September 11, 2018

THE STANDARD M I S S O U R I S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y

VOLUME 112, ISSUE 4 | THE-STANDARD.ORG The Standard/The Standard Sports

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

TheStandard_MSU

@TheStandard_MSU/@Standard_Sports

MSUStandard

issuu.com/TheStandard-MSU

Disorder at FSL recruitment causes mass email to parents EMILY COLE News Editor @EMCole19 At the start of every semester, Missouri State University Fraternity and Sorority Life organizations —as well as other on campus organizations — can be found on campus passing out flyers to students, searching for prospective new members.

The recruitment process is a normal part of the FSL and university experience. However, this fall, there was a group at Welcome Weekend that wasn’t completely welcomed by the university.

A group of students, originally going by the name “Phi Delta Order,” and later by simply “the Order,” were seen handing out cards at Bear Bash, a Welcome Weekend event on Aug. 18 in the Plaster Student Union and North Mall.

On Aug. 21, the Missouri State University Family Association sent out a mass email to families of students that included a letter from MSU Dean of Students Thomas Lane.

The email informed recipients about the group, and the fact that they were not affiliated with the university.

“I wanted to make sure that it was clear that, that particular organization is not recognized by the university,” Lane said. “It’s not sanctioned by the university. There’s no relationship that the university has with that particular organization.”

The organization’s activities were brought to Lane’s attention by the FSL office. Kate Roessler, assistant director of student engagement for FSL, said she found one of the organization’s cards, which listed their recruitment events, at Bear Bash.

Lane said he felt it was important to inform students’ families of the group due to safety concerns with an unaffiliated organization.

“My biggest concern is with the students that have formed this organization, that they currently have no insurance — which our fraternities that are recognized by the university do have —(and) a national headquarters that can assist should something go wrong at a social event,” Lane said. “They don’t have this. So they will be personally liable should anything occur at one of their social events.”

Unaffiliated student organizations also miss out on some u See ORDER, page 8

KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill spoke to MSU students in the Plaster Student Union Theater on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, as part of her Your Vote Counts college tour.

U.S. senator speaks to students EMILY COLE News Editor @EMCole19 U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill returned to Missouri State University on Monday to speak to students as part of her Your Vote Counts college tour.

McCaskill, the democratic senator from Missouri, spoke in an effort to raise voter turnout for the upcoming midterm election.

“I want you to help me figure out what we need to do to get folks excited about voting this time,” McCaskill said to the crowd. “There’s a reason why we’ve spent more time debating prescription drug costs than debating costs of college.

There’s a reason.”

That reason, McCaskill said, is low voter turnout in the college age demographic. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s reported voting in the 2014 midterm elections, 16 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds voted, compared to 59 percent of 65- to 74-year-olds.

“There’s a reason why, when I was talking to an old (pal) one time, I said,

‘Oh I’m excited. I’m going to a college campus,’ and he goes, ‘You’d be better off at a senior center,’” McCaskill said.

McCaskill urged students in attendance to realize they have the power to make changes through voting.

“I’m a fan of Alice Walker, and one of her favorite quotes is, ‘The most common way that people lose power is by thinking they don’t have any,’” McCaskill said. “If you leave here with one message today, I hope it is that you have power.”

This seemed to resonate with the students in the Plaster Student Union Theater, who gave McCaskill a loud round of applause following the statement.

Sophomore socio-political communications major Gabrielle Blanchard said the quote validated what she believes many college students think.

“When she said something about how you take power away from yourself by saying you don’t have any, I thought that was really cool,” Blanchard said. “Especially as college students, we say we don’t have any power, so to validate that was pretty cool.”

Blanchard said it’s important that col-

lege students realize that they are affected by politics, and that they should be active voters.

After her brief speech, McCaskill opened the floor up to questions from students. Several students and members of the Springfield community who were attending asked questions ranging in topic from the upcoming Senate vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to McCaskill’s vote on the recent Republican tax bill.

A common thread through McCaskill’s answers was compromise. She emphasized the importance of being able to compromise in the government in order to accomplish goals.

“I talk to a lot of Missourians, and when I talk to them about the fact that I’m not ashamed to compromise — and I’m not ashamed of the fact that I’m not a party-line voter — I get a lot of nodding heads. Some places in my state ... when I start talking about when I vote against my party, they’re not happy.”

McCaskill said many voters want their representatives to vote purely along u See SENATOR, page 8

MSU earns silver rating for sustainability Programs help keep campus green RONKEIA BATES Staff Reporter @Lyrie_Lyric Missouri State University recently received a silver rating from the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System program which measures the sustainability performance of colleges and universities.

The program, created by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, allows participants to submit data to earn a bronze, silver, gold or platinum rating based on factors like academics, engagement and operations of the university.

Missouri State strives for environmental sustainability by creating a healthy environment for students. There are several programs that MSU is currently supporting to make the campus more sustainable.

One program is recycling, which is one of the most common sustainability practices that can be seen all around campus. Recycling bins can be found in almost every classroom and in the hallways of many buildings on campus.

Jeffrey Brown, the recycling coordinator at MSU, expressed why recycling is different from other sustainability practices.

“Recycling is something that just about everyone can participate in. It’s a direct way to reduce waste that goes to landfills and helps us reduce the need to produce brand new materials for manufacturing,” said Brown.

MSU has started to use LED lights in the

parking lots, and they have ZipGrow Towers that grow fresh produce.

Tamera Jahnke, dean of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, said that she wants students to know that sustainability is more than just recycling.

“Sustainability is education, research and the use and reuse of air and water," Jahnke said.

Jahnke said that MSU first started their sustainability practices in 1970.

“Missouri State faculty will tell you that we celebrated the first Earth Day in 1970 and that we have been encouraging sustainable practices since that time,” said Jahnke.

“In 2007, the university’s public affairs theme was sustainability, and at that time we became more focused. A statement of commitment was adopted, and shortly after this the President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee was formed. In 2009, students implemented a $2-per-semester fee which is a fund that goes toward sustainability initiatives on campus and generates $75,000 each year.”

David Vaughan, the director of environmental management at MSU, explains why it's important that MSU adopted this kind of practice.

“It is good stewardship to do what we can, both as individuals and as a society, to preserve limited resources,” said Vaughan. “As an educational institution, we can provide opportunities for students to learn directly, and we can also model actions for the community at-large, so people can see not only the action, but the

larger benefit as well.”

Vaughan wants students to know that there are organizations they can join to get involved in MSU’s sustainability practices.

“There are organizations such as the EcoRep program, the Students for a Sustainable Future organization, the Campus Garden and the SGA Sustainability Commission,” Vaughan said. “For those with a desire to have a real hands-on impact while making a little money the Academic Recycling Program hires students to collect recycling from academic buildings across campus.”

BILL SIOHOLM/THE STANDARD

The Missouri State University Community Garden overflows with vibrant, towering flowers ­— this is a part of their many efforts to increase sustainability.

For more information about sustainability at MSU, you can call the sustainability office at 417-836-4993 or visit the website at missouristate.edu/sustainability. The full STARS report can be found at stars.aashe.org.

news

life

sports

Library offers 3D printing to students Page 2

MSU Gospel Choir takes you to church Page 5

Football prepares for third game Page 6

2 THE-STANDARD.ORG

THE STANDARD

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

3D printing avaliable at Meyer Library CONNOR WILSON Staff Reporter @Connor4Wilson

Graphic by KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD

Someone actually complimented you?

AFTON HARPER Staff Reporter @affie888

“Someone complimented you! See more on IRL.” Many have received text messages like this and don’t know whom it came from or why they received it.

There have been rumors over the internet that these texts are spam or possibly linked to sex trafficking.

A spokesperson for In Real Life said that these claims are false and they haven’t had any reports of sex traffickers on their app or targeting their users. IRL is a mobile app that allows its users to send virtual invitations to contacts in their phone to participate in real life activities — hence its name.

“We take claims like this very seriously, but unfortunately some do not,” the spokesperson said. “We have been told there is a trend of Twitter users stating claims around human trafficking and apps or services that have been gaining popularity for the purpose of gaining followers.”

IRL’s goal is to solve technology addiction, according to the company's website.

IRL was founded by Abraham Shafi and Scott Banister and was released in February 2018. It's an app funded by Floodgate, an early investor in Twitter, and Founders Fund, investors in Airbnb and Facebook. Because the app is venture capital funded, the company doesn’t need to make money and can focus on creating a “meaningful” app, according to the spokesperson.

Emily Kurtz, freshman nursing major, said she had no idea about the app and hadn’t signed up for anything that would send her texts, yet she still received them from IRL. “I wondered what or who would send me this text message and I actually did click on the link — but immediately knew it was a bad decision,” Kurtz said. “I kept getting them every now and then and I just kept deleting them, but I should’ve blocked them. A lot of my friends had the same thing happen to them, so I just figured it was normal.”

Benji Roux, freshman computer science and software development major, said IRL isn’t malware and asks for less information than most mainstream social media websites like Facebook or Twitter. Roux also said it is in beta testing, which means the developers are trying to get a user base for testing and feedback purposes.

“The issue with the app is that it uses your phone contacts to send a text message, to someone when you invite them to the app, nominate them or add them as a friend,” Roux said.

“It’s possible that they designed the app so that it tricks the user into inviting contacts that they falsely believe are already using the app. Many mainstream apps already do things like this, and they're getting pretty good at it. I personally do not see any red flags with anything going on here.”

Both Google and Apple have it on their app stores, which are designed to monitor and protect users from malicious code, Roux said.

Some of Facebook's permissions include access to a user’s calendar, contacts, location, microphone, phone, SMS texts and storage.

IRL requests access to the following permissions: u See IRL, page 9

Meyer Library at Missouri State University has a recent addition to the technology available to all students: a 3D printer.

“Missouri State got the printer as part of a one-time Provost-funded grant for about $1,500,” head of music and media in the library Jir Shin Boey said. “We got it about three or four years ago.”

Students interested in making their own prints can look up information on the library’s website online, where Boey has made a detailed guide of everything a student may need to know about the process and using it, music and media library associate Scott Fischer said.

The cost of making a print is $6 per cubic inch, the library’s website says. The minimum cost is $6, and the cost is rounded up to the closest cubic inch. Right now, the only way to pay this fee is with cash, check or Bear Bucks.

First, students will make their design they want to have printed through computer-aided design tools of their choice, then they will save that design as an STL file, which is the only file that can be read by the printer’s software. After the student brings in the file to get it verified, the library can get to printing it.

“We’re working on getting CAD onto the computers around

MEGAN BURKE/THE STANDARD

Sue Reichling, one of three library printing service supervisors in the music and media department at the Meyer Library, checks on the 3D printer as it prints a funnel for a professor in the chemistry department.

the music and media area so students don’t have to go all the way to Brick City just to make the thing they want to print,” Boey said.

“It’s basically an oversized easy-bake oven,” Fischer said.

Here’s how the printer works: Objects with hollow parts are printed with soluble support material, the library website says. Spools of support material are fed into the printer and are melted and squirted through the printer’s nozzle during the printing process.

When the printing is done, the support cleaning apparatus is used to dissolve and wash away the soluble support material in a solution of heated water and cleaning agent.

The model of the printer is the uPrint SE, which prints using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic, which is a type of engineering thermoplastic, the website says. ABS is commonly used to make everything from computer keyboards to Lego bricks.

The time it takes to print the object depends on the density and complexity of the 3D design, with the entire process taking at least several hours. The printer is available to anyone associated with the university, but those who are not affiliated and still interested in using the printer are advised to call or email the music and media desk at Meyer Library.

Resources on 3D printing can be found on the library’s website, as well as links to various CAD programs and tutorials on how to use those programs.

MEGAN BURKE/THE STANDARD

Pieces that have been printed on the 3D printer are on display on the second floor at Meyer Library.

New health center causes ‘ripple effect’ MEG ALEXANDER Staff Reporter @margaretjalex Change rippled throughout Missouri State University’s administration departments after the Magers Health and Wellness Center opened on March 13.

In March, the Missouri State Counseling Center, previously located on the third floor of Carrington Hall, moved to the new health and wellness center, allowing room for the human resources department to move in to Carrington Hall this coming October.

The wellness center had been temporarily located in the lobby of Monroe Apartments. Now, the new wellness center spans approximately 36,000 square feet.

The new health center didn’t just benefit the medical employees throughout campus — it created a ripple effect that would restructure several departments throughout campus.

“This will be the first time in a very long time all of human resources will actually be in one place,” Tammy Few, director of human resources, said. “When you think of services and building community and working as a team, having a central location will be great.”

Few said the human resources department is currently

spread throughout campus, with human resources offices on the first and second floors of Carrington and some in Siceluff Hall.

Last semester, a graduate assistant student with the human resources department worked out of an old closet in Siceluff because of how limited space was, Few said.

“With this new space, we are really going to be centralized, which will allow us to serve the university better,” Few said.

According to Few, human resources will not move into the former Counseling Center’s space until October because the space is getting renovated, from new carpet to fresh paint.

Few said moving to the third floor takes a lot of time and preparation.

“We are looking at being down maybe a couple days, but we are looking at doing that in two phases to have minimal impact,” Few said. “We have been planning this for quite some time, so we have a plan and timeline in place so we can go down and get back up relatively quickly. Hopefully there will be minimal interruption.”

Although there has been a large amount of preparation, Few said this change is a good one. The department is reorganizing and cleaning out paperwork that has been in u See CARRINGTON, page 8

THE STANDARD

opinion

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 | THE-STANDARD.ORG

3

Bas becomes his own artist with ‘Milky Way’ AUSTIN MYERS Reviewer

Illustration by Alyssa Vandegrift

Google Pixel 3 XL leaks heavily, might help against competition JONATHAN PETESCH Columnist @thepeach1999 With every new technology reveal, there are always a few leaks showing what is coming. Examples of this include early performance statistics for new processors, peeks at what the front glass will look like on a new phone or hands-on testing of a prototype — if you are talking about the Google Pixel 3 XL. Last week, a Lyft driver found a pre-production Pixel 3 XL in the back of his car after a ride. This comes after months of speculation about what the phone would look like, though this is not the first bit of hard evidence we have received.

Around a month ago, an unboxing video leaked, showing off not only the device itself, but also what will come with the Pixel 3 XL in the box. This included all the usual hardware components such as charger, headphone and USB Type A adapters and quick-start guides.

The Pixel 3 XL design is nothing surprising, with a notch at the top of the display and a single camera on the back due to Google’s trust in software editing

instead of a second camera.

Now that the design has been (still unofficially) confirmed, people are wondering something: How has the Pixel 3 XL this Jonathan Petesch leaked much? How has it become the most leaked phone in recent history?

As a resident assistant, I deal with a lot of confidential records, specifically regarding students’ personal information.

However, it is not hard to keep it confined to a small space such as my room.

Now, I don’t know what Google’s non-disclosure-agreement procedure is but I assume it should be something along the lines of don’t take confidential things out of the area where confidential things are allowed. This could be a testing room, assembly line area or office space, but it is a confined space where things can’t leak out of.

Obviously, the devices in question from the leaked unboxing and the Lyft were outside of this area and the owner broke their agreement by releasing video or leaving it somewhere. These are mistakes that should not happen and could be caught before an incident like a leak occurs.

To bring something good out of confidential things leaking so much, at least these leaks have gotten consumers excited for the new Pixel phone launch.

We know what the phone will be like well in advance of devices actually hitting the market, including competitors devices as it is smartphone launching season for Apple and Google alike.

Apple has an event on Sept. 12, where it is expected to unveil its new iOS lineup including new iPhone and iPad devices. Google is not expected to officially unveil its new Pixel lineup until its event on Oct. 9, just under a month after Apple.

These leaks might help keep Google from losing too many customers to Apple as customers have an unofficial look at what is coming, but that doesn’t change the fact that whoever owned that abandoned Pixel 3 XL is sure to be in a world of trouble.

It's hard to deny the success the Dreamville team has seen in 2018. Cozz started the year off strong with the release of his second studio album “Effected,” while J. Cole came through with his fifth studio album, “KOD,” to much commercial success.

Now the spotlight is on Bas, who just released his third studio album, “Milky Way.” This album, in a lot of ways, feels the most complete out of all of the Dreamville album releases this year. Bas takes the listeners through a journey of exploring the art of ambition, conquering personal demons, and learning how to remain humble, even if it’s through a lens of undisputed self-confidence.

The album starts of with “Icarus,” a beautiful opening track featuring fellow label-mate Ari Lennox. It features a moody jazz instrumental that feels like it would have fit perfectly on a project such as “The Waters” by Mick Jenkins. For a majority of the album, Bas makes it clear he is an emcee first and foremost.

“Barack Obama Special” exhibits his razor-sharp lyricism, while “Fragrance” (featuring Correy C) showcases what many would consider as confidence at its finest. When it comes to features artists on the album, there is certainly a lot to like. The big feature being J. Cole “Tribe,” which feels like a Caribbean trap banger, guided by a mesmerizing guitar melody. In addition to the previously noted “Fragrance,” Correy C can also be found on the hook of “Infinity+2,” which should also be considered as one of the overall high points on the record.

Looking back now to his debut studio album, “Last Winter” in 2014, there is a clear artistic progression happening right before our eyes.

All throughout his career, Bas has had a phenomenal ear for production, but he certainly took it up to an even higher level on “Milky Way.” It’s cohesive in the sense that it all seems to fit under this umbrella of numerous tribal-like elements such as spirituality, free-thought and ambitioon.

From a songwriting point of view, his lyrics are more refined, and there doesn’t seem to be much filler. When Bas decides to rap, it feels like every line and verse has a purpose. Additionally, this album has shown massive growth and improvement in regards to singing and hooks in general. Songs like “Front Desk,” “Purge” and “PDA” all show that Bas has started to pick up a knack for chorus-writing, making him more of a complete artist as a whole.

Unfortunately, there are some glaring low points that take away from how great this album could have been. Firstly, songs like “Sanufa” and “Spaceships+Rockets” are dancehall-inspired tracks that are somewhat lifeless attempts

by Bas to try and reach a greater club audience. In addition, many of the songs on the album are simply unfleshed out, such as the subtwo minute cuts “Infinity+2” and “Designer.” Also, it's worth noting that the track “Boca Raton,” has fantastic production and a catchy hook, but the song is almost completely ruined by the misplaced contributions of Asap Ferg. For the most part, the problems on this album are relatively small, and many of which could have been potentially fixed if more time would have been taken to flesh out some of the ideas laid out on the album.

The clear takeaway from this album is that Bas has started to become his own artist. For years, many have waited for Bas to take the next step into becoming his own artist, moving away from the shadows of J. Cole. “Milky Way” not only signifies this, but it shows there’s true promise for things to come in the future. For the first time in his young career, it finally feels as if he has began to carve a musical lane he can truly call his own.

Favorite Tracks: “Icarus” (featuring Ari Lennox), “Tribe” (featuring J. Cole), “Barack Obama Special”, and “Fragrance” (featuring Correy C) Least Favorite Tracks: “Sanufu” and “Spaceships+Rockets” (featuring Lion Babe) Rating: 7.8/10

Editor Q&A of the week What is your guilty pleasure Plaster Student Union food?

“Chick-fil-A for sure. The chicken sandwich.”

Cortlynn Stark, Editor-in-Chief

“Burrito Bowl is the most underrated thing in the PSU. The Mexican bowl without chipotle ranch is fantastic.”

“Chick-fil-A. No question. I love Chick-fil-A. I get the nuggets. I eat Chick-fil-A at least once a week.”

Amanda Sullivan, Sports Editor

Emily Cole, News Editor

“Panda Express: chow mein and sweet and sour chicken.”

Chick-fil-A: I get the number one meal with two Chick-fil-A sauces and a lemonade. Every time.“ Kaitlyn Stratman, Photo Editor

“A bowl of chow mein noodles and sweet and sour chicken from Panda Express. Hit me up; buy me things.”

Hanna Sumpter, Deputy News Editor “Chick-fil-A: I get chicken nuggets and take the garlic sauce from Papa John’s.“

Nina Todea, Life Editor

Bill Sioholm, Digital Editor

The Standard Physical address: Clay Hall 744 E. Cherry St. Springfield, Missouri Postal address: 901 S. National Ave. Springfield, MO 65897 Newsroom: 417-836-5272 Advertising: 417-836-5524

Fax: 417-836-6738 Standard@MissouriState.edu www.the-standard.org The Standard is published on Tuesdays during the fall and spring semesters.

THE STANDARD Editorial Policy The Standard is the official student-run newspaper of Missouri State University. Student editors and staff members are responsible for all content. The content is not subject to the approval of university officials, and the views expressed do not represent those of the university.

Editor-in-Chief Cortlynn Stark Cortlynn920@Live.MissouriState.edu News Editor Emily Cole Cole221@Live.MissouriState.edu Deputy News Editor Hanna Sumpter hanna71960@live.missouristate.edu Life Editor Nina Todea Nina909@Live.MissouriState.edu Photo Editor Kaitlyn Stratman

Letters and Guest Columns Letters to the Editor should not exceed 250 words and should include the author’s name, telephone number, address and class standing or position with the university. Anonymous letters will not be published. Guest column submissions 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

Kaitlyn717@Live.MissouriState.edu Sports Editor Amanda Sullivan Amanda124@Live.MissouriState.edu Digital Editor Bill Sioholm wns419@live.missouristate.edu Advertising Manager Sandy King SandyKing@MissouriState.edu Faculty Adviser Jack Dimond JackDimond@MissouriState.edu

Standard, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO 65897 or e-mailed to Standard@Missouri State.edu.

Advertising Policy The Standard will not accept any advertising that is libelous, promotes academic dishonesty, violates any federal, state or local laws, or encourages discrimination against any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, age, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual

Ad Representatives Hailey Gilbreath Mark Phillips Copy Editors Sarah Shepard Sarah Hollstrom Bradley Balsters Distributors Cole Crossman Wilson Love Kevin Williams Opinion Writers Jonathan Petesch Cole Trumble Photographers

orientation or disability.

The Standard reserves the right to edit or reject any advertising copy at any time. The Standard encourages responsibility and good taste in advertising. Political advertisements must show clear endorsement, such as “Paid for by (Advertiser).” A sample of all mail-order items must be submitted prior to the publication of the advertisement. Advertising having the appearance of news must have the word “advertisement”

Megan Burke Bailey Vassalli Bradley Balsters Reporters Carissa Alford Batool Alzubi Bryce Derrickson Claire Niebrugge Mary Kay Gagnepain Maddie Knapp Madison Russell Layne Stracener Ben Vickers Senior Reporters Noah Standish

Senior Anchor Blaine Wheeler Videographers Ben Vickers

printed above. Such ads must be bordered. Clear sponsorship must be shown on each advertisement. Position requests will be honored when possible but are not guaranteed.

In case of error or omission, The Standard’s liability, if any, will not exceed charge for the space occupied by the error. The Standard is not responsible for typographical errors that do not decrease the value of the advertisement. Liability for any error is limited to the first insertion

of the erroneous advertisement.

Newspaper Theft Each reader is permitted one copy of the paper per issue. Additional copies may be purchased from The Standard office for 25 cents each. The Standard may waive this fee on a case-by-case basis if extra copies are available.

Newspaper theft is a crime. Violators may be subject to civil and criminal prosecution.

THE STANDARD life Targeting transparency: New SGA leaders look to break down barriers 4

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 | THE-STANDARD.ORG

NOAH STANDISH Senior Reporter @NoahjStandish It’s a balmy 92 degrees on Missouri State University’s campus in August, as Isaiah Villarreal stands beside the renowned bear statue outside of the Plaster Student Union.

He’s welcoming new students to campus during Fan Fest, MSU’s annual social event that acts as the official start of the fall semester. With a sheet of paper in one hand and a microphone in the other, he addresses the crowd wearing maroon BearWear and an infectious smile.

“Go Bears!” he yells as music from a pair of speakers grows louder. It’s his first speech as the university’s 2018-19 student body president.

But Villarreal almost didn’t attend MSU at all.

Before his first campus tour in July 2015, his heart had been set on Baylor University in Waco, Texas. But after attending SOAR, MSU’s orientation program for incoming freshmen, Villarreal said he was impressed by the Springfield campus and that it felt like home.

Soon after, the senior human resources management major became the first in his family to attend college.

“I remember my tour guide seeing people he knew on campus (during the tour),” Villarreal said, sitting in his office on the lower level of the PSU. A brown and gold plaque with his name sits on the desk.

“I had thought, at a school of this size, you would never see people you know that often,” Villarreal said. “Plus, my mom loved how close I was to home.”

For Villarreal, home is Omaha, Nebraska, and a small high school with a graduating class of only 21 students. Now, he’s tasked with representing the second-largest undergraduate student body population in the state of Missouri.

As a first-generation college student of Hispanic heritage, Villarreal’s said the primary goal of his tenure is to increase representation and transparency within the Student Government Association.

“For students who come from diverse backgrounds, it can be hard to find students who look like you or have the same ideas as you,” Villarreal said. “With my role, I can advocate for new recruitment tools and make sure that all students have resources to help them feel welcome.”

His desire to make other students feel welcome was noticed by Noah Roush, junior history and political science major. He said being trustworthy and outgoing when interacting with students are among the most important traits a student body president can have.

“The students elected the (student body) president to help improve life on campus,” Roush said. “If the president doesn’t have enthusiasm for helping serve those students, then why were they elected?”

Roush, who has worked alongside Villarreal as a member of Traditions Council, also said it’s crucial for a student body president to balance that excitement with professionalism because of their responsibility in allocating student funds. “(Regarding on-campus events), a lot of students may not realize that some of the funding comes from fees paid with tuition and housing,” Roush said. “The (SGA) executive board really has to think of the entire student body before using these funds.”

For Villarreal, putting himself in the shoes of other students and various student organizations comes easy.

Before he ran for student body president in spring 2018, Villarreal had several other leadership positions in other student organizations, including University Ambassadors, Greek Week Committee, Student Activities Council and Sigma Tau Gamma.

Villarreal even served as a founding member and chapter president of the social fraternity.

BRADLEY BALSTERS/THE STANDARD

As the new student body president, senior human resources management major Isaiah Villarreal looks to improve life on campus for all students.

“Even in high school, I was very involved,” Villarreal said.

“That’s what led to me running for this position — having a heart for MSU and knowing that I can make a difference.”

Villarreal was engaged in the MSU community from his first semester on campus as a freshman in 2015, but he couldn’t imagine himself staying on the sidelines.

“I just have a heart to serve,” Villarreal said. “(Being student body president) is another opportunity to spread my joy of the campus to others and help others find theirs.”

In April 2018, that opportunity became official, as Villarreal was elected alongside senior finance major Dillon Cordel to lead SGA for the next academic year.

Cordel, formerly MSU’s chief financial officer in the SGA cabinet, ran alongside Villarreal in spring 2018 as the candidate for student body vice president. He described the new responsibility as being the facilitator between students and university administrators.

“If President (Clif) Smart, (Vice President for Student Affairs) Dee Siscoe or a main administrator wants to know how students feel about something, they’ll come to us,” Cordel said. “We try to advocate for what’s best for students, so we look for as much student input as possible.”

Finding that broad student input, Cordel notes, was on display during the first two weeks of the fall semester. He recalled a recent poll about a potential bike share program on campus.

Students were able to take an online survey during the week of Aug. 27 to voice their opinions on the proposed program.

Cordel said the survey was just one form of how the SGA cabinet communicates with students.

“One of the big things we really want to do is try to make ourselves available to students,” Cordel said. “If we see the need for something, we first want to make sure it’s what the

students want. We would never do anything with student funds without overall student input.”

As a transfer from MSU’s West Plains campus, Cordel said he wants his and Isaiah’s tenures to be defined by diversity and inclusion projects that represent all types of students.

“Whether it be transfer students, international students, minority students or veteran students, the biggest factor (between Isaiah and I) is a dedication to wanting to hear their voices,” Cordel said. “We’re working to diversify our senate so we can have better student input.”

When Cordel and Villarreal met as fellow members of SGA’s cabinet in the 2017-18 academic year, they realized they shared similar perspectives, while also bonding over a mutual passion for showing MSU pride. “(Isaiah) just genuinely enjoyed what MSU had to offer, and I personally liked that,” Cordel said. “He was one of my first friends when I transferred. Our goals and ideas meshed up, and we just clicked.

“He’s a good example of the cliche, ‘What a good Bear should be.’”

Now, with his graduation less than 10 months away, Villarreal said he’s looking ahead to applying to graduate school at George Washington University in Washington D.C. But first, he has nine months with Cordel at his side and the microphone in his hand.

Villarreal may be working to create a foundation for the next SGA leaders, but amidst the crowd of students and university administrators, he’ll never forget his roots in Omaha, Nebraska.

“Growing up, I didn’t have my dad with me the whole time, so it was really my mom supporting me throughout this whole endeavor,” Villareal said. “I know she’s proud of me, and any time I can make my mom proud, it puts a smile on my face.”

Japan to Springfield Springfield Sister Cities hosts 23rd annual Japanese Fall Festival Photos by EMILY AMES/THE STANDARD Graphic by KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD

Isesaki Members of the New York Japanese Folk Dance group Minbuza at the Japanese Fall Festival. The festival is a celebration of Japanese culture and highlights Springfield’s 32-year-old city relationship with Isesaki, Japan, according to the Springfield Sister Cities Association’s website. Each year, a delegation of Isesaki citizens travel to Springfield — in response, Springfield sends a local group to Isesaki, Japan.

Garden The waterfall is one of the water features in the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden. The gar-

den features Japanese landscaping, a koi lake and a teahouse. Despite the rain, attendees came out to enjoy the various shows and vendors.

Bonsai Haley and Nathan Lyne sell bonsai trees at the TruCut Bonsai and Lawn Care Services tent

at the Japanese Fall Festival. In Japanese, “bonsai” translates to “planted in a container.” The tree is said to signify proportion and harmony.

Manga cosplay (From left to right) Arantxa Rodriguez, Jonah McKnight, Ellion Nueric, Audriana Read, Devon Johnson, Kathryn Turner, Jaden Rodriguez and Shaylee

Conrad cosplay characters from the superhero manga series, “My Hero Academia.” For the past three years, Springfield Cosplay has partnered with Springfield Sister Cities to bring cosplay to the Japanese Fall Festival.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

THE STANDARD

THE-STANDARD.ORG 5

New Gospel Choir geared to ‘tug on the heartstrings of listeners’ MADISON BRYAN Staff Reporter @MadisonBryan14 It’s a Monday night on campus, and room 305 in Juanita K. Hammons Hall buzzes with energy. Inside, director Robert T. Gibson prepares for the first measure of music. He raises his hands, and the voices follow.

Gibson is a former graduate student at Missouri State University. He was previously part of the Missouri State Chorale, Men’s Chorus, Grand Chorus and Choral Union. This semester, he leads the MSU Gospel Choir.

MSU’s Choral Studies program welcomes the Gospel Choir as it brings new flavors with it. This course differs from other choirs because its primary style of music is gospel, featuring composers such as Richard Smallwood, Timothy Wright, Donald Lawrence and Hezekiah Walker.

Although the main genre of music is gospel, there are different styles of gospel, including traditional gospel, contemporary worship, hymns and spirituals. Each style of music has a unique effect on the singer; the text of each song, the instruments played and the voices of the singers help to produce a rich variety of gospel pieces while still worshiping freely and openly.

The main goal for the choir is to one day tour around to various states in an attempt to recruit students for Missouri State choir programs.

Cameron LaBarr, director of Choral Studies

BRADLEY BALSTERS/THE STANDARD

Robert T. Gibson, adjunct professor of music, is the director of the newest choral group on campus — the MSU Gospel Choir. at MSU, said he is thrilled about the addition of the Gospel Choir to the program.

“This ensemble is a major diversity initiative for the Department of Music and College of Arts and Letters,” LaBarr said. “Robert T. Gibson is the visionary behind all of it and will have a profound impact on the Missouri State community in the coming years.”

Turning thrifting into a business: Buy, Repurpose, Sell BAILEY VASSALLI Staff Photographer @baileyvassalli Thrift stores are popular among many college students — whether they need to find a nice shirt for a presentation or are just looking to expand their wardrobe.

But some take what they find in thrift stores and repurpose it. And some of those people take what they repurpose and sell it, turning things that people no longer wanted into something that many do.

Former Missouri State student Emily Cassimatis is one person who is turning thrifting into a business. Eighty-seven items are currently featured on Cassimatis’ Etsy page, Craftimatis. Nearly 70 percent of the items are items she’s

thrifted and printed a variety of slogans on.

“I love thrifting because it provides you with just as many options as traditional shopping, but you’re not creating any more waste,” Cassimatis said. “That’s the best part.”

A 2016 survey by Savers, a global thrift retailer, shows the average American throws away around 81 pounds of clothing per year. The same study shows about 95 percent of it could be reused or recycled – which is exactly what Cassimatis is doing.

Though Cassimatis is no longer living in Springfield, she said it is the best place to thrift.

Some of Cassimatis’ favorite stores in Springfield are Vendor’s Mart, STD East and Red Rack’s. She also likes Camp Flea in Ozark.

Each store has its strengths. Cassimatis said Camp Flea has the best decor, while Vendor’s Mart is the cheapest. Red Racks has an option for consumers to sign up for a rewards program and receive a text message every time there’s a sale — Cassimatis said Red Racks has great clothing options.

Springfield alone has dozens of thrift stores scattered across town. From Other Mothers on the north side of town to places like Plato’s Closet and Uptown Cheapskate farther south, there is no shortage of options when it comes to choosing a place to go thrift shopping.

But, if none of them have what you’re looking for, don’t be discouraged.

Sophomore fashion merchandising and design major Samantha Fuson and senior business major Elijah Baig started

Weekly Crossword © 2018 King Features Syndicate

ACROSS 1 Sandwich shop 5 Glazier’s sheet 9 Wapiti 12 Culture medium 13 Winged 14 Evening hour, in a way 15 Folded entree 16 Thy 17 Every iota 18 Paradise 19 “Monty Python” intro 20 Grooving on 21 Biddy 23 Always, in verse 25 Watermelonshaped 28 Dodges 32 Stash excessively 33 Privately funded film 34 Confesses 36 Not quite 37 Conger, e.g.

38 Mex. neighbor 39 Big fish story?

42 Anvil location 44 Wading bird 48 Vessel from way off 49 Data 50 Prescribed amount 51 Exist 52 Celebrity 53 One of HOMES 54 Ph. bk. data 55 “-- Breckinridge” 56 Monstrous loch?

DOWN 1 Appointment 2 “Zounds!”

3 Chantilly, e.g.

4 Old locomotives 5 Footing the bill 6 Oodles 7 Seasickness symptom 8 Blunder 9 Author Hunter 10 Catchy tune 11 Narc’s measure 20 Heavy metal band 22 Provide 24 Satan’s doings 25 Discoverer’s cry 26 Package adornment 27 PC linking system 29 Bachelor’s last words 30 Insult (Sl.) 31 Prepared 35 Ample

36 Dawn 39 Senor Peron 40 Frizzy ‘do 41 Troubles 43 Somewhere out there

Gospel Choir rehearsals have a dual purpose: for singers to prepare music for upcoming performances and to allow the music being sung to consume the singers’ minds and hearts.

“The Gospel Choir experiments with a different style of music specifically geared to tug on the heartstrings of listeners and inspire them to continue moving forward even through

45 Drill 46 Mrs. Osiris 47 Spots 49 Doctrine

the toughest times,” said sophomore vocal music major Madalyn Wheeler.

Tarran McClure, freshman vocal performance major, said that an exciting part of the choir is its diversity — in both ethnicity and tone.

“I would describe the Gospel Choir as being very welcoming because we have people from different backgrounds and ethnicities all singing together,” McClure said. “It’s really fascinating to hear how all of our voices really blend together even though we may all have a different sound or tone to our voices.”

The atmosphere of the class was immediately apparent, freshman vocal music major Karmen DePriest said. They weren’t just there to sing — from the first note of the “praise His holy name” warm-up, everyone was in awe of what their peers’ voices could do when there was meaning behind the music.

“People there are allowed to feel, praise, sing loud and cry,” DePriest said. “There was a lot of crying the first practice, but it was expected, so no one really acknowledged it.”

Gospel Choir does not require students to have past choral experience in reading or performing music. All that is required is an audition. This course allows students who love singing to follow their passion and is a doorway to meeting new people with the same enthusiasm for music.

Gospel Choir meets Monday nights from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, room 305.

MEGAN BURKE/THE STANDARD

Red Racks is one Springfield’s various options for finding affordable, secondhand clothing.

their repurposing business, Springfield Jeans, after someone complimented Fuson on a pair of her own jeans she was wearing.

“I was wearing a pair of my Levi’s on campus and had a bunch of people asking me to make them some,” Fuson said.

“From there, Elijah and I started doing custom orders and u See THRIFTING, page 8

6

THE STANDARD

sports

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 | THE-STANDARD.ORG

KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD

Missouri State beat Lincoln 52-24 for their first home game of the season on Sept. 6.

Football prepares for second home game BLAINE WHEELER Senior Anchor @blainewheeler21 The Missouri State Bears showed flashes of why this year’s process might be smoother than previous years as the season got underway.

On Thursday, the Bears walked to a big 52-24 win in their second game of the season against Lincoln University, in which second-string players entered sporadically before halftime.

One week earlier, the Bears struggled but showed flashes of light in a 58-17 loss to Oklahoma State on national television.

A few things shined, others needed polish, but many questions still surround the 1-1 Bears.

Junior quarterback Peyton Huslig is showing he can play and that he belongs.

After struggling in the first quarter at Oklahoma State, Huslig and the Missouri State offense showed life.

Despite being sacked four times and facing pressure, the quarterback showed composure and completed timely throws.

Huslig continued to excel against Lincoln, completing 12 of his 14 pass attempts for 235 yards and a touchdown.

Huslig proved he is still a running quarterback, running for a total of 119 yards.

Missouri State has the option to

continue to be run-heavy from the quarterback position, but Huslig showed he has the ability to toss the pigskin too.

The Bears’ offense is faster and more spread out, which is giving Huslig a chance to take the ball to the air more often.

However, the humble quarterback never pats himself on the back.

“It takes 11 players to make plays,” Huslig said. “So as long as we keep preparing as a team, we can really play.”

Wide receivers sophomore Lorenzo Thomas, junior Aaron Denson and freshman Damoriea Vick showed that ability to really play when getting the ball in open space.

If the Bears offensive line continues to give Huslig time, he will come out as a true dual-threat quarterback — possibly one of the best in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Behind Huslig, who is now in his second year, the team is open about being comfortable with turning the football program around with him at quarterback.

The Bears’ first quarter performances in both games were lackluster.

Against Oklahoma State, the Bears combined for nine yards of total offense while giving up three touchdowns.

Again, against Lincoln, the Bears started in atrocious fashion, giving up a field goal after mishandling the opening kickoff return.

Then, a fumble in Lincoln territo-

KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD

Junior wide receiver Kendall Stewart sprints away from his Lincoln opponent.

Freshman kicker Parker Lacina makes the extra point in the third quarter. Lacina, a preferred walk on from Platte City, Missouri, has made every kick he has attempted so far this season.

ry was returned for a touchdown to build a 10-0 deficit for the Bears.

However, in turning a program around, the combination of good leadership and mental toughness is a top priority.

Although the Bears finished far behind Oklahoma State, spurts of toughness should’ve given Missouri State fans hope about the possibilities of the 2018 season.

“I think we had a lot of guys step

up on the sideline,” head coach Dave Steckel said. “I really do think they did a good job.”

Steckel and the team invest themselves into whatever needs work.

However, it’s hard to distinguish how good this Bears team is compared to previous years so early in the season.

There are still a few things fans have yet to see.

Running backs senior Jason Ran-

KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD

dall and freshman Jeremiah Wilson have combined for only 76 yards on the ground through two games.

The offensive line hasn’t lived up to its complete hype, giving up four sacks against a speedy Oklahoma State front.

Plus, simply looking at Randall’s production per carry shows more needs to be pushed.

u See FOOTBALL, page 9

Bears split weekend away BRYCE DERRICKSON Sports Reporter @BruceyD17 After winning the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational, the Missouri State volleyball team hit the road to face Kansas State and play in the Texas A&M Invitational.

Missouri State split the road trip, taking two out of the four games.

The Bears played their first road game against Kansas State on Sept. 4, where Missouri State fell in three straight sets.

In the first set, the Bears lost 18-25, only hitting a .093 hitting percentage compared to the Wildcats .237 hitting percentage.

The second set ended with a closer score, with Missouri State only losing by two, 24-26.

The Bears looked like they were going to take the second set with 24-23 lead, but the Wildcats went 3-0 to steal the set from the Bears.

In the third set, MSU was held under 10 points for the first time in a set in the 2018 season losing 8-25.

The Bears only recorded five kills in the final set and had their highest amount of errors in a set during the game with nine.

During the game, freshman Amelia Flynn hit a new season high of kills in a game with 15.

After the loss, Missouri State played in the Texas A&M Invitational, playing first against Nicholls State on Sept. 6.

The Bears swept Nicholls State using suffocating defense that never allowed the Colonels to score more than 13 points in any set.

Freshmen led the charge, as Makina Wratten and Chloe Rear had eight and six blocks, respectively.

The Bears, though, could not find the same success, as they were swept by Pepperdine on Sept. 7.

The Bears struggled again with hitting percentage, ending the game with .125 percent.

In the first two sets, Missouri State played from behind as each set started with a 2-0 lead for Pepperdine.

Pepperdine kept the lead throughout those

sets and never trailed Missouri State.

Missouri State took its first lead of the game in the third set, but later in the set, Pepperdine went on a 10-1 run to win the game.

The Bears ended the game falling in every stat category with the closest one being in blocks having six compared to the Wave’s seven.

Missouri State ended the Texas A&M Invitational playing the toughest team in the tournament: Texas A&M, who was 4-2 going in.

Before playing the Bears, the Aggies swept every other team in the tournament.

The first set of game went Texas A&M’s way with a 25-11 win, with the Aggies hitting 16 kills and having a hitting percentage of .441.

In the second set, the Bears found some life as they fought to win the second 26-24 thanks to an ace from Flynn.

Texas A&M took the third set 25-15, holding Missouri State to a .067 hitting percentage while hitting a .412 percentMEGAN BURKE/THE STANDARD age.

In the fourth set, the Aggies built a lead and looked like they (Above) Senior Cambree Villarreal were on their way to beating the Bears with a goes for the kill against Ball State 19-17 lead, but the Bears hit stride as they went on Sept. 1. on 8-0 run to win the set and force a fifth set.

Villarreal has 45 kills so far this The fifth set saw seven ties and six lead changes before Missouri State went a 6-0 run season. In her first three seasons as a Bear, Villarreal recorded 311 and never looked back to beat Texas A&M. Though the Aggies lost, they went on to kills and 337.5 points. win the tournament thanks to winning the most sets.

(Right) Freshman Leah Vokolek MSU had six players with six or more blocks and three players who had double dig- serves the ball.

Vokolek recorded a career-high 17 its in kills.

“Volleyball is really the ultimate team digs against Texas A&M. Vokolek sport,” head coach Melissa Stokes said. “One has recorded a total of 40 digs and or two digs here or one key block here, one three points so far this season. key kill here can just really set the momentum on fire. I just think there were a lot of really good contributions from a lot of different players tonight.” pared to another team, 10-3 against Kansas State.

Even with playing tough teams, Missouri During this four-game road trip, Missouri State has created a formidable defense.

State had fewer than 33 digs.

During the road trip the Bears have only once u See VOLLEYBALL, page 8 had less than one block in the stat category com-

“Volleyball is really the ultimate team sport.”

- Melissa Stokes

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

THE STANDARD

THE-STANDARD.ORG 7

Bouncing back from injury

Last week in sports

Volleyball Redshirt freshman contributes to soccer 4 - 3-0, L team in her first season back from ACL tear Sept.

Texas A&M Invitational Sept. 6 - 3-0, W Sept. 7 3-0, L Sept. 7 3-2, W

MONICA BLAKE Sports Reporter @monicablak3

Football

Sept. 6 - 52-24, W

Men’s Golf

Sept. 7-9 - 7th

Men’s Soccer Sept. 7 - 1-1, T

Women’s Soccer Sept. 9 - 3-0, L

This week in sports Volleyball

Husker Invite in Lincoln, Nebraska

cle from her leg, she had to work to gain back mobility and strength.

Anna went to physical therapy every day, at first only working on bending her leg.

“I couldn’t bend my leg past 90 degrees at that point, and they said I had to do that to make sure I had a good recovery,” Anna said. “It hurt so bad.”

As her physical therapy progressed, it got easier.

It got to a point where she felt like she

could get back out there again. With an injury as intense as an ACL tear, though, that is not the case.

“They get going, and they can actually start doing some things; everybody thinks they’re good to go, but that’s not necessarily the case,” Brad said.

Anna continued the therapy process when she arrived at Missouri State. She stepped back out onto the field during u See ANNA, page 9

Men’s Golf

Sept. 17-18 at Sam Hall Intercollegiate

Women’s Golf

Sept. 10-11 at Payne Stewart Memorial

Men’s Soccer

Sept. 15 against UMKC

Women’s Soccer

Sept. 14 at Kansas State Sept. 16 at Oral Roberts

Cross Country

Sept. 15 at Missouri Southern State

Offered at Missouri State in 4-week, 5-week and online options.

Contact ELIteachertraining @missouristate.edu or visit http://international. missouristate.edu/eli/ teachertraining/

Interested in joining Mensa, the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world?

Text or leave voice-mail @ 310.692.1666.

Ideal for your CV.

Check out the Hillbilly Feminist!

A podcast giving you the rants you truly want.

Available on Google Play, iTunes and most other podcast apps.

Raise your GPA and your income. Work part time, around classes, full time income potential. All majors welcome to apply. Request info at TheCEOatHome.com

BIKE WANTED

Administrative help needed to set up fire engine loaner program across southern Missouri.

For more info, email: somoes @rocketmail.com

Contact: portz15@ live.missouristate.edu

Unwanted bike at MSU? I’m buying!

Men’s bike frames 54cm - 56cm Hybrid or Road.

Will pay up to $160.

Text-only ads. Price is per ad, per week.

1.5” x 1” = $10 • 1.5” x 2” = $20 Free for MSU students, faculty & staff. One free ad per person per issue.

25-word limit for free ads. Marketplace ad deadline is Friday at 5pm.

RD

Teach English abroad with the Cambridge CELTA certificte!

SO

buy • sell • rent • jobs

MIS

MARKETPLACE ADS

S TA N D A

TY

She went through rehab and now has one goal for Missouri State. She has started in four of the nine games so far this season.

Sept. 15 against No. 22 Northern Arizona

U

SI

During her senior season of high school, she tore her ACL and couldn’t play during her first year at MSU.

Football

RI

ER

Redshirt freshman Anna Durnin primarily plays forward for Missouri State’s women’s soccer team.

E

BAILEY VASSALLI/THE STANDARD

Sept. 14 against New Mexico Sept. 14 against Central Michigan Sept. 15 against No. 4 Nebraska

TH

Redshirt freshman Anna Durnin of the Missouri State women’s soccer team suffered an ACL tear to end her high school soccer career. After a year off of the field and countless physical therapy sessions, she is back in her prime on the soccer field.

Her success at MSU comes after a long recovery process from her high school injury.

“It was really hard, to be honest,” Anna said. “I had worked so hard to get here and play a Division I sport, and it was taken away in a second.”

That second occurred a week before her high school regional tournament and just a few weeks before she limped across the stage for graduation. According to Anna’s dad, Brad Durnin, the game the injury occurred in was a meaningless high school game.

“Districts had already been decided,” Brad said. “Whether they won or lost that game, it really didn’t mean anything.”

Anna explained that this made the injury more difficult to swallow. Her ACL tear was a non-contact injury.

Anna said that she had been passed the ball and as she lunged towards the ball she heard a loud pop.

She fell to the ground immediately.

“There’s people in the stands saying, ‘Get up; you’re fine,’” Anna said. “And I’m like, ‘No, there’s no way I can get up right now.’”

She was helped to the bench where she was met by her athletic trainer.

The trainer, relieved, told her it was a good thing she didn’t tear her ACL. “Because he said that, I waited for two weeks to even go to the physical therapist,” Anna said. “Within two minutes of being there, they told me I had torn my ACL.” While the two weeks she waited didn’t make the physical therapy any more difficult, it did lengthen the recovery process.

She waited until the day after graduation to receive the surgery.

“I didn’t want to wheelchair across the stage,” Anna said, laughing.

The time frame of the injury made it clear that Anna had to redshirt her freshman season at MSU, another hard pill to swallow. She spent a year in recovery before she stepped back onto the field.

“It was extremely long and tedious and very frustrating,” Brad said of the daily physical therapy sessions and countless hours spent getting back into shape.

After her surgery, Anna had to wear a brace that started at her groin and ended at her ankle.

The first part of the recovery process was hard because all she could do was lay in bed and take pain medication, but it got worse than that.

After losing about 10 pounds of mus-

S TAT E U N I

V

Center City Counseling Clinic

offers individual, couples and family counseling at a cost of $5–$20 depending on income.

Call us at 417-836-3215 for more information.

Submit your ad online: the-standard.org Or email it: msu.standard@gmail.com

8 THE-STANDARD.ORG

THE STANDARD

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

CARRINGTON Continued from page 2

storage for years. Few said she even came across an old floppy disk from the late 1960s.

“When I started here about two years ago, I even pulled out some documents that had the old name for Missouri State, so you know, we have been trying to purge and take some things into archives in Jefferson City and really organize our documents,” Few said.

In addition to having a centralized location, Few said the human resources department will include more windows and light, in contrast to the one window in the department now. The department will also feature a private meeting room for students and employees of the university.

Few said the financial aid department is planning on utilizing the current human resources space on the first floor of Carrington once human resources makes the move in October.

“It really has been a domino effect,” Few said. “People are excited and these changes are really going to better the university as a whole.”

KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill spoke to MSU students in the PSU on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018.

SENATOR Continued from page 1

Graphic by KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD

ORDER

Continued from page 1

benefits that official campus organizations receive, said Roessler. These include university resources like staff support and use of spaces on campus for group activities.

Unaffiliated groups are also not allowed to participate in homecoming events or Greek Week, said Lane.

However, unaffiliated groups like the Order are still permitted to recruit on campus, as long as they make it clear they are not recognized by the university and do not use university trademarks, according to Lane.

“The other consequences would be that, as individual students, if for example at a organizational event, they were found to be in violation of our university Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities, they would be individually held responsible, rather than an organization,” Lane said.

Roessler and Lane believe that the organization is made up at least partially, if not entirely, of members of the suspended fraternity Phi Delta Theta.

On Jan. 20, MSU officials were notified that the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity National Headquarters was immediately suspending the Missouri Epsilon Chapter at MSU for alleged violations of the fraternity’s risk management policy.

Members of the chapter were told on Jan. 28, and had 10 days to move out of their house on Elm Street.

As part of their statement at the time, the headquarters said Phi Delta Theta would return to MSU in 2021.

The Phi Delta Theta Fraternity General Headquarters issued this statement about the recent events: “Any future or current group activity by previously initiated or then new members of the suspended Missouri Epsilon chapter are not supported by Phi Delta Theta.”

The Order did not respond to requests for comment.

party lines, whether they are on the left or the right, but she said that can be an impediment to progress.

“That’s why we’re not getting anything done, and do you know what happens when you don’t get anything done?” McCaskill asked the audience. “People get cynical. They don’t participate, or they could actually elect a reality TV star for president.”

One student, who said she is involved in gun safety reform activism, asked the senator how activist groups could keep momentum going when it seems to be dying down. Again, McCaskill’s answer was compromise.

“One of the ways I think you grow a movement is starting with

things we all agree with,” McCaskill said.

McCaskill referenced her voting alignment when it comes to President Donald Trump, a Republican. She said she doesn’t always vote with her party and doesn’t immediately vote against Trump’s bills.

“I don’t get up every day figuring out how to fight President Trump,” McCaskill said. “I get up every day figuring out how to fight for you. I get up every day trying to figure out how can I find that piece of policy that we can get enough agreement on across the aisle that we can actually get it across the finish line and actually make things happen for Missouri families, and for the young people in Missouri.”

McCaskill, a Democratic senator who was elected in 2006 and reelected in 2012, is running for a third term in 2018. After winning in the August primary, she will now face Republican candidate Josh Hawley and three third-party candidates — Jo Crain, Japheth Campbell and Craig O’Dear — in the election on Nov. 6.

THRIFTING Continued from page 5

distressing (jeans) through a Facebook page.”

Eventually, the two sought an additional platform for their growing business and started running an Instagram account in addition to their Facebook page. Since starting the account @springyjeans, it has garnered over 3,700 followers.

Currently, they are running everything out of their apartment.

They distress the jeans themselves, customizing them to each customer’s style. They ship the items themselves and do pop-up shops when they’re able to.

In the past, they have had pop-up shops downtown and even in a couple of sorority houses on the Missouri State campus.

Once they graduate, they hope to open a shop with a storefront.

Fuson said the two of them look everywhere for what to repurpose and sell. They travel around Missouri and farther, scouting out flea markets for the perfect items – they even look online.

Some of the most popular online shops are Poshmark, thredUP, GoodTwice and eBay, although the variety of online shops goes far beyond well-known names.

Some online shops are organized just as an actual store would be, and some of them are like most thrift shops — you have to hunt for what fits your taste.

“It can take serious time, dedication and skill to be able to know what’s trending or where or how to look,” Fuson said. “For us, it goes past the current popularity of thrifting. There is really a love and passion behind it.”

MEGAN BURKE/THE STANDARD

Thrift stores also have many different home items including entertainment, decor and more.

Red Racks has an option for consumers to sign up for a rewards program and receive a text message every time there’s a sale.

“Christopher Robin Reminds VOLLEYBALL You to be Young Again” Continued from page 6

COLE TRUMBLE Critic @Cole_Tr As a lifelong fan of Winnie the Pooh, the trailers for “Christopher Robin” caught my eye. But after seeing two or three trailers, I couldn’t quite get an idea of what the movie was going to be about.

Usually when you see a trailer, you can get a decent idea of if a movie will be good or bad, and you get that from what they show you. Does the trailer show you the most action-packed shots and no character interactions? Probably going to be a fast-paced but lame action movie. Does the trailer show characters interacting and hint at conflicts without giving them away? Probably going to be a good film. Does the trailer show you the DC Comics logo at the end?

Going to be a bad movie.

The “Christopher Robin” trailers showcased the classic characters from Winnie the Pooh without them doing anything. I would have written this off as an appeal to nostalgia with no meat to back it up except the tone and the look. None of the stuff that the trailer brushed over looked cheap at all. I mean, when you cast Ewan McGregor in a film, it’s usually interesting at the very least.

This particular film takes place long after the adventures of Christopher Robin with his animal companions. Robin is now a father working as an efficiency expert at a luggage company. Robin has all but forgotten his lovable friends when his daughter discovers a drawing of Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and the others and shows it to him.

As young Christopher Robin aged, he lost the playfulness of his youth and found that “nothing comes from nothing” and has since thrown himself into work. His employment obsession causes a chasm to open up between him and

Cole Trumble his family.

His wife Evelyn, played by Hayley Atwell, and his daughter Madeline, played by Bronte Carmichael, take a holiday to the cottage where Robin grew up. While they are away, Winnie the Pooh stumbles his way to Christopher Robin in the city, and Robin must find a way to get him back to the Hundred Acre Wood.

Seeing “Christopher Robin” confirmed two things: first, that I am a complete sucker for nostalgia, and, second, Ewan McGregor is in good movies (we aren’t talking about the prequels).

As you might have expected, the best part of the movie was the classic characters.

Pooh, voiced by Jim Cummings, who also voices Tigger, delivers his lines with pure and complete honesty and innocence. All of the classic characters’ lines contain these elements, giving

them the wisdom that only children have, although Pooh is really the allstar.

While the interactions that Robin and Madeline have with Pooh and the others are full of inspirational words and simple explanations that open a window to your childhood, the interactions between other real characters — especially the interactions between adults — lack depth and power.

Most of these interactions are just fillers to get to the next scene or transparently moving the plot along. A lot of lines read by the adult characters are goofy and overdone caricatures, but that is mostly to keep the audience’s attention. This is definitely a family movie and the audience will contain younger members.

Another issue the movie has is that the pacing is rough around the middle.

In the first half of the movie, we see Christopher Robin grow a lot as a character that will come to fruition in the second half of the film, and in the second half we see his daughter Madeline grow as well.

In these separate halves, each of these characters exchange meaningful dialogue with the stuffed animal pals that makes the audience feel empathetic and connect with the fuzzy friends.

In the middle of the movie, between the first and second half, the dialogue is very hollow and doesn’t flow well.

This hollow dialogue creates a lot of awkward moments that were pushed through as quickly as possible, making scenes feel rushed and incomplete. If the middle section was fixed, it would be a lot better.

At the end of the day this is a feelgood family movie. It isn’t insanely magnificent, but it is nice. Kids will enjoy it, and their parents will be touched.

It could have been a lot better, but it’s still worth seeing, especially if you have a younger relative to take with you. 7/10

While Missouri State has created a competitive team, they still make errors. Missouri State led or tied in errors in every game except against Nicholls State, which has a record of 2-8. The other teams they faced all have a winning record.

Kansas State has a 7-1 record; Texas A&M and Pepperdine have 6-3 records.

“If you want to see the Bears go 16-0 or 12-0 in the nonconference, then we should go play Nicholls State 16 times,” Stokes said. “We’re basically putting ourselves out there and playing a very tough schedule. The reason why we do it is for the way we feel tonight (defeating Texas A&M). We got a huge win on the road against a great team that no one expected us to beat, and that is why we do it.”

The schedule doesn’t get any easier as Missouri State finishes out their nonconference play at the Husker Invite. Missouri State will be playing against New Mexico, Central Michigan and Nebraska, last year’s national champion, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

“It doesn’t get any easier next weekend,” Stokes said.

“We’re going into the national champion’s home floor, and I’ll be really happy if we can play like we did tonight (against Texas A&M). I think anything can happen. It will be very inspiring, and it will be one heck of an environment to be in.”

MEGAN BURKE/THE STANDARD

Freshman Amelia Flynn goes for a kill. Flynn tied her career high in kills with 15 against Kansas State on Sept. 4.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

THE STANDARD

Running for gold Track team adds fastest woman alive to coaching staff AMANDA SULLIVAN Sports Editor @mandasullivan14 Missouri State added the fastest woman alive to the track and field coaching staff on Sept. 4.

Carmelita Jeter earned three medals during the 2012 Olympics.

Her 4x100-meter relay team currently holds the world record with a time of 40.82.

She also sits second all-time in the 100-meter dash behind Florence Griffith-Joyner with a 10.64.

Now, Jeter is moving away from being taught to teaching. As of Sept. 5, Jeter is officially a part of the coaching staff.

Interim head coach Jordan Fife said Jeter will be focused on helping the sprinters and hurdlers.

Previous head coach Ronald Boyce primarily coached the sprinters, hurdlers and throwers.

He left the program on June 30.

Under Boyce, Fife coached the distance runners during the spring and worked as the head coach of the cross country team in the fall.

Fife took over as interim head coach of the track team when Boyce left.

With his focus still on the distance group, Fife expects the addition of Jeter to be a key building block to the progress of the program.

“As we transition the program here, who better to jump-start that with the sprints and hurdles group than the fastest woman alive?” Fife said.

Jeter is well aware of her accolades but doesn’t want them to get in the way of the team.

When the Bears walk into a track meet, Jeter eventually wants the team to be dominant enough that other teams see Missouri State as a force, not her as the sprint coach.

“I don’t want the program to be based around Carmelita Jeter,” Jeter said. “We have myself, we have coach Jordan and we have some amazing athletes.”

Jeter, who describes coaching as mentoring, has several plans for the sprinters and hurdlers.

As an Olympic medalist, she expects to work the athletes as hard as she was worked in training to make them better.

Her confidence as an individual and team medalist factored into her success.

“One of the things I want to bring to this squad this year is I want my confidence to rub off on them,” Jeter said.

“What people don’t understand is track and field is 99.9 percent mental, and

ANNA Continued from page 7

spring play, almost a year after the injury.

Anna is now completely healed and just earned a starting position. Even completely healed physically, there is a healing process athletes must go through mentally.

Anna is still working on that.

“I don’t think she is completely confident,” head coach Rob Brewer said. “I think there are still moments when she thinks

you can beat people before you even get on the line.

“My job being here is to help them be their better self — not try to be like me. I need you to be like you, better than you.”

Before Fife officially added Jeter to his staff, they had several conversations about what the program needed, what she was looking for and what Fife expected.

Fife knew Jeter would be a great fit as the program grows.

“We’re ready for something new, and obviously she’s gonna bring that to the table,” Fife said.

Jeter not only sees her confidence as a key quality, but she also sees her background as relevant to Missouri State’s program.

Jeter ran for California State University, Dominguez Hills, a Division II school in southern California.

The school has a women’s only track and field team, just like Missouri State.

Knowing this made the transition to a school in the Midwest that much easier.

“I must say I picked the right school,” Jeter said.

“I must say I picked the right school.”

- Carmelita Jeter

about what her limitations might be.”

She has worked to gain back her confidence on the field.

“It was hard because everyone saw me as the girl that’s been out a year, the girl that tore her ACL, the girl that’s injured,” Anna said. “I saw myself that way as well.”

This season Anna has been working on gaining her confidence back on the field.

The MVC Newcomer of the Week said that her performance this season has helped her do that.

The recognition came after her performance against University of Nebraska-Omaha.

“She scored the game-winning goal in the first few minutes,” Brewer said. “She had been working for playing time, and we

THE-STANDARD.ORG 9

IRL

Continued from page 2 To find accounts on a user’s device, read contacts, access their approximate location, read and modify contents on the phone's SD card, access the camera to take pictures and videos, control vibration on the device, the ability to appear on top of other apps, have full network connection as well as the ability to view network connections and prevent the device from sleeping.

More permission details for IRL can be found on their website.

When installing the app,

users are required to enter and verify their phone number.

Once verified, the user is then required to enter their date of birth, level of school, the school they are attending, gender, first name and last name.

To complete the process, a username must be created.

This information creates the person's profile and allows friends to easily identify them.

Those who do not have an interest in the app can unsubscribe from IRL’s texts by replying STOP to any of the texts.

FOOTBALL Continued from page 6

“I think the offensive line did better,” Steckel said after the loss at Oklahoma State. “It was a brand new defensive scheme, so there was some unknowns on offense. We had to make some adjustments, and I think they did a fantastic job in those adjustments.”

Flashes of quality play were seen against Lincoln.

Huslig had the time he needed, and running backs saw holes.

However, the defensive unit sacked the Lincoln quarterback seven times, moving their total to nine for the season.

“It’s all new energy,” said senior defensive end Skyler Hulse.

“We have brought in a bunch of guys that can make a bunch of plays, and they are going to keep doing that this season.”

The Bears’ defensive front will translate in playing a ranked but possibly short-handed Northern Arizona this week.

The Lumberjacks quarterback Case Cookus went down last week in a loss to No. 6 Eastern Washington.

No report on his injury is available, but the Bears will prepare to home in on a better first half.

“We just need to come into the game ready,” Huslig said.

“I feel like some people may not be focused. … We think we are focused, but I think it just comes down to focus and preparation and just trusting the game plan really.”

The Bears and Lumberjacks will kick off Saturday, Sept.

15, at 2 p.m. at Plaster Stadium.

chose to start her, and it paid off for us.”

“Scoring that goal helped me become even more confident,” Anna said.

She wants to gain her confidence even more as the season goes on, but she has many more goals too.

“There’s obviously room for improvement,” Anna said. “I want to become someone my teammates can count on.”

She is proud of what the team has accomplished so far this year. They lost multiple leaders from last year, so she’s happy to see people stepping up.

Brewer has high hopes for both Anna and the team.

“We’re hoping that we’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg right now,” Brewer said.

10 THE-STANDARD.ORG

THE STANDARD

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018