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Break away from Springfield

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Many MSU students flock to the beach for the week off school.

Even if you don’t have a beach trip planned for spring break, there are plenty of options for you to escape the cold next week

within the app, like the closest Starbucks.

When in doubt, always pack light. Pack versatile clothing items that you can mix and match and possibly re-wear. The less luggage Spring break is less than a week away. you have to carry around, the better.

Here are some different spring break Most students have already planned a trip, but for some students, a last-minute getaway may options for the last-minute planners: be the best option.

For the last-minute planners, the best thing A Day Trip to Pedestal Rocks in Arkansas Pedestal Rocks Scenic Area is about a to do is to make lists. Make a list on what to pack, what to bring and different activities 2.5-hour drive from campus. Located south of you can do while on your trip. Jasper, Arkansas, it has two loop trails that TripAdvisor.com is a great source with many each have their own scenic area.

The Pedestal Rocks Loop is a little over 2 different options no matter where you are miles long and leads to the main attraction, traveling.

Another great thing to have when travel- the Pedestal Rocks. According to the Explore ing is the free app Around Me. This app uses the Ozarks website, “These unique rock foryour location and finds different restaurants, mations were formed over eons from water hotels, coffee shops, etc. that are close to you. and wind erosion, sculpting unique mushYou can also search for a particular shop room-shaped columns, as well as numerous

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small caves and rock shelters in the side of the bluffs.”

The second trail is the Kings Bluff Loop.

It is 1.7 miles long and leads to Kings Bluff Falls, which is one of the tallest waterfalls in the Ozarks. There are many columns, cracks, caves, rock shelters and other formations to see along the trail. The Explore the Ozarks website says this trail “offers some of the most unique and beautiful rock formations in Arkansas.”

Visit www.exploretheozarksonline.com for more information.

A Weekend Getaway or Day Trip to Eureka Springs in Arkansas

Eureka Springs is a little less than two hours away from Springfield. A quaint little town in Arkansas, Eureka Springs is anything but the typical weekend getaway.

One of the most unique things to do in Eureka Springs is to visit the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. I have visited the refuge myself, and it was a really cool experience. The refuge has over 130 exotic cats and other wildlife on display. The refuge is nonprofit and each animal has its own unique story attached. There are self-guided tours or group tours.

Another option in Eureka is to visit the famous Crescent Hotel and Spa. It is known as America’s “most haunted hotel,” and there are nightly ghost tours. Crescent is located in Eureka Springs’ Historic District which includes over 100 shops, restaurants and galleries. u See more spring break trip options online at www.the-standard.org

40 days of fast: what you need to know about Lent

of fish, on Fridays during the Lenten season. This is why many Christian churches and schools host Friday fish fries in the spring.

Meredith Breckner, a senior history major, considers herself a Lutheran, but attends Baptist and If you left home on Wednesday, Feb. 18, you Catholic services as well. She has chosen to do withmight have noticed that certain people were going out coffee and sweets this year. about their business with gray crosses — or splotch“That’s something that’s not fun,” she said, “but es, in some cases — drawn on their foreheads. This that’s the idea of it. You’re giving up something that’s was probably accompanied by a stream of Facebook difficult to give up.” posts about giving up Netflix or soda and maybe the She added that some Lenten sacrifices have more occasional church selfie. Those familiar with Christo do with self-reflection than with giving up a tangitian culture will have recognized these as signs that ble thing like chocolate or soda. An observer might the season of Lent was beginning. Others may have choose to think more positive thoughts or to be kinder been confused. For those not in the loop, here’s what Zachary Fletcher/THE STANDARD to other people. you need to know about this strange, but religiously Lent observers honor Ash Wednesday by getting ash crosses on their foreheads.

According to Andrew Nelson, a senior economics significant, time of year. major and the Spiritual Chair of Catholic Campus MinLent is a Christian fast — a period of voluntary abstithough it culminates in a joyful celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. nence from something for religious purposes — that begins with The fast is observed by many Christian denominations, but it istry’s Student Council, the purpose of Lent is “to give up somean observance called Ash Wednesday and ends 40 days later on is best known as a Catholic tradition. Catholics hold a special serv- thing that is taking away from Christ or taking up a lot of your Easter Sunday. Opinions differ on the specific meaning of the 40- ice on Ash Wednesday, during which the priest marks churchgo- time, and give that time to Christ. It’s not just about giving someday period, but it is often said to represent the time Jesus spent fast- ers’ foreheads with a cross of ashes to symbolize their repentance thing up. It’s also equally, or even maybe more so, about adding ing in the desert — as described in the biblical books of Matthew, from sin. This ash comes from palm branches that were burned something.”

The end goal, he said, “is not to give something up. The end Mark and Luke — and the trials he faced leading up to his cruci- after their use on another Christian holiday, Palm Sunday, the year fixion. It is regarded as a time of solemn reflection and prayer, before. Catholics also abstain from eating meat, with the exception goal is to grow closer to Christ.”

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Calendar

Tuesday, March 3

Students for a Sustainable Future Movie Night “The High Price of Low Cost,” 6-8 p.m., Strong Hall Room 1 2015 MSU Composition Festival Concert IV (Main Event), 7:30-9 p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall

Wednesday, March 4 Chemistry Colloquium: Modern Ion Selective Electrodes, 3:35-4:35 p.m., Meyer Library 101 SAC Lectures Presents: Stacy Nadeau, 7-8 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater 2015 MSU Composition Festival Concert V, 7:30-9 p.m., Ellis Hall 217B

Thursday, March 5

Staff Senate Meeting, 11 a.m.-noon, Plaster Student Union 313 Campus Visioning Guide 2015-16 Presentation, 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., Plaster Student Union 313 Winter Jam, 7-11 p.m., JQH Arena Choral Union Concert, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Friday, March 6

Spring 2015 First Block Classes End, all day Show Me Your Lone Star, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Brick City

SnOMG! Winter weather puts campus, city on hold The Standard

By Emily McTavish The Standard @EmMcT

Accumulation of 1 inch is all it takes to get campus crews tackling snow, according to the snow removal policy of Missouri State University’s Facilities Management Department. On Tuesday, Feb. 17, classes were canceled due to the snowstorm that blanketed Springfield with much more than 1 inch of snow.

The university’s Grounds Services had full crews working on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday after the snowstorm following Presidents Day, said Jason Rhea, the supervisor of Grounds Services.

“We basically look at every storm differently, and we try and attack it when we can,” Rhea said.

The grounds crew work during the day– even during class times– and at night to plow the roads on campus and clear the walkways, according to Rhea.

“It was a significant amount– anything in 5 to 6 (inches) is– and makes it difficult to clear because we have to put it somewhere,” Rhea said.

A challenge of this most recent storm was when 2 inches of snow dropped within one hour on Tuesday, Feb. 17, according to Springfield Superintendent of Streets Ron Bailey.

“It came so fast and packed in,” Bailey said.

Temperatures also dropped after the storm, mak-

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ing it more difficult for both the university and city to do its clean-up.

“What really makes snow removal hard is when temperatures drop immediately after the snowfall,” Rhea said.

Bailey said the city’s equipment for snow removal works well even when temperatures drop to about 20 degrees, but temperatures were much colder than that after this last snow event.

Neither the city nor the university has experienced any shortage of road salt or chemicals used to make ice melt.

Missouri State gets its salt from a local agriculture supplier, Rhea said, and there is usually between eight to 16 pallets of salt for Grounds Services. Additional salt was ordered this week, according to Rhea. He also said the campus crews are using less salt than in previous winters due to better equipment and being more conscious of the wear salt puts on the tractors, trucks and plows.

Last winter, the city of Springfield used about 4,500 tons of salt, according to Bailey, and so far this winter, the city has only used about 500 tons of the salt supply.

“We are overstocked this year,” Bailey said. “It was kind of nice to use some of it.”

The university revised its procedure plans for snow and ice removal this past November, and it gives priorities to specific parking lots and streets.

Special priority is given to the Green Route of the

Bear Line, and all other routes are cleared after, according to facilities management procedures.

“All Missouri State custodial crews are to clean their respective building steps, accessible ramps and walks free of snow and ice from the doors to the main walk for all entrances and exits,” as stated by the snow removal policy. In addition, “crews are expected to maintain these areas beyond the initial snow days, if necessary.”

The city of Springfield operates similarly by giving the roads that carry the most traffic first priority, Bailey said.

According to a November press release from Springfield’s Public Works office, “Public Works coordinates snow removal on 675 lane miles of high-priority emergency routes.”

Bailey said there are seven Springfield roads in Route A that receive first priority, and these are roads such as Battlefield Road and National Avenue. Once Route A roads are cleared, Bailey explained, the crews then move on to working on Route B, which include roads like Primrose Street, Mount Vernon Street and Walnut Lawn Street.

Route B is about double the miles that Route A is, Bailey said.

According to Bailey, both routes were completely cleared as of Tuesday, Feb. 24, exactly one week after the major snow accumulation, and since then, the city has been working to clear areas that citizens have called in about.

Biology Seminar “Diatom Systematics,” 4-5 p.m., Temple Hall 0003

Saturday, March 7

The Recital of Flesh: Transcending Time and Transmutation, 5-7 p.m., Student Exhibition Center

Sunday, March 8

International Women’s Day, all day

Monday, March 9 Spring break, all day

What’s online?

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Campus maintenance workers ensure walking paths are cleared of snow and ice on days campus is open.

Campus officials explain the steps taken to decide to cancel class

By Callie Dunaway The Standard @Callie_Dunaway

It’s 5:30 a.m. Your phone ringing loudly startles you awake only to find out classes will be canceled for the day. As great as receiving that news early in the morning is, there are a lot of steps that lead up to this one early morning phone call.

Ken McClure, the vice president for administrative and information services, is the one

behind every step of the process leading to the closing of the university. McClure says, “No two situations are alike. We have to have a very flexible process to follow.”

Students reach out to President Smart via Twitter and other social media platforms when bad weather hits. However, the enormous amount of messages Smart receives do not factor into the decision to cancel school. “I review every message I receive, but honestly they do not factor

into the decision to close school,” Smart said. “I enjoy the ones with humor, and I laughed at the photos of me driving enormous trucks or plows. I don’t appreciate those whose tone is disrespectful, but I just ignore those.”

According to Smart, the university also looks at what other universities and Springfield Public Schools are doing. There is good communication between other schools, but McClure says, “We all have different needs

and different criteria.”

SPS tend to close more frequently compared to the university because of the size comparison. SPS has to look at a lot of different schools and bus routes all over town, but the university has one campus, McClure says.

Ozarks Technical Community College tends to follow SPS because of the mix of the student population.

THE UNIVERSITY PROCESS 1. Director of Safety and Transportation drives roads 2. Director of Facilities Management walks campus 3. Ken McClure and Matt Morris discuss

weather and roads 4. Ken McClure contacts Frank Einhellig, Dee Siscoe and Clif Smart 5. Decision made by 6 a.m.

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By Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC

“Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end,” Leonard Nimoy once said.

Coming from a man who played one of the most influential science fiction characters of all time — the eternally logical and wise Mr. Spock — this simple sentence perfectly embodies Nimoy and his personality.

Nimoy was a man of many talents and passions.

He had been acting for many years before “Star Trek” was even a concept. He had small roles in television shows, bit parts in movies and was cast in many stage productions in the years leading up to his debut as Spock.

From the time he was a child, Nimoy had been fascinated with photography and almost exclusively shot in black and white, only opting for color when he felt it necessary.

He wrote two autobiographies, the first titled “I Am Not Spock,” the second, “I Am Spock.”

Nimoy performed voice-over roles in numerous

There are only a few days left of school before spring break starts — so from everyone here at The Standard to everyone at Missouri State University, have a safe and fun time next week.

Whether you’re partying down at Panama City

television shows and video games, directed movies, wrote screenplays, published multiple volumes of poetry and even released five studio albums.

In 1978, he received a master’s degree in Spanish from Antioch University. He would later be awarded honorary doctorates from Antioch University and Boston University.

He even served two years in the United States Army, rising as far as the rank of sergeant.

Truly, this man was wise beyond his years and will be remembered as nothing short of a legend.

I’ve shared my love of “Star Trek” with you before, but Nimoy was, and will always be, a man I truly admire.

I knew him best as the seemingly emotionless Spock from the original “Star Trek” television series.

He seldom smiled or indicated his feelings one way or another but when he did, it was something special.

Throughout the run of the show and through the many movies to follow, Nimoy gradually and carefully showed us that even Spock can be just as passionate as the rest of us. Beneath that calm and collected exterior raged a full gamut of emotions and desires; his Vulcan and human heritage were constantly in conflict.

Spock showed us that we are all capable of fiery anger, deep love and compassion and we are just as loved at our worst as when we are at our best.

From here forward, Feb. 27, 2015, will be remem-

bered by me as the day that I lost one of my great heroes.

Nimoy and his eternal guise, Spock, have taught me many things over the years, the vast majority of which I cannot put into words, but I will try.

Spock taught me to never give up. There are countless times in both the original series and in any of the movies where the Enterprise crew finds itself in a nowin situation. And in just as many countless times, Spock offers wisdom and insight on how to remedy the situation.

In the same manner of perseverance, Spock showed that there is always a solution. He frequently exhibited self-sacrifice and risked life and limb to protect those he held dear. To him, the needs of the many always outweighed the needs of the one.

Finally, both Nimoy and Spock showed that a deeper understanding of logic, as well as the continual pursuit of knowledge, only deepens one’s understanding of the human element emotion. Spock’s extreme intelligence did not prevent him from experiencing emotion; in contrast, he was sometimes affected more deeply than others.

Truly, this man will be missed. Missed, but never forgotten.

“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP.” – Leonard Nimoy, Feb. 23, 2015.

Beach, visiting friends and family for some fun and relaxation or just hanging out at home and catching up on schoolwork, we all hope your much-needed holiday exceeds all your expectations.

We won’t have an issue out on March 10, so we’ll

see you back on campus on March 17.

So have fun, stay safe and we’ll all make it through these last two months of the semester.

And don’t do anything you wouldn’t want us to write about.

I don’t assume you’re straight, and I wish people would stop doing that.

Heteronormativity, for those who are not familiar, is the proBy Caleb Hearon motion of being heterosexual as Columnist what is “right” or most accept@calebsaysthings able.

It’s promoting opposite-sex relationships as the default setting of life.

Heteronormativity is when your weird uncle at Thanksgiving reminds the entire family that your younger cousin will be a “lady-killer” someday.

First of all, your weird uncle has to stop in general. He’s the same guy that brought up Benghazi during the Macy’s Parade, and God help us all when he did that.

Moving along, heteronormativity is something we should all try harder to do away with. Not only is it incorrect but it’s also really harmful. When we promote opposite-sex attractions as the only “normal” option, we do a disservice to everybody around us.

Everything about our advertisements, everything we’re taught, and everything our teachers say in class tells us that if you don’t find the opposite sex attractive or if you’ve questioned that — you are weird.

You’re not weird.

Every single person, gay or straight or something in between, has questioned their sexuality whether they admit it or not. They may not have acted on it or be willing to admit it, but the thought crosses everybody’s mind.

The plain fact is that your sexuality is a unique thing. People are not just gay or straight. Sexuality exists on a very large spectrum along which people can fall very differently.

If you’re a man who loves women, that’s really cool. If you’re a woman who loves no certain gender, awesome. Maybe you’re a man who loves both men and women, and that’s wonderful.

The point is you are a really fantastic, unique, amazing person. Promoting one sexuality over any other is unfair and unkind to the people around you.

Instead of asking somebody if they have a girlfriend, you can ask if they are seeing anybody. Instead of treating it as an insult when somebody asks if your sexual identity is anything other than the reality, simply correct them and take no offense.

Simply claiming to be an ally doesn’t help anybody. Change the way you talk about things if you really care. This isn’t about being politically correct.

Heteronormativity fuels homophobia and ignorance. It creates an environment where LGBTQ children grow up thinking of themselves as less than.

Protecting LGBTQ people in the workplace and winning the right to marry will not be enough. Our society has to keep advancing to a place that’s better: a place where kids growing up in our country aren’t killing themselves because of who they want to grow old with.

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By Keenan Andrea Columnist @iKeenandrea About a year ago, I witnessed a friend of mine beat senseless. We’ll call him Wilhelm.

Wilhelm suffered from mild bipolar disorder, which caused him impulsive swings of mania and made him thinly tolerated and nearly friendless. Given to sentimentality, my roommates and I invited him over sometimes, helping him leave his single-room apartment.

I remember one night he was whiskey-drunk and fooling with a roommate in the narrow lot behind the Union Biscuit warehouse. I was perched on the windowsill, dispensing encouragement to the both of them, when I saw Wilhelm shove my roommate. It was too unrestrained for my liking and I shuffled downstairs to mediate.

By the time I made it out into the lot, Wilhelm was loudly sparring up at a voice coming from the high window a few lofts down. I tried to calm him. But before I could get to talking, a colossal black man, big as a tractor-trailer, came out of the building and swaggered toward us.

This giant of a man was accompanied by another, smaller black man, who approached Wilhelm face to face. He claimed Wilhelm had called him the N-word, asked my roommate and me if we’d heard it. Even though we hadn’t, all we did was shrug. I regret that. Wilhelm had to go it alone.

He spoke slow and wholehearted, afraid, sincerely suggesting that he hadn’t said the N-word and would never dream of doing so. Then the giant crept up and wham, struck forward with a right jab. Down went Wilhelm.

It was grotesque. The facial distortion. His eyes were milky white. Wilhelm changed to an inanimate object, as if his very soul had leapt from his body, quick as a light switch. Poof. He was no longer there. He was contorted on the pavement.

He was gone.

The two men hurriedly ran out of sight. Several voices whooped and bawled from the window above, “World Star,” said one, and, “You got knocked out!”

My roommate was the first to help Wilhelm back to consciousness. He propped him up against the wheel-well of a parked car. After a short time, like an actor hitting his mark, Wilhelm came to, confused, asking what had happened.

Wilhelm tapered off his visits after that. I haven’t seen him since last March, but I know his fortune hasn’t bettered. See, there are those of us who are simply born to vacuum the cosmic misfortune this earth provides. There is too much of it to have a fully even distribution. It wouldn’t work. Wilhelm stands as example of the short end of that stick. So whenever I think of him, a warm admiration pairs along with, because I understand he’s an unseen hero, and the truth is: somebody has got to do it.

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By Peyson Shields The Standard @peysonrose

March isn’t just the start of summer tans and melting snow. It’s the month that shows tribute to generations of women that have made a difference in our lives, our communities and our history books.

Women’s History Month is all about honoring influential women — so why not chat about some influential Bears?

Nancy Allen

A big hello and an excited “nice to meet ya” — she’s just as revved up as her students describe. Nancy Allen is a senior instructor in the College of Business and starts her Friday morning with a Diet Coke, an ear-to-ear grin and southwest Missouri hospitality — she offered me a Coke too.

From practicing law for 15 years to binge watching “Orange is the New Black,” Allen has done it all and believes that you can have it all, too.

Maroon to the bone MSU isn’t just where Allen teaches, it’s where she sat in the same seats as her students, where she kissed John Goodman on the stage of Coger Theatre and where she was inspired by professors in her degree field. Southwest Missouri is Allen’s home. It’s where she was born, it’s where she was raised and it’s where she is raising her family.

Allen has had a strong drive since day one.

While attending Glendale High School, Allen and friends circulated petitions to bring women’s sports to the Springfield School District — at a time where sports for females weren’t an option.

“I am not an athlete, look at me,” Allen joked, “but I am a feminist and a public speaker.”

After promoting a grassroots campaign and collecting 1,300 signatures, Allen pitched that women should be able to play sports, just like the boys.

“That was the night that the school board voted that they were going to implement a girls’ sports program in Springfield Public Schools,” she said.

With her time at Missouri State, Allen said she was inspired by doctors and professors in Dee Siscoe This woman graduated with a degree in education and was involved in practically everything on campus. The vice president of student affairs and a 1985 alumna, Siscoe talks about how her time at Missouri State helped get her to where she is today.

How did your experience as a student affect your decision in coming back to work?

“My experience as a member of Sigma Kappa, PHA recruitment chair, SOAR leader and member of SGA really laid the foundation that I have built my career upon.

As an undergraduate student, I did not know that working in student affairs could be a career path. However, after graduation, I traveled for Sigma Kappa as a national traveling consultant, which introduced me to dean of students type employees around the country. That experience led me to graduate school and a lifetime of working in higher education. I have been blessed to work at a variety of universities around the country.”

Overall, how would you describe your experiences at Missouri State? What has

her degree field. After graduating from MSU in 1978, Allen chose law school over teaching.

“I really wanted to teach, but it was a time when the law had just opened up to women,” she said. “I have been a feminist since I came out of the womb, so I thought, ‘I’m going to go to law school and I’m going to be a torch bearer — a trailblazer.’”

Boys’ club One day the phone rang and Missouri State offered Allen a teaching position.

“I thought, ‘I’m going to see how I like that,’” she said.

involuntary member of a male-dominated field. After graduating from University of Missouri Law School in 1980, Allen was only the second woman in Southwest Missouri to serve in a prosecutorial capacity.

“I was the only woman in the office at the time,” she said.

Working in Southwest Missouri wasn’t Allen’s first time here, however, she pro-

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Nancy Allen teaches about 400 students each semester with excitement.

“And I loved it.”

Allen started teaching at Missouri State in 2005 after being a stay-at-home mom with her two kids. Upon coming to MSU 10 years ago, Allen said that men dominated the leadership scene.

“The College of Business at Missouri State University was a boys’ club,” Allen said.

“There was not a single female face.”

This was not the first time Allen had been an

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been your fondest memory?

“I love MSU. Once a Bear, always a Bear! I have many wonderful memories.

My fondest might be when I was on homecoming court. It was so much fun to represent my sorority and fraternity (Delta Sigma Phi, I was a little sister).”

Addison Reed As a current senior advertising and promotion student and student body vice pres-

claims herself as a southwest Missouri girl.

“Sometimes it still feels like it’s 1955 in Springfield, Missouri. If you look at our institutions in Springfield — the legal system, government, education and churches, for that matter, it’s still male driven,” said Allen. “It’s still a good ol’ boys’ club.”

Making strides Ten years ago Allen described Missouri State, especially the College of Business, as a

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ident, Reed strives to do her best every day and chats about what she does on campus.

How did you decide to be vice president?

“Jordan McGee, my counterpart, came up to me and asked if I would run with him.

At first, I was completely shocked and didn’t see myself capable of the position. Then I thought it over and ended up saying yes to running with him. I’ve always loved being a positive leader, and I knew I would regret

MSU is hosting a heap of events for WHM

By Sofia Caito The Standard @SofiaCaito

Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress asked President Ronald Reagan to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982, as Women’s History Week. Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as Women’s History Week. After being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project in 1987, Congress designated the month of March Women’s History Month. Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the president to determine Women’s History Month, which former Presidents Clinton, Bush and President Obama have done.

Missouri State University is hosting a lot of events and important discussions in March to celebrate Women’s History Month. The national theme for this year is Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives. The focus of the month of March is to reveal exceptionally strong role models who share a more expansive vision of what a woman can do. The stories of women’s lives and the choices they made encourage girls and young women to think larger and bolder, while giving boys and men a fuller understanding of the female experience.

Knowing women’s achievements, challenges, stereotypes and upends social assumptions about who women are and what women can accomplish today. Remembering and recounting tales of our ancestors’ talents, sacrifices and commitments inspires today’s generations and opens the way to the future.

The Student Activities Council will be hosting Stacy Nadeau on Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. in the Plaster Stu-

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dent Union Theater. Lauren Speichinger, a sophomore global studies major and SAC lectures chair, said the council was interested in bringing in Nadeau because of the subject of her keynote, “Shattering the Fairytale.”

“It really stuck out to me that she was encouraging the topic of what a real relationship looks like,” Speichinger said.

“Many people these days seem to have built up the perfect relationship in their head and don’t realize that a relationship demands a lot of work and trust.”

Nadeau strongly encourages people to find inner peace

male-heavy institution when it came to those in leadership positions. However, she has a much different outlook on that now.

“I’m gonna tell ya that I am pleased to say that we have made strides in the last decade that I’ve been here,” she gleamed.

Allen went on to gush about the dean of the College of Business, Stephanie Bryant.

“She embodies every quality that I admire in leadership and the fact that she is a leader at the hound is tremendously satisfying to me.”

When it comes to Springfield as a whole, Allen fears that Springfield can still be bogged down. However, she feels that here at MSU, changes are being made and progress is happening.

Writer by night Not only has Allen been a lawyer, a student, a mom and a teacher, she can now add writer to her resume.

“About five years ago, I thought, ‘I’ve always wanted to write a book and today is the day!’ So I wrote a book,” she said.

Her books, “The Code of the Hills” and “A Killing at the Creek,” are based on a young woman prosecutor who is very flawed, but also very good at her job. Allen stated that she wanted her protagonist to be real — not the girl who eats salad for every meal, but one who can fancy the McDonald’s drive-thru.

“There were years where the trial work was my daily bread and butter,” said Allen.

Now, however, she is happy where she’s at, being able to teach, write and be a mom. She said that being able to get up in front of her students and spread the word of the law every day is right where she wants to be.

“For this time in my life, this is the job that I’m meant to do,” she said. “I love it every day.”

Her advice After taking a student group to Chicago, Allen went to a feminist play with the premise of, “Can a woman have it all?”

“When I was growing up, they were saying you can have it all,” Allen said, “but that play tells you that you can’t have a family life and a great career – I disagree.”

Allen believes that having it all isn’t impossible, but having it all at the same time is.

“I have achieved everything that I wanted,” she said, “but not on the same day.”

not giving it a try.”

Do you feel as if there were experiences at Missouri State that helped evolve your decision in becoming vice president?

“There are definitely experiences that led me to this current position. I was SGA representative for my chapter freshman year, and then I served as chief communications officer for SGA, so I was already heavily involved in the organization. Since freshman year, I have grown as a leader through Emerging Leaders and SOAR, and I felt I could still give back. Also, my sorority has always encouraged me to take on bigger roles and their support during the campaign is a huge reason for our victory.”

Overall, how would you describe your experience as a woman at Missouri State?

“Overall, I have loved my experience as a woman of Missouri State. I love being able to empower other women and encourage them to take on leadership roles as well. This is the perfect era to rise up and be a great leader and an even better time to be a woman.”

with themselves and the flaws they see before they work toward a successful relationship with one another. She preaches that with self-acceptance comes a successful relationship.

“I loved that message when I read it, and I loved it even more coming from her because she is a former model for the Dove campaign, Real Women,” Speichinger said. “Having a speaker that has embraced themselves just makes it much more influential as a message.”

On Thursday, March 5, from noon until 1 p.m. in PSU 317, there will be a panel and discussion called “Women in Art.” This will feature authors and artists Trudy Lewis, Meganne Rosen O’Neill, Karen Craigo and Sheristen James. The panel will be moderated by Jennifer Murvin, a senior instructor in the English Department and will be free and open to the public.

On Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. in the PSU Theater, there will be a fiction reading by novelist Trudy Lewis. This is part of the Moon City Reading Series and will be sponsored by the English Department.

On March 18, the movie “Precious” will be showing in the PSU Theater at 9 p.m. SAC Films Chair Destiny Wallace said she talked to people in the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, and they suggested this movie.

“We looked into it and thought it had a powerful message towards women — it tells them not to be held down by their past and even through tough times there’s always a brighter future.”

Wallace said people should see this film to learn about some of the abuse and hardships women have to face and to see this is reality and things like this actually do happen.

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The Recital of Flesh: Transcending Time and Transmutation, 5-7 p.m., Student Exhibition Center Composition Festival Concert IV, 7:30-9 p.m., Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts

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Wednesday, March 4 Lent, all day

The Recital of Flesh: Transcending Time and Transmutation, 5-7 p.m., Student Exhibition Center SAC Lectures presents: Stacy Nadeau, 7-8 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater Composition Festival Concert IV, 7:30-9 p.m., Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts

Thursday, March 5

A+ for ‘Birdman’

Lent, all day

Panel and Discussion: Women in Art—Trudy Lewis, Meganne Rosen O’Neill and more, noon-1 p.m., Plaster Student Union 317 Winter Jam 2015, 7-11 p.m., JQH Arena Choral Union Concert, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Catholic Church SAC After Hours Presents: Bear Wear Bingo, 9 p.m.-midnight, Plaster Student Union Food Court

Friday, March 6 Lent, all day

Show Me Your Lone Star, 11 a.m.6 p.m., Brick City Fiction reading: Trudy Lewis, 7-9 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater The Recital of Flesh: Transcending Time and Transmutation, 5-7 p.m., Student Exhibition Center First Friday Art Walk, 6-10 p.m., Downtown

Saturday, March 7 Lent, all day

The Recital of Flesh: Transcending Time and Transmutation, 5-7 p.m., Student Exhibition Center

Sunday, March 8 Lent, all day

The Recital of Flesh: Transcending Time and Transmutation, 5-7 p.m., Student Exhibition Center

Monday, March 9 Lent, all day

Spring break, all day

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How to get eating disorder help

By Nicole Roberts The Standard @NReneeRoberts

About 86 percent of students in the United States have reported developing an eating disorder by 20 years old, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.

The ANAD said over 24 million men and women suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives, and that number is increasing.

With the number of eating disorder cases rising, the Counseling and Testing Center held their annual eating disorder screenings from Feb. 25 to 27 for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.

Students could take an anonymous questionnaire either online or at the Counseling and Testing Center.

The screenings asked general

questions about students’ eating habits and concerns about their body images. If the screenings indicated a risk for disordered eating — such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating — students had the option of speaking with an MSU clinician.

About 8.3 percent of Missouri State University students have identified as having an eating disorder, according to Jerilyn Reed, a wellness educator-student at the Taylor Health Center. This number most likely is underrepresented since many people who suffer from eating disorders do not believe they have a disorder or keep it a secret because it is a private concern.

There are several factors that could lead to someone developing an eating disorder.

Some sources include trauma, low self-esteem, comments

from others, mental health problems or societal pressures.

“The images we see of what the ideal person is supposed to look like is one that really very few people can achieve,” Doug Greiner, the director of the Counseling and Testing Center, said. “The person you see in a modeling magazine — maybe only 1 or 2 percent of the population could even look like that at that particular age.”

Unhealthy weight-control methods both men and women could use are skipping meals, binge eating, vomiting, excessive weightlifting or taking laxatives.

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“Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” won the Oscar for Best Picture at last month’s Academy Awards — but, like so many of the films nominated, its limited release means you probably haven’t seen it.

This is something you should change as quickly as possible.

Years ago, Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) was world famous for playing Birdman in a series of superhero films. Now, as he says, he’s “the answer to a Trivial Pursuit question.”

His plan to escape from obscurity is to write, direct and star in a stage adaptation of Raymond Carver’s short story, “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love,” while trying to ignore the ever-present voice of Birdman in his head, which may or may not be related to the telekinetic powers he may or may not have.

He’s working with famous Broadway actor Mike Shiner (Edward Norton) who is a little too “method actor” and a little too interested in Thomson’s daughter Sam (Emma Stone), a recovering addict who works as her father’s assistant.

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Men’s basketball (11-19, 5-13) Wednesday, Feb. 25 Missouri State 32 18 8 11 11-80 Bradley 23 27 8 11 8 -77 Saturday, Feb. 28 Missouri State Loyola

29 22 - 51 31 34 - 65

Women’s basketball (14-13, 11-5) Friday, Feb. 27 Missouri State 35 37 - 72 Northern Iowa 34 36 - 70 Sunday, March 1 Missouri State Drake

47 39 - 86 28 29 - 57

Baseball (6-3) Friday, Feb. 27 Missouri State 020 030 100 - 6 Central Arkansas 000 000 040 - 4 Saturday, Feb. 28 Missouri State 004 010 410 - 10 Central Arkansas 001 000 000 - 1 Sunday, March 1 Missouri State 200 011 0 Central Arkansas 010 201 2

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Wednesday,March 4 Swimming and diving: 11 a.m. at Mid-American Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships

Thursday, March 5

Swimming and diving: 11 a.m. at Mid-American Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships Men’s basketball: 3:05 p.m. vs.

Southern Illinois at St. Louis Women’s basketball: 6:05 p.m. vs.

Indiana State at Terre Haut, Indiana

Friday, March 6

Swimming and diving: 11 a.m. at Mid-American Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships Men’s basketball: 12:05 p.m. vs.

Wichita State at St. Louis Baseball: 2 p.m. vs. Dayton at Dayton, Ohio

Saturday, March 7

Baseball: 11 a.m. vs. Wright State at Dayton, Ohio Swimming and diving: 11 a.m. at Mid-American Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships Softball: noon vs. Samford at Norman, Oklahoma Women’s basketball: 2 p.m. vs.

Evansville at Evansville, Indiana Softball: 2:15 p.m. vs. Oklahoma at Norman, Oklahoma

Sunday, March 8

Softball: 10 a.m. vs. Samford at Norman Oklahoma Baseball: 10 a.m. vs. Buffalo at Dayton, Ohio Softball: 2:30 p.m. vs. Oklahoma at Norman Oklahoma

Briefs

Bears win 4x400 relay title

Lacrosse opens at frozen North

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The Missouri State track and field Bears won the 4x400 meter relay title at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships, Feb. 28-March 1 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The relay team, which consisted of senior Althia Maximilien, junior Oarabile Bobolayi and sophomores Shani Adams and Rosalie Pringle, finished the event with a time of 3:43.34.

Maximillien placed second in the 400-meter dash to earn an individual medal and her second overall during the weekend.

MSU placed sixth overall during the two-day event.

The track and field Bears return to action on March 13-14 when they travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the NCAA Indoor Championships.

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The Missouri State lacrosse Bears opened a new era at Allison North Stadium in 4 inches of snow, hosting a doubleheader on Feb. 28

Lacrosse Bears start season 2-0 after doubleheader sweep while playing through heavy snow and below-freezing temps

By Mike Ursery The Standard @MikeUrsery Allison North Stadium looked as if it was inside a snow globe when the Missouri State lacrosse Bears hosted a pair of teams during a doubleheader on Feb. 28.

MSU pulled out victories in both games despite the heavy snowfall, defeating Lindenwood-Belleville 10-9, followed by an 18-2 blowout of Saint Mary.

The inaugural homestand at the new venue will certainly be memorable for the lacrosse team, who played both games during a snowstorm that left 4 inches of snow on the ground and resembled a smoke screen as it fell harshly from the sky.

“You hear rumors or see on TV games like this, whether it’s football or lacrosse sometimes,” head coach Dustin Rich said. “You just don’t think you’re gonna be playing in so much snow. It was a little unbelievable to be out here playing in it.”

The inclement weather forced the team to make changes to their schedule prior to the home opener. MSU was originally going to host Lindenwood-Belleville and Tulsa on Feb. 28, followed by a home match against Saintt Mary on March 1.

Instead, the game against Saint Mary was moved to Feb. 28 after Tulsa announced they could not travel due to weather conditions.

The game against Lindenwood-Belleville was neck-and-neck throughout. MSU got on the board first when sophomore midfielder Matt Krick

scored the inaugural lacrosse goal to put the Bears ahead 1-0.

“It feels pretty good,” Krick said. “I wasn’t thinking about it at the time, but now that I do think about it, it’s pretty cool.”

Both teams exchanged lead changes for the remainder of the game, but MSU delivered the final blow thanks to a goal by freshman defenseman James Barnidge.

MSU cruised to an easy victory over Saint Mary, which featured a hat trick inside the first five minutes of the game by junior midfielder Zack Sutter. Sutter accounted for the first four goals of the game and found ways to score at will, despite playing through snow and below freezing temperatures.

“It was tough at times,” Sutter said. “There were times when I couldn’t feel my hands or toes. There were a lot of factors that went in that normally don’t.”

While the position players were able to keep their bodies moving in an attempt to keep warm, junior goalie Mason Goodwin had no choice but to keep in one spot –– in front of the MSU goal.

“The first game was intense, so I was able to stay warm,” Goodwin said. “The second game, I had to run around in circles to keep warm. I was freezing back there.”

The lacrosse Bears have some time to thaw out before their next game, a March 21 meeting with Saint Louis at Allison North Stadium. But for now, the team will enjoy being 2-0 after a brutal, yet memorable, opening homestand.

“The wins are big,” Rich said. “The fact that our guys could come out in these conditions and handle the adversity shows character and maturity with their ability to play through it.”

Kirk gets extra time on senior night MSU uses triple-overtime to defeat Bradley 80-77 in thrilling finale to close out 2014-2015 home slate; Bears finish eighth to set up play-in game with SIU

By Bart Anders The Standard @bartanders42 Forward Christian Kirk was the lone starting senior on senior night for the Bears (11-18, 512) on Feb. 25 at JQH Arena as they hosted the Bradley Braves (8-22, 3-14), and he played like it. After winning the tipoff, scoring the first bucket and adding two ferocious dunks, Kirk was the last to touch the ball before the Bears won 80-77 in triple overtime.

Kirk finished the game with 16 points and nine rebounds as he and fellow senior guard Ron Mvouika dressed for their final game at JQH Arena. Mvouika, battling a back injury all year, has not played since mid-November.

“I’ve been treated very well here at Missouri State, and this was a great senior night,” Kirk said. “I haven’t been a part of a game like that in my career here. (Austin Ruder) hitting that shot was incredible.”

The way the game ended was a lot more interesting than it played out. The Bears jumped to an early 32-23 first half lead, but both teams struggled offensively down the stretch.

With MSU committing 16 turnovers and Bradley committing 11, you would think there would be a plethora of fast break points, but it was quite the contrary. Both teams barely managed to squeak out 50 points before the real drama commenced in overtime.

“I’m happy that we got the win but not happy about how we managed the lead,” head coach Paul Lusk said. “There for awhile it was a comedy of errors by both teams.”

Ruder, a sophomore guard, had good looks all game, but he couldn’t get the baskets to drop.

He was 0-5 from downtown until the overtimes began, and then he took off. After netting three key 3-pointers, Ruder came off a ball screen, put up a contested 3-pointer and rejoiced with MSU fans and players alike as he sent the game into triple overtime.

“I’m just thankful I have teammates that encourage me to keep shooting,” Ruder said. “I had a little space and I was glad to hit that shot for (Mvouika) and Kirk so they could end their

Bart’s Bonuses

•Boone has tenacity and talent but is undersized compared to everyone he is matched up against. The Bears lack a towering physical presence in the paint.

•Ruder just eclipsed the 500-point milestone for his career. He can reach over 1,500 for his career if he can set his feet longer or have more space when shooting from downtown.

•Williams has serious moves. His dribbling and footwork is some of the best in the Valley, but he isn’t aggressive enough when it comes to scoring and fast break passes. I hate career with a win.”

Fouls piled up through the second half and continued through the three overtimes. Junior forward Camyn Boone was the first to exit the game for Missouri State with five fouls, followed by junior guard Dorrian Williams and then Ruder.

With those guys out, it was up to freshman guard and forward Chris Kendrix and the rest of the team to seal the deal. Kendrix played a JQH Arena record of 55 minutes in the game as the Bears pulled away late from the Braves.

On Saturday, the Bears headed to Chicago, Illinois, for their season finale against Loyola (8-12, 8-10). Ruder led Missouri State with 14 points and drained multiple 3-pointers for his third straight game, but a lack of momentum in the second half doomed the Bears.

After Williams went up in traffic to tie it up at 45 with 8:55 to go in the game, Loyola went on a 20-6 run and trumped the visitors. The Ramblers won 65-51 and will be a 6 seed in this week’s tournament.

Up next is St. Louis for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as the Bears look to make a tournament run March 5-8. MSU is already locked into the No. 8 seed for Arch Madness.

to say this, but the Bears need a selfish ballhandler.

•The Bears have to play on Thursday during the MVC Tournament, something dreaded and hard to escape. They will play either Bradley or Southern Illinois. A win sends them into the clutches of the top-seed, be it Northern Iowa or Wichita State.

•MSU has had a very disappointing season, plain and simple. However, the Bears finished with two straight home wins, both in thrillers, hopefully keeping the fans interested in the program moving forward.

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Senior forward Chirstian Kirk throws down a jam during Senior Night on Feb. 25.

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From winless to winning, Lady Bears continue to roll MSU raises winning streak to six games after 29-point thumping of Drake; Lady Bears now above .500 after beginning season 0-6

By John Robinson The Standard @SaxmanJohn

How does a team go from 0-6 to start the season to 14-13, third in the conference and taking care of the second place team by 29 points? To head coach Kellie Harper, the answer is obvious.

“Our team was locked in; they had laser-light focus,” Harper said after the win over the Drake Bulldogs (18-9, 133 MVC). “I love the mentality we have in our shootarounds and practices, the competitive mentality they have is carrying over to the games.”

It’s a competitiveness which has the Lady Bears (14-13, 11-5 MVC) locking down on defense. Drake star Lizzy Wendell dropped 43 points on the Lady Bears when they played in Des Moines on Jan. 30. On Sunday, she only had 11.

“The key was limiting her touches altogether –– make her work for everything that she gets,” said junior guard Tyonna Snow, who had the assignment of guarding Wendell on Sunday. “I think we executed that pretty well.”

Along with limiting points, the Lady Bears also forced turnovers –– 29 of them –– the most Drake has committed all season.

“They weren’t used to the pressure we were giving them,” Snow said.

The pressure was just as suffocating for Drake when the Lady Bears were on offense. Of the 86 points scored by the Lady Bears, 20 came off of turnovers. They set a season-high

in assists set at 24 and tied a record for three-pointers made at 13. Everything was clicking for the Lady Bears on offense.

“We had to stay aggressive,” said redshirt junior guard Kenzie Williams, who had a team high of 16 points. “We knew it was going to be an up-tempo game.”

Two other Lady Bears scored in double-digits against Drake. Snow had 10 points to go along with five steals, but the day belonged to senior guard and forward NiJay Gaines.

Playing in her final home game, Gaines scored 11 points, her sixth double-digit game of the season, along with six rebounds and three assists. Gaines said she couldn’t have hoped for a better ending to her career at JQH. “Playing together as a team, having doing everything we work so hard for and having it show on the floor. I’m happy to have this experience with my teammates and the people I love the most,” Gaines said.

The work is far from over for Gaines and her teammates, though. First they have two road games left on the season, Indiana State (17-10, 10-9 MVC) on Friday, March 6 and Evansville (11-16, 6-10 MVC) on Sunday, March 8, then it’s off to St. Charles, Missouri, for the MVC tournament where their first game will be Friday, March 13. It’s a tall task, but Gaines thinks she and her laser-focused teammates can rise to meet the challenge head on.

Besides, they started the year 0-6; now they feel like they’re on top of the world.

“We’re reaching our peak at the right time,” Gaines said with a smile. With the way the Lady Bears are playing, there could be many smiles for many days to come.

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Redshirt junior guard Kenzie Williams goes for a steal from a UNI player while junior forward Tyonna Snow runs by.

Men’s golf swings back into action after long break

By Eric Knifong For The Standard @e_knifong The men’s golf team is getting back in the swing of things, as the Bears shoot a 299 (+ 11) in Day 3 of the Loyola Golf Invitational in Goodyear, Ariz. The Bears secured a three-day total of 912 (+ 48) placing them 14th out of 17 schools.

The Loyola Invitational was the sixth event of the year for the Bears, but the first since October.

“We obviously showed some rust from not competing in a while,” Neal

Stafford, Missouri State head coach, said. “I think the positive for us is we saw some improvement at a pretty quick pace throughout the week.”

The Bears improved their round totals each day (309, 304 and 299) as they settled down and got more comfortable.

“A little bit of a rocky start for us, but we are going to be fine,” Stafford said.

Junior Joey Johnson had the best individual performance for MSU, and was rewarded as the Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week. It is Johnson’s second time winning the award.

Johnson’s play stood out, as he began to distance himself from his teammates. He was playing well throughout the three days, explained Stafford. Johnson shot 3over-par (+ 3) during the three-day tournament and tied a career best in Round 3 as he shot a 1-under-par (- 1), 71. The performance gave him a share of 14th place for individuals.

Five schools from the Missouri Valley Conference competed in the invitational.

Missouri State finished third out of the five MVC teams with Loyola University leading the way and finishing eighth overall. The Bears are

looking to continue improving, as they will be hosting the MVC Golf Championship at Sunrise Beach, Missouri later in the spring. It is the first time that MSU has hosted the event since 2011.

“We are just trying to play our best golf at the right time,” Stafford said. “We are looking to build towards that week.”

The Bears have four tournaments until the conference championship. Their next stop is in Jackson, Tennessee, where they will be competing in the Grover Page Classic.

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In a battle of the Bears in the bayou, Missouri State baseball (6-3) took two out of three games against Central Arkansas in a series which was moved to Louisiana.

In Game 1, Missouri State broke out to an early 5-0 lead which lasted until the eighth inning. A solo home run breathed life into the UCA offense, who

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In the ninth, freshman infielder Jake Burger hit a two-out triple, giving MSU one extra insurance run, but redshirt sophomore pitcher Bryan Young wouldn’t need it as he collected his first save as a Bear.

Junior pitcher Jon Harris collected the win going six and one-third innings, striking out six. Sophomore first baseman Justin Paulson went 1-2 at the place with a two-run double in the fifth.

In Game 2, MSU dominated both on

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the mound and at the bat taking care of UCA 10-1.

Junior pitcher Matt Hall threw a complete game, striking out five and allowing only four hits as he earned his third win on the season.

Offensive contributions were plentiful, but it was sophomore rightfielder Blake Graham who went 4-5 with three RBIs including a two-run triple and a home run.

In Game 3, MSU couldn’t hold off another UCA late-game rally, or the

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Donations can be dropped off at NAMI, 1443 N. Robberson #408, M-F 9:30am-5pm; or at Christ Church, 601 E. Walnut, M-F 8am-4:30pm or Sun 8-11:30am.

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Fraternities and sororities strive for great grades

By Rebecca Biundo The Standard @rebeccabiundo

During the fall 2014 semester, 891 Fraternity and Sorority Life members at Missouri State University earned a 3.5 GPA or higher.

Of those members, 149 earned a 4.0 GPA. The average FSL community GPA was 2.99 for the fall 2014 semester, which is .04 points short of the average of all MSU students.

The average GPA for sorority members was 3.11 while the average of all female students was 3.15. For fraternities, 2.83 was the average GPA for the fall semester while the average GPA for all male students was 2.85.

Julie Daoust, the vice president of academics on the Panhellenic Executive Board, works directly with the sororities and the academic/scholarship chairs in the sororities on campus and helps chapters that are struggling.

Daoust believes it is important for the FSL community to have good grades because it is a value that fraternities and sororities hold.

“Academics should be the guiding principle in all members’ lives, because that is the first reason why we are at MSU,” Daoust said. “We are here to work toward our future, and the organizations we join along the way are just an added bonus during our time here.”

While there is not an exact GPA requirement at a FSL community, each fraternity and sorority chapter holds its own minimum GPA

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der Studies Program and is free and open to the public.

Every Sunday in March, starting on the 15th, the Moxie Makers documentary film festival will be held. Makers is the largest video collection of women’s stories. This will be presented by Ozarks Public Broadcasting as part of Women and Girls Lead, a public media initiative to focus, educate and connect audiences worldwide, according to its website.

Hannah Wingo, corporate support and a special events coordinator, said they are presenting the Makers film series as part of their Women and Girls Lead initiative.

Women and Girls Lead, according to its website, is an innovative public media campaign designed to celebrate, educate and activate women, girls and their allies across the globe to address the challenges of the 21st century.

On March 15, the film

value.

Daoust also said being a member of fraternities and sororities provides an incentive for doing well in school.

“In all of these organizations, there is a minimum that must be met to be a member of respected organizations and in good standing,” Daoust said. “If a GPA does not meet this minimum, then the member will have consequences.”

There are also some extra incentives for those members who succeed academically during the school year, according to Daoust.

For example, there is a student spotlight where members are recognized for their hard work. Additionally, members who make the Dean’s List get a tasty treat.

“Each semester, we have an event called Donuts for Dean’s List, and students who receive a 3.5 or above receive a ticket that they can exchange for a Hurts Donut,” Daoust said. “IFC and PHA pass out these donuts on campus once a semester.”

Daoust attributes the sense of community students affiliated with FSL receive to academic success.

“I believe that (FSL) provides an incentive for doing well in school because being in a chapter also provides a support system and accountability system for members that they might not have otherwise if they were not a member of FSL,” said Daoust.

Gabby Atwater, a sophomore exercise and movement science major, believes that being

is “Women in Comedy.”

On March 22, “Women in Hollywood” will be shown, and on March 29, “Women in Space” will be shown. Each film begins at 6 p.m. at the Moxie Cinema, located at 305 S. Campbell Ave. in downtown Springfield. You can learn more about the Makers documentaries at makers.com.

On Saturday, March 21, at 7 p.m. in the PSU Theater, comedian, actress and writer Jade Catta-Preta will be speaking. This event is sponsored by SAC. SAC President Grace Chang said they wanted to bring Catta-Preta to make a point that men aren’t the only people in the comedy realm.

“Jade is a rising star that brings more than just stand up—you don’t really see a lot of comedians with a career aside from stand up or sitcoms,” Chang said.

“She’s empowering in the sense that if you have a dream worth chasing, you should go after it.”

On Friday, March 27, from noon until 1 p.m. in Craig 205, Anne Brock, a blogger and advocate,

will present a lecture titled “Balancing Professionalism, Social Activism, and Motherhood.” This event is free and open to the public.

There will also be an awards reception from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Alumni Center honoring “Women of Distinction,” nominees and nominating faculty.

This event is invite only.

On Monday, March 30, at 7 p.m. in the PSU Theater, former CIA agent Candice DeLong will speak about her book, “My Life on the Front Lines as a Woman in the F.B.I.” The event will be sponsored by SAC. Jamie Kutz, the cultural affairs chair for SAC, said DeLong will offer a glimpse of her work as a field profiler. As a courageous woman in the field, she recounts the obstacles she faced as a woman and as a fledgling agent in her career field.

Be sure to like https://www.facebook.co m/MSUWomensHistory for updated information about Women’s History Month events at Missouri State.

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Fraternity men study for midterm exams the week of March 2-7.

in the FSL community has made her a better student.

“My sorority holds me to a higher academic standard and motivates all of our sisters for academic success,” Atwater said.

“Everyone has a certain amount of study hours due to cumulative GPAs. Being held responsible for those study hours have helped my work ethic.”

Daoust said that students should take advantage of all the different chances to get involved at MSU, but finding a balance leads

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seek out counseling and develop a support system that can help you through the process.

“If you have an eating disorder, you’re not alone,” Greiner said. “There are a lot of other people who are dealing with similar concerns, and while it can be difficult, embarrassing or shameful, it’s okay to talk to someone professional and seek out help.”

If you suspect your friend or relative might be suffering from an eating disorder, Dixon said you can call the Counseling and Testing Center, and they will give you advice on how

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scene play out four or five times each time the play is put on. The actors are saying the exact same words, but depending on what’s been going on backstage, the performances couldn’t be more different. Every single cast member brings something magical out of their role — especially Zach Galifanakis as Thomson’s lawyer.

“Birdman” also won the Oscar for Best Cinematography, and it’s not difficult to see why. Emmanuel Lubezki, who also won the award last year for his work on “Gravity,” has worked with director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu to create a film that — through occasional visual tricks, but mostly the incredible patience and hard work of everyone on set — looks as though it was shot entirely in one

to success.

“I would really encourage students to take it seriously and find a balance in their life so they can do well in the classroom and have a life outside of school and work — if they work,” Daoust said. “Campus provides so many wonderful opportunities, and I highly encourage students find their place where they can get involved on campus, while balancing their academics. It will make their time at MSU so much more memorable.”

to have a conversation with your friend or relative while using objective language.

Both Greiner and Dixon said to express your concerns and explain why you are concerned to your friend or relative. They also said to be supportive, possibly by walking with your friend to the counselor’s office.

“I wouldn’t advise using shaming or ‘I’m going to watch everything you do’ type things though,” Greiner said. “That may only cause the concern (for your friend or relative) to be more hidden.”

Students can take the online screenings at any time throughout the year. The Counseling and Testing Center offers free confidential services and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

take.

The approach is constantly breathtaking, and you’ll realize time and time again that the shot simply hasn’t cut away in minutes, as the camera has swung in and out of windows, from backstage to onstage to backstage again, and it’s all been one unbroken take. Even without knowledge of the incredibly complicated procedures required to create a film like this, you can still marvel at the beauty of what is happening onscreen.

The action onscreen is backed by a percussion drum score that grows throughout the movie, giving the long shots a kinetic energy that can make them feel alive, even when the camera’s focused on an empty room.

More than anything, “Birdman” demands your attention, whether through the raw emotion on screen or the technological masterpiece behind the scenes. And if you’re looking for an excellent movie this week, your attention is something “Birdman” deserves.

Don’t expect much madness in St. Louis this week

By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard @eliwohlenhaus

Last season, the Missouri Valley Conference had one juggernaut that was streets ahead of the rest of the other MVC schools. This year, there are two: Wichita State and Northern Iowa.

The Shockers (27-3, 17-1) secured their place atop the Valley in their final regular season matchup against the Panthers (27-3, 16-2), defeating them 74-60. Although UNI was able to beat WSU in Cedar Falls earlier in the season, the Panthers’ loss to the Evansville Purple Aces (19-11, 9-9) dropped them in the standings.

Evansville proved it was the only team that could hang with the top dogs. However, the Aces are on a three-game losing streak that dropped them from third place to fifth in the last week of the regular season.

The two teams that jumped them? Indiana State (15-15, 11-7) and Illinois State (19-11, 11-7). The Sycamores struggled in the non-conference portion of the season, but they quickly proved they were no slouch.

Even though the Redbirds have a better record, they are the No. 4 seed at Arch Madness, getting a rematch with Evans-

ville, a game that just a few days ago went into overtime, finishing in favor of Illinois State, who is on a four-game winning streak.

Indiana State will play the Loyola Ramblers (18-12, 8-10), who clinched sixth place after defeating Drake last Wednesday. Loyola surprised the MVC with a strong finish in nonconference play, but only in its second year in the conference, the lack of familiarity doomed it. The Ramblers lost both regular season contests with the Sycamores.

Four teams always have to play on Thursday in what is often referred to as the “play-in” day. The four teams that finish 7-10 in the conference must play one another for the right to get into the final eight.

To lead the members of the Valley are the Drake Bulldogs (9-21, 6-12), the only team who would call a seventh-place finish ‘successful.’ Drake had glimmers of impressiveness and then many scenes of patheticness. The Bulldogs will play the Bradley Braves (8-23, 3-15), whose offensive abilities cannot escape being labeled as lackluster.

Concluding this article, but being the first game of Arch Madness, will be between the eighth-ranked Missouri State Bears (11-19, 5-13) and the ninth-ranked Southern Illinois Salukis (11-20, 4-14). The Bears defeated the Salukis twice this season, both in close contests.

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•Evansville is in the top 25 for team field goal percentage. Led by senior guard D.J. Balentine, the Purple Aces shouldn’t be forgotten about. It’s just a shame they have to play Illinois State first, a team who’s had their number this season.

•Speaking of Illinois State, the Redbirds are in the same position they were a season ago, but this time they are stronger. When they click, they can really get going, but they have had their letdowns. If the Redbirds can dominate on the glass like they usually do, then they should control their own fate.

•Northern Iowa is who I think will win. Actually, the Panthers are the team I want to win. Yes, I am a homer and would love to see Missouri State make a run, but this isn’t a video game. With senior forward Seth Tuttle firing on all cylinders, UNI will be hard to beat.

•Of the two best teams, I think Missouri State has a better chance of beating Wichita State. However, I am uncomfortable with the Bears’ first round matchup of SIU. They already beat the Salukis twice, and beating a team three times in one season just doesn’t happen very often when the squads are so similar.

•Last year, SIU was the surprise at the tournament, making a run out of sixth place. I don’t see them doing that, nor do I see Loyola doing it from that seed this year. Who can make a run from the bottom? Realistically, I don’t think a single upset will happen in the first three rounds, and even if UNI beats WSU in the championship, I would not consider that an upset.

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The field for the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament is set. Games begin March 5 in St. Louis.

rain, falling in the finale 6-4, which only went seven innings.

It was in the seventh in which UCA took the lead, a two-run home run before the winning pitcher for UCA, Derek Beier, tossed a scoreless bottom of the inning before the downpour arrived.

Senior pitcher Zach Merciez took the loss coming in for relief of starter junior Andy Cheray. Merciez went three innings striking out four.

The Bears are scheduled to return to Springfield and open up the season at home on Tuesday, March 3 as they welcome Oral Roberts University at 4 p.m.