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Volume 81, Issue 21

Monday February 24, 2014

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

Court Warming candidates compete, two newly crowned victors Roze Brooks Editor-in-Chief

The 2014 Court Warming celebration came to a close last Saturday, resulting in Raschell West and Mary Margaret Pearman walking away as Court Royalty.

After a week of intense competition, these ladies were crowned at the final home game for the UMKC men’s basketball team. Lambda Chi Alpha’s Colby Carpenter was also named Mr. Congeniality.

Crowning was based on a combination of student votes gathered via Roo Groups, overall performance in the numerous challenges and audience support and participation throughout the week.

Candidates began campaigning the week leading up to the events.

Court Warming is a long-running tradition adapted from an annual Homecoming banquet dating back to 1955. The banquet and dance aimed to honor university alumni.

The tradition took an abrupt stop in the mid-’70s, and it was not until 1996 that the university rekindled a similar event known as Court Warming. This newly branded celebration encompassed a week

Bri Ehrler, a biology, chemistry and philosophy major, represented Delta Zeta; Jonathan Finch, a civil engineering major, represented Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Brett Parrott, a pre-dental major, represented Alpha Phi Omega; Pearman, a pre-dental and psychology major, represented Alpha Delta Pi; and West, a music therapy major, represented Chi Omega.

This year consisted of a weeklong series of events, starting on Saturday, Feb. 15, as the women’s basketball team took on Texas Pan-American. The Roos beat the Broncs 87-84, playing for the second largest crowd ever recorded at Swinney Recreation Center. A crowd of 826 gathered to watch the kick-off of Court Warming, in which each candidate participated in a halftime activity.

On Sunday, Feb. 16, the candidates gathered at Jazzman’s Café for a game night. This was an opportunity for the student body to get to know the candidates in a campus setting. The following night, students were invited to a screening of “The Great Gatsby,” where the Union Programming Board provided free food.

Students and Court Warming candidates take to the ice at Crown Center Friday, Feb. 21.

Courtesy // Jacob Clymore full of events for students and brought attention to the UMKC basketball teams.

The 2014 Court Warming was themed “Rolling Out the Red Carpet.” Eight candidates competed for the title of Court Royalty: Christopher Beaudoin, a senior chemistry and biology major represented Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society; Carpenter, a biology major, represented Lambda Chi Alpha; Jacob Clymore, a criminal justice major, represented Pride Alliance;

Things heat up on the red carpet

The competition gained momentum as Tuesday, Feb. 18 brought on the much-anticipated Yell Like Hell event. Candidates were tasked with creating a skit, dance or other performance.

“The most intimidating part of the week was definitely Yell Like Hell,” Ehrler said. “Because I do not dance. Ever.”

They were judged based on the

UMKC’s 2014 Court Warming candidates. criteria of incorporation of theme, creativity and synchronization of performance. Third place went to Ehrler, who performed with members of her sorority to a mixed music compilation wearing “Vote for Bri” T-shirts. Second place went to West, who did a compilation clad in matching sparkly headbands.

First place went to Pearman, who executed a finely choreographed hip-hop routine with members of her organization, and snippets of Nelly songs to show off her St. Louis roots.

Parrott also indicated he was a proud Saint Louis native, donning a STL Cardinals cap at the end of his group performance. Other performances included a comedic skit by Beaudoin and company, featuring a twerking exam and lip synching to “Let it Go” from Disney’s “Frozen.”

Clymore partnered with one other member of his organization, performing a UMKC-specific rendition of “Same Love” by Macklemore in spoken word style.

Trivia night took place on Feb. 19 in Pierson Auditorium. Candidates created teams to help them with several categories of questions, scattered with questions about UMKC. Each candidate was also given a small cardboard box to decorate for use at each event throughout the week. Attendees of each event were given a ticket and were asked to place it in the box of their favorite candidate, or of the candidate with the most interesting box. Candidate Clymore was awarded first place for his box which featured a handdrawn portrait and rainbow film reels crafted from construction paper.

At the men’s basketball game on Feb. 20 versus Bakersfield, the candidates were invited to the

Students and Court Warming candidates ice skate at Crown Center Friday, Feb. 21.

court during halftime for a costume contest. By gauge of applause, each candidate was judged by the audience. West was deemed the winner, wearing a black, full-length gown. Other costumes included Finch’s top hat and cane, Ehrler’s Elvis outfit and Pearman as Zach Galifianakis’ character in “The Hangover.”

The Roos weren’t able to snag the win, however, handing the game to the Runners 74-69, the team’s sixth consecutive loss.

The Court Warming candidates participated in a leisurely Friday afternoon void of actual competition. All students were

Courtesy // Rachel McCommon The group headed back to Municipal Auditorium on Feb. 21 for the coronation and reveal of the Court Royalty. Both winners of the crown were wearing purple gowns and received boisterous reaction from the crowd upon hearing their names announced.

The men’s basketball team hosted the Utah Valley Wolverines, finishing out their final home game of the season with a 74-56 victory. The senior basketball student-athletes were recognized at the close of the game, receiving commemorative plaques from Chancellor Leo E. Morton, Athletics Director Carla Wilson and Head Coach Kareen Richardson.

Mary Margaret Pearman’s ‘Yell Like Hell’ performance impresses judges.

Courtesy // Jacob Clymore invited to join the candidates at Union Station, followed by ice The newly-crowned Court skating at Crown Center. Online Royalty will be expected to fulfil voting ended at 5 p.m.

“I will miss going out with certain tasks and make appearances everyone to Los Tules and having a throughout the upcoming calendar great time,” Ehrler said. “The most year. This is the first time two rewarding part of the week was female candidates have won Court how we all came together like a Warming in UMKC history. family. I am sure we would all agree rbrooks@unews.com that there was not one candidate that did not deserve the award.”

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Court Warming candidates compete in a box decorating contest. Students insert raffle tickets to determine who has the best looking box.

Photo // Vishnu Chander

Court Warming candidate Christopher Beaudoin exhibits UMKC pride in bright blue and gold.

Photo // Vishnu Chander

Students and Court Warming candidates take a break from ice Courtesy // Jacob Clymore skating to strike a pose.

Court Warming candidates pose with Kasey the Kangaroo on Hollywood Night.

Courtesy // UMKC Courtwarming

JACOB CLYMORE

BRETT PARROTT

JONATHAN FINCH

CHRISTOPHER BEAUDOIN

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Court Warming candidates and students socialize and ice skate at Crown Center.

Photo // Vishnu Chander

And the title ‘UMKC Court Warming Royalty 2014’ goes to...

Mary Margaret Pearman of Alpha Delta Pi and Raschell West of Chi Omega are crowned 2014 Court Royalty. Colby Carpenter receives the ‘Most Congeniality’ award.

Court Warming candidate Brett Parrott proves red carpet worthy during Tuesday’s ‘Yell Like Hell’ performance.

Photo // Vishnu Chander

COLBY CARPENTER

RASCHELL WEST

MARY MARGARET PEARMAN

Illustration // Joey Hill

BRI EHRLER

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This week I had lunch with Kourtney Govro, a successful local entrepreneur. Govro owns two companies, All Systems LLC and Sphere3 Inc. The first is a startup that was conceived when her youngest son was in the hospital with a respiratory infection. All Systems had installed the call light that calls nurses to each patient’s room. Sphere3 is a safety technology company that integrates different aspects of electronic security and emergency notification, such as card badges, cameras and overhead speakers.

“I pushed the button and nobody came for 30 minutes,” Govro said.

“I thought the system was broken.

The system wasn’t broken at all. It was really just a supply and demand issue…we did a lot of research with the hospital, and at the end of the research we found some different ways to fix it.”

Govro launched Sphere3 shortly after, a consulting company that utilizes her research and compares hospital data on tablets for nurses.

Govro went to Missouri Western State University with a music scholarship, trying her hand in music business and broadcasting before eventually settling on a business and Spanish degree. Upon graduating and working for a while, Govro felt like she needed more education as she was planning on taking over her father’s company with her brother.

A friend suggested UMKC, and she compared MBA programs at UMKC and Rockhurst University after being accepted into both schools. Govro said UMKC ended up convincing her with its entrepreneurship program.

Govro’s father started All Systems in 1974 and started mentoring Gorvo and her brother in the early 2000s before he turned it over to them in 2008.

“He gave us just enough to be

dangerous,” Govro said about her father’s approach to giving her and her brother responsibility over the company. “At first he wouldn’t let us lose any money when we tried something. Then he would let us lose money, just not enough to bankrupt the company. When he sold us the business he said, ‘Alright it’s your baby, run with it.”

Govro is a member of 2013’s class of Women Who Mean Business, a group of 25 women honored by the Kansas City Business Journal every year for their entrepreneurial and business excellence in the community.

“We take care of our own as women,” she said “I started working for Dad right out of college in 2000.

My dad came up to me and he said, ‘You have got to find some women at work to talk to.’ And I asked why and he goes, ‘Because you dress like you’re going to a party and you talk like a man. You need to go find some women that work.’ I looked at him and said, ‘Well where are these women?’ My mother stayed at home and all of my friends’ mothers stayed at home. He said, ‘I don’t know, but go find them. You can’t be like this.’ I started Googling women associations.”

The timing was right, because soon after meeting the group she was introduced to a single mother.

“I got a call from one of these women who said ‘We need to have lunch today. Are you OK?’ The word had gotten out,” Govro said. “That day I had lunch with one of these business owners and she said, ‘We’re going to take care of you hon, don’t worry.’”

It was through these women that she found her confidence as a female in the business world.

“But it’s not that I walk into a business situation and think that I’m any different than anyone else at that table,” Govro said. “If I get treated differently I don’t let it phase me

UMKC Alumni Kourtney Grovro anymore. I just move on because I see that as a shortcoming of the person I’m with and not a shortcoming of myself. That’s because of those women.”

The same goes for other insecurities, Govro said.

“When I first started I was intimidated and thought because I was young I wasn’t getting respect,”

Photo // Jake Newstrom Govro said. “But now I always say, ‘Don’t let them think little of you because you’re young.’ Instead, represent. Be the ideal. Be what you’re supposed to be.” jnewstrom@unews.com

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Lucerna: Light of the Honors Program Hiral Patel Staff Writer

Lucerna is a research journal created by UMKC’s undergraduate students in the Honors Program.

They publish articles by students majoring in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

“It is the only opportunity that undergraduates have on UMKC’s campus to get their work published and recognized by other students, as well as faculty and staff,” said Noria McCarther, editor-in-chief.

Dr. Gayle Levy is the UMKC Honors Program director and Dr. Frances Connelly is the Lucerna faculty sponsor.

There are about 10-15 students who are currently involved with Lucerna. There were eight students who reviewed papers the previous year. Nine out of 25 submissions were published in 2013.

Each paper goes through two different students to be evaluated.

Based on their evaluations, McCarther and Managing Editor Sydney Ingram will review the papers. Finally, the articles are sent to the faculty advisors for final evaluation.

For students who are interested in evaluating and editing papers, McCarther holds workshops twice per semester. In these workshops,

she discusses what Lucerna looks for in an editor.

“I try and keep track of everyone’s major that is involved in Lucerna. To keep students from misunderstanding submissions, majors of peer reviewers are aligned with articles of similar fields. For example, students with physics majors are given articles about physics to have accurate reads and criticisms. If articles are not matched with students who are peer reviewing, then the submissions are sent to professors of the same field for evaluations.”

Only students in the Honors Program are eligible to work for the journal. Students who would like to participate are encouraged to apply to the Honors Program.

“It’s a really great way to be in small classes and to be more involved with extracurricular activities,” McCarther said. Foreign language papers are encouraged.

Lucerna holds many promotional events throughout the year. At the end of January, “Lucerna Launch,” was held to announce the authors who were published for 2013.

Lucerna also held “Learn about Lucerna” on the quad. They had information, games and prizes for students who stopped by. There are also regular tabling events at busy

areas around campus for students to gain information about the journal.

“Our goal for Lucerna is to get more advertisement … If we get more advertisement, then we get more papers,” McCarther said.” This means we can be more selective, and then students will have a more prestigious experience.”

In the future, Lucerna wants to collaborate with UMKC’s Writing Center. McCarther thinks workshops would be helpful for students who have an interest in submitting to Lucerna, but don’t know where to start or would like feedback on their writing.

“I just want to encourage everybody to submit. I think it looks really impressive as a student if you have already taken initiative to enter the academic research world. If a professor or friend says something positive about a paper, then I don’t think there is any harm in submitting it.”

Many students are required to write research papers in classes.

“It’s a way to not have all of your hard work to just be for the grade at the end,” McCarther said. “It’s a way to really get it recognized, and to see what type of research and writing that others are doing in their different classes.”

Students interested in submitting

Students display Lucerna, UMKC’s undergraduate research journal.

Photo // Hiral Patel articles may email Lucerna at umkclucerna@umkc.edu. Lucerna will accept papers any time throughout the year. However, the priority deadline is Feb. 28. Students wanting their papers to be in the 2014 edition of the journal must submit articles before the end of May. If articles are submitted later, then they will be held to be considered for the next year’s edition. hpatel@unews.com

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Student Veterans Organization recycles denim for good cause Eppie O’Neal Staff Writer

The Student Veterans Organization will collect donated denim during the week of Feb. 24 for its Denim Recycling Drive to help support Habitat for Humanity.

The denim articles will be shipped to Arizona to be recycled by Bonded Logic, Inc. The process of restoring denim to its original fiber state of cotton begins by re-moving zippers, buttons and hardware. The denim is then shredded and unwoven so that it can be processed into insulation. The final product becomes UltraTouch Denim Insulation. Bonded Logic donates a portion of the insulation, up to 250,000 square feet, to Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the country.

“It takes about 610 denim articles to insulate a 1,900 square-foot house,” said Jude Castro, president of SVO. The 11 donation sites will be located throughout campus at the bookstore, Miller Nichols Library, Oak Street Hall and on the main level of each professional school.

Of the nearly 500 veterans on campus, 50 are active members of SVO. Castro worked alongside Habitat for Humanity while serving eight years in the Marine Corps.

“I’m familiar with what they do and how they operate,” Castro said. “My reserve unit teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to help fix houses for marines that were returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq.”

UMKC will be home to the first denim collection site in the greater Kansas City area.

“I wanted to launch a denim drive because there’s a couple of Habitat for Humanity organizations in Kansas City, Mo., but there’s no one that donates through the cotton drive to Habitat for Humanity,” Castro said. “I figured UMKC could be the first one to do it in this area for homes here.”

The Student Veterans Organization is asking students to show support by donating at least two denim articles of any color, condition or style.

“Our goal is to secure 1,500 denim articles to insulate three houses,” Castro said.

Seventy-five denim articles, including Castro’s contributions, had already been donated before the week began.

“I’ve donated eight pairs of jeans that have been sitting in my closet for over six years,” Castro said.

Each campus will host a pizza lunch party co-sponsored by several UMKC or-ganizations on Wednesday. Donating two denim articles will get faculty, staff and students a slice of pizza and a beverage.

A donation of four articles will include an “I love UMKC Student Veterans” wristband. Monetary donations are also appreciated.

“We can use donations to package and ship the denim to Arizona for pro-cessing,” Castro said. “Spreading the word is also a way to help.”

For more information contact the SVO at studentveterans@umkc.edu. eoneal@unews.com

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Miller Nichols hosts 25th annual African American Read In Keron Hopkins

Dean of Libraries Bonnie Postlethwaite.

Photos // Sujitha Onteru Sujitha Onteru Staff Writer

The 25th annual African American Read In was held on Feb. 19 in the Miller Nichols Library iX Theatre.

The event, hosted in honor of Black History Month, encouraged participants to sing or perform a piece of work by an African American author of their choice.

Dean of Libraries Bonnie Postlethwaite welcomed the audience to the event, and spoke about the importance of observing Black History Month. Gloria Tibbs also offered some opening remarks, recognizing those who made the event possible and commenting on some of the voices that would be heard that evening.

Keron Hopkins read a few lines

from the book “Half Blood Blues” by Esi Edugyan. The novel takes place in 1939 Berlin, where popular jazz band The Hot Swingers were forbidden by the Nazis to play music. The story is about music and race, illustrating the difficulties the members of the band faced during this time period.

“The Problem of Race and Chicago’s Great Tivoli Theatre” was read by Professor Clove E. Semmes.

The work commented on race issues that were prevalent in Chicago, and how the lives of the leaders in the past have impacted the lives of those in the present.

The audience was emotionally receptive to a reading of the book “When Grandmama Sings,” as delivered by Margree Mitchell. The work offered a look into the life of a grandmother with a large family

that spanned generations, and her daughter who wanted to experience a new life.

There was also much appreciation for the song “Grandma’s Hands” by Bill Withers as sung by Debra Lee. The moment she started singing, the audience joined in with rhythmic clapping.

Other contributions included readings form “Happy to be Nanny” by bell hooks and love poems by Jaqueline Wood. sonteru@unews.com

Professor Clove E. Semmes.

Incarceration in black and white Sujitha Onteru Staff Writer

The Criminal Justice and Criminology Club and Alpha Phi Sigma National Honor Society cosponsored speaker Dr. Christi M. Griffin, who presented on her work titled “Incarcerations in Black and White.” The event took place on Feb. 20 in the Student Union in honor of Black History Month.

Griffin is a former chairperson of the St. Louis Civil Rights

Enforcement Commission. Her primary concern is the lives of those incarcerated in the current US legal system.

Griffin’s experience with the Missouri Bar and Missouri Supreme Court revealed to her a wide array of misconduct in the justice system.

Her findings through these experiences led to the creation of the “Ethics Project,” which she founded and currently serves as president.

The Ethics Project “seeks to minimize the impact of crime by reducing

wrongful prosecutions, increasing collaboration between agencies and ministries throughout the country and through educational experiences for high school students.”

Members of the audience shared their own experiences with acquaintances or loved ones who had been seemingly mistreated in their legal processing. sonteru@unews.com

Left: Audience members share their experiences.

Above: Dr. Christi M. Griffin

Photo // Sujitha Onteru

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Crisis in Ukraine Anna Lerner Staff Writer

Ukraine is currently being bombarded with protests and riots, resulting in numerous deaths, specifically within Kiev, the country’s capital. The violence has continued for three months and it is becoming increasingly turbulent, with the deadliest riot Feb. 11 at Independence Square in downtown Kiev.

The clash between the nearly 20,000 radical protestors and the thousands of riot police left at least 25 dead and hundreds injured. Riot police advanced toward protesters Tuesday evening after shutting down nearby subway stations, The Associated Press reported.

Before that night the city had actually exhibited a few weeks of quiet, leaving some citizens to think that the disputes were drawing to a close.

According to NBC News, it all started when thousands of police armed with stun grenades and water cannons charged into a large opposition camp that has been the epicenter for the protests. During the bloodshed there were burning buildings and cars, police bombings and rubber bullets fired by police.

Since that fateful Tuesday night, the country has suffered even more bloodshed. On the morning of Feb. 20, protestors regained control of Independence Square and expanded their territory. This happened after a few days of truce talks between protestors and the government.

Open combat erupted as protestors and police fired at one another. The riot police were in full force because nearly 50 uniformed officers were taken hostage by protestors and forced to march towards the center of the square while being heckled by onlookers.

Currently the death toll stands at 70-100 protestors killed and hundreds more injured, but that number may rise once the area is thoroughly inspected.

In this week alone, Ukraine has seen the highest number of deaths by far and the most horrific violence in its 22-year post-Soviet history.

The protests that began Nov. 21 began on a peaceful note, but have slowly escalated with more and more radical extremists joining the fight against President Viktor Yanukovych and his government.

The Washington Post reported

Violence and riots in the Ukraine have persisted for three months.

“Yes, the protests started due to Images superimposed // Kynslie Otte the president refusing to sign an association with the EU, but I think hardly make any money. All they are it’s not about being with the EU or forced to do nowadays is pay taxes Russia; now it’s about going against and fees. Consumer purchasing the system, the president and his has gone down twice since 2010,” Skaskevych said. party’s power,” Skaskevych said.

He said that there is no According to Skaskevych, the strong leader in opposition, someone president and his party started who can take control of the situation and shift the protests in the right We will not get rid of it completely, but we have to change the direction. Skaskevych believes it will take a while to fully alleviate the system so it would be about people, regular people, and not those chaos. He has faith that being with politicians that are taking over and controlling everything. the EU would give the Ukraine an - Alla Skaskevych opportunity to reduce corruption wanted. Russian President Vladimir US three and a half years ago from changing laws to better suit their and give transparency to the political Putin rewarded this transition with a Ukraine. Skaskevych’s parents, who own interests. This included economy.

“We will not get rid of it stimulus worth billions of dollars and live in the southern region of the charging higher fees and taxes for completely, but we have to change a promise for cheaper gas exports, country where it is not dangerous, small to medium-sized businesses. the system, so it would be about according to the Washington Post. were the ones to inform her about The government also resorted to Adding to the existing political the unrest and still give her updates. shutting down any business that people, regular people, and not those politicians that are taking over and upheaval late last month, Ukraine’s Skaskevych said the situation made a decent income.

Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov in Ukraine was anticipated and “I know about these controlling everything,” Skaskevych resigned along with his cabinet it would have happened anyway changes really well because my said. in hopes to peacefully end the because of President Yanukovych’s parents were directly affected. They alerner@unews.com crisis. Most recently, Kiev’s Mayor regime. have their own business and they that protesters are upset with Yanukovych because he “… rejected an expected deal for greater economic integration with the European Union.”

As a result, Ukrainians saw this move as a step away from Europe and a closer relationship with Russia, which they had never

Volodymyr Makeenko also resigned from his position in the Party of Regions. Many Ukrainians hope the president will follow suit and that the country will become a parliamentary republic once again.

Alla Skaskevych, a UMKC graduate student studying environmental geology, moved to the

School of Education information session

UMKC’s School of Education talks history.

The School of Education held an Alekhya Boyapati

information session on Feb. 20. The Staff Writer session mainly covered topics like the history of the School of Education Lakshmi Triveni Kavuru at UMKC, admissions, scholarships Staff Writer and the services provided by the

Photo // Lakshmi Triveni Kavuru School.

The School of Education celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2014 with 1,400 students. The School of Education also has three academic divisions: counseling and education

psychology (CEP) division, curriculum and instructional leadership (CIL) division and educational leadership, policy and foundations (ELPF.) Along with these divisions there are community centers and technology learning labs (TTL). These provide many services to students like open computer labs, study areas, a student lounge and an outdoor courtyard.

The School of Education always strives to adhere to its mission “to recruit, prepare, and support outstanding teachers, mental health professionals, and administrators who will create lifelong opportunities through education for America’s diverse urban communities.”

It always ensures to provide academic excellence with the help of an advising team, a field placement coordinator and a certification manager. It provides support and guidance with the assistance of academic staff, faculty advisors, through graduate student orientation and program orientation in the first week of the semester.

In order to receive financial aid an individual must be admitted as a degree-seeking student and must be enrolled at least part time.

Free application will be offered for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) which is due on March 1 each year. The

School of Education also provides many assistantships like graduate research assistantships, School of Education scholarships and UMKC scholarships.

The School of Education allocates different administrative assistants for various divisions: Val Abbott for student services, Connie Fischer for CIL, Courtney Lee for CEP and Janelle Laudick for ELPF. At the end of the session attendees were invited to attend the separate sessions such as counseling and educational psychology, which discussed topics like couples and family counseling, mental health counseling, school counseling and counseling psychology. The curriculum and instructional leadership session talked about the M.A. special education, M.A. curriculum and instruction and M.A. language and literacy programs. The higher education administration discussed Ed.D. and M.A. programs and community college leadership opportunities.

Other sessions were about K-12 educational administration, which briefed about principal and superintendent certification. aboyapati@unews.com lkavuru@unews.com

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Kansas bill: ‘religious liberty’ is synonymous with inequality Sam Littlefield Staff Writer

Over the years I have been blessed with the opportunities to work and live beside several gay and lesbian I was sickened when I first found Americans. I’ve found them to be out about Kansas Bill 2453, an some of the most talented and attempt to segregate the gay and hardworking people I’ve known. I’ll lesbian community on the basis of be honest, I grew up in Oklahoma, “religious liberty.” As a Christian, and at times I’ve had to battle against my heart ached that other Christians prejudices drilled into my head over were supporting a violation of the years. And I thank God that I human rights. have been able to do so, because if Thankfully, the bill got shot down, I hadn’t, it would have prevented yet the bill may come back in a me from being friends with some of different form. Either way, it is not the most amazing people I’ve come the last bill of its kind that America across. will see. The Idaho state government I would even go so far as to say is currently dealing with two bills, that all Christians should support similar in nature, to Kansas Bill 2453. gay marriage. Allow me to explain My wife Amber and I are this using the parable of the prodigal passionate about God, the Bible and son found in Luke 15:13-32. In this our church. The biggest thing we parable, the son makes a choice to strive to live by is to love God and step out into the world and live life as love others, which according to Jesus he wishes. The father allows the son in Matthew 22:36-40, is the greatest to do this, not knowing whether or biblical commandment. Kansas Bill not the son would ever return. This 2452 would sicken Jesus, because is a demonstration of God allowing segregation of any kind is not the us as people to live any type of life love he taught us to have for one we want to live. This is a theme that another. remains constant throughout the The Bible I read teaches that Bible as seen in Genesis 3:1-13 when Jesus died for all people, regardless God gave Adam and Eve the right to of gender or sexual orientation. make their own choices.

He didn’t hang on the cross with a God didn’t step down from heaven disclaimer around his neck reading, and slap Eve saying, ‘No, stop that, “not for gays.” They’re people that don’t make that choice.’ Nor has he God created and according to what ever stepped down from heaven in Jesus taught, Christians like me front of a gay individual and said, ‘No are called to share the same love I stop it.’ God gave freedom of choice experience from God with all people.

Sam Littlefield to all people, because He loves them.

We, as Christians, have to support God’s desire for people to have freedom of choice. I’m not necessarily saying I agree with, nor claim to understand the gay community, but they deserve to have the freedom to live the lives they wish to live.

For the members of the gay and lesbian community reading this, I apologize for the times that you’ve experienced hate “justified” by religion. I know many of you hate religion, and I can understand why.

Yet I can promise you this: There are Christians like my wife and I who aren’t out preaching hate. Instead we’re choosing to love all people as God instructs us to do. slittlefield@unews.com

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The end of an era: Men’s basketball pays tribute to seniors

Men’s basketball celebrates Senior Night Saturday, Feb. 22.

Roze Brooks Editor-in-Chief

The UMKC men’s basketball team and its fans honored the outgoing seniors on Feb. 22 at Municipal Auditorium at the final home game of the 2013-14 season. This year the team will watch six seniors graduate.

The seniors hail from varying hometowns, backgrounds and aspirations, but all have seemingly played a heavy hand in contributing to the sportsmanship and camaraderie of the team.

In a special ceremony held after the game, Trinity Hall, Aaron Washington, Nelson Kirksey,

Fred Chatmon, Caleb Johnson and Kirk Korver were presented with commemorative plaques by Chancellor Leo E. Morton, Athletics Director Carla Wilson and Head Coach Kareem Richardson.

Each teammate was accompanied by their family, and was also treated to a montage video highlighting some of each player’s best moments, including comments by coaches and other people who have watched them progress through their basketball careers.

Fred Chatmon, No. 21, Forward/Center

A business administration major and one of eight children, Chatmon is an Ohio native who made his way to the UMKCin 2009. After jumping right in and making some season highs, he was forced to sit out during the 2010-11 season due to injury. Though the injury still carried into the following season, Chatmon knocked out some major accolades, scoring a career-best 10 points and seven blocks versus IPFW in Feb. 2012. Some of his other career highlights include 20 points against South Dakota in Feb. 2013, 17 rebounds versus Houston in Jan. 2013 and four blocks versus IUPUI.

Trinity Hall, No. 40, Forward A communication studies major and Kansas City, Kan., native, Hall was the first player to hail from his hometown since Brandon Lipsey in 2002-05. Hall started in 12 of the 28 games he played during his first full season in 2010. In the 2011-12 season, he played all but five games due to injury, scoring double figures 13 times. Among many rankings and career milestones, Hall’s best game of the year came when the Roos played against Canisius College, and he scored a career-best 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting. In the final home game of the season, Hall pulled the ‘Roos into the lead with a layup with 16:03 on the clock. The Wolverines were unable to close the gap and regain the lead.

Caleb Johnson, No. 31, Forward/Center

A liberal arts major hailing from Sacramento, Calif., Johnson has been with the Roos since 2012. During his first full season, Johnson scored six points on three occasions, setting his career-high. He also played a seasonbest 15 minutes against Appalachian State University. During the Court Warming game, Johnson and Kirk Korver were put on the court at the same time, which turned out to be an ideal move by Head Coach Kareem Richardson. The pair was able to work out a pass from Korver to Johnson, who sank a three-point shot at the buzzer.

Nelson Kirksey, No. 1, Guard/Forward

From left: Seniors Fred Chatmon, Kirk Korver, Caleb Johnson, Nelson Kirksey, Trinity Hall, Aaron Washington Photo // Kynslie Otte

A product of Pittsburgh, Pa., liberal arts major Kirksey has been playing for the Roos since 2012. He got his start playing college basketball at Jacksonville College in Texas. He led all the team’s newcomers with 7.4 points per game. He closed the season setting eight career-highs in his last six games. Of these highs, Kirksey twice snagged 18 points

Courtesy // UMKC Athletics versus Oakland, eight rebounds versus Tennessee Tech and three steals four times versus IUPUI all in Feb. 2013. Kirksey had several shining moments in his final home game, scoring 14 of his 16 points in the second half, including three shots from beyond the arc.

Kirk Korver, No. 42, Center/Foward

Iowa native and communication studies major Kirk Korver has been with the Roos since 2009. In his first season, he played all 30 of games with one start, and ranked as the fourth best mark by a freshman in UMKC history with his .386 three-point field goal percentage. Korver comes from a line of Division I basketball players.

All three of his brothers have played for various teams, and one brother, Kyle Korver, plays for the Atlanta Hawks. Kirk was forced to sit out during the 2010-11 season due to injury but came back the following season ready to play, playing in every game and starting in all but two.

He earned a career-high of 18 points versus Western Illinois in Jan. 2012.

In the following season, he played all 32 games, starting 19 times. Korver was integral in assisting Johnson land a three-point shot in the final home game of the season.

Aaron Washington, No. 2, Guard

Kansas City Kan., native and business administration major, Washington joined the Roos in Jan. 2013 as a walk-on and “made an immediate impact,” according to his bio. In his time with the team, Washington started his first game after practicing for only eight days. Playing an intense game that included eight points and five assists in a 32-minute duration, Washington started the next eight consecutive games. Some of his career highlights include eight points versus Utah Valley in Jan. 2013. rbrooks@unews.com

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Photos // UMKC Athletics

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Men’s Basketball: UMKC (10-16) 18-59 | 43

Senior Night success Kynslie Otte Production Manager

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“I am extremely proud of these seniors...We really played well defensively tonight and executed on offense when we needed to. It was a complete effort.”

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The Roos blew past WAC leaders Utah Valley on Senior Night, leading the last 36 minutes of the game and clinching its sixth straight win 7456.

Martez Harrison, the eighthleading freshman scorer in the nation, led the Roos to an impressive opening, scoring a total of 17 points in the first half. The Roos (8-18, 5-8 WAC) hit 53.6 percent shooting and allowed only one turnover in the first half. Harrison was named Player of the Game with a total of 24 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals.

The Roos held Utah Valley (16-10, 10-3 WAC) to the lowest shooting percentage in conference play for a UMKC opponent this year at only 36 percent.

Five seniors started in both halves, and all scored in the final home court matchup.

“I am extremely proud of these seniors,” said UMKC Head Coach Kareem Richardson. “We really played well defensively tonight and executed on offense when we needed to. It was a complete effort.”

Senior Nelson Kirksey shined in the second half, sinking five of eight for 14 of 16 points in the period.

The Roos will face Grand Canyon on Thursday, March 6 for the final road match of regular season play in Phoenix, Ariz. at 8 p.m. CT. kotte@unews.com

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Women’s Basketball falls to Utah Valley Kynslie Otte Production Manager

Despite senior Kim Nezianya’s 15th double-double of the season, the women’s basketball team fell 49-43 to Utah Valley at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, Saturday.

Nezianya’s 10-point first half was not enough to keep the Roos (10-16, 6-7 WAC) from trailing Utah Valley (6-20, 3-10 WAC) throughout the first half.

“Credit Utah Valley for being ready to play today,” Head Coach Marsha Frese said. “We had our opportunities in this one, but we didn’t take advantage of them. In this league it’s always challenging to win on the road and you have to be locked in from the tip. I’m disappointed that we weren’t tonight.”

The Roos battled back in the second half, led by Eilise O’Connor’s six-point start to the period, gaining a seven-point lead twice on baskets from Nezianya and O’Connor, holding the Wolverine’s scoreless for more than five minutes.

However, an 11-2 run by Utah Valley allowed the Wolverines to reclaim the lead with 8:39 on the clock.

Though the Roos were unable to clinch the win, the team outrebounded UVU 42-40 and shot 100 percent from the free throw line, limiting the conference’s leading three-point shooting team to 14.3 percent from beyond the arc.

Nezianya finished the match with 18 points and 14 rebounds, while O’Connor contributed 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

The Roos will return home to Kansas City to celebrate Senior Night for their final regular season match on Thursday, March 6 as they take on Grand Canyon at Swinney Recreation Center at 7 p.m.

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“In this league it’s always challenging to win on the road and you have to be locked in from the tip. I’m disappointed that we weren’t tonight.”

kotte@unews.com

Statistics // Kynslie Otte

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UMKC tennis faces rough weekend

Health Journal: Sophomore Dimitra Stavrianakou Canyon on Saturday, March 1 in Edinburg, Texas at 1 p.m. CT.

Sophomore Andrey Smirnov Kynslie Otte Production Manager

Men’s Tennis

The Kansas City men’s tennis squad started the weekend with a 4-3 win against Eastern Washington on Friday in Cheney, Wash.

The Roos struggled in doubles play, winning 8-4 at the No. 2 spot and facing tie breakers in the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. The squad fell 7-4 in the No. 3 tiebreaker, but duo Tomas Patino and Mike Psarros won the point in the No. 1 position 7-5 to claim the lead.

In singles play, the Roos lost at the No. 1, No. 5 and No. 6 spots, but scored points at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 positions. Patino in the No. 2

spot made a comeback after being a set down, Andrey Smirnov secured a point with a three-set win in the No. 3 position and Vinh Pham won in the No. 4 spot.

Despite gaining momentum early in the weekend against Eastern Washington, the Roos fell 6-1 to WAC rival Idaho on Saturday afternoon in Spokane, Wash.

The Roos (2-7) lost all three doubles matches, and were overtaken by the Vandals (4-6) in singles play.

Idaho took straight set wins at the No. 1-5 spots, despite close set scores at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 spots.

Kansas City’s sophomore Daniil Ivanov in the No. 6 position was the only victor, winning 6-3, 6-4.

The Roos will take on Grand

Women’s Tennis

The Kansas City women’s tennis squads lost 6-1 to No. 59 Washington State on Friday in Pullman, Wash., securing only one win at the No. 6 spot by senior Gaby Pintos.

The Roos (4-7) were quickly defeated in doubles play, falling to the Wildcats (11-2) 8-1 and 8-2 at the top two courts.

Washington State secured the win in singles play after straight set wins at the No. 1- 3 spots, making the rest of the matches nonessential despite Pintos’ 8-4 win at No. 6.

The Roos split their matches Saturday in Lewiston, Idaho, defeating Lewis-Clark State 7-0 in the first match, and losing 7-0 to No. 73 Idaho in the second.

Kansas City jumped on Lewis-

Photos Courtesy // UMKC Athletics Clark State (1-6) early, winning doubles at all three positions.

The Roos’ success continued in singles play, as they secured wins in each match in straight sets. The squad gave up more than three games in only one set.

However, the Roos fell quickly to the nationally-ranked Idaho Vandals (7-1) later in the day.

Idaho defeated Kansas City in doubles play at both the No. 1 and No. 2 positions without difficulty.

The Roos also lost straight sets at the No. 2-5 spots in singles play, while sophomore Dimitra Stavrianakou lost at the No. 1 position in a third set tiebreaker.

The Roos will travel to Iowa City on Tuesday to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. kotte@unews.com

Health Recipe: Spicy Walnuts, Peanut-Buttered Apple Lindsay Adams Senior Beat Writer Here are two recipes that feature nuts in a starring role that are easy healthy snacks. These are perfect for those who are on the go. The Spiced Walnuts are only 195 calories per serving with 4 grams of protein. The Peanut Butter-Stuffed Apple is 167 calories with 4 grams of protein.

Spicy Walnuts

Makes 2 cups or 8 servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon honey 2 teaspoons olive oil 2 cups walnut halves 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Preparation

In a large skillet, heat up the honey, olive oil, and 1 tablespoon of the water over medium heat. Add the walnuts, and then toss to coat

Illustration // Joey Hill and sprinkle the sugar, salt, cumin, coriander, and cayenne over the nuts in the pan. Continue to cook, tossing and stirring until the nuts are well coated and lightly browned.

This process will take about 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a baking sheet and allow to cool completely.

Package the walnuts in bags with one serving in each and they are ready to go.

Peanut Buttered Apple Ingredients

1 apple, halved and cored with a teaspoon 2 teaspoons all-natural crunchy peanut butter 1 teaspoon old-fashioned rolled oats

Preparation

Stuff cored apple halves with

peanut butter and sprinkle with oats. Then sandwich the stuffed apple halves together and refrigerate for 5 minutes to make the apple pieces easier to slice. Wait to slice apples into wedges until ready eat. If taking them somewhere as a lunch or a snack, wait to slice them just before packing the apples. ladams@unews.com

Go Nuts

Lindsay Adams Senior Beat Writer Many people suffer from not having enough protein in their diet, which can make them listless and lack the energy to get moving. Nuts are a great way to supplement the necessary protein, especially if one doesn’t eat meat or is trying to keep his or her food intake well balanced.

Nut butters are another option, but often they are laced with excess oils and sugars that make them unhealthy. Be sure to find nut butter with just nuts and salt if possible.

Nutella doesn’t count, as delicious as it may be.

Not only do they provide protein, but nuts also contain heart-healthy omega-3 fats. All nuts have healthy fats and protein but because they often tend to be high in calories, they should be eaten in moderation. Stay away from varieties that are spiced or sweetened. Those flavorings can add a substantial amount of empty calories to what otherwise would be a healthy snack. When looking for nuts, try to find them raw or dry roasted. Large containers are not a good idea if one has trouble with portion control.

Some nuts are better for those who are watching their calorie intake.

Almonds, cashews and pistachios all have about 160 calories per ounce.

One ounce of almonds or pistachios offers six grams of protein and one ounce of cashews has five grams of protein. However, the difference between these and the highest calorie nuts, pecans and macadamia nuts, is really only about 40 calories per ounce and a slightly lower protein content. All nuts are good; some are just better based on what nutrients one is looking for. Here is a quick and easy guide to many different kinds of nuts and the specific benefits they have.

Short on iron? Cashews can help with that problem. One serving of cashews fills 10 percent of the needed daily amount of iron. Cashews also contain nutrients that help strengthen bones and keep one’s blood flow normal.

Keep that heart pumping with walnuts. A Spanish study done in 2006 recommended walnuts to help prevent heart problems. The data suggested that walnuts were actually just as effective as olive oil at lowering the arteries’ swelling and oxidation after eating too many fats.

Eating around eight walnuts a day was the recommended amount to achieve these benefits.

Peanuts are by far the best nuts for the brain. Peanuts are actually legumes, but they are usually called nuts and grouped with nuts. High levels of folate, a mineral that is necessary for brain development, makes these nuts ideal for brain health. Some studies also suggest that folate helps defend against mental decline. It is easy for vegetarians to be short on folate, so peanuts are a good nut choice for them. Most nuts, including peanuts, are full of brainboosting vitamin E. Almonds are diet-friendly and have much more calcium than other nuts.

Almonds also have a lot of fiber and vitamin E. Because of this they can protect against lung cancer as well as help prevent cognitive decline when aging. ladams@unews.com

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teams sized by medals won 1 gold SWEDEN

norway

slovenia

Canada switzerland

poland italy

belarus

russia

lativa

slovakia

United States

ukraine

germany china croatia

austria

japan

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czech republic

France

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korea

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Concert Preview: Dan Moreno Senior Beat Writer

Zsuzsanna Eva Ward, better known as ZZ Ward, will rock the Midland Theatre March 26 as part of her “Last Love Tour,” which will begin this Friday with a hometown show in Philadelphia, Pa., and will end at the Coachella Festival in California.

Ever since her debut album “Til The Casket Drops” was released in October 2012, Ward has been touring the country and writing new songs in her free time.

In addition to traveling all over America, Ward has also performed live on “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

Ward’s energetic and charismatic persona blends perfectly with the blues-hop/soul melodies such as her first single “Til The Casket Drops” and fan favorite “365 Days,” which have already reached the top of the charts.

Last week in a phone interview, Ward talked about her upcoming tour as well as the disappointing relationship that inspired her to write each one of her songs.

What will your fans see from ZZ Ward in your “Last Love Tour?”

First of all, fans will see me and the band having a great time and putting on a great show for them.

The most important thing for me is that people come out and they leave with memories, let go and scream their heads off.

You’ve played in Kansas City before and fans here really seem to like you. What do you attribute it to?

I don’t know what is it about Kansas City but I have great fans

Art is her passion Q&A with ZZ Ward Alex Dapp

there. We are really looking forward to performing for them one more time.

Did you ever think you would be singing for a living when you were younger?

Yes. This is all I really wanted to do since I was a little kid. Nothing else made sense for me and I think it was just meant to be. I went to college for nursing because my mom is a nurse and I thought that was a good option but after a while I said to myself, ‘This isn’t right for me’ and then I worked at a diner for like a day and afterwards. I ended up saying the same thing. It’s just that everything that I do that wasn’t music felt so wrong.

You play the guitar, the piano and the harmonica besides Singer/Songwriter ZZ Ward having an amazing voice. Since Courtesy // Hollywood Records when did you start playing and Then I found out that I was better at writing about the situation than learning these instruments? creativity kick out and you Singing was first. My dad was actually dealing with it. I feel very add something new during always singing and I can remember driven by love; there are so many concerts? feelings that come with it like heart myself singing since I was five. It’s something that I am just comfortable with. The guitar and piano came later but I would only use them to write songs. The harmonica is the most recent one although I feel it is in my blood because my grandma played it a lot.

Your lyrics talk about love and the disappointments it brings with it. What or who inspired you to write your songs?

Just like so many people, I ended up getting into a relationship with someone who was just not treating me right, and because of this feeling of love I had for this person I went through lots of experiences where I was feeling pain and frustration .

break, and ecstasy and sadness, which led to all of my songs in this album.

When it comes to recording or playing live in front of an audience, what do you enjoy the most?

They are both very different.

When I play for an audience I think to myself, ‘Oh my God this feels so good’ but I think that my favorite thing is writing. There is just something about creating and writing something, especially when you know that people might end up connecting with [it].

I don’t change things for the sake of changing. You could think that after playing the same songs night after night you get bored and decide to change something but you have to remember that your fans want to hear the version they connected with, which is the most important thing for me.

What is your favorite thing about Kansas City?

Barbeque. I always tell the boys to bring me some barbecue when we go to Kansas City. dmoreno@unews.com

Do you play your songs exactly like they are in the album or does that sense of

Local fare served with a smile at Succotash

Roze Brooks Editor-in-Chief

On the outskirts of Hospital Hill, there is a breakfast and brunch hotspot that gives the ritzier feel of eggtc. a run for its omelet. Located at 2601 Holmes Street, Succotash Catering and Bruncheonette is serving up some succulent and savory realness that is worth the little excursion downtown.

A quick glance at the menu reveals a litany of pressed, handcrafted juices. The Best Limeade is served as a not-so-promising green frothy color, but it’s apparent after one sip that the ingredients are of the freshest variety. The lime, apple and pineapple juices are immensely refreshing and well complemented by the hint of ginger, but, as someone who doesn’t like cucumber, it was hard to ignore the veggie aftertaste.

Wild Mushroom Eggs Benedict

Making one selection from the menu was a grueling task. There are a number of unconventional ingredient combinations, including a wide array of vegetarian and vegan options. The wild mushroom eggs benedict comes piled high, created by a foundation of dense, moist beer bread. This was a welcome spin on a classic breakfast, topped with scrambled eggs, meaty mushrooms, crisp spinach and rich hollandaise sauce.

The portions are, without a doubt, worth the minor splurge. The threeegg omelets are the width of the plate, the home fries, which are sliced and fried potatoes with an intense amount of flavor, are piled high, and each bite is perfect from start to finish. Nothing is skimped on.

Succotash’s menu offers several twists and intersections of traditional breakfast foods. The Burrito of Love combines scrambled

eggs, cheddar and bacon wrapped in a big buttermilk pancake. And patrons can literally have everything AND the kitchen sink—scramble that is. The kitchen sink scramble contains two eggs, ham, peppers and onions served on home fries, topped with cheddar and sausage gravy.

There are also vegetarian and vegan versions of this dish that incorporate spinach, lima beans, hummus and other meatless ingredients.

The general atmosphere of the restaurant is cozy and eclectic. The artwork on the walls is interesting and thought provoking, enough to spring conversation out of any lull.

The colors are vibrant and punchy, contrasting with the hardwood floors and antiquated ceiling. The coffee and juice bar stands almost as a period piece, quaint yet bulky— the one thing that the eye catches upon entering the restaurant.

Succotash prides itself on supporting local farmers and vendors. Among its hometown offerings are its eggs, a product of Stanberry Community Farms, an Amish community. The produce is provided year round by John and Stacy Goode of Goode Acres Farm in Wathena, KS. Its espresso and house roast coffee, which come in unlimited doses, hail from Oddly Correct Coffee Roasters and Printing Press. The bread is baked daily at Roma Bakery, and the bacon is from Webb City, Iowa.

Meat-eaters and veg-heads alike will find something enticing each and every time they come into Succotash. With an impressive list of menu items and incredibly fresh ingredients, waking up a little early to catch a seat in the café is

Staff Writer

Friday night, UMKC junior Amanda DeJarnett held her first art show at Art Closet Studios. Located in the back of Open Fire Pizza on Broadway, Art Closet often hosts aspiring young artists and musicians.

The show started at 8 p.m. with DeJarnett painting live. With pieces ranging from pencil sketches to paint on canvas, DeJarnett proved she is talented in more ways than one.

“Spending two years as a bio science major and ignoring my instincts just sucked and I needed a change,” DeJarnett said.

Having been an artist since 16, she has always had sort of a free spirit attitude when it came to art.

“It was fate,” she said. “I just quit my crappy job, switched back to being an art major, and I found this position as a curator and the show just fell in my lap.”

To an observer, it was obvious that DeJarnett was in her element.

Standing on top of a wooden box in front of a massive easel, DeJarnett couldn’t help but smile as she continued painting on the easel. DeJarnett revealed only a few finished pieces at the show, since she only had two weeks to prepare.

Music was playing in the background, artwork was hanging from the ceiling, and the young curator was stationed in the middle of it all, allowing spectators to circle her and watch as her painting of a zebra came to life right before their eyes.

For DeJarnett, this art show was just a way for her to allow friends and family to see her work and show off a little bit.

“It’s something special. People I don’t even talk to frequently randomly bring up how much they support me and I think that’s really cool,” DeJarnett said.

She will be holding her second show at The Art Closet April 18. adapp@unews.com

Succotash Catering and Bruncheonette at 2601 Holmes Rd. Photos // Roze Brooks an ideal way to relax. The service back. There is not a single excuse not is impeccable, and may even help to pay Succotash a visit the next time you with a personality quiz if you’re frying an egg or pouring a bowl of talking loud enough. The entire cereal just doesn’t cut it. experience is comforting and laidrbrooks@unews.com

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Lectura de poesía Bahamundi also played Barrios’ Kate Baxendale “Sueño en la floresta,” or “Dream in Managing Editor the Dell,” on his guitar.

The Spanish Club hosted a “Agustín was big into art and big Spanish poetry reading at Mattie into the culture of South America,” Rhodes Art Center Thursday night. Bahamundi said. “He was a prolific The event, which was open to the composer. He composed a lot for public, featured Spanish students, guitar. He also was an artist and he professors and interested members also did poetry. He was big into the of the Kansas City community. history of Paraguay as well.”

“We are trying different means Sofía Sharkey, a communication to reach people,” said Dr. Alberto studies major, read Rubén Darío’s Villamandos, associate Spanish “Sonatina,” or “Brief Sonnet.” professor. “We wanted to do “My poem is about a princess who something outside the campus so we has forgotten how to smile and she’s can connect also with non-students sad,” Sharkey said. “Nobody knows so other people can see what we are why she’s sad and it talks about doing in the Spanish Club and the her being the prettiest flower and,

Poetry reading held at the Mattie Rhodes Art Center.

Photo // Vishnu Chander Spanish program as well.”

Empanadas, hand-held pastries stuffed with meat, vegetables or fruit, from Mi Antojo were sold, along with hummus from The Classic Cup. The art center set the mood for the event, with colorful Latino artesanía, or hand-crafted art, displayed on the shelves. Day of the Dead sugar skulls, ponchos and jewelry adorned the small space.

Chris Castillo, a Spanish and education major, read “Letanía,” or “Litany,” by Ana María Fagundo.

“I liked the message of “if you can or if you want to, then go for something more,” Castillo said. “Go plant the seed. Attempt. Whether it be in dry earth or moist. If you have to walk through cactus or through nettles, plant the seed if you can: “Sí, has podido,” [yes, you could]. I liked the sound of it and that’s why I chose it.”

Joey Bahamundi, a romance languages & lit and guitar performance graduate student, recited a poem by Paraguayan poet and composer Agustín Barrios.

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because she’s sad, all of the flowers in the kingdom are sad, too. But at the end she waits for a prince who takes her out of that and gives her happiness and she smiles again.”

Sharkey said she chose that poem because she loved the rhyme scheme.

She heard the poem when she was a child.

Villamandos read a poem by Spanish poet Constantino Molina.

“I didn’t know about this poet because he is a friend of María Antonia [Pérez-Andújar],” Villamandos said. “She told him that we would be having this event and he was very excited. It [the poem] was [about] flipping a coin, the idea of destiny. It’s a love poem, so no matter which side of the coin, our love is going to still be going on. Love is going to last. That’s the main idea.”

Spanish Professor Louis Imperiale read “Los motivos del lobo,” or “The Wolf’s Case,” by Rubén Darío.

“According to the legend, Saint Francis tamed a ferocious wolf,” Imperiale said. “The animal stayed

and coexisted with peasants and farmers until its death. Darío reconsidered Saint Francis’ poem and thought the wolf couldn’t be happy among men and civilization.

This infamous animal became an observer and judge of what happened in men’s lives. He stated that animals are killing to feed themselves and their cubs. On the other hand, men are killing for power, sex and greed…They are hunting for pleasure and cruelty. Ultimately, the wolf comes back to his natural habitat, persuaded that he is much better than ambitious and insane men.”

Imperiale concluded the evening with lively renditions of Caribbean poetry.

“His [Luis Pales Matos’] poem “Danza negra” [“Black Dance”] captures the African rhythms and sounds that are such an important strand of Caribbean history and life,” Imperiale said. “His words become drum sounds and pure percussion: bongos, congas, guiro, maracas and timbales, where the beat is as fundamental as the meaning…”

Imperiale also read “Sensemayá”

by Cuban poet Nicolás Guillén. The piece is a chant for killing a snake.

“Guillén’s unique approach of incorporating the son [Cuban dance] into poetry was one of the aspects of his book “Sóngoro consongo ,” Imperiale said. “In this literary work, Guillén included poems that depicted the lives of Cubans and emphasized the importance of AfroCuban culture and religion in Cuban history.

Guillén’s poetry was a vehicle for protest against racial inequality, Imperiale said.

“Although Guillén had previously shown a strong sense of outrage against racism and economic imperialism, he had not yet done so in language inspired by native, AfroCuban speech, song and dance,” Imperiale said.

Villamandos said he was pleased with how the Spanish Club’s first poetry reading went.

“It was a great turnout I think,” Villamandos said. “People were excited and it was nice to see the genre; these poems, we usually look at them with respect. It is something that is hard to understand. We can see them alive and with music. It can be very enjoyable I think.” kbaxendale@unews.com

Dracula: A ballet like no other Jonathan Harker, a solicitor who is Lindsay Adams unlucky enough to visit Dracula in Senior Beat Writer Transylvania and barely escape to Dracula, put on by the Kansas tell the tale, only to find that Dracula City Ballet, is a once-in-a-lifetime has followed him back to London experience. There are all sorts of and proceeds to terrorize his wife things going on in this ballet that one Mina and her friend Lucy. would not see anywhere else. What The show challenges assumptions other ballet features a buckskinned about ballet, which some might man with a gun or a man in a say is just about beauty and flowy straightjacket dancing ballet? costumes, although parts of the Even to those who don’t love production do offer that. It is rather ballet as an art form, this ballet is appropriate that this is being done entertaining and enthralling. For as an adaption of the book Dracula, those who love ballet it is equally one that was challenging Victorian thrilling. morals and expectations. There is The show opens as it ends, with more traditional choreography in a heartbeat, but with very different the scenes when Harker returns implications and situations. The to England. Without Dracula the prologue of the show is a literal dances are more traditional and nightmare. Quite appropriate, as the status quo returns to what one the story itself is a living nightmare, would expect from a ballet. and the ballet completely hits the The performance is incredibly mark when it comes to creating challenging, but never did the this sense of tension and building of Kansas City Ballet production falter. dread. The tone of the ballet perfectly The dancing was focused and the encapsulates the eerie mysticism and unusual elements were held together transgressed sexuality of the work. by the troupe’s finesse. One of the The ballet delicately handles even challenges for the dancers was the the more graphic or seductive parts ability to move in more restrictive of the story. clothing than the usual ballet attire.

The story doesn’t deviate It was a challenge to which they much from the original tale of rose splendidly, not at all seeming

‘The Monument’s Men’ misses the mark Britt Ernst

Staff Writer

In George Clooney’s most recent directorial venture, “The Monuments Men,” we see little more than a fivestar cast scampering about Europe during World War II. Let me start off by saying “The Monuments Men” was by no means a terrible film. It was, in a few words, unstructured, flat and, at times, slow. Based on the true story of art experts and historians sent into World War II to recover stolen art from the Nazis, “The Monuments Men” had the potential to be a cinematic adventure, but instead left the audience somewhat confused.

From the opening scene in 1943, as priests carefully, but hurriedly, dismantle the famous Ghent Altarpiece, viewers are drawn in. Not until a quarter of the way through the film does the audience realize how little build-up was offered. It was increasingly difficult not to see actor Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham of “Downton Abbey” and Bill Murray as Bob Harris from “Lost in Translation.” That said, “The Monuments Men” hit its first strike with a major lack of character development.

Once our middle-aged cast arrives at the war front, the story begins to unravel more rapidly.

Bonneville’s character, Donald Jefferies, has somehow wronged Clooney’s character, Frank Stokes, in the past, though this was vaguely alluded to. The film never explains this supposed shot at redemption .

With one loose end flying around, Clooney made the odd choice to toss in yet another questionable subplot: an unwelcome and uncomfortable flirtation between Matt Damon’s character, James Granger, and Claire Simone, played by Cate Blanchett.

The scenes featuring Damon and Blanchett change the tone of the film for a few brief but awkward moments, even though they depict a necessary relationship that inevitably leads to great success for “The Monuments Men.” At this point, the film is slowly hopping around from one strange place to the next while Clooney narrates the men’s movements. It seems that every 1520 minutes the audience is greeted with a new, unwanted inspirational speech by Clooney. The film gets yet another strike.

Perhaps history buffs alone will be most put off by Clooney’s interpretation of World War II in “The Monuments Men.” Though not all World War II films can be as dramatic, emotionally moving and

Photo // IMDB historically detailed as “Schindler’s List,” it is still unnerving how much fact “The Monuments Men” leaves out. Only in three short scenes are there legitimate references to the Jewish people, concentration camps and the harm and destruction Hitler caused throughout Europe. It is as if Clooney was unsure what type of film he wanted to make. Was “The Monuments Men” to be historically relevant only to the art world? If so, even that was not accomplished. The comical moments turned dramatic, or vice versa, that were peppered throughout the film were even more uncomfortable. The most heartwrenching moments lacked much acting at all; the gasps of breath only came from the audience when nameless Nazis were setting art on fire. The unstructured story line and confusing scenes mark a third strike for “The Monuments Men.” No “The Monuments Men” is not terrible, but it is certainly not great.

We know little to nothing about each of the main characters, inspirational speeches are tired and historical facts are generally helpful additives when one hopes to create a historical film. Structure and suspense would have been thoughtful additions to give “The Monuments Men” a more engaging storyline. Scenes of Paris and the French countryside, endless packs of Lucky Strikes and sweet packages from home at Christmas time offer the film its few but admirable redeeming qualities.

Clooney clearly bit off more than he could chew with this film. Though possessing heart and some small amount of charm “The Monuments Men” won’t be a film to remember. bernst@unews.com

restrained or hindered by their costumes.

The choreography for each of the characters perfectly encapsulated their personalities; because of the number of characters this is very important for the audience to be able to easily recognize them. There are some unbelievable lifts that seem to completely defy gravity, again adding to the feeling of fantasy that pervades the piece. There is a dance between Harker and Dracula that is an interplay between the prey and the hunter. It is structured much more like the dance of the lead male and female dancers and is not the traditional dance between two men.

The way the performance played with traditional was phenomenal and makes a completely unique evening of ballet. There are two different casts that take turns performing based on the night. The skill of the Kansas City Ballet’s ensemble ensures a spectacular performance whatever night on might attend. The ballet runs through March 2nd. For tickets or for more information visit http://kcballet.org/. ladams@unews.com

Kansas City Ballet performs ‘Dracula.’

Courtesy // Rich Sugg

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Conservatory Connections created a calming but almost Joey Hill oppressive setting. In order for Senior Staff Writer the sound to amplify through the A small crowd was gathered in galleries, it had to be played very the humid, daylight-lit gallery L2 of loudly in the main gallery. Looking the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. at the quick, slashing brushstrokes In a far corner two people, a man of Pollock’s “No. 6” with the added and a younger bespectacled woman volume of the sounds Hougland was adjusted knobs and dials on a sound creating felt like sensory overload at board. The young woman was times.

UMKC conservatory student Eli One of the works which benefitted Hougland, and she was about to fill greatly from the addition of the the entire gallery space with sound performance was Mark Rothko’s and atmosphere.

“Untitled No. 11, 1963.” The American The L2 gallery of the Nelson- artist’s work had always seemed to Atkins is located in the large, be created with the intent to evoke modernist Bloch Building which true emotion in the viewer with his houses the museum’s collection of vibrant colors that completely cover modern to contemporary pieces the canvas. The Nelson’s addition including works by Andy Warhol, is a darker work of his which Jackson Pollock and Willem de displays a dark black rectangle over Kooning. The space is a large square a slightly lighter purple background. gallery which opens into the pop art This composition implies a sort of section of the exhibit. It serves as the opening to somewhere, which – beginning of the modern art museum with the addition of the music—was that flows from the ‘40s and ‘50s into allowed to grow and become more the contemporary work of the ‘80s meditative. and ‘90s.

Hougland’s work had another The performance sought to bring effect on the art pieces, in the case new life into the gallery as visitors of Franz Kline’s “Turin” from 1960,a walked through the space. Hougland towering 8-by-7 feet beast of a created the atmosphere through painting. The work seemed to soften use of the soundboard to produce Kline’s large and dramatic brush atmospheric and expanding tones strokes that seemed to cut through of sound. The tones were deep and the white space of the canvas and thundering, seeming to grow and fill transform them into organic and every inch of the gallery space. Once docile branches. she added the somber sounds of her While this performance served violin, the sound became even more as a wonderful presentation and an powerful and spine-tingling. enjoyable experience, it also raised The overall sound and music the question of whether or not the

Visitors enjoy the modernist artwork with musical accompaniment. beauty of these modern works of viewers to truly appreciate the work. art could be somehow improved by While it was clear that Hougland’s the addition of this music. Perhaps work came from a place of love for the bright colors and harsh, spastic the Nelson-Atkins collection and her lines of de Kooning’s “Woman IV” desire to create a composition that was not sufficiently expressive celebrated the diverse styles therein, and required the inclusion of this was a performance that did raise atmospheric tones and violin for some questions as to at what point

Photo // Joey Hill one’s appreciation for something transforms the object entirely. jhill@unews.com

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