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Students return to an extremely foggy morning of classes after spring break. Six more days until spring, 10 days until spring holiday and 59 days until commencement.

Where the candidates stand on education Ted Cruz: Abolish the Department of Education and return education to those who know our students best: parents, teachers, local communities and states, according to the senator’s campaign website.

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Bernie Sanders: All public colleges and universities should be tuition free, according to the senator’s campaign website.

Donald Trump: Replace Common Core and bring education to a local level, according to a campaign video recently posted on Facebook.

Marco Rubio: Establish an income-based repayment system for federal student loans to ease the burden of debt, according to the Rubio campaign website.

Hillary Clinton: According to the former secretary of state’s campaign website, Clinton wants to implement a New College Compact where students would never have to borrow money to pay for tuition, books or fees for a four-year public university.

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John Kasich: Freeze college tuition and fees for the next two years, having a task force identify ways for schools to control costs, according to the governor’s campaign website.

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By Nicole Roberts News Editor @NReneeRoberts

It’s hard not to notice the construction equipment or hear the sound of drills and hammers coming from Glass Hall.

A year ago, Missouri State University announced that Glass Hall would be renovated for the first time since it was built in 1988. The university also said a four-story, 40,000 square foot addition would be added to the east side of Glass Hall.

The addition was later named the Robert Gourley Student Success Center.

Construction has come a long way since then. Brian Hauff, the project manager of the Glass Hall addition and renovations, said construction has stayed on track for the most part.

“We’ve been really thankful that the weather has been favorable this winter,” Hauff said. “We didn’t have a super cold winter, and we didn’t have the winter like we did for the athletic field project. We haven’t had the snow and it hasn’t been that wet, so it’s allowed the contractor to stay on schedule, so it’s been really good so far.”

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Stories of War series: A Missouri State grad student from Swat Valley, Pakistan shares his story

By Sarah Teague Staff Reporter @SarahTeague96

The blasts are all too frequent now. Safe havens, where progressive minds and businesses thrived, are masked by an aura of fear, taking away the safe feelings of community, felt for so many years before. Walking through a crowded market, a blast knocks a third of the street to the ground. The carnage is thrown to your feet, as you barter over produce, and blood is spattered on the dirt and on each innocent’s face.

Azharuddin Khan is a graduate student at Missouri State University, studying marketing and project management. Khan was born in Pakistan and grew up in Swat Valley, a valley torn apart in recent years by violent extremism.

Background

Swat Valley is not the same as before the Taliban entered in 2007 wreaked havoc on the tourist paradise, and those who have called it home for years. However, the inhabitants are feeling some sense of normalcy after recent years of violence and terror brought on by an enforcement of Sharia law in the ‘90s by founder of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-eMohammadi (TNSM), a militant group. The founder was Sufi Muhammad Khan, and in 2002, President Pervez Musharraf started cracking down on these radical militant groups.

“(Sufi Muhammad Khan) came and said that either we follow the Sharia or we die … In 2001, 9/11 happened, so then the U.S. attacked Afghanistan, and a lot of people came running to live in the tribal regions of Pakistan,” Khan said.

Although these orders came from the president, the tension continued to build, as Sufi Muhammad Khan’s son-in-law, Maulana Fazalullah, stepped up to impose uncompromising laws on the people of Swat.

“There weren’t any problems before the terrorists came and we were a progressive society,” Khan said. “Just like over here in the U.S. Back home, I had a different perspective.

I thought everybody was pro-war (in America,) but over here I figured out that there are conservatives and liberals, and the beautiful thing is that they coexist. We had the same thing (in Swat Valley before the violence.)”

Major strikes of violence

By July of 2007, the tension that had been building through propaganda on the radio, attacks on Pakistani businesses and schools, and the opposition to the progressive idea that women should be educated mounted to a jihad, or holy war, by Fazalullah and his followers. By October, Fazallulah set up his own Islamic courts, and by January of the following year, the militants and troops were fighting against each other.

“On a personal level, my immediate family was not hit, in a sense that, there were no deaths in the family,” Khan said. “We were more hit financially. My grandfather had a hotel… and it overlooked where the terrorists had made their headquarters. The army took it over and they occupied it for three years, because it was a good strategic position, and they destroyed it. The third floor completely blew up one night, because they put some kind of explosives and it completely melted everything.”

Throughout 2008 and 2009, Fazallulah completely banned education for girls, Fazallulah’s father-in-law was released from the ban imposed seven years before, and public executions of those accused of spying were rampant. The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) government set up a new peace treaty with Sufi, releasing him.

“The first time I (experienced violence) I was coming back from a private tutor session, and I heard a blast and I knew it was a suicide blast, maybe two miles away from where I was standing,” Khan said. “There were at least forty or fifty blasts during that time, and then we knew as soon as there was an attack, curfew was enforced. The roads became empty so that ambulances could go from the wreckage to the hospital.”

Those living in the valley did not have the luxury of television, but at night, people would huddle around a radio and listen.

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to (Fazalullah) saying to be good, and be nice, and slowly he gained popularity,” Khan said.

“At one point people started going up to him to resolve their issues, and then he built his own religious school. People donated money and he became very influential, but I could see where it was all heading.”

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Fazalullah, with his proposed courts, promised justice without paying for a lawyer and dealing with a trial.

“The major problem is that people cannot find justice… quick, easy justice,” Khan said.

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Celebrate women this month, all year

Know there’s more advancement needed

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Currently, the female-to-male ratio on the editorial board of The Standard is 3 to 2. We rule. The number of female reporters also outnumbers the males. Same goes for female photographers. It’s an odd environment to be in considering how professional news offices look outside our little home in Clay Hall.

According to the American Society of Newspaper Editors 2015 census, 63 percent of news organizations have at least one woman on their editorial staffs. ASNE reports this as a steady rate.

The Women’s Media Center reports white women make up 31.1 percent of employees at daily newspapers staffs.

Black women make up 2.9 percent, and Hispanic women are at 1.83 percent. In television news, women comprise of 41.2 percent of employees.

So, why does increasing the amount of female staff members at news organizations even matter? As journalists, we are not supposed to let our biases show in our writing. We strive to be objective and not subjective. It’s fairly impossible.

As women, we tend to have different views from men. Not always, but sometimes. As a female reporter, the way we go about our jobs may be slightly different than our male compatriots. Yes, we all took introductory reporting together and then the capstone class of public affair reporting, but viewing the world as a female can make a difference in how we gather sources or frame a story.

For example, when I have had to do man-on-the-streets reporting, I tend to speak with females first. Something in my brain tells me I’m going to have better luck talking to another

female student because I am female. Maybe I’m just more comfortable chatting with women. I’ve had more practice at it.

Eventually, I make sure to speak to some guys, dudes, boys and men for my reporting. However, nine times out of 10, I guarantee you I talked to a girl first.

Once I’ve gathered my information from my sources, I have to frame my story. To frame a story though, I often reflect on my own experiences and biases toward the subject.

My own experiences are heavily based on being a female. A straight, white female to be more exact, and I don’t know how to be anything else.

Having female journalists matters to ensure stories are written with many perspectives in consideration. Yes, we need the male perspective too, but we need more women and minorities in newsrooms and on executive boards. We need women to consider what the needs of other women are rather than having men guess or not consider it at all.

Looking into the corporate world, there were no female CEOs in Fortune 500 companies 20 years ago. As of 2014, there are 26 female CEOs, or 5.2 percent.

19 percent of the House of Representatives are women. 20 percent of U.S. senators are women. Only five state governors are women.

As women, we are making strides into leadership positions. This is fantastic. However, it’s not enough. While women account for half the labor force, women in Missouri earn 75-79 percent of what a man earns, according to the American Association of University Women.

The pay gap illustrates the need for more women in decision making positions to promote equality. We need female journalists to be covering women’s issues, such as the pay gap. There’s never been a greater need for women reporting the facts.

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Predicting NCAA Championship: Michigan State for win

By Mike Ursery Columnist @MikeUrsery

The Madness is back. After a long basketball season, the NCAA Tournament is finally here. It’s time once again for me to get my hopes after filling out a bracket, only to throw it in the trash after the first day.

First off, everyone should congratulate the Missouri State Lady Bears. MSU won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament this past weekend and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

As for the men’s tournament, Missouri State was nowhere close to earning an invite to participate in the field of 68.

However, two other Valley teams will be there. Northern Iowa won the conference tournament for an automatic bid. Wichita State is in the tournament as an at-large team.

For three years I’ve written pieces for The Standard about the NCAA Tournament. The odds of predicting a perfect bracket are astronomical––of course, that never stops me from trying.

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the Final Four.

North Carolina is the top seed in the East Region. They will face either Providence or Southern California in the second round. It will be a close game, but the Tar Heels will survive. They will survive all the way to the Final Four. I have North Carolina going to Houston.

That leaves Kansas, the overall No. 1 seed in the Tournament. The toughest potential matchup for the Jayhawks is Miami in the Elite Eight. They will survive and advance to the Final Four.

So, my Final Four is Kansas vs. Texas A&M and North Carolina vs. Michigan State. Michigan State will upset North Carolina to face Kansas in the championship game. I’m struggling with this game, but I like Michigan State. Sparty will cut down the nets and hoist the trophy after the conclusion of that game.

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Looking at this year’s bracket, this is the most difficult one I’ve seen to predict. One thing about past tournaments is that at least one No.1 seed lost during one of the early rounds.

Kansas, North Carolina, Oregon and Virginia are the No. 1 seeds this time around.

Each team has the talent to make it to the Final Four, but each team also has a tough path on their way to Houston, where the last four teams will battle it out. But which No. 1 seeds won’t be there?

Oregon, the top seed in the West region, has a potential match with St. Joseph’s in the third round. St. Joseph’s is a strong team, and they certainly have it to bust a lot of brackets this year. If that matchup does happen, and even if Oregon survives, they still have Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Duke and Texas in their way. You’re going to hear this from me now.

Oregon will not go to the Final Four. I have Texas A&M winning the West region. Book it.

Virginia doesn’t have as tough of a path as Oregon, but I still don’t think they make it to Houston. In all likelihood, they face either Michigan State or Utah in the Elite Eight. My pick is Michigan State, who will beat Virginia to advance to

reflecting on the last spring break of college career

By Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC

1,956 miles. 36 hours. Totally Texas, worth it.

I drove to South Padre Island for spring break this year and I enjoyed every second of it. Even when the drive seemed the least desirable, I was still having a blast.

In fact, I’d much rather drive to a vacation destination than use any other form of travel, if at all possible or reasonable.

If I’m traveling more than 20 hours and driving isn't integral to the trip experience, then I’ll likely fly. The same can obviously be said for traveling overseas.

But driving to my destination holds a certain curiosity for me. Spending hours on the road listening to your favorite jams, enjoying community with friends and seeing all the strange sights along the way all contribute to that feeling that I’m on an adventure. These things make me feel engaged in some sort of epic quest. You simply don’t get that feeling inside an airport, on a train or a cruise ship.

There’s just something magical about a shared feeling of misery between you and your co-pilots throughout the better part of a day or two, only to arrive at your destination and

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experience that wonderful euphoria of simply making it there.

Well-established rules of driving dictate that the passenger riding shotgun is chief navigator and arbiter of the aux cord.

Back seat riders are responsible for distributing snacks and keeping the rest of the car entertained with antics, jokes or anecdotes. These are the sorts of things I crave as a traveler.

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The sights. The great times with friends. Taking 1 a.m. detours down a terrifying backroad in middle of nowhere Oklahoma. All wonderful things.

Arriving at your destination never feels more satisfying than after 18 dragging hours of asphalt, Mountain Dew and cheese puffs. In the case of my spring break drive, we arrived to soft and sandy beaches after driving straight through the night. We got plenty of sun and most definitely should have used more sunscreen.

As my last college spring break, I couldn’t think of a better way to spend it than by driving the full length of Texas from north to south with an great group of friends to catch some rays on the beaches of South Padre Island.

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MSU alumnus runs for U.S. president

Get to know Austin Petersen, a candidate for the Libertarian nomination

By Mike Ursery Staff Reporter @MikeUrsery

When Austin Petersen saw that Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul had suspended his campaign, he decided to take matters into his own hands and make his own run for the White House.

Petersen, a candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, saw Rand Paul as the most libertarian candidate with the best chance to win the 2016 General Election.

Once Paul dropped out of the race, Petersen said he was left looking for another candidate who shared his ideas and had a viable chance to win.

“When I looked at the slate of libertarian candidates, I thought they were lacking in their ability to spread libertarian ideas,” Petersen said. “So, I put together my campaign towards the end of last year in order to provide the libertarian movement with a standard bearer, someone who could bear the torch and fight ferociously for the ideas I believe in. I decided that sometimes, if you want to something done right, you better do it yourself.”

Petersen’s journey to where he is now is a long one, beginning right here at Missouri State University. He enrolled in the fall of 1999, majoring in Musical Theater. He said he chose MSU because the cost of tuition was within what he was willing to spend, and it had one of the better theatre programs in the Midwest.

“I had a terrific experience at my university,” Petersen said. “I had great teachers and we had incredible opportunities to do more than just learn. I had opportunities that I took advantage of to take some of the plays that I had written while I was there, and had them produced at playwrighting festivals in New York City.”

One of Petersen’s plays, entitled “Phoenix Down,” a one-act play about the events on Sept. 11, 2001, won Samuel French’s Critic’s Choice award.

“It was my first time getting to visit New York City,” Petersen said. “Because of the success of my play there and the confidence I gained and my university education, it inspired me to move to New York City directly after college.”

From there, Petersen auditioned for various plays, tried his hand at writing sitcom pilots and even did some male modeling. It was also where he began his transition into politics.

In 2007, he began volunteering for Ron Paul’s presiPhoto from the Austin Petersen Facebook page dential campaign.Delegates will select the Libertarian Party presidential nominee at He became of a leader of a grass-the Libertarian Party national convention. The convention is from roots movementMay 26-30 in Orlando, Florida. that started with 12 people, and used his creative talents to turn that into 1,200 volunteers.

“A lot of people who work in politics have a background in law or a background in political science, but not a lot of people have a background in musical theater,” Petersen said.

“That actually placed in a small group of people who could use their creative talents to aid in political campaigns. Not a lot of people in politics are creatists.”

The creative talents Petersen talked about have helped him to become a prominent figure in the world of libertarian politics. He has a strong following on social media. He owns an online news magazine called The Libertarian Republic, which started out as a blog, but has u See PETERSEN, page 14

Candidates rally for Springfield support prior to primary election

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“Tested, trusted, true, Cruz!” Was the chant coming from over 2,400 Ted Cruz supporters gathered in the chapel on Evangel’s campus Saturday night, where they awaited the start of Cruz’s campaign rally that had made its way to Springfield.

Before Cruz’s speech, he was introduced by several guest speakers. Rich Bott, owner and producer of Bott Radio network, made the first appearance and led the audience in prayer. Following Bott was Greene County representative Eric Burlison and the final guest speaker was David Limbaugh.

Limbaugh transitioned into Cruz’s speech by recapping Cruz’s core values and policies promised in his campaign, describing Cruz as a “principal conservative who is honoring his commitments to the constitution.”

Limbaugh also addressed the issues that have been debated the most during this election season, concluding by describing them as “the perfect storm for the quintessentially conservative candidate Ted Cruz.”

Cruz’s speech lasted about 30 minutes and focused on three select factors of his campaign; jobs, freedom and security. In an inevitable comparison between himself and candidate Donald Trump, Cruz described these factors as the foundation for successfully improving America.

“The real question is not how we can make America great again,” Cruz said. “It is whether or not we understand that these are the principals that made America great in the first place.”

Cruz addressed a few other controversial topics in his speech, but made a point to specify his intent on improving the economy.

“The heart of the economy is not in Washington D.C. and it is not in New York

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City,” declared Cruz, over a roar of applause. “… it is in the small businesses all across the country, and they need us to lift the government’s heel off of the back of their necks so they are able to stimulate our economy and create the excess of jobs that we so desperately need.”

While the tidal waves of applause and chants were a good indicator of the audience’s reactions to Cruz’s speech, it was clear that those in attendance had deep seeded roots of support for Cruz’s campaign.

“There are a lot of wishy washy candidates out there,” said John Marsh, Evangel student. “But Cruz is a genuine constitution conservative; he protects the values I have as a conservative. He always makes his statements on the record, which shows a lot about his character.”

Marsh, who met candidate Marco Rubio at a recent rally in Joplin, also said these values are important to him when choosing to support one candidate over the others.

“I used to be torn between Rubio and Cruz,” said Marsh. “But progress into the elections and campaigns have changed that. Cruz has had a consistent voting record since the start, and Rubio has really gone from a humble conservative to aggressive.”

Dane Rosseau, volunteer for the Cruz campaign, gave similar justifications for his exclusive support of Ted Cruz.

“The bottom line for me was his position on constitutional issues, his support of the judicial system, and the way his beliefs match the original ones of our founding fathers,” said Rosseau.

Rosseau, who dedicates both time and effort into growing the support for Cruz, encourages the public to attend campaign rallies to learn about what the candidates have to offer, even if they are unsure of

There are several polling places across the Springfield/Greene County area. Voters can find their polling place online at maps.springfieldmo.gov/voterdist/

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One form of state/federal issued identification

By Mike Ursery Staff Reporter @MikeUrsery

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a campaign stop at Missouri State University on March 12.

Sanders spoke before a large, raucous crowd of supporters at JQH Arena ahead of the Missouri Presidential Preference Primary, scheduled for March 15.

Sanders opened his speech with comments about the current campaign financing system, saying that most political campaigns are financed by the wealthiest in America for corporate interests.

“That is not democracy, that is oligarchy,” Sanders said. “This country is not about oligarchy and we’re going to turn that around.”

Sanders spoke for a little more than an hour, touching on all of the topics of his campaign platform, such as reforming health care, higher education, income inequality and raising the federal minimum wage.

He also used his campaign speech to criticize his Democratic primary opponent, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, citing the differences in how he and Clinton are funding their presidential campaigns.

“Secretary Clinton has chosen to raise her campaign funds in a different way,” he said.

“She has not one, but several super PACs.” Sanders added that he chose not to ask for campaign donations from billionaires or Wall Street, but from the American people. He added that his campaign has received over 5 million donations, with the average donation being $27.

Sanders continued to hit Clinton on her campaign donations, saying that she has given speeches to donors on Wall Street behind closed doors, receiving $225,000 per speech.

“If each speech is as great as I think it is, she should release the transcripts for all of them,” he said.

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ton and himself. He brought up the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Trans-Pacific Pact, which Sanders said he opposes while they are favored by Clinton.

He also said Clinton voted to send military troops into Iraq in 2003 while she was a member of the Senate, which Sanders said he also opposed.

After his criticisms of his opponent, Sanders began outlining the rest of his platform, starting with his plan to raise the federal minimum wage.

“It is my view that $7.25 an hour is a starvation wage,” he said. “It has got to be raised to a living wage, $15 an hour, over the next few years.”

He continued on to the issue of higher education, hitting on the importance of having a college education, but those who pursue a degree graduate with student debt. He said his plan is to make public colleges and universities tuition-free.

“We all know that learning is inherent in who we are as human beings,” he said. “We all know that in a competitive global economy, this country needs the best educated workforce in the world.”

He continued on to other talking points in his platform, such as pay equality for women in the workforce, reforming the health care system with a Medicare-for-all plan and reforming the criminal justice system.

“The issues that stuck out the most to me were wealth inequality-79 cents on the dollar that women make compared to men in the industry-and tuition,” Jay Domicello, a junior political science major at MSU, said.

“I’m $30,000 in debt as a junior and I have to work a full-time job. I’ll still be in debt afterwards.”

The Missouri Presidential Preference Primary is March 15. Voters in Greene County can check their voter registration status at the Greene County Clerk website.

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1. A group of Muslim protesters peacefully stand outside the entrance of Donald Trump’s rally stop in St. Louis. 2. Over 5,000 people showed up to the rally to both support and protest the possible president. 3. Protesters gather around the front of the line to show their dismay towards Trump. 4. A cart of Trump merchandise sits on the steps of City Hall. around four blocks and was filled with actual things started getting interesting. Protesters sounded like a reason to vote for him, some

By Rebecca Biundo supporters who had driven across the state for held signs against Trump as more notably, a undercover liberal would jump out of the Design Editor a chance to see Trump in all his glory. I was man with a devil mask stood on the American crowd only to get escorted out while being @rebeccabiundo hesitant, but got in line anyway. flag. Nearby streets were closed off as pro- booed by Trump’s supporters.

By 9:30 a.m., my stomach was growling testers continued to shout.

The rally only lasted an hour-and-a-half, Disclaimer: Rebecca Biundo does not supFinally, we were inside and guided to a but that was enough for me. The audience port Donald Trump’s campaign for president and it wouldn’t have taken much convincing and attended his rally in St. Louis this past to go to brunch instead. However, this was room that was standing room and audio only. was shouting, singing and clapping every Which is exactly what it sounds like. My time the potential nominee said “It was gonna Friday for pure curiosity and entertainment. about the experience, not mimosas.

Shortly after, a street vendor approached heart sank. All that, and I don’t get to see any- be ‘Yuge.’” It resembled less of a political On Friday, March 11, Donald Trump us with buttons, hats and shirts all toting thing. So I snuck out with my group and ran event and more of a frat party or a cult gathspoke at the Peabody Opera House in St. “Make America Great Again.” Everyone was to the top floor. We managed to snag seats. ering.

Any rational person would have thought a If there’s one thing I did learn from attendLouis, rallying support for his campaign just buying everything. It was chaos.

The line slowly moved as cars drove by sports game was about to begin as the crowd ing the rally, it’s that Trump supporters are in time for Tuesday’s Missouri primary. out there, and the thought of Trump becoming According to the Riverfront Times, the rally honking and shouting profanity and anti- chanted “USA” until Trump was on stage.

The audience hooped and hollered as I the republican nominee, as well as president, for the presidential primary candidate would Trump remarks. Supporters yelled back and chanted “Build that wall,” at the top of their slowly died inside. Who could have this much could become a very real scenario. I did not be a “sh*t show.” They weren’t wrong.

When we arrived at 9:05 a.m., I had no lungs. As a diverse city, I was slightly respect for someone who’s method to solving know any Trump supporters until I was standidea what we were in for. Donald Trump was- shocked by all the supporters that shared America’s problems is “building an even ing in line with 5,000 of them. taller wall?”

Today is our chance to change the outn’t speaking until noon, so finding a spot Trump’s platform.

We didn’t get to the entrance of the opera He didn’t talk about much, if anything at come of the Missouri primary election for the would be easy coming that early, right?

Wrong, completely wrong. The line wrapped house until 11:45 a.m., but that was when all. And if he was saying something that better. Go vote.

Sanders popular among college campuses, including Missouri State

By Hanna Sumpter Staff Reporter @hannasumpter

Only one presidential candidate has the collective attention of a large number of students on campus and it is unclear if that support for other candidates will change after the presidential primaries. Besides the MSU Students for Bernie Sanders student organization on campus, no other presidential candidates are represented by any student organizations.

Although other political groups exist, such as the College Democrats and College Republicans, neither organization is able to publicly endorse any candidates until after the primaries are completed.

Politically engaged students are

independently supporting candidates other than Sen. Bernie Sanders, but whether or not the widespread support will happen for other candidates on campus after the primaries is hard to determine.

While looking at the Democratic Party, student support for Sanders is seen all over campus. Support for Hillary Clinton, however, doesn’t seem to show up much at all, despite her lead in the primaries.

Freshman political science major and Vice President of the College Democrats, James Moore, said that the lack of diversity among students could have a lot to do with the lack of support for Hillary on campus.

“If you look at Bernie’s biggest supporters, they are usually white young men and it kind of shows in this campus that is primarily white,

and I think that is what’s really drawing it,” Moore said.

He later added that “they’re inspired by a person who inspires a lot of people in their demographic of young white people.”

Treasurer of MSU Students for Bernie Sanders, junior global studies major Emma Farley, said that she would rather see students continue to support the Democratic Party even if Sanders doesn’t receive the presidential nomination.

“I feel like at that point the best option would be to probably support Hillary, because if we try to write-in Bernie, or anything like that, it is just going to take away votes from the Democratic nominee and that would just leave the Republican nominee,” said Farley.

Support for any candidates from

the Republican Party is also hard to find around campus. Vice President of the College Republicans, Timmy Briseno, said “people don’t always pay too much attention to politics, recently.”

“I don’t think people recognize it when people are supporters. It’s hard to tell unless they are actually out there promoting (candidates),” Briseno said.

Increased participation from students seems unlikely after primary results are released. Dr. Brian Calfano, political science professor, said it may be too late for other presidential candidates to gain the same kind of support that Sanders has managed.

“College student participation in civic and political life is the dog that didn’t bark,” said Dr. Calfano. He

later said, “In the real world, most college students make a very rational cost-benefit calculation about whether spending time ‘getting involved’ benefits them. For the most part, many of these students see that engagement is not how they want to spend their time.”

Students have similar views coming from slightly different reasoning on whether or not support from their peers for candidates will pick up after the completion of the primaries.

Briseno said he sees students becoming “less engaged after the primaries because people get engaged in what candidate they favor. Then, there is one candidate to favor and not a lot of people are going to get engaged.”

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By Wyatt Wheeler Staff Reporter @realYitWheeler

With the senior trio of Tyonna Snow, Kenzie Williams, and Hillary Chvatal starting their 61st game together, it was a sophomore guard who gave the Missouri State Lady Bears the spark they needed to give them a 62nd, while winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

The Lady Bears are headed to their first NCAA Tournament since 2006 following a 71-58 over Northern Iowa at the iWireless Center in Moline, Illinois. The win also marks the Lady Bears’ 10th Missouri Valley Tournament championship.

Sophomore guard Liza Fruendt played a key-role in keeping their distance from UNI by adding 10 first half points and ending with 17. The spark off the bench and play from previous MVC tournament games earned Fruendt a spot on the all-tournament team.

“I was able to hit shots today. It helped us get some separation. It’s been my role all year and I really bought into that,” Fruendt said. “All of us bought into our roles and I think that’s why we’re sitting on top.”

Just days after winning the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, senior guard Tyonna Snow added another trophy to the trophy case by winning the MVC Tournament Most Valuable Player.

Snow gave all of the credit to her coaches and teammates for making her the player that she is today, and she also identified the strong bench play as a reason for the team’s championship victory.

The Lady Bear bench outscored the Panther bench 29-11.

“A lot of teams have a five that are playing out there 40 minutes a game. We know we have a bench that’s going to come in and do their part,” Snow said. “That’s something that I don’t think a lot of teams have. When Liza comes off the bench, there’s not really another Liza coming off the bench around.”

Snow picked up a double-double, scoring

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The Missouri State women’s basketball team celebrates their 10th Missouri Valley Conference Championship on March 13.

17 points while also grabbing a career-high “We get to keep playing basketball,” the all-tournament team, while averaging 15 rebounds. The double-double was Harper said. “I’m just really proud of our 14.3 points and three rebounds while comSnow’s sixth of the year. team and I’m just so happy for them. They ing off the bench in all three tournament The Lady Bears were in control for most really bought into what I asked them to do.” games. of the game. MSU lead for all but 55 secThe road to the MVC championship The Lady Bears will start to prepare for onds of the game and never trailed by more game included a 70-45 quarterfinal victory their 14th NCAA Tournament appearance than one point. MSU also out-rebounded over Indiana State and a 65-61 semifinal which begins March 18.

UNI 40-22. victory over Drake.

MSU was selected as a No. 13 seed in the Lady Bear head coach Kellie Harper was Snow averaged 17.3 points and 11.3 NCAA Tournament. proud of her team for performing well when rebounds on her way to earning the tournaThey will face off against the No. 4 seedit mattered most. Harper is in just her third ment’s most valuable player and first-team ed Texas A&M Aggies on March 19 at 3 year of coaching the Lady Bears. all-tournament. Fruendt was also selected to p.m. in College Station, Texas.

Meet the man behind the arm

By Alec McChesney Standard Trainee

For most collegiate athletes, the recruiting process is a long and tiresome effort that causes stress and anxiety until it is finally over. That was never the case for Missouri State Bears’ junior pitcher Jordan Knutson.

Unlike most student athletes who wait until their senior year, Knutson committed to Missouri State during the winter before his junior season even began.

Knutson gives the credit of his commitment to his close friends and family who raved about the tradition and foundation that the Missouri State Baseball program already had in place.

“It took a lot of the pressure off me and I was able to just go out and play baseball,” said Knutson.

After his commitment to be a Bear, Knutson went on to be a high school baseball star in the state of Missouri. After being selected to the all-conference team as a junior, Knutson went on to set records at Lee Summit High School posting a 0.56 ERA and recording 103 strikeouts as a senior.

In his freshman season, Knutson appeared in nine games for the Bears, but really burst on the scene as a sophomore.

As a sophomore in 2015, the left-handed pitcher went 6-2 with a 3.16 ERA recording 61 strikeouts in just 88.1 innings pitched.

The 88.1 innings pitched were the thirdmost innings pitched by a Bear last season.

Unfortunately for Knutson and the Bears, his sophomore season did not end the way that they planned as the team lost his final start of the season to the University of Arkansas in the NCAA Super Regional.

But, that loss is being used as a motivating factor for Knutson and the Bears.

“We want to be just as competitive as last year, win the conference again and prove the people who are doubting us wrong,” said Knutson.

The Bears are off to an excellent start this season as the team is 9-2 as of March 10, and Knutson has shined early.

On March 4, Knutson pitched seven shutout innings while striking out eight batters in a 6-2 win over SIUE. Knutson believes that the most important thing for his continued success as well as the Bears’ success is controlling his pitches.

“You know, it’s one of those things that we as pitchers can control, and it’s important for us to not give the other team free base. Our offense is good enough to put up as many runs as needed, so we have to control what we can control,” Knutson said.

Missouri State begins a nine-game home stand spanning over 12 days beginning today against Western Illinois and ending March 27 against the University of Minnesota.

Men’s swimming and diving takes third at the MAC Championships Freshman Osvath becomes first MSU swimmer to qualify for NCAA Championships

By Brian Wright Staff Reporter

Missouri State freshman Arthur Osvath made history on March 9th when he became the first freshman ever to qualify for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. Osvath became the ninth Bear all time to qualify, that includes his teammate Uvis Kalnins who qualified last year.

Osvath qualified for the 200 breast with the 27th fastest time record this year by all male swimmers in the country.

He will participate in three events during competition at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta from March 24-26.

The time of one minute and 55.04 seconds also is a new school record, Osvath completed

the NCAA B cuts and is expected to compete in the 100 breast, 200 IM, and the 100 butterfly.

The NCAA Championships will take place April 6 and can be found on ESPN3 for live-streaming.

The Bears finished third in the MAC championship on March 5, in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Miguel Davila and Osvath won individual conference titles.

Davila last appearance in the conference championship finished like it has many other times, with a victory in the 1650 yard freestyle.

This was his third victory in four years, he finished two seconds against his closest competition, fellow Bear, Minki Kang.

Kang’s time has him positioned third place in all-time school history for that event.

Osvath’s victory in the 200 breast vaulted him into the NCAA tournament, and decorated senior and captain Kalnins earned the MAC Outstanding Senior award.

Kalnins finished with a silver medal in the 100 free. Kalnins barely missed the goal finishing just .22 seconds short of the highest platform.

Kalnins finished an amazing career at MSU, he will leave with numerous school records, a MAC championship in 2014, a NCAA qualifier, and an Olympian.

Softball Bears drop eight, win three over break

By Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark

The Missouri State softball team went 3-8 over two spring break tournaments but saw redshirt sophomore Allie Alvstad’s first hit of the season.

The biggest challenge at the initial tournament in Saint Louis was the weather. Conditions were barely above freezing all day Friday. MSU players were outside for about six hours according to head coach Holly Hesse who said it was “extremely tough conditions to play in.” Despite this challenge, Hesse was overall pleased with her team’s performance.

The Bears, now 10-12, started out with a loss to Saint Louis 4-1. Junior pitcher Erin Struemph brought in sophomore second baseman Madison Jones to score the only run for the Bears early on in the game. However, a home run by Saint Louis brought in three runs.

Struemph, who holds third place in the Missouri Valley Conference in strike outs with a total of 70, dominated the game pitching, earned eight strike outs in 5.2 innings to prevent Saint Louis from scoring again.

The next game the Bears scored 11 runs to beat the University of Missouri Kansas City by three. MSU scored first in the second inning. They game went back and forth, but the Bears pulled through in the fifth and sixth innings to take the victory.

“I was really proud of our team to get out and hanging in there and keep on scoring until we eventually closed it out,” Hesse said.

They decisively beat Southeast Missouri 9-3. The Bears

dominated the game, earning seven more hits and forcing three errors on SEMO’s part. Freshman catcher Darian Frost proved herself this game, earning a career-high three hits and her first career home run. Sophomore pitcher Kaitlin Beason had two home runs and only allowed five hits for SEMO. “I think hitters are coming along,” Hesse said. “And now that they’ve hit more at bats, we’re starting to put better swings on it.”

A 9-1 loss to Northern Illinois followed in the final game of the tournament. Junior second baseman Olivia Roark got the Bears’ first hit in the fourth inning but was unable capitalize. Eventually, MSU found a run in the fifth inning to avoid a shut out.

The Bears won the first game at the Jayhawk Invitational Tournament but lost the remaining four.

They beat UMKC 5-2, their second victory over UMKC in a week. Despite two MSU errors, they were able score efficiently. Senior shortstop Erin Duewel hit a home run to bring in a total of three runs. Two more runs followed this and UMKC was unable to come back, in part due to precise pitching by Beason and Struemph who struck out five combined.

“We scored five runs and that’s really our goal every game is to score five runs or more so we have a good chance to win,” Hesse said.

This was followed by a 4-0 loss to the University of Kansas. KU got four quick runs in the first inning but the Bears held them there, preventing anymore runs. MSU got batters on bases but were unable to capitalize due to the KU defense.

“I felt really good about what we did pitching wise against a Big 12 team,” Hesse said.

Alvstad earned her first base hit of the season since being

diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in the next game, a 20 loss to Omaha; she had one of three total hits.

“It’s always great to see Allie out there in uniform,” Hesse said. “Anytime she performs we’re always super excited for her and it’s just great to see her get her first hit back.”

Struemph and senior pitcher Jessie Van Es combined for six strike outs over Omaha.

Beason performed well in the next loss, 4-2, to UNI. She hit a single run home run in the seventh inning, her fourth of the season, and struck out four batters. Beason is currently ranked seventh in the MVC in individual pitching.

The final game of the Jayhawk Invitational was a 15-4 loss to Omaha. By the end of the top of the fourth inning, they were down 8-0. The Bears rallied in the bottom of the fourth to come back by four runs.

“It was good to see us answer,” Hesse said. “It was good to see us put 4 runs up on the board in one inning, that just shows our fight.”

However, UNO scored seven additional runs in the fifth and the Bears could not come back. The game ended after just the fifth inning.

Struemph was unable to pitch the last day of the tournament because of tightness in her back, according to Hesse.

The Bears were originally supposed to have two additional games during the week of spring break. Their game scheduled for March 9 against Arkansas in Fayetteville was moved to March 29.

Their home opener against Central Arkansas, scheduled the day before Arkansas, was cancelled due to rain in the forecast and is rescheduled for April 6 at 6 p.m. The home opener will now be on March 19 against Illinois State. This will be the first game of conference play for the Bears.

Baseball off to hot start

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

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Senior pitcher Sam Perez tosses out a pitch on March 2 against Oral Roberts.

choice, the MSU Bears baseball team stayed in town to open their first homestand of the season. Over the homestand, the Bears won four of five games, including a three-game While many of you were off on spring sweep of SIU Edwardsville. After their homebreak in South Padre, or your destination of stand, they travelled to Memphis, Tennessee

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this past weekend to take on the Tigers where they completed a three-game sweep that included a doubleheader on Sunday.

The Bears continued their dominance on the field and continued to build upon their resume for the season, starting with Oral Roberts.

The home-opener for the Bears Tuesday, March 2 concluded with a 5-0 shutout of the Golden Eagles led by a great start from senior left-hander Andy Cheray, and finished off by senior pitcher Sam Perez, and junior closer Bryan Young.

The scoring generated from a trio of home runs from seniors catcher Eduardo Castro and outfielder Spencer Johnson and sophomore infielder Jake Burger.

The first home series for the Bears this season ended with the Bears scoring 29 runs over a three-game span and surrendering only eight runs in the series.

The stellar pitching from junior Jordan Knutson (seven innings pitched, nine strikeouts) in game one helped give the Bears a quick victory. Johnson also went 1-2 in the game with a homerun and two walks. In game two, the Bears brought out the bats.

Led by a combined seven RBIs from junior outfielder Blake Graham and junior infielder Justin Paulsen, the Bears outmatched the Cougars 12-5. Game three concluded the series and all-around dominant performance by the Bears.

They combined for 12 hits and 11 runs, and they rode a stellar pitching performance from freshman right-hander Dylan Coleman who finished with a final line of seven innings pitched, five hits, one run, eight strikeouts.

The only loss of the homestand came against Oklahoma State. Perez came in for long relief and gave the Bears 4.2 solid innings, and senior catcher Matt Fultz went 13 with a homerun and two walks.

It would not be enough, however, as the Cowboys came back for two runs in the eighth inning to go ahead 5-4.

The Bears would tie the game in the ninth, only to come up short and lose 6-5 in the 10th inning.

The final series of spring break for the Bears was a close three-game battle with the Memphis Tigers.

The Bears would sweep the series from the Tigers. A great three games at the plate for freshmen outfielder Hunter Steinmetz and infielder Jeremy Eierman, Burger and Johnson would lead the Bears to three consecutive victories of 6-4, 7-4 and 8-7. Steinmetz was the highlight of the series, going 7-12 with two RBIs and two walks.

While everyone was off on spring break, the Bears Baseball team stayed on their grind and continued to build a on a stellar start, moving to 12-2. The Bears take on Western Illinois in a two game series on March 15-16 as they look to continue their dominance.

Tennis picks up momentum, wins four-straight over break

By Parker Padgett Staff Reporter @PadgettParker

As people watched Arch Madness, the Lady Bears win the MVC tournament title or the baseball Bears win games, the women’s tennis team tore through their spring break schedule, gaining momentum with a four-match win-streak.

The Bears (6-10), started their streak with a 5-2 victory against the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks at

home on March 4.

After losing an opening point through doubles competition, the Bears rallied off 5 straight points in singles competition to clinch the victory for the teams.

Seniors Ema Turudija and Miranda Poile, sophomore Anelisse Torrico Moreno, and freshmen Faty Khamissi and Phoebe Boeschen obtained the victories for the squad that sealed the win.

48 hours after the victory over the Mavericks, the Bears returned to Cooper Tennis Complex to finish their homestand

against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.

SEMO was no match for the Bears, as Missouri State won 6-1.

The Bears won the point in doubles competition after comebacks by duos Poile and Turudija, and sophomore Abbey Belote and Khamissi.

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Q&A with Student Body Vice President

Alissa Biermaier

By Danisha Hogue Staff Reporter @Danisha_Queen Q: What’s your favorite thing about being in SGA? A: “I like having the ability to make a difference on campus, when a student comes in and has any concern about any policy or an idea for a project on campus, I like having the ability to follow through with that project or idea and see it all the way through, if possible.”

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: “ I plan to hopefully attend UMKC Law School in the fall.”

Q: Where do you see yourself in five years?

A: “At a successful law firm working my way up the ranking system. I eventually would want to be the state prosecutor. My long-term plan is to be a judge; be in the courtroom as much as possible.”

Q: Are you prepared to leave Missouri State?

A: “Academically yes, Missouri State is the home away from home for me. I am ready to move on to the next phase in my life…not ready to leave the place I followed my passion and found my place.”

Q: What are you looking forward to in your last months here?

A: “Making memories and making changes…just cherishing every moment that I have left.”

Q: What is something students may not know about you?

A: “I have a deep passion for horses; instead of a car for my 16th birthday I got a horse.”

Q: What will you miss most after graduation?

A: “I’m going to miss the relationship I had with students, administrators and faculty. I’ve really grown to know some great people on this campus. I’ll also miss the campus itself...every person loves walking around on campus and being outside.”

Q: Why did you choose Missouri State?

A: “Missouri State wasn’t my initial choice. It basically is like the Goldilocks story. Mizzou was too big, Maryville was too small and Missouri State was just right.”

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Alissa Biermaier, student body vice president, says she wants to attend UMKC for law school this fall.

MSU professor writes new U.S. history textbook for classes

Sydni Moore Staff Reporter @sydnimmoore

In 1993, Peter Tsahiridis came to study at Missouri State University.

Today, he has a variety of degrees and teaches all over the nation. Most recently, “Professor T” wrote a book for his single class at MSU: HST 121: Survey of History of the U.S. to 1877.

His textbook is titled “United States History to 1877: Events that Motivated the American People.”

When Tsahiridis wrote the book, he wrote it with the hope that it may motivate students from different studies to really dig into history.

“I have geospatial majors,” Tsahiridis said, “There’s a whole chapter about how our country expanded west using geospatial science.”

Tsahiridis has had his own experiences with bad textbooks.

“When I went to school here in 1993, my professors assigned me books that were so difficult to read and had so much information.”

On top of that, Tsahiridis explained that his professors would pass out notes that reinforced the information in the text. For his own textbook, Tsahiridis included his own notes to accompany the works of other authors. “United States History to 1877: Events that Motivated the American People” was written with the help of experts.

“If someone else is the expert, why do I need to rewrite it?” Tsahiridis said.

The book, of course, is very indepth. As well as facts, Tsahiridis’ book includes theories and ideas.

“There’s things that students can

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Peter Tsahiridis argue back and forth,” Tsahiridis said, “They’re just depending on me to guide them as a mentor.”

There is also one way in particular that Tsahiridis’ history textbook may

stick out among others.

“I don’t like dates. What is the difference between 1910 and 1911?”

Tsahiridis said, “We were still the same people that next date, so what I do is, I talk about transitions.”

To give an example, one of his chapters early in his textbook includes a transition to early civilization and then a transition into those civilizations becoming self-governing.

“That’s how I’m teaching my class.

That American history is really revolved around concepts and ideas and conflict, not necessarily this is the Gilded Age, and that’s it,” said Tsahiridis. “If I can get my students to understand a certain way of thinking about history, they’ll have such an advantage out there in the real world.”

After all, Tsahiridis said, “The only time an era changes is when people start thinking differently.”

A new, easier way to order food from the PSU will be available to students Tuesday, March 15, 2016

By Jenna deJong Staff Reporter @ima_JEN

With just a click of a button, students can order food from the Plaster Student Union off of food app Tapingo starting in fall of 2016.

The app makes the food-ordering process quick and simple by saving payment information for next time, documenting purchases made in the past, and telling the buyer how much time to expect until food is ready to be picked up.

Payment will be required through the app, including a 25 cent charge for every transaction for using Tapingo. Once done, food can be picked up at the chain.

Once integrated onto campus, Resident District Manager Tony Hein said the process of ordering food will be more convenient, allowing shorter lines within the PSU. “We have experienced some long lines and the nice thing about Tapingo is that it shortens those,” Hein said. “It still takes 15 minutes for the order, but it allows me to not have to stand in that line so instead, if I’m coming from class or I’m in my room, I can just walk over when it’s ready.”

With this as an option, Director of the Plaster Student Union Terry Weber said that Tapingo will allaround improve both the purchaser’s experience and service from within the union.

“It will address people’s very

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valuable time and I think we will also see some efficiencies gained within our food service operations as well as adding another level of customer service,” Weber said.

In the future, Hein said that a delivery option could be added to Tapingo as well as a way for students to use their BoomerMeals.

With all the abundance of features, sophomore Manuel Maldonado said that he would favor the saved payment methods the most.

He visits the PSU three times a week, visiting Subway and Chickfil-A most often.

“I think saving the payment information and adding the BoomerMeals would be the most beneficial, because I know sometimes I think I have my Bearpass on me but I don’t, so if I don’t have to carry it around, I wouldn’t have to worry about it as much,” Maldonado said.

With this new app, Hein said that employment is expected to increase, especially if the delivery option gets put into place. However, Tapingo would hire the addition staff required to deliver the food to dorms and the few housing facilities around campus.

“I think our employment will either remain steady or increase and what I think the delivery will do is that it will drive additional sales at night,” Hein said. “My anticipation Photo illustration by Ryan Welch/THE STANDARD is that we will have to hire a few Tapingo will help students avoid the long lines in the PSU when getting food. more associates. Tapingo will hire student employees to deliver.” order from any of the chains within the new Burrito Bowl set to arrive to download through Google Play Students can use Tapingo to the PSU, including Starbucks and on campus in the fall. It is also free or iTunes.

“Spotlight’’ wins best picture, steals it away from “Mad Max” and “Revenant”

By Nathan Momper Movie Reviewer @mompermagic

So, this is what won Best Picture. I can understand why the Academy would choose “Spotlight” over the likes of “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “The Revenant,” but I wouldn’t have. For me, it’s not just the entertainment value I received from both films, but the understanding that both took such a laborious effort to craft. George Miller went from directing animated family movies to making the best action film of this decade in the middle of the Namibian desert at the ripe age of 70. Then there’s Alejandro Inarritu’s frontier masterwork that truly looks like nothing else in cinematic history largely due to its hellish filming. With this in mind, it’s a little tough for me to get behind a movie that predominantly features pasty Bostonians typing on their computers as the best picture of 2015.

Maybe I’m just disillusioned with the Academy Awards. Sometimes it just feels like a grand meeting of ridiculously wealthy people that feel the need for further back patting and self aggrandizement. Honestly, I’m still pretty chapped that Inarritu’s “Birdman” beat out Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” for Best Picture last year. Ironically, I’m chapped that Tom McCarthy’s “Spotlight” beat out Inarritu’s “The Revenant” this year. But I suppose I should gingerly hop off my crushed soap box and actually delve into the movie I'm reviewing.

Spotlight is the story of an ensemble cast (Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, and Liev Schreiber) of Boston Globe journalists trying to expose the Catholic Church in the molestation scandals of the early 2000s. It’s undoubtedly an important story that makes for a compelling premise.

The writing is neatly poignant and the cast works hard at portraying people that worked really hard to expose the corruption within the church. “Spotlight”

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16 What a trigger triggers 18 Discoverer's cry 19 "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" writer Betty 20 Inmates 22 Mandela's old org.

23 Pop 27 Illumination unit 29 Quaint fashion accessory 31 Urge 34 Put back to 0 35 Kegler's target 37 Meadow 38 Hint 39 -- glance 41 Handle 45 Duck 47 Mimic 48 Certain fastener 52 Opposite of "trans-" 53 Pelvis-related 54 Tokyo's old name 55 Trench 56 Choppers 57 "-- Kapital" 58 Type squares DOWN 1 Destruction 2 Baking potato 3 Nitwit 4 Kills, gangsterstyle

5 Culmination 6 Shroud city 7 Ho Chi -8 Director Lee 9 Upper limit 10 Blackbird 11 Cyst 17 Pruritus 21 Ski run 23 Porterhouse, e.g.

24 Chances, for short 25 Conk out 26 Pismire 28 Half of bi30 Exist 31 "Yada yada yada" 32 Solidify 33 Wildebeest 36 Almost black 37 Pretentious 40 Recorded 42 Mother-ofpearl

Last Week’s Puzzle Answers

43 Poppy product 44 Defeats 45 Leave a good impression 46 Grandson of Eve 48 Perch

49 Draft pick?

50 "A pox upon thee!"

51 Nosh

is as entertaining as a movie about the tedious grind of investigative journalism can be. To the filmmakers’ credit, they handle the divisive scandal with tactful neutrality. I never felt manipulated into feeling a certain way about the events that transpired on screen. The main characters are just journalists doing their job, not saints smiting the sinful.

Don’t get the wrong idea, “Spotlight” is a very good movie. It successfully sheds light on one of the greatest journalistic endeavors of the 21st century, making it the most salient of all nominations. But my reservations about it winning Best Picture are due to its diminished entertainment value compared to “Mad Max” and “The Revenant”

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Bears fall at Arch Madness to Evansville in Friday quarterfinal Northern Iowa grabs MVC’s NCAA Tournament automatic bid for second straight season

By Eli Wohlenhaus Editor-in-Chief @eliwohlenhaus

The Missouri State Bears season came to a close with a 66-56 Missouri Valley Conference tournament quarterfinal loss to the Evansville Purple Aces.

Senior forward Camyn Boone played like bottled lightning, attacking the post with a purpose. In what would be his last game in maroon, he exploded for 26 points, 10 rebounds and one block.

“It was really my teammates giving me the ball,” Boone said. “...and we were trying to get Mock (Mockevicius) in foul trouble.”

That tactic worked well for MSU as they were able to get UE’s senior center Egidijus Mockevicius up to four fouls in the first 30 minutes of play, limiting his aggression and his minutes.

Despite the foul trouble, Mockevicius recorded his 17th straight double-double off 12 points and 18 rebounds.

He was flustered all night as Boone continually attacked him and the referees were lenient on physicality. The game encouraged toughness, which was epitomized by Bears’ senior guard Dorrian Williams.

In the waning minutes of the Bears’ home game against the Braves on Feb. 2, Williams suffered a knee injury that would require micro-fracture surgery—which was scheduled for the morning of Friday, March 4. Needless to say, that was postponed.

“Dorrian texted me this morning,” said Bears head coach Paul Lusk. “He said ‘Coach, I’ll give you whatever I can give you,’ and he certainly did that.”

Without practice time, Williams wanted to be on the floor with his brothers, something he said he had been talking to Boone, his roommate about. There was no press release or formal announcement, Williams just came out of the locker room 30 minutes before tip-off in his uniform.

Boone fired like a shot from a cannon and Williams is likely in more pain than before, but those two seniors alongside the third and final senior forward Loomis Gerring left it all on the court. Gerring and Williams both did not score and only added a rebound apiece, but their effort created UE turnovers.

Aces’ senior guard and MVC-scoring leader D.J. Balentine was amazed that Williams suited up and played, but he never doubted his toughness.

“Me and him are pretty close,” Balentine said. “We came in together. We played at their place freshman year. He told me he respected me a lot. I just told him out there, ‘Congratulations. You’re about to graduate. You’ve worked so hard.’ I’m proud of him. He told me to keep going, don’t stop. I have a lot of respect for him. He’s a very tough competitor.”

UE’s coach Marty Simmons offered praise for Lusk and the team’s ability to overcome so many injuries, especially Williams.

“I'd like to say something about Dorrian,” Simmons said. “We have competed against him for four years, and you hate to see that happen to any player, but that guy is one of the most competitive guys we've played in the Missouri Valley Conference. What determination he showed to be out there playing tonight.”

Simmons did not stop there, praising the game’s leading scorer, Boone.

“He was outstanding. We scouted him like that. We just didn’t do a very good job of executing.”

The Bears finish at 13-19, two games better than last season. MSU has all its eyes on the future, though, as it will return the MVC Newcomer of the Year, one who made the MVC Most-Improved team and then two who were selected to the All-Freshman team.

“All three of those freshmen have great potential,” Lusk said. “And what I love about it is they love being here, and it means something to them, and they’re going to continue to work.”

Although the off-season has already begun, MSU officials and fans have maintained that the future of the program is bright. One day after the game, athletic director Kyle Moats addressed that.

“The future of MSU Bears basketball is very bright,” Moats tweeted. “Along with solid nucleus back with four conference award winners, our recruiting class is solid.”

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Senior forward Camyn Boone records double-double in final game at MSU.

Moats went on to tweet his confidence in Lusk as the captain of the program, noting, “Lusk recruits good citizens who graduate and represent MSU with class.”

He finished his message via Twitter by stating that winning the MVC title and making it in the NCAA tournament are the number one goals of the team.

For the second straight season, the Northern Iowa Panthers won the MVC tournament and got the automatic conference bid for the NCAA tournament while the Wichita State Shockers got an At-Large bid. Both teams earned a No. 11 seed.

WSU starts off with a round of 68 matchup against Vanderbilt with an approximate tip of 8:10 p.m. on TruTV. The winner of that game will face Arizona on Thursday at 8:20 p.m. on TNT. UNI will wait until Friday, but the Panthers will face the Texas Longhorns with an approximate tip-off of 8:50 p.m. on TBS.

Eli’s Extras

• I was happy Williams got out there. A few weeks ago Lusk and Williams both said that they would not do anything symbolic for him just because he is a senior. And certainly it was more than just symbolism as he got in and logged 18 minutes.

• I was then doubly happy to see the Bears attack the paint so often. That has two reasons: first, I was glad Boone got to go out with a double-double; second, because I wrote in my game preview that for MSU to have a chance at winning, it needed to do just that.

• The Bears won the paint 34-28 and won the rebounding battle 39-38.

Where they lost the game was in turnovers (12) and the free throw line as they went a measly 4-10 and surrendered 15-18 to the Aces.

• MSU struggled from the 3-point line, too, going 4-17. Miller went 1-8, Kreklow went 2-5 and Kendrix went 1-2. All three of those guys get more chances moving forward with the Bears, though, and each one of them has not reached his personal ceiling yet.

• Only one game of Arch Madness ended with a scoring margin of more than 10, which is incredible in a nine-game tournament. It not only proved that this league is continuing to grow, but that the programs are doing it together. Records show some disparity, but the MVC really does seem to be making a collective effort to make the entire conference great again.

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Construction

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Copious projects will be worked on over the summer.

Dean of College of Business, Stephanie Bryant said that due to the summer projects, no classes will be held in Glass Hall for the summer semester.

According to Planning, Design and Construction website, the project will cost about $33.8 million. Some people thought this amount might have increased because it was rumored that the contractor had discovered a sinkhole where the addition is being built, and money had to be used to solve the problem. Hauff said these rumors are false.

“Springfield has sinkholes, but I don’t believe there’s anything at Glass Hall that we have to worry about for this project,” Hauff said.

The contractor did a geotechnical investigation, better known as soil testing, of the area between Meyer Library and Glass Hall. The area where they found poor soil was taken out and replaced with rock. Hauff said students don’t have to worry about any sinkholes developing where the Glass Hall addition will be.

Just a few of the features in the new addition are interview rooms that will be available to students throughout the school year, laboratories and a cafe located on the first floor of the addition.

There are over 4,900 students enrolled in the College of Business this semester, according to MSU spring 2016 census; this makes it the biggest college on Photo courtesy of Brian Hauff campus. Bryant said trying to increase the number of College This Glass Hall construction schedule provides a general outline of when projects will be started and completed. Brian Hauff said the conof Business students was not the tractor could arrange some of the deadlines of these projects, as long as all the projects are completed by Fall 2017. only reason for the addition.

“This is not so much about growing bigger and attracting Bryant said the first floor, southern exterior wall will also be torn out and be replaced and having 6,000 or 7,000 students as it is about changing the way we’re teaching and with glass. The glass wall will continue into the addition, so that everything will look like offering students better opportunities to get companion pieces to their education,” she one “seamless” building, not an added-on project. said.

Hauff said he hopes the new addition and renovations to Glass Hall will provide a Due to the Glass Hall construction, John Q. Hammons Transitway will be closed until “wow-factor” to campus.

October.

“I really think it’s going to be an enhancement, especially to all the nice things that On top of some of the features in the addition, the $33.8 million will cover the cost of everybody likes about Meyer Library and Strong [Hall] and things like that,” he said. “I the renovations in the original Glass Hall. Renovations are being made to the second, think it’s just going in improve the look of Glass [Hall], so that it fits better in with the third and fourth floor bathrooms, as well as room 236. Fire sprinklers will also be rest of campus.” installed, which the building lacked originally.

Bryant said even though she has to listen to the loud construction noises while she is The tile flooring in Glass Hall will be replaced well. On the first floor, the tile flooring in her office, the Glass Hall renovations and addition will be worth it. will be replaced with epoxy terrazzo, the same floor material that is in Carrington Hall.

“I think our students are so worth this,” she said. “I think that our students and faculty The second, third and fourth floors will have carpet tile, similar to the carpet tile in the so deserve this space.” third floor of Plaster Student Union.

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Bear Claw sees overall increase in students Faculty starts working on

By Cortlynn Stark the MSU long-range plan Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark

The number of students visiting the Bear Claw in the Meyer Library is up by over 600 students this semester compared to this time last year.

The Bear Claw is a tutoring center where students can seek help in a number of subjects including Spanish, computers and economics.

They also provide help for students in math and writing centers. Students can seek one-on-one tutoring to get help in their classes.

Typically, students spend more time in the Bear Claw during the fall semesters. Freshmen specifically Ryan Welch/THE STANDARD seek out more help in the fall according to Michael Frizell, Students can either make an appointment with the Bear Claw or dropdirector of Student Learning in. To find the hours for each drop-in table, go to http://bearclaw.missouristate.edu/hours.htm.

Services.

“But in the spring, I get more enrollments at MSU have increased: Students are utilizing the Bear Claw graduate students and seniors because more students equal more demand,” significantly more.

However, Frizell isn’t concerned seniors and graduate students have Frizell said.

With the increase in the number of with the actual numbers. papers due,” Frizell, director of the “I’m more concerned with the real Writing Center and the Peer Assisted students, the Bear Claw staff is forced to hire new staff members. These staff learning,” Frizell said. “If success is Study Session program said.

According to statistics provided by members, especially PASS and writing measured by attendance each semester, Frizell, at this time last year only 123 center tutors, undergo extensive what happens when we run out of freshmen utilized the Bear Claw. As of training to prepare them to help money and attendance is peaked?

There’s no success. It doesn’t make March 10, 415 freshmen have utilized students.

“It’s important that students are sense.” the Bear Claw this spring. The number The goal for staff members at the of graduate students is down by 66 but successful so it’s important that they the number of sophomores is up from have resources to help them,” said Bear Claw is simply to help students.

“If you can save one person from 289 to 400. Twenty more juniors are Diana Garland, director of Learning using the Bear Claw but the number of Commons and certified learning dropping out, you’ve done your job,” Frizell said about his goal for the seniors is down considerably from 438 professional.

The number of learning hours has student tutors. to 275. Overall, numbers are up by 631 also increased. This semester has seen The Bear Claw provides a number students.

“Attendance in student support a total of 5,882 hours. Last spring, at services has increased because this time, there were only 4,593 hours. u See BEAR CLAW, page 14

By Matt Campanelli Standard Trainee @THE_MattyCamp

MSU have been working to develop a new long-range plan for the university.

Throughout the process of writing the plan, the committee is wanting as much input as possible from students, staff and faculty.

The plan will focus on six different aspects of the university. The committee shows it will have an emphasis in diversity and inclusion and globalization.

“Student success is the bottom line and we intend for all our students to succeed.” said Dr. Gloria Galanes, dean of the College of Arts and Letters and head of the steering committee that develops the plan.

According to the MSU website, the university is making it a goal to not only attract but to retain underrepresented and other diverse groups such as first generation and low income students.

Another part of the diversity and inclusion section is making it a goal to create an environment where all students and individuals can be successful, according to the MSU website.

The university also wishes to add accountability measures for supporting diversity and inclusion throughout the system.

“You can’t just dot this important priority on a particular office, clap your hands and call it done. This is something that is an important initiative we all need to be participating in,” Galanes said.

Globalization was another section that was heavily focused on.

Galanes said that often times you will see foreign exchange students and traditional students stay grouped separately. The emphasis in globalization is to encourage the coming of traditional and foreign exchange students.

This gives both sets of students the full benefits of being around people who are different.

The same goal was set for MSU students who study abroad.

Other sections of the long range plan include academic profile, student experience, infrastructure and funding.

The spring semester will have four different town-hall-like meetings that are open to students, staff and faculty. The goal of the meetings is to share the progress of the plan and to receive input from those it will be directly effecting.

MSU’s sets a long-range plan every five years.

The final draft of the long-range plan is scheduled to be given to the MSU Board of Governors on June 1, 2016. The university wants to start implementing the plan July 1, 2016.

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Petersen

‘we will give you cheap justice.’ That is why the masses go behind them.”

Khan remembers as the violence increased and the people of Swat felt disrespected by the army checkpoints and presence in the valley, and they felt the same about the terrorists, so they were backed into a corner. “(Fazalullah) started challenging the local administration, and then people from across the border—hard-trained militants came in,” Khan said. “For a long time, it was so bad for people in the valley that we just lost hope. We kept silent, because of the fear for our own lives. There are many nations in Pakistan, and every nation has its own culture, its own language, its own history and traditions. Our culture (Pashtun) is very conservative… and when the Army came they were insensitive to our cultural values.

Throughout 2009-2011, many of those previously living in Swat fled the valley, and according to the United Nations, this number rose to about two million after the extremism and a major flood in 2010, destroying everything in its path. After these tragedies, the United States Agency for International Displacement (USAID) stepped in and helped those returning to the valley rebuild their lives.

grown since then, having 1.5 million readers per-month. He also has his own podcast, The Freedom Report.

“I guess I’ve always been a Libertarian,” Petersen said.

“I didn’t join the party until 2008. But I’ve always believed economic freedom, capitalism and free markets, as well as the concept of personal liberty.”

Petersen now is running for president, vying for the nomination for a party outside the two major political parties in the U.S. He said that not receiving attention from the mainstream media is challenging, but the creative skills he learned at MSU make it possible to make an impact.

“I think a lot of the problems that third parties face might be of their own making,” Petersen said. “Because people in politics tend to not be creative types, they don’t tend to have the ability to create messages that can reach wide audiences and have broad appeal.”

Petersen said the nation could see changes within the

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A rebuilding of lives and relations

According to the USAID’s website, they have included a quote said by Barack Obama on Dec. 1, 2009: “In the past, we too often defined our relationship with Pakistan narrowly.

Those days are over … And going forward, the Pakistani people must know America will remain a strong supporter of Pakistan’s security and prosperity long after the guns have fallen silent, so the great potential of its people can be unleashed.”

Khan’s family has returned after the violence and flood, and he shares how these experiences changed him.

“Now (the valley) is stabilized, but it is still in the minds of those kids,” Khan said. “(After the conflict) I have changed a lot. I have become more open to other ideas, and I have learned that what will solve these problems is more exchange programs between Pakistan and America so both cultures can learn (from each other.) We need more people-to-people communication, and not more government.”

Cruz

Continued from page 4 beliefs and intentions for running for office,” Rosseau said.

“But I want to see other people learn about the good things he could do for them, that’s why I volunteer to help spread his message and help these rallies be as effective as possible.”

Cruz’s campaign rally in Springfield made it clear that his supporters are excited about his success, and eager to see where his campaign trail will leave its footprints next.

“One thing that has been missing from Cruz’s campaign has been the rah-rah-rah factor,” Marsh said. “That seems to be a pretty big part of this particular election, and he definitely gained some of that kind of support tonight. I want to see him as a candidate I’d be proud and excited to rally behind.”

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political landscape in the future based on public opinion of both the Republican and the Democratic Party. That can already be seen within the Republican Party, where Donald Trump has been the frontrunner for the nomination since last year. “(Republicans) look at Donald Trump as someone who may not share their principles, but is willing to bring down the establishment at whatever cost,” Petersen said. “In regards to Hillary Clinton, she is the establishment candidate, and that just shows the stranglehold the Democrats have on their base. The base wants Bernie Sanders. The grassroots Democrats don’t have any power in their own party, and that’s what you’ve seen in the rise of Hillary Clinton.”

To follow Austin Petersen and his presidential campaign, as well as learning about his platform, visit his website: austinpertersen2016.com.

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of different services for students to use. They provide tutoring help but also offer services like PASS, or Peer Assisted Study Session, which is targeted at pre-med students to help them not only improve in their classes but improve scores on the Medical College Admission Test as well.

Frizell and a faculty member select a student leader who sits in on class and becomes part of the environment. Then this student holds sessions to help their peers. As many as 40 to 50 students can attend these sessions and receive help.

According to Frizell, the Bear Claw is centrally funded through the Provost’s Office. This means there is no additional student fee for using the service.

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The Bear Claw is home to different tutoring services provided by Missouri State.

Tennis

Continued from page 8 Donetskova won their singles matches to win the match for the Bears.

After finishing off the Redhawks, the team took to the road and found themselves in Illinois, this time up against Chicago State on March 10. Missouri State went on to win the first road test, 5-2.

Duos Turudija and Poile, Boeschen and Torrico Moreno and Belote and Khamissi swept doubles competition and took the first point of the match.

In singles competition, Turudija and Poile posted quick victories giving the Bears a 3-0 advantage. But after Donetskova lost her match, Khamissi won hers in straight sets to give the Bears the win.

After the clinched victory, Boeschen and Torrico Moreno’s matches both went to third-set tiebreakers, in which Boeschen unfortunately lost, but Torrico Moreno scraped up a win for the Bears.

On March 12, the Bears faced a Western Illinois

squad whose record prior was 3-6.

The Bears soundly defeated the Leathernecks, 7-0, as the squad coasted to their fourth straight victory.

No. 1-3 position players Turudija, Torrico Moreno, and Poile posted undefeated weekends, along with wins by Boeschen, Donetskova and Khamissi ensured the sweep for the team.

The Bears’ next match is in Jonesboro, Arkansas, against the Arkansas State Red Wolves on Friday, March 18.

After that, the Bears return home at Cooper Tennis Complex for a three-straight match homestand, finishing non-conference play against South Dakota Street on March 20, and opens conference play on April 9, when they take on Drake University, and Northern Iowa on April 10.