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Save money and the environment? MSU will drink to that
Reusable cup program coming soon to PSU restaurants near you By Sadie Welhoff The Standard
Most people would love to do more to help the environment, and MSU is giving students the opportunity. The Student Government Association will be selling reusable cups that students can use to get refills at restaurants in the PSU. SGA Director of Sustainability Max Wagner said he wanted to do something that would help reduce paper cup waste on campus. With all the paper cups for soda being sold in the PSU, Wagner said he thought reusable soda containers would appeal the most to students. After brainstorming ideas, he contacted Dining Services to get involved with the project. They had different ideas on how
to market the cups to students. Giving a discount every time a student used the cup might have been too logistically difficult for PSU workers. They settled on selling the cup to students for $29.99, which will give students free refills for one semester. The students who purchase the cups will get a sticker on their Bear Pass cards. The only drinks the students will not be able to get with the reusable cups are the tea and lemonade at Chick-fil-A. “My vision for this program is to revolutionize how you get your drinks on campus,” Wagner said. SGA is still deciding on the release date when students can buy the cups. Since it will be well into the semester, the fee for this semester will be pro-rated.
Punch cards will also be available for students participating in the programs. Once they fill up the punch cards, they will win a prize. Wagner said the punch cards would hopefully engage people and make them want to continuously use the cup. College students always have money on their minds, but Wagner said frequent soda consumers would make up the money easily in a semester. “I would argue you could look at the long term effects,” Wagner said. If you go to the PSU three times a week for lunch and get a soda for $1.59, with 18 weeks in a semester, you would spend $85.86 on soda for the semester. That price does not include all the times students go for a needed caffeine fix to stay up late to study. Photo courtesy of Max Wagner/THE STANDARD Students who get combo meals The proposed design of the reusable cup. can still use the cup and save money on the overall meal. a small way for students and still this week. The design is based on Wagner said a program like this have a positive impact. SGA has cups Dining Services used for their would incorporate sustainability in ordered the cups, which will be here staff.
Academic integrity guidelines can be confusing to decode Ambiguity, student assumptions, lack teacher explanations are common culprits for confusion By Trevor Mitchell The Standard
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Academic integrity violations such as plagarism can result in an XF for the student.
Understanding academic integrity can be a fine line to walk for both students and teachers. Sure, looking up answers on an iPhone during a test is clearly out of the question, and there’s no one arguing that writing a cheat sheet on your arm might be okay. But what happens when you get into a more gray area, one that isn’t covered by the class syllabus? Tom Tomasi, associate dean in the graduate college, wants these situations to be cleared up. “We probably get between 50-100 violations a semester,” Tomasi said. But those are only the ones that are reported by teachers, although the university’s policy states that all violations should be reported. “Sometimes it’s a matter of not understanding what our policy says. Some of them are afraid of some kind of retaliation by the students. Sometimes they’re afraid
it’ll get out. “There’s also a misperception in some teachers that if they report it that the student will appeal it, and just get off. So they don’t have to worry about that if they don’t report it.” However, student appeals are rare — as few as 10 percent even attempt to appeal, according to Tomasi, and maybe 1 percent will actually win. He believes the cause of this to be the confusion on the student side about academic integrity. “The form the teacher gives them that says ‘Here’s what I accused you of, here’s what my sanction is going to be,’ it says to go to the Academic Integrity website to find out what your appeal rights are. “That website is probably on every syllabus you’ve ever gotten. But who goes to read it?” Another considerable problem is the difference between the university policies and individual class policies, according to
Tomasi. “We don’t say anything in the university policy about whether you can use a calculator on a test. Class policies are more defined.” When this combines with student assumptions, misunderstandings occur. “Maybe a student took the same class the previous semester and didn’t do well in it, but the teacher allowed them to use a calculator, so they just assumed it’s okay.” Tomasi also mentioned collaboration on group assignments as one of the cases he’s seen before with a gray area, with students having different interpretations of how similar their answers can be. He said that in some of these cases, the council would likely see that the student’s thought process was logical, an appeal would be granted — and also that most successful appeals come from issues like this. Less successful are the students who use “creative studying,” as Tomasi referred to it. “We had a case where a textbook company had a website that the teachers could post quizzes on, and u See INTEGRITY, page 10
Sunvilla Tower shutting down for renovations, other residence halls staying open for remodeling By Annie Gooch The Standard
Sunvilla Tower has major plans for renovations and will be taken off the grid during the 2014-15 school year. Gary Stewart, director of Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services, said that Sunvilla Tower was built in 1963, the same year the zip
code system was introduced in the United States. “We’re really excited,” Stewart said. “It’s got great bones. It’ll be good to put new life into it.” Tenants currently living at Sunvilla will have to find different living accommodations for the following academic year while the outdated building gets improvements. But
NEWS | 2 April ballot includes seven potential projects for use of Wyrick fund
OPINION | 3 Mitchell: Let’s just abolish the death penalty
Stewart has assured the students they will have first right to apply to other buildings to stay on campus. He said among the proposed renovation plans, they hope to include a new roof, an installed sprinkler system, updated heating, ventilation and remodeled kitchens. u See RENOVATION, page 10
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Kentwood Hall, one of the buildings up for renovation.
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Calendar
Tuesday, March 4
Student Activities Council meeting, 4-5:15 p.m., Plaster Student Union 313 Student Government Association meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Plaster Student Union 313
ing, all day, Regency Ballroom, St. Louis Union Station Hotel Ask the Experts Open Sessions, 1-4 p.m., Cheek Hall 100 Ask the Experts Blackboard Open Session, 1:30-5 p.m., Meyer Library 205
Wednesday, March 5 Saturday, March 8 Entertainment Management Association meeting, 5-6 p.m., Meyer Library 101
Thursday, March 6
Board of Governors’ meeting, all day, Regency Ballroom, St. Louis Union Station Hotel Staff Senate meeting, 11 a.m.-noon, Plaster Student Union 313
Friday, March 7
Board of Governors’ meet-
Foster Recreation Center reduced hours, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sunday, March 9
Foster Recreation Center reduced hours, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday, March 10Saturday, March 15
Foster Recreation Center reduced hours, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday, March 17 Psychology Club/Psi Chi Club, 4-5 p.m., Hill Hall 302
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No new issue next week
The Standard will not be publishing a new issue on Tuesday, March 11. Have a great spring break, MSU students, and we’ll see you back on campus with a new issue on Tuesday, March 18.
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A renovation of the Plaster Student Union parliamentary room is one of the proposed Wyrick fund projects.
A banner year for proposals means more options for which students can vote
By Trevor Mitchell The Standard
This April, students will get to vote for the new student body president — but they’ll also get a chance to make some physical changes to Missouri State’s campus as well. Seven projects proposed by students to make use of the Wyrick fund will be on the ballot, assuming the university approves them all. Jordan McGee, chief
Wyrick commissioner, said that the university striking a project is unlikely, as University Architect Doug Sampson has been overseeing the proposals and has found no issues with any of them. All students pay into the Wyrick fund at the rate of $3 per semester, and there is currently $342,200 in the budget. Once students have voted on the projects, the project with the most votes will be
funded. The project with the second-most votes will then be funded, and so on until only a mandated $50,000 contingency fund remains in the budget. The projects include: • Nets being constructed around the Betty and Bobby Allison Fields to prevent balls from leaving the fields ($92,138) • A card reader for the Betty and Bobby Allison Fields to restrict usage of the fields to university students ($23,200) • A bench at the downtown Bear Line stop at Jefferson and McDaniel ($2,059) • Motorcycle tie-downs in Bear Park North and Bear Park South ($12,000)
• A renovation of the A/V system in the Plaster Student Union’s parliamentary room ($85,000-95,000) • Removing the tables on the south side of Plaster Student Union and replacing them with new ones, all with umbrellas ($54,332) • Installing security cameras in lots 21, 23, 30, 31, 34 and 44, and upgrading other cameras around campus to improve the safety of students ($70,400) McGee said that seven proposals is more than he remembers ever being on the ballot. “I would hope that more students utilize this,” McGee said. “We need more changes on campus.”
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Abolish the death penalty By Trevor Mitchell News Editor
China. Iran. Iraq. Saudi Arabia. According to Amnesty International, these are the only countries that performed more executions in the year 2012 than the United States. As of now, the United States remains one of only 58 countries in the world that still maintains the practice of the death penalty. The other 140 countries either have abolished it by law, reserve it only for extreme cases, such as crimes during times of war, or have not executed anyone in so long that they are believed to have an unofficial stance against the death penalty. A country such as the United States, a democratic country and one of the most powerful in the world, should not still be taking the lives of people — human beings — in the 21st century. The criminal justice and court systems are not perfect, and people can be wrongly accused, wrongly charged or wrongly found guilty. While it may be embarrassing and too little, too late to release someone from prison 20 years after they’ve been arrested, it’s better than nothing. You can pay them a settlement and apologize. There is no sum of money that can bring a human being back to life. “Money! That’s why we need it!” This is the argument made by many people, who either don’t believe it’s ethical to take the life of someone against their will or don’t want to come right out and say it. And on the surface, it makes
sense — it seems like killing someone would cost less money than keeping them in prison for life: emphasis on “seems.” A 2008 report by the California Commission on the Administration of Fair Justice found that “the additional cost of confining an inmate to death row, as compared to the maximum security prisons where those sentenced to life without possibility of parole ordinarily serve their sentences is $90,000 per year per inmate.” The Commission estimated the annual cost of the present death penalty system to be $137 million per year. If it was replaced with a system that imposed a maximum penalty of lifetime imprisonment, the study stated, the cost would shrink to $11.5 million per year. In addition, a 2013 study in Colorado found that the court cases seeking the death penalty took six times as long as court cases seeking life without parole. Death penalty cases used an average of 147.6 days in court, while life without parole cases used only 24.5. If you’re looking at the total time from charging to sentencing, life without parole cases took an average of 526 days. Death penalty cases took 1,902 days — that’s almost four years longer. The death penalty is not cheaper, and the death penalty is not faster. Even if it were — even if it was free and instant — that would not excuse the callous taking of human life that so many other countries have already abolished.
Be safe over spring break
By The Standard Editorial Board
While it may not feel like it outside, it’s already nearly time for every college student’s favorite time of the year: spring break. Whether you’re packing up your car and heading to Panama City, heading to the mountains of Colorado or even breaking out your passport and leaving the country, there are many things you should remember as the school year begins the process of winding down. Although many find entertainment in busting out the alcoholic drinks for a week in the sun (or at home), just be safe. Remember to take the precautions you would take if it were just another night going out in Springfield. Watch your drinks, use the buddy system and stay safe doing whatever activities you might find fun in the sun. Of course, spring break isn’t all about being serious. Enjoy yourself and take a break after midterms and before buckling down for the rest of the semester, but make sure you don’t do anything that would cut your time at Missouri State short.
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Tuesday,
Nancy Allen, reading from her new novel, “Code of the Hills, 6-8 p.m., Midtown Carnegie Branch Library Community Room
Composition Festival III, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts
Wednesday,
Happy Hour Live, 5-7:30 p.m., University Plaza
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SAC Presents: The Hook Up, 7-8 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater
Composition Festival IV, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Ellis Recital Hall
Endgame Presented by Drury, 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre at Drury
SAC Films Presents: A League of Their Own, 9 p.m.-midnight, Plaster Student Union Theater
Thursday,
Mark Fenton of PBS’ “Americas’ Walking” MSU luncheon, noon1:15 p.m., Plaster Student Union west ballroom
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, 711 p.m., JQH Arena
DANÚ, 7:30-10 p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts
Endgame Presented by Drury, 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre at Drury
To Kill a Mockingbird, 7:30 p.m., Springfield Little Theatre, $25 for adults, $22 for seniors or with a student or military ID, $15 for children 14 and under
SAC Presents: DVD Bingo, 9 p.m.-midnight, Plaster Sports Complex food court
Friday, March 7
Academic Media Production Guild Casino Night FUNdraising, 6-9 p.m., 319 Event Center, 319 W. Walnut St.
First Friday Art Walk, 6 p.m., Park Central Square
The Missouri Immigrant Experience: Faces and Places, 7-9 p.m., Opening reception, 128 Park Central Square
Endgame Presented by Drury, 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre at Drury
To Kill a Mockingbird, 7:30 p.m., Springfield Little Theatre, $25 for adults, $22 for seniors or with a student or military ID, $15 for children 14 and under
Skinny Improv, 8 p.m., $5-$12 or pay what you will, 308 South Ave.
Saturday, March 8
The Missouri Immigrant Experience: Faces and Places, 3 p.m., gallery walk, 128 Park Central Square
To Kill a Mockingbird, 7:30 p.m., Springfield Little Theatre, $25 for adults, $22 for seniors or with a student or military ID, $15 for children 14 and under
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sity’s sustainability. “Sustainability is an interesting word ,because its basic meaning is objective — the ability to sustain,” Bansbach said via email. “However, the interpretation of what to sustain and how to sustain it has become quite subjective. To me, sustainability is far By Callie Rainey more than recycling, using energy efficiently The Standard and reducing waste.” Hundreds of thousands of plastic bottles In 2009, Missouri State took its first steps would be piling up in the landfills if it was- by passing the $2 per semester sustainability n’t for the water bottle refilling stafee. tions throughout campus. This, This fee is matched up to along with so much more, aims to $75,000 by Missouri State Univerkeep Missouri State’s carbon footsity President Clif Smart. print low — efforts that all fall under The fee is being used throughout the university’s newest position: susthe campus on various things, like tainability coordinator. the water bottle filling stations, Recent Missouri State graduate recycling bins and even the campus Lauren Bansbach was hired to help garden. the university reduce its negative Bansbach said that “collectively, Bansbach impact on the environment and even MSU has taken great steps toward help preserve it. Bansbach ensures sustainability with participation that all students, faculty and staff are well across the campus community.” informed and knowledgeable on the univer-
University’s new sustainability coordinator aims to reduce Missouri State’s negative impact on the environment
Sustainability is taken very seriously here at Missouri State. Even though there are not recycling bins in every classroom, there is a bin on every floor of every residence hall. The water bottle refilling stations alone have saved over hundreds of thousands of plastic bottles. “Sustainability is not about maintaining the status quo, but rather cultivating new policies and systems that are in harmony with the physics of Earth,” Bansbach said. “Sustainability is a state of the world in which the cost of operating a modern society does not come at the expense of its people. Sustainability connects the dots between environmental degradation, our corporatepurchased democracy, social injustice and the necessity for holistic, equitable solutions that empower and engage people.” The university has many goals — both short-term and long-term — for its sustainability efforts. According to Bansbach, some of the cur-
A very Missouri spring break
Sunday,
Gala of the Royal Horses, 3-6 p.m., JQH Arena
Endgame Presented by Drury, 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre at Drury
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Springfield style
The Saturday following spring break, March 15, Springfield will hold its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration. The event will go from noon to 6 p.m. and will include food booths at the Jefferson Avenue Footbridge, an Irish pet contest at the Jefferson Avenue Footbridge, a parade beginning on Commercial Street and ending at South and Elm, prizes for best float and costume and a celebration with an awards ceremony at Patton Alley Pub.
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To Kill a Mockingbird, 2:30 p.m., Springfield Little Theatre, $25 for adults, $22 for seniors or with a student or military ID, $15 for children 14 and under
A free Convoy of Hope event, titled Made to Work, will be held on Tuesday, March 11 from 8:30 a.m.-noon. The event “provides job seekers face-to-face connection with hiring companies, community resources and peers,” according to the description on It’s All Downtown. The event brings together keynote speakers, hiring companies and networking. For more information, contact Ryan Rust at rrust@convoyofhope.org. The event is held the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, and space is limited.
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Even if you can’t get out of the state for spring break and are just headed home — or staying in Springfield — there are many ways you can get out and make the most of your break.
If you aren’t beach bound for spring break, there’s still a lot you can do to enjoy break at home By Peyson Shields The Standard
Spring break isn’t just about improving your chances for skin cancer and alcoholism; it’s about taking a break from school and having a week to unwind. Driving 14 hours to the beach isn’t attainable for everyone, but you can still have fun on spring break by staying local.
Elephant Rocks State Park
7406 Missouri 21 Belleview, Mo. 63623 (573) 546-3454 Located a little over three hours from Springfield, Elephant Rocks State Park is pretty much what it sounds like; a whole bunch of giant rocks. This is a great place to pack
a lunch, wear layers and bring a great attitude. You might even want to tote along a crash pad for climbing all over these ancient granite rocks. Nineteenth century miners wrote on some of the rocks, so make sure to spend some time reading good ol’ history. There are selfguided trails and views that will take your breath away.
with the girls or that special someone. There’s shopping, museums, galleries, outdoor adventures, spas and fabulous food.
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Conley Avenue Columbia, Mo. 65211 (573) 882-2121 The University of Missouri has its spring break after us, so go visit a friend! Take a break from school Taum Sauk Mountain State Park by going to a different school … State Highway CC fun right? Have your friends show Lesterville, Mo. 63654 you around, and check out the night (573) 546-2450 life in a different city that doesn’t Another outdoor adventure, have the nickname “Springvegas.” Taum Sauk Mountain State Park is the highest point in Missouri. It is Branson bound Even though it sounds like an also about three hours from campus and close to Elephant Rocks, so you 80-year-old’s dream, Branson can can knock out both in a nice day be a fun place to let go and get back trip. There is a beautiful waterfall just in one day. You can shop at and tons of trails to keep you enter- places like Tanger Outlet Mall and the Branson Landing. Branson is tained and active. also home to quirky shops and Eureka Springs, Ark. photo studios. Drag the strip and Only two hours south of Spring- stop at a place for candid sepia tintfield, Eureka Springs is a neat little ed pictures and lots of laughs. Brantown with lots to do. It has historic u See BREAK, page 10 charm and is perfect for a getaway
Blaring horns, splintering hihats, glacial percussive clamor and earth-shattering, subterranean bass murmurs combine to form the uproarious upheaval of swaggering, delirious beats that — alongside the grim, taunting toast of an irate MC — immediately distinguish the Chicago drill and trap scene, a stylistic movement that has been witnessed and eventually realized within the decade. Behind the sponsorship of Chi-Town’s very own Kanye West, Glory Boyz Entertainment leader Chief Keef, otherwise known as 18-year-old Keith Cozart, and his horrifying crew of stupefied, maniacal gang-bangers have finally actualized their longawaited dreams: they are finally rich. Or at least that is what Keef would have you believe. But more to the point is the fact that with the help of Keef’s 21-yearold producer and childhood friend Young Chop, these selfproclaimed “GBE dope boys” managed to turn out a gruesome compilation of terror-inducing trap raps, thunderous party anthems and occasionally inspiring tales of triumph and conquest worthy of acclaim. “Love Sosa” is the crackling, piercing, raucous first tune from Keef’s debut album. It begins with permeating, wailing air-raid sirens, clipping, inverted synthesizer arpeggios in each channel and a swelling, throbbing bass line as the listener receives a humble warning from the a fan of the young MC. (Bottom line: don’t speak on Chief Keef, lest you find yourself in a most treacherous position.) Before long, however, the rather nonsensical and offensive address dissolves into an epic, fluid flurry of razor-sharp hi-hats, inflamed bass u See RICH, page 5
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Missouri State checkmate MSU chess club beats Joplin, Springfield Park Board chess club in team tournament By Rose Marthis The Standard
By winning the local tournament held on Feb. 8, the Missouri State chess club is off to a good start in what Vice President Ryan Day calls a reform year for the team. The Missouri State players beat members of the Joplin club, and the Springfield Park Board chess club in this teamstyle tournament, where individual players play for points, and the team with the most points wins. Day, a sophomore history major who has been vice president of Missouri State’s club since the fall of 2012, said that the participation in that tournament is just one of the efforts the club is doing to encourage activity and awareness this year. Day said that getting more people to join the club was one of his main motivations for becoming vice president. The club is trying to improve advertising by putting up more flyers and is planning on chalking sidewalks. They are also trying to attend more tournaments. Currently, the club only plays in a couple of tournaments each semester, according to adviser Nick Beatty, a political science instructor. The club also participates in online tournaments, where the players make one move on the board and the opponents have a scheduled time in which to respond, such as three days. “We have very limited travel because of funding,” Beatty said. “Usually we can rely on some money from SOFAC, but they ran out before we even got our application in.” Team members and advisers have paid out of pocket for all the equipment, which includes eight boards and sets of
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moans and bouncing, responsive snare claps that spectacularly complement Keef’s competent, incessant flow, all of which swirl together to create an atmosphere that is more-or-less representative of the remainder of the album. By no means does that write off the rest of the album as trivial. “Hallelujah” finds Keef detailing the contents of his closet and garage as well as throwing some well-deserved shout-outs to his jeweler and explaining his endless quest to provide for his mother and daughter. On the contrary, the enormous, dazzling clank of “I Don’t Like” — yes, the very same one that appeared as a remix on West’s G.O.O.D. Music 2012
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Missouri State chess club Vice President Ryan Day poses with a chess board. pieces, as well as high-quality digital timer clocks, Beatty said. Over the last two semesters, he estimates those expenses to be around $450. The lack of funding keeps the chess club competing in only local tournaments, but Beatty did say that they have a u See CHESS, page 10
debut album Cruel Summer release — expresses in great detail exactly what Keef does not like, as the title suggests. One of my personal favorites, the song titled “No Tomorrow,” features the inspirational lyrics of Keef, and the surprisingly beautiful yet simultaneously hardened and feverish production of Mike WiLL Made It. Mike WiLL Made It also co-produced West’s “Mercy,” Juicy J’s “Bandz a Make Her Dance,” Ciara’s “Body Party,” and even more shockingly, Miley Cyrus’s “We Can’t Stop.” Likewise, “Kay Kay” is a gorgeous tune, dedicated to Keef’s daughter. Despite the overarching brilliance of the album’s first six tracks, the latter half of the compilation falls into a rather monotonous dirge of uninspired, formulaic material, broken only by the enthralling, shimmering “Diamonds”
and hoarse bark of Rick Ross, who lends a successful but unmemorable feature on “3Hunna.” Behind all of the chest-pounding braggadocio and relentless threats lies a boy unchanged by the fame and riches. He is ever indebted to the family that supported him through his tumultuous and mischievous adolescence, and ever indebted to the great group of friends that always had his back through the rough streets of Chicago. “I know I’m finally rich, but ain’t a damn thing gonna change,” Keef mumbles in his signature intoxicated manner on album closer “Finally Rich.” “I’m finally rich, so I gotta take care of my squad … my momma, my daughter and my brothers.” That statement alone ought to stand as more of a testament than anything I could tell you.
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If you’re a fan of the original 1987 “RoboCop,” you may be pleasantly surprised Nic that this revival stays true to the spirit of its predecessor. I Deckard was fully prepared to hate this Movie movie, and I hope you don’t blame me, but movie remakes Reviewer (especially action-movie remakes) tend to be hit or miss — just look back to “Clash of The Titans,” “The Day The Earth Stood Still” or “The Planet of The Apes.” Too often, we see filmmakers squeeze all the life out of a franchise until they run it into the ground. All they have to do is take a script from a few decades ago, throw it in the garbage, dump a few million dollars into the CGI department, put some pretty people in front of a camera, slap on a title from a memorable movie and BOOM: you have yourself a blockbuster. For the most part, the new “RoboCop” doesn’t quite follow this pattern. There are a few pretty obvious nods to the original, which are expected but still refreshing. Some of the references are more obvious than others: those big, awkward bipedal robots with machine guns for arms are still there, and even the film’s soundtrack has that ‘80s action/sci-fi feel that reminds me of “Terminator.” On the other hand, the film is pretty unremarkable, visually speaking. The CGI seems to take the center stage a little more often than the plot does, and Detective Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) is basically a brain, a face and some lungs stuffed in a Batman suit stolen from the set of “The Dark Knight.” This is not to say that the cinematics in this movie are bad; in fact, quite the opposite. It does look cool, but it also looks the same. The theme of corporate and political corruption are everpresent, and Michael Keaton plays the evil business CEO very well. The narrative of the 1987 “RoboCop” is supplemented by television news stations that really draw the audience into the atmosphere of a crime-ridden, near-future dystopia (although from a 1987 perspective). The new “RoboCop” has Samuel L. Jackson play a proud and loud conservative political commentator, but it doesn’t quite have the same effect as before. Instead of giving us a setting and tone for the film, we’re just interrupted by Jackson playing the same two-dimensional angry person he’s been playing for a while. Overall, the film does a good job of inciting suspense, and it makes for a good action movie that even has a bit of depth to it underneath the CGI and gunfights, but if I had to spend $10 on a movie ticket, it wouldn’t be for “RoboCop.” SEE IT IN THEATERS
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Scorebox Getting to know one of ‘premier relievers’ in MVC Baseball (7-3, 0-0 MVC) Tuesday, Feb. 25 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 01—3 Oral Roberts 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 000— 2 Friday, Feb. 28 Bourland-Ardoin Classic, Abilene, Texas Missouri State 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 —12 Abilene Christian 0000 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Saturday, March 1 Bourland-Ardoin Classic, Abilene, Texas Kansas State 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0— 8 Missouri State 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0— 3 Softball (11-4, 0-0 MVC) Saturday, March 1 Missouri Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Saint Louis 3 0 5 1 2—11 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 1— 1 Saturday, March 1 Missouri Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Missouri State 3 1 1 0 2 0 1— 8 Southeast Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0— 0 Men’s basketball (19-11, 9-9 MVC) Tuesday, Feb. 25 Loyola Chicago 27 29 — 56 Missouri State 41 31 — 72 Saturday, March 1 Missouri State 21 24 — 45 Wichita State 39 29 — 68 Women’s basketball (13-15, 8-8 MVC) Thursday, Feb. 27 Missouri State 41 52 — 93 Southern Illinois 45 31 — 76 Saturday, March 1 Missouri State 26 39 — 65 Evansville 39 33 — 72 Men’s golf Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 24-25 Snowman Getaway, Goodyear, Ariz. Missouri State: 7th of 17 Monday, March 3 (after Round 1) Argent Financial Classic, Choudrant, La. Tied 12th of 12 Men’s soccer Friday, March 1 (Ex.) Missouri State 0 Memphis 0 Friday, March 1 Missouri State 1 Central Arkansas 1 Women’s indoor track and field Saturday-Sunday, March 1-2 MVC Indoor Championships, Cedar Falls, Iowa Missouri State: 7th of 9 Men’s lacrosse (3-3) Friday, Feb. 28 St. Ambrose 1 Missouri State 11 Saturday, March 1 Arkansas 5 Missouri State 11
Calendar Tuesday, March 4
Men’s golf, Argent Financial Classic final round, Choudrant, La.
Wednesday, March 5 Baseball vs. Arkansas State, 3:05 p.m., Hammons Field Softball vs. Central Arkansas, 5 p.m., Conway, Ark.
Thursday, March 6
Men’s swimming and diving, MAC Championships Day 1, Buffalo, N.Y.
Friday, March 7
Baseball, Texas-Arlington Hilton Invitational vs. Abilene Christian, 11 a.m., Artlington, Texas Men’s basketball, MVC Tournament quarterfinal vs. Illinois State, 2:35 p.m., St. Louis Women’s golf, Rio Verde Invitational first round, 1 p.m., Rio Verde, Ariz. Softball, Oklahoma State Mizuno Classic vs. Drake, 11 a.m., Sillwater, Okla. Softball, Oklahoma State Mizuno Classic vs. Minnesota, 1:30 p.m., Sillwater, Okla. Men’s swimming and diving, MAC Championships Day 2, Buffalo, N.Y.
Saturday, March 8
Baseball, Texas-Arlington Hilton Invitational vs. Texas-Arlington, 3 p.m., Arlington, Texas Men’s basketball, MVC Tournament semifinal, TBA, St. Louis Women’s golf, Rio Verde Invitational second round, 8 a.m., Rio Verde, Ariz. Softball, Oklahoma State Mizuno Classic vs. Minnesota, 11 a.m., Sillwater, Okla. Softball, Oklahoma State Mizuno Classic vs. Oklahoma State, 4:30 p.m., Sillwater, Okla. Men’s swimming and diving, MAC Championships Day 3, Buffalo, N.Y.
Sunday, March 9
Baseball, Texas-Arlington Invitational vs. Utah, 11 a.m., Arlington, Texas Men’s basketball, MVC Tournament final, TBA, St. Louis Women’s basketball vs. Wichita State, 2 p.m., Wichita, Kan. Women’s golf, Rio Verde Invitational final round, 8 a.m., Rio Verde, Ariz. Softball, Oklahoma State Mizuno Classic vs. Oklahoma State, noon, Sillwater, Okla.
Monday, March 10 Diving, NCAA Zone D Championships Day 1, Minneapolis
By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard
His firm handshake greets you, letting you know that his hands were built for something powerful. Or maybe it was his 362 strikeouts delivered in high school that foreshadowed his destiny. No matter the case, since his arrival to Missouri State University in the fall of 2011, junior left-hand-
ed pitcher Tyler Burgess has become one of the premier relievers in the entire Missouri Valley Conference. He began baseball as any other child would — hitting off a tee and drawing pictures in the dirt. Yet, as he grew up in the relatively small town of Webb City, Mo., he continued to play baseball, and his dedication paid off. In Burgess’s high school years, it
statistically became apparent that baseball was going to be a large part of his college life. Although he acknowledged the risk of relying on sports to aid in the journey to college, his high school state record of pitching 12 complete games in his senior season punched his ticket to Division-1 baseball. Burgess determined that junior college was not the route he wanted to go, and on April 13, 2011, Mis-
souri State brought him to Springfield to pitch. Baseball was not the only factor that drew Burgess to Missouri State University. Even though everything with his baseball career was on the right track, education was just as important to him. He weighed his options and considered teaching and coaching, but u See BURGESS, page 8
Bears 22, opponents 6
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The MSU lacrosse team took on St. Ambrose on Feb. 28. The game was the team’s first home game of the season, which they won 11-1.
players, including three by senior attackman MSU struggled offensively in the first 11-1 rout of St. half, and found itself trailing 3-2 at halftime. Senior attackman Cameron Bostwick and junior attackman Reese Hunter led the with four The scoreboard says we offense goals and three dominated, but we really goals, respectively. Dustin Rich said. “We really found could have executed a “The scoreboard says our rhythm in the that we dominated, second half,” Rich lot more.” but we really could said. “The biggest have executed a lot difference for us was more.” Dustin Rich working as a team Sophomore goalie offensively. That Head coach picked us up and got Mason Goodwin allowed just one goal things going in the on 11 shots while right direction.” making 10 saves. Callaham had six assists to go along with MSU wrapped up its two-game homestand with an 11-5 victory against Arkansas. u See LACROSSE, page 8
Offense shines as Chris Callaham, in an Lacrosse team defeats Ambrose. “That was probably one of the poorer St. Ambrose, Arkansas offensive performances that we’ve had in first home games all year,” head coach By Mike Ursery The Standard
The Missouri State lacrosse Bears saw plenty of offensive production during their most recent homestand last weekend at Kings Street Field in Springfield. MSU defeated St. Ambrose 11-1 on Feb. 28, and then carried the momentum from that victory into the next game, defeating Arkansas 11-5 on March 1. MSU saw goals scored by six different
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Bears split final games going into conference tournament By Mike Ursery The Standard
JQH Arena was filled with mixed emotions after the Missouri State men’s basketball Bears powered their way past the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers for a 72-56 senior night victory on Feb. 25. The four seniors — forward Jarmar Gulley, guard and forward Keith Pickens, guard and forward Nathan Scheer and forward Emmanuel Addo — were all placed in the starting lineup as they played their final home game in front of 5,455 fans. “I was pleased to be able to start the seniors tonight,” head coach Paul Lusk said. “It’s important for the young guys to understand they’re going to be seniors some day. We want them to understand how important seniors are.” Pickens led the senior group with 14 points, but the night belonged to junior forward Christian Kirk, who scored a game-high 16 points. MSU quickly jumped into the game. Pickens scored four points across a span of 23 seconds, redshirt sophomore guard Dorrian Williams added a 3-pointer and the Bears held an early 9-2 lead after the first three minutes. The Ramblers refused to lay down after falling into the early deficit. After Scheer hit a 3-pointer to extend the MSU lead to 12-4, Loyola went on a 12-4 run to tie the game 16-16 with 11:27 remaining in the first half. MSU responded with a 14-4 run, which was led by Kirk. He scored eight points, including two 3-point plays, during the run. The Bears led 30-20 with 5:05 left in the half. MSU continued to score during
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Senior forward Jarmar Gulley plays in the Bears’ game against Loyola.
the first half. Scheer and freshman guard Austin Ruder each had a 3pointer, and Pickens added a 3-point play to give MSU a 41-27 advantage at halftime. The Bears stumbled out of the gate in the second half and didn’t score any points in the first 3:15, which allowed Loyola to open with a 9-2 run. The score was 43-36 with 15:19 remaining. Gulley tipped in a rebound, on a missed shot by Ruder, to end Loyola’s scoring run. Then Kirk went on a tear, scoring six straight points to increase MSU’s lead to 51-38 with 11:03 remaining. “Before the game, I brought the team together and told them that this was the last game they (the seniors) have here,” Kirk said. “We didn’t want to go out with a loss like we did my freshman year.” MSU maintained a double-digit lead throughout the remainder of the game. All four seniors were again on the floor during the final minutes and
walked off one at a time to a standing ovation. Pickens was the last senior to leave, but laid down and kissed the Bears logo at half court before going to the bench. “This place means a lot to me, so I wanted to go out like that,” Pickens said. “I thought about it, and I reacted when I got my name called.” Gulley scored 10 points and also had 10 rebounds as he recorded his sixth double-double of the season. MSU played its regular season finale against the Wichita State Shockers in Wichita, Kan. on March 1. Gulley scored 15 points for his 16th consecutive double-figure-scoring game, but the Bears fell 68-45 to the Shockers. Next for the Bears is the Missouri Valley Conference tournament at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. MSU has drawn the No. 4 seed and will play the No. 5 seed Illinois State Redbirds on March 7. The game is scheduled to begin at 2:35 p.m.
Baseball forced to cancel home opener due to weather; split two games on road By Chase Probert The Standard
First Old Man Winter kept the Missouri State baseball Bears off the field for pre-season workouts. Now, the baseball Bears have had to cancel their home opener. With freezing temperatures and a mixture of snow, ice, and sleet blanketing the country, the winter storm known as Titan forced the Bears to cancel their home opening series against Purdue University. With the cancellation of the games, the Bears opted to travel south to Abilene, Texas where the Bears were able to play in the Bourland-Ardion Classic. The Bears got two games in against the host Abilene Christian Wildcats and the Kansas State Wildcats. The Bears finale on Sunday against Grand Canyon University also had to be canceled due to the winter storm. In Game 1 on Friday, the Bears were powered by another great offensive performance and another strong start from senior righthanded pitcher Cody Schumacher to earn a 12-0 victory. Schumacher advanced to 3-0 on the year after striking out eight Abilene Christian hitters while hurling seven scoreless innings, advancing his scoreless inning streak to 16.1 innings. Meanwhile, the Bears’ offense posted a 12-hit performance that was backed by the middle of their lineup, with juniors Dylan Becker, infielder and outfielder, and infielder catcher Eric Cheray and u See BASEBALL, page 8
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Scorebox Getting to know one of ‘premier relievers’ in MVC Baseball (7-3, 0-0 MVC) Tuesday, Feb. 25 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 01—3 Oral Roberts 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 000— 2 Friday, Feb. 28 Bourland-Ardoin Classic, Abilene, Texas Missouri State 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 —12 Abilene Christian 0000 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Saturday, March 1 Bourland-Ardoin Classic, Abilene, Texas Kansas State 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0— 8 Missouri State 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0— 3 Softball (11-4, 0-0 MVC) Saturday, March 1 Missouri Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Saint Louis 3 0 5 1 2—11 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 1— 1 Saturday, March 1 Missouri Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament, Cape Girardeau, Mo. Missouri State 3 1 1 0 2 0 1— 8 Southeast Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0— 0 Men’s basketball (19-11, 9-9 MVC) Tuesday, Feb. 25 Loyola Chicago 27 29 — 56 Missouri State 41 31 — 72 Saturday, March 1 Missouri State 21 24 — 45 Wichita State 39 29 — 68 Women’s basketball (13-15, 8-8 MVC) Thursday, Feb. 27 Missouri State 41 52 — 93 Southern Illinois 45 31 — 76 Saturday, March 1 Missouri State 26 39 — 65 Evansville 39 33 — 72 Men’s golf Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 24-25 Snowman Getaway, Goodyear, Ariz. Missouri State: 7th of 17 Monday, March 3 (after Round 1) Argent Financial Classic, Choudrant, La. Tied 12th of 12 Men’s soccer Friday, March 1 (Ex.) Missouri State 0 Memphis 0 Friday, March 1 Missouri State 1 Central Arkansas 1 Women’s indoor track and field Saturday-Sunday, March 1-2 MVC Indoor Championships, Cedar Falls, Iowa Missouri State: 7th of 9 Men’s lacrosse (3-3) Friday, Feb. 28 St. Ambrose 1 Missouri State 11 Saturday, March 1 Arkansas 5 Missouri State 11
Calendar Tuesday, March 4
Men’s golf, Argent Financial Classic final round, Choudrant, La.
Wednesday, March 5 Baseball vs. Arkansas State, 3:05 p.m., Hammons Field Softball vs. Central Arkansas, 5 p.m., Conway, Ark.
Thursday, March 6
Men’s swimming and diving, MAC Championships Day 1, Buffalo, N.Y.
Friday, March 7
Baseball, Texas-Arlington Hilton Invitational vs. Abilene Christian, 11 a.m., Artlington, Texas Men’s basketball, MVC Tournament quarterfinal vs. Illinois State, 2:35 p.m., St. Louis Women’s golf, Rio Verde Invitational first round, 1 p.m., Rio Verde, Ariz. Softball, Oklahoma State Mizuno Classic vs. Drake, 11 a.m., Sillwater, Okla. Softball, Oklahoma State Mizuno Classic vs. Minnesota, 1:30 p.m., Sillwater, Okla. Men’s swimming and diving, MAC Championships Day 2, Buffalo, N.Y.
Saturday, March 8
Baseball, Texas-Arlington Hilton Invitational vs. Texas-Arlington, 3 p.m., Arlington, Texas Men’s basketball, MVC Tournament semifinal, TBA, St. Louis Women’s golf, Rio Verde Invitational second round, 8 a.m., Rio Verde, Ariz. Softball, Oklahoma State Mizuno Classic vs. Minnesota, 11 a.m., Sillwater, Okla. Softball, Oklahoma State Mizuno Classic vs. Oklahoma State, 4:30 p.m., Sillwater, Okla. Men’s swimming and diving, MAC Championships Day 3, Buffalo, N.Y.
Sunday, March 9
Baseball, Texas-Arlington Invitational vs. Utah, 11 a.m., Arlington, Texas Men’s basketball, MVC Tournament final, TBA, St. Louis Women’s basketball vs. Wichita State, 2 p.m., Wichita, Kan. Women’s golf, Rio Verde Invitational final round, 8 a.m., Rio Verde, Ariz. Softball, Oklahoma State Mizuno Classic vs. Oklahoma State, noon, Sillwater, Okla.
Monday, March 10 Diving, NCAA Zone D Championships Day 1, Minneapolis
By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard
His firm handshake greets you, letting you know that his hands were built for something powerful. Or maybe it was his 362 strikeouts delivered in high school that foreshadowed his destiny. No matter the case, since his arrival to Missouri State University in the fall of 2011, junior left-hand-
ed pitcher Tyler Burgess has become one of the premier relievers in the entire Missouri Valley Conference. He began baseball as any other child would — hitting off a tee and drawing pictures in the dirt. Yet, as he grew up in the relatively small town of Webb City, Mo., he continued to play baseball, and his dedication paid off. In Burgess’s high school years, it
statistically became apparent that baseball was going to be a large part of his college life. Although he acknowledged the risk of relying on sports to aid in the journey to college, his high school state record of pitching 12 complete games in his senior season punched his ticket to Division-1 baseball. Burgess determined that junior college was not the route he wanted to go, and on April 13, 2011, Mis-
souri State brought him to Springfield to pitch. Baseball was not the only factor that drew Burgess to Missouri State University. Even though everything with his baseball career was on the right track, education was just as important to him. He weighed his options and considered teaching and coaching, but u See BURGESS, page 8
Bears 22, opponents 7
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The MSU lacrosse team took on St. Ambrose on Feb. 28. The game was the team’s first home game of the season, which they won 11-1.
players, including three by senior attackman MSU struggled offensively in the first 11-1 rout of St. half, and found itself trailing 3-2 at halftime. Senior attackman Cameron Bostwick and junior attackman Reese Hunter led the with four The scoreboard says we offense goals and three dominated, but we really goals, respectively. Dustin Rich said. “We really found could have executed a “The scoreboard says our rhythm in the that we dominated, second half,” Rich lot more.” but we really could said. “The biggest have executed a lot difference for us was more.” Dustin Rich working as a team Sophomore goalie offensively. That Head coach picked us up and got Mason Goodwin allowed just one goal things going in the on 11 shots while right direction.” making 10 saves. Callaham had six assists to go along with MSU wrapped up its two-game homestand with an 11-5 victory against Arkansas. u See LACROSSE, page 8
Offense shines as Chris Callaham, in an Lacrosse team defeats Ambrose. “That was probably one of the poorer St. Ambrose, Arkansas offensive performances that we’ve had in first home games all year,” head coach By Mike Ursery The Standard
The Missouri State lacrosse Bears saw plenty of offensive production during their most recent homestand last weekend at Kings Street Field in Springfield. MSU defeated St. Ambrose 11-1 on Feb. 28, and then carried the momentum from that victory into the next game, defeating Arkansas 11-5 on March 1. MSU saw goals scored by six different
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Bears split final games going into conference tournament By Mike Ursery The Standard
JQH Arena was filled with mixed emotions after the Missouri State men’s basketball Bears powered their way past the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers for a 72-56 senior night victory on Feb. 25. The four seniors — forward Jarmar Gulley, guard and forward Keith Pickens, guard and forward Nathan Scheer and forward Emmanuel Addo — were all placed in the starting lineup as they played their final home game in front of 5,455 fans. “I was pleased to be able to start the seniors tonight,” head coach Paul Lusk said. “It’s important for the young guys to understand they’re going to be seniors some day. We want them to understand how important seniors are.” Pickens led the senior group with 14 points, but the night belonged to junior forward Christian Kirk, who scored a game-high 16 points. MSU quickly jumped into the game. Pickens scored four points across a span of 23 seconds, redshirt sophomore guard Dorrian Williams added a 3-pointer and the Bears held an early 9-2 lead after the first three minutes. The Ramblers refused to lay down after falling into the early deficit. After Scheer hit a 3-pointer to extend the MSU lead to 12-4, Loyola went on a 12-4 run to tie the game 16-16 with 11:27 remaining in the first half. MSU responded with a 14-4 run, which was led by Kirk. He scored eight points, including two 3-point plays, during the run. The Bears led 30-20 with 5:05 left in the half. MSU continued to score during
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Senior forward Jarmar Gulley plays in the Bears’ game against Loyola.
the first half. Scheer and freshman guard Austin Ruder each had a 3pointer, and Pickens added a 3-point play to give MSU a 41-27 advantage at halftime. The Bears stumbled out of the gate in the second half and didn’t score any points in the first 3:15, which allowed Loyola to open with a 9-2 run. The score was 43-36 with 15:19 remaining. Gulley tipped in a rebound, on a missed shot by Ruder, to end Loyola’s scoring run. Then Kirk went on a tear, scoring six straight points to increase MSU’s lead to 51-38 with 11:03 remaining. “Before the game, I brought the team together and told them that this was the last game they (the seniors) have here,” Kirk said. “We didn’t want to go out with a loss like we did my freshman year.” MSU maintained a double-digit lead throughout the remainder of the game. All four seniors were again on the floor during the final minutes and
walked off one at a time to a standing ovation. Pickens was the last senior to leave, but laid down and kissed the Bears logo at half court before going to the bench. “This place means a lot to me, so I wanted to go out like that,” Pickens said. “I thought about it, and I reacted when I got my name called.” Gulley scored 10 points and also had 10 rebounds as he recorded his sixth double-double of the season. MSU played its regular season finale against the Wichita State Shockers in Wichita, Kan. on March 1. Gulley scored 15 points for his 16th consecutive double-figure-scoring game, but the Bears fell 68-45 to the Shockers. Next for the Bears is the Missouri Valley Conference tournament at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. MSU has drawn the No. 4 seed and will play the No. 5 seed Illinois State Redbirds on March 7. The game is scheduled to begin at 2:35 p.m.
Baseball forced to cancel home opener due to weather; split two games on road By Chase Probert The Standard
First Old Man Winter kept the Missouri State baseball Bears off the field for pre-season workouts. Now, the baseball Bears have had to cancel their home opener. With freezing temperatures and a mixture of snow, ice, and sleet blanketing the country, the winter storm known as Titan forced the Bears to cancel their home opening series against Purdue University. With the cancellation of the games, the Bears opted to travel south to Abilene, Texas where the Bears were able to play in the Bourland-Ardion Classic. The Bears got two games in against the host Abilene Christian Wildcats and the Kansas State Wildcats. The Bears finale on Sunday against Grand Canyon University also had to be canceled due to the winter storm. In Game 1 on Friday, the Bears were powered by another great offensive performance and another strong start from senior righthanded pitcher Cody Schumacher to earn a 12-0 victory. Schumacher advanced to 3-0 on the year after striking out eight Abilene Christian hitters while hurling seven scoreless innings, advancing his scoreless inning streak to 16.1 innings. Meanwhile, the Bears’ offense posted a 12-hit performance that was backed by the middle of their lineup, with juniors Dylan Becker, infielder and outfielder, and infielder catcher Eric Cheray and u See BASEBALL, page 8
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Lady Bears look for Tournament time: the final win on the road possiblities are endless By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard
This coming weekend, a lot of history is about to be made, for Arch Madness is upon us. More importantly, this is the conference tournament for the Missouri Valley, which is currently under the enormous shadow of Wichita State’s record-setting 31-0 record. The conference tournament takes place this Thursday-Sunday, March 6-9. On Thursday, at 6:05 p.m., eighth-seeded Drake plays ninth-seeded Evansville. These two teams split in the regular season, with each team winning on its home court. Drake won by the larger margin, but Evansville’s win came with an impressive display of defense, holding the Bulldogs to under 50 points. Evansville’s final fivegame record was 2-3, but all three losses were by five points or less. Two of those losses were to Wichita State and Indiana State—forgivable offenses. Drake’s final five-game record was 3-2, including a big-time win over Northern Iowa. The winner of this game will play topranked Wichita State on Friday at 12:05 p.m., in Game 3. Following Game 1 is seventh-seeded Bradley against 10th-seeded Loyola. Bradley won both meetings in the regular season in convincing fashion, holding Loyola to just 38 points in the game in Peoria. The winner of this game will face second-seeded Indiana State on Friday at 6:05 p.m., in Game 5. Following Game 3 is fourth-seeded Missouri State
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The Lady Bears play Indiana State on Friday, Feb. 21. The Lady Bears lost 73-37 to the Sycamores.
Regular-season finale Snapshot at Wichita State could What the Lady Bears determine women’s have done the past spot in tournament 10 games By John Robinson The Standard
The regular season of college basketball is coming to an end, and the Lady Bears are looking for a good spot in the final standings as they finish up their season on the road. The final home stretch was one of offensive inefficiency for the Lady Bears (13-15, 8-9) — with record lows in all offensive categories — but they were able to respond with their best offensive performances of the year with a 97-73 win at Southern Illinois University (5-22, 3-13). The Lady Bears tied a season-high assist record while only committing 10 turnovers and shooting 51 percent for the game. Senior forward Bry Snow became the 57th Lady Bear to score 500 points in her career, and senior guard Desiree Phillips also joined the record books, becoming the 47th Lady Bear to appear in 100 career games. The Lady Bears could not get a streak going, though, falling on the road to the redhot University of Evansville (13-14, 8-8), who is on a six-game winning streak after besting the Lady Bears. In Evansville, the Lady Bears fell back into one of their slow starts, allowing a 10-0 scoring run in the first three minutes of the game and were never able to cut the lead to more than five. Shooting percentage and turnovers also took a turn for the worse, with the Lady Bears shooting only 39 percent and committing 22 turnovers. The Lady Bears now find themselves in
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Game 1: (8) Drake vs. (9) Evansville @ 6:05 p.m. Game 2: (7) Bradley vs. (10) Loyola @ 8:35 p.m. Friday, March 7 Game 3: (1) Wichita St. vs. winner of Game 1 @ 12:05 p.m. Game 4: (4) Missouri St. vs. (5) Illinois St. @ 2:35 p.m. Game 5: (2) Indiana St. vs. winner of Game 2 @ 6:05 p.m. Game 6: (3) UNI vs. (6) SIU @ 8:35 p.m. Saturday, March 8 Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner @ 1:35 p.m. Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner @ 4:05 p.m. Sunday, March 9 Championship: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner @ 1:05 p.m.
versus fifth-seeded Illinois State at 2:35 p.m. in Game 4. Missouri State defeated Illinois State at home in overtime 78-70, but Illinois State returned the favor on their court, 67-63. These two teams are as equal as they come, which promises to be a great matchup. The winner of Game 4 plays the winner of Game 3 on Saturday at 1:35 p.m. in Game 7. A respite in the schedule allows the media and fans a nice break, then at 6:05 p.m. the fun begins again, with Indiana State playing the winner of Game 2 in Game 5. Indiana State swept both teams this season, although they finished the season on a three-game losing streak. The nightcap is between the third-seeded Northern
Iowa and sixth-seeded Southern Illinois. Northern Iowa finished the season strong with a tough win on the road at Indiana State. Southern Illinois has really turned its season around lately, too. The team challenged Wichita State and Indiana State on the road whilst defeating Illinois State in the regular season finale. The Panthers and Salukis split their games against one another in the regular season, each team being the victor in its own arena. The winners of Game 6 and Game 5 will meet on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. in Game 8. The championship game is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. on CBS Sports and will be between the winners of Game 7 and Game 8.
Ice Bears begin preparing for national tournament
The Ice Bears have been placed in Pool C of this year’s tournament, which is set to take place between March 21-25 in Marlborough, With the Ice Bears down 3-2 in the final Mass., just outside Boston. In Pool C, the Ice minutes of their first game of the ACHA Bears will compete against the likes of Penn. Regional Tournament, some of the Missouri State, Weber State or Northeastern. State seniors began to get emotional, believWith three weeks left until the tournament ing their collegiate careers to be over. begins, the Ice Bears are currently doing their “I was reminiscing on my career,” senior best to stay focused on the task at hand: winforward Justin Kim said. “I couldn’t help it.” ning the national title. “I was starting to tear up. I was thinking it “It has been an incredible run, but I don’t was all over,” senior forward and captain think anyone is satisfied yet,” Bartsch said Derek Bartsch said. before an Ice Bears practice last week. But with hopes and time dwindling, senior “We’re doing our best to just maintain right defender Jake Guthrie was able to make a now. We’re still hitting the gym, staying flexslick pass which junior defender Eric Aldag ible, staying healthy. We’re focused on our deflected to senior forward Blake Ryan who game and on achieving our goal.” found the back of the net with six seconds left “This is big for us; we’re excited for ourto tie the game at 3, keep the season alive and selves and for the program,” Davis said give new meaning to before the practice. Ice Bears getting “But we’re getting emotional. It has been an incredible back in the gym and “I was jumping up we’re still hitting the run, but I don’t think and down and hugice so we stay ready.” ging everybody,” In the time until anyone is satisfied yet.” Bartsch said. “I was the tournament hugging Coach Buchbegins, the Ice Bears er and all the people Derek Bartsch are not only looking on the bench.” at how to achieve Senior forward their goal of winning “I’d love to say I believed in us the and team captain a national title, but whole way,” Kim how they will make it said, “but I still can’t to New England. believe it. I still can’t believe we’re going.” The Ice Bears have set up a Skate with the Junior forward Jack Ryan concurred. Ice Bears night at Mediacom Ice Park on Fri“I wish I could say I had 100 percent day, March 8 where the team will be taking confidence in us tying that game,” Ryan donations for the trip. Along with skating said. with the Ice Bears, fans can enjoy a skills As we know now, the Ice Bears were able competition put on by the team. to complete the comeback as Jack Ryan The Ice Bears are also crowdfunding scored a goal in overtime and sophomore through GoFundMe.com to help raise money goalie Justin Davis shutout Robert Morris to for the trip, with a goal set at $17,000. send the Ice Bears to this year’s ACHA D2 Head coach Bob Bucher and the team National Tournament. insist that any amount donated will help.
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MSU basketball player arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated By Nicolette Martin The Standard
Senior forward Emmanuel Addo was arrested late Saturday, March 1, under suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Bears head coach Paul Lusk confirmed Sunday that Addo was arrested. The incident is classified as a Category 1 offense under the Missouri State Student-Athlete Code of Conduct, which includes: • Violations of the law or probation not classified as felonies (misdemeanors and municipal violations • First-time alcohol offenses which do not result in the destruction of property, injury, or death, and which do not involve other criminal behavior • First-time use of illegal drugs or controlled sub-
stances • Hazing which does not result in the destruction of property, injury, or death and which does not involve other criminal behavior • Violations of the Social Networking Policy and other similar university policies • Providing false information to university officials and coaches. “Emmanuel obviously used poor judgment, and he has taken responsibility for his actions,” Lusk said in an email statement provided by the MSU Athletics Department. “He’ll be suspended from team practices and games indefinitely as a result of this incident. Addo played in 27 games this season and started 18 times. In those 27 games, Addo 4.3 points, three steals and one block per game.
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he wound up — pun intended — choosing business. Both of his parents majored in business, and he really liked what the university had to offer, so he became a business major and set high goals for himself academically. To further demonstrate his dedication to the books, Burgess is pursuing an MBA on top off his pursuit of gen-
eral business. His achievements and awards, both on the field and in the classroom, are enough to fill a bookshelf. “As a pitcher, he is extremely talented,” said high school teammate Zach Calton. “He’s got a strong arm and puts in the hours and works to get better every day.” His character is highly spoken of by Calton, too. “Off the field, he’s simply a good person. Tyler is an intelligent, funny, likeable guy. He loves God, he
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loves his family and he loves his community.” Outside of athletics and academics, he enjoys that Missouri State has a small feel, even though it is so large. It has been easy to meet people here, especially athletes from other MSU sports teams. “It is neat to be so connected in the athletic department,” Burgess said. His career so far is highlighted by his 45 strikeouts and 14 saves in his freshman and sophomore seasons. As far as this season
goes, Burgess has been impressed with the team’s production. “We are off to a great start — it’s been a lot of fun,” Burgess said. “We are swinging the bat well, and our pitching is keeping us in every game. We have a good group of guys that enjoy playing together, and our team feeds off that energy.” Burgess is well-liked and a clutch performer. With two seasons under his belt and two to go, the promise his game offers is comforting to the program and fans alike.
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Softball Bears split games in Coaches vs. Cancer tourney By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard
This past weekend, the softball team played in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament in Cape Girardeau, Mo. In Game 1, the team lost in five innings to Saint Louis University, 11-1. The Bears’ one run came off an Erin Duewel RBI double, scoring Bethany Sullinger. In Game 2, the Bears turned the tables, assuming the role of power. They defeated Southeast Missouri State 8-0, once again scoring in the first inning. Sen-
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-rent goals include recycling campus-wide, conducting a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and developing a plan for reducing the carbon footprint of the university. These goals are set and overseen by the Sustainability Advisory Committee, made up of students, faculty, staff and even community members.
ior third baseman Heather Duckworth went 2-3 and had four RBI, while junior pitcher Chelsea Jones recorded her second complete game shutout of the season. The Bears come home next week during spring break. On March 12, they host SIU-Edwardsville at 5 p.m. They start conference play later that weekend against Bradley with a doubleheader on March 15, starting at 12 p.m. They conclude their series against the Braves on March 16 at 12 p.m.
Do you want to get involved but aren’t sure where to start? Bansbach encourages you to start by contacting her. “Any student may write a proposal to fund a sustainability initiative on campus, and this is a great way to learn about the process of making sustainable ideas a reality,” she said. For more information on sustainability here at Missouri State, visit http://www.missouristate.ed u/sustainability.
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his one goal in a seven-point effort for MSU. He currently leads the nation with 32 points and 18 assists. He also is averaging 5.33 points per game, ranking
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sophomores Spencer Johnson, infielder and outfielder, and catcher Matt Fultz each collecting two hits and two RBIs. The Bears jumped out to an early 40 lead in the top of the first, allowing Schumacher to work with a lead for the entirety of his day. The Bears added on another run in the top of the second and then advance the lead to 70 in the fifth following a two-run home run from Fultz — his first homer as a Bear. The Bears added five more in the eighth inning to reach the final of 120. On Saturday, the Bears got a taste of their own medicine as the Kansas State
him third nationally in that category. “We worked really well as a team, both offensively and defensively,” Callaham said. “We fought for every ground ball, and we capitalized on a decent percentage of them.” Goodwin was again given the opportunity to be the starting goalie. He faced 10 shots and made five saves. Wildcats put up three runs in the first inning and force the Bears to play from behind all day in an 8-3 loss. Kansas State opened the game up with a three-run first inning and knocked around Missouri State sophomore starter Matt Hall. Hall completed just four innings for the Bears, surrendering eight hits for six runs (five earned), while striking out four. The Wildcats would take a 4-2 lead into the fifth inning, where the Wildcats tacked on four more runs off Hall and junior reliever Zach Merciez – though the runs surrendered by Merciez were unearned. The Bears’ bullpen put on a strong performance with junior lefthanded pitcher Tyler Burgess tossing three and third scoreless innings and freshman right-handed pitcher Tayler Ross throwing a scoreless ninth.
“The defense did a really good job of boxing (Arkansas) out and not allowing them to take a lot of shots,” Goodwin said. MSU will continue its schedule with a pair of road games. The team will face Robert Morris on March 21 in Arlington Heights, Ill. The road trip will end with a game at DePaul on March 22.
The Bears managed eight hits off Kansas State starter Jared Moore, but Moore surrendered three runs while striking out five Missouri State batters. The Bears were lead offensively by senior catcher and first baseman Conor Smith (2-3, pair of RBI singles), Eric Cherary (2-3, 2B, BB), and sophomore outfielder Tate Matheny (1-4, RBI single). As of now, the Bears are scheduled to make their home debut on Tuesday, March 4 against Arkansas State University for a two-game set at Hammons Field. First pitch for both games is scheduled for 3:05 p.m., though the games are at risk, due to, the effects of this weekend’s weather. Stay updated on these games by following The Standard Sports feed on Twitter (@Standard_Sports).
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MSU men’s soccer team, Little Debbie unwrap smiles By John Robinson The Standard
“Unwrap a Smile,” the slogan of Little Debbie Snack foods became the slogan of the Missouri State men’s soccer team as well when the team and snack food company joined forces this school year. “Coach Leamy came up with the idea originally,” said Matthew Lerman, an athletics communication graduate assistant who works with the team. “It was an idea from coach on relating to the students on a personal level; getting a relationship built between the student body and the team.” Head coach Jon Leamy went out and bought some Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies with his own money and began passing
them out to students all around the Plaster Student Union in exchange for a follow on Twitter. The idea worked exactly how Leamy hoped, and the team’s following on Twitter jumped to over 1,700. The constant tweets mentioning Little Debbie also caught the attention of Thomas Mossbeck, a marketing and advertising associate at McKee Foods, the parent company of Little Debbie, who runs the social media activities for the company. “Thomas got a kick out of the idea and sent some products to the coach as a thank you,” said Mike Gloeker, the media contact for McKee Foods. “The coach then contacted us later and asked us if we did donations. He told us of a concert to support the team,
so Thomas sent him several cases of our newest product: Little Debbie Cosmic Cupcakes.” The concert was the product of another connection Leamy made over the season with local band Luna Jamboree, a band comprised of Missouri State graduates, that the team asked to play at the “Living our Legacy” game back in the fall. “We’re out here with Luna and Little Debbies. What could be better?” said Leamy at the concert on Feb. 24. It’s a partnership that has worked wonderfully for the Bears in Leamy’s eyes. “Little Debbie’s motto is ‘Unwrap a Smile,’ and that’s what I want our team to do as well,” Leamy said. “We have our usual off-season preparations, and we wanted to
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the website would correct them, grade them all and enter the scores. You had to set up an account for that class. Well, a student set up two accounts. One was a real name, and one was a fictitious name; supposedly so she could study quiz questions she might not see the first time. “Except that every time there was a quiz, she went and did that other one first. Then she logged on hers, and bang, bang, bang,
try something a little different to connect with our student body. Little Debbie and Luna helped make that happen.” This was one of Little Debbie’s first times working with an organization like the soccer team, but Gloeker was pleased with how well the partnership worked. “We appreciate the mutual goodwill gained from the action,” Gloeker said. “And of course our motto is ‘Unwrap a Smile,’ and the coach helped us do just that.” Could MSU ever see anything like this again between the team and Little Debbie? “I don’t know where (these partnerships) are gonna end up, but look at (the crowd).” Leamy said. “We are building connections, and that’s what our goal is. That’s what we want to do.”
had the right answers. But she said ‘it doesn’t say anywhere that I can’t make another account. I paid the extra $20.’” When asked if this was successful, Tomasi said, “No. Her claim did not hold up.” More than anything, Tomasi wants everyone at MSU to understand the academic integrity policy and his or her rights as defined within it. “Teachers need to make an effort to make things clear, and if it’s not clear, students need to ask each teacher what’s allowed and what’s not allowed, rather than make an assumption.”
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A chess piece is knocked over on a chess board. The strategy of chess is a difficult one that the chess club will help students learn this fall.
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good chance of hosting the state championship tournament in the summer. “Hosting the tournament would give us the home advantage and get more people talking about chess club,” he said. Though there is a lot of effort to play in more tournaments, Beatty said, the members are happy as long as they are playing chess, even if it means only playing games against each other during practices. Beatty and Day both said
that playing chess regularly has helped them in other areas of their lives, too, especially in cognitive function. “It helps your critical thinking and analytical skills, because you have to try to predict your opponent’s moves and understand what the moves mean on the board,” Day said. “It also helps in social interactions, because you understand where the other person is coming from and can judge the reasoning of their actions.” Beatty particularly enjoys the mental escape and the camaraderie among the club members.
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Stewart also hopes to replace as much furniture as possible, put in new floors, paint, update all the bathrooms and put in energy efficient lighting. “The goal with Sunvilla is to provide a very affordable, on-campus apartment option for our students,” Stewart said. “We want them to have minimal deposits with the ability to use their financial aid instead of having to come up with monthly rent.” He said this place will be intended for upperclassmen, because they want it to be “wet” living, meaning students of age will be
“The stronger players are good at giving constructive criticism to help the weaker players improve,” he said. Chess club practices are held on Monday nights 7-10 p.m. in PSU 317-A. During practices, they play intraclub tournaments and review the games to learn more strategies, Beatty said. Beatty and Day said everyone is welcome, regardless of their experience level playing chess. “We are open to the idea of giving students and people from the outside community lessons,” Beatty said. Day said they are planning to officially implement the lessons next fall.
able to have and consume alcohol. Stewart also recently found out that a federal grant has been obtained for a FEMA shelter. “It’ll be in conjunction with the Sunvilla remodel,” Stewart said. “The shelter would be funded by a grant and would be a safe room for about 1,000 people.” However, Sunvilla Towers isn’t the only residence hall that will be renovated. Stewart said it’s time to go back and remodel all bathrooms and student rooms in Kentwood Hall, an old hotel that MSU bought and fixed up back in the 80s. Based on popular demand, he said they are going to increase the number of single private rooms from about 20 to 53. “That’s going to be great for students,”
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Break out the maps this spring break for some fun road trips that aren’t far from home.
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Hammons House and Hutchens House will also be worked on during the summer. Hutchens is getting a new roof and the first floors in each building will be refreshed. Stewart explains that all these renovations are paid for through student dollars and that the debt will have to be retired through room and board rates, although they haven’t been approved yet. “I’ve proposed they go up slightly, but that’s all across the state,” Stewart said. “The room portion has seen a 1.5 percent increase meaning a Hammons House two-person room would be $210 more than it is now.” According to Stewart, the rates have not been set yet for what the apartments will cost but will be very competitive and cheaper than what can be found off-campus.