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By Trevor Mitchell The Standard @Trevorisamazing When the B.E.A.R. Fee was up for a vote last October, most students that voted yes had one reason for doing so — to give Missouri State athletes the best venues possible to show off their talents.

Among the projects paid for by the $50 per-semester fee was the creation of the new Allison South Stadium.

The track in Allison South Stadium replaces the old track in Plaster Stadium — which, as the Aug. 6, 2013, edition of Clif’s Notes stated, was “not in good enough shape to host a conference meet.”

It’s one year, one new track and one B.E.A.R. Fee later.

The track still isn’t ready.

The primary issue is the lack of an on-campus javelin throw area, which is a Missouri Valley Conference requirement to host intercollegiate track and field conferences.

From the beginning, the track complex was never going to have a javelin throw area, and the university had planned on the javelin throw taking place off campus.

Mike Kern, associate commissioner of the MVC, said that MSU had been confident in the summer meeting that the facility would be capable of hosting the conference.

When asked about the university’s inability to host a conference meet, Director of Athletics Kyle Moats said, “It’s just financial. It’s just — we’ve got to be able to do those things, it was more money, and that was not part of the deal with the students.” u See TRACK, page 10

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Springfield to vote on two anti-discrimination bills

City council discusses whether to add sexual orientation and gender identity to list of what employers can’t discriminate against

By Nicole Roberts The Standard @NReneeRoberts

Two controversial bills that would make it illegal for businesses to discriminate against someone based on sexual orientation or gender identity were debated at the Sept. 8 city council meeting.

The Springfield City Council and several citizens discussed two anti-discrimination bills called Council Bill 2014-189 and Council Bill 2014-189 Substitue 1. These will “add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories of persons protected from discrimination,” according to the city council agenda.

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The main bill, Council Bill 2014-189, will make discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity illegal in employment, housing and public accommodations. The substitute version will also make this type of discrimination illegal, but will only apply to housing. More research about discrimination in employment and public accommodations will be conducted if the substitute version passes.

Council Bill 2014-189 was originally discussed by the city council in 2012 but was put on hold for more research about the topic. A community task force conducted this research.

During the Sept. 8 council meeting, the council members amended Council Bill

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2014-189 by adding a section excluding religious businesses from this bill.

“It stands in part from this summer’s Supreme Court decision about the Hobby Lobby case. The Hobby Lobby case doesn’t necessarily set a precedent or relate to this (bill), but it did expand employers’ rights to treat people differently based on the employers’ religious beliefs,” Tim Knapp, a sociology and anthropology professor, said. “The concern is if (city council) passed the stronger bill (without the religious exemption), people could sue, take it through the court system and keep it from being implemented.”

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President Clif Smart surfed the newly renovated student section during the football home opener on Sept.

13. The crowd reached a record number of 18,386 people. The Bears broke in the new turf by beating University of North Dakota 38-0 in front of screaming u See BILL, page 9 fans. Read the full story on page 6.

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Calendar Tuesday, Sept. 16

CNAS Public Lecture Series Numerical Methods, Dynamical Systems and Applications, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Temple Hall 002

Wednesday, Sept. 17 Student Organization Funding Allocation Council training session, 4-5 p.m., Plaster Student Union 308 A&B

Thursday, Sept. 18 American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Meeting, 4-5 p.m., Temple Hall 344

Friday, Sept. 19

Second Annual FFA Farm Safety Workshop, 8 a.m.- 1 p.m., Darr Center Pinegar Arena

Saturday, Sept. 20 College of Business Prepare for the Fair Workshop, 10-11 a.m., Glass Hall 108

Sunday, Sept. 21

Kansas City MarooNation Family Fun Day, 1-3 p.m., Lee’s Summit

Monday, Sept. 22

Wind Ensemble / Wind Symphony Concert, 3:45-5:15 p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall

Briefs

Conference marks grand opening of community center

Missouri State University will hold the inaugural Conference on Civic Engagement on Sept. 17 in the Plaster Student Union.

The conference will focus on how the university can help address pressing issues in the Springfield community and greater area. Attendees can learn about the current initiatives being implemented by the university and area organizations.

The conference will hold panel discussions on different topics ranging from measuring civic health to current projects aimed at improving neighborhoods. Panelists include several organization leaders.

The conference also marks the grand opening of the new Center for Community Engagement. The center supports MSU’s public affairs mission by increasing community engagement.

For more information, contact the office of public affairs support at 417-836-8832.

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Boomer’s siblings at the zoo

By Annie Gooch The Standard @annie_gooch

This is bear country.

No, really. It is.

Bears can be seen wandering through the woods of southwest Missouri and can now be seen representing Missouri State University at the Dickerson Park Zoo. The Student Government Association has teamed up with the Alumni Association to sign a five-year contract and adopt the bear exhibit at the zoo.

The exhibit costs $10,000 each year and will be used as a marketing and branding tool for the university.

SGA will pay $3,000 from its projects fund and the rest is coming from the Alumni Association.

After five years the exhibit will be reassessed to see if the adoption will continue.

Zak Wilkerson, senator for SGA and an agricultural communications major, came up with the idea when his committee was talking about the craziest things they would like to see happen on campus.

“I originally thought of having a bear as a mascot or keeping one out at the Darr Center,” Wilkerson said.

“But that wasn’t really feasible with money or the Department of Conservation.”

So, his committee turned to the zoo.

“We looked into getting an exhibit at the zoo and found out that Mizzou already had a tiger exhibit and

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Missouri State will adopt the Dickerson Park Zoo exhibit that houses black bears Gus and Yona. that kind of lit the fire since they’re pay for the adoption, had been high- ni Association. on our territory,” said Ashley Crisa- ly under utilized the past couple of The exhibit currently inhabits two fulli, director of student affairs and years and they were encouraged to black bears: Gus and Yona. senior political science major. use it.

Gus is a six-year-old bear who SGA receives different categories The university is not allowed to was found orphaned in a pasture in of budget and Crisafulli said that the give money to a not-for-profit, which u See BEARS, page 10 projects fund, which is used to help is why they partnered with the Alum-

Powerful rays

University can start getting solar power from CU

By Nicole Roberts The Standard @NReneeRoberts Missouri State University preenrolls in City Utilities’ program to receive solar energy starting in October.

MSU requested to reserve 200 kilowatts, the highest amount a single buyer can purchase, from CU’s Solar Initiative Program. This amount will generate about 388,000 kilowatt-hours of energy each year, CU Director of Energy Services and Renewables Cara Shaefer said.

According to Robert Eckels, director of facilities management, the 200 kilowatts will make up about 0.7 percent of

Photo Courtesy of City Utilities

u See SOLAR, page 9

Campus conversations with MSU Talks

By Sadie Welhoff The Standard @sadie1359

If you enjoy TED Talks, MSU Talks is the Public Affairs event for you.

MSU Talks is being held Tuesday, Sept. 16, in the Plaster Student Union Theater from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and students can come and go between speakers.

MSU Talks chair David Leehy, senior economics major and SAC member, said the MSU Talks committee wanted to

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come up with an event with a similar format to TED Talks. Every speaker has 30 minutes to give the presentation.

Leehy said all the speakers will discuss issues relating to public affairs, and they will be split into groups based on the three pillars of the public affairs mission: community engagement, ethical leadership and cultural competence.

Speakers can talk about anything as long it relates to their particular public affairs pillar. Leehy said he wanted speakers to feel free to use as much audience interaction as they wanted.

The keynote address will be given by Nancy Allen, a senior instructor in the

Finance and General Business Department at MSU. Her presentation will focus on how ethical citizens can create a positive social change in their community and the world.

Leehy said he hopes students attending the event will be able to walk away with ideas about what they can do in their daily life to embrace public affairs.

“We want to give every student that visits the event something they can go home with and participate in public affairs,” Leehy said.

Lindsey Kolb, junior socio-political u See TALKS, page 9

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Chipotle vs. Qdoba Chipotle trumps all

Spencer Martin Columnist

@Spencer_XC White rice, Barbacoa, red tomatillo salsa, sour cream and cheese.

These are the components that make up one of my absolute favorite meals on the planet — found at Chipotle.

In my mind, Chipotle is by far the best place to get Mexican grill food. Nothing you say or do could convince me otherwise.

With this in mind, sometimes it’s harder to convince people that they secretly like Chipotle more than Qdoba — ever try telling a democrat they’re really a republican, or vice versa? So, instead of trying to convince you of the obvious truth, I’m going to examine a few factual aspects of the immortal debate and offer my take.

Let’s talk about operation hours to start with. Many a time I have been studying late and needed some delicious food. If it’s after 10 p.m. Chipotle is most definitely closed, whereas Qdoba is open until 2 a.m. This is a recurring quandary that leaves me feeling unsatisfied when I end up having to go to Qdoba instead. So yes, I will concede that Qdoba has longer operating hours, but come on.

Next, let’s discuss some nutritional facts. For this comparison I went to each respective website and used their nutrition calculators.

When I compare my exact order between the two restaurants, I find that my burrito at Chipotle has 890 calories. Compare that with the 935 calories at Qdoba. Depending on what your health goals are, you may

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prefer that slightly higher-calorie burrito — I’m going to stick to my slightly lower-calorie burrito.

On the flip side, my Chipotle burrito has a few extra grams of fat content ringing in at 39g — this just 4g more than Qdoba — but these sorts of things can make a difference. On that same note, however, my Chipotle burrito has 15.5g of saturated fat compared to the 17.5g of Qdoba. One thing that might mildly alarm you is that my Qdoba burrito has 0.5g of trans fats where my Chipotle burrito has none. Trans fats are notorious for being directly related to coronary heart disease and have even been linked to Type 2 diabetes. The trans fats aside, both of these burritos are nearly evenly matched in terms of unhealthiness and fat content.

Finally, the most touted reason as to why people seem to think Qdoba is better than Chipotle is the queso. Yes, the three-cheese queso is good, but is it good enough to base your argument on? No. I cannot tell you how many people I’ve talked to that say, “Yeah, Chipotle is amazing, but Qdoba has queso.”

What?

This has to be the least logical concept since Wichita State.

Wichita. Is not. A state.

In any event, sacrificing the delicious quality of Chipotle for the okay-quality of Qdoba because of queso is like settling for a less-than-mediocre car with a convertible top in lieu of a BMW. I know that this article most likely hasn’t changed your view on why Chipotle is better than Qdoba, but I will always hold Chipotle as the benchmark of culinary deliciousness and balance.

Culinary heaven is only $7.20 away. Plus tax.

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@Trevorisamazing Spencer Martin is someone I consider a friend, as well as a fantastic columnist for The Standard. I may not always agree with the opinions he shares, but I always respect them.

However, this week he’s gone too far.

His column purports that Chipotle is superior to Qdoba, a claim I find so outlandish I shudder merely to think of it, though I know the majority of people agree with him.

While he certainly has the right to claim Chipotle’s superiority, I will die before I allow that opinion to sully the pages of this newspaper unchallenged.

Allow me to lay out my threepoint explanation of Qdoba’s unquestioned superiority in the realm of fast-casual Mexican food:

things don’t improve. There is cheese everywhere, more cheese than a human body is likely meant to ever process. Extra care has not been taken in presentation — the separate slices of the quesadilla are laid on top of one another, and as cheese drips from all sides, it becomes impossible to eat in a dignified manner. Who needs it?

2. Chips

Qdoba chips are better. I believe this deep within my soul.

You can count on Qdoba chips.

They’re good. They’re the low-key friend who’s always there to pick you up if you need a ride, and they let you choose the music. You know what you’re getting.

Chipotle chips, however, are always such a gamble. Sure, maybe this time they’ll be good, but you’ve been burned so many times. Chipotle chips are that friend that was REALLY fun that one time at that party a few years ago, but he’s always flaking.

Remember that one time he forgot you at that gas station in Tucson?

Remember that whole thing at Sarah’s wedding? Remember that time there wasn’t ANY salt on any of them?

Also, what’s up with that tiny 1. Quesadillas bag of chips? Don’t play games I have no interest in burritos. with me, Chipotle. I’m an adult.

They bore me. Too much rice, never enough meat, and even 3. Coca-Cola Freestyle when it’s mixed up, I’m always getMy opinion of restaurants lives ting entire bites of cheese. I’m over and dies based on whether they it. When I order Mexican, I get a offer me the ability to drink lime quesadilla.

Coke. Qdoba gives me this option, This is where Qdoba shines. along with 124 other flavors I can The quesadilla, prominently dis- mix and match. Raspberry-lime played on the menu, is crispy, filled Coke is a blessing, and we should with pico de gallo and always deli- all be thankful. cious, if a little messy — but it’s The most exciting thing manageable. involved in Chipotle beverages is On the other hand, the que- the moral quandary of whether to sadilla experience at Chipotle is a get soda in your water cup. You less than pleasant one. Simply think you’re hiding it, but you’re ordering one is akin to a back-alley not. Everyone knows. drug deal — it’s on the “secret I, too, once loved Chipotle. I menu,” a phrase which here know what it feels like — like nothmeans “food we aren’t good at ing could be better. But I’ve seen making.” the light, and you can too.

Once the quesadilla arrives, There’s still time.

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OUR VIEW

This week, you can read Trevor Mitchell’s story on how Missouri State has missed their opportunity in the rotation to host the 2014-15 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track andField Championships, due to our lack of an on-campus javelin throw area.

It’s obviously disappointing that the university will be unable to host conference play until at least 2016, assuming we find the money to make several of the necessary upgrades to our track and field facilities.

But the broader issue is a lack of communication within Missouri State University. Yes, the facilities were technically completed, as no javelin throw area

MSU needs to keep students in the loop

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was ever planned, but why weren’t we told when it became clear that conference play would be impossible this year?

Everyone was left out of the loop — the Student Government Association, the students of MSU and most of all the Missouri State track and field team.

While not every student at MSU voted on whether to implement the B.E.A.R. Fee, everyone is paying it now, and we deserve to know what’s happening with the projects that it’s funding.

MSU is usually good about this, and that’s why this is concerning — we hope it doesn’t become a pattern, because both the students of MSU and The Standard have an excellent,

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So here’s to hoping that this is just an anomaly and not something we’ll have problems with in the future — because we’d always like it to feel like Saturday night, winning 38-0 in our new stadium.

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Calendar Tuesday, Sept. 16 Brown bag seminars, noon-1 p.m., PSU 313, free

William T. White guest artist concert, 7:30-9 p.m., Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, free Professional Writing: Career panel, 5:30-7 p.m., PSU 315, free

Wednesday, Sept. 17

Hispanic Heritage Month: Mariachi and Presentation of Hispanic Countries, 5:30-7:30 p.m., PSU food court stage, free Public Affairs Week: SAC Lectures presents Mike Dilbeck, 6:30-7:30 p.m., PSU Theater, free Integrating Jews into the Modern Story, 7-9 p.m., Siceluff 215, free

Thursday, Sept. 18 Water pong, 5:30-9 p.m., North Mall, $10/team

SAC After Hours: Trivia night, 9 p.m.-midnight, PSU food court, free Columbinus, 7:30 p.m., Craig Hall Coger Theatre, $12 students or $8 in advance

Friday, Sept. 19

Cultural Corner, 4:30-6 p.m., Jim D. Morris Center downtown, free Homecoming informational meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., PSU East Ballroom, free Rock ‘n’ Bowl, 7:30-10:30 p.m., PSU Level 1 Game Center, free Columbinus, 7:30 p.m., Craig Hall Coger Theatre, $12 students or $8 in advance

Saturday, Sept. 20 Into the Streets, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., PSU West Ballroom, free

Cider Days, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Historic Walnut St., $4 Sketch Comedy: Harvard Sailing Team, 6-8 p.m., PSU Theater, free

Sunday, Sept. 21

Cider Days. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Historic Walnut St., $4 Columbinus, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Craig Hall Coger Theatre, $12 students or $8 in advance

Monday, Sept. 22

Coffee Shop Sound, 7-9 p.m., Plaster Stadium South Lounge, free International Film Screening: Rito Y Medio, 7-9 p.m., PSU Theater, free

Briefs

Global film festival raises scholarship money

The 17th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival will screen at the Plaster Student Union Theater on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. The screening is a part of the world’s first Global Film Festival.

“This film festival will unite people in all corners of the globe, from Sydney to Mumbai, from Buenos Aires to Cairo,” according to a press release.

Over 250 cities will take part in the festival and Springfield is the only city in the state of Missouri participating.

All proceeds from the PSU screening will go toward scholarships for digital film production students.

For more information on the Springfield screening, contact Timothy White at TRWhite@MissouriState.edu.

Cider days kicks off fall on Walnut Street

Historic Walnut Street will be closed off Sept. 20-21 due to the 17th annual Cider Days festival.

The two-day festival will feature real apple cider as well as regional artists, crafters and performance stages.

There will also be hands-on activities like pumpkin painting, face painting, and other arts and crafts.

Admission is $4 per person.

For more information, contact Sarah Hough at sarah@itsalldowntown.com.

Correction for Sept.

9 article ‘Festival season is here’

In the Sept. 9 issue of The Standard, the story “Festival season is here” incorrectly reported that Courtney Sands was a volunteer for Ozarks Food Harvest. She was actually a volunteer for the Ozarks Celebration Festival itself.

Ozarks Food Harvest was not at the festival.

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Jerika Tyler and Alexis Templeton protesting in front of Clayton Justice Center on Aug. 19. Templeton was arrested later that day.

Ferguson continues off camera

Missouri students strive to improve their own communities while protesting injustices in St. Louis

By Briana Simmons The Standard @SimmonsReports

Since the death of Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson police officer, some Missouri State students have organized events in support of the 18-year-old boy and his family.

The first of the events was a National Moment of Silence held at Park Central Square where students and community members had an open dialogue about racial tensions within the Springfield community.

On Sept. 3 students met with Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams and a few officers of the department to ask questions about policing.

At every meeting, students debated ways they could get more involved in St. Louis while making a difference in their own communities.

Alexis Templeton transferred from Missouri State back to her hometown and is currently studying at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

She first got involved in protests in support of Brown a week after the shooting. Eventually she joined forces with Ashley Yates, graduate of University of Missouri-Columbia, who had been “on the ground since day one.”

In the first couple of weeks they needed food, water and supplies for people in the streets protesting. Now, Yates said they need a different type of help.

“Amplify our voices because the media has left now. So now we need supporters to essentially be our media, and I know that seems really easy and it seems kind of passive right now, but we need that,” Yates said.

Templeton and Yates have used social media to bring attention to what’s going on in Ferguson.

“One thing that’s come from these protests is that people pay attention now … paying attention comes with accountability and that’s been my big word this entire time. It has made these

police officers accountable,” Templeton said.

Yates encouraged people to take the highlight of Ferguson’s situation and shine it on your own communities.

“This is our event, here but use the fact that you don’t want a Ferguson to happen there, so highlight those disparities and say this is why we need to change them,” Yates said.

She said protesters had to become wellversed in government and the court system during this case.

“Get to know who actually holds the power in your city because once you know that those are the people that you can pressure and that’s how you affect that change,” Yates said.

Templeton recalls the day she was arrested to its exact minute. On Aug. 19 at 3:27 p.m., after visiting special prosecutor Robert McCullough’s office, Templeton was arrested for being on the property.

Yates listed the removal of McCullough from office as one of the goals of their efforts. Yates’ goals are the following: •We want McCullough to step down.

•We want Darren Wilson arrested.

•We want the demilitarization of police.

•We want a civilian review board with subpoena power.

•We want justice for Brown.

Templeton, Yates and six members of their newly-formed organization, Millennial Activists United, plan to expand in the future.

“One of our main goals is to empower the youth. We want the youth to know what they can do, what they can’t do and that starts with knowing your laws and being able to defend yourself from an educational standpoint,” Templeton said.

This issue has highlighted many other issues within the community, but Yates wants everyone to know this situation is still about Brown.

“People are still healing, and I want people to remember that,” Yates said.

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Protestors participate in the National March in Ferguson to the Ferguson Police Department on Aug. 30.

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A young girl protests at the Ferguson Police Department during a march on Aug. 30.

Harvard team sets sail toward MSU

Comedy troupe brings their wit to campus Sept. 20

By Peyson Shields The Standard @peysonrose

Get your lifejackets ready because the Harvard Sailing Team is coming to the ocean nearest you.

And considering there’s no ocean nearby, they will have to settle for the Plaster Student Union Theater.

The Harvard Sailing Team is none other than a sketch comedy team comprised of nine performers who have never attended Harvard and are not a part of a sailing team. But that’s probably why they’re a comedy team.

After seeing the comedy troupe perform at a National Association for Campus Activites conference, former Student Activities Committee comedy chair, Amellia Martin, knew she wanted them to perform at Missouri State.

Martin, a junior mass media/digital film production major, held the position of SAC comedy chair for the 2013-2014 school year.

During that time, she planned the comedy events for the 2014 spring and fall semesters.

Martin said that she booked the Harvard Sailing Team for this fall using a large majority of her budget considering the fact that they are the big comedic group.

“We host two kinds of comedy events, theater comedy and comedy club, which happen in the PSU ballroom,” Alexandra Gustin, current SAC comedy chair and junior entertainment management major, said. The Harvard Sailing Team will fall under the theater comedy area, and Gustin is expecting a big turn out.

The Harvard Sailing Team performs sketch

comedy which is “pre-written comedy that can be performed live or, more currently, posted online,” Caleb Doyle, a junior history major, said. “Everything you see on Saturday Night Live is considered sketch comedy.”

Like Doyle said, sketch comedy can also be posted online. The Harvard Sailing Team has a large YouTube following, with over 50,000 subscribers and a collaborative 15 million views.

Popular videos include “Boys will be Girls” and “Hipster Thanksgiving.”

Doyle is a part of the Missouri State Improv team that performs every Monday night at 9 p.m. in the Carrington Auditorium. The group performs short form improv, which is made up of different games and gimmicks according to Doyle.

As a comedian himself, Doyle appreciates watching other comedy shows.

“Malcolm Gladwell says if you want to be an expert at something, you have to spend at least 1,000 hours studying and practicing it. Any chance I can get to be a student of comedy, I take it,” he said.

Even though Doyle might have to fight the urge to jump on stage and participate, he said he loves seeing what other comedians are doing in order to make himself better.

For more information on the Harvard Sailing Team, contact SAC’s comedy chair, Alexandra Gustin, at Gustin027@live.missouristate.edu.

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Scary movies aren’t just for theaters ating abject terror out of everyday tunnel with a rattled man, Callie inanimate objects. begins to investigate the strange Tricia’s husband Daniel has occurrences happening around the been missing for seven years, and tunnel, and whether they may have Trevor she’s starting to come to terms something to do with Daniel’s disMitchell with the fact that he’s never com- appearance all those years ago. ing back. She’s in the final stages Explaining any more of the plot Movie of having him declared legally would give away parts of a movie Reviewer dead, and her sister Callie’s com- so filled with twists and turns that ing to stay with her in support of it would be detrimental to the @Trevorisamazing this decision. experience, but believe me when I However, Tricia is clearly not say you’ll be surprised.

Summer’s over, but winter has- mentally ready for this step — horThe movie refuses to come n’t started, and you know what that rifying visions of Daniel continu- right out and explain anything, means: scarves, pumpkin spice ally appear to her, torturing her as leaving much of the fear up the lattes and the complete lack of any watchable movies in theaters.

4 WATCH IT NOW So this week, fire up the trusty Netflix account and watch one of PUT IT IN YOUR QUEUE the scariest movies I’ve ever seen.

DON’T BOTHER “Absentia” (ignore the terrible poster on the Netflix preview, trust me) is a film by Mike Flanagan, she tries to move on with her life. viewer’s imagination of what who earlier this year directed Meanwhile, Callie, a former could be happening, which was “Oculus.” Watching “Absentia,” drug addict, has taken to running likely a necessity on the film’s which came out in 2011, you every morning, a hobby that takes $70,000 budget. notice themes present in both her through a tunnel in Tricia’s However, what the movie lacks films, specifically strong charac- neighborhood that simply oozes in flashy special effects, it makes terization, a focus on interpersonal malevolence. up for in acting. None of the charrelationships and an interest in creAfter a strange encounter in the acters are played by known actors,

which adds a little bit of realism to the story. It feels like these are real people whose lives we’re getting a window into.

“Absentia” benefits greatly, from presenting the entirely believable possibility that everything happening in the movie could be explained rationally. The two main characters are, respectively, possibly mentally unwell and a drug addict — the fact that no one would believe any of the things they’re saying is not only a plot point in the film, it’s an interpretation offered to the audience.

Maybe we’re all just trusting the wrong people to let us know what’s going on.

“Absentia” is a fantastic movie in the pantheon of films such as “The Sixth Sense”: a movie that’s scary in its own right, while also using the scares and horror to more effectively tell the story of the characters that inhabit it as well.

That being said — I was honestly, 100 percent scared of the dark after watching “Absentia.”

And that might be the highest praise I can give a movie.

Guys: take your love international

By Phoenix Jiang The Standard @pho307

Guys, do you have some problems with dating an international girl? Or maybe you already have a date, but you don’t know how to communicate with her? Girls from different countries will let you know how to chase an international girl.

Ana Maria, senior English major, Dominican Republic Q: Do you want to date an American guy?

A: I was dating one.

Q: Do you like him?

A: He’s cool, but he is difficult sometimes.

Q: Why do you say he is difficult?

A: Because sometimes he is so sweet, and then he disappeared, but I don’t know where he is. I like when he speaks with me first. So, I leave him alone.

Q: Can you use three words to describe the guys in your country?

A: Flirty, honest, smart. They can be like very flirty, but they will tell you the truth in your face no matter what.

Q: How about American guys? Use three words to describe them.

A: They don’t like to hug. They are respectful. Sometimes shy, like to say “hi, hello, how are you, fine, bye,” no more.

Q: Some suggestions to American guys if they want to date Dominican girls?

A: For Dominican girls, we are very sweet and we love to

give hugs and kisses to friends. We are like that, so I can’t be with a guy who doesn’t give me some love sometimes. American guys should try to say more than “hi and how are you.”

Don’t be shy.

Anna Ahlin, senior psychology major, Sweden Q: Do you talk to American guys?

A: I talk to American guys, but I never date American guys.

Q: Do you like some of them?

A: Yes, I like them. I think just their view of dating is different from my view. I feel Americans are more old school.

Back home in Sweden, we are more equal. Here, the guy has to pay for your dinner. I don’t like that part.

Q: Do you feel the girls from your country are more independent?

A: Yes, definitely. Because I feel if the guy pays for your dinner, they are kind of expecting to get something more.

Q: Can you describe the guys in Sweden?

A: They are very independent but very polite. They will consider your feelings.

Q: Some suggestions for American guys?

A: They should just keep being nice, but I think maybe not try too hard.

Q: Why do you say don’t try too hard?

A: Maybe I am just a very complicated girl, but I feel like you don’t have to bring her on a date and give her flowers, then like open the door for her. That’s just too much for me.

Q: Something else?

A: You should be yourself. Don’t rush anything. Don’t expect the girl to sleep with you on the first date. When you are in a different country, it’s hard to trust someone. You need to get her trust.

Pepper Kiravittaya, graduate student, Thailand Q: What do you think the biggest difference for American guys is compared with your country?

A: We are different in culture.

Q: For example?

A: When we first meet, we usually don’t touch each other, hug or hold hands. We stand kind of alone. We don’t like people watching us. In my country, we are a little traditional.

Q: How do you want to describe American guys?

A: A little reckless. They get married young and then they regret it later. They have kids, but they are just not ready.

Where I come from, before you get married, you have a lot of rules to make sure you are not going to fail. You fail anyway if it’s not right, but a lot of Americans I see — they don’t care about their future very much.

Q: Can you give some suggestions for American guys if they want to date Asian girls?

A: If they really love Asian girls, they need to study the culture like what they like and what they do. If you study my culture, you will have my heart because it means you care.

Study their culture to see every little thing, the way they eat and how they treat people and the relationship with her friends and family.

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Volleyball (5-4) Friday, Sept. 12 Missouri State 26 23 25 25 15 3 Ball State 24 25 27 18 9 2

Men’s soccer (2-1-1) Friday, Sept. 12 Missouri State SMU

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Maroon is the new black MSU makes great first impression at Plaster in front of record-setting crowd with 38-0 romp of North Dakota

By John Robinson The Standard @SaxmanJohn

You only get one chance to make a good first impression, and the Bears (2-1) did exactly that 38 on Saturday, taking care of the University of 0 North Dakota (1-2) 38-0 in front of a recordbreaking crowd of 18,386 people.

Volleyball (6-5) “It was awesome,” said senior safety Caleb Saturday, Sept. 13 Schaffitzel. “ Just coming out on the walk to our Missouri State 29 13 21 9 1 game-day locker room was incredible. EveryWisconsin 27 25 25 25 3 body was pumped up and excited to see us. UnreMissouri State 25 25 25 3 al.”

Miami (Florida) 21 14 20 0 The day started with the two Bear Walks, a new ritual where the football team marches Men’s soccer (2-1-2) across Bearfest Village from their locker room to Sunday, Sept. 14 the field to practice and then from the locker Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 room to take the field for the game. The first walk Memphis 0 0 0 0 0 is casual, and head coach Terry Allen allowed players to have their helmets off, smile and interWomen’s soccer (2-4-1) act with fans. The second walk is all business, Sunday, Sept. 19 helmets on, and one goal in mind, though Allen Missouri State 0 1 1 said he didn’t have to try and get them fired up to Arkansas 3 3 6 play.

“It wasn’t one of those games where you have Check out to be an inspirational speaker, I just said ‘The The Standard field’s out there, go.’ And they went.”

Sports And indeed, they went. After a slow start on Raven Kohlenberger/THE STANDARD on Facebook for the offensive side of the ball, the defense took Senior quarterback Kierra Harris (10) recorded four touchdowns against North Dakota on advantage of a great punt from junior punter Sept. 13, throwing three and rushing for one more. Harris has thrown eight touchdown the latest Chris Sullens, one of five that went inside the 20updates on MSU yard line. Freshman inside linebacker Sean passes in just three games during the 2014 season. athletics.

Bernard forced a fumble in the end zone on a game. of the day, Stewart, freshman wide receiver Willis sack, which redshirt freshman nose tackle Cecil “When you have a quarterback that can move Chambers and senior tight end Gannon Sinclair www.facebook.com/ Bratton recovered for a touchdown and the first like he can, it makes it hard on the defense. recorded touchdown receptions.

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Though you still have to be Harris remarked at the mentality the team has “It was almost poetic — smart in how you use that abili- when an injury occurs. the first touchdown on the ty, I still want to see him slide “When someone goes down we don’t panic, new turf scored by the more,” Allen said. it’s a next-guy-up sort of mentality. I’ve said it @StandardSports defense,” said Allen.

Leading the way on the before, but the guys I’m throwing to make my job It was awesome. Just ground for MSU was redshirt easy,” Harris said.

Senior quarterback Kierra Harris agreed, stating that freshman running back Calan On the defensive side, sophomore outside coming out on the defense wins championships.

Crowder, who had 13 carries for linebacker Dylan Cole and Schaffitzel led the He called the Bears’ defensive walk to our game-day 119 yards. He was the first Bear team with nine total tackles. Freshman inside effort a “championship-level to run for over 100 yards on the linebacker Alexz Jones and senior inside linelocker room was defense.” Harris had a great year. backer Andrew Beisel both recorded intercepgame, going 11 for 16 in the incredible. Everybody “In the beginning, it was a lit- tions as the Bears kept North Dakota off the air for 149 yards and three tle tough (to get going), but as scoreboard — the first MSU shutout since winwas pumped up and touchdowns, as well as rushthe passing game started getting ning 3-0 against North Dakota State University in Field hockey: noon vs. Longwood ing for 51 yards and a touchbetter, that opened up the run- 2010. excited to see us. at Farmville, Virginia down, and though he didn’t ning lanes a lot better,” Crowder “I don’t normally keep the game ball, but I Unreal. show it, he was a little nervsaid. asked to tonight,” said Allen. “Normally you ous at first.

The receiving game took a don’t feel like dancing on the sideline, but tonight Caleb Schaffitzel “You hear it’s sold out and blow when senior wide receiver was a dancing night.”

Field hockey: 6 p.m. vs. James you get a little nervous, but once your feet touch Julian Burton left the field with a leg injury in the The Bears’ season continues on the road as Madison Harrisonburg, Virginia the ground, you know it’s a ballgame,” Harris second quarter, which slowed the passing game they travel to the University of Central Arkansas said.

Men’s soccer: 7 p.m. vs. Central down considerably. After his injury, the first (1-2) on Saturday, Sept. 20, to conclude the nonArkansas at Conway, Arkansas Allen was impressed with his quarterback’s attempted pass was to sophomore wide receiver conference portion of their schedule. efforts and the extra dimension he brings to the LeMarcus Stewart in the third quarter. At the end Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs. Indiana State

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Women’s soccer: 7 p.m. vs. UALR at home

Saturday, Sept. 20

Cross country: 10 a.m. vs. Saluki Invitational at Carbondale, Illinois Football: 6 p.m. vs. Central Arkansas at Conway, Arkansas Volleyball: 7 p.m. vs. Illinois State at home

Sunday, Sept. 21

Field hockey: noon vs. Liberty at Lynchburg, Virginia Women’s soccer: 7 p.m. vs. SIUEdwardsville at home

Briefs

Inclement weather cancels final round of men’s outing

The Missouri State men’s golf team finished the first two rounds of the Weibring Invitational in Normal, Illinois tied for ninth place.

The teams participating were unable to begin the final round due to thunderstorms and heavy rain.

Next up for MSU men’s golf is the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational in Erie, Colorado on Sept.

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MSU women finish sixth in first meet

The Missouri State women’s golf team finished in sixth place out of 10 teams at the Chip-NClub Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska on Sept. 8-9.

Freshman Stine Pettersen and senior Estefania Acosta led the team with a 12-over-par for the tournament.

MSU returns to action when it competes at the ORU shootout in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Sept. 29-30.

Ice Bears 35, Panthers 2

MSU eases by Eastern Illinois in season-opening sweep

By Chase Probert The Standard @chase_a_probert In college football, it is often referred to as a “tune-up game.” A large school will bring in a lesser opponent before launching into conference play. The same thing can be applied to hockey, particularly to the case of the Missouri State Ice Bears and their season-opening series against the Eastern Illinois Panthers this past weekend.

The Ice Bears scored 22 goals and cruised to a 22-0 victory in their season opener on Sept. 12 after unveiling new banners commemorating last year’s MACHA Cup Championship and their appearance in last year’s D-II National Tournament. The Ice Bears followed up their opening night performance with 13 goals in a 13-2 victory on Sept. 13.

“It was definitely not our highest level of competition,” senior forward Jack Ryan said following Friday’s game.

Ryan tied an Ice Bears’ single-game record, scoring five goals in Friday’s match.

Ryan followed up his comments by saying, “It is always a good thing to see the puck go into the back of the net. It is a good start to get us going.”

Sophomore forward Ryan Hogland concurred.

“It’s good to get our confidence rolling to start our season. We got a lot of work in our systems, a lot of work in on the offensive end, a lot of work in our power play, and we scored a lot of goals.

Those are a lot of positives,” Hogland said.

Despite scoring 22 goals, the Ice Bears seemed a little shaky in the early going. Only three of the Bears’ goals in the game came in the opening period, with their first coming a little more than seven minute into the game. Senior forward Miguel Franco was able to put the puck between the pipes for the first time of the season for the Ice Bears following a shot from sophomore defender PJ Adams.

“It definitely felt good to score the first one,” Franco said postgame.

Franco, who was granted another year of eligibility just a few weeks prior to the start of the season, was happy to score the first goal of the season in his “last first game.” u See ICE BEARS, page 8

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Senior forward Adam Otten shoots the puck past the Eastern Illinois goalie during a game on Sept. 13 in which MSU scored 22 goals, a new MACHA and team record. The old team record was 18 goals, set in 2012 against Kansas.

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Serving aces once again Missouri State tennis played its first match in eight years, opening the 2014-2015 season at Drury

By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard @eliwohlenhaus The newly reinstated tennis program at Missouri State University is finally underway, and it is being led by hometown heroine, sophomore Mackenzie Rozell.

Rozell went 3-0 in her Saturday matchups, winning against her competitors from Drury University, Washington University and Northwest Missouri State University.

Junior Miranda Poile and sophomore Ekaterina Donetskova added two wins for the Bears, each falling to their Drury opponent and defeating their opponents from Washington and NMSU. “...Definitely helped us see how the girls did in the spots they played,” head coach Mallory Weber said. “They competed hard and had some ups and some downs, but it was just good to get them out there to play.”

On day two, in the doubles competition, Rozell furthered her undefeated streak with her partner, freshman Rebecca McIsaac. The pair went 3-0 in the doubles competition.

The team immediately jumps to the individual conference tournament next, but that Raven Kohlenberger/THE STANDARD does not start until Oct. 3. It will be hosted in Sophomore Mackenzie Rozell returns a Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 3-5. volley during a match on Sept. 14.

Volleyball spikes its way to two wins at HotelRED Invitational

By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard @eliwohlenhaus

Bump, set, spike. The simple phrase demanding a simple game plan in volleyball is not just a learning technique used for junior high girls learning to play the game for the first time.

It is an efficient way to play, and that is just what Missouri State did in the HotelRED Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin on Sept.

12 and 13.

They opened play against the Ball State Cardinals and former women’s soccer assistant coach at MSU, Drew Fitzgerald. Immediately, MSU got to work using the “bump, set, spike” algorithm, setting up freshman outside hitter Lily Johnson for 26 kills in the five-set match.

The Bears and Cardinals played close games each set, with MSU jumping out and taking Set 1 26-24 and dropping the next two, 23-25 and 25-27.

Ball State couldn’t handle the firepower of Missouri State’s offense in the final two sets, however, as the Bears cruised to victories of 25-18 and 15-9, respectively. In the match, they were able to land 64 total kills.

On day two of the tournament, the Bears faced the host Wisconsin Badgers right away.

Wisconsin was last year’s national runner-up and is currently ranked fourth in the nation.

The Bears stole Set 1 29-27, which badgered the hometown fans. Unfortunately, Wisconsin was able to recover and put away MSU with scores of 25-13, 25-21 and 25-9.

The Bears’ day was not done, and they proved they could battle with the best as they went on to sweep the University of Miami.

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Perimeter breached Women’s soccer Bears build early lead, but blow it in second half against Central Arkansas to pick up first home loss

By Eli Wohlenhaus The Standard @eliwohlenhaus She shivers. Maybe it’s just the cold, but maybe it’s more. Whatever the case, it’s hard for junior forward Molly Brewer to talk, reeling from a 3-2 loss to the University of Central Arkansas on Sept. 12.

It all started out right, with the maroon and white scoring twice in the first half. The first goal came off an assist from Brewer and freshman midfielder and forward Rachel Catrell to senior midfielder and forward Molly Huber. This Molly-to-Molly connection has already occurred four times this season.

“I think our offense has grown a lot this year,” said Brewer. “We’re clicking and doing the things we need to do… a lot of it is persistence and I think we’re going to click throughout the season.”

In seasons past, MSU has struggled offensively to sustain aggressive attacks, but that has not been the case this season. In the entire first half, MSU kept up the pressure, rattling off seven shots on goal.

That intensity did not lack on the defensive side, either. With five minutes remaining in the first half, junior defender Lauren Fussell stole a UCA pass and took it herself to score MSU’s second goal.

Being up 2-0 at half boosted MSU’s confidence, and the fans marvelled at the offense’s success. But what has changed for the maroon Bears for this to happen?

“We’re a little more possession-oriented versus direct,” Brewer said. “We like playing with patterns instead of all over-the-top.”

Coming out of halftime, being warmed up and holding a 2-0 shutout lead, MSU did not let up offensively. However, UCA bit back.

The purple Bears of UCA were able to take and score two shots on goal in under a minute of one another to tie the game at two all.

“I can understand maybe one of the first two goals being scored,” said head coach Rob Brewer. “But unfortunately we had a mental let-down and gave up two instead of one.

“UCA made us pay for that error, and once you’ve gone from two-up to even, it’s a very tough battle mentally to get back into

the match and we didn’t do a great job of doing that,” he said.

MSU was able to recover, and for the next 24 minutes, it was a brutal battle between Bears. Yet, UCA was able to find a gap in MSU’s defense and scored its third goal on its third shot with just under 14 minutes left in regulation.

The offense for Missouri State didn’t give up, as it was able to tally 12 shots on goal in the second half. The chances were there, but none were as close as Brewer’s shot with three minutes remaining.

Brewer attacked from the right side and took aim. Her shot was hard and got past the defenders and the goalie, but it ricocheted off the right post and was lost in a scrum. MSU quickly recovered and a minute and a half later Brewer had one last shot at a goal.

She dribbled closer and closer and as she got right up to the goalie’s box, she was knocked down from behind and UCA was able to keep the ball away from the net. The time expired and MSU had earned its first loss in the new stadium, 3-2.

It was a disheartening loss, but the first half displayed just how good Brewer and Huber have been together. Their ability to connect on the field rivals that of the football Bears’ Kierra Harris and Julian Burton.

So, with teeth chattering and disappointment in Brewer’s eyes, she continued to speak confidently of the new offense with her and Huber leading the way.

“Connecting is really focal for the two of us,” Brewer said.

MSU went on the road to face Arkansas on Sept. 14 in Fayetteville Arkansas, falling 6-1 to the Razorbacks. Freshman Mackenzie Pfeiffer scored her first career goal during the contest. Senior defender Kelsey Fouch was credited with the assist on the goal.

Junior goalkeeper Laura Ketzer made her first career start. She gave up all six Arkansas goals, but made seven saves on 30 shots, 14 of which were on goal.

Missouri State gets more chances to make these connections this weekend, with two games at the Allison South Stadium. They host Arkansas-Little Rock at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, and then SIU-Edwardsville on Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. These are two of the final three non-conference games for MSU before beginning conference play on Sept. 28 at Illinois State in Normal, Illinois.

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Plaster Stadium was alive with excitement and school spirit on Sept. 13 when MSU played its home opener against North Dakota. The record-crowd 18,368 replaced the old record of 16,672, set in 1997 against Pittsburgh State. Fans will have another opportunity to fill Plaster Stadium on Oct. 4 when the Bears play Youngstown State.

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The Bears won 25-21, 25-14 and 25-20.

The last win was a monumental achievement for head coach Melissa Stokes, as it was her 400th career win as the Bears’ head coach.

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Franco was also happy to restore some order to the team, as well.

“Everyone comes out excited and wants that first goal, but once it comes, people kind of calm back down and waited for the good opportunities and then the goals just kept coming,” he added.

Head coach Bob Bucher also commented on the possibility of first game jitters.

“Everybody was gripping their sticks tight, I think,” Bucher said. “But with a large home crowd, the unveiling of the banners, President (Clif) Smart dropping the puck, there’s definitely jitters expected there.”

In addition to scoring 35 goals in two games, the Ice Bears were also eager to point out the ways the team has

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improved since last year.

“Scoring all these goals, it shows the difference between this year and last year,” Franco said. “Sometimes we took our foot off the gas pedal. We’re not going to do that this year.”

Hogland agreed with Franco about the intensity showed by the Ice Bears.

“It was good that we didn’t take our foot off the pedal.

Just shows how hungry we really are this year,” Hogland said.

Bobby Brown, a freshman defender new to this year’s squad, was able to register five assists on Friday and was impressed with the collective effort.

“Everyone was clicking. We’ve put in a lot of hard work and we worked hard tonight. We were hungrier than them tonight, for sure,” Brown said.

Fellow defenseman Adams was pleased with the Bears’ defensive effort.

“The D-core was solid tonight,” Adams said. “We didn’t allow a lot of shots, and we were able to keep them to the outside. We were very physical, which is definitely an

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The following day, the Bears will play Illinois State at 7 p.m. The Redbirds eliminated the Bears in the conference tournament in 2013.

improvement from last year.”

In addition to the goals scored from returning players, the Ice Bears also got major contributions from new skaters, as well. Freshmen forward Alex Turin and sophomore forward Andrew Kovacich, graduate forward Brad Keenan, and defenders Kellen Patrick and Juuso Halmeenmaki all scored in Friday’s game. With the inclusion of Brown’s five assists, the new skaters also accounted for a combined 14 assists.

Sophomore forward Brendan McClew, who registered a hat trick on both Friday and Saturday, was particularly excited to be on the same line as Keenan.

“It’s definitely a team effort, but the addition of Brad Keenan is huge to us and our line with me and (sophomore forward Alex) Nanna,” McClew said.

The Ice Bears will get back to work this weekend as they travel to take on the much stronger Northern Illinois Huskies. The Ice Bears will return to Mediacom Ice Park for a two-game set against DePaul University on Friday, Sept. 26.

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Masters of Public Affairs and graduate student Daniel Bogle said, “I support Council Bill 2014-189, and a significant part of that is because of the religious exemption. If the government were to force a religious organization to hire someone who did not adhere to the same faith and that faith’s beliefs, that would be a clear violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.”

Other students think the religious exclusion should not have been added to the bill, however.

“I don’t think anyone should be exempt from treating people the way they deserve to be treated,” said McKayla Baker, a senior cell and molecular biology major. “You can believe what you want to believe. That is your

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communication major, is the vice chair of the committee and she wants students to realize public affairs work goes on in a local setting.

“Many times when we think of public affairs, we think about what people are doing in Washington D.C. or saving hungry children in other countries,” Kolb said. “However, people are engaged in public affairs in their own local communities.”

Tyler Mathenia, junior biology

right in this country, but it should never infringe upon the rights of your fellow Americans.”

During the council meeting, 24 people spoke in favor of the bill, and 21 said they disapproved of the ordinance.

The nondiscrimination bills are receiving mixed reactions from students.

Kristi Patrickus, a senior music education major, said, “I support this bill because I believe everyone should have the same rights.

It makes no difference what religion a person believes.

There are still basic rights that everyone should be entitled to, and that includes equal protection under the law.”

“Personally, I am extremely supportive of the

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and pre-optometry major, serves as the director of finance on the committee. He said he wanted to be part of planning the event because students would be able to listen to a variety of speakers from Springfield.

“There are a lot of speakers from around the Springfield community and I hope students can get inspired and take appreciation for what people are doing in the community that’s around them,” Mathenia said.

Leehy said his committee has been working on planning the event since March and SAC was given freedom to develop the event based on their own vision.

Tara Benson, director of student engagement, is the advisor to the committee.

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tions before voting on the ordinance.

“I hope (city council) passes the legislation because people shouldn’t be scrutinized or kept from receiving their civil rights. It is a shame that it has to be voted on by any legislature,” Edward Simek, a sophomore sociopolitical communication major, said.

“However, there are some things to think about, in my opinion. (For example), on the area of housing, what is to protect the owners of properties being leased if one resident were to leave the other with debt since Missouri does not recognize same-sex marriage?”

MSU’s nondiscrimination policy says, “The university emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict nondiscrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff and students.”

City council will vote on these bills during the Oct. 13 meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Springfield City Hall.

MSU TALKS SCHEDULE Community Engagement 10 a.m. — Lora Hobbs 10:30 a.m. — Micki Pulleyking 11 a.m. — Steve Profitt 11:30 a.m. — Mike Stout

Cultural Competence 3:30 p.m. — Margaret Buckner 4 p.m. — Tim Daugherty 4:30 p.m. — Yolanda Lorge 5 p.m. — Adena Young-Jones

Ethical Leadership 1 p.m. — Jared Alexander 1:30 p.m. — Nora Cox 2 p.m. — Earle Doman 2:30 p.m. — President Clif Smart

Keynote Speaker 7 p.m. — Nancy Allen

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LGBT community and am greatly supportive of respecting their freedoms and rights equally as any other citizen. I do, however, also believe that imposing a bill that would restrict the freedoms of employers or residential management would also be unfair,” senior exercise and movement science major Wendy Hardman said. “I believe it is important for employers or management to be able to make the executive decision that would best suit their work or living environment and safely accommodate current employees, residents or any other people affected by the decisions they make.”

Some students think city council should consider several unanswered ques-

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the MSU electrical consumption requirement. If the request is approved, MSU will be eligible to receive solar energy from CU’s new solar farms starting Oct. 1.

“Purchasing solar power through City Utilities makes MSU a community leader in promoting sustainability and renewable energy, both of which are important initiatives of the university,” Eckels said.

Ken McClure, vice president for administrative and information services, said purchasing solar energy from CU will cost approximately $15,000 more in the first year than standard electricity would. This will be more cost efficient than if MSU produced its own solar energy.

“While it does cost more (to buy solar power from CU), it avoids major capital costs of our own solar project. An equivalent power capacity could cost approximately $1.6 million and cover

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a significant rooftop or ground-level area of campus,” McClure explained. “In addition, purchasing via CU avoids on-going maintenance costs, liability of damage from storms and loss in keeping pace with technology advancements that will occur.”

While there is not a contracted time commitment, CU asked Missouri State to purchase solar energy for two years. If it agreed to this and stopped purchasing solar before the two-year commitment was up, there would be a $100 cancellation fee.

If the university does receive solar energy from CU, tuition will not be affected, Eckels said.

Students have been showing overall excitement toward the possibility of solar energy.

“I think it would be a wise investment for MSU to at least partially switch to solar energy, because it would show that we have a vested interest in environmental concerns,” said Felicia Baltzell, a sophomore double majoring in French and anthropology.

Megan Jones, a senior majoring in early childhood education, said, “It would be more

environmentally friendly and more sustainable overall. My high school used the neighboring landfill/quarry as a power source, so using more natural and sustainable energy sources has been a point of interest for me for a while and something that I know can be done if everyone is ready and willing.”

Other students are slightly hesitant about getting solar energy at Missouri State.

“I would love to see solar power and other alternative green energy added to MSU. However, I question the viability and cost of adding solar energy,” Mazzy Sommers, a graduate student in the master of global studies program, said. “For solar power to make a difference (on campus), I would think it would take a lot of money. It might not be worth the cost.”

The Solar Initiative Program is being offered to all CU customers. Customers will no longer be allowed to enroll in the program after a year, according to CU Director of Pricing and Forecasting Ray Ross.

The solar farm at CU is located on 40 acres of land. It has 22,000 solar panels and is Missouri’s largest solar farm.

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This means that the 2014-15 MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which Missouri State University would have hosted for the first time since 1995, will no longer take place here.

The university planned on hosting the conference as recently as the May 29 host announcement.

“This will give us an opportunity to showcase the new Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium on our campus and will be a premier event right in the heart of our campus,” Moats said in a press release on the announcement.

Kern said that Illinois State University will be hosting the 2014-15 MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and that the official decision had been made about a week ago.

Kern said MSU was “very proactive” about saying the javelin throw area would not be ready.

Home track meets will be unaffected by this, as MVC rules only require the javelin throw to be on campus for conference meets.

Kern added that Missouri State University is on the rotational schedule to host the championships for the 2016-17 school year, assuming they have the required facilities.

Moats seemed unconcerned about the setback and said moving the conference would be no issue.

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“Yeah, we’re going to push that back to 2016.

We’re not quite ready for everything we want to do there. We’ve got to get some pads. We’ve got to get some hurdles. We’re not quite where we want to be.”

To host the 2016-17 championships would, obviously, require a javelin throw area. Moats said the money for this and several other pieces of necessary equipment will have to come from a fundraising effort.

“That means everybody. Coaches have to be involved in that, administration. We have to try to find it,” Moats said.

What they need to find, according to MSU President Clif Smart, is $150,000.

“Frankly we don’t have that additional money, particularly given the likelihood that as a result of the NCAA governance changes that are occurring this year. We’re going to need additional money to fund other things,” Smart said.

Smart agreed that outside fundraising would be the only way to raise the money, saying that without it, the university was “just not in a position to put additional money into any of the Olympic sports right now.”

MSU’s Student Government Association passed a resolution in September of 2013 to put the B.E.A.R. Fee to a student vote on the homecoming ballot.

However, SGA President Jordan McGee said in an interview that he had not been informed of the situation until the question was brought up during the interview.

“I was unaware of this, actually,” McGee said. “It was my understanding that it was going

to be up to par with being able to host conferences. That’s why we moved to get a new track.

“That’s frustrating,” he continued. “That was one of the agreements with the B.E.A.R. Fee, is that they would be able to host conference play, and we would be able to go watch them. It’s upsetting that this is news to me.”

A September 2013 SGA blog post announcing that the B.E.A.R. Fee would be put to a student vote stated, “The date of completion is set for fall 2014, and all students will not pay into the fee until all facilities are completed.”

And according to Moats, that promise has been kept.

“The throw area, you have to have the runway for the throws, and that’s not done. That’s not part of the new facility, that’s just the throws area.”

Some students argue that because the track cannot host a conference meet, the facilities are incomplete. Smart disagrees.

“Well that’s disappointing to me personally.

When you look at the incredible facilities that we have, that we’ve gotten, in my mind, the completion piece is ‘Were they built per the plans and specifications,’ and clearly they are,” Smart said.

Even if you don’t agree with Smart and Moats that the facility is complete without the ability to host a conference meet, the university does. Last semester’s student fee came in at $394.

This semester it’s $444.

Mike Ursery, Eli Wohlenhaus and John Robinson contributed to this story.

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black bears: Gus and Yona.

Gus is a six-year-old bear who was found orphaned in a pasture in the West Plains area. The Department of Conservation brought him in for rehabilitation.

Yona is five years old and was brought over from the Tulsa Zoo. He was also found as an orphan.

Along with the exhibit will be two large signs at both entrances, banners throughout the year, the opportunity to be published in the zoo’s magazine and a portion will go to philanthropy.

“I believe half of the money is being allocated in a conservation fund,” said Melinda Arnold, director of public relations for Dickerson Park Zoo. “We are in the process of teaming up with with bear conservation groups we already have a partnership with.”

Arnold said that as a staff they are excited to see this happen and to create a partnership with MSU. According to her, there are a lot of students already interning and working at the zoo who are equally excited.

Crisafulli was able to tour the zoo last winter and catch all the behind-the-scenes action with the bear exhibit.

“We talked about how many students visit the zoo each year and who already work there and the exposure we’d be getting from different events with families and parents,” Crisafulli said. “We realized how much of a branding opportunity it was. We want little kids to look up and say ‘I want to be a Bear when I’m older!’”

Although future plans are still up in the air, Crisafulli hopes to make this a long-term deal and eventually offer community service and volunteer options.

There will be a ribbon cutting at the exhibit on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m.

Several administrators, and students will speak about MSU’s newest addition.

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