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Bears end season in MVC quarterfinals

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Briefs

Vice president to hold University Leadership Chair

Jim Baker, vice president for research and economic development and international programs, was selected by the Board of Governors to be the second administrator to hold the University Leadership Chair since its establishment in 2008.

The University Leadership Chair is awarded by the board to someone in the university’s central administration who “has demonstrated Baker superb leadership,” according to a March 13 news release.

Baker has been at Missouri State for 20 years, and was assistant to former President John Keiser, has been “instrumental in developing and expanding several signature programs” and is “well-known statewide for being the longtime host of ‘Ozarks Watch’ video magazine.” He was also appointed to the Missouri Technology Corporation by Gov. Jay Nixon, is the director of the Springfield Center for Excellence in Life Sciences and is a member of the board of the Mercy Medical Research Institute, Inc. “Working at MSU is both an honor and a privilege,” Baker said in the news release. “There is no greater joy in life than watching our students grow and develop into productive and engaged citizens.”

Lady Bears head coach, assistants fired

By Sam Holzer The Standard

Nyla Milleson and the Lady Bears assistant coaches were fired Monday after a season in which they finished 14-17 and were bumped from the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in the play-in round against Drake on Thursday.

Director of Athletics Kyle Moats made the

announcement alongside university President Clif Smart at a press conference at JQH Milleson Arena.

“Our fans expect the Lady Bears to compete for conference championships every year,

play and win postseason games, and play harder and smarter than their opponents. So do I,” Smart said.

“It is part of thinking bigger and bolder and never settling for mediocrity. To achieve that standard in women’s basketball, changes are necessary.

Sometimes that means making hard decisions.”

Moats said that Milleson, like all MSU coaches,

is evaluated at the end of each season based on several criteria.

“Based on my overview of these factors, I consulted with President Smart over the weekend, and gave him my recommendation to make a change in the leadership of the Lady Bears’ program,” Moats said.

Moats acknowledged that the decision was a very difficult one to make.

“President Smart supported my recommendation, even though it was a very difficult recommendation for me to make and for President Smart to endorse.

However, we believe that it’s in the best long term interest of our women’s basketball program,” Moats said. “It wasn’t easy. We’ve got good people involved u See MILLESON page 7

Young women at risk

Calendar Tuesday, March 19

Refund Deadline - Full Semester at 25 Percent Credit/Refund, all day

Refund Deadline - Second Block Schedule Change at 100 Percent Credit/Refund, all day Academic Life Skills Series: Cornell Note-Taking, 4-5 p.m., Meyer Library 101

Graduate College Workshop Series: How to Write an Abstract, 4-5 p.m., PSU 317A Student Activities Council Meeting, 4-5 p.m., PSU 313

Association of Information Technology Meeting, 6-7:30 p.m., Glass Hall 230

CNAS Public Lecture Series — Teaching Today’s Students Mathematics Without Textbooks, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Temple Hall 002

Wednesday, March 20 Disney College Program Information Sessions, 12-1:30 p.m., PSU 317; 4:30-6 p.m., PSU 315A, 315B

Study Away 101 Information Session, 2:30-3:30 p.m., PSU 315B MBA Open House, 3:30-5 p.m., Glass Hall 434 Entertainment Management Association Meeting, 5-6 p.m., Glass Hall 350 Panel Discussion: “Women Working in the Sciences,” 6-7 p.m., PSU 312

Thursday, March 21 Mid-Semester Grades Available Online, all day Faculty Senate Meeting, 3:30-5 p.m., PSU 313

Students for a Sustainable Future General Meeting, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Temple Hall 105

Friday, March 22

Refund Deadline — Second Block Classes at 75 Percent Credit/Refund, all day Panel Discussion with Tekki Lomnicki: Building Community Through Performance and Acceptance of Those with Differences, 7-9 p.m., PSU 313

Monday, March 25

Final My Payment Plan Installment Due, 8:30-4 p.m., Bursar’s Office or Web Payment Asian American Pacific Islander Organization Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., PSU 312

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Study finds rise in cases of advanced-staged breast cancer in women aged 25-39

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By Amber Duran The Standard

n evolutionary trend in women’s physiology may be the cause of an increased number of cases of advanced breast cancer in women ages 25 to 39, according to Dr. John Bumberry, general surgeon for Mercy Hospital in Springfield.

According to a New York Times article, Dr. Rebecca Johnson of Seattle Children’s Hospital — author of a study that analyzed cancer statistics — found that since 1976, cases of advanced-staged breast cancer have increased

by 89.5 percent in women aged 25 to 39.

Bumberry said that years ago most women did not start having menstrual cycles until their late teen years and had children earlier in life. Now, the evolutionary trend has changed.

Girls are starting their menstrual cycle at even younger ages — 9 to 10 years old — and are having children later in life.

Bumberry said that estrogen continues at a high level from puberty until a woman becomes pregnant. The lengthened period of high levels of estrogen could be a cause to u See CANCER page 13

Breast cancer in the U.S.

• One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.

• Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.

• Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women.

• Each year it is estimated that over 220,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 will die. www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-facts

MSU student’s bond revoked for violating conditions Judge: Austin M. Pelley, charged with second-degree murder of a child, ‘deceitful’ in interactions with children

By Taylor Burns The Standard

An MSU student facing criminal charges had his bond revoked on Friday, March 15, because he violated conditions of his bond by having contact with children.

Austin M. Pelley, 22, was charged in September with second-degree murder of his girlfriend’s 2year-old son, Benjamin Garrison.

Pelley was arrested on Sept. 19, 2012, and posted a $200,000 bond the next day. Conditions of his

bond included no contact with any child or any witness in the case. However, the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office called into question whether Pelley had fulfilled the conditions of his bond.

At the hearing, Greene County Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Todd Myers immediately called Katie Maloney to the stand.

Maloney, 22, of Nixa, said she met Pelley on a dating website in October.

They dated about two times a week through November, according to Maloney’s testimony.

Maloney has a 2-yearold daughter. According to Maloney, Pelley had spent time interacting with the girl, but they were never left alone together.

“I’m a single parent,” Maloney said on the stand.

“I don’t leave my daughter alone with anyone, unless I trust them.”

Maloney said, on one

occasion, the girl was being loud while Pelley was playing a video game and Pelley told her to “shut up.”

“He sounded angry,” Maloney said. “I told him not to talk to her like that.”

At the March 15 hearing, Judge Thomas E. Mountjoy said there should be no confusion surrounding Pelley’s bond condition and revoked his u See PELLEY page 13

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Only one contender for student body president Three of last four elections have been uncontested

By Kelsie Nalley The Standard

Three of the last four Student Government Association elections for student body president have been uncontested, and this year will be no different.

David Schneider, a senior nursing major, will run unopposed in the 2013 SGA elections.

Current student body president Paige Oxendine, a senior public relations major, thinks that the sometimes overwhelming duties of the student body president Oxendine may be one of the reasons students could be turned off from running for the position.

“The roles of student body president and vice president come with an enormous amount of responsibility. These roles are not something that every student is interested in, since they come with such a heavy workload,” Oxendine said.

Duties of the student body president include overseeing Student Government Association’s weekly Cabinet meetings and serving as a non-voting member on all executive commissions. They also are responsible for conferring regularly with Missouri State administrators to address matters of student interests and formulating the annual

SGA budget.

“I am often called on to provide a student perspective on certain issues of administrative interest or concern. Essentially, I do whatever is needed of me, which is a little bit different each week,” Oxendine said.

Future student body president David Schneider said his duties as president will be consistent with the duties that have been expected of past presidents.

When Oxendine and Drew Adkins, a senior political science major, decided to run, they were under the impression they would be Adkins running against at least one other ticket. When the filing deadline arrived, however, they were the only ones to sign up.

The deadline was extended an extra week to give someone else the chance to run, but in the end they were the only ones in the running.

Oxendine said running unopposed can have its advantages and disadvantages.

Both Oxendine and Schneider agreed that a benefit of running unopposed was that they could start planning their Cabinet and focus on the future plans for their administration.

Oxendine said the disadvantages, however, far outweigh the

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David Schneider, a senior nursing major, is running unopposed for student body president. benefits.

“Campaigning alone is a huge commitment, so I think students are unlikely to decide to spend so much time and energy campaigning for an office unless they are fairly confident that they will be able to win,” Oxendine said.

Schneider also said that running unopposed has its disadvantages. “(It) is actually more challeng-

ing than it may seem,” he said.

“When two or more parties are running, it is generally easier to get people involved in the campaign because they are motivated to help a party win.”

Oxendine and Adkins know this first hand — they ran unopposed in last year’s election.

“Drew and I made the decision to run our campaign no differently

than we had originally planned, and campaigned to the fullest extent despite the lack of competition,” Oxendine said.

She said they would often get asked why she and Adkins were still campaigning, visiting organizations and hanging banners when there was no one running against u See SGA page 14

MSU not largely affected by sequester cuts — for now University would see loss of ‘about $25,000 in grants ... $19,000 in work study money’

By Trevor Mitchell The Standard

The widespread cuts called for by the sequester will not have any significant effect on the university — for now, said Missouri State University President Clif Smart.

While higher education as a whole was concerned due to “dozens of programs” being cut, MSU would only lose “about $25,000 in grants to students and $19,000 in work study money,” Smart said.

“We have reserves to weather any short term loss

of funding, so we should be fine this year,” he said, but if the sequester ever affected Pell Grants, many students at the university would be affected.

Smart The Budget Control Act of 2011, from which the sequester origi-

nates, ensures that Pell Grants, which award up to $5,500 a year and do not need to be repaid, are unaffected by the sequester during the 2013 fiscal year, but makes no guarantees past that time.

Other Missouri schools have already felt the effects of the sequester.

An analysis by the University of Missouri system estimates that “sequestration will reduce funding by more than $25 million in

FY2013 from key areas at the University of Missouri System, including federally supported research, student aid and health care.”

The sequester was devised by Congress in the Budget Control Act as a way to force Democrats and Republicans into agreeing on a plan to reduce the federal deficit by $4 trillion.

The cuts that are known as “the sequester” were designed to be unpleasant enough to get both sides

working together to avoid them.

However, even given a year and a half, no agreement was made on how to reach the $4 trillion goal, so on March 1, the sequester went into effect, slashing the budget for the Department of Defense and many other national programs.

The $47 billion in cuts must be made by the Department of Defense by u See SEQUESTER page 16

Tuesday

March 19, 2013

Don’t tolerate intolerance

Friday, March 8, while most students were packing up their cars and heading off to sunny lands for spring break, I attended the visitation of Navy Diver 2nd Class Ryan Harris in Kansas City, Mo. Harris graduated two years ahead of me in high school, was in Boy Scouts with both of my older brothers and recently died in a training accident in the Aberdeen Proving Ground in western Maryland.

Although I was never close with him, our families had known each other for a long time, and, like any normal, heartfelt human being, I felt I should pay my respects to someone I had once known and had died serving our country.

Unfortunately, members of the Westboro Baptist Church are not by any means normal or heartfelt human beings, and planned to protest the funeral of Harris on Saturday, March 9, stating in a March 8 news release that “PO2 Harris gave his life for the Constitutional right of WBC to warn America. To deny us our First Amendment rights is to declare to the world that PO2 Harris died in vain, and that America is a nation of sodomite hypocrites,” and that “Military funerals have become pagan orgies of idolatrous blasphemy, where they pray to the dunghill gods of Sodom and play taps to a fallen fool.”

Nicolette Martin Columnist I know a lot of people have written off the Westboro Baptist Church as a bunch of crazies, and try to ignore them, as giving them attention is what they want and only emphasizes their hate. While I have always been quietly infuriated by what they do and what they believe, that anger rises to a whole new level when their hate is being directed at someone you knew.

I like to consider myself very openminded — I am well aware that everyone has his or her own personal and religious beliefs and I believe that every single person in the world should be able to do so.

I’m all for the basic freedoms we all enjoy like being able to believe whatever we want to believe, and having the right to say whatever we want to say as guaranteed by the First Amendment laid forth in the Bill of Rights.

And I fully understand the irony of me calling out someone else’s First Amendment rights in a newspaper column.

But at what point does the freedom of speech go too far?

I believe it goes too far when people who run a website called “God Hates (gay expletive)” and write “Open Letters to Elect Jews” stating that “All the nations are going to fight against Israel and persecute the Jews like never before in their history, until the indignation of the Lord is fulfilled.”

It goes too far when people stand outside military funerals from a “respectful, lawful proximity,” as stated in their press release, holding signs that say “Soldiers die 4 (gay expletive) marriage.”

I don’t think any distance is a respectful proximity to preach hate, no matter what your beliefs.

It isn’t about just the protesting of military funerals, regardless of the regulations put forth in doing so; it’s about what kind of hate speech should be deemed legal and what personal, religious beliefs should be able to be imposed on other people.

The Westboro Baptist Church can believe whatever they want to believe, just as I fully enjoy the right to be able to think that they are some of the most crazy and hateful people in the world; but there should come a time when the First Amendment shouldn’t protect the hate in their hearts, and we should no longer have to tolerate intolerance.

And that time should be now.

Prepare for real world now

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Support Missouri State’s veterans

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the decade long commitment that our nation has made to the Middle Eastern country.

While we may disagree about the reasons that led to the U.S. invading Iraq, we can agree that the men and women who served our country during this time need our support now more than ever.

More than 4,480 Americans were killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, which officially ended on Dec. 15, 2011, and thousands of others were wounded.

Veterans who served and those who are still serving need to know that, despite the political turmoil within our country, we still support them and are committed to providing for them and their families.

If you haven’t already, we urge you to consider taking part in the Springfield Urban-Warrior Challenge, which will benefit the National Military Family Association. Read more about the challenge in Kelsey Berry’s story on page 5.

Also, check out Veterans Student Services at Missouri State and find out ways that you can get involved and reach out to veterans and military families right here in the Springfield community.

MSU has increased veteran enrollment tremendously over the past five years, and we expect it to continue to rise as more and more troops are brought home.

As members of the MSU family, we need to do our part to make sure that these men and women receive the support they need to continue to be successful after leaving the military. Visit their page on MSU’s website at https://www.missouristate.edu/veterans to get started.

Operation Iraqi Freedom had its positives, and its negatives, but we can’t let that affect how we take care of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice — their military service. With this 10th anniversary, make sure to do your part in showing veterans — and those currently serving — that they are not alone.

Do you think drug use is a problem on campus?

Cartoon by Rachel Brown

The clock seems to be ticking at warp speed. The pages of the calendar appear to be flipping forward too quickly. I feel as if I am watching a bomb tick down the seconds and when the timer hits 0, it will finally be the day I have been dreaming of, and dreading, for years: graduation.

With graduation approximately two months away — Friday, May 17 — I have been thinking a lot about the future and what lies beyond Missouri State. I’m sure I am not alone in becoming obsessive over the day that marks the end of my time as a Bear and the beginning of, as the cliché says, the rest of my life.

Graduation marks the end of life in the safe little bubble that Missouri State has become. That bubble will pop as I walk out of JQH Arena in my cap and gown, empty diploma cover in hand, and am thrust into the real world Though the months leading up to one’s graduation are exciting, it is important not to become so caught up in the whirlwind of excitement, foregoing thinking about the future for another party, another night out with friends.

There are many things an upcoming grad can do in order to ensure that life outside the bubble doesn’t leave you gasp-

This is the opinion of The Standard’s Editorial Board

Lindsey Howard Managing Editor

ing for breath.

No matter where you plan on going, make sure you have met all requirements for graduation. Schedule a time to meet with your adviser to go over your degree audit, and be sure to register for the university exit exam.

Visit http://www.missouristate.edu/ assessment/89771.htm for exam dates.

Graduate school

If graduate school is in your future, you’re probably already aware that most deadlines to submit applications have passed. Hopefully, you have kept on top of things and met all deadlines and are simply going through the agony that is waiting for decisions from schools.

When your decision letters arrive, weigh your choices.

Out of the schools that are still options for you, think about factors including location, cost of attendance, facilities, quality of professors and resources.

Don’t rush a decision. Take Letters and Guest Columns Letters to the Editor should not exceed 250 words and should include the author’s name, telephone number, address and class standing or position with the university. Anonymous letters will not be published. Guest column submissions are also welcome. The Standard reserves the right to edit all submissions for punctuation, spelling, length and good taste. Letters should be mailed to The Stan-

the time to make sure the program and school you are choosing is going to be the right fit for you. You are going to be investing a lot of time and money, so don’t take the decision lightly.

Also, be aware that you may not get accepted into every school that you apply to.

The Princeton Review says that most applicants will receive at least one rejection.

“Almost every grad school applicant will receive at least one rejection. While that won’t be fun, it’s not quite the final act. Call your contact professors in that department and politely express your regret at not being admitted. Ask them if they can point out where your application was weak or give you some suggestions on how you might strengthen your candidacy in the future.

This will help if you choose to re-apply the following year.”

Once you’ve made your final decision, let the school you’ve selected know and don’t forget to inform the schools you are passing on that you have chosen another program and thank them for their time and for your admittance.

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Workforce

If you’re planning on entering the workforce right after graduation, there are many ways to ensure preparedness.

In the remaining two months before the timer hits zero, take the time to polish your résumé.

The Career Center offers tips for creating the best résumé on its website at http://careercenter.missouristate.edu. In addition, you can visit their office in Carrington 309 or Glass 103 and they will take a look at it before you send it to potential employers.

The biggest mistake seniors can make is to wait until it is too late to start applying for jobs. Don’t let graduation pass without having at least a plan in place as to where you’re going to apply. The sooner you start applying for jobs, the better. Those who start applying now have a leg up on the people who wait.

Graduation is an exciting time, and it is a major milestone that should be celebrated. Just don’t forget that, after graduating, the party won’t continue 24/7, and you will actually have to enter the real world. Start planning now and you can enjoy the rest of your senior year without scrambling at the end.

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Tuesday

March 19, 2013

Calendar Taking hold of finances; taking hold of life Tuesday, March 19

Rachel Cruze says college students can be debt-free with the right amount of planning and care

Bowl for kids’ sake: Missouri State Challenge, 8-10 p.m., PSU Level 1 Game Center, $50 per person

By Kelsey Berry The Standard

Pamela Smith Hill presents "Pioneer Girl: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Untold Story," 7-8 p.m., Meyer Library 101, free

Wednesday, March 20 Hot Club at San Francisco: Cinema Vivant, 7:30-9:30p.m., Juanita K. Hammons Hall, $18 Open dancing, 8:30-10 p.m., Savoy Ballroom, free

Rachel Cruze is unique for more reasons than just being financial guru Dave Ramsey’s daughter. She believes that living debt free is a realistic endeavor and

she travels around the country to share her debt-free lifestyle solutions with college students.

Enactus, formerly known as Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), sponsored a visit from Cruze to Missouri State University

on March 5 in Carrington Hall where she discussed what she said was our culture’s lack of financial knowledge.

“We’ve gotten so comfortable with debt in our culture, but that doesn’t have to be our reality,” she said. “It’s okay to have your nice stuff, just don’t let your nice stuff have you.”

Cruze said that stuff can have you in a few different

ways: • Your identity is wrapped up in that thing • Your happiness is dependent on what stuff you have • You become a slave to the debt that you owe According to Cruze, college students graduate with an average of $3,000 in credit card debt and her mission is to discourage that debt and provide her gener-

ation with the tools to spend responsibly. She outlines four simple ways for students to combat the accumulation of debt while gaining valuable skills to manage their finances.

1. If you don’t have the money, don’t buy it.

This seems like a common sense principle, but it’s u See FINANCES page 6

Bowl for kids’ sake: Missouri State Challenge, 8-10 p.m., PSU Level 1 Game Center, $50 per person

SAC Films Presents: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” 9-11 p.m., PSU Theater, free

Thursday, March 21 Cynthia Leibrock: The Secrets to Aging Beautifully, 4-6 p.m., Carrington Hall 208, free

An Evening of Solo Monologues

by Tekki Lomnicki: Solo Performer and Artistic Director of Tellin' Tales Theatre, 7-9 p.m., Carrington Hall Auditorium, free

Women's History Month and Developmental Disability Awareness Month: Tekki Lomnicki, 7-9 p.m., Carrington Hall Auditorium, free

Friday, March 22

3rd Annual Queen City Sertoma Cajun Cookoff, 2-9 p.m., Savoy Ballroom, $10-12

Healthy eats for less

International Dance, 6-10 p.m., PSU Ballroom, free SAC Presents: College Humor Live!, 7-8:30 p.m., PSU Theater, free

SAC Presents: Rock ‘N Bowl, 7:30-10:30 p.m., PSU Level 1 Game Center, free Skinny Improv Mainstage, 8-10 p.m., 306 South Avenue, $10-12

Saturday, March 23 Habitat for Humanity Light the Night 5K, 9 p.m.-11 p.m., the bearpaw, free

8th Annual Pitter Pat 5K/10K, & one mile fun run, 8 a.m.-noon, O’Reilly Family Event Center, see official website for detailed costs

3rd Annual Queen City Sertoma Cajun Cookoff, 2-9 p.m., 224 E. Commercial St., $10-12

Neon Trees and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltson, 8 p.m.10 p.m., Gillioz Theatre, $22.50 Skinny Improv Mainstage, 8-10 p.m., 306 South Avenue, $10-12

Sunday, March 24

Missouri State University Concert Chorale, 7-8 p.m., Schweitzer United Methodist Church, free

Monday, March 25

Celine Cousteau presents: “On Being a Woman in the Field,” 7-8 p.m., PSU Theater, free Jazz Studies Ensemble Concert featuring trumpeter Mike Williams, 7:30-9 p.m., Ellis Recital Hall, free

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Bob Dylan to play at JQH Arena

Singer and songwriter Bob Dylan is scheduled to perform with his band at JQH Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24.

The first rock star to be voted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Dylan recently released his newest album “Tempest” in September of 2012.

Tickets are $49.50 and are available for purchase at JQH Arena, online at http://www.missouristatetix.com, or by phone at 417-836-7678 or 888-476-7849.

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Students can find cheap, locally grown ingredients at Farmers Markets around town to create delicious, homemade meals that will satisfy both the stomach and the wallet.

Forget the ramen: Here are five healthy recipes for delicious homemade meals on a budget I love to eat, but I also love to buy things like fanny packs. Where do I compromise? Do I eat high on the hog and not have a stylish addition to my waist, or do I eat ramen noodles and sulk about how the waist strap isn’t big enough?

I set out on a lazy Saturday morning with $25 and a goal: Make easy, healthy and delicious dinners, enough to feed four, for a whole week.

My first stop was Farmers Market of the Ozarks. Located off of Republic Road and James River in Springfield, this market is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also check out the Greater Springfield Farmers Market, located in the parking lot of the Battlefield Mall every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

I really wanted to purchase everything here, but you kind of have to flow with the seasons. I picked up hormone-free meats and a few fresh veggies. Everything at the market is grown locally, and the perks of buying local meat and pro-

Peyson Shields Health Guru

duce is that it’s affordable, fresh, and clean. By clean I mean that you know where it came from. No mysJosh Campbell/THE STANDARD tery food.

My next stop was the grocery Residents shop at a farmers market on Republic Road in Springfield. store where I picked up the rest of It is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the ingredients for my inspired • Spinach each tortilla then top with the buffameals. Then, to cook! I have hand• Four 8-inch whole-wheat tor- lo chicken mixture, now wrap it up. written each recipe for you, keeping in mind that food should fuel your tillas 1. Pre-heat your oven to 400 F, Suzie-Homemaker {Noodle and body, not destroy it. bake the chicken thighs for 45 min- Veggie Soup} • Chicken thigh bones (saved utes or until the juices run clear.

Give it to me hot {Buffalo 2. Let the chicken cool, then take from the buffalo chicken wraps) Chicken Wraps} • 8 cups of water • 4 chicken thighs (cheap and all the meat off the bones and shred • 6 stalks of celery delicious, look for free-range, hor- with your fingers. Save the bones • 8 whole carrots, unpeeled (buy for a delicious round 2 recipe. mone-free chicken) 3. Add hot sauce and celery to organic only 20 cents more and • 2-3 tablespoons hot sauce (I the chicken and stir to combine. used Frank’s) 4. Place a few spinach leaves on • 1 stalk celery, chopped u See FOOD page 6

Keep the spring break bod until summer Break is over but learn how to stay fit and keep that beach body

Awolnation comes to the Gillioz

Aaron Bruno’s megalithic symphony Awolnation will perform at the Gillioz on at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, with special guests Blondfire and Mother Mother.

Bruno’s unexpected radio success with his hit “Sail” surprised even him, according to the Gillioz Theatre’s official website.

Tickets start at $25 and are currently on sale. They are available at the Gillioz box office, by phone at 417-863-9491 or online at http://www.etix.com.

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Annual St. Patty’s Day race scheduled

The 8th annual Pitter Pat 5K/10K and one mile fun run will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 23.

Costs are listed on the official website at http://www.ozarkraces .com.

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Students may struggle to find the balance needed for a healthy lifestyle.

From Jan. 1 to the middle of March, gyms are crowded, everyone is trying to get an amazing beach bod and the Taco Bell on campus sees its shortest lines of the year.

Just kidding.

But with only eight weeks from the start of the semester to spring break, many students enter a frenzied phase of trying to get in shape for the new Victoria’s Secret swimsuit that just came in the mail, or trying to get in shape for the girl who will be wearing the new Victoria’s Secret swimsuit that just came in the mail.

After a week of boozing and binging on junk food, many turn in their fitness habits and return to a normal life filled with tests and papers.

However, with only eight weeks from the end of spring break until summer, there are many ways to stay in shape after packing up the car and heading back to Springfield.

Healthy eating

Spring is in the air, and there is no better time to take full advantage of the bountifulness of the Earth.

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Race through the city Springfield’s first Urban-Warrior Challenge will take runners on a tour of the city filled with obstacles and distractions while testing their will to make it through

Photo courtesy of Springfield Urban-Warrior Challenge

The Springfield-Urban Warrior Challenge 12.4K race will be a timed event that uniquely winds through the natural architecture of Springfield’s urban environment. The race will start and end at Missouri State University’s Plaster Sports Complex and begins April 7 at 7 a.m.

By Kelsey Berry The Standard

The first of its kind, the Springfield Urban-Warrior Challenge will require Springfield residents to push themselves to a whole new level.

The 12.4K urban obstacle race will be held April 7 at 7 a.m., and will begin at Missouri State University’s Plaster Sports Complex. The timed course will weave through Springfield’s natural architecture, using structures like the downtown parking garages, Hawthorn Park, the downtown square and many others, to uniquely challenge runners’ endurance and speed.

According to the event’s official website, the obstacles designed by the U.S. Army will include carrying heavy weights, intervals of running, wall climbs, running stairs and more. There will also be about a one mile run through the dark

downtown underground tunnel.

Junior English major Alex Olson is an MSU student participating in the race with two of her friends. She is an avid runner and has been going to the gym often to prepare for the race.

“It sounds really hard but it would be a really cool thing to be able to complete it,” she said. “The running part doesn’t really concern me but some of the challenges do. I’ve never done a race with obstacles before.”

Olson said she hopes to be able to complete every obstacle and expects the S.U.C. to be a great experience with her friends.

Each runner will have three hours to complete the course and the S.U.C.’s Facebook page posts a daily workout for those preparing to be a part of the race. Springfield’s YMCA, Cox Health, Mercy and Cross-

Fit-Springfield are also providing training plans.

Participants can register individually or with a team, and MSU students can pay $47 instead of $95 if they register on campus at the Foster Recreation Center or the Military Science Department, located in Fruedenberger House at 1000 E. Madison.

Online registration is also available with a 20 percent discount for MSU students, veterans or active military, and police or fire persons.

Department Head of Military Science Lt. Col. Troy Wisdom said he hopes the S.U.C. will become an annual race.

“It will bring awareness to Missouri State University and bring in participants from a three hour radius to the city of Springfield so they can experience the heartland of the United States — the Ozarks,” he said.

The proceeds will benefit

the MSU ROTC Bear Battalion and the National Military Family Association, a leading nonprofit organization with the mission of providing assistance to meet the needs of military families.

The Deputy Director for Development and Membership at the National Military Family Association, Annie Morgan, said races like the S.U.C. provide much needed aid to service needs that many military families depend on to survive.

Morgan’s own husband is a retired member of the Air Force and she said her two kids wouldn’t have been able to do all the extra-curricular activities they did if she hadn’t had some sort of help.

“It would have been very difficult for me to work,” she said. “He was never home. For probably the last eight or nine years (of service) my husband was more of a boarder in our house than a member of our

How do I register?

You can register at the Foster Recreation Center, or by visiting the Military Science Department in the basement of Fruedenberger House at 1000 E. Madison. For more information visit: official website: http://www.embracethesuc.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmbraceTheSUC

household. There are just a lot of issues these families face out there today.”

The National Military Family Association provides a Spouse Scholarship Program, enabling spouses of deployed or injured military members to go back to school to take care of their families. The program provides funding for the completion of a GED all the way up to a doctorate degree.

The organization also has a program called Operation Purple Program which sends kids

of a deployed military parent to camp for free, provides a family retreat, and also a wounded family retreat, to help families adjust to what Morgan referred to as “the new normal” when a military parent is injured on the job.

Interested participants of the S.U.C. can find more information about this organization online at http://www.militaryfamily.org or visit the S.U.C. Facebook page or official website for detailed information and maps for the race.

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a hard pill to swallow. It means instead of pulling out your plastic to pay for those $100 shoes you’ve been eyeing, you might have to do something that calls for a bit more patience. Take a portion of each paycheck you earn and set aside a “shoe fund.” Reserve $20 a paycheck, or whatever you can afford, and in five weeks you will have the money to pay for your shoes without going into debt.

2. Live on less than you earn

Cruze suggested students make what’s called a zero-based budget.

It’s a simple way to keep track of expenses and the goal is for income minus expenses to equal zero. First, list a total income at the top of the page and then list expenses. Your top expenses should be what Cruze defines as the four walls, or your basic priorities: food, shelter, transportation and clothes. Cruze said that with this system every dollar has a name and having a budget allows you to give yourself permission to spend. If students still find they are having trouble overspending in a certain area, she suggests taking envelopes and labeling them “food” or “clothes.” Spending directly from the envelopes will put you more in control of your money.

Food

Continued from page 4 leaving the skin on packs in more nutrients) • 2 yellow onions • 6 cloves of garlic, smashed (keeps the vampires away) • 2 bay leaves • 1 cup small whole-wheat noodles of choice • Salt and pepper • 1 teaspoon oregano 1. In a stock pot over mediumlow heat, fill with water then throw in chicken bones, 2 stalks of celery broken into thirds, 2 carrots broken in half, 1 onion peeled and cut in half, 4 garlic cloves and 2 bay leaves. Cover pot and let simmer 23 hours. Keep in mind that the longer bones are boiled the more nutritious the broth.

2. Strain the solids and keep the broth (liquid) and return to pot. Add

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3. Save

Cruze suggested students save in three different areas: Emergency fund: A good goal for this is $500. This fund will help you prepare for any unforeseen events such as a car repair or a job loss. Obviously, this fund will take time to create, but that’s alright. It will be worth it in the event of a real emergency.

Things you want: It’s OK to want things and it’s also OK to buy the things you want. Doing so responsibly is the main difference.

Say you want to go on a big spring break trip to Las Vegas with your friends. Don’t just resort to using your credit card. Plan ahead and start saving early. Start a separate bank account labeled “spring break” and drop some cash into it every pay period. This not only keeps you in control of your finances, but it also keeps you accountable to yourself and teaches you self-control.

Investing: A mutual fund is a collective investment of funds that grows over time. It’s great for students who don’t have very much money to invest in the first place. A mutual fund allows you to pool with other investors and have access to a balanced portfolio, which holds a mixture of investments such as bonds and shares in companies.

There are many different types of mutual funds and you can check out http://www.investopedia.com for simple explanations and more tips on investing. Cruze simplified the

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Rachel Cruze (left) speaks to students in Carrington Auditorium on March 5 about living debt free. Her visit was sponsored by the student organization Enactus.

it is character shaping. Looking for opportunities to serve other people and change their lives is a great, honest way to be generous with your money instead of simply serv4. Give ing yourself.

Cruze stressed the fact that givStudents who already have debt ing is not just a nice thing to do, but don’t have to feel defeated by

process of investing with the simple phrase, “Money is like manure. Put it in one place and it smells. Spread it around and it grows.”

Cruze’s message but instead can work on paying off their debt. She suggests attacking the smallest debt first in order to achieve a sense of accomplishment and an “I can do this” mentality. Then, keep up the work until all debt is gone and enjoy life as a debt-free adult.

• 1 lb. stew meat (a penny saver in remaining veggies, all chopped and the garlic minced. Continue to and easy to find at farmers markets) • 1 jar green salsa (I used Ortega) simmer, covered for 35 minutes.

1. Spritz a crockpot with cook3. Add in noodles and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook 10 ing spray then toss in the stew meat and jar of salsa. Cook on low for 6more minutes. Serve!

8 hours until the meat falls apart.

“Basically, I’m Italian” {Tomato That’s it! and Mozzarella Panini} *Serve as tacos or with brown • 8 slices Italian bread rice and veggies.

• 2 fresh tomatoes, sliced (farmers market tomatoes are way better “I’m on a diet.” {Spinach Salad} than store bought) • 1 big bag of spinach (farmers • ¾ cup shredded mozzarella market spinach is to die for) cheese (shred yourself and save) • 1 can of chickpeas, drained 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F and break out the toaster. Toast each (full of fiber and will keep you full) • Your favorite light dressing (I piece of bread until crusty.

2. Place 2 tomato slices on a used a raspberry vinaigrette) 1. Put everything into a big bowl slice of bread, top with mozzarella then with the other piece of bread. and toss.

Josh Campbell /THE STANDARD Even though each recipe isn’t Wrap each sandwich separately in Springfield residents shop at a farmers market on Republic Road foil then bake in the oven for 5-7 under 100 calories or fat free, each in Springfield where the food is locally grown. minutes or until the cheese is gooey. recipe is packed with nutritious, real food. Homemaking your food is so “I like the beef…easy” {Verde good for you because you know therefore your body will know what over our generation, so go back to Beef} what you put in your food, and to do with what you eat. Chemicals the start and choose fresh, local and processed foods have taken foods.

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‘Wonderstone’ not so incredible after all

The glitz, glamour and grit.

The worlds of big ticket Vegas magicians and the up-and-coming street magicians collide in the surprisingly feel good movie “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.”

Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have been friends and partners since they were kids. Thirty years later, their once-headliner show at Bally’s Casino has taken a back seat to the new face of magic, explicit street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey). Now, along with their assistant Jane (Olivia Wilde), they must find that perfect trick that will put them back in the game.

Anyone who has ever been to see someone like David Copperfield, Siegfried and Roy or even Criss Angel, you know exactly the type of character, and the filmmakers captured it perfectly; from the hair to the

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with this program so it was difficult.”

None of the assistant coaches, Trish Marsh, Bethany Creed, Christopher Lewis and Steve Young, will return next season either.

Missouri State will pay Milleson $140,000 for the remaining two years of her contract. Milleson was informed of the decision by Moats on Sunday.

“The decision is based on a number of factors both on and off the court, and not based solely on wins and losses,” Moats said. “I want to say from a personal and professional standpoint, that I greatly appreciate Nyla’s dedication and hard work during her tenure as head coach of Missouri State. She ran the program with integrity and her student-athletes represent-

ed the university and department appropriately.”

Casey Hunt, the senior associate athletics director, will oversee day-to-day duties of the program until a new head coach is named. The university will start a national search for the new head coach immediately and has a short list of candidates it is interested in, Moats said.

“We are open to candidates with varied backgrounds, and I’m confident there will be a strong pool,” Moats said. “This is an outstanding university and a storied program that is respected on a national level.”

Milleson coached the Lady Bears for six seasons, compiling a 105-87 record, three 20-win seasons, and the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship.

Missouri State struggled this season and went 14-17, including 6-12 in MVC play.

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this opportunity, and I appreciate the hard work and dedication of our student-athletes and staff through the years,” Milleson said in a written statement in a press release. “I wish the program and those associated with it continued success in the future.”

Milleson was not present at the announcement on Monday.

The entire team has been notified of the change of leadership, and Hunt is working on contacting the recruits for next season.

“We’re all just trying to process it. It obviously took us all by surprise. We didn’t see it coming by any means at all,” junior guard Karly Buer said. “Coach Milleson and the coaching staff have been with us, recruiting us, since I was a sophomore in high school. So obviously I have a lot of respect for her and the coaching staff, so it’s always tough.”

Forward Bry Snow, who

Karman Bowers Movie Reviewer velvet, all the way to the borderline self-mutilation of some street magicians.

Whether you prefer the classic magic shows or the new stuff, it comes down to personal preference, but “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” cultivates the idea that the classic tricks ¾ the tricks that leave you in wonder and awe ¾ are where the magic truly lies.

Personal magic preferences aside, the story of Burt and Anton was a good old bromance with a predictable plot.

They’ll have their falling out

and a glorious reconciliation and the day will be saved. Nevertheless, it was quite enjoyable. It’s one of those movies that you watch and kind of go, “Hmmm …” with a little smile on your face as you walk out of the theater.

The trailers don’t do the movie justice, however. From the trailer, one might have expected something a little more raunchy and out there, perhaps a little more “Anchorman” or some other Adam McKay comedy, but it turned out to be a little more “Bruce, Almighty.” Most of the laughs come from awkward situations instead of clever one-liners.

It is a solid feel good movie, but if you’re looking for a Friday night out movie with your friends, with the rising ticket prices “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” is one that can probably wait for a Friday night in.

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Missouri State forward Bry Snow (center) and guard Karly Buer (right) take questions at Monday’s press conference in the Prime Overtime Club. transferred from Cincinnati, said that Milleson was instrumental in her transfer.

“We were all very close to Coach Milleson,” Snow said.

“Personally, for me transfer-

ring in, she was a big part of the reason of why I came.

We’re very family oriented so we’re just going to stick together as a team.”

Moats said he will not

speak publicly about the coaching position until a new head coach is named.

“Our future is bright and today is a new day for this program,” Moats said.

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Scorebox

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GAME OVER March 19, 2013

Bears fall in quarterfinals of Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

Men’s basketball (11-22, 7-12 MVC) Thursday, March 7 Missouri State 32 29 - 61 Southern Illinois 22 31 - 53 Friday, March 8 Missouri State Southern Illinois

24 35 - 59 29 40 - 69

Women’s basketball (14-17, 6-12 MVC) Saturday, March 9 Missouri State 26 43 - 69 Wichita State 39 35 - 74 Thursday, March 14 Missouri State Drake

39 27 - 66 34 47 - 81

Baseball (13-5, 0-0 MVC) Tuesday, March 5 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 4 Okla. State 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1- 5 Friday, March 8 Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 Saturday, March 9 Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 - 5 Missouri State 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 x - 7 Sunday, March 10 Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 Missouri State 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 Tuesday, March 12

Missouri State 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 - 6 Arkansas St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2

Wednesday, March 13 Missouri State 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 Arkansas St. 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 x - 7 Friday, March 15 W. Illinois 000020000 -2 Missouri State 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 x - 3 Saturday, March 16 W. Illinois 001000201 -4 Missouri State 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 x - 10 W. Illinois 012300000 -6 Missouri State 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 Softball (10-12, 1-1 MVC) Thursday, March 7 Missouri State 0101000 - 2 SEMO 000120x - 3 Missouri State SEMO

0020000 - 2 0001000 - 1

Tuesday, March 12 Missouri State 0100011 - 3 Memphis 005000x - 5 Missouri State Memphis

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Missouri State junior forward/guard Nathan Scheer flips his jersey up while exiting the court against Wichita State on Friday, March 8, in St. Louis, Mo. The Bears went on to lose to the Shockers, 69-59, and finished seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference standings.

Scheer and Christian Kirk were also named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team.

0 4 0 0 5 7 - 16 500000 - 5

Wednesday, March 13 Missouri State 10000 - 1 SIUE 4 0 6 0 x - 10 Saturday, March 16 UNI 000012001 -4 Missouri State 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 UNI 0100001 - 2 Missouri State 1 0 2 1 4 0 x - 8 Men’s swimming & diving Saturday, March 9 MAC Championships

2nd of 7

Monday, March 11 NCAA Zone D Nevels, 12th of 31 Diving Championships 1-meter Tuesday, March 12 NCAA Zone D Nevels, 15th of 39 Diving Championships 3-meter Women’s track & field Saturday, March 16 Tulsa Duals

4th of 8

Men’s golf Tuesday, March 12 Argent Financial Classic 11th of 11 Women’s golf Sunday, March 10 Rio Verde Invitational

9th of 17

Calendar

Tuesday, March 19

Softball, 3 p.m. vs. UMKC

Baseball, 4 p.m. at New Mexico

Softball, 5 p.m. vs. UMKC

Baseball, TBA at New Mexico

Thursday, March 21

Softball, 3 p.m. at Kansas

Softball, 5 p.m. at Kansas

Lacrosse, 6 p.m. at Missouri

Friday, March 22

Women’s track & field, 4 p.m., Mississippi State Conference Challenge in Starkville, Miss.

Saturday, March 23

Softball, 11 a.m. at Indiana State

Women’s track & field, 11 a.m., Mississippi State Conference Challenge in Starkville, Miss.

Softball, 1 p.m. at Indiana State

Sunday, March 24

Softball, 11 a.m. at Indiana State

Monday, March 25

Women’s golf, 8 a.m., UALR Classic in Hot Springs, Ark.

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Junior guard Keith Pickens (left) shouts during the Wichita State game. Junior forward Nathan Scheer (center) looks on during the Wichita State game as the clock winds down. Head coach Paul Lusk (right) speaks to the press after the Bear’s loss to Wichita.

Team wins play-in game but loses to rival Wichita State to end season

second half to cut the lead to five, but a three-point play by junior guard/forward Keith PickThe Missouri State Bears ens put the Bears back ahead by have closed the book on another eight. From that point on, the season, which concluded on Bears never looked back.

March 8 when they suffered a “Basketball is a game of runs.

69-59 loss to Wichita State at the We knew going into the game Missouri Valley Conference tour- that (Southern Illinois) would nament in St. Louis, Mo. make their run, and we would MSU finished seventh in the make our run,” Downing said.

MVC standings, and therefore “When they made their run, we had to win a had to withplay-in round stand it and game to keep our comadvance. The posure to fight Bears drew and make our You ask the guys about Southern Illirun.” being tired. They fought, nois as their Marshall but when you’re going first opponent. added a 3-pointagainst these physical MVC Fresher to increase man of the Year bodies, and there’s a size the lead back to Marcus Mardouble digits, advantage, it tends to shall scored 18 and the score wear on you. points, and senstayed that way Paul Lusk ior Anthony until the final MSU men’s basketball head coach Downing had minute of the 16 points as the game.

MSU Bears defeated defeated Souththe Salukis on ern Illinois 61March 7 at the Scottrade Center 53. in St. Louis, Mo. “I thought our guys played MSU fell behind early, but an inspired basketball. Anytime 11-2 run late in the first half put you’re invited to come back for them ahead 23-15 with 4:40 another day, you gladly accept remaining. The Bears increased that invitation,” head coach Paul their lead to 10 and went into the Lusk said. half ahead 32-22.

With MSU advancing to the The Salukis made a run in the quarterfinal round, their next

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1,966

MVC

Non-conference

Missouri State total conference points

opponent was Wichita State.

Downing and Pickens scored in double figures, and MSU battled in a 69-59 loss to the Shockers.

Marshall matched a career high with 25 points, and also set a new MSU freshman scoring record, surpassing the previous record set by Blake Ahearn in 2004.

Rebounds were the difference-maker. Wichita State outrebounded MSU 43-24. Carl Hall of Wichita State led all players with 12 rebounds.

“I thought our guys really

competed. The difference was on the glass — that’s where Wichita State excels,” Lusk said. “We just simply could not keep them off of the glass.”

Marshall started the game with a 3-pointer. Three and a half minutes later, Pickens completed a 3-point play to give MSU an 82 lead. The Bears would maintain their lead until Wichita State tied the score at 15-15 with 8:05 remaining in the first half. The score remained close until the u See BEARS page 11

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14-17

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6-12 8-5 2,176 2,306

Lady Bears’ 2012-2013 overall season record

MVC record

Non-conference record

Lady Bears’ total season points

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Seniors Christiana Shorter (left), Aly Stock (center) and Whitney Edie (right) look on while the Lady Bears play in the play-in round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The game was the last the three would play for MSU.

Opponents’ total season points against the Lady Bears

The one that got away Lady Bears lose in MVC play-in game to Drake, ending season

By Sam Holzer The Standard

The up and down season for the Lady Bears came to an end this past Thursday, as they fell to Drake 8166 in the play-in game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

Although the Lady Bears lost by 15 points, the score really wasn’t the

whole story. Both teams battled ferociously throughout, and the game featured 10 ties and 12 lead changes.

“We played stretches where we were really good, we just have not been able to string together 40 minutes,” said head coach Nyla Milleson, who was fired on Monday after the loss. “They made plays when they had to. And we quit doing the

things that we needed to do.”

With 8:11 left in the game, Drake hit a 3 to go ahead. They never trailed after that point. For redshirt freshman Kenzie Milleson Williams, that was the turning point of the game.

“We just needed to stay together at that point and make some plays on the offensive and defensive end, and we didn’t at that time,” Williams

said. “Then they got going and it was hard to get back up at that point.”

The game against Drake was very reflective of the team, as they have struggled with consistency all season.

“It’s kind of the story of our season, a failure to put 40 minutes together,” Milleson said. “And failure to make big plays on either end of the floor. The two things that have hurt us all year have been turnovers and the inability to get big rebounds, and it was once again today.”

There are plenty of reasons to be

optimistic about this team, however.

Most of the team will return next season, with Whitney Edie, Christiana Shorter, and Aly Stock being the only players not returning due to graduation.

One key player who is set to return is guard Tyonna Snow, who was named to the MVC All-Freshman Team. Guard Karly Buer was also named to MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team for the second consecutive year for her hard work both on the court and in the classroom. u See LADY page 10

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The Bears won the series against Western Illinois. They have a 13-5 record.

Bears go 2-1 in home opener against Western Illinois Bulldogs

By Tim Godfrey The Standard

The Missouri State Bears spent the last days of spring break playing the Western Illinois Bulldogs in a three-game series on March 15-16. The Bears came into the series 4-1 in their last five games, suffering a 7-5 loss to Arkansas State right before the WIU series, and were looking to get back to their winning ways.

In the first game, the Bears and Bulldogs were scoreless for four innings until WIU scored two runs to make it a 20 game.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, sophomore third baseman Joey Hawkins and freshman outfielder Tate Matheny each got on base with a single.

After a bunt from redshirt senior shortstop Travis McComack, Hawkins and Matheny both advanced to second and third base with senior catcher

took the mound for the Bears in the first game of the series and Fatigue shouldnt’t be a pitched eight solid innings, only allowing factor, we are well conditwo runs off of five tioned. We are the better hits, and earned his team, I think, and we third win of the season. should have won it.

In the bottom of the Tate Matheny second inning in game Missouri State freshman outfielder two, sophomore shortstop Eric Cheray hit a sacrifice-fly to center, which allowed senior Luke Voit up to bat. Voit hit the outfielder Koby Peebles to ball to the WIU third baseman, score after getting on base with but was safe at first because of a walk. After a wild pitch, a throwing error, which sophomore outfielder Dylan allowed Hawkins and Mathe- Becker and Maddox advanced ny to score and tie the game 2- to second and third, with 2.

Hawkins stepping up to the The Bears would take the plate. While the WIU pitcher lead and seal the 3-2 win in the threw Hawkins out at first, bottom of the seventh inning Maddox scored and Becker when McComack singled into advanced to third, only to have left field which allowed senior Matheny send him home with outfielder Keenen Maddox to a base hit moments later, makscore from third base.

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Missouri State’s Tyonna Snow loses her footing against Drake during the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament play-in game in St. Charles, Mo. The Lady Bears lost to the Bulldogs, 81-66, and did not qualify for postseason play.

Lady

Continued from page 9 One thing, however, that the Lady Bears will have to improve upon for next season is leadership.

“We just are lacking that lockdown leader that is just going to get in somebody’s face and who is going to get stops and say ‘I want the ball,

and I’m gonna go score,’” Milleson said. “And we just don’t have it. We’ve got some kids that really lead good by example on a day-to-day basis, but we are just really lacking floor leadership.”

And although a needed improvement in the leadership department is obvious to Milleson, it is not the only area of the Lady Bears’ game that could use some tinkering.

“Bottom line, as we go into the offseason, we’ve got

to get better. We’ve got to make some changes,” Milleson said. “We’ve got to get better in every aspect of what we’re doing. And some of it is changes that we’ve got to make and some of it is changes that players have to make.”

MSU went 6-12 in MVC games this year and ended the season with an overall record of 14-17. The team did not qualify to play in any postseason tournaments this year.

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Swimming, diving take 2nd at championships leg to finish just .52 seconds ahead.

“Anytime you get into a championship-style meet where you have teams that are battling for placing, you’re going to get a real battle,” Collins said. “Coming in, we knew it was going to be close.”

Sophomore Caleb Schuermann picked up an NCAA “B” cut to go along with a second- place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (4:24.84).

Le picked up the second “B” cut for MSU on the day during his second- place finish in the 200-yard Individual Medley (1:45.99).

MSU found itself in another tight finish in the 400-yard medley relay. Le and Baryshok combined with sophomore Matthew Wilson and freshman Isaac Springer (3:13.72) for a second-place finish that was just .54 seconds behind Buffalo.

At the end of the first day, the Bears were in second place in the standings and only 16 points behind Eastern Michigan.

A new MSU record was set on the second day.

Baryshok, Schuermann,

Kalnins and sophomore Isaac McKnight posted a first place finish (6:31.23) in the 800yard freestyle relay. The time also set a new pool record.

The victory in the 800-yard freestyle gave MSU a 12.5 point lead going into the final day of competition.

The Bears began the final day with a victory in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Freshman Miguel Davila (15:18.83) took first in the event while Schuermann (15:23.36) finished second.

Le and Baryshok posted second-place finishes in the 200-yard backstroke and the 100-yard freestyle, respectively. Baryshok finished just .05 seconds behind the event winner.

MSU held its first-place lead until they were surpassed by Eastern Michigan upon the completion of the 3meter diving event. Sophomores Garrett Nevels (313.70) and Zachary Wheeler (299.30) finished in seventh and eighth place, respectively. MSU trailed Eastern Michigan by only four points going into the final event.

The quartet of Le, Baryshok, McKnight and Kalnins (2:58.06) placed third in the 400-yard freestyle relay and only .07 seconds behind Eastern Michigan, who finished second.

“I’m so proud of the team.

We put up a really good

inning run. After sophomore pitcher Zach Merciez pitched the final out of the ninth inning, the Bears earned their second win of the series, thanks in large part to seven inning pitched by Jonathan Harris, who earned his fourth win of the season.

Following the second game on March 16, the Bears played their third game against WIU that same afternoon to complete the Saturday double-header and series.

In the third game, the Bears seemed to be picking up where they left off in game two in the first inning.

After a wild-pitch that allowed McComack and Matheny to advance to sec-

ond and third, Voit singled into right field that ran Matheny in and advanced McComack to third. After Smith hit into a double-play, McComack scored to make it a 2-0 Missouri State.

WIU answered back with one run in the second and a pair of runs in the third inning, making the game 3-2 Bulldogs. MSU tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the third inning after Smith scored on a WIU wild pitch.

But in the fourth inning, WIU would score three runs off of three hits that gave them a 6-3 lead that lasted until the final out of the game.

“It was a tough game, a long game for sure, but it’s a

Men’s team ranked first, but Eastern Michigan slips past to win by six

By Mike Ursery The Standard

The Missouri State men’s swimming and diving team finished in second place at the Mid-American Conference championships March 7-10 in Carbondale, Ill. The Bears, who were seeking their first ever MAC title, sat at the top of the leaderboard going into the final day. However, conference foe Eastern Michigan slipped past them to finish in first place by a narrow sixpoint margin.

In his first full year as the head swimming and diving coach for MSU, Dave Collins was named the MAC Coach of the Year. The selection was unanimous by other coaches around the conference.

The very first event served as an indicator of how tight the competition would be for the Bears. Sophomores Paul Le and Vitalii Baryshok combined with freshmen Jack Snow and Uvis Kalnins to post a second- place finish in the 200-yard freestyle. The relay team was on pace twin the event, but Eastern Michigan squeaked by on the final

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-ing the game 3-0 Bears.

After McComack scored on a Peebles double in the fifth inning, the Bears continued to increase their lead in the seventh inning. Peebles hit a double that scored Voit and Maddox smacked a single to score red-shirt freshman outfielder/infielder Conner Wilson, who pinch-hit for junior first baseman Conor Smith, making the game 6-2 Bears.

A four-run inning from Missouri State was too much for WIU, who could only answer back with a ninth

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Junior Michal Bulak competes at Hammons Student Center on Jan. 19. The men’s swimming and diving team took second place at the MAC championships. fight,” senior Daan Jansen said. “In the end it didn’t go our way, but I’m very excited for the future of MSU men’s swimming team.”

Nine swimmers earned All-MAC honors. Davila, Le, Kanins and Schuermann were named All-MAC First Team.

Snow, Wilson, Baryshok, Springer and sophomore Chris Carpenter were named All-MAC Second Team.

game you have to win.

Fatigue shouldn’t be a factor, we are well conditioned. We are the better team I think and I think we should have won it,” Matheny said.

Junior Tyler Thompson pitched seven innings and allowed eight hits and six runs, which gave him his third loss of the season. All of Thompson’s runs were allowed in the first four innings, but head coach Keith Guttin had no plans of taking the right-hander out so soon.

“Well, there were some plays we made that weren’t his fault. (If) you look after the fourth inning, (WIU) really didn’t do anything,” Guttin said.

The MAC Championships marks the end of the regular season for the men’s swimming team. Nevels competed at the NCAA Zone D Championships on March 11 and 12 in Houston, Texas. He finished 12th overall (628.50) in the 1-meter final on March 11. Nevels made a top-15 finish again on March 12. The sophomore diver scored 324.90 in the first round and finished 13th, good enough to

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MSU began the second half with a 7-2 run and tied the score 31-31.

Wichita State pulled away again and went ahead 44-36 at the 12:54 mark. Unwilling to back down, MSU again clawed their way back into the game. The Bears went on a 12-2 run to tie the game at 46-46 with 7:56 left. The

advance to the finals. Nevels (642.90) finished the day ranked 15th out of 18 divers.

MSU will also be at the NCAA Championships on March 28 through March 30 in Indianapolis, Ind. Le will be the lone representative for the Bears. He is competing in the 200-yard backstroke, and is also eligible to compete in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley. tie didn’t last long, as Wichita State sparked a 123 run to put MSU away for good.

“You ask the guys about being tired. They fought, but when you’re going against these physical bodies, and there’s a size advantage, it tends to wear on you,” Lusk said.

It was also the last game for senior Anthony Downing and junior Keith Pickens. Downing will graduate in May, and plans to play basketball overseas. Pickens has one more year of academic eligibility, but has decided to retire from athletics due to injury.

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Team opens MVC play against Northern Iowa

By Sam Holzer The Standard

The Missouri State softball Bears opened Missouri Valley Conference play with their first home games of the season this Saturday, as they split a doubleheader against Northern Iowa.

The Bears were originally scheduled to play UNI on Sunday as well, but the game was cancelled due to rain.

Earlier season rain cancellations forced the team to play its first 20 games on the road this season, so the team was definitely happy to be back home.

“It feels quite awesome; we’ve been on the road a lot lately,” junior third baseman Heather Duckworth said. “It feels nice to not have to get on a bus and be on there for a couple of hours and actually just play at home with a lot of fans in the stands.”

Senior shortstop Kirstin Cutter echoed those same sentiments.

“It’s great to play at home,” Cutter said. “It’s our home field, we’re all comfortable, and we love having our fans here.”

After losing the first game of the

doubleheader on Saturday 4-3 in extra innings, the Bears rebounded for an 8-2 victory in game 2.

“We played a really good first game, they just came out on top.

But overall we had perfect defense and clutch hitting. They just had one more hit than us,” Cutter said.

“But we came back and won that second game, so we were pumped up about it because we played a good game. So we did pretty well.”

Duckworth said she feels like these two games can give the team confidence as they move forward.

“I feel great about it,” Duckworth said. “We know that we can beat them now. We knew that before the first game, but it definitely just gives us a little more reassurance.”

MSU is now 10-12 on the season, and head coach Holly Hesse is optimistic for the rest of the season.

“We’re doing a lot of things well. We’re not perfect, but most of what we’re doing is really, really good,” Hesse said. “I’m just excited about it and I love how this team approaches the game. I love how they play the game.”

Cutter is also looking forward to

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Missouri State’s softball Bears played their first home games of the season this Saturday against Northern Iowa. The team had postponed prior home games, or rescheduled them, because of poor weather conditions in Springfield. the rest of the season.

634 career victories, which is the that have gotten me to this point,” “Everything is really going second-most victories by a coach Hesse said. “A lot of credit goes to well,” Cutter said. “We just keep all-time in the MVC. This is not just me, but our staff. Sue playing ball, and keep playing our Hesse’s 25th season as head coach (Frederick) and Beth (Perine) have game, and we’ll be great.” for Missouri State. really been big parts to that as With the win, Hesse now has “It’s been a lot of great players well.”

Panel criticizes school system on lack of diversity

By Taylor Brim For The Standard

Springfield needs to be more invested in educating community members of the city’s diverse history to reach at-risk kids, said a panel of administrators, faculty and graduates of Missouri State University earlier this month.

The panel, sponsored by the African American Studies

Committee of MSU, met to critically analyze Springfield and MSU’s efforts on racial integration on Tuesday, March 5. Heavy criticism was placed on Springfield’s public school system’s disparity in programs that valued diversity for at-risk students.

“If there is not emphasis placed on diversity in schools in America, so people can

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value and learn about one another, then you are going to continue to still have issues,” said Wes Pratt, MSU’s equal opportunity officer/director of equity and compliance.

Gwendolyn Marshall, a cultural diversity specialist for Springfield public schools, said she believes the lack of focus on students is causing them to fall behind.

“How do we bring them

up without money, without programs that will cause them to achieve?” she asked.

Marshall went on to forerun a call to action for “active individuals, maybe even education majors” to volunteer as mentors for at-risk kids in Springfield schools.

The panel also addressed racial issues in higher education, specifically at MSU. Sabrina Brinson, the panel

moderator, upon asking members to assess how far the college has come since the 1960s, received the undisputed consensus that MSU has made tremendous ground, but there is still much to accomplish.

One such interpretation came from Johnny Washington, professor of African American studies, who said he believes more African

American faculty members would increase the numbers of non-white students enrolled in African American studies classes. He recalled how his classes in the ‘90’s used to be “all black with only one white student” but now are overwhelmingly white.

Pratt switched the focus

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bond.

“I see no fine line here that you’ve crossed,” Mountjoy said, addressing Pelley. “It’s as broad as a highway.”

Mountjoy called Pelley’s actions in the situation with Maloney “deceitful.”

“If the bond condition not to interact with any child was not clear enough, it’s clear from your action, as far as the deceit that you were engaged in, that you were highly conscious of what you weren’t supposed to do,” Mountjoy said.

Mountjoy said he would gladly review future requests to reset the bond. Pelley was taken into custody and will be held indefinitely.

Outside of that incident, Maloney said Pelley was a “really nice guy.”

Pelley was also required to wear a GPS ankle bracelet as a condition of his bond. He had told Maloney he was wearing the bracelet for a drug-related charge, according to her testimony.

She did not know Pelley was facing murder or child abuse charges until a month after they met. Her work supervisor left a letter in her locker in late November, informing her of Pelley’s murder and child abuse charges, she said.

Garrison’s father also works for the same company, Maloney said.

After she got off work that day, she drove to Pelley’s home to ask him about the charges. She said Pelley admitted to the charges.

According to her testimony, Maloney spent the night at Pelley’s home and went to the Springfield police station the next morning.

Maloney said she described Pel-

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these younger cases of breast cancer.

Bumberry said these advanced cases could be a result of multiple factors and that younger women should not feel like they are immune to breast cancer simply because they are too young.

“Nobody is too young to get breast cancer,” he said. “My youngest patient was 28, and some of my partners have had women in their early 20s diagnosed.”

Another potential cause of breast cancer is the use of hormone replacement drugs, such as birth control, Bumberry said, although it is a highly debated concept. “Birth control pills and any other hormone medications have effects on the

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ley’s interaction with her daughter to the police and told police that Pelley had warned her not to leave him alone with her daughter.

Maloney’s cell phone records showed she and Pelley had been in contact several times after she spoke with police. John Patrick O’Connor, Pelley’s defense attorney, said that some text messages contained conversation about continuing their relationship.

“I did have feelings for him,” Maloney said, “but we weren’t trying to get back together. I try to see the good in people … Because I have a 2-year-old, I couldn’t be with him.”

Maloney sent her daughter to stay with her parents in Chicago, after learning about Pelley’s charges.

“My parents kept her because they heard about what happened,” Maloney said. “They wanted to keep her safe.”

The girl is now back with her mother, according to Maloney.

At the initial bond revocation hearing on Feb. 11, Greene County Senior Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Stephanie Wan argued that Pelley had been in violation of bond conditions by interacting with the girl.

O’Connor insisted that Pelley had never been alone with the child and that he was always within his bond conditions.

Mountjoy did not revoke Pelley’s bond at the initial hearing.

In a phone interview before the March 15 hearing, O’Connor said he expected Mountjoy would uphold the bond, despite Pelley’s interaction with a child.

“The prosecutor didn’t bring the allegation until two months after it happened,” O’Connor said. “We’re now five months removed from the whole incident. There have been no new incidents. I’m hoping the judge breast because the breast tissue responds to hormonal changes,” he said.

Bumberry said that just because you take birth control does not mean you will get breast cancer — it simply means that you need to be even more aware and suspicious of changes in your breasts.

Although the idea seems backwards, Bumberry said, younger women are typically diagnosed with more advanced stages of cancer and have a higher risk of death.

“It can be more aggressive for multiple reasons,” Bumberry said.

“But it might be more aggressive because younger women simply are not attuned to the disease … it gets further along because they weren’t thinking about it.”

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• Avoid contact with any persons who are or may become a victim or potential witness • Report all contact with law enforcement

• Surrender passport and obtain no passport • Electronic monitoring • House arrest • Curfew

• Substance abuse testing and/or treatment

• Mental health evaluation and/or counseling • Residence at a community corrections center • Maintain employment or attend school

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will see the practicality in it.”

The vague wording of the bond condition left plenty of room for interpretation, O’Connor said.

“If it really meant no contact with any child, (Pelley) has had contact with hundreds,” O’Connor said via phone. “He goes to church, he goes to the store, he walks down

his street. So, what does (the condition) mean? I hope the judge will define it.”

According to O’Connor, the defense has an expert analyzing Garrison’s autopsy and medical results.

O’Connor said there could be evidence suggesting a prior injury

1. Be aware of your body

she has an increased risk.”

Start doing self examinations at a younger age. Bumberry recommends beginning at 21 years old.

Monitoring changes in your breasts is key to catching potential cases of breast cancer early.

Signs of breast cancer include the following: a lump or mass that is new; skin dimpling, like a divot or indentation on the skin; unusual discharges from the nipple; persistent and unnatural pain in the breast; nipple changes, such as an inverted nipple, rashes around the nipple area and scaly skin that looks like dry skin but does not go away.

2. Eat right and exercise

“Overweight women have a higher incidence of breast cancer,” Bumberry said. “It’s not likely that a 25-year-old overweight woman will get breast cancer, but in her lifetime

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contributed to the 2-year-old’s death.

“The original medical reports talk about a previous head trauma to this child,” said O’Connor.

“Austin wasn’t in (Garrison’s) life when the previous incident happened. It sounds to me that this child has been struck before by somebody.”

O’Connor said he would consider releasing contact information for the expert after a written report of his findings was issued, but not until then.

Pelley’s neighbor told police he heard thumping noises from Pelley’s apartment during the original incident and said Garrison was not wet when he saw the child being rushed outside.

O’Connor said that neighbor’s testimony may not be credible.

“The witness they have has a lot of issues,” O’Connor said. “He’s been in a mental hospital. There’s been a lot of issues with that particular witness.”

Benjamin Garrison was left at Pelley’s apartment on June 15, 2012, while Benjamin’s mother, Chelsea, went to take a college exam, according to a Springfield Police Department probable cause statement.

When Chelsea returned to the apartment, her son was unconscious with severe bruising to his face and body, according to the report.

Pelley said he and Benjamin were playing in the bathtub, when Benjamin slipped and fell, causing the injuries, according to police reports.

Benjamin died June 17, 2012, of the head injuries sustained while in Pelley’s care.

Mountjoy set a pretrial conference for May 21 at 1:30 p.m. to discuss discovery and evidence to be used in the jury trial, set to begin Sept. 9.

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Faculty continue discussing unionization Listening campaign asks faculty to voice concerns, ask questions

By Katie Lamb The Standard

The Missouri State University Faculty Association met with full-time faculty members on Feb. 28 to further discuss the advantages and disadvantages of unionization after its original meeting was delayed due to bad weather.

Missouri State faculty have been exploring the option of whether to become unionized or not, which would mean forming a chapter of a national union on

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Oxendine said, overall, running unopposed made it hard to motivate people to help them and to motivate students to care or to vote.

“Running uncontested also unfortunately delegitimizes the election in the eyes of some students, meaning there will always be those who think people who don’t beat out another ticket haven’t fully ‘earned’ their positions and don’t deserve them,” Oxendine said.

Schneider, however, said his team has been lucky to have the support and involvement that they do.

“We have made a huge effort to reach out to a diverse group of students. We have people from SGA, RHA, religious organizations, Fraternity and Sorority Life, athletics,

campus and using that chapter to engage in collective bargaining with the university administration.

When a contract is negotiated by a union via collective bargaining, it is a legally binding contract. The faculty is currently operating under a faculty handbook, which is not legally binding.

About 25 people attended the meeting, which was originally scheduled for Feb. 21 but was postponed due to inclement weather.

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SAC and a multitude of other organizations actively campaigning for us.”

The only ticket for student body president is David Schneider, with his running mate Brittany Donnellan, a junior general business major.

“We plan to continue SGA’s tradition of supporting sustainability and want to continue to increase the size of the school’s recycling program and find ways to make all aspects of campus more efficient and sustainable,” Schneider said.

“Academically we would like to see the continued standardization of the plus/minus system across course sections.

We would like to explore the options for ways that students can support our athletics program, specifically the construction of a new student section in the Plaster Sports Complex.”

Schneider and Donnellan have an extensive platform that can be found on their Facebook page and website.

ulty Association and professor of economics Reed Olsen said he expected about double the amount of people to be in attendance, but poor weather conditions combined with some faculty being out of town or caring for their young children during the afternoon led to a smaller turnout.

During the meeting, Olsen presented what has been learned so far from the “listening campaign,” which is a chance for faculty to discuss their views on unionization one-on-one with a union member from the faculty.

The listening campaign is also a way for faculty to express concerns or ask any questions they may have about unionization.

Approximately 20 percent

of the nearly 700 full-time faculty members at MSU have been visited so far, according to the Faculty Association’s blog.

During the listening campaign, faculty members were asked if they would attend the Feb. 28 meeting. Faculty members were also asked: What concerns you in your job and what is your opinion of the MSU faculty joining together to negotiate a binding collective bargaining contract with MSU? The top three concerns from faculty, according to the association’s blog, include: Faculty shared governance — a concern expressed by 70 percent of faculty interviewed so far in the listening campaign.

An increase in salaries — a concern from 66 percent of those already interviewed.

Better university administration — a concern expressed by 56 percent of those who have been interviewed.

So far, 76 percent of faculty have expressed a positive opinion regarding MSU faculty joining together, 6 percent have expressed a negative opinion and 22 percent said they did not know enough to state their opinion, according to the association’s blog.

The percentages do not add up to 100 percent as some faculty answered both positive and negative, and some said they did not know enough.

A majority of the faculty must vote in favor of unionization before it will be successful.

“I think we still haven’t gotten enough information since we’ve only talked to 20 percent to know whether half the faculty would want to do it or not,” Olsen said. “It is a decision made by the faculty, not by any small group of faculty.”

If a majority of the faculty does approve unionizing, it does not mean each faculty member will be forced to be a part of it, nor will they be required to pay union dues.

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About David Schneider and Brittany Donnellan David Schneider is a senior nursing major at Missouri State University. Over the last four years David has been a member of many different organizations, including Residence Hall Association, Dance Bear-a-thon, CRU, Students for a Sustainable Future and Student Government Association . In his two and a half years of SGA, David has served as the chief sustainability commissioner and currently serves as the director of university advancement.

David has had the opportunity to serve on the College of Health and Humans Services Council and the President’s Council on Disability. In his spare time David enjoys running, reading, hiking and playing guitar. David also enjoys participating in many of the intramural sports that are offered on campus and attending the MSU Bears athletic events.

Brittany Donnellan is a sophomore at Missouri State University majoring in international business and minoring in Spanish. Brittany is excited about this opportunity to represent the student body and is passionate about being a Missouri State Bear. While at MSU, Brittany has been actively involved in over ten different student organizations including the Public Affairs Week planning committee, University Ambassadors and the Student Government Association.

She is a graduate of the Emerging Leaders program and studied abroad in the 2012 summer semester. Brittany serves on the Springfield Student Advisory Council, Academic Integrity Council, Instructional Technology Advisory Council and the Student Technology Revision Board.

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The Centers for Disease Control offer a fruit and vegetable calculator to calculate your fruit and vegetable recommendations based on your calorie needs, and the CDC recommends substituting fruits and vegetables in each meal to help manage weight.

According to the calculator, a 21-year-old female who exercises less than 30 minutes per day should eat two cups of fruit and twoand-a-half cups of vegetables per day.

A 21-year-old male who exercises less than 30 minutes per day should eat two cups of fruit and three cups of vegetables.

According to the Greater Springfield Farmers Market harvest calendar, lettuce, onions, radishes and spinach begin to be harvested in April, and asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cherries, gooseberries, greens, kohlrabi, peas, black raspberries, strawberries and turnips begin to be harvested in May. There are many ways to get fresh, local produce throughout the second half of the semester.

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Farmers Market is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday on the Battlefield Mall parking lot at the intersection of Battlefield Road and Glenstone Avenue.

The Farmers Market of the Ozarks is located at James River Expressway and Republic Road, and is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Healthy body

After eight weeks of the same boring elliptical-andweights routine, you might be burnt out on exercising, and you may have noticed that you started to plateau in the end.

FitDay, a free online diet journal and calorie tracker

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Try using Lose It! or My Fitness Pal for some extra help.

which also offers a dietitian service, encourages exercisers to change up their workout routine anywhere from daily to every two to four weeks to ensure that their body is constantly being challenged.

Changing up your routine can range from adding intensity to something you regularly do, or to change gration.

“The decisions as to what is part of the school are political decisions; the decisions as to who is hired are political decisions,” he said.

“The budget is your basic policy document. Wherever the resources are being

up everything altogether.

If you were careful enough to not shatter your smart phone’s screen over break, there are several apps available to those who are trying to watch their weight, including Lose It!, MyFitnessPal, Noom Weight Loss, Endomondo and JEFIT. The Foster Recreation Center is also holding several special events if you’re looking for a new exercise routine on campus, including ‘80s Day, Glow Zumba and Yoga by Candlelight.

‘80s Day is March 20, all day and in every BearFit class, and encourages you to work up a sweat in ‘80s wear.

Glow Zumba, April 30 (time TBA), will feature Zumba with all the lights off, and participants will be given a set of glow sticks to illuminate their moves.

Yoga by Candlelight, May 7 at 7 p.m., will be held with all the lights off and candles lighting the room.

To sign up for Glow Zumba or Yoga by Candlelight, visit the front desk of the FRC. Each event is $2, and BearFit passes will not be accepted.

By continuing to watch what you eat and staying active, all the hard work you put into achieving that perfect swimsuit body before spring break doesn’t have to go to waste since it’s over. directed to — that’s your basic policy document.”

The panel discussion was held at Meyer Library on Missouri State’s campus with several students in attendance. Hilary Phillips, a junior English and creative writing major at MSU, said

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Sept. 30.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said in a March 1 press conference that some of the consequences involved considerably less training for all branches of the military, and other layoffs across the department.

The other half of the cuts — totaling $42.7 billion in non-defense spending — come from all manner of programs receiving federal funding, including $9.9 billion from Medicare, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

The White House also released a fact sheet stating that the sequester will cut after-school programs for

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be forced to pay dues, an MSU faculty member will not be forced to pay dues if they decide to not be a union member.

The National Education Association, a U.S. labor union, does not include a “fair share” clause in its contract, so faculty would not be required to pay dues since they would be part of the NEA. she thought the panel discussion was interesting.

“To learn what they [the panel members] go through, it’s important to know right now,” she said.

The panel also helped clarify MSU’s history of diversity and that of the

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almost 1.2 million children and result in the loss of the jobs of 30,000 teachers and other school faculty members.

“The way to replace these cuts is with a smart, balanced compromise around big cuts to federal spending, and a McCaskill closing of glaring tax loopholes for big oil companies and big banks,” Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo, said in a statement.

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said in a statement that President Barack Obama has “had months to plan for these cuts,” adding that “... he refuses to propose anything to replace the

sequester other than tax hikes.”

Both the Republican and Democratic Parties are conBlunt tinuing to argue over how the sequester should be stopped, and disagree over what should be put in its place.

In the arguments, the Democrats lean toward tax increases and defense cuts, and the Republicans are pushing for spending cuts, and are firmly against tax increases.

Barring any changes to the law or the government striking it down, the sequester will continue to make cuts every year until 2021, cutting $109 billion each year.

In a right to work state, nonunion members cannot be forced via a collective bargaining agreement to pay either union dues or a portion of the dues, referred to as “fair share,” to help defray negotiation or enforcement costs, according to the association’s website.

If a faculty member decides not to join the union, however, they would still be represented by the union, and the legally binding contract will apply to them.

All public employees

have the right to join a union, according to the Missouri Department of Labor.

They do not, however, have the right to strike.

Another meeting for all full-time faculty members has not been scheduled yet, but the listening campaign will continue.

An entire summary of the meeting, along with a Powerpoint presentation given at the meeting, can be viewed at the Faculty Association’s website at http://msufacultyassociation.blogspot.co m/.

community, said Bin Hao, a graduate student from China.

“If I did not come to this presentation, I would have never known about the history of Springfield,” he said.

“I will be here for two more years, so this was an emo-

tional meeting for me. I have spent so much time here, so it’s like my second home.”

The panel received a standing ovation at the conclusion of the meeting from a packed room with more than 100 people in attendance.