Tuition increases for fall semester
Changes to classes influencing GPA to go in effect next fall By Nicole Roberts The Standard @NReneeRoberts
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Missouri State students might notice slight changes in the cost of credit hours next semester as the Missouri State Board of Governors approved tuition and parking permit increases for the 2015-16 school year on March 12. Undergraduate resident tuition will increase from $204 to $205 per credit hour and will increase about 2 percent for undergraduate out-of-state students and for all graduate students. Student service fees will increase $11 per student, per semester. On-campus room and board will also see an increase of a combined 2.5 percent.
Additionally, the West Plains campus will see increases from $114 to $119 per credit hour for Missouri resident students and from $228 to $238 for non-Missouri residents. Despite the increases, MSU tuition is still well below the state and national averages. According to the College Board, a not-forprofit organization, average in-state tuition and fees for a public, four-year college for the 2014-15 school year amounted to $9,139. According to Missouri State, tuition for the same school year was $7,060. Average out-ofstate tuition was $22,958, and at Missouri State it was $13,930. More noticeably at MSU, parking permit
costs will be raised by 20 percent— the first time they’ve increased since 2006. This will include a $19 increase in commuter parking permits, from $96 to $115 per school year, and a $32 increase in residence hall parking permits, from $156 to $188 per school year. Alternatively, a new “orange permit” will be offered for an annual rate of $65 for faculty and students to park in perimeter lots 39, 51 and 52 and will be available to purchase starting July 1. The increases are expected to generate $900,000 in operating revenue for the 201516 school year.
SPD investigates reports of naked intruder in Hammons By Rose Marthis The Standard @RoseMarthis
Since Feb. 4, there have been eight reported incidents of a male intruder entering, or attempting to enter, female rooms in Hammons House. Reports from the Springfield Police Department have varying descriptions for each incident, many saying that a suspicious naked man has approached
female residents in their rooms. The reports described “female residents reporting a suspicious male who had knocked on their door,” a man “exposed himself to a victim in a residence hall study room,” “a nude male subject entered dorm room and touched female before fleeing” and “a male had entered (a female room) and started removing her clothes and blankets while she was sleeping.” One report said the man was
wearing nothing but a black ski mask when he entered a female room. Suzanne Shaw, the vice president for marketing and communications for the university, said the university is working in conjunction with Springfield police to visit Hammons residents about safety and security. Hammons implemented a Lock Your Door campaign with posters and resident assistants randomly checking for locked
doors to educate residents. Shaw also said they are working to provide resources, counseling and support to victims of these incidents. The incident reports are from midnight to 4 a.m., hours when a key card is required for entry into residence halls and visitors are documented. Shaw said the intruder is assumed to be one person. See expanded story on the-standard.org
The GPA requirements for major and minor classes can be confusing. The classes required for your major and minor count toward your major and minor GPA but so do elective courses only if they have the department’s prefixes. If the electives don’t have the department’s prefixes, they will not influence your major and minor GPA. While those electives affect your major and minor GPA, the courses required for your major and minor that you transferred in did not influence your GPA... even though it’s required for your major and minor. Trying to remember all of that on top of other requirements for courses and scholarships can be hard. An administrative council at Missouri State noticed this and decided to fix it. There will be changes to the major and minor GPA requirements in Missouri State’s general baccalaureate degree requirements policy starting the fall 2015 semester. Three changes to the policy will ensure that students’ major and minor GPAs will only be influenced by courses that are required for their majors and minors. The first change: Grades transferred in from another school will be included in students’ major and minor GPA. Students originally had to have a 2.00 GPA in courses that counted toward their majors and minors but only if the courses were through MSU. If the courses were transferred in from another school, that course’s GPA was not counted in the major or minor GPA. Nathan Hoff, associate registrar for degree programs and advisement support, said this change will eliminate any disadvantages students could experience when taking major or minor courses through MSU. “A student who is just short of meeting a major or minor GPA could have improved their GPA in two ways,” Hoff said. “Through MSU, the student could have repeated a (course that they earned a bad grade in originally) and earned a higher grade. Through transfer, the student could have repeated the same course and earned the (same original low grade) in transfer but would have improved their major or minor GPA because transfer grades did not count. Therefore, the student had to earn a higher grade if the course was taken at MSU to improve the major or minor GPA.” The second change: A course will not automatically count toward students’ major or minor GPAs just because the course starts with the department’s prefix. For example, if an English major wants to take an ENG course that is not required for their major, that course will not count toward the student’s major GPA. The original baccalaureate degree policy stated students had to acquire a 2.00 GPA in the courses not only required for the major and minor, but also any course that had the department’s prefix.
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SOFAC Under ConstructionRequired Training, 9-10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Plaster Student Union 317A
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Glass Hall to get makeover by 2017 Renovations include an auditorium and trading floor By Callie Dunaway The Standard @Callie_Dunaway
For junior marketing major Kaylee Chappelow, the renovations in Glass Hall are more than just a cool, new building to take classes Benjamin Beilman, violinist, 7:30in. The renovations mean a better 9:30 p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall environment and more convenience for business students. As a student worker in the Business Advisement Center, ChapFinal My Payment Plan Installment Due, all day pelow will now be a part of the collaborative new addition to Glass Statewide Collaborative Diversity called the Student Success Center. Conference, all day, Plaster Student This center will have the Business Union 3rd Floor Advisement Center and the Career Civil & Family Mediation Training, Placement Office together. 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Park Central Dean of the College of Business Office Building Room 212 Stephanie Bryant said the center allows for students to have one place to go to for academic advising and advising on career placement Statewide Collaborative Diversity activities. Conference, all day, Plaster Student Union 3rd Floor “Our goal is to ensure our business students have a job in hand in Suits for Success, noon- 5 p.m., Glass Hall On-Campus Interview Area their field when they graduate,” Bryant said. Writing An Abstract Workshop, 4-5 On March 18, the board p.m., Plaster Student Union 314 C approved $510,000 to start the basic “Ring Shout”: The Racial Politics of part of the project which will Music and Dance in North Ameriinclude the renovation of 130 can Slavery, 7-10 p.m., Temple Hall 1 offices on the second, third and fourth floors of Glass Hall. The first wave of the project will begin in the summer of 2015. Last Day for 75 percent Credit/Refund- Spring 2015 Second Ken McClure, the vice president Block Classes, all day for administrative and information services, said this is a small start on Statewide Collaborative Diversity Conference, all day, Plaster Student a much larger project. The $510,000 Union 3rd Floor will go toward new furniture, fixtures, carpet and general upgrades, Balancing Professionalism, Social Women’s Leadership Conference, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Plaster Student Union
Wednesday, March 25
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Friday, March 27
Activism and Motherhood, noon- 1 p.m., Craig Hall 205
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View from the East Mall of the proposed Glass Hall redesign.
he said. Complete renovations for Glass Hall are projected to be completed by the fall of 2017. Included in the new renovations will be a grand atrium, the Student Success Center, a food area, classrooms, collaborative team rooms, an auditorium and a multipurpose room. The entire project is estimated to cost around $25 million to complete, McClure said. The rest of the budget for the renovations is projected to go to bid before the board in October 2015. McClure said the project will be done in phases. Bryant said it was time to update the 30-year-old building, and this project has direct implications on the facilities. “Goal number one is to grow enrollment, seeking to attract the
best and brightest business students from Missouri and the nation and the world,” Bryant said. The renovations will allow students to have active learning and collaborative spaces, Bryant said. Another addition to Glass will be a Trading Floor. It will be a simulated New York Stock Exchange experience and will allow for online realtime trading using Bloomberg terminals. Bryant said this will be a great benefit for finance students. The nationally award-winning advertising students will have a space created for them that will be similar to a real world marketing agency. The sales program will have a sales laboratory designed as an experiential learning experience. Bryant said the entrepreneurship laboratory will have creative space
Saturday, March 28 Greek Jam, 1-3 p.m., Hammons Student Center
MSU Film Series: “First Generation” with filmmaker Adam Fenderson, 7-10 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theatre
Sunday, March 29
Women & Girls Lead MAKERS Film Series- Women in Space, 6-7 p.m., Moxie Cinema
Monday, March 9
Tunnel of Oppression, 6-9 p.m., Wells House Grand Lounge
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for entrepreneurship students to explore new ventures, create prototype designs and participate in competitions. “To design these spaces, a team from MSU spent about a year visiting a number of schools to see the best designs out there,” Bryant said. Faculty who lead these programs were the primary designers of these spaces, but students also had input, Bryant said. Another goal of the renovations is to connect with alumni and the business community. The Student Success Center’s atrium will allow the College of Business to host business and community events. Glass will also be adding seven additional team meeting rooms for student groups and a large number of group seating and informal collaboration areas. “This project will create enormous excitement among the students as the building takes shape,” Bryant said. Perkins+Will is the architectural firm behind the project and is currently working on the design development documents, McClure said. Those documents are what will be put out for contractors to bid on in the fall, and then a contractor will be chosen for the project. “Having this facility will allow us to enhance an already strong program,” McClure said.
View from the northeast of the proposed Glass Hall redesign.
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This week, Missouri State University released a statement about a man who has been entering unlocked female dorm rooms in Hammons House. During many of these incidents, the man has been naked and covering his face. In one of the most recent reports, the victim reported that the man, wearing only a black ski mask, began removing her blankets and
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clothes as she slept. How many times do you think something like this would have to happen before the university makes an official statement? One? Maybe two? The answer is apparently eight times. Hammons House — where the intrusions have been limited to — has been warned with a Lock Your
Do you want what’s best for your child or future children? If you answered no, then you may need to find a different article — I’m honestly not sure how to handle that situation. But if you answered yes, then you’re in the right place, and you should keep reading. If you’re curious what I mean by best, then you’re also in the right place. What’s “best” for your child is not a universal set of steps or procedures because every child is different. What if you could make sure that certain genetic diseases wouldn’t affect your child? Or even if you just want to make sure that your child will have your beautiful eyes? The answer is completely your prerogative, but I’d like you to consider something for a moment. Do you really think you have what it takes to play
God? I don’t mean to challenge your abilities or your judgement; I mean to insist that we, as humans, don’t have all the puzzle pieces necessary to justify making a permanent change to a puzzle piece. Hopefully, that analogy made some sort of sense. On March 19, a leading group of biologists called for a worldwide moratorium on hereditary genome editing in humans. Editing the human genome has become a bit of a hot button issue recently, and I think the time to discuss the real world implications of fiddling with genetics is rapidly approaching. Currently, the concept of designer babies and genome editing that is passed hereditarily is very limited, but science is rapidly approaching the point where they can directly edit genes in such a way that they can be successfully passed from parent to child. This is an incredibly dangerous path. I don’t normally like to exercise slippery slope theory, as people usually try to justify something ridiculous — like if we let our children play violent video games, it’s only a matter of time before they move to something more violent like torturing animals and then cannibalism after that. What I do enjoy, though, is questioning whether or not this would genuinely benefit the human race in
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1. Repealing these protections will protect women and children. As we all know, it is currently illegal for people to sexually assault other people. This ordinance would completely change that. If we don’t vote to repeal this, gay and transgender people will be allowed to commit whichever crimes they choose. The ordinance clearly and directly states, “Gays are above the law. They may drive as fast as they want, take groceries without paying and choke-slam anybody caught in the same restroom as them.” Have you seen “The Purge?” Well, it would totally be like that, so I hope you’re scared.
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2. This law creates special protections for LGBT people. Okay, so what? We’re just going to let gay and transgender people run around working jobs, paying rent and contributing to this community without the fear of being discriminated against? Not on my watch. If you actually read the ordinance, it states, “Straight people must give up their seats for gay people in restaurants from now on. Gays rule — straights drool.” We can see that these “protections against unfair treatment” are actually just a front for creating a superhuman class of gays who tyrannically rule all other people. I don’t know about everybody else, but I’m not particularly interested in being legally forced by gay people to get a better haircut and redecorate my home. 3. Gay people aren’t being discriminated against. This is pointless. Come on, y’all. I mean, yes, we live in an area of the country where a lot of people view being LGBT as a fundamental error that needs to be fixed by conversion therapy. Just because many people in the Bible Belt view gay and transgender people as lesser human beings doesn’t mean they’re being discriminated against. It’s common knowledge that gay people are viewed as equal citizens in this area of the country. That’s why we have so many homeless LGBT teens. That’s why we’re fighting to legally kick them out of our restaurants whenever we choose. That’s why our state doesn’t recognize their love as worthy enough to be sanctioned by the state like their heterosexual counterparts.
4. Repealing this protects religious freedom. It is my God-given right to hate whomever I want. Can I get a yee-yee? If I’m a small business owner and I don’t want to sell my products/services to gay people, that’s my right. I shouldn’t be forced to take their money and grow my business. Even if I didn’t mind that all gay money counts as half the currency of straight money, I hate the smell of gay money. It always smells like potpourri and sin. If Jesus were on Earth today, he would ditch all that “love thy neighbor” and “do unto others” bull. Jesus would vote “yes” to repeal this ordinance because excluding and discriminating against people is game. Hate the player, don’t hate the way, the truth and the light — am I right?
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only a positive way. Allow me to explain. Should we decide to start editing hereditary characteristics, these sorts of treatments would be far from cheap — we’re talking thousands of dollars here, people. So to begin with, we’ve already run into the situation of those with copious resources potentially being able to buy their way to perfect health. This isn’t new, but what about those who can’t afford to have genetically advanced children? Maybe those kids end up healthy, maybe they end up with hereditary diseases. At the end of the day, if you can afford this treatment, that situation seems unimportant. Then comes the question: If these people can’t afford to have a guaranteed healthy child, do I want their children to have potentially unhealthy children with my offspring? We have now crossed the Rubicon into the land of “Brave New World” and eugenics — both of which may seem farfetched but have very real supporters. Those two outcomes may seem dark and highly unlikely, but the steps to get there start with a mindset about the human condition and equality of rights. The way we perceive the world directly influences our actions. Be wary of apparent and false utopias.
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Instead of romping through the southern beaches with my comrades’ shame and degradation, I spent my spring break tossing the bull in St. Louis. Although it paled in comparison to Padre or Panama City, it allowed me to watch the powerhouse films of last year, which catapulted me toward this riveting assumption: Hollywood is having an identity crisis. I kid you not. Films like “Whiplash,” “Gone Girl” “Birdman” — these freewheeling productions have seeded a new era of film, a better era. Now is the age of the unconventional cliffhanger. Which is by no means normal. Stories have a distinct shape. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end. And Hollywood, more or less, has conformed to these standards. But “Whiplash,” “Gone Girl” and “Birdman” have acted as one ruling catalyst. They have propelled a bold generation of film, which has laser-gunned a channel of overridingly supercharged stories into the Hollywood mainstream. Stories are now subject to hit the ground running, then grippingly corkscrew through two or more hours and cut to credits at a point that tells us the movie is over and little else. A tentative reveal. But not exactly a cliffhanger. For instance, the film “Whiplash” ends with a scene where Miles Teller faces, and finally defeats, J.K. Simmons. Miles is drumming to beat the devil in front of a live audience. He is making J.K. Simmons look like a piker. It is Miles’ moment of triumph, but suddenly, he stops his drumming to end the show. Then the movie is over. The unconventional cliffhanger. It doesn’t even linger long enough to answer if the audience has cheered. This leads me to believe Hollywood no longer has a hold over its modus operandi. These films have too many loose ends. “Birdman,” for example: Where is Michael Keaton? Why is Emma Stone smiling up at the sky? What happened to Edward Norton? Is film changing for the worst? Absolutely not. If anything, film is getting better. The loose ends in “Whiplash,” “Gone Girl” and “Birdman” make movies more interactive. The audience has to extrapolate. They have to fabricate their own resolution. Like a cliffhanger. But the unconventional cliffhanger not only stimulates imagination, it also leaves you wondering what it was you just watched. So you exit the theater confused. You feel itchy. You get inside your car and turn the key. All the way home you keep the radio silent and think over how the film ended. Rerunning scenes in your head, you try and make sense of it all. But there is no answer. By the time you get home, you’re already over it and this is what I think the films are trying to tell us — that some things end unconventionally, and all you can do is let them go and appreciate their given performance.
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Create your own Starbucks drinks with these secret recipes By Rebecca Biundo The Standard @rebeccabiundo
Your schedule is filled to the brim with classes, homework, work, meetings and activities. You’re running low on energy and would do anything for your daily caffeine fix. Lucky for you, the Starbucks in the Plaster Student Union is a centrally located hub of all the coffee flavors your heart desires. While their menu is pretty straightforward, Starbucks has a secret menu full of tips, tricks and unique drink recipes to order.
There are two sizes that are not advertised on the menu: short, the smaller option than the tall, and trenta, a 30-ounce upgrade for cold drinks. Want stronger tea? Ask for no water when ordering, which will give the drink more flavor. According to HacktheMenu, a website specializing in secret menus, the secret drinks can be found online or can be created from scratch. When ordering, it is important to give the Photo illustration by Maddy Cushman/THE STANDARD recipe to the barista instead of just the name of the creation. Starbucks customers can create their own drink combinations by asking for specific syrups.
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Here are some recipes to try on your next visit:
The Nutella Drink
The Butterbeer Latte
The Raspberry Cheesecake
The Chocolate Dalmatian
The Thin Mint
• Caffe Misto • 1 pump of chocolate syrup • 1 pump of hazelnut syrup
• Whole milk steamer • 3 pumps of caramel syrup • 3 pumps of toffee nut syrup • 3 pumps of cinnamon dolce syrup • Whipped cream and caramel
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Downtown Springfield always has something going on; from pub crawls to concerts, the Springfield area can entertain you almost any time of the day or night.
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Downtown Springfield A rich history, unique architecture, a wide variety of shopping and dining options and a bustling social scene combine to make downtown one of the best spots for an outdoor adventure in Springfield. Early evening is the best time to go, when the lights are on and the nightlife is beginning. Don’t stay out too late, though, and always bring a friend — while it’s nice under the right circumstances, it’s not always the safest place to be at night.
Galloway Creek Greenway The Galloway Creek Greenway begins at @ZachSFletcher Pershing Middle School in southeast Springfield, winds along Lone Pine Avenue and ends Do you want to get outside this spring but up at Old Iron Bridge on the James River. It aren’t sure where to go? Here are some of the offers a combination of wooded and urban best spots in and around Springfield for jog- views and connects to two other popular outging, biking or just walking around. door spots: Sequiota Park and the Springfield Local
Nature Center. If you plan to travel the entire 6-mile trail, however, you’ll want to leave your dog and bike behind — the Greenway allows them, but the Nature Center does not.
Sunshine Street and Sunset Street, you’ll find a large cluster of parks, walkways and scenic areas known collectively as Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. This 114-acre recreational area includes a Japanese stroll garden, a butterfly house, a lake with geese and ducks and access to a variety of trails, including the South Creek Greenway. For the more historically minded visitor, it’s also the site of the Gray/Campbell Farmstead — the oldest house in Springfield, built circa 1856.
Historic Walnut Street As far as residential neighborhoods go, no part of Springfield is more picturesque than Walnut Street. Designated a National Historic District due to its many 19th-century homes, Walnut will give you plenty to look at, especially in the spring when the lawns are green and the gardens are blooming. Walking along Phelps Grove Neighborhood & Park the street from John Q. Hammons Parkway to While not quite as extravagant as Walnut Glenstone Avenue is like stepping into anoth- Street, the Phelps Grove neighborhood is er time. Just be warned: residence hall living another pleasant place to go for a walk or a may seem a little drab afterwards. bike ride. The quiet streets and proximity to campus are a bonus, as is the ever-popular Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park u See SPOTS page 9 Just off of Kansas Expressway, between
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Tuesday, March 24
Carrie’s Cafe, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Professional 426 Marmaduke’s Southwest Missouri Raid: the Battle of Springfield and the Battle of Hartville, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Meyer Library 101 Benjamin Beilman, violinist, 7:309:30 p.m., Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, $20
Wednesday, March 25 SAC Presents: “Benchwarmers,” 9-11 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater
Thursday, March 26 Carrie’s Cafe, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Professional 426
“Tartuffe (The Impostor)” — play production, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Coger Theatre, students $12 SAC After Hours Presents: #TBT game night, 9 p.m.-midnight, McDonald Hall Arena
Friday, March 27
International Public Affairs Leaders weekly meeting, 3-4 p.m., Morris Center “Tartuffe (The Impostor)” — play production, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Coger Theatre, students $12 Rock ‘n’ Bowl, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Plaster Student Union Level 1 Game Center
Saturday, March 28 Greek Jam, 1-3 p.m., Hammons Student Center
MSU Film Series: “First Generation” with filmmaker Adam Fenderson, 7-10 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater “Tartuffe (The Impostor)” — play production, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Coger Theatre, students $12
Sunday, March 29
‘Tartuffe (The Impostor)’ - play production, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Coger Theatre. students $12 SAC Presents: “Kicking and Screaming,” 9-11 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater
Monday, March 30
SAC Lectures presents: Candice DeLong 7-9 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater Missouri State Improv, 9-10:15 p.m., Carrington Hall 208
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‘Insurgent’ sub-par sequel Trevor Mitchell Movie Reviewer
@TJM613 The hope for a sequel is always that it will improve upon the movie that came before it — and in the case of “Insurgent,” the stakes are even higher. Last year’s “Divergent” felt like a breath of fresh air into the genre of young adult dystopian fiction, and you’d hope that the sequel, “Insurgent,” would be just as good. Well, you’d hope. Unfortunately, the second part of the series ends up feeling almost completely unnecessary, weighed down with meaningless character development and a cast-and-crew-wide amnesia as to the things that made the first film great. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) are hiding among the Amity faction after the attack on Abnegation at the end of the last film, but when Erudite leader/dictator-in-training Jeanine (Kate Winslet, valiantly making the film watchable) finds a box with a message from the city’s founders that can only be opened by a Divergent, search teams are sent out to round them all up. As Tris is the most special snowflake in all of Special Snowflakeland, she’s the prime candidate
to open the box (the shocking message inside should be a surprise to literally no one), and Jeanine will stop at nothing to find her. Meanwhile, Four’s mother, who he hasn’t seen in years, wants the remaining Dauntless to team up with her Factionless to form an army capable of dethroning Jeanine. Four, however, believes he’s just being used in a power grab by his mother. On its face, it’s not a terrible story, but the movie fumbles it over and over. Important plot points are sped through, leaving confusion in their wake. Unnecessary scenes that feel like they should have been cut instead drag on for minutes, and the film — a full 20 minutes shorter than its predecessor — feels like it’s an hour longer. And as the antagonists get more and more interesting as characters, the protagonists — specifically Tris and Four — get increasingly one-dimensional. As Four, James’ emotional range spans all the way from “angry about his mother” to “angry he isn’t staring intently at Tris” throughout the film. Woodley, meanwhile, has apparently forgotten how dynamic the character Tris was in the first film. Instead, Woodly decided Tris should occasionally transform into a confused, whimpering girl who doesn’t understand why she, perhaps the only human being who is capable of passing all five incredibly difficult faction simulations, is looked up to by the others. This peaks in a scene when Jeanine’s henchmen use their magical Special Snowflake scanner to scan Tris and find that — surprise — she’s 100 percent Divergent. And she’s shocked, even when three days earlier, she single-handedly saved two-
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fifths of the world because she’s Divergent. It’s possible there’s a really great movie somewhere in “Insurgent,” with a great story, interesting characters and an enjoyable pace. But if there is, I must have missed it when I was rolling my eyes so far back into my head that I could see my brain.
SAC brings in female comedian for Women’s History Month By Rebecca Biundo The Standard @rebeccabiundo
As soon as Jade Catta-Preta, comedian and actress, grabbed the microphone, the crowd silenced, anxiously waiting for the comic to tell her first joke. Laughs filled the quiet after Catta-Preta made a joke about shopping at STD Flea Market, saying it smelled like STDs. On behalf of the Student Activities Council, Catta-Preta, a cast member of both “Girl Code” and “Manhattan Love Story,” performed a comedy routine at Missouri State University on Saturday, March 21. Alex Gustin, comedy chair for SAC and a junior entertainment
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management major, wanted to give students a different comedic style than your stereotypical male comedian. “I found her really interesting and I saw her on ‘Manhattan Love Story,’ and she plays the best friend and I thought she was really funny,” Gustin said. “Also, since it’s Women’s History Month, we are co-programming with cultural affairs. We wanted a female comedian because people always think of the funny guy, not the funny girl.” Catta-Preta also talked about equality, being an immigrant, relationships and sex. While some of her racier jokes were a bit lost on students, there was not a moment of awkward silence.
Kate Pennington, a freshman theater major, was taken aback by the crude humor Catta-Preta used throughout her routine. “Well, I’m a Christian so a lot of that was interesting for me,” Pennington said. “A little disturbing, but she was funny and had funny things to say. I definitely would have enjoyed it more when it wasn’t about sex.” Catta-Preta was born in Brazil and came to America when she was 14 with her family. She said she knew early on that she wanted to entertain. “I started with musical theater, and I really wanted to be on Broadway,” Catta-Preta said. “Everyone u See LAUGH page 9
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Redshirt junior guard Kenzie Williams shoots a layup during the first half of their WNIT game against Tulsa. Tulsa won the game 78-72.
Lady Bears’ season ends in heartbreak
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MSU allows double-digit, first-half lead to slip away against Tulsa in first WNIT appearance since 2011
Wednesday, March 25
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Baseball: 6:35 p.m. vs. Kansas at home
Softball: 4 p.m. vs. SIUEdwardsville at Edwardsville, Illinois
Thursday, March 26
Swimming and diving: 11 a.m. at NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Des Moines, Iowa
Friday, March 27
Swimming and diving: 11 a.m. at NCAA Swimming and DIving Championships at Des Moines, Iowa Baseball: 5:30 p.m. vs. Jacksonville at Jacksonville, Florida
Saturday, March 28
Tennis: 9 a.m. vs. Wichita State at Wichita, Kansas Women’s soccer: 11 a.m. vs. Butler Community College at home Swimming and diving: 11 a.m. at NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Des Moines, Iowa Softball: 11 a.m. vs. Indiana State at Terre Haute, Indiana Baseball: 1 p.m. vs. Jacksonville at Jacksonville, Florida Softball: 1 p.m. vs. Indiana State at Terre Haute, Indiana Women’s soccer: 2 p.m. vs. Western Illinois at home
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Softball: 11 a.m. vs. Indiana State at Terre Haute, Indiana Baseball: noon vs. Jacsonville at Jacksonville, Florida
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Field hockey players earn academic honors
The National Field Hockey Coaches Association named 14 players from the Missouri State field hockey team to its Division I National Academic Squad on March 23. Juniors Patrice Ahl, Kimberleigh Eng, Jackie Esku, Cami Mullins, Jessi Pope, Charlie Redhead and Holly Scherer were all selected for a third time. Juniors Dominique Leyva and Sydney Richelieu, redshirt sophomore Brynne Satre and sophomore Megan Drew each earned their second selection. Freshmen Daelynn DeMello, Paige Pashea and Andrea Soler Codina were each earned their first selection to the National Academic Squad.
When the Lady Bears lost in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on March 15, there was hope for additional postseason play. Now, after losing 78-72 in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament to Tulsa, their season is over. Head coach Kellie Harper didn’t even see it coming. “I didn’t have an end-of-the-season speech prepared for our team,” Harper said. For most of the first half of the game, it appeared Harper wouldn’t need to have a speech ready — the Lady Bears were in control. Out of their 14 first-half buckets, six were 3-pointers. The Lady Bears led by as much as 13 at one time. “We were pushing the ball and getting easy buckets,” redshirt junior guard Kenzie Williams said. “That’s what we wanted to do; push the tempo and play our game.” In the second half, the buckets stopped cold. The Lady Bears shot only 32 percent from the field, while the Golden Hurricane couldn’t miss, shooting 53 percent from the field in the second half. “We were just making little mistakes,” junior guard Tyonna Snow said. “You just can’t make more mistakes than the other team.” Tulsa dominated in the paint with 38 points coming from below the
basket and 45 rebounds collected. Four Tulsa players finished in double figures. For a Lady Bears team where the offense comes from the ability to make a defensive stop, it’s no mystery to Harper why the offense couldn’t get going. “What helped us on our win streak was our focus on our defense,” Harper said. “We had too many breakdowns, too many mistakes.” Now the Lady Bears will have an offseason to rest, before returning to work to fix those mistakes. It may take a while before the feeling of what could have been fades away. “We definitely wanted to keep playing and keep winning for our senior,” Williams said, referencing NiJay Gaines, the lone senior. “That was important to us. We took pride in the season and we grew a lot. That's something to be proud of.” Snow echoed the sense of pride. She reflected on her growth into the position of a point guard for the Lady Bears this season before moving onto the Lady Bears' performance overall and the team’s ability to make the postseason after starting off 0-6. “We're disappointed in our performance, but we're not disappointed in the things that we've done this year.” The team’s attitude of pride helped Harper find her speech in the postgame locker room to a somber Lady Bears team –– a speech of what they accomplished together and what this season has meant to her. “I told them that even when they don’t play well and even when they make mistakes, I still love coaching them,” Harper said. “They have made this year a lot of fun.”
Going the distance Harris returns from two-week rehab stint to throw 1-run complete game shutout to seal series win By John Robinson The Standard @SaxmanJohn If you asked him before the game, junior pitcher Jon Harris would tell you he was set to only make a cameo appearance against Indiana State. “Earlier in the week (the coaches) talked about me going three, maybe four (innings), depending on how the ankle held up,” Harris said. Sometimes, though, things don’t go quite how you planned them. Nine innings later, Harris had the third complete game of his college career under his belt, 15 days since last pitching in a game due to an ankle injury. “The ankle held up all day,” Harris said. If there were any doubts to his health, they were silenced in the sixth inning when Harris made an athletic play off the mound to nab the runner at first. “(Head coach Keith Guttin) walked out and
asked if the ankle was okay, and he didn’t even have to walk all the way to the mound,” Harris said. The ankle may have been good, but the arm was even better. Harris struck out nine while limiting ISU to just three hits and one run. “By far, it’s one of the better outings I’ve had all year,” Harris said. “A big momentum booster for me and for the team.” On the offensive side of the ball, the Bears struck early in the third inning when a triple for senior infielder Joey Hawkins put him in position for a sacrifice fly from junior outfielder Tate Matheny to make it 1-0. MSU added two more in the sixth when sophomore infielder Aaron Meyer hit a 2 RBI double, making it a 3-0 game. The biggest blast of all didn’t come until the eighth inning, however, when a base-running mistake erased an apparent extra-base hit. Sophomore infielder
Justin Paulsen, with two strikes against him, remembered the words of his coach when he delivered a three-run bomb into the Bear bullpen, giving MSU a commanding 6-0 lead. “Our approach with two strikes — (assistant) coach (Nate) Thompson talks about shifting field, especially on a fastball — happened to work out. Found a little wind and got out of here,” Paulsen said. The win gave MSU the series over conference foe Indiana State at two games to one; it’s the eighth time in 10 years MSU has won their conference opener. “To win the Valley, you got to win them all and sweep a few,” Guttin said. Next up for the Bears (13-7, 2-1MVC) is Big 12 opponent Kansas, when the Bears welcome the Jayhawks to Springfield on Tuesday, March 24, at 6:35 p.m.
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Billikens stonewall Bears 10-0 run dooms lacrosse Bears in conference-opening loss against SLU By Mike Ursery The Standard @MikeUrsery The Missouri State lacrosse Bears played in much more favorable conditions, but did not finish with a favorable result, losing 15-6 to the Saint Louis Billikens on March 21 at Allison North Stadium. MSU played St. Louis to a 5-5 tie in the first half, but had trouble at both ends of the field during the second half. Saint Louis finished the game on a 10-0 run to secure the win. “I don't know if it was the adjustments they made or their players just knew where the looks were coming from, but they made plays,” head coach
Dustin Rich said. “There were some things that we could have done better, but they executed a lot of the things that they were trying to do.” The Bears were forced to play in catch-up mode from the beginning of the game. The Billikens struck quickly, putting a shot past junior goalkeeper Mason Goodwin within the first minute of the first quarter. Saint Louis added another goal soon after while playing with a man-up advantage, and held a 2-0 advantage Sophomore midfielder Matt Krick got MSU on the board midway through the first quarter when he sent a low ball past the Billikens' goalkeeper to cut
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The other tournaments you should be watching By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard @eliwohlenhaus College basketball fever, a sickness now known as March Madness, has gripped the nation. It’s a tournament that includes 68 universities and the inevitable filling out, and eventual burning, of brackets. But wait, there’s more. What makes March even more memorable are the “other” tournaments that also occur during this time in men’s basketball. The NCAA’s National Tournament gets all the hype, drama and fandom, but there is more mayhem involved around the college basketball world in March than is often noted. There are three other tournaments for those teams out there whose seasons deserve at least some form of credit. There is
the National Invitational Tournament, the College Insiders Tournament and the College Basketball Invitational. The NIT has the highest prestige of these tournaments and is aired on ESPN collaborative networks. So why do these tournaments matter, and what do they mean? Well, for schools in smaller conferences like the Missouri Valley Conference, it is a great chance at the postseason. Just last season, the Missouri State Bears got to play in the CIT, and other teams in the Valley are there now. These tournaments are how schools in the MVC build their resume moving forward. For example, the Illinois State Redbirds had a trying season but ultimately played well, capping it off with an upset of Wichita State in the Conference Tournament. That earned the Redbirds a spot in the NIT, and they can further the prestige of their program, as well as the conference’s, by playing well in the tournament and having the opportunity to play on ESPN. The CBI and CIT don’t carry as much weight or have the stage to be big, but once again, both serve a good purpose. Evansville made the CIT and Loyola made the CBI, and both came away with Round 1 wins.
Keeping with the Valley as the example, across all four tournaments, the MVC went undefeated in Round 1. With Wichita State and Northern Iowa reaching the top 15 in the nation prior to entering the March Madness Tournament, everything else is just the icing on the cake. Truth is, the NCAA Tournament just cannot possibly fit anymore teams into it; 68 is enough. Yet more than 68 teams have earned a shot at extending their season. Not only is it good for the smaller conference schools but it’s also good for those squads from major conferences that could not quite reach an elite level. Mixing the mid-majors with the teams from the Power-5 conferences creates the opportunity for match-ups that wouldn’t usually occur. Having multiple postseason tournaments can seem overwhelming, but it is better than expanding the National Tournament. The CBI, CIT and NIT may not get quite the notoriety of any other postseason playoff, but each one has its own special importance. And just to end on a fun statistic, MVC teams went undefeated in the first round of their respective tournaments: UNI and WSU in the NCAA Tournament, Illinois State in the NIT, Evansville in the CIT and Loyola in the CBI.
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Ice Bears leave Salt Lake City with bitter taste
MSU fails to make it out of pool play at National Tournament, but 2014-2015 season accomplishments leave plenty to be excited for in program’s future By Mike Ursery The Standard @MikeUrsery The Missouri State Ice Bears headed to Salt Lake City, Utah, for the 2015 American Collegiate Hockey Association D-II National Tournament with a Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association regular season title and a conference tournament crown already in tow. MSU needed only a national championship to complete the trifecta and cap the most successful season in program history. Unfortunately, this year’s result was the same as last year, when the Ice Bears went to the 2014 ACHA DII National Tournament in Boston, Massachusetts. MSU was unable to make it past pool play. “I’m real disappointed for those
guys, especially the guys who have been here for four years,” head coach Bob Bucher said. Bucher referred to the seniors on the team who watched the program go from a team that struggled to reach .500 to a team that earned back-toback trips to the National Tournament. “When I was a freshman, I had no idea that nationals even existed,” senior defenseman and team captain Eric Aldag said. “Then, during my sophomore year, we found out we were a top-10 team, and we were going to regionals.” MSU played three games at the National Tournament. They were victorious over the Northeastern Huskies but dropped close contests against the Utah Utes and the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Florida Gulf Coast advanced to the semifinals. “It was an exciting atmosphere,”
senior forward Jack Ryan said. “The outcome didn’t go as we expected, but it was still a great experience.” Ryan recorded a hat trick in the 64 win over Northeastern and led the team in scoring during the weekend. “It felt pretty good to do that,” Ryan said. “I knew this would be my last tournament ever. I just wanted to go out and give it all I’ve got.” The seniors on the team are hanging up their skates and calling it a career, but for the underclassmen who are returning next year, an expectation has been set to take the program to taller heights and yield even bigger results than what has already been accomplished. They also are making the jump to DivisionI and joining the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. “We’re going to have a new team and a new system,” junior goaltender Justin Davis said. “The competition
is going to be tougher, and we’re going to have to battle every game.” The Ice Bears left Salt Lake City empty-handed, but that doesn’t mean the season is a failure. MSU has gone from not making any postseason appearances to winning MACHA championships and earning an automatic bid to the National Tournament, bypassing the regional tournament. That is enough to leave the returning Ice Bears feeling eager for next season to arrive. Until then, they will train during the summer to prepare for what’s ahead of them. “Next year is already upon us, with guys getting accepted into school joining the guys who are already here,” Bucher said. “We’ll have 25 guys on the ice looking forward to seeing where we can take things next year.”
MSU to play the Missouri Tigers in Columbia in football in 2017 By John Robinson The Standard @SaxmanJohn
Head coach Dave Steckel left the University of MissouriColumbia as a winner, helping to lead the Tigers to a victory in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1. In 2017, Steckel will return
to Faurot Field as a challenger when Missouri State and Mizzou face off in football for the first time since 1923. “Our alums have been asking for a game like this, and I’m really happy we were able to do this for them and for all football fans in the state of Missouri,” Steckel said in a press release published by MSU.
It’s a common tactic for teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision — Mizzou — to pay a smaller Football Championship Subdivision school — MSU — to play their team in football. The total payout from the Tigers will be $400,000, according to Chad Moller of Mizzou Athletic Strategic Communications.
MSU Athletic Director Kyle Moats sees other benefits for the Bears when they square off with the Tigers. “Regardless of how often you play, anytime you play a successful BCS program, it helps you recruit and excites your fan base,” Moats said. The Bears have played at least one FBS team every sea-
son, falling 40-23 against Oklahoma State last season. They will play two other FBS teams this upcoming season: Memphis and Arkansas State. With the 2017 showdown three seasons away, Steckel will have plenty of time to prepare his team to “bear up” and head to Columbia for a rematch that’s been 92 years overdue.
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Phelps Grove Park. The park has a paved walkway, tennis courts, pavilions and plenty of open space, along with the always-free Springfield Art Museum.
Ritter Springs Park If you don’t mind leaving town, there are few places in the Springfield area more beautiful than Ritter Springs Park. Located near Fantastic Caverns off Route 13, Ritter Springs has a large lake, a number of paved and unpaved trails, an archery range and a picnic area — but the biggest draw is the natural landscape. The sprawling woodlands and fields, along with the spring that gives it its name, will be
a welcome sight to outdoorsy types. If you’re lucky, you might even see some wildlife.
South Creek Greenway The South Creek Greenway runs along Sunset Street from R.E. Lee McDaniel Park to Nathanael Greene Park and beyond. Totaling in 8 miles, this paved trail is great for anyone who likes some variety on their outdoor expeditions. Just walking the 3-mile section from National Avenue to Kansas Expressway, you’ll find yourself traveling through woods, fields and residential neighborhoods, alongside a creek and a lake, over a couple of bridges and through a tunnel. Just remember not to go too far — the trail isn’t a loop, so you’ll have to come back the way you came.
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The original policy could be confusing, according to Hoff, since transfer grades for required courses did not count toward major or minor GPA, while the grades from elective courses that started with the department’s prefix did influence students’ GPAs. This second change to the policy will make it easier for students to understand. The final change: Elective courses that
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Continued from page 5 was like, ‘you can’t sing.’ But then I moved to LA and worked at National Lampoon’s, and some people from there introduced me to The Comedy Store, and I worked there for four and half years while doing stand-up and caught the (comedy) bug.” Catta-Preta said her biggest influences include Sarah Silverman, Lily Tomlin, Andrew Dice Clay, Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Burr. “Opening for Bill Burr was a really cool experience, and anytime you’re on the road, it’s funny and weird,” Catta-Preta said. Catta-Preta admitted
are beyond the minimum courses needed for the major and minor requirements will not be included in major and minor GPA. Hoff said students have avoided higherlevel courses, especially courses that would prepare students for graduate school, due to the “fear of impacting major or minor GPA and/or creating a graduation problem in their major or minor GPA.” Hoff believes students will appreciate the changes to the policy. “It will eliminate confusion for advisers and students to have to remember multiple major and minor GPA policies… (Also), this change brings consistency between the general education GPA policy and major
that being on the road can be difficult at times, especially on her mental health. “It’s lonely, and you feel insecure all the time,” she said. “Self-doubt, I think, is the hardest part. You always want to get to the next thing, and it’s hard to enjoy being in the moment. You just wanna do bigger things, get another show or make more money. I think it’s important to just kinda enjoy the journey.” However, the job can be just as rewarding, CattaPreta said. “The people you meet, and making people laugh and doing what you love for a living, is my favorite aspect of comedy. I love traveling,” Catta-Preta said. “Pretty much making people laugh — it’s the best.”
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Current phone background? Gary Baseman art Food you can’t live without? Pressed juice Biggest pet peeve? When people are jerks Puppies or kittens? Kittens Favorite color? Mint/Seafoam
and minor GPA,” he said. The policy change will not negatively impact current students from graduation eligibility perspectives, according to Hoff. If a student is below the 2.00 major or minor GPA requirement on the old policy but is above the 2.00 major or minor GPA requirement once the new policy is implemented, then the student will be evaluated for graduation eligibility. If a student is above the 2.00 major or minor GPA requirement on the old policy but is below the 2.00 major or minor GPA requirement according to the new policy. Then, the Office of the Registrar will work with students and advisers by adding pre-
viously applied electives to the major or minor requirements. This will allow the courses to apply to students’ major or minor GPAs. If transfer work inclusion is the cause of the student’s GPA being below a 2.00 major or minor GPA when the new policy starts, then the student or adviser can email the Office of the Registrar about the problem. Once the Office of the Registrar approves the claim, they will adjust the GPA requirement enough to offset the problem. The changes to the general baccalaureate degree policy will take effect on Oct. 1.
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