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UNIVERSITY NEWS UMKC’s Independent Student Newspaper
Volume 81, Issue 14
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Women in Passport Day: Students and children come computer together for culture and a cause science:
Does UMKC’S SCE program have a gender problem?
Hope Austin Contributing Writer Kansas City was host to the second Missouri-Iowa-NebraskaKansas-Women in Computing conference in October. The goal of the conference is to help women explore opportunities in computing and networking with other women in the field. Among the organizers of the event were UMKC faculty members Dr. Cindy Yi and Judy Mullins. The conference was of particular importance to female students in UMKC’s School of Computer Science and Engineering, who make up 18 percent of the whole program. The number is small when compared to UMKC’s overall female student population of 57 percent. Computer science student Sarah Withee says sexism may be to blame. “Society tends to say that women shouldn’t enter the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, Withee said. “These career fields are often full of men, and often the men discriminate against the women. There are tons of studies showing that women are often set up to not be promoted, to be stuck on projects that are doomed to fail from the beginning and are not really valued in the workplace. Little girls are encouraged to be moms and princesses and nurses, and never to be scientists, engineers or software developers.” Even so, things seem to be making a turn-around. “I can see that the number of female students is increasing right now,” Yi said. Still, Withee said UMKC and society at large could do much more to encourage women to pursue a career in computer science. “While there needs to be encouragement for women in college, there definitely needs to be encouragement for girls in elementary, middle and high schools showing them that not only are technology careers fun, but that they play a very valuable role in bringing new and different ideas to these careers,” Withee said. “And since women are half the world’s population, then how they think and use technology is important to consider when designing and engineering the technologies too.” haustin@unews.com
Bottoms, HALO provides a learning Johanna Poppel center for area youth with a few Contributing Writer staff members, 30 volunteers a week International student and a board of committed volunteer organizations and local ambassadors. disadvantaged youth came together Andrea Steere, president of the last Friday evening in Pierson new HALO Foundation branch at Auditorium for UMKC’s first UMKC, serves on the ambassador Passport Day, which was presented board and has served as an intern by the HALO (Helping Art Liberate at the local HALO branch since Orphans) Foundation at UMKC, last January. Steere’s experience a student organization new to led her to start this new student campus this semester. organization at UMKC this HALO may have a new presence semester. Steere explained a need on campus, but the HALO for such a group on campus because Foundation is nationally and of a disconnect she noticed between internationally at work. HALO students and the reality of youth in partners with 11 orphanages and developing countries. programs in Uganda, Kenya, “We wanted to be the ones that Mexico, India and Nicaragua. The start the conversation on campus.” HALO Foundation helps provide Steere said. “Students often get food, water, shelter, clothing, distracted with the hectic and busy education, art therapy, caretakers life of a student.” and vocational training, skills and Steere said she sees great potential college scholarships for homeless or for the new student organization. impoverished youth. HALO focuses “The students that are a part on programming to help at-risk of this new organization show youth to develop a fulfilling future a strong passion and are really for themselves so they can support engaged.” Steere said. their community. Originally, HALO Students and local youth in sought to allow street children and HALO’s program were invited to impoverished youth in developing learn about the different countries countries an opportunity to create in which HALO offers support. a bond and express themselves Participation from various student through art. HALO has grown to organizations helped make Passport provide much more on a broader Day successful. Various student scale, serving more than 1,000 youth organizations were responsible each year. for setting up tables showcasing Domestically, HALO partners information, crafts, artifacts and with area homeless shelters, activities unique to that country in residential care facilities and which HALO serves. transitional living programs to Students in UMKC’s HALO provide art therapy, educational branch represented the table workshops and life skills to youth. for Nicaragua and GlobeMed Workshops range in a variety of students represented Uganda. The skills such as: personal finance, Association of Latin American dance, sewing, computing and Students represented Mexico, poetry. Branches are located from INDUS represented India and coast to coast with its headquarters the African Student Cultural in Kansas City. Located in the West Organization represented Kenya.
HALO, a new organization at UMKC, is dedicated to helping at-risk youth in impoverished areas. Photo // Johanna Poppel After visiting each table, students and children had a chance to of Bachata, a Dominican Republic have their “passports” stamped style of dance, by Idaima Calderon. The HALO branch at UMKC by various countries. A cultural show was presented. A group of plans on offering educational INDUS students performed a dance workshops, advocacy and volunteer showcasing traditional Indian opportunities for students. choreography and Anna Jobe jpoppel@unews.com danced Mexican folklore. The show ended with an interactive lesson
Black Studies Program encourages students to join Hope Austin Contributing Writer
Encouragement and education were on the agenda at the open house hosted by the UMKC Black Studies program. The open house, held at the Black Studies house at 53rd and Holmes Street, started with a reception where students and faculty could eat food and mingle. The reception was followed by a series of presentations by Black Studies professors.
Faculty of the Black Studies Program reached out to students at its open house event last week. Photo // Hope Austin
The main purpose of the event was to reach out to students who are interested in the Black Studies graduate and undergraduate programs. Dr. Adrienne Hoard, director of the Black Studies program, welcomed guests and prospective students. “The Black Studies Program has all the critical information that you need to know about African descent people, African people in the world, African American, AfroCarribean, Afro- Latin. . . We have the information for you, and we can put it into critical context for you,” Hoard said. “Now then, the work is on you. How do you use this information? How do you make it relate to your life? And how does it become a part of who you are? The challenge is with you. We’re here, we’re hoping that you’re going to come learn with us, but the challenge is up to you.” Hoard was followed by Dr. Veronica Wilson-Tagoe, who presented the undergraduate program. “What’s interesting about the Black Studies minor and the BLA emphasis is that we offer four excellent core courses designed to
ground students in contextual and theoretical foundations of African American Studies,” WilsonTagoe said. Wilson-Tagoe was followed by Dr. Clovis Semmes, who presented the graduate program and also encouraged students to spread the word about the program. “These are worldclass scholars that you can learn a lot from, and UMKC is lucky to have them,” Semmes said. The program ended with a statement by T. Monette Lartey, an artist whose Kwanzaa piece, Students received information on Black Studies “Principles of Programs at UMKC. Blackness,” hangs on Photo // Hope Austin the second floor of the Black Studies House. haustin@unews.com
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with an explanation of Taste of Africa. The purpose of the event was to promote ASCO and for people to try different African dishes. The foods included Nigerian dishes such as spinach, meat pie, fried rice, jollof rice, chicken stew, chin chin and suya. The Kenyan dishes were mandazi and chapatti. The Ghanaian dishes were waakye, shito and mosa, or fried plantains. Many other dishes from different African countries were also offered. The members of ASCO prepared all the food for the event, for which 200 people showed up to try ASCO members serve authentic food. African cuisine. After the food was served, everybody danced to African music. Some of the artists from the songs were WizKid, Ice Prince and Tazido. These artists are well known for their music made in Nigeria. hpatel@unews.com
Smartglasses put future in perspective Prannoy Kiran Contributing Writer
Optical head-mounted glasses programmed for an array of uses are becoming a hot item for companies that develop electronics. Think tanks around the world predict smartglasses will take technology growth to the next level. Google Glass and other similar devices are currently tasked with creating a mass market for the hands-free technology. According to Gartner, a research information technology and advisory firm, smartglasses have the potential to maximize employee efficiency in the workplace. Features of the device are embedded directly in the glasses, providing users with hands-free access to the glasses’ programs and applications. Favorite songs can be chosen from Google Play and accessed through the glasses. The glasses’ ear buds are uniquely engineered to deliver crisp, clear audio without disrupting the user’s ability to hear surrounding sound.
Smartglasses also feature voice activated photography and video shooting capabilities. Users are able to share photos and videos taken through the glasses in real time and share the images with other smartglass users. Nearly all of Google’s services are available for Google Glass. Google’s navigation system displays directions through the glasses directly in front of the user. Juniper Research has conducted a study estimating that global smartglass shipments will reach 10 million per annum by 2018, compared to an estimated 87,000 this year. The app-enabled, wearable mobile device hardware market is projected to reach $19 billion by 2018. The study anticipates the cost of smartglasses declining as sales increase, though it argues that the device will require “user-friendly functionalities,” meaning the glasses would need to be a seamless part of everyday use. pkirran@unews.com
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The Indus organization of approximately 200 students hopes to promote awareness of Indian culture. Asha for Education, a new group at UMKC, is a global, non- profit organization that aims to provide education for underprivileged children in India. “Currently in India, over 50 percent of the population this year is under the age of 25, and that represents so much potential in the country,” said Asha member Ravali Poreddy. “Asha in Hindi means ‘hope’… and it represents the hope that we’re giving to the kids that we are helping out.” Asha for Education first began at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1991. The Asha for Education chapter in Kansas City was created in 2008. “Diwali is a five-day festival celebrated Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and more representing the new year,” said Asha member, Meghna Singh. The Diwali Dinner and Fashion Show provided appetizers and refreshments. Many of the students participating were dressed in traditional Indian clothing. There was light Bollywood music in the background. There was a photo booth and a henna booth as well. The emcees of the evening were Suashi Akande, Nnamdi Okafor and Steven Philips. They introduced the
students that participated in the fashion show. Students showed off different Indian outfits and shared interesting facts about themselves. After the fashion show, the participants answered questions asked by the emcees. Later, traditional Indian dishes were served for dinner. There were varieties such as vegetable rice, vegetarian food, chicken, naan and gulab jamun. The evening concluded with the announcements of the winners of the best female outfit, best male outfit and the best answer for the question and answer portion. For the best female outfits, Garima Thakkar won third place, Amaka Ofodu won second place and Nikhita Potturi took first place. For the best male outfits, the third place winner was Josh Gollub, the second place winner was Tim Chow and the first place winner was Deven Bhatia. The winners of the question and answer session from third to first place were Amaka Ofodu, Deven Bhatia and Josh Gollub, respectively. Donations from the event went directly to Asha for Education. hpatel@unews.com
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Students and faculty meet at the i Jessica Turner Senior Beat Writer
To be an LGBTQIA person of color is to struggle UMKC’s Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and LGBTQIA Programs and Services co-hosted a discussion called “The Hidden Closet: Experiences of LGBTQIA People of Color” on Nov. 11 in the Student Union. The discussion was led by LGBTQIA Programs and Services Coordinator, Jonathan Pryor, joined by Assistant Director of MSA Keichanda Dees-Burnett. “The goal for this evening is to get a sense of our own perceptions and the feelings of the climate here at UMKC for our LGBT students of color,” Pryor said. He began by reading a narrative about invisibility, written by a Mexican queer-identified individual. “Every day, I wake up, stretch my arms, take a look in the mirror, and the first thing that comes to mind is, ‘Oh yeah, I’m a person of color,’” Pryor read. “And then it hits me that I’m also part of the queer community and finally, I’m a youth. Starting off every day with three strikes against me leaves me with the feeling that I am definitely out.” The author pointed out that, even within the LGBT community— which should be accepting of queer people of color based on shared sexual orientation—he often feels marginalized. Those feelings of low self-esteem, loneliness and depression can all lead to risk-taking behaviors, substance abuse and even suicide. “You see, in Spanish, there isn’t a word for ‘queer’ or ‘homosexual,’” the author wrote. “The words used are derogatory and repulsive. Every day, I see images that I can’t relate to— blonde hair, blue eyes, slender figure, limp wrist, rainbows and glitter— [and] all of these things are so foreign to me.” Several UMKC students of color related to the writer’s message. “Him saying that he has three strikes against him stood out for me,” one female student said. The group viewed and discussed a short clip from Oprah Winfrey’s interview with professional athlete Jason Collins. He told Sports Illustrated in a May 2013 issue, “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” Winfrey pointed out that the stigma of being gay in African American culture is “even worse than it is in the general population.” “I think that has to do with a lot of just how hand-in-hand the church is with the African American community,” Collins said. “Trust me: I grew up in a very religious family. I knew as an African American that it adds another dimension to the discussion.” “You say some people come into their sexuality early, and other people have to ‘bake’ a while,” Winfrey said.
“You baked for 33 years.” “I did,” Collins said. “I didn’t tell another living soul until I was 33 years old.” It is not uncommon for LGBTQIA people of color to “bake” longer than their white counterparts, and the crossroads of cultural expectations and identifying with the LGBTQIA community is not an easy place to live.
Deeply-rooted influences of faith make coming out process difficult
Lynette Sparkman-Barnes, associate director of counseling services, shared a perspective from a preacher’s point of view, as she and her husband are both ministers. “I was at the Laverne Cox presentation last week, which was wonderful,” Sparkman-Barnes Associate director of Counseling Services Lynette Sparkman-Barnes, Psy.D. (center), discusses the challenges of said. “And she mentioned her LGBTQIA people of color with KC CARE Clinic members, D. Rashann Gilmore and Diane Burkholder, Nov. 11. Photo // Jessica Turner home of Bethel [African Methodist Episcopal]…in Alabama, and I am breathing and living. And I know I homosexuality, but the average MSA employee and senior Jordan an AME pastor, and so when she serve a God that has made everybody person can’t. And so they’re beaten Brooks expressed his lack of interest said [that], I knew what she was up in God’s image, so you can’t tell me down by the voices in their own in the sexual lives of his friends. [otherwise].” head. They’re beaten down by the against.” “Is it really up for discussion what Gilmore pointed out his belief voices of others. They don’t have the D. Rashaan Gilmore, a member you do behind your closed doors?” of the KC CARE Clinic, recognized that people should be educated equipment to be able to stand up to Brooks asked. “No, I don’t care what the necessity for communities to be in theology so that they are better that.” Sparkman-Barnes admitted to you do. It is up to you. It’s your supportive as LGBTQIA people of equipped to respond to various personality [and] the relationship color endure the coming out process. interpretations of religious doctrine. receiving phone calls from people that we’re establishing between me “People ask the question, ‘How do asking if she could “help” their “One of the things I realized is LGBTQI family and you. That’s what’s important that coming members, and at the end of the day. Not what you out is not an being asked do behind closed doors, or what you individual whether or not celebrate or who you worship. That process,” she “believes” in doesn’t matter to me.” Gilmore said. “It Although Dees-Burnett has seen homosexuality. is an individual students come to UMKC and gain She’s also decision, but it’s a more open mind, she pointed been asked by not an individual out that the African American and religious affiliates process. So Latino experiences on campus are how to “deal when coming with the stress” not comfortable for LGBT students out, families of identifying due to the ethnic backgrounds in have to come as LGBT which they are raised and educated. out. Churches “Being gay in the black community individuals. have to come is the most taboo thing,” she said. “And I’m out.” “You can be a single mother. You thinking, ‘Wow, “It’s tough,” can be a thief [or] a crack head—all in 2013 we’re Sparkmanof those things are forgivable [and] still trying to Barnes said. “The do conversions? things that they will work out, but Black church We’re still doing [not] when it comes to that. And has routinely this?’” Sparkman- that’s largely due to our background been hard Barnes said. “And as a culture.” on the LGBT on the other side population, LGBTQIA students of of it, I also get [but] we believe a lot of people color need safe space in in the theology of in ministries love. That means Kansas City that come to me everyone has a because they are place in God’s The problem Dees-Burnett gay, but they kingdom… Don’t mentioned was met with a cannot be open. have somebody They cannot be suggested solution to incorporate come up into out. For some, more safe spaces for individuals of a pulpit and it would be color within the LGBT community. preach, ‘This is political suicide.” Many participants agreed that they wrong,’ because A UMKC don’t identify with the conventional I’ll go toe-tos t u d e n t images of LGBT people, and that the toe with you on Jason Collins is the first openly-gay professional basketball player in the an spaces established should represent your theology NBA. Photo //Kwaku Alston for Sports Illustrated expressed obligation to and welcome all demographics [and] why you say this is wrong… within that population. his church that Don’t come quoting to me all kinds of “I could have five different dudes scripture when you don’t know the you reconcile your faith with your originates from generations of family come in here, and none of them fits history and context of that scripture. sexuality?’” Gilmore said. “Well, tradition. His father and grandfather the same sort of generic, stereotypical We have this thing about picking there’s nothing to reconcile. But to were both actively involved in his picture of ‘gay man,’ or ‘black and choosing what scriptures we your point, Pastor, you can go toe- church, and he has only disclosed gay man,’” Gilmore said. “One’s a want to hold onto [but] you have to-toe with the person who feels his true sexual orientation to his professional athlete. Another one’s a to look at scripture in its entirety like they have something to say immediate family. “I did a lot for my church back doctor. Another one’s just a guy who and you have to look at the word as from a scriptural standpoint about home,” the student said. “I was trying works on cars. You just wouldn’t to figure out that balance of power, know. So if you’re expecting [them trying to keep myself happy but to be] pissing glitter and farting at the same time, trying not to put rainbows or something, then you’d myself out there and have the church really be surprised. But it’s about talk about me. And I also have to seeing different images and that think [about] my family name. So invisibility factor.” Gilmore added that there is a I have that fear of a legacy that I’m trying not to tarnish. It’s a struggle. responsibility to create greater social change, and that refusing to be It’s very hard.” The student told the group hidden is part of that. “The intersection of race and that due to his naturally outgoing personality, he is very close to many sexuality is tough, because we people “back home,” especially in already have some very deeplythe older generation of his church’s rooted segregation [in Kansas City],” Gilmore said. “I’ve worked with congregation. “I don’t know how their a lot of white, gay men [and] they perspective of me would change,” want equality to the extent that they he said. “I don’t necessarily want to want to have what their white, male, put myself through that but I know straight counterparts have, which is marriage equality. But if you’re eventually I will have to.” Another student agreed that talking about equality where it hits university life is much different on all of us, there’s not so much from family life for an LGBT African interest.” He said the opportunities for American. white gay men and black gay men to “Colleges are getting with the meet and interact are seldom. program,” the student said. “But… The UMKC Office of Multicultural Affairs and LGBTQIA Programs and Services hosted “The Hidden Closet: “And when they do, it’s rare. It’s when you go home, you’re stuck, Experiences of LGBTQIA People of Color,” in the Student Union, Nov. 11. Photo // Jessica Turner [and] you go back to your old trends.” tense. It’s…prolifically Kansas City. Continued on page 5A
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Jason Collins was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in May as the first openly-gay professional basketball player in the NBA. Photo //Kwaku Alston for Sports Illustrated
So all I’m saying is that it does take conversations like this, but it also takes more people being visible and it takes a lot of courage to do it. It’s tough, but it’s necessary,” Gilmore said. English Department Chair Dr. Virginia Blanton expressed an interest in discovering whether safe spaces that are used specifically for programming but can “feel very scary” are counterproductive because of what being seen in an LGBTdesignated space indicates about an individual. “I do like the [safe space] stickers because they remind me that if I don’t feel comfortable at any given time in a situation, I can go there and that there’s no one that’s going to bother me about anything,” a student said. “I can sit back, relax, collect my thoughts and do whatever else I need to do.” The Rainbow Lounge is one of those spaces on campus, located in Room 325 of the Student Union. But Blanton wondered how race is considered in spaces off-campus, and asked if having places specifically
for entertainment or other activities would feel more inviting. “Historically, white, male gay bars are the places for entertainment for the gay community, but that isn’t necessarily the place for the single, black lesbian who lives in the suburbs,” Blanton said. Many organizations and offices at UMKC have received sensitivity training, but that isn’t necessarily the case for places throughout the larger Kansas City area. Gilmore pointed out that places like Hamburger Mary’s and Missie B’s don’t fit everyone’s interests as far as a social situation they’re secure in engaging. However, he said that some LGBTQIA people of color still settle for those places because it’s as good as they’re going to get. “Safe spaces are seen where there is trust and there’s community,” Gilmore said. “When they do exist, they’re very much underground.” He added that he would like to see more urban planning with regard to social clubs, family functions and even church events which openly welcome LGBT members of the community. The LIKEME Lighthouse, an LGBT community center in Kansas City, is making an effort to provide that kind of space. Diane Burkholder, another member of the Kansas City CARE Clinic, said that public spaces for LGBT members of the community should be introduced by the appropriate group, because straight people can’t speak for LGBTQI people any more effectively than white people can speak for people of color. “You can be an ally, but part of
being an ally is knowing when to sit down and be quiet and [say], ‘This is not my role,’” Burkholder said. “And so I think that finding those leaders that are already there in that community is vital, and then letting them lead and trusting that people know what they’re doing [is important].”
UMKC makes an effort to promote avenues of support for all students Unfortunately, many people of color still remain afraid to come out. “We’re having this conversation, and we’re acknowledging the problem,” Burkholder said. “But what are the actions?” One of the actions is another discussion—on the same topic— that will take place on Feb. 18, during which Professor Dr. Norma Cantú will be present to encourage dialogue and listen to individual stories. Students of color who would like to speak on a panel about their experience as an LGBTQI-identified person can sign up at LGBTQIA Programs and Services in Suite 320 of the Student Union. Pryor also has a list of tips available for students who want to learn more about being supportive of LGBT students of color. “I’m trying to identify what the needs are on campus, and where we can go from here,” Pryor said.
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Advancing technology enhances global connectivity
Prannoy Kiran Contributing Writer
Mobile phones have become a crucial part of daily life with all the advanced computing capabilities they possess. They are not only mobile phones but also a personal digital assistant for any individual. The combined features of PDAs and mobile phones help the modern world to move with high speed data access. The advancements in the field of mobile technology have made a revolutionary impact in today’s world. Smartphones changed from a bulky walkie talkie device to a sleek and stylish look within a couple of years. Cell phone monitoring techniques from the marketplace today will only allow society to avoid more face-to-face interaction and lose any desire to find privacy. The World Health Organization estimated that more than 700 million people do not have access to clean drinking water, yet the International Telecommunication Union proved that 96.3 percent of the population is connected with the advent of mobile technology. Technology has changed since the days when mobile phone manufacturers targeted business people today, even school children have them. The mobile service providers provide their aid services in designing phones for people earning $2 a day. People can even make money using their mobiles with the help of AppRewards, which pays points on RewardsDen and Kiip. Making money with smartphones makes one eligible to earn discounts for free
items at Best Buy, Amazon, eBay and Varma Datla said. calling number, 112, can be used even Disney. There are other apps like The launch of Global Positioning in the case of no network coverage. Gigwalk which describes itself as a System has started a new era in Remote key entry is an added “mobile work marketplace.” mobile technology. It has not only emergency feature that can lock and Graduate student Sree Vishnu provided complex navigation and unlock the user’s vehicle without a Satrajapalli earns a lot of discount timing capability to the military but, key. This is useful for when a user coupons online through his mobile might also have been the backbone locks the car keys inside the vehicle. phone. that energized the faltering economy If the user can reach someone who “I don’t stick to a particular app in 2001. has the other “remote” for the car, [at] all times instead I try out all the “I use GPS navigation to travel to the doors can be unlocked even from possible apps that help me get the any place in and around the United miles away. discount coupons and a few of them States. GPS is my best friend in,” said A smartphone’s serial number is include Slice, unique to each CouponsApp device. Entering and Coupon * # 0 6 # gives Sherpa,” users a 15 digit Satrajapalli code that helps said. the user find a T h e s e lost phone. This innovative IMEI code can features also disable a encourage the stolen phone, development making it useless community for a thief to sell to learn about or use it. how to use Battery life is smartphones one of the most effectively. challenging Operating parts of owning systems like a smartphone. Android are Entering the open source Advancing mobile phone technology makes international networking simple code *3370# markets where and effective. will restart the Courtesy // Google device on reserve any user can develop new, innovative apps. Ganesh Mendu, a smartphone user. battery power . Next time the phone Technology has spread Mobile phones make social media is charged, the reserve will also be internationally and keeps the world easily accessible, helping users to charged. connected. For example, Anudeep connect worldwide. Facebook, TV to GO is a great feature that Varma Datla, a graduate student at Twitter and Google Talk come with allows users access to hundreds UMKC, is an international student their own apps for easy on-the-go of television shows and movies on who has benefited from a few apps use. The flexibility to change to their smartphones. This service is to place calls internationally. a desktop version makes it much provided by wireless carriers and “Apps like Dial 91, Vonage and easier and attractive. their partners such as MediaFLO and AVT mobile help me to connect Mobile phones can actually be MobiTV. MediaFLO in collaboration internationally. I love this technology a life saver or an emergency tool for with Verizon’s V CAST offers a $15 that drives away home sickness,” survival. The worldwide emergency per month service, broadcasting
high-definition videos from Comedy Central, MTV, NBC and other major networks. The ability to download any song on the spot by tuning in to digital radio makes the feature user friendly. The streaming starts instantly and users get all their favorite music directly on their smartphones. Free apps like Mundu tunes in to thousands of radio stations accessible on smartphones. Productivity boosters that come with smartphones help users to access handsets easily. One feature allows users to convert a voicemail to text. SimulScribe uses voicerecognition software to convert messages and then delivers them to the handset. Scanning a document is now much easier with ScanR, an app that scans any document, saves it in different formats and emails it to the user. Jott is a voice-to-text app that allows users to make notes on their smartphones. The user can record reminders to be sent to oneself, a contact or group or a third-party Jott link like LiveJournal. Messages can be saved and sent as a text, an email or both. With so many reminders and calendar services, Google Calendar has a feature that allows users to send reminders automatically as a text message. The evolution of mobile phone technologies is a revolutionary improvement in today’s moving world. pkirran@unews.com
‘Easy, Tiger’ makes its mark with vintage all-occasion cards to become more popular and start Morayo Bakare to pay off. Unlike many start-up Contributing Writer companies today, Mike and Melanie Easy, Tiger is a Kansas City-based did not use Kickstarter, nor did they company that sells vintage greeting have external funding. They started cards from vending machines. with a couple thousand dollars and “I don’t like obligatory cards,” said did not exceed that limit. Mike , co-founder of Easy, Tiger. “We are very, very thrifty,” Melanie “We just wanted to sell cards to said. people who weren’t even looking for The vending machines are the cards,” said Melanie , the other co- most expensive items to purchase, founder. following the paint and labor that Mike and Melanie are the sole goes into fixing the old machines. operators of the local greeting card The vending machines are company. From morning to sunset, purchased on Craigslist for about these two design the cards, send $25 each. Though such a price could them for printing and then ship them be considered a steal, the insides of to people who ordered online. In the machines are broken and require order to stay on top of the workload, repairs. the duo picks one thing from their “The machines are gross when we list of objectives and focus on that get them,” Mike said. “They have like item for the whole day. old candy bars stuck in there and “We don’t think about everything rats. They’re pretty gross.” we need to do,” Melanie said. “Since Vintage vending machines were starting a business can fail, we refrain chosen instead of modern ones from thinking about everything.” because both founders liked that Easy, Tiger started a little more particular style and it fit with the than three years ago and the co- design of the cards. founders admitted that it took Mike and Melanie both declared them a long time for the company that there was no one particular place
that invoked inspiration.
“I really like typography,” Melanie said. “So there’s a lot of that.” One card reads “I’d play a carnival game until I won you one of those giant stuffed animals.” The the inside follows up with, “You’d have to carry it though. That crap is embarrassing.” Many vending machines are located in various coffee shops around Kansas City and one is in the Student Union underneath the main staircase. The machines get refilled with cards at the end of every week. Each machine holds 20-30 cards with nine different designs. The duo is in the process of printing out more in order to generate a new set of sellable cards for next month. This is done to keep the selection fresh and new in hopes of ‘Easy, Tiger’ rennovates vending machines to display its unique card designs. attracting more people Photo // Morayo Bakare for the event is very time consuming. and gaining more customers. Old The co-founders are interested in machines. cards still have the opportunity of hiring unpaid, extroverted interns to Don’t start it to make money,” making a comeback, however. promote the company. Mike said. “No matter what it is, “Bringing them back isn’t an “If you like to talk to people, send it’s going to be a pain in the butt. So issue,” Mike said. “If someone wants interest via e-mail,” Mike said. might as well enjoy it.” a specific card, they can still get it The two hope to return to T-shirts are also sold along online. It’ll just be more expensive.” First Fridays in the spring and with additional card atwww. In addition to creating more permanently be a presence at the cardsforawesomepeople.com or for cards, the company’s goal is also to Crossroads District. a quick and convenient card, simply have a permanent presence at First Interns interested in advertising, visit the Student Union and purchase Fridays. They sold cards and T-shirts marketing, design and business can one in the vending machine. at a First Friday months ago and apply to learn how the small, local realized it was a success. They have company operates. Easy, Tiger is mbakare@unews.com not attended a First Friday event also looking for interns who are because that time, since preparing capable of refurbishing old vending
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Giant step for Student Veterans Organization also to let everyone now that I’m here Kate Baxendale and we have a presence.” Managing Editor Castro has been researching other UMKC’s SVO made great SVOs at other Missouri colleges and progress on Veterans Day at the comparing them to UMKC. Student Government Association “If you were to go to other schools meeting. The student senate passed and see what they offer service a resolution to designate a Service members, we don’t even have half of Members Secondary Council within what they have,” Castro said. “The SGA and the Student Activity Fee University of Missouri sponsored Committee. a Missouri SVO conference back in May. This was a kind of a think tank for comparing what each school has. When everyone went around and said what they had to offer service members, all we had to say was that we had just recently gotten a full time certifying official. But that official is not through the VA [Veterans Affairs] so she can’t really work with the VA hand in hand.” UMKC has a VA Certifying Official who checks all student veterans’ documents to ensure they are receiving benefits. Charley, however, said this is not enough. “They [UMKC] have a veteran’s support council, which is basically people from every department and UMKC Student Veterans. office around campus,” Charley “I knew I was coming to Kansas of military life. Courtesy // John Bonjour said. “And what they do is get City because that’s where I’m from,” “In the military you were taught together and do the bare minimum in physical and social activities in to meet the requirements to get that Charley said. “I knew I wasn’t going to work through problems and the community. SVO member David to go to school in Florida because I you have your comrades there to Wandel started a team at UMKC accreditation.” Curt Crespiro honors UMKC UMKC was placed on the 2014 have more of a network up here with help you through it,” Castro said. that works out twice a week. “But once you’re out of the military Veterans. Military Friendly schools list, which my family and everything.” “Basically they try to get veterans Castro served as a Marine from you’re on campus with all the other in the community to come out and Courtesy // John Bonjour includes schools within the top 20 percent of institutions nationwide 2003 to 2011. As a reservist, he was students. They have been in the participate in physical activity to Additionally the student senate that provide the best experience for stationed at (now closed) Richards- academic environment, so they are integrate back into the community,” Gebaur Air Force Base in Belton, used to going to SI [supplemental Charley said. passed the resolution “Proposal for veterans. instruction] or a Feasibility Analysis of a Veterans’ “The criteria to Charley is the regional coordinator the computer for Team Rubicon, SVO’s other Affairs Coordinator in the Office of be on the list does center whenever partner. Team Rubicon uses veteran Student Involvement.” not necessarily they need skills to aid in disaster relief. SVO President Jude Castro make you the best help. So their presented a case for both resolutions, fit,” Castro said. “We just sent 15 or 20 people to the mentality is Philippines this past week, we sent explaining how the SVO can assist “So comparing to already like 300 people to help with the cleanup incoming and current students, other schools in that, but our after Hurricane Sandy and we were veterans, family members and anyone the University of mentality is recently down in Oklahoma as well,” connected with a service member. Missouri [system] not like that Charley said. He mentioned the Missouri SVO yes, we do have because that is Conference hosted by the University a certifying SVO is having a Toys for Tots not conducive to drive from Nov. 21 through Dec. 6. of Missouri in May and that UMKC official…” how the military Participants can donate new toys for was the only school unable to report Charley said is structured.” any tangible services for veterans on UMKC is not children in need on the ground floor C a s t r o of Miller Nichols Library and at the campus. using all the said having a UMKC Bookstore in the Student Both issues will be on the spring resources it could Veterans’ Affairs Union. 2014 ballot for UMKC students to be to further Coordinator at vote. If passed, SVO will be provided support for SVO is also having an ongoing UMKC would denim drive to collect supplies a seat on the student senate in student veterans. be beneficial for that can be reused for housing the spring and a Veterans’ Affairs “They [UMKC] student veterans installation in homes built by Coordinator would be implemented know that they struggling with Habitat for Humanity. Donations in fall 2014. have 400 veterans SGA executive board shows support on Veterans Day. this transition. “SVO has been trying to get on on campus,” can be deposited at the SVO office, Courtesy // Student Veterans Organization “This proposal Student Union Room 303B; Alpha the senate since we started in 2009, Charley said. “So they could have but it’s never worked out,” said SVO four VA work study positions, which Mo. He was stationed in Stuttgart, is taking a big step for UMKC to Phi Omega’s office on the third Vice President Matt Charley. “Either is student veterans who do work Germany for the last six years of his be on par with other schools in floor of the Student Union Sigma people lost interest or they didn’t specifically for veterans on campus. term on active duty. Castro chose the area,” Castro said. “We have so Alpha Epsilon house, 5340 Rockhill follow up with it. This year we had They haven’t even hired those UMKC for its dental school program. many guys that transfer from here Road; and Beta Theta Pi house, 5229 “I chose Kansas City because to Park or to Avila because they are Rockhill Road. a lot of support and we did a lot of positions.” work.” Castro added that these positions I’m from New York and I thought more military friendly. So they have Castro has been attending the last are paid for by the VA, not the it would be a similar environment to drive an extra 30 or 40 minutes to where I grew up,” Castro said. because UMKC is not as friendly as several SGA meetings. university. kbaxendale@unews.com “Just to show that I am interested Charley served in the U.S. Air “I didn’t really know anyone, so these other schools.” Charley added that UMKC is the in what the procedures are because Force at Tyndall Air Force Base after my first semester I looked into after my term is done I want to be in Panama City, Fla. from 2002 to joining a fraternity and I joined SAE only public university in the area on the secondary council for the 2008. Once he was released, Charley [Sigma Alpha Epsilon]. I was looking and it does not offer enough services student military, so I just wanted to have a stayed in Florida for one year before for that support and that’s where I for veterans, while more official understanding of how returning to his hometown of Kansas found it.” Both Castro and Charley explained local private everything works,” Castro said. “And City to study accounting at UMKC. the difficulty of schools like transitioning from R o c k h u r s t the military to University and civilian life. Avila University “Veterans or capitalize in this service members area. are not used to “ T h e knowing when university just they might need doesn’t see the help, so having benefit there,” resources or a Charley said. person that is UMKC’s SVO readily available has partners, is important n o n - p r o f i t because that organizations person can that serve as acknowledge a professional when someone and supportive is struggling and network for SVO point them in the members. Team right direction,” Red, White & Charley said. Blue is a national Castro attested o r g a n i z a t i o n this challenge to that strives to the rigid structure engage veterans Student Veterans walk through campus in uniform. Student Veterans have been approved for a council by SGA. Courtesy // John Bonjour Courtesy // John Bonjour
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Stop screwing around Matt Melson Broadcast Assistant Last Friday while I was attempting to enjoy my food at Panera Bread , a toddler, who couldn’t have been older than 4 was losing his mind. As his screams got louder and louder I wondered why the parents neglected to take action against this frequent crime against humanity. After a long and agonizing meal, I came to the conclusion that people should stop having children. Wow. I know. My opinions are getting crazier right? But hear me out. I thought about this one for a long time and it actually makes a lot of sense for the betterment of society in the long run. First off, one of the biggest problems facing our society today is that of autism. According to the Autism Society, 1 in 88 children born in the United States are born with autism. Autism also has one of the fastest growth rates out of any disorder with an annual growth of 10 percent to 17 percent. These are truly shocking numbers that many people who are having children today are ignoring. Autism is a disorder that affects its victim for a lifetime and when you are deciding to have a child you are gambling with your child’s life. A gamble, that at this time in our society, you shouldn’t be taking. If the odds of you getting into a wreck were 1 in 88 times that you drove, would you drive a car? The same should go for having a child. Do you really want to take the chance of your child being affected by this debilitating disorder? Autism is not even the only potential risk that can affect newborns. The United States is 68th in infant mortality rate, 6th in premature births and has the 3rd most cases of cerebral palsy in the world. Having a child under these conditions is just irresponsible. The world is already overpopulated which is affecting food supplies. By having a period of time when people stop having children the population would lower significantly. The world population right now is more than 7,192,000,000. According to the World Food Programme, there are more than 842 million people in the world right now who do not have enough to eat and go hungry every
Matt Melson day. In the Kansas City metropolitan area alone there are an estimated 100,000 kids who are going hungry. It just seems to be an irresponsible decision to have a child in today’s society. In addition to the odds being against future parents, the U.S. economy simply cannot sustain population growth. We are living in a society in which people are struggling to pay for themselves, so why would someone want to worsen that by having a child? Even people who are able to afford a child would still be doing our economy a disservice. More children means more money that the government has to pour into public education. Public education accounts for $638 billion of the federal government’s budget which translates to about $12,743 per child. By adding more children to this equation you are increasing the amount that the government has to spend. How does the government get more money? Taxes. In essence, new children are worsening the United States economy one at a time. Obviously it is impossible and unfeasible for the world or even our country to stop having children. But people need to be aware of the risks involved with having children. Clearly people need to have children but taking a break and allowing our country a chance to fix some of its problems may not be the worst thing. And neither would getting some peace and quiet at Panera Bread.
Leave texting at the door a doctor of psychology, we still Lindsay Nelson consider ourselves exceptions to Broadcast Assistant the rule. We deem ourselves as It is my reluctant obligation to almighty kings and queens of the art inform the student body that the of multitasking. rumor is true—texting in class is In defense of those reading this detrimental to learning. and saying, “But I really am the At the beginning of the semester, greatest multitasker in the world,” I my social psychology professor Dr. acknowledge this claim. I, too, have Kym Bennett took nearly half a class referred to myself as such since I was period to show us her research on born. While in a lecture, I neither the negative effects of multitasking ignore the urge to reply to a text nor during a lecture. The primary type of the temptation to finish homework multitasking discussed was texting for a different class. I can do all of in class. She then elaborated on those things and take efficient notes how each time a student disengages for that present class. Piece of cake, from a lecture to check his or her or so I had always believed. That was phone he or she is less likely to retain until last Monday. information. As I sat in my third psychology I chuckled derisively at the length exam of the semester, steadily she was taking to reinforce her bubbling my way through the no-electronics policy as I scrolled Scantron, I came upon question 24. through Instagram. When she I read it and skimmed over the four finished the presentation we all optional answers. It was quite clear humored her, tucking our computers that I was unsure of the correct into bags and phones into pockets. answer. “I was probably texting Naturally by the next class period when we discussed this,” I thought phones found their way back to to myself. And that is when it hit me. resting in laps and hiding under Dr. Bennett was right. We cannot notebooks. multitask as proficiently as we We are relentless. We are give ourselves credit for. We will flagrantly attached to our cellular inevitably miss something every devices. Even when given observable time. statistics from a study held by So there it is. No matter how much
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Thank you very much, officer front of me suddenly stopped, which Dan Moreno I thought was weird because we Senior Beat Writer had the green light. Even though I It has been six years since I first stepped on my break it was too late started driving at age 15. I learned and I hit him. to drive while living back home in The cause of the crash was a Mexico City, one of the biggest cities Kansas City police van that was in the world, where I shared the road originally stopped at a red light on with four million other cars. 55th street. The van turned its sirens Then I moved to Kansas City on and started heading through where I found driving extremely easy the stoplight even though the cars and pleasant. heading down Rockhill had the I’ve been able to proudly say I’ve green light . never been in a car accident, because My first thought was, “Well it’s I’m an excellent driver—until last the cops, they have the right and if Tuesday. they have an emergency our accident After a three-hour class and a long wouldn’t be important.” My problem day at school the only thing on my was when the driver of the van saw mind was getting back home to my what they had caused, they stopped bed but unfortunately that didn’t for a second but then turned their happen. Instead I had to call my sirens off and kept going. car insurance company to let them If it hadn’t happened so fast, I know about the wreck I ended up would have written down the plate getting in. numbers, but unfortunately that While driving on Rockhill and wasn’t an option. jamming to my reggaeton, the car in
Lindsay Nelson we choose to deny it, texting in class truly inhibits the ability to retain information. Texting in class is not only bad for the brain, but it is just plain rude. It is disrespectful to the teacher who is asking for roughly an hour of our time and it is distracting to any fellow classmates trying to give their undivided attention to the lecturer. I am a culprit, caught red-handed by my psych exam. I hereby vow to refrain from texting in class. I dare the rest of you to join me.
Dan Moreno Since I hit the car in front of me, my insurance only paid for his car and just told me, “I’m sorry Mr. Moreno but the $120 you pay a month will not cover your car.” Now, I’m expected to fix my car on a broke college student budget for an accident caused by a police officer. Thank you very much, officer. dmoreno@unews.com
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Frustrating loss for Men’s Soccer
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Women’s soccer finishes strong
Dan Moreno Senior Beat Writer The men’s soccer team returned from Colorado Springs, Colo., without the WAC Championship title. They lost to No. 2 seed Bakersfield with a lonely goal in the 108th minute that denied the Roos of the win. Head Coach Rick Benben’s team was the No. 7 seed with an overall record of 4-11-4. The Roos pushed the Roadrunners as far as they were able. However, a double overtime sudden-death goal from Hugo Vinales with 1:33 left on the clock ended Kansas City’s season. Bakersfield controlled the contest and consistently put pressure on goalkeeper Chris McGaughey, who had the busiest night of his season, making 12 saves. The first chance for the Roadrunners came early in the game as McGaughey made a close-range save in the fifth minute followed by a shot that hit the crossbar in the eighth minute. In the second half, Kansas City tried to stop Bakersfield’s offense but the Roadrunners hit the post one more time in the 59th minute. The Roos’ only chance came after a shot from senior Tom McCarthy but goalkeeper Anthony Perez was there to make the save. After 90 minutes of regular time, the quarterfinal went into overtime and both teams seemed drained.
Women’s soccer team ends most successful season in UMKC history. Courtesy // UMKC Athletics
Men’s soccer falls to No. 2 seed Bakersfield in the WAC quarterfinals. Courtesy // UMKC Athletics Vinales beat the offside call and was we know we played a hard game left alone with McGaughey, who against a good team.” was unable to stop the breakaway Ten seniors played their last goal. season for UMKC. This was Senior Diego Figueroa admitted Benben’s sixteenth season in charge frustration as the players left the of the Roos. Cadet Soccer Stadium with defeat drawn on their faces. “It was frustrating to lose like dmoreno@unews.com that,” Figueroa said. “We were burnt out and we were confident to win on penalty kicks but this is soccer and
championship. Dan Moreno Bare scored 13 goals throughout the Senior Beat Writer season, setting a new school record. The women’s soccer team ended She scored 12 goals in conference its most successful season in its games, three of which were in the history as they lost 3-0 to top-seeded team’s final three matches. At the Seattle in the WAC Championship end of her last season, Bare upped final last week in Las Cruces, N. M. her career record total to 30 goals. In his third season as head coach “I am very proud of the girls. Each of the program, Chris Cissell built a of them had outstanding seasons,” powerful team both defensively and Cissell said. “I was a little shocked offensively after recruiting Emily that we didn’t have more girls make Herndon, Chloe Weishaar, Lauren the All-Conference teams though.” Zach and Morgan Perkins. These Cissell will lose five seniors four local players shone during their for the next season as Jordan first season as Kangaroos. Andrzejewski, Abby Shimota and After the WAC Championship Sarah Shaughnessy join Bare and matchup, three Roos were named to Gann as 2014 graduates. the All-Tournament team. Seniors Taylor Bare and Ashley Gann and sophomore Erika Teson dmoreno@unews.com received honors after helping the team stand only one win away from the NCAA Tournament
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Health Recipe:
A lighter Thanksgiving
1 cup 1% milk Lindsay Adams 2 tablespoons butter Senior Beat Writer 3/4 teaspoon black pepper Trying to stay healthy during 1/2 teaspoon salt the holidays? Here are some delicious side dishes to bring to any Preparation Thanksgiving celebration to ensure Heat the oven to 500 F. Place the there is at least one healthy option on cauliflower florets and garlic on a the buffet menu. jellyroll pan or heavy baking sheet with sides. Spread out the garlic and Dressed Up Mashed cauliflower evenly and drizzle with Cauliflower olive oil. Bake cauliflower mixture The taste of mashed cauliflower for 20 minutes or until lightly is very mild and similar to mashed browned, stiring occasionally to potatoes. This great Thanksgiving prevent burning. It should be tender dish has a slightly coarse texture. and easily pierced by a fork. Roasting the cauliflower heightens Put the cauliflower mixture into the flavors of the vegetable and the a food processor with the rest of the garlic. This is the perfect healthy ingredients. Pulse the ingredients substitute for mashed potatoes, as until fairly smooth. Be sure to mashed cauliflower doesn’t have all scrape down the sides, adding more of the refined sugar carbohydrates of milk if necessary to get the desired mashed potatoes. Eating a serving of consistency. Serve immediately. cauliflower also provides almost 100 Nutrition information: 106 calories percent of the recommended dietary per serving. allowance of vitamin C. Start to finish: 30 minutes (prep Cranberry Citrus Sauce time 10 minutes, cook time 20 This is a lighter and more minutes) delectable version of the traditional Servings: 8 (3/4 cup each) cranberry sauce, with a nice zest added by the orange and pineapple Ingredients and the comforting spices of cloves 1 teaspoon olive oil and cinnamon. Many store-bought 3 pounds fresh cauliflower, cut cranberry sauces or relishes contain into florets (about 8 1/2 cups) a lot of additives and sugar. Making 1 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic it at home is simple and delicious. 1 cup finely chopped green onions This easy recipe can be made up to 1/4 cup grated parmesan
three days in advance and stored in the refrigerator until Thanksgiving. Start to Finish: 25 minutes (prep time 5 minutes, cook time 25 minutes) Servings: 10 (1/4 cup each)
Ingredients
1 (10-ounce) package fresh cranberries 3/4 cup water 1/4 cup honey Zest from one orange 1/4 cup fresh pineapple juice 3 whole cloves 1 cinnamon stick
Preparation
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, turn heat to low and simmer for 25 minutes or until cranberries pop and mixture thickens. The longer the mixture is simmered, the thicker the sauce will get. Stir the mixture more frequently near the end of the 25 minutes. Remove the cloves and the cinnamon stick with a slotted spoon and transfer sauce to a bowl. Allow to cool before eating or refrigerate the sauce until ready to use. Nutrition information: 60 calories per serving. ladams@unews.com
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Health Journal:
Keeping healthy during the holidays
Don’t completely cut back on food Lindsay Adams to make up for a bad meal or to Senior Beat Writer save up for a big meal later. When Holiday weight gain, while the body is starving, it is easier to often blown out of proportion in slip up by eating bad food now the media, does exist and can be and too much later because of the a problem. A study in the New lack of nutrients in the body. Make England Journal of Medicine sure to eat an adequate amount discovered Americans actually of protein and snack on veggies gain an average of just one pound instead of nothing. The Centers for from November to New Year’s Disease Control and Prevention Day. One pound doesn’t seem like recommends 46 grams of protein a problem. However, that study per day for girls and women after also found that for the majority of age 14, 52 grams for boys 14-18 and people, the pound is not lost after 56 grams for men 19-70. the holiday season. If a person Trying to cut out all desserts is overweight to begin with, the this holiday season will end badly. weight gain can increase up to Putting down the fork between about five pounds. every bite can help slow down A study done by researchers at eating, which gives the body time the University of Oklahoma found to signal that it is full, lessening the that the average weight gain for desire to eat a lot of dessert. Taking students during Thanksgiving the time to properly chew food break was about one pound. will also reduce bloating caused by Students who went into the study swallowing air. with less body fat gained less and Even though the holidays are those that were overweight gained busy and often there is less time slightly more. for exercising, don’t give it up There are several helpful completely. Make sure to get in strategies to stave off holiday at least a quick workout. Only 15 weight gain. One of the most minutes of jumping rope can burn important is portion control. up to 190 calories. Exercising in This is the age-old mantra of the morning can prepare people to moderation in all things. This be more active the rest of the day, is the hardest challenge to meet according to a study published in with a variety of delicious dishes the journal Medicine and Science constantly available. Try to make in Sports and Exercise, although single serving-sized desserts, this is difficult for non-morning so there is no question of going people. Weighing at least once a back for just a little more. Baking week can also help to monitor how desserts in muffin pans is an well one is resisting temptation. easy way to monitor portions. However, don’t spend the It is easier to eat moderately by holidays looking at a scale – choosing food carefully. Especially spend the holidays having fun. when faced with a buffet, be sure Obsessing over every meal is to choose only nutritious favorites: actually unhealthy. It can lead to otherwise the plate will be filled higher stress, which is also linked with unwanted food and getting to weight gain. Many people who what one really wants will require have trouble losing weight are going back for seconds. emotional eaters, and stressing Exerting willpower is good, out about gaining a pound is and helps with not overindulging, counterproductive in the long run. however it can be taken too far.
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Campus Fashion:
Bringing in Winter with style Sherlock Holmes silhouette. Morayo Bakare In addition to menswear, style. Contributing Writer com also recommends trying out Winter weather is slowly pastel colors, fur and mid-century descending upon Kansas City. styles. Pastel colors are a great way to Students are bundling up in various endure the cold weather but still add ways to prepare for the onslaught a pop of color to anyone’s wardrobe. of a chilly end to the semester. Fur protects the skin from dry air and With many students reaching thus helps the face retain moisture. for their scarves, coats, boots and Mid-century styles accentuate the sweaters on their way to class, the waist and offer a beautiful flair at the temptation to dress down can be hips, bringing a feminine touch to extreme. However, many students any outfit. are resisting the urge and finding fashionable ways to stave off the bitter weather.
Photo // timeout.com items on a typical college student budget. For students with a little more money to splurge and a love of vibrant colors, bright yellow Doc Martens are a must have. Elle.com has 81 pictures dedicated to finding trendy boots this fall, with styles ranging from the everpopular over-the-knee boot to the super flexible ankle boot. The site has examples from a variety of department store websites such as Barneys and Nordstrom. Men’s boots this season really hug the ankles and have minimal detail. Color clashes are a trend in men’s footwear, which could potentially become an important statement piece for men of any age.
Scarves
Outerwear
UMKC’s Alpha Male Erin Melrose Broadcast Assistant UMKC student Tanner Mueller has never made daydreaming look so good--with his fitness line, Alpha Clothing. “One night at the gym, I was daydreaming and our logo popped into my head. That night, I got started on the plans for the company,” Mueller said. Geared toward gym junkies and style-savvy men, Mueller has every intention of expanding his lifestyle clothing brand to women in the next few months. After three years at UMKC in pursuit of an entrepreneurship degree, Mueller has been able to break down his ability to make his ideas a reality and offer his journey as an example for anyone interested in starting a similar project. For a generation in which the term “boss” is slowly losing its conviction, innovation is often mistaken for luck. A common misconception amongst entrepreneurs is that the fortune
Activewear
Brittany Green Photo // Morayo Bakare Photo // Morayo Bakare Outerwear is a must-have to combat horribly cold weather during a trek to class. Coats for men can range from long and adventurous to waist-length and professional. A punch of color is always welcome in the sometimes drab gloom of winter and Jordan Williams proves this with a bright windbreaker from PacSun. Businessinsider.com shares some interesting finds from the streets of Milan. Its article, “The 7 Best Men’s Fashion Trends You’ll See this Fall,” showcases a variety of fabrics and colors men could wear while combating harsh winds. From burgundy to plaid, any man would look stylish wearing trends like these. There are plenty of options for ladies on campus to sport stylish cold-weather clothing. One English student was spotted wearing a beautiful pink polka-dotted coat. The light gray base of the coat adds lightness to the outfit and makes the student appear cheery in bleak weather. The coat is an updated trench that adds a whimsical air to a
Scarves are a vital cold-weather staple for keeping warm and simultaneously looking stylish. Available in a variety of colors and lengths, scarves have become more than just an article of clothing meant to keep from getting cold. They can be worn casually or in conjunction with outerwear to retain heat. The student with the attractive trench coat accompanies her outerwear with a spunky, geometric scarf. Student Brittany Green wears a wonderfully fringed cream scarf that compliments her outfit perfectly. Cosmopolitan.com has a great guide on scarves this fall. Tribal prints, are a fun way to add another dimension to an autumn outfit. Scarves with neon mixed in are suggested for a pop of color.
Jordan Williams Photo // Morayo Bakare Active wear in the winter months is equally important. Working out does not need to stop just because the temperature drops. One student was spotted wearing black sweatpants, vibrant running shoes and a cozy lime green fleece during their daily workout routine. A blog called ladylux.com features a page of active wear trends that walked the runways this fall. These trends incorporate a range of clothing from jumpsuits to ponchos, and come in fabrics featuring color blocking and bold graphics. Ankle-length leggings came in starry patterns and black with white and red color blocking. The site also highlighted a minimalist motorcycle jacket that channels a punk rock vibe.
Boots UMKC students have great taste in shoes. An excellent example is Green’s rosy and cream mid-calf boots that added a vintage flair to her modern outfit. Green purchased the pieces of her ensemble in St. Louis at a store called Rue 21. She also added that she was able to afford these
Muscle T’s and tank tops are an Alpha favorite. Photo // alphaclothing.com and success following an idea was somehow stumbled upon, while failing to take into account the grunt work involved. “I started Alpha Clothing Co. with just $400 and my laptop,” Mueller said. “I opened up wholesale accounts with some apparel suppliers, teamed up with a local screen printing company and got to work.” Since then, Mueller has drawn more than 5,000 likes on Alpha Clothing’s Facebook page and sold out of nearly every item on the brand’s website. “I created a Facebook fan page, initiated relationships with affiliated
Owner Tanner Mueller is a fan of clean, minimalist designs. Courtesy // Tanner Mueller fan pages and sponsored a team of athletes,” Mueller began. “These key steps are what initially drove traffic and sales, which gradually snowballed into where we are today.” As a prime advocate for Alpha Clothing Co, Mueller seizes every opportunity to showcase the apparel himself. “The fit and material are too nice. I can’t resist,” Mueller said. With a sharp grip on the latest trends in men’s fashion, he explained the importance of creating an image through personal style. “In the apparel industry especially brands who sponsor athletes image is everything,” he said. “Every company has a certain image which encompasses their ideas, philosophy, vision, morals, passions, et cetera.” Mueller has utilized the tips and skills he has acquired from UMKC’s entrepreneurship program as a road guide to success. “There is so much new information being brought to my attention every day,” Mueller said. “This gives me a huge advantage for my business and a big head start on any future ventures.” As Alpha Clothing rapidly gains momentum, plans of expansion follow suit. The brand is already preparing for future products, including a performance-based dietary supplement, patented product container designs and a web-based Bitcoin platform. With a clear vision and an open mind, Mueller is writing his own ticket. “We are all born into the same world,” he said. “A world existing, a world built for us. There is a suppressed sense of freedom. Entrepreneurship provides a thrill of true freedom. It promotes innovation and exploration. It is truly a way for us to create our own world.” emelrose@unews.com
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Monday November 18, 2013 | Issue 14
Prince Avalanche fails to impress
Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch star in David Gordon Green’s new film “Prince Avalanche” as two men who develop a reluctant friendship over the course of a summer. Photo // IMDB woman (Joyce Payne). The two Chole’ Robbins-Anderson are stuck alone for the summer and to the road and exploring the Copy Editor they have to deal with each other destroyed woods. The film began Indie film “Prince Avalanche” and themselves. They talk about with a loose script, so most of the released to DVD last week. Critics everything from girls to music, and interactions were ad-libbed by the love it because of what it strives so most of the tension comes from actors. That’s no problem, as Rudd hard to be, but the average audience the fact that Alvin is dating Lance’s has plenty of experience with going member will want that hour and a sister. The two characters are as off-script in most of his comedies, half back. different as possible without being and Hirsch has been brilliant in The film follows Alvin (Paul staged by MTV. The men start out almost everything he’s done. More Rudd) and Lance (Emile Hirsch) mostly annoyed by each other but than likely the failure lies in the as they repaint traffic lines on a become reluctant friends by the end. actors’ constraint as their characters section of highway in Texas wiped “Prince Avalanche” is a loose and the director’s wish to make a out by a wildfire. They are mostly remake of the Icelandic film “Either more cerebral film than his past on their own throughout the film Way.” It is incredibly slow, showing endeavors. with occasional visits from a truck the characters preparing camp, Probably the most interesting driver (Lance LeGault) and a local waking up in the morning, trudging part of the movie is the story behind Payne’s appearance in it. She is not an actor, but a woman the crew found picking through the rubble of her burned house. The crew began filming her house but then she agreed to be in it herself. She has some conversations with Alvin and ends up climbing into the truck with LeGault’s character. Everything she does is completely unscripted, and the woman is both a delight and a perplexity to watch. Director David Gordon Green began in drama and completely switched gears with stoner comedies like “Pineapple Express” and “Your Highness,” and he attempted to combine both worlds with “Prince Avalanche.” There are some moments of comedy – it would have been impossible not to have some with Rudd involved – but everything just drags on. Things don’t pick up until Payne’s mysterious final interaction, but that wound up being the end of the movie. The point of the film is what the men learn about themselves and each other, but there really is no point. Nothing comes out of the blossoming friendship – they don’t create something wonderful together or tell off their boss. The audience never learns some great truth about humanity but there’s a sense that no one should simply watch passively, so there’s no payoff to the time investment. The best advice would “Prince Avalanche” by director David Gordon Green released to DVD last be to find Payne’s clips on YouTube week. It’s an off-beat story about two men stuck in the woods on their and don’t waste any extra time with own repainting highway lines and talking together. the film. Photo // idesh.net crobbins@unews.com
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‘Troilus and Cressida’ delights:
UMKC Discovery Lab production is a success
honor. Cressida recognizes that Lindsay Adams her power in the relationship with Senior Beat Writer Troilus ends the minute she admits The first year students of the MFA her love and allows herself to be theatre program annually produce “won”. It throws a harsh light on the Discovery Project, which is a lab- oppressive nature of war and love, structured production. This year’s where one must be the conqueror Discovery Lab took Shakespeare’s and one must be the conquered. “Troilus and Cressida” and whittles Through the piece, MFA student it down to the essentials of the story. and actor Edwin Brown III, said, “I This lab functions as a hands-on hope the audience will gain a better exploration of the MFA actors and understanding of the personal wars designers studies. in their own lives.” “We’re given tools in our class The very originality of this work, and our minds are opened to production is one of its biggest new and provocative ideas about strengths. From the dance party in theatre and acting. And this project the middle of the show to Achilles’ is essentially a playground—slightly workout sequence, the Discovery more sophisticated than the usual Project finds joy in Shakespeare and sort, perhaps—for us to try out shares it with the audience. the tools they gave us, and for us to The ensemble took a three-hour explore the ideas that were presented work and edited it down to 90 to us,” said Joshua Gilman, an MFA minutes. student who plays Troilus. “The cast and director had a great The show, while taking on one deal of debate about what scenes of Shakespeare’s most problem- were important to the story,” Brown riddled scripts, creates a thoroughly said. entertaining theatre piece. Creation The show is remarkably cohesive is the theme for the work done by and understandable considering the this ensemble with Carla Noack, amount of editing that was required. UMKC professor and the show’s In doing so, the students found director, at the helm, as it is reborn in something new within the piece, this performance. which translated into a completely “[The Discovery Project] is an new and innovative interpretation of opportunity for first-year MFA the play. This is not only a wonderful acting and design students to deepen experience for the audience members, and express the discoveries they’re but also the theatre artists involved. making in class. A uniquely personal Noack finds the process itself one and creative search, the project also of the most important training tools serves to strengthen the ensemble,” for the student theater artists. Noack said. “Typically, the project “They are confronting themselves focuses on a play by William in a whole new way, finding their Shakespeare, giving all involved the place in the ensemble, grappling opportunity to work with heightened with their own personal creative language, epic stories and complex technique,” Noack said. “They are themes. This year’s exploration is willing to dive into the deep waters inspired by Shakespeare’s “Troilus of the unknown and swim around in and Cressida.” the uncomfortable. And while there “Troilus and Cressida” tells the are inherent growing pains—dark story of Troilus, a prince of Troy, moments of the soul—there are even and his love Cressida, set against more moments of pure wonder and the background of the Trojan War. joy.” The two lovers are separated and The uniqueness of the experience tried by the war that rages around is something that seemingly changed them. The battle between glory, the actors’ passion and perceptions which is essentially the love of self, about the piece. and romance, the love of another, “That is what moves me about the is constantly raging in the hearts of Discovery Project,” said Thayer. “I Troilus and his brothers, Paris and can say this is ours. There will be no Hector. other production like this. We own This adaption of “Troilus and it.” Cressida” highlights the ritualistic The ensemble does indeed own the nature of war and courtship, with stage with some strong performances. rhythmic stomps and stylized The entire cast throws itself into the marching working to transition show and rises to the challenges of from scene to scene and build up its roles, whether it was adding more to a tableau of the war conflict. The dimension to a very thinly drawn show looks at how war can destroy character or differentiating between that which is held most dear, and many characters. relationships are torn apart. It asks Gilman as Troilus stands out an important and contemporary due to his mastery of the language question: can love exist in the world and his depth of emotion, bringing of war? out more complexity in the role of “What I found so intriguing when Troilus. Never once was the meaning I first read ‘Troilus and Cressida’ of the dialogue in doubt while he was how easy it was to compare it was speaking. Like a translator with what is going on in the world to a different language, it takes an today,” said Michael Thayer, an MFA actor who really knows what the student and actor. words mean to make the audience Thayer took on four different roles understand. in the show. Brown and Maya Jackson “When you look at the title ‘The were also comfortable with the Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida,’ language, which strengthened you think, ‘Oh, it’s another one of their performances. The comedic Shakespeare’s star-crossed lover timing exhibited by the cast was tragedies’—but it’s not. This play is fantastic, with great comedic relief a lot more cynical than it is romantic. given by Daniel Fleming as Achilles You see war devour a family, a and Thayer as Patroclus. Caroline relationship. And I think that is one Vuchetich had to play multiple of the things that I would like the characters from the wispy “mad” audience to leave with—the reality seer Cassandra to the violent warrior of war.” Agamemnon, and acquits herself This production compares the well in all of them. Mariem S. Diaz power dynamics of war and love. as Cressida, the second half of the While talking with Cressida, Troilus titular couple, was suitably earnest admits that each side has the right and perfectly portrayed Cressida’s to fight, so no one can win. That is fear originating from her lack of the case with the war raging around control. them. Each side sees itself as in the right, and fights for its version of ladams@unews.com
Monday November 18, 2013 | Issue 14
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Baja Car Racing Team tours Procharger factory
UMKC’s Baja Car Racing Team tours the ProCharger factory. similar to driving a racecar. These Morayo Bakare superchargers can be installed in Contributing Writer trucks, Harley Davidson motorcycles Eighteen members from the and boats. ProCharger also sells UMKC Baja Car Racing Team compressors for forced air de-icing toured ProCharger, a manufacturing of planes and pneumatic conveying, company in Lenexa, Kan., that which is used primarily to blow flour has been designing and building through mills. superchargers for luxury cars since Superchargers run on forced 1993. induction, which means they are The building’s plain exterior gives exhaust driven. They force more air no hint to the expensive cars inside, into the engine while also burning such as the 2014 Corvette and the more fuel. They release more energy detailed designs for the coveted and produce more power, thus superchargers. Mike Carson began increasing the speed of the vehicle. the tour with a general overview of They create a 50-100 percent increase the company. in horsepower. For example, after ProCharger, a division installing a supercharger in a Harley, of Accessible Technologies, the motorcycle that originally had manufactures an intercooled 60-80 horsepower can now go a centrifugal supercharger system, maximum of 160 HP. which is used to increase the Luxury cars are the most common horsepower of any vehicle and automobiles to be converted. Two give the driver an experience
Fun times are had with UTA
returned to Grant Hall to attend the Lindsay Nelson graduate performance. Broadcast Assitant “It is great to hold these types of The University Theatre events because UTA is about fun and Association immersed itself in a discovery,” member Joseph De Maria variety of works inspired by Sir said. “Getting together with your William Shakespeare on the evening friends is fun, and eating is fun and of Nov. 15. seeing a new take on an old play or UTA is a stimulating way for seeing a play you’ve never seen before students, particularly theatre majors is discovery. Also, it spreads interest to get the most out of their years at in UTA.” UMKC. Anyone can be a part of UTA. “We offer a chance to explore “The organization is open to all different kinds of theatre. We read students whether you’re a major, plays, we write plays, we produce minor, or not even a theatre student plays.We’re really focused on letting at all,” Lynn said. everyone get a super hands-on Meetings are held at 5 p.m. in experience before they graduate,” co- Grant Hall 105 every Monday. company manager Alisa Lynn said. Attending the meetings is the easiest She added that the cohesiveness way to stay tuned in to what the of the undergraduate department group has on its agenda. has been lacking overall. The goal “Often times we do some fun of UTA this year is to remedy that improv work, as well,” Lynn added. feeling. It is clear that UTA is succeeding The Night of Shakespeare was in its goal for a more unified inspired “in many ways by the bard department. himself,” Lynn said. The first year “My other friends wouldn’t really MFA students put on a production want to watch plays,” member Caiti of Shakespeare’s “Troilus and Rowland said, “so it’s fun to have Cressida”, which coincided with the theatre friends that share the same release of Joss Whedon’s adaptation interests as you.” of “Much Ado About Nothing” in The next event is a screening of stores. “Bare: A Pop Opera” at 6 p.m. on Nov. “It just seemed appropriate to put 22 in Grant Hall 108. the two together,” Lynn said. For more information about UTA, Members of UTA met in Grant contact Alisa Lynn at ail6df@mail. Hall where they watched the film. umkc.edu. The group then went to Pizza 51 for a group dinner. Afterward, they lnelson@unews.com
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Photo // Morayo Bakare Camaros and one 2014 Corvette sat with the tops popped open in the testing building next to the main office building. Along with two Harleys and a truck, these vehicles have been implanted with specially designed superchargers. Cliff Hall, a 2003 UMKC mechanical engineering graduate and engineering manager for ProCharger, informed the group that it typically takes four to eight weeks to modify a car for ProCharger’s product. The cars they use are donated by GM and Ford. Unfortunately, superchargers are not meant for every type of car. They are manufactured for cars driven for speed, not city travel. ProCharger creates kits that it sells to car dealers Top: ProCharger manufactures the only existing intercooled centrifugal and to customers who own luxury supercharger for Harley Davidson motorcycles. vehicles. Bottom: Supercharged 2014 Chevrolet Corvette. mbakare@unews.com Photos // Morayo Bakare
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Benefit concert provides patrons with limitless laughter
public service announcements Roze Brooks should start using sexting images as Editor-in-Chief the primary reason behind phonerelated car accidents. His blunt and Margaret Cho repetitious usage of the terms “knob” and company keep and “willy” added a vulgar but element to his set. audience laughing, humane John Fugelsang hit some soft spots with a curt criticism of homophobic thinking interpretations of the Bible. He An evening of laughs and raunchy focused in on the foolishness of the entertainment commandeered the Book of Leviticus, deeming that Folly Theatre on Nov. 13. A benefit anyone who fully believes that it’s a show for the LIKEME Lighthouse, sin for a man to lie with another man a Kansas City-based LGBT has to abide by every other proposed community center, offered a line-up sin in the text—including not eating
including commentary on her varying sexual experiences with men and women. She admitted to a reliance on her vibrator, making boisterous buzzing noises into her mic and insisting her self-indulgence could cause power outages in her neighborhood. Cho was skillful at engaging with the audience, starting impromptu conversations with people sitting along the balcony. Her set seemed abnormally short since she was the headlining act, but she certainly didn’t end the show with disappointment. Inviting Wright back on stage along with singer Kristie Stremel, the trio performed an acoustic song that required a little audience participation. During the chorus, Cho encouraged everyone to join in as they chanted “fat p***y”—a phrase used as a term of endearment. Wright and Stremel had a hard time keeping a straight face, but Cho was committed to seeing the song all the way through.
UMKC administrator shines a light on Kansas City The LIKEME organization honored two recipients with awards for their commitment to the growth of the organization and its impact on Kansas City. Drag performer Melinda Ryder received the Shine a Light Award for being a longtime supporter of Kansas City’s gay community and raising awareness of LGBT issues. “I am thrilled and excited to receive one of the very first Shine a Light awards,” Ryder said. “Being part of an organization that reaches
Melinda Ryder and Dr. Angie Cottrell receive Shine A Light Awards. Photo // Melinda Ryder of topnotch comedians. Chely Wright, Kansas City shellfish, not getting tattoos and native and founder of the LIKEME stoning a litany of other supposed organization, hosted the night’s wrong-doers such as Newt Gingrich, event, advocating for support of for getting married three times. Fugelsang delivered an intelligent the community center interspersed rant about America, targeting throughout the show. Jim Short, a stand-up comedian the incompetence of numerous originally from Australia, built his politicians. He even ragged on himself entire bit off of his experiences as a for becoming a breeder, or someone foreigner now living in the States. in a heterosexual relationship. He also commended the Kansas His mocking of Westernized culture was tasteful, jesting that Americans City Chiefs for having a team name seemed to think the Sydney Opera that wasn’t equivalent to a racist slur, House was the only structure in all unlike the Washington Redskins. of Australia, and that every resident He then recited a slew of other ideas of the country lived in that very for inappropriate, slanderous team names. building. Headliner Margaret Cho took He joked extensively about the societal dependency on cell the stage prematurely during her phonesand how the art of sexting introduction, blaming her too-tight was a privilege for those with pants for the urgency. Cho talked smartphones. Short insisted that freely about her bisexual identity,
LIKEME organization founder Chely Wright. out to our community as a beacon Photo // Roze Brooks of compassion, education and hope of spreading light: to be the candle or is at the very core of who I am as an the mirror that reflects it.’ I am truly individual. It is my goal to continue honored and humbled to receive this to ‘Shine a Light’ where life takes prestigious award and can only hope me.” that my candle and the light I reflect The National Shine a Light Award continues to make a positive impact was given to Dr. Angela Cottrell, on our community.” director of UMKC’s Office of Student Both honorees spoke to the Involvement, for spotlighting the necessity of the community center. needs of the LGBT community in Located at 3909 Main Street, the a national forum. Her role in the facility can be used as a resource Human Rights Campaign Board of center, meeting spot or just a Governors has immersed Cottrell convenient hangout. The center was into her own spotlight, advocating opened in March 2012. for positive change. “When moving to Kansas City, I made a pact to live my true life. I rbrooks@unews.com made a commitment to equality, faith and love,” Cottrell said. “Edith Wharton wrote, ‘There are two ways
LIKEME Lighthouse, a Kansas City-based LGBT community center.
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