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Why is there a stigma of mental illness in college?

By Nicole Roberts News Editor @NReneeRoberts

Did you know one in four adults will experience a mental health issue in a given year? Did you know that most mental illnesses usually begin in the teenage years and 20s?

The top two mental illnesses on college campuses are depression and anxiety. College students are at a high risk of developing mental health issues, but many students are afraid of seeking help due to stigma that surrounds mental illness. Missouri State University wanted to bring light to this issue by hosting an event during Public Affairs Week called “It’s all in your head: The stigma of mental illness on college campuses.”

The panel had four presenters: Cody McSellers-McCray, Daniel Morehead, Alicia Smith and Connie Schlittler. Each presenter brought their own experience and advice about mental health issues on college campuses.

Smith and McSellers-McCray both had personal experiences with mental illness. Smith is the founder of the NuGyrl Foundation, an organization that helps young African American women who struggle with mental illness. She battles with depression daily and her son is a chronic alcoholic. She said there isn’t a specific look or stereotype of mental illness.

“People who battle mental illness look like you, look like me –– but they are experts at masking their mental illnesses,” she said.

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The “F-word” exhibit:

That word does not mean what you think it means

By Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark

TV personality, trainer Jillian Michaels inspires MSU students at JQH Arena

College students often feel burdened with the stress of finding the correct path in life and attaining lifelong happiness. Motivation during this time of year has begun to dwindle, but the keynote speaker of the Public Affairs Conference, Jillian Michaels, arrived to Missouri State University to instill confidence back into the student body.

Michaels is a personal trainer and author who is best known for her work as a trainer and TV personality on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” where contestants looking to lose great amounts of weight seek help from professionals such as Michaels.

“Jillian truly lives out the public

affairs mission in her life,” Brent Dunn, Office of University Advancement vice president, said. “Every day she wants to help people with the body, mind and spirit.”

In accordance with this year’s Public Affairs theme, “Mind, Body and Spirit,” Michaels spoke to the university and Springfield community about topics such as happiness, passion and achieving dreams.

Michaels began her address by calling for a redefinition of the word “happiness.” Her definition of happiness involves having a purpose, which she felt she did not have earlier in life as an overweight child and later as an employee who hated her job.

“When the bad things do happen, you have the ability to learn from them,” Michaels said, “and you can

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transmute suffering and loss and pain into wisdom, love, health and happiness so that we can learn from those things and allow them to make us better.”

MSU tells students to “Follow your passion, find your place,” and Michaels spoke about what passion is and how it relates to imagination –– this relationship is a critical tool.

“Every aspect of your life has to be imagined by you through passion,” Michaels said. “Work with passion is purpose. Work without passion is punishment.”

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During Public Affairs Week, the Meyer Library hosted “The F Word” exhibit. In this case, the “f” word is not a well-known expletive, but forgiveness.

The exhibit was founded in 2004 by Marina Cantacuzino, a freelance journalist who reported on the difficulties and accomplishments of ordinary people. She founded The Forgiveness Project at the same time.

The goal of this project is to tell the “stories of people whose lives have been shattered by violence, tragedy and injustice and who are learning to forgive, reconcile and move on,” according to The Forgiveness Project’s website.

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Students read different stories of individuals who decided to forgive instead of letting anger and grief dictate them.

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Students’ voices were heard in student body elections

By Jenna deJong and Danisha Hogue Staff Reporters @ima_JEN and @Danisha_Queen

MSU students voted in the Student body election and placed Adam Coffman as student body president and Briana Duda as vice president for the 2016-2017 academic year. Daniel Guerrini, junior political science major, was voted to be the senior class president for the upcoming academic year.

Besides the elections, the ballot also held a number of topics and projects. Students voted to reallocate the USA Today Readership Program Fee to a Student Initiative Fund. The USA Today Readership Program provides USA Today, Springfield News-Leader and New

York Times paper publications to campus Monday through Friday, as well as pays for a mobile app.

Students paid a $3 fee per semester for the USA Readership program. The program costs a total of $100,000 per year, 85 percent currently goes toward paper publications.

Caitlin Schaefer, director of student affairs programming and services, said the app only held about 256 downloads out of 24,000 students on campus — less than one percent of the enrolled students. She also said that at the PSU newspaper stand 63 percent of the newspapers were being wasted.

Now, the fee will go into a Student Initiative Fund. The Student Initiative Fund will be similar to the Wyrick Student Project Fund, so students may submit proposals

Stories of War series:

By Sarah Teague Staff Reporter @SarahTeague96

Imagine the town, state or country your family is from. Now, imagine living there through your growing years, creating memories and forming lifelong bonds, only to be told to leave once you turn 18. Imagine being told you are not welcome, threatened to be sent to a place of war and fear if you return home.

Ahmed Al Tuhafi is a senior at Missouri State University studying marketing. Tuhafi’s family originates from Iraq but for several years has lived in the United Arab Emirates.

“I have lived in the (UAE), Abu Dhabi, my whole life,” Tuhafi said. “My dad lived there for over 35 years on a work visa. Once you turn 18 as a male … you can’t just stay there, unless you’re going to school or working. If you don’t have a visa, you can’t stay or go back over there.”

Fear of Deportation

Tuhafi’s parents were both born in Iraq.

His father hasn’t lived there since he was young, but his mother stayed there until her late 20s. His parents met through their families, moved to Abu Dhabi and lived there for several years. However, when his father was thinking of retiring, the fear they would be deported to Iraq was present.

Tuhafi’s family is now living in Springfield, but there is still much to be done to ensure they will be safe on American soil and will not be sent back to Iraq.

“Even though (my father) lived over there for 35 years, the UAE still (did) not grant citizenship,” Tuhafi said. “He was reaching 70 years old, so he just wanted to retire but the thing is, once you’re not working over there,

to the student body president and go through the steps to get the program approved. The difference between the Wyrick Student Project Fund and the Student Initiative Fund is it would have a quicker turnaround rate, meaning it would take less time for proposals to be approved.

Brett Kaprelian, a senior broadcast journalism major, said he didn’t agree with disbanding the readership program completely.

“I don’t think they should get rid of paper copies completely,” Kaprelian said, “but with all the money they are wasting on the print media, they should definitely put that into online media.”

Both proposals for the Wyrick Fund were also approved by student vote. Both of the proposals will be funded completely by the Wyrick Student Project Fund. This

you can’t stay in the country. (My father) actually sent my mom and little brother here three years ago, to come down to Springfield (before him) just because he didn’t know his situation in Abu Dhabi.”

Tuhafi said his family was worried about deportation, not only because they were not UAE citizens, but also because of their faith.

“The thing is they were also deporting a lot of Iraqis and Syrians, especially those of the Shi’ite faith, because there is a whole Sunni versus Shi’ite (war) over there,” Tuhafi said. “Our family is of the Shi’ite faith … and because of the tensions going on between (the Sunni and Shia,) they’ve been deporting a lot of Shi’ites.”

According to Albawaba News in an article posted in March of 2016, “The Committee of Foreign Relations in the Iraqi Council of Representatives revealed ... that the United Arab Emirates has deported 436 Iraqis, most of them Shias. The secretary of the committee, Representative Iqbal Abdel-Hussein, said at a media conference … that ‘upon checking the names of the deported, it appears that most of them were from a specific sect … It’s both surprised and angered us, having dangerous repercussions for the safety of the region, it promotes disunity at the time where the greatest need is for us to focus on facing the common enemies of terrorism and ISIS.’” Because of the tensions between different beliefs and the fact Tuhafi’s parents were not granted citizenship, living in the UAE was becoming more difficult by the day.

“After I turned 18, I was able to visit (UAE) a few times, because I was still under my dad’s visa,” Tuhafi said. “You can only do that for so long. So now the place that I’ve called home, for the last 18 years, I can’t (go back). If I did go back, I’d have to go to Iraq, and that’s a place I don’t really want to (live)

fund collects a $3 fee per semester from enrolled students, which is then used to fund projects submitted by students and approved by the Wyrick Commission.

The first Wyrick proposal was for automatic doors in bathrooms on the second and third floors of the Plaster Student Union, adding more accessibility for people with disabilities. According to SGA’s website, students have been wanting this addition for the past two years, requesting that it be made to all bathrooms on-campus.

For just this proposal, the project will cost a total of $10,000 and will be maintained by PSU maintenance staff. The money will be coming directly from the Wyrick Fund, adding no additional cost to students.

“We’re hoping for (construction to start) this summer,” said

Jordan Upchurch, director of diversity and inclusion and junior marketing major. Upchurch had brought this proposal to the Wyrick committee.

Freshman gerontology major Rachel Frisch said she appreciated this proposal in particular because it would impact someone she knows. Since she is interested in SGA, Frisch said she came to the forum as a way to get involved, along with staying updated for her role as a university ambassador.

“We always talk about how Missouri State cares about diversity and strives to make all students feel accepted and have resources,” Frisch said. “People with disabilities are often overlooked when talking about diversity, so I appreciate that people with disabilities u See ELECTION, page 12

because of the current situation.”

Tuhafi explained if his family was deported from the UAE to Iraq, it would be even harder to reach America than it had been in the UAE. So, his family prepared to come to the U.S. before that deportation could occur.

Spread of Fear and Violence

Although Tuhafi said doesn’t wish to live in Iraq, he does have family there presently who have witnessed the violence firsthand.

“One of my uncles was sitting with one of his friends; they both have stores in the same street. He had walked to his friend’s store and they were just hanging out, sitting outside and smoking a cigarette. My uncle decided to walk back to his store, and right as he got to his store a car exploded in front of his friend’s store, so my uncle ran back, and he had to pick up pieces of his friend after it happened.”

Violent acts such as these deter Tuhafi’s family from returning.

“When (my uncle) was talking on the phone with me, he was telling it as if it were just another story,” Tuhafi said. “If it happened to you or me, I don’t know if we’d be able to talk or fathom what the hell happened. The fact that he had to pick up pieces of his friend …

He completely disregarded the fact that he could’ve been there (during the explosion).”

Tuhafi visited Iraq in 2007 and witnessed what life is like in a place that has been torn apart by war for so long.

“I (was able) to visit Iraq in 2007, a year before I came to Springfield,” he said. “It was eye-opening. I could still hear explosions in the distance. Whenever I talked to all the Iraqis in the streets … you can still see life goes on and they tell you that. They say, ‘Yeah this is happening … at any second any of us could die, but what are we going to do? Just stay in

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our homes all day? We still have to feed our kids, we still have to make money and we still have to pay our bills; life has to go on.’”

Tuhafi shared that although many have become desensitized to the instability, Iraqis are still challenging those causing the violence, simply by choosing to live and lean on each other. “(Iraqis) have this mentality of, ‘if anything happens, we’re all in this together,’” Tuhafi said.

Life in Springfield

Now, Tuhafi’s family is in Springfield and are working with a lawyer.

“Looking for a lawyer over here … you’re literally putting your family’s safety in their hands,” he said.

He said people in the U.S. have been welcoming, contrary to what people see in the media.

“It’s still hopeful when you walk around and see how many people are so willing to be of help,” he said. “The kindness of Springfield and its people is unparalleled to anywhere (I’ve been). The hospitality here … has been incredibly nice.”

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Conceal, carry bill raising more questions, concerns

Well, here we are again. Let’s have another discussion about guns. Wait, another discussion? Yes, another discussion.

We here at The Standard have had a few articles relating to guns, gun control and the like sprinkled throughout the school year.

And now it’s time to revisit those issues once again.

In the latest version of a proposed state law, students would be allowed to conceal and carry guns on college campuses with some locations remaining restricted, such as dorm rooms, large sporting events and boardrooms.

Sounds like a good idea, right? Well, maybe not.

The reasoning behind the allowance of concealed carry for college campuses is to help protect students in the event of a mass shooting or other violent scenario, according to Rep. Jered Taylor, R-Nixa, and other supporters of the bill.

To be honest and fair, it would be comforting in the event of something like a mass shooting to know that myself or someone else might have something to defend themselves.

The other 99 percent of the time, though, the concept of concealed guns on-campus is unsettling to say the least.

I understand that people want to protect themselves and that declaring something a “gun-free zone” doesn’t really have much merit unless pat downs and metal detectors are involved. But knowing that the person next to me on the sidewalk or in class could have something capable of killing someone with a light trigger squeeze makes me nervous and concerned.

The university campus is supposed to be a place of knowledge, learning and safety, and I don’t think that happens by allowing people that walk onto campus—not just students— have the legal right to arm themselves in a concealed manner.

For me personally, I would be a lot less trusting on campus. I would be less predisposed to be friendly or interact with someone.

And I would certainly be looking over my shoulder the entire time I’m on campus.

Because now everyone would be within their legal right to be a potential threat.

Another issue that comes to mind is suicide.

Thursday afternoon we had the chance to bear witness to a visual representation on the North Mall Lawn of the 1,100 people each year that commit suicide. No, not all of those

are because of guns. But guns definitely play a role in suicide attempts. Why enact a bill that would make guns more integral within our campus when college is such a high risk place for suicide?

People get outrageously stressed out over tests. We fret over homework. What about that project you haven’t started yet? And what about your friends, what do they think of you?

College is already a high-stress environment without the added danger of having a readily available option for someone to end their life.

While dorm rooms would still be restricted zones for concealed carry, how do you enforce that? People can easily stash a gun in their backpack and waltz up to their room unhindered.

Supporters of the bill said that students who prefer to live in dorms but also want to conceal and carry could store their weapon safely in their car. This is perhaps the most laughable thing I’ve heard to date. I’ve known people who live in Springfield who have had their car broken into for far less valuable objects—clothes, loose change, even a Chipotle coupon.

Cars are by far one of the least safe storing options, especially for Springfield, and the concept of securing a weapon in a locked car is asinine.

One final thing I want you to consider is that this bill would allow ANYBODY to conceal and carry. I want you to imagine your friend with the least bit of common sense or wherewithal. They, assuming they aren’t a convicted felon, would be allowed to carry a

gun on campus.

One of the biggest safety issues for concealed carry isn’t the experienced gun owner; it's the other guy. The person who is a rookie in the gun ownership world and is not well versed in firearm safety is the biggest threat of all. Safeties on guns are mechanical devices that can fail. Concealed weapons aren’t always pointed in a safe direction.

These are things that run the risk of accidentally harming or killing someone which can easily be prevented by not having guns on campus at all.

Needless to say, I find that this bill is not beneficial to college campuses in Missouri, and I find that student safety risks would outweigh the comfort of being able to carry a gun intended for defense.

“But knowing that the person next to me on the sidewalk or in class could have something capable of killing someone with a light trigger squeeze makes me nervous and concerned.”

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Losing momentum in long election season, party politics

By Mike Ursery Columnist @MikeUrsery

Have you had enough of this election season? I’m beginning to feel like I have.

While I’m usually enthralled with presidential campaigns and I pay close attention to the race for the White House every four years, I find myself getting sick of daily headlines about what one person said about an opponent, whose spouse did what, or talk of the astronomical promises one person is promising (they all are doing that, and none of them sound plausible or even sane).

As of now, if the primaries were to end today, our nominees would be Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Trump and Clinton are both projected, as of right now, to win the “ever important” New York primary next week. If they both win New York, they will be ever so closer to securing the nomination for their respective parties. Folks, get ready for the goofiest election in our nation’s history.

While a Clinton vs. Trump election is the worst possible outcome for all of us, I’m afraid it’s the most realistic. Republican voters are fed up with the GOP, and they think

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Trump is the guy who will tear down the walls built by the party elites.

Bernie Sanders has picked up a lot of momentum and earned a string of consecutive victories, but he fell so far behind it doesn’t seem likely he can surpass Clinton.

However, I am delighted to see young people showing an interest in elections now. I give that credit to Sanders, who found a way to wake up that demographic.

For all of you millennials, first I would like to say, welcome to politics: Where you don’t always get what you want, and sometimes compromises need to happen. You may not get to vote for Democrat Bernie Sanders on the day of the general election.

However, I also want to take a moment and ask, more like beg, please do not do what generations before have done. Do not settle and vote for the lesser of two evils. Do not settle.

Expand your horizons beyond the two major parties running for office. Other candidates from lesser-known parties are running. If they can gather enough support, they can make a statement in this election.

I’m a libertarian, but please don’t take this as an endorsement

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I’m tired of being told that my options are the elites who have played some kind of role in the federal government for the past two decades, or even longer. I’m tired of the Bushs, the McCains and the Clintons. I’m tired of hearing politicians telling voters to vote a particular way because “it’s good for the party.”

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Creative and critical: the right way to write Sigma Tau Delta hosts a publication panel to assist students in getting their work published

By Emily Joshu Staff Reporter @EmilyJoshu

Creating content is one of the main facets of a college education that is fulfilled in all academic disciplines. However, publishing that content is what creates recognition. To help educate students about publication, Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society held the second annual Interdisciplinary Publication Panel on Wed. April 6, with speakers Dr. Lanya Lamouria, Cole Closser, Jennifer Murvin and Hanna Landgrebe.

“As an organization we sought panelists that have experience with different aspects of the publication process,” Shelby Preston, vice president of Sigma Tau Delta- Delta Nu and senior literature major, said. “Many of the panelists prepared outstanding presentations and handouts that make this ominous publication process accessible.”

Students are often used to writing critical content for English classes, but many disciplines utilize critical content. Lamouria presented the benefits of presenting critical content at undergraduate conferences before submitting to academic journals.

“It’s common for folks in many humanities disciplines, but especially literature, to

share their ideas at conferences,” Lamouria said.

One of the undergraduate conferences mentioned was the Undergraduate Literature Conference on Missouri State University’s campus April 22-23, which is one of many that accepts students of all disciplines. “(Presenters) get feedback that can help develop their work,” Lamouria said.

There is really nothing to lose in publishing a short story or a memoir in a literary magazine,” -Jennifer Murvin, English senior instructor In terms of publishing, Lamouria encouraged students to consider journals oriented to undergraduates specifically because larger, more broad journals are more selective.

“The acceptance rate is just miserable,” Lamouria said.

Larger and broader journals also feature work by graduate students and professors, so it is more difficult for undergraduate students to compete with them.

However, publication for creative writing encourages the opposite advice. As a member of the creative writing faculty, Murvin encouraged students to submit to large, outstanding journals.

“You can absolutely compete with the PhD’s in creative writing if your story is great. A lot of big literary magazines want to be the first magazine to publish an incoming writer,” Murvin said. “Absolutely submit to the big guns.”

Once a short story is published in a literary magazine, the publishing rights are returned to the author, which allows the author to publish that work in a collection of their work.

“There is really nothing to lose in publishing a short story or a memoir in a literary magazine,” Murvin said. “A lot of people read them.”

From the perspective of the art and design department, Closser spoke about submitting art for publication.

“Follow the submission guidelines. That’s the most obvious part,” Closser said. “If you send it in the wrong format, they’re not going

to look at it.”

Closser also encouraged students to be picky when searching for a publisher because not all publishers will work well with the author or be legitimate.

“Check on the people that you’re working on,” Closser said.

Though art and critical theory differ, Closser agreed with Lamouria that conferences are essential and offer a multitude of benefits.

“Any time you can attend a conference or convention of people in your field, do it,” Closser said.

Not only was this publication panel created for students, but it was also inspired by students.

“Sigma Tau Delta members attending our International Convention last year witnessed a similar panel on publication,” Preston said.

“They thought this would be helpful for students hoping to publish their own writing, but don't know exactly where to begin.”

Though publication can be a daunting process, confidence in the work is essential for success.

“Be picky and aim high,” Murvin said.

MSU celebrates National Poetry Month

By Sydni Moore Staff Reporter @sydnimoore

Last Friday, Missouri State University’s Creative Writing Program hosted a reading in the Plaster Student Union theatre.

The reading brought many guests. Most guests appeared to be from the English department. Around 100 people were in attendance.

Michael Czyzniejewski, assistant professor in the English department, spoke before the presenters — two awardwinning poets who came in celebration of National Poetry Month.

The first, Sarah Freligh read poems from her book, “Sad Math,” which won a Moon City Poetry Award in 2014. The book told of tales from her childhood and adolescence.

In between poems, we got a taste of Freligh’s quirky personality as well. At one point,

Freligh spoke of an unproductive writing group she had once been part of.

“It was just a guilty excuse to go to people’s houses and drink wine,” Freligh said. The audience laughed.

Freligh is from Rochester, New York and is also the author of “A Brief Natural History of an American Girl” and “Sort of Gone,” both being poetry books.

Hadara Bar-Nadav also presented her work at the event. Bar-Nadav is the author of four different collections including “Lullaby (With Exit Sign).” Her most recent collection is “Fountain and Furnace: Poems.”

The presenters’ books were up for sale after the event. Additionally, both authors were available after the reading for meet and greets and autographs.

The English department will hold one last reading before the semester ends on April 22 at 7 p.m. in the PSU.

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Above: Sarah Freligh, poet, reads excerpts from her book “Sad Math.” Below: Poets Freligh and Hadara BarNadav sign books and meet with students after the reading. Right: Bar-Nadav reads one of her poems from the poetry collection “Lullaby (With Exit Sign).”

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It’s home stretch and the end of the semester is quickly approaching. We are in the dreaded month of April where homework seems to never let up and a nap is a concept from the past.

The weather is getting warmer, and the thought of sitting in a classroom during nice weather is daunting. Is it summer yet?

Growing up is hard especially when it means going to school, completing every project under the sun and never missing a deadline or an extracurricular event. We deserve a medal, right?

Wrong. This is what we signed up for when we applied to college. We may not have known the amount of work we’d have or how busy our weekends would

be but we knew it would be hard. Getting a degree and learning new things are ultimately why everyone is here.

Doing what is expected isn’t terms for an award, maybe a burrito from chipotle you rewarded yourself for getting through the week, but not a hall pass.

Soon enough, April will be over and then May and next thing you know, the fall semester will be starting and the cycle will repeat.

So how do students get out of the rut of “I don’t care” and back into the swing of things to finish the semester strong?

1.Log out of social media.

Take a break from screens, dust off that anatomy textbook and crack it open. Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram are

time-wasters and have been proven to decrease productivity. Stop endlessly scrolling and keep studying. Four weeks. That’s it.

2. Make an oversized final to-do list.

Go to bed early to stay healthy and refreshed.

You’ll be ready for finals in no time.

4. Get inspired.

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According to the University of Georgia, most college students only get 6-7 hours of sleep a night and further into the semester, that number decreases due to the overload of homework, tests and activities.

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“The Witch” proves entertaining and historically accurate

By Nathan Momper Movie Reviewer @mompermagic

Horror is a tough genre for me. I don’t really partake in the category very often. It’s not that horror movies scare me too much.

(For the most part…) I just can’t shake the idea that most horror movies are of the overly-campy and grotesque-slasher variety. I understand that to some film buffs those movies are classics, like “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Friday the 13th.” But I grew up on a steady diet of “The Lord of the Rings,” “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter,” “Fred Astaire” and old war movies, so maybe I’m just naturally out of touch.

I will admit, every once in a blue moon, a film will come along, usually by way of the indie circuits, that will be hailed as a revolutionization of the genre. Movies like “The Blair Witch Project,” “Let the Right One In,” “The Babadook” and “It Follows” have taken on this honor, and for mostly good reasons.

So when the positive reviews for “The Witch” started flying in on a certified fresh stamped broomstick, I was intrigued.

Is “The Witch” a revelation to the genre and a brewing classic? Probably not, but time will tell. Is the movie super scary? Not really.

Is it a expertly-crafted, genuinely unnerving fairytale gone horribly wrong? Absolutely.

Once upon a time, a quaint New England family was banished from a 1630s settlement for “prideful conceit.” Post exodus, they built a simple farmstead on the edge of an impenetrable and insidious wilderness. When the youngest child was stolen into the wilderness by something sinister, everything slowly and hellishly unraveled.

In many ways, “The Witch” is a really messed up family drama. Imagine “Little Miss Sunshine” dialed back about 400 years, minus any and all humor, plus Satan. Okay, I realize that was a horrible comparison. What I mean is the title and the trailer are a bit misleading because this isn’t your average horror flick. The focus is on a Puritan family circling the drain of sanity rather than a supernatural

hag boiling them in a cauldron.

But beyond the investing family dynamic, “The Witch” is great due to its intelligence.

All of the dialogue is in authentic olde English and a lot of it came from the actual journal entries of New Englanders from that time.

The amount of research first time writerdirector Robert Eggers did for “The Witch” is impressive on its own, only to be more imposing when it’s put to screen.

I will admit, the dialogue was tough to comprehend, especially the father of the family. His booming guttural voice sounded like a Shakespearian Batman. So, I understood negative five-percent of his lines. But his acting, along with the rest of the cast, was hands-down amazing. Even the child actors, who are normally like nails on a chalkboard to me, were so invested in Egger’s sadistic vision, I was in awe.

So even though “The Witch” isn’t for everyone due to its unwavering historical accuracy, sedated pace and fiendish barbarity, it comes highly recommended for occult enthusiasts and broom hobbyists.

Field of Memories

1,100 flags sit on the North Mall remembering victims.

As a part of the Public Affairs conference last week, the Student Government Association sponsored “The Field of Memories,” a public display of 1,100 white flags representing and honoring the amount of college suicides each year on campuses nationwide.

Students were encouraged to decorate the backs of the flags to honor loved ones nation-wide they have lost from suicide or to give their respect and encouraging words.

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Tennis wins two in conference, extends winning streak to eight

Senior Miranda Poile celebrates a set victory with fellow senior doubles teammate Ema Turudija en route to their 6-4 victory against Drake on April 9.

By Parker Padgett Staff Reporter @PadgettParker

Women’s tennis participated in conference play for the first time since Jan. 15 with two straight victories, extending their win streak to eight consecutive matches.

The Bears have not lost a match since Feb. 26.

The Bears (10-10, 2-1), started a two match homestand Saturday, April 9, hosting the Drake University Bulldogs (11-10, 1-2).

The match got underway with doubles competition, where duos of seniors Ema Turudija and Miranda Poile and sophomore Abbey Belote and freshmen Faty Khamissi won their matches, 6-4 and 7-5 respectively clinching the doubles point for the Bears, giving them the lead, 1-0.

In singles competition, No. 6 slot player freshman Phoebe Boeschen won her match in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, while in the No. 5 position, junior Ekaterina Donetskova dropped her match in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3 keeping the Bears lead narrow, but in the driver’s seat leading 2-1.

Also, No. 1 slot player Turudija won her match in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, while No. 3 slot player sophomore Anelisse Torrico Moreno lost hers in back to back sets, 6-2, 6-0, continuing the match in the Bears favor with a 3-2 lead.

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Freshman Faty Khamissi returns a serve against Drake during her doubles match on April 9.

In addition, Poile, in the No. 2 slot lost her singles match, 7-5, 6-1 evening the match, 3-3.

No. 4 position player Faty Khamissi’s match, on the other hand, proved to be the most interesting match of the day because of

its effects on the outcome of the entire dual.

Because each team had three points in the dual, whoever won the match, won the dual.

In the first set, Khamissi set the tone with a 6-4 win, before drop-

ping the second set, 4-6.

After a tense third round tiebreaker, Khamissi won the match and the Bears took the W. Back in action the very next day, the Bears took to Cooper Tennis Complex to take on the University

of Northern Iowa Panthers (3-13, 03).

The action started with a UNI sweep of doubles competition, giving the Panthers a 1-0 lead going into singles competition.

In singles, Turudija finished off her opponent to go undefeated over the weekend, Sunday winning in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 to even the score at 1-1.

After being tied, Donetskova and Boeschen won their matches in straight sets, Donetskova in 6-3, 6-2 and Boeschen won hers 6-4, 6-3, extending the Bears lead to 3-1.

But that’s when UNI made their move.

Khamissi lost her match in a third-set tiebreaker, 1-6, 6-3, 5-7, to bring UNI closer to the Bears.

UNI tied the match up at 3-3 when Torrico Moreno lost her event in a third set tiebreaker, 6-1, 6-7, and 3-6.

And then that’s when the pressure fell on the senior.

Miranda Poile rose to the challenge, and took the first set of her match 6-4.

Despite losing the second set 46, she rallied back to win the third set tiebreaker 7-5 to win the match for the Bears and clinch the eighthstraight victory for the Bears.

The Bears go on the road to play Illinois State on April 16 and Bradley on April 17 to continue conference play.

Softball grabs one win over Legacy Weekend Roark hits walk-off while Missouri State honors former-Bears

By Wyatt Wheeler Staff Reporter @realYitWheeler

In a weekend that featured Missouri State legends returning to Springfield to watch the Bears take on Southern Illinois in a threegame series, the Bears kept it interesting in all three games but were only able to come away with one victory.

Missouri State (14-21, 3-7) made things interesting in each of the three games against Southern Illinois (23-12, 7-4), while bringing the tying or winning run to the plate in all three bottom halves of the seventh.

The lone win of the weekend came from a walk-off from junior second baseman Olivia Roark’s clutch RBI single in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader.

“It’s always a good feeling,” Roark said of her walk-off hit. “But it’s for my team and they’ve always got my back, so I always have to have their back.”

The walk-off victory was the perfect segue into the on-field ceremony to celebrate members of the 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2006 Missouri Valley Champion teams as a part of Legacy Weekend. Members of the teams were honored in-between the first and second game of the doubleheader.

“Having them back just put everything in perspective for us,” said senior shortstop Erin

Duewel. “We’re not playing just for ourselves but for the teams before us.”

The celebration was short lived as the softball Bears dropped the next two games of the series.

Despite a first inning 5-0 deficit, MSU fought back to make it a 6-3 game in the seventh inning, but sophomore first baseman Kaitlin Beason left the bases loaded with a pop out to the shortstop.

The rubber match of the series had a similar situation as the Bears once again took it down to the wire.

Going into the 7th inning tied, the Salukis had a four run explosion to make it 8-4. The Bears would not go away however, as Beason returned to the plate and took advantage of this clutch opportunity by hitting a two-run home run to cut SIU’s lead down to 8-6.

“We’re tough,” Duewel said. “We’re scrappy. No matter what the score is, we’re trying to get some runs in every inning.”

Junior third baseman Elena Gambill would get a single but would be left at first as outfielder Hailee Vigneaux would pop out to end the series.

Bears head coach Holly Hesse was pleased with the team’s progress at the plate when the team had been struggling to score runs throughout the season.

“We scored 16 runs in three games against the number-one pitching staff in the league,” Hesse said. “I thought we made a lot of progress.”

Roark was a bright spot for the MSU offense, even with her walk-off hit in game one of the series. Roark brought her teamleading batting average up to .407 with six hits over the weekend.

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Senior shortstop Erin Duewel looks after a ball she hit against Southern Illinois on April 9.

Roark was pleased with the way her team battled in all three games of the series.

“We’re very passionate about this game,” Roark said. “We love each other very much, and we want to do it for each other.”

The team is still seeking their first series win of the season as they travel to Drake for a three-game series this upcoming weekend.

Drake sits in first place in the Missouri Valley

and has yet to lose a Valley match-up.

“I thought we hit the ball well and I think we have good momentum going up into Drake,” Duewel said.

The Bears will look to rebound from their two-game losing streak starting against Tulsa on Wednesday at home before traveling to Drake for a weekend series starting with a doubleheader on Saturday.

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Bears split opening conference series, exact revenge on Kansas

By Trevor Martin Staff Reporter @Trevorsaur

Last week the MSU baseball Bears’ bats burst onto the scene. As they looked to extend their win streak and heat up offensively, the Bears set records and set fire to an offensive war machine.

They officially began conference play, and things were looking good, but they soon realized that winning the Missouri Valley would be no easy feat.

The wheels were set in motion last Tuesday, with a home game against cross-state rival Saint Louis University.

Coming into the game, the Bears were just finding their stride at the plate, and SLU had been struggling from the mound.

It was a match made in heaven. The Bears opened the onslaught on SLU early in the first after a bases-clearing double from outfielder Alex Jefferson would give the Bears an early 4-0 lead.

After multiple walks in the 4th inning, the Bears were able to post three more runs on the board. Walks were a common theme for MSU in this game, as they would walk in every inning except the second. The Bears put up their biggest inning of the night in the eighth after three walks and three hits produced five runs.

In the game, the Bears broke a 42-year-old school record for most walks in a game with 18 walks. This also broke an SLU school record.

SLU’s inability to find the plate and the Bears’ plate discipline had MSU running away with the game 15-4.

After a crushing loss to Kansas on March 29th that would extend a Bears losing streak to three games, MSU came out looking for revenge.

The Bears proved that revenge is a dish best served with 400-foot home runs. Outfielder Spencer Johnson was the one-man wrecking crew for the Bears this time around.

After the Bears went down early, Johnson answered with a Grand Slam to right-field to permanently give them the lead. However, Johnson was not done.

Later in the game he would smash both a two-run homer and three-run homer to extend the Bears’ lead.

The career day for the senior from Springfield would end in a hat trick of home runs and nine RBIs. The Bears shined on defense against Kansas as well.

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Senior outfielder Spencer Johnson greets teammate Matt Fultz after the senior catcher scored during the Bears 18-11 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks on April 6 at Hammons Field.

Freshman outfielder Hunter Steinmetz met a short fly ball in centerfield with a full-extension diving catch. The stellar play from Steinmetz would earn him the number six spot on Sportscenter’s “Top 10 Plays.”

After the homestand concluded, the Bears began conference play against Bradley in Peoria, Illinois.

The Bears would split the two-game series with the Braves, taking the first game 8-3 and falling in the second game 2-1.

In game one, Johnson continued his phenomenal week,

going three-for-four with two RBIs. Shortstop Jeremy Eierman added two hits and three RBIs of his own. The Bears couldn’t seem to find an answer in game two, as they were held to a season-low three hits and only one run.

The Bears are looking good right now and have proven the kind of damage they can do offensively.

Although they are coming off a tough loss, they look to bounce back with a lone home game on April 12 against Mizzou before heading back on the road against Wichita State.

Track and field takes second

By Parker Padgett Staff Reporter @PadgettParker

The Missouri State track and field team took second out of 13 teams at the Gibson Invitational in Terre Haute, Indiana, on April 9, a site they will see on May 13 for the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

The team finished 2.5 points behind fellow MVC opponent, Indiana State, a team the Bears scored 67.5 points less at the 2015 MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships last spring.

Other MVC teams such as Illinois State, Loyola, and Bradley competed, but were nowhere near MSU or ISU. Out the gate, accounting for 42 of MSU’s points, senior Oarabile Babolayi, sophomore Shani Adams and junior Holly Pattie-Belleli, rounded up the points in just two events.

Pattie-Belleli placed first in 100-meter hurdles, with Babolayi close behind. The result was reversed in the 400meter hurdles, and Adams was third in the 400-meter hurdle event.

In addition, senior Shavonne Husbands, sophomore Marissa Kurtimah and freshman Asha Cave collected 37

points for the Bears while competing in two events.

Husband finished in first place for the first time in this season with her 200-meter dash of 23.63 seconds, and Kurtimah finished .57 seconds after. They also produced season best finishes in the 100-meter dash finals. Cave added four points with her efforts in the same two events.

Sophomore Kadisha Francois, along with Adams, Husbands and Babolayi 4x400-meter relay that was recorded as a season best and good enough for a first place and setting a facility record.

In addition to the success from Missouri State’s sprinters, the Bears scored points through the jumpers.

30 points were added by Pattie-Belleli, senior Betsy Borgsmiller, senior Robiann Broomfield, and sophomore Daijha Heron through the long jump, triple jump, and high jump.

In the events, Broomfield, Pattie-Belleli and Heron finished in third, fourth and sixth place in the long jump.

Broomfield won the triple jump with a jump of 11.86 meters, and Heron finished in fifth.

Looking to the future, the Bears will take to the road and compete in Columbia, M at the Tom Botts Invitational on April 16.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The privilege walk took place in the PSU Ballroom, Friday, April 8 and was sponsored by the Fraternity and Sorority Leaders for Social Awareness, Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council and The Panhellenic Association.

A privilege walk is an activity in which participants stand in a line and are asked personal questions. If they have experienced it, they take a step back. If they have not experienced it, they take a step forward. Questions ranged from “Were you raised in a single parent household?” to “Have you ever felt that you were denied an opportunity due to your race or sexual orientation?” It is meant to raise awareness of societal privilege or the lack thereof. After all of the questions were asked, participants were told to take a seat wherever they were currently standing and look around the room. Some were where they had started, and others were towards the front or back. Participants then engaged in a discussion about how they felt about their position.

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State legislation targets Planned Parenthood CEO

By Brian Wright Staff Reporter

The Missouri legislation is coming after Planned Parenthood CEO Mary Kogut with pitchforks.

The Senate is considering holding Kogut in contempt of the Senate. Under Missouri’s law, someone found in contempt is found guilty of disrespect of the Legislative chamber. If this judgement is reached, Kogut could serve jail time. The last time a proceeding of contempt took place, according to the Missouri legislative library, was in 1903.

In November, Kogut was subpoenaed for documents on how the group handles fetal remains.

Kogut is the head of the Planned Parenthood in St. Louis and Southwest Missouri. The Planned Parenthood in Southwest Missouri is located at 626 E. Battlefield Rd. here in Springfield and does not perform abortion services, but does offer health centers that people can call.

Planned Parenthood is a healthcare provider that provides many services for low income families and individuals. Nora Cox, a communication instructor, is involved with the Generation Action Organization at Missouri State University. She said Planned Parenthood is extremely busy due to the wide demographic it serves.

“They serve young people,” Cox said. “Not only young people but old people, and not only women, but men as well have service they can access at Planned Parenthood. People get all sorts of healthcare issues that they can get help from in Planned Parenthood.”

Cox said she knows people who have received

treatment at the Battlefield location. She said they felt that the healthcare provided at Planned Parenthood was life-saving and the people felt they could return to society as a contributing member.

Annie Schoreter, a student at MSU, is opposed to Planned Parenthood as an organization because of the abortion services that are offered. Schoreter

“Access to healthcare when someone needs it is really important.”

-Nora Cox, senior instructor

believes abortion should be illegal.

“I wish it wasn’t legal, but if it's going to be legal it needs to be done safely,” Schoreter said.

Planned Parenthood has disputed with the subpoena, saying they have already complied with Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster’s investigation. Koster released a report last September saying Planned Parenthood had committed no wrongdoings. Penalties for this crime include a $300 fine, 10 days in jail, or both.

Cox said she thought Planned Parenthood was important since it allows people to get healthcare for an affordable price.

“Access to healthcare when someone needs it is really important,” Cox said. “I know that families have to make tough decisions about who they can afford to buy medicine for, the cost of pharmaceuticals for example. Planned Parenthood is a reasonably cost way for a lot of people to get access to healthcare,

and we already know because of the Hyde Amendment, federal dollars can’t go toward abortion assistance for people whom that’s a problem.”

In 1976, the Hyde Amendment was passed into federal law, preventing the use of federal funds to pay for abortion unless the pregnancy is created from rape, incest or to save the life of the mother.

From 1981 to 1993, a version of the law stated federal funds would only be allowed unless if the life of the mother was affected.

In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 199. It allowed for federal funds to be used in cases of rape or incest.

“I think there is a lot of confusion about abortion,” Cox said. “It’s thought of as one simple thing. It's right or wrong, good or bad, and like in a lot of things in life, there is a gray area. The majority of women who chose to seek an abortion have already had a child. So, they know exactly what they are dealing with is well understood. What I think is less understood is that if we provided more access to contraception that abortion then decreases. A lot of us want the same thing.”

Generation Action, like Planned Parenthood, provides information regarding biology, specifically educating people on how to better operate the bodies they are living with.

Senator Kurt Schaefer, chairman of a committee investigating Planned Parenthood, filed the contempt resolutions against Kogut. Schaefer said it’s important to show there are consequences to ignoring a Senate subpoena.

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Employers are starting to pay off employees’ student debts

By Sydni Moore Staff Reporter @sydnimmore

Last year, young people across the nation graduated thousands of dollars in student loan debt.

For many students, including those at Missouri State University, paying off student loans is daunting. According to Vicki Mattocks, director of the Financial Aid Office, undergraduates graduating during the 20142015 school year had a total of about $65.4 million in student loan debt.

That’s a lot of money. For graduates, bright futures may suddenly seem dull, as dollar signs flash in the back of their heads.

“Student loan debt is something that’s on a lot of people’s minds,” Jill Wiggins, director of MSU’s Career Center said.

Wiggins is right. Even employers are beginning to think more and more about the lingering debt of college graduates. In fact, some employers are offering to pay back employees’ student loans as a benefit. Prominent employers such as Fidelity Investments and NVidia are among those willing to help take care of those pesky student loans.

“While unemployment is fairly low right now, I think employers are having to get more and more creative with how they’re going to attract the best talent,” Wiggins said.

“I think they’re having to look at what is

going to speak to the recent college graduate.”

For some students, paying off any debt is a top priority. Some may have even made the mistake of pursuing graduate school in the hopes that more education means more money.

“That’s not always the best idea, because sometimes you end up with more education and not enough experience,” Wiggins said.

“Employers are afraid of that.”

Wiggins encouraged students to think very hard about the next step following graduation.

“You need to think about your field, your ultimate career goals and if graduate school is the best thing for you to do right now,” Wiggins said.

Additionally, she encouraged job-seeking students to take more into consideration than the bank deposit they will receive every month.

“I think it’s important for anyone who is job searching to think about the additional benefits that an employer offers,” she said.

“A lot of times we zero in just on the salary.

That’s what we see, so I think my advice would be to look at the entire package.”

Student loan aid benefits or not, as Missouri State graduates look beyond the classroom and toward the real world, it is important to remember that pursuing what you love is always best.

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Public Affairs Week: decline of emotional resilience in college

By Sarah Teague Staff Reporter @SarahTeague96

Peter Gray, research professor at Boston College, shared his research and thoughts on an issue relevant to every stressed out college student: the decline of emotional resilience.

During the April 7 Public Affairs event, Gray distributed five points to the audience: what the problem is, five perspectives revolving the topic, “helicopter parenting,” his own view and how this decline of resilience can be stopped.

The head of Boston College’s counseling office and Gray met to brainstorm about this topic about a year and a half ago, with other faculty. The head of the office shared a story with Gray about two young college students and their dependency on authority figures.

“Students were coming and having at least temporary emotional breakdowns about things that in the past, in his view, most students would have solved on their own,” Gray said. “But an increasing number of people were feeling like they needed emotional counseling, and they

needed the help of an authority (figure) for problems that just seemed to be problems of everyday life.”

The head of the counseling office gave Gray an example of this type of behavior, when students feel they cannot help themselves and get out of a situation on their own, and rely too heavily on authority figures.

“I asked him for an example, and he gave me one that had just happened that day, he claimed,” Gray said. “Two students who lived off campus had called the mental health center in an emotional, panicky mode, saying that they had just seen a mouse in their apartment. These students had apparently not only called the counseling office … but they had also called the police.”

According to Gray, a rise of psychological disorders, including anxiety, and of suicidal tendencies can be blamed on the suppression of free play during childhood. Gray shared that childhood in the 1950s looked very different than childhood now. He said the suppression of free play correlates with a rise of increased dependency from college students and feelings of helplessness.

“I’ve looked into play among hunter-gatherer culture, and there they believe that children learn and develop entirely by playing and exploring, and children from age four on through late teenage years are free to play and explore all the time,” Gray said. “As an evolutionary psychologist, I am absolutely convinced that that is the natural way of becoming educated.”

Gray shared a background of life in 1950s America, where the streets were filled with children playing, and no parents to be seen. Children were trusted to use common sense, and in the cases they did not, they learned something new,and to do better next time, Gray shared. This relates back to learning how to be an independent person, which is carried into adult life.

“Social scientists have documented since about 1955 to today … there has been a continuous decline in the degree to which children are free to just go outdoors with other children,” he said. “I am old enough that I have seen this in my lifetime. I was a child in the 1950s. When I was a kid … by the age of six, I could go anywhere in town by myself, or with my friends, by bicycle. My parents never knew where I was, didn’t

care, and nobody arrested them because that was normal parental behavior.”

Gray said by allowing children to play on their own without constant management of their actions, children are more likely to learn conflict resolution on their own. When they grow older and get into the adult years, they are more independent and confident in their actions. As a way to encourage more natural play, Gray encouraged taking time out of school, not adding more hours on.

“Ultimately to solve this problem, we’ve got to recreate the conditions that allow children to have a normal childhood,” Gray said. “That allows children to be out there playing and exploring with other children. There’s nothing about our world today that should make that impossible, except for our will. (This is) much more important than all those extra hours we’ve added on to school. We’ve got to start taking away those hours from school and start creating opportunities for children to play freely.”

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healthcare systems improve their healthcare delivery. She was a first generation black student who experienced a lot of stress while in college. She later developed lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, forcing her to make several hospital trips and take medicine. The stress of her illness caused McSellersMcCray to go into depression.

Morehead, who had experienced depression and suicidal thoughts while in college, is a supervising psychiatrist at the Samaritan Center for Pastoral Counselling. He stressed that mental illness is part of life, and everyone is affected by it in some way, whether it’s experiencing it personally or knowing someone who suffers from it.

“Mental illness is a normal part of life,” he said. “It’s not those people out there or those weird people; it’s all of us.”

Schlittler, director of the Office of Planning, Research and Statistics for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, said she thought part of the reason there is a stigma of mental illness is because of the way the media portrays people with mental health. She explained how crime TV shows usually show people with mental illnesses as the stereotypical crazy, dangerous person.

The media has also portrayed people with mental illnesses as severely aggressive, but Morehead said statistically, people who suffer from mental health issues are more likely to be the victims of violence instead of the perpetrators.

Another reason why some students might believe there is a negative perspective of mental illness could be based on how they were raised. McSellers-McCray said she grew up in a community where seeking counseling was unacceptable, so students who grow up in this type of environment might feel like they can’t get help.

Morehead said the reasons there is a high risk of mental illness during the college years are because students experience high stress and are sometimes separated from their family

support systems.

According to the American Psychiatric Association, some basic symptoms of mental illness there are to watch for: • Withdrawal • Unusual behavior • Illogical thinking • Changes in sleeping and eating habits • Mood changes All four of the panelists emphasized seeking help and talking to a counselor.

Several students asked questions during the Q&A session about how to help a friend who might be suffering from a mental illness.

Morehead said some people will ignore the signs of a friend’s mental illness because they feel like it’s none of their business. He said if you see someone suffering from a mental illness and ignore it, it’s similar to “someone bleeding on the sidewalk and just walking around.”

Smith said the key to talking to a friend with mental illness is to “relax and relate.”

“They don’t want to feel like they are being treated as if they’re crazy,” she said. “You have two ears and one mouth, so listen. Be so in-tune with them that it’s like you can understand. You can save a life just by listening.”

While students should learn to spot the signs of mental illnesses in other people, Morehead said students need to be self-aware and recognize if something is wrong with them personally.

“You don’t wake up and say, ‘Wow, I feel like I have clinical depression today,’” Morehead said.

Mikayla Gant Hodge, a sophomore creative writing major, said she thinks students learned a lot from the different panelists and hope they will take the panelists’ advice.

“I hope students learn that it’s okay to not be okay, and to

reach out for help,” she said.

MSU students who wish to seek help can visit the Counseling Center, located in Carrington Hall room 311, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The phone number for the office is 417-8365116. There are also self-help websites that students can visit.

The link to some of these websites can be found at http://counselingcenter.missouristate.edu/Self_Help_links.htm.

College can be a stressful, overwhelming time. Smith said students shouldn’t worry about any stigma or any negative perceptions of mental illness, since therapy and counseling could in the end save their lives.

“There’s no darker place than mental illness,” Smith said.

“You don’t eat, you don’t want to sleep ... You just want that darkness.”

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Alicia Smith told students that they should talk to people who are suffering from a mental illness in a gentle, non-judgmental way.

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side of you, but motivation comes from inside.

“Motivation is creation,” Michaels said.

In addition, she challenged the idea of preconceived high expectations and the struggle of attaining a dream. There is a routine in which we fall, and Michaels insisted that falling into that routine is not necessary.

“You are a miracle. You are here for a reason, and that reason is not to eat, sleep, work and die,” Michaels said. “It is to contribute who you are to the world because that’s what’s special about you.”

In response to the future, Michaels challenged the audience to ask about what will be done tomorrow. In the preset, igniting passion is done by living within this moment.

“Transformation is only a present activity,” Michaels said.

Michaels also emphasized the advantages of being young. There is time to experiment with different paths, and neglecting fear that comes with it can only be harmful. According to Michaels, there is nothing to lose.

“If you miss, you’ll live,” Michaels said.

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“F Word” Exhibit zero expectation.”

One of the main points that can resonate with students is the idea of experimentation, since there is no such thing as perfect. Students have yet to officially enter the real world, and to them, Michaels gave a single piece of advice: “Go into the world and be awesome.”

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audience over more than 70,000 people across 14 countries in over 550 locations.

“I thought it was really interesting,” sophomore social work major Kelsey Leitener said.

“It’s always good to get different perspectives on people’s stories, and I really like people’s stories.”

Cantacuzino focuses on how to tell the stories and her partner Brian Moody takes pictures of their subjects. The stories told have a huge range of subjects. Viewers can see subjects of war, racism and sexual abuse.

“It’s really amazing how these people have gone through so much tragedy, and then they forgave and forgot,” junior information technology service major Tyler Gerlemann said.

Gerlemann’s favorite exhibit piece was about Bud Welch, whose daughter was killed during the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

“He actually went to go see the father of the man who did the bombing, and talked to him and he basically forgave him,” he said. “The father, he never cried before. And after that, the father of the girl said that his son was very handsome and that he didn’t want him to die either, he actually saw a tear.”

Leitener said her favorite piece of the exhibit was about two mothers who had each lost a son to significant violence.

“It’s a really overwhelming presentation,” Leitener said.

Cantacuzino recently wrote a book based off of The Forgiveness Project. The book discusses the stories of survivors and perpetrators of crime and “asks the question whether forgiveness may have more currency than revenge in an age which seems locked into the cycle of conflict.”

This exhibit will impact student viewers in a way that other Public Affairs events are unable to. Gerlemann added how he believes it will impact students.

“Hopefully nothing that significant has happened to us,” Gerlemann said. “If they can forgive, hopefully we can forgive, too.”

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were taken into consideration when drawing up this proposal.”

The second approved Wyrick proposal is for outdoor seating on the west half of the trapezoidal grassy area on the east end of Hammons Fountain. The project will consist of 15 outdoor seating units, Wifi poles, trees and landscaping and a dedication plaque, according to Sarah Hallemeier, junior communication major and at-large senator in university advancement committee, and Max Wagner, senior administrative management major and director of university advancement.

The project is expected to be completed in spring 2017. The total cost of the project will be $171,549, coming directly from the Wyrick Fund.

The last two issues on the ballot weren’t as controversial as other proposals. The Multicultural Resource Center Annex was changed to the Mary Jean PriceWalls Multicultural Resource Center. The new facility is located in the basement of the Freudenberger House, and there are plans to put the name on the outside of the building, according to Upchurch. The LGBT Resource Center, which is located in the annex, is now open.

Lastly, students voted “yes” on the SGA Constitutional Amendment to add an official Title IX Commission. On their website, SGA said this will show “Student Government’s commitment to

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“Chemical Nurse” is canceled sexual assault prevention and Title IX issues on campus.”

Voting started on April 6 and ended at 5 p.m. on April 8. Before the election, SGA held an open forum on April 4 in the Plaster Student Union. Students not only talked about the projects, but also questioned Coffman, Duda and Guerrini about systemic issues on campus, diversity, social justice and ethics.

About 35 people were in attendance including students and a few faculty/staff members.

During the forum, Coffman and Duda had discussed what they hope to achieve while they are student body president and vice president. Kaprelian said he didn’t think Coffman and Duda could actually execute their plans.

“I think the student body candidates are trying to go for too much,” Kaprelian said. “I think they have higher expectations that what they can actually achieve.”

However, for graduate student Devon Wright, she thought the pair would be exactly what campus needs.

“I think both Adam and Brianna have a great vision for the university,” Wright said. “They understand the issues facing Missouri State but are also aware of what makes this university so great. I have confidence in their leadership abilities and believe they would be great servants to the university.”

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The production of “Chemical Nurse,” the first feature film students and faculty were planning to produce, has been canceled due to the writer and former director of the film Harrison Witt leaving Missouri State.

After this semester, Witt is taking a new teaching position at the University of Mississippi. He will not be here during the summer, which is when the film was going to be produced.

Anyone who donated to the crowdfunding campaign will be contacted and given the choice to either be refunded or have the money redirected to a different project in the MJF department.

For the remainder of the semester, the preproduction class will work on making what the instructor of the class and former producer Andrew Twibell referred to as a “short documentary” about the experience they have had during the preproduction process. It will focus on the work they have done this semester, what they have learned, and what they would have done differently.

Twibell said he feels this experience has been a learning process for everybody.

“I think there’s a lot to be learned from this experience, and the goal is to take that with us to whatever our next project is,” he said.

Students in the class agree that they have learned from the experience, such as senior digital film production major Rebecca Bouchard. She said the lessons they learned can be applied to their future careers or a second attempt at a feature film in the future.

Senior media production major Jessica Larson said she believes the opportunity was worth it.

“Obviously, I'm pretty bummed,” Larson said. “It would have been really huge for the university. That being said, we still managed to create great promotional material and network within our department and learn from our mistakes. All was not lost, in my opinion.”

Everybody involved with the film would most likely agree that the cancellation is a disappointment, but many are most disappointed that Witt is leaving the university, such as first year graduate student and administrative studies major Madison Auten.

“While I am disappointed that we won’t be able to bring

the film to life, I think our real loss comes with saying farewell to Professor Witt,” Auten said. “He helped make a huge difference in the MJF Department here at MSU.” Senior digital film production major Taylor Welch had similar thoughts.

“We are all very happy for Harrison getting the awesome job offer … He was probably the best film teacher we had when it came to teaching us what to expect in the real world of film, because he had so much experience,” Welch said.

Twibell said he has mixed emotions about the situation.

“It’s bittersweet,” he said. “On one hand, we all wanted to make a movie. But on the other hand, Professor Witt had this great opportunity. I’m certainly not going to hold that against him, and nobody should. I’m really most disappointed in losing a colleague.”

Bouchard said the situation is not completely unexpected, because it was a big risk to begin with. She said the amount of people able to work on the project over the course of eight weeks this summer was already limited, because students would have to dedicate 12-hours-a-dayfive-days-a-week to working on the film. She said that although it didn’t work out, she is glad that they took this risk.

“I am absolutely grateful and inspired to work in a department that has professors and an administration that is willing to take risks and agree to even attempt something of this scale,” Bouchard said.

Auten said she understands from experience that the production may have not been able to continue for other reasons.

“Based on my experiences with film sets, as well as producing, I understand the logic behind [the cancellation of the film]. Unfortunately, we just didn’t have the amount of resources we were going to need to pull off the production.”

Students and faculty who were involved with the project have a positive mindset about the situation. Although they are disappointed, they look at the positive aspects of their experience. Bouchard believes it was a good experience no matter what, and many other members involved said the same.

“At the end of the day, I think we are all really grateful to be a part of something bigger than anything this department has ever tried before,” Bouchard said. “It may not have had the perfect ending, but everyone is leaving this experience better for it and I am excited to see when something of this scale will be tackled again.”

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Fishing for the win MSU fishing team seeks student support like SOFAC have contributed about $1,750 to the team.

“The officers do everything,” Doherty Ranked 17th in the nation, the Missouri said, “We have an advisor on paper perState fishing team reels in tournament after requirement of the school, but as for travel tournament fighting for a higher spot. logistics and publicity, the officers handle The Missouri State fishing team is a club all of it.” sport that started with just a few members, Since schools in the community like but are now expanding and have about 17 Drury offer scholarships, the students on the members who go to every tournament. TourMSU team pay for everything out-of-pocket naments last about on top of putting on two-to-three days the weight of menwhile some last tal and physical only one day. stress of competi“We usually go tion. about two to three Competitive The mental stamina and the days earlier than fishing is something physical stamina are unlike the tournament completely differstarts to figure out anything you’d find in any ent than going out where we can and other sport.” with you dad, or can’t run our boats. friends on a sunday It also helps us morning.

-Kyle Doherty learn where to “Not only are President of the catch (fish),” Tyler you out there to Ellis, Secretary of Fishing Team catch the five best the fishing team said. fish, but you’re also out there facing things With long days on the water, Ellis said you can’t control like changing weather and that they range from sunrise to sunset. Howfacing boat issues,” Doherty said, “The ever, the long practice is worth it. mental stamina and the physical stamina are As for practice, the team doesn’t get a lot unlike anything you’d find in any other of chances to practice. sport.”

“The days before the tournament are usuThe fishing team had a tournament this ally the only days we have for practice. The weekend on April 9 at Table Rock Lake. only way we know where and how to fish is They have a conference qualifying tournaif we are on the water,” team President Kyle ment to send them to nationals on May 14 at Doherty said.

Lake Barkley.

The fishing team is all member funded, “We really just want to get the support of as opposed to some Division II and III the community and students,” Ellis said. schools who get scholarships. Every team member has dues to pay and organizations

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Former Missouri State Bears head football coach Terry Allen has taken a new leadership role as Nixa’s Chamber of Commerce Recruiter.

Hired in 2006, Allen captained the Bears for nine years until his contract was not renewed after the 2014 season. When he took the job, he moved his family to Nixa and still resides there today.

Allen did not want to leave the Nixa area because he has a son who is currently a sophomore at Nixa High School.

This job fit in perfectly to Allen’s many talents and occupations.

Also a co-owner at Ebbets Field Restaurant & Pub in Springfield, Allen said he likes to be at the restaurant over the noon hour and in the evenings if there’s a Cardinals game on.

He additionally works as a consultant for the Big 12 Conference during football season as a liaison between the officials and the head coaches. On Saturdays, he will either be in Dallas at the headquarters watching the games or he will occasionally go to games close-by. Part of his role is also to meet with officials and assists with replay reviews

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Terry Allen takes over ad Chamber of Commerce Recruiter in Nixa. Allen coached the MSU football team from 2006-2014.

Allen thinks traits from his He said his new job allows 35 years of college coaching him to do all the things he experience could aid him in enjoys, including giving back his new role with the chamber to the community. His goal is of commerce. He is working to generate additional funds with a new executive director for the chamber to “show the to improving membership and community all of the things then retaining those members. the chamber has to offer.”

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Two groups from Missouri State traveled to Dayton, Ohio, this weekend to compete in the World Championships of Winter Guard International.

WGI is known as the “Sport of the Arts.” The organization is in its 39th year and last year’s Championships saw over 12,000 participants. It includes guard, percussion and wind groups from all over the world.

The groups from MSU, National Avenue and Pride of Missouri State finished as finalists in their respected divisions.

It was the result of a threeday competition. Thursday was preliminary competition and Friday was semi-finals.

Saturday was the final round where the journey of both groups reached its end, chronicling months of practicing.

National Avenue competes in the division called “Independent A” competition.

National Avenue began in 1997. The group consists of 27 students in the ensemble.

Pride of Missouri State started in 1987. In 1993, they were known as “The Pride of SMSU” and with the university name change, so did the group’s name change. They compete in “Independent Open” competition. It is the division just above National Avenue and consists of 27 students.

Both groups are made up of the guard members who also participated in the fall marching band season of the Pride Marching Band.

In Thursday’s preliminary competition, National Avenue finished in third place in the seventh round of Independent A prelims with a score of 85.150 and Pride of Missouri

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The Pride of Missouri State winter guard traveled to Ohio to compete in the World Championships.

State finished fifth in the fourth round of the Independent Open prelims with a score of 85.200.

In Friday’s semi-finals competition, National Avenue finished in third place in Round 1 of the Independent A semis, with a score of 87.880 and Pride of Missouri finished in 14th place in Independent Open Semis with a score of 84.700.

In Finals competition, National Avenue finished as the 12th best color guard in the world in Independent A competition with a score of 86.455, just .195 more than 13th place.

Pride of Missouri State finished as the 14th best color guard in Independent Open competition with a score of 82.600, just .050 points ahead of 15th place.

Both groups are led under the instruction of John Sullivan, who has been leading the color guard at Missouri State for 24 years, but teaching color guards for 33 years.

Success is nothing new to Sullivan; his office is cluttered with trophies upon trophies.

“I think one of the things you get out color guard, along with the chance to perform is the lifetime friends you make during the activi-

ties,” said Sullivan.

Prior to WGI Worlds, both groups were Finalists of WGI Regional competitions in Kansas City and St. Louis, along with winning Gold Medals at MCCGA Championships, the Mid-Continental Color Guard Association, a Midwest circuit of competition.

Here’s how the competition goes down: Each group performs a show in front of judges under a time limit and scored upon certain areas of their shows, such as equipment analysis, movement analysis, design analysis and general effect.

National Avenue’s show

this year is titled “Exposition.”

“It’s based on The Piano Guy’s ‘Pictures at an Exposition.” The floor looks as almost as if paint is drying and the costumes reflect it as well,” Sullivan mentioned.

Pride of Missouri State’s show is titled “If You Love.”

It features the song, “Gravity” by Sara Bareilles, covered

by Peter and Evynne Hollens.

“It’s based off the poem, ‘If you love something, set it free.

And if it comes back, it was meant to be,” Sullivan said.

Like any sport, a team has captains or leaders on the field. In guard, Sullivan has the same leadership mentality

that he trusts into three girls on the tarp: sophomore animal science major Jocelyn McKenzie and Rachel Pavelka for National Avenue and Sydney Smith for Pride of Missouri State.

“Through the activity, you make lifelong friends and countless memories,” Pavelka said. “It’s because you all share the same passion for the sport.”

Pavelka, a junior elementary education major, has been spinning in guard since middle school.

“All my friends were doing marching band and I didn’t play an instrument, so I decided to try out for guard,” she said. “I had no idea that I would love it as much as I do.”

Sydney Smith, a senior geography major with an emphasis on geotourism, got interested in guard in a different way.

“I always thought ‘Why would people want to run around spinning a flag?’” she said. “Eventually I gave in and now when people ask me, I say “‘Why not?’”

But Smith, Pavelka and Sullivan can all agree on one thing that color guard provides: lifelong friendships and more important, family.

“Pride really makes sure that no one is left out and really emphasizes team bonding and creating lasting memories and friendship,” said Smith. “I found my family.”

But there are also the awards.

“We’ve been going to WGI Worlds Championships since 1993 and we have made 17 appearances in Finals” Sullivan said.

Looks like Sullivan will have to find space for two new plaques.