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Briefs Green Bike Program kicks off this week
The Green Bike Program will offer bike rentals for the Fall 2011 semester on September 14 and 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bear Paw. The Green Bike Program allows students to rent bikes to get around Springfield and reduce their carbon footprint. The average cost per bike is $10 to $15 per semester. The program currently has 31 bikes. The Residence Hall Association and the Student Government Association’s Sustainability Commission launched the Green Bike Program in the spring of 2011. The program allows only on-campus residents to rent bikes.
KSMU reporter recognized for legal journalism excellence
The Missouri Bar recognized Jennifer Moore, senior news producer for KSMU Radio, for a fivepart radio series about the public defender system in Missouri. The Missouri Bar will honor Moore with the Excellence in Legal Journalism Award at its annual meeting in Kansas City on Sept. 23. “The Missouri Public Defender System in Crisis” series aired on KSMU in December 2010. The series explored why the state of Missouri was failing to appoint attorneys for impoverished men and women accused of a crime.
Research finds breakthrough for grape and wine industry
Researchers at the Vitus Gene Discovery Program at the Center for Grapevine Biotechnology in MSU’s School of Agriculture announced two research results. The first discovery was the raw DNA sequence of the Norton grape. The second discovery was the first DNA virus ever discovered in grapes. Both discoveries will better help grape crops in the future with more research. These research breakthroughs are a result of years of effort by graduate students, postdoctoral research associates and research faculty.
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The festival offered down-to-earth Ozark music from bands like Blackberry Winter Band, known for their music in “Winter’s Bone.”
Ozarks Fest storms campus Celebration attracts more than 15,000 By Nick Simpson The Standard
Of the many events Missouri State caters to the community each year, certainly the one most characteristic of the culture of this region is the Ozarks Celebration Festival. This year marked the 14th festival hosted by Missouri State, which started on Friday and wraps up Tuesday. The festival is a massive conglomeration of
the talents of regional craftsmen, musicians, authors and other entertainers tied together by Barbara Jones, MSU College of Arts and Letters events coordinator. Jones said she has been hosting the Ozarks Celebration Festival for nine years and that it originated as a topic of discussion between the dean at the time, David Belcher, and Vice President Jim Baker. “We were talking about all the different students that we have and how many different countries they came from,” she said. “They come to the Ozarks and know nothing about this community’s background. So they thought about starting a festival to introduce them to Ozarks’ history and culture.” Jones said the first year drew around 20 craftsmen and other exhibitors to the MSU campus. This year they had 67. “Every exhibitor is hand-picked,” she said. “You can’t just come and say, ‘I want to be in your festival.’ There’s a really stringent applica-
tion process. Once you’re picked we ask you each year because your craft is the highest quality, and you can trace your craft back to the Ozarks’ history or culture. And for many of the exhibitors, their craft is handed down from generation to generation.” Paige Prosperi, a junior double majoring in art education and ceramics, was found demoing her work and the work of her peers at the clayworks booth on Saturday. “We’ve made a bunch of extra clay and gathered some student work to sell,” she said. “We’re exhibiting really what clay-works is. Kids in the BFA program have their own mindset and make their own work, but generally they are regular assignments just like any other class. “We get credit for it. It’s really exciting there are all these people around. You get to hang out all day and make clay and talk to other Ozarks craft people. It’s a really fun medium to work See FESTIVAL, page 10
LabPaqs replace traditional chemistry labs Calendar September 13 to September 19
Tuesday
Public Affairs Week, All week Student Government Association meeting, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Plaster Student Union 313 University Recreation Center Job Fair, 6 to 8 p.m. at Plaster Student Union 308
Wednesday
Study Away Fair, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Plaster Student Union Atrium Shayfeen.com: We’re Watching You, noon to 1:30 p.m., Plaster Student Union 315
Thursday
Long Distance Relationships, 4 to 5 p.m. at Plaster Student Union 317
Friday
Grammar Fridays at the Writing Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Meyer Library Bear CLAW Chemistry Labs Open House, 3 to 5 p.m. at Temple Hall 435 and 440
Monday
Last day to drop full semester classes at 50 percent refund, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at authorized registration sites A Voice for Those Silenced by Child Abuse, 4 to 5 p.m. at Hill Hall 302
By Brittany Forell The Standard
Students are being asked to buy $200 “do-it-yourself” lab kits and conduct lab experiments at home or in their dorms this semester due to limited space and resources at Missouri State. “I believe the Chemistry department did this for a few reasons,” said Melissa Hayes, teaching assistant for the Department of Chemistry. “First of all, the department is going through a change switching from one large lab to two smaller labs. Because of this change we have lost lab space. So switching one lab to a take-home lab helps with the space issue. Also, Internet courses have become much more popular over the years due to the convenience that allows students to complete the labs on their own time and complete their school work around their other responsibilities.”
The lab kits are called LabPaqs. These LabPaqs contain comprehensive hands-on laboratory experiments that academically mirror the labs performed on campus. Chemistry LabPaqs allow professors to teach chemistry completely online if necessary. These kits include common laboratory equipment and supplies, such as beakers, graduated cylinders, test tubes and all required chemicals. They also come with a lab manual and CD. The students must complete their experiments at home, and if they need any clarification or explanation of a procedure they must meet with the lab coordinator during his or her office hours. The students are provided direction from the lab coordinator throughout the course via Blackboard. “The students have one week to complete one lab and submit it via a PDF file on Blackboard,” Hayes said. “They also have to complete a
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Justin Hinojosa works on an experiment with his chemistry LabPaq.
pre-lab Blackboard quiz and postKathy Shade, the lab coordinator lab reflection where they discuss for the Chemistry for the Citizen thoughts, concerns and issues with the lab.” See LABPAQS, page 10
Criminology department honors professor’s life Damien M. DiPlacido The Standard
Engaging, outgoing and hard working, but most of all, dedicated to his students and his work. Those are just several ways the late Don Ivie is described by his peers in Missouri State’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Over the summer, Ivie, a corporal in Missouri’s Highway Patrol and an instructor at Missouri State, died in a tragic mountain climbing accident at Grand Teton National
Park in Wyoming. The criminology department is currently working on a scholarship in honor of Ivie, Department Head Craig Hemmons said. “We created the Don Ivie Memorial Scholarship right after the tragedy happened,” Hemmons said. “We’ve already gotten some folks who contributed to it, and we hope to make an award from those funds for next year.” There is also a non-monetary award in the works for criminology graduate students called the Don
Ivie Academic Excellence award, Hemmons said. “We give out scholarships in the spring of one year for the following year,” he said. “We hope to have money available for the 2012-2013 academic year.” The Don Ivie Scholarship will be based on a student’s overall academic performance, and will be selected by a vote of the entire criminology faculty, Hemmons said. “The reason we’re doing it based on academic excellence is because
he was such a good student,” he said. “He was from all accounts one of our top performers at the undergraduate and graduate level. We thought having the criteria based on that just made sense.” Brett Garland, an MSU criminology professor, co-authored an article with Ivie for an academic publication called “Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies.” Ivie was also the first criminology student at Missouri See IVIE, page 10
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Public Affairs Week connects students By Brandon Corrigan The Standard
Tragedy comes to mind when many Missourians recall the loss of Gov. Mel Carnahan in a plane crash on Oct. 16, 2000. However, Carnahan left behind a positive legacy that will live on. Part of the late governor’s legacy involves an important date — June 15, 1995 — which probably goes by without much notice by most Missouri State students. However, on this date a little over 16 years ago, Carnahan signed into law Senate Bill 340 which provided MSU a statewide mission in public affairs. The mission of the bill has three parts to it — to promote ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement for university students. To encourage these three goals,
MSU will host a campus-wide Public Affairs Week (PAW) Sept. 12 to 16 with the theme of “Culture of Connectivity.” “The Culture of Connectivity theme carries an important message,” said Tara Hammer, the chair of PAW. “One thing that I would really like for students to be able to get from the theme is that we are an increasingly connected society and the choices we make cause ripple effects throughout our lives that we never see. We need to connect to the people around us and make sure that the impacts we have are positive ones.” Hammer said she has been working tirelessly on PAW since her appointment to the chair position last December. She has been setting up committee meetings, planning events along with her staff, managing the event budget and booking
event spaces. “I am constantly emailing various people, getting things arranged and working with other university employees and members of the community,” Hammer said. Hammer said she believes students will enjoy the week because program activities are fun and promote an idealistic approach to dealing with others. The program also entails some interactive ways to grasp the concepts of the original public affairs mission outlined by Carnahan. “I really think we have done a good job of finding ways to appeal to a large variety of people,” Hammer said. “I also think that many of our other events are going to be extremely informative and will be very impacting to students.” PAW will also offer special giveaways to students.
Riana Sears, PAW publicity chair, said that students will enjoy giveaways that include stain remover pens, USB flash drives for laptops, sticky-notes and pens, all sporting the public affairs logo and theme. “Hopefully these items will remind students to use the pillars of the public affairs mission in their everyday lives,” Sears said. Two of the PAW events, “Mile of Quarters for Ozarks Honor Flight” and the “It’s All About You Letter Writing Campaign,” will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day of the week-long program. Other events will also occur on a daily basis. “Miles of Quarters for Ozarks Honor Flight” will collect donations for the Ozarks Honor Flight to send World War II veterans to their memorial in Washington, D.C. Money will be collected in the PSU West Lounge.
“The idea is that if you lay quarters end-to-end for one mile, you can make up over $15,000,” Hammer said. “This is less than a dollar per student for a great cause.” The “It’s All About You Letter Writing Campaign” will occur on the north patio of the PSU. Students will be supplied with pens and postcards to write short thank you notes to soldiers who have served the country. Hammer hopes PAW will give students the opportunity to not just connect with the university, but with the Springfield community as well. “Springfield is a great town to live in, and we have a lot of great people who have worked very hard for this event,” Hammer said. “We want students to get away with the idea that they have the ability to change things, and for the better, using the connections that they either already have or will make.”
Alpha Phi Omega helps support Joplin victims By Dayle Duggins The Standard
Angie Tomlinson, president of Alpha Phi Omega, is doing whatever she can to make sure the tornado that hit Joplin on May 22 is remembered. “The tragedy that happened in Joplin, like so many tragedies worldwide, you hear about them for a week or a month then you completely and totally forget about it,” she said. “We are trying to bring about that awareness that all these areas affected by natural disasters are still hurting.” The F5 tornado tore through the center of Joplin, completely destroying thousands of homes, St. John’s
Hospital and a variety of businesses. In hopes of speeding up the city’s recovery as best they could, a group of 35 MSU students from the national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega participated in the Joplin Relief Road Trip this past Saturday. Today, the city is still in the process of re-establishing a sense of normalcy. Much of this effort has been aided by an over-pouring of volunteers into the community during the months since the tornado. Emma Doner, a senior majoring in international business, was born in Joplin and had her home taken away on that day. “Every time I go home it is still a
shock, but at the same time it is great to see how fast Joplin is rebuilding,” Doner said. “A large part of the reason it is rebuilding so fast is because of the volunteers.” “The people of Joplin are incredibly grateful for volunteers. Everybody that shares their personal story of the tornado also talked about how volunteers have helped them. It is unbelievable how much support was given by strangers. Our family was so blessed by volunteers. It would have been a much different story without them.” Tomlinson, double majoring in early childhood education and psychology, said she hopes this trip is
just the beginning of Alpha Phi Omega contributing to the restoration efforts in Joplin. “We’re going to use our S.O.F.A.C. (Student Organization Funding Allocation Committee) proposal to try to get funding for buses and transportation so that a larger group of students can eventually go,” Tomlinson said. This funding would be utilized by MSU’s Bear Hugs for Joplin program that has provided monetary support to the victims of the natural disaster. The Bear Hugs for Joplin group has created T-shirts so students can easily contribute to the cause. These
shirts are still on sale in the bookstore for $11.99 plus tax, and all proceeds are split between the American Red Cross and Convoy of Hope. Tomlinson said Bear Hugs for Joplin’s tentative road trip dates include Sept. 24, Oct. 22 and Nov. 5. If you wish to volunteer your time in Joplin, stop by the Office of Student Engagement in PSU 101 to learn about upcoming opportunities being organized with Bear Hugs for Joplin. For those looking to volunteer continually throughout the school year with a variety of non-profits, visit http://organizations.missouristate.ed u/apo to see if Alpha Phi Omega’s service organization is for you.
Email fiasco leads to conduct complaints against students By Michael Gulledge The Standard
The Office of Student Conduct announced last week that it will be investigating several students over the content contained in mass emails that were sent out to all Springfield students Sept. 4 and 5. Last week an access issue with a mass email address allowed over 100 emails to be distributed to students. Computer Services discovered the issue and stopped the
emails early on the morning of Sept. 5. Associate Dean of Students Michael Jungers said two students who sent inappropriate emails to the campus will have conduct complaints filed against them. “The intent of filing them is not to hit anyone over the head or drive them into the mud, but to make them aware of the consequences of their actions,” he said. Jungers said that his office received many complaints about the
emails. Many students found the emails offensive and wanted to express their discontent with the situation. Kim Sahr, coordinator of student conduct, is investigating the incident and will write the conduct complaint letters. The office had not yet contacted the students. “The students responsible, if they are responsible, need to know the impact of their words,” Jungers said. The process begins with Sahr writing and sending letters to the
students. The students who receive the letters will then meet with Sahr in person. After Sahr talks to the students she will determine consequences that she feels fitting. From there, the students have three options: 1. Accept the charges and Sahr’s consequences. 2. Accept responsibility for the charges but disagree with the consequences. 3. Deny responsibility for the
charges. If the student chooses one of the final two options, then they will go before a panel that will review the situation and make a recommendation, Jungers said. At the end of the day, Jungers wants the students to learn a lesson from this situation and for it not to happen again. “I can’t control what they learn, but we want to put them in a situation where they can learn,” Jungers said.
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Football combats financial woes ‘Money games’ provide sports needed funding
The first two weeks of the college football season have been rough on Missouri State fans. And it’s not likely to get any better next week. Not only has their team endured a lopsided loss to a major program, but they’ve played both their games on the road, where they’ll continue to be until October. Next week they’ll travel to Oregon, a team that made it to the national championship game last year. It will be the Bears’ second game against a top 25 team in three weeks. Typically, a team like Missouri State will play one game each year against a major conference team and another against a team they’re likely to beat badly. In past years they’ve played the likes of Missouri S & T, Washburn and Southwest Baptist University. The first two weeks of the college football season have been rough on Missouri State fans. And it’s not likely to get any better next week. The games they play against teams like Arkansas, Kansas State or Oklahoma State are often called “money games.” This is because Missouri State is paid a certain amount of money to travel to that school to play and typically get beaten. This year, for the first time in recent history, the Bears are playing two such games. Besides the lopsided losses, it means the loss of a home game early in the season. Fans have to wait until the fifth game of the season to see their team at Plaster. But as much as this setup might pain fans (and I include myself in that
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group), this is the right thing to do for the team and for the school. Missouri State is being paid $835,000 total to play Arkansas and Oregon this year - $440,000 for the Oregon game and $395,000 for the Arkansas game according to Rick Kindhart, assistant director of athletics communication. Given the financial situation of the program, the added revenue is extremely important. The program lost too much money last year – $1.4 million – not to do something about it. The program doesn’t actually need to be making money each year. College football is often referred to as a revenue sport, whereas most others (besides basketball) are considered non-revenue. But at a mid-major sized school like Missouri State, all sports are essentially non-revenue sports. And that’s OK, as long as the deficit is manageable. Last year it wasn’t, so Missouri State did something about it. In a time where universities, government agencies, businesses and individual households are struggling to find ways to get out of the red, it’s nice to see the football program taking an aggressive step to stop the financial bleeding. Most people in an academic environment are going to side against the football team at every opportunity – and sometimes even call for the elimination of the program – but the school is not going to grow without football. That’s certainly not to say it’s more important than many of the other things that are happening on the campus. Obviously, our top priority is aca-
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2011 •Arkansas (L) 51-7 •Oregon - Sept. 17
2010 •Kansas State (L) 48-24 2009 •Arkansas (L) 48-10
2008 •Washburn (L) 35-27
2007 •Missouri S&T (W) 62-17
2006 •SBU (W) 45-14
Source: Statistics were gathered from the Missouri State University Athletics website.
demics, as it should be. But for the community “outside these walls,” the athletic programs serve as a connection between them and the school. And many students feel the same way, including those that are deciding where to go to college. The early part of the season may be rough for Missouri State football fans, but know that your team is sacrificing itself in the short term, in order to preserve itself in the long term.
Students should engage in Public Affairs Week
This week at Missouri State, students have the opportunity to take part in Public Affairs Week (PAW). This week of events is in place to help raise student awareness of our public affairs mission and its three pillars: ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement. The theme for this year’s PAW is “Culture of Connectivity,” which is aimed at teaching students about how the decisions they make can have an impact on the society they are increasingly connected to. We are lucky to have a week like this at Missouri State where students can learn more about the public affairs mission and the ways they can get involved in it. There are many sessions that will take place this week on our campus. On Wednesday, there will be three sessions called, “The Good of the Internet: How Social Media is used to Promote Causes,” “The Bad of the Internet,” and “The Ugly of the Internet: How Cyber Crime & Cyber Stalking Affect You.” These sessions are aimed at making students more aware of the Internet and its many benefits and drawbacks. On Thursday, students can attend a session called, “Facebook and Employers: What Does your Facebook really say about you?“ This session will be about how students’ Facebook profiles can have an impact on their future employment, both negatively and positively. Throughout the week students can help raise money for Ozarks Honor Flight, an organization that helps send World War II veterans to Washington D.C. to see national memorials. Overall, Public Affairs Week is usually very informational and the sessions are beneficial to students. It is also a way they can get involved with both the Missouri State and Springfield communities. Students that take advantage of this week will surely be glad they did.
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Declassified 1960s documents offer blueprint for 9/11
Wanna hear something crazy? This is not a theory; this is a conspiracy fact. In March 1962 the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff drafted a top-secret plan to justify a military invasion of Cuba. That’s not the crazy part. In 1997 a secret document titled “Justification for U.S. Military Intervention in Cuba,” was declassified. The plan, code named OPERATION NORTHWOODS, suggested the C.I.A. or other operatives carry out hijackings or terrorist bombing attacks on American civilians! These murders would be pinned on Cuba with phony evidence to “develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area,” according to the document. This is called a “false flag” operation. This is declassified evidence the government threw around the idea of statesponsored terrorism almost 40 years ago. It may be the single most self-
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ish, vile, evil, odious abortion-ofa-plan ever created by the United States government before 9/11. Corrupt is no longer a strong enough word. Ten years on we must objectively look at the 9/11 tragedy for what it was: The most clever and carefully orchestrated coup d’état in the history of our known world. It’s well known the mainstream media failed the people in the leadup to the Iraq War. The Washington Press Corps accepted whatever the White House spat. They wouldn’t want to be labeled “unpatriotic.” A University of Maryland poll last week shows only about half of
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Americans by allowing the bureau to issue National Security Letters (NSL). These letters force banks, internet providers and other groups to relinquish our information. NSL issuance has doubled over the last two years. Glazing—not gazing—over the airport’s full-body scanners and Transportation Security Agency grope-show, TSA parent company, the Department of Homeland Security, has quickly taken hold of the “citizen sphere” of our country. Created in the middle of our busy holiday season, Nov. 25, 2002, the department has now absorbed the responsibilities of 22 government agencies. The FBI has also seen major restructuring. Their top three priorities are all national security related and a National Security Branch, concerned with intelligence and terrorism, was created Sept. 12, 2005. What’s more: Five-hundred suit-and-tie FBI investigators were
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September 13, 2011
Calendar September 13 to September 19
Tuesday
Quantum Groove 8 p.m. at Lindberg’s, free Let’s #@%! 9 p.m. at Jekyll & Hyde’s, free for 21+ and $5 for 18+ (only 100 minors allowed at a time) Shawn Eckels 8:30 to 11 p.m. at Ebbet’s Field Downtown, free
The Trash Angels 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Cody’s South, free
Wednesday
Dug & the Soular Panels 7 to 10 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free St. Dallas & The Sinners 11 p.m. at the Outland, $3
Thursday
The Detectives 10:30 p.m. at the Outland, $5 for 21+ and $7 for 18+ Trivia Night 7:30 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free The Ben Miller Band 10 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, cover charge
Static Prevails: A Tribute to Jimmy Eat World 9 p.m. at the Outland Ballroom, $5 SAC After Hours and Residence Hall Association Presents: Skate Night! 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Mediacom Ice Park (transportation provided to and from BlairShannon House Circle Drive), free
Friday
Jazz trio 8 to 10 p.m. at the Outland, $3
Continuously Saucy Renaldo and the Sloppy Chops 10 p.m. at the Highlife, cover charge The One Hits with Totojojo 10 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, cover charge Geraldine Ong 7:30 p.m. at Ellis 217b, free
Saturday
Cider Days 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Walnut Street near campus, $4 (children 10 and under are free)
Some Young Animal 8 p.m. at the Highlife, cover charge King Louis’ Revenge 9 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, cover charge Bella Donna 9 p.m. at the Outland, cover charge Ovaflow, Sylabol 7 & Nick Fury and many more 8 p.m. at the Outland Ballroom, $2 for 21+ and $4 for 18+
Sunday
Cider Days 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Walnut Street near campus, $4 (children 10 and under are free)
Members of Speakeasy 8 p.m. at Ebbet’s Field Downtown, free
Monday
Open mic night 7 to 11 p.m. at Harlow’s, free
Briefs Cider Days
The 14th Annual Cider Days on historic Walnut Street will be held Sept. 17 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Other than real apple cider, this two-day fall festival will feature regional artists and crafters, three performance stages and a free children’s area with inflatables and face painting. Admission is $4 per person; children 10 and under are free. Cider Days features more than 65 artists and crafters from the region, and includes handmade jewelry, clay, painting, wood-work, glass and photography. The festival will also include more than 25 different performances each day from some of the area’s most talented groups, including the Springfield Little Theatre Youth Performance Troupes and the Skinny Improv.
Festival Month
September is full of festival opportunities. If you can’t make it to the Cider Days festival, consider these two local festivals coming up next weekend. The second Annual Springfield Jazz Festival will be held Sept. 23 and 24 at various venues in downtown Springfield, including the Bistro Market Pavillion, Nathan P. Murphy’s and the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. The festival will be free. The 2011 Missouri Literary Festival: The Civil War will be held Sept. 23 and 24 at The Creamery Arts Center & Jordan Valley Park. Tickets are $5 for adults. Entrance is free for children 10 and under.
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St. Dallas & The Sinners keep their audience energized with fast-paced rock songs so catchy that you’ll think you know them.
St. Dallas & The Sinners save rockabilly souls Wednesday nights at the Outland rock old-school style By Lauren Healey The Standard
Ever find extra time on Wednesday nights and have an urge to enjoy Springfield’s (awesome) live music scene? Check out St. Dallas & The Sinners, a weekly rocking good time at the Outland. Dallas Self, who plays guitar, harmonica and sings in the band, said their music is like rock ‘n’ roll gumbo. “It’s rock ‘n’ roll blues mixed with a little western swing and rockabilly,” he said. “We play a little bit of everything we all love thrown into one big pot.” Self said St. Dallas & The Sinners’ shows are a good time for everybody. “We involve the crowd and like to hang out with everyone,” he said. “And we’ve got a lot of new music we’re putting out there that’s just not a lot like what’s going around right now.” Wednesdays at the Outland have a high-energy atmosphere, Self said. “There’s dancing, singing, yelling, drinking,” he said. “It’s what we do.” While Sinners’ shows tend to be high-energy, Taylor Steele (drums) said they can also feel laid-back if that’s what you’re looking for. “We’ve been starting to get a pretty good crowd out,” he said. “There’s a handful of people who come out and dance pretty much every week. There’s some heavy drinking and some light dancing.” Tessa Diehl, who sings backup and lead on some songs, said the band’s music is traditional
rock ‘n’ roll with a Chuck Berry feel to it. “It’s really fun-hearted music,” she said. “We have a lot of originals that you think you know because they’re so catchy. And it’s not like other bands where there’s one person singing. We’ve got two male vocalists and me, so it gives us a really well-rounded sound.” Self said they’re more hard rock driven without the screaming vocals. “We keep it clean where it needs to be clean and rock where it needs to rock.” David ElRoy, a bartender at the Outland, said St. Dallas & The Sinners are a breath of fresh air for downtown. “The punk-rockabilly scene kind of died down for a while,” he said. “But it’s coming back in a good way with a great group of people.” Chris Kinsley, who plays guitar and sings, has been in the band for about a month. “I guess when they started taking off with a lot of good gigs Dallas called me while I was living in Arizona,” he said. “And he asked me to join the band.” Kinsley said Dallas has been a good friend of his since 2004. “I enjoy the hell out of being in a band with my good friends,” he said. “It’s fun and there are no egos. We just try to have a good time and please people while we’re at it.” Self said playing music is an outlet first and foremost. “It gets that energy and angst out and lets you create what you want to create,” he said. “It’s great to have people there with you to play music with.” Self said St. Dallas has been his nickname for many years. “You know how they call big guys ‘tiny,’” he said. “It’s like that. I’m a blues man at heart. I do a lot of drinking and a lot of having fun, so, the opposite of a saint. And you’ve got the sinners with it because everyone is a sinner. We try not
to get all biblical, though. We stay out of that realm.” Self said being in a band is nice because you always have a family that’s there for you. “It sounds cheesy but it’s true,” he said. “You fight like a family but you take care of one another like a family too.” All those things can quickly turn into cons, Self said. “Playing music with other people is a giveand-take thing,” he said. “A lot of times we’re right on the money and we get along great. Other times, we fight like a family. Everything has its up side and down side — we just try to keep it on the up side as much as possible.” Jowie Kerr, a junior English major, said the Sinners that back St. Dallas are all driven in the same direction as Dallas is, which creates a lot of excitement for the possibility of a tour in the near future. “Dallas and his Sinners put on one of the best shows that Springfield can offer, mixing high energy with that sexy Rockabilly sound,” he said. “On a personal level, I know everyone in the band, and they are genuinely some of the best people I could possibly have the pleasure of knowing.” St. Dallas & The Sinners were a three-person band a few months ago, but the addition of another guitarist and vocals singer has really upped their game, Kerr said. “They just recently released a four-song demo that is absolutely amazing,” he said. “Very few bands that don’t have a substantial monetary backing are able to put out a demo as quickly as they did.” Steele said he was always drawn to the drums growing up. “When I was 5, my dad was in a band and I always was most attracted to the drums,” he said. “I guess I have pretty good rhythm, so drums See SINNERS, page 10
Decades debuts vintage-inspired fashion on C-Street By Kaycie Surrell The Standard
Decades Boutique, a popular vintage wear store on Commercial Street, hosted an event last Saturday devoted to the eras that inspired classic favorites like muscle cars and pin-up models. Jina Gorham, vintage clothing enthusiast and owner of the boutique, organized the evening to showcase her upcoming fall and winter clothing collection. Though the rain forced Gorham to push the date of the fashion show back, it didn’t stop the pin-up contest from taking place. The event was relocated to Lindberg’s bar, the perfect alternative for such an occasion. Springfield’s finest pin-up girls strutted their stuff on stage, modeling handmade garments or classic retro pieces. The women were judged based on originality, authenticity, hair and make-up, stage presence and crowd response. Each lovely lady would enter from one side of the stage and flirt with the audience. One contestant wowed the crowd with a vintage plaid romper from Funtiques Market, an antique mall focusing on items from the ‘40s through the ‘70s. She peeked coyly over her cat-eye sunglasses then dropped her vintage red sweater on the ground, earning extra crowd-pleasing points by bending over suggestively to pick it up. Other contestants’ costumes ranged from sweet Susie Homemaker-inspired vintage looks to military bombshells waving sparklers and American flags on
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Sarah Vega (left) and Jamie Williams (right) were in the top three contenders together but it was Williams who won the pin-up contest. stage hoping to get a rise out of the veterans in the audience. The winner of the pin-up contest was none other than Jamie Williams, a member of Springfield’s burlesque troupe, the Cherry Bomb Burlesque. Williams wore a green tutu that peeked out from underneath her handmade banana print skirt. She made a red-crop top from an old dress and conjured up images of the sexiest woman in the produce section, Miss Chiquita Banana herself.
Williams won $100 for her stunning good looks and perfect pin-up qualities, prize money she plans on using to pay for realistic expenses in any pretty woman’s life — gas, bills and dinner with her husband. For these women, the show was about more than just looking nice on stage. It was their freedom of expression and having the confidence to step into the limelight. Sarah Vega, a 16-year-old high school student from Rogersville, entered the contest thanks to her
love for “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” “This all started with Elvis three years ago,” she said. “I try to incorporate the vintage look into my everyday life, and even at high school I wear winged eyeliner and cat-eye glasses.” Decades Vintage Boutique had planned on debuting a line of fall and winter clothing inspired by old muscle cars and the pin-up girls of the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s. “I grew up collecting vintage clothing,” Gorham said. “My father was an antique dealer, and so we’d go on family road trips and he would want to stop at every antique shop. I was the only kid that wanted to.” Gorham’s passion for a time before smart phones and social networks brought her to Commercial Street while still attending school in Nashville. Not yet finished with her fashion design degree, she fell in love with a building and the idea that she could help C-street flourish. “I’d hear people talking about how it would be fun to have old cars with the historic buildings but it takes a lot of man power to throw it so I showed up and was like ‘Well, I got some woman power and so lets see what I can do.’” Gorham is putting on a trunk show Sept. 19 and 20 where customers will be able to look through her clothing available this season and try it on for themselves. The fashion show, planned for last weekend, will supplement the trunk show and models will show each new garment or accessory. Decades Vintage Boutique is located at 213 W. Commercial St.
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‘Rabbit Hole’ showcases MSU faculty and student talent By Megan Gates The Standard
Death. It can be sudden, unreasonable and with it comes the process of grieving that ultimately leads to acceptance. The Springfield Contemporary Theatre at the Vandivort Center’s latest production brings this painful process to life this month with their production of “Rabbit Hole,” which opened this past Friday night. Written by David LindsayAbaire, “Rabbit Hole” is about the struggle to return to normalcy after the unthinkable happens to Becca (Sarah J. Wiggin) and Howie (Kurt Gerard) — their 4-year-old son Danny is killed in a tragic accident. Throughout the production, Wiggin and Gerard take the audience through the stages of grief from attempting to find someone to blame for their loss, to avoiding Danny’s death, to discussing having another child, to the need for therapy and selling their house. Joining Wiggin and Gerard on stage were Wiggin’s mother Nat (Julie Bloodworth), her sister Izzie (Maggie Marlin) and teenager Jason (Rolando Rodriguez). Together they attempted to help one another heal and address death through humor — such as when Nat talks about the Curse of the Kennedy’s stating, “Of course it’s a shame, good lookin’ people fallin’ out of the sky like that!” — and the comforting honesty that only one’s family can provide in desperate
times — like when Howie suggests Becca attend therapy to help her with her grief. The cast had unbelievable chemistry, and the dialogue between characters gave the impression that “Rabbit Hole” wasn’t just a play, but a look into a real family’s day-to-day life after tragedy strikes. One of the most moving scenes of the performance was when Howie sneaks into the living room late at night after Becca has gone to bed to watch a home video of Danny. The audience can’t see what the video is of, but can hear Danny saying, “I’m magic!” to his father while playing a game. In that moment, the longing to see his son again that he attempts to hide from his wife is plainly written on Howie’s face in a way that brought many audience members to tears. After the final scene where Howie and Becca somehow find the courage to try to be happy, the audience gave them a thunderous standing ovation. Although it was a professional production, the ensemble cast consisted of four Missouri State professors, one MSU student and had a number of MSU professors and students assisting behind the scenes: • Julie Bloodworth, “Nat,” former director of Missouri Fine Arts Academy and adjunct professor of theatre performance. • Eric Delaney, stage manager, junior theatre design/technology major. • Kurt Gerard, “Howie”, associ-
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Rolando Rodriguez, a junior BFA theatre major at MSU, shares the stage with four MSU professors in Springfield Contemporary Theatre at the Vandivort Center’s production of “Rabbit Hole.” ate professor of theatre performance. • Maggie Marlin, “Izzie,” assistant professor of theatre performance. • Stacy Joyce, production stage manager, assistant professor of theatre performance. • Olivia Parks, assistant stage manager, junior theatre design/tech-
nology major. • Sarah J. Wiggin, “Becca,” assistant professor of theatre performance. • Rolando Rodriguez, “Jason,” junior BFA theatre performance major. The audience was given the opportunity to speak to them directly
after the performance at a reception in the Vandivort Center lobby with wine, cheese and fruit. Rodriguez said that his role as Jason was a role he had wanted to portray ever since he first read the play. See RABBIT page 8
‘Contagion’ scenario refreshingly realistic
Buy some stock in Germ-X because people are going to be buying it. Lots of it. With the release of the new thriller, “Contagion,” the number of germaphobes is going to be on the rise. “Contagion,” starring numerous A-list stars such as Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne and Jude Law, is based on the idea of what would happen if (or perhaps I should say ‘when’) an unknown, deadly virus spreads and follows the doctors who are trying to stop it. Hand-to-hand contact. Hand-toface contact. Hand-to-everythingelse contact. The film claims that we touch our face thousands of times every day, and about 3-5
Karman Bowers Movie Reviewer times every waking minute. In between those times, we are touching everything else. This is how viruses spread. Honestly, you can probably figure out what happens once the virus starts spreading. People die, lots of
people. Panic, looting, murder, the whole nine yards. “Contagion” is quite scary when it comes down to it. After hordes of zombie apocalypse films, books, comics, television shows, games and apparel, it’s refreshing to see something that is very likely to happen at some point. That doesn’t mean that all that zombie stuff shouldn’t be prepared for, but a simple virus that looks like a bad flu that kills millions? That’s a bit scarier to me than a bunch of mindless, brain suckers because with a virus like that, it’s over before you’ve even realized it began. Enough about the paranoia that’s
sure to cause me to buy lots of sanitizing products, the film itself is very interesting. Sure, some can say that it’s just “Outbreak 2” but it’s more than that. With “Contagion,” I feel as if I actually have some sort of understanding about how things would work in a case like this. I will say that it is long and does move kind of slow at points, but this isn’t a thriller in the normal sense of the word. There isn’t a bad guy trying to blow up the world and a good guy who has to go against the system to stop it. There isn’t someone that you really hope doesn’t die or any one right or wrong decision. Just don’t expect lots of running, gunning and explosions.
Government cover-ups are touched on via a freelance journalist, so it has that aspect of a thriller. Yet even that isn’t a big facet of the film because everyone already knows all about pharmaceutical companies and money. We don’t even need to go there, but it is included. It may not be what you expect and it may not be the kind of epidemic movie that you like, but I definitely think it’s worth a shot. It’s not zombies and it’s not a boilinducing plague, it’s essentially the flu. A super deadly flu. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to sanitize everything and go buy some more hand sanitizer.
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Scorebox
Athletes face double duties
Football Saturday, Sept. 10 Eastern Kentucky 7 7 0 14 - 28 Missouri State 0 0 7 17 - 24 Volleyball Thursday, Sept. 8 Kansas State 3 Missouri State 2 Friday, Sept. 9 Arkansas State 1 Missouri State 3 Saturday, Sept. 10 Hofstra 0 Missouri State 3 South Dakota State 0 Missouri State 3 Men’s Soccer Friday, Sept. 9 Cal. State Northridge 1 2-3 Missouri State 0 0-0 Sunday, Sept. 11 Columbia 0 0-0 Missouri State 0 0-0 Women’s Soccer Tuesday, Sept. 6 Arkansas 0 0-0 Missouri State 1 1-2 Friday, Sept. 9 Tulsa 0 0-0 Missouri State 0 0-0 Sunday, Sept. 11 Oral Roberts 0 0-0 Missouri State 2 0-2 Field Hockey Friday, Sept. 9 Louisville 2 2-4 Missouri State 0 0-0 Saturday, Sept. 10 Appalachain State 1 1-2 Missouri State 1 2-3
By Kyle Boaz The Standard
Calendar September 13 to September 19
Tuesday
Men’s Golf away at Fairway Club Invit., Nebraska City, Neb. 8:30 a.m. Women’s Golf away at Chip-N-Club Invit., Lincoln, Neb. 8:30 a.m.
Thursday Field Hockey at home vs. Saint Louis, 7 p.m.
Friday
Men’s Soccer away at Cincinnati, 6 p.m.
Women’s Soccer at home vs. UMKC, 7 p.m. Volleyball at home vs. Illinois State, 7 p.m.
Saturday Football away at Oregon, 2:30 p.m.
Volleyball at home vs. Indiana State, 7 p.m. Cross-Country away at MSSU Stampede, 9 a.m.
Sunday
Field Hockey away at Iowa, 1 p.m.
Monday
Men’s Golf away at Kansas Invit., All Day
Briefs Men’s basketball finalizes schedule
Missouri State Men’s basketball has finalized both the conference and non conference schedule for the 2011-12 season. In head coach Paul Lusk’s first season as coach the Bears will open up against the University of Nevada at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 in Reno, Nev. The first home game for the Bears at JQH Arena will be at 7:05 p.m. Saturday Nov. 19 against Emporia State University. Other notable home games this season include Nov. 26 against Tulsa, Dec. 7 against Oklahoma State University, Feb. 1 against Wichita State, and the final home game of the season on Feb. 22 against Indiana State. On the road the Bears will see competition from Nevada, New Mexico, the University of West Virginia and St. Mary’s University.
Weems to appear on Jim Rome show
As a part of the “Kyle” series on the Jim Rome radio show, Kyle Weems will appear on the show Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. Weems will be the 26th Kyle to appear on the show, also know as ‘The Jungle’ since the series began. The interview can be heard on Jock 98.7 FM in Springfield.
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Chris Douglas leads the Bears with 108 net yards rushing on 28 attempts for 3.9 yards per carry.
Dressed to thrill
attitude to practice and doesn’t complain. But when Douglas gets the ball, opposing defenses know it. “Chris is extremely important, he’s definitely a play-maker,” Starnes said. “He’s just one of fashion. two great backs that we “Chris definitely has have, and he really a fashion sense all his allows us to change our own,” Starnes said. “I style of play whenever like to think that I’m a it’s necessary.” fine dresser, so someDouglas is a Georgia times we’ll bounce ideas native. After high off of each other. He’s school, he played one definitely a fashion icon season at Pasadena City College and redshirted at Fort Scott Community College before transferring to MSU. Douglas I’ll wear a polo and started only two games in his first two years at those Ray Ban glasses. I MSU, but he still mantry to wear some bow aged over 1,400 yards rushing. He said that he ties every now and then. is happy with his role on I try to do something the offense and actually different. likes splitting carries with Johnston. “Actually he helps me - Chris Douglas out because he takes a lot of pressure off of me,” Douglas said. “He’s on campus, that’s for Douglas’ game mir- more of a bruising back sure, and you can tell by rors his fashion sense. that softens up the his media guide photo.” Most of the time, Dou- defense more for me to Douglas, who rocked glas doesn’t stick out. He a plaid bow tie in his takes a workman-like See DOUGLAS page 7
Douglas is known for his speed and his fashion sense By Harrison Keegan The Standard
Usually Chris Douglas wears basketball shorts and flip-flops. If you see Douglas on campus, he will probably be wearing sweat pants and a Missouri State shirt. But when Douglas decides to dress up, you know it. Douglas is one of two senior running backs who are expected to carry the Bears’ offense this season, along with Stephen Johnston. On campus however, Douglas is known just as much for his fashion sense as for the 1,081 yards and 11 touchdowns he rushed for last season. Senior wide receiver Ian Starnes, another Bear who does his part to keep Ralph Lauren in business, said the team respects Douglas’ eye for
media guide picture, is quick to say he is just trying to keep up with Starnes and junior wide receiver Cadarrius Dotson on the team’s bestdressed list. But he does have a unique style. “When I actually do dress up, I try to go more for the preppy look,” Douglas said. “I’ll wear a polo and those Ray Ban glasses. I try to wear some bow ties every now and then. I try to do something different.”
K-State delivers speed bump Bears take three after opening loss By John Cook The Standard
A practice-shortened week for the volleyball Bears left them vulnerable this past weekend at the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational. Seniors Calli Norman and Kelley Michnowicz kept the team focused, and Missouri State came away with three victories and a close loss to Kansas State. The second place finish in the Bears‘ home tournament wasn’t what they were looking for, but head coach Melissa Stokes said she was happy about the way they competed. “Coming off a long trip from San Diego I
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MSU placed second in their home tournament. wasn’t disappointed in the way we competed,” Stokes said. “We rested Monday and didn’t get much practice time on Tuesday and Wednesday. We were rusty for the first
couple of games against Kansas State and Arkansas State, but then we got our heads together and showed what we can do in those last two matches.”
In their home opener on Thursday, MSU battled Kansas State for five sets before finally collapsing in a tough 3-2 loss. Michnowicz said it is a good learning experience for the Bears. “The Kansas State loss is one that stings for a little bit,” Michnowicz said. “But there are some good lessons we can take from it. The main one being we have to close out matches a lot better than that.” Wildcats sophomore Kaitlynn Pelger pummeled the Bears with 26 kills and 14 blocks on her way to being named tournament MVP. After splitting the first two matches in the tournament, the Bears came out Saturday looking like a different team. MSU rolled off six set wins in a row, sweeping Hofstra
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Having dual citizenship shows that you are loyal to two countries. Being a dual athlete means you’re dedicated to two teams. Sophomores Katie Mulloy and Meagen Good are two Bears that showcase their talents in both field hockey and track and field. In field hockey, Mulloy plays goalkeeper while Good sets up shop on defense. Mulloy throws the hammer, disc and shot put in track and field. Good tosses the javelin and disc. In field hockey, Mulloy has racked up 27 saves while allowing 11 goals with a 1-2 record. Good has started both games, helping anchor the Bears’ defense. Playing two sports is perfect for someone who likes a busy schedule. “It’s awesome,” Good said. “I like being on the go so it is fun playing field hockey and track.” Mulloy said being successful in both athletics and academics can be a challenge. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s just about time management,” she said. “School definitely comes first.” Playing on two separate teams opens up an outlet for social-life activities. “You meet a lot of friends being on (multiple) teams,” Mulloy said. Each sport provides its own challenges that each player must deal with to be successful. “In javelin, you’re playing against yourself,” Good said. “It’s not as black and white. In field hockey, it’s about pushing through and you get tired.” Training for two sports takes up just about every day on the calender for each player. “I love the beginning of each one,” Good said. “I get done with field hockey, and I’m ready for track. Track is like a break from field hockey. Then I’m ready for field hockey when track’s over.” The field hockey team currently is sitting on a 2-3 record after a win against Appalachian State. Missouri State’s home opener is at 7 p.m. Thursday at Plaster Sports Complex against the Saint Louis Billikens.
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Beaver has been a been a leader for the Bears this year.
Beaver just getting started By Colleen Hamilton The Standard
Emily Beaver knows what it takes to be a champion. Beaver won three high school state cross-country championships in a row. Now the junior is leading the Bears, placing eighth individually at the team’s season opener at the Hurricane Festival in Tulsa, Okla. “It felt really good,” Beaver said of her performance. “The meet itself was just a warm up so there wasn’t a lot of pressure. I just went out and I had a lot of fun with it.” The Hurricane Festival was not on the team’s original schedule, but that did not stop the Bears from performing well against the competition. The Bears finished third in the two-mile race, beating the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Wesleyan and Arkansas Fort Smith. Beaver, known as “Beavs” to her teammates, has made her mark on the other runners. “Emily has always been a role model for me, so when she performs well it makes me want to go out there and race just as well,” sophomore Erin Edwards said. “We look good as a team and we look strong, and so I think it See BEAVER page 7
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Teahan’s blockade yields three shutouts
By Adam Hammons The Standard
By not giving up a goal in three games, MSU goalkeeper Jessica Teahan led the women’s soccer team to an above .500 record against tough competition in the first few weeks of the season. The Bears had two home games over the weekend facing Tulsa on Friday and Oral Roberts on Sunday. After a tense 0-0 double overtime draw on Friday, the Bears won 2-0 on Sunday making their overall record 4-3-1. “It was nice to have two shutouts which was awesome,” Teahan said. “Defensively we’ve been struggling the past few weeks, and we really pulled it together this weekend.” Teahan also had a shutout last Tuesday against Arkansas when she saved a penalty kick. She repeated that feat Friday making a diving penalty kick save in double overtime to keep the score 0-0. “That doesn’t happen very often where the goalie can save in back-to-back games both penalty kicks,” sophomore midfielder Shelby Stew-
art said. “So whenever that happens, it pumps you up as a player and you want to score for her because she saved us.” The Bears did not score after that penalty kick save, but they did score twice on Sunday against Oral Roberts, with both goals coming in the first half. Stewart had the first goal when she slotted home the ball after freshman Kelsey Fouch bended a shot that hit off the post. “I think that once we put that goal in it was like, ‘Alright, we can do this, and let’s play our game and bring it to our level instead of playing to theirs,” Teahan said. After that goal, senior Logan Bisbee passed it by the keeper making it 2-0. The Bears never looked back, getting more chances while dominating the visiting team. They did however sub a fair amount, showing that seven games in 17 days can be a little draining on the players. “Today (Sunday), we were kind of worn out from playing Friday of last week and then Sunday and then Tuesday and then Friday and this Sunday,” Stewart said. “So it was kind of like we had a whole bunch
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Michelle Mayne-Nicholls (above) battles a defender from Oral Roberts over the weekend. of games crammed in.” Since the beginning of the school year, the Bears have played Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Kansas, Arkansas and Tulsa. Head coach Rob Brewer says all those teams are good competition, and he’s happy with a winning record against them. “I feel like we’ve really survived a challenging stretch, and maybe we’re
starting to get things together,” Brewer said. Brewer also said this week they will have time to practice whereas in the past couple weeks they haven’t had time. He said this would give them the chance to tweak some things and improve as a team. The Bears will play at 7 p.m. Friday night against UMKC at Plaster Sports Complex.
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Jessica Teahan has two shutouts this season for the Bears.
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and South Dakota State in a dominating fashion. “I think we showed the kind of talent we have,” Stokes said. “We’re still in the try out stage as far as where everyone should play and how we should run our offense. I’m excited to see how strong we’ll be once we get deep in to conference play.” Norman and Michnowicz were among the six all-tournament selections. Michnowicz had a .731 hitting percentage on Saturday with 19 kills and no errors in 26 attempts. Now 7-3, MSU’s three losses have been against Oklahoma, San Diego and Kansas State. Stokes said the team was in all three matches, but needs to play with the same confidence that they have against lower-ranked teams such as South Dakota State. “We took a set from 16th ranked Oklahoma,” Stokes said. “So there’s no doubt we have the tools to beat anyone.” The Bears start conference play this Friday against Illinois State. “Right now we need to practice on the little things,” Norman said. “Substitutions and lineup changes, things like that.” Stokes said that she likes to think of conference play as another part of the puzzle. “I like to break the season up in to different parts,” Stokes said. “First is preseason, then there’s out-of-
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brings us together when we can see some of our teammates really perform well, even in just practice.” Junior Ashton Stubbs described Beaver as one of the team leaders and a great person to be around. “She definitely has fun with it, and I think she approaches it with the right perspective,” she said. “She works hard but she makes sure she has fun while she is doing it. For me it helps to see her looser before races, she’ll be singing and everything.”
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After falling to K-State in the first game of the tournament, the Bears would win the next three games of the invitational at Hammons Student Center. conference play, and now it’s time to play the teams we see every year. This week is an important time for us. You have to really focus in and come prepared for every match.”
“It is always good to see your team do well and it just pushes you to do your part as well. It’s good to see her hard work paying off.” Beaver’s teammates and her personality are not the only things that helped her succeed at the meet. “I liked the short distance,” Beaver said. “It helped me concentrate and there was very little pressure. I just went out there and performed and it worked out for me that day.” Beaver and the Bears considered the Hurricane Festival a good warm-up opener for the rest of the season and their goal of winning the Missouri Valley Championship in October.
glas’ close friends. Weems said that there is more to Douglas than long touchdown runs and tight polos. Continued from page 6 “He’s a perfect role go out there and hit them model because he does with speed.” things the right way,” MSU basketball player Weems said. “When people Kyle Weems is one of Dou- look up to him, I think he
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The Bears will stay at home this week playing Illinois State on Friday and Indiana State on Saturday. Both matches start at 7 p.m. at Hammons Student Center.
“It was good to just get one under our belts and see where we are at so we can focus on our conference goals,” Stubbs said. Beaver said the runners this year have the talent to take the conference championship. “We’ve got a lot of talent on our team,” she said. “It is hard to tell exactly where we are this early in the season but I like what I’ve seen so far, how some of the girls are developing.” Edwards described Beaver as someone to lean on with the absence of a coach all summer, which has kept the team on track. “It was good to just talk about running because we likes that. For a lot of people in our society, it’s easy to be cocky or stuck up and push people away, but he does a really good job with that and accepting that star role on his team.” After a tough 51-7 loss to Arkansas, Douglas was
didn’t have a coach then and it kept me motivated,” Edwards said. “She was a link back to the school where I felt like there wasn’t at times during the summer.” The Bears will head to Joplin next weekend for the Missouri Southern Stampede. Beaver described the meet as their first real challenge because it is actual race length, which is five kilometers. “Times change with courses, competition changes and at these early meets, position matters less than effort,” she said. “All I really want from the meet in Joplin is to do the best I can and to encourage the team to do the best that they can.”
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walking through the tunnel toward the visitor’s locker room. Two young Arkansas fans called down to him and asked for his gloves. Without hesitating, Douglas pulled off his gloves and tossed them to the kids in the stands. That’s just his style.
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“‘Rabbit Hole’ has always been one of my dream shows,” he said. “I read it when I was 17 when it first came out and won the Pulitzer Prize. Ever since then I’ve always wanted to play Jason before I got too old. The opportunity came along so I jumped on that right away.” Being part of a production that wasn’t on MSU’s campus gave him a different experience, Rodriguez said. “With campus, it’s more educational, you’re using all of your acting techniques and allowed to explore the character a little more,” he said. “Whereas, if you do community theater or theater outside of the educational, it’s based more on performance. It’s just a different emphasis.” Rodriguez said the production also built a bond of trust between the actors. “I feel like with rehearsals there was a sense of trust that came with working together because obviously they’re colleagues and
trust each other in that and I’m their student,” he said. “We had a really good sense of trust as far as where to go with the production and we had a good connection.” However, being on stage with his professors was daunting at times, Rodriguez said. “Oh god, it’s so intimidating,” he said. “Well, not necessarily intimidating, I just find myself in awe and stare at them like, ‘How do you do all of this?’ They are so talented and the acting program at Missouri State is really, really lucky to have them. They are amazing.” Maggie Marlin, who played the role of Izzie and is an assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, said that she has enjoyed watching Rodriguez grow as an actor and as a person. “I can only imagine how intimidating it would be to be on stage with your professor,” she said. “When a student enters the professional realm they become a colleague, so we’ve treated each other with mutual respect. It’s been amazing to watch him grow.” The production itself has
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been the ultimate reward though, Marlin said. “The most rewarding part of this play has been twofold,” she said. “The first was that we started with this amazing ensemble that all are in love with the play. And then the play itself because it has heart and struggle and is just amazing.” Marlin said “Rabbit Hole” was co-produced by the Resident Artist Ensemble that was founded by Wiggin, Gerard and herself, and is their inaugural production. “We are starting a new theatre company, RAE, with professionals from the university merging with the theater already happening in Springfield,” she said. “This is our first production and we’re very happy with it.” Rodriguez said that RAE’s involvement would shed new light on the theater scene in Springfield. “I feel like it’s going to bring the project that’s helping produce it — the Resident Artist Ensemble — is going to bring a new quality of theater to Springfield,” he said. “It’s definitely something people should invest in and look forward to.”
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Ally Dixon, a junior musical theatre major at MSU, said she attended the play to support her professors and because she loves the production. “I came partly because I know everyone and because I’ve read the play and seen the movie, but never seen the play itself,” she said. The scene that had the most impact on her in the production was when Howie watches a home video of his son late at night after he thinks Becca has gone to bed, Dixon said. “When he watched that tape it just got me,” she said. “Then when Becca accidentally taped over it later in the play, I couldn’t even imagine having my heart broken like that. It was just incredibly moving and heart breaking.” “Rabbit Hole” plays at the Vandivort Center on 305 E. Walnut St. Sept. 15-17 and 22-24 at 7:30 p.m. There is also a Sept. 18 show at 2 p.m. For tickets, visit their box office on the fourth floor of the building from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through FriPhoto courtesy of the Vandivort Center day. You can also call 417Kurt Gerard and Sarah J. Wiggin are both professors 831-8001 or visit their webin MSU’s Department of Theatre and Dance and the site at http://www.vctheleads in “Rabbit Hole.” atre.com.
‘Dead Island’ easy to digest with beautifully-crafted environments
Walkers. Zed-Heads. Geeks. Infected. Whatever you may choose to call them, zombies have moaned and shuffled their way into our collective imagination for years. Initially zombies were but slaves raised from the dead to empower and serve their bokor (evil voodoo daddy), but thanks largely to George A. Romero’s infamous classic “Night of the Living Dead” they have become a staple of modern horror fiction. Zombies have been featured prominently in film, art and music since their popularity began to spread, but in my opinion no medium utilizes zombies quite like video gaming. If you are between the ages of 15 and 25, there is a pretty good chance you have imagined and made plans for a zombie apocalypse. “Dead Island,” created by Polish developer Techland, allows you to play out your apocalyptic fantasy in style. “Dead Island” is presented in the first-person perspective with an emphasis on melee com-
Tyler Tinnin Video game Reviewer bat, akin to fellow zombie-masher “Left 4 Dead 2”. This basic framework is backed up by reasonably deep role-playing elements, including different characters (which basically act as classes) and skill trees. There are two basic types of undead you can tangle with: Walkers (traditional slow zombies) and the Infected (fast zombies, like in “Left 4 Dead” or “28 Days Later”). In addition to those primary types of zombies there are several special varieties which benefited from their condition
in life before they were turned into flesh-hungry ghouls. There are Thugs, former bodybuilders which can knock you down in one hit and serve as damage sponges; Rams, who were former patients of the insane asylum on the island and specialize in charging the player; Floaters, who died in the pool and became a bloated hive for disease and corrosive toxins; Suiciders, a special type of infected that are still aware but unable to control their bodies and will explode when approached; and Butchers, who use their exposed armbones to slice and dice the survivors. “Dead Island” is a bit rough around the edges. There are a bevy of minor technical bugs including texture pop-in and frustratingly structured menus. The control scheme and general framework of the first-person melee system takes quite a bit of getting used to. The cut-scenes often lack enthusiasm and the voice acting is sporadic, ranging from great and believable to offbeat and awkward.
Those expecting an experience akin to “Dead Rising” or “Left 4 Dead” may be disappointed. That being said, I think I’ll go ahead and explain why “Dead Island” is my favorite game of the year so far. Remember when video games were ugly? When available technology forced graphics to take a back seat to innovation and creating an experience? These games were forced to create something new and exciting off of a basic framework. If we can step back from the spectacle of our current generation of gaming, it’s easy to find that “Dead Island” really does something special with the world it gives you to play around in. Basically, “Dead Island” isn’t the prettiest girl at the dance, and the bloodstains on her dress are somewhat off-putting, but if you take her home and let her pick your brain you’ll find you have a lot in common. Like, for instance, the urge to consume human flesh. The Last Word: “Dead Island
“manages to combine the open-world dungeon crawler vibe of “Borderlands” with the co-op carnage of “Left 4 Dead” in one convenient, easy-todigest package. There are beautifully crafted elements of survival horror thrown in, and like any good zombie game, you rarely feel safe. The variety in the environments you can explore is incredible, ranging from white-sand beaches to claustrophobic hotel corridors and tightly packed city streets and alleyways teeming with zombies. Though there are definitely some technical flaws, which may distract or put off some gamers, I feel that “Dead Island” has done so much right that has never been done before it deserves your hard-earned cash. Protip: Having trouble finishing off special zombies? Try aiming your strikes at their limbs. A successful strike on any extremity has a chance of severing or breaking it. Try targeting your opponent’s head for massive damage.
Counseling and Testing Center presents long-distance relationship workshop By Dylan Becker The Standard
Being in any type of relationship can have its difficulties, but a longdistance relationship can feel even more stressful. Students are invited to relieve some of that anxiety by attending the Long Distance Relationship workshop held by the Counseling and Testing Center. The annual event coordinated by Ann Orzek, Ph.D. is an opportunity
for those in a long-distance relationship to learn multiple ways to properly deal with it. The one hour workshop will cover several topics, Orzek said. “Basically I start out by going over different types of long-distant relationships,” she said. “Bearing in mind, distance between the couple and other determining factors.” For about 15 years this workshop has helped couples in long-distance relationships, Orzek said.
“I’ve been doing this workshop for years,” she said. “It originally started when students were coming in with problems involving their relationships. This yields both education and support.” While this is an interactive workshop, students don’t have to participate. They can just come and listen to what the speaker has to say. It’s a learning experience that provides information and the chance to talk to people who are in the same situation.
“I think they should get some idea of different challenges, and that longdistance relationships can work if the couple is willing to try,” Orzek said. “There are positive aspects and having the knowledge about them can be helpful.” This seminar is used to help you think about your relationship as a whole, Orzek said. It asks questions that might not be easy to answer. And although you don’t have all the answers to the overwhelming ques-
tions of a long-distance relationship, this seminar does. This event will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 15 in PSU room 317. It’s open and free to all current students. Couples that still want to learn more after the seminar can speak to anyone from the Counseling and Testing Center. If students have any other questions or would like to schedule a meeting, they should email Orzek at annorzek@missouristate.edu.
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with. Letting other people play with clay is a lot of fun for me.” Jones said she feels excitement about the entirety of the event, but what she always looks forward to most is seeing the turnout for Friday night’s “Concert Under the Stars.” Located at the Strong Hall Amphitheater this year, the concert featured the Blackberry Winter Band, a bluegrass band known primarily for their performance in the Academy Award nominated film “Winter’s Bone.” Also performing was Beyond Reach, a band featuring two of the original Ozarks Mountain Daredevils. The headliner of the concert was the bluegrass band Big Smith. “The kickoff concert is a lot of fun,” Jones said. “But out here on the grounds before Carrington Hall, the kids area is just amazing. There are all kinds of things going on over there. We’ve really built that up so parents can bring their kids because this really is a family event. They can let
them have a good time while they shop for arts and crafts.” Jones said they even have a performance area for local musicians and strangers to bring their instruments and just jam. Oftentimes you will find musicians finding an area and playing all day. “I can’t put my finger on one certain thing I love most,” she said. “This event is the single biggest event this university does. It draws about 15,000 people to the campus. It’s getting so big, and really showing a positive side of the university.” “We really have a rich, wonderful culture here in the Ozarks. I’ve lived here most of my life, and was born here. I’ve traveled a great deal here and abroad, but I’m always happy to come home. The people are so friendly — everyone says hello. I really love this area. I love the feel of it.” Jones said she began work planning next year’s festival in July, and because it will be the 15th anniversary of the event, they have many exciting things in store for the community. Alyssa Sample, a sophomore creative writing major, spent the weekend collecting donations. She said she knew
Ivie Continued from page 1 State to defend a thesis, Garlandsaid. “He was one of the rare people you find that have a high level of academic training but also a strong experience background in the field,” he said. “Those two combined made him a unique kind of teacher.” Melanie Terneus, a graduate administrative studies major, was a student in the first class Ivie taught at Missouri State. “Don was a very engaging instructor,” Terneus said. “His students enjoyed attending his classes and absences were rare. He was very dedicated, and made himself available to his students even though it was his second job.” During his first semester teaching at Missouri State, Ivie was in a motorcycle accident that tore skin from his face, Terneus said.
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The band Big Smith performed at the Ozarks Celebration Festival on the MSU campus. Jones before she came to Missouri State and has been volunteering for the festival for two years, helping Jones be in two places at once. “We want to keep this up, but it costs a bunch of money,” Sample said. “So this year we started collecting donations. We take volunteers, and it’s a lot of fun. You get a cool T-shirt, free ice cream — what’s not to like? I really love the people. Everybody here is so sweet and so nice, and they all really want to be here. I’m here all weekend. I’ll probably be here till I
“Being a dedicated individual, he showed up to class two days after the accident and told students to ignore his face because they had material to cover,” she said. “Don was always encouraging and he pushed people to reach for more.” When students and faculty found out about Ivie’s tragic death, there was a spontaneous outpour of emotion, Hemmons said. “There was a candlelight vigil held outside Strong Hall a night or two after his passing,” he said. “Everyone I talked to — students, colleagues, professors — said he was one of those people that made a powerful, positive impact on everyone he met.” Ivie was scheduled to teach a class this semester, and Garland has taken over the responsibilities of that class, Hemmons said. “It’s a lot of work on top of the classes he’s already teaching,” Hemmons said. “He’s doing that out of respect for Don Ivie. I think that shows the high esteem Garland held him in.”
graduate.” Meredith Stewart is a graduate student of physical therapy at Missouri State. She said the primary reason she came out was to see Big Smith for free. “I think it’s awesome because bluegrass music is very Ozarks,” she said. “I don’t think they really do anything else like this here. I’m seeing light-up hula-hoops and hippie people so that’s cool, and a lot of older people in chairs and tiny children Kelsey Habighorst/THE STANDARD dancing. So it’s fun for all A Big Smith fiddler plays for the crowd. generations.”
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came naturally to me.” Steele said he didn’t own a drum set until he was 16 or 17. “But I was in bands before that,” he said. “I mostly did the air-drumming thing along to the radio and pretty much figured it out that way. The first time I ever actually played on a real drum set was an audition. I got the
gig at that audition.” Kinsley said when people do see (St. Dallas & The Sinners) they’ll want to see them again. “We’re always a good show,” he said. “Whether there are two people in the crowd or 200, we’re going to do the same show.” The cover for Sinners’ shows is $3 for those over 21. The show usually starts around 11:30 p.m. but there will be other bands playing starting around 9 p.m. Some fans suggest cover-free pre-gaming with Boomers’ Wednes-
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day special, $2 Long Dug & The Soular Panels Islands (7 p.m. to bar at Patton Alley Pub from 7 close), and checking out to 10 p.m. St. Dallas & The Sinners keep crowds dancing.
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the freedom of the LabPaqs. “I really like it,” Hinojosa said. “It’s really convenient to be able to do your lab work at home rather than going into Temple. Sure it’s $200, but we’re adults, right? And the labs this year with the kit have more practical applications in everyday life. So yeah, I really like it.”