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Students wait in line to get their reserved textbooks on Monday, Jan. 11, the first day of classes for the spring semester. According to the National Association of College Stores, the average price of a new textbook in 2013 was $79, and the average price for a used book was $59.

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Diversity Demands Timeline

Nov. 3-6, 2015 Jonathan Butler goes on a hunger strike to show his frustrations with Mizzou President Timothy Wolfe following alleged racial acts over the last couple of years.

Protests are held the following days across Mizzou’s campus.

Nov. 8 Mizzou’s football players refuse to practice or play future games until Wolfe is removed as president.

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Nov. 12 Several MSU students hold a silent sit-in protest inside the PSU. Students hold up signs that say “I Stand With Mizzou” and #ConcernedStudents1950.

Nov. 9 Wolfe resigns as Mizzou’s president. R. Bowne Loftin, chancellor of the flagship campus at Mizzou, also announces he will be resigning from his position.

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Martin: Make smarter New Year’s resolutions

In a press release from the university, Coopwood said he had agreed to participate in the investigation and was actively involved in it.

“While I accept the investigation and its findings, I have decided it would be best for me to pursue other professional opportunities,” he said.

Even though the independent investigation found no signs of discrimination against Coopwood, MSU President Clif Smart said he believes the investigation and Coopwood’s resignation are linked.

“Once allegations are made against a person’s boss that are determined to be unfounded, it is challenging for all to continue to work together,” Smart said. “Here, both parties felt it u See COOPWOOD, page 8

Nov. 19 A group of MSU minority students give the university a list of demands with specific deadlines. Some of the demands include MSU creating a “zero tolerance policy” for hate crimes, creating a new diversity center and developing majors that “accurately reflect the history, culture and perspective of underrepresented people in America,” according to the list.

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Dr. Kenneth Coopwood, vice president of diversity and inclusion at Missouri State, resigned last week following the results of an independent investigation that said Coopwood had not been discriminated against by the university.

The independent investigation followed after an online petition from Du’Sean Howard, a Springfield business owner, alleged Coopwood had been discriminated against by his staff and university officials.

The MSU Board of Governors hired an investigation team in early December to look into the allegations. According to the executive summary of the investigation, the team inter-

viewed 38 witnesses (12 of whom were suggested by Coopwood) and read through several documents provided by the university, Coopwood and witnesses.

In the summary, the investigation team wrote: “Based upon our investigation, we find no credible evidence which leads us to conclude that Coopwood has been discriminated against because of his race in Photo courtesy of Missouri connection to his employment State University at the university.”

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Dec. 1 MSU announces in an email that it will take action to help increase diversity and inclusion on campus.

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Tuesday, Jan. 12

Change of Schedule and Late Registration for Spring 2016, all day LOGOS submissions, all day, University Hall room 212 SAC Winter Week: Jesse McCartney Concert, 7-9 p.m., PSU theater

Wednesday, Jan. 13

Change of Schedule and Late Registration for Spring 2016, all day LOGOS submissions, all day, University Hall room 212 SAC Films Presents: “STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON,” 9-11 p.m., PSU theater

Thursday, Jan. 14

Change of Schedule and Late Registration for Spring 2016, all day LOGOS submissions, all day, University Hall room 212 SAC After Hours Presents: Build your own Tee, 9 p.m.-midnight, PSU food court

Friday, Jan. 15

Change of Schedule and Late Registration for Spring 2016, all day Last day for 100% refund/credit on Spring 2016 first block and semester classes, all day LOGOS submissions, all day, University Hall room 212 SAC Campus Events Presents: Rock and Bowl, 7-10 p.m., PSU Level One

Saturday, Jan. 16

LOGOS submissions, all day, University Hall room 212 Springfield Symphony Orchestra Presents: “Anti-Heroes,” 7:30-9:30 p.m., Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts

Brief Martin Luther King Jr. March

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day March will be on Jan. 18 at the MediaCom Ice Park and go all the way to the Gillioz Theatre.

Doors will open at 8 a.m., but the march won’t start until 9 a.m.

After the annual march, a program will be held at the Gillioz Theatre.

After MSU passed a referendum last fall, Taylor Health will be relocated until construction is complete

By Emily Joshu Staff Reporter @EmilyJoshu

After the referendum to rebuild Taylor Health and Wellness Center passed last semester, preparations have been made to relocate services to Monroe Apartments.

Students will be able to use the current facility as normal until demolition begins in Oct. 2016. Completion is set for Dec. 2017, and the facility hopes to serve its first patient on Jan. 2, 2018.

“The project is on a pretty succinct timeline,” Dr. Frederick Muegge, Director of Health and Wellness Services, said.

However, the facility will need to relocate during that time to the first floor of Monroe Apartments.

During that time, health services will remain uninterrupted, and all services are expected to be provided, except for wellness programs that will be moved to other buildings.

A separate entrance for the health center will be provided, so students living in Monroe will not be disturbed. The space on the first floor of Monroe will be limited, but fully functioning.

“We’ll have less waiting area.

We’ll have smaller everything,” Muegge said. “It will just be more cozy for that 14 months.”

In the meantime, consultants will need to evaluate the building to fit the plans. The new facility is expected to include services such as a drive-through pharmacy, women’s health center, sports medicine clinic, free lab tests, a mental health clinic and various specialists.

The first floor is expected to accommodate areas with more foot traffic, such as radiology, urgent care and lab testing. The second and third floors will be for various clinics and privacy for specialists. The fourth floor will be for wellness programs.

“We like this location quite a bit, and I think the students do, too.”

The new building’s estimated cost is about $12.5 million, and $500,000 for the transitional period.

This will be the biggest renovation since the last one in the 1990s.

“Literally it’s about every 20-25 years that we get this kind of opportunity,” Muegge said. “It’s literally once in a generation that we get a chance to build.”

Students will be charged a $29 per-semester fee beginning in fall 2017, which will maintain upkeep and facility improvements. Students voted in favor of this fee due to a referendum by SGA, and by voting on this fee in the referendum, students approved the reconstruction of this facility.

“The referendum was created so

MSU bears suffer devastations after record rain fall

By Rebecca Biundo Design Editor @rebeccabiundo

Over this past winter break, Missouri rainfalls hit record highs, causing road closures and flooding throughout the state. From Springfield, to Greene County, to parts of St. Louis, New Year’s plans were halted as surrounding rivers continued to rise.

According to the National Weather service, between Dec. 26 and 28, rainfall ranged from 6 to 12 inches from Southwest Missouri to the

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Taylor Health and Wellness will be relocated to the first floor of the Monroe Apartments until the new Taylor Health is built.

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metro St. Louis Areas. Despite the rain letting up, surrounding rivers like the Bourbeuse (in Union, Mo.) and Meramec (in St. Louis), began to flood and continued to rise until they crested later Thursday, Dec. 31.

Junior political science major Aly Gatwood and her family had been living in their Sunset

Hills home since she could remember, until the recent flooding.

“We started sandbagging on Monday. We had a four foot wall and 30 people helping us sandbag. People we didn’t even know helped us for two days,” Gatwood said The water began coming in the Gatwood home late Tuesday night and after the basement doors broke open, the Gatwood family evacuated in the middle of the night with just enough time to grab some necessities and their dogs.

“We thought we had until 10 a.m. Wednesday morning but we woke up to water coming into the basement and we had two bags of stuff prepared because we knew we’re going to have to leave, so we just grabbed them and left,” Gatwood said.

Gatwood said that flood damage was devasPhoto courtesy of Go Fund Me tating and the house is not livable since the water Aly Gatwood’s home was severly damaged came up so high and that the drywall was ruined.

Since the house sat on a floodplain, the Gatdue to the flooding, forcing the family to live with other family members. u See FLOODING page 8

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Back in the saddle again

Loyalty Welcome to the spring semester remaining with San Diego

By Eli Wohlenhaus Editor-in-Chief @eliwohlenhaus

Aw, another chance to welcome back the student body at Missouri State University. It feels just like yesterday that I was welcoming everyone back to campus for the fall semester.

Actually, no it doesn’t, and I promise to try to avoid cliches like that in the rest of this most cordial of greetings.

As I put my quill to this parchment, I think about my experience here on campus. Yes, this is the beginning of a new semester, but for me it is the beginning of the end of school.

That is the hardest part for me as this semester starts. It is hard to imagine life without school: the homework, projects and structured schedule. It is something I have always looked forward to, but don’t know exactly how it will look and feel.

For some of you, this is your first step as an MSU Bear. It is thrilling to be here, even if it is a bit cold. Embrace the newness. Be ready to pull back the veil on your new-found independence and accept the responsibility of being in charge of you.

For those entering your second semester, welcome back. It is good that you decided to return. Maybe your first semester was great, maybe it was bad. Some-

times it could have gotten a little out of hand as you practiced being the master of your own domain.

If you coasted in third or fourth gear, get ready to go full throttle with the experience you now have in semester two.

Those of you entering your third semester or more and not graduating in May, are too cool for this paper and are not reading, so put on your ‘Life is good’ t-shirt and try to enjoy your classes.

Last but certainly not least, upcoming graduates: What’s up, doc? Our finish line is near and it seems almost surreal.

Yet we have soldiered on and here we are. My advice for everyone in the same position as me is to make sure all your ducks are in a row. What do I mean?

Be on the lookout for great job opportunities. Whether it is through networking, an internship, an apprenticeship or some other source, our best foot should be forward in all we do. It is thrilling to be at this point in our lives.

Welcome back to campus, all. Should I have included something for staff-members? Great idea, fingers who typed this.

Staffers: You do a good job and I am pleased. We like it when you cancel class when it is wintry outside. u See CLIF SMART’S WELCOME, page 4 of insert

Making smarter resolutions for the new year, new semester

By Spencer Martin Columnist @Spencer_XC

We have entered the proverbial trial by fire.

When I say trial by fire, I’m not talking about the “end times,” a giant meteor or even spontaneous combustion. I’m specifically referring to the first month of attempting success with your New Year’s resolution.

Of those who will fail to keep their resolution, approximately 66 percent will fail within this first month—quite a staggering number.

There are any number of theories as to why this happens.

Poor resolution choice: I’m going to solve world hunger.

Poor timeline for completion: my goal is to lose 50 pounds in two weeks.

Poorly defined resolution: I’m going to have a better year this year.

Much of the battle associated with failing resolutions has to do with resolutions that are either poorly planned, poorly executed or both.

I find that there are three important things to keep in mind in order to have a successful New Year’s Resolution— an achievable goal, a realistic timeline and a resilient attitude.

First and most important, your goal must be achievable. Let’s face it, unless you’re an astronaut, you’re probably not going to make it to space this year. In

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order to reach a goal, it must first be attainable.

You probably aren’t going to win an Oscar this year, you won’t find the lost Ark of the Covenant and you likely won’t find a magical cure for the perennial disease known as “senioritis.”

Let’s instead opt for a more reasonable goal like losing five pounds per month or reading a book 15 minutes each day just for fun. Don’t overestimate your abilities, but don’t sell yourself short either.

Second, even with a reasonable goal idea in mind a poor timeline can almost guarantee failure. For instance, losing 50 pounds this year isn’t an unreasonable goal, but if you want to lose that weight by next week or even next month you’re looking at some serious health problems and a failed resolution.

At the same time, a lack of time limit is also an almost surefire path to failure.

Simply saying I want to work out more during the week lends to erratic scheduling, missed gym days and little to no weight loss.

Instead, set a defined time and day during which you plan to work toward your resolution—notice I said work toward and not achieve; a resolution is not something that should be accomplished in a week’s time.

For working out, a better goal might be to go to the gym from 4 to 5 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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a successful resolution is to be resilient in pursuit of your resolution.

Understand that a true resolution— defined as, “a firm decision to do or not do something”—is something that takes time, dedication and the ability to bounce back from momentary failure.

True failure of a resolution comes from giving up, not from a momentary lapse in your goal. One great example of this is trying eat healthier.

To start, a New Year’s resolution of eating healthier is a poorly defined goal.

But eating healthier during this year is something that happens at every snack or meal opportunity.

Eating one unhealthy meal should not be considered a failure of your resolution—if it is, you’ve effectively predestined your failure.

In order to be truly successful in your New Year’s goal, you can’t be afraid of temporary setbacks. Put down the chips and pick up some carrots. Take a quick study break during Netflix. Go for a short run.

Whatever your goal is, set constant reminders and keep the spirit of the goal in mind. For example, even if you miss your weekly weight loss goal, remember that any weight loss is still progress.

Keep your head up.

Here’s to another great semester of being a bear, and here’s to a successful 2016. Ad victoriam.

By Mike Ursery Staff Reporter @Mike Ursery

The end of the NFL season has always been a bittersweet time for me. When the clock ticked away the final seconds during the final San Diego Chargers game each year, I would feel sad knowing that it would be seven months before I could watch the Bolts take the field again, but also had that to look forward to.

However, when the time expired during the Chargers’ season finale against Denver, I was left not knowing if I would get to watch the San Diego Chargers next season. Will they be the Los Angeles Chargers? I’m not happy about this.

I’ve been a fan of the Chargers since the early ‘90s, when they had players like Junior Seau, Stan Humphries and Natrone Means. Later on, I had the luxury of watching Ladainian Tomlinson run through opposing defenses. I had the pleasure of watching Philip Rivers work his magic up and down the field. Now, all of that is most likely gone.

I’ve already told myself that if the Chargers do in fact leave San Diego, I will not follow them to Los Angeles. I also will not shop for a new fanbase to join. I will be without a team. I more than likely won’t have any specific game to look forward to watching each week. Of course, I can also watch games stress-free, which would be nice.

Speaking of watching games stress-free, the NFL playoffs are upon us. I can watch these games free of stress because I don’t have a dog in the fight and I don’t really care for any team to win. Deep down, I wish everyone could lose. No one deserves the Lombardi Trophy. I don’t care who you are or what kind of season you’ve had.

I do find some things about the playoffs rather intriguing. The Carolina Panthers finished the season

Super Bowl Prediction: Cardinals against the Patriots.

as the best team in the league, something that no one outside of the Carolinas expected. The New England Patriots did not finish as the best team in the AFC, despite winning their first 10 games of the season.

The Kansas City Chiefs overachieved as usual, finishing the regular season on a 10-game winning streak.

They were left for dead after Week 6 when their record was 1-5. And then there’s the folly that is the NFC East. I see no need to embarrass that division. Those four teams did plenty of that on their own.

As for who will win the Super Bowl, I think it’s up in the air. The Panthers and Patriots were the best teams in the NFL during the first half of the season. However, New England stumbled during the second half and finished with the second seed in the playoffs. They will get key pieces they lost due to injury before they play their first game next week.

A return trip to the Super Bowl isn’t a guarantee, but it seems likely.

Carolina is still the best team in the NFC after finishing 15-1 and securing home-field advantage.

However, my pick to be the NFC representative is Arizona. The Cardinals have been fun to watch all season.

Carson Palmer is healthy and the offense is ranked at the top of the league. The offense and their fifthranked defense can get them to San Francisco for Super Bowl 50.

So, my Super Bowl prediction is Arizona vs. New England, with the Cardinals winning their first title.

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Emily Joshu, Staff Reporter “My mom’s spaghetti.”

Nicole Roberts, News Editor “Homemade cinnamon apple cobbler.”

Spencer Martin, Columnist “Southern style biscuit sandwich from Jacob’s Pickles in New York City.”

Courtney Smith, Copy Editor “Mashed potatoes.”

Brian Wright, Staff Reporter “Honey glazed ham.”

Jenna deJong, Staff Reporter “Tuscan chicken from O’Charley’s.”

Maddy Cushman, Photographer “My grandma’s pumpkin pie.”

Bart Anders, Sports Editor “Catfish and hushpuppies from The Catfish Hole.”

Parker Padgett, Staff Reporter “Cashew chicken from China Wok.”

Eli Wohlenhaus, Editor-in-Chief “Chicken noodles and mashed potatoes.”

Courtney Cramer, Staff Reporter “Peppermint bark.”

Rebecca Biundo, Design Editor “Gus’ Fried Chicken in St. Louis.”

Ryan Welch, Photographer “My mom’s wontons.”

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‘MSU: I’m First’: New organization for first generation students

By Courtney Cramer Staff Reporter @CourtneyRCramer

If you are a first generation college student, a new student organization may be for you.

The organization, MSU: I’m First began when Marli Coonrod, a sophomore public relations major, was in her freshman GEP class.

Coonrod’s class was unique in that it was filled with only first generation college students.

At Missouri State University, first generation students are defined

as a student who does not have any parents with a bachelors degree.

“I began talking to one of my professors, Dr. Kelly Wood, about it all and she came up with the idea that she wanted to get something started on campus for the first generation college students and asked me if I wanted to work on it,” Coonrod said.

According to the organization’s constitution, “The purpose of MSU: I’m First is to provide resources and support for first generation college students. Our goal is to assist first generation students with their transition to university

life and help them succeed through graduation.”

While the organization took time to get off the ground, the time was well worth it in Coonrod’s opinion.

“It took a lot of time, I’m not going to lie,” Coonrod said. “We began the preparations I think last spring and it didn’t become an actual organization until about September, so it took a lot of time. But then again, I thought about it for a while and if you want something good then it can happen overnight. If you want something great, it takes time.”

In a presentation given by MSU: I’m First, students were told that first generation college students have several disadvantages in comparison to more traditional students.

First generation students typically come from a lower socioeconomic background than other students, according to the presentation. First generation students are also twice as likely to drop out of college before their second year than other students.

In the 2013-2014 school year at Missouri State University, first generation freshmen had a 12-percent

lower retention rate than non-first generation freshmen, according to the presentation.

According to Coonrod, MSU: I’m First will be meeting once a month in the spring semester.

The organization’s next meeting will be held on Jan. 20 from 6 to 7:30p.m. in Craig Hall room 316.

The meeting will focus on preparation for the FAFSA and will have 28 computers available for student use and seating for a total of 50 students.

Students can register for the event on the organization’s Campus Link page.

‘Revenant’ grueling but worth the ticket

By Nathan Momper Movie Reviewer @mompermagic

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Try a beer flight from Springfield Brewing Company to sample what is new on tap for every season.

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Cranberry Ginger Shandy from Leinenkugel’s Vanilla Porter from Breckenridge Brewery Winter is coming. Actually, it’s already here Bonus! If Bartender Allen is working, ask for a and there are plenty of seasonal beers to be trying. s'mores cocktail.

I visited a few local bars to get an idea of what’s available that we should be sampling.

Stouts and porters dominate the list, but there are also winter warmers, which have more caramel flavors.

Also, don’t be afraid to ask for a sample of something new to you. It stinks to be stuck with a drink you can’t even stomach.

In addition, another way to try new brews is to create your own six-pack at Brown Derby. Some of the bars in town rotate their selections often, so if you found something you liked, maybe a liquor or grocery store still is carrying it.

Springfield Brewing Company Mudhouse Stout Wee Howler Doppelbock Lager Equinox IPA

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Winter Grind from Mother’s Brewing Company Old Rasputin from North Coast Brewing Absence of Life from 4 Hands Brewing Company Note: What makes Taphouse great is that they rotate beers so often, but if there’s something you like, tell them. They will keep the popular, well-liked brews around for longer.

Mud Lounge Project PAM from Founders Brewing Bittersweet Milk Stout from Left Hand Brewing Isolation Ale from Odell Brewing Company Blitzen Festivus Ale from North Peak Brewing Company

To begin, “The Revenant” is an experience unlike any in current cinema. Writer/director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki are truly telling stories on another level. Their previous collaboration, “Birdman” was a commercial and critical success, winning a slew of Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director in 2015. “Birdman” was a glimpse into what Inarritu and Lubezki could create together: truly visceral films rife with continuous, single-take camera shots that are nearly untouched by invasive editing.

Their films play out in front of the eyes like a reflection of reality, grabbing the viewer’s attention and never loosening a firm grip. “The Revenant” takes “Birdman’s” technical marvels and runs with them deep into the wilderness of the human soul.

Above all, “The Revenant” is an enthralling tale of survival, revenge, and redemption.

The film is based on the (mostly) true story of Hugh Glass. The setting is 1823 Montana and South Dakota. A company of fur trappers commanded by an inexperienced Captain Henry (Domhnall Gleeson) comes under attack from Arikara Indians. Only a few survivors are able to escape the clutches of their enemies and attempt to make it back to their fort with the guidance of Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio). However, nature proves just as unforgiving as the pursuing Arikara as Glass is mauled by a bear and left for dead by his comrades. Even worse, his half NativeAmerican son is murdered by duplicitous trapper Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy) in the process of their desertion. Glass must overcome insurmountable odds, even death itself, to exact revenge on the man who killed his son.The most impressive aspect of “The Revenant” is how visually captivating it is.

Shooting in continuous takes with wide-angle lenses and allnatural light, Lubezki has truly created a work of aesthetic art unlike anything I have ever laid eyes on.

It was almost maddening to watch because I kept on muttering, “How did they do that? How did they do that?

How did they do that?” Inarritu has stated in interviews that he wanted the audience to feel like they were in the middle of the action. Blood, fog, and water hit the camera lens.

Meticulously orchestrated set pieces unraveled before my eyes. The acting had such an organic fluidity even the more famous actors melted into their roles perfectly. Even in the strenuous conditions of this movie’s shoot, Inarritu accomplished what he set out to do as he certainly suspended my disbelief for the film’s two and a half hour runtime. “The Revenant” is grueling, but an ultimately extremely rewarding experience.

Working things out: Gender neutral BearFit classes

By Jenna deJong Staff Reporter @ima_JEN

The BearFIT classes offered at the Foster Recreation Center offer a wide variety of training, toning and exercising different parts of the body. These classes have mostly been taken advantage of by female students, but apparently not for reasons most assumed.

When junior BearFIT instructor Allie Reichenberg started teaching this past semester, she wasn’t surprised at the ratio between girls and boys that joined one of her four classes.

“Even though I had just started working here, I had participated in BearFIT classes since my freshman year and I knew that it was predominantly girls because boys just come down to the first floor and lift weights,” Reichenberg said.

A similar trend has been shown in senior BearFIT instructor Adrienne Parnell’s two classes. She has been teaching for the past three semesters and has noticed the uneven ratio as well.

“There is definitely more girls than boys in barre average classes,” Parnell said. “Yoga is more evenly distributed, but still, more girls average the class size.”

According to kinesiology assistant professor Dr. Amanda Perkins, men and women are directed toward different activities when seeking physical exercise.

“In general, men tend to lift free

weights more than women and women tend to attend group fitness classes more than men,” Perkins said. “Men traditionally do more strength and power activities and women do more cardio.”

Perkins said the difference of men and women pertaining to interest in fitness activities is the marketing factor.

“I think the BearFIT classes do a really good job of having gender neutral names in most cases,” Perkins said. “For example, Flexy and Fit Yoga is not something that will attract a lot of men but there are some classes that I think are more gender neutral, like the High Intensity Interval Training class.”

Another indicator could also be how the classes are presented toward women and men.

“So many of these classes are geared toward women, men think that it’s not going to be a good workout and it’s not going to be challenging enough,” Perkins said.

This correlates to one of the reasons why senior Vinny Losh ranks the classes as a lower priority. For him, he says that the classes are for people just starting to learn about health and get fit.

“They call it BearFIT classes, as in a class where you learn or need to take to get healthier or more fit and I don’t feel like I need to take it, but I still would like to,” Losh said.

However, just because he doesn’t feel a need for the classes doesn’t mean he has overlooked

them entirely. Losh said he still has an interest in participating, having never done so before.

“I’ve always wanted to take one just for the fun of it,” Losh said. “I would like to take the spinning one, a lot actually.”

Another potential reason males frequent the classes less often is the extra cost and scheduling conflicts. Senior Dave Obernark said this was a prime reason why he has never joined a class.

“They don’t cost an obnoxious amount but on top of the fact that usually, the classes tend to be in the evening and other obligations, I wasn’t doing them,” Obernak said.

For Obernak, the exclusive female viewpoint was far from his mind when it came to the group fitness classes.

“That’s not something that would be holding me back,” Obernak said. “I’ve had male friends in the past that have done some of these classes and they’ve even said ‘oh, man, it kicked my butt.”

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<< “I want to be a bi-lingual homicide investigator. My mom is Dominican and my dad is African, so I’m African Dominican. I speak Spanish, French and English. My mom, my family, my household speaks Spanish and my dad speaks French, and growing up they were really strict on learning their languages. I used to answer back in English for the longest time. I would of course reply back in Spanish, but I used to answer English some times.”

“So do they know all those languages, too, or is it only you?”

“Yeah my mom, she speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.”

“So are you learning Portuguese?”

“Nope, I am good where I’m at.”

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“I want to teach kids that are in middle school the difference between a need and a want. I would start out with things they are familiar, like a phone. They figure, poof comes out of the air, and if they were to realize how much work it takes to get at that age then down the road the kids would develop better financial habits.”

<< “I really don’t care that much about graduating college. My goal is to be a trip guide. I do that here. I also want to live in a van and travel across the country. I don’t know which one will come first. I have a lot of experience with trip guiding right now.”

“Do you have experience in living in vans?”

“I mean I stayed in a van for 36 hours because when we’re coming back from a Utah trip we got stuck in a snowstorm. So, we slept in the van that night. It was a 12-person passenger van with 10 people, plus all our climbing gear. So it was kinda packed.”

>> “So what was your first impression of Walmart when you got here?”

“To be honest, like the first time I came here, whenever I go to Walmart I dressed up like really nice.”

“Oh really?”

“Now I am like who cares, it’s Walmart.”

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Scorecard Men’s basketball: Loss vs.

Tulsa 70-61 Win vs. Oral Roberts 85-66 Loss vs. Valparaiso 74-45 Loss vs, Southeast Missouri 78-74 Loss vs. Illinois State 74-61 Loss vs. Evansville 76-59 Win vs. Northern Iowa 59-58 Win vs. Loyola-Chicago 5654 Women’s basketball: Loss vs. Tennessee State 70-54 Win vs. Little Rock 64-58 Win vs. Illinois State 73-51 Win vs. Indiana State 59-51 Loss vs. Drake 82-75 Loss vs. Northern Iowa 6560 Swimming and diving: Loss vs. Texas A&M 125-80 Ice Bears: Loss vs. Oklahoma 5-1 Loss vs. Oklahoma 7-5

Calendar Wednesday, Jan. 13 Men’s basketball: 8 p.m. vs. Wichita State in Springfield, Missouri

Friday, Jan. 15 Women’s basketball: 7 p.m. vs. Bradley in Peoria, Illinois Women’s tennis: 1 p.m. vs.

Wichita State in Springfield, Missouri

Saturday, Jan. 16 Men’s basketball: 7 p.m. vs. Bradley in Peoria, Illinois Swimming and diving: 2 p.m. vs. Truman State in Kirksville, Missouri

Sunday, Jan. 17 Women’s basketball: 2 p.m. vs. Loyola-Chicago in Chicago, Illinois

Briefs

The football Bears finished the season with a disappointing 1-10 record, leaving much room for improvement.

One way to get better is to add depth on the roster. So, any Bears fan who is looking to channel their inner Vince Papale will get a chance this week.

On Jan. 13 at 3 p.m. on the second floor of Forsythe Athletics Center the football Bears are holding a meeting for all students interested in joining the team as a walk-on player.

Players must be able to accommodate team functions from 2:305:30 p.m., daily.

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Lady Bears get stuffed by Panthers

By Eric Knifong Sports Reporter @e_knifong

The Missouri State Lady Bears are still trying to find the right formula this season to succeed at the highest level they can. The Missouri Valley Conference preseason favorites have had their upsand-downs since the start of the season, and sit at 9-7.

The Lady Bears were 5-4 before the break and went 4-3 during the break. They also started Missouri Valley Conference play and started by winning the first two on the road against Illinois State and Indiana State. However, they have dropped their last two games against Drake and Northern Iowa at JQH Arena, where they are 3-4 on the season.

For the week of Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, senior guard Tyonna Snow nabbed her second MVC Player of the Week this season. Snow stuffed the stat sheet in the two games the Lady Bears played that week.

She was the first Lady Bear to ever have a stat line of 16 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, five steals and two blocks in a 73-51 New Year’s Day win at Illinois State. Only two players in the history of MSU Lady Bears basketball had a double-double with at least five assists and five steals. However, neither of those players recorded two blocks in such games. Snow then followed that up with 20 points, nine rebounds, three assists, four steals and two blocks in a 59-51 win at Indiana State.

Two days after students finished finals, head coach Kellie Harper announced that the Lady Bears had lost their starting freshman point guard Riley Rose for personal reasons. Rose had started all nine games for the Lady Bears up to that point.

Northern Iowa Lady Panthers at the Q on Sunday, January 10. MSU found themselves in a 15-point hole after the first quarter, but they battled throughout the game. They went into the half down 33-22 after shooting 33 percent from the field. The Lady Panthers shot 46 percent. The second half was a different story for the Lady Bears though as they were able to cut the deficit to four at the end of the third quarter. The fourth would go back-and-forth, but the Lady Panthers hit some big shots anytime MSU got some momentum. The lead was four points for the Lady Panthers until sophomore guard Liza Fruendt cut the lead to one point when she hit a three with 1:20 left in the game. However, it would not be enough as UNI hit all six of their free-throws in the final minute of the game and never gave MSU a chance to take the lead. The Lady Panthers won the game 65-60 despite MSU holding a 45-25 advantage in rebounds and a 22-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The difference could have been the 8-24 shooting from beyond the arc compared to 2-16 for the Lady Bears. Also, the slow start did not help the Lady Bears.

“I think our returners have to start the game better,” Harper said. “Some of our veteran players can be better and I think you saw that in the second half. I think you saw an energy difference.”

The Lady Bears have a two game road trip where they travel to Peoria, Illinois on Friday, Jan. Emily McTavish/THE STANDARD 15 to take on Bradley University at 7p.m. They Northern Iowa’s Jen Keitel blocks Tyonna will then travel two and a half hours across state to Snow’s layup attempt during Missouri State’s Chicago to take on Loyola University on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. The road has been kind to the 65-60 loss on Jan. 10 at JQH Arena.

Lady Bears this season as they sit at 5-1. The team Rose returned home to Searcy, Arkansas where she hopes that the road trip will get them back on the plans to attend Harding University. winning track.

The latest game saw the Lady Bears take on the

Ex-Bear Ryan Howard files defamation lawsuit against Al Jazeera over allegations Howard is taking legal action over a documentary claiming he took HGH

By Parker Padgett Staff Reporter @PadgettParker

Former Missouri State baseball standout Ryan Howard is being honored by MSU for his success in professional sports. He is set to headline and guest speak at the eighth annual First Pitch and Reunion night on Feb. 13. He also is set to be inducted into the Missouri State Athletic Hall of Fame that weekend.

But the Bear alum may have other things on his mind.

The former NL MVP has recently been accused of using HGH, or Human Growth Hormones.

Al Jazeera, a media network, published a documentary titled “The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers” on Dec. 29 accusing the Philadelphia Phillies first baseman, and Washington Nationals Infielder, Ryan Zimmerman, of using a banned hormonal sub-

stance in the MLB called “Delta-2,” according to Yahoo! Sports.

Al Jazeera also includes accusations of NFL Quarterback Peyton Manning of using the same substance, also banned in the NFL. In response, Howard and Zimmerman have filed defamation lawsuits against Al Jazeera, according to ESPN. The major source of the documentary, Charles Sly, recanted his statements in the report in a YouTube video, saying: “To be clear, I am recanting any such statements, and there is no truth to any statements of mine.”

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Sophomore forward James DeMarco eyes the scoreboard during the Ice Bears 5-2 loss to Oklahoma on Nov. 6 at Mediacom Ice Park.

Ice Bears rust during break, drop two games to Sooners Mike Ursery Sports Reporter @MikeUrsery

The No. 20 Missouri State Ice Bears awoke from their holiday slumber with a road trip next door to face the No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma Jan. 9-10.

The Ice Bears went over a month without playing competitive ice hockey, and the rust showed as MSU was on the losing end in both games against the Sooners. Despite being swept, head coach Bob Bucher saw positives from his team.

“It was a good first weekend back,” Bucher said. “It’s something we can take to the bank and build on. These guys played very well against a tough Division I team.”

The Ice Bears struggled to score in Game 1. Oklahoma stormed out to a 40 lead and kept MSU scoreless before junior forward Brendan McClew finally broke through in the second period.

However, the Ice Bears failed to score again and the Sooners tacked on

another goal to come away with a 5-1 victory.

Game 2 was much different from Game 1. MSU earned a 2-0 lead after goals by junior forward Logan Lopicka and sophomore forward Andrew Kovacich.

Oklahoma responded with four straight goals to take the lead 4-2. However, goals from sophomore defenseman Austin Purdy and freshman forward Travis Barrett knotted the game at 4-4. Kovacich notched his second goal of the game to put MSU back on top, 5-4.

“We traded the lead back and forth during the game,” Bucher said. “There were a couple of points during the second period where we had mental lapses,and that really cost us.”

The Sooners scored three more times and kept the Ice Bears at bay to come away with a 7-5 win and finish the sweep of MSU. The Ice Bears return to Mediacom Ice Park Jan. 15-16 for a two-game set against the Augustana Vikings. MSU finishes the weekend with a Jan. 17 game against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Both games against Augustana are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The Sunday afternoon finale against Alabama is set for 12:30 p.m.

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Missouri State has a new star in the form of junior JUCO transfer Dequon Miller, who continues to win game after game in dramatic and flashy fashion

By Eli Wohlenhaus Editor-in-Chief @eliwohlenhaus

Missouri State welcomes in Wichita State on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The Bears (6-10, 2-2 Missouri Valley Conference) are coming off backto-back last-second wins while the Shockers (10-5, 4-0) are coming off an 83-58 beatdown of Southern Illinois.

On Wednesday, Jan. 6, MSU hosted the Northern Iowa Panthers (10-7, 2-2) and despite briefly holding a lead in the first half, the Bears trailed under five minutes left in the game. UNI gained the lead back in the final minute.

That’s when junior guard Dequon Miller took over.

With 2.9 seconds left, Miller drove the lane and sliced the Panther defense to hit a layup.

UNI got another shot with the ball, but senior guard Wes Washpun missed the jumper and the Bears won 59-58.

This was the first win for the Bears since a convincing 85-66 win at home over Oral Roberts. During the break, MSU fell to Horizon League favorite Valparaiso 74-45 and then to previously winless Southeast Missouri State 78-74.

The Bears opened MVC play with a loss on the road to Illinois State. It was a competitive first half that was quickly blown out of proportion in the second half. The Redbirds (9-8, 3-1) outscored the Bears 49-34 to win 74-61.

MSU hosted the Evansville Purple Aces (143, 3-1) and again made the first half competitive, but faltered in the second half, once again allowing 49 points and only scoring 29.

Then Miller hit the big shot and Bears’ fans heaved a sigh of relief.

He wasn’t done.

After making the shot against the Panthers in front of a 4,297 crowd at JQH Arena, Miller and MSU flew to Chicago to take on the Loyola Ramblers (7-9, 0-4). With just under four seconds, number four again took the ball in his hands and hit a runner that broke a 54-54 tie.

For the second straight game, Miller hit a shot late but gave the opponent a chance and for the second straight game, the Bears survived.

“There was no doubt in my mind that I was going to take the shot,” Miller said after the shot against UNI. “We practice game-time situations like that all the time.”

With two straight wins and a good taste in their mouth, the Bears can expect possibly the largest crowd of the season, as has been the norm over the past two seasons.

WSU has played only two similar opponents as MSU so far, falling to Tulsa 77-67 (Bears fell 70-61) and then beating Evansville 67-64 last Wednesday.

Tip-off time is 8 p.m., not the usual 7:05 p.m. because of the television schedule. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Midwest.

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Junior guard Dequon Miller takes a shot against William Jewel on Nov. 7.

Swim Bears hit the road over winter break, travel to Washington D.C and Texas to boost personal records

By Brian Wright Staff Reporter

It has been an eventful winter break for the Bear’s swim team. On Dec. 3 the team sent four swimmers to Federal Way, Washington, for the USA Swimming AT&T Winter National Championships. Junior Lauren Pavel accompanied seniors Uvis Kalnins and Dora Kiss and former Bear Paul Le. Winning means a spot on the national team in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Le made some news this year when he beat olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps in the 100-meter back in the B final at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Kalnins, who swam for his home country of Latvia during the 2012 Olympic Games in London, just missed automatic qualification but did win the heat C final in the 100 breast, to achieve two wins on his second and final day of competition.

Kiss smashed her personal records and became Missouri State’s first swimmer or diver to score points in the national meet, when she placed 14th overall in the 200 fly. Pavel had a strong performance in the 200 breaststroke, placing 59th.

On Jan. 7 the men’s team traveled to College Station,

home of the Texas A&M Aggies. Bears were outscored 12580 but they were able to have some individual success. Freshman Minki Kang placed first in the 1000 freestyle and recorded a personal best of 9:21:19. Seniors Miguel Davila and Brandon Weissman placed second and fourth respectively and recorded new season highs.

Kalnins had two wins on Thursday, in the 200 individual medley and the 100 free. Other Bears with notable finishes include Sophomore Kacper Cwiek who took third in the 200 butterfly, Kang who took second in the 500 free, and Ethan Bresette who placed third in the same event. Sophomore Artur Osvath took second behind Kalnins in the 200IM and also took second in the 200 breaststroke.

2016 will be a big year for the Bears, who will take on instate rivals, Truman State, Missouri, and cross-town rival Drury. The next time the Bears will face national competition will be Jan. 29 in South Bend, Indiana at the Shamrock Invitational.

The Missouri Valley Championship is in Carbondale, Illinois on Feb 17. The women’s team, lead by Pavel, will look to win its ninth straight conference championship. Pavel is the team's unquestioned leader heading into February.

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was good for all and the university to part ways.”

In January 2015, MSU’s administration announced it would reconstruct Coopwood’s job in order to help him focus his time on other important efforts on campus. Howard said in the Photo courtesy of MSU petition that this decision caused “several diversity-related units to H. Wes Pratt be left without the benefit of his expertise and leadership.”

In November, a group of minority MSU students gave the university a list of demands. One of those demands was to reverse the restructuring of Coopwood’s job, allowing Coopwood to oversee several multicultural efforts again.

Smart said the university is still determined to make progress in regards to diversity and inclusion on campus.

Coopwood’s resignation does not go into effect until April 30, 2016. However, he will be on paid leave until then, according to Smart.

Coopwood was MSU’s first vice president of diversity and inclusion. He had been in that position for a little over four years.

According to a MSU press release, H. Wes Pratt will serve as MSU’s assistant to the president and chief diversity officer. Dr. O. Gilbert Brown will also take on the role of associate provost for diversity.

These positions will be for 18 months. Both of these positions are waiting for the approval of the MSU Board of Governors.

MSU will start looking for a new vice president of diversity and inclusion in the fall 2016 and hopes to have the position filled

by July 2017.

Coopwood and Howard did not respond to interview requests for this story.

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woods knew that flooding was a possibility. In 2008, the family evacuated due to flooding but returned home shortly after.

Currently Gatwood is living in Jefferson City for a legislative internship but the rest of her family is spread out at other family members’ home.

“It really sucks and I don’t really know what to say. I mean our electronics were ruined and we lost all our Christmas gifts but it could always be worse,” Gatwood said. “We have ourselves and our pets. Stuff is just stuff; it be worse.”

It really sucks and I don’t really know what to say. I mean our electronics were ruined and we lost all our Christmas gifts but it could always be worse. We have ourselves and our pets. Stuff is just stuff; it (could) be worse.

that the students could vote, so they were the real reason behind it,” Zak Wilkerson, co-creator of the referendum and Director of Student Affairs, Programming and Services, said.

SGA’s efforts and student participation are the reasons that the facility is expanding.

“SGA exists solely so we can serve students in any way possible. If the

“It’s inexcusable and irresponsible that Al Jazeera would provide a platform and broadcast outright lies about Mr. Howard and Mr. Zimmerman,” William Burck, attorney for Howard and Zimmerman, said in a statement to the press. “The extraordinarily reckless claims made against our clients in this report are completely false and rely on a source who has recanted his claims. We will go to court to hold Al Jazeera and other responsible parties accountable for smearing our clients’ good names.”

Howard was drafted in the fifth round of the 2001 MLB Draft. After spending some years in the Minor Leagues, he was called up to the Phillies in September 2004.

students didn’t want this to happen, then they wouldn't have voted to pass it,” Wilkerson said.

The makeover is not only cosmetic, but an effort that will pay off for years to come.

“We want it to be around for another generation or two, and serve the students and the university well,” Muegge said.

The current facility being at 97 per-

Howard has a long list of achievements stemming from the NL Rookie of the Year, to a World Series Championship in 2008.

According to a MSU press release regarding Howard’s induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame, Howard was the MVC Freshman of the Year. Also, Howard had a .335 batting average and hit 50 home runs.

Howard led the Bears to the NCAA Fayetteville Regional Finals in his freshman campaign as a Bear.

Howard will join a Hall of Fame that includes successful Bears in professional sports such as Brad St. Louis, Bill Mueller and Jackie Stiles.

cent capacity not only reflects the growing student population, but the high quality of healthcare.

“This is a really first-class clinic space,” Muegge said. “This will be, by far, the biggest leap of all. It will reflect the fact that we’re really growing into a big-time attendance university.”

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Tim Schuppan, Gatwood’s uncle, set up a Go Fund Me page to raise donations for their family and has since been shared hundreds of time via social media sites. So far the page has raised over $16,000 from family, friends, the MSU community and anonymous donors.

Gatwood said no one in her family expected the page to take off but they are grateful for all the support.

“At first, my mom didn’t know my uncle set it up and we thought we’d get $200, which is a blessing, but then everyone started sharing it and began offering their homes and clothes,” Gatwood said.”It’s unreal because people are so good.”

For more information on the Gatwood family or how to donate to their flood relief, visit https://www.gofundme.com/zwhrcdjg.

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The completion of the new Taylor Health and Wellness is supposed to be in December 2017. Faculty hopes to start serving patients by Jan. 2, 2018.