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Briefs

MSU making efforts to conserve water

In light of regional and nationwide drought conditions, MSU has adopted a water conservation plan. After realizing City Utilities’ water storage levels are at 65 percent, the university took immediate action to cut back on water usage.

Conservation efforts have included shutting down the three fountains on campus, reducing irrigation, eliminating vehicle washing and prioritizing leaks.

City Utilities recommends individuals take steps to conserve water as well. Turning off faucets while not in use, taking shorter showers and tending to water leaks are just a few of the voluntary measures recommended by City Utilities.

Fall convocation speaker announced

Warren St. John, the bestselling author of “Outcasts United,” will be MSU’s fall Public Affairs Convocation Lecture speaker. St. John, also a feature writer for The New York Times, will discuss his writing process and relate it to lessons students may find relevant.

The week-long conference will feature a series of keynote presentations, panel discussions and special events.

This year’s theme, Inclusive Excellence, is intended to discuss the recognition and cultivation of individual talent from different backgrounds.

The free convocation lecture will be held on Oct. 9 in Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.

Bookstore director accused of stealing $400,000

By Dayle Duggins The Standard

After finding more than $400,000 missing from the Missouri State University Bookstore, director Mark Brixey is no longer employed by the university.

In a press conference Monday afternoon, interim President Clif Smart announced that the case was turned over to the Springfield Police Department on Aug. 16 for further investigation.

In an Aug. 20 press release, the police department said no arrests have been made, but the incident will be investigated as an embezzlement case.

In a written statement, Smart said the university suspects that Brixey “transacted business off the regular books for multiple years by cashing checks payable to the university and keeping some or all of the cash.”

About two weeks ago, during a routine internal audit, we discovered irregularities in how cash was being handled in the bookstore,” Smart said at Monday’s press conference. “Upon further investigation on that day, we found more than $81,000 in cash in the desk of the director, Mr. (Mark) Brixey. Since then, the good work of our Office of Internal Audit has led us to the Brixey discovery that more than $400,000 is unaccounted for over the past three years.”

Smart said the Office of Internal Audit will go through every year’s records until they believe they have found all of the missing money.

Brixey began working for the bookstore as a student and had been the director of the book-

store for 12 years, according to an MSU press release.

Smart said the $400,000 loss is about 1 percent of the bookstore’s revenue for the threeyear period in question.

Brixey, who was on vacation when the money was found in his desk, was placed on administrative leave on Aug. 13, Smart said.

Administrators gave him several opportunities to explain the large amount of money in his desk. Brixey was later given a letter saying he would be terminated unless the discrepancy could be clarified. Brixey resigned on Thursday.

Kent Thomas, special assistant to the president, will be the interim director of the University Bookstore.

Smart described the loss as significant.

“It’s frankly unacceptable and must be fully investigated,” he said. “I can’t tell you how disappointed I am in this.”

Open for fitness

Foster Recreation Center opens its doors after six years and four missed deadlines

Grand opening events Monday

Ribbon-cutting ceremony, 3 p.m. at Foster Recreation Center

Smoking ordinance exemptions made

In response to city smoking ordinance changes made in May, the city of Springfield has completed promised business exemptions.

Now, smoking is allowed in pre-existing cigar bars, private clubs, bingo parlors and certain retail tobacco stores.

Included in the exemptions are the Opus Club, located inside of Fedora Social House, and The Albatross Hookah Lounge.

Calendar

August 20 to August 27

Tuesday

Panhellenic Recruitment Information Meeting, 6 p.m. at PSU ballroom

SAC Concert: Lights and Ben Rector, 7 p.m. at North Mall Bear Paw Interfraternity Council Information Meeting, 8:30 p.m. at PSU ballroom

Wednesday

The Standard’s Back-toCampus Expo, all day at Plaster Student Union

SAC Dive-In Movie: Jaws, 9 p.m. at Foster Recreation Family Aquatics Center

Thursday

Panhellenic Recruitment Begins, 6 p.m. at PSU ballroom, ends on Sunday SAC Presents: The Carnival! 9 p.m. at North Mall

Friday

Late Registration and Schedule Changes Deadline, all day at Office of the Registrar SAC Mixer, 7:30 p.m. at PSU Level 1 Game Center

Glow Climb, 9 p.m. at Foster Recreation Center

Saturday

SAC Splash and Foam Party, 6 p.m. at North Mall

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Tuesday

Fitness contests: pull-ups, crunches, planks and more; 48 p.m. at Foster Recreation Center

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Resident adviser Diana Dominguez welcomes freshmen students during the bear path convocation as part of the new student festival on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, in front of the new Bill R. Foster and Family Recreation Center.

By Kris Collins The Standard

Since the conception of the project between 2003 and 2004, the Bill R. Foster and Family Recreation Center has been a highly anticipated addition to the Missouri State campus.

Since November 2011, the project’s original projected opening date, several hiccups in the plans pushed the grand opening to yesterday, Aug. 20, 2012.

The opening has been delayed four times in total.

When the November deadline wasn’t met, it was pushed back to February. February came and went, pushing the date back a month further. When the March deadline wasn’t realized, the goal was to open by June of 2012.

At first glance, one can see that a lot of time and effort have been put into the design and execution. Terry Rowland, Missouri State University project manager-architect, said the project incurred various problems along the way that required attention.

“Issues come up and you meet your challenges,” Rowland said. “It’s a constant flux of information that you act off of and correct and move on.”

Weather conditions were the primary factor in the delays. A cold winter makes the ground more difficult with which to work when digging is involved. Similarly, the spring rain poses problems when the ground becomes too saturated, according to Rowland.

As Rowland mentioned before, unforeseen issues arise that have to be handled. The spring deadline was missed, in part, due to a problem with getting steel from Joplin, Mo. Rowland admits that parts of the project could potentially have been done before the Aug. 20 deadline, but the extra time was used to complete the project the right way.

“The truth is that parts of it might have been in earlier, but since we were so close, we decided we wanted to button up a lot of loose issues and open up and give the student the full experience,” Rowland said.

Apart from the aesthetics of the building and the amount of use students and faculty will get from the recreation center, the issue with memberships of graduated students still remains.

The university is offering former students who helped fund the project free memberships based on his or her credit hours. The problem that Rae Faiman, who graduated last May, and other recent graduates face is that they aren’t able to use their memberships.

Faiman currently lives in Columbia, Mo; too far away to use the new facility.

Hours of operation: Monday-Thursday: 6 a.m.-11 p.m.

Friday: 6 a.m.-9 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sunday Noon-11 p.m.

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Wednesday

Kentucky Derby races, 7:45 p.m. at Foster Recreation Center Dive-in-movie, 9 p.m. at Foster Recreation Center

“I think it was good to let them (former students) still use it, but, at the same time, so many people moved away that it seems pointless,” Faiman said.

Cindi Barnett, director of campus recreation, said the membership plan was modeled as closely as possible to the wishes of the student body, which were voiced during Steph Anderson/THE STANDARD the early planning stages of the project. Barnett said other universities around the country usually don’t offer mem- Thursday berships based on dues paid.

Three-point contest, 4-8 p.m.

Graduated students that do live close enough to use at Foster Recreation Center the facility and attended the university while the project was underway can activate their membership, based on credit hours, until July 31, 2016.

Whitney White, who graduated over the summer with a bachelor’s degree in public relations, has already taken advantage of her membership.

“I’ve been a couple times already,” White said. “It’s not like any other gym that I’ve used. It’s pretty well equipped with everything you’d need. It’s nice that I can work out in the same building that I can swim laps in.

Steph Anderson/THE STANDARD Before, you had to trek from one part of campus to the other. It’s really nice that it’s all in one location now.”

White mentioned the wait was frustrating, but her Friday nearly three years of free membership has made it worthRock wall climbing, 9 p.m. at Foster Recreation Center while.

Barnett made the point that former students have funded past renovations to the university that they were unable to enjoy, but later generations are.

She said the Foster Family Recreation Center should be looked at as something for future generations of students to enjoy. It will be something of which all faculty members and students, past, current and future, can be proud.

Special events will be held throughout grand opening week. An event schedule can be found at Steph Anderson/THE STANDARD http://www.missouristate.edu/recreation/RecCenter/gran dopening.htm.

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News

Chick-fil-A creates conflict

Restaurant’s stance on same-sex marriage starts protests across U.S.

Today, biting into a chicken sandwich may tell more about a person’s opinions on an important social issue than their diet.

Dan Cathy, chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A, stirred up controversy with comments regarding the company’s stance on same-sex marriage in several incidents in June and July. Though the business has since released a statement saying, “Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena,” many turned the comments into a social debate.

The controversy has trickled down to college campuses, with schools, such as Duke University and Davidson College in North Carolina, cutting ties with the restaurant and students at universities, from New York University to Wichita State, petitioning for Chick-fil-A to be eliminated from their campuses.

Chick-fil-A has been located on the MSU campus for only a year, replacing Grill 155 at the beginning of the fall 2011 semester in the Plaster Student Union.

There hasn’t been a petition to remove Chick-fil-A from MSU and Kenneth Coopwood, vice president of diversity and inclusion, said a petition would have no impact.

“The relationship with Chick-filA is based on a contract, not public opinion about their CEO’s view on same-sex marriage,” Coopwood said. “I can’t project that petitions would have an impact on the MSU/Chick-fil-A contract if those petitions did not illuminate some unlawful treatment to others by Chick-fil-A.” Coopwood said that, though the MSU contract language with businesses such as Chick-fil-A includes nondiscrimination language in it, sexual orientation is not listed in the protected groups. He says, however

that administration is not aware of any discrimination by Chick-fil-A. “We are not aware of any discriminatory conduct on the part of Chick-fil-A against prospective employees, employee, or customers on our campus,” Coopwood said.

Some students question whether or not the business’s values contradict the university’s policies on diversity and inclusion.

Lauren Dow, a junior socio-political communication major and copresident of Spectrum, MSU’s bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender and ally alliance, said she hasn’t eaten at Chick-fil-A in a while.

Dow, speaking as an individual and not as a member or leader of Spectrum, said she doesn’t feel the restaurant represents the same values as MSU. “I don’t think the values of Chick-fil-A are in line with our public affairs mission or the values of Missouri State,” Dow said. “It would be very difficult to remove Chickfil-A at this point, though.”

Coopwood, however, doesn’t think Chick-fil-A’s stance on samesex marriage contradicts MSU’s mission for diversity and inclusion and said Cathy’s statements are part of his right to free speech and have no bearing on the restaurant’s relationship with the university.

“MSU’s mission is to provide diverse and equitable access to quality education,” Coopwood said.

“Anyone who meets MSU admissions standards can get this education whether they agree with Chickfil-A or not. We value diversity, but we also value freedom of expression.”

While Springfield residents waited in lines for hours to show their support for the restaurant located at 3700 S. Glenstone Ave. on Aug. 1, which was dubbed “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day,” Dow said she doesn’t believe that active protests at restaurants are the answer.

“I won’t be actively protesting

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Chick-fil-A opened on Missouri State’s campus in the Plaster Student Union in the fall of 2011 and has been subject to protests at universities, including Wichita State, after its Chief Operating Officer Dan Cathy spoke out against same-sex marriage. because I don’t think it will solve anything but irritating some staff who are not in control of the situation to begin with,” Dow said. “In the future, I may try and start an educational campaign for those who would like to know why so many people are boycotting, but that will be the extent of my activism on the issue.”

Management at the PSU location declined to comment and didn’t permit employees to comment on how, if at all, business has been affected since the incidents this summer.

Though Coopwood acknowledged that a number of students are concerned about the issue and encourage continued dialogue, he said that MSU hasn’t received complaints about discriminatory behavior by Chick-fil-A. “We haven’t seen any reason to think that Chick-fil-A has discriminated against any individuals on this campus,” he said. “We would need to be sure that complaints are derived from allegations of a wrongful act versus a matter of public debate.”

MSU’s contract with Chick-fil-A In connection with the furnishing of equipment, supplies, and/or services under the contract, the contractor and all subcontractors shall agree not to discriminate against recipients of services or employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status. If the contractor or subcontractor employs at least 50 persons, they shall have and maintain an affirmative action program which shall include: 1. A written policy statement committing the organization to affirmative action and assigning management responsibilities and procedures for evaluation and dissemination 2.The identification of a person designated to handle affirmative action; 3.The establishment of non-discriminatory selection standards, objective measures to analyze recruitment, an upward mobility system, a wage and salary structure, and standards applicable to layoff, recall, discharge, demotion, and discipline; 4. The exclusion of discrimination from all collective bargaining agreements; and 5. Performance of an internal audit of the reporting system to monitor execution and to provide for future planning.

Source: Policy gathered from Kenneth Coopwood, Missouri State’s vice president of diversity and inclusion

Weekly Crossword © 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Crossword Puzzle Answers in Next Week’s Issue

By Lindsey Howard The Standard

ACROSS 1 Four qts.

4 One of Hollywood's Wilson brothers 8 Back 12 "I" strain?

13 Exceptional 14 Therefore 15 Affectionate parrot 17 Panorama 18 Tend a text 19 Flexes 20 Smaller map 22 Twosome 24 Benefit 25 Biblical tales 29 Hostel 30 Foe of Rocky and Bullwinkle

31 Eggs 32 Reduced from AAA to AA+ 34 Declare 35 Differently 36 Sports venue 37 Place 40 Admitting customers 41 Covers 42 Settee for two 46 Jason's ship 47 Basin accessory 48 Yon maiden 49 Hammerhead part 50 Say it isn't so 51 April 15 payment

DOWN 1 Solidify 2 Past 3 Serenade, often 4 Trip around the world?

5 Tarry 6 Bungle 7 Homer's neighbor 8 Echo, for short 9 Green land?

10 On in years 11 Joins the crew?

16 Paradise 19 Prejudice 20 Footnote abbr.

21 Zilch 22 "Gay" city 23 Saharan 25 Spacecraft

compartments 26 Trysting venue 27 Tied 28 Detective writer Paretsky 30 Hairless 33 Cause 34 War god 36 Mimic's forte 37 Rebuff a masher 38 Grow weary 39 Advantage 40 Microwave, e.g.

42 Started 43 Have bills 44 "Eureka!"

45 Cowboy nickname

Tuesday

Aug. 21, 2012

Ryan budget hurts students’ wallets

Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney announced Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate, a move that continues to cause a flurry of reaction from people on both sides of the political aisle on Aug. 11.

Though I didn’t greet the announcement with the shock, and admittedly, horror, that I felt the last time a Republican presidential candidate made the VP announcement (Sarah Palin, really!?), the potential to live in a country run by Romney, with Ryan by his side, makes me nervous.

I don’t particularly identify with any political party, but after doing my fair share of research, when it comes to the issues that matter most to me as a college student and a woman, I cannot, in good conscience, cast my ballot for a Romney/Ryan ticket in November.

I’m not going to try to argue, at least in this particular column, why reproductive rights for women and support for samesex marriage are reasons why America needs to give President Obama another four years in office. I’m going to show this, rather, through the issue that is perhaps the most important to college students: the bank account.

Before being vetted as Romney’s running mate, Ryan, chair of the House Budget Committee, made national headlines for his budget plans dubbed “The Path to Prosperity.” More commonly known as the Ryan budget, this proposal and Ryan’s voting record on education offer a glimpse at what higher education would look like under a Romney/Ryan administration.

Firstly, Ryan’s budget contains startling cuts to the Pell Grant program, a

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need-based federal program that provides grants to low-income students. The current maximum amount students can receive in Pell Grants is $5,500 per year, and while the Ryan budget doesn’t plan to lower this figure, it doesn’t call for it to increase each year as it had previously under the Obama administration. In addition, the plan calls to change eligibility requirements, meaning fewer students would qualify to receive these grants.

According to an analysis by Education Trust, a national education reform organization, Ryan’s proposed changes, which would reduce the amount of money for the program by about $170 million, would result in more than 1 million students losing the grants completely over the next decade.

As someone who has relied on Pell Grants to help fund my education, the idea that this program, which has helped me so much, may be in jeopardy for future students in similar situations frightens me immensely. As the price to attend college continues to skyrocket, cutting funding for the Pell Grant program would result in larger loans for students who will graduate with an increasingly alarming amount of debt, which is a large burden when one considers the current job market.

Don’t qualify for Pell Grants? Don’t

worry. If you had to take out a loan to fund part of your education, the Ryan budget includes provisions that would affect your wallet, too; as the proposed budget includes provisions that would double interest rates on student loans from their current rate of 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.

Interest rates were set to double July 1 with the expiration of a previous cut that Congress passed in 2007. Congress was in a gridlock until they finally reached an agreement to pass an extension to the bill, a measure Ryan did not support. He would have allowed interest rates to double, until agreeing upon a measure that would cut a provision from the Affordable Care Act in order to fund a one-year extension.

Ryan has been reluctant to keep interest rates for students low in the past. If Romney becomes president and chooses to adopt the Ryan budget, college students may suffer higher interest rates.

Though Romney’s choice of Ryan as a running mate certainly doesn’t mean that he plans to adopt the Ryan budget as his platform, he has referred to the plan as “marvelous” in the past, leaving many wondering how higher education will fare under a Romney administration.

After all, if Romney upsets President Obama and takes office in January, and higher education suffers deep cuts, you can always follow Romney’s advice for how to pay for college, given at an April speech at Otterbein University in Ohio, and “borrow money if you have to from your parents,” because, clearly, every family has an extra $20,000 or more sitting around just begging to be spent.

Tell us what you think.

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Oxendine: ‘A lot to be proud of’ at MSU this year

Hello, Bears!

I’d like to welcome everyone back to campus for what is sure to be a great school year, and I’d like to extend an extra special welcome to all of our new, incoming students. As your Student Body President, I’m looking forward to representing all of you throughout this year and wanted to take some time to extend a personal hello to each and every one of you.

Student Government Association is committed to enhancing your experience at Missouri State, and I’d love to share some of the ways in which we hope to do so over the next year. As the official voice of the student body, SGA plans to continue to represent student interests in areas, such as student affairs, sustainability and academic policy.

It’s sure to be an exciting year on campus, and as students, we have a lot to be proud of when it comes to attending Missouri State. The grand opening of the Bill R. Foster and Family Recreation Center is a great example of the constant progress being made on cam-

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pus. The facility was designed specifically to cater to student requests and stands as an illustration of what can be accomplished when the university community comes together to support a great idea.

There are several other points of pride across campus, including the recent renovations of both Garst and Blair-Shannon Dining Centers, the new entrance to campus at National Avenue and Monroe Street, and new dining options in the Plaster Student Union.

On Sept. 15, students will have even more reason to be excited about being a Bear when our football team hosts their first home game. Tons of great activities are scheduled for the entire weekend, and the game itself will be followed by a concert and fireworks show.

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I’d like to encourage every student to come celebrate being a Bear, and of course, every student will be admitted for free with their MSU ID. I’d also like to encourage every student to make their voice heard by becoming involved with the Student Government Association. As a student, you can join SGA as a representative of another student organization or represent your class at large. Another option is to join one of SGA’s three commissions, which oversee specific areas, such as capital improvements, sustainability initiatives, and student body elections. Lastly, there is the Campus Judicial Board, which is composed of seven students.

With all of these opportunities, any student can find a way to become more involved in the Missouri State community. If you’re interested in making your voice heard, please join us for what is sure to be a fantastic year. For more information about anything mentioned here, please contact SGA@missouristate.edu or stop by SGA’s office in PSU 123.

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Differential tuition needs student opinions

Would you like to pay more tuition? Most of us would say no. What would you say about paying more in tuition for specific classes in your degree program?

Well, even if you don’t want to pay more for some of your courses, that may be the policy going forward at Missouri State University.

According to “Clif’s Notes,” interim President Clif Smart’s blog, most recent post on Aug. 9, the Board of Governors has approved the university’s new policy for “considering differential fees program.”

This means that colleges within the university can propose an increased fee for their courses to the board in addition to the regular increases in tuition.

The first of these fees has already gone into effect for the College of Business this fall.

Upper-level undergraduate classes in COB (300 level courses and above) now charge a $25 per class fee for each student. $25 might not seem like a lot right now, but over time, it adds up and, in five years’ time, COB can apply to have the fee increased if it’s deemed necessary.

It’s that application process that is concerning. According to the Differential Fees entry in the Policy Library on MSU’s website, colleges are asked to provide research showing the need for an increased fee. They can use evidence to cite the need for the fee, such as job placement, expected impact on enrollment, total cost to students, and expected use of the fees, to prove their point.

Another suggestion for evidence is student input; however, it’s not a required step of the process and this just seems wrong. It gives the impression that MSU doesn’t take students’ opinions into account when making policy changes regarding the cost of their education.

With the budget cuts the state of Missouri has been experiencing over the last several years, it’s been necessary to raise the cost of tuition.

SGA was consulted about increases in tuition and it was done for all students, regardless of their degree program.

Some degree programs do cost more and set students up for a more financially successful future (take business administration versus an elementary school teacher), but students’ opinions should be taken into account when adding an additional fee for specific classes.

We — the students — are the ones enrolling in classes, footing the bill for our education, creating a reputation of successful MSU graduates and encouraging others to attend the university. Our opinion does matter and should be required to be taken into account when adding additional fees.

Smart: College is ‘time to enjoy life’ before real world Dear Students:

“And I’ll taste every moment and live it out loud, I know this is the time, this is the time to be More than a name or a face in the crowd I know this is the time, this is the time of my life, The time of my life”

Those lyrics from the song “The Time of My Life,” written by Reggie Hamm and performed by American Idol winner David Cook, were the basis for my message at the New Student Convocation on Sunday. It is a message I want to emphasize again in this letter.

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alternative spring break trip, helping build a habitat home, working at Convoy of Hope or another organization, or any of a thousand other activities.

This is also the time to enjoy life – before the demands of a real job overwhelm you. Travel, study abroad in the summer or for a semester; cheer on the Bears at our first football game on Saturday night, Sept. 15, then attend the concert on the field after the game; join a fraternity, sorority or club; hike, canoe, or hunt in the Ozarks; and all the while make lifelong friends from around the state and the world.

Have a great year. Better yet — have the time of your life, and be more than a face or name in a crowd — make a difference.

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Tuesday

Aug. 21, 2012

Calendar

August 21 to August 27

Tuesday

SAC concert featuring Lights and Ben Rector 7 p.m. at the Bear Paw, free

New Student Festival 3 p.m. at the PSU, free

Wednesday

Dine-In Movie: JAWS 9 p.m. at the Foster Recreation Center, free Open Dancing 4 p.m. at The Savoy Ballroom, free

Thursday

SAC After Hours Presents: The Carnival! 9 p.m. at the North Mall, free

Think ‘n Drink Trivia 7:30 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free TAG Thursday 9 p.m. at The Outland, $5

Friday

Glow climb-Blacklight Climbing Party 9 p.m. at the Foster Recreation Center, free SAC Mixer 7:30 p.m. at the PSU Level 1 Game Center, free Downtown Book Club 7 p.m. at Mudlounge

The Detectives Back-to-School Bash 8:30 p.m. at The Outland, 21+ $3, under 21 $5

Saturday

SAC Saturday Splash and Foam Party 6 p.m. at the North Mall, free

Skinny Improv Mainstage 8 p.m. at 306 South Ave, $12

Sunday

SAC Films Presents: The Avengers 9 p.m. at the PSU, free

Think ‘n Drink Trivia 7:30 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free Faculty Recital: Peter Collins, Piano 3 p.m. at Ellis Hall 217b, free

Monday

Il Da Morte 8 p.m. at The Outland Ballroom, cover charge Ancient Art of Bellydance 6 p.m. at the Savoy Ballroom, $10 per class

Briefs

BearFit free week offers exercise classes

Fitness classes taught by trained student instructors, also known as BearFit, are free for students and MSU employees the week of Aug. 20-25.

Classes include Bear Strength, Ab Attack, Yogalates, cycling and water aerobics. All classes are in the Foster Recreation Center with classes Monday through Saturday.

A semester unlimited pass for Aug. 20 through Dec. 13 costs $35. Paying per class is also an option, costing $2 a pop.

For more information or a complete list of BearFit classes, go to Campus Recreation’s website, www.missouristate.edu/recreation.

Calling all freshman and transfers

The New Student Festival will be held 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 21 in the Plaster Student Union.

The festival is a resource for student organizations to reach out to new students and is also a great time for freshman and transfer students to explore all the different organizations that are available for participation.

Coheed and Cambria to perform at the Gillioz

In preparation of releasing two new albums over the next six months, Coheed and Cambria will be setting out on a tour that will land them in Springfield MO on Oct. 26 at the Gillioz Theatre.

Accompanying them will be The Dear Hunter and Three on Friday. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 24 at 10 a.m. The cost for purchasing general admittance tickets in advance is $22.50. Tickets are available at the Box Office, can be charged by phone at 417863-9491 or at http://www.etix.com.

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Skype dates are just one of the many ways to keep in touch with friends and family while students are away at college.

Beating the distance Friendships don’t have to end when you leave home for college. Try these unique ways to keep in touch.

By Kelsey Berry The Standard

It’s that time of year again. Summer has come to a screeching halt, classes are starting again, and students have made their way back to campus to begin another memorable semester. With busy schedules and new friendships forming, sometimes it’s easy to lose touch with close friends and family back home.

Technologies, like social media and texting, make it simple and easy to send an “I miss you” message or wall post, but what if one was looking for a more personal way to let a loved one know that they are thinking of them, despite time constraints and a busy schedule?

Here are five easy and unique ways to keep in touch with close friends and family back home while being away at school, working hard to earn that degree.

Instead of simply writing a letter, slapping a stamp on it and mailing it, why not get creative? Small, glass bottles are easy to find at either Hobby Lobby location in Springfield (1535 E Battlefield Rd. or 1717 W Kearney St.) or Jo-Ann

Send a message in a bottle

Fabrics (3370 S Glenstone Ave.) and only cost a couple dollars. Once the letter is written, slide it into a simple glass bottle, ship it off in a padded mailer, and wait for a response from a happily surprised friend. Make sure to write the letter on a small sheet of paper that will easily slide in and out of the top of the bottle. Also, don’t forget that getting the letter out is half the battle, so the recipient might appreciate a string tied around the letter in order to more easily pull it out.

Writing a letter is often much more personal than sending an email, text or Facebook message. Not to mention, nothing beats opening your mailbox to discover a letter from a friend instead of just finding bills.

If you thought letters were oldfashioned, try sending a telegram

Yeah, these are still around and they’re actually very simple to send online. Telegramstop.com offers the old-fashioned service of sending printed telegrams to your recipient.

This website allows the sender to preview the telegram before shipping it and also provides the option to include a photo, if desired. The total cost to send a message is $6.45 and payments are made through

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PayPal. Chances are, most people probably haven’t received many telegrams, so sending one would be a fun and thoughtful way to surprise them.

Let’s face it, this isn’t “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” and not every group of friends can share a single pair of jeans. So instead, why not share a journal? If a group of close friends happened to attend different universities but still want to stay involved in each other’s everyday lives, sharing a journal is a great way to accomplish that.

Write short, daily entries detailing the events of the day that one would normally share with friends if they were there, too. After a week or two, mail the journal and send them a quick text, alerting the addressee to be on the lookout for a package in the mail. Then, spend the next few weeks living life and anticipating a response. After graduation, the journal will be a keepsake full of daily college life for friends to remember their college years together, even though they were spent apart.

Share a journal

Shoot a quick video on your phone

Even with all this old-fashioned letter writing stuff, it’s still great to take advantage of all the technology that is meant to keep individuals connected. Although generally a bit more impersonal, the use of technology to keep in touch can be fun and inventive. If there happens to

be a few spare minutes in-between classes or on the way to work, shooting a quick, homemade video is a great way to say hello and let someone know you are thinking of them. Having a smartphone makes this increasingly easier and you can bet that the recipient will enjoy being able to see your face while getting your message. The only additional effort on your part is making sure your hair looks okay.

A large majority of social interaction involves food of some kind, so why let the distance impede on lunch and coffee dates? Claire Coulter, a senior photography major, has a best friend at Southern Virginia University with whom she used to bake all the time in high school. Now, they continue the tradition over Skype.

“It’s nice to allow ourselves time to catch up and goof around while doing something we used to do together all the time,” she said in a Facebook message.

Video chatting offers the additional perks of sharing things that come up in conversation, such as current venues and activities. Plus, the ability to visually read someone else’s body language can add greatly to conversation and help to avoid miscommunications. If you’re not a fan of Skype, you can always use Facetime on your Apple products or Google+ Hangouts to video chat with several friends at once.

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Successfully navigate your way through sorority recruitment this fall.

By Nicolette Martin The Standard

If you came to Missouri State looking for a calm, relaxing first week of classes, you probably came to the wrong place. The first week is jam-packed with move-in, meeting new friends, picking up books, going to class (unfortunately), and if you’re looking to join a Panhellenic social sorority, you can add one more thing to that growing list: formal recruitment.

Missouri State’s six national Panhellenic sororities (Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Delta Zeta, Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Kappa) will participate in formal recruitment, a process that will take place from Aug. 23 to Aug. 27.

During these days, potential new members, who are persons interested in becoming a member of a fraternity or a sorority, will visit and interact with the different chapters. Chapters are local groups of national fraternal organizations.

According to Andrea Weber, the assistant director of student engagement for fraternity and sorority life, the conversations in which the chapters and potential new members will engage will progress from day-to-day.

Here are the topics you can expect to discuss throughout the recruitment process:

Day 1 (Thursday, Aug. 23 and Friday, Aug. 24): getting-to-knowyou type questions.

Day 2 (Saturday, Aug. 25): discussing philanthropies, what the sororities do during the year, and deeper conversations about the individual.

Day 3 (Sunday, Aug. 26): more personal things about the organizations’ and individuals’ values.

Furthermore, as the days progress, the dress attire will become increasingly more formal.

File photo/THE STANDARD Are you unsure of what you should Participating in recruitment activities can lead to great friendships. wear each day? Don’t be.

According to the 2012 Guide to Fraternity and Sorority Life, on day one, the least formal of the days, you should wear your recruitment T-shirt.

On day two, you should dress in business casual attire. According to Missouri State’s Career Center, this includes khaki or cotton pants or skirt; a sweater, cardigan, knit shirt or nice blouse; and conservative shoes.

Day three, preference day, should be the most formal of the days. On this day, you should wear

Dress Code

fraternity or sorority Chapter: a local group of a national fraternal organization Formal recruitment: the period of time set aside by the Inter-Fraternal Council and Panhellenic Association for meeting potential new members Here are some more terms Initiation: a formal ceremony, with which you should become during which a man or woman familiar: begins full fraternity or sorority Active: a member who has been membership initiated into a chapter, is an underNew member: a member who graduate and actively participates u See GREEK page 5 Bid: a formal invitation to join a formal attire, including, but not limited to, dresses and heels.

Throughout recruitment, there might also be some terms of which you are unsure. For example, the term “recruitment” has officially replaced the term “rush.”

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Life

Roundhouse kicks, cheesy one-liners make for an entertaining ride in ‘Expendables 2’

Take nearly all your aging ‘80s and ‘90s action stars, throw in a few fresher faces, and every joke you can think of about said aging stars, and you have the recipe for “The Expendables.” Again.

“The Expendables 2” finds Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and crew (Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture and Liam Hemsworth) hunting down bad guy, Vilain (Jean-Claude Van Damme), who has stolen some weapons-grade plutonium and killed one of the crew in the process.

Now, the team is out for revenge and blah, blah, blah. The story doesn’t really matter, does it? No one is going to see “The Expendables 2” for the gripping storyline and plot twists because, let’s face it, there aren’t any.

You’re going to “The Expendables” for the action, of which there is plenty; lots of heads exploding and even a few roundhouse kicks to the face. Most of the stars even got to showcase their mad skills, especially Li and Statham, which makes sense because they’re really the only ones (of the good guys, anyway) who can actually fight.

This brings us to a few of the new names added this time around, such as

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Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme.

JCVD made an excellent villain and, even though we all know in real life he’d kick Stallone in the teeth any day, he also made a good match for the crew.

Norris, on the other hand, was absolutely brilliant. He wasn’t in the movie much, but when he was, it was pretty amazing, mostly because he killed everything standing in his way and led a barrage of cheesy jokes and one-liners.

There were plenty of those, as well. So many, in fact, that one could almost say the entire movie was nothing but one-liners, which is okay, but they were all pretty groan worthy and everything that attempt-

those planning to go through recruitment; to calm their nerves.

“Everyone who is going through recruitment is nervous, even the chapter members, because you are all meeting new people, just Continued from page 4 remember that,” Weber said. “Additionally, has accepted the bid of a fraternity or sorori- everyone is in the same situation as you.

Take a deep breath and just be yourself.” ty, but has not yet been initiated Panhellenic Association (PHA): the central governing body of women’s social soror- Do a little self-examination In her welcome letter to potential new ities Panhellenic Counselor (Pi Chi): an initi- members, Vice President of Recruitment ated member of a sorority who guides poten- Hollie Brower encourages each person to tial new members through the recruitment take the time to find out what she values in process – counselors are disaffiliated from life and look for a sorority that shares those values. their chapters Emily Skelton, a sophomore child and Philanthropy: a charitable project sponfamily development major who joined Alpha sored by an organization Potential new member: a person inter- Chi Omega in the fall of 2010, shares this ested in becoming a member of a fraternity belief.

“The most important thing is to go into it or sorority Recruitment: the mutual choice and with an open mind,” she said. “You never selection process to determine fraternity and know which [chapter] will really feel like home until you get there. Once you get there, sorority membership you can tell right away which sorority you fit into.”

Just Relax If you have more questions about the This process can be overwhelming; especially for freshmen that are still desperately recruitment process or fraternity and sorority trying to get settled into their new home life, visit the Office of Student Engagement away from home, but Weber gives advice to in Room 101 of the Plaster Student Union.

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ed to be actual dialogue was terrible; absolutely terrible.

No, you’re not watching for the story, but some of it was a bit much.

For example, when someone says, “I’m dying,” when it’s painfully obvious they are, in fact, dying.

Really? Did you really need to say that? No, you didn’t. The movie is full of instances like that.

However, I suppose some of that can be made up for in a few scenes, such as the one scene that has a funny back and forth thing between Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger; and any scene with Chuck Norris.

Honestly, as much as I was shaking my head at the ridiculousness and the cheese factor of “The Expendables 2,” there was that little part of me that enjoyed the jokes and roundhouse kicks. As long as you know why you’re going to watch “The Expendables 2,” it should be an enjoyable experience.

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While formal recruitment can sometimes be stressful and overwhelming, make sure to leave plenty of time for fun, team-building activities when going through the recruitment process to join a social sorority.

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Aug. 21, 2012

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Fireworks and concert won’t change the gridiron culture

I came to Missouri State as a freshman in 2008 and I can still remember the very first time I got a taste of Bears football. Unfortunately, that taste was not a pleasant one because they lost the game 35-27 to Washburn, a Divi-

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sion II school.

MSU, which plays in the toughest I-AA conference in the nation, lost to the Division II Washburn Ichabods. That pretty much sums up what my experience was like. No other words are really needed. It

was embarrassing.

The Bears finished the 2008 season with a 4-7 record. The following years, the team went 6-5 in 2009 (which is at least somewhat respectable), 5-6 in 2010, and 2-9 in 2011.

Head coach Terry Allen’s overall record at MSU in six seasons: 25-41 (.379). His conference record at MSU is even worse at 16-29 (.356); his team’s average record is 47.

This year, the Bears were picked to finish at the bottom

MSU football records 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011:

of the Missouri Valley Football Conference for the second consecutive year — ninth last year and 10th this year (the conference added South Dakota State, and they, like every other team, were also picked ahead of MSU).

Women’s soccer, 7 p.m. at Arkansas

Friday

Field hockey, 3 p.m. at VCU

Men’s soccer, 8 p.m. at home vs. Belmont

Volleyball, 7 p.m. at Oklahoma

Women’s soccer, 6 p.m. at home vs. Nebraska-Omaha

Mizzou transfer Ashton Glaser came to Missouri State for a chance to be the starting quarterback

Sunday

Women’s soccer, 11 a.m. at Indiana

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Tickets for Battle for Bell baseball game to go on sale

Missouri State aims to improve student football experience

Missouri State is aiming to improve the football experience this year and plans to do that have already taken shape for the first home game on Sept. 15.

In addition to the football game, played at 7 p.m. against No. 24 Murray State, there will also be post-game fireworks and a concert by the band A Rocket to the Moon.

“Because it occurs early in the school year, football can be one of the first rallying points for our campus community,” interim MSU President Clif Smart said in a statement. “The game is important, but so is the camaraderie and school spirit that the game days generate. It is yet another aspect that makes college life at Missouri State special, so we want to do all we can to make it memorable in every way.”

The weekend of events includes a pep rally, social media student scavenger hunt, BearFest Village tailgating and more.

Check MissouriStateBears.com for more information.

Men’s basketball finalizes schedule for nonconference

The Missouri State men’s basketball team announced the completion of its 2012 nonconference schedule last week.

The Bears’ slate includes games against San Diego State, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Oral Roberts, Tulsa, New Mexico State and Valparaiso.

“I like our non-conference schedule," head coach Paul Lusk said in a statement. "It presents some good challenges for us against some great programs, and I think the balance of teams we play will help get us ready for the grind of The Valley schedule."

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Fighting to find his place

Wednesday

Tickets for a fundraising baseball game to be played between MSU and Drury at Hammons Field, known as the Battle for Bell, will go on sale Monday, Aug. 27 at area Price Cutter locations and the ticket window in the O’Reilly Family Event Center.

All tickets will be sold as general admission on a first-come, first-serve basis with advance tickets going for $5. They will also be on sale the day of the game for $10 at the Hammons Field Box Office.

All of the proceeds from the game will go toward helping former MSU shortstop and Glendale High School head coach Howard Bell in his fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

While playing for MSU in the mid-‘80s, Howard was a threeyear letterwinner and the MidContinent Conference Player of the Year in 1986.

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I can’t make any definite predictions about what will happen this season, but the prognosis certainly doesn’t look good for the maroon and white.

Even though the team has been average at best over the past several years, the higherups at MSU felt like something needed to be done to improve the football experience.

Right now you’re probably thinking, “Well, duh. We

By Brandon Corrigan The Standard

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Mizzou transfer Ashton Glaser went 31-for-57 for 397 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions in two MSU preseason scrimmages this year.

here’s no need to adjust your eyes; that’s not Tim Tebow donned in a No. 16 Bears jersey.

Aside from being arguably the spitting image of each other physically, Mizzou transfer quarterback Ashton Glaser and the former Heisman winner have something else in common: fighting for the opportunity to earn playing time.

With the departure of starting quarterback Trevor Wooden, who was kicked off the team for violating undisclosed team rules on May 10, Glaser joins the Bears offense, looking to fill the void at the position head coach Terry Allen has coined the most “obvious question mark on our team.”

If Glaser is truly the answer to that question and the man poised to guide a team that’s been picked to rot in last place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference after a dismal 2-9 record last season, it remains to be seen.

The job won’t simply be handed over as sophomore Kierra Harris and Glaser remain in a dead-heat race for the No. 1 quarterback position.

Through two scrimmages, Glaser has racked up 397 yards by completing 31-of-57 passes with four touchdowns and three interceptions.

“I was a little rough around the edges today,”

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Men’s soccer team looks to repeat as conference champion

By Matt Aten The Standard

The Missouri State men’s soccer team was picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2012 by the MVC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, receiving three firstplace votes.

“Polls are always interesting, especially in preseason because nobody has played a game yet,” head coach Jon Leamy said in a statement last week. “However, it is nice to get some recognition, and apparently some other coaches in our league felt good about our team. We feel great

about our team.”

Leamy guided the Bears to a share of the MVC regular season title after going 5-1 in conference play last season, but several key players from that team, including top goal scorer Heath Melugin, have graduated from the program.

Despite the loss of such

high-caliber players, MSU returns six starters from a year ago, including three members of the MVC All-Freshman Team in 2011: Andrew Turner, James Fawke and Parker Maher. Turner was the only MSU player named to this year’s Preseason All-MVC Team.

After missing the first three matches of his freshman season, Turner played the center back position in the final 16 matches and led all freshmen with 14 starts. Turner helped the defensive unit to limit opponents to just 10 u See SOCCER page 8

Volleyball Bears gear up for 2012 season and Valley title race Team picked second in conference preseason poll

By Tim Godfrey The Standard

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Sophomore Kierra Harris (right) is competing with junior Ashton Glaser for the starting quarterback position this season.

Football motivated by low ranking

By Jon Poorman The Standard

Missouri State sophomore safety Mike Crutcher is irritated. His team was picked to finish at the bottom of the Missouri Valley Football Conference this year, and he, along with head coach Terry Allen and many other players,

don’t believe that is how the season will play out.

“It just ticks me the wrong way,” Crutcher said. “We’ve really grown as a team in the offseason, and I think we’re going to take it game by game and win them all.”

Crutcher is one of nine returning starters on a defense Allen has

high expectations for after ranking toward the bottom of the league in many statistical categories last season.

“I will be disappointed if this isn’t the best defensive football team we’ve had since I’ve been here,” Allen said.

“It’s the best group

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If you had walked into Hammons Student Center on Aug. 17, you might have thought you were watching a playoff game.

Missouri State volleyball players were diving to keep the ball in play, leaping to spike the ball across the net, and giving high fives to each other after every point, no matter who the point was for or against.

The Missouri State volleyball team played its annual Maroon and White game last Friday, and the preseason scrimmage gave Bears fans a sneak preview of what their volleyball team will look like in the 20122013 season. They put on a performance, not only appreciated by the fans, but also by head

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Karen Rivatto (13) returns for her senior season as an outside hitter for the Bears.

coach Melissa Stokes.

“I am really pleased with the work ethic right now,” Stokes said. “Everybody did what they needed to do in the offseason to get ready. I am very happy with where we’re at right now.” u See VBALL page 7

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Glaser said after Saturday’s performance. “I made a few mistakes, but it’s nothing that we can’t get fixed. I had some good plays and some plays I wish I could take back, but it’ll get better.”

When Glaser told his father, Sean, that he wanted to play football, the elder Glaser was caught a bit off guard. He figured Glaser’s athletic abilities were stored in his feet, not his arms. Turns out it was both.

“He’d been playing soccer since he was 4 years old, and I figured that’s what he was going to do,” Sean Glaser said.

“Then he comes out at his first game in eighth grade, and he’s starting. I didn’t even know he knew anything about football.”

When Glaser began high school as a Springdale (Ark.) Bulldog, he switched from running back to quarterback, which proved to be a wise decision.

By the time he finished his senior year, he’d directed the top offense in Arkansas. He threw for 3,169 yards and 31 touchdowns while rushing for 351 yards and 17 more scores; stats that earned him the accolade of Arkansas Offensive Player of the Year in 2008, while also garnering all-state and all-conference honors.

He was also a four-year starter and an all-state soccer player.

Sarah Hiatt/THE STANDARD Rated the No. 21 quarterGlaser was the No. 21 quarterback in the nation coming out of high school and back in the nation, according to picked Mizzou over Arkansas, Auburn, Kansas State and Oklahoma State.

Rivals.com, he chose Mizzou over Arkansas, Auburn, Kansas

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we’ve had up front defensively, the linebackers are solid and I like those guys back there in the secondary.”

The Bears are led by Preseason All-MVFC sophomore linebacker Andrew Beisel, who was the team’s top tackler in 2011 with 84 total stops.

“We’re really motivated,” Beisel said. “All we can do is go up. Just the fact that we have more depth makes more people want to start.

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Stokes said she was looking for her team to accomplish a few goals during the scrimmage: to play hard, to have great communication and to have fun. Stokes said all the goals were achieved.

Last season, the Lady Bears had an overall record of 22-9 with a 15-3 record in con-

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Things are looking up. The starters that have their position need to work harder every single day. We have a saying: ‘ESD, every single day we grind.’”

Also seeing playing time at inside linebacker this year will be junior Ryan Callender and sophomore transfer Seginald Chaney. Outside linebackers will include junior Nick Canavan and seniors Nate Davis and Rodney Kelly.

Crutcher and sophomore Caleb Schaffitzel will anchor MSU’s secondary at the safety positions while juniors Howard Scarborough

ference play, eventually losing to Wichita State in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and then falling to Pepperdine University in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

This season, the Bears were picked second in the Missouri Valley Conference, with the University of Northern Iowa holding the firstplace position and Wichita State ranked third. Although Stokes said she doesn’t pay

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and Sybhrian Berry will likely hold down the cornerback spots.

The defensive line will include experienced players such as juniors Martin Montgomery and Eric Pearce, and senior Tevan Ferguson.

Even with great optimism about the defense, the Bears have some serious questions to answer on the other side of the ball.

MSU returns four starters on the offensive line, so the biggest task will likely be replacing the production of three key, departed skill players: quarterback Trevor

much attention to any of the preseason rankings, she did say she was pleased with Missouri State’s position.

“It feels great that we’re picked second,” Stokes said.

“That shows we have great respect from coaches and players.”

The Bears won’t play UNI until Oct. 27, but don’t expect the team to have that date circled on their schedule because, according to junior setter Carly Thomas, every game is

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Wooden, wide receiver Jermaine Saffold and running back Chris Douglas.

Saffold and Douglas graduated, and Wooden was kicked off the team on May 10 for violating undisclosed team rules.

Replacing those three starters will not be easy, as Wooden led the Valley in total offensive yards last season, Douglas piled up 1,562 yards and 14 touchdowns over the past two seasons and Saffold left MSU with both the season and career receiving yardage records.

Perhaps the most impor-

important.

“The thing about us is, we get everybody’s best,” Thomas said. “Everybody is excited to play the Bears. Every game is a battle for us and they are all exciting.”

The Bears are scheduled to play from Aug. 24 to Nov. 24, starting with a difficult stretch of tournaments in Norman, Ok., Springfield, Mo. and one game in Manhattan, Kan. When asked how they keep their bodies fresh and consis-

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State and Oklahoma State.

“I could have stayed in Arkansas, but I was the kind of kid that always wanted to get away and try new things to find out who I really was,” Glaser said. “At the time, Mizzou was No. 1 in the nation, so it was really cool.”

Things, however, didn’t go as smoothly as planned for the 6-foot, 205-pound quarterback his freshman year in 2009, as he had a difficult time transitioning into college.

His roommate and fellow freshman quarterback, Blaine Dalton, was dismissed from the program in August, Glaser totaled his car in a nasty acci-

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dent after a home game, he endured a challenging stretch with his girlfriend, and he served a one-game suspension for an undisclosed disciplinary issue, forcing him to miss the team’s trip to Nevada, according to an article from the Columbia Tribune.

Glaser never really recovered and was lost in the depth chart behind the likes of Blaine Gabbert and James Franklin, never reaching higher than No. 3 in three seasons.

His only playing time came

in a 69-0 win over MVFC foe Western Illinois in 2011 in which he ran twice for 3 yards.

“When I first got to Mizzou, I was an absolute handful and that might have had something to do with me not really getting the opportunity to play there,” Glaser said. “But, I’ve come a long way.

“I’ve gone through a lot of maturing. I’ve been in this business for a while, and I’m excited to come out here and show everyone that I’m a good football player.”

Glaser’s mother, Carin, is thrilled with the opportunity MSU has provided her son.

“I think this is going to be a good situation for him,” she said. “He’s the most competitive person I know and to sit on the sidelines is not in his nature at all.”

Glaser, who describes himself as a golf enthusiast and a country-music-loving southern boy, has already noticed a difference in the pace of play from Division I-A to I-AA. “The play is slower, and I’ve had to adjust to that,” Glaser said. “From being at Mizzou, my brain goes 500 miles per hour. You just have to react so fast. Here, you have a split second longer and it changes everything. Balls I’ve thrown that would be considered late at Mizzou are great throws here.”

The most important date on Glaser’s calendar is Sept. 1. He remembers, vividly, holding the clipboard on the sidelines at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium last season as Mizzou was defeated, wondering, “What if I was in the game?”

This year, when the Wildcats take on the Bears, he may find out.

tently perform at their best, Thomas said the team takes ice baths after every practice and eats a healthy diet. She also said a lot of credit goes to the team’s “amazing” athletic trainer, Shannon Derricks.

Stokes said that she likes to keep her team loose by having fun and doing some “goofy things.” When asked about what those goofy things were, Stokes smiled and said, “What happens in the locker room stays in the locker room.”

While team fun stays in the locker room, team performance stays on the court. When the team steps out onto the hardwood this season, they will be more than happy to show Missouri State and the opposing teams what they can do.

“Hard work and effort,” senior defensive specialist Shelby Strang said. “I think that’s what we pride ourselves on — good defense and definitely hard work.”

I’ve gone through a lot of maturing. I’ve been in this business for a while, and I’m excited to come out here and show everyone that I’m a good football player.

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tant of all decisions left to be made is to pick a starting quarterback. The candidates are returning sophomore Kierra Harris and junior Ashton Glaser, a transfer from Mizzou.

“We’ve got great competition at that position,” Allen said. “There’s no more obvious question mark on our team.”

The Bears’ top receiving threat is senior Cadarrius Dotson, who comes into the season with 953 yards and five touchdowns in his career. Sophomore Julian Burton and junior Dorian Buford both have experience

and will likely see a lot of playing time. Freshman Tre Kelley, who was very impressive in preseason scrimmages, also has a chance to make an impact.

The Bears will also expect good production from Preseason All-MVFC senior tight end Matt Thayer, the only offensive MSU player recognized by the league.

The Bears will likely play the running back position by committee, but do have 2009 leading rusher Mikael Cooper-Falls in the backfield, returning from a knee injury that kept him on the sideline for the entire 2011 season.

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What’s new at Missouri State University this year

By Dayle Duggins The Standard

What do cigarettes, stoplights and parking passes all have in common?

Besides the fact that cigarettes can be smoked in a car, with a parking pass, at a stoplight—not much; unless you’re familiar with Missouri State. In that case, you would know, as of Aug. 15, cigarettes may only be smoked on campus inside private vehicles or in designated smoking areas during performances or events.

Since the conclusion of the last school year, many changes have been made on MSU’s campus, ranging from new policies to new additions on the grounds. Many are obvious, such as the construction on Kings Street, while others require an observant eye or a slap on the wrist before made clear.

No one likes to be left in the dark—or parking tickets—so, check out below what’s new at MSU to make sure you’re in the clear.

As of this semester, smoking on Missouri State’s property is prohibited; with few exceptions.

Since August 2010, the university has been working toward a tobaccofree environment, using several phases to implement the plan, rather than ordering those who smoke on campus to quit cold turkey.

In the past, students have walked class to class, cigarette in hand, sometimes sharing secondhand smoke with neighbors. The most recently revoked portion of the phase-in plan included 26 designated on-campus smoking regions. In an attempt to provide a

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healthy learning and working environment for students, employees and visitors, MSU has made these options a thing of the past.

During on-campus performances and events, smokers can venture to one of four designated smoking areas to get their nicotine fix. These areas can be found at the following facilities: Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, JQH Arena, Hammons Student Center and Robert W. Plaster Stadium. Otherwise, smoking on campus is restricted to a private vehicle.

The policy, however, does not have defined enforcement guidelines. If individuals are seen smoking on the property, others can ask them to refrain from doing so or, in the case of a repeated problem, students can be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. City streets that run through campus also pose another problem, as the city’s smoking ordinance only holds weight in enclosed public areas and places of employment.

Commuters with yellow permits are no longer allowed to leave their cars in MSU parking lots overnight, as of Aug. 1.

The Parking Administration Office offers free, temporary overnight permits for school-related needs. Evening parking passes are an alternative for those regularly leaving their car overnight. A year-long evening pass costs $60, or $40 for the school year.

Overnight parking is considered to be between the hours of 3 and 5 a.m.

Overnight parking passes can be purchased at the Parking Administration Office, located at 700 E. Elm St., or

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need to recruit better players and win more games.” Apparently, that is not the solution the MSU administration had in mind.

Instead of trying to find a way to improve the quality of the team we throw onto the field every week and serve up as a money-gaining sacrifice to powerful FBS schools like Oregon, Arkansas and KState, MSU decided to form the Football Experience and Stadium Evaluation Task Force Committee.

The Report and Recommendations document produced by the committee and dated March 29, 2012, includes reports on several aspects of the MSU football student and community experience, including

online at http://www.missouristate.edu/safetran. Without an evening permit, cars are subject to ticketing, which almost guarantees a salty start to the day.

Red Mango and Panda Express will soon be an on-campus dining option in Plaster Student Union, replacing Wok ‘N’ Roll and Freshens, a smoothie and frozen yogurt vendor.

According to Chartwells Director of Operations, Tony Hein, Red Mango and Panda Express will be opening early in the semester. Red Mango is waiting on equipment to be delivered, and then training will begin while delivery timelines for Panda Express’ equipment lacks a firm date.

Because the appliances for Panda Express must be custom made, bottlenecks in production are a reality Chartwells is having to deal with, Hein said.

“Hopefully we will have our Red Mango ready to serve their amazing product around the second week of September,” Hein said in an email.

Hein declined to give a set date for the vendor openings.

“Definitely this semester, early on,” he said in regards to Panda Express.

Along with PSU dining, Chartwells is looking to improve the overall dining experience in the Garst and Blair Shannon dining centers.

Over the summer, Garst was completely renovated, making up-close food production part of the dining experience. The expansion of the facility is set to open on Nov. 1, Hein said.

Blair-Shannon’s atrium was also

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creating tradition, addressing issues with the bleachers on the east side of the stadium (which the report claims to be “safe”), the student game day experience, and BearFest Village.

The report has some good ideas that I, personally, think would make the MSU football experience more exciting for students, and the process of transforming it has already begun, as a fireworks display and concert have been scheduled following the first home game of the season on Sept. 15.

However, the recommendations made in the report can only do so much to improve the level of spirit and support for the football program.

Last season, fellow Valley member and Division I-AA national champion North Dakota State averaged 18,143 fans per home game; 7,339 more than MSU’s

remodeled over the summer in order to cater to students that use the dining hall and the brand new Foster Recreation Center. Labeled the “Bears’ Den,” the area will serve as the dining hall’s grill, pizza and pasta area. From 7 to 9:30 a.m. and 9 to 11 p.m., the atrium will also offer healthy pre- or post-workout options that include smoothies. “[Chartwells’ goal is] to offer a ‘WOW’ service experience along the way with a great culinary program that offers variety and quality to our customers,” Hein said.

Monroe Street and National Avenue Traffic Light

At the end of the spring semester, construction began on the Monroe Street and National Avenue intersection in order to create a main entrance to Missouri State’s campus.

Despite having four signs marking the borders of MSU’s main campus, the university lacked a defined main entrance, Ken McClure, vice president for Administrative and Information Services, said.

“It will be the way by which people come in and out for a lot of campus events,” McClure said. “It will also aid in our ultimate goal of recruitment and retention.”

Eventually, McClure said the main entrance will include a welcome center building. The process, however is still in the planning phase.

The addition, which includes an extended median on National Avenue, left and right turn lanes on Monroe Street and a traffic light to help with congestion, was a coordinated effort between the city and university, McClure said. MSU will be construct-

home average. Plaster Sports Complex only holds a maximum of 16,300 fans, but MSU’s average attendance was below 11,000. That’s not even 70 percent attendance.

So, what’s the difference between NDSU and MSU? I seriously doubt that they have a bigger support base because of things like fireworks, concerts and a cool fight song; it’s because they are a winning program. The people like winning.

Don’t get me wrong. What the committee is doing will help and I think it’s a respectable endeavor, but to get the kind of football atmosphere and experience they would like to see, the product on the field has to get consistently better. Until that happens, however, I think MSU will continue to lack outstanding support for its football program.

ing major signage at the intersection to clearly mark the official entrance.

Between signage and relocation efforts with the city, McClure said the university will be spending less than $200,000. The money for the project, which has been a long-term goal of many administrators at MSU, will come from carry-over funds in the administrative and information services budget.

The Board of Governors approved the signage efforts at the intersection during the August board meeting.

McClure said the university’s efforts at the main entrance will be completed by the end of the fall semester.

In an effort to enhance the west mall area, ranging from Carrington to Strong Hall, Kings Street is currently under construction. Along with changing the landscape in the area, the construction efforts will help with excess rainwater buildup—a major issue many ran into while traveling across campus in the past.

According to Bob Eckels, the director of Facilities Management, much utility work needed to be done underground for water-cooling purposes, as well.

“By extending the pedestrian way that’s coming from Madison, up toward the rec center, to the sports complex, a lot of what you see on the north side is going to be carried on to the south,” Eckels said.

The project also calls for the creation of a brick plaza area where the west mall and Kings Street intersect.

Upon completion, the plaza will boast a brick bear head.

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goals in its final 15 matches.

“Andrew really led and directed a lot of our defense last year,” Leamy said. “It is neat to see him recognized by the coaches. On the other hand, we think we’re going to have some other players who will join him on that list and stand out as the season goes on.”

MSU also returns one of 2011’s top goal scorers in junior Cole Alexander.

Alexander finished third on the team in points scored in

2011 with seven.

Alexander delivered the game-winning goal in the team’s first of three exhibition games, a 2-1 victory over Tulsa on Aug. 14.

Maher contributed with an assist on Brandon Besong’s equalizer in the 67th minute.

“We did some good things defensively and played better collectively,” Leamy said. “We created some good goal-scoring opportunities. There were some negatives and things we need to keep working on, but overall there were more positives than negatives and that’s the mark of a good team.”

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Petitioners challenge marijuana penalties Registered voters speak out to reduce charges

By Kaycie Surrell The Standard

This conservative community doesn’t exactly have a great reputation when it comes to leniency regarding the law; particularly when it comes to drug-related charges. The Springfield City Council, however, is taking another look at the severity of the charges that could cost students their financial aid.

The City Council met Aug. 13, addressing a special ordinance submitted to registered voters to amend Chapter 78 of the Springfield City Code. Changes to the amendment would directly affect the prosecution of marijuana and drug paraphernalia cases.

A hot issue for students, this amendment was a culmination of efforts seeking to address the touchy topic.

The 1998 Amendments to

the Higher Education Act of 1965 made possible the stripping of financial aid from students convicted of drug-related crimes while pursuing higher education.

The amendment says that a student found guilty of the possession or sale of a controlled substance will be ineligible to receive any grants, loans or work assistance for school.

School is expensive and the costs add up; tuition, fees, books, living expenses. The added expense of a drugrelated conviction and the length to which it affects your education is undeniable.

Groups like Springfield National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, NORML, and Show-Me Cannabis have been hard at work raising awareness and collecting signatures to change legalization laws in the city.

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Local volunteers, led by Springfield NORML’s Vice President Trish Bertrand and Secretary Maranda Reynolds, collected more than the 2,101 valid signatures needed to put the measure on the November ballot.

Current charges for a marijuana-related crime in the city of Springfield are pretty steep. The convicted pays up to a $1,000 fine, along with up to 2 years of jail time and community service; not to mention the period they’ll be ineligible for financial aid.

Springfield NORML president, Kyle Leaver, has been working hard with the organization to promote marijuana law awareness in the community.

“This is one step in the right direction for us,” Leaver said. “While this doesn’t have a drastic effect on the current law, the goal is also to alert the public eye that just because marijuana is decriminalized, doesn’t mean that everyone will be running around, smoking it in the streets.”

The amendment would have those convicted of marijuana-related crimes facing one-tenth of the charge previ-

ously stated by the law. The initiative’s goal is to lower the penalty for possessing fewer than 35 grams to a ticket with a maximum fine of $150.

“For me, cannabis consumption by persons of legal age is the quintessential victimless crime,” Clinton Lowrance, a screenwriting graduate student, said. “As was the case with prohibition in the early 20th century, the criminalization of cannabis hasn’t prevented crime, rather it has given rise to crime through a black market.”

Springfield isn’t the only place working hard to make some changes. Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Montana and Massachusetts all have amendments or initiatives addressing marijuanaand drug paraphernalia-related charges up for a vote this November.

This isn’t only an issue for those who partake in the recreational or medicinal use of marijuana. One-thousand dollars and the possibility of jail time is a heavy sentence for something that has become sort of blasé when it comes to the college commu-

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NORML is fighting to change legalization laws and reduce drug-related charges for students in Springfield with the amendment to Chapter 78 of the city code.

nity.

“I agree that people shouldn’t serve jail time for using marijuana, but I don’t think $150 is expensive enough to keep people from doing it either,” said junior hospitality and restaurant administration major Casey Fults. “It’s the same cost as a speeding ticket while a minor in possession charge is up to $600.”

Amending the law won’t completely decriminalize possession or sale of marijuana, but the City Council will meet again on Aug. 27 to decide whether to vote yes on

the amendment or put it to a citizen vote.

“If the council passes it themselves, it’s easier for them to make changes,” said NORML Treasurer Reynolds.

“If it goes to the voters and they pass it in, they can only change it after six months and it has to be unanimous.”

If you’d like to contact your City Council representatives and let them know whether or not you support the amendment. Their contact information can be found on Springfield NORML’s Facebook page, http:/www.facebook.com/springfieldnorml.

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Candidates under review to fill president position Search committee on schedule to name finalists in October

By Megan Gates The Standard

Missouri State’s Presidential Search Committee is currently reviewing 40 applicants to fill the position of the president of the university, left vacant since June 2011.

Former president James Cofer said at a press conference held in June 2011 that he resigned from his position to return to the faculty. He is currently scheduled to teach Business Statistics in the College of Business this semester at MSU. Since June 2011, Clif Smart has held the position of interim president and reported to the Board of Governors to fill the void left after Cofer resigned. Smart was hired in December of 2007 as the university’s general counselor to provide legal counsel to the Smart Board of Governors, the president of the university, the administration, the faculty and the staff.

In spring 2012, the Board of Governors created a presidential search committee of 20 members made up of MSU faculty, Springfield community members, and two students – Nii Abrahams and Paige Jenkins, who is also the student representative on the Board of Governors.

The committee is on schedule and, currently, 40 people have applied for the presidency – including Smart – and applications will continue to be accepted until the new president is named on Nov. 1, 2012, Kincaid said.

“It’s a strong pool of applicants,” he said.

“It’s very diverse and with really good candidates.”

The committee will first narrow the pool to semifinalists who will have interviews with the committee on Sept. 8 and 9. After semifinalist interviews, the committee will cut down the Kincaid pool to two to four finalists who will visit campus for their final interview with the Board of Governors between Oct. 3 and 17, Kincaid said.

Guiding the selection process are the job description, 25-year assumptions and presidential competencies outlined by the board for the committee: 1. Experience developing relationships in a variety of key areas, thereby enhancing the organization’s presence and reputation.

2. Experience leading and managing a large, complex organization.

3. Experience in successfully managing a complex and challenging financial environment.

4. Capability to credibly lead a strong academic community, while ensuring that students receive an outstanding education at a fair cost.

Also of great interest to the board is the student body’s impression of what the university needs in its next president, Jenkins said. “(The Board of Governors) wants to know what the students feel about this issue, or whenever we bring up anything about the president, they always want to know what stu-

dents are looking for in the next president,” she said.

Once Jenkins was named to the committee, she began emailing organizations on campus and speaking with students about what they wanted to see in the next MSU president.

The overwhelming answer from students: transparency, she said.

“The students want to know what’s going on in our university,” she said. “…I think it would be really helpful if they’d just tell us what’s going on – what they’re working on – because the president does so much in a day, it’s incredible… And I think if the students saw what a big job it was, they would understand more the commitment the president has to the university.”

Abrahams also said students with whom he has spoken want to see transparency in the administration at MSU. “Transparency with what the president’s doing, what the Board of Governors is thinking, and allowing students to know what’s going on so they feel like they’re part of the university, as compared to other schools of our caliber where students are treated more like just a number,” he said.

Playing into transparency is the need for visibility in the next president, Abrahams said.

“For instance, going to basketball games, or inviting student leaders over for lunch,” he said. “That way the student body sees the president being active in the community and in the university.”

Also necessary for the next president of MSU is stability, as within the last four years many students have experienced the leadership of Michael Nietzel, Cofer and Smart, Abrahams said.

“A lot of seniors, or people who have just graduated, have had three presidents during their time at Missouri State. And that’s just

Express what you would like to see MSU’s next president Nii Abrahams NiiKapakpo3330@live.missouristate.edu Paige Jenkins Jenkins567@live.missouristate.edu

crazy,” he said.

Despite initial concerns about his voice not being recognized, Abrahams said the committee has responded well to both his and Jenkins’ input.

“At the beginning, I was a little concerned, but I knew I wasn’t chosen to be on the board to just sit there and not talk—and the same thing with Paige—so we both put our input in and it’s been well received,” he said.

When finalists visit campus in the fall, there will be opportunities for students and community members to listen to finalists give speeches, to meet them in person, and to provide direct feedback to the board, Kincaid said.

An online system will be set up closer to the finalists’ visits to allow people to send their feedback through a series of questionnaires to the board before it makes its final decision about who to hire, he said.

Details about finalists’ visits will be available once they are chosen on the search committee’s website, Kincaid said.

Names of the other candidates who applied for the position will not be released because of exceptions to Missouri’s Sunshine Law, allowing the Board of Governors and the committee to keep names of applicants confidential.

To find out more about the presidential search, visit the university’s official website for the committee at http://www.missouristate.edu/presidentialsearch.

University hires marketing firm to research recruiting methods MSU to spend $159,500 on student study

By Anna Thomas The Standard

Marketing to prospective students is a way to display Missouri State as the great university that it is, and President Clifton Smart believes we can do better. The Board of Governors acted on their plan to research better ways to recruit students by employing Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, a marketing team, on Aug 3.

“To recruit students and promote the university well, we need to know what prospective students, parents, and alumni think of us and then work to implement marketing strategies based on what we learn rather than by guesswork,” Smart said.

This plan, costing $159,500, will start a process of interviewing students who chose not to attend the university, past students who dropped out, and MSU graduates in order to improve the school’s all-around recruitment efforts.

While the Board of Governors approved spending funds on the marketing team, considering MSU has not paid for research in about ten years, others disagree with the costs.

Kevin Mickus, a geography, geology and planning professor, commented on the

News-Leader story covering the topic, calling it a “waste of money”.

Alexis Lewis, a senior speech and pathology major, agrees with Mickus.

“I just feel like the money could be used in other ways than a research team,” she said. “I know people who came here because of their scholarship. Let’s put more money into that to recruit students.”

Other students, such as Karolina Kosinska, a sophomore biology major, just shrug their shoulders at the idea.

“They could just ask us students theirself, or see how other schools go about it,” she said. “But maybe these consultants will be able to find something really interesting and new. We’ll see.”

Once the research is completed, Smart plans to implement it with staff here at MSU. He said it is a good use of money and

hopes those contacted to be surveyed will participate.

“Marketing has been a priority for the Board of Governors and the administration for several years. It has been a decade since we conducted comprehensive research on students, so it is long overdue.” Smart said.

The research company will provide marketing plans for this university, the six academic colleges, the School of Agriculture, and diverse populations. Smart says the research will start soon and continue through early spring 2013.

“Then again, students aren’t aware of the amount of money the school puts into anything,” Lewis said. “We seem oblivious until it’s something we think is ridiculous.

The board probably knows what is best, and let’s hope this is.”

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