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Springfield ranks top 60 in nation with highest STD rates CARISSA CODEL News Editor @CarissaCodelTV Don’t be silly, wrap your willy. Especially now that Springfield is ranked as the 58th highest city in the nation with STD rates.

Innerbody collected data from the Center for Disease Control’s STD surveillance statistics to create a list with the top 100 cities in America with the highest STD rates.

Innerbody, an online medical and health testing resource for over 20 years, ranked the cities per capita, not by total STD rates. If they used total STD rates, the results would highly correlate with the population rankings, Managing Editor of Innerbody Eric Rodriguez said.

“We try to help customers or consumers make more informed testing choices when it comes to choosing what tests to order, specifically when they’re considering at-home tests,” Rodriguez said.

According to Rodriguez, the CDC does not make a “Top 100” list of its own because they don’t want to compare cities and states to others, they just want to raise awareness.

Innerbody’s study did not cover all STDs and STIs. It only used the four STDs the CDC had the most accurate statistics on.

Dr. Jerilyn Reed, student wellness coordinator at Bill and Lucille Magers Health and Wellness, said one of the reasons Springfield is higher on

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Innerbody used data from the CDC to rank the cities in America with the highest STD rates. Springfield came in at No. 58. the list could be because the Reed said there were 371 local Health Department will appointments for STIs at screen anyone who wants to be Magers in 2019. tested — not just residents of She said to help stop the Springfield or Greene County. spread of STDs and STIs, there

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are a few things you can do. like a condom,” Reed said.

“Do not engage in risky “Have good communication sexual behavior, if you are go- with your partners regarding ing to be sexually active, be sure to use a barrier method, u See STD, page 2

The transition into college is a trying time, especially for those leaving home — their friends and family a fleeting image in their rearview.

If only a piece of home could always be with you, acting as emotional support, a guide to prevent hindrances or just an adorable, cuddly companion. Angela Strider, assistant director of residence life and business services, discusses the likeliness of the residence halls’ pet policy changing in the near future, to extend beyond fish in 20-gallon tanks.

“Since it hasn’t officially changed, I hate to get too much into the details, but we are proposing that it would include common household pets like cats, dogs and some other aquarium type animals,” Strider said.

She believes that this change will help ease the stress of moving into dorms and make the university feel more like home.

“Since what we are proposing would be a pretty big change, we are only wanting to roll this out as a pilot program on a floor in Woods and maybe a floor in Freddy. u Read more at the-standard.org.

Discount Bearwear stores in PSU close to make room for esports facilities AFTON HARPER Staff Reporter @affie888

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Practicing proper cyber hygiene amid global conflict ANDREW UNVERFERTH Staff Reporter @overander With young people spending so much time online and connecting so many aspects of their lives to the internet, cybersecurity has become a vital part of daily life. Ongoing international politics could make online security even more important.

The Greene County Office of Emergency Management shared a press release Jan. 7 detailing the dangers of cyberattacks and the importance

of proper cyber hygiene for individual users.

While the press release did not cite a specific threat to Greene County residents’ cybersecurity, public information officer Amy Russell said the release was published in light of global political tension, such as the conflict with Iran.

Russell said a bulletin from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency prompted the notice from her office.

The bulletin, published u See CYBERSECURITY, page 8

Tucked away from the chatter and scents of fried food sits a space that once contained racks of Missouri State University branded clothing whose tags had been marked down two, sometimes three times.

Baker Bookstore’s discount retail store in the Plaster

Student Union, 1905 Vintage BearWear, closed its doors on Jan. 17.

Those in charge of the store said they weren’t really disappointed or surprised by its closing.

Grant Jones, interim director of Baker Bookstore at MSU, said the university had consultants walk through the bookstore in June and they recommended closing 1905

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A final look into 1905, the store for discounted Bearwear. It was located on the second floor of the PSU.

because the discounts would reach a point where the bookstore was no longer making money on purchases.

“Traditionally, in retail, you don’t have clearance merchandise where it’s easily able to be found like that,” Jones said.

“If you go to Walmart or some place like that, you’re going to find the clearance stuff that’s really kind of hidden in the back of the store.”

Jones said there was no way to justify the little profit the store made. He said it was going to be cheaper for the bookstore to move its discounted items to the back of their main store and not have to worry about renting space at the PSU. Students will still be offered the same discounts that were at 1905. u Read more at the-standard.org.

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Madison Avenue Boutique recently closed down.

The boutique was located in the Plaster Student Union across from Chick-Fil-A.

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The Center for Disease Control reported sexually transmitted diseases peaked in 2018 for Greene County, the state of Missouri and America.

sexual health issues and get regularly tested for STIs.” Rodriguez said the CDC recommends anyone who is sexually active who has not been tested before should get tested immediately. After that, it’s once a year. For certain high-risk groups, twice a year or more is recommended.

“That is simply because several diseases are asymptomatic and some of the symptoms don’t develop until maybe two or three months after initial contact,” Rodriguez said.

He said getting tested is the most important part of the process because the earlier a person catches the virus, the earlier they can manage it.

“Most humans don’t want to spread these diseases and it’s impossible to protect your partner or anyone else if you don’t know you have it,” Rodriguez said.

Reed also agreed with Rodriguez. She said most STIs have no symptoms. The only way to know if you have an STI is to get tested.

Rodriguez said he believes people are not getting tested because they don’t feel comfortable talking about STDs. “I do definitely think there are cultural issues surrounding where it seems to be that men feel particularly more uncomfortable talking about it,” Rodriguez said. “I would definitely recommend that men get tested more frequently, but there’s also quite a bit of women who are not getting tested frequently enough too. If you’re sexually active, you need to get tested at least once a year and these days it’s easier than ever.”

Innerbody advocates for at-home STD and STI testing.

These kits can detect up to 14 different diseases all at once, according to Rodriguez.

Innerbody’s top two recommended brands are Let’s Get Checked and My Lab Box. “Our criteria (for choosing testing kits) is we want to make sure that the labs that analyze the tests are the same labs that would analyze your sample, even if you went to a doctor or Planned Parenthood or something like that,” Rodriguez said.

Innerbody also conducted a companion study, where Missouri came in 10th for the highest STD rates.

Reed said Magers offers testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV/AIDS, herpes, HPV, hepatitis, trichomoniasis and mycoplasma genitalium.

She said all testing, and anything else done at Magers, is confidential. To get tested at the local clinic, schedule an appointment with a doctor regarding STIs and the doctor can write an order for lab work.

“Magers also offers education sessions throughout the semester to inform students on sexual health, proper barrier method use and prevention,” Reed said.

There will be Self Care for a Bear sessions focused on similar topics this semester, such as sexual health and condoms on Feb. 18 and STIs on April 28.

Other facilities that offer STD and STI testing in Greene County are the local Health Department, Aids Project of the Ozarks, Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation, Planned Parenthood and local hospitals or clinics.

Decennial census Magers provides women with health services shapes history, creates thousands of jobs VICTORIA SCROGGINS Staff Reporter @vs12591

SCOTT CAMPBELL Staff Reporter @ScottCa81380794 What do the placing of schools and roads, the allocation of congressional votes and the spending of $675 billion in federal funds have in common? They’re all determined once every 10 years by the nationwide census — 2020 is that year.

The U.S. Census Bureau has a goal of recruiting 2,907 employees in Greene County alone, according to a media specialist based in their St. Louis regional office. Local positions include census tak-

ers, field supervisors, recruiting assistants and office personnel. Pay rates vary per county, with census takers and office personnel wages set between $19-21 an hour. Census takers also receive reimbursement for work-related mileage and expenses as applicable.

Aside from creating local jobs, the census affects the private sector and the public center at all echelons. Imagine you are a regional business owner and you want to open a new branch in a different city.

How do you determine which city has the largest target u See CENSUS, page 8

The Women’s Health Center at Magers has a full-time nurse practitioner, Shana Delvecchio, and a gynecologist that works on campus once weekly.

They provide low-cost blood testing, diagnosis, preventive care and treatment for illnesses. They provide care for women of all ages and even help older women with menopausal issues. The health center is open four days a week.

“It takes about two to three days to be seen for a consultation visit and about a week or two for a pap smear appointment,” Delvecchio said.

The prices for each visit vary depending on what appointment is made. Dr Fredrick Muegge, the director of health and wellness services, said “follow up

visits are free for 15 minutes.”

The prices of treatments given also vary depending on what each patient needs.

“Pelvic exams range from $15 to $150, depending on the insurance,” Muegge said.

The price mainly varies for insurance reasons. Muegge said Magers is unable to accept certain insurance policies, but they do accept international student health care, Medicare, and employee healthcare Muegge said they try to keep prices low for students and will refer students to hospital locations that accept their healthcare for further treatment that stays at low prices. In other situations, the Women’s Center refers patients to hospitals for services they don’t provide on-campus, like mammograms or prenatal care for pregnant women.

“We offer pap smears on a case-by-case basis and based

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The Bill and Lucille Magers Family Health and Wellness Center offers women’s health services. on age,” Delvecchio said. “We also provide infection, STD and pregnancy testing — and the HPV vaccine.”

The center also provides a wide range of birth control options. Delvecchio said they provide the oral pill, depo shots, intro uterine and bar implants in the arm.

Missouri State junior Ann Raymer went for a consultation

for birth control options.

“The dialogue was great,” Raymer said. “They were very understanding and non-judgemental. They made sure I had all my questions answered before I left.”

Raymer said she was referred to a local hospital for the IUD implant procedure because Magers is unable to provide this service on campus.

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Miller’s ‘Circles’ a blessing after untimely death ANNELISE PINJUV Columnist @Annelisepin

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‘Little Women’ portrays feminist, raw themes still relevant today ZOE BROWN Lifestyle Editor @zoe_zoebrown Spoiler: “Little Women” is likely to be the best film you see all year — if you’re a woman. We know that men have trouble showing up for female-focused narratives and this one is no different. Except this film is so much more than any chick flick. All people should see this film. If you don’t see it, you’re missing out on a beautiful story of love and strength.

The original “Little Women” book was written in 1868 and there have been several film adaptations, none of which I have seen. Nonetheless, the film had a timeless sense of relatability and themes that reign true today.

One quote particularly struck a chord in me, made me cry in the theater and has haunted me for nearly a month after I saw the film.

“Women, they have minds, and they have souls as well as just hearts, and they've got ambition, and they've got talent, as well as just beauty. And I'm so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for. But I'm so lonely.”

This quote by Saoirse Ronan’s character, Jo, a strongwilled mare of a girl, vocalized a feeling I didn’t even know I had.

Despite the gains women have made in the world, particularly in American society, I still feel second, I still feel incredible pressure, and I still feel like I will always be working to prove myself in the eyes of men — not just in academic or career success but also in worthiness of love. And I feel a great anger about it.

As a result of biology, socialization and popular media, it is hard to be a “strong woman” when your value is so often seen through the eyes of men. I’m trying to turn the tide within myself but it is such a struggle to separate the genuine human need for companionship and the social pressure to be in a relationship to be whole.

This theme runs throughout the film as you watch various characters reconcile this disjunction within themselves.

Needless to say, this film meant a lot to me because it validated so many of my feelings. Going into this movie, I had very few expectations. I heard excellent reviews but I had not read the book or seen any of the older film adaptations. I had no personal investment in the story going into the movie but that changed quickly.

I cried multiple times during the movie because it was both sad and incredibly beautiful. Each of the actress-

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es playing the March sisters version, as the movie has been (Emma Watson, Saoirse remade at least 7 times.

Ronan, Florence Pugh and It is entirely fitting that Eliza Scanlen) play distinct Greta Gerwig was passed up characters and move graceful- for a best director Oscar nomly through the film as their ination on this film though it characters age. is a grave injustice. I can’t help The movie is set during the but feel personally slighted at Civil War in New England this utter neglect for what I making for idyllic scenery and deem to be a beautiful work of complimenting the costuming art. Gerwig’s adaptation felt and beauty of the little women. modern and fresh. Reading the One of my favorite parts of the movie was the lack of men. “Women, they have minds, I appreciated that and they have souls as well there were few male characters as just hearts, and they've and their on- got ambition, and they've got screen time was limited. I would talent, as well as just beauty. love to see more And I'm so sick of people movies where saying that love is just all a Timothée Chalamet, (my current woman is fit for. But I'm so celebrity crush) lonely.” is one of the only men who make -Quote from character Jo an appearance.

March, played by actress The movie goes back and Saoirse Ronan forth in time, which was slightly confusing at times for me, as a person who was unfamiliar with the plot, but I caught on quick- book solidified this opinion of ly. This may have been a risky mine. I do think “Little Womchoice by Gerwig but it’s un- en” will get its fair share of derstandable that she may have Oscar buzz and hopefully take done it to add a flare to her home several awards.

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most every comment reads something along the lines of “RIP Mac. You helped me through some tough times.”

And although Mac played a large part in the lives of his fans, we got to watch him do some growing up, too. We saw him as an 18-year-old, fresh out of high school, and ready to take on the world on “K.I.D.S.” We saw him beginning to struggle with addiction and fame on “Macadelic.” We saw him look inside

By now, I believe we all know the name, Mac Miller.

Whether you’ve been a fan since “K.I.D.S.” or you fell in love with him because of “The Divine Feminine,” we all felt that deep pit in our hearts on Sept. 7, 2018. I remember exactly what I was doing, where I was and who I was with. I remember crying for an entire week after he passed because I thought I would “I remember crying for an never be able to hear a new piece entire week after (Miller) by him again. passed because I thought I I’m so glad I would never be able to hear was wrong.

On Friday, a new piece by him again.

Jan. 17, “Circles” was released, an I’m so glad I was wrong. album meant to c o m p l e m e n t -Annelise Pinjuv “Swimming.”

I was introduced to the amazing world of Mac Miller when I was in fifth himself on “Watching Movies grade. I was sick and stayed with the Sound Off.” We saw home from school to watch him have fun and let go on “Teen Nick” on the couch all “GO:OD AM.” We saw him day. A music video followed fall in love on “The Divine each episode, and Mac’s song Feminine.” Each album only “Party on Fifth Ave” was on got better. An article written repeat. It was quite possibly by Tayler Montague for Pitchthe catchiest and funkiest song Fork.com stated how Miller’s I had ever heard. I was “GO:OD AM” was his most hooked. After binging refined and well put-together “K.I.D.S.,” “Best Day Ever” project. But they said that and “Blue Slide Park,” I about every album. couldn’t wait for more.

Then came “Swimming.”

In no way did Mac disap- I love all of his music, but this point. After releasing his first album completely changed the album in 2010, he created game. The shift from rapping and helped others create im- about partying in his first few mense amounts of art in an albums to expressing intense eight-year period. Year after emotion in his last few albums year, he released new albums made his career so valuable. while his style and message He taught about change in the were ever-changing and most melodic way. The imcomplexifying. pression I received from Some people don’t under- “Swimming” was about letstand the power of good mu- ting go, and “Circles” is about sic. Some people don’t under- moving forward. However, stand how music shapes our his life was cut short and movday-to-day lives, our feelings ing forward was no longer an and our moments. In so many option. He will, however, reways, Mac Miller shaped my main in the hearts of his fans adolescence. And I’m not forever. alone in that. If you go to any of his songs on YouTube, alu See MILLER, page 8

Tierra Whack’s first work is a piece of art KAMRAN CHOUDHRY Music Critic @KamChoudhry This might be old news for some people, but this is Tierra Whack’s first album and it was released back on May 30, 2018. Regardless, this is a piece of art that everyone ought to experience. It is a concept album where each song in the album is no longer than a minute. There are 15 songs, so this makes the album shorter than some EPs that artists like to release. This is a part of the larger trend of music becoming shorter overall, whether that be shorter albums and shorter songs. This album takes that trend to the next level and explores what happens when you truncate a song down to the first minute.

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BIRTHDAY BASH GET DUSTED CELEBRATES FOUR YEARS OF INCLUSION GRETA CROSS Digital Editor @gretacrossphoto Confetti rained from above as “Bet On It” from “High School Musical 2” thundered through The Outland Ballroom. The audience boomed in an uproar of excitement as Springfield drag queen Crystal Methyd pranced onto the stage, resembling Zac Efron’s character from the movie, Troy Bolton.

Four years ago, the popular local drag queen Crystal Methyd was tired of the local gay bar scene, where she felt the audience wasn’t inclusive and didn’t understand “her drag.”

“It all started downstairs at the (Front of House Lounge) when Crystal would get her guy friends ready, who had never performed before, and throw them on stage,” drag queen Daegen Michelle said. “It was a rage, so fun, and expanded the minds of people we’d never imagined.”

Thus, Get Dusted was born. The monthly, all inclusive drag show welcomes anyone from a wide range of backgrounds.

“The mission of Get Dusted is to bring a sense of community to all types of people and to have fun while doing it,” drag queen Daya

Betty said. “It is really about just being able to let go and have fun with one another.”

Saturday night, Crystal Methyd and her queens took over the Outland Ballroom once again for Get Dusted’s Fourth Birthday Bash.

Doors to the sold-out event opened at 9 p.m. with DJ James River kicking off the show. Audience members were encouraged to indulge in cupcakes and Kool-Aid Jammers provided by Crystal Methyd before the drag show, which began at 11 p.m.

The show’s lineup included the main Get Dusted queens, Crystal Methyd, Daegen Michelle, Daya Betty and Lux, along with local queens Cyprus Stone, Cottage Cheese Hamburger, Yarn, Diana Ditch as well as Pearl Liaison from Season 7 of “RuPaul's Drag Race.”

Liaison, originally from Florida, competed in “RuPaul’s Drag Race” back in 2015 and finished joint runner-up.

One of Liaison’s performance specialties includes her alter-ego Roxanne, which she performed under on Saturday. Roxanne’s persona is loud and fun, despite the character being an older woman with a raspy, smoker’s voice.

Liaison is not the first “Drag Race” contestant Crystal Methyd has invited

to Get Dusted. In the past, season one contestant, Tammie Brown, and season eight contestant, Laila McQueen, have made appearances.

“When Get Dusted started it was mostly for fun, something to break up the norm,” Daegen Michelle said. “However, we've brought some amazing guests/acts and continue to do so. We're inspiring people to come out of their shells and just express who they are, even if it's one night a month.”

“I’m just really proud to be a part of this show,” Daya Betty said. “It’s not everyday a small Midwestern boy gets to feel so special amongst a large group of people, so its my mission to give that love back to the people that come and support. That is what drag is about for me, being able to spread love to as many people as I can.”

Although the night was one of remembrance for the drag show’s growth, it was also a night of celebration.

Last week it was announced Crystal Methyd will appear on season 12 of “Rupaul’s Drag Race.” The first episode will premiere on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. on VH1.

Next month’s Get Dusted has yet to be scheduled, but for updates about the show, follow @getdustedparty on Instagram and Facebook.

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(Top) Local drag queen Yarn reaches out into the audience during her performance.

(Middle) Crystal recently qualified to be on the show RuPaul’s Drag Race.

(Bottom) Get Dusted drag queen Lux performs to “Memory” from “CATS.”

Brick City’s resident ‘jack-of-all-trades’ repairs art equipment GRETA CROSS Digital Editor @gretacrossphoto A drawer for external flashes. A drawer for lens. A drawer for loose batteries.

Hunched over a desk of scattered paperwork, tinkering on an old 35mm camera with a magnifying head strap, Patrick Hill is in his element.

Hill’s love for repairing cameras began at the start of his college career at Missouri State. He recalled as a young student asking one of his professors if he could take a broken camera home to look over it.

“I took it home and brought it back the next day fixed and (my professor) said, ‘Would you like to look at an enlarger?’ And that’s how it started,” Hill said with a chuckle.

In the spring of 1990, Patrick Hill came to Missouri State pursuing a degree in chemistry. Thirty years later, he is now the Studio Shop Maintenance Specialist for the Department of Art and Design, only six credit hours away

from a Bachelors in Fine Arts with an emphasis in photography.

“I’ve taken a lot of classes here. I’ve taken all of the photography classes, almost all of the ceramics classes, most of the metal-working classes,” Hill said. “Someday it will all congeal together.”

Not only does Hill simply enjoy taking the classes, but he is able to learn about equipment he may work on at a later time.

“We’ve got the new 3-D printers and laser cutter, so I took that class just so I know how to fix them,” Hill said.

Hill’s passion for mending and fixing began at a young age. At ten years old, Hill began working alongside his father in his mechanical shop after school.

Before coming to MSU, Hill served eight years in the Navy Reserves as a Seabee in the Construction Battalion, along with working in various machine shops, garages and foundries.

Soon after fixing that first camera, Hill would be hired as a part-time student worker in

“I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.”

-Patrick Hill the photography department, before being promoted to a full-time staff member in 2007.

Along with being the studio shop maintenance specialist, Hill also manages the department’s art shop.

In addition to providing a range of various art supplies, the art shop offers camera gear for students to check-out, all maintained by Hill.

“I just love when I get a camera that has a problem and you get it all apart and go through it and when you put it all together it works,” Hill said.

“That’s just one of the greatest feelings.”

Caring for the camera gear itself isn’t the only reason Hill enjoys the job so much, though.

“I love the student interac-

tion,” Hill said.

Hill said he always had an interest in working with students in academics but wasn’t sure what direction he wanted to go in.

After a long day of running around the art and design department, restoring film cameras, ceramic kilns and metal-working equipment, Hill goes home and continues to putter away.

For two years, Hill served as the president of Springfield’s Leather Guild, where he helped plan speakers and demonstrations for the guild’s monthly meetings.

Missouri State Lead Campus Safety Specialist and close friend Larry Claude said Hill has also been involved in Missouri’s largest motorcycle rights organization, Freedom of the Road Riders, and martial arts.

“I first met Patrick when he was a beginning student at Aaction Kenpo Karate,” Claude said.

“Then we kept running into each other. Finally, one day we decided to hang out. This was somewhere around the

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Patrick Hill sits in his office in Brick City. Hill is the Art and Design department's studio maintenance specialist. turn of the century, literally.”

According to Hill, the two have been friends for about 29 years. After Claude retired from work as a prison guard, Hill helped him get his security guard job at MSU. “Patrick is a surprisingly sensitive person,” Claude said.

“He often wears his heart on his sleeve. He can’t tolerate

unfair situations and will speak up. He tries hard to leave things in better shape than he found them.”

Hill claimed he is still learning about his passions and is unsure of what the future holds.

“I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up,” Hill said with a smile.

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The Red Racks Thrift Store on Kansas Expressway has relocated to a new, larger building on Battlefield Road.

The Battlefield store hosted its grand opening the morning of Friday, Jan. 24.

The main purpose for the store’s relocation was to provide a better donation experience, said Chandra Regan, the Red Racks Thrift Store business manager for the new store.

“We rely so much on donations from the community and we realized that (the old store) was not a convenient location for people to drop off donations,” Regan said.

According to Regan, the donation center at the Kansas Expressway location was similar to a loading dock, whereas the new store provides a drive-up service. When a car pulls up to the donation doors, a bell will ring inside, letting workers know a donor needs assistance.

Along with the new steamline donation process, the new store is larger in size and easily accessible from the road.

“At the other location you had to make a U-turn to get in if you were headed north on Kansas (Expressway),” Regan said. “Overall, this is just such a better location.”

Construction for the store began in August 2019 and the freshly finished building was handed off to management in late November, Regan said.

The new store was accepting donations for three weeks leading up to its opening.

“It’s been a lot of teamwork from all of the stores in Springfield and in Kansas City to

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Millions of Americans served in World War I. Over 150,000 of them were Missourians.

“Over There: Missouri and the Great War” is a statewide collaborative project that documents Missouri’s role in World War I. Right now the travelling exhibit resides in Meyer Library.

“What happened in World War I impacts your life,” said Craig Amason, special projects coordinator for Meyer Library. “You might not realize it, but by the time you finish reading all these panels you should know.”

Amason has worked for Meyer Library since June 2019 and pushed for the library to host the exhibit.

“It tells a very compelling story and it’s also pretty relevant for us living in Missouri,” Amason said. “Plus, we’re at about 100 years after World War I.” Missouri played a significant part in America’s involvement in WWI. From the time the U.S. entered the war in 1917 to its end in 1918, Missouri had more than 11,000 casualties in World War I along with five Medal of Honor recipients.

General John Pershing from Laclede County led the American Expeditionary Force.

The exhibit is a series of panels showing photos and explaining various roles Missouri played in the war, from the soldiers themselves to the massive export of horses and mules for the war effort.

“It’s interesting to see contributions we don’t normally think about,” Amason said.

Amason said with the tumultuous times MSU students live in, war and the potential

for war are likely prevalent on students’ minds. He sees the exhibit as a way to look back and see the impacts war has made on Missouri.

“I just think it puts things in perspective,” Amason said.

In addition to hosting the exhibit, Meyer Library Special Collections and University Archives has also put up a display outside the room with some of their own artifacts for students to peruse.

The items range from photos of the Student Army Training Corps, Missouri State’s ROTC predecessor, to military insignia and artifacts.

Tracie Gieselman-Holthaus, archivist at Special Collections and University Archives, says their artifacts rely mostly on receiving donations. Most of the military insignia is part of their Morgan Collection, a massive collection of artifacts donated by Missouri State alumni Pete Morgan and his wife Sarah.

Gieselman-Holthaus said their main goal is to preserve and share history, and find value in sharing history that goes beyond what makes it into textbooks.

“You’re going to find out little details that really make history significant to you,” Gieselman-Holthaus said.

Amason said getting “Over There: Missouri and the Great War” displayed in the library along with the display cases outside came about through coordination with special collections.

“I couldn’t do this without them,” Amason said. “They could do it without me, but I couldn’t do it without them.”

The exhibit is scheduled to be on display in the library in room 107 until February 27.

“I encourage students to come by and look at the exhibit,” Amason said. “If you do nothing more than just browse through the panels, just take a look at it.”

(Top) Racks of women’s clothing make up the majority of apparel at the new Red Racks thrift store on Battlefield Road.

(Middle) The Vintage Shop displays hand-picked secondhand clothing.

(Bottom) Clothing hangs behind the new counters of Red Racks on Battlefield. make it look what it looks like,” said Red Racks Thrift Stores Corporate Marketing Director Rachel Helling.

Employees from various Springfield and Kansas City stores, along with members of the Red Racks Thrift Store corporate team helped prepare over the last few days for the grand opening.

The grand opening ceremony began at 9 a.m. with a presentation of the American flag.

“It’s important for us because we are owned and operated by Disabled American Veterans, so we’ll have the Honor Guard here and they’ll be presenting the flag,” Regan

said.

“I really hope people come by and see it because it’s looking so cool. We’ve put a lot of work into it and it just has a different feel,” Helling said.

“We are really trying to take thrifting to the next level in how we present it to people and what product we offer.

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Junior Brice Calip drives toward the lane against Santa Clara on Nov. 22, 2019. The Lady Bears have only lost one game since losing to then-No. 17 Gonzaga on Dec. 20. They lost by two at Southern Illinois on Jan. 17.

Lady Bears bounced back for two travel wins

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Southern Illinois knocked off Missouri State during its previous road-trip, but the Lady Bears didn’t let that happen for a second time.

The No. 24 Lady Bears outscored Evansville by 20 points over the final 17 minutes Sunday afternoon for a 81-55 win, completing a sweep through their Indiana trip.

Missouri State, which is 16-3 overall and 6-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference, will return to JQH Arena to host Bradley on Friday evening. The Braves are the last remaining undefeated team in the MVC. The Lady Bears trailed 10-8 midway through the first quarter before clamping down defensively to hold Evansville without a field goal for nearly eight minutes and build a 23-11 lead with 6:59 until halftime.

The Purple Aces closed the gap to 39-33 early in the third quarter. Senior Alexa Willard’s

The Missouri State Lady Bears and head coach Amaka “Mox” Agugua-Hamilton have been open about team goals this season.

One of the big goals heading into the year was getting off to a fast start in nonconference play.

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The Lady Bears went 10-2 in nonconference play with their only losses coming against No. 6 Oregon and No. 16 Gonzaga.

Another team goal is to go undefeated at JQH Arena this season.

Mission accomplished so far.

Missouri State is off to a perfect 8-0 start at home.

Perhaps the loftiest goal the Lady Bears have is to host an NCAA Tournament game at JQH Arena and their resume suggests they have a strong chance of making that happen.

Missouri State has the No. 2 position in the ratings percentage index, which remains a key factor in determining seedings in the NCAA Tournament field.

“Rankings are a welcome and a good thing, but the RPI is bigger,” Mox said recently. “That’s what NCAA looks at

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It should be noted that there’s a To be in a situation where we could chance Missouri State wouldn’t be possibly host for the first time ever able to host because the MSHSAA would be amazing. We have to continue state basketball tournament runs on to do what we’re doing and not slip-up.” the same day at JQH on March 21.

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H o w e v e r, To host an Missouri State NCAA Tournament game in Spring- still has a lot of its schedule remaining field during March Madness, the Lady before then and the Missouri Valley Bears must at least get a No. 4 seed. Conference has proven to be one of “If we could bring the first and the toughests conferences in the nation second round of the NCAA Tourna- this season. The conference is rated ment to Springfield at JQH, that No. 7 by RPI. would be amazing,” Mox said. “I The Lady Bears have yet to play think our fans would show out. I Bradley, which has sole possession of think our players would be putting first place in conference play. The themselves in a position to make Braves are 14-2 overall and 5-0 in the another run in postseason.

MVC with the No. 72 RPI. Missouri “That would be the ultimate goal.” State also will have to play at Drake

on Feb. 9, a team that was picked to win the MVC preseason.

Friday’s loss to SIU proved the Lady Bears would not be invincible in conference play, and Mox’s postgame comments reflected that.

“Obviously, it is very disappointing,” Mox said in her postgame radio interview. “Everyone is upset. No one wants to lose. We have a chance to do amazing things and make history. To drop a game like this is not what we needed, but the lesson we need to learn and we had to learn it through a loss, we have to mature.

“We have to gain some maturity and growth in the areas of competing no matter what the front of the jersey says. That has been a problem for us this year. It’s hard to learn those lessons when you keep winning.”

With the loss, AP voters showed no mercy to Missouri State. They fell out of the AP Top 25 on Jan. 20 and have the 26th most votes.

The Lady Bears fell five spots to No. 22 in the USA Today Women’s Coaches Poll on Jan 21.

Mox said Missouri State “skated by” with close wins over Santa Clara, Loyola and Valparaiso. The team’s biggest problem is they don’t play their “best game if it’s not a big game,”

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Women’s tennis tallies Ice Bears trying to one victory in Omaha battle out of slump TJ SCOTT Sports Reporter @iamtjs_ The Missouri State women’s tennis team went 1-1 over the weekend in their matches against North Dakota and Creighton, beating UND 4-3 and falling 5-2 to Creighton.

MSU took control early against North Dakotoa, collecting four of the first five points. UND collected two points near the end, but the match was already in-hand for the Bears.

Senior Alye Darter and junior Ellie Burger notched a 6-4 doubles score in the first spot. UND made it a close match by picking up the 6-3 win in the third match, but sophomore Anna Alons and freshman Alyson Piskulic finished off the Fighting Hawks with a 6-4 decision in the second match.

The singles started off similarly for the Bears. Darter and Alons picked up wins in the first and second matches, respectively.

Yet again, UND closed the gap, picking up a 6-4, 6-4 victory in the third contest. The rally was shortlived as Burger stopped the Fighting Hawks’ momentum with a 7-6, 6-2 win in the fourth match.

The same success did not transfer into the matchup against Creighton.

MSU dropped the opening doubles sets against the Bluejays by scores of 6-3 and 6-4.

The Bears needed wins in the

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Sophomore Anna Alons keeps the ball in play during a match at Cooper Tennis Complex in April 2019. singles to keep the match close, but those wins went to Creighton’s expanding lead.

Piskulic posted a 6-3, 6-4 win in the sixth match to prevent the Bears from getting swept. She and Burger were the only Bears to collect wins against the Bluejays.

MSU’s next match will be in Columbia, Missouri, facing off against in-state opponent Mizzou on Friday, Jan. 31.

It has been two months since the No. 36 Ice Bears last skated off the ice having won a game — a 5-4 shootout win over Central Oklahoma.

In the seven games after that, the team began what head coach Jeremy Law called a bad slump. The team has been outscored 42-10 in that stretch.

“We need to put this behind us,” Law. “We have to work harder — it’s the only thing you can control.”

Control over the other parts of the game has been hard to come by for the Ice Bears. In a 4-3 loss to No. 9 Arizona on Friday, Jan. 17, the team hit the goalposts six times and had two goals waived off after the puck had crossed the goal line because the officials lost sight of the puck.

In a rematch with Arizona the next night, the Ice Bears started the game with a man in the penalty box for delay of game. In warmups, junior goaltender Bailey Stephens and an Arizona player got into a contest of who could stay out on the ice longer — something Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin and New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban have done often in recent NHL seasons. Stephens was the only one penalized.

“Things like that happen sometimes,” Ice Bears captain Chris Brown said of calls not going their way. “You have to fight through it.”

Law said the team has the ability to win, but he needs to find a way to get them to do it.

One of the team’s best wins of the season was in late Sept. 2019 at then-No. 2 Iowa State, a 2-0 victory.

The only other teams to shutout the Cyclones have been No. 4 Lindenwood, No. 12 Illinois and No. 17 Central Oklahoma.

Law said the level of play the Ice Bears reached that night in September has been replicated a few times during this season but nowhere near as often as he would like.

Law said he plans to increase the intensity of practices in the next few weeks to push the team into winning.

“We don’t hit as hard as we should at practice — we’re all teammates and buddies and no one wants to bang bodies, but you play how you practice,” Law said. “We’re going to change that this week.”

This is a new experience for Law — he has never coached a team that finished under .500 in his 16 years as a coach. The Ice Bears currently sit at 8-14-1-1 with 14 games left..

“I’ll take more blame than anyone for this,” Law said of the season. “I’m not blaming this on the players. As a coach, you’re constantly trying to get better and develop and learn. This is something I really need to figure out.”

The players said they still believe the team can win.

“There’s still positives in our game, and there’s still fight,” Brown said. “It’s a matter of getting on top

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Freshman Garrett Wojcicki passes the puck.

instead of having to try to claw back all the time. Doing that is going to take a full 60 minutes. We haven’t done that in a long time.

“It seems to be little mistakes here and there where we lose our momentum and can’t gain it back. It’s going to take all of us doing that in order to climb out of it.”

As for a spot in the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s national tournament in March — which only takes teams that won their league or are in the top 18 — both Law and Brown said it is possible to make the tournament if the team wins out.

Brown said he does not think about the rankings too much. The ACHA uses a computer system similar to what the NCAA used during the BCS football-era, so there is not a ranking committee to appeal to.

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Men’s swim and dive team places last at Notre Dame

CLAIRE NIEBRUGGE Senior Sports Reporter @claireniebrugge

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The Missouri State men’s basketball team resorted to its beginning-of-the-season habits.

The Bears are now 2-4 in one-possession games.

Missouri State trailed Drake by 13 points with 11 minutes to go in Sunday’s game. The Bears’ comeback attempt came up short once again in a 71-69 loss to the Bulldogs.

Drake held a 37-25 at halftime, holding the Bears to 2-for-13 from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes of regulation. The Bulldogs extended that lead into the first minutes of the second half until Missouri State’s defense caught a second wind.

The Bears held the Bulldogs to no field goals for over seven minutes to chip away at the lead, going on a 9-2 run to make it a two-possession game with just under five minutes to play.

Despite outscoring Drake 44-34 in the second period, time expired before Missouri State could complete its comeback.

Junior Gaige Prim came up big for the Bears, posting season highs in scoring (23) and rebounding (13).

Senior Keandre Cook continued to show up for Missouri State, racking up a double-double of his own, 12 points and 13 rebounds.

The Bears began their week with a home win against Valparaiso on Wednesday. That game looked a little different than Sunday’s action.

Missouri State steamrolled over the Crusaders in the first period, storming out to a 20-point lead at halftime and holding Valparaiso to just

The Missouri State men’s swimming and diving team concluded its regular season at Notre Dame.

The Bears totaled 450 points over the twoday meet, netting them a fourth-place finish out of four teams.

The meet included three sessions: two on Friday and one on Saturday. The Bears got off to a great start in the first session.

Sophomore Pawel Krawczyk was the standout swimmer in the Friday portion of the invitational, collecting top-five finishes in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle.

Krawczyk placed fourth in the 500 free with a time of 4:23.06 and fifth in the 200 free with a time of 1:37.78. His fourth-place finish in the 500 free was the highest individual finish of the day for the Bears.

The Bears continued their strong start in the B heat with two more top-10 finishes.

Senior Antonio Thomas continued his stellar season, recording the top time (4:27.36) in the 500 Individual Medley. Freshman Tyler Lewis finished ninth in the 400 IM. MSU fell just short of top-10 finishes on the 1-meter diving boards. Junior Michael Claunch finished in 11th, followed by sophomore John David Spence, who placed 12th.

Krawczyk continued his impressive performance on Saturday, finishing third in the 1,650 free and seventh in the 200 butterfly. Thomas followed close behind in the 1,650, finishing fifth.

Altogether, Krawczyk amassed four top-10 finishes and three top-five finishes. He also collected MSU’s highest finish on both days of the invitational, along with the highest overall placing for the team.

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Junior Gaige Prim grabs a pass and looks for a chance to score against Valparaiso on Jan. 23 at JQH Arena. six made field goals. Missouri State capped off the 67-60 win shooting 36.8% from the field and 78.3% from the line.

The Bears brought back a familiar motto from last year to Wednesday’s contest, “Defend no matter what,” but that didn’t seem to be the case on Sunday afternoon.

Ford said after beating Valparaiso the Bears still have work to do on defense. The Bears

held off Valparaiso in the first half but were outscored 44-31 in the second. Their 20-point cushion at intermission secured the win for the Bears.

Missouri State is 10-11 overall and 4-4 in conference action. They continue their Iowa road series at Northern Iowa on Wednesday.

The Panthers defeated the Bears earlier this month 80-57.

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The cheer squad will host a stunting clinic on Feb. 9 at Hammons Student Center.

The Sugar Bears recorded a sixth-place finish in the Division I game day category for the second consecutive year and earned eighth in jazz, extending their top-10 streak to 13 years.

The dance team did not advance to the finals in pom.

Missouri State’s spirit squads returned to the court on Thursday, Jan. 23, for the men’s basketball game against Valparaiso.

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The Missouri State cheerleading squad placed second in the nation in the Division I category, and it’s their highest finish in program history.

The cheerleading and dance spirit squads represented maroon and white at the 37th annual 2020 UCA & UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships in Orlando, Florida, on Jan. 17-19.

“Well, I cried a lot,” head coach Nikki Love-Adkins said. “It was never about a trophy or making Missouri State history. It’s always been about being a cohesive unit and a strong family. To see them go out there and do it for each other, that more than anything made my heart burst into a million pieces.”

The Bears earned a score of 88.60 on a 100-point scale with zero deductions, placing behind the five-time reigning national champion, Morehead State.

Missouri State was able to pull off third place at last year’s competition, and the previous Love-Adkins said the team had two stunts to advance to the finals, beating out Tennessee highest ranking was bronze from 2009-2012. fall during the semi-final performance, racking Tech and Wichita State.

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Imagine you teach at a high school and are wondering why your school’s annual budget changed in a direction you weren’t expecting, or that you work in construction and don’t know how the government determines where to award contracts for building new roads. It all comes from data that will be retrieved this year.

The full operational time span of the census takes place from March 2018 until March 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. March and April 2020 are the critical months for data collection.

Census.gov states that between March 12 and 20, households will receive official mail giving directions for completing the survey online, by phone or by mail.

From March 30 to April 1, census takers will account for people currently experiencing homelessness by doing counts at shelters, soup kitchens, mobile food vans and other points of congregational locations.

April 1 marks Census Day, as established by the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the official reference point for who is where and when. In other words, you aren’t describing who is in your household usually, just who is in

your household on that specific day. This helps to avoid redundancies and simplify the census for those who have multiple residences or are temporary inhabitants.

An operational timeline from 2020census.gov details that during the rest of April census takers will visit those who live in group living arrangements, such as colleges, prisons, military barracks and naval ships. Quality assurance interviews will also take place during this month.

The summer will continue with follow-up visits to non-responding homes from May through July.

A sample of the 2020 census can be found on census. gov. It consists of nine questions pertaining to the number of residents in each household, their race, sex, age and the type of residence structure. The survey takes only two initial pages with one additional page for each additional member in a household. Every survey is offered in English and Spanish.

The survey questions have been a subject of controversy over the past two years regarding whether a question should be included stating the citizenship status of a taker.

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Jan. 6, specifically cites Iran as a potential threat to the U.S. and details the possible physical or online dangers organizations might face and a few ways they might protect themselves or mitigate any damages in the case of an attack.

For individuals who wish to protect themselves, the press release offered a number of cyber hygiene tips to keep them

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One basic tip is to avoid opening attachments on emails from unknown or unrecognized accounts.

The Office of Emergency Management also recommends citizens backup data on their devices and use a firewall along with regular device security scans to minimize potential threats.

and important census, in this case for 2020,” President Trump tweeted in June 2019.

The question was ultimately excluded with the Supreme Court stating that while it would be legal to add the question, the justification was insufficient to make a change in such a long-standing practice. The full ruling can be found under the case “Department of Commerce et al. v. New York et al.” and can be retrieved from supremecourt.gov. Critics believed the question would discourage illegal immigrants from taking the survey, resulting in inaccurate population counts.

The taking of the census is mandated in the Constitution in section 2 of the 14th amendment and has been done for the past 24 decades — since 1790. At that time the population counted was 3,929,214, which is less than 2% of what it is today.

This year the recording of the census will cost taxpayers $15.6 billion, according to a budget report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. This includes the hiring of over 500,000 employees across the nation.

Regarding the mission of the census bureau, census. gov states, “The U.S. Census Bureau makes a concerted effort to count everyone regardless of where they live, they count everyone once and they count them in the right place” a representative from the U.S. Census Bureau said regarding the mission of the organization.

Individuals are also encouraged to be aware and careful of what they share on social media and to ensure that websites, such as shopping sites, asking for sensitive information are secure.

Senior Editor of Security Technology at ASIS International Megan Gates offered a few tips for college students in particular, emphasizing the importance of passwords.

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3-pointer capped a 7-0 response, and junior Elle Ruffridge scored eight points in 70 seconds to make it 56-37 with 1:40 on the clock.

Missouri State led by at least 16 points the remainder of the game, closing on a 10-0 run for its largest lead at the final margin.

After coming out of the game early due to a hip injury on Friday night, sophomore Jasmine Franklin returned to the court on Sunday and scored a team-high 17 points

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Junior Brice Calip added 15 points, five boards, four assists and three steals. Willard finished with 13 points to pass Karen Rapier for 16th on the Lady Bears all-time scoring list.

Missouri State shot 46% from the field overall, 4-of-15 from 3-point range and 17-of21 at the foul line.

After playing Bradley, the Lady Bears will welcome Illinois State to town on Sunday.

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not be more thankful to Miller’s family for deciding that the best choice was to release the album. For me, it is the perfect closing to his perfect career.

Each song explores an aspect of Whack’s life thus explaining the title “Whack World.” The themes that are briefly explored are her success, multiple run-ins with love, the death of a friend, the corrupting force of money, her relationship with her father and many others. If you are looking for an indepth exploration of any of these themes, then this album is not for you.

“Whack World” seems to be a perfect encapsulation of how music operates in the streaming era. With access to more music than ever, listening to everything is conceivably possible. But as we all know, no one has the time for that. Most people that I know will only listen to a few songs to determine if the album is worth listening to, and even then, most people will probably will not ever explore the rest of the artist’s discography. This is a shame but I engage in it too. Whack sees this phenomenon and takes it to its logical conclusion. It is quick, fun and easy to digest much like many of the most popular songs of this time period.

Regardless, this album is a must-listen. If you have the extra time, the music video that accompanies this song is just as artistic as the music and is simply a treat to experience.

ally important to create unique passwords for each of those.

Do not reuse your passwords.

Try not to share your passwords with anyone.”

She also said individual devices should be password protected. Such protections can serve to make things more difficult for anyone trying to reach an individual’s private information.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology and Cybersecurity Xiang Guo offered his own advice, particularly emphasizing the importance of strong,

unique and varied passwords between accounts.

Along with using a variety of passwords, Guo recommended using multiple email accounts for different things.

A student puts themselves in unnecessary risk by using their school email for everything, so a personal email and another for entertainment, shopping or similar purposes would make things safer.

Guo said basic awareness is crucial. There are plenty of threats online, so the internet shouldn’t be viewed as a paradise.

“You know when you go to school there are certain routes you should go and then at night there are those you shouldn’t touch,” Guo said.

“On the internet that’s the same deal. There are certain places you shouldn’t go, certain links you should not click.”

Guo said most cyberattacks tend to be targeted towards businesses or organizations rather than individuals. However, students should still try to practice good cyber hygiene, as making themselves vulnerable could make them a target.

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Mox said.

The first-year coach said she isn’t demeaning any of those teams, but it all comes down to respecting every opponent.

“Coming into the (SIU) game, I thought we made strides in that area,” Mox said.

“It seemed like we were ready

and had energy. I think they thought the players weren’t as good as they were. We got punched, and we laid down.

“We had competitiveness at times, but I don’t appreciate how we are not respecting every team we are playing. We have to fix that problem, and we will.”

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