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Get your taxes filed for free with the help of MSU students

By Hanna Sumpter Staff Reporter @hannasumpter

The realization that students sometimes have when finding out they have to file tax returns typically includes thoughts of never having learned how to do this in high school, and some then begin to panic about how they will handle this problem. Tax returns may seem daunting, but students don’t have to worry anymore; other students will help file them for free.

This tax season, 17 students will be participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Senior and graduate students in the School of Accountancy are able to take a service-learning course which gives them the opportunity to volunteer through the VITA program to help other students and those in the Springfield community file their tax returns.

This service-learning course has been offered for many years to allow students to gain realworld experience while also providing services to others.

Dr. Kerri Tassin, an assistant professor in the School of Accountancy, said the program “allows us the opportunity to teach our students the value of contributing to the community in a

very real and practical way.”

She also said that students get to “experience income tax preparation work, but they get to do so while making a valuable difference in the lives of individuals in the community.”

The students began their training in January and have already been given the proper certification they need to volunteer. Jaclyn Roundtree, a senior accounting major, said some of the training included working with fake scenarios and processing the tax documentation as if they were helping real people.

The VITA program is able to help those who make about $54,000 or less.

However, the VITA program cannot help file all types of tax returns.

“VITA clinics are designed to generally prepare basic tax returns for taxpayers in a low to moderate income range,” A student volunteering through the VITA program Tassin said. “So, there are certain tax returns that will be out-of-scope for include a photo ID of yourself, your personal VITA volunteers.”

Therefore, it is important to make sure when Social Security card and all Social Security scheduling an appointment that the volunteers at cards of a spouse and dependents, if applicable, the VITA clinic will be able to help and that stu- and all income tax documents that need to be dents bring all necessary documentation to the addressed during the appointment.

VITA clinics will be held from now until just appointment. The necessary documentation can

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helps a Springfield citizen file her taxes. before all tax returns are due. There will not be any VITA clinics held on the Missouri State campus this tax season due to the renovations occurring at Glass Hall. However, student volu See TAXES, page 10

New Neighborhood Walmart coming soon to a campus near you

Students have mixed reactions about the new Walmart Neighborhood Market being built close to Missouri State University’s campus

God Church.

Nick Deves, a senior general business major, was once a member of the church back when it was known as Calvary Temple. Deves describes that seeing a WalWhile Walmart announced the closings mart being built where he used to go to of 154 Walmart’s across the United States church as a “strange feeling.” in mid-January, the company will be open“I have a lot of memories from that ing a new Walmart Neighborhood Market church,” Deves said. “Seeing that it’s about a half mile from the Missouri State something else entirely now is sad.” campus.

Several MSU students live near the The new Walmart Neighborhood Marnew Walmart location and walk or drive ket will become the 11th Walmart in past the new location on their way to Springfield when it opens this winter. It will Maddy Cushman/THE STANDARD class. Among those students is senior athbe located on the corner of Campbell Ave. have been protesting its construction since letic training major Cam Deckett. and Grand Street.

“I am excited,” Deckett said. “I usually go The location of the new Walmart has been early 2013. The new Walmart is being built at highly controversial, as Springfield residents the former location of Life360 Assembly of to the Neighborhood Market on Glenstone and

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this one is closer.”

Deckett was surprised to learn that there were 10 other Walmarts in Springfield alone, but found understanding in why another one would be built.

“I think Walmart’s philosophy is to be as available and convenient as possible, so adding another one would make sense,” Deckett said.

Even though the new Walmart is being built on his old church’s location, Deves said he will shop there himself and expects the location to be successful.

“I’m sure that it will get a lot of traffic due to all of the students who live in the area,” he said. “I personally drive past it on my way to u See WALMART, page 10

Bear Village expansion set to finish this summer

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not constructed.”

Current and future resident junior finance major Zach Schmidt has lived in Bear Village two years already, and plans to finish out his last year residing there was well.

From his standpoint as a college student, Schmidt said the newer building is just an improved addition to what Bear Village already offers.

“It’s not just expanding Bear Village,” Schmidt said. “They are working on individual rooms and making those even better. They are pretty much working on every aspect of Bear Village to make it bigger and better.”

Since the expansion, Schmidt said he and his roommates have debated about whether or not

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Bear Village will open the doors to its newest building in August 2016. The finished facility allows students more living space on campus.

After the idea for extended housing took off in April 2015, the project’s timeline has moved quickly, according to New Development Manager Sheri Sommer.

“We decided to go ahead with stage four in April of last year, so not even a year ago,” Sommer said. “Our architects and engineers and all of us worked really hard so we could get it started late fall.”

The fourth building will contain 83 beds for

lease, 24 units in all. Students have the option of choosing either a two-, three- or four-bedroom unit. A two-bedroom will cost $725 perperson per-month. A three-bedroom will be $705 per-person, and a four-bedroom will be $635 per-person.

These units will range from 908 to 1,564 square feet.

This addition is similar to the housing buildings already installed, so that potential buyers can obtain a clear picture of the living conditions.

“There may be some color variation, but our product is the same,” Sommer said. “That way when people walk into village one, two or three, they know what they are leasing even though it’s

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the new rooms would be a good choice for them.

“It’s kind of up in the air,” Schmidt said. “It just kind of depends, because we are getting a new roommate and we are probably planning on moving from the building we are in now, so there is a possibility that we live there.”

As for college housing, Schmidt said Bear Village especially appeals to students in that it encompasses so many features and plans on building upon those already installed.

“When I moved here, the clubhouse wasn’t built yet and we didn’t have the fire pit, but what stood out to me was how much they had planned for expansion,” Schmidt said. “All the planning that they had really appealed to me.”

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Calendar

Tuesday, Feb. 9

Printmaking and Ceramics Students' Biennial Exhibition, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Student Exhibition Center Career Expo, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Glass Hall room 227 Dutchman, 6-9:30 p.m., PSU theater

Wednesday, Feb. 10

Career Expo, 9-10 a.m., Glass Hall room 230 2016 Chinese New Year Celebration Week, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Siceluff Hall room 124 You Can Afford to Study Away, 1:30-2:30 p.m., PSU room 313 Chamber Orchestra Concert with Violin Guest Artist Roger Frisch, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Ellis Hall room 217B

Thursday, Feb. 11

Mock Interview Event, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., PSU third floor ballroom west Faculty Senate Meeting, 3:30-5 p.m., PSU room 313

Friday, Feb. 12

Career Expo, 9-10 a.m., Glass Hall room 230

Saturday, Feb. 13

Tent Theatre Auditions, all day, Craig Hall 2016 Chinese New Year Celebration Week, 1-3:30 p.m., Siceluff Hall room 124

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Gender identity added to MSU nondiscrimination policy

MSU’s Board of Governors amended the university’s non-discrimination policy to include gender identity and expression. The amendment was approved 6-1.

Sexual orientation was added to the policy in the summer of 2014.

Gender identity and gender expression were not the only categories added to the non-discrimination policy, however. Marital status, family status, pregnancy and genetic information categories were also added to the policy.

The non-discrimination policy applies to all students, faculty and staff.

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Press conference was held about calls for Juan Meraz’s dismissal The day after a protest in front of Carrington Hall, the group calling for Juan Meraz’s dismissal talked to students, faculty about their demands

By Emily Joshu Staff Reporter @EmilyJoshu

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On Feb. 2, a group of Missouri State University students called a press conference regarding their call for assistant Vice President for Multicultural Services, Juan Meraz, to be dismissed.

The group had organized a protest the day before the press conference on Feb. 1, after the university failed to meet their demands to oust Meraz.

They demanded that he be dismissed by that date.

The press conference was held to explain the group’s reasons for wanting Meraz to be removed. The students are members of the Springfield Coalition for Minority Advancement, and they are responsible for the petition for Meraz’s removal; it reached about 100 signatures. Administrative officials have yet to directly respond to the demands.

One of the complaints against Meraz is that he does not concentrate on ethnic groups beyond his own.

“His concentration is for his own ethnic group,” Ravyn Brooks, junior sociology and anthropology major said. “Although we appreciate that,

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him being the assistant vice president of multicultural services means that his concentration should be equally divided.”

In addition, the students claim that Meraz has not established a consistent presence in the Multicultural Resource Center and that he is not culturally sensitive about topics such as lynching and the Black Lives Matter movement.

In addition, Multicultural Services funding has remained consistent, but programs such as cultural celebrations and LGBT resources have been cut.

“These are the students that he is supposed to be helping. These are the students that he is supposed to be supu See MERAZ, page 10

Tunnel of Oppression:

Bringing attention to diversity awareness

By Sarah Teague Staff Reporter @SarahTeague96

“The most important thing in addressing a problem is bringing awareness to it,” Claire Casagrande, a tour guide for the Tunnel of Oppression and freshman mathematics major, said.

The Tunnel of Oppression is a campus-wide diversity awareness event challenging common stereotypes, hateful viewpoints and misconceptions.

Presented by Residence

Life, Housing and Dining Services in partnership with the Residence Hall Association, the Tunnel consists of six rooms, each representing different scenarios. This is the seventh year has hosted the Tunnel of Oppression, and each year different scenarios are acted out by students based off of current events or issues that participants bring up and want to focus on.

This year the scenarios included Coming to America, u See TUNNEL, page 10

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Posters were hung throughout the six rooms to show discriminatory words, statistics and stereotypes

What is all this caucus business about?

By Sarah Teague Staff Reporter @SarahTeague96

With the presidential race in full swing, the media is buzzing about the caucuses and primaries that are starting to take place across the country. These are opportunities for each state to be a collective voice expressing who it is they would prefer as the presidential nominee for each party.

The Feb. 1 Iowa Caucus was an event for voters across the state to speak up about who they would like to be president. Delegates are then elected according to this information and make their way to a national convention to

elect a nominee for the majority in their state.

The final Iowa caucus tally for Republicans left Texas Sen. Ted Cruz sitting at 28 percent, Donald Trump following at 24 percent and Marco Rubio at 23 percent.

“Tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives,” announced Cruz, reveling in his victory and charging at the “Washington establishment,” the media and lobbyists.

Near the end of the night, Governor Mike Huckabee announced he was suspending his campaign, after only gaining slightly more than one percent of the vote in a state he won four years prior.

Similarly, Democrat candidate

Mike O’Malley suspended his campaign shortly before Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Hillary Clinton tied. Later that night the conclusion was Clinton won by a few votes (701 to 697).

“On caucus night... the winner of the caucuses will be the candidate who accrues the most state delegate equivalents,” according to the Iowa Democratic Party website. “State delegate equivalents are calculated using a ratio of state to county convention delegates. In other words, the ratio determines how many delegates the candidate would receive for the state convention based on the number of county convention delegates a candidate receives.”

There are 1,681 precincts throughout the state that will hold caucuses.

According to cbsnews.com, these will be held in churches, schools, community centers and really anywhere that can hold a crowd.

James Hammond Trumbull of the American Philological Association proposed the word “caucus” came from Algonquin tribes, which aligns with writings from John Adams of Massachusetts in 1763 speaking of “caucus.” At that time, the area was heavily populated with these tribes. u See CAUCUS, page 9

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On Valentine’s Day: Singles don’t despair

By Parker Padgett Staff Reporter @PadgettParker

Ah, Valentine’s Day. The one day, once a year, practically dedicated to relationships and love, roses and the Russell Stover’s chocolates. Valentine’s Day is a great day… for people in relationships. But what about the other people? The singles.

This is for the people at Missouri State, like me, that are single on this upcoming Valentine’s Day. Sure, we get to miss out on all the mushygushy romance and dress0up dinners. BUT we get all the Netflix to ourselves, we can get the chocolate on 15th at great prices and our wallet stays full; just a couple of things that come to mind.

Now, I’m not waging a war on love because I’m single on the most profitable day for couples. I’m just saying, if you don’t have to buy a giant teddy bear or dinner, you have extra Taco Bell money. And who doesn’t love Taco Bell? I know I do. Ask my friends.

Now, there is nothing wrong with being single, and there is nothing wrong with being in love. I have ample friends who are either dating, engaged or already married (we’re all at that stage in life). And I have friends who are single.

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As a Pringle.

Ready to mingle.

And they’re also happy. I assume it’s the independency for them and dependency for my taken friends.

And yes, I know, there are people who flat out “hate boys” or “can’t stand girls” and flat out don’t want a relationship. That’s great.

Don’t settle. Don’t be with someone who doesn’t deserve you or treats you poorly.

I see the people getting dressed up for dates, I see the Instagram posts and I see the Facebook posts and it’s nice for them, but I think, “Hey, she’ll come when the time is right.” And there have been times when I thought it was right, and well here I am. So I wait.

But I say to you, my single friends, do not get down. Your guy or gal will enter your life and it may not be right now, but it will happen.

So binge watch “Orange is the New Black.” Eat a whole chocolate box. Watch sports. Call up a friend, fraternity brother or sorority sister and go get drinks, or like I said, Taco Bell (Can you tell I’m a fan?).

Heck, go for a run.

And if you see a happy couple, just smile and possibly wave, cause that’ll be you before you know it. Happy Valentine’s Day, my single friends.

Best of the worst pick-up lines Do you dare use these to get a date?

To use in the classroom:

You look so familiar. Didn’t we take a class together? I could’ve sworn we had chemistry.

To use by the parking meters:

Are you a parking ticket? Cause you got “fine” written all over you.

To use at the Rec Center:

Do you know karate? Because your body is kicking!

To use at Meyer Library:

I don’t have a library card, but do you mind if I check you out?

To use at Brick City:

I’m not a photographer, but I can picture you and I together.

To use in the PSU:

I wanna live in your socks. So I can be with you every step of the way.

To use on the BearLine:

Do you have a map? I'm getting lost in your eyes.

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ChoColate or Candy?

@rebeccabiundo “Chocolate-covered strawberries.”

@NReneeRoberts “Chocolate. Or can I have both? Is that an option?”

@EmMcT “Candy. Specifically, sour candy.” @eliwohlenhaus “What Emily said.”

By Mike Ursery Staff Reporter @MikeUrsery

American military veterans from multiple generations have long suffered the invisible wounds of war, struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, depression and anxiety.

Sometimes resources that help cope with hardships associated with these illnesses can be hard to find.

This is where charities step in.

Yet, one of the most prestigious non-profit organizations to serve this purpose, Wounded Warrior Project, recently made headlines when it was revealed that a big chunk of their spending went not to veterans, but to employees within the organization.

An investigation by The New York Times recently revealed that Wounded Warrior Project spent tens of millions on a retreat at a five-star resort in Colorado. This retreat was said to be organized for the purpose of “team building.”

This also featured Steven Nardizzi, Wounded Warrior Project CEO, repelling from a 10-story bell tower, all for the sake of “team building.” Narcissistic much?

Travel and lavish hotels are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to reckless spending by Wounded Warrior Project. It also has spent money

on lobbying campaigns to deflect criticism of its spending habits and also to fight legislation which would restrict how nonprofits spend money on themselves.

But why would Wounded Warrior Project feel the need to fight such legislation? It’s actually pretty clear to see. Charity Navigator shows that the organization spent $124 million on overhead in 2014 alone.

This isn’t to say that Wounded Warrior Project doesn’t do anything for veterans. This nonprofit started out as a basement-dwelling kickstarter that gave backpacks and other merchandise to veterans, slowly building a reputation as a nonprofit that wanted to give back to those who gave up their lives for this nation.

However, if you’re going to continue to tout that kind of reputation, it would make sense to give more than 60 percent of donation money to the very ones you claim to serve.

While the allegations against Wounded Warrior Project were skylined across news and social media last week, it’s just one more reminder that there are people out there who will go so far as to use veterans as props for personal gain.

We’ve entered another election season, and once again politicians are addressing that nothing is being done. And of course, the debacle that is the Department of Veterans Affairs is being kicked

around during debates and campaign speeches.

I’ve heard these speeches over the past few election cycles, yet not much has been done to fix things.

Even the NFL, who was caught in the “Paid Patriotism” scandal, has used the military to make money. The NFL reaped in over $10 million from the Department of Defense while it allowed service members to have a few moments in the spotlight at stadiums.

We still have veterans jumping through hoops to schedule appointments and receive the treatment they need. Veterans are waiting months and even years in some cases, to receive decisions on claims made after they leave the military. The veteran suicide epidemic, in which 22 veterans commit suicide each day, continues to be the most critical and costly issue.

If there is one thing I could say to politicians and to Wounded Warrior Project, it would be this: it’s time to put up or shut up. Stop playing on emotions to gain an advantage. Politicians want votes and it now seems obvious that Wounded Warrior Project wants more of your money for lavish vacations.

Before you give your money or your vote to those who claim they want to help America’s heroes, do your research to ensure they mean what they say. Otherwise, the cycle will just continue.

Brand loyalty: Risk of Chipotle-related illness minimal

By Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC

Alright, people. It’s time to revisit one of your favorite subjects—why yes, I’m referring to Chipotle.

The last time we had a fireside chat about Chipotle, it was to identify the number of ways in which it bests Qdoba—and there are many.

But today, I’m going to let that battle lie unnoticed for a bit. Let’s be sure about something though, I will argue until I run out of breath that Chipotle is better than Qdoba—which it is—and I have many talking points to back up my beliefs and this obvious truth.

Today, at the behest of a couple of my Standard editors, I’m going to initiate a discussion about Chipotle and its recent troubles with E. coli.

The question they posed to me was, “How has Chipotle managed to get their customers back after all of this E. coli business?”

I submit to you, the humble reader of The Standard, that if I had to bet, a vast majority of the customers never left to begin with.

Before I get into why I think that is, let’s set some things straight about this “outbreak.”

Of the two outbreaks identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were a total of 60 people identified as infected with the Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 (STEC O26) infection — 55 occurred in the first outbreak and five in a second, smaller outbreak. In each of the two identified outbreaks, there was a different strain of STEC

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Additionally, out of 54 people interviewed in relation to the original outbreak, 47 said that within the last week—very important to note this—that they had eaten at a Chipotle.

Even after having their food items extensively tested by a third party though, neither of the two STEC O26 strains could be found in any of the tested Chipotle food items.

Now, let’s explore why I think people never left.

First, I believe that most of the people who regularly eat at Chipotle are committed, loyal supporters of its products.

When they heard about the alleged E. coli cases happening, they kept eating Chipotle like business as usual. They made a calculated judgement, examined the cost-benefit analysis and decided that Chipotle’s benefits far outweighed the exponentially minuscule chances of contracting the infection which couldn’t even be found in the food products themselves.

People like myself realized that is was silly to continue this fear-mongering—something any social media user is familiar with—and instead opted for a tasty burrito or burrito bowl.

It’s just like getting into a car to go for a drive. Every time you get behind the wheel, you risk immediate death. And yet,

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Dedicated Chipotle consumers aren’t paralyzed by fear, hype or any other obstacle keeping us apart from that delicious meal.

Second, Chipotle addressed this issue head-on and took extensive measures to ensure a safe and tasty product—even going so far as to close down for a short time on Feb. 8 to have a food safety discussion. They didn’t try to hide anything. They didn’t make weaksauce attempts to lure people back through a bunch of cheap gimmicks.

They owned up to something that couldn’t even be identified in their food through testing.

Finally, Chipotle is a product that has exceptional quality.

You can be sure that if this happened at a string of McDonald’s or Taco Bell locations, people would have been losing their minds, yet also somewhat expecting it.

We don’t expect a five-star product from these places, just some unhealthy food to stave off immediate starvation for a bit longer. Aside from those that would still go out of need for convenience, I feel a large number of people would think, “Eh, it’s really not that great for me anyway. This is just another reason not to go.”

My point is that people trust the quality of Chipotle’s food, they know it’s delicious qualities and they trust the Chipotle higher-ups to take the necessary steps to ensure a safe and tasty product.

Oh, and by the way: The CDC declared the Chipotlelinked E. coli outbreak—keyword linked—over as of Feb. 1.

So, get off your fear-mongering high horse and stuff your face with delicious food. Don’t believe the hype, people.

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Bringing Sex Ed Back Professor Tanya Whipple teaches popular class about sex, relationships

By Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark

Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Asexual. And more.

The rainbow of human sexuality is almost endless. It is extensive and complicated and even confusing for some. In addition to the rainbow, general human sexuality entails things like pregnancy, contraception, sexual dysfunction and even gender roles.

Dr. Tanya Whipple teaches PSY 307, Human Sexuality, which includes all of the above and then some.

“I think some of the people have a mistake about what it really is about,” Whipple said. “It’s not just how to have sex, that’s actually a very small part. It’s more of who we are residing within our bodies.”

Whipple graduated from MSU, then known as Southwest Missouri State, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. She went on to earn her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology and Doctorate of Psychology from the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology.

Outside of her job at MSU, Whipple works as a clinical psychologist, working mostly with couples. She is also currently working on her certification to become a sex therapist.

Whipple has been teaching psychology courses at Missouri State University for 16 years and has enjoyed every minute of it.

She currently teaches an assortment of psychology classes like introductory psychology, psychology of childhood, history and systems and psychology of men in addition to human sexuality.

“I like the idea of Bailey Vassalli/THE STANDARD working with people,” Whipple said. “The fact Dr. Tanya Whipple teaches psychology classes including human sexuality. that there’s never the same thing, there’s always Whipple said it fills up every semester, so usually only seniors something new.” are able to get in it. However, the class gets incredibly positive Areas concerning human sexuality are also constantly feedback. Many students, she says, say the class should be changing in the community. In Springfield, it is legal to fire required. someone based on their sexual orientation. MSU has non-disWhipple believes a human sexuality class should be crimination policies in place. required at the high school level.

“Sometimes in this part of the country sometimes students “Our sex education system in the U.S. is, and not everycome in and they’re a little worried,” Whipple said. “Or they’re where, is lacking,” Whipple said. “I think that sex education is a little hesitant.” about sex education. It’s about knowledge.”

According to Whipple, the human sexuality class provides According to Whipple, having conversations about sex and students with a sense of ownership as they build their knowl- human sexuality are critically important. Not having those conedge base and comfort level with human sexuality. versations creates difficulties in how people interact with each “I think it’s so much a part of who we are,” Whipple said. other, she says.

“Human sexuality is not just about sex. It is about relationships, “We are open to creating knowledge in all other spheres of it’s about interaction.” life, why not in relationships and love and sexual functioning The human sexuality class is a popular choice with students. and other things?” Whipple said. “Get conversations going.”

The Standard tackles the myths and facts for the safest practices

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It’s the season for love in all forms, so we’re taking the time to talk about one of the most special expressions of love: sex. There are lots of myths surrounding safe sex and we want you all to enjoy yourselves while also being safe. Maybe college is not the time to get a sexually transmitted disease or become pregnant; we respect that.

I can give consent while intoxicated.

Safe sex also includes consensual sex. While you might say yes to sex after a few drinks, that doesn’t mean you’re engaging in safe sex. If you were in your right mind, would you really consent? It’s important to have these conversations with your partners, as well as with yourself. Know your own boundaries.

My penis is too big for a condom.

Yeah, right. Firstly, condoms do come in several sizes. Secondly, do this experiment: get an average condom and see how many of you and your friends’ hands can fit in the condom without breaking it. You’ll be amazed. If you’re in a fairly committed relationship, spice things up by trying different condom brands and varieties.

I can’t get an STD from oral sex.

Yes, you really can. Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis can all be spread through oral sex, according to the American Sexual Health Association. Get yourself tested to know your status. Taylor Health and Wellness Center can help you out. Ask your partner if they have recently been tested. It may be awkward, but it’s the best practice along with using condoms, dental dams or other contraception.

I can’t get pregnant while on birth control.

Your risk of becoming pregnant is definitely reduced while using birth control, but no method of contraceptive is 100-percent effective besides abstinence. The degree of effectiveness depends on the form of your contraceptive. The Centers for Disease Control reports the following statistics for common preventative measures.

Intrauterine Device (IUD): 0.2-0.8 percent chance of pregnancy The pill: 0.9 percent chance of pregnancy The patch: 0.9 percent chance of pregnancy The ring: 0.9 percent chance of pregnancy Male condom: 18 percent chance of pregnancy Female condom: 21 percent chance of pregnancy

Skipping the pill for a few days is no big deal.

If you miss a day of the pill, take the missed pill along with the new day’s pill. Birth control pills always work best when you take them every single day. Set a timer on your phone to go off at the same time every day so you remember. It’s also best to abstain from sex if you’ve recently missed a day, or be sure to use other forms of contraceptives, like a condom, if you are going to do it.

The pull-out method always works.

The CDC reports withdrawal as resulting in a 22-percent chance of becoming pregnant. Those swimmers are tiny and quick so err on the side of caution because timing may not be in your favor.

For example, maybe your partner is ovulating, meaning she is the most fertile during her menstrual cycle. Again, take the time to talk with your partner about sex.

Valentine’s Day restaurant recommendations for every budget

By Danisha Hogue Staff Reporter @Danisha_Queen

For Breakfast

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching; many couples are looking for ideas on how to spend the romantic holiday. If you wish to spoil your significant other by taking them on a fancy date you may need to make a reservation before it’s too late. Others wish to spend the day with a few surprises or go with the flow when you wake up Sunday morning. Whatever you choose, your beau will surely enjoy. So get your plans locked down or steal all our tips on where to take your significant other.

For Dinner

Bambino’s Italian Cafe

Price: $

The Order

Price: $$$$

Early bird gets the bacon. That was a play on words. If you’re looking to start the day early you may need to provide your significant other with the most important meal of the day, breakfast. If getting ready is too much of a struggle, get breakfast to go and surprise the one you love with breakfast in bed. This is sure to be a great start to the day.

IHOP

Price: $

Denny’s

Price: $

Although there won’t be a candle on the table, IHOP is never a bad idea. With an affordable menu and bacon who could ask for more? If you oversleep don’t worry, IHOP is open 24 hours.

No they won’t cut your pancakes into hearts but they will Bambino’s has lunch and dinner covered for the day.

According to locals who voted in Best of 417 Magazine, serve a warm and delicious breakfast without a reservation.

Bambinos is the best Italian dining in Springfield. With two Aviary Cafe & Creperie Price: $$ locations in the area, Bambinos may be worth a try.

Mix it up a bit with French cuisine at Aviary Cafe. Making a reservation is quick and possible on three different platNonna’s Italian Cafe Price: $$ If you’re feeling fancy, try Nonna’s Italian Cafe. This forms. This holiday is all about sweets check out their dessert restaurant is sure to have a holiday special. Both locations in crepes. town expect to be busy, so an early reservation may be best.

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Try Nonna’s Italian Cafe for Valentine’s Day or any date night really. Make your reservations for the special night no matter where you go!

For the long weekend

This year, strive for perfection. President’s Day is the folWith a special Valentine’s Day menu, this restaurant would surely woo your date. Make a reservation online for lowing Monday, granting us all a four-day weekend. A trip to Branson, Mo may add fireworks to your relationship. Make lunch or dinner and enjoy a fine dining experience. some time to spend the day or stay the weekend at the Branson Landing. There are plenty of restaurants and shops that Ocean Zen Price: $$$ If you’re interested in trendy sushi and seafood, try Ocean could make this date fun. Booking a hotel for the night is a Zen at their new location on National Avenue. Splurge and classic way to end this trip. A romantic get-away could get appetizers, or the restaurant is also a great place to try new relieve your partner of some stress and make this a Valentine’s Day to remember. cocktails.

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‘Dirty Grandpa’ meets MSU Student Brice Clark starts Spark Events lowest expectations Disappointing role for Robert De Niro Brian Wright Staff Reporter

By Nathan Momper Movie Reviewer @mompermagic

What happened to Robert De Niro? Once the greatest actor of his generation, now taking roles that most artistes would fire their agent for even considering. It’s really disheartening to see the man who once took on heralded characters in critically acclaimed classics, “The Godfather Part II,” “Raging Bull,” “The Taxi Driver” and “The Deer Hunter” devolve into a typecast joke.

The downward spiral of his career started with “Meet the Parents,” a Ben Stiller vehicle that actually had genuinely funny moments which featured De Niro’s humorous side. But, to decreasing comedic effect, his role as the curmudgeonly, foul-mouthed old man has hardly left him since. Unfortunately, “Dirty Grandpa” has set a new low for the once marvelous actor.

The movie is set around Jason (Zac Efron), an uptight yuppie whose wedding preparation gets derailed when he is tricked into a spring break road trip to Florida by his recently widowed grandpa (De Niro). As the title so proudly states, De Niro’s character is a dirty old man. He carries on the “old person with a sailor’s mouth” trope that isn’t funny and needs to go away (someone please stop Betty White). He’s homophobic, sexist, and unconditionally insensitive. It’s really hard to watch. I’ll admit, I laughed a handful of times, but I certainly felt dirty about it.

However, most of the humor is too unapologetically crass to laugh at. If a joke isn’t about sex, it’s about drugs.

The humor gets very lame, very quick. Even during the few scenes that display genuine emotion where the characters are supposed to show they have learned something, a genitalia joke or two has to be thrown in for good measure.

The screenwriter, John Phillips, apparently couldn’t help himself. It’s as though he had a quota in his contract for a certain number of offensive, juvenile jokes per minute.

I’m sure he met and far exceeded that quota.

“Dirty Grandpa” is about what you would expect and then it manages to be worse. The movie is dull, offensive, contrived and completely asinine. Efron’s role is right up his alley. Yeah, he shows his six pack. Some of the secondary characters have semi-humorous antics but nothing can make up for the sacrilegious role that De Niro takes on in “Dirty Grandpa.” Please Robert, call up your old friend Marty Scorsese. Maybe he’ll have a role that will begin to redeem what was your legendary career.

There is a chance, being a college student, you will meet a disc jockey or two. You won’t meet many like 21-yearold Brice Clark, though.

Clark is not only a DJ and a junior at Missouri State, he is an award-winning entrepreneur. He has his own office space in downtown Springfield on Walnut Street––across from The Urban Cup––for his company, Sparks Events, making space for his own employees, networking system and professional website.

The Springfield native started DJ-ing pool parties in the summer of eighth grade.

“In the eighth grade one summer, I was wanting to find something to do,” Clark said. “My dad actually had some old speakers lying around in the garage from a barbecue competition and I decided I would hang up a sign around the neighborhood pool that I would DJ for $100. I had no idea what I was doing or what DJing even meant, but I put that sign up and then I got this call to DJ this pool party, and that's where it all got started.”

Clark began to DJ throughout high school, DJ-ing pool parties, birthday parties and even his high school dances.

By the time he was a sophomore, he DJed his first wedding.

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“Doing a wedding as a sophomore (as a DJ) is kinda of scary,” Clark said. “(It’s) the most important day in someone’s life, but it was kind of like the pool party. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I just went for it and they ended up loving it. I have a background in performing in theatre, so that kinda helped me as I grew.”

The last two years, Sparks Events has won the Couple’s Choice Award from WeddingWire for DJ, Videography, Photography & Rentals. He has won the award based on reviews from the company’s clients; clark credits his success to such supportive parents. So supportive that they would buy him more DJ equipment for his birthdays and holi-

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days. Even when he got money, he would reinvest it into his business for things such as speakers or a light tree.

Being a business owner is not like having a regular job while going to school full-time. Running a business is a full-time job for Clark and he has had to learn how to get things done along the way, including finances, sales, system integration and team communication.

“The business side of things kind of opens you up,” Clark said. “And there’s really a lot more to it than just being a DJ or offering photographer services. That's what the client sees: the DJ and the photographer services. But trying to make it

a full-blown business, a full-service production company, there’s a lot of different things that go in it, just like any other business.”

Since becoming a full-blown businessman, Clark has had to learn on the fly but has gained a lot of experience in regard to management and finances.

Clark is majoring in business at Missouri State and takes the things he learns in the classroom and from his professors and applies that knowledge directly into his business. Clark benefits from the ability to ask questions in class that, while may seem odd to other students, are very helpful to what he is trying to accomplish in his business.

Clark is still a student and doesn’t like to always talk about his business with friends. He prefers to keep the two separate. He said it’s hard to find people his age to relate to.

“It’s kind of crazy,” Clark said. “The people I work with have become my friends. The people outside of that, I really try to separate business and friends, because I want be normal as far as you know, socially and hanging out with people. But it is a lot different because of the level I’m trying to do things.”

Compared to having a normal job, being an owner is very time consuming, and balancing school and work has not come easy since it’s his responsibility to make the business. The hard work includes organizing his plans for the next day, which he has gotten better at, and getting up at 5 a.m., just to get things planned out. However, with experience, Clark and his team have become more structured.

Moving forward, Clark has big goals for Sparks Event, both long-term and short-term.

“Short-term goals, to finalize some training procedures,” Clark said. “We have a goal to hit over $300,000 this year. Long term, for two, three, four years down the road, we’re prepping to have a second location and that location hasn’t been determined yet, but we want to branch out and be able to impact more couples and more people trying to plan events.”

Clark has some advice for fellow Bears who plan on becoming business owners themselves.

“If you’re thinking about doing it, just do it,” Clark said. “Because if you don’t do it, it’s not going to happen, and if you do, you're going to fail. If you fail, you’re going to learn from it, and when you learn from it, you can get that much closer to succeeding and doing what you’re wanting to do.”

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Scorecard Men’s golf: Placed 8 out of 14 in LMU Higgins Memorial Invitational.

Men’s basketball: Win vs.

Bradley, 77-71.

Loss vs. Evansville, 83-64.

Women’s basketball: Win vs. Northern Iowa, 78-75 (OT).

Loss vs. Drake, 95-72.

Ice Bears: Loss vs.

Arkansas, 8-4.

Win vs. Arkansas, 5-4.

Tennis: Loss vs. Missouri, 70

Calendar Wednesday, Feb. 10 Men’s basketball: 7 p.m. vs. Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Friday, Feb. 12 Women’s track and field: All day at Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kansas Softball: 9 a.m. vs. Texas Southern and 2 p.m. vs.

Detroit in Arlington, Texas Tennis: 1 p.m. vs. Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas Men’s Lacrosse: 7 p.m. vs.

Missouri in Springfield, Missouri Women’s basketball: 7:05 p.m. vs. Loyola in Springfield, Missouri Men’s Hockey: 9 p.m. vs.

Lindenwood-Belleville in Belleville, Missouri

Saturday, Feb. 13 Women’s track and field: All day at Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kansas Tennis: 11 a.m. vs.

McNeese State in Conway, Arkansas Men’s basketball: 3:05 p.m. vs. Indiana State in Springfield, Missouri Softball: 4:30 p.m. vs.

Northern Colorado and 6:30 p.m. vs. UT-Arlington in Arlington, Texas Men’s Hockey: 8:20 p.m. vs. Lindenwood-Belleville in Belleville, Illinois

Sunday, Feb. 14 Softball: 8 a.m. vs. Northern Colorado in Arlington, Texas Women’s basketball: 2:05 p.m. vs. Bradley in Springfield, Missouri Men’s Hockey: 2 p.m. vs.

Lindenwood in St. Charles, Missouri

Briefs

Soccer Concert

The Missouri State men’s soccer team has announced that it will be hosting its 3rd Annual Soccer Show on Tuesday, Feb. 23 in the Plaster Student Union Theatre. Luna Jamboree, a local rock band, will be the headline act for the evening featuring special appearances by MSU’s acapella group the Beartones and the Sugar Bears. Doors for the event will open at 7 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m.

This year’s event will not only benefit the men’s soccer program but profits will also go to a fellow MSU student and Delta Zeta sorority sister, Aubree Schmid. Schmid has just recently been diagnosed with cancer and she will be going through daily chemo therapy and radiation for several weeks in St. Louis.

Her family will be traveling back and forth between Stockton, Mo. and St. Louis for her treatments.

Inside look across the Valley How things look twothirds of the way through MVC play

By Eli Wohlenhaus Editor-in-Chief @eliwohlenhaus

Heading into Saturday’s slate of games in the Missouri Valley Conference, numbers 2-7 were all jammed together from having a 7-4 record to 5-6 record.

Then came the weekend and with it far less clarity. Here is what each team is up to.

It started like any other normal day, Evansville seamlessly dispatched Missouri State and Northern Iowa took care of business at Drake.

With the win over the Bulldogs (618, 1-11), the Panthers (14-11, 6-6) are now on a four-game winning streak, which has not only brought

Eli’s Extras Here is how I think the seeds will look heading into the MVC Tournament.

1. Wichita State 2. Evansville 3. Northern Iowa 4. Illinois State 5. Southern Illinois 6. Indiana State 7. Missouri State 8. Loyola 9. Drake 10. Bradley

them back to life, but is sending pangs of fear throughout the Valley.

They had previously lost to the Bears (10-14, 6-6) and the Loyola Ramblers (11-13, 4-8) before their run.

Loyola joins Illinois State as being the two teams that provide the most mystery. Over the wild weekend, the Ramblers went into Carbondale and beat Southern Illinois (18-7, 7-5) but lost at home to Bradley (4-21, 2-10).

The Redbirds (14-11, 8-4) haven’t flip-flopped as much, but this same team that choked against MSU and barely squeaked out wins against Loyola and Drake was able to come back from down 12 in the second half to the Wichita State Shockers (17-6, 11-1), moving them into third.

Illinois St. leapt above SIU and Indiana State. While the Redbirds and Ramblers seem to have split personalities, the Sycamores (13-11, 75) and Bears are there to provide consistency. Indiana St. has competed in most of its games, but has proven it is not a force to be reckoned with. Losses at Loyola and Bradley stand out on the Sycamores’ resume.

MSU has kept it a lot more plain and simple: beat the teams you should and lose to better teams. There is no doubt this team can win under pressure and come alive, but in the MVC none of the Bears’ wins or losses stand out too much.

WSU’s loss at Illinois St. should not be alarming, but it should give a demonstration on how to take down the top-seeded Shockers. Their remaining schedule won’t be easy, either, as they host UNI and Illinois St. and have to travel to play in the usually-difficult Hulman Center against Indiana St. At the bottom of the Valley are the Braves and the Bulldogs. Both continue to do their best week in and week out to keep getting better so that they can potentially get a surprising win at Arch Madness.

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Sophomore guard Chris Kendrix scored his career high of 21 points against Bradley on Feb. 2 and then again against Evansville on Feb. 6.

The Bears face a very hot Panther with the Sycamores for a 3 p.m. tipteam on the road on Wednesday, Feb. off. MSU has defeated Indiana St. in 10, before coming back to JQH Arena Springfield three-straight seasons. on Saturday, Feb. 13 for a match-up

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With the season on the line, Ice Bears‘ senior goalie Justin Davis came up big when he needed to the most.

After a rough weekend following a 8-4 loss Friday night to the 22nd ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, Davis shut out Arkansas in overtime and in the shootout to give the 20th ranked Ice Bears a 5-4 win on Saturday afternoon in Arkansas.

Missouri State needed the win following Friday’s loss to keep their hopes alive as they pursue a playoff berth in their first season at the Division 1 level in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. MSU will need to be ranked possibly as high as 17th when the final rankings are released on Feb. 17.

The first game of the weekend was a rough one for the Ice Bears as they fell 84 snapping a four-game win streak.

The Ice Bears could not stay out of the penalty box throughout the game while they racked up 10 penalties for a total of 28 minutes. They also had no answer for Razorback senior forward Ryan Machos as he put up a hat trick for Arkansas. Freshman forward Luc Gradisar was a key contributor for the Razorbacks while racking up four assists and a goal. Arkansas had a 5-0 advantage until MSU junior forward Ryan Hogland stopped the bleeding with 4:54 left in the second period.

Saturday afternoon was a different story as the Ice Bears jumped out to an early lead as freshman forward Marshall Gevers and junior forward Logan Lopicka scored goals early in the first period.

It was déjà vu for the Ice Bears when Arkansas’ Machos put in his fourth goal of the weekend, opening up a four unanswered goal run for Arkansas to take a 4-2 lead with 18:51 left in the third period.

The Ice Bears didn’t back down as junior forward Brendan McClew and Gevers scored within 2:09 of each other to tie the game 4-4 with 12:10 left in regulation. It was Gevers’ 23rd goal of the season.

After Davis’ shutout in overtime, things seemed to be going MSU’s way as Davis rejected Arkansas’ red-hot Machos in the Razorbacks’ first shootout attempt.

Lopicka proved to be a hero, alongside Davis, for the Ice Bears season as he scored the lone goal in the shootout. Davis blocked Razorback junior defenseman Austin Thielges’ attempt to put Arkansas away in a 5-4 victory.

The Ice Bears will have a difficult road to the playoffs starting on Friday when they travel to take on D2 Lindenwood University Belleville Friday and Saturday.

Lindenwood Belleville had their way with MSU in early October handing MSU 2-6 and 2-5 losses.

MSU will end their regular season at D1 second-ranked Lindenwood University on Sunday. Lindenwood defeated the Ice Bears 5-1 loss on Nov. 5.

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Junior forward Logan Lupicka at home against Illinois State. Lupicka scored early in the first period during the second game against the Razorbacks.

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Sophomore outfielder Erika Velasquez-Zimmer is one of the key players to watch this season.

By Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark

After a successful 30-25 finish in the 2015 season, the Missouri State softball team is looking to top their previous success.

They lost to Indiana State 2-9 last year in the 2015 MVC Softball Championship game.

“Being so close last year to winning regular season, I think we expect to finish it,” Senior Erin Duewel said.

“We’ve been working really, really hard.”

The Bears were ranked second in the Missouri Valley Conference in a preseason coaches’ poll.

“We’ll show that we’re worthy of that pick as the season goes on,” Head coach Holly Hesse said. “We have a very talented team, very hardworking team that’s coming back.”

Senior Erin Duewel, junior Erin Struemph and sophomore Erika Velasquez Zimmer were named to the All-MVC first team in 2015 and the preseason All-MVC team.

They are coming off a successful 2014 season and are looking to improve. In 2015, they hit 48 home runs, the highest in MSU history; they also made 22 double plays, another school record.

Returners also expect the incoming freshmen class to impact the team.

“They’re just as excited to come in and do their part to get us that one step that we didn’t quite get to last year,” sophomore Sara Jones said.

Junior utility player Allie Alvstad has also returned to the team after redshirting last year after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and going through chemotherapy.

“What a great exciting thing for our season this year to have someone who is the definition of resilient come back and be that fire that can get us started,” Jones said.

The team is currently preparing for their opening game against Southern Texas on Feb. 12 at the UT Arlington Invitational. Their home opener is scheduled for March 8 against Central Arkansas at 3 p.m.

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Continuing last season’s success Field hockey welcomes in Baseball Bears picked to finish first in Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll

By Trevor Martin Staff Reporter @trevorsaur

The spring sports season is right around the corner, which means it’s time for more Bears Baseball.

In the offseason, they lost pitchers Matt Hall and Jon Harris to the MLB draft. Although they had some significant holes to fill in the roster, they seem to be prepared to take on the challenge in hopes of making a trip to Omaha for the College World Series.

Many people are expecting the Bears to be making another run at an Missouri Valley Conference Championship, as well as the College World Series. The MVC preseason poll even has them picked to finish first, but for Coach Guttin, that’s a long way off.

“Win the first game,” Guttin said. “Right now that’s our goal.”

The Bears are a relatively young team this year, posting 11 freshmen on their 33-man roster.

Coach Guttin believes that they will be great additions to the team, and quite a few of them will have a big impact.

“I think they did a great job in the offseason in their individual workouts and getting stronger in the weight room,” Guttin said. “I think we are gonna have three or four freshmen play real important roles for us. Ryan Mantle is going to be one of those guys, he can pitch and play the infield, and he’s swung the bat good for us.

Hunter Steinmetz is another one, and Jeremy Eierman is gonna be our shortstop. So, I’d say positionally, probably those three.”

The absences of Matt Hall and Jon Harris will have an effect, but Guttin is confident in the abilities of the next guys in line.

“Jordan Knutson, he had a lot of big game opportunities last year and pitched very well,” Guttin said. “So we’re looking for him to be our friday night guy. Sam Perez was 9-1 a year ago, and of course we’ve got Bryan Young the AllAmerican closer back. Opportunities are there for the other guys and they’ve gotta step up.”

Third in the rotation last season, Knutson will likely be the anchor for them this year on the mound, however the junior left-handed pitcher

seems confident and ready to take on that bigger role.

“I might not have the curveball of Matt Hall or the velocity that Jon has, but that doesn’t mean I can’t go give us a chance to win every Friday night against their best pitching,” Knutson said. “It’s going to be different not pitching behind them and seeing what they do, but I’m ready for it. I think learning from them helped me to get here.”

Knutson is also confident about the team’s ability to improve on last season.

“If you look at last year we had a lot of come from behind wins, which shows the heart of our team,” Knutson said. “In our mind Omaha is not a long shot, it’s our goal.”

Sophomore infielder Jake Burger has also emerged as a leader on the team, looking to help be a role model to the incoming freshmen.

“Joey Hawkins last year did a great job being my role model going through my freshman year, and I think I’ve learned from him how to teach the younger guys how to adapt,” Burger said. “I think I’ve been doing a good job, we’ll see Feb. 19th, but I feel confident our freshmen are going to do a great job this year.”

The Bears have a promising squad this year with a lot of potential for improving on last year’s finish. They open the season at Central Arkansas Feb. 19th, and have their first home game March 1, against Oral Roberts.

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By Wyatt Wheeler @realYitWheeler Staff Reporter

Missouri State announced Thursday morning the hiring of Catherine Ostoich as the ninth head coach in the history of the women’s field hockey program.

“Catherine’s energetic, she’s very passionate about the student-athlete and she really wants to improve her athletes not only on the field but off of it,” MSU Athletic Director Kyle Moats said in a press release. “While she wants to be very involved with their progression, she also wants to really improve the studentathlete experience and be involved in making them better people.”

“I’m just really excited to get out there and start,” Ostoich said. “I’m ready to get in there and rock and roll.”

The West Chester, Pennsylvania native most recently coached as an assistant at Davidson College after coaching at the high school level. She also was a four-year starter as a back for the Richmond Spiders where she was named to the Atlantic 10 Championship All-Tournament team twice in her career.

Ostoich will be absorbing a Bears team that went 6-12 in 2015 and featured 10 seniors.

“The younger players are going to have to step up,” Ostoich said. “We lost a lot of seniors but it seems like a great time for a new coach to come in and make some change to the culture. They seem like they’re ready to go.”

Ostoich comes to MSU with a defensive mentality. She was a key contributor to a defense that was fifth in the country in shutouts during her senior year at Richmond. During her two-year tenure with Davidson, the Wildcats went from allowing 2.42 goals per game in 2014 to allowing 1.37 in 2015.

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Coach Catherine Ostoich at Davidson

or more goals in eight out of 18 games last season.

“I want a defense that is proud to be playing defense,” Ostoich said. “It’s easy for attackers to feel good after games after scoring goals.”

Part of Ostoich’s plan to build a good defense is to play smarter on offense and give opponents less opportunities.

“I think that if we can minimize our turnovers and mistakes, like things that are our own fault, then we can be a strong defensive team.”

With a new head coach comes a change of culture. Ostoich looks to build a “united team” en route for her goal of having her team play in the Mid-American Conference championship.

“We really need to work for each other and be united,” Ostoich said.

“Every girl needs to feel like they’re fighting for a worthy cause, then we can be successful.”

Ostoich will have a busy few months ahead of her as she gets a late start into the recruiting season. The Bears will start their season in late August or early September.

“It’s going to be tough,” the new head coach said. “I think Missouri State being a great academic school will help me get some people.”

Football coaches introduce 2016 signing class

By Mike Ursery @MikeUrsery Staff Reporter

Head coach Dave “Stec” Steckel and the Missouri State football Bears unveiled their latest class of recruits at a National Signing Day event held on Feb. 3.

The event, held at Springfield Brewing Company, located in downtown Springfield, was filled with MSU fans and boosters to learn names and positions and watch highlight packages for the 2016 recruiting class, with Steckel explaining how the coaching staff found their recruits.

“Every coach has a recruiting area,” Steckel said. “They’re responsible for their area to bring players back to the staff for us to evaluate.”

Steckel wouldn’t elaborate on what were the biggest needs for the football team, saying only that the team’s biggest need was great players, and that the coaching staff addressed that need.

Most of the athletes are coming to MSU from other places in Missouri as well as surrounding states, but one is coming all the way from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Richard Nelson, who is listed by the Bears as an athlete, played multiple positions for the Chaparral Cowboys, earning second team all-state honors from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Nelson ran for 558 yards and caught 279 while scoring 14 offensive touchdowns during his senior season. He also returned four interceptions for scores and ran for one more on a kick return.

“What happened with him was that Rickey Nichols grew up with him,” Steckel said. “(Nichols) told us about him, so we reached out and started talking to him. They were friends from the past and always stayed in touch with each other. So, once we had that connection, we reached out and he was really excited about the program. We evaluated him just like everyone else, and then we ended up giving him an offer.”

Nichols is a wide receiver from Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri. He recorded 1,400 all-purpose yards while helping his team to a Missouri Class 6A state title.

Nichols earned second team All-Suburban Conference Gold honors, and also was selected for the Blue-Grey All-America combine.

MSU saw two different quarterbacks split playing time last season and now have another quarterback reporting to the team when fall practice begins. Sam Hall, from West Plains, earned first team All-Ozarks honors while throwing for 1,541 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2015. He also picked up 467 yards on the ground and four touchdowns. Steckel said Hall could compete for the starting quarterback role prior to the beginning of the 2016 season.

MSU is looking for a turnaround after a rough 2015, finishing 1-10 in Steckel’s first season as head coach, including an 08 record in Missouri Valley Football Conference play.

Spring practice is tentatively scheduled to start March 20.

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NAMI Southwest Missouri and Christ Church Episcopal are accepting sleeping bags, blankets, etc., to hand out to homeless veterans during the 2016 Veterans event. Donations can be dropped off at NAMI, 1443 N. Robberson #408, M-F 9:30am-5pm; or at Christ Church, 601 E. Walnut, M-F 8am-4:30pm or Sun 8-11:30am.

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Lady Bears clinging to second place in the Valley

By Eric Knifong @e_knifong Staff Reporter

The Missouri State Lady Bears (15-8, 8-3) remain in second place in the Missouri Valley Conference after splitting games against the University of Northern Iowa (13-9, 8-3) and Drake University (16-6, 9-2). The Lady Bears had a chance to move into first place in the MVC by winning both games or they could have made it difficult to win the conference with two losses. Both games were against two of the top teams in the MVC and spitting those games keeps the Lady Bears alive for a regular season conference championship banner.

MSU first traveled to UNI on Friday night to take on the Lady Panthers. The Lady Bears dropped their first matchup with UNI back on Jan. 10 at JQH Arena, 65-60. The Lady Bears and Lady Panthers came into the game as part of a three way tie for first place.

The game between MSU and UNI was one of the best games to watch this season. It was a back-and-forth battle throughout, but things did not look good for the Lady Bears early. They found themselves down double digits in the first quarter and only scored seven first quarter points. The second quarter was a role reversal though, as the Lady Bears were able to take a one point lead into the break after holding the Lady Panthers to nine points.

The fourth quarter is when things got interesting though.

The Lady Bears held a 57-50 lead in the fourth before UNI went on a 9-0 run over the next 3:33 of the game. The game would go back-and-forth over the remaining 4:29. The Lady Bears had the ball with a chance to take the lead after being down one. However, with 24 seconds remaining, MSU came up empty and sent the Lady Panthers to the free-throw line.

UNI knocked down both to give them a 68-65 lead. That is when sophomore guard Liza Fruendt hit one of her four 3pointers to tie the game with 21.4 seconds remaining. MSU got one last stop and the game headed to overtime. The Lady Bears were able to take advantage of the big shot from Fruendt as they went on to win 78-75.

Overtime was owned by senior guard Tyonna Snow. Snow scored all 10 of MSU’s overtime points and ended the night with a game high 24. All 24 came in the second half and overtime period. Fruendt finished the game with 16 points after hitting the big three. Senior guard Kenzie Williams added 16 points and is now 10th on the Lady Bears all-time scoring list.

The Lady Bears traveled to Des Moine, Iowa on Sunday to take on Drake. The winner of the game would sit atop the MVC standings by themselves. Drake entered the game winning eight of their last nine games while MSU had a 10-game road winning streak.

The game started off quickly for Drake, as they built an early 13-4 lead and they would never look back. The Lady Bears never led at any point in the game and Drake seemingly could not miss a shot. Drake’s lowest shooting percentage for any of the quarters was in the third. They shot 47.1 percent in that quarter and 58.9 percent for the game. MSU shot 35.6 percent. There is no defense for great shooting and that was the story of the game as Drake won 95-72. Drake is now 2-0 against the Lady Bears this season. They beat MSU on January 8, 82-75.

The Lady Bears had a six game winning streak coming into the game with Drake, and will now look to start a new one when they return to JQH on Friday, Feb. 12 to take on Loyola (12-10, 8-3). Both teams are currently in a three-way tie for second place in the MVC. Then, on Valentine’s Day, the Lady Bears take on Bradley University (6-16, 2-9).

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Want to help incoming freshman? Become a Peer Leader

By Nicole Roberts News Editor @NReneeRoberts

Almost everyone at Missouri State has gone through some kind of freshman orientation class. GEP 101 is required for all incoming freshmen at MSU; GEP 101 is also required for all Peer Leaders.

In some of the GEP 101 classes last fall, there were upperclassmen who were there to assist the professor and students. These upperclassmen were peer leaders.

Peer Leaders are used as a resource to both the students and professors. They can help the incoming freshman learn about resources, study skills, organizations and more while helping professors relate to their students or teach a certain topic with more ease.

“Peer leaders are close to age of the students, so sometimes they can give the instructor feedback on what seems to be working, connecting with the students,” Michael Wood, director of First-Year Programs, said.

Wood said he usually looks for students who want to help other students find their place at MSU and who show leadership skills.

Students who become Peer Leaders don’t necessarily have to teach, though. Wood said Peer Leaders can work with their instructors to decide their peer-leading role.

“Some Peer Leaders may not want that time in front of a class, and that’s totally ok,” Wood said. “They may want to be more of a supportive role. Others may be chomping at the bit to get in front of a class, to kind of see what that’s like, and most instructors will work with them to let them try that

sort of thing.”

Peer Leaders are not in all of the GEP 101 classes, though.

Last fall there were 103 GEP classes and less than 50 Peer Leaders. This means less than Location Date half of the classes had peer Event leaders.

PSU 308 A/B Feb. 11, 5-6 p.m.

Wood said that while he Information sessions PSU 400 Feb. 16, 5-6 p.m. likes having honor students who are peer leaders, he also likes University Hall 205 March 2, 4 p.m. having peer leaders who strug- Application forms due gled during their first year and PSU third floor March 19, 1-5 p.m. who can relate to students who Peer Leader carousel are currently struggling. He said University Hall 205 March 21-23 students who had to work to get Second-round interviews good grades or fit it on school Via email March 28 “can really relate to students’ a Position offers made little bit better.”

PSU 400 April 2, 9:30-1:30 p.m.

He said having a diverse Peer Leader training group of peer leaders leads to a wide-range of experiences that students can connect to. He said peer leaders can learn from their students’ too.

In order to become a Peer Leader, students need at 3.0 “I’ve had a few international Peer Leaders, and for them, cumulative GPA and have completed 30 credit hours by the going to college was a privilege,” Wood said. “Their families time the students start peer leading. made huge sacrifices for them to come here, and so someIf students have any questions, they can contact Wood at times they had a little difficulty in the beginning understand- 417-836-8343 or FirstYearPrograms@missouristate.edu. ing why some of our American students didn’t appreciate the fact that they had this opportunity, so that was educational for both that GEP class and international Peer Leaders.”

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a secret ballot. The percentages of the group supporting each candidate decide then who will go on the county convention. From this county convention (of which there are 99) delegates are then elected for a state convention and a national convention to elect the party nominee for president.

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There are different caucus processes for each party. For the Republicans, it is a very based on preference group size. straightforward operation. Registered voters can enter the centers and vote normally on

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porting, and instead he is tearing them down,” Shawna Barkley, senior communication major, said. “It’s absolutely unacceptable.”

An audio clip was released on the day of the protest involving a conversation supposedly between Meraz and a student who claims to have felt uncomfortable approaching him directly about these issues.

Brooks said he used “intimidation tactics when he said on audio, ‘I have eyes and ears everywhere.’”

The clip is about five minutes long, but the conversation lasted for about an hour.

“There were more that were made that were not released,” Xavier Torres Ghoston, senior communication major, said.

The coalition plans to release the rest of the audio if they deem it necessary. A question was raised about whether or not the clip was taken out of context, and the students disagreed.

“I don’t think context is really going to

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unteers have already participated in clinics around Springfield and will continue to do so.

“Most of (the visitors) were really grateful about getting it done,” said Roundtree about her time spent at a VITA clinic.

Roundtree later added that it was a good experience for her as well, specifically in gaining experience working with tax documents.

Most of the clinics are held by appointment, so it is important to call before you show up to one of the clinics. For more information, students can call 417-836-4427. To schedule an appointment at a VITA clinic, students can call 417-7202000 and leave a message to request an appointment.

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redeem that,” Barkley said.

The coalition also responded to a question regarding the students who support Meraz on the basis of good character. Those students have created a petition that, as of Sunday, Feb. 7, has reached about 2,107 signatures.

“The difference here is that being a pleasant person does not negate what he said on audio and it does not negate the impact that that has,” Barkley said.

Another online petition was started by the Springfield Coalition for Minority Advancement calling for Meraz’ dismissal. As of Feb. 7, the online petition had 47 signatures While the university issued a statement Feb. 1, regarding measures to improve cultural competence and diversity, it failed to address the petition directly. The coalition claims it is prepared to seek legal action if its demands are not met.

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class and have thought about how convenient it would be to stop and get groceries on the way home.”

Not all students think that the new Walmart will be successful, however.

Brady Smith, a graduate student studying in business administration, sees the new Walmart as “just another Walmart.”

“I don’t really see this being very beneficial for them,” Smith said.

“At this point, I feel like they are saturating their own market.”

With the new Wal-

mart being built near the southwest corner of campus, the Price Cutter on the northeast corner is sure to take a hit.

“I don’t feel like Price Cutter is as popular as Walmart,” Deckett said. “I think this will hurt Price Cutter some because a better store is closer to campus.”

A grand opening has yet to be announced but Walmart has said that the new market will open sometime this winter.

Around 95 positions were made available for application in December.

Trans Bathrooms, Slut Shaming, Veteran’s PTSD, and In God We Trust. Tours were given Feb. 2 and 3 from 6-8:30 p.m. in Wells House’s ground floor.

In addition to the six rooms, there is a processing room staffed with Missouri State counselors for individuals that might need to talk about what they experienced during tour. A survey is given as well, asking the participants to rate different aspects of the event and recommend topics they’d like to see discussed the next year.

According to Missouri State’s website, “The program is intended to make people aware of the harsh reality of hate words, images, stereotypes and the impact they have on us.”

The walls were dressed with handmade posters labeled with these hate words, stereotypes and statistics representing discrimination happening every day. “(The program) was created by another institution… and it’s been borrowed by different schools across the nation as a good program that teaches us about discrimination and puts us into other peoples’ shoes so we can experience, maybe for a moment, somewhat of what it’s like to see through other peoples’ eyes,” said Travis Schilla, advisor for the Tunnel of Oppression.

In the In God We Trust room, an actress forgets to include “In God We Trust”

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Oluwasayo Ayeomoni was part of the Coming to America room, one of six scenarios at the event. in the Pledge of Allegiance over the intercom, and the reaction from her fellow students shows the audience hate and intolerance as her fellow classmate tells her she’s no longer welcome.

Casagrande shared why she joined the program.

“This is my first year (working) it and I will definitely be coming back and bringing friends,” said Casagrande. “It’s… a really great experience. Everyone involved really takes this seriously… and wants to provide students ways to help out (the community) and improve themselves.”

Several rooms were sponsored by different

organizations and offices on campus and in the community, such as The GLO Community Center of the Ozarks, Veterans Student Services, the Counseling Center and the Association of International Students.

“We’ll definitely be back next year… and we’re always looking for ways to partner with offices or groups on campus,” Schilla said. “We’re really excited that the community is coming out and want to encourage other people to come out and attend the program; to step out of their comfort zone and into the Tunnel.”