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Briefs

Former MSU student will stand trial

A judge ruled Monday that a former MSU student will stand trial for second-degree murder.

Joshua K. Brown, a former MSU student, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the May 5 shooting death of Javon Carter, 20.

On Monday, Sept. 10, Brandon McDonald, 27, of Chicago, who was also injured in the shooting, testified in a preliminary hearing that he and Carter, his cousin, went to Brown’s house to discuss a disagreement over theft. In the hearing, Associate Circuit Judge Mark Fitzsimmons determined there was enough evidence to put Brown on trial. His arraignment is set for Sept. 21 at 8:30 a.m. at the Greene County Judicial Facility, 1010 Boonville Ave.

A wild ride, indeed

The Professional Bull Riders, will be at JQH Arena Sept. 14-16.

The event will incorporate 35 of the top bull riders in the world taking on bucking bulls in the “toughest sport on earth,” according to a PFI Western Store press release.

Tickets for the event can be purchased at PFI Western Store, 2816 S. Ingram Mill Rd., or at http://www.missouristatetix.com.

Sexual assault standards lowered Drought still Department of Education’s request prompts MSU policy revision

By Lindsey Howard The Standard

MSU is investigating allegations of sexual assault on campus more forcefully in response to recommendations the U.S. Department of Education made last year.

A letter issued by the department on April 4, 2011 to all colleges and universities in the country revealed startling statis-

20 percent of women, and 6.1 percent of men will be the victims of sexual assault while in college.

The policy, approved at the August Board of Governors meeting, is an Free SHARP update and revision to the sessions are held policy already in place, monthly at the according to Kim Sahr, Foster Recreation coordinator of student Center. To register, conduct. go to “We updated and http://www.missouri revised our sexual offensstate.edu/recreation. es policy to be more upto-date and to make sure it Session II: Oct. 8-9 was in 100 percent comSession III: Nov. 5-6 pliance with the DepartSession IV: ment of Education and Dec. 3-4 Office of Civil Rights’ guidelines,” Sahr said. tics that prompted the “We also made revisions change — one in five, or based on the desire to

Sexual Harrassment and Rape Prevention Training (SHARP) classes:

Home opener offers opportunity for school spirit and engagement

By Briana Simmons The Standard

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Carillon concert series a success

Jeremy Chesman, MSU’s carillonist, kicked off the first performance of the school year in the Jane A. Meyer Carillon Series on Saturday. The carillon weighs 2.5 million pounds and is made up of 48 bronze bells, making it the world’s largest musical instrument.

Tuesday, Sept. 11

Ozarks Lecture Series, all day, PSU Parliamentary Room, ends Sept. 12

University Recreation Center Job Fair, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Foster Recreation Center Ozarks Celebration Festival: A Retrospective Exhibit, 1-5 p.m., Student Exhibition Center, ends Sept. 22 SAC meeting, 4-5 p.m., PSU Parliamentary Room

SGA meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., PSU Parliamentary Room

Wednesday, Sept. 12 Study Away Fair, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., PSU Atrium

Habitat for Humanity meeting, 66:45 p.m., Monroe Apartments

Spectrum meeting, 7-8 p.m., PSU third floor The Vine meeting, 8-9:30 p.m., Carrington Hall Auditorium

SAC Film: “Seeking a Friend for The End of The World,” 9 p.m.midnight, PSU Theater

Thursday, Sept. 13

Faculty Senate meeting, 3:30-5 p.m., PSU Parliamentary Room

Students for a Sustainable Future meeting, 4-5 p.m., Temple Hall 105

MSU College Democrats Meeting, 7-8 p.m., PSU 314C

Friday, Sept. 14

SAC Rock ‘N Bowl, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Level 1 Game Center

Saturday, Sept. 15

BearFest Village, 4-7 p.m., Lot 22

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Football festivities

Jeremy Chesman, MSU’s carillonist, prepares for the Sept. 9 carillon concert.

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have clarity and to be educational in our policies.”

Previously, if a victim of a sexual assault didn’t want the incident to be investigated, the university would typically respect the victim’s decision.

Now, the university may not give students an option and will pursue an aggressive investigation, depending on the circumstance, according to Don Clark, director of safety and transportation.

“In the past where a victim might say, ‘I don’t want this investigated. I don’t want you doing anything. I don’t want to talk

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Groundskeeper Les Henry sweeps the endzone of Plaster Sports Complex on Friday, Sept. 7, in preparation for the home opener.

MSU’s football season is underway and, with nine games left, the Athletic Department is looking to make some major improvements to its home opener weekend.

The Bears will face the Murray State Racers this Saturday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m., marking the first home game of the season.

Maroon Madness president Matthus Klute said that, to address the question, “How can we make the football experience better?”, interim President Clif Smart formed a Football Task Force last winter.

Although plans for the opening weekend began at the top of the ladder with Smart, it then trickled down and was put into action by student organizations like Maroon Madness.

The game will be MSU’s first night home game in four years and a pivotal moment for the university’s school spirit, Klute said.

“I think we’ll look back on this weekend and we’ll see it as a turning point and uphill climb in school spirit,” he said.

Even more positive thinking seems to be spreading around campus as game day approaches.

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in effect

Hurricane Isaac makes small impact on city’s water watch

By Anna Thomas The Standard

While Hurricane Isaac was a devastation to Louisiana, the remnants of scattered rain over Missouri were welcomed in hopes that it would raise water levels.

Despite high hopes, the drought is still a reality.

Even with 2.5 to 3 inches of rain, Isaac’s storms only raised Springfield’s water levels by 1 percent, leaving the city 5 percent away from water shortage. Joel Alexander, communication manager for Springfield’s City Utilities, said the city is still under a water watch.

“Our fingers are crossed, and we hope to get back to a normal weather pattern,” Alexander said.

“Usually, we are at 82 percent by this time of year. This could be year one of a one-year drought, or year one of a multiple-year drought.”

Alexander said every little bit helps, though, and noted that the rain simply recharged some of the rivers and lakes in the region. It also dropped temperatures for a short time, marking a break from the evaporation of rivers and lakes.

Because a water emergency is declared when levels reach 55 percent, Alexander said he appreciates all customers who volunteer to help conserve water, like Missouri State has done.

Bob Eckels, the director of Facilities Management at MSU, said the university is on board with City Utilities.

“If they’re asking for voluntary water conservation, we will be holding to our current measures,” Eckels said.

At this point, MSU continues their plans of water conservation, which can be found at http://www.missouristate.edu/faci lities/141319.htm. The conservation plan includes shutting down exterior fountains, adapting food services and irrigation practices to use less water, fixing plumbing problems immediately, eliminating on and off campus vehicle washing, and educating the campus community.

If students have any ideas to help, they can send proposals to the Student Government Association at sga@missouristate.edu.

SGA meets Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the PSU Parliamentary Room.

Pens and pencils are so last year MSU’s Kinesiology Department integrates iPads into classrooms

By Dayle Duggins The Standard

When kinesiology major Tim Williams was told to take out a pen or pencil in class last week, he and his classmates exchanged confused looks and laughed.

No, it wasn’t because Williams and his peers didn’t want to take a departmental survey, it was because they had yet to pick up a pen or pencil in Dr. Sarah McCallister’s classroom this school year.

As of the start of the school year, kinesiology majors are required to have an iPad, while those taking kinesiology courses — besides Fitness for Living — must have access to an iPad. McCallister, who is in her seventh year as the kinesiology department head, said the tool not only helps students with coursework, but gives them a major advantage in the real world, as the technology is prominent in clinical establish-

ments and many of the jobs kinesiology students seek.

Kinesiology — or the art and science and study of movement — incorporates physical education, exercise, and movement science, radiography, respiratory therapy, and much, much more.

Because students are learning about the complex workings of the human body, tools like the iPad make the subject much easier to understand, according to McCallister.

“It touches on all the different learning styles,” McCallister said. “It can do things a computer can’t; it’s portable and less expensive for students.”

How, exactly, is purchasing an iPad that can cost up to $829, if loaded with a ton of memory, cost-effective?

According to McCallister, the iPads most of the kinesiology students purchase can pay off in a semester. By introducing students to e-books and extremely relevant — and

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Kinesiology majors are now required to have an iPad, while anyone taking kinesiology classes — except for Fitness for Living — is required to have access to one.

free — applications, it offsets the cost of books.

McCallister also said if something, such as an iPad, is required for a class, it can be covered by financial aid.

Williams, a senior in the program, said he couldn’t be more pleased with the technology he, at first, was extremely skeptical about.

Now, after two weeks of classes with the iPad requirement, Williams said

he plans to use the tool when he becomes an elementary physical education teacher.

“My first thought was ‘here goes a pretty big chunk of change,’” he said.

“Now, I absolutely love it.

The educational uses far outweigh any negative thoughts.”

Above all else, Williams said being better prepared and more qualified as a

teacher is the ultimate benefit — something McCallister had hoped for from the start of the process last January.

“We want our students to be the best and most marketable,” she said. “We couldn’t see sending our students out not prepared to use it (iPads) in their jobs.”

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Digital or death The Moxie Cinema needs $160,000 to go from film to digital projection

By Kris Collins The Standard

“To put it plainly: it’s digital conversion or death,” The Moxie Cinema starkly states on its fundraising website, Cause Momentum, because of the harsh reality the cinema is facing from the digitization of the film industry.

Since the early days of movie magic, films have been shown using a film projector and 35mm film. Now, however, technology has advanced and digital projection is slowly replacing film projection.

Theaters across the country are making the conversion from film projection to digital, including The Moxie, Springfield’s independent movie theater located at 431 S. Jefferson Ave, but at a significant cost.

The Moxie’s fundraising campaign started on Aug. 13 and aims to raise $10,000 to cover the initial costs of converting to digital projection, according to its page on Cause Momentum.

Moxie Cinema Executive Director Mike Stevens said

the $10,000 goal has already been met with a little less than 15 days remaining on the online campaign.

Those funds, however, are only part of a $160,000 price tag for the complete digital conversion of The Moxie Cinema, he said.

The Moxie’s two screens will each need new projectors, servers that store and playback films, upgrades to sound systems, and technical odds and ends that, with labor fees, will cost $5,000 in renovations each, Stevens said.

“We’re going to have to pull all the tricks out of the bag to raise that kind of money,” Stevens said.

The Moxie Cinema has been an icon for community members who enjoy documentaries, independent, foreign or student films since it opened in September of 2005. The theater originally started as a for-profit business, but after a change in location and a change in ownership, it became a nonprofit in 2010.

Originally opened by Dan and Nicole Chilton, the the-

ater was purchased by a group of “Moxie goers” to keep its doors open when the Chiltons decided to sell it, according to The Moxie’s website.

Since its opening date, the cinema has had a good relationship with Missouri State, showing the university’s film students’ productions and providing a location where their films can be screened to an audience that can appreciate such “art house” films.

Deborah Larson, assistant professor in the Media, Journalism and Film Department at MSU, said if the Moxie goes, the MJF Department would feel the loss.

“When they show student films, some people from the community will come,” Larson said. “When we show films here on campus, that’s not necessarily the case.”

There isn’t a specific date by which the funds must be raised, but The Moxie hopes to have all funds raised by early 2013 because that’s around the time that distributors will stop delivering 35mm film prints and go completely digital, Stevens

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The Moxie Cinema, 431 S. Jefferson Ave., is raising money to undergo a $160,000 conversion from film projection to digital projection before early 2013. said.

The decision to convert from film to digital formats wasn’t much of a choice, but a necessity to adapt to the direction of the film industry, he said.

Stevens said he looks at the conversion as an opportunity to make some muchneeded overhaul to some of their equipment and a chance to possibly bring in new content to The Moxie.

“We don’t want to, but I’m definitely considering the chance to up the ante as far as what we’re showing people,”

Steven said. “It’s getting harder and harder to convince people to come out as their home systems look better, so we need something that looks fantastic and sounds great.”

Stevens is currently in the process of working on grants and putting together lists of organizations to which The Moxie can reach out for assistance with fundraising.

The process is in its infancy, and Stevens declined to cite organizations.

Stevens said he is optimistic about the fundraising campaign and isn’t writing

off the chance that prices in equipment may drop as the demand for the new equipment flattens out.

“We have regular donors,” Stevens said. “We’re probably going to ask them – the people who can afford to write bigger checks.”

Those wishing to answer The Moxie’s call, “Save our screens from going dark,” can do so online until Sept.

21 at http://www.causemomentum.org/projects or by link from The Moxie’s website, http://www.moxiecinema.com/.

How the parties measure up: Higher education Each week, The Standard explains an important issue in this year’s presidential election Democrats - Barack Obama and Joe Biden

If the Democrats win a second term in the White House, they plan to continue programs put in place during President Barack Obama’s first term: •Reformed student loan program, saving more than $60 billion by removing banks acting as middlemen so the federal government handles federal student loans.

•Doubled investment in Pell Grant scholarships •Created American Opportunity Tax Credit worth up to $10,000 over four years •Create a program to allow students to manage federal student loans so payments are only 10 percent of what they make each month.

•Reduced federal aid for universities/colleges that did not keep tuition affordable •Doubled the number of work-study jobs for students

•Provide families with greater transparency about loans, •Invested more than $2.5 billion in savings from reforming student loan systems to strengthen minority-focused institu- including completion rates, repayment rates, and future earnings. tions.

•Remove the federal government from direct student loans Libertarians - Gary Johnson and Jim Gray and, instead, act as an insurance guarantor for the private secIf the Libertarians win the election, they intend to: tor, which offers loans to students.

•Make parents responsible for the cost of their children’s •Evaluate any regulation that drives tuition costs higher to education. balance its worth against its impact on students and their par•Limit the federal government’s interference with the ents. costof education.

All information was gathered from the respective party’s Republicans - Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Party Platform available online at •If the GOP wins the election, it intends to: http://www.democrats.org/democratic-national-platform, •Create new systems for learning, including expanding http://www.lp.org/platform and http://www.gop.com/2012community colleges and technical institutions, private train- republican-platform. ing schools, online universities, lifelong learning, and workFor additional information on how to vote, visit The Stanbased learning in the private sector. dard’s website at http://www.the-standard.org.

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Snaps for the 1990s Oregon Trail, N’Sync and ‘Legends of the Hidden Temple’ made ‘90s the best

Let’s all have a moment of silence for the greatest decade in the history of decades — the 1990s.

But, really. Am I the only one who felt a tiny piece of my soul die when the clock struck midnight and the world went crazy in celebration for the year 2000?

OK, so I was nine years old and that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but looking back, I feel like part of my being is forever lost in the ‘90s.

I find myself watching TV and seeing those commercials where the teenager is talking to the kids about how “back in his day” they weren’t able to pause TV and could only record shows on a VHS (hoping that the process would go smoothly and the VCR wouldn’t eat the tape), and I can’t help but laugh along and yearn for simpler times.

At the risk of sounding like every other person in every generation that has lived before me, the ‘90s really were the last good decade.

I mean, do I really need an explana-

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tion?

“Doug.” TGIF. “Legends of the Hidden Temple.” “The Sandlot.” “One Saturday Morning.” N’Sync. Britney Spears. Pogs. Skip-It. Ouch gum.

Squeezits with the mystery tablets.

If that’s not enough to leave you nostalgic for weeks, just think about all the things from the ‘90s that we’ll never be able to really experience again.

Requesting your favorite song at the skating rink. Requesting songs on the radio. Waiting by the radio to hear the favorite song you requested and immediately pressing record so you could listen to it later on your walkman. Having the “classy” walkman, as I like to call it, where, instead of having to physically take the tape out to switch sides, you could do it all with the push of a button.

However, these material things aren’t all that make me miss my childhood. There are so many invaluable lessons I learned in the ‘90s that I didn’t realize at the time.

I learned that it’s probably impossi-

ble to have gone through the Oregon Trail without dying of dysentery.

I learned the importance of teamwork and problem solving when I wanted to talk to my friends on the phone but my brother wanted to get on the Internet.

I learned how to politely converse with my friends’ parents if I wanted someone to play hopscotch or four square with.

I learned the importance of taking care of things when my Tamagotchi died after I hadn’t fed it for days.

In the ‘90s, I experienced the joy of the one day of the week we got to go to the computer lab and play typing games on computers running Windows 95.

I remember the genuine excitement I had when my mom let me stay outside after the streetlights came on.

I look back at these times in my life with true happiness and feel bad for “kids these days” who don’t know what it’s like to have these true childhood experiences. I feel bad for kids who don’t understand what it’s like to not be able to call someone after 7 p.m. or having to wait until the next day to see someone at school to talk about last night’s episode of “Boy Meets World.”

So, let’s all just go put in one of our NOW CDs, drink some Surge, eat some Butterfinger BB’s, and remember some of the best days of our lives.

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Poorman: I didn’t write my column to bash football team In last week’s issue of The Standard, we ran a Letter to the Editor from a Missouri State football player named Geoffrey Stanford addressing my column from our Aug. 21 issue in which I said that the MSU football program would not see the type of support they ultimately want unless they start winning more games.

I still hold true to my theory; it was, however, refreshing to actually hear from a member of the football team, saying that my words were ill advised and that the Missouri State spirit surrounding the football team is alive and well. I hope he’s right. I hope things have changed.

There’s no doubt that the first home game will attract a large crowd; I would expect it to be close to, if not completely, sold out. After all, with the concert and fireworks after the game, MSU has done its part to attract students to Plaster Sports Complex.

What about in the weeks after that, though? I haven’t heard of any plans to have a concert and fireworks after every home game this year, which means it’s up to the play of the team to maintain the support they will see in the first game.

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Personally, I hope they can do it. I go to school here, so I love to see our athletic teams succeed. Though I am “removed from the program” as Stanford put it, I was at the K-State game in Manhattan, and what I witnessed was something I haven’t seen from the Bears before.

The fact that MSU was able to go toe-to-toe with a Big 12 opponent for three quarters says something about the direction this team is headed.

I don’t know how many games the Bears will win this season, but I can say with confidence that, if they play the rest of their games with the same intensity they displayed at K-State, they won’t finish at the bottom of the conference as predicted.

This week, we received a complaint via Twitter about us not encouraging the football team. What this person had failed to understand, howev-

sions are also welcome. The Standard reserves the right to edit all submissions for punctuation, spelling, length and good taste. Letters should be mailed to The Standard, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO 65897 or e-mailed to Standard@Missouri State.edu.

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We’ve run numerous editorials and columns (opinion pieces) in the four years I’ve been here that have been encouraging of our teams and school spirit. Just because we write something or publish a picture that may be construed as “negative,” it doesn’t mean we, as a staff, don’t support MSU’s teams.

I didn’t write my column to bash the football program. I wrote it because it’s just my honest opinion, based on what I’ve seen since coming to school here in 2008. That doesn’t, however, mean that I want it to become reality, either.

The goal of my column wasn’t to discourage the team. It was an indirect challenge to the fans. I would love to see that stadium 16,300 strong every home game this season. Please, MSU fans, prove me wrong.

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This is the opinion of The Standard’s Editorial Board

MSU’s new sexual assault policy will benefit victims

One in five women will be sexually assaulted in college. That’s a startling statistic.

Yet on Missouri State’s campus, there were only five instances of forcible assault — rape, sodomy, sexual assault with an object, and fondling — reported for the entire year of 2010 and zero instances of non-forcible assault — incest and statutory rape — reported.

We’re not the best at math at The Standard, but if that statistic is true, there were only 25 women enrolled at MSU two years ago and five of them were assaulted during college and all of them reported it.

Obviously, that cannot be true and not because we did our math wrong.

According to MSU’s factbook, there were 20,381 students enrolled in 2010. Of these, more than half — 11,435 — were women. That means that 2,858.75 of them will be sexually assaulted during their time in college at a rate of 714.6875 incidents per year over four years.

Again, we’re not math geniuses here, but that’s a lot higher than the number five and it begs the question: What’s wrong with our system? Are we somehow the sole institution that doesn’t follow the statistic or is there a problem with reporting and investigating sexual assault on our campus?

We’d prefer to champion the second point since, for too long, sexual assault has been a stigmatized crime where victims are often unwilling to report it and offenders walk free without consequence.

We’ve lived in a society that has fostered an environment where women are told not to act a certain way to avoid sexual assault, instead of telling offenders not to assault in the first place.

Something needs to change and, thankfully, MSU has seen the light and has adopted a new sexual assault policy described in Lindsey Howard’s “Sexual assault standards lowered” on page 1.

It may not be perfect, but hopefully, it will encourage us to begin doing a better job of reporting assaults when they happen instead of pretending like they never happen. Sexual assault is a serious crime and it’s time we started treating it as such.

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Calendar Tuesday, Sept. 11

Exhibition at Brick City Gallery: Rafel Olbinski, 11a.m.-6 p.m., Brick City, free

Tuesday

Sept. 11, 2012

Partying too hard?

Stay safe without missing out on the fun

Ozarks Celebration Festival: A Retrospective Exhibit, 1-5 p.m., Student Exhibition Center, free

By Nicolette Martin The Standard

Cherry Bomb Burlesque TaTa Tuesday, 8 p.m., Lindberg’s, $5

Picture this: beer cans lining the counters, loud house music blaring through the speakers, and that one couple that’s always awkwardly making out in the corner.

While this scene may be unfamiliar to some, there’s no doubt that scenes similar to this are prevalent on college campuses across the country, and partying is something that can be found any day of the week in Springfield if you only look in the right place Whether you choose to live it up at a big house party with people you don’t know or hole-up in a cozy apartment with a group of close friends, there are always safety concerns of which collegiate partygoers should be aware.

Safety in Numbers We all probably learned about the buddy system in elementary school, but the idea that you should always have someone by your side can prove to be beneficial, even in college.

Katie Doyle, a junior entertainment management major who has gained party experience from going out on the weekends and occasionally on the weekdays, said

Wednesday, Sept. 12 Exhibition at Brick City Gallery: Rafel Olbinski, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Brick City, free

Ozarks Celebration Festival: A Retrospective Exhibit, 1-5 p.m., Student Exhibition Center, free

The Vine, 8-9:30 p.m., Carrington Hall Auditorium, free

SAC Films Presents: “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World,” 9 p.m., PSU Theater, free Open Dancing at the Savoy Ballroom, 8:30-10:30 p.m, Savoy Ballroom, free

Thursday, Sept. 13

Tech IT Out Showcase and Expo, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., University Plaza Convention Center, free Exhibition at Brick City Gallery: Rafel Olbinski, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Brick City, free Think n’ Drink Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Patton Alley Pub, free TAG Thursday, 9 p.m., The Outland, $5

Friday, Sept. 14

Exhibition at Brick City Gallery: Rafel Olbinski, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Brick City, free

Ozarks Celebration Festival: A Retrospective Exhibit, 1-5 p.m., Student Exhibition Center, free

Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble Concert, 7:30-9 p.m., Hammons Hall, free

SAC Presents: Rock ‘n Bowl, 7:30-10:30 p.m., PSU Level 1 Game Center, free “Les Misérables,” 7-9:30 p.m., Springfield Little Theatre, $25/student, $28/adult, $15/children (14 and under)

Saturday, Sept. 15

2012 Cider Days, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Historic Walnut Street, $4 (ages 10 and under are free)

Exhibition at Brick City Gallery: Rafel Olbinski, noon-5 p.m., Brick City, free Ozarks Celebration Festival: A Retrospective Exhibit, 1-5 p.m., Student Exhibition Center, free BearFest Village Tailgating, 4-7 p.m., Lot 22, free

“Les Misérables,” 7:30-9:30 p.m., Springfield Little Theatre, $25/student, $28/adult, $15/children (14 and under) Slapdash Science, 8 p.m., Lindberg’s, cover

Sunday, Sept. 16

SAC Films Presents: “Seeking A Friend for the End of the World,” 9 p.m., PSU, free

“Les Misérables,” 2:30-4:30 p.m., Springfield Little Theatre, $25/student, $28/adult, $15/children (14 and under)

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When the party scene gets rough, students should make sure they know how to stay safe and keep track of their friends.

LemonDrop features vintage art Local nonprofit hosts flea market art show

By Nicholas Simpson The Standard

First Friday Art Walk has been a Springfield staple for years, offering an extensive glimpse into the creative minds of many talents, young and old, in our city. While much of the commotion takes place downtown, some of the most eccentric shows of the evening can be found just north on Commercial Street.

One of the most popular spaces is LemonDrop, at 416 W. Commercial St. A small venue, and a nonprofit one at that, it just simply cannot host an event each night. Thankfully, it’s home to an inspired art show each First Friday.

This week’s theme was First Friday Flea Market Remix. Executive Director Meganne Rosen O’Neal said they plan each show a year in advance to give them plenty of time to gather local work. She said they extended invitations to local artists in early August for this month’s show.

“The unfortunate thing about being a venue and a gallery is that we have so many music shows that we can’t keep the art up very long,” Rosen O’Neal said. “We usually have someone

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Max Rosen’s artwork was displayed at LemonDrop for its First Friday Flea Market Remix.

running concessions or someone running the sound and we don’t have anyone to make sure the artwork is safe and some of the shows are rock shows or hardcore shows and people break things.”

Rosen O’Neal has a bachelor’s degree in art history and a master’s degree in studio art and theory with an emphasis in painting from Drury University. She took over for former Lemondrop Director Charlie Rosenbury and said Lemon-

Briefs

Week of inclusive excellence

Global outdoor films reach Springfield

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will be featured downtown at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Gilllioz Theatre.

Outdoor films from around the world have been picked by the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada to be shown in 32 different countries.

A portion of the profits will go to benefit the James River Basin Partnership.

Tickets are $20 and can be bought at the Gillioz box office, by phone at 248-863-9491 or online at http://www.etix.com.

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Michaya Johnson, 16 months, enjoys listening to Betty Dale’s autoharp music with her father, Justin, on Saturday, Sept. 8.

Fall festivities for every age The cooler weather invites families to festivals all across the Ozarks area

By Kaycie Surrell The Standard

Fall is the time for festivals, giving citizens of Springfield a great excuse to enjoy the cooler weather with their families. This year, the Ozarks will be hosting several area festivals for community members to enjoy and share in the traditional festivities of

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Keeping the memory alive

Think n’ Drink Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Patton Alley Pub, free

Missouri State will host its annual Public Affairs Week Sept.

17-21. The week of student-led activities will follow the theme of inclusive excellence, highlighting the diversity of community individuals.

Activities include Giving Voice to Constitution Day, the Oxfam Hunger Banquet, a showcase entitled “Reframing Disability: What We Should Know,” International Dialogue Engaging All event and much more.

A full list of scheduled events is available at http://news.missouristate.edu/2012/09/07/publicaffairs-week-focuses-on-inclusive-excellence/.

Drop is more than a labor of love for her. “(Rosenbury) asked me if I’d step in because he was starting a family and he didn’t think he could allot enough of his time for LemonDrop,” Rosen O’Neal explained. “He is a programmer and has a full time job and I also have multiple jobs as well. So, it’s a volunteer position; it’s kind of like having a full-time job that you don’t

autumn.

Ozarks Celebration Festival

The 15th annual Ozarks Celebration Festival kicked off Springfield’s fall festival season this year, getting things off to a sweet start with an ice cream social under the stars last Friday night followed by five days of music, movies and

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By Kelsey Berry The Standard

ou were sitting in class, listening to your teacher lecture as he stood at the board with chalk in hand. It was early, so you were fighting to keep your eyelids open when the principal suddenly came over the intercom telling all teachers to turn on the television. You listened to his voice, laced with insecurity, as you watched your teacher hastily turn on the news.

You looked up to see images of two buildings in a cloud of dark smoke on the screen as broadcasters spoke of terrorists and a hijacked plane. The teachers all ran into the hall, talking amongst themselves, leaving you and your classmates to decipher the event that had just unfolded. Maybe you didn’t quite understand what was going on, but one thing can be said with certainty: you can probably recall the moment vividly.

Sept. 11, 2001 changed our nation forever. It touched people all over the nation and the globe. The

memory of that day will remain in the minds of Americans for generations to come, but how we remember and share that memory affects the way it will live on into the future.

“Well, this is how I remember it.”

Memories are shaped by the perceptions of unique individuals, affecting the way different people relate to the past. The outside forces that determine how a person remembers something also play an important role.

Martin Campbell, a first-year graduate student studying English Literature, was in seventh grade in 2001 and he remembers the events of Sept. 11 very well.

“The teachers turned on the news … for the most part, I think a lot of classes didn’t happen that day,” he explained. “They (the teachers) seemed so thoroughly shocked; they were rather speechless and collectively quiet.”

Campbell’s father was with the field artillery unit for 50 years, so he lived on Fort Sill Army base in Lawton, Okla. with his family at the time, and he said that many people from his city may have felt more targeted by the events of that day because of their attachment to the base. u See MEMORY page 5

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more.

The festival featured performances by The Blackberry Winter Band, The HillBenders, and Rhonda Vincent & The Rage on Friday night.

Saturday was filled with music and local crafts, along with this year’s new addition to the festival, the Seldom Heard Music Stage, an open mic stage welcoming anyone that wanted to perform.

Barbara Jones, director of special events and festival coordinator, has been planning this year’s festival for over a year and has already spent about a month preparing for next year.

“My favorite area is the Kids’ Area,” Jones said.

“Everything in the Kids’ Area is there specifically for children. There is a stage where performers will tell stories, play music, and sing songs throughout the day; there are games and crafts of all kinds, and there are vendors with items just for them, priced so kids can afford them.”

The festival will continue Wednesday, Sept. 14 with a lecture series featuring guest speakers and topics like Brian Campbell’s “Cutworm, Crow, Share and Grow: The Conservation of Ozark Agrobiodiversity” and many more.

For a complete schedule of Ozarks Celebration Festi-

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“A lot of people who were close to us were going to go overseas; they were just waiting on the decision. They knew it was coming,” Campbell said.

Being a part of the military life, Campbell knew what sort of consequences were involved with the attacks on America at a

val events, visit http://ocf.missouristate.edu and be sure not to miss this year’s entertaining and educational look at the Ozarks history and heritage.

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Oktoberfest

Mother’s Brewing Company celebrated their second annual Oktoberfest last Saturday with specialty craft beers, traditional German music, and more.

The event took place on the Mother’s lawn and featured music from local bands beginning at 2 p.m. The Hillbenders started things off, followed by performances by local favorites The Detectives and Speakeasy.

Between each act, traditional German music by The Garbonzos could be heard in the Oktoberfest tent and good eats by Farmer’s Gastropub, Firelight Pizza, and Horrmann Meats were available for purchase.

What’s Oktoberfest all about? Beer. Lots of it. Attendees of this year’s fest enjoyed Mother’s tasty brews like their Peach Fuzz, the seasonal Mr. Pumpkin, and year-round favorites like Three Blind Mice and Lil’ Helper.

Cider Days

The 15th annual Cider Days on historic Walnut Street will take place this weekend, Sept. 15 and 16, featuring local artists, musicians and crafters.

Sarah Hough of the Urban District Alliance works throughout the year planning

young age. He described it as being a sort of “osmosis” that military families have, simply because they are closer to it.

Raquel Mazur, a junior studying journalism and mass communications at Olivet College in Olivet, Mich., experienced the events of Sept. 11 a little differently.

“I didn’t really understand what was happening,” she said. “At the time, I didn’t even know where the World Trade Center was located. My older siblings were watch-

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The Hillbenders performed at Mother’s Brewing Company’s second annual Oktoberfest on Sept. 8. the festival and said that this festival provides a great venue for people to shop locally.

“All of our vendors are small business owners,” she said. “For every $100 spent in independently owned businesses, $68 returns to the local economy, as opposed to money spent at national chains where only $43 stays local.”

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ing the news by the time I got home. I knew something bad had happened, but I still didn’t really grasp the concept of people purposely crashing a plane into a building.”

Mazur was in fourth grade at the time and said that her lack of understanding was upsetting now that she can see it differently as an adult.

Does a changing America mean a changing past?

Professor of History William Piston said the way in which society preserves the past is chang-

local and regional artists at the festival this year, three performance stages, and hands-on activities for kids and adults.

New this year, nationally renowned chainsaw artist Keith Gray with Grizzly Mountain Saw Works will be at the festival doing chainsaw carving.

He is sponsored by two of the largest chainsaw manufacturers in the world and

ing.

“I think we’re on the cusp of a potential change … up until very recent events, it (memory) has involved physical things: statues, monuments, graveyards, battlefields … memories were evoked by visiting a physical place or visiting an object that would remind you of a specific thing.”

Piston said he doesn’t feel confident that the same patterns will continue with this upcoming generation being so interconnected by the Internet.

will be doing carving demonstrations and selling his wares both days of the festival.

“America’s Got Talent’s” favorite Ozark teen, Jake Wesley Rogers, will be performing at the festival both days at 2 p.m.

Hough said the activities available at Cider Days create a great atmosphere for festival-goers.

“We are looking forward

The sharing of memories has been seen on Facebook in recent years. People like to share photographs of significant events or people that have passed away in order to remind others to take a moment to reflect on them.

With this immediate form of sharing, will people eventually stop visiting memorials and monuments? What will happen to those memories if they do?

Of course, as time goes on, memories may fade and the way in which gen-

to the festive fall atmosphere the festival creates,” Hough said. “The smell of warm apple cider being served, the local arts and crafts, the crisp fall morning air, the local performers, kids making crafts with their faces painted, and people connecting with their friends and community.”

Admission to the festival is $4 and proceeds help the Urban District Alliance plan events like this each year.

erations share those memories will evolve, but the horrific events of Sept. 11 continue to stay with individuals to this day.

“It’s a part of our history and history should never be forgotten,” Mazur said.

“Looking back and seeing the photos of people rushing back after the towers collapsed to look for survivors, the countless amount of volunteers … and the country pulling together to help families of lost loved ones is something that has been burned into my mind.”

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Scorebox

Field Hockey Sept. 7 Saint Louis 02—2 Missouri State 31—4 Sept. 8 Georgetown 00—0 Missouri State 02—2 Football Sept. 8 Louisville 11 7 7 10 — 35 Missouri State 0 7 0 0— 7 Men’s soccer Sept. 7 Eastern Illinois 00—0 Missouri State 20—2 Sept. 8 (2OT) Green Bay 0000—0 Missouri State 0000—0 Volleyball Sept. 5 Kansas State 3 Missouri State 0 Sept. 7 Connecticut 0 Missouri State 3 Sept. 8 New Orleans 0 Missouri State 3 Northern Illinois 2 Missouri State 3 Women’s soccer Sept. 7 Kansas 22—4 Missouri State 01—1 Sept. 9 (2OT) SIU-Edwardsville 0000—0 Missouri State 0000—0

Calendar Tuesday, Sept. 11

Men’s golf, 8:30 p.m. at Fairway Club Invitational, Nebraska City, Neb.

Women’s golf, 8:30 p.m. at ChipN-Club Invitational, Lincoln, Neb.

Men’s soccer team leans on defense to achieve success Bears have given up one goal in six games

By Matt Aten The Standard

If defense wins championships, then Missouri State men’s soccer team could be on its way to the MVC title game for a second consecutive year.

Through six matches this season, the Bears are 4-0-2, ranking them fourth in the MVC. Their success can be attributed to their stellar defensive play that has limited opposing offenses to twelve shots on goal in its last

four matches.

“Defense is our bread and butter,” head coach Jon Leamy said. “If you want to be a successful team you have to keep the other team to a goal Leamy or less, which is what we’ve been able to do so far.”

The Bears lead the Valley in most defensive statistics, including goals allowed (1), goals against average (0.16), and shutouts (5). MSU is third in the saves department with 21.

“Our defense is taking away a lot of would-be opportunities for the

other team,” sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Riggs said. “They’re keeping the ball out of the middle of the field, which is eliminating a lot of shots and keeping us out of dangerous areas.”

The defense Riggs is praising includes a pair of sophomore Englishmen, James Fawke and Andrew Turner. The two first played together as freshmen last season, but with a year under their belts, things are starting to click between them.

“Going into our second year playing center back, me and Andy are more comfortable with each other,” Fawke said. “We’re able to talk to each other better, and we know how each other plays and that’s helping keep the strikers out of our box.”

Men’s soccer at home 7 p.m. on Oct. 3 vs. Memphis at Plaster Sports Complex

The pair of 6-foot-2 defenders attribute gained physical strength to their success as well, which is allowing them to win more tackles and headers.

“That’s helping us eliminate second balls,” Turner said. “When the ball comes in long we’re winning the first ball and the midfielders around us can pick it up and gain possession,

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The arachnid assassin Linebacker Davis’ spiderweb tattoos represent protection from weakness

Wednesday, Sept. 12

Softball, 4 p.m. at home vs. Labette Community College (Exhibition) Softball, 6 p.m. at home vs. Labette Community College (Exhibition)

Friday, Sept. 14

Field hockey, 3 p.m. vs. Albany at Iowa City, Iowa Ice hockey, 7 p.m. vs. Kansas at Topeka, Kan.

Men’s soccer, 5:30 p.m. vs. UC Irvine at Albuquerque, N.M. (New Mexico Tournament) Volleyball, 6 p.m. at Creighton

Women’s soccer, 7 p.m. at home vs. Western Illinois

Saturday, Sept. 15

Cross-country, 9 a.m. at home (MSU Cross-Country Course) for Richard Clark Invitational Football, 7 p.m. at home vs.

Murray State

Ice hockey, 1 p.m. vs. Kansas at Topeka, Kan. Softball, 2 p.m. at home for Maroon and White game Volleyball, 7 p.m. at Drake

Sunday, Sept. 16

Field hockey, noon vs. California at Bloomington, Ind. Men’s soccer, 11:30 a.m. vs.

Dartmouth at Albuquerque, N.M. (New Mexico Tournament)

Women’s soccer, noon at home vs.

North Dakota State

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Clay Harbor’s catch gives Eagles victory

Former Missouri State tight end Clay Harbor made a big impact on the NFL’s opening Sunday, catching a game-winning touchdown pass from Michael Vick with 1:18 left to play to give the Philadelphia Eagles a 17-16 win over the Cleveland Browns.

Harbor was selected by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He is currently MSU’s fifth all-time leading receiver with 1,906 yards.

Football team loses at No. 23 Louisville

The Missouri State football team fell to 0-2 this weekend with a 35-7 loss to No. 23 Louisville on Saturday in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.

The Bears were out-gained by the Cardinals in total yards, 475249.

Starting quarterback Ashton Glaser went 14-for-28 for 125 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Glaser’s six-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter was caught by Cadarrius Dotson, who was MSU’s leading receiver with four catches for 50 yards.

The Bears’ defense was led by a standout performance from safety Caleb Schaffitzel, who recorded a game-high 17 tackles (16 solo).

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Missouri State outside linebacker Nate Davis, a senior and co-team captain, had 12 tackles and a sack against Kansas State.

Senior captain says his goal is to record 12 sacks this season

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By Brandon Corrigan The Standard

year after adjusting to a new program, a new city, and a new state, senior outside linebacker Nate Davis has emerged as the focal point and team leader for the Bears’ defense.

For those who know him well, the seamless transition might not have come as a surprise. This seasoned athlete has always found success, whether on the gridiron, on the wrestling mat, or at the track meet.

Davis, a chiseled 6-foot-2, 211-pound JUCO transfer from Garden City Community College in Kansas, played in all 11 games his first year as a Bear. In 2011, he racked up 44 tackles, two sacks, four tackles for loss, and two fumble recoveries. He collected starts in the final two games and looks to carry that momentum into 2012.

“I realize this is my last year playing, and I have got to finish the game hard,” Davis said shortly before a grueling September practice. “I’ve just got

to bring back that same intensity I had at the end of fellow linebacker Andrew Beisel, who had seven last year.” tackles of his own. “He made sure he was in the It’s hard not to notice large tears of sweat drip- right spot pretty much every time, and it gave him ping off of Davis’s signature black goatee in the 90- the opportunity to make some big plays.” degree weather. Even harder to miss is a huge black With nine starters returning from last season, spider web tattoo that covers Davis’s right torso, Davis has made it his mission to help change the while another web drapes over his left shoulder mindset of the Bears’ defense. blade.

It’s a defense that “A spider is nothfinished at or near the ing without its web, bottom of the Missouri A spider is nothing without and I’m nothing withValley Football Conferits web, and I’m nothing out my team,” Davis ence in almost every said. defensive statistical catwithout my team.

He got the tattoo egory last season, over his rib cage including last in total because it’s a vulneradefense and scoring -Linebacker Nate Davis ble area of his body, he defense. said. A spider’s web is “Attitude-wise our strong and tight and can provide protection, accord- defensive mindset has changed,” Davis said. “With ing to Davis.

K-State, I think we proved that we can stay with Like a wily spider, Davis used his speed to tan- anybody; we just have to learn how to finish.” gle the Kansas State Wildcats’ offense in his web K-State and Missouri State remained tied 9-9 in during the Bears’ season-opener in Manhattan. His the third quarter before the Bears seemed to run out efforts culminated in a team-leading 12 tackles (10 of gas and the Wildcats ran away with a 51-9 victosolo), two for a loss, and he brought the Bears the ry. only sack of K-State’s elusive, Heisman-hopeful Despite losses to K-State and Louisville, Davis quarterback Collin Klein. has set lofty expectations for himself and the team Davis followed that performance by recording a as he plays his last season in the maroon and white. sack and forcing a fumble in the Bears’ 35-7 loss to “I want to be the leading tackler and play on all Louisville on Saturday.

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Ice Bears ‘hungry’ for more victories

Women’s golf looks to repeat as MVC champs

New coach Bucher prepares to make his debut this weekend vs. Kansas

By Tim Godfrey The Standard

Senior forward Derek Bartsch and his Missouri State ice hockey teammates capped off their preseason training camp with a cookout prepared by the Ice Bear Boosters. Barbecue, chips and baked treats were laid out on a long table as hungry players and coaches piled their plates with food on Sept. 8.

That’s exactly how the Ice Bears feel about the upcoming season: hungry.

“I think we’re pretty hungry,” Bartsch said. “I think we’re ready to get it going. Intensity has been up at practice, so everyone is ready to get the first game going.”

The Ice Bears will open their season playing on the road against the University of Kansas on Sept. 14 in Topeka, Kan. After KU, the Bears will play Linden-

Bears face tough task of replacing key players

Ice Bears at home

By Mike Ursery The Standard

7 p.m. Oct. 5 vs.

Arkansas at Mediacom Ice Park

wood University in Wentzville, Mo. and Illinois State University in Bloomington, Ill. before they return home to play the University of Arkansas on Oct. 5.

Starting the season on the road is not an ideal situation for any coach, unless of course you’re Missouri State head coach Bob Bucher.

“Actually, I think playing on the road is easier,” Bucher said. “The boys are together and you have (fewer) distractions.

They’re all like brothers and best friends, which is all I can ask for.”

According to Bucher, KU, Lindenwood and Illinois State will be three of

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MSU is hoping to pile up more wins this year. the top five teams Missouri State will play this year. He said Lindenwood has recruited well over the years.

Lindenwood has a Division I team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association and a Division II team, which can attract young hockey players, but MSU can also attract young players. Bucher said that more

than 70 players tried out for the team this year.

The 2011-2012 Ice Bears had a record of 1817-1. Sophomore defenseman Eric Aldag, who was a newcomer to the team last year, said the team is more serious this year.

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The Missouri State women’s golf team has returned to play for the 2012-13 season and is seeking a second consecutive conference championship.

The team, however, looks a little different this year.

Head coach Kevin Kane will have four newcomers on his team to go along with his four Kane returners. The biggest voids were left by departing seniors Catherine Dolan and Kelsey Welber, who were both selected as All-Missouri Valley Conference players multiple times.

“We will have four new freshmen this year,” Kane said. “We lost our two best players last year. Now, we have some new faces, some new u See GOLF page 7

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Volleyball Bears beat Connecticut and New Orleans

By Sam Holzer The Standard

The Missouri State volleyball Bears had some bright spots this weekend while going 21 in the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational, but according to their head coach, there is still plenty of work to be done.

“We have to get better,” head coach Melissa Stokes said. “We did some really good things, but we’re still making too many errors late in sets.”

After getting swept out of Manhattan last Wednesday against Kansas State, the Bears returned to a huge home crowd on Friday to face Connecticut.

With a season-high

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of 1,017 roaring fans, Missouri State pummeled Connecticut 3-0 with a sublime defensive effort.

Junior defensive specialist Ashley Mason led the Bears with 21 digs on the night as the team limited Connecticut to a 0.051 hitting percentage.

“That crowd was amazing,” Mason said.

“We would love to have that crowd every night.

It was a great atmosphere to play in. Any time you get a chance to do that on your home floor is a bonus.”

The Bears rode that momentum into Saturday, dispatching New Orleans 3-0. The defense was once again impenetrable, as New

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cylinders for the team,” Davis said. “My goal is 12 sacks for the season. I might get more or less than that, but I’m just going to try for it, and if it happens, it happens.”

Head coach Terry Allen said he’s impressed with Davis’ attitude and not at all surprised by his early-season achievements.

“He’s a very capable player,” Allen said. “He played last year as a junior college transfer and those guys have a tendency — after they’ve been here a year — to really up their game, and he certainly has. I just hope he builds on Saturday and gets better each week, because if he does, he’s got the potential to be an all-conference player.”

Kansas born and bred

Davis, a criminology major, grew up in Liberal, a small town in southwestern Kansas.

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Orleans was only able to muster up a 0.064 hitting percentage. Missouri State recorded 47 digs, led by 10 from Mason and 11 from junior Christine McCartney.

The offense was also clicking against New Orleans, as the team had a 0.398 hitting figure.

Kaitlin Jaeger was the catalyst, recording a match-high of 14 kills.

Jaeger was named to the all-tournament team, along with Amber Doolittle, who had 22 kills during the weekend.

Missouri State wasn’t, however, able to sustain the dominance.

They hit a wall Saturday night against Northern Illinois, falling in

Davis said. “There was really nothing to do except play football, do schoolwork, and then go home and go to sleep.”

As a Liberal High Redskin, Davis excelled as a tri-sport athlete. He went 33-5 and placed second at 189 pounds at the Kansas State Wrestling Tournament, placed third in state at the 110 hurdles in track and field, and, of course, dominated both offensively and defensively in football.

Davis was named the WAC football player of the year and all-state running back in 2009.

He ran for 861 yards and eight touchdowns in addition to 305 receiving yards. He also led the Redskins’ defense with 81 tackles.

Davis chose Garden City Community College after college coaches told him he wouldn’t be able to adjust to Division I schools as quickly because of his weight. They also told him to focus on defense.

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five sets.

Junior setter Carly Thomas gave an inspiring effort for the Bears, racking up 11 kills, 50 assists, and 18 digs. The standout performance was the second career triple-double from Thomas.

McCartney also had an impressive allaround performance with 16 kills and 24 digs. Tournament MVP Sarah Angelos, however, was just too much to handle, as she punished the Bears with 15 kills.

“We made too many errors in the fifth set,” Stokes said. “We had our opportunities, and if we execute, it’s a different game. It was a tough loss.”

Mason still saw

coaches at JUCO said I might get more looks in D-I at linebacker. I decided I might as well go with it and it might get me somewhere big.”

In 2010, for the Broncbusters, Davis had 85 tackles and discovered the uncanny ability to make tackles behind the line of scrimmage, totaling 16 tackles for loss.

After two years at GCCC, he chose Missouri State over Southern Illinois, Pittsburg State University, and Northeastern State because it was a bigger school and gave his grandparents the chance to watch his games.

Davis, who sports the No. 6 jersey, describes himself off the field as a “quiet guy.”

“I’m cool, calm and collected,” Davis said. “I really just keep to myself and go about my business. If people come up to me, I’ll give them conversation, but I’m really just chill.”

On the field, however, Davis is more than “chill.” When things heat up, he seems to be out for blood, and the spider must catch his prey.

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many positives from the weekend upon which the team can draw, she said.

“This has been a great tournament with some great teams in it,” she said. “And it’s allowed us to work out some of the kinks that obviously come with preseason and everything, so I think it’s been a good time for our team to grow and to just get better.”

MSU is now 5-6 this season and will travel to Omaha on Friday to open Missouri Valley Conference play against Creighton.

The next home game is at 7 p.m. on Sept. 21 at Hammons Student Center against Southern Illinois.

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blood.”

The four freshmen are Caroline Boone, Lindsey Eisenreich, Megan Furnish, and Ariel Tidwell. They will compete alongside seniors Emma Clegg and Hermine Greyling and sophomores Chiara Citterio and Megan Thompson.

Clegg was named to the AllAmerica Scholar-Athlete Team in the summer and wants to keep up that same excellence in her senior season.

“I want to get off to a good start,” Clegg said. “I’ve played all summer, so I am in good form. I want to improve my scores from last season and do well in tournaments.”

Along with performing well in the classroom, Clegg performed well on the course last season, finishing in the top 10 at the MVC Championship last

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timid at times,” Aldag said.

“But you can tell in practice already and our preseason games that we’re a lot more confident being out there with the puck.”

The Bears’ power play and penalty kill will continue to be strong, said junior forward Blake Ryan.

He also said MSU has a

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keeping the ball out of our end.”

The offense can also be credited for helping eliminate scoring chances by controlling the ball at the other end of the field, something Turner said they have done all season.

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spring. She said she is aiming for a better result this season.

Thompson, who was a high school standout in Northern Ireland, ended her freshman season on a high note. At the conference tournament last season, Thompson finished the first round in 25th place. By the end of the tournament, however, she surged all the way up to seventh. Thompson is trying to carry that momentum into this season and have even better results.

“I want to have a stronger start this season,” she said. “I want to have more top 10 finishes in tournaments, maybe even top five. I really want to contribute to the team.”

Thompson said she also likes how the team looks this season, despite the experience of some of the players.

“After last season, we lost a few players, but we have some strong freshmen,” she said. “I think they can do great in conference.”

lot of speedy forwards who can score goals and a tough defense to kill penalties and keep the puck out of their zone.

“We’ve definitely got a very fast offense,” Ryan said. “Our defense is awesome.”

Bucher — who was hired as the head coach in April, replacing Tony Dunseith — said that he wanted to return MSU back to “its winning ways” and that the process started this summer,

with veterans and newcomers working out on the ice.

According to the players, MSU fans can expect quite a few things this season: a fast hockey team, a strong power play and penalty kill, and a strong defense.

Oh, and three more things: “Energy. Urgency. Intensity,” Bucher said. “We’re going to be quick, we’re going to score a lot of goals, and we’re going to be physical.”

Both Fawke and Turner received recognition for their defensive prowess at the University of Central Arkansas Tournament last week, where Fawke was named the tournament’s defensive MVP, while Turner was selected to the alltournament team. Fawke added to his trophy collection over the weekend, winning co-MVP honors at the Dayton Marrlott Classic.

Fawke said that the personal accolades are nice, but they will all be in vain if the team can’t improve on their runner-up finish to Creighton in the MVC Championship game last year.

“Last year was good; it was a learning experience,” Fawke said. “But we want an even better season this year. We want a national title.”

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Food truck zones expand in Springfield Ordinance opens doors into uncharted territory for mobile vendors

By Kelsey Bagwill The Standard

When one thinks of a thriving metropolis, images of soaring skyscrapers, endless pavement, and a guy with a New Jersey accent manning a hot dog stand on the corner come to mind.

Entrepreneurs have taken advantage of this street-side staple and grown a fullfledged industry of mobile vendors, or food trucks in America.

Mobile vendors, however, are not limited to places like New York City. Springfield’s City Council approved an ordinance on Monday, Aug. 24, that defines a “mobile vendor” as a food or vendor service

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to the football team.

“We want to better our relationship with the students and let them know we need them,” he said.

There will be plenty of opportunities to interact with and support the football team this weekend.

In preparation for the big home opener, the athletic department has a full schedule of events planned for the entire campus to enjoy, including a scavenger hunt, a maroon march, and a night of bowling.

On Friday, Sept. 14, following a pep rally, MSU students can interact with student-athletes at “Bowl with the Bears” at Level 1 in the PSU. BearFest Village, in Lot 22 across from Plaster Sports Complex, kicks of Saturday’s events at 4 p.m., offering a tailgating spot with food, fun

operation that operates from a motorized vehicle.

One such vendor in Springfield is That Lebanese Place. That Lebanese Place is a Middle Eastern-style vendor that serves fresh, healthy, traditional Lebanese food, as well as hookah.

Owner Elie Ghanem said he was inspired to open a Lebanese restaurant while serving overseas.

“I was deployed for eight years and all the soldiers wanted to eat was Lebanese food,” Ghanem said. “I’ve been in Springfield since ‘99 and there was no other authentic Lebanese food.”

Ghanem’s decision to open a food truck, versus a brick-and-mortar location, was influenced by the stuand entertainment.

Immediately after the game, fireworks and a free concert featuring “A Rocket to the Moon” will provide more entertainment for fans.

Kyle Moats, director of athletics, said he hopes students will be more engaged in the entire game day.

“There’s nothing like a home crowd, so we want the students to be active,” he said.

“We want them to be loud, to be rowdy. That helps the team.”

Head coach Terry Allen said he believes school spirit is one of the best things that can be done for the university and that this weekend’s events could be a stage for improvement.

He also understands the responsibility of the football team to the fans, he said.

“It’s an important game for us to set the appropriate atmosphere, not only on the field but by our preparation throughout the university so

dent population in Springfield. That Lebanese Place has many college-age customers and gives students a 10 percent discount if they have their student ID. “I wanted to be close to MSU and Drury, but there was no good building close,” Ghanem said. “I want to stay affordable for students.”

Another Springfield mobile vendor is The Traveling Taco. Owned by Charlotte Turnbull, The Traveling Taco serves a variety of authentic Mexican treats and is currently located at 1400 E. Sunshine.

The business previously took advantage of its mobility by traveling to fairs and festivals throughout Missouri and surrounding states.

Turnbull was unavailable for comment before press time.

The ordinance approved by the city council also amended zoning restrictions by expanding the districts in which mobile vendors may

that people want to come back,” Allen said.

With only a few days until game day, anticipation is building for the weekend’s activities and the first night home game in years. The people who have worked to make the weekend a success on and off the field have only one request; Have fun.

With emphasis, Allen said he expects “that you have fun and want to come back … be a part of it and support our university — OUR university.”

According to Rick Kindhart, assitant athletics director for communications, presale ticket numbers are ahead of last season’s home opener. The game, against the University of Northern Iowa, presold 14,826 tickets.

For more information and a detailed schedule of the weekend’s events, visit http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/mfootbl/specrel/080712aaa.html/.

operate. This means that food trucks in Springfield will be able to park and service customers in more locations than before.

The amendments were approved in order to cover previously unaddressed issues, said Chris Straw, the director of Building Development Services for the city. “(The amendments) were needed because there was nothing in the ordinance that dealt specifically with food trucks,” Straw said.

Previously, mobile vendors — food trucks — were allowed in the general retail, commercial services, and highway commercial districts. This includes areas such as the corner of Chestnut Expressway and Glenstone Avenue, where That Lebanese Place currently resides.

Now, the areas available for mobile vendors has expanded to include manufacturing, commercial, gov-

ernment and institutional districts.This includes areas around MSU and around downtown Springfield.

Although Ghanem has no plans of moving locations, the new ordinance gives him options he has never had before.

“I’m very happy where I’m at,” Ghanem said. “The parking is fantastic and I have a generous landlord, but if I could find a place in the middle between MSU and Drury, I might go there.”

The newly-available districts may also pave the way for new mobile vendors in Springfield. Debra Burgess, who owns the Aviary Cafe and Creperie downtown with her husband Mark Burgess, said she believes it’s a good market in which to enter.

“We really believe strongly that Springfield is up and coming and becoming very urban, and food trucks are very in right now,” Burgess said during a

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to you,’ the university may have taken more of an approach where they would honor those wishes,” Clark said. “Now, the Department of Education is saying you can do that, but only if it does not interfere with your ability to address the problem and/or to make certain that other members of the community are safe from having the same thing happen.”

Sahr says the new policy is clearer and will be more beneficial to the university and sexual assault victims.

“We take this matter very seriously and want to help students who have been affected by sexual assault,” Sahr said.

“This policy states our commitment to that and also makes clear that we will investigate allegations, stop harassment and then also help prevent it.”

If a student is a victim of a sexual assault, Sahr recommended reporting it to the police, as well as the university, who will work with the student to help find ways to make them feel safe.

Additionally, the university has lowered the threshold for proving that an assault occurred. Previously, MSU had a

commission hearing on May 3.

She and her husband recently purchased a new food truck called Aviary on the Fly. “Crepes are street food and a very social food,” Burgess said at the commission hearing. She was unable to be reached for further comment.

When the couple first got the truck, one of the locations they considered was near the courthouse where there are not many restaurants, Burgess said in the hearing. Under the old ordinance, however, this was not an option.

Opening such areas offers mobile vendors, both old and new, a previously unexplored avenue of business.

MSU students now have the possibility of seeing mobile vendors in new locations, and, who knows, there may be a hot dog stand on a corner near campus some day.

standard of proof that required “clear and convincing” evidence. Now, the standard has been lowered to “more likely than not” that an assault happened.

Alexandria Barr, a sophomore English education major and president of Voices for Planned Parenthood said she thinks the new policy will benefit victims.

“I think that a lot of women are afraid to report it because they don’t want to be told it’s their fault or that nothing could be done,” Barr said. “I think lowering the standard of evidence may be a great thing because more women will get justice.”

The stricter attempt at ending sexual assaults has pros and cons, Clark said.

“I’ve got kind of a mixed feeling on it,” Clark said. “I think that it might prevent future assaults in the fact that, if an individual commits a sexual assault and is investigated ... they’re probably going to be less likely to commit a future sexual assault. At the same time, there’s a potential that a victim of a sexual assault may be less likely to report that knowing that the university cannot commit to keeping that confidential.”

For more information about the Office of Student Conduct and to read the full policy, visit http://www.missouristate.edu/studentconduct.

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‘Cosmopolis’ takes viewers on an intellectual ride

This is not “Twilight.”

Rob Pattinson isn’t Edward.

“Cosmopolis” is something Karman different entirely. Eric Packer Bowers (Pattinson), a 28-year-old billionaire, travels across ManMovie hattan in his stretch limo to Reviewer get a haircut. Throughout the day, he finds himself losing not only millions of dollars but his entire world as it crumbles around him.

This is not an easy film, nor is it for the masses.

There’s no real plot or action. ity of the film takes place Nothing happens. The major- inside Eric’s stretch limo.

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she recommends this system to freshmen or partygoers with less experience.

“I always try to stay with my group of friends,” she said. “If one of them gets lost, first we try to call or text them. If they don’t answer, we ask around to people that they would possibly be with until we find them.

We have an agreement that we don’t leave a party with someone else unless you let someone know. This usually works, so it is very rare that we lose someone.”

Doyle said, however, that she

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get paid for, but I enjoy it.”

Rosen O’Neal said that, while every gallery in town charges a commission fee for the artists whose work is displayed, LemonDrop offers the lowest rate in town at 15 percent of each piece sold.

While attendees perused pieces that often bordered on the sublime, Kansas City folk group The Vine Brothers filled the LemonDrop stage, along with LemonDrop music director and guitarist Mason Mercer—who performed instrumental solo material apart from his longtime endeavor Free at Last.

“Tonight was an art show, so I played my solo stuff and had an upright bass player playing with me, along with a backup singer and a jazz drummer,”

There really isn’t even much acting; not in the traditional sense anyway. Everyone was very monotoned, showed little emotion and they rattled off dialogue full of complex ideas that were difficult to wrap your mind around.

Although the ideas were complex and every scene offered a different idea or take on some aspect of American society, everything was delivered in a straightforward way, but if you blinked, then you

attended a party once at which she got separated from her friends and endured what she described as “creepy comments” from a male about her outfit.

“It made me very uncomfortable,” she said. “Luckily, my friends found me and pulled me away from him and he left me alone for the rest of the night.”

Through this experience, Doyle reiterated the importance of staying in a group and also realized the need to be aware of your surroundings.

“You never know what could be going on around you and it’s important that you know, just in case there is an emergency or something is happening that you feel uncomfortable with,” she said. “This way, you can remove yourself from the situation.”

Mercer said. “This was just sort of more relaxing stuff that doesn’t have any lyrics and it was just quiet music that people could look at art to; really meditative.”

Mercer has been working as music director for LemonDrop since April.

“We want the music to match the theme of the show and tonight was a more eclectic art show, so we had more eclectic music,” he said. “It was free to get in, so the pure form of the show was just to support the arts; the money goes to the artists who do the work.”

Rosen O’Neal said that this month’s show was plagued by severe weather, as is the doom of many First Friday Art Walks.

“I feel it was overall a very successful show in terms of content. Both of the musical performances were fantastic, and I thought the art was very great,” she said. “The thing about rain on First Friday is,

Alcohol safety

could lose the whole scene.

Based on the book by Don DeLillo, “Cosmopolis”, at its core, is a story about capitalism and the ridiculousness of some aspects of wealthy life.

It’s a story about a young, successful man stuck in his little bubble, or stretch limo, trying to understand the outside world when his becomes unbalanced.

It’s hard to say much about this film because, on some levels, the experience is personal. Everyone is going to

The first thing you should know is how to drink safely. We’ve all been told to watch our drinks and to never accept one from someone else without having seen it first.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), however, also recommends keeping track of how much you drink, pacing your drinking throughout the night, eating while drinking, and knowing how to say “no.”

As important as it is to know your own limit, it’s important to also know the limit of those around you and to be able to identify when someone is intoxicated at a potentially dangerous level.

NIAAA lists the critical signs of

when it’s really bad weather, people tend to prioritize when they go out, and, in Springfield, the bigger draw is downtown.”

“Commercial Street gets kind of left out in the rain,” she continued with a laugh. “We were pretty disappointed we didn’t have more art submitted, but what we did have was really good. I think it was really high quality work we were showing.”

Spanning the walls were some incredibly inventive works, from creepy secondhand dolls turned creepier, to pieces by Rosen O’Neal’s own brother -- former Missouri State digital filmmaking graduate Max Rosen.

“He did a whole series of collages that he made from very meticulously cutting out pictures from vintage ‘Life’ magazines,” she said. “I would describe them as almost surrealistic collages and I think they’re really fantastic. We sold three of

get something different out of it and perhaps even connect with it. Different scenes are going to resonate with different viewers.

That is, if it’s your kind of film. There are funny bits, but if you don’t get what’s going on, then you’ll miss that, too.

The thing to remember is that everything in the movie is the way it is intentionally.

Every interaction, every shot, every monotoned monologue has its purpose.

Bottom line is, “Cosmopo-

alcohol poisoning as mental confusion, coma or unconsciousness, vomiting, seizures, fewer than eight breaths per minute, irregular breathing, hypothermia, or paleness.

If you know all of these symptoms, you can accurately decide if you think someone needs help, and NIAAA recommends calling 911 at the first sign of alcohol poisoning, rather than waiting for all of the symptoms to be apparent.

Taking it to the streets

Now that you have your buddy system in place and tips for drinking safely, it’s time to actually go to the party; unless you’re day drinking at a barbecue or having some brewskies while watching the game, most students will be going to parties at

them tonight.”

Rosen O’Neal said that, for the first Friday in October, Lemondrop is planning a monster and creature creation show, selecting individual talent as well as inviting members of the community to participate in the event.

“We’ve invited individual artists to create teams of three,” she said. “They will have someone who does a two dimensional illustration and someone who makes a three dimensional sculpture of that illustration as well as a costume designer who makes a costume based on the drawing and the sculpture and then we’ll have models in the costumes.”

Mercer said starting Sept. 25 and Lemondrop will be hosting a free study night with live music from 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday.

For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/Le monDrop417.

lis” is a good film; to some, it might even be great. It can be mesmerizing, but you have to have the patience and the intellectual capacity to follow it, and having intimate knowledge of the source material is probably key.

If you go into the film expecting a sexy, actionpacked sci-fi, you’ll be sorely disappointed. If you want an intellectual and challenging film, then “Cosmopolis” might just be your kind of movie.

night.

The Springfield Police Department offers several tips for those who will be venturing around town late at night.

•Avoid being alone at night •Stay in areas that are well-lit •Don’t take back ways; stay on main routes •Stay away from places people could potentially be hiding, i.e. bushes, alleys, doorways, etc.

Finally, if you are going to be downtown or around campus, the Bear Line shuttle’s Pink Route runs from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Its stops include the Plaster Student Union, Florence and Cherry streets, Greek Row, Kentwood Hall, Park Central Square, and Hammons Student Center.

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Brenda Goodwin, an assistant professor in the department, agrees.

“It’s created excitement and passion for what we know and love,” Goodwin said. “What I have tried to do is take this tool and do two things: show kids how they can, as a teacher, use it and manage their classes with it and how they can use it to get their students to buy into the content of their class.”

Goodwin, who was concerned about the additional cost at first, now sees the tool as a cost-saver for students. Williams, who has taken Goodwin’s classes, is on the same page.

“I definitely think it’s feasible,” Williams said.

“Money saved over time is a huge plus.”

Having a tool he can use in his class and engage his students is a huge plus as well, according to Williams.

“The biggest benefit is that I’ll be more prepared and qualified as a teacher,” he said.

While the iPad takes away some teacher-student interaction, McCallister said the educational tool will never replace the value of face-to-face learning.

“We don’t want to be behind; we want to be ahead,” she said.