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Students walked out on Friday in support of DACA students — there are less than 10 attending Missouri State University.

‘Stop pretending your racism is patriotism.’

Students walk out in support of DACA recipients CHLOE SKAAR Senior Reporter @chloeskaar Missouri State students sat silent and still during their walkout on Sept. 8, but the messages on their signs echoed throughout campus.

Just before noon, students, faculty and community members began gathering at the atrium outside Strong Hall. They came to learn and share thoughts and experiences, as the walkout intended to demonstrate opposition to President Donald Trump’s Administration’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

A microphone stood behind those students, ready to create more echoes — the voices of a few faces familiar to campus. MSU President Clif Smart; Student Body President Brandon McCoy; Brianna Moore, president of the MSU NAACP chapter; Jimmy Moore, president of MSU College Democrats and Melvi Cifuentes, president of Uniendo Nuestros Origenes, each addressed the demonstrators.

But one student, Yamil Ocampo, a senior general business major, shared a story that likely echoed the loudest.

Ocampo is a DACA recipient — his residency in America is protected by DACA, meaning he receives no student loans or grant money for tuition, cannot vote and, until DACA began, wasn’t allowed to own a car.

But the Trump Administration’s Sept. 5 announcement hasn’t frightened Ocampo.

“I’m not scared,” Ocampo said to the crowd.

“I know what I’m worth. I know what the DACA students are worth.”

he hopes people will see this as an opportuniThey migrated from Mexico to Oklahoma, ty to reach out to the government and interact where they lived for about four years. In 2010, they came to Springfield. with Congress.

Ocampo was 10 years old when his family “To the DACA students, I want to remind them that they are the ones who set their own came to America. He said the family had almost limits and their own success,” Ocampo said. nothing — they lived together in one room.

“That’s what motivated me to finish school “Continue contributing to the community and and prepare myself to get an education, to be being good students and good workers.”

Ocampo’s father lost his job due to a men- somebody that could contribute to the commutal sickness; there were more opportunities for nity,” Ocampo said.

Ocampo is hopeful, he said after the walk- the family in America than in Mexico. u See DACA page 3 out, because people are listening. “(DACA) has created enough social impact that Congress is obligated to act and it’s not a quiet issue anymore,” Ocampo said. “There is enough social push and that can only help us with Congress. I have faith that it will get better because the social pressure that I have seen within the last week or two has been amazing.

“I have faith that Congress is going to do something about it. To not do something about it is inhumane, it’s taking people’s futures away.”

Ocampo said he was inspired to speak to the walkout crowd for a simple reason: social awareness.

“I wanted my community to be aware that we are part of them, and that we are here to contribute to the community,” Ocampo said.

“Previously, there wasn’t much exposure about the (DACA) program. You might see it on the news but, locally, there wasn’t a story, people weren’t really aware of it.

“That’s something that really motivated me, and to have families in Springfield, and in the area, to know that we’re here and we’re a part of their community.”

NINA TODEA/THE STANDARD Ocampo said that, along with awareness, Yamil Ocampo, a senior, said he’s not frightened by Trump’s announcement.

“To not do something about it is inhumane, it’s taking people’s futures away.”

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Rape reported at Blair-Shannon CORTLYNN STARK News Editor @Cortlynn_Stark A rape was reported at Blair-Shannon House on Sept. 1, according to Missouri State University’s Safety and Transportation Daily Crime report.

The incident was reported at noon

on Sept. 1 and allegedly occurred between 1-2 a.m. in the residence hall.

Lisa Cox, spokesperson for the Springfield Police Department, said this information is all that can be provided.

Title IX Coordinator Jill Patterson confirmed her office is involved with the alleged rape, but couldn’t provide additional information.

The SPD is actively investigating

the incident, MSU Vice President for Marketing Communications Suzanne Shaw said, so she couldn’t comment.

“However, the university has reached out to the victim and made them aware of university resources and support,” Shaw said.

The Clery Act requires universities using federal financial aid programs

to report information about certain crimes, according to the Safety and Transportation website. Sexual offenses, domestic violence and dating violence are among the 14 reportable crimes.

“There were a variety of factors evaluated in determining whether or not to issue a timely warning,” Shaw said. “Without going into any of the

circumstances, which are confidential, it was determined that this situation did not present an ongoing threat to the campus at large.”

Shaw added that she consulted with the director of Safety and Transportation, Tom Johnson, on her response.

No further information on the incident was available.

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Professional Bull Riding lights up JQH Arena

KATIE HAYNES Staff Reporter @JournalistKatie It was a wild weekend for bull riding fans in Springfield, Missouri. The Professional Bull Riding tour came to the JQH Arena at Missouri State University Sept. 8-10.

The event literally lit up the arena, from fireworks, pyrotechnics, and smiles of fans as the show started off with a bang. Thirty-five bull riders walked through fire as they were introduced, with loud music and cheers shaking the building.

The colors were demonstrated by the National Guard, and former Navy SEAL, Gov. Eric Greitens, as they repelled from the ceiling. The Texas Tenors performed the National Anthem. As the lights of the arena brightened again, the bull riding began.

Fans from all over Missou-

ri come to Springfield every year to watch the PBR. Dennis Kiral, a visitor from Jefferson City, Missouri, is always sure to come to Springfield to see the live event.

“I have came here for the last five years,” Kiral said. “We formed our own bonds with the bull riders and like to see them work. We met Cody Nance, and he talked to us for a half-hour. We watch it on TV all of the time. In person is definitely better.”

Bull riding may be a thrilling sport, but it is also one of the most dangerous. Cooper Davis, a bull riders ranking number four in the world from Jasper, Texas, views bull riding to be something he was always extremely interested in, even though he did not grow up around a rodeo environment.

“It’s an adrenaline rush for sure,” Davis said. “I wasn’t born into a rodeo family or anything to do with bull riding.

My sister married a guy that I looked up to that rode bulls professionally, and that was kind of where I said I want to do this from the time I was thirteen to now.”

The relationship between the bulls and riders is rare, and they get to know the bulls well, Davis said.

“We see them every weekend,” Davis said. “They have personalities like a dog. Some of them like you to rub on them, and some of them don’t want to be touched or looked at or they’re just grouchy. We kind of know what to expect when the gate opens on some of these bulls and we have the most respect for them.”

PBR provides riders with a chance to take care of their families and a chance to be on the biggest stage for bull riding, Davis said.

Not only do the fans come to see the athletes, but the bulls as well. The bulls are just as

important as everyone else to Chad Berger, a stock contractor traveling with the PBR. What makes the bulls buck lies mostly in genetics, Berger said.

“The flank strap is only on there for them to kick it off, so they kick a little higher,” Berger said. “As far as bucking and spinning, it’s bred into them.

You can’t make them mean or want to buck.”

A 50-foot trailer is used to transport the bulls between events, Berger said. They feed them, load them and give them a day to rest before the next time they have to perform.

“Nothing gets treated better than a PBR bull,” Berger said.

“There’s a vet on staff at every event, and that’s mandatory. I love them. They’re just like my kids. I rode bulls, my dad raised bulls for us to practice on, and pretty soon he had some of the best bulls in the world. I loved it and I took over.”

This Friday, 1,100 suicides means 1,100 flags on the Plaster Student Union North Mall.

The flags stand for the 1,100 suicides which take place on college campuses nationally every year.

The flags make up the Field of Memories, and are a part of Missouri State’s annual Public Affairs Week to introduce the new public affairs theme for the year: “Sustainability in Practice: Consensus and Consequences.”

“The Public Affairs theme this year is very broad, allowing it to be integrated into every aspect in life,” said senior political science major and Student Government Association’s Public Affairs director Victoria Kelley. “The (overarching) question of sustainability is ‘How do we to support healthy life?’ In SGA, we are trying to shed light on the flexibility of the theme and looking to be involved in several different type of programs that focus on sustainability.”

The programs will take place throughout the week and feature many different presentations about the theme.

“I really like the theme this year. A lot of people may not realize that sustainability doesn’t just apply to energy and conservation efforts, but rather in most disciplines that we as students at Missouri State study,” sophomore political science major Katherine Cooper said. “In a transitioning period that our country is at right now, I think the committee picked a great theme.”

Cooper will help host the Model UN: International Sustainability event on Tuesday and will go to as many events as she can throughout the week. “(The event) is being put

on by Model United Nations, for which I am on the executive board for, and we will be addressing the sustainability of the United Nations, and how America specifically is sustainable in its role in the UN, as well,” Cooper said.

In addition to Cooper’s event, the week will include a Monday presentation by featured speaker Dr. Eboo Patel, the founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, a naturalization ceremony at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, a Community Engagement Fair at 10 a.m. on Thursday, a Study Away Fair at 11 a.m. on Thursday and many other events.

“As you can see from the different events during Public Affairs Week, sustainability is important and can be found anywhere from interfaith communication, to the environment, to democracy,” Kelley said.

The events during Public Affairs Week celebrate the current theme, the public affairs mission and the pillars, Cooper said.

“I incorporate public affairs and sustainability every day into my job and my school work by letting those values dictate my behavior and my actions, and I think that if you master all three pillars and sustainability, you’re doing good,” Cooper said.

The Public Affairs program helps draw students like Cooper to MSU. “Public Affairs in general is super important to me, and it’s why I chose to attend Missouri State. You look at a lot of universities around us, and they don’t necessarily value cultural competence, which is personally, my favorite pillar,” Cooper said. “Sure, GEP 101: FirstYear Foundations might nail it into your head so hard, and it’s tiring, but I think we are lucky to have a university with these qualities about them.”

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Entitlement will not divide our country CHASE STOCKTON Columnist @CStockton41 We have heard it a million times: “this country is more divided than ever.”

However, that is not an excuse for the horrible treatment of individuals by others. Racism is distasteful, appalling and truly against what this country was founded on.

The fact that people who live in this country are degraded, discriminated against and attacked because of their skin color, language, accent, political leanings or religious views is unacceptable. It is a topic I have been silent on for entirely too long.

As a community, state and country, we must do better. The way we treat each other now is not how it should be in the greatest country on

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He chose MSU, he said, because the university was close to home and he was accepted here. “(Before) DACA, we didn’t even have Social Security numbers,” Ocampo said. “We couldn’t own things or we had to put them under somebody else’s name. What DACA brought along was the opportunity to get a driver’s license and a Social Security number. “(Getting a) Social Security number was like the barrier that was broken to build credit and start owning houses and property and making a better life.”

Ocampo said his family was aware that, when a new president took office, DACA was at risk to be changed or repealed. But, he said, the chance for a better life isn’t over yet.

“I see this as an opportunity for Congress to do something about it and pass something to make it better,” Ocampo said. “With DACA, you cannot leave the U.S. It’s like they want you here, but they also don’t want you here because (if you leave) you cannot come back.”

Ocampo said he remains hopeful that, under Congress’ examination, DACA has a chance not only to keep protecting, but to become a simpler program to live under. He said that would include allowing recipients to leave America and come back, as well as long-term protection — DACA protection is only good for two years at a time.

During the walkout, Smart told his listeners what he felt is critical for students protected by DACA at this time: to be aware of resources available to them through MSU, to enable themselves to continue their education and to understand that MSU welcomes, and cherishes, them.

“Whatever your race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or whatever other categories you put yourself in, all of our students should feel equally a part of MSU,” Smart said.

Smart also said MSU Foundations drafted a fund to supplement the students’ needs and resources to help them. He said any money not used by DACA students will go towards scholarships later on.

Dr. Thomas Lane, the dean of students, personally reached out each of MSU’s DACA students — of which there are fewer than 10 — to offer support.

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Whether you are African-American, Caucasian, Christian, Atheist, Democrat or Republican, we all are American. Citizenship should allow you to feel safe and secure in your values and morals and never be attacked due to them.

The fact that this is no longer a reality makes me truly sick. The actions of those who try to take away an individual’s liberties should be truly ashamed of themselves––it is because of them that we live in the turmoil we face every day.

The men and women who risked their lives to found this nation and those who continue to sacrifice for the United States are not fighting for this. They are fighting for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that all are created equal.

It’s about time we start acting accordingly.

“In addition to (the university’s) resources, I have invited the students impacted to meet with me to see if there are circumstances unique to their situation that I might be able to assist them with,” Lane said. “I have heard back from two of the students and look forward to offering whatever assistance might be appropriate.”

McCoy, senior economics major, focused on importance: the walkout, the students and their messages.

“This is an important day because, for a lot of us, (losing DACA) might be hard to grasp,” McCoy said. “We’re all Bears, every single one of us … is an equal asset to the university and the community as any other student. … We have to fight. Stick up for (DACA students) as if they were your own dreams being crushed.”

A graduate student studying mental health counseling, Brianna Moore asked the crowd to reflect on their decision to come to the walkout and how it would impact their day-to-day interactions.

“This fight isn’t about making ourselves look good or feel good,” she said, imploring her listeners to be the kind of ally for DACA students that they would want for themselves. She said this can be done by making phone calls, having discussions and a blatant refusal to be silenced.

Jimmy Moore described the potential rescission of DACA as “cruel, deplorable and shameful.”

“If you attack one of us, you attack all of us,” Jimmy said, telling demonstrators that it’s up to them now to make legislators listen to their message. Stopping at MSU officials, Moore said, is not enough.

DACA began under the Obama Administration in 2012. The news of its rescission broke last week, but Trump gave Congress a sixmonth window to take action. To be eligible for DACA, an individual would have been younger than 16 when arriving to America. No one older than 30, when the program was enacted in 2012, received the program’s protection.

Work permits already issued under DACA will still be honored until they expire and, for the time being, DACA recipients will still be protected. The Trump Administration and Department of Homeland Security stopped accepting applications, but those sent before Sept.

5 will still be processed.

Any DACA recipient whose status expires

by March 2018 has one month to apply for a renewal. The DACA program’s protections last for two years at a time.

“This Administration’s decision to terminate

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Working for a ‘university news outlet’ turning into a BuzzFeed lookalike ALI SPIES Columnist @AliceTheSpy Over the summer I ‘worked’ for a pretty well-known internet-based, news outlet as a writer. I say ‘worked’ hesitantly because my employment lasted less than 24 hours. I wanted to talk about this experience because it was pretty awful.

Since I’ve written for The Standard since January, I am used to the set, standard (no pun intended) expectations of a writer. One of the first red flags I encountered was that my interview was conducted over the phone, and she immediately hired me without reading a sample of my work.

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“As a result of recent litigation, we were faced with two options: wind the program down in an orderly fashion that protects beneficiaries in the near-term while working with Congress to pass legislation, or allow the judiciary to potentially shut the program down completely and immediately. We chose the least disruptive option.”

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I am calling on every single person reading this to work on seeing people beyond their beliefs or external attributes. Listen and dig deeper before you judge someone––it takes that kind of effort by every single person to make a change in this country. Not politicians, businessmen or anyone other than us. It’s up to us.

It is time to make a change.

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Here at Missouri State, we face those same problems that we see on CNN or Fox News every day. I love this university more than anyone else, and I fully back the programs the administration has put in place.

Programs only go so far, however. If we want this campus to live up to its full potential and make every single student here love Missouri State the way I do, it is up to each one of the students, faculty and staff here to make that happen.

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Top left: A father of one of the younger dancers takes a photo of the dancing group on the evening of Sept. 8.

Bottom left: Students share information about a cultural group on campus. Top Right: Young dancers imitate similar motions as they dance in a circle on the bear paw stage on the North Mall.

‘We want to express our culture’ Latinx Heritage Month Kickoff celebrates local Hispanic, Latino community Layne Stracener Staff Reporter @LayneAlison1 More than 100 people gathered for the Latinx Heritage Month Kickoff from 5-8 p.m. at the North Mall on Sept. 8 to celebrate culture by eating traditional Mexican food like tamales, watching dancers in colorful traditional attire, and learning the dances themselves.

Yvania Garcia-Pusateri, executive director of Multicultural Programs, said the purpose of Latinx Heritage Month is to celebrate the Hispanic and Latino community. Latinx Heritage Month is every September.

“The reason MSU celebrates it is because it really speaks to our public affairs mission, thinking about not just cultural competence, but engaging the community and really just taking a stand on what community leadership looks like in a cultural sense,” she said. “The dancers wearing the traditional garb are people from the Springfield community.”

Latinx Heritage Month was formally known as Hispanic Heritage month. Garcia-Pusateri said it was changed to include everyone in the Hispanic and Latino community like non-gender-conforming people and people who don’t speak Spanish.

“By using the traditional term ‘Hispanic,’ it leaves out folks who don’t speak Spanish, like people in Brazil who speak Portuguese,” she said. “It’s also just thinking about not just folks from traditional Latin America, but looking

at Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, and looking into how this identity is globalized and looking at the African roots and whatnot.”

Various student and community organizations and departments had resource tables for people to see what is available.

Sophomore administrative management major Arianny Pujols and sophomore political science major Melissa Gutierrez are from an organization called Pink, which is in the process of becoming an official organization on campus.

Pujols said the purpose and goal of the organization is to “empower women, empower women of distinction and bring more diversity to campus, especially Latinas.”

Gutierrez said Latinx Heritage month is important because the majority of Missouri State students are white, but the number of Latinx students is slowly increasing.

“This is our way of telling people on campus that we have this whole rich culture that’s here, and just because we’re in Springfield, Missouri, doesn’t mean that we let go of that culture,” she said.

“We want to express our culture to all of the students, faculty, staff and community, so that’s why we have this whole month of events.”

There are 11 more Latinx heritage events this month, including documentary screenings, panels on immigration, student identity and Latinx in the Ozarks, discussions on topics like sociolinguistic aspects of Brazil and Latin America, a presentation on Bra-

zilian culture, a game night, a banquet carnival, and a keynote address from Angel Colon, Latinx survivor of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting.

“The events are not just one topic, because Latin America is not just one country,” Gutierrez

came to the kickoff event because it’s their heritage and culture.

“The tamales were good, and I loved the dances,” illela said.

“They did a good job setting it up and organizing it. We feel at home.”

Gutierrez said the community

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A young dancer focuses on twirling her skirt while practicing one of her dances before the performance. said. “We are all different and have different aspects of the world and community … This is one way that students and community can experience other cultures without having to travel to another country.”

Senior elementary education major Cristina Munoz and senior exercise and movement science major Brenda Villela said they

has worked hard to create these events and she thinks they are worth going to.

“We just hope that people can learn something and have a good time and hopefully form new friendships or a love for a different culture,” Guiterrez said.

Missouri State University advocates for its students in a multitude of ways: counseling, healthcare, tutoring—you name it. But one of the biggest advocates within the university is a group of students.

The Student Government Association meets weekly to collaborate on new ways to serve their fellow students.

SGA’s main purpose is to get involved with the student body, identify areas the university could improve and hear from students about where campus is running smoothly and where a little extra effort is needed.

The group is composed of a cabinet and a senate. The senate is a compilation of MSU students that joined to represent different organizations, their class or the rest of the student body. Each senator is part of a committee that serves or observes different parts of the student experience at MSU. Brandon McCoy, the student body president and a senior majoring in economics, and Caitlin Schaefer, student body vice president and senior management major, are two members of the cabinet.

“SGA serves as the voice of the student body by offering the student opinion to university administration,” McCoy said. “SGA Senate is composed of senators that represent organizations, their class and the student body at large. These senators serve on committees in different areas of university life to promote initiatives to make our campus a better place for all students.”

The senate meets weekly –– Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. in Room 313 of the Plaster Student Union –– and the student body is welcome to come to meetings to hear campus news, share updates on the organizations they’re involved in and voice opinions on campus initiatives.

Schaefer said, in addition to communicating ideas for students, SGA maintains positive relationships with the university’s administrators, which makes collaboration more efficient and effective for everyone.

“SGA offers legislation to show support for a university action or commend an individual or group for a job well done,” Schaefer said. “SGA also uses legislation to bring new initiatives to campus. We currently have three different student funds that are available for any student to submit proposals for funding to implement their ideas.

“We also provide student feedback on university committees, councils and focus groups. Typically, when a committee is created, administration reaches out to SGA to send a representative to voice the student opinion.”

SGA gave the student body a voice for projects like the Bill R. Foster and Family Recreation Center, the new Taylor Health and Wellness Center and hydration stations.

At the start of the school year, SGA initiated a few programs to make themselves more accessible to the student body. One of them is “Coffee with Cabinet,” which will be in the PSU each month, starting Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2-3:30 p.m.

Any student, member of SGA or not, may bring their concerns, questions, ideas or experiences to the cabinet members. They’ll talk about potential resources and solutions and, of course, enjoy a cup of coffee.

“We are making a genuine effort to reach out to all students through different platforms than done before,” McCoy said. “We are going to classrooms, attending organization meetings and using promotions to spread awareness of different campus events.”

Students interested in joining SGA can fill out an online application or leave suggestions for the cabinet at sga.missouristate.edu.

‘Into the Streets’ encourages community engagement Noah Standish Staff Reporter @NoahjStandish Students took to the streets Saturday morning to kick off Missouri State’s Public Affairs Week. “Into the Streets,” organized by MSU’s Center for Community Engagement, served as an opportunity for students to volunteer for nonprofit organizations all around the Springfield area.

An annual program, the event is directly engaged with one of the three pillars of MSU’s public affairs mission: community engagement.

Director for Community Involvement and Service and Event Coordinator Alex Johnson called the event an embodiment of “#CitizenBear,” MSU’s social media tag referencing social work and community involvement. “‘Into the Streets’ gets students engaged about what sustainability looks like in Springfield,” Johnson said. “It helps create a better understanding of community engagement, how we can make a difference and how we as citizens can use

that knowledge and experience moving forward.”

Johnson cited the hands-on approach as highly beneficial to volunteers, calling it an opportunity for students to break out of the “college bubble” and work towards finding their passions.

“We’re college students, but we’re part of a broader world,” Johnson said. “Our skills help us get to the next step in our community, and it’s important to engage ourselves in Missouri State’s public affairs mission.”

Volunteers noted that Into the Streets also aligned with this year’s public affairs theme: “Sustainability in Practice.”

“Events like (Into the Streets) help us continue to do things in the community that wouldn’t be possible without volunteers,” Jerrica Massey, senior biology major said.

“Plus giving back is just an awesome thing to do.”

Gage Steiner, sophomore wildlife biology major called the opportunity a chance to learn that volunteering is more than logging service hours.

“It’s a chance to give back to

the community at the same time,” he said.

Connor Aller, senior accounting major, highlighted the theme of sustainability in volunteerism. “That’s the most satisfying part of volunteering,” he said. “Finding a cause and continually wanting to contribute to it, knowing that your work will affect someone.”

Before setting off to landscape with The Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, Aller also called “Into the Streets” an excellent opportunity for new volunteers to get involved in giving back to the community for the first time.

“Events like these are great for exposing people to opportunities where they can volunteer more frequently,” Aller said. “Organizations love to have volunteers who keep coming back.”

Katy Warfield, senior socio-political communication major and Student Coordinator for Special Projects, cited self-reflection as her primary source of satisfaction.

“With volunteering events, (the Center of Community Engagement) wants students to

focus not only on what they’re doing, but where they can go with their skills,” Warfield said. “The goal is to help students give back to their communities and find their passion beyond graduation.”

Anita Kuhns, president of the Grant Beach Neighborhood Association, oversaw student volunteers performing tasks ranging from recycling to painting a raised floral display for children from the nearby elementary school.

“We love it,” Kuhns said “When you have bigger numbers, you can get a lot more done at once. We always need the help, and it’s a great way to meet new people.”

Kuhns also praised the work ethic of the students who volunteered at Springfield Community Gardens.

“A lot of young people love to help, but they don’t really know how to start—and that’s what opportunities like (Into the Streets) provide,” Kuhns said. “When you find your niche, it certainly doesn’t seem like work.”

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Top: Student Affairs graduate students Melissa Stallbaumer and Millicent Bean head out to place hosing around trees.

Bottom: Stallbaumer spreads mulch at the Watershed Center.

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Martin: Typical jump scares take away from ‘IT’ horror Trevor Martin Staff Reporter @Trevorsaur Based on the ever popular Stephen King novel, IT follows the story of a group of kids from Derry, Maine who are bullied. Dubbing themselves the “Loser’s Club,” the group, led by the main protagonist, Bill Denbrough, sets out to defeat a shapeshifting demonic clown known as Pennywise.

In the story, Pennywise, the main antagonist and everyone’s favorite demonic clown, gets his power by preying on the fear of the young members of the “Loser’s Club.” By the end of the self-proclaimed “horror” movie, however, the only thing I was left fearing was the possibility of a sequel to this lack-luster, sporadically put together film.

I’m not going to be bashing the film for the next 500 words,

“IT” is directed by Andy Muschietti and based off of Stephen King’s 1986 novel.

Georgie making a boat to play with in the pouring rain. The camera shots, music and acting from the two young actors is all perfectly put together and beautifully shot. The viewer immediately feels a strong connection between the two brothers, which pans out to be the best, and deepest character development of the entire film.

The first appearance of Pennywise in the opening scene encounter with Georgie is also his best of the entire movie.

The voice and acting put on by Bill Skarsgard is just perfect, and that smile that lasts long enough to give the viewer shivers down their spine is truly a spectacle.

even though I was disappointed, so let’s talk about the good. The Loser’s Club

Though dubbed a horror The opening scene movie, the film is littered with The opening scene to the comedic moments, most of film saw the main character, which are brought to the viewBill, and his younger brother ers by our young protagonists.

Characters Richie and Eddie have more than their fair share of moments, most of which end in Eddie’s beratement of Richie. Other members Ben and Beverly also throw in their own situational comedic moments, part of which comes from a half-love/crush story that is about as awkward and relatable as everyone’s memory of their seventh grade crush.

The fear

By far the best part of the movie was the development and delving into each of the protagonists’ fears. The story behind Pennywise and his abilities is that he grows stronger and feeds off of the children’s fears. I won’t spoil them all, but the most spine-tingling and cringy of them all is portrayed

by Beverly Marsh. Though on the outside she puts on a face that shows fearlessness and

resilience, at home she faces a much different, gut-wrenching reality. You will have to see the movie for yourself to really get the aura of the scenes, but they are beyond disturbing. Yet, we just don’t get enough.

This brings me to the lone aspect of the movie that took it from a possible horror classic to mediocre at best. The best parts of the film, those in which the children’s fears, which were real and relatable for most all of us growing up, are dove into, are cut short before the viewer has any time at all to sympathize with the main characters. Aside from Beverly and Bill’s stories, I felt like I was never given a chance to dig below the surface of the psychological grip the fears held on the children, or how they affected each of them individually. Even for Bill and Beverly, I was left wanting more. I think this is the product

of too much unnecessary screen time for Pennywise, causing a lack of story development for the LITERAL POINT OF THE MOVIE: THE CHILDREN’S FEARS. The film spends so much time on wasted jump scares and trying to incorporate Pennywise as a character that it completely fails to give any reason for his reason to haunt the children in the first place.

In all, “IT” is worth seeing in theaters for both the opening scene and Beverly’s individual scenes alone, if anything. It has its scenes of diamond-like shine that, in the end, are drowned out by cookie-cutter horror-movie ploys like jump scares and eerie music that just let me down.

My final rating: 7/10. A wonderful idea for a novel-turned-movie that hits its mark, just not enough.

‘9-11-01: Remembering Together’ TRENDING: Independent sales Quilt removed from PSU

always the permanent preser- that’d be great. I wish I had a vation of the item.” great idea for what to replace The quilt was put together it with.” with the help of 71 student Weber said the PSU does organizations during the intend to find something to In early April, the quilt months following the event. take the space of the quilt, but commemorating those lost in Members of each organization there have been no decisions the tragedy of 9/11 was removed from the Plaster Student Union Remembrance Lounge and sent to be archived in Meyer Library.

For 15 years the quilt, named “9-11-01: Remembering Together,” hung in the PSU, displaying student reactions to the horrific event that left the nation changed forever.

“Sunlight caused significant damage to the quilt itself,” Terry Weber, director of the PSU said. “It needed significant maintenance we were not interested in doing.”

Upon the quilt’s arrival to RYAN WELCH/THE STANDARD the Special Collections and The 9/11 quilt, once hanging in the Plaster Student Archives Department of the Union, now sits on a shelf in the Special Meyer Library it was surveyed Collections and Archives Dept. of Duane G. Meyer for any damages, such as stains or significant tears. Library.

Luckily, the quilt seemed to be in good condition, despite took classes on quilting to de- or ideas proposed for the sign the panel for their orga- space. hanging for so many years.

Anne Baker, Meyer Li- nization. Each of the panels The Remembrance Lounge brary archivist and librarian, were then combined into the will continue to hold its name, said the quilt is faded, but quilt that spanned three stories but, Weber said he imagines found no severe damage. Li- of the Union. The quilt was they might look into renaming brary employees then went unveiled in May 2002 as part it in the future. over all three sections of the of an effort to include more The 2015 senior class atquilt with an archival vacuum artwork in the student union. tempted to fund new artwork to remove as much loose dust Former PSU Director John to put in place of the quilt as Taylor said in a previous issue their class gift to the Univeras possible.

Baker said the quilt will be of The Standard, then called sity, according to the Missouwrapped in muslin, a light- The Southwest Standard, that ri State University Foundation weight protective fabric, and the Union “wanted to do some- website, but nothing seemed packed into storage sometime thing to show how Sept. 11 to come to fruition from their this fall. affected the lives of everyone efforts.

“We do not have a space to within the Southern Missouri “I wish the quilt was in exhibit it, but it is here where State community.” better shape and condition,” it can be used for study if “It’s kinda disappointing Weber said. “I always felt it someone wants to look at re- that it was taken down, but I’m was a disservice to the quilt, actions to Sept. 11. If there is glad it was archived,” Kade hanging it there.” space to have a temporary Whitaker, an undeclared freshexhibit of it, we will consider man said. “If there was a way that, though our concern is for people to still see it then HANNA SUMPTER Senior Reporter @hannasumpter

Brenner Moore Staff Reporter @brennerm2

Making hundreds of dollars, setting your own hours and being your own boss— these are some of the positives of being an independent sales consultant for a company.

Companies like Arbonne International, Mary Kay and Scentsy employ young adults as sales consultants who are tasked with building a clientele base, throwing parties and recruiting others to the company.

Arbonne, for example, promises “freedom to live the life of your dreams by starting your own successful business.”

That is all easy to promise.

How do these companies actually stack up to these claims?

“I started (at Scentsy) in March (of) 2017 and have already (been) promoted twice with a pretty consistent customer base,” freshman psychology major Lillian Gitto said. “I absolutely love that I can work from anywhere at anytime and at my own pace.”

Consultants are tasked with a few things. First and foremost is selling their product.

This can be done in a couple of ways.

Anyone can go to a consultant’s website at any time to purchase their products, and the salesperson gets credit for the sale. While consultants have the ability to sell through conventional methods, they also have a unique sales technique: home parties.

“Home parties” are exactly what they sound like. The consultant hosts a small party and invites their clientele to show off their products. These parties also work as a way to network with other consultants or recruit new members.

While there are a good amount of benefits to being a sales consultant, like any other job, it has its struggles.

“I have a selective audience,” junior elementary education major Allison Cruts said. “Not everyone wears lipstick, and of the people that do wear lipstick, there is a percentage of them that don’t want to spend more than drugstore prices.”

Cruts is a consultant for SeneGence International’s product, LipSense.

Along with the price-factor, being far from a clientele base is stressful for a salesperson.

“Some challenges I face is being away at college, so doing home parties is a struggle,” Gitto said.

As far as job quality goes, the consultants seem to love their job.

“I adore working for Scentsy,” Gitto said. “I have met so many people and created a little family with other consultants.”

Being a consultant also allows salespeople to create a schedule that fits their exact needs and is still profitable.

“I love my job because I work in my free time and still make profit off of it,” Cruts said. “It’s not super time-demanding.”

Being a sales consultant is a quick way to earn extra cash and potentially set up a lifelong business.

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‘Queen Jessi’

Star runner takes strides towards championships, medical school Story by Cortlynn Stark @Cortlynn_Stark Photos by Ryan Welch @RyanWelxh The sun isn’t even up by the time Jessica Allen is running. The grass is frosted over.

But Allen is focused. She’s ready.

Her eyes are clear and full of determination as she circles the track.

She wants to be the best.

Running star

“I want to run a marathon and I have a goal to qualify for the Olympic trials,” Allen, a senior biology major, said.

“It’s still hard, but that would keep me motivated to keep training. I trained this summer with a girl that’s going for that and I saw how she does it and it really inspired me to hopefully do that someday.”

The Olympics weren’t always in Allen’s sights. But running is something she’s always loved.

“I think I loved it even in high school when I wasn’t very good,” Allen said.

“There’s just something about the sport. It requires you to get out of your comfort zone everyday, which I really value.

I think that’s what made me love it at first and that hasn’t changed at all.”

She started running for fun in high school at the cross country and track varsity level as a three-time district champion and a two-time state champion team member, according to her background on Missouri State’s track roster.

During her freshman year at MSU in 2014, Allen set a personal record running a 5K, or just over three miles, in 18.20.07, earning her sixth place at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Invitational. At the Little Rock Invitational in 2015, she put up 18:13.3 as her new personal best.

She was the team’s No. 1 runner.

In 2015, she stress-fractured her tibia: her first major injury.

“That was actually good for me, it forced me to take some time off and learn to just run for fun and joy instead of expectations,” Allen said. “It kinda sucked.

“I cross-trained a lot during it and people who are injured will run in the pool. It looks pretty dumb. A lot of people swimming in there

made fun of me but it keeps you in shape so I was able to get off the ground running thanks to all the work I did in the pool.”

In 2016, Allen beat her 6K time, running over 3 1/2 miles, in 21:32 at the NCAA Midwest Regional.

In the 2017 track and field indoor season, Allen took fourth and fifth place in the 5,000 and 3,000 meter runs, respectively, at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championship.

“We’ve pretty much been full steam ahead since about indoor last year,” head cross country and assistant track coach Jordan Fife said. “She had a big breakthrough at the indoor conference championships and ever since then, it’s been new expectations, higher confidence level and nothing’s really stopped her since then.”

But having confidence is key. During Allen’s sophomore year, she wasn’t the number one runner. Fife said she went through episodes of low confidence when things just weren’t clicking for her.

“Once she realized it was all about what she could control and if there was somebody else better, then that’s good for the team and she’s just going to have to work that much harder,” Fife said.

“She’s done a good job of getting through that and that process helped her be a better athlete and be better mentally too, mentally stronger, and I think it all helped to get her to where she is right now.”

On Sept. 2, Allen finished first out of 109 runners collegiate runners at the J.K. Gold Classic with a 4K time of 14:07.8. On Sept. 5, she earned the MVC Cross Country Athlete of the Week.

“Jessi runs outside of practice to get her miles in,” teammate and roommate Madeline Saville said. “In the morning when we wake up for weights at like 6, I’ll already have a text on my phone from Jessi saying not to wait for her because she’s already out running by the time I’m just waking up.

“She’s kind of inspirational because she talks about her high school times and she’s worked as a nurse. never been the best and now “I would be that kid that she is. You can tell it’s all just would be sitting at the nurses’ based off of her hard work.” station after hours because the preschool closed but, she Science star wasn’t off work yet,” Allen said. “So I was exposed to Allen went to preschool by medicine from a really early the hospital where her mom age.”

Allen said. “I work in a research lab right now and I love science, I love the basic science, but I need that human connection side too, so that’s what cemented it for me.”

One of Allen’s sisters, 12 years older, works as a physician in Kansas. Allen said while the two have different paths, her sister inspired Allen and she tries to follow in her footsteps.

But biology is Allen’s favorite subject.

“I just think that the simplicity and the complexity of it, because, in biology the big picture is really important,” Allen said. “You can’t forget what the goal of the whole system is to do, but when you delve deeper into the molecular stuff and the pathways, it gets really intricate — it’s just really fun to look and see how all of those different cellular pathways work together to make one organism. It’s really cool.”

Allen earned MVC Scholar Athlete of the Week honors on Sept. 6 as well, with a 3.97 GPA. She said she only has a few hours to do homework each day, so running actually helped her become better at time management.

“I know studying for the (Medical College Admission Test) was so huge for her last year, especially during track season,” Saville said. “She’d be on the bus like 12 in the morning and everyone else is sleeping or watching Netflix and Jessi’s there with her one light on above her, reading her MCAT after meets and stuff.

She just works harder than anybody else.”

Allen plans on going to medical school, but, wanted to keep where she could go off the record.

She’s also minoring in philosophy and said it has helped her learn to think more clearly.

Team star

Allen said she always knew she had a knack for life sciences.

After working in a hospital the summer before her junior year, she realized she wanted to be a physician.

“I just really enjoyed the human connection of it all,”

This year, Fife asked Allen to take a more vocal role in her leadership of the team.

“Because everyone already looks up to her so much that she needs to use the that platform and use her voice too,” Fife said. “Whether it’s organizing preseason stuff where the team gets together or just making final decisions on what to do, how to approach a workout or where we wanna go for a workout, it’s

kind of her show right now.”

Previously, Fife said, she mostly led by her actions. He said the rest of the team looks up to Allen.

But Allen’s very humble about it, Fife said.

“She doesn’t necessarily like that attention so even when she runs really well and there’s recognition to be had, she’s still kind of very shy about it and she’s like OK, OK, thanks, but you guys did well too,” Fife said. “She doesn’t like to be the center of that attention which is another good characteristic for her as a leader on this team.”

We call her ‘Queen Jessi’ on our team just because she’s just funny and naturally the leader and everyone just likes her,” Saville said. “She’s really sarcastic, she gets very sassy with Coach Fife. We call it the ‘Jessi Hands.’ You can tell when she’s getting worked up about something because her hands start flying.”

Saville said Fife respects Allen’s work ethic and she’s usually the one who passes on any complaints from the team.

“She just does everything right,” Saville said. “She does what she’s supposed to do on the track, she does what she’s supposed to do in school and even the way she eats, she eats healthy, she makes herself good dinners. I’ve started to try and cook more like her, just everything she does.

She never tells you to do stuff, but you just want to follow her.”

Fife and Allen came to MSU the same year so she was recruited by a different coach.

The two butt heads occasionally, he said, but it’s with a mutual understanding.

“That’s been part of the fun with it too, is just the up and the down with that and learning who she is and how she reacts to things and her learning who I am and how I see things and her trusting that my background is enough for her to say ok you might know what you’re talking about,” Fife said.

Allen said she loves the team and, this year, the team is closer and better than ever.

“Both on and off the track, just seeing the way that Jessi works and seeing the effort she puts in, it just motivates you to do the same and if Jessi’s doing it then you can step it up and do a little more, too,” Saville said.

The Bears next race at the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin on Sept. 16.

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After hitting the road for the third weekend in a row, Missouri State volleyball battled fatigue and strong competition to finish 2-1 in the Pepperdine Asics Classic in Malibu, California.

The Bears arrived in Malibu late in the evening on Sept.

7 and drove to their hotel 30 minutes away from the stadium, skipping practice in order to maximize the hours of rest they got.

After settling in, MSU faced a difficult task to start the three-game tournament: No. 8 University of Washington.

The Huskies demonstrated

defensive dominance early on in the first set, using five blocks to take an 11-6 lead.

Later on in the set, senior Lily Johnson recorded an ace, but Washington responded with a 3-0 run to make it 18-11.

MSU gained a pulse late in the set to bring the score to 2320, but the Huskies scored two points to close out the win, 25-20.

The Bears rebounded in the second set and put up a strong offensive force.

Falling to an 8-5 deficit early, MSU rallied to take the lead 15-11 after 11 lead changes and four ties.

Junior Cambree Villarreal regained the lead for MSU in a pivotal situation after Washington showed a hint of defensive domination to take a 20-

19 lead over the Bears.

“Villarreal needs some props for sure,” head coach Melissa Stokes said. “Out for three weeks nursing an injury, finally got to come back, and (she) came up big.”

MSU won the second set 25-21 to tie the match at 1-1.

The Huskies showed their defensive prowess during the third set, defeating the Bears 25-12.

The fourth set had potential to be the beginning of the rally the Bears needed. However, strong defense late in the game ultimately won the match for Washington.

“What Washington did, better than what we did, (was) they came up with better defensive plays,” Stokes said.

With a couple of hours to

rest in between, MSU prepared for their second match of the day against the University of Wyoming.

The Bears played a much stronger match, inevitably sweeping the Cowgirls 3-0.

The first set saw MSU take an early lead until late in the set when Wyoming rallied to tie it at 21.

MSU finally stopped the rally and capitalized on a 4-0 run to win 25-21.

The Bears decided to switch up the defense this match, changing into a 5-1 formation, allowing for more defense.

In this formation, sophomore Daniele Messa commanded the Bears.

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Members of the men’s soccer team react to their heartbreaking 2-1 loss to the Memphis Tigers.

Bears fall to Memphis; look ahead to MVC opener The Tigers scored a second time within six minutes of their first goal to gain the lead.

“A couple of chances they got, they took advantage of them,” senior goalkeeper Liam Priestley said. “I can’t fault my defense. We are going to move on from this game, we have a big conference game on Wednesday that we are concentrating on now and we will fix what happened in today’s game and come back strong.”

The tough last-minute loss for the Bears in early season play gives the team and coaches a lot to work on as they regroup for their next match.

“Everytime we give up a couple of goals it is going to be a difficult day for us,” Leamy said. “We got to pick the pieces up and get ready for our first conference game. Give Memphis full credit.

We just have to get back to work.”

The Bears will travel to play their first conference game of the year at Central Arkansas Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.

The next home game for MSU is on Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium, as the Bears host Oral Roberts University.

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After leading for most of the match, the Missouri State men’s soccer team dropped to 1-2-1 early in the season after a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to the Memphis Tigers on Sept. 10.

The Bears entered the game with a 1-11 record, shutting out their opponents in their last two games against Tulsa and UAB. Junior Forward Conor Ingram scored first for the Bears in the 33rd minute, with a header, off an assist by freshman defender Connor Langan, from inside the box just five yards out.

“Our right back Connor Langan made a great run down the right wing and managed to beat his guy,” Ingram said. “I was free in the box, he put a great ball in, and luckily I was there to finish it off.”

After scoring their first-half goal, the Bears looked tough on defense. The gameplay was overly physical, especially in the second period, when both teams committed four fouls. Each team also

received a yellow card in the second period. Bears’ senior defender Nick Burtenshaw received his yellow card in the 60th minute for delay of game. The Memphis Tigers got their yellow card in the 74th minute for a crosshit by Tigers’ freshman defenseman Justyn Thomas on Bears sophomore midfielder Ian Jones.

Bodies were flying around the field, but Bears’ head coach Jon Leamy saw it as normal competitiveness.

“On the whole, it was under control,” Leamy said. “I think it was just two good teams playing hard. It was nothing dirty or malicious. We are going to get to the training room and get ready to go again.”

In the 81st minute of the match, the Bears defense let up and allowed Memphis to score its first goal from about five yards out.

“We got our goal and then kind of softened and then they just kept putting balls in the box and waited for us to make a mistake, and unfortunately we did,” Ingram said.

Gameplay from the Bears became frantic after the tie.

“Not quite good managing the game in the end and it cost us,” Leamy said.

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Early on Sept. 9, it seemed like Missouri State’s defense was doing what it needed to do to put a damper North Dakota’s home opener. The Fighting Hawks rolled out their familiar pro-style offense at the start of the game to run the football, but the Bears’ defense had other ideas.

The Fighting Hawks, with one of the best backfields in the FCS, rushed for 20 yards on their first two drives which consisted of 10 plays and three points. The first score of the night came after the Bears forced a field goal thanks to a third-and-5 hold at their own 25-yard line.

The Bears’ front four were disruptive to UND’s offensive line, creating holes for sophomore linebacker McNeece Egbim, junior LB Eric Greely and even junior safety Jared Beshore from the secondary to make plays. And so, UND’s dynamic pair of running backs, one of the best duos in the country, were forced to search for more yards than finding early.

The first quarter ended with promising numbers for MSU, as the Bears swarmed to the football and contained the Fighting Hawks out of the backfield. The game plan worked — bend but don’t break — keeping the two-headed monster at running back in check.

However, as the game progressed, so did the head coach Bubba Schweigert’s playbook.

After running the ball on eight of the first 10 plays, UND turned to the air. When it did so, the Bears’ defense looked like the one who played Mizzou a week prior.

UND proceeded to score on three straight drives, dinking, dunking, running the ball and doing it all. The balanced attack racked up 21 straight points without a Bears score.

As the defense made subtle improvements in the first half for the Bears, the offense took a complete 180-turn from the week before. The offensive line struggled to give sophomore quarterback Peyton Huslig protection. Forced to call screens, shovel passes (one that resulted in an interception) and a mixture of runs, the Bears played horizontal football.

Or in other words, Huslig and company did not move the ball down field. What worked

for the Bears at Mizzou, North Dakota took away with applying pressure on Huslig. In assessment of Huslig, his reputation shifts after a huge first game as a Bear as he was unable to complete the passes he made in Columbia.

But Huslig isn’t all to blame, however, as the lack of a presence from star receiver, senior Malik Earl, who finished with zero catches, didn’t help his case.

Huslig completed three of his first 10 passes, only attempting two in the first quarter.

The Fighting Hawks’ defense put pressure on Huslig off the edges and up the middle, resulting in a mixture that was a recipe of disaster for the Bears.

It’s plausible that UND’s defense was good enough to force MSU’s weapons out of the game. It’s not plausible enough for Huslig to end his second game with 12 completions and none to the Bears’ best player.

For a change of pace, the Bears seemed to have a chance in the middle of the second quarter. Down 10-0 as they started their second drive of the second quarter, Huslig completed four passes, driving 41 yards.

The offense was back?

It wasn’t. An incompletion followed by a sack ended the drive. The Bears went into the locker room with 76 total yards of offense.

To start the second half, the Bears drove deep into UND’s redzone to look like what was going to be an easy score.

However, the drive ended with a play that seemed to sum up the entire afternoon.

At the 1-yard line, junior running back Jason Randall darted through the line of scrimmage only to be stood up

by UND defenders, and while stagnant, he fumbled, turning the ball over in what seemed like a must score possession.

The turnover sucked the life out of any hope the Bears had.

The Bears went on to lose 34-0.

What’s next?

The Bears host Murray State (1-1), a team that gave up 41 points to 15th ranked Central Arkansas in their last contest, in their home opener on Sept. 16.

The Bears’ secondary, after giving up 794 passing yards over two games, and the Bears’ offense who went scoreless in their last matchup, have something to prove.

BRENNER MOORE Staff Reporter @Brennerm2

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