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Missouri House budget proposal restores funding for higher ed HANNA SUMPTER Senior Reporter @hannasumpter Missouri State University and other public universities across the state could see state funding restored after Missouri House of Representatives passed a new budget last month.

The Missouri House passed a $28 billion state budget on March 29 for the 2019 fiscal year that restored the $68 million Gov. Eric Greitens cut from higher education in his

budget proposal released Jan. 22.

“I think that if we were going to do another (cut) we should also require our state departments to cut to a similar level from their budgets,” Missouri Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick Courtesy of Missouri said. “We haven’t done State University that, so we wanted to figure out a way to treat the institutions fairly.”

Of the $68 million restoration, MSU would receive about $6.5 million back in state funding. The rest of the funding Greitens cut from MSU, about $2.5 million, will still be withheld from this state budget.

“We’re not done yet, but it is a good positive step,” MSU President Clif Smart said.

Fitzpatrick, also the budget chairman for the Missouri House, headed budget creation and said the funding cut for higher education was “pretty extreme.”

“I didn’t feel that was appropriate,” Fitzpatrick said. “Two years in a row, I think

New health center named The Bill and Lucille Magers Family Health and Wellness Center officially opened Monday

Missouri State University junior and Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench Team honoree Reggie Scurry announced Monday his career as a Bear is officially over.

Scurry tweeted: “I appreciate all of the unbelievable support from the fans, coaches and my teammates. I loved every minute being at

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University President Clif Smart, Bryan Magers and Chris Magers, as well as faculty and SGA members cut the ribbon at the Bill and Lucille Magers Family Health and Wellness Center ribbon cutting ceremony on April 9. a legacy building,” Muegge said. “The construction of this facility could not have been accomplished without the continued support of the entire MSU community.”

Muegge called the new building the best university health center in the Midwest, citing MSU’s growing student body population and overall image.

“Paired with the welcome center, these two buildings say to all prospective students, all employees, all visitors of campus: ‘Welcome. We care,’” Muegge said.

MSU students had previously voted to assess themselves a $29 per-semester health fee for future upkeep of the building that began in fall 2017.

Student Body Vice President Caitlin Schaefer said this helped establish a connection with MSU’s student body from the project’s earliest stages of development.

“Thirty-four-plus patient rooms, nine counseling spaces, three floors, but the

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Missouri State, but unfortunately, I will not be returning to Missouri State for my last year.”

The 6-foot-5 forward averaged 8.9 points per game in 21 appearances for the Bears in 2017-18. He shot 50.3 percent from the field, averaged 4.2 rebounds per game and finished second on the team in blocks with 19.

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Campus Judicial Board rules on election complaint CORTLYNN STARK News Editor @Cortlynn_Stark

The unveiling of the name of the new Bill and Lucille Magers Family Health and Wellness Center.

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NOAH STANDISH Senior Reporter @NoahjStandish The clouds finally parted and the red ribbon was finally cut on Monday morning, as Missouri State University’s new health and wellness center was formally unveiled.

As the Plaster Student Union Bear peeked over a crowd of students, faculty and contractors, MSU President Clif Smart stood at a podium to speak alongside several representatives of a renovation project first discussed in fall 2014.

Months of planning, construction and support from students and the Springfield community finally culminated in a reveal of the building’s official title: The Bill and Lucille Magers Family Health and Wellness Center.

“I’m pleased to tell you (the building) is named after a couple who have given tremendous service to our country and to Springfield,” Smart said.

“This state-of-the-art facility will help keep students healthy, so future generations will give back to their own communities.”

Since fall 2016, the health and wellness center had been housed in the first floor of Monroe Apartments, with individual rooms used for patient care. Now, MSU’s staff of full-time nurses, physicians and receptionists will fill a building of roughly 36,000 square feet.

The move may have been just across the street, but Director of the Health and Wellness Center F. David Muegge said its significance reaches much further.

“This is a unique clinic, which is now

we’ve asked a lot of the institutions this year with the 10 percent reductions that occurred last year. I just didn’t feel it was appropriate to do that again.”

A tuition increase cap inserted as a stipulation with the restoration of higher education funding will limit next year’s tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students to 1 percent. This equates to an increase of $2 per credit hour.

With the possible funding restoration in consideration, university administrators and

A campaign manager on a ticket for this week’s student body president and vice president election was approved to run the campaign, despite having been on the Elections Commission for Student Government Association.

The Standard has received complaints about Ramirez’s role as a campaign manager.

Chief Elections Commissioner Sam Siebert said campaign manager Amy Ramirez was approved because of Siebert’s interpretation of the elections code.

She manages student body president candidate Isaiah Villarreal and vice president Dillon

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Cordel’s campaign.

The Campus Judicial Board ruled on April 4 in favor of Siebert’s interpretation.

The discretion came in the Elections Code Article I, Section II, Subsection F, which states: “No members of the Elections Commission will be permitted to run for any post in any sanctioned election during an academic year in which they served on the Elections Commission.”

“Originally, when she was approved to be on Isaiah’s campaign she was a member of the commission but she had resigned before the tickets became official or were turned in, in any capacity,” Siebert said.

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More than 30 speakers come to MSU for Public Affairs Conference LAYNE STRACENER Staff Reporter @LayneStracener

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International students find issues Business Advisement Center BATOOL ALZUBI Staff Reporter @AlBatoolz There are more than 1,500 international students enrolled at Missouri State University and 43 percent of them are in the College of Business, according to the Office of International Services.

Many international students go to the Business Advisement Center as a guide to learn more about their classes and academic programs.

Some international students said they feel the services the Advisement Center offers to them are inconvenient.

Senior logistics and operation management major Mohammed Almulhim said he faced difficulties with the BAC that caused him to delay his graduation to the next semester.

Almulhim said he had an online management class that he had to take before graduating, but his scholarship does not allow him to take online classes.

“My adviser told me my online management class will be seated next semester and I can wait,” Almulhim said. “It is still online, nothing changed, so I waited for a whole semester for nothing.”

Almulhim said he contacted the BAC several times about his problem, but until now they did not offer him any effective solutions.

Sandra Culver, director of the BAC, said they try as much as they can to keep up with the needs of international students and the regulations and the paperwork they have to get done.

They are always in the process of learning about international students, because they come from a completely different place, Culver said.

“Advisers typically attend meetings, presentations and workshops that include information provided by the International Services Office and English Language Institute,” Culver said.

Junior computer information systems major Mohammed Qutaym, said his adviser did not tell him about a lot of prerequisites he had to finish in his freshman year as a computer information systems student.

“They recommended to me hard classes as a freshman and an international student,” Qutaym said. “Like American Democracy and other things that I still have no idea about.”

Qutaym said he tries now not to depend on one adviser, and he asks other students in COB

before registering for classes.

“I wish there was international advisers,” Qutaym said.

“They would be more helpful.

I am sure they would understand my situation better and where I am coming from.”

George Radier, an adviser at the BAC, said they try to expand their cultural awareness by attending sessions that teach them more about international students and their regulations.

“Advisers at the BAC are regular attendees of trainings/ workshops that focus on assisting different student population,” Radier said.

Culver said international students sometimes have a different understanding of the adviser’s duties. Advisers’ duties change in each culture.

“Advisers in different cultures or settings may provide very different services than the advisers in the Business Advisement Center,” Culver said.

Some students depend completely on their adviser, Culver said. She said an adviser’s main job is to provide information about the student’s academic program, policies and procedures, and enforce the COB requirements.

“We are here because we like to help people,” Culver said.

“Especially students.”

Missouri State University’s Public Affairs Conference April 10-12 will feature more than 30 speakers and presenters.

The theme for this year’s Public Affairs Conference, which is free and open to the public, is “Sustainability in Practice: Consensus and Consequences.”

Victoria Kelley, Student Govenment Association director of public affairs, said the conference will challenge ideas of what sustainability is.

“It not only focuses on how we can live lives that are not draining of resources, but also how to create environments that are open and adaptive,” Kelley, a senior political science major, said.

Sustainability is often associated with nature, but the Missouri State website explains that sustainability in practice is broader and involves “societal components that reach every corner of human behavior: government, business, education, the arts, medicine and human services.”

The conference will hold discussions on sustainability issues in relation to human behaviors. It will focus on topics like climate change and water scarcity, as well as hunger and nutrition, the role art and religion play in sustainability, specific issues in Springfield, the future of sustainability and how to create sustainable change.

BUDGET Continued from page 1 board members are now pursuing two paths of budget creation for the university, each dependent on whether the state’s budget officially restores funding for MSU. “The big unknown is that the governor hasn’t been involved in these conversations,” Smart said. Smart later said, “Even though the legislature is restoring the money, what we don’t know is whether if at any point the governor would withhold some or all of the money that’s been restored.”

Smart also said it is unclear if this restoration is a turn around from the previous

Mary Wood, director of public affairs support, said she enjoys meeting the speakers.

“The best part for me includes getting to meet all the speakers who represent such a broad spectrum of backgrounds, expertise areas and interests,” Wood said.

“I enjoy seeing our students get the opportunity to interact with these speakers and expand their thinking on the topics.”

Kelley said the Public Affairs Conference this year is unique because it includes student projects, such as the Sustainability Student Showcase, which is student organized and led, and “Until There’s Nothing,” a dance production created by students.

The opening keynote speaker is Robert Ballard, an oceanographer who discovered the Titanic and other significant shipwrecks. He will share his story and discuss the future of sustainability in deep sea exploration.

Ballard will speak at 7:30 p.m. on April 10 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.

Wood said Ballard was chosen to speak because his work reflects the theme of the conference.

“Dr. Ballard was selected based on his interest in not only ocean research and discovery of shipwrecks, but also sustainability of the ocean itself,” Wood said.

For more information on speakers and events, visit publicaffairs.missouristate. edu/conference.

years of funding cuts for public universities.

“Not knowing where (Greitens) stands and knowing that the governor’s role in budgeting is really critical, it is hard to know,” Smart said. “Is this a one-year reprieve or is it a longer-term solution? I think time will tell on that, there is just no way to know right now.”

The Missouri Senate has over four weeks to approve a budget before it is sent to Greitens.

“I think that the Senate will maintain at least the same amount of money that we have in higher education funding,” Fitzpatrick said. “They could do more; they could do less. But all the signals I’ve received from the Senate are that they intend to do at least what we did in terms of funding.”

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Google accidentally confirms Pixel 3, opens speculation for future of device line JONATHAN PETESCH Columnist @thepeach1999 A rumour has been circling around over the past few weeks about a new Google Pixel phone which will be significantly cheaper than its mainstream counterparts, such as the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Fear that Google is re-evaluating the Pixel lineup and dropping the mainstream flagship phones we’ve come to expect has been building, and for good reason. It would not only put a new line of phones in jeopardy of losing the reputation they’ve gained, but it would also reflect badly on Google as its reputation for consistency would be at stake.

That fear was recently put to rest, however, by the release of some new

code in Android Oreo, which referenced new features specifically for the Pixel 3. This is is still not official, but it does give us some insight into what Google might be planning for the future of the Pixel line.

If Google were to release a budget-oriented device, we assume it would be named in a similar way as the iPhone SE where it will not carry the number of the flagship device in order to distinguish it from the main devices. If this were the case, the Pixel 3 which was referenced in code would not be the rumoured budget phone but instead the full flagship Pixel device.

A more affordable option for the Pixel line would not be unprecedented as Google’s now extinct Nexus line hinged on the fact that it was more affordable than other flagship

phones from the likes of Apple and Samsung, while still maintaining the quality craftsmanship available from other flagship manufacturers.

Before the Pixel line took the place of the Nexus line, devices such as the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P sold incredibly well and worked just as well and sometimes better than other devices such as the iPhone. Most Nexus users who abandoned Google after the introduction of the Pixel line did so because of the price increase, so this could easily bring some of those users back to Google.

The only issue Google will face by introducing a budget Pixel device would be an increased demand for this lower priced phone, leading to a decreased demand for the flagship Pixel 3 which Google truly wants to

sell.

Something else this code might confirm is that the Pixel 3 will ship with Android Oreo as it is unlikely Google would build a feature into Android Oreo if the Pixel 3 is to be released with Android P, which is already available for developers to test.

With Android P scheduled for full release in Q3, it wouldn't be impossible, but it would be highly improbable, as Google typically releases its flagship phones alongside the new version of Android.

Again, this is all speculation at this point, but it is backed up by many facts to lead me to these conclusions.

I look forward to seeing what Google Jonathan Petesch will do to make its Pixel line more accessible while still maintaining the premium quality it’s known for.

You should be scared Food and mood: The link Doubt is a necessary tool when between diet and depression preparing for the next step COURTNEY DRAPER Special to The Standard Depression is an extremely common but very serious mental illness. According to the World Health Organization, “more than 300 million people of all ages suffer from depression, globally.”

It affects the way people think, feel and how they perform daily activities. Depression can impact every part of a person’s life, and it tends to get much worse over time if left untreated.

The good news is that depression is highly treatable.

There are a multitude of medications and therapy practices that are proven to be effective in reducing the severity of and curing depression.

In addition to this, there is reason to believe that changes in diet may have a significant impact on the development and treatment of depression.

Recent research suggests that what we eat can considerably affect our mental health.

Things such as nutritional deficiencies, unhealthy gut bacteria and a diet high in processed foods are thought to contribute to the development and worsening of depression.

Daniela Novotny, a registered dietitian and instructor in biomedical sciences at Missouri State University, said that overly restrictive and overly indulgent diets can have negative impacts on mood.

She said it’s best to “decrease foods that are processed and refined,” and to increase the consumption of foods rich in omega-3s and probiotics.

“It is unrealistic (for most people) to completely avoid these (processed and refined) foods,” Novotny said. “However, if 80 percent of the diet is rich in healthy, unprocessed foods, then it will help to neutralize the possible side effects of unhealthy foods.”

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She is not the only professional who believes there is a link between food and mood.

Dr. Netti Summer, a counseling psychologist who specializes in eating disorders, said she sees improvements in the moods of depressed patients when they make healthy changes to their diets.

“Food is fuel for the body and the brain,” Summer said. “If you do not have enough of the right nutrients, your brain does not function optimally.”

Numerous scholarly journals, such as the Journal of Mental Health, explore studies that suggest a correlation between nutrition and depression.

Deficiencies in vitamins D and B12, as well as the cellular inflammation caused by processed foods, are among the top suggested contributors to depression.

In many studies, the Mediterranean diet is suggested as being one of the best diets for combatting depression.

The Mediterranean diet, which is rich in veggies, fruits and fish, while low in meat and dairy products, is thought to have anti-inflammatory properties that can prevent and reduce depression.

Since inflammation-causing foods and medications are thought to contribute to depression, it makes sense that an anti-inflammatory diet is thought to treat it.

Even though the research to support a correlation between diet and depression is relatively new, even a quick Google search yields plenty of results on the topic.

The foods we eat are known to affect our physical health, so it only makes sense they would affect our mental health as well.

Of course, there are many causes of depression and many established treatments for it, but nutrition could prove to be a key factor in its development and treatment.

For those struggling with depression, a healthy change in diet may make all the difference.

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EMILY JOSHU Managing Editor @EmilyJoshu April has become notorious for being the season to solidify upcoming goals and, if you’re graduating, have a solid answer to the question “Where are you going?”

Whether you have that plan already in place or not, it’s normal to expect some uncertainty in your voice and the urge to look back in question.

This is normal and healthy.

There is the common belief that confidence is key when planning out where to take a job, attend graduate school or uproot your entire life; that may be true, but fear plays its own part in that equation.

Classmates are probably flooding Facebook with the news that they have been accepted to their top graduate school or have been offered a job immediately after graduation. Even those who aren’t graduating have their eyes on internships and leadership positions on campus. There is a certain inferiority complex that comes with that because you may have the urge to compare yourself to those people.

However, what goes unseen between those lines of gratitude on social media is the inevitable sense of doubt that comes with the unknown. We should be proud of knowing the destination while having a blurred idea of the journey

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rather than act like that doubt is not there.

Fear is a motivator and a force of adrenaline, especially when everything hits at once with the realization that you don’t have your entire life in order anymore. When I received an acceptance letter to graduate school for publishing at New York University, a school I almost didn’t apply to because I thought I would never be accepted, I nearly started crying for two reasons: My dream school wanted me, and I had no idea how I was going to make it happen. That uncertainty and its rush, however, is what put both tears in my eyes and a smile on my face.

Even after formally accepting that offer and coming to terms with the fact that I, someone who has never lived outside of Missouri, is moving to New York, it’s safe to say that I still have no idea what I’m doing. I don’t have a place to live, roommates or a day job yet. It terrifies me, but that fear is the ultimate motivation for moving forward.

My fellow editors have opportunities to move to Tulsa, Columbus and even Africa.

In past years, many editors did not stray far past Springfield.

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According to The Standard’s “Where do graduates go?” story published in January, Missouri State President Clif Smart said 75 percent of Missouri State graduates never leave the state. I don’t see this number as a bad thing or as a lack of ambition, but it makes me think of comfort zones. The community in Springfield and at Missouri State is incredible and does everything in its power to make students comfortable but has trouble encouraging students to branch out beyond the bear statues.

Often, the most terrifying goals are the ones that scare us, and if we get too comfortable in the environment where everything is planned and certain, what happens to those goals? You only go as far as you allow yourself, and becoming too comfortable means the likelihood of going somewhere that scares you significantly decreases.

Ambition is reliant on fear and sometimes wondering if you are doing the right thing.

That is not only healthy, but necessary. Use fear as a motivator, and when someone asks, take pride in the answer of, “I don’t know how I’ll do it.” Do it anyway.

Eventually, you will figure things out and become comfortable.

Today is not the day for that.

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Holocaust Student activist working to inspire women, discussion organizers in conservative communities highlights history of violence EMILY COLE Staff Reporter @EMCole19

MADDIE KNAPP Staff Reporter @mapp_ Ekklesia, Missouri State’s progressive campus ministry, gave a new generation the opportunity to learn about and discuss the Holocaust.

“Tonight’s conversation is difficult but necessary,” Rev. Howard Cavner, Ekklesia’s campus minister, said. “It’s necessary for each generation to know what has happened before it.”

Ken Elkins, a Holocaust scholar and MSU adjunct professor, and Francie Wolff, a member of Temple Israel and daughter of Holocaust survivor, were invited to Ekklesia’s event to speak on April 4 in the Plaster Student Union.

Over 30 years after the end of World War II, Elkins said he first heard about the Holocaust from a 1977 mini-series starring Meryl Streep, called “Holocaust.”

“At the time, I just thought they just made it up, as a story about World War II, as something different,” Elkins said.

Elkins said the Holocaust was not talked about in high school and was not included in the textbooks.

The following year, Elkins began school at MSU, then called Southwest Missouri State, where he took three classes about Nazi Germany and the Holocaust that sparked his drive to learn more. Elkins has been teaching about the Holocaust for 25 years and currently teaches the Holocaust and the Human Experience course at MSU. “Most survivors don’t care for the term (Holocaust),” Elkins said. “The word ‘Holocaust’ comes from the Ancient Greek word ‘holoskaustos.’ It means ‘burnt offering pleasing to God.’ You can see why they might not be happy with that.”

Elkins said the term many favor is the Hebrew term “Shoah,” which means “catastrophe of huge proportion or something so awful it’s hard to understand how it could happen.”

Elkins said the resistance of the Jews during the ghettoization phase of World War II was evident and not expected by the Nazis, but many still argue that they did not try to resist.

“If you keep your identity in the face of what the Nazis were doing, that is resistance,” Elkins said. “Just to keep your dignity was resistance.”

The second speaker of the night was Francie Wolff, who shared the story of her father, Arthur Rosen, escaping Nazi Germany in 1934.

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On March 24, students across the country became political activists when they left their classrooms as part of the March for Our Lives walkout for gun reform. For Missouri State University student Hannah Brashers, her experiences in activism have led her to national publication.

Brashers, a senior piano performance and English literature major, has published two oped articles in the News & Politics section of Teen Vogue magazine.

On March 29, Brashers’ second Teen Vogue article was published, called “How Women Activists Planned a City-Wide Walkout in Springfield, Missouri.” The article focuses on Brashers’ experiences helping to organize the March For Our Lives walkouts at MSU and in Springfield along with other young women.

Brashers is the founder and director of Team Millenial, a group of around 100 high school and college girls. She is also on the board for the Southwest Missouri chapter of the National Organization for Women. As part of these two groups, she has seen the power young women can have in organizing protests, especially the recent gun reform walkouts.

Brashers said these young women inspired her to write the article.

“After the walkouts, I really wanted to share the brilliance and boldness of the young women organizers to a national audience,” Brashers said. “I knew their stories would inspire other high schoolers to take the initiative and organize in their communities, so I pitched my story to Teen Vogue and they agreed to publish it.”

One of the girls Brashers mentioned in her article was Kickapoo High School junior Zoe Sweaney. They met through a mutual friend at a meeting for SWMO NOW. At that meeting, Team Millennial was launched, said Sweaney, who is also a member.

Sweaney was part of the group at Kickapoo that organized the walkout. When Brashers was writing her article, she asked several girls from Team Millennial about their experiences.

Sweaney was one of the girls who Brashers quoted in her article.

“I was just really excited to be a small piece in the big movement,” Sweaney said. “It wasn’t necessarily that I was glad Kickapoo was getting media exposure; it was more that this entire movement has really been getting the positive attention it deserves.”

In the article, Sweaney mentions the negative consequences of being a young, female activist. She and other girls mentioned in the story discuss hateful speech that has been directed at them. Sweaney hopes articles like Brashers’ can make a positive change for young activists.

“We tell girls that it is ‘unladylike’ to be angry or passionate about something, and I really hope this article is a step toward combating that,” Sweaney said. “I want girls who read it to know they’re allowed to be angry, and I want boys who read it to know that just because you are intimidated by a girl’s opinion does not mean you can resort to gender-based hate speech.”

The first article Brashers wrote, published Jan. 24, titled “Living in a Conservative Community Doesn’t Stop My Activism,” Brashers discusses how living in an area that is predominately white, Republican and Christian doesn’t stop her and others like her from participating

Beartones heading to New York competition SARAH TEAGUE Life Editor @sarah_k_teague The Beartones have sung their way to New York City.

On April 21, The Beartones will compete against nine other vocal groups in the 2018 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Finals NYC’s the Beacon Theatre.

But it’s been a long journey and tough competition getting to this point, said Luke Thomas. Thomas, a first year graduate student studying communications, president of The Beartones and resident choreographer, has been with The Beartones for four years. “(ICCA has) been my dream for a long time,” Thomas said. “Since I made (it into) the group, that’s been the thing we wanted to do … to make it to finals. It’s fulfilling that we put in all this work and its paid off. People are going o be able to learn about MSU … (and) I think it’s gonna be awesome being able to show that we can sing in the Midwest and we aren’t sitting here playing with a cow.”

The last time The Beartones made it this far in the ICCA competition was 2009, where they placed third overall in New York. Thomas

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Gun reform advocate, Missouri State student, senior piano performance and English literature major Hannah Brashers, is appearing in this month’s Teen Vogue for her article focusing on the city-wide planned walkout in March she helped plan.

“I hope to accomplish a few things through my writing — one, I want to elevate the voices of young women who are doing incredible things.

Two, I want the vibrant progressive activist community of Southwest Missouri to be represented.”

-Hanna Brashers, writer and activist in activism for viewpoints that may be in the minority.

“I was inspired to write the first article after a trip to Los Angeles,” Brashers said. “Everyone on the trip that I met could not believe that there were progressive activists in Springfield, Missouri, who were fighting for equality. No one had even heard of Springfield.”

The first article focuses on people working

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said the group has put that 2009 group “on a pedestal,” striving to make it to New York again.

“It’s exciting to actually make it there,” Thomas said.

Thomas plans choreography for every Beartones performance. It’s something he says many don’t think about when a singing competition or performance arises, but it’s

an important part of the performance, and can help the group collect points in finals.

He said his process is to listen to the planned music for each performance and create formations for the 15 all-male group members to move to while belting out various tunes. u See BEARTONES, page 9

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The Beartones perform at the ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal in the Plaster Student Union Theater on February 10.

toward change in the Springfield area on issues like LGBT policies and DACA. Brashers said she wrote the article hoping it would highlight Springfield as a place lawmakers should pay attention to.

James Moore, junior political science major and current president of the College Democrats, agreed with the points Brashers made in her first article.

“I believe she is right that Southwest Missouri has liberals and that we must get up and get involved while we can,” Moore said. “I believe her description of the plight many of us face in Springfield is accurate, and agree that change can be made regardless.”

Moore also said Brashers’ articles are a good way to represent Springfield and MSU on a national level.

“We are showcasing Springfield as a place that is tolerant enough to allow people to exercise their right to believe something different than the majority,” Moore said. “In regards to

Four years removed from his last solo album, “Lazaretto,” Jack White has returned with his new album “Boarding House Reach.” Many fans were expecting more of the same from White, who has been steadily releasing bluesy, garage rock hits since the early 2000s.

Instead, White released an album loaded with electronic noise and progressively composed tracks.

Because of this, I’m not surprised that some of White’s longtime fans dislike the album. However, I think “Boarding House Reach” is the first step in a necessary transition for both White and rock.

Over the last 20 years, rock music has been becoming a more stagnant genre, hung up on revisiting old sounds and ideas instead of looking ahead. On “Boarding House Reach,” White takes a bold step forward into the future, combining his classic blues rock sound with electronic music and arranging them together in a strange, wonky harmony.

White does a particularly good job blending new and

old sounds on the ninth track, “Respect Commander.” The song starts with an intense, snarling guitar riff before switching to a fast-paced electronic intro. From there, White showcases his impressive vocals against a slow, plodding blues riff. White finishes things off with one of the fiercest guitar solos on the album.

“Corporation” is another track on this album where White does a good job of honing his new sound, infusing bluesy, fuzzy guitar riffs with robust background vocals and bouncy percussion.

Fans of White’s older music will enjoy “Over and Over and Over,” which sounds like it belongs more on a White Stripes album than it does here. The over-the-top background vocals help keep this track from sounding too much like a throwback to that era.

My favorite track, “Get In the Mind Shaft,” might have been one of the bigger leaps White took on the album. The track starts off with an eerie spoken word bit, then transitions into a psychedelic electronic beat.

The production on this track really helps set it apart from the other electron-

ic-heavy tracks on the album such as the more abrasive, “Hypermisophoniac.”

There are few weak spots on this album worth pointing out, but I was somewhat disappointed with the closing track, “Humoresque.” This track doesn’t really do much wrong other than failing to stand out.

“Boarding House Reach” isn’t an album made for mainstream success, but I think it could become a turning point for White, and possibly rock in general. It will be interesting to see if White continues to experiment and improve upon the same sounds he used on this album, or if he will surprise us again.

Whether or not White continues to explore this new style, I applaud him for at least trying to push rock somewhere new.

Rating: 8/10 Genre: Experimental Blues Rock, Progressive Rock Album Length: 44:07 (13 songs) Favorite Track(s): “Corporation,” “Over and Over and Over,” “Respect Commander,” “Get In the Mind Shaft.”

Least Favorite Track(s): “Humoresque”

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“Leaving my parents and my little brother (Salim) was the toughest thing I’ve ever done … but it’s the right decision to have a bright future,” Khamissi said.

MEG ALEXANDER Staff Reporter @margaretjalex When Fatimazohra Khamissi was growing up in her hometown of Rabat, Morocco, she dreamt someday she would play tennis and study to be a doctor at a Division I university in the United States. In fall of 2015, Fati came to Missouri for the first time and that dream came true.

Fatimazohra, or “Fati,” said though tennis is a part of her identity, she defines herself as a student first.

As a junior studying cellular and molecular biology at Missouri State, Khamissi hopes to follow in her parents’ footsteps by getting accepted into medical school and becoming a doctor.

Khamissi said she admires her parent’s work ethic and seeing the way her parents, Youssef Khamissi and Safaa Khachani, treated their patients inspired her.

“Coming here at 17 was hard for me,” Khamissi said.

“Leaving my parents and my little brother (Salim) was the toughest thing I’ve ever done … but it’s the right decision to have a bright future.”

Khamissi said she started playing tennis at 6 years old and would spend everyday practicing for three or four hours after school. After practicing, Khamissi would then dedicate her time to studying.

“It was hard for me to study because I used to practice every day and would always come home very late and tired,” Khamissi said. “But after (a) talk with my mom, I made time for school.”

The talk was a conversation about Khamissi’s desire to play tennis in the U.S., which pushed her further into her studies to follow her dream.

Khamissi’s hard work in Morocco paid off when she was given an International Ju-

dence and responsibility they learn in a very young age.”

Khamissi also said finding food that was similar to what she ate at home was hard and she had to find new foods that she liked.

Regardless of the struggles she faced, Khamissi said she loves Missouri State, particularly the sport facilities.

“We don’t have these kind of facilities in Morocco,” Khamissi said. “I can always find everything I need.”

Because Khamissi has enjoyed her experience in the states so much, she has just recently started her own project called “Afri Sports Ed” in which she will keep in contact with high school students from Morocco and help them

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THEN: Fati Khamissi, who started playing tennis at 6 years old, said she dedicated hours to the sport and her studies. Her goal? America. NOW: Fati has left her home of Rabat, Morocco to pursue a degree in cell and molecular biology at Missouri State University. She also plays for the MSU tennis team. FUTURE: Fati’s wants to become a doctor, just as her parents did. nior Ranking and was recruited by Mallory Weber, Missouri States womens’ tennis coach, to play in fall of 2015.

“Fati has been such a great competitor. Some players love to come and do their best in practice, but Fati thrives in competition,” Weber said.

The Missouri State wom-

en’s tennis team practices six days a week for two to three hours, and athletes are also required to have strength and conditioning for another two to three hours per week.

Khamissi explained that one of the biggest challenges in coming to Missouri from Morocco was having to be

completely independent.

“The culture in Morocco is very different than the American culture,” Khamissi said.

“In Morocco, people my age and in their twenties still rely heavily on their parents and are very dependent on them. One of the things I admire about Americans is their indepen-

through the process of getting a tennis scholarship in the states as well as helping teach them English when she visits home on breaks.

“Basically, I will follow their progress from when they are 14 years old and help them learn English and explain the process of getting a sports-related scholarship in the United States,” Khamissi said. “I was given an opportunity, and this is my way to give back to my community back home.”

Khamissi said she values her education above anything else, including tennis.

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Versatile track star from the Netherlands excels at Missouri State CARISSA ALFORD Staff Reporter @carissabalford Freshman Isa Videler is 4,461 miles from home.

Originally from the Netherlands, Videler came to Missouri State to be on the track team, after a friend informed her that Bears’ track and field head coach Ron Boyce was interested in recruiting her.

“I got a message on Facebook from someone who went here,” Videler said. He’s a Dutch athlete, too, and he contacted me that coach Boyce was interested in me. He gave me coach Boyce’s contact information, so I contacted him.”

After Videler got in contact with Boyce, she felt interested. Videler went to Canada for an internship, and while she was there, she decided to visit Missouri State.

“By the time I got a visit, I loved it, and the team was nice,” Videler said.

Videler, who currently competes in the 400-meter hurdles and 400-meter dash, started running track when she was young and participated in more events when she was younger.

“In the beginning, you start by doing everything, and I narrowed it down to doing longer distances,” Videler said. “When I was about 14, I started doing hurdles, and I started doing the sprints. I kind of stopped doing the other events and focused more on that.”

Boyce is the director of track and field and has been coaching at Missouri State for over 20 years. He said while Videler is a hurdler by choice, she has the capability to compete in many more events.

“I don’t know yet where she will be, but she will always hurdle for the rest of her career,” Boyce said. “But we will add a couple events because she is quite talented and a very hard

worker. I think that she is going to serve us well, even way beyond a 400-meter hurdler.”

During the indoor season, Videler competed in the 4x400-meter relay and 4x400-meter shuttle hurdle relay and showed to be an asset to the team.

At the Oral Roberts Invitational on March 31, Videler competed in the high jump and left the weekend with the second best height in the Missouri Valley Conference at 1.68 meters.

“She can go wherever we need her to be; she’s versatile,” Boyce said. “I am still trying to figure things out, but I think she is a tremendous athlete. She’s done a good job.”

Freshman Amalie Gunn, Videler’s roommate and teammate, has been with Videler since she came to Missouri State and said Videler is very hardworking.

“No one ever questions her work ethic; you know she always gives everything she has,” Gunn said. “She’s always positive, always has a smile on her face, and it goes around to our team. Everybody loves Isa.” Gunn and Videler both know what it is like to be away from home. Gunn said she and Videler talk about it all the time since Gunn is originally from the Dominican Republic before she moved to Arkansas.

Gunn and Videler bonded over the language barrier because Gunn will have to help Videler with a word in class. However, despite this, Gunn said Videler is doing well in school.

“She’s doing well in school as far as the language barrier, but my family has become her family and her family has become my family,” Gunn said. “If she is ever sad, we talk about it, and she gets through it.”

Videler said it was hard in the beginning being away from home because she didn’t know anybody.

The longer she was at Missouri State, how-

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Freshman Isa Videler is one of eight international students competing for Missouri State track and field, recruited from the Netherlands. ever, the easier it got. Videler credited the ease to her teammates, new friends and coaches.

“You have people around you who are basically family, like I call my roommates my sisters and they call my mom their mom,” Videler said.

Videler Facetimes her mom almost every day, even though the eight-hour time difference makes it difficult. Videler’s mom came to surprise her the weekend of April 6, which was exciting for both Videler and Gunn.

When it comes to the team, Videler has 12 teammates who are also international students.

Videler is the only one from the Netherlands, but some of the other girls are from Canada, Barbados, Trinidad, St. Lucia and Sri Lanka.

“Anytime you get a mixture where you’ve

got different parts of the globe, it’s a good thing,” Boyce said. “They will bring with them a different culture, different approach and different mentality. For us, we learn a lot from that, so I don’t know if it’s better or worse, but I know it is welcome.”

Boyce said being away from home fuels Videler’s drive to excel on the track.

Gunn said Videler always wants to be the best.

“If she’s not there yet, she will be,” Gunn said. “She’s very stubborn, but that’s good. When you want to win, you have to be stubborn and you have to know what you want and work at it and know you’re going to get there. That’s her; she never doubts herself either.”

Jeremy Eierman makes contact with a ball. Missouri State swept Evansville over the weekend.

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Between potential storms, wet fields and snow, the Missouri State Bears baseball team managed to play all three games of their series against the Evansville Purple Aces — winning them all.

Week after week, the Bears continue to impress when it comes to pitching, hitting and fielding.

This week proved no different.

In their second Missouri Valley Conference

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John Privitera turns to throw for the out at first.

series, the Bears swept the Evansville Purple Aces with solid starting pitching and strong hitting throughout the lineup.

Again, something that proved no different than any other week.

As the weekend went on, the play got progressively better.

The pitching staff In the cold that surrounded this weekend, it was seeing the success of a versatile pitching staff that had fallen into place that brought warmth to head coach Keith Guttin.

On Friday, the Bears went with their obvious Friday starter: junior Dylan Coleman.

Coleman struggled more than in the past.

He allowed five runs in six innings — his most so far this season. While he may have had difficulties with an adjusted start time, moving his first pitch from 6:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., senior Jake Fromson had no problem with it. Fromson came into the game and retired all nine of the batters he faced.

Fromson is finally throwing like the pitcher he was before his injury. As the season has gone on, he’s earned more innings and proved himself reliable at the back end of the bullpen. The Bears will consistently look to him to hold important games as he did on Friday.

Freshman Ty Buckner took the mound on Saturday for the Bears.

Buckner struggled in his first game against Lamar earlier in the season but bounced back a week later against Central Arkansas and has been a go-to for the Bears ever since. In his five innings against the Purple Aces Saturday, he allowed only two runs and let fellow freshman Matt Russell step in and earn the save.

Russell has appeared in 11 games for the Bears and earned three saves. Russell is another closer who is stepping up and showing out when the Bears need him.

Game 3 came and the Sunday starter was junior Logan Wiley.

Wiley has been consistent as a reliever from

his first game this season. On March 14, Wiley earned his first start of the season against Iowa and pitched a strong 5.2 innings with seven strikeouts.

Since then he has been a starter for the Bears in each series finale against California StateNorthridge, Indiana State and Evansville.

In his six innings on Sunday, he had a season-high nine strikeouts with zero runs allowed.

In the third game, sophomore Nate Witherspoon, freshman Connor Sechler and junior Davis Schwab all pitched an inning. While they combined to allow the Purple Aces’ four runs of the game, they held their opponents to earn their team the sweep.

Sechler has been strong for the Bears in his closing appearances as well, earning four wins, a loss and two saves in his 13 appearances. The Bears have him added to the list with Fromson and Russell as pitchers to look to as the season continues.

The lineup Early on, the Bears experimented with the lineup, as any team should before the season gets into full swing.

The biggest advantage Missouri State holds right now is its diverse batting order.

The Bears currently have five batters hitting over .258 with sophomore Drew Millas leading the way at .305.

The versatility of the lineup and the mindset of each batter showed throughout the weekend.

In the first game on Friday, junior Hunter Steinmetz struggled with zero hits, but junior Jeremy Eierman and sophomore John Privitera stepped up, got hits and scored runs that were missing from the Steinmetz everyone was used to seeing.

On Sunday, the roles were flipped. Privitera and Eierman were struggling to make contact, but Steinmetz and Millas took the role into their hands and made contact consistently throughout the game.

Not only has the team batting average im-

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Hunter Steinmetz watches as his bunt goes foul. proved, but the flexibility of the team has improved as well.

The team is no longer riding on the shoulders of one or two players. They’ve found a way to all carry the team on their backs and produce the desired outcome.

The upcoming week The upcoming week holds two challenging teams for Missouri State at home.

The Bears will play No. 18 Missouri on Tuesday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. and two games against No. 4 Oregon State, one Friday, April 13, at 11 a.m. and one Saturday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m.

Missouri State ranks No. 23 in the D1Baseball.com Top 25 as of April 2. Guttin said after the Evansville games that no game is a big game because then that means other games are small ones.

But in perspective, this is an important week for the Bears. If they can hold their own or even dominate against these top ranked teams, not only will it move them up in the polls, it will give them a motivation to prove they are a team to be reckoned with as the postseason nears.

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Despite his youth, Herl has already served as a head coach for three seasons at Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland, Kansas. While in charge as the first-ever head coach of the program, he won 56 games in three seasons.

Herl and Everett are joined by Jake Headrick to make up the new members of the Bears’ coaching staff. Headrick comes to Missouri State after serving as an assistant coach at Samford University for six seasons. Like Herl, Headrick has head coaching experience.

He led Chipola College (Florida) to a 67-22 record from 2009-2012.

Lastly, Ford decided to retain the talents of associate head coach Corey Gipson. He enters his fourth season as a member of the staff and his third in his current role.

At just 37, Gipson’s future is extremely bright, and it appears he will mesh well with the rest of the youthful coaching staff.

Ford took only a few weeks to finalize his staff, and it might have happened sooner, but he has been on the recruiting trail since taking over for the Bears. And it’s been successful.

Just a day after Ford was hired, Parkview high school standout Tyem Freeman tweeted out he would be staying in Springfield to attend Missouri State University. The 2019 product is currently

director of operations Tennessee State University, Miami University (Ohio) ranked by ESPN.com as a four-star player who has an 80-scout grade and is listed as the fifth best player in the state. He averaged 23.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, according to MaxPreps, and was listed as a 6-foot-6 wing.

"That's first and foremost," Ford said.

"Recruiting is something we couldn't afford to wait on, so that was the first priority.

Now, we have our staff ready to go, and we're beginning off-season workouts with our players. We are certainly staying busy and making progress."

He inked his second recruit on April 8, when junior-college transfer Darnell Butler Jr. tweeted that he intended to transfer to Missouri State to play for Ford. The 6-foot-4 guard will be a junior for the Bears in 2018-19, after playing his sophomore season at Seminole State in Oklahoma.

He scored 19.2 points per game and drilled 80 3-pointers as a sophomore after averaging 11.9 points per game as a freshman at Missouri State-West Plains. Butler had originally signed with Florida Atlantic, however, a coaching change forced the Lafayette, Indiana, native to reopen his recruitment.

More good news came Ford’s way when redshirt freshman Jared Ridder put to bed the rumors that he would not be a Bear next season. He tweeted and said he would be a Missouri State Bear next season.

Former head coach Paul Lusk lands on feet ALEC McCHESNEY Editor in chief @Alec_McChesney After seven years as a head coach, Paul Lusk is returning to familiar territory as an assistant coach under a friendly face in Greg McDermott at Creighton University.

Just one month after being fired from Missouri State, Lusk officially became an assistant coach on McDermott’s staff on April 3.

“I’ve known Paul Lusk for 15 years,” McDermott said in a press release. “He is a man of high character and integrity. His connections throughout the country will aid in our recruiting efforts. His passion, work ethic and enthusiasm to teach the game is a perfect fit for our coaching staff. We can’t wait to welcome him and his family to Omaha.”

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With Medved leaving Drake, the Bulldogs hired Darian DeVries away from Creighton to take over as the head basketball coach.

DeVries had worked as an assistant coach for the Bluejays for 17 years.

So, Lusk joins Preston Murphy and Alan Huss to make up McDermott’s coaching staff.

“Coach McDermott is one of the best coaches in the country,” Lusk said in a press release. “He’s also one of the best people in the business. Creighton has a long, rich basketball tradition and continues to be in the top five in the country in attendance. That speaks volumes about how important basketball is to the city and the university. I can’t wait to join his staff and be a part of the Creighton basketball family.”

The Bluejays, after leaving the Missouri Valley Conference following the 2012 season, play in the Big East.

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Sheldon Everett and Dana Ford have known each other for some time, as the two worked as assistant coaches at Tennessee State University during the 201112 season. That year, the Tigers finished above .500 for the first time since 1995-96 and won 20 games for the first time in 30 years.

After that season, Everett moved on to Miami University (Ohio) to serve as the director of basketball operations. He stayed in Ohio for five years, coordinating the recruiting efforts for the RedHawks and overseeing the development of the guards.

During those years, Ford excelled as an assistant coach and became the youngest head coach in college basketball at 29. Fast forward to April 2018: Ford just hired Everett as the director of basketball operations for the Missouri State Bears.

It’s Everett’s third stint as a director of basketball operations in his career, as prior to his coaching career at Tennessee State, he held the position for his alma mater, South Carolina. One can expect Everett to have a huge role in the development of freshman guard Mustafa Lawrence.

The freshman averaged 4.7 points per game in 2017-18 but is expected to make a major leap during his sophomore campaign.

Everett replaces Cody Seidel, who was one of three coaches under former head coach Paul Lusk to be left off Ford’s coaching staff. On April 6, Ford finalized his coaching staff with three new members and one familiar face staying put in Springfield.

"I am very happy with the coaching staff we have put together," Ford said in a press release. "Without exception, they are all hard working, well-respected and personable young professionals who will help us achieve our goals. They are great recruiters and understand how much potential the Missouri State program has."

Matt Sligh, who served as an assistant coach, tweeted out just 11 days after Lusk’s firing that he was walking away from Missouri State University.

Ford replaced Sligh with Jase Herl, 30, a former assistant coach at Colorado State University. Herl served as an assistant for the Rams for two seasons before becoming the interim head coach at the end of the 2017-18 season.

Colorado State opted to move on from Herl and hire Niko Medved from the Drake Bulldogs. In turn, Drake hired Darian DeVries from Creighton University, which gave Lusk the opportunity to take an assistant coaching job under Greg McDermott for the Bluejays.

At the end of the day, it left Herl up for grabs, and Ford made him a member of his staff. The Rams went 24-12 during the 2017-18 season, and in part to their success, Herl was named to Under Ar-

Mark your calendars, Bears fans.

According to an April 5 report by FBSchedules.com, the Missouri State Bears football team will battle Big 12 powerhouse Oklahoma in Norman during the 2020 season.

The report said the game will be played on Sept. 5, 2020, and that Missouri State University will receive a guaranteed $600,000 for the game.

The game will be the first ever meeting between the Sooners and the Bears.

A season ago, the Bears finished the year 3-8 and have won just eight games in three

years under head coach Dave Steckel. Oklahoma, on the other hand, finished the season 12-2 and appeared in the fourteam College Football Playoff.

The Bears have played a Power Five school in seven out of the last eight seasons. In 2017, the Bears traveled to Columbia to lose to Mizzou 72-43. In 2016, Missouri State fell to Kansas State on the road in a game called at halftime due to severe weather.

In 2015, the Bears played Memphis, losing to the Tigers 63-7. The Tigers are not in a Power Five Conference but had first-round pick Paxton Lynch as their quarterback.

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Schaefer said. “We’ll look back years down the road and say we were not only there when (the building) opened, we were a part of making it happen.”

Schaefer said the new wellness center will reach beyond MSU, sending a message to parents and the community that the university prioritizes the health and well-being of its students.

“The most common concern I hear (from parents) is, ‘Will my student be safe, healthy and happy?’” Schaefer said. “This building gives that sense of relief that there’s a warm resource to help students spend more time focusing on what they’re here for: to learn, grow and impact the world.”

Vice President of Student Affairs Dee Siscoe described the new health and wellness building as an embodiment the university’s commitment to student success.

“The health and wellness team truly lives up to the student affairs motto of being champions for student success,” Siscoe said. “This project started as a student idea, that moved to a dream, and today becomes a reality.”

Ashley Crisafulli, who served as MSU’s 2015-2016 student body president, echoed the building’s symbolic connection to the university’s students. She said the project was first discussed when she was a sophomore, analyzing other wellness centers of Missouri universities.

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the incident, and Missouri State Athletics spokesperson Rick Kindhart said the investigation was still ongoing.

When Scurry suffered his injury, he was the third leading scorer on the team. At the end of the season, he finished as the fourth best on the team.

On March 4, just one day after the Bears fired seventh-year head coach Paul Lusk, Scurry tweeted out: “Coach I appreciate everything you have done for me on and off the court. We have had some good times and bad times. I’m going to miss you. The reason I came here is because of you and the staff.

Since idk what’s going to happen to the staff my future as a bear is blurry.”

Scurry waited until Missouri State hired its new head coach, Dana Ford, to settle on his decision.

Ford was hired on March 21.

“Reggie has expressed his desire for a fresh start,” Ford said in a press release. “He is a fine young man with a bright future in every respect.

We wish him well.”

Scurry came to Missouri State from Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa, where he was a NJCAA Division I All-America third-team selection as a sophomore after averaging 15.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.

From the start of the season, it was evident Scurry would provide a huge boost for Missouri State off the bench. Though competing for minutes in a crowded frontcourt, Scurry made the most of every minute he had on the court. In the road opener, the junior scored 12 points and collected five rebounds in just 18 minutes, helping Missouri State to an impressive victory over Western Kentucky. Against Loyola Chicago in the MVC opener, Scurry scored a career high 18 points and combined to score 19 of the final 21 Bears’ points with senior Alize Johnson en route to Missouri State victory. Scurry, if he intends to transfer to another Division I school, will likely have to sit out a year before playing his senior season in 2019-20.

Brashers writes for Teen Vogue on a freelance basis.

She said over the past few years, Teen Vogue has been using its platContinued from page 4 form for politics more frequently. campus, I think this showcases the As a writer, she hopes to inspire willingness of administration to do others. what is right when given the oppor“I hope to accomplish a few tunity.” things through my writing — one,

I want to elevate the voices of young women who are doing incredible things,” Brashers said.

“Two, I want the vibrant progressive activist community of Southwest Missouri to be represented in media so that activists in other conservative states feel inspired to organize, too.”

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Clif Smart and Bryan Magers shake hands upon cutting the ribbon to the new Bill and Lucille Magers Family Health and Wellness Center on April 9. led by students, voted on by students and now will be utilized by students,” Crisafulli said. “Amazing things can happen when students and administration work together toward a common goal.”

Features of the new building include an urgent care facility, mental health counseling, a women’s health clinic and a drive-thru pharmacy. Students can schedule appointments in person, over the phone or online at health.missouristate.edu/scheduleappointment.

“Today, a little dream we had over four years ago has become a reality for students to utilize for years to come,” Crisafulli said.

“I’m so proud to be a Bear every day, but especially today.”

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from the fans, coaches and my teammates,” Scurry said in a press release from the university. “I loved every minute here — on and off the court.”

Scurry missed the final 12 games of the season, after the program announced on Jan. 23 he suffered a foot injury during a cryotherapy session. The injury occurred the day prior, on Jan. 22, just two days after the Bears lost 61-58 to the Drake Bulldogs.

On Jan. 23, Missouri State was in Illinois to take on Bradley. Without Scurry, and sophomore Abdul Fofana, who was also hurt in the cryotherapy session, the Bears lost 72-52 and lost eight of the remaining 10 games on the schedule.

The cryotherapy treatment led to severe blisters on the feet of both players. An investigation was opened by the university following

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Ramirez is no longer on the Elections Commission.

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Board, Ramirez’s position is “exempt” as the “Again, with her not seeking an actual office, with campaign manager isn’t an elected position, nor her just being a campaign manager, it seemed like there wasn’t a conflict of interest in that sense.” will it appear on the ballot.

However, the board expressed concern in the ruling about Subsection F, which allows previous elections commissioners to participate in campaigns in any capacity, excluding running.

The Campus Judicial Board is a board of seven students: Chief Justice Sarah Hollstrom and Associate Justices Macon Allen, Louise Taylor, Jaymes Dickenson, Jeff Gould, Corey White and Samantha Caraway. The vote was 4-1.

“The spirit of why that restriction is in place is so that the elections are fair and unbiased,” Siebert said.

Polls to election student body president, vice president and senior class president are open April 9-13.

Caraway was unavailable on the day of the vote.

Hollstrom is a copy editor for The Standard.

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Thomas shared the song lineup the group is rehearsing for the Beacon Theatre.

“At ICCA, you have 12 minutes, and you can sing what you want the whole time,” Thomas said. “We start with ‘The Sound of Awakening’ by Walk the Moon. After ‘The Sound of Awakening,’ we go into ‘I am the Man of Constant Sorrow’ — (with) our own twist on it. (Then we sing) ‘Sirens’ by Australian songwriter Ben Abraham. Our final song is ‘Birds Set Free’ by Sia.” These songs, though choreographed by Thomas, were programmed by Gio Hernandez. Hernandez, a senior vocal music education major and Beartones music director,

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has been with the group two years. He explained the extent of groups the Beartones have beat out to get to this point.

According to ICCA’s website, presented by Varsity Vocals, “This year, there are over 6,000 performers in over 400 groups representing over 250 different colleges and universities across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.”

Hernandez explained the quarterfinal level comes first, with five quarterfinals per group — 50 groups per region.

The group who reach first and second at quarterfinals move onto semifinals, with the top ten eventually moving onto

finals in New York.

“So here in a couple weeks, we’ll be headed to New York to compete as a top 10 collegiate group,” Hernandez said.

“It’s definitely a really special feeling, and there are so many times I don’t feel deserving to be in my position,” he continued. “I think all the guys in the group are fantastic musicians and such good singers. I think just how special our guys are it wouldn’t matter. It’s definitely humbling to be here and to know that all of our hard work really means something.”

Briar Douglas, sophomore administrative management major, has been a Beartone member for a year. He said the

“Soon there will be no one left to tell this story who lived through it, so it is up to you and me to tell it,” Wolff said.

Her father traveled to St.

Louis, Missouri, to meet his uncle, who sponsored him to come to the United States, before it was illegal to leave Germany.

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group has worked hard to get to finals. And he doesn’t want the group to stop here. The next step after ICCA, he said, is to get even more involved with regional and state conferences

to showcase talent from MSU. “I feel like I could talk about The Beartones all day,” Douglas said. “I love this group of guys — it’s a super

positive environment. I’m excited to go to New York with them. It’s gonna be one of those things you don’t ever forget about (in) your college career.”

came to St. Louis soon after.

Wolff explained the visa program that allowed her great-uncle to bring her father and other relatives to the United States is currently being threatened by legislation.

According to NPR, the program, which is now being called “chain migration,” is not favored by President Donald Trump, and he is looking to reduce the number of family-based visas granted to immigrants.

Wolff’s father moved to Springfield, Missouri, and began his own business in 1945.

She said it is important to keep telling stories like this again and again.

“We’re living in an age where Holocaust deniers are running for office, where lines between history, reality and truth are blurring,” Wolff

said.

Wolff compared the Holocaust death toll to the population of the state of Missouri — both totaling six million people.

Wolff said she wanted to “bring it home” and walked the audience through the trials the Jews faced during World War II. “Ask yourself: How could this happen?” Wolff said.

“Could anything like this actually happen in the U.S?” Elkins explained that Germany was a very democratic nation in 1933 when Hitler came to power.

“Democracies are very vulnerable,” Elkins said.

When the discussion was opened up for questions, Elkins and Wolff both talked about the responsibility of all people to be vigilant and to

“Tonight’s conversation is difficult, but necessary. It’s necessary for each generation to know what has happened before it.”

-Rev. Howard Cavner, Ekklesia’s campus minister. look out for signs of prejudice and discrimination.

“Incidents against minorities are on the rise, not just Jewish Americans, but anyone that is singled out and discriminated against,” Elkins said.

“This is real and as important today as it was in 1933.”

Wolff added that her father always told her that “You must not keep silent.”

good education impacted the decision in which school Fati would attend for college. After receiving offers from Nova Continued from page 5 Southeastern University in Florida, Ball State University in IlKhamissi’s, both said they know linois and Mcneese State UniKhamissi as a hard worker. versity in Louisiana, Fati chose “Fati puts school first before Missouri State University beanything,” Masters said. cause of its cellular and molecIn fact, the importance of a ular biology program.

Fati said she likes this program because she believes it will effectively prepare her for medical school.

Fati said being a student athlete has been challenging, but she is grateful to play tennis and loves Missouri State. “Tennis taught me how to be a good leader on and off the court,” Khamissi said.

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Springfield bars for playoff sports Various bar and grills across Springfield offer deals tailored to students like happy hour or game day specials that will leave you April is one of the greatest and your wallet happy, regardless months of the year for sports fans. of the score of the game.

March Madness might be in the rearview, but baseball is back, Bair’s Sports Grill and the NHL and NBA playoffs Bair’s has two locations in nearby areas like Republic and are quickly approaching.

While athletes are battling for Nixa along with two locations in playoff positions and their chance Springfield: South Campbell Avat raising a trophy, students enue, and a downtown location across Springfield are battling within walking distance from homework assignments and a campus on South Kimbrough chance at raising their GPA. Avenue.

Instead of restricted happy But in between all the chaos that comes with being a college hour deals, Bair’s has lowered student, sometimes fans just need their drink prices for all day deals. a place where they can kick back They offer their “Super 6” beers: and soak in some games and may- Budweiser, Bud Light, Busch be some drinks (if you’re 21 plus Light, Michelob Ultra, Michelob of course.)

Golden Light and Shock Top for Springfield has no shortage of $5.50 a pitcher, perfect for a options to watch all your teams, group of Cards or Royals fans and there are certainly plenty of taking in a game.

Budweiser products can also games to keep up with. But as a college student, you can’t just be purchased in 16 oz. aluminum pick anywhere. bottles for $2.50. Beers like MillCOLE SUTTON Staff Reporter @colesutton23

er Lite, Coors Banquet, and PBR can be purchased in aluminums as well for only 50 cents more or Leinenkugel Summer shandy cans at $3.50. Non-beer drinks like Long Island iced tea, Fireball or Jack Fire are available for only $3.

Bair’s also serves a variety of gourmet burgers, sandwiches and wraps to pair with your beverages to enhance your dining experience.

Falstaff’s Local Falstaff’s is located on 311 Park Central West in Springfield.

They hold happy hour from 4-7 p.m. Monday through Friday and all day Sunday. Some of the deals during happy hour include: $2.50 wells, $4.50 doubles, $3 Long Island iced teas, $1 off all draft beers and include some free house chips to snack on while cheering on your team.

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At the time I first heard about Black Sheep, I thought it sounded like the most pretentious burger restaurant I had ever heard of, and that was when all I knew was the logo and that fries were extra. However, after going there and having a very filling meal, I can confidently say that it is the most pretentious burger place I have ever heard of, but for a good reason.

When I visited Black Sheep, I went with a friend’s family and only under the impression that they would be buying my meal because I am a shameless mooch and The Standard doesn’t comp reviewed meals (Shoutout to my great editors! I love you guys!).

I approached in a pessimistic mood, and it wasn’t improved by the exposed ceiling trusses and artisan light bulb assortments that would be the subject of mockery by Ron Swanson.

A look over the menu showed it did not diverge from the theme of snooty hipster fads with several varieties of “NonGMO” fries (Everything you eat is genetically modified because of the vagueness of the term and anything that says “Non-GMO” is lying to you).

This was followed by our server quipping that there was no such thing as GMO free which gave the place some brownie points.

And then our food arrived.

I ordered the Bleus Brothers burger, and upon the first bite I was shocked by the amount of flavor. These are the sort of

burgers that snobs might call “crafted” instead of cooked, and let me tell you they deserve the praise. Not only was the burger cooked fantastically, offering a great texture and a juicy bite, the added seasonings and toppings give the sandwich a unique flavor and an uncommon experience for a meal so commonplace as a cheeseburger.

The french fries themselves are nothing to be forgotten either. I have often believed that the quality of a restaurant’s fries reflects the quality of the establishment as a whole. This has been proven to me time and time again, and while it is far from a law, it did not fail me in this instance as the fries were great. Now the fries, like the restaurant, were a little over-fancied. Served with homemade dipping sauce that honestly just left me longing for some regular ketchup. Our table had ordered the salt and pepper fries in a decision to stay fairly simple despite the options and they were still seasoned liberally but the seasonings were not overdone and the fries were at the golden medium that all french fries strive to attain. They were thin enough to have some body and crispiness, while thick enough to have some of the starchy density that allows you to get a good satisfying mouthful of your food.

I have been pretty critical of the decoration so far, and I really can’t get on board with the theme personally. In fact, any time someone mentions the word “rustic,” my blood pressure spikes; but a lot of u See BLACK SHEEP, page 11

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pressure spikes; but a lot of people find it pleasing and there were a lot of good choices made in the construction of the Black Sheep atmosphere.

Noticeably, everything in the decoration fit together very well and had a lot of interest. I have been using the fact that this is a burger place to bring down the level of inherent classiness of a restaurant but this really felt like you were going to a nice place for dinner — not a tie and slacks place — but maybe a khakis place.

After the cohesiveness of the interior design, the next and probably the coolest feature of the layout is that the open kitchen is located in the front right by the door.

The deceptively small clump of grills, fryers and heat lamps creates a hallway

that guests walk through to get to their seats and, once they are seated, provides the centerpiece for the dining area.

I have noticed a number of restaurants pushing their kitchens into the eating area and letting customers have a look inside, and I will be pretty happy if this trend continues because it looks COLLIN HADLEY/THE STANDARD really cool and A waitress picks up an order from under the heat lamp makes you feel like at Black Sheep, a trendy, brick-walled bar and eatyou are closer to the ery serving gourmet burgers, creative sides and adult action.

Ultimately I would shakes.

The cheeseburger I had at like the ambiance of Black slapping literal gold on everySheep to be more humble — I thing — I can’t really say that Black Sheep is in my top five mean they have black porce- they should change because burgers of all time, and I hope lain toilets, that’s the least they have the beef (literally) to be taken there by a generous benefactor again soon. humble you can get before to back it up.

Western Conference, you can at Falstaff’s with their $10 burger special and $5 Jack and Cokes.

Ebbets Field Ebbets Field is just under a mile away from campus on East Walnut Street. With a centric location to downtown and sports-centered atmosphere, it’s perfect for any playoff game viewing party.

They hold happy hour deals from 3-6 p.m. and 10 p.m. until closing time.

These deals include $2 wells and a dollar off pints and pitchers. Ebbets also has daily specials from $2 night on Monday to happy hour all day on Sunday and everyday in between.

Ebbets, like Bair’s, has also marked down their everyday prices to keep the

beverages coming! Deals like $3 pints and $6.50 pitchers of Coors Light ($3.50 pints and $7.50 pitchers of Blue Moon) to go with $3 Budweiser product aluminum bottles to satisfy any beer drinker’s needs.

If you ever want to cheer on the Cards to another National League Central crown, or simply just take in some Saturday baseball, Ebbets has you covered with domestic pints for only $2 all day.

Playoff time around the world of sports is a special time, and Springfield is a special place to be.

Anyway or anywhere you do decide to will your team to victory, make sure you do it responsibly.

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Get out of your shell ‘Taco Tuesday’ has more to offer Story and photos by NINA TODEA Staff Reporter @Todea_NinaM What's better than a warm corn tortilla filled with savory ingredients, spilling lettuce and dripping hot sauce with a side of crispy, seasoned chips and guacamole?

It's nothing new, but its fresh aesthetic adorns the Instagram feeds of celebrities, brands, foodies and more. National food days may happen every few days (we see you, National Grilled Cheese Day), but one special day happens each week.

That’s right. Taco Tuesday.

Springfield, Missouri, is no stranger to Tuesdays. As the market for street food expands, so has customer traffic for comfort and signature tacos.

Tinga Tacos, located on East McDaniel Street in downtown Springfield, opened in late fall last year and is a new addition to the growing food hub.

Jessica Oliva, one of four co-owners and an operator of Tinga Tacos, has been in the restaurant business for roughly 15 years and is a self-proclaimed “restaurant kid.”

When asked to join the team, Oliva jumped at the opportunity to own a restaurant. Serving signature tacos in a new environment just seemed right.

“It was either pizza or tacos, and we all decided tacos,” Oliva said. “I really thought the tacos would do well. Everyone has pizza downtown.”

Since Tinga Tacos’ opening, its look, menu and more have changed, but don’t get confused; Tinga Tacos is not Mexican.

“A lot of people think we’re more Austin or California style,” Oliva said. “We tell people we’re not Mexican. We have queso, but we don't have everything else a traditional Mexican restaurant has. It's definitely a gourmet street food taco.”

Fig jam, fruit pico, shrimp, tofu, cheesy corn and sweet chili vinegar are just a few items that top signature tacos, and their names match their adventurous ingredients. ‘Udder Delight,’ made with tri-tip steak, cheesy corn, salsa verde and sweet chili vinegar, is Oliva’s personal favorite.

Alongside Mexican Coke, an unspoken staple for tacos, the restaurant also plans to introduce beer and margaritas to the menu in the coming weeks.

Perhaps Tinga Tacos follows similar cues as The Wheelhouse, where uncommon fusion dishes are at the forefront of the menu.

The Wheelhouse, inspired by various Asian and Mexican cuisines, serves a variety of tacos including kimchi falafel, sweet steak and peanut chicken tacos.

Tacos at the bright yellow food truck are served in a take-out box, as if willing the customer to take a stroll in true street food character, and its outdoor seating lines the busy street.

The unique flavors from each location bring in curious crowds of all ages, yet cheap Tuesday specials can see more traffic.

Laura Joy Stewart, sophomore psychology major, said her go-to is El Charro, where the 99 cent special on Tuesday is too good to give up.

“Because they’re so cheap, you really can’t say no,” Stewart said. “Just the excuse to get everyone out together for a meal and not cooking for one in your own apartment is the best part.”

Stewart said she eats tacos about once a week but never gets sick of them. If traffic to taco joints on Tuesday has anything to say about it, neither do other people. Stewart and her friend group even have a few places noted to try out.

There’s one lingering question. What belongs on a taco? How far are some foodies willing to go?

Does pineapple belong on tacos? Springfield

(Top and above left) The small yet airy Tinga Tacos serves tofu tacos, prawn-loaded flour tortillas and sweet salsa among other vibrant flavors. The top photo showcases chips and guacamole, the “Double Deuce,” “Fu Yu” and “Get Off My Prawn” signature tacos. seems to think so.

Oliva laughs as she remembers a conversation with her daughter.

“My daughter goes, ‘Who puts pineapples on tacos anyway?’” Oliva said. “I wouldn't eat pineapple on a pizza, but on a taco I will!

“Some of the things — they sound a little weird — but I think anything could go on a taco.”

(Bottom and center-right) Sweet steak tacos at The Wheelhouse are a fusion of Korean and American favorites, pairing spicy bulgogi with guacamole and sour cream.