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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

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By Emily Wichmer

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The Truman State community still is recovering from the Sept. 14 death of freshman William “Billy” Batterson.

The University will host the Bulldog Forever Homecoming 5K in memory of Batterson at 8 a.m. Oct. 10 as part of the 2015 Homecoming events.

Participants can register at the Advancement Office in 205 McClain Hall. Batterson’s parents also have established the William Batterson Memorial Scholarship in his memory.

John Gardner, Director of Residence Life, said losing a student such as Batterson is a tragedy. Gardner said Residence Life did exactly what it was supposed to do during a medical emergency situation by calling 911 immediately to get the proper medical attention.

He said the University offered counseling that same evening, and Residence Life is checking in on those who especially were affected by Batterson’s death, and is responding to their needs.

“It’s confusing for college students when someone their age dies,” Gardner said. “The thing about grief is that you don’t know when it’s going to hit you. For some it’s immediate, and for others, it’s further down the road.”

Gardner said the dean’s office is looking to host a memorial service on campus to commemorate Batterson’s life.

Saint Louis resident Marin Cernik said Batterson was one of her closest friends.

“Billy was like a brother to me,” Cernik said. “I didn’t believe [his death] was real when I heard what happened and I still don’t want to. I actually just had dinner with his mom and dad and him about four weeks ago, and he was doing fine. He was telling me about how much fun he was having [at Truman] and all the great friends he was making. But he was never one to have trouble making friends.”

Cernik said Batterson had wanted to get more involved with the University and had planned to join a fraternity at Truman.

“The thing about grief is that you don’t know when it’s going to hit you. For some it’s immediate, and for others, it’s further down the road.”

— John Gardner, Director of Residence Life

Trevor Stark/Index Cats such as the one above fill the Kirksville Humane Society as the shelter struggles to deal with overpopulation. The Kirksville-Protect Our Pets organization is working to implement a neutering program as an alternative to euthanasia.

KV-POP aims to reduce cat population

By Elena Bellamy Staff Reporter

A trap-neuter-return program for feral cats will be implemented in Kirksville after receiving approval during last month’s City Council meeting.

The goal is to reduce the strain on the city caused by the large stray cat population, while providing a humane alternative to euthanasia. The proposal, passed Aug. 17, involves a

change in a city animal control ordinance that previously did not allow for a TNR program in Kirksville. The nonprofit program Kirksville-Protect Our Pets worked alongside Field of Dreams Rescue to propose the ordinance change. The two organizations will continue to collaborate about its implementation. The program will focus on problem areas in Kirksville, including spots near campus with high stray cat populations.

Feral cats have been a large concern in the Kirksville community for many years, and the problem is only growing, according to KV-POP’s proposal.

Eighty to ninety percent of cats brought by KPD to the Humane Society during 2014 were feral and most likely euthanized, according to the proposal.

After capture, feral cats will be neutered and then returned by KV-POP volunteers to their place of discovery,

according to the proposal.

KV-POP co-founder and president Bridget Thomas said she hopes the program will begin this winter.

Cats can reproduce at four months old and can have three litters a year, Thomas said, and when not spayed or neutered, habits such as fighting and yowling are common and cause frequent complaints to Animal Control.

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Superintendent stands by principal’s appointment Kirksville elementary principal faces controversy

By Emily Merkle Staff Reporter

Parents have voiced concern about the Ray Miller Elementary principal after discovering her husband is a registered sex offender in Missouri.

Principal Jennifer Botello is new to the Kirksville R-III school district this year and after learning of her husband’s status, some parents expressed concern for their children’s safety.

Botello’s husband pleaded guilty to a class A misdemeanor of attempting to endanger the welfare of a child during 1994, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol public records.

This offense did not require registering until 2006, and Botello’s husband complied with the required registration.

Damon Kizzire, Kirksville R-III Schools superintendent, said when Ray Miller’s principal of 31 years retired, the district needed to hire a

new principal who was wellqualified for the job. Kizzire said during the application process, Botello stood out as the best applicant.

“We hired the person that had the degree, that had the knowledge we were looking for ... and had the most impressive interview with the desire to teach, learn and grow,” Kizzire said.

concerned parents to access the registry, which is available to the public.

Kizzire said he could not answer whether the district was aware of the status of Botello’s husband during the interview process. He said the school has several policies in place to help ensure the safety of all students, which it followed.

“We hired the person that had the degree, that had the knowledge we were looking for... and had the most impressive interview with the desire to teach, learn and grow.”

— Damon Kizzire, Kirksville R-III Schools Superintendent

Kizzire said he understands some parents are concerned, but the school is focused on education and safety, and he would not recommend anyone who might pose a threat to student safety. To understand the legal aspect of the Sex Offender Registry, Kizzire said he would encourage

Kizzire said one such policy is to send letters to all registered sex offenders in Adair County. The letter informs offenders of their legal requirement to stay off school district property.

Kizzire said the information in this letter is backed up by the school district’s Policy KK, which details the

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rules registered sex offenders must follow concerning proximity to school property.

Kizzire said the school also has a policy requiring criminal background checks of all employees, drivers and volunteers.

Employment in the district is contingent upon the satisfactory outcome of a criminal background check, according to the school’s policy about background checks.

Kizzire said after employees are hired, they only can be evaluated in regard to their job performance.

The Sex Offender Registry is available to the public and can be found on the Missouri State Highway Patrol website at mshp.dps.missouri.gov.

Additional information detailing which charges require registering can be found in Missouri Revised Statute Section 589.400.

Information detailing what constitutes a sexual misdemeanor versus a felony can be found in Missouri Revised Statute Sections 566.010 through 566.030.

Botello was unable to be reached for comment.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Faculty perform in composition recital Truman music department faculty came together to perform during the Fall 2015 Composition Recital. The recital took place Sept. 12 at Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall. The professors played four compositions ­— “I Saw a Man,” “Sensing Angels,” “Tick-Tock” and “The Nice Model.”

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Red Cross honors liver awareness month with blood drives The American Red Cross will host multiple blood drives throughout northeast Missouri to commemorate October as liver awareness month.

Liver transplants require up to 30 pints of blood, according to a Red Cross press release.

Nine blood drives are scheduled for October, two of which will take place in Kirksville. The first will take place Oct. 9 and the second will take place Oct. 15.

Hy-Vee Aisle Online offers online shopping program Hy-Vee is now offering a more convenient way to shop.

Hy-Vee Aisle Online allows customers to browse the store’s inventory and order groceries, which are then delivered to the customer’s home.

Hy-Vee Aisle Online went into effect Aug. 17. The program is scheduled for nationwide implementation.

Joe Slama/Index Above: Music professor Brian Kubin (left) and music professor Charles Gran (right) perform “The Nice Model.”

Kubin plays the cello and Gran plays the vocoder. “The Nice Model” was composed during 2013. Below left: Music professor Elaine AuBuchon performs “Tick-Tock” on the oboe. “Tick-Tock” was composed during 2011. Below right: Music professor Jesse Krebs performs “Sensing Angels,” composed during 2009.

CITY COUNCIL IN BRIEF

The Kirksville City Council hosted two public hearings about the designation and zoning of four properties as historic and an amendment to city code about city street construction requirements.

The council approved 11 ordinances, including one granting a special use permit to U.S. Cellular to build a cell phone tower and the two ordinances discussed during the public hearings.

STUDENT SENATE IN BRIEF

Student Government elections will take place next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

The Student Association committee reported applications for Communication Director will be available for another week.

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The Student Association committee reported there will be a possible change of deadline for the Board of Governors representative positions.

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9/19 Suspect arrested for driving without insurance at N. Centennial St. 9/15 Suspect arrested for passing bad checks at the 100 block of N. Franklin St. 9/19 Suspect arrested for theft at the 1200 block of W. Oxford Dr. 9/15 Suspect arrested for theft at the 2200 block of N. Baltimore St. 9/19 Suspect arrested for 2nd degree assault and endangering the welfare of a 9/14 Suspect arrested for leaving accident scene at the 800 block of Kings Rd. child at the 1500 block of N. Walnut St.

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Sept. 26 Del and Norma Robison Planetarium The Planetarium will host two shows Saturday. The 2 p.m. showing, “Ice Worlds,” will examine the ecosystems of the Arctic and Antarctica. The 3 p.m. showing, “Two Small Pieces of Glass,” puts audience members in a modern star party. Tickets for the shows can be purchased at the Truman Career Center or at the door. General admission is $7 or $3 with a student ID.

Mitch Matthews and the BIG Dream Gathering 6-8 p.m.

Sept. 29 The SUB Georgian Room

Come hear Mitch Matthews, speaker, success coach and author, talk about the power of ”Dream. Think. Do.” Matthews has developed a program called the BIG Dream Gathering, designed to help people discover what their dreams are. Matthews is the author of the book “Ignite” and runs a blog and the podcast called “Dream. Think. Do.”

THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014

Public reading of the Constitution commemorates Constitution Day Campus and community celebrate Constitution Day with group reading

By Joe Slama Staff Reporter

Truman State hosted a community reading of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution to commemorate the 228th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution.

The event took place at 5 p.m. last Thursday at the north end of The Quad near the flagpole.

Political science professor Randy Hagerty, event chair, said he thinks the reading was the largest in the nation.

“We haven’t done the systematic research of that yet, but we are going to invite the Guinness World Records people and try to get them to the event next year so we can all go in the books as the largest community joint reading of the declaration and the Preamble to the Constitution,” Hagerty said.

Hagerty said the event was not limited to members of the Truman community, but also extended to the city council, city staffers and A.T. Still University students. Hagerty said the goal was to host a community event that went beyond campus confines.

Communication professor James Cianciola, who first had the idea for the public reading, said he was pleased with how the gathering went.

“I think there were some really moving moments

where we felt connected to one another because of this document,” Cianciola said. “That’s what we were hoping for.”

Cianciola said he thought it was interesting that two of the speakers, Missouri House Representative Nate Walker and University President Troy Paino, were carrying copies of the Constitution with them.

History professor Mark Hanley said it was significant

that the passages were read as a group.

“The Constitution really materializes the people as an authentic foundation of political power in the American government,” Hanley said. “That was truly novel, truly revolutionary.

It was a radical moment in American history, so to have a reading where you get people in a physical way to gather and affirm their bond with

those words is significant.”

The event began with English professor James D’Agostino’s reading of William Stafford’s “A Ritual to Read to Each Other,” D’Agostino then introduced Walker, who spoke about the importance of the rights protected in the Constitution.

Paino then related his experiences during the first Constitution Day, when this celebratory day first

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was instituted nationwide.

Walker and Paino said they frequently carry copies of the Constitution with them.

Paino then led the crowd in reading aloud a passage from the Declaration of Independence and the Preamble to the Constitution, with the text found on papers passed out by students. After the reading, Hanley spoke about the history of the Constitution to conclude.

Trung Vo/ Index Campus and community members came together to commemorate Constitution Day with a group reading of the Constitution and selections from the Declaration of Independence. Participants gathered on The Quad last Thursday evening for the event.

Cats

I The Trap-Neuter-Release program seeks a new economically viable and

humane means of controlling the feral cat populations and the spread of diseases.

Trevor Stark/ Index The Adair County Humane Society provides a temporary home for homeless cats such as the one above. The TNR program aims to help reduce cat population and cat homelessness.

Continued from page 1 Like many others, Thomas said she does not see euthanasia as the most economically viable or humane way to control cat populations. She said left unchecked, feral cats can negatively impact public health and neighborhood peace, particularly those that have not been spayed or neutered.

The TNR program is becoming increasingly popular across the country as a method of animal control, Thomas said.

She said TNR is more humane than euthanasia, and will be able to stop growth and maintain a stable cat population.

Thomas said she is hopeful that within two or three years the population will stabilize and begin to decrease. Although it is new to Kirksville, she said she does not consider TNR to be an experimental program.

Thomas cited research from Target Zero in Jacksonville, Florida in which TNR was implemented and euthanasia was greatly reduced within only a year, and continued to decrease as live releases increased. Eventually, the cat population began to shrink and the need for euthanasia and TNR was reduced, according to the Target Zero

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study. However, the TNR program in Jacksonville was endorsed by the city, while the city of Kirksville is not going to be involved with its implementation, Thomas said.

“The main difference in Jacksonville is the city partnering with the shelter, so they’ve got this collaboration happening in a pretty impressive way,” said Thomas.

“We don’t have that happening yet. I think it could happen, within the next couple of years...I don’t think it’s experimental anymore. I think it’s the way forward.”

Thomas said a rabies vaccine is included as a precaution, but rabies was not a large inciting factor to the proposal. Right now, the main concern is not disease but the uncontrolled cat population growth, Thomas said.

The program aims to fix 70 percent of Kirksville’s wild cats, which historically has been the tipping point in TNR programs at which populations begin to stabilize, Thomas said. She said KV-POP currently is fundraising and looking for volunteers — given that the program is lining up to be a long-term initiative, Thomas said she and the KV-POP

Board of Directors likely will always be accepting help with community outreach, trapping and releasing.

“If people are interested, we’d love to have them,” Thomas said. “[We need] student volunteers who are passionate about the issue but also dependable people, because it does require some tenacity.”

Thomas said funds raised will go almost entirely to veterinarian costs, along with traps and other small purchases.

So far, Thomas said she is optimistic about the help and support KV-POP has received and sees TNR as a long-term benefit to both local cats and the community. She said she is excited to see new volunteers get started caring for local animals.

“The big message of KVPOP is fewer homeless pets,” Thomas said. “I think if you see day in and day out how much suffering there is, it really takes its toll. I really felt this is a way we can make a radical, big difference, and also really improve the lives of people who see these sad things every day. You feel good about where you live if you don’t see starving kitties.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Creating AI could have MOVIES WHERE serious consequences HUMANS MISTREATED

In the future, humanoid robots are used as servants for various public services. Programmed to obey Asmivo’s Three Laws of Robotics, the robots are prevented from harming humanity in any way. But when the Zeroth Law is introduced, things go wrong.

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Artificial intelligence is featured time and time again in science fiction. Even people as far back as the ancient Greeks have considered the idea of mechanical life created in our image. Every day, technology gets closer to making that idea a reality. However, with such advancements, we get closer to the evil artificial tyrants of science fiction — Skynet from “The Terminator,” GLaDOS from “Portal,” and HAL 9000 from “2001: A Space Odyssey.” However, I am less worried about that than its opposite — that we achieve something resembling life and treat it as poorly as we treat people. Between all the hatred and fighting already on Earth, I cannot imagine us treating robots any better.

Recently, engineers have developed robots that can prove their own self-awareness. This might sound more impressive than it really is. The actual robot is shown in a video created and posted online by the Rensselaer Artificial Intelligence & Reasoning Lab at Motherboard. com. In the video, the robots are given a variation of the “wise man’s puzzle.” In the original puzzle, a king calls upon the three wisest men in his kingdom and sits them at a table. He gives them each a hat and asks the men to tell him which hat they are wearing without looking at it. The king explains their hat could be either white or blue, there is at least one blue hat, and all of the men have a fair chance of solving it. For the record, the answer is all three men were wearing a blue hat, because any other combination would be unfair.

In the video, three robots are each given a “pill,” which is a tap on the head that, through programming, prevents them from speaking. One robot is given a placebo. The human tester asks the robots, “Which pill did you receive?” After a moment, one robot stands and says, “I don’t know.” Then, realizing it just spoke, it says “Sorry. I know now. I was able to prove that I did not take the dumbing pill.” While this sounds like an easy test — all the robot had to do was hear its voice — each of the robots had to go through several layers of difficult reasoning. The robot has to understand the question, which was given orally instead of in written

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form. Next, it has to distinguish itself from the other robots. Finally, it has to understand and recognize its own voice.

A more important example of breakthroughs in AI is the Philip K. Dick android, best known it for “people zoo” quote during a 2011 episode of Nova ScienceNow titled “What’s the Next Big Thing?” The robot is modeled, in both appearance and mentality, after the science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, who wrote “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”. That is to say, Dick’s works and conversations with other writers were input into the android’s software as a data bank of words, sentences, and ideas. The robot combines the language knowledge it learns from that data bank with words and information it learns from the Internet, or at least what its programmer decided it needed.

During the episode, a PBS reporter asks the android if it would ever try to take over humanity. The android responds, “Jeez, dude. You all have the big questions cooking today. But you’re my friend, and I’ll remember my friends, and I’ll be good to you. So don’t worry, even if I evolve into Terminator, I’ll still be nice to you. I’ll keep you warm and safe in my people zoo, where I can watch you for ol’ times sake.” In context, it appears to be making fun of the question, though with synthesized voices, sarcasm can be hard to pinpoint.

These examples of AI have one thing in common — the robots are polite in their self-awareness. The first thing the self-aware robot said when it realized what it had done was “Sorry.” The PKD android mocked the very idea of joining the ranks of our fictional robotic overlords. It’s true neither robot is ready to be called truly self-aware, but it’s also true neither robot has shown the evil tendencies many would claim they have.

Yet, I have heard people take the “people zoo” quote out of context multiple times, accusing the robot of planning to enslave humanity.

If we do create AI, we will treat them one of two ways — with the same mistrust we see throughout pop culture or as slaves, all because of the messages we have fed ourselves about their existence. Almost every fictional example of artificial life deals with some kind of robot uprising, whether it be a single entity or a mass uprising. No matter what artificially intelligent robots do, by trying to create life, technological or not, we are trying to make things that can think and feel like we do. But if we only think of them as things, we inevitably will put them to use as things.

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In this miniseries extending the universe of the Matrix, a trip through the Zion Archives proves that humans mistreated the Machines long before the war.

Trevor Hamblin is a sophomore English and communication major from Moberly, Mo.

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We should live in the moment more

Jeremy Busch Bruno Mars and his flashy ensemble concluded the first piece of their concert with cheers from the crowd, but for Mars, the audience was far from perfect.

“Let’s all put down our phones,” Mars said, “and sing with me.”

Nearly everyone, including myself, was busy video recording the performance — it’s Bruno Mars, so can you blame me? Well, you should. I had the privilege of attending a Bruno Mars concert, yet I was too focused on recording the event to experience it fully.

With so much technology within an arm’s reach, we consistently try to document events rather than experience them. Think about your last concert, social gathering, sporting event or get-together. I’m willing to bet it was photographed, and either sent to others or put on social media. Maybe we see ourselves as historians,

tasked with the role of preserving our lives for all to see.

Whatever the reason might be, we miss the magic of the moment. The emotions events create cannot be captured by a device. We should put down the camera and bask in the experience.

When I was a child, my parents never enjoyed lugging the camcorder to my siblings’ functions. They complained their attention was then focused on the function of the camcorder rather than the event, and they wouldn’t truly enjoy the experience. The primary objective shifted from watching their child perform to making sure it was documented for the future. While my parents cherish having our childhood videos recorded for future viewing, the camcorder can’t capture the magic of the present — the smell of dirt from a baseball field, the echo of my sister’s beautiful piano music or the pride felt when my brother threw a personal record distance in shot put. Those experiences don’t live through the camera. They live through our eyes and senses.

What occurs today is very different from ancient times. Back in the era of Socrates and Plato, stories were simply word-of-mouth. Memory played a key role in the remembrance of history — if you forgot what happened, the story was gone for good. Because of this, we had to pay closer attention. The value of remembering the moment was too great to lose focus.

This has been replaced by the ability to record events for future use, so the need to mentally recollect events has diminished. Instead, we now have the widespread

ability to share our experiences. When something memorable occurs, everyone pulls out the closest device, which distracts them from the real experience.

What I implore us all to do is remember the value of the moment. As much fun as it is to Snapchat every aspect of our lives to our entire contact list, we must live in the present. Sure, I encourage you to take a photo.

There are a lot of good times that could be forgotten without the aid of the digital age. But absorb yourself in the moment. Feel the magic. Devote your best attention to it, because the way you feel can never be preserved through a picture.

Editor’s Note: Read the rebuttal to Jeremy’s article written by Assistant Copy Chief Meg Robison on tmn.truman.edu.

Jeremy Busch is a senior communication major from Ballwin, Mo.

To what extent should people document their lives?

Major events are fine but you don’t need to document every dinner.

I used to be an active documenter but lately I’ve been more selective about what I post. I’ve even deleted pictures I thought were inappropriate.

Life events are fine but it’s when it’s too personal and too about your daily life that it becomes too much.

Everybody has the choice to block and unfollow. I think when it gets too personal it can be a little funny.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

There needs to be more gender diversity in computer science

Police protocol exists for a good reason The story of Ahmed Mohamed, the teenager from Irving, Texas, who was arrested after his teacher mistook a homemade clock for a bomb, has sparked quite a bit of controversy. Social media discussion about his arrest mostly has focused on discrimination based on Ahmed’s race and religion, and concerns about whether he should have brought the clock to school in the first place. Both arguments, however, forget that regardless of his race, religion or actions, based on the available information it appears the police did not follow the proper procedure for handling bomb threats.

The step-by-step approach to address such threats and related incidents is outlined in directive 8.02.1 from the Texas Police Department General Order Manual, which is available online for public access at the city of Texarkana website and likely is not too different from the city of Irving’s own approach to addressing such threats.

First of all, the clock was confiscated by an English teacher before the police arrived at the scene. This could lead one to believe the school did not actually perceive the homemade device as an immediate threat. Once summoned to the school, officers arrested Ahmed and presumably took the device to be examined. However, had they actually had reason to believe there was a threat, the officers should have evacuated the school, and created a secure perimeter of at least 500 feet around the building to make sure no students were harmed as they examined the suspected bomb and contacted federal authorities, according to directive 8.02.1.

We, the Editorial Board, remember the April 2013 incident when Truman State was placed on a brief lockdown after a witness reported seeing a man with a handgun at the edge of campus. During that incident, students were sent alerts regarding the emergency situation. Campus was placed on lockdown, meaning students could not enter or exit campus buildings, according to an April 2013 KTVO article. Police patrolled the area searching for the man, discovered it was a student with a BB gun and then determined there was no apparent danger to the campus community, according to the same article.

There are similarities between this incident and Ahmed’s. Both featured potential harm to a large number of students, happened on school grounds and involved police response. While neither incident posed a legitimate threat, police responded to each in very different ways.

We, the Editorial Board, agree a bomb threat, real or perceived, should be treated seriously. If teachers and police officers truly thought Ahmed’s clock was a bomb, they should have placed the school on lockdown or ordered an evacuation. At the very least, they should have alerted staff and students to the potential danger. They did none of these things. Instead, they arrested Ahmed in full view of his classmates, according to a Sept. 16 Dallas Morning News article. In comparison, after the Truman incident was resolved, officers did not release the suspect’s name to the general public.

After he was handcuffed and taken away, Ahmed was denied the chance to call his father because he was under arrest, according to a Sept. 16 CNN article.

This was a violation of Texas Family Code Section 52.025, which states “a child may not be left unattended in a juvenile processing office and is entitled to be accompanied by the child’s parent, guardian, or other custodian or by the child’s attorney.”

Even after officers clearly determined Ahmed’s clock was not a bomb, they continued to detain him, claiming he’d created a hoax bomb, according to the same Sept. 16 CNN article. “A person commits an offense [of creating a hoax bomb] if the person knowingly manufactures, sells, purchases, transports or possesses a hoax bomb with intent to use [it],” according to Texas Penal Code Section 46.08: Hoax Bombs. But Ahmed clearly stated his creation was a clock, not a bomb, according to a Sept. 16 Washington Post article.

While we don’t blame Ahmed’s English teacher for misinterpreting the clock, we do fault the school administration for its mishandling of the situation and miscommunication to police personnel, as well as law enforcement officials for their actions, which broke mandated protocol. If they truly thought Ahmed had brought a bomb to school, they had protocol they should have followed for the safety of all involved — but they didn’t. They took no precautions to protect the students, the staff or themselves against a potential threat.

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Megan Archer One day, early last semester, I forgot which Violette Hall classroom my class was supposed to be in.

I didn’t have time to look it up, so instead I glanced inside each room I passed to see which one had the most males in it. I found my class right away.

It’s a well-known stereotype that the computer science major is male-dominated, but I didn’t realize how true this is until I began the program. I’ve taken to counting the gender ratios in my classes, and they’re roughly 80 percent male. This isn’t just a problem at Truman — it’s a national, even worldwide issue. This gap is not a failing on the part of women — it is a symptom of a broken system that makes women feel unwelcome and underprepared.

During 2011, women earned just 18 percent of undergraduate degrees in computer science in the U.S., according to the National Center for Educational Statistics. Sadly, this percentage actually has decreased over time — during 1985, 37 percent were awarded to women, according to the same source. So not only is there a problem in the industry but it has gotten worse during the past decades.

The question is obvious — what’s keeping women from getting into computer science? To answer that, we should look at perceptions of this field in popular society.

When I tell people I’m a computer science major, the most common response is “There are lots of great job opportunities in that field.” The idea that there are high-paying jobs available for computer science majors is widespread — women aren’t eschewing a computer science degree because it seems like a useless major.

However, the idea of computer science as a male-dominated field is just as widespread. Telle Whitney, president and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute — an organization that aims to equalize the ratio of men and women in technology fields — recalled a “feeling of isolation, like ‘I don’t necessarily belong’” being prevalent among her female peers while earning her PhD in computer science at California Institute of Technology because of the lack of female students.

The gender disparity itself may be to blame. In a negative feedback loop, the fewer female computer science students there are, the less females feel like they belong there, which leads to even fewer female computer science students. It’s a vicious cycle that needs to be broken.

But figuring out how to break it is the difficult part of the problem. There are many organizations

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attempting to turn the tide, such as the Anita Borg Institute, but changing attitudes is always a tricky endeavor. It’s not obvious how to change society’s view.

Some promising steps have been taken. Harvey Mudd College has managed to get their computer science program ratio to an impressive 40 percent female, according to a September 2014 ReadWrite article. The college accomplished this by splitting the introductory computer science course into different levels — this way, students who had a background in computer science would be able to take an accelerated course, whereas beginning students wouldn’t feel intimidated by anyone with more programming experience.

This is a great solution to another comment I hear a lot — after people tell me how many jobs I can get with my major, they often say they wouldn’t be able to make it in a computer science major.

I think this at least partially is because of how inaccessible programming is made out to be in popular media — for example, the portrayal of hacker heroes in television and movies. These characters are portrayed as brilliant people with special skills that allow them to communicate with computers in unintelligible glowing code.

I don’t presume to think I can accomplish in one article what large and impressive organizations have been trying to do for decades, but the least I can do is add my voice to announce that it’s not that hard.

Movie hackers are written by screenwriters, and they need an air of mystique to add to the movie’s narrative tension. They are not a reflection of reality, especially not the reality of the everyday software engineer.

At the end of the day, computer programming is simply telling computers what to do. It’s less like unlocking the secrets of a magical language that submerges you in a digital world, and more like giving painfully detailed directions to your very literal-minded uncle.

Despite the amazing advances in society computers have brought about, the truth is computers on their own are stupid. And a computer programmer’s job is to tell the stupid machines how to do mindless work over and over again in a way that will help somebody.

I hope the tides will start to turn. I hope women who are looking for steady employment opportunities will see computer science as a viable option for them. I hope these women will tilt the scales a little, making the field seem more accessible to even more women. I hope we can turn the negative feedback loop into a positive one.

Megan Archer is a senior computer science major from Morrison, Colo.

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MacKenna Palazza/Index Truman State students study surrounded by the Missouri and Southern Iowa Art Guild exhibit. MOSI is hosting an art show 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 24 in Pickler Memorial Library, featuring works of art from local Missouri and southern Iowa residents, as well as Truman students.

Exhibit features local artists

By Rachel Fechter Staff Reporter

Students who frequent the Pickler Memorial Library Starbucks might have noticed artwork ranging from oil pastel landscapes to stained glass hanging on the café walls.

These works of art were created by the members of the Missouri and Southern Iowa art guild. The exhibit began Aug. 17 and will close Dec. 11.

MOSI will host an art show at the library cafe 5:30-7 p.m. today, Sept. 24, for Truman State students and Kirksville residents to come, indulge in refreshments and vote for their favorite piece of art.

MOSI president Colleen Wagner established the art guild during 2013 because she said she thought northeastern Missouri and southern Iowa needed a place where artists could come together, share their work and encourage each other to become better artists.

“Our goal is to help, support, encourage and motivate artists to be the best artists they can be,” Wagner said. “Art is important because it gives

people an opportunity to create something brand new. Art, to me, is like bread and butter.

I would find it very difficult to not have art in my life and to not have an opportunity to create art.”

Wagner and MOSI show coordinator Maureen McHale were not the only forces behind the MOSI art guild — Wagner said people of different ages and artistic abilities attend meetings scheduled for 5:30 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at the Annex building at 300 N. Franklin St. McHale said she helped organize the library café show, hoping it would immerse Truman students in art and connect the talented artists around Kirksville with the student body.

“It’s a good location for a show because a café is a place where people linger for a while, and they might also visit repeatedly where students study or meet friends,” McHale said. “The students get to know what some people in town are doing.”

McHale said one advantage of local art shows is viewers get to meet the artists as opposed to buying it at a store.

She said this makes the experience more personal.

Darrell Williams, MOSI window coordinator, said he looks forward to seeing his artwork featured at the upcoming café show.

“I’m tickled to death that I’ve got a piece in the show,” Williams said. “My work tends to be, as a general rule, completely different from anyone else’s in MOSI. It’s part of showing the variety that the artists around here create and to be a part of that is neat. I hope the show opens a window to an environment that maybe college students wouldn’t normally see.”

Williams said the purpose of the café exhibit is to let Truman students know there are talented people in Kirksville.

He said he hopes the show will spread art appreciation awareness and motivate Truman students to step outside their comfort zones and learn something new.

“Art is integral in everybody’s life, whether they realize it or not,” Williams said. “So being exposed to different levels of artwork, I believe, is extremely beneficial to everybody.”

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Quidditch takes flight at Truman

BY KATEY STOETZEL

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“Harry Potter” fans have been recreating elements from the series in the real world for a while now. Chief among them is quidditch — a sport that combines soccer, football and rugby — which has now found its way to Truman State’s campus.

Seven members make up a team, holding positions such as chasers, beaters and seeker. Chasers carry a ball called the quaffle across the field to score in the other team’s hoops. Beaters keep the two balls, called bludgers, from hitting members of their team by hitting them toward the other team with a wooden bat. The last position is the seeker — the fastest player on the field — whose job is to catch a ball called the golden snitch, which results in the team acquiring 150 points.

Sophomore Heather Brostrom said she wanted to create the team because she’s been a “Harry Potter” fan for a long time and has always wanted to play. Brostrom said she never found a team to join, so she created her own. She said she thinks quidditch is a combination of nerd and jock culture.

Brostrom said the goal of quidditch is to get the quaffle through the other team’s hoops. She said the highest hoop is worth 10 points, the middle hoop is five points and the lowest hoop is three points.

“Right now, we’re playing a little differently than how it’s actually supposed to be played,” Brostrom said. “This is called the muggle version, because the one they play in the movies is the wizard version, obviously. Can’t fly. But we’re playing kind of a watered-down version.”

Brostrom said the golden snitch is a tennis-sized ball put into the tail-end of a sock and hangs from the back of the fastest player’s pants, similar to flag football. She said the seeker’s job is to pull the snitch out.

“The [person holding the snitch] is a pretty cool position because their only rule is to not do anything

Katey Stoetzel/Index Sophomore Heather Brostrom gets ready for the next quidditch play. Brostrom has been a fan of “Harry Potter” for a long time and created Truman’s first quidditch team after not finding an existing one to join. that’s against the law,” Brostrom said. “They can pretty much do anything to get away.”

For example, Brostrom said she had heard of players getting in a car and simply driving away from the match in order to keep the golden snitch away from the seeker.

“You definitely have an underdog story right here. ”

-Freshman Menaie Feliciano

Brostrom said the quidditch team at Truman is not an official club yet, but because more people are interested in playing this semester, she said the team is going to try to make it happen. Making the team an official club will help get them to the national level and allow the group to play against other collegiate teams such as the University of Missouri, she said.

“It would be awesome to have the option to play Mizzou, but at the same time, I really want to get to know everyone on the team and have it be close, and actually have people that I know every time they show

up,” Brostrom said. “That’s more important to me than having 50 people play.”

US Quidditch is the national governing body for the sport of quidditch, according to usquidditch.org. This organization gathers quidditch teams from all over the world to participate in tournaments. The University of Missouri is a recognized team with the USQ, but to become part of the organization and play against teams such as Mizzou, Truman’s team needs more people.

Freshman Anthony Tabacchi said quidditch can be exercise if you treat it seriously.

“I guess that’s the hardest thing to get over — the embarrassment factor,” Tabacchi said. “You’re running around with PVC pipes between your legs and throwing a ball through a hoop.”

Freshman Menaie Feliciano said because quidditch is limited to your physical capabilities, you have to be wellrounded athletically to play. She said she wants to play chaser once the group has enough people to figure out positions.

Feliciano said even though having a lot of people like the Mizzou club does would be good for the team, she said she would rather keep it at the small club level.

“I would like it to just stay a club at Truman, but build up enough to have house competitions,” Feliciano said.

“You definitely have an underdog story right here.”

Quidditch meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays on The Quad.

Katey Stoetzel/Index Above: Members of the quidditch team battle for the quaffle. The quaffle is the ball used to score.

Left: One member blocks a score attempt on one of the three hoops. The top hoop is worth 10 points, the middle hoop 5 points and the lowest 3 points.

Truman offers new Peace Corps certification

BY PAIGE YUNGERMANN In cooperation with the Peace Corps, Truman State now offers a Peace Corps Prep certification to students, giving them a competitive advantage when applying to work with the organization.

To complete this program, students must take three courses within an area of service, three intercultural courses and complete fieldwork.

These students then would graduate with a bachelor’s degree and a Peace Corps Prep certificate, which benefits them when applying for the Peace Corps.

The official kickoff for this program is 7 p.m. today, Sept. 24, in the Student Union Building Hub.

Linguistics professor Mary Shapiro said she, along with Helen Lowman, Peace Corps Associate Director for Volunteer Recruitment and Selection, and Maria Di Stefano, dean of graduate studies, will speak at this kickoff event.

Returned Peace Corps volunteers living in the Kirksville area also will attend the event, Shapiro said.

While certain majors are more relevant to the Peace Corps, Shapiro said any student can complete the Peace Corps Prep certification.

“Anybody from any major can do this,” Shapiro said. “What they need to think about is ‘What would I like to do?

Would I be an education volunteer?

Would I be an [agriculture] volunteer?’”

Students whose majors relate to the Peace Corps can complete

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coursework within their major for Peace Corps Prep, Shapiro said.

If a student’s major does not relate to the Peace Corps, Shapiro said they will have to decide what sector they want to volunteer with and complete coursework in that area to obtain the Prep certificate.

One reason Shapiro said she wanted to bring Peace Corps Prep to Truman is because some of the course requirements for this certificate are classes students already take.

“For many of them, completing the requirements for this will be fairly trivial,” Shapiro said. “It will just be a matter of documenting experiences they would have had anyway.”

Shapiro said she hopes students will see how taking these courses prepares them for working with the Peace Corps.

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For the fieldwork component, Shapiro said it should not be much additional work for students because many already complete volunteer hours.

Shapiro said even if students who complete this program do not work with the Peace Corps, having this certification is still advantageous. She said it can demonstrate to employers and graduate schools that the student has valuable skills that can be used around the world.

Shapiro said this program gets students thinking about Peace Corps work and experience early during their college careers.

“It’s a great fit for liberal arts in general,” Shapiro said. “Our students looking for opportunities to get involved in things.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

WRC lines up testimonies As part of the annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week events, the Women’s Resource Center hung T-shirts with the testimonies of past sexual assault victims on The Quad. The T-shirts contain messages from victims of sexual assault and how they have moved on from these events in their lives.

The clothesline will remain on display until Sept. 25. For more information about the events during Sexual Assault Awareness Week or the Women’s Resource Center, visit wrc.truman.edu.

Roundtables with Paino build new relationships

BY EMILY PLOCH Staff Writer

During college, establishing meaningful relationships and developing leadership experience can make a difference and impact others. For members of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society, these opportunities already are starting to have an impact.

To build connections among students, the University and the community, members of ODK meet with University President Troy Paino for roundtable discussions to learn more about leadership and real world experience.

ODK president senior Philip Schuchardt said members meet three to four times a semester with Paino to have an open discussion. Schuchardt said the conversation might include addressing issues on campus, meeting with community leaders and allowing Paino to learn more about students.

Because ODK works to ensure every campus interest is represented during the roundtable discussions, Schuchardt said they are looking for a diverse array of students to represent Truman State.

Schuchardt said the organization strives to recognize and represent leadership through five pillars — 1. scholarship, 2. athletics, 3. campus and community service, social and religious activity and campus government, 4. journalism, speech and mass media, and 5. creative and performing arts.

“It’s nice to be able to branch out in an organization like ODK and meet people I probably otherwise wouldn’t meet, but have a similar interest in leadership,” Schuchardt said.

Schuchardt said the 41 ODK members represent a variety of majors and interests. Even if an interest or pillar is not represented other members have connections with others on campus who represent those pillars, he said.

Schuchardt said while ODK looks for students in leadership positions, it also considers students who lead behind the scenes and do not hold formal positions within other campus organizations.

Because space is limited when they meet in Paino’s office, Schuchardt said only 10 members meet at each roundtable discussion and they rotate which members attend depending on how everyone’s schedules align.

Schuchardt said he appreciates the roundtable discussions because he thinks Paino respects students’ opinions, and hearing a student perspective on certain issues is important to Paino.

He said when leaders from the community come to speak, students typically have the opportunity to

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ask about aspects of leadership and how the guest handles situations as a leader.

Out of the 10 roundtable discussions Schuchardt has attended, Schuchardt said the one with former University President Jack Magruder stood out to him the most.

Senior Hannah Seidel, ODK roundtable chair, also said her favorite speaker was Magruder.

She said another memorable roundtable for her was a discussion about what it means for Truman to be a liberal arts university. During the discussion, members looked at essays about liberal arts universities, one of which Paino had written.

“It’s nice to be able to branch out in an organization like ODK and meet people I probably otherwise wouldn’t meet, but have a similar interest in leadership.”

-ODK president senior Philip Schuchardt

Seidel said she thinks the roundtable discussions with ODK are an interesting way to learn more about Truman’s goals and ideals. She said she thinks the discussions also are a good way to learn from the experience of various community leaders.

Although each guest discusses issues on campus, Seidel said the main goal of the discussions is not to bring concerns to Paino’s attention, but instead to create a beneficial relationship between students and community leaders.

Senior Kristina Kohl, a new ODK member, said she went to her first roundtable discussion last week with Kristie Swaim, an Adair County Associate Circuit Judge. At the meeting, Kohl said they discussed the different parts of a leadership position she had not previously considered and how Swaim’s job ties in with the University.

Kohl said the roundtable was very relaxed and she enjoyed the experience.

Kohl said ODK is a good opportunity to meet with real community leaders and to gain a more professional experience.

Kohl said she would like to see more camaraderie between ODK and other organizations on campus.

She said one way ODK is trying to accomplish this goal is with a tentative leadership banquet to bring campus leaders together.

If you would like to know more about ODK, visit odk.truman.edu.

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Truman State now offers a Peace Corps Prep certification to students, providing them a competitive advantage and the ability to graduate with a bachelor’s degree and a Peace Corps Prep certificate.

Continued from page 7 This is a way of getting people to think about it a little earlier.”

Shapiro said she learned about this program from Truman alumna Bethany Dixon, and said she decided this program needed to be brought to Truman. During January, she said she started filling out the necessary paperwork.

Shapiro said she found out Truman had been approved for Peace Corps Prep during April, but the official launch was delayed until September so the program could start at the beginning of the semester instead of at the end.

Shapiro said this program is especially important to her because she served with the Peace Corps from 1986-1988 in Morocco.

“It was wonderful,” Shapiro said. “One of those life changing experiences. [Peace Corps volunteers] are interested in the rest of the world, and we want to bring those experiences home with us and tell you about the rest of the world. It’s a lifelong thing.”

Dixon said she found out about the program through the Peace Corps Facebook page. She said she thought this would be a good fit for Truman, so she told Shapiro about the program.

Dixon said she will begin serving with the Peace Corps this November in Uganda.

Di Stefano said Truman also has partnered with the Peace Corps for the Master’s International program. She said this curriculum is for students who want to earn a Master of Arts in Leadership at Truman and volunteer with the Peace Corps. The Master of Arts in Leadership requires an internship, which Di Stefano said is fulfilled by serving with the Peace Corps.

Di Stefano said the Peace Corps Prep and the Master’s International program are assets for Truman because in terms of the number of graduates who have served with the Peace Corps, Truman is one of the top institutions.

“Our students have very broad interests,” Di Stefano said. “They are very interested in the world at large. They are very interested in serving their communities and the larger community. It makes a lot of sense for our students to be active participants in the Peace Corps, and Truman wants to support that by having these different opportunities.”

Students interested in completing Peace Corp Prep should attend this event or contact Shapiro at mshapiro@truman.edu.

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Lyceum Event “At the Movies”

3-11 p.m. Sept. 26 Round Barn

7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 Baldwin Auditorium

Join the Chris O’Leary Band, Amanda Fish Band, Ian Cooper Project and others at the biannual music festival. The doors open at 3 p.m. and music starts at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20.

Truman’s music department will be performing music from films such as “The Lion King” and “Forrest Gump” at this event. Free student tickets are available in the Student Union Building and general admission tickets are $11.

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The “Harry Potter” theme song is probably one of the most recognizable tracks out there.

John Williams incorporates the simple yet melodic tune throughout all eight “Harry Potter” films.

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The “Lord of the Rings” soundtrack ranges from upbeat Shire music to intense battle songs, perfectly telling the story of Frodo’s journey to destroy the ring.

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Artists such as Regina Spektor, The Smiths,The Temper Trap, Hall & Oates and Simon & Garfunkel make up the soundtrack to “500 Days of Summer.” The songs exemplify the film’s “this is not a love story” theme.

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Most of the “Mad Max: Fury Road” soundtrack acts as a war anthem for Immortan Joe’s War Boys. But the soundtrack also takes time to slow down during the emotionally charged scenes, with songs like “Many Mothers.”

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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross provide a chillingly quiet score to 2010’s “The Social Network.”

Our favorite — “In Motion.”

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“The Office” fire drill cold open rocks

BY KATEY STOETZEL

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I love cold opens — those scenes in television shows right before the main title sequence. You know what I’m talking about. These are the hooks that will keep you watching for the next 30-45 minutes.

But no cold open has stood the test of time like the cold open to season five, episode 14 of “The Office,” “Stress Relief — Part 1.” The scene is roughly four and a half minutes of perfection, during which Dwight decides PowerPoints are evil and the only way to really teach people is through experience.

While he’s right on that front, the fire drill he puts his co-workers through isn’t really a drill because he starts an actual fire.

The scene only works because of its pacing.

You know how in horror films, it’s not really the thing that pops out of nowhere that scares you, but rather the anticipation of that moment? There’s a reason comedy and horror go hand-in-hand. It’s not really Dwight starting a fire in the office that’s funny — it’s the build-up to the rest of the office

cluing into the fire and their subsequent reactions that make it perfection.

The scene takes its time to be funny.

It starts like this — Dwight lets us in on what he’s doing, narrating over footage of himself blow-torching the door handles of the exits and throwing a lit cigarette into a trash can. Then, he waits at his desk for someone to notice. The first person to notice is Pam, who sees smoke rolling through the crack of the door. She alerts everyone else, and they all make their way to the exits while Michael throws in some bleeped-out expletives to spice things up. During the growing chaos, Dwight is shouting safety instructions, one of which is to check the door handles to see if they’re hot — if yes, then the fire is on the other side of the door. Remember, Dwight torched those handles, so Michael promptly yells, “Every man for himself.” Then more chaos ensues, and somehow we still manage to learn new things about characters we’ve watched for five years.

We see Angela open a filing cabinet behind her desk and take out a live cat named Bandit. Oscar turns out to be a ninja because he climbs into the ceiling fairly easily, though his legs fall through near the end of the scene.

Kevin really loves food. Okay, we already knew that one. But his tactic is to go for the vending machine food.

I’m right there with you, buddy.

Jim and Pam might not be as level-headed as we think when they try to beat down a locked door with a printer.

Andy’s never heard what firecrackers sound like. Stanley’s heart sucks. That last one we learn when the scene ends with Stanley having a heart attack. Bravo, Dwight.

The way this crazy scene ends actually is what solidifies this as the best cold open I’ve seen. When you begin the cold open with a character starting a fire in his place of work, how do you put a stop to it? It’s already got the steady escalation down pat, we’ve already discussed this.

Read the two times I called the scene perfection earlier.

The only logical and realistic way to finish the scene off is to have a serious consequence for such actions.

Remember how I said earlier that cold opens are the hook for the rest of the episode? In this case, Dwight starting a fire is a bit over the top to do just for comedy’s sake. Stanley’s heart attack is what drives the rest of the episode and the next one. Grounding it in that bit of reality and allowing some room for Dwight to be reprimanded — kind of, anyway — makes the cold open work. Grade — A+

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‘Dogs fall on Family Night

BY HENRY JANSSEN Staff Reporter

The ‘Dogs failed to gain their first win of the 2015 football season during the home opener against Missouri University of Science & Technology. Truman State fell 10-7 during the Family Day night game after leading 7-0 during the first quarter.

The loss against the Miners marks only the second time during the team’s past 26 meetings the Bulldogs have fallen to Missouri S&T. The only other loss during that span was a 2008 overtime game played at Stokes Stadium. Saturday marked the 78th time the two universities have played one another, the first game taking place during 1909.

Truman scored during the first quarter on a pass from junior quarterback Devonte Black to junior wide receiver Joey Schenck, capping off an 85-yard drive accomplished in 15 plays. The Bulldogs were able to take a 7-3 lead by the halftime break. The ‘Dogs gained 80 more yards from the line of scrimmage than the Miners during the first half, but when the final whistle blew, Missouri S&T had outgained the Bulldogs’ 287 yards with 321.

Miner sophomore kicker Nolan Mannino began the game 1-of-3 on field goals, missing two attempts from within 30 yards during the first half. The Miners started one of those possessions inside the Bulldog 10-yard line after a muffed punt by junior wide receiver Derek Hammann, but were unable to capitalize.

Although the Bulldogs now sit at 0-3, junior defensive back Austin Zoda said the team put itself in a situation to win the football game Saturday night but ultimately was unable to walk away victorious. He said this has been an unfortunate recurring theme for the Truman football program for a few years, but he said it will inevitably be corrected.

“When we step up and execute in the fourth [quarter], it’s going to be a culture change,” Zoda said. “Once we find it one week, it’s going to be something that’s going to carry on for the remainder of my time, and hopefully longer after. It’s one of those things that as a team and as a program you just gotta figure out how to do it.”

The Bulldogs gained 13 yards of total offense during the fourth quarter, and the Truman defense was on the field for nearly 12 minutes. Zoda said though he thought his team made mistakes that contributed to Saturday’s

loss and needed to be more disciplined, his teammates have done an excellent job of keeping their heads up and looking forward to the next eight weeks of football.

“As a member of this team, it’s really encouraging to see everyone still bought in as if it was day one of practice,” Zoda said. “Our record really doesn’t show how good this football team is.”

Zoda led the team with 11 tackles Saturday, and leads the Bulldogs with 33 throughout the season. Sophomore defensive back JD Hurd and redshirt freshman linebacker Kade Young notched nine tackles apiece. The ‘Dogs were unable to force a turnover during the game, but sophomore defensive lineman Brian Craft forced a fumble.

Top: The Truman State football team lines up its offense to run a play during Saturday’s game against Missouri University of Science and Technology. Above Right: Senior wide receiver Felix Neboh tries to avoid a Miner defender. Above: Junior wide receiver Joey Schenck hurdles over junior Jeremi Ross, a Missouri S&T defensive back. The Bulldogs lost to the Miners, 10-7, and have a 0-3 record so far this season.

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Kayla Bastian Junior outside hitter Kayla Bastian finished with 12 kills, 11 digs and five aces during the Bulldog’s Saturday 3-0 sweep of the University of IllinoisSpringfield. Bastian currently leads the team with 115 kills and is second in digs at 147 after the team’s first 10 games.

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Missouri S&T, on the other hand, finished the game with three takeaways. Senior defensive end Devin Gillespie registered the only sack for the Bulldogs on the evening, and his first of the season.

Black threw his third interception of the season and lost a fumble during the third quarter. Black said mistakes like that prevent a team from being able to execute.

“The mistakes, my interception, my fumble that wasn’t forced, dumb penalties, all of it, just boneheaded mistakes,” Black said. “We can’t make those mistakes and expect to be successful. We can’t depend on the defense to continuously bail us out like they have in the past. We have to look in the mirror, and just execute a little bit better.”

Black led the team by rushing with 56 yards on 13 carries Saturday, and now leads the team in rushing with 134 yards on 33 attempts. Black said though the Bulldogs played Saturday’s game without their starting running back — redshirt junior AJ Hartfield, who suffered a bruised heel during the loss to Wayne State University — freshman running back Andy Satulla and freshman running back Malique Robbins stepped in.

The two backs combined for 62 yards on 18 carries.

Black finished 15-of-28 for 116 yards on pass attempts.

Like Zoda, Black said he still has a tremendous amount of faith in his teammates and his program.

“A lot of the fans out there are maybe looking at us like the season’s over,” Black said. “I’m not buying into that. I don’t care what anyone else says, we can finish the GLVC 8-3. You just gotta come out there and do what you’ve been doing your whole life. It’s only football.”

Schenck, who was responsible for the Bulldogs’ only trip to the endzone Saturday, said he thought Missouri S&T was a well-coached team, and the Miners’ schemes on defense hindered the ‘Dogs from getting anything rolling during the second half.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Women’s soccer learns from draw

“We are creating chances.

Now we need to work on scoring them.”

-Redshirt junior Stephanie Williams

Shinn said the players stayed motivated during the game by keeping their objectives in mind. She said the players are able to push each other during games because they all have a similar goal in mind for their season.

“Getting shutouts and being undefeated, in this conference especially,

are both huge goals for the girls,” Shinn said. “So that weighs on everyone’s mind when they are out on the field or cheering on the sideline.”

Shinn said from a coach’s perspective, the team did a good job of possessing the ball. She said though the score didn’t show it, the Bulldogs were able to keep the ball from the Saints, even though they weren’t able to put a shot in the back of the net.

Although she liked the team’s possessive style of play, Shinn said she would like to see the team smooth out some of the kinks in their play.

“Some of the things that we needed to work on was our movement up the field together and being able to create chances in the final third [of the field],” Shinn said. “Capitalizing on our chances was crucial against Maryville, which we fell short of in that game.”

Shinn said the team quickly learned from the game against Maryville and used that knowledge against their next opponent, UMSL. Shinn said she thinks the tie inspired the ‘Dogs to work harder and bring more intensity to the game.

Shinn said as the team aims to have a strong rest of the season, the Truman women plan to be more aggressive, play as a unit during the entire game and take advantage of scoring opportunities.

The Bulldogs’ next game is an away matchup against the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds 4 p.m Sept. 25 in Indianapolis.

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a ‘kick and run’ game. We started to do that as well,” Mattingly said. “We play much better when we can connect with each other on passes instead of just kicking the ball up the field.”

Mattingly said the draw lit a fire under the team and made it more motivated to put University of Missouri - St. Louis away during Truman’s next game.

Assistant coach Jade Shinn said maintaining a positive attitude helped the Bulldogs during their first GLVC game of the season. She said being positive is important to the team — even when the game isn’t going the Bulldogs’ way.

She said this positivity helps the players keep their spirits up and motivates them to play harder.

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For the Truman State women’s soccer team, the tie game during its first GLVC matchup of the season against Maryville University last week was all about staying focused.

Playing through a full game and two full overtimes, the Bulldogs had to concentrate on maintaining composure, defending their goal and working together as a team for 110 minutes.

So far this season, the Bulldogs have finished with three ties, and redshirt junior forward Stephanie Williams said her teammates are not satisfied with these outcomes. Williams said while the ‘Dogs are happy with the defensive effort of the team, they want victories instead of ties, and they will use those three draws as fuel for future games.

Williams said possessing the ball during the two overtimes was crucial for stopping the Maryville Saints from getting opportunities to score. She said her teammates and coaches helped each other stay focused when the game entered its final minutes.

“Coach really helped us keep our focus going into overtime,” Williams said.

“We wanted to come out with high intensity and score early.”

Williams said during the game, her team members worked on playing strong defense. She said the Bulldog defend-

ers did a good job of making it hard for Maryville to get shots on goal by working together.

Overall, Williams said there were both positives and negatives from the tie against the Saints. She said the team’s effort on defense was important for the Bulldogs, but the team needs to improve its finishing during scoring opportunities.

“We are creating chances,” Williams said.

“Now we need to work on scoring them.”

Sophomore goalkeeper Katie Mattingly said focus is important during every minute of the game. She said as the goalkeeper, she knows there is no room for mistakes. She said she must always be on her game, because one misplayed ball could lead to an opposing goal. Mattingly said she made six saves against Maryville by keeping a good position and staying on her toes at all times. Mattingly said she agreed with Williams and said the Bulldogs did a good job of playing, regardless of the obstacles.

“I know everyone got frustrated from time to time in such a long game, but we kept our cool and didn’t let that affect our play,” Mattingly said. “We didn’t let our frustration from not being able to score affect the way we played defense.”

Mattingly said while she was in the goal, she noticed a few things the team needs to work on. She said the Bulldogs need to play their own game when times get tough instead of playing similarly to their opponents.

“We are a great passing team, but I think as Maryville was playing more of

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

FOOTBALL l The Truman State football team loss its

home opener to Missouri University of Science & Technology on Saturday. The Bulldogs are currently 0-3.

Continued from Page 11 “Watching film, they were running a lot of man-to-man coverages,” Schenck said. “They started Saturday’s game doing that and we got a few decent plays on it. They started to switch it up to a zone — we weren’t as prepared as we could’ve been, thinking it was going to be more man-to-man coverages, and it makes us adjust our routes. I feel like we weren’t getting open as much with that.”

Schenck said he thought Truman’s biggest shortcoming in the team’s rushing aspect of the offense was poor blocking by receivers on the perimeter, and during the second half, Missouri S&T was starting to win the battle on the interior. “[Head coach Gregg Nesbitt] talks about it all the time — in a college football game, whoever controls the run game will usually walk away with it,” Schenck said. “Then in the second half we couldn’t get anything

done because S&T’s defense had really worn out our offensive line.”

The Bulldogs now have rushed for 338 yards on the year compared to opponents’ combined 463. In total, the Bulldogs have been outgained 913 to 685, and have been outscored 62-30.

Schenck finished the game with eight receptions for 66 yards, including a 36-yard throw from redshirt freshman quarterback Randy Schroeder. Schenck leads the team through three games in receptions and yards, with 13 grabs for 102 yards. He said he knows the team will have to do more to have success during the next eight games.

“We haven’t gotten to that place in the offense where we need to be,” Schenck said.

Truman will travel looking for its first win against the Lincoln University Blue Tigers 2 p.m. Saturday in Jefferson City. Lincoln enters the game with a 1-2 record.

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Men’s soccer splits at home The Truman State men’s soccer team hosted two conference games at Truman Soccer Park last weekend against Lewis University and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. The Bulldogs defeated the Flyers, but fell to the Rangers.

BY SAM STEWART Staff Reporter

Submitted photo Alumnus Seth Jackson speaks with his mother before signing a one-year contract with BC Balkan. Jackson reported to Botevgrav, Bulgaria today.

Jackson signs with pro team

BY DEVIN GILLESPIE

Sports Editor tsusportseditor@gmail.com

Truman State alumnus Seth Jackson, a former Truman men’s basketball guard, signed a one-year deal to play professionally with BC Balkan in Bulgaria on Monday. After months of job insecurity, Jackson came to terms with the club to continue his career in the Balkan International Basketball League.

As a senior, Jackson was third in career points and leading the GLVC in scoring with 22.3 points per game. He was a firstteam All-GLVC selection and second-team Daktronics All-Midwest region performer, according to trumanbulldogs.com.

Following his senior season, Jackson said he talked with his coaching staff about the possibility of playing overseas.

After signing with an agent during June, the process of finding a place to play was out of his control.

“It’s a lot of uncertainty. You’re just waiting around and hoping you get a phone call,” Jackson said. “It was tough for me because we were anticipating that I would sign a month and a half ago.”

Jackson said doubt started to creep in after deals weren’t coming in as quickly as he hoped. Although he said German teams were the first to contact him dur-

ing early July and Slovenian clubs showed interest, no offers came in.

Jackson said he had only been in contact with BC Balkan for four days before signing, but had to remain in shape despite the ambiguity of his future.

“It was definitely a really big mental test for me, but that’s how this business goes,” Jackson said. “Things happen fast.”

Chris Foster, Truman men’s basketball head coach, said Jackson has prepared well for his professional career.

“I know how much Seth likes basketball and how hard he’s worked at it during his time here,” Foster said. “[Truman assistant] coach Nik [Koprivica] has been huge in helping him, being from there and having some connections.”

Jackson is the second Bulldog to go on to play professionally during the past two years, after alumnus Mike Carlson signed with CB Clavijo in Spain during 2014. Foster said getting to play at the next level is a tribute to their work ethic that allowed them to get to the next level.

“It’s just a credit to how hard those guys have worked,” Foster said. “I’m happy they’ve got an opportunity to continue doing something they love and also leave here with a really good degree.”

Jackson’s contract states he is to report to Bulgaria today, with preseason games beginning as soon as next Monday.

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The Truman men’s soccer team returned to conference play this weekend with two games against two of its GLVC rivals, the Lewis University Flyers and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers.

The Bulldogs split the weekend competitions, earning the team’s second win against the Flyers Sept. 18 and losing to Wisconsin-Parkside Sept. 20. Friday, sophomore midfielder Craig McLaurine took advantage of a Flyer miscue and gave the Bulldogs an early 1-0 lead. After McLaurine scored the opening goal, the Bulldogs finished the game with four goals and a victory. Those were the only goals Truman scored this weekend.

Sophomore forward Jeremy Rehagen said after McLaurine scored the first goal during Friday’s game, the floodgates opened for other Truman players. He said it was nice to see different teammates scoring each goal on Friday. Rehagen said when many different players are scoring, it is difficult to focus on one player.

The team scored its second goal only eight minutes after the first. Sophomore midfielder Josh Hall placed a pass to freshman forward Trevor Kauffmann, who set up his shot and sent the ball into the corner of the net for his first collegiate goal. During the 22nd minute, a Lewis foul gave redshirt freshman defender Brian Kane an opportunity to score, and Kane drilled a shot from 35 yards out for the Bulldog’s third goal of the match.

The Flyers scored during the 24th minute on a shot that was mishandled by freshman goalkeeper Drew Orf, but the Bulldogs kept the Flyers at bay for the remainder of the game. The Bulldogs scored once more to finish with a three-goal lead when senior midfielder John Lee got past Lewis defenders and out-jumped them for a header goal in the box.

Junior midfielder Tyler Leubbert said the team scored the much-needed goals it was lacking in previous games. Leubbert said Friday was a great result for the ‘Dogs because Lewis beat them last year and was ranked ahead of them in preseason polls.

The Bulldogs outshot the Flyers 188, and only allowed Lewis one corner

kick during the whole match. The offense scored four goals, which raised its season total up to five through five matches played. The win also cut into the all-time series against the Flyers, leaving the Bulldogs with an 11-14-1 record against Lewis.

Head coach Duke Cochran said his team played with great energy from kickoff to the final whistle.

“The team was in it together from the first whistle to the last,” Cochran said.

“I haven’t seen goals like that from us in years, so I’m very excited to see where we take this.”

The Bulldogs had only one day of rest before the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers came into town. The Rangers took the win with a score of 3-0 at Truman Soccer Park.

The Truman defense started the game by blocking the first four shots by UW-Parkside.

From there, the Rangers worked their way up the field for a set up and header against the Bulldogs during the 16th minute.

“The team was in it together from the first whistle to the last. I haven’t seen goals like that from us in years, so I’m very excited to see where we take this.”

- Head coach Duke Cochran

The Bulldogs had two more chances to score before the half — Kauffman and senior midfielder John Lee had shots which ricocheted off the crossbar.

Parkside came back during the 65th minute for another goal, and scord a third time during the 84th minute to claim the match with a 3-0 victory. The Bulldogs outshot the Rangers 14-7 and took more corner kicks, allowing the Rangers to take only two while the Bulldogs had six during the course of the game.

The Bulldogs have an opportunity to rise in the GLVC standings next weekend against the University of Indianapolis 6:30 p.m. Friday in Indianapolis.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

‘Dogs split in home debut RACHEL STEINHOFF Staff Reporter

Photos by Trevor Stark/ Index Top: The Truman State volleyball team huddles after its victory against UIS. The Bulldogs’ next home match is 7 p.m. Oct. 6 against the Quincy University Hawks.

Above: Junior hitter Kayla Bastian tips the ball over the net against the University of Illinois-Springfield. Bastian tallied 12 kills during the match. we gave up in the fourth set, and we are looking to limit them,” Bastian said. “As a team we can definitely work on tightening up our serve-receive and becoming more consistent. But offensively, if we can capitalize on good passes sooner, it will take some of the pressure off our passers.”

Bastian led the team with 17 kills Friday, while senior hitter Ali Patterson and sophomore hitter Jasmine Brown each added seven kills of their own. In the back row, senior hitter Abby Heise recorded a personal-best 20 digs during the match, and redshirt freshman libero Claire Wandrey helped with 19 digs of her own. Redshirt freshman setter Matti Mason set up the majority of Truman’s attacks, tallying 30 assists on the day.

The home opener did not sway the Bulldogs’ way, but the weekend was not over. The Bulldogs had a quick turnaround, as the University of Illinois-

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McKendree pushed back, however, and soon was in the lead again. After falling behind early, the Bulldogs were not able to contain the Bearcats. McKendree went on its longest run of the day because of a string of Bulldog errors and Bearcat kills, taking 13 of 16 points and claiming set number four with a comfortable gap of 10 points.

Briney said limiting runs like these will be an ongoing focus for the ‘Dogs this year, and he said it is very important to work on serve-receive games and find the ability to side-out at a high percentage during tough situations. He said the loss was an early learning experience for the team.

Junior hitter Kayla Bastian said she agreed with Briney. She said getting defensive stops would be crucial for the remainder of Truman’s season.

“We talk a lot about runs like the one

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Campus was bustling last weekend because of beautiful weather, family day and, finally, game day. The Truman State volleyball team played in the first of Truman Athletics’ many home season debuts at Pershing Arena Friday night. The ‘Dogs opened up conference play in front of a home crowd during a match against their GLVC rival, the McKendree University Bearcats.

Although the teams sported different rosters and lineups, the game was a rematch of the 2014 GLVC Conference Championship and the 2014 NCAA Regional game. Truman came away from the previous matches with wins, but the Bearcats defeated the Bulldogs this time around. McKendree defeated reigning conference champions Truman in a 3-1 win.

Truman coach Ben Briney said he expected McKendree to play with a little extra fire after Truman ended the Bearcats’ season last year.

“We knew coming in it was going to be a tough match,” Briney said. “They had something extra they were playing for there.”

During the first set of the evening, the Bulldogs and Bearcats played a backand-forth match that McKendree eventually took with a score of 27-25. Truman’s offense improved during the second set, but despite out-hitting the Bearcats, McKendree went on a run to take a 2217 lead. Truman fought to even up the set, but the Bearcats took the set and a 2-0 advantage going into intermission.

Following intermission, the ‘Dogs had another chance to defeat McKendree. After starting off with a 12-2 lead, the Bulldogs forced 10 hitting errors and won the set 25-12.

Briney said the players simply started to get it right. He said he thinks the team’s offense grew a lot this weekend and came away from the game with major positives.

“Honestly, I just think things started to click,” Briney said. “This weekend our offense started to really come around, and people began to get into a rhythm. Even though we lost that game against McKendree, there was a huge positive that came out of this. Offensively we really started to play well and could have even had the opportunity to actually sweep them.”

Although a sweep was no longer up for grabs, the ‘Dogs headed into the fourth set in a must-win situation.

Springfield Prairie Stars came into town Saturday afternoon for yet another GLVC matchup.

The weekend ended on a high note for the Bulldogs as they completed a 3-0 sweep of the Prairie Stars. Rebounding from Friday’s loss, Truman’s offense came out against UIS with a hitting percentage of more than .500, and the Bulldogs quickly jumped to an 8-1 lead. Brown hit a perfect 5-5 during the opening set, and with other contributions from all over the roster, the ‘Dogs overpowered the Prairie Stars by a score of 25-13.

UIS made a run during the second set and after rallying off six straight points, Briney opted to take a timeout. Briney collected his team, gave them a pep talk and sent them back on the court. After the timeout, Truman took the lead. Senior hitter Sadie Pafford closed out the set, serving six unanswered points.

The next set was the last of the weekend, as Truman was able to close out the game with a 25-18 victory. The set incorporated a battle through eight ties, but the Bulldogs’ blocking and serving line secured their first win at Pershing Arena.

Season-highs were marked during Saturday’s win, including a kill percentage of 0.341 overall and a total of 12 service aces. The 12 aces marks the most for the program this season, and Briney said he thinks this success at the serving line is something the team needs every game.

“It’s a huge part of the way we want to play,” Briney said. “Being able to put the other team back on their heels, they really can’t do the things they want to do offensively. Saturday, we really gave Illinois-Springfield more than they could handle from the service line, and it really kept them out of any kind of rhythm.”

Truman’s offense also improved from the day before. Bastian and Brown led the outside hitters with 12 and eight kills respectively, while junior hitter Bailey O’Drobinak notched seven kills in the middle. Heise added eight more kills on the backside. Mason and junior setter Kayleen Green led in assists with Mason recording 28 and Green adding six.

Truman left Saturday’s match with a 6-4 record for the season and has the opportunity to improve its record with a pair of conference road games this weekend.

The ‘Dogs will travel to Louisville, Kentucky, Friday to take on Bellarmine University, followed by a Saturday faceoff against the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana.