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Briefs
Board of Governors hires new internal audit director
Donna Christian has been hired by the Board of Governors to replace June McHaney, who retired from MSU after seven years of service. Christian will begin her duties Jan. 1, 2014.
Touchdown Tuesday discount at the bookstore
The MSU Bears scored five touchdowns during their game Saturday, meaning that all BearWear and souvenirs are 25 percent off at the bookstore on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
In landslide, students back fee
B.E.A.R. Fee will help MSU build new athletics facilities By Sadie Welhoff The Standard
While students may still be divided on the Bear Experience And Recreation (B.E.A.R.) Fee, it has officially passed. The student body passed the B.E.A.R. Fee on Friday, Oct. 18, after a Homecoming week voting session.
The total vote count was 2,948 for the fee, 726 against and 232 abstained. Students enrolled in more than seven credit hours will pay a $50 fee every fall and spring semester once the projects are completed. The projects will include a renovation of the Plaster Sports Complex, the building of a volleyball complex, a track and field complex and a field hockey and lacrosse complex. Construction on Plaster Sports Complex is set to begin after football season, and fall 2014 is the planned completion date. The current east side student seating was
going to be torn down no matter what, but, with the passing of the fee, new seating for the students and band will be built. All new facilities will be open for student recreation, intramural activities and intercollegiate use. Once the fee begins, it is expected to bring in $1.6 million annually, with $1.4 million going to the four projects. The Office of Student Engagement will manage the remaining $200,000 from the fee, using u See FEE, page 2
A crowning achievement
Arthur Mallory to receive Bronze Bear Award
Arthur Mallory, the fifth president of Missouri State University, will receive the Bronze Bear Award. Mallory served as president from 1964 to 1971 and later returned to serve as the dean of the College of Education from 1991 to 1994.
Professor receives Fulbright award
Rick Breault, reading foundations and technology professor at Missouri State University, recieved the Fulbright award, which offers students and faculty the chance to study or research abroad. Breault will be teaching courses in Moldova for one semester. This is his second Fulbright award. For his first, he traveled to teach in Hungary.
Springfield Police Department setting up DWI checkpoint
The Springfield Police Department is increasing enforcement of drunken driving laws, including operating a checkpoint and saturation patrols, funded by the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Calendar Tuesday, Oct. 22
Career Search Graduate Student Workshop, Plaster Student Union Room 315, 4-5 p.m. Student Activities Council meeting, Plaster Student Union Room 313, 4-5 p.m. Enactus general meeting, Glass Hall Room 005, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 23 Spectrum meeting, Plaster Student Union third floor, 7-9 p.m.
Association of Fundraising Professionals Informational meeting, Plaster Student Union fourth floor Union Club, 8-10 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 24
Anthropology Club meeting, Strong Hall Room 301, 5-6 p.m.
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Nii Abrahams and Allyson Leifer were crowned as the 2013 homecoming king and queen at Saturday’s football game.
MSU’s 2013 Homecoming king and queen were announced at Saturday’s football game By Kelsey Berry The Standard
Newly announced king, senior Nii Abrahams and queen, senior Allyson Liefer accepted their crowns at Saturday’s football game as Missouri State’s 2013 Homecoming week came to a close. Now that the campaigning race has ended, the king and queen shared their thoughts with The Standard. The Standard: What was your reaction when you realized you were the winning candidate? Nii Abrahams: Well, a huge sense of relief was probably the biggest thing. There was just so much work and effort put forth from myself, my team and Chi Alpha. It was like a big weight had been lifted from my shoulders. Allyson Liefer: At first it, took a second to hit and then I was just really excited. Speechless. How does it feel to be Bear Royalty? NA: It’s a really weird feeling but really cool.
Hit your snooze button in fall 2014
The Value of Disability Studies: Panel Discussion, Glass Hall Room 102, 6-7 p.m.
Under new policy, MSU to end 7:30 a.m. classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Refund Deadline - Second Block Classes at 50% Credit/Refund, all day
By Taylor Burns The Standard
Friday, Oct. 25
Power-up Session: Assessment & Collaboration Strategies Fall 2013, Meyer Library Room 204, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
My Payment Plan Installment Due by 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26
PHR/SPHR Exam Review, Plaster Center for Free Enterprise and Business Development, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $646 per person.
Monday, Oct. 28
Student Nurse Organization meeting, Plaster Sports Complex Room 246, noon-1 p.m.
It still hasn’t set in fully. A couple of people came up to me, and I had no idea who they were but they were congratulating me and it was pretty nice. It’s been an awesome experience and it’s really cool to know that the university sees the love I have for it. AL: I just want to thank everyone for their support. I went to a lot of different organizations and everyone was super welcoming and respectful. I value what’s important to them, so as Homecoming queen I want to take their values and serve them as best I can in any way. Last week you told The Standard how you planned to serve the student body if elected king/queen. How will you be preparing to set those plans in motion now? NA: One thing I wanted to do is be more visible to the community and to the student body. For instance, some of the candidates had mentioned showing up during campus visit days and talking to the students for a couple minutes, or showcasing events. A really cool thing about being Homecoming king and queen is that we get to be the role that we want to set, and I think it’s a really good year to push for what being king and queen really means and do some good with it.
Students taking 7:30 a.m. classes will get to sleep a little later starting fall 2014. An ad hoc committee, assembled by Provost Frank Einhellig, decided to change the start time for Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes back to 8 a.m. Before the spring 2010 semester, classes started at 8 a.m., and there were 10-minute gaps between classes. Class start times were changed to 7:30 a.m. to allow for the same number of scheduled classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday. Because of the distance between some buildings and increased
enrollment in downtown classes, 15-minute intervals were adopted to better accommodate students. Students who have ever had one class in Craig Hall and the next in Strong Hall can appreciate the extra five minutes between classes, but the earlier start time caused a drop in attendance and even in the scheduling of classes. “In my casual observation, it didn’t appear that we were effectively utilizing our first class period of the day, which was starting at 7:30 a.m.,” said Einhellig. The committee’s research confirmed that MSU was not scheduling near as many classes for the 7:30 a.m. start time as it had been for the previous 8 a.m. time. “Whether it was a perception that students wouldn’t come at 7:30 a.m., or it was the departments’ preference, there was a factual reality that fewer classes were being u See TIMES, page 2
AL: Just always remembering to portray the most positive image that I can and remembering to always serve as a good representative for Missouri State, whether it’s with my actions, in my classes or just walking down the sidewalk. Just being kind to others, a good student and being proud to be a Missouri State Bear. What advice would you give to future Homecoming court candidates as they campaign next year? NA: I would say start early. Start thinking of ideas and slogans ... just the whole nine yards. The more prepared you are, the better. Also, just have fun with it. This year after we had our first candidate meeting, I think we kind of saw each other as competition, but we realized it had to be more than that. Even though it’s technically a competition, it’s really just a celebration of everything that we’ve been able to achieve together. Honestly, the friendships I’ve made and developed have been really, really cool. AL: Remember to enjoy the week. It was probably the busiest week of my life, but it’s good to take time and enjoy all the members on court with you and all the fun activities, because it goes by in a flash.
Zookeeper’s death sparks discussion about zoo safety In wake of recent tragedy, animal rights organization calls for amendments to elephant regulations By Trevor Mitchell The Standard
On the morning of Oct. 11, tragedy struck Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo. According to a press release from the zoo, John Bradford, a senior zookeeper and elephant manager, was one of three zookeepers moving Patience, a female elephant, through a corridor known as a “chute” from the elephant barn to the yard. Patience hesitated, and Bradford leaned between two of the metal bars that form the walls of the chute, attempting to get her to move. Patience then lunged forward, knocking Bradford into the chute,
and crushed him against the floor, instantly killing him. The zoo has said that there will be several investigations into the matter, including one by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Accreditation Commission. But Nicole Meyer, director of In Defense of Animals’ elephant protection campaign, says that the AZA’s policies are a big part of the problem. “AZA policies are weak, and open the door for these kinds of incidents to occur,” Meyer said. The policies Meyer is referring to are those that aim to keep zookeepers and elephants from sharing “unrestricted space,” like they do in the “free contact” method. The method that the AZA has suggested that zoos move toward, which avoids this unrestricted space, is known as “protective contact.” The AZA’s standards for eleu See ELEPHANT, page 2