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One woman told the story of her illegally crossing the border under the fence. Another told her story about the protests at the University of Missouri at Columbia. One man shared about a fight that resulted in the burning of a Missouri State University building and $2,000 worth of damages.

Ten panelists presented their individual stories about dealing with adversity at the Shattering the Silences event called Civil Rights Roundtable: Then and Now. “I think in terms of actually getting off the ground

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institutionally, we really have to be able to talk across groups and with groups,” moderator, organizer and diversity fellow Jamaine Abidogun said. “So a coalition type panel is a starting point for that to happen.”

The event started with a brief history of civil rights by MSU History Professor, Dr. Marlin Barber.

“I wanted to come see what they were offering and it sparked my interest,” Kirsten Kliethermes, junior and education of deaf and hard hearing major said. “It was actually really eye-opening, some of the comments they had and a lot of the things I didn’t even know about, some of the events that used to happen at Missouri State.”

Following his discussion, the panelists introduced themselves and shared their stories.

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First up was Holly Baggett, MSU history professor. Baggett originally moved to the Springfield area from Utah to get away from the overpowering sense of conservatism. However, not realizing that Missouri is a republican state” she said she “jumped from frying pan into the fire.”

Baggett helped students change LGBT discrimination policies on campus. She fought against John Kaiser, president of the university from 1993 to 2005, to allow sexual orientation in MSU’s nondiscrimination policy. Baggett said it took 10 years for the policy to be changed and it was only after Kaiser resigned.

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Gov. Nixon visits MSU, adds more funding for higher education in Missouri

By Brian Wright Staff Reporter

“Governors go where good things are happening,” Missouri Governor Jay Nixon said after signing House Bill 2003 into law.

Nixon signed HB 2003 in Plaster Student Union Wednesday afternoon. HB 2003 will provide $71.3 million additional funding for higher education for the entire state of Missouri for the 2016-2017 school year.

The bill will increase funding for scholarships and institution operating funds. A+ scholarship programs will receive $2.5 million, Access Missouri will receive $4 million and Bright Flight will receive $500,000.

For Missouri State, that means tuition prices will remain the same for the 2016-2017 school year.

“To make this connection between college affordability, quality of college and the economy,” Nixon said, “they are very closely tied … the competition for jobs of the future is global and will be filled with the states and nations, with the most creative, best educated citizens.”

He said this is why one of his five principle goals when he took office in 2009 was to make higher education more affordable.

The funding was awarded based on how a university completed the criteria, and MSU completed 100 percent of the requirements needed. MSU will receive a little over $3.6 million in performance funding.

MSU, along with Missouri University of Science and Technology, will be part of a $2 million budget plan to expand the mechanical

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“Playing the music they didn’t know they wanted” Students are working on creating a MSU radio station

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Sometime in the next couple of years, students will be able to tune in to a new MSU radio station.

Four MSU students are working on creating a radio station that would be specifically for Missouri State University. The students said the radio show’s primary focus is to showcase local artists. However, the radio station would not just play music.

“We also want to get the Missouri State campus as involved as possible with campus organizations or Missouri State Improv getting Miranda Roller/THE STANDARD involved as well, doing small shows Josh Bogle, Jonathan Dailey, Corbett McKinney and Zachary like that and having DJs that highlight announcements from Neuman hope the radio station will start broadcasting in the fall 2017 different departments,” Zachary semester.

Neuman, sophomore fine arts and photography major said.

The idea started when Corbett McKinney, sophomore global studies major, and Josh Bogle, sophomore economics major, were talking about how MSU didn’t have a program where local artists could get their start and that there was a lack of diversity among the local radio stations.

Jonathan Dailey, junior digital film production major said, he hoped the radio station will help student diversify their music taste by “playing the music they didn’t know they wanted.”

They also want to provide an outlet for students from different departments and majors to work together.

“As you can see, we come from very different majors, and none of

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them really go with radio,” Dailey said. “But coming altogether, we can use our skills that we have and use the passion for music that we have to create a radio station for us and our Missouri State community.”

A radio station doesn’t start up overnight, though. There is work that has to be done in order to start up this radio station. Bogle said the group is working on getting a license through the Federal Communications Commission. The group also has to pay engineering fees to get a frequency on the air and do an analysis to make sure the radio station won’t interfere with other frequencies. They also have to get the equipment for the radio station and train people who will be working at the station.

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Sticks and stones may break my bones, words will hurt me Students discuss how words can lead to cultural competence

By Sarah Teague Staff Reporter @SarahTeague96

The discussion flowed freely, vulnerable voices rising in Carrington auditorium, expressing concerns that an aspect of national campus climate is a lack of cultural competency.

On Tuesday, April 26, the Springfield Coalition for Minority Advancement partnered with Leading in Education to Approach Latinos, African Student Association, Advocates for Disabilities and similar organizations for a presentation presented by Dr. Daniel Simmons from the MSU Department of Communication. During the presentation, the audience was encouraged to discuss “how speech/word choice contribute to cultural understanding,” according to the Missouri State calendar of events.

“I hope (this event) gives people something to think about,” TJ Thompson, sophomore religious studies major, said. “I just hope it broadens the discussion.”

Simmons said the departments focus on undergraduate research.

“That collaborative effort between faculty guiding research processes and students doing moderation and … working (together),

because students will actually listen to students in ways that they don’t listen to faculty,” Simmons said. “This (research was done by) me, Dr. Shawn Wahl (and) the other two were administrators.”

“I think Missouri State likes to talk a lot, about a lot of things,” Ravyn Brooks, junior and sociology major said. “We keep talking about the same things, but if people are still in their positions, if programs still look the way they do … then no, there is no progress.

We have institutional issues that are perpetuating these prejudices. We can’t change people’s minds, but we can change their salary, we can change their position and we can change their influence and power.”

Simmons explained why he and three others decided to study how word choice and communication affect students, especially when it comes down to cultural differences.

“We heard the same stories over and over and the same experiences, and so to contextualize it communicatively and linguistically … I mean, I’m hoping you hear this and then you hear concerns in the room and you go, ‘Oh, OK … we can better understand what’s happening in these conversations,’” Simmons said.

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Chartwells purchased its first two ZipGrow towers and has already started growing more than 14 different @ima_JEN kinds of edible plants. One structure is kept inside the The dining halls already hold a number of sustainabil- Blair-Shannon Dining Center and the other at the Garst ity programs but on the week of April 7, they implement- Dining Center.

Most of the plants grown on the structures are not the typical household spices.

“There are a lot of things that are edible that people don’t realize are edible,” Quinton Eason, senior executive chef at MSU said. “The idea is to show off how fun these things are and the cool things that can grow in there.”

According to Resident District Manager Tony Hein, the project was first thought of in January.

Each of the structures cost $2,000. The towers are from a company called Bright Agrotech. According to a video on their website, the structure allows plants to be grown on a vertical tower, one right next to the other.

Once they are purchased, Hein has them sent to a third party that gets the seeds ready.

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By Emily Joshu Staff Reporter @EmilyJoshu

Students may feel that they have no control of what the university decides or emphasizes. However, on Monday, May 2, a town hall meeting was held to discuss the Long-Range Plan and how students can have a voice in it.

The Long-Range Plan is a guiding document for the university from 2016-2021 that outlines how the university will achieves its goals for that period of time. Dr. Gloria Galanes, College of Arts and Letters dean, said the Long-Range Plans began at MSU in the mid 1990s and the current plan has been worked on by the Steering Committee since August 2015. Galanes said planning has gone smoothly.

“The plan sets the direction. It tells you what the university is going to be focusing on for the next year,” Galanes said. “It tells you what the university considers to be important.”

The meeting on May 2 covered the six sections of the plan: Academic profile, Student experience, Diversity and inclusion, Globalization, Infrastructure and Funding. The goal was to show attendees where the plan is located online at www.missouristate.edu/developingplan, as well as how u See LONG-RANGE, page 10

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Don’t be afraid to try, the experience is worth it

By Mike Ursery Columnist @MikeUrsery

It’s hard to believe, but this day is actually here. This is the last issue with a piece written by yours truly.

It’s hard to believe this day is finally here, but it’s quite a ride to look back on how far I’ve come. What started as a dream several years ago became a reality, and I’m thankful for all the opportunities I’ve had while on this path.

This chapter of my life started in 2012. I served in the United States Marine Corps for 13 years, enlisting before I graduated from high school. When I could see that my military career was coming to an end, it was time to make new plans.

I enrolled at Missouri State as a print journalism major and started in the fall. Prior to the start of school, I received the 2012 “Back to Campus” issue from The Standard in the mail.

While reading through it, I saw that the newspaper was hiring.

I applied, despite having no experience as a journalist. In my application, I expressed my interest in sports writing. I was contacted by an employee by the name of Jon Poorman, who had me cover a women’s soccer game on a trial basis. Later I was hired on as a general assignments reporter. I got my foot in the door and didn’t look back; I had become a sportswriter.

I started out covering things such as cross country and golf, but due to circumstances of writers leaving the staff due to graduation or other reasons, I was able to move up to things such as football, men’s basketball and baseball. I went from being a general assignments reporter to a beat writer. Later, I was promoted to sports editor, a position I held in 2014-2015.

My time at The Standard, as well as my full experience at Missouri State University, is something I will never forget.

I’ve gained experience to put towards my dream career. I’ve made great friends in the military veteran community. I’ve also made great friends in the MJF department. I’ve gotten to travel and see things I otherwise wouldn’t have done had I not enrolled in school. To think, this all started with simply daring to try.

I don’t yet know what the next chapter of my life holds, but

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what I’ve accomplished to this point has me feeling confident about whatever that may be.

Follow your dreams. Do the things you’re passionate about.

Above all else, don’t be afraid to try. These are my biggest takeaways from the past four years.

It’s been real, Missouri State. Thank you. Oh, one more thing: Taxation is theft.

Boredom busters

How to spend your summer in Springfield

By Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC

With summer rapidly approaching, there's surely one thing on everybody’s mind—I don’t want to be stuck in Springfield all summer.

Many of the upperclassmen will have internships or full-time jobs, and the freshmen and even some sophomores will likely return home for the bulk of the summer. So, what about those stragglers left behind with no internship or job outside of Springfield?

Or the people who simply don't want to return home? What about the SOAR leaders that have to stay here during the summer?

More often than not, students might view staying in Springfield for the summer months as some sort of cosmic punishment. They’re going to be stuck in a town that’s normally bristling with more than 20,000 college students with nothing to do except maybe summer classes and a part-time job to pay rent.

First things first, I can assure you it isn’t cosmic punishment.

Next, you will not be alone this summer. You might feel like you’re alone, and you’re apartment or dorm room might seem empty, but you will never be alone. There are plenty of people that stay here for the summer months. You just have to find out who those people are.

My SOAR friends and a number of my fraternity brothers will be here this

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summer, so I know I won’t be alone.

Chances are, you know at least one person staying in Springfield this summer.

Start there and build your summer friendbase.

So, what now? You’ve figured out who might or might not be staying.

What is there to do in the 417 during June, July and early August? Actually, quite a bit.

For starters, there’s the Springfield Cardinals. I’m a Royals fan through and through, but I can appreciate a good time at the ballpark. On the same note, you’ll only be a few hours away from being able to see the Royals or Cardinals play on their home turf.

For those that enjoy playing sports rather than watching, there are a number of golf courses around Springfield.

You can also utilize the rec fields on campus. There are even summer softball leagues and other places where you can get your sports fix.

Not interested in sports? That’s perfectly fine. Each month, downtown has the First Friday Art Walk. Get cultured and enjoy the local sights. Not to mention, there’s always a show happening at the Gillioz or the Outland. The band KISS is even coming to town.

Interested in local theater? Great.

Missouri State has tent theater each summer designed for your enjoyment.

What if you don’t like sports and don’t want to culture yourself this summer? Well, the answer is simple. Get to know a new group of people here in your own community. Bond with peo-

ple that are also stuck in Springfield for summer. You could form a weekly movie group or even meet for Pineapple Whip a couple of times each week.

Explore local cuisine and hole-in-thewall restaurants.

For those that like the outdoors, you could go on a float trip. There are plenty of great camping and hammocking spots in Springfield and around the Ozark area. You could even take a road trip with your few friends that remain in town.

Finally, if nothing else will make this summer any more enjoyable, there’s always the old standby of Netflix and Chipotle—tradition unlike any other.

The most important thing to do, though, is to keep an open mind. Say “yes.” My improv friends will say, “Yes, and…,” and it will be a grand ole time. Don’t be afraid to try new things or meet new people. Just remember, you are not alone this summer. I know what it's like to live alone, by myself in a completely different city where I don’t know anybody. It’s pretty rough.

But in Springfield, at least you know somebody. If you really, truly can't find something to do or you just want to meet new people, slide into my Twitter DMs via @Spencer_XC. Chat me up and we’ll get some coffee or some Pineapple Whip. Summer in Springfield isn’t the end of the world. It could be the beginning of something great.

Enjoy summer my fellow Bears; I’ll see you in the fall. And remember, you are not alone.

Throughout the course of the 2016 spring semester I decided to take on a large project showing in-depth reports of refugees, and international students that have come from areas of extreme conflict, violence and fear and are now living in southwest Missouri. This series has stretched my journalistic abilities as I’ve had to search for these individuals in the community.

The interviews involved relationship-building and trust as victims of war relayed their experiences before coming to America. All pictures were taken by the amazing Standard photographer Nina Todea, a freshman journalism student and friend. We’ve had fun working on this project together, walking into shady apartment complexes, getting lost and trying to understand foreign tongues to publish the stories the community needs to hear.

Azharrudin Khan, or Ajo, was my first source in this series. I desperately called the International Programs office at Missouri State in a last minute attempt to find any lead I could after this idea was pitched. I knew I had to come up with something, but I had no idea what I was doing, so I picked up my phone and started calling around the university, looking for any clues as to where I could find someone with a good story.

Ajo told me of his family back in Pakistan and how the valley, Swat Valley, is safer now. However, for a time, radical militant groups and an unstable, unreliable government pushed his people from their homeland and forever changed memories of the beautiful valley, with vibrant, blue waters and mountain peaks. We ended up talking for two and a half hours and never before had someone spent that amount of time teaching me about violent extremism in that part of the world. His enthusiasm and kindness pushed me farther into the project.

Mohammed Jubary, my second source, intimidated me.

We met in the back of Meyer Library, and I could tell he saw me as someone who had never been to his part of the world and didn’t understand his people. He has this intense stare that showed me how strong he is, but it also told me that this interview would take some relationship-building and breaking down some walls before too much information was relayed to this young, baby-faced American. I understood that.

So, we sat there for an hour and he started opening up, telling me he has seen people killed next to him and seen the smoke and the violence. We made a lot of progress, and by the time Nina was ready to take some pictures later on that week, we were speaking as friends do. This is something that I love about journalism. It’s an excuse to get to know people you never would have before you started asking nosy questions to strangers.

My cousin attends a very diverse church in Springfield called Life 360 Intercultural. When I mentioned I was looking for those who had come from overseas, she told me about a Congolese family that had only been in the States for a month at the time. I called the pastor, Damon Duran, and eventually had the opportunity to interview not only Pastor Samuel Asani from the Democratic Republic of Congo, but also a Somali family who recently relocated here.

This series taught me more than I could’ve ever imagined.

I wished it had gone on even longer, but unfortunately we decided to end it at the end of the semester. I look forward to covering more stories such as these, so that I can not only continue to grow as a writer, but so victims of injustice finally have a chance to speak. Listening to someone who hasn’t been listened to in a long time can make a difference.

So often our lives become so rushed that we do not take the time to appreciate each other’s stories. I never thought that by joining the Standard staff I’d get the opportunity to sit across from a man who spent 20 years of his life in a Tanzanian refugee camp.

After this series, I am more aware of these families who are now being sent here after their harrowing journeys and I look forward to meeting more. The kindness of the people I have interviewed and written about is immense, and I am honored they were willing to open up and share what has happened to them and their families throughout the years. This series taught me a lot, not only challenging my writing, but also allowing me to meet and write about amazing people who needed a break from the violence they have witnessed throughout their lifetime. I pray these situations improve, and I wish them all the best.

Correction on last week’s Taylor Health and Wellness opinion piece

By Brian Wright Staff Reporter

Last week, I made a big mistake in regards to my opinion piece on Taylor Health and Wellness providing free condoms and not free tampons. I was wrong.

It was wrong, because I was not clear and I did not do enough research before I finished writing my opinion piece. Taylor Health and Wellness does provide free tam-

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pons and pads to female students who ask. If Taylor Health can’t provide them, they will direct the student to a venue that can.

Taylor Health holds events, such as Open House, Wellness Wednesday and Wellness Expo, where they do provide free tampons and pads.

To be clear, I don’t have a problem with Taylor Health or any health care provider having condoms available for students who ask. The problem is that condoms

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are far more available than tampons and pads.

If you are looking for an illustration of inequality, this is it. While condoms protect partners from unwanted pregnancy and STD’s, not all partners involve a man and a female. A condom protects a penis from causing unwanted consequences. Condoms primarily deal with men who choose to have sex.

Tampons and pads are for women, and women are every-

where, so tampons and pads should be far more available. People aren’t always having sex, and if you need a condom, you should be the one to have to pay for it if it’s not readily available.

Lastly and most importantly, I want to apologize to Taylor Health for saying they don’t care about women. I was mad and frustrated while I was gathering information, and I wrote without proper consideration for the matter. It would be

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When the snow and frosty cold mornings have officially past, Missouri State students trim their fur and bring out the funky fashions. With the fountain finally turned on and the sun is finally out, students are trading in their parkas for tank tops, skirts and flip flops. Here are a few stylish students on a recent sunny spring day.

Jessica Garcia, senior sociology and Spanish major said, “I really wanted to wear my flower pants today, I was feeling flower-y.” Her bargain outfit cost her a total of $12.

Alec Shlater,senior hospitality and Spanish major is wearing a flower top found at Plato’s Closet and American Eagle shorts on the Quad. Shalter said the clearance outfit cost him no more than $30.

Teasia Atwater, sophomore criminology major dressed stylish because of the weather and to celebrate her birthday. “Some of this was on clearance, I just throw stuff together,” Atwater said. Each piece was purchased from Forever 21 for an estimated total of $22.

Linh Neal, sophomore social work major dressed for a class presentation. “It’s nice out, I can wear a short dress,” Neal said. Her stylish shoes came from Charlotte Russe for $30.

Daniel Kis, sophomore accounting major says he thinks fashionable clothing is an investment. “You get to wear it multiple times,” Kis said. Pieces of his outfit came from Old Navy, Academy and JC Penney’s and totaled around $75.

Can Wang doesn’t think the weather changes how she dresses. “This is my daily wear,” administrative studies grad student said. Her outfit was about $50 she said.

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Well, it’s time for me to graduate. That’s right, it’s my turn to look the ugly face of life straight in the eye and tell it that I’m going to be successful. It’s a strange, scary, stressfulyet exciting experience. My tenure as the film critic for The Standard has been extremely rewarding. It has increased my already sizable passion for movies and granted me the opportunity to voice my opinion on a topic I have feverish interest in. So, as a suitable way to celebrate my departure from The Standard, and Missouri State as a whole, these are my top five favorite movies I reviewed this school year.

5. “Spectre”

Admittedly, this film was a little juvenile at times and arguably boring in the middle, but I was really entertained by this swashbuckling and satisfying Bond blockbuster. Sam Mendes mastered some pretty eye-popping set pieces, while Daniel Craig shook off his brooding Brit blues and acted like he was actually having some fun for what will probably be his final installment in the spy series.

4. “10 Cloverfield Lane”

Even though it wasn’t the sequel I had been hoping for, this movie provided the recipe to a tasty thriller, take a healthy dose of intriguing premise, add a pinch of claustrophobia, a gallon of paranoia and just a drop of violence. Even though the end charred the entree a smidge, “10 Cloverfield Lane” was a

3. “Deadpool”

Was this movie juvenile? Yes. Was it sailor's mouth vulgar? Oh yeah. Did I have an absolute blast watching it? You can bet your bottom dollar I did! If you’re like me, and have grown fatigued with the oversaturated superhero movie market, then this superhero movie is just for you. “Deadpool’s” selfaware, cutting comedy makes for a riotous good time.

2. ‘The Witch”

What a sadistic trip, “The Witch” was marketed as a creature horror flick, but what we got was a much more complex period piece about a family losing their grip on reality. This movie provided a staying power that still has me thinking about its malevolent story weeks later. First time director, Robert Eggers has a bright future ahead of him. Or a dark one depending on how you look at it.

1.“The Revenant”

A cinematic experience like nothing I have ever seen. Director Alejandro G. Inarritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki are truly telling stories on another level. “The Revenant” is a classic revenge story wrapped in gorgeous, unforgiving scenery, show stopping set pieces and some of the finest camera work I have ever seen. This movie blew me away and I was surprised that it didn’t get Best Picture. I will be feverishly awaiting what this power duo creates next because “The Revenant” was one for the books.

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By Trevor Martin Staff Reporter @Trevorsaur

In all reality, Cinco de Mayo -- May 5 for all my non-fluent friends -- is a time where the people in America get way too excited about a holiday that isn’t celebrated much anymore in Mexico.

It’s also a day people can use as an excuse to drink way too much tequila and enjoy the pub crawl put on by Springfield’s historic downtown area.

For me, it’s a day that I get to eat tons of great Mexican cuisine for three meals and nobody can judge me for it.

Still, to many, it is a day to commemorate the historic victory of the Mexican army against the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Whatever your reason for celebrating this historic event, Springfield has plenty of opportunities to celebrate America’s favorite adopted holiday.

If you are a food person like myself, Springfield has plenty of Mexican restaurants that could suit your fancy.

Maria’s Mexican Restaurant in downtown Springfield has been one of a Mexican food hotspots in Springfield for years and is sure to have some specials on tacos, margaritas and all the Mexican favorites.

If you’re feeling a bit more historic, while still wanting to get your grub on, then Mexican Villa is the place for you.

Mexican Villa was actually founded in 1951 in Springfield, and it was the first Mexican Restaurant in the history of the city.

Purple Burrito is a personal favorite of mine, and it is sure to be popping.

For a good meal without burning a hole in your pocket, El Maguey’s on

Glenstone is also a perfect place to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. They offer a variety of traditional dishes. From enchalidas to fajitas, there is sure to be something for everyone. Resist filling up on chips and salsa before your meal comes even though that is hard to do.

Although food is the part we all love the most, it’s not the only thing there is to do around Springfield to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

For the first time ever, Farmer’s Park is holding a Cinco de Mayo Party from 6-9 p.m. Tickets for the event are $25 and the proceeds will go to benefit Friends of the Zoo and the Springfield Sister Cities Association. This reminds me, did you know Springfield has its own Sister City in Mexico? I bet you didn’t! Tlaquepaque is a city in southwest Mexico, not far outside of Guadalajara. So, if you’d like to benefit a good pair of organizations, including our own sister city, then head out to Farmer’s Park. (The event is 21+) As always, the Springfield Pub Crawl is another option. If you’re feeling like a night on the town, then head into the downtown area and gear up because it’s going to get hectic. The Cinco de Mayo pub crawl is going to be held on ... Siete de Mayo. It’s confusing I know, but on the bright side this also allows you to double up on Cinco de Mayo events. Who doesn’t want to do that?

No matter if it’s a night out on the town with your best friends, a night in with family and a homecooked meal or a day out at Farmer’s Park for a fiesta, Cinco de Mayo is always a blast. Enjoy the food, enjoy the cultureand remember to drink responsibly. As for me ... Well, I’ll just stick to stuffing my face with tacos.

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By Wyatt Wheeler Staff Reporter @realYitWheeler

For a team that had the best start in school history, it’s hard to find reasoning for the skid that the Bears have hit ever since starting Valley play.

Twenty-third-ranked Missouri State Bears (28-14, 3-8) couldn’t capture a win last week after being swept by Missouri Valley foe Indiana State (27-16, 7-5) in a three-game series and losing a mid-week rematch with the University of Missouri.

While the Bears have been struggling with pitching, they also have been struggling to score runs.

The Bears started the week by scoring nine, but Missouri was able to put 17 on the board to avenge their 16-1 loss from two weeks before.

The big bats made the trip to Columbia, as sophomore third baseman Jake Burger and senior outfielder Spencer Johnson both added a homer to their season totals. But, five different Bears pitchers allowed two or more ones while none of them pitched more than two innings.

The Bears defense also committed four errors.

The series opener in Terre Haute, Indiana proved to be the most exciting game of the week due to a clutch ninth inning double from Johnson to score junior outfielder Alex Jefferson to tie the game at six, but it wasn’t enough as the Sycamores first baseman Dane Giesler hit a walk off double with two outs in the ninth.

Burger hit his 17th home run of the season while freshman shortstop Jeremy Eierman kept his hot bat alive from the clean-up spot by hitting his sixth home run in April.

Bears pitching showed life in the last two games of the series as junior pitcher Jordan Knutson turned in a quality start in the second game

of Friday’s doubleheader.

Redshirt sophomore pitcher Jake Fromson pitched five solid innings before giving up another two to end his day.

MSU’s offense was missing in the last two games of the series. The Bears were able to put together consecutive games of giving up four or less runs for the first time since April 16, but the offense failed to take advantage.

Bears hitters were able to collect six hits in each of the last two games of the series with the Sycamores. Only Burger and senior outfielder Matt Dezort were able to come away with multiple hits in a game.

Senior catcher Matt Fultz was able to score on a fielder’s choice in game two of Friday’s doubleheader to tie the game up in the seventh, but the tie-game was short lived when the Sycamores were able to score the go-ahead run in the bottom half off on their way to a 2-1 victory.

Sunday’s game ended with MSU jumping out to a 2-0 lead after their turn at bat in the third, but Indiana State was able to tie it up at two in the home half.

Indiana State reclaimed the lead in the sixth inning as they handed Missouri State their fifthconsecutive loss with a 4-2 victory. MSU went 111 with runners on base while leaving nine runners on-base.

Ever since starting MVC play on April 8, the Bears have gone 4-9 while being outscored 6643 in 11 MVC games.

The Bears will look to end their losing streak on Tuesday with a super-regional championship rematch with the Arkansas Razorbacks at Hammons Field.

MSU will once again also be seeking their first Valley series victory of the season in a threegame home series with Southern Illinois (25-181, 6-6) starting on Friday.

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Head coach Keith Guttin looks on from the dugout at Hammons Field.

Three volleyball athletes selected to represent USA in offseason

Butters, Johnson and Wright use offseason to play nationally, internationally

By Eric Knifong Staff Reporter @e_knifong

The Missouri State volleyball team had their season come to an end in the first round of NCAA Tournament against Mizzou. The Bears finished the season with a 24-11 record and a bright future ahead of them.

Part of that bright future lies in three young players that have the chance to become some of the best to step inside of Hammons Student Center.

One of those three women is freshman libero, Emily Butters. As a freshman, Butters set the MSU freshman record for total digs with 568, was a member of the MVC All-

Freshman Team and has accomplished much more in her short time as a Bear.

Next is sophomore middle blocker, Lynsey Wright, who was member of the MVC All-Freshman team and made the MVC All-Tournament team this past season.

Wright finished the 2015 season second on the Bears with 350 kills, 90 blocks and a .280 attack efficiency. Like Butters, Wright has accomplished a lot in her short time at MSU as her game continues to improve.

Both Wright and Butters have had an eventful couple of months since the season ended. On April 8, it was announced that both women will train and compete as part of the U.S. Collegiate National Team-Indianapolis program.

Wright and Butters attended the U.S. Women’s National Team Open Tryouts in February and after impressive showings, were selected to compete for the team.

“I think we turned a lot of heads that weren’t expected and I think we have a lot to show for Missouri State and the Missouri Valley,” Wright said.

Wright and Butters will train and compete

from June 21 to June 30.

The program is then divided into three 12player rosters from the training portion and they will compete in a round-robin tournament from June 26 to June 29.

The competition will take place under the same roof as the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships and both women are excited to learn from the other great players that they will be around.

“It was a really big confidence boost knowing that us three from the Missouri Valley and other people from the Missouri Valley, we could really compete with these people that have been in the Olympic pipeline or that have been invited to all these places,” Butters said.

Butters and Wright are not the only ones who will be competing on a USA Volleyball Tour.

Sophomore outside hitter Lily Johnson has been regarded as one of the best volleyball players in the MVC since she arrived on campus.

Johnson has taken in numerous awards in her time playing volleyball, but her latest

accomplishment might be one of her best.

“To kind of put our school and conference on the map by how well we played and how well we performed at that tryout was something really cool,” Johnson said.

Johnson was one of 12 women selected to play for the U.S. Collegiate National Team Europe Tour in February after her performance at the U.S. Women’s National Team Open Tryouts.

Johnson will leave for Europe from July 6 to 16 with training matches near Milan, Italy against an Italian Federation Team on July 7 to 9.

The team will then travel to Pula, Croatia to play in the Global Challenge from July 11 to 14.

These three women will have an opportunity to improve their skills on the volleyball court and take in the knowledge of some of the best young volleyball players in the world.

They will be able to share some of those skills with their team for the 2016 season where they will once again be one of the favorites to win the MVC.

Women’s soccer alumni game brings athletes from program’s beginning

By Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark

For several members of the women’s soccer team, it was a day of new faces. For the returning alumni, it was a combination of new and old faces.

According to head women’s soccer coach Rob Brewer, alumni from the past 20 years were invited to come back on Saturday for the alumni game on Saturday.

“It’s about having fun, getting some people back on campus, letting some of our current student athletes connect with young ladies that have already started making their way in the world,” Brewer said. “I think it’s a networking type of thing.”

The day primarily consisted of the game, followed by a cookout in the parking lot by Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium.

Brewer also released the schedule for the 2016 fall season on Wednesday. The Bears will play nine home matches, the first scheduled for Aug. 27 against Little Rock.

“I feel like we have a great blend of some returning players that have been very successful,” Brewer said. “Some freshmen that came in this year and have shown some growth and really have started to play better and getting more comfortable with our team and then some real good talent coming in as freshmen

to be the away game at Texas Tech.

Six former Texas Tech players now play in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Texas Tech also made it to the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and were number 15 in the country last fall.

“That’ll be interesting,” Brewer said of the Texas Tech game. “Just the exposure for our players to play in a different region of the country and to see truly some of the top soccer in the United States. That’ll be exciting.”

Pre-season play starts in an exhibition game Aug. 10 against South Dakota State They take on Saint Louis and Arkansas State before playing Texas Tech and then the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The Bears open conference play on Sept. 23 in an away match versus Northern Iowa.

Last season the Bears finished third in the Missouri Valley Conference.

They lost by one goal on a penalty kick to Evansville, who went on to win the MVC tournament. They also lost to Drake 2-0 who Emily McTavish/THE STANDARD won the regular season.

The 2016 Missouri State women’s soccer team joined by alumni from the program, “We felt like we could play with them,” including athletes from the team’s first season in 1996.

Brewer said. “So if we can improve a bit, maybe get the bounce of the ball to go our next year.”

“So, pretty excited that we’ll have a good, way, we think we can win. Ultimately, we Brewer added that, so far, seven freshmen talented group, and they seem to be working want to win the tournament because that puts us into the NCAA tournament. But it would are set for the roster for the upcoming season, real hard,” Brewer said. but they expect an eighth.

He expects one of their biggest challenges be nice to win regular season as well.”

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Softball sweeps Evansville series

By Cortlynn Stark Staff Reporter @Cortlynn_Stark

Perfect defense and aggressive offense led the Bears (19-27, 8-12) in their wins over Evansville (22-23, 10-12) on Friday.

Sophomore pitcher Kaitlin Beason threw her second shutout of the season and struck out two in the first 1-0 win over the Purple Aces. Beason only allowed five hits.

Neither team scored until the third inning.

With two outs, the Bears rallied. Junior right fielder Olivia Roark bunted to earn first base.

Roark then stole second, making Missouri State’s total stolen bases 41.

Sophomore second baseman Madison Jones singled to let Roark slid into home to take the 1-0 lead. Senior shortstop Erin Duewel and junior first baseman Mary Stephens followed with singles but the Bears couldn’t add to their lead. Sophomore left fielder Hailee Vigneaux hit a single to left center field to start the fifth inning.

Roark singled again and a pitch hit Jones.

The bases were loaded but Evansville managed to escape the jam unscathed.

In the seventh, Vigneaux hit her second single of the game, and sophomore center fielder Erika Velasquez Zimmer walked.

Roark made a sacrifice play to put Vigneaux and Velasquez Zimmer into scoring position.

Evansville’s pitching stopped the Bears from scoring again, but the Aces couldn’t beat the Bears defense.

“Kaitlin Beason pretty much shutout Evansville,” head coach Holly Hesse said.

“And the fact that we won a low scoring game was exciting.”

The second game saw the Bears continuing to dominate on offense and defense.

Evansville took the initial lead off a tworun home run in the bottom of the third.

The Bears responded quickly in the top of the fourth. Duewel hit a single to left and Stephens followed, getting hit by a pitch. Beason made a sacrifice bunt to help Duewel score after Evansville’s second baseman dropped the throw.

Junior third baseman Elena Gambill singled to bring home another run to tie the game 2-2. Both runners advanced to scoring posi-

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Sophomore pitcher Kaitlin Beason.

tion after a groundout. Then Velasquez Zimmer hit a double.

“That was a big hit for us,” Hesse said.

“We had a lot of people hit well on the day.”

Two runners scored off Velasquez Zimmer’s double to right field to take the game winning lead 4-2.

Evansville couldn’t get anything going for them in the remaining three innings and gave the game to the Bears.

“Again, Erin Struemph threw extremely well as well,” Hesse said. “She gave up two runs on a two-run homer but other than that contained their offense really well. We played perfect defense both games, so we really made Evansville work for any runs they got.”

The Bears will take on Wichita State for the third time this year on Tuesday in Wichita.

The Bears lost 17-6 in the first game against WSU and then kept the second game close, losing 3-2.

“Hopefully this time the 3-2 will go in our favor,” Hesse said. “We just need to have good pitching on defense and score enough runs.”

The Bears return home May 7 to play Indiana State in a three-game series, the last game of regular season competition.

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Junior infielder Elena Gambill watches the ball she fouled off at Killian Stadium.

Men’s golf finishes fourth at MVC Championships

By Wyatt Wheeler Staff Reporter @realYitWheeler

Final performances from a trio of seniors was good enough to earn Missouri State fourth at the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Golf Championship while also giving experience to a pair of freshmen at the Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas.

The Bears were able to hold off Bradley on the final day of the championships to stay in fourth place, edging the Braves by five strokes. MSU finished the championships by hitting 58 over.

Going into the final day tied for third, the Bears had the seventh worst final round of the nine teams while finishing fourth in the championships.

“It wasn't the round we were hoping for today,” said MSU head coach Neal Stafford in a press release. “But I was proud of the way the seniors battled until the end.”

Battle the seniors did as Brik Brauburger and Joey Johnson both ended their collegiate careers on high notes.

Brauburger finished the championship as the top performer for MSU as he tied for seventh in the Valley at 11 over par, 10 strokes behind Illinois State’s Trent Wallace who would win the individual championship.

Johnson showed consistency while going 73-75-75, tying for 11th in his final performance for Missouri State. Senior Mitch Mather would finish for 20th.

The Bears were also able to give their youth some experience at the Valley championships as freshman Kory Franks would finish 24th and freshman Adam Fisher would finish tied for 35th in the 45 golfer field.

“I think our younger guys will take a lot from this season having contributed at a very high level as we continue to move the program forward,” Stafford said in a press release. “Joey, Brik and Mitch have been the heart and soul of Bears golf for four years, and I can't thank them enough for their contributions. It was an honor to walk by their side.”

Southern Illinois won the Valley championship to end Wichita State’s streak of eight consecutive titles. WSU finished second and extended their top-two finish to 20-straight seasons.

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Learn more about Bob Sweere and his stance on societal issues A Springfield attorney is running for the Democratic Party nomination for the Missouri House of Representatives

By Ryan Day Staff Reporter

Recently, The Standard got the chance to talk with Bob Sweere, a local attorney who is vying for the Democratic Party nomination for the 132 District of the Missouri House of Representatives.

Q: With recent incidents like those involving Michael Brown and Tamir Rice, what are your thoughts regarding police relations with African Americans? Is there an accountability problem for officers, and if so, how could this be addressed through the state legislature?

A: The simplest thing is body cams; that’s the solution. They need to have body cams and the tapes need to be made available. From what I understand, once you have a body cam, its simple. The issue is more or less self-correcting.

Q: Given the close relationship between the prosecutors and police officers, would body cameras and the tapes being made available to the public rectify given that relationship?

A: With the case in Chicago, where they buried the videotape for two years until Rahm Emmanuel got reelected, (it’s apparent that) public disclosure and public awareness is the best medicine. Prosecutors are elected officials.

If you can watch a videotape and you can see that the guy’s committed a crime, as long as the videotape is out there, people will be able to react appropriately and choose the officials that they want to represent them.

Q: What are your thoughts regarding abortion, and what side could you be said to land on?

A: I’m pro-choice. I don’t think that old white men should be deciding what women do with their bodies.

Q: Recent legislation from some states is coming about that is making it harder for women to actually have the abortion due to having the

financial burden being placed on women. Now, if this legislation were to come up in Missouri, would you be against that?

A: I don’t think that government should be paying for abortions or interfering with them.

I’m not familiar with the particularized issue, but to me, that smells like interfering with abortion.

To me, it just sounds like another back door for old white men to tell women what to do with their bodies.

terms of a gun restriction in Missouri? No. Never going to happen. So anybody who wanted to run on an issue like that, they’re wasting their time.

Q: Regarding the mass shootings, since it seems like it’s happening all across the U.S., what are your thoughts regarding the best way to keep Missourians safe from these shootings, and is the answer as many Republicans call for, “a good guy with a gun?”

A: No. The good guy with a gun idea was proven wrong in Dodge City. Their proposal is to return us to the idea of Dodge City. People should just leave their guns at home. That’s the solution. You should have everybody leave their guns at home, unless you want to go hunting.

Q: As you might know, recent legislation has passed in some states regarding how transsexuals can use the bathroom. If this were brought up into the Missouri legislature, how would you deal with this, assuming you were holding the congressional seat?

A: You should be allowed to use the Q: At some events where you spoke at, you bathroom you want to use. If somebody’s in the bathroom and feels uncomfortable with you said that three issues were the reasons you were running. If I remember correctly, they were the using the bathroom, they can leave. decriminalization of marijuana, death with Q: With recent mass shootings also dignity laws and an issue involving creditors happening, both from domestic as well as being able to take debtors’ homes for a relatively international terrorists, what is your view small sum. Starting with the latter first, how do regarding gun control in Missouri, and would you plan on addressing this problem through the acts like this make it tougher for terrorists to legislature?

A: Missouri’s Homestead Law, it’s a fake; essentially get guns in America, and thereby (it’s) a statute. It’s the kind of statute that I don’t reduce the mass shooting rate?

A: The relationship between terrorists and really think people have chosen up-sides on. It’s guns in America is almost that they are non- not like abortion, where all the republicans are intersecting sects. It is just fear mongering to say against it and all the democrats are pro-choice. that we need to worry about terrorists having It’s something that I think can be fixed through guns when the main problem with guns is totally the teaching of my fellow legislators about this unrelated to terrorists. It is just fear mongering (being) a problem. It can be fixed. by the NRA as far as I can tell.

An example of that is Elijah Haahr. He’s a It makes no sense to me that we have legal lawyer and state rep for the district that includes assault weapons. It makes no sense to me that University Heights. When Elijah Haahr ran for we have cop-killer bullets. It makes no sense to office, his signature issue was the Second Injury me that we have magazines that can empty thirty Fund of the Worker’s Compensation statute. He rounds in a heartbeat. It makes no more sense to said it needed to be fixed. me to have the types of guns we have been Now, to somebody who’s a layman and who talking about legal here in America. is not a lawyer and even most lawyers, don’t It is a public safety issue. Common sense have a clue what the Second Injury Fund is. says that those things shouldn’t be walking Elijah Haahr ran and every time he was given around. Is anything ever going to happen in the opportunity to speak he says that this is

something that needs to be fixed and I want to fix it. He got up there to the legislature and basically the first year he was there, that was all he focused on was this fix from the Second Injury Fund.

Even to this day, I can’t tell you what the fix was or what the issue was, but that was his signature thing. All he did was that he went up there and just educated his fellow legislators on this issue, and so it’s my belief that this is a similar kind of thing. People haven’t chosen up-sides.

If you just explain it to them in words they’ll understand, they’ll say ‘Well Sweere, I think you’re right. Let’s fix that.’ So let me fix it.

Q: With regards to Death with Dignity Laws, how would you tackle this issue in the legislature?

A: Similar to the Homestead issue, I don’t think that it’s an issue that most people have chosen up-sides on or most legislators. I approach this from the viewpoint of someone who has had a parent who died, and all legislators have parents. I assume that most legislators have at least one parent who’s died or at least some near relative who’s died.

Now when we have somebody who’s dying, to me, we ought to give them the same respect in their rights to dying that we give to pets. I had a 20 year-old cat. I was sitting on my deck and my cat was sitting right on the bannister.

Started to scratch itself, slipped, fell, broke its neck.

So my cat is down there, broken neck, braindead. But, its autonomic functions are still working; it’s still breathing, it’s heart is still pumping. I went downstairs. I picked it up. I brought it back up here, set it in a different chair and cried, holding my cat for two hours. So then I took the breathing, heart pumping cat to the vet and put it to sleep.

We’re not allowed to do that with our parents. Even if your parent has a living will, u See SWEERE, page 11

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Young alumni give their advice to soon-to-be graduates

By Hanna Sumpter Staff Reporter @hannasumpter

The time between graduating and finding that new career can be a weird place for graduates, but MSU alumni have shared their experiences and advice on how to move on after college to show that they can relate to those graduating this month as they start trying to land that new job.

When people begin talking about what it takes to get a job after college, having connections and using them to your advantage is likely to be the advice you’re given the most.

That was also the piece of advice most mentioned by three MSU alumni.

“Any kind of connection can help you,” Kaitlyn Manlove, a 2013 graduate now working at a startup business in New York City, said. “(People) are more likely to hire someone that they know over someone that they don’t know. So, I would ask any connection

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that you have,” Manlove later added. “(When) starting at a new company you’re going to have to make connections again and build relationships and friendships ... Just like you did whenever you started at college,” said Lanae Flatness a 2015 graduate.

Paige Oxendine, a 2013 graduate, also mentioned that students should remember to continue “working your network, keeping an ear to the ground and asking other people you know who have full-time jobs to keep an ear open for anything.”

Each of the alumni also shared some individualized advice based on each of their experiences after graduation.

Oxendine admitted that she wasn’t sure about whether or not she wanted to stay in Springfield, but she now works for The Network, a professional development organization, as a program coordinator right here in Springfield.

She said it is important for students to consider the opportunities that are right in front

Mizzou presented an overview of the events at Mizzou and her involvement. She said demands made by minority students in 2015 were the same demands made by students in 1969 that had still not been met. Brown discussed threats made to minority students on the popular social media app YikYak and how students stopped the president of the university’s car under threat of arrest during homecoming.

Assistant professor of political science Ashley Leinweber talked about how her mom got married to a woman in the ‘90s in Washington D.C. as part of a protest and was filmed. She said her mom was afraid of how that would hurt Leinweber and affect her childhood. Leinweber said certain kids were no longer allowed to play with her because the parents of those children heard about Leinweber’s mother getting married to another woman.

Sarah Lirley McCune, a women’s and gender studies graduate student, helped form the coalition of graduate workers at Mizzou.

McCune said they fought for health insurance after finding out the university would not provide it for them 13 hours before their own would expire. She also discussed their progress on creating a graduate student union.

Musician and historian Harold McPherson attended MSU and was part of the black student union group. He wanted to bring issues on-campus directly to administrators. McPherson said one night there was a fight between four black students and 400 fraternity brothers. The fight apparently developed throughout the night and resulted in the education building burning, which he said cost the university about $2,000. His fight for change died off with the end of the school year.

“There was never any welcoming feeling,” McPherson said during his presentation.

He added a story about cheeseburgers to conclude. McPherson said he went with friends and a professor to a store to buy food.

The professor went in first and about five minutes later, McPherson went in. He said they preplanned what to order and compared their receipts after. McPherson said he was charged two more dollars for the same order of a cheeseburger and fries.

Insurance agent Joe Robles shared how he stopped eating grapes in the 1970s to protest with César Chávez, a MexicanAmerican farmworker who led the National Farm Workers Association to fight for better pay and benefits for agricultural

of them in Springfield when searching for a job after graduation.

“I think a lot of students come to Springfield and spend four-to-five years here and never really know or have their eyes open to everything else that is here in the city in terms of the jobs that are here, the things that you can do here as a young professional, (and) the opportunities that exist to become involved and really become engaged in the community,” Oxendine said. “I think that’s a shame.”

Flatness, on the other hand, now works in Washington D.C. as a business analyst. She shared some advice for students who are eager to travel after graduation to find their new careers. She encouraged students to get connected with the new community and make the new city they’re in feel like their homes, to keep from feeling lonely or overwhelmed.

“Maybe, for some reason, you realize that it’s not necessarily where you want to be, (but) you’re going to learn so much from that first job, no matter what it is,” Flatness said.

workers. He said it was still “vanilla” where he lived.

“That showed me again how ignorance and fear work in our community,” Robles said. “If people had common sense, that never would’ve come up.”

Scott Steelman-Rhoden is a current student at MSU and the vice president of Advocates for Disabilities. SteelmanRhoden has cerebral palsy. When he came to the university, he noticed a number of issues on-campus that could be changed to make life easier for students like him.

“Best way to do it is students to get together and do it themselves,” SteelmanRhoden said.

He added that his goals are not currently met, but they’re halfway from when he first ventured out. One example of change he discussed is better fire exits for those who need it. Steelman-Rhoden pointed out that elevators automatically shut down during fire drills, making it difficult for students who struggle with stairs to escape. His goal is to join forces with Ozarks Technical College, so students who transfer from OTC can already have the resources they need.

Deputy chief executive officer at Southwest Center for Independent Living Emilio Vela reached out to Steelman-Rhoden, saying he was here to help. Vela spoke about his work with independent living.

“Independent living is about being empowered, consumer voice, self-determination, living where you want to live, marrying who you want to marry,” Vela said.

Yeni Vasquez snuck into America under the border fence. Ten months later she earned her citizenship. Vasquez said she read People magazine and watched the “Oprah Winfrey Show” to learn English. By the time she went to college, she barely spoke any English and was pregnant with her second child.

“Everything was working against me to do it,” Vasquez said.

Manlove was able to share a slightly different point of view on what students should look for when searching for jobs. Manlove’s first job after graduation was not her current job in New York. Instead, she worked for Springfield Public Schools to help create online courses for students. This job didn’t have much to do with Manlove’s degree in audio engineering, but she was able to gain valuable experience about how her skills can be applied to different kinds of jobs, which led up to her decision to move to New York.

From this experience came unique advice from Manlove. She recommended that students be open to finding jobs which might not fit the exact set of skills that students gained from their particular field of study.

Manlove said, “if you’re on the fence about whether or not to accept a job because you’re kind of nervous that it might be a little outside of what you’re looking for, I think you should just go for it anyway.”

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“But I had my determination.”

Vasquez said she has a passion for students in higher education.

Now, she works with Springfield Public Schools to empower parents. They teach uninformed parents about things like GPAs and ACT scores.

“We want to empower those parents about them becoming more involved with the society they are a part of,” Velasquez said.

“I want to pass this passion and attitude to parents to support their kids.”

President of the American Indian Student Association Caitlyn Wicks presented last. AISA currently has five members. According to Wicks, there has not been a powwow on campus in three years after this next year. Wicks said for her, civil rights comes down to the right to exist.

“If I lose my scholarship over this speech, it’s worth it because I’m tired of it,” Wicks said. “We just, I feel like, don’t have a voice.

I want a university that says we’ll help you.

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station will be between $80,000 and $100,000. The startup cost includes buying the license, buying equipment, setting up a space to broadcast from and training. McKinney said the new student initiative fund will cover some of this cost. The students also plan on setting up a funding campaign where students, faculty, staff and alumni can donate and “really make it their station.”

After the startup cost, McKinney said the station should be sustainable because of advertisements, donations and university support.

Bogle said they hope students will volunteer to work on the station, especially since there are a variety of jobs that they could do.

“There are so many different jobs involved and it can really pull from every organization, every club, every department on-campus, and let people show their skills, whether it’s finances, marketing, graphic design or directly related to sound and communications,” McKinney said. “It’s really broad and a lot of people can get involved and have really good experiences that is applicable to future jobs or just having important, cool college stories to tell your kids.”

One of the ideas the students had was turning the radio station into a one-credit hour class.

“You take the class as a credit-hour so that you’re focused on learning the entire workings of a radio station, so that you’re not just part of the marketing team or part of the engineering team,” Bogle said. “You interact with everyone.”

The radio station will be broadcast on a low-power FM frequency. The students don’t know yet what the radius of broadcast will be for the station. Their goal is to have enough power to broadcast to majority of Springfield, but if nothing else, they want to at least broadcast to MSU’s campus and downtown.

They are planning to begin broadcasting in the fall of 2017.

when they are about two or three weeks old when they are about an inch high.”

When the seeds are planted, they are put into a plug. Eason said that the plugs are different from traditional methods of farming.

“It’s like a peat matrix and so what they do is they take a little bit of peat and soil media and press it together really hard and (at) high pressure so its got better surface tension so they don’t break but it is considered a soilless media,” Eason said.

As opposed to regular soil, Eason said this method of farming helps spur plants into a growing frenzy.

“It holds moisture a little better and roots really like to have a little bit of tension, so it gives them energy and gives more stability,” he said. “Also, it has water retention and water releasing abilities.”

Once the seeds are in these plugs, a drip running on a pump constantly runs down the flood tables and moistening the plugs and the seeds. As it drips down, the same water gets pumped back up toward the top and the process starts all over again.

From the way the structure is built, Eason said the only growths that could potentially get on the plants are algae, but that they are otherwise free of problems.

“The FDA regulations say that is it safe,” Eason said. “The water is being tested on a regular basis and it is completely free of any soil-born bacteria. The only kind of contamination it could get is if a third party walked up and starting touching everything.”

With these towers, Hein said Missouri State’s Association for the Advancement of Suitability in Higher Education score will rise. This score determines how sustainable a campus is, and according to Hein, these towers will boost the university’s current score.

“The money savings is not huge but the

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to use the comment located to the right of each section. This feedback will be accepted until May 15 and it will then be considered by Galanes and Paul Kincaid, facilitators of the plan.

“This plan is strategic in scope, which means that there is not a lot of detail in it,” Galanes said, “and that was my intention.”

The broad plan will go to individual entities. This will help narrow the plan.

While university administration has direct impact on the plan, student and faculty groups have also been consulted.

These groups include Student Senate, Residence Life, Faculty Senate, Graduate Council, Diversity Council and many others.

“We’ve been to various faculty, staff and student groups, so that’s where we’ve gotten the bulk of our comments,” Galanes said. “We have seriously considered all of the feedback we have gotten.”

Each of the six sections have various priorities within them and the administrative faculty will select from them a number of top priorities that the university should focus on. Galanes predicted that diversity and inclusion will be one of the top priorities selected for this year.

While going over the Academic profile section of the plan, Galanes said MSU, like

many other universities, needs to be better at responding quickly to important matters in this competitive marketplace.

“We need to be a little bit more nimble in responding to things and making sure that we’re moving forward,” Galanes said.

In each of the six sections, similarities between the plan and the Public Affairs Mission can be seen. The goal was to implement these ideals into the document without making them obvious.

Another section directly relevant to students is the Diversity and Inclusion section, which focuses on increasing diversity in many forms, including first generation students, historically underrepresented students and students with disabilities.

“This needs to be woven in and considered one of the normal parts of what we teach,” Galanes said.

The final draft of the plan is expected to be completed and distributed to the Board of Governors on June 1 so they can review it at their meeting on June 10. It is expected to be implemented July 1.

“We think we’re in pretty good shape as a university and we want to continue some of those directions and strengthen our resolve to go in those directions,” Galanes said.

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carbon savings of not transporting foods from California or Mexico, that’s where the real savings are,” Hein said.

Besides becoming more green, Hein said the structures have an excellent harvest rate, as well as other features that make it worthwhile.

“Every 30 to 40 days you can harvest a tower and each harvest we get about seven to 10 pounds of food,” Hein said. “There are 16 towers so in theory, we should get a maximum of 160 lbs off every rack. It (also) uses 70 percent less water and you don’t use pesticides and there is no fertilizer.”

Besides these, the food will generate excess during off months in which Hein has special plans for.

“The other thing we want to do with this is when we’re not open, like over the winter holiday, we are going get some LED lights to keep growing them and donate the food to the Ozark Food Bank,” Hein said.

Eventually, the pair want to expand these two structures on campus. Hein said that plans for purchasing more towers are already in the works.

“The ultimate dream is we have an area in Kentwood that is open and we want to put 80 of these towers in there, and we want to hire three Missouri State interns,” Hein said.

“The agricultural department will run it and it will teach students hydroponics and sustainability, and we will continue to grow food for the community.”

According to Hein, the system will provide students with an unique opportunity to learn about modern farming.

“A lot of people feel this is really the future so because you come to a university to learn, we wanted to do something that would help teach people about where the future of agriculture may be going,” Hein said.

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and the living will says ‘do not resuscitate, do not give fluids, or food once I am no longer capable of coming back,’ what do they do? In states without Death with Dignity legislation, what they do is they pull out the plugs, they pull out all the tubes, they have your parent lay in bed and starve to death and die of dehydration, which can take anywhere from three days to a week.

If your parent has terminal cancer and they put them in hospice care, what do they do? They send them home with enough morphine to knock the edge off, but they don’t give the parent the control of the morphine.

So if they say ‘I’m done. Just let me go,’ they come back and count up all the morphine and make sure that during the period of time that was there, they don’t use anymore of the allowable amount to take off the edge. You got somebody who knows he’s dying and he just wants to let it go. He shouldn’t have to go out into the woods and be by himself. He should be able to make a decision to have his family around and have their love and comfort while he does it.

And that’s to me what Death with Dignity legislation is about. It’s not about putting people who want to live and making them die, it’s not about that. It’s about something totally different.

It’s about respecting their dignity and their wishes.

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engineering program. The program will add 150 more students, and there are already 200 students in the program.

“All I can tell you as the Governor of the state,” Nixon said, “(is) if you can make it through that rigorous curriculum, you will have what’s called a job, and a job in what’s called a career.”

Last August, Nixon announced $19 million in state bonds for MSU to renovate Ellis Hall, Hill Hall and Missouri State’s West Plains campus.

Both bills operate under the Building Affordability initiative. The goals of the Building Affordability initiative include reducing cost of higher education. HB 2003 will increase the higher education performance funding by 4 percent, according to Nixon.

“When you look at higher education, what state you’re in makes a difference,” Nixon said.

Nixon gave much praise to MSU President Clif Smart, who was present for the signing.

Nixon thanked Smart for his leadership. Smart is transitioning to the chairman leadership position of all four-year universities in the state. Smart was awarded the title through hard work and gaining the trust of the other university chancellors in the state.

Leaders from Student Government Association were also present at Wednesday’s press conference. SGA lobbied in Jefferson City to help get this legislation bill passed.

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What’s been happening in the legislature with medical marijuana, as I understand it, the most that they were able to get done in the House of Representatives for it was medical marijuana for hospice patients.

So, you’re terminal, they’ve sent you home to die, and at that point, we’re going to ease your pain. Now, what is the logic in that?

Q: So, would your focus be on medical marijuana if it had not passed by the time that you had gotten to legislature?

A: If I’m going to speculate, I’m going to say that medical marijuana, assuming it goes on the ballot, passes because people in Missouri are people of common sense. If you combine common sense with medical marijuana, it’s just something that makes common sense.

Speculating on what I would do about medical marijuana in the legislature, I don’t think I need to worry about medical marijuana in the legislature because the people are too smart not to pass that initiative, if it ends up on the ballot. If it doesn’t end up passing on the initiative, the people will say, ‘We don’t want it.’ So, that tells me that decriminalization is going nowhere.

Q: Given your views on the decriminalization of marijuana, what are your overall views on the War on Drugs in general? Is it successful, and if not, what might be changed in the State Congress to address this?

A: I have a libertarian view on a lot of these sorts of issues. To me, if you want to do something to yourself, in most circumstances, it shouldn’t be my business what you do to yourself. And so if you want to go out and OD on Crack or LSD, that’s fine. Just don’t come looking for me to pay the bill after you fry yourself.

So, the War on Drugs in my view was Richard Nixon’s idea to beat down the blacks and the hippies. So, who were the people who got punished from the War on Drugs? Well, there are prominent citizens my age living in this community who were arrested and never charged for felony amounts of drugs.

The system is screwed up; it favors the wellto-do to the detriment of the people who are less well off. Unless there is an agreed upon nexus between public safety and a drug, to me the drug should not be illegal.

Meth is a scourge. It destroys families. It leads to theft, break-ins. Meth is, to me, obviously, a drug that has proven its unworthiness to be legal.

I would put meth on one end of the scale.

Alcohol is a drug closer to the other end of the scale. Everybody’s going to have a different spot on this spectrum, some particular drug should be legal or illegal and not available. I would tend to say that it’s got to be something closer to meth if you’re going to put somebody in jail for possessing it or distributing it.

Q: What are your thoughts regarding recreational usage, and how do you think that any law legalizing marijuana will pass the legislature, given past attempts at this?

A: Ultimately, I believe that Missouri should follow the pattern of Colorado, Washington and Oregon, and legalize, tax and regulate the purchase and sale of marijuana for recreational purposes. Now, in Missouri, that’s not going to happen for a long time. It’s just not going to happen.

In the meantime, to me, there’s no purpose to giving cops on power trips the right to arrest somebody because they had a little baggie in their car. It’s one thing if somebody’s driving stoned, that’s driving under the influence and that should be grounds for arrest. But just mere possession for personal use should not result in arrest or conviction. You shouldn’t have to go down and submit for booking, fingerprinting, ending up getting your picture on mugshots, just because you had some pot in your pocket.

We’re going to have medical marijuana, I predict. I think that’s going to happen. The next step beyond that is decriminalization, and that comes in three parts. (The first layer) comes in the decriminalization of pot for personal use (and) the second layer comes in the decriminalization of pot to family members and loved ones.

Right now if I had a relative who had Glaucoma, and I gave them a joint to relieve the suffering that they had from that or from chemo, that’s a felony. That shouldn’t be a felony, that shouldn’t be a crime at all.

The last day to register for the August 2 Then there’s a third level: the distribution for commercial purposes, and by-and-by I think that primary is July 6, and the last day to mail in an needs to happen. All of those are interim steps absentee ballot is July 26. between medical marijuana and full legalization.

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