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New housing complex booms near campus RONKEIA BATES Staff Reporter @Lyrie_Lyric

Every year, there is something new being built in Springfield that benefits students or the community as a whole.

This year, the new addition is the Boomer Town Studio apartments, located on South National Avenue between East Page Street and East Madison Street.

This new project came about at the beginning of the last school year and was developed by Entrust

Property Solutions.

Boomer Town Studios gives students another option of student living close to campus.

These new, fully furnished studio suites opened up at the end of July, allowing students to move in and experience a new style of living.

Claire Nichols, a junior exercise and movement science major who lives in Boomer Town Studios, said she wanted to live in these apartments because she likes how close they are to campus.

“The idea of still being able to walk to class every day is nice, and it has been great,” Nichols said.

She said there are some other advantages of living there, like new appliances, large closets and a nice-sized bathroom. The apartment also came fully furnished.

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Located across the street from the Davis-Harrington Welcome Center, Boomer Town is extremely close to the heart of campus.

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Remembering Georgia NINA TODEA Life Editor @Todea_NinaM She was known for her constant banter, her caring nature and her grandmotherly personality. She hardly ever followed the rules. She loved her job and her family, and she dearly adored the students that she came across, whether once or regularly.

Georgia Perkins was full of spunk, described as “different than the rest of us” by her closest colleagues.

On Friday, Aug. 24, the Missouri State community was informed, via Twitter, of

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Four members of Alpha Chi Omega pose in a canoe as part of their camping-themed Bid Day festivities. See page 5 for more Bid Day photos.

New victim support counselor offers help to students MADISON BRYAN Staff Reporter @MadisonBryan14 Missouri State University has added a new victim support counselor, Jane Henke, to the Counseling Center on campus. This position focuses on victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking among the Missouri State student population.

“We are so fortunate to have this new position here at the MSU Counseling Center,” Rhonda Lesley, director of the Counseling Center, said.

Jane Henke, a licensed professional counselor, is a trauma specialist. Henke joined the Missouri State University Counseling Center as the victim services

and advocacy specialist in March 2018.

Her position will help serve students impacted by sexual assault, domestic/dating violence and stalking.

“I am incredibly passionate about providing care for those who have had their lives disrupted by trauma,” Henke said.

“I am especially passionate about working with LGBTQ students, international students, students with disabilities and other historically underrepresented groups, as those students experience interpersonal violence at higher rates and are, sadly, less likely to seek out assistance.”

Henke’s new position came to be through the Title IX office on campus by the efforts of Jill Patterson, MSU’s Title IX Coordinator. The new Project HEAL (Help to Eat, Accept and Live) grant was

awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, which is part of the Department of Justice. Project HEAL is a three-year community-wide effort to decrease sexual assault, dating/domestic violence and stalking through prevention, treatment and advocacy.

The grant funds a project coordinator, Kunti Bentley, and a therapist, Henke.

With treatment, students who have been impacted by these problems will be able to receive help by putting them on the right path to continue on with their everyday lives.

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Georgia Perkins, 74, died Aug. 24.

the unexpected death of the Bear Line evening driver. The news quickly spread across the university campus. u See GEORGIA, page 5

Fondling reported after man slaps student’s buttocks CORTLYNN STARK Editor-in-Chief @Cortlynn_Stark A man in a car slapped a female student’s buttocks as she walked down a Kimbrough Avenue alleyway on the first day of classes, according to a public safety alert issued Wednesday evening.

The incident occurred the morning of Aug. 20. According to the public safety alert from the Missouri State University Office of Safety and Transportation, the student was walking in an alleyway between the 600 and 700 block of Kimbrough Avenue, south of John Q. Hammons Student Center.

A man driving a silver sedan approached the student, slapped her buttocks and drove off. According to the report, there’s no further suspect description.

The Springfield Police Department is investigating the incident.

If you have any information, contact the SPD at 417864-1810. You can also report information to Crime Stoppers at 417-869-8477 or online at www.P3tips.com.

The alert added the following safety tips: “Trust your instincts. If you feel uneasy or sense something is wrong, call 9-1-1 or the MSU Substation at 417836-5509 for assistance.

“Be active in supporting a safe and respectful community. If you see others engaging in disrespectful or inappropriate actions, speak up and get involved, or contact someone else to assist.”

SGA considers bike share program on campus LAYNE STRACENER Staff Reporter @laynestracener Student Government Association will bring a bike share program to campus — if enough students are interested.

This program would allow students to rent bikes to ride around campus and downtown. Students would be able to check them out from bike rack stations and pay when they return it to the station.

The bike will not lock unless you pay the machine.

Student Body President Isaiah Villarreal said he wants to implement the bike share program by the spring or fall semester.

“It would be great for sustainability,” Villarreal said. “A program of this size will take a lot of effort and resources, so SGA’s top priority is to ensure students would like to see a program like this.”

The initiative is in its early stages. SGA wants students to take

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a survey online so SGA can receive additional information to begin this project, such as if students would use the bike sharing services, in which areas they would like to see bike rental stations and if they would be willing to pay daily, monthly or yearly fees.

In cities offering bike share programs in the United States, the average daily rate is $5, the monthly rate is $25 and the yearly rate is $60, according to the SGA survey. A daily or hourly rate would allow students to rent bikes from time to time.

Villarreal said he does not know yet how much it will cost to rent the bikes.

“Pricing is up in the air, depending what vendor we choose,” Villarreal said. “It’s imperative students let us know what they are willing to spend so we go with a vendor that will be marketable to students.”

The City of Springfield is also looking at a proposal from Springfield Bike Share to bring a similar program to Downtown

Springfield. The nonprofit organization wants to provide Springfield with a membership-based bike sharing program. The goal is to eventually add 20 bike rack stations, but it will start out by bringing five racks downtown in the spring, for a total of 20 bikes, according to the Springfield News-Leader.

Freshman Riley Lathrom, stage management and technical design major, said the bike share program is a great idea. She said she would like to see bike rack stations outside the residence halls, library and Plaster Student Union.

“I have family in town, so I had to ask to borrow one of their bikes because I didn’t realize how far apart my classes were,” Lathrom said. “I would probably use it, and I think other people would too because I know people who have said they have to sprint to some of their classes.”

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New residence hall under construction CONNOR WILSON Staff Reporter @Connor4Wilson Missouri State is set to have a new residence hall for students starting in fall 2020, Carrie Tergin, chairperson for the Board of Governors, said.

The building will be located at the corner of Holland Avenue and Madison Street. It will include 201 rooms with two beds in each room, accommodating 402 students, Tergin said.

In a previous Standard article on the residence hall construction, Missouri State President Clif Smart said the freshman class had grown from about 2,500 to about 3,200 over the last six years, and that MSU is now at capacity in the residence halls — there is little room for sophomores or juniors to live on campus.

In addition to adding more living spaces on campus, the plans for the new residence hall include adding parking — necessary to accommodate the continual influx of students.

“The building will include 279 new indoor parking spaces,” Tergin said. “We anticipate this additional parking, plus existing parking, will be sufficient to meet the needs of students housed in the facility.”

The plans for the residence hall will also

include room for a new dining hall, retail space and other student amenities.

“Construction of the new building has already begun,” Vice President for Administrative Services Matthew Morris said. “Bryan Student Housing, LLC, is responsible for development.”

Bryan Student Housing, LLC has a construction agreement with Integrity Development and Construction, LLC, Morris said.

Integrity Development and Construction, LLC will be the general contractor for the project.

The collaboration on this project between Bryan Student Housing, LLC and MSU has been publicly in the works since as early as Feb. 15 of last year, when it was announced in an executive board meeting that the university was working on the partnership. This will be the first public-private partnership in MSU’s history.

Bryan Student Housing is owned by Bryan Magers, whose company Bryan Properties has already constructed various apartments in Springfield.

As stated in the Build-to-Suit Real Estate Purchase Agreement between Missouri State and Bryan Student Housing, Bryan Student Housing will construct the residence hall and then sell the property to Missouri State for a maximum of $24 million, with the actual price to be determined post-construction.

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Fencing surrounds the corner of Holland Avenue and Madison Street near Bear Park South where a new residence hall is under construction.

New TV streaming service on campus EMILY COLE News Editor @EMCole19 Missouri State University students living in the residence halls will have a new way to watch their favorite TV shows after a switch in service providers by the university.

At the end of last semester, the university decided to leave Mediacom and bring a new service called Philo to all of the residence halls.

Philo provides television channels through Internet Protocol television, also known as “streaming.” The content is transferred via the internet instead of through traditional methods like satellite or cable.

Angie Strider, assistant director of business services for Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services, said the university decided to look into other services as their contract with Mediacom was coming to an end.

In the annual student satisfaction survey last year, Res Life asked students if they should keep the Mediacom service the university had been using for the last 15 years, Strider said.

The results of the survey indicated that stu-

dents didn’t feel like Mediacom was meeting their needs, Strider said, so a committee of people from the university, including some students from the Residence Hall Association, did some research comparing other services and settled on Philo. “(Other schools are) moving in this direction of allowing students to stream TV on multiple devices, not just a TV,” Strider said. “So we did our research — students said ‘yes.’”

Philo provides MSU with 80 channels, 71 of which are high definition channels. The Mediacom service included 57 channels — seven were HD. Strider said the Philo service comes with more benefits than just more channels.

With Philo, students can access TV from all of their devices through the Philo Edu app or on a browser at watch.philo.com. Students will enter their Bear Pass login information, which gives them access to the service as long as they are an on-campus resident. The service can be used anywhere on campus.

Philo also offers students the ability to record up to 20 hours of TV, Strider said. She said this was another big draw to the service for Res Life.

“It allows them the flexibility to not just be

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relief when we refer someone to Jane to know that they are receiving high-quality, specialized care.”

Another addition to the Counseling Center is a Relaxation Station.

Lesley said the soon-to-beopened Relaxation Station is a private room in the Counseling Center where students can come to unwind through the use of a massage chair, relaxation apps and

have an opportunity to recline in a peaceful space, comfortable chair and practice deep breathing to calm their nervous system and settle their mind. A soothing fountain, kinetic sand tray, yoga mats and bolsters will also be available.

Students who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder may also use the SunRay II light box, a therapy lamp that helps ease symptoms of SAD by exposing

in front of their television at a particular time to watch the one TV show,” Strider said.

Another feature of Philo hasn’t arrived at MSU yet. Strider said Philo will provide an HBO Go account to each resident, but they only offer them to a certain amount of schools per month. MSU is in the queue, and Strider said they are hopeful they will receive the accounts this semester.

There are a few different options of how to use Philo on a TV, according to Chris Young, coordinator for information technology for Res Life. Students can use an HDMI cable to connect a laptop to their TV — which is the cheapest option — or they can use a Roku.

Young said their recommendation is the Roku Ultra, which is a wired Roku that uses Ethernet. This type of Roku can run Philo, but it also offers other apps such as Netflix, Hulu and HBO Go. Students can also purchase a less expensive Roku Stick, which plugs into the TV. The difference, Young said, are the capabilities.

Roku Ultra, through its use of Ethernet, is not under the same internet traffic limitations that other devices on campus are. In fact, they have no traffic limitations, Young said. The Roku

someone to artificial light that mimics natural light, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The Relaxation Station will be available after Labor Day to students in half-hour increments throughout the day between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Students who use the room will not be considered clients of the Counseling Center and may contact the Counseling Center by calling 417-836-5116.

For more information on Project HEAL, contact project coordinator Kunti Bentley at Missouri State University.

Sticks would use the new MSU Roku network, which will be limited to traffic from Philo only.

Young said there should be no effect on campus internet speeds from the new service because the content is streamed from an on-campus Philo server. Services like Netflix use external servers, which use more internet traffic. The server located at MSU allows Philo to run with less internet power.

The new service is cheaper than Mediacom, according to Strider. MSU was paying almost half a million dollars per year for Mediacom.

Strider said the new service costs less than half that, and that Res Life used the money they saved to improve internet in the residence halls without costing the students any more money than before.

“These services are very affordable,” Strider said. “That enabled us to, this past summer, (upgrade) our wireless system within the residence halls. We had all new access points installed in the buildings that didn’t have the newest access point technology.”

Philo services are now available in all residence halls. Students who need help setting up their Philo can contact ResNet or go to support.philo.com.

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major, said she thinks she would use the bike share program because it would be convenient.

“It would help students be able to get to their classes in a timely fashion because a lot of classes can be scattered all across campus,” Dillard said. “It would be a good alternative to the shuttle because the shuttle can get kind of crazy.”

Students can take the SGA survey until the end of the week.

CORRECTION: The “Games to watch this season” article, on page 6 in the Aug. 21 issue, incorrectly listed a men’s soccer opponent as Evansville. The correct opponent is Bradley.

The game is on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.

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Review: Ghost’s “Prequelle” is king of the summer JOEY MUELLER Music Reviewer Graphic by KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD

Surface Go great for college, marketed more for other demographics JONATHAN PETESCH Columnist @thepeach1999 Microsoft released a budget Surface device. I know — crazy. Remember, this is the company/product line known for $1,000-$3,000 tablets and $100 pens.

Microsoft released the Surface Go, a $400 device aimed toward students, which is meant to be comparable to its Surface Pro line that costs anywhere from two to seven times as much, depending on the model.

The Surface Go has a 10-inch display, an Intel Pentium Gold Jonathan processor, 128GB Petesch of storage (expandable through MicroSD) and a full version of Windows 10 Pro. Other than the different technical specifications, it’s practically identical to the Surface Pro. The price is a little deceiving though, as it does not include the type

cover ($130) or Surface Pen ($100), both of which are heavily marketed with the tablet itself and fairly essential for use as a normal laptop, especially in the case of the type cover.

Despite this, the Surface Go has proven to be a remarkable device for its price amongst consumers. Many users have reported it to be snappy and able to handle most tasks students will need it for.

Microsoft’s issue lately has been getting people to adopt the new device, as it has been marketing the Surface Go more heavily to K-12 schools where Chrome OS devices have been dominating.

According to Futuresource Consulting, between 2016 and 2017 in the U.S., around 20 percent of computer distribution for K-12 was Windows, while around 60 percent was Chrome OS. These statistics are flipped in areas outside the U.S., with 60 percent Windows devices and only 8 percent Chrome OS devices.

In my opinion, Surface Go is much better suited for college students, which makes me wonder why Microsoft isn’t marketing more heavily to the college demographic.

Students in K-12 will be using de-

vices which are more suited for a single purpose, which Chrome OS does very well, while Windows is suited for doing a variety of tasks — this makes it very good for college students who will most likely be using it for both school and leisure.

Microsoft has started cutting into Apple’s market share from iPads in K-12, but that is not a market share that poses much threat in comparison to Chrome OS. Getting Surface Go into the hands of more college students would make it easier for Microsoft to begin cutting into Apple’s market share from MacBooks in the college demographic. The Surface Go comes in at a lower price than the MacBook Air and can do the same tasks just as well.

Overall, the Surface Go is good for many different environments, especially at its decently low price point. Its flexibility in performing different tasks, from work to leisure to play, makes it ideal for a college student and a suitable replacement for high-end devices such as the Surface Pro and MacBook Air, assuming there is no need for powerful hardware. Microsoft has a game-changer with the Surface Go — if only it could get its devices into the right hands.

With every summer comes a bevy of new albums. Popular artists and underground acts alike use summer as an opportunity to turn their music into someone’s summer anthem. From “KIDS SEE GHOSTS” to “ASTROWORLD,” summer 2018 certainly had no shortage of anthems.

However, my pick for the best album of summer 2018 comes from the Swedish heavy metal band Ghost.

Ghost made waves with the release of their 2015 album “Meliora,” which included the Grammy winning single Cirice. Later in 2016, Ghost became the first Swedish band to top the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart with their hit single “Square Hammer.”

With all this momentum, expectations were high for “Prequelle.”

I think the band more than met those expectations, even if the album’s friendlier sound proves to be divisive amongst longtime Ghost fans.

The album kicks off with the eerie, though corny, intro track “Ashes” before exploding into the first true song on the album — “Rats.” “Rats” provides listeners with classic Ghost song elements: strong melodies, excellent guitar riffs, a touch of camp, and tons of energy. Additionally, there is a very noticeable dose of ‘80s influence on the track that sets the tone for the rest of the album.

Ghost enthralls fans with the head-banger “Faith” next, before slowing things down a bit with the arena-rock track “See The Light.” It’s impressive that the band was able to place two songs as different as these back-to-back so seamlessly.

Next, we get the first instrumental “Miasma.” “Miasma” is a synth-heavy track with arguably the most ‘80s influence of any song on the album. The pacing on this track is phenomenal. The track slowly builds from swaying synth melodies to energetic guitar and keyboard solos. “Miasma” even incorporates a sax solo at the end to give it the grand ending it deserved.

The catchiest song off the album, “Dance Macabre,” comes next. Ghost takes a dive into ‘80s hair metal here, and it surprisingly works pretty well. I particularly enjoyed the lyrics in the chorus, “I wanna bewitch you, bewitch you all night,” with the phrase “bewitch you” clearly mimicking “be with you.” This is the kind of campiness to expect from Ghost.

The cinematic-sounding orchestral piece “Pro Memoria” is next. I found the lyrics here to be a bit cheesy, but the excellent instrumentation makes it one of the best tracks on the record.

“Prequelle” is then finished up with the tracks “Witch Image,” “Helvetesfonster” and “Life Eternal.”

Ghost definitely took a risk on this record, choosing to go with a much more accessible sound than you would find on their debut album, “Opus Eponymous” at the risk of turning off longtime fans.

However, the excellent instrumentation, the lack of any substandard songs and solid songwriting provide this risk with an excellent reward for fans.

Rating: 8/10 Genre: Metal, Hard Rock, Arena Rock Album Length: 41:43 Favorite Track(s): Rats, Faith, Miasma, Dance Macabre, Pro Memoria, Witch Image, Life Eternal Least Favorite Track(s): Ashe

Editor Q&A of the week What are you listening to now?

“This great playlist on Spotify called Sing Along Rap.”

“County Caffeine Apple Music playlist on repeat.”

Cortlynn Stark, Editor-in-Chief

Amanda Sullivan, Sports Editor

“I’m listening to the album ‘finding it hard to smile’ by lovelytheband. I’m also listening to gnash. My favorite song from ‘finding it hard to smile’ is called ‘walk from here.’ My favorite gnash song is ‘imagine if.’”

“Junoflo, Sik-k, Crush, CARLA ... anything khip-hop that’s new and now.”

Emily Cole, News Editor

“I’m not listening to anything right now ... wait. I listen to a lot of different genres of music depending on what I’m feeling. It’s either rap or country.

“Can you put my Spotify? It’s @Kaitlyn Stratman.”

Nina Todea, Life Editor

“Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is on heavy rotation in my playlist right now.

Their music is folksy with a little rock, and a hint of blues. Playing their songs in the background while I’m working really helps me keep a positive attitude!”

“‘Finders Keepers’ by Oskier.“

Kaitlyn Stratman, Photo Editor

Bill Sioholm, Digital Editor

Hanna Sumpter, Deputy News Editor

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Springfield music festival rocks for charity CARISSA ALFORD Staff Reporter @carissabalford

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The eighth annual Queen City Shout music festival sent tunes through the air in the historic district of Commercial Street in Springfield.

Four bars were filled with the sound of glasses clinking, old friends laughing and a band sending waves of a guitar into the crowd.

Over the span of five days, from Aug. 22 to Aug. 26, over 75 bands set up stage to share their music with the community. The festival is Springfield’s largest showcase of local and area music, according to its website.

All of the proceeds, raised through $10 ticket sales for the festival, benefit poverty relief in the Ozarks.

The festival’s nonprofit partners include Harmony House, The Kitchen, Inc., the Community Band Room and Isabel’s House, among others.

Multiple stages were set up at different locations throughout Historic C-Street, each hosting a band with a different tone and style than the other.

June and Jin Baumgarte came to watch the band Ilijah, stylized as ilijah, at the White River Tap Room.

“It’s so exciting,” June said.

The Baumgartes came to watch a friend of theirs perform in the band. They would have

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The Vultures of Chaos County play at White River Brewing Company as part of Queen City Shout on Aug. 24.

stayed outside to watch, but the weather put a damper on their plans.

Rain forced the band to take down all of their instruments, shutting down the patio stage at White River Tap Room.

“If there was no rain, we would still be going crazy,” June said. Jin agreed.

The Baumgartes have known the guitarist of Ilijah for about four months and wanted to show their support for the band as well as give money to charity.

Mike Evans, lead vocalist and guitarist of Ilijah, said the individuality different bands bring is beautiful to see.

“It’s great to see how southwest Missouri represents local and regional music and the arts,” Evans said. “And for a great cause as well.”

Evans said he knows Queen City Shout’s organizer and wanted to help reduce poverty in the Ozarks. Ilijah tried to get on the band line-up five months ago, but the festival was full.

On the morning of Aug. 24, Ilijah was called to fill in for Josh Nimmo, who dropped out last-minute. Nimmo’s spot was quickly taken over by Evan’s alt-rock band.

Evans said the opportunity to share his music for a good cause is amazing.

“My band makes moody, pretty music with an edgy tone,” Evans said. “Just being here on C-Street while this is going on is an amazing experience.”

Another band that played at the White River Tap Room was Vultures of Chaos County, managed by Dominique Gabriella.

Gabriella has been the manager of Vultures of Chaos County for years now. The band is based in Springfield but has played at a variety of venues around southwest Missouri throughout their career.

“I had heard about them before I started managing them,” Gabriella said. “But I’m also the lead singer’s wife.”

Gabriella said being the wife of a lead singer and having a side job as a music manager works out perfectly.

The Vultures performed at the festival last year and were asked to play again this year.

The band writes and performs almost all of their own songs. Gabriella said they try to stick to playing songs they personally compose.

“It’s all original music,” Gabriella said. “They might throw a few cover tunes, but it’s always cover tunes that you would not normally even think of.”

Vultures of Chaos County practices at least two times a week. They try to book as many shows as they possibly can throughout the month.

Gabrielle said the band wants more people to come to the shows so they try not to over-book themselves.

Stages were also set up at Lindberg’s Tavern, Moon City Pub and Q Enoteca, where the mu-

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S H O U T sic ranged from alt-rock to bluegrass.

Each bar had a designated stage area and space for listeners to drink and enjoy the musical environment.

At one location, electric guitars and a dark drum set filled the room with sound; at another, overalls and a banjo was the primary style.

Bands set up, played, then took everything down; the next band would do the same as previous artists stuck around to listen to one another, sharing and enjoying the music all in the name of charity.

Gabriella said that while the Vultures want to make money, they won’t pass up a chance to perform for charity.

“Charity is something that brings out a lot of people,” Gabriella said.

“Without their fans, we wouldn’t be here right now.”

While they are not necessarily gaining money at Queen City Shout, the Vultures hope to gain a larger audience. Gabriella said using music to benefit the impoverished is a great idea.

“Having music to bring awareness to whatever the charity is for is very important,” Gabriella said.

With the help of local bands and a community willing to give, the Ozarks is chipping away at poverty one song at a time.

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(TOP) Lead singer Mike Evans of the Vultures of Chaos County wails away in the back room of White River Brewing Company as part of Queen City Shout on Aug. 24.

(BOTTOM) Moon City Pub, located on Commercial Street, was one of four music venues for Queen City Shout on Aug. 24.

Running across America for charity — one step at a time

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hythmic pounding against jet black pavement. Blood rushing to the head and dancing behind the ears.

Squinting against sunlight. Constant gasping for air, conflicting with the sounds of a sprinting heart. An unflinching grip on a plastic water bottle, crinkling and sweating in 70-degree humidity. A path to travel across the country in less than 50 days — on foot.

Junior marketing management major Ryan Tomlin is one mile from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, heading north. His first stop is Clearlake, California. His destination is Boston, Massachusetts.

He’s barely even started.

Stylized as the annual 4K for Cancer, Tomlin’s journey went through 16 states, logging nearly 5,000 miles. By its conclusion in the first week of August, Tomlin had individually raised over $5,000 for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, a non-profit organization founded in 1997.

As for the running, he had support every step of the way.

Many days, “mom” and “dad” were written in black across his calves — both of his parents are cancer survivors. Other days, “Uncle Steve” was written as a commemoration to another family member currently battling cancer.

Both them were in his thoughts as he travelled across the country.

“Each day, we started out with a dedication circle,” Tomlin said. “We would say who we were running for and write their names on our calves. It was for that person.”

Days before the run began, Tomlin’s uncle was given just two weeks to live, but since then, he’s stood up to the challenge, continuing to fight today.

Tomlin said he’s been a constant and powerful source of inspiration for him and his family.

“It’s a lot bigger than running,” Tomlin said. “(Uncle Steve) was my main driving force because I knew he was fighting. What’s me running 16 miles? It’s nothing compared to what he’s been going through.”

With motivation coming from his family and fellow runners, Tom tackled the new challenge the only way he knew how: one step at a time — and an average of 10 to 14 miles per day.

“We always had a partner, and a van would be a few miles ahead with the next pair of run-

Photo submitted by Ryan Tomlin

Tomlin and his team, Team Boston, pose for a photo. ners,” Tomlin said. “We would just leapfrog the next pair and keep going.”

Tomlin was part of Team Boston — groups are categorized by destination — that consisted of 25 college students from around the country coming together to raise money for cancer research.

Group members relayed portions of the 5,000-mile run, stopping at predetermined rest points acting as hosts for the groups to eat, sleep and recuperate.

Some of the hosts were populous, like Chicago, Illinois. Others were barren, like the side of U.S. Route 50 through Nevada, a road dubbed “The Loneliest Highway.”

“For a lot of our host sites, we didn’t even have air conditioning,” Tomlin said. “We would just get up at 4:30 a.m. and get going again.”

According to the UCF’s website, the organization’s mission is “to enhance lives by supporting, educating, and connecting young adults, their families and friends who are affected by cancer.”

Now, 20 years after the organization’s inception, that mission reaches across thousands of miles, with young adults — many of whom are college students — taking part in the char-

ity’s efforts from around the country.

The 4K for Cancer run was first organized as part of UCF in 2011, and since then, it’s raised over $6 million, according to its website.

Runners between the ages of 18 and 25 were required to register online and complete a 20week training plan in which they grew comfortable running miles in 10 minutes or less.

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(Uncle Steve) was my main driving force because I knew he was fighting.

What’s me running 16 miles?

It’s nothing compared to what he’s been going through.

- Ryan Tomlin

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Tyler Larson, who graduated from MSU in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in biology, ran alongside Tomlin as one of Team Boston’s

two physical trainers. He helped the group prepare and provided them with support over the journey’s 49 days.

Like Tomlin, Larson’s experience started with an advertisement on the internet, which in turn led to the then-senior also raising over $5,000 for the UCF. “(The 4K for Cancer) popped up on my social media around November (2017),” Larson said. “Around the same time, my childhood best friend’s mom was diagnosed with cancer, so it felt like it fit with what I wanted to do.”

In addition to physical training for the run, each participant is required to raise at least $4,500 prior to its start. Larson said reaching the number was easier than he expected, thanks to the generosity of his community and peers. “(The $4,500 minimum) seems like a lot, but you’d be wowed how many people out there really want to help when they see where the money is going,” Larson said.

The campaign also included 10 built-in rest days, with volunteering opportunities at local hospitals or cancer centers.

For both Larson and Tomlin, the most memorable part of the trip was awarding a pair of $2,500 scholarships — one of which went to a 19-year-old college student in Salt Lake City, Utah, who is undergoing his own cancer treatment.

“When you think of cancer, you don’t usually think of a healthy 21-year-old,” Larson said. “It’s kind of a forgotten group in that community that doesn’t necessarily get the support they need.”

For Larson, Tomlin and the dozens of other participants in the 4K for Cancer, offering that group support was the ultimate goal — and the finish line was just a starting point.

“Whenever I was asking for donations, I’d explain where it was going, and people would hand me a check without hesitation,” Tomlin said. “They would tell me it was amazing, and they’d tell me to keep it up.”

Tomlin likely ran more than any other student on campus during their own summer vacations, but he said the most rewarding aspect of the journey wasn’t the miles. It was making a difference in the communities his group visited.

“People we met were so amazing and generous,” Tomlin said. “We’d ask for food donations, and they’d help us. Churches would offer us shelter and potluck dinners. We’d get to hear others’ stories.

“It’s great to know that there’s still good in the world.”

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Georgia, 74, passed away due to a sudden health complication, according to a statement made by J. Howard Fisk Limousines, Inc, the company which operates the MSU Bear Line shuttles.

Georgia first started working at Missouri State University five years ago. She worked alongside Ron Haggard, a fellow evening Bear Line driver, on the Maroon routes for the past four years.

Haggard said he worked closer with her than with any other shuttle driver and quickly noticed her commitment to the job.

Georgia often worked 5-6 days a week and clocked in double shifts on Thursdays and Saturdays when the number of students downtown was significantly higher.

“None of our other people who are driving around would come even close to that,” Haggard said. “Nobody else wanted to work those hours or those routes.”

At times, she’d even pick up shifts or change her route to cover another driver and “not even blink an eye,” Haggard said. He recalled several moments when he had to leave early to pick up incoming sports teams from the airport.

“She’d cover both routes at the end of the day so I could get to the airport in time,” Haggard said. “And she never got permission to do that from anybody; she’d just do it. It just made sense (to her).”

Georgia was notorious, in a rather amusing way, for her philosophy on official business on

the Bear Line: follow the rules when they make sense. Haggard said she rarely followed the rules — but for good reason.

“We have a bunch of rules and regulations that don’t necessarily make sense to people who are worried about students,” Haggard said. “She was always concerned about the safety of the students. … She wasn’t afraid to say anything about it either.”

By contract, Bear Line drivers are only allowed to drop off riders at designated shuttle stops. Georgia was known to drop off students, especially lone females or small groups of females, at their doorsteps. Some of her routes ran until 2 a.m.

Jim Stone, a daytime Bear Line driver, said Georgia would always go out of her way to make sure students were safe.

“She would drop them off at night with a police car in sight,” Stone said. “These streets look safe, but they are not.”

Georgia treated her “MSU kids” like her own, seeing them to safety, sharing stories and remembering names and faces. She’d frequent garage sales, looking for umbrellas to hand to students caught out in the rain, and always had a bundle underneath her seat to make sure students stayed dry and healthy, according to the statement by J. Howard Fisk Limousines, Inc. Haggard said Georgia knew more people by name than he ever had, despite his years of experience.

“She’d say to me, ‘Now, don’t forget to pick up Nancy at the library,’” Haggard said. “And I’d say, ‘Who the heck is Nancy?’ She knew people.

I could never do it.”

The students knew her too, in a vast number of ways. They knew about her grandkids, whom

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she talked about extensively, and her relatives in Florida and Texas. They recognized her by her candid and unapologetic, yet whole-hearted, self.

Sarah Schmitz, junior entertainment management major, said she had a lot of late classes in downtown Springfield her freshman year. She’d end up on the route with Georgia, listening to in-depth stories about Georgia’s family. One memory stuck with her throughout the years.

“One of my very first times on the route, she told me this in-depth story about how her daughter was moving out of her house and into a new place, and she just really needed some help,” Schmitz said. “And Georgia, being Georgia, asks me if I want to come help her daughter move on that Saturday. She had never met me, I had never met her … she just asked this stranger to come help her daughter.

“She created amazing, hilarious memories for random strangers and had a great time doing it.”

Following the official tweet by the MSU Parking Administration, others offered their condolences through Twitter.

“Some nights I would ride the bus just to talk to her even after I didn’t live on campus,” former MSU student Jordan Upchurch wrote in a tweet.

“RIP Grandma Georgia!”

“One of the best parts about going to Martha’s (Vineyard) was always walking out at closing and seeing Georgia outside ready and waiting for us,” junior psychology major Alex Durbin tweeted.

One student knew her by her generosity. Haggard recalled an experience with a young female rider, a regular at the time, who was raising money do to missionary work in Africa. He said the student was trying to collect $100 a person and asked Haggard to sponsor her trip.

“I gave her a hundred bucks, and I never thought anything about it,” Haggard said. “I look down on the list, and there’s Georgia on the list.

A hundred bucks, and she didn’t have that same kind of money that I did.”

Even though she had many other jobs throughout the years — Haggard said Georgia would drive tour buses in Canada over the summer and used to drive trucks — Georgia never failed to come back to the community at Missouri State.

“She was a constant, and I mean a constant complainer, but she always had rational reasons for it,” Haggard said, chuckling. “But the one thing she always did is that she loved her job here.

It never occurred to her to do anything else.”

Haggard said Georgia truly cared about students, doing whatever she could to help; Stone agreed.

“All the kids loved her,” Stone said. “She was just a good ol’ gal.”

A memorial for Georgia was set up late Saturday evening at the Bear Park North shuttle stop

by Randa Kiser, sophomore early childhood education major, and Darian Morey, junior psychology major.

Kiser said Georgia was always on the lookout, making sure Kiser and her friends were safe — she even shared her personal phone number in case the students missed her at a stop.

“When we heard that she passed away, we wanted to set up a memorial with some flowers to pay our respects and say thank you,” Kiser said. “We chose to spread the word to encourage other students to honor Georgia and show their love by helping make the memorial grow.”

Funeral arrangements had not been announced at press time.

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Football team prepares for eighth appearance in Stillwater, Oklahoma AMANDA SULLIVAN Sports Editor @mandasullivan14 The countdown has started.

Missouri State football is days away from its first game of the season at Oklahoma State.

The Bears are 0-7 against the Cowboys since their first match-up in 1993. The last time head coach Dave Steckel faced OSU was in the 201314 season during his time as defensive coordinator at Mizzou. His defense led the Tigers to a 41-31 win in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 3, 2014.

As the days wind down, Missouri State is playing on an adjusted schedule in order to prepare for their trip to Stillwater.

“You just go one step into the next and prepare like we always have,” Steckel said. “I think the kids are really at a different level. We’re in a different place, and it’ll be curious to see because obviously we have to go against the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) team that’s ranked in like the top 25 right off the bat.”

Oklahoma State comes into the game ranked No. 25 in the Coaches Poll. Missouri State was picked ninth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference Preseason Football Poll, while Oklahoma State earned fifth in the Big 12 Preseason Football Poll.

For the players, the game offers a challenge but not any more than every game this season.

“We’ve gained confidence from years past,” senior safety Jared Beshore said. “We know we can compete with these teams when we play well and when we’re focused.

“That’s what we’re really trying to home in right now is get focused, get confident and believe we can make those plays, and we believe we have a chance to do it.”

Last year’s first game of the season ended with a 72-43 loss to Mizzou.

The Bears offense took off in the first half, scoring 35 points compared to the eight they scored in the second half.

For the Bears, the ability to play against a Southeastern Conference team and to play well proved they have the capability to play against major Division I school.

“Last year we surprised a lot of people,” Beshore said. “I think a lot of guys surprised themselves with what they can do against those caliber teams. This year we’re just bringing even more confidence into that.”

In his first three years, Beshore recorded 171 tackles with six tackles for a loss.

On the offensive side, senior running back Jason Randall and sophomore wide receiver Lorenzo Thomas expect a strong showing from the offense as a whole.

“Our coaches teach us to be physical,” Thomas said. “They want us to be alpha dogs, so that’s what we’re gonna do.”

Randall, who recorded five touchdowns off 373 rushing yards last year, expects a successful year for the running backs and the Bears.

Missouri State returns five running backs,

with Randall and senior Nick Masoner leading the way. Masoner recorded three touchdowns last year.

With 16 seniors, the Bears are looking to finally do what they’ve been talking about since Steckel’s hiring in 2014: make the playoffs.

“This program is prime to just fire away and become a winning tradition,” Beshore said. “It’s one of the reasons why I came here.

“Once we get rolling, it’s gonna be like a snowball effect and it’s gonna keep going. It’s tough to get it rolling, but once we do, it’s gonna roll.”

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Safety Jared Beshore gears up to make a tackle during the Bears’ 34-9 loss against Illinois State on Sept.

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Going Pro: Following their dream in the sport they love MONICA BLAKE Sports Reporter @monicablak3 Aubrey Buckley and Mary Disidore thrived in their athletic careers at Missouri State. The two athletes played basketball and soccer, respectively, for the Bears and will continue their careers overseas as professional athletes.

Aubrey Buckley

Aubrey graduated from MSU in the spring of 2018 after completing four years of competition for the Lady Bears, graduating with a degree in psychology and a minor in child family development.

Aubrey is a 6-foot-2-inch forward and started 104 of her 108 games as a Bear. Aubrey started every game as a senior and contributed to the team immensely, helping the Bears to a second place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Her senior year, she received team MVP and MSU defensive player of the year honors. Aubrey also led the MVC in free throw makes and attempts, with 116 and 171, respectively.

Aubrey’s childhood dream was to play professional basketball. That dream has become a reality — she is now signed to play overseas with SISU in Copenhagen, Denmark.

“Basketball has been my life; it’s driven me in the right pathways,” Aubrey said.

Aubrey said although she initially tried to steer away from Missouri State because she is from Springfield, MSU ended up being the best place for her. Her career as a Lady Bear in turn drove her to her current position as a professional athlete.

For Buckley, the MSU fan base was amazing.

She said could not have asked for more support from the fans. At Missouri State, she received a personalized experience which she doesn’t think she would have received at another school.

Although she’s wanted to play profession-

ally since childhood, Aubrey said she did not realize it was possible until halfway through her senior season at Missouri State. Her coaches talked to her about her possibilities overseas and resparked her childhood dream. “(The coaches) played a big part in not just finding where to go, but also in building my character and my skills as a basketball player to get me to that level,” Aubrey said.

After multiple conversations with her coaches and parents, Aubrey hired an agent. From there, all she could do was wait. She waited for months, only hearing, “Be patient.”

“Even after hiring the agent, it still didn’t seem very real,” Aubrey said. “I didn’t get any offers until August.”

In August, Aubrey received an offer from the team she is signed with now, SISU Copenhagen. She is excited for the opportunity this team has given her.

“I wanted to love doing what I do instead of working 9-5 every day,” Aubrey said. “I’m glad that I have this opportunity to get me out of that.”

Aubrey worked a 9-to-5 job during the past summer and knew it was not the path she envisioned for herself.

Aubrey is currently training in Springfield to prepare for her trip to Denmark. The first game for the SISU women’s team is Oct. 13.

Aubrey will spend about four months at a time in Denmark. From September to December, she will train and play with the team, returning for a two-week break to visit her family for Christmas.

After returning to Denmark in January, she will not visit Springfield again until May 1.

This is something Aubrey talked to her agent about from the very beginning. They discussed whether she could be alone in a foreign country for an extended amount of time. Aubrey will be staying with a host family, so it won’t be as lonely as one may expect.

“Knowing that she will be staying with such a loving host family that will guide her along her journey is comforting,” Denise Buckley,

Aubrey’s mom, said.

The SISU Copenhagen team will play in 20 regular season games, followed by potential playoff rounds. Aubrey will spend her time training with the team, adapting to the culture and immersing herself into this new experience.

Aubrey said she has some goals for this new chapter of her basketball career.

“I just want to go over there and make the best name for myself as possible,” Aubrey said. “I want to represent where I come from and show people that it’s possible to do whatever you put your mind to.”

Mary Disidore

Mary is a midfielder from Lenexa, Kansas. She graduated from Missouri State University in July 2018 with a general studies degree with emphasis in psychology, biomedical science and special education. She competed for the MSU women’s soccer team during her four years at the school.

Mary’s career at MSU resulted in a tremendous number of accoFile Photo by NINA TODEA/THE STANDARD lades, including All-MVC Tour- Mary Disidore dribbles the ball up the field nament player and All-Midwest region recognition her senior year during game in the 2016 season. Mary started and All-MVC first team during in 72 of her 74 appearances for the Bears. her last three years of competition.

Head women’s soccer coach Although Mary initially decided to stop playRob Brewer had only positive words in reference ing soccer after college, she had dreamed of to Mary. Brewer described Mary as a “gym rat” being a professional athlete as a child, and her who was good at not just a few things, but every- love for the sport of soccer has never faltered.

“There’s nothing I love more, nothing I enthing. She was instrumental in the soccer team’s MVC championship run during the 2017 season. joy more, than playing soccer,” Mary said.

“She really made our team run,” Brewer The opportunity to play overseas may be said. “It was like clockwork. You knew what perfect for Mary. She has always wanted to Mary was going to do before she got the ball.” travel, and she feels like this is the perfect opHer road toward becoming a professional portunity to do so. Mary currently lives in Kansoccer player is different than others. Mary did sas City, Missouri, working a 9-to-5 job in not declare for the women’s professional soccer addition to training six to seven days a week, league here in the United States. She instead multiple times a day.

“I guess the reason that I couldn’t give up decided her soccer career would end with an the game is that I have that constant desire to MVC championship ring and a degree.

“About a month went by and I realized how push myself,” Mary said. “There’s nothing I much I missed it,” Mary said. enjoy more than getting to the point in a training Mary received an invitation to try out for a session where I feel like I can’t go anymore.”

This desire to achieve greatness is Mary’s professional team but was not able to take advantage of the opportunity because she had not driving force. declared for the draft months earlier. Mary then “I want to be the best that I can be — the decided professional soccer was something she best physical condition and the best I can be wanted to pursue. on the field.” Mary said.

Brewer said American teams suggested she In addition to her goals on the field, Mary play overseas for a year to deal with the draft has goals off the field, too. issue. Mary decided not to hire an agent. Instead, “Another goal is experiencing another lifeshe got in contact with former coaches in an at- style,” Mary said. “When I went to Iceland, it tempt to get her highlight video to teams overseas. was a culture shock, and I realized how badly Mary is not signed with a team right now, but I want to travel the world and experience all she has received a contract offer from a team in these different things.”

Iceland. The contract does not start until February.

Mary said attending Missouri State helped her “I’m in the process now of finding a team get to this point in her life and soccer career. She said her support system at MSU was amazing. to play for in England,” Mary said.

Professional soccer teams in different countries “I’ve had coaches and training staff have File Photo by THE STANDARD take place during different seasons because of been willing to put in extra hours with me to Aubrey Buckley charges toward the paint. During her senior season, Auweather differences. Teams in England start their help me get to this point, as well as teammates season sooner than teams in Iceland. willing to take journey with me,” Mary said. brey started every game.

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Volleyball goes 0-3 in Charleston, Men’s golf looks to seniors comes home for tournament to lead on the fairway KYLE DERRINGER Sports Reporter @Kyle_Derringer

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Missouri State men’s golf returns four key seniors who contributed to a fourth place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference championship last season.

The seniors account for half of the total roster the team will carry for the 2018-19 season.

Last year’s team led the conference in multiple statistical categories.

They ended up tying for fourth in the final tournament, and did not advance to an NCAA Regional tournament.

The team led the Missouri Valley Conference with the lowest average score in 2017 and posted the single lowest round score of the nine MVC teams during the regular season.

Individual success led the way in last season’s campaign, in which all four seniors were in the top 10 in scoring average within the MVC. They were first, second, fourth and ninth out of 56 golfers who played at least 15 rounds last season.

Missouri State also returns sophomore Lukas McCalla, who was 23rd.

The team featured two individual wins last season.

Senior Brad Carpenter won the season’s first tournament in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Senior Adam Fisher won the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate tournament on home turf in Springfield in the second half of the season.

The team’s two highest placings were tying for first at the Austin Peay/F&M Bank Intercollegiate in Tennessee and a second place nod at the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate.

Consistency was the name of the game last season, with the Bears placing within the top half of teams in all but two of their tournaments.

“We have a very mature team that is able to handle the daily inconsistencies college golf presents,” senior Kory Franks said.

The Bears played well throughout the year, but Franks said that closing strong at the tournaments would put them over the top.

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Missouri State’s women’s golf team heads to Ardmore, Oklahoma, on Aug. 31 for their first tournament of the season.

The Bears return six golfers with three new freshmen.

Ashley Childers and Rachel Johnson return for their senior season.

The Bears also return juniors Ryan Pate and Sophia Sadaro, along with sophomores Niamh Lendrum and Bridget Schulte.

Last season, the Bears qualified for the NCAA Regionals after winning the Missouri Valley Conference Championships with a score of 600, 24 over par.

Missouri State will return home for the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial tournament Sept. 10-11.

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Volleyball season is underway at Missouri State as the Bears finish their first tournament in South Carolina.

The Bears faced College of Charleston, Alabama and Western Kentucky who are ranked No. 49, No. 65 and No. 29, respectively, by NCAA Women’s Volleyball RPI. Missouri State is ranked No. 36.

MSU headed into the tournament with a perfect season on the road last season — their last road loss was against Marquette on Sept. 17, 2016.

“We’re hoping to get some significant wins,” coach Melissa Stokes said. “This is a tournament we can go 3-0 or 0-3, 1-2, 2-1. That’s how good the teams are. These are all teams that I see projected to be in the NCAA tournament at the end of the year.”

During the tournament, MSU failed to collect a single road win, falling to Charleston in five sets after the Bears held a 2-0 lead. Missouri State went on to lose the next two games 3-1 against Alabama and Western Kentucky.

The volleyball team lost four seniors after last season BILL SIOHOLM/THE STANDARD including All-American Lily Johnson after last season, but Freshman Chloe Rear sets the ball during the they gained eight freshmen alumni match. The Bears went 0-3 in the Hampduring this off-season. Before ton Inn Charleston/West Ashley CofC Classic. heading to South Carolina, junior outside hitter Aubrey Cheffey said the team wanted to focus on so- were very inconsistent. I think right now we’re lidifying a lineup for the season. a work in progress and kind of finding our With many freshmen on the roster, the team way.” is viewed as young and the Bears were voted While MSU didn’t have a successful tourto finish second in the Missouri Valley Con- nament, a couple of players did. Butters broke ference.

Cara Hackmann’s school record of digs during “I’m sure a lot of the community thinks the Alabama match. She left the tournament there is a lot of pressure on us, but we don’t with 1,939 career digs, placing her 12th all-time want to look at it that way,” senior libero Em- in the MVC. Butters was also selected to the ily Butters said. “We don’t want to count this all-tournament team for the weekend. as a rebuilding year. We did lose four very Freshman Amelia Flynn also had a succritical seniors, but we have a lot of great tal- cessful tournament. During the tournament, ent on our team right now.” she had a single-game best 15 kills against Though the team didn’t snag a win over the Western Kentucky, which led the team during weekend, they did have moments where they the game. played well but let the game slip out from un“I think (Flynn) overall had the best weekder them. end probably of any Bear outside of Emily The team showed signs of dominance in Butters,” Stokes said. “ I would say those were the first two sets against the College of probably the two most consistent players from Charleston, winning the second set 25-14, top to bottom in everything they did. I was very pleased with Amelia.” they played inconsistently.

In the first set against Alabama, the Bears The Bears are now coming back to Springtook a 12-8 lead, but Alabama took the lead field for the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational after going on a 9-1 run to jump ahead 17-13. where they will be looking for their first win.

Alabama went on to win the set.

They will be facing off against Oral Roberts, “(It) wasn’t our best,” Stokes said. “I think Grambling State and Ball State. we had some moments of greatness and we The Bears start play at home on Friday put together some pretty good sets, but we against Oral Roberts at 7 p.m.

“We want to finish rounds off better this year,” Franks said. “There were times last year where we let some good rounds slip away, and that can be the difference between a top five finish and winning.”

Their success on the links has put them in the upper ranks in the MVC, but the seniors’ bond as a group has kept them close and helped drive their success throughout their careers at MSU. When they aren’t on the links, they like to spend time playing basketball and watching sports.

“Me and Kory have lived with each other all four years, so we have been through the whole experience together,” senior Adam Fisher said.

Over the course of playing multiple seasons with one another, the seniors continue to drive their success with friendly competition throughout the year.

“We want each other to play well of course, but we also want to beat each other,” Fisher said. “We sometimes play two-on-two games which get very competitive.”

Three of the four golfers have been playing together the past three seasons.

Senior Jack Knoesel transferred to Missouri State after playing one season at the University of Tulsa.

Knoesel led Tulsa’s team with a 75 scoring average during his freshman campaign.

The four seniors mutually agreed that winning a conference championship was the main goal for their final season at MSU. “This season we expect progress through to regionals,” Fisher said. “We feel we have been ready for a couple of years but just haven’t got the job done.”

Franks thinks they have a good shot at winning the conference this season as well.

“We believe we can win more golf tournaments this year,” Franks said. “We believe we are the best team in the MVC. We believe we have a great chance to win the MVC.” Knoesel said his goals for this season are simple.

“I (like) winning, winning and winning more,” Knoesel said.

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Board of Governors approves 2019 fiscal budget MEG ALEXANDER Staff Reporter @margaretjalex While most students were away from school this past summer, the Missouri State Board of Governors was busy revising and approving the 2019 fiscal budget, restoring funding originally cut by former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.

According to the Missouri State financial services website, Missouri State University’s 2019 fiscal budget was approved June 22.

The most noticeable changes implemented through the 2019 budget, besides the restoration of funds, are a hold on tuition increase to less than inflation and a reduction of expenses by $1.5 million, which eliminates 30 university positions.

When asked of the university’s involvement in the restoration of funds, University President Clif Smart said the university worked hard to reverse the budget cuts to higher education in the Springfield area.

“The Missouri State Board of Governors was absolutely involved in the restoration of funds,” Smart said. “We advocated for restoration directly to legislators with our education and business partners and agreed to limit tuition increases if the money was restored.”

According to The Standard archives, Greitens proposed cuts to higher education, for the second year in a row, in late January 2018.

The Standard previously reported that when Greitens announced the budget proposal he said the budget, “increases funding for our priorities: infrastructure, education, public safety and protecting our most vulnerable children.”

Missouri State’s growing enrollment, combined with decreased state funding, had previously made per-student funding the lowest of any public university in the state, Smart said in previous articles.

At the time of the proposed budget cuts, Smart said the Missouri State Board of Governors would work to restore the funding to Missouri State and “continue to make the case of the value of higher education in the state.”

When the proposed budget cuts were implemented, Missouri State Chief of Staff Ryan Deboef also said the university would work to restore the funding, according to The Standard archives.

“We are actively advocating with leadership in both chambers of the legislature to get as much of this money restored as we possibly can,” DeBoef, in a previous Standard article, said.

In order to restore the funding from the state, Smart said the university worked with legislators to get the bill through the house and the senate.

“A bipartisan group of legislators restored funding to the budget and the new governor signed the bill into law,” Smart said.

Smart said it would be very unlikely the funding from the state could be cut now that the fiscal budget has been approved.

“A withholding can occur if revenue doesn’t meet projections, but we firmly believe that is unlikely this year,” Smart said.

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that they are still setting up the apartments, so I get maintenance people in my apartment frequently to finish up last minute things,” Nichols said.

Wesley Deavenport, a junior marketing and advertising major is a resident at Boomer Town Studios. He said the great thing about these apartments is that they are very close to campus, but what makes them significant is the coffee shop that’s being built in the apartment lobby.

Travellers House Coffee & Tea is expected to be open by Sept. 6 in time for the Boomer Town Studios grand opening event.

Audrey Carr, a senior exercise and movement science major, says the thing that attracted her to Boomer Town Studios was that she could get a six-month lease for an affordable price.

“Not a lot of apartments offer sixmonth leases, and if they do, their prices are very high,” Carr said.

Boomer Town Studios has a variety of amenities to offer students, and it can be a perfect fit for college students

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Boomer Town Studios is one of the newest off-campus housing options. The apartments come fully furnished. looking for a get away from the dorm experience. Unlike most apartments, Boomer Town complexes were made into studios to accommodate one or two people in a single unit.

The apartments are still accepting applicants. The applications are located on their website at www.boomertownstudios.com. In order to start the appli-

cation, an account has to be created.

This account will allow potential tenants to check on the status of their application after it has been completed.

Their website gives information about specifics and has visuals of how the apartments look on the inside. For more information about Boomer Town Studios, call 417-319-7237.

Freshmen share what they’ve learned in their first week of college KENNEDY BRIGHT Sports Reporter @KennedyBright24 The first week of college is always one to remember for both freshmen and returning students alike. Monday presents a variety of challenges, from being late to that first lecture class and not knowing where to sit, to taking the wrong shuttle and, one of the worst, stumbling over words in those dreaded ice breakers.

It might be embarrassing, or it might be the best time of your life. One thing is for certain — the first week of classes ends with a whole new breadth of knowledge.

Four freshmen told The Standard five things they learned in their first week of college at Missouri State.

Liz Holubec, a freshman undeclared major, said getting involved with Pride Color Guard helped her build new friendships.

“I really enjoy the positive attitude from people that I have encountered,” Holubec said. “It’s really made the whole college experience, so far, very enjoyable.”

Holubec learned that the professors are understanding, and the library and the Bear Line, she said, are the best. “(The Bear Line is) super convenient, and the drivers are always so nice,” Holubec said.

Lindsay Myatt, a freshman marketing and sales management major, said that getting to class ahead and on time, getting involved and getting to know people in your dorm

are all important.

“You need to go out of your way to talk to people,” Myatt said. “These (points) are important because they help you adjust to college quicker.”

Anna Eckelkamp, a freshman business major, was shocked by how many people were actually on campus and the amount of free time as compared to high school. She said the dining halls and dorm rooms were not bad after all.

The variety of options and the cleanliness of the dining halls was unexpected, Eckelkamp said.

“I wasn’t expecting that I’d like living in the dorms, but I love it so far,” Eckelkamp said. “I’ve met a lot of new people and it’s fun to alway be living with your friends.”

Eckelkamp said there are always events happening on campus.

Chloe Wright, a freshman nursing major, said she realized that picking your priorities, staying organized and managing your time are all keys to being successful in college.

“You have to figure out what you want to spend your time doing in between classes,” Wright said. “When I have extra time, I like to get ahead in class by doing all my homework early.”

Wright also said that participating in dorm life and getting involved are great ways to meet people and make new friends.

Whether you are a freshman or returning student, the first week back on campus is always a refresher on what it takes to be successful in college. Staying focused on school and getting involved in the many opportunities Missouri State has to offer is a great way to start.