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CRIME ON CAMPUS

Chancellor hands down temporary suspension for graffiti suspect

CPD is investigating a similar graffiti message left near campus Saturday.

the same color paint, the same time frame as the other incident, and it was extremely close to campus.”

The resident reported the graf-

The Missouri Students Association and the Residence Halls Association have come to an agreement on a parking plan that could change the way spots are allocated and the way students choose spots, MSA President Eric Woods said in an e-mail.

“Instead of using the Parking and Transportation Services programs that has been used in the past, this new proposal would allow students to choose their spots through MyZou — the thought being that MyZou can automatically determine a student’s seniority and residence status and assign spots accordingly,” Woods said.

Former MSA President Tim Noce said he and former RHA President Rachael Feuerborn

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Residential Life employees clean graffiti off the vandalized statue outside Hatch Hall on Saturday. The graffiti was discovered Saturday morning and cleaned off by around noon.

County Jail on $4,500 bond, Elliott has returned to his home in Rolla.

Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said police are investigating anoth-

er incident of graffiti discovered Saturday evening near campus.

“There was an anti-Jewish remark spray-painted on a car on Ross Street,” Wieneke said. “It was

MU Athletics raises funds, Greek Life conference awareness with Pink Out meet

stresses leadership

MU Athletics and Health Care work together to raise funds and awareness.

Officers said they want to improve Greek Life’s image on campus.

NICOLE KRASAVAGE Reporter

Executive members from the Office of Greek Life attended the Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values four-day conference over the weekend in St. Louis.

The goals of the conference were to educate new executive officers on their positions, further conversations concerning scholarship and service and to present important networking opportunities, AFLV Executive

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Students propose parking plan overhaul

KELLY OLEJNIK Staff Writer

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Students would choose parking spots through MyZou under the plan.

JIMMY HIBSCH AND KELSEY MAFFETT of The Maneater Staff Chancellor Brady Deaton temporarily suspended freshman Ben Elliott on Monday, two days after the MU Police Department arrested the student on suspicion of writing a racially-charged graffiti message outside Hatch Hall.

Elliott’s arrest on Saturday evening came about 12 hours after a Hatch Hall employee notified the police of the graffiti painted on a statue outside of the residence hall.

Elliott was arrested on suspicion of second-degree property damage, which is typically a class B misdemeanor. However, given the incident’s classification as a hate crime, the charge became a class D felony because of the Missouri Hate Crimes Statute.

“We won’t divulge how the arrest was made,” MUPD Capt.

Brian Weimer said. “That’s something that has to come out later.”

After being released from Boone

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The Missouri gymnastics squad teamed up with the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center on Friday to raise money for breast cancer research.

This event did not mark first time the Department of Athletics has partnered with MU Health Care to raise awareness and funds for various medical research.

“We partner with the athletic department on a number of events throughout the year,” MU Health Care spokesman Matt Splett said. “There are many different activities from gymnastics, to basketball, to football and then within the hospitals themselves where the athletes, our patients and programs part-

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BE THINE VALENTINE The Women Center's Love Your Body event stresses self-love.

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Sophomore Sandra Ostad composes herself after sticking a landing on the floor at the Hearnes Center on Friday. The Missouri gymnastics volleyball teams have joined the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center to raise money for its cancer research and awareness program.

ner up.”

Various events throughout the year include a childhood cancer tailgate in the fall each year to raise funds for cancer research, and the recent Heart of Tiger woman’s basketball

game Feb. 5, which raised funds benefiting heart health related research.

“We know that athletics has a high level of attention and a big presence in the community, See PARTNER, page 6

THEMANEATER.COM Check out our slideshow on MU buildings' current and former uses. Plus, listen in on students' opinions on the graffiti incident.

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Converted halls cause irritation

Some university departments have learned to deal with awkward spaces.

ROBERT LANGELLIER Staff Writer

Sometimes, in the hustle and bustle of campus planning, university officials have to fit a circle into a square. Sometimes the Large Ensembles division of the School of Music has to fit into what was once a dining hall. Sometimes the English Department has to fit into a former residence hall.

Many halls at MU, from Loeb and McReynolds to Read and Gentry, have been converted throughout the years from hospitals, residence halls and dining halls into flex space, office space and other spaces to fit university needs. In some cases, the switches are smooth and comfortably received by its new inhabitants. In others, it’s not quite so perfect.

Loeb Hall, which the School of Music took over in 1995, is poorly equipped in areas for large ensemble practice, Coordinator of Large Instrumental Ensembles Margaret Lawless said. There is a large pillar in the center of the main practice room, blocking the view of the conductor for anyone behind it, and acoustics of the large room are what Lawless calls “unacceptably loud.”

The School of Music is also divided into five separate buildings, creating a problem for large instrument players.

“Many of the students, some of whom have very heavy instruments, would have to carry their instruments across campus to participate in rehearsals, and then take them back to the Fine Arts Building to have private lessons,” Lawless said.

Many university departments have offices in former residence halls such as Read, Gentry, McReynolds, Lewis and Clark

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Nurses gather for a photograph in the nursing room of Parker Memorial Hospital. Converted into an office building in 1939, the office is now known as Parker Hall.

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Halls. Residence hall rooms can make for some cramped spacing, as well as awkward maintenance issues.

“One time we had a window left open, and it caused a pipe to freeze,” Lewis Hall Building Coordinator Leanna Garrison said. “The leak of the pipe went down two or three floors, and trying to track where it came from became difficult.”

In Read Hall, a former women’s residence hall that hasn’t housed students since 1939, poorly sealed fireplaces have resulted in moisture leaks in the offices of what is now the home

of the History Department.

“They redid my wall upstairs,” History Department Chairman Russ Zguta said. “No sooner did they redo it and repaint it, but next time we had significant rain, the walls started bubbling again.”

Zguta said the problem with leaks was fixed after thorough maintenance of the roof last year.

Former residence hall McReynolds Hall is temporarily housing the English Department while Tate Hall gets renovated.

Room size and location have been a source of irritation

Steven Watts breaks for lunch in his office in Read Hall on Thursday.

Read Hall is now home to the History Department but was previously a women-only residence hall.

among the English faculty.

“I’d say the biggest inconvenience is location, because we’re a lot farther from things compared to where Tate Hall was at,” Jessie Becker, who works in Office Support for the English Department, said.

Becker said she understands the necessity of the interim relocation.

“Obviously the size is not the most ideal, but it could be worse,” she said. “It’s better than being scattered around everywhere.”

Some reformed halls work out for the better. Counseling

Center Practicum Coordinator Christy Hutton said the former university hospital, Parker Hall, is an excellent home for the Counseling Center.

“It’s fabulous, because many of our offices are in what used to be patient rooms, so they have windows and things that perhaps make it feel more welcoming,” she said. “There’s a lot of character just because of the age of the building, so it really creates sort of a warm feeling.”

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Sustain Mizzou collects old electronics for e-waste drive The event is meant to teach the importance of recycling.

TONY PURICELLI Staff Writer Sustain Mizzou will host its first ever electronic waste collection drive Feb. 22. The drive will take place over three days, until Feb. 24, on Lowry Mall and in the MU Student Center.

An e-waste drive is a collection of old electronics people no longer use in order to recycle them properly instead of throwing them out.

The three-fold mission of the drive, according to its Facebook event page, is to pro-

mote local action by recycling electronic waste, to educate MU on the implications of recycling through visual displays and promotion and to encourage cooperation between groups on campus to accomplish this goal.

“The number one question Sustain Mizzou has received is, ‘What do I do with my old cell phone or this DVD player that broke?’” Sustain Mizzou President Tina Casagrand said.

“So, this is just an outlet for people to come and be able to do that on campus and know that it’s going to be recycled responsibly.”

Casagrand said essentially anything with a plug or a battery can be recycled.

According to an event flyer, students and Columbians can bring old computers, printers,

cell phones, pagers, car batteries, stoves, washing machines and more to be recycled at the drive.

“I can’t imagine anything we’d really turn away,” Casagrand said.

Sustain Mizzou is working with a company called Mid-MO Recycling to put on the event.

“They’re a leader in responsible recycling,” Casagrand said.

“All of their items are de-manufactured on site. So, they’ll get an item and are able to take it apart and sort out the copper from the gold from the plastic and then sell that stuff off.”

Mid-MO Recycling will be parked on Lowry Mall during the drive, allowing the electronic waste to be handed over directly, free of charge.

Casagrand found inspiration

for this event from “The Story of Stuff,” a web series of animations about consumerism, and most recently electronic waste.

“A lot of it gets recycled irresponsibly or it gets thrown into a landfill,” Casagrand said. “A lot of the chemicals and heavy metals leech into the landfill. So, I saw that and I guess it just sort of sat with me for awhile, and I realized that we could easily run something like this on campus.”

Casagrand said electronics could release many toxins, such as lead and mercury, into landfills. So, it is important for consumers to find a proper outlet for their electronics when they are ready to get rid of them.

Casagrand said she wants students to think more about what electronics they buy, what goes into the electronics before

they buy them and how that material is dealt with after use.

To raise money for promotional materials, Sustain Mizzou hosted a fundraiser event Sunday at Shakespeare’s Pizza as well as a Subway Community Night on Friday.

The total amount raised is not yet available, but Sustain Mizzou Treasurer Sam Ott said he believes the organization received positive feedback to its advertisement of the fundraisers.

“I do think we’ll definitely get some worthwhile fundraising from it,” Ott said.

This is the first time Sustain Mizzou has held a fundraiser like this since Ott joined the executive board at the beginning of the fall semester.

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3. POLICE FIND SWITCHBLADE DURING TRAFFIC STOP. John Scinto, an 18-year-old Illinois resident, was arrested on multiple charges Saturday morning, including underage consumption of alcohol and possession of marijuana.

MUPD officers pulled Scinto over near the intersection of Conley and Tiger Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday.

One of the initial charges was possession of an illegal weapon.

“When officers searched, they found a switchblade in the suspect’s pocket,” Weimer said.

Scinto was ultimately charged with possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to use and violation of liquor laws by underage consumption.

The weapons charge and DWI charge are not listed in the MUPD arrest report.

5. SUSPECT ACCUSED OF MANUFACTURING DRUGS. Kara Ward was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, use or possession of drug paraphernalia, operating an unlicensed motor vehicle and felony distribution or manufacturing of controlled substances.

At about 1:40 a.m. Monday morning officers stopped a car for expired license plates near the intersection of Rangeline Street and Big Bear Boulevard.

Wieneke said officers could smell marijuana when they approached the vehicle.

Ward, the driver, admitted there was marijuana inside.

During their search, officers discovered marijuana packaged for sale and several pills.

Ward, 24, said she did not have a prescription for the pills.

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1. POLICE MAKE ARRESTS AT BENGAL'S BAR. Columbia Police Department officers arrested four suspects Friday in connection with purchase or possession of alcohol by minors.

Officers with the Downtown Unit were performing a business check of Bengal’s Bar and Grill at about 12:05 a.m. Friday morning when they observed several people who appeared younger than 21 years of age.

CPD spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said the suspects appeared to be acting nervous, so officers asked for their identification.

Three of the women handed over fake IDs, she said.

After determining the IDs were false, officers issued citations to the suspects.

Wieneke said the officers determined all four suspects had been drinking and charged them for that as well.

Elizabeth Kuhlman, 19, Charlotte Shultz, 20, and Andrea Tockstein, 18, are

2. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STAFF REPORT TRESPASSER. A Columbia woman was arrested early Saturday at University Hospital on suspicion of trespassing.

MU Police Department Capt. Brian Weimer said emergency room staff called the police just before 1 a.m. about a disruptive subject who refused to leave.

“She was there with her son and after he was discharged; she refused to leave,” Weimer said.

Lana Algiere, 35, was arrested for firstdegree trespassing upon the arrival of the officers.

First-degree trespassing is a class B misdemeanor, according to the Missouri Revised Statutes.

4. FORGERY SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER POLICE FIND CRACK PIPES. At about 2 p.m. Saturday, a Street Crimes Unit officer arrested Malcolmx Cunningham at 616 Park Ave. Wieneke said the officer recognized Cunningham as a suspect in a forgery case. Cunningham was taken into custody.

Upon searching his backpack, officers found crack pipes and counterfeit checks, one of which was forged, Wieneke said.

Cunningham is charged with forgery, use or possession of drug paraphernalia and felony theft.

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Love Your Body committee tells students to 'Be Your Own Valentine' The committee is now spreading programming across the spring.

JIMMY HIBSCH Associate Editor Plenty of the men and women who visited the Women’s Center this Valentine’s Day were single.

And they all love it.

These people are protégés of the lesson the Love Your Body committee was preaching Monday, with its “Be Your Own Valentine” campaign.

“We wanted to do at least one event every month, and of course the first thing we thought of when we thought of February was Valentine’s Day,” Women’s Center adviser Suzy Day said. “Usually, on Valentine’s Day, we focus on other people, and we just thought, ‘How great would it be if we could focus on ourselves too on this day and bring that same love we bring to others to ourselves?’”

Throughout the day, people went to the Women’s Center to create valentines and buttons for themselves and grab a bite of chocolate, all dubbed with positive body and self-image messages.

“For a kind of fun activity we thought we would put together a table where people could make

themselves a valentine,” Day said.

Sophomore Nicole Silvestri worked at the table during the event.

“There’s a lot of body negativity in the world and this is kind of a radical movement that we’re trying to take part in to make everyone love themselves despite their size,” Silvestri said. “Instead of making Valentines for other people, we’re making Valentines for ourselves with positive messages.”

This was the Love Your Body committee’s first event of the spring semester. In the past, the committee hosted a weeklong slew of events, but this year decided to spread the events over the course of the entire semester.

“It used to be our spring programming was all one week, but now we’re trying to do it a little bit throughout the whole semester so it kind of spreads out the love,” Day said. “We have this really great space here in the Women’s Center, so we thought this would be a great place to have everything set up.”

The movement also exceeded the bounds of the center — the committee’s message was broadcast on plasma televisions, in MU Info and at various table tents across campus.

“Love yourself just the weigh you are,” a message lying on a table in the Student Center read. “This Valentine’s Day, ditch the scale and be your own Valentine.”

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A valentine sits in the Women’s Center on Monday as apart of the center’s “Be Your Own Valentine” event. Students created cards and buttons to express love for themselves on Valentine’s Day.

Those working at the event had positive messages of their own that they exercised on Valentine’s Day. “Stay positive,” Silvestri said. “Be yourself. Be your own Valentine — don’t depend on someone else.”

Day said to think of oneself as a friend.

“Treat yourself the way you

KU students to be disciplined for hazing violations MADELINE O’LEARY Staff Writer The Interfraternity Council executive members at the University of Kansas will face punishments for violating state and universityinstituted anti-hazing policies. Despite similarities in size and culture, MU Office of Greek Life officials said they have dealt with no such reported violations in recent years.

Members of KU’s IFC were charged with striking new executive members with traditional Greek Life paddles. There are no traditions at MU that involve hazing, Panhellenic Association Spokeswoman Crystal Richardson said.

Cori Wallace, Volunteer for HazingPrevention.Org and Director of Marketing and Communications for Sigma Sigma Sigma, said from a personal standpoint, hazing is any behavior that denigrates a peer or prevents a peer from engaging in a respectful manner with an organization.

“Hazing divides a chapter and creates a barrier between new versus old,” said Chris Blackburn, a volunteer for HazingPrevention.

Org and Greek Life Director at the University of North Carolina at Pembrook. “Hazing establishes a ‘better-than-you’ mentality and can range from not allowing new members to sit on furniture, to forced consumption of alcohol.”

Concerning the long-held tradition of “pomping” within MU sororities, Richardson said the activity can’t be considered hazing.

“Pomping has been a tradition at the University for as long as homecoming has been around,” Richardson said. “It’s just for the betterment and success of homecoming.”

Wallace said pomping has the opportunity to be decisive.

“It can be considered hazing if new members have to do it to ‘put in their time’ because of ‘tradition,’” Wallace said. “Pomping takes a lot of time and there shouldn’t be unfair or unequal expectations. It needs to be a balanced activity.”

Hazing is considered a felony under Missouri state law. The law was passed in 1995 after the death of Michael Davis, a former Kappa Alpha Psi pledge at the Southeast Missouri State University who died from severe cranial bleeding induced by repeated blows from fraternity members.

“There is absolutely no tolerance concerning hazing,” Richardson said. “All members of fraternities and sororities are required to sign and return an anti-hazing contract to the Office of Greek Life in order to stay in good standing and receive recognition from the University of Missouri.”

Hazing is defined explicitly on several different levels within the official MU hazing policy — subtle hazing, harassment hazing and violent hazing. Each level has its own description, varying in severity from name-calling and sleepdeprivation, to coerced alcohol consumption and physical abuse.

“Hazing comes in many forms,” Richardson said. “Sometimes it seems so innocent that some victims might not know it’s hazing.”

Although hazing may be subtle, Wallace said, victims always have a gut feeling when they’re being disrespected.

“Nobody walks in to an organization and gets the warning, ‘In two weeks, you’re gonna feel like crap,’” Wallace said. “Sometimes they can’t identify what’s happening to them. The best thing to do is identify when an experience is not what they were told it was going to be, and to have a conversation to address it.”

As long as hazing exists, Wallace said, organizations are out of sync with the values upon which they were formed.

“We would love to not have a hazing organization, we would love not to have to volunteer for a hazing organization,” Blackburn said. “But we have students willing to be educated, to follow-up on that education and stand up for their beliefs. This gives us hope for people invested in the community.”

treat your friends,” Day said. “The same way you would compliment a friend or bring them up when they’re down, you should do the same to yourself. Sometimes, you would never say some things to your friends that you would say back to yourself.”

This movement isn’t limited

to just Valentine’s Day, Day said.

It’s something she hopes people will exercise every day of the year.

“Buy yourself a treat today or write yourself a message and just keep that mentality not just on Valentine’s Day, but every day,” Day said.

College Republicans go to Washington A conference looked ahead to the 2012 presidential election.

next to Duggar during the luncheon.

“It was a luncheon about being a female conservative on a liberal campus,” Mashburn said. “It was a bunch of just different women.

The whole room was full.”

Traditionally during CPAC, conservative ALLISON PRANG politicians announce their bids as presidential Associate Editor candidates, but there was minimal occurrence of such declarations this year.

Six members of the Mizzou College Mashburn said she thinks this could be Republicans traveled to contributed to tension Washington, D.C. last within the Republican week for the annual Party. She said she felt Conservative Political This is a huge event for all conCPAC had a more “libAction Conference. servatives, and I intend to do it ertarian twist” to it this The conference was again next year hopefully with year. held over the week“This is a huge event more people if I can get funding end at the Washington for all conservatives and Marriott Wardman from the university."

I intend to do it again Park hotel. next year hopefully with College Republicans College Republicans Chariwoman more people if I can get Chairwoman Sophie Sophie Mashburn funding from the uniMashburn, Social Chair versity,” Mashburn said.

Amanda Swysgood, Arnzen said it was Philanthropy Director Justice Green, Vice his first time attending CPAC and he thought Chair Malorie Howe and freshmen Phillip it was largely focused on the federal budget.

Arnzen and Landon Heid all attended.

“I would recommend it to anybody who is “It was phenomenal,” Mashburn said. “It even slightly conservative,” Arnzen said. “This was quite the experience.” year was mainly focused on the budget and Mashburn said the group arrived a day our deficit.” before the conference started to do some Arnzen said it was great to see some of the sightseeing. They traveled to different monu- world’s political icons as well as up and coming ments and tourist spots such as the Hard Rock politicians getting their start.

Café.

“It’s exciting,” Heid said. “There was a lot of They also went to the U.S. Capitol building discussion about 2012.” where they got to stand on House Speaker Mashburn said the Mizzou College John Boehner’s balcony and also watched the Republicans came away more invigorated House in session debate green jobs. about the 2012 presidential elections.

She and Swysgood were asked by the Clare “We really bonded, the six of us did, on a Boothe Luce Policy Institute lecture direc- personal level,” Mashburn said. “We’re getting tor to say the Pledge of Allegiance and the ready and pumped up for 2012. This CPAC was group prayer respectively at a luncheon with more about getting excited for the upcoming Michelle Duggar. Mashburn also got to sit presidential election."

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HATCH: MSA, LBC, PARKING: Priority would be Four Front met Saturday decided by residence status, seniority Continued from page 1 fiti just before 9 p.m. Saturday.

Wieneke said his neighbor’s car, which was parked right next to his, was also spray-painted, but it was not race-related.

The words “Nigger Month” were spray-painted on a statue outside of Hatch Hall on Saturday morning and were washed off by Residential Life employees by about 12:30 p.m.

Saturday.

Elliott’s temporary suspension means he must go through the student conduct judicial process.

After this process is completed, the suspension will be lifted, to be replaced by a final sanction.

Missouri Students Association President Eric Woods met with representatives from the Legion of Black Collegians, Four Front and Residential Life, among others, shortly following Saturday’s incident to discuss future steps MU should take.

“The group’s discussion was very positive,” Woods stated in a report. “It was decided by the collective that a reactionary response to the incident was undesirable.

Many felt that the angry nature of the outcry which occurred in response to last year’s ‘Cotton Ball Incident’ was counter-productive in terms of addressing the real issues at hand.”

Although acknowledging the anger and disappointment associated with this crime, the group stressed the importance of respond-

ing to the incident with unity. It also said a greater appreciation of diversity and community should be engrained into MU’s culture.

The meeting resulted in a number of recommendations on how MU can properly respond to the incident. Ideas ranged from creating a “One Mizzou” banner, which would be ideally hung in the Student Center and signed by a number of students, to online diversity training for all incoming freshmen.

“By showing a commitment to the values of diversity and community, the university can help reduce the power of those who carry out acts of intolerance,” the report stated. “By promoting these values early in the academic careers of students, and keeping them present and visible throughout, all members of the Mizzou community should be more willing to embrace diversity among their peers.”

The report ended with the conclusion that MU should enact strict, zero-tolerance policies for hateful and offensive acts, such as this.

“We need their attention so they can understand, ‘Yeah, the first time it might have just been an incident,’ but the second time in two years? We just can’t stand for it,” LBC President Lisa White said.

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GREEK: Conference stressed original values Continued from page 1 Director Mark Koepsell said.

“In the film ‘Animal House,’ you see friendship, but you don’t see service, scholarship or standards,” Koepsell said. “You see friendship through communal beer drinking. People know and understand that’s not what it’s about.”

The AFLV conference sought to ensure fraternities and sororities were living the ethical values upon which they were founded.

Such ethical values comprise the core purpose of sororities and fraternities, Koepsell said.

“It is safe to say there are places where the purpose has strayed,” Koepsell said. “We want to bring sororities and fraternities back to their core purpose through training in things such as leadership. They can bring this leadership back to campus and be exemplary figures in their communities.”

Such leadership training consisted of keynote speakers and break-out conversation sessions, yet the schedule of the conference also focused around 27 unique pathways.

Each executive member of every Greek Life Council present had the opportunity to choose a pathway to follow. The pathways were longer, more targeted and served as a position-based training ground for attendees from all campuses, Koepsell said.

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Richardson attended the conference and followed the public relations pathway.

“I have an entirely different view of Greek Life now,” Richardson said. “Mizzou is unique and we have to maintain a positive image to people who might not understand.”

She said gaining adequate understanding requires good communication.

“Misconceptions come from miscommunications,” Richardson said. “We have to start highlighting the good things we do and we have to start re-engineering the conversations Greeks have with nonGreeks.”

Part of these improvements will depend upon the MU community knowing the good things happening in MU Greek Life.

“We need to take more time to put the good things out there,” Richardson said. “For example, our GPA is consistently above average. Being Greek contributes to who you are on campus, and who you will develop into.”

However, Richardson said, the best part of the conference was coming together with the other MU Greek Life Councils.

“It was the first time (the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Association, the National Pan-Hellenic Council and the Multicultural Greek Council) got to go,” Richardson said. “All four of us came together to uphold (scholarship, leadership, sisterhood, brotherhood and service).”

combination of residence status and seniority. The order will be ran into some roadblocks with something like Senior Residence administration regarding a park- Hall, Senior Commuter, Junior ing proposal in the past, but Residence Hall...etc.” he is glad the issue has been Although most parking lots resurfaced. and garages will be open for stu“(The parking proposal) dent choice, the Virginia Avenue passed in MSA and RHA almost Garage is an exception. unanimously,” Noce said.

Due to an existing agreeStudents in the past chose ment between Parking and their parking spot by submitting Transportation Services and their preferred lot at the begin- Residential Life the Virginia ning of the academic year and Avenue garage then hoping will remain they receive reserved for resitheir top In theory, (students) will be dents not subject choice. Now, to the seniority students will guaranteed the spot in the lot list, Woods said. be assigned or garage they have chosen, “ B e f o r e a day to instead of listing a preference Virginia Avenue register for and hoping for the best as it was a garage it parking on has been in the past. was Residential My Z o u , Life’s parkWoods said. Lauren Thomas ing lot,” RHA “ T h e y RHA President President Lauren will be Thomas said. allowed to choose their preferred “There are a certain number of lot and view the prices,” Woods spaces in there that I would want said. “In theory, they will then be to keep resident spaces. The guaranteed the spot in the lot or parking proposal has parts in it garage they have chosen, instead that talk about seniority-based of listing a preference and hop- parking and RHA is not willing ing for the best as it has been in to compromise the spots of the the past. This will be based on a residents for the seniority based.”

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The parking agreement also creates a price difference between the quality or distance of the parking spots relative to campus.

“If the price differentiation goes through then a student, for example, living in Lathrop would rather park at the stadium then right behind their residence hall and pay less because they don’t mind the walk,” Thomas said.

“But if a student wants to pay more to park closer to their residence hall they have that option.

The parking proposal is still tentative, Thomas said.

“I’ll be serving on the committee as the undergraduate representative,” Noce said. “We’re looking at a few different things to try and push (the proposal) past administration. We’re still negotiating, Eric is doing a good job and Lauren is working as well.”

Students just want a simpler way to choose parking, Noce said.

“I don’t see (the proposal) hurting residents, I see it helping them,” Thomas said. “The price differentiation and the MyZou system are both positive changes.”

PARTNER: Athletes pay frequent visits to MU Children's Hospital Continued from page 1 which can help raise awareness,” Department of Athletics spokesman Chad Moller said. “We take that as an opportunity to eject ourselves into it, and hopefully we can provide a positive impact by getting more people out. The more people that learn about a cause, the more opportunies there are for people to get involved.”

Splett said the connection benefits both groups.

He said many athletes come to the hospital and visit the children’s hospital patients to lift their spirits and provide some encouragement.

“I have seen first hand when

football players have come into children’s hospitals and visited our patients, and it makes a huge difference with those kids,” Splett said. “Getting to see the athlete that they are accustomed to seeing on TV walk into their hospital room really lifts their spirits and helps with the healing process.”

At the Pink Out gymnastics meet, $1 of each ticket went directly to breast cancer research at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, part of MU Health Care.

“It’s a fun event,” Splett said.

“The first 500 fans get a free pink T-shirt featuring the Pink Out logo, and the MU tiger gymnasts themselves wear pink leotards during the event. Also,

we honor breast cancer survivors who attend the actual meet. The event raises community awareness for breast cancer, while at the same time supporting the Tigers gymnastics team.”

Freshman Stephanie Kinney said she frequently attends MU gymnastic meets and thinks Pink Out is a good way to raise breast cancer awareness around campus.

“I think this meet will mean a lot,” Kinney said. “A lot of people are affected or know people close to them that are affected by some type of cancer. The fundraiser is meaningful not just to Mizzou, but also to the other team competing.”

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Author discusses Alfred Hitchcock’s legacy UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS — Film critic David Thomson will present “The Hitchcock Moments: Psycho and Other Tales of Terror” at 7:00 Feb. 14 in the Kansas Union.

Thomson, the author of several books, including “The Moment of Psycho: How Alfred Hitchcock Taught America to Love Murder,” will focus on a director who mastered his craft.

“He was in love with technique and liked to experiment,” said Zachary Ingle, a graduate teaching assistant in the Film and Media Department. “Yet his films are also rich in themes, such as the transference of guilt.”

Ingle said Hitchcock influenced both the French New Wave scene and more recent genre filmmakers like Brian De Palma and Robert Rodriguez.

“Thirty years after his death, Alfred Hitchcock is still a household name,” Ingle said.

“And that name is synonymous with ‘suspense.’”

— The University Daily Kansan

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Safer sex comes to a street near you this Valentine’s Day UNIVERSITY OF OREGON — The Student Health Center is spreading the importance of safer sex methods in their “Taking it to the Streets” program.

The University Health Center is creating a campus-focused day called Latex Barrier Day. Throughout the month of February, students will be informed of other latex methods that are not limited to just condoms. “(These practices) are very important in the prevention of sexually transmitted infections,” Director of Health Promotion Paula Staight said.

To help educate students, the health center is handing out safer sex packets on campus.

The brightly colored packets include facts and allergy alternatives for latex products. The packets also contain information about sexually transmitted diseases, as well as free condoms and lubricant.

— The Oregon Daily Emerald

By Eric Diep

Professor considers pros, cons of urbanization RUTGERS — University of California, Berkeley Professor Ananya Roy spoke about the challenges facing third world countries as urbanization spurs economic growth.

Roy began her lecture referencing the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world.

“The Burj Khalifa has in fact opened as the world’s tallest building,” Roy said. “That project and all downtown Dubai put the city state $100 billion in debt.”

Roy then discussed the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, Foxconn, and its largest factory in Shenzhen, China. Roy said the factory came under investigation after a series of worker suicides.

Roy dedicated the lecture to the protestors in Cairo, and said their occupation of Tahrir Square is an example of how occupying urban space is a rebellion against authoritarian forces.

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING LAFFERRE HALL: Money Requested $50,989,000 from State: Money from MU: $11,951,000

$62,940,000

TOTAL:

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A report released by the Missouri Department of Higher Education in 2009 stated that Lafferre Hall was one of the buildings on campus most in need of a renovation. Strickland Hall and the Fine Arts Building were also on the list and have not seen renovations, though Lafferre underwent some renovations in 2009.

MU needs $511 mil for maintenance ALLISON PRANG Associate Editor A Jan. 25 report from MU Campus Facilities states MU needs $511 million to fund what they refer to as capital renewal, deferred maintenance and plant/program adaptation.

MU has identified over 30 academic buildings that need full building renovations, according to the report.

“At our current rate of growth, in just 10 years our total projected need will be over $1 billion, and this is without adding a single square foot to education and general space,” the report stated.

A 2009 report released from the Missouri Department of Higher Education spelled out three of MU’s most problematic buildings, totaling about $177 million worth of work. Since the report was released in 2009, the three buildings, Lafferre Hall, the Fine Arts Building and Strickland Hall, have remained the same aside from some renovations made to Lafferre in 2009.

Paul Wagner, Deputy Commissioner for the Missouri Department of Higher Education, said the lack of action in fixing problems with campus buildings has to do with the state’s lack of funds.

“It’s certainly a lack of money at the state

part,” Wagner said. “State funding has not gone up in a long time.”

Wagner said with schools trying to keep the cuts out of the classroom, the cuts can hit deferred campus maintenance because it is one of the things campuses can do in the short term to protect the classroom from cuts.

“There comes a time when it eventually catches up to you and that time is here,” Wagner said.

The Department of Higher Education’s 2009 report breaks down the funding for each building into two categories: an amount requested from the state and an amount requested from MU. To come up with the data about the buildings for the MDHE report, Wagner said two staff members spent an entire summer visiting Missouri college campuses and finding structural problem areas, especially some of the ones that multiple schools had in common.

“The campuses already knew what their problems were,” Wagner said of the report.

“We’ve used it to try to build budget requests as far as asking for state money for deferred maintenance.”

Campus Facilities Communications Manager Karlan Seville said funding for deferred maintenance projects comes from

SCHOOL OF MUSIC/PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: Money Requested $44,070,000 from State: Money from MU: $27,336,000

$71,406,000

TOTAL:

STRICKLAND HALL: Money Requested $34,276,000 from State: Money from MU: $8,569,000 TOTAL: OVERALL TOTAL:

$42,845,000 $177 million approximately

Source: 2009 Deferred Maintenance Report from the Missouri Department of Higher Education MICHELLE BEDKER | GRAPHIC DESIGNER

the university’s general operating funds and is usually a combination of funding from the state and the university.

“We have to identify the source when we choose what building we’re doing. It could be departmental funds, maintenance and repair funds, bonds or other sources,” Seville said.

MU does not have a formal list of buildings in the order they are to be renovated.

“We have a list of education and general buildings needing renovation, but we fund them depending on how much money we have for a project and how the project will best support the academic mission of the university,” Seville said.

Seville said the building next most likely to be renovated is Gwynn Hall which was built in 1871. Switzler and Tate Halls are currently being renovated.

Continuing coverage of the situation will come as The Maneater investigates the maintenance needs of MU and its lack of funding.

Search continues for former student There are 1,200 active missing persons reports in Missouri.

JIMMY HIBSCH Associate Editor When former MU student Nick Coppola vanished in December, his family was left heartbroken.

His disappearance is one of 1,176 active missing persons reports in Missouri, statistics from the Missouri State Highway Patrol show.

Although Coppola is listed as missing in St. Charles County, there are 17 active searches in Boone County.

Highway patrol Cpl. Erik Eidson said any time a per-

son is declared missing by a Missouri law enforcement agency, his or her name is added to the Highway Patrol’s database. When in the database, investigation and contact information is provided for every entry.

“We serve as sort of a liaison between the public and the law enforcement agency,” Eidson said. “We’re the middleman, I guess you could say.”

So far in 2011, 339 adults and 674 juveniles have been reported as missing in Missouri. Of those, only 61 adults’ and 112 children’s whereabouts are still unknown. There are 665 adult and 511 juvenile total active cases, which date back to 1953.

Eidson said the number of missing persons reports stays fairly steady.

“It’s pretty consistent,”

Eidson said. “Obviously it might vary by like 100 or so from year to year, but for the most part, it doesn’t change much.”

Because cases in the database can be more than 50 years old, many are no longer being actively pursued by their respective law enforcement agencies. Even if this happens, the responding department is always looking for tips that could lead to a conclusion in the case, Eidson said.

“Whether a search is called off or not is up to the individual officers that are there at the scene,” Eidson said. “If they feel a thorough search has been completed and there’s nothing else they can do, then obviously they would call off the search.”

A specific instance is the case of Kristina Bishop. Bishop,

who vanished in 1994 at age 13, and over 15 years later, her family is still left clueless.

On the morning of Oct. 19, 1994, Bishop prepared herself and left for school at Jefferson Junior High School. But she never actually ended up at school, officials later told the Columbia Police Department.

She didn’t return home either.

Eidson said it is highly likely, though not certain, that Bishop or anyone in a similar situation could still be alive today.

“Just because they’re listed as missing, that doesn’t necessarily mean they are endangered or in harms way,” Eidson said. “It might just mean for one reason or another they just decided to not be in contact with anybody anymore.

Anybody can report anyone as missing.”

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Professor says overpopulated prisons part of ‘failed War on Drugs campaign’ Approximately one in 250 Missouri residents is incarcerated.

STEVEN DICKHERBER News Editor In his State of the Judiciary address, State Chief Justice Ray Price called for a reformation of the Missouri prison system, saying prisons are overpopulated with nonviolent offenders.

“We continue to over-incarcerate nonviolent offenders, while we have failed to expand drug courts and other diversionary and re-entry programs to capacity,” Price said in his address. “The result is a state that is not as safe as we want it to be and a waste of taxpayer dollars.”

As of December 2010, Missouri had 30,623 incarcerated persons, which is approximately one in every 250 people.

According to Show-Me Daily, Joseph Eddy of the Missouri Department of Corrections estimates it costs approximately $44.68 per inmate per day, meaning the cost per inmate in Missouri equates to $1,368,235 - or about $500 million a year.

Gov. Jay Nixon proposed $660 million of the state budget be reserved for corrections in Fiscal Year 2011 and increases the amount proposed to $661 million in FY2012.

Nixon proposed spending $1.23 billion on higher education in FY2011 and decreasing that amount to $1.11 billion in FY2012.

MU associate law professor S. David Mitchell said treating all drug offenders as the same was a large reason for the overpopulation problem. Mitchell was elected to be a Supreme Court Faculty Fellow and will work with Price in the future.

PRISON POPULATION

BY CRIME

Over 40 percent of Missouri's prison population is made up of nonviolent or drug related offenders. Data shown is for the 2009 fiscal year.

3.8%

DWI

15.4%

Sexual offenders

18.4% Drug offenses

38.1% Violent offenders

24.2%

Non-violent offenders Source: Missouri Department of Corrections MICHELLE BEDKER | GRAPHIC DESIGNER

“One of the reasons is that we are experiencing the result of the consequences of a failed War on Drugs policy, when we changed our focus to locking up and incarcerating drug offenders and traffickers, when we combined them into one group,” Mitchell said. “So we have this overpopulation of nonviolent offenders who shouldn’t be there, basically.”

Frank Bowman, a Floyd R. Gibson Missouri Endowed Professor of Law, said the War on Drugs may have something to do with the overpopulation of Missouri prisons, but he said the majority of people in prison for drug-related crimes were not there for mere possession, but for

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A sheriff patrol car sits behind a barbed wire fence at the Boone County Jail on Oct 22, 2009. Chief Justice Ray Price cited in his State of the Judiciary address that non-violent offenders are the main demographic for Missouri prisons’ population problem.

trafficking.

“By far the overwhelming majority of people who are actually in prison for drug offenses are going to be people who are there for some form of trafficking offense,” Bowman said. “Now if the question is, ‘Is a lot of prison crowding problem attributable to the fact that we incarcerate people for drug cases in the first place,’ then yeah, I think that’s plainly true.”

According to data for FY2009, the Missouri Department of Corrections had a population with 38.1 percent violent offenders, 24.2 percent nonviolent offenders, 18.4 percent drug offenders, 15.4 percent sexual offenders and 3.8 percent DWI offenders.

Bowman said he doesn’t think dividing

Deans protest new academic ranking system Five Big 12 schools signed a letter protesting the system.

BY ETHAN COLBERT Staff Writer Deans from across the country, including several Big 12 Conference members, are protesting against a change in the U.S. News and World Report’s ranking system for schools of education which could list some schools as failing to meet education standards when they do not respond to researchers. The report is co-sponsored by the U.S. News and World Report and National Council on Teacher Quality.

In the past when schools did not participate, they would not be listed in the report. Instead, U.S. News and World Report Editor Brian Kelly made the decision to list the nonparticipating schools with an “estimated” rating.

In a letter to the U.S. News and World Report, college of education deans called the change a diversion from the ethical standards of the organization which will cast doubt on the results on the entire evaluation.

“This is contrary to U.S. News practices with every other professional evaluation that it has con-

ducted,” the deans wrote, “We are concerned that such a practice is also inconsistent with professional journalistic practices and will call into question the legitimacy of U.S. News’ reports.”

The letter was signed by 37 different education officials from 36 education institutions including Iowa State University, The University of Kansas and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Many of the schools have mentioned boycotting the rankings all together; MU is not one of them. Jay Scribner, MU Department Chair of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, said he didn’t know why MU hadn’t signed on with the other schools.

Scribner said the College of Education is going to participate in the rankings at this time and the rankings will have an impact on prospective students who are looking to attend MU. “We live in an era of lists and polls, some students would look to polls and lists to get information and decide schools,” Scribner said.

“If one school is ranked higher they might consider that school more than another school.”

The deans also called into question the methodology of the rankings. The rankings are given on the basis of several factors, including

selectivity of admissions, how well teachers are trained to teach certain subjects, syllabuses of courses and the quality of classroom management skills.

The NCTQ was quick to respond to the criticisms.

NCTQ President Kate Walsh said in a letter to the education deans that programs are certainly free to reserve the right to not participate in the rankings, but should be prepared to still be included in the rankings.

“Programs are certainly free to refuse to cooperate, but doing so frees us to render our judgment about programs that produce teachers for our country’s children,” Walsh said in the letter. “We feel that the review will suffer if we allow those education schools that fear our review to avoid it, as the public would be left with the ratings of a self-selected group of schools that are not afraid of what our report may say.”

Scribner said he thought that because the U.S. News and World Report is a private institution, they were not accountable to make a change.

“I think that they can do whatever they want,” Scribner said. “They are a private institution, the rankings have never been complete.”

crimes by whether they were violent or nonviolent is necessarily a good way to look at it.

“I don’t think the category of violent and nonviolent offenders is necessarily a very useful one,” Bowman said.

“Sometimes people commit a crime of violence like striking other people, that in my view need incarceration a great deal less than some career fraud criminals.”

Mitchell said he thought incarceration was the wrong approach to handling nonviolent drug offenders. Instead he suggested creating a system of abuse treatment facilities.

“The criminal conduct is merely the symptom of a larger problem, which is their substance abuse,” Mitchell said.

Man suspected of striking ex with goose decoy Benjamin Cortell was arrested on suspicion of thirddegree assault.

A strike on the head with a goose decoy was just the beginning of an argument that led to Benjamin Cottrell’s arrest.

Columbia police received a call around 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 8.

Cotrell, 21, was later arrested for third-degree domestic assault.

Columbia Police Department Spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said Cottrell and his ex-girlfriend were at a party earlier that night at 1412 Rolling Rock Drive.

“She was playing around with a goose decoy and he struck her on the head with it,” Wieneke said.

The victim, 22, told CPD she didn’t think Cottrell intended to hurt her. After being struck, she began feeling nauseated and dizzy and went outside.

When the victim came back

inside, Cotrell got up, just inches from her face and started calling her names, Wieneke said.

Other party guests intervened and broke up the altercation.

“Some guys at the party pulled him away because they were afraid he might hurt her,” she said.

The victim’s friends proceeded to take her to Boone Hospital, where the dispatched CPD officers met her.

“We didn’t see any visible injuries,” Wieneke said.

After speaking with the victim at the hospital, CPD officers spoke with witnesses at the party. Then, they arrested Cottrell at his 414 Maplewood Drive home.

Cottrell was taken to Boone County Jail where he was released that day on a $1,000 bond, a spokeswoman for the jail confirmed.

—Teddy Nykiel staff writer

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There’s no place at MU for Hatch graffiti culprit Odds are, the deplorable, hateful vandalism on the statue outside Hatch Hall this weekend was intended to be an attention-grabbing and even revoltingly humorous act. Turns out nobody is laughing.

We cannot yet point the finger at a specific person, as the suspect in custody has the right of innocence before being proven guilty. However, even in the chance that the current suspect is not the perpetrator, the fact that this incident happened on MU soil still needs to be addressed.

We can’t even say that it’s been a year since the cotton ball incident — it’s been a little more than 11 months.

That in itself is sad, but we can’t let these acts define who we collectively are as MU students. Instead of letting this act be applied to MU’s reputation, we should focus on the reactions of our fellow students and act together to ensure that we learn from this hate crime.

For a moment, let’s focus on how student leaders and stuInstead of letting this act dent organizations, be applied to MU’s reputalike the Legion of Black Collegians, the tion, we should focus on the Missouri Students reactions of our fellow stuAssociation and Four dents and act together to Front, have stepped ensure that we learn from up to condemn this incident. Let’s focus this hate crime. on how the residents of Hatch gathered to show their opposition to the hateful vandalism. Let’s look at how quickly Residential Life removed the blasphemy from MU property.

Yet, there’s only so much the MU administration and students can do. After the cotton ball incident, we had town hall meetings, we had public condemnation. We had displays of unity, diversity and understanding. But look where we are now.

The n-word was prominently sprawled across a statue less than a year later, and, though no connection has been proven, there was anti-Semitic vandalism discovered near campus on the same night. It’s truly sad, and it’s left many students feeling that any progress that might have been made last year in the wake of the cotton ball incident outside the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center was for nothing.

Despite students and administrators efforts, as a public university with a student population in the tens of thousands, MU is a portrait of American society: both the good and the bad.

The problem is a societal one — racism still exists in today’s world. It’s not just a fight your parents had to be a part of, it’s a fight we’re still involved in.

But consider this: Every day, the small, individual interactions between students are what define us.

Ostracizing the perpetrator won’t make the passing comments, the sneers or the covert discrimination go away. It won’t erase the memories of crimes of hate and prejudice committed on our campus, at our home, over the last year.

If we want to fix racism, we need to turn the focus back on ourselves. We need to do more to educate ourselves and our peers about how multiculturalism is a good thing.

We need to step up to condemn discrimination, even in seemingly innocent forms.

It’s not just the hateful crimes on a grander scale — involving graffiti or cotton balls — that damage our society. More often, it’s the unreported hurtful words, generalizations or stereotypes people are faced with every day.

Returning to the issue of education, we point to the proposed diversity education requirement awaiting final approval as one step in the right direction for the university.

The initiative, which has always had some form of student support, has been in discussion and planning for seven years now, which, if you ask us, is too long.

Be assured of this much: There is no place at MU for the person responsible for the graffiti message.

If the person behind the graffiti message is indeed an MU student, Chancellor Brady Deaton should make the executive decision to expel, not suspend, the culprit. We are 30,000 strong, and this person does not represent us.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Singing kumbaya won’t solve problems So it seems that this time of the year has become a tradition for all the bigots to hide in the shadows and spew their hatred on our campus.

Last year we dealt with the infamous cotton ball incident and now we have someone who wants to utilize a spray can of paint to show how he or she feels. I for one can say that I don’t want to parade around and talk about the unity of the University of Missouri. I do not want to pacify this situation. It is apparent that we have racist students here at the University of Missouri. When a Black History Month display can’t stand alone in College Avenue residence hall without an invisible racist vandalizing it, we have a problem. When students have to take down their dry erase boards in Hatch, like Mr. Williams back in 2009, because students write vulgar racist statements on it towards them, we have a problem. The NAACP, along with many students and organizations, will stand firm to see that change is implemented in the residential halls and on this campus in general to insure that we are striving to educate our students. If Mizzou is really taking a stance on racism, then Mizzou will take its “zero tolerance attitude” for these actions and make measures to educate and scare any undercover racist from making statements such as this one.

Just like the cotton ball incident was not just littering, this spray paint is not just vandalism. This is a direct attack on the black students of the University of Missouri, and we will not stand by and take this type of treatment from anyone, seen or not seen.

Sincerely, Bryan Like Senior President, NAACP Collegiate Chapter, unit 4731 BryanLike@mizzou.edu

Time to face the truth about the job market I am a senior at MU and think that there is a huge groundswell of people that are in the boat “when we graduate....then what?” The economy is ludicrous, the jobs are as rare (as) a Cleveland Cavaliers’ victory. The only way to get into the arena of jobs you would want and have worked for is to know someone. I walk by people on campus all day with this terrified look on their face, and they are right. It is a scary time to enter the job market, and a B.S. or B.A. means less than it used to. You can have all the extracurriculars you want, but if you can’t sell yourself, then you sit on the shelf. The Student Success Center is more like an opiate for college students than anything else. They give you some broad information and limited direction and you feel like you have made steps in the right direction. Let’s face it: Columbia, Mo. is not the hub of business or finance.

I think students need to stop looking to the faculty and campus to plan the rest of their lives. You need to pull all the strings you have and if one pans out, ride that one till you get a stronger one. That’s how you start to climb the ladder, no one is going to put you there, not MU, not your teachers, just you. So wipe that scared look off your face, and start hustling yourself, because if you can’t sell yourself to a company, what makes them think you could sell their product. Just a thought.

Hunter Thieme Senior hktb87@mail.missouri.edu

Racism at MU deplorable, disinheriting I write this letter with great sadness as a concerned student who has been at this University since 2005, having received my undergraduate

degree here and choosing to stay for my graduate degree. As a university that pretends to pride itself on diversity and respect, little of this has been shown to students from marginalized communities during my time at the university. It feels that this university environment shows a lack of respect and care for students that do not fit the Caucasian Christian American ideal.

A place of education should absolutely be a safe space that fosters knowledge of more than just books, but of life, which in today’s transnational society means diversity. The cotton ball incident followed a series of false promises and fake intentions. Nowhere has this been clearer than the fact that many have ignored or found frivolous reasons to not enact a diversity class immediately, as it is clearly needed. This university is far from a safe space; instead it has become a place for individuals to fuel hateful rhetoric and insensitive images with little fundamental change.

As a sophomore I watched someone walk into Greek Life in black face and be punished behind closed doors. As a graduate student I saw cotton thrown on the Black Culture Center, and now again we see racial slurs spray painted on a dorm statue. This is disturbing beyond the fact that I pay thousands and thousands of dollars a year to receive an education at a university that seems not to deal with systemic ignorance.

However, this is what I have come to expect, and honestly I am not surprised that a university with a terrible retention rate of minority professors and students would be a place that fosters this behavior.

With this I say I don’t want another unemotional email claiming this will not be tolerated, when clearly this behavior has and will continue unless actual action is taken and change is made.

Ashley Price Graduate student Ashley.Price@mizzou.edu

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THOUGHTS? The Maneater received several tweets regarding the vandalism outside of Hatch Hall on Saturday.

This is what MU has to show a year after the cotton balls?

— Josh Barone (joshbarone) via Twitter The Maneater: MUPD investigates racially-charged graffiti message.

Last year the cottonballs & now this...

— Rebecca Martinez (BeckyGMartinez) via Twitter I really hate people sometimes.

— Amanda Wysocki (amandawysocki) via Twitter The Maneater: Police make arrest in Hatch Hall vandalism.

This dude comes into Baja all the time!!!!

— Deyna (NattyDredLocs) via Twitter That a Mizzou student would do this makes me sad! Expel ‘em!!!

— Mellissa Miller (semissourianbiz) via Twitter Study shows the number of donations to universities are on the rise.

Fundraising is vital!!

— James Samorian (JJSamorian) via Twitter Now to Facebook, here are posts in response to the aforementioned story on university donations.

Study shows the number of donations to universities are on the rise.

Jon Stephens: Looking at the source numbers at cae.org, I believe that the development staff at Mizzou is doing something wrong. When Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska are generating significantly higher donation totals there is either a major flaw in the reporting or a major problem with how they are working.

And then we have several comments from themaneater. com in regard to a post about researchers finding a possible cure for type 1 diabetes.

Researchers find possible cure for type 1 diabetes.

M. H. Morgan: This is great news.

When will human trials begin ? A cure for Type 1 diabetes would be a giant step for mankind. Lets pray it works out.

Jack: Absolutely. Lets hope this one comes true mrwadell: In the 70 years of advanced research, I am shocked that so few people know ANYTHING out our disease. i offer my body for human testing.

“We need their attention, so they can understand.

Yeah, the first time it might have just been an incident, but the second time in two years? We just can’t stand for it.”

— LBC President Lisa White on the vandalism incident outside of Hatch Hall on Saturday.

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“One of the reasons is that we are experiencing the result of the consequences of a failed War on Drugs policy, when we changed our focus to locking up and incarcerating drug offenders and traffickers, when we combined them into one group.”

— Associate Professor of Law S. David Mitchel on Missouri’s prison population.

“I think that they can do whatever they want. They are a private institution. The rankings have never been complete.”

— Jay Scribner, MU Department Chair of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, said on U.S. News and World Report’s change in its ranking system of universities.

The opinions expressed by The Maneater columnists do not represent the opinions of The Maneater editorial board.

Blaming MU for graffiti isn’t the answer Alex Pesek As a columnist with a 12 p.m.

Sunday deadline and a general lack of originality when coming up with topics, waking up Saturday to the news of the graffiti incident gave me a clear reason to write, but also a sinking feeling.

Frankly, I don't want to write about this. I don't think I'm qualified, and I don't want to sit here and state the obvious for 600 words. To me, and to everyone who reacts to this news, it's quite clear what is right and wrong in this situation's immediate context: That some prick, probably drunk, perhaps with accomplices, got sick thrills out of vandalizing property with deeply inflammatory language, knowing all too well the public reaction and condemnation it would receive. Taking advantage of and completely disrespecting the language and identities of racial communities for

cheap pranks is clearly bullshit.

I think we all agree on that.

If my summation of this event seems incomplete, don't be offended; I'm not trying to glaze over the extent to which this graffiti is offensive or wrong, as the NAACP and Legion of Black Collegians have already made extensive public statements on the matter. I can't say much in addition.

To me, the most honest indicator of our political, racial, social or cultural climate is our collective reaction when something offensive or inflammatory like this happens. While individual events such as these clearly show we as a society have room to grow, I don't think they always accurately portray systemic racism. Who we blame, who we condemn and our language when doing those two things reveals a more developed image of our general attitude toward racism.

When considering those things, I support organizations like LBC with hesitation. LBC is certainly in the position to make public statements on the matter, and its prompt and strong reactions are commendable and a sign of their unity. However,

while they do not explicitly say this incident is the fault of MU, they do not seem to eliminate that possibility either.

One tweet from their page almost seems to express that MU brought the incident upon itself. Another tweet, while ambiguous, applies "racial" to all of MU. MU clearly has the potential to improve by establishing consistent and strong standards when it comes to any diversity issues, as progress regarding diversity course requirements and zero-tolerance policies has been gradual yet unclear.

However, I am unsure what MU can do to stop stupid individuals from doing stupid shit.

Clearly MU, Residential Life and all of the university muckity mucks have reacted promptly in condemnation of the action and now have an opportunity to set the tone of how hate crimes are punished in its dealing with this criminal. But to say MU is to blame is unfair.

I do not want to suggest that prevention methods are futile and not worth our time. While individual actions are most often unpredictable, we need to establish consistent standards

when it comes to the marginalization of any minority communities, and the LBC is not the only one responsible for this.

We determine the health of our community; we set the tone for the environment in which we live. We are responsible for eliminating oppression, and we are responsible for being vocal advocates. University policy is a step in the right direction, but not the magic solution.

Take your anger toward MU or whomever you believe to be responsible for this situation and replace it with productive activism.

Our responses to these events should not be temporary.

Expressing our outrage is natural and expected, but we cannot assume our sensationalized responses do enough to heal any wounds. Racism in reality is more subversive, more invisible and more commonplace than we potentially accept, and our education on the matter should be a concern to anyone who thinks this situation was fucked up.

Demand answers, demand appropriate handling, but don't pretend blaming people is your only responsibility.

POLITICS: RIGHT, RIGHT AND FAR RIGHT

US should prevent Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Egypt Taeler De Haes With the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the Muslim Brotherhood has stepped into everyone’s eyesight. For those of you who have never checked these guys out, it is, simply put, an anti-American group. While that might sound a bit harsh, it has been calling for an Islamic political and social system and opposing Western power and cultural influence.

It has been defined as an organization which attacks liberal democracy as a façade for middle-class, business, and landowning interests for the preservation of Islam. The Muslim Brotherhood has been in the United States since the 1960s. Why isn’t anybody concerned? Its members are living

among us.

With America being the model for democracy, the Muslim Brotherhood would cut U.S. ties with Egypt. Congress is getting anxious about whether this Islamic extremist group will turn into an opponent which would harbor militant groups and potentially act as a threat to Israel.

The MB has said things such as “The U.S. will collapse,” and “Jews are our primary enemies.”

Founded in Egypt in 1928, it has produced branches all over the Middle East and have influenced radical groups such as al Qaeda.

It really isn’t as harmless as it pretends to be. In last November’s first round of parliamentary elections, which were heavily rigged by the Mubarak regime, the Brotherhood won no seats and joined a general boycott. The unfair election made the organization extremely angry and gave it more reason to jump in after Mubarak’s fall.

Also, we must keep in mind

the MB is all about Islamic domination, which, unlike JudeoChristian beliefs, is collective.

While Christians are all about the well-being of themselves, Islam, especially the Sunni branch, is about maintaining the well-being of the religion as a whole. For some extremists, this reasoning leads to strapping a bomb to your chest, but, to them, it’s for the well-being of Islam.

In one of their documents titled “Ikhwan in America”, the author alleges that the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S. include going to camps to do weapons training and engaging in counter-espionage against United States agencies like the CIA and the FBI. In November 2008, the Holy Land Foundation was found guilty of illegally funding the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, which is like the baby of the MB. Hamas doesn’t recognize the existence of Israel, and has the “obliteration or dissolution of Israel” set as one of

its goals.

However, Hamas’ most controversial statement, “The time will not come until Muslims will fight the Jews,” has been an even greater concern. Countries like Canada and Japan consider the group terrorists as well.

Representative Ileana RosLehtinen, R-Fl., the Republican chairwoman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, warned against allowing the Muslim Brotherhood to emerge as a powerful force.

President Barack Obama must step in and ensure the MB does not gain any power seat in the Middle East. While it might be violent talk, we don’t have room for any walk.

The organization is all around horrendous. Since it has been in the U.S., its main goal has been aimed at destroying the U.S. from within. We must ensure the Egyptian military listens to Egypt’s citizens to keep heading toward a democracy and an election in September.

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ALBUM REVIEWS Drive-By Truckers: Go-Go Boots 2.5 out of 5 stars Go-Go Boots, the ninth studio album by the alternative country band Drive-By Truckers has in it a few solid, authentic tunes, but musters up little for those outside of their selective audience.

Patterson Hood leads the band through the twists and turns of the album, from the thin, twang-ridden vocals of the opening track “I Do Believe,” to the heavier electric feel of the closing tune “Mercy Buckets.”

Being part of such a small genre in an overtly commercialized music industry, DBT has an exceptionally “branding” sound. They achieve this through a mix of thin-bodied instruments spread tightly across each song, giving raw energy to many of their arguably mellow tracks. Hood and the crew take up the folk tradition marvelously in the sounds they create. Simple rhythms lay the groundwork for old roadhouse organs and blues slide guitars to be stacked on top of each other in an almost scattered fashion.

Songs like the album’s title track, “Go-Go Boots,” and “Dancin’ Ricky” offer a little variation from the norm, implementing a tad more texture and rhythmic depth. Although solid pieces of music, these hidden gems are few and far between and ultimately cannot account for the 12 other filler tracks this album spews out in a mechanical fashion. Not to say that the latter aren’t quality tracks, but instead it is their unbearable similarity that contributes to the album’s main downfall.

Versatility and variety are simply missing here, which could wreck any album’s potential. This piece is no exception.

— Brad Siegler, reporter

James Blake: James Blake 4.5 out of 5 stars Looking back over 2010, James Blake covered a whole lot of ground in a very short time, releasing a new EP almost quarterly. And while his varying EPs did a great job at advertising Blake’s multifaceted production chops, they also displayed just how ambitious Blake is with his music, trying out new styles and techniques with each EP. The new year brings a Blake that’s finally ready to play with a complete studio album - he’s practiced and experimented, and now the London dub-stepper stands prepared to unveil his first full album, the self-titled James Blake.

There’s a very tranquil quality that echoes through Blake’s debut. The intrinsic layering of the production arranged with heart-breaking voice of Blake, stirs the mind both with emotional unease and satisfaction. In “Lindisfarne I,” Blake somehow manages to make auto-tuning sound soothing to the ear. There’s freshness to Blake’s music, and while the sound might be sparse, an emotional intensity still looms throughout the album.

Blake’s production drips with the genius of an unconventional scientist. He takes the aspects of other genres - thunderous back drums of dance music, beats that’d usually be found on a rap album, auto-tuning - and mixes them into a calming blend of emotionally taught music. The build up to the climax of “I Never Learnt to Share” develops to one of the most stirring culminations of any song in recent years, reaching the point of comparability to the beginning of LCD Soundsystem’s “Dance Yrself Clean”.

It’s a rare occurrence that an artist can pump out music at break-neck speed without comprising quality, but somehow Blake has mastered the art of quick, smart production. Blake’s debut is a breath of fresh air, and more than that proves the extent of Blake’s musical genius and shows he’s quite a bit more than just a producer, he’s a pioneer.

— Joel Samson Berntsen, staff writer

No Coast rap battle attracts national talent GARRETT RICHIE Staff Writer A small group of men gathered near the dimly lit side-stage of Cafe Berlin on Friday night, laughing, joking and setting up lights and speakers. At first glance they appeared to be a trendy hiphop set crew, but rap bars interwoven into casual conversation hinted at the events to come later on in the night.

This was no set crew.

Heebs, an Alaskan battler, kept wandering away to rattle off a few of his verses in a hallway, while Dallas from Ohio and Columbia’ s own Dr. U.G.Z. continued to hang lights. Macy Pruitt, AKA Ice-9, introduced himself to early-arriving guests, while co-organizers Spencer Snedden, AKA deadBeat, and Steve Eanet, AKA XQZ, made phone calls to late performers. Moments later, Madness, a professional rapper from Orlando, walked in the door, before heading back across the street to have a few drinks.

Welcome to No Coast Rap Battles. Originally started by Kelly Betz, AKA Dr. U.G.Z., in 2009, No Coast began as a local trend among friends who enjoyed battling.

But, the Valentine’ s Day Massacre on Friday and Saturday propelled the circuit to a level of national recognition. It featured battlers from Alaska, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Missouri.

Mariah Henry, who serves as the timekeeper for No Coast, was excited to see the talent coming from across the country.

“It’s really cool and kind of novel to have guys like that here,” Henry said.

As a crowd of about 200 slowly filtered into the

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Anthony Heebs, known as “Heebs,” battles Columbia rapper RCX in the No Coast Valentine’s Day Massacre on Saturday night at Cafe Berlin. The event featured local emcees battling rappers from as far as Alaska, Florida and California.

café, rappers passed the mic around to entertain the crowd with freestyles until Hindu Rock, from Florida, took the stage to give an impromptu performance.

Throughout the night, rappers verbally tore each other apart with three one-minute verses prepared prior to the battle. The event also included No Coast’ s first ever twoon-two battle, which united Dallas, from Ohio, and 3PFD, from Pittsburgh, to triumph over Speedy Calhoun and Sho’ Biz, from Chicago.

Despite the high levels of hostility present in the verses, rappers ended their battles with high fives and handshakes. The common love of battling unites No Coast natives with battlers from every corner of the country.

The night’s headlining battle was between Emily Shackelford, AKA Mudslinger, the league’s only female battle rapper, and

Tony Gomez, AKA Madness.

The two battlers, despite their different backgrounds, both admitted that battling is completely for fun. Madness, a full-time rapper who has performed across the country, in London and is performing in Australia in the near future, referred to it as his sport.

Mudslinger, an actress from Kansas City who considers rap a hobby, confessed that she is a huge fan of Madness.

“I’m really excited that he agreed to come all the way to Columbia to battle me,” Mudslinger said. “I mean how cool is that? He’s gonna write a bunch of bars about me.”

Madness referred to Mudslinger as a “nice young lady,” with a great personality, and said his battling is all fun and games.

“I never have hostility,” Madness said. “I just kind of

make fun of dudes. I don’t know about the other hostile rappers. I think that shit’s kinda corny really, because if you’re not gonna fight, like, why are you getting tough?

It’s all for fun in my eyes.”

Lyrically sparring round for round, Madness closed the battle with a final verse that captured the unified feel of No Coast. Instead of ending with another hard-hitting verse, he withdrew a homemade Valentine’s card for Mudslinger and ended with a faux love poem and “Let’s drink!,” which was received with roars from the crowd.

Instead of declaring a winner, judges joined the rappers and spectators heading to the bar to oblige his request before the after party of performances.

Visit themaneater.com for a slideshow from the No Coast Rap Battle.

Chinese oral traditions on the wane ROBERT LANGELLIER Staff Writer In one ancient Chinese epic, an abandoned child raised by dragons grows up to save the earth from a global warming by shooting down the extra suns and moons from the sky.

Modernization has brought with it a similar threat, and this time it’s gunning for folk traditions, too.

Mark Bender, associate professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures at The Ohio State University, gave a lecture Thursday in Hulston Hall on disappearing folk traditions in the southwestern region of China.

His talk was entitled “Butterflies and Dragon-Eagles: Processing Epics from Southwest China” and focused primarily on his efforts to record and preserve ancient folk traditions in more than 50 minority subgroups in China.

Bender spent six years living in China, immersing himself in the culture and familiarizing himself with the vast varieties of oral traditions there.

He has since returned to China almost

every year.

“Every place you go they speak different dialects, have different customs, different languages,” Bender said. “You can travel around and just experience so many different ways of living.”

Due to modernization and globalization, many Chinese folk traditions are dying away, Bender said. Standard Chinese is replacing local dialects, and younger generations in China are being raised without backgrounds rich in local tradition.

Despite the downward trend in Chinese folk artists, there is still appreciation for the art, both in China and at MU. “It is verbal art in cultural context,” said John Foley, director for The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition. “When you think of all the oral traditions in the world, they dwarf literature.”

Since the 1950s, the Chinese government has been organizing mass collections of Chinese folk stories and songs.

In 2002, it published a collection of 2 million stories, 3 million songs and 7 million proverbs.

Chinese culture is so segmented

that, even among those raised in China, some of the ethnic subgroups remain unknown.

Li Tang grew up in China, yet found much of Bender’s lecture to be brand new information for her.

“I’m not from those regions, so I’m not familiar with their cultures,” Tang said.

Bender’s work in China has been laborious, but his lecture offered hope for the dwindling future of Chinese oral tradition.

On who will carry on the folk stories and songs, Bender cited an anonymous woman he once met in China.

“Don’t worry,” the woman said. “The spirits will find someone.”

The lecture was part of a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the “Lord and Parry Lectures,” a series of lectures that covers oral traditions all around the world, not just those in southwestern China.

“Everywhere except the penguins, everywhere except Antarctica, you find oral traditions,” Foley said.

Bender and his colleagues hope that won’t change any time soon.

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Night Life in Columbia co-founder Justin Mayfield holds up a light as party-goers pose for a photo in The Blue Fugue on Saturday night.

The new social portal website posts professional photos taken at local social hotspots.

New website gives glimpse into Columbia nightlife The website provides an index of Columbia bars, nightclubs and restaurants.

ABBEY SUSSELL AND EMILY WILLROTH Arts Editor and Associate Editor It happens every weekend, whether it’s taking down a recordbreaking amount of shots or grinding up on a stud at the bar.

It’s a picturesque moment - but no one has a camera.

Shpend Ibraimi realizes that the best moments in life happen when you don’t have a camera around. But, through the efforts of former student Kyle Devlin and current student Justin Mayfield, Ibraimi hopes to change that with a website called columbianightlife. com.

Drawing inspiration from similar sites in other college towns, Columbia Night Life aims to capture Columbians and MU students at their favorite bars, clubs and restaurants and combine these captured moments in one place.

“The night life is amazing here and we definitely need something to bring it together,” Ibraimi said.

“We’re not the first people to do that, but we’re the first to do it right.”

Ibraimi proposed the idea to Devlin and Mayfield of a website that photographs as well as provides an index listing of bars, nightclubs, music venues and restaurants.

“It’s about more than just the photography, but a fully immersive social experience, it’s going to be unique but it’s also going to be something that self-perpetuates,” Mayfield said, who works on content, photography and writing.

Essentially, Columbia Night Life would replace the classic mass text sent out to friends inquiring about weekend events.

“Columbia is such a quickly growing town, it’s such a diverse town and there’s a lot to do in the nightlife, but the thing is, not everyone knows what there is to do,” Mayfield said.

The site is still under construction, but Mayfield and Devlin hope to complete the project within the next couple of months.

His immediate plans are to reach

out to the owners and managers of local businesses to extend the site’s reach to most of the scene in Columbia.

“Each of the business listings will become a portal for advertising as we become popular,” Devlin said. “We’re going out and shooting stuff with a lot more savvy and that’s a lot trendier - that’s going to get people going to the site. It then gives these businesses a chance to reach out to their primary customer base.”

The difference between other nightlife compilation sites and Columbia Night Life is the site’s professional design and networking opportunities, Ibraimi said.

“This isn’t something that you get with a point-and-click, we actually have good color and good scene,” Devlin said. “Every photographer will have a couple of representatives with them. If you’re alone it’s difficult to walk up, hold the light, take the photo and give the business card.”

The website is connected to Facebook, allowing users to log in through their own accounts, maintain their own privacy settings and link personal information to the site.

“It’s going to be the things that people would otherwise have to just guess or hear from a friend,” Mayfield said. “It’s going to be right there for people to see.”

Columbia Night Life was born in part from Mayfield and Devlin’s passion for photography.

They have taken photos for weddings, corporate events, magazines, senior pictures and high fashion, Mayfield said.

“I can’t imagine not doing it,” Mayfield said. “You get to the point where you have done something so much, and you love something so much - what else is there?”

The duo’s background in photography allows weekend partiers to get photos taken with professional setups, Mayfield said. The site will also feature photos from after-parties and photo booths.

A download link for high-resolution images is $2.

“We want this to be interactive,” Mayfield said. “We want there to be a lot of input from the people in Columbia. We’re designing the site, but it’s for the people of Columbia.”

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SPORTS JAKE’S TAKES

Jake Kreinberg

Cardinals, St. Louis need Pujols to stay As we continue our February thaw, there’s no better time to start talking a little baseball.

With Stan “The Man” Musial scheduled to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom today, his successor as the face of the St. Louis Cardinals promises to steal the headlines all season long.

Albert Pujols has set a deadline of 11 a.m. on Wednesday for discussing an extension to his eight-year, $111 million contract set to expire this year. Pujols is seeking to become the highest-paid player in the major leagues, widely speculated to be asking for $30 million annually for a decade.

Simply put, the Cardinals cannot afford to not sign Pujols, even at a cost of $300 million. If there is a more distinguished athlete currently in the state of Missouri, or even the entire Midwest, please refer me to him.

In 1998, St. Louis stole the national spotlight, as Mark McGwire launched baseballs into the stratosphere en route to a recordbreaking 70 home runs. St. Louisans were euphoric, tuning in for every game before examining the box scores and league leaders the following morning.

What they weren’t doing was checking the league standings. The Cardinals finished 19 games behind the division-winning Houston Astros, but you wouldn’t have guessed by looking at Busch Stadium day in and day out.

This “mesmerization,” this power to attract fans from several states away, can only be produced by a handful of players, if that. Of the current Cardinals, only Pujols possesses that capability.

Like McGwire, Pujols represents more than the franchise. He represents the city. He is St. Louis. And if you haven’t noticed, the city doesn’t have much else going for it at the moment. Many buildings remain vacant, and the urban population has declined over the past 30 years. Not to mention a weed-infested softball field/parking lot wasting a full city block right outside the stadium, an empty promise from the Cardinals to build a Ballpark Village of retail and housing development.

The revenue generated for both the Cardinals and the city will far outpace the $30 million owed annually to Pujols, especially as we move further into the 21st century. And for the Cardinals not to realize this, I really don’t know what they’re thinking.

Let’s imagine Pujols leaves St. Louis, for, say, Kansas City. The Royals, who have little to their name at this point (aside from sharing a parking lot with Arrowhead Stadium), are in a better position than many people believe. Pujols and his wife, Dee Dee, met in K.C., and if they have an itch to return home and smell the barbeque, that can outweigh the bright lights of New York, where Albert will get scrutinized and take a back seat to the Steinbrenners.

Watching Pujols spray fastballs around a renovated Kauffman Stadium will only remind St. Louisans of what they had, not what’s in front of them: A Pujols-less Cardinals. Even without Pujols, an inflated payroll leaves the team unable to resign all of their pitching staff in the coming years, and it will likely enter a rebuilding stage. But worst of all, St. Louis won’t have that marquee player to put butts in the seats.

The Cardinals are the heartbeat of St. Louis.

Take away the heartbeat of the Cardinals, and watch the excitement slowly fade away.

Hindsight is 20/20, and that’s why the Cardinals need the foresight to sign Pujols at all costs.

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Missouri hosts Texas Tech on Tuesday JOHN MONTESANTOS Staff Writer On a day when Tiger fans are out celebrating the holiday with their significant other, the Tigers are preparing for a date with the Big 12 South.

Missouri will host Texas Tech on Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena.

When it comes to the scoreboard, the two are a perfect match. The Tigers are among the best in the Big 12 in scoring offense, while the Red Raiders are dead last in scoring defense. That could be a recipe for disaster for the visitors, especially when you factor in Missouri’s play at home this season.

The Tigers are 15-0 at home this year and average a 23.7point margin of victory in Columbia. Missouri has won 50 of their last 52 home games since the end of the 2007-08 campaign. On Tuesday they will look to remain the Big 12’s lone undefeated home team this season.

Coach Mike Anderson knows how to protect his house, and showed just how much confidence he has inside the arena during a recent postgame interview.

“This is the showcase of the Midwest,” Anderson said. “We want to make sure people know that Mizzou Arena is one of the greatest venues in the country and it’s tough to come in here.

They don’t have a chance if we play the game the right way.”

Texas Tech is 11-14 overall and just 3-7 in Big 12 play thus far. But the Red Raiders do have one conference road win this year, which has escaped the

FIVE STARS

Tigers are one of six teams in the nation who have five players that average in double figures.

Junior guard

MARCUS DEMON

Junior forward RICARDO RATLIFFE

16.2 ppg 11.8 ppg 10.9 ppg 10.4 ppg 10.4 ppg

Junior forward LAURENCE BOWERS Sophomore guard MICHAEL DIXON Junior guard KIM ENGLISH

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Tigers who sit at 19-6 and 5-5 in the Big 12.

Tuesday will be Missouri’s second straight at home as they come off a blowout win over Oklahoma on Saturday.

The Red Raiders come in on a three-game slide that includes losses to Kansas and in-state rivals Texas and Texas A&M. With just three days since the last time the Tigers laced up, senior forward Justin Safford knows what it will take for them to overcome the quick turnaround.

“It’s with defense and energy,” Safford said. “That’s everyone collectively as a team. If we play well on defense and not let them do what they want to do, I think we’ll like the outcome.”

The Tigers have been all about the collective efforts this season. They’ve had eight different players lead or tie for the team high in scoring at least once. The Tiger bench averages 26.4 points per game, and Missouri is one of six teams

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Junior guard Michael Dixon goes up for basket on Saturday afternoon at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers will play Texas Tech on Tuesday at home.

in the nation with five players averaging in double figures.

In Saturday’s win over Oklahoma, the Tigers had 11 players see the floor and 10 who played significant minutes.

Those five backups produced just as much as the five starters, as Anderson’s bench provided 42 of Missouri’s 84 points in the win.

Texas Tech will be far behind in the depth department, with

just three Red Raiders averaging over ten points per game.

Rebounding might also be a one-sided battle, as the visitors average far fewer per game than even the rebound-challenged Tigers.

Missouri has won three consecutive meetings over Texas Tech, including a thrilling 94-89 overtime win in Lubbock last season. Tipoff at Mizzou Arena is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Thomas returns as Tiger softball season begins PAT IVERSEN Staff Writer With a relatively large crowd of fans on hand, the Missouri softball team began this season’s campaign to return to the College World Series with its annual Black and Gold exhibition game Saturday at the Daniel Devine Indoor Pavilion.

The Black squad scored four runs in the first four innings on the way to a decisive 6-2 victory. Sophomore shortstop Jenna Marston led the Black Team with three hits and a run batted in, and senior infielder Abby Vock went 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs while sharing time playing for both sides. Coach Ehren Earleywine said he was impressed by Saturday’s outing.

“It resembled softball, and that’s good in February,” Earleywine said. “A lot of times at this point in the year you’re like ‘Man, we have so many things we have to do to be ready to compete.’ But this team is ready to go to San Diego and play their first games.”

Fresh off a Women’s College World Series berth and record 51-win season, the Tigers enter the season ranked No. 7 in the preseason USA Today Poll. Missouri returns all but five players from last season, including two former All-Americans and four 2010 All-Big 12 selections.

A focal point of Saturday’s game was

STARTING OUT STRONG The Missouri softball team begins the season as the highest-ranked Big 12 squad in the Top 25.

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the progress of sophomore pitcher Chelsea Thomas, who missed all of last season to a stress fracture. She took the loss, giving up five runs, two earned, in five innings while striking out four. Even so, she said after the game she felt good being back on the mound.

“I’ve been really working hard to get in good physical shape since I’ve been out,” Thomas said. “I feel like I’m pretty close now, but of course throughout the beginning of the season I’m going to get stronger and stronger. And of course today hitting 70 again felt really good.”

Earleywine revealed after the game that after eight months, the coaching staff had finally discovered the cause of Thomas’ injury. Thomas felt so sore after throwing

a rise ball session on Tuesday that the staff held her from practice on Wednesday. The next day, Thomas threw another session, but mixed up the pitch selection with more off-speed pitches.

“Friday, she had zero pain,” Earleywine said. “So it’s the consecutive rise-balls that contributed to the stress fracture. And once we’ve now identified that, it’s like a ‘wahoo’ moment. Now we know what not to do.”

Earleywine made sure to point out that junior pitcher Kristin Nottelmann had a strong game for the other side, throwing a shutout through five innings with one strikeout. Earleywine said the combination of Nottelmann and Thomas is a luxury not many rotations have.

“Once in a blue moon you’ll see a team with two studs,” Earleywine said. “They’re each others’ best friend, because they’re going to keep each other healthy. It’s a beautiful thing.”

After Thomas’s injury last season, Nottelmann emerged to win 24 games with a 2.09 earned run average. Though Earleywine said he might limit their appearances to keep them healthy early on, Nottlemann said she was eager to have Thomas back at the top of the rotation.

“My partner in crime is back, so I don’t have to do it all by myself this year,” Nottelmann said. “I think it’s going to be a one-two punch this year, and I’m really excited about that.”

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Missouri gymnastics narrowly falls to Illinois at Pink Out The Tigers lost by a score of 195.400 to 195.000.

RYAN HOOD Reporter The Illinois gymnastics team barely edged out the Missouri squad Friday at the Hearnes Center, as the Tigers hosted the seventh annual Pink Out to support breast cancer awareness and research.

Several breast cancer survivors were introduced to a standing ovation from the Hearnes Center crowd before the Tiger gymnastics team squared off against the Illinois Fighting Illini.

A few hours later, it would be each team’s gymnasts at the center of attention, being lauded with a standing ovation of their own for their strong performances.

The Tigers, coming off their best performance of the season last week, had their second-best performances of the year Friday against the Illini, but dropped the meet decision by a score of 195.400 to 195.000.

Coach Rob Drass wasn’t overly thrilled with the team’s performance, but still took

positives away from the meet.

“We’re heading in the right direction, the team is maturing, there are still just a lot of little things we had go wrong,” Drass said. “We’re still learning to be great. We got the bigger things right, but we messed up on a lot of the little things.”

The majority of the things the Tigers excelled in were the first two rotations, as the team had its most success of the night on vault and the uneven bars.

Sophomore Sandra Ostad paved the way for the Tigers on the vault with a career-high score of 9.875. Fellow sophomore Lauren Swankoski, coming off the best performance of her collegiate career, picked up where she left off last week, recording a 9.850 on the vault.

The sophomore class may have led the Tigers on vault, but it was a junior who stood out on the uneven-bars for Missouri. Allie Heizelman recorded a team high 9.850 for Missouri.

Tiger freshmen Taylor Medrea and Katelyn Trevino also stepped up during the second rotation, as each recorded career-highs, 9.775 and 9.800, respectively.

After two rotations, the Tigers held a slim lead of 97.900 to 97.800 over the

Fighting Illini.

It was during the third rotation on the beam when the Tigers hit a rough patch, thus falling behind Illinois.

After jumping in front, the Fighting Illini never looked back.

It marked the second straight week the Tigers were faced with adversity during the middle of the meet, and for the second straight week, the team gave a lot of credit to the crowd for offering a helping-hand.

“The crowd was great.

Every Pink Out we get a good crowd, and they do a great job of supporting us and keeping the energy level up,” junior Mary Burke said.

Burke, the reigning Big 12 Gymnast of the Week, was the lone bright spot on the beam for the Tigers, recording a score of 9.750.

Joining Burke in the spotlight Friday was senior Alex Gold, who matched her career-high with an allaround score of 38.875.

Gold echoed the upbeat sentiments of her coach after the meet.

“I can only see this team going up from here,” Gold said. “We’re quietly putting together a nice season, and as long we build up to Regionals we’ll be fine.”

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Sophomore Tori Howard competes on the balance beam Friday at the Hearnes Center. The meet marked the Athletics Department’s annual Pink Out for breast cancer awareness.

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