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Volume 107, Issue 20 | the-standard.org
GUY CODE GIRL CODE
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Donnell Rawlings and Jessimae Peluso squared off about gender and more, last week at the PSU. A: “I don’t like to put a lot of emphasis on the day,” Peluso said. “Love should be celebrated all the time. I mean, let’s just put on tiger suits togethRelationship issues may be a touchy subject for er and play around.” some, but for the hosts of the series “Girl Code” and “Guy Code,” Jessimae Peluso and Donnell Q: “What about psycho exes?” Rawlings, there was no problem gushing the truths behind common gender stereotypes. A: “Oh gosh, that gives me the chills,” RawlPeluso and Rawlings are stand-up comedians, ings said. “Guys always say women are crazy, but and each host their own shows on MTV. They I think we drive them crazy. I just violated guy spoke to a packed theater on Tuesday, Feb. 11, and code, but whenever a guy says a woman is crazy, didn’t hold anything back while joking about reli- nine times out of 10 a guy has made her crazy.” gion, poking fun at Springfield’s “meth capital” stigma, interracial dating and other taboo topics Q: “When a guy says he’s not ready for a that would leave most people uncomfortable. relationship … give me an honest answer.” After debating between a girl’s and guy’s code, they let the audience ask questions that were on A: “That’s his way of saying he’s just not that their minds about relationships. into you,” Peluso said. “Who cares… have fun.”
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Q: “What’s the deal with girls and silent treatments?”
A: “We do silent treatments to control you,” Peluso said. “That’s how we get what we want.” Rawlings claimed that girls do the silent treatment because they run out of stuff to say. Q: “What’s the worst date you’ve ever been on?”
A: “Well, I was supposed to go to the beach with this dude,” Peluso said. “And he came over the day after my friend and I had gotten really drunk. He saw her in the kitchen and offered to go get us all breakfast. He took our order and never came back.” Q: “What’s the girl and guy code for friends with benefits?”
A: “Friends with benefits… I don’t think it ever lasts that long,” Rawlings said. “It only lasts a certain amount of time before someone wants more.” Q: “What’s your worst Valentine’s Day memory?”
Elgie Hurd, a junior exercise and movement major, said he watches the show all the time and wasn’t disappointed. “It was so funny,” Hurd said. “I liked the fact that (Rawlings) was so real and said exactly what he thought.” For Rylee Fullerton, a freshman radiography major, Girl Code is one of her favorite shows. “I love Girl Code,” Fullerton said. “(Peluso) was everything I expected; she’s a great comedian. It was really well put on.” However, one thing that stuck out to Shqiprim Balazoski, a junior sociology major, was when Rawlings poked fun at prayer in the Islam religion. “I had to quit Islam because I fart so much,” Rawlings had said earlier in the show. Balazoski explains this is because you must wash yourself before you pray. In Albanian it is called “abdiz” he says. “If you pass gas, take a drink or even think bad thoughts, you must start over,” Balazoski said. “It doesn’t count.” He thinks it’s interesting that Rawlings joked about it, because it’s something that doesn’t get brought up that often.“It’s never discussed publicly,” Balazoski said, “and he wasn’t afraid to go there.”
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Incident at downtown club shows need for care and awareness By Briana Simmons The Standard
Typically, as Thursday night approaches, college students prepare for a weekend of parties and going to clubs, and somewhere in there, there is bound to be alcohol involved. But, as rumors have surfaced about shots that were fired at a downtown club, students should remain cautious of their surroundings. The Springfield Police Department released an incident report filed at The Venue, 314 S. Patton Ave., in the early morning of Feb. 9. The incident was described as a “large disturbance involving weapons.” Lisa Cox, public affairs officer for the SPD, said the department doesn’t have much information on the incident yet. “There’s not a lot we can get into, because they are investigating it,” Cox said. Cox said the SPD got information that the shots were fired inside The Venue. From there, officials questioned and arrested one man outside the club in the parking lot. He was not arrested in relation to the incident, but he had a warrant out at the time of
Admissions Office tries to clear up confusion about transfer credits Course equivalencies based on fairness, department standards By Rose Marthis The Standard
Transferring credits from other universities can be a daunting process, and students want to make sure they are getting as much equivalent credits toward their degree as possible. This is easier said than done for some students, like Zachary Fletcher, a senior creative writing major. He transferred credits to Missouri State from Missouri Baptist in fall of 2012, but missed out on a history class worth three credit hours. Fletcher said he has friends who took the same class through Missouri Baptist and had no trouble with the credits transferring, and he doesn’t know why only his were affected. “There should be a more uniform standard for what’s transferable and what’s not. If three people take the exact same class, either all of them or none of them should get the transfer credit,” he said. Dixie Williams, assistant
Who watches the smartwatches? Teachers, so don’t cheat New watches have teachers and organizations concerned about their potential use in cheating By Trevor Mitchell The Standard
You studied for that chemistry test all of last night, and before you went to sleep you felt like you could point to gold on the periodic table with your eyes closed. But now halfway through the test you’d be hard-pressed to remember the chemical formula for water. You’re freaking out — this test could make or break your grade in this class. You take a look down at your watch, but you’re not checking how long you have until the class is over. You’re looking at a text you sent yourself
last night with the answers to the test. This scenario could be playing out right now at Missouri State University, and Katie Stinnett, president of the Academic Integrity Matters Student Organization, wants to ensure that it isn’t. AIMSO is intended not only to dissuade students from cheating, but to prevent students from being accused of cheating. Smartwatches make this goal more challenging. While smartphones can be kept in a pocket and taking them out in any way can be assumed as cheating, a smartwatch is attached to your wrist. And smartwatches can be tricky. One second it can be displaying the quadratic formula,
the arrest. According to Cox, there are no suspects and no one has been charged for the weapons fired that night. Cox said it’s important for college students to remember that in a club setting, there’s always safety in numbers. “It sounds silly, but use a buddy system. It’s a lot easier for people to be preyed upon if they’re alone,” Cox said. She advised that club goers watch their alcohol consumption and be cautious of leaving their drinks alone. “If you’re going to go out, go out with friends, people you trust, and have each other’s back — people that will look out for you, and you look out for them. Just take it easy and don’t overdo it with the alcohol,” Cox said. There is sometimes a noticeable difference in first-time and frequent club goers. “So that’s important to not ever feel too comfortable that you lose sight of being cautious, especially when there’s drinking involved, because you just never know what can happen. You can’t be too careful when there’s alcohol involved in large groups,” Cox said.
director of admissions and the transfer coordinator, has an answer for this. She says that, though there are general guidelines in place to help students see which classes will transfer, each student situation is evaluated differently. “Transfer equivalencies are determined by each department,” she said. “Credits may be evaluated differently because of different majors, and it depends on what bachelor’s degree the student is working toward.” Rachael Berg, a junior recreational sport and park administration major, had a similar experience with three of her credits from University of Central Missouri only counting as general electives. Berg particularly had trouble with the general education writing credits. “The writing class I was in was an advanced writing class that counted as Writing I and u See TRANSFER, page 2
but if the teacher starts walking toward you, with a flick of the wrist the time is displayed. So what are students to do? “Just don’t wear the watch during the test,” Stinnett said. “Just don’t!” She went on to suggest that students avoid wearing any watch during a test if they wanted to ensure they weren’t accused of cheating. With the similarity between modern digital watches and smartwatches, it’s the only way to make sure there’s no question, Stinnett said. Tom Tomasi, associate dean at the graduate college, said he was concerned that this cheating would be more difficult to detect, but said he didn’t think smartwatches themselves were Evan Henningsen/THE STANDARD bad. “Actions are not taken against inanimate Smartwatches can be useful, but students can also use them to u See WATCH, page 2 cheat on tests.