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Tasha Thompson supported LGBT rights by remaining silent with a note explaining her silence.

Students shut their mouths in support of LGBT rights

By Peyson Shields The Standard @peysonrose

Imagine going through everyday life bearing a secret. Imagine walking on eggshells, making sure that you never say the wrong thing. Imagine letting that secret off your

chest and then being judged for it, persecuted for it, hated for it. Imagine not being accepted, being torn down just because you are different.

Unfortunately this isn’t imagination; this represents some of the daily struggles for members of the LGBT community, as well as their allies.

Last Friday, April 11, marked the 18th annual Day of Silence to advocate and promote awareness for anti-LGBT bullying in schools. Students and community members stay silent all day to advocate for something that needs recognition. Some advocates wear tape on their mouths, paint their faces or wear special T-shirts.

Considering 9 out of 10 LGBT students experience some sort of harassment in school or in the workplace, the Day of Silence is a

great opportunity to make a statement without actually speaking, said Brandon Landers, a volunteer coordinator at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of the Ozarks said.

“The Day of Silence is really cool,” Landers said. “It gives everyone, whether they are LGBT or an ally, the opportunity to stand up for something greater than themselves.”

Landers has participated in the Day of Silence in the past but said that, in the grownup world, it is a little more difficult.

“I went to Drury, and we would stand on the street facing Central High School with signs to give the students there a sense of hope,” Landers said.

The head of Ozarks Technical Community College’s Gay Straight Alliance, who preu See SILENCE, page 11

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Sexual assaults on campus capture attention

By Annie Gooch The Standard @Annie_Gooch

Two incidents involving sexual assault have been reported on campus in Woods House and Hutchens House, both within the same week.

The first incident was reported on Sunday, March 30, to the Springfield Police Department, who didn’t notify the MSU Department of Safety and Transportation until Friday, April 4.

The sexual assault, naming the victim as a female student, was reported to have occurred in a male suspect’s residence hall room in Woods House on March 30, according to the safety alert MSU sent out and the daily crime log.

The police report says the officer assigned dealt with a past rape with the suspect information given.

“The main thing in a situation like this is to be mindful of who you’re with, what you’re doing and where you’re at,” Gary Stewart, director of residence life ,housing and dining services, said. “Don’t put yourself in a situation where you think there could be a bad result.”

If alcohol is involved, he advises students to be aware of limits and to communicate what exactly those limits are.

Although the incident wasn’t directly reported to a housing staff member, Stewart assured that there is a protocol to follow if it is.

According to him, there is a 24-hour reception desk in residence halls, police and campus safety are notified, the counseling and testing center on campus is usually involved and a victim’s advocate typically speaks one-onone with students. Hospital attention would be available in serious instances, and occasional communication in the dean’s office is necessary.

The second incident was reported on Saturday, April 5.

Springfield Police Department notified the MSU Department of Safety and Transportation of a sexual assault that happened early that morning involving a female victim and two males in her residence hall room in

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SOFAC guidelines may change in fall following shortage of funds

By Rose Marthis The Standard @BroseMarthis

Student organizations applying for funding may have to deal with some changes in the process starting next fall.

The members of the Student Organization Funding Allocation Council have reviewed the results of an assessment survey sent March 12-28 and used those

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results to agree on changes they wish to make.

These changes include reducing the annual maximum amount available to organizations from $6,000 to $5,000, splitting the estimated total from the Student Involvement Fee evenly between fall and spring semesters, accepting proposals only for the current semester and rolling over remaining funds at the end of the semester to the next.

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Organizations requesting funding fill out the SOFAC proposal paperwork, and then a meeting is arranged with the members of SOFAC to discuss the proposal and the use of the money. In the 2012-13 academic year, nine organizations were heard at each meeting, compared to 13 at each meeting this year, David Schneider, student body president, said.

Hearing 13 organizations at each meeting and having a maximum

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available amount of $6,000 caused SOFAC to run out of funding abnormally quickly this year, and 11 organizations who usually receive funding were unable to this year.

By keeping 13 organizations at each meeting but lowering the maximum, SOFAC hopes to reach as many organizations as possible next year, but council members also want to ensure that the u See SOFAC, page 10

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Calendar

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Tuesday, April 15

MSU Retired Faculty and Staff Program meeting 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Carrie’s Cafe Student Activities Council meeting, 4-5:15 p.m., Plaster Student Union 313 Student Government Association meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Plaster Student Union 313 Enactus General Meeting, 6:307:30 p.m., Glass Hall 005

Wednesday, April 16 Education Day, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., JQH Arena

Peace Corps information session, 2-3:30 p.m., Glass Hall 230 Spectrum meeting, 7-9 p.m., Plaster Student Union third floor

Thursday, April 17

Social Media 101, 9-10:30 a.m., Karls Hall room 101 Foster Recreation Center reduced hours — April 17 to 20

Friday, April 18

Ask the Experts Open Sessions, 2-4 p.m., Cheek Hall 100

Monday, April 21

All Faculty Recognition Reception, 3-5 p.m., Plaster Student Union

Briefs

Suspect in Jewish center shootings spoke to MSU class in 2012

Frazier Glenn Miller, the suspect in the recent shootings at Kansas Jewish community centers, spoke to an MSU intersession class in 2012, according to the instructor of the course, David Embree.

Correction

The March 25 issue stated that Gen. Colin Powell appeared in his first visit at Missouri State for his Public Affairs Convocation speech.

However, Powell actually appeared at a GET MOTIVATED seminar on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2012, prior to his Public Affairs Conference speech as part of Missouri State’s Human Resources Professional Development.

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University President Clif Smart and Student Body President David Schneider held a conversation with students last Tuesday.

President Smart holds open forum

By Trevor Mitchell The Standard @Trevorisamazing

Missouri State University President Clif Smart held an open forum on April 8 during the Student Government Association’s weekly meeting, with the conversation skipping seamlessly between possibilities for MSU’s future expansion to

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Hutchens House, according to the safety alert MSU sent out and the daily crime log.

The police report says the officer was dispatched to that location for the report of a rape that had recently occurred identify-

Smart’s favorite musical artist (Jimmy Buffet).

Smart entertained questions previously collected

by SGA and took questions from the audience later in the event.

He discussed his love for the university, saying that he knows this is his “last job,” but didn’t shy away from pointing out places where MSU can improve.

Smart said student diver-

sity has improved greatly in the past five years. “At that time, 50-60 percent of students came from southwest Missouri. Now it’s 30 percent.”

However, Smart continued, “We have made less progress in diversifying faculty and staff.”

There are only three new faculty members of color this year compared to last year, although as Smart

said later, “The issue is more that we aren’t keeping them than we aren’t hiring them.”

Some of the questions from the audience were more lighthearted — in response to a question about his favorite traditions from his own college days, Smart said he remembered the whole of Tulane University coming together for football games.

When discussing the renovations being done to some of the buildings in coming years, Smart asked, “Does anyone live in Sunvilla?

“Good call,” he quipped when no hands went up.

For a full record of The Standard’s live tweet of the open forum, visit https://storify.com/Trevoris amazing/clif-smart-openforum.

ing two suspects.

MSU’s alert also says that the female student was acquainted with the two males involved, who are not students, and that police have located and questioned them.

“Any guest that is not a resident of the building is supposed to register at the reception desk and then becomes the responsibility

of the host,” Stewart said.

“Evidently this wasn’t followed, although I don’t know all the specifics.”

Doug Greiner, director of the counseling and testing center, said that, once the assault has happened, it is really important for the victim to seek help right away with someone that the victim knows well and can trust, whether that be a

family member, friend or a counselor.

He advised people to use the buddy system when going out to a party, avoid being alone when around a group of unfamiliar people and always be aware of alcohol consumption.

“The majority of sexual assaults involve someone the individual knows, and

that’s kind of scary,” Greiner said. “It could be a new boyfriend, partner or someone from class. Until you really get to know someone and trust them, be wary of where you meet and practice good safety precautions.”

Both incidents are currently being investigated by the Springfield Police Department.

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Stay in your own lane

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There exists a portion of the Missouri State campus that risks loss of life and limb, and I’m part of the reason why. Between me and more than a hundred other bicyclists on campus, pedestrians risk injury on a daily basis while walking to class.

I’m of course talking about the bike lanes here at MSU. Frequently, when I ride my bike to class, or even the student union, I find myself having to take extreme measures in avoiding pedestrian traffic. This is when you say, “But Spencer, just ride in the bike lane, and you won’t have any problems.”

The thing is, I already ride in the bike lane and sometimes in the street — and that’s just my problem. You see, I’m frequently not the only user of the bikeways. If you’re familiar with Missouri State, you are well aware that a number of our fellow students greatly enjoy walking in the bike lane.

With this in mind, I do understand that not everyone is walking in this lane on purpose.

The lane is a different color, sometimes it’s the rightmost lane, and we’re used to walking on the right side of the street, I get it. I’m not saying people use this lane intentionally, I’m saying that pedestrians should be more conscious of the fact that there are bicyclists zooming by like light cycles from Tron.

There have been numerous occasions in which I’ve found myself riding through grass or even rougher terrain because there are a couple people on the sidewalk and then five people walking in a horizontal line across the bike path. If I were playing a racing game, my near miss multiplier would be in the dozens.

It’s really quite simple: Don’t walk in the bike lane. For those who missed it the first time, I’ll reiterate. Do not. Walk. In the bike lane.

With this in mind, I’m going to take a second and say to all the bicyclists, “You have a bike lane, don’t you dare ride on the sidewalk. That’s for pedestrians.”

Rules related to bicyclists can be located on the Springfield city website in the same location as the city bike route map. This document clearly states, “No person shall drive a bicycle on a sidewalk within a business district.”

Not only is riding a bike on the sidewalk against the bicycling policy of Springfield, it’s extremely dangerous. Motorists generally don’t expect bicyclists to emerge from a sidewalk instead of the street, and, as a result, the bicyclist could be easily be hit when a car moves to turn right or left.

That being said, following simple rules and courtesies could lead to a safe, injury-free commute to class.

Pedestrians should never walk on the bike path unless they don’t mind being jettisoned by a bicyclist.

Bicyclists should never ride on the sidewalk when there’s a perfectly good bike path or street.

In conclusion, if pedestrians promise to not hoard my bike lane, I promise not to obstruct their sidewalks.

By Spencer Martin, Columnist

Exercise your right to vote

By The Standard Editorial Board

“Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process,” Hillary Clinton said.

The Student Government Association elections were held last week and, first and foremost, a big congratulations from The Standard to Jordan McGee and Addison Reed for winning student body president and vice president, and to Cody Miller for winning senior class president.

However, only 1,708 Missouri State students cast their vote in the recent elections — an election that was held online and required only a Bear Pass login to access.

The vote breakdown was as follows: • Freshmen: 371 votes • Sophomores: 422 votes • Juniors: 396 votes • Seniors: 466 votes • Graduate students: 47 votes

• Non-degree seeking: 5 votes Given that students who are eligible to vote include full-time, parttime and graduate students, the 1,708 student voters make up just 8 percent of the 20,473 students enrolled on the Springfield campus, according to 2014 enrollment numbers.

While it’s widely known that voter turnout in any election is drastically lower than it should be considering voting is one of our civic duties. We as college students should be working to curb the ambivalence often seen throughout society when it comes to electing officials and determining issues.

It doesn’t get any easier than logging on to a website and answering a few simple multiplechoice questions, so next time an election rolls around, make sure you do your part as a Missouri State student and vote.

Editorial cartoon

By Rachel Brown

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Promotion of American Petroleum Institute unethical Dear editor, As a graduate business student concerned with the environment, I was highly dismayed by recent activity at Missouri State. Our Ad Team chose to promote the American Petroleum Institute (API) with a marketing campaign entitled “The Energy Challenge.” Students were encouraged to take an energy quiz. Only once taking the quiz was the participant made aware of what the quiz was promoting – the Keystone XL pipeline, fracking and petroleum. The team also presented to fourth

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Calendar Tuesday, April 15

Theravada New Year, all day, entire campus, free “Kent Melton: From Aladdin to ParaNorman,” 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Brick City Gallery, free Arts and crafts night, 4-5:30 p.m., Plaster Student Union food court, free Triple Play Week: Qdoba Night, 410 p.m., 401 S. Kimbrough Ave., the purchase of a Qdoba meal, donate receipt to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Alumni night at Hammons Field, 6:35-9 p.m., Hammons Field, 955 East Trafficway, $4-$20 for tickets SAC Cultural Affairs presents: The Asia Project, 7-9 p.m., Plaster Student Union Theater, free Jazz studies spring concert, 7:309:30 p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, free

Wednesday, April 16 One Million Cups Springfield, 910 a.m., Plaster Center for Free Enterprise and Business Development 1000, free Education career day, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., JQH Arena, free

Tarang celebration With the theme of traditional Indian weddings, the stage was set for cultural, historical celebration

By Briana Simmons The Standard @SimmonsReports

On Saturday evening, The Indian Students Association displayed Indian culture with a colorful event filled with music, dance and a bit of history for its fifth annual Tarang celebration.

More than 600 people filled the PSU Ballroom to capacity as students, faculty and families enjoyed a full-course dinner of authentic Indian cuisine.

Some of the dishes included a Chettinad-style chicken curry with a hint of

sweet cinnamon and spicy jalapenos, and for dessert, kheer — a sweet rice, milk, sugar, butter, saffron and cardamom mix.

On any other day, members of ISA get together for potlucks, watching movies or playing cricket, but Pooja Vaidya, a freshman chemistry major, said Tarang is a special celebration.

Vaidya is originally from England, and, although she’s never lived in India, said she appreciates having an event like Tarang to celebrate her culture.

“It feels great to be able to share my culture with everyone. … You get to

know different people. Some of us are from different parts of India, so we get to know how their experience is different from our experience,” Vaidya said.

Every year, the Tarang highlights a piece of Indian culture. Following dinner, the celebration continued downstairs in the PSU Theater, where several acts portrayed this year’s theme: traditional Indian weddings.

Among families ready to party at this year’s Tarang, Sudha Maganti, an audience member, said there is no such thing as a small Indian wedding.

“The whole affair starts when the bride’s parents usually organize the events. Sometimes it’s three or five days, but traditional Indian weddings are celebrated over a few days. In the first day, the families get to know each u See TARANG, page 10

“Kent Melton: From Aladdin to ParaNorman,” 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Brick City Gallery, free Peace Corps information session, 2-3:30 p.m., Glass Hall 230, free Pedal Springfield, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Foster Recreation Center, free Happy Hour Live, 5-7:30 p.m., 333 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway, free

Thursday, April 17

Spring holiday-no classes, all day, Science Cafe, 6-8 p.m., 313 S. Jefferson Ave., free “Shrek The Musical”, 7:30 p.m., 311 E. Walnut St., $28 for adults, $25 for seniors, $15 for children ages 14 and under

Friday, April 18

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Good Friday Way of the Cross, noon-1 p.m., Park Central Square, free The Unbound Mic Sessions, 7-9 p.m., 128 Park Central Square, free Skinny Improv Mainstage, 8-11 p.m., Skinny Improv, $5-$12

Saturday, April 19

Make your own dog treats, 2-3 p.m., 128 Park Central Square, free

Sunday, April 20 Easter, all day

‘Where is Q’ in Oxymoron album?

Easter Sunday celebration service and dinner, 5-7 p.m., 1715 N. Boonville Ave., free

Monday, April 21

Campus Conservation nationals, all day, entire campus, free Outdoor Adventures s’mores clinic, 4:30-7 p.m., Foster Recreation Center, free Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Rememberance Day event, 7-9 p.m., Plaster Student Union 312 A and B, free

Briefs

MSU Art and Design Department features foundations program

The Missouri State University Art and Design Department will feature its foundations program in an exhibition April 4-23.

The exhibition will be held at the Student Exhibition Center.

Beginning level classes, including ART 100 Two-Dimensional Design, ART 101 ThreeDimensional Design and ART 115 Drawing I, show projects that have been assigned to demonstrate the students’ understanding of various artistic concepts.

The Student Exhibition Center is located at 838 E. Walnut St., on the corner of John Q. Hammons Parkway.

Childish Gambino slated for 2014 spring concert

Childish Gambino and Tyga will be this year’s featured artists for the Student Activities Council spring concert.

Held April 24th, tickets can be purchased online at www.missouristatetix.com, any Missouri State University box office location or by calling 417-836-7678.

Tickets are $25 for students with a student ID, $40 for the public. All day-of-show tickets are $40.

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Missouri State University students learn more about the study away program at a study away information session.

Taking in other horizons Missouri State’s study away progam gives students the chance to see the world

By Sadie Welhoff The Standard #TwitterlessSadie

It’s too scary, too expensive, too far away, but the benefits can last a lifetime.

All these characteristics have MSU students weighing the pros and cons of a study away program.

From 2012 to 2013, 455 MSU students joined study away programs in 42 countries.

Miko McFarland, the study away adviser for all MSU students participating in study away, said there are common fears and concerns that come up when she counsels students who are thinking about studying away.

Finances make studying away sound impossible, with

plane tickets, housing and souvenirs, but McFarland said it doesn’t have to be any more expensive than taking classes at MSU. “We have a lot of budgetfriendly programs called exchanges,” McFarland said.

In an exchange program, tuition costs the same amount at the host institution as it does at MSU. Family and friends are another concern, even if the program only lasts a few weeks.

Students worry about too much time apart from loved ones, though McFarland said students often feel they didn’t have enough time on their trip.

“In reality, it goes by fast,” McFarland said.

McFarland said she talks with parents about safety in

other countries, especially in comparison with America.

“We do get the question a lot ‘is it safe,’” McFarland said.

McFarland said many areas in America are dangerous and that it can be hard to get the whole picture of a country from the media, since many countries only appear in the news when a negative event happens.

Part of McFarland’s job includes coordinating with the overseas host institutions so students are going into other countries with a set-up support system.

Once students are in the countries, they learn quickly to adapt to the new culture and how to navigate an area where they might not speak the language. They do all of this while keeping up with academic work.

“Our students have to learn how to negotiate a totally new environment,” u See AWAY, page 10

It is no secret: rappers love repping the crew.

Dylan Rick Ross barks Beck about his Maybach Music Group, Lil Wayne croaks about Music his Young Money Reviewer Entertainment and Kanye West can be heard subtly mentioning his aptly-titled G.O.O.D. Music Group.

One of the older record labels, Top Dawg Entertainment, found its beginning in 2004 — albeit operating almost silently for eight years.

When recent TDE signee Kendrick Lamar dropped 2012’s groundbreaking “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” the music group came roaring out of its slumber.

Once Lamar boomed onto the scene with an unprecedented mix of social consciousness and mesmerizing word play, we suddenly grew interested in TDE’s other noteworthy members.

Contrasting with senior member Ab-Soul’s trademark croak and often outstanding corniness, Jay Rock stakes his claim as the group’s less prominent — but still reliable — member, delivering consistently good material when called upon.

Cohort Quincey Hanley — our ScHoolboy Q — plays the dastardly villain, always dropping a memorable guest verse when summoned. Collaborations between Q and other hip-hop icons like A$AP Rocky, Danny Brown and Mac Miller have never failed to impress.

As a solo MC, Q has not found as much success. Give him the spotlight for more than just a few minutes, and it becomes uncertain if he will hold our attention.

“Oxymoron” finds Q almost constantly overshadowed on his own record.

“Los Awesome” boasts a schizophrenic beat from Pharrell and equally vicious Jay Rock guest verses, but where is Q? He is busy phoning in cheesy lines about midgets (why?) and moving dope.

Booming and breathtaking, “Collard Greens” remains the centerpiece of the record, only three tracks in, but it is not because of anything Q contributes; rather, we relish in the throbbing production while eagerly waiting for Lamar to slay his verse.

Even 2 Chainz upstages our host, lending a hilarious but predictable verse on “What They u See ALBUM, page 10

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‘Oculus’ not just cheap thrills

Mirror, mirror on the wall, what’s the most surprisingly good movie of them all?

Trevor The answer is “Oculus,” Mitchell directed by Mike Flanagan, whose only other major Movie Reviewer work, “Absentia,” was never released in theaters.

No one would be faulted @Trevorisamazing for thinking that “Oculus” is just another paint-by-numbers horror movie thrown into theaters for a few weeks before something else comes out — and the movie’s advertising, trailers, plot description and initial 30 minutes do nothing to dispel this notion.

Kaylie Russell (Karen Gillan, most notably from “Doctor Who”) is elated when her brother Tim (Brenton Thwaites, whose only non-Australian acting role is a 2012 TV remake of “The Blue Lagoon”) is released from a mental hospital after 10 years. Tim witnessed their father killing their mother, then shot and killed him.

Kaylie is happy to see her brother, but she is clearly happier that he can now help her fulfill the “promise” they made years ago — to destroy the mirror they believed was somehow responsible for the deaths of their parents.

However, Tim no longer believes in Kaylie’s “evil mirror” theory, and he is certain their father was simply a murderer. This does not please Kaylie, who has set up a room in their childhood home to prove once and for all that the mirror is more than it seems.

With that plot, “Oculus” could easily have gotten away with 90 minutes of jump scares and a telegraphed twist ending. Instead, Flanagan has created an effective psychological horror film with an aura of dread that hangs over the Russells’ oddly parallel attempt to fight back against the mirror they couldn’t destroy 10 years ago.

Gillan and Thwaites play well off of one another as siblings who clearly care for each other, even if they disagree on the demonic qualities of the mirror. Rory Cochrane and Katee Sackhoff are excellent in flashbacks as a father and mother slowly sliding into madness.

The Newton Brothers (“Setup”) have also created a suitably creepy score that isn’t overbearing but still manages to get under your skin and ratchet up the tension when it matters most.

By taking what, on its surface, sounds like one of the stupider horror movie plots in recent memory and playing it without joking around, Flanagan has created one of the best horror movies of the year without falling back on the tired tropes that have caused the genre to go stale.

It will be a shame if “Oculus” is relegated to cult classic status with no success in theaters.

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, and the cover of “Oculus” is begging you to ignore it. Don’t listen.

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Saunders talks fiction Acclaimed author reads from two of his short fiction pieces, ‘Victory Lap’ and ‘The Semplica-Girl Diaries,’ for Public Affairs Week event in PSU

By Callie Rainey The Standard @KidCallie

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George Saunders, acclaimed author, spoke to a packed Plaster Student Union Theater on Wednesday, April 9.

Award-winning short-fiction writer George Saunders held a reading on Wednesday, April 9, for a packed Plaster Student Union Theater during Missouri State University’s Public Affairs Conference.

The reading was funded by the Provost’s Office, the College of Arts and Letters, the College of Education, the Department of English, Greenwood Laboratory School, Missouri Center for the Book located in Meyer Library, the Honors College, the MSU Bookstore and the Department of Media, Jour-

nalism and Film.

The Public Affairs Conference theme is “Global Perspective: Why It Matters.” It will teach attendees to work collaboratively across nations and cultures toward a more just and sustainable future.

“Tenth of December,” Saunders’ most recent collection, was a finalist for the 2013 National Book Award.

Saunders also received the 2014 Story Prize, a MacArthur “Genius Grant,” a Guggenheim Fellowship, 2014 Folio Award, and numerous other accolades.

Sophomore political science major Megan Manes attended the book reading for her poetry class. She attended the reading to “see and listen

to people that are doing poetry or creative writing to see what it’s all about,” Manes said. “My teacher, Marcus S. Cafagna, told us Saunders is one of the best writers in America.”

Freshman psychology major Melissa Manthei attended the reading for fun.

She read some of Saunders’ pieces in her creative writing class. She said, “The pieces were very sophisticated and interesting.”

Saunders read two short stories: “Victory Lap” and “The Semplica-Girl Diaries.”

After reading those stories, he answered many questions.

“It was really good. He was a great speaker,” Manes said.

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Scorebox Women’s golf Tuesday, April 8 UMKC Spring Invitational, 7th of 15 Baseball (15-17, 5-4) Tuesday, April 8 Missouri State 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0— 4 Missouri 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 X— 9 Friday, April 11 Missouri State 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2— 6 Bradley 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0— 5 Saturday, April 12 Missouri State 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0— 5 Bradley 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 X— 6 Saturday, April 12 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2— 7 Bradley 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0— 2 Women’s soccer Thursday, April 10* Missouri State 0 Arkansas 4 Softball (23-17, 6-8) Saturday, April 12 Indiana State 0 0 4 0 1 1 0—6 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—1 Saturday, April 12 Indiana State 0 3 0 0 1 0 0—4 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Sunday, April 13 Indiana State 1 3 0 0 0 1 0—5 Missouri State 1 6 0 1 1 0 X—9 Men’s soccer Saturday, April 12* Rockhurst 1 Missouri State 1 Saturday, April 12* Missouri State 0 Fort Hays State 0 Women’s track Saturday, April 12 Missouri Relays, no team scoring *Denotes spring exhibition game

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Baseball, 6:35 p.m., vs. Mizzou at home Men’s golf, TBA, TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate in Nashville, Tenn.

Wednesday, April 16 Women’s track, 10:30 a.m., Kansas Relays in Lawrence, Kan.

Softball, 5 p.m., vs. Wichita State in Wichita, Kan.

Thursday, April 17

Women’s track, 9 a.m., Kansas Relays in Lawrence, Kan.

Friday, April 18

Women’s track, 11 a.m., Kansas Relays in Lawrence, Kan. Softball, noon, vs. Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa Baseball, 1:05 p.m., vs. Illinois State at home Softball, 2 p.m., vs. Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Saturday, April 19

Softball, noon, vs. Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa Baseball, 1:05 p.m., vs. Illinois State at home Women’s track, 1:30 p.m., Kansas Relays in Lawrence, Kan.

Sunday, April 20

Baseball, 1:05 p.m., vs. Illinois State at home Women’s golf, TBA, Missouri Valley Conference Championship in Springfield, Ill.

Monday, April 21

Women’s golf, TBA, Missouri Valley Conference Championship in Springfield, Ill.

Briefs

Bears gain 671 yards in second spring scrimmage

The Missouri State football Bears picked up 671 yards in just under 120 snaps in the second scrimmage of the spring season, according to a news release from the Athletic Department. Senior quarterback Kierra Harris also threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns in the scrimmage.

According to the release, the Bears averaged 5.9 yards per play and completed six passes of 20 yards or more.

The football team will return to action in the team’s annual Maroon and White game on Saturday, April 26. The game will be at 1 p.m. at Parkview High School.

There’s a practice underway for a championship team at Plaster Sports Complex, but you won’t find them on the field. Instead, they’re underneath the bleachers.

The players aren’t here on scholarship, and many of them have only known about the sport they play for as long as they’ve been playing it ...

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS ... However, that doesn’t stop Missouri State’s handball team from winning national championship after national championship.

Women’s handball team captures first place in 62nd United States Handball Association’s National Collegiate Championships

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It all started in 1987 when coach Tommy Burnett — at the time, head of the Kinesiology Department and now a per course kinesiology instructor — started the first Missouri State handball team, comprised of six men and one woman.

“I just missed teaching, and handball was a perfect way to get back into it,” Burnett said. “I just like teaching and watching kids learn; it’s why I do what I do.”

The first lesson for most players is discovering the game of handball itself.

What is handball?

“I guess the closest comparison would be tennis,” James Alden, a junior management and international business administration major, said.

Handball does resemble tennis, but it is played with your hands, and both players occupy the same half court. The server begins the volley by hitting the ball off the opposite wall, and the opposing player must return it across the wall — continuing back and forth until one player misses.

“Handball is a tough sport to learn. It burns about 800 calories an hour, so most people aren’t used to that intensity when they first get started,” Burnett said. “If I have 20 kids come and try a practice, usually only one or two of them will stick around. They’re a dedicated bunch.”

Team funding

Being a student organization, the team

receives no scholarships, and their funding comes from a combination of the Student Organization Funding Allocation Council and fundraising.

“It’s interesting getting players,” Burnett said. “For some kids, they played handball for a while and find out about our program and come here for that. Most of them I recruit on campus, or a friend recruits them. We get by without scholarships, and it makes it even better when we do beat scholarship schools.”

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Sophomore mathematics and general math major and president of the handball club Victoria Hagan practices for the Missouri State handball team.

Winning tradition

The team knows that feeling quite often, with the women’s side winning the National Collegiate Handball Tournament for the second year in a row, adding to an impressive resume that includes several national titles of team, men’s and women’s trophies. The trophy case, which houses their winnings, is almost out of room.

Who do they win these trophies from?

The list of collegiate handball teams includes only 63 schools, but the University of Minnesota and Lake Forest College are two of the biggest ones MSU competes against.

“Lake Forest is one of the few scholarship schools. Beating them is always a bit more enjoyable,” Alden said.

That success has gotten Burnett and his program noticed by the hall of fame in Missouri.

“We were actually inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame back in 2011; no other club sport in Missouri has done that,” Burnett said. “I’m proud of the work the kids do, and when they graduate, a lot of them stay in touch with the program. Our alumni involvement is pretty high.”

Becoming a family

Victoria Hagan, a sophomore math major who is also the president of the u See HANDBALL, page 8

United States Handball Association’s National Collegiate Championships final standings Women’S 1. Missouri State University 2. Lake Forest College 3. minnesota State Universitymankato 4. University of Texas 5. Pacific University

men’S 1. Lake Forest College 2. University of Limerick 3. minnesota State Universitymankato --9. Missouri State University

Combined 1. Lake Forest College 2. minnesota State Universitymankato 3. University of Texas 4. Missouri State University 5. Pacific University

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Springfield Cardinals continue to showcase young talent

Baseball is back in full swing and, with that, minor league baseball is no exception. The hometown Springfield Cardinals, Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, started their season a few days after the big league club and will once again have a roster that features some of the organization’s top minor league talent. Get to know some of the Springfield Cardinals’ top talent here before seeing them at Hammons Field.

Player, Position (MLB.com Organizational Prospect Rank)

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Filling out NCAA basketball brackets has become a tradition among friends, families and coworkers. The odds of getting a perfect bracket are as high as 1 in 9.2 quintillion, and Editor-in-Chief Nicolette Martin’s bracket was already flawed during the play-in games.

March Madness: ruining your bracket since 1939 W

arren Buffett made an outrageous statement this year that drew even more interest to the already popular NCAA Tournament. The fourth richest man in America announced last month that he would give $1 billion to anyone who could predict a perfect bracket.

While it seems completely asinine to hear that someone would just give away that much money, it’s safe to assume that Buffett was never worried about having to actually follow through with his promise. The results from this year’s tournament support that notion.

The odds of picking a perfect bracket are as high as 1 in 9.2 quintillion, depending on which mathematician you listen to. The mere thought of a perfect bracket has long inspired bracket challenges on the internet, in which people register on a website and submit one or more brackets. The reality of a perfect bracket, however, has always been an insurmountable goal.

This year’s tournament only confirmed how difficult it is to guess every

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game correctly. Nine upsets happened in the first two rounds, two of which were inconceivable. How many people predicted Mercer would upset tournament-sweetheart Duke? The same can be said for North Dakota State, who appeared in its first-ever NCAA Tournament game and upset Oklahoma.

However, the biggest story of this year’s March Madness was the pairing for the national title game. It was played between No. 7 Connecticut, better known as UConn, and No. 8 Kentucky, the highest-combined seeding ever in a championship game.

UConn barreled its way through the East region, defeating three of the top

Senior second baseman Ashley Brentz poses in the dugout.

four seeds en route to its first Final Four appearance since 2011 when it defeated Butler in the national title game. The Huskies then defeated No. 1 Florida in the Final Four to complete their sweep of the top-seeded teams.

As for Kentucky, who could have seen that one happening? The Wildcats were the preseason No. 1 and an early favorite to win the national title, but being placed as the No. 8 seed in the top-heavy Midwest region put them on a difficult road against some of college basketball’s elite.

Wichita State, defending national champion Louisville, Duke and Michigan were favored as the teams who would have it out in the Sweet 16 and the Elite Eight. Duke suffered a firstround exit against Mercer. Kentucky showed Wichita State that its 35-0 record was by no means intimidating.

The Wildcats then slipped past both Louisville and Michigan to meet Wisconsin in the Final Four.

UConn defeated Kentucky in a u See BRACKET, page 8

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Year in 2013, pitching across three levels with a miniscule 1.99 ERA in over 113 innings. Petrick does not have a true out pitch, but uses a good three-pitch mix with above-average command to his advantage.

Mike O’Neill, outfielder (19th): Another outfielder blocked by the talent in Memphis, O’Neill has been an on-base machine since becoming a member of the organization. O’Neill posted an OBP of .393 in his shortseason debut in 2010, and the number has climbed each year since. A 31st round pick, the 5-foot-9-inch O’Neill does not possess much power and is not overly impressive defensively, but his ability to consistently get on base could be a valuable tool that eventually gets him promoted.

Aledmys Diaz, shortstop (NR): Diaz is the newest member of the Cardinals organization, creating a splash when the Cuban defector was immediately placed on the team’s 40-man roster after signing a fouryear, $8 million deal in spring training. Diaz has been impressive at the plate in his short time in the U.S., starting off his season 12-32 (.375) with six extra base hits and nine runs batted in.

Though he will be known for his silky smooth approach at the plate, Diaz does have soft hands and a strong throwing arm on the field.

Depending on what the Cardinals want to do with Diaz, he may not be in Springfield for long, so take advantage of seeing him at Hammons Field while you can.

James Ramsey, outfielder (7th): Ramsey begins 2014 in Springfield after a successful stint in the Arizona Fall League and playing a majority of 2013 in Springfield. Ramsey has shown a bat with good pop in Springfield, but he did not hit for average like he has at the lower level. Ramsey is off to a good start at the plate in 2014 (.410 AVG/4 HR/11 RBI/.477 OBP) and plays plus defense, but he is currently overshadowed by a highly talented outfield in AAA Memphis — Oscar Taveras (The Cardinals’ top prospect), third baseman Stephen Piscotty (No. 3 prospect) and Randal Grichuk (No. 12 prospect).

Patrick Wisdom, third baseman (9th): Wisdom begins his third year in the Cardinals organization after playing a majority of his 2013 games in Low-A Peoria. After being picked along with Piscotty (now an outfielder) and Carson Kelly (now a catcher) in 2012, Wisdom is now the only one still at the hot corner, but he has “all the tools to play a steady third base,” according to Cardinals director of player development Gary LaRocque. Wisdom was drafted as a power hitter, though a disappointing start to his pro career and inconsistent power bursts kept Wisdom from becoming a fast-mover.

Zach Petrick, starting Who will be next? pitcher (17th): Petrick went Though there is already a from an undrafted free agent good crop of talent in in 2012 to the Cardinals u See CARDS, page 8 Minor League Pitcher of the

Off the field with Ashley Brentz When the senior second baseman isn’t batting or fielding, she’s just a regular girl who likes Outback Steakhouse, prefers Android over Apple and wants to travel to England

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Profiles on players are fun, but they often go too in-depth with statistics or too deep into the player’s emotional past.

Not this time.

With senior second baseman Ashley Brentz, it was time to get creative. A barrage of questions was given to her, which she fielded nicely. Pun intended.

To first test her truthfulness, she recognized that orange is the color of fire and that two plus two equals four.

Furthering the investigation into the mind of this .304 career hitter, it was discovered that softball truly has been a very important piece of her life.

A softball was one of her favorite first toys as a child.

Softball is not as basic as it seems, and some extraordinary things can happen. Brentz’s craziest softball tale comes from a game last season against

Wichita State.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, up one, former Missouri State softball player Lauren Eisenreich robbed the opposing team of a home run and then threw the ball all the way from the outfield to first base to force out the runner who hadn’t tagged up, earning a double play and giving the Bears the victory.

More importantly, Brentz’s favorite place to dine u See BRENTZ, page 8

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club, said, even though they have the success, there is never an overwhelming pressure to focus on winning and maintaining that level of success.

“The team feels like a family,” Hagan said. “We become good friends, and we all want to be here. I was walking around the new student festival my freshman year when I met coach, and he told me to try out and I’m glad I did; I’ve enjoyed every second of it.”

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Burnett said he pushes those feelings of belonging and support most of all.

“We cheer for each other; we support each other. If we go to a tournament and just one of us is playing that day, the whole team goes, and we cheer that person on, because that’s what we do,” he said.

Although the team took home the women’s national title, more tournaments await the team. The team is currently gearing up for a singles tournament in St. Louis in the coming weeks, where they hope to add another trophy to their already impressive collection.

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Missouri State handball coach Tommy Burnett talks about one of the handball team’s many trophies in their trophy case. Burnett started the first MSU handball team in 1987.

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mediocre championship game. The Huskies built a huge lead in the first half, only to let Kentucky come back. Both teams played poorly in the second half, but UConn was able to keep separation between itself and the Wildcats to secure its fourth title in 15 years.

It’s hard to believe that accurately predicting basketball games is the most unlikely event in the world

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Of course, these odds won’t discourage those of us who like to fill out our brackets every year. We will continue to make our picks with the utmost confidence that each one is correct.

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Carson Kelly, catcher (8th): Kelly has done well so far in his recent conversion to catcher, but the Cardinals should hope that his bat will keep him moving up the ladder in 2014.

Nick Petree, starting pitcher (NR): A ninth-round pick in 2013, the former Missouri State Bear will start in Peoria after a successful stint at short-season State College in 2013. While it is not likely that he will make it back to Hammons Field in 2014, if Petree continues to make steady progress, he will be back soon enough.

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is Outback Steakhouse, for their bread is “divine.”

What fascinates the basestealing Brentz about the country England? She’d have to go to find out, and it is something she would like to do.

A more common wouldyou-rather that must be addressed is whether she prefers Apple or Android.

“I’ve never had an Apple phone, and Android has always been good to me,” said Brentz.

Brentz is majoring in psychology, but if she had to be a teacher of any kind, she would teach high school English. She enjoys reading and writing (and already proved she can do arithmetic).

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favorite series to read, and it would most assuredly be part of her curriculum.

However, Brentz’s dream job would be NASCAR racing.

The Journey song that most tickles her fancy is “Don’t Stop Believing,” a classic in all senses of the word.

When asked what her favorite branch of military is and what super power she would love to have, she responded the Air Force and the power of flight.

“I grew up flying on planes because my mom was a flight attendant, and I just always thought it was fascinating to be in the air.”

Brentz was a Nike girl prior to becoming an Adidas-sponsored Bear.

Besides that brow-raising exposition, Ashley wouldn’t dream of playing anywhere other than for Missouri State University.

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Sophomore first baseman Bethany Sullinger catches an out at first base in the Bears’ Saturday, April 12 game against Indiana State.

Bears slow to start following six-game, five-day stretch

By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard @EliWohlenhaus

Some will argue that playing a lot of games in a row is good because it keeps you prepared, but others will argue that it is good to have some time between games to rest and refocus.

Either way, starting Tuesday, April 1, and ending on Monday, April 7, the Missouri State Bears softball team played six total games. This last week, the Bears only had three games — a home series against conference foe Indiana State.

It didn’t begin well.

On Saturday, the teams played a doubleheader. The first game started off with the Bears executing a 1-2-3 inning with junior pitcher and outfielder Chelsea Jones striking out two Sycamore batters.

Through both games, Missouri State only managed six total hits, half of which came from the bat of Jones. Game 1 included three strikeouts on the mound in a complete game, with two hits at the plate and an RBI for her.

Indiana State took charge in the third inning and that would be enough, although the team would continue to add on, winning 6-1. They scored easily as Missouri State aided their efforts by erring and giving up three unearned runs.

The pitching for the Bears kept with it in both games, getting solid starts from Jones and sophomore pitcher Jessie Van Es in Game 2. That would not be enough.

Game 2 highlighted the offensive struggle for the Bears.

Jones was the only batter to get a hit; although, the Bears got on base in other ways. Each time Missouri State got on, they were stifled and left on base, falling 4-0.

“We’re just not playing good ball right now,” said head coach Holly Hesse. “We didn’t hit well today; we didn’t play defense well today. Our pitchers did their job and kept us in the game, but we’re just not playing very well right now.”

Game 3 faced a rain delay, but neither team seemed to mind it and swapped runs in the first inning.

Senior second baseman Ashley Brentz got it started for the Bears, and she has been incredible since moving into the leadoff spot.

“Overall, I’ve felt pretty good,” said Brentz. “I just do whatever I can to get on base for my team.”

That was not the end of the offense by any means for either

team.

In the top of the second, Indiana State’s leadoff hitter Morgan Allee hit a three-run home run to give the Sycamores a 41 lead.

Missouri State proved it was a new day for them as freshman shortstop Elena Gambill led the inning off with a single, which was followed by a home run from redshirt sophomore shortstop Erin Duewel.

That wasn’t enough for the Bears, as they would bat all the way around the lineup and then some. Sophomore first and third baseman Bethany Sullinger recorded her conferencebest 23rd 2-out RBI in the inning. Missouri State scored six total runs in the second, taking a 7-4 lead.

The Bears scored twice more in the fourth and fifth innings, only allowing one from the Sycamores in the sixth, salvaging the series on a 9-5 win.

Duewel led the Bears with three hits, a walk drawn and four RBI. Her three hits and four RBI are career bests.

“I wanted to be the one to pick my team up,” said Duewel.

“I felt like I did and everybody did… On the mound, hitting — we crushed the ball, and it was a great team win.”

Missouri State plays Wichita State tomorrow, April 16, to open a three-game series that will resume next Tuesday. They also travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to play the Northern Iowa Panthers in a three-game series. The teams will play a doubleheader on Friday, starting at noon and then wrap the series up on Saturday with a game that also starts at noon.

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McFarland said.

When students come back to America after their program, the study away office has a reception for students to share what they experienced.

McFarland said talking to other students who studied away and keeping busy with school are some ways to combat reverse culture

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The fifth annual Tarang celebration had people of all ages together.

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other,” Maganti said.

The women then get together for “Mehndi” when henna is applied to the bride’s hands.

Maganti said, just like an American wedding, the parents give the bride away to her new groom. After a few other sacred ceremonies, the groom offers the bride a

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Want.” To our pleasant surprise, Chainz merely raises the bar, and Q returns with commendable urgency to offer his final say.

When the beats and extras cannot save the compilation, we languish in boredom.

“Gangsta” actually begins the album on a bland note.

Dark, obligatory ride cym-

beaded necklace and a powder that is applied to her forehead, symbolizing her status as a married woman.

Maganti said arranged marriages aren’t as popular anymore, and now the bride and the groom are allowed more time to get to know each other.

Mohit Jain is a graduate project management student at MSU, and he is the current president of ISA. “We all are far away from home. All the students and

the Indian community, with this event, get to know each other, what they are doing and how things are going in their lives. Basically, it gives a chance for everyone to meet and greet each other,” Jain said.

Next year’s Tarang will be held in March or April. For more information about the Indian Students Association, take a look at their website at https://missouristate. collegiatelink.net/organization/ind ian-students-association.

bals and rough snare slaps seemingly compliment Q’s gangster aspirations. Lacking the bravado and character to support his aim, however, the track feels overdone, leaving us with mixed feelings at first listen.

Later, we hear more of the same.

“Break the Bank” feels entirely trite in its egotism.

Gorgeous cloud rap attempt “Man of the Year” almost works, but Q’s stuttering feels too grounded and harsh.

Likewise, once the pounding drums of the “Hoover Street” introduction fade, Q flounders when he is left with five more minutes to occupy.

Overall, “Oxymoron” relies more on theatrics and gimmicks than content. Q seems to be under the impression that if it sounds scary, it must be. Contrary to his belief, combining slightly unorthodox production with shades of darkness and horror make this neither terrifying nor entertaining.

allocated funds are viewed as an award and not as expected funding.

It is also recommended that the proposals for the current semester will be accepted for an extended time frame next year.

The proposals for summer events will include anything from July 1 to Aug. 31. Fall events include anything occurring Sept. 1 through Jan. 31. Spring events include anything occurring Feb. 1 through June 30.

“Semester event submissions allow all events equal opportunity to be reviewed in the appropriate semester,” SOFAC members said in a presentation about the recommendations. “Extended time frames allow organizations to plan ahead and receive funding prior to breaks of SOFAC meetings and classes.”

The council members also recommended allowing any remaining funds at the end of summer and fall to roll over into the next semesters. At the end of the spring semester, any remaining funds will go into the Reserve Proposal Fund after the 10 percent Emergency Reserve fund is maintained.

Perhaps the biggest proposed change is splitting the

shock.

The study away office also works with students to translate their study away experience to employers.

McFarland said students gained skills from study away without realizing it.

Learning a new language or gaining school credit are the more obvious benefits.

Students going to an interview can tell the employer that studying away helped them become more independent, adaptable and better with verbal and non-

annual budget half-and-half between the fall and spring semesters.

“Splitting the annual budget into semester budgets allows the ability for funding to be spent in the semester intended, and ensures funds for all three designated semesters,” the presentation said. “There is no demonstration of higher need in one semester or another in previous allocation years.”

Finally, SOFAC will only fund the least expensive form of travel between airfare and mileage for organizations participating in conferences and competitions approximately 300 miles away from Missouri State.

Now these recommended changes will be presented to the student senate in SGA and to SAC’s All Council for a vote.

Voting members of each organization will be looking for the changes to have a positive impact on the student body if it’s approved and implemented.

“All Council members look at the benefit those changes would have to the student body and All Council,” SAC president Molly Reddick said.

Schneider said SGA has the same goal, and that “senate will likely be looking for provisions that will allow more student organizations to receive funding.”

Reddick added that

verbal communication.

Companies have a greater global consciousness, and McFarland said when a student added that they studied away on their resume, it always comes up in the interview.

McFarland said students are sure to find professional, as well as personal, confidence when they continue to go out into the world after studying away.

“I went there, I can go anywhere,” McFarland said.

“SOFAC and SAC are both here to serve the entire student body through providing students outside-of-the-classroom experiences that will enhance their college experience, and we both utilize the Student Involvement Fee.” “Once both SAC and SGA have voted in support of the recommended changes, they will be presented to the Administrative Council for review and voting,” Kelli Farris, the assistant director for co-curricular involvement, said.

“Once all parties have voted for support, the new guidelines will be made available in the Student Organization Handbook provided to all organizations at the beginning of the year, and made available in the Policy Library off of the general MSU index page as well as the SOFAC website.”

Farris said that if SGA or SAC members choose not to vote in support, “a further review of recommendations will be had and the entire process will go forward from step one.”

Looking forward, SOFAC will use the comprehensive survey results to create the annual report by the end of the semester. Farris said this will include comparisons to previous years’ assessment results and additional recommendations for further development of SOFAC for the 2014-2015 academic year.

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ferred not to give his name, said that he was harassed in school, as well as the workplace.

“I have the kind of personality to where I don’t let it get to me. I had to brush it off and go about my day, and, eventually, it came back to get them,” he said.

He said that the people harassing him ended up getting fired.

“I have had teachers treat me differently because I am gay,” he said. “One time in particular, I was talking to a professor about churches,

the-standard.org | 11 and I mentioned that I attend (First Unitarian Universalist); she immediately started degrading me, and it made me feel less comfortable around people who happen to be more conservative.”

Actually taking a stand and raising awareness for anti-LGBT bullying can be very powerful and very necessary, Katelin Krusz, a freshman biology major, said.

“I’ve pretty much determined my sexuality at this point, but being a part of Spectrum has made it a lot easier to accept,” Krusz said.

Krusz has been involved with the LGBT community since middle school, joining friends in the Day of Silence,

and says that she plans on being a part of it this year as long as she can still participate in the classroom.

“I believe that the Day of Silence is a powerful tool. It has a shock factor to it,” Krusz said.

In society today, it is almost expected that arguments will fly off the handle when it comes to opposing opinions. The Day of Silence, however, poses a different approach: staying quiet to make a loud statement.

To get involved with the LGBT community, contact the GLO center or GLSEN, or attend Spectrum meetings on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. on the third floor of the Plaster Student Union.

All photos by Raven Kohlenberger/THE STANDARD

Top left | The Gay and Lesbian Center of the Ozarks supports the well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons in the greater Springfield region.

Bottom left | Amanda Derham, committee chair, shows her support on the Day of Silence.

Above | The GLO headquarters displays all of the donated artwork and poetry from supporters, as well as from the LGBT community.

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Bears claim series victory over Bradley

By Chase Probert The Standard @Chase_A_Probert

The Missouri State baseball Bears claimed two games of a three-game set against the Bradley Braves in Peoria, Ill. this past weekend.

The Bears were able to put together a come-from-behind victory in the opening game on Friday, April 11. During Game 1 of the doubleheader Saturday, April 12, the Bears gave up their lead, but took Game 2 in a convincing fashion.

In the series opener on Friday, the MSU bats came alive early, as the Bears jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first on RBI singles from sophomore outfielder Tate Matheny, sophomore catcher Matt Fultz and redshirt sophomore outfielder and infielder Conner Wilson. Missouri State held the lead until the bottom of the seventh inning when Bradley designated hitter Greg Partyka hit a two-run home run off Bears’ senior starter Cody Schumacher to tie the game 4-4. Schumacher got out of the inning to keep the game tied at four and did not factor into the decision, going seven innings while striking out eight.

After a scoreless top half of the frame for the Bears, the Braves took the lead in the bottom of the eighth when Bradley pinchhitter Brady Wilkin provided a sacrifice fly off Missouri State junior reliever Zach Merciez to give Bradley a 5-4 lead.

Bradley closer Matt Dennis came on for the save in the ninth inning and promptly struck out the first of the two Bears’ batters he faced, leaving the Bears to their final out.

However, junior infielder and outfielder Dylan Becker quickly gave the Bears new life after lacing a triple on the first pitch he saw from Dennis to put the tying run 90 feet from the plate. Matheny then knocked in Becker, coming through once again with an RBI single to tie the game at five all. After a bunt single from junior infielder and catcher Eric Cheray extended the inning and moved Matheny into scoring position, Fultz delivered again. He singled into right field to score Matheny from second and gave the Bears a 6-5 lead. Sophomore Sam Perez came on to pitch the bottom of the ninth for the Bears to collect his first save of the year and nail down the Bears’ victory.

Becker (2-4, RBI), Matheny (2-5, 2 RBI) and Fultz (2-5, 2 RBI) powered the Missouri State offense, recording six of the Bears’ 10 hits and knocking in five of six runs.

In Game 1 of the doubleheader on Saturday, the Bears ended up surrendering another lead, but they did not come out the victor in another 6-5 game.

The Bears took a 2-0 lead into the third after RBI fielder’s choice in the first off the bat of senior catcher and first baseman Conor Smith and a solo home run by freshman outfielder and pitcher Alex Jefferson in the second.

The Bears plated three runs in the third with the help of two Bradley fielding errors to take a 5-0 lead.

Bradley countered with two runs in its half of the third inning and then equalized the game and knocked out Bears’ sophomore starter Jon Harris with a three-run fifth inning.

Bradley plated the deciding run in the next inning to secure the victory, despite being out-hit 12 to six by the Bears.

Harris only went four-and-a-third for the Bears, allowing five runs on five hits and three walks. Merciez served as a bright spot for the Bears’ pitching staff in Game 1 of the doubleheader, throwing three scoreless innings while striking out four.

Hours after the end of Game 1 of the doubleheader, the series finale started off as a pitcher’s duel between MSU’s redshirt sen-

ior Clay Murphy and Bradley’s Cameron Roegner. The game remained scoreless until the fifth inning when Bradley got to Murphy, notching two runs on four hits. Missouri State countered with three runs on four hits of its own in the top half of the sixth, with the inning highlighted by RBI singles from sophomore infielder and outfielder Spencer Johnson and Fultz.

Missouri State took advantage of a Bradley throwing error to plate a run in the seventh and added one more in the eighth on an RBI single from Becker. The Bears added two in the ninth, with Matheny scoring on a wild pitch and Cheray scoring on a passed ball. All in all, only four of the Bears’ seven runs were earned, as the Bears would go on to win 7-2.

Murphy (2-2) earned his second win of the year, going five-and-a-third and striking out three. Redshirt senior pitcher Jake Powers earned his save of the year, going the rest of the way for Murphy without allowing a hit and striking out four.

The Bears (15-17, 5-4) will begin a fourgame homestand at Hammons Field as they finish the season series with the Missouri Tigers today at 6:35 p.m. before starting a three-game weekend series against the Illinois State Redbirds.

Tarang celebration A colorful event filled with music, dance and history marked the fifth annual Missouri State Tarang festival put on by the Indian Student Association.

The event included a full-course dinner of authentic indian cuisine and performances involving Indian culture. For more information on the Tarang celebration, see page 4.

Photos by Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARD

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McGee, Reed win election

By Nicolette Martin The Standard @nicoletteemma

The 2014 student body elections were held April 9-11, and the results are in. With 1,708 votes in from full-time, part-time and graduate students, the student body elected a new student body president and vice president, a new senior class president and passed five of the seven proposed Wyrick Fund projects.

The winners of the student body president and vice president elections are current juniors Jordan McGee and Addison Reed.

In a previous interview with The Standard, McGee said that he “decided to run for office because, after being in SGA for three years, I felt that I wanted to continue to make this a better campus and to help more students enjoy their time at Missouri State. We have a great opportunity with all of the changes going on

campus, whether it be academic or athletic, to carry this momentum into a new and prosperous chapter for our university.”

Reed also said that “(they) want to reach out and connect to more students than ever before and gather more feedback to ensure that we correct and improve our campus.”

The new senior class president will be finance major Cody Miller.

The five Wyrick Fund projects that passed were the campus security cameras ($114,400), construction of a net around around the Betty and Bobby Allison Recreation Fields ($144,650), PSU outdoor tables ($82,483.50), Bear Line shuttle stop bench ($2,264.90) and a key card reader at Betty and Bobby Allison Recreation Fields ($25,520).

The current amount in the Wyrick fund is $342,235.90, so according to the Student Government Association’s press release regarding the results of the election, only the first three proposals will be funded.

Photos courtesy of Addison Reed

Missouri State University student body president and vice president winners Jordan McGee and Addison Reed on the campaign trail before election week.

Online advocacy important in Public Affairs Conference panel

By Jake Barnet For The Standard

“Here, let me take a selfie,” Jill Sapenoff joked as she encouraged audience members to squeeze into the background of her photo, adding, “I’ll hashtag that later.”

The culture of social media and its ever-growing role in our society was the topic of Thursday’s panel, “On a scale of 1 to 10, online advocacy goes to 11.”

Along with “selfie” and “hashtag,” buzz words like “millennials” and “slacktivism” were used frequently in the presentation to show social media’s impact, for better or for worse. Along with Sapenoff, panelists Suzanne Galvez, Harry Daniels-Schatz and Judith Row-

land offered their unique perspectives on the role of online advocacy today.

As the self-proclaimed “informed citizen” of the panel, Sapenoff offered the perspective of someone in the entertainment industry.

Sapenoff says that social media can often be the only direct contact artists or entertainers have with their fans. It can also drastically affect the direction a production or project takes.

Rowland used her time to discuss her role in the Global Poverty Project in New York City, as well as share a humorous anecdote regarding the power of social media.

Two days before the panel,

when Rowland was scheduled to fly to Missouri, she was unable to board her flight due to an airport mix-up. After one tweet to United Airlines, she found herself with a business seat and free wine.

As the vice president of Findaway World, a tech company based in Cleveland, Ohio, Galvez laid out her succinct rules to leverage social media for good: be authentic and clear, be prepared for backlash, and give your community an easy way to interact.

In the increasingly overwhelming world of technology and social media, Galvez believes it all comes back to those simple guidelines.

Social media and online advocacy can also play an important role as a political watchdog.

Daniels-Schatz discussed how people in countries such as Egypt and Turkey have used social media to communicate when other methods were unavailable or censored.

The panelists also offered examples of the negative repercussions of social media.

One instance found a prominent Cleveland job bank operator returning a Communicator of the Year award after a very harsh rejection letter she sent went viral over Twitter.

One of the most common downfalls of online advocacy is “slacktivism,” the laziness that can be the result of doing everything with the click of a mouse. In answering an audience member’s question, Rowland explained how to combat

“slacktivism” by creating ways to help people take action offline as well.

Audience members reacted positively to the informative and often humorous panel. Junior mathematics and actuarial math major Meagan Leppien found the discussion to be especially helpful to someone her age.

“Our generation is so involved in social media; it’s important to know how to use it for more than just talking to your friends.”

As numerous terms like “hashtag” and “live tweeting” enter our lexicon, social media can become something of a punchline.

Thursday’s panel offered these experts’ take on how it can be used for so much more.