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Construction on campus and underused lots make parking your car difficult
By Sadie Welhoff The Standard @sadie1359
It is not truly a new school year at Missouri State without buying books, a visit to the PSU or student frustration over parking. According to a statement from the Parking Administration Office, about 500 parking spaces have been repurposed as part of various construction projects around campus. However, even with the construction taking away some spaces, there are still parking lots being under-utilized. Parking-transit supervisor Earl Wall said when anyone makes a claim they cannot find a parking space, he directs them to lots 51 and 52, which he said are empty or nearly empty on a daily basis. Lot 51 has 110 parking spaces, and lot 52 has 104 parking spaces. Lots 51 and 52 are located north of the Department of Safety and Transportation offices on Elm Street and are open to drivers with yellow, blue, red and green parking permits. The blue Bear Line route stops at lot 51 and also goes to the PSU. Lots 51 and 52 are some of the more outlying lots, which Wall said he knows might not be a student’s first choice. “There’s parking, but not as much convenient parking,” Wall said. When it comes to permits, more parking permits are given out than there are parking spaces. Wall said there are about 7,500 parking spaces total on campus now. The parking administration office has given out around 8,128 commuter permits, which does not include permits for residence hall parking. While more permits are given out than the total number of spaces, Wall said when they look at how the spaces
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Students with yellow commuter passes fight for spots in a crowded garage and try to make it to class on time. are used, about three different cars park in one parking space every day, because not all commuters stay on campus for the entire day. The Bear Experience and Recreation Fee, which students voted in favor of on Oct. 18 last year, provided funding to the different construction projects. One of the projects created a track and soccer field, which is located where lot 26 used to sit. Meagan Rippee, senior clinical laboratory science major, has a yellow commuter pass she uses Monday through Friday. Rippee said she voted against the B.E.A.R. Fee because of her lack of interest in the sports facilities the fee would help fund. “If the B.E.A.R. Fee went to more parking, I would have voted for it,” Rippee said. Wall said coordinating which lots the Bear Line stops by is part of finding a good parking spot. “It’s all about planning,” Wall said.
The statement from the Parking Administration Office recommends students save time finding a space by going to lots 51, 52 or 44 and using the Bear Line to get closer to center of campus. Rippee said having the convenience of the Bear Line helps determine which lot she parks in. “If they didn’t have a shuttle, I wouldn’t use the lot,” Rippee said. The university is aware of the parking challenges and has discussed plans for improvement in the future. “We have a federal grant proposal in to fund half of a new parking garage and should know by October if we are successful,” President Clif Smart said. “If that option does not come through, we will evaluate creation of new surface lots. The parking garage is a $27 million project so we need external funding help to build it.”
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New group offers peer support for substance abuse By Annie Gooch The Standard @annie_gooch
Students seeking recovery or realizing they may have a problem with alcohol or drug abuse have a new place to turn to on campus: SoBEAR. Missouri State University will be the fourth campus in the state to have a Collegiate Recovery Community, which exclusively represents recovery at the college level. Justin Johns, co-founder of SoBEAR and a substance abuse counselor at the Counseling and Testing Center, said there may have been efforts in the past to get some 12-step groups on campus, but it’s a first for MSU to have this type of studentrun effort to address the issue. “We are excited to be able to provide that for students and have a place that they can call their own,” Johns said. “And to have peer-to-peer support, which is great for recovery.” Johns partnered alongside Jerilyn Reed, the student wellness coordinator, to write and apply for a grant that would allow them funding to create and facilitate SoBEAR. The organization, Transforming Youth Recovery, accepted their grant at the beginning of the summer. “I think that a lot of students who are in recovery need to know they aren’t alone,” Reed said. “This group gives them a resource to go where other students are going through the exact same thing. Students need to realize that not everyone on
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campus is drinking.” Although it may be a common misconception that everyone on campus drinks alcohol, Johns admits that most do try and experiment with alcohol and drugs in college. “At some point in a student’s academic career, they will most likely try alcohol,” Johns said. “Is it a huge problem? I don’t know. But with some individuals it could be, and I think it’s comforting to know that if it does become a concern for someone, there is a peer-to-peer resource through SoBEAR.” SoBEAR isn’t the only place students may seek help, and Johns is aware that having options is important for those in recovery. Some feel more comfortable in a 12-step support group meeting, whereas others may prefer speaking with a counselor. “I think it’s important to have a variety of resources available for students to seek help through,” said Doug Greiner, director of the Counseling and Testing Center. “They can talk to a counselor, a substance abuse specialist or a close friend or parent. But I think it’s great to have a group where students can go on campus to realize they aren’t alone.” Students can also turn to the Counseling and Testing Center for a variety of concerns, whether that be relationships, a mood disorder or substance abuse. Greiner explains that often enough, something has happened in a student’s life that has made them question their alcohol or drug use.
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Specialized GEP sections help support new students By Callie Dunaway The Standard @Callie_Dunaway
This newest organization helps fellow students with substance abuse issues.
“Some come in and express concern about their behavior,” Greiner said. “They begin to look at their abuse when maybe a legal issue comes up or a relationship has ended because of it. They decide that they don’t like their drinking and are ready to do something about it.” According to Johns, whatever reason has led a student to ask for help needs to come from themselves. “I think everybody has to make that decision on their own,” Johns said. “And how they came to that decision can stem from many different ways, but I hope by that time they will be aware of SoBEAR
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Missouri State University is one of the many colleges who have implemented a first-year program for its students. Firstyear programs are a relatively new concept and are becoming more and more common. GEP 101 is a class that all incoming freshmen to the university are required to take. When GEP started out as a class, it was the same class and curriculum for all students. In the past five years, Missouri State has begun to create specialized sections for the incoming students. The newest section to the GEP class is specifically catered to first generation college students. A first generation college student is someone whose parents have not graduated college or attended college. Rachelle Darabi, associate provost for student development and public affairs, who is very involved in the program, spoke about the new class. “First generation college students have certain challenges that other students don’t face. We are hoping it adds another layer of support for students,” she said. Freshman to sophomore year is the hardest time for universities when it comes to losing students. With the GEP class, the university is hoping to close the gap and get more students connected. The first specialized section of GEP u See GEP, page 9
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MSU improves assault policies
Resume Madness, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m., Siceluff stair landing, Glass Hall 103, Temple Hall pit
By Callie Rainey The Standard @KidCallie
Tuesday, Sept. 2
Approximately one in five undergraduate women may have been the Nursing Department barbecue, victims of sexual violence during 4-6 p.m., Phelps Grove Park college, according to a White House Pavilion task force study on sexual assault Construction Club Meeting, done in April. 6-7:30 p.m., Kemper Hall 102 “Over the past several months, additional information has come to light regarding sexual violence on Study Away 101 info session, university campuses,” President Clif 10:45-11:45 a.m., Plaster Student Union 309 Smart said. In light of this, Missouri State University has adopted a new policy Cultural Corner, 4:30-6 p.m., regarding sexual assault, stalking Jim D. Morris Center and other forms of sexual misconduct: Title IX. Title IX, which is commonly thought of only being COB Prepare for the Fair work- applied to sports, actually protects shop, 9-10 a.m., Glass Hall 108 against sex discrimination in all areas of education. The Board of Governors Allison North Stadium Dedicaapproved the policy on July 16 and tion, 2-4 p.m. is currently in effect. This policy Xi Omicron Iota sorority fall was adopted by the university to outrecruitment, 7:30-9 p.m., Plas- line the process for the response and ter Student Union 400 investigation of sexual violence allegations.
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Zipcar provides wheels for rent
Missouri State University students who don’t own a car don’t have to worry about catching rides anymore. The Student Government Association worked with Zipcar to have cars on-demand 24/7 on campus. Students can rent them for anywhere from one hour to four days. Students can become members online at www.zipcar.com/missouristate and pay to start using the service. Members can reserve cars either by phone or online, and the initial membership fee covers the cost of gas, insurance and 180 miles of driving. The cars are parked in lot 21 behind Hutchens House. Look for the full story on this new service in the Sept. 9 issue of The Standard.
“The adopopportunity tion of this new to review and policy is just one improve its The adoption of part of the uniexisting this new policy is versity’s efforts response to to prevent sexusexual viojust one part of al violence and lence,” he to appropriately said. the university’s investigate and The policy efforts to prevent respond to has five purinstances of sexposes: sexual violence. ual violence 1. To when they do specifically occur. By underprohibit and Clif Smart taking these define particUniversity efforts, it is the ular acts of university’s sexual disPresident intention to crimination, increase student including but safety while not limited to, ensuring full sexual viocompliance with lence, sexual Title IX and all other legal obliga- harassment, sexual assault, and tions,” explains Smart. stalking In response to the United States 2. To define consent Department of Education providing 3. To provide resources for vicadditional clarification about the tims, safe and positive options for obligations a university has to bystanders, and resources for those address sexual violence, Smart accused of sexual misconduct views this as an opportunity. 4. To outline grievance proce“The university has taken the dures for providing prompt and fair
resolution to complaints of sexual discrimination, including sexual violence 5. To provide a description of the university’s prevention and awareness program The Department of Education released a list of 64 colleges and institutions under federal investigation due to the concern to their responses of the allegations. Missouri State University is not on that list, nor has the university ever been under such investigation. Campus security authorities are always available to discuss concerns or issues regarding sexual violence. The university has a number of different authorities to contact. The dean of students, athletic coaches, residence hall directors, vice presidents and MSU public safety officers are included among the list of campus security authorities. To find out more information on the Title IX policy on sexual assault, stalking and other forms of sexual misconduct, you can visit the website at http://www.missouristate. edu/safetran/title-ix-policy.htm.
University outlines emergency procedures Past concerns inspire changes in response plans
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By Catherine Falge The Standard @CatherineFalge
New safety response procedures are being implemented by professors all across Missouri State’s campus in order to raise students’ awareness and educate them on the importance of how different emergencies should be handled. MSU’s emergency plan addresses potential crises that could occur, whether man-made or natural, and provides specific responses that allow students and faculty to take action in order to maintain the safety of this campus and the people on it. The plan currently in use was developed by a team of people that consisted of campus mem-
bers, local emergency planning professionals and the Department of Safety and Transportation. The plan is consistently reviewed and tested throughout the year in order to make improvements and ensure that it is effective and reflects the best interests of this campus. Professors now have to share information with students about emergency response procedures so that members of this campus can have more access to this information in hopes that, if an emergency ever arose, they would be more prepared and know how they needed to react. An informational campaign has been created, according to the director of the Depart-
ment of Safety and Transportation Donald Clark, who said that it’s being used to inform the faculty of MSU’s emergency response plan who are then required to inform the students, pointing out that “awareness is the first step to learning.” Although most responses to emergencies are based on common sense, instead of additional training, like evacuating the buildings when the fire alarms go off, or seeking shelter from a storm in an interior room without windows, education of these responses is still important and beneficial to their success during emergency situations. John Elmore, an u See SAFETY, page 9
Tornado Procedure
1. Remain calm
2. Do not use elevators
3. Seek shelter in the lowest level of the building, away from windows 4. Do not leave the building
5. After the tornado has passed, call 911 to report injury or damage; evacuate the building if necessary
6. Offer to help those who need assistance 7. Walk to the shelter area
8. Do not return to the building until an all clear is given
All of the procedures can be found online at http://www.missouristate.edu/safetran/51597.htm.
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Be proactive about fitness and health this year By Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC
Bro. Do you even lift? But really though, do you lift? Or run? Or stay active somehow? All of the above are great ways to avoid the legendary ‘freshman 15.’ In some cases this could even be the freshman 20 or 30. Scary stuff, right? Have no fear, that’s exactly why I’m here — to shed some light on great ways to avoid this mythical creature. Before we begin this adventure, however, let me clarify that I am in no way qualified to scientifically verify this information. I am not a medically- or nutritionally-trained individual. The first method is for people who just want to maintain their current fitness or health level. In my mind, one of the greatest factors of health level change during college is the increase in inactivity and food consumption.
This means that people are moving less and eating more. We all know that it’s easy to eat two full plates of food in Garst and then still somehow have room for cookies at the end — believe me, I’ve been there. That being said, one great way to reduce intake is to have smaller meals throughout the day. Breaking your daily consumption into smaller meals provides for better portion control, according to the Livestrong website. WebMD says that smaller meals can help prevent overeating because you aren’t as hungry when you get to your next meal. A regular, consistent sleep schedule and avoidance of unnecessary anxiety can also help prevent weight gain. The second method of freshman 15 avoidance is being proactive in losing weight. Maybe you want to cut a few pounds or inches
to shape up for that cute guy or girl in your macro class. The best way to do this — speaking from years of experience — is running. Straight cardio above your target heart rate for an extended duration is a fantastic calorie burner. In order to burn one pound of body fat, you need to burn approximately 3,500 calories. If you run for 30 minutes at a 10-minute-mile pace, you’re going to burn around 450 calories. If you run this same way seven days in a row, you’ll burn just under 3,500 calories — one pound of body fat. Combine this with a healthier, balanced diet and you’re on your way to weight loss. Finally, you might just want to lift weights and get ‘big,’ ‘swole,’ ‘yolked,’ etc. — choose your favorite adjective. The best advice I can
offer is this — don’t be afraid of carbohydrates, especially complex ones. Carbs are your best source of natural energy and are considerably more natural than ingesting a 4ounce scoop of caffeine and creatine. By combining wise use of complex carbs, healthy protein and regimented workouts, you too can have the small-scale version of Arnold Schwarzenegger circa 1975. Avoid creatine at all possible costs. Creatine causes a great deal of water retention in the body — so if you want to lose weight and look cut, creatine will work against you. Whatever your reason for working out — or not working out for that matter — just know the option is your prerogative. What matters is that you follow your passion and find your place — but getting fit can only benefit you.
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In the past week, The Standard has received three different emails from students who were upset about the parking issues on campus. Sadie Welhoff’s article on this very issue on Page 1 may be able to clear up some of the frustration, but for those who still shout injustice we ask: Did you vote for the B.E.A.R. Fee? Did you even vote at all? If you did indeed vote, we think it’s great that you voice your opinion, but know if you voted in favor of the fee you basically agreed to these new and terribly aggravating parking issues. However, if you did not vote at all, and are not a freshman, please stop complaining. The fee passed in a landslide, even if only 2,948 students voted. Missouri State University has close to 20,000 students. That tells us that a lot of people shouldn’t be complaining at all, because you should have complained in the student forum and through your vote.
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The majority of students here had the opportunity to choose whether or not these new facilities — which are pretty amazing by the way — even made it to campus. This means that the majority of students missed said opportunity and now choose to be disgruntled about the outcome that they could have had a say in, but no longer do. Look, parking is always an issue. We always hear complaints and, yes, we at The Standard hate spending half an hour looking for a parking spot too, but the fact remains we knew what removing parking lots would mean when we voted. The university runs on a budget and has very limited space for further expansion. Members of administration are very aware that students are upset about parking, but little can be done at this moment, so please stop complaining and make the best of the situation we got ourselves in.
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Career Center director retires
Tuesday, Sept. 2
All student mixer, 5-7 p.m., Bond Learning Center 130, free
Wednesday, Sept. 3
Explore PSU-Level 1 Game Center, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., PSU, free Long distance relationships, 4-5 p.m., PSU 315, free
By Callie Dunaway The Standard @Callie_Dunaway
Thursday, Sept. 4
Labor Day party, 9 p.m.-midnight, PSU North Mall, free
Jack Hunter served Missouri State University for over 16 years. He was the director of the Career Center and one of the main reasons the Career Center is so successful today. In the spring of 2014, he announced his retirement from the university. Hunter recently moved to Carmel, Indiana. When asked why he retired, he responded, “It is time to do many of those things I was unable to do when I was working, namely golf, riding horses, fishing, hunting and connecting with our first grandchild, who was born Aug. 16.” For now, Hunter is adjusting from the move into a new house in a different state and adding his mother into their household. Later, he plans to be involved in the Carmel and Indianapolis community. Hunter hopes to be involved somehow in the military community to support the military families because he is retired military. Hunter spoke highly of the Career Center. “Our staff created a centralized center that reached out to Missouri State students, alumni, staff, faculty and parents, enabling our students to become capable career decision-makers. We were ‘dream enablers.’” Dee Siscoe, vice president for student affairs, spoke well of Hunter saying, “Under his leadership, we helped thousands of students develop career plans and find employment following graduation. While Hunter’s passion and leadership will surely be missed, he has mentored many professionals in the Career Center that will continue on with the good work that he started.” Hunter also said of the Career Center, “It’s not so much what I did, but what the staff of the Career Center did. I just had the good fortune to be along for the ride.”
Friday, Sept. 5
Comedy club presents: Jessi Campbell, 7-9 p.m., PSU Ballroom West, free First Friday Artwalk, 6-10 p.m., downtown, free Rock ‘n’ Bowl, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Level 1 Game Center, free Ozarks Celebration Festival, 5:15-10 p.m., John H. Keiser Amphitheater, free
Saturday, Sept. 6
Circles for Girls facilitator training, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Park Central Office 207, free Ozarks Celebration Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., grounds east of Carrington Hall, free
Sunday, Sept. 7
Circles for Girls facilitator training, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Park Central Office 207, free Ozarks Celebration Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., grounds east of Carrington Hall, free
Monday, Sept. 8
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (Chung-Ch’iu), all day, entire campus, free
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No instruments needed
One of Missouri State University’s a capella groups, the Hibernotes, are hosting open auditions for all students this week. The coed a capella group is looking for all voice parts, including beatboxers, to complete its 2014 group. Auditions will be Thursday, Sept. 4, and Friday, Sept. 5, in Ellis Recital Hall at 10:15 p.m. In order to tryout, it is recommended to prepare a verse and chorus from two contrasting contemporary pop/rock songs. Each audition session will start with an informational meeting followed by the singing portion of the auditions. For more information, contact the Hibernotes public relations chair, Weston Thomas.
Welcome to festival season
Missouri State University is hosting, yet again, the Ozarks Celebration Festival, on the grounds just east of Carrington Hall. The festival, running Sept. 5-7, will display more than 300 craftsmen, exhibitors and musicians, along with four entertainment stages featuring storytelling, music and dance. “Over the years, the Ozarks Celebration Festival has become a fall tradition on the campus of Missouri State University. Not only does the festival provide a look at the rich cultural heritage of the Ozarks, but it has become a time and place to get together with old friends and to meet new ones as well,” said Barbara Jones, director of special events for the College of Arts and Letters, in a press release for Missouri State. Free parking is available all weekend for festival goers in lots near the corner of National and Monroe and all lots south of Grand.
Missouri State art students work on display
Missouri State University Art and Design students’ work will be on display during the Sept. 5 First Friday Art Walk. Work by current students include the mediums of sculpture, installation, drawing and painting. The Artist Reception will be held at the MSU Student Exhibition Center, 838 E. Walnut St., 6-10 p.m. The Brick City gallery will also be featuring work done by MSU students. A ceramic installation, “Interpersonal Relationship Part 2,” by Haejung Lee and a ceramic sculpture, “New Work,” by Jeff Johnston.
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The music video, “Cool Kids,” was featured on Entertainment Weekly in an online story.
MSU ‘Cool Kids’ on Entertainment Weekly Media, Journalism and Film Department students put Springfield on the map
By Nicole Roberts The Standard @NReneeRoberts
A music video that Missouri State University alumni and students created made it onto Entertainment Weekly on Aug. 8. Casey Jack, a Springfield singer signed with Rough Beast Records, had his first music video — “Cool Kids” — featured in an Entertainment Weekly online story. Some MSU students and alumni worked on this music video for about a month and a half. The production crew was excited and shocked when they learned the video would be on Entertainment Weekly. “I was incredibly excited. I’ve never had my work featured on a major site before,” Nico Burasco, an MSU alumnus who majored in electronic arts-video, said. Andrew Wolff, an MSU graduate with a degree in electronic artsvideo productions, said, “I was pretty surprised and excited. I didn’t expect it to get that much exposure.” The music video was shot at several locations around Springfield. Jack wanted to feature the city in the video since it is his hometown. “[Springfield] also has heart and
a lot of character, so there were a lot of great places to shoot,” Wolff explained. When creating the music video, the production crew had to go through a specific thinking process. Andrew Mittman, a senior digital film production major, said they listened to “Cool Kids” several times in order to figure out the emotional response. This helped them create a rough story for the song. “We were trying to do something natural and in the moment,” Burasco said. “We wanted a little edge to the video — some realism. We loved the song from the start and wanted to capture that punk-y feel, while also making it colorful and keeping up the spirit of summer fun.” “Cool Kids” cost the production crew very little money since all the equipment and props used for the video were owned by the students, alumni or Jack. The extra actors and actresses were friends of Jack who volunteered to be in the video. The only expense was gas to drive to the different shooting locations, according to videographer Josh Pfaff, a junior electronic arts major with an emphasis in film studies. Students are excited to hear about the music video being featured on Entertainment Weekly.
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“Cool Kids” director, Andrew Wolff.
Ashlea Highfill, a senior religious studies major, said, “I think it’s so awesome that the video made it onto Entertainment Weekly. It’s always so nice to hear about people from Springfield getting the recognition they deserve, especially when it’s on a national level with such a huge media presence as Entertainment Weekly.” The “Cool Kids” music video can be found on Entertainment Weekly’s website at http://musicmix.ew.com/2014/08/08/caseyjack-cool-kids-video/. Jack’s self-titled LP album was released on Aug. 26 and can be bought on iTunes or Rough Beast Record’s website.
You say ‘hello,’ I say ‘goodbye’ Hellogoodbye makes Missouri State last tour stop Dear Hellogoodbye, I’ve got a letter I would like to send. While your Aug. 19 concert that was held at the North Mall on Missouri State University campus was quite entertaining, with your great interactions with the crowd and the rap-off at the end, your latest album left me wanting more of the old Hellogoodbye. I understand that you only have one original member of the band — Forrest Kline, the lead singer and the sole writer on the album — but the Hellogoodbye that I fell in love with had a much different sound. Frankly, I preferred it. Your latest album, “Everything is Debatable,” felt like an attempt to be profound, but it was contrived and, sadly, predictable. When I say predictable, I mean most songs on the album sounded the
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same, which also means I got bored. With the exception of the song “Everything is Debatable,” I felt detached as I listened to each indie alternative track roll on. During your concert you played a couple of your old songs and quite a few off the new album. The crowd kept shouting for you to play the music that got you famous. You had a good sound before. People listened to it. Why did you go this new direction? Now, I’m sure some people somewhere must love your new stuff. After
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Forrest Kline, the original lead singer of Hellogoodbye, at the Aug. 19 concert.
all, you did get to tour with Paramore to promote the album, but I think you’ve lost a large fan base. We miss songs like “Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn,” “Dear, Jamie” and your ever popular, and probably most famous song, “Here In Your Arms.” After being ditched on a scheduled interview by you guys twice, I got five minutes of your time after the
concert to ask why you had such a different sound. In between the drummer running off in the middle of a sentence and Kline focusing entirely on his skateboard tricks — you asked me to record the sound of your Ollie instead of answering my questions... come on, dude — you managed to tell me that the new sound is due to the fact that the original Hellogoodbye
simply doesn’t exist and that you write from “a very dark and lonely place in your bedroom.” Sigh. That’s depressing. No wonder the album made me sad. I pray your next album finds some of your old sound. Until then, good luck with the skateboarding tricks. Signed, sincerely, me.
‘As Above’ so blows Tuesday, September 2, 2014
I truly believe that one day, John Erick Dowdle will make a great found-footage horror film. For now, he’s made “As Above, So Below.” Dowdle, whose previous efforts include “The Poughkeepsie Tapes” and “Quarantine,” continues in his tradition of crafting a haunting atmosphere that’s effective at keeping you on the edge of your seat, and then filling the rest of the film with one-dimensional characters and the occasional half-formed brilliant idea that begs, unsuccessfully, to be expanded upon. This particular shakily-filmed adventure follows Scarlett (Perdita Weeks) and her gang of doomed friends (including Ben Feldman from “Mad Men”) into the Paris catacombs to look for the philosopher’s stone, after deriving its location through a series of “National Treasure”esque sequences that are moderately entertaining, and at least provide Scarlett and George
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Why you got Monday off Do you know where Labor Day comes from? By Briana Simmons The Standard @SimmonsReports
Labor Day marks a transitioning time period in the American calendar, and you may not even realize it. According to History.com, the first Labor Day parade was held in 1882 when thousands of workers took unpaid time off to march from City Hall to Union Square in New York City. It wasn’t until June 28, 1894, that Labor Day was approved as a legal holiday. Ever since then,
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on the first Monday of September, Americans celebrate this national holiday for workers in a variety of ways. One of the reasons for choosing September to celebrate Labor Day was to break the long gap between Independence Day and Thanksgiving. In the 1880s, Labor Day began as a creation of the labor movement. It was originally used to celebrate the contributions of workers to the United States economy. Now, it serves as a national rest day for workers, but u See LABOR, page 9
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Football (1-0)
Thursday, Aug. 28 Missouri State 0 7 Northwestern St.10 14
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Friday, Aug. 29 Missouri State Incarnate Word
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Thursday, Aug. 28 Missouri State 1 Tulsa 0
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Sunday , Aug. 31 Missouri State 1 Oral Roberts 0
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Field hockey (0-2)
Friday, Aug. 29 Missouri State Monmouth
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Saturday, Aug. 30 Missouri State Rider
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Calendar Thursday, Sept. 4
Field hockey: 4 p.m. vs. UC Davis at home Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs. Oral Roberts at home
Friday, Sept. 5
Cross Country: 4:45 p.m. vs. Walt Crawford Open at Charleston, Illinois Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs. Western Kentucky at home
Saturday, Sept. 6
Volleyball: 12:30 p.m. vs. Incarnate Word at home Football: 2:30 p.m. vs. Oklahoma State at Stillwater, Oklahoma Men’s Soccer: 7 p.m. vs UMKC at home Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs. Milwaukee at home
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Women’s Soccer: 1 p.m. vs. Arkansas State at home Field hockey: 2 p.m. vs. Saint Louis at home
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Men’s basketball to hold tryouts Sept. 3
The Missouri State men’s baskeball Bears will hold an open tryout on Sept. 3 from 6-7 a.m. for students interested in joining the team as a walk-on. Participants must be active students and will be required to perform various conditioning, skill and practice drills. Basketball attire is encouraged for the tryout.
Isbell named MVFC Newcomer of the Week
Freshman defensive end Colby Isbell has been named as the Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the week, announced by the league on Aug. 31. Isbell blocked a field goal and forced a fumble, which became the momentum shift in the Bears’ 32-27 victory against Northwestern State on Aug. 28.
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Newcomers shine, key Bears’ first non-conference win since 2010 in 17-point comeback against Northwestern State By John Robinson The Standard @SaxmanJohn
“It was youthful ignorance. The veterans started to get that look on their faces, but the freshmen were still fired up,” said head coach Terry Allen after the Bears (10) opened the season with an unbelievable comeback win over the Northwestern State Demons (0-1) 34-27. During media day, Allen said this was the best freshman class he had ever recruited at Missouri State, and they certainly lived up to that billing against Northwestern State. Freshman cornerback Eric Phillips recorded an intercep-
tion, redshirt freshman running back Calan Crowder rushed for 62 yards and freshman defensive end Colby Isbell forced the fumble that sparked the comeback — a play that senior wide receiver Julian Burton took notice of. “It was a big play, probably the play of the game,” Burton said. How big was the fumble? With the Demons threatening to score again and make it a 31-7 game, Isbell forced the fumble on the 1-yard line. It was the last time the Demons would find themselves in the red zone. To Allen, this win was a cut above any he has experienced. “It was the greatest comeback I have
Men’s soccer Bears open regular season with victory Thomas’s goal in first half was all that was needed to defeat Incarnate Word By John Robinson The Standard @SaxmanJohn
The first game of a season can set the tone for the remaining games, and if the first game from the Missouri State men’s soccer Bears (10) is any indication, they look to pick up right where the left off, winning 1-0 over Incarnate Word (0-1). “The team started off good, everyone was playing well,” head coach John Leamy said, “We had a really good buildup, a good quality
first goal. The boys defended well all night and we got the shutout.” That first goal came in the 28th minute when junior midfielder Brandon Barbero got a nice touch pass to senior midfielder Parker Maher, who took advantage of a split defense to get the ball to junior forward James Thomas. Thomas didn’t hesitate taking the ball to the back of the net, dropping to his knees in celebration. “It was a great goal –– great effort by the team,” said Thomas, who recorded one goal and five assists last season. “It’s good to get it in the
first half, to be able to relax a bit, chilled out and played our game the way we want to play.” Those familiar with MSU’s game know the Bears pride themselves on a strong defensive effort, setting the bar for goals against average with 0.41.. With Trevor Spangenburg gone to the MLS, a new face was in goal for the Bears -- true freshman Liam Priestly. “I was a bit nervous, but the guys played good defense and getting the shutout definitely helps,” Priestly said,. was really excited to get out u See SOCCER, page 8
Hearty soccer MSU soccer teams have new technology to measure fitness By John Robinson The Standard @SaxmanJohn If you arrive early to a Missouri State men’s soccer game this year, chances are you will see them sporting a new piece of equipment underneath their uniforms. The device is a combination of a heart-rate monitor and a GPS, which fits on a vest worn underneath the uniform, according to Scott Richmond, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at MSU. He was brought in by the team to instruct on how to use the equipment, and while he has heard of it, this is his first time working with it. But he is a firm believer in the benefits it will bring. “The system they are using combines a GPS to tell where a player is at any given time on the field with a heart rate monitor, to see how they’re holding up while playing a game, or just training.” The Bears hope this new device will help them train both harder and smarter. “It’s a company called VX Sport and they are out of New Zealand,” said associate head coach Michael Seabolt about the developers of the product. “I’ve had a chance to develop a relationship over the years with them, they offered us a chance to use their product, and we took a look and thought it would be a way to upgrade what we’re doing.” Before the season began, the soccer players were brought in to determine maximum capacity, heart rate and oxygen capacity. “It shows who’s working hard and who can work harder,” Richmond said. “There have been a couple surprises, a couple guys whose max hasn’t been as high as you would think it would be. If that guy’s heart rate is at 120, it
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MSU soccer teams have new equipment to monitor physical fitness and fatigue. might not look like he’s working hard, but now they know he was actually pushing himself pretty hard.” It may sound like a huge battery of tests, but according to Richmond the players enjoyed the process. “You get them in, and they do a lot of running, putting on an oxygen mask and going on a treadmill, running in water. It’s a lot like what they show in the gatorade commercials actually, and the guys enjoyed that a lot.” According to Seabolt, the technology allows a more personalized and specific training plan over the long term. “You wanna balance the workload –– the recovery –– over a week or a month, even a year.” Seabolt said. “Training is both an art and a science. The art side comes from experience — getting to know your athletes, observing certain observables you can see with your eyes.”It may sound like a huge batu See HEART, page 8
ever been a part of,” Allen said — who has 22 years of college coaching experience. Though the freshmen were the standouts, the play of the veterans was just as impressive. Leading the offensive charge was senior quarterback Kierra Harris, who had only one thought going through his head all game long: “Just keep fighting.” Those three words played again and again as he led the offense with 261 total offensive yards and three touchdowns. “We’ve been pushing and grinding for months. We knew that if we kept pushing we could come back,” Harris said. u See BEARS, page 8
More fan support can make stadiums better Eli Wohlenhaus Sports Reporter
Maybe it was the World Cup. Maybe it was the new stadium. As I watched the first several soccer games in the new Allison South Stadium, it was clear something had changed to cause a surge of fans to cheer on the Bears. Maybe it is something else, though. After last Thursday’s season opening win for the Missouri State University football team, Twitter erupted with exuberance for the Bears. And that was when it became clear that things have changed around these parts. Natural curiosity of what a nice new facility looks like will draw in more fans, but so far this semester it has been more than just curiosity keeping these fans here. But why the sudden change? Some may say it’s the facilities or the new batch of talent, while others will say it’s because the school newspaper piqued their interest. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves just yet. The new stadiums are really great around here and will definitely bring fans around, but stop and think about this for a minute: MSU won its first non-conference game since 2010, but it came on the road. It isn’t the stadium. This is a good football team, and it is a part of a huge change on campus. In just over a week and a half, this team will be welcomed onto its new turf with the onslaught of fans to fill the new bleachers, and it is going to win. There are plenty of reasons to come to the home opener on Sept. 13: BearFest Village being directly on campus, the lift of campus-wide prohibition during the tailgating festivities, the pride band’s performances and the christening of the new turf and student section. All those reasons are what bring fans in for the first half. So, how to keep them here? The answer to that question is simple: football. One thing the Bears proved last week was that it really is never over until it’s over. And that is something that will have resounding effects as the season goes on. With the football program’s momentum and the fans’ quick response of jubilation, this could finally be the turn of the tide. Last season, the Bears all
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For Bears, staying undefeated will be an arduous task this week against Cowboys John Robinson Sports Reporter
The football Bears picked up a big win last Thursday against NSU to start the season 1-0 for the first time since 2010. It could end up being one of the biggest wins of the season with MSU’s next contest coming against Oklahoma State University this Saturday. The Cowboys play in the Big 12 Conference, and they are coming off a close 37-31 loss at home to the defending national cham-
pion Florida State Seminoles. Junior quarterback J.W. Walsh was electric for the Cowboys, racking up over 203 yards in the air and 63 yards on the ground with three total touchdowns. Juniors Tyreek Hill and David Glidden were the main targets in the air for Walsh. Hill in particular will be an offensive threat the Bears will need to find a way to contain. Hill, a junior transfer, put up 246 allpurpose yards with a combination of punt and kick returns, rushing plays and receiving yards. While the Demons were a great test for a young Bear secondary, the Cowboys are an even greater offensive team. They're not slouches on the defensive side
of the ball either. The Bears’ offense prides itself on the run game — and the Cowboys only gave up 106 yards on the ground to Florida State. Their defensive line gave Heisman winner Jameis Winston little time to throw, with two sacks and a quarterback hit for their effort. OSU also totaled five tackles for loss. I like to be optimistic about the Bears when I can be. They have a tendency to play better than the final score indicates, and I think they have a good chance to have a great season this year and win some tough games. This is not one of those games. The Cowboys have the advantage in every category. If you watch a lot of college football, you’ve seen some opponents of the
Volley-Bears drop two of first three games on season-opening road trip
MSU opens season at the Utah Classic in Salt Lake City, losing its first two contests before closing the event with a win By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard @eliwohlenhaus
The Missouri State volleyball Bears got their season underway this past weekend at the Utah Classic. They faced New Mexico State, Utah and Montana State. In their first match, Missouri State faced New Mexico State and fell in three sets. The Bears kept it close in Set 1, but the Aggies got the better of them to win 28-26. Set 2 was entirely different, as New Mexico State raced ahead and never looked back, winning 25-17. Set 3 only brought more separation between the clubs as the Aggies downed the Bears 25-15. In the second game of the tournament, the Bears went all five rounds with host Utah. They won Sets 1 and 3, but lost in Sets 2, 4 and 5, and Utah took the match. Freshman middle blocker Lynsey Wright had 15 kills for the Bears and senior middle blocker and right side hitter Andrea Beaty recorded her 1,000th career kill in college.
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When Missouri State faced Montana State in the final game of the tournament, the Bears completely turned the tables and got a sweep of their own. They won 25-21, 25-21 and 2517. This game featured another newcomer to MSU, freshman outside hitter Lily Johnson, who led the team with 19 kills. As a team, the Bears had 51 kills in the match. This week, however, MSU comes home to host the prestigious Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational. The action starts when the Bears host the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. On Friday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m., MSU plays Western Kentucky. Saturday, Sept. 6, — the final day of the tournament — the Bears will play Incarnate Word at 12:30 p.m. and then the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at 7 p.m. This tournament not only will feature the Bears’ young talents’ composure and stamina, but the team will recognize Linda Dollar, who will be inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame. Dollar coached MSU’s volleyball team from 1972-1995. She is one of the winningest coaches in NCAA volleyball history with 758 wins.
Bears stay competitive with Football Bowl Subdivision opponents, including the top team in the Missouri Valley, North Dakota State. NDSU had its fifth straight win against FBS competition as iy took down Iowa State. This is a different situation. The Cowboys are on a higher level than Iowa and Iowa State. I think the Bears will surprise me with their competitiveness, but ultimately OSU is deeper and more talented than MSU. Though, as they say, “Any given Saturday.” I’ve seen crazier upsets in college football, and though I think it is unlikely, you can never say never. Just don’t put money down on the Bears to win. The action goes down Sept. 6 at 2:30 p.m. in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Offensive struggles define opening road trip for field hockey Bears MSU winless in all three games, shut out in first two By Chase Probert The Standard @chase_a_probert
The Missouri State field hockey Bears were swept in their opening weekend of play in Lawrenceville, New Jersey this last weekend. The Bears suffered two shutout losses to the Monmouth Hawks and Rider Broncs. In the season opener on Friday, the Bears were dropped 3-0 by the Hawks as Alyssa Ercolino led the way for Monmouth with two first half goals. The Hawks rode a hot first half in lieu to victory, putting up two goals on ten shots to the Bears two shots. Overall, the Hawks outshot the Bears 13 to six. Junior Holly Scherer was able to put up three shots on goal for the Bears. The following day, the Bears dropped a close 1-0 match despite a great effort from the Bears defense. Sophomore goalkeeper Megan Drew made a careerhigh seven saves as the Bears defense was pressured by the Broncs offense for
the majority of the game. The Broncs’ Dezarae Fillmyer scored in the 15th minute of the first half for Rider’s lone goal of the day, but the Bears’ defense was able to hang tough and limit the damage the rest of the way, as the Broncs would outshoot the Bears 13-4, putting up seven shots-on-goal to the Bears’ four. Junior captains Charlie Redhead and Liz Young registered the Bears’ four shots on goal for the day, with Redhead putting up three shots and Young putting up one. The Bears offense was given 11 corner opportunities on Rider penalties, but were unable to take advantage of the Broncs slip-ups. MSU finished up its road trip with a 3-1 loss against Villanova on Sep. 1. Redhead scored the Bears’ only goal. MSU opens at home on Sept. 4 against UC Davis at 4 p.m. It will be the first game played at Allison North Stadium. MSU completes its first homestand against Saint Louis on Sept. 7 at 2 p.m., also at Allison North Stadium.
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Burton also had a fantastic game with four catches for 140 yards, with 218 allpurpose yards and one touchdown. “We knew it was going to
be a fourth quarter battle just like it was last time,” Burton said, referring to the last time the two teams met — a game the Bears lost 23-17. “So we wanted to come out and show ‘em we were the better conditioned team and that we were more prepared than them. They had a better first half, but we had a better second half.”
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experience — getting to know your athletes, observing certain observables you can see with your eyes.” It may sound like a huge battery of tests, but according to Richmond the players enjoyed the process. “You get them in and they do a lot of running, putting on an oxygen mask and going on a treadmill, running in water. It’s a lot like what they show in the gatorade commercials actually, the guys enjoyed that a whole lot.” “The science comes from this GPS and heart rate monitor. Without it you can kind of have an idea from practice, an estimate, but this gives us the finer details, allowing us to get that much closer to taking a player to their max,” Richmond said. In terms of cost, these units are not cheap — the cheapest model runs at $1,040 and the most expensive at $4,000, though Seabolt said that they were able to get a “significant discount” although he would not go into specifics. “The players were consulted, the reaction was positive, and we went and raised money, talking to boosters, Bowling with Bears — we do all these things every year but we had to raise more this offseason.”
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Allen agreed with Burton and said the new Plaster Stadium was a key contributor in the game. “Just being able to come out and practice anytime helped us prepare for the heat,” Allen said. “I think we were the better conditioned team; we practiced in the heat to prepare, and they practiced when the sun went
Though the men’s team didn’t come up with the idea, they aren’t the only ones at MSU taking advantage of VX Sport. According to Seabolt, the women’s occer team is also using the technology. The Bears are also not contractually obligated to the company.According to Nate Winkel, a representative of VX Sport. In an email interview, Winkel said both Bears teams are part of the 15 men’s and women’s university soccer programs currently using VX Sport, including UCLA, New Mexico, Stanford and Akron, as well as multiple teams in the English Premier League. For the players, like Phil Woods, a sophomore midfielder, it is a step up from the heart rate monitors. “We’ve worked with stuff like this before but never one with a GPS, which tells you stuff like how far you’ve run, exactly tracking your heart rate going up, going down, and it hasn’t been inaccurate.” As for any downsides, he says it was a bit uncomfortable at first, but they have worn worse. “We had one that was clipped and this one isn’t near that bad,” Woods said. “While there is no contract in place, Winkel said “We do hope this is the start of a long-term relationship with the Bears, where VX Sport can play an integral part of the MSU soccer teams’ success.”
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down.” With Crowder’s 62 yards, the Bears’ total running game accumulated over 233 yards on the ground. With some great blocking from the offensive line in front of them, sophomore running back Phoenix Johnson ran for 71 yards, Harris for 66 yards and junior running back Ryan Heaston for 24
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yards. For Missouri State, the victory not only shows in the record, but also in the belief of the team and their mindset going forward. “One and zero, I haven’t been able to say that before. It means a lot. It makes us believe that big things can happen this year,” said senior offensive guard Richard Gal-
bierz. Allen also said he noticed something he thinks is special about this team. “These kids just did not want to quit on their university,” Allen said. The Bears have a tough matchup ahead, traveling to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Sept. 6 at 2:30 p.m.
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“I was really excited to get out and see and play for the crowd, but by the time the first whistle blows, you just have to keep focused until the final whistle.” Leamy also noted how big Priestley’s play was but said he is not the only goalkeeper the Bears plan on using. “I think it was huge for Liam and for the whole team, but it’s not just Liam we have ready. We have so many great goalkeeping options on our roster.” MSU played its second game of the regular season against UMKC on Sept. 1 at Allison South Stadium. Results for this game can be found on our website, www.the-standard.org.
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too often lost games in the end, but it’s ime to kiss last season goodbye once and for all. The football team won, and there are more and more rea-
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MSU lost to Northwestern State 23-17 in 2013, but returned the favor on Aug. 28.
sons to keep winning. Those athletes have so much to play for, and the reinvested fanbase is ready to go to war. Tthis can’t be something that fizzles out. No. The momentum has to continue, and it will as long as people continue to support MSU athletics. A thousand voices rang out
on Twitter after that comeback victory in Louisiana. Why not let ten thousand voices ring out in Plaster Field at every home game?
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fying. The journey does not appear to have noticeably changed any of the surviving characters, who have just spent 90 minutes having their deepest secrets and fears thrown at them, albeit in an incredibly convoluted and uninteresting fashion. You’d think hell itself would be a little better at getting into your head. But, as has been the case before, Dowdle’s main struggles come with characterization, not setting. You won’t remember their names. You won’t care when they die. And you certainly won’t be engrossed in their struggles. Maybe Sartre was right — hell is other people.
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was for the Agriculture Department. The specialized section meant that all the incoming freshmen who had declared their major in agriculture would be in the same GEP class, and they would cater the entire class curriculum to their specific needs. The section of agriculture students was immediately very successful. The university then decided to start expanding the program to all majors and certain scholarships. The Multi-Cultural Leadership scholarship has its own section of GEP students and has a 100 percent retention rate so far. The University of Texas started organizing its first-year foundation classes into specific sections, and it has been very successfu. So Missouri State is aiming to have the same results. In the future, Missouri State plans to have specific sections of GEP for each major and continue to grow the first-year programs.
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that doesn’t include everyone. Over the years, Labor Day became a major shopping weekend. It’s very similar to Black Friday. Storewide sales
attract customers in the early morning hours of Labor Day for the best deals. As a result, retailers around the country are often required to work longer hours on the holiday. Timeanddate.com explains the symbolic time of Labor Day for most Americans. Many people mark Labor Day as the
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football season. The fashion experts know this usually marks the last chance to wear white without being ridiculed for such a horrible choice. But, for the rebels, Labor Day is just another excuse to skip work.
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Emergency Management Specialist for the Community Emergency Response Team for Greene County focuses on planning emergency responses and stressed the importance of educating students and faculty on the different procedures related to emergencies. Elmore thought that making faculty and students aware of different responses was a great idea due to “the influx of new students and new facilities on campus each year.” Elmore thinks that familiarizing new students with the nearest exits, rooms to take shelter in when there’s a storm and other responses are “important because being up front in providing information ensures that everyone is on the same page.”
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and the other resources available.” Looking down the line, Johns hopes the group eventually becomes an afterthought for students and faculty. “After a couple of years, if someone goes into a class and discloses to their professor that they’re in recovery, then they’ll be able to tell their student about SoBEAR,” Johns said. “I want it to be a known thing, and help get rid of the stigma attached.” As of now, Johns has a space reserved at the Monroe Apartments every Thursday 4-6 p.m. Any further questions can be answered by calling Johns at 417836-5116 or emailing justinjohns@missouristate.edu.
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