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Elections
August 26, 2015
Campus Safety
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field, but it allows more people to come and watch the event.” The change in venue mimics the University of Alabama, which has Bid Day in Bryant–Denny Stadium. Formal recruitment at MU ranked second in the county behind Alabama. In the week before classes started, 1,892 women went through recruitment. That number is lower than previous years because there are fewer incoming
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, and a union of 12 bipartisan senators strengthened the Campus Accountability and Safety Act in hopes of successfully moving it through the legislative process. McCaskill, along with Sens. Dean Heller, R-Nevada; Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York; and Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, released a statement July 29 stating the need to properly address campus sexual assault. “Thanks to the survivors who have come forward and to a growing body of research, we know sexual assaults happen on campuses large and small, urban and rural, private and public,” the statement read. “We also know that the lack of uniform standards for filing reports or initiating investigations has contributed to cases being swept under the rug at the expense of the entire campus community. We have worked with survivors, advocates, parents, schools and law enforcement to craft the bipartisan Campus Accountability
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their sorority. Because to the move, only 25 members of each sorority can gather on the field to welcome the incoming members. Carolyn Welter, PHA vice president of public relations, said that this restriction is safer for the new members and that spectators were allowed at the new location. “It’s a lot easier for spectators to view Bid Day from the stands than from the Quad,” Welter said. “It limits the number of seniors that can be on the
Walkout
The start of a movement: Graduate students walk out
Graduate students plan to participate in an all-day celebration of their worth to the university Wednesday that some are calling a “walkout.” The event is being held in response to the administration
failing to meet the deadline for seven demands listed by graduate students last week. Issued on Aug. 19, the Forum on Graduate Rights gave administrators six days to put forth a plan addressing their demands. That initial release said graduate students would walk out at
noon Aug. 26. A later release called for an all-day walk out. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and students will rally at the Columns from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. According to the release, their demands were as follows: · A guarantee that no graduate
student employee be paid at a rate below the individual poverty line regardless of their appointment status, department or college. · A guarantee that all graduate student employees receive full tuition waivers, regardless of their full-time
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Income inequality reveals racial divide Matthes believes Missouri’s history as a slave state might be part of the problem. =A@@0#GALEIAHM# Reporter A driving force behind City Manager Mike Matthes’ proposed 2015-16 fiscal year budget is income inequality here in Columbia. Matthes said a growing disparity between racial groups in the community has led him to believe that although the city is improving overall, not every member of the community is being included in that growth. After conducting research for the strategic plan, Matthes found that the income levels in the Black community are only equivalent to 60 percent of what white households earn, and the unemployment rate for black citizens is almost four times what the unemployment rate is for whites. In 2009, the unemployment rate for African-Americans was at 14.1 percent, while the unemployment rate for whites was at 5.3 percent. However, as the years passed, the unemployment rate for whites went down to 4.4 percent in 2013 and increased to 15.7 percent for AfricanAmericans in the same year. In order to combat these lopsided numbers, Matthes said he hopes to implement new strategies with the budget proposal to include creating more well-
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A33,+%$#%,#?+,%(*%#?('($%+52)$#*,)%5)&( After the death of MU international student Kui Zou, enhanced pedestrian safety efforts continue. AD0EA#AFG0HF@ Reporter As the College Avenue Safety Enhancement project comes to a close, Columbia’s Pedestrian Safety Task Force is shifting its focus to an innovative crosswalk arrangement. After weeks of one-lane traffic and prohibiting pedestrians from crossing College Avenue in the CASE construction area, the project was scheduled to end Aug. 21.
CASE is the first of many steps Columbia is taking toward creating a safer environment for drivers and pedestrians. After three separate pedestrian-involved accidents on Jan. 22 of last year, one resulting in the death of 24-year-old internal student Kui Zou, improving pedestrian safety became a goal in Columbia. In response to the increase in pedestrian accidents, Mayor Bob McDavid created a 15-member Pedestrian Safety Task Force to make the roads safer for both pedestrians and drivers. Task force Co-Chairman and Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas said the task force is looking at three areas of pedestrian safety throughout the city: engineering, education and enforcement. A major idea presented by the task force
was a “pedestrian scramble,” which was discussed and unanimously approved by the City Council on Aug. 3. A pedestrian scramble is a crosswalk consisting of signals with three phases for cars and pedestrians: one phase allows cars to move north and south with no pedestrian movement, another phase allows cars to move east and west with no pedestrian movement, and a final phase stops all vehicle traffic to allow pedestrians to cross the intersection in any direction. It will be built at the Ninth and Elm streets intersection, and construction will start and finish in 2016. Fifth Ward Councilwoman Laura Nauser said she has concerns about the new crosswalk.
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Undocumented immigrants facing tuition hike
A small word change in a Missouri budget bill is costing two undocumented students big for the 2015-16 year. IHJ0EE0#DA0-K Reporter Two MU students are facing a tuition increase of nearly $15,000 this year after a small word change in a Missouri budget bill. The students, who are undocumented
immigrants living in Missouri, will be charged out-of-state tuition for the first time this year after wording in House Bill 3 was changed from the 2014 version, which prohibited students with an “unlawful presence” from receiving in-state tuition rates, to students having an “unlawful status” — a change that state Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, R-Shell Knob, said was necessary because of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which protects undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. “When we wrote the language last year, we didn’t really realize the DACA students had been granted lawful presence by some
entities of the federal government, so this year we changed it to lawful status to clear up confusion on that particular front,” said Fitzpatrick, who worked on the bill. MU spokesman Christian Basi said they cannot be named as they are protected by law and the university. These two are the only students MU knows are affected by the change. Fitzpatrick said that if he had known the word change would affect currently enrolled students, he would have been willing to work on a solution to make the change only affect future students, but he was not aware of that
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equivalent appointment. · Revised Aug. 22: a fullysubsidized student health care plan for all graduate student employees that is guaranteed for the full term of their graduate student employment. · Immediate action on the part of the university to ease the burden on international students caused by the loss of their health insurance subsidy. · More and affordable university-sponsored graduate student housing. · A return of affordable, on-campus, university-sponsored childcare facilities for graduate students. · Revised Aug. 22: A waiver of supplemental fees imposed by colleges, schools and departments for all graduate student employees. A week after graduate students were informed that their insurance had been canceled, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced that the university would in fact defer its cancellation of graduate student health insurance. After the initial announcement of their loss of health insurance, graduate students created the group Forum on Graduate Rights. “We are as invested in the University of Missouri as the undergraduate students,” said Rebecca Benson, a member of FGR’s Outreach Committee. “We want to see the university prosper and send out the best students it can, but in order to provide the best research, teaching and
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Continued from page 1 and Safety Act and finally fix this broken system.” The Campus Accountability and Safety Act would ensure transparency and cooperation between schools and their law enforcement. “We’re focused on figuring out a new approach, so that a student who is assaulted on a Friday night knows at that moment where he or she can go for confidential support and reliable information,” McCaskill said in a keynote address at the Campus Safety National Forum on June 25. In the speech, McCaskill addressed the survivor’s decision to speak to someone, go through the
THE MANEATER | NEWS | AUGUST 26, 2015 a little girl, I’ve always wanted to be a part of it.” Crane was initially less eager about the experience. “My mom was in Delta Gamma, and she really wanted me to do (recruitment),” she said. “I didn’t picture myself as the kind of person who would rush.” Crane’s enthusiasm grew during the week. “I’m glad I did it and kept an open mind because the more I do it, the more I want to be part of a sorority,” she said at the end of the week. Freshman Samantha DeBenedetti cited philanthropy,
sisterhood and the feeling of a second home as reasons to participate in Greek Life. “It seemed like a good opportunity and a good outlet to do all the things that I want to do and get out of college,” DeBenedetti said. Odom and Crane said they both searched for a place where they felt like they belonged. “Whenever I go into a house, I ask myself, ‘Am I able to be myself, or am I having to impress anyone?’ Odom said. “I want to be comfortable in the house. I want a family and lifelong friendships.” Odom said her favorite part of
resources possible, we have to have acceptable living conditions.” After graduate students contacted faculty members across campus in request of their support, departments started to publish formal statements about the issue. Collaborating with graduate students across campus, FGR collected statements of support of 22 departments, all of which supported the walkout by promising to not penalize its participants. Lynda Kraxberger, associate dean of the School of Journalism, informed students via email Tuesday evening that journalism classes and labs would meet as scheduled during the Wednesday walkout. The School of Journalism’s faculty was the first department to announce that its graduate faculty members unanimously support the walkout and would not penalize graduate student employees for participating. A Domino Effect The groundwork for the walkout was laid Aug. 14 when graduate students were told they were losing their university-sponsored healthcare coverage due to an IRS interpretation of the Affordable Care Act. According to the IRS, the subsidies offered to graduate students through the university are considered “individual market plans,” which are prohibited by the act. The email notification was sent out about 13 hours before domestic student health insurance expired. For international students, this information came 13 days after their promised health insurance plans had started. On Aug. 17, the Graduate Professional Council and the
Graduate Student Association held a forum in Middlebush Hall. Nearly 500 graduate students gathered to discuss grievances regarding the loss of their healthcare plans. On the same day, Loftin created a task force to search for solutions. FGR was created shortly after the forum and graduate students began to discuss the walkout and rally at the Columns. According to GPC member Matt McCune, some GPC members aided in the formation of FGR and then stepped aside to allow the new group to spearhead further efforts. In a news release dated Aug. 19, FGR identified seven demands addressing the loss of graduate student healthcare and the lack of childcare facilities and universitysponsored housing available to graduate students since the demolition of University Village, which housed the Student Parent Center. Loftin said he had received and reviewed the demands issued by FGR. “In addition to health insurance, this letter addresses a number of issues that are closely linked to the university’s budget,” Loftin wrote in an announcement. “MU’s budget priorities are addressed through shared governance, primarily through the Budget Allocation and Advisory Committee, in which graduate students have ongoing representation.” FGR revised its demands Aug. 22 in response to the temporary restoration of graduate student health care. On Aug. 25, an image was uploaded onto MU’s Research,
process of reporting while keeping their confidence and trust in the system. “If we can answer these questions; if young people can have the confidence that yes, there is someone they can talk to, and yes, they can get good information, then we will really begin to solve this problem,” McCaskill said. Though many of these resources are currently available at MU, McCaskill’s legislation aims to strengthen them. McCaskill’s spokesperson Sarah Feldman said the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center at MU provides many of the same support services that are required under Senator McCaskill’s Campus Accountability and Safety Act. “In terms of training standards, training will be required for those that work in the Title IX office, those
that are involved in the campus grievance process and those that interview the victim,” Feldman said. RSVP Center coordinator Danica Wolf said the RSVP Center has trauma-informed staff members who work to meet with each person affected by sexual assault to address the situation appropriately. “We know that the student is the expert on their own experience and help provide information about options in a safe and confidential space,” Wolf said. The content of the proposed new training includes working with persons subject to sexual violence, information of what constitutes sexual violence, boundaries to an individual’s ability to consent, trauma, victim centered training, cultural awareness training, sexual assault dynamics and barriers to reporting.
recruitment was the preference round. “A lot of girls share their personal stories and it gets really emotional and sentimental,” she said. Kyler Garron said her favorite recruitment activity was Sisterhood Day, in which each house performed skits. She said it was fun to see the individual and collective personalities within each sorority. “You get a sense of the sense of humor in each house you go to,” Garron said. Looking back on the week, the women said they had an unforgettable experience.
“I met so many cool people, and it’s just been a whirlwind of fun,” Crane said. The potential new members congregated for Bid Day on Aug. 23, at Faurot Field. When they were instructed to open their bid envelopes, the latest influx of Greek women ran off the field to celebrate with their newfound families. “I had three different houses (in mind),” DeBenedetti said. “I mentally prepared myself for all three. I looked down and I saw my home and I ran. There’s no better feeling than finally finding where you belong.”
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Graduate students gathered for a rally Aug. 17 at the Columns to protest against the university’s decision to stop paying for their health care.
Graduate Studies and Economic Development website that quoted Hank Foley, senior vice chancellor of the department, expressing his support for the rally. “Be at the Columns at noontime tomorrow to express gratitude and support for our students and to celebrate the central roles that they play in teaching, scholarship, research and the life of the mind at MU,” Foley said. A Celebration of Graduate Student Contribution to the University Some GPC members were involved in the creation of FGR, but since its formation nine days ago, a steering committee and several other committee have emerged. GPC members stepped aside to allow an elected and volunteer group. GPC President Hallie Thompson said GPC is focusing on the rally and the march that will follow shortly after rather than the all-day walkout. “We’re not referring to the walkout, but we’re referring to the rally or gathering at the
columns and a march at noon as a celebration of graduate contribution to the university,” Thompson said. GPC also requested that faculty, graduates and professionals wear red at the rally. Although the some GPC members are no longer involved in the FGR, members have worked together to contact faculty members and request their support in the event in order to promote the well-being of its constituents. Thompson said she and other members of the GPC met with Loftin and Foley to discuss the needs and demands of graduate students. “The administration is excited and wanting to work with us because they know graduate students are very important to the research and teaching missions of the university,” Thompson said. According to FGR, graduate student employees will hand out flyers, operate information booths, cancel classes, or spend a portion of classes educating their students about these issues.
“(MU students) can also share the need for more safeguards to protects students on campus with their family and friends,” Feldman said. Wolf suggested that students get involved by joining Stronger Together Against Relationship
and Sexual Violence, Not Anymore training and the Green Dot initiative. “When we know more about these issues, we can do more to prevent violence by recognizing moments when we can intervene as bystanders — do a green dot,” Wolf said.
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Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., answers questions during a town hall meeting. McCaskill’s recent legislation aims to end campus sexual assault.
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Ellis Library to open 24-hour study space The announcement kicks off a semester in which a library student fee will be put to a vote. LILY OPPENHEIMER Reporter It’s closing hour at the Ellis Library. With trembling fingers, this is where many groggy students have confronted their trek home. Ellis Library is a sanctuary for dedicated students, but the inconvenience of packing up at closing time and switching locations isn’t ideal. However, starting this fall, the library will accommodate even the most nocturnal college student. Beginning Sept. 8, Ellis Library plans to unveil a new 24-hour study space. The space will be called “24/5” because the library will continue to close at midnight Friday and Saturday. Previously, the administration planned to allow the Missouri Students Association to vote on a [new student fee link before the 24-hour study space opened. This fee, which would begin at $5 per credit hour and gradually increase to $15 per credit hour, would allow for larger and more expensive improvements. Since the library serves the entire campus and the fee applies to all students, it must
be approved by student referendum. “This was something we could do to really meet the needs of students and demonstrate how much we hear them, and how much we want to work with them,” MU Library Associate Director Ann Riley said. “We know they live in a 24-hour environment, and we look forward to them coming and being studious.” The first and second floors of Ellis will be open overnight and the Bookmark Cafe will close at its usual time. Riley is currently working to install a new coffee and vending machine downstairs for the overnight hours. The cost of the 24-hour space this fall is estimated to be approximately $50,000, Director of Advancement Matt Gaunt said. “Librarians by their very nature want to help people, that’s why they get into it,” he said. “This fee is really about being more responsive to our users. We’re committed to this 24-hour space, fee or not, and we’re going to do everything we can to be responsive.” According to the Association of American Universities Public Libraries data, MU Libraries spends $607.03 per full-time student, while Kansas University Spends $975.54 and the University of Florida spends $1,157.63 per student, about 50% more than MU. While Riley and Gaunt aim for this vote to be a grassroots student movement, students
themselves have a variety of opinions. “I think it’s a great idea,” junior Kelley Aubuchon said. “Especially because it’s quieter here, and students have late evening classes. I think it will be worth the fee.’ Sophomore Anthony Blocker would also be content with the change, though he may not use the space, he said. “I would rather have the Rec (open) 24 hours,” Blocker said. “If I have to type a paper at 3 a.m., I’ll probably be in my bed. But I think people will definitely utilize the library.” Others don’t believe that the study space will sustain itself past this semester, unless the fee passes. Others take issue with the fee altogether. Sophomore Romanus Hutchins doesn’t agree with the mindset behind the fee. “It’s hypocritical for an institution to charge you for studying overnight,” Hutchins said. “I can just study in my room.”
Changes to come to Missouri Capitol internship program One month after sexual harassment accusations, LeVota’s resignation takes effect. ANNA JAOUDI Reporter After reports of sexual harassments, Missouri legislators are reevaluating the intern program at the Missouri Capitol. State Rep. Kip Kendrick, D-Columbia, who is part of a working group established to review the submitted a revised handbook. Kendrick’s proposals include designating a moderator to receive complaints and give interns advice, according to an Aug. 23 Columbia Tribune article. “I am releasing this document today to ensure that policies adopted by the House are publicly vetted and appropriately critiqued in order to safeguard interns, maximize their educational experience, and restore the integrity of the House of Representatives,” Kendrick said in an Aug. 17 news release. According to the University of Central Missouri’s website on their intern program, internships help students gain work experience that will help in the job hunt. The program also allows students to earn class credit. The website lists another perk of the program on the website — “It’s fun.” “Student interns value these opportunities for their experiences and professional interaction with state officials,” Chiarelli said. “They should not be subject to any behavior that is unprofessional, or that compromises the safe work environment expected in the State Capitol.” One MU student hopes the internship program will continue because of the opportunities it presents.
“I went through the program and my friends did,” said Evan Chiarelli, an MU sophomore and president of College Democrats of Missouri. “It is a great opportunity to make connections and we want to make sure it continues.” However, these opportunities allegedly led to the sexual harassment of female interns. Following the allegations in the Missouri State Senate, Sen. Paul LeVota, D-Independence, issued his formal resignation on July 24. Nearly three months earlier, his Republican colleague, House Speaker John Diehl, also resigned. A Missouri Senate investigation report detailed the allegations against LeVota. A female intern stated in the report that LeVota sexually harassed her, describing inappropriate text messages that she labeled as “unwelcome.” When she turned LeVota down, she said that she was subject to retaliation. This wasn’t the first time a Missouri politician was accused of intern sexual harassment. In May, House Speaker John Diehl resigned after the Kansas City Star revealed suggestive text messages between Diehl and an intern from Missouri Southern State University. While Diehl admitted to sending the inappropriate text messages, LeVota denied any sort of sexual harassment occurred and said the media attention from the allegations was distracting and unnecessary, ultimately leading to his resignation, according to a statement released July 24. “I did not engage in any inappropriate activities with any intern in the Missouri Senate and a thorough investigation found no proof of misconduct,” LeVota said in the statement. “However, I will not put my family, myself and the senate through the process of dealing with the veracity of false allegations and character assassination against me.” The UCM, where the intern attends school, opened a Title IX
investigation into the allegations in April. Then, in May, the Senate hired an attorney to assist with the investigation. The internship program is credited as one of the best in the state, according to Missouri Southern’s website. The text messages were discovered after Missouri Southern ended its intern program a month before its intended end, the Star reported.
Chiarelli said in a statement that the College Democrats of Missouri doesn’t tolerate sexual harassment. “It is disheartening to see two cases of sexual harassment between legislators and female students in the same year,” he said. “We are disappointed in our local leaders taking advantage of their positions and their roles as legislators.” However, Chiarelli said he would like to see the internship programs
in Jefferson City continue. Chiarelli was an intern himself, and he said he experienced firsthand the the opportunities and education the program offers. LeVota’s position officially ended Aug. 23, however a special election to replace LeVota likely won’t be held this year, according to the Kansas City Star.
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Fall semester kicks off with annual BBQ About 16,000 students attended the annual event. PETER BAUGH Assistant Sports Editor Hoss’s Market & Rotisserie prepared 275 pounds of pulled pork and 275 pounds of brisket. Monster brought 1,920 cans of energy drinks. Insomnia Cookies baked 5,000 cookies. Jimmy John’s made nearly 2,000 sandwiches. Needless to say, there was no shortage of food at MU’s annual Midnight Barbecue, and it was all free for students. The event kicked off at 10 p.m. Aug. 19 on Rollins Street and lasted until 1 a.m. Environmental Leadership Office advisor Amy Eultgen volunteered at the barbecue for her third straight year. One of her favorite parts of the event is seeing students meet directly after they move in. “I love seeing new students interact with each other for the first time,” Eultgen said. “I’ve been watching everyone move in this week, so it’s been really fun seeing their first event that Mizzou holds.” At the barbecue there were food, games, music and opportunities to sign up for MU activities. “I like being around everyone here, having some music and meeting new people,”
freshman Liz Kirkman said. Brighton Mirtsching is a graduate assistant who collected assessments on the success of the barbecue from different students. She also helped with planning for the event. “The biggest thing that we work on is getting sponsorships,” Mirtsching said. “So, as you can imagine, it’s a huge event … it’s a very expensive event to put on, so we reach out to businesses who want this opportunity to market to the students. That’s the biggest undertaking.” Mirtsching also noted in an email that an estimated 16,000 students came to the barbecue. Though Mirtsching did not look at this year’s assessments yet at the barbecue, she said she was very pleased with one trend from last year. “An overwhelmingly large number of the freshmen say that it makes them feel very welcome to campus and that’s just great because that’s really what we’re trying to do,” Mirtsching said. There is also a great deal of set up that goes into the barbecue, which is organized by the Department of Students Activities. MSA/GPC Tech helps with planning and sets up tables and tents for the event. Junior Brandon Spink is a member of Missouri Student Association and worked at the event from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. “It just takes lots of time and effort,” Spink said. “Everything people take for granted,
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MU welcomes all students with an annual Midnight BBQ on Aug. 19 outside the Student Center. Students gathered to dance while a DJ played music for the crowd.
there’s a whole lot of work that goes into it.” One tent belonged to the Student Veterans Association, who grilled hot dogs and vegetarian hamburgers to hand out to students. “My favorite part of the event is honestly just getting back here with my fellow student veterans, great guys and gals, all different types of walks of life, working with them and then giving back to the greater Mizzou community,” Student Veterans Association President Sean Mclafferty said. “It’s just an
outstanding experience.” For Mirtsching, her favorite part was talking to all of the new MU students. She particularly likes talking to freshmen coming from other states. “I was an out-of-state undergrad, and I love hearing where the freshmen are from, what they’re majoring in,” Mirtsching said. “They’re so enthusiastic, and they’re just really excited to finally be here. I love connecting with them on their first night on campus.”
Leaders hope to improve MSA after SEC exchange Representatives who attended plan to implement new strategies in outreach and involvement. EMILY GALLION Reporter Members of the Missouri Students Association executive cabinet attended the SEC Student Government Association Exchange at the University of Alabama to engage in brainstorming with 13 other universities July 24-26. The exchange aims to facilitate collaboration between SEC student governments so they may better address problems at their respective schools. MSA President Payton Head, Senate Speaker Kevin Carr, Campus and Community Relations Chairman Syed Ejaz,
Academic Affairs Chairwoman Tori Schafer, Interim Chief of Staff Kelcea Barnes, Secretary of Auxiliaries Sean Earl and Co-Director of the Department of Student Communications David Wallace attended. “The exchange is meant to bring together different schools in the SEC to discuss topics related to students’ wants and needs,” Carr said. “If there is a major breakthrough at any school, there is a breakthrough in the SEC, because we address the issues, see if there are any solutions and share them collectively.” Seminars at the exchange included mental health, campus safety, student engagement and finances. Head lead his own seminar on diversity and inclusion. “Payton has a really strong social justice background, so diversity is what he went for,” Schafer said. The intent of these sessions was to give student governments a chance to drum up ideas before the start of the school year. While
previous exchanges took place in January, this year’s occurred in July to prepare members for the beginning of the school year. Participants from MU said the exposure to other schools’ operations allowed them to reflect on their own. “I attended the mental health session, and at a cursory glance, Auburn has one of the best mental health services around,” Carr said. “At Auburn, each student is entitled to 10 counseling sessions before they have to go to go to another counselor.” At the MU Student Health Center, students are only allowed three sessions per semester before they have to go outside the university for help. Discussions with other student governments also allowed members to pinpoint problems common among all student governments. One such issue is student involvement. Wallace said the exchange offered many ideas to improve the MSA in
that area. “I believe the most significant changes will be with student engagement,” Wallace said in an email. “Increasing student engagement was an issue student governments throughout the SEC are facing. From the group discussion I attended, there are several ways we can do this, through events, social media campaigns and other programming.” While the attendants left the exchange with many ideas, no changes have been finalized yet the first opportunity for the MSA to sort through the possible improvements will come with the first committee meetings Sept. 1. “My biggest takeaway was that the MSA has so much room to improve,” Schafer said. “I believe we’re doing a good job, but there’s so much to learn, and I’m looking forward to seeing more involvement in initiatives as a part of the SEC.”
achievements of their auxiliary, and Tiger Pantry was what we selected.” Tiger Pantry is not the only one of its kind. Auburn University, University of Florida, University of Kentucky, Louisiana State University and several other SEC schools also have food pantries. MU’s, however, won the award out of all of the auxiliary programs. “The strategic growth of Tiger Pantry was unique between all of the services, departments and auxiliaries within the SEC student governments,” Co-Director of Student Communications David Wallace said in an email. “Tiger Pantry has continued to innovate its services year after year. (Tiger Pantry) has been able to accommodate the dietary restrictions by providing eggs, fresh seeds for growing vegetables, and providing SNAP to qualifying individuals.” Tiger Pantry Director Tyler Hessler said that he hopes the award will raise awareness for food insecurity on college campuses. Food insecurity occurs when “consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of
money and other resources at times during the year,” according the the Food and Drug Administration. The Missouri Hunger Atlas, a research project by MU’s Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, found 14 percent of households in Boone County were food insecure in 2013, a number consistent with the national average. “We see a lot of food around campus, but it might not be the best food,” Hessler said. “We see places like the Mizzou Market, where they have a bunch of different food items, but it’s usually just a bunch of calorie fillers – fatty foods, sugary foods, and there’s not as much of the healthy produce, healthy vegetables, grains and things like that.” Another part of the problem is that many places at MU do not accept the SNAP, colloquially known as food stamps. For lower-income students and faculty or staff members, this makes getting food difficult. “A lot of places on campus don’t allow you to use SNAP,” Hessler said. “Getting there is an issue, as so many places (that
accept SNAP) are downtown, and not always accessible to students. We have to make people aware that this is a situation, and we need to get more places where people can get accessible food on campus.” While Tiger Pantry celebrates its win at the exchange, board members recognize their work is not done. Hessler said that they hope to increase the amount of food they distribute this year, as well as the quality of options available, such as offering more of the protein-rich foods they often run out of. “I think it’s a big win for us at Tiger Pantry,” Hessler said. “Food insecurity is a big problem on college campuses nationwide, and winning this in front of everyone in the SEC really shows how much food pantries are needed on college campuses.” People interested in donating or using the pantry should visit the Tiger Pantry website at tigerpantry.missouri.edu for more information.
Tiger Pantry wins ‘Best Auxiliary’ award at conference EMILY GALLION Reporter Tiger Pantry won the “Best Auxiliary” award at the SEC Student Government Association Exchange on July 24-26, beating out auxiliary programs from 13 other schools that attended the student government conference. Tiger Pantry, a food pantry run by MU students largely for other MU students and faculty members, has served more than 2,000 students, staff and faculty since opening, and has provided more than 28,000 pounds of food this year, according to a Missouri Students Association news release. “Each school selected an auxiliary program to enter at the exchange,” MSA Senate Speaker Kevin Carr said. “All the advisors for student government came together, sat down and talked about the merits of the programs. Five to six months in advance, every school sent in packets describing the
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paying jobs with benefits, such as manufacturing jobs; allocating $100,000 to the organization Job Point to provide vocational training services; designating $492,980 to the Career Awareness Related Experience program; as well as partnering with local education experts. Matthes said he believes history itself, as well as the repercussions of institutionalized racism that the community deals with to this day, was one of the factors that may have contributed to such a large disparity in unemployment levels. “I think history has a lot to do with it,” Matthes said. “Missouri was a slave state, so there are many black families in Columbia who have (ancestors) who were enslaved right here in Missouri. It’s a troubling history, and we’re still wrestling with the ramifications of that.” Matthes said that not only was the black community previously prevented from participating in “mainstream society” with the enactment of Jim Crow laws, but they were also negatively affected by urban renewal and the closing of Sharp End, the black-owned business shopping district in Columbia, in the 1960s. The city currently has programs in place to help connect at-risk youth with job training skills, including CARE and Cradle to Career. Despite these programs, Matthes said he is worried that the issue of the racial income gap is growing. “The concern is we have all these programs, but the problem is getting worse, and that’s what’s really alarming,” Matthes said. “The unemployment gap is bigger; the achievement gap is bigger than it was 10 years ago. So we have to do something different, and our hope is by aligning all our programs together, and really connecting
wait those extra few seconds until it’s their turn will certainly be an adjustment,” Nauser said. “So if it’s not going to work, that is where it will fail.” Other council members, including Thomas, see the scramble as an obvious fix. “(The pedestrian scramble walk)
is going to improve pedestrian safety quite substantially because it is going to remove the conflict between turning vehicles and pedestrians,” Thomas said. The Pedestrian Safety Task Force is expanding its education efforts by informing pedestrians of when and where to walk, and of the dangers
of texting while on the road for both pedestrians and drivers. To further prevent pedestrian injuries, the task force recommends being watchful of road conditions, including wearing brighter colors at night, following traffic rules, and not texting on the road. Third Ward Councilman Karl
Skala said that in addition to the new
director for the Missouri Immigrant and Refugee Advocates in St. Louis. Crawford Aragón said the change is legally unenforceable, as the language was put in the appropriations process, where one cannot legislate if they so choose. For now, MU is working with these students to ensure they can continue their education. However, it is still unclear to administration exactly what aid can be offered. “We want to make sure we are following the will and intent of the legislature, so we are reviewing that now,” Basi said. “We are working with those students to help them find additional financial aid.” Another bill would have prevented these students from receiving state scholarships, but that bill was vetoed by Gov. Jay Nixon. “The other thing sort of at play here is that there was another bill, Senate Bill 224, that limited the A+
scholarships to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents,” Crawford Aragón said. “Gov. Nixon vetoed that bill, so a lot of our efforts at the moment are organizing community members to support the veto and to stop the legislature from overriding that veto.” The veto session for that bill is set to take place on Sept. 16. Fitzpatrick said he received support for the word change for HB3 from both Democrats and Republicans, with 27 votes yes and seven no. Most of his office was in support of the bill as well. Fitzpatrick was only aware that the change would affect current students at the Saint Louis Community College, which reached out to lawmakers for advice on the matter. In 2014, Fitzpatrick learned that STLCC was offering undocumented students the rate of tuition based
on where they currently reside, which meant that in-district, undocumented students would receive a better tuition rate than in-state residents. Fitzpatrick said he and most of his colleagues agreed that they did not want undocumented students to receive a better rate of tuition than Missouri residents, but they did not know it was an issue at other colleges yet. “When we had that bill last year, there was a fiscal note on the bill dealing with tuition where all the universities who responded indicated that it would have no impact because it was their current practice to already charge those students whatever the highest tuition was,” Fitzpatrick said. “So as far as we were concerned, and the impression we received, was that nobody was doing this yet, other than Saint Louis Community College.”
Crawford Aragón said since her students have been getting their financial aid notices, she has talked to some students who have been looking to schools outside of Missouri for better tuition rates, and has even met some students who do not think they will be able to go to college at all anymore. “I think the thing to keep in mind is the people who are impacted by this are students who are just like any other students at these universities, they qualified for in-state tuition because they graduated from high school in Missouri,” Crawford Aragón said. “They did what they needed to do to qualify to go to college, they jumped through all of the hoops that everybody else has, so there's just no reason to charge them an exorbitant tuition rate.”
them in ways we haven’t before, we can become more efficient, more effective.” Matthes plans to pair up with education experts within the Columbia Public School District and MU. However, Matthes said there is more to consider than simply establishing these relationships to make these partnerships successful. He said a part of their focus is going to be figuring out how to get residents to attend MU. “There’s a lot of work before that,” Matthes said. “ ...We’re going to be working with (Cradle to Career) to try and connect the dots (and) connect all these different programs together so we can get folks ‘in the pipeline,’ you might say.” Columbia is not the only city facing this problem. According to a list published by Bloomberg of the 50 American cities with the greatest income inequality, college towns are some of the highest ranked cities on the list. Columbia earns the 17th ranking with a Gini coefficient — a measure of income inequality from zero to one — of .5313, with some other notable college towns on the list being Berkeley, California; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Gainesville, Florida. Economics professor Peter Mueser said that college towns may be high-ranking because they are where large numbers of young people who are earning little to no income live. That factor could skew the actual levels of income inequality in a city, he said. “You’re taking these (students) who are poor in some period of their life, and if you’re putting them into an equation for looking at the difference in income across people, you’ll look like you have a bunch of poor people, but in fact, that’s a very misleading measure,” Mueser said. While Matthes said he acknowledges this factor, he took it out of his thought process when looking at income inequality here in Columbia.
“Our free-and-reduced lunch program in the Columbia Public Schools is at an all-time high,” Matthes said. “...The black community having four times the unemployment rate (is) not due to (any) status as a student.”
Regardless of the cause, Matthes said the city government is working toward reversing this issue. “It’s something we do because we are a community and we want everyone here to be able to thrive,” Matthes said. “That’s our goal as a
community government, is to make life better for everyone who lives here, not just most people.” Matthes’s proposed city budget is in the process of being approved and will be made official in September.
“pedestrian scramble” crosswalk, keeping the streets and sidewalks well-maintained is a high priority in order to ensure safety. “I think we’re becoming a much more sophisticated city,” Skala said.
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Graduate student unity is crucial to progress Did you know MU has over 6,200 graduate students this year? Well, we do, and while some members of our administration might have forgotten, the graduate students themselves surely have not. It’s been a crazy week for our graduate students, but through all of the discord, we’re now seeing a graduate student population bound together by an extraordinary movement. Once again, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin has completely fallen asleep at the wheel. In a similar fashion to the controversy surrounding possible fraternity regulations in June, Loftin was blindsided by this entire situation. In an interview with the Missourian, he said he found out that graduate students would lose their subsidized health insurance Aug. 15, about four hours after students were informed. There are some fundamental problems
with Loftin’s statement that must not be glossed over. How could it be possible that the chancellor of our university had no clue that this change was imminent? Well, he actually was aware of the issue itself, as he told the Missourian that he mistakenly assumed the insurance coverage change would go into effect around Sept. 1 to align with the academic calendar. What Loftin was not aware of was the Aug. 14 announcement made by the Vice Chancellor Leona Rubin’s office, an email blast that didn’t even reach the entirety of graduate students. Graduate students are adults. These are students that often pay their own taxes, pay their own way through graduate school and almost always work a job in addition to their studies. What’s more, graduate students make decisions about where they attend graduate school based on financial
factors. So when one of the central pitches used to attract graduate students to MU is the health care plan itself, can you really expect those students not to notice when it’s suddenly taken away on such short notice? And man, did they notice. Three days following the initial Aug. 14 announcement, the Graduate Professional Council and the Graduate Student Association held a forum in the auditorium of Middlebush Hall that drew about 500 students. Almost at the same time, several graduate students established a group called the Forum on Graduate Rights and planned a walkout and rally at the Columns if seven specific demands were not met by 5 p.m. Aug. 25. This brings us to the demands themselves, which are not unreasonable or unexpected. In fact, the list of demands
is emblematic of years of complaints and dissatisfaction with the way our university treats its graduate students. They asked for higher stipends, tuition waivers, childcare and more affordable graduate student housing. It’s time that our administration start taking these demands seriously. While the efforts made by Loftin, other administrators and even publicly elected officials like state Rep. Kip Kendrick are commendable in that they brought things back to the status quo, they do nothing to alleviate the years of pent-up dissatisfaction among graduate students. This event has been a catalyst for a larger discussion about the way our university treats its graduate students — a conversation that is long overdue.
Political engagement is essential to our generation’s future.
According to Pew Research Center, the Millennial generation, roughly 18 to 33 years old now, is much less interested in politics compared to older generations. However, our generation tends to receive more political news from social media. Eighty-eight percent of Millennials polled receive their news from online sources. It would only make sense that we vote more, but over half of Millennials surveyed by the National Conference on Citizenship are not very engaged in politics. This election is the time to turn those statistics around. Currently, the polls are dominated by the Baby Boomer generation, around 50 to 68 years old now. Therefore, many politicians focus on problems that older generations care more about. Although issues such as Social Security and Medicare need to be addressed, there are more pressing concerns that the U.S. needs to concentrate on. Politicians aren’t focusing on what Millennials are talking
about, though, because they know they won’t get the votes to be elected. Many of the problems that face our country need to be solved by the younger generation. In three surveys reported by The Atlantic, Millennials are found to be more progressive, supportive of same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization, and worried over high student debt. By voting in any election, we have the chance to change some of our country’s problems that other generations do not know how to fix. These changes can only come about if Millennials vote, though. The Internet can be a big asset to our generation to get more involved in politics. Social media websites have become a hub for political activity. Young voters are unintentionally exposed to more news than ever before, meaning that as a generation, we are very educated on political topics, despite our apparent disinterest. One of the problems that come with
voting is that it is very difficult to start the voting process each election period. From registering to vote through the government to finding your state’s primary election date, voting for one candidate (who may not even win) might seem too overwhelming. The process was made to be confusing to dissuade inexperienced and impatient voters from taking part in the elections. However, it pays off to finally be able to vote for the next president. There is tremendous pride and knowledge that comes with casting a vote and participating in our country’s government. The Millennial generation is the future of the country, but we are not fully embracing our newer role in the government. Voting is a vital action that must be taken to change some of our country’s problems. This next election period is the perfect time to begin.
Our votes shape the future; it's time we start casting them LILY CUSACK
This summer, the news has been bombarded with the 2016 presidential election. It seems that there has been little other news besides what the candidates are doing and what they have said. Many people, especially relatively new voters like college students, may be overwhelmed by political talk. If you miss one story or debate, you tend to miss a lot of important information. This discourages us from keeping up with politics at all, and we are often deterred from voting.
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THE MANEATER | OPINION | AUGUST 26, 2015 the kaleidoscope view
Let’s talk campus diversity How are incoming freshmen thinking about diversity? KENNEDY JONES Entering MU as a freshman, I have certain reservations about the diversity here. In my opinion, a school in need of a diversity initiative is a school that has a diversity problem, no matter how large or small. Although I love MU and have not personally come into a problem regarding diversity, the stories I’ve heard still worry me. MU being located in a conservative state, I worry that the stereotypical mentality of some may spill over into the mentality of students. I am not worried that a lack of diversity will hinder me from achieving my goals at MU, but that does not change the fact that the attitude of others can still cause discomfort for some. I discussed this with some other incoming freshmen, I wanted to know if they had the same reservations that I had or none at all. Was diversity at MU more or less like their hometown or high school? Did MU’s diversity concern or inspire them? What kind of experiences concerning diversity do they hope to have at MU?
Some have decided that joining diversity-specific groups of people like Mizzou Black Men's Initiative will help make them more comfortable, like MU freshman Kenyon Mccoo, an incoming pre-med freshman. "I feel more secure about attending MU since joining the MBMI, knowing I can meet with others like me on a daily basis is a good sign,” Mccoo said. “MU’s diversity inspires me to branch out to meet people with different heritages and backgrounds, and inspires me to meet someone from every continent during my time at MU.” Others are more concerned about being a freshman again than the troubles of diversity. "I'm worried about being a freshman again,” freshman Ashley Galvez said. “Diversity is about the same, maybe even slightly more than what it's like back home. It's definitely not concerning at all; if anything it puts me a little at ease. As far as expectations, I hope to meet so many different types of people with different backgrounds and different stories behind them. Classes haven't even started and the people I've already met cannot be placed into one category besides the friendly one!" Others worry that the lack of diversity may create conflict because of varying opinions due to different experiences of differing cultures.
"I feel that my main concern is the difference of opinions about discrimination and people's explanation as to why they are or are not correct,” freshman pre-med major Tiersten Barnes said. “The diversity is less than what it was at my high school. This doesn't necessarily inspire or discourage me, but it gives me an outlook on how it will be to be a pre-med/professional in the real world. I hope to learn about other people's cultures. I find that learning about other cultures interests me very much because I'm curious as to what their perspective is.” As a freshman myself, I have to say that the different experiences we all have had due to culture, location and gender makes us all unique. The sum of all of our experiences creates a college experience that's valuable to every student. Many adults that have experienced college life say that the most important thing is patience. I believe that all the institutions that MU has developed including the Women's Center and the Gaines/ Oldham Black Culture Center creates an environment ideal for moving away from home. Thank you, MU for making it a priority to make me feel at home, and helping to know people and cultures that you wouldn't otherwise get the chance to know or expiring me understand that I am not alone.
the consiglio report
Five tips for becoming more politically engaged Easy ways to maintain a constant investment in current events as a college student. BRIAN CONSIGLIO As a freshman, I’m definitely looking forward to the independence of college. Especially considering all the student protests and demonstrations going on around university campuses in the past year, I think college is a place to get started on formulating your own views on what you like in the world and what you would like to see changed. So, to kick off the new school year, here are five fun, easy ways to get politically active as a student.
November, I remember feeling independent and proud that my own opinions would help elect a mayor, governor or president. Other students can obtain that same feeling by having their vote hold actual value by politicians in charge. 2. Read a newspaper. The Maneater is a great place to start learning about current events that affect you. Perhaps the lack of political activism among young people stems from the thought, “Politics don’t affect me. Who cares?” But when you read about what’s changing in Columbia, in Missouri and in America, you start to realize that societal and political changes can affect your day-to-day life.
Democrats tend to be supporters of bigger government with more regulation of the private sector and a fiscal emphasis on social programs, while Republicans tend to be more conservative, supporting a smaller government, free trade and competition, with a focus on military spending and lowering taxes. Or you can choose to be an independent, like myself, and be somewhere in the middle, having your own unique beliefs about a government’s role.
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1. Vote. It’s pretty unfortunate that only 21.5 percent of voters aged 18-29 voted in the 2014 midterm election, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. What’s even worse, the U.S. ranks 31st out of 34 developed democratic countries in voter turnout, according to the Pew Research Center. When I voted in my local California election last
3. Watch the nationally televised presidential debates. A report from the New York Daily News states that Americans watch an average of five hours of TV per day. If we are already seeking entertainment, we might as well tune in to whatever comes out of Donald Trump’s mouth next. Plus, the debates let us hear the candidates’ actual ideas as opposed to a CNN report of who is leading in the polls. 4. Pick a party (or not). Start to align your personal beliefs with the beliefs of a political party.
5. Join the PCI. The Political Communication Institute is within the College of Arts and Science and promotes citizen engagement in political affairs. An upperclassman friend of mine applied to the institute, and now she is getting ready to conduct original research at the Iowa Caucus (Iowa being the first state to vote for president) on Feb. 1, 2016! College brings about a lot of personal independence. In addition to being able to decide what you want to eat or when you want to go to bed, college students are of age to participate in the political process. Now that we are starting to realize how the economy, health care and education costs affect our everyday lives, we must become more informed and let our voices be heard.
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War and Peace
How we learned to hate the bomb MICA SOELLNER It has been 70 years since one of the greatest devastations of the 20th century. By the end of World War II, the U.S. was willing to do just about anything to end the brutal war. Just two years into the war, the U.S. had already began gathering its best minds to begin the construction of nuclear weapons in a clandestine program famously coined “The Manhattan Project.” Thus, the Atomic Age began. The first ever uranium bomb was dropped as a test in Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945. Less than a month following its success, a B-29 bomber by the name of “Enola Gay” released “Little Boy” onto the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The U.S. saw Hiroshima, a vital army storage center and industrial port of 350,000 civilians at the time, as a reputable target. Just three days following the bombing of Hiroshima, a second plane nicknamed “Bock’s Car” launched a hydrogen bomb named “Fat Man” onto the second Japanese city of Nagasaki. The city was actually a backup action to the initial target city of Kokura, which was shrouded in clouds that day. According to the BBC, “Little Boy” took the lives of about 70,000 natives as well as leaving 140,000 others injured or homeless. “Fat Man” demolished the lives of 42,000 people while another 40,000 were left injured. Several industries were crushed, with 60,000 of Hiroshima’s 90,000 buildings destroyed and 39 percent of Nagasaki’s standing buildings defeated. It is estimated that at least 20 percent of lives were taken from the effects of radiation and infamous “black rain.” With a nation facing a personal apocalypse, Japan formally surrendered to the Allies on Sept. 2, 1945, officially ending World War II. President Harry S. Truman declared the date to be “Victory Over Japan Day” or VJ Day. Today’s mayor of Hiroshima, Kazumi Matsui, encouraged President Barack Obama and other world leaders to visit the sites of atomic bombings at the Aug. 6 anniversary event. In remembrance of the tragedy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke out at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in 2015 of creating a world free of nuclear weapons. In Japan’s name, Abe said in his address that he hopes to “continue our effort to achieve a world without nuclear weapons” and that it “is our responsibility and our duty.” Decades later, the people of Japan and the world still remember the devastation weapons like this can cause. Today, the city is, in Abe’s own words, an “international city of peace and culture.” Japan’s effort at harnessing peace will be implemented in a new draft resolution to eliminate nuclear weapons that will be shared at the United Nations General Assembly this fall. The attitude and transformation of a shattered community into a blossoming city of over 1 million residents today is nothing short of admirable, as are the steps taken toward ultimate peace. The time to fully banish atomic weaponry is now. Not only do they result in mass destruction with the firepower to kill millions of people, they also horribly affect the planet. Discovered in the 1980s, Russian and U.S. scientists theorized the potential of a “nuclear winter,” which is the result of a blackened sky caused from atomic explosions. The explosions can also send summer temperatures plummeting to below freezing or immediate global cooling killing any chance of crop survival. Nuclear bombs were created for the purpose of mass destruction, and they should be eliminated for the purpose of peace.
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+012%34506%20789:;%<=%>45%+:24?:97%#44@9A2 Insomnia Cookies will sell you up to 300 cookies in one order. (*+),%-.(/( Senior Staff Writer College is the most miserable time of your life. Whether it be weed-out courses, roommate problems or juggling a part-time job on top of a full course load, you are probably about to rip your hair out right now. Only one thing can soothe your suffering: cookies. OK, cookies are probably not the only thing. But grabbing a six pack of sweets
from Insomnia Cookies is definitely a step in the right direction. Or you could save time and the steps by having them delivered right to your door. Insomnia Cookies is downtown Columbia’s latest addition, located on the ground level of the Lofts at 308 Ninth St., across from Walter Williams Hall. The company was started in 2003 by then-college-student Seth Berkowitz on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus. Since then the company has opened 70 stores nationwide — 24 of which opened in the last year. “(Berkowitz) realized that the latenight food available to him was not the sweets he was craving, and so he began
delivering warm cookies to friends on campus,” Insomnia Cookies marketing manager Tracie Kurtz says. “We have been feeding the insatiable hunger of college students ever since.” Insomnia’s convenient location makes it ideal for MU students, especially those going to the bars downtown or studying for exams in Ellis Library. They are open until 3 a.m., giving customers plenty of time to stop by the store or order for delivery during a late-night sugar craving. They sell their cookies in bulk sizes ranging from six cookies to 300. Insomnia also offers fundraising opportunities to students who want to raise money for organizations or to study abroad. Customers can also ship
Insomnia Cookies anywhere in the U.S. Traditional cookies cost $1.45 each, and upgrading to deluxe cookies costs $1.50 more. Ice cream or icing cookie sandwiches are also available. My favorite cookie was the double mint chip for its balance of mint and sweetness. If you are a weight watcher, calorie information is online or available in-store. Insomnia’s snickerdoodle is the option with the lowest caloric intake: 180 calories per cookie. Or you could add a bottle of milk to make your snack in between classes more nutritious. But let’s be real here: We are talking about cookies. The Student Recreation
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Seven things you must know before eating on campus !"#$%&"''()) Staff Writer We’re all finally back at school and freshmen are settling into their classes and college lives. It’s about time we address the food problem. Rather than just going to the dining hall closest to your residence hall, take some tips from MOVE on the ins and outs of MU dining. 1. Don’t go to Sabai. Unless you like chicken that makes you think you might be eating something else, stay away from Sabai. While some of their entrees have been good, the bad entrees will leave a bad taste in your mouth, making you want to stay away from Sabai for the rest of your life.
2. Look up menus online. While it can be time-consuming and inhibit your dying need to get food right that second, you will be so much happier if you look up menus and find which place is having the best food. There is no worse feeling than getting to Plaza 900 and having tough roast beef with dry mashed potatoes for dinner. 3. Pick your time wisely. It can be fun to go to the dining halls during their big lunch and dinner rushes, but the lines are so long it’s almost not even worth it. If you time it right, and go right before classes get out (at 11:45, since most classes are 50 minute classes), then you can get your food fast and still socialize with all the people there for the lunch and dinner rush.
4. If Plaza 900 is absolutely packed, go to Emporium! Plaza is by far the most popular dining hall on the west side of campus, and it gets really busy. So if the line is out the door, go to Emporium with some friends! It is quick, and they still have really good food. A lot of people are hesitant to go in there because they think it is a grocery store, but go try it, especially the BBQ brisket sandwich. 5. If you’re hungry, ask for more. There is some unspoken rule that the amount of food the workers give you is rationed, but that is only because people don’t say, “Can I have a little extra chicken?” Instead of having to wait in long lines a second time, just ask for more and then it can save you a trip!
6. Let the salad bar be your friend. As much as people like to deny it, the freshman 15 is so real, and dining hall dinners do not help! The chicken fried steak and pizza are both so good and so addicting, but add a salad every once in a while. Almost all of the dining halls have an awesome salad bar, and it is very possible to make a tasty yet healthy salad! 7. Go to Rollins @ Night. Again, there are certain times to go and not go (go right when it opens or after midnight), but go to Rollins @ Night. There are so many people there, and it’s a great way to meet people! There are all the night owls and also the students cramming for tests the next morning. Go and eat and have a good time or a study break!
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Now that everyone has ‘MOVE’d in... CoMo is a dynamic city with MU at the center of it. If you are new around here, you will soon realize that it could take you a long time to figure out where everything is. MOVE is offering these maps of campus and CoMo to help with the transition for the newest members of campus by pinpointing locations that will make life easier.
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Infusion
After you’ve nodded off to sleep in your 8 a.m. class, it’s probably time for a pick-me-up. Infusion has great coffee and breakfast that will not break the bank. Donuts are a mere 79 cents, and Infusion offers a wide selection of espresso drinks, frappes and hot coffee beverages that satisfy any coffee drinker’s mid-morning or afternoon needs. Fresh fruit and parfaits are also available for a more nutritious breakfast. Infusion is located in the Student Center next to the internal entrance to the Mizzou Store.
Craft Studio
Are you an artist, even if you’re not an art major? Do you wish to express yourself through creative projects in your free time? Then check out the Craft Studio. The Craft Studio offers access to screen printing equipment, pottery wheels and numerous classes, including Make a Mug Day and Intro to Darkroom.
Membership for a semester is only $40 and includes access to supplies and studio amenities. Day passes with limited access are also available for $5. The Craft Studio also offers the opportunity to meet and work alongside students who have similar interests. Stop by the basement of Memorial Union to view artwork on display by fellow students and to see what else the Craft Studio may have to offer.
Division of Information Technology
DoIT provides many resources to Mizzou faculty, staff and students. When your printer runs out of ink or stops working, DoIT is one step ahead with printing made easy. DoIT’s Print Anywhere software allows students to print in numerous residence halls and academic buildings around campus. These printers are also in central locations such as the Student Center, where you can also check out a laptop, and Ellis Library. Undergraduate students receive $17.50 per semester
as a “printing allowance,” and printing starts at 5 cents per black-and-white page and 50 cents for color. Check out DoIt’s Print Anywhere website for the software download and to find a printer nearby. In the ever-changing world of the Internet, software skills can quickly become outdated. To help students remain up-todate on the latest technology, DoIT also offers a software training program. When applying for entry-level jobs, it’s helpful to have current software skills, not just what you learned in high school. DoIT’s training is free for MU students.
MKT Nature & Fitness Trail
There will come a time when car-less, campus-locked freshmen will get sick of the everyday surroundings. This is when I would highly recommend stepping off campus for a while and enjoying the beauty and fresh air of Mother Nature. The MKT trail is a beautiful biking and hiking trail that begins on the west side of campus and eventually joins Missouri’s
renowned Katy Trail. The MKT’s trailhead is located at Flat Branch Park on the west edge of campus, and the trail runs 8.9 miles south. Trees line the trail for the majority of
its length and provide peace and quiet, which is not easily found among the usual campus commotion. Escape to this stress-free hideaway to let nature melt your worries away.
local produce and allows local vendors to set up shop in its parking lot. Lucky’s also gives you the option to get ready-toeat food from its cafe. The nonperishable and personal items, like make-up, cost more than you would pay elsewhere, but the draw is that these items are organic and come without the toxins and high-fructose corn syrup you will find in other items from the larger chains. Lucky’s attracts customers like me because of its high quality products and unique variety.
recommend traveling here when the water level is low to permit for easy access across the stream. When you take the trail downstream, you’ll find a cave where the water has washed out of sand and soil beneath a piece of bedrock. I like to take my camera along for a chance to snap a shot of Missouri nature or to capture my friends in unique places.
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Cafe Berlin
Cafe Berlin has the best brunch in town. Their French toast is killer and their serving sizes are generous enough to justify cramming two meals into one. The atmosphere is lively and friendly, and their organic food comes fresh from local farms. In fact, Cafe Berlin loves to support Columbia, whether it’s by serving Lakota Coffee or booking CoMo musicians to put on gigs there. If you are someone who is passionate about buying local, then put your money where your mouth is and dine at Café Berlin. Trust me, both your conscience and stomach will not regret it.
Maude Vintage
I am obsessed with fashions of the past found at Maude Vintage. They collect vintage clothing from past decades and offer costume rental year-round. If you love vintage fashion, I recommend checking out their many racks of unique pieces to
find the perfect one to spice up your wardrobe. They also sell vintage items for the home and offer music, art, accessories and clothing created by local artists. My favorite items found at Maude Vintage are their locally designed headbands and jewelry pieces.
Lucky’s Market
Another way to support Columbia-area farmers is to purchase produce from Lucky’s Market. On Wednesdays, you can use both last week’s and this week’s coupons to get double the discounts. Although Lucky’s is a chain, it does offer
Pinnacles Youth Park
The Pinnacles Youth Park is located 12 miles north of Columbia near Finger Lakes State Park. The Boone County Pinnacles Youth Foundation permits the public to explore its beautiful limestone rock formations and to travel its nature trails. A creek also runs alongside the rock formation, and I
The Blue Note
The Blue Note is a beautiful venue that brings musicians and fans together in its up-close-and-personal setting. At sold-out concerts when things get a little too crazy on the ground floor, I escape to the balcony for a break from the chaos without missing out on the show. Since it changed management in 2014, the venue has put on a variety of regular events — such as its “Brew ‘n View” movie nights — and still sponsors festivals like Ninth Street SummerFest and Roots ‘n Blues ‘n BBQ.
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Complex is going to charge you regardless, so you might as well enjoy a cookie now and hit the
THE MANEATER | MOVE | AUGUST 26, 2015 gym later. Insomnia’s cookies are a little more expensive than Hot Box Cookies, which is native to Columbia. But for deliveries, Insomnia is the best option. Their minimum price on deliveries
is $6 instead of Hot Box’s $14 minimum. Insomnia’s delivery fee is a dollar cheaper and there is no service fee. Insomnia also offers cookie bundles without drinks, an option not available at Hot Box. When I ordered a delivery
from Insomnia, the cookies arrived within 20 minutes. They were fresh out of the oven and still warm. In comparison to Hot Box, Insomnia took about half the time to deliver. Kurtz says how Insomnia
Cookies squares up against the competition is something the company never focuses on. “We love what we do and we do it well and are confident that our warm, delicious products speak for themselves,” Kurtz says.
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‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ fails to break new ground BOBBY CERESIA “The Man from U.N.C.L.E” is a Cold War-era spy movie adapted from the 1960s television series of the same name. It stars Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer as rival spies forced to work together on a mission to prevent some generic evil people from starting a nuclear war. Cavill plays a deep-voiced, smooth-talking American spy hilariously named Napoleon Solo, who, as he puts it, “specializes in the art of complicated acquisitions” (i.e., he steals really well). Hammer, in many ways, plays the yin to Cavill’s yang, portraying a ruthless but skilled KGB agent named Illya Kuryakin, a man whose troubled past often leads to violent outbursts. The two are sent on a mission to transport a criminally-connected woman, played by Alicia Vikander from
“Ex Machina,” across the Berlin Wall and around Europe to find her father, who is being forced to work on a nuclear bomb. Along the way are car chases, shootouts, bathroom brawls, double-crosses, island invasions and all the traditional spy tropes we’ve come to know and love. To start with the positives, the score to this film was stellar. The opening is set to a periodappropriate jazz song, which helps to set the mood for the rest of the film. Snazzy flutes play absurdly quick during chase scenes, imitating the sounds of frantic panting from the running spies. When Kuryakin’s finger starts tapping before his fits of rage, the percussion beats play to the same time and enhance the buildup. If nothing else, the soundtrack is worth a listen, even if the rest of the film doesn’t fit your style. The direction of Guy Ritchie, the talent behind the Robert
Downey Jr. “Sherlock Holmes” movies of recent years, was also solid work. Some huge set pieces take place in this film, with cars exploding and boats being crushed by aforementioned exploding cars and missiles blowing up all the rest of the leftover pieces of the cars and boats. But while the environments, action and characters are all pretty to look at, the movie starts to fall apart when it comes to its story and character development. I’m just going to come out and say it: Henry Cavill is too good-looking for this movie. Let me explain — no matter the situation, whether in the middle of a car chase or during his own torturing scene, Cavill looks like he just walked out of a Gucci commercial. Even when doublecrossed and poisoned, he calmly lies down on a couch, folds his hands over his perfectly-ironed suit and closes his eyes, all without showing a drop of emotion or
worry. The actor’s big puppydog eyes and seemingly god-sculpted jawbone are great for his role as Superman in Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel,” but here, he looks like he’s more worried about keeping his appearance up rather than — I don’t know — saving the world from nuclear destruction? Along with Cavill’s character not fitting in, the movie’s tone never quite hit its stride. Certain parts seem like they are meant to be funny, but they are sandwiched between dark and serious scenes, so no one in my theater laughed. A Nazi torturer gets a long backstory as a mad scientist, building up suspense and fear, only to be joking like a cartoon character as soon as his plans are foiled. In my opinion, the biggest flaw of “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” is the title. Without going into spoilers, the man who is from the secret group named U.N.C.L.E. is a minor character, and it didn’t make sense for the whole
movie to be called that. Maybe it made more sense for the ’60s television show, but here, it was as random as taking “Toy Story” and renaming it “Mr. Potato Head and Friends.” Finally, the most disappointing part of “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” was the story. If it sounded a little boring when I was explaining it before, that’s because it is. Two spies who don’t like each other are forced to work together by their grumpy bowlerhat-wearing bosses and learn to appreciate each other’s talents, all while fighting against a rich person with nuclear bombs and an island fortress. It gets boring and repetitive despite its slick action, and it ends on a bizarre note that didn’t sit right, leaving me confused as I left the theater. MOVE gives “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” three and a half out of five stars.
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The rest of the game was much of the same. TCU was never able to mount a convincing attack against a Missouri defense that appears to be a force to be reckoned with. The defensive line for Mizzou is exclusively made up of upperclassmen, making it one of the most experienced back lines in the Southeastern Conference. “(The defense) is where our experience is,” coach Bryan Blitz said. “We have four backs. We will play five in a rotation. We have three seniors and two juniors and even a freshman who is getting back there.” The defensive line is also bolstered by junior midfielder Melanie Donaldson,
who is a player to watch during this upcoming season. “I’ve been doing this a long time and (Donaldson) certainly covers ground like no other player,” assistant coach Don Trentham said. “I think that’s another piece that takes a lot of pressure off of the goalkeeper and even the back four when you have a holding mid in there that is such a dominant presence.” A strong defensive line is a necessity for the Missouri women’s soccer team, as it is the first time in four years that the Tigers are without goalie McKenzie Sauerwein. Sauerwein was a dominant presence while at Mizzou, making 394 career saves while only giving up 1.22 goals per
game over her four years as the starting goalkeeper for the Tigers. Missouri coaches insist that Sauerwein’s spot in goal is still being competed for between freshman Kelsey Dossey and junior Kristen Rivers. Both preseason games and both regular season games have seen Dossey as the starter, as Rivers suffered a muscle pull in training. Dossey has been up to the challenge in the early stages of the season. Her young career includes a preseason shutout over UCLA and TCU. Dossey’s teammates have been ecstatic about the performance the
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Karissa Schweizer set for big 2015 cross-country season Schweizer qualified for the NCAA Championships as a freshman and is set to be a top runner on the crosscountry 2015 team. NJ(JK'O?EPQ Assistant Sports Editor Sophomore Karissa Schweizer is not your typical runner. When Missouri cross country coach Marc Burns first saw her in the 2014 preseason workouts, he knew she was
going to be good. “She is a unique blend of strength and speed for a distance runner,” Burns said. “She can get down and run a really good 800, really good mile, but then she can also run great cross-country and sustain a really high quality rhythm for a really long period of time.” For most of the 2014 season, Schweizer was the Tigers’ No. 2 runner behind then-sophomore Kaitlyn Fischer. Then, in the NCAA Midwest Regional meet, Schweizer ran an incredible race. It was at that run that Burns saw something different. “It was pretty cool to see her grow up before your eyes,” he said.
At that Midwest regional, which was a 6,000-meter race, Schweizer passed Fischer with around 2,000 meters to go. She ended up finishing the race seventh out of 222 runners — good enough to qualify for the NCAA Championships. “I really surprised myself making it to Nationals,” Schweizer said. “That was just huge and extremely exciting for me to have the opportunity to go to that.” In 2014, Schweizer was also the top freshman in the Southeastern Conference. She finished 17th at SEC Championships, less than two seconds ahead of the next closest freshman. Now, Schweizer has her eyes set on having a strong 2015 season. She has
lofty goals not only for herself but for the Tigers as a whole. “I hope I can help the team out as much as I did last year,” she said. “I hope I can help the freshmen come into the program, I hope we can have a good team, and I hope to make it to Nationals, not individually but as a team.” To earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships, the team would need to finish as one of the top-two teams at Regionals. “With two girls that have that experience on our team, I’m really excited for next year,” Schweizer said. “If
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Football preps for season opener PETER BAUGH Assistant Sports Editor With training camp all but over for the Missouri football team, the Tigers have seen plenty of both highs and lows during the preseason. Mizzou coach Gary Pinkel would be the first to say there is plenty of room for improvement. Pinkel, however, was impressed with the level of competition in the team’s second scrimmage last week. “We'll review all the film,” Pinkel said following the scrimmage. “I think there's a lot of competition out there ... (players) competing very hard." In the game, the offense beat the defense by a score of 11-9. Junior Maty Mauk and freshman Drew Lock both finished with strong numbers at quarterback. Mauk was 15-for-22 passing and threw for 134 yards and a touchdown. Lock was 15-for-20, throwing for 168 yards and two touchdowns. A major key
to the offense’s win was that they managed to stay away from any turnovers. “We’ve got a great defense and if we can compete with them, do good against them, then we can compete and do good against anybody.” offensive lineman Nate Crawford said. Junior linebacker Michael Scherer feels that, to get through a grueling training camp, players must have fun. “You’ve just got to embrace it, you’ve got to enjoy it. I enjoy coming out here,” he said. “I enjoy practice most of the time and we’ve had great weather this year. You’ve just really got to enjoy the work you’re doing because if not it can get long and difficult.” In the AP preseason football rankings, Missouri was ranked 24th. The Tigers will have their third and final scrimmage on Aug. 27 and their season opener against Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 5.
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1. Missouri Tigers linebacker Christian Williams (53) tackles fellow linebacker Brandon Lee (4) during practice Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo.
2. Missouri Tigers linebacker Kentrell Brothers (10) stretches with his teammates Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Columbia, Mo.
3. Missouri Tigers quarterback Maty Mauk (7) sets up to pass during the Black and Gold Game Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo. Mauk finished the game with a touchdown.
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acclimated and us as a back line are helping her as well.” At the same time, Johnson and her fellow defenders want to make sure Dossey’s job as easy as they can. The strength in the back has also helped to give the Missouri forwards confidence in the front. “Our defensive line is basically the heart and soul
of this team,” sophomore midfielder Savannah Trujillo said. “They have our back no matter what. They are strong, they are talented and we know that if the ball gets back there it’s not going far.” Perhaps the only weakness that has shown so far in the Mizzou back line is the ball being played through the air. The goal conceded to Southern
Burns said that Schweizer is someone that other runners on the cross-country team can learn from. Aside from being one of the top runners, she is a valuable teammate. “(Her teammates) really enjoy her being on the team because she works hard, but she’s a teamoriented person where she really does care about the other girls on the team,” Burns said. “She’s just someone that helps make the team better just through her
attitude and her work ethic.” Both Burns and Schweizer have high expectations for the Missouri team in coming years. With Schweizer as one of the team’s top runners, it appears that their goals are within reach. “When she is on her game, it’s tough to beat her ... that unique blend of speed and strength is a great asset,” Burns said. “Couple that with being a feisty competitor and it’s a tough combo to beat.”
Methodist University came by way of a lofted free kick that was headed over the top of Johnson and into the back of the net. “That’s just one of those situations where they have a 6-foot girl in there and you have to get your clearances up and I have to work on that,” Johnson said. “After that we have to make sure we don’t give
up dangerous set pieces going into the wind.” As the Tigers progress into the season, the entire team will look to the defense to keep giving out high quality performances. “That’s what we are going to hang our hat on,” Blitz said. “I definitely think that is a strength of our team moving forward.”
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Tigers on the prowl for new leading scorer With their 2014 leading scorer graduated, the Tigers look to develop a new and more balanced offensive threat. DANIEL WITT Staff Writer Of the 37 goals scored by Missouri last season, nearly a quarter were scored by one player: Taylor Grant. Grant, one of the most storied players in Mizzou women's soccer history, scored 18 career goals at Mizzou, ranking her tenth all-time in program history. But Taylor Grant has since graduated, leaving the Tigers without the player who ranked 5th in the Southeastern Conference in goals just one year ago. “Taylor was obviously a player who scored some goals for us last year, but I think we have other players that will step up,” Mizzou assistant coach Don Trentham said.
One of the players capable of taking the step into the spotlight is senior midfielder Reagan Russell, who experienced a breakout junior campaign in 2014, scoring seven goals. Russell is embracing the role of being counted on for offensive production. “I’ll go with my strengths, speed and power up there and play into my abilities,” Russell said. “Hopefully that works out the same way it did last year and hopefully I’ll improve.” Through the season’s first two games, Russell leads the team with eight shots and has already added a goal to her name. Behind Russell, freshman midfielder Amanda Shaw ranks second. Wearing No. 18, the number worn by the departed Grant, Shaw’s scoring ability in the open field is key to replacing Grant’s production. Mizzou has 47 shots in the first two games combined and nine are from freshmen. Besides Shaw, the other three shots came from freshman forward Bethany Coons. Coons, who played high school soccer
in Union, Missouri, holds the Missouri high school all-time points record, and was named 2015 Missouri Offensive Player of the Year. “All of our freshman are awesome players,” Russell said. “One out of ten shots is a goal, and (the freshman) are already halfway there.” One of the Tigers’ other goal scorers is sophomore midfielder Savannah Trujillo. Trujillo said she is happy with how quick all of the forwards are off the ball, and of their ability to shoot from long-range. “It’s a big year for us,” Trujillo said. “We’ve got a lot of talent, a lot of untapped potential. It’s good to see that we’re coming out strong.” Through two games the Tigers are averaging 23.5 shots per game, an average that is nearly 33 percent more than the 2014 season average of 16.4 shots. “Taylor (Grant) was a huge asset to the team, but with the six forwards we have right now, we can handle our own,” Trujillo said. “It’s our time to shine.”
pretty well. And then I wanted to build through the next 100 (meters) and have a really good last 50 (meters). And that’s pretty much what I did.” By executing this race strategy, Griffin was able to pass multiple swimmers toward the end of the race. In the last 100 meters, he moved from fourth place to second. “I knew that I could hold my speed pretty well,” he said. “So a lot of those guys make more speed than I do, but I can keep my stroke together and maintain that kind of speed. So I just consciously decided to stay behind them for a while and then really come home on the last 50.” Last August, Griffin earned a spot on Team USA for the Pan American Games with a sixth place finish at the Phillips 66 National Championships Swim Meet. At that meet, he raced against Olympic gold medalists Ryan Lochte and Tyler Clary.
Griffin’s coach at Missouri, Greg Rhodenbaugh, was also selected to be a coach for Team USA. “The Pan American Games is the most like the Olympic Games where everybody stays in the Athlete’s Village … All the coaches and all the athletes are all kind of sequestered together in that village,” Rhodenbaugh said. The close proximity of all the athletes allowed for interaction between different countries. Rhodenbaugh noted that when a medalist walked into the dining tent, all of the athletes would cheer. At the meet, Griffin had the chance to swim on a team with Olympic medalists Cullen Jones and Nick Thoman. While competing in Toronto, Griffin also felt a strong sense of nationalism. “A huge part of it was just being on Team USA at an
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MU graduate and former Missouri Tigers midfielder Taylor Grant (18) dribbles the ball Nov. 14,, 2014, at Audrey J. Walton Stadium in Warrensburg, Mo.
Carter Griffins represents USA at Pan American Games Griffin earned a silver medal in the 200meter backstroke. PETER BAUGH Assistant Sports Editor Moments after his hand touched the wall, Carter Griffin leaned across the lane line and celebrated with teammate Sean Lehane. The Americans had just finished first and second in the 200-meter backstroke at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. Still gasping for breath, both swimmers were all smiles. Lehane finished with the gold medal and Griffin, a junior at Missouri, was less than a second behind him to grab the silver. “My goal was to stay pretty smooth on the first 50 (meters) and not use up too much energy,” Griffin said. “I did that
awesome big, international competition where it’s not just swimmers, it’s people from all different sports … it was a huge presence,” he said. “As you walked around the village wearing Team USA stuff, people noticed you and we had a presence there that a lot of other countries ... wish that they had.” Earning the silver medal was a special experience for Griffin. “I had always dreamed of representing Team USA and getting a medal and standing up there and hearing my national anthem, but it was the kind of dream that I never really allowed myself to expect to happen,” he said. “And then I got there and swam a good race and it happened.” Missouri was wellrepresented at the meet. Aside from Griffin and Rhodenbaugh, sophomore Jordy Groters represented Aruba and
graduate Dominique Bouchard represented Canada. Groters made it into the B finals in three different events: the 100and 200-meter breaststroke and the 100-meter freestyle. Bouchard had a strong meet for Canada. She earned an individual silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke. She also swam on Canada’s 400-meter medley relay, earning a silver, and 400-meter freestyle relay, earning a gold. Rhodenbaugh said that his swimmers should be able to build off of their experiences at the Pan American Games when they come back to Missouri. “Any time you gain more experience, you’re a better swimmer, so it’ll be fun to watch them come back at the end of the summer here,” he said. “It kind of gives you a glimpse of where you might be able to go, and so I would assume that they’re just going to come back hungry to get there.”
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THE MANEATER | SPORTS | AUGUST 26, 2015
MU freshman golfer Jimmy Siegfried talks Metro Amateur Win Jimmy Siegfried thinks Missouri’s golf team is capable of being the best team in the country. ALEC LEWIS Assistant Sports Editor For Jimmy Siegfried, the former topranked golfer in the Class of 2014, taking his talents to the local University of Missouri was a no-brainer. A redshirt freshman and member of the Tigers’ golf program, Siegfried finished on top at the 25th Metropolitan Amateur Golf Championship at Boone Valley Country Club in a playoff last weekend in Augusta, Missouri, and he’s
hoping the winning ways can translate when he tees it up for the black and gold. “This was my second year playing in the event,” said Siegfried, one of the 100-plus competitors in an event comprised of golfers of all ages. “Going into any tournament, I always have the mindset to win, but I especially felt confident with my ball striking before the tournament.” Standing on the opening tee trailing by eight shots on the final day of the tournament, Siegfried knew it’d take an incredible performance, one that would rank up there in terms of his golf accomplishments. And after scoring a double-bogey on the opening hole, that challenge heightened immensely.
“After the double, I just tried to go out and make as many birdies as possible,” Siegfried said. “Obviously, going up against Skip (Berkmeyer), there were some nerves, but I was able to control myself.” Siegfried fought hand-in-hand with Berkmeyer, the 42-year-old champion of the tournament in 2009, and with Central Missouri golfer Sam Migdal. Luckily, a triple-bogey from Migdal and a bogey from Berkmeyer catapulted him into a playoff. With the Jim Tom Blair Trophy on the line — named after an MU graduate and former Missouri governor — the Town and Country, Missouri, native defeated Berkmeyer by shooting even par in the four-hole aggregate playoff to win the tournament.
“The moment when I beat him was pretty great,” Siegfried said. “I felt like I had proven myself to play with good players and it definitely makes me want to win more.” Closing in on a month until the 201516 season begins, Siegfried is ready to go after his “biggest” tournament win. His confident in his team isn’t lacking, either — Siegfried said the Tigers have what it takes to “be the best team in the nation.” “I’m extremely excited to go represent my black and gold next year on the course,” Siegfried said. “It is very possible that we can get into the postseason this upcoming year and have a chance to win a national title.”
M Kira Larson brings strength to MU volleyball team
The sophomore from Nebraska brings athleticism and important skills to the volleyball team. MIA CHUDZIK Reporter
Missouri volleyball sophomore transfer Kira Larson helped lead the Black and Gold Scrimmage last Thursday to success, contributing six kills. Mizzou coach Wayne Kreklow, now on his 15th season with the Tigers, was pleased with the way the scrimmage turned out. “I think we competed really well, and I really liked that, especially in the last match,” Kreklow said. “It was a game to
15, and we ended up going to 25. I liked the competitive spirit that we showed out there.” Kreklow said that he’s happy with the 2015 squad when comparing it to previous Tiger teams, citing his players’ “pretty solid” athleticism and ball control. Part of that athleticism comes from Larson, a middle blocker who transferred to MU this year after being granted a release from her scholarship at Nebraska last spring. “This new team is a great group of girls,” the nursing major said. “I feel like I fit in really well, and I get along with absolutely everyone on the team. Playing on a team that has so much passion and is out there in the gym everyday and wanting to get better is really awesome.”
Setter Ali Kreklow has worked with Larson since she began her career at Mizzou. “I love playing with her,” sophomore Kreklow said of Larson. “She’s athletic, she’s strong, she’s someone you can count on. Kira is always willing to do her best and is always working as hard as she can. As a setter and a teammate, knowing one of your teammates is that dedicated and that willing is something that I really appreciate.” Kreklow said Larson “brings a lot of dedication” and hard work to practices and that she’s shown big improvements throughout the preseason. After finishing first in the Southeastern Conference in 2013, the Tigers struggled without star setter Molly Kreklow and wrapped up last season with a 16-17 record. With the
addition of players like Larson, Mizzou will look to improve. “I’m really excited to watch this team come together,” Kreklow said. “We have a lot of new players, freshman and transfers. There’s a lot of things going on, and a lot of people filling in places they’ve never been before. I’m excited to see the way everything turns out. I think it’ll be really great.” Coming from a different school, Larson said she brings in a unique point of view to the team that not all players have. “I think being at another school, I’ve seen what it’s like playing for another coach and even in another division,” she said. “We played in the Big 10 there and the SEC here. I think my knowledge of the game is something I can really bring.”
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