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Obediah Church, Bears part ways AMANDA SULLIVAN Sports Editor @mandasullivan14

Senior Obediah Church will not be returning to the Missouri State men's basketball team, head coach Dana Ford announced Monday, Jan. 28.

Church last played on Dec. 18 against Arkansas State.

“After several attempts to meet and talk, we still have some differences of opinion,” Ford said in a statement. “We’re at the point where we need to move forward, and we certainly wish him the best.”

Church played in 11 games this season before leaving the team. In his final game at Arkansas State, Church only played eight minutes, scoring two points and snagging one rebound.

Before that game, however, Church was averaging 28.2 minutes and 6.8 points through 10 games.

While Church wasn’t on the bench following the Dec. 18 game, he was seen in Section K of JQH Arena on Dec. 30 watching the Bears defeat William Woods 110-56. There is often a “flex cam” during the Bears’ games, and Church was shown on the arena’s video display in the stands. Earlier in the game, a fan yelled from the stands, “Where’s Obediah?”

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Mary Jo Wynn, first director of women’s athletics at MSU, dies at 87 AMANDA SULLIVAN Sports Editor @mandasullivan14

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A bartender pours a beer from the tap at the Lost Signal Brewing Company. The menu above her rotates new beers in periodically, but the government shutdown put this to a temporary stop.

Trouble Brewing Springfield has seven breweries — here’s how one was affected by the government shutdown SINJIN SANDERS Staff Reporter @SandersSinjin

When the federal government shutdown began on Dec. 22, there were a great deal of effects that people were keeping an eye on. One of these effects was on the brewery industry.

This is particularly of interest in Springfield as there are seven breweries in the city. During the government shutdown, these breweries were unable to get approval from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to release new beers, which worried brewery owners.

Tyler Hoke, the owner of Lost Signal Brewing Company, is one of the owners who was worried about the shutdown.

“I built my business model around a rotating menu, and I cannot release new beers without approval from the federal government,” Hoke said.

Without the ability to release new beers, Hoke explained, he had to rotate old labels into his menu.

“I would have to buy new supplies to rotate old labels into

the menu,” Hoke said.

This would mean more expenses. In addition, should any of the old labels have any change to alcohol content, that would mean Hoke would have to get the label reapproved and re-registered with the state of Missouri.

Lost Signal’s menu has three mainstay labels, but the rotating menu is still a key part of its business plan.

Prior to the shutdown, Hoke sent two new labels into the TTB. Hoke thinks at least one of the labels will be approved for sale. But this is not the end for this label, as it still needs to be registered with the state of Missouri.

Hoke is unsure whether his second label will be approved.

“I’m worried that if the government shuts down again, I won’t be able to release new labels that have been planned for release,” Hoke said.

On Friday, Jan. 25, President Donald Trump announced the government shutdown, which began on Dec. 22, 2018, would be ending temporarily. It is unclear how long it may take for agencies like the TTB to restart operations.

As of Monday morning, the TTB director of public affairs, Tom Hogue, could not be reached for comment.

Mary Jo Wynn, the first director of women’s athletics at Missouri State, died Tuesday, Jan. 21 Missouri State announced. She was 87.

Wynn graduated from Missouri State in 1953. She was named director of women’s athletics in 1975. From coaching the volleyball and tennis programs in 1958, she saw nine additional women’s programs added to Missouri State.

In 1992, the men’s and women’s athletic departments merged, and Wynn was named senior associate director of athletics and senior woman administrator. She held those titles until she retired in 1998.

Teams under her tenure were successful in NCAA Division I play with seven appearances in basketball, four in softball and three in volleyball.

Wynn contributed to the formation of the Gateway Conference in 1982 before the women’s programs in that conference were absorbed by the Missouri Valley Conference in 1992.

Wynn organized the MSU Women's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. She was enshrined in 1999. She was also named the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Administrator of the Year in 1996. She earned the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Associate of Girl’s and Women’s Athletic Administration in 1999, the first Bee Payne Stewart Award by the Women’s Intersport Network in 2007 and the NACWAA Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 — an award given to an administrator who dedicated their career to advancing women in athletics.

Wynn received multiple local awards including the Missouri State University Outstanding Alumni Award in 1995 and the John Sanders Spirit of the Valley Award in 2009.

She was inducted into the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1996, the Missouri State University Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 2017. She was named a Missouri Sports legend by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

The Dr. Mary JoWynn Senior Female Scholar-Athlete Award was named in her honor in 1998 and well as the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Academic Achievement Center, located in Forsythe Athletic Center, in 2015.

The Missouri State volleyball team started the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational in 1998 in her honor.

A celebration of life will be held at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Schweitzer United Methodist Church.

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Meyer Library technology ASPIREs for greatness AFTON HARPER Staff Reporter @affie888 Duane G. Meyer Library has a variety of technology that students can take advantage of, including both virtual and augmented reality, and editing and coding software.

Students are also able to check out technology such as laptops, tablets and HDMI cables in the library.

But some may not be aware of the advanced equipment and software that is available to them.

In room 302 of Meyer Library is Achievement Studio: Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education. ASPIRE is a workspace

for students to work on projects as a group across disciplines.

ASPIRE currently offers a variety of software and equipment, including VR and AR. VR, or virtual reality, is when a user is brought into a completely new reality or universe different than our own through immersive technology like glasses or headsets.

AR, or augmented reality, is technology that a user utilizes to add intangible elements into the real world.

“The AR sandbox is useful for geography students,” said information technology coordinator Brooks Travis. “You can manipulate the sand, and the map that is being projected on it will adapt in real time.”

Meyer Library also has a 3D printer that students are able to utilize for 10 cents per gram and $1 per job.

Travis said the library will also be receiving a Glowforge 3D laser printer for students to use.

Meyer Library will also be acquiring 20 new iPad Pros for students to check out and use.

These iPads will have Apple’s Learn-to-Code and Learn-to-Create curriculum on them.

The ASPIRE workspace is not open to just any students, though. Students must go through an orientation process through the library.

File photo by MEGAN BURKE/THE STANDARD The orientation mainly consists of students introducing themselves to a library staff member Sue Reichling, a library printing and justifying their need for the equipment. service supervisor in the music and “We are imagining a multi-level approach,”

media department at the Meyer Library, works with the 3D printer.

ASPIRE offers the following equipment and software: • Alienware Area 51 workstation running the Unity development platform for VR and AR. Students can create AR & VR apps through this software.

• Another Alienware workstation with an HTC Vive VR headset • Z-Space 3D learning system • iMac Pro with Apple’s Pro Apps for Education Bundle, which includes Final Cut Pro, Logic, Compressor and Motion, Adobe Creative Cloud and Apple’s XCode developer tools for authoring 3D and 360° immersive video content and AR/VR apps for iPhone and iPad. • Two 27” 5K iMacs with the same compliment of software as the iMac Pro • Two 21.5” 4K iMacs with XCode. XCode is a software that students can use to code.

• Nine, currently for use in ASPIRE only, 2018 9.7” iPads, along with five Apple Pencils and nine Logitech Crayons • AR Sandbox

Travis said. “We are going to have some introductory coding workshops using the curriculum on the iPads … students will sort of work their way up here as they get further into the programs.”

On the second floor of Meyer Library, there is also a music and media section where students have access to Google Cardboard VR headsets, DVD and Blu-ray players and a turntable that is capable of turning records into MP3s.

Students can also bring in scratched CDs and DVDs and get them resurfaced for $1.

In the near future, ASPIRE will be relocating to room 003 to better accommodate its technology, Travis said.

Springfield Discovery Center receives aid for opioid, STEM education programs ANDREW UNVERFERTH Staff Reporter @unverferthandr1 The Discovery Center of Springfield hosted Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday, Jan. 18, to help announce that it had received substantial government aid for their education programs.

Parson was introduced by Rob Blevins, the executive director of the Discovery Center, alongside House Speaker Elijah Haahr, House Minority Floor Leader Crystal Quade, Director of Health for Springfield-Greene County Health Department Clay Goddard and several other state and local officials and prominent figures.

The main purpose of the press conference was to announce that the Discovery Center had been approved for the Neighborhood Assistance Program.

This program, according to an email from Maggie Kost of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, “helps not-for-profit organizations raise private-sector funds by providing partial tax credits to businesses that make contributions for approved community improvement projects.”

According to an email from Jennifer Collins, marketing and advancement director for the Discovery Center, the nearly $474,000 in 50 percent tax credits allows donors to receive 50 percent of their donation back through state tax credits, along with the 15 percent in tax deductions many will already receive from their donations.

The center hopes these incentives will promote donations for their STEM and Opioid Education for All program, which is expected to reach 10,500 individuals in Greene County, particularly those in currently underserved areas, over three years.

Along with a new exhibit about the science of opioids, this program will allow the Discovery Center to send its programs, educators and hands-on materials to classrooms, preschools and senior centers throughout the county, providing education on both STEM subjects and the dangers and science of opioids.

The new plans for opioid education have come as a response to the rising opioid crisis in the area. According to Jackie Douglas, education director for the Discovery Center, the programs, which are tailored for each age group the program serves, should spread a greater awareness of the effect of prescription drugs on the body.

During the Discovery Center’s press conference, Parson and his fellow guest speakers expressed their support of the program.

“The way to address challenges and to develop lasting solutions to big problems is really through collaboration,” Goddard said. “Through multi-sectoral approaches where you bring in community partners to help you deal with these issues and then to reach across jurisdictional and organization lines, so we're here today to recognize a great example of our community coming together to tackle a very tough issue.”

Representatives Quade and Haahr, both Springfield natives and Discovery Center members, praised the role the center plays in the Greene County community, describing how important it is that the children of the area be exposed to STEM education.

Parson, the final guest speaker, also commented on the importance of the center for people of all ages in the community.

“I do believe what the Discovery Center offers to a lot of young adults, young children and adults alike … it really, to me, sets the stage for the future of Missouri what they do here,” Parson said.

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Politics over policy New immigration plan could be presidential turning point NATHAN BUNCH Columnist @NathanrBunch

“a somewhat or significant source of stress.” This same study also stated that during the school year, teenagers reported their stress levels to be much higher than what they thought was healthy. This could have a snowball effect that could lead to more students too scared to make mistakes anymore. That is a slippery slope because a lot of times, it is much harder to get back up than it is to fall down.

The ability to learn from our mistakes is something that all of us must learn at one point in our lives, and it is a useful skill that aids in surviving in this world.

If kids are more afraid to make mistakes, it can be detrimental to their overall health and well-being. They will never want to take risks and try new things, and they will never feel confident in themselves because they will be afraid to make mistakes.

It should be important to all of us who want to go into the teaching profession to understand that kids these days are

In a move that surprised even his biggest supporters, President Donald Trump announced a series of concessions in return for his wall on the southern border of the United States.

These included items such as extending protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and beefing up other immigration services including more than half a billion dollars to the immigration court system, an item that has been called upon by the left since Trump took office, according to the White House website. This is an unprecedented move by a president that has long been stuck in his ways. This comes from mounting pressure from even his base to end the shutdown as soon as possible.

This initiative is the costliest to date put forward by the Trump administration, at $8.65 billion, with the wall being 5.7 billion of that, or 66 percent. There has also been some ambiguity on the lack of information on the official fact sheet including many aspects like roll out dates and where the budget would be coming from.

This is in stark contrast to the president’s budget stance that there needs to be a decrease in national spending.

Personally, I see the concessions that are being made to be a major step in the right direction with the split in power in Congress. Trump is going to have to face his opposition head-on in the house and work with them more than he had to his first two years. This, if the president plays his cards correctly, could be a key point to his 2020 re-election campaign, touting his efforts to reach across the aisle, while still upholding his base and the key promises that he made.

But it hasn’t all been roses for the president. His measure — and the democratic counter measure — was voted down by the Senate, falling just short of the 60 total votes needed to pass and reopen the government.

This blow could be a catalyst for the president’s plan of calling it a national emergency and bypassing congressional approval by using military funds for the building of the wall.

This stalemate is the perfect example of politics getting in the way of policy. The left, under any other circumstances other than Trump would be more than happy to secure the border and build either a wall or extend the already-built steel slat barrier, but since the president wants it and it could aid in his reelection, they do not want to help.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, stated in a message to the Senate that in 2013, every Democrat in the Senate voted ‘yes’ on a measure that created over 300 miles of border wall, which is about 100 miles less than what

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Why standardized testing is a self-esteem killer JORDAN PHILLIPS Columnist @jrdnphillips As kids, we grew up in the era of No Child Left Behind. From the time we were in elementary school up until our high school graduation, we were bombarded with these tests that rated various skills, like reading and math, on a scale from “below basic” to “advanced.”

When I was in high school, each class that was considered a “core” class — English, math, science, and social studies — had an End of Course test that the teachers would prepare us for months in advance. As a reward, we would be able to get out of the final in that class if we did well enough. In addition, I am sure that most of us were dependent on that perfect ACT or SAT score to get into the school of our dreams. Before college, I did not really understand how these would affect me later in life.

Now, as a junior in college studying to become a high school teacher and as

“We must teach kids that it is OK to get answers wrong and that one test score is not the end of the world.”

- Jordan Phillips someone who suffers from clinical anxiety, my eyes have opened to see how standardized testing can be harmful to young kids’ self-esteem and to their mental health.

According to a study done by the American Psychological Association in February 2014, 83 percent of teenagers that were surveyed reported that school was either

Missouri needs a New Voices law to protect student journalists CORTLYNN STARK Editor-in-Chief @Cortlynn_Stark In 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that censorship of certain articles in a student news publication didn’t violate the students’ First Amendment rights.

This case is Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier and it sprung out of St. Louis. The case set harmful precedent for the following decades of student journalism. But, Missouri can make a change.

According to the U.S. Courts website, students at St. Louis’ East Hazelwood High School wrote articles about teen pregnancy and divorce.

The high school’s principal deleted the articles before publication.

The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 that the stu-

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But censoring student journalists actually hurts the future of journalism. When you take away their First Amendment rights to publish, you damage their trust in the system that supports journalism.

The First Amendment provides for the freedom of the press, but that freedom shouldn’t be limited to professional journalists. Students should have the same protection so they can learn and grow into young journalists.

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MSU alumna is using her wastefree clothing company to reach customers ethically, sustainably KATHRYN DOLAN Staff Reporter @kathryndolan98 After graduating last May with a degree in fashion merchandising and design, Missouri State alumna Melanie Reyes started her own clothing company called Wasteless Apparel, selling a variety of colorful handmade clothing all created with a common goal: zero textile waste.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, more than 16 million tons of used textile waste was generated in 2015 in the United States — 10.5 million tons of this textile waste ends up in landfills. Reyes said she refuses to contribute to the growing environmental problems arising from the fashion industry and wanted to start a company that creates handmade, sustainable clothing.

“I think people should spend their money on things that are good quality and not necessarily go for the things that are sold in high quantity,” Reyes said. “Major clothing companies like Forever 21 make

products as quickly and as cheaply as possible. It’s fast fashion.”

According to Merriam-Webster, fast fashion is the design, creation and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers “Trends usually last a week or two, and then (the company) moves onto the next thing,” Reyes said.

But the problem with this fast-fashion system, Reyes said, is that consumers often dispose of clothing that is “no longer trendy” into landfills instead of recycling or donating the clothing. Clothes from big name companies are often made overseas in sweatshops by children for little pay, Reyes said.

According to the International Labor Organization, 152 million children are victims of child labour, and almost half of them work in hazardous child labour.

Reyes said her company is the future of fashion, and customers can wear her clothes in good consciousness.

“You know where it comes from, and you know someone is working hard in a good ethical environment to create what you’re wearing,” Reyes said.

She became inspired to start her own clothing company after an internship in New York with Lilly Fashion, a manufacturing company that creates clothes for Paris Fashion Week — a famous fashion show held in France.

“It was a really cool experience

just seeing how professionals do their business and witnessing all these new designers come in and working for themselves,” Reyes said. “It really inspired me, and that’s when I decided, ‘I can do this.

I can be my own boss.’”

Wasteless Apparel was started on April 1, 2018, with the help of her social media coordinator, Sav Snow. Snow is a student at Ozark Technical Community College majoring in graphic design technology.

Snow takes and edits pictures for the company Instagram and creates all of the social media captions and posts. Reyes and Snow met through social media after Reyes posted she was in need of a social media coordinator for the brand.

“I love what Mel is all about: She won’t use products that harm animals (and) she’s against using products from big clothing companies that use children to make clothes for hardly any money,” Snow said. “She wants to create local, quality products that aren’t too expensive and are up with today’s trends.

“Mel wants her customers to truly be happy with what she’s making. She’s not just in it for the money. With most retail clothing stores you don’t get that personal touch that you do with Mel.” Wasteless Apparel offers a wide variety of ‘70s and ‘80s inspired looks, custom orders, thrifted and vintage clothing and everything in between. Reyes makes both men’s and women’s clothing, but she cur-

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Above, Wasteless Apparel founder Melanie Reyes sits in her studio surrounded by her creations. Reyes sees her company as the future of fashion: sustainable.

Much of her work is inspired by the often over-the-top fashions of the ‘70s and ‘80s. rently has mostly women’s clothing posted on her social media. She plans to incorporate more men’s clothing in the near future.

Reyes is starting a Valentine’s collection that will include men’s clothing, and shortly after, she will be doing an exclusive men’s collection.

One of Reyes’ customers, Nick Simmonds, contacted her about a custom retro baseball jersey.

“I think her company is super impressive,” Simmonds said. “The whole wasteless concept makes sense to me because there’s no reason to be making all new products when someone like Mel can upcycle and make something custom that means something to you out of things that have been donated or thrifted.”

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Tent Theatre has largest audition in history LAYNE STRACENER Senior Reporter @LayneStracener Sophomore musical theatre major Brooke Verbois has been doing theatre since the third grade when she played Maleficent in “Sleeping Beauty.”

But on Jan. 25, Verbois auditioned for Tent Theatre for the first time. About 180 people auditioned, which is the largest audition Tent Theatre, a professional organization in which actors work with industry individuals, has had.

Most people who auditioned are Missouri State University students, but there were also students from other universities from within a nine-state area, said Tent Theatre managing director Mark Templeton.

This season will kick off with “Grease” on June 12. Tent Theatre did a production of “Grease” more than 25 years ago, and it was its most successful show, so they decided to bring it back, Templeton said.

Other upcoming productions include “The Mousetrap,” which is a mystery by Agatha Christie, and “Catch Me If You Can” by Terrence McNally, which is based on the 2002 film of the same name.

The first audition included a 45-second monologue and an optional 45-second song. A day after the first auditions, everybody was required to go to a second audition — this audition involved a dance. After those auditions, callback auditions took place on the same day, which involve reading roles from the plays.

Additional auditions will be held in Memphis, Tennessee, in two weeks. The purpose of these auditions is to find actors to play roles they were unable to cast at the first auditions.

Two weeks after auditions in Memphis, an equity open call takes place in New York City where the faculty involved in Tent Theatre spend eight hours finding professional actors to work with the students.

Templeton has been involved with Tent Theatre for about 22 years. He said he enjoys seeing people come back every year and seeing students be involved in a professional experience for the first time. Occasionally, he gets to see students who were previously involved in Tent Theatre make it big on Broadway.

“Before I even stepped foot on this campus, I had already heard about Tent Theatre because it has a good rapport with the community,” Templeton said. “Being part of that total experience in producing and seeing people come back from one year to the next is kind of like a family reunion for some people.”

Templeton said putting up the tent, building the stage,

baseball jersey before for $120 online — Reyes is customizing one for $75.

“It’s custom made, plus I’m getting it embroidered; it’s almost a steal,” Simmonds said. “She’s earned a customer for life.”

Reyes spends almost every waking moment sewing clothes for Wasteless Apparel.

“If I’m not with friends or sleeping, I’m sewing in my studio or thrifting,” Reyes said. “Everything to do with my shop consumes my free time. It’s a hobby, but it’s also my entire life — it’s therapeutic.”

Reyes buys her fabric from local thrift stores and fabric stores; if she buys new fabric, none of it goes to waste.

Her studio is full of bins overflowing with fabric, waiting to get shipped off and recycled. A company called TerraCycle turns fabric scraps and unused clothing into insulation and pillow stuffing.

Reyes currently works out of her studio in her boyfriend’s home in Springfield, but she said she hopes to open up a store in Springfield. If she expands, moving out of state is also a possibility.

For now, Reyes is sticking to online sales.

“Online is definitely easier when it comes to reaching people from all over,” Reyes said. “It’s also better when it comes to sustainability.

People have to drive to stores, and that contributes to pollution.”

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Tent Theatre officials collect resumes and headshots from auditionees in Craig Hall on Jan. 27. putting in all the equipment and taking it down is the most challenging and time-consuming part of Tent Theatre. The technical director and crew start in early April, but sometimes weather affects their timing.

“It’s not just putting up a tent and doing a show,” Templeton said. “It’s a big process.”

Junior Allegra Schaeffer, a musical theatre and dance major, has been dancing since she was 3. After the director of a musical theatre class in high school asked her to help her with a play, Schaeffer decided to join the class. She fell in love with theatre and has been doing it ever since.

Schaeffer auditioned for Tent Theatre because she said it’s a great opportunity, especially since the actors get paid and it is an equity production, which means they receive points to become a member of the Actors’ Equity Association. Through Actors’ Equity, they get paid more and have a better chance at getting into future auditions.

“The more experience I can get performing, and even just auditioning, the better,” Schaeffer said. “My goal for the audition is to live in the moment.”

Verbois said that while there’s always room for improvement, she accomplished her goals for the audition as best as she could.

“My goal was to open myself up, be more vulnerable and comfortable, have more fun with it and play around and not be stuck in one thing that I practiced,” Verbois said. “You don’t have tons of practice with auditions, but I think it went pretty well.”

Two years ago, a massive social media publicity stunt took to Instagram to promote the next greatest music experience: Fyre Festival. Models and influencers alike posted a bright orange square promoting Fyre Festival, as well as one of the most followed Instagram accounts in the world of famous model and reality TV star Kendall Jenner.

The Fyre Festival was marketed toward millennials wanting to experience the next step in music festival status: a secluded island in the Bahamas dancing with models and influencers to good music. However, what was marketed was not what ended up happening.

As seen in the Hulu documentary, in April of 2017, many paying customers flew out to Great Exuma, Bahamas, to experience this once-in-a-lifetime cultural celebration of music. What they ended up getting was an apocalyptic showdown for survival. Festival-goers arrived seeing only FEMA hurricane tents and a main stage. Food was scarce, water was limited and shelter was minimal.

People ended up stranded on Great Exuma as the biggest music festival of the decade fell in shambles around them.

Now, nearly two years later, both Netflix and Hulu released documentaries following the events leading to the Fyre Festival.

I first watched Hulu’s documentary, as it was released four days prior to Netflix’s, and I was nearly bored with the first third of the film. Interviews are plentiful throughout the documentary, which is both a blessing and a curse.

The production of Hulu’s documentary “Fyre Fraud” found impressive people to interview including Billy McFarland, creator and perpetrator of the festival.

Hulu’s obtainment of key players in the downfall of Fyre Festival was overall more exciting, which is one aspect they did right over Netflix.

The overarching theme of “Fyre Fraud” was the story of Billy McFarland and his journey to become the owner of Fyre Media and eventually the creator, alongside Ja Rule, of Fyre Festival. While this was interesting to discover the background of the main person responsible for this disaster, I was bored by the endless droning on of all of his previous accomplishments, which were all scams

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‘Burning’: A boiling, sneaking South Korean masterpiece DAVID WHEELER Critic @DontTellThe_Elf I read Haruki Murakami’s short story “Barn Burning,” itself a riff on William Faulkner’s 1939 story of the same name, months before viewing the film.

Now, I’m marveling in the fact that writer-director Lee Changdong, along with screenwriter Oh Jung-mi, have taken a 20page story and grafted onto it such massive augmentation.

The pair of screenwriters has greatly added onto a story whose primary scene is governed by the startlingly idiosyncratic statement “Sometimes I burn barns” — in the film, reconstituted to greenhouses — which is just as alarming and brilliant a statement there as it is in this film.

The scene in question is one of the most beautiful scenes in a film from the past year — for many years, for that matter.

Unacquainted from one another, two young men, struggling writer Jong-su, played by Yoo Ah-in, and the well-off Ben, brilliantly played by Steven Yeun in his first major South Korean film following his success on “The Walking Dead,” lounge about at a countryside home smoking marijuana while taking in the twilight air. They are joined by a young woman named Hae-mi, a romantic possibility for Jong-su, played by newcomer Jeon Jong-seo.

With the sun setting, Hae-mi, high and euphoric, undresses and begins to dance listlessly to the jazz of Miles Davis as if she were not performing for the men, but rather for the placid, primeval world around her. She soon retires, sedated from the weed and dance, leaving the two men alone to talk.

“My hobby is to burn greenhouses,” says Ben to a numbed Jong-su.

Soon afterward, the trio of tentative friends drift apart. News reaches Jong-su that Hae-mi has vanished, leaving Jong-su suspicious and quietly tailing the mysterious, seemingly sinister Ben. Likewise, knowing of Ben’s bi-

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From left, Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Jong-seo and Steven Yeun in the 2018 film “Burning.” zarre hobby, Jong-su runs through the countryside searching for charred greenhouses — backgrounded by a lovely, droning, heartbeat-like score — to confirm his suspicions, yet his nighttime investigations yield more questions.

Absolutely superb direction here by Lee. I had no idea where this was going for a long time, and it almost seems silly to repeat what may likely be a tired pun, but “Burning” is the best kind of slow burn in that the tension is administered in microscopic doses as the film progresses — as if the viewer is stuck to an IV drip whose drug is laced with unease and fretfulness.

Much of my praise is accorded to the wonderful, off-puttingly charming performance by Yeun who has managed to turn innocent yawns and faint smiles into the stuff of nightmares.

Of course, the major thematic takeaway from the film would be the socioeconomic divide between the rich and the poor, the introverted and the extroverted, and, separately, in the geographic divide between North and South Korea — Jongsu’s country home is situated so close to the Demilitarized Zone that he can hear North Korean propaganda on loudspeakers while his television picks up

their programs: overly sensationalized news stations stating 94 percent of Americans approve of Trump.

However, I’m more concerned with the theme of loneliness and social detachment in Jong-su’s character.

He is handsome, yet meek and cautiously apprehensive, letting his caustic past and venereal frustrations fuel his mistrust of others.

All this torment inflames the creeping suspicions that seethe throughout the film, later bursting into a single act of devastating impulsiveness.

The film does take a while to secure its footing in the opening act, and I do wish there was more room for ambiguity in certain areas.

Yet, while the film supplies a means to arrive at a variety of conclusions, there is one explanatory destination that shouts the loudest to the viewer who favors clear resolutions.

However, drawing from the work of Murakami, Faulkner, and even F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” “Burning” generates a smoldering, ever-fermenting intensity with an outstanding cast of players, slick cinematography and peerless direction that makes this one of the best films of last year. 8.6/10

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A lesson in comedic writing, ‘Sex Education’ mixes silly with sincere COLE TRUMBLE Critic @Cole_Tr Editor’s Note: This review contains mature content.

Every once in a while, you see a commercial for a show that knocks your socks off. You get locked into the trailers and think, “Wow, this is going to be amazing!”

The snippets in each moment of the marvelous montage show off nothing but the best television you’ve ever seen.

That’s exactly what the new Netflix original “Sex Education” doesn’t do.

When I first saw the trailer for “Sex Education,” I thought that it was a show with an outlandish concept for shock value and British actors to smooth out the wrinkles and distract you from all the crappy spots. And you know what?

I was right. But, while the accents and the “posh” this and “crumpet” that definitely get you to take your eye away from the bumpy bits of the show, there aren’t that many bumps to begin with.

“Sex Education” is a comedy series that follows the life of Otis, a student at secondary school in the U.K., as he navigates through his classes while ignoring the looming cloud of sexual intercourse that penetrates every crevice of social interaction. What makes this even more difficult for a boy of virginal persuasion, is that Otis’ mom, Jean, is a sex therapist.

You can always make the best of a bad situation, however, and when Otis meets Maeve, the scariest girl in school, the two combine their talents and begin a sex clinic. Together, they offer advice

to the hormonal throng of peers coming head to vulva with every pecker problem and coochie conundrum you could think of … for a price.

The biggest issue with a premise this ludacris is not handling it with nuance.

Imagine someone who had never been to high school writing a series about high school cliques. The result would be campy and full of tropes. When the basis of the show is already very open to having tropes and cheap jokes thrown in, it is important to let the subject do the talking — rather than attempt to make it more obvious that we are indeed watching a show about high schoolers having sex.

Netflix is not a producing organization/streaming service/corporate monster that I would trust to handle this well, and “Sex Education” could have easily been another “Big Mouth.” It could have been jam packed with vulgarity for the sake of shock value and line after line dripping with double meaning. Instead, the decision was made to approach an inherently funny concept and give it heart.

In terms of writing, this is the best decision that could have been made. In real life, things are seldom funny and happy all the time. Similarly, things are rarely serious and sad and gloomy. Life contains a full range of emotions, and including that in any piece of media makes it more sincere and relatable to real life.

By including the legitimately serious struggles of a teenager grappling with

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Keandre is Cookin’ for the Bears From junior college bench player to Division I starter, Cook finds love and passion for the game CLAIRE NIEBRUGGE Senior Sports Reporter @claireniebrugge It started with a couple neighborhood friends, a basketball hoop and a ball.

Pick-up game after pick-up game, junior starter Keandre Cook’s love for the game of basketball began.

Edmondson-Westside High School

Keandre grew up on the East Coast in Baltimore, Maryland.

He began his high school basketball career at Northwestern High School where he played on the junior varsity team his freshman year.

Keandre said when he was in the 10th grade, he realized his potential. He said he knew he might have a shot at playing college basketball.

By his junior season, he was averaging 21 points per game.

But Northwestern High didn’t have what Keandre was looking for: an atmosphere. He wanted to go to a school where the fans were excited for Friday nights at the gymnasium and student sections chanted all game long.

He decided to transfer to Edmondson-Westside High School for his senior season of basketball.

Keandre said not only was Edmondson-Westside a good opportunity for basketball, but it was a better opportunity for his education.

He loved playing at EWHS. The atmosphere, teammates and coaches were exactly what he wanted. Keandre said the best part was that he developed so much as a point guard — and, of course, going 28-3 and winning the conference.

He finished off his high school basketball career at Edmondson-Westside averaging 19 points per game.

Then came the time to decide his next step.

Odessa College

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Junior guard Keandre Cook goes for the dunk. Cook has started in 15 games for the Bears.

He is averaging 13.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

Keandre said he enjoyed the recruitment process a lot, especially all the attention he got.

“I had a lot of options, to be honest,” Keandre said.

Junior colleges across the country, specifically Odessa College, Midland College, Panola College and many more were in the running.

Keandre said he wanted to play for a school with a great reputation.

Ultimately, Keandre decided to play under coach Tra Arnold at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas.

Unfortunately, that meant being 1,720 miles away from home. Keandre said he wished he wasn’t so far from his family, but he knew playing for a school in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference — one of the best junior college conferences in the country — he would be able to further his game and his education.

Arnold said he knew he wanted Keandre because he saw a kid that could shoot the ball and loved to play basketball.

During his freshman campaign, Keandre came off the bench averaging 4.7 points and 1.8 rebounds.

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Lady Bears tie with Drake for first in Missouri Valley Conference play BRYCE DERRICKSON Sports Reporter @BruceyD17 Women’s basketball is in full swing in the Missouri Valley Conference with two teams running the show: Drake and Missouri State.

Before the season began, an MVC poll was released with the Drake Bulldogs sitting at the top of the conference, receiving 35 of 40 firstplace votes.

The Bulldogs are tied for first with the Lady Bears at the moment, both with perfect 7-0 conference records.

On Friday, Jan. 25, Drake faced Indiana State, who was picked to finish seventh in the conference.

The Bulldogs entered the fourth quarter trailing by 13 points but rallied to beat the Sycamores 70-68.

Indiana State had a chance to tie the game and send it to overtime.

With 0.8 seconds left in the game, the Sycamores were sent to the line but failed to convert on the free throws.

Northern Iowa and Evansville also played on Friday. UNI was picked to finish second in the MVC, while Evansville was picked to finish last.

UNI started the game strong, holding Evansville to just one point in the first quarter. The Panthers continued playing well throughout the game to win 74-46.

Southern Illinois, ranked fourth in the preseason, also played on the same day against Valparaiso, who was voted eighth. Southern Illinois won 87-65.

The final match of the day was Missouri State — picked to finish third — against Loyola,

MVC Standings As of Jan. 29

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Sophomore Bri Ellis shoots a 3-pointer at JQH Arena against Loyola on Jan. 25. The Lady Bears defeated the Ramblers 84-49. which was voted to place ninth.

Twelve different players scored for Missouri State, leading them to an 84-49 win.

On Jan. 26, Bradley faced off against Illinois State.

Bradley was ranked sixth in the preseason poll while Illinois State was ranked fifth. Bradley won the game 79-68, surpassing their win total from last season with 14 wins.

Sunday, Jan. 27, started with Drake versus Evansville. Drake set a season-high 57 rebounds with 23 from the offensive side. Drake went

on to win 78-47.

UNI played Indiana State, with UNI dominating the boards with 39 rebounds and outscoring Indiana State in the paint with 44 points.

The Panthers beat the Sycamores going perfect over the weekend.

Following them, Missouri State played Valparaiso.

The Lady Bears played their highest scoring game since 1993, scoring 108 points. This increased MSU’s win streak to 10 games, tied for the longest win streak under head

coach Kellie Harper.

The final game on Sunday was between Southern Illinois and Loyola.

The game began with both teams going back and forth for the first 20 minutes of the game.

They entered halftime tied at 22.

In the third quarter, Southern Illinois pulled away from Loyola to take the game 74-63.

Valley play will resume on Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. with Indiana State against Evansville.

Missouri State will also play Drake Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. in Des Moines, Iowa.

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— the final nail in the coffin.

In the 4-2 loss, special teams and defense proved to be the keys to the game. Missouri State went 0-3 on the man-advantage, while Lindenwood went 1-4. Lindenwood peppered Stephens with 44 shots on goal, and the Ice Bears only mustered 21 shots.

The Ice Bears rebounded on Friday and Saturday night against Mizzou, though. The Missouri State offense proved to just be too much for the Tigers on Friday night, with a final score of 15-2. The Ice Bears scored 15 goals on nearly 70 shots on goal. Only one of Missouri State’s goals came with the man-advantage.

Ice Bears’ netminder Brendan Shuck got the win, stopping 18 of 20 shots faced. The game-winning goal came from forward Sasha Perron early in the second period. Missouri State forward Travis Barrett registered a hat trick in the second period of Friday night’s contest.

Ice Bear forwards Jordan Bratton and Zane O’Bryan led the club with five points each. Bratton tallied two goals and three assists, while O’Bryan had one goal and dished out four assists.

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Coming into the week, the Missouri State Ice Bears had three big home games facing the No. 1 team in the nation, the Lindenwood Lions, on Thursday, while taking on their in-state rivals, the Missouri Tigers over the weekend.

The Lindenwood Lions are undefeated on the 2018-19 season, with a record on 8-0-0. The Lions play both sides of the puck well, with a season average of 5.52 goals per game and only allowing 1.52 goals per game. Special teams is what separates them from other teams in the division, with a power-play unit operating at 41.3 percent, and the penalty-kill at 90.2 — both are tops in the American Collegiate Hockey Association.

The Ice Bears are no slouch on special teams, though. With a power-play unit scoring 21.6 percent of the time, and a penalty-kill of 85.6 percent, both are top three in the West Coast Hockey League.

One thing the Ice Bears had in their favor was home ice. When playing at Mediacom Ice Park, Missouri State is 13-5-0-1.

In Thursday night’s contest, Ice Bears head coach Jeremy Law started Bailey Stephens between the pipes. Stephens is having a solid 18-19 campaign, with a goals against average of 2.19 and save percentage of .919 in 18 games played. Lindenwood started netminder Cooper Seedott. Seedott is undefeated, with a goals against average of 1.30 and a save percentage of .949 this season.

The Lions got the scoring started in contest on Thursday night, getting one past Stephens off a defender’s skate, nearly 14 minutes into the first period. Even though the Bears outshot the Lions 11-9 in the first period, the Lions were up 1-0.

Lindenwood tallied another in the second, but the Ice Bears finally cracked the scoreboard with their first goal coming from forward, Nikita Salnikov. The second period ended with the Lions up 2-1 on the Ice Bears.

Early in the third period, both teams found the back of the net, with the Ice Bears goal coming from forward Hunter Saunders. It was Missouri State’s final goal on the evening, and Lindenwood scored a power-play goal late in the period

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Dixon has started in all but two games and has been a consistent scorer for the Bears. He is averaging 13.5 points per game.

Now, Josh Webster, a graduate transfer, has been outstanding for Missouri State.

He has 113 assists, the most in the Missouri Valley Conference, and has a 3.2 assist-to-turnover ratio, the third best in the conference.

On Jan. 23, Missouri State defeated Loyola 70-35. Loyola was predicted to repeat last year’s championship, but the Bears had a different plan.

A sign held by Webster said “Defend No Matter What” and the Bears have started abiding by that rule.

The motto originated with associate head coach Corey Gipson and Dixon said the Bears have been following it all season.

The Bears have the best turnover margin in the MVC with a +2.81.

Loyola is in second with a +0.95 turnover margin.

Missouri State also leads the conference in steals with 158.

This may be the first time the public has seen the sign, but it’s not the first time the Bears have heard it.

They are applying what they hear and see to the game — and it’s making a difference.

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Junior Tulio Da Silva shoots from the 3-point line against Bradley in JQH Arena on Jan. 26. The Braves fell to the Bears 55-37.

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Hunter Cooley remains in control of the puck despite being tripped. Missouri State took a 15-2 win over Mizzou on Friday.

It took 21 games, but the men’s basketball team is finally looking like a team fans can really get behind.

From the beginning of the season, home games have been enjoyable for fans. They started the season 3-0 after defeating Oral Roberts, Robert Morris and Stetson at home. The next five games, though, were losses to top teams across the country.

When the Bears lost 85-62 to Nebraska at the Hall of Fame Classic, it was an expected loss. There were a few things the Bears could’ve done better, but the Huskers were ranked No. 24 in the nation.

Missouri State played a talented team the next day in Southern California. The Trojans won 99-80 and are now sitting second in the Pac-12.

The Bears lost three more away games before returning home to beat Western Kentucky in JQH Arena. The Bears had four more games, winning two and losing two.

The Bears were missing Obediah Church for the two wins but were playing what some would describe as easy opponents, so it didn’t really show what they could do without him.

Szymon Wojcik, a key freshman forward for Missouri State early on, left the Bears’ first conference game against Southern Illinois early because of an injury. An MRI showed a Lisfranc tear in his left foot. He is out for the season.

Before Wojcik was hurt, he was important for the Bears under the basket.

In his 14 games, he averaged 5.3 points and 3.4 rebounds. He was a shooter, though. He shot .403 from the field.

Luckily junior Tulio Da Silva, who became eligible on Nov. 21 for the Bears, has slipped into a leadership and scoring role.

Da Silva, who has started in every game since Nov. 28, is averaging 15.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. His fire on the court shows when the Bears play.

Even returners like Jarred Dixon and Ryan Kreklow have made their presence on the court matter.

Kreklow has been in a scoring slump recently, but he has starting transferring his skills of shooting to finding open teammates.

In the last seven games, he hasn’t shot above .500 — going 1-for-6 from the field against Bradley on Jan. 26 — but he has tallied 12 of his 26 assists in those seven games.

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The Bears are playing a tough schedule to prepare for a playoff run.

Saturday night’s contest was a little closer on the scoreboard, but the Ice Bears pulled out a 6-2 victory. Missouri State goalie Brady Griffin got the start in between the pipes on Saturday.

Griffin is 6-2-1 this season with a 2.51 goals against average and a save percentage of .902. The netminder stopped 14 of 16 shots, getting lots of help from his teammates.

The Ice Bears only had one opportunity on the power-play, but they were successful. Defenseman Chris Brown scored the unassisted power-play goal early in the third period.

The penalty-kill for the Ice Bears was busy. Not being able to stay out of the box, Missouri State gave Mizzou five chances with man-advantage. The Tigers couldn’t find the back of the net when on the power play, but the Ice Bears scored twice while down a man.

The game-winning goal came midway through first period from Saunders. Brown and Barrett lead the team in points with two apiece. Both of Barrett’s points came from his goals in the first and second period.

Going into what was a tough part of the schedule — and coming away with two wins — was key for the Ice Bears as they look to make another run at the playoffs.

The Ice Bears’ next game is at home, at Mediacom Ice Park, on Thursday, Jan. 31, against Central Oklahoma.

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Junior guard Keandre Cook charges through the Loyola defense at JQH Arena on Jan. 23. The Bears defeated the Ramblers 70-35.

Cook earned conference Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week on Jan. 29 after averaging 18.5 points and nine rebounds over two games.

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“At first it was kind of hard, being away from my family and just being on my own,” Keandre said. “But, after a while, I got used to it and adjusted very well. The college athlete life was a grind. You have to balance school, practice and workouts outside of practicing.”

Arnold said Keandre never complained about his playing time, kept working hard and is one of the main reasons the team advanced to the national tournament for the 2016-17 season.

The following year, Keandre found himself in a completely different role on the court. He started for the Wranglers as a sophomore, averaging 15 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

Keandre helped lead the team to a regional win and a trip to nationals for the second year in a row.

“Dre kept working hard, matured and became more confident in his abilities,” Arnold said. “He has earned everything that he has gotten, and his best basketball is ahead of him.”

State and Missouri State were in the running.

The Missouri State Bears and head coach Dana Ford won Keandre over with their family-like atmosphere.

“It felt like home,” Keandre said.

Keandre began the season by scoring 20-plus points in four out of his first five games as a Bear.

“He has the ability to score,” Ford said.

“That’s what he does for our team.”

On Nov. 12, Cook was named the Missouri Valley Newcomer of the Week.

Ford said the coaches are working on getting Cook consistent with his scoring to make him a bigger threat to opponents. Ford also said that while Keandre has improved so much in his short time at Missouri State, he still has more growing and developing to do.

“He has to add more to his game — being a better defender as well as creating shots for others,” Ford said. “We know he can get to that point.”

Ten months in a Bears uniform and Keandre said he hasn’t regretted his decision for even a second. He said he has become really close with the coaching staff at Missouri State.

They help him both on and off the court.

Keandre also earned Player and Newcomer of the week on Jan. 28 for his performances against Loyola and Bradley.

Keandre said he loves being around his teammates. He said Springfield has been great and continually showed him — and the rest of the basketball Bears — their love and support.

“I’m really happy to be here,” Keandre said.

“I’m really happy to be here.”

- Keandre Cook

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(Top) Sam Hiserodt goes for the slap shot. Missouri State took a 15-2 win over Mizzou on Friday.

(Bottom) Carson Wornig protects the puck while the Ice Bears look on.

Missouri State took a 15-2 win over Mizzou on Friday.

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The Bears are producing positive outcomes.

Head coach Dana Ford said the team has been up and down, and that’s true, but it seems to be an up and down still headed in the right direction.

The real test will be against Valparaiso on Jan. 29.

The Bears lost to the Crusaders on Jan. 25, 8266, in their first home loss of the season. The Crusaders are one of three MVC teams to have a 5-3 conference record, along with Drake and Illinois State.

If the Bears win, they will have their first winning conference record of the season.

Plus, it would show the true improvement they’ve made from the beginning of the season to now.

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(Above) Junior forward Tulio Da Silva rises for an alley-oop jam courtesy of senior guard Ryan Kreklow.

(Center top) Forward Kabir Mohammed jumps for a basket against Bradley.

(Center bottom) Student section fans swag surf during a timeout against Loyola.

(Far left top) Senior Ryan Kreklow leaps over the Loyola defense.

(Far left bottom) Senior Josh Webster pushes past a Loyola defender and leaping for a dunk.

The Bears defeated the Ramblers 70-35 on Jan. 23 at JQH Arena. They also defeated Bradley 55-37 on Jan. 26.

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of their own. What I wanted was the story behind the downfall: money issues, people not being paid, weather, island searching and much more.

While the Hulu documentary did eventually meet these expectations, I was much more impressed with Netflix’s overall film.

Netflix released “Fyre: the Greatest Party that Never Happened” a few days after Hulu, and they were able to provide me with all of the juicy detail that Hulu lacked.

While Hulu followed Billy McFarland’s story, Netflix followed the story of Fyre Festival and interjected with fascinating details about McFarland’s life and other topics Hulu covered extensively. I was much more satisfied with the amount of film footage surrounding the actual festival and coinciding commentary.

Although Netflix did not have an interview from McFarland, his girlfriend or the person in charge of the media

“If he is in the stands for a game, it would be great if our fan cam folks wouldn’t focus on him. I have talked with Brandon about that for TV as well,” stated an email from Athletics Communications on Jan. 3 obtained by The Standard through a Sunshine Law request.

Church also tweeted a photo from his private Twitter account of his view from the upper deck of JQH Arena when the Bears played Evansville on Jan. 16.

The Bears are 6-4 since Church has left the team.

In his career at Missouri State, Church played in 106 games, scored 692 points, snagged 607 rebounds and tallied a school-record 201 blocked shots.

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posts for Fyre, they had many more fascinating characters for the story.

The perspectives brought in from the Netflix film were all new and different from each other, and Hulu felt like a lot of repeating of what other people had said.

Also, Netflix’s production of the documentary was more dynamic and interesting than the footage from Hulu. Netflix played up important dramatic points, the people interviewed had more to say and great commentary and Netflix did not use stock footage or repeat film to fill up empty air space. Overall, I was more entertained and impressed with Netflix’s rendition of the Fyre Festival and all its downfalls.

While I do prefer Netflix’s documentary over Hulu’s, I recommend watching both.

The Fyre Festival is such an interesting topic to explore — millennials stranded on an island after expecting a grand vacation — and both documentaries do

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a good job in covering the event. Hulu brought McFarland’s story to the forefront while Netflix had the people supporting McFarland bring a new perspective while also explaining more about the actual event.

Whether you know about the Fyre Festival or not, these documentaries point out the vital role social media plays into the lives of our generation, and the subsequent footage of the fallout of this type of manipulation shows how dangerous social media can be. Both “Fyre Fraud” and “Fyre: the Greatest Party that Never Happened” are a must watch this year.

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Obediah Church sits in the stands of a Bears’ basketball game on Dec. 30 against William Woods.

Church earned the Missouri Valley Church will remain on scholarship Conference All-Defensive team his for the remainder of this year and is sophomore and junior years and MVC expected to graduate in May. All-Freshman Team his first year at As of print time, he was unavailable for comment.

Missouri State.

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opinion article by Frank LoMonte, the former executive director of the SPLC, written specially for the Kansas City Star.

“A student has a constitutionally protected right to wear a “Make America Great Again” hat to school — but not to publish a photo of the hat in the paper,” LoMonte wrote. “We all know that makes no sense.”

The New Voices laws aim to restore the same protections that the Tinker v. Des Moines case gave students. In this 1969 case, students at a public Iowa school wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War, according to the U.S. Courts summary of the case.

The students were suspended and the parents sued the school. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that “students don’t shed their constitutional rights at the

“Students don’t shed their constitutional rights at the school house gates.”

- Tinker v. Des Moines, 1969, Supreme Court

school house gates.”

Missouri is one of six states that has introduced a bill protecting student journalists this year.

Fourteen other states have New Voices laws, according to the Student Press Law Center, including neighboring Kansas.

It’s time for the bill to pass.

It’s long overdue.

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president is calling for now.

But both sides of the aisle are to blame for putting politics over policy. The right doesn’t want to back down on this topic and the left has celebrated a victory with the passage of the temporary spending bill. Even a measure to fund the Coast Guard — the only branch of the military that was not being paid through this shutdown — was objected by Senate Democrats for the reason of politics.

This political gridlock is worrying when you consider that this is the first of at least two years of split power that this Congress will have, meaning that more could very likely come soon after this is resolved.

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I believe that if this continues, everyone involved will be looked down on by the people and potentially open the door for a newcomer in 2020, like we saw with Trump winning in 2016.

While we have a temporary fix, in the three week funding bill, we will see which side will blink first on this divisive issue, and must remember that we are all united. If we continue to let politics divide us further things will only get worse and worse. It starts with you reading this. Left, right, center, wherever your affiliation, find common ground and have respect for others’ opinions, no matter if you agree.

struggling now more than ever. It should be important to everyone because these kids will one day be our politicians, our lawyers, our doctors and everything in between.

If these kids are too scared to make mistakes, to fall down, and to get hurt, they will think it is easy to give up.

What would that say about the education system that they were raised in?

We must teach kids that it is OK to get answers wrong and that one test score is not the end of the world.

Standardized testing can be a good thing, but just like soda or candy, it should be done in moderation.

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their body changes into a comedy about a son whose mother is a degree-certified expert on those changes, “Sex Education” creates an environment where the characters can be fully explored as three dimensional people, and their interactions take into consideration the whole range of human feeling.

“Sex Education” is expertly cast with a full roster of talented actors that remind us Great Britain is the place that brought acting to the western world.

An aspect that deserves to be mentioned is the costuming and how it plays into the excellent editing. The costuming crew obviously worked overtime to create a wardrobe that was colorful-

ly interesting, aesthetically pleasing and works for the characters. They walk the line between sexy and sensical that plays to the image of a supermodel going to work at an office block.

The editing allows us to really experience the costumes — in addition to all other lighting, makeup and scenic effects — in exciting detail and saturation, keeping the show bright, pretty and engaging.

Poor writing is difficult to make up for, and good writing is tough to screw up. When you pile more and more good things on, your show is going to shine. “Sex Education” is a fine example of nuance and honesty that makes it one of my favorite shows I’ve seen this month. 8/10