to fall into a pit that you cannot dig yourself out of.

Pro #4: Stress

College is hard and if you’re just starting out its not always an easy adjustment. Drop that class and get your mental health incheck and reduce your levels of stress.

Con #2: Less than 12 hours

If you drop a class when you are only taking 12 hours, this will drop you below full-time student status. This means financial aid will be affected, student organization memberships and even your insurance changes.

If you’re on-track to graduate early or even on time, will dropping a class affect that schedule? If so, think twice and stick with it because the reduced stress now will just be more stress in the future.

Con #4: Learning

This might be the most cliche of them all, but if you drop a class, there’s less opportunity for learning and education. Education, after all, is exactly why you’re here, isn’t it?

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Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight”: more fluff than plot, disappointing

By Nathan Momper Movie Reviewer @mompermagic

Quentin Tarantino is undoubtedly one of the greatest filmmakers ever.

His patent blend of dark humor, gratuitous violence, unforgettable characters and whip-smart dialogue has separated him from the pack and boosted him to auteur level filmmaking with nearly every entry in his filmography garnering universal critical acclaim. His debut film, “Reservoir Dogs” still remains a fervent pop culture icon even twenty years after its release. His follow up, “Pulp Fiction” is arguably one of the greatest films ever made. This being his eighth film, Tarantino is still delivering creative stories, but “The Hateful Eight” will likely alienate anyone who isn’t a fan of the filmmaker's previous work.

In many ways, “The Hateful Eight” plays out like a very disturbing game of Clue. More than eight ruffians (I guess a few of them aren’t hateful) are stuck in each other’s company due to a torrential blizzard in post Civil War Wyoming. But, of course, nothing is as it seems when violence eventually erupts in Tarantino’s obsessively gory fashion. I say eventually because I found pacing to be an issue in this flick. For starters, nothing very noteworthy occurs in the first hour of “The Hateful Eight.” I understand building characters and suspense, but I was very bored by the incessant exposition that felt more like filler than genuine storytelling. And this is the entire first hour of a nearly three-hour movie.

Secondly, when the action

does pick up, don’t expect grand set pieces or high-octane explosions as most of the movie takes place in a oneroom cabin. Don’t expect to be enthralled by this movie but, if you’re in the proper mood, expect to be entertained.

It wouldn’t be fair to rake “The Hateful Eight” over the coals for simply being dull at times. There is a lot to like. For starters, the entire cast is a joy to watch. Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, and Jennifer Jason Leigh are especially great. They obviously reveled in the amoral nature of their

characters. The dialogue is especially snappy and poignant. Of all his creative facets, the writing is what Tarantino has honed to a fine edge in this film. The script made me laugh and gasp at the right times while the cast was able to drive their director’s deep themes about racism, misogyny and violence home.

Its grinding and abrasive nature will likely turn many viewers off, but fans of Tarantino will likely find a lot to like. For me, “The Hateful Eight” wasn’t a bad movie, it just wasn’t a great movie.

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Scorecard Men’s basketball: Loss vs.

Wichita State 78-62 Win vs. Bradley 61-42 Women’s basketball: Win vs. Bradley 55-44 Win vs. Loyola 73-62 Women’s tennis: Loss vs.

Wichita State 6-1 Swimming and diving: Win vs. Truman State Men: 198-64 Women: 148-114 Ice Bears: Win vs. Augustana University 14-1 Win vs. Augustana University 12-1 Loss vs. Alabama 5-4

Calendar Wednesday, Jan. 20 Men’s basketball: 7:05 p.m. vs. Drake in Des Moines, Iowa

Thursday, Jan. 21 Swimming and diving: 6 p.m. vs. Drury in Springfield, Missouri

Friday, Jan. 22 Women’s basketball: 7 p.m. vs. Evansville in Springfield, Missouri

Saturday, Jan. 23 Women’s tennis: 10 p.m. vs. Kansas State in Springfield, Missouri Swimming and diving: noon vs. Missouri in Springfield, Missouri

Sunday, Jan. 24 Men’s basketball: 3 p.m. vs. Southern Illinois in Springfield, Missouri Women’s basketball: 7:05 p.m. vs. Southern Illinois in Springfield, Missouri

Briefs

The Missouri State track and field team competed in its second meet of the 2015-16 indoor season at the Arkansas Invitational on Jan. 16.

Sprinter Marissa Kurtimah tallied the lone firstplace finish in an event at the meet while four individuals grabbed a secondor third-place finish for the Bears in five events.

There was no team scoring at the meet.

The most impressive performance of the day for the Bears was by the junior Kurtimah, who tied her career-best in the 60-meter dash in the preliminaries with a time of 7.50 seconds.

Kurtimah stepped up to the line in the final and broke free crossing the finish line with a time of 7.46 seconds to write her name in the record book as the fastest indoor 60-meter dash runner in MSU history, replacing the record of 7.48 that was marked by Pernell Joseph in 2013.

Five other competitors collected a second-or thirdplace finish in their individual events while the Bears’ 4x400-meter relay team tallied a third-place finish.

The Bears continue the indoor season when they travel to Pittsburg, Kansas for the Pittsburg State Invitational on Friday, Jan. 29.

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Junior guard Dequon Miller jumps up for a shot on Wichita State’s Fred VanVleet on Jan. 13. The Bears lost to the Shockers 78-62.

After a tough loss at home in front of this season’s largest crowd to date, Missouri State had an opportunity to rebound against Bradley on Saturday.

The Braves entered the game with only three wins on the season (one in the Missouri Valley Conference) and the Bears (7-11, 3-3) made them leave that way, too. Led by 41.2 percent shooting and a return to form 39-31 rebounding advantage, MSU cruised to a 61-42 victory.

This week, the Bears travel to Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, January 20, to face the Drake Bulldogs (5-12, 0-5). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. and the game can be watched on ESPN 3.

Drake has spent a lot of time towards the bottom of the conference over the past several years, yet the Bulldogs could present a number of challenges for the Bears.

Even when multiple things are going against MSU, the one that seems to stand out is any opponent’s ability to make the 3-pointer. Opponents are shooting 37.4 percent from 3 against the Bears; although it doesn’t seem like much, the problem stems from how seemingly wide open guys get on those shot attempts (382 attempted 3’s on the season).

The Bulldogs could pose an issue for the Bears in two ways: 1. As a team, Drake is shooting 41.2 percent from beyond the arc. 2. The Bulldogs employ a lanky and strong 7-footer.

Junior center Jacob Enevold has played nine less minutes on average compared to last season for Drake. All of his numbers are down, but in a game against the Bears, he could provide matchup issues.

Not only on the inside where he will play, but due to the attention the Bears will have to give him, the 3pointer may be more open.

MSU has played several different defenses this

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Freshman forward Obediah Church twists for a layup against Wichita State on Jan. 13.

season. In some games, they have had to deploy a 32 rotating zone, rather than man-to-man, in order to try and limit the 3-pointer. Other times they have applied pressure, like in the game against Bradley.

The Bears will need all of that on the road against the Bulldogs, who will be coming off an 8176 loss at home to Southern Illinois. The Salukis are

Eli’s Extras MSU was led by freshman forward Obediah Church against Bradley with 13 points and 13 rebounds. It is an encouraging result considering the Braves start five freshmen and Church looked the best. Fellow freshman guard Ryan Kreklow followed Church’s lead and popped in 12 points, the second most on the team.

Senior guard Dorrian Williams finally played since going out with a hamstring injury against Loyola. There was no timetable for his return and at times Bears’ head coach Paul Lusk seemed really uncertain about Williams coming back. Yet Williams came off the bench and showed maturity in being content as the facilitator. He scored four points but tossed six assists in 20 minutes of playing time.

Junior guard Dequon Miller went 0-7 and did not score a point against the Braves. He also had two turnovers. Miller has been great for MSU, but two things can be taken from this performance. First, his shot selection continues to be questionable at best.

He is the type of player that can make shots no one should shoot, but he misses more than he makes, so I would love to see him be more careful. Second, if ever he was going to have such a rough offensive game, this was the one.

The Bears currently sit at sixth in the MVC. They need to keep playing well so that they can stay out of the bottom four. The No. 7 through No. 10 teams all have to play on the dreaded Thursday night “play-in” game at the conference tournament in St. Louis.

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the surprise of the MVC at 16-3 overall and 5-1 in the conference.

Those very Salukis come to JQH to face the Bears on Sunday, January 24, at 3 p.m. SIU is a program-best 7-0 on the road this season. MSU is calling this a “white-out” game, encouraging fans to wear as much white as possible to root on the Bears.

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The MSU Swimming and Diving team took to the road Saturday, Jan. 16 for a late season dual with in-state foe Truman State.

The men’s and women’s team won a dominating 23 out of the 28 total events. It’s the first win for either team since an Oct. 17 dual against Drury. It was the first match for the women since the Purdue Invitational in November. On the other hand, it was a quick win after a loss at Texas A&M the first week of January.

The day started off with the men’s and women’s team both winning the 400 medley relay. After that, it was a long match for the Bulldogs.

MSU teams swept the events 1000 free, 200 free, 100 breast, 200 individual medley, 200 back, 200 breast, and the 200 free relay. Senior Isaac Springer scored multiple wins for the men’s team and junior Lauren Pavel did the same for the women’s team.

Heather Snyder, Briana Horozewski, Ibby Simcox, Josie Pearson, Rebecca Amparano, and Loretta Stelnicki also scored wins for the women’s team.

Along with Springer, Bryce Blattner, Will Frisbie, Artur Osvath, Kacper Cwiek, Kevin Douglas, Brenden Bolman and Nicholas Theunissen won at least one of their events that day.

The men’s team packed a 1-2 punch in a way, having runner-up finishes in 11 of the 13 events won for the squad.

In addition to great individual efforts, the best

sign from the meet was the team effort. Multiple Bears score points for both teams.

Shawna Elsey, CeCe Etter, Brianna McCullough, Emma Wall, Emma Metz, Hope Ernhart, Sydney Zupan, Hanna Flanagan, Olivia Gean, and Emily Chesser scored points for the women’s side as well.

And for the Men, Uvis Kalnins, Canaan Campbell, Will Brand, Miguel Davila, Brandon Weissman, Michael Mollak, Preston Selby, Christopher Heye, Minki Kang and Ethan Bresette finished in the top five in at least one event.

The teams will travel just down the road to Drury in a rematch of the October sweep on Jan. 21 at Breech Pool. After that, the Bears host the Missouri Tigers on Senior Day, Saturday, Jan. 23 at the Hammons Student Center at noon.

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Junior defender Bobby Brown smiles with teammates Travis Barrett and Ryan Hogland after an Ice Bears score against Augustana University on Jan. 15.

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In their first homestand of 2016, the Missouri State Ice Bears won two of three, including a sweep of the Augustana Vikings, along with a loss against Division I foe Alabama, Jan. 15-17 at Mediacom Ice Park.

A milestone was reached during the homestand as freshman forward Jason Small scored the first goal of his collegiate career during Game 2 against Augustana.

“It was pretty cool. It was setup on the tee, and the rest was history,” Small said. “It was nice to finally get a goal.

But it’s all for the team. They were excited. Every time someone scores their first goal, they’re really amped up.”

Small’s goal contributed to an onslaught of scoring against the Vikings, as MSU outscored Augustana 26-2 during the 2-game sweep.

And the scoring began right away.

Freshman forward Travis Barrett got it started in Game 1 with an assist from junior forward Ryan Hogland in the first minute of the action. Barrett scored again later in the first period to make the score 4-0.

“I saw an opening. They gave me a lane, so I let it rip,” Barrett said. “It felt good to get the puck moving and get it in the net.”

Barrett was one of two Ice Bears to have a multiple-goal game. Sophomore forward Andrew Kovacich also had two goals. Kovacich scored his first on an assist from Barrett in the second period, making the score 8-1 in favor of MSU. MSU tacked on 6 more before the final horn to take Game 1, 14-1.

Game 2 was similar to Game 1. Barrett scored the first goal again, and also had a multiple-goal game with two for the second night in a row. Kovacich notched two scores for the second night, and Hogland also had two goals.

“We had the same game plan,” Hog-

land said. “We wanted to limit their shots, get our offense going and keep it consistent.”

Defense was also on display during Game 2. MSU lead 7-0 at the end of the first period while holding Augustana to just seven shots. The Vikings struck in the second period, but it was all MSU allowed, winning Game two 12-1.

“We wanted to suffocate them from the beginning and let them know they didn’t have any hope tonight,” Hogland said. “We wanted to hold them to 15 shot and they had less than 25. We kind of got away from our gameplan in the second period.”

Small seized his moment to shine during the first period, getting a setup from junior defenseman Bobby Brown and finding back of the net with the puck. Small scored and was greeted with a huge celebration from his teammates. “(Small) is a hard worker,” head coach Bob Bucher said. “He is someone who is a positive on the bench and in the locker room. When he scored, the bench erupted because he’s that kind of teammate.”

Bucher also said that Small’s parents were in attendance to witness the feat.

After the sweep of Augustana, MSU faced the Alabama Crimson Tide on Jan. 17. The game went back and forth. The Ice Bears grabbed a lead late in the third period on a goal by junior forward Brenden McClew. However, The Crimson Tide scored three consecutive goals to take a 5-3 lead. MSU scored once more, but couldn’t muster anything else, taking the 5-4 loss.

The Ice Bears are in action at home once again Jan. 22-23 when they greet in-state rival Missouri. Jan. 22 has been designated as Stan Melton Night.

Melton was a longtime general manager of the Ice Bears before retiring prior to the start of the 2015-2016 season. The team will honor Melton for his service to the team and hold a dedication ceremony by naming their rink after him.

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Missouri State tennis started 2016 in the cold, with a loss to No. 39 Wichita State at the Cooper Tennis Complex on Jan. 15. Last year’s Missouri Valley Conference Champions, the Shockers won almost every match against the Bears.

MSU’s lone victory came behind the racket of freshman Faty Khamissi.

Khamissi, who is from Rabat, Morocco, defeated the Shocker’s Summer Schlotterback 6-3, 6-3.

She also made her college debut as a doubles player along with fellow freshman Phoebe Boeschen. The duo lost to Shockers Giulia Guidetti and Luca Pump 6-1.

The Bears were able to win 30 individual games against their MVC rivals compared to only nine the team won in 2014-2015.

The Bears are looking to gain some traction in the MVC, the tennis program is still only a couple of years old, and Coach Weber is in her second full season, but the team is improving with a young roster.

The Bears will have the benefit of having nine more matches inside the city limits of Springfield.

The Wildcats of Kansas State will visit Springfield on Jan. 23.

The Wildcats have not competed in 2016 will take on the Bears as well the Evansville Aces from the MVC. The Wildcats have an experience edge against the Bears team, but not much in terms of talent.

The Wildcats finished in second to last place in the Big 12 last season, after only gaining one team victory.

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800. That is the number of wins the Missouri State Lady Bears program has compiled over the years.

The Lady Bears picked up that 800th win on the road against Bradley University (5-11, 1-4) at the Renaissance Coliseum.

The Lady Bears won the game 55-44 and allowed the fewest points against an opponent all season. They also used a 48-34 rebounding advantage to help overcome poor shooting.

They shot the ball at 36.7 percent, but grabbed 17 offensive rebound for 13 second-chance points.

The game was back-and-forth and was tied at 19 with just under six minutes remaining in the first half.

That is when senior guards Tyonna

Snow and Kenzie Williams went on a 90 run together to close out the half and give the Lady Bears the lead.

That would be all the Lady Bears needed, as the Braves never got closer than eight points the rest of the way.

Snow finished the game with a teamhigh 15 points, Williams had 12 and they were followed by senior forward Hillary Chvatal with 11.

The Lady Bears held the Braves to 32.7 percent from the field and 2-16 from beyond the arc.

The Lady Bears traveled to Chicago after their match with Bradley to take on the top team in the Missouri Valley Conference, the Loyola Ramblers (8-8, 4-1).

The Lady Bears came out firing and gained a 25 point lead in the first half, but the Ramblers battled back in the second half and cut the lead down to five at one point.

However, a career day from Chvatal helped MSU secure the 73-62 victory.

Chvatal finished the game with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

The Lady Bears used their hot shooting and rebounding advantage to put the Ramblers away. They shot 41.5 percent from the field compared to 36.7 percent by the Ramblers. The Lady Bears also owned the 39-30 advantage in rebounds.

The Lady Bears (11-7, 4-2) picked up two big road wins after going 0-2 at home last week.

They now sit at 7-1 on the road, but return to JQH Arena on Friday, Jan. 22 to face Evansville (2-14, 1-4). They will then take on Southern Illinois (116), 4-1) in Springfield on Sunday, Jan. 24.

They hope to turn things around on their own court where they are 3-4 on the season.

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Celebrating MLK Jr. Day 2016

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before they want to meet.

Lane said that the lawyers won’t actually represent students in court.

“Bearisters don’t serve as an attorney for students; they provide legal advice in terms of the process,” said Lane.

Students may come across landlord-tenant disputes or alcohol-related incidents and not know where to turn.

Hogan said having the direction of an experienced attorney will benefit students now and in the future.

“If your first experience with a lawyer is a positive one, it could frame your perspective of lawyers for the rest of your life,” Hogan said.

response to the list of demands three students submitted last November, not long after the anti-racism protests took shape at Mizzou.

“The public affairs mission promotes cultural competence, community engagement, and ethical leadership,” Siscoe said. “Obviously, this additional space will allow for greater implementation of that mission.”

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nered with the FLI and allow students to commute to the MSU campus to participate in the language courses the FLI offers. This cooperation between the different universities and the FLI is something the students are not taking for granted.

“The FLI itself has helped me to study German since Drury students don't have much of a language program outside of Spanish … and French,” said Johan Englen, a junior and international political studies major at Drury University.

“In fact, the FLI has opened the door for Drury students to take way more language courses than Drury has offered in a long time.”

Another student has also expressed her feelings about the doors that the FLI opens for students from other universities.

“I am grateful that other universities in the area can also be a part of learning a language at the FLI,” said Richelle Olson, a junior majoring in international studies at Evangel University. “I have also enjoyed meeting other students from MSU and other universities.”

Not only does the FLI offer courses to many schools, they also offer many language options. The FLI offers credit and non-credit courses that cover a total of eight lessertaught languages which include: Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Russian.

Since beginning in the spring of 2013, the FLI has grown from a mere 60 students to over 350 students just last fall, which shows its growing popularity among students interested in learning a second language. All of these students have already begun to take advantage of the future benefits that learning a language has to offer in today’s increasingly connected world.

“In today's global marketplace people are very well connected,” said Kelly Schlinder, a German instructor and coordinator of the FLI. “The internet and technology allow us to easily access information from around the world. This is why learning a second language can be so vital. Students from MSU graduate and look for jobs, as do students from other universities in all countries around the world.”

For some students the potential advantage in the job market is not the only benefit driving them to make the commitment of learning a second language through programs at the FLI.

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FLI classes can be either for credit or non-credit. To register for classes, visit www.fli.missouristate.edu/enroll.htm.

“In the long-run, the most rewarding aspect will definitely be the ability to travel overseas and immerse myself in another culture; of course, a secondary language is rather attractive on a resume as well,” said Melissa Brown, a student from the Ozark Technical Community College studying Japanese to complete one of her minors.

The FLI plans to continue adding more language options. Hindi is a language currently being considered as an option. There are also plans being discussed to offer summer camp activities for middle school students as early as this summer.

The FLI gives students from many universities around Springfield an advantageous opportunity to grow for their own personal goals and become better qualified for that dream job we’re all working toward.

“Because we can share one class, one teacher with all these different places, we get classes that don’t get cancelled. So, it’s good for the students. It’s good for the language. It’s good for the teacher. Ideally, it’s good for everyone,” Schlinder said.

For more information about the Foreign Language Institute, classes and contact information, go to: www.fli.missouristate.edu/.

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went on to discuss the changes that he has made as president and what he hopes to achieve in his final year.

During his address, President Obama said he hoped to extend America’s reach in technology and relations with other countries.

“Our unique strength as a nation…our diversity…these things give us everything we need to ensure security and prosperity of generations to come,” Obama said. “…

That’s how we secured the freedom in every state to marry the person we love.”

President Obama later listed the four main questions he planned to discuss during the address: How do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security? How do we make technology work for us instead of against us?

How do we keep America and the world safe without being the world’s policeman? How do we make politics reflect the best of us and not the worst?

According to the president, America’s economy is growing and changing every day.

“Anyone claiming America’s economy is in decline, is peddling fiction,” President Obama said. “For the last seven years our goal has been a growing economy that works for everyone, and we have made progress, but we need to make more.”

In order to create this progress Obama wishes to see in

the country, he proposed to offer all students computer science classes so they are ready for job, make college more affordable for students, offer two years of free community college to hard working students and strengthen the Social Security and Medicare systems.

Furthermore, President Obama said he wants to make sure that families can rely on the retirement money they work to receive even if they are faced with job loss, illness or some other unexpected circumstance. Obama said the benefits of retirement should be mobile.

“We shouldn't just make sure he gets unemployment,” President Obama said. “We should make sure he is trained for the next job.”

President Obama also said he plans to expand tax cuts to low income workers without children. Also, he wants to make sure the government isn’t rigged for the wealthiest citizens.

At one point, Obama made multiple slants towards Donald Trump, Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election.

“Immigrants are not the reason wages have not gone up,” President Obama said.

Innovation was the next topic discussed by President Obama; he said he wants Americans to create new technology that would create green and sustainable energy to

replace our “dirty” energy.

“60 years ago, when the Russians beat us to space, we didn’t lie about them being up there,” President Obama said. “We built a space station almost overnight….That spirit of discovery is in our DNA.” Another innovation President Obama plans to focus on is a cure for cancer, which Vice President Joe Biden is devoting his time and money towards.

“Tonight, I am now setting a new effort to get it done,” Obama said. “…For the loved ones we have all lost…let’s make America the country to cure it all.”

President Obama finished the address by stating that if Americans want better politics, then they must change the system to reflect their better selves.

He said he wants to turn it around so that politicians cannot choose their voters. President Obama also hopes to reduce the cost of campaigns.

“We need to make it easier to vote, not harder,” Obama said. “This is America, we want to make it easier to participate…My fellow Americans, whatever you may believe…our collective futures depend on your duties as a citizen to vote.”

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Missouri State students shined throughout the morning with a presence from numerous fraternities and sororities on campus along with members of other on-campus organizations.

Performances from MSU organizations such as the Multicultural Choir, music group God’s Chosen and poetry group Untamed Tongues kept the crowd entertained during the annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Phi Beta Sigma Secretary Marquise Middleton was amongst the MSU students taking on the weather to pay his respects to Dr. King while representing his fraternity.

“He paved the way,” Middleton said. “He created the change. He started everything so I had to pay my respects.”

When asked what the march meant to him, Alpha Phi Alpha member Secoy Hodges reflected on his meaning behind the holiday.

“Remembrance,” Hodges said. “Everything that happened before to what’s going on right now. The trail, tribulations that lead us to form organizations to know what it was like before and see where we’ve come now.”

Leading up to the march, Alpha Phi Alpha promoted the event to get students to the march to share the same idea together.

Matthew Hampton was with MSU’s Christian Campus House and was also talking about the cold, but knew the march was for a good cause.

“Even though it’s cold, we’re pushing forward,” Hampton said. “It’s not just a memory. This day is not only to pay respect but is also to encourage the people around to keep moving and to keep trying with any racial causes and any causes that pertains to the love of people.”

Springfield NAACP President Cheryl Clay ended the program by comparing the Springfield community to a jigsaw puzzle.

“Each person is a piece of the puzzle,” Clay said. “The key to completing this puzzle is using all the pieces. Without everyone’s help, our community will continue to have holes and empty spaces in our jigsaw puzzle.”

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The water main outside of Freudenberger House and Blair-Shannon started leaking on Monday, Jan. 18, creating a sheet of ice down the curb in front of the residence halls.