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School of Pharmacy opens new ‘Death by a thousand cuts’: site at &Missouri State University College of Arts Sciences struggles with budget adjustments “Share a Coke” tour makes it’s way to Kansas City HIRAL PATEL SENIOR STAFF WRITER

“It’s a popular event that has been traveling around the country, and we’re excited to The Coca-Cola Company’s have it here at UMKC,” said “Share a Coke” tour stopped at Randolph.“It [Share a Coke tour] the UMKC Student Union on is here for the enjoyment of our Thursday, Sept. 4. The event students,” was co-sponsoreddeep by theinUnion the red While effectively promoting KYNSLIE OTTE JANET SCHAAF Programming Board.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFNEWS EDITOR and it’s unlike any the company through this This summer, The Coca- Cola JANET SCHAAF campaign, The Coca- Cola other campus Students interested Company kicked in off the its “Share in NEWS EDITOR Company also utilized social the system, or any Coke” campaign.

As a new UMKC aSchool of Pharmacy Not only did the company other campus media. in marketing strategy, Coca-Cola nowmembers have another choice A numberprogram of faculty target teenagers with common replaced its original withthe thelogo state,” Hackett of ofdestination.

For dedicated in the College Arts & Sciences names, they also started a 250diehard most popular names of urbanites, big campus said.

“It’s because met on Tuesday, Sept.American 9 to discuss hashtag trend: #ShareaCoke. teenagers. and been galsmade or decidedly our enrollment The Coca- Cola Company uses adjustments guys that have Students: “Share a Coke” tour is outdoorsy The types, a niche can bedown went but a large amount of its profits for to the college’s budgetscheduled over the last to make 500 stops found at UMKC. water conservation. They have ourStates, three spending several years. UMKCaround the United recently partnered partners all around the world that did not.

[The of are in University Missouri. The tour Associate Professor ofwhich Economics with Missouri State help conserve water resources, m i nStation i s t rat ion stopped at UMKC,ad Union Erik Olsen, Professor to offerofaEconomics third location for including World Resources and Associate the university was]of Centralreally James Sturgeon, the Pharm.D. program. The Institute, WaterAid and World Missouri in Warrensburg. struggling to come Professor Springfield, of Anthropology Wildlife Fund.

Mo., campus will be body Because UMKC’s student up with a balanced One of Coca- Colas largest Shannon Jackson and Chair of home to 30 pharmacy students is so diverse, most budgetstudents’ this year.” projects is the Replenish Africa complete the professional the Theateras they Department Tom names are not on the generic H a c k e tInitiative. t Coca- Cola tenure track faculty members. budget model for the College of Arts portionaCocaof theCola degree program. staff athasa higher rate than the Mardikes compiled presentation cans.

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“Healthcare because of budget cuts and lower curriculum, programs and Last institution attended received $11,814,460 as that partitof was significant. commitment to build the site and Kendra White had been waiting and higher education are revenue each college generates in the College of A&S to determine enrollment rates. In order to resolve measures for student success, S t unot d eMSU n t s was the initiative. put program here got it all right.” for. major economic drivers of the “People are taking a very versus the cost of running what she referred to as “the health wait in linethe to budget issues, administration and all else curricular should be Associate Dean Paul Gubbins Springfield community and so It& was definitely right for college.

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When asked first on increasing the duty, responsibility and right Missouri Hometown: is excited about the beginning of they are very proud and excited for 15 years, and started seeking White.

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The initial class to have us here.” cans in the “I feel likewas UMKC and MSU more than other colleges going to pharmacy school when our operating budget is personnel,” within the the College of A&S low, Jackson programs to compensate for losses Student Union “The duty ofofadministration is to students is having a “fantastic” really focused on putting Students willcontrol have the I found out that UMKC was Columbia: 2more “If you don’t the “Share it has lostfor fundinga foundhave the participating department University, in other areas of the University. procure resources necessary to Hackett said. start to the year, he said.

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“Undergraduate programs are, “For “We and are aid off in totheir a greathiring, start,” you faculty and students their first priority,” White said. campus at MSU,” White said. hospitals. Mercy Hospital and PHOTOS BY budget.a That’s what it all comes to be perfectly honest, cheaper,” unanimously “yes.” losing money and staff, Gubbins said. “This week organization and administration.”

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We’re trying change in salary as compensation. gone up byby85 percent Republic: 2 10 opportunities for our students meaning the University has been to grow asked her husband to so uproot Association. have 501 or more suggested workloads have become percent of classesOzark: undergraduate programs Losses mentioned in the as they train to provide service to presentation included funding more financially concentrated on we can support the more expensive heavier, and many department students.

According to the provost, as chairs feel they are not receiving for faculty research grants, travel, the recruitment and retention of graduate programs.” higher administration as opposed administration looks to the future, appropriate administrative support.

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PRESTON HICKERT established in the University’s in the survey, which was done including at a world level,” said Alicia sexual or psychological harm or hope that somedayfaculty he would members, bases. of Plus Law will STAFF WRITERThe UMKC School debut new A8 into online and in-app purchases “I wasPlan extremely ecstatic.

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The UMKC Women’s Council is accepting applications through Nov. 3 for the 2015 Graduate Assistance Fund fellowships. The GAF aims to enhance women’s educational goals in graduate programs and first professional fields, such as dentistry, law, medicine and pharmacy.

The Graduate Assistance Fund was pioneered by late UMKC trustee Martha Jane Starr in 1971, who also founded the Women’s Council in 1967, and has grown from a small group of women helping other women into a $1.5 million endowment that has helped more than 1,700 women achieve academic and professional success. The GAF was one of the first organizations of its kind in the nation. In the early days, Starr relied on her friends in the community to fundraise.

“It was a real grassroots effort,” says Amy Loughman, UMKC director of advancement for alumni and constituent relations.

“These women would take their grocery money and their allowances to put into this fund to

Many women who have received the award have utilized the endowment to help create a successful future. Wumi Alabi, who earned her doctorate degree from UMKC in 2010, received a GAF fellowship to fund her research as a student. After graduation, she returned to her homeland of Nigeria, where she worked as head of a space education outreach program.

Alabi soon identified a need for Africa to attract more women to the physical sciences, so she founded a nonprofit organization that provides free math and physics classes for Nigerian girls.

Alabi kept her tie to Kansas City by naming the organization after her friend, mentor and GAF donor at UMKC, Linda Hood Talbott.

“It’s exciting,” Loughman said.

“It’s amazing the different things that the women at UMKC are pursuing and the success they’re having. It’s an opportunity that UMKC can offer students that many universities can’t.”

To apply for the Graduate Assistance Fund, visit umkcwc. org.

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Today, the GAF receives donations from faculty, staff, community members and volunteers. The endowment is able to provide financial assistance to an average of 70 women per academic year. The money is intended to enhance recipients’ educational goals, including travel to conferences, travel for research or purchasing research materials. However, money from the endowment cannot be used for textbooks or tuition.

According to Loughman, the GAF application provides enough flexibility for women to think outside the box in their funding requests.

“We’ve provided funds for childcare so women could have the time to complete their research,” Loughman says. “I think the beauty of it is it’s really open, so people can get creative when asking for funding.”

Loughman recommends that applicants create a detailed budget for how the endowment money will be spent in order to ensure a strong application to the program.

“The selection committee takes that very seriously,” she said.

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Driver’s Ed with Lindsay LINDSAY NELSON MANAGING EDITOR

I have a dream. I have a dream that one day all drivers of the nation will operate their vehicles with competency. I have a dream that one day driving will no longer be a game of life-ordeath bumper cars. I have a dream that one day I will drive down Roanoke or Ward Parkway and not fear for my and the lives of my loved ones.

I have a dream.

Nevertheless, it occurred to me that in order for this dream to come true, I cannot stay quiet any longer. It is time for the incompetency, ignorance and false entitlement flying rampant down the streets to come to a halt. Immediately.

Now and forever.

“But Lindsay, however will you accomplish such a dream?” you may ask yourself.

First and foremost, I shall lead all readers through a foolproof driving lesson. Secondly, I plan to throw bouncy balls at all cars that fail to retain said driving lesson. Thirdly, I will simply install a camera and microchip in every vehicle

and immobilize them as I see fit…Hopefully only the first procedure will be necessary.

Therefore, buckle up and take notes.

1. When pulling away from a curb, use the turn signal, look down the street in both directions and proceed at a sensible (not too slow, but not stupid fast) speed.

2. Before backing out of a parking spot, check the rearview mirror and look out of your windows. Make sure to be clear of obstacles at all angles before putting the car in reverse.

3. When switching lanes, check mirrors and blind

spots. Oh, and, maybe use the turn signal. And preferably signal in advance to merge.

The turn signal is there to forewarn other drivers that you are changing the lane you currently occupy.

4. Speed limits are posted for a reason. If you are speeding, there is an even higher chance that you are also not paying attention to other cars on the road. So you have a higher chance of wrecking or causing someone else to wreck.

Nothing is worth speeding for if it endangers the lives of others.

5. Travel a safe distance from other vehicles. Don’t ride

Minimum wage: Fight for $15 FRANK LILLIG STAFF WRITER

T h e r e has been animosity on both sides of the minimumwage-for-fastfood-workers debate. Many people opposing the wage increase often claim people who merely flip burgers don’t deserve $15 an hour. They may say that these people don’t work hard enough to earn such a high wage. One less personal argument against the minimum wage increase is that it would increase fast food prices. I think fast food workers should be granted more than $7.50 an hour because it is their job to serve ungracious and offensive people, and they are asked by corporate management to do it with a smile.

Some say those who turn the

fryer off when the bell dings or flip a burger don’t deserve a minimum wage of $15 because it is a very low entry-level job.

However, there are important circumstances that people tend to gloss over or ignore.

Currently, about 4 million people nationwide work for a fast food restaurant, and the cost of living is too high in nearly every state to allow them to afford a two-bedroom apartment, even after working 40 hours a week.

The average worker is between ages 25-54 and works more than 40 hours a week at more than one job. Of the total 4 million workers, one in four has at least one child.

The average salary per year for these workers is about $18,000. So most of these people are right in the middle of the age bracket, work harder than just about anyone else and then get shafted by not being able to afford a real meal and

Graduation: Where excitement and anxiety collide ALEX DAPP STAFF WRITER

This past week, after a particularly long, busy day, I had a good friend tell me that I need to de-stress. Before I could even figure out how he knew I was stressed, he said to me, “This is a challenging time in your life,” and suddenly, I became extremely anxious.

Like many other students my age, this is the last year of our college experience. Our last two semesters of school are the only thing keeping us from entering “the real world.” If I’m being honest, I am ready for this moment to happen. I’m ready to graduate and see what else life has to offer beyond a lecture hall and essay deadlines.

However, over the past three years at school, I have watched numerous friends graduate and venture out in search of their place in the work force. For a lucky few, they were able to land stable jobs in no time. The not-so-lucky, however, are the ones who are still searching for their chance.

Obviously every person is different and we all have access to different opportunities, but it’s

not exactly encouraging to witness former classmates crash and burn in the work force.

Not only is it disheartening to watch recent graduates struggle to find a career, it’s also pretty nerveracking to realize that trying to find a job is not the only task on a mile-long to-do list.

Depending on your potential job situation, you then have to determine your living situation.

For many college students, living with roommates in crowded quarters has been the norm for the past four years, but it’s time to move on and move in to something more adult.

Then there’s the terrifying “big kid purchase” just looming overhead. Will it be a new car?

Maybe a down payment on a house? Whatever your first big purchase is as a recent graduate in the real world, it’s pretty darn scary.

I’m not trying to scare readers or make you consider graduate school as a way to prolong the job search – I’m simply here to say we’re all in the same boat. We might think we have it all together, but graduating is still a pretty chilling thing.

So, the next time a casual lunch turns into a daunting conversation about down payments and health insurance, just remember –you’re not the only one feeling this way.

often have to eat from their own restaurants. It is stupid to say that these workers don’t deserve more money. Most of the people who work for fast food establishments are on government assistance. They deserve much better.

The argument that fast food prices will increase is a silly argument to me because I don’t eat much fast food.

However, large portions of the lower middle class and lower classes rely on fast food to feed themselves and their families.

This is abhorrent. People need healthy foods to live well, not pink goo that was extruded out of a machine.

Years ago, Taco Bell was put on trial for its beef grade standard. The prosecutor told the jury that Taco Bell was guilty of using less than 30 percent real beef, meaning the rest of it was filler, and this percentage was too far below the standard to be considered “real” beef.

However, the representative for Taco Bell insisted the meat was 35 percent beef. The case was dropped.

Many people have seen or at least heard about the “chicken” nuggets sold by many fast food restaurants and know that they are actually just a blended chicken smoothie with added preservatives and chemicals to help keep their shape and taste. So the price for fast food goes up. Big deal, it isn’t food anyway.

People who work hard should be able to earn the salary that they deserve. Restaurants that are willing to give consumers low-grade food, make billions of dollars but not pass a fair share of these profits on to their workers do not deserve to be restaurants. Even if the wage is only raised to $11 or $12, this increase is far more than the workers currently make, and I believe these people have earned it.

the rear end of the car in front you. All this does is make you look like a jerk, piss off the other driver and create too much potential for a collision.

For now, I will stop with those five. Enacting the aforementioned protocol will eradicate the main roots of horrifically poor driving.

Eating and driving and texting and driving are entirely different animals in and of themselves, so I will leave them be for now. I simply beg once more to apply the tips above.

Slow down, pay attention and remind yourself that there are other people on the road, too.

Please and thank you.

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September 29, 2014

Royals clench postseason berth after nearly three decades

DAN MORENO SPORTS EDITOR

The Kansas City Royals made history last Friday after clinching a postseason berth with a 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. The Royals have not made the playoffs since Oct. 27, 1985.

The 2014 Royals, led by Head Coach Ned Yost, demonstrated strong pitching, tight defense, perfect speed and just enough batting to get the win.

Kansas City had a 3-0 lead for most of the game after the three first batters scored in the first

inning. The White Sox scored its only run in the eighth inning.

In a post-game interview, Yost said the excitement is inevitable but there is still work to be done.

“Ever since the first minute I came here, I’ve longed to see those guys celebrate an opportunity to go to the playoffs and watch them develop a playoff caliber team,” Yost said. “We have to stay focused and, yes, be happy, but we still have to play whatever game we have to play.”

Royals team members were soaked by bottles of celebratory champagne in the locker rooms with goggles on and in their

“postseason” hats.

“For everything we went through this year, to get here right now, it’s awesome,” Mike Moustakas said. “It’s awesome.”

Kansas City Royals icon and Vice President of Baseball Operations George Brett also joined the celebration and acknowledged the effect the win would have on Kansas Citians.

“If these guys only knew what it means to the city,” Brett said.

“Jeez, it means the world to me.

I have lived here 40 years. I have been sticking up for them for all these years.”

Over 500 miles away from the

U.S. Cellular Field, Kansas City’s professional soccer team and MLS Champions had just lost a crucial match against the New England Revolution.

After the game, the giant screens in Sporting Park tuned into the last few innings of the Royals game and thousands of fans watched the Royals make it to the playoffs.

An avid fan could not believe his eyes.

“I am 28 years old, I am a die hard Kansas City fan and all of our teams are amazing – last year we won the MLS Championship,” he said. “This year, for the first time

UMKc’s party at Sporting Park continues despite loss to new england DAN MORENO SPORTS EDITOR

Sporting KC and the University of Missouri – Kansas City jointly hosted Friday night’s Sporting KC game at Sporting Park, where 19,522 fans celebrated the partnership between the University and the soccer team.

Despite a 2-3 loss against the New England Revolution, Kansas City fans enjoyed the game’s giveaways, half-time contests, Kasey the Kangaroo’s shenanigans and Chancellor Leo Morton’s presence. Friday marked Sporting Park’s 51st consecutive sellout.

The defending MLS Champions were unable to secure the win after New England’s Jermain Jones scored a goal from outside the box in the 85th minute.

With New England’s goals in the 22nd and 35th minutes, Sporting KC hit halftime at 0-2, but in the second half Paulo Nagamura scored Kansas City’s first goal in the 54th minute off an assist by Kevin Ellis.

Two minutes later, Nagamura

drove the ball all the way to New England’s box and headed an assist to striker Dom Dwyer, who pushed the ball into the net to tie the game.

Dwyer scored his 20th goal of the season and improved his single season scoring record, surpassing Sporting legend Preki’s 19 goals in 1996.

However, Jones, who

represented the U.S. in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, blasted a rightfooted shot that defeated Kansas City goalkeeper Eric Kronberg and ended the game 2-3.

Sporting KC remains in the top of the MLS Eastern Conference, tied for 2nd with New England, who reached 45 points after defeating Sporting on Friday.

With only four games left in

the regular season – two away and two at home – Kansas City has an overall record of 13-11-6 in the MLS and is participating in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League, where they lead Group 2 with 7 points over Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) and Real Estelí (Nicaragua).

Sporting KC’s Head Coach Peter Vermes seemed content with his team’s performance despite the heartbreaking loss.

“After three games in nine days, it’s a massive effort by our team. I’m extremely proud of the way they played,” Vermes said.

“It’s extremely painful for the guys to walk out of here with nothing, but when you look at the long term and play three games in nine days with the intensity that we played with, it’s a good sign for the future.”

Next up, Sporting Kansas City will visit D.C. United on Oct. 3 before returning home on Oct. 10 to host the Chicago Fire.

—dmoreno@unews.com

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in my life, I know what it feels to be in the MLB Playoffs. This is just insane.”

In a post-game press conference, Sporting KC’s Head Coach Peter Vermes was questioned about the Royals’ successful season.

“We are a part of the Kansas City community. We want the Royals to make it to the playoffs and we want the Chiefs to be successful and make it to the playoffs,” Vermes said. “Success brings people in and it makes them proud to be a part of something.”

—dmoreno@unews.com

Bill Self as keynote speaker at Roos Basketball Tip- Off Dinner DAN MORENO SPORTS EDITOR

The UMKC men’s basketball program will host the 2nd annual Roos Basketball TipOff Dinner this Tuesday, Sept.

30 at the College Basketball Experience, next to the Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City, and will feature Kansas University men’s basketball Head Coach Bill Self.

The event will begin at 6 p.m. with a social hour and silent auction, followed by dinner and the program at 7 p.m.

UMKC’s men’s basketball Head Coach Kareem Richardson will speak about this year’s goals and expectations, and will introduce the 2014-15 roster along with the team captains. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the team.

Following the dinner, those with VIP access will have the opportunity to meet and talk to both Richardson and Self.

Last year, the event introduced Municipal Auditorium as the Kangaroos’ new venue for home games, which drew a 36 percent increase in game attendance.

The UMKC Athletics Department also confirmed last year that University athletic teams would join the Western Athletic Conference, where UMKC earned the No. 4 seed in the postseason tournament.

The auction items for the event include a 2014 Sporting Kansas City jersey autographed by the team, a signed 2012 Team USA basketball, a trip to Brazil with UMKC’s men’s basketball team and staff and a WAC Tournament and Golf Experience in Las Vegas.

UMKC men’s basketball will play an exhibition game against Rockhurst University on Saturday, Nov. 8 at Municipal Auditorium, followed by exhibition games against the Missouri Tigers and the Kansas State Wildcats.

—dmoreno@unews.com

VOLUME 82, ISSUE 6

Foods for the

future

SPORTS & HEALTH

Snack on this bread for days until it’s gone, and then bake more to get through future weeks.

LINDSAY NELSON MANAGING EDITOR

Midterms are approaching, and students may find it is easy to fall into poor eating habits when constantly crunched for time. Rather than trying to survive on bagels and vending machine pretzels, take a night to plan at least three reliable meals for the week—and leftovers are always your friend. Here are some delicious and easyto-make starters:

Tortilla Casserole Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil • 3/4 pound button mushrooms, trimmed and quartered • 1 clove garlic, minced • 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper • 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained • 8 corn tortillas, warmed and halved • 2 cups salsa • 1 1/4 cups (4 oz) shredded Monterey Jack cheese • 1/2 tsp. salt • 1/2 tsp. ground pepper

Directions:

1.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, stirring until browned – about 7 minutes. Add garlic, cayenne, salt and pepper. Add black beans and stir to combine. Cook for approximately 2 min. or until beans are warmed through. Remove from heat.

2.

Arrange 5 tortilla halves in a 2-quart baking dish. Top with half of bean mixture, then add 1/2 cup salsa and sprinkle with 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat with another layer of tortilla halves, bean mixture, salsa and cheese. Top with remaining tortilla halves, salsa and cheese. Cover with foil and bake for about 10 min. or until center is hot and cheese is melted. Uncover and bake for an additional 5 min., or until cheese is bubbling. .

Perfect for lunch or dinner any day of the week for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike, and makes enough for five meals. Delicious served hot or cold.

Bacon and Cheese Quickbread Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp. butter, plus more for greasing • 2 medium onions, chopped • 1/2 pound (about 10 slices) bacon • 2 cups flour • 1 tbsp. baking powder • 2 tsp. kosher salt • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper • 1 cup whole milk • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil • 1 egg • 1/2 pound (about 2 cups) Gruyère cheese, shredded (or preferred cheese)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan (or four 6x2 1/2inch mini pans). In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions and cook for approximately 30 min., stirring occasionally until deep golden brown and caramelized. Set aside to let cool. Meanwhile, in a second large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat for approximately 10 min., turning occasionally until crisp. Transfer to a paper-towellined plate, let cool and then chop.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and pepper.

In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, oil and egg. Slowly pour milk mixture into flour mixture, stirring until combined. Gently fold in cheese, onions and bacon until combined, then transfer to prepared pan. Bake for approximately 45 min. (25 min. for smaller loaves) until golden brown, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean when removed. Let cool 15 minutes, then remove from pan to cool completely.

Corn Pudding Ingredients:

Peanut butter Soba Noodles Ingredients:

• 8 oz Soba (buckwheat) noodles • 1/4 cup peanut butter • 1/4 cup rice vinegar • 1 tbsp. soy sauce • 2-3 tbsp. Sriracha (or preferred hot sauce) • 1 tsp. kosher salt

Directions:

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a generous amount of salt and stir in noodles. Cook according to package instructions; drain and rinse well under cold running water.

2. Whisk peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce and chili sauce in a large bowl until smooth. Add drained noodles to sauce mixture and toss with tongs until coated. Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator.

Note: If chilling noodles, toss with 1-2 tbsp. water to loosen when serving.

Sweet, salty and spicy pasta. Eat it hot or cold for lunch or for dinner.

• 4 tbsp. (1/2 stick) unsalted butter • 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped • 1 clove garlic, minced • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt • 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper • 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper • 2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed • 1 can cream-style corn • 1 cup milk • 4 oz cream cheese, at room temperature • 1 tbsp. granulated sugar • 2 eggs • 1 box Jiffy corn muffin mix • 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2. Melt butter a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, salt, pepper and cayenne, then sauté for 5 minutes until onions have softened. Turn off heat.

3. Add corn kernels, cream-style corn, milk, cream cheese and sugar, stirring until well combined. Mix in eggs one at a time, followed by muffin mix, stirring until batter is smooth. Add shredded cheese.

4. Pour mixture into the baking dish and bake for 50-60 minutes until the center is firm. Let cool.

Everybody wants an excuse to eat pudding for dinner – especially more than once.

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September 29, 2014

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Foggy mindscapes in mysterious time

UMKC Fine Arts Galler y opens new introspective show joEy HILL SENIoR STAFF WRITER

After a year fighting breast cancer, UMKC graduate art student Shel Asher debuted her solo exhibition “Where Do Memories Go When We Forget?” on Thursday at the UMKC Fine Arts Gallery.

Asher was shocked when she was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in April 2013. Even worse, Asher had already started her series for this exhibition a year prior.

Entering into the gallery, one can see a unified style in the works, but can observe a separation in tone. Some works like “Migrate” are foggy, white expanses with the implied shape of a crane in flight, while next to it sits “Eradication,” a monstrous typhoon of dirty blues and greens with mysterious strands of barbed wire intertwining in the center.

Asher explains this visual dichotomy as a chronological record.

“This was two years – the white pieces that are the really apparent birds, I started before I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” she said. “I had been focusing on migration, and when I was diagnosed, that’s when I really started thinking about the

migration of cells and migration of things within the body, and so I started using different imagery that went along with the halt of movement.”

Asher explained her interest in cellular migration.

“It was the idea of why things move from one place to another,” she said. “Birds are really great imagery for migration because people always think of that, and I was really thinking about the internal, genetic mapping inside the brain that makes you do that – that same thing all the time.

It ended up fitting in with the other piece – this sense of halt of movement of the genetic mapping that is in our body.”

This focus on the body’s interior, cellular activities influenced the dramatic elements of Asher’s work. Using a combination of oil and acrylic paint, along with charcoal, Asher’s artwork has a texture observable from a distance and up close. In some areas, the paint appears troweled and caked on, but is applied lightly in other areas. Layering paint thickness this way sometimes makes the two paints appear with a sort of rotting effect.

“Where you see resist happening, that’s from the oil with the acrylic on top,” Asher said, “I

love chemistry in that way, of taking things that don’t mix but making them mix.”

Asher begins a painting by first drawing out the piece in pencil onto a canvas that isn’t on wooden stretcher bars.

This method allows her a fuller range of movement. Her works feature migrating birds to mysterious spaces like in her piece “Spittin Stitches.”

“Spittin Stitches” is a monolithic work, which lookså like muddy water that floods the canvas, which is coated with scorched motor oil.

A large, bright red line that runs diagonally in the center draws the viewer into the work.

“I really wanted to have that immediate, violent mark to stand out,” Asher said. “It was one of the last things I did on the painting.

I was interested in the idea of

desecrating your own work.”

Asher explained the title of her exhibition “Where Do Memories Go When We Forget?”

“I spent a year battling breast cancer and the chemotherapy, and Ricky and people who worked with me during that time understand that I had sludge in my brain and I still don’t remember a lot from that period. During chemo and after chemo I’ve been struggling with memory loss, and so a lot of

Fashion Week returns to Kansas City HoPE AUSTIN STAFF WRITER

A well-dressed crowd gathered around a runway in Union Station for the Friday Kansas City Fashion Week show.

Before the show, spectators were treated to a party with cocktails, electronic music and free makeovers courtesy of Ulta.

There was also a giveaway for free Botox where audience members could enter by texting a phone number with their name.

The event started “fashionably late” – almost 30 minutes after it was scheduled to begin.

The fashion show started with Architexture, designed by Kansas City, Mo. locals John and Christina Moncke. The models donned hair and makeup by Xiphium Aveda Lifestyle Salon, and wore trendy formal dresses.

Architexture utilized bright colors and metallics to stand out from

other designers.

Next up was Nataliya Meyer’s line for her boutique, Lucia’s Sarto. Meyer is a native of the Ukraine, but now a resident of Kansas City. Her line featured evening wear for both men and women. In her designs, Meyer utilized dark neutral tones for men and lots of glitter for women.

Mitsu Sato Hair Academy did hair and makeup.

The next line was Laura McGrew’s Tomboy Design studio.

McGrew was described by the MC as “the best designer in Kansas City.” McGrew’s line featured preppy, comfortable clothes reminiscent of mod fashion of eras past. The clothes were white with brightly colored accents. The hair and makeup for Tomboy was done by Nevaeh Salon.

Independence Center, the event’s sponsor, sent models on the runway who wore clothing from various chain stores found

inside the mall. Models wore clothes from Macy’s, New York & Co., Boehme, Buckle and Dillard’s.

Their hair and makeup was done by the Marinello Schools of Beauty.

More remarkable still was the next designer: Kate Walz, a 17-year-old girl from Bennington, Neb., who debuted her fashion line. The young designer’s line featured formal gowns with dark, dramatic designs.

Little Shell Designs, a line by Michelle Kleinweber of Kansas City, was next. The clothes were as memorable as the presentation.

The models, clad in earthy, Romaninspired garb, came out one by one, each holding a flower. To go along with the Roman theme, each model had a Roman numeral painted on her cheek. The hair and makeup was done by stylists at Naturally Salon and Spa. The show-stealer was Alicia Janesko’s Caftan and Resort

Wear line. The Leawood-based designer decked out her models in ethereal shawls and sundresses, as well as crowns that evoked a kind of fantastic royalty. The models were accompanied by a dancing violinist. Janesko’s part of the show received enthusiastic reception from the audience, which surprised even her.

“This was my first KC Fashion Week,” said Janesko. “By the sound of things, it went really well.”

The show closed with Heidi Herrman’s line. Herman’s line featured classically feminine office-wear, alternating between bright colors and earthy neutrals.

Xiphium did hair and makeup.

After the show, Janesko offered some wisdom to any would-be designers in the area.

“Don’t be afraid to take risks in your designs,” said Janesko. “Be true to yourself, and have fun.”

—haustin@unews.com

The Age of Aquarius: Hair opens at the barn players AUSTIN RICHARDS-STRASSLE STAFF WRITER

“Hair: The American Tribe LoveRock Musical” opened this past weekend at the Barn Players in Mission, Kan. Phil Kinen directs the Barn Players production with musical direction by Chris Holbrook.

“Hair” originally premiered OffBroadway in 1967. It was met with major controversy with its open displays of sexuality, anti-Vietnam sentiments, racial integration, nudity and crude language. Later, the musical would go on to open on Broadway in 1968, running for more than 1,700 performances, and won a Grammy for Best Score From an Original Cast Album in 1969.

With US involvement in Vietnam and the military draft looming over the nation’s young men, a group of hippies in New York set themselves against mainstream culture and social norms by embracing love and freedom through sexual promiscuity and drug use.

Claude, a member of this group, must decide if he will join his friends Berger, Emmaretta, Sheila, Woof and others in resisting the draft by running off to Canada, or forgo his pacifism to join the fight in Vietnam.

Steven James plays Claude in this production. James provides a dynamic portrayal that reflects the difficulty of Claude’s pivotal decision and the consequences he faces afterward.

Julia Jones plays Sheila, and

is a powerhouse vocalist and performer as she sings, “How can people be so heartless?” in “Easy to Be Hard.” Additionally, James Wearing and Jake Leet, who play Woof and Berger, respectively, are unforgettable, The nuances in their interactions with castmates and audience members add additional layers of humor to the show.

Other members of the cast include Blane Brungardt, Kristen Altoro, Renée Blinn, Mikyle Abernathy, Zach Lofland, Jakob Wozniak, Jessica Alcorn, Keegan Cole, Jill Smith, Elgin Thrower, Jr., Miles Wirth, Prisca Kendagor, Mark McNeal, Kat Ruprecht, Samantha Aaron and Skye Reid.

They create and sustain a group of immense energy through the entire performance. As Woof says, “We are

all one.”

This production of the popular musical blurs lines between audience and performer.

Performers interact with audience members, drawing them into the Vietnam-era storyline. Audience members are encouraged to dance and sing along with the performers.

The Barn Players create a powerful performance, bringing a message of love and peace that resonates today. The performance embraces freedom, openness and emotional expression that may cause audience members to leave the show a little freer themselves.

The show runs through Oct. 5.

Tickets are available for purchase at www.thebarnplayers.org.

—astrassle@unews.com

the fogginess and things you see within the images is kind of how I see my memory – things being very foggy and moving back and forth in space. So I still haven’t answered my own question: where the memories go.”

Shel Asher’s “Where Do Memories Go When We Forget?” will be open at the UMKC Fine Arts Gallery until Oct. 27th.

—jhill@unews.com

Life Hacks:

Reduce, reuse, upcycle FRANK LILLIG STAFFWRITER

Most people have various items they don’t want to get rid of because they hope to find an alternative use for them. From tin cans to plastic bottles to old ladders, bathtubs and TVs, upcycling allows old items to be revitalized with new and more awesome purposes.

• For little desk storage units, use tin cans and plastic bottles. Wash them out and cut off the bottoms of bottles and ornament accordingly.

For little craft pieces, egg cartons work well.

• Shelves can be made from all kinds of things. Old wooden ladders can be hung sideways on the wall, or can simply be leaned against a wall for a rustic bookshelf. Drawers from an unused dresser can be hung on the wall to create a floating shelf.

• Benches or chairs can be made from old drawers, coffee tables and even rigid suitcases. Cover with foam and upholstery and add legs.

• Tables can be made from unused doors. Lay down the unused door and add legs to make a big coffee table, or cut it in half to make an end table. A stack of drawers can also be used as a bedside table.

• For indoor gardening, plastic bottles and old window panes can be quite useful. Cut off bottoms of bottles and place them over a seedling. The bottle will act like a little greenhouse and help seedlings grow. Once they are too large for the bottles, another makeshift greenhouse can be made from the old windows that fit perfectly on the counter. Some people have taken it up a notch by building whole full-sized greenhouses out of old windows and glass doors.

Pinterest is an invaluable tool for finding ways to upcycle old items.

Check “Upcycled Tables” or “Chairs,” and get creative.

—flillig@unews.com

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BANNED BOOK WEEK: TOP 10 MOST CHALLENGED BOOKS OF 2013 MALHARTIGAN SENIOR EDITOR AUSTIN RICHARDS-STRASSLE STAFF WRITER

Banned Book Week, Sept.

21-27, is an annual celebration sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA)that promotes the importance of open and free access to information, and aims to raise awareness for banned and challenged books. Banned books usually contain societally controversial material, and are

removed or restricted in libraries and schools across the nation.

Banned Book Week highlights the harm of censorship by emphasizing the importance of free speech in published material. The annual weeklong celebration has congratulated librarians, teachers, booksellers and other players in the industry who work to keep nationally challenged and restricted reading materials available to students and other readers since 1982, despite the push for

censorship.

Individuals and/or groups make attempts to ban books from classrooms and libraries through the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom to challenge reader exposure to potentially offensive language, violence, sexually explicit material or themes, strong religious themes or perspectives and racist material, among other controversial topics. Media reports featuring challenges to books are also used as a source, and are compiled with

other submitted reports.

464 books were reported as challenged or banned in 2012, according to the ALA, compared to 326 challenges in 2011 and 307 in 2013.

From 2000-09, the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom reports 1,639 challenges targeting materials in school libraries, 1,811 in classrooms and 1,217 in public libraries. Most challenges are proposed by parents – 2,535 over the past decade out of 5,099

total – followed by patrons (516) and administrators (489). And for each challenge reported, four to five challenges remain unreported, according to the ALA. The most frequently documented complaint out of the 5,099 challenges reported to the ALA from 2000-09 was due to “sexually explicit” content, accounting for 1,577 challenges.

Material challenged for “offensive language” was the second highest complaint at 1,291 challenges.

Here are the top 10 most challenged books in 2013, according to the ALA’s website:

1. “Captain Underpants” (series), by Dav Pilkey Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group, violence

6. “A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl” by Tanya Lee Stone Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/ smoking, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicita

2. “The Bluest Eye” by Toni 3. “The Absolutely True 4. “Fifty Shades of Grey” Morrison Diary of a Part-Time

by E.L. James Reasons: Offensive language, Reasons: Nudity, offensive Indian” by Sherman Alexie sexually explicit, unsuited to age

5. “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins

7. “Looking for Alaska” by 8. “The Perks of Being a John Green Wallflower” by Stephen Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/ Chbosky smoking, sexually explicit,

10. “Bone” (series) by Jeff Smith

group, violence

unsuited to age group

Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/ smoking, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

Reasons: drugs/alcohol/ smoking, homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

9. “Bless Me Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya Reasons: Occult/Satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit

Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group

Reasons: Political viewpoint, racism, violence

PREVIOUSLY CHALLENGED BOOKS Notable literary classics from the 20th century have also been subject to challenges and/or bans in many states over the years. In no particular order, some of these famous novels include:

“To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper “The Grapes of Wrath” by John “The Catcher Lee Steinbeck Lee’s famous work was challenged first in This famous title takes place during the in the Minnesota in 1977, and was challenged by Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, and Rye” Kansas City, MO junior high schools in 1985 was burned by an Illinois public library in by JD – specifically Park Hill, MO due to the novel’s 1939 due to its “vulgar” language. It was Salinger “profane” language and racial slurs. This title was most recently removed from classrooms in Ontario, Canada in 2009 due to parents’ objections to the text’s racial slurs.

also originally banned in Kansas City, MO in 1939, and remained controversial until 1993.

“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker

This novel was first banned in the US in 1974 in Syracuse, IN, and many school districts followed suit due to its “profanity” and use of “God’s name in vain.” It was challenged in Salina, Kan. in 1990 for the same reasons, but to no avail.

Galena, Kan. school library challenged the work in 1995 due to the book’s “offensive language” and “social implications.” It was most recently challenged but retained in Olathe, Kan. in 2007 due to a parent citing the book as “derogatory” toward blacks and women.

The book was first challenged in Calif. In 1984 due to contention about its portrayal of “man’s relationship to God,” “sexual explicitness,” depiction of race relations and African history, among other complaints.

This Calif. Board of Education did not ban the book, however. The title was challenged most recently in North Carolina in 2008 due to parent concern over depictions of rape, incest and homosexuality.

“Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck

T h i s book was removed from classrooms in Okla. beginning in 1960, and the ban followed in Penn. in 1975 when parents objected to its “obscene language” and content. This title has since been challenged up until 2009.

“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley

This title was removed from classrooms in Miller, Mo in 1980 after a challenge that accused the novel of making “promiscuous sex look like fun.”

It was most recently challenged in Idaho in 2008 after objections of the book’s “many references” to sex and “drug use.”

“The Lord of the Flies” by William Golding

classic was first challenged in Texas “The Great Gatsby” by F. in This 1974, and later challenges included Scott Fitzgerald complaints over the novel’s violent depiction

Challenged in South Carolina in 1987 due to the book’s “language and sexual references.”

of man and its “bad language.” It was most recently challenged in New York in 2000, but the novel was retained.

—mhartigan@unews.com

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The Nelson brings Plains Indians back to KC LINDSAY NELSON MANAGING EDITOR

On Sept. 19, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art unveiled its exhibit “The Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky,” which is a mesmerizing presentation of relics of North American Plain Indians. Patrons are invited to momentarily immerse themselves into the lives and rituals of a past culture.

The Nelson has several exhibition programs in addition to the walk-through experience.

Tourists can attend artist panels, film nights and even a discussion with the curator.

However, the exhibit leaves Kansas City on Jan. 11. Do not miss the opportunity to see a display of art true to the roots of these Native American cultures.

For museum hours and ticketing information, visit nelson-atkins.org.

—lnelson@unews.com

DOMINANT: Teepees are set up on the museum lawn. Visitors are encouraged to explore them.

TOP LEFT: Common female attire.

MIDDLE LEFT: A complete bear claw necklace. MIDDLE RIGHT: Grand, rose-fluff-ornamented double bonnet headdress. Eagle feathers in headdresses persist as a universal symbol of power. MIDDLE LOW: Sacred Horse effigy. This is the most famous of all Plains Indians sculptures. It is an illustration of a lunging horse in its last moment of life. It is believed to have been carved by warrior Joseph No Two Horns in 1942. BOTTOM LEFT: Horses were adorned with masks before entering battle. This was a symbolic ritual in warfare. BOTTOM CENTER LEFT: A spirit pipe. BOTTOME CENTER RIGHT: Fuller, horse hair-adorned eagle feathers. It is documented that this headdress belonged to Lakota chief Red Cloud. BOTTOM RIGHT: This robe illustrates when the Quapaw allied with the French against an enemy Indian nation. One side shows the battle, the other shows the victory.

It is made of native tanned leather and pigment.

Poet lends her voice, expertise Nationally Acclaimed Poet Ellen Bryant Voigt visits UMKC for reading JOEY HILL SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Last Tuesday the Miller Nichols Learning Center hosted a reading by American Poet Ellen Bryant Voigt.

Notable for her awardwinning work depicting life in the Northeast US, Voigt has established herself as a prominent figure in creative writing, and was recently elected Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets.

Tuesday’s reading was part of her visit to UMKC, where she spent the week sitting in and speaking in various creative writing courses.

Speaking on her visit to UMKC and the University’s Creative Writing department, Voigt said, “I thought it was

wonderful. Aside from the faculty being very accomplished, which you can find at a lot of places, they seem collegial, and they like each other, which is a very good thing.” She went on to say, “It’s a very good thing for the students as well, it makes it so there’s a community and the students are nice to each other and it eliminates competition.

Everyone seems delighted and supportive at everyone’s success.”

For the reading, Voigt chose selections from “Headwaters: Poems” and “Messenger: New and Selected Poems 19762006” and utilized some as demonstrations for various creative writing techniques she

discussed with students during the past week.

“It’s been very nice, being here, to have the fiction writers also present in the poetry classes,” she said before starting a reading of “The Farmer.”

“That kind of interchange among the genres seems to be one of the special things about your program here.”

This poem told the story of a farmer who is attacked by bees, which featured incredible passages like, “He walked the fence line like a man in love, the animals were merely what he needed, cattle and pigs, chickens for a while, a dryhorse, saddle horses he was paid to pasture, an endless stupid round of animals. One of them always sick, hungry, lost, fouling or awaiting slaughter.” The farmer attempts to take honey while unprotected and, as Voigt puts

it, the bees “smelled something in his sweat.”

On her mindset towards writing, “It’s just work,” she said with a chuckle. “It takes me a lot of drafts, I write very slowly, and I’ve learned over the years not to be discouraged if the first couple of drafts aren’t any good. It probably means you just aren’t paying enough attention.”

She continued, “When I first started writing poems, I thought they needed to be very condensed and I thought that you couldn’t have any extra syllable at all, that you really had to pare down and prune down. I still like economy, but sometimes it takes a few more words to really do it.”

As for her thoughts on contemporary poetry, she said, “It’s very hard to say anything about contemporary poetry that

is accurate because, and I think this is very positive, that there are many, many, many different aesthetics at work right now and different notions about what makes a good poem.”

“Up until about fifty years ago, if you look at literary history, it is dominated by giant figures, Voigt said. “Giant figures are great, but they’re like dinosaurs; the little mammals better get out of the way or else they’ll get stepped on. Since the ’70s, however, there has been increased room for multiple voices, all kinds of poetry.

Poetry by women, and poetry by writers of color and poetry that is very autobiographical and very experimental, and it’s all been out there. And you can find it. I think that is very healthy.”

—jhill@unews.com