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Federal payroll tax increase affects university employees By Megan Gates The Standard
A federal payroll tax increase negated the mid-year salary raise for most fulltime employees of Missouri State that was to go into effect this January. The Board of Governors and the university administration Steph Anderson/THE STANDARD
Cheryl Burnett’s jersey was retired Feb. 3.
University retires jersey for former Lady Bears coach
Cheryl Burnett, legendary women’s basketball coach, was honored at halftime of the Lady Bears’ basketball game on Feb. 3. Burnett coached the Lady Bears for 15 years — from 19872002. During her time as head coach, Burnett had 319 wins, six conference tournament titles, nine regular-season conference championships, 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and led the team to NCAA Final Four appearances in 1992 and 2001, according to the Missouri State athletics website. Burnett is the fourth Lady Bears’ “legend” to have her jersey retired.
worked together during fall 2012 to make it possible for many full-time employees to receive a 2 percent raise this year after MSU had an extra $4.7 million on hand. In 2010, Congress passed a bill that lowered the percentage of everyone’s paycheck that went towards Social Secu-
rity in an effort to help boost the economy. That tax cut, however, expired on Dec. 31, 2012, and has now returned to the level it was at prior to Congress’s intervention, said Judy McClain, a tax professional from H&R Block. Before 2010,
employers withheld 7.65 percent of employees’ paychecks to go towards the federal government’s funding of Social Security and Medicare. Social Security received 6.2 percent of the withholdings, and Medicare received 1.45 percent of the withholdings,
By Nicolette Martin The Standard You can unlock your car, you can unlock your home. You can unlock levels in Mario Kart, but no longer can you unlock your cellphone. As set forth in the final ruling on the Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies by the Copyright Office, Library of Congress, the popular process of “unlocking” your cell phone is now illegal. In English, this means that sneakily finding a way to use your
AT&T phone (or any other carrier’s phone) on a different network is now against the law, unless you own the software you use to do so and you have permission from the carrier.
What is an unlocked phone?
According to Best Buy’s website, an unlocked phone is “a phone that’s not locked into a single carrier’s network.” An example of a locked phone would be the iPhone when it was only available to use with AT&T. In an article by Trent Loomis for Tecca.com on Best Buy’s website titled “Why buy an unlocked phone?” Loomis writes that when buying a smartphone from a carrier, what makes it affordable is that the carrier subsidizes the actual cost of the phone in exchange for signing a two-year contract with the carrier. This ensures that although the carrier is selling a phone at a lower price, the phone will be used with the carrier’s service and thus the carrier will regain its losses. The legality of unlocking cell phones has come under fire after Librarian of Congress James H. Billington invalidated the copyright exemption for cellphones. The previous exemption to jailbreaking cellphones as a violation of copyright, which was permitted in 2006 and again in 2010 by the librarian of Congress, was under an exemption that related to computer programs. Proponents of the exemption — Consumers Union, Youghiogheny Communications, LLC, MetroPCS Communications, Inc., and the Competitive Carriers Association, along with other commenting parties — sought an exemption to permit unlocking phones to work with networks other than the one it was originally bought for, according to the ruling by the Copyright Office, Library of Congress on Oct. 26, 2012. According to the ruling, these proponents said that unlocking cell phones is not an infringement because it doesn’t implicate any copyright interests and that if it does, it should be protected by Section 117 of the Copyright Act. “Section 117 … gives the owner of a copy of a computer program the privilege to make or authorize the making of another copy or adaptation of that computer program under certain circumstances, such as to permit the program to be used on a particular machine.” Proponents also said that huge numbers of people had already unlocked their cell phones, and that eliminating this exemption would lead to higher prices for
New rule makes it a crime to unlock your cell
Calendar Tuesday, Feb. 5
Study Away and Diversity Abroad Evaluation, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., PSU 309, 310 Student Activities Council Meeting, 4-5 p.m., PSU 313
Community Service Fair, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., PSU Entertainment Management Association Meeting, 5-6 p.m., Glass Hall 350 Construction Club February Meeting, 6-7 p.m., Kemper Hall 102 Mocktails with Phi Sigma Pi, 7-8 p.m., Strong Hall 001 Phi Eta Sigma General Assembly Meeting, 9-9:45 p.m., PSU 313
Thursday, Feb. 7
Study Away 101 Information Session, 10:30-11:30 a.m., PSU 315B Study Abroad Information Session, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Glass Hall 227 Students for a Sustainable Future General Meeting, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Temple Hall 105
Friday, Feb. 8
Board of Governors’ Meeting, 1-3 p.m., West Plains Civic Center
Alpha Phi Omega Information Meeting with Pizza, 7-9 p.m., PSU 314A
Monday, Feb. 11
Refund Deadline – First Block Classes at 25 percent Credit/Refund, all day
Refund Deadline – Full Semester at 50 percent Credit/Refund, all day
Résumé Madness, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Professional Building 4th Floor Asian American Pacific Islander Organization Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., PSU 312
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For and against unlocking phones
The Springfield City Council will hear the case at their meeting Monday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 p.m., regarding whether the land at the corner of Campbell Avenue and Grand Street should be rezoned as General Retail instead of Residential. The area is the prospect of a Walmart Neighborhood Market, which has attracted negative attention from community members.
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4.2 percent so people would have larger take-home checks after taxes,” she said. However, this tax cut did not affect employers who were still required to match the original 7.65 percent that was withheld from employees’ paychecks to go to
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SGF City Council to hear zoning case for new Walmart
Association of Information Technology Meeting, 6-7:30 p.m., Glass Hall 230
McClain said. The withholdings were a flat percentage that was taken out of everyone’s paycheck, regardless of if you were married, or single, she said. “Back a year and a half or so ago, when they were trying to stimulate the economy, they lowered the Social Security tax to
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Title IX celebrates 40 years Women’s athletic pioneers honored; new women’s athletic committee formed at MSU
Out-of-order espresso machine back in commission
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Missouri State invited approximately 100 women’s athletic pioneers from 1950-1982 to be honored on Feb. 3 prior to the Lady Bears’ game as part of the Title IX anniversary celebration. Title IX, which passed in 1972, is a law that established equal opportunity for men and women in the workforce and educational programs — including athletics — according to Senior Associate Director of Athletics Casey Hunt. “Title IX does go both ways,” Hunt said. “It’s not just an inequity on the women’s side; however, that’s probably where the majority of inequity does occur.” Missouri State wanted to honor the women who
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Past female student-athletes wave their letters on Sunday, Feb. 3, at JQH Arena to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Title IX. participated in athletics programs here at Missouri awarded with a Missouri prior to the university State,” Hunt said. “They’re State letter—an “S” shaped becoming a Division I insti- the ones who fought day-in patch— to recognize their tution, Hunt said of the Feb. and day-out since the early past participation in athlet3 celebration. 1950s to provide the oppor- ics. “It’s those individuals tunities that we have “Back then, they did not who have laid the founda- today.” u See TITLE IX page 2 tion for women’s athletic The women were each
If you’re hard at work studying at Meyer Library and need a quick pick-me-up, the obvious choice is to get something from the Outtakes kiosk located in the lobby — most likely a Starbucks drink to keep you awake and focused. However, if you were in this situation during the fall semester, you might have been disappointed to find that the espresso machine was often out of order, making it impossible to order some of the most popular drinks on the menu. And if you really needed your white chocolate mocha, that meant going all the way to the Plaster Student Union. Enid Harris, an administrative assistant at the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, said in a phone interview that she had experienced this problem several times and mentioned that it was having an effect on other people, as well as the kiosk itself. u See COFFEE page 9
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Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013
Walmart Neighborhood Market closer to reality Community members speak out on market’s effects By Amber Duran The Standard
The City of Springfield’s Planning and Zoning Commission was the stage for mixed emotions Jan. 24, as Walmart’s rezoning plan was approved with a 5-2 vote. The vote approved to close Normal Street — one block south of Grand Street — to any traffic west of the new market’s driveway. It was at this meeting that a distinct community voice rang out in opposition to a new Walmart Neighborhood Market gracing the Springfield community on the corner of Campbell Avenue and Grand Street. A Neighborhood Market is more of a general store, like a local grocery store, as opposed to the large, one-stop shopping of a Walmart Supercenter. This would be the fifth Neighborhood Market to go up in Springfield, and many spoke out at the meeting to ask, “Why do we need another Walmart?” A new movement has been started in Springfield to, “Stand Up to Wal-
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mart,” as the movement is titled. This citizen movement has taken its voice online, making its plea to city leaders to consider its message— virally. An online petition to Springfield Mayor Bob Stephens to, “Say no to Wal-Mart on Feb. 11” has been started at www.change.org, and over 1,400 people have already signed. However, a total of 7,000 signatures are needed. Facebook groups titled “Stand Up to Walmart” have been started in protest of this possible market, as well as a Facebook event under the same title, in which over 400 people have agreed to show up in support of this cause at the city council meeting on the 11th. On Friday, Jan. 31, an Art Walk Outreach event took place, according to a press release from Scott Youngkin, co-founder of the Stand Up to Wal-mart group, to let the community cry out for respect of the locallyowned businesses in the downtown area. Erick Taylor, Price Cutter president and CEO, said at the planning and zoning meeting that a new Walmart this close to downtown would effectively close the Bistro Market— which is owned by Price Cutter—at
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Some against a new Walmart Neighborhood Market at the corner of Campbell Avenue and Grand Street argue that Walmart ruins small businesses. 401 South Ave. Taylor said that the Bistro Market had a $400,000 profit loss last year and that another blow, like a new Neighborhood Market in the Bistro’s vicinity, would cause the store to close for good. In a Corporate Walmart press release in May of last year, Samantha Dean, store manager for the Neigh-
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get letters,” Hunt said. “The males did and the females did not, so that’s part of their recognition — to be a letterwinner here at Missouri State.” Hunt said the bigger picture, and the long-term effect, is building an alumni base and making these individuals part of our institution—from building the foundation to bringing them on board again and inviting them to our special events that we have throughout the year. “I think that’s where it gets bigger and better,” Hunt said. “It also gives coaches the opportunity to connect with those individuals as they host their alumni events for their own individual sports as well.” Hunt said she hopes that word will get out and when the 50th anniversary of Title IX comes along, as this anniversary celebration, will be a huge event that they’ll continue to have and build on. “We will continue to try to locate all of these former individuals,” Hunt said. “It’s not something that once the weekend is over, it’s over. I’d like to continue to seek out these
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Athletics Director Kyle Moats hands out letters to former Missouri State female athletes. wonderful women.” Missouri State is continuously working to ensure that women are being presented with the same athletic opportunities as men, and in accordance with Title IX. In early January, university President Clif Smart assigned a 10-person athletic task force to review current women’s sports and look at the possibility of adding another women’s sports team to make sure the university is in compliance with Title IX, according to Chair of the Task Force James Hutter. “We have our work cut out for us,” Hutter said. “There’s a
lot of things that have to go into consideration, such as financial, facilities and if it’s a viable sport for here.” There is a three-prong test that universities can use to make sure they are providing men and women with equal opportunities to play sports. Missouri State is a prongone university and focuses on proportionality, which means the percentage of enrollment on the male and female side should equal the percentage of the student athletes participation, Hunt said. For example, if Missouri State is at 57 percent females and 43 percent males, then our
borhood Market on Glenstone, said that Walmart helps create jobs for a community. “Walmart provides job opportunities and career choices for everyone from seniors looking for supplemental income to young people wanting to gain work experience,” Dean said. But Sophie Parker, downtown small business worker and resident,
student athlete participation should consist of 57 percent of opportunities for women and 43 percent for males. “We don’t have to add sports,” Hutter said. “But in order to keep our numbers and percentages right in terms of Title IX, we’re certainly going to have to consider that. We’re just trying to stay ahead of the game.” The athletic task force will consider all possible NCAA sports, excluding the ones that wouldn’t work at Missouri State because of factors such as geographic location and cost. “Some sports have different advantages than others,” Hutter said, “We’ll just have to weigh them all and see what works out.” Hutter said the task force will give their recommendation to Smart by April 30, but it won’t necessarily be what sport the university will add. During the celebration, Smart encouraged the women’s athletic pioneers to stay involved at Missouri State. “You all paved the way for our young women who play sports for us today,” Smart said. “This place needs you and wants you, and we just thank you for being here.”
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said the Bistro Market is what makes the downtown neighborhood tick. “In the last 15 years, we’ve seen small businesses ruined by Walmart,” she said. “Downtown Springfield is a last vestige of the beautiful American spirit of small businesses.” But does this community voice actually have a say on whether or not Walmart takes control of this property? Mayor Stephens wrote in the Springfield News Leader Feb. 1 that the issue before the council on the 11th is to answer a simple question. “This vote will not be a referendum on the worth of corporations; it will not be an approval or a condemnation of a particular business model; it will not be a decision on whether Wal-Mart is a good corporate citizen. No, it is a simple zoning decision to answer the question: ‘Should this property be zoned General Retail instead of Residential, as it is now.’” The City Council will hear the case Feb. 11 to discuss this “simple question” and a final vote will be made at the Feb. 25 meeting. Local Neighborhood Market managers would not respond to questions, and Corporate Walmart did not respond for comment by The Standard’s press time.
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consumers, electronic waste and higher costs when switching service providers. However, CTIA-The Wireless Association — an “international nonprofit membership organization that has represented the wireless communications industry since 1984,” according to their website — said that “an exemption for unlocking is not necessary because ‘the largest nationwide carriers have liberal, publicly available unlocking policies.’” CTIA also said that locking cellphones is “an essential part of the wireless industry’s predominant business model,” and that “the industry has been plagued by ‘large scale phone trafficking operations.’” In response to the proponents’ argument citing Section 117 of the Copyright Act, ruling noted that previous case law, which stated that people owned the software on their phone has changed, and referenced a recent court case that held that “a software user is a licensee rather than an owner of a copy.”
Despite the fight to keep the exemption alive, it was revoked, which became effective Oct. 28, 2012.
What now? It was recommended to the Librarian of Congress to include a 90-day transitional period to permit the unlocking of phones by those who acquired the phones shortly after the new exemption went into effect. The 90-day transitional period ended Jan. 26, 2013. This means that if you purchased a phone from a carrier after this exemption was invalidated, it is illegal for you to use software from the Internet to unlock it unless you have created the software yourself and have permission from the carrier to do so. You can also unlock “legacy phones,” or previously purchased/used phones, as the ruling states it is “both warranted and unlikely to harm the market for such programs.” According to the Chilling Effects Clearinghouse — a “unique collaboration among law school clinics and the Electronic Frontier Foundation” — a first-time violation can be punished with a fine of up to $500,000, imprisonment of five years, or both.
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Feb. 5, 2013
Clinton leaves great legacy
When I was in first grade and my teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always said that I wanted to be the first woman president. And until I grew up and gained a greater understanding of what a life in politics would entail, I truly believed that. Around my senior year of high school, I finally realized that maybe I wasn’t destined for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., but if I had been, my role model would have been Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Hillary’s inspiration doesn’t come from her liberal policies, or even her stud saxophone player of a husband, but instead from her persona as a strong, independent woman (a la Beyonce) and someone who has had such an iconic role in American politics. However, her legacy to American politics hasn’t come easily. As the face of the presidency as the first lady, her time was often overshadowed by criticism that she was trying to run the show. And when most think of the Clintons in the White House, the thing that often comes to mind is her husband’s extramarital activities. While having your personal laundry aired in front of the nation can prove
Nicolette Martin Columnist trying, Hillary has remained strong in her pursuit to change lives all over the world. Her resolve was tested once again after a successful career as a New York senator when she fell short of receiving the Democratic presidential nomination, a nomination many thought was inevitable. Once again, however, she showed her dedication to the American people by accepting the position of secretary of state under President Barack Obama, a position which many viewed as a consolation prize. While many feel the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, should define her tenure as secretary of state, that would be overlooking the countless hours she’s put into her role in bringing awareness to human rights
across the world. Feb. 2, 2013, in my opinion, marked a sad day in American politics, as it was the first day since 1983 in which neither Hillary nor Bill Clinton have held a political office. Hillary is a formidable inspiration to me because she hasn’t simply had a life full of ups. Instead, she has spent her time fighting through the downs for what she deserves and the positions she has earned, rather than standing behind the scenes, as so many first ladies typically do. While it’s often been controversial for first ladies to be heard and not simply seen, she has the platform to use her voice to speak out to inspire change and a new way of thinking in regards to women in power and the importance of a woman’s viewpoint. When I think of the life I have ahead of me, and the ups and downs I am sure to encounter, I will always be reminded of the fact that, had Hillary done everything conventionally and not gone through the trials and tribulations she has, she wouldn’t be the person she is today, both personally and politically. TTYL, Hillz. Text me your plans for 2016 now that your time of “running the world” is on hiatus.
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Focus on social issues
Inauguration Day has come and gone. Barack Obama was sworn into office for a second term, the mystery of what Michelle would wear to all of the day’s festivities has been solved and people seem to finally be done grousing about the revelation that Beyonce lip-synched the national anthem. Now that life on Capitol Hill has gone back to normal … well as normal as possible ... it’s time to focus on what really matters: policy. In the next legislative term, there are several issues that Congress, and President Obama, should be focusing on. Many of which Obama addressed in his inaugural address, some explicitly, some slyly. Right now, the top issue that politicians are concerned with, and rightfully so, is gun control. Once a solution to this major issue is made, here are the other top issues that need to be addressed in the coming term:
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Gallup, 2011 marked the first time the majority of Americans supported the legalization of same-sex marriage, with 53 percent of those polled saying they favor legalizing same-sex marriage and granting samesex couples the same rights as traditional marriages are afforded. A recent November poll by Gallup confirmed the same numbers. Currently, nine states and the District of Columbia grant same-sex marriages. For the first time, during the November election, voters in three states approved legalization by a popular vote: Maine, Washington and Maryland. It seems obvious that eventually, same-sex marriage is going to be legalized nationwide. The Supreme Court is expected to hear cases on the issue during the current term, as several lower federal courts have ruled a provision of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, and courts have struck down California’s Proposition 8 and asked the Supreme Court to hear the case. This would be the perfect time to set a standard to address an issue of equal rights.
men, particularly in pay. Isn’t this the 21st century? In 2011, women earned only 74 cents for every dollar a man in a similar position earned, according to the National Women’s Law Center. In a survey of data from the U.S. Census Bureau of full-time workers in 2011, men made a median salary of $48,202, while women earned $37,118, a difference of $11,084 a year. Missouri ranks 23rd out of the 50 states, with a median gap of $9,281. As a young woman soon preparing to enter the workforce, I want something to be done about this startling pay gap. I, and every other woman, should earn the same amount as a man in a similar position with the Women’s rights — “For same qualifications. our journey is not complete until our wives, our Gay marriage/rights — mothers and daughters “Our journey is not comcan earn a living equal to plete until our gay broththeir efforts.” ers and sisters are treated Though we have taken a like anyone else under the great leap forward with the law — for if we are truly decision to start allowing created equal, then surely women into combat roles in the love we commit to one the military, there are still another must be equal as many instances in which well.” females are still unequal to According to a poll by
Immigration — “Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land
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of opportunity — until bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country” In a speech last week in Las Vegas, Obama vowed to replace the current immigration system that he said is “out of date and badly broken.” He cited three pillars of immigration reform to strive to enact: provide a path to citizenship, better enforce current laws and reform legal immigration. With an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants already in the country and more arriving every year, it is obvious that something needs to be done in order to fix this broken system … and I do not mean building a fence along the US-Mexico border, or deporting young people who have been in the United States their entire lives and do not even know they are here illegally until they apply for college or a job. Obviously, this is not a comprehensive list of what problems our country needs to examine, as there are many. With a divided Congress — the Democrats holding the majority in the Senate and the Republicans in the House — it’s going to be yet another contentious legislative term. Let’s hope everyone is ready for some compromise … I’m not holding my breath.
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Shop local stores to protest Walmart
On Feb. 11, Springfield’s City Council is going to discuss whether to allow an absolute monster to invade the downtown area, or not. This monster is American, likes low prices, employs thousands of people in the Springfield area, and its name is Walmart. Yes, Walmart is a monster. Or so many people who’ve taken to the streets to protest its newest Neighborhood Market would like us to believe. Price Cutter is saying that the new market — proposed for the corner of Grand Street and Campbell Avenue — will cause Bistro Market to go out of business. Locals are saying it will kill downtown Springfield. Yet, is this true? Are the same people that shop at the Bistro Market for local produce and great meat going to suddenly abandon ship and shop at the new Walmart Neighborhood Market for half-price chicken nuggets? Our guess: probably not. Because most of the people who shop at Bistro Market shop there for a reason, and we don’t think it’s because there’s not a Walmart downtown. The Bistro Market customer is probably someone who’s conscious about where their food comes from, is someone who’s looking for more of a connection with their food when shopping or someone who actively doesn’t shop at Walmart — like some of those protestors at First Friday Art Walk. Rather than trying to cast Walmart as a monster and protest, why not just continue to support local businesses to ensure that they stay in business, like Mayor Bob Stephens suggested in a column for the Springfield News-Leader? “Folks who want to support local businesses can have far more influence on the continued success of those businesses by buying from them,” wrote Stephens, striking an excellent point. If you don’t support Walmart, the solution is simple: Don’t shop there. If enough people band together to refuse to visit the big box retailer, the store won’t succeed, and maybe the company will reconsider before trying to open yet another store in Springfield.
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Feb. 5, 2013
Calendar Tuesday, Feb. 5
Youthfest Talent Showcase, 7:309 p.m., The Landers Theatre, $5-8 Guest artist: Brian Hsu, pianist, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Ellis 217b, free Ran Dank, pianist, 7:30-9 p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall, $20
Kid Rock Rebel Soul Tour, 7:30 p.m., JQH Arena, $39.50, $49.50 and $59.50
Wednesday, Feb. 6
Mocktails with Phi Sigma Pi, 78:30 p.m., Strong Hall 001, free
Open Dancing, 8:30-10 p.m., The Savoy Ballroom, free
Thursday, Feb. 7
Black AIDS Awareness Day, 10 a.m., PSU, free So, what is religion?, 4-6 p.m., Meyer Library 101, free
Harlem Globetrotters, 7-11 p.m., JQH Arena, ticket cost varies The Science Behind Fermentation, 6:30-8 p.m., The Discovery Center, $20
Cupcake Decorating, 7-8:45 p.m., Park Central Branch Library, free
“Oliver,” 7:30-9:30 p.m., Springfield Little Theatre, cost varies SAC Afterhours Presents: Mardi Gras, 9 p.m., PSU Ballroom East, free
Friday, Feb. 8
Machine Gun Symphony and Sequel Dose, 7-11 p.m., O’Reilly Family Event Center, $30
Coterie Theatre: “Tell-Tale Electric Poe,” 7-8:30 p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall, $12 and $18 SAC Presents: Rock ‘N Bowl, 7:30-10:30 p.m., PSU Level One Game Center, free
“Oliver,” 7:30-9:30 p.m., Springfield Little Theatre, cost varies Skinny Improv Mainstage, 8-10 p.m., 306 South Ave., $10-12
So There I Was … Telling Stories, 9-11 p.m., Q Enoteca, free
Saturday, Feb. 9
Mardi Gras on C-Street, 7:30 p.m., free “Oliver,” 7:30-9:30 p.m., Springfield Little Theatre, cost varies WWE Raw Road to Wrestlemania, 7:30-11 p.m., JQH Arena, ticket cost varies Skinny Improv Mainstage, 8-10 p.m., 306 South Ave., $10-12
Sunday, Feb. 10
For The Love of Handmade Craft Show, 1-6 p.m., 407 N. Boonville, free
SAC Weekly Film Series Presents: “Twilight Breaking Dawn 2,” 9 p.m., PSU Theater, free
Monday, Feb. 11
I Heart SAC Week and SAC Cultural Affairs Presents: Those Acoustic Kats, 7-9 p.m., PSU Theater, free
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Color Me Rad 5K registration begins
Registration for the April 27 Color Me Rad 5K at Missouri State University is now open. Registration deadlines are as follows: • Early Bird Registration, $30: ends Feb. 8 • Regular Registration, $35: ends March 1 • Late Registration, $40: ends March 22 • If it ain’t Sold Out, $45: ends April 12 Individuals can register online at http://www.colormerad.com. Race day details are also available online. A portion of the race proceeds will benefit Public Broadcasting for the Ozarks’ K For Kids initiative, which provides money to acquire new children’s television programs. Volunteers are also welcome to sign up online at the Color Me Rad 5K website. All volunteers must be at least 14 years of age.
319 to host V-Day dinner event
Would you rather spend V-Day with your best buds than with a significant other? 319 Event Center is hosting a Valentine’s dinner with friends from 6-9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14. Attendees can enjoy cocktail hour from 6-7 p.m. followed by a four course dinner and romantic movie trivia to close out the evening. The dinner costs $20 per person and seating is limited, so reservations are required. For more information, or to make a reservation, contact event coordinator Kathryn Vicat at info@319downtown.com or by phone at 417-225-0895.
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Mitch Hauschildt — prevention, rehab and physical performance coordinator of Missouri State athletics — poses for a portrait in Forsythe Athletics Center. Hauschildt helped build a school in Uganda nine months ago, and fundraised throughout this school year to develop it.
A father to many Mitch Hauschildt and the Man Up project reach out to help orphans internationally
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man of many titles, Mitch Hauschildt is the prevention, rehabilitation and physical performance coordinator and strength and conditioning coach for women’s basketball and volleyball at Missouri State University. But above all the rest, there is one title that he holds dear — father. About six years ago, Hauschildt and his wife adopted Landri, a baby girl from South Korea. While in Korea they were able to interact with not only their daughter, but many other orphans. A few years later, Hauschildt and his wife adopted a son, Kyson, local-
ly from the Springfield area, and it was then that Hauschildt said he began to understand the orphan crisis in the world. Orphan Hope International, a Christian mission organization, estimates there are about 143 million orphans worldwide. Growing up, Hauschildt said he never thought he would do any kind of mission work. “In fact, if you asked me five years ago if I saw myself doing work in Africa or anywhere else I would say, ‘you’re crazy,’” he said. But after the Hauschildts’ adoptions, his mindset began to change. “I kind of felt like I was being tugged and pulled ... I was raised as a Christian and I felt like God was really ask-
ing me to do something, but I over there.” couldn’t find what it was. I The group of 42 was didn’t know where I was made up of men, women and supposed to serve. I just a film crew that captured it knew I should be doing all on tape. something more than just In Jin-Ja, a povertymyself.” stricken place where STDs A year and a half ago, and prostitution run rampant, Hauschildt decided to join a the group connected with a group of pastor 42 called who is a Man Up to full-time Twitter: @ManUpAndGo go on a missionFacebook: Man Up And Go trip to ary, and Home Again Ministry School Africa and he shared Blog: it was his vision http://anotherpiecetohisthere, in of buildpuzzle.blogspot.com the little ing a village of nursery Jin-Ja, school for Uganda, that he found his the orphans in that area. heart and his place to serve. “Last year on Easter Sun“In Africa, most of the day my wife and I officially men are associated with vio- started our fundraising camlence and sexual abuse — if paign to build the school, not there is a male presence in knowing how it was going to the family it’s usually not a go,” he said. “We were lookpositive one,” Hauschildt ing to raise about $25,000.” said. “Our goal was to go The $25,000 was needed over and just be a positive to build the school building male influence on kids in and playground, rent the land orphanages and also mentor for a year and fully fund the some of the men that were operational expenses for the
school for the first year. After that, the goal was to find a sponsorship program and other sources of money to continue operation of the school. That goal was met with the selling of T-shirts, handmade jewelry, baked goods, individual donations and many more efforts, and on Sept. 1, 2012, the Home Again Ministry Nursery School opened its doors. “We have raised enough money to fund the school for the first year, but we’ve also raised above and beyond that,” he said. “We have made a down payment of $6,000 on the land so we don’t have to rent it anymore. So right now, I’d say we’ve raised about $33-35,000 for the school.” The school now has 71 children attending, and the Man Up project is continuing to be “a father to the fatherless” and encouraging men around the world to be u See FATHER page 5
Colors galore for all runners Get ready — these 5K races aren’t just your everyday run By Briana Simmons The Standard
Mark your calendars for two 5k races, in one month, and expect lots of fun and tons of color this spring. Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARD
The art pieces at the LemonDrop exhibit “Bodies” on Feb. 1 showcased the human body and featured all-nude artwork.
Bodies fully uncovered LemonDrop hosts exhibit on human form By Nicholas Simpson The Standard
As part of its pre-C Street Mardi Gras celebration, LemonDrop hosted an exhibit featuring all-nude artwork at its First Friday Art Walk event for February. Finding the most unique and inspired collections is the role of Executive Director Meganne Rosen O’Neal and Gallery Director Tom Hembree, and Friday Feb. 1 was their exhibit “Bodies,” which
featured all-nude artwork from a variety of local talent. “We had a huge amount of work submitted, probably the most work submitted since I’ve worked with LemonDrop,” Rosen O’Neal said.”We went in with the intent of having a very diverse show with a lot of different media represented and a lot of different styles, because the nude has been done over and over again. “So we wanted to make it a different kind of show and I think we were successful in that. We had a great collection.” Rosen O’Neal said all the artwork will be back in place for their third annual live body
painting event Saturday, Feb. 9, in their participation with Commercial Street Mardi Gras. “We will have live models being painted on by artists and they will be mostly naked,” she said. “Just pasties and panties. It’s the third year we’ve done body painting for Mardi Gras and it’s always a huge turnout, it’s always a really fun event. There will be live music for that as well.” Setting the tone for the exhibit fell to local selfdescribed alternative folk dream pop band The Violet Lockets, comprised of former Missouri State students Sara u See BODIES page 5
The Color Run
On April 6, 2013, the Color Run is coming to Springfield, Mo. but this isn’t your typical 5k. The Color Run is not about the actual race, it’s more about having fun. To make sure of this, runners are given color packs at registration. Jade Benhardt, senior English major, participated in a Color Run event last summer in Kansas City and knows all about the colorful fun. “You can save (the packets) until the end to throw them up at the same time, or throw them at each other as you go,” Benhardt said. “It was really cool to see everything in the air.” You can choose to run as a solo runner, or
with a color team. As a solo runner, registration is $40 until Feb. 15. For groups of four or more, registration is $35 per person until Feb. 15 as well. Benhardt has already gotten her team of friends together and ready for the race. “I’ve been raving about it trying to get everyone to do it,” Benhardt said. “It’s so much fun!” Proceeds from this race will go toward the non-profit organization, Equi-Librium Therapy Center. The Equi-Librium Therapy Center provides therapeutic services for children and adults in the Southwest Missouri region. The 5k is for all kinds of runners, joggers and walkers. “Whenever we did it, there were all shapes and sizes. People were taking it seriously and having fun with it too,” Benhardt said. For more information, volunteer opportunities and sign up visit u See RUN page 5
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‘Bullet to the Head’ does not do French novel justice
Violence, blood, doubletaps and double crosses. “Bullet to the Head” has it all when it comes to a revenge film … except a well-played storyline, structure and tone. Weary New Orleans hitman Jimmy “Bobo” Bonomo (Sylvester Stallone) and uptight Washington, D.C. detective Sung Kang (Taylor Kwon) team up to track down the people responsible for their respective partners’ deaths. An unlikely and volatile duo, they work
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Color Me Rad isn’t your ordinary 5k. It began almost two years ago in Utah when a few friends decided something was missing from running. Sure, there are runners with numbers pinned to
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Karman Bowers Movie Reviewer together to bring down a common enemy. “Bullet to the Head” is based off the French graphic novel “Du plomb dans la
to school, give them a meal a day, a school uniform, books and everything that’s involved with that. “Education is the first way out for these kids and these families. We are just here to help financially and through prayer.” Since the school has opened, the Hauschildts have adopted a son, 19-month-old
têtê” by Alexis Nolent a.k.a. Matz. Being considerate filmmakers, it seems the team behind the film tried to be loyal to the original source material’s style and tone. Unfortunately, it doesn’t translate as well as one might have hoped. The film seems to be trying to go for a film noir feel, a husky voice-over narration by our protagonist, shady meetings in bars and no-nonsense, info-dumping dialogue.
Zion, from Ethiopia and Mitch shared his hopes for his family’s future as well as for the future of the Man Up project. “If you talk to my wife, we’re adopting again,” Hauschildt said with a laugh. “We’ll see though, that’s yet to be determined.” The Man Up project has many goals including building a second school building to
but it all just started coming in. We got so much support from family and friends and it’s been a fun experience.” The documentary of their trip to Africa was released in October of 2012. To support the Home Again Ministry Nursery School with a one-time donation or to sponsor a child, individuals can visit http://anoth-
thrown in. Yet, less than halfway through, I found myself simply waiting for that one part in the trailers where Stallone and bad guy Jason Momoa fight with fire axes. I’m sure some people will love it. It has the potential to be one of those movies that you know is terrible, but you enjoy it anyway because it’s just so much fun. Generally, I can be one of those people, but this time I just couldn’t quite get past the terrible bits.
erpiecetohispuzzle.blogspot.c om/. MSU students interested in supporting the Man Up project and their mission can visit the Facebook page, https://www. facebook.com/events/501386 916580331/ for more information on how to purchase a homemade deep tissue golf ball massage roller for $15 to help raise funds.
to ambush someone else with. At the end of the race, you’ll be covered in all shades of blue, yellow, orange, and pink. “It really gives you something to look forward to along the course,” Willard said. The race will take place on April 27 with its first wave at 9 a.m. Runners can join the early bird registration for $30 now up until Feb. 8 when prices will go up about $5 every week. Prices range from $30-45.
“A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Ozark Public Television’s K is for Kids nitiative, to broadcast educational programs for kids like ‘Sesame Street,’” Willard said. Although the race is open to everyone, if you’re not quite the runner, there are other ways to get involved. Color Me Rad offers volunteer opportunities as a part of the color bomb squad. You must be at least 14 and sign up online at http://www.colormerad .com/springfield-mo.
Senior Jade Benhardt, bottom left, lays on the pavement at the 2012 Color Run in Kansas City, Mo.
great.” Pilz said she was very happy with the way the night panned out, from the show to the art displayed. “It was really a chill and relaxed environment and everyone seemed to be in good spirits,” the guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist said. “There’s some really natural looking stuff, and then some really crazy, more alternative stuff. I kind of like that they portrayed all different types of bodies. There’s a lot of variety.” “There’s a lot of expression in the stuff, it’s not just a body
being exposed,” Pickett added. Inge Chiles, also known for her personal endeavor Plaid Dragon finds herself the drummer for The Violet Lockets, and was equally happy with the evening. “We were really pleased to play at LemonDrop,” she said. “The Violet Lockets had never played here before, it was a good show. I’m really happy to play with The Violet Lockets because I’ve never drummed for a band before.” Chiles said of all the fantastic art displayed, her favorite was Rosen O’Neal’s husband
Kelly’s work “The Meggster.” “I really liked the juxtaposition between the profoundly simple and beautiful image with the cute and endearing title,” she said. “That’s what really stuck out to me, and I really like that it was across from Meganne’s painting.” Rosen O’Neal said LemonDrop has big plans in the spring for exhibits, but the space will still be open to live shows. “We have a bunch of different music shows coming up artwise we won’t have a show until March First Friday,” she said. “That will actually be a
solo show by our new gallery director Tom Hembree and we love Tom. He has his MFA from the New York Studio School, so he’s very fancy. He has a piece in this show which I love.” While none of the pieces were altogether graphic, the tasteful approach was welcomed by the gathering at LemonDrop, a place Rosen O’Neal said will always be home for the unusual art crowd in Springfield. “LemonDrop tends to not shy away from doing things that aren’t maybe within the
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house three grades of primary school and funding a vocational school for women of these children in order to provide them with a trade and an escape from prostitution. “It’s been amazing because my wife and I have never done anything like this before. We didn’t know if it would take two weeks or two years to raise the money we needed to
ters. The story wasn’t suspenseful nor was I surprised by anything that happened. I even found myself rolling my eyes a few times. Nonetheless, it’s strange because all I could keep thinking was, “I bet this is an awesome graphic novel.” Watching the trailers for “Bullet to the Head,” I was honestly excited for the movie. It looked like a fun, easy Stallone movie to watch on a Friday night with some good ol’ fashioned fights
their free t-shirts and all the usual perks of running a 5k, but this race is packing a little more than that. Gretchen Willard, Color Me Rad Director of Public Relations, said races were focusing on the wrong things. “We decided that something missing from running was the element of fun,” she said. They found the solution to this problem to be color bombs. When runners register they receive a color bomb
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However, it all felt forced and unnatural, almost as if they wanted that little bit of camp you get from classic film noir, but didn’t want to fully commit to it. I admire the filmmakers for wanting to stay as true as possible to the graphic novel, but it seems they missed the fact that sometimes what’s on paper doesn’t always translate as well on screen. The acting was flat and monotone, and it was difficult to care about the charac-
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niche of the art world in Springfield,” she said. “A lot of the art in Springfield is very PG or G, very kid-friendly, and we set out for the show with the intention to not censor ourselves.” Rosen O’Neal said she was very pleased with the event overall, a show that drew local artists a little closer together in some way. “This was probably our widest-reaching show in the community and we hope our shows continue to reach out to more and more people,” she said.
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Scorebox
Men’s basketball (7-16, 5-6 MVC) Wednesday, Jan. 30 Missouri State 32 45 - 77 Creighton 45 46 - 91
Saturday, Jan. 27 Missouri State 23 39 - 62 Evansville 24 37 - 61 Women’s basketball (11-10, 3-6 MVC) Friday, Feb. 1 Missouri State 32 35 - 67 Indiana State 39 32 - 71 Sunday, Feb. 3 Missouri State 47 44 - 91 Illinois State 43 33 - 76 Ice hockey ( 25-4-2, 14-2-1 MACHA Gold) Friday, Feb. 1 Missouri State 4 3 6 - 13 Loyola-Chicago 1 1 1- 3 Saturday, Feb. 2 Missouri State 2 7 3 - 12 Loyola-Chicago 0 0 1- 1 Swimming and diving Saturday, Feb. 2 (Men) Missouri State Notre Dame (Men) Missouri State Iowa (Men) Missouri State Northwestern
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Missouri State’s forward Christian Kirk maneuvers past Evansville’s Egidijus Mockevicius on Sunday, Feb. 2, at JQH Arena.
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Calendar Tuesday, Feb. 5
Men’s golf, 8:30 a.m., Rice Intercollegiate at Houston, Texas Men’s basketball, 7 p.m. at Northern Iowa
Friday, Feb. 8
Women’s track & field, noon, Tyson Invitational at Fayetteville, Ark.
Softball, noon vs. Costal Carolina in Atlanta, Ga. Softball, 2 p.m. vs. Kennesaw State in Atlanta, Ga. Women’s basketball, 7:05 p.m. at home vs. Bradley
Saturday, Feb. 9
Softball, 11 a.m. vs. Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga. Women’s track & field, noon, Tyson Invitational at Fayetteville, Ark.
Softball, 3 p.m. vs. Costal Carolina in Atlanta, Ga. Men’s basketball, 6:30 p.m. at Wichita State
Sunday, Feb. 10
Softball, 10 a.m. vs. Butler in Atlanta, Ga.
Women’s basketball, 2:05 p.m. at home vs. Northern Iowa
Briefs
Track and field sets records in Wichita
At the Varsity Apartments Invitational Feb. 1-2, the women’s track and field team set several personal best and conference records. Sprinter Althia Maximilien set a personal best record of 7.78 seconds in the 60-meter dash and took second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.66 seconds. Four freshmen established new personal bests in the 200-meter dash: Oarabile Babolayi (25.94), Chelsie Horton (26.41), Holly Pattie-Belleli (26.49) and Josie Dyke (27.19). Freshman Tenaly Smith also scored a personal best in the 800meter run, smashing her previous record by more than 10 seconds (2:18:47).
Men’s swimming & diving drops three
Though they left the Northwestern Dual Invitational with three losses to Iowa, Notre Dame and Northwestern, the men’s swimming and diving program came away with a few victories. Sophomore Paul Le took first in the 200-meter backstroke with a season-best time in the event (1:46:97). The Bears scored a couple of second place finishes as well. Sophomore diver Garrett Nevals was one of only four divers to break 300 points in the 3-meter diving competition. Freshman Miguel Davila placed second in the 500meter freestyle with a time of 15:39:92. The team will have a break before their next meet, the MAC Championships, held March 7-9 in Carbondale, Ill.
MSU gets wins, honors legends in Hall of Fame weekend
Bears beat Aces in final seconds of game, 62-61
shooting percentages on both ends, you know they’re 40 percent and we’re 41 percent. But we were able The Missouri State Bears (4-5 in to manufacture some offense by getMVC) moved one step closer to a ting to the foul line.” .500 conference record on Saturday, The win wouldn’t come easy, with a nail-biting, last-minute victory and the Bears’ players didn’t expect over the Evansville Aces (6-5 in it to after the team’s last four meetMVC) at JQH Arena. ings. On a day when “It’s great to just get over that the Bears had a hump,” said forward Christian Kirk. hard time getting “We were talking before the game, shots to fall — you know we had lost four times to they only had six them in a row, three in overtime, and baskets in the first we were just saying it’s got to go our half — they relied way this time and luckily it did.” heavily on getting The Purple Aces held their to the free throw largest lead of the game early in the line. second half, 11 points, thanks in Kirk “We weren’t large part to the play of Colt Ryan hitting those shots in and Ned Cox, who combined for 30 the first half,” said freshman guard points in the second half. Marcus Marshall. “I think the free During the postgame press conthrow line really kept us in the game ference, Lusk recalled a turning point in the first half. We went to the line a during a timeout in the second half. lot, I think 15 times. Like coach said, “I looked at our guys in the hud‘If your shots aren’t going in, that’s a dle, and I said it feels like we’re good way to get your stroke going.’” down 100, doesn’t it, because we The Bears went 11-15 from the can’t score. We’re down six points, free throw line. there’s a ton of Combine their free game left. And throw success with they just kept We were talking before their always-stellar the game ... and we were coming, kept defense, and MSU coming. I said just saying it’s got to go was still in the we’ll find our way this time... game at halftime, some rhythm.” Christian Kirk, trailing 24-23. They Missouri State Bears forward “When you would find play Evansville, it’s like sitting in the their rhythm in the form of Nathan dentist chair for two hours, because Scheer, who hit three big three-pointthey don’t let you run anything, and ers in the final minutes of the second they really get on top of you and it’s half. The first, narrowed the Aces just a grind,” head coach Paul Lusk lead to three. The second narrowed it said. to two. And the last three-pointer put The second half wouldn’t come the Bears up 59-57, as JQH Arena any easier for the Bears — at least exploded with excitement. not early on. The Bears didn’t have a “In the second half, we knew we basket through the first four minutes; were going to knock some shots luckily, they were able to get to the down,” Scheer said. “We have too foul line to keep them within striking good of shooters to stay cold that distance. long. I think Kirk passed me that last “I thought the difference was that three that I hit, and I was just able to we got to the foul line 26 times,” said u See BEARS page 9 Lusk. “Because you look at the
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Jimmy Wright (right) waves to the crowd as he and others are honored as Hall of Fame inductees Friday, Feb. 1, at JQH Arena.
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Missouri State’s Karly Buer battles Illinois State’s Candace Sykes for a loose rebound on Sunday, Feb. 3, at JQH Arena.
Lady Bears lose one, win one of weekend series By Mike Ursery The Standard
The Missouri State Lady Bears played a pair of home games as a part of Hall of Fame Weekend at JQH Arena on Feb. 1 and Feb 3. The Lady Bears split the two games with a loss on Friday, followed by a victory on Sunday. A back and forth game—where no lead was safe—went down to the wire on Friday night, as the Lady Bears were handed a 71–67 loss to Indiana State. Sycamore guard Anna Munn, who had a game high 27 points, got the scoring started Edie on the opening possession, but the Sycamores (12-8, 4-5 MVC) wouldn’t hold the lead again until the middle of the first half, as the Lady Bears built a lead of 16-9. But Indiana State kept chipping away and eventually tied the score at 16-16 with a Travecia Franklin layup with 8:34 remaining in the
first half. After the Sycamores took an 1817 lead, the Lady Bears’ guard Hannah Wilkerson and senior forward Whitney Edie answered right back with consecutive 3-pointers to give MSU a 23-18, lead. The Lady Bears’ frustration carried over to the second half as everything went Indiana State’s way early on, and the Sycamores built a 49-38 lead. But much like in the first half, no lead was safe, and the Lady Bears scored six unanswered points to put them within striking distance: 49-51. The game remained close for the remainder of the game, and with just under a minute on the clock Karly Buer scored to put the Lady Bears within two points. But the Sycamores held on when it mattered most for a 71-67 road win. “When we get our crowd behind us, we’re usually really good,” Edie said. “We kept getting our crowd behind us, but we just couldn’t pull through at the end.” The Lady Bears fared much u See LADY page 9
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Ice Bears use penalty-kill to advantage Team has scored 21 goals short-handed this season By Tim Godfrey The Standard
The referee puts his left arm straight up in the air. He blows the whistle, play stops and all eyes are on him. He points to a Missouri State player — two minutes, interference. The Ice Bears player is sent to the penalty box for two minutes, and Missouri State will spend those two minutes playing with four players instead of five. The Missouri State fans in the stands at Mediacom Ice Park make their frustrations known through boos and “helpful advice.” “Get new glasses, ref!” But Missouri State head coach Bob Bucher is smiling. The head referee calls him over, and Bucher walks towards the end of the bench, grinning as though he knows something. The referee explains the call and Bucher replies … “Don’t worry about it, we’re going to score anyway,” Bucher said to the ref.
Then, 30 seconds into the opponent’s power-play, the Ice Bears steal the puck, race down the ice and score a goal. Just another penalty-kill for the Ice Bears, who have made a habit out of scoring short-handed Bucher goals. They have 21 so far this season. Although the Ice Bears are quite skilled at scoring goals while being a man down, it is not their first objective on the penalty-kill. The first goal, obviously, is to kill the penalty, which the Ice Bears have also made a habit of doing this season. Through 29 games, the Ice Bears have killed 85 percent of penalties, meaning they didn’t allow a goal when the opposing team was on the power-play.
But killing a penalty is easier said than done. To do so, a team will need a few ingredients to make an effective PK unit. “Discipline. Sacrifice. Aggressiveness,” Bucher said. “Four guys working together — that’s an effective penalty kill.” Bucher also said that players on the PK unit need to be willing to “go to the corners” and “put their bodies in front of the puck.” Whenever the Ice Bears are on the penalty-kill, it is normal to see an Ice Bear drop to the ground or slide in front of an opposing shooter and use his body as a human shield. Junior forward Blake Ryan said that blocking shots is necessary to help their goaltender, as well as stop the opposing team’s power-play. “You have to be willing to sacrifice your body at all times,” Blake Ryan said. “We keep our bodies in the middle so if they take a shot it’s going to hit us.” According to Blake Ryan, the Ice Bears like to force the opposing team to keep the “puck on the perimeter” of Missouri State’s zone. The Ice Bears keep their bodies in front of shooters and place their sticks in any shooting lanes, hoping that any shots will deflect off and derail the puck’s path to the net. Blake Ryan and brother Jack, a sophomore forward, are two of the Ice Bear’s penaltykill experts. They block shots, hit shooters and have been known to intercept passes and turn them into short-handed goals.
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Missouri State’s Marc Kirksey maneuvers around Mizzou’s Ian Berhnard on Jan. 25. This season, the Ryan son tournaments. cessful, they’ll need to bring brothers have scored 12 shortThey have the Mid-Ameri- their high-scoring offense, handed goals. can Collegiate Hockey Associ- hard-hitting defense and, of “We are always looking for ation Tournament on Feb. 15- course, their special teams a goal, but it is definitely 16, followed by the ACHA (power-play and penalty-kill). defense first,” Blake Ryan said. Central Regional Tournament “Special teams (play) is The Ice Bears finished their on Feb. 22-23. If the Ice Bears going to be the deciding factor. season the weekend of Feb.1-2 advance through Regionals, You’re going to see a lot of against Loyola University- then they will head to St. Louis battles, so there are going to be Chicago. They completed the for the National Tournament in a lot of penalties called. So two-games series sweep by a hopes of winning a Division II they are going to need to be combined score of 25-4 and are National Title. effective and spot on,” Bucher looking forward to the postseaFor the Ice Bears to be suc- said.
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“There’s always a line down there,” Harris said. “And they do good business when it’s working.” Harris also said that the machine began the spring semester non-functional, which was confirmed by Tony Hein, the resident manager of Chartwells that oversees Outtakes. Hein said over email that the machine had indeed broken down, and that the extended delay was due to the amount of time they had to “work with the importer to find a repair company that had the correct software.” Starbucks’ espresso machines, like so many other things in the world today, rely on internal computers to function, automating much of the process of using
them. The downside of this, of course, is the ease with which something can go wrong with the machine. Hein also said that the machine was taken offline this semester temporarily to update one of its parts. “Otherwise, I think we have resolved the issue,” Hein said. The espresso machine is currently up and running, and hopefully the new software means that the full drink menu of Starbucks will continue to be available in the library after the series of outages. Outtakes is open from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. “We are certainly sorry for any inconvenience to our customers,” Hein said. If you encounter a problem at Outtakes, or any other restaurant on campus, you can contact Missouri State Dining www.dineoncampus.com/missouristate/, and click on the “Feedback” page under the “Be Heard” tab.
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Missouri State’s softball team played Iowa State last season and won, 4-0. The Bears are looking to compete in postseason play this year and to win a conference championship.
MVC title top goal Softball looks to return to 2011 form By Mike Ursery The Standard
The Missouri State Bears are gearing up to begin their 2013 softball campaign. With the new season approaching, the team has made its goal clear — win a conference championship and get back to the postseason. “The number one goal the team has decided they want to accomplish is to win a Missouri Valley Conference championship,” head coach Holly Hesse said. “Last year, we finished in the middle of the pack. They’re accepting the challenge to move up to the top.” The Bears finished with a 2526 record in 2012 and fell short in their bid to repeat the success from the 2011 season. In 2011,
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Missouri State won the MVC tournament championship and earned a spot in the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Senior outfielder Caitlin Chapin and junior infielder Ashley Brentz were both a part of that 2011 team, and they both believe that this year’s team has what it takes to reach their objective. “We have a lot of strong hitters, and I think that is going to be one of our strong suits,” Brentz said. “Our defense has also been really good. I think we’ll continue to be strong in that aspect, as well as our pitching.” Brentz led all Bears’ hitters in 2012 with 45 hits and a .304 batting average. Chapin is a middleof-the-lineup power threat who led Missouri State with four home runs last season. However, these two are only part of what the Bears bring to the table offensively. Senior outfielder Lauren Eisenreich and senior infielder Stevie Pierce also add power to the Bears lineup; they each hit two home runs last season as well. Senior Kirstin Cutter
employees on Jan. 8. “I cannot fully express how disappointed I am in this development,” he wrote. “As you know, we worked very hard to fund the 2 percent mid-year raise. Improving compensation for faculty and staff is, and remains, my top priority. “Now, instead of increasing the salaries for the vast majority of our employees, the mid-year raise simply protects those employees from losing income. Fortunately, we were able to avoid increases in our health care
is an effective leadoff hitter who is a threat to steal once she gets on base. The Bears will also have talent at the pitcher position. Junior Rachel Brisker transferred to Missouri State in 2012 from Muscatine Community College in Muscatine, Iowa. During the time she played there, she was named an NJCAA Academic AllAmerican and led the nation in strikeouts per game. Sophomore Chelsea Jones also has experience inside the circle. As a freshman, she pitched six complete games and recorded 37 strikeouts. “(Jones) has a lot of movement, and she came back in great shape this year,” Chapin said. “I’m excited to see what she can do.” The season will begin on Feb. 8 when Missouri State will play in the Georgia Tech-Kennesaw State Invitational in Atlanta, Ga. They will play in several more tournaments before playing their home opener against Northern Iowa on March 16. plan. So, all things considered, the compensation for most of our employees will remain the same — status quo.” University staff saw the first effects of the payroll tax in their checks for January, and faculty will see the effects of the tax on their paychecks in February, according to Smart’s email. For more information on the payroll tax increase and how it affects your paycheck, visit the Internal Revenue Service’s website at http://www.irs.gov.
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better against Illinois State. Five players reached double figures in scoring, and the Lady Bears put together a solid effort to defeat the Redbirds 9176. “We can score the ball. Having five players in double figures shows that we were shooting really well,” senior forward Christiana Shorter said. Edie led Missouri State with 20 points and also recorded a double-double. Freshman guards Kenzie Williams and Tyonna Snow scored 14 points, junior guard Karly Buer had 13 points and Shorter had 12 points. Missouri State (11-10, 3-6 MVC) trailed the Redbirds (13-8, 5-4 MVC) by two points with 18:37 remaining in the first half. After two quick baskets by junior forward Bry Snow, the Lady Bears took the lead and didn’t look back. Illinois State hung around and kept the score close in the first half, but Missouri State had an answer each time the Redbirds tried to make a run. Illinois State was able to tie the game 43-43, but two Buer free throws gave the Lady Bears a 45-43 lead with 1:03 remaining. Edie scored a layup just before the buzzer to give Missouri State a 47-43 lead going into the half.
and the win. When asked about the tough week ahead, head coach Paul Lusk sighed and laughed and said he was still enjoying the thrilling win and hadn’t thought that far ahead. “Oh Geeze. Man, I’m not thinking about them right now. Someone just asked me about
Buer opened the second half with a quick basket to keep the Lady Bears ahead 49-43, but Illinois State still hung around. With the Redbirds trailing by only five, Williams completed a three-point play to give Missouri State a 62-54 lead with 13:41 remaining. Soon after, Phillips completed a threepoint play of her own to make the score 65-56. From that point, Missouri State didn’t let up. Missouri State forced seven turnovers and out-rebounded Illinois State 30-22 in the second half. Edie scored 12 of her 20 points in the second half and was the difference maker for the Lady Bears. “My teammates are getting the ball to me when I’m open,” Edie said. “I’m also getting rebounds and creating chances for the team.” Head coach Nyla Milleson was pleased with the effort that the Lady Bears showed and with the way they executed throughout the game. “The identity of this team is running, passing and scoring the ball,” she said. “We showed that we can be a scary basketball team when we can do the things we need to.” The Lady Bears’ next game will be at 7:05 p.m. on Feb. 8 against Bradley at JQH Arena. Missouri State will look to avenge a heartbreaking onepoint loss they suffered at Bradley on Jan. 13.
the Super Bowl as well, and I said I barely know who’s even playing in the Super Bowl. I’m just worried about day to day with these guys.” The Bears hit the road this week, playing at Northern Iowa tonight at 7 p.m. and then at Wichita State on Saturday.
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