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Starting MSU quarterback ticketed for animal cruelty Alec McChesney Staff Reporter @Alec_McChesney Breck Ruddick, the starting quarterback for the Missouri State football team, was issued a citation for animal cruelty and allowing a dog to run at large on Monday night, according to an incident report from the Springfield Animal Control.

Ruddick, a sophomore psychology major, was suspended on Friday evening for conduct detrimental to the team, according to a press release.

On Saturday, the university announced that Ruddick was suspended indefinitely due to accusations of animal abuse.

Luca, the Australian Shepherd that was allegedly attacked, is owned by Katie Riggs. Riggs, who is a student of UMKC School of Pharmacy at Missouri State, approached The Standard about a story regarding the alleged animal abuse accusa-

tions on Sept. 21.

Riggs told The Standard that she left her dog with Ruddick on Sept. 20. Upon returning home, Riggs said that Luca was not at her home. Riggs eventually found Luca through a shared Facebook post, who she said had suffered severe injuries to the mouth and jaw.

According to the Springfield Animal Control incident report, the dog’s surgeries cost $1500. Riggs also has text messages that show Ruddick admitting to beating the dog, vet records and video, according to an incident report.

Although Riggs approached The Standard, she has decided to make no further comment until the Springfield Greene County Animal Control Department and the Springfield Police finish their investigations into the incident.

On top of the Springfield Police and Animal Control, the Missouri State University Office of Student Conduct is coor-

dinating their own investigation.

“The investigation is a top priority for the University and the football team. It will be prompt, thorough and fair,” the University’s press release said.

Ruddick has hired lawyer Adam Woody to represent him.

“Breck has been cooperating completely with authorities and is eager to have the truth come out,” Woody said. “He has nothing to hide.”

Woody responded to the allegations and accusations with a press release. In the press release, Woody noted that “Ruddick is innocent until proven guilty.”

The press release also said that Ruddick comes from a great, animal-loving family and that he has always been surrounded by pets. Even though a ticket has been issued, investigation is still ongoing.

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Breck Ruddick was ticketed with animal cruelty on Monday, Sept 26.

President Smart delivers State of the University address Matt Campanelli Staff Reporter @THE_MattyCamp MSU President Clif Smart and Provost Dr. Frank Einhellig delivered the annual State of the University Address on Monday, Sept. 26.

The address, which was also livestreamed, was open to the public and covered topics that concerned both students and faculty.

Smart started the address by discussing another semester of record breaking enrollment. Missouri State University has 26,000 students enrolled in the overall system for the fall semester, with 24,116 students enrolled in Springfield. This makes five years of consecutive enrollment growth for MSU, according to Smart.

“We have more new undergraduate students than we’ve ever had before, including the most transfer students ever and the most underrepresented students ever,” Smart said. “Students want to come here.”

According to Smart, MSU has more transfer students than any other public university in the state of Missouri.

Smart also discussed MSU’s new LongRange Plan. The university implements a new long-range plan every five years. The current plan is set for 2016-2021.

The primary objective of the new LongRange Plan is student success. Smart identified two key focus areas for the new plan: increasing diversity and inclusion on campus, and increasing graduation rates while maintaining quality and thoroughness of academics.

According to Smart, both of the focuses are connected and are things that everyone can participate in trying to achieve both goals.

“Everything counts on the graduation agenda…Every (academic) unit can improve its climate and culture and inclusiveness,” Smart said. “If we’re not graduating students from all of our backgrounds we’re not carrying out our mission.”

The 2015-2016 school year saw an increase in graduation rates by over 200 graduates after remaining stagnant for four years. Smart thinks that with more degree options for students that graduation rates can continue to grow.

Smart also said that there is a social justice base to graduation and retention rates, particularly with first generation and underrepre-

sented groups.

“If students come to us hoping to change their lives and the lives of their families….and they go home without a degree, without the ability to get a college-level job, with debt and without the ability to pay that debt off, not only have we not improved their lives, we may have made them worse,” Smart said.

In the last five years, first-year retention rates have gone from 75-79 percent. That puts MSU just under other schools that are competing for the same students, such as the University of Missouri and University of Arkansas, which are in the 83-86 percent range, according to Smart.

According to Smart, first generation students, African American students, pell grant eligible students and Hispanic students see a six-to-10 percent worse retention rate depending on the case.

The graduation rate for African American students is more than 20 percent lower, according to Smart.

“That is not acceptable. I hope you do not think that’s acceptable,” Smart said. “We can do better. We’ve shown that we can do better and as we operationalize some of the things we’ve been working on we will do better.”

Provost Frank Einhellig noted some of the things the university has already been doing to help the new long range plan.

“We have an excellent faculty and staff, we do propose that we have many evidences of quality in our curriculum and of course having a curriculum that speaks to societal needs,” Einhellig said.

According to Einghellig, the university has set new records in the number of graduate assistantships, grants and service learning.

Another emphasis of the university is to decrease the time it takes to graduate. MSU currently is the largest credit hour requirement four-year institution in the state of Missouri, according to Einghellig.

“We should discuss that and we will discuss that. That doesn’t mean it’s a mandate, but it probably needs to be evaluated and looked at,” Einghellig said.

The university also was able to implement a two-percent pay raise across the board for staff that was more than twice the rate of inflation of 0.8 percent. Benefits, such as sick leave, were also included.

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Missouri State has more students enrolled for the fall 2016 semester than ever with 24,116 students enrolled at the Springfield campus.

The headcount and credit hour enrollment summary distributed by the Enrollment Management and Services office on-campus showed an increase of over five percent from last fall when 22,834 students were enrolled.

Enrollment at MSU has been increasing since 2011, when 20,802 students were enrolled.

Don Simpson, the associate vice president for enrollment management and services, said

in a press release last month that he attributes the increase in enrollment over the last few years to the large size of freshmen classes.

New students this semester include 3,126 first-time students and 1,782 transfer students.

The combined total of 4,908 students represents the largest group of new undergraduates ever.

“We’ve had significant increases in the number of first time students during the last three years,” Missouri State President Clif Smart said in the same press release. “As those students return to campus, it has bolstered our total enrollment. We’re excited that first time college student enrollment is mostly steady and we’re continuing to increase the number of transfer students.”

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Laundry Alert expands

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Taylor Health and Wellness Center relocates to Monroe Apartments on Oct 3.

Taylor Health relocates first floor of the Monroe Apartments while construction works to build the new health center within a 15-month time frame.

Last October, SGA proposed a $12.5 million On Oct. 3, the Taylor Health and Wellness project to renovate, update and build a new Center will be making a temporary move to the health center on campus. The referendum Jenna deJong Staff Reporter @ima_JEN

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Students in almost all on-campus housing will have access to Laundry Alert, a website that monitors laundry rooms and lets students know when washers and dryers are done.

Currently, only Hammons House, Hutchens House, Wells House and Sunvilla have access to laundry alert.

Jessen Miller, Student Government Association Director of Information Services and senior mathematics major said that Laundry

Alert will be expanded to Freudenberger House, Woods House, Scholars House and Kentwood.

“Essentially, we’re finding that students like it, the convenience of knowing. And since we have it in the other residence halls, we want to make it fair to all students on-campus,” Miller said.

To use it, access Missouri State’s website and search for Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services page. Click on ‘Current Resident Resources’ and scroll down to Laundry Alert. Clicking the link takes you to view the different laundry rooms, washers and dryers u See LAUNDRY, page 9

passed with 86 percent of votes in favor and starting next month, construction will officially take place.

Director of the Taylor Health and Wellness Center Dr. Dave Muegge said that since they were planning for such a large project, officials didn’t think construction would start until sometime next year.

“Architects started planning in December and originally they thought it would take a little over a year to get all the plans drawn,” Muegge said, “but the president and students wanted it to go a little faster. And it was really pretty amazing, that what would have normally taken a little over a year, he did in nine months.”

The wellness center will be catty-corner from where it is now, just across Bear Boulevard at the Monroe Apartments. Muegge said the

residence hall would be perfect because of its location and that it won’t take up any more parking. For those that need it, Lot 29 will be of use. The Monroe parking lot is restricted to those who live there.

Director of Residence Life, Housing, and Dining Services Gary Stewart said residents living at Monroe have already been notified of the changes. For those that lived on the first floor last year, they were put as first priority as far as which floor they wanted to live on.

One of these residents, sophomore elementary education major Lydia Dorenbusch, wasn’t as worried about the construction as she was of the traffic and germs coming into the building.

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Board committee approves campus projects Casey Struble Staff Reporter @Casey_A_Struble ESPN Coverage, electric training, temporary employees and a new Health and Wellness Center are in the future for Missouri State students and faculty.

Wednesday, Sept. 21, the Board of Governors sat down to discuss the infrastructure and educational opportunities of MSU.

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The monthly meeting, led by Chair Peter Hofherr, commenced at 5 p.m. in Carrington 203. It, like all other Board of Governors meetings, was open to current students, staff, faculty and the public.

Among those in attendance were the Board, President Clif Smart, Director of Athletics Kyle Moats and other campus representatives. The representatives, appointed by the governor, have biographies that can be found on missouristate. edu/bog.

The meeting started with the discussion of the 10-year contract with ESPN3 and the sports network’s reach to mobile devices and online. The contract promised coverage of Missouri State sporting events produced by local media companies with the help of students.

The Board of Governors also voted on further pursuing AC and DC electric training on MSU’s West Plains campus. This will provide a plan for hands-on experience as well as simulation training to future mechanical and engineer students.

This will be for “giving the students more confidence and experience,” Matt Morris, vice president for Administrative Services, said.

The third item on the board’s agenda pertained to temporary employment. The employment service contract from Employment Express will continue with a 3.3% increase in costs.

The employment will include clerical, reception and custodial services. These will be offered to the workers of Employment Express from Oct 1., 2016 to September 30, 2017.

The fourth and final item to discuss was the ignition of the new Health and Wellness Center.

The project was given to the K&S Associates, the construction company with the lowest bid.

“We’ve taken significant due diligence in doing reference checks with other institutions.

There were many higher education projects listed,” Morris said. The project, with a budget of $13 million, was given to K & S for $10,181,000. It is being paid for by the Health and Wellness Center; bonds and fees were vot-

ed by students in October 2015.

The new, multi-level building will have counseling offices, walkway canopy, an urgent care facility and other administrative facilities.

The current Health and Wellness center will be moved to the first floor of Monroe Apartments during construction. The demolition of the existing center can begin as soon as Oct 9.

The next Board of Governors meeting will be held Oct. 14 in room 313 of the Plaster Student Union. The meeting will also decided further funding allocation and development.

The meeting adjourned with positive attitudes and an air of excitement.

Missouri State’s most recent student-retention was 79 percent. This is combined with a record-high student body and the largest amount of transfers students in the state.

“This is a phenomenally exciting project... students are please with this. Current interest rates have allowed us to really rebuild the campus,” Smart said.

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Flu season is upon us ... Get your shot Andrew Webster Columnist @anjrew12 Last week, the Taylor Health and Wellness Center began issuing this year’s flu vaccination.

Here’s what you need to know before you say “no” to getting jabbed.

Influenza is too serious to be ignored. The flu pandemic of 1918 killed more people than World War I. Nearly a century later, we have made medical advances that protect us from such fates.

Every year, a new flu vaccine is researched and developed. The flu mutates every year, and it takes the Center for Disease Control a lot of time of money to develop a vaccine. Essentially, they need to create as many dead flu cells (of this year’s strain) as possible. It’s not very interesting, and a little gross, so I’ll omit how the vaccines are made.

The important thing to understand is how flu vaccines work. After receiving the vaccine, the body will create antibodies to fight what it perceives as a threat, even the cells that are dead. The introduction of dead cells gives your body time to learn how to attack the virus in the future.

There are also different variations of the annual flu shot. The most common form is a standard dose administered via needle. This year the FDA has approved a needle-free jet injector that might be interesting to people who are uncomfortable around needles. I watched a video of the jet injector on YouTube, and it looks like the equivalent of getting punched in the arm by your doctor. Serious, it doesn’t look

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any more comfortable than the injection.

With any injection, the patient is probably going to feel sore afterward, but I think it’s fair to say that the soreness from an injection is easier to handle than a potentially life-threatening flu diagnosis.

Now, here’s the bad news: Campus is susceptible to a potential flu outbreak every year.

The only thing keeping you and I at risk is our unwillingness to get vaccinated.

Flu shots are being distributed for free by the Taylor Health and Wellness Center, and I can’t stress how important it is to get over there.

Many of our student body live in close quarters, especially students in campus housing, or fraternity and sorority houses. Many of the apartment complexes around campus and downtown are also what you call ‘high-density’ living.

I should also mention that anybody that gets their flu shot gets a 20-percent-off coupon for the MSU Bookstore.

Stay smart and #BearTheBandAid with me this week. There is nothing more important than your health and the health of others around you.

Unfortunately, we cannot depend on everybody we meet to wash their hands and cover their mouths when they cough. This week, there are extra nursing staff on hand so services can be made quickly to better fit the schedule of the college student.

Normally, it is never a friendly, nor appropriate thing to say to somebody, but I can’t wait to see you all at the doctor’s office this week.

Don’t forget to toast your health before taking the shot.

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Black lives do matter

Black lives do matter.

Beyonce’s black life matters to white people when we want to crank the volume for “Love on Top” and try our hand at those four impossible key changes. Will Smith’s black life matters because we grew up with him as the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. LeBron, Steph, Kobe and Jordan’s black lives matter because nobody has ever played the game the way they can.

But, actually, black lives don’t matter to many white people.

We make ourselves feel better by saying we “don’t see color.”

We can’t be racists when we have black friends. Most white people truly think we are incapable of racism because we consume black art and cheer for black athletes.

We don’t care about black people. We care about blackness.

We love black artists until they throw a fist in the air or make a statement about police murdering unarmed black men in the streets.

We love blackness but not black people. We love the byproducts of blackness that we find entertaining, but not the black struggles or communities those things come from.

We laugh at the phrases people of color use in news segments while they’re describing the hardships of their community.

“Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife.”

It’s funny if you don’t ask yourself who built those communities of color. It’s a good laugh if you don’t understand the historical implications of redlining, racist housing policies and white flight.

We ask Beyonce to please just sing and not use her Super Bowl halftime performance for making statements. Then we

go slack-jawed and drooling when professional football players put pink tape on their cleats for breast cancer awareness.

The issue may not be making statements, but making statements that don’t align with white comfort.

My goal here is not to wag a finger and convince white people that we can only listen to country music and watch Reba on Lifetime. I could not, in good conscious, support any platform that would eliminate Frank Ocean’s music from my playlists or Michelle Alexander’s “New Jim Crow” from my bookshelf.

But white people have to start engaging with the concerns of our black brothers and sisters instead of solely consuming pop culture artifacts of blackness and calling that progress.

And as I write this, Barack and Michelle are in the White House. While that might feel like a declaration that things are finally equal, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice and Trayvon Martin and Terrence Crutcher are in the grave.

The waiting game: Find yourself when you’re bored Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC Waiting is the worst; unfortunately, life is all about waiting.

Waiting to be old enough to drive. Waiting to graduate high school. Waiting to graduate college. Waiting to find that special someone.

The human existence, when boiled down to its base elements, could probably be easily defined by two simple states: when you are waiting and when you are not waiting.

You’re only a few paragraphs into this column and you’re probably already waiting for it to end.

In reality though, the time we spend waiting might seem like forever, but it’s really not. It really depends on how we decide to spend that time waiting.

Some of us are patient. Some of us get antsy and uncomfortable when Twitter takes longer than three seconds to load.

I have been both of those people.

You might choose to opt for a book or perhaps music. There’s no wrong way to wait. A few approaches offer additional productivity, but this is optional depending on your goals.

When it comes down to it, you’re still going to have to wait for whatever it is you’re waiting for. Time doesn’t actually pass faster when you distract yourself with all the new think pieces

about whatever awful event 2016 has thrown in our lap this week.

As a person who’s basically waiting to graduate college in December, I feel like I’ve learned a thing or two about waiting.

Like you, I’ve waited for tests to start—and then waited the unbearably long time for grades to be posted. I’ve managed to stay busy through a slew of organizations and extracurriculars.

It helps for sure, and I’ve developed several amazing friendships to boot.

But even after all of that, I still feel like I’m floating through Limbo. Is something wrong with me? Is this normal? Surely there’s a Vice or Deadspin article about this phenomenon.

No. Not at all.

Alas, sometimes there’s nothing you can do about large stretches of seemingly vacant time. Sure, you could watch Netflix. You could read a book or walk through the park. You could even volunteer at the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri, open each day starting at noon.

Sometimes, there’s just nothing you can do. You just have to grin and bear it. And that’s okay.

Whenever I have an extended amount of time to pass and nothing to do, I often find that this is when I can get inside my own head the best. It gives me time to simply be in thought.

On occasion, this can be a terrifying thing. Our minds are often scary places to be, especially if you’re like me and you

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Trying to process the past can be a good thing though. We come to terms, we move on. We learn to live with our demons.

It’s a natural part of life.

Learning to cope with extended stays in your own mind is one of the hidden benefits of college. Being able to reflect on and accept your choices, however malignant or benign, is a vital part of growing as a person.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that spending time reflecting on life and spending time in thought is inevitable when we have to wait.

The best thing that can come from this intermittent soul searching is that you get to know yourself better. This, above all else, is the best advice I could offer someone.

Nothing will help you better in life than truly knowing yourself. To do so entirely is impossible, but knowing yourself is the best way to avoid poor choices and to seize great opportunity in the future.

It can help you avoid heartbreak, choose the perfect career path and even make dinner a cinch.

Next time you have some time to wait or sit and think, do exactly that; sit and think.

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Project Semicolon: How do you stay resilient?

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“What do you do to stay resilient?” asked many this week as MSU advocated for students fighting mental illnesses.

Missouri State has a great way of acknowledging and addressing the tribulations that a typical student may face during their college career. Now, a growing concern on all campuses is mental illness and its prevalence in every student’s life in one way or another.

According to recent research conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in four students have a diagnosable illness. The Center for Community Engagement at Missouri State has responded to this by making the month of September focused on mental health by teaming up with NAMI, Project Semicolon and Active Minds at Missouri State to host events and table for awareness.

Project Semicolon’s vision is to lower suicide rates by starting conversations about mental illness and envisioning “a society that sees their value and embraces it.” This week, MSU student advocates tabled in the PSU to further emphasize the project’s tagline “your story is not over.” The table was covered in white paper where students passing by were encouraged to write a phrase or two about what keeps them resilient, such as ‘music and art’ and ‘coffee

and friends.’

“There have been several people to come up and ask about how to talk to a friend struggling with depression, which is awesome,” said Kelsey Leitner, the founder of Active Minds at Missouri State. Active Minds is a nonprofit, student-led organization working to generate conversation about mental wellness. “(I started this because) a year ago, one of my friends took her life…this is how I’m grieving,” Leitner said.

Also at the table were brochures on dealing with grief and loss, treating depression and suicide prevention. There were cards providing Missouri State’s Counseling Center contact information along with instructions on how to set up an appointment or conduct an online screening.

The booth was also giving out semicolon temporary tattoos, because according to Project Semicolon, “a semicolon is used when an author could’ve ended a sentence but chose not to.”

Even if you missed these events, you can still pledge to end the stigma surrounding mental illness. For more questions about how to seek help for yourself or another individual, you can contact the university’s counseling center at 417-836-5116 or the National Suicide BAILEY VASSALLI/THE STANDARD Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Junior elementary education major Sadie Bowman got her semi-colon tattoo to

spread awareness of mental illness.

Two students spreading awareness, accepting donations for childhood cancer I just wanted to bring that to the Missouri State campus and try to bring Two Missouri State sophomores are taking initiative this awareness here.” month to help raise money and -Maria Shull Blaine Wheeler @blainewheeler21 Staff Reporter

awareness for childhood cancer.

Maria Shull, 19, and Anne Marie Fraser, 19, are selling childhood cancer awareness t-shirts online and taking donations to shed light on childhood awareness and the effects it has on so many people across the country.

In the U.S around 15,780 children under the age of 21 are diagnosed with cancer. Only four percent of federal funding for cancer goes to childhood cancer and it is grossly underfunded.

The two, both members of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, have known each other since freshman year and share a commonality: childhood cancer.

“I got to talking to her bePHOTOS COURTESY OF MARIA SCHULL AND MARIE FRASER cause I know that she was just Maria Schull (left) and Marie Fraser (right) are raising money for childhood cancer. as passionate about childhood

cancer as I was and she wanted in on it and we came up with the shirts,” Shull said.

Fraser and Shull are sadly no strangers to childhood cancer. At the age of 16, Fraser was diagnosed with cancer. Schull’s sister, Gabi, was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in her right knee and lost half of her leg.

Since diagnosed with cancer, Fraser has relapsed twice and gone through many radiation and chemotherapy session.

The two have felt the effects and harm of the terrible disease and wanted to do anything they could to help the cause. “...because I’ve gone through so much, and along the way I’ve had so many people that have helped me, different organizations and strangers as well have helped me along the

way, helped build up my spirit; so I just want to do that for those who are battling cancer now,” Fraser said.

Schull and her family have been affected by cancer and spread awareness around her hometown. The Shull family is very involved in raising childhood cancer awareness, especially Gabi, by speaking around the country to spread awareness and she has been noted by many publications and shows.

“I just wanted to bring that to the Missouri State campus and try to bring awareness here,” Shull said.

The two have been spreading the word mostly through social media and the Fraternity and Sorority Life community.

They had all of their Alpha Chi sisters share the link on Facebook, pushing for others to share on Twitter and Instagram.

Shull and Fraser have already raised over $1,000, but plan to raise more.

You can buy a t-shirt or donate to the cause at www.booste r. c o m / c h i l d h o o d - c a n cer-awareness-ts.

Active Minds sponsers MSU Improv show to promote positive thinking

Matt Campanelli Staff Reporter @THE_MattyCamp

What’s a good way to help blow off steam and relieve stress from the hustle and bustle of busy college life? Laughing. Lots and lots of laughing.

Missouri State Improv is the university’s on-campus improv group and provides plenty of laughing.

“Laughter is a great medicine; some say it’s the best medicine,” Chance Nichols, senior acting major and president of Missouri State Improv said.

Every Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m., Missouri State Improv takes over the auditorium located in Carrington Hall. The improv group’s Sept. 21 show was sponsored by another on-campus student organization, Active Minds.

Active Minds is a student-led and a student-run organization on campus. The organization’s goal is to pro-

mote positive mental health and wellness among students, faculty and staff at Missouri State University, and it works to help remove the stigma that surrounds mental health disorders, according to the group’s Campus Link profile.

“Mental illness carries a dangerous stigma that causes people to feel ashamed and prevents our students from seeking help.” Kelsey Leitner, junior social work major and president of Active Minds said.

“Active Minds is here to help eliminate that stigma and to let our campus know about the resources available to them if ever faced with a mental health crisis.”

The organization wants to help students feel more comfortable talking about mental health, according to Leitner.

“MSU Improv is a talented group of individuals and it just made sense to pair up with them for an event,” Leitner said.

Before the show got under-

way Wednesday night, Leitner spoke to the audience about mental health and Active Minds saying the simple act of laughing or even just smiling at someone can help their mental state.

“College students face an incredible amount of stress.

Trying to balance school, work and a social life (all while maintaining positive physical/ mental health) can feel like an impossible task,” Leitner said.

“When faced with a mental illness, keeping a positive outlook is crucial and I believe comedy has an incredible way of healing and bringing people faced with the same struggles together.”

Missouri State Improv doesn’t just provide a break for those in the audience. It can also help the performers take a break from a hectic schedule.

Connor Aller is a junior accounting major and has been a part of the group ever since he came to MSU his freshman year.

“I’m actually an accounting major and it’s like the one fun thing I get to do once a week,” Aller said. “It really allows you to build skills like you wouldn’t think. It’s all about building relationships.”

Aller also thinks that comedy can bring light to other issues outside of mental health.

“I think any kind of performance art is an opportunity to dissect into social issues.

There’s a deeper meaning be-

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Members of MSU’s Improv Team entertain the crowd with plenty of animation.

A remake better than the original

Spencer Martin Columnist, Film Critic @Spencer_XC

If you’re a fan of Western movies, you’re about to have a great time.

“Magnificent Seven,” a modern remake of the 60’s classic, has not only a star-studded cast, but great action and cinematography, too.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua, this film features some big names like Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke. People that you generally wouldn’t expect to see in a Western-type movie.

Despite that, these desperados make for a great show. The general ambiance of the film helped portray the grittiness of post-Civil-War-life on the frontier all while leaving intact the high-quality camerawork audiences have come to expect.

If you love a great revenge story featuring a small town, a greedy robber baron and small group of skilled men versus a small army, then “Magnificent Seven” is definitely for you. The movie has plenty of action to keep you entertained and decent backstory to give the characters motive.

Be forewarned though, this isn’t entirely your grandfather’s Western. While the movie is rated PG-13, violence enters at the beginning of the movie and doesn’t leave until the credits roll. For some context, the body count hits at least seven within the first 10 minutes of the film.

Don’t worry too much though, the gore level is far below any R-rated horror movie. There is plenty of blood and plenty of dying, but not an obscene amount of gore. That said, the body count is ridiculous. Somewhere in the

hind what we do, and I think having organizations like Active Minds helps promote that deeper meaning, “Aller said.

number of 50+, easily.

The camerawork speaks for itself at numerous parts of the movie. The film makes great use of lighting and a few breathtaking slo-mo shots as well. As for the pacing, I was most certainly locked into the movie the entire time. The slow parts were appropriately slow but always had a slight amount of tension buildup.

The fast parts left my heart racing and wanting more—and oh boy, did I get more.

If nothing else, the film itself is listed at two hours and twelve minutes, according to IMDB. I can tell you right now, it did not feel like two hours to me, which is definitely a good thing.

While the film had a few parts that could have used some improvement, such as a few shallow characters, underplayed conflict within the group and an outra-

geously large body count with little remorse shown by the characters, it definitely holds its own as a good film.

Overall, I was thoroughly entertained and genuinely enjoyed my time watching “Magnificent Seven.” See it in theaters before it’s gone!

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Manhattan Short Film Festival enjoyed at Missouri State Hanna Sumpter Staff Reporter @hannasumpter The Plaster Student Union Theater was filled by students and other community members last Saturday, Sept. 24, to attend the only screening in the state of the Manhattan Short Film Festival which is said to be the world’s first global film festival.

The unique concept of this film festival, according to the festival’s website, is to allow film lovers across the globe to “unite for one week for one film festival.”

Each year, the festival accepts submissions of short films made by filmmakers around world. This year, the festival reported on their

website that they received a record number of 844 submissions from 52 countries. Ten finalists are chosen each year and are said to represent the best of the submissions.

The 10 films chosen come from eight different countries and depict a wide variety of topics, such as comedic takes on werewolves and working in corporate America to serious and emotional visualizations of stage fright and women’s prisons of eastern Germany.

The films are screened at over 200 venues for the entire week, and the winners are chosen by the audiences that attend these screenings. When people enter their local ven-

ue they are given a voting card which they are able to use at the end to vote for the best film and best actor. The winners of the festival this year will be released on Oct. 3.

The screening is put on not only to offer entertainment, but to raise funds for the Digital Film Production Scholarship. Admittance was $10.

A portion of this money is sent to the festival headquarters in New York. However, Tim White, an associate professor from the Department of Media, Journalism and Film said that the department matches the money sent to the festival in order to put the full amount of the original funds to-

ward the scholarship.

The students attending the festival were quick to begin analyzing and appreciating the films shown after the screening ended.

“The films were thought provoking,” Aly Nichols, a junior public relations major said. “It was really cool to see the films from different countries and what they created.”

Nathan Hall, a senior computer science student, said he enjoyed the “different perspectives” used to present the films, specifically the presentation of the comedic films and the extremely serious ones.

The director of the film festival, Nicholas Mason, said that the public, such as students,

is responsible for growing the festival to a world-wide event and for making the films such a success.

“There are many reasons for its success. The main reasons are the cinemas and venues we partner with, along with the cinema-going public that support them,” Mason said. “I have become a firm believer that it’s the public that create stars. Be it a film, a tune, a book, a new game, whatever...Get it out to the public, get it in the right place, the right forum and the public will transform it and take it to a place one would never have imagined.”

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Meyer archive facility owns books dating back to the 16th century

Hanna Sumpter Staff Reporter @hannasumpter

Students use the third floor of the Meyer Library as a place to study all the time, but the Special Collections and Archives Department is often overlooked or forgotten about entirely.

According to Anne Baker, the head interim and archivist, this department of the library stores over 4,000 cubic feet of archival material dating as far back as the 16th century all the way up to recent works being archived today.

The oldest book in the archives is a book called “Metamorphoses” by Ovid, a Roman poet, printed in 1502 in Venice, Italy. Baker said the book explains Ovid’s thoughts on the creation of the world.

One of the rather unique books and Baker’s favorite book in the archive is called “The Historie of the Foure Footed Beasts” by Edward Topsell from 1607. This book depicts and describes an extensive list of creatures which were believed to inhabit the earth at the time.

Some creatures were ordinary and drawn quite accurately like bears, for example. Others, however, were quite creative, such as the antelope which was depicted as having serrated horns, the nose of a pig and the tail of a lion.

Aside from rare books, the archives also hold numerous collections on different subjects.

The archives are the home of all historical university materials such as yearbooks and news-

papers.

Collections have also been created to preserve the history of the Ozarks. These collections contain documents from workers unions, personal works of people native to the area and even collections, such as one containing information about the historic Gillioz Theatre.

A more recent collection housed in the archives is the Ozarks Lesbian and Gay Archives. MSU professor, Dr. Holly Baggett has heavily participated in collecting documents and organizing the oral histories of LGBT community’s experiences in Springfield over the last four decades.

“People really appreciate being asked to tell their stories,” Dr. Baggett said. The OLGA project has allowed them to do just that and has already collected over 180 interviews along with other materials.

All of these collections are available to students. Although nothing in the archives is allowed to be checked out, Baker said she is always willing to talk with students about how she can help them find what they need for anything they may be working on.

Brian Ball, a senior history major, has been working in the archives for three years through various internships and has experienced firsthand what it is like to make use of the archives MADDY CUSHMAN/THE STANDARD as a student. Ball said multiple times how cooperative and helpful the people working in the if you talk with the people there.” to have the materials ready. When you arrive, archive facility were.

The archives are open during weekdays from they request that you sign in and present a pho“You have to speak up if you want help,” 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., but they prefer that you call to ID such as your BearPass.

Brian Ball, senior history major said. “It’s easy ahead about what you are looking for in order

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BURGER TIME

Jake Burger was named the Missouri Valley Defensive Player of the Year after the 2016 season. The Bears are currently in their fall season.

Star third-baseman has eyes on the upcoming season and MLB Draft Eric Knifong Staff Reporter @e_knifong Over the last two seasons Bears fans saw four players drafted in the first six rounds of the MLB Draft.

Among those picks was, Jon Harris, who was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays 29th overall following the 2015 season. The baseball Bears have had at least one player drafted since 2005, and that trend should continue in 2017.

MSU’s starting third baseman, Jake Burger, of Chesterfield, Missouri, is next in line and will enter the spring season with first-round aspirations.

“You don’t want to get too wrapped up in that because its projections; it’s not official,” Burger said.

“Nothing is official until draft day… at the end of the day it will take care

of itself.”

Burger set goals to help the team win anyway he could when he first stepped onto campus in 2015, and he knew he would have to work for a starting spot his freshman season.

“Coach Guttin gave me the opportunity to come down here. I mean he told me ‘yeah, I start freshman and you know you got to work for it; you’re not going to get the spot right when you step on campus,’” Burger said. “He gave me the opportunity to play, and I just wanted to work my hardest and see if I could help the team anyway I could.”

Help he did. Burger went on to set an MSU freshman record with 22 doubles and led the club in batting average in each of his first two seasons. Burger’s power numbers took a huge jump from his freshman to sophomore seasons too–four home runs in 2015 to 21 in 2016.

After two outstanding seasons, Burger emerged as a prospect to watch. That meant the spotlight would only get brighter for the slugging third baseman. He feels keeping his focus on the team and the day, without worrying about the future, will get him where he wants to be.

“There’s no reason to worry about anything with the draft or scouts or anything,” Burger said. “It’s just what can I do to win.”

Burger says he did not have a top prospect label attached to his name throughout the entire process, and credits his work ethic for getting him in that discussion. That work ethic can be seen from his willingness to play a solid third base.

“Most power bats really don’t play defense, you know, they don’t really focus on defense, and I think that’s one of my strengths where it kind of helps in my development,” he said.

However, Burger knows he is not a perfect player and continues to work on his discipline at the plate along with his range and mobility in the field.

According to D1Baseball.com, the 6’2” 210-pound junior projects to go in the top three rounds with a chance to enter the first round if he performs at a high level in the spring once again. Burger does not know his plans following the 2017 season, but credits his dad being able to keep him even keel through the process.

“My dad, in general, has always been there for me, and if I have a 0-4 game or 4-4 game, he’s going to love me at the end of the day, but he’s going to tell me what I need to work on,” Burger said. “I’m blessed to have him as my dad.”

The Missouri State Bears baseball team has produced multiple Major League Baseball players over the

programs 52-year history. The first player drafted out of MSU (SMS) was pitcher Scott Bailes in 1982. Bailes would go on to pitch nine seasons in the MLB and was inducted in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

Pitchers have continued to represent MSU in the MLB over the years and have a few who currently pitch in the big leagues such as Oakland A’s Starting Pitcher, Ross Detwiler or Boston Red Sox Relief Pitcher, Brad Ziegler.

Bears fans have also enjoyed watching position players such as former Boston Red Sox third baseman, Bill Mueller and 2006 NL MVP, Ryan Howard. MSU is represented well in the majors, and that train is not slowing down anytime soon.

Bears football washed out of Kansas State Blaine Wheeler Staff Reporter @blainewheeler21 Weather and conduct plagued the Missouri State Bears weekend in Manhattan, Kansas, in their week 3 matchup against Kansas State.

The Bears traveled to Kansas State Saturday to get a little taste of home on their third games of the season. Flooding streets and corners of the football field plagued Manhattan hours before the planned kick off time of 6 p.m.

Thunderstorms covered the area nearly all day. The Bears regular kickoff time was scheduled at 6 p.m., but mother nature had other plans.

Starting quarterback Breck Ruddick was suspended on Friday night due to conduct det-

rimental to the team. Ruddick’s suspension meant more playing time for senior Brodie Lambert and freshman Michael Briggs.

Kansas State won the toss, elected to receive and drove 59 yards to the Bears four-yard-line.

The bears forced three straight stops to force fourth and goal.

The Wildcats then called a timeout to talk thing over and punched it in on fourth and goal from the one-yard-line for the first score of the game 7-0.

The Bears first drive wasn’t near success.

Lambert’s first snap of the year was a handoff to junior wide receiver Deion Holliman for no gain. The drive ended in a punt after Lambert’s third down run came a yard short of the first down and were forced to punt for their first of five times in the first half.

The Bears proceeded to allow the Wildcats to drive 59 yards in three plays to punch in another score putting the Bears down 14-0 within the first 10 minutes of the game.

The Bears showed hope after marching 40 yards on 10 plays before being forced to fourth down and one on Kansas State’s 30-yard-line.

Missouri State decided to go for it and turned it over off a fumbled handoff, the Bears first of two turnovers in the game.

The Bears turned around and stopped the Wildcats for their first three and out of the game.

The Wildcats were forced to punt only two of their eight drives.

The next three drives for Kansas State after ended in touchdowns and the three in between for the Bears ended in punts putting the Bears down 35-0.

The last drive of the game with 47 seconds left in the half, redshirt freshman quarterback Michael Briggs threw an interception after he was hit from behind. The ball launched high in the air, thrown about two yards and returned for no gain. Kansas State got the ball back with just enough time to attempt a 36-yard field goal that missed.

Throughout the game, quarterbacks Lambert and Briggs both received reps behind center ending with 3-for-12 for 24 yards, with an interception.

Missouri State only managed four first downs and 54 yards of offense in the game.

The Bears head home with a 2-1 record. Missouri State travels to Indiana State Saturday.

Kickoff is at 2 p.m.

Men’s soccer sweeps week

Trevor Martin Staff Reporter @Trevorsaur

The Missouri State Bears Men’s Soccer team went flawless this week, grabbing a pair of wins against UMKC and Bradley. The Bears scored three goals total in the two games.

Junior defender Robbie Oslica netted the only goal for the Bears against UMKC, and great defense from their backline helped bring the Bears their third shutout of the season.

“The guys in front of me have just been brilliant so far,” junior goalkeeper Liam Priestley said. “We’ve given up five goals this season.

If you look at my stats I don’t make a lot of saves, so that’s credit to them.”

Saturday’s bout with Bradley opened up conference play for Missouri State with a huge 2-1 win. The Bears’ two goals were milestones, as freshman midfielder Stuart Wilkin recorded his first career goal; and senior forward Emmerich Hoegg scored his 12th career go-ahead goal, tying him for the Missouri State record for most in a career.

Hoegg has been an offensive spark for the Bears as of late, with five shots for the Bears against Bradley on Saturday. It is his second match this season with at least five shots, bringing his total to 14 on the season so far.

“I started off the season not too hot, and I wasn’t completely sure why,” Hoegg said. “The last few games, I feel like we’ve ramped up the offensive pressure, especially with conference play. I just want to attack, I want to get shots off and I want to help us win.”

Getting off on the right foot in conference play could be the key for the Bears this season, as the Missouri Valley Conference is loaded with talented teams. Loyola (7-0-0) is undefeated so far this season and leads the MVC

at 2-0. Evansville also sits atop the MVC with a 2-0 record and an overall record of 5-3-1.

With a stacked conference of teams, the Bears will look to distinguish themselves this year as a contender. One way they have done that so far is through aggressive defensive play.

“Our depth is a huge strength for us when it comes to defense,” head coach Jon Leamy said. “We press a lot and try to turn the other team over. It takes a lot of energy and intensity that we like to keep up the whole match, so changing those guys in and out helps our play.”

The Bears have 15 players who have appeared in all seven matches this season, and 19 players who have appeared in over half.

All the substitutions not only allow coach Leamy to keep his players fresh, but it provides a wide variety of defensive looks to confuse a team’s attack. The Bears currently rank in the top 20 in the nation in goals against average (this means the amount of goals they’ve given up vs. the number of games they’ve played.)

“If we can be deeper, we can overcome injuries and sustain our style of play deep into the season,” Leamy said. “Conference games seem to be so much tighter because there’s so much at stake, but it’s exciting.”

The Bears will have a lot to overcome this season in the MVC, but it will not come without potential payoff, as they will be hosting the conference tournament. With so much at stake it may be the Bears’ time to step into the spotlight.

“With the conference tournament being played at home, we want to make a statement that we always win at home,” Hoegg said. “We want to show that even if we give up a goal or we’re tied late, we know we’re gonna get the win.”

The Bears will host the number two team in the MVC, Evansville, in their second conference matchup this Saturday, October 1.

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Volleyball opens MVC play with loss to Wichita Eric Knifong Staff Reporter @e_knifong Conference play is underway for the Missouri State Bears volleyball team. The MVC has proven to be one of the toughest conferences outside of the five major conferences. That was proved with the ability to have four teams representing the MVC in the NCAA Tournament last season.

That number could stay right where it was last season, this season, with the expected top five teams being some of the better teams in the country. It will be a battle throughout conference play, and winning against the bottom half of the MVC will be crucial in determining the regular season champion.

The Bears usually set themselves up to have a high RPI in non-conference matches by facing programs from those five major conferences.

This season the Bears have wins over Arkansas, No. 14 Illinois and No. 12 Ohio State.

Those wins will go a long way later in the season if the Bears are unable to get the automatic bid by winning the MVC Tournament. However, the Bears know they control their own destiny.

“It’s a battle night in and night out,” head coach Melissa Stokes said.

pionship game of the MVC Tournament last season, Wichita State (8-4, 1-0). The Bears lost the match in five sets.

“The fact is you had two teams going after it and battling and both teams hit over .200 so it was a slugfest and unfortunately it just didn’t go our way,” head coach Melissa Stokes said.

“Even though the game didn’t come out to, you know, a win for us I really am proud of how my teammates played,” senior defensive specialist Tatum Marshall said. “We did show a lot of heart tonight, but I think tonight showed how strong we’re gonna be for the rest of conference.

This is only the beginning.”

The Bears looked to rebound with a victory over Southern Illinois University (12-5, 3-0) Monday night at Hammons Student Center, but fell to the Salukis in a hard fought match that went all five sets.

The Bears continue conference play when they head to Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday to face the University of Northern Iowa (10-6, 1-2), and then they will then drive to Des MEGAN BURKE/THE STANDARD Moines, Iowa on Saturday to take on Drake University (10-6, 1-1). MSU Senior middle blocker Simone House deflects a ball against Wichita State. returns to Springfield on October 7 “I mean I think we’ve got five teams had four teams go to the NCAA TourMSU had a chance to start off to take on Bradley University (5-8, that can win the conference. I think nament, and you’ve gotta be ready to MVC play with a victory over the 0-2). team that defeated them in the chamwe had that last year; that’s why we play.”

Former MSU football coach inducted into Hall of Fame Ball is being inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

Coach Ball led the Bears from 1999-2005 finishing with a Former Missouri State 34-42 career record. head football coach Randy Over his six seasons at Blaine Wheeler Staff Reporter @blainewheeler21

helm, Randy Ball finished two seasons with a winning record and five seasons with a losing record. Ball’s career at Missouri State was cut short after being released in 2005 along with eight other assistants.

“I loved it there. The community, the people, they were great,” Ball said. “I still have a lot of friends there.”

Ball, couldn’t quite find the success he was able to at previous coaching positions before taking the job at Missouri State.

“It was a basketball school for a long time,” Ball said. “It was hard to get that switched.”

Ball explained that he was very fortunate to coach the great players at MSU. One of the players he coached include Brad St. Louis, a nine-year NFL veteran.

In his time at Missouri State, Ball posted a conference record of 14-33 and a non conference record of 20-9. He won 26 times at Plaster Sports Complex but only eight times on the road.

However, Ball isn’t being inducted solely for his career at Missouri State but also for his career in the coaching industry and his Missouri background.

Ball is from Columbia, Missouri, and graduated from Columbia Rock Bridge High School and played at Truman State University before his diverse coaching experience.

Before Ball was the head coach at Missouri State, he was coach at seven different universities and high schools: Missouri Western University; Drake University; Illinois State University; Missouri Western University; Hazelwood West High School; Hannibal High School; Northeast Missouri State University; and Western Illinois University.

His last coaching job before being hired at Missouri State was in the same conference as the Bears: the Gateway Conference (now the Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Ball was head coach at Western Illinois University for his tenure and guided them to four Division I-AA playoff appearances. Over a span at Western Illinois, seasons 1996, 1997 and 1998, Ball had the winningest program in Division I-AA. In the year of 1997, during his successful run, Coach Ball was a 1997 Eddie Robinson Award finalist for National Coach of the Year and received

the Bruce Craddock Award which is awarded to the Gateway Conference Coach of the Year.

Ball then halted his career at Western Illinios and took the head coaching job at Missouri State for six years, to then be released.

After his release, Ball took a new title as defensive line coach for Drake University from 2006-2007. Ball then took a year off and started his professional career in 2009 in the United Football League, a startup league in the United States that was second to the National Football League.

“I went to the NFC and AFC training camps and picked up players from there,” Ball said. “We won it the first year, lost the second year to Marty Schottenheimer and finished the last year undefeated.”

Ball coached in the UFL until the league disbanded in 2013 . He then took his current job, the pro personnel director back in his home state for the National Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs.

Ball still holds that position for the Kansas City Chiefs and evaluates personnel and scouting reports for the Chiefs about

teams around the league.

“I scout them and write up on all of the players, 50 write ups on each team, talk to the coaches and kind of give them an idea of what I saw, where the guys are that they want to attack and what the positives and negatives are,”Ball said.

“I love my job.”

Balls career at Missouri State was just part of a long lived hall of fame career. “(Missouri State) was a really neat experience, neat school,” Ball said. “I know Coach Steckel is down there now, and I know he is doing a great job.”

Ball will be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Monday, Oct. 10. The ceremony will be at 11 a.m. at the University Plaza Convention Center in downtown Springfield.

An individual ticket is $40.

A sponsorship table of eight is $400 and includes an autographed print and recognition in the printed program. For tables and tickets, call the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame at 417-889-3100.

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Lambert remains starter during Ruddick suspension Wyatt Wheeler Sports Editor @realYitWheeler Brodie Lambert will (for now) continue to start as quarterback for the Bears during Breck Ruddick’s indefinite suspension.

Head football coach Dave Steckel made the announcement on Monday while refusing to comment on the university’s ongoing investigation involving animal abuse accusations against Ruddick.

During Lambert’s start on Saturday night against Kansas State, Lambert went 3 for 7 for 24 yards while rushing for 19 yards on five attempts with a fumble.

He also split reps with redshirt freshman Michael Briggs on Saturday. Briggs finished the game 0 for 5

with an interception and two rushes for seven yards.

“They’re both going to split reps with the ones and twos,” Steckel said.

“Right now, Lambert is our starting quarterback. We’ll see how much (Briggs) gets to play.”

Lambert refused to comment on how he was named the starting quarterback, but he did say that it is nice to have a full week of practice instead of being alerted the night before the game.

“Preparation is key every single week,” Lambert said. “We’ve been doing a lot of the same stuff that we’ve been doing for years — it helps to get my mind ready a week in advance so I can prepare myself mentally.”

Steckel says the quarterback competition between Lambert, Briggs and

Ruddick during the spring has made the Bears a “stronger, better football team,” as all three quarterbacks were able to split time with the starters.

Lambert started in place of Ruddick after Steckel announced on Friday that Ruddick would be indefinitely suspended.

Missouri State University announced on Saturday night that Ruddick was suspended due to an ongoing investigation involving accusations of animal abuse.

Lambert refused to comment on whether he has talked to Ruddick since the animal abuse accusations were made, but the senior quarterback says the team is still able to stay focused, even with everything on around them.

“As a teammate, it’s always hard to see someone go through something

like that,” Lambert said. “As a player, the coaches do a good job at preparing us …. The coaches did a good job at keeping us focused and keeping us on the game.”

Junior wide receiver Malik Earl echoed Lambert by attributing credit to the coaching staff for keeping the team focused.

“Honestly, you wouldn’t even know anything was wrong,” Earl said.

“We haven’t let the negatives get to us and we’re focused.”

Lambert appeared in all 11 games last season and went 103 for 194 for 776 yards, three touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

The Bears play No. 24 Indiana State in Terre Haute, Indiana, at 2 p.m. Saturday.

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Intramurals bring students together Blaine Wheeler Staff Reporter @blainewheeler21 Intramurals are in full swing at Missouri State University this fall. Students are participating in a variety of sports available through Missouri State Campus Recreation.

This fall 12 different intramural sports will be played by students on-campus. Thousands of students are taking advantage of the opportunity to play. From roller hockey to flag football, there are leagues and tournaments for ten different sports.

“Students should participate in intramural sports because it provides opportunities for leadership as well as skills for working with a team,” Assistant Director of Campus Recreation-Rec Sports, Lauren Easter said.

Playing an intramural sport, according to

Missouri State’s website, provides opportunities for leadership and personal development by promoting wellness.

There is room for all skill levels of athletes ranging from the competitive Top Gun leagues to the leisure Just For Fun leagues.

Basketball, indoor volleyball, flag football, sand volleyball and soccer all have different ranges of league skill, including both men’s, women’s and coed leagues.

Table tennis, flag football, sand volleyball and soccer already started their season and registration has ended. If you missed out on those, there is still time to register for indoor volleyball, IFC roller hockey, 5v5 basketball tournament, Big Pink Volleyball Tournament and Tau Kappa Epsilon Bubble Soccer Tournament all have a later registration date on Sept. 28 by midnight.

Five basketball leagues and five indoor volleyball leagues are due for register on Oct. 5 at midnight.

And lastly table tennis has the latest registration date on Nov. 9 by midnight.

Many more sports will be available in the spring semester.

You must be on your team’s roster on imleagues.com before you are eligible to participate in your first game. You may play on one same-gender team and one coed team per sport per season.

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Soccer is one of the many intramurals that are offered at MSU.

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Student looks to make a pass while playing intramural soccer.

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Students can sign up for Top Gun leagues to the leisure Just For Fun leagues.

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available and those in-use. The page automatiSydney Messerli, junior art and design educally refreshes every 90 seconds. cation major and Wells RA, said she doesn’t use If you click on your residence hall, currently it. She doesn’t mind waiting for machines to open only Hutchens, Hammons, Sunvilla and Woods, up if it’s a busy laundry night. it shows every specific wash“The whole er and dryer, whether it’s accuracy thing is, available or not and the estisometimes peomated time remaining. ple don’t come “I personally love it bedown there and cause I hate doing laundry get their laundry when it’s busy,” junior social right out of the work major and Wells Resiwashers––right dent Assistant Kelly Krepel away when it’s said. done. But it reads that it’s available, Macon Allen, sophomore political science major and but it’s still full of Wells RA, said he enjoys the laundry,” Mesconvenience of Laundry serli said.

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Miller said students could be “I love the fact that I can more likely to get sit in my room on the second floor and not have to walk all their laundry if the way down and all the way they are remindback up with my laundry if ed. the machines are full,” Allen However, he said. “I always get my laundoes not know SCREENSHOT/THE STANDARD when the expandry ready before I go down and then I check Laundry Alert. Screenshot of Sunvilla washers. sion will be done I love the fact that it’s so conor how much it will cost. But after an October meeting with Resvenient.”

However, Krepel said laundry alert isn’t always idence Life, he hopes to know more. accurate with the number of available machines.

The only residence halls that will not have “It’s not always completely accurate with how laundry alert are Blair and Shannon Houses. These many are open or not,” Krepel said. dorms have laundry machines on every floor.

Allen said the system isn’t totally reliable.

“I think it’s just going to be one of those con“Since school has started back, it’s been a bit venience factors for students,” Miller said. “You buggy,” Allen said. “The Wells system says there’s can get on your phone and see how much longer one dyer that’s going all the time and that all the you have. It’ll kind of help that we can monitor other machines are free. But then you get down how much the washers and dryers are being used.” to the laundry room and most of them are being taken up. It really isn’t very accurate right now.”

will be pretty busy and crowded now in our lobby,” Dorenbusch said. “Knowing that many people that were sick were going to be constantly coming in was not the greatest thing.”

However, according to Stewart, this shouldn’t even be a problem at all. “(Clients) are going to have a separate outside entrance and the way the building is constructed, nothing from the first floor is going to go upstairs,” Stewart said.

Stewart also said that Taylor moving into the first floor will not disrupt the need for housing on-campus.

“We don’t put first-year students in apartment-style situations, so no first-year students who are required to live on-campus can live there anyway,” Stewart said.

Even though the move doesn’t take away from housing problems, it does take away from the revenue that would have been generated if students were living there. Because of this, Stewart said part of the budget for the move will be going towards paying rent.

“For one academic year, they will be paying approximately $111,000, and then we will see how long they are in there for next academic year of 2017-2018,” Stewart said.

It is expected that the transition alone will cost $500,000; part of this cost is the rent paid to Monroe and the installation of a pharmacy and radiology center, along with other equipment.

However, Muegge said there are some downsides to choosing Monroe as Taylor’s temporary home.

“The disadvantage of staying here is that it’s a lot of work moving over and moving back,” Muegge said. “Our workers and patients are going to have to be in a smaller space for 15 months, and there

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is some cost to it because you have to fix up some things to pass pharmacy inspections and state radiology inspections.”

Moving from a 16,000-square-foot space to a 9,000-square-foot space, some adjustments will have to be made. Instead of having an office and two exam rooms, doctors and nurses will now share that space; at times, their office will double as an exam room. All activities and events the health center currently hosts will be held at different locations, such as the PSU and the Foster Recreation Center.

Nursing Coordinator Connie Pyle said that the good spirits are high among the nurses.

“I did a survey about two weeks ago, and I think the nurses are pretty supportive and feel like they can do anything and be any place for a short amount of time,” Pyle said.

However, this small space will not weaken the amount of services Taylor currently offers. In fact, some of the new features of the new health center are already being implemented into the current center and will be carried over to Monroe.

“All the services we currently have are going into Monroe, along with the free travel clinic and the athletic training clinic,” Muegge said.

Besides services, the center at Monroe will have added features to protect patient-privacy. Pyle said that she and the other nurses have prepared themselves for the close corridors and how to maintain proper care.

“They are also going to have protective screens on their computers so that whoever is sitting behind them cannot tell what is on their computers,” Pyle said.

The new health center is expected to open January 2018.

JQH reveals new basketball court design Brian Wright Staff Reporter Missouri State University’s basketball court in JQH arena has a brand new design for the upcoming 2016 season.

According to Athletic Director Kyle Moats, Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Entertainment Keith Boaz spearheaded an effort to change the design six months ago. Boaz has been involved with Bear basketball court design since basketball games were being played at Hammons Student Center.

The 180-piece floor features a larger Bear logo in the middle of the court. Boomer’s head nearly touches the three-point line as opposed to the previous design, where the logo was smaller and centered in the middle.

“That Bear head is going to hit you in the

mouth every time you see it,” Boaz said. “We maroon with white letters and a maroon key Changing the look of the floor required just wanted everyone to know this is our house, with white letters. The primary design change sanding down the previous design to the origand we are very excited and proud of this new is the material. Hardwood covers the entire inal wood, and then painting a new surface that is more natural-looking. The basketball courts require about 16 people to assemble, and each piece weighs about 175 lbs. The entire construction takes about two hours, according to Boaz.

Nov. 1 will be the first opportunity for the fans to see the new look of JQH arena when the women's basketball team takes on Truman State University.

“It looks great; guys seem to be really happy about it. If they’re happy, I'm happy,” MSU perimeter of the court as well as the key. The men’s basketball coach Paul Lusk said. design we have put together.”

The entire floor color scheme has been re- rest of the floor is white with a hint of maroon. vamped. MSU basketball players helped choose That is a featured carried over from the previthe new design, according to Moats. ous floor. The text’s colors on the new court The perimeter of the last court was solid are maroon.

“That Bear head is going to hit you in the mouth every time you see it.”

- Keith Boaz

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Students celebrate fall during SAC Fall Festival

Trinh Nguyen Staff Reporter

Fall has finally arrived; SAC presented the first Fall Festival in the North Mall to welcome this season with interactive activities and free food.

SAC is the student activities council that organizes free events for MSU students. Their activities include movies, concerts, comedy and campus events for special holidays. According to the MSU website, activities and events are funded by a student involvement fee. Their purpose is to educate students about cultural and current world events.

Fall Festival, sponsored by SAC, celebrated the first day of fall, which was Sept. 22.

“This is the first time for us doing this event,” Kelsey Kraatz, SAC After Hours chair said.

The festival was scheduled from 9 p.m. until midnight.

Coming to the festival, students were offered free fall food, such as hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy and especially apple-on-a-stick, a signature fall treat. Students could choose toppings and dipping sauces for their apples. A long table installed on the lawn ground next to the bookstore was the place where students designed their treat.

In front of the Plaster Student Union, there was a long line of students waiting for their fall food. The event started at 9 p.m., but some students already came early to get the food prepared by SAC members in blue t-shirts.

String lights were hung around the North Mall, and the center of the Mall had a stage for DJ. Trendy music was played before and during the festival to spice up the atmosphere.

The festival also included interactive activities such as inflatables, apple bobbing, pie walk, pumpkin painting and pottery drawing.

Pumpkin painting and pottery drawing were the earliest activities with many participants.

“I think I spent about 15 minutes on this pumpkin,” Alyssa Johnston, freshman nursing major said.

Inflatables were ready later; one big inflatable house was named “Chaos.”

“It was harder than I thought but I enjoyed it. I have never been to that (inflatable house) in like forever since I was little,” Klaudia Steward, freshman nursing major said after she got out of the inflatable.

Students could also participate in interactive games such as bungee run, a medium obstacle course, sumo suits and a two-men joust.

To prepare this festival, SAC faced some difficulties with council communication, according to Kraatz.

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Students could play games and eat free food during the Fall Festival.

“The last chair did not explain the event well enough for the new chair, so we had different ideas on the event, ” Kraatz said. “But, we have taken care of it and it’s happening.”

SAC expected thousands of people to join

the first Fall Festival ever on campus.

Fall Festival was not only the celebrate of the first day of fall, but also offered fun and interactive activities for MSU students in a Thursday night.

“Fats: The good, the bad and the oily” MSU chemistry professor began the CNAS Fall Public Lecture Series by discussing different types of fat

Nichole Ferguson Staff Reporter

Some fats are good for you and some fats are bad. Dr. Dean Cuebas, a professor in the Chemistry Department at Missouri State, explained why on Tuesday night.

Cuebas was the first lecturer in the CNAS Fall Public Lecture Series. His presentation was titled: “FATS: The Good, The Bad and The Oily,” had a packed room in Temple Hall to see his presentation.

Cuebas started his lecture by introducing fats, referring to them as double-edged swords.

He explained that fats are lipids.

The terms saturated and unsaturated are often thrown around when talking about fat consumption. Cuebas said that saturated fats are named that because they are saturated with hydrogen atoms.

Unsaturated fats are unsaturated because “they are missing potential hydrogen atoms,” he said.

“Unsaturated fats are kinky,” Cuebas said and the audience laughed. He is referring to the kink or bend in the double-bonded chains in unsaturated fats.

Saturated fats do not have double bonds, therefore they do not have kinks.

Unsaturated fats are more liquid than saturated fats at room temperature, he explained.

“The kinkier or non-straight a chain is, the lower the melting point,” Cuebas said.

Cuebas painted a mental picture for the audience. Imagine a deer trampling through the woods during summer, he said. Now imagine a deer running through those same woods during winter.

The cell composition on that deer’s hooves would be different in the winter, because as the ground gets colder, the cell membranes would begin to stiffen.

To compensate for this, the deer’s body would start plucking hydrogen atoms until the membrane became more fluid, Cuebas said.

Less hydrogens means less saturation.

Cuebas then switched to Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. These are essential fatty acids that humans do not produce, thus they have to be eaten.

These fatty acids are polyunsaturated fats, he said. Polyunsaturated fats “can lower your risk of heart disease and stroke,” according to the American Heart Association.

Omega 3 and Omega 6 fats can be found in deep sea fish. “Why are these fatty acids found in deep sea fish?” he asked the room. A student promptly answered, “because the ocean is cold.”

Remember the deer?

Next, Cuebas introduced trans fats. Artificially created trans fats are an unintended consequence of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, Cuebas said.

He explained that food chemists came up with the process of partially hydrogenating vegetable oil to create a substance in between liquid and solid — a creamy texture.

These trans fats have double bonds like unsaturated fats, but the hydrogen atoms in those

bonds are on opposite sides, Cuebas said. This means trans fats have no kinks.

These non-kinky trans fats are harder for your body to break down. This is why trans fats are bad for you and why New York City has banned all trans fats.

Cuebas ended his presentation by summarizing that trans fats are bad, saturated fats are okay in moderation and monounsaturated fats are good.

He jokingly gave weight loss advice to close the presentation (because he studies fat for a living) by saying eat less, exercise more and drink more dihydrogen monoxide.

Cuebas has a Ph.D. from the City University of New York and has been working at Missouri State since 1992.

Cuebas researches “various aspects of intermediary lipid metabolism in rat liver peroxisomes” and “enzymological details involved in the conversion of cholesterol into bile acids,” according to the Missouri State directory.