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Hitting the rink

The Ice Bears played their fifirrst h o m e g a me s o v e r the weekend

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Tuesday • Sept. 27, 2011 • Vol. 105 Issue 6

Briefs

Green Bike Program uses ditched bikes as rentals

SGA passes resolution to place printer in PSU

The Student Government Association passed a resolution to ask Computer Services to relocate a printer and place it in Plaster Student Union for student use. The printer would be placed on the first floor of the PSU and allow students to print from computers on the first floor. The cost for the printer would come from the Student Organization Funding Allocation Council and would cost $150 at first with $5 a month for operating expenses. Printing will operate at the same rate as it does in computer labs on campus.

Viticulturists exhibit on display in October

Two traveling exhibits on George Husmann and Herman Jaeger, immigrant viticulturists in Missouri, will display at the Student Exhibition Center Oct. 4 to Oct. 28. In the late 19th century, Husmann of Hermann, Mo. and Jaeger of Neosho, Mo. worked together to improve the quality of native grapes and fight the plant diseases black rot and phylloxera. The Husmann Jaeger exhibit’s opening reception is Oct. 7 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the center and free to the public. The Student Exhibition Center is at 838 E. Walnut St. and is open Tuesdays through Saturdays 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call 417-836-6999.

Creamery Arts Center will host garage sale Oct. 8

SRO Lyric Theatre Guild, Springfield Ballet Guild and Springfield Little Theatre will host a garage sale Oct. 8 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the north parking lot at the Creamery Arts Center, 411 N. Sherman Parkway. Furs, costumes, clothing pieces and furniture will be available to buy. All proceeds will benefit each arts organization. Cash donations accepted.

Calendar

September 27 to October 3

Tuesday

Majors Fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Plaster Student Union Ballroom Student Government Association Meeting 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Plaster Student Union 313 GMAT Preparation Course 6 to 9 p.m. at the Morris Center 407

Wednesday

State of the University Address noon to 1:30 p.m. at Plaster Student Union Theater “So you owe taxes — Now what???” 7 to 9 p.m. at the Library Center, 4563 S. Campbell Ave., free

Thursday

“Taiji – Relax the body and focus the mind!” noon to 1 p.m. at Taylor Health and Wellness Center Conference Room, free

Friday

Grammar Fridays at The Writing Center 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Meyer Library Bear CLAW

Monday

Study 101 3 to 4 p.m. at Plaster Student Union room 309

By Damien M. DiPlacido The Standard

Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARD

Students were allowed to text and drive a simulator to see the effects of texting while driving.

Check it and wreck it Students test ability to text while driving in simulations Damien M. DiPlacido The Standard

Vehicular manslaughter, collision, speeding and swerving are just several of the infractions you could be charged with if you’re involved in an accident where texting while driving was the culprit. The Springfield Police Department partnered with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and Central Bible College to host the “Arrive Alive Tour,” a national tour stopping in cities throughout the U.S. to demonstrate the adverse effects of texting while driving. “There’s no text message in the

world worth getting into a horrible accident over,” said Storn Olson, driving awareness instructor for the Arrive Alive Tour. “Studies have shown that it’s at least as dangerous as drunk driving. If you wouldn’t consider drinking and driving, you shouldn’t be texting either.” Students and visitors to CBC’s main campus were allowed to drive an automobile simulator and text at the same time Wednesday so they could see how distractions, like texting while driving, can effect coordination and reaction time. Tony Burrough, CBC’s Director of Security, presented the idea of the “Arrive Alive Tour” to the chief of police and the sheriff’s department. “We really just want to make people think,” Burrough said. “It’s not just students and young people; it’s people my age. I’m guilty of it. I’ve known other people my age that are guilty of it as

well. You could easily kill somebody.” Hosting the tour was part of CBC’s safety week, Burrough said. In the U.S., texting and driving results in over 5,000 deaths per year and more accidents than drivers who are intoxicated, according to a Springfield Police Department press release. The simulator consisted of an actual car, a set of virtual realitystyle goggles worn by the test subject and a cell phone. The Arrive Alive instructors monitored the driver’s progress as they drove while attempting to respond to a text message. Joshua Manley, a CBC sophomore double majoring in preaching and Bible and theology, was one of CBC’s students on the scene to test the driving simulator. “It shows how easily you can get distracted,” Manley said. “When I was driving and trying to See ALIVE page 2

Dance Bear-A-Thon raises $18,000 By Alexis Reid The Standard

About 340 students gathered in the Hammons Student Center Friday prepared for 12 hours of dancing as part of the fifth annual Dance BearA-Thon. Students paid a minimum donation of $10 to get into the event, which is designed to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network. Through these donations and various fundraisers, Dance Bear-AThon raised over $18,000 for CMN. The money went directly to help children in the Springfield area, including 5-year-old Kadie Gosset, 7-year-old Megan White and 9-yearold Dustin Reaves, who arrived at the event to the sound of cheers and chants from the assembled crowd of students. White suffered from a six-pound tumor that swallowed her kidney. Reaves, diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of three, had to face painful injections every day until CMN was able to buy him an insulin pump. Gosset was born without her esophagus attached, with a hole in her trachea and was later diagnosed with Scimitar Syndrome – a heart defect. She has been through 13 surgeries for her heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea and stomach. “The best part of the whole event is definitely seeing the kids,” Codirector Kristen Marten said. “They go through so much and every time you’re like, ‘I don’t want to do this homework assignment,’ you’re like, ‘my life doesn’t really suck that bad, because I don’t have diabetes. I don’t have to get shots every day. I haven’t had 13 surgeries by the time I’m five, so it’s okay.’” The Dance Bear-A-Thon executive board had been preparing for the event since January; planning, publicizing and recruiting dancers. They

Michael Gulledge/THE STANDARD

Dance Bear-A-Thon raised over $18,000 for Children’s Miracle Network this year. About 340 students attended the event. held multiple events to raise student just supposed to say it’s an event awareness of Dance Bear-A-Thon that’s coming up,” recruitment comon campus, including a flash mob, a mittee member Lynn Andreas said. Krispy Kreme run in the spring and “We weren’t supposed to say who Pearl is; we weren’t supposed to say Teal Tuesdays in the fall. A new publicity strategy was also anything. There were a lot of people added to the mix in August – the Ask that got really upset. They didn’t know why everything said ‘Ask Pearl campaign. “We chalked campus every- Pearl’ and they really wanted to where,” recruitment committee know.” Despite several flustered stumember Anna Bergamini said. “It took forever. There was a group of dents, the Ask Pearl campaign raised us, and everywhere we stepped we awareness of the event, something wrote ‘Ask Pearl.’ We made T-shirts executive team members had been the next day and we wore them and striving for. “We’ve always had problems they said ‘I am Pearl.’ It was supposed to get people talking, which it getting students to come,” Marten did, and they came up and were like said. “It’s such a great event. You see other schools, they have like 600 ‘OK, what is Pearl?’” Pearl Hollan, a 2-year-old girl, people there, and we usually get has bilateral kidney cancer and about 300. So it can be difficult just Dilated Cardiomyopathy – an getting people to find out about it.” Despite difficulty gaining particienlarged heart – but with help from Dance Bear-A-Thon and CMN, pants, the executive team remained she’s been able to travel with her dedicated to their cause throughout family to and from St. Louis to get the year, spending anywhere from treatment. Pearl’s name was chosen 10 to 20 hours a week working to by the Dance Bear-A-Thon team for prepare for the event and during the what is known as an Ask Campaign. “If someone asked us, we were See DANCE page 2

If you abandoned a bike on campus during one of the recent semesters there’s a chance you might see it again soon with someone else riding it. After several years of development, the Green Bike Program is finally underway at Missouri State. Bike rentals for the program took place at the Bear Paw Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. Students were allowed to rent a bike for $10 to $15 per semester, Paige Oxendine, Student Government Association’s chief communication officer said. “The bikes are donated through Safety and Transportation,” said Oxendine, a junior public relations and socio-political communication major. “They collect bikes at the end of each semester that have been left on campus.” The Green Bike Program consists of 31 bikes and is currently only being offered to students living on campus, Oxendine said. program The hopes to have nearly 70 bikes next semester and go campus-wide in the spring semester of 2012. Oxendine “The price of the rental covers the majority of costs associated with refurbishments, paints, locks and miscellaneous costs of the program,” she said. “The price fluctuates due to the number of bikes requiring standard maintenance and repair.” When a bike is abandoned on campus, a removable tag is attached to it by the Safety and Department. Transportation These tags inform the student that if the bike is not removed within the allotted time period it will be considered abandoned and will be collected by the university, Oxendine said. “Before these bikes go to auction, the university departments have the option to pick out bikes from these collections,” she said. “Residence Life and Services will obtain usable bikes from this surplus for the Green Bike Program.” The bikes may not be in working condition so they will be repaired before being added to the fleet. Aside from the occasional donation, the program is currently being funded entirely by the SGA’s Sustainability Commission, Oxendine said. The program encourages students to reduce their carbon footprint by offering an environmentally friendly way to travel to local grocery stores or downtown attractions, she said. One of the goals of the Green Bike Program is to become entirely self-sufficient, using the funds of the rentals to cover maintenance and repair expenses. Along with a rented bike comes student responsibility. The renter of the bike is liable for any damage sustained to the bike, aside from normal wear and tear. “If the bike is lost or stolen the person who rents the bike is held liable,” Oxendine said. “In the event of this happening, the student will be charged the price of the bike.” Mark Nichols, a global studies graduate student, said he likes the idea of the Green Bike Program coming to Missouri State. “Rather than possibly spending $500 to $1,000 on a bike that might get stolen, it’s good that students can rent a bike for a tiny fraction of that cost,” Nichols said. “They have similar programs in Seattle where you can rent a bike for a day and return it when you’re done.” For more additional information about the Green Bike Program, contact Paige Oxendine, at Oxendine100@live.missouristate.edu.


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