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Briefs

New blended psychology course to begin in 2012

Buildings turn on heat in November

Facilities Management will be transitioning buildings from cooling to heating mode from Nov. 11 to Nov. 18.

Craig Hall and McDonald Hall are scheduled to begin transition on Nov. 11. Morris Hall and Pummill Hall are scheduled to begin transition on Nov. 14. Ellis Hall will begin transition on Nov. 15.

Temple Hall and Kings Street Annex will begin transition on Nov. 16. Plaster Student Center and Morris Center will begin transition on Nov. 17 and Carrington Hall and Cheek Hall will begin transition on Nov. 18.

All dates are targeted dates and can be accelerated or delayed according to temperatures. If occupants are becoming too cold, a call should be made to Work Management Center, 417-8368400, to turn off the A/C.

Symphony concert to help Joplin High School

The MSU Symphony Orchestra will perform with the Joplin High School Orchestra at Juanita K. Hammons Hall on Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. During the free concert, donations will be collected to assist the Joplin High School Orchestra purchase instruments and other needed equipment.

Joplin High School Orchestra will begin the concert by playing a couple of pieces and will be followed by the Symphony. The concert will end with both groups performing together.

Calendar October 25 to October 31

Tuesday

George Husmann/Hermann Jaeger, Grape Men of Missouri, 1 to 5 p.m. at the Student Exhibition Center, free all week Spanish Film Night, 5 to 7 p.m. at Siceluff Hall 225 “The LGBT & African American Communities: Moving Towards Affirmation?” 7 to 8:30 p.m. at PSU 315, free Homecoming Rockstar: MSU, 7 to 10 p.m. at Hammons Student Center

Wednesday

RHA Halloween in the Halls, 5 to 7 p.m. at Blair Shannon Grand Lounge, all residence halls Homecoming Fire in the Yard, 7 to 10 p.m. at North Mall

Thursday

Haunted Tour, 6 to 9 p.m. across from the game shop at PSU, $4 Homecoming Pep Rally/Yell Like Hell, 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hammons Student Center The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer, 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Coger Theatre, $8, $12, $14

Friday

Spring 2012 Early Registration Period, all day 2011 Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 2 to 3:30 p.m. at PSU west ballroom Homecoming Bear Bolt, 3 to 6 p.m. at PSU North Mall

Saturday

Homecoming Parade, 9 to 11 a.m. at John Q Hammons Parkway Bearfest Village, 10 to 2 p.m. at Parking lot 22 Jerry Seinfeld, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, $45 to $79.50

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Randy Randolph (center) of Nixa, chants with Riley Hughes (left) during the Occupy Springfield movement on the Bear Paw at MSU on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Hughes said he went to Ozarks Technical College but could no longer afford it.

Protest occupies campus Group looks for student participation

By Benjamin Peters The Standard

The Occupy Springfield, Mo. movement marched onto Missouri State’s campus last Wednesday to protest against bank bailouts and corporate greed in the United States.

The participants in the march met at Phelps Grove Park at 5 p.m.

They then traveled to MSU’s Bear Paw, where they proceeded to demonstrate their right to protest, carrying signs and shouting phrases such as, “The people, united, will never be divided,” and “We are the 99 percent.”

The protesters said they wanted to open the public’s eyes to the corruption in the U.S. and expressed how upset they are with the way things are being handled by the government.

Eric Honeycutt is a facilitator of

a few of the Occupy Springfield, Mo. meetings and served as the unofficial spokesman of the group.

“We want to get conversation started,” Honeycutt said. “The system is broken and we want to start the conversation and continue. I hope it never ends, that we always keep going.”

However, the demonstration received little notice as few students were present at the event, which was not sponsored or publicized by the university.

The group took their cues from the Occupy Wall Street in New York City, a movement which began in Lower Manhattan on Sept. 17 when protesters gathered in Liberty Park.

According to http://occupywallst.org/, the intention of the protesters was to assemble peacefully and stand against corporate America, using non-violent protesting techniques and social media.

The protesters of Occupy Wall Street say that the country is divided into two parts—the rich 1 percent, and the 99 percent composed of the rest of the nation—and that the 1 percent has an unfair control over the U.S. economy. They do not need Wall Street or politicians to build a better society, and it is time

to retake the freedom that has been stolen from the people, according to their website.

Occupy Springfield, Mo. is similar to its parent movement, Occupy Wall Street, as neither group has a specified leader. The protest on campus lasted about five minutes with protesters shouting their slogans in between periods of silence in which the group spoke quietly amongst themselves.

There were about 20 protesters at the Bear Paw. According to the event on Facebook, the plan was to begin the march at 5 p.m., protest, and at 5:30 p.m. begin the march back to Phelps Grove Park.

Stephen Fullerton, a 2008 MSU graduate with a BS in anthropology, volunteers on the movement’s public relations committee. He said he is disappointed in the lack of jobs that are available for college graduates.

“I watched as many went back to school, myself included, to get an education so we could try to get better jobs, only to find no jobs available once we graduated,” Fullerton said. “Now we have a mountain of educational debts looming over us

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Starbucks opening delayed Design plans stall building of coffee shop

By Dayle Duggins The Standard

Campus caffeine addicts cringe as they walk past Kaldi’s vacant vendor site in Plaster Student Union.

Kaldi’s replacement, the world-famous Starbucks Coffee, has been long-awaited by Missouri State java fiends. Originally, the coffee vendor was anticipated to open for business in October but, now halfway through the month, many are wondering why exactly progress seems to be at a standstill.

Numerous college professors and students like Yulia Karnyushina, a senior psychology major, rely heavily on campus vendors for their daily coffee fix.

Karnyushina said when Kaldi’s was on campus she

got coffee once a day, almost every day to keep up with her workload as a pre-med student.

“I’m kind of disappointed because now it’s inconvenient having to go out of my way to get coffee instead of grabbing it from here,” Karnyushina said.

According to Thomas Lane, assistant vice president of Student Life and director of Plaster Student Union, the final design submission for the Starbucks venue is waiting to be approved.

Since the design drawings submitted by Chartwells’ consultants have been modified over time to meet Missouri State and Starbucks criteria for retail venues, the project has been delayed, Lane said. The modifications are said to encompass a number of aesthetic, mechanical and engineering changes.

These design submissions go through three extensive approval processes involving Chartwells, Starbucks and MSU Design and Con-

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The PSU Starbucks will not have a set date to open until designs are approved for construction. struction, as the university has its own guidelines and requirements that all retail vendors must adhere to.

“I’m excited to see the demolition has occurred,”

Lane said. “Actually, if you look inside the new wall you’ll notice that the tile has been taken out and See COFFEE page 2

As the spring semester approaches, a project a year in the making approaches, as well: a blended Introductory Psychology course.

Initiated by the statewide mission in course redesign, the blended PSY 121 course aims to address a problem associate psychology professor Danae Hudson and many others in the psychology department have been noticing for years. Nearly a quarter of students who take it receive D’s and F’s or drop the class entirely.

“We have so many students who take it every year and a lot of Hudson times students don’t do as well as they think they’re going to do,” Hudson said.

“They think, ‘Oh this is going to be a really easy course, this is going to be fun,’ and it’s actually really hard. There’s a lot of content. There’s a lot of things to know and understand and we just know that students struggle.”

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and each of the state’s 13 public fouryear institutions have partnered with the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) to establish a major course redesign initiative. With an emphasis on the use of technology and larger enrollment, the goal is to improve learning outcomes while reducing instructional costs.

Hudson and a team of psychology faculty, including Brooke Whisenhunt and Carol Shoptaugh, began redesigning PSY 121 in spring 2011 to create a blended course where students spend one hour and 15 minutes in class a week and are expected to spend time independently completing readings and assignments to earn the three credit hours.

A pilot course will be held in spring 2012 and the blended format will be implemented in all PSY 121 courses by fall 2012.

New additions to the course will be a customized e-book, clickers in lectures, online exams and diagnostic quizzing.

“One of the things that I think is going to be cool is we’re going to embed mini lectures [in the online textbook] for different topics,” Hudson said. “So if we have an expert here in the department in learning theory, I’m going to be able to put a link in the text, so they can click on that and see the professor give them a two to three minute talk. I hope that will be interesting and give them exposure to a larger group of instructors rather than just their one teacher.”

Based on online diagnostic assessments, time in lecture will be dedicated to material for students who are having difficulties with, and participation points in lecture will be awarded through the use of clickers, used to answer questions in class, Shoptaugh said.

“We want to allow students to interact with us on some of those topics with clickers,” Shoptaugh said, “and when there’s disagreement about what the right answer might be, to interact with each other so they can come to the conclusion about why an answer might be right or wrong and learn it themselves because you tend to remember it better then.”

Interaction is further emphasized through the implementation of online learning labs—groups of students who sit together in lecture and are led by undergraduate See PSY 121 page 2

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with no way to pay it back while the banks are raking in cash from the government subsidized loans that are non payable at this time.”

After the short-lived protest, the group wandered about for a few minutes, before finally heading back to Phelps Grove Park for their general assembly at 6 p.m.

This march was the second one held by the group, as

the protesters organized in front of the Bank of America on Battlefield Road and Glenstone Ave. on Oct. 15 with more than 100 participants.

Honeycutt said students and faculty are encouraged to get involved, as they are also part of the 99 percent.

“Think of all the debt that you finish school with,” he said. “Should our education come at a price tag we can’t afford?”

The Occupy movement has gained interest worldwide over the last month, and is growing, as Occupywallstreet.com reports that over 1,500 events have been held in more than 80 countries with a very diverse following.

The movement is also using social media, just like the revolution last spring in Egypt. Occupy Springfield, Mo. uses Facebook to communicate, plan and inform their followers. Their pages currently have 1,600 likes, and they are also communicating through Twitter and blogs.

The Occupy Springfield,

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all the past fixtures from Kaldi’s have been removed.

The space is ready for construction, we’re just waiting for the design submittal to be approved. So once that occurs, then I suspect it will be a fair-

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Mo. Facebook page states “Occupy Wall Street is a leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in common is that we are the 99 percent who will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1 percent.”

“I am involved because I want my government back where it belongs—in the hands of the people, not controlled by big money interests,” Fullerton said. “I want the corporations and the banks to be held responsible for their actions. I want my voice back.”

Anyone interested in joining the movement can attend the general assembly meetings, held at 6 p.m. at Phelps Grove Park every Wednesday. For more information on Occupy Springfield, Mo., visit http://www.facebook.com/oc cupyspringfieldmo.

“Everyone is welcome,” Honeycutt said. “We are all part of the 99 percent, so just show up and make your voice heard.”

ly rapid process. I’m guessing about another month [until opening].”

The construction efforts for Starbucks have taken longer than other new vendors in the PSU, such as Chick-fil-A and Papa John’s, because it will be a fully licensed Starbucks store, said Nadeem Zafar, resident district manager of Missouri State Dining in Partner-

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learning assistants (ULAs).

Five ULAs will be included in each section of PSY 121, along with a senior learning assistant (SLA) and a faculty member.

“We used to have 153 [students] and one faculty member,” Hudson said. “Now we’re going to have 300, but we’re going to have a staff of 7, so despite it being a larger class, it’s really going to feel like a smaller class because of the individual attention the students are going to get from their ULAs and SLA.” The larger class will be held in the newly renovated Carrington auditorium, the only classroom on campus large enough to hold more than 300 students. It’s just one of the many solutions developed by the faculty team who worked three to eight hours a week over the summer on the redesign.

“It’s been really exciting to go to all the training and brainstorm with my col-

ship with Chartwells.

In contrast to the Meyer Library coffee station that simply brews Starbucks’ coffee mixes, the PSU will feature all of its regular and seasonal items, such as the popular Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Zafar said Chartwells is working hard with various parties involved to ensure the campus community can enjoy

leagues and just try to come up with the best course we can come up with,” Whisenhunt said. “To be honest, I think I thought I was a good teacher, prior to this, and I kind of prided myself on my teaching, and this has really opened my eyes to so many things that I could do better.”

“I’m teaching a class of 121 right now in the traditional style and then I’m teaching the pilot next semester,” she said. “And now that we have all this knowledge of things that we could do to make this class better, it’s really hard for me to go into that class every day knowing I’m not doing the best job I could.”

Although faculty said they were concerned over the many technological glitches the class would become vulnerable to and that students may be hesitant to sign up for the blended course, one student said she had confidence in the new plan.

Jennifer Barnes, a sophomore psychology major, took PSY 121 before it became a blended course, and said she remembered many students struggling with the material in

Starbucks coffee this semester.

“While both ourselves as well as the members of the campus community have been disappointed in the delay on the Starbucks opening, everyone involved has been understanding and recognizes the importance of meeting both the Missouri State and Starbucks standards as it pertains to construction,” Zafar said.

the traditional class structure.

“I personally think that this new program is exciting and has the potential to really help students in this course,” Barnes said. “PSY 121 can be so much fun and it makes you think in all new ways about life. Having different methods to convey the information can only improve students’ retention of the material.”

Other departments at MSU may begin to echo the trend of innovation that has spread across the state, Hudson said.

“I hope people can feel inspired by this, and not necessarily do what we’ve done, but to look at their own courses and their own struggles that they’re having and try to find some creative solutions,” she said. “I think students are going to learn so much more. I think they are really going to get out of this course what we’ve always wanted them to.”

The blended PSY 121 pilot course will be available in the spring 2012 semester. Students interested may contact Brooke Whisenhunt at BWhisenhunt@MissouriState.edu.

Elaboration on these standards was not provided by Chartwells or PSU administrators.

In the meantime, coffee can be found at other locations in the PSU. Smashers brews basic Starbucks coffee on a daily basis and Bear Necessities makes their own coffee for students and professors on the run as well.

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Oct. 25, 2011

University should approve new graduate program, take step in right direction

Missouri State University has focused much energy recently on recruitment, and it appears the Sports Medicine and Athletic Training Department has one good solution.

The department proposed a new graduate program at Thursday’s faculty senate meeting, the Master of Science in Athletic Training degree.

Tona Hetzler, head of the department, described the program as an intensive, twoyear post-professional program. And it’s one that could be in high demand right from the start.

The proposal presents a strong case for why the university should add the program, not the least important of which is the fact that it would be only the 17th program of its kind in the nation.

It would also be the only one in Missouri.

According to the proposal, 70 percent of certified athletic trainers obtain a master’s degree; however, many get degrees in related fields because of the lack of athletic training master’s programs.

At the faculty senate meeting, Hetzler said about 200 athletic training students are denied admission to graduate programs annually due to limited availability. The average program admits about 8-10 students per year, and Missouri State projects a similar enrollment.

If that argument wasn’t good enough, there also appears to be little risk involved. For at least the first two years, the department

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doesn’t anticipate the need for any additional technology or supplies, facilities, faculty or support staff. And for the expenses that will be necessary, it appears the funds are available, according to the curricular proposal.

They are requesting two graduate assistants, or additional per course instructors to supplement the undergraduate programs, so current faculty can take on more graduate courses.

The seemingly high demand for a program of this type, along with the limited cost risk, makes this program look like an easy addition to the university, and it looks like a program with the potential to grow.

This is a great example of the type of solution we need to keep the university growing during a difficult economic time. Perhaps there are other departments currently working on plans to expand or developing other ideas to improve the existing programs.

Ten students might not make a great impact to the school’s bottom line, but one program also doesn’t have to shoulder the load of solving our financial problems. As long as this is just one of many ideas to push us forward, Missouri State will be in great shape.

Graduate programs at Missouri State • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Master of Accountancy Master of Arts Master of Arts in Teaching Master of Business Administration Master of Music Master of Natural and Applied Science Master of Public Health Master of Science Master of Science in Nursing Master of Social Work Specialist in Education Doctor of Audiology Doctor of Physical Therapy

Universities with Master of Science in Athletic Training programs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

A.T. Still University - Arizona San Jose State University University of Hawaii at Manoa Illinois State University Indiana University University of Kentucky Michigan State University Western Michigan University University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill University of Oregon Ohio University Temple University California University of Pennsylvania Old Dominion University University of Virgina Source: Graduate Programs at Missouri State were gathered from the universityʼs Graduate College website. The list of universities with a Master of Science in Athletic Training programs list came from MSUʼs Athletic Training Department and was part of their proposal at the faculty senate meeting.

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World Series: Fear the rally squirrel

From 10-plus games back to rally squirrels to record-setting home runs, the Cardinals’ playoff run has been one to remember.

The Cardinals began their run at the end of August with most, including me, thinking they were done a month before when they went into the post-trade deadline slump.

But they persevered to the point that it was ultimately the collapse of the Braves that led them to the playoffs. Even as the underdog, like the 2006 series, with most commentators saying the Birds wouldn’t make it past the Phillies in the division series, much less the World Series.

The Phillies, while a challenge, didn’t stop the Cardinals. Nor did the Brewers, who posed a threat, but were

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defeated in six games by the Cardinals. Now the Cardinals face their final foe: the Texas Rangers.

The Rangers come off a World Series loss last year and are out for a vengeance.

But many miss the power of the Cardinals’ spirit. They may not have the strongest lineup or the deepest bullpen, but they have the attitude to win.

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They’re serious when they need to be.

That’s what brings St. Louis fans to rally behind their team with stuffed squirrels and printed towels.

And the Cardinals have responded. This has been a playoff run like few others: a squirrel running across the field during the division series; Albert Pujols joining the ranks of Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson with his three-homerun game Saturday night.

We’ve seen the fundamental impact of baseball: the fan camaraderie, the creation of new fans of the game, new legends being born. People have lined up to buy their red shirts and paid crazy amounts for squirrel stuffed animals.

The Cardinals even have a

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squirrel mascot at the playoff games.

There’s plenty of baseball left before a champion is crowned. While the Cardinals have had some luck with welltimed collapses and a home field advantage, they’ve kept their heads held high and kept moving forward.

Even if you’re not a Cardinals fan or even a fan of baseball, this is a fun series to watch. It’ll remind you that no matter how far you’re down or how many people don’t believe in you, if you believe in yourself you can make it. That’s what’s fun to watch.

The underdog Cardinals may not win, but they’ve yet to let something stop them and they won’t go down without a fight.

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Homecoming week is for all MSU students

This week is homecoming at Missouri State.

For those involved in Fraternity and Sorority Life, it’s one of the most exciting weeks of the fall semester. There are many different events and competitions that these student organizations take part in.

However, for the other students that are not involved in Fraternity and Sorority Life, this may just seem like another boring week of classes and homework.

But despite common misconceptions, there are many things for these students to get involved with, as well.

One of the many all-student events is Rockstar: MSU, which will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. tonight in Hammons Student Center. In an “American Idol” style competition, students will go head-to-head to see who the best singer on campus is.

Another event taking place this week is Homecoming Fire in the Yard. This event will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday in the circle drive in front of Blair-Shannon and will feature a bonfire and a chili recipe contest.

MSU’s Haunted Tour is from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday. The MSU Folklore Club will take students on an interactive tour of the “hauntings” around campus. The tour will begin in the PSU across from the BearHouse Entertainment store.

It’s not associated with the university, but the Halloween Pub Crawl will be from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday in downtown Springfield. One $15 wristband will get you into 21 bars and nightclubs. Be sure to wear a costume!

And let’s not forget about athletics. This weekend will feature seven different MSU athletic teams competing at home. At the center of all of it is the homecoming football game, which will be played at 2 p.m. against South Dakota State at Plaster Sports Complex.

Also, the Bears and Lady Bears basketball teams will open their 2011 exhibition game schedules at JQH Arena with games on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Lady Bears will take on Harding at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

The Bears have games at 8:05 p.m. on Thursday against Truman State and at 7:05 p.m. Saturday against William Jewel.

These are just some of the events going on this week. For a full list of events, visit http://www.missouristate.edu/studentengagement/homecoming.

Homecoming is for everyone, so go out and get involved this week. You will be glad you did.

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Oct. 25, 2011

Calendar

Free smartphone app reminds students to save

October 25 to October 31

By Dylan Becker The Standard

Tuesday

Quantum Groove 8 p.m. at Lindberg’s, free Let's #@%! 9 p.m. at Jekyll & Hyde’s, free for 21+ and $5 for 18+ (only 100 minors allowed in at a time) Open Mic Night 9 p.m. at the Outland, free Tuesday Stew Halloween Show with DJ Phi and DJ Hayze 9 p.m. at the Outland Ballroom, free Aquila Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest 7:30 p.m. at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, $13 to $23

Wednesday

Dug & the SOULar Panels 7 to 10 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free St. Dallas & The Sinners 11 p.m. at the Outland, $3 DJ Abilities with One Be Lo and DeeJay Platinum 9 p.m. at the Highlife Martini Lounge, $6 for 21+ and $9 for 18+

Thursday

The Detectives Rock ‘n’ Soul 10:30 p.m. at the Outland, $5 for 21+ and $7 for 18+ Think ‘n’ Drink Trivia 7 p.m. at Patton Alley Pub, free

Friday

Jazz Trio 8 to 10 p.m. at the Outland, $3 Fake: A tribute to the band Cake with Quantum Groove 9 p.m. at the Highlife Martini Lounge, cover charge Hot Mikado 7:30 p.m. at The Gillioz Theatre, starting at $12

Saturday

The 15th Anuual Downtown Halloween Pub Crawl 8 p.m. at more than 20 downtown bars and nightclubs, $15 Honky Suckle and Jah Roots Halloween Party 9 p.m. at the Outland Ballroom, $15 as part of pub crawl Scary Larry & the Empty Graves, Crue Fast For Love and The Boogeymen 9 p.m. at Lindberg’s, $5 Jerry Seinfeld 7 p.m. at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, $45 to $79.50

Sunday

Members of Speakeasy 8 p.m. at Ebbet’s Field Downtown, free Hot Mikado 2 p.m. at The Gillioz Theatre, starting at $12 Night of the Rolling Dead Roller Derby 6 to 8 p.m. at Springfield Skateland, $8 in advance and $10 at the door, children 10 and under are free

Monday

Open Mic Night 7 to 11 p.m. at Harlow’s, free

Briefs ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

The Aquila Theatre presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.

Aquila Theatre’s production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” tells the tale of two young men who have taken to bending the truth to add a dash of excitement to their lives. Their deceptions eventually cross paths, resulting in a series of hilarious discoveries that threaten to spoil their romantic pursuits.

There will be an introduction of actors from Aquila Theatre at 6:45 p.m.

Tickets for front orchestra and front mezzanine are $23.

Tickets for rear orchestra and rear mezzanine are $13.

For more information and to buy tickets, visit http://hammonshall.com.

Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld, America's premier comedian, is hitting the road in a return to his first love—standup comedy. He will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.

Tickets for front orchestra and front mezzanine are $79.50.

Tickets for rear orchestra, rear mezzanine, and front petite are $64.50.

Tickets for rear petite are $45.

For more information and to buy tickets, visit http://hammonshall.com.

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MSU student Nick Stephens portrays Robert Oppenheimer in his final production at the university.

Play delves into story behind A-bomb

By Megan Gates The Standard

to develop the atomic bomb.

The scientists are kept isolated to keep the project secret and to keep them focused on their work, resulting in numerous scenes where they discuss methods of creating the bomb.Many of these lines contain scientific jargon, something Stephens said Maples had a scientist come in and help them with.

“We had a physicist come into rehearsal one time, a very nice man and he was just so excited,” Stephens said. “He would talk about the science behind this thing and it was so interesting to listen to this guy talk and I kind of got this idea of Oppenheimer. He loved what he did and it’s hard to keep it all kind of in track and saying it right. You kind of get lost in the science, the jargon of it all.”

During the development of the atomic bomb and after it was dropped on Hiroshima, the production attempts to show how Oppenheimer and the other scientists coped with the bomb’s devastating capabilities.

“He knew what this thing was going to do. They all knew what this thing was going to do and they used it anyway,” Stephens said. “And when the pictures started coming back from

“The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer”

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, killing 70,000 people instantaneously. It was hailed as a great victory for the world, the allies and for science.

But who was the man behind the bomb? Who developed the science and harnessed that power? And how did he come to terms with the devastation caused by his great invention?

“The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” written by Carson Kreitzer, directed by Carol J. Maples and performed by Missouri State’s Department of Theatre and Dance, will attempt to answer these questions this weekend at Coger Theatre.

Nick Stephens, senior BFA theatre and performance major who plays Oppenheimer, said the production is designed to make audience members think about mankind’s advances and how they’re used.

“If I were to say what this play is about and why people should really see it is it’s a play about hope,” he said. “It’s a play about change and reflection and to really think about when we discover something that can inherently be good — but then use it

When: 7:30 p.m., Oct. 2729 and 2:30 p.m., Oct. 30 Where: Coger Theatre Price: $8, $12, $14

for evil and dark purposes — just to think about it.

“It challenges people to think about this thing that we made, these things that we still make. Nuclear weapons are still around and it’s scary to think that we have this power now that could kill everyone on Earth. To make Earth uninhabitable for millions of years is a very scary idea. And it points out the glory of man, in our search of how we can achieve these great feats, and the dark side of man-kind, and how we use this technology for war and for just, obliteration of each other. It’s so primitive and just kind of sad when you’re looking at it.”

The production is set on a military base in Los Alamos, New Mexico as the World War II Manhattan Project — led by Oppenheimer — attempts

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The student ID (Zip card) you carry is used for multiple reasons: BearFare, getting into your respected building and everyone’s favorite, deferring things to your student account.

But did you know that your card also offers discounts at local businesses? This feature of your ID is unlocked once you get the free app for your smartphone, Vidappe.

Star Li, the designer and creator of Vidappe, works in conjunction with MSU to give Missouri State students discounts.

“You’re offered over 30 discounts downtown and in the surrounding area,” she said. “A few places that have discounts are Macaroni Grill on East Battlefield St., STAXX on South Ave., and the Campbell 16 Movie Theatre just to name a few.”

According to Li, the easily accessible app is simple.

“It will send you an alert telling you when you are near a place that offers discounts,” she said. “The app reminds you to save.”

However, to receive these discounts, students must have their ID with them.

This app, however, is not just for students but also any faculty or staff can access these discounts.

Li said she hopes the app will gain momentum and soon everyone will find out the true potential their student ID carries.

For the complete list of Missouri State discounts the Student Savings Club compiled, visit http://www.studentsavingsclub.com/pages/mo_missouri_state_university/60.php.

The web address for the iPhone apphttp://itunes. apple.com/us/app/viappe/id442 618518?ls=1.

For the Android apphttps://market.android.com/deta ils?id=com.vidappe&feature=se arch_result.

‘Paranormal Activity 3’ disappoints

Another year, another “Paranormal Activity.” Only this time it’s the prequel to the prequel of the original.

Will “Paranormal Activity 3” be the end of it? Who the hell knows.

If you don’t know what these films are about then you probably live under a rock. Nevertheless, you probably want a little bit of plot information.

“Paranormal Activity 3” follows what appears to be the first time that Katie and Kristi (the subjects of 1 and 2 respectively) had contact with the demonic entity that will stalk them for the rest of their lives. It starts off as Kristi, who is approximately five-years-old at this point, has an invisible friend. Only, you guessed it, he’s not exactly a friend.

Weird things start to happen and the man of the house (mom’s boyfriend) starts to film everything, which really makes the demon mad.

Karman Bowers Movie Reviewer Which, in turn, makes everything worse. Noticing a pattern?

There is definitely a pattern to these films and that is where the problem comes in. I’m not saying that “Paranormal Activity 3” isn’t scary, it just wasn’t anything new.

After all, it is still the same demonic presence, so what is going to be different?

What these films do is ratchet up the tension, and ratchet and ratchet

Frozen yogurt trend invades Springfield

Catch me off guard and then maybe I’ll still be thinking about it when I leave the theater.

Ah, the theater. That’s another aspect worth discussing. Personally, I like my movies, especially horror films, without commentary from a full theater of obnoxious groups of loud-mouthed funny guys. Sometimes big groups are better with horror films, but this time it really wasn’t. I think it’s because there was actually more humor in “Paranormal Activity 3” than the other two. The group aspect took something away from the whole experience.

The really disappointing thing about “Paranormal Activity 3” is that I was actually anxious going in and now I’m just indifferent. I’m not worried about when the lights go out and I’m not walking around the house armed against any possible normal or paranormal threat.

Johnny Cash tribute band brings diverse crowds to Outland Ballroom

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The innovative dessert trend grows as self-serve frozen yogurt, or Fro Yo, stores continue to pop up across the United States, including Springfield.

People have joined the Fro Yo trend, spanning across the nation.

Frozen yogurt has been around for decades, but now smaller chains have opened up to create a new dessert niche.

Though some may wonder what the deal is with the treat’s growing popularity, Fro Yo is dessert on a whole new level.

The concept is to make your dessert the way you want it with the freshest ingredients, and vibrant, delicious flavors. For the “cherry on top,” each store offers a wide assortment of candies, fruits and other sweet treats to complete each dessert.

From flavors of pistachio to red velvet to cheesecake, local Fro Yo joints have them all, including Springfield’s Orange Leaf, Fruity Land, Peachwave and Cherry Berry.

Fruity Land opened last March by owner Kevin Pahm,

until you’re practically willing something to happen, then it does and you get scared. The only new device in this film is a very slow oscillating camera that gives you a glimpse of this part of the house then a lot of wall then another part of the house.

Storyline wise, it kind of follows what we’ve previously learned. It’s difficult to follow because nothing is ever explained, it’s all implied and we’re left to piece things together on our own. Basically, I think we are supposed to come away with the idea to just leave these kinds of things alone and don’t date/marry these women.

Okay, okay, I’ll admit that even though I’m ragging on the film, it still scared me. It made me jump and not want to look at times because I knew something was going to happen, but again, that’s the problem. I know something is about to happen.

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Frozen yogurt contains probiotics, which are “good” bacteria that aid digestion. who said he opened his store because the concept had gained positive recognition in California when he lived there.

Years ago, celebrities began to frequent some of the first Fro Yo stores which later unraveled into a popular dessert fad for the rest of us. From California to Springfield, Mo., Americans have become addicted.

The first self-serve Fro Yo store to open locally in June 2010 was Orange Leaf, said manager Jenna Allen.

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Last Saturday night’s show at the Outland Ballroom brought together four diverse bands culminating in the highly anticipated return of the Johnny Cash tribute band, One More Round.

To truly embody the spirit of the Man in Black, it’s important to cover all your bases. Lyrics chronicling your near death experiences in Memphis, shots of whiskey making it almost all the way to your mouth but surely landing on part of your black suit, and a slightly sexy southern drawl.

The bands that took the stage along with One More Round most certainly took their role for the evening seriously. The musical diversity of acoustic western rock, high energy folk and ballsy rock ‘n’ roll all perfectly complimented the songs the crowd had been looking forward to since One More Round’s last trip through Springfield.

The Deadnettles took the stage first, with an acoustic set followed by the impressive seven man band, The Thompsons — think Mumford and Sons mixed with a little Flogging Molly. The guys play an impressive number and variety of instruments including the mandolin, harmonica

and the banjo.

Their blend of fast-paced punk rock and classic Americana music definitely sent the show in the right direction. They were followed by local favorites, St. Dallas & The Sinners, a rockabilly band that really knows how to get everyone moving.

The guys have been racking up a number of sweet shows lately with guys like The Koffin Kats, Kim Lenz & the Jaguars, and the Goodfoot.

They will also be opening for southern gothic rock band, Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers on Nov. 9 at the Outland Ballroom.

Lead singer Dallas Self is no stranger to rockabilly, being the grandson of artist Ronnie Self, whose song “Bop-A-Lena” got rockabilly on the Billboard charts in the late ‘50s.

The band broke into a song “for the ladies” and sang “I’m a bad bad man, heartbreak and liquor” as lead singer Self sensually licked his harmonica while Chris Heifner played the stand up bass.

They were followed by headlining band, One More Round, a tribute to Johnny Cash. Frontman Bill Forness does a damn good Johnny Cash. He’s got the slow southern drawl down and everything and pulls off a black suit extremely well, I might add. His band

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MSU student needs votes to be selected for ‘The Glee Project’

By Nick Simpson The Standard

The popular television show “Glee” on FOX has made a name for itself etching out the drama to be found in high school athletics, relationships and show choir competitions. It has become a phenomenon in the United States, with many talented young actors, actresses and musicians anxious to find a home in the cast.

“The Glee Project” is a reality television show that aired on Oxygen beginning on June 1, 2011. It serves as an auditioning process for entry into the cast, and in its first season selected four new members of the Glee Club.

Savannah Gibbons is a freshman theatre studies major at Missouri State. She said she discovered “The Glee Project” in a magazine advertisement and was

immediately interested in the prospect of finding a place in the show.

“I kept up with it all summer,” she said. “I figured they would do a second season of it and need more people so I kept checking up on it every single day. I didn’t hear anything until Sept. 26 when I got an email about auditions. I freaked out and as soon as I got back to my dorm room I recorded my audition video.”

Gibbons is currently a member of Collegiate Chorale at Missouri State.

She said she has been performing in choirs nearly her entire life, and each experience has helped prepare her for where she now stands.

“I’ve actually been in choir since fifth grade,” she said. “I was choir president my senior year, and a section leader in the show choir. So I have choir running through my veins.”

Gibbons said she has been a fan of “Glee” since first viewing the pilot.

“I thought it was cool because they don’t have shows about choir or fine arts on TV,” she said. “It wasn’t trying to be American Idol or anything like that, it was just about kids in a choir. So I could really relate to it.”

Gibbons chose the song “Edge of Glory” from Lady Gaga’s 2011 release “Born this Way” as her audition piece, and her video has already received some serious attention. She said she has been receiving all the support she can get from her friends.

“I’m pretty adamant about this,” she said. “Normally I’m not this type of person at all. I’m not the type of person to go looking for votes. It’s not that I think I deserve it, but I think people know how much I want to be

a part of this and how much I love doing what I do so I’m getting lots of support.”

Gibbons said the voting (or “liking”) process for the audition videos ends Nov. 13, after which 12 finalists are selected, and filming for the second season of the show begins in January. She said that although her video has received a surprising amount of attention, she still has a steep hill to climb, and she needs all the help she can get.

“I’m a little bit nervous, I really want this,” she said. “I feel I would do really well in this show and at least want to have that shot. Go watch my video, go ‘like’ my video.

The thing is, I feel I would represent Missouri State really well.”

You can view Gibbons’ entry video at Josh Campbell/THE STANDARD http://www.thegleeprojectGibbons, who hopes to be selected for the TV show casting.com under her user“The Glee Project,” is a freshman theatre studies major. name Gleek0731.

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Location and facilities result in road trips for field hockey

By Kyle Boaz The Standard

College athletics is serious business, and the Missouri State field hockey team has been on its fair share of business trips this year.

The team has suited up only five times at home this year, compared to 13 road games.

“We do travel a lot," assistant

coach Erika Dombkowski said.

"It’s really due to the surface of our field. Field hockey is supposed to be on AstroTurf and not the surface of our field (FieldTurf). A lot of teams don’t like to play on our turf.

That’s a big reason of why we travel.”

Sophomore midfielder Laura Tavares said she was upset about the lack of home games the Bears

have this season.

“Going from nine to five (home games) is kind of sad but oh well,” she said.

The league schedules MidAmerican Conference games while coaches decide the nonconference games, Dombkowski said.

Missouri State was in the Northern Pacific field hockey conference (NorPac) until 2005, when they

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Calendar October 25 to October 31

Tuesday

Men’s Golf, 8:30 a.m. away at SIUE Intercollegiate

Wednesday

Men’s Soccer, 7 p.m. away at Bradley

Thursday

Men’s Basketball, 8:05 p.m. at home vs. Truman State Women’s Soccer, 7 p.m. away at Evansville

Friday

Volleyball, 7 p.m. at home vs. Northern Iowa Swimming & Diving, 5 p.m. at home vs. Drury

Saturday

Football, 2 p.m. at home vs. South Dakota State Men’s Basketball, 7:05 p.m. at home vs. William Jewell Volleyball, 7 p.m. at home vs. Bradley Field Hockey, 9 a.m. at home vs. Miami (Ohio) Swimming & Diving, 5 p.m. at home, Alumni/Intrasquad Meet Ice Hockey, 7 p.m. at home vs. Arkansas

Sunday

Women’s Basketball, 2:05 p.m. at home vs. Harding Men’s Soccer, 6 p.m. at home vs. SIUE Field Hockey, 11 a.m. at home vs. Ball State Women’s Golf, 8:30 a.m. away at Alamo Invitational Women’s Cross Country, 11 a.m. away at MVC Championships

Monday

Women’s Golf, 8:30 a.m. away at Alamo Invitational

Briefs Wooden earns Valley honors after first win

After going 8-16 with 190 yards passing and one touchdown pass, quarterback Trevor Wooden received the Missouri Valley Football Conference Player of the Week award.

Wooden had 82 net yards rushing and 190 in the air with a touchdown rush and pass in the Bears first win during the 2011 season. This season Wooden has been averaging 185.4 yards per game from the air and 44.7 yards per game on the ground.

Missouri Southern to hold benefit game

On Nov. 5 the Men’s and Women’s basketball teams will be traveling to Joplin to play Missouri Southern State University.

The Lady Bears will play at 5 p.m. and the Bears will be playing at 7 p.m. Tickets for reserved seats are $15 while general admission is $10. Proceeds go to the Missouri Southern Foundation’s Tornado Emergency Relief Fund.

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made the transfer to the MAC. The lack of Midwestern schools that feature field hockey hurts the ability to schedule geographically close matches, Dombkowski said.

However, constantly being on the road doesn’t derail the mental approach to the game.

“Mentally there’s no real big

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Junior Shelby Strang had a total of 16 digs against Wichita State, she has 203 digs this season.

Bears can’t dig out of deficit Volleyball falls to Wichita State on ‘Dig Pink’ night

By John Cook The Standard

The Missouri State volleyball Bears (15-6, 8-2) opened the second half of their season hoping to make a statement against conference rival Wichita State (13-7, 7-3).

Instead, the Bears came out of the gates slow, dropped the first set by just two points, and could not defend their home court on a night when fans packed into Hammons Student Center for the annual Dig Pink match.

The Bears lost to the Shockers 25-22, 11-25, 25-23 and 25-17 after sweeping the team in Wichita, Kan. less than a month ago.

Senior Calli Norman said the Shockers came out ready to play and MSU couldn’t overcome its slow start.

“They set the tone tonight,” Norman said. “I think it’s a choice. You can come out energized and take control of the match, or you can do what we did tonight. We were men-

tally prepared, but they just had more energy than us.”

The Bears had 13 more kills than Wichita State, but hurt themselves with 33 attack errors on their way to a .168 hitting percentage. Junior Karen Rivatto had 10 all on her own, and one crucial error that sealed the Bears fate in the final point of the third set.

Junior Shelby Strang was the lone bright spot for the Bears, racking up a career high 16 digs.

“It’s always a battle with Wichita (State),” Strang said. “Seems like we go four or five sets with them every time. If you don’t come out of the gates strong against a team like that, you just saw what happens.”

The Shockers jumped ahead in the first set 19-13 and did the same in the third set 9-4. The Bears rallied back in both, bringing the first set to 23-22 and the third set all-tied at 23-23, before Wichita State closed them out each time.

Head coach Melissa Stokes said the Bears didn’t have a great week

of practice and it showed.

“Kelley Michnowicz and Karen Rivatto didn’t practice all week,” Stokes said. “We couldn’t go hard and couldn’t really scrimmage and I think that showed.”

In the second set, the Bears fired on all cylinders, hitting .385 and held the Shockers to -.057 hitting, which resulted in the most lopsided set for either squad this season.

With the set at 11-10, the Bears went on a 13-0 run, taking them to set point with Strang at the service line.

“I don’t think Wichita State did anything fancy,” Stokes said.

“Their offense was predictable. We just didn’t have the fire though. It was disappointing.”

Sophomore Christine McCartney, who is tied with Rivatto for most kills on the team with 195, barely got any playing time, and only had 3 kills for a -.125 hitting percentage.

“She’s hit negative the last four matches,” Stokes said of McCartney. “I’ve started her every match.

She came out tonight and had three attack errors right from the get go.

We felt we needed to make a See VBALL, page 7

As the seniors lined up for their last game at Plaster Sports Complex, the women’s soccer team rolled through a 2-0 victory, continuing their 11 game unbeaten streak.

It was a different feeling starting out the game against Northern Iowa on Saturday night. Not only was it an important conference game but also senior night and the last home game for the six seniors on the team.

“It was exciting,” senior goalkeeper Jessica Teahan said.

“Obviously the excitement on the field was crazy because it was senior night and everything and we really needed to come up with a win and a shutout because it puts us in an incredibly good position.”

Before the game the seniors lined up with their families and were honored for the crowd. It was a touching moment, but Teahan wanted to get on with the game.

“I was like, ‘okay we have to focus on the game first,’” Teahan said. “Let’s get a result and then tonight we can celebrate being with our families and everything.”

A season high 571 fans showed up to watch the game. The first half, though, started a little slow.

No goals were scored and the game was still up for grabs heading into the second half. Then freshman forward Bethany Smith broke the tie and gave the Bears the lead.

“It was a relief just to get that in,” Smith said. “I think once we got that in our whole team just kind of settled down and just played the way we normally play.”

Senior defender Christine Cross, who just received MVC Defender of the Week, got the assist as Smith got the ball inside the 18 yard box, turned and shot it just by the keeper on the far post.

It was Smith’s eighth goal of the year, the most for any Bear since Caroline Sweeney scored nine in 2006.

“Bethany is a good finisher,” head coach Rob Brewer said. “She works so hard and she has that

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Women’s soccer is 11-3-2.

Dreadlocked leader hits defenders, then books

By Harrison Keegan The Standard

At 6 foot 2 inches tall, 290 pounds with dreadlocks down past his shoulders, Missouri State senior offensive guard Travis Simmons casts an imposing shadow. On the field, he plays with a high motor and a nastiness that he learned from former Bear and current Dallas Cowboy lineman David Arkin. Pretty intimidating guy, right?

“Travis is not what you expect,” Bears head coach Terry Allen said.

“You see the guy and the dreads and you go ‘Oh my gosh,’ but he’s very intelligent, well-spoken and will graduate here after football.”

Allen said that having Simmons, the team’s only returning starter on the offensive line, is crucial to what the team does with the ball.

“He’s one of our captains,” Allen said. “He’s really the leader of our offensive line. The offensive line are all young guys and they really look up to him for leadership and he’s done a fine job with that.”

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Simmons is the only returning starter to the offensive line.

Simmons is known for the long dreads that come out of his helmet and rest on his shoulder pads. He said that he hasn’t really gotten his hair cut since junior high and that even though defensive linemen are

prone to pulling on them, he wouldn’t even consider a different hair style.

“It’s a lifestyle, man,” Simmons said. “I love it, one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It’s easy to

deal with, so yeah, I’m definitely not going to cut it.”

The MSU coaches said Simmons could do whatever he wants with his hair as long as he keeps taking care of business on the field and in the classroom.

Simmons was on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll the past two seasons but he said that it is difficult to keep his grades up while giving everything he has to the Bears football team.

“It’s hard, we practice so much, we meet so much,” Simmons said.

“You have to use your free time to hit the books and do your homework.”

Simmons started his MSU career in 2007 as a defensive lineman but switched to the offensive side during his redshirt year in 2008. One player who has really benefitted from Simmons’ transition is senior running back Chris Douglas.

“Travis is almost as important as the quarterback,” Douglas said. “He

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biggest home turnout for the Bears this season. The lines on the court were pink, the players wore pink shoelaces and for fans Dig Pink Continued from page 6 shirts were on sale to raise money for breast cancer research and change.”

Outside the match, it was the awareness in partnership with the

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effect," junior defender Chelsey Medlock said. "We came here to play field hockey, and we know what to expect."

Even though the team might be playing far from home, they are still receiving a lot of support.

“Lots of peoples’ parents are going to games when they can," freshman forward Sarah Bradley said.

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mindset that she’s going to score a goal.”

The second goal came when Teahan boomed a goalkick to Shelby Stewart on the UNI defensive side of the field.

After it bounced over a defender, Stewart chipped it over the goalkeeper to make the score 20. It was Teahan’s first assist of

"Sometimes they’ll travel 15 hours from St. Louis to watch."

Playing the role of the visiting team adds fuel to the team's fire, Medlock said.

“I love playing in away games because hearing the other team cheering gives me more of an incentive just to beat them,” she said.

Bradley said the players get a certain level of satisfaction from winning on another team's home field.

“It would be nice to have (more)

the year.

“It was one of those things,” Teahan said. “Where I was like ‘is it in? Is it in? Okay it’s in’ and I was like ‘I hope they give me the assist, that would be awesome.’”

With the win the Bears are now 11-3-2. Brewer said the Bears’ defense is a big reason for their success having eight shutouts in those 11 games.

The streak also gives a little motivation for the players.

“It just makes us more moti-

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Norman, who has designed the Tshirt every year she’s played, said it was great to see her work pay off.

“All the Dig Pink shirts from the past four years have been my

home games because we’ve had a lot of support, but this weekend we won on the road and it always feels better to beat them on their turf,” she said.

The constant travel takes a toll on the team physically, but it also impacts their academic life.

“It’s pretty much that Friday you know you’re missing school, and Sunday you’ll get back really late, so you have to learn to deal with it and have time management,” Bradley said.

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vated to win,” Smith said.

“Because we don’t want to lose that. So I mean there is a little more pressure but it also is even more exciting.”

If you’d like to watch Friday night’s game, Mediacom recorded the game for rebroadcast. It will air on MC22 this afternoon at 4 p.m. and Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The Bears finish off the regular season at 7 p.m. Thursday at Evansville, Ind. against Evansville University.

design,” Norman said. “I know Photoshop and design as part of my major. What’s even neater though is to see people wearing shirt designs from past years I’ve done it. It’s cool to see people are still wearing them.”

days and Fridays provides free time to keep up with school.

However, the team members know their priorities.

“We’re student-athletes,” sophomore goalkeeper Katie Mulloy said. "Our main focus is student before athlete."

The team is able to put a fun spin on being in the confines of a bus throughout the season.

“We have to work with what we have on the bus to try to impress the rest of our teammates," Medlock said. "It’s pretty great. We entertain

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and the rest of the line make everything happen. Him, being a senior, coming back and knowing what to do and leading the young guys on the front line is a big factor for us.”

Douglas said that when Simmons isn’t flattening defensive linemen to make paths for Bears’ running backs, he is actually a pretty funny guy.

“Travis is one of those funny guys who you would not know is funny until you actu-

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The Bears will try and regroup at practice this week as they face-off against 19-1 Northern Iowa, who is ranked number five in the country.

The white-out match will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Hammons Student Center.

ourselves."

Future changes in scheduling have the possibility to keep the Bears around Springfield more often.

“Next year we’re changing to single game," Dombkowski said.

"Right now we play all our conference games twice. Next year we’re playing everyone once. The only problem is that we have to find someone else to play.”

The field hockey team plays next at 9 a.m. Saturday at home against Miami (Ohio).

ally hang around him,” Douglas said. “He’ll tell you he’s from Mexico but he’ll pause for a second, well Mexico, Mo.” When his playing days are over, Simmons said he wants to be a coach so that he can stay involved in the game he loves.

“I’d like to coach college ball either oline, d-line,” Simmons said. “I love the game. I’m a business major so I’m going to have to work hard in the office and I’d much rather not do that. I’d much rather work hard in the film room and on the practice field.”

Simmons is exhibit A in the case for “don’t judge a book by its cover.” He may be a big, intimidating guy from Mexico, but

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Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011

The Standard

News

New degree offered through UMKC Fro Yo

By Dayle Duggins The Standard

A collaborative memorandum of understanding to expand the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Doctor of Pharmacy program to Missouri State’s campus was signed on Oct. 14.

MSU is unable to offer new professional doctorates unless there is a collaborative program. This statute came as a compromise when the school picked up its university title in 2005.

Gov. Jay Nixon joined MSU and UMKC leaders to celebrate the satellite program at MSU, developed to increase the slim number of pharmacists in Missouri.

The program, like its original extension offered at the University of MissouriColumbia, will allow students to stay in the Springfield area while working toward a degree from UMKC’s nation-

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is just as impressive, each of them getting into character with ease.

They busted out favorites like “Folsom Prison Blues” with perfect country flair and Forness embodied Mr. Cash extremely well, moving about onstage and even holding his guitar the same way as the legendary musician.

Since diehard fans will never get the chance to see Mr. Cash in person, this is as close as we can come to the Man in Black. The energy that One More Round brings to the stage is enough to give us a taste of what it must have been like to hear “Cocaine Blues” straight from Johnny back in the day.

One More Round even has their own June Carter.

Tara Schmittgens plays the

ally ranked PharmD program.

“Given that we have a significant shortage of pharmacists here [Southwest Missouri], it makes sense that we start a collaboration to have a school under the thinking that most graduates will stay and work in southwest or southern Missouri,” Interim President Clif Smart said.

Former MSU President Michael Nietzel and former University of MissouriColumbia President Gary Forsee conceptualized the program and signed its original documentation about five years ago.

“The program will be selfsupporting and maintained by the tuition of students, but in addition to the funding by the student, there’s $2 million a year that will come from general revenue collected by the state,” Smart said. “Two years ago some initial onetime money was appropriated by the state and then we have

part of the talented Miss Carter. She graced the stage to perform songs like her hit, “Wildwood Flower,” and duets with Mr. Cash like “Jackson.”

Though their relationship was a tumultuous one, One More Round’s performance was spotless and it’s pretty amazing to be able to listen to Johnny’s music live from performers embodying musicians that have gone down in history as some of the toughest and most groundbreaking performers of the alternative country world.

If you haven’t been able to see these guys live yet or just need to get your Johnny Cash fix in before they swing back to Springfield, check them out on Nov. 4 in Farmington, Mo. at The Vault.

St. Dallas & The Sinners will be playing Nov. 5 with Adam Lee & the Dead Horse Sound Company at Lindberg’s. The show starts at 8 p.m

been waiting for the ongoing funding, which occurred this year.”

Dr. David Sater, an MSU and UMKC pharmaceutical graduate, was instrumental in beginning the effort to get funding from the state of Missouri. Also key in the creation of the satellite program were MSU interim provost Frank Einhellig and Dean of College of Health and Human Services Dr. Helen Reid.

“Students interested in applying for entry in the fall of 2014 should have the prerequisite college course work completed prior to the application for admission to the PharmD. program,” Reid said. “If the MSU site is approved, the earliest students may begin submitting application materials as early as the summer of 2013 for 2014 enrollment.”

Prerequisite course work will include chemistry, cell

and molecular biology and biology classes.

Smart said live classes and labs will be taught downtown in Brick City by UMKC employees who have been sent to Springfield to facilitate the new program.

Each year 30 graduates of the program, while spending time in Springfield, will obtain doctoral degrees from UMKC after completing two years of prerequisites and four years of pharmacy school.

Springfield is the fourth city in Missouri to have a pharmacy program, following in the footsteps of Kansas City, St. Louis and Columbia.

Smart described the program as not only beneficial for Missouri State, but as a positive addition to the community and state of Missouri.

To find out more about the PharmD. program, visit http://graduate.missouristate.edu/PharmD.htm.

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A second Orange Leaf location arrived in Springfield a few months later, Allen said.

“Our owners opened Orange Leaf here after seeing a successful following in their Oklahoma store,” Allen said. “It was perfect because, at the time, Springfield didn’t really have any Fro Yo places.”

It’s been over a year since Orange Leaf opened and eventually more stores originated. The businesses are packed with flavors and customers day-to-day.

Cherry Berry opened May of last year, said manager Roger George.

“The owners decided to open a Fro Yo store because it seemed to be a moneymaker elsewhere, but incorporated a cherry-themed concept to add diversity,” he said.

Owner Dale Cook opened his store, Peachwave, last May, as well.

Cook worked at the Solo cup factory in Springfield until it closed in June 2010.

Cook then looked into the Fro Yo business.

“I was trying to decide what I was going to do,” Cook said. “I thought about

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One More Round has played two shows in Springfield.

from Hiroshima, it really affected him, it really affected all of them. He saw these pictures of all these people dying, not just from the blast, but from the aftermath. I mean personally it gets to me so when I think of that it’s just scary.

Tessa Harbaugh, junior BFA acting major who portrays three characters, including Oppenheimer’s mother, said that the closely knit cast helped one another deal with the emotional burden of such a production.

it and I saw some of the other Fro Yo businesses in the area doing really well and decided, ‘maybe I can do this, too.’ It was a smart move.”

The addiction-prone dessert leaves us wondering if Fro Yo really is as healthy as they say it is.

Fro Yo is healthier than most ice creams because it contains less calories, said nutrition professor Lisa Young.

The frosty treat is most commonly known for being probiotic-packed. Probiotics are a type of “good” bacteria that help with digestion.

Fro Yo is lower in fat and higher in calcium than ice cream, as well. It does still contain sugar and carbohydrates so it’s important to portion efficiently. Reaching for the healthier toppings and flavors may also help those watching their weight, said Young.

Moderation is key for keeping it healthy. It’s very easy to overfill your dessert with flavors and extra toppings as it may decrease the healthy contents in your cup.

Each Springfield store averages around 14 or more unique flavors. In addition, this fall each local Fro Yo store will welcome customers with a rotating array of seasonal flavors.

“This play can take an emotional toll on the actors if we didn’t work together,” she said. “However, since day one these individuals in this show have loved coming together to create art.

We create this art and we have such a strong connection to the text and to each other that it explodes on the stage. It is rewarding to be a part of this show.”

You can catch “The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer” Oct. 27-29 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 30 at 2:30 p.m. at Coger Theatre in Craig Hall. Tickets are $8, $12 and $14 and are available at the box office in Craig Hall, Plaster Student Union and online at http://missouristatetix.com.